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What seven-letter word can be a gold coin, a forward slash, or the line between the numerator and denominator of a fraction? | Solidus dictionary definition | solidus defined » more... (v.) The use of the solidus / separating two numbers is for convenience of printing fractions or fractional numbers. (vii.) The only exception that may be made to the above rule is that an expression involving multiplication-dots only, or a simple fraction written with the solidus, may have the brackets omitted for additions or subtractions, provided the figures are so spaced as to prevent misunderstanding. The scale of judicial fines is given in the denarius (" which makes so many solidi"), and it is known that the monetary system of the solidus did not appear until the Merovingian period. All mixtures whose temperature lies above the line ACB are wholly liquid, hence this line is often called the "liquidus "; all mixtures at temperatures below that of the horizontal line through C are wholly solid, hence this line is sometimes called the " solidus," but in more complex cases the solidus is often curved. At temperatures between the solidus and the liquidus a mixture is partly solid and partly liquid. |
How many Brandenburg Concertos did Johann Sebastian Bach compose? | Milestones of the Millennium: Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Johann Sebastian Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos with Lisa Simeone Few musical works are as loved--and as often performed--as the six "Brandenburg" Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach. These six works display a lighter side of Bach's imperishable genius. Yet they came into being as an unexpected gift. That's what happened in 1721 when Bach presented the Margrave of Brandenburg with a bound manuscript containing six lively concertos for chamber orchestra, works based on an Italian Concerto Grosso style. The Margrave never thanked Bach for his work--or paid him. There's no way he could have known that this gift--later named the Brandenburg Concertos--would become a benchmark of Baroque music and still have the power to move people almost three centuries later. On this edition of Performance Today's Milestones of the Millennium, we explore how Bach's genius opened up a vivid new world of music for chamber orchestra. The Brandenburg Concertos are a highlight of one of the happiest and most productive periods in Bach's life. At the time he wrote them, Bach was the Kapellmeister--the music director--in the small town of Coethen, where he was composing music for the court. Since the Margrave of Brandenburg seems to have ignored Bach's gift of concertos, it's likely that Bach himself presided over the first performances at home in Coethen. They didn't have a name then; that didn't come until 150 years later, when Bach's biographer Philipp Spitta called them "Brandenburg" Concertos for the very first time, and the name stuck. Even though he didn't call them the "Brandenburgs," Bach still thought of them as a set. What he did was compile them from short instrumental sinfonias and concerto movements he had already written. Then he re-worked the old music, often re-writing and elaborating where he saw fit. In doing so, Bach created something of a dramatic arc from the brilliant first concerto to the last, which evokes a spirited chase. Each of the six concertos requires a different combination of instruments as well as some highly skilled soloists. The Margrave had his own small court orchestra in Berlin, but it was a group of mostly mediocre players. All the evidence suggests that these virtuosic Brandenburg concertos perfectly matched the talents of the musicians on hand in Coethen. So how did a provincial town get so many excellent musicians? Just before Johann Sebastian arrived in Coethen in 1717, a new king inherited the throne in Prussia. Friedrich Wilhelm I became known as the "Soldier King" because he was interested in the military strength of his kingdom, not in refined artistic pursuits. One of his first royal acts was to disband the prestigious Berlin court orchestra. That threw many musicians out of work, and as luck would have it, seven of the best ones were snatched up to work in Coethen by its music-loving Prince Leopold. That's why Bach found such a rich music scene when he started to work there. It gave him the luxury of writing for virtuosos and they let him push the boundraries of his creativity. Concerto No. 2, for example, has the trumpeter play high flourishes. No. 4 allows the solo violin to soar. When Bach played chamber music, he usually took the viola part so he could sit--as he wrote in a letter--"in the middle of the harmony." But for the Concerto No. 5 he had a real inspiration. He switched to harpsichord, gave it a knock-out part and, in the process, invented the modern keyboard concerto. The writing is so advanced and so intricate for its time that scholars assume the Fifth Concerto is actually the last Brandenburg Concerto Bach wrote. If the dazzling writing style of the Fifth Concerto points to a late composition date, the Sixth Concerto probably came first in chronological order. It's got a simple part for the viola da gamba, a forerunner of the cello, which Bach probably put there for his employer, Prince Leopold, to play. The Prince was wealthy man and a serious music lover but probably a performer of only modest talent. The Sixth is a |
By what first name was the actress sister of John and Lionel Barrymore known? | Lionel Barrymore - Biography - IMDb Lionel Barrymore Biography Showing all 51 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (2) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (3) | Trivia (30) | Personal Quotes (8) | Salary (2) Overview (4) 5' 11" (1.8 m) Mini Bio (2) Famed actor, composer, artist, author and director. His talents extended to the authoring of the novel "Mr. Cartonwine: A Moral Tale" as well as his autobiography. In 1944, he joined ASCAP, and composed "Russian Dances", "Partita", "Ballet Viennois", "The Woodman and the Elves", "Behind the Horizon", "Fugue Fantasia", "In Memorium", "Hallowe'en", "Preludium & Fugue", "Elegie for Oboe, Orch.", "Farewell Symphony (1-act opera)", "Elegie (piano pieces)", "Rondo for Piano" and "Scherzo Grotesque". - IMDb Mini Biography By: Hup234! The legendary Lionel Barrymore, one of the great cinema character actors, was the oldest of the three Barrymmore siblings. Along with Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore , he shares a prominent place in American acting in the first half of the 20th Century. In addition to winning a Best Actor Academy Award (for A Free Soul (1931)), Lionel also was an Oscar-nominated director (for Madame X (1929)) and a prolific composer of songs as well as an accomplished graphic artist. He now is best known for his portrayal of the evil banker Mr. Potter in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), though he once was renowned for playing Ebeneezer Scrooge each year on the radio broadcast of Charles Dickens 's "A Christmas Carol" as well as appearing as the irascible Doctor Gillespie in the Doctor Kildare movie series. He was born Lionel Herbert Blythe on April 28, 1878 in Philadelphia, the son of actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew Barrymore. ("Barrymore" was a stage name). Though raised a Catholic, he attended Philadelphia's Episcopal Academy. He joined the family business and first trod the boards in the mid-1890s, acting with his maternal grandmother, Louisa Lane Drew. He also appeared with his maternal uncle John Drew, Jr. in Broadway plays after the turn of the century. He first acted with his kid brother John in the 1905 play "Pantaloon". Lionel never developed the heightened reputation as a stage actor enjoyed by his siblings John (who still reigns as the definitive American Hamlet) and sister Ethel. As a screen actor, he was ranked among the best. (Ethel, like Lionel, would win an Oscar. John, despite his reputation as the greatest actor of his generation, was never even nominated, handicapped in those days by being a freelance actor with no ties to a studio, which practiced block voting for Oscars.) He wed the actress Doris Rankin, whose sister Gladys was married to Lionel's uncle Sidney Drew, and they moved to Paris in the latter part of the fist decade of the 20th Century, returning to The States in 1910. On Broadway, Lionel established a solid reputation as a dramatic character actor, appearing often with Doris. In 1919, he appeared with his brother John in "The Jest" (1919), but unlike John, he did not prove his mettle as a Shakespearean actor. His performance as MacBeth in a 1921 production of The Scottish Play was unsuccessful, and he began focusing more on films, which he first began making at Biograph in 1911 under the direction of D.W. Griffith . At the time he made his first films, movies were considered beneath the dignity of a stage actor. Lionel and Doris suffered tragedy as their children, two daughters, did not survive infancy. Their first child, named Ethel after his sister, was born and died in 1908. Their second child, Mary, died within a few months of her birth in 1916. He apparently never got over the loss of his two girls (he never had any other children), and he divorced Doris in 1923 and married actress Irene Fenwick, a former lover of his brother John. The marriage strained his relationship with his brother, and they were not reconciled until 1926. In addition to acting at Biograph, Lionel also tried his hand at directing. At Metro Pictures, he helmed many pictures, including directing his sister Ethel in Life's Whirlpool (1917) (1917). That w |
The Red Wings play in the National Hockey League at the Joe Louis Arena in which city? | Official Detroit Red Wings Website | NHL.com Red Wings Privacy Policy NHL Ticket Exchange Schedule Roster News Contact the Red Wings DetroitRedWings.com is the official Web site of the Detroit Red Wings. Detroit Red Wings and DetroitRedWings.com are trademarks of the Detroit Red Wings. NHL, the NHL Shield and the word mark NHL Winter Classic are registered trademarks and Original Six is a trademark of the National Hockey League. All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks as well as all other proprietary materials depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective NHL teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. Copyright © 1999-2015 Detroit Red Wings and the National Hockey League. © NHL 2017. All Rights Reserved. Advertisement will run for seconds. × |
What is the name of the perfect city built in the sky in the play The Birds by Aristophanes? | The Lord of the Wings: Political Leadership and the Rhetorical Manipulation of Athenian Law in Aristophanes' Birds | CHS Research Bulletin Home » Type » E-journal , Language/Literature , Research Symposium » The Lord of the Wings: Political Leadership and the Rhetorical Manipulation of Athenian Law in Aristophanes' Birds The Lord of the Wings: Political Leadership and the Rhetorical Manipulation of Athenian Law in Aristophanes' Birds February 4, 2014 No Comments Citation with persistent identifier: Buis, Emiliano J. “The Lord of the Wings: Political Leadership and the Rhetorical Manipulation of Athenian Law in Aristophanes’ Birds.” CHS Research Bulletin 2, no. 1 (2013). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:BuisE.The_Lord_of_the_Wings.2013 Introduction §1 The importance of law in Old Comedy is reflected by the numerous legal terms mentioned in Aristophanes’ plays, [1] but there have rarely been literary interpretations of comedies that take into account the juridical phraseology and imagery as a comic device. It is my opinion that, in comic drama, the frequent appearance of legal expressions and forensic vocabulary indicates that playing with contemporary law was considered useful as a source for laughter. §2 Under this general framework, my specific purpose here is to provide a comprehensive reading of juridical references in Aristophanes’ comedy Birds (414 BCE). My point of departure is the well-stated conclusion that the protagonist of the play, Peisetaerus —not surprisingly named “he who persuades his companions”—, [2] becomes an outstanding master of rhetoric, who smoothly manages to use his logos to convince birds, gods, and mortals about his own ruling primacy. [3] What I intend to show here is that this triumph is not only achieved by the mere power of language, but can be explained more specifically as the result of a well-thought legal manipulation. A close reading of the play —as I will try to demonstrate— can illustrate how Peisetaerus is capable of adjusting Attic law to different situations, both accepting and ignoring –at the same time– his personal experience as a former citizen of the Athenian imperial polis. By means of marriage and succession, conventional law will serve to subvert the power of Zeus and to achieve —in the hands of the comic hero— the colonization of the Olympian territories. Citizenship, Relativism and Political Conventions in Birds §3 Aristophanes’ Birds was first performed in 414 BCE during the Great Dionysia. The Sicilian Expedition, promoted enthusiastically by Alcibiades and opposed by Nicias –perhaps Athens’ most experienced general at the time–, had set out the year before with the hope of achieving success in one of the most daring moments of the war against Sparta. Shortly before the expedition was launched, the mutilation of the Hermai and the profanation of the Eleusinian mysteries had arisen a number of questions among the population of Athens on the impact and consequences of religious offences. §4 Despite this evident historical background, scholars have not been able to agree how to interpret the fictional scope of the plot: balancing their opinions between the key centrality of allegorical representations of political or religious issues, [4] on the one hand, and an extreme rejection of all serious content in what is to be nothing but an Utopian-like fantasy, [5] on the other hand, discussions among specialists have been endless. [6] §5 I believe that, taking into account the direct and first-hand knowledge of law that Athenians had, [7] the study of the legal dimension in Birds —which seems to appear from the very beginning and has nevertheless been widely ignored— [8] can contribute to our understanding of the political impact of the play and the relationship of its plot to recent events both in Athens and Sicily. §6 In the extradramatic context of an expansionist Athens, the play starts with two old men, Peisetaerus and Evelpides, escaping from their polis because of the excessive philopragmosunê they live in. They both reject the litigiousness and danger |
Titania is the largest moon of Uranus by diameter. Which is the second largest? | Uranus' Moon Titania - Universe Today Universe Today by Matt Williams Like all of the Solar Systems’ gas giants, Uranus has an extensive system of moons. In fact, astronomers can now account for 27 moons in orbit around Uranus. Of these, none are greater in size, mass, or surface area than Titania. One of the first moon’s to be discovered around Uranus, this heavily cratered and scarred moon was appropriately named after the fictional Queen of the Fairies. Discovery and Naming: Titania was discovered by William Herschel on January 11th, 1787, the English astronomer who had discovered Uranus in 1781. The discovery was also made on the same day that he discovered Oberon , Uranus’ second-largest moon. Although Herschel reported observing four other moons at the time, the Royal Astronomical Society would later determine that this claim was spurious. It would be almost five decades after Titania and Oberon was discovered that an astronomer other than Herschel would observe them. In addition, Titania would be referred to as “the first satellite of Uranus” for many years – or by the designation Uranus I, which was given to it by William Lassell in 1848. By 1851, Lassell began to number all four known satellites in order of their distance from the planet by Roman numerals, at which point Titania’s designation became Uranus III. By 1852, Herschel’s son John, and at the behest of Lassell himself, suggested the moon’s name be changed to Titania, the Queen of the Fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This was consistent with all of Uranus’ satellites, which were given names from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. A montage of Uranus’s moons. Image credit: NASA Size, Mass and Orbit: With a diameter of 1,578 kilometers, a surface area of 7,820,000 km² and a mass of 3.527±0.09 × 1021 kg, Titania is the largest of Uranus’ moons and the eighth largest moon in the Solar System. At a distance of about 436,000 km (271,000 mi), Titania is also the second farthest from the planet of the five major moons. Titania’s moon also has a small eccentricity and is inclined very little relative to the equator of Uranus. It’s orbital period, which is 8.7 days, is also coincident with it’s rotational period. This means that Titania is a synchronous (or tidally-locked) satellite, with one face always pointing towards Uranus at all times. Because Uranus orbits the Sun on its side, and its moons orbit the planet’s equatorial plane, they are all subject to an extreme seasonal cycle, where the northern and southern poles experience 42 years of either complete darkness or complete sunlight. Composition: Scientists believe Titania is composed of equal parts rock (which may include carbonaceous materials and organic compounds) and ice. This is supported by examinations that indicate that Titania has an unusually high-density for a Uranian satellite (1.71 g/cm³). The presence of water ice is supported by infrared spectroscopic observations made in 2001–2005, which have revealed crystalline water ice on the surface of the moon. Uranus and its five major moons, with Titania being the farthest left. Credit: space.com It is also believed that Titania is differentiated into a rocky core surrounded by an icy mantle. If true, this would mean that the core’s radius is approx. 520 km (320 mi), which would mean the core accounts for 66% of the radius of the moon, and 58% of its mass. As with Uranus’ other major moons, the current state of the icy mantle is unknown. However, if the ice contains enough ammonia or other antifreeze, Titania may have a liquid ocean layer at the core-mantle boundary. The thickness of this ocean, if it exists, is up to 50 km (31 mi) and its temperature is around 190 K. Naturally, it is unlikely that such an ocean could support life. But assuming this ocean supports hydrothermal vents on its floor, it is possible life could exist in small patches close to the core. However, the internal structure of Oberon depends heavily on its thermal history, which is poorly known at present. Voyager 2: The only direct observations made of T |
What is the name of the loyalty card launched by Boots in 1997? | Egg announces tie up with Boots for Combined Loyalty and Credit Card – Prudential plc 12 Apr 2000 Egg announces tie up with Boots for Combined Loyalty and Credit Card Prudential’s internet financial services company, egg, has teamed up with Boots The Chemists to launch a combined loyalty and credit card. Benefits will include low interest rates and Boots Advantage points wherever the card is used. Holders of the new card will have additional reasons to shop at Boots, use the Advantage Point Kiosks and visit Boots on the Internet. Boots Advantage Card was launched in September 1997 using smart card technology and offering a 4p in the pound benefit to cardholders. There are now 12 million card holders of which 8.5 million are regular users. New applications are running at a rate of 40,000 each week. egg was launched in October 1998 with a range of mould breaking financial services products. In its 18 months since launch, it has built up a customer base of some 900,000. Over 250,000 of these are credit card holders, acquired since September 1999. Boots and egg will work together to add low cost credit and ease and efficiency of on-line application and servicing to the existing benefits of the Advantage Card loyalty scheme. From September existing Boots loyalty card holders will be able to apply for an Advantage Credit Card which will serve both purposes. Key consumer features of the new credit card will be: More points From 0700 to 1300 hours on 12.4.00 media calls to Boots and egg Tel: 0171 374 2669 Boots The Chemists/egg Agreement BTC will offer a combined credit and loyalty card based on the credit card issued by egg. The new card will be issued by egg who will be responsible for all administration and operational costs, and credit risk/liability. Commissions payable by egg to Boots will cover all costs arising from the operation of the scheme, including the cost of additional Advantage points. egg will offer a range of products to Boots customers including mortgages, insurance and personal loans. All marketing communications will be controlled by Boots. Boots will receive a payment from egg for any new customer taking out the combined credit card. Boots will also receive commission on other egg financial services bought through boots.co.uk Financials Boots investment in the new credit card is £2 million in 2000/1, mainly on consumer marketing. Boots Developments Over the last three years Boots has extended its reach and improved customer communication by launching: The Advantage Card The Boots Advantage Card was launched in September 1997 using smart card technology. It now has 12 million card holders of which 8.5 million are regular users (i.e. have used in last 3 months). Applications are being received at the rate of 40,000 each week. Advantage Point Kiosks Boots introduced interactive Advantage Point Kiosks in 1999 and now has Kiosks in 370 stores. Customers place their Advantage Card into the machine which then generates tailored offers based on previous shopping patterns. Use of the Kiosks raises average transaction values and results in more frequent store visits. Health & Beauty Magazine The Health & Beauty magazine is published quarterly by BTC to Boots most valuable Advantage Card holders. The two million reader distribution makes 'Boots Health & Beauty' Britain's biggest circulation women's magazine. boots.co.uk Was launched in 1996 as an information site. In December 1999 the site went transactional offering 2,500 lines from Boots existing mail order catalogues. The inventory will expand significantly in 2000. handbag.com Was launched in October 1999 as a joint venture between The Boots Company and the Telegraph Group. It was the first complete UK Internet service designed and built to satisfy the on-line needs of British women. Since launch the site has been visited by 500,000 individual users who are staying on-line for approximately 10 minutes per visit. Consumer Research 83% of existing users rate the Advantage Card as 'good' or 'excellent'. 83% of Advantage Card |
Which rugby league club has been coached by Ces Mountford, Alex Murphy and Brian Johnson? | History of rugby league: History of Warrington Rugby League Club History of Warrington Rugby League Club Warrington joined the split in response to the people's demands A HUNDRED years on from the revolutionary rugby split the world game underwent dramatic changes again. It seemed quite ironic that the centenary 1995 year planned for Rugby League to look back in celebration was turned on its head with the advent of Super League summer rugby and Rugby Union deciding to turn professional. The modern day changes were as controversial and provocative as 100 years earlier when the subject of money forced the big divide. But to understand the reasons behind rugby splitting into two codes you have to look back beyond 100 years, and it was as much a social issue as it was a sporting one. Warrington Rugby League Club's history goes back to 1876, but even this is a controversial point as Wire celebrated their centenary in 1979. Historians now believe that Warrington's beginnings were in 1876 when the Warrington Zingari Rugby Union Club was formed and the team played on a field in the Howley Wharf area. That was the start of a nomadic existence in a period when the game took off to dizzy heights in the working class circles of the north. Over the next seven years the club was to have five new homes – off Sankey Street at two different sites, off Wilderspool Causeway at two different sites and Slutchers Lane. In 1879, the present club was founded by several members of Padgate and Zingari, who decided to start a new team called Warrington. Amalgamations followed with Padgate Excelsior in 1881 and Warrington Wanderers in 1884. By this time Warrington were settled in at a site off Wilderspool Causeway, where Fletcher Street now stands. And a year later they attracted an estimated crowd of 10,000 to watch a game against Widnes. On that day, the ground's small wooden huts collapsed but no-one was injured. The game was attracting huge crowds all over the north of England as clubs became the focal points of their respective communities. Warrington responded to the demands. In 1888 a new stand was opened and a grass running track skirted the playing area. A rounders club was set up to encourage players to keep fit during summer months. The sport was having to learn to live with its increasing popularity. A league structure was created in Lancashire, Yorkshire and in the North West. By 1893, an A team had been established at Warrington, a county game had been played there and the club had made a tour of the Isle of Man. The game of Rugby League was then born out of necessity – a necessity to compensate players who worked in the mills, the foundries and the coal mines of northern England for wages they sacrificed in order to play rugby. On September 23, 1893, several Northern Rugby Union clubs made representation to the English Rugby Football Union (set up in 1871) asking that their players be given 'broken time payments'. The motion was defeated but two years later, on August 29, 1895, 21 clubs from Lancashire and Yorkshire, including Warrington, met at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, and voted to break away from the RFU. The new organisation, called the Northern Rugby Football Union, rested on the principle of a six-shilling (30p) broken time payment, so long as the players could prove that they were in full time employment. The opening matches were played on Saturday, September 7, 1895, a week before the start of the official Rugby Union fixtures. Players striked for a pay rise one month after historic split THE first season of the Northern Rugby Football Union was described by Warrington secretary, J. E. Warren, as 'the most remarkable in the history of the club.' His comments were made in the club's annual report at the end of the historic 1895/96 campaign. He said some of the club's members expressed doubt 'over the wisdom of the leap in the dark.' But he felt the opening season results had justified the committee's decision to join the 21 other clubs in the breakaway from the Rugby Football Union. Mr. Warren, elected president of the N |
