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Which high street company has a logo featuring a two- tailed mermaid? | Corporate Identity | Rose Wade Corporate Identity For this next brief I have been asked to design a unique corporate marque/logotype. I have been given a list of companies which operate in different sectors to choose from. These company’s are: CYMATIC: Home Entertainment company (similar to SONY or PANASONIC etc) MODE: Clothing / fashion outlet (similar to NEXT or RIVER ISLAND or FCUK etc) NORTHSTAR: An airline company (similar to BRITISH AIRWAYS,VIRGIN etc) PRODIGY: Sports company (similar to NIKE, ADIDAS, REEBOK etc) ACTIVATE: A Fitness Centre Group (similar to ESPORTA, GREENS, VIRGIN etc) NOVA: Digital computer technology manufacturer (similar to APPLE or DELL etc) STARMAN: A Guitar Manufacturer (similar to GIBSON or FENDER etc) MAXIMA: Amplification and associated music products (similar to MARSHALL, VOX etc) LINK: Telecommunications (similar to ORANGE or NOKIA etc) VIGA: Broadband provider (similar to TALKTALK or PLUSNET etc)specialising in optical broadband REBEL: Street-wear clothing (similar to QUICKSILVER etc) ZENEX: Petrochemical company (similar to BP or Q8 etc) specialising in ecological fuels DIGITEC: An Educational establishment specialising in digital technologies. MYBANK: A UK-based bank (similar to HSBC or HALIFAX etc) Once I have chosen a company and created a suitable logo I am then to apply this to a range of elements in line with the corporate identity. Before I start to look into this I am going to research into existing corporate identities and logos. I started off with a search of some of the most popular and iconic corporate logos. I went onto Google and looked on a webpage by complex.com Here is the logo history from Nike. The company of Nike was founded in 1964 but the Logo wasn’t introduced until 1971. The designer of the logo was Carolyn Davidson and was paid $35 for her work. It is said that her inspiration was that of a greek goddess of victory, and the swoosh of the tick was to represent movement and speed. Nike’s in house designers then updated the logo at different stages 1978, 1985 and then 1995. The logo became so iconic and recognisable that they dropped the name as it was no longer needed. Here is the history of Coca-Cola. The company was founded in 1886 and has many different designers since then. Frank Mason Robinson (1887), Lippincott and Margulies (1968), Desgrippes Gobe and Associates (1998), and Turner Duckworth (2009). The first logo was in a spencerian script typeface, which was the principle style of formal handwriting at the time. The company decided to re-design the logo and made it more complex by added the swirls and then decided to change this to the iconic red colour that is now associated with Coca-Cola. Here are some examples of how Coca-Cola use their logo for branding. They have made good use of the bright red colour and the white stripe. This is is clear on almost every product from the company. It is an instant recognition of the brand, and it is clever how the designs all interlink with each other even though it is a simple design. This is a really strong design idea which has now become now of the most well known logo brands. McDonald’s was founded in 1940 and the logo was also introduced. When McDonald’s first launched the company was known as a barbecue, the company then went on to focus on hamburgers. From 1960 the famous yellow arches were designed and this was the new face of McDonald’s, this logo design was created by Stanley Meston. The inspiration for this was the architecture of the McDonald’s buildings. McDonald’s have kept with the same colour scheme of yellow and red until 2003. A New campaign was launched with the slogan “I’m Lovin’ It” which was then added to all the restaurants packaging, this was translated into many different languages. In 2006 the company decided to simplify the logo and launched another campaign called “Forever Young”. This was to introduce the most simplified logo design. This was a plain golden “M” which has remained the world wide symbol tp the present day. Starbucks along with its logo was founded in 1971 |
With which 19th century plot was Arthur Thistlewood associated? | 19th Century Britain A HISTORY OF BRITAIN IN THE 19th CENTURY By Tim Lambert Introduction During the 19th century Britain was transformed by the industrial revolution. In 1801, at the time of the first census, only about 20% of the population lived in towns. By 1851 the figure had risen to over 50%. By 1881 about two thirds of the population lived in towns. Furthermore in 1801 the majority of the population still worked in agriculture or related industries. Most goods were made by hand and very many craftsmen worked on their own with perhaps a laborer and an apprentice. By the late 19th century factories were common and most goods were made by machine. Unrest in the Early 19th Century The early 19th century was an era of political and social unrest in Britain. In the early 19th century a group of Evangelical Christians called the Clapham Sect were active in politics. They campaigned for an end to slavery and cruel sports. They gained their name because so many of them lived in Clapham. Then on 11 May 1812 a man named John Bellingham shot Tory prime minister Spencer Perceval. He was the only British prime minister ever to be assassinated. Bellingham was a lone madman but in 1820 there was a plot to kill the whole cabinet. Arthur Thistlewood led the Cato Street Conspiracy but the conspirators were arrested on 23 February 1820. Thistlewood and 4 of his companions were hanged. Meanwhile in 1811-1816 textile workers in the Midlands and the north of England broke machines, fearing they would cause unemployment. The wreckers were called Luddites and if caught they were likely to be hanged. In March 1817 textile workers from Manchester tried to march to London to petition the Prince Regent. They were called blanketeers because many of them carried blankets. However even though the march was peaceful the blanketeers were stopped by soldiers at Stockport . Then on 16 August 1819 a crowd of about 60,000 people gathered at St Peter's Field in Manchester to hear a man named Henry Hunt. Even though the crowd were unarmed and the peaceful the authorities sent in soldiers. As a result 11 people were killed and hundreds were wounded. Afterwards people called the event 'The Peterloo Massacre' in a grim mockery of Waterloo. In 1830 farm laborers in Kent and Sussex broke agricultural machinery fearing it would cause unemployment. The riots were called the Swing Riots because a man named Captain Swing supposedly, led them. As a result of the riots 4 men were hanged and 52 were transported to Australia. In 1834 6 farm labourers in Tolpuddle, Dorset tried to form a trade union. However they were prosecuted for making illegal oaths. (Not for forming a union, which was legal). They were sentenced to transportation to Australia. The case caused an outcry and they returned to Britain in 1838. Political Reform In 1822 a Tory government was formed which introduced some reforms. At that time you could be hanged for over 200 offences. (Although the sentence was often commuted to transportation). In 1825-1828 the death penalty was abolished for more than 180 crimes. Peel also formed the first modern police force in London in 1829. The police were called 'bobbies' or 'peelers' after him. From 1828 to 1830 the Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) was prime minister. He introduced the Catholic Emancipation Act (1829). Since the Reformation Catholics had been unable to become MPs or to hold public office. The Act restored those rights to them. However Wellington was strongly opposed to any change to the electoral system. At that time there were two types of constituency, country areas and towns or boroughs. In the countryside only the landowners could vote. In boroughs the franchise varied but was usually limited. However the constituencies had not been changed for centuries and they no longer reflected the distribution of the population. Industrial towns like Birmingham and Manchester did not have MPs of their own. On the other hand some settlements had died out but they were still represented in parliament! In 'rotten' or 'pocket' boroughs there might be only |
'The Headhunters' are/were a gang of football hooligans who supported which London club? | 7 Most Dangerous British Soccer 'Hooligan Firms' - PopCrunch 15 Movies That Would Make Terrible Video Games Aston Villa Hardcore The other notorious Birmingham based firm, the Aston Villa Hardcore are affiliated with the club otherwise known as The Villains. Although, like other firms, they have found themselves marginalized today, the Hardcore have a fierce reputation built on a foundation of causing major carnage. The “Battle of Rocky Lane” in 2002 witnessed some serious disorder in the Aston area after a match between Villa and Birmingham City which led to 15 arrests. Then in 2005, firm member, Steven Fowler, who had already been jailed for six months in the 2002 fight, was sent down for a further twelve for his part in organized bit of aggro between the Villa Hardcore and Chelsea’s Headhunters at London’s King’s Cross in 2004. Also in 2004, several Villa firms were involved in a running battle with QPR fans outside Villa Park in which a steward died. Dangerous to know; even more dangerous to cross. Inter City Firm A gang of hooligans mainly active from the 1970s to the 1990s, the feared Inter City Firm was tied to well known London club West Ham United. Named after the trains they traveled on for away matches, the Inter City Firm became identified by their habit of leaving a card on the prone bodies of those they attacked, reading: “Congratulations, you’ve just met the ICF.” Despite such practices, Cass Pennant, a black Londoner and former general of the Inter City Firm, maintains that, unlike many other groups of its kind, the ICF was neither racist nor neo-Nazi. Still, nice folks they most certainly were not. Numerous instances of their extreme violent behavior have been documented, often against rival London firms such as Millwall’s Bushwackers, with tear ups and attacks on pubs being the disorder of the day. Vicious thugs not to be crossed by anyone unless they happen to like hospitals. 6.57 Crew Linked with English Premier League team Portsmouth F.C., and named after the 6.57am train they would take to London’s Waterloo Station on a Saturday, the 6.57 Crew were one of the major firms during the 1980s, causing mayhem across the country. Spoiling for fights has remained high on the agenda for this squad of south coast louts. In 2001, they fought with Coventry City fans at an away game, ripping up seats and throwing missiles at their rivals. In 2004, 93 were arrested – including a 10-year-old boy who became the UK’s youngest-ever convicted football hooligan – for their part in mass riots before and after a match against rivals Southampton, where police were attacked and shops looted. Over one hundred Portsmouth hooligans were banned from traveling to the 2006 World Cup in Germany because of convictions for football-related crime. Firm but far from friendly. 10 Best Natural Hooters in Hollywood The Red Army Just as Manchester United is one of the biggest football clubs in the beautiful game, so their fanatical firm, the Red Army, is said to have had the largest numbers at the height of Britain’s hooligan problem. While the name the Red Army is also used to refer to Man U’s fans in general, in the mid-’70s the name became synonymous with some of the defining incidents in British hooliganism, notoriously in 1974-75 when United had been relegated from the top flight of English football for one season and hordes of thugs wreaked havoc at stadiums up and down the country, sometimes outnumbering the home support. Their activities led to the introduction of crowd segregation and fencing at football grounds in England. Mass tear ups with other firms are well documented, with the 1985 documentary ‘Hooligan’ showing the Red Army clashing with West Ham’s Inter City Firm around Manchester. Mob rules. Chelsea Headhunters With a name like the Headhunters you know this gang of thugs mean business. Linked to famous London club Chelsea, these mean geezers are notorious for their racism, with links to far right groups like the National Front and the paramilitary Combat 18. In 1999 the Headhunters were infiltrated by an undercover BBC |
Who plays 'George Smiley' in the 2011 film adaptation of 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'? | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ( 2011 ) R | From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6. Director: "No Small Parts" IMDb Exclusive: 'Edge of Seventeen' Star Hailee Steinfeld Hailee Steinfeld has received critical acclaim for her role in the coming-of-age comedy The Edge of Seventeen . What other roles has she played over the years? Don't miss our live coverage of the Golden Globes beginning at 4 p.m. PST on Jan. 8 in our Golden Globes section. BFI boards Saul Dibb-Sam Claflin war-drama 'Journey End' 28 November 2016 3:25 AM, -08:00 | ScreenDaily a list of 27 titles created 08 Aug 2011 a list of 42 titles created 03 Feb 2012 a list of 34 titles created 01 Jan 2013 a list of 34 titles created 16 Feb 2013 a list of 41 titles created 03 Mar 2013 Title: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) 7.1/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 34 wins & 88 nominations. See more awards » Videos In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons. Stars: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits. Director: John Hillcoat Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day. Director: Steven Spielberg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X In London, a real-estate scam puts millions of pounds up for grabs, attracting some of the city's scrappiest tough guys and its more established underworld types, all of whom are looking to get rich quick. While the city's seasoned criminals vie for the cash, an unexpected player -- a drugged-out rock 'n' roller presumed to be dead but very much alive -- has a multi-million-dollar prize fall into... See full summary » Director: Guy Ritchie Ivan Locke, a dedicated family man and successful construction manager, receives a phone call on the eve of the biggest challenge of his career that sets in motion a series of events that threaten his carefully cultivated existence. Director: Steven Knight British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one. Director: Martin Ritt A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident. Director: Alexander Payne A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned early retirement. Director: Matthew Vaughn Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost. Director: Michaël R. Roskam Edit Storyline In the early 1970s during the Cold War, the head of British Intelligence, Control, resigns after an operation in Budapest, Hungary goes badly wrong. It transpires that Control believed one of four senior figures in the service was in fact a Russian agent - a mole - and the Hungary operation was an attempt to identify which of them it was. Smiley had been forced into retirement by the departure of Control, but is asked by a senior government figure to investigate a story told to him by a rogue agent, Ricky Tarr, that there was a mole. Smiley considers that the failure of the Hungary operation and the continuing success of Oper |
Who became the first Briton to win gold at the 5000 metres in the World Athletics Championships? | World Athletics Championships: Mo Farah wins gold in men's 5000m - Telegraph Advertisement World Athletics Championships: Mo Farah wins gold in men's 5000m Mo Farah became the first British athlete to win a global gold medal at 5,000 metres after delivering a devastating sprint finish to race away from his rivals at the World Championships in Daegu. Image 1 of 2 Top of the world: Mo Farah ran the perfect race at the World Championships to win the 5,000m gold medal Photo: GETTY IMAGES Image 1 of 2 Gold guy: Mo Farah's gold is Britain's second in the World Championships after Dai Greene won the 400m hurdles Photo: AP By Simon Hart , in Daegu 12:09PM BST 04 Sep 2011 Follow The 27 year-old Londoner, who can now claim to be the greatest male endurance runner Britain has ever produced, was locked in a titanic struggle with Ethiopian Dejen Gebremeskel with 200 metres remaining before pulling clear as the pair entered the final straight. But, as Farah closed on the finish line, he then faced another challenge as American Bernard Lagat, the 2007 5,000m world champion, chased him with a late surge in the final 30 metres. Farah, his face racked with effort, held on to win in 13min 23.26sec, with Lagat taking the silver medal and Ethiopian Imane Merga, who passed Gebremeskel, taking the bronze. After crossing the line, Farah, who was “disappointed” not to have won the 10,000 metres crown the previous week, sank to his knees in prayer before he was taken over by tears. After embracing Alberto Salazar, the American coach who has overseen his astonishing transformation in the seven months they have been working together, he set off on a lap of honour with a Union Flag draped around his neck bearing the words “Fly Mo”. Related Articles |
Who directed the 2011 film entitled 'W.E.', based on the romance between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson? | W.E. (2011) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard. Director: a list of 22 titles created 07 Jan 2012 a list of 30 titles created 17 Jan 2012 a list of 41 titles created 27 Jan 2012 a list of 44 titles created 19 Nov 2012 a list of 38 titles created 06 May 2013 Search for " W.E. " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards » Videos Edit Storyline In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement. For one woman, Wally Winthrop, it has much more meaning. Wally becomes obsessed by their historic love story. As she learns more about the sacrifices involved, Wally gains her own courage to find happiness. Written by Anonymous Rated R for some domestic violence, nudity and language | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 20 January 2012 (UK) See more » Also Known As: El romance del siglo See more » Filming Locations: $47,074 (USA) (3 February 2012) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia The song "Masterpiece", which won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song, was deemed ineligible for the Academy Awards because it appeared only as the second piece of music during the credits. See more » Goofs In the newsreel scene from 1936 showing the funeral procession of Edward's father the King, the voiceover announcer says that "King George the Third has died and the nation mourns". It should of course have been King George the Fifth. See more » Quotes Sound Created and Performed by Mark Ayres © 1996 Silva Screen Records Ltd. (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews Having finally opened in the UK, I've now had the opportunity to watch 'W.E.', having followed its coverage to this point with interest. I can't, in all honestly, say that this is a good movie. I'll back the common positives and reiterate that it looks amazing and Andrea Riseborough is wonderful in it. The score, while lovely, is over- powering at times - Madonna is obviously terrified of silence! I went with the movie quite happily for the first hour. The Wallis and Edward scenes are effective (I thought the dizzying/choppy camera work worked really well contrasting with the vintage images) and reminded me quite a bit of Stephen Fry's movie "Bright Young Things". But they had absolutely zero dramatic tension. Largely, this was due to the fact that they weren't chronological, but also it was because (to my horror) they almost seemed there to serve the modern day story, rather than vice versa. And as for those modern day parts ... well ... Firstly, I'll say that I didn't think the concept was bad and it had potential. However, they needed to be trimmed by about three quarters. Christ, did they ever go on. The dialogue was serviceable, at best, and toe-curling at worst. The character of Wally was about as engaging as a paper clip and that was largely due to Abby Cornish's lifeless performance. Honestly, I wanted to scream at the screen, "Stop whispering all the time and TALK, woman!" That said, if the movie had only cut to these scenes every so often and used them as well-timed interjections, rather than as a story worthy of screen time in their own right, it would have been more bearable. The film really lost me in the second hour when I realised it had used up all its party tricks and it was obvious where it was going. (And, no, I don't mean the Wallis/Edward story arch, but how it was going to contrast the two tales, and what the oh-so-obvious climax was going to be.) By the end, I couldn't wait for it to finish. There are some lovely scene |
What was the middle name of the character 'Geraldine Granger' from the t.v. series 'Vicar of Dibley'? | The Vicar of Dibley (Series) - TV Tropes The Vicar of Dibley You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share Series / The Vicar of Dibley × Timeline Reverend Geraldine Granger A British Sitcom , starring Dawn French as Geraldine Granger . Following the Ordination of Women into the Church of England, Geraldine replaces the old archetypal vicar in the sleepy and quirky country village of Dibley. The village has to get used to the laid back "babe with a bob cut and a magnificent bosom " being their new vicar, while Geraldine herself has to cope with a village full of lunatics and inbreds, as well as the corrupt machinations of councillor David Horton . Hilarity , as they say, ensues. The show ran from 1994 to 2007. It began with two regular series, with two specials in between. The next series was four season-themed episodes. After three years off the air, the show did two more Christmas specials in 2004 and 05, then a two-part Grand Finale . The cast has also done numerous Comedy Relief sketches since the show's beginning (usually running from ten to fifteen minutes), with the latest released in March 2015. Came third in Britain's Best Sitcom . This series provides examples of: Abhorrent Admirer : On occasion, Owen towards the Vicar. Adorkable : Hugo Horton. All Women Are Lustful : Geraldine, who salivates at every attractive man she comes across; Letitia, who is described as a "nymphomaniac lurking in the hedgerows", and finally Alice, who cannot keep her hands off of Hugo once the two of them finally get together. Away in a Manger : During a Christmas Episode , Alice gives birth on Christmas Eve in the middle of the village nativity play. Baa Bomb : A Noodle Incident about a sheep exploding. Belligerent Sexual Tension : Geraldine and David through much of the series, though it's decidedly one-sided. David was so used to arguing with people that he misinterpreted Geraldine's resistance to him as genuine affection. She does care about him in a weird way, just not in that way . Bestiality Is Depraved : Owen, who seems unashamed of it. Jim: [on the topic of his radio show, "The Moral Maze] Is sex with poodles always wrong? Geraldine: And have you found someone to argue both sides of that issue? Owen: He certainly has! Big Beautiful Woman : The village certainly seems to think Geraldine is, with constant references to her "lovely arse." Big Damn Kiss : Between Alice and Hugo, which lasts for over four hours. Big Eater : While Dawn French is certainly not skinny, the degree with which she is occasionally shown to binge on chocolate (and occasionally other foodstuffs, such as icecream) would kill an entire team of sumo wrestlers. An entire human-sized freezer of Haagen-Daas in one sitting is beyond the appetites of most people, but not Geraldine. And the binge to top them all: the Christmas lunches. Four of them. All Christmas dinner sized. Big "NO!" : Geraldine uses the "Short answer: No. Long answer: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO." version long before Yahtzee and Strong Bad did. Boggles the Mind : Geraldine wants to go to bed with Simon, but they keep getting interrupted by everyone. David brings along a scrabble set, and Geraldine manages to spell out "leave you remorseless bastards" on the board. Nobody gets it. Bookends : The first episode, "Arrival", and the final episode/special, "The Vicar In White", are the only episodes where Alice gets the joke Geraldine tells her at the end of every episode. Book Safe : Geraldine has a hollowed-out Bible to hide her chocolate bars in. The human-sized puddle comes back to haunt Geraldine in the penultimate episode, after she specifically insists to Alice that she'll never fall for it again. Alice initially wants a wedding dress with all the different Doctors on it. By the time of Geraldine's wedding, Alice is the maid of honor dressed as David Tennant's incarnation of the Doctor, complete with Dalek bridesmaids. In "The Christmas Lunch Incident", one-shot character Tristran Campbell, whom Geraldine has a crush on, comes back to ask her to marry him. She mistakes this as |
Who composed the oratorio 'Belshazzar's Feast'? | TSO - Belshazzar’s Feast - Roy Thomson Hall TSO - Belshazzar’s Feast Toronto Mendelssohn Choir & Huddersfield Choral Society Hindemith: Concert Music for Brass and Strings Berg: Violin Concerto Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast Sir William Walton’s spectacular biblical oratorio—tracing the liberation of the Hebrew slaves from captivity in Babylon and powered by a 200-voice mass choir—is the climax of a program conducted by TSO Conductor Laureate Sir Andrew Davis that includes the eloquent violin concerto that Alban Berg composed in tribute to a young woman who had died at eighteen. |
By what name is entertainer Graham Walker better known? | Graham Norton Net Worth 2017, Biography, Wiki 2016 - Celebrity Net Worth Celebrity Net Worth Home / Celebrity Net Worth / Comedians / Graham Norton Net Worth Graham Norton Net Worth How rich is Graham Norton? Graham Norton net worth: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Profession: More net worths Graham Norton Net Worth, Biography, Wiki 2016 Graham William Walker, better known by his stage name Graham Norton, is a famous Irish comedian, actor, commentator, TV presenter and writer-columnist who has a net worth of $30 million. He was born on April 4, 1963 in Clondalkin, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, but he was raised in Bandon. Today Norton is one of the most recognised faces on British TV, having begun in show business 1992. Graham Norton is also known as a great businessman: in 1998 he established a production company “So Television” with Graham Stuart. This company still produces Norton’s chat shows, such as the famous “So Graham Norton” and “The Graham Norton Show”. When Norton decided to sell this company in 2012, he received about $28 million. Graham Norton Net Worth $30 Million Although this amount of money composes a huge part of Graham’s net worth, he also earns millions of dollars thanks to his acting and writings; today Norton’s income reaches $5 million per year. Some portion of his net worth was received in 2007, when Graham Norton with Claudia Winkelman hosted the first annual Eurovision Dance Contest. Later he hosted the 2008 contest in Glasgow too. Since 2009, Graham Norton has been known by people in the United Kingdom as a BBC commentator of the famous Eurovision Song Contest . Graham Norton has been successful not only as a Eurovision commentator and businessman, but also as an actor. The first time he appeared on screen was in 1996 as Father Noel Furlong in the movie “Father Ted”. Later Graham played Mr. Puckov in “Another Gay Movie”, voiced plants on BBC in “Rex the Hunt” and even had the opportunity to play himself in a TV show called “Absolutely Fabulous: Gay”. He has also been the host of a myriad number of TV shows, and Graham’s voice has been heard on the BBC radio station “BBC Radio 2” since October 2, 2010, when he took over from Jonathan Ross. Graham Norton has written 4 books: the first was called “London before the Blitz, 1906-40: from the coming of the motor-car to the outbreak of war” and the last one was called simply and shortly: “So me”. During his career this famous actor and writer has received some awards, the first in 1999 as the “Gay Entertainer of the Year”. He has since received the same award 5 times, plus the BAFTA Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance for his TV shows “So Graham Norton” and “The Graham Norton shows”, the last one being in 2012. Graham Norton is usually seen driving his Lexus hybrid RX 450h. The car was stolen from him a few years ago, but the owner was able to find it in Wandsworth, West London thanks to English police and to the unique vehicle recovery device which was fitted to it. When Graham doesn’t drive his car and has some free time, he spends it with his two dogs – a terrier cross named Madge (it was named after famous singer Madonna) and labradoodle Madge. Both of his dogs Norton adopted from the UK charity called “Dogs Trust”. More about Graham Norton: |
Which 18th century British novelist, also served as London's chief magistrate, helped found the Bow Street Runners in 1749? | Police: History - Dictionary definition of Police: History | Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary Police: History Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice COPYRIGHT 2002 The Gale Group Inc. POLICE: HISTORY Throughout the history of civilization, societies have sought protection for their members and possessions. In early civilizations, members of one's family provided this protection. Richard Lundman has suggested that the development of formal policing resulted from a process of three developmental stages. The first stage involves informal policing, where all members of a society share equally in the responsibility for providing protection and keeping order. The second stage, transitional policing, occurs when police functions are informally assigned to particular members of the society. This stage serves as a transition into formal policing, where specific members of the community assume formal responsibility for protection and social control. Lundman suggests that the history of police involved a shift from informal to formal policing. Indeed, as societies have evolved from mechanical (members share similar beliefs and values but meet their basic needs independently) to organic (members are dependent upon one another as a result of specialization) societies, social control became more complex. Whereas there was little need for formal, specialized policing in mechanical societies, organic societies require more specialization to ensure public order. Over time, organic societies developed into states and governments. A state is defined as "a political creation that has the recognized authority to use and maintain a monopoly on the use of force within a clearly defined jurisdiction," while a government is a "political institution of the state that uses organization, bureaucracy, and formality to regulate social interactions" (Gaines et al., p. 1). The origins of formal policing began with the organization of societies into states and governments. The form of government heavily influences the structure of police organizations. As Lang-worthy and Travis have argued, "since all police systems rely on state authority, the source of state power ultimately represents the basis of police authority as well" (p. 42). Different forms of government have established different types of police forces. Shelley suggests that there are four different models of policing (i.e., communist, Anglo-Saxon, continental, and colonial) that differ based on their sources of legitimacy, organizational structure, and police function. The present author suggests that the communist model of policing obtains legitimacy through the communist political party, is organized as a centralized, armed militarized force, and performs the functions of crime control and enforcement of state ideology. The continental and colonial models have similar organizational structures and functions as the communist model, however the continental model obtains its legitimacy through the central government while the colonial model establishes legitimacy through the colonial authority. In comparison, the Anglo-Saxon model obtains legitimacy through local governments and is based in law. This model is organized as a decentralized force that is armed in some countries ( United States ) and not in others ( England ). Finally, police functions in this model include crime control, order maintenance, and welfare and administrative responsibilities. In this entry, a historical description of the Anglo-Saxon model of policing is presented. The changes in the mission, strategies, and organizational structures of policing through different time periods are examined. A particular emphasis is placed on the historical roots of policing in England and their influence on modern policing in America. This entry will also detail the changes of American police forces since their establishment in the 1800s as organizations of social control. Current debate about recent changes in the mission, strategies, and organizational structures of police will be described and the future of police organizati |
Which city hosted the 2011 Labour Party Conference? | ACC Liverpool takes centre stage for the official welcome of Labour Party Conference 2011 - 2011 | ACC Liverpool ACC Liverpool takes centre stage for the official welcome of Labour Party Conference 2011 Latest News ACC Liverpool takes centre stage for the official welcome of Labour Party Conference 2011 26 September 2011 Labour Party leader Ed Miliband was officially welcomed to ACC Liverpool by Chief Executive Bob Prattey as some 11,000 delegates descended on the city for the party's annual conference - the biggest ever event to take place at the river-side venue. The five day political conference, which has been in the planning for 20 months, represents the largest ever event to be held at ACC Liverpool, comprising BT Convention Centre and Echo Arena. Over 1,200 staff will be in place to ensure the smooth running of the event, which will bring an economic benefit to the city of £15m and brings ACC Liverpool's total contribution to the city economy to £500m since it opened in 2008. Some 2,000 national and international press and media will attend, with broadcasts from the BBC'S The Andrew Marr Show, Daily Politics Show and Breakfast News as well as coverage from ITN and Sky News transmitted live from ACC Liverpool. The Labour Party Conference represents one of the tightest security operations in the North West and has been rigorously planned between ACC Liverpool and city organisations including Merseyside Police, Liverpool Convention Bureau and Liverpool City Council. Maximum security procedures are in place throughout the week facilitated by the venue's ease of lockdown, effectively creating a secure campus site. The venue will be used to its full scope for the conference and its associated activities: keynote speeches by Ed Milliband and Harriet Harman will take place in the Echo Arena while breakouts and exhibitions will be held in the adjoining BT Convention Centre. Hall 1C will become a showcase for Young British Talent hosted by Eddie Izzard while another 500 fringe events will be hosted throughout the venue, in a marquee village adjacent and at various locations across the city. ACC Liverpool Chief Executive Prattey said: "Labour Party Annual Conference is widely recognised as being one of the most high profile events in the UK and we are delighted to be host venue and the central focus of the Labour Party's activity. "This is the largest scale event we have staged and we are very much looking forward to seeing the rigorous planning and logistics bear fruit when Ed Miliband takes centre stage tomorrow (Tuesday) for his keynote address." ACC Liverpool Chairman David McDonnell also commented: "The decision of Labour Party to bring their annual conference to Liverpool demonstrates that our venue and city can host events of national and international significance on a huge scale. This is down to the fact that organisations in both the private and public sector are able to work together towards a common aim. "Praise must be given also to the people of the city for consistently laying on such a fantastic warm Liverpool welcome to conference-goers year after year after year." Share This Follow Us ACC Liverpool @ACCLiverpool "We can’t wait to welcome The @ClothesShow #BritishStyleCollective to our city on 7-9 July 2017! liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats… " |
Which American President made the first telephone call to the Moon? | Promote Your Page Too Hello Neil and Buzz, I am talking to you by telephone from the Oval Room at the White House, and this certainly has to be the most historic telephone call ever made from the White House. I just can't tell you how proud we all are of what you have done. For every American this has to be the proudest day of our lives, and for people all over the world I am sure that they, too, join with Americans in recognizing what an immense feat this is. Because of what you have done the heavens have become a part of man's world, and as you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquility, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to earth. For one priceless moment in the whole history of man all the people on this earth are truly one--one in their pride in what you have done and one in our prayers that you will return safely to earth. ASTRONAUT ARMSTRONG. Thank you, Mr. President. It is a great honor and privilege for us to be here representing not only the United States, but men of peaceable nations, men with an interest and a curiosity, and men with a vision for the future. It is an honor for us to be able to participate here today. THE PRESIDENT. Thank you very much, and I look forward, all of us look forward, to seeing you on the Hornet on Thursday. ASTRONAUT ARMSTRONG. Thank you. We look forward to that very much, sir. Note: The President spoke at 11:49 p.m. in the Oval Room at the White House with Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Col. Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr., at Tranquility Base on the moon. On July 21, 1969, the White House Press Office released the text of the news briefing of Col. Frank Borman, Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler, and others concerning the Apollo 11 mission. Citation: Richard Nixon: "Telephone Conversation With the Apollo 11 Astronauts on the Moon," July 20, 1969. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=2133. |
Which of Henry VIII's wives is said to haunt Hampton Court? | Henry VIII and his Six Ghosts | History in the (Re)Making History in the (Re)Making I’m looking for… Search for: Please be aware all commenting has been disabled until I am in a position to moderate them full time again. Thanks :) Top Posts & Pages / Article , Tudor / 7 comments It’s almost Halloween! Therefore break out the ghost stories! Yay! The final episode of ‘The Tudors‘ showed Henry confronted by the ghosts of his first three wives. If legend is to be believed, he shares a haunting ground with Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour and Catherine Howard. Given that Henry VIII and his six wives are still immensely popular centuries after their deaths, it is hardly surprising that people still claim to have seen them, haunting various palaces and castles. Ghosts are thought to remain in places of importance, especially if a person died in particularly emotional, violent or neglectful circumstances which accounts for most of Henry VIII’s wives. It is something of a coincidence that Anne of Cleves, who lived a relatively peaceful, drama free life (divorce notwithstanding) and who died of natural causes at old age is apparently resting in peace with no ghostly sightings of her ever reported. Of all the residences, Hampton Court Palace supposedly houses the most restless royals with apparent sightings of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour and Catherine Howard (not in the same room I might add). Most of the ghosts apparently move around together with Henry and Anne Boleyn appearing at Windsor, while yet another Anne Boleyn stalks a ‘repentant’ Jane Seymour at the latter’s home of Marwell Hall. Catherine of Aragon Catherine’s spirit apparently occupies only the one location, despite her attachment to her husband, even after their separation. Henry VIII’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon, died on 7th January 1536 at Kimbolton Castle. She had been living there since 1535, the second home she had been banished to for refusing to grant her husband a divorce. At the time there were rumours that she had been poisoned by Anne Boleyn or Henry VIII or both. While her body was being prepared for burial her heart was found to be discoloured with a black growth upon it (modern experts believe that this was probably cancer). Although she was buried at Peterborough Cathedral, Catherine’s ghost haunts the place of her confinement and death; Kimbolton. While there, Catherine limited herself largely to one chamber which is where her ghost has supposedly been seen, though it has also been sighted walking along the inner gallery. The castle is also thought to be haunted by the ghost of a child who died after falling from the battlements. Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn is probably one of the most popular of Henry’s queens. Perhaps, unsurprisingly, this is why she has been sighted in so many places. Henry’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, held his interest as his mistress for six years but had just a brief reign as Queen. Henry had her executed on charges of adultery, incest and high treason at the Tower of London. On the morning of 19th May 1536 Anne was beheaded by a French executioner using a sword. Perhaps as the result of the violent manner of her or because it is widely thought she was innocent Anne’s ghost supposedly haunts a number of locations, more than any other Tudor ghost. The Tower of London: A ghostly Anne has been seen wandering in the tower grounds always headless, though occasionally with her head under her arm. Hever Castle: Anne’s ghost is thought to return to her childhood home, especially around Christmas time, where she wanders the castle and sings melancholy songs. Most commonly she supposedly appears on Christmas Eve crossing the castle’s bridge over the River Eden near to where Henry VIII first courted her. Blickling Hall: Blickling belonged to Anne’s father Thomas Boleyn and may have been Anne’s birthplace. In rather dramatic fashion, a headless Anne apparently arrives at the Hall on the anniversary of her death in a carriage drawn by a headless coachman. Thomas Boleyn is also thought to haunt Blickling. Hampton Court Palace: Wearing a blu |
In which English town or city is Her Majesty's Prison 'Cookham Wood'. | January 25, 1998 to June 2002 · Rochester, Medway Education Class of 1989 · Maidstone, Kent Current City and Hometown |
In American Football what name is given to a very long forward pass made in desperation with only a small chance of success, especially at or near the end of a half? | Idiom: “To throw a Hail Mary” | Just English Idiom: “To throw a Hail Mary” Here’s one of those phrases for you. Used not only in its original field. 😉 A Hail Mary pass or Hail Mary route in American football refers to any very long forward pass made in desperation with only a small chance of success, especially at or near the end of a half. What Oxford doctionary has to say about it? Hail Mary: 1a prayer to the Virgin Mary used chiefly by Roman Catholics, beginning with part of Luke 1:28. Also called Ave Maria . 2 [usually as modifier]US (in American football) a long, typically unsuccessful pass made in an attempt to score late in the game. a plan or project with little chance of success. There is no play riskier in football than making a last second, desperation pass play to the end zone. The game clock is running out, the opposing team’s defensive coordinator knows the play is coming, and the defense is set up and ready to foil the attempt. Hail Mary passes stimulate the minds and hearts of spectators, sports announcers and teammates. After all, that last second chance to claim success offers something needed in a time of helplessness — hope. Now I’ll use the Show, don’t tell principle: 3-2-1, |
The Otago Stadium is staged some of the 2011 Rugby World Cup matches, in which city can it be found? | England and Pumas prepare for Dunedin 'greenhouse' England and Pumas prepare for Dunedin 'greenhouse' STUART CONDIE - AP Sports Writer Share View photos Ground staff make the final preparations to the Otago Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. The newly built Otago Stadium will host the Rugby World Cup Pool B match between England and Argentina on Sept. 10. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) More DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — With its glass roof, clear walls and close stands, Dunedin's Otago Stadium will provide England and Argentina with a unique experience when they play their first World Cup match on Saturday. Billed as the most southerly professional rugby stadium in the world, the brand new Otago Stadium looks like a traditional four-sided ground except that it is completely enclosed in clear plastic — protecting fans, players and the artificially strengthened turf from even the most foul weather conditions. Both sides trained at the 30,000-seat venue on the eve of the match, with some players likening the environment to a giant greenhouse. And that enclosed space should mean the relatively modest crowd sounds much bigger. "I think from what you hear from the previous games, it will be very noisy," England team manager Martin Johnson said. "When there's a crowd in there, the sound reverberates around. We've spoken about that and communication on the field. "I think it is a fantastic stadium. It's a very personal stadium, a great size and the surface is pretty good. It's a different feel at night. With the lights on and the crowd, I think it will be a great venue." Most of the England side have experience of playing under the retractable roof at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, but that venue is far bigger and the turf spends most of its lifetime exposed to nature. "It's the first time I've played indoors with a clear roof but the pitch is the same size — that's all that matters," England captain Mike Tindall said. "It's great. The pitch is outstanding and you can see how people say it's going to be loud and noisy. It's very close around the pitch with the stands. The seating is right on top." Nestled close to Otago University and overlooking the city harbor, the stadium reportedly cost almost NZ$200 million ($165 million) and replaced the historic Carisbrook "House of Pain" as the home of Super rugby side the Otago Highlanders. Flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson has said the condensation and still air inside the stadium will give him something extra to worry about when it comes time to line up his kicks in England's three Pool B matches in Dunedin. But Tindall said the low-slung lighting won't present any problem to fullbacks trying to track a high ball. "Because they're all the way around, it'll go above and it'll go below," Tindall said. "It'll only be for that split moment." Although Tindall said he always savored the buildup to a match, he said the unique environment added to his excitement. "I love the day before, especially in the evening," Tindall said. "The longer I wait, the apprehension and the excitement just builds in me. I'm running around like a schoolboy toward the end of the day. "Even the night before, I never want to go to bed because I just like thinking about things. I'm waiting for Santa to come." Reblog |
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The Declaration of Independence is depicted on the reverse side of which United States banknote? | United States of America 2 Dollars 1953 - North American Currency Bank Notes, Paper Money, World Currency, Bills, Banknotes, Banknote, Bank-Notes, Coins & Currency. Currency Collector. Pictures of Money, Photos of Bank Notes, US Currency Images. United States of America 2 Dollars 1953 Item Code: US-380 Obverse: Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 July 4, 1826), the third President (1801-1809) of the United States of America, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence. Reverse: Monticello - Thomas Jefferson's neoclassical estate in Charlottesville, Virginia (near Washington, District of Columbia). Jefferson Levy lions on the either side of the entrance were removed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in 1923 when they were purchasing the home. Signatures: Kathryn O'Hay Granahan (Treasurer of the United States); Clarence Douglas Dillon (Secretary of the Treasury). This picture is for reference only. It may not be exactly the same image as the one for sale in the pricelist or this may be a gallery item (not for sale). Original Size: 156 x 66 mm Texts: United States Note; The United States of America; This Note is a Legal Tender at its face value for all debts public and private; Washington, D.C.; The United States of America will pay to the bearer on demand Two Dollars. Remark: This banknote design has circulated between 1929 and August of 1966. |
Which brewery, established in Manchester in 1863 makes 'Owd Oak' Mild? | Hydes Brewery Ltd Manchester - Find Real Ale Beer and Cider in Manchester Hydes - XXXX Malty - 6.8% A seriously strong and robust high strength true Winter ale. Smell: Spicy, malt, toffee Taste: Rich, sweet, toffee Malt: Perle Pale Ale, Crystal Hops: Fuggles, Challenger, Target XXXX Seasonal Not Currently Brewing: Amazing Grace, Berry Good Ale, Fine & Dandy, Friendship, Goalden Drop, Hubble Bubble, Hydes First Frost, Jekyll's Gold, Loose Cannon, Mild, Over A Barrel, Paddock Wood, Plum Treat, Ship Shape, Splash and Dash, Swift Delivery, Thirst Aid, Ticketyboo, Tightrope, Winter Fuggle, Yule Be Back |
Who composed the oratorio 'Judas Maccabeus'? | Judas Maccabaeus, oratorio, HWV 63 | Details | AllMusic Judas Maccabaeus, oratorio, HWV 63 Share this page google+ Description by Brian Robins During Handel 's lifetime, Judas Maccabaeus was one of the most popular of all his oratorios. Following its hugely successful first performance at London's Covent Garden theater on April 1, 1747, the work was subsequently revived during Handel 's oratorio seasons every year until his death in 1759, with the single exception of 1749. Yet the oratorio has its genesis in one of the bleaker periods of Handel 's life. In 1745 he was forced to abandon his Covent Garden season for lack of support, and he was also in ill-health. Notwithstanding, Judas Maccabaeus was begun in the fall of that year. The work was temporarily laid aside in favor of The Occasional Oratorio, quickly composed and drawing heavily from preexisting material, as Handel 's loyalist contribution to the fight to put down the serious Jacobite revolution launched by the Stuarts. Only after the threat of the rebellion's success was lifted following the bloodily conclusive battle of Culloden in April 1746 did Handel again take up the score, completing it on August 11. With its warlike story of the triumph of a Jewish hero over invading forces, Judas Maccabaeus formed the ideal victory celebration, and was overtly planned as such by Handel and his librettist, the Rev. Thomas Morrell. Indeed the latter designed his book as "a compliment to the Duke of Cumberland upon his returning victorious from Scotland." Its main source is the first book of Maccabees, which appears in the Apocrypha. The oratorio falls into three acts, the first of which opens after one of Handel 's finest overtures, with the mourning of the Israelites lamenting the death of Mattathias, the father of Judas Maccabaeus and the leader of Jewish resistance to the invading Syrians. This somber opening sequence includes one of Handel 's most famous arias, "Pious orgies," with its mournful tones underpinned by dark bassoons. The Israelites are galvanized by Judas, and the remainder of the oratorio is dominated by a militaristic triumphalism illustrated through some of Handel 's grandest and most stirring choruses, among which "Sound an alarm" (Act Two) and "Sing unto God" (Act Three) are notable examples. At the end of the oratorio the exploits of Judas and his forces ensure a peace guaranteed by Roman power, a moment celebrated in one of the oratorio's few moments of repose in "O lovely peace," the lovely pastoral aria sung by the Israelite Woman. The famous number "See the conqu'ring Hero" is often associated with Judas, but was in fact originally composed for the oratorio's close relative, Joshua (1747); it was only later added to the present work. In keeping with the mood and scale of the work, Handel 's lavish scoring includes trumpets, horns, and timpani in addition to the flutes, oboes, and the usual complement of strings. There are solo parts for soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, and two basses in addition to the usual four-part chorus. Judas Maccabaeus is one of the few oratorios to have remained popular from Handel 's day through to the twenty-first century. A singular hit with the Jewish population of London at the time, it remains a celebration of the Feast of Hanukkah, which commemorates the events it depicts. Parts/Movements From this dread scene these, adverse pow'rs For Sion lamentation make Not vain is all this storm of grief Pious orgies, pious airs, decent sorrow Oh Father, whose almighty pow'r I feel the Deity within Arm, ye brave! Call forth thy pow'rs, my soul To Heav'ns Almighty King we kneel Oh liberty, thou choicest treasure Come, ever smiling liberty Oh Judas, may these noble views 'Tis liberty, dear liberty alone, Come, ever smiling liberty Lead on! Judah disdains the galling load of hostile chains So will'd my father now at rest Disdainful of danger, we'll rush on the foe, Semichorus Ambition! If e'er honour was thine aim No unhallow'd desire our breasts shall inspire Oh Judas, may thy just pursuits May b |
Which company's logo was an open eye with the motto 'We Never Sleep'? | Essay; 'We Never Sleep' - The New York Times The New York Times The Opinion Pages |Essay; 'We Never Sleep' Search Continue reading the main story When Allan Pinkerton, Lincoln's bumbling Secret Service chief, set up a private detective agency after the Civil War, he adopted as his logo an open eye and the slogan ''We Never Sleep.'' That spawned the phrase ''private eye.'' Today the eyes have it. Privacy has fled. The latest intrusion is the ''black box,'' the Sensing and Diagnostic Module that G.M. has been secretly slipping into six million cars in the past decade. You can call your new model a Cadillac or a Camaro, but what you're driving is the 1999 G.M. ''Snitch.'' Next year you will have the chance to buy an S.U.V. called the Ford ''Big Brother,'' or the Volkswagen ''Bugged Bug.'' Well-intended to research the causes of crashes and thereby improve auto safety, the hidden spying device records what you may have been doing wrong before a collision -- which could have an impact on insurance or criminal liability. I don't want a car that rats on me. Down that slippery slope of secret surveillance is a car that constantly records my speed, or sneakily tapes my private profanity at the guy who cuts in front of me, or reports me to the F.C.C. for failure to install a cell phone. At the very least, I demand a commercial Miranda warning, as airline pilots have. Secret surveillance is but one manifestation of a larger abomination: hypercommunication. Detroit's lust for contact is matched by Wall Street, coming at it from the other end: the exchanges will soon make it possible for customers to make trades at any hour of the day or night. The brokers' motto is the Pinkertonian ''We Never Sleep.'' Advertisement Continue reading the main story The round-the-clock trading -- profit-taking pillow talk -- will be explained as a necessary adjustment to international market efficiency, not to mention meeting the competition of the Internet. All that investment for insomniacs time-zones me out. Like the spy box in your car and the pager on your hip, all-securities-all-the-time is a manifestation of the headlong rush into the abyss of universal contact. What's so hot about being totally reachable? Where is it written, Thou Shalt Never Be Out of Touch? Doesn't anybody long to be alone anymore? One of these days I'd like to turn on a TV set at an odd hour and see a test pattern. An entire TV generation has never experienced the peaceful patience of a test pattern. Or a message from station management saying simply, ''We're resting.'' Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. Sign Up Privacy Policy Hypercommunication is a throwback to the treadmill and we are its new oxen. Too many of us, getting and spending, have bought the notion that solitary contemplation is anti-social. A century ago, when William Jennings Bryan made 16 campaign speeches in a day, an opponent asked, ''When does he think?'' I was offered use of one of the first pagers. At the 1972 Moscow summit, President Nixon wanted immediate access to his traveling staff. When I objected to this electronic leash, Bob Haldeman said privacy was no excuse, so I told him that the sudden beep at belt-level brought on a urinary urgency; he said, ''Oh, you have a medical excuse,'' and I alone am escaped to tell thee. The desperately in-touch deride as Luddite any reverence for working hours. They insist their own round-the-clock reachability is reversible: ''We can always turn off the pager, or the cell phone on safari, or the all-night brokerage; we can disable the car bug.'' They delude themselves. Once hooked up, they are hooked forever. Why? Because once a person sinks into a permanently reachable state, all fellow-reachables resent any turning-off. Colleagues consider it aggressive rejection; global bosses call it malingering; spouses label it temporary desertion. When you are out of pocket, the world is out of sorts. Thus conscience -- that sense of letting down the always-on side -- ma |
Which book of the Bible tells of the parting of the Red Sea? | Exodus 14 NKJV - The Red Sea Crossing - Now the LORD - Bible Gateway Exodus 14New King James Version (NKJV) The Red Sea Crossing 14 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp before it by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, ‘They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.’ 4 Then I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord.” And they did so. 5 Now it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people; and they said, “Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” 6 So he made ready his chariot and took his people with him. 7 Also, he took six hundred choice chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt with captains over every one of them. 8 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; and the children of Israel went out with boldness. 9 So the Egyptians pursued them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and overtook them camping by the sea beside Pi Hahiroth, before Baal Zephon. 10 And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord. 11 Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? 12 Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, ‘Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness.” 13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. 14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” 15 And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. 16 But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. 17 And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18 Then the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.” 19 And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them and stood behind them. 20 So it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and darkness to the one, and it gave light by night to the other, so that the one did not come near the other all that night. 21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 23 And the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 24 Now it came to pass, in the morning watch, that the Lord looked down upon the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and He troubled the army of the Egyptians. 25 And He took off[ a ] their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians.” 26 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea |
The character 'James Bond' was created by Ian Fleming, but who wrote the book 'License Renewed' featuring 'James Bond'? | Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: License Renewed (James Bond) License Renewed (James Bond) 3.7 out of 5 stars 51 Format: Mass Market Paperback| Change Your rating( Clear )Rate this item One person found this helpful 5.0 out of 5 starsThe first book in the best post-Fleming Bond series. ByCharles B.on March 29, 2015 Five stars is not to indicate that it is nearly as good as Fleming's work. But if the category is only post-Fleming Bond novels, this is the place to start. The first book in the best post-Fleming Bond series. Solid action. Bond's inner commentary clearly tries to mimic Fleming's work, and somehow it comes closer to succeeding than any of the work by other post-Fleming Bond writers. Bond gets roughed up, and there is no overindulgence of silly gadgets. Gardner does Bond very well, and this is one of his better ones. 6 people found this helpful 3.0 out of 5 starsStarts strong, story runs long ByApril E.on November 8, 2012 This was a good, but not great, book. Having read all of Ian Fleming's 007 books and having high expectations I was pleasantly surprised on picking up "License Renewed." I could not put the book down for the first 100 pages or so, sneaking away & making time to read more. Around page 150 or so, the suspense started to die on me and I found myself just wanting to get to the end so I could start another story. It was a little too formulaic, even for a Bond novel. The writing itself was good but not as tight as I'd come to expect with Fleming's writing style. This was a positive in the beginning while the stage was being set and the characters cast, but it slowed the pace during the action sequences. In all, it was a good read and a cheap purchase. I'm glad that the 007 series continued on after Ian Fleming, but it wasn't quite up to the same level. I'll be interested to see if the other John Gardner 007 novels I've ordered come closer to the mark as this was his first effort in the 007 genre. Format: Paperback | Verified Purchase This was a good, but not great, book. Having read all of Ian Fleming's 007 books and having high expectations I was pleasantly surprised on picking up "License Renewed." I could not put the book down for the first 100 pages or so, sneaking away & making time to read more. Around page 150 or so, the suspense started to die on me and I found myself just wanting to get to the end so I could start another story. It was a little too formulaic, even for a Bond novel. The writing itself was good but not as tight as I'd come to expect with Fleming's writing style. This was a positive in the beginning while the stage was being set and the characters cast, but it slowed the pace during the action sequences. In all, it was a good read and a cheap purchase. I'm glad that the 007 series continued on after Ian Fleming, but it wasn't quite up to the same level. I'll be interested to see if the other John Gardner 007 novels I've ordered come closer to the mark as this was his first effort in the 007 genre. 0Comment | 6 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report abuse Comment Format: Kindle Edition | Verified Purchase The 1970s saw the two excellent James Bond continuation novels by Christopher Wood “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” in 1977 and two years later “James Bond, Moonraker”. Although these two books owed much of their basic plots to the movies that Wood helped write, they were in fact much more than that with fully rounded characters and an entertaining narrative. In short, of all the writers to tackle the difficult task of following in Ian Fleming’s foosteps, Christopher Wood was the most successful, effectively managing to channel Fleming. The same cannot be said for John Gardner. Although I enjoyed reading “Licence Renewed” I am not entirely convinced that I was reading a James Bond novel. Aside from some brilliant sections, the story seems more fitting to a movie. In what is truly an ironic twist it does more so than Wood’s two efforts. The plot involves Bond’s investigation into a Scottish Laird and his plan to cause a nuclear cat |
Georgetown is the capital of which group of islands in the British West Indies? | George Town, Grand Cayman - Downtown HD (2012) - YouTube George Town, Grand Cayman - Downtown HD (2012) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Nov 24, 2012 George Town, Grand Cayman, is the capital of the Cayman Islands, in the British West Indies. The city has a population of 27,704 as of 2010 and is the largest city on Grand Cayman. George Town is the heart of the Cayman Islands financial industry, there are close to 600 Bank and Trust companies in the Cayman Islands. The city is the largest (by population) of all settlements in the British Overseas Territories. Category |
To what political office was Dean Rusk appointed in 1961, as a result of which he played a leading role in the 'Cuban Missile Crisis' the following year? | How JFK Beat Khrushchev in Cuban Missile Crisis How JFK Beat Khrushchev in Cuban Missile Crisis Oct 25, 2012 — 23:00 Heavenly Real Estate The Cuban missile crisis of 50 years ago is often cited as the closest the world came to a nuclear conflagration during the Cold War. In the U.S., it is generally perceived as the time the two sides went, in the often-quoted words of U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, "eyeball to eyeball and the other fellow blinked." It is worth reflecting, however, why the crisis occurred and whether the results should be reconsidered. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was a volatile and unpredictable personality who by 1962 had already encountered serious domestic opposition to his reforms in agriculture and the Soviet bureaucracy. In March 1962, during a visit to Bulgaria, he decided to install nuclear missiles on Cuba, together with launch pads and almost obsolete IL-28 bombers. Washington had some evidence of the missiles as early as Aug. 31, 1962. By Oct. 14, a U2 flight over Cuba confirmed U.S. suspicions. From Khrushchev's perspective, little had gone right during the three years leading up to the Cuban missile crisis. Khrushchev had failed to remove the Americans and their allies from the divided city of Berlin in 1959 and 1961, finally giving in to the request of his East German allies to build a wall to prevent a further exodus to the West. He had tried to browbeat the young U.S. president at a summit in Vienna in June 1961. From Khrushchev's perspective, the Americans were behaving brazenly. They had never suffered occupation by a foreign power. U.S. territory was not under threat from Soviet weapons, whereas U.S. missiles could reach Soviet cities from Turkey, Italy and West Germany. U2 planes had violated Soviet airspace and carried out spying missions until a Soviet missile downed the plane of Gary Powers on May 1, 1960, over Sverdlovsk. Even then-U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower had refused to issue an apology. For Khrushchev, an opportunity to exact some revenge occurred after Fidel Castro led rebels in overthrowing the pro-U.S. regime of Fulgencio Batista in 1959. Although Castro's political affiliations were not immediately evident, the Soviets knew that his brother Raul was a Communist, as was the Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara, who had played a prominent role in the Cuban revolution. The abortive Bay of Pigs invasion by Cuban exiles in April 1961, backed by the CIA, was perhaps the turning point for Castro, who adopted the Communist cause. From his own account, Khrushchev alone made the decision to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba for two reasons: to give the Americans a taste of their own medicine and to prevent another U.S. invasion of Cuba. He believed that if the Soviets could present the U.S. with a fait accompli, then there could be little reaction. Although the U.S. discovered the nuclear weapons before shipments had been completed, the Soviets had assembled 100 mainly tactical weapons and some eight warheads on medium-range missiles, which would have been enough to destroy most of New York and potentially put Chicago and other cities within reach. The crisis unfolded as the Americans raised military alerts on Oct. 24. Two days later, Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles. Seemingly, the Soviet side had succumbed to pressure once it was clear that the Americans intended to respond. How then can Khrushchev claim that the crisis was a Soviet victory? First, he said Kennedy was desperate, claiming that he may well have been overthrown by the U.S. military if the crisis was not overcome. We know that General Maxwell Taylor advocated countering any Soviet nuclear response with U.S. nuclear attacks on Cuban military targets. Kennedy's option of quarantine was the mildest form of response. Second, the two leaders acted coolly, while the president's younger brother Robert, the attorney general, averted the crisis through talks with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin. Their discussions ignored the warmongering official rhetoric and exchanges of notes. Third, the Soviet side mad |
Which US Secretary of State resigned from Jimmy Carter's administration in 1980 over the failed attempt to rescue the US hostages in Iran? | The Iranian Hostage Crisis - Short History - Department History - Office of the Historian The Iranian Hostage Crisis - Short History - Department History A Short History of the Department of State The Iranian Hostage Crisis Representing the United States abroad has been a dangerous job since the beginning of the Republic, but that was never truer than during the Carter Administration. In the wake of a successful revolution by Islamic fundamentalists against the pro-American Shah of Iran, the United States became an object of virulent criticism and the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was a visible target. On November 4, 1979, Iranian students seized the embassy and detained more than 50 Americans, ranging from the Chargé d’Affaires to the most junior members of the staff, as hostages. The Iranians held the American diplomats hostage for 444 days. While the courage of the American hostages in Tehran and of their families at home reflected the best tradition of the Department of State, the Iran hostage crisis undermined Carter’s conduct of foreign policy. The crisis dominated the headlines and news broadcasts and made the Administration look weak and ineffectual. Although patient diplomacy conducted by Deputy Secretary Warren Christopher eventually resolved the crisis, Carter’s foreign policy team often seemed weak and vacillating. U.S. hostage being paraded in front of the public The Administration’s vitality was sapped, and the Soviet Union took advantage of America’s weakness to win strategic advantage for itself. In 1979, Soviet-supported Marxist rebels made strong gains in Ethiopia, Angola, and Mozambique. Vietnam fought a successful border war with China and took over Cambodia from the murderous Khmer Rouge. And, in late 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to support its shaky Marxist government. In light of these challenges to global stability, President Carter significantly altered his view of both the Soviet Union and the advice of his own advisers. Carter initially favored Secretary Vance ’s policy of negotiation, but by 1980 was more receptive National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski’s more confrontational stance. Once again the National Security Council and the Department of State were in open conflict. The issue came to a head when Secretary Vance opposed a mission to rescue the hostages in Iran—a move championed by Brzezinski. Vance had been correct—the 1980 mission was a debacle. But Vance was frustrated and he resigned in protest in April 1980. Cyrus Vance was the first Secretary of State clearly and publicly to tie his resignation to a difference of opinion over policy since William Jennings Bryan in 1915. Carter chose Senator Edmund Muskie as his new Secretary. |
In which country did Mikheil Saakashvili and his supporters enter the parliament building and demand the resignation of President Eduard Shevardnadze in 2003? | Georgia - Shevardnadze - Saakashvili - Worldpress.org Georgia: 'How Good the Revolution Has Been!' Daan van der Schriek, Tbilisi, Georgia, Dec. 7, 2003 Georgian opposition supporters celebrate after storming the parliament building in Tbilisi, Nov. 23, 2003 (Photo: Sergei Supinsky/AFP-Getty Images). âHow good the revolution has been!â Tbilisiâs Akhali Versia enthused on Nov. 30, a week after demonstrators stormed the seat of Georgiaâs Parliament and forced President Eduard Shevardnadze to resign. The transition of power was swift and peaceful. Not a drop of blood had been spilled. âShevardnadze kaput. Good!â shouted one happy protestor after the crowd had taken over Parliament late on Nov. 22. All night long, the horns of cars racing through the center of town echoed him as Georgians waved flags into the early hours of the morning. Shevardnaze had ruled Georgia for 30 years, first as leader of the Georgian Communist Party during the Soviet era, and then as head of state in the independent Georgia. âA revolution of rosesâ had knocked him from power and ushered in a new era of optimism, the respected daily 24 Saati wrote, referring to the activists who handed out flowers to the protesters during the demonstrations. During Shevardnazeâs time, 24 Saatiâs editorial stance was sympathetic to the opposition, especially the trio of Mikheil Saakashvili, Nino Burjanadze, and Zurab Zhvania, the main forces behind Shevardnadzeâs ouster. As speaker of the Parliament when Shevardnaze resigned, Burjanadze took over as the countryâs interim president. Even newspapers that had been supportive of Shevardnaze cautiously greeted news of his resignation. âIt is over,â wrote the previously staunchly pro-Shevardnadze Mtavari Gazeti on Nov. 24, before thanking the opposition, the police, the military, and Shevardnadze for keeping the peace during what it also called a ârevolutionâ. Revolution or Putsch? But was it really a revolution? It certainly met with popular approval but everything was so well organized that some people doubt that it could have been a purely spontaneous eruption of popular frustration. âTechnically it was a putsch, perhaps,â Paata Zakareishvili, a political scientist with the Caucasian Institute for Peace, Democracy, and Development, a think-tank in Tbilisi, allowed. âBut it has been strongly supported by the people, so I think it was more a revolution than a coup.â So what happened on Nov. 22-23? In the early afternoon of Nov. 22, thousands of protestors, answering a call by Georgiaâs leading opposition parties, assembled in the center of Tbilisi to prevent the new Parliament chosen in the Nov. 2 election from convening. The opposition had denounced the elections as âa farceââan assessment seconded by international observers. The timing of the demonstrations was significant: Had the new legislature convened, Nino Burjanadze would no longer have been speaker of Parliamentâor, therefore, Shevardnadzeâs interim successor in the case of Shevardnadzeâs death or resignation. Thousands of soldiers and police had cordoned off the building to prevent the protesters from disrupting the proceedings. Still, remarkably, Saakashvili managed to enter Parliament with a group of supporters without a fight. Shevardnadze, equally remarkably, was able to escape with his bodyguards because the demonstrators had left one road to the parliament building empty, in contrast to earlier demonstrations. Immediately after Shevardnadze had left, the military and the police disappeared. Then the demonstrators âstormedâ the building, or, rather, were allowed to occupy the steps. This was not an unorganized storming of the Bastille. The rank-and-file protestors were kept in line by their own âorder troops,â members of Kmara (Enough), an anti-Shevardnadze youth movement with ties to the formal opposition parties and international financier George Soros. Serbian Lessons Many members of Kmara, and indeed of the opposition parties, learned from another Soros-funded project, Serbiaâs Otpor (Resi |
Which country saw the 'Orange Revolution' of 2004, in which protestors successfully challenged a Presidential run-off election that had given victory to the pro-Russian Prime Minister, Viktor Yanukovych? | Ukrainian Politics: Who's Who POLITICS IN TRANSLATION / UKRAINIAN POLITICS: WHO'S WHO 22.09.2014 Michael Smeltzer holds B.A. degrees in Russian Language and Philosophy from St. Olaf College. Sophia Rehm is a graduate from the University of Chicago with a BA in Russian Language and Literature. Both authors studied on the year-long Home and Abroad Program with The School of Russian and Asian Studies. This program combines study abroad, an intensive professional internship focusing on translation, research, and writing. This article was published as part of SRAS's free monthly newsletter . Want the newsletter? Results of the second round of voting in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election. Provinces voting heavily for Yanukovytch are darker blue; those voting more heavily for Tymoshenko are darker red. The country has long been split politically between the more Russian and conservative East and the more Ukrainian, European West. Graphic from Wikipedia . Ukrainian Politics Sophia Rehm, and Josh Wilson Nearly all of Ukraine's political struggles, both domestically and internationally, can be understood as stemming from the deep political and demographic divisions between the country's eastern and western portions. Eastern Ukraine, which borders Russia and has a much heavier ethnic Russian population, is generally more conservative and more pro-Russian in its international outlook. Donetsk in eastern Ukraine is a strong political and economic center. Known for coal mining and metal processing, the city has also produced a great number of Kiev's politicians, including former president Viktor Yanukovych. In Western and Central Ukraine, Kiev and Lviv serve as political and economic centers. Western and Central Ukraine are growing faster in terms of economic output and population than Eastern Ukraine. Lviv is primarily known for electronics and software development while Kiev is an administrative center for government and business. Their relatively young, strongly middle-class populations tend to more strongly identify themselves as ethnically Ukrainian and tend to favor integration with Europe. They tend to distrust Russia, which some see as having been only recently a foreign occupier of their country. These divisions have boiled over several times in the short period that Ukraine has been an independent country – most notably during the Orange Revolution in 2004-2005 and in Euromaidan Revolution of 2013. The former saw recently-elected Victor Yanukovych displaced from the Presidency by pro-western forces amid accusations of electoral fraud. Yanukovych, however, regained the Presidency after the Orange Revolution failed to reduce corruption and grow the economy. From left to right: Oleh Tyahnybok, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, and Vitali Klitschko became the main leaders of the Euromaidan Revolution. Ukraine's economic and legislative heritage, like Russia's, stems from the USSR. Many of Ukraine's industries, such as machine building and chemical processing, are not competitive in European markets and are largely exported to Russia. At the same time, the EU has risen to be a nearly equal trade partner overall. Thus, Ukraine has traditionally balanced relations between Russia and the EU, courting both historical rivals while declaring allegiance to neither. The Yanukovych administration claimed that integration with Europe would have cost more than half a trillion dollars in upgrades to economic infrastructure and government reforms. Yanukovych was already accused by his opponents of consolidating power around himself and marginalizing his opponents. When he postponed the EU agreement, this led many in the EU and many pro-EU Ukrainians to accuse Yanukovych of having caved to Russian pressure. Small student-led protests in Kiev against this turned into massive, violent protests after the early protests met with force used by Ukraine's riot police. The Euromaidan Revolution culminated in February 2014, when power was transferred from the President to the parliament. Yanukovych fled the country, an interim government was |
Which country issues a 1 Euro coin showing an owl? | Greek Euro Coins Coins & Jewellery Note: * = The coins are all official original issues from the countries themselves, it is only our packaging which is unofficial. Greek - Euro Coin Sets Greece Started Using The Euro on January 1st 2002 On new year's day 2002, Greece, like the other 11 members of the Eurozone, started using Euro notes and Euro coins for cash transactions. Within a few months, the old coins and banknotes in Drachmas have been withdrawn. We have uncirculated sets from each of the twelve countries in stock now for immediate delivery. The Minister for the National Economy and the Governor of the Bank of Greece chose the designs for their euro coins from a set of proposals presented by a national technical and artistic committee.The designer of the winning motifs was sculptor Georges Stamatopoulos, sponsored by the Bank of Greece. There is a separate design for each denomination Packaging & Presentation: We have uncirculated mint sets of coins from all 12 Euro zone countries in stock now for immediate delivery.. Our Greek Euro sets are packaged in an attractive card within a 2-sided plastic case so that the coins can be viewed from both sides or removed if required. We have information about official issue mint or proof sets. All of the countries will issue uncirculated sets, but many will not issue proof sets. 2002 - Greek Euro Coin Set: Reverse side �N/A Notes: Availability* = Dates shown in this column are the most recent release dates advised to us by the mints or their distributors. If the date shown pre-dates the current date, this does not mean the item is in stock. Where items are in stock they are clearly marked as "In Stock", "Now" or both. TBA = To Be Announced. To reserve future issues, please see our Euro Set Reservations page No* = Will not be issued. Postage & Packing, Per Shipment: UK: At buyer's Risk �3.50 or Fully Insured �9 (Usually by Royal Mail Special Delivery) USA: Airmail at buyer's risk $10 or Fully Insured (Usually via Fedex or Datapost) $40 For further details, please see our Postage & Packing page. Order Forms: |
Which term is used for any common language used as a means of communication between peoples of different tongues? | lingua franca | linguistics | Britannica.com Lingua franca Mobilian Jargon Lingua franca, ( Italian: “Frankish language”) language used as a means of communication between populations speaking vernaculars that are not mutually intelligible. The term was first used during the Middle Ages to describe a French- and Italian-based jargon , or pidgin , that was developed by Crusaders and traders in the eastern Mediterranean and characterized by the invariant forms of its nouns, verbs, and adjectives. These changes have been interpreted as simplifications of the Romance languages . Because they bring together very diverse groups of people, many empires and major trade entrepôts have had lingua francas. If pidgins have sometimes been defined, less informatively, as lingua francas, it is because they evolved from varieties that had served as trade languages. Aramaic played this role in Southwest Asia from as early as the 7th century bc to approximately ad 650. Classical Latin was the dominant lingua franca of European scholars until the 18th century, while a less prestigious variety of Latin served as that of the Hanseatic League (13th–15th centuries), especially in its bookkeeping. During the era of European exploration in the 15th–18th centuries, Portuguese served as a diplomatic and trade language in coastal Africa and in Asian coastal areas from the Indian Ocean to Japan. In Southeast Asia , meanwhile, Malay was already serving as an important lingua franca; it had been adopted by Arab and Chinese traders in the region well before the Europeans arrived. Later both the Dutch and the British used Malay for communication with the peoples resident in the region. South American Indian languages: Lingua francas and cultural tongues Modern lingua francas may or may not be officially designated as such: the United Nations employs six official languages ( Arabic , Chinese , English , French , Russian , and Spanish ); international air traffic control uses English as a common language; and some multilingual Asian and African countries have unofficial lingua francas that facilitate interethnic or interregional communication. Such languages may be erstwhile pidgins, as with Lingala in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Nigerian and Cameroon pidgins, or Hiri Motu and Tok Pisin in Papua New Guinea; they may also be non-pidginized varieties such as Swahili in East Africa or Hausa in West Africa . |
Which Welsh town was designated a city in March 2012? | Three towns win city status for Diamond Jubilee - BBC News BBC News Three towns win city status for Diamond Jubilee 14 March 2012 Close share panel Image caption St Asaph's Cathedral building dates to the 13th Century Chelmsford, Perth and St Asaph are to gain 'city status' to mark this year's Diamond Jubilee. The towns beat off competition from 22 others across the UK to win the "civic honours" accolade. The awards were granted by The Queen under the royal prerogative, following advice from ministers. Events to mark The Queen's 60 years on the throne began last month and come to a head with four days of celebration in the first weekend of June. The grant of city status is purely honorific and confers no additional powers, functions or funding. Local authorities were invited last year to submit bids for their towns to take on city status in a process overseen by the deputy prime minister's office. The winners are Chelmsford in Essex, Perth in Perthshire and St Asaph in Denbighshire. 'High quality' Only one title was expected to be awarded but the government said the awards to towns in England, Scotland and Wales were made "in recognition of the significance of every part of the UK" in Jubilee year, as well as the "high quality" of the bids submitted. Chelmsford, home to Essex County cricket team and Anglia Ruskin University, is one of the fast-growing towns in the south-east of England. The leader of Chelmsford Council, Roy Whitehead, said he was delighted with the announcement, which he called a "tremendous honour". I hope the competition has given the residents of all the places which applied a sense of civic pride Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister Perth, on the banks of the River Tay, is one of Scotland's largest towns and will become the country's seventh city. Pete Wishart, the SNP MP for Perth and North Perthshire, said the award was "fantastic news". St Asaph, which has a population of about 3,500, will become one of the smallest cities in the UK. It is one of the few towns in the UK with a cathedral never to have had city status and it also played an important role in the history of the Welsh language. The priest who translated the bible into Welsh, William Morgan, later became the bishop of St Asaph. In recent times, it is more popularly known as the birthplace of Liverpool striker Ian Rush. The current Bishop of St Asaph, Rt Rev Dr Gregory Cameron, said he was pleased "these decisions are made not on the size of the population but on the quality of community life". St Asaph was chosen ahead of Wrexham, a much larger town in north Wales. The other unsuccessful towns which entered the 2012 contest were: Bolton, Bournemouth, Colchester, Coleraine, Corby, Craigavon, Croydon, Doncaster, Dorchester, Dudley, Gateshead, Goole, Luton, Medway, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Reading, Southend, St Austell, Stockport and Tower Hamlets. 'Civic pride' Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the three towns had won out from an "exceptional" field of entrants. "I have been moved by the pride and passion which people have shown in putting their nominations forward," he said. "The standard of application was very high and those who missed out should not be downhearted. I hope the competition has given the residents of all the places which applied a sense of civic pride, of collective ownership and community spirit." There are currently 66 cities in the UK. City status is rarely granted, with only 14 new cities created during the 20th century. In the last contest - held in 2002 for the Queen's Golden Jubilee - Preston, Newry, Lisburn and Newport were among the winners. In 2000, Brighton and Hove, Inverness and Wolverhampton were given the status to mark the new millennium. The government also announced on Wednesday that the right to use the title of Lord Mayor will be bestowed on the city of Armagh in Northern Ireland. It was chosen ahead of 11 other cities. |
Which of Henry VIII wives haunts Hever Castle? | Hever Castle Ghost, Kent | HauntedRooms.co.uk Hever Castle in Kent, is renowned for being the former home of Anne Boleyn, wife on Henry VIII. It’s Anne’s ghost that has been witnessed here many times throughout the years. Brief History Built around 1270, Hever Castle then consisted of a walled bailey, surrounded by a moat. In 1460, a wealthy London merchant named Henry Bullen purchased the castle and converted it to a Tudor dwelling. His son Thomas, changed his surname to Boleyn and later married Elizabeth Howard, the daughter of the Duke of Norfolk. Thomas and Elizabeth had many children together, and one of which was Anne Boleyn. It’s not known whether Anne was born in the castle or not, but the likelihood is that she was. It was here were Henry VIII first laid eyes on her, during an affair with Anne’s sister, Mary, whilst he was still married to Catherine of Aragon. Henry was sure Anne would provide nothing but a token resistance. However, Anne was strong-willed, and had other ideas. If Henry wanted her, he would have to show his commitment and love to her by marrying her first. This began a game of cat and mouse, were Henry fought for her affection. Henry later began his attempts to divorce Catherine, installing Anne as Marchioness of Pembroke. Anne travelled everywhere with Henry, staying in her own Royal apartments. They were secretly married in January 1533, by which time, Anne was pregnant. In June of that year, Anne’s ambitions were realised and she was declared Queen. It was a widely proclaimed as a poor decision by the King. As such, Anne had many enemies, and was thought of by many as witch, for seducing their King and driving a wedge between the Church and the State. In September, Anne gave birth to their first child, Elizabeth. Henry who had longed hoped for a son and heir, was disappointed yet not completely despairing. Anne was to become pregnant again however, she suffered a miscarriage, and Henry’s interest in her began to wane. He found comfort in the arms of Anne’s maid of honour, Jane Seymour. Anne’s detractors began to spread rumours of affairs, and on May 2 1536, she was arrested and charged with adultery and incest. Anne was sentenced to death at the Tower of London , and was beheaded on May 19, 1536. Ghosts at Hever Castle Anne’s ghostly apparition has been seen wandering the gardens of the castle, often drifting over the bridge that crosses the River Eden. Perhaps she is returning to a place where she spent many happy years, and from where she began her journey that would change the face of history for England. If you want to catch a glimpse of her ghost, it’s believed she appears most often on Christmas Eve. Other ghosts at Hever Castle include an unknown unhappy ghost who wanders the gallery, often groaning and banging. A phantom horse has also been seen, galloping through the long gallery. We have Ghost Hunts Nearby |
Barry Pinkus achieved showbusiness fame under which name? | List of Jewish American singers and songwriters - Metapedia List of Jewish American singers and songwriters From Metapedia Music Singers and songwriters Paula Abdul , singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, and choreographer; main choreographer of the Jacksons, Janet Jackson, and films Coming to America, Action Jackson, Jerry Maguire, The Running Man, American Beauty, Oliver Stone's The Doors, and the giant keyboard scene involving Tom Hanks’ character in Big. The Adolescents , predominantly Jewish hardcore punk band led by Tony Cadena (real name Anthony Brandenburg). Agent Orange , predominantly Jewish punk rock band led by Jewish frontman and songwriter Mike Palm. Herb Alpert , composer, songwriter, lead singer, and horn player with Tijuana Brass , whose musical accomplishments include 5 number one hits, 28 albums on the Billboard charts, 8 Grammy Awards, 14 Platinum albums, and 15 Gold albums, and who as of 1996 had sold 72 million albums, as well as written Baby Talk, Wonderful World, and Alley-Oop. Sean Altman , founder and lead singer of singing group Rockapella . The Ames Brothers , all-Jewish singing quartet, consisting of Joe Ames , Gene Ames, Vic Ames, and Ed Ames (real names Urick) Anthrax , thrash metal band w/strong Jewish membership that includes founding members, guitarists, and songwriters Scott Ian (guitarist, songwriter), Dan Lilker (lead guitarist, songwriter), and Dan Spitz (lead guitarist, songwriter) Asleep at the Wheel , predominantly Jewish Country/Western Swing band, have won 9 Grammy Awards, released more than 20 studio albums, and charted more than 20 singles on the Billboard country charts. Both main members Ray Benson (lead singer, lead guitarist, songwriter, producer), Lucky Oceans (pedal steel guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, real name Reuben Gosfield ) are Jewish Harold Arlen , singer, composer, songwriter, and musician Kenneth Ascher , musician (keyboards), singer, songwriter, and musical arranger Babes in Toyland , early female grunge band w/predominantly Jewish membership including Kat Bjelland (electric guitar, lead vocals), Maureen Herman (bass, vocals) Burt Bacharach , musician, songwriter, singer, musical arranger, producer, pianist Bad Religion , rock band with predominantly Jewish membership that includes Brett Gurewitz (lead guitarist, songwriter, founding member), Greg Graffin (lead singer), Greg Hetson (lead guitarist, songwriter), Lucky Lehrer (voted the "best punk drummer of all-time" by fanzine, Flipside), Jay Ziskrout , Brooks Wackerman , Davy Goldman, Pete Finestone and Bobby Schayer . Marty Balin , (real name Martyn Buchwald), lead singer and songwriter for Jefferson Airplane Jeff Barry (real name Joel Adelberg), Tin Pan Alley and Songwriters Hall of Fame songwriter, singer, and record producer, who created many pop standards, and who also sometimes teamed up with fellow Jewish songwriter Cynthia Weil . Len Barry (real name Leonard Borisoff), lead singer, songwriter and musician who influenced artists including John Lennon; a founding member of the predominantly Jewish '60s rock pioneering band The Dovells The Barry Sisters (Claire and Minnie Bagelman), Yiddish jazz singers in the 1940s–60s and who sang Yiddish songs, jazz, and popular recordings in Yiddish , and also recorded with other Jewish singers such as Barbra Streisand and chazan ( Cantor ); Moishe Oysher Beastie Boys , all-Jewish NY rap/rock band consisting of Jewish members Michael Diamond , Adam Yauch , and Adam Horovitz . Leonard Bernstein , eclectic classical composer whose legacy includes poignant explicitly Jewish themed compositions, as well as a composer of works such as West Side Story , Candide , and On the Town Michael Bolton , singer and songwriter Mike Bloomfield , lead guitar, composer, and musician, who became one of the first music stars of the 1960s to earn his reputation entirely on his instrumental prowess. The Blues Project , all-Jewish, "psychedelic rock pioneering jam band". Bratmobile , first-generation Riot Grrrl band that has a predominantly Jewish membership including Allis |
Eden Park staged some of the 2011 Rugby World Cup matches, in which city can it be found? | History of the Rugby World Cup: 2011 – a time to exhale and celebrate No 2 | Stuff.co.nz History of the Rugby World Cup: 2011 – a time to exhale and celebrate No 2 RICHARD KNOWLER Last updated 05:00, September 13 2015 JASON OXENHAM/FAIRFAX NZ In 2011 Richie McCaw finally got his hands on the Webb Ellis Cup. It was his third global tournament, having played in the 2003 and 2007 World Cups. How New Zealand fared: Twenty-four years of finger jabbing, recriminations and anger finally receded when Richard Hugh McCaw did what Gary Whetton, Sean Fitzpatrick, Taine Randell, Reuben Thorne – and McCaw himself in 2007 – were unable to do: he lifted the Webb Ellis Cup and joined 1987 skipper David Kirk in becoming just the second New Zealander to do so. The rugby year began in difficult circumstances for McCaw and his Crusaders team-mates. The Christchurch earthquake claimed the lives of 185 people, including Crusaders board member Philip McDonald, and Lancaster Park was so badly damaged that no World Cup matches could be staged in the city. Captain McCaw also had his own private battle to wage. The flanker, having broken the metatarsal bone in his foot, was limited to seven appearances for the Crusaders. The same injury flared up during the World Cup pool game against France but he endured the pain, told as few people as possible about his complaint and kept his head down. Losses to the Springboks in Port Elizabeth and the Wallabies in Brisbane meant the New Zealanders relinquished the Tri Nations title, but they swept through the World Cup pool matches against Tonga, Japan, France and Canada unbeaten. Victories over Argentina and Australia in the playoffs earned them a berth against France in the final at Auckland's Eden Park. What happened in the final: The score read 8-7 to the All Blacks, with loosehead prop Tony Woodcock and flanker Thierry Dusautoir scoring tries for each country, but this was no snooze-fest. Unbeknown to the 61,000 fans inside Eden Park, and the millions who watched their idiot boxes at home, the All Blacks' preparations struck an early glitch when goalkicker Piri Weepu tweaked his groin in the warm-ups. He missed two penalties and the conversion of Woodcock's try in the first half. Although France had been swamped 37-17 by the All Blacks in their pool match and lost playmaker Morgan Parra with concussion in the opening spell of the final, they made fools of their doubters. Ad Feedback If All Blacks coach Graham Henry was uptight about Weepu missing his kicks, he must have been close to expiring when first five-eighth Aaron Cruden suffered a knee injury and had to be replaced by Stephen Donald in the 33rd minute. Henry had already lost No 10s Dan Carter and Colin Slade earlier in the tournament, and had to sweat steel beads as Weepu sprayed his kicks. Then Cruden went down. If Donald, who was originally omitted from the squad and whiled away his time as a standby player by whitebaiting in his local river, was anxious, he didn't show it. He kicked a vital penalty in the 44th minute. That proved the difference and he deserved to enter World Cup folklore. Scorers: New Zealand 8 (Tony Woodcock try; Stephen Donald pen) France 7 (Thierry Dusautoir try; Francois Trinh-Duc con) How the New Zealand public reacted: With joy. You could say things went well around Aotearoa that night, and in the following days. Graham Henry retired a winner and later received a knighthood. Richie McCaw declined his. The disappointments of 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007 could be forgotten as the All Blacks toured the country to acknowledge their fans and show of the Webb Ellis Cup. Highlight of the tournament: The way New Zealand promoted and supported the event was something to be proud of. While the earthquake prevented Christchurch from joining the party, the rest of the country got stuck in and made it a tournament to remember. So did the supporters of the other countries – especially the Tongan fans. New Zealanders proved they were not only capable of hosting the global tournament but of doing a damned good job of it. New Zealand' |
Which book of the Bible, a collection of sayings about righteousness, follows Psalms? | Proverbs: principles of wisdom, righteousness, and justice | Overview Bible Select Page Proverbs: principles of wisdom, righteousness, and justice The new king Solomon became king, God came to him in a dream with a golden opportunity: “Ask what you wish Me to give you” (1 Ki 3:5). He could have asked for long life, riches, or the deaths of his adversaries, but instead, he asks for wisdom (1 Ki 3:9). God was pleased with Solomon’s answer; it showed that the young king desired to lead His people with justice. The Lord grants Solomon’s request, and heaps upon him riches and honor to boot. Solomon rules with wisdom and justice, and all Israel prospers (1 Ki 4:20, 25). The writer of First Kings gives us an idea of just how wise Solomon was: Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows on the wall; he spoke also of animals and birds and creeping things and fish. Men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom. (1 Ki 4:30, 32–34) The book of Proverbs is a collection of Solomon’s wise sayings, with a few more wise men chiming in here and there. Proverbs urges the reader to make decisions based on wisdom, justice, and righteousness (Pr 1:3). His sayings are sometimes direct instructions (Pr 1:10), sometimes general observations (Pr 20:14). Even today, Solomon is an icon of wisdom. Proverbs is our opportunity to piggyback on this king’s insight and make wise choices ourselves. Key verse in Proverbs “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.” (Pr 1:7) Proverbs’ role in the Bible Proverbs is the third of the Old Testament books of poetry (after Job and Psalms ). The poetry of Proverbs takes several forms: Discourse. The first nine chapters of Proverbs poetically argue the advantage of wisdom. This argument is progressively developed: wisdom is personified as a lady who cares for young men, rewards them, and protects them. If you’ve spent much time in the book of Job, this style will feel very familiar to you. Two-liners. Once you’re through the first nine chapters, two-liners dominate the book of Proverbs. These pithy sayings show similarity (Pr 26:17), contrast (Pr 10:7), and consequence (Pr 25:17). They were easy to remember and easy to apply. Lists. These are some of my favorites. Part puzzle, part solution, these sayings bring a group of seemingly random observances and profoundly expose something they have in common. Example: Proverbs 30:29–31. Acrostics. Also great for memorizing (if you grew up learning Hebrew)! You’ve heard of the “Proverbs 31 woman”? That’s actually an acrostic: each line in Proverbs 31:10–31 begins with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Extended sayings. These are longer than two-liners, but don’t nicely fall into the other categories. Example: Proverbs 30:7–9. (Check out Eerdman’s Bible Dictionary1 for more really helpful information on these types of proverbs.) Though most of its text can be attributed to Solomon, the book does mention a few other contributors: Agur (Pr 30) “The wise” (Pr 22:17–24:34) Hezekiah’s men transcribed some of Solomon’s proverbs (Pr 25–29) One trait that makes Proverbs an interesting book of the Bible is that not all of its text is given as absolute truth. The sayings in Proverbs are best interpreted as principles, not hard-and-fast laws about how God and the world work. After all, not all righteous men are delivered from trouble (Pr 11:8), and not all who abuse their wealth come to poverty (Pr 22:16). These are observations that Solomon made, and they steer us toward godly living. When you read and study Proverbs, remember that these sayings were guidelines intended to help people make wise, just, righteous decisions. Quick outline of Proverbs The excellence of wisdom (1–4) Drawbacks of folly (5–7) Wisdom calls (8–9) Wisdom vs folly (10–18) Life principles (19–24) Wic |
If you landed at 'Reina Sofia Airport' which island would you be holidaying on? | Tenerife Airports Reina Sofia TFS, GCTS and Los Rodeos TFN, GCXO Tenerife Airports Reina Sofia TFS, GCTS and Los Rodeos TFN, GCXO > Going To Tenerife > Tenerife Airports Reina Sofia TFS, GCTS and Los Rodeos TFN, GCXO Tenerife Airports Reina Sofia (TFS, GCTS) and Los Rodeos (TFN, GCXO) Tenerife has two airports, the busier international airport in the south (IATA: TFS, ICAO: GCTS) is "Reina Sofia" and the airport in the north (IATA: TFN, ICAO: GCXO) is "Los Rodeos" located in the municipality of San Cristobal de La Laguna and more commonly used by Spanish and Scandanavian services. Tenerife South Airport is located in San Miguel and Granadilla de Abona and was opened in 1978 by Queen Sofia of Spain, whom is dedicated the Tenerife airport. Tenerife Airport was built as a consequence of North Tenerife airport did not meet the technical conditions sufficient due to weather in the area. Passengers from Tenerife airport can easily fly to major European cities like London, Paris, Belfast, Lisbon, Nantes, Rome, Milan, Pisa, Moscow. Low cost airline Ryanair, the first low cost company in the world, announced last days a new winter sun route between Tenerife Airport and Doncaster’s Robin Hood Airport. TENERIFE SOUTH - REINA SOFIA AIRPORT (IATA: TFS, ICAO: GCTS) Tenerife Sur airport lies in the south of the island in the heart of the tourist area, about 60 kilometres from the capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Getting there: By car: direct access to Tenerife Sur Airport from the TF-1 motorway, which links Santa Cruz de Tenerife with the south of the island. By bus: Line 111: Santa Cruz – Tenerife Sur Airport (Reina Sofía) - Playa de Las Américas (Costa Adeje) station. Line 343: Puerto de la Cruz – Tenerife Sur Airport - Playa de Las Américas (Costa Adeje) Station. Line 450: Playa de Las Américas (Costa Adeje) Station – Tenerife Sur Airport - San Isidro. Bus stop: opposite the arrivals gate of departure terminal By taxi: there is a taxis rank just at east side of arrivals terminal. Average fares: Playa de Las Américas (€24), Los Cristianos (€22), Santa Cruz (€75), Puerto de la Cruz (€100). General InformationPhone: 922 759 000 Tourist OfficePhone: 922 392 037 Lost Luggage Phone: 922 759 391 - Iberia Handling- Phone: 922 759 054 - Ineuropa Handling - Medical ServicesPhone: 922 759 305 Taxi RankPhone: 922 759 009 Police Station Phone: 922 759 357 CustomsPhone: 922 759 323 Tenerife car hire If you prefer to be yourself who drive, you can choose to rent the vehicle in Tenerife Airport of your choice, whether motorcycles, cars, vans, luxury vehicles, or 4x4. Check the car rental companies in Tenerife Airport. CICAR Phone 922 759 329 ; Fax 922 759 471 IBERIA Phone: 922 759 285 - Fax: 922 753 351 Domestic Information Phone 922 759 375/ 922 759 392 International Information Phone 922 759 370/922 759 278 Where to buy a TITSA bono at Tenerife south airport You can purchase a TITSA Bono at Tenerife South Airport, currently at a shop called La Alpizpa located next to The Gift shop, about mid-way along the front hall, close to the Airport Information desk. If unsure, simply ask at the Airport Information desk for location. The TITSA Bonovia ticket is available at the South airport from the last shop at the departures end - La Alpizpa opposite gate 47. This is a daft place - it's over 2 minutes walk from arrivals to the shop and 2 minutes back to the bus stops! The shop is open 10:00-18:00. Telephone: + 34 922 75 92 45 TENERIFE NORTH AIRPORT - AIRPORT LOS RODEOS(IATA: TFN, ICAO: GCXO) Weather Tenerife north airport (IATA: TFN, ICAO: GCXO) Los Rodeos The first aircraft landed in Los Rodeos in 1929, the terminal is completed in 1943 and in 1946 it opened to traffic. The airport became the main gateway for tourists, also being essential for the islands´ communications. It has been modernized several times to adapt itself to the changing needs of users and aircrafts. In 2010, they moved just over four million passengers, almost sixteen thousand tons of cargo and 61.000 operations. Centralita AENA Informacion Phone: 922 635 800 BI |
Which class of birds are classed as 'raptors'? | Birds of Prey Class | Rocky Mountain Raptor Program Birds of Prey Class Raptor Enclosure Upgrade to Protect Educational Raptors from Avian Influenza RMRP Events Jan 28 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm This is a great time to meet some of the RMRP educational ambassadors. 24th Annual Gala & Auction @ Fort Collins Hilton Feb 25 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm This is one of our largest fundraisers of the year. Come and dine, view birds, bid on great items, and enjoy. Earth Day at the RMRP @ Rocky Mountain Raptor Program Apr 22 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Help us protect the spaces we share on the only planet we call home. RMRP Open House @ Rocky Mountain Raptor Program May 13 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Come on over and learn how we rehabilitate 300 injured raptors annually. Export to XML Are you a Colorado Government Employee? If so, you can easily designate your charitable contribution to RMRP through the Colorado Combined Campaign. Right now, State employees are participating in workplace giving campaigns and making pledges via payroll deduction, cash, check or credit card. No matter the amount, your contribution makes a huge difference! Colorado Combined Campaign: http://www.colorado.gov/ccc/ Birds of Prey Class All bird lovers will enjoy the Birds of Prey class taught by RMRP Director, Judy Scherpelz. “I present the class with explanations to reach all interest levels. The more you know about birds and their environment, the more enjoyment you will get in watching them in their natural surroundings.” The 2016 Birds of Prey class offers an enjoyable learning experience for all students. The series of classes begins in September and runs through November. Five classes are held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the sixth day is a field trip to explore Northern Colorado to practice your newly learned raptor identification skills. You can take the whole series or just individual classes. For the best learning experience, we recommend the whole series. Session 1 - September 10, 2016. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Why Birds are Cool! Examines bird anatomy and physiology and why they do what they do. Courtship, breeding, population trends, migration, and environmental issues will be discussed. Session 2 - September 24, 2016. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Why They Do That Thing They Do. Covers behaviors and how the different species of raptors respond to breeding and migration pressures, weather, territorial protection, hunting, defense and much more. Session 3 – October 8, 2016. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Is that an Eagle or a Hawk? Explores individual species habitats and identification of hawks (buteos and accipiters), vulture, and eagles. Photographs and live raptors will help participants identify Colorado’s raptors. Session 4 – October 22, 2016. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Falcons, Harriers, Osprey and Kites, Oh My! This class focuses on individual species habitats and identification of Colorado falcons and other raptor misfits. Photographs and live raptors will help to learn identification. Session 5 - November 5, 2016. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Owls! Explores individual species habitats and identification of Colorado owls. Photographs and live raptors will help participants identify the 13 species of owls found in Colorado Session 6 - November 19, 2016. 9 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m.: Field Trip Features a raptor-watching field trip covering a variety of nesting habitats throughout northern Colorado. Trip focuses on how and where to ethically observe birds of prey and field identification of birds in local areas. Fees are $50 per class or $275 for all six classes. All sessions begin promptly at 9 a.m. and will be held at 720-B East Vine Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado. To register by email or by phone, send your inquiry to [email protected] or call (970) 484-7756. You may also download the Birds of Prey Class 2016 registration form and mail it in with your payment. Rocky Mountain Raptor Program Mailing Address: 2519 South Shields Street, #115, Ft. Collins, Colorado 80526 Location: 720 B East Vine Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado 80526 Phone: 970-484-7756 |
Which book of the Bible has only on chapter? | The 5 Shortest Books of the Bible, in Order The 5 shortest books of the Bible, in order by Jeffrey Kranz | Jan 17, 2016 | Bible facts | 8 comments What’s the shortest book of the Bible? (Spoiler alert: it’s 3 John, and I’ll explain why later.) The Bible is a pretty long book , and that might give the impression that every book of the Bible is long, too. But good news! Not every book of the Bible is so long. It has some tiny documents in it. In fact, the shortest books of the Bible are shorter than this blog post. The shortest books of the Bible Here are the five shortest books of the Bible, beginning with the very shortest. These measurements are by words in the original languages. Each of these books is only one chapter long, and would take you a few minutes to read, tops: Jude (461 words) I got these word counts using Word Lists in Logos Bible Software . Again, these aren’t listed by English word count: this is from the underlying Greek and Hebrew. “That’s a lot of work, dude! Why not just count the verses?” Because verses vary in length, and with such brief books, it’s best not to risk it. And if we were going by verse count, we’d be dealing with a different ordered list. Philemon has more verses than Obadiah (the shortest book in the Old Testament), but fewer words. Second John has fewer verses than Third John, but more words. If we were going by verse count, we’d still know the shortest books of the Bible, but we’d have them out of order. Contrast that with the longest books Here’s an infographic comparing the shortest books of the Bible to the longest books of the Bible . Read these books front-to-back One of the best habits to form when studying the Bible is to read the entire book you’re working with in one sitting. It’s certainly helped me with this project . If you’re setting out to study a book of the Bible, it’s best to try reading the entire book at once. Andy Naselli just wrote a nice bit on this at the Desiring God blog: Have you ever read the Gospel according the Matthew straight through in one sitting? Or Romans ? Or Job ? Or Revelation ? If not, you’re missing out. That’s the way they’re meant to be read. He’s right. The Bible’s made up of letters and stories and oracles, but we tend to treat it more like a reference guide. Maybe that’s because the Bible’s so big—really, where are you going to find the time to read 150 Psalms? Reading entire books of the Bible at once can be a tough habit to get into, but starting with some of the shortest books of the Bible might help you get the hang of it. And by the way, this blog post is weighing in at around 450 words, so if you can read this sort of stuff, Third John , Second John , and Philemon will be no problem at all! In fact, here’s a challenge: set a timer for 15 minutes and read all five of these books. Not only will you have read five books in one sitting, but you’ll be able to say you read Obadiah —how many people do you know who can say that? (Probably not many … it’s the least popular book of the Bible .) Download that chart for yourself Plug in your email address and I’ll send you a copy on the infographic in this piece. You’ll also be first in line to hear about more cool stuff that happens around here. =) Email address What about the other books of the Bible? So you know the shortest five books of the Bible (and the longest five, from that infographic). But what about the other 59 books in the middle? How do they line up? Well, here’s every book of the Bible, lined up from shortest to longest, with word counts. I’ve linked each book to a brief summary that I’ve written. 1 |
In which year was the Russian space station 'Mir' launched? | NASA FACTS/Russian Space Stations - Wikisource, the free online library NASA FACTS/Russian Space Stations 118549 NASA FACTS — Russian Space StationsNASA NASA Facts Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058 Russian Space Stations Introduction The International Space Station, which will be assembled between mid-1998 and 2003, will contain many Russian hardware elements developed in the nearly 30 years of the Russian space station program. The history of Russian space stations is one of gradual development marked by upgrades of existing equipment, reapplication to new goals of hardware designed for other purposes, rapid recovery from failures, and constant experimentation. The earliest Salyut stations were single modules, designed for only temporary operations. Mir, the most recent station, is a permanent facility in orbit since 1986 with a base made up of four separately-launched modules. Additional modules have been added to now total six laboratory modules and one docking module, added to allow the Space Shuttle to more easily dock with the station. U.S. Space Shuttles have been periodically docking with the Mir since July 1995. U.S. astronauts have maintained a permanent presence onboard Mir since March 1996 and that presence is expected to continue through 1998. Prelude to Space Stations (1903-1964) In 1903, Russian schoolteacher Konstantin Tsiolkovsky wrote Beyond the Planet Earth, a work of fiction based on sound science. In it, he described orbiting space stations where humans would learn to live in space. Tsiolkovsky believed these would lead to self-contained space settlements and expeditions to the Moon, Mars, and the asteroids. Tsiolkovsky wrote about rocketry and space travel until his death in 1935, inspiring generations of Russian space engineers. Soviet engineers began work on large rockets in the 1930s. In May 1955, work began on the Baikonur launch site in central Asia. In August 1957, the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile lifted off from Baikonur on a test flight, followed by the launch of Sputnik 1, world’s first artificial satellite, on October 4, 1957. On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted off from Baikonur in the Vostok 1 capsule, becoming the first human in space. A year later, Soviet engineers described a space station comprised of modules launched separately and brought together in orbit. A quarter-century later, in 1987, this concept became reality when the Kvant module was added to the Mir core station. First-Generation Stations (1964-1977) 1976-77 Last Almaz station First-generation space stations had one docking port and could not be resupplied or refueled. The stations were launched unmanned and later occupied by crews. There were two types: Almaz military stations and Salyut civilian stations. To confuse Western observers the Soviets called both kinds Salyut. Salyut 1 station with Soyuz about to dock The Almaz military station program was the first approved. When proposed in 1964, it had three parts: the Almaz military surveillance space station, Transport Logistics Spacecraft for delivering soldier-cosmonauts and cargo, and Proton rockets for launching both. All of these spacecraft were built, but none was used as originally planned. Soviet engineers completed several Almaz station hulls by 1970. The Soviet leadership ordered Almaz hulls transferred to a crash program to launch a civilian space station. Work on the Transport Logistics Spacecraft was deferred, and the Soyuz spacecraft originally built for the Soviet manned Moon program was reapplied to ferry crews to space stations. Salyut 1, the first space station in history, reached orbit unmanned atop a Proton rocket on April 19, 1971. The early first-generation stations were plagued by failures. The crew of Soyuz 10, the first spacecraft sent to Salyut 1, was unable to enter the station because of a docking mechanism problem. The Soyuz 11 crew lived aboard Salyut 1 for three weeks, but died during return to Earth because the air escaped from their Soyuz spacecraft. Then, three firstgeneration stations failed to |
What type of animal is a guanaco? | Guanaco | San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants ABOUT Camels, guanacos, llamas, alpacas, and vicuñas are all members of the camel family. Cool critters: Guanacos are graceful animals related to camels. Pronounced "gwa NAH ko," they live throughout South America in dry, open country in the mountains or on the plains. Guanacos have a calm attitude, so people started to domesticate them for use as pack animals. Llamas are descendants of wild guanacos that were domesticated 6,000 to 7,000 years ago. Andean peoples raise them for wool, meat, and skin and also used them as pack animals. The result is the llama of today, which is the domesticated version of the guanaco—llamas don’t exist in the wild. Another branch of the family tree is the alpaca, which is also a type of domesticated guanaco raised for its soft wool. An alpaca, a domesticated type of guanaco. Everyone knows what a llama looks like, but what are guanacos? Standing less than 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall at the shoulder, guanacos have a slender body, long legs, and a long neck. They are shorter and smaller than their camel relatives. Although they seem delicate, guanacos can weigh up to 265 pounds (120 kilograms). Male guanacos are larger than the females. All guanacos have a thick, wooly coat that can be light brown, brownish yellow, or a rusty red. Their belly, rump, and the backs of the legs are usually white; the head, ears, and nape of the neck are gray. These colors help guanacos blend in with their grassland and desert habitats. Guanacos have large eyes with thick lashes to protect them from dust and dirt kicked up by heavy winds. Their ears are large and pointed. Though related to camels, they do not have any humps on their back. What they do share in common with camels are their feet. Two padded toes on each foot help with footing on rocky trails or gravel slopes. Their feet are best described as “squishy.” Most guanacos live in herds. They run when threatened, and their best chance of escaping a predator, such as a mountain lion or fox, is to do it all together. If they run in a group, this may confuse the predator, making it harder to focus on any one individual. Guanacos at the San Diego Zoo sound an alert call when animal trainers walk one of the Zoo's wolf ambassadors by their enclosure. Even though the wolf is on a leash, he’s still a wolf, after all! Guanacos have many ways of getting around. In the open places where they live, there is no place to hide. But guanacos are excellent runners, reaching speeds of 40 miles (64 kilometers) per hour, just like horses. Their soft-soled hooves gain traction on the gravelly terrain. Baby guanacos, called chulengos or guanaquitos, are able to run soon after birth. Guanacos are also strong swimmers and are comfortable standing or lying in mountain streams. Whether walking, running, or swimming, guanacos are athletic. All animals have many ways of communicating, although some ways are more pleasant than others. The guanaco starts out using the standard method of ears, body, and tail positions. When the ears are up, it means the animal is relaxed. Ears forward means the guanaco is alarmed, and ears laid flat signals aggression. A tail pointing down is normal, straight out is a sign of an alert guanaco, and straight up is an aggressive signal. A nose-to-nose encounter is a type of greeting, while slouching down indicates submission. Guanacos also communicate through vocalizations. Their sounds range from high-pitched trills to snorting and shrieking. Their alarm call sounds like a cross between a bleat and a laugh. Guanacos have other communication methods that some people might find gross. They can spit up to a distance of 6 feet (1.8 meters) and have great aim. What’s in their spit? Their stomach contents, made up of food that has been stewing in digestive juices. Food is not just for eating, as far as guanacos are concerned! Guanacos also use their dung as a form of communication: dung piles mark territory boundaries for them. The next time you meet a guanaco, you'd better hope it has nic |
The film which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1942 also featured an Academy Award winning performance from Greer Garson. What was its title? | 1942 Academy Awards® Winners and History Actor: JAMES CAGNEY in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" , Ronald Colman in "Random Harvest", Gary Cooper in "The Pride of the Yankees", Walter Pidgeon in "Mrs. Miniver", Monty Woolley in "The Pied Piper" Actress: GREER GARSON in "Mrs. Miniver", Bette Davis in "Now, Voyager" , Katharine Hepburn in "Woman of the Year", Rosalind Russell in "My Sister Eileen", Teresa Wright in "The Pride of the Yankees" Supporting Actor: VAN HEFLIN in "Johnny Eager", William Bendix in "Wake Island", Walter Huston in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" , Frank Morgan in "Tortilla Flat", Henry Travers in "Mrs. Miniver" Supporting Actress: TERESA WRIGHT in "Mrs. Miniver", Gladys Cooper in "Now, Voyager" , Agnes Moorehead in "The Magnificent Ambersons" , Susan Peters in "Random Harvest", Dame May Whitty in "Mrs. Miniver" Director: WILLIAM WYLER for "Mrs. Miniver", Michael Curtiz for "Yankee Doodle Dandy" , John Farrow for "Wake Island", Mervyn LeRoy for "Random Harvest", Sam Wood for "Kings Row" The country was in the midst of World War II, and many of the awards (and the themes of the films of 1942) reflected the country's pre-occupation with the war or the conflict. Some of the nominated 1942 films with propagandistic war themes included Mrs. Miniver, Yankee Doodle Dandy , Wake Island, The Invaders, The Pied Piper, To the Shores of Tripoli, This Above All, and The Fleet's In, to name a few. The Best Picture winner, Mrs. Miniver was an influential film that helped to contribute to the Allied effort. The intense British melodrama was the story of a brave, upper middle class British family (headed by Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon) struggling during the war with the parents separated. In particular, it provided a picture of a courageous English woman who met the demands of wartime. The film ended with the oratorical words of the vicar (Henry Wilcoxon): "This is the people's war! It is our war! We are the fighters. Fight it then. Fight it with all that is in us. And may God defend the right!" Director William Wyler's Mrs. Miniver, adapted from Jan Struther's series of articles, was nominated with twelve nominations in all the major categories and won six Academy Awards - Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best B/W Cinematography, Best Director, and Best Screenplay (to four writers, one being James Hilton who had written many other novels that became famous films, including Lost Horizon (1937) , Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) , and Random Harvest (1942)). The film garnered Oscar nominations and/or wins in all four acting categories. [It was the first film in Academy history to receive five acting nominations.] The Miniver family consisted of the architect husband, played by Walter Pidgeon (nominated for Best Actor), joined by his indomitable wife Greer Garson (nominated for Best Actress for the title role), and their daughter-in-law Carol Beldon (Teresa Wright, nominated for Best Supporting Actress). Both Pidgeon and Garson had appeared as a popular romantic film couple before, most recently in the Best Picture-nominated film Blossoms in the Dust (1941). Pidgeon and Garson would appear in many more films together as husband-wife. Henry Travers and Dame May Whitty were nominated for supporting roles as Mr. Ballard and as the village matriarch Lady Beldon (co-star Teresa Wright's grandmother). The defeated Best Picture nominees in 1942 included: director Orson Welles' second film - the badly mutilated film by RKO, adapted from a Booth Tarkingt |
After the overthrow of the Manchu emperors in 1911, who became China’s first President? | Milestones: 1899–1913 - Office of the Historian Milestones: 1899–1913 The Chinese Revolution of 1911 In October of 1911, a group of revolutionaries in southern China led a successful revolt against the Qing Dynasty, establishing in its place the Republic of China and ending the imperial system. Photograph of Revolutionaries in Shanghai In the Nineteenth Century, the Qing Empire faced a number of challenges to its rule, including a number of foreign incursions into Chinese territory. The two Opium Wars against Western powers led by Great Britain resulted in the loss of Hong Kong, forced opening of “treaty ports” for international trade, and large foreign “concessions” in major cities privileged with extraterritorial rule. After its loss in the Sino-Japanese War (1894–95), Imperial China was forced to relinquish control over still more of its territory, losing Taiwan and parts of Manchuria and ending its suzerainty over Korea. The Russo-Japanese War (1904–05) firmly established Japanese claims to the Northeast and further weakened Qing rule. The combination of increasing imperialist demands (from both Japan and the West), frustration with the foreign Manchu Government embodied by the Qing court, and the desire to see a unified China less parochial in outlook fed a growing nationalism that spurred on revolutionary ideas. As Qing rule fell into decline, it made a few last-ditch efforts at constitutional reform. In 1905, the court abolished the examination system, which had limited political power to elites who passed elaborate exams on Chinese classics. Faced with increasing foreign challenges, it worked to modernize its military. With its central power weakening, the court also attempted a limited decentralization of power, creating elected assemblies and increasing provincial self-government. Qing Soldiers Although the Qing court maintained a degree of control within China in these years, millions of Chinese living overseas, especially in Southeast Asia and the Americas, began pressing for either widespread reform or outright revolution. Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao emerged as leaders of those proposing the creation of a constitutional monarchy. Sun Yat-sen led the amalgam of groups that together formed the Revolutionary Alliance or Tongmenghui. The Revolutionary Alliance advocated replacing Qing rule with a republican government; Sun himself was a nationalist with some socialist tendencies. Both the revolutionary leaders and the overseas Chinese bankrolling their efforts had their roots in southern China. The Revolutionary Alliance attempted seven or more different revolts against the Qing in the years leading up to the revolution, most of which originated in south China and all of which were ultimately stopped by the Qing army. Finally, in the autumn of 1911, the right set of conditions turned an uprising in Wuchang into a nationalist revolt. As its losses mounted, the Qing court responded positively to a set of demands intended to transform authoritarian imperial rule into a Constitutional monarchy. They named Yuan Shikai the new premier of China, but before he was able to retake the captured areas from the revolutionaries, the provinces started to declare their allegiance to the Revolutionary Alliance. Dr. Sun was in the United States on a fundraising tour at the time of th |
Which garden plant has the Latin name Lathyrus Odoratus? | Lathyrus odoratus - Plant Finder Plant Finder Tried and Trouble-free Recommended by 2 Professionals Common Name: sweet pea Native Range: Crete, Italy, Sicily Zone: 2 to 11 Height: 3.00 to 8.00 feet Spread: 2.00 to 3.00 feet Bloom Time: May to July Bloom Description: Cultivars in all colors except yellow Sun: Full sun Garden locations Culture Cool weather annual that is best grown in rich, humusy, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates some light shade. Compost may be incorporated into the growing area prior to planting. Best performance occurs in cool soils (soil mulch helps) in cool summer climates with good air circulation. Sweet pea can be a challenge to grow well in hot and humid summers where, as temperatures rise, plants will decline rapidly to the point where removal from the garden becomes necessary. Provide even moisture and regular fertilizer throughout the growing season. Avoid overhead watering to the extent possible. In St. Louis, start seed indoors about 6-8 weeks prior to last spring frost date to maximize bloom time. In warm winter areas, seed may be sown in fall or late fall for winter and spring bloom. Avoid planting sweet peas in the same location in consecutive years. Plants may be grown in bushy mounds or as climbers. Climbers need a support structure on which to grow (e.g., trellis net, fence, strings, stakes or bamboo pyramid). Deadhead spent flowers to prolong bloom. Propagate by seed. Noteworthy Characteristics Lathyrus odoratus, commonly called sweet pea, is a bushy or climbing annual that features highly fragrant flowers (odoratus meaning fragrant) on winged stems clad with medium to dark green leaflets in pairs. Stems end in tendrils which enable plants to climb. As a vine, it will climb to 6-8’ in a single season. Without support, it grows in a bushy mound to 2.5’ tall. Fragrant keeled flowers bloom in clusters. In St. Louis, flowers will bloom well from spring to early summer before succumbing to hot temperatures. Further north in cool weather summers, bloom will continue throughout summer to fall. Species plants feature purple flowers, but numerous cultivars now provide a large variety of additional flower colors (pink, red, blue, lavender, purple, white and bicolor). Cultivars come in large, intermediate and dwarf sizes. Genus name comes from the Greek word lathyros for pea or pulse. Specific epithet means fragrant. Problems No serious insect or disease problems Slugs and snails are attracted to young plants. Aphids may appear. Unlike edible vegetable peas (see Pisum sativum), sweet pea fruits are inedible and poisonous to humans. Garden Uses |
If you ordered “cuisses de grenouilles” in a French restaurant, what would you be getting? | A Short History Of Frogs Legs | Manchester Confidential A Short History Of Frogs Legs Alexandre Moreau at 63 Degrees talks about one of the most popular dishes on his menu Written by The Confidentials | Follow @ | Wednesday, 25 July 2012 10:13 YOU can't get much more French than frogs legs. Or so the cultural stereotype would have you believe. In fact people were sucking on these little hoppers long before France was even invented. Alexandre Moreau at the Northern Quarter's French restaurant 63 Degrees introduced it as a starter last year. He says, “Whenever frogs legs are mentioned on a menu, the general consensus is to link the dish back to French cuisine. But it's been a common food source for thousands of years – records trace its use back as far as the first century AD. “The story of the French love for frogs legs began much later – in the twelth century. A large number of monks, deemed to be growing too fat, were ordered by the church authorities to exclude meat from their diets for a number of days. “Luckily the monks had qualified frogs as fish, so they were allowed to enjoy this delicacy. The many religious French peasants dutifully followed their example and the national dish was born. “At 63 Degrees, we decided to bring this dish to the UK along with our snails to allow the British customer to have a real taste of authentic French cuisine in Manchester. But what do frogs legs actually taste like? (And don't say 'chicken'.) Here's Gordo's impression of the dish as it is served at 63 Degrees: “Frogs legs with cress is a deal more feminine and sexy than it sounds; a Monet of a dish with the legs boned and skewered, cooked gently to preserve their delicate flavour and perched over a languid pond of a thick watercress purée.” Alexandre reports that it has turned out to be one of their most popular starters, with people ordering it for experimentation, fun, and a genuine love of frogs legs. Says Alexandre, “We hope our cuisses de grenouilles will be enjoyed for many more months to come.” Cuisses de grenouilles en cresson nière (Frogs legs with cress) is available on the a la carte menu at 63 Degrees for £7.80. It's also served as part of the Tasty Tuesdays offer – 5 courses for £24.50. Find out more . |
In what US state is Death Valley? | Death Valley, the Lowest and Hottest Place in the U.S. By Amanda Briney Updated November 30, 2016. Death Valley is a large part of the Mojave Desert located in California near its border with Nevada. Most of Death Valley is in Inyo County, California and comprises most of Death Valley National Park. Death Valley is significant to the United States geography because it is considered the lowest point in the contiguous U.S. at an elevation of -282 feet (-86 m). The region is also one of the hottest and driest in the country. The following is a list of ten important geographic facts to know about Death Valley: 1) Death Valley has an area of about 3,000 square miles (7,800 sq km) and runs from the north to the south. It is bounded by the Amargosa Range to the east, the Panamint Range to the west, the Sylvania Mountains to the north and the Owlshead Mountains to the south. 2) Death Valley is located only 76 miles (123 km) from Mount Whitney , the highest point in the contiguous U.S. at 14,505 feet (4,421 m). 3) The climate of Death Valley is arid and because it is bounded by mountains on all sides, hot, dry air masses often get trapped in the valley. continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States Therefore, extremely hot temperatures are not uncommon in the area. The hottest temperature ever recorded in Death Valley was 134°F (57.1°C) at Furnace Creek on July 10, 1913. 4) Average summer temperatures in Death Valley frequently exceed 100°F (37°C) and the average August high temperature for Furnace Creek is 113.9°F (45.5°C). By contrast, the average January low is 39.3°F (4.1°C). 5) Death Valley is a part of the U.S. Basin and Range province as it is a low point surrounded by very high mountain ranges. Geologically, basin and range topography is formed by fault movement in the region that causes land to drop down to form valleys and land to rise up to form mountains. 6) Death Valley also contains salt pans which indicate that the area was once a large inland sea during the Pleistocene epoch. As the Earth began to warm into the Holocene , the lake in Death Valley evaporated to what it is today. 7) Historically, Death Valley has been home to Native American tribes and today, the Timbisha tribe, which has been in the valley for at least 1,000 years, inhabits the region. 8) On February 11, 1933, Death Valley was made a National Monument by President Herbert Hoover . In 1994, the area was re-designated as a National Park. 9) Most of the vegetation in Death Valley consists of low-lying shrubs or no vegetation unless near a water source. At some of Death Valley's higher locations, Joshua Trees and Bristlecone Pines can be found. In the spring after winter rains, Death Valley is known to have large plant and floral blooms in its wetter areas. 10) Death Valley is home to many different types of small mammals, birds, and reptiles. There are also a variety of larger mammals in the area which include Bighorn Sheep, coyotes, bobcats, kit foxes and mountain lions. To learn more about Death Valley, visit the official website of Death Valley National Park and the Guide to Death Valley from Go California at About.com. References Wikipedia. (2010, March 16). Death Valley - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley Wikipedia. (2010, March 11). Death Valley National Park - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley_National_Park |
Where would you find Concorde, Emile Zola, Danube, Rome, Franklin D Roosevelt and Stalingrad in close proximity? | Paris Metro to get around in a hurry Bookmark BonjourLaFrance · Tell a Friend · Print Page · Contact Us Here are the Paris Metro Stations on the Paris Metro Map. You'll notice that the Paris Metro map has a grid : "A to H" horizontally and "1 to 8" vertically. Below the Paris Metro Map you'll find the 343 Paris Metro stations listed with their grid coordinates. This will help you plan your trip and learn how the Paris Metro works. Each Paris Metro line has a : Name simply designated by its two terminal stations (Pont de Levallois - Gallieni) See map below in the squares : "B2" and "H4" A color (for Pont de Levallois - Gallieni it is a sort of khaki) A number (3) which is presented in a circle with the color of the line The Direction you should take when you get on a metro is designated by the terminal station. So, if you get on at Malhesherbes (C3) and want to travel to Wagram (C3) you would take Direction "Pont de Levallois". If you wanted to go to Europe (C3) you'd take Direction "Gallieni". If you wanted to go to Monceau (C3) on the blue line 2, you'd go to Villiers then change to line 2 Direction "Porte Dauphine"...the terminal station. The frequency is about every 3 minutes. Depending on the line and the time of day. During rush hours they can run 1 per minute. So, you don't need to run... there's always a Metro. They operate from about 5h00 to midnight. Here are the prices for Metro tickets... better to buy a pack if you've got a certain amount of travelling to do. You can always use them the next time you come to Paris! 1 Metro/ RER (within Paris) ticket costs 1.70€ (as of November 2013) The price of a pack of 10 Metro/ RER tickets is 13.30€ (a savings of about 27% over buying single tickets) Now you're ready to explore Paris. Frankly the metro is the quickest way to get around... even if it is underground and you don't get to "see" Paris P.S. Remember you can get a special Paris Metro Pass called Paris Visite This is perfect for visiting Paris and its regions and gives you access to the buses and Metro. For transport options to Charles de Gaulle or Orly Airport and which Metro stations they visit click here : Airport Shuttle From Gare du Nord to other mainline Train Stations. Click on EACH STATION name on the image below for Station DETAILS: |
Which novel of 1874 opens with the words: “When Farmer Oak smiled, the corners of his mouth spread till they were within an unimportant distance from his ears.....”? | Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy - Google Books Far from the Madding Crowd 1 Review https://books.google.com/books/about/Far_from_the_Madding_Crowd.html?id=xJfRiFvrs-oC Set in his fictional Wessex countryside in southwest England, Far from the Madding Crowd was Thomas Hardy's breakthrough work. Though it was first published anonymously in 1874, the quick and tremendous success of Far from the Madding Crowd persuaded Hardy to give up his first profession, architecture, to concentrate on writing fiction. The story of the ill-fated passions of the beautiful Bathsheba Everdene and her three suitors offers a spectacle of country life brimming with an energy and charm not customarily associated with Hardy. ("When Farmer Oak smiled, " the novel begins, "the corners of his mouth spread till they were within an unimportant distance of his ears. . . .") ----The text is based on the authoritative Wessex Edition of 1912, revised and corrected by Hardy himself. ----This edition is the companion volume to the Mobil Masterpiece Theatre WGBH television presentation broadcast on PBS. It stars Paloma Baeza as Bathsheba Everdene, Nathaniel Parker as Gabriel Oak, Nigel Terry as Mr. Boldwood, and Jonathan Firth as Frank Troy. Adapted by Philomena McDonagh, Far from the Madding Crowd is directed by Nick Renton. The Modern Library has played a significant role in American cultural life for the better part of a century. The series was founded in 1917 by the publishers Boni and Liveright and eight years later acquired by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. It provided the foundation for their next publishing venture, Random House. The Modern Library has been a staple of the American book trade, providing readers with affordable hardbound editions of important works of literature and thought. For the Modern Library's seventy-fifth anniversary, Random House redesignedthe series, restoring as its emblem the running torchbearer created by Lucian Bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets, bindings, and type, as well as inaugurating a new program of selecting titles. The Modern Library continues to provide the world's best books, at the best prices. From inside the book What people are saying - Write a review LibraryThing Review User Review - hitomik - LibraryThing This is a love story, and there are five people who fall in love with someone. However, there were only two people who at last became happy, and others couldn’t be happy at all. I felt sorry for them, but anyway, it was good that Gabriel, a quite earnest became happy. Read full review Far from the madding crowd User Review - Not Available - Book Verdict Random's Modern Library is reproducing this Hardy standard as a tie-in to a Masterpiece Theater presentation and offering a quality hardcover for a reasonable price. Read full review Contents View all » Common terms and phrases appeared Bath Bathsheba beautiful began better Casterbridge CHAPTER church close colour Cornhill Cornhill magazine dark dead door Dorset edition eyes face Fanny Robin farm feeling flock Frank Gabriel Oak gate girl gone hand Hardy's head heard heart hill horse husband Jan Coggan Joseph Poorgrass Jude the Obscure knew Laban leave Leslie Stephen Liddy light lived looked ma'am Madding Crowd maltster Mark Clark marriage marry Maryann Matthew Moon Mayor of Casterbridge mind minutes Miss Everdene mistress morning murmured neighbours never night Norcombe novel Oak's once opened passed Pennyways poor Puddletown replied revisions round seemed Sergeant Troy sheep sheep shearers shepherd side Smallbury speak stood story Tall tell there's thing Thomas Hardy thought to-night tone trees Troy's turned twas voice waggon waited walked Weatherbury Wessex whilst wife wish woman women words young About the author (1998) Thomas Hardy (1840 1928), enduring author of the twentieth century, wrote the classics Jude the Obscure, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Far from the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Native, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and many other works. Falck-Yi is Teacher of English at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. Sim |
Which novelist and playwright is commemorated by the Rodin sculpture which stands in the Boulevard Raspail in Paris? | Auguste Rodin - New World Encyclopedia Auguste Rodin Next (Augustin-Jean Fresnel) Auguste Rodin. Auguste Rodin (born François-Auguste-René Rodin; November 12, 1840 – November 17, 1917) was a French sculptor , and one of the pre-eminent sculptors of the modern era. He played a pivotal role in redefining sculpture in the late nineteenth century, both excelling at and transcending the academic Beaux-Arts tradition. Possessing an ability to organize a complex, turbulent, deeply pocketed surface, he set himself apart from the predominant figure sculpture tradition of the time. Despite Rodin's belief that contemporary sculpture was stale and limiting, he did not set out to rebel against tradition. He was schooled traditionally, and wanted academic recognition. [1] Yet Rodin's most notable sculptures were roundly criticized during his lifetime. A pose might be considered too informal, the exactness of his forms too real, or the lack of a heroic theme found disrespectful. Rodin was sensitive to the controversy, but did not change his style, and successive works brought increasing favor from the government and the artistic community. His work represents in artistic form the growth of democracy , in which the common people began to matter as much as the elites. His art reflected this trend away from the struggle of the great hero toward common humanity. Contents By the turn of the century, Rodin was a world-renowned artist. Wealthy private clients sought his work, and he kept company with a variety of high-profile intellectuals and artists. Biography The Gates of Hell, Musée Rodin. Rodin was born in 1840 into a working-class family in Paris, the son of Marie Cheffer and Jean-Baptiste Rodin, a police department clerk. He was largely self-educated, [2] and began to draw at age ten. From 14 to 17, he attended the Petite École, a school specializing in art and mathematics, where he studied drawing with de Boisbaudran and painting with Belloc. Rodin submitted a clay model of a companion to the École des Beaux-Arts in 1857 in an attempt to win entrance; he did not succeed, and two further applications were also denied. [3] Given that entrance requirements at the Grand Ecole were not considered particularly demanding, [4] the rejections were considerable setbacks. Rodin's inability to gain entrance may have been due to the judges' Neoclassical tastes, while Rodin had been schooled in light, eighteenth century sculpture. Leaving the Petite École in 1857, Rodin would earn a living as a craftsman and ornamenter for most of the next two decades, producing decorative objects and architectural embellishments. Rodin's sister Maria, two years his senior, died of peritonitis in a convent in 1862. Her brother was anguished, and felt guilty because he had introduced Maria to an unfaithful suitor. Turning away from art, Rodin briefly joined a Christian holy order. Father Peter Julian Eymard recognized Rodin's talent, however, and encouraged him to continue with his sculpture. He returned to work as a decorator, while taking classes with animal sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye. The teacher's attention to detail—for example, in rendering the musculature of animals in motion—significantly influenced Rodin. [5] In 1864, Rodin began to live with a young seamstress named Rose Beuret, with whom he would stay—with ranging commitment—for the rest of his life. The couple bore a son, Auguste-Eugène Beuret, in 1866. The year that Rodin met Beuret, he offered his first sculpture for exhibition, and entered the studio of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, a successful mass producer of objects d'art. Rodin worked as Carrier-Belleuse' chief assistant until 1870, designing roof decorations and staircase and doorway embellishments. With the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War , Rodin was called to serve in the National Guard, but his service was brief due to his near-sightedness. [6] Decorators' work had dwindled because of the war, yet Rodin needed to support his family. Carrier-Belleuse soon asked Rodin to join him in Belgium , where they would work on ornamentation for B |
Who was the President of the USA when Hawaii became a state? | Hawaii becomes 50th state - Aug 21, 1959 - HISTORY.com Hawaii becomes 50th state Publisher A+E Networks The modern United States receives its crowning star when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union as the 50th state. The president also issued an order for an American flag featuring 50 stars arranged in staggered rows: five six-star rows and four five-star rows. The new flag became official July 4, 1960. The first known settlers of the Hawaiian Islands were Polynesian voyagers who arrived sometime in the eighth century. In the early 18th century, American traders came to Hawaii to exploit the islands’ sandalwood, which was much valued in China at the time. In the 1830s, the sugar industry was introduced to Hawaii and by the mid 19th century had become well established. American missionaries and planters brought about great changes in Hawaiian political, cultural, economic, and religious life. In 1840, a constitutional monarchy was established, stripping the Hawaiian monarch of much of his authority. In 1893, a group of American expatriates and sugar planters supported by a division of U.S. Marines deposed Queen Liliuokalani, the last reigning monarch of Hawaii. One year later, the Republic of Hawaii was established as a U.S. protectorate with Hawaiian-born Sanford B. Dole as president. Many in Congress opposed the formal annexation of Hawaii, and it was not until 1898, following the use of the naval base at Pearl Harbor during the Spanish-American War, that Hawaii’s strategic importance became evident and formal annexation was approved. Two years later, Hawaii was organized into a formal U.S. territory. During World War II, Hawaii became firmly ensconced in the American national identity following the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. In March 1959, the U.S. government approved statehood for Hawaii, and in June the Hawaiian people voted by a wide majority to accept admittance into the United States. Two months later, Hawaii officially became the 50th state. Related Videos |
What is the name of the highest caste in Hindu society? | Hinduism: Caste System, Reincarnation, and Karma Philosophy 312: Oriental Philosophy Hinduism: The Caste System, Reincarnation, and Karma I. The Caste System--(groups assigned by birth not personality). The Hindu conception of the social order is that people are different, and different people will fit well into different aspects of society. Social order or social class according to varna forms the framework of moral duties according to personal characteristics of individuals (not necessarily birth). A. Historically the caste system dates back to the Aryan invasion of India around 2,000 BC. B. Society is divided into four main groups (with a fifth, "the untouchables," outside of the caste system). Passage from the Rig Veda: (The world was formed from Purusa whose body is described as follows.) "The brahmin was his mouth, his two arms became the rajanya (kshatriyas), his thighs are what the vaisya are, and from his feet the shudra was made." 1. Brahmin: the seers, the reflective ones, the priests. a. The intellectual and spiritual leaders. b. In our society, they would correspond to the philosophers, religious leaders, and teachers. 2. Kshatriyas--(pronounced something like "kshot ree yahs") the born administrators (formerly nobles, rajahs, and warriors). a. The protectors of society. b. In our society, the politicians, police, and the military. 3. Vaisyas: (pronounced something like "vy sy us") the producers, the craftsmen, artisans, farmers. a. The skillful producers of material things. b. In our society, the merchants. 4. Shudras--(pronounced something like "shoo drrahs") the unskilled laborers or laboring class. a. The followers or the maintenance people. b. The so-called menial workers or hard laborers. C. Advantages to the Caste system. The heritability of intelligence and factors of personality raise some interesting philosophical questions. 1. What we would like people to be is not usually what they are. Many persons would be more comfortable in their own social class. 2. Unless unequals are separated into different classes, many persons would be "born losers." 3. Egalitarianism is the belief that privileges are proportional to the responsibilities and a denial of the tyranny of the majority. II. Reincarnation: the philosophical basis of this belief is the consideration that if individual souls ( jivas ) are eternal, where did they come from? A. The spirit is independent of the body and the situation the spirit is in. Passage from the Gita: "Worn out garments are shed by the body; worn out bodies are shed by the dweller." 1. At the subhuman level the passage is almost automatic up the chain of being. 2. At the human level comes consciousness which implies freedom, responsibility, and effort. 3. The consequences of your past decisions have determined your present state. B. Law of Karma--the moral law of action and reaction. 1. The present condition of your soul (confusion or serenity) is a product of your past decisions. You have made yourself what you are. 2. Your present thoughts, decisions, and actions determine your future states. ("Unsettled state" = "bad karma.") Karma can be altered through natural and moral decision and action. 3. Every person gets what that person deserves--even though decisions are freely arrived at, there is no chance in the universe. Karma is the middle way between determinism and indeterminism. 4. The assumption is that we will not change the world in any significant way--the world is the training ground for Atman-Brahman. 5. There is no randomness or accident in the universe. "There are no lost traces." Karma is not fate or strict causality. |
In which capital city are the Vondelpark gardens? | Visiting - Your official guide to Amsterdam | I amsterdam READ MORE Jumping Amsterdam Saddle up for a weekend of equestrian entertainment at Jumping Amsterdam. The annual event brings together the world’s best riders for four days of show jumping and dressage competitions and shows, with evening entertainment, an exhibition area and various bars and restaurants. FIND OUT MORE Whisky Weekend Whisky Weekend Amsterdam returns for its annual event, transforming Amsterdam's Posthoornkerk into a tasting room and hot spot for all things whisky. FIND OUT MORE National Tulip Day The Dutch tulip season officially gets underway in January every year as the National Tulip Day comes to town! Everyone is invited to pick their own tulip for free from a specially constructed ‘picking garden’ at Amsterdam’s Dam Square. FIND OUT MORE! Amsterdam's most romantic hotel suites Here’s our pick of the most unique, luxurious or downright decadent hotel rooms and suites in Amsterdam, ideal for a naughty weekend getaway, an extra-special occasion or an indulgent Valentine’s break. |
In which business did millionaire J D Rockefeller make most of his money? | John D. Rockefeller - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com John D. Rockefeller A+E Networks Introduction John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), founder of the Standard Oil Company, became one of the world’s wealthiest men and a major philanthropist. Born into modest circumstances in upstate New York, he entered the then-fledgling oil business in 1863 by investing in a Cleveland, Ohio, refinery. In 1870, he established Standard Oil, which by the early 1880s controlled some 90 percent of U.S. refineries and pipelines. Critics accused Rockefeller of engaging in unethical practices, such as predatory pricing and colluding with railroads to eliminate his competitors, in order to gain a monopoly in the industry. In 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court found Standard Oil in violation of anti-trust laws and ordered it to dissolve. During his life Rockefeller donated more than $500 million to various philanthropic causes. Google John D. Rockefeller: Early Years and Family John Davison Rockefeller, the son of a traveling salesman, was born on July 8, 1839, in Richford, New York . Industrious even as a boy, the future oil magnate earned money by raising turkeys, selling candy and doing jobs for neighbors. In 1853, the Rockefeller family moved to the Cleveland, Ohio , area, where John attended high school then briefly studied bookkeeping at a commercial college. Did You Know? One of the charitable organizations established by John D. Rockefeller, Sr. was the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission, founded in 1909. Less than 20 years after its creation, the Commission had achieved its primary goals, the successful eradication of hookworm disease across the southern United States. In 1855, at age 16, he found work as an office clerk at a Cleveland commission firm that bought, sold and shipped grain, coal and other commodities. (He considered September 26, the day he started the position and entered the business world, so significant that as an adult he commemorated this “job day” with an annual celebration.) In 1859, Rockefeller and a partner established their own commission firm. That same year, America’s first oil well was drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania . In 1863, Rockefeller and several partners entered the booming new oil industry by investing in a Cleveland refinery. In 1864, Rockefeller married Laura Celestia “Cettie” Spelman (1839-1915), an Ohio native whose father was a prosperous merchant, politician and abolitionist active in the Underground Railroad . (Laura Rockefeller became the namesake of Spelman College, the historically black women’s college in Atlanta, Georgia , that her husband helped finance.) The Rockefellers went on to have four daughters (three of whom survived to adulthood) and one son. John D. Rockefeller: Standard Oil In 1865, Rockefeller borrowed money to buy out some of his partners and take control of the refinery, which had become the largest in Cleveland. Over the next few years, he acquired new partners and expanded his business interests in the growing oil industry. At the time, kerosene, derived from petroleum and used in lamps, was becoming an economic staple. In 1870, Rockefeller formed the Standard Oil Company of Ohio, along with his younger brother William (1841-1922), Henry Flagler (1830-1913) and a group of other men. John Rockefeller was its president and largest shareholder. Standard Oil gained a monopoly in the oil industry by buying rival refineries and developing companies for distributing and marketing its products around the globe. In 1882, these various companies were combined into the Standard Oil Trust, which would control some 90 percent of the nation’s refineries and pipelines. In order to exploit economies of scale, Standard Oil did everything from build its own oil barrels to employ scientists to figure out new uses for petroleum by-products. Rockefeller’s enormous wealth and success made him a target of muckraking journalists, reform politicians and others who viewed him as a symbol of corporate greed and criticized the methods with which he’d built his empire. As The New York Times reported in 1937: “H |
Which Shiite honorific title means ‘miraculous son of God’? | Shiites | Article about Shiites by The Free Dictionary Shiites | Article about Shiites by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Shiites Related to Shiites: Sunni , Isis Shiites (shē`ītz) [Arab., shiat Ali,=the party of Ali], the second largest branch of Islam, Shiites currently account for 10%–15% of all Muslims. Shiite Islam originated as a political movement supporting Ali Ali (Ali ibn Abu Talib), 598?–661, 4th caliph (656–61). The debate over his right to the caliphate caused a major split in Islam into Sunni and Shiite branches, and he is regarded by the Shiites as the first Imam, or leader: Shiite derives from the phrase ..... Click the link for more information. (cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam) as the rightful leader of the Islamic state. The legitimacy of this claim, as initially envisioned by Ali's supporters, was based on Muhammad's alleged designation of Ali as his successor, Ali's righteousness, and tribal customs, given his close relation to the Prophet. Ali's right passed with his death in 661 to his son Hasan Hasan , c.625–c.669; son of Ali and Fatima (daughter of Muhammad the Prophet). When Ali was killed in 661, Hasan became caliph, but he was not strong enough to withstand the threat of arms of the Umayyads and under pressure abdicated in favor of Muawiya. ..... Click the link for more information. , who chose not to claim it, and after Hasan's death, to Husein Husein or Husayn , c.626–680, Muslim leader, second son of Ali and Fatima (daughter of Muhammad). With the assassination of his father in 661 and the acquiescence of his brother Hasan, the caliphate passed out of the Alid family, although many continued to ..... Click the link for more information. , Ali's younger son. The evolution into a religious formulation is believed to have been initiated with the martyrdom of Husein in 680 at Karbala (today in Iraq), a traumatic event still observed with fervor in today's Shiite world on the 10th of the month of Muharram of the Muslim lunar year. The Shiite focus on the person of the Imam made the community susceptible to division on the issue of succession. The early Shiites, a recognized, if often persecuted, opposition to the central government, soon divided into several factions. The majority of the Shiites today are Twelve-Imam Shiites (notably in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, India, and Pakistan). Others are Zaydis (in Yemen), and the Ismailis Ismailis , Muslim Shiite sect that holds Ismail, the son of Jafar as-Sadiq, as its imam. On the death of the sixth imam of the Shiites, Jafar as-Sadiq (d. 765), the majority of Shiites accepted Musa al-Kazim, the younger son of Jafar, as seventh imam. ..... Click the link for more information. (in India, Pakistan, Syria, and Yemen). The central belief of Twelve-Imam Shiites is the occultation (or disappearance from view) of the 12th Imam. The 12th Imam is considered to be the only legitimate and just ruler, and therefore no political action taken in his absence can be fruitful. While this position has provided Shiite clerics with the means to survive an often hostile environment, the need for an alternative formulation capable of framing political militancy has fostered activist movements within the Shiite tradition, occasionally leading to dissidence (see Babism Babism , system of doctrines proclaimed in Persia in 1844 by Ali Muhammad of Shiraz. Influenced by the Shaykhi Shiite theology that viewed the Twelve Imams as incarnations of the Divine, Ali Muhammad proclaimed himself the Bab, ..... Click the link for more information. ). The religious authority of the Shiite clerics is derived from their role as deputies of the absent 12th Imam; they are as such the recipients of the khums religious tax, a source of substantial economic autonomy. Shiite clerics are often refered to as mullahs and mujtahids. The most prominent clerical position is that of marja al-taqlid. The Shiite clergy does not, however, have a formal hierarchy. The honorific ayat Allah or ayatollah [Arab.,=sign of God] is a modern |
Who designed the Crystal Palace, the Great Exhibition building of 1851? | AD Classics: The Crystal Palace / Joseph Paxton | ArchDaily AD Classics: The Crystal Palace / Joseph Paxton AD Classics: The Crystal Palace / Joseph Paxton 01:00 - 5 July, 2013 Save this picture! The Crystal Palace, 1851. © wikiarquitectura.com The Crystal Palace was a glass and cast iron structure built in London , England, for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The building was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, an architect and gardener, and revealed breakthroughs in architecture, construction and design. More on the Crystal Palace after the break... +13 In January 1850 a committee was formed to choose the design for a temporary exhibition building that would showcase the latest technologies and innovations from around the world: The “Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations.” The structure had to be as economical as possible, and be built before the exhibition was scheduled to open on May 1st, 1851. Within 3 weeks the committee received 245 entires, all of which were rejected. It was only after this that Paxton showed his first interest in the project. Save this picture! Interior view of the Crystal Palace, 1851. © paristeampunk.canalblog.com Already a famous gardener at the time, Paxton experimented extensively with glasshouse construction. Using combinations of prefabricated cast iron, laminated wood, and standard sized glass sheets, Paxton created the “ridge-and-furrow” roof design. In 1836 this system was used for the first time in the “Great Stove” - the largest glass building at the time. Save this picture! First sketch for the Great Exhibition Building by Sir Joseph Paxton. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Paxton proceeded to visit Hyde Park, where he quickly doodled his famous concept drawing of the Palace (the sketch is now held in the Victoria and Albert Museum). The drawing included all the basic elements of the building, and within two weeks all calculations and detailed plans were submitted. Save this picture! Part front (left) and part rear (right) view and floor plan of London's Crystal Palace. © Wikimedia Commons Paxton’ design was based on a 10in x 49in module, the size of the largest glass sheet available at the time. The modular system consisted of right-angled triangles, mirrored and multiplied, supported by a grid of cast iron beams and pillars. These basic units were extremely light and strong and were extended to an incredible length of 564 meters. The design was also influenced by Paxton’s passion for biomimicry; he drew inspiration from the giant leaves of the Victoria Amazonica waterlily. Save this picture! Detail © greatbuildings.com Impressed by the low cost proposal, the committee accepted Paxton’s innovative plan, leaving only 8 months for construction, which commenced immediately in Hyde Park. 5000 workers handled more than 1000 iron columns and 84,000 square meters of glass. All parts were prefabricated and easy to erect, and every modular unit was self supporting, allowing the workers freedom in assembling the pieces. Thanks to Paxton’s simple and brilliant design, over 18,000 panes of glass sheets were installed per week, and the structure was completed within 5 months. The Crystal Palace at Sydenham Hill, 1854. Photo by Philip Henry Delamotte © Wikimedia Commons Queen Victoria wrote in her journal on May 1st 1851 : "This day is one of the greatest and most glorious of our lives… It is a day which makes my heart swell with thankfulness… The Park presented a wonderful spectacle, crowds streaming through it, – carriages and troops passing… The Green Park and Hyde Park were one mass of densely crowded human beings, in the highest good humour… before we neared the Crystal Palace, the sun shone and gleamed upon the gigantic edifice, upon which the flags of every nation were flying… The sight as we came to the centre where the steps and chair (on which I did not sit) was placed, facing the beautiful crystal fountain was magic and impressive. The tremendous cheering, the joy expressed in every face, the vastness of the building, with all its decoration and exhibits, the sound |
It’s an old joke that “a man is only as the woman he feels” but who said it first? | Joke Collection 1 kilogram of falling figs = 1 Fig Newton 2000 pounds of Chinese soup = Won ton 1000 grams of wet socks = 1 Liter Hosen 1 millionth of a fish = 1 microfiche 1 trillion pins = 1 terrapin 10 millipedes = 1 centipede 2 monograms = 1 diagram A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't. A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change and she does. A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the garbage, answer the phone, read a book, and get the mail. A man will dress up for weddings and funerals. As Adlai Stevenson once said: "Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them." The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. Coco Chanel. I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes. Steven Wright jokes On the other hand, you have different fingers. My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted. Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country. I spilled spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone. Did you sleep well? No, I made a couple of mistakes. I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place. When I get real bored, I like to drive downtown and get a great parking spot, then sit in my car and count how many people ask me if I'm leaving. A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths. I planted some bird seed. A bird came up. Now I don't know what to feed it. I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said, "What for?" I said, "I'm going to buy some sugar." I eat swiss cheese from the inside out. I had amnesia once or twice. The sun never sets on the British Empire. But it rises every morning. The sky must get awfully crowded. You know how it is when you decide to lie and say the check is in the mail, and then you remember it really is? I'm like that all the time. If you can wave a fan, and you can wave a club, can you wave a fan club? When I was in boy scouts, I slipped on the ice and hurt my ankle. A little old lady had to help me across the street. If you write the word "monkey" a million times, do you start to think you're Shakespeare? Smoking cures weight problems ... eventually ... Yesterday I told a chicken to cross the road. It said, "what for?" I xeroxed my watch. Now I have time to spare. I moved into an all-electric house. I forgot and left the porch light on all day. When I got home the front door wouldn't open. There aren't enough days in the weekend. If you had a million Shakespeares, could they write like a monkey? The sign said "eight items or less." So I changed my name to Les. In school, every period ends with a bell. Every sentence ends with a period. Every crime ends with a sentence. I had some eyeglasses. I was walking down the street when suddenly the prescription ran out. When I turned two I was really anxious, because I'd doubled my age in a year. I thought, if this keeps up, by the time I'm six I'll be ninety. You know how it is when you're walking up the stairs, and you get to the top, and you think there's one more step? I'm like that all the time. I put hardwood floors on top of wall-to-wall carpet. If a word in the dictionary were mispelled, how would we know? It's a good thing we have gravity or else when birds died they'd just stay right up there. Hunters would be all confused. I wrote a few children's books ... not on purpose. I went to a restaurant that serves "breakfast at any time." So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance. I went down the street to the 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy was locking the front door. I said, "Hey, the sign says you're open 24 hours." He said, "Yes, but not in a row." I saw a small bottle of cologne and asked if it was for sale. She said, "It's free with purchase." I asked her if anyone bought anything today. There was a power outage at a department store yesterday. Twenty people were trapped on the escalators. For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier ... I put them in the same room and let t |
Which garden plant has the Latin name, Galanthus Nivalis? | Galanthus nivalis - Plant Finder Plant Finder Tried and Trouble-free Recommended by 4 Professionals Common Name: snowdrop Height: 0.50 to 0.75 feet Spread: 0.25 to 0.50 feet Bloom Time: February Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium Garden locations Culture Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, humusy soils in part shade. Grows particularly well under deciduous trees where exposure to the sun is full in early spring but gradually changes to part shade as the trees leaf out. Also prefers cool climates, and tends to be somewhat short-lived when grown south of USDA Zone 7. Plant bulbs 2-3” deep and space 2-3” apart in fall in groups of at least 25 bulbs. In optimum growing conditions, this bulb will naturalize well by both self-seeding and bulb offsets to form large colonies. Allow foliage to yellow after bloom before removing it from garden areas. If left alone, foliage disappears by late spring as bulbs go dormant. Noteworthy Characteristics Galanthus nivalis, commonly called snowdrop, is a bulbous perennial that is native to Europe and southwestern Asia. It has escaped gardens and naturalized in parts of eastern North America. It is a true harbinger of spring that typically blooms from late February to late March in the St. Louis area, often poking its head up through snow cover if present. The common name refers to the supposed resemblance of the flowers to drops of snow. Each flower has six tepals (three spreading outer tepals and three shorter inner tepals). Genus name comes from the Greek words gala meaning milk and anthos meaning flower in reference to the color of the flowers. Specific epithet means snowy. Problems No serious insect or disease problems. Wear gloves when planting bulbs to avoid possible skin irritation. Garden Uses Best massed in sweeping drifts in areas where they can naturalize, such as woodland margins or in lawns under large deciduous trees. Also effective in groupings in rock gardens, border fronts, in front of flowering shrubs or along walks or paths. Mix with other early flowering bulbs such as Eranthis (winter aconite). |
What was the name of Josiah Wedgwood's factory near Hanley? | BBC - Stoke & Staffordshire - History - Josiah Wedgwood Josiah the man But who WAS Josiah Wedgwood? Lynn Miller, from the Wedgwood Museum, tells us... Born at the Churchyard Works, Burslem, in 1730, Josiah Wedgwood commenced work as an independent potter, renting the Ivy House Works from his kinsmen (Thomas and John Wedgwood of the Big House, also in Burslem) from May Day 1759. So, May 1st 1759 - over 250 years ago - is the official birthday of the company. Through the perfection of his cream coloured earthenware body, he came to the attention of Her Majesty Queen Charlotte, wife of George III. For her, he made a tea and coffee service in his newly perfected ceramic. After this she not only allowed Wedgwood to style himself 'Potter to Her Majesty', but to call his newly developed cream-ware body, 'Queen's Ware', a name by which it is still known today. Etruria From there, things could only go up. On 13 June 1769 Wedgwood threw six so-called 'First Day's Vases' in order to celebrate the opening of his new factory. This factory was in a specially created model industrial area, where workers and works were sited alongside each other in conditions that Josiah, a noted liberal, considered ideal for the time. The area, near what is now Hanley, was called 'Etruria' echoing the great pre-Roman Etruscan pottery region. In fact, the motto of the factory was 'Artes Etruriae Renascuntur' - 'The Arts of Etruria are reborn', and appeared on the First Day's Vases. Jasper The period of the Wedgwood and Bentley Ornamental Ware Partnership witnessed the introduction of a revolutionary new stoneware body, which Wedgwood was to christen Jasper. This was probably the most significant innovation in ceramic history since the Chinese discovery of porcelain - nearly one thousand years earlier! Josiah had an eye for beauty, and employed many notable artists - including George Stubbs, John Flaxman Jnr and William Hackwood - to model and design bas-reliefs for use on this new ceramic body. Man of science... Wedgwood was also noted for being a competent scientist. His invention of the pyrometer to measure the higher degrees of heat firing in the bottle kilns earned him the title of Fellow of the Royal Society (January 1783). In March 1786 he became a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and in October of the same year a Fellow of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Portland Vase In 1789 Wedgwood produced his first perfect copy of the renowned Portland or Barberini vase in the Jasper body. In 1790 Wedgwood took his three sons John, Josiah II and Thomas, and his nephew Thomas Byerley into partnership. (John and Tom resigned their partnerships in 1793). ...and of conscience He was also noted as a great philanthropist, and produced many copies of the small size so-called 'Slave Medallion'. 'Am I not a man and a brother?' The kneeling manacled figure of a slave, surmounted by a legend 'Am I not a Man and a Brother?', formed the seal of the Abolition of Slavery Movement. Wedgwood's interpretation, in Jasper, in the form of a small sized medallion was freely distributed world-wide to his fellow supporters. (For more about the Slave Medallion, look for the link on the right-hand side of this webpage) Tributes over the years Following a short illness Josiah Wedgwood died on 3 January 1795, and was buried at the Church of St Peter ad Vincula in Stoke town centre. His marble memorial sculpted by John Flaxman Jnr was erected at this parish church in 1802, and can still be viewed there. On the monument a tribute states - 'He converted a rude and inconsiderable Manufactory into an elegant Art and an important part of the National Commerce'. Wedgwood's burial stone at St Peter's A most fitting tribute to this multi-talented individual was given in 1863 by William Ewart Gladstone, the prime minister who was also a collector of Wedgwood ware. He said of Josiah I '......that he was the greatest man who ever, in any age or country, applied himself to the important work of uniting art with industry'. Other dedications are in the |
Which of Rodin's sculptures originally called The Poet, stands as the headstone for his grave in Meudon Cemetery? | The Works of Rodin The Works of Rodin The Works of Rodin The Works of Rodin The Works of Rodin Sunday, 12 October 2008 The Works of Rodin Auguste Rodin (born François-Auguste-René Rodin; November 12, 1840–November 17, 1917) was a French artist, most famous as a sculptor. He was the preeminent French sculptor of his time, and remains one of the few sculptors widely recognized outside the visual arts community. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past. He was schooled traditionally, took a craftsman-like approach to his work, and desired academic recognition, although he was never accepted into Paris's foremost school of art. Sculpturally, he possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, deeply pocketed surface in clay. Many of Rodin's most notable sculptures were roundly criticized during his lifetime. They clashed with the predominant figure sculpture tradition, in which works were decorative, formulaic, or highly thematic. Rodin's most original work departed from traditional themes of mythology and allegory, modeled the human body with realism, and celebrated individual character and physicality. Rodin was sensitive to the controversy about his work, but did not change his style, and successive works brought increasing favor from the government and the artistic community. From the unexpected realism of his first major figure—inspired by his 1875 trip to Italy—to the unconventional memorials whose commissions he later sought, Rodin's reputation grew. By 1900, he was a world-renowned artist. Wealthy private clients sought Rodin's work after his Worl’s Fair exhibit, and he kept company with a variety of high-profile intellectuals and artists. He married his life-long companion, Rose Beuret, in the last year of both their lives. His sculpture suffered a decline in popularity after his death in 1917, but within a few decades his legacy solidified. Rodin was born in 1840 into a working-class family in Paris, the second child of Marie Cheffer and Jean-Baptiste Rodin, who was a police department clerk. He was largely self-educated, and began to draw at ten. Between ages 14 and 17, Rodin attended the Petite École, a school specializing in art and mathematics, where he studied drawing and painting. His drawing teacher, Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran, believed in first developing the personality of his students such that they observed with their own eyes and drew from their recollections. Rodin still expressed appreciation for his teacher much later in life. Rodin submitted a clay model of a companion to the grand Ecole in 1857 in an attempt to win entrance; he did not succeed, and two further applications were also denied. Given that entrance requirements at the Grand École were not particularly high, the rejections were considerable setbacks. Rodin's inability to gain entrance may have been due to the judges' Neoclassical tastes, while Rodin had been schooled in light, eighteenth-century sculpture. Leaving the Petite École in 1857, Rodin would earn a living as a craftsman and ornamenter for most of the next two decades, producing decorative objects and architectural embellishments. Rodin's sister Maria, two years his senior, died of peritonitis in a convent in 1862. Her brother was anguished, and felt guilty because he had introduced Maria to an unfaithful suitor. Turning away from art, Rodin briefly joined a Catholic order. Father Peter Julian Eymard recognized Rodin's talent and, sensing his lack of suitability for the order, encouraged Rodin to continue with his sculpture. He returned to work as a decorator, while taking classes with animal sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye. The teacher's attention to detail—his finely rendered musculature of animals in motion—significantly influenced Rodin. In 1864, Rodin began to live with a young seamstress named Rose Beuret, with whom he would stay—with ranging commitment—for the rest of his life. The couple bore a son, Auguste-Eugène Beuret (1866–1934). That year, Rodin offered his first sculpture for exhi |
In the Bible, which general led 300 men against the Midianites? | MIDIAN AND MIDIANITES - JewishEncyclopedia.com JewishEncyclopedia.com The unedited full-text of the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia - Phrase search: Midian was the son of Abraham and Keturah. His five sons, Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah (R. V. "Abida"), and Eldaah, were the progenitors of the Midianites (Gen. xxv. 1-4; I Chron. i. 32-33). The term "Midian" ( ), which seems to be derived from the Arabic root (= "place of judgment"), denotes also the nation of the Midianites, the plural form, , occurring only in Gen. xxxvii. 28, 36 (in the latter passage seems to be a scribal error for ) and Num. xxv. 17, xxxi. 2. Their geographical situation is indicated as having been to the east of Palestine; Abraham sends the sons of his concubines, including Midian, eastward (Gen. xxv. 6). But from the statement that Moses led the flocks of Jethro, the priest of Midian, to Mount Horeb (Ex. iii. 1), it would appear that the Midianites dwelt in the Sinaitic Peninsula. Later, in the period of the Kings, Midian seems to have occupied a tract of land between Edom and Paran, on the way to Egypt (I Kings xi. 18). Midian is likewise described as in the vicinity of Moab: the Midianites were beaten by the Edomite king Hadad "in the field of Moab" (Gen. xxxvi. 35), and in the account of Balaam it is said that the elders of both Moab and Midian called upon him to curse Israel (Num. xxii. 4, 7). Further evidences of the geographical position of the Midianites appear in a survey of their history. Wars. In the time of Moses the Midianites are first mentioned as having had a priest by the name of Reuel or Jethro , who became afterward Moses' father-in-law. Toward the close of the forty years' wandering of the children of Israel in the wilderness, the Midianites were allied with the Moabites in the attempt to exterminate the Israelites. For this reason Moses was ordered by God to punish the Midianites. Moses, accordingly, despatched against them an army of 12,000 men, under Phinehas the priest; this force defeated the Midianites and slew all their males, including their five kings, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. It may be noted that these five princes of Midian are called by Joshua (xiii. 21) the vassals of Sihon, the king of the Amorites. It is possible that Sihon had previously conquered Midian and made it a dependency, and that after his death the Midianites recovered their independence. The Israelitish soldiers set on fire all the cities and fortresses of the Midianites, carried the women and children into captivity, and seized their cattle and goods. The Israelites were afterward ordered by Moses to slay every Midianite male child and every woman, sparing only the female children (Num. xxxi. 2-18). It appears from the same account that the Midianites were rich in cattle and gold. The narrative shows that each of the five Midianite tribes was governed by its ownking, but that all acted together against a common enemy; that while a part of each tribe dwelt in cities and fortresses in the vicinity of Moab, another part led a nomadic life, living in tents and apparently remote from the seat of the war. For, after the Midianites had been "exterminated" by the army of Phinehas, they reappear some hundreds of years later, in the time of Gideon. The Biblical account of the battle between the Midianites and Gideon (Judges vi.-viii.) asserts that the Israelites suffered at the hands of the Midianites for a space of six years. The Midianites seem to have been then a powerful and independent nation; they allied themselves with the Amalekites and the children of the East, and they oppressed the Israelites so severely that the last-named were obliged to seek refuge in caves and strongholds; they destroyed their crops and reduced them to extreme poverty (ib. vi. 1-6). The allied army of Midianites and Amalekites encamped in the valley of Jezreel (ib. vi. 33) after having crossed the Jordan. Gideon with his army encamped by the fountain of Harod, the Midianite army being to the north of him. With 300 men Gideon succeeded in surprising and routing them, and they fled ho |
Who became the first prime minister of Israel in 1948? | David Ben-Gurion | prime minister of Israel | Britannica.com prime minister of Israel Levi Eshkol David Ben-Gurion, original name David Gruen (born Oct. 16, 1886, Płońsk, Pol., Russian Empire [now in Poland]—died Dec. 1, 1973, Tel Aviv–Yafo , Israel ), Zionist statesman and political leader, the first prime minister (1948–53, 1955–63) and defense minister (1948–53; 1955–63) of Israel. It was Ben-Gurion who, on May 14, 1948, at Tel Aviv, delivered Israel’s declaration of independence. His charismatic personality won him the adoration of the masses, and, after his retirement from the government and, later, from the Knesset (the Israeli house of representatives), he was revered as the “Father of the Nation.” David Ben-Gurion with Golda Meir at the Knesset in Jerusalem, 1962. Fritz Cohen/© The State Govenment of Israel Ben-Gurion, born David Gruen, was the son of Victor Gruen , one of the leaders in Płońsk of the “Lovers of Zion,” a movement that was disseminating among the oppressed Jews of eastern Europe the idea of the return to their original homeland of Israel. Zionism fascinated the young David Gruen, and he became convinced that the first step for the Jews who wanted to revive Israel as a nation was to immigrate to Palestine and settle there as farmers. In 1906 the 20-year-old Gruen arrived in Palestine and for several years worked as a farmer in the Jewish agricultural settlements in the coastal plain and in Galilee , the northern region of Palestine. There he adopted the ancient Hebrew name Ben-Gurion. Suffering the hardships of the early pioneers, including malaria and hunger, he never lost sight of his goal. It was owing to his efforts that the 1907 convention of his Zionist socialist party, Poale Zion (“Workers of Zion”), included the following declaration in its platform: “The party aspires to the political independence of the Jewish people in this land.” With the outbreak of World War I , the Turkish governors of Palestine, their suspicions aroused by his Zionist activity, arrested Ben-Gurion and expelled him from the Ottoman Empire . During the height of the war, he traveled to New York , where he met and eventually married the Russian-born Pauline Munweis. In the last stages of World War I, the British supplanted Turkish rule in the Middle East; and with this change the Jewish settlers and their friends and supporters abroad began to realize that Zionism could rely for future assistance on Britain as well as on the wealthy and influential segments of American Jewry. Following the British government’s publication on Nov. 2, 1917, of the Balfour Declaration , which promised the Jews a “national home” in Palestine, Ben-Gurion enlisted in the British army’s Jewish Legion and sailed back to the Middle East to join the war for the liberation of Palestine from Ottoman rule. Britannica Stories Scientists Ponder Menopause in Killer Whales The British had already defeated the Turks when the Jewish Legion reached the battlefield, and, when Britain received the mandate over Palestine, the work of realizing the “Jewish national home” had begun. For Ben-Gurion, the “national home” was a step toward political independence. To implement it, he called for accelerated Jewish immigration to Palestine in the effort to create a Jewish nucleus that would serve as the foundation for the establishment of a Jewish state . That nucleus was the Histadrut —the confederation of Jewish workers in Palestine founded in 1920 by Ben-Gurion (who was elected its first secretary-general) and his colleagues. The Histadrut rapidly became a central force in social, economic, and even security affairs, attaining the position of a “state within a state.” Ten years later, in 1930, a number of labour factions united and founded Mapai , the Israeli Workers Party, with Ben-Gurion at its head. In 1935 he was elected chairman of the Zionist Executive, the highest directing body of world Zionism, and head of the Jewish Agency , the movement’s executive branch. Structures of Government: Fact or Fiction? As the Jewish settlement strengthened and deepened its |
Who was president of the USA between 1925 and 1929? | Calvin Coolidge | whitehouse.gov Air Force One Calvin Coolidge As America's 30th President (1923-1929), Calvin Coolidge demonstrated his determination to preserve the old moral and economic precepts of frugality amid the material prosperity which many Americans were enjoying during the 1920s era. At 2:30 on the morning of August 3, 1923, while visiting in Vermont, Calvin Coolidge received word that he was President. By the light of a kerosene lamp, his father, who was a notary public, administered the oath of office as Coolidge placed his hand on the family Bible. Coolidge was "distinguished for character more than for heroic achievement," wrote a Democratic admirer, Alfred E. Smith. "His great task was to restore the dignity and prestige of the Presidency when it had reached the lowest ebb in our history ... in a time of extravagance and waste...." Born in Plymouth, Vermont, on July 4, 1872, Coolidge was the son of a village storekeeper. He was graduated from Amherst College with honors, and entered law and politics in Northampton, Massachusetts. Slowly, methodically, he went up the political ladder from councilman in Northampton to Governor of Massachusetts, as a Republican. En route he became thoroughly conservative. As President, Coolidge demonstrated his determination to preserve the old moral and economic precepts amid the material prosperity which many Americans were enjoying. He refused to use Federal economic power to check the growing boom or to ameliorate the depressed condition of agriculture and certain industries. His first message to Congress in December 1923 called for isolation in foreign policy, and for tax cuts, economy, and limited aid to farmers. He rapidly became popular. In 1924, as the beneficiary of what was becoming known as "Coolidge prosperity," he polled more than 54 percent of the popular vote. In his Inaugural he asserted that the country had achieved "a state of contentment seldom before seen," and pledged himself to maintain the status quo. In subsequent years he twice vetoed farm relief bills, and killed a plan to produce cheap Federal electric power on the Tennessee River. The political genius of President Coolidge, Walter Lippmann pointed out in 1926, was his talent for effectively doing nothing: "This active inactivity suits the mood and certain of the needs of the country admirably. It suits all the business interests which want to be let alone.... And it suits all those who have become convinced that government in this country has become dangerously complicated and top-heavy...." Coolidge was both the most negative and remote of Presidents, and the most accessible. He once explained to Bernard Baruch why he often sat silently through interviews: "Well, Baruch, many times I say only 'yes' or 'no' to people. Even that is too much. It winds them up for twenty minutes more." But no President was kinder in permitting himself to be photographed in Indian war bonnets or cowboy dress, and in greeting a variety of delegations to the White House. Both his dry Yankee wit and his frugality with words became legendary. His wife, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, recounted that a young woman sitting next to Coolidge at a dinner party confided to him she had bet she could get at least three words of conversation from him. Without looking at her he quietly retorted, "You lose." And in 1928, while vacationing in the Black Hills of South Dakota, he issued the most famous of his laconic statements, "I do not choose to run for President in 1928." By the time the disaster of the Great Depression hit the country, Coolidge was in retirement. Before his death in January 1933, he confided to an old friend, ". . . I feel I no longer fit in with these times." The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Frank Freidel and Hugh Sidey. Copyright 2006 by the White House Historical Association. |
Which Australian city shares its name with the wife of William IV? | Adelaide Suggest a new Did you know? topic Adelaide Colonel William Light was appointed to the position of surveyor-general for South Australia in 1836. Light was under time constraints to select the site for the capital city and survey the land, as colonists who had already purchased South Australian land from England were keen to take it up. He selected a site on the east of St Vincent's Gulf for the capital after rejecting Encounter Bay and Port Lincoln. Light believed the advantage of the site was that it was near both the Port River for a water supply and the Mount Lofty Ranges, which would attract rain and provide an attractive backdrop to the city. Its main disadvantage was that it was 12 kilometres from the suitable port site - now Port Adelaide. The city of Adelaide was named after Queen Adelaide, the consort of King William IV of England. Adelaide was born in 1792, the eldest daughter of the duke of Saxe-Meiningen. She married William, then the Duke of Clarence, in 1818. She had not met him before the wedding. Adelaide became queen in 1830 when William ascended to the throne. Her two daughters died in childhood leaving William's niece, Victoria, heir to the throne. William asked the South Australian Colonization Commissioners to name the colony's capital after his queen. Adelaide's central thoroughfare was named for the king and its central square after the heir. Queen Adelaide died in 1849. According to Cockburn, Adelaide might have been called Wellington after the Duke of Wellington who assisted the passage of the South Australian Colonization Bill through the British parliament. |
Four Irishmen have won the Nobel Prize for Literature, three are Shaw, Becket, Heaney who is the forth? | Samuel Beckett - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics Top rankings for Samuel Beckett 4th Top Irish people Did you know ... More interesting facts on Samuel Beckett Include this on your site/blog: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the Irish writer. For the Scott Bakula character, see Sam Beckett . Samuel Beckett 1969 Influences Dante Alighieri , Arnold Geulincx , James Joyce , Marcel Proust , Jean Racine , Arthur Schopenhauer , J.M Synge , W.B. Yeats , Seán O'Casey , Oscar Wilde , Marquis de Sade , René Descartes , Laurence Sterne , Democritus , John Milton , Immanuel Kant , Bishop Berkeley Influenced Edward Albee , Paul Auster , John Banville , Donald Barthelme , William S. Burroughs , Italo Calvino , Marina Carr , J. M. Coetzee , Don DeLillo , Philip K. Dick , Václav Havel , Eugene Ionesco , B. S. Johnson , Sarah Kane , Derek Mahon , David Mamet , Bruce Nauman , Edna O'Brien , Jamie O'Neill , Damian Pettigrew , Harold Pinter , Alberto Ruy-Sánchez , Sam Shepard , Tom Stoppard Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish avant-garde writer, dramatist and poet, writing in English and French . Beckett's work offers a bleak outlook on human culture and both formally and philosophically became increasingly minimalist . As a student, assistant, and friend of James Joyce , Beckett is considered one of the last modernists ; as an inspiration to many later writers, he is sometimes considered one of the first postmodernists . He is also considered one of the key writers in what Martin Esslin called " Theatre of the Absurd ." As such, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. [2] Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969 for his "writing, which—in new forms for the novel and drama —in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation". [3] Beckett was elected Saoi of Aosdána in 1984. He died in Paris of respiratory problems. Contents Biography Early life and education The Beckett family (originally Becquet) were rumoured to be of Huguenot stock and to have moved to Ireland from France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes of 1598, though this theory has been criticised as unlikely. [4] The Becketts were members of the Church of Ireland . The family home, Cooldrinagh in the Dublin suburb of Foxrock , was a large house and garden complete with tennis court built in 1903 by Samuel's father William. The house and garden, together with the surrounding countryside where he often went walking with his father, the nearby Leopardstown Racecourse, the Foxrock railway station and Harcourt Street station at the city terminus of the line, all feature in his prose and plays. Beckett's father was a quantity surveyor and his mother a nurse. [5] Samuel Beckett was born on Good Friday, April 13, 1906 to William Frank Beckett, a 35 year old Civil Engineer, and May Barclay (also 35 at Beckett's birth); they had married in 1901. Beckett had one older brother, Frank Edward Beckett (born 1902). At the age of five, Beckett attended a local playschool, where he started to learn music, and then moved to Earlsford House School in the city centre near Harcourt Street. In 1919, Beckett went to Portora Royal School in Enniskillen , County Fermanagh —the school Oscar Wilde attended. A natural athlete, Beckett excelled at cricket as a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-pace bowler . Later, he was to play for Dublin University and played two first-class games against Northamptonshire . As a result, he became the only Nobel laureate to have an entry in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack , the "bible" of cricket. [6] Early writings Beckett studied French, Italian, and English at Trinity College, Dublin from 1923 to 1927. While at Trinity, one of his tutors was the eminent Berkeley scholar and Berkelian Dr. A. A. Luce . Beckett graduated |
By what name was Botswana known before 1967? | Botswana historical place names and terminology Back to contents || Back to top Bamalete Old form of BaLete (the polity with capital now at Ramotswa). See Bamangwato for discussion of this form of the name. The form Bamalete is still found on signs in Ramotswa. Back to contents Bamangwato The Ngwato state which the British encountered in the 19th century was a multi-ethnic one. Its core group was the Ngwato clan whose totem was phuti (duiker). However it also included a variety of other groups, including other Tswana groups, Kalanga, BaKgalagari, and Basarwa. Perhaps about one-fifth of the population were Ngwato in the strict sense. (The 1942 census counted 17,850 Ngwato in a total African population of 100,987 in the Bamangwato Reserve: Schapera Ethnic Composition of Tswana Tribes (1952) p. 65.) According to the linguist Desmond Cole, writing in 1955, the simple form BaNgwato is more recent than the forms which became Bamangwato: ... in some of the cases where the tribal name derives from the name of a former chief, as most of them do, possessive forms are used, thus: (batho) bagammaNgwato ((people) of the mother of Ngwato), (batho) bagaMalete ((people) of Malete), (batho) bagaMotlhware ((people) of Motlhware. {Footnote 2: Sometimes, but less typically, bammaNgwato (hence the popular "Bamangwato"), baMalete and baMotlhware. Why bagammaNgwato should incorporate mma- (mother of) is not clear, though this occurs often in names of men in the Eastern dialects...} Even in these cases, nevertheless, the modern tendency is to follow the practice elsewhere and to use the simple nouns Bangwato, Balete, Batlhware... [Desmond T. Cole, An Introduction to Tswana Grammar (Cape Town: Longman Penguin Southern Africa, 1992) [first published 1955] p. xx.] (As regards the -ga- particle, Cole notes: In typical Tswana dialects, possessives formed from singular personal nouns of class 1a require the insertion of the element -ga- between the possessive concord and the stem. However, this -ga- is omitted by many speakers, particularly in the eastern dialects. [Ibid., p. 161, section 9.4] The term 'Bamangwato' seems to have been used, in the 19th and early 20th century, for the morafe as a whole, including Tswana of other totems and non-Tswana. It is unclear what usage was before this; the core group may possibly originally have been known as BaPhuti. Some writers have used the terms Bamangwato and Ngwato to make a distinction: Without its prefix, 'Ngwato' implies a stricter ethnic distinction - the nuclear group which can trace its descent back to its founder called Ngwato. The term 'Bamangwato', on the other hand, is used by groups of other descent to identify themselves as nationals of the Ngwato state. We are faced with the paradox that only one-fifth of the 'BamaNgwato' are in fact 'Ngwato'. [Q. N. Parsons, "Khama III, the Bamangwato, and the British, with Special Reference to 1895-1923", (unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1973), Note on spelling and abbreviations.] By this usage, the term Bamangwato was used for the people as a whole. Hence the "Bamangwato tribe" was the kingdom ruled by Sekgoma I and Khama III. The term "Bamangwato" is no longer current, having been replaced by the shorter "BaNgwato", and younger Batswana often do not even understand it. Some have the impression that it was an inaccurate colonial form like "Gaberones". (However, the form GammaNgwato has survived as a term for the Ngwato state or territory.) "BaNgwato" has the effect of replacing MmaNgwato with Ngwato as the eponym. BaNgwato is now the only current form. Many of the people who would in the old days have been "Bamangwato", however, do not identify as BaNgwato, but as Kalanga (etc.) who live in the Central District (the local government district which replaced the old Bamangwato Reserve). The probable cause of this development is that, after Independence, the chiefs lost most (though not all) of their former direct authority and the concept of a polity subject to a chief is no longer applicable. Instead, BaNgwato |
Which Irish group had hits in the 1980s with the theme songs from the television programmes ‘Harry’s Game’ and ‘Robin of Sherwood’? | ARC Music - World Music Site - News Kiran’s Tour is being organised by the Asian Arts Agency UK . You can receive news updates such as this direct to your email inbox by signing up for our newsletter . All newsletter subscribers receive our FREE 19-track world music download featuring music from across the ARC Music catalogue. DATE: 25/08/15 INSINGIZI TO SING AT HOLLYWOOD VIENNA CONCERT! Zimbabwean a capella trio Insingizi are to sing the ‘Blood Diamond’ soundtrack as part of the Hollywood in Vienna 2015 concerts on Oct 15 th and 16th at Vienna’s distinguished Concert Hall. Insingizi will be part of the Hollywood in Vienna project singing the Blood Diamond soundtrack composed by James Newton Howard, one of the most versatile and respected composers currently working in films in Hollywood today. James Newton Howard is the recipient of a Grammy Award , Emmy Award , and eight Academy Award nominations. His soundtracks include Pretty Woman, The Dark Knight, Hunger Games, Signs and The Village. The concert will be conducted by the Boston Pops music director Keith Lockhart, the Principal Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra. Keith Lockhart has worked with an amazing range of top actors and musicians including Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Steve Martin, Sir Elton John, Lionel Richie, Mariah Carey and Natalie Cole to include but a few. Insingizi release their new album African Harmonies through the ARC Music on the 25th September, 2015. Previous releases through the ARC Record label include Voices of Southern Africa,Vol I and II. Insingizi’s concerts at Hollywood in Vienna are scheduled on 15 th & 16th October, 2015. For more information, click on : http://hollywoodinvienna.com/ You can receive news updates such as this direct to your email inbox by signing up for our newsletter . All newsletter subscribers receive our FREE 19-track world music download featuring music from across the ARC Music catalogue. DATE: 30/07/15 Music from the Heart of Zimbabwe - Insingizi - African Harmonies African Harmonies is the new album from the trio Insingizi and is their 3rd international release following their first two critically acclaimed CDs, Voices of Southern Africa Volumes 1 & 2. African Harmonies is Insingizi’s ‘Thank You’ or Siyabonga in the IsiNdebele language of Zimbabwe, as this CD is dedicated to their friends and fans who have been there from day one. African Harmonies is performed in English and Ndebele in perfect 3-part harmonies. Since the North American release of their first album Voices of Southern Africa went Gold with over 250,000 copies sold, Insingizi have toured extensively as a group and with their own solo projects, winning France’s ‘ Prix France Musique du Monde 2010’ (Radio France World Music Award). Insingizi’s name derives from the African ground hornbill bird whose call can be heard at a distance of up to 3 kilometres away. The insingizi’s loud voice and large size have made it a focal point in many traditional African cultures; for some it became the symbol for the arrival of the rainy season whose anticipation is welcomed as a joyous occasion in villages. And like the ground hornbill, Insingizi follow in the vocal tradition of renowned African vocal groups Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Black Umfolosi, focusing on the voice as their sole instrument. Says Insingizi’s Vusa Mkhaya: ‘ We would like to believe that our voices are as united and in sync as those of Insingizi and we make people happy with our voices just like the farmers when the rain comes .’ Insingizi started as a high school project with a number of singers in 1987. After school the project continued with the main members that now remain: Vusa Mkhaya Ndlovu, Dumisani Ramadu Moyo and Blessings Nqo Nkomo. While Insingizi are no strangers to world fusion as seen by their collaboration with Austrian musician Roland Guggenbichler called the Mozuluart project, a fusion of traditional zulu music with classical music based on Mozart, African Harmonies is back to the roots for the trio. The band also regularly |
Who was the wife of Akenhaten and mother of Tutankhamen? | Tutankhamen Biography - life, childhood, children, parents, story, death, wife, mother, son Tutankhamen Biography Tutankhamen was the twelfth king of the eighteenth Egyptian dynasty (reigned 1361–1352 B.C.E. ). Although his reign was relatively unimportant, Tutankhamen became the most famous of the pharaohs (Egyptian kings) when his treasure-filled tomb was discovered in the early twentieth century. The vast and untouched contents of his tomb offered historians great insight into the ancient Egyptian culture. Early life Little is known of Tutankhamen's childhood; even the identity of his parents remains a mystery. Historian believe Tutankhamen was the son of either Amenophis III or Akhenaten. His mother was probably one of the king's many wives, most likely Kiya, a wife of Akhenaten who was often referred to as the "Greatly Beloved Wife." Tutankhamen was only a child when he became king, for although he reigned eight full years, examination of his body has shown that he was little more than eighteen years old at the time of his death. He may have owed his rise to king to his marriage to Ankhnesamun, the third daughter of the fourteenth century Egyptian rulers, Ikhnaton and Nefertiti. The couple would have no children. Tutankhamen had originally been named Tutankhaten, meaning "gracious life is Aton," but both he and Ankhnesamun (originally Ankhnespaten) dropped from their names all references to the sun god Aten and the cult (a religious following) that was promoted by Akhenaten. He then became known as Tutankhamen, "gracious life is Amon (an Egyptian god)." Soon after, the royal couple abandoned Amarna, the city built by Akhenaten for the sole worship of Aten. Tutankhamen apparently left the city very early in his reign, for, with the exception of a few scarabs (Egyptian beetles that were inscribed and buried alongside mummies), no trace of him has been found at Amarna. The reign of King Tutankhamen The addition to Tutankhamen's label as "Ruler of Southern On" shows that he regarded Thebes as his capital city. There can be little doubt that he made every effort to satisfy the supporters of the god Amun; a stele (statue) erected near the Third Pylon of the temple of Karnak depicts Tutankhamen offering to gods Amun and Mut. The accompanying text tells of the state of decay into which the temples and shrines of the gods had fallen Tutankhamen. Library of Congress . during the period of Aten. Tutankhamen had a large hall at Luxor decorated with reliefs illustrating the festival of Amen-Re. Despite the existence of the standard paintings of the pharaoh slaying his foes, it is doubtful that Tutankhamen engaged in any serious military operations. Tutankhamen was a trained archer and in his tomb were found many trophies from his hunts. There is some indication that the actual power behind the throne was an elderly official named Ay, who is depicted on a fragment of gold leaf with Tutankhamen. On another fragment Ay bears the title of vizier, or high government official. He had already posed as a coregent (coruler) before the death of Tutankhamen. After Tutankhamen's death, Ay married his widow. The cause of Tutankhamen's death is unknown, although, due to skull damage found in his remains, many believe he was assassinated. The tomb of Tutankhamen Tutankhamen is probably the best-known of the pharaohs, owing to the fortunate discovery of his treasure-filled tomb virtually intact. His burial place in the Valley of the Kings had escaped the fate of the tombs of other ancient Egyptian kings. Fortunately, the entrance was hidden from tomb raiders by debris heaped over it during the cutting of the later tomb of the twelfth century B.C.E. King Ramses VI. In 1922 Howard Carter (1873–1939) discovered |
Who composed the Manfred overture? | Robert Schumann – Manfred Overture | Rockford Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 by: Kelly Price Robert Schumann – Manfred Overture ROBERT SCHUMANN Overture to Manfred, Op. 115 Born June 8, 1810, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany. Died July 29, 1856, Endenich, near Bonn, Germany. Schumann wrote incidental music for Byron's Manfred in 1848 and 1849 and conducted the first performance of the overture on March 14, 1852, in Leipzig. The score calls for pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons; four horns; three trumpets; three trombones; timpani; and strings. Performance time is approximately 13 minutes. Robert Schumann's father August was a respected publisher who made a tidy sum printing pocket editions of works by Goethe, Schiller, and Byron, among others. Like his father, Robert was shy and bookish as a boy; he grew up reading the classics and showed great interest in becoming a writer himself. Although he occasionally worked for his father, Robert wanted to perform and compose music, so he was the only one of four brothers who ultimately abandoned the family business. Long after he had made a name for himself as a pianist, composer, and critic, Robert continued to read voraciously, often by dim, flickering candlelight at bedtime. The powerful effects of literature may even have contributed to his frequent sleepless nights a diary entry from 1829 reads "Bed-lecture: Manfred by Byron terrible night." Schumann always had a special-affection for the British writer, and in 1840 he set one of Byron's poems to music as part of the song cycle Myrthen. Years later Joseph von Wasielewski, Schumann's concertmaster in Düsseldorf, remembered that when the composer read aloud from Byron's Manfred "his voice suddenly failed him, tears started from his eyes, and he was so overcome that he could read no further." Two years before Robert and his wife Clara moved to Düsseldorf in 1850, Schumann composed incidental music for a production of Manfred. He was thrilled and inspired by the challenge, commenting at the time that he had never before committed himself "with such love and outlay of force to any composition as to that of Manfred." Throughout his life Schumann identified with tragic literary figures, and he may have seen something of himself in Byron's tormented hero, who wanders the Alps contemplating suicide and seeking oblivion. (Byron began his dramatic poem in 1816, shortly after staying with the Shelleys in the Swiss Alps, where the eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley was deep at work on Frankenstein.) Schumann wrote an overture and incidental music for fifteen scenes; he began work on August 5, 1848, the day after he finished his single, ill-fated opera Genoveva. Although it is often said that Schumann had no genuine theatrical talent and that he was inept at writing for orchestra, the powerful overture he composed for Manfred proves otherwise. From its quick curtain-raiser beginning (three rushed, off-beat chords), Schumann's overture is masterfully and economically scored and an unerringly paced musical drama. It immediately casts a spell, setting the scene for the action that will follow. Schumann has composed a character sketch in dark, unsettled music that grows in passion and urgency, then slowly collapses in the final pages. This is a magnificent and satisfying piece of music on its own, though, like any effective overture it makes one eager to hear more. Notes by Phillip Huscher |
Of what is pterononphobia the fear? | pteronophobia - Wiktionary pteronophobia The fear of feathers . 1986, Brent Filson, There's a Monster in Your Closet!: Understanding Phobias, Julius Messner (1986), ISBN 9780671554965 , page 55 : Then there are the phobes whose fear of birds is combined with a fear of feathers, pteronophobia. One case of bird-and-feathers phobia involved a woman in her thirties who was too frightened to go outside. 1989, Josie Hadley & Carol Staudacher, Hypnosis for Change, New Harbinger Publications (1989), ISBN 9780934986748 , page 98 : It is easy, for example, for a person to live with pteronophobia, aulophobia, or batrachophobia. One simply stays away from feathers, flutes, and frogs! 2005, Anna Dale, Dawn Undercover, Bloomsbury (2006), ISBN 9781599900025 , page 291 : 'Um ... pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled with feathers, I think . . . ' For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:pteronophobia . |
Which group’s first 3 albums were: Outlandos D’amour, Regatta de Blanc and Zenyatta Mondatta? | Reviews Review from Mojo by John Harris In which success allows the trio to stretch out, cut down on the faux-punkery, grope towards a more grandiloquent musical language, and let their more experimental side run riot - as on the instrumental(ish) title track. Replete with the recorded debut of the strange Esperanto that Sting would gleefully employ on-stage ("Gee-yo, Gee-yo, Gee-yo-yo", indeed), it was edited down to under three minutes and brazenly picked as Track 2, and stands as a freeform try-out for the expansive art-pop that was becoming their metier (see also 'Walking On The Moon' and the effects-laden verses of 'Deathwish'). 'The Bed's Too Big Without You' is so stereotypically Police-esque that it verges on the self-parodic; better, by some distance, is 'Bring On The Night', equally representative of their debt to reggae, but taken somewhere compellingly different by Summers' African-ish guitar figures and doom-laden lyrics bound up with much-documented '70s anti-hero Gary Gilmore. Note also a trio of songs by Stewart Copeland: 'Contact', the paean to paranoia 'Does Everyone Stare' and 'On Any Other Day', and absurdist looks at suburban torpor that is hardly great art, but satirises new wave's accent on social realism to neat effect. Oh, and there's also the divine 'Message In A Bottle'. Review from the New Musical Express by Tony Stewart If people weren't so busy establishing joyless divisions of rock acceptability, creating slums of fashion and-ha! - credibility then people wouldn't hesitate to acknowledge that The Police are a great pop singles band. Reggatta de Blanc clarifies their position with considerably more emphasis than their debut, 'Outlandos d'Amour'. The most significant differences are that the second LP exploits their hits, shifts control from three to two of the group (at times developing into a duel between Sting and drummer Stewart Copeland); and perhaps because of this, often strips away the affectations of the most distinctive aspects of their style, revealing a mentality engrossed with '60s rock'n'roll. Not that it makes The Police any the less enjoyable, only that their brilliance is erratic over the length of an album, their uniqueness superficial and very much dependent on vocalist/bassist/image/hitman Sting. But his talent lies in the charisma of that dry, strained voice and his luck in occasionally concocting a pop melody and hooking that 'original' sound - original only because its origin is buried too deeply in peoples' subconscious to identify. Ironically, very little of Sting's personality managed to find its way onto this (or the previous) album, whereas Stewart Copeland - obviously intent on stating some kind of jellybellied Police democracy - injects his own idiocy into it. his three songs ('On Any Other Day' and 'Does Everyone Stare') ere unfunny attempts at humour the first a litany of domestic melodramas that could have been Soap out-takes; the second s contrived story of a misfit. Copeland's increasing dominance only shifts the power axis to the detriment of the band. His material stomps through the rudiments of traditional rock: a complete antipathy to what their best music suggests. Nevertheless he is still an integral Police-man because his joint compositions - 'Deathwish', based on a Bo Diddley beat, and Its Alright For You, a pure 50s/'60s headshaker - expose similar roots and fascinations. And whenever guitarist Andy Summers appears (rarely) by-gone techniques of shrill harmonics, sweet screaming and a mousey scratchiness are revived. Sting's bass also delves into past phrasebooks to the extent that his lines on 'No Time This Time' are straight from the old pop hit 'Judy In Disguise'. Lyrically there are similar traits, a lack of depth, freshness and insight. There isn't anything as excellent as 'Roxanne' on this LP, and even 'The Bed's Too Big Without You' a companion piece to 'Can't Stand Losing You' - is merely a lame expression of remorse, whereas 'Losing You' was a gem of snubbed petulance. Although Police music hardly withstands a critical stripping down, t |
Which spirit forms the basis of a Tom Collins cocktail? | 7 Families of Cocktail Recipes You Should Know | Amoretti Store Blog 7 Families of Cocktail Recipes You Should Know Friday, July 5th, 2013 When it comes to the world of alcoholic beverages, not every drink is a “cocktail.” When it comes to the world of alcoholic beverages, not every drink is a “cocktail.” That being said, we’re willing to admit that we use the word quite liberally. Technically speaking, however, a “cocktail” has to have three ingredients: a liquor base, a sweet, and a sour. (Read more about the origins of the word “cocktail” here .) Get to know the main beverage families… Cobbler A cobbler contains a base spirit, gently muddled fruit, and some sort of sweetener (either a simple syrup or a sweet liqueur). Originally, cobblers used sherry or some other kind of fortified wine. Also, a cobbler must have crushed ice and must be served with a straw. This type of drink is similar to a julep. For a contemporary take on a cobbler, check out the Champagne Cobbler drink recipe that we recently shared. Collins A Collins is made from a base spirit (gin being the base for a Tom Collins , the drink’s original form), fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and soda water. It’s served in a tall Collins glass with ice. Fizz A fizz is quite similar to a Collins. In fact, a Gin Fizz (the best known type of fizz) and a Tom Collins are virtually the same drink. The main difference is that a Tom Collins used “Old Tom Gin” (the grandfather of modern London Dry Gin) and a Gin Fizz originally used an unknown type of early 20th century gin. Also, fizzes are frequently modified by adding egg white and/or cream, as in the Ramos Gin Fizz . Highball Our Amoretti Mojito Mint will add a refreshing taste to any drink! A highball consists of a base spirit with a much larger proportion of non-alcoholic mixer. Typical highballs include these well known combos: Gin and tonic |
Who played Michael Collins in the film of the same name? | Brendan Gleeson | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March , 1955 ) is an Irish actor. He plays the part of Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody in the Harry Potter films . Contents [ show ] Personal life Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland. Graduating from University College Dublin, he worked for several years as a secondary school teacher in Belcamp College, in North County Dublin. Gleeson resides in Malahide, Co. Dublin. He and his wife, Mary, have been married since 1982 and have four sons, Domhnall (who appears in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as Bill Weasley ), Fergus, Brian and Ruari. Brendan is also a very talented fiddle player. He is good friends with fellow Irish actors Liam Neeson, Stephen Rea and Cillian Murphy. Career Gleeson started acting at age 34 and has acted in more than 30 films including Braveheart, I Went Down, Michael Collins, Gangs of New York, Cold Mountain, 28 Days Later, Troy, Kingdom of Heaven, and The Village. He frequently appears in the role of mentor or authority figure; he played Hogwarts professor Mad-Eye Moody in the fourth and fifth Harry Potter films, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Gleeson won critical acclaim for playing Irish gangster Martin Cahill in John Boorman's The General in 1998. He starred in the short film Six-Shooter in 2006, which won an Academy Award for best Live Action Short. In 2008, he starred in the Oscar-nominated film In Bruges with fellow Harry Potter actors Ralph Fiennes , Ciaran Hinds and Clémence Poésy . In 2009, Gleeson won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Sir Winston Churchill in Into the Storm. Filmography Into the Storm (2009) - Sir Winston Churchill In Bruges (2008) The Tiger's Tail (2006) Black Irish (2006) - Desmond Kingdom of Heaven (2005) - Raynald of Chatillon The Village (2004) - August Nicholson Troy (2004) - Menelaus Cold Mountain (2003) - Stobrod Thewes Dark Blue (2002) - Jack Van Meter Gangs of New York (2002) - Walter 'Monk' McGinn 28 Days Later (2002) - Frank Cáca Milis (2001) - The blind man Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) - Lord Johnson-Johnson The Tailor of Panama (2001) - Michelangelo 'Mickie' Abraxas Mission Impossible II (2000) - John C. McCloy Harrison's Flowers (2000) - Marc Stevenson Lake Placid (1999) - Sheriff Hank Keough This Is My Father (1998) - Garda Jim The General (1998) - Martin Cahill I Went Down (1997) - Bunny Kelly Michael Collins (1996) - Liam Tobin Braveheart (1995) - Hamish Campbell Into the West (1992) - Inspector Bolger Far and Away (1992) - Social Club Policeman The Field (1990) - Quarryman |
Which pop singer born on the 2nd March 1942 in Brooklyn died on 27th October 2013 in Southampton, New York? | Who is Lou Reed dating? Lou Reed girlfriend, wife had encounters with Mick Ronson (1972) and David Bowie . About American Musician Lou Reed passed away on 27th Oct 2013 Southampton, NY aged 71. Born Lewis Allen Reed on 2nd March, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York. and educated at Freeport High School, Freeport, NY, Lou Reed is most remembered for The Velvet Underground and other prolific rock in a career that spanned 1964–2013 and 1958–2013. His zodiac sign is Pisces. Lou Reed is a member of the following lists: Glam rock musicians , Lou Reed and LGBT songwriters . Contribute Help us build our profile of Lou Reed! Login to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions. Relationship Statistics |
Which Jewish female demon was reputedly the first wife of Adam? | Where Does the Legend of Lilith Come From? Where Does the Legend of Lilith Come From? Where Does the Legend of Lilith Come From? Lilith, Adam's First Wife The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei. DVD-ROM, 2002. ISBN 3936122202. Distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH./Public Domain By Ariela Pelaia By Ariela Pelaia Updated July 26, 2016. According to Jewish folklore, Lilith was Adam’s first wife. Though she is not mentioned in the Torah , over the centuries she became associated with Adam as a way to explain the fact that there are two contradictory versions of Creation in the book of Genesis. Lilith and the Biblical Story of Creation The biblical book of Genesis contains two contradictory accounts of humanity’s creation. The first account is known as the Priestly version and appears in Genesis 1:26-27. Here God fashions man and woman simultaneously when the text reads: “So God created mankind in the divine image, male and female God created them.” The second account of Creation is known as the Yahwistic version and is found in Genesis 2. This is the version of Creation that most people are familiar with. God creates Adam, then places him in the Garden of Eden . Not long afterwards, God decides to make a companion for Adam and creates the animals of the land and sky to see if any of them are suitable partners for the man. God brings each animal to Adam, who names it before ultimately deciding that it is not a “suitable helper.” God then causes a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and while the man is sleeping God fashions Eve from his side. When Adam awakes he recognizes Eve as part of himself and accepts her as his companion. Not surprisingly, the ancient rabbis noticed that two contradictory versions of Creation appear in the book of Genesis (which is called Bereisheet in Hebrew). They solved the discrepancy in two ways: One was to explain that the first version of Creation actually referred to Adam’s first wife, a 'first Eve.' But Adam was displeased with her, so God replaced her with a 'second Eve' that met Adam's needs. Another interpretation is that the Priestly account describes the creation of an androgyne – a creature that was both male and female (Genesis Rabbah 8:1, Leviticus Rabbah 14:1). This creature was then split into a man and a woman in the Yahwistic account. Learn more about this explanation in: What Was the Androgyne? Although the tradition of two wives – two Eves – appears early on, this interpretation of Creation’s timeline was not associated with the character of Lilith until the medieval period, as we shall see in the next section. Lilith as Adam’s First Wife Scholars are not certain where the character of Lilith comes from, though many believe she was inspired by Sumerian myths about female vampires called “Lillu” or Mesopotamian myths about succubae (female night demons) called “lilin.” Lilith is mentioned four times in the Babylonian Talmud, but it is not until the Alphabet of Ben Sira (c. 800s to 900s) that the character of Lilith is associated with the first version of Creation. In this medieval text, Ben Sira names Lilith as Adam’s first wife and presents a full account of her story. According to the Alphabet of Ben Sira, Lilith was Adam’s first wife but the couple fought all the time. They didn’t see eye-to-eye on matters of sex because Adam always wanted to be on top while Lilith also wanted a turn in the dominant sexual position. When they could not agree, Lilith decided to leave Adam. She uttered God’s name and flew into the air, leaving Adam alone in the Garden of Eden. God sent three angels after her and commanded them to bring her back to her husband by force if she would not come willingly. But when the angels found her by the Red Sea they were unable to convince her to return and could not force her to obey them. Eventually, a strange deal is struck, wherein Lilith promised not to harm newborn children if they are protected by an amulet with the names of the three angels written on it: “The three angels caught up with her in the [Red] Sea…They seized her and told her: ‘If yo |
By what name was Zambia known before independence? | HISTORY OF ZAMBIA HISTORY OF ZAMBIA Enjoy the Famous Daily Barotse and Kololo: 19th century The African tribes living in the region between the Zambezi and Lake Tanganyika are first reached by outsiders in 1798. In that year a Portuguese trading party, pushing north from Tete on the Zambezi, reaches the capital of a chief near Lake Mweru. Half a century later this is the region which Livingstone explores, from his journey down the Zambezi in 1855 to his death near Lake Bangweulu in 1873 . By this time the most important African kingdom is in Barotseland, now known as the Western Province of Zambia. During the 19th century there has been protracted warfare between the Barotse tribes in this area (subsequently known as the Lozi) and the Kololo, intruders from the south. The Kololo reach the Zambezi during the 1820s, after being pushed north from their homeland in south Africa by the aggressive Zulu expansion of this period. Their leader is Sebetwane, who in 1838 conquers the Barotse. He rules them peacefully and greatly impresses Livingstone, who meets him briefly in 1851. After Sebetwane's death the Barotse recover control of their territory. It is their ruler, Lewanika, who in 1890 negotiates with a new intruder from south of the Zambezi - Cecil Rhodes . They reach an agreement which suits both parties. Lewanika, impressed by the way his neighbour in Bechuanaland has acquired British protection, wants the same for himself - while for Rhodes this step forms part of a long-held ambition. Cecil Rhodes: 1871-1891 In the last quarter of the 19th century the driving force behind British colonial expansion in Africa is Cecil Rhodes. He arrives in Kimberley at the age of eighteen in 1871, the very year in which rich diamond-bearing lodes are discovered there. He makes his first successful career as an entrepreneur, buying out the claims of other prospectors in the region. In the late 1880s he applies these same techniques to the gold fields discovered in the Transvaal . By the end of the decade his two companies, De Beers Consolidated Mines and Gold Fields of South Africa, dominate the already immensely valuable South African export of diamonds and gold. Rhodes is now rich beyond the reach of everyday imagination, but he wants this wealth for a very specific purpose. It is needed to fulfil his dream of establishing British colonies north of the Transvaal, as the first step towards his ultimate grand vision - a continuous strip of British empire from the Cape to the mouth of the Nile. The terms of incorporation of both Rhodes's mining companies include clauses allowing them to invest in northern expansion, and in 1889 he forms the British South Africa Company to fulfil this precise purpose. Established with a royal charter, its brief is to extend British rule into central Africa without involving the British government in new responsibility or expense. The first step north towards the Zambezi has considerable urgency in the late 1880s. It is known that the Boers of the Transvaal are interested in extending their territory in this direction. In the developing scramble for Africa the Portuguese could easily press west from Mozambique. So could the Germans, who by an agreement of 1886 have been allowed Tanganyika as a sphere of interest. Rhodes has been preparing his campaign some years before the founding of the British South Africa Company in 1889. In 1885 he persuades the British government to secure Bechuanaland , which will be his springboard for the push north. And in 1888 he wins a valuable concession from Lobengula, whose kingdom is immediately north of the Transvaal. Lobengula is the son of Mzilikazi , the leader of the Ndebele who established a new kingdom (in present-day Zimbabwe) after being driven north by the Boers in 1837. Fifty years later, in 1888, Lobengula grants Rhodes the mining rights in part of his territory (there are reports of gold) in return for 1000 rifles, an armed steamship for use on the Zambezi and a monthly rent of �100. With these arrangements satisfactorily achieved, Rhodes sends the |
Which is the only country to have played qualifying matches for the football World Cup on 5 different continents? | Fifa 2014 World Cup: Who is there and who missed out? - BBC Sport BBC Sport Fifa 2014 World Cup: Who is there and who missed out? 20 Nov 2013 From the section World Cup Share this page Read more about sharing. With the play-offs completed, all 32 available places at the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil have now been filled. The last remaining spot in the draw - which takes place on 6 December at the Costa do Sauipe resort in the Brazilian state of Bahia - was claimed by Uruguay on Wednesday, who defeated Jordan 5-0 on aggregate. The World Cup will be staged in Brazil from 12 June-13 July, 2014 in 12 host cities. BBC Sport takes a look at which teams have qualified and who has missed out across the six Fifa confederations. Africa Nigeria were the first African team to qualify for the finals Qualified: Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria. Who has qualified? Africa: Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria Asia: Australia, Iran, Japan, South Korea Europe: Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland North & Central America & Caribbean: Costa Rica, Honduras, United States, Mexico South America: Argentina, Brazil (hosts), Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Uruguay Most impressive qualifiers: Ghana were the top scorers with 18 goals in six group matches and managed more points (15) than any other country in their region, though they did suffer a surprise 1-0 loss away against Zambia. But they made light work of overcoming one of the continent's dominant sides, Egypt, in the play-offs, winning 7-3 on aggregate. Lucky to be there? Algeria knocked out Burkina Faso on away goals after a 3-3 draw in their play-off tie - and had a close escape in stoppage time when a clearance struck their own crossbar. Top scorers: Asamoah Gyan (Ghana), Mohamed Aboutrika, Mohamed Salah (both Egypt) - six goals Who missed out: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Congo, Congo DR, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Did you know? Cameroon have qualified for the World Cup for the seventh time - a record for an African nation. Asia Jordan beat Uzbekistan 9-8 on penalties to reach an intercontinental play-off with Uruguay Qualified: Australia, Iran, Japan, South Korea. Most impressive qualifiers: Japan might have qualified with the highest points tally from the group stages, but special mention must surely go to Iran, who managed to top their five-team group despite scoring just eight goals in eight matches. Their defence proved crucial, conceding only twice in 720 minutes of qualifying action. Lucky to be there? Australia managed only three wins from a group containing Iraq, Oman, Jordan and Japan, form that would eventually contribute to manager Holger Osieck being sacked. Top scorer: Shinji Okazaki (Japan) - eight goals Who missed out: Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Uzbekistan. Did you know? On their road to qualification, Iran kept 10 clean sheets in 16 games, conceding just seven times in the process. Europe Croatia saw off the challenge of Iceland to book their place via the play-offs Qualified: Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, Spain. Most impressive qualifiers: Seven teams made it through the whole campaign without losing (Belgium, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland), but it is the records of the Germans and Dutch that stand out: played 10, won nine, drawn one, both amassing 28 points from a possible 30 and scoring 70 goals between them. Impressive stuff. Lucky to be there? France were dreadful in the first leg of their play-off against Ukraine, but recovered to become the first team to qualify after being 2-0 down, winning 3-0 at the Stade de France. Top scorer: Robin van Persie (Netherlands) - 11 goals |
Who was born Roberta Joan Anderson in November 1943? | Joni Mitchell | New Music And Songs | Joni Mitchell About Joni Mitchell No female artist better typified the singer/songwriter movement of the '70s than Joni Mitchell, though her public image as the serious, sensitive woman with a guitar shortchanged her abilities, ambitions, and accomplishments. Mitchell's gift for writing personal, folk-inspired songs about the thorny side of life and love was inarguable (particularly on albums like 1970's Ladies of the Canyon and 1971's Blue), but Mitchell also brought the same smarts and eloquence to glossy pop on her commercial breakthrough, 1974's Court & Spark, and she was incorporating jazz and world music into her work long before either was fashionable in American pop music (and she also collaborated with respected jazz artists such as Charles Mingus, Pat Metheny, and Jaco Pastorius, something none of her peers accomplished). At her best, Mitchell was one of the finest and most adventurous artists of her generation, and a key inspiration to many women in music as a talent who refused to be hemmed in by boundaries of genre or gender. Born Roberta Joan Anderson in Fort McLeod, Alberta, Canada, on November 7, 1943, she was stricken with polio at the age of nine; while recovering in a children's hospital, she began her performing career by singing to the other patients. After later teaching herself to play guitar with the aid of a Pete Seeger instruction book, she went off to art college, and became a fixture on the folk music scene around Alberta. After relocating to Toronto, she married folksinger Chuck Mitchell in 1965, and began performing under the name Joni Mitchell. A year later the couple moved to Detroit, Michigan, but separated soon after; Joni remained in the Motor City, however, and won significant press acclaim for her burgeoning songwriting skills and smoky, distinctive vocals, leading to a string of high-profile performances in New York City. There she became a cause célèbre among the media and other performers; after she signed to Reprise in 1967, David Crosby offered to produce her debut record, a self-titled acoustic effort that appeared the following year. Her songs also found great success with other singers: in 1968, Judy Collins scored a major hit with the Mitchell-penned "Both Sides Now," while Fairport Convention covered "Eastern Rain" and Tom Rush recorded "The Circle Game." Thanks to all of the outside exposure, Mitchell began to earn a strong cult following; her 1969 sophomore effort, Clouds, reached the Top 40, while 1970's Ladies of the Canyon sold even better on the strength of the single "Big Yellow Taxi." It also included her anthemic composition "Woodstock," a major hit for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Still, the commercial and critical approval awarded her landmark 1971 record Blue was unprecedented: a luminous, starkly confessional set written primarily during a European vacation, the album firmly established Mitchell as one of pop music's most remarkable and insightful talents. Predictably, she turned away from Blue's incandescent folk with 1972's For the Roses, the first of the many major stylistic turns she would take over the course of her daring career. Backed by rock-jazz performer Tom Scott, Mitchell's music began moving into more pop-oriented territory, a change typified by the single "You Turn Me On (I'm a Radio)," her first significant hit. The follow-up, 1974's classic Court and Spark, was her most commercially successful outing: a sparkling, jazz-accented set, it reached the number two spot on the U.S. album charts and launched three hit singles -- "Help Me," "Free Man in Paris," and "Raised on Robbery." After the 1974 live collection Miles of Aisles, Mitchell emerged in 1975 with The Hissing of Summer Lawns, a bold, almost avant-garde record that housed her increasingly complex songs in experimental, jazz-inspired settings; "The Jungle Line" introduced the rhythms of African Burundi drums, placing her far ahead of the pop world's mid-'80s fascination with world music. 1976's Hejira, recorded with Weather Report bassist Jaco Pastorius |
For which Queen did Josiah Wedgwood, in 1765 create cream coloured earthernware known as Queensware? | Josiah Wedgwood Josiah Wedgwood 1730-1795 English potter, whose works are among the finest examples of ceramic art. Wedgwood was born in Burslem , Staffordshire, on July 12, 1730, into a family with a long tradition as potters. At the age of nine, after the death of his father, he worked in his family's pottery. In 1759 he set up his own pottery works in Burslem. There he produced a highly durable cream-coloured earthenware that so pleased Queen Charlotte that in 1762 she appointed him royal supplier of dinnerware. From the public sale of Queen's Ware , as it came to be known, Wedgwood was able, in 1768, to build near Stoke-on-Trent a village, which he named Etruria, and a second factory equipped with tools and ovens of his own design. At first only ornamental pottery was made in Etruria, but by 1773 Wedgwood had concentrated all his production facilities there. During his long career Wedgwood developed revolutionary ceramic materials, notably basalt and jasperware . In 1754 Wedgwood began to experiment with coloured creamware. He established his own factory, but often worked with others who did transfer printing (introduced by the Worcester Porcelain Company in the 1750s). He also produced red stoneware; basaltes ware, an unglazed black stoneware; and jasperware, made of white stoneware clay that had been coloured by the addition of metal oxides. Jasperware was usually ornamented with white relief portraits or Greek Classical scenes. Wedgwood's greatest contribution to European ceramics, however, was his fine pearlware, an extremely pale creamware with a bluish tint to its glaze. Wedgwood's basalt, a hard, black, stone-like material known also as Egyptian ware or basaltes ware, was used for vases, candlesticks, and realistic busts of historical figures. Jasperware, his most successful innovation, was a durable unglazed ware most characteristically blue with fine white cameo figures inspired by the ancient Roman Portland Vase. Many of the finest designs were the work of the British artist John Flaxman. Wedgwood Jasper Ware of Wedgwood Artists The most famous artist Wedgwood employed at Etruria was the sculptor John Flaxman, whose wax portraits and other relief figures he translated into jasperware. Competitors Wedgwood's wares appealed particularly to the rising European bourgeois class, and porcelain and decorated and glazed earthenware factories suffered severely from competition from him. The surviving factories switched to the manufacture of creamware (called on the Continent faience fine or faience anglaise) to try to imitate and compete with Wedgwood. Even the great factories at S�vres, France, and at Meissen, Germany, found their trade affected. Jasperwares were imitated in biscuit porcelain at S�vres, and Meissen produced a glazed version which they even called Wedgwoodarbeit. The Royal Society Wedgwood's invention of the pyrometer, a device for measuring high temperatures (invaluable for gauging oven heats for firings), earned him commendation as a fellow of the Royal Society. Timeline: The youngest child of the potter Thomas Wedgwood, Josiah came from a family whose members had been potters since the 1600's. Baptised July 12, 1730, Burslem , Stoke-on-Trent , England. 1739 After his father's death in 1739, he worked in the family business at Churchyard Works , Burslem, becoming exceptionally skilful at the potter's wheel. 1744 |
Which leaves adorn the coronets of dukes and earls? | Coronets Of Peers And Peeresses Coronets Of Peers And Peeresses Description This section is from " Every Woman's Encyclopaedia ". Also available from Amazon: Every Woman's Encyclopaedia . Coronets Of Peers And Peeresses The Power of Tradition-the Original Use of Coronets-the Coronet as the Distinctive Badge of Rank-the Coronets Worn by Members of Each Grade of the Peerage Notwithstanding De Foe's assertion that " titles are shadows, crowns but empty things," and the much more familiar Tennysonian aphorism that "true hearts are more than coronets," there is, and in all human probability always will be, a certain charm and fascination as well as dignity attached to a coronet. It is not merely an ensign of rank, though this in itself would suffice to account for much of its undoubted attractiveness. Associated with it, as a rule , are an ancient and lofty lineage, an historic name distinguished in the Senate or " tented field ," broad acres, vast wealth, a princely mansion, and many social privileges and advantages which, in this very matter-of-fact world , are likely to outweigh all the sage utterances of poets , cynics , and philosophers. But a coronet is, of course, primarily and essentially a distinguishing badge of rank, worn only on great State occasions, as, for example, the coronation of a sovereign. In its inception, however, it was merely a personal ornament which played a useful part by confining the hair at the brows at a period when it was the fashion for men of noble birth or great wealth to wear long, curling locks falling over the shoulders . This custom prevailed till the middle of the fourteenth century; and at festivals or on occa-s ion s of special cere- Fig . I. The coronet of the Prince of Wales, which differs from the Royal crown only by the absence of one of the arches mony or rejoicing, these fillets, or plain broad bands of gold , were usually adorned with leaves and berries, thus suggesting the subsequent or-namenta-tion of the coronet with which we are now so familiar. Fig. 2. Coronet of a prince or princess of the Blood Royal, without arches. Sons and daughters of the Sovereign retain the fleur' de-lis, but in the case of their children strawberry leaves are substituted The great nobles of those days, of course, wore these adornments, though not as a distin-guis hing mark of their exalted rank; and numerous examples of ladies wearing coronets of various descriptions are to be met with in the richly illuminated books of the fourteenth and fiteenth centuries. Previous to the reign of Edward IV. the form of the coronets worn by the nobility appears to have been designed according to the taste and fancy of the wearers, and not prescribed by authority. It was not until a considerably later period that the style of the various coronets was definitely fixed, and their use rigidly restricted to the members of the peerage. As now worn, the coronet of each rank is of a distinctive character or design , and in every case the coronet of a peeress is similar to that of her noble husband , the only difference being in the size. Next in importance to the Crown of England is the coronet of the Prince of Wales, which r e -sembles it c 1 o s e 1 y (Fig. 1.Indeed, it differs from the Royal crown only by the ab-sence of one of the arches. Springing from the the Sovereign, in which strawberry leaves Fig. 3. Coronet worn by grandchildren of take the place of fleurs-de-lis Fig. 4. A ducal coronet, with its eight golden strawberry leaves. The coronets of peers and peeresses are alike in every respect except size. No coronets of peers, except those belonging to the Royal Family , may be adorned with jewels golden circlet are four crosses pattee, and four fleurs-de-lis, the latter, of course, being emblematic of the now long-abandoned claim of the Kings of England to the throne of France, an absurd pretension which was not dropped officially until the coronation of George IV. The coronets of princes and princesses of the Blood Royal are without arches; the sons and daughters of the Sovereign retain the fleurs-de-lis (Fig |
Who designed St Pancras Station? | Station Design | St Pancras International St Pancras Station is a combination of ingenious design and stylistic accomplishment. Find out about the challenges which faced engineers Barlow and Ordish in designing the building, and the background of architect George Gilbert Scott. The choice of site Before the 1860s the Midland Railway Company (MRC) had no direct line into London, routing its traffic via the London and North Western railway to Euston, and from 1858 via a route into Kings Cross station, operated by another rival, the Great Northern Railway. This latter arrangement allowed the MRC to build a goods depot on land north of the Regents Canal. Following disputes in 1862 the Midland Railway put to Parliament a bill for a route from its line at Bedford via Luton, St Albans and Hendon into St Pancras. Image: Kellys Post Office Directory Map 1857 © Motco Enterprises Limited, www.motco.com The site chosen by the MRC for its London terminus was unusually complicated. It was constrained on three sides; to the south by Euston Road which demarcated the southern most line at which new rail termini could be built (Metropolitan Railway Commissioners 1846) but which also had the Metropolitan Railway running beneath it; by the Regents Canal to the north; and by the River Fleet to the east. Furthermore the north approach to the site was occupied by a gas works and a burial ground. Image: Stanfords Map of London 1862 © Motco Enterprises Limited, www.motco.com To make way for the lines and Station large parts of the existing neighbourhoods of Somerstown and Agar Town were demolished. Agar Town, a small estate developed from 1840 to the north and east of Pancras Old Church had a reputation perpetuated by contemporary writers as being a squalid slum housing many poor, drunken Irish. Recent research, studying deeds, Vestry minutes, census and poor law records, suggests this has been exaggerated. However, falsely portrayed as a foul slum housing a depraved population Agar Town fell easy prey to the MRC, who without difficulty obtained Parliamentary powers and in 1868 demolished the area, leaving the inhabitants to find other accommodation wherever they could. Somerstown was known as an area where refugees settled and during the late 18th and early 19th centuries housed a large population of French Catholics who came there as refugees from the French Revolution. St Pancras churchyard had been the primary burial ground for the whole of north London and by the 1840s was seriously overcrowded which led to dramatic expediencies in the use of available space. This included the group burial of paupers in mass graves and the multiple use of coffins. The burial grounds were closed in 1855 and all subsequent interments took place in the St Pancras Burial Board’s new parish cemetery at East Finchley, the first to be established under the Metropolitan Burials Act of 1852. In order to construct the railway lines and station parts of the burial ground had to be cleared. Author and poet, Thomas Hardy, while a pupil architect, was delegated to ensure the exhumations were carried out with respect and later wrote, possibly about his experience, the poem The Levelled Churchyard 1881. Image: Hardy’s Tree, Old St Pancras churchyard © HS1 Ltd O Passenger, pray list and catch Our sighs and piteous groans Half stifled in this jumbled patch Of wrenched memorial stones! Are mixed to human jam, And each to each exclaims in fear. ‘I know not which I am!’ etc.. The raised platform design Running the line under the Regents Canal from ground level at Euston Road would have required a challenging gradient for a four mile stretch northwards out of the station and unsuitable levels for stations at Camden Road, Kentish Town and Haverstock Hill. Therefore the decision was taken to raise the platforms on a deck, some 12 feet to 17 feet higher than the adjoining roads. As well as building a London Terminus the Midland Railway Company proposed to connect into the Metropolitan railway to gain access to markets south of London. This was called the St Pancras Branch a |
The 2001 Hindu festival of Kumbha Mela was held in which Indian city? | India's Hindu Kumbh Mela festival begins in Allahabad - BBC News BBC News India's Hindu Kumbh Mela festival begins in Allahabad By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Allahabad 14 January 2013 Close share panel Media captionIndia's Kumbh Mela festival begins Several million people have been bathing at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers at Allahabad in India, on the opening day of the Kumbh Mela festival. At least 10 million pilgrims are set to do so by the end of the day. The event, every 12 years, is billed as the biggest gathering on Earth. More than 100 million people are expected to attend the 55-day festival. Hindus believe a festival dip will cleanse sins and help bring salvation. In 2001, more than 40 million people gathered on the main bathing day of the festival, breaking a record for the biggest human gathering. Sprint to waters The festival formally started at dawn on Monday. All roads leading to the Kumbh Mela grounds are packed with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims. Kumbh Mela in numbers Area: 20 sq km (4,932 acres) Drinking water: 80 million litres Toilets: 35,000 There was a chill in the air as holy men sprinted into the waters in Allahabad, but the day dawned warmer than in recent weeks when a cold snap hit northern India. Police estimated that by the late afternoon about 7.5 million people had bathed. For festival-goers, one of the most memorable spectacles of the day was when the Naga sadhus, or ascetics, sprinted into the river reciting religious chants, many clad only in marigold garlands. The naked ash-smeared men arrived in a colourful procession and waded into the chilly waters of Sangam - the point at which the rivers converge. The Kumbh Mela has its origins in Hindu mythology - many believe that when gods and demons fought over a pitcher of nectar, a few drops fell in the cities of Allahabad, Nasik, Ujjain and Haridwar - the four places where the Kumbh festival has been held for centuries. Although the gathering is held every 12 years, this year's festival is what is known as a Maha Kumbh, which only occurs every 144 years and is always held at Allahabad. It will last for 55 days, a period of time determined by an astrological calculation. Image caption One of the main attractions at the festival is the sadhus, the Hindu holy men There are six particularly auspicious days to bathe - the biggest bathing day will be on 10 February when approximately 35 million people are expected to take to the waters. Teams are managing crowds on the river bank - as soon as pilgrims finishing bathing, they are encouraged to move away and make space for other bathers. Shankari Devi from the Indian city of Udaipur arrived on Sunday and spent the night in the open but her conclusion this morning was that "we had a good bath so all the troubles were worth it". "I have washed off my sins," Mandita Panna, a resident of Nepal and another early bather, said. What is a Maha Kumbh Mela? The Kumbh Mela is a mass pilgrimage in which Hindus gather in specific locations along the holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical river Saraswati. There are three different kinds of kumbh: an ardh (or half) kumbh is held every six years at two set locations; a purna (full) kumbh is held every 12 years at four set locations. The 2013 gathering is a Maha Kumbh and that only ever happens after 12 purna kumbhs every 144 years - and it is always held at Allahabad. Astrology determines most aspects of the festival, including its exact date and length. Where the festival is held also depends on the position of Jupiter, the sun and earth. Ashok Kumar Singh also took to the waters but he expressed concerns about its cleanliness. "Yes I had a good bath... but it is us who dirty the Ganges, we are responsible. Most of the pilgrims were throwing their marigold garlands into the water and that pollutes the water." Health concerns Allahabad has been preparing for the festival for months and a vast tented city has grown up around the river. Fourteen temporary hospitals have been set up with 243 doctors deployed round-the-clock, and more than 4 |
In which winter resort were the 1928 Winter Olympics held? | St. Moritz 1928 Winter Olympics - results & video highlights Official Reports arrow Firsts… These Winter Games were the first to be held in a different nation from the Summer Games of the same year. They also marked the participation of Japanese athletes for the first time. A new event was contested: the skeleton. Memorable skating champions Aged just 15, Sonja Henie of Norway caused a sensation by winning women’s figure skating. Her record as the youngest winner of an individual event stood for 74 years. In the men’s event, Sweden’s Gillis Grafström won his third consecutive gold medal, despite suffering from a badly swollen knee. The skeleton Considered the world's first sliding sport, the skeleton event made its debut. It was staged on the Cresta Run, the famous track made of natural ice which has been reconstructed every winter since the 1870s. It is considered the birthplace of skeleton. Phenomenal winning margin The 50km cross country race took place in freakish weather conditions. At the beginning, the temperature was 0°C; by the end it had risen to 25°C. Sweden’s Per Erik Hedlund was the only competitor to conquer the conditions, winning in a time more than 13 minutes faster than any of the other skiers. NOCs: 25 Athletes: 464 (26 women, 438 men) Events: 14 Media: n/a Skeleton A new event was contested: the skeleton, which is like luge except that the athletes descend headfirst. The Japanese Athletes First Asian participation in the Winter Games, with the presence of Japanese athletes. Speed skating event cancelled The 10,000m speed skating was cancelled because of the condition of the ice (warm wind). Horses on a frozen lake Equestrian competitions held on the frozen lake in St Moritz were one of the main attractions outside the Olympic events. Skating in the hotel Owing to the bad weather, some of the figure skating events were held on the Kulm rink in the eponymous hotel, which, like many other establishments, had its own rink and curling sheets. Birthplace of skeleton The skeleton event was staged on the Cresta Run. This track made of natural ice has been reconstructed every winter since the 1870s. The major part of the route of this track lies in a ravine from which stones and earth were used to construct the turns. The track’s wooden structure is then covered with snow and ice. It is considered the birthplace of skeleton. The events of the 1948 Olympic Games also took place on this track Ceremonies Saint-Moritz 19 February 1928. Closing Ceremony : Standard bearers ot the Nations. Official opening of the Games by: President of the Helvetic Confederation Edmund Schulthess. Lighting the Olympic Flame by: A symbolic fire at an Olympic Winter Games was first lit in 1936 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Olympic Oath by: Hans Eidenbenz (cross country skiing, Nordic combined, ski jumping). Officials' Oath by: The officials' oath at an Olympic Winter Games was first sworn in 1972 at Sapporo. On the obverse, a skater with her arms spread out, surrounded by snow crystals. The medals were made by Huguenin Frères, Le Locle. The reverse comprised of the Olympic rings at the top with the inscription " II. JEUX OLYMPIQUES D'HIVER ST.-MORITZ 1928" underneath. On each side an olive branch. It comprises the Swiss and Olympic flags with, in the background, the Corvatsch piz (mountain of the Grisons). 12,000 copies were produced. The official report of St. Moritz 1928 is composed of two very brief volumes. The first, “Rapport général du Comité exécutif des IImes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver et documents officiels divers”, provides an official report on the organisation and running of the Games. The second, “Résultats des concours des IImes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver organisés à St. Moritz, 1928” lists the results by discipline. The two volumes were published in 1928, in French only. |
In the days when telephone exchanges were known by names, what was the number of Scotland Yard (Metropolitan Police)? | Ian Visits — 12 Comments ↓ In the early days of telephony, to make a phone call, you would pick up the handset and speak to an operator who would then make the connection for you. And one of the most famous things to say down the phone was to ask for Whitehall 1212 — that being the official phone number for the police at Scotland Yard. But did you know that the phone number still works? OK, you can’t pick up a phone and speak to an operator any more, but over the years, the phone number, though all its code changes has remained unchanged. Direct dialling without asking the operator was introduced in the UK in the late 1950s, and the area codes corresponded to the letters on the rotary telephone. So, instead of asking the operator for Whitehall 1212, you could dial WHI 1212, which happened to be 944 1212. The national telephone system was shaken up in 1966-70 as the direct link between the old exchange name and the area code was scrapped. That meant that most of London had to change the area code for their line. Scotland Yard was given the area code of 230, so dialling Whitehall 1212 became 01 230 1212. Then in 1990, the prefix of 01 for London was dropped, and London was split into 071 and 081. Scotland Yard was now 071 230 1212. In 1995, a minor change to 0171 230 1212. Then in April 2000, another change, this time to 020 for London. 1932 – Whitehall 1212; |
Where was the British Empire Exhibition held in 1924? | Anne Clendinning, “On The British Empire Exhibition, 1924-25″ | BRANCH Anne Clendinning, “On The British Empire Exhibition, 1924-25″ Abstract The British Empire Exhibition, held in 1924 and 1925, assembled the member nations of the empire to develop imperial trade connections and to cultivate closer political ties between Britain and her territories. A commercial, educational and imperial spectacle, the exhibition reminded Britons of the material and political value of the empire, as the nation struggled to recover from the economic impact of the Great War. For some colonial participants, however, the British Empire Exhibition enabled them to present a distinct national identity in pursuit of greater autonomy from Britain, while for others, it provided a forum in which to critique racial discrimination within the empire. Download this page in PDF format When it opened on 23 April 1924, the British press described the British Empire Exhibition as the largest and most important exhibition since 1851. Set in the north London suburb of Wembley and spread over 220 acres, this massive undertaking included commercial, technological and artistic displays, national pavilions, an amusement park, restaurants, cinemas and an artificial lake. Part trade fair and part theme park, it attracted approximately twenty-five million visitors over the two seasons that it remained open; seventeen million of them attended in 1924 alone. Advertised in the illustrated weekly newspaper The Graphic as the “gateway to the world,” the BEE assembled in one place the member nations of the British empire to celebrate imperial unity and to increase mutual economic cooperation (593). The Times reported that King George V, the grandson of Queen Victoria, opened the exhibition on St. George’s Day, 23 April 1924, before a crowd of approximately 100,000 people, many of whom were seated or standing in the new Empire Stadium (13). That concrete structure, which had opened the previous April 1923 to host the Football Association’s Cup Final, was the architectural focal point of the Wembley exhibition and, according to Alexander Geppert, the exhibition’s most important physical and cultural legacy (135-137). In his opening remarks, the King described the British empire as a “family of nations.” This family included “white” settler dominions like Australia and Canada; dependent colonies, such as Kenya and Uganda in British East Africa; protectorates, like Palestine and Malta; and India, whose partial self-government under the 1919 Government of India Act confirmed the sub-continent’s ambiguous political status within the Empire as falling somewhere between a dominion and a colony. [1] The Times reported that King George spoke warmly of the need for “fraternal cooperation” (13) within this diverse group of nations, stating that he looked forward to a new prosperity and strength of unified purpose for the British empire after the difficult years of war and the current challenges of Britain’s post-war economic slump. The King’s opening speech was broadcast live by wireless radio on the new and still privately operated British Broadcasting Company, founded in 1922, to a listening audience of six million people who gathered in public parks and department stores to hear the monarch’s address. By all accounts, George V appeared delighted with the exhibition and visited it on several occasions. According to the British Empire Exhibition’s organizers, the exhibition was intended to inform the viewing public about the importance of maintaining strong imperial ties while illustrating the limitless wealth and potential of the empire’s resources. Extolling its merits as an educational device, the Official Guide claimed that visitors to the BEE learned more about the empire in a few days than they might have learned after months of travel. As a plebian tour of the empire, the exhibition democratized the idea of international travel making it “within the reach of all” at a cost of only eighteen pence (Lawrence 13). Donald Maxwell’s illustrated Wembley souvenir maintained this |
In which American state would you find the Carlsbad Caverns National Park | by MapQuest Editorial | Contributor | January 10, 2012 Over 110 Limestone Caves Await Beneath the Surface Located in the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico, Carlsbad Caverns National Park is named for its impressive network of caves , which are the seventh-longest in the world. American Indians and early settlers knew about them, but aside from guano harvesting, the caves garnered little interest until a 16-year-old ranch hand dared to venture deeper into their depths. What he found was far more exciting than fertilizer. The wildly decorated caverns astonished local tourists, and before long attracted the interest of government officials. Carlsbad Caverns would be declared a national monument in 1923, and a national park seven years later. Since then, millions of people have descended deep into the underground labyrinth , a complex natural maze where new discoveries are still being made. Since 1986, more than 110 miles of new passageways have been mapped in Lechuguilla Cave, a remote cavern in the park's backcountry. Scientists are researching the potential health benefits to humans of certain microbes that live deep in the cave's pristine environment. But even if you choose not to visit the caves, there's a lot to do at Carlsbad. The park protects more than 33,000 acres of Chihuahuan Desert wilderness, which is open to hikers. Wildlife watchers will delight at the park's impressive bat outflights, which are supplemented by ranger talks. |
In which alphabet would you find letters called daleth, zayin and teth | ט Teth Alphabet of Kabbalah, a Free Online Course ט Teth Hebrew This is a transcription of the audio lecture audio 10 The Hebrew Letter Teth ט (42.33 MB) , which you can download for free. Teth ט is the ninth letter of the Hebrew Alphabet. Teth ט hides the mystery of the Tree of Knowledge . Hosea 4:6 states: My people (which are the 22 Archetypes, 22 letters of the word of God) have been silent because of the lack of ( Gnosis ) knowledge: Seeing thou hast rejected ( Daath - Gnosis ) knowledge, I will also reject thee, as a priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the (twenty-two letters of Torah, which are the twenty-two Arcana of Tarot , the 22 Archetypes of the) law of thy Elohim, I will also forget (your 22 Archetypes) thy children. - Hosea 4:6 As we proceed, we notice that the meaning of this chapter of Hosea refers to the archetypes that each one of us has within. So it is not related as people think, with the people of Israel, physically speaking. As we explained in many lectures, Israel represents all the archetypes within us. ט Teth is an elemental letter that symbolizes the serpent, which has the ability of putting into activity all archetypes within us. If we forget this, it is as if we think that we can put the archetypes into activity without Gnosis , knowledge, Daath ; then, we go in the wrong direction. As you see in the graphic, Teth is represented by the serpent, and in the ancient Hebrew alphabet, Teth was represented by a circle, the Ouroboros, with a cross in the middle, which is an X. Observe Abraham, Sarah, and Agar in the centre of that Ouroboros, with a crossing X, which we are going to explain in detail so that we may understand this mystery of Teth . As you see in the Tree of Life , the letter ט Teth is related with the ninth sphere. Often we talk about the ninth sphere, which is Yesod (sex). In Yesod we find Teth , the serpent. The Hebrew word Yesod means foundation, so based on this you can understand and comprehend that through Teth everything emerges. The word יסוד Yesod in Hebrew is written Iod , Samech , Vav , and Daleth . If from the word Yesod you remove the letter ס Samech (which is drawn as a circle) the remaining letters spell the word יוד Iod . Iod is the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which will be addressed in the next lecture. Therefore, if you observe the spelling of Yesod , you will find that the only difference between the spelling of Iod and Yesod is the letter Samech - which is also the serpent - that we place within the word Iod . So, in the Hebrew alphabet, we find two serpents: the number nine, which is the letter ט Teth the number fifteen, which is ס Samech , the Ouroboros, which in ancient Hebrew is represented in the old symbol of the letter Teth . Therefore, the Ouroboros having within its womb the cross, the X, is a very profound and significant symbol, when we study the mystery of the ancient symbol of Teth . The Ouroboros symbolizes the Ain Soph Aur. Above the Tree of Life , you find the three aspects of the Absolute: the Ain, the Ain Soph, and the Ain Soph Aur. Ain Soph Aur means “the limitless light.” The Ain Soph Aur is a perfect eternal, ungenerated light that contains an invisible hidden fire and an invisible manifested fire. The hidden fire is concealed within the manifested fire. The action of both fires is what the Bible calls Bereishit, of which we have spoken of many times. Bereishit is the first word in the Bible, in the book of Genesis. Elohim is the visible fire, which creates Heaven and Earth, Sun and Moon, air and water. Elohim emanates from the invisible fire, which is within the ungenerated light, the Ain Soph Aur. The visible fire, Elohim, created the six days of Genesis, by means of the invisible fire, within which the entire power of Bereishit is contained. This unlimited, invisible, and visible fire is Christ, whose manifested power is explained in the seventh day of Genesis. In the lecture related with the letter Zayin we explained this igneous power of Christ, which I repeat, is the invisible and visible fire. This seventh unmanifested c |
Of which team was Glen Hoddle the manager before taking the England job? | Glenn Hoddle 20 years on: Right manager, wrong man for England? - Yahoo Sport Glenn Hoddle 20 years on: Right manager, wrong man for England? By Stephen Tudor 3 May 2016 19:35 At the behest of the FA and against the wishes of Terry Venables , a press conference was arranged 20 years ago this week to reveal that Glenn Hoddle had agreed terms to succeed him as England manager. With the small matter of hosting that summer’s European Championship on the horizon, Venables feared the announcement might prove a distraction. He was proved to be partly correct: the press absorbed the news, then put it to one side and continued to whip the nation into pre-tournament giddiness before screaming blue murder over a ‘dentist’s chair’. The players forged a siege mentality against the hysteria that surrounded their Hong Kong tour and subsequently missed out on a famous final because of one weak penalty. It was Hoddle himself who threatened to muddy the waters, calling Venables and requesting he meet the players a full three months before taking charge. Venables reluctantly ceded and invited Hoddle to take in a training session. He was given lunch and a tour of the facilities, but the former midfielder then infuriated the coaching staff by pushing his luck and asking when he could come back and do it all again. “I was stunned when he phoned and asked when he could arrange further visits," Venables wrote in his autobiography. "To me that was so damned arrogant." People problems This was trademark Hoddle: diligent, well-intentioned and unfailingly polite, yet still with the propensity to rub others up the wrong way. In 1998, respected author Phil Shirley penned a biography of the former Spurs maestro entitled Faith To Win. When asked to comment for this article, Shirley offers an insight into the mindset of a fascinating figure who ultimately saw his dream job taken from him along with, for a spell, his reputation. “For a smart man, Hoddle seemed naïve at times" Shirley told FourFourTwo. "He was distant, not aloof, but was often surprised when people mistook his hunches for intellectual arrogance. "He was incredibly compassionate and empathetic, and yet he couldn’t read people like he could read a game of football." Looking back on his two years and 278 days as England gaffer, the same image constantly springs to mind: Hoddle as a tactically astute and progressive coach undone by human flaws. Football brain There was certainly no disputing his coaching acumen. As player-manager at Swindon and Chelsea , Hoddle had overseen stylish restorations that brought about promotion to the top flight for the former and cup finals and a continental swagger to the latter. Installing himself as sweeper in a 3-5-2 formation was widely seen as forward-thinking – sophisticated even – despite Argentina having won the World Cup with the same system in 1986 and Mark Wright excelling in the same role for England at Italia 90. This was pre-Britpop and pre-Blair Britain: people still had sex with their socks on and football was still played in regimented 4-4-2s, so playing three at the back was like serving up nouvelle cuisine at a transport caff. It was viewed with a mixture of suspicion and admiration, and Hoddle’s time at Monaco as a player only added to his worldly allure. The results spoke for themselves, with opponents largely unable to contain the fluidity the system fostered. Micky Hazard, Hoddle’s former team-mate at Tottenham , was instrumental in Swindon’s rise and offers this effusive assessment of his friend’s coaching credentials. Hoddle's work as Chelsea player-manager helped get him the England job “Glenn came in and played himself as sweeper and, given the man is a pure and total genius as a footballer, he was obviously a massive addition to the team. The fact that he could play was a huge advantage for him to get over the system and style of football that he wanted, and teams couldn't work it out. There was no stone unturned and he was a master tactician." Tactical tinkering Then there’s former Newcastle and England midfielder Rob Lee, wh |
"Who starred in the TV series ""Nice Guy Eddie"" as a Liverpool private eye?" | Dimitri Kissoff, Ricky Tomlinson 2002 Nice Guy Eddie clips - YouTube Dimitri Kissoff, Ricky Tomlinson 2002 Nice Guy Eddie clips Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Aug 21, 2008 Rachman (DK) gets harrassed by Private Eye Eddie (RT). TV Comedy Drama Category |
In which county is Fotheringay Castle | Fotheringhay Castle (The Gatehouse Record) Description Fotheringhay Castle is a fine example of a large motte and bailey castle strategically placed beside a river crossing. The earthworks of the site are largely undisturbed and documentary evidence indicates that a diversity of archaeological features are likely to be preserved on the site. The castle has well documented royal connections from the Norman period and also has particular historical significance as the prison and execution place of Mary Queen of Scots. The motte and bailey castle at Fotheringhay lies at the south eastern end of the present village close to the River Nene. The castle consists of a substantial earthwork motte, an inner bailey and the remains of the outer bailey earthworks. The motte is a steep-sided round mound approximately 7m high and about 70m in diameter. The top of the mound is flattened and about 30m across with an irregular surface, indicating the remains of the stone keep. A ditch up to 4m deep and 20m wide is visible on the north and west sides of the motte. Originally this ditch is thought to have encircled the mound. A ditch of similar size surrounds the inner and outer bailey areas. The inner bailey is sub-rectangular and measures about 50m x 65m and retains traces of an earthern rampart. At the north east corner of the outer bailey near the river are the remains of a sluice gate associated with the water management system of the bailey ditches. The outer bailey ditch on the north and west sides has been largely infilled. The castle is considered to have been built by Simon de St Liz, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton, who married Judith, a niece of William the Conqueror. From the late 13th century the castle took on the dual role of royal palace and state prison. The castle was enlarged and rebuilt in the late 14th century by Edmund Langley, son of Edward III, and it is thought that the outer bailey dates from this period, as does the infilling of the east side of the motte ditch. Records indicate that in 1341 a stone tower stood on the motte, and within the inner bailey were two chapels, a great hall, chambers and a kitchen. A gatehouse stood beside a drawbridge over the inner bailey ditch. A further gatehouse existed in the north west corner of the outer bailey, and a group of buildings known as The Manor lay north west of the motte on the site of Castle Farm. Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned in the castle in 1586, and eventually executed there in 1587. The castle was abandoned in the 17th century and by the early 18th century was demolished. In the 19th century the moat on the west side was infilled. (Scheduling Report) Fotheringhay Castle (TL 062929) lies at the S.E. end of the village, adjacent to the R. Nene, on gravel at 50 ft. above OD. It was probably built by Simon de St. Liz, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton, who married the daughter of Judith, Countess of Huntingdon and niece of the Conqueror. The present motte and inner bailey or court are probably his work. It does not appear to have been important as a military stronghold, and from the late 13th century it took on the dual role of royal palace and State prison. It was apparently considerably rebuilt and enlarged in the late 14th century by Edmund Langley, son of Edward III, and the outer bailey or court may date from this period, as perhaps does the infilling of the motte ditch on the E. side. Other alterations and additions were made in the 15th century but these do not now survive. The castle was abandoned in the 17th century and a gradual process of demolition of all its walls and buildings was largely completed by the early 18th century. The few remaining building fragments still standing by the late 19th century were incorporated into the barns of the present Castle Farm by Lord Overstone who also filled in the former moat on the W. side of the site. There are a number of descriptions of the castle at various dates. The most complete is that of 1341 before it was enlarged, and this seems to indicate that only the motte, then with a stone tower, and the pr |
Which wine could be ruby, tawny or vintage? | Port Wine, A Beginner's Guide By Stacy Slinkard Updated December 13, 2016. Aside from being the world's most notable fortified wine, Port generously offers a remarkable history and much-needed geography lesson, all in a single glass. To understand Port, it's mission critical to know a bit of its compelling history, along with what it is and how it's fortified. Snagging a basic knowledge of the various types of Port (i.e. Ruby, Vintage, LBV) and best bets for serving and pairing it with food only add to a stellar Port experience. Add in a few consistent and trustworthy Port producers to the knowledge base and you are armed and ready to tackle a bottle of the world's most famous fortified wine , one delicious sip at a time. The History of Port Made for centuries in the rugged region of northwest Portugal's Douro Valley, Port is a fortified wine that leans heavily on the sweeter spectrum and comes in a variety of styles ranging from youthful Ruby Port, to aged Tawnies, and Late-Bottled Vintage Ports down to the distinguished character (and pricing) of Vintage Port. continue reading below our video Types of Port Port wine, though typically associated with Portugal, really owes at least part of its invention to England as a direct (and delicious) by-product of the Brits battling France through the 17th and 18th centuries. Essentially, the English boycotted French wine in the late 17th century as a result of continuous conflict and began sourcing their red wine from Portugal, just around the bend from Bordeaux (the esteemed producer of England's first love, Claret). They started adding a wee bit of brandy to the still wine to help sustain it during the voyage back to England. This brandy addition served to give the fragile still wine the fortitude to make the long trip on a rocking boat without spoiling, but it also made the wine considerably sweeter when it was added early enough to halt fermentation and leave residual sugar levels on the higher end. As a result, Ports have a reputation for being higher in alcohol, noticeably sweeter, with more body and palate density than other still wines. Fans of rich cheese and decadent desserts appreciate Ports pairing versatility and uncanny ability to even function as dessert itself. What is Port Portugal's Douro Valley, situated in the country's northwest corner, is the key viticultural region for growing more than 50 different local red and white grapes used for making Port. The most common local grapes making their way into bottles of Port are Touriga Nacional (offering consistent structure), Touriga Franca (adds a softer edge with velvety tannins), and Touriga Roriz (same delicious grape as Spain's Tempranillo). While the majority of Port is made from red wine grapes, there is a lesser-known category known as "White Port," that as the name implies, is made from white wine grapes. The name “Port” is derived from the coastal city of Porto, Portugal’s second-largest city, strategically located at the mouth of the Douro River, where for centuries merchant ships loaded with casks of Port began their journey back up the coastline to England. How is Port Made Port starts off similar to other still wines as far as the production process goes. Grapes are harvested in the fall after a season of significant struggle in low nutrient, dry schist soil conditions in the patchwork of Douro Valley vineyards. Next, the grapes are pressed to extract the juice and initiate fermentation. Many Port producers still embrace traditional foot-treading,"I love Lucy-style" in open air Lagares (large stone or cement tanks) for pressing the fruit, though recent years have seen the advent of mechanical treaders, fashioned after the human foot, gaining significant ground. After treading, the grape must, which contains all of the fresh-pressed grape juice that still has the seeds, stems, and grape skins, ferments for several days until alcohol levels reach around 7%. At this point, the young wine is fortified with brandy to bring the fermentation process to a sudden stop, while capturing the new wine's youthful f |
In which town are Moorhouses beers brewed? | Home - Moorhouse's Brewery MOORHOUSE'S BREWERY Discover our award-winning range of beers There's something to satisfy every taste in a line up that's always evolving White Witch Caramel Roasted Cereal, Hop Fruit ABV 4.0% Roasted Malt, Coffee, Dark Chocolate, Vanilla ABV 4.5% View our Awards Over 150 years of brewing excellence Since the day William Moorhouse first established his Burnley brewery in 1865, Moorhouse’s has had a long and interesting history. Today we’re Lancashire’s biggest independent brewery, with a host of awards to our name. Read about how it all started It’s the way we make it that matters There’s magic in every sip of a Moorhouse’s brew. Find out more about how we make our beautiful beer and the quality ingredients that make it taste so good. Brewed with love in Burnley Lancashire. |
Three famous English Composers died in 1934.Gustav Holst and Edward Elgar were two - name the third? | Sir Edward Elgar’s Biography — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm Listeners Biography Edward William Elgar , 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English Romantic composer. Several of his first major orchestral works, including the Enigma Variations and the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, were greeted with acclaim. He also composed oratorios, chamber music, symphonies and instrumental concertos. He was knighted at Buckingham Palace on 5 July 1904 and appointed Master of the King's Music in 1924. Edward Elgar was born in the small village of Lower Broadheath outside Worcester to William Elgar, a piano tuner and music dealer, and his wife Anne (née Greening). He was the fourth of seven children. His mother, Anne, had converted to Catholicism shortly before Edward's birth, so Edward was baptised and brought up as a Roman Catholic. Elgar was an early riser, and would often turn to reading Voltaire, Drayton, historical classics, Longfellow and other works encouraged by his mother. By the age of eight, he was taking piano and violin lessons, and would often listen to his father playing organ at St. George's church, and soon took it up also. His prime interest, however, was the violin, and his first written music was for that instrument. Surrounded by sheet music, instruments, and music textbooks in his father's shop in Worcester's High Street, the young Elgar became self-taught in music theory. On warm summer days, he would take manuscripts into the countryside to study them (he was a passionate and adventurous early cyclist from the age of 5). Thus there began for him a strong association between music and nature. As he was later to say, "There is music in the air, music all around us, the world is full of it and you simply take as much as you require." At the age of 15, Elgar had hoped to go to Leipzig, Germany to study music, but lacking the funds, he instead left school and began working for a local solicitor. Around this time he made his first public appearances as a violinist and organist. After a few months, he left the solicitor and embarked on a musical career, giving piano and violin lessons, and working occasionally in his father's shop. Elgar was an active member of the Worcester Glee Club, along with his father, and he accompanied singers, played violin, composed and arranged works, and even conducted for the first time. At 22 he took up the post of bandmaster at the Worcester and County Lunatic Asylum in Powick, three miles south-west of Worcester, a progressive institution which believed in the recuperative powers of music. He composed here too; some of the pieces for the asylum orchestra (music in dance forms) were rediscovered and performed locally in 1996. In many ways, his years as a young Worcestershire violinist were his happiest. He played in the first violins at the Worcester and Birmingham Festivals, and one great experience was to play Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 6 and Stabat Mater under the composer's baton. As part of a wind quintet and for his musical friends, he arranged dozens of pieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, and other masters, honing his arranging and compositional skills, and applying them to his earliest pieces. Although somewhat solitary and introspective by nature, Elgar thrived in Worcester's musical circles. In his first trips abroad in 1880-2, Elgar visited Paris and Leipzig, attended concerts by first rate orchestras, and was exposed to Wagnerism, then the rage. Returning to his more provincial milieu increased his desire for a wider fame. He often went to London in an attempt to get his works published, but this period in his life found him frequently despondent and low on money. He wrote to a friend in April 1884, "My prospects are about as hopeless as ever…I am not wanting in energy I think, so sometimes I conclude that 'tis want of ability…I have no money–not a cent." At 29, through his teaching, he met (Caroline) Alice Roberts, daughter of the late Major-General Sir Henry Roberts and a published author of verse and pros |
In which British city are the areas Butetown, Splott and Roath? | Cardiff Housing Information - Areas of Cardiff - Splott Area profile Splott is located approximately 1.5 miles east of the city centre and consists mainly of Victorian terraced properties. 75% of properties are privately owned, and most social rented accommodation is owned by housing associations. Splott has a market, leisure centre, library and local shops. Other nearby facilities include the Rubicon Dance Centre, Cardiff Central Youth Club and the Welsh National Tennis Centre. Splott Photos |
In which area of Paris is the Basilica of Sacre Coeur? | Basilica du Sacre-Coeur de Montmartre (Paris, France): Top Tips Before You Go - TripAdvisor Neighborhood Profile Montmartre Montmartre is a bustling mix of cultures, colors, and styles which changes from one street to another. Ride the funicular (or, for a real workout, climb the steps) to the sublime Sacré-Coeur (Basilica of the Sacred Heart) with its inspiring view of the city. The church is surrounded by provincial streets and piano bars where tourists, artists, and street entertainers thrive. At the foot of the hill, Boulevard de Clichy features shops not intended for young audiences, while residences are scattered to the north and east. The diverse population includes a large part from the Arab-speaking world, Africa, and Turkey. It’s a corner of Paris full of life and dynamism with charms that can’t be found anywhere else. |
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Ergophobia is the morbid fear of what? | Ergophobia | definition of ergophobia by Medical dictionary Ergophobia | definition of ergophobia by Medical dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ergophobia Psychology Fear of work. See Phobia . ergophobia (ĕr″gō-fō′bē-ă) [″ + phobos, fear] Morbid dread of working. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. |
Donnie Wahlberg is/was a member of which 'Boy' band? | Mark Wahlberg - Biography - IMDb Mark Wahlberg Biography Showing all 77 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (2) | Trivia (49) | Personal Quotes (16) | Salary (4) Overview (4) 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (1) American actor Mark Wahlberg is one of a handful of respected entertainers who successfully made the transition from teen pop idol to respected actor. A Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee for The Departed (2006) who went on to receive positive critical reviews for his performance in The Fighter (2010), Wahlberg also is a solid comedy actor, proven by his starring role in Ted (2012). Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg was born June 5, 1971 in a poor working class district, Dorchester, of Boston, Massachusetts. He is the son of Alma Elaine (Donnelly), a nurse's aide and clerk, and Donald Edward Wahlberg, a delivery driver. Wahlberg is the youngest of nine children. He is of Irish, Swedish (from his paternal grandfather), and more distant French-Canadian, English, and Scottish, descent. The large Wahlberg brood didn't have a lot growing up, especially after his parents divorced when he was eleven. The kids crammed into a three bedroom apartment, none of them having very much privacy. Mark's mother has said that after the divorce, she became very self-absorbed with her own problems. She has blamed herself for her son's subsequent problems and delinquency. Wahlberg dropped out of high school at age 14 (but later got his GED) to pursue a life of petty crime and drugs. He'd spend his days scamming and stealing, working on the odd drug deal before treating himself to the substances himself. The young man also had a violent streak - one which was often aimed at minorities. At age sixteen, he was convicted of assault against two Vietnamese men after he had tried to rob them. As a result of his assault conviction, he was sentenced to serve 50 days in prison at Deer Island penitentiary. Whilst there, he began working out to pass time and, when he emerged at the end of his sentence, he had gone from being a scrawny young kid to a buff young man. Wahlberg also credits jail time as being his motivation to improve his lifestyle and leave crime behind him. Around this time, his older brother Donnie Wahlberg had become an overnight teen idol as a member of the 1980s boy band New Kids on the Block . A precursor to the boy-band craze, the group was dominating the charts and were on top of their game. Mark himself had been an original member of the band but had backed out early on - uncomfortable with the squeaky clean image of the group. Donnie used his connections in the music business to help his little brother secure a recording contract, and soon the world was introduced to Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, with Wahlberg as a bad-boy rapper who danced in his boxers. Despite a lack of singing ability, promoters took to his dance moves and a physique they knew teenage girls would love. Donnie scripted some easy songs for Mark, who collected a troupe of dancers and a DJ to become his "Funky Bunch" and "Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch" was born. His debut album, "Music for the People", was a smash hit, which was propelled along by the rapper's willingness to disrobe down to boxer-briefs on stage, not to mention several catchy tunes. Teenage girls thrilled to the rapping "bad boy". Record producer David Geffen saw in Wahlberg a cash-cow of marketing ability. After speaking to designer Calvin Klein , Marky Mark was set up as the designer's chief underwear model. His scantily clad figure soon adorned billboards across the nation. Ironically, while the New Kids on the Block 's fame was dwindling as audiences tired of their syrupy lyrics, "Marky Mark's" bad boy image was becoming even more of a commodity. He was constantly in the headlines (often of the tabloids) after multiple scandals. In 1992, he released a book dedicated to his penis. Wahlberg was constantly getting into rumored fights, most memorably with Madonna and her entourage at a Los Angeles party. While things were always intense, they were relatively h |
Of which country is Ouagadougou the capital? | Ouagadougou, capital city of Burkina Faso All... Ouagadougou, capital city of Burkina Faso Ouagadougou, or as the locals simply call it, Ouaga, is a truly African capital. Although it is the political center of one of the world's poorest countries, the city is filled with good restaurants, hotels and nightspots, and the locals are known for their friendly dispositions and upbeat attitudes. Although Burkina Faso is a presidential republic, the emperor of the Mossi people is still one of the most important figures in the country. Moro-Naba, as he is called, is still consulted by the government before any big decisions are made, and an important ritual takes place at his palace every Friday. The formal ceremony lasts less than a half hour, but prominent people from around the country come and sit in rank before a cannon is shot. The Moro-Naba arrives decked out in red costume, symbolic for war, and riding an elaborately decorated horse. The most senior visitors pay their respects to the traditional chief, then His Majesty disappears only to come back again in white clothing, symbolizing peace. The subjects are invited into the palace for milk, Kola nut drinks and millet beer while the chief rules on petty crimes and local disputes. Visitors are welcome to view the fascinating ceremony by entering the compound from the east, but photography is forbidden. The National Museum is located about 10 kilometers outside the city center and is still a work-in-progress. The small but growing collection highlights traditional costumes of the country's major ethnic groups, ancestral statues and various masks. Dusty pavilions host the galleries, and although the labels are solely in French, the museum is still well worth a visit. Visitors interested in traditional music will be delighted by the Museum of Music. The imaginatively designed gallery space is filled with flutes, tambour drums, harps, xylophones and other music-makers from around Burkina Faso. The foot castanets are particularly interesting, and French-speaking guides offer insight into each of the pieces. More musical instruments are on display at the Manega Museum. The collection also includes Mossi rifles and other artifacts from around the country. On the outskirts of the city lies the grave of Thomas Sankara. President of the country from 1983 to 1987, Sankara is regarded as an icon of the revolution as is commonly called the Che Guevara of Africa. The Marxist revolutionary is also beloved for his ambitious social and economic programs. His grave remains a reminder of the most hopeful time in the country's history, and it continues to hold great political significance for locals. Ouagadougou is a fairly green city, and the Bangre Weoogo park is a favorite of locals, especially those with children. The park's small zoo is home to many crocodiles and other indigenous animals, and the area is regarded as sacred to locals. The Garden of Ouaga-Loudun Friendship is also worth exploring. The green space was redone in 1996 and symbolizes the relationship between the capital and its sister city in France. The friendship between France and Burkina Faso is also evident at the Place du Grand Lyon. Located near the Center George Mélies, the monument is one of the most beautiful in the city. Another notable monument in Ouagadougou stands just across from the railway station. The six-meter stone statue depicts a woman pouring water out of a calabash. It is usually the first sight visitors see when they arrive in Ouagadougou. Ouagadougou Geographical Location Ouagadougou is located in the center of Burkina Faso and is it’s largest city. The population of Ouagadougou is approximately 1,730,000 in the metropolitan area. Ouagadougou Language French is the official language of Burkina Faso but the majority of the population speaks native African languages. Ouagadougou Predominant Religion |
Who is the patron saint for soldiers? | Saints Saints Contact The Saints Your Battle Saint™ bracelet was uniquely developed to incorporate specific saints relevant to our troops. Below is information on the saints included on your bracelet. St Barbara – included on all bracelets St Barbara is known as the patron saint of artillerymen, military engineers and those who work with explosives. She lived in the 4th century and was raised as a heathen. Forced into solitude by her father, Dioscorus, she turned to Christianity. An infuriated Dioscorus condemned her and she was severely punished. She was ultimately beheaded by Dioscorus himself, after which he was struck and killed by lightening. Padre Pio – included on large bracelets St Pio of Pietrelcina was known as a symbol of hope to people in the aftermath of WW1. He was born in Pietrelcina, Italy, on May 25, 1887 and died September 23, 1968 at the age of 81. He is also known as Saint Padre Pio. Even though he lived into his 80’s, he was afflicted by several illnesses which began in childhood. Despite his health issues, he was drafted into the army but was eventually released due to his poor health. He was known for stigmata – wounds and bleeding similar to those experienced by Jesus at the crucifixion. St Michael, the Archangel – included on all bracelets St Michael the Archangel is known as the patron saint of the Armed Forces especially fighter pilots and paratroopers. He is known as the angel warrior leading the forces of Heaven against Satan. He is often shown slaying a dragon. He is also known as the protector of the Jewish people. St Anthony of Padua – included on all bracelets Saint Anthony is the patron saint for amputees, travelers and sailors. Although he lived and worked in Italy, he was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1195 to a wealthy family. He was known as a gifted speaker and for his clear and simple teachings. He joined the Franciscan order after the bodies of 5 tortured and headless Franciscans preaching in Morocco were brought to his monastery on their way home for burial. He died in 1231 at the age of 36. St. Martin of Tours – included on all bracelets St. Martin is known as the patron saint of soldiers, chaplains, quartermasters and the cavalry. He was born in 315 or 316 in Pannonia, a Roman province that is now part of Hungary. His father was an army officer and, following the requirement that sons of military veterans must serve, he joined the army at age 15. He was released at 18 and devoted himself to Christianity. He was known for his efforts to free prisoners and spare them torture. Although the exact date of his death is unknown, he lived into his 80s and died somewhere between 395 and 402. St John of Capistrano – included on all bracelets Born on June 24, 1386, in Italy , St John of Capistrono was a Franciscan priest and is known as the patron saint of military chaplains. He took his name from his place of birth, the village of Capestrano. When the Turks were threatening Vienna and Rome, St John of Capistrano, at the age of 70, inspired troops to fight and drive back the Turks. He died on October 23, 1456. The Battle Saint™ logo – included on all bracelets This logo ensures you are wearing an original Battle Saint™ bracelet and represents our commitment to the armed forces by donating a portion of every bracelet sale to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. St Christopher – included on all bracelets St Christopher is known as the patron saint of traveling, especially long journeys. He was hailed as a martyr and killed during the reign of the Roman Emperor Decius (249-251). It is said that while crossing a river, St Christopher offered to carry a child on his shoulders. The child was extremely heavy and was said to be Jesus carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. St Christopher was among the saints removed, for lack of proof, from the Church’s universal calendar after the 1969 reform. Nonetheless, he remains popular. St Philip Neri – included on all bracelets Born in Florence in 1515, St Philip Neri is known as the patron saint of the Special Forces. He wa |
"Who played the title role in the 2005 London police series ""Jericho""?" | Jericho (TV Series 2005– ) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Detective Chief Inspector Michael Jericho of Scotland Yard is a respected, uncompromising and forward thinking detective investigating high-profile murders in 1950s London. Stars: Jericho investigates the murders of couples who attended a showing of "Bridge on the River Kwai", while a fog has descended on the city. The press thinks that it's the work of "The Butcher", a ... 8.2 When a thermonuclear scientist turns up strangled with cheese-wire, lipstick on his cheek, and a sheet of newspaper stuffed into his mouth, Jericho and his team aren't sure if this is a political ... 7.7 Jericho investigates the brutal murder of a young Jamaican in Notting Hill, and soon identifies it as a racial killing - but his work is interrupted when a wealthy businessman is kidnapped. But all ... 7.5 Exclusive Clip from Legendary 29 July 2014 11:23 AM, -08:00 | DailyDead a list of 6928 titles created 12 Jun 2011 a list of 290 titles created 13 Feb 2013 a list of 95 titles created 20 Feb 2013 a list of 36 titles created 11 Aug 2015 a list of 46 titles created 1 month ago Search for " Jericho " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Without Motive (TV Series 2000) Crime | Thriller A police detective is tasked to catch a cold-blooded killer who appears to have attacked several young women without motive. Stars: Ross Kemp, Kenneth Cranham, Jamie Foreman Deep Water (TV Series 2016) Crime When the mutilated corpse of a young man is found in a beachfront apartment in Bondi, Tori Lustigman and Nick Manning are assigned the case. Is this brutal murder a domestic, a robbery gone... See full summary » Stars: Noah Taylor, Yael Stone, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor Sydney homicide detective Eve Winter (Rebecca Gibney) solves tough, high profile cases with cool intelligence, fighting bureaucracts, criminals and plenty of advances - unwanted and wanted - to catch her prey. Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Peter O'Brien, Matt Nable Agatha Raisin (TV Series 2016) Comedy | Mystery The Cotswolds-based PR guru turned amateur sleuth returns for a series of comedic murder-mysteries based on the books by M.C. Beaton. Stars: Ashley Jensen, Jamie Glover, Katy Wix Lovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find. Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury In the Yorkshire Dales in the 1870s, the shantytown of Jericho is the home of a community that will live, thrive and die in the shadow of the viaduct they've been brought together to build. Stars: Jessica Raine, Samuel Bottomley, Hans Matheson Touching Evil (TV Series 1997) Crime | Drama | Mystery Touching Evil is a crime drama following the exploits of a crack squad on the Organised & Serial Crime Unit, a rapid response police force that serves the entire county. Stars: Robson Green, Nicola Walker, Shaun Dingwall British crime investigation series based around aristocratic, Oxford-educated Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class assistant Sergeant Barbara Havers. Stars: Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small, Lesley Vickerage Chasing Shadows I (TV Mini-Series 2014) Crime | Drama | Mystery A missing persons unit investigate serial killers who target the impressionable and vulnerable. Stars: Reece Shearsmith, Alex Kingston, Don Warrington A small town in Kansas is literally left in the dark after seeing a mushroom cloud over near-by Denver, Colorado. The townspeople struggle to find answers about the blast and solutions on how to survive. Stars: Skeet Ulrich, Lennie James, Ashley Scott An unscripted crime/drama series centered on a team of three detectives - each with their own distinctive |
Who wrote the folk club classic 'Streets Of London'? | Tales of Chester folk by music legend Ralph McTell - Chester Chronicle Tales of Chester folk by music legend Ralph McTell Musician known for Streets of London classic tune reminisces about his early performances at city alehouse Share Folk legend Ralph McTell with BBC Five Live presenters Lynsey Hipgrave and Danny Baker of The Danny Baker Show. (Photo: Campbell Davison Media Ltd) Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Folk singer-songwriter Ralph McTell, famed for his Streets of London hit record, has been reminiscing about his early days performing at The Cross Foxes pub in Chester . Ralph was in conversation with Danny Baker on The Danny Baker Show on BBC Radio Five Live last Saturday (July 16) when he began talking about the folk clubs that used to be a popular feature of many pubs in the 1960s and 70s. Ralph, who performed at the 12th Wirral Folk Festival in Ellesmere Port last month, was asked by Danny about the ‘slim pickings’ of being a folk artist back in those days. Read More Ellesmere Port to host the 12th Wirral Folk Festival The Cross Foxes in Boughton. Picture by Google Street View He said: “I met a bloke the other day. I went up to the Wirral for a folk festival and I recognised him. “His hair is white now. I said to him ‘The Cross Foxes in Chester?’ and he said ‘Absolutely, Ralph’ and I had a nice little chat. And he said, just for instance, I looked up to see how much you got paid the first time. ‘Four quid’. He said ‘It must have cost you £3 to get up here on the train though’ so it was a nice little scene.” Ralph McTell who was one of the headline artists at the 12th Wirral Folk Festival in Ellesmere Port. And Ralph also spoke about how his brother Bruce managed the late folk rock singer-songwriter John Martyn who performed at Telford’s Warehouse in Chester many times and even lived on a barge underneath for five years. Danny Baker is a huge fan. McTell’s Streets of London reached number two in the UK singles chart in 1974 and was inspired by his experiences busking and hitchhiking throughout Europe. It has been covered by more 200 artists around the world. Read More Apology after Chester impressionist's video mistaken for real David Bowie He said: “I’m so proud of it. I wasn’t at the time. I thought I had moved away from that when it was a hit.” The website of local folk singer-songwriter John Harper, from Chester, recalls the early days of folk in his home city. An undated photo of The Cross Foxes in Boughton from the Chester Chronicle archive. It reads: “John Harper has been singing and playing guitar in folk clubs, festivals, theatres, bars and just about anywhere else for over forty years. His introduction to folk music was back in the late sixties/early seventies in his home town of Chester. “In those days of course there was a very healthy folk club scene, ranging from singers’ clubs such as Jones’s Ale to The Black Diamond Folk Club run at the Cross Foxes Hotel which, together with the Bull and Stirrup Folk Club, booked guests such as Paul Simon and Ralph McTell, the Ian Campbell Folk Group and the Johnstons.” Like us on Facebook |
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