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In which 1992 'Oscar' winning film does Clint Eastwood play aformer hired killer turned unsuccessful farmer who returns to his old ways inpursuit of a $1000 reward?	The news-sun The news-sun Newspapers -- Lake Placid (Fla.) ( lcsh ) Newspapers -- Avon Park (Fla.) ( lcsh ) Newspapers -- Highlands County (Fla.) ( lcsh ) Genre: United States -- Florida -- Highlands -- Sebring United States -- Florida -- Highlands -- Lake Placid United States -- Florida -- Highlands -- Avon Park Coordinates: 27.495556 x -81.444444 ( Place of Publication ) Notes Also available on microfilm from the University of Florida. Dates or Sequential Designation: Vol. 62, no. 21 (Nov. 9, 1988)- Numbering Peculiarities: Each day's issues carry distinct numbering schemes, <1997>. General Note: Also published for Avon Park. Record Information All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location. Resource Identifier: Full Text PAGE 1 p Buying or renancing? Avon Park 800 West Main St. 863.453.6000Locally Owned, Community MindedLake Placid 600 U.S. Hwy 27 N. 863.699.1300Sebring320 U.S. Hwy 27 N. 863.386.1300 Sun n Lake5033 U.S. Hwy 27 N.863.386.1322www.heartlandnb.com HEARTLAND MORTGAGE LENDING TEAMMember FDIC NMLS# 532532 r frntrf b tt r frrbr frfr rrbr frfr trrbr frfr rr 3096387 Ringling artists have exhibit at Art LeagueLIVING, B1 VOL. 95 NO. 122 Partly sunny and warm ... again High 90 Low 70 Details on A12Arts & Entertainment .... B1 Business ..................... A8 Classi ed .................. B10 Dear Abby ..................... B2 Horoscope .................... B2 Obituaries .................. A4 Lottery Numbers .......... A2 Puzzles ......................... B2 Viewpoints .................... A5 www.newssun.comSunday, October 12, 2014 USDA says citrus crop will be upA4 An Edition of the Sun facebook.com/ newssun twitter.com/ thenewssun SPORTS, PAGE A9 HARDEE 35 AVON PARK 14 SEBRING 48 TENOROC 6 BY PHIL ATTINGER STAFF WRITER AVON PARKOf cer Booker, an investigator with the Florida Division of the State Fire Marshal, worked 21 cases last month. She made one arrest and has several more pending. She also trains diligently twice a day. But most importantly to her, she gets a treat each time she nds re accelerant.Of cer Booker is a 2-year-old black Labrador, who, with Detective Jeff Batz, make up the newest Fire Marshal K-9 team in Florida. Based out of Lake Wales, they cover suspected arson cases in 13 southwest central Florida counties, with a concentration on Highlands, DeSoto, Hardee and Polk counties. Batz said they trained over ve weeks in August, 200 hours total, at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy under sponsorship from State Farm Insurance. State Farm has sponsored 350 such teams nationally in BY LARRY GRIFFIN STAFF WRITER LAKE PLACID New information from the current girlfriend of William Glenn Sneed, 49, who was arrested Thursday for homicide, reveals that she was missing her .25 caliber handgun and suspected he had taken it the morning of the murder. The shell casings found underneath homicide victim Sarah Abrams body were from a .25 caliber pistol. In addition, Sneeds girlfriend told law enforcement he had taken her vehicle as well. She also reportedly told law enforcement that Sneed con ded in her that Reports: Sneed may have taken gun from his current girlfriend WILLIAM GLENN SNEED When it comes to catching arsonists, State Fire Marshal Officer Bookers skills are ....Top photo: Shuttersock; Above photo by Phil Attinger/News-SunK-9 Booker bobs her head to signal that she has found a re accelerant on the oor during a training exercise and demonstration Wednesday in Avon Park Fire Departments burn building. Detective Je Batz with the Florida State Fire Marshal said it took ve weeks for the two of them to train and become a team, which he reinforces each day with at least two training sessions per day.Accused of raping ex-girlfriend in August, then killing her on Thursday BY LARRY GRIFFIN STAFF WRITER AVON PARK After Minnie Sue Reids bike (and main mode of transportation) was stolen Sunday night and a story about her plight ran in Wednesdays Avon Park News-Sun, the community response was overwhelming the offers to give her a new bike were through the roof. The offer that R
Which Lerner and Loewe musical of 1958 features the songs 'The Night They Invented Champagne' and 'IRemember It Well'?	Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) I Remember It Well You will receive an email shortly to confirm your email address. Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) I Remember It Well title details and video sharing options now playing Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) I Remember It Well Lachaille (Maurice Chevalier) and Madame Alvarez (Hermione Gingold) at the beach, recalling their younger days with Lerner and Loewe's "I Remember It Well," in Vincente Minnelli's Gigi, 1958. View the TCMDb entry for Gigi (1958) share video Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) I Remember It Well Lachaille (Maurice Chevalier) and Madame Alvarez (Hermione... Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) I Remember... Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) I Remember It Well Lachaille (Maurice Chevalier) and Madame Alvarez (Hermione Gingold) at the beach, recalling their younger days with Lerner and Loewe's "I Remember It Well," in Vincente Minnelli's Gigi, 1958.> A Parisian girl (Leslie Caron) is raised... Gigi (1958) -- (Original Trailer) A Parisian girl (Leslie Caron) is raised to be a kept woman but dreams of love and marriage in Gigi (1958), directed by Vincente Minnelli.> Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) The Parisians Leslie Caron (title character) after her session training as... Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Thank Heaven... Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) The Parisians Leslie Caron (title character) after her session training as a courtesan, launching into Lerner and Loewe's "The Parisians," tripping about the city in Vincente Minnelli's Gigi, 1958.> Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) The Night They... Leslie Caron (title character) defeats Gaston (Louis... Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) The Night... Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) The Night They Invented Champagne Leslie Caron (title character) defeats Gaston (Louis Jourdan) at cards, whereupon he honors his bet, and they, with Madame Alvarez (Hermione Gingold) launch Lerner and Loewe's "The Night They Invented Champagne," in Gigi, 1958.> Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Thank Heaven For... After the elaborate overture and opening, Lachaille (Maurice... Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) I Remember... Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Thank Heaven For Little Girls After the elaborate overture and opening, Lachaille (Maurice Chevalier) with the famous Lerner and Loewe number "Thank Heaven For Little Girls," from Vincente Minnelli's best picture winner Gigi, 1958.> Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) She Is Not Thinking Of... First Lachaille (Maurice Chevalier) in person, then Gaston... Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) She Is Not... Gigi (1958) -- (Movie Clip) She Is Not Thinking Of Me First Lachaille (Maurice Chevalier) in person, then Gaston (Louis Jourdan), voiced-over, with the Lerner and Loewe songs "Gossip," then "She Is Not Thinking Of Me," in Vincente Minnelli's Gigi, 1958.>
Apart from fish, what is the characteristic ingredient of 'Sole Veronique'?	Cooking Terms : The Reluctant Gourmet A-D – E-I – J-M – N-Q – R-U – V-Z Here are some cooking terms that you will find in every cookbook but may not be familiar with: Arborio rice : A short-grain, stubby type of rice originally from Italy and named after a town in the Po Valley. With a higher startch content than most of rices, properly cooked Arborio rice is creamy but firm and chewy. All Purpose Flour : A blend of high and low protein flours. The manufacturers blend the flour so that there is enough gluten in it to make a reasonable (often excellent) loaf of bread but not so much that you will end up with a chewy birthday cake. This is why they call it “all purpose:” it is good to use in a variety of baked goods. Al dente (al-Den-tay) : In Italian the phrase means “to the tooth”and is a term used to describe the correct degree of doneness when cooking pasta and vegetables. The food should have a slight resistance when biting into it, but should not be soft or overdone or have a hard center. For a great explanation of how al dente pasta should feel and taste, I direct you to read my friend Lola’s explanation. Lola is a wonderful home cook from Italy and knows what she is talking about. Her description of al dente is at the end of my post for Pasta e Fagioli . Bard : To tie some type of fat (bacon or fatback) around what you are cooking to prevent it from drying out while roasting. Often used with fowl or extremely lean meats, barding bastes the meat while it is cooking, thus keeping it moist. Baste : To spoon, brush, or squirt a liquid ( meat drippings, stock, barbecue sauce, melted butter) on food while it cooks to prevent drying out and to add flavor Braise (BRAYZ) : A cooking method where meat or vegetables are first browned in butter and/or oil, then cooked in a covered pot in a small about of cooking liquid at low heat for a long period of time. This slow cooking process both tenderizes the food by breaking down their fibers and creates a full flavored dish. Check out my article on Braising and then my recipe for ossobuco for a delicious example of this cooking method. Bouquet garni : a little bundle of herbs, tied together or placed together in in a piece of cheesecloth, used to enhance the flavor of a soup or stew. The classic combination of herbs is parsley, thyme, and bay leaf, but I like to add different herbs that I think will go with dish. Broth : Basically the same thing as stock , a flavorful liquid prepared by simmering meat, poultry, fish or vegetables in water with some added herbs. This liquid can then be used for making soups, sauces, braises or by itself. Home cooks were more likely to see the term broth where professionals use the word “stock”. Not to be confusing, but some people use the term bouillon. Be sure to check out my post about the difference between chicken stock and chicken broth . Cabbage : comes from the French word caboche, a colloquial term for head. The most common cabbage is the tight leafed compact head that ranges in color from white to red although there are many other types of cabbage varying in size in shape worth trying. Cabbage can be cooked or eaten raw as in cole slaw. When buying, look for heads that appear heavier than their size with crisp leaves. The cabbage family also includes kale, broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts. Cannellini bean (kan-eh-LEE-nee) : A large white Italian kidney bean that’s great in soups and stews. Canola oil : The market name for rapeseed. As the most popular oil in Canada, the name was changed to protect the innocent. Now popular in the US because it only contains about 6% of saturated fat. Also it contains more mono saturated fat than any oil other than olive oil as well as Omega-3 fatty acids… thought to help lower cholesterol. It doesn’t have much of a taste and should be used for cooking (high smoking point) and salad dressings. Caper : not to be confused with “a playful skipping movement” but the edible flower buds of the caper bush that’s usually salted and pickled and are popular in Mediterranean cuisine. Capers come in different
In which state is Tulsa, as in the song '24 Hours From Tulsa'?	Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa by Gene Pitney in Tulsa, Oklahoma Send "Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa" Ringtone to your Cell A hit song penned by quality creators and made famous by a quality performer. Gene Pitney was multi-talented. Not content to be a great singer and musician, Pitney [his real name] was a skilled songwriter and a recording engineer. In his early performing days, he would play several instruments and sing various melody lines. He was one of those rare talents who could write, sing, play and record. He died in 2006, four years after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Love, romance and raw emotion are constant themes in millions of songs, and especially so with rock and roll. In this song, a man is traveling to a city to be with his girl. He's only a day away. He stops on his journey, meets someone else and so, presumably, falls out of love with his girl as he falls into love with the stranger he has just met. And all the while he keeps on telling us he's close to the original girl, being only 24 hours from Tulsa. Some have described the song as American Gothic. It certainly has powerful themes of love, lust and betrayal. Pitney certainly made the song his own. People argue that the singer can't be the hero, because he's cheating on his girl. Nor can he be the victim who surely must be the woman in Tulsa. But music and romance can create strange reactions. Tulsa is a large city in Oklahoma, USA, and was for many years known as the "oil capital of the world." In the early 1900s, before the Middle East countries and, locally, before the Texan oil strikes sprang forth, Tulsa and the surrounding land was dotted with oil rigs. Not so much today, and the nickname is used more for nostalgic reasons than for fact. Tulsa and its surroundings are a mixture of culture, trade, and natural beauty tinged with the sometimes devastating power of Mother Nature. Tulsa is located within an area referred to as Tornado Alley. Every year some part or other of the midwest cops a battering from one of the many tornadoes which roar into town. If you are an art, music or dance lover, then Tulsa has much to offer. Professional ballet and opera, plus many art galleries, are all alive and well in the second largest city in Oklahoma. The city is also renowned for its art deco architecture and is often described as one of the most livable cities in the United States. There is plenty of welcoming accommodation in Tulsa and you certainly don't need to drive for 24 hours to find it. ~ Cenarth Fox
Which member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984?	BRITISH LIFT A GLASS AS AN EX-FIREBRAND TURNS 100 - NYTimes.com BRITISH LIFT A GLASS AS AN EX-FIREBRAND TURNS 100 By R. W. APPLE Jr. Published: October 19, 1984 LONDON, Oct. 18— Sixty years ago, in the heyday of left-wing agitation on the River Clyde, Manny Shinwell was one of the fiercest of the ''Red Clydesiders,'' the radicals who wanted to change the world, or at least the part they knew. At bedtime, Glasgow mothers used to tell their children to go to sleep or Manny would get them. Today, as Baron Shinwell, the Grand Old Man of British politics celebrated his 100th birthday. Still a Labor loyalist although dissatisfied with the course his party has taken in recent years, he marked the occasion with a stirring speech counseling Parliament to cherish patriotism and to adopt as the guiding principle of its defense policy the motto, ''No surrender.'' Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher stood at the bar of the House of Lords - members of the House of Commons never enter the House of Lords itself - to listen with 300 other guests to Lord Shinwell. She must have welcomed his implicit rebuke to Labor's policy of nuclear disarmament and his attack on Socialists who ''infringe on Utopia.'' ''This occasion,'' said Viscount Whitelaw, the Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Lords, ''is unique in the history of Parliament. He is not quite the first peer to reach 100, but he is certainly the first to have been an active member of this House.'' 'Nothing New to Say' Lord Shinwell, a bit bent, a bit hard of hearing, dependent upon a walking stick to get about, but still ruddy of cheek, mocked himself as ''an old dodger who has passed his prime with nothing new to say.'' But he confided that his doctor gave him ''another 10 years to live.'' ''At times my behavior has been, in my thoughts, shocking,'' the old agitator confessed. ''It should never have happened - no restraint, just wanting my way - many of us are like that. As we grow older we lose the need for aggression, for attack. We want to listen more to learn more, to play some part in a civilized society.'' But his caustic tongue has not left him. Not long ago, on the terrace of the Commons, with television cameras in attendance, he told Neil Kinnock, the Labor leader: ''Neil, take that grin off your face. You've got a serious job facing you after the last election. You can grin like a Cheshire cat - but it's not going to get you anywhere.'' Emanuel Shinwell, to give him the formal name that almost no one ever used, was born the son of a poor immigrant tailor in the East End of London in the year that Gordon was besieged in Khartoum. He entered Labor politics in 1903, the year the Wright Brothers made the first flight. He was first elected to Parliament in 1922, when Andrew Bonar Law was Prime Minister and Warren G. Harding was President. A Punch for a Tory He went to prison after the Glasgow unemployment riots of 1919. He earned the lifelong enmity of Ernest Bevin, the trade unionist who served as Foreign Secretary after World War II, by organizing a breakaway seaman's union during World War I; decades later, when someone told Mr. Bevin that ''Manny is his own worst enemy,'' Mr. Bevin replied, ''Not while I'm alive.'' Once he even punched, in the august purlieus of the House of Commons, a Conservative M.P. who dared to tell him to ''go back to Poland,'' from where his father had emigrated. His Cabinet colleagues blamed Mr. Shinwell, as he then was - he was made a baron 14 years ago - for failing to anticipate, as Minister of Fuel and Power, the bitterest winter of the century, that of 1947-48. ''Shiver with Shinwell,'' people said, and an unfriendly commentator wrote, ''He is the Donald Duck of the Socialist Government.'' So unpopular was he with the establishment in those days that when he was taken to lunch at the Caledonian Club his host was rebuked and warned never to do it again. But it was Manny Shinwell, the old- timers remembered today, who rallied the divided party after its disastrous defeat of 1931 and who trounced his erstwhile hero, Ramsay MacDonald, at the Sea
Broccoli and Cauliflower are members of which vegetable family?	Cabbage Cabbage The word cabbage is a derivation of the French word caboche, a colloquial term for "head." The cabbage family ï¿½ of which Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower and kale are all members ï¿½ is wide and varied. Cabbage itself comes in many forms ï¿½ the shapes can be flat, conical or round, the heads compact or loose, and the leaves curly or plain. CABBAGE, the oldest and most widely grown vegetable of the Brassica group, belonging to the mustard family. The other members of this group include broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, chinese cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, and turnips. Cabbage is distinguished from them by the short, petioled leaves and later development of a compact head, by compressed stem and leaves, the latter developing from within but swelling outward. Selective breeding has produced several distinct types of cabbage: early, midseason, and late; green and purple; large and small heads; flat, oval, conical and globular; savoy types; and those with either smooth or crumpled leaves. Cabbage is a hardy vegetable that grows especially well in fertile soils. There are various shades of green available, as well as red or purple types. Head shape varies from the standard round to flattened or pointed. Most varieties have smooth leaves, but the Savoy types have crinkly textured leaves. Varieties in COPENHAGEN MARKET Large round heads with remarkable sales appeal. Amongst the most popular for home and market gardening. A very productive strain; small to medium plants with short stems. Matures early and should be harvested immediately as it is prone to cracking if left for too long. SUGAR LOAF One of the finest cabbages for African conditions. Has conical shaped head. Crisp and sweet. High market demand. Plants are large and grow well under high rainfall conditions, otherwise they require liberal watering. Early maturing of small to medium quality cabbage. GLORIA F1 HYBRID One of the best F1 cabbages on fresh market processing industry. Heavy yielder of top quality heads. It has blue green color and a thick waxy layer. Has strong rooting and tolerates Black rot diseases. Resistance to heat and bolting. Spacing adjustment results in weights of uniform heads between 2 to 7kg. Has good resistance to splitting and keeps well after harvesting. A Medium sized cabbage with round grey green heads of 3 - 4 kgs which mature 70 -80 days transplanting. This variety stands for a long time without splitting. Extremely good internal quality. Sweet flavour. COPENHAGEN MARKET Large round heads with remarkable sales appeal. Amongst the most popular for home and market gardening. A very productive strain; small to medium plants with short stems. Matures early and should be harvested immediately as it is prone to cracking if left for too long. CHIHILI One of the most important chinese cabbage variety. Uniform and vigorous, producing pale green loaf like heads with pure white core, widely adapted will produce abundance of leaves even where other cabbage varieties will not grow. Slightly pungent in flavour. Easy to grow but prone to bolting below 15 degrees celsius. Cabbage is easy to grow if you select suitable varieties and practice proper culture and insect management. Always regarded as a good source of vitamins, cabbage recently has been shown to have disease-preventive properties as well. Spacing Space plants 12 to 24 inches apart in the row, depending upon the variety and the size of head desired. The closer the spacing, the smaller the heads. Early varieties are usually planted 12 inches apart in all directions. Early varieties produce 1 to 3 pound heads and later varieties produce 4 to 8 pound heads. Sow cabbage seed 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. Keep the seeds moist and thin or transplant the seedlings to the desired spacing. The plants removed may be transplanted to another row or flat. Care Use planting fertilizer when transplanting and side-dress with nitrogen fertilizer when the plants are half grown. Cultivate shallowly to keep down weeds. Ample soil moisture is necessa
Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera has the subtitle 'The Statutory Duel'?	The Grand Duke by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan You are here: Archive Home > The Grand Duke The Grand Duke, or The Statutory Duel opened on March 7, 1896 at the Savoy Theatre, London. This last G&S opera ran for only 123 performances. In the Grand Duke, Gilbert and Sullivan come full circle, back to the theme of their first collaboration: A troupe of actors takes political power. The Grand Duke suffers from many of the same problems as Utopia Limited — it has a long and rambling libretto — and it calls for more principal quality voices than the typical G&S opera. Nevertheless, the story contains a number of hilarious moments and funny characters, the settings are colourful and the music is cheery and flavourful. Some find this opera to be the most underrated of the G&S works. Ludwig, an actor, replaces the company manager, Ernest, and then he replaces the miserly Grand Duke Rudolph of Pfennig Halbpfennig, after "killing" each of them by drawing the ace from a deck of cards in two "statutory" duels. By winning the statutory duels, Ludwig assumes all of Ernest's and Rudolph's rights and obligations. Soon he finds himself with far more wives, and prospective wives, than he knows what to do with. Never fear: once again, a lawyer solves the problem and all ends happily. Introduction
Who was on the English throne 1272 - 1307?	King Edward I Longshanks \| Britroyals Name: King Edward I Longshanks Born: June 17, 1239 at Westminster Parents: Henry III ad Eleanor of Provence Relation to Elizabeth II: 19th great-grandfather House of: Plantagenet Ascended to the throne: November 20, 1272 aged 33 years Crowned: August 19, 1274 at Westminster Abbey Married: (1) Eleanor, Daughter of Ferdinand III of Castile, (2) Margaret, Daughter of Philip III of France Children: Six sons including Edward II,and twelve daughters Died: July 7, 1307 at Burgh-by-Sands, Nr Carlisle, Cumbria, aged 68 years, and 19 days Buried at: Westminster Abbey Reigned for: 34 years, 7 months, and 14 days Succeeded by: his son Edward II King of England from 1272, son of Henry III (1207�72). He led the royal forces against Simon de Montfort (the Younger) in the Barons' War of 1264�67, and was on a crusade when he succeeded to the throne. He established English rule over all of Wales in 1282�84, and secured recognition of his overlordship from the Scottish king, although the Scots under Sir William Wallace and Robert (I) the Bruce fiercely resisted actual conquest. His reign saw Parliament move towards its modern form with the Model Parliament of 1295. He married Eleanor of Castile (1254�90) and in 1299 married Margaret, daughter of Philip III of France. He was succeeded by his son Edward II (1284�1327). Edward was a noted castle builder, including the northern Welsh Conway castle, Caernarvon castle, Beaumaris castle, and Harlech castle. He was also responsible for building bastides to defend the English position in France. Timeline for King Edward I Longshanks Year
"In 1991, which French Prime Minister described the Japanese in the following terms,""Ants...little yellow men who sit up all night thinking how to screw us""?"	2001 KO Final February, which ex-PM was awarded an earldom on his 90th birthday ? Harold Macmillan B1 A member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, who celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984 ? Mannie Shinwell Which government department banned trades unions causing a national outcry ? GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) Outside which foreign government building was policewoman Yvonne Fletcher shot and fatally wounded ? Libyan People's Bureau or Libyan Embassy A3 In the course of a violent argument in April, which recording artist was shot and killed by his father ? Marvin Gaye In October, who was killed by members of her own bodyguard ? Indira Ghandi A4 In March the British government announced its approval of the sale of which shipyard on the lower Clyde to Trafalgar House ? Scott Lithgow B4 In October which bank, a bullion dealer, was rescued from debts of around ï¿½250 million by a Bank of England buy-out ? Johnson Matthey Subject: ï¿½One Word Cinemaï¿½ Answers A1 A 1992 Oscar winning Clint Eastwood film in which a former hired killer turned unsuccessful farmer returns to his old ways in pursuit of a $1,000 reward ? Unforgiven B1 A 1972 John Boorman film in which a leading character, played by Ned Beatty, is raped by a ï¿½Hillbillyï¿½ ? Deliverance A2 A 1929 film, Hitchcockï¿½s first talkie, in which a Scotland Yard Inspector is placed in a difficult position when he discovers his girlfriend has committed a murder ? Blackmail B2 Set in Rio, a 1946 Hitchcock film with Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman in which a woman marries a Nazi renegade to help the US Government ? Notorious A3 A 1916 film by D.W. Griffith starring Lillian Gish in one of four intercut stories including Balshazzarï¿½s Feast and the St Bartholomewï¿½s Day Massacre ? Intolerance B3 A 1967 camped-up version of Faust in which a short order cook is saved from suicide by Mr Spiggott - who offers him 7 wishes in exchange for his soul ? Bedazzled A4 A 1924 Erich von Stroheim film in which an ex-miner turned dentist kills his avaricious wife and her lover ? Greed B4 Set in the mid 19th century, a 1999 film starring Guy Pearce & Robert Carlyle in which a cannibalistic officer commands an isolated army outpost ? Ravenous Answers A1 The liqueur Curaï¿½ao (say ï¿½Koor-a-sowï¿½) is traditionally flavoured with sugar & which fruit ? Orange B1 Which spirit takes its name from a place near Guadalajara (say ï¿½Gwadlaharaï¿½) where the conquistadors first developed it from a variety of Aztec drink ? Tequila A2 With a peculiar but agreeable taste, which coarse & potent liquor is made in the East Indies from a variety of sources, including fermented rice & coconut juice ? Arrack B2 Used to season food & fruit as well as alcoholic drinks, which flavouring is prepared with oil distilled from the aromatic bark of two S. American trees blended with herbs, and bears the former name of a port in Venezuela ? Angostura (now called Cuidad Bolivar) A3 Derived from a town in north east Hungary, what name is shared by a grape variety and a golden-yellow coloured, sweet, aromatic wine ? Tokay (from Tokaj) Subject: Wordgame ï¿½Noï¿½ as in ï¿½Noteï¿½ Answers ï¿½ a spout on a hose etc. from which a jet issues ? Nozzel ï¿½ a small round piece of meat or a chocolate made with hazelnuts ? Noisette ï¿½ something or someone absolutely un
With a peculiar but agreeable taste, which course and potent liquor is made in the East Indies from a variety of sources, including fermented rice and coconut juice?	2001 KO Final February, which ex-PM was awarded an earldom on his 90th birthday ? Harold Macmillan B1 A member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, who celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984 ? Mannie Shinwell Which government department banned trades unions causing a national outcry ? GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) Outside which foreign government building was policewoman Yvonne Fletcher shot and fatally wounded ? Libyan People's Bureau or Libyan Embassy A3 In the course of a violent argument in April, which recording artist was shot and killed by his father ? Marvin Gaye In October, who was killed by members of her own bodyguard ? Indira Ghandi A4 In March the British government announced its approval of the sale of which shipyard on the lower Clyde to Trafalgar House ? Scott Lithgow B4 In October which bank, a bullion dealer, was rescued from debts of around ï¿½250 million by a Bank of England buy-out ? Johnson Matthey Subject: ï¿½One Word Cinemaï¿½ Answers A1 A 1992 Oscar winning Clint Eastwood film in which a former hired killer turned unsuccessful farmer returns to his old ways in pursuit of a $1,000 reward ? Unforgiven B1 A 1972 John Boorman film in which a leading character, played by Ned Beatty, is raped by a ï¿½Hillbillyï¿½ ? Deliverance A2 A 1929 film, Hitchcockï¿½s first talkie, in which a Scotland Yard Inspector is placed in a difficult position when he discovers his girlfriend has committed a murder ? Blackmail B2 Set in Rio, a 1946 Hitchcock film with Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman in which a woman marries a Nazi renegade to help the US Government ? Notorious A3 A 1916 film by D.W. Griffith starring Lillian Gish in one of four intercut stories including Balshazzarï¿½s Feast and the St Bartholomewï¿½s Day Massacre ? Intolerance B3 A 1967 camped-up version of Faust in which a short order cook is saved from suicide by Mr Spiggott - who offers him 7 wishes in exchange for his soul ? Bedazzled A4 A 1924 Erich von Stroheim film in which an ex-miner turned dentist kills his avaricious wife and her lover ? Greed B4 Set in the mid 19th century, a 1999 film starring Guy Pearce & Robert Carlyle in which a cannibalistic officer commands an isolated army outpost ? Ravenous Answers A1 The liqueur Curaï¿½ao (say ï¿½Koor-a-sowï¿½) is traditionally flavoured with sugar & which fruit ? Orange B1 Which spirit takes its name from a place near Guadalajara (say ï¿½Gwadlaharaï¿½) where the conquistadors first developed it from a variety of Aztec drink ? Tequila A2 With a peculiar but agreeable taste, which coarse & potent liquor is made in the East Indies from a variety of sources, including fermented rice & coconut juice ? Arrack B2 Used to season food & fruit as well as alcoholic drinks, which flavouring is prepared with oil distilled from the aromatic bark of two S. American trees blended with herbs, and bears the former name of a port in Venezuela ? Angostura (now called Cuidad Bolivar) A3 Derived from a town in north east Hungary, what name is shared by a grape variety and a golden-yellow coloured, sweet, aromatic wine ? Tokay (from Tokaj) Subject: Wordgame ï¿½Noï¿½ as in ï¿½Noteï¿½ Answers ï¿½ a spout on a hose etc. from which a jet issues ? Nozzel ï¿½ a small round piece of meat or a chocolate made with hazelnuts ? Noisette ï¿½ something or someone absolutely un
What name is given to a flock or gathering of Starlings?	The RSPB: Starling: Flocks Starling flocks: a wild spectacle Murmuration exaltation: a starling flock forms a fantastic acrobatic mass before roosting A murmuration of starlings is an amazing sight - a swooping mass of thousands of birds whirling in the sky above your head. What's going on? It's basically a mass aerial stunt - thousands of birds all swooping and diving in unison. It's completely breathtaking to witness. We think that starlings do it for many reasons. Grouping together offers safety in numbers – predators such as peregrine falcons find it hard to target one bird in the middle of a hypnotising flock of thousands. They also gather to keep warm at night and to exchange information, such as good feeding areas. They gather over their roosting site, and perform their wheeling stunts before they roost for the night. When and where? Autumn roosts usually begin to form in November, though this varies from site to site and some can begin as early as September. More and more birds will flock together as the weeks go on, and the number of starlings in a roost can swell to around 100,000 in some places. Early evening, just before dusk, is the best time to see them across the UK. You don't need any special equipment as it's all visible by just looking to the skies. They roost in places that are sheltered from harsh weather and predators, such as woodlands, but reedbeds, cliffs, buildings and industrial structures are also used. During the day, however, they form daytime roosts at exposed places such as treetops, where the birds have good all-round visibility. Several of our reserves make great viewing spots for murmurations. Other popular sites to see starlings include Gretna Green in Dumfries and Galloway, and Brighton Pier, Sussex. Watch them swoop the loop Don't just take our word for it, check out this amazing video of a starling murmuration. Don't be fooled by big flocks Despite the incredible size of the flocks, starling numbers are just a fraction of what they used to be. Huge starling flocks used to gather over Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast, but today you have a much better chance of seeing the birds in rural areas. The starling population has fallen by over 80% in recent years, meaning they are now on the critical list of UK birds most at risk. The decline is believed to be due to the loss of permanent pasture, increased use of farm chemicals and a shortage of food and nesting sites in many parts of the UK. Is this your nature wow? Spotting a starling murmuration could count as part of your family's Wild Challenge nature wow activity.
Slovenia has land borderswith Austria, Hungary, Italy and which former Yugoslav republic?	History of the Former Country of Yugoslavia Share By Matt Rosenberg With the fall of the Austria-Hungary empire at the end of World War I, the victors threw together a new country which was composed of more than twenty ethnic groups - Yugoslavia. Just over seventy years later that piecemeal nation disintegrated and war broke out between seven new states. This overview should help clear up some confusion about what's in place of the former Yugoslavia now. Marshal Tito was able to keep Yugoslavia unified from the formation of the country from 1945 until his death in 1980. At the end of World War II, Tito ousted the Soviet Union and was then "excommunicated" by Josef Stalin. Due to Soviet blockades and sanctions, Yugoslavia began developing trade and diplomatic relationships with western European governments, even though it was a communist country. After the death of Stalin, relations between the USSR and Yugoslavia improved. Following Tito's death in 1980, factions in Yugoslavia became agitated and demanded more autonomy. continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance It was the fall of the USSR in 1991 that finally broke up the jigsaw puzzle of a state. About 250,000 were killed by wars and "ethnic cleansing" in the new countries of the former Yugoslavia. Serbia Austria blamed Serbia for the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand in 1914 which led to the Austrian invasion of Serbia and World War I. Although a rogue state called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia that was exiled from the United Nations in 1992, Serbia and Montenegro regained recognition on the world stage in 2001 after the arrest of Slobodan Milosevic. In 2003 the country was restructured into a loose federation of two republics called Serbia and Montenegro. Montenegro Following a referendum, in June 2006, Montenegro and Serbia split to for two separate independent countries. The creation of Montenegro as an independent country resulted in Serbia losing their access to the Adriatic Sea. Kosovo The former Serbian province of Kosovo lies just south of Serbia. Past confrontations between ethnic Albanians in Kosovo and ethnic Serbs from Serbia drew world attention to the province, which is 80% Albanian. After many years of struggle, Kosovo unilaterally declared independence in February 2008. Unlike Montenegro, not all the countries of the world have accepted the independence of Kosovo, most notably Serbia and Russia. Slovenia Slovenia , the most homogenous and prosperous region of the Former Yugoslavia, was the first to secede. They have their own language, are mostly Roman Catholic, have compulsory education, and a capital city (Ljubljana) which is a primate city. With a current population of approximately two million, Slovenia avoided violence due to their homogeneity. Slovenia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. Macedonia Macedonia's claim to fame is their rocky relationship with Greece due to the use of the name Macedonia. While Macedonia was admitted to the United Nations, it was admitted under the name of "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" because Greece is strongly against the use of the ancient Greek region for any external territory. Of the two million people, about two-thirds are Macedonian and about 27% is Albanian. The capital is Skopje and key products include wheat, corn, tobacco, steel, and iron. Croatia In January 1998, Croatia finally assumed control of their entire territory, some of which had been under the control of Serbs. This also marked the end of a two-year United Nations peace keeping mission there. Croatia's declaration of independence in 1991 caused Serbia to declare war. Croatia is a boomerang-shaped country of four and a half million which has an extensive coastline on the Adriatic Sea, and it almost keeps Bosnia from having any coast at all. The capital of this Roman Catholic state is Zagreb. In 1995, Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia signed a peace agreement. Bosnia and Herzegovina The virtually landlocked "cauldron of conflict" of four million inhabitants is composed of about one-h
During World War II, the Allies 'Operation Olympic', was a plan to invade which country?	Planned Operations of World War II Planned Operations of World War II NOTE: This is an early version created by agglomerating information from Wikipedia. The descriptions are essentially straight from wikipedia. This is a placeholder to provide a place for starting research. It will be revised extensively as I research more into each operation and verify Wikipedia's claims. Soviet Union Saturn (1942) — Proposed major attack following the Stalingrad encirclement; revised to Little Saturn. Sweden Rädda Danmark ("Save Denmark") (1945) — Swedish plan to liberate Denmark before the country was occupied by the Soviet Union (cancelled because of German surrender) Rädda Själland (1945) — Swedish landings on Zealand Rädda Bornholm (1945) — Swedish landings on Bornholm Spain C (1939) — Spanish plan for the seizure of Gibraltar British Empire Plan W (1942) – Joint British/Irish planning to deal with a German invasion of Ireland. Operation Accolade (1942) proposed British occupation of Rhodes, and subsequently, failed occupation of the Dodecanese Operation Constellation (1943) — one of several proposals to retake the Channel Islands Operation Condor (1943) — proposal to retake Jersey Operation Concertina (1943) — proposal to retake Alderney Operation Coverlet (1943) — proposal to retake Guernsey Operation Comet (1944) - Early Version of Market Garden Operation Ventilate (1945) — cancelled assault crossing of the Maas by British 3rd Infantry Division Operation Backbone & Backbone II (1942 & 1943) — contingency plans to occupy Spanish Morocco and area around Gibraltar if Germans entered Spain Operation Challenger (?) — plan to seize Ceuta Operation Culverin (1943) — Proposed allied invasion of northern Sumatra Operation Zipper (1945) Planned British seaborne landing in Malaya. Operation Catherine (1939) British plan to gain control of Baltic Sea Operation Jupiter (1942) — suggested invasion of Norway Operation R 4 (1940) — Planned British invasion of Norway United States of America Giant II — cancelled landing of U.S. 82nd Airborne near Rome. Operation Olympic Operation Roundup (1942) - plan to invade Europe in event of German or Soviet collapse. Operation Sledgehammer (1942) - establishment of beachhead in Cherbourg or Brest. Operation Roundhammer – Revised version of Roundup. Nazi Germany Fall Blau (Case Blue) 1935 - German defense planning on the eastern border, simultaneously with Fall Rot Fall Rot (Case Red) 1935 - German defense planning on the western border, simultaneously with Fall Blau. The 1940 version was used to invade France. Fall Otto (Case Otto) 1937 - German plan to occupy Austria Fall Richard 1937 - German contingency planning for Soviet takeover of Spain Fall Rot 1937 - German planned invasion of Czechoslovakia Fall Grün 1938 - German plan for invasion of Czechoslovakia Fall Otto 1938 - German plan to establish a puppet government in Austria Unternehmen Nordwest 1939 - German study for a potential invasion of Britain; parts of Operation Nordwest were integrated into Operation Seelöwe Plan Z 1939 - German plan to expand the Kriegsmarine to match the strength of the British Royal Navy Unternehmen Felix 1940 - German planned invasion of Gibraltar via the Iberian Peninsula Unternehmen Seelöwe 1940 - German planned invasion of Britain; anglicised as 'Sealion' Fall Grün (Case Green) 1940 - German plan for a diversionary invasion of Ireland in support of Operation Seelöwe Unternehmen Grüne Bewegung 1940 - German planned landing at Brighton, England; part of Operation Seelöwe Unternehmen Herbstreise (Autumn Journey) 1940 - German planned diversionary invasion of Scotland, Britain; part of Operation Seelöwe Unternehmen Hummel 1940 - German intelligence gathering for Operation Seelöwe Dietrich (1942) — planned counter-attack to relieve Sixth Army using Grossdeutschland & LSSAH. Unimplemented. Unternehmen Ikarus 1940 - German planned invasion of Iceland in response to British Operation Fork; originally planned to la
In which cartoon strip does a dog called 'Boot' appear?	NAMES OF FICTIONAL DOGS - A list of fictional dogs from literature, movies etc. from Chinaroad Lowchens of Australia - BRANDON, Golden Retriever on Punky Brewster BUCK, from Married... with Children BUDDY, Veronica Chase's Bulldog on Veronica's Closet CHARLIE DOG, a Looney Tunes character BULLET, the Wonder Dog, Roy Rogers' German Shepherd on The Roy Rogers Show CHESTER, spoiled Pomeranian belonging to Cece Babcock on The Nanny CLAUDE, Mrs. Drysdale's Poodle on The Beverly Hillbillies COMET, the family Golden retriever on Full House CYNTHIA, Mr. Haney's Basset hound on Green Acres DIEFENBAKER, the half-wolf dog from Due South DOIDLE, spoiled dog of Vicky the Babysitter in The Fairly Oddparents DREYFUS, the St. Bernard mix on Empty Nest DUKE, Jed Clampett's Bloodhound on The Beverly Hillbillies EARNEST, Dave Barry's dog on Dave's World EDDIE, the Jack Russell Terrier from Frasier FANG (or Dog), Columbo's Basset hound FLASH, The Basset Hound from The Dukes of Hazzard FRED, "Little Ricky's" puppy in I Love Lucy FREEWAY, the Lowchen in Hart to Hart television series HAPPY, from 7th Heaven K-9, a canoid robot in Doctor Who COMMANDER K-9, sidekick/subordinate of Marvin the Martian K-9 COP AUGIE DOGGIE, and Doggie Daddy by Hanna-Barbera BABY CINNAMON, friend of Hello Kitty BAD DOG!, An early animated computer screen saver BANDIT, Jonny Quest's terrier BARFY, comic strip Family Circus 1864-1946 BEAUREGARD, the Bloodhound in Walt Kelly's Pogo BELLE, the white mountain dog, co-star of Belle et Sï¿½bastien BELVEDERE, comic strip Belvedere 1864-1946 B. H., CALCUTTA, the bloodhound with no sense of smell in British comic strip The Perishers BILL, a cocker dog from the comic strip Boule et Bill BLACK BOB, formerly from the British comic The Dandy BLUE, in Blue's Clues BOOT, companion of the boy Wellington in The Perishers BRAIN, from Inspector Gadget BRIAN GRIFFIN, cynical, substance-abusing, talking dog on Family Guy BRUNO, apparently a bloodhound cross, in Disney's Cinderella BUCKLES, comic strip Buckles 1895-1972 BUTCH, bulldog from the Tom and Jerry cartoons CATDOG, eponymous star of the Nickelodeon TV show. See also List of fictional cats CHACHA, a dog reincarnated into a toy car, from the anime I Love Bubu Chacha CHARLIE DOG, "Looney Tunes" character created by Chuck Jones CHESTER, the Terrier from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies CHURCHILL, a bulldog in the form of a talking "nodding dog" car accessory, UK television ads CLIFFORD, the Big Red Dog CORNEIL, talking dog from Corneil and Bernie. COURAGE, the Cowardly Dog CUBITUS, the fat round white dog, from the eponymous Belgian comic by Dupa DAISY, the Dagwood Bumstead family dog in Blondie DEPUTY DAWG DINO, in The Flintstones, a metaphorical dog DINSDALE, the dog from Rubbish, King of the Jumble DOGBERT, the assertive dog owned by the unassertive Dilbert DOGG, from Milestone Comics' Blood Syndicate DOGGIE DADDY, by Hanna-Barbera DOGMATIX, faithful companion to Obelix in the UK translation of the Asterix comic books DOGTANIAN, the three Muskehounds and the majority of the other characters in the series DR. DOPPLER, humanoid canine in Disney's Treasure Planet DOUGAL, a hairy philosophical dog in stop-motion animated show The Magic Roundabout DROOPALONG, Sheriff Ricochet Rabbit's sidekick EDGAR, comic strip For Better or Worse 1911-1967 EIN, the Corgi in the anime series Cowboy Bebop ELECTRA, comic strip Cathy 1902-1984 FARLEY, comic strip For Better or Worse 1911-1998 FAT DOG, Mendoza FIFI, the Peke, Pluto's girlfriend FIFI, Lynda Barry's Poodle with a Mohawk - "You'll never call him Fifi again!" FIFI, the Finsters' family pet in Rugrats FILYA, on the TV screens since 1970s in the Russian Good night, the little ones! FLORENCE AMBROSE, a genetically-engineered "Bowman's Wolf" in the comic strip Freefall FUZZ, comic strip Ziggy 1895-1990 GNASHER, from the British comic strips Dennis the Menace and Gnasher and Gnipper GNIPPER, Gnasher's son, from the British comic strips Dennis the Menace GOOFY, Disney character, a dog with human
What is the capital of Slovakia?	Bratislava - the Capital of Slovakia \| Slovakia.com Bratislava - the Capital of Slovakia photo: slovakia.com Bratislava is a small historical city, but largest in Slovakia and a youngest european metropolis. Enjoy the shopping, dining and natural wonders Bratislava has to offer as a reemerging sparkler of history, culture, business and recreation. Inexpensive by comparison to western Europe, small enough to manage on a short visit, with charm enough for a longer one, Slovakia’s capital offers a variety of activities to travelers with any goal. In beautiful Old Town or elsewhere, the Bratislava area today offers a wide variety of very good lodgings. Take a look at our Bratislava hotels listing ! Come and experience it for yourself. A few days in Bratislava, building in a tour or two, is the perfect beginning to your Slovakia vacation. Historic old town If you have a half day in Bratislava, concentrate on the historic old town . It’s easy to find, downhill from the hill-top dominating medieval castle, and past the tall spire of St. Martin’s Cathedral. The maze of cobblestone streets are mostly limited to pedestrians. Shade trees and fountains decorate small parks, and you have an abundant choice of cafes and restaurants, with outdoor seating in appropriate seasons and places. Bratislava Castle The oldest surviving remnant, a basilica on the lawn facing Bratislava's Old Town, dates from the 9th century. The aristocratic Palffy family completed extensions that make for today’s "upside-down table" appearance of four peaked corner towers. In 1811 a fire in what was then a barracks left the castle an abandoned hulk, and restoration was to start only in the 1950s. Serving briefly as seat of government for independent Slovakia in 1993, the castle today serves as museum and special events venue, notably as the site of the Bush-Putin summit in February 2005. The castle dominates the centre of Bratislava, towering over the second-highest point of St Martin’s cathedral spire. All about Bratislava Castle Shopping & relax The historic old town combines the most expensive international boutiques with tourist-oriented souvenir shops, and numerous cafes and restaurants. Many large shopping malls have opened in the last several years; these combine high-ticket stores with mid-market bargains. Obchodna ulica ( view Obchodna ulica on map ), as well as a number of shopping centres and stores more on the edges of town, is where many Slovaks do most of their shopping. In Bratislava, there are many opportunities for relax and outdoor activities to enjoy this vibrant and young European city with your family, friends or by yourself. Day trips to/from Vienna Bratislava is also an easy day trip from Vienna , by car, bus, train or river. Bratislava was for centuries a small town nearby the imperial capital of Vienna, and thrived best in the peak period of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It therefore presents an interesting supplement to the Austrian capital. In fact, Bratislava’s old town is so much more quaint that it is sometimes used as a backdrop for movies set in Vienna. For those who want to spend time in Vienna on a tight budget, Bratislava is an ideal base. You can sleep in a summer dormitory room for under 10 euros per night, eat some decent meals for under 5 euros, and commute in little over an hour to most destinations in Vienna.
Name the Tory Party chairman who lost his Bath seat at the 1992General Election?	Major gives backing to comeback by Patten \| The Independent Major gives backing to comeback by Patten Homecoming: High-level return likely for Hong Kong governor Wednesday 6 March 1996 00:02 BST Click to follow DONALD MACINTYRE Political Editor John Major has given his full backing to the idea of Chris Patten, the former Tory party chairman, returning to British politics as soon as possible after he steps down as governor of Hong Kong at the end of June next year. The Prime Minister is eager to see Mr Patten, who lost his Bath seat to the Liberal Democrats in the 1992 general election and is one of Mr Major's closest friends in politics, back in the Tory ranks at the highest level. The clear backing from Mr Major for a Patten comeback will intensify speculation at Westminster that the Prime Minister sees him as a credible heir-apparent. Mr Major who has the highest regard for Mr Patten and continues to value his political advice, is now clearly hoping that he will seek to re-enter the Commons through a by-election next year. Mr Patten's job in Hong Kong ends two months after the last possible date for a general election and he has unequivocally ruled out leaving before then. Since Mr Patten's remarks last weekend, it has emerged that after the 1992 election he rejected the offer of a seat in the Lords, coupled with a senior cabinet job. Mr Major underlined his admiration for Mr Patten at that time by offering the former Tory chairman three options: an immediate Cabinet post in the Lords, the promise of one as soon as he could win a by-election or the governorship of Hong Kong. Mr Patten swiftly came to the conclusion that he wanted to go to Hong Kong. The implication of Mr Patten's weekend comments is that five years later he will be much more inclined to go down the by-election route as a means of regaining Cabinet office. Mr Major was more pleased than surprised at Mr Patten's disclosure on Sunday that he is seriously considering a political comeback when his term of office ends on 1 July 1997. The two men had plenty of opportunity to discuss the matter during the Prime Minister's weekend visit to Hong Kong. If the Tories won the general election, Mr Patten would certainly be in line for one of the two or three most senior Cabinet posts as soon as he entered the Commons. He would provide a strong bulwark of support for Mr Major - especially against the right - and would also emerge as a strong future candidate for the leadership whenever that vacancy occurred. But it also raises the prospect that if the Tories are defeated, Mr Patten could emerge as the Prime Minister's preferred successor. Mr Major could ensure that Mr Patten was a candidate by not standing down until the former party chairman had secured a seat. Although closely identified with the Tory left, Mr Patten's political stance has been repositioned since he went to Hong Kong in two ways which could make him more welcome to the centre right. He has raised the prospect of "shrinking the state" - and public spending with it - to compete with Asian economies. He is also reliably said to have become much more sceptical about further European integration and a successful single currency. More about:
In February 1984, which ex-PM was awarded an earldom on his 90th birthday?	2001 KO Final February, which ex-PM was awarded an earldom on his 90th birthday ? Harold Macmillan B1 A member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, who celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984 ? Mannie Shinwell Which government department banned trades unions causing a national outcry ? GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) Outside which foreign government building was policewoman Yvonne Fletcher shot and fatally wounded ? Libyan People's Bureau or Libyan Embassy A3 In the course of a violent argument in April, which recording artist was shot and killed by his father ? Marvin Gaye In October, who was killed by members of her own bodyguard ? Indira Ghandi A4 In March the British government announced its approval of the sale of which shipyard on the lower Clyde to Trafalgar House ? Scott Lithgow B4 In October which bank, a bullion dealer, was rescued from debts of around ï¿½250 million by a Bank of England buy-out ? Johnson Matthey Subject: ï¿½One Word Cinemaï¿½ Answers A1 A 1992 Oscar winning Clint Eastwood film in which a former hired killer turned unsuccessful farmer returns to his old ways in pursuit of a $1,000 reward ? Unforgiven B1 A 1972 John Boorman film in which a leading character, played by Ned Beatty, is raped by a ï¿½Hillbillyï¿½ ? Deliverance A2 A 1929 film, Hitchcockï¿½s first talkie, in which a Scotland Yard Inspector is placed in a difficult position when he discovers his girlfriend has committed a murder ? Blackmail B2 Set in Rio, a 1946 Hitchcock film with Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman in which a woman marries a Nazi renegade to help the US Government ? Notorious A3 A 1916 film by D.W. Griffith starring Lillian Gish in one of four intercut stories including Balshazzarï¿½s Feast and the St Bartholomewï¿½s Day Massacre ? Intolerance B3 A 1967 camped-up version of Faust in which a short order cook is saved from suicide by Mr Spiggott - who offers him 7 wishes in exchange for his soul ? Bedazzled A4 A 1924 Erich von Stroheim film in which an ex-miner turned dentist kills his avaricious wife and her lover ? Greed B4 Set in the mid 19th century, a 1999 film starring Guy Pearce & Robert Carlyle in which a cannibalistic officer commands an isolated army outpost ? Ravenous Answers A1 The liqueur Curaï¿½ao (say ï¿½Koor-a-sowï¿½) is traditionally flavoured with sugar & which fruit ? Orange B1 Which spirit takes its name from a place near Guadalajara (say ï¿½Gwadlaharaï¿½) where the conquistadors first developed it from a variety of Aztec drink ? Tequila A2 With a peculiar but agreeable taste, which coarse & potent liquor is made in the East Indies from a variety of sources, including fermented rice & coconut juice ? Arrack B2 Used to season food & fruit as well as alcoholic drinks, which flavouring is prepared with oil distilled from the aromatic bark of two S. American trees blended with herbs, and bears the former name of a port in Venezuela ? Angostura (now called Cuidad Bolivar) A3 Derived from a town in north east Hungary, what name is shared by a grape variety and a golden-yellow coloured, sweet, aromatic wine ? Tokay (from Tokaj) Subject: Wordgame ï¿½Noï¿½ as in ï¿½Noteï¿½ Answers ï¿½ a spout on a hose etc. from which a jet issues ? Nozzel ï¿½ a small round piece of meat or a chocolate made with hazelnuts ? Noisette ï¿½ something or someone absolutely un
The liqueur Curacao is traditionally flavoured with sugar and which fruit?	Homemade Liqueurs - Allrecipes Dish Homemade Liqueurs Homemade Limoncello \| Photo by Meredith Most homemade liqueurs start with vodka. This spirit is an ideal base for liqueurs because it’s colorless and flavorless, making it the perfect blank canvas. Try creating some of the most popular liqueur flavors, like coffee, amaretto, and Irish cream — they all rely on vodka for their kick. Or you may prefer to infuse the subtle essences of herbs, spices or fruit. Don’t be afraid to experiment with rum, tequila, gin, brandy, and whiskey infusions as well. Explore our complete collection of Homemade Liqueur Recipes . Pick a Flavor There are two ways to add flavor to liquor: 1. Mix flavored extracts right into liquor. 2. Choose the flavoring ingredients in their raw form and allow them to steep in the alcohol for days or weeks. Using extracts is the fastest way to make a batch of liqueur, and there are a few cases (e.g. with almond extract), where this is the best way to achieve the flavor you’re after. More often than not, though, you will get the best results when you slowly infuse the liquor with fresh ingredients. For example, lemon cordial made with fresh lemon zest will taste much better than something made with lemon extract. Using fresh ingredients also allows you to introduce more variety; you won’t be able to find as wide a variety of extracts and essences as you will of fruits and herbs and spices. Infusing liquor is not an exact science, but more a matter of taste. Infuse each flavor to suit your own preferences and if it ends up tasting too strong, you can always dilute it with additional liquor. Original Irish Cream \| Photo by Allrecipes Here are some flavoring ideas: Fruit: Orange zest, lemon zest, kumquats, cranberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, cherries, peaches, tart apples, pineapple, pomegranate seeds, dried apricots, or dried sour cherries. Whole fruit should be sliced and/or mashed to allow the juices to escape and let the liquor come in contact with as much surface area as possible. Leave the skin on for maximum flavor. Herbs and spices: Vanilla beans, coriander seeds, peppercorns, hot chiles, lemongrass, cinnamon sticks, cloves, nutmeg, whole coffee beans, dill, thyme, basil, tarragon, rosemary, or even garlic. Be sparing with the cloves and nutmeg: too much of these ingredients can produce a numbing effect in your mouth! Try combining a couple of different flavors in the same batch: how about apple-cinnamon, chile-lemongrass, lemon-tarragon, orange-cranberry, or raspberry-vanilla? Just don’t try to pack too many different things into one bottle, or you won’t be able to distinguish the flavors. Give it a Rest Once you’ve chosen your alcohol and your flavorings, simply combine them. Put flavorings right into the liquor, or any glass or earthenware jar/bottle with a tight-fitting lid. Keep the container in a dark place and leave it at room temperature. If you don’t have a dark cupboard in your house, put the bottles in a paper grocery bag and stir or rotate them a couple of times a day. Depending on how potent your flavorings are, you’ll need to let them steep for anywhere from a day to a few weeks. Most fruit needs a full two to four weeks for all the flavor to be transferred to the alcohol, whereas chiles, garlic, and most fresh spices only need a couple of days. Smell and taste the infusions to decide when each is ready. Red Hot Liqueur \| Photo by Chef John If you’ve used mashed fruit, your infusion is now going to have bits of sediment in the bottom. To get rid of it, simply line a strainer with a coffee filter and slowly pour the liquor through. Don’t try to save the fruit that’s been soaking in the booze–it won’t have any flavor left in it. Add a Little Sweetness When sweetening your liqueurs, don’t add sugar directly to the alcohol — it will take too long to dissolve and you won’t be able to tell right away how sweet it is. Instead, make a simple syrup of two parts sugar to one part water. Combine them in a saucepan and simmer them on the stove until the sugar is completely
Barbara Stanwyck played ranch owner 'Victoria Barclay' in which TV series?	Westerns \| Programs \| Pioneers of Television \| PBS PROGRAMS Westerns For years, sprawling Westerns had been popular in the cinema, making rugged, plain-speaking actors such as John Wayne and Clint Eastwood huge stars. During the Golden Age of Television — the early 1940s through 1961 — and into the 1970s, Westerns were produced for the small screen with success. In 1959 alone more than 30 different Westerns were on the television schedule. Viewers idolized the gritty and romantic version of the American West with its portrayal of the loner who faces the world by himself and, mostly, comes up victorious. “[Westerns] captured that American myth, keeping it going and keeping it alive,” says actor Adam West. Beyond entertainment, these shows presented the idea of duality: That good and evil exist on the same plane and that most of the time good will prevail, but not always. Westerns helped break down rigid societal racial and gender roles. The popular show “High Chaparral” subtly explored the groundbreaking idea that Mexicans, Anglos and Native Americans all have a place in the American tapestry. “The Big Valley” tackled issues of feminism and featured Victoria Barkley, played by Barbara Stanwyck, as a smart, headstrong widow who presided over the Barkley ranch. Westerns faded in popularity as grittier, more urban crime dramas became standard fare in the late 1970s and 80s, but these pioneering Westerns left an indelible impression on American audiences that still informs our identities. “Gunsmoke” The wildly popular “Gunsmoke” began as a radio drama before it was adapted to television in 1952. Led by a physically imposing actor named James Arness, who played U.S. Marshall Matt Dillon, the ensemble cast came into our living rooms for 20 seasons, from 1955 to 1975. The show was set in Dodge City, Kansas, as the American West was actively being settled. Arness played Dillon as a gentle, fair lawman who opted for violence only when necessary. “Bonanza” A nontraditional Western, “Bonanza” featured Ben Cartwright, played by actor Lorne Greene, as a widowed father and ranch owner trying to advise his three sons, played by Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker and Michael Landon. While most Westerns dealt with problems of lawlessness and good versus evil, this show was more preoccupied with the relationships between the Cartwright men. “Bonanza” was also a launching pad for Michael Landon, who within three years was writing scripts for the show. A few seasons later the eager Landon began directing “Bonanza” episodes, too. When Bonanza ended in 1973, Landon created his own television hit, “Little House on the Prairie.” “The Big Valley” This pioneering program graced television screens for four seasons in the 1960s, and brought with it one of the first strong women characters to a lead role: Barbara Stanwyck playing matriarch Victoria Barclay. At a time when most women played deferential roles on television, Stanwyck portrayed a hard-bargaining woman who tries to keep her three sons and daughter in line. This series also launched the careers for two young actors: Linda Evans, who would later star in “Dynasty,” and Lee Majors, who starred in the “The Six Million Dollar Man.”
With which sport do you associate the 'Duckworth-Lewis System'?	Duckworth Lewis Calculator \| DL Calculator for Cricket Android In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth Lewis calculator is a mathematical way to calculate the match results and points of Team A and Team B in a one - day or Twenty20 cricket match, when the match has been interrupted by weather or other such natural circumstances. The below DL calculator for cricket helps you to identify which team is the winner based on the inputs such as Team A scores, Team B Scores, runs and wickets during an interrupted match. DL Calculator for Cricket
Whose 'Symphony No.8' is known as the 'Symphony of a Thousand'?	Cast tops 1,000 for Mahler's 'Symphony of a Thousand' in L.A. - latimes YOU ARE HERE: LAT Home → Collections Cast tops 1,000 for Mahler's 'Symphony of a Thousand' in L.A. The L.A. Philharmonic teams with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, local choruses and vocal soloists for Mahler's Symphony No. 8 on Saturday. February 04, 2012 \|By David Ng, Los Angeles Times Gustavo Dudamel and the choir rehearse Mahler's Symphony No. 8 (Mathew Imaging ) How many performers does it take to pull off Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8, popularly and dauntingly known as the "Symphony of a Thousand"? The answer isn't as obvious as it appears. For the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which performs the gargantuan symphony Saturday at the Shrine Auditorium, the tally is 1,011, with a lingering asterisk or two. It marks a rare, but certainly not unique, instance of the symphony being performed on the scale that the composer intended. The bulging roll call consists of 18 different groups coming together for an unprecedented undertaking by the orchestra: 91 musicians from the L.A Philharmonic, 99 from the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, 813 singers from 16 local choruses and eight vocal soloists. Add to that figure one curly haired conductor named Gustavo Dudamel, who will be leading the piece for the first time in his career. The concert is the culmination of the orchestra's Mahler symphony cycle that has been unfolding since January and continues this month in Venezuela. The figures, obtained by polling the participating groups, were still fluctuating slightly at the time this story went to press, but the final count is expected to be close. The youngest singer is 9 years old while the oldest are believed to be in their 70s, but not all groups were able to provide age details. Saturday's concert is the largest production ever mounted by the L.A. Philharmonic. The concert is so big that the orchestra had to rent out the Shrine and nearly double the size of the already massive auditorium's stage — including installing 18 levels of risers — to accommodate all of the performers. Most concerts of the Eighth feature 500 or fewer performers as a practical matter, according to Henry-Louis de La Grange, one of the world's foremost experts on Mahler. "It's most exceptional when there are more than 1,000," he said in a phone interview from Switzerland. The symphony — whose scale puts it in the same league as Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and Britten's War Requiem — holds symbolic value for orchestras. "It's a hymn of glory, to eternity. It's very mystical of course, as Mahler was," said La Grange. "So many Mahlerians don't like it — they can't accept the fact that he was optimistic." The Shrine's audience capacity on Saturday will be about 5,400 seats, with several rows taken out of the orchestra section to accommodate the enlarged stage, according to the orchestra. That's still nearly double the capacity of Walt Disney Concert Hall's 2,265 seats. The orchestra is installing two large video screens on the wings of the auditorium to give audiences in the back a view of the stage. The concert has been sold out for several weeks, but scalpers are hawking tickets online. One site was offering orchestra seat tickets for $700 each. In the context of the symphony's history, Saturday's performance probably won't be a record breaker. The Munich, Germany, world premiere in 1910, conducted by Mahler himself, featured a slightly larger head count. Estimates of that historic debut vary, with most putting the number around 1,020. (Mahler was said to detest the focus on statistics. He also disliked the symphony's nickname, which was concocted by a promoter.) Last year, a concert of the Eighth at the Ljubljana Summer Festival in Slovenia reportedly had more than 1,100 performers. The last time the L.A. Philharmonic performed the symphony was in 2008 at the Hollywood Bowl, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. That concert featured about 300 musicians and singers. The San Francisco Symphony won three Grammy Awards for its recording of the piece in 2009. The
Which Middle Eastern capital city is served by 'Queen Alia Airport'?	Amman Queen Alia International Airport - QAIA Airport Amman Queen Alia International Airport Travel Guide Welcome to Amman Queen Alia International Airport - Amman Airport (AMM) Use this website to quickly find the most important information about Amman Queen Alia International Airport: Flights (Departures, Arrivals), Parking, Car Rentals, Hotels near the airport and other information about QAIA airport. Plan your travel to Amman Airport with the information provided in this site. Check Amman Travel Guide at Bautrip for more information about Amman. Amman Queen Alia International Airport (IATA: AMM, ICAO: OJAI) (Matar al-Malikah 'Alya' Ad-Dowaly) is located in Zizya area, 20 miles (30km) south of Amman, the capital city of Jordan. It is the home hub of Royal Jordanian Airlines, the national flag carrier, and Jordan Aviation, Royal Falcon and Royal Wings as well. In March of 2013 the old terminal closed and the new terminal opened. It was awarded by Airport Council international as the best airport in Middle East in 2014. Queen Alia International Airport (IATA: AMM) is the biggest airport in Jordan The airport is located 30 kilometres south of Amman Amman Airport served 7 Million passengers in 2015 There is only one terminal, which was opened in March 2013 Amman airport is the largest one in Jordan and is being used for approximately 40 airlines from around the world being Royal Jordanian airline the busiest one with over 45 destinations worldwide. In 2015, 7,095,685 passengers used the Airport. The number of passengers is growing each year, and the traffic has doubled in the last ten years. Terminal QAIA Airport or Amman Airport has one unique terminal, serving the 7 million passengers per year, and being able to handle up to 12 million passengers. The terminal was opened in March 2013 in order to give a better experience to passengers and giving a capacity of 9 million passengers. From 2014 to 2016 an expansion was made, increasing the capacity up to 12 million passengers. The terminal is divided in three levels. - Prayer Rooms Terminal Levels - Arrival Level 1: It holds the arrivals area and the baggage claim area and a duty free shop. There is also the public area with retail shops, services (such as Banks, Prayer Room) and restaurants. - Departure Level 2: Divides travelers between Jordanian passengers (E gates) and International passengers. There are not many facilities in this level. - Departure Level 3: It has the passport control, access to departures gates and a lot of different services. It has the duty free area, several restaurants and bars, some retail shops, a pharmacy, a kids play area, a prayer area or departure gates among others. QAIA Airport in numbers - One terminal expanded in 2016 with a total capacity of 12 million passengers. - Hub for 4 airlines: Royal Jordanian Airlines, Royal Wings, Jordan Aviation and Royal Falcon. - 2 runways - More than 40 airlines (passenger, charter and cargo) - 6,000 square metres of retail space. - Estimated investment of USD 750 million in the construction of the new terminal (2013). Currently expansion with estimated cost of USD 100 million. Transportation There are currently three options: - Taxi: With fixed and public rates. - Bus Express: Called Sariyah Airport Express Bus, it runs to Amman every 30-60' during 24 hours/day. - Local buses: to three main stations: Tabarbour, Abdali and JEET. - Car Hire / Car Rental: Check prices and options here There is a project in study to connect QAIA Airport with Amman by rail.
Who resigned as a government minister over 'The Sarah Keays Affair'?	BBC ON THIS DAY \| 14 \| 1983: Parkinson quits over lovechild scandal 1983: Parkinson quits over lovechild scandal Cecil Parkinson, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, has resigned. The decision comes as fresh details were revealed about his extramarital affair with his former secretary Sara Keays. Miss Keays published a statement in The Times newspaper today to "put the record straight" regarding the nature of their relationship. Her statement criticises Mr Parkinson's conduct and attitude towards their relationship and the revelation that she was pregnant with his child. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had initially stood by her Trade and Industry Secretary, but accepted his offer of resignation at the Conservative party conference early this morning. After returning from the conference Mr Parkinson made no comment to reporters assembled outside his Hertfordshire home. In a statement issued through his solicitor, Mr Parkinson referred back to his original statement of 5 October where he admitted the affair but said no more questions would be answered on the matter. 'Quite broken' Friends of Mr Parkinson say he is "quite broken", that he does not entirely accept Miss Keay's version of events, and that he has no plans to give up his parliamentary seat. In her statement Sara Keays said that Mr Parkinson had not been as frank about the affair as he had claimed. She added that media comment, government pronouncements and continued speculation had placed her "in an impossible position". She said she had a "duty" to speak out about her relationship with Mr Parkinson, after perceiving that the full facts had not been made public. Miss Keays denied suggestions that she had tried to trick Mr Parkinson into marriage or that she had sought to destroy his reputation. "My baby was conceived in a long-standing, loving relationship which I allowed to continue because I believed in our eventual marriage," she said. She also said that pressure on her to remain silent would cast doubt on her own reputation and the child's "fundamental right" to know its father's identity. Cecil Parkinson has held several senior positions in the government since 1979, and was credited as the mastermind behind the Tories' successful general election campaign in June.
Which is the most northerly of the major lakes of the Lake District?	The Lakes of the English Lake District, travel information Bassenthwaite Lake The most northerly of the major lakes, Bassenthwaite lies between Keswick and Cockermouth. The best views of Bassenthwaite lake, indeed, one of the best views in the Lake District, can be had by taking the minor road from Braithwaite village that leads up to the Whinlatter Pass. A pull-by part way up the climb provides wonderful views over the lake. On the eastern shore is Mirehouse, a quiet Georgian house with connections to Lord Tennyson and other Victorian literary figures. Close to Bassenthwaite village is a RSPB bird sanctuary. One of the most secluded and smallest lakes, Brothers Water lies between Ullswater and Ambleside at the foot of Kirkstone Pass. The water is shallow and lily pads cover the shallows, creating a green carpet on the blue waters. Buttermere Buttermere One of most spectacular of the lakes, Buttermere is set in a lovely basin below Grasmoor, a high Lakeland peaks. There are picnic areas overlooking the lake and trails leading into the nearby hills. Head south of Buttermere and you find yourself climbing Honister Pass; the views from the top are absolutely spectacular. Coniston Water Lying roughly parallel to Lake Windermere, Coniston Water is famous as the site of Donald Campbell's successful attempts to break the world speed record. Campbell's final record attempt led to his untimely death, and the story of Campbell's Bluebird is just one of the fascinating bits of local history you will learn about if you take one of the steam gondola trips that leave from Coniston pier. Across the lake from Coniston village is Brantwood, the home of Victorian author John Ruskin. The Brantwood estate is full of opportunities to walk and enjoy the outdoors. Coniston itself caters to those wishing to enjoy outdoor activities as well, and offers a good range of accommodation. Crummock Water Just north of the smaller Buttermere, Crummock Water lies at the foot of Grasmoor peak. The road along the shores of the lake provides wonderful views of the waters and surrounding steep sided hills. To the west of Crummock Water is Scale Force, one of the most attractive waterfalls in the region. Derwentwater One of the most 'developed' of the lakes, Derwentwater offers some of the best boating and water sport opportunities, with numerous marinas and boat hire companies serving visitors. The major destination on Derwentwater is Keswick , at the north end of the lake. On the eastern shore is the Bowder Stone, a fascinating natural site, where a huge boulder is tipped up on one corner in a seemingly precarious state of balance. Take the Watendlath road to reach a viewpoint giving superb views over the lake and surrounding hills. To the south, follow the River Derwent into Borrowdale, a narrow valley with access to some of the best hill walking routes in the region. Ennerdale Water Located at the extreme western edge of the Lake District National Park, Ennerdale is one of the most remote lakes but also one of the prettiest. Take the minor road that leads along the northern shore of Ennerdale to Ennerdale Head, a good jumping off place for some of the region's finest walks. Grasmere Grasmere A small lake just west of Rydal Water. Grasmere village is the location of Town End, the 17th century house where Beatrix Potter wrote many of her children's stories. A parking lot at the eastern end of the lake provides access to a lovely walk along the shore. Rydal Water One of the smaller lakes, Rydal Water is located just outside Grasmere at the foo
Name the Greek equivalentof the Roman god Mars?	Mars - Ancient History Encyclopedia Mars by Mark Cartwright published on 16 January 2014 Mars was the Roman god of war and second only to Jupiter in the Roman pantheon . Although most of the myths involving the god were borrowed from the Greek god of war Ares , Mars, nevertheless, had some features which were uniquely Roman. Considered more level-headed than the often impulsive and disruptive Ares, Mars was also seen as a more virtuous figure by the more martial-oriented Romans. As a protector of Rome and the Roman way of life and as a defender of city borders and frontiers, important festivals connected to warfare were held in his honour and the god was also closely associated with the wolf and woodpecker. Mars was considered the father of Romulus and Remus , the mythical twin founders of Rome. According to the story, their mother, the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia, was raped by Mars while she slept, and in her dreams she had a vision where she dropped a hairpin to the ground, and from which there sprang two twin trees. Over time one of the trees grew so large that it covered the entire world with its shade, a reference to the ultimate success of Romulus and the growth of the huge Roman Empire . Remove Ads Advertisement The month of Martius (March) was named after the god and important festivals and ceremonies, usually connected to military campaigns were held in his honour. Another myth concerning the god of war, this one uniquely Roman, was his marriage to Anna Perenna. The story is re-told in Ovid's Fasti and begins with Mars falling in love with no less a figure than Minerva , but the virgin goddess of wisdom and crafts , wholly unimpressed, rejected his amorous advances. Wondering how he could better impress Minerva and win her favour, Mars sought the help of Anna Perenna, the aged goddess of New Year and Time. However, Anna Perenna quite fancied the handsome war god for herself, and so she double-crossed Mars by disguising herself as Minerva and, wearing a veil, she tricked the god into marrying her. This famous episode of feminine guile was commemorated in Rome on the Ides of March (the 15th) when young girls would sing risqué songs. The month of Martius (March) was named after the god. Important festivals and ceremonies, usually connected to the preparation and closure of military campaigns, were held in honour of the god in March and October and carried out by Mars' specially dedicated priests, the flamen Martialis. These rites may also have been connected to agriculture but the nature of Mars' role in this area of Roman life is disputed by scholars. The first festival of the year was actually on the 27th of February with the first Equirria, then followed a busy March. There was the feriae Marti festival, held on the 1st of March (the old New Year's Day), the second Equirria on the 14th, the agonium Martiale on the 17th, the Quinquatrus on the 19th (in later times Minerva would assume Mars' role), and the Tubilustrium on the 23rd of March (and again on the 23rd of May). The details of these festivals are sometimes sketchy, but most were related to war and the instruments of warfare. The Tubilustrium involved a series of rites to cleanse and favour trumpets, whilst the Equirria was to ensure all would be well with the horses when on campaign. Another important ritual was performed by the commander of the army about to depart who shook the sacred spears of the god which were kept in the Regia. The general shouted 'Mars vigilia' and, no doubt, asked for a swift and easy victory. In addition to the festivals where Mars was the central deity, he was also involved with ceremonies relating to the ancient triad of gods which included himself, Jupiter, and Quirinus. On the 1st, 9th and 23rd of March, the priests of this sacred trio, the Salii, sang hymns and dressed themselves in bronze-age armour which included the ancient ancilia figure-of-eight shields. Mars again took centre stage during the Equus October, held on the 15th of that month. This was when a great horse race was held in the Campus Martius of Rome. No doubt
In pop music, who went for a stroll down 'Baker Street' in 1978?	Reflections Of 1978 ♫ ♫ [65 Songs] - YouTube Reflections Of 1978 ♫ ♫ [65 Songs] Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jan 5, 2011 For a Download of this video, and others, please visit http://reflectionsmusicvideos.webs.com/ . Stroll down memory lane with the music of 1978 - USA. Reflections of 1984, 1985 and 1999 are at my other channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/501Keanu 1. Shadow Dancing, Andy Gibb 2. Night Fever, Bee Gees 3. You Light Up My Life, Debby Boone 4. Stayin' Alive, Bee Gees 5. Kiss You All Over, Exile 6. How Deep Is Your Love, Bee Gees 7. Baby Come Back, Player 8. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water, Andy Gibb 9. Boogie Oogie Oogie, A Taste Of Honey 10. Three Times A Lady, Commodores 11. Grease, Frankie Valli 12. I Go Crazy, Paul Davis 13. You're The One That I Want, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John 14. Emotion, Samantha Sang 15. Lay Down Sally, Eric Clapton 16. Miss You, Rolling Stones 17. Just The Way You Are, Billy Joel 18. With A Little Luck, Wings 19. If I Can't Have You, Yvonne Elliman 20. Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah), Chic 21. Feels So Good, Chuck Mangione 22. Hot Child In The City, Nick Gilder 23. Love Is Like Oxygen, Sweet 24. It's A Heartache, Bonnie Tyler 25. We Are The Champions / We Will Rock You, Queen 26. Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty 27. Can't Smile Without You, Barry Manilow 28. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late, Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams 29. Dance With Me, Peter Brown 30. Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad, Meat Loaf 31. Jack And Jill, Raydio 32. Take A Chance On Me, Abba 33. Sometimes When We Touch, Dan Hill 34. Last Dance, Donna Summer 35. Hopelessly Devoted To You, Olivia Newton-John 36. Hot Blooded, Foreigner 37. You're In My Heart, Rod Stewart 38. The Closer I Get To You, Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway 39. Dust In The Wind, Kansas 40. Magnet And Steel, Walter Egan AND MANY MORE
Who wrote the folk music classic, 'Streets Of London'?	BBC - Radio 2 - Sold On Song - TOP 100 - Streets Of London 'Streets Of London' Ralph McTell The tag ‘one-hit-wonder’ can be a heavy burden to carry – but not for Ralph McTell. His song “Streets Of London” rocketed to number two in 1974, selling 90,000 copies a day at one point, and is generally regarded as a classic. McTell wrote the song after Song facts UK Chart Position 2 busking around Europe in his early twenties and witnessing extreme poverty in Paris. Not wishing to offend Parisians, he changed the setting to London, but felt the song was too depressing and left it off his debut album. However, when a fellow folk star began playing it live with great success, McTell included the song on his second album, 1969’s Spiral Staircase. “Streets Of London” soon became a firm favourite in UK folk circles and when McTell signed to a major label in 1974, they convinced him to re-record it with a backing band. McTell produced the re-recording himself then watched in amazement as it soared up the charts, peaking at number two that Christmas. Since then it’s never really gone away. At one point there were four versions of it in the German charts and it earned him an Ivor Novello Award for songwriting. But although McTell never again tasted that level of success, he refuses to consider it an albatross and instead says he’s just happy to have recorded such a perennial favourite. Ralph McTell on how he wrote Streets Of London I could have so easily been the Streets Of Paris! Ralph McTell reveals to Brian Matthew his observations on the homeless situation while living in Paris - "I couldn't help but notice the many destitute people on the streets there". Audio help Other versions Sinead O'Connor recorded Ralph McTell's big song as an additional track on her Thank You For Hearing Me single in 1994. The words are so meaningful for any generation as the same problems of loneliness seem to occur again and again. Marianne
Who played the role of 'Dr. Edward Fitzgerald' in a highly acclaimed TV drama series?	Six of the best ... Jimmy McGovern dramas \| Culture \| The Guardian TV and radio blog Six of the best ... Jimmy McGovern dramas The acclaimed TV writer of Cracker and The Lakes returns to BBC1 on Sunday with the drama Common, which explores a miscarriage of justice. Here's a reminder of his best work to date Christopher Eccleston, Robbie Coltrane, Lorcan Cranitch and Geraldine Somerville in Cracker. Photograph: ITV/Rex Features Friday 4 July 2014 07.08 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 6 April 2016 10.16 EDT Pinterest Robbie Coltrane's iconic Dr Edward Fitzgerald (Fitz to his pals) launches a ferocious lecture at the start of the first episode of Cracker, The Mad Woman in the Attic. After chucking a series of philosophy books at his students, there's a line about shedding “a little light on the dark recesses of the soul” that both sets out Cracker's stall and sums up what's great about McGovern's writing. The Street (2006-2009) Pinterest For many, The Street is arguably McGovern's best work: a simple idea brilliantly executed. By revealing the stories behind closed doors, he created a new kind of soap – moving on from his early work on Brookside – where everyone doesn't know your business, even though they might be living next door for years. Among many excellent performances – the late Bob Hoskins as a pub landlord facing his own High Noon, Anna Friel as a prostitute who breaks off her new relationship with Daniel Mays when she recognises his dad as a punter, Maxine Peake as a mother returning to ex-boyfriend Stephen Graham – Sean and Yvonne's story from the first series stood out. Lee Ingleby played an alcoholic father, refusing to move on when wife Christine Bottomley summons the strength to boot him out after years of abuse. Hillsborough (1996)
Who created the cartoon character 'Blondie'?	Blondie by Dean Young and John Marshall - Blondie Comic Strip \| Comics Kingdom About this Comic The Authors The Characters Blondie was created by my father, Chic Young, in 1930. Blondie began her cartoon life in the same flighty, pretty-girl flapper image of my father’s earlier strips (some of which, in his own words, were better not remembered!). For historical purposes, they were: The Affairs of Jane, Beautiful Bab, and Dumb Dora (appropriately subtitled, She’s Not So Dumb As She Looks). Anyway, Blondie Boopadoop was a gorgeous flapper who had a ton of boyfriends...one of whom was Dagwood Bumstead. Dagwood, in those days, was the bumbling, playboy son of billionaire railroad tycoon J. Bolling Bumstead. In his town, J. Bolling not only owned all of the property on his side of the track, but also all the property on the other side of the track....plus 3,000 more miles of the track! Dagwood wasn’t exactly a successful playboy. For instance, his polo pony would stop and eat grass in the middle of the field during a chukker. And once, when he became lost in his own mansion, he experienced the humiliation of having to join a sightseeing tour to get back to the living room. All of a sudden, the Great Depression was upon us. With families facing disaster, farms being foreclosed, tenants being dispossessed, and nothing on the horizon but despair...this comic strip about a flighty blonde and her boyfriend’s millions was not so funny anymore. The Blondie magic began to evaporate as more and more newspapers dropped the comic strip. Blondie was headed for ignominious doom and extinction. Then, a miracle happened! Blondie and Dagwood fell in love. Really in love. More than any comic characters before them. They made plans to get married which, at the time, was a bold departure in comics. So, in true storybook fashion, love conquered all obstacles. After a tumultuous engagement that included a 28-day, 7-hour, 8-minute, 22-second hunger strike, these two unlikely misfits tied the matrimonial knot in the memorable comic strip wedding scene of Feb. 17, 1933. Dagwood, of course, was immediately disinherited by his parents for marrying “that gold digger blonde.” When J. Bolling wrote him out of his will, Dagwood and Blondie had to go out into the world and hack it like the rest of us. Settling down to a modest lifestyle with children and a dog, they became concerned with real life: making ends meet, raising a family, eating and sleeping. And, these four same topics are still the primary ingredients of the strip to this very day. John Marshall John Marshall began his cartooning career at the age of 14. At the urging of his grandmother, he sent some cartoons to Parade magazine, where, to his surprise, he sold one. A few years later, he sold another cartoon to the Saturday Evening Post. In 1976, after graduating with honors from Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Fla., Marshall worked as art director at an advertising agency in Binghamton, N.Y. In 1980, Marshall began a career in freelance illustration and cartooning, lasting more than 20 years. Some of his many clients included IBM and General Electric. In 1982, he created the syndicated comic strip Buford. He has also illustrated two books on golf; one for Golf Digest. Between 1989 and 2003, his editorial cartoons regularly appeared in the Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin. He received an honorable mention in the New York State Associated Press Association Writing Contest in 1996. From 1994 to 2002, many of his editorial cartoons appeared yearly in Brook’s Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year. His cartoons have been reprinted in a variety of venues including the book "Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul." From 1994 to 2000, Marshall was the artist for Walnut Cove, a comic strip distributed by King Features Syndicate. In 2001, Marshall launched an online comic panel entitled The U.S. of Play, which appeared in syndication until January 2003. Marshall began assisting on Blondie in December 2002 and became head artist in May 2005. Dean Young My father was Chic Young, the original creator of the
In the Bible, what was the name of Cain's first born son?	Cain's Wife - What The Bible Says Cain left and went to live in the land of Nod: What the Bible Says about Cain’s Wife By Betty Miller Pastors Bud & Betty Miller on Cain’s Wife Who Was Cain’s Wife, Where Did She Come From This question is often sometimes thought to be among the “hard questions” pertaining to the Bible. Because the Bible does not always address certain questions or issues in black and white, many fault the Bible as being incomplete, inconsequential, or full of mistakes. However, the Bible almost always answers itself somewhere within its pages. The answer to this question really is quite simple, and the obvious answer can be inferred from the text of the Bible in Genesis, Chapters 4-5. First, let’s lay some groundwork. In those days of human history, humans lived to be very old. Most lived between 500 and 1000 years old. Adam lived 930 years and Eve probably lived about the same amount of time. Because they lived as long as they did, they had many other children aside from Cain, Abel and Seth. After all, God had commanded them to “be fruitful and increase in number…” (Genesis 1:28). The Bible even tells us plainly in Genesis 5:4: “(Adam) had other sons and daughters.” These other children would have settled in various parts of that region. As there was no one else for them to marry, they had to marry each other to propagate the human race. This intermarriage would have been permissible by God back then since there were no other people on earth. Now back to the original question: Who was Cain’s wife? In Genesis 4:14, after Cain murders Abel, he says to God “whoever finds me will kill me.” Obviously, by that time, there were already many other people living on the earth. After he murdered Abel, Cain left and went to live in the land of Nod, east of Eden (Genesis 4:16). It appears that it was there that he married a wife – who may have been either a sister or another relative. And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. Genesis 4:16-18 There is an unsubstantiated theory that God may have “planted” other people on the earth during this time, for the purpose of populating the earth. Because the Bible makes it clear that we are all descended from Adam and Eve, and are the “seed of Adam” this theory cannot be true. The early books in the Old Testament make a point to trace lineages of whole peoples and races from certain people who were of Adam’s bloodline. Furthermore, the Bible is clear that we are all born with Adam’s sinful nature that Christ died to redeem us from. Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:… For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:12,17 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. I Corinthians 15:21-22 Copyright (c) 2013 – Christ Unlimited Ministries – http://BibleResources.org If this message has been a blessing to you and you would like to see more like them posted on this site, you can help make this possible by your gifts to Christ Unlimited Ministries. Donate Betty Miller has written several books on other topics as well. To view titles or purchase those books visit our bookstore . Title: What the Bible Says about Cain’s Wife
Which song provided a hit in 1958 for both English comedian Charlie Drake and US singer Bobby Darin?	Charlie Drake : definition of Charlie Drake and synonyms of Charlie Drake (English) Years active 1954-2004 Charlie Drake (19 June 1925 – 23 December 2006) was an English comedian , actor , writer and singer . With his small stature (5' 1" tall), curly red hair and liking for slapstick he was a popular comedian with children in his early years, becoming nationally-known for his "Hello, my darlings" catchphrase . The catchphrase came about because he was short, and so his eyes would often be naturally directly level with a lady's bosom. Because of this and because in his work he preferred working with the fuller, bigger busted lady, the catchphrase was born. He died from complications from a stroke on 23 December 2006, aged 81. Contents 5 External links Biography Born Charles Edward Springall in the Elephant and Castle , Southwark , South London , he took his mother's maiden name for the stage and, later, television and film , achieving success as a comedian. Drake made his first appearance on stage at the age of eight, and after leaving school toured working men's clubs . After serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II , Drake turned professional and made his TV debut in The Centre Show in 1953. He then joined his wartime comrade Jack Edwardes to form a double act , named 'Mick and Montmorency'. In 1954 he appeared with Bob Monkhouse in the film , Fast and Loose. He appeared in the television shows Laughter in Store (1957), Drake's Progress (1957), Charlie Drake In… (1958 to 1960) and The Charlie Drake Show (1960 to 1961), being remembered for his opening catchphrase "Hello, my darlings!" Filming of the Charlie Drake Show by the BBC was cut short, however, by a serious accident that occurred in 1961, during a live transmission. Drake had arranged for a bookcase to be set up in such a way that it would fall apart during a slapstick sketch in which he was pulled through it. It was later discovered that an over-enthusiastic workman had "mended" the bookcase before the broadcast. The actors working with him, unaware of what had happened, proceeded with the rest of the sketch which required that they pick him up and throw him through an open window. Drake fractured his skull and was unconscious for three days. It was two years before he returned to the screen. TV fame led to four films, none of them successful — Sands of the Desert (1960), Petticoat Pirates (1961), The Cracksman (1963) and Mister Ten Per Cent (1967). He returned to TV in 1963 with The Charlie Drake Show, a compilation of which won an award at the Montreux Festival in 1968. The centrepiece of this was an extended sketch featuring an orchestra in which Drake appeared to play all the instruments; as well as conducting and one scene in which he was the player of a triangle waiting for his cue to play a single strike - which he subsequently missed. Through the series he played a gymnast doing a single arm twist from a high ring while a commentator counted eventually into the thousands and by the end of the series, Drake's arm appeared to be 20 ft long. Other shows included Who is Sylvia (1967) and Slapstick and Old Lace (1971), but it was The Worker (1965 to 1970) that gained most acclaim. The Worker In The Worker ( ATV / ITV ) he played a perpetually unemployed labourer who, in every episode, was dispatched to a new job by the ever-frustrated Mr. Pugh ( Henry McGee ) at the local labour exchange . All the jobs he embarked upon ended in disaster, sometimes with a burst of classic slapstick, sometimes with a bewildered Drake himself at the centre of incomprehensible actions by the people employing him. Bookending these sequences were the encounters between Drake and Pugh. Running jokes included Drake's inability to manage Mr Pugh's name, his mispronunciations ranging from a childish "Mi'er Poo" to "Peeyooo". Drake sang the theme song himself, using an old music hall number. He recorded a number of records, most of them produced by George Martin for the Parlophone label. [1] The first, "Splish Splash", a cover version of a rock and roll song originally r
What type of birds are 'Ratites'?	Ratite \| Definition of Ratite by Merriam-Webster Definition of ratite : a bird with a flat breastbone; especially : any of various mostly flightless birds (such as an ostrich, rhea, emu, moa, or kiwi) with small or rudimentary wings and no keel on the sternum that are probably of polyphyletic origin and are assigned to a number of different orders ratite Origin and Etymology of ratite ultimately from Latin ratitus marked with the figure of a raft, from ratis raft First Known Use: 1874
Which male Tennis player won eight 'Grand Slam' singles titles between 1985 and 1990, but never won Wimbledon?	Tennis' top 20 of all time 06/23/2016 Tennis' Top 20 of All Time Who doesn't love a great debate, especially in sports? In tennis alone, we could deliberate hundreds of meaningful topics, but we decided to go big -- as in the greatest player of all time. With that in mind, we asked a panel of more than 40 ESPN experts to rank their top players in history, men and women combined. Did we get it right? Reporting by Greg Garber, Thomas Neumann and Johnette Howard Photography by: Getty Images Quotables Roger was probably the most complete player we have seen in my years. Great serve, moves really well and was always willing to come in [to net]. His forehand, well, there are so many things he can do with that shot. Just an all-around great player with a phenomenal, all-court game. -- Pete Sampras Defining Moment Federer was only 19 when he seized his 2001 fourth-round Wimbledon upset against seven-time champ Pete Sampras to signal the beginning of the passing of the torch between the two men. Sampras hadn't lost at the All England Club in five years. Federer went on to cement his claim for best male player ever by passing Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam wins. The Swiss star now owns 17 majors and has held the world No. 1 ranking for 302 weeks, another record for the Open era. 2 Photography by: Getty Images Quotables Tremendous foot speed. Probably the best mover with the best footwork of that generation. She handled pressure really well in big matches. And that forehand. Bud Collins called her Fraulein Forehand for a reason. That was a huge weapon for her. The serve was solid, and she had a reliable backhand, but her movement is what put her over the top. -- Chris Evert Defining Moment Even if Graf didn't have the edge of 22 Grand Slam titles to Serena Williams' 21, Graf's calendar-year sweep of the four Grand Slams and the Olympics in 1988 is something that separates her from Williams. But Serena -- who did win all four majors in a row, just not in the same year -- is breathing down her neck. 3 Photography by: Getty Images Quotables She doesn't just have power in her game -- she has blow-you-off-the-court power. Serena has the best serve in the history of the game, for power and placement. But maybe her best asset is her competitiveness. When she was playing her best, there was an absolutely insatiable appetite for winning. -- Chris Evert Defining Moment Richard Williams said when Serena and Venus were teenagers that Serena, though younger, would turn out to be the better player between his two daughters. Serena's first Grand Slam win against Venus at the 2002 French Open -- her first win in four matches against Venus at a major -- launched her on the path to 20 more major titles and a 16-11 head-to-head mark over Venus. Serena now trails only Graf and Margaret Court's all-time record of 24. She and Venus still dislike playing each other. 4 Photography by: Getty Images Quotables Martina set a whole new level for physical fitness and power. I think of athleticism. She had tremendous feel on her volleys. She had strong wrists, so she could maneuver volleys anywhere she wanted. She was the epitome of an all-court player -- more than anyone who came up in that era. -- Chris Evert Defining Moment Navratilova's decision to defect from communist-run Czechoslovakia in 1975 at the age 18 was the defining moment of her career. She didn't feel she'd reach her potential if she stayed behind the Iron Curtain and allowed the Czech Federation to decide where and when she could play. Once in the U.S., Navratilova whipped herself into top shape and put together nearly invincible seasons of 90-3, 86-1, 78-2 and 89-3 from 1982 to '86. She finished with 18 Grand Slam singles titles, same as her great rival, Chris Evert. Navratilova's 167 singles titles and 177 doubles titles are both records. 5 Photography by: Getty Images Quotables He was a sensational player. He even got better after he turned pro. For about the first three or four months, he struggled with the second serve. He worked on getting that a lot better and won his second season Gra
In which town are 'Moorehouses Beers' produced?	Black Cat \| Moorhouse's Brewery (Burnley) Ltd \| BeerAdvocate Moorhouse's Brewery (Burnley) Ltd Alcohol by volume (ABV): 3.40% Availability: Year-round No notes at this time. Added by BeerAdvocate on 03-26-2002 BEER STATS 3.69/5 rDev -3.7% look: 3.25 \| smell: 3.5 \| taste: 4 \| feel: 3 \| overall: 3.75 Kind of nice! A dark brown ale with no head. Smells of earth and wood. Maybe some tea. Taste is similar with some ash. Thin, watery and no carbonation. Seems to work. Nice pint! 177 characters 3.85/5 rDev +0.5% look: 3.75 \| smell: 4.25 \| taste: 3.75 \| feel: 3.5 \| overall: 3.75 Nice color to this, pour is slightly more ruby than mahogany. No head or retention to speak of. Aroma is the best part - full of toffee, cocoa, and malt. Very similar to Dark Island on the nose, but even weaker, somewhat watery in flavors that are just too light for my liking. Fairly pleasant malty finish. 308 characters 3.2/5 rDev -16.4% look: 3 \| smell: 3 \| taste: 3.25 \| feel: 3.5 \| overall: 3.25 Appearance - Pours cola brown with a paltry quarter-finger head that quickly flattens out to a thin, broken layer of surface suds. A few spots here and there is all you get for lace. Smell - Mild notes of toffee and chocolate with a bit of earth. Taste - starts with mild toffee and caramel malt notes backed by a moderate amount of earthy, nutty character, like liking a walnut shell. Faint traces of chocolate. Finish has a light staleness. Mouthfeel - Light in body with low to moderate carbonation. Dry finish. Overall - The bottle says it has rich flavor, but I found it mostly bland and uninspiring. It's a fair beer that will be quickly forgotten. 659 characters 4.02/5 rDev +5% look: 4.25 \| smell: 4 \| taste: 3.75 \| feel: 4.5 \| overall: 4.25 Porter-like dark coloration with a standard 2 finger high head of shell beige. Quite a bit of lacing gets stuck to the glass. The roasted malts are full and centered adding a light coffee ground, baker's chocolate, browned toast and golden raisins into the mix. Smooth grains, essence of raisin bran with iced coffee, medium toast and pleasant acidity. Finishes with that roasted acidity and earthy hops, lightly balanced, bitterness and clean finish. Light and easy with substance, it's a damn shame this style gets passed over. A terrific easy drinker when you need something dark and alot of it. The nose and flavor gives me that satisfying dose of roasted malt and coffee nuances with a lighter body. 713 characters 3.39/5 rDev -11.5% look: 3.5 \| smell: 3.75 \| taste: 3.25 \| feel: 2.75 \| overall: 3.5 Black, pours a thin offwhite head. Smell of roasted malt and dark choc. The taste is similar, with a real dry finish (like cooking chocolate). Low carbonation, feels very watery. Ok if you are after a mid strength dark ale. 227 characters 3.52/5 rDev -8.1% look: 3 \| smell: 3.5 \| taste: 3.5 \| feel: 3 \| overall: 4 Today's brew is Black Cat an English Dark Mild Ale, a quintessential English session ale. This is the first English one I've tried as the style is not commonly imported; it should be interesting to see if they can get a full bodied flavour from such a low ABV of 3.4%. Poured from a 500ml bottle into a nonic pint. A: Clear deep ruby body with off-white lace. Looked similar to Guinness Extra Stout until the head died down. S: Pretty rich aroma for a mid-strength: chocolate with a roast malt base and some nutty/earthy hop notes in the background. So it's a bit of a mix of Pale Ale and Stout aromas. T: Surprising in the flavour profile with much bolder than expected notes; smoky malts, chicory, nutty/earthy hops and a slight bitter finish. It's a touch watery but it is only 3.4% ABV, quite possibly the lightest beer I've reviewed however it isn't light on flavour [actually that honour goes to Grand Ridge Almighty Light @ 2.7% ABV]. M: Mid to light bodied, watery as noted above, with flat(ish) carbonation. D: For what you get this is a decent brew - almost a light beer with the flavour of a full strength, in fact I've had full strength beers that struggle to have as much going on as this does. Would be inter
Who won the 2001 Nobel Prize for Literature?	Nobel Prize for Literature 2001 - Press Release Press Release The Nobel Prize in Literature 2001 V. S. Naipaul The Nobel Prize in Literature 2001 V. S. Naipaul The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2001 is awarded to the British writer, born in Trinidad, V. S. Naipaul “for having united perceptive narrative and incorruptible scrutiny in works that compel us to see the presence of suppressed histories”. V. S. Naipaul is a literary circumnavigator, only ever really at home in himself, in his inimitable voice. Singularly unaffected by literary fashion and models he has wrought existing genres into a style of his own, in which the customary distinctions between fiction and non-fiction are of subordinate importance. Naipaul’s literary domain has extended far beyond the West Indian island of Trinidad, his first subject, and now encompasses India, Africa, America from south to north, the Islamic countries of Asia and, not least, England. Naipaul is Conrad’s heir as the annalist of the destinies of empires in the moral sense: what they do to human beings. His authority as a narrator is grounded in his memory of what others have forgotten, the history of the vanquished. The farcical yarns in his first work, The Mystic Masseur, and the short stories in Miguel Street with their blend of Chekhov and calypso established Naipaul as a humorist and a portrayer of street life. He took a giant stride with A House for Mr. Biswas, one of those singular novels that seem to constitute their own complete universes, in this case a miniature India on the periphery of the British Empire, the scene of his father’s circumscribed existence. In allowing peripheral figures their place in the momentousness of great literature, Naipaul reverses normal perspectives and denies readers at the centre their protective detachment. This principle was made to serve in a series of novels in which, despite the increasingly documentary tone, the characters did not therefore become less colourful. Fictional narratives, autobiography and documentaries have merged in Naipaul’s writing without it always being possible to say which element dominates. In his masterpiece The Enigma of Arrival Naipaul visits the reality of England like an anthropologist studying some hitherto unexplored native tribe deep in the jungle. With apparently short-sighted and random observations he creates an unrelenting image of the placid collapse of the old colonial ruling culture and the demise of European neighbourhoods. Naipaul has drawn attention to the novel’s lack of universality as a form, that it presupposes an inviolate human world of the kind that has been shattered for conquered peoples. He began to experience the inadequacy of fiction while he was working on The Loss of El Dorado, in which after extensive study of the archives he described the appalling colonial history of Trinidad. He found that he had to cling to the authenticity of the details and the voices and abstain from mere fictionalisation while at the same time continuing to render his material in the form of literature. His travel books allow witnesses to testify at every turn, not least in his powerful description of the eastern regions of the Islamic world, Beyond Belief. The author’s empathy finds expression in the acuity of his ear. Naipaul is a modern philosophe, carrying on the tradition that started originally with Lettres persanes and Candide. In a vigilant style, which has been deservedly admired, he transforms rage into precision and allows events to speak with their own inherent irony. The Swedish Academy Share this: To cite this page MLA style: "Nobel Prize for Literature 2001 - Press Release". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 17 Jan 2017. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2001/press.html>
Of which Pacific country is Papete the capital?	Tahiti Map / Geography of Tahiti/ Map of Tahiti - Worldatlas.com - WorldAtlas.com Print this map Tahiti and Moorea, part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia , were first explored by Captains Cook and Bligh, but they were made truly famous by the paintings of the artist, Paul Gauguin, and by the words of author, James A. Michener. The island was divided into various clans prior to the arrival of Europeans , with each clan being run by a chief (ari'i rahi), nobles (ari'i) and under-chiefs ('lato'ai). Admiral Du Petit-Thouars arrived from France in the mid-19th century, and won over the Tahitian chiefs who were growing tired of the self-imposed Pomare monarchy. Du Petit-Thouars proposed a treaty, and within its framework Tahiti became recognized as a sovereign state of France , with the Queen (Pomare) being responsible for internal affairs. In 1946, the whole of French Polynesia , including Tahiti, became an overseas territory, and citizens of the island were given French citizenship, this was changed to an overseas country in 2004. Over 60% of all residents of French Polynesia live on the island, in and around the capital city of Papeete. Moorea, with a very similar landscape, is commonly reached by ferry from Tahiti. The author, James A. Michener described Moorea by saying, "It's a monument to the prodical beauty of nature." For additional info about the islands of French Polynesia, and their most interesting history, go here . Fast Facts Name: Tahiti and Moorea A part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France originally claimed in 1843 Capital City: Papeete (26,017 pop.) Population: 178,133 (2007 census) Ethnicity: Polynesian, European, Chinese, mixed Language: French (official), Tahitian Largest Cities: (by population) Papeete, Faaa, Pirae, Papenoa, Mahina, Taravao National Day: July 14
Which US soft drink was invented by Caleb Brabham, and was originally sold under the name of 'Brad's Drink'?	Pepsi Store - History of the Birthplace of Pepsi After years of ups and downs, PepsiCo is now back on top. In 2013, Pepsi was ranked #1 on CoreBrand's list of Most Respected Companies. The company was also ranked #41 on the Fortune 500 list , in 2012. "How Pepsi Got Its Name" in our online shop. TIMELINE 1898 - One of Caleb's formulations, known as "Brad's Drink," a combination of carbonated water, sugar, vanilla, rare oils and cola nuts, is renamed "Pepsi-Cola" on August 28, 1898. Pepsi-Cola receives its first logo. 1902 - The instant popularity of this new drink leads Bradham to devote all of his energy to developing Pepsi-Cola into a full-fledged business. He applies for a trademark with the U.S. Patent Office, Washington D.C., and forms the first Pepsi-Cola Company. The first Pepsi-Cola newspaper advertisements appeared in the New Bern Weekly Journal. 1903 - "Doc" Bradham moves the bottling of Pepsi-Cola from his drugstore into a rented warehouse; he sells 7,968 gallons of syrup in the first year of operation. Pepsi's theme line is "Exhilarating, Invigorating, Aids Digestion." 1904 - Bradham purchases a building in New Bern known as the "Bishop Factory" for $5,000 and moves all bottling and syrup operations to this location. Pepsi is sold in six-ounce bottles. Sales increase to 19,848 gallons. 1905 - Pepsi-Cola's first bottling franchises are established in Charlotte and Durham, North Carolina. Pepsi receives its new logo, its first change since 1898. 1906 - Pepsi gets another logo change, the third in eight years. The modified script logo is created with the slogan, "The Original Pure Food Drink." There are 15 U.S. Pepsi bottling plants. The Pepsi trademark is registered in Canada. Syrup sales rise to 38,605 gallons. The federal government passes the Pure Food and Drug Act, banning substances such as arsenic, lead, barium, and uranium, from food and beverages. This forced many soft drink manufacturers, including Coca-Cola, to change their formulas. Pepsi-Cola, being free of any such impurities, claimed they already met federal requirements. 1907 - Pepsi-Cola Company continues to expand; the company's bottling network grows to 40 franchises. Pepsi-Cola sells more than 100,000 gallons of syrup. Pepsi trademark is registered in Mexico. Syrup sales rise to 104,026 gallons. 1908 - Pepsi-Cola becomes one of the first companies to modernize delivery from horse drawn carts to motor vehicles. Two hundred fifty bottlers in 24 states are under contract to make and sell Pepsi-Cola. 1909 - Automobile race pioneer Barney Oldfield endorses Pepsi-Cola in newspaper ads as "A bully drink...refreshing, invigorating, a fine bracer before a race." 1910 - The first Pepsi-Cola bottlers' convention is held in New Bern, North Carolina. 1920 - Pepsi theme line speaks to the consumer with "Drink Pepsi-Cola, it will satisfy you." 1923 - Pepsi files for bankrupcy
Which car manufacturer made models called 'Chamois' and 'Gazelle'?	Singer: Cars - Graces Guide Grace's Guide British Industrial History Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 121,921 pages of information and 183,284 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them. Singer: Cars February 1905. Advert for 8 and 12 h.p. February 1905. February 1905. 12 h.p. chassis. February 1905. Advert for 8 and 12 h.p. June 1905. 1906. Car with horizontal engine. 1906. Chassis with horizontal engine. 1906. Motor Tricycle. November 1908. 16 h.p. brake detail. June 1909. October 1923. Models, prices and specifications. March 1924 1929. Singer Junior. Reg No UX 5713. 1929. Singer Junior. Reg No FJ 6627. 1929. 1931. Singer Super Six. 1,920cc. 16 hp. 4-speed. Reg No: GN 2982. Reg No: DX 8544. 1931. Junior. Reg No: SL 9738. March 1932. 1939. Roadster. Reg No: 584 UXM. January 1946. Super Ten and Super Twelve. 1946. 1966. Reg No: ATB 542D. Note: This is a sub-section of Singer 1905 They made their first four wheel car which had a 3 cylinder 1400 cc engine and was made under licence from Lea-Francis . 1906 The first Singer-designed car was the 4 cylinder 2.4 litre 12/14. The engine was bought in from Aster . Produced 8-10, 12-14 (both two-cylinder) and 12-25 h.p. four-cylinder cars. The two smaller models used horizontal engines and chain-drive while the larger one had a vertical engine and shaft-drive. Also produce a three-cylinder model. [1] 1907 The Lea-Francis design was dropped and a range of two, three and four cylinder models using White and Poppe engines launched. 1909 The Aster engined models were dropped in 1909 and a new range of larger cars introduced. All cars were now White and Poppe powered. 1911 The first big seller appeared with the 1,100cc Ten with Singer's own engine. The use of their own power plants spread through the range until by the outbreak of the First World War all models, except the low volume 3.3 litre 20hp, were so equipped. 1912 Cars sold by Percy Lambert and Worger . 1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices see the 1917 Red Book . After World War I, the Ten continued with a redesign in 1923 including a new overhead valve engine. 1922 Six cylinder models were introduced. 1927 The Ten engine grew to 1300 cc and a new light car the 850 cc overhead cam (ohc) engine, the big selling Junior was announced. 1928 Singer was Britain's third largest car maker after Austin and Morris . The range continued in a very complex manner using developments of the ohc Junior engine first with the Nine, the 14/6 and the sporty 1 1/2 litre in 1933. The Nine became the Bantam in 1935. 1929-1935 They produced a range of commercial vehicles of 25cwt, 30cwt, 2ton and 45cwt payloads. The vehicles incorporated several novel features including electric starters. 1935 Sales declined. WWII Manufactured parts for the De Havilland Mosquito . After the Second World War, initially the pre war Nine, Ten and Twelve were re-introduced with little change, but in 1948 the all new SM1500 with independent front suspension, but still using a chassis, was announced. It was, however, expensive at £799 and failed to sell well as Singer's rivals also got back into full production. The car was restyled to become the Hunter in 1954, also available with a twin overhead cam version of the engine, few of which were made. 1951 Exhibitor at the 1951 Motor Show in the Car Section. 1956 The company was in financial difficulties and Rootes Brothers , who had handled Singer sales since before World War I, bought the company, which spelled the end for independent designs. The next car was a badge engineered Hillman Minx variant, the Gazelle retained the Singer ohc engine for a while but this also went in 1958. The last car to carry the Singer name was an upmarket version of the rear engined Hillman Imp called the Chamois. 1956 Production ended at the Coventry Street Works. 1961 Listed as subsidiary of Humber . [2] 1961 Motor car manufacturers. Makers of the "Gazelle". [3] 1963 Mot
Whose voice was used for the character 'Musafa' in the film 'The Lion King'?	Mufasa - The Lion King Wiki Mufasa Lion Close Relations Husband of Sarabi , Brother of Scar , Father of Simba , Father-In-Law of Nala , Grandfather of Kiara , Kion and Kopa Information Appearances This article may require cleanup . Please improve this article if you can. "Why, if it isn't my big brother descending from on high to mingle with the commoners." — Scar , when he sees Mufasa after Simba's ceremony Mufasa is the king of the Pridelands at the start of The Lion King . He is the father of Simba , and the older brother of Scar . Contents 9 Actors Physical Attributes Mufasa is a large, powerful lion with golden fur, a brownish nose, a thick, red mane, and reddish-brown eyes. In an interview with James Earl Jones, he says that directors exaggerated some of his features. Personality Mufasa is a very wise and noble king. He always thinks about what's in the best interest of the Pridelands, and is quite selfless. He cares very much for his son, Simba; he rescues him twice, and even sacrifices his own life for him. Information Mufasa is a large powerful male lion. He is the father of Simba , the husband of Sarabi , and the older brother of Scar . He is said to be the son of Ahadi and Uru in The Lion King: Six New Adventures , but it is unofficial. He is wise and caring, often portrayed as the ideal king and wishes to pass those traits down to Simba. The Lion King Mufasa clinging to the side of a cliff. In The Lion King Mufasa is the King of the Pridelands . At the beginning of the film, the presentation of his newborn son, Simba is shown. A short time afterwards, Simba wakes up Mufasa early in the morning, due to a promise Mufasa made to him prior to the events. Mufasa shows Simba the pridelands, and tells him that he too will be king of the pridelands someday, but to stay away from the Elephant Graveyard. Simba, being a curious cub decides to venture off into the Elephant Graveyard with Nala , after distracting Zazu. But soon Zazu catches up with them, but the Hyena's show up at the same time. They then attempt to roast Zazu in the "birdie boiler". Simba then confronts the Hyena's, but the plan backfires, and they try to attack him. But before they could, Mufasa arrives, and forces them to run away. Mufasa then asks Zazu to take Nala home, while he talks to Simba. He tells him that the Great Kings of the Past are always looking down on them, and one day he will be the future king, and Mufasa will be part of the Great Kings of the Past. Right after, the Hyena's tell Scar they couldn't get rid of Simba. So he devises a plan: to kill Mufasa. Death Simba discovering Mufasa's body. Scar has the hyenas scare a large group of wildebeast, in order to start a stampede. Simba attemps to run away from this invasion, but is very close to meeting his demise as well. He hangs onto a small branch right above the wildebeast, where Zazu then alerts Mufasa of what is happening. Mufasa arrives at the situation, and grabs Simba with his mouth. He is attacked in the side by a wildebeast, but is still able to reach the ledge just in time to get Simba safe from harm. Mufasa is then carried off into the stampede, but jumps up, attempting to climb the ledge. When he gets towards the top he pleads for Scar 's help. Scar then proceeds to dig his claws into Mufasa's paws, and then whispers "Long live the king." Scar then throws Mufasa into the stampede. A litte bit after the events of Mufasa's death, Simba attempts to find out whether or not he had survived the stampede. He then discovers Mufasa's body, and cuddles up with him, and starts to cry into his stomach. After his death, Mufasa is seen again when Rafiki explains to Simba that 'He lives in you'. Mufasa, who's spirit is in the clouds, tells Simba that he must return to the Pridelands to save his pride. Also, before Simba claims his kingship, Mufasa can be heard saying "Remember". The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride Mufasa watching the presentation of Kiara. Mufasa only makes two appearances in Simba's Pride. Once during his granddaughter Kiara 's presentation, and the last time in Simba's nightm
Which motor company owns the luxury car maker, 'Lexus'?	Car Brands - Who Owns Jaguar, Volvo, and Chrysler? - Consumer Reports BMW owns: Mini and Rolls Royce. Fiat owns: Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Ferrari, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Ram and SRT. Ford Motor Company owns: Lincoln and a small stake in Mazda. General Motors owns: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC. GM owns a controlling interest in Opel and Vauxhall in Europe and Holden in Australia. (The U.S. Treasury Department is in the process of selling off the remaining GM stock holidngs.) Honda owns: Acura. Tata Motors (India) owns: Jaguar and Land Rover. Mazda mostly independently owned (Ford has small stake) Mitsubishi is independently owned. Daimler AG owns: Mercedes-Benz and Smart. Nissan owns: Infiniti. (Nissan, in turn, is owned by Renault.) Saab is owned by National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS). Subaru: Owned by Fuji Heavy Industries with Toyota a minority partner. Tesla: Toyota is a minority partner. Partnership with Daimler AG. Toyota Motor Company owns: Lexus, Scion, Daihatsu and Hino Motors, with a stake in Fuji Industries (Subaru's parent company) and Isuzu. Volkswagen owns: Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, and overseas-brands SEAT and Skoda. Volvo is owned by Chinese-automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, aka Geely. —Liza Barth
Point Barrow is the most northerly point of which country?	Countries by Northerly and Southerly Points Quiz Countries of the World - No Outlines Minefield517 Your Account Isn't Verified! In order to create a playlist on Sporcle, you need to verify the email address you used during registration. Go to your Sporcle Settings to finish the process. report this ad
Which song provided a hit in 1956 for both English comedian Dave King and US singer/actor Dean Martin?	Dave King - Biography - IMDb Dave King Jump to: Overview (3) \| Mini Bio (1) Overview (3) David Kingshott Mini Bio (1) Few British comedians were as successful in the 1950s and early 60s as Dave King. A hit recording singer, he was one of the few British comics to top the bill at the London Palladium as well as having top rating TV shows in both Britain and America. Although his success was relatively short as a comedian, he later became a respected TV and film actor. After doing National Service in the RAF, King joined "Morton Fraser and his Harmonica Gang", an eccentric variety act based on America's Borrah Minevitch and His Harmonica Rascals . By the mid-50s, King had turned solo and, with his laid-back style and Perry Como -like singing voice, he began making appearances on TV variety shows. In 1955, he was given his own show by the BBC. An innovative comedian with brilliant timing, his show was scripted by top writers and was considered groundbreaking in its day. He recording hits included "Memories Are Made of This" (1956) and he followed this with numerous cover versions of Dean Martin and Perry Como songs. In 1958, he was poached from the BBC by ITV who gave him his own show and, a year later, he hosted the famous Kraft Music Hall Show in America, replacing Milton Berle . In 1961, he appeared on The Bing Crosby Show (1961) in Britain and, a year later, made a cameo appearance as himself in the film, The Road to Hong Kong (1962). King's fame in America was short-lived and, by the late 60s, he returned to Britain where he began an acting career. Throughout the 1970s, he gave a series of highly-polished and gritty performances in several TV dramas, where he was usually cast as a villain. In 1978, he was cast against type in Dennis Potter 's Pennies from Heaven (1978).
"Who is credited with first use of the expression ""Fools rush in where angels fear to tread""?"	'Fools rush in where angels fear to tread' - the meaning and origin of this phrase Famous Last Words Browse phrases beginning with: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread more like this... The rash or inexperienced will attempt things that wiser people are more cautious of. Origin 'Fool' is now a more derogatory insult than it was when this proverb was coined, in the early 18th century. At that time a fool wasn't a simpleton, lacking in intelligence, simply someone who had behaved foolishly. 'Fools rush in...' has a precise derivation, in that it is a quotation from the English poet Alexander Pope's An essay on criticism, 1709: Such shameless Bards we have; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd Criticks too. The Bookful Blockhead, ignorantly read, With Loads of Learned Lumber in his Head, With his own Tongue still edifies his Ears, And always List'ning to Himself appears. All Books he reads, and all he reads assails, From Dryden's Fables down to Durfey's Tales. With him, most Authors steal their Works, or buy; Garth did not write his own Dispensary. Name a new Play, and he's the Poet's Friend, Nay show'd his Faults - but when wou'd Poets mend? No Place so Sacred from such Fops is barr'd, Nor is Paul's Church more safe than Paul's Church-yard: Nay, fly to Altars; there they'll talk you dead; For Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread. The 'fools' that Pope targetted there were the literary critics of the day. The line has been taken up by a string of notable writers since: - Edmund Burke, in Reflections on the Revolution in France, 1790: What ought to be the heads, the hearts, the dispositions that are qualified or that dare, not only to make laws under a fixed constitution, but at one heat to strike out a totally new constitution for a great kingdom, and in every part of it, from the monarch on the throne to the vestry of a parish? But — "fools rush in where angels fear to tread". - Thomas Hardy, in The Woodlanders, 1887: "He felt shy of entering Grace's presence as her reconstituted lover - before definite information as to her future state was forthcoming; it seemed too nearly like the act of those who rush in where angels fear to tread." - E. M. Forster - the title of his first novel - Where Angels Fear to Tread, 1905. - James Joyce, in Ulysses, 1922: "And later on at a propitious opportunity he purposed (Bloom did), without anyway prying into his private affairs on the 'fools step in where angels' principle, advising him to sever his connection with a certain budding practitioner."
Which huntsman in Greek mythology was turned into a stag and was torn to pieces after surprising the goddess Artemis bathing?	Actaeon \| Define Actaeon at Dictionary.com Actaeon noun, Classical Mythology. 1. a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds. Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for Actaeon Expand Hurricane Hurry W.H.G. Kingston I only thought of Curtiss as Actaeon being chivied round the billiard tables by the nymphs of Diana. British Dictionary definitions for Actaeon Expand noun 1. (Greek myth) a hunter of Boeotia who, having accidentally seen Artemis bathing, was turned into a stag and torn apart by his own hounds 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 Word Origin and History for Actaeon Expand in Greek mythology, the name of the hunter who discovered Artemis bathing and was changed by her to a stag and torn to death by his hounds. The name is of unknown origin. Sometimes used figuratively in 17c. for "a cuckold" (because of his "horns"). Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
What article of clothing was created in 1946 by engineer Louis Reard and fashion designer Jacques Heim?	Bikini introduced - Jul 05, 1946 - HISTORY.com Bikini introduced Publisher A+E Networks On July 5, 1946, French designer Louis Reard unveils a daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Parisian showgirl Micheline Bernardini modeled the new fashion, which Reard dubbed “bikini,” inspired by a news-making U.S. atomic test that took place off the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean earlier that week. European women first began wearing two-piece bathing suits that consisted of a halter top and shorts in the 1930s, but only a sliver of the midriff was revealed and the navel was vigilantly covered. In the United States, the modest two-piece made its appearance during World War II, when wartime rationing of fabric saw the removal of the skirt panel and other superfluous material. Meanwhile, in Europe, fortified coastlines and Allied invasions curtailed beach life during the war, and swimsuit development, like everything else non-military, came to a standstill. In 1946, Western Europeans joyously greeted the first war-free summer in years, and French designers came up with fashions to match the liberated mood of the people. Two French designers, Jacques Heim and Louis Reard, developed competing prototypes of the bikini. Heim called his the “atom” and advertised it as “the world’s smallest bathing suit.” Reard’s swimsuit, which was basically a bra top and two inverted triangles of cloth connected by string, was in fact significantly smaller. Made out of a scant 30 inches of fabric, Reard promoted his creation as “smaller than the world’s smallest bathing suit.” Reard called his creation the bikini, named after the Bikini Atoll. In planning the debut of his new swimsuit, Reard had trouble finding a professional model who would deign to wear the scandalously skimpy two-piece. So he turned to Micheline Bernardini, an exotic dancer at the Casino de Paris, who had no qualms about appearing nearly nude in public. As an allusion to the headlines that he knew his swimsuit would generate, he printed newspaper type across the suit that Bernardini modeled on July 5 at the Piscine Molitor. The bikini was a hit, especially among men, and Bernardini received some 50,000 fan letters. Before long, bold young women in bikinis were causing a sensation along the Mediterranean coast. Spain and Italy passed measures prohibiting bikinis on public beaches but later capitulated to the changing times when the swimsuit grew into a mainstay of European beaches in the 1950s. Reard’s business soared, and in advertisements he kept the bikini mystique alive by declaring that a two-piece suit wasn’t a genuine bikini “unless it could be pulled through a wedding ring.” In prudish America, the bikini was successfully resisted until the early 1960s, when a new emphasis on youthful liberation brought the swimsuit en masse to U.S. beaches. It was immortalized by the pop singer Brian Hyland, who sang “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini” in 1960, by the teenage “beach blanket” movies of Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon, and by the California surfing culture celebrated by rock groups like the Beach Boys. Since then, the popularity of the bikini has only continued to grow. More on This Topic
'I Dreamed A Dream' and 'Bring Him Home' are two songs from which musical?	Les Misérables Broadway \| Les Misérables Broadway John Owen-Jones returns as Jean Valjean for the final months on Broadway! FINAL LES MIZ PERFORMANCE SEPTEMBER 4th! The timeless musical about Love, Courage & Hope The world’s most popular musical has audiences leaping to their feet in an acclaimed new production at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables is an unforgettable story of heartbreak, passion, and the resilience of the human spirit, that has become one of the most celebrated musicals in theatrical history. Featuring a timeless score and the beloved songs “I Dreamed A Dream,” “On My Own,” “Bring Him Home,” and “One Day More,” this breathtaking new Broadway production has left both audiences and critics awestruck. Get your tickets now
Who was European Footballer of the Year for 1983, 1984, and 1985?	European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") Since 1956 the bi-weekly (formerly weekly) French magazine France Football awards the "Ballon d'Or" for the best European Footballer of the calendar year. Only players from European clubs are eligible. Until 1994 any player from an European National Team was eligible; since 1995 any player from a European club (regardless of his nationality) is eligible but he must also be part of a preliminary list of 50 players established by France Football. Voters are journalists - one from each member country of UEFA. Each voter chooses 5 players and points are awarded as follows: 5 points for a first place in a voters' list, 4 points for second, 3 points for third, 2 points for fourth, and 1 point for fifth. In 2010 the election was not held but combined with the FIFA World Player of the Year . As that is (theoretically) not restricted to players active at European clubs, that is considered the end of the European Footballer of the Year. The cooperation between FIFA and France Football ended in 2016; since that year France Football again offers its own award. Palmares 1956 Stanley MATTHEWS (Eng) Blackpool (Eng) 1957 Alfredo DI ST�FANO (Spa []) Real Madrid (Spa) 1958 Raymond KOPA (Fra) Real Madrid (Spa) 1959 Alfredo DI ST�FANO (Spa []) Real Madrid (Spa) 1960 Luis SU�REZ (Spa) Barcelona (Spa) 1961 Omar SIVORI (Ita [*]) Juventus (Ita) 1962 Josef MASOPUST (Cze) Dukla Praha (Cze) 1963 Lev YASHIN (SU) Dynamo Moskva (SU) 1964 Denis LAW (Sco) Manchester United (Eng) 1965 EUS�BIO (Por) Benfica (Por) 1966 Bobby CHARLTON (Eng) Manchester United (Eng) 1967 Fl�ri�n ALBERT (Hun) Ferencv�ros (Hun) 1968 George BEST (Nil) Manchester United (Eng) 1969 Gianni RIVERA (Ita) Milan (Ita) 1970 Gerd M�LLER (Ger) Bayern M�nchen (Ger) 1971 Johan CRUIJFF (Net) Ajax (Net) 1972 Franz BECKENBAUER (Ger) Bayern M�nchen (Ger) 1973 Johan CRUIJFF (Net) Barcelona (Spa) 1974 Johan CRUIJFF (Net) Barcelona (Spa) 1975 Oleg BLOKHIN (SU) Dynamo Kiev (SU) 1976 Franz BECKENBAUER (Ger) Bayern M�nchen (Ger) 1977 Alan SIMONSEN (Den) Borussia M�nchengladbach (Ger) 1978 Kevin KEEGAN (Eng) Hamburger SV (Ger) 1979 Kevin KEEGAN (Eng) Hamburger SV (Ger) 1980 Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Ger) Bayern M�nchen (Ger) 1981 Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Ger) Bayern M�nchen (Ger) 1982 Paolo ROSSI (Ita) Juventus (Ita) 1983 Michel PLATINI (Fra) Juventus (Ita) 1984 Michel PLATINI (Fra) Juventus (Ita) 1985 Michel PLATINI (Fra) Juventus (Ita) 1986 Igor BELANOV (SU) Dynamo Kiev (SU) 1987 Ruud GULLIT (Net) Milan (Ita) 1988 Marco VAN BASTEN (Net) Milan (Ita) 1989 Marco VAN BASTEN (Net) Milan (Ita) 1990 Lothar MATTH�US (Ger) Internazionale (Ita) 1991 Jean-Pierre PAPIN (Fra) Olympique Marseille (Fra) 1992 Marco VAN BASTEN (Net) Milan (Ita) 1993 Roberto BAGGIO (Ita) Juventus (Ita) 1994 Hristo STOITCHKOV (Bul) Barcelona (Spa) 1995 George WEAH (Lib) Milan (Ita) 1996 Matthias SAMMER (Ger) Borussia Dortmund (Ger) 1997 RONALDO (Bra) Internazionale (Ita) 1998 Zinedine ZIDANE (Fra)
On a three-masted sailing ship, what name is given to aftermost mast?	Listing of Historical Sailing Ship types and nomenclature. Pointing a cursor over a label will display the image. Ship Names, Ratings and Types Balinger: A small single-masted sailing vessel, used in the 15th and 16th century. Baltimore Clipper: A two-masted fore-and-aft gaff-rigged schooner-like ship also carrying square sails on the foremast and often used in the role of a blockade-runner or privateer . The masts were set at extreme angles, as it was believed at the time to provide for better speed. Baltimore clippers were also used to transport prospectors and settlers from the East Coast to the West Coast during the California gold-rush. Examples of a Baltimore clipper Barca-longa: A two- or three-masted Mediterranean vessel carrying lugsails . Barque Longue: A relatively small 17th century two-masted square-rigged sailing vessel best known for its use by early Fench explorers. Examples of a barque Longue Barge: A 17th century long and narrow ship's boat, rowed by 10 to 20 oars, often used to transport senior officers. Bark: A vessel square-rigged on all but the aftermost mast , which is fore-and-aft rigged. Also spelled Barque. Most were three-masted, some were four- or five-masted vessels. Before the mid 18th century the term Barque was also often used for any three-masted vessel not fitting any other accepted nomenclature or category. Examples of a barkentine Bilander: A small two-masted merchant sailing ship, similar to a brigantine , used mainly on Dutch coastal routes and canals. Rarely larger than 100 tons burthen . She carried a fore-and-aft lateen main-sail bent to a yard hanging at about 45 degrees to the mast . Bireme: An ancient Greek or Roman war galley propelled by two tiers of oars on each side. Boat: A small open vessel for travel on water by rowing or sailing. In the age of sail, boats were essential equipment on any ship. Used as a tender , for shore landing parties, towing, warping , rescue missions, patrols, escape from mutiny , to mention only a few purposes. Boats came in a variety of shapes and sizes depending on time-period, geography and function: barges , cutters , dinghies , gigs , launches , longboats , pinnaces , shallops , skiffs , wherries and yawls . Boejer: A small single-masted Dutch vessel with an extreme rounded stern and bow , normally carrying leeboards . It had a very shallow draft but a relatively tall mast, intended for use on canals, rivers and coastal regions. Bomb Vessel: Developed by the French to battle the Barbary corsairs , these vessels used high trajectory mortars instead of conventional guns. The hull was strengthened to take the weight of one or more mortars and the foremast was completely omitted. Late 18th century bomb vessels would have had a full three-masted rig, and some were used for perilous polar expeditions since their sturdily built hulls would hold up well in the ice. Examples of a bomb vessel Bootship: An 18th century three masted vessel with a rounded bow and stern , and a flat or rounded tafferel . Developed out of the earlier 17th century Fluyt . They were either square-rigged on all masts with a spanker on the mizzen , or had a fore-and-aft gaff-rigged mizzen . Also bootschip in Dutch, literally translated as 'boatship". Sometimes also referred to as a kat or cat. Examples of a bootship Brig: A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both masts. The main mast carries a fore-and-aft boom-sail as well. In the 17th century the term Brig was also used as short for Brigantine , which then could be any variety of two-masted square-rigged vessels depending on nation and region. Examples of a brigantine Buss: A relatively large two- or sometimes three-masted European sailing vessel dating from the late 15th through the 17th century, used mainly for the North-Sea herring fishery. Up to about 200 tons in size. Also buis (Dutch). Caique: (Caïgue) A long narrow rowboat, similar to a skiff , used in the Middle East and is also the name of a light sailing vessel used in the eastern Mediterranean. Caracore: A small, light and swift sailboat with a single tr
Which motor company owns the truck maker, 'Scania '?	Who owns whom in the car industry? Who owns whom in the car industry? BMW Z4 . [ source ] The world of car manufacturers is a complicated one. The corporations want to obscure some of their lines to maintain brand separation, but also want to keep you somewhat aware of them so as to leverage the history and goodwill they've tried so hard to attain over the years. BMW didn't need any special British technology to build a cheap runabout like the Mini, but it did need the name in order to give them an excuse to make a cheap runabout in the first place and to have their car be seen as the next generation of the classic Mini. NOTE: With the collapse of the car industry in 2009-2009, a lot is changing in the way of ownership. This article will no longer be updated and will instead serve as a kind of snapshot of the industry on the brink of change. BMW BMW is a Munich, Germany-based company. It purchased Mini in 1994 (along with the rest of the Rover Group, which it eventually sold to Nanjing) and Rolls-Royce in 2003 (Bentley went to Volkswagen). The BMW family includes BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce. It no longer makes cars under the Isetta name. Chrysler Chrysler is an Auburn Hills, Michigan-based company. From 1985 to 1991, it was allied with Mitsubishi in what was at the time called the Diamond-Star Alliance. Chrysler bought AMC from Renault in 1987, mainly for the Jeep line but failed to popularize the renamed Jeep-Eagle division. Chrysler merged with Daimler Benz in 1998. In 2007, it was sold to a private equity firm and reorganized, but Daimler retains a substantial share. UPDATE: 2009.04: Fiat is planning to take over Chrysler and buy Open from GM. The Chrysler family includes Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep. It no longer makes cars under the Plymouth and Eagle names or the AMC name. Daimler (Mercedes-Benz) Daimler is a Stuttgart, Germany-based company. In 1885, founders Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz invented the motorcycle and the automobile, respectively and separately, prompting them to form a company together. The Daimler family includes Mercedes-Benz, Maybach, and Smart. Fiat Group Fiat is a Turin, Italy-based company. In 2005, it broke ties with GM. It has formed ties with Tata that has created Fiat India. In 2009, it began an attempt to take partial ownership of Chrysler. The Fiat family includes Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Ferrari, and Maserati. Ford Ford Motor Company is a Dearborn, Michigan-based company. It owns 30% of Mazda. The Ford family includes Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, and Volvo. It sold Aston Martin in 2008 to an international consortium. It sold Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata in 2008. General Motors General Motors Corporation is a Detroit, Michigan-based company. In 2005, GM increased its share of GM Daewoo to own controlling interest. UPDATE: 2009.05: GM is planning to sell Opel to Fiat. The General Motors family includes Saturn, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, Saab, Vauxhall, Holden, Opel, and GM Daewoo. It no longer makes cars under the Oldsmobile name. Honda Honda Motor Company is a Tokyo, Japan-based company. The Honda family includes Honda and Acura. Hyundai Hyundai Motor Company is a Seoul, South Korea-based company. It bought Kia in 1998. The Hyundai family includes Hyundai and Kia. Isuzu Isuzu Motors is a Tokyo, Japan-based company. Since 1971, it has had a close relationship with General Motors bordering on being subsidiary. The Isuzu line stands alone as the company's passenger vehicle line and, as of 2009, will not be sold in the US. Mazda Mazda Motor Corporation is a Hiroshima, Japan-based company. The Mazda line stands alone, but Ford owns a 30% share of Mazda. Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Group is a Tokyo, Japan-based company. It separated from its Diamond-Star Alliance with Chrysler in 1991. It has strong ties to Peugeot. The Mitsubishi line is the sole passenger vehicle line of Mitsubishi. Nanjing (MG) Nanjing Automobile Corporation is a Nanjing, China-based state-owned company. It has significant ties with Fiat. Nanjing bought MG Rover in 1999. The NAC family includes MG, Austin
How many banks of oars did an ancient 'Quinquereme' have?	quinquereme - definition of quinquereme in English \| Oxford Dictionaries Definition of quinquereme in English: quinquereme noun An ancient Roman or Greek galley of a kind believed to have had three banks of oars, the oars in the top two banks being rowed by pairs of oarsmen and the oars in the bottom bank being rowed by single oarsmen. Example sentences ‘He applied mind to warfare, introducing artillery, Phoenician siege-technique, and the quinquereme.’ ‘There is a great deal of useful material here, such as how the Romans seem to have conducted an ‘amphibious assault ‘and the frequency that each type of warship (quinqueremes, biremes, liburinians, etc.) was found in the Roman fleets.’’ ‘He directed his main attack on the Northern ‘Little Harbour’, deploying 60 quinqueremes for a naval assault.’ Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin quinqueremis, from quinque five + remus oar. Pronunciation: Matching verbs to collective nouns Which of these sentences is correct? The band is the best singers I've ever heard. The band are the best singers I've ever heard. Which of these sentences is correct? More people are shopping online. More people is shopping online. Which of these sentences is correct? My group is in the lead. My group are in the lead. Which of these sentences is correct? The panel conducts interviews in private. The panel conduct interviews in private. Which of these sentences is correct? The pride of lions is at home in the savannah. The pride of lions are at home in the savannah. Which of these sentences is correct? The crowd is growing as more people arrive. The crowd are growing as more people arrive. Which of these sentences is correct? We believe the jury have reached their verdict. We believe the jury has reached their verdict. Which of these sentences is correct? The herd is out in the field. The herd are out in the field. Which of these sentences is correct? Have these bananas if that bunch isn't ripe. Have these bananas if that bunch aren't ripe. Which of these sentences is correct? The police is appealing for witnesses. The police are appealing for witnesses. You scored /10 practise again? Retry Most popular in the world Australia
Which New York business woman manufactured 'Aramis' for men (1943)?	The Estée Story – The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. The Estée Story “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” —Estée Lauder Estée Lauder, the founder of the company that bears her name, was a visionary and a role model. She was a challenger who proved that anything was possible — if you dared to dream it and had the guts and gumption to go for it. Ahead of her time in every way, she created and ran one of the world’s most prestigious and innovative companies while serving as a wife, mother and a loyal friend to many. And she did it all with charm, humor and exquisite style. She loved beauty with a passion and believed wholeheartedly in its power. Mrs. Estée Lauder started her business with four skin care products and a simple premise: that every woman can be beautiful. Armed with that philosophy, plus perseverance, creativity and passion, she changed the face of the cosmetics industry. Mrs. Estée Lauder started her business with four skin care products and a simple premise: that every woman can be beautiful. Armed with that philosophy, plus perseverance, creativity and passion, she changed the face of the cosmetics industry. In the Beginning Born Josephine Esther Mentzer, Estée Lauder was raised in Queens, New York, by her Hungarian mother, Rose, and Czech father, Max. The name Estée was a variation of her nickname, Esty. Her interest in beauty was sparked in high school when her Hungarian uncle came to live with her family and created velvety skin creams, first in the kitchen, then in a laboratory in a stable out back. From her uncle, Estée not only learned how to concoct the wonderful creams but also how to apply them to women’s faces. In the late 1920s Estée met Joseph Lauter. They were married in 1930 and moved to Manhattan. Shortly thereafter the couple adopted the surname Lauder, correcting a misspelling that dated back to when his father emigrated from Austria to the United States. In the late 1920s Estée met Joseph Lauter. They were married in 1930 and moved to Manhattan. Shortly thereafter the couple adopted the surname Lauder, correcting a misspelling that dated back to when his father emigrated from Austria to the United States. Estée got her start selling skin care and makeup in beauty salons, demonstrating her products on women while they were sitting under hair dryers. In 1946 she and Joseph Lauder officially launched the Company, and a year later they got their first major order: $800 worth of products from Saks Fifth Avenue. Knowing What Women Want Estée had innate instincts for what women wanted and was the consummate saleswoman and marketer. She believed that to make a sale, you had to touch the consumer, show her the results on her face and explain the products. That was the start of the Company’s personal High-Touch service. She revolutionized how products were introduced with her now-famous “Gift With Purchase” — later copied by other cosmetic companies and currently a standard industry practice. Never underestimate any woman’s desire for beauty. Estée Lauder Once the Estée Lauder brand began to advertise, she insisted that the print images be both aspirational and approachable and selected one model to represent the face of the brand at any given time. She picked the pale turquoise color for the brand’s jars, believing it conveyed a sense of luxury and matched all bathroom decors. Estée attended the opening of virtually every new store and stayed for a week to instruct her beauty advisors on sales techniques and merchandise display. Always stylish and well dressed, she crossed the country to meet with store buyers and beauty editors and to talk to consumers. She was a one-person research department. Decades before social media became mainstream, Estée ran word-of-mouth campaigns. Her oft-repeated mantra was “Telephone, Telegraph, Tell a Woman.” She believed that women who liked her products would spread the word. Pushing the Boundaries of Beauty Estée Lauder was a skin care pioneer, but she also had a wonderful fragrance “nose.” One of her earliest successes was Youth-Dew, a blend of rose, jas
Africa's most westerly point Cape Verde, is in which country?	Republic of Cape Verde - Country Profile - Nations Online Project Flag of Cape Verde Location map of Cape Verde A virtual travel guide to the islands of Cape Verde, or Cabo Verde, an archipelago of volcanic origin in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of Africa, about 600 km west of Senegal . The archipelago is divided into two island groups, the Barlavento (windward) islands with the islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Sal, and Boa Vista and the Sotavento (leeward) islands with the islands of Maio, Santiago, Fogo, and Brava. The group of 10 islands combined area of 4,033 km² is about 1.5 times the size of Luxembourg or slightly larger than the size of Rhode Island . Cabo Verde's population of 525,000 (2015 census) are descendants from the first permanent inhabitants in the late 15th-century: Portuguese colonists, West African slaves, and some Italian traders. The archipelago was the first European settlement in the tropics. Today the country is one of the most developed democratic countries in Africa. Largest city, and the capital of Cape Verde is Praia . Spoken languages are Portuguese (official) and Kabuverdianu (Portuguese based Cape Verdean Creole). This page aims to give you a broad overview of Cape Verde's art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy and government. Republic of Cape Verde \| República de Cabo Verde Country Profile Background: The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cape Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cape Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cape Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. Most Cape Verdeans have both African and Portuguese ancestors. Ethnic groups: Creole (mixed African and Portuguese), African, European. Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant. Languages : Portuguese (official); Crioulo (a blend of Creole Portuguese and West African) Literacy: 76%. Natural resources: Salt, pozzolana (tuff), limestone. Agriculture products: Bananas, corn, beans, sugarcane, coffee, fruits, vegetables, livestock products. Industries: Fish and fish products, food and beverages, ship repair, furniture, metal products, tourism. Exports partners: Australia 83%, Spain 8.6% (2015) Imports partners: Portugal 29.9%, Australia 26.4%, Netherlands 11.2%, Spain 5.6%, China 5.6% (2015) Currency: Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE) Note: External links will open in a new browser window. The government of Cabo Verde is a parliamentary representative democratic republic, largely modeled on the Portuguese system. Official Sites of Cape Verde
Which painting by Van Gogh was sold at auction by Christie's of London for £24,750,000 in 1987?	VAN GOGH SETS AUCTION RECORD - $39.9 MILLION - NYTimes.com VAN GOGH SETS AUCTION RECORD: $39.9 MILLION By FRANCIS X. CLINES, Special to the New York Times Published: March 31, 1987 Correction Appended LONDON, March 30— In a spectacular bidding duel that left some of the world's richest art patrons sitting on their hands in shock, two anonymous telephone competitors today drove the price of a single painting, one of van Gogh's ''Sunflowers,'' to an auction record of $39.9 million. The crowd at Christie's, which had laid out a total of $22.2 million in a preliminary hour of bidding on 41 Impressionist and modern works, could only gasp, applaud and cheer as the opening $8 million bid for the van Gogh was almost quintupled by the two unidentified telephone bidders in the space of 4 minutes 20 seconds. The winning bid, which went well above preliminary speculation, was made on one of a series of sunflower paintings by van Gogh - a dramatic still life executed in the thick swirls of chrome yellow and yellow ochre that represented hope to the desperate post-Impressionist genius. The Previous Record The previous auction record for a painting, set in 1985, was $:8.1 million, or $10.4 million, for Mantengna's ''Adora-tion of the Magi.'' The J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, Calif. bought it Dazzling as it was, today's auction seemed one more bitter anomaly in the story of Vincent van Gogh, who sold one painting in his lifetime and committed suicide in an insane asylum a year after painting the ''Sunflowers'' as part of his final frenzied burst of genius at Arles in southern France. ''He was a strange man,'' said the auctioneer, Charles Allsopp, when asked how a painting considered worthless in van Gogh's lifetime could fetch a fortune a century later. ''He wasn't very good at marketing it,'' Mr. Allsopp said, pouring victory champagne after the auction. The painting, a stunning display in the auction room as it was carried forth by nervous, white-gloved guards, drew all eyes and lenses in a focus of excitement that seemed crystalline. Ten spotlamps poured light onto the thick impasto that appears to have frozen living sunflowers onto the 39-by-30-inch canvas that van Gogh himself best described in one of his letters: ''It has the effect of a piece of cloth with satin and gold embroidery; it is magnificent.'' A century after that judgment, art experts estimate that van Gogh's original chrome yellow has faded and darkened considerably. 'Browner and Dirtier' ''It's a classic instance of using chrome yellow, which unfortunately changes and discolors radically and becomes browner and dirtier,'' the chairman of the painting conservation department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, John Brealey, said today. ''It's become very dingy looking.'' People of the sort who had just bid up toward the $4.1 million that bought a Modigliani (''Fillette au Tablier Noir'') with the merest flick of a diamond-decorated hand could only stare enviously at the van Gogh and the stakes. A woman in blue velvet in the front row, seen minutes before yawning through the action on a mere $160,000 Leger (''Les Danseuses'') suddenly was rolling her eyes in tribute to the spirited van Gogh fight, fanning herself with her bidding card for emphasis as the auction ascended at $100,000 a second, then quickly dropping the card lest she bid herself beyond her means. Christie's carefully offered no clue as to the identity of the winning bidder other than to say it was ''a foreign buyer'' who would probably take the painting abroad. People who stood about the gallery, lingering like a sports crowd at a championship event, speculated that the contest had come down to two overseas museums, but the auction house would confirm nothing. The 'Fundamental Barrier'' ''He was making decisions,'' said James Roundell, the tuxedoed Christie's agent who kept the telephone to his ear, quietly informing the anonymous winner and signaling each decision as the bidding raced beyond what Mr. Allsopp described as the ''fundamental barrier'' of a single-painting bid of $15 million. A spokesman
In which town are Timothy Taylor's beers produced?	BBPA Home - Blog - Timothy Taylor brewery tour Timothy Taylor brewery tour On 04/11/14 by Brigid Simmonds (Chief Executive) Every year, the BBPA team visits one of our members so we all gain a greater understanding of their history, heritage and challenges. In my time, we have been to Brewers of Europe, Marston’s, Hall & Woodhouse, Adnams and, this year, Timothy Taylor. With Charles Dent moving to be Chairman at the end of the year and 'Boltmaker' awarded Champion Beer by CAMRA, it seemed a great idea for us all to board a train to the West Riding of Yorkshire last week, on one of the hottest Hallowe'ens for decades - it was even warm in Yorkshire! Timothy Taylor started brewing in Keighley in 1858. It is still a family-owned company but, like many, has external non-executive directors, including Mike Bramley and Tim Clarke who have all played their part in the BBPA in past years. Timothy Taylor uses Golden Promise barley in all their beers and whole hops. They take pride in their yeast evolved over 1,700 yeast generations and water from the Knowle Spring. Fermentation takes a minimum of seven days with a further week in a holding tank before beer is put into casks. Beyond the brewery, Timothy Taylor's were one of a number of companies to take advantage of the 'Grand Depart' of the Tour de France this year. Peter Eells, their head brewer, created 'Le Champion', a 4.5% abv French style blonde beer, and students from Leeds City College produced striking yellow bikes to decorate the company’s pubs. The Woolly Sheep won the award for best pub in the 'Welcome to Yorkshire' Pub of the Year competition and supplies of Le Champion were even delivered by bicycle! After a 'tour de force' history lesson, complete with photographic evidence from Charles Dent and a tour of the brewery, the team headed for lunch at the Lord Rodney with a melt in the mouth cottage pie, with Landlord, Boltmaker and Golden Best to complement. We then walked to the 'Boltmaker' pub, hardly larger than a small front room, but clearly a favourite 'wet-led' pub for a last pint before heading back by train. We would all at the BBPA like to thank Charles, Peter, Andrew and the whole team for a great visit. The Timothy Taylor purpose is to thrive as a family-owned business by brewing nationally renowned, award-winning beers; owning pubs which support the value of the company; generating an attractive and sustainable return for shareholders whilst being fair and honest to their customers, employees and suppliers. This encapsulates the heritage and Britishness of beer and pubs which we are all so keen to support and promote.
The Iris has a thick-stemmed root instead of a bulb.By what name is this 'root' known?	A Bulb By Any Other Name... \| Spring Hill Nurseries Blog Big Principles of Small Garden Design » A Bulb By Any Other Name… Now that many of us are thinking about planting our spring-flowering bulbs, it’s a good time to examine bulbs a bit more closely. What exactly is a bulb? Simply put, the term bulb has become a generic term for any plant that stores energy in an underground storage organ. Only some of the plants in this category are true bulbs. The rest can be categorized as tubers, corms, and rhizomes. So what’s the difference? Bulb A bulb is formed from the plant stem and leaves. The bottom of a bulb is made up of a small disk called the basal plate, which is a compressed stem. Roots grow from the bottom of the plate. Layers of scalelike leaf bases filled with food sit on the plate and surround a bud that will become next year’s flower. Examples of bulbs are daffodil, lily, tulip, and some irises. Corm A corm is an underground storage organ formed from the stem. It is a mass of solid tissue and does not have separate scales, like a bulb. Instead, a dry, papery outer layer (formed from semi-developed leaves) protects the inner structure. After the stem sprouts from the corm, buds form atop the stem. Smaller, secondary buds often grow on the outside of the corm, but only develop fully when the main stem bud is damaged. At the end of the growing season, a new corm will form on the base of the old one. Examples of corms are crocus, freesia, and gladiolus. Rhizome A rhizome is a swollen length of underground stem that bears roots and leaves. A rhizome grows horizontally and forms roots on its underside while leaves sprout from the top. Buds form at intervals along the structures. Examples of rhizomes are canna lily, calla lily, and some irises. Tuber A tuber is a storage organ formed from a stem or root. A potato is the best known example of a tuber. It develops eyes (or buds) all over its surface; shoots grow upward from these buds to form plants. Examples of tubers are anemone, cyclamen, dahlia, and tuberous begonia. So whether it’s a bulb, corm, rhizome, or tuber, now is the time to order them and get them planted for spring flowering. Check out our entire line of bulbs at springhillnursery.com.
Which Norman Mailer novel is based on a protest march?	Norman Mailer \| Books \| The Guardian Norman Mailer Giant of American literature - novelist, journalist, film director and two-time Pulitzer prize-winner - dies, aged 84 Norman Mailer: a writer to the end. Photograph: Murdo Macleod Saturday 10 November 2007 10.14 EST First published on Saturday 10 November 2007 10.14 EST Share on Messenger Close The term 'literary lion' could have been invented to fit the American writer Norman Mailer, who has died aged 84 of acute renal failure. He relished confrontation, and was often at his most impressive in the public arena. However, underneath the lion lurked a clumsy cub, and among Mailer's many appealing attributes was his talent for play. He led a double life as a literary artist, being both novelist and journalist, addressing himself to the major issues of his times, from feminism to consumerism ("Plastics," Mailer replied when asked to designate the modern world's main enemy), space travel to birth control, Vietnam to race riots, the psychology of the mass murderer to that of the graffiti artist. Gaining an idea of his range requires sampling from all over the vast table of his output. But if there is a 'best' book from the more than 40, it is perhaps The Executioner's Song (1979), in which he fused his two careers by writing a "non-fiction novel" based on the life of the murderer Gary Gilmore, executed in 1977, the first person to suffer the death penalty in the US after a four-year moratorium. That book showed Mailer to be capable of controlling a style of lyrical simplicity, whereas his reputation had been built on baroque, complex sentences, fizzing with ideas to the point of genius or idiocy. Though intending to send up a fireworks display, Mailer was unafraid of the damp squib, and often pricked his grand ego with bathos. Describing his meeting with the poet Robert Lowell in The Armies of the Night (1968), Mailer related how Lowell called him "the best journalist in America". He had been hoping the poet might have said "best writer"; but Lowell's assessment was nearer the truth. Mailer was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and given the middle name Malech, because, as his mother explained, "Malech is 'king' in Hebrew, and he was our king" (the name on the birth certificate reads "Kingsley"). His parents' families had come to the US from Russia, by way of South Africa, where his father was born; during this passage the name Mailer was forged from a Russian original that Norman never knew. His father, Isaac, was an accountant, and his mother, Fanny, ran a housekeeping and nursing agency. The family moved to Brooklyn when he was four, and after attending local schools he entered Harvard to study aeronautical engineering in 1939. At university, however, he began to see himself as a writer, and shortly after graduation in 1943 was presented with a subject: the second world war. Eighteen months in the Pacific with the 112th Cavalry, seeing "modest bits of action", according to his own account, but rising only to the rank of sergeant technician - which actually meant "first cook" - provided the material for The Naked and the Dead, published in 1948 to great acclaim and instant celebrity for the 25-year-old author. Mailer could fairly assert he had been both cursed and blessed by early success, but he was mostly blessed. The struggle, as is often the way with precocious artists, was to come later in life, when he was unpredictable in his choice of subject (Ancient Egypt, the life of Christ, Picasso) for books that were either too fat or too thin. At the end of the 1940s, though, he could enjoy being number one on the bestseller list, and indulge himself in the frivolous thought that The Naked and the Dead was "possibly the greatest book written since War And Peace". It was nowhere near it, of course (as he knew), but it did give him a career. In Britain, where the novel was published in 1949, the first impression of 10,500 copies was sold out before reaching the bookshops. Next Mailer wrote two more novels, Barbary Shore (1951) and The Deer Park (1955), which failed to consolidate
Of which Middle Eastern country is Manama the capital?	Manama \| national capital, Bahrain \| Britannica.com national capital, Bahrain Al-Muḥarraq Manama, Arabic Al-Manāmah, capital and largest city of the state and emirate of Bahrain . It lies at the northeast tip of Bahrain island, in the Persian Gulf . About one-fifth of the emirate’s population lives in the city. First mentioned in Islamic chronicles about ad 1345, it was taken by the Portuguese (1521) and by the Persians (1602). It has been held, with brief interruptions, by the ruling Āl Khalīfah dynasty since 1783. Because Bahrain concluded a series of treaties (1861–1914) placing the country under increasing British protection, there was a British political agent stationed at Manama from 1900, subject to the political resident for the Persian Gulf, whose headquarters were long at Bushire , Iran . In 1946 the residency was moved to Manama, where it remained until the city became the capital of independent Bahrain in 1971. Bahrain Monetary Agency, Manama, Bahrain Aspect Picture Library/Peter Carmichael Long an important commercial centre of the northern Persian Gulf, the traditional economy was based on pearling, fishing, boatbuilding, and import trade. Harbour facilities were poor; ocean vessels had to anchor in the open roadstead 2–4 miles (3–6 km) offshore. The discovery of petroleum on Bahrain (1932) revolutionized the city’s economy and appearance, with the construction of many modern buildings. Manama developed as a trade, financial, and commercial centre; it is the seat of numerous banks. The headquarters of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), however, are at ʿAwālī , in the centre of Bahrain island. Manama was declared a free port in 1958, and the new deepwater port facilities of Mīnāʾ Salmān, in the protected bay of al-Qulayʿah Inlet, southeast of the built-up area of the city, were opened in 1962. With storage and refrigeration facilities, and equipment for docking and repair of large oceangoing vessels, it is now one of the most important ports of the Persian Gulf. The island and town of Al-Muḥarraq , Bahrain’s second largest community , lies just northeast; the two cities are linked by a causeway 1.5 miles (2.5 km) long. Pop. (2001) 143,035. Learn More in these related articles:
Whose voice was used for the character 'Lord Farquaad' in the film 'Shrek'?	Shrek (film) \| WikiShrek \| Fandom powered by Wikia Shrek is the first feature film in the Shrek franchise , starring Mike Myers , Eddie Murphy , Cameron Diaz , and John Lithgow . The film was critically acclaimed as an animated film worthy of adult interest, with many adult-oriented jokes and themes, but a simple enough plot and humor to appeal to children. It made notable use of pop music—the soundtrack includes music by Smash Mouth, Eels, Joan Jett, the Proclaimers, Jason Wade, the Baha Men, and Rufus Wainwright. The film was extremely successful on release in 2001 and it helped establish DreamWorks as a prime competitor to Disney and Pixar in the field of feature film animation, particularly in computer animation. Furthermore, Shrek was made the mascot for the company's animation productions. Contents [ show ] Plot summary The movie starts at Shrek 's swamp. Shrek takes a mud shower and then travels into the woods to hang up signs to keep people away from his swamp. Shrek decides to travel the country to see Lord Farquaad to try to regain his privacy, but an energetic and talkative donkey named Donkey (who escaped from guards who went after him, and was saved by Shrek) tags along. The two make it to Farquaad ( John Lithgow )'s palace in Duloc and come across a knight tournament to decide who will rescue Princess Fiona from a castle surrounded by lava and protected by a fire-breathing dragon so that Farquaad may marry her. Shrek and Donkey easily best the other knights, and Farquaad agrees to nullify his order if Shrek goes on to rescue Fiona ( Cameron Diaz ), a deal that Shrek agrees to. Shrek and Donkey travel to the castle and split up to find Fiona. Donkey manages to encounter the dragon ( Frank Welker ; uncredited), sweet-talking the beast to save himself when he finds out the dragon is a girl dragon, and she takes a liking to Donkey, taking him back to her chambers. When Shrek finds Fiona, she is appalled at his lack of romanticism. As they're leaving, Shrek manages to save Donkey, caught in the dragon's tender love, and making the dragon become irate, chasing Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey out of the castle, but unable to follow. At first, Fiona is thrilled to be rescued, but quickly becomes disgusted to find out that Shrek is an ogre. The three make their return journey to Farquaad's palace, with Shrek and Fiona finding they have more in common with each other along the way, and falling in love. However, at night, Fiona doesn't want to camp with Shrek and Donkey, taking shelter in a nearby cave until morning. The next night, Fiona takes shelter in a nearby windmill. When Donkey hears strange noises coming from the windmill, he finds that Fiona has turned into an ogress. Fiona explains that she was cursed as a kid and turns into an ogress every night, which is why she was locked away in the castle, and that only a kiss from her true love will return her to her proper form. Shrek overhears them talking, and, thinking that they're talking about him being ugly, walks off sad, believing that she can't accept his appearance. Fiona promises Donkey to not tell Shrek, vowing to do it herself, but when the next morning comes, Lord Farquaad has arrived, led by Shrek, and he returns with her to the castle, while Shrek returns to the now-vacated swamp . Shrek soon realizes that despite his privacy, he's miserable and misses Fiona. Donkey shows up to tell him that Fiona will be getting married shortly, urging Shrek into action to gain Fiona's true love. The duo travel to the fortress quickly, thanks to Dragon, who escaped her confines and followed Donkey. They interrupt the wedding before Farquaad can kiss Fiona, but not before the sun sets, making Fiona turn into an ogress in front of everyone. Angry over the change, Lord Farquaad orders his knights to kill Shrek and Fiona, but Shrek calls Dragon and she gobbles up Farquaad whole, making the knights run away in terror. Shrek and Fiona admit their love for each other and share a kiss; Fiona is bathed in light as her curse is broken, but leaving her as an ogress, a form that she wa
Which confederation of North European cities dominated the Baltic and North Sea trade in the late Middle Ages?	Paul Budde History » Trade in the Middle Ages > Trade in the Middle Ages Trade in the Middle Ages Early commerce developments Trading in one way or another has always been an integral part of human society, as for example can be seen in the contents of the many pre-historicÂ burialÂ sites. The contents of theÂ Celtic Â grave of the âking of Ossâ indicated a flourishing salt trade between people in our region and the people in what is now southern Germany. The Â Roman roads , built for military purpose, were as soon as they were established also used for commercial activities and this infrastructure remained an important transport network for later merchants to well into modern times. Trade of course had been flourishing around the Mediterranean for some eight millennia, which of course had become an integral part of the way of life in this region. The lack of raw materials in this region had seen the Italians looking north for wool, salt and timber that some of that was again exported to the Middle East and North Africa. When all of this happened around the Mediterranean, northern Europe was still a non existing economic backwater. After the capital of the Roman Empire was moved from Rome to Constantinople (325) the centre of European trade moved further to the east. With the further decline of the Roman Empire in the west also theÂ limitedÂ trade that had created increased wealth in north-western Europe collapsed. The cattle trade in Oss came to an end – partly also because of climatic changes that saw large parts of the Low Countries flooded in the middle of the 3rd century. One of the first political activities to again stimulateÂ trade in north-western Europe can beÂ contributedÂ to theÂ Merovingian Â King Dagobert, he established, around 650, Â the Â fair at St Denis near Paris; this was still flourishing some 400 year later, by that time it had become an important link in âChampagneâ one of four trading circles that by that had developed in north-western Europe. These early trading activities were still based on the trade routes that were in place in Roman times. Roman roads but in particular the river systems as they were used than was again the main trading channel. They were used from theÂ northÂ were the wool from England entered the continent in Flanders and in the south were Â goods from theÂ MediterraneanÂ moved northwards. In theÂ CarolingianÂ period Frisia hosted theÂ largestÂ trading town of north-westernÂ Europe, Dorestad – centrally situated in the meanderingÂ river-landsÂ dominatedÂ by the Rhine and Maas. Its leading position was taken over by Tiel, Deventer in the 10th century and in the 11th century alsoÂ Utrecht emerged, who at that time was the largest trading centre of the northern Â Low Countries Dorestad largest trading city in north-western Europe By the 7th century population started to occur again after the climate changes during the Roman period. River ports, sea ports and junctions of roads all became key trading places that started to shape the commercial activities in our region.Â On these rivers theÂ Frisii Â had already been active as traders since the 6th and early 7thÂ century and Dorestad became the mostÂ importantÂ trading city of north-western Europe.Â The Frisian seaport of Staveren (Stavoren) was already more than aÂ millenniumÂ old when it became another prominent trading place in the Low Countries during 9th and 10th centuries. Dorestad wasÂ ideallyÂ positioned betweenÂ the Franks in the south and the Frisii in the north. At a very strategic spot at the crossing of the rivers Rijn and Lek, a position already recognised by the Romans who had built a fort – Levafanum – at this spot. The river structure had created a sandy beach which allowed for the position of river port and a trading settlement. Similar river shore settlements emerged further up the river system such as Mainz, Worms, Cologne andÂ Strasbourg, most of them in the shadow of the remnant of old Roman fortresses. (An old name is also Dorestade, stade = ascending river shore). While the Frisians were the
In which town or city was Frederick Delius born?	Frederick Albert-Theodor Delius (1862 - 1934) - Genealogy Frederick Albert-Theodor Delius Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love Build your family tree online Share photos and videos Jan 29 1862 - Bradford, England Death: June 10 1934 - Grez-sur-Loing, Frankreich Parents: Julius Friedrich-wilhelm Delius, Elisa Paulina Delius (geb. Krönig) Sister: Australian Newspapers Text: "...of Music PARIS, June 10. Frederick Delius, C.H., the noted com- poser, died nt his home at Grez-sur-loing I to-daj', agid 71 years. H... Publication: June 12 1934 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ...RIGINAL riKM IsTAMISHED 10tl IT HILL Ml ,OU TO GET OUR 11 QUOTF I. n, tuard again I imposition Blrtn Marriage Death and In Mcmorlum Notic... Publication: June 16 1934 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "...A Musical Rebti Frederick Delius, whose death at trie age of 72 was announced last week, was a musical rebel, caring little for the w... Publication: June 20 1934 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "..., that it had to be given a second time In memoiy of Frederick Delius, whose death occuned a few davs ago Sir Hamilton Harty conducte... Publication: June 14 1934 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... Children" and "Pomp and Circumstance," No. 1, in D. . . . . Frederick Delius. The death ... of Frederick Delius robs England... Publication: June 13 1934 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "...During the week, Frederick Delius died in Paris; he is the second"of Englold's great composers to die this year, andIls leaves a ... Publication: June 16 1934 - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... Hamilton Harty and i Hungarian Rhapsodv by Liszt As a tribute to Frederick Delius the Enrllsh composer whose death has Just occurred at ... Publication: June 13 1934 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... English Composer BEGAN CAREER AS PLANTER PARIS. June 10. Mr. Frederick Delius, C.H., the blind ... on stringent measures, but these have... Publication: June 11 1934 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... patience ot passion, And the signet of love for a seal. SWINBURNE. Frederick Delius is no more. Since the death of Sir Edward Elgar last... Publication: June 16 1934 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "...in an English Churchyard. PARIS, June 11— Frederick Delius, the famous composer, died yesterday, aged 72 years, at his home at Grez-S... Publication: June 12 1934 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... fined £ 10, with £1/6/6 costs. . * • • The famous composer, Frederick Delius ... system, and leading them to believe that he can only be... Publication: June 15 1934 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia Page: From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Delius Frederick Delius was born in Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire in the north of England. His parents were German: Julius and Elise Pauline Delius had moved from Bielefeld, Germany to Britain to set themselves up in the wool business. Frederick ('Fritz' to his family, 'Fred' to his friends) Delius was the fourth of their fourteen children. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School (where the singer John Coates was his contemporary). Delius felt little attraction to the country of his birth and spent most of his life abroad, in the United States and on the continent of Europe, chiefly in France. Nonetheless his music has been described by Felix Aprahamian as 'extremely redolent of the soil of this country [Britain] and characteristic of the finer elements of the national spirit'.[1] Although Frederick showed early musical promise, his father was very much set against a musical career and wanted him to work in the family business. In America Julius Delius eventually sent Frederick (apparently at Frederick's request) to be the manager of a g
In World War II, haw was the Japanese aircraft, the Mitsubishi A6M known to the Allies?	Zero \| Aircraft \| Aircraft Links Zero - $5.95 The pre-series A6M2 Zero became known in 1940-41, when the fighter destroyed 266 confirmed aircraft in China. At the time of Pearl Harbor, there were 420 Zeros active in the Pacific. The carrier-borne Model 21 was the type encountered by the Americans, often much further from its carriers than expected, with a mission range of over 1600 statute miles. Mitsubishi A6M Zero WWII Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Reisen Zero This little Japanese Fighter was a real threat to Allied forces in the Pacific. With a little care you can glue clear plastic to the back of the canopy piece for a real neat effect. The markings of the model chosen are those of the first wave of Pearl Harbor attackers and certainly rounds out our WWII series of Top Ten Fighters. A6M2 of fighter complement of carrier Hiryu (signified by tail coding "BII") during attack on Pearl Harbor, December 1941. Cobalt blue tail band indicated flight leader and twin fuselage bands signified second carrier in 2nd Carrier Division (1 st Air Fleet). The A6M Reisen (Zero Fighter) was unique among WWII combat aircraft in creating a myth. The Allies credited the Reisen with almost mystical powers of maneuver, fostering a myth of Japanese aerial invincibility. Everything to the Japanese that the Spitfire was to the British, the Reisen was a lightly constructed but extraordinarily capable fighter first flown on 1 April 1939, series aircraft entering service early in 1941. Excluding float-equipped and training versions a total of 10,449 Reisen's was manufactured. Here are photos of Fiddlers Zero patterns used with Coke's new Zero. How could I resist? The Quick Grip contact cement is working quite well. I hope Coke is producing larger size cans as these small ones are quite limiting. The fuselage took some finagling. Bob Reisen A6M Zero-Sen by Mitsubishi I threw some layers of transparency down on a water texture and had a bit of sunken Zeke under the waves. I just hopped into my Pacific Fighters simulator and took a photo of the Zero at the right angle. The frame I borrowed from my display of Russian aircraft stamps. RM Dan When the Japanese Navy struck at Pearl Harbor on Sunday, 7 December 1941, the Americans already possessed files on the A6M in the form of detailed combat reports from Colonel Claire Chennault in far-off Chungking, China. Nobody had bothered to disseminate the information, and for a second time this agile and well armed fighter caused a great shock and made mincemeat of the motley collection of aircraft that opposed it. In six months the Sentais (fighter groups) equipped with the A6M had so dominated the sky that the Imperial forces had conquered over 12 million square miles, a far greater area than had ever previously been overrun by one nation. The A6M kept appearing in places where Japanese fighters had been judged 'impossible', sometimes almost 1,000 miles from the nearest advanced Japanese airbase or carrier. In combat it could outmaneuver practically every Allied fighter, and its firepower was also superior. The A6M came to symbolize the previously unappreciated fact that Japanese weapons were not made of bamboo and rice-paper, nor were they inferior copies of Occidental ones. In its own homeland it was the focal point of a part-religious belief in Nipponese invincibility. The name of Jiro Horikoshi was better-known in Japan even than that of Reginald Mitchell in the UK, because he was the genius who had created the miraculous fighter that decimated its enemies. Of course the A6M was not really miraculous. Back in 1937 the British Gloster company had flown a prototype fighter that almost precisely paralleled the A6M in size, shape, weight, power and performance - and it was not even accepted for the RAF. At that time Horikoshi was making the first drawings of his new fighter to try to meet a newly issued Impe
In the Bible, who was the first-born of Isaac?	What is the significance of “firstborn” in the Bible? \| Bible.org Home What is the significance of “firstborn” in the Bible? I’m going to copy some articles on this subject, but let me give you my summation of all of them. In the Old Testament, the firstborn son was the one who normally received a double inheritance, and was the one who would inherit his father’s role as head of the family. God sometimes reversed this order, as he did with Jacob and Esau (Genesis 25:21-26), and as Jacob later did with Ephraim and Manasseh (Genesis 48:13-22). Reuben was the firstborn of Jacob, but his rights as the firstborn were taken away because of his sin (Genesis 35:22; 49:3-4). The term firstborn therefore has two main meanings. The first is more literal, referring to the fact that this son is the first son to be born of his father. The second meaning refers to the rights and authority of a person, because they are the firstborn. Our Lord is the “firstborn” in several ways, as one of the attached articles indicates. But most of all He is the One who has been appointed by God to be in authority over all things (Colossians 1:13-23; especially verses 15, 18). Closely related is the expression “son” (which you see in 2 Samuel 7:14; Psalm 2:7-9 [compare Psalm 110:1-3]; Hebrews 1:5-14). I understand the expressions, “Thou art My Son, Today I have begotten Thee” (Hebrews 1:5a) and “I will be a Father to Him, And He shall be a Son to Me” (Hebrews 5b) to be synonymous. This speaks not of the birth of our Lord (as though this were when He came into existence - for He is eternal as John 1:1-3 indicate), but of His installation as King of the earth by His Father. FIRST-BEGOTTEN furst-be-got’-’-n (prototokos): This Greek word is translated in two passages in the King James Version by “first-begotten” (Heb 1:6; Rev 1:5), but in all other places in the King James Version, and always in the Revised Version (British and American), by “firstborn.” It is used in its natural literal sense of Jesus Christ as Mary’s firstborn (Lk 2:7; Mt 1:25 the King James Version); it also bears the literal sense of Jesus Christ as Mary’s firstborn (Lk 2:7; Mt 1:25 the King James Version); it also bears the literal sense of the firstborn of the firstborn of men and animals (Heb 11:28). It is not used in the New Testament or Septuagint of an only child, which is expressed by monogenes (see below). Metaphorically, it is used of Jesus Christ to express at once His relation to man and the universe and His difference from them, as both He and they are related to God. The laws and customs of all nations show that to be “firstborn” means, not only priority in time, but a certain superiority in privilege and authority. Israel is Yahweh’s firstborn among the nations (Ex 4:22; compare Jer 31:9). The Messianic King is God’s firstborn Septuagint prototokos), “the highest of the kings of the earth” (Ps 89:27). Philo applies the word to the Logos as the archetypal and governing idea of creation. Similarly Christ, as “the firstborn of all creation” (Col 1:15), is not only prior to it in time, but above it in power and authority. “All things have been created through him, and unto him” (Col 1:16). He is “sovereign Lord over all creation by virtue of primo-geniture” (Lightfoot). It denotes His status and character and not His origin; the context does not admit the idea that He is a part of the created universe. So in His incarnation He is brought into the world as “firstborn,” and God summons all His angels to worship Him (Heb 1:6). In His resurrection He is “firstborn from the dead” (Col 1:18) or “of the dead” (Rev 1:5), the origin and prince of life. And finally He is “firstborn among many brethren” in the consummation of God’s purpose of grace, when all the elect are gathered home. Not only is He their Lord, but also their pattern, God’s ideal Son and men are “foreordained to be conformed to (his) image” (Rom 8:29). Therefore the saints themselves, as growing in His likeness, and as possessing all the privileges of eldest sons, including the kingdom and the priesthood, may be called
Give the pseudonym of J.P. Richardson, a pop singer , who dies in a plane crash in 1959?	The day the music died - Feb 03, 1959 - HISTORY.com The day the music died Share this: The day the music died Author The day the music died URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1959, rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson are killed when their chartered Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashes in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff from Mason City on a flight headed for Moorehead, Minnesota. Investigators blamed the crash on bad weather and pilot error. Holly and his band, the Crickets, had just scored a No. 1 hit with “That’ll Be the Day.” After mechanical difficulties with the tour bus, Holly had chartered a plane for his band to fly between stops on the Winter Dance Party Tour. However, Richardson, who had the flu, convinced Holly’s band member Waylon Jennings to give up his seat, and Ritchie Valens won a coin toss for another seat on the plane. Holly, born Charles Holley in Lubbock, Texas, and just 22 when he died, began singing country music with high school friends before switching to rock and roll after opening for various performers, including Elvis Presley. By the mid-1950s, Holly and his band had a regular radio show and toured internationally, playing hits like “Peggy Sue,” “Oh, Boy!,” “Maybe Baby” and “Early in the Morning.” Holly wrote all his own songs, many of which were released after his death and influenced such artists as Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney. Another crash victim, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, 28, started out as a disk jockey in Texas and later began writing songs. Richardson’s most famous recording was the rockabilly “Chantilly Lace,” which made the Top 10. He developed a stage show based on his radio persona, “The Big Bopper.” The third crash victim was Ritchie Valens, born Richard Valenzuela in a suburb of Los Angeles, who was only 17 when the plane went down but had already scored hits with “Come On, Let’s Go,” “Donna” and “La Bamba,” an upbeat number based on a traditional Mexican wedding song (though Valens barely spoke Spanish). In 1987, Valens’ life was portrayed in the movie La Bamba, and the title song, performed by Los Lobos, became a No. 1 hit. Valens was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Singer Don McLean memorialized Holly, Valens and Richardson in the 1972 No. 1 hit “American Pie,” which refers to February 3, 1959 as “the day the music died.” Related Videos
Which British composer wrote 'A Child Of Our Time' incorporating Negro spirituals, in 1941?	Simon Rattle conducts Tippett’s “A Child of Our Time” Simon Rattle conducts Tippett’s “A Child of Our Time” The Last Days of Socrates for bass baritone, choir and orchestra (01:00:16) Sir John Tomlinson Bass, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master Michael Tippett A Child of Our Time (01:09:57) Sally Matthews Soprano, Sarah Connolly Contralto, Matthew Polenzani Tenor, Sir John Tomlinson Bass, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master free Brett Dean: Composing Socrates (00:14:40) free Artist biographies From Berliner Philharmoniker musician to internationally renowned composer – that’s Brett Dean’s career in a nutshell. In the process of arranging and improvising, the Australian-born violist discovered the composer in himself. His clarinet concerto Ariel’s Music, chosen for the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers, and the ballet One of a Kind brought him international renown. Encouraged by their success, Dean decided in 2000 to devote himself principally to composition. Ties to his old orchestra have nonetheless remained intact. Berlin audiences may well remember his orchestral work Komarov’s Fall, which the Philharmoniker commissioned. That makes it all the more gratifying that yet another new work by Brett is given its first performance at this concert. Michael Tippett’s oratorio A Child of Our Time, by contrast, was not commissioned. The English composer felt compelled by a real-life event to write it in protest against dictatorship and racism. In 1938 a 17-year-old boy, Herschel Grynszpan, was provoked by the anti-Semitic treatment of his family to shoot a secretary at the German embassy in Paris. The attack provided the Nazis with a pretext for the pogrom in Germany known as Kristallnacht. Tippett’s musical treatment of the Grynszpan incident follows the oratorio concept of Bach and Handel. Ever since the work brought about his artistic breakthrough in 1944, Tippett has taken his place alongside Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten as one of the leading English composers of the 20th century. From the Last Days of Socrates to the “Twentieth-Century Blues” Dean’s The Last Days of Socrates and Tippett’s A Child of Our Time Sir Michael Tippett was a committed pacifist. He joined the British peace movement in 1934, intensively studied the writings of Mahatma Gandhi and was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment as a conscientious objector in June 1943. In his oratorio A Child of Our Time, which he composed in reaction to the incidents surrounding the Nazi pogrom in November 1938, the composer took a stand against the events of his day and vigorously opposed all forms of violence, oppression and discrimination. Critical references to political and contemporary events are also found in Brett Dean’s oeuvre, for example, in the orchestral work Ceremonial, Dean’s personal protest against the war in Iraq. In his string quartet Eclipse, the Australian composer responded to the Tampa crisis, which occurred in the Indian Ocean in August 2001 – a conflict that arose as a result of the hard-line stance of the Australian government against the boat people who tried to reach Australian territorial waters and were rescued at sea by the crew of the Norwegian freighter Tampa. Dean’s Pastoral Symphony for chamber orchestra and tape, on the other hand, focuses on the contrast between unspoiled nature and environmental pollution in Queensland – the Australian state in whose capital, Brisbane, the composer was born in 1961. Brett Dean: The Last Days of Socrates Dean’s latest work, composed in 2012 for bass-baritone, chorus and orchestra, was commissioned by the Rundfunkchor Berlin, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. As the title indicates, the three-part composition deals with the ancient philosopher Socrates, who lived during the age of Athenian democracy. Like every Athenian, he took an active interest in political life, spent a great deal of time in the agora and other public places and involved his fellow citizens in discussions during which he critically question
Henry Cooper controversially lost his British Heavyweight title in 1971, to which boxer?	When Henry Cooper hit the big time - Telegraph Boxing When Henry Cooper hit the big time Fifty years ago on Monday, Henry Cooper defeated Brian London in a bloody 15-round battle at Earl's Court, to start a glorious, unbeaten reign of just over 12 years as British heavyweight champion. Not bowed: a bloodied Henry Cooper surprises Brian London with a left at Earl's Court in 1959 Photo: PA By Gareth A Davies 7:30AM GMT 12 Jan 2009 Harold Macmillan was Prime Minister, Fidel Castro was taking control of Cuba, and Charles de Gaulle had just been sworn in as President of France. If the political scene was far removed from today, so too was the sporting landscape. In those days, the British heavyweight champion was a major figure in British sport. American champions were also popular – Floyd Patterson, Archie Moore, Carmen Basilio, Sugar Ray Robinson, all had huge followings in the UK. Cooper remembers: "The British heavyweight scene was very strong in those days. The public could always name the best heavyweights around. These days, a lot of people don't even know who the British champion is. "There were always between 10 and 20 very decent heavyweights around. At the time, we had London, Dick Richardson, Joe Bygraves and Joe Erskine." Related Articles McGuigan back in the game 10 Jan 2009 Through the Sixties, Cooper became hugely popular, his standing enhanced as he made nine successful defences of the British title. Indeed, he is still the only champion to be awarded three Lonsdale belts outright by the British Boxing Board of Control. A rule change in 1987 allowing the Lonsdale belt to be awarded only once in any one division to a fighter means that Cooper will forever be the only boxer to achieve the Lonsdale treble. Cooper's familiar, rugged, face and dignified bearing, along with his hammer of a left hook, became etched in British sporting folklore. He was twice the BBC Sports Personality of the Year and became Sir Henry in 2000. But back on that night – Jan 12, 1959 –plain Henry Cooper, from Bellingham, in south east London, was far from the finished article, with a professional record of 17 wins, seven losses, and one draw. He was already renowned for his left hook, and also his resilience, and heart. More than once he had got up off the canvas to win. Victory against London, a bitter rival, also meant he was able to wrap the belts for the European and Commonwealth titles around his waist. The previous year, London, known as the 'Blackpool Rock', had won the British and Commonwealth titles from Erskine, who had beaten Cooper, on points, in 1957. As champion, Cooper went on to beat Erskine three times. "Can it really be 50 years?" Cooper, now 74, wondered. . . . He had weighed in at 13st 8lb. London was 16lb heavier. "I can remember the night. Perhaps not the detail. Yes, the old Earl's Court. There must have been 10 or 11,000 people in there. Brian was much bigger than me weight-wise, but I always thought that I could beat him," Cooper recalled. "I was a better boxer than him – he used to leave himself open. I had stopped him a couple of years earlier in the first round. I poked his head off for 15 rounds with my left hand to win those belts. Brian was a big strong guy, and if you let him get on top, he could dominate, so I went at him from the start. He was always a rough handful. He came at me with his heart in it. We were both exhausted after the fight. I could barely stand up." How time has healed the wounds and softened the memories of what was in fact, a brutal fight. Cooper finished with his face a mask of blood, with cuts above and below his left eye, and a gash above his right eye, while London could barely stand. Donald Saunders, the Daily Telegraph boxing correspondent, wrote that at the end "they looked as if they had been hitting each other with meat axes." It was a blue-riband title in those days, and Cooper's success, and his two fights with Muhammad Ali, one for the world title in 1966, made 'Our 'Enery' a household name throughout the 1960s. The winner of the Cooper-London bout was pencilled in t
Which country music legend, who died in 2002, gave up his seat to the 'Big Bopper' on the ill fated plane?	Who Flipped a Coin With Ritchie Valens?: The Day the Music Died and the Coin Toss Controversy Pophistory: music, movies, history, and life. Who Flipped a Coin With Ritchie Valens?: The Day the Music Died and the Coin Toss Controversy February 3 marks the anniversary of the day Buddy Holly, J.P. Richardson, and Ritchie Valens perished in a plane crash. You probably know the general outline of “the day the music died.” But you may not know the controversy surrounding the legendary coin flip connected to the tragedy. The Day the Music Died In early 1959, Buddy Holly , J.P. “ The Big Bopper ” Richardson, Ritchie Valens , and Dion and the Belmonts toured through the Midwest in what was called “The Winter Dance Party.” Also on the tour was Holly’s new back-up band replacing the Crickets: Tommy Allsup on guitar, Waylon Jennings on bass, and Carl Bunch on drums. Some of the performers were tired of traveling through the cold in an old bus that kept breaking down. The poor conditions led to drummer Bunch going to the hospital with frostbite. So Buddy Holly chartered a small plane for one of the upcoming trips on the tour. After their February 2, 1959 performance in Clear Lake, Iowa, three of the stars — Holly, Richardson, and Valens — boarded a three-passenger plane. The plane took off in the early morning hours of February 3 for Fargo, North Dakota but soon crashed in a snow storm. All three passengers were killed along with the pilot Roger Peterson . The young rock and roll music industry lost three of its brightest stars. The Competing Claims About a Coin Toss Although the story is familiar, there is still an ongoing question. Besides Holly, how did Richardson and Valens end up on the plane instead of the other headliner, Dion, or instead of other band members? Stories conflict about the events that night before the flight. Everyone agrees there was a coin toss. But survivors still debate who was the person who barely missed getting on a plane ride to their death, all due to the luck of a coin flip. Holly’s former band members tell one story. But Dion wrote in his book The Wanderer Talks Truth (2011) that the events “have been completely eclipsed by urban legends, cinematic retellings, gossip, and outright grandstanding.” (p. 41). Who is telling the truth? Let’s consider the different versions of the story. On a Behind the Music episode, “The Day the Music Died,” the producers presented the story that Buddy Holly planned for the airplane to the next stop on the tour for him and his two musicians, Waylon Jennings and Tommy Allsup. In the video, Waylon Jennings explains how he gave up his seat on the plane to the ailing Big Bopper (around 9:50). Jennings recounts that Holly had ribbed him about taking the bus. Jennings responded, jokingly, “I hope your ole plane crashes,” a retort that haunted him for years. In the same episode, guitarist Tommy Allsup recounts how when he went inside to make sure they did not leave anything behind, he ran into Ritchie Valens. Then, Valens asked Allsup if he could take Allsup’s seat on the plane. Allsup then claims he flipped a coin, and Valens won the seat on the ill-fated plane. In other venues, Tommy Allsup repeated his version of the story of the coin toss that he lost to Ritchie Valens. Bob Hale, the emcee at the Surf Ballroom in Iowa for the last Winter Dance Party show before the plane crash, has a similar recollection. Hale remembers that Allsup suggested the coin flip. But Hale recalls that he was the one who flipped the coin for Allsup and Valens. Hale remembers that Valens won by calling “heads.” Allsup, however, argues that Hale was not present at the coin flip. [February 2013 Update: See the comments section below for Mr. Hale’s comment on this post.][January 2017 Update: Tommy Allsup passed away on January 11, 2017.] Dion has yet another version of the events leading to the plane ride. According to Dion’s website : “Dion was, in fact, scheduled to fly in the fateful plane that went down. The headliners flipped a coin to see who was going to fly. The Big Bopper and Dion won the tos
In Greek mythology, what form did Zeus take so he could make love to Danae?	DANAE - Argive Princess of Greek Mythology Danae Danaan-Woman Danae and the Golden Shower, Lucanian red-figure krater C5th B.C., Musée du Louvre DANAE was a princess of Argos in the Greek Peloponnese, the only child of King Akrisios (Acrisius). When her father learned a prophecy that he was destined to be killed by a son of his daughter, he locked Danae away in a subterranean, bronze chamber. Her prison, however, was infiltrated by the god Zeus who impregnated her in the guise of a golden shower. She conceived and bore a son named Perseus. As soon as her father learned of this, he placed Danae and the infant in a chest and set them adrift at sea. By the providence of the gods they made it safely to the island of Seriphos where the fisherman Diktys (Dictys) offered them refuge in his home. Later when Perseus was fully grown, King Polydektes (Polydectes) of Seriphos sought Danae for his wife and, wishing to rid himself of her son, commanded Perseus fetch the Gorgon 's head. The hero returned victorious only to learn that his mother had fled to the temple of Athena seeking refuge from the king. In anger Perseus turned Polydektes and his allies to stone with Gorgon's head. He then travelled with mother to Argos to claim his grandfather's throne. Danae was the eponymous "queen" of the Danaans. Danaan was synonymous with Argive but was sometimes used to describe Greeks in general (e.g. in Homer's Iliad). CHRONOLOGY OF MYTH In the chronology of myth Danae was a descendant of Io --an Argive maiden loved by Zeus who was forced to wander all the way to Egypt in the guise of a cow. Io's great-great-grandson Danaus made the return trip to Argos with his fifty daughters, the Danaides, to claim the throne. Danae was a great-grandaughter of the Danaid Hypermnestra and her cousin Lynkeus. Of Danae's descendants, the most famous were Herakles, her great-great grandson, and King Eurystheus, her great-grandson It should be noted that the Argive genealogies were quite bloated and do not synchronise well with those of the other mythic royal houses. FAMILY OF DANAE PARENTS [1.1] AKRISIOS (Homer Iliad 14.319, Aeschylus, Herodotus 6.53, Strabo 10.5.10, Diodorus Siculus 4.9.1, Pausanias 2.23.7, Hyginus Fabulae 155, Ovid Metamorphoses 4.607, Nonnus Dionysiaca 30.264) [1.2] AKRISIOS & EURYDIKE (Apollodorus 2.26) [1.3] AKRISIOS & AGANIPPE (Hyginus Fabulae 63) OFFSPRING [1.1] PERSEUS (by Zeus ) (Homer Iliad 14.319, Pindar Pythian 12. 16, Aeschylus, Apollodorus 2.34, Strabo 10.5.10, Herodotus 6.53 & 7.61, Diodorus Siculus 4.9.1, Hyginus Fabulae 63 & 155, Ovid Metamorphoses 4.607, Nonnus Dionysiaca 2.286, et al) ENCYCLOPEDIA DANAE (Danaê). An oracle declared that Danaë, the daughter of Acrisius, would give birth to a son, who would kill his grandfather. For this reason Acrisius kept Danaë shut up in a subterraneous apartment, or in a brazen tower. But here she became mother of Perseus, notwithstanding the precautions of her father, according to some accounts by her uncle Proetus, and according to others by Zeus, who visited her in the form of a shower of gold. Acrisius ordered mother and child to be exposed on the wide sea in a chest; but the chest floated towards the island of Seriphus, where both were rescued by Dictys, the brother of king Polydectes. (Apollod. ii. 2. § 1, 4. § 1; Paus. ii. 16. § 2, 25. § 6, iii. 13. § 6; Hygin. Fab. 63.) According to a later or Italian tradition, the chest was carried to the coast of Italy, where king Pilumnus married Danaë, and founded Ardea (Virg. Aen. vii. 410; Serv. ad Aen. vii. 372); or Danaë is said to have come to Italy with two sons, Argus and Argeus, whom she had by Phineus, and took up her abode on the spot where Rome was afterwards built (Serv. ad Aen. viii. 345). But, according to the common story, Polydectes, king of Seriphos, made Danae his slave, and courted her favour, but in vain; and in order to obtain the undisturbed possession of her, he sent off Perseus, who had in the meantime grown up to manhood, to the Gorgons, to fetch the head of Medusa, which he said he would give to Hippodameia as
'An American Dream' and 'Last Night Of The World' are two songs from which musical?	MISS SAIGON - THE AMERICAN DREAM LYRICS The American Dream Lyrics Miss Saigon - Bangkok, October 1978 (Ii) The American Dream my father was a tattoo artist in Haiphong but his designs on mother didn't last too long my mother sold her body, high on Betel nuts my job was bringing red-faced monsieurs to our huts selling your mom is a wrench perfume can cover a stench that's what I learned from the French then it all changed with Dien Bien Phu the frogs went home. Who came? Guess who? are you surprised we went insane with dollars pouring down like rain? businessmen never rob banks you can sell shit and get thanks that's what I learned from the Yanks I'm fed up with small-time hustles I'm too good to waste my talent for greed I need room to flex my muscles in an ocean where the big sharks feed make me Yankee, they're my fam'ly they're selling what people need what's that I smell in the air the American dream sweet as a new millionaire the American dream fat, like a chocolate eclair as you suck out the cream luck by the tail and best of all, it's for sale the American dream greasy chinks make life so sleazy in the States I'll have a club that's four-starred men like me there have things easy they have a lawyer and a body-guard to the Johns there I'll sell blondes there that they can charge on a card what's that I smell in the air? the American dream sweet as a suite in Bel-air the American dream girls can buy tits by the pair the American dream bald people think they'll grow hair the American dream call girls are lining time square the American dream bums there have money to spare the American dream cars that have bars take you there the American dream on stage each night: Fred Astaire the American dream it's time we all entertain my American dream! busboys can buy the hotel the American dream Wall Street is ready to sell the American dream come make a life from thin air the American dream come and get more than your share the American dream all yours for ten percent down the American dream Miss Saigon - Bangkok, October 1978 (Ii) Tracklist 1 Embed Get the embed code <table class="songlyrics" style="width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"><col width="40" /><col /><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">Miss Saigon - Miss Saigon - Bangkok, October 1978 (Ii) Album Lyrics</th></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">1.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="http://www.songlyrics.com/miss-saigon/finale-lyrics/" title="Finale Lyrics Miss Saigon">Finale</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">2.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="http://www.songlyrics.com/miss-saigon/now-that-i-ve-seen-her-lyrics/" title="Now That I've Seen Her Lyrics Miss Saigon">Now That I've Seen Her</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">3.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="http://www.songlyrics.com/miss-saigon/room-317-lyrics/" title="Room 317 Lyrics Miss Saigon">Room 317</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">4.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="http://www.songlyrics.com/miss-saigon/the-american-dream-lyrics/" title="The American Dream Lyrics Miss Saigon">The American Dream</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">5.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="http://www.songlyrics.com/miss-saigon/the-confrontation-lyrics/" title="The Confrontation Lyrics Miss Saigon">The Confrontation</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">6.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="http://www.songlyrics.com/miss-saigon/the-sacred-bird-lyrics/" title="The Sacred Bird Lyrics Miss Saigon">The Sacred Bird</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="sl-credit"><a href="http://www.songlyrics.com/miss-saigon-lyrics/" title="Miss Saigon Lyrics">Miss Saigon Lyrics</a> provided by <a href="/" title="Lyrics">SongLyrics.com</a></p> Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS). This is just a preview! Preview the embedded widget
Which English novelist, born in Manchester in 1917, had the real name John A.B. Wilson?	Anthony Burgess \| British author \| Britannica.com Anthony Burgess Alternative Titles: John Anthony Burgess Wilson, Joseph Kell Anthony Burgess Virginia Woolf Anthony Burgess, also called Joseph Kell, original name John Anthony Burgess Wilson (born February 25, 1917, Manchester , England —died November 22, 1993, London ), English novelist, critic, and man of letters, whose fictional explorations of modern dilemmas combine wit, moral earnestness, and a note of the bizarre. Anthony Burgess, 1968. Marvin Lichtner—Time Life Pictures/Getty Images Trained in English literature and phonetics, Burgess taught in the extramural department of Birmingham University (1946–50), worked for the Ministry of Education (1948–50), and was English master at Banbury Grammar School (1950–54). He then served as education officer in Malaya and Borneo (1954–59), where he wrote three novels with a Malayan setting. Back in England he became a full-time and prolific professional writer. Under the pseudonym Anthony Burgess he wrote the novels The Wanting Seed (1962), an antiutopian view of an overpopulated world, and Honey for the Bears (1963). As Joseph Kell he wrote One Hand Clapping (1961) and Inside Mr. Enderby (1963). A Clockwork Orange (1962; filmed 1971) made Burgess’ reputation as a novelist of comic and mordant power. The novel is written in a teenage argot of Burgess’ invention, combining elements from British and American slang, Russian, and other sources. It examines society’s unsuccessful attempt to psychologically “rehabilitate” an incurably violent juvenile delinquent. Other novels include The Eve of Saint Venus (1964) and Enderby Outside (1968). The latter is part of a series of humorous novels centred around the lyric poet F.X. Enderby, whom many critics have seen as a stand-in for Burgess himself. His later works include Earthly Powers (1980), The End of the World News (1983), The Kingdom of the Wicked (1985), Any Old Iron (1989), and A Dead Man in Deptford (1993). In his novels Burgess combined linguistic ingenuity and witty erudition with picaresque plots, bizarre story premises , and sharp social satire . Although his vision of modern society is a pessimistic one, his fiction is generally comic. Burgess was the author of more than 50 books. In addition to novels and short stories, he was known for his works of literary criticism , including Here Comes Everybody: An Introduction to James Joyce for the Ordinary Reader (1965). He wrote television scripts, did translations for the stage, and wrote biographies of William Shakespeare , D.H. Lawrence, and Ernest Hemingway . Burgess also produced dozens of musical compositions , including choral works and orchestral pieces. He wrote a two-volume autobiography , Little Wilson and Big God: Being the First Part of the Confessions of Anthony Burgess (1987) and You’ve Had Your Time: Being the Second Part of the Confessions of Anthony Burgess (1990). Learn More in these related articles:
Which former chart-topping British duo re-formed in 1999 to record an album entitled 'Peace'?	1999 in British music - iSnare Free Encyclopedia 1999 in British music This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2014) 2000 → This is a summary of 1999 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. Contents 12 External links Summary The most successful album, Come on Over by Shania Twain , spent a cumulative total of ten weeks at the top, followed by Boyzone 's By Request with nine weeks in total. In the singles chart Ricky Martin 's "Livin' La Vida Loca", Eiffel 65 's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" and Cliff Richard 's "The Millennium Prayer" all topped the singles charts for three weeks, the joint longest time at number one during 1999. This year also saw the return of American Rock/New Wave band Blondie and their number one single " Maria ". The teenage pop singer Britney Spears' " ...Baby One More Time " was the highest selling single of the year. One of the first number one singles of the year came from music producer, Fatboy Slim who topped the charts for one week with his single "Praise You". January became a very successful month for the DJ, real name Norman Cook , a former member of Hull-based band The Housemartins , his new album You've Come A Long Way Baby topped the charts for 4 weeks. The album produced many other hit singles, the followup to his chart topper "Right Here Right Now" peaking at number two, marking his third consecutive top three hit. Developments Girl groups 1999 emphasised the trend away from girl groups, with solo acts and boy bands dominating the charts. BWitched , with a fourth and final release from their début self-titled album, "Blame It On The Weatherman" became the first (and as of April 2011 only) girl group for their first four releases to début at #1; their success declined quickly thereafter. The Spice Girls , with four remaining members, reached number one with their first single without Geri Halliwell , claiming the official number one Christmas single at the end of 1998 with " Goodbye "; it was the group's third consecutive number one Christmas single. As for other girl groups, Cleopatra scored one Top 30 hit with "A Touch Of Love", peaking at number 24, Their T.V sitcom was a smash hit and was No1 in its time slot. Hepburn and the Thunderbugs , both girl bands who played their own instruments, had lesser success. Neither the Spice Girls nor All Saints, both popular in the previous year, released a single in 1999. Boy bands Boyzone topped the charts twice, first with a remake of a Billy Ocean song, "When the Going Gets Tough", made for Comic Relief and then with a remake of Canadian singer Anne Murray 's hit "You Needed Me". Their album By Request, containing both chart-toppers along with the million-selling "No Matter What" from 1998, topped the albums chart for nine weeks and became the most successful album in their career. With six #1 singles to their name, they unofficially disbanded with both Ronan Keating and Stephen Gately going on to solo success. Keating reached #1 with his début single "When You Say Nothing At All" later in the year; it was featured in the soundtrack to the hit film Notting Hill . 5ive scored their first number one single with "Keep On Movin'" after numerous consecutive top ten hits. Their peak of popularity as a boy band was short-lived as many more successful groups eclipsed them. A1 were another British boy band who joined the music scene during the year, scoring three top ten singles, including "Be The First To Believe" and "Summertime Of Our Lives". Their album fared less well, only reaching number 20 on the charts. American boy bands were also very successful in the UK during the course of the year, with NSYNC scoring two top ten hits, though their album only made number 30. With seven consecutive top ten singles behind them, The Backstreet Boys made number one with "I Want It That Way". The song was taken from their album, Millennium which sold millions worldwide and made
Which of the wives of Henry VIII was born in Madrid in 1485?	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII - By Tales Of Curiosity Contact Search Site If you enjoyed this, then why not tell your friends? It also shows us the most popular subjects. So we can make more like them, just for you!! The Six Wives Of Henry VIII Running Time:5:32Release Date: 30 Dec 2009 We travel back to the time of the Tudor's and meet probably the best known king of all time, Henry VIII. Apart from his large size he is famous for having six wives. In this video we find out the reasons for each marriage, meet each of his wives and learn of their fate. About The Video Introduction In England, on the 21st April 1509, a young prince became a King. He was the son of Henry Tudor, who reigned as Henry VII. The young prince was determined to create a Tudor dynasty. His name was Henry VIII. Henry VIII As A Young Man Catherine Of Aragon Died: 5 September 1548 Although, not the best known of Henry VIII's wives, Catherine Parr was probably the most influential. Henry first noticed Catherine when she was working in the household of his daughter Mary. Catherine was a widow and was in a relationship with Thomas Seymour (1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley). But after Henry VIII proposed to her, she was obliged to marry him. Catherine had good relations with all three of Henry VIII's children and helped to reconcile Henry with his daughters, Mary and Elizabeth. Catherine Parr From July to September 1544 Catherine was made regent by Henry and effectively ruled the country. This was whilst Henry was on his last military campaign. It has also been speculated that Catherine's character and religious beliefs were a great influence on her stepdaughter, who became Elizabeth I. Portrait Of An Elderly Henry VIII Henry VIII was very sick and Catherine Parr was more of a nurse than a wife. Henry VIII died on the 28th January 1547. He was buried in Windsor next to his third wife, Jane Seymour. Resting Place Of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour Later in the year, Catherine Parr married Thomas Seymour, who apparently was not a good husband. She sadly died a year after, from childbirth complications. Tomb Of Catherine Parr The End Of Our Tale Thus ends our tale of Henry VIII's wives. There were no offspring from his children and the death of his daughter, Queen Elizabeth I meant the end of the Tudor Dynasty. Curious Facts ★ After her execution, Anne Boleyn's body was buried in an old arrow chest under the floor of the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula. This was only found in Victorian times, after which a plaque on the floor now marks the spot. ★ Jane Seymour was the only one of Henry's VIII six wives to receive a Queen's funeral. ★ When Henry VIII was on a campaign in France he made Catherine Of Aragon regent. The Scots then invaded England and Catherine addressed the army, and rode in full armour with the troops, despite being heavily pregnant. ★ After their divorce, Anne of Cleves was given the title "The King's Beloved Sister", and was given precedence over all women in England, after Henry's wife and two daughters. ★ Anne of Cleves appeared to have enjoyed life after her divorce. She became very fond of English beer. ★ Anne Boleyn was executed with a sword and not an axe. Execution by an expert swordsman meant a cleaner cut. ★ The two wives of Henry VIII that were executed, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, were cousins. ★ When she was queen, Anne Boleyn had over 250 personal servants. ★ Legend says that Anne Boleyn had six fingers, no one knows if this is really true. ★ Catherine Parr was the most-married English queen, she had four husbands. ★ Catherine Parr's mother was a lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon and named her daughter after her. ★ The chapel where Catherine Parr was buried fell into disrepair and over time her grave became desecrated. Her current tomb was built during Victorian times.
Which American medical drama series is set in the 'Seattle Grace Hospital'?	10 Hospital Dramas and Where They Were Filmed - HealthStaff Recruitment 10 Hospital Dramas and Where They Were Filmed Home / 10 Hospital Dramas and Where They Were Filmed Medical emergencies and comatosed comedies are watched on the box all around the world. Shows such as Scrubs and Greys Anatomy are big hitters packed full of dramatic decisions and comedic actors, but are these classics really filmed in working hospitals? Health Staff Recruitment were interested to know so we dug deeper into the world of medical mystery television to find out. House M.D. Ah, Dr. Gregory House. Now, wouldn’t you like to be treated by a doctor like him? Hugh Laurie plays the antisocial doctor dubbed ‘Dr. Feelbad’, whose character could best be described as irreverent, mean to patients and obnoxious to colleagues. The series well into its 6th season, is full of sarcastic one-liners and patients suffering from the most complicated medical problems. The fictional setting for the show is the cold New Jersey Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Aerial location shots in the series use Princeton’s First Campus Center, NJ whereas the rest of the show is shot at the 20th Century Fox studios in LA. Scrubs Scrubs, the series that when watched can become an addiction. The mix of comedy and drama in the medical setting tie together to create a show that is filled with witty anecdotes and laughter. The series is filmed in the North Hollywood Medical Centre which was a fully operational hospital catering to the residents of Los Angeles, California. Interestingly, the same hospital was also used in the filming of the 2001 film ‘The One’ starring Jet Li and Jason Statham. Greys Anatomy The complicated, tear-jerking personal lives of five tightly knit trainee surgeons forms the axis around which Greys Anatomy revolves. The long running show is set in the fictional ‘Seattle Grace Hospital’. Fisher Plaza, in Seattle is used for some scene-setting shots of the hospital while interior scenes are filmed at the VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Centre, North Hills, California. Various locations around Seattle are used to stage scenes outside the hospital when the drama follows Meredith to her house – that’s an actual house in Seattle. The VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Centre is a working hospital and caters for around 17,000 patients. MASH MASH was a comedy drama about war, and the futility and frustrations of war. Is it fair to say that MASH, the hospital drama that sparked a whole genre, is the most popular TV series of all time? The story of the doctors and nurses of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital based in Uijeongbu, South Korea, ran for 11 years – while the Korean War it was based upon only lasted for three. The final episode of MASH, which screened in February 1983, had nearly 122 million viewers, making it the most watched episode of a TV series in U.S television history. Though set in Korea MASH is generally considered to be an allegory for the then-recently-ended Vietnam War, which remained top of mind in the collective consciousness. The series became increasingly political as the show evolved. MASH was shot on two different sets – one at what is known today as Malibu Creek State Park at Calabasas, Los Angeles County, California; the other location being a sound stage at Fox Studios. Nip Tuck Created by Ryan Murphy and referred to as “immoral”, “twisted” and “smart”, the series focuses on two plastic surgeons who are in business together. One is a veritable sex-addict, driven by money, the other is an altruistic family man (with a very dysfunctional family). Described by fans as “addictive” this medical drama has a very different take on the doctor-patient relationship. This “deeply superficial” drama explores modern society’s obsession with perfection, and the idea of beauty being only skin deep (as some people are diabolical). No episode is without the compulsory breast or butt cheek shot. Nip Tuck is filmed in California, USA, in four locations: Altadena, Los Angeles California, Marina del Rey and San Diego. It has won numerous awar
Which term, meaning 'light-dark' in Italian, is used to describe the use of strongly contrasting light and shade in a painting?	Painting techniques - Chiaroscuro - Web Art Academy \| Web Art Academy Web Art Academy Web Art Academy » Painting techniques – Chiaroscuro Painting techniques – Chiaroscuro On 3 Feb, 2011 With 0 Comments Painting techniques – Chiaroscuro The Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Caravaggio Chiaroscuro ( Italian: “light-dark”) in art is characterized by strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition. It is also a technical term used by artists and art historians for using contrasts of light to achieve a sense of volume in modeling three-dimensional objects such as the human body. Further specialized uses include chiaroscuro woodcut, for coloured woodcuts printed with different blocks, each using a different coloured ink; and chiaroscuro drawing for drawings on coloured paper with drawing in a dark medium and white highlighting. Similar effects in the lighting of cinema and photography are also chiaroscuro. Origin in the chiaroscuro drawing Chiaroscuro originated during the Renaissance as drawing on coloured paper, where the artist worked from this base tone towards light, with white gouache, and dark, with ink, bodycolour or watercolour. These in turn drew on traditions in illuminated manuscripts, going back to late Roman Imperial manuscripts on purple-dyed vellum. Chiaroscuro woodcuts began as imitations of this technique. When discussing Italian art, the term is sometimes used to mean painted images in monochrome or two colours, more generally known in English by the French equivalent, grisaille. The term early broadened in meaning to cover all strong contrasts in illumination between light and dark areas in art, which is now the primary meaning. Chiaroscuro modelling La Fornarina by Raphael The more technical use of the term chiaroscuro is the effect of light modelling in painting, drawing or printmaking, where three-dimensional volume is suggested by the value gradation of colour and the analytical division of light and shadow shapes – often called “shading”. The invention of these effects in the West, “skiagraphia” or “shadow-painting” to the Ancient Greeks, was traditionally ascribed to the famous Athenian painter of the 5th century BC, Apollodoros. Although virtually no Ancient Greek painting survives, their understanding of the effect of light modelling can still be seen in the late 4th century BC mosaics of Pella, Macedonia, in particular the Deer Hunt, in the House of the Abduction of Helen, inscribed gnosis epoesen, or ‘knowledge did it’. They also survived in rather crude standardized form in Byzantine art and were refined again in the Middle Ages to become standard by the early fifteenth-century in painting and manuscript illumination in Italy and Flanders, and then spread to all Western art. The Raphael painting illustrated, with light coming from the left, demonstrates both delicate modelling chiaroscuro to give volume to the body of the model, and also strong chiaroscuro in the more common sense in the contrast between the well-lit model and the very dark background of foliage. However, to further complicate matters, the compositional chiaroscuro of the contrast between model and background would probably not be described using this term, as the two elements are almost completely separated. The term is mostly used to describe compositions where at least some principal elements of the main composition show the transition between light and dark, as in the Baglioni and Geertgen tot Sint Jans paintings illustrated above and below. Chiaroscuro modelling is now taken for granted, but had some opponents; the English portrait miniaturist Nicholas Hilliard cautioned in his treatise on painting against all but the minimal use we see in his works, reflecting the views of his patron Queen Elizabeth I of England:”seeing that best to show oneself needeth no shadow of place but rather the open light…Her Majesty..chose her place to sit for that purpose in the open alley of a goodly garden, where no tree was near, nor any shadow at all…” In drawings and prints hatching, or shading by
Which fruit is used to flavour the liqueur 'Triple Sec'?	Triple Sec and Other Orange Liqueur Options and Recipes Back bar with liqueur bottles. Maria Pereira Photography / Moment / Getty Images Updated November 23, 2016. Of all of the liqueurs used in cocktails, you will find that orange liqueurs are used most often and that makes them essential for a well-stocked bar . There are many orange liqueurs available today and the list is continually growing. Triple sec, curaçao, Cointreau, and Grand Marnier are the names you will see most often in recipes, though some simply list orange liqueur as an ingredient. With all of these options, how does one know which liqueur to use? What are the difference and can one be substituted for another? These are tricky questions and orange liqueur is possibly one of the most confusing categories in distilled spirits, so I will do my best to help with this dilemma. The Orange Liqueur Confusion The story behind orange liqueurs is as diluted in conflicting stories as the origins of the Martini and Margarita . continue reading below our video Make a Cable Car Cocktail It is a topic that many modern cocktail experts continue to debate, research, and attempt to track down. Even the exact definitions of each of the main categories are up for debate. One of the better attempts at explaining this issue has been done by Jay Hepburn on the blog Oh Gosh!. From my own research, I agree with his 'conclusions' in the article A Short History of Orange Liqueur . Instead of repeating what is written so well, here are the main points of distinguishing orange liqueurs from one another: Curaçao - (also curaçoa) This liqueur originated on the Caribbean island of the same name. It is believed that when the Spanish planted orange trees there the climate produced a far more bitter fruit that was found to be better after drying and eventually the dried peels were used in making this new liquor. The Dutch company Bols has one claim to being the first to produce curaçao. Curaçao was also used in classic cocktails such as the Brandy Cocktail as a sweetener prior to the popularity of vermouth and drier cocktails. Around the turn of the 20th century, curaçao producers began selling the spirit in a variety of colors. Today it can be found in orange, blue, and (rarely) green, with the blue version being one of the most common ways to create blue cocktails . See Page 4 for cocktails that call for these liqueurs specifically. Which Orange Liqueur Should I Use? This is a loaded question and, quite honestly, there is no correct answer the majority of the time. Some cocktails work best with the darker Grand Marnier while others may be best with the crisp aspect of a premium curaçao. There are many drinkers who have their own personal preferences as well. Many cocktail recipes will suggest a particular orange liqueur, sometimes using the generic name of triple sec or curaçao and sometimes referring to a specific brand that has either been found to work well or one that is specific to a marketing campaign. When choosing the orange liqueur to use, you may want to keep the following in mind: Keep both a light and dark based orange liqueur in your bar stock. The most common premium choices would be Cointreau (light) and Grand Marnier (dark), though there are other brands that are equal in quality to both. When substituting, try to retain that same light or dark base as the recipe calls for. A cheap orange liqueur (yes, I'm thinking of those $5 triple secs again) can ruin an otherwise perfect cocktail. If you have a favorite orange liqueur and a new recipe that calls for a different liqueur, give your favorite a try. It is likely to be just as good, if not more pleasing to you. In general, when left with no other guide than 'orange liqueur' I tend, to begin with, a theory of using light orange liqueurs in cocktails with similarly light flavored ingredients and dark orange liqueurs in darker cocktails. For instance, in gin, rum, and tequila cocktails I may begin with a curaçao while in cocktails with brandy or whiskey I would start out with Grand Marnier. This is not always the best opti
What is the Italian name for the painting technique that refers to the subtle blending of colours or tones so that there is no perceptible transition between them?	Enjoy history and geography in English! Enjoy history and geography in English! Click on the banner below to know more about it. A Renaissance artist: Leonardo da Vinci (I452-1519) 15 03 2013 Leonardo da Vinci is seen as the perfect example of a man of Renaissance, that is to say he showed a great interest in every aspect of life. His skills range – from not-only being a great artist but also a successful inventor, architect, musician, botanist, mathematician and sportsman. Self-portrait in red chalk , Royal Library of Turin (Circa 1512 to 1515) Leonardo was born near Florence in 1452. He attended school between the ages of five and 12 but seems to have found it unchallenging and spent much of his time drawing sketches. The quality of these drawings convinced his father that Leonardo should consider becoming a full time artist. He showed the sketches to Andrea del Verocchio, a well known artist in Florence, who agreed to take the 14 year old Leonardo as one of his apprentices. Verocchio was not only an artist but a gifted sculptor and goldsmith as well. He had a great influence on the young Leonardo. He is the one who insisted on Leonardo studying anatomy (the study of how the human body works) so that he could paint portraits and sculpt in a more realistic manner. Throughout his working life he dissected up to 30 bodies of both men and women of different ages. He drew images of the lung, heart, brain and various muscles. He had discovered that the heart included a number of valves but was unaware that it acted as a pump for the circulation of blood throughout the body. Among his great works of art are The Virgin on the Rocks (1494) and The Last Supper (1498) which is painted on the wall in the dining room of a monastery in Milan. Jn 1499 Ludovico Sforza lost control of Milan following a war with France, forcing Leonardo to leave the city in search of a new patron. Leonardo moved back to Florence. It was here that he painted his most famous painting — the Mora Lisa. It is believed that the Mona Lisa is a painting of the wife of a wealthy silk merchant, Francesco del Giocondo, and that the painting was commissioned to celebrate the birth of their second child. The painting is famous because of its use of sfumato and the woman’s strange smile. She also seems to be looking at you from whichever angle you view the portrait. Sfumato is the Italian term for a painting technique which overlays translucent layers of colour to create perceptions of depth, volume and form. In particular, it refers to the blending of colours or tones so subtle (/ˈsʌt l/ Pronunciation[suht-l]) that there is no perceptible transition. If you want to know more about this great Man, visit the following website: http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/
With which fruit is the liqueur 'Creme de Cassis' made?	Homemade Crème de Cassis - Imbibe Magazine Photo by Stuart Mullenberg Homemade Crème de Cassis Soaked in a strong spirit and then sweetened, currants transform into crème de cassis—an irresistible fruit liqueur essential to cocktails like the Kir Royale and El Diablo. This recipe, inspired by the house formula at Washington D.C.’s Black Jack bar, combines black and red currants, neutral spirit and rich syrup for a sublime liqueur that bottles up fresh-fruit flavors you can sip long after summer has passed. Ingredients 1 heaping cup red currants, picked over and rinsed 2 heaping cups black currants, picked over and rinsed 750 ml. high-proof neutral spirit 2 cups cane sugar In a large bowl muddle or mash the berries until pulpy. Step 2 Add the high-proof spirit and stir to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 24 hours at room temperature. Step 3 Uncover and lightly mash the mixture again. Replace the plastic wrap and move to the refrigerator. Let infuse for 7 to 10 days, until the mixture takes on a deep magenta hue and defined berry taste. Step 4 Strain through a cheesecloth-lined chinois into a large glass jar. Step 5 In a medium saucepan, make a rich syrup with the sugar and water. Stir until the sugar dissolves, remove from the heat and let cool. Add the cooled syrup to the jar and stir to combine. Cover and keep refrigerated for up to 3 months. Tip Adapt this recipe to your tastes and the ingredients you have on hand. You can use all black currants, swap in thawed, previously frozen fruit, or adjust the level of sweetness by adding more or less simple syrup. Also, you can adjust the recipe depending on the amount of currants you have—simply infuse for a shorter period of time if you have more, and a longer period if less.
Which of the wives of Henry VIII was born on the outskirts of Dusseldorf in 1515?	1000+ images about Anne of Cleves b. 1515 on Pinterest \| Queen anne, Lutheran and Portrait Forward Hever Castle- Henry VIII awarded Anne of Cleves the honorary title of ‘The King’s Sister’, £500 a year, a sufficient household and two houses. She was allowed to lease Hever, at an annual rent of £9-13s-3½d. Anne owned Hever Castle until her death in 1557 but it is not known how much time she spent at the Castle. However, there is a surviving letter written by Anne to Mary Tudor in 1554 signed ‘from my poore house of Hever’. See More
Who scored the only goal when Manchester United defeated Everton in the 1985 FA Cup Final?	FA Cup final: The greatest goal from the last 50 years voted by you - BBC Sport BBC Sport FA Cup final: The greatest goal from the last 50 years voted by you 27 May 2015 Read more about sharing. Saturday's FA Cup final between Arsenal and Aston Villa is the 134th in the competition's history Steven Gerrard's long-range goal against West Ham United in 2006 has come top in a vote to find the best FA Cup final goal from the last 50 years. Ahead of Saturday's Wembley showdown between Arsenal and Aston Villa, which will be shown live on the BBC, we wanted you to let us know which is your favourite final goal. And you voted Gerrard's strike ahead of Ricky Villa's famous finish for Tottenham against Manchester City in 1981. Third was Roberto Di Matteo's goal for Chelsea against Middlesbrough in 1997. Find out how you voted and watch all 10 goals below (UK only). 10th: (2.1%) 1991 - Stuart Pearce for Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Media playback is not supported on this device FA Cup: 50 memorable goals - Pearce's superb free-kick The only free-kick in the top 10, and it came after a foul that is perhaps as famous as the goal itself. Tottenham's Paul Gascoigne brought down Gary Charles, causing damage to his own knee ligaments that would keep him out of the game for almost a year. Left-back Pearce stepped up to thunder a left-foot rocket past Erik Thorstvedt into the top corner, but Spurs went on to win 2-1 with Des Walker scoring an extra-time own goal. 9th: (3.8%) 2001 - Michael Owen for Liverpool v Arsenal Media playback is not supported on this device FA Cup: 50 memorable goals - Michael Owen's solo effort This winning goal was half of a memorable brace from Owen in the first FA Cup final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium while Wembley was being rebuilt. The Gunners led 1-0 through Freddie Ljungberg but 21-year-old England striker Owen equalised with seven minutes left with an acrobatic finish. And in the 88th minute he entered FA Cup folklore as he chased a Patrik Berger long ball, beat Lee Dixon and Tony Adams and fired a left-footed finish into the bottom corner. 8th: (3.8%) 1981 - Steve MacKenzie for Manchester City v Tottenham Media playback is not supported on this device Steve MacKenzie's 1981 FA Cup final goal The England Under-21 midfielder was only a teenager when he scored one of the defining goals of his career. After Spurs failed to clear a free-kick, Tommy Hutchison headed the ball across to MacKenzie, who hit a spectacular first-time volley from outside the box to make it 1-1 in the replay at Wembley. But it may not even have been the best goal of the game... "One of the tragedies of Ricky Villa's winner was Steve MacKenzie's goal," Micky Hazard, who was at Spurs at the time, told BBC Radio 5 live. "It was a great goal but it got lost and hardly got a mention." Although MacKenzie and Owen polled the same percentage of votes, Owen received more votes. 7th: (4.4%) 1987 - Keith Houchen for Coventry v Tottenham Media playback is not supported on this device FA Cup: 50 memorable goals - Keith Houchen's diving header The Middlesbrough-born forward scored the only header on our list - and what a header it was. With the Sky Blues losing 2-1, Dave Bennett's perfect cross was met by a Houchen diving header to steer the ball past Ray Clemence and send the game into extra time. Gary Mabbutt - who had earlier scored in the right net - later put the ball past his own keeper as Coventry won the only major trophy in their history. 6th: (6.6%) 1971 - Charlie George for Arsenal v Liverpool The long-haired midfielder scored an extra-time winner as Arsenal wrapped up a league and cup Double with a 2-1 victory. Media playback is not supported on this device Top 50 FA Cup goals: George in extra time After a goalless 90 minutes, Liverpool led through Steve Heighway but Eddie Kelly levelled things up. With nine minutes remaining, a visibly drained George smashed a superb 20-yard shot past Liverpool keeper Ray Clemence before collapsing to the ground with his arms outstretched in celebration. 5th: (8.3%) 2002 - Ray Parlour for Arsenal
Which pre-Socratic philosopher, born in the city of Miletus in the 7th century BC, is regarded as 'The Father of Science' and the first modern western philosopher?	thales of miletus \| Tumblr thales of miletus Loading... Show more notes Reblog Ernst Wallis’ 1875 illustration of Thales of Miletus, a Greek philosopher who lived in the 6th century BC. Thales was among the first to study static electricity by making serveral observations that charge is generated by rubbing lodestone on amber. Reblog Classical Philosophers: Thales of Miletus Often regarded as the first Greek philosopher and one of the most popular pre-Socratics, not much is known about Thales of Miletus’ life. But he was believed to have been born sometime in the 7th century BCE, and to have been from the Greek colony of Miletus (located in present-day Turkey). However, his philosophy has been preserved over the years, as well as tales of his scientific exploits. (I am not going to be getting into his scientific works and astronomical observations here, but he was said to have predicted a solar eclipse.) Thales is credited as being the first Greek philosopher to question what made up the universe. Most of what we know of him comes from Aristotle, who said that Thales believed the first principle of matter was water. Basically, this means that Water was the first and primary element from which all matter was made. This would be possible, in theory, because water can take many forms (steam, liquid water, ice) which, in differing combinations/amounts, may create everything else (even earth or fire, according to Thales). An idea put forward by Aristotle as a reason Thales may have made this theory was the observation that moisture is an inherent part of living beings, and is necessary for their livelihoods. Furthermore, Thales was said to have believed that the Earth itself floated upon water. This idea could have come from knowledge of wood floating on water, or certain islands in the Mediterranean which floated due to low-density stones, such as pumice. An interesting facet to these theories is the conspicuous lack of speech about the gods. Even (or perhaps especially) for someone who studied natural phenomena, relation of observations and theories to the gods would be commonplace and added without thought for most philosophers in ancient Greece (see: Socrates stating that of course heavenly bodies are gods, we ALL know that). Yet Thales chose not to include the gods in his theories, leaving them out both because they were not necessary to explain these phenomena, and in conscious denial of what was accepted as common knowledge at the time. This is why, although Aristotle later credited Thales with the belief that “all things are full of gods,” this was probably seen even then to be false, and today scholars believe it is likely that such a theory was prescribed by Plato, but attributed to Thales to give it more authority. This attribution of popular ideas to singular figures was common in Classical times, and was repeated with Hippocrates (if it’s about medicine, it’s by him), Hesiod (if it’s didactic, it’s by him), and others. Thales’ theories, then, are all the more interesting for their lack of inclusion of the gods and strict adherence to observable facts. For some, then, Thales is seen not only as the father of Western natural philosophy but of science and mathematics as well.* *(This is a major oversight, however, given the great exploits of the Egyptians both mathematically and scientifically long before, even if one were to only include the innovations of those in the Western hemisphere.) Reblog Thales of Miletus - Scientist of the Day On May 28, 585 BC, there was a total eclipse of the sun that was visible over the Mediterranean area. It is a historically interesting eclipse, because the Medes and the Lydians were engaged in a battle at the time near the Halys River in what is now modern Turkey. They had been at war for five years, and the eclipse was seen by both sides as an omen; a truce was declared, and the war was over. This is one of the earliest historical events that we can date to a particular day, because it is tied to an astronomical event that can be calculated with great precision. The eclipse is als
In which German city are the headquarters of the car maker BMW?	German Cars - Leaders In The Automobile World German Cars — Leaders In The Automobile World Without a doubt, Germany with its German cars is one of the leading automobile havens in the world. It is a country that has produced many firsts, like the four stroke engine invented by Nikolaus August Otto in 1876 among others. Germany doesn’t fall short with car manufacturing either, with close to 10 million cars produced every year with almost 1 million people employed. From Audi , BMW , and Porsche to Mercedes Benz (also known as Daimler) and Volkswagen — all of these companies have factories scattered throughout the world and even more happy fans to boot. Audi The first line of German cars under discussion is Audi. Headquartered in Ingolstadt , it is owned by the Volkswagen Group and has been doing extremely well with European sales. Audi is widely considered to have the best build quality of all commercial auto manufacturers, with record sales figures coming from half of its 50 major sales markets in 2004. Following increases in sales in different world regions, Audi has responded by building dealerships in these areas and expanding its brand. BMW Another major German cars brand is the BMW (outspoken: Bayerische Motorenwerke), which is located in Munich (München) . Known as the “Ultimate Driving Machine” in the United States, the company was founded by Karl Rapp in 1913. Originally, BMW was intended to be an aircraft manufacturer until it secured a contract to build V12 engines. Today, after countless design changes, it can safely say it belongs in the same class as the other luxury German cars like Mercedes Benz and Porsche. It is known to be cheaper than its counterparts as well, manufacturing everything from compact I series vehicles to the fancy 5, 6, and 7 series. Porsche Another bona fide German automobile company is the immortal Porsche series, whose Headquarters are locate in Stuttgart . Known as amongst some of the finest cars in the world, it has crafted a niche as a racing car king, with more than 190 cars built for racing events alone in 2006. From the 24 Hour Nürburgring race in June (one of Germany’s largest motorsport events) to the American Le Mans Series with races in Long Beach, Houston, and St. Petersburg, Russia – Porsche always delivers in the racing department. Plus, it was Ferdinand Porsche that came up with the VW Beetle prototype. Mercedes Benz One of the largest car manufacturer worldwide is also located in Sindelfingen , Germany, named Mercedes Benz, also known as Daimler. Daimler is well-known as producing cars with the longest life span. It is very common to drive a Mercedes Benz for 20+ years. Volkswagen (VW) Volkswagen, located in Wolfsburg, is another large car manufacturer and employer in Germany, producing cars all around the world. The world famous Käfer became a national symbol for the industrialization in the years after World War II . Its follower, Beetle, is as well a symbol for freedom, joy, and happiness. — All of the aforementioned cars speak volumes over Germany’s influence in the racing world. From the BMW to the Audi, Germany will continue to remain one of the premier racing and driving destinations in the world. ;-)
The Halogens are Fluorine, Bromine, Iodine, Astatine and which other element?	What are the Halogens in the Periodic Table? - Quora Quora Daniel James Berger , PhD in organic chemistry The elements in Group 17 of the periodic table ( The Old fashioned name for Group 17 is Group VII ) are known collectively as The Halogens. They are the elements Fluorine, ( atomic number 9 ), Chlorine, ( atomic number 17 ), Bromine ( atomic number 35 ), Iodine ( atomic number 53 ), Astatine ( atomic number 85 ), and a newly discovered element not yet given a name, that has an atomic number of 117, ( Discovered in 2010). However both Astatine and Element No. 117 are too radioactive to be made in quantities that can be weighed. They are man made elements that have very short half lives; so decay into other elements before one has the chance to make any of their compounds. So in most laboratories Halogen chemistry is essentially about the study of Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine & Iodine. The word Halogen was coined in 1842 by the Swedish Chemist Berzelius ( 1779 - 1848 ). It is a made up Swedish word which literally means "Salt producer" in Swedish. A name in keeping with the reactive nature of these elements. Lots of Halogen salts are known. Eg. Sodium chloride. Potassium fluoride. Sodium Bromide. These elements are all members of the same group, because all of their atoms have the same number of electrons in their outermost shell or orbit. Group 17 elements all have 7 electrons in their outermost orbit. The Periodic Table highlighting Group 17. Fluorine As mentioned previously fluorine has an atomic number of 9. This means that an atom of fluorine will have in addition to 9 protons in the nucleus of its atom, it will have a total of 9 electrons orbiting its nucleus. An individual proton always has a charge of +1 and an individual electron always has a charge of -1. We have 9 protons in an atom of fluorine each having a charge of +1, plus 9 electrons in that same atom orbiting the nucleus of that atom. ( +1 X 9 ) + (-1 X 9 ) = 0. So the atom is electrically neutral. This is true for all neutral atoms of fluorine. The 9 electrons are arranged in 2 shells or orbit. 2 of the 9 electrons orbit in the 1st shell or orbit. The remaining 7 electrons orbit in a larger shell. The 7 electrons in the outermost orbit of all Halogens are the electrons that participate in chemical reactions. During chemical reactions the number of electrons in the outermost orbit can go up or down. Up to a max of 8, and down to 0 ( in theory ). Compare with Na+1 or with Li+1 Written Feb 7, 2016 The halogens are the family of chemical elements that includes fluorine (atomic symbol F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and astatine (At). The halogens make up Group VIIA of the Periodic Table of the elements. Elemental halogens are diatomic molecules. However, due to their high reactivity, the halogens are never found in nature in native form. The family name means "salt-forming," from the Greek for salt, "hals", and for generating "genes". The salinity of the oceans on Earth is due in large part to such halogen salts (halides) as sodium chloride (NaCl) and potassium iodide (KI). Halogens display physical and chemical properties typical of nonmetals. They have relatively low melting and boiling points that increase steadily down the group. Near room temperature, the halogens span all of the physical states: Fluorine and chlorine are gases, bromine is a liquid, and iodine is a solid. All of the elements are colored, with the color becoming more intense moving down the group. Fluorine gas is pale yellow, and chlorine gas is a yellowish green. Liquid bromine and its vapors are brownish red. Solid iodine appears as shiny, dark gray crystals, and the vapors are a deep purple. The halogens are poor thermal and electrical conductors in all phases, and as solids they are brittle and crumbly. The halogens have distinctive, unpleasant odors, will burn exposed flesh, and are toxic. The neutral atoms of the halogens possess seven outer electrons. An additional electron can be added to halogen atoms to form singly charged negative ions. These ions
Which Greek philosopher, born in the ancient town of Elea in the 56th century BC, was described by Aristotle as 'The Inventor Of Dialect' but is best known for his paradoxes?	Greek Philosophers Greek Philosophers PHILOSOPHERS THE PRINCIPLE OF PHILOSOPHY IS ADMIRING Pythagoras was the first to use the name Philosophy, and named himself as a Philosopher. The Greek Philosophy is the oldest one, and it was born by Orfeus in Thrace and Linos in Thebes. The next Philosopher was Mousseos in Athens, who had written about Theogony and the Sphere. The Philosophy that had started by Pythagoras was named Italian, because the Philosopher was mainly teaching in Italy. The Philosophy that had started by Anaximandrus was named Ionian, because his teacher, Thalis, was from Ionia, Milytos. Philosophy is divided in three parts: the Natural, the Ethical, and the Dialectic. The ethical Philosophy started with Socrates. For this Philosophy were ten schools:Academic, Kyrinean, Eliac, Megaric, Cynical, Eretris, Dialectic, Peripatitiki, Stoic, and Epicouria. PHILOSOPHER IS THE ONE LOVES WISDOM Croton approx. 500 B.C. A Crotonean Pythagorean philosopher, physicist and doctor. He was taught personally but Pythagoras himself, and he is one of the few lucky that got to know the great master and have a close relationship with him. In order to show the limited view of human knowledge he points out early in his book that while Gods have a clear view of the visible and invisible world, people can only suppose and come to conclusions through their observations. It is obvious that in his long lost –except a few extracts- book, he wanted to talk about the visible world, rather than the invisible. As a result his ideas concerned the areas of medicine, physiology and psychology. Alkmeon was the first to recognize the human brain as the main organ connecting all of the human senses. The difference between humans and animals is that while animals just fell, people can rationalize and understand. His interest in medicine and physiology led him to express some remarkable ideas concerning health and sickness. He states that health, is harmony of the several forces affecting the body, the equality of rights inside the body of liquid, dry, hot, cold, bitter, sweet etc, but when one of them takes full control, sickness is born. Health is the symmetrical mixture of the different qualities inside us. The living body is a system where the basic forces that it consists of should be equal to their opposites and when that happens, the system works in harmony. Harmony is affected when a force gains power over her normal measures. Sickness is the disharmony created because of that. Healing as a result consists of balancing the disturbed equilibrium. Alkmeon also tried to give a reasonable explanation of ageing and death of organisms. He explained the course of the body through the time, and towards death, as the consequence of a series of constant internal changes. Each living organism lives a linear course of life, not a circular one, but a straight line towards the end of death. It is by similar case that he tried to prove the immortality of the soul. If the body is perished duo to his straight limited course, the celestial bodies are immortal because they move in a constant, eternal circle. Taking the sun as the best example of a seemingly endless circular eternal movement, we can understand Alkmeon’s teaching that the soul is immortal, moving constantly like the sun. Aeschylus Militos 611 - 546 B.C. A famous wise man of Ancient Greece, possibly a pupil of his fellow citizen Thales. According to some ancient writers, Anaximandrus invented the solar clock, using the sun and a shadow to calculate time. As Herodotus mentions that this instrument came to Greece from Babylon, it is a possibility than Anaximandrus perfected it and made it known. It is also said that he mad the first geographical map where Earth was depicted in the shape of a cylinder. He was the first Greek philosopher who put down his opinions and thoughts written in a book using prose, and the first who inserted the term «Αρχη», the Greek word for principle, a term well used in philosophy ever since. He thought that the “Infinite” was the origin of everything, a vast and interm
In which German city are the headquarters of the car maker Mercedes-Benz?	German Cars - Leaders In The Automobile World German Cars — Leaders In The Automobile World Without a doubt, Germany with its German cars is one of the leading automobile havens in the world. It is a country that has produced many firsts, like the four stroke engine invented by Nikolaus August Otto in 1876 among others. Germany doesn’t fall short with car manufacturing either, with close to 10 million cars produced every year with almost 1 million people employed. From Audi , BMW , and Porsche to Mercedes Benz (also known as Daimler) and Volkswagen — all of these companies have factories scattered throughout the world and even more happy fans to boot. Audi The first line of German cars under discussion is Audi. Headquartered in Ingolstadt , it is owned by the Volkswagen Group and has been doing extremely well with European sales. Audi is widely considered to have the best build quality of all commercial auto manufacturers, with record sales figures coming from half of its 50 major sales markets in 2004. Following increases in sales in different world regions, Audi has responded by building dealerships in these areas and expanding its brand. BMW Another major German cars brand is the BMW (outspoken: Bayerische Motorenwerke), which is located in Munich (München) . Known as the “Ultimate Driving Machine” in the United States, the company was founded by Karl Rapp in 1913. Originally, BMW was intended to be an aircraft manufacturer until it secured a contract to build V12 engines. Today, after countless design changes, it can safely say it belongs in the same class as the other luxury German cars like Mercedes Benz and Porsche. It is known to be cheaper than its counterparts as well, manufacturing everything from compact I series vehicles to the fancy 5, 6, and 7 series. Porsche Another bona fide German automobile company is the immortal Porsche series, whose Headquarters are locate in Stuttgart . Known as amongst some of the finest cars in the world, it has crafted a niche as a racing car king, with more than 190 cars built for racing events alone in 2006. From the 24 Hour Nürburgring race in June (one of Germany’s largest motorsport events) to the American Le Mans Series with races in Long Beach, Houston, and St. Petersburg, Russia – Porsche always delivers in the racing department. Plus, it was Ferdinand Porsche that came up with the VW Beetle prototype. Mercedes Benz One of the largest car manufacturer worldwide is also located in Sindelfingen , Germany, named Mercedes Benz, also known as Daimler. Daimler is well-known as producing cars with the longest life span. It is very common to drive a Mercedes Benz for 20+ years. Volkswagen (VW) Volkswagen, located in Wolfsburg, is another large car manufacturer and employer in Germany, producing cars all around the world. The world famous Käfer became a national symbol for the industrialization in the years after World War II . Its follower, Beetle, is as well a symbol for freedom, joy, and happiness. — All of the aforementioned cars speak volumes over Germany’s influence in the racing world. From the BMW to the Audi, Germany will continue to remain one of the premier racing and driving destinations in the world. ;-)
The Noble gases are Helium, Neon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon and which other element?	Universal Industrial Gases, Inc...Rare Gases - Neon, Krypton, Xenon Properties, Uses, Applications Interesting Facts and Information about the "Rare Gases": The so-called "rare" gases Neon (Ne), Krypton (Kr) and Xenon (Xe), are present in air in very low concentrations. Like the other "noble" or "inert" gases, helium (He), argon (Ar) and radon (Rn), Neon, Krypton and Xenon remain in the air because they do not combine with other materials to form solid or liquid compounds. All of these gases are monatomic. Neon, Krypton and Xenon are valued for their light emitting properties when electrically charged. Krypton and Xenon are also valued for their total inertness coupled with high molecular weight (83.80 and 131.30, respectively). Krypton and Xenon are about two to three times as heavy as argon (molecular weight 39.95) and approximately three to four times as heavy as nitrogen (molecular weight 28.0) which is used as in inert gas in many applications, but is not a true inert gas. These properties are put to good use in multi-pane windows to reduce heat loss due to convection between the panes; and in light bulbs, where their high molecular weight slows evaporation of the hot tungsten filament, leading to longer useful operating life. Krypton and Xenon have also been considered for a more exotic application - as the propulsion gas for deep space exploration using ion engines. Neon, Krypton and Xenon can be economically recovered by adding additional purification steps in large air separation plants or ammonia production plants (which use large amounts of air as a raw material). The boiling point of Neon is significantly lower than nitrogen (lower than all the gases except helium and hydrogen). It can be used as a very low temperature working fluid in refrigeration cycles. Neon can be recovered from large nitrogen plants as well as multi-product air separation units. Krypton and Xenon have higher boiling points than oxygen, from which they can be separated by distillation in air separation plants. When these products are recovered from ammonia plant purge gas, the neon must be separated from hydrogen and nitrogen, and the krypton and xenon from methane. All of the naturally inert or "noble" gases are members of "Group 18" of the Periodic Table. Group 18 materials have a complete outermost electron shell; the "valence" shell that is highly involved in the formation of compounds. Moving down the Periodic Table from Helium, to Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon and Radon, the valence shells are located further from the nucleus, above the previous element's valence shell. Helium has two valence electrons, the other noble gases have eight. Rare Gases Applications and Uses for Neon (Ne), Krypton (Kr) and Xenon (Xe): Lighting: Neon is commonly recognized as the gas that produces the glow in "neon" lights (which often contain other gases as well). Neon's natural red color can be turned into a wide range of effective decorative lighting colors by mixing neon with other gases, by using colored glass tubes or by depositing fluorescent powder coatings inside the glass tubes. Neon is also used to produce a red glow in indicator lamps and lasers. Krypton is used in halogen sealed beam headlights to increase light output by allowing thinner filaments to be used with acceptable useful lifetimes. Krypton is also used in in lasers, in particular mixed with fluorine to create an "excimer" mixture that is a precursor to a molecule which exists in the excited state but not in the ground state. In excimer lasers, the gas mixture is pulsed to form short-lived excited molecules which release energy by light emission as th
In 1960, Kwame Nkrumah became the first President of which country?	Kwame Nkrumah \| president of Ghana \| Britannica.com president of Ghana Ho Chi Minh Kwame Nkrumah, (born Sept. 1909, Nkroful, Gold Coast [now Ghana]—died April 27, 1972, Bucharest , Rom.), Ghanaian nationalist leader who led the Gold Coast’s drive for independence from Britain and presided over its emergence as the new nation of Ghana . He headed the country from independence in 1957 until he was overthrown by a coup in 1966. Kwame Nkrumah, 1962. Marc and Evelyne Bernheim/Woodfin Camp and Associates Early years Kwame Nkrumah’s father was a goldsmith and his mother a retail trader. Baptized a Roman Catholic, Nkrumah spent nine years at the Roman Catholic elementary school in nearby Half Assini. After graduation from Achimota College in 1930, he started his career as a teacher at Roman Catholic junior schools in Elmina and Axim and at a seminary. Increasingly drawn to politics, Nkrumah decided to pursue further studies in the United States . He entered Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in 1935 and, after graduating in 1939, obtained master’s degrees from Lincoln and from the University of Pennsylvania . He studied the literature of socialism , notably Karl Marx and Vladimir I. Lenin, and of nationalism , especially Marcus Garvey , the black American leader of the 1920s. Eventually, Nkrumah came to describe himself as a “nondenominational Christian and a Marxist socialist.” He also immersed himself in political work, reorganizing and becoming president of the African Students’ Organization of the United States and Canada. He left the United States in May 1945 and went to England, where he organized the 5th Pan-African Congress in Manchester. Meanwhile, in the Gold Coast, J.B. Danquah had formed the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) to work for self-government by constitutional means. Invited to serve as the UGCC’s general secretary, Nkrumah returned home in late 1947. As general secretary, he addressed meetings throughout the Gold Coast and began to create a mass base for the new movement. When extensive riots occurred in February 1948, the British briefly arrested Nkrumah and other leaders of the UGCC. When a split developed between the middle-class leaders of the UGCC and the more radical supporters of Nkrumah, he formed in June 1949 the new Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP), a mass-based party that was committed to a program of immediate self-government. In January 1950, Nkrumah initiated a campaign of “positive action,” involving nonviolent protests, strikes, and noncooperation with the British colonial authorities. From prison to prime ministry In the ensuing crisis, services throughout the country were disrupted, and Nkrumah was again arrested and sentenced to one year’s imprisonment. But the Gold Coast’s first general election (Feb. 8, 1951) demonstrated the support the CPP had already won. Elected to Parliament, Nkrumah was released from prison to become leader of government business and, in 1952, prime minister of the Gold Coast. Britannica Stories Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent When the Gold Coast and the British Togoland trust territory became an independent state within the British Commonwealth—as Ghana—in March 1957, Nkrumah became the new nation’s first prime minister. In 1958 Nkrumah’s government legalized the imprisonment without trial of those it regarded as security risks. It soon became apparent that Nkrumah’s style of government was to be authoritarian . Nkrumah’s popularity in the country rose, however, as new roads, schools, and health facilities were built and as the policy of Africanization created better career opportunities for Ghanaians. By a plebiscite of 1960 Ghana became a republic and Nkrumah became its president, with wide legislative and executive powers under a new constitution. Nkrumah then concentrated his attention on campaigning for the political unity of black Africa, and he began to lose touch with realities in Ghana. His administration became involved in magnificent but often ruinous development projects, so that a once-prosperous country became crippled with foreign debt. His governm
Which is the highest peak in the Andes?	Andes Website - Pictures of the twenty highest mountain peaks in South America The Top Twenty Further details of how to climb all of the peaks featured here are available in 'The Andes - A Guide for Climbers' by John Biggar (ISBN 0-978-0-9536087-4-4). Available for purchase on our Guidebooks page. Aconcagua, 6969m, from Casa de Piedra at sunrise. Ojos del Salado, 6893m, from the Argentine side at Cazadero Grande. Monte Pissis, 6793m, from the Laguna Verde. Cerro Bonete, 6759m, (aka Bonete Chico) from Baboso No. 5 in the Andes, the little known Tres Cruces Sur 6749m and no. 11in the Andes, Tres Cruces Central 6629m, seen from the summit of Ojos del Salado. Huascaran Sur 6746m on the right and Huascaran Norte, 6655m seen form Anta in the Callejon de Huaylas. These are the 6th and 10th highest Andean peaks. High on the glacier on Llullaillaco on the Chile/Argentina border, At6739m this is the 7th highest in the Andes, and the highest peak known to have had an ascent at the time of the Incas. Cerro Mercedario at about 6700m is the 8th highest in the Andes. Cazadero 6658m, aka Walther Penck from above the El Arenal base camp. The 10th highest is Huascaran Norte, see picture of Huascaran Sur above. The 11th highest is Tres Cruces Central, see picture of Tres Cruces Sur above. Incahuasi on the Chile-Argentina border is 6621m high. Yerupaja, 6617m is by far the hardest and most dangerous of the top 20, and the highest point of the Cordillera Huayhuash. There have been several deaths in recent years on this the unlucky 13th highest Andean peak. Tupungato 6570m, from the north at Punta de Vacas. Sajama, 6542m is the highest peak in Bolivia. El Muerto, 6488m, seen from high on Ojos del Salado Sunset over Antofalla, c.6440m, the 17th highest peak, Argentine Puna de Atacama. Illimani 6438m as seen from the Bolivain capital city of La Paz. Nacimiento is currently listed as the 19th highest Andean peak, quoted at 6436m it is actually more like 6445m or even 6450m high. The steep cone of Veladero, above the central hiker, is at 6436m the 20th highest Andean peak.
In 1966, Seretse Khama became the first President of which country?	Biography of the African statesman: Sir Seretse Khama African History Expert By Alistair Boddy-Evans Seretse Khama was the first prime minister of Botswana, and from 1966 to his death in 1980, he served as the country's first president. Date of Birth: 1 July 1921, Serowe, Bechuanaland. Date of Death: 13 July 1980. An Early Life Seretse (the name means "the clay that binds together") Khama was born in Serowe, British Protectorate of Bechunaland, on 1 July 1921. His grandfather, Kgama III, was paramount chief (Kgosi) of the Bama-Ngwato, part of the Tswana people of the region. Kgama III had traveled to London in 1885, leading a delegation which asked for Crown protection to be given to Bechuanaland, foiling the empire building ambitions of Cecil Rhodes and the incursions of the Boers. Kgosi of the Bama-Ngwato Kgama III died in 1923 and the paramountcy briefly passed to his son Sekgoma II, who died a couple of years later (in 1925). At the age of four Seretse Khama effectively became Kgosi and his uncle Tshekedi Khama was made regent. Studying at Oxford and London Seretse Khama was educated in South Africa and graduated from Fort Hare College in 1944 with a BA. continue reading below our video Test Your General Science Knowledge In 1945 he left for England to study law -- Initially for a year at Balliol College, Oxford, and then at the Inner Temple, London. In June 1947 Seretse Khama first met Ruth Williams, a WAAF ambulance driver during World War II now working as a clerk at Lloyds. Their marriage in September 1948 threw southern Africa into political turmoil. Repercussions for a Mixed Marriage The Apartheid government in South Africa had banned inter-racial marriages and the marriage of a black chief to a British white woman was a problem. The British government feared that South Africa would invade Bechuanaland or that it would immediately move for full independence. This was a concern because Britain was still heavily in debt after World War II and could not afford to lose the mineral wealth of South Africa, especially gold and uranium (needed for Britain's atomic bomb projects). Back in Bechuanaland Tshekedi was annoyed -- he attempted to disrupt the marriage and demanding that Seretse return home to have it annulled. Seretse came back immediately and was received by Tshekedi with the words "You Seretse, come here ruined by others, not by me." Seretse fought hard to persuade the Bama-Ngwato people of his continued suitability as chief, and on 21 June 1949 at a Kgotla (a meeting of the elders) he was declared Kgosi, and his new wife was warmly welcomed. Fit To Rule Seretse Khama returned to Britain to continue with his law studies, but was met with a Parliamentary investigation into his suitability for the chieftaincy -- whilst Bechuanaland was under its protection, Britain claimed the right to ratify any succession. Unfortunately for the government, the investigation's report concluded that Seretse was "eminently fit to rule" -- it was kept suppressed for thirty years. Seretse and his wife were banished him from Bechuanaland in 1950. Nationalist Hero Under international pressure for its apparent racism, Britain relented and allowed Seretse Khama and his wife to return to Bechuanaland in 1956, but only if both he and his uncle renounced their claim to the chieftaincy. What hadn't been expected was the political acclaim that six years exile had given him back home -- Seretse Khama was acclaimed as a nationalist hero. In 1962 Seretse founded the Bechuanaland Democratic Party and campaigned for multi-racial reform. Elected Prime Minister High on Seretse Khama's agenda was a need for democratic self-government, and he pushed the British authorities hard for independence. In 1965 the center of Bechuanaland government was moved from Mafikeng, in South Africa, to the newly established capital of Gaborone and Seretse Khama was elected as Prime Minister. When the country achieved independence on 30 September 1966, Seretse became the first president of the Republic of Botswana. He was re-elected twice and died in office in 198
Which is the highest peak in the Caucasus Mountains?	Caucasus Mountains Caucasus Mountains Caucasus Mountains in Georgia The Caucasus Mountains (like the Ural Mountains to the northeast) are usually considered the dividing line between Asia and Europe, with the northern region of the Caucasus in Europe; and the southern ( Trans-Caucasus ) in Asia--so technically you can consider the mountains themselves as either part of Asia or part of Europe. The region is divided between Russia, Turkey, Iran, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and bounded on the west by the Black Sea and on the east by the Caspian Sea . Three territories in the region claim independence but are not generally recognized: Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh and South Ossetia (See below). The mountains formed over twenty million years when the Arabian tectonic plate collided with the Eurasian plate. I found it interesting that the Caucasus Mountains are technically considered to be a continuation of the Himalayas. The entire Caucasus region is prone to strong earthquakes. The highest peak is Mount Elbrus (18,510 ft.) which is considered the highest point in Europe. The climate of the Caucasus varies according to elevation and latitude location. For example, average temperature decreases as elevation rises. The same thing with precipitation, which increases with elevation. There is also more precipitation, including snowfall, on the western slopes of the mountains from the influence of the Black Sea. Mt. Elbrus, highest point in the Caucasus, is a long-dormant volcano. Russians were aware of the Caucasus as early as the reign of Ivan IV in the sixteenth century, but only under Catherine the Great was a calculated move into the region made (under the Viceroy of the Caucasus, Grigorii Potemkin). Shortly thereafter, Georgia (predominantly Christian) requested protection from Muslims to the south, and it was annexed into the Russian Empire in 1801. Since Russia had to maintain communications across the Caucasus Mountains with Georgia, hostilities broke out between the Russians and the mountain peoples of the Caucasus. It took Russia into the 1860s to finally subdue resistance from the guerrillas. In the last twenty years, there has been a renewed outbreak of hostilities in different regions of the Caucasus. Some background reasons for those hostilities: The tradition of mountaineer independence dating back to the resistance against Imperial Russia--some of that resistance continued against the Soviet regime. The fact that the Caucasus is one of the most linguistically, ethnically, religiously and culturally diverse regions on earth--all those different people do not always all get along well together. During the Second World War, Stalin--on the pretext of collaboration with the Germans--deported entire ethnic peoples such as Chechens, Ingush, Karachis, Balkars, Bulgarians, Greeks, Armenians, Kurds, Hemshin, Meskhetians to Siberia and Central Asia. Following 1956, with Khrushchev's policy of de-Stalinization, most of these deported peoples were authorized to return to their home regions, but--and this is a big but--they returned to find that their property had been given to others to resettle the depopulated areas. That meant that there was going to be trouble. The Soviet leadership took advantage of the deportations to redefine borders in the Northern Caucasus. Although some of these changes were later re-corrected, these border changes also served as a pretext for ethnic unrest. These are some of the recent problems: Abkhazia (Аҧсны, აფხაზეთი, Абхазия) is an "independent" republic that is officially part of Georgia but that is not recognized by any other country. A secessionist movement of the Abkhaz ethnic minority declared their independence from George in 1992. That lead to war, but Georgia lost (Russia helped the Abkhaz). The Georgian defeat lead to a mass exodus and ethnic cleansing of the Georgian population in Abkhazia. South Ossetia (Хуссар Ирыстон, Южная Осетия, სამხრეთ ოსეთი) was an autonomous district of Georgia in the Soviet Union. Now it is mostly controlled by an independent
One of the 'Five K's', what name is given to the strapped sword that must be worn by all Sikhs?	BBC - Religions - Sikhism: The Five Ks The Five Ks This article looks at the 5 Ks: five physical symbols of faith worn by Sikhs. On this page The 5 Ks date from the creation of the Khalsa Panth by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. The Guru introduced them for several reasons: Adopting these common symbols would identify members of the Khalsa Because all members of the Khalsa wear the 5 Ks the members of the community are more strongly bound together Each K has a particular significance The meaning of the 5 Ks Kara - a steel bracelet © The 5 Ks taken together symbolise that the Sikh who wears them has dedicated themselves to a life of devotion and submission to the Guru. The 5 Ks are 5 physical symbols worn by Sikhs who have been initiated into the Khalsa. The five Ks are: Kaccha - also spelt, Kachh, Kachera (cotton underwear) Kirpan (steel sword) Kesh - uncut hair Various reasons and symbolisms have been put forward for the Sikh practice of keeping hair uncut. Throughout history hair (kesh) has been regarded as a symbol both of holiness and strength. One's hair is part of God's creation. Keeping hair uncut indicates that one is willing to accept God's gift as God intended it. Uncut hair symbolizes adoption of a simple life, and denial of pride in one's appearance. Not cutting one's hair is a symbol of one's wish to move beyond concerns of the body and attain spiritual maturity. A Sikh should only bow his head to the Guru, and not to a barber. It is a highly visible symbol of membership of the group. It follows the appearance of Guru Gobind Singh, founder of the Khalsa. Sikh women are just as forbidden to cut any body hair or even trim their eyebrows, as Sikh men are forbidden to trim their beards. Kara - a steel bracelet A symbol of restraint and gentility. A symbol that a Sikh is linked to the Guru. It acts as a reminder that a Sikh should not do anything of which the Guru would not approve. A symbol of God having no beginning or end. A symbol of permanent bonding to the community-being a link in the chain of Khalsa Sikhs (the word for link is 'kari'). The Kara is made of steel, rather than gold or silver, because it is not an ornament. Kanga - a wooden comb This symbolises a clean mind and body; since it keeps the uncut hair neat and tidy. It symbolises the importance of looking after the body which God has created. This does not conflict with the Sikh's aim to move beyond bodily concerns; since the body is one's vehicle for enlightenment one should care for it appropriately. Kachha - special underwear This is a pair of breeches that must not come below the knee. It was a particularly useful garment for Sikh warriors of the 18th and 19th centuries, being very suitable for warfare when riding a horse. It's a symbol of chastity. There is no fixed style of Kirpan, the ceremonial sword © Kirpan - a ceremonial sword There is no fixed style of Kirpan and it can be anything from a few inches to three feet long. It is kept in a sheath and can be worn over or under clothing. The Kirpan can symbolise: The soldier part of the Soldier-Saints Defence of good The struggle against injustice A metaphor for God For a Sikh the fact that the Guru has instructed the Sikhs to wear the 5 Ks is an entirely sufficient reason, and no more need be said. The symbols have become greatly more powerful with each passing year of Sikh history. Every Sikh remembers that every Sikh warrior, saint, or martyr since 1699, and every living member of the Khalsa, is united with them in having adopted the same 5 Ks.
To which organ of the body does the adjective Pulmonary refer?	Artery \| Define Artery at Dictionary.com artery noun, plural arteries. 1. Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body. 2. a main channel or highway, especially of a connected system with many branches. Origin of artery 1350-1400; Middle English < Latin artēria < Greek: windpipe, artery. See aorta Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for artery Expand How to Be a Racing Pirate King David Frum May 20, 2013 Now surgeons will have an hour to fix the artery, return blood, and revive you. New 'Suspended Animation' Procedure Saves Lives by Replacing Blood with a Cold Electrolyte Solution Elizabeth Lopatto April 1, 2014 For a patient having a serious heart attack, clearing the artery can save a life, Newman says. A Stroke That Hits Young Women Nicole LaPorte July 27, 2010 Historical Examples If the blood comes out in spurts, it is from an artery; but if it flows steadily, it is from a vein. Ordinarily the rupture of an artery on one side of the brain causes a paralysis on the other side of the body. Psychotherapy James J. Walsh British Dictionary definitions for artery Expand noun (pl) -teries 1. any of the tubular thick-walled muscular vessels that convey oxygenated blood from the heart to various parts of the body Compare pulmonary artery , vein 2. a major road or means of communication in any complex system Word Origin C14: from Latin artēria, related to Greek aortē the great artery, aorta 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 Word Origin and History for artery Expand n. late 14c., from Anglo-French arterie, Old French artaire (13c.; Modern French artère), and directly from Latin arteria, from Greek arteria "windpipe," also "an artery," as distinct from a vein; related to aeirein "to raise" (see aorta ). They were regarded by the ancients as air ducts because the arteries do not contain blood after death; medieval writers took them for the channels of the "vital spirits," and 16c. senses of artery in English include "trachea, windpipe." The word is used in reference to artery-like systems of major rivers from 1805; of railways from 1850. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
In Greek mythology, what was the name of the wife of Orpheus whom he attempted to rescue from the Underworld?	Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology: Orpheus Orpheus (OHR-fee-us or OHR-fyoos) Supremely gifted minstrel who attempted to rescue his dead wife from the Underworld. Orpheus had been taught to play the lyre by Apollo, and such was his skill on the instrument, together with the sweetness of his singing voice, that he could charm wild animals and even cause trees to uproot themselves and follow in his steps. Jason and the Argonauts took him along when they quested after the Golden Fleece, and Orpheus saved them from shipwreck by drowning out the treacherously alluring voices of the Sirens with his own musical stylings. Orpheus fell in love with a nymph named Eurydice and blissful was their life together until one day she was pursued by a son of Apollo, the minor deity Aristaeus. In her headlong eagerness to escape, she stepped on a poisonous snake, was bitten and died. Disconsolate, Orpheus found a cave which lead to Hades and followed Eurydice to the Underworld. Here his musical charms were so persuasive that the King of the Dead permitted the minstrel to take his sweetheart home with him - on one condition. This condition was so simple that it takes some explaining to account for Orpheus's failure to heed it. Perhaps he could not bear to keep his eyes off their beloved object for a moment longer. Perhaps he wanted to share his rapture at birdsong and sunshine as they approached the mouth of the cave. Or maybe he wanted Eurydice to hear the latest lick that he had worked out on his lyre. In any case, he did the one thing he had been forbidden. He turned around and looked at Eurydice, and she was lost to him forever. Orpheus swore he would never love another, and it may have been the steadfastness of this vow which caused certain wild women of Thrace to tear him limb from limb in a fit of jealousy. They threw his head into a river, and it kept on singing all the way to the sea.
Reaching number 7 in the charts in 1993, 'Creep' was the first UK top ten hit for which group?	Radiohead on Apple Music To preview a song, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to buy and download music. Biography At some point in the early 21st century, Radiohead became something more than a band: they became a touchstone for everything that is fearless and adventurous in rock, inheriting the throne from David Bowie, Pink Floyd, and the Talking Heads. The latter group gave the band its name -- it's an album track on 1986's True Stories -- but Radiohead never sounded much like the Heads, nor did they take much from Bowie apart from their willingness to experiment. Instead, they spliced Floyd's spaciness with U2's messianic arena-rock heft, bridging the gap with guitar skronk borrowed from the '80s American underground. Jonny Greenwood's jagged, brutal interjections on "Creep," the band's 1993 breakthrough hit, recalled the ugly noise of the Pixies and Nirvana, a sound that translated over the expanse of an ocean, but in the throes of the alternative rock explosion of the mid-'90s, Radiohead were the odd band out. America remained besotted with their homegrown sensations, so "Creep" was treated as a one-hit wonder, and at home in England, they were seen as dour art-rock students lacking the glamour of neo-glam sensations Suede, and deliberately dodging the beery singalongs of Oasis. During the peak of Brit-pop in 1995, Radiohead released The Bends, a significant leap forward from their 1993 debut, Pablo Honey, and while that gained them some traction, it was 1997's OK Computer that broke down all the doors for the band and changed alternative rock in the process. Expanding their sound with electronica and unapologetic prog rock suites, Radiohead turned into a different band with OK Computer and the world followed suit. Soon, whenever rock bands dabbled in electronics, it was derived not from tightly sequenced rhythms, but rather, from glassy textures and introspection, a sensibility pioneered by the quintet. Radiohead doubled down on this aesthetic on 2000's Kid A, a record that traded concise hooks for minimal arrangements and jazz, providing a dividing line between an audience that once loved the group for their guitars and those listeners attracted to the band's aspirations. From this point on, Radiohead would occasionally flirt with concise song structures but were drawn toward unusual paths in both their music and business. Once their contract with EMI expired, they remained an independent band, pioneering different avenues of digital releases. They issued 2007's In Rainbows with little warning, letting listeners pay whatever they'd like for the record -- cementing Radiohead's reputation as a band compelled to look forward, not back. Every member of Radiohead were pupils at Oxfordshire's Abingdon School. Ed O'Brien (guitar) and Phil Selway (drums) were the eldest, followed by a year by Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano) and Colin Greenwood (bass). These four musicians began playing in 1985, dubbing themselves On a Friday, and before long they added Colin's younger brother Jonny, who'd previously played in Illiterate Hands with Yorke's brother Andy and Nigel Powell. Jonny started on keyboards but moved to guitar, yet this incarnation proved short-lived. By 1987, everyone but Jonny left for university, where many members pursued music, but it wasn't until 1991 that the quintet regrouped and started gigging regularly in Oxford. Eventually, they came to the attention of Chris Hufford -- then best-known as the producer of shoegaze stars Slowdive -- who offered the group the chance to record a demo along with his partner Bryce Edge; the two soon became the band's managers. EMI bit at the group's demo, signing them in 1991 and suggesting they change their name. On a Friday became Radiohead and they recorded their debut EP, Drill, with Hufford and Edge, releasing the record in May 1992. Next, the group entered the studio with producers Paul Kolderie and Sean Slade to record their full-length debut. The first fruit from these sessions was "Creep," a single released in the U.K. in September of 1992. "Cree
The 'Quagga', that became extinct in 1873, was a subspecies of which mammal?	Quagga: Can an Extinct Animal be Bred Back into Existence? – Cool Green Science Smart nature straight to your inbox every week Sign up for the newsletter In South Africa, conservationists are attempting to restore the quagga, a type of zebra notable for its unusual coloration and striping patterns. There’s one major issue: the quagga has been extinct since 1883. De-extinction – resurrecting species that have disappeared – has become a popular if contentious idea in conservation circles. The discussion has focused on cloning well-known extinct animals like the passenger pigeon and woolly mammoth. In the case of the quagga, scientists aren’t cloning them. They’re using livestock breeding techniques. And the project is well underway. Can an animal be bred back into existence? And even if it can, is this a wise use of conservation dollars and effort, or just a gimmick? One of the last quaggas, photographed in a London Zoo. Photo: Frederick York The Last Quagga? As a child, I remember staring at a picture of a quagga in a book of extinct animals. It appeared, to my eye, as a zebra without stripes. A fantastic beast. That impression was only partly true. The quagga did have some striping but only on its head, neck and front part of the body. Much of the body was brown, with the legs and belly being an unstriped white. This animal once roamed the Karoo Desert and other arid regions of southern Africa, presumably in large herds. This region of South Africa began being settled for agriculture by European colonists quite early; you can visit vineyards today that began in the late 1600s. Those European farmers saw the large, grazing ungulates of the Cape as competition, and began eliminating them with deadly effectiveness. The great herds disappeared. Some animals, such as bontebok and black wildebeest, were reduced to just dozens of animals. Others, like the quagga, weren’t that lucky. Its demise was swift and poorly documented. The last-known individual died in an Amsterdam Zoo in 1883, but no one even realized it at the time. Laws were passed in South Africa protecting the quagga from hunting in 1886, three years after its extinction. Only one photograph of a live quagga exists, and only 23 skins of the animal can be found in the world’s museums. As such, it achieved an almost-mythical status among naturalists. An animal that disappeared, in recent times, with only the merest of traces. For years, one of the few things we really knew about the quagga is that it would never roam the veldt again. And even that might not turn out to be true. A quagga museum pecimen that was sampled for DNA. Photo: Wikimedia user FunkMonk under a Creative Commons license. Enter the DNA Evidence Scientists long considered the quagga as a species due to its unique appearance. Some even considered it more closely related to wild horses than zebras. In 1984, researchers analyzed the DNA of the existing quagga skins. What they found challenged the conventional wisdom on this animal – and set off a new chapter in conservation history. The DNA evidence determined that the quagga was not a separate species at all, but rather a subspecies of the plains zebra. The plains zebra is the zebra everyone knows – the common zebra of Africa’s grasslands, the zebra you’re most likely to encounter in nature documentaries and at your local zoo. The evidence suggests that quaggas evolved their unique coat pattern relatively recently in evolutionary time, likely during the Pleistocene. They became isolated from the other plains zebra populations and rapidly evolved the less striped pattern and brown coloration. In scientific circles, discussions of quaggas inevitably lead to questions about what exactly constitutes a species or subspecies. What makes a quagga a quagga? Should DNA alone determine species status? In the case of the quagga, the lack of specimens and reliable field observations creates more questions than answers. In all likelihood, the coat patterns of the quagga demonstrated considerable variation, just as plains zebras exhibit considerable variation in str
In Greek mythology, who was the beautiful Trojan prince who was carried off by Zeus to become cup-bearer to the gods?	GANYMEDE (Ganymedes) - Greek Cup-Bearer of the Gods Gladdening Prince Ganymedes and the Eagle, Greco-Roman mosaic C3rd A.D., Sousse Archaeological Museum GANYMEDES (Ganymede) was a handsome Trojan prince who was carried off to heaven by Zeus in the shape of an eagle where he was appointed as cup-bearer of the gods. Ganymedes was also placed amongst the stars as the constellation Aquarius, his ambrosial mixing cup as Crater, and the eagle as Aquila. Ganymedes was often portrayed as the god of homosexual love and as such appears as a playmate of the love-gods Eros (Love) and Hymenaios (Hymenaeus) (Marital Love). Ganymedes was depicted in Greek vase painting as a handsome youth. In scenes of his abduction he holds a rooster (a lover's gift), hoop (a boy's toy), or lyre. When portrayed as the cup-bearer of the gods he pours nectar from a jug. In sculpture and mosaic art Ganymedes usually appears with shepherd's crock and a Phrygian cap. The boy's name was derived from the Greek words ganumai "gladdening" and mêdon or medeôn, "prince" or "genitals." The name may have been formed to contain a deliberate double-meaning. FAMILY OF GANYMEDE PARENTS [1.1] TROS (Homer Iliad 20.232, Hesiod Catalogues of Women Frag 102, Homeric Hymn 5.203, Diodorus Siculus 4.75.3, Suidas) [1.2] TROS & KALLIRHOE (Apollodorus 3.141) [2.1] LAOMEDON (The Little Iliad Frag 7) ENCYCLOPEDIA GANYME′DES (Ganumêdês). According to Homer and others, he was a son of Tros by Calirrhoë, and a brother of Ilus and Assaracus; being the most beautiful of all mortals, he was carried off by the gods that he might fill the cup of Zeus, and live among the eternal gods. (Hom. Il. xx. 231, &c.; Pind. Ol. 1. 44, xi. in fin.; Apollod. iii. 12. § 2.) The traditions about Ganymedes, however, differ greatly in their detail, for some call him a son of Laomedon (Cic. Tusc. i. 22; Eurip. Troad. 822), others a son of Ilus (Tzetz. ad Lycph. 34), and others, again, of Erichthonius or Assaracus. (Hygin. Fab. 224, 271.) The manner in which he was carried away from the earth is likewise differently described; for while Homer mentions the gods in general, later writers state that Zeus himself carried him off, either in his natural shape, or in the form of an eagle, or that he sent his eagle to fetch Ganymedes into heaven. (Apollod. l. c. ; Virg. Aen. v. 253; Ov. Met. x. 255; Lucian, Dial. Deor. 4.) Other statements of later date seem to be no more than arbitrary interpretations foisted upon the genuine legend. Thus we are told that he was not carried off by any god, but either by Tantalus or Minos, that he was killed during the chase, and buried on the Mysian Olympus. (Steph. Byz. s. v. Arpalia; Strab. xiii. p. 587 ; Eustath. ad Hom. pp. 986, 1205.) One tradition, which has a somewhat more genuine appearance, stated that he was carried off by Eos. (Schol. ad Apollon. Rhod. iii. 115.) There is, further, no agreement as to the place where the event occurred. (Strab., Steph. Byz. ll. cc., Horat. Carm. iii. 20, in fin.) The early legend simply states that Ganymedes was carried off that he might be the cupbearer of Zeus, in which office he was conceived to have succeeded Hebe (comp. Diod. iv. 75; Virg. Aen. i. 28) : but later writers describe him as the beloved and favourite of Zeus, without allusion to his office. (Eurip. Orest. 1392; Plat. Phaedr. p. 255; Xenoph. Symp. viii. 30; Cic. Tusc. iv. 33.) Zeus compensated the father for his loss with the present of a pair of divine horses (Hom. Il. v. 266, Hymn. in Ven. 202, &c.; Apollod. ii. 5. § 9 ; Paus. v. 24. § 1 ), and Hermes, who took the horses to Tros, at the same time comforted him by informing him that by the will of Zeus, Ganymedes had become immortal and exempt from old age. Other writers state that the compensation which Zeus gave to Tros consisted of a golden vine. (Schol. ad Eurip. Orest. 1399; Eustath. ad Hom. p. 1697.) The idea of Ganymedes being the cupbearer of Zeus (urniger) subsequently gave rise to his identification with the divinity who was believed to preside over the sources of the Nile (Philostr. Vit. Apoll. vi. 26; P
Reaching number 3 in the charts in 1998, 'The Bartender And The Thief' was the first UK top ten hit forwhich group?	Stereophonics : definition of Stereophonics and synonyms of Stereophonics (English) Stuart Cable Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band that formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in Cynon Valley , Wales . The band currently comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Kelly Jones , bassist and backing vocalist Richard Jones , drummer Javier Weyler , guitarist and backing vocalist, Adam Zindani and touring member Tony Kirkham (keyboards), the group having originally also included Stuart Cable on drums. Stereophonics have released seven studio albums, five of which have topped the UK Albums Chart . Their seventh, Keep Calm and Carry On , was released in November 2009 but did not make the Top 10. A successful compilation album was also released in November 2008 – Decade in the Sun charting at number two in the United Kingdom. The band is part of the Cardiff music scene . Described as "classic UK rock delivered with whiskey vocals," [1] the band have been summarised as possessing a sound akin to the genres of alternative rock and "British traditional rock." [2] Stereophonics' debut album, Word Gets Around , was released in August 1997 and instantly charted at number six in the UK, aided by the singles " Local Boy in the Photograph ", " More Life in a Tramps Vest " and " A Thousand Trees ", all of which failed to affect the top 20. The band reached mainstream success with the release of Performance and Cocktails (and its promotional singles " The Bartender and the Thief ", " Just Looking " and " Pick a Part That's New ") in 1999 and have achieved a total of ten top-ten singles as well as one number-one: 2005's " Dakota ". The band have also been praised for their live performances, which have landed them headlining slots at many of the UK and Ireland's most high-profile music festivals, including Reading and Leeds in 2000, Glastonbury in 2002, V festival in 2002, the Isle of Wight in 2004 and 2009, and Oxegen in 2010. Contents History Formation and early years (1992–1996) Kelly and Richard grew up together in the village of Cwmaman, Wales. Along with original drummer Stuart Cable and previous lead inspiration Ieuan Beal, they began writing and performing music in working men's clubs together in 1992 as a teenage cover band known as 'Tragic Love Company', a name inspired by their favourite bands ( The Tragically Hip , Mother Love Bone and Bad Company ). The band later changed their name to "The Stereophonics", named after the manufacturer of a record player that had belonged to Cable's father. [3] In March 1996, the band played a gig at their local Coliseum Theatre with Catatonia Krazy Keyboards and Pocket Devils. They played as Tragic Love Company and so impressed band manager John Brand that he signed a management deal with them after the concert. [4] In May 1996, they were the first artists to be signed to newly formed record label V2 , created by Richard Branson . Upon signing, they dropped "The" from their name and simply became "Stereophonics" Debut album and ascent to fame (1997–2000) In August 1997, the band released their first studio album, Word Gets Around , which reached #6 in the UK charts, from which five singles were released. Afterwards, the band embarked on a successful world tour. Stuart Cable In February 1998, the band received a BRIT Award for Best New Group. In the same week, the band re-released the single " Local Boy in the Photograph " which, in turn, reached position 14 in the UK Singles Chart . The band's debut album, Word Gets Around, also went gold in the UK. In November 1998, " The Bartender and the Thief " (the first single from the album Performance and Cocktails ) was released, eventually reaching number 3 on the UK charts. " Just Looking " was released next and reached number 4 in March 1999. In that same month, the album was released, entering at number 1 and going platinum within three weeks. Later that year, the band played in front of 50,000 people at Morfa Stadium in Swansea . The concert was filmed and released on DVD the following year. They also collaborated with Tom Jones on a cover of
The 'Baiji' that became extinct in 2006, was a species of which mammal?	Dolphin Species Goes Extinct Due to Humans Dolphin Species Goes Extinct Due to Humans By Charles Q. Choi, Live Science Contributor \| August 8, 2007 12:52pm ET MORE The Yangtze River dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), or baiji, are a type of freshwater dolphin thought to be the first dolphin species driven to extinction due to the impact of humans. The above male Yangtze River dolphin, named "Qi Qi," was held at the Wuhan dolphinarium from 1980 to 2002. Credit: Ding Wang et al. \| Biology Letters The Yangtze River dolphin is now almost certainly extinct, making it the first dolphin that humans drove to extinction, scientists have now concluded after an intense search for the endangered species. The loss also represents the first global extinction of megafauna—any creature larger than about 200 pounds (100 kilograms)—for more than 50 years, since the disappearance of the Caribbean monk seal (Monachus tropicalis). The Yangtze River dolphin or baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) of China has long been recognized as one of the world's most rare and threatened mammal species. "It's a relic species, more than 20 million years old, that persisted through the most amazing kinds of changes in the planet," said marine biologist Barbara Taylor at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service. "It's been here longer than the Andes Mountains have been on Earth." In 1999, the surviving baiji population was estimated to be as low as just 13 dolphins, compared to 400 known baiji in 1981. The last confirmed glimpse of a baiji was documented by a photo taken in 2002, although unverified sightings were reported as recently as 2006. An international team of scientists conducted an intense six-week search for the dolphin in two research vessels during November and December 2006, covering the entire known range of the baiji in the 1,037-mile (1,669-kilometer) main channel of the Yangtze River. The researchers and their instruments failed to see or hear any evidence that the dolphin survives. "It was a surprise to everyone on the expedition that we didn't have any sightings at all, that the extinction just happened so quickly," Taylor recalled. This would make the baiji the first cetacean—that is, dolphin, porpoise or whale—to go extinct because of humans . The species was probably driven to extinction by harmful fishing practices that were not even devised to harm the dolphins, such as the use of gill nets, rolling hooks or electrical stunning. The findings are detailed Aug. 7 in the journal Biology Letters. "In the past, you had this out-of-control whaling that still didn't result in any extinctions, but these accidental deaths, which are much less visible to people, are much more insidious," Taylor said. Even if any baiji exist that scientists did not find, the continued deterioration of the Yangtze region's ecosystem—home to roughly 10 percent of the world's human population—means the species has no hope of even short-term survival as a viable population, the researchers added. "To help save the endangered Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis) that also live in the river, we'll likely have to keep them in lake preserves or raise them in captivity, because the situation in that river doesn't look like it can be controlled at this point," Taylor explained. With the loss of the Yangtze River dolphin, the world's most critically endangered cetacean species now is the vaquita or Gulf of California porpoise (Phocoena sinus), of which 250 survive. The vaquita and other coastal dolphins around the world now face the same peril that claimed the baiji—accidental deaths from fishing. "We have to find a way to let small-time fishermen put food on their tables that doesn't involve putting gill nets in the water that decimate these species ," Taylor said. "Unless we figure out a way to deal with this problem, the baiji may be the first in quite a long line of animals to face extinction." IMAGE GALLERY: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
To which organ of the body does the adjective 'Hepatic' refer?	What does hepatic mean? definition, meaning and pronunciation (Free English Language Dictionary) hepatic ducts / hepatic cirrhosis Pertainym: liver (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes) Learn English with... Proverbs of the week "The cure is worse than the disease." (English proverb) "To make a poor man poorer is not easy" (Breton proverb) "The remedy is worse than the desease." (Catalan proverb) "If a caged bird isn't singing for love, it's singing in a rage." (Corsican proverb) HEPATIC: related words searches
The plot of which animated sit-com revolves around the employees of the 'Planet Express' delivery company?	Cartoons in English \| Futurama in English · Add Comment Futurama is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the retro-futuristic 31st century. The series was envisioned by Groening in the late 1990s while working on The Simpsons, later bringing Cohen aboard to develop storylines and characters to pitch the show to Fox.. Futurama is essentially a workplace sitcom, the plot of which revolves around the Planet Express interplanetary delivery company and its employees, a small group that largely fails to conform to future society.[62] Episodes usually feature the central trio of Fry, Leela, and Bender, though occasional storylines centered on the other main characters. Philip J. Fry (Billy West) Fry is a dim-witted, immature, slovenly, yet good-hearted pizza delivery boy who falls into a cryogenic pod, causing it to activate and freeze him just after midnight on January 1, 2000. He re-awakens on New Year’s Eve, 2999, and gets a job as a cargo delivery boy at Planet Express, a company owned by his only living relative, Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth. Fry’s love for Leela is a recurring theme throughout the series. Turanga Leela (Katey Sagal) Leela is the competent, one-eyed captain of the Planet Express Ship.[61] Abandoned as a baby, she grew up in the Cookieville Minimum Security Orphanarium believing herself to be an alienfrom another planet, but learns that she is actually a mutant from the sewers in the episode “Leela’s Homeworld”.[63] Prior to becoming the ship’s captain, Leela worked as a career assignment officer at the cryogenics lab where she first met Fry. She is Fry’s primary love interest. Her name is a reference to the Turangalîla-Symphonie by Olivier Messiaen.[64] Bender Bending Rodríguez (John DiMaggio) Bender is a foul-mouthed, heavy-drinking, cigar-smoking, kleptomaniacal, misanthropic, egocentric, ill-tempered robot manufactured by Mom’s Friendly Robot Company. He was originally programmed to bend girders for suicide booths, and is later designated as assistant sales manager and cook, despite lacking a sense of taste. He is Fry’s best friend and roommate. Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth (Billy West) Professor Hubert Farnsworth, also known simply as “the Professor,” is Fry’s distant nephew.[65] Farnsworth founded Planet Express Inc. to fund his work as a mad scientist. Although he is depicted as a brilliant scientist and inventor, at more than one-hundred and sixty years old he is extremely prone to age-related forgetfulness and fits of temper. In the episode “A Clone of My Own,” the Professor clones himself to produce a successor, Cubert Farnsworth, whom he treats like a son. Dr. John A. Zoidberg (Billy West) Zoidberg is a lobster-like alien from the planet Decapod 10, and the neurotic staff physician of Planet Express. Although he claims to be an expert on humans, his knowledge of human anatomy and physiology is woefully inaccurate. Zoidberg’s expertise seems to be with extra-terrestrial creatures. He is homeless, penniless, and—despite being depicted as Professor Farnsworth’s long-time friend—held in contempt by everyone on the crew, except Fry. Amy Wong (Lauren Tom) Amy is an incredibly rich, blunt, spoiled, ditzy, and accident-prone long-term intern at Planet Express. She is an engineering student at Mars University and heiress to the western hemisphere of Mars. Born on Mars, she is ethnically Chinese and is prone to cursing in Cantonese and using 31st-century slang. Her parents are the wealthy ranchers Leo and Inez Wong. She ispromiscuous in the beginning of the series and eventually enters a monogamous relationship with Kif Kroker. In the show’s sixth season, she acquires her doctorate. Hermes Conrad (Phil LaMarr) Hermes is the Jamaican account
The plot of which animated sit-com revolves around a Methodist family from the small Texan town of Arlen?	Rural Blog Archive June 2005 We sadly note his death yesterday at a century plus one. There are plenty of stories on his passing, including: The Courier-Journal , Historian laureate, advocate for progress dies, by Deborah Yetter; and C-J guest columns, Herodotus of the Bluegrass and Tom Clark's legacy, through the eyes of his peers; the Lexington Herald-Leader , Now a part of history, (Clark) made Kentucky's past a lifetime study, by Andy Mead; and related stories: Remembering Thomas Clark - From his works , Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Lexington's First United Methodist Church... , Editorial: Thomas Clark: a colossus passes Documentary debunks Appalachian region’s myths; KET to air starting Sunday "The Appalachians is an elegant film about a people and a region that are rarely examined beyond stereotypes. The writer and producer, Phyllis Geller, and the West Virginia-born executive producer, Mari-Lynn C. Evans, want the world to know that the people who live in the Appalachians from West Virginia to Alabama have a proud heritage and have gotten a supremely raw deal from the news media," writes Anita Gates of The New York Times. ( Read more ) The documentary discusses Appalachian residents’ struggles in detail, including how they were swindled by Northern and Midwestern investors, who convinced the residents to sell mineral rights during a period of coal mining growth. Those investors "made a point of depicting the locals as feral, backward and obstructionist," Gates writes. "The Appalachians ended up working as miners for the outsiders, who paid low wages and hired trigger-happy ‘security forces’ to squelch efforts to unionize." "There were signs of hope, when Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the New Deal . . . By the time Charles Kuralt made his television documentary 'Christmas in Appalachia,' the locals were sick and tired of being condescended to," writes Gates. "And many still are. This film is a welcome first step toward a new image for a population apparently still unprotected by political correctness." This documentary, which has aired in other parts of Appalachia, is coming to the state that has more persistently poor counties than any other in Appalachia. Kentucky Educational Television will air the documentary in three parts starting at 9 p.m. on July 3. The complete airing schedule will appear Friday on The Rural Blog. Tuesday, June 28, 2005 Industry-funded study shows horses are $39 billion business, with 1.4 million jobs The equine industry, with hundreds of stables, breeders and training farms around the country, and a network of veterinarians, farriers and tack shops, is a multi-billion dollar industry with 1.4 million jobs, a ne
Deriving from the Greek for 'thick', what name is given to any class of sub-atomic particle that is composed of quarks, and is thus affected by the strong nuclear force?	Astronomical Glossary A radiofrequency band at a wavelength of 11.1 cm. [H76] s-Electron An orbital electron whose l quantum number is zero. [H76] S-Factor A nuclear cross-section factor measured in keV-barns. [H76] S-Matrix Scattering Matrix: A matrix representing the transitions from some initial to some final state in a given interaction. The transitions may involve changes in the number of particles in the system. [H76] S-Process Slow Neutron Capture: A process in which heavy, stable, neutron-rich nuclei are synthesized from iron-peak elements by successive captures of free neutrons in a weak neutron flux, so there is time for -decay before another neutron is captured (cf. r-process). This a slow but sure process of nucleosynthesis which is assumed to take place in the intershell regions during the red-giant phase of evolution, at densities up to 105 g cm-3 and temperatures of about 3 × 108 K (neutron densities assumed are 1010 cm-3). The s-process slowly builds stable nuclear species up to A = 208 (time between captures about 10-100 years). It ends there, because any further capture of neutrons leads immediately to -decay back to lead or thallium. The most likely source of neutrons for the s-process is linked to thermal instabilities in the helium shell during double shell burning after core He exhaustion. The s-process probably occurs in stars where M < 9 M . [H76] S Stars Red-giant stars of spectral type S are similar to M stars except that the dominant oxides are those of the metals of the fifth period (Zr, Y, etc.) instead of the third (Ti, Sc, V). They also have strong CN bands and contain spectral lines of lithium and technetium. Pure S stars are those in which ZrO bands are very strong and TiO bands are either absent or only barely detectable. Almost all S stars are LPVs. (S1,0. The number following the comma is an abundance parameter.) [H76] S-State/S-Level The state of an atom in which the orbital angular momentum L (the vector sum of the orbital angular momenta l of the individual electrons) is zero. [H76] S-Wave Secondary Wave: A seismic shear wave that moves transversely through Earth. The s-waves cannot penetrate the core of the Earth, being totally reflected by the 2900-km discontinuity. [H76] SAA South Atlantic Anomaly SAO Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory [LLM96] SC Stars Stars which appear to be intermediate in type between S stars and carbon stars (C/O ratio near unity). [H76] sdB Subdwarf B-type stars with very broad and shallow Balmer lines; fewer lines of the Balmer series are visible than for normal dwarfs. [JJ95] sdO Subdwarf O stars showing few very broad and shallow Balmer lines and a very strong He II 4686 line. [JJ95] SEC Secondary Electron Conduction [LLM96] SFR Star Formation Rate SFH Star Formation History SI Units see International System of Units. [H76] SIN Superconductor Insulator Normal [LLM96] SIS Solid-state Imaging Spectrometer (ASCA X-ray satellite). SIS Superconductor Insulator Superconductor [LLM96] SIT Silicon Intensified Target [LLM96] Sachs-Wolfe Effect FG Sagittae A supergiant whose spectral type has changed from B4 Ia in 1955 to A5 Ia in 1967 to F6 Ia in 1972. It ejected a planetary nebula some 6000 years ago. It showed s-process elements in its surface layer in 1972 that did not exist in 1965 - an indication of deep mixing. [H76] WZ Sagittae A recurrent DAe old nova (1913 and 1946) with the shortest known orbital period (about 80 minutes). It is almost certainly a close binary system in which mass is being transferred onto a white-dwarf primary. [H76] Sagittarius A A radio source (the galactic center) about 12 pc in diameter. (Sgr A West is a thermal source; Sgr A East is a nonthermal source.) [H76] Sagittarius A* The very center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A* is a strong source of radio waves and probably a massive black hole. [C95] Sagittarius Arm One of the spiral arms of the Milky Way, lying between us and the center of the Galaxy in the direction of Sagittarius. It includes the Scutum arm, th

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