Who wrote the collections of poems When We Were Very Young (1924) and Now We Are Six (1927)? | Now We are Six : A. A. Milne : 9781405211192 Now We are Six Try AbeBooks Description Curl up with a A. A. Milne's classic book of poetry for children, Now We Are Six. This work includes poems for children which feature Pooh helping Christopher Robin with his schoolwork (if helping is the word). It is an evocation of childhood, through the eyes of the six-year-old Robin. Featuring E. H. Shepard's original illustrations, Now We Are Six is a heart-warming and funny introduction to children's poetry, offering the same sense of humour, imagination and whimsy that we've come to expect from his favourite books about Winnie-the-Pooh, that Bear of Very Little Brain. show more Product details 130 x 200 x 12mm | 180g Publication date Poetry About A. A. Milne A.A. Milne grew up in a school - his parents ran Henley House in Kilburn, for young boys - but never intended to be a children's writer. Pooh he saw as a pleasant sideline to his main career as a playwright and regular scribe for the satirical literary magazine, Punch. Writing was very much the dominant feature of A.A. (Alan Alexander)'s life. He joined the staff of Punch in 1906, and became Assistant Editor. In the course of two decades he fought in the First World War, wrote some 18 plays and three novels, and fathered a son, Christopher Robin Milne, in 1920 (although he described the baby as being more his wife's work than his own!). Observations of little Christopher led Milne to produce a book of children's poetry, When We Were Very Young, in 1924, and in 1926 the seminal Winnie-the-Pooh. More poems followed in Now We Are Six (1927) and Pooh returned in The House at Pooh Corner (1928). After that, in spite of enthusiastic demand, Milne declined to write any more children's stories as he felt that, with his son growing up, they would now only be copies based on a memory. In one way, Christopher Robin turned out to be more famous than his father, though he became uncomfortable with his fame as he got older, preferring to avoid the literary limelight and run a bookshop in Dartmouth. Nevertheless, he published three volumes of his reminiscences before his death in 1996. show more Table of contents |
Which composer's Piano Concerto was famously conducted by Andre Previn on the 1971 Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show? | Grieg - Piano Concerto: Full Works Concert highlight of the week - Classic FM Schedule Grieg - Piano Concerto: Full Works Concert highlight of the week Two weeks of Hall of Fame favourites come to a close with a complete performance on Friday of Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor. The piece has its own fifteen minutes of fame thanks to a TV comedy sketch featuring Britain’s best loved comedy duo, Morecambe and Wise, and their guest star, the pianist and conductor Andre Previn. I wasn’t at all surprised to see this replayed in yet another Christmas montage show this year, even though it was first televised in 1971! The sketch, featuring Morecambe’s solo attempt at Grieg’s Piano Concerto, is like the music itself – we know every line and every quip, wait for the punch lines we know are coming just as we know every note and every phrase, yet never tire of hearing this music. Grieg was only 25 when he wrote his most ambitious work for the instrument he loved. He’d struggled for years to make a decent living, teaching piano students for poor pay and taking jobs as a conductor as and when he could. He’d also made little or no headway as a composer, and it wasn’t until he took his wife and baby daughter off on holiday to Denmark that the Norwegian finally gave himself the time and space to compose. With the holiday over, it was back to work as usual leaving Grieg frustrated by his lack of progress. He wrote to a friend “I have written a concerto for piano and orchestra, which I do believe has some good qualities. I should spend these autumn evenings instrumenting the first movement – aah, but the time!” Eventually Grieg found the much needed time and his concerto was finished, and received its first performance in Copenhagen on the 3rd of April, 1869. Although the Danish audiences applauded wildly, the response to the premiere in Grieg’s home country some months later was rather muted. That winter, following the tragic death of their young daughter, Edvard and his wife Nina travelled to Rome. The lacklustre reception for his concerto at home, and the personal loss of their baby left Grieg at a low ebb, uncertain of his abilities and lacking confidence as a composer. It’s during those months in Rome that a meeting with the composer and pianist Franz Liszt becomes a game changer for Grieg. Enthusiastic about the score, and with no prior rehearsal, Liszt played the entire piano part of the concerto, including the technically difficult cadenza. Grieg was amazed, but he was even more delighted by Liszt’s response to his music. “Stay your course”, was Liszt’s instruction to the younger composer, “you have the ability needed – let nothing frighten you!” Grieg told his parents later “I cannot express the importance of his words. It was as though he initiated me. Many times when disappointments or bitterness are about to overwhelm me, my thoughts return to what he told me then, and my remembrance of that moment enables me to keep up my courage.” The music certainly doesn’t lack courage. From those exuberant, ear-grabbing opening chords, famously attempted by Eric Morecambe, there’s a wealth of ideas in the concerto, but the criticism that Grieg the miniaturist simply stitches together short themes, denies his breadth of vision and the range of thematic ideas within the work. The second movement adagio in particular has some of Grieg’s most tender, poetic melodies ahead of the triumphant yet rewarding finale. Now a Hall of Fame favourite, the piano concerto is a must for all concert pianists, and it’s at the very heart of Grieg’s reputation as the musical voice of his nation. His interest in Norwegian folk songs and melodies predate the English exploration of its music traditions by British composers Vaughan Williams and Holst, although Grieg is rarely credited with his role as one of the great nationalist composers who influenced a whole generation throughout Europe. It was a role recognised in his native Norway, where he was so famous and highly regarded, the government granted him an annuity in 1874, which meant he was comfortable fo |
In which recent film does Benedict Cumberbatch play Alan Turing? | The Imitation Game (2014) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians. Director: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 29 titles created 23 Aug 2014 a list of 26 titles created 05 Nov 2014 a list of 24 titles created 17 Dec 2014 a list of 49 titles created 15 Oct 2015 a list of 35 titles created 5 days ago Title: The Imitation Game (2014) 8.1/10 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. Won 1 Oscar. Another 44 wins & 155 nominations. See more awards » Videos With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent. Director: David Fincher The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the first and second World Wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. Director: Wes Anderson A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival. Director: Christopher Nolan A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife. Director: James Marsh Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort , from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government. Director: Martin Scorsese Illustrated upon the progress of his latest Broadway play, a former popular actor's struggle to cope with his current life as a wasted actor is shown. Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu In 1954, a U.S. marshal investigates the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane. Director: Martin Scorsese A thief, who steals corporate secrets through use of dream-sharing technology, is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO. Director: Christopher Nolan In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup , a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Director: Steve McQueen With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Director: Quentin Tarantino In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same. Directors: Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth Stars: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth After John Nash , a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish. Director: Ron Howard Edit Storyline Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II. Written by Studio Canal Behind every code is an enigma See more » Genres: Rated PG-13 for some sexual references, mature thematic material and historical smoking | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 25 December 2014 (USA) See more » Also Known As: El código enigma See more » Filming Locations: $479,352 (USA) (28 November 2014) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Matthew Beard , who plays Peter Hilton, considered the Hut 8 Team as "The Avengers in Tweed". See more » Goofs Many inter |
The aye-aye, a small mammal with a thin extended middle finger used to find food, is a native of which island country? | Aye-aye - Daubentonia madagascariensis - Details - Encyclopedia of Life Learn more about this article The aye-aye is the only surviving member of the family Daubentoniidae and is one of the strangest primates. Early naturalists found it hard to classify, due to its bewildering combination of morphological characteristics. It has been classified as a squirrel, rodent or primate (2). Its continually growing incisors parallel those of rodents, so early naturalists classifed the Aye-aye within the Rodentia (11). Richard Owen studied its anatomy, which showed that it is a primate. The aye-aye has been considered a highly derived member of the Indridae family, a basal branch of the strepsirrhine suborder, and of indeterminate relation to all living primates (12). In 1931, Anthony and Coupin classified it under the infraorder Chiromyiformes, a sister group to the other strepsirrhines. Colin Groves upheld this in 2005, as he was not convinced the aye-aye formed a clade with the rest of the Malagasy lemurs (1), but molecular tests shown that the Daubentoniidae is basal to all Lemuriformes (12), deriving from the same lemur ancestor that rafted to Madagascar in the Paleocene or Eocene. In 2008, Russell Mittermeier, Colin Groves and others defined lemurs as monophyletic, containing five living families, including Daubentoniidae (2). The binomial name, Daubentonia madagascariensis, honours the French naturalist Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton and its island home, Madagascar. The original meaning of the name aye-aye has been lost, as the originating language is extinct. One hypothesis says the word "aye aye" signifies a cry of alarm to alert others to the presence of this animal, which many Malagasy consider an ill omen.[Some Malagasy call it "Hay-hay" (8) for a vocalization it is claimed to make (9), but the aye-aye makes no such vocalization. A European observer was said to overhear an exclamation of fear and surprise ("aiee!-aiee!") by Malagasy who encountered it, but the name exists in remote villages, so is unlikely to be of European origins. Another idea is that the name derives from "heh heh," Malagasy for, "I don't know," perhaps due to Malagasy people avoiding saying the name of a feared, magical animal (10). The aye-aye is endemic to Madagascar from sea-level to 1,875 m. It prefers moist forest, but is adaptable and occurs in various habitats including primary and secondary rain forest, dry deciduous forest, secondary growth, cultivated plantations, dry scrub forest, coconut groves and mangrove forests, but not the southern spiny desert (5). It spends most of its time in the upper two levels of the canopy and are usually seen above 700 m altitude. Its presence in many areas seems to be determined largely by its primary food resource, ramy seeds (2). The aye-aye occurs in eastern rainforests from Ampanefana south to Andohahela National Park and in dry western forests from Montagne d'Ambre south to the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park (4). There is also an introduced population on the island of Nosy Mangabe and on Aye-Aye island, above Mananara Nord (2). In all localities it appears only at very low densities (8). It is rarely seen. Signs of its presence include gnaw marks on trees and ramy nuts The aye-aye is the largest nocturnal primate, with a head-and-body length of 36-44 cm and weighing 2570-2615 g. Both sexes are similar in size, but males are roughly 2615 g and females are roughly 2570 g. The thick coat is black, slate grey or dark brown with white flecks from the long, coarse guard hairs, which are lighter at the tip (2). The face and throat are pale gray with large, triangular, leathery ears, short snout, pink nose and prominent, yellowish-orange or brown eyes (2) surrounded by dark markings. The aye-aye has retained a reflective layer of tissue in the eye - the tapetum lucidum - that improves vision in low-light conditions and causes eye-shine. The eyes aid nocturnal foraging as they may be able to perceive dichromatic colour under moonlight conditions (17). The aye-aye has a long bushy tail (4). Aye-ayes have highly |
.za is the internet code for which country? | South Africa Country Code 27 Country Code ZA About South Africa Hide CountryCode.org is your complete guide to make a call from anywhere in the world, to anywhere in the world. This page details South Africa phone code. The South Africa country code 27 will allow you to call South Africa from another country. South Africa telephone code 27 is dialed after the IDD. South Africa international dialing 27 is followed by an area code. The South Africa area code table below shows the various city codes for South Africa. South Africa country codes are followed by these area codes. With the complete South Africa dialing code, you can make your international call. Rand (ZAR) Languages IsiZulu (official) 22.7%, IsiXhosa (official) 16%, Afrikaans (official) 13.5%, English (official) 9.6%, Sepedi (official) 9.1%, Setswana (official) 8%, Sesotho (official) 7.6%, Xitsonga (official) 4.5%, siSwati (official) 2.5%, Tshivenda (official) 2.4%, isiNdebele (official) 2.1%, sign language 0.5%, other 1.6% (2011 est.) Electricity |
Rita O'Grady is the leading character in which film, made into a musical that opened in London last year starring Gemma Arterton? | Made in Dagenham (2010) - 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 A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination. Director: a list of 33 titles created 21 Dec 2011 a list of 40 titles created 20 Aug 2012 a list of 38 titles created 18 Jan 2013 a list of 44 titles created 17 Feb 2013 a list of 21 titles created 2 months ago Title: Made in Dagenham (2010) 7.2/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 3 wins & 14 nominations. See more awards » Videos Edit Storyline In 1968, the Ford auto factory in Dagenham was one of the largest single private employers in the United Kingdom. In addition to the thousands of male employees, there are also 187 underpaid women machinists who primarily assemble the car seat upholstery in poor working conditions. Dissatisfied, the women, represented by the shop steward and Rita O'Grady, work with union rep Albert Passingham for a better deal. However, Rita learns that there is a larger issue in this dispute considering that women are paid an appalling fraction of the men's wages for the same work across the board on the sole basis of their sex. Refusing to tolerate this inequality any longer, O'Grady leads a strike by her fellow machinists for equal pay for equal work. What follows would test the patience of all involved in a grinding labour and political struggle that ultimately would advance the cause of women's rights around the world. Written by Kenneth Chisholm ([email protected]) Did You Know? Trivia During the television premiere on 9th March 2013, the BBC experimented with the first ever Twitter-based director's commentary, whereby Nigel Cole and composer David Arnold live-tweeted along with the film. See more » Goofs When Connie and Rita O'Grady return to their co-workers from their first meeting, Rita hands her handbag to Connie to hold while she climbs on a table, gets everyone's attention, then announces loudly, "Everyone out!" She climbs down and shakes hands with co-workers without her handbag (Connie is holding it), then suddenly she has her handbag looped on her shoulder, then it's gone and Connie is holding it again, and we never see Connie hand the handbag back to Rita. See more » Quotes Barbara Castle : I am what is known as a fiery redhead. Now, I hate to make this a matter of appearance and go all womanly on you, but there you have it. And me standing up like this is in fact just that redheaded fieriness leaping to the fore. Credence? I will give credence to their cause. My god! Their cause already has credence. It is equal pay. Equal pay is common justice, and if you two weren't such a pair of egotistical, chauvinistic, bigoted dunderheads, you would realise that. Oh, my office is run by ... See more » Crazy Credits Captions in the closing credits: "Two years later in May 1970 the Equal Pay Act became law. Similar legislation quickly followed in most industrial countries across the world. Ford Motor Company Limited went on to effect changes in its employment practices and is now used as an example of a good practice employer." See more » Connections |
Which recent BBC TV drama set in Pagford opens with the death of a parish councillor? | New TV Crime Dramas 2015 - CrimeTimePreview CrimeTimePreview You are here: Home / New TV Crime Dramas 2015 New TV Crime Dramas 2015 23/11/2014 by robinjarossi 1 Comment THIS IS the fifth time I have previewed forthcoming crime dramas for the year ahead, and it must be the most exciting yet. The BBC, ITV, C4 and BSkyB have commissioned a fantastic range of genuinely exciting new dramas with terrific actors – from thrillers such as Safe House with Christopher Eccleston and the character-driven series The Trials of Jimmy Rose with Ray Winstone, to outlandish grippers like The Chronicles of Frankenstein with Sean Bean. In addition, some brilliant dramas will be back – Broadchurch included, while old faves Vera, Endeavour, Foyle’s War and DCI Banks have also lined up new mysteries. Let the crimewave begin… Stanley Tucci, Sofie Gråbøl and Christopher Eccleston in Fortitude Fortitude, Sky Atlantic Sofie Gråbøl, Stanley Tucci, Michael Gambon, Richard Dormer, Christopher Eccleston, Luke Treadaway, Jessica Raine Here’s a major new drama from Sky Atlantic that has plenty of wow factor. A blockbuster cast, an amazing setting and a compelling crime premise. A town like nowhere else, Fortitude is surrounded by the savage beauty of the Arctic landscape in the northernmost part of Norway, and there has never been a violent crime here. Until now. When a prominent member of the community is brutally murdered, Sheriff Dan Anderssen (Richard Dormer) leads the investigation, but is disturbed by the arrival of a detective from London, Eugene Morton (Stanley Tucci), who is also there to conduct inquiries into the death. The town’s governor, Hildur Odegard (Sofie Gråbøl), meanwhile, tries to protect her tourism plans from being disrupted by the horror that has taken place… From Simon Donald, creator of the gritty Low Winter Sun. January 2015 Anticipation factor: ★★★★½ Code of a Killer ITV David Threlfall, John Simm Two top actors join what could be one of the most riveting true-life dramas of the year. Code of a Killer is based on the extraordinary true story of Alec Jeffreys’ discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by Detective Chief Superintendent David Baker in catching a double murderer. David Threlfall plays David Baker, who between 1983 and 1987 headed the investigation into the murders of two Leicestershire schoolgirls, Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth. Only a few miles away, Dr Alec Jeffreys, played by John Simm, was a scientist at Leicester University who, in September 1984, invented a remarkable technique to read each individual’s unique DNA fingerprint. When a local teenager admitted to one of the murders but not the other, Baker asked Jeffreys to analyse the DNA evidence left at the crime scenes. Both men were shocked to discover that the teenager was innocent, his confession false. DCS Baker then took the brave step to launch the world’s first-ever DNA manhunt, testing more than 5000 local men to track down the killer. 2015 Anticipation factor: ★★★★½ The cast of Broadchurch 2 in rehearsal Broadchurch, ITV David Tennant, Oliva Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Arthur Darvill, Charlotte Rampling The teaser trailers are already running on ITV. In the first, David Tennant’s character says: ‘There was a boy, and he was killed. I caught the killer. So why am I still here?’ In the second, Oliva Colman asks another question: ‘There was a boy, and he was killed. What happened then destroyed my family, my job, and my town. So what do I do now?’ Somehow, David Tennant has managed to fit in filming a US version of this hugely talked-about drama while also making Broadchurch 2 for ITV. So, back to those questions. Just how will writer Chris Chibnall follow up the brilliant – and conclusive – first series? And what role will Charlotte Rampling play in proceedings? January 2015 Anticipation factor: ★★★★½ The Frankenstein Chronicles, ITV Sean Bean OK, I know Frankenstein is a horror yarn, but this six-parter gives it a new twist as a crime mystery. At its centre is Inspector John Marlott, played by Game of Thrones‘ Sean Bean, who goes |
Which US state lies immediately to the south of South Dakota? | Wyoming Information - State of Wyoming Wyoming Information Google Map of Wyoming The musical name, "Wyoming," was used by J.M. Ashley of Ohio, who, as early as 1865, introduced a bill to Congress to provide a "temporary government for the territory of Wyoming." It was to be formed from portions of the Dakota, Utah and Idaho territories. The bill was referred to a committee where it rested until 1868. During debate on the bill in the U.S. Senate in 1868, other possible names were suggested, such as Cheyenne, Shoshoni, Arapaho, Sioux, Platte, Big Horn, Yellowstone, Sweetwater and Lincoln. "Wyoming" was already commonly used and remained the popular choice. The name Wyoming was adopted from two Delaware Indian words, MECHEWEAMI-ING. To the Indians it meant "at the big plains," or "on the great plain," certainly appropriate for Wyoming. Governor Matt Mead (R) , Governor, State of Wyoming Term expires 2015 Governor Mead has served as the 32nd Governor of Wyoming since 2011. Congressional Delegation Representative Lummis has served since 2009. Wyoming's Economy Components of Wyoming's economy differ significantly from those of other states. The mineral extraction industry and the travel and tourism sector are the main drivers behind Wyoming’s economy. Unlike other states, Wyoming does not possess an individual or corporate income tax. The Federal government owns 42.3% of its landmass, while 6% is controlled by the state. Total taxable values of mining production in Wyoming for 2007 was over $14.5 billion. The tourism industry accounts for over $1 billion in revenue for the state. In 2007 over six million people visited Wyoming’s national parks and monuments. The key tourist attractions in Wyoming include Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Devil’s Tower National Monument, and Fossil Butte National Monument. Each year Yellowstone National Park receives three million visitors. Wyoming’s unemployment rate for 2007 was approximately 3.5%, which was significantly lower than the national average of 4.6%. Per capita income (PCI) for Wyoming in 2007 was $43,226. Historically, agriculture has been an important component of Wyoming’s economic identity. Its overall importance to the performance of Wyoming’s economy has waned. However, it is still an essential part of Wyoming’s culture and lifestyle. In 2007 the total value of agricultural production in Wyoming was $1021.4 million. The main agricultural commodities produced in Wyoming include livestock (beef), hay, sugar beets, grain (wheat and barley), and wool. Over 91% of land in Wyoming is classified as rural. Wyoming Mineral Production Wyoming’s mineral commodities include coal, natural gas, coal bed methane, crude oil, and trona. Wyoming ranks highest in mining employment in the U.S. In fiscal year 2007 Wyoming collected over $145 million in sales taxes from the mining industry. Coal: Wyoming produced 452.1 million short tons of coal in 2007. The state is the number one producer of coal in the U.S. Coal is mainly used to produce electricity. Wyoming possesses a reserve of 68.7 billion tons of coal. Natural Gas: In 2007 natural gas production was 2,145 billion cubic feet. Wyoming ranks 5th nationwide for natural gas production. The major markets for natural gas include industrial, commercial, and domestic heating. Coal Bed Methane (CBM): The boom for CBM began in the mid-1990’s. CBM is characterized as methane gas that is extracted from Wyoming’s coal bed seams. It is another means of natural gas production. There has been substantial CBM production the Powder River Basin. In 2007 the CBM production yield was 436.3 billion cubic feet. Crude Oil: Production of Wyoming crude oil in 2007 was 53.3 million barrels. The state is ranked 7th among producers of oil in the U.S. Petroleum is most often used as a motor fuel, but it also utilized in the manufacturing of plastics, paints, and synthetic rubber. Trona: Wyoming possesses the largest known reserve of trona in the world. Trona is used for glass manufacturing, paper, soaps, baking soda, water softeners, and pharmaceuti |
By what one-word name is the Lockheed SR-71 aircraft known? | Blackbird - 5 Planes With Facts! 5 Planes With Facts! Sitemap Blackbird A personal appeal from Jimmy Wales (Founder) . Please do not donate 5$ It is not worth it Wikipedia does not need help paying bills for 2012 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "SR-71" redirects here. For other uses, see SR-71 (disambiguation) . SR-71 "Blackbird" An SR-71B trainer over the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California in 1994. The raised second cockpit is for the instructor. Role Lockheed A-12 The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft . [1] It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by the Lockheed Skunk Works . Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was responsible for many of the design's innovative concepts. During reconnaissance missions the SR-71 operated at high speeds and altitudes to allow it to outrace threats. If a surface-to-air missile launch was detected, the standard evasive action was simply to accelerate and outrun the missile. [2] The SR-71 served with the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1998. Although 12 of the 32 aircraft built were destroyed in accidents, none was lost to enemy action. [3] [4] The SR-71 was unofficially named the Blackbird , and called the Habu by its crews, referring to an Okinawan species of pit viper . [5] Since 1976, it has held the world record for the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft , a record previously held by the YF-12 . [6] [7] [8] Contents [ edit ]Background Lockheed's previous reconnaissance aircraft was the U-2 , which was designed for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In 1960, while overflying the USSR, the U-2 flown by Francis Gary Powers was shot down by Soviet surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). This highlighted the U-2's vulnerability due to its relatively slow speed; this paved the way for the Lockheed A-12, also designed for the CIA by Clarence Johnson at Lockheed's Skunk Works . [9] The A-12 was the precursor of the SR-71. The A-12's first flight took place at Groom Lake (Area 51), Nevada, on 25 April 1962. It was equipped with the less powerful Pratt & Whitney J75 engines due to protracted development of the intended Pratt & Whitney J58 . The J58s were retrofitted as they became available, and became the standard powerplant for all subsequent aircraft in the series (A-12, YF-12, M-21) as well as the follow-on SR-71 aircraft. Thirteen A-12s were built. Two A-12 variants were also developed, including three YF-12A interceptor prototypes, and two M-21 drone carrier variants. The cancellation of A-12 program was announced on 28 December 1966, [10] due to budget concerns, [11] and because of the forthcoming SR-71. The A-12 flew missions over Vietnam and North Korea before its retirement in 1968. SR-71 assembly line at Skunk Works The SR-71 designator is a continuation of the pre-1962 bomber series, which ended with the XB-70 Valkyrie . During the later period of its testing, the B-70 was proposed for a reconnaissance/strike role, with an RS-70 designation. When it was clear that the A-12 performance potential was much greater, the Air Force ordered a variant of the A-12 in December 1962. [12] Originally named R-12 [N 1] by Lockheed, the Air Force version was longer and heavier than the A-12, with a longer fuselage to hold more fuel, two seats in the cockpit, and reshaped chines. Reconnaissance equipment included signals intelligence sensors, a side-looking radar and a photo camera. [12] The CIA's A-12 remained a better photo reconnaissance platform than the Air Force's R-12, however, especially since the A-12 flew higher and faster, [11] and with only one pilot it had room to carry a superior camera [11] and more instruments. [13] During the 1964 campaign, Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater repeatedly criticized President Lyndon B. Johnson and his administration for falling behind the Soviet Union in developing new weapons. Johnson decided to counter this criticism by revealing the existence of the YF-12A Air Force int |
The king of which country lived in London from 1910 when the monarchy was abolished until his death in 1932? | Abolition of monarchy - Wikipedia, Photos and Videos Abolition of monarchy NEXT GO TO RESULTS [51 .. 100] WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE Jump to: navigation , search 1908 postcard depicting nineteen reigning monarchs; twelve of their thrones were abolished during the twentieth century, although the Spanish monarchy was later restored. The abolition of monarchy has occurred throughout history, either through revolutions , coups d'état , wars, or legislative reforms (such as abdications ). The founding of the Roman Republic is a noteworthy example and became part of the nation's traditions including as justification for the assassination of Julius Caesar . The twentieth century saw a major acceleration of this process, with many monarchies violently overthrown by revolution or war, or else abolished as part of the process of decolonisation . By contrast, the restoration of monarchies is rare in modern times, with only two major examples, Spain and Cambodia . Contents e One of the earliest examples in modern times is the overthrow in 1649 of the English monarchy by the Parliament of England , led by Oliver Cromwell . The monarchy was restored in 1660 although in a more limited form moderated by an independent Parliament. Anti-monarchism in the United States developed out of the gradual process of revolution that began as early as 1765, as colonists resisted the Stamp Act through boycott and the expulsion and condemnation of royal officials. While subjects of the United Kingdom, a unification of the limited King of England with the King of Scotland, colonists enjoyed a level of autonomy which increasingly clashed with royal and Parliamentary authority which did not consult colonial needs. With the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the most violent wave of anti-monarchical protest began, with the systematic destruction of the relics and symbols of monarchy. Examples can be found in the toppling of the equestrian statue of George III on Bowling Green in New York City. Monarchic loyalists were particularly affected with partisan attacks or harassment, with tens of thousands leaving for Canada, Britain, and other colonies. [1] Wealth or property which remained was typically confiscated. Thomas Paine, the famous author of the revolutionary pamphlet "Common Sense," extolled the colonists to finance the revolutionary war through this means. Even today, very few artifacts depicting the British monarchy from the colonial period can be found in the United States. However, the most famous abolition of monarchy in history[ citation needed ] is that of the French monarchy in 1792, during the French Revolution . The French monarchy was later restored several times with differing levels of authority. Napoleon , initially a hero of the Republican revolution, crowned himself emperor in 1804 only to be replaced by the Bourbon Restoration in 1815 which in turn was replaced by the more liberal July Monarchy in 1830. The 1848 Revolution was a more clear anti-monarchic uprising that replaced the succession of royal leaders with the short-lived Second French Republic . Napoleon III 's Second French Empire from 1852 to 1870 retained republican aspects while placing himself in the center of the state until the losses in the Franco-Prussian War precipitated his fall resulting in the French Third Republic and the end of monarchy for good. 19th century[ edit ] In 1858 the Mughal Empire came to an end after losing a war against Britain, and its Emperor, Bahadur Shah II , lost his throne. Between 1859 and 1861, four monarchies in Southern Europe ceased to exist: Parma , Modena , Tuscany and the Two Sicilies , when they all became part of the new Kingdom of Italy . The Second Mexican Empire collapsed in 1867, and its Emperor, Maximilian I of Mexico , was executed. The Second French Empire came to an end in 1870 after it had lost the war against Prussia, causing Emperor Napoleon III to lose his throne. He was the last monarch of France. In Spain monarchy was abolished from 1873 to 1874 by the First Spanish Republic , but then restored until 1931. The monarchy of Tah |
Who is the subject of the poem The Widow at Windsor, part of the Barrack-Room Ballads, by Rudyard Kipling published in 1892? | Barrack Room Ballads by Kipling, Rudyard Reviews (1) feeney (Black Mountain): Rudyard Kipling's two-part (1892, 1896) BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS is holding up as a good read more than a century after its 38 poems first appeared in book form. *** These are soldier stories, Tommy stories, British GI in India Thomas Adkins stories. The points of view expressed usually come from rankers and non-coms in barracks in cantonments, from little people who put in their six years soldiering abroad for Queen Victoria and then go home to England, Ireland, Wales or Scotland. ***A half dozen of the ballads are still recited or sung today. -- (1) "Tommy": "We aren't no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren't no blackguards too,/ But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you"; -- (2) "Gunga Din": "'E'll be squattin' on the coals/Givin' drink to poor damned souls,/An' I'll get a swig in hell from Gunga Din!"; -- (3) "The Widow at Windsor"; -- (4) "Mandalay": "Ship me somewheres east of Suez, where the best is like the worst,/Where there aren't no Ten Commandments an' a man can raise a thirst"; -- (5) "Gentlemen-Rankers": "We're poor little lambs who've lost our way,/Baa! Baa! Baa!/We're little black sheep who've gone astray,/ Baa--aa--aa!/Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree,/Damned from here to Eternity,/God ha' mercy on such as we,/Baa! Yah! Bah!"; -- (6) "Cholera Camp": "We've got to die somewhere -- some way -- some'ow --/We might as well begin to do it now!.; *** Other things being equal, buy a scholarly edition of BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS. You will profit from some historical context on the 19th Century British Raj in India, also from a glossary of Hindustani or Anglo-Indian phrases as mauled by common soldiers and from a map or two as well. But even as stand-alone verses, BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS is a strong keeper. -OOO- Review this book (Want a chance to win $50 ? Log-in or create an account first!) (You'll be automatically entered for a chance to win $50!) |
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The Battle of Flodden took place in September 1513 in which English county? | Battle of Flodden Battle of Flodden The defeat in 1513 that crushed Scotland Battle of Flodden on 9th September 1513 The previous battle in the British Battles series is the Battle of Agincourt The next battle in the British Battles series is the Spanish Armada Battle: Flodden War: Anglo-Scottish Wars Date of the Battle of Flodden: 9th September 1513 Place of the Battle of Flodden: The South Bank of the River Tweed on the border between Scotland and England. King James IV of Scotland, the commander of the Scottish army at the Battle of Flodden in 1513; his death at the battle, with many of his nobles and soldiers, plunged Scotland into crisis for many years Combatants at the Battle of Flodden: An invading Scottish army against an English army. Generals at the Battle of Flodden: King James IV commanded the Scottish Army and the Earl of Surrey commanded the English Army. Size of the armies at the Battle of Flodden: The 2 armies were much the same size at 20,000 to 30,000 men, the English army larger than the Scottish. Winner of the Battle of Flodden: The Scottish were overwhelmingly defeated by the English, with the death of King James IV and many of his accompanying Scottish nobles and citizens. Uniforms, arms and equipment at the Battle of Flodden: The 16th Century saw the transition across Europe from Medieval warfare with its feudal formations to armies with a more modern form, a change that was quicker on the mainland of Europe where new forms of battlefield tactic were being introduced by the Swiss, Spanish and the Swedes. Both sides at Flodden used cannon on the battlefield although their size and weight made them difficult to manoeuvre. It is said that the 30 Scottish guns, 17 of them large required 400 oxen and 28 horses to draw them and the ammunition. Loading was slow, propellant was unreliable and the solid projectiles caused little damage to troop formations. Cannon was at its most useful against town and castle walls. English archers in battle with the longbow in the Middle Ages: Battle of Flodden on 9th September 1513 The Scottish cannon was considered of better quality than the English. The Scottish cannon master Robert Borthwick cast his guns and oversaw their use on the battlefield. Seven of his guns were known as the ‘Seven Sisters of Borthwick’. At Flodden the English guns were more numerous and better served than the Scottish. While the Scottish cannon were cast the English were made using the outdated system of hoops and bars. Robert White described the Scots army in the Cambridge History of the Renaissance: “The principal leaders and men at arms were mounted on able horses; the Border prickers rode those of less size, but remarkably active. Those wore mail, chiefly of plate, from head to heel; that of the higher ranks being wrought and polished with great elegance, while the Borderers had armour of a very light description. All the others were on foot, and the burgesses of the towns wore what was called white armour, consisting of steel cap, gorget and mail brightly burnished, fitting gracefully to the body, and covering limbs and hands. The yeomen or peasantry had the sallat or iron cap, the hauberk or place jack, formed of thin flat pieces of iron quilted below leather or linen, which covered the legs and arms, and they had gloves likewise. The Highlanders were not so well defended by armour, though the chiefs were partly armed like their southern brethren, retaining, however, the eagle’s feather in the bonnet, and wearing, like their followers, the tartan and the belted plaid. Almost every soldier had a large shield or target for defence, and wore the white cross of Saint Andrew, either on his breast or some other prominent place. The offensive arms were the spear five yards in length, the long pike, the mace or mallet, two-handed and other swords, the dagger, the knife, the bow and sheaf of arrows; while the Danish axe, with a broad flat spike on the opposite side to the edge, was peculiar to the Islemen, and the studded targe to the Highlanders.” Scots battle axe and halber |
Which county cricket club has been captained by Percy Fender, Peter May and Micky Stewart? | Surrey County Cricket Club : Wikis (The Full Wiki) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey Cricket Surrey's home ground of The Brit Insurance Oval, overlooked by the famous gasholders. Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey . Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions. [1] The club is the most financially secure first class county club, with a turnover of £22 million in 2006. [2] The club's home since its foundation in 1845 has been The Oval cricket ground (currently known officially as the 'Brit Oval' following a sponsorship deal with the Brit insurance company), within the Kennington area of Lambeth in south London . Some home games each season are also played at Whitgift School , Croydon and at Woodbridge Road , Guildford . In the past matches have been played at Banstead , Reigate , Kingston and Godalming . Byfleet , Sutton , Leatherhead and Sunbury on Thames have staged List 'A' matches. The Metropolitan Police Ground at Imber Court has been used in the Twenty 20 competition. The traditional club colours are chocolate brown and silver. The club badge is the Prince of Wales ' three feathers. Lord Rosebery obtained the permission to use this symbol from the Prince of Wales , owner of the land on which The Oval stands, in 1915. [3] Contents Benson and Hedges Cup (3) – 1974, 1997, 2001 Second XI honours Second XI Championship (6) – 1966, 1968, 1975, 1988, 1992, 2009; shared (0) – Second XI Trophy (1) – 2001 Minor Counties Championship (4) – 1939, 1950, 1954, 1955; shared (0) – Earliest cricket in the county It is widely believed that cricket was invented by children living on the Weald in Saxon or Norman times and that the game very soon reached neighbouring Surrey . Although not the game's birthplace, Surrey does claim the honour of being the location of its first definite mention in print. Evidence from a 1598 court case confirms that creckett was played by schoolboys on a certain plot of land in Guildford around 1550. See : History of cricket to 1725 Cricket became well established in Surrey during the 17th century and the earliest village matches took place before the English Civil War . It is believed that the earliest county teams were formed in the aftermath of the Restoration in 1660. The earliest known first-class match in Surrey was Croydon v London at Croydon on 1 July 1707 [7] . In 1709, the earliest known inter-county match took place between Kent and Surrey at Dartford Brent . Surrey continued to be a major county through the 18th century. Probably its greatest players during the underarm era were the famous bowler Edward "Lumpy" Stevens and the wicketkeeper/batsman William Yalden , who both belonged to the Chertsey club. For information about Surrey county teams before the formation of Surrey CCC, see : Surrey county cricket teams Origin of Surrey CCC Surrey CCC was founded on the evening of 22 August 1845 at the Horns Tavern in South London, where around 100 representatives of various cricket clubs in Surrey agreed a motion put by William Denison (the club's first Secretary) "that a Surrey club be now formed". A further meeting at the Tavern on 18 October 1845 formally constituted the club, appointed officers and began enrolling members. A lease on Kennington Oval , a former market garden , was obtained by a Mr Houghton from the Duchy of Cornwall . Mr Houghton was of the old Montpelier Cricket Club , 70 members of which formed the nucleus of the new Surrey County club. The Honourable Fred Ponsonby , later the Earl of Bessborough was the first vice-president. Surrey's inaugural first-class match was against the MCC at The Oval at the end of May, 1846. [8] The first inter-county match, against Kent , was held at The Oval the following month. [9] However the club did not do well that year, despite the extra public attractions at the Oval of a Walking Match and a Poultry Show. By the start of the 1847 season the club was £70 in debt and there w |
By what two-word name was the Boeing B-17 aircraft known? | Boeing: Historical Snapshot: B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 Flying Fortress Historical Snapshot On July 28, 1935, a four-engine plane took off from Boeing Field in south Seattle on its first flight. Rolling out of the Boeing hangar, it was simply known as the Model 299. Seattle Times reporter Richard Smith dubbed the new plane, with its many machine-gun mounts, the “Flying Fortress,” a name that Boeing quickly adopted and trademarked. The U.S. Army Air Corps designated the plane as the B-17. In response to the Army’s request for a large, multiengine bomber, the prototype, financed entirely by Boeing, went from design board to flight test in less than 12 months. The B-17 was a low-wing monoplane that combined aerodynamic features of the XB-15 giant bomber , still in the design stage, and the Model 247 transport . The B-17 was the first Boeing military aircraft with a flight deck instead of an open cockpit and was armed with bombs and five .30-caliber machine guns mounted in clear “blisters.” The first B-17s saw combat in 1941, when the British Royal Air Force took delivery of several B-17s for high-altitude missions. As World War II intensified, the bombers needed additional armament and armor. The B-17E, the first mass-produced model Flying Fortress, carried nine machine guns and a 4,000-pound bomb load. It was several tons heavier than the prototypes and bristled with armament. It was the first Boeing airplane with the distinctive — and enormous — tail for improved control and stability during high-altitude bombing. Each version was more heavily armed. In the Pacific, the planes earned a deadly reputation with the Japanese, who dubbed them “four-engine fighters.” The Fortresses were also legendary for their ability to stay in the air after taking brutal poundings. Seventy-five years after the B-17’s first flight, an 88 year-old veteran sent The Boeing Company a letter. After explaining how he returned to England after a bombing raid over Germany with 179 flak holes and only two out of the four engines, he wrote: “I’m glad to be alive. Thank you for making such a good airplane.” Gen. Carl Spaatz, the American air commander in Europe, said, “Without the B-17 we may have lost the war.” Boeing Plant 2 built a total of 6,981 B-17s in various models, and another 5,745 were built under a nationwide collaborative effort by Douglas and Lockheed (Vega). Only a few B-17s survive today, featured at museums and air shows; most were scrapped at the end of the war. Technical Specifications |
Who was King of Italy from 1900 until 1946 - regnal number not required? | Italy travel guide - Wikitravel Emergencies dial 112 Two independent mini-states are surrounded entirely by Italy: San Marino and Vatican City . While technically not part of the European Union, both of these states are also part of the Schengen Area and the European Monetary Union (EMU). Apart from different police uniforms, there is no evident transition from these states and Italy's territory, and the currency is the same. Italian is also the official language in both countries. Understand[ edit ] Italy is, for the most part, a peninsula situated on the Mediterranean Sea, bordering France , Switzerland , Austria , and Slovenia in the north. Italy, which is boot-shaped, is surrounded by the Ligurian and the Tyrrhenian Seas to the west, the Mediterranean and Ionian Seas to the South, and the Adriatic Sea to the East. Italian is the official language spoken by the majority of the population, but as you travel throughout the country you will find that there are several distinct Italian dialects depending on the region you're in. French is spoken in the northwest and German in the northeast. Italy has a very diverse landscape, but can be primarily described as mountainous, including the Alps and the Apennines mountain ranges that run through the vast majority of it. Two major islands are part of this country: Sardinia , which is an island off the west coast of Italy, and Sicily , at the southern tip (the "toe") of the boot. History[ edit ] The Pantheon, a huge Roman temple, which is a symbol of the Roman civilization in Italy. Certainly, humans inhabited the Italian peninsula for at least 200,000 years; Neolithic civilisations flourished in prehistoric Italy but were either wiped out, or assimilated, around 2000 BC by a group of Indo-European tribes, which are collectively known as the Italic peoples. These were more or less closely related to each other and comprised tribes such as the Latins, Etruscans, Umbrians, Samnites, Sicels, Ligures, Oscans, just to name a few. The Etruscan civilisation was among the first to rise in the 6th century BC and lasted until the late Republican period; it flourished in what are now northern Lazio , Umbria and Tuscany . In the 8th and 7th centuries BC, Greek colonies were established in Sicily and the southern part of Italy: the Etruscan culture rapidly became influenced by that of Greece. This is well illustrated at some excellent Etruscan museums; Etruscan burial sites are also well worth visiting. Rome itself was dominated by Etruscan kings until 509 BC, when the last of them - Tarquinius Superbus - was ousted from power and the Roman Republic was founded. After a series of wars, the Romans sacked the nearby Etruscan city of Veii in 396 BC; this triggered the collapse of the Etruscan confederation and the Etruscan people themselves began to be assimilated. The Celts settled in what is now Northern Italy, where their civilisation flourished, in the 1st millennium BC and began expanding further south; they made the mistake of sacking Rome in 390 BC and the Romans, hell-bent on revenge, waged wars against them until they were conquered and their people assimilated. Ancient Rome was at first a small village founded around the 8th century BC. In time, its primitive kingdom grew into a republic - which would later evolve into an empire - covering the whole Mediterranean and expanding as far north as Scotland and as far east as Mesopotamia and Arabia. Its steady decline began in the 2nd century AD, and the empire finally broke into two parts in 285 AD: the Western Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire in the East. The western part came under attack from various Germanic tribes; Visigoths sacked Rome in 410AD and their Vandal fellows would follow in 455AD. The Western Roman Empire finally collapsed in 476 AD, and the barbarian chiefs divided the Italian peninsula among themselves; after this, Italy plunged into the so-called Dark Ages. Following a lengthy, and bloody, reconquest by the Byzantines (the so-called "Gothic Wars"), much of Italy was controlled by the Eastern Roman Empire. Needless |
Which actor, comedian, writer and musician rowed for Cambridge in the 1980 Boat Race? | King of American prime time - Telegraph King of American prime time Image 1 of 3 'I don't want to think I may be doing something right. Because then game is over. Isn't it?' With the cast of House 12:01AM BST 24 May 2005 Up to 18 million American viewers are tuning in every week to watch Hugh Laurie star as a grouchy doctor in the TV series 'House'. So is he satisfied? Far from it, he tells Tim Geary My dad knows Hugh Laurie. Well, he knows of him. "He's that funny chap!" he says. That is how most Britons know the Hugh Laurie who has been making us laugh since 1981 when he was part of a Cambridge Footlights revue that included Stephen Fry, Tony Slattery and Emma Thompson. Since then, Laurie has done plenty to cement his image. He was one of two funny chaps in the sketch show A Bit of Fry and Laurie. He played an assortment of rubber-faced fools on seasons of Blackadder and a bumbling, pitch-perfect Bertie in Jeeves and Wooster. Laurie's movie roles, most notably in Peter's Friends and Sense and Sensibility, displayed his depth as a performer but hardly supplanted his persona. We already knew him for the funny man he was. It might come as a surprise in Britain, then, to learn that Laurie has recently become famous in America for playing someone serious and mean. His star has risen thanks to a medical drama, House, in which his character, Dr Gregory House, is a self-centred misanthrope with a pronounced limp, a groggy demeanour and an addiction to heavy-duty pain medication. Oh, and an American accent that has fooled every viewer ignorant of Laurie's provenance. House is a less schmaltzy version of ER that pits Dr House against a new, peculiar disease each week. Laurie's anti-hero has helped make House one of the most highly rated and exuberantly reviewed shows of the season. A writer in the Seattle Times gave "three reasons to watch the show: Hugh Laurie, Hugh Laurie and Hugh Laurie". It is a remarkable achievement that would make anyone proud. Well, almost anyone. Laurie doesn't deal in self-congratulation. The reverse is true. Despite being a successful actor and comedian, a skilled musician, writer and athlete (he rowed for Cambridge in the 1980 Boat Race when they famously lost by five feet), he goes to great lengths to remind others of his failings. "I still think it's a terrible mistake they made," he says, referring to the producers who gave him the role as House. "I have smacked the set many times cursing them for not hiring an American actor. American actors have natural selves that are appealing. They've usually got a pleasing pair of eyebrows or a nice voice or a nice something. I don't have any of that. I'm not easy on the eye or the ear or anything else so I have to come up with something which one could loosely describe as acting." It is hard to know what to make of such self-deprecation, especially when it comes at you in waves, as it did over lunch at New York's Soho House. It is very British, of course, to be humble about one's achievements, but Laurie's self-flagellation is something more - a constant battle he fights inside. "It's predictable," says Katie Jacobs, the executive producer of House. "Every day at about 4 or 5 o'clock, Hugh's sitting on the kerb completely despondent. I tell every director before they start, don't think it's you: it's him! He's miserable no matter what he does. Never thinks he's good enough, never thinks he's got it right." It's a measure of the Eton- and Cambridge-educated Laurie's thoughtfulness and intelligence that he examines his life and his work with such thoroughness, but at no point does he seem satisfied with what he finds. "Even talking to you now, a part of my brain is thinking, how is that going to sound, what's he going to make out of that? But that sounds asinine in the extreme. If I was to read that in a newspaper I would immediately loathe the person who said that." For an actor trying to free himself, to be instinctive, such doubt must be a double burden. Laurie simultaneously judges the performer and the performance, as when he speaks with his Amer |
"""An' the dawn comes up like thunder outer China 'crost the Bay!"" is the last line of the chorus of which of Kipling's Barrack-Room Ballads?" | Mandalay by Kipling By the old Moulmein Pagoda, lookin' lazy at the sea, There's a Burma girl a-settin', and I know she thinks o' me; For the wind is in the palm-trees, and the temple-bells they say: "Come you back, you British soldier; come you back to Mandalay!" Come you back to Mandalay, Where the old Flotilla lay: Can't you 'ear their paddles chunkin' from Rangoon to Mandalay? On the road to Mandalay, Where the flyin'-fishes play, An' the dawn comes up like thunder outer China 'crost the Bay! 'Er petticoat was yaller an' 'er little cap was green, An' 'er name was Supi-yaw-lat -- jes' the same as Theebaw's Queen, An' I seed her first a-smokin' of a whackin' white cheroot, An' a-wastin' Christian kisses on an 'eathen idol's foot: Bloomin' idol made o'mud -- Wot they called the Great Gawd Budd -- Plucky lot she cared for idols when I kissed 'er where she stud! On the road to Mandalay . . . When the mist was on the rice-fields an' the sun was droppin' slow, She'd git 'er little banjo an' she'd sing "Kulla-lo-lo!" With 'er arm upon my shoulder an' 'er cheek agin' my cheek We useter watch the steamers an' the hathis pilin' teak. Elephints a-pilin' teak In the sludgy, squdgy creek, Where the silence 'ung that 'eavy you was 'arf afraid to speak! On the road to Mandalay . . . But that's all shove be'ind me -- long ago an' fur away, An' there ain't no 'busses runnin' from the Bank to Mandalay; An' I'm learnin' 'ere in London what the ten-year soldier tells: "If you've 'eard the East a-callin', you won't never 'eed naught else." No! you won't 'eed nothin' else But them spicy garlic smells, An' the sunshine an' the palm-trees an' the tinkly temple-bells; On the road to Mandalay . . . I am sick o' wastin' leather on these gritty pavin'-stones, An' the blasted English drizzle wakes the fever in my bones; Tho' I walks with fifty 'ousemaids outer Chelsea to the Strand, An' they talks a lot o' lovin', but wot do they understand? Beefy face an' grubby 'and -- Law! wot do they understand? I've a neater, sweeter maiden in a cleaner, greener land! On the road to Mandalay . . . Ship me somewheres east of Suez, where the best is like the worst, Where there aren't no Ten Commandments an' a man can raise a thirst; For the temple-bells are callin', an' it's there that I would be -- By the old Moulmein Pagoda, looking lazy at the sea; On the road to Mandalay, Where the old Flotilla lay, With our sick beneath the awnings when we went to Mandalay! On the road to Mandalay, Where the flyin'-fishes play, An' the dawn comes up like thunder outer China 'crost the Bay! Rudyard Kipling Notes by Jerry: 1- This poem first appeared in Kipling's book "Barrack Room Ballads" published in 1892. Most of the poems in that book are written (like this one) as if spoken by a British soldier with a London Cockney accent. 2- The first line is often written "...lookin' eastward to the sea," but my "Definitive Edition" of Kipling's verse has "...lookin' lazy at the sea," the same as in the last stanza. 3- Moulmein (present-day Mawlamyine) is on the eastern bank of the Thanlwin River 45 km from the sea. This was British Burma's administrative center from 1827 to 1852. Perhaps the British army transport ships stopped here before the troops were taken up the Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady) River to attack Mandalay in 1885, but it seems unlikely to me. Kipling was inspired by a lovely young woman he saw at a Moulmein pagoda which he visited in 1887. 4- The British troops were taken up the Irrawaddy by paddle steamers, which explains the flotilla's "...paddles chunkin' from Rangoon to Mandalay." Rangoon (present-day Yangon) is 695 km south of Mandalay, so it was quite a trip. 5- There are no flying fish in Burma's rivers, bu |
Which word that begins 'sol' is a coil of wire that acts as a magnet when an electric current flows through it? | Solenoid (electricity) - definition of Solenoid (electricity) by The Free Dictionary Solenoid (electricity) - definition of Solenoid (electricity) by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Solenoid+(electricity) (sō′lə-noid′) n. 1. A current-carrying coil of wire that acts like a magnet when a current passes through it. 2. An assembly used as a switch, consisting of a coil and a metal core free to slide along the coil axis under the influence of the magnetic field. [French solénoïde, from Greek sōlēnoeidēs, pipe-shaped : sōlēn, pipe + -oeidēs, -oid.] so′le·noi′dal (-noid′l) adj. so′le·noi′dal·ly adv. solenoid (ˈsəʊlɪˌnɔɪd) n 1. (Electronics) a coil of wire, usually cylindrical, in which a magnetic field is set up by passing a current through it 2. (Electronics) a coil of wire, partially surrounding an iron core, that is made to move inside the coil by the magnetic field set up by a current: used to convert electrical to mechanical energy, as in the operation of a switch 3. (Automotive Engineering) such a device used as a relay, as in a motor vehicle for connecting the battery directly to the starter motor when activated by the ignition switch [C19: from French solénoïde, from Greek sōlēn a pipe, tube] ˌsoleˈnoidal adj |
In which novel did James Hilton describe the 'mystical, harmonious valley' of Shangri-La? | Strategic Plan of Shangri-La Hotel Research Paper - 2525 Words 3.3.1Shangri-La Care 1: Shangri-La Hospitality from Caring People9 3.3.2Shangri-La Care 2: Delighting Customers9 3.3.3Shangri-La Care 3: Recover to Gain Loyalty9 3.3.4Shangri-La Care 4: Take Ownership10 4.0SWOT chart for the Shangri-La Hotel11 5.0Conclusion14 6.0Reference15 1.0 Introduction Our group have chosen Shangri La as our topic of discussion for our report writing. Shangri La is a cooperation that has a lot of hotels and resorts in the whole wide world. The name of ‘Shangri La’ was actually from a novel published in 1933 named, ‘Lost Horizon’ written by James Hilton. In present days, the name ‘Shangri La’ has become famous in the worldwide. In 1971, Shangri La has its own deluxe hotel in Singapore. After that, Shangri La had grew into a huge cooperation which own 72 hotels and resorts in different countries, such as, Asia Pacific, North America, the Middle East, Europe and yet Shangri La is planning to develop more hotels in different countries. Besides that, Shangri La has two Asia’s most prestigious recreational clubs, that is, the Aberdeen Marina Club in Hong Kong, and the Xili Golf and Country Club in Shenzhen. Furthermore, Shangri La’s always follow Asian Hospitality as their unique hospitality to treat their customer. In order to compete with other hotels and resorts, Shangri La had emphasized on hospitality towards their customer. The main thing that makes Shangri La being successful and being different from the other hotels and resorts is offering high level of Asian standards of hospitality and caring for people. Therefore, Shangri La hotels and resorts will care for each and every customer. They will make sure that every customer will satisfied with their services. Shangri La search for trendsetters and professionals to serve their customer and to achieve the goal, that is, to make sure every customer has great experience once they stay in the hotels and resorts. Strategic planning is critical to business success. Different from classic business planning, the strategic variety involves vision, mission and outside-of-the-box thinking. Strategic planning describes where you want your company to go, not necessarily how you're going to get there. However, like all other "travel plans," without knowing where you want to go, creating details on how to arrive are meaningless. Strategic planning defines the "where" that your company is heading. In order for a business to be successful, there needs to be a roadmap for success. A strategic plan helps to provide direction and focus for all employees. It points to specific results that are to be achieved and establishes a course of action for achieving them. A strategic plan also helps the various work units within an organization to align themselves with common goals. Building a strategic plan is not difficult. It will take some thought and some feedback from customers and others, but businesses should be routinely garnering feedback from appropriate constituent groups on an on-going basis. The process of developing a strategic plan should be rewarding for all involved and usually helps develop stronger communications between members of the planning team. Once developed, the key to making the plan work is a commitment to seeing it through and sound implementation. Many businesses have developed strategic plans only to put them on a shelf to gather dust. Managers need a well-developed strategic plan in order to effectively establish expectations for their employees. Without a plan, expectations are developed in a void and there is little or no alignment with common goals. A good strategic plan looks out 2 to 5 years and describes clearly how the business will grow and prosper over that... Shangri-La Hotel Essay ...MGT103 Case Study Report The Shangri-la Hotel Francesca Donovan Identify any Loyalty Programs and evaluate the effectiveness of it? In the past the hospitality industry offered loyalty programs, usually formed with an alliance such as an airline. Due to the fact airlines have segregated t |
Three of the Galilean moons of Jupiter are Io, Europa and Callisto. Which is the fourth? | What are the Galilean Moons? - Universe Today Universe Today What are the Galilean Moons? Article Updated: 26 Apr , 2016 by Matt Williams It’s no accident that Jupiter shares its name with the king of the gods. In addition to being the largest planet in our Solar System – with two and a half times the mass of all the other planets combined – it is also home to some of the largest moons of any Solar planet. Jupiter’s largest moons are known as the Galileans, all of which were discovered by Galileo Galilei and named in his honor. They include Io , Europa , Ganymede , and Callisto , and are the Solar System’s fourth, sixth, first and third largest satellites, respectively. Together, they contain almost 99.999% of the total mass in orbit around Jupiter, and range from being 400,000 and 2,000,000 km from the planet. Outside of the Sun and eight planets, they are also among the most massive objects in the Solar System, with radii larger than any of the dwarf planets. Discovery: The Galileans take their name from Galileo Galilee, the famous Italian astronomer who discovered them between January 7th and 13th, 1610. Using his improved telescope , which he designed himself, he observed what he described at the time as “three fixed stars, totally invisible by their smallness”. All three of these luminous objects were close to Jupiter, and lay on a straight line through it. Subsequent observations showed that these “stars” changed position relative to Jupiter, and in a way that was inexplicable as far as the behavior of stars was concerned. On January 10th, Galileo noted that one of them had disappeared, an observation which he attributed to it being hidden behind Jupiter. Within a few days, he concluded that they were orbiting Jupiter and were in fact moons. Galileo Galilei’s telescope with his handwritten note specifying the magnifying power of the lens, at an exhibition at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Credit: AP Photo/Matt Rourke By January 13th, he had discovered a fourth moon, and named them the Medicean stars, in honor of his future patron – Cosimo II de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany – and his three brothers. However, Simon Marius – a German astronomer who also claimed to have found these four moons – prescribed the names Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto (after Zeus’ lovers in the Greek mythology) in 1614. While these names fell out of favor for many centuries, they became commonplace by the 20th century. Together, they also became known as the Galileans, in honor of their discoverer. Io: The innermost is Io , which is named after a priestess of Hera who became Zeus’ lover. With a diameter of 3,642 kilometers, it is the fourth-largest moon in the Solar System. With over 400 active volcanoes , it is also the most geologically active object in the Solar System. Its surface is dotted with over 100 mountains, some of which are taller than Earth’s Mount Everest. This global view of Jupiter’s moon, Io, was obtained during the tenth orbit of Jupiter by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft. Credit: NASA Unlike most satellites in the outer Solar System (which are covered with ice), Io is mainly composed of silicate rock surrounding a molten iron or iron sulfide core. Io has an extremely thin atmosphere made up mostly of sulfur dioxide (SO2). Europa: The second innermost Galilean moon is Europa , which takes its name from the mythical Phoenician noblewoman who was courted by Zeus and became the queen of Crete. At 3121.6 kilometers in diameter, it is the smallest of the Galileans, and slightly smaller than the Moon. Europa’s surface consists of a layer of water surrounding the mantle which is thought to be 100 kilometers thick. The uppermost section is solid ice, while the bottom is believed to be liquid water, which is made warm due to heat energy and tidal flexing. If true, then it is possible that extraterrestrial life could exist within this subsurface ocean, perhaps near a series of deep-ocean hydrothermal vents . The surface of Europa is also one of the smoothest in the Solar System, a fact which supports the idea of liquid wat |
The Allied forces at the 1704 Battle of Blenheim were led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of where? | Battle of Blenheim | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit By 1704, the War of the Spanish Succession was in its fourth year. The previous year had been one of success for France and her allies, most particularly on the Danube, where Marshal Villars and the Elector of Bavaria had created a direct threat to Vienna, the Habsburg capital. [1] Vienna had been saved by dissension between the two commanders, leading to the brilliant Villars being replaced by the less dynamic Marshal Marsin. Nevertheless, by 1704, the threat was still real: Rákóczi 's Hungarian revolt was already threatening the Empire's eastern approaches, and Marshal Vendôme's forces threatened an invasion from northern Italy. [2] In the courts of Versailles and Madrid, Vienna's fall was confidently anticipated, an event which would almost certainly have led to the collapse of the Grand Alliance . [3] To isolate the Danube from any Allied intervention, Marshal Villeroi 's 46,000 troops were expected to pin the 70,000 Dutch and English troops around Maastricht in the Low Countries, while General de Coigny protected Alsace against surprise with a further corps. [1] The only forces immediately available for Vienna's defence were Prince Louis of Baden's force of 36,000 stationed in the Lines of Stollhofen [4] to watch Marshal Tallard at Strasbourg; there was also a weak force of 10,000 men under Field Marshal Count Limburg Styrum observing Ulm. Both the Imperial Austrian Ambassador in London, Count Wratislaw , and the Duke of Marlborough realised the implications of the situation on the Danube. The Dutch, however, who clung to their troops for their country's protection, were against any adventurous military operation as far south as the Danube and would never willingly permit any major weakening of the forces in the Spanish Netherlands . [5] Marlborough, realising the only way to ignore Dutch wishes was by the use of secrecy and guile, set out to deceive his Dutch allies by pretending to simply move his troops to the Moselle – a plan approved of by The Hague – but once there, he would slip the Dutch leash and link up with Austrian forces in southern Germany. [5] "My intentions", wrote the Duke from The Hague on 29 April to his governmental confidant, Sidney Godolphin , "are to march with the English to Coblenz and declare that I intend to campaign on the Moselle. But when I come there, to write to the Dutch States that I think it absolutely necessary for the saving of the Empire to march with the troops under my command and to join with those that are in Germany ... in order to make measures with Prince Lewis of Baden for the speedy reduction of the Elector of Bavaria." [6] Prelude Edit A scarlet caterpillar, upon which all eyes were at once fixed, began to crawl steadfastly day by day across the map of Europe, dragging the whole war with it. – Winston Churchill . [7] The Duke of Marlborough 's march from Bedburg (near Cologne) to the Danube. His 250-mile (400-kilometre) march to prevent Vienna falling into enemy hands was a masterpiece of deception, meticulous planning and organisation. Marlborough's march started on 19 May from Bedburg, Script error north-west of Cologne. The army (assembled by the Duke's brother, General Charles Churchill ) consisted of 66 squadrons , 31 battalions and 38 guns and mortars totalling 21,000 men (16,000 of whom were English troops). [1] This force was to be augmented en route such that by the time Marlborough reached the Danube, it would number 40,000 (47 battalions, 88 squadrons). Whilst Marlborough led his army, General Overkirk would maintain a defensive position in the Dutch Republic in case Villeroi mounted an attack. The Duke had assured the Dutch that if the French were to launch an offensive he would return in good time, but Marlborough calculated that as he marched south, the French commander would be drawn after him. [2] In this assumption Marlborough proved correct: Villeroi shadowed the Duke with 30,000 men in 60 squadrons and 42 battalions. [3] The military dangers in such an enterprise were numerous: Marlbor |
"""Can't Sing!"" - a musical comedy written by Harry Hill that lasted 6 weeks and 3 days in London last year, was based on which TV reality show?" | X Factor musical I Can't Sing! to close after less than two months | Stage | The Guardian West End X Factor musical I Can't Sing! to close after less than two months West End show written by comedian Harry Hill and staged at London Palladium to close on 10 May Former EastEnders actor Nigel Harman led the cast, which included characters based on X Factor regulars. Photograph: Tristram Kenton Press Association Saturday 26 April 2014 20.05 EDT First published on Saturday 26 April 2014 20.05 EDT Close This article is 2 years old Spoof X Factor musical I Can't Sing! is to close on 10 May, just six weeks and three days after opening. The show, written by comic Harry Hill, opened on 26 March in London's West End . Preview performances at the London Palladium were postponed twice in a week with producers citing technical problems. Rebecca Quigley, chief executive of Stage Entertainment UK, said: "We are sad to be bringing I Can't Sing! to a close but are immensely proud to have co-produced the show. "The West End can be an unpredictable place as the closure of a number of high profile productions recently has shown. I Can't Sing! has had audiences on their feet night after night, four and five-star reviews from the critics and an amazing company and creative team, but it seems that isn't always enough. "To open any big musical, and particularly a brand new British musical comedy at the London Palladium, is no mean feat and hundreds of dedicated people have played a part in bringing this unique and wonderful show to the stage. I thank every one of those people and the audiences who have come to see the production." People who have already bought tickets for the show that had been due to be held after 10 May were urged to "contact their original point of purchase". The musical tells the story of a young woman who lives in a caravan with a talking dog and finds fame on the talent show. Former EastEnders actor Nigel Harman led the cast, which included characters based on X Factor regulars such as Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh. In an magazine interview in March to promote I Can't Sing!, Cowell joked that it would have to last longer than the Spice Girls stage show to be considered a success after Viva Forever! ran for seven months and was deemed a flop. Asked what would count as a success, he joked: "Seven months and a day," before adding: "I'm not au fait with the numbers. "From day one there was a cloud over that musical. The critics had a field day. "You've got to be confident in what you do, otherwise you'd be paralysed. I've always thought if I like something then other people will like it." Cowell told the magazine: "It's bloody risky, but so is making the TV show. "Every new season you go in with the highest hopes, and sometimes you get a bum year. You wait for those numbers to come in, oh my God it's stressful, and it's a delicious thrill." After the short-lived stage show's sudden closure was confirmed, Nigel Hall, of Syco Entertainment, said: "From the moment Harry Hill and (composer) Steve Brown told us their idea for I Can't Sing! we knew this was going to be a fun project. "Alongside Stage Entertainment we'd like to thank the cast and crew who have worked so hard on this show. "To everyone at Really Useful Theatres and the ever-supportive staff at the London Palladium, and everyone involved in I Can't Sing!, I'd like to say a huge thanks and the very best of luck with their next venture." Following news that Harry Hill and Steve Brown's X Factor musical is to close, we'd like to hear from those who've paid to see it Published: 28 Apr 2014 Despite the early closures of I Can't Sing, Stephen Ward and From Here to Eternity, musical theatre is not on its last legs, writes Lyn Gardner Published: 28 Apr 2014 Harry Hill and Steve Brown's show was staged too late – and felt conflicted. We were asked to laugh at the vacuousness of it all yet also care about the characters, writes Mark Lawson Published: 28 Apr 2014 £6m parody penned by Harry Hill and Steve Brown latest West End flop despite warm reviews and a divine Simon Co |
In which BBC TV drama is Doctor Thomas Chamberlain the Head of the Lyell Centre supported by pathologist Nikki Alexander and forensic scientist Jack Hodgson? | 'Silent Witness' Series 17 start date confirmed Email The BBC has announced that the new series of crime drama Silent Witness will begin next month. Series 17 begins at 9pm on Thursday 2 January on BBC One. The second episode of the opening two-part story, ‘Commodity’, will air the following night. Emilia Fox returns as Forensic Pathologist Dr. Nikki Alexander alongside Forensic Scientist Jack Hodgson (David Caves) and Forensic Lab Scientist Clarissa Mullery (Liz Carr), and is joined by new cast member Richard Lintern (Spies of Warsaw, White Heat) as Forensic Pathologist Dr. Thomas Chamberlain, the new head of The Lyell Centre. ‘Commodity’ follows Premiership footballer Isaac Dreyfus as he finds his days at the top are numbered when a sex tape links him to the brutal murder of a young woman, threatening to destroy his reputation and marriage. Dreyfus desperately fights to prove his innocence, while disillusioned Adam Freedman turns to a mysterious source for help to avenge the murder of his wife and child. Are you looking forward to the return of Silent Witness? Let us know below… |
Wyndham Lewis was a major figure in which short-lived British avant-garde Art movement which had its only exhibition in 1915? | 1000+ images about WUNDHAM LEWIS -VORTICISMO- on Pinterest | Artworks, Museums and Portrait Forward Lewis, Wyndham (1882-1957) - 1912 The Creditors Percy Wyndham Lewis was an English painter and author. In the years 1913-15 that he developed the style of geometric abstraction, a style which his friend Ezra Pound dubbed "Vorticism". Lewis found the strong structure of Cubist painting appealing, but said it did not seem "alive" compared to Futurist art, which, conversely, lacked structure. Vorticism combined the two movements in a strikingly dramatic critique of modernity. See More |
Which US state lies immediately to the north of North Carolina? | North Carolina travel guide - Wikitravel Time Zone UTC -5/-4 North Carolina [1] is a quintessentially Southern state in the United States of America offering visitors endless variety with three distinct regions. Visitors can enjoy outdoor activities from hiking and mountain climbing, along with a taste of Appalachian music and culture in the Blue Ridge and Smokey mountains. Increasingly diverse and fast-growing cities dot the Piedmont- from Charlotte's skyscrapers, Raleigh's museums and historic neighborhoods, and Chapel Hill's college nightlife. Kite-surfing, fishing, sun, and sand await visitors to the state's coastal region- with secluded barrier islands in the Outer Banks and the bustling beach-side city of Wilmington. The state's Subtropical climate is highly acclaimed for its year-round living comforts. Rainfall is adequate and dispersed over the entire year. More than 56 million visitors traveled to North Carolina in 2008, ranking the state sixth behind California, Florida, Texas, New York, and Pennsylvania. Eighty-nine percent of all travelers traveled to North Carolina by auto, truck or camper/RV. As North Carolina lies in the center of the eastern seaboard of United States, nearly half of the country lives within a 500-mile radius of the state. Murphy is the westernmost town of significance and Manteo is the easternmost town of significance; "From Murphy to Manteo" is a popular saying. "The Carolinas" are comprised of both North Carolina and South Carolina immediately to the south. Cities[ edit ] Raleigh - North Carolina's capital city and the location of many of the state's cultural institutions and the largest university in the Carolinas. Asheville - Scenic and very fun mountain city, with extensive cultural establishments, microbreweries and liberal culture. Boone - A fun-loving mountain and college town along the Blue Ridge Mountains close to a variety of outdoor activities, including white water rafting. Chapel Hill - One of the country's best college towns, with college basketball, live music venues, vibrant nightlife, world-class restaurants and a beautiful magnolia-lined campus. Charlotte - North Carolina's largest city and the seventeenth largest city in the United States, known for financial sector, its cosmopolitan take on southern hospitality, world-class museums, the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets, NASCAR and other professional sports. Durham - Home of Duke University, the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, and a revitalized downtown tobacco district. Greensboro - Home to six colleges and universities, historic neighborhoods, civil rights history, and seasonal sports venues. New Bern - Their motto is "North Carolina begins here", original capital and second oldest town in North Carolina. North Carolina Historical Museum, Tryon Place, Fireman's Museum, birthplace of Pepsi Cola. One of the most beautiful cities on the East Coast. Wilmington - Colonial Port City, home of EUE Screen Gem studios. The main coastal city, a great destination for the beach lover. Winston-Salem - Mid-sized city, home of a famous Moravian settlement (Old Salem), RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, Wake Forest University and Krispy Kreme. Understand[ edit ] North Carolina, in many ways, represents the very best of both the New South and old Dixie. Booming, diverse cities lie just "down the road" from quiet Southern towns where not much has changed since the Civil War. The state's metro areas, and especially the Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham metros, have seen a rapid influx of migrants since the 1980's, with a significant number coming from the northeast and midwest, and the state's internationally-born population has sky-rocketed in recent decades. These newcomers have added layers of culture and dynamism to the down-home Southern way of life that has defined the state since colonial days. Because of this, visitors will find no shortage of cultural and culinary wonders throughout the state-- whether in experiencing the native Southern culture, which is very much alive and well, or the multitude of ethnic restaurants, off-Broad |
In the Hall of the Mountain King was composed by Edvard Grieg as part of which play by Henrik Ibsen? | In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt) - Edvard Grieg - YouTube In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt) - Edvard Grieg 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 Jan 3, 2014 In the Hall of the Mountain King, "Peer Gynt" 6th scene of act 2 by Edvard Grieg. Category |
Which newspaper editor was played by Peter Capaldi in the film The Fifth Estate? | The Fifth Estate: Toronto 2013 - first look review | Film | The Guardian First look review The Fifth Estate: Toronto 2013 - first look review 3 / 5 stars Benedict Cumberbatch shines as Julian Assange in Bill Condon's over-ambitious take on WikiLeaks, which opens this year's Toronto film festival Friday 6 September 2013 01.41 EDT First published on Friday 6 September 2013 01.41 EDT Share on Messenger Close For an employee of the Guardian, particularly one with jetlag, Bill Condon's WikiLeaks thriller can seem more hallucination than movie. An account of the ascent of Julian Assange and his collaboration with this newspaper (among others) in the publication of classified documents, it plays like one of those dreams in which your office looks normal enough from the outside, but step within and everything's subtly different. It's more Scandinavian, somehow; with car park pillars and glass walls to which people attach crucial bits of paper, as on Crimewatch. The editor has developed a sudden taste for shagpile rugs. And why did you never notice the deputy is a dead spit for the dishy one on Downton Abbey? Such tweaks will not get an artistic licence revoked. In fact, in adapting both a book on the affair by Guardian journalists David Leigh and Luke Harding, as well as tech activist Daniel Domscheit-Berg's account of working for Assange, The Fifth Estate is a project in whose sources one can place considerable faith. Certainly, Condon does. At times it can feel he's risked coherence for chronology, giving us his own surfeit of data without offering sufficient kit with which we can sift it. The plot tracks Assange from the time he recruited Domscheit-Berg, through early online celebrity, before his meeting with Guardian investigative reporter Nick Davies ( David Thewlis ), who, in consultation with editor Alan Rusbridger ( Peter Capaldi ) and deputy Ian Katz (Dan Stevens), began working with Assange towards a coordinated launch of hundreds of thousands of secret diplomatic cables and war reports. The timeline bumps a bit, but still pushes forward confidently, with our hacker heroes forever arriving in a new city, before some fresh turn of events requires them to slam shut their laptops and rush off again. The template is David Fincher's The Social Network , which took the creation of Facebook and turned it into the character study of a neurotic loner with the world at his fingertips. Both films go big with the swishy visuals, this one deploying a bombardment of text and newsreel to suggest the morass of info, plus flight map-style graphics illustrating its flood across the globe. Both films are eager to show that computing is an arena for creative genius, with much clacking on laptops like Steinways. Both also suffer from the problem that watching someone type isn't, after a while, that exciting. Condon further ups the dramatic ante with Lynchian visualisations of Domscheit-Berg's inner life, plus a lot of techno. And both films choose as their key arc the relationship between men most closely associated with the site's inception. But while The Social Network kept the focus on the anti-hero, relegating Eduardo Saverin's role to support, this one bumps up the best friend to a lead, overestimating our interest in Domscheit-Berg's lovelife. Not that the film is really that interested either. At heart, The Fifth Estate is a good, old-fashioned bromance – Assange even gets to meet the parents (spoiler: it doesn't go well). As for Cumberbatch, he's both the asset and the slight undoing; so magnetic as to render hopes of a two-hander redundant. It's a virtuoso impersonation, from the deep drawl to louche geek twitches. Suited, he could pass for Nick Cave after a night or two in the fridge. Mostly, though, this Assange is as extraterrestrial as Cumberbatch's Khan in last year's Star Trek , a lip-smacking vampire typing through the night. From a distance, he looks like a lizardy angel, courageously saving the world; close up he squints and snuffles like a bleached, greasy mouse. Introducing the film last night, Condon said he wanted to |
.is is the internet code for which country? | Iceland Country Code 354 Country Code IS About Iceland Hide CountryCode.org is your complete guide to make a call from anywhere in the world, to anywhere in the world. This page details Iceland phone code. The Iceland country code 354 will allow you to call Iceland from another country. Iceland telephone code 354 is dialed after the IDD. Iceland international dialing 354 is followed by an area code. The Iceland area code table below shows the various city codes for Iceland. Iceland country codes are followed by these area codes. With the complete Iceland dialing code, you can make your international call. Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken Electricity |
What is the surname of sisters Elinor, Margaret and Marianne in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility? | SparkNotes: Sense and Sensibility: Overall Analysis and Themes Overall Analysis and Themes Chapters 46-50 Questions for Study The dichotomy between "sense" and "sensibility" is one of the lenses through which this novel is most commonly analyzed. The distinction is most clearly symbolized by the psychological contrast between the novel's two chief characters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. According to this understanding, Elinor, the older sister, represents qualities of "sense": reason, restraint, social responsibility, and a clear-headed concern for the welfare of others. In contrast, Marianne, her younger sister, represents qualities of "sensibility": emotion, spontaneity, impulsiveness, and rapturous devotion. Whereas Elinor conceals her regard for Edward Ferrars, Marianne openly and unashamedly proclaims her passion for John Willoughby. Their different attitudes toward the men they love, and how to express that love, reflect their opposite temperaments. This dichotomy between "sense" and "sensibility" has cultural and historical resonances as well. Austen wrote this novel around the turn of the eighteenth century, on the cusp between two cultural movements: Classicism and Romanticism. Elinor represents the characteristics associated with eighteenth-century neo-classicism, including rationality, insight, judgment, moderation, and balance. She never loses sight of propriety, economic practicalities, and perspective, as when she reminds Marianne that their mother would not be able to afford a pet horse or that it is indecorous for her to go alone with Willoughby to Allenham. It was during the Classical period and its accompanying cultural Enlightenment that the novel first developed as a literary genre: thus, with the character of Elinor, Austen gestures toward her predecessors and acknowledges the influence of their legacy on her generation. In contrast, Marianne represents the qualities associated with the emerging "cult of sensibility," embracing romance, imagination, idealism, excess, and a dedication to the beauty of nature: Marianne weeps dramatically when her family must depart from "dear, dear Norland" and willingly offers a lock of her hair to her lover. Austen's characterization of Marianne reminds us that she was the contemporary of Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Walter Scott, the luminaries of the English Romantic literary scene. Austen's depiction of Elinor and Marianne thus reflects the changing literary landscape that served as a backdrop for her life as a writer. However, this novel cannot simply be understood as a straightforward study in contrast. Elinor, though representing sense, does not lack passion, and Marianne, though representing sensibility, is not always foolish and headstrong. Austen's antitheses do not represent epigrammatic conclusions but a starting- point for dialogue. Although Austen is famous for satirizing the "cult of sensibility," in this novel she seems to argue not for the dismissal of sensibility but for the creation of a balance between reason and passion. Fanny Dashwood's violent outbreak of feeling towards the end of the novel reveals that too little feeling is as dangerous as too much. Both Elinor and Marianne achieve happiness at the end of the novel, but they do so only by learning from one another: together they discover how to feel and express their sentiments fully while also retaining their dignity and self-control. The novel's success is not a result of the triumph of sense over sensibility or of their division; rather, we remember Sense and Sensibility as a conjunction of terms that serve together as the compound subject of Austen's novel. More Help |
Two twentieth century Prime Ministers were Home Secretary before they were Premier. One was Winston Churchill. Who was the other? | BBC - History - British History in depth: Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline On This Day Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline Do you know which prime minister brought 'fallen women' to 10 Downing Street? Or which one fought a duel? Or who was known as 'the Goat'? Take a political journey through nearly 300 years of high ideals and low cunning, from Gordon Brown to the first man to hold prime ministerial powers, Robert Walpole. Margaret Thatcher Conservative, 1979 - 1990 Britain's first female prime minister came to power with the country descending into industrial and economic chaos. A relatively inexperienced politician, she nonetheless adopted a personal style of indomitable self-confidence and brooked no weakness in herself or her colleagues. Derisively dubbed the 'Iron Lady' by the Soviet press, she wore the moniker with pride. Her government's free-market policies included trade liberalisation, deregulation, sweeping privatisation, breaking the power of the unions, focus on the individual and the creation of an 'enterprise culture'. 'Thatcherism' has had a profound and lasting economic and social impact on Britain, and still sharply divides opinion to this day. The first PM to serve three consecutive terms (including two 'landslide' victories) she was eventually toppled by her own party following the disastrous imposition of a 'poll tax'. Nonetheless, she is generally considered to be one of the best peace time prime ministers of the 20th Century. James Callaghan Labour, 1976 - 1979 Callaghan inherited the office of prime minister following the surprise resignation of Harold Wilson. With only a tiny parliamentary majority to support him, he faced an increasingly one-sided confrontation with organised labour in the form of rampant strike action. Things came to a head in the so-called 'Winter of Discontent', a phrase from Shakespeare borrowed by Callaghan himself to describe the events leading up to February 1979. Britain was 'strikebound', with public servants staging mass walk outs, leaving food and fuel supplies undelivered, rubbish uncollected and - most notoriously - bodies unburied. Things became so bad in Hull it was dubbed 'the second Stalingrad'. The tabloid press has since been accused of overstating the severity of the situation (and wrongly quoting him as saying 'Crisis? What Crisis?') but it was enough at the time to sound the death knell for Callaghan's government later in the same year. Harold Wilson Labour, 1974 - 1976 In March 1974, Wilson became prime minister for the third time at the head of a minority government, following the first hung parliament (one where no party holds a majority) for 45 years. Often described as a wily fixer and negotiator, it took all of his skills to hold on to power in the face of economic and industrial turmoil. His party was also sharply divided, with many Labour members of parliament (MPs) bitter about Wilson's manoeuvring against his colleagues. He called another general election in October 1974, thereby ending the shortest parliament since 1681, and was returned to office with a majority of just three seats. He presided over a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Economic Community (EEC), and a collapse in the value of the pound which prompted a humiliating 'rescue operation' by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Exhausted, Wilson resigned saying 'politicians should not go on and on'. Edward Heath Conservative, 1970 - 1974 Heath succeeded in taking Britain into the European Economic Community (EEC), the precursor to the European Union, despite two previous failed attempts by Britain to gain entry, in 1961 and 1967. But his government was dogged by torrid industrial relations and recurrent economic crises. Things came to a head in January 1974, when industry was put on a 'three-day week' to conserve fuel. Fuel was in dangerously short supply following a combination of domestic industrial action (coal miners on 'work-to-rule') and a quadrupling of prices by Middle Eastern oil exporting nations in the wake of Israel's victory in the Yom Kipp |
In the Bible what relation was Lot to Abraham? | LOT, HIS FAMILY AND UNCLE ABRAHAM LOT, HIS FAMILY AND UNCLE ABRAHAM LOT, HIS FAMILY AND UNCLE ABRAHAM Lot went with Uncle Abraham 1 to Egypt and saw his Uncle give Sarah his Aunt away to Pharaoh out of ‘fear’ of his life. When Lot invited two messengers to his home for hospitality and he ‘feared’ for their lives (and his own) he decided to give his virgin daughters away to protect the strangers. Later when his daughters ‘feared’ that the world had been destroyed in an apocalypse and no men were available to marry they had intimate relations with him to survive for themselves and the world. INTRODUCTION: Lot was the son of Haran, Abraham’s brother. Haran died relatively young during his father Terah’s lifetime and Abraham ‘adopted’ his nephew. We are not told of Lot’s mother’s name, but she too apparently died before the family moved toward Canaan. ‘The Lord told Abraham Go forth from your land and your birthplace [or kindred] and your father’s house to the land I will show you’ (12:1). In fact Abraham departed with his father Terah and his ‘adopted’ son Lot as well with his wife Sarah. They left Terah in Haran (a place presumably named after Lot’s dead father). Terah lived another sixty years and was presumably in good health when Abraham left. 2 God later told Abraham that he would become a ‘great nation and you shall be a blessing . . . And Abraham went forth as the Lord had spoken to him and Lot went with him’ (12:3-4). In the previous chapter we were introduced to Sarah plight as Abraham’s barren wife (11:29). It would appear that if Abraham were to become a ‘great nation’ it might have to come from Lot as Abraham’s adoptive son. Thus despite leaving his ‘father’s house’ Lot appears the instrument necessary to fill Abraham’s destiny. THE SEPARATION: Abraham traveled through Egypt and became rich, he and ‘Lot with him’ (13:1). We are then told that ‘there was strife between the herdsmen of Abraham flocks and the herdsmen of Lot’s flocks (13:7). Why Master Abraham and his esteemed nephew would allow their herdsmen’s conflict to separate them seems unclear. Rashi (1040-1105), the medieval commentator, suggests that Lot herdsmen ‘knew’ their master was Abraham’s heir and therefore the eventual owner of the land and felt entitled to use that land immediately (on 13:7 and Gen. Rabbah 41.6). Abraham was willing to await patiently for God’s gift. Abraham understands that more is at stake than the simple strife herdsmen, ‘Let there be no strife between you and me’ (13:8). Was Abraham concerned that the strife represented his and Lot’s view of God’s power in the world? We cannot at this point know. ‘If you take the left hand, then I shall go right, and of you take the right hand, I shall go left’ (13:9). Was Abraham suggested they split the land of Canaan which was promised to him? Right hand or left hand is a strange and unclear way to define land. If they were facing eastward right is south and left if north; but if they were facing westward the opposite is true. And where were they geographically? If they were situated on the Mediterranean coast (near current day Tel Aviv) south is Philistine land (Gaza) and north up to Lebanon. If they were in the current day center of Israel they would have been in the promised land of Canaan. Abraham may have expected Lot to choose northern Canaan or Southern Canaan, but he did not make that choice. Lot looked west and with Abraham’s permission he chose a land he or the narrator described as ‘the garden of the Lord’, almost an Eden irrigated by the Jordan River and the cities the plains. But it does not appear to be the land God promised Abraham’s descendants; it seems to be today’s Jordan. Numerous scholars have claimed that the cities of the plains were not considered part of Canaan but rather were a separate geo-political entity. 3 Lot who may be seen as an opportunist chooses the better land not knowing that it includes land whose potential was for annihilation. Is there a lesson to be learned from this transaction? Is the narrator suggesting that despite its evil in Sodom Lot |
Three African countries have a shoreline on Lake Malawi - Tanzania, Malawi and which other? | Tanzania: Malawi-Tanzania Border Dispute an Eye-Sore in 2013 - allAfrica.com Tanzania: Malawi-Tanzania Border Dispute an Eye-Sore in 2013 Local communities bordering Lake Nyasa on the Malawi, Tanzania border. column By Mangengesa Mdimi WHETHER we like it or not, we will soon, much sooner, in fact, pay our last respect to this odd thing called 2013. To be frank, it has done more physical and mental harm than good to us mortals; for it cut short the life of the son of Africa, a freedom fighter, a winner and a true democrat who drew inspiration from almost all reputable leaders in the world, Nelson Mandela. This 2013 monster did a lot of other social and financial damage to many a people in this country although it helped a few others like us to continue contributing to the survival of our families and very recently, it disgraced some high profile people leaving their families celebrating Christmas in sour moods. On a larger scale, it was during the reign of this 2013 bully that our country nearly went to war with our neighbours in the south west. Actually, the 2013 guy simply opened up old wounds of a border dispute between Tanzania and Malawi because the dispute had briefly gone to sleep. It is a long standing on and off issue. It is important to note that all the time, as it is this time, it is Malawi who are the provocateurs. Malawi has always claimed that the whole lake belongs to them, claims which are baseless much as they are outrageous as all world maps and the fact on the ground shows that the lake transcends the common border and each country has got an equal right to it. First to make such outrageous claim was Malawi's first president, Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda, who repeatedly in the 1960s and 1970s claimed 'full ownership' of the lake and at some stage even deployed military boats to patrol its waters' expanse, which was a pure act of provocation against Tanzania. Kamuzu Banda did not in fact stop at the shores of the lake, but even claimed the border was about 40 kilometres beyond the lake shore inside Tanzania, saying that parts of Mbinga, Ludewa and Kyela districts belonged to Malawi. The claims fizzled out after Tanzania had deployed military units along the lake. The fact, as we all know it and as the world knows it, is that Lake Nyasa, one of the largest lakes in the Great African Rift Valley area, is bordered by three African countries of Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique. It is the third largest lake in Africa after Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika. It even gave Malawi its pre-independence era name, Nyasaland. Located in the southwest of Tanzania, the lake is spread over an area of 11,400 square kilometres. The depth of the lake also reaches to 700 metres in certain places. Lake Nyasa has some special features, which make the lake very attractive. Fourteen rivers flow into this large lake, but only River Shire flows out from Lake Nyasa to the sea. The source of the border dispute between the two nations has nothing to do with Malawi or Tanzania. It is purely one of those colonialists-made disputes. Malawi's argument is based on an agreement of 1890 between former colonial powers that stipulates the border between the two countries as lying along the Tanzanian shore of the lake. On the other hand, Tanzania's argument is based on the 1982 UN Convention on Law of the Sea that stipulates that in case nations are bordered by a water body (sea or lake), the border of the two nations will always be on the middle of the water body. In perspective, Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa or Lago Niassa in Mozambique), is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. The third largest and second deepest lake in Africa, it is also the ninth largest in the world. It is reportedly the habitat of more species of fish than any other body of freshwater, including more than 1000 species of cichlids and was officially declared a reserve by the Government of Mozambique on June 10, 2011. Lake Malawi is a Meromictic lake; permanent stratification and the oxic |
Atomic Kitten's second Number One was Eternal Flame, a cover of the 1989 Number One by which band? | Atomic Kitten : Whole Again.LIve At Top Of The Pops.UK(2002) - YouTube Atomic Kitten : Whole Again.LIve At Top Of The Pops.UK(2002) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Sep 23, 2008 Atomic Kitten was formed in 1997 by Andy McCluskey of '80s band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and included Heidi Range in the original line-up. However, Range left the group and was only featured on the demo recordings. In 2001, Range joined another girl group, Sugababes. Atomic Kitten was originally named "Honeyhead", but later renamed "Automatic Kittens", the name of the label of its designer. "Automatic Kittens" was eventually changed to "Atomic Kitten." [1] The group's first single "Right Now" debuted in December of 1999 and ended up reaching the British top 10. After the initial success Atomic Kitten made an Asian tour during which it scored their first hit with "Cradle". The album, also titled Right Now, was first released in Japan on March 16, 2000 and subsequently released in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2000 with a slightly modified track list. In July 2000, the group released a cover version of "The Locomotion" for the movie Thomas and the Magic Railroad Right Now was a modest success upon its release. Initially, there were no plans to focus on the global market and Atomic Kitten's record label, Innocent Records, was even considering dropping them because of their limited success, however they persuaded to record one more single.[2] This one single changed the career of Atomic Kitten because they scored their first No. 1 hit in the UK in 2001 with "Whole Again". The song and video for "Whole Again" originally featured Kerry Katona, however, she left the group several days prior to the number-one position because of her pregnancy.[3] The single was remade when Jenny Frost was added to the line-up as Kerry's replacement. The success was such that it was decided to remaster and re-release the album, which then went to number one on its second appearance on the chart. The next single "Eternal Flame", a cover version of the 1989 hit by The Bangles, also became a No. 1 hit. Category |
Who joined the cast of East Enders last year playing Stan Carter? | Timothy West: why I swapped King Lear for Albert Square - Telegraph TV and Radio Timothy West: why I swapped King Lear for Albert Square Actor Timothy West tells Dominic Cavendish about his wife Prunella Scales's illness and why he's proud to be starring in EastEnders. Timothy West as Stan Carter in 'EastEnders' Photo: BBC Follow Sitting in a wheel-chair in drab, bottom-of-the-range clothes, his remaining hair a mass of wild tufts, Timothy West is a commanding presence. We are in a sterile BBC meeting room in Elstree where West is in rehearsals for EastEnders . He has been brought in to play Stan Carter, a former Billingsgate fishmonger who is the long divorced and long estranged head of the Carter clan. Approached and tapped for cash by his mistrustful brood, his recent debut saw him slouched in a chair, swigging lager, looking distinctly sly and shifty – before meeting his unforgiving daughter Shirley (Linda Henry) for the first time in 25 years. Bit by bit, he’s being drawn into the heart of Albert Square and the life of the Queen Vic by his publican son Mick, played by Danny Dyer . Timothy West as Stan Carter on EastEnders Photo: BBC It would take longer than I have, and more finesse than a code-breaker, to get West, 79, to reveal what’s on the cards, and you sense too that he’s only up to speed with what he’s told, which isn’t everything – his involvement just part of a revitalising package of storyline improvements designed to hook those of us who had slightly given up on the soap. Although there’s no trace of a cockney accent, he might almost be in character: after a courteous introduction and fleeting, practised smile, he barely meets my gaze, giving away just enough of himself as is required. His manner of no-nonsense concision is partly an old pro’s immersion in the job at hand. I suspect it also has a little to do with the media frenzy that followed recent revelations - ahead of his touching More4 travel-doc series Great Canal Journeys - that his wife Prunella Scales was suffering from “a sort of mild Alzheimer’s”. “She sometimes has fairly severe memory loss,” he confirms. “It has always seemed to me to be unfair and slightly deceitful not to talk about it because people know or if they don’t know they suspect - and you’re insulting their intelligence by pretending it doesn’t happen.” Prunella Scales and husband Timothy West in the series ‘Great Canal Journeys’ Photo: Channel 4 “People who have Alzheimer’s are often in denial as long as they can be,” he continues, “but so many people have it and are capable of getting on with their lives in a normal way, which is what we wanted to show in the canal series.” No sooner has he started to elaborate than he clams up – “I think we’ve said what we wanted to say”. READ: Prunella Scales suffering a 'sort of mild Alzheimer's' The wheel-chair is something West brought to the part - by accident. Out walking in Wales, he slipped down a wet grassy bank and broke his ankle, a slip-up that required an operation to fix. But the script-writers have risen to the challenge and incorporated his immobility. This has lent him an added degree of manipulative control, West believes: “It has meant everyone around me has had more to do.” From the little we have seen so far, it’s hard not to think of some of the major stage roles West has played. He excels at portraying stubborn-willed, bull-headed and goaded men with short fuses. He was the fading yet still terrifying patriarch Max in the first West End revival of Pinter’s The Homecoming in 1978 and has braved King Lear three times now (the first, in 1971, aged just 36). “Max has something of Stan – or Stan has something of Max,” he agrees. “He sees himself as the head of this disjointed, dysfunctional family. He’d like to be a Victorian family boss. It’s a fascinating portrait of someone getting to the end of their life with very few friends and needing acceptance.” And Lear? “Yes, there are parallels. He feels he has been treated badly by his descendants.” REVIEW: King Lear at the National Theatre It’s his stage work that particul |
In which county is Borstal which gave its name to a youth prison? | Rochester Prison information Menu ≡ Rochester Prison information Rochester prison was originally built in 1874 on a former military site above the Medway river. It was rebuilt in the early 20th century as the Borstal Institution taking its title from an adjacent village. Its pioneering methods in dealing with young men and boys were used as a model for the creation of other borstal institutions which were given statutory authority in 1908 and lasted until their abolition in 1983, when Rochester converted to a youth custody centre. In 1988 it became a remand centre for the Kent courts and sentenced category C and D adult males. Further changes in role resulted in a mixed site holding immigration detainees, a resettlement unit for adult male prisoners at the end of their sentences and a remand and allocation centre for under 21 year old males. In June 2011 Rochester became a dual purpose site catering for YO and Adult Cat C offenders. Address: Fax: 01634 803101 Governor: James Carmichael Accommodation: Single and double accommodation cells contained on a mixture of Victorian style wings and new residential units opened in 2008. Category: YO and Adult Category C Operational capacity: 658 as of June 2011 Reception criteria: Sentenced Young Offenders (18 to 21 years), serving determinate sentences of up to 7 years, where closed conditions are required. Sentenced category C adult offenders who are serving determinate sentences of up 10 years and have at least 6 months to serve prior to their conditional release date. Rochester also accepts both Adult and YO indeterminate sentence prisoners up to a maximum of 3 years tariff for YO’s and 5 years tariff for Adults, providing they have been assessed as suitable for Rochester’s available interventions and that is included within their MARAP. Facilities for Life Sentence Prisoners will be available in late 2011 subject to final discussions with PMU. Regime: Rochester regime provision offers work activity, education and training as well as various offending behaviour programmes. Work opportunities include, vocational training such as Painting & Decorating, and construction skills, Gymnasium courses, catering, horticulture, community work placements and various contract workshop activities. Other wider ranging interventions based around offending behaviour needs are available. These include TSP, For a Change (Resettlement Programme), Victim Awareness, Parenting Courses, Alcohol Courses, Financial Awareness Training, Transit to Work and other pathway lead interventions. Updated: Tuesday, 25 October 2016 Contact |
What is the capital of the former Russian state of Georgia? | Georgia country profile - BBC News BBC News Read more about sharing. Close share panel Situated at the strategically important crossroads where Europe meets Asia, Georgia has a unique and ancient cultural heritage, and is famed for its traditions of hospitality and cuisine. Over the centuries, Georgia was the object of rivalry between Persia, Turkey and Russia, before being eventually annexed by Russia in the 19th century. Since emerging from the collapsing Soviet Union as an independent state in 1991, Georgia has again become the arena of conflicting interests. Increasing US economic and political influence in the country has long been a source of concern for neighbouring Russia, as have Georgia's aspirations to join NATO and the EU. Tense relations with Russia have been further exacerbated by Moscow's support for the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Area 69,700 sq km (26,911 sq miles) Major languages Georgian, Russian widely spoken Major religion Christianity Life expectancy 71 years (men), 77 years (women) UN, World Bank President: Giorgi Margvelashvili Image copyright Getty Images Giorgi Margvelashvili took office in November 2013, bringing to an end the decade-long presidency of charismatic reformer Mikhail Saakashvili. Mr Margvelashvili, a former philosophy lecturer, assumed a weakened role because constitutional changes that come into force with his inauguration transferred a raft of key powers from the president to the prime minister. Prime Minister: Giorgi Kvirikashvili Image copyright AFP Giorgi Kvirikashvili took over as prime minister following the sudden resignation of his predecessor Irakli Garibashvili in December 2015. Both men belong to the Georgian Dream coalition, which was founded by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili and drove the party of then President Mikheil Saakashvili from power in parliamentary elections in 2012. Many observers suspect Mr Ivanishvili continues to run the show from the sidelines - an accusation he denies. MEDIA Image copyright Getty Images Television is the main source of news, and accounts for the lion's share of the advertising market. There are dozens of cable operators and a handful of major commercial stations. Newspaper readership is generally low. Government-funded Georgian Public Broadcasting has replaced the former state radio and TV. The state has relinquished other media assets, including newspapers and a news agency. The constitution provides for freedom of speech, and journalists often criticise officials. US-based Freedom House says Georgia "has the freest and most diverse media landscape in its region," although "objective news is only available from a few sources." Some key dates in Georgia's modern history: 1801-04 - Most of present-day Georgia becomes part of the Russian Empire. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A religious procession outside Tbilisi's Holy Trinity Cathedral 1879 - History's best-known Georgian, future Soviet leader Iosif Dzhugashvili (Joseph Stalin), is born in the town of Gori. 1918 - Independent Georgian state declared in wake of Russian Revolution. 1921 - Red Army invades, Georgia absorbed into emerging Soviet Union. 1956 - Protests against Soviet leader Nikita Krushchev's de-Stalinisation policy turn violent and prompt calls for secession from the USSR; they are brutally crushed by Soviet forces. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Houses in old Tbilisi 1989 - Demands for more autonomy in the South Ossetia region lead to violent clashes between Georgians and Ossetians. Soviet - later Russian - peacekeepers are deployed. 1991 - Georgian parliament declares secession from the Soviet Union after independence is overwhelmingly supported in a referendum. 1993 - Separatists drive Georgian troops driven out of almost all of Abkhazia, which becomes an internationally unrecognised breakaway state under Russian tutelage. 2008 - Georgia is drawn into a war in breakaway South Ossetia, which sees Russian forces intervene and evict Georgia's forces from its remaining areas of control in the region, as well as Abkhazia. |
Who was the manager of 'The Sex Pistols'? | Sex Pistols' former manager McLaren dead at 64 Sex Pistols' former manager McLaren dead at 64 by Raphael G. Satter - Apr. 8, 2010 02:20 PM Associated Press LONDON - The former manager of the Sex Pistols and one of the seminal figures of the punk rock era, Malcolm McLaren, died Thursday, his son said. He was 64. Joe Corre said his father died of an aggressive form of cancer in Switzerland, declining to give the exact location because he said he wanted to avoid a media scrum. "He was the original punk rocker and revolutionized the world," Corre told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. "He's somebody I'm incredibly proud of. He's a real beacon of a man for people to look up to." The multitalented McLaren rose to fame as the colorful manager of The Sex Pistols, but the art college dropout is also known for the infamous clothes shop he opened on London's King's Road with his then-girlfriend Vivienne Westwood in 1971. The shop changed its name and focus several times, operating as "SEX" and "World's End" and "Seditionaries" at various times before she and McLaren split. Music journalist Jon Savage, who wrote "England's Dreaming," a history of the Sex Pistols and punk, said that "without Malcolm McLaren there would not have been any British punk." "He's one of the rare individuals who had a huge impact on the cultural and social life of this nation." Although the Sex Pistols broke up after only one album, 1977's "Never Mind the Bollocks," their rebellious antics and raucous music would set the bar for bands to come. Their bassist, Sid Vicious, died of a heroin overdose in 1979 after he was accused of killing his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, in New York City in 1978. McLaren's career in music wasn't limited to managing the Pistols. He also had a regarded solo career in which he blended genres and acted as a kind of music curator. In the early 1980s, he had key songs in hip-hop, including the hit "Buffalo Gals," and bringing different textures to the developing genre; in his career, he worked in electronica, pop - even opera. In addition to music and fashion, McLaren also dabbled in journalism and filmmaking - working in Hollywood with directors such as Quentin Tarantino and Steven Spielberg. Corre, his son with Westwood, would continue the family tradition of blending shock with success, co-founding designer lingerie chain Agent Provocateur, which sells its risque, high-end wares across the world. Earlier, the AP spoke with Les Molloy, which British media identified as McLaren's agent. Molloy said McLaren had died in New York but Corre said that was wrong, that Molloy was no longer McLaren's agent and that he was not authorized to speak for the family. Repeated calls to Molloy since then have not been answered. McLaren is survived by Corre and his longtime partner Young Kim. Corre said that while funeral arrangements have yet to be made, McLaren had wanted to be buried in north London's stately Highgate cemetery, near where he was born. |
What is a computer called that controls access to a network, as well as acting as a file storage device? | Operating system | Article about operating system by The Free Dictionary Operating system | Article about operating system by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/operating+system Related to operating system: Application software operating system the set of software that controls the overall operation of a computer system, typically by performing such tasks as memory allocation, job scheduling, and input/output control operating system [′äp·ə‚rād·iŋ ‚sis·təm] (computer science) A set of programs and routines which guides a computer or network in the performance of its tasks, assists the programs (and programmers) with certain supporting functions, and increases the usefulness of the computer or network hardware. Operating system The software component of a computer system that is responsible for the management and coordination of activities and the sharing of the resources of the computer. The operating system (OS) acts as a host for application programs that are run on the machine. As a host, one of the purposes of an operating system is to handle the details of the operation of the hardware. This relieves application programs from having to manage these details and makes it easier to write applications. Almost all computers, including hand-held computers, desktop computers, supercomputers, and even modern video game consoles, use an operating system of some type. See Computer systems architecture Operating systems offer a number of services to application programs and users. Applications access these services through application programming interfaces (APIs) or system calls. By invoking these interfaces, the application can request a service from the operating system, pass parameters, and receive the results of the operation. Users may also interact with the operating system by typing commands or using a graphical user interface (GUI, commonly pronounced “gooey’’). For hand-held and desktop computers, the GUI is generally considered part of the operating system. For large multiuser systems, the GUI is generally implemented as an application program that runs outside the operating system. See Computer programming , Human-computer interaction Modern operating systems provide the capability of running multiple application programs simultaneously, which is referred to as multiprogramming. Each program running is represented by a process in the operating system. The operating system provides an execution environment for each process by sharing the hardware resources so that each application does not need to be aware of the execution of other processes. The central processing unit (CPU) of the computer can be used by only one program at a time. The operating system can share the CPU among the processes by using a technique known as time slicing. In this manner, the processes take turns using the CPU. Single-user desktop personal computers (PCs) may simplify this further by granting the CPU to whichever application the user has currently selected and allowing the user to switch between applications at will. The main memory of a computer (referred to as random access memory, or RAM) is a finite resource. The operating system is responsible for sharing the memory among the currently running processes. When a user initiates an application, the operating system decides where to place it in memory and may allocate additional memory to the application if it requests it. The operating system may use capabilities in the hardware to prevent one application from overwriting the memory of another. This provides security and prevents applications from interfering with one another. See Computer storage technology The details of device management are left to the operating system. The operating system provides a set of APIs to the applications for accessing input/output (I/O) devices in a consistent and relatively simple manner regardless of the specifics of the underlying hardware. The operating system itself will generally use a software component called a device driver to control an I/O device. This allows the o |
Castleford Rugby League team are known by the name of which animal? | Official Castleford Tigers web site History Castleford Tigers joined the Rugby League in 1926 having previously been a successful junior club and since 1927 has always played home games at the current stadium on Wheldon Road which will be known as The Mend-A-Hose Jungle in 2014. The Tigers have grown into one of the most famous Rugby League Clubs in the United Kingdom and has consistently produced players who have achieved worldwide status in the game of Rugby League while playing in the famous black and amber colours. 32 players have become Great Britain Internationals and 29 have played for England, plus numerous other representing county and other international countries. As well as a successful team on the field, the off-field operation boasts a pro-active and forward thinking set up which includes the Tigers Trust, the community arm of the club which has charitable status. The region has always been, and continues to be a rich nursery of Rugby League talent, competing at the top level whilst being centre of its local community. International players from the area include legends such as half backs Alan Hardisty & Keith Hepworth, who starred for the club in the 1960's to early 1970's, Malcolm Reilly who made his name at the club before becoming a legend of the game internationally and John Joyner who is the player to have represented the club most with 585 + 28 appearances. Arguably the greatest achievements in Castleford Tigers history, have been four Wembley Challenge Cup victories in 1935, 1969, 1970 & 1986. partners Castleford Tigers is the trading name of Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd, registered in England and Wales with company number 00214373. The address is The Mend-A-Hose Jungle, Wheldon Road, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 2SD. The VAT Registration Number is 181507372 BUY YOUR TICKET IN ADVANCE ONLINE AND SAVE MONEY |
Which animal has the scientific name 'dama dama'? | Dama dama (Fallow Deer, Mesopotamian Fallow Deer, Persian Fallow Deer) Geographic Range [top] Range Description: This is a western Palaearctic species. Its original range is unclear, but current knowledge suggests that Turkey and southern Europe (southern Italy, Sicily and the southern Balkan peninsula) were the post-glacial refuges of the species (Heidemann, 1976 and 1986; Chapman and Chapman, 1980; Bökönyi, 1986; Masseti and Rustioni, 1988; Masseti, 1996, 1999 and 2002; Burgio et al., 1998), though the palaeontological and archaeozoological evidence of the species’ diffusion in all these areas is very fragmentary. Records from Iran and the Middle East refer to Dama mesopotamica. Only one undoubtedly natural wild population survives, in the Düzlerçami Game Reserve in the Termessos National Park in southern Turkey, though this is now largely fenced. Other populations in Turkey, at Ayvalik Adalar, Gokova, Adakoy and Stavros-tis-Psokas appear to have died out in recent years (M. Masseti pers. comm.). The population on the island of Rhodes (Greece) is said to have been introduced in Neolithic times (Masseti 2007; Masseti et al. 2005, 2008). Certainly, fossils of fallow deer on Rhodes go back to Neolithic times, and there are no signs of prolonged periods of domestication, and so it could be considered a native population (D. Mertzanidou pers. comm.). The population on Cyprus was introduced in the 20th century (Masseti 1999). The animals on Rhodes are genetically very distinct from all others, as are those in Termessos National Park (Masseti 2007; Masseti et al. 2005, 2008). The species was introduced to the western Mediterranean by the Phoenicians, and to central and northern Europe by the Romans and Normans. However, most of the currently existing populations in Europe result from much more recent introductions (with the exception of some older ones in, for example, the United Kingdom, and at Castel Porziano in Italy). The distribution in Europe is much more scattered and patchy than indicated on the map (which shows its general extent of occurrence). Furthermore, most European populations are fenced and closely managed, and there are rather few truly free-ranging populations (though some are in the United Kingdom). The population on Rhodes is, however, free-ranging. In most places the fallow deer is managed as a park animal, as almost the whole of its present geographic range is attributable to humans. In Portugal, for example, most of the specimens occur within confined areas, such as parks and private hunting areas, and apart from a few scattered individuals there is no wild population (Cabral et al. 2005). Also in other areas such as Sicily and Calabria (Italy) there are only fenced and managed populations (M. Masseti pers. comm.). Most European animals (with the excepton those in Termessos National Park and on Rhodes) are essentially descended from domestic stock, and there are colour varieties that are considered to be a result of domestication. More recently, the species has been introduced to many countries worldwide (not included in the distribution map), including South Africa, Australia, New Zealand (considered a pest there), the United States, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay, as well as islands in Fijian group, the Lesser Antilles, and off the Pacific coast of Canada (Apollonio 1999). (Apollonio 1999). Countries occurrence: Population [top] Population: Most introduced populations in Europe are stable (Apollonio 1999). However, in its native range in Turkey, this species has suffered severe declines and has disappeared most of its former distribution (M. Masseti pers. comm.). There is only one surviving population of D. dama that is considered to be an original native population. This population is restricted to Telmessos National Park in Turkey and numbers fewer than 30 individuals (Masseti 2007), with apparently fewer than ten animals remaining outside the fended area. It has declined by over 50% in the last ten years and is genetically distinct from D. dama occurring elsewhere (Masseti 2002, 2007). The po |
Which English city has districts called Manningham, Horton and Heaton? | manningham bradford : definition of manningham bradford and synonyms of manningham bradford (English) 5 External links Geography It (very roughly) covers the area bordered by Manningham Lane to the east, Thornton Road (B6145) to the south west, and Oak Lane to the north. Other important roads in the area are Lumb Lane, Carlisle Road and White Abbey Road/Whetley Hill. Manningham Lane, part of the A650 , stretches from Hamm Strasse to Lister Park where it becomes Keighley Road. It is a busy road in terms of both traffic and commerce: it is lined with shops and businesses for practically its entire length. White Abbey Road (which becomes Whetley Hill at the junction with Whetley Lane and Carlisle Road), part of the B6144 , is similarly active, with several large clothing outlets and jewellery shops. Oak Lane is quieter in terms of traffic but similarly commercialised, although with a tendency towards smaller shops and food outlets. Lumb Lane, running parallel to and between Manningham Lane and White Abbey Road, is widely regarded as the centre of the city's "red light" district.[ citation needed ] Historically, this was certainly the case; however, recent actions by community groups have lessened the prevalence of prostitutes in the area. History Manningham holds a wealth of industrial history including mill buildings and back-to-back terraced houses. Whilst Manningham holds a strong cultural and historical value, it was also the location for the Manningham Riot in June 1995 and the Bradford Riots in July 2001. Landmarks Lister Mills . The most dominant landmark in Manningham is arguably the most dominant landmark in the entire city, Lister Mills . The mills stand in the most elevated part of Manningham, at the top of Oak Lane (although, more accurately, the mills are on the corner of Lilycroft and Heaton Roads). The mills have recently been converted into luxury modern apartments. Another key landmark is Lister Park (also known as Manningham Park). This triangular park, situated between Keighley Road, North Park Road and Emm Lane in the north of Manningham, is one of the city's largest parks. It houses Cartwright Hall (a museum and art gallery), a large boating lake and the Mughal Water Gardens as well as extensive botanical gardens. [1] Manningham also contains Valley Parade football stadium, which has been the home of Bradford City football club since they were founded in 1903 and where the Bradford Bulls played in recent years whilst their Odsal home was redeveloped. In 1985 the Valley Parade ground was the site of the disastrous fire which killed 56 spectators and injured at least 265 at the final game of the season, against Lincoln City, and led to improved safety regulations at British sports grounds. As was once common with English football stadiums, the stadium takes its name from the road on which it is situated, Valley Parade being the name of a road that slopes down Bradford's valley off the A650. References ^ "Lister Park" . Bradford District Parks. Bradford Council. http://www.bradforddistrictparks.org/sites/parks/parks.php?ID=41 . Retrieved 15 September 2011. External links |
Who won the 2001 Turner Prize for his exhibit of empty gallery space with lights turned on and off? | Turner Prize won by man who turns lights off - Telegraph Turner Prize won by man who turns lights off By Nigel Reynolds, Arts Correspondent 12:01AM GMT 10 Dec 2001 THE £20,000 annual Turner Prize, sometimes also known as the Prize for the Emperor's New Clothes, was awarded last night to an artist who exhibited an empty room with lights that flicker on and off every five seconds. Martin Creed had warned that people should not look for too much meaning in his Work 227: The lights going on and off. Enthusiasts had called it a statement against the clutter and consumerism in the world. When his entry for the Turner Prize exhibition was unveiled at the Tate Britain in London last month, it met with a mixture of incredulity, attempts at deep philosophising and plain outrage. Several visitors walked out, saying the exhibit was unfit to be considered for the most celebrated prize in the art world. Even by the standards of a prize that has been contested by Chris Offili's elephant dung paintings , Tracey Emin's soiled bed and dirty knickers and Damien Hirst's sliced and pickled animals , Creed's work is widely considered exceptionally odd and is likely to quicken debate about the prize's future. Related Articles Hirst's shark is too rotten for the French 17 Jun 2000 After seeing the work of the four artists shortlisted this year, many critics said the prize, for British artists under 50, had plumbed new depths, was run by a self-selecting cabal and should, after a 17-year run, be put out of its misery. Artists are selected for the exhibition on the basis of their body of work and then choose what they display. The other shortlisted artists were: Mike Nelson, favourite with bookmakers to win, who works with rubbish and exhibited a labyrinth of planks; Richard Billingham, who exhibited photos and videos of his family, notably his alcoholic father who lives in a Glasgow slum; and Isaac Julien, who exhibited short films featuring homosexual cowboys. At the award ceremony last night, Creed, 33, was presented with his prize by the singer Madonna. Other guests included the designer Stella McCartney and the comedian Graham Norton. Previous work by Creed, who was brought up in Glasgow by Quaker parents, include a scrunched-up piece of plain A4 paper, a ball of Blu Tak stuck to a wall, and several neon signs bearing messages such as The Whole World + The Work = The Whole World and Everything Is Going To Be All Right. The artist, who recently moved to the island of Alicudi, near Sicily, says his work is about the qualities of "nothing". He has said of The lights going on and off that "it activates the whole of the space it occupies without anything physically being added and I like that because in a way it's a really big work with nothing being there". He added: "If I can make something without adding any objects I feel more comfortable. It's like, if I can't decide whether to have the lights on or off then I have them both on and off and I feel better about it. "My work is about 50 per cent what I make of it and 50 per cent what people make of it. Meanings are made in people's heads. I can't control them." The judges of the prize, chaired by Sir Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate Galleries, were more assertive. They insisted last night that The lights going on and off had qualities of "strength, rigour, wit and sensitivity to the site". Mr Simon Wilson, the Tate's communications curator, said: "Creed has said we live in a world full of objects. He wants to make art that doesn't contribute to that clutter. He wants to make art where he is doing as little as possible that is consistent with doing something. "One year we have dirty knickers on show and people complain about that - and then when you have something as pure and as spiritual as this they still complain. "Creed is a kind of very pure extreme kind of artist. The fact that many people find his work so baffling indicates that he's working on the edge." As to why the flickering lights are artistic, Mr Wilson said: "He's making a work of art by manipulating the existing mechanism of |
"Which town was the Roman soldier in the Victorian painting ""Faithful Unto Death"", guarding?" | POMPEII POMPEII Skeletons in the prop closet POMPEII 88 370 2363 4 The chief attraction of the ruins of Pompeii has always been the bodies. There are other places in the Roman world where you can step back in time and walk through an ancient city. Rome's port of Ostia is almost as well preserved as the sites destroyed by Vesuvius; in Rome itself, the Markets of Trajan, next to his column, still give the visitor the authentic experience of stepping into an ancient multi-storey shopping-mall cum office-block. What Pompeii has to offer is corpses: more than a thousand of them - skeletons or, even better, the famous casts which (thanks to an ingenious technique of injecting plaster into the cavities left in the solid volcanic debris) can capture the bodily shape, the clothes, even the facial expressions of the long-decomposed victims of the eruption. These, far more powerfully than the crumbling streets and peeling wall-painting, have inspired the novels, poetry, paintings, operas and movies of "the Last Days of Pompeii". Their death agonies, their brave and futile attempts at escape, their seemingly tender last embraces frozen in plaster, have launched countless stories. It is a thriving industry powered by ghoulish curiosity, occasionally dressed up with some wistful reflections on the transience of human existence. So it has been since the city was first excavated. In the eighteenth century, skeletons were artfully posed around the excavations to impress visiting dignitaries and, according to Mrs Piozzi, light-fingered travellers helped themselves to smaller bones as a piquant souvenir. The nineteenth century saw not only the bestseller of Bulwer-Lytton (and there have been at least a dozen "Last Days" novels in English alone between him and Robert Harris), but also the obsessional novella of Th�ophile Gautier, Arria Marcella. This featured a young Frenchman transported to a love affair in AD 79, after becoming infatuated with the imprint of a woman's breast set in the lava, which had been discovered in the so-called Villa of Diomedes, then hacked out and put on display in the Naples Museum. "To think", sighed the young man as he gazed fixedly at the object in the museum cabinet, "that the form of a breast has survived the centuries when so many lost empires have left not a trace." He spoke too soon. When in the 1950s Amadeo Maiuri, then Director of Pompeian excavations, tried to search out this notorious imprint, he discovered that it too had vanished. The most charitable, if somewhat implausible, explanation was that it had been exposed to so many different and corrosive chemical tests that it had disintegrated. When no bodies were discovered, they could always be invented. One of the favourite myths of Pompeii's destruction is the story of the sentry, whose remains were supposedly found in a guardbox outside one of the town gates, where he had died on duty without deserting his post; or "Faithful unto Death", as Edward Poynter's painting of this noble scene is dubbed. The unlikely tale tickled the imagination of Mark Twain, who wrote in The Innocents Abroad of the soldier who "stood to his post by the city gate, erect and unflinching, till the hell that raged around him burned out the dauntless spirit it could not conquer", before going on to reflect, characteristically, that if the soldier had been a policeman he would probably have been asleep anyway. In fact, as Eric M. Moorman explains in a fascinating essay in Tales from an Eruption (a collection published to accompany a major exhibition of Pompeian material recently transferred from Naples to the Mus�es Royaux in Brussels), the story is a complete touristic fantasy: the guardbox is nothing other than a semi-circular funeral monument, the shape of which may have caused the confusion; no bones were ever found there at all, and certainly no hand still clutching its spear. The BBC documentary Pompeii: The last day is very much part of this tradition; a predictable combination of ancient history lesson, time t |
Who was pardoned 12 years after his execution for murders carried out by John Christie? | John Christie (murderer) - Serial Killers Profiles and News - Criminal Motives Serial Killers Profiles and News Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England Died: 15 July 1953 (aged 55) Pentonville Prison, London, England August 1943–6 March 1953 Country: Date apprehended: 31 March 1953 John Reginald Halliday Christie (8 April 1898 – 15 July 1953), born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, was an English serial killer active in the 1940s and 1950s. He murdered at least six women—including his wife, Ethel—by strangling them in his flat at 10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill, London. He was arrested, tried, and hanged in 1953 for his wife’s murder, after his victims’ bodies were found in the flat by a new tenant. Christie had served in World War I, and was injured in a gas attack in 1918. After his return to civilian life he took to crime, and was convicted and imprisoned several times for offences including theft and assault. He moved to Rillington Place in 1938, and on the outbreak of war in 1939 was accepted for service as a Special Constable without revealing his criminal record. He committed his murders between 1943 and 1953, his general modus operandi being to strangle his victims after he had rendered them unconscious with domestic gas. While they were unconscious, Christie also raped his victims and continued to do so as they died, ensuring his reputation as a necrophiliac. [2] Substantial controversy exists as to whether Christie was responsible for the murders of two additional victims, Beryl Evans and her daughter Geraldine. They, along with Beryl’s husband Timothy, were tenants at 10 Rillington Place during 1948–49. Timothy Evans was charged with both murders, was found guilty of the murder of his daughter and was hanged in 1950. Christie gave evidence that helped secure Evans’s conviction. When Christie’s own crimes were uncovered three years later, serious doubts were raised over the safety of Evans’s conviction, many people believing that Christie had been responsible for their deaths. In an official inquiry conducted in 1965–66, Mr Justice Brabin stated that it was “more probable than not” that Evans killed his wife and that he did not kill his daughter Geraldine. [3] This finding, challenged in subsequent legal processes, nevertheless enabled the then Home Secretary to grant Evans a posthumous pardon because it was for the murder of his daughter that Evans had been convicted in 1950. The question of Christie’s involvement in the Evans murders, and the possible miscarriage of justice, contributed to the suspension of capital punishment for murder in the United Kingdom in 1965. [4] Contents <![CDATA[ // ]]> Early life Christie was brought up in Halifax, West Yorkshire. He was abused by his father, a strict disciplinarian, and dominated by his sisters. His mother in turn overprotected him, which further undermined his self-confidence. In 1907, at the age of eight, he was witness to the open coffin of his maternal grandfather; in later years, Christie spoke of how profound this experience was to him, seeing the dead body of a man who had previously frightened him. [5] Christie won a scholarship to Halifax Secondary School when he was 11. His favourite subject was mathematics, particularly algebra. [6] It was later found he had an IQ of 128. [7] Christie sang in the church choir and was a Boy Scout as a child; upon leaving school at the age of 15 he worked as an assistant film projectionist. [8] Christie had a lifelong problem with impotence; his first attempts at sex were failures, branding him throughout adolescence as “Reggie-No-Dick” and “Can’t-D o-It-Christie”. [9] His difficulties with sex remained throughout his life, and most of the time he could only perform with prostitutes. [10] In September 1916, Christie enlisted as a signalman in World War I. In June 1918, he was hospitalised after a mustard gas attack while serving in France. He spent a month in a military hospital in Calais. Later on in his life, Christie claimed to have been both blinded and rendered mute for three and a half years from the attack. [11] Chr |
Which film director fist applied the word 'Paparazzi' to persistent newsmen? | Free paparazzi Essays and Papers Color Rating Should Their Be Limits Placed on Paparazzi? - Does the public have a right to know everything about a public figure’s life. If you turn on your television the primetime program will have lots of news about celebrities. By the time you have to pay at the register at the supermarket, you can appreciate your favorite public star on the cover of a magazine, or if you open up a new window on the internet browser a celebrity gadget will appear at the beginning. It is irresistible not to read about personal lives of the various famous people with pictures, or watch what is happening on the showbiz.... [tags: Paparazzi Essays] :: 3 Works Cited [preview] Limitations of the Paparazzi - The paparazzi can receive up to thousands of dollars for candid pictures of celebrities. As celebrities become more popular, the public wants to know what their doing every second of every day, even when they aren’t on camera. The paparazzi make it their job to find those things out Paparazzi are photographers who repeatedly hunt celebrities, public figures and their families for a chance to photograph them in candid, unflattering and at times compromising moments (Valdes). The paparazzi are self-employed photographers who generally make their living by selling their images to gossip websites, television studios, and magazines (Many Paparazzi).... [tags: Entertainment ] :: 9 Works Cited [preview] The Effects of Paparazzi - Paparazzi has made a huge impact in almost everyone's lives. People can see it everyday, from favorite news channel to social websites. People also tend see it in magazines, and in some rare cases entire books. Without it, celebrities wouldn't be nearly as famous as they are today. The intensity of it varies from place to place. For example, France is well known to respects the lives of celebrities and their kids, while other places like Hollywood try to even make conflict with them. (“What is Paparazzi?”) Media attention can affect everyone's life from celebrities and their families to ourselves.... [tags: Hollywood, Privacy] :: 7 Works Cited [preview] Overview of Paparazzi - When one discovers the phrase "paparazzi," what is their immediate considered. A camera. A flash. My first thoughts are blaring voices, blinding lights, people running to get away, and to put it all in one word, chaos. Paparazzi are freelance photographers that take candid images of celebrities for publication. They are a sinister assembly that are renowned for getting such images by any means possible, if it is by harassment, threatening others, or causing fear. One can see by any celebrities’ reality television show, social media account or from a newscast on the public that celebrities have conveyed worry about the extent to which paparazzi invade their individual space and the filing and... [tags: Celebrities, Gossip Magazines] :: 7 Works Cited [preview] Paparazzi: A Photo to Die For - There are people in the United States who are paid to follow and ambush famous people at all times. These people are known as the paparazzi. The paparazzi stop at nothing in order to photograph celebrities. In some cases, there are deadly consequences to their actions. Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a Paris car crash in 1997. She was trying to escape from the paparazzi. If the paparazzi were not chasing her, she may still be alive today. The term “paparazzi” originated in a 1960 film, “La Dolce Vita” (Anderson).... [tags: film, dolce vita, celebrities] :: 10 Works Cited [preview] THE PAPARAZZI VS PROFESSIONAL PHOTO JOURNALISTS - The paparazzi have been so much looked upon for interfering with people’s lives especially celebrities but, the world still has to know that there are more of the paparazzi than professional journalists. Everyone can choose to be paparazzi with this era of cameras but not everyone can choose to be a professional journalist because it requires a good level of education. The paparazzi have however, dominated the world with their wired ideas of following up people. But it is very importan |
"Who was hanged for the murder of a policeman because his cry of ""Let him have it"" was ambiguous?" | Let Him Have It Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 41 out of 50 people found the following review useful: A good film Author: sambora10 ([email protected]) 4 April 2003 I was made to watch this about 3 or 4 years ago in my English class. My teacher was a successful lawyer who had quit his high paying job after seeing this film so that he could teach English. He explained to us that the reason for him resigning was that he couldn't believe the dishonesty and destructiveness that was caused by lawyers and judges in the court (or something along those words, I don't remember precisely). Anyway, I thought he was mad but when I watched it I was very surprised, firstly that this film had never come to my attention before, or the case for that matter and secondly that the quality of the movie was almost genius. I didn't understand at the time how seemingly good actors like this had not been getting any media coverage since, or not that I knew of. Afterwards I was glad I saw it in the English class and got a top grade for my review of it and I subsequently bought the DVD. Paul Reynolds and Christopher Eccleston make the best performances but there's also some good smaller roles in the movie. Not a masterpiece but certainly an underrated but memorable film. Was the above review useful to you? 28 out of 34 people found the following review useful: Is Bentley really one of the Gang? from UK 4 November 2003 This is a very convincing film of the life of Derek Bentley and his eventual execution. 1950s Britain is just beginning to emerge from the years of post-War austerity with all of the milk bars, pop records and teddy boy youth culture showing a new, malign confidence. The undercurrent is definitely youth crime gone wild. But is Derek Bentley really one of the gang? Christopher Eccleston is absolutely brilliant playing Bentley, and truly captures the inner torment and diffidence of a young man suffering from years of epilepsy and failure at school. Bentley is clearly not normal and probably more impressionable than most people of his age this is the essence of this tragic story. He wants to be like everyone else but stupidly chooses the wrong people or do they choose him? You are never sure whether Bentley's friend Chris Craig (the brilliant Paul Reynolds) is a nasty piece of work or maybe someone else led astray, this time by his truly monstrous, menacing older brother Niven Craig (Mark McGann) who he sees receiving 10 years for armed resistance to police arrest. Who is Craig - is he Pinkie in Brighton Rock (Boulting 1947), Jimmy Hanley in the Blue Lamp (Dearden, 1950) or one of the famous five with a gun? After his brother's trial, Chris lies down at night and then rather poignantly and in a nice little flourish from director Peter Medak lays down his handgun on his bedside table, finding a gap amongst his toy cars, trams and aeroplanes. Perhaps he's just a naïve little kid after all. When the gang goes to the cinema what else would they watch but a Jimmy Cagney gangster movie? Maybe if they'd watched the Blue Lamp instead they would have been warned off. Anyway, Bentley clearly did not murder the policeman on the rooftop - that was Craig (some say it was a policeman's bullet gone astray). Bentley was executed for a crime he did not commit, pure and simple. Good, haunting musical score by Michael Kamen. Was the above review useful to you? 24 out of 27 people found the following review useful: A shocking portrayal of the Death Penalty in 50's England from Maine USA 10 November 2002 A shocking portrayal of the use of the Death Penalty in the United Kingdom during the 1950's. A mentally unstable young man with epilepsy called Derek Bentley faces the gallows for a crime he did not commit, While the accomplice, Christopher Craig, who did fire the fatal shot, only serves time at Her Majesties Pleasure. In reality Christopher Craig only served 10 years while Derek Bentley had his life taken away. A gritty drama telling of Bentley and Craig's criminal exploits in South London shortly after the war. Was the above review u |
In architecture, what is the name given to a column in the form of a female figure? | Caryatid - Ancient History Encyclopedia Caryatid by Mark Cartwright published on 29 October 2012 Caryatid is the name given to an architectural column which takes the form of a standing female figure. The first examples come from ancient Greek architecture and indeed, the most celebrated examples are found in the south porch of the Erechtheion on the acropolis of Athens . Naming & Origins The term Caryatid first appears in the 4th century BCE and was coined by Vitruvius in reference to Karyai in Laconia where women often danced balancing a basket on their heads in honour of Artemis and where Caryatids were used in Archaic architecture. They were an evolution of the earlier korai statues of both male and female figures prevalent throughout the Archaic period and used as columns in Ionian architecture. These were themselves an evolution of Persian columns which often employed animal figures within the column design. Remove Ads Advertisement The most famous Caryatids are the six which support the roof of the porch of the Erechtheion on the Athenian acropolis. Archaic Caryatids were usually used in the porches of Treasury buildings which were built to house offerings from specific states at religious sanctuaries such as Delphi and Olympia . The most important treasury at Delphi was from the Siphnians (c. 525 BCE) and this and at least two other Treasuries had Caryatids. Caryatids of this period often have a short column drum above the head in order to facilitate the join with the column capital. The Erechtheion The most famous Caryatids are the six which support the roof of the false south porch of the Erechtheion on the Athenian acropolis. This building was constructed between 421 and 406 BCE as part of Pericles ’ great project to rejuvenate the architecture of the great city . The Erechtheion was built to house the ancient wooden cult statue of Athena but also served as a centre for the cults of Erechtheus (a mythical king of Athens), his brother Boutes, Hephaistos and Poseidon . The Caryatids display features which would become staple elements of Classical sculpture: clothes which cling to the body (the ‘wet look’) and a bold and more dynamic positioning of the hips and legs. Although each Caryatid wears the same robe - a belted Doric peplos and short himation - each is uniquely rendered, a feature particularly noticeable in their intricate plaited hairstyles (best seen from the rear). The arms of the figures have unfortunately been lost but Roman copies show them holding in their right hands phialai - shallow vessels for pouring libations - whilst their left hand raised slightly their robe. Scholars believe them to be carved by different artists, most probably from the workshop of Alcamenes, student and colleague of Pheidias. Interestingly, the porch of the Erechtheion stands over what was believed to be the tomb of the mythical king Kekrops and perhaps the Caryatids and their libation vessels are a tribute to this fact - libations were poured into the ground as an offering to the dead. The Caryatids now on the acropolis are copies, five of the originals reside in the Acropolis Museum of Athens and the other is in the British Museum, London. |
"Who won Best Actress 'Oscar' for the 1962 film ""The Miracle Worker""?" | 1962 Academy Awards® Winners and History Actor: GREGORY PECK for "Lawrence of Arabia" Actress: ANNE BANCROFT in "The Miracle Worker", Bette Davis in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" , Katharine Hepburn in "Long Day's Journey Into Night", Geraldine Page in "Sweet Bird of Youth," Lee Remick in "Days of Wine and Roses" Supporting Actor: ED BEGLEY in "Sweet Bird of Youth", Victor Buono in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" , Telly Savalas in "Birdman of Alcatraz", Omar Sharif in "Lawrence of Arabia" , Terence Stamp in "Billy Budd" Supporting Actress: PATTY DUKE in "The Miracle Worker", Mary Badham in "To Kill a Mockingbird" , Shirley Knight in "Sweet Bird of Youth", Angela Lansbury in "The Manchurian Candidate" , Thelma Ritter in "Birdman of Alcatraz" Director: DAVID LEAN for "Lawrence of Arabia" , Pietro Germi for "Divorce - Italian Style", Robert Mulligan for "To Kill a Mockingbird" , Arthur Penn for "The Miracle Worker", Frank Perry for "David and Lisa" At the height of his directorial career, British director David Lean (and producer Sam Spiegel) repeated their collaborative victory of five years earlier (as director and producer of The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) - a seven Oscar winner) in 1962. Their new, monumental historical film, Lawrence of Arabia , with ten nominations and seven Oscars, was a blockbuster and deserving Best Film winner. The over three-hour long spectacle/epic of desert pageantry about the adventures of British officer and Arabian desert guerrilla leader T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935) who led the Arab revolt against the Turks in 1917, was derived from Robert Bolt's screenplay. [This was the first of four British-made films that won the top Best Picture Oscar in the decade of the 1960s. The other three were Tom Jones (1963), A Man For All Seasons (1966), and Oliver! (1968).] The 1962 Best Picture winner's seven awards included Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, and Best Musical Score. Naturally, one of its Oscars was for the photography of its magnificent locale - the desert. It remains the only Best Picture winner to have credited roles for actors of only one gender. There was not a single female speaking role - except for a camel named Gladys! It was Spiegel's third Oscar for Best Picture (earlier wins for the producer were for On The Waterfront (1954) and The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) ). From the 1951 Academy Awards through to the present, according to the Academy's rules, the Best Picture nomination went to the individual producer(s) credited on the film, not to the production company or studio that produced the film. Note: Spiegel became (and remains) the only producer to have his name - and his name only - associated with three Best Picture Oscars, due to this Oscar win. The other Best Picture nominees included: Darryl F. Zanuck's 20th Century Fox epic production based on Cornelius Ryan's book, The Longest Day (with five nominations and two wins), another star-studded, documentary-style action/war film about the preparations and events of the Normandy/D-Day Allied landings on June 6 |
Tom Paton was the manager of which famous Scottish teeny-bop group in the 1970's? | Recollections: Clubs and Discos - Page continued - Recollections 101+ - Golden Crusaders - etc. When I included these, back in the SAGA days, the response was instant. There was local contact and enthusiasm, and copies of rare 45s by Edinburgh/Glasgow bands were sent in to me, to be broadcast on the programme. I would be happy to hear from anyone who has any old records of Scottish bands from the 1960s. Mike Marwick, New Town, Edinburgh: February 9, 2011 Reply to Mike If you have any old Scottish band records from the 1960s, or would like to contact Mike with any other messages about the 1960s scene, please email me, then I'll pass on his email address to you. Thank you. Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: February 16, 2011 Recollections Thank you to Gerald J Robertson who wrote: The Pali "My first experience of disco dancing was at the Pali on a Saturday afternoon. I was 12. I am now 61." Top Rank Club "I went to a disco in South Clerk Street. It was part of the Odeon Cinema and was known as the Top Rank Club. The resident band that I can remember was Jimmy James and the vagabonds." "There was a band that played regularly at the Top Storey Club. They were called Tiny and the Titans. Who did they become? Prize: a fourpit oh tatties. lol." Magoos Questions "I went to Magoos in the mid-1960s. I am trying to remember what the name of the club was across the road from Magoos, down one of the side streets. It was not up to much. As I recall, it was in a cellar. I lived in Magoos at the weekend. On holiday weekends, you used to get a rubber stamp on the back of the hand so that you could go out to feed up at the chippie just past the Tron gate. What was the name of the disco above the chippie?" Gerald J Robertson: February 25 + 26, 2011 Recollections Thank you to Bruce Welsh who wrote: Boston Dexters "I am presently writing an encyclopaedia of 1960s UK groups. Groups being included in this book are those that had at least one single out between 1962 and 1966." Boston Dexters "On another web site, I saw John Turnbull mentioned as having been with the Boston Dexters before he and fellow Dexter Tam White went on to form The Buzz. But John is not mentioned by Frank Ferri on this page on the EdinPhoto web site about the Gonk Club at Tollcross. I wonder if Frank remembers John Turnbull." The Athenians and The Beatstalkers "I am also seeking information on The Athenians and The Beatstalkers who are going to be included in the book. Does anyone know anything about these bands?" Bruce Welsh: March 10, 2011 Reply to Bruce I have passed on Bruce's question about Boston Dexters to Frank Ferri. I don't know whether or not the other two groups that Bruce mentions ever played in Edinburgh. If you have any information that you'd like to pass on to Bruce, please email me, then I'll pass on your message to him. Thank you. Peter Stubbs: March 13, 2011 Update Thank you to Frank Ferri who replied to Bruce Welsh's questions in Recollections 107 above. Frank wrote: "I knew former members of the Boston Dexters: - Tam White - Frankie Connors (living in London) but I can't recall John Turnbull. The Athenians "The Athenians were a brilliant band at covering Rolling Stones' music. They were resident for a long time at the Gamp club on Victoria Terrace, before splitting up. - Ian Orr was vocalist - Ally Black was on bass. I can't recall the names of the others. They cut a record. I remember that one track was Chuck Berry's 'Little Queenie'." The Beatstalkers Thank you to Bruce Welsh who wrote: Three's a Crowd "I'm trying to find information about a group called 'Three's a Crowd'. All I know is that they were a trio to begin with, then a quartet. Bob Smiggy Smith was their lead vocalist. He had previously been with The Embers. The group had |
"Which historical event is illustrated by the Victorian painting ""And When Did You Last See Your Father""?" | British Paintings: George Smith - The Rightful Heir; and The Coming of Age George Smith - The Rightful Heir; and The Coming of Age Price Realized £16,730 The Rightful Heir; and The Coming of Age the former inscribed 'The Rightful Heir' (on the reverse) and the latter signed and dated 'G Smith 1875' (lower right) oil on panel the former 10¼ x 16 in. (26 x 40.6 cm.); the latter 10 1/8 x 16 in. (25.6 x 40.6 cm.) (2) Painters of Everyday Life Lionel Lambourne George Eliot loved Dutch paintings. In Adam Bede (1859) she describes why she found 'a source of delicious sympathy in these faithful pictures of a monotonous, homely existence...I turn...to an old woman bending over her pot, or eating her solitary dinner while the noonday light...just touches the rim of her spinning-wheel, and her stone jug. Do not impose on us any aesthetic rules which shall banish...those old women scraping carrots with their work-worn hands...let Art always remind us of them...' These words remind us that our delight in tales or paintings of everyday life lies deep in human nature. Today, radio and television 'soap operas' and 'situation comedies' present 'everyday stories of country folk' or 'tales of the city' and suburb. There is nothing new about this, for since Egyptian times artists have painted pictures showing universally understood relationships, such as an idle servant and a stern master or young lovers being disturbed by intruders. The ever-enthralling battle of the sexes was a main preoccupation both of Victorian genre painters and novelists such as Thackeray and Dickens. Novels often appeared in illustrated serial form, thus helping to create a climate ideal for genre painters, enjoined since the time of Hogarth and Henry Fielding, to make their paintings 'novels in paint.' Paintings which 'told a story' via the medium of engravings found their way into many thousands of homes, just as today videos of such films as Four Weddings and a Funeral reach an audience of millions. Several paintings from this part of the Forbes Collection create interesting parallels between the Victorian age and today. We can see, for example, how the difficulties of getting your partner to the altar have changed, from the exciting exchange of vows recorded in Rebecca Solomon's A Love Letter to the arrival of the wedding dress and elaborate trousseau, laid out for the envy and admiration of family and friends, shown in Jessica Hayllar's A Coming Event. Such prodigies of embroidery sadly recall the darker side of the dressmaking industry notorious for sweated labour, activities denounced by Thomas Hood in The Song of the Shirt published in Punch in 1843: Oh! men with sisters dear, Oh! men with mothers and wives, It is not linen you're wearing out But human creatures' lives. The poem inspired Richard Redgrave's The Sempstress exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1844. The time on the clock shows half-past-two in the morning, yet the sempstress, emaciated, hopeless and worn-out, with red-rimmed eyes, is still plying her needle to finish an order. The artist Paul Falconer Poole wrote an encouraging letter to Redgrave concerning The Sempstress: 'Who can help exclaiming "Poor soul! God help her?" If any circumstance could make us...go down shirtless to our graves, it is the contemplation of this truthful and wonderful picture.' The Pre-Raphaelite artist James Collinson excelled at genre scenes. He had a love affair with Christina Rossetti which went sadly wrong, and she broke off the engagement owing to religious differences. In 1854 he resumed painting genre subjects, notably two oval paintings For Sale and To Let, both exhibited in 1857 bearing their enigmatic titles. Collinson painted several different versions of these paintings right up to his death in 1881. Each features an attractive woman, the younger with an empty purse at a church bazaar, the older a plump beauty placing a 'To Let' sign in a window above flower-pots containing a lily and a 'Bleeding Heart'. Victorian eyes alert to the 'language of flowers' would surely have noted the lady's dark costume and we |
The 'Nimrod' used by the RAF for search and early warning purposes, was developed from which airliner? | Hawker Siddeley Nimrod Hawker Siddeley Nimrod Hawker Siddeley Nimrod (12/23/2015) source : The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod was a maritime patrol aircraft developed and operated by the United Kingdom. It was an extensive modification of the de Havilland Comet, the world's first operational jet airliner. It was originally designed by de Havilland's successor firm, Hawker Siddeley; further development and maintenance work was undertaken by Hawker Siddeley's own successor companies, British Aerospace and BAE Systems, respectively. Designed in response to a requirement issued by the Royal Air Force (RAF) to replace its fleet of ageing Avro Shackletons, the Nimrod MR1/MR2s were primarily fixed-wing aerial platforms for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations; secondary roles included maritime surveillance and anti-surface warfare. It served from the early 1970s until March 2010. The intended replacement was to be extensively rebuilt Nimrod MR2s, designated Nimrod MRA4; however due to considerable delays, repeated cost overruns, and financial cutbacks, the development of the MRA4 was abandoned in 2010. In addition to the three Maritime Reconnaissance variants, two further Nimrod types were developed. The RAF operated a small number of the Nimrod R1, an electronic intelligence gathering (ELINT) variant. A dedicated airborne early warning platform, the Nimrod AEW3 was in development from late 1970s to the mid-1980s; however, much like the MRA4, considerable problems were encountered in development and thus the project was cancelled in 1986 in favour of an off-the-shelf solution in the Boeing E-3 Sentry. All Nimrod variants had been retired by mid-2011. Hawker Siddeley Nimrod United Kingdom - UK (Great Britain) 1967 United Kingdom - UK (Great Britain) 1969 Design And Development The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod is a maritime patrol aircraft developed in the United Kingdom. It is an extensive modification of the de Havilland Comet. It was originally designed by Hawker Siddeley, now part of BAE Systems. A major modification was the fit of a large weapon bay under the fuselage that can carry and drop torpedoes, mines, bombs and other stores. Sonobuoys for tracking submarines are dropped from special launchers in the rear of the fuselage. The Nimrod is also capable of carrying American-made Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and Sidewinder air-to-air missiles for self-defense. The Nimrod has been the primary Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) of the Royal Air Force since the early 1970s, when it replaced the piston-engined Avro Shackleton. The RAF uses two Nimrod variants: the MR2 variant in the Maritime and Reconnaissance role; the R1 variant in a reconnaissance and electronic intelligence gathering capacity (ELINT). The Nimrod was the first jet-powered maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) to enter service, being powered by the Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engine. Aircraft in this role have been commonly propelled by piston or turboprop powerplants instead to maximise fuel economy and enable maximum patrol time on station; advantages of the Nimrod's turbofan engines included greater speed and altitude capabilities, it was also more capable of evading detection methods by submarines, whereas propeller-driven aircraft are more detectable underwater to standard acoustic sensors. Inflight, the Nimrods had a flight endurance of ten hours without aerial refuelling; the MR2s were later fitted to receive mid-air refuelling in response to demands in the Falklands War. At the start of a patrol mission all four engines would normally be running, but as the aircraft's weight was reduced by the consumption of onboard fuel up to two engines could be intentionally shut down, allowing the remaining engines to be operated in a more efficient manner. Instead of relying on ram air to restart an inactive engine, compressor air could be crossfed from a live engine to a starter turbine; the crossfeed duct was later discovered to be a potential fire hazard. Similarly, the two hydraulic systems onboard were designed to be powered by the two inner engines that would always be running. E |
Which athlete won Olympic gold medals in both the 5000 metres and 10000 metres in 1972 and 1976? | Men's 10,000 Meter - Summer Olympic Medalists GOLD Hannes Kolehmainen, FIN 31:20.8 SILVER Louis Tewanima, USA 32:06.6 BRONZE Albin Stenroos, FIN 32:21.8 1920 GOLD Paavo Nurmi, FIN 31:45.8 SILVER Joseph Guillemot, FRA 31:47.2 BRONZE James Wilson, GBR 31:50.8 1924 GOLD Ville Ritola, FIN 30:23.2 SILVER Edvin Wide, SWE 30:55.2 BRONZE Eero Berg, FIN 31:43.0 continue reading below our video Understanding Baseball GOLD Paavo Nurmi, FIN, 30:18.8 SILVER Ville Ritola, FIN 30:19.4 BRONZE Edvin Wide, SWE 31:00.8 1932 GOLD Janusz Kusocinski, POL 30:11.4 SILVER Volmari Iso-Hollo, FIN 30:12.6 BRONZE Lauri Virtanen, FIN 30:35.0 1936 SILVER Arvo Askola, FIN 30:15.6 BRONZE Volmari Iso-Hollo, FIN 30:20.2 1948 GOLD Emil Zátopek, CZE 29:59.6 SILVER Alain Mimoun, FRA 30:47.4 BRONZE Bertil Albertsson, SWE 30:53.6 1952 GOLD Emil Zátopek, CZE 29:17.0 SILVER Alain Mimoun, FRA 29:32.8 BRONZE Aleksandr Anufriyev, URS 29:48.2 1956 GOLD Vladimir Kuts, URS 28:45.59 SILVER Jόsef Kovács, HUN 28:52.36 BRONZE Allan Lawrence, AUS 28:53.59 1960 GOLD Pyotr Bolotnikov, URS 28:32.18 SILVER Hans Gordotzki, GER 28:37.22 BRONZE David Power, AUS 28:37.65 1964 GOLD Billy Mills, USA 28:24.4 SILVER Mohamed Gammoudi, TUN 28:24.8 BRONZE Ron Clarke, AUS 28:25.8 1968 GOLD Naftali Temu, KEN 29:27.40 SILVER Mamo Wolde, ETH 29:27.75 BRONZE Mohamed Gammoudi, TUN 29:34.2 1972 GOLD Lasse Viren, FIN 27:38.35 SILVER Emiel Puttemans, BEL 27:39.58 BRONZE Miruts Yifter, ETH 27:40.96 1976 GOLD Lasse Viren, FIN 27:40.38 SILVER Carlos Lopes, POR 27:45.17 BRONZE Brendan Foster, GBR 27:54.92 1980 GOLD Miruts Yifter, ETH 27:42.69 SILVER Kaarlo Maaninka, FIN 27:44.28 BRONZE Mohamed Kedir,ETH 27:44.64 GOLD Alberto Cova, ITA 27:47.54 SILVER Mick McLeod, GBR 28:06.22 BRONZE Mike Musyoki, KEN 28:06.46 1988 GOLD Brahim Boutayeb, MAR 27:21.46 SILVER Salvatore Antibo, ITA 27:23.55 BRONZE Kipkemboi Kimeli, KEN 27:25.16 1992 GOLD Khalid Skah, MAR 27:46.70 SILVER Richard Chelimo, KEN 27:47.72 BRONZE Addis Abebe, ETH 28:00.07 1996 GOLD Haile Gebrselassie, ETH 27:07.34 SILVER Paul Tergat, KEN 27:08.17 BRONZE Salah Hissou, MAR 27:24.67 2000 GOLD Haile Gebrselassie, ETH 27:18.20 SILVER Paul Tergat, KEN 27:18.29 BRONZE Assefa Mezgebu, ETH 27:19.75 2004 GOLD Kenenisa Bekele, ETH 27:05.10 SILVER Sileshi Sihine, ETH 27:09.39 BRONZE Zersenay Tadesse, ERI 27:22.57 2008 GOLD Kenenisa Bekele, ETH 27:01.17 SILVER Sileshi Sihine, ETH 27:02.77 BRONZE Micah Kogo, KEN 27:04.11 2012 |
Which politician famously admitted to having smoked a joint but not having inhaled? | FOX & Friends : FOXNEWSW : August 1, 2016 3:00am-6:01am PDT : Free Streaming : Internet Archive 3:00 am × many other dads out there showing what they really think when they first see the baby coming out. thanks for watching "fox & friends first." have a great monday, august 1st. "fox & friends" starts right now. you good morning, everybody. it is monday, august 1st. i'm sandra smith. this is a fox news alert. it's happened again. another cop shot this time after a police chase in illinois. the officer is in serious condition we're told and the manhunt is still underway for the suspects. we will have the very latest on this for you. then, maryland in a state of emergency after being hit with historic flooding. good samaritans form a human chain to save a woman as the waters rise trying to get her out of her car. >> ready? >> all right. >> oh, man. what happened next. and is relief on the way? 3:01 am × we're going to tell you. then donald trump facing a firestorm of criticism. should hillary really be piling on. we look at the hypocrisy in the media. the story is changing by the hour. let's say every minute. that's why you need to watch "fox & friends." because your mornings are better with friends. >> welcome, folks. the first day of august. ainsley's taken off a couple of days. look who we have today. >> august. today is the 1st. >> yeah. >> whoa. >> we're back from cleveland and philadelphia. guess how it turns out, 99 days until election day. >> did you have to think about where you were when you woke up this morning? >> friday, absolutely. >> particularly last week after spending a week in a leaky tent in a parking lot. 3:02 am × >> back on our regular couch and back with heather. >> hope you all had a great weekend and enjoyed being home with your families. start out with a serious story and a fox news alert. a police officer is in serious conditions that the hour after he was shot in a high speed police chase. a massive manhunt in the area of carbon dale, illinois. they're looking for the suspect who opened fire on the officer. the suspect got car, sped off and fired multiple rounds back at the officer. we're following this as it still unfolds. now to some extreme weather. some say this looks like the set of a disaster movie. waters destroying a beautiful and historic city, ellicott, 3:03 am × maryland. a woman who was saved by a human chain. watch. >> i got her. i got her. >> [ bleep ]. >> simply incredible. that woman is okay this morning thanks to the work of good samaritans. the man that you see who's closest to your screen is using one hand to shoot the video, the other hand to help rescue her. he will be joining us later on "fox & friends" to share his experience about that rescue. now to texas where we have brand-new video and it shows the deadliest hot air crash in history moments before it burst into flames killing all 16 people who were on board. investigators in lockheart, texas, are looking into witness reports that the balloon was packed with too many people before it hit a website and plunged to the ground. the company's website it can 3:04 am × hold up to 24 people. the better business bureau had warned people about that pilot, skip nichols, on six different occasio occasions. reports show he was previously on drug and alcohol probation. the celebration not lasting long for carly hay. she sparked outrage for racist tweets that she had posted year ago. posts from 2013 containing the "n" word were found on her twitter account. hays admits to using that language. she apologized. through hard work, education i'm proud to say i am a better person today. she will get to keep her title and her crown at least for now. i'll see you back here soon. >> thank you so much. >> thanks, guys. >> can anyone fix the thermostat here? either that or would your' going to have to take our pants off. >> are we indoors? 3:05 am × haven't we figured this out? aren't you hot? someone is pouring water on the rocks this morning. all right. >> speaking of hot, let's make the transition to home some hothead lines. the n |
"Who co-presents BBC TV's ""Home Front"" with Diarmuid Gavin?" | BBC - Worldwide Press Office - Diarmuid Gavin Homefront in the Garden 25.01.02 DIARMUID GAVIN - Homefront in the Garden in paperback Diarmuid Gavin, one of the most innovative garden designers working today, has created an array of inspirational gardens in response to some challenging design briefs in his BBCTWO series, Homefront in the Garden. Diarmuid's ideas from the cutting-edge series, together with practical advice and original solutions for a range of different situations, are included in a new paperback edition of his book, Homefront in the Garden (published by BBC Worldwide on 3 January, price £12.99). Garden design may seem demanding and exclusively for those with experience and a limitless budget, but Diarmuid disagrees. Here, he sets out to demystify the whole design process and push back the boundaries of garden style. Viewing the garden as an outdoor room, he explains how to take new ideas, colours and materials outdoors to create a garden to reflect your own personality, from the initial idea and inspiration, through to planning the layout, and choosing materials, features, colours and plants. Chapters include: · A QUESTION OF CHOICE - what you need in your garden, what you would love to have in your garden and how to combine the two successfully · A FRESH LOOK AT DESIGN - good, bad and classical designs; basic principles; how to find inspiration and exploring the potential of colour, material and planning · BACK TO BASICS - measuring your garden; putting your plan on paper; practical considerations such as improving your soil, budgeting, neighbours, working with contractors · DIVIDING LINES - boundaries, from brick walls and wooden fences to glass and metal · OUTDOOR FLOORING - examining the options for flooring, from traditional to modern · WATER, WATER - looking at the myriad ways in which water can be used in the garden · LIFE IN THE GARDEN - shopping for accessories that will add a little magic to your garden · DESIGNER PLANTS - how to develop a planting plan; choosing the right plants for the right place; a list of Diarmuid's favourites · CASE STUDIES - examples from the television series, demonstrating how to tackle some of the more common design problems you might encounter when planning your garden. Homefront in the Garden is packed with professional advice and stunning photography, which will appeal to gardeners and non-gardeners alike. It will challenge you to rethink what you know about traditional garden design and encourage you to move beyond the ordinary, to create a space of inspiration, relaxation, and most importantly of all, a garden to live in. DIARMUID GAVIN trained in Ireland, at the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin, and ran his own successful design business, before his television career started following a controversial garden that he designed for the Chelsea Flower Show. As well as Homefront in the Garden, Diarmuid has appeared on Real Rakeovers, Planet Patio and co-presents Homefront with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen on BBCTWO. Publication date: 3 January 2002 Price: £12.99 paperback ISBN: 0 563 53479 6 A new series of Homefront in the Garden starts in January 2002 on BBCTWO. |
An excess of which acid in the body causes 'gout'? | High uric acid level Causes - Mayo Clinic References Uric acid. Lab Tests Online. http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/uric-acid/tab/glance. Accessed Oct. 6, 2015. Questions and answers about gout. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Gout/default.asp. Accessed Oct. 6, 2015. Kim SY, et al. Hyperuricemia and coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Arthritis Care & Research. 2010;62:170. Ohno, I. Relationship between hyperuricemia and chronic kidney disease. Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids. 2011;30:1039. Kanbay M, et al. Uric acid in hypertension and renal disease: The chicken or the egg? Blood Purification. 2010;30:288. Hochberg J, et al. Tumor lysis syndrome: Current perspective. Haematologica. 2008;93:9. So A, et al. Uric acid transport and disease. The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2010;120:1791. Becker MA. Asymptomatic hyperuricemia. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed Nov. 2, 2015. Wilkinson JM (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Oct. 29, 2015. Products and Services |
"Whose law states that ""the volume of a gas varies in proportion to its (Kelvin) temperature at a constant pressure?" | Gas Laws Gas Laws One of the most amazing things about gases is that, despite wide differences in chemical properties, all the gases more or less obey the gas laws. The gas laws deal with how gases behave with respect to pressure, volume, temperature, and amount. Pressure Gases are the only state of matter that can be compressed very tightly or expanded to fill a very large space. Pressure is force per unit area, calculated by dividing the force by the area on which the force acts. The earth's gravity acts on air molecules to create a force, that of the air pushing on the earth. This is called atmospheric pressure. The units of pressure that are used are pascal (Pa), standard atmosphere (atm), and torr. 1 atm is the average pressure at sea level. It is normally used as a standard unit of pressure. The SI unit though, is the pascal. 101,325 pascals equals 1 atm. For laboratory work the atmosphere is very large. A more convient unit is the torr. 760 torr equals 1 atm. A torr is the same unit as the mmHg (millimeter of mercury). It is the pressure that is needed to raise a tube of mercury 1 millimeter. The Gas Laws: Pressure Volume Temperature Relationships Boyle's Law: The Pressure-Volume Law Boyle's law or the pressure-volume law states that the volume of a given amount of gas held at constant temperature varies inversely with the applied pressure when the temperature and mass are constant. Another way to describing it is saying that their products are constant. PV = C When pressure goes up, volume goes down. When volume goes up, pressure goes down. From the equation above, this can be derived: P1V1 = P2V2 = P3V3 etc. This equation states that the product of the initial volume and pressure is equal to the product of the volume and pressure after a change in one of them under constant temperature. For example, if the initial volume was 500 mL at a pressure of 760 torr, when the volume is compressed to 450 mL, what is the pressure? Plug in the values: (760 torr)(500 mL) = P2(450 mL) 760 torr x 500 mL/450 mL = P2 844 torr = P2 The pressure is 844 torr after compression. Charles' Law: The Temperature-Volume Law This law states that the volume of a given amount of gas held at constant pressure is directly proportional to the Kelvin temperature. V Same as before, a constant can be put in: V / T = C As the volume goes up, the temperature also goes up, and vice-versa. Also same as before, initial and final volumes and temperatures under constant pressure can be calculated. V1 / T1 = V2 / T2 = V3 / T3 etc. Gay-Lussac's Law: The Pressure Temperature Law This law states that the pressure of a given amount of gas held at constant volume is directly proportional to the Kelvin temperature. P Same as before, a constant can be put in: P / T = C As the pressure goes up, the temperature also goes up, and vice-versa. Also same as before, initial and final volumes and temperatures under constant pressure can be calculated. P1 / T1 = P2 / T2 = P3 / T3 etc. Avogadro's Law: The Volume Amount Law Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856) Gives the relationship between volume and amount when pressure and temperature are held constant. Remember amount is measured in moles. Also, since volume is one of the variables, that means the container holding the gas is flexible in some way and can expand or contract. If the amount of gas in a container is increased, the volume increases. If the amount of gas in a container is decreased, the volume decreases. V FW = gRT / PV ; V = (0.1000 g)(0.0821 L-atm / mole-K)(295.3 K) / (0.0928 atm)(0.256 L) = 102 g / mole FW of CHF2 = 51.0 g / mole ; 102 / 51.0 = 2 ; C2H2F4 If the equation above is rearranged further, g / V = P x FW / RT = density you get an expression of the density of the gas as a function of T and FW. EXAMPLE 3: Compare the density of He and air (average FW = 28 g/mole) at 25.0 oC and 1.00 atm. dHe = (4.003 g / mole)(1.00 atm) / (0.0821 L-atm / mole-K)(298 K) = 0.164 g / L dair = (28.0 g / mole)(1.00 atm) / (0.0821 L-atm / mole-K)(298 K) = 1.14 g / L EXAMPLE 4: Compare the density of air at 25 |
Which animal has the scientific name 'Sciurus carolinensis'? | Eastern Gray Squirrel Eastern Gray Squirrel Scientific name: Sciurus carolinensis Common name: Eastern gray squirrel The eastern gray squirrel is a very common, North American, tree dwelling rodent. It is found in a great variety of woodland, parkland and suburban and even urban habitats. The principle requirement to make a habitat suitable for a gray squirrel is a predictable abundance of food. The primary food required by the gray squirrel is "mast" (i.e. the fruits (nuts) of forest trees such as oaks, beeches, hickories etc). This is the essential calorie source needed for the seasonal buildup of over-wintering fat and also represents an ideal storage food product for the long winter season. Gray squirrels bury large quantities of mast in communal cache zones within their overlapping territories in forest ecosystems. These communal mast burial areas not only assist the gray squirrels in their over-wintering survival and also contribute to the dispersion and germination of many hardwood trees. Gray squirrels also consume many other foods through the year (including mushrooms, tree flowers and buds, caterpillars, and plant shoots). They seem to require a diverse food base in order to accumulate needed micro-nutrients for both normal growth and for reproduction. The ideal habitat for a gray squirrel, then, must have abundant mast producing trees and a diverse array of other food sources that typically come into availability at different times of their growing seasons. Gray squirrels are really not gray in color at all but are instead a mixture of blacks, whites and browns. Most hairs on a "gray" squirrel, in fact, are banded with all three colors but are tipped with whitish ends that generate the "gray" illusion. The back hairs of the squirrel tend to be darker and its belly hairs tend to be lighter in color. Within any population of gray squirrels lighter and darker individuals can be found. "White squirrels" or "black squirrels" may be locally favored by natural human-generated selection forces. The undisturbed North American population of gray squirrels was, according to historical records, predominately made up of "black", gray squirrels probably due to the effectiveness of the black coloration as an aid in hiding from avian predators such as hawks or owls. The black squirrel, however, was very clearly outlined against the light colored sky when humans hunted the squirrels from the forest floor. This human hunting pressure, apparently, favored the mixed, "gray" coloration that even today predominates in most North American populations. Gray squirrels live in two types of dwelling structures: dens, which are holes typically constructed in healthy, living trees (often by the expansion of abandoned woodpecker holes) and nests, which are densely packed masses of sticks and leaves (and a great variety of any other available natural and human-made materials). Nests are usually located high up in the forked branches of large trees. Dens are preferred for over-wintering and for brood chambers, but nests are (with constant maintenance) very weather proof and sturdy habitations. Gray squirrels do not hibernate but instead rely on their fat reserves and cached mast stores to survive the long, cold winters. Gray squirrels can be seen out in the winter months as long as the temperatures are not too cold (not below 30 degrees F) and as long as it is not raining or snowing. Food forages are calculated risks in which the use of energy (fat) reserves must yield a "profit" or the squirrel's vital fat insulation layer will be steadily lost and the individual will be unable to survive the winter. Gray squirrels are eaten by a large number of organisms including black snakes, rattlesnakes, weasels, skunks, and red foxes. The body of a gray squirrel was once even found in the stomach of a large mouth bass! Gray squirrels' most significant predators, though, are unquestionably birds of prey, especially hawks and owls. Gray squirrels are diurnal animals. Their eyes are adapted to high light levels and have even greater visual acuity |
Who is the wife of retired footballer Lee Chapman? | Lee Chapman | Metro News Lee Chapman metrowebukmetro Tuesday 27 Oct 2009 5:24 am James Ellis James Ellis – EX-FOOTBALLER TURNEDrestaurateur Lee Chapman, 41, and his wife actress Leslie Ash now own three bar restaurants, Teatro and So:uk in London and Teatro Leeds, in which one of his former clubs, Leeds United, is a shareholder. We caught up with him as Teatro in London celebrated its third birthday party this month. Leslie once said in an interview you have a fantastic business brain. Would you agree? Well, to be honest, I think she only mentioned that so I’d take her shopping in Bond Street afterwards. How much did working for football managers help you in running restaurants? In many ways it’s similar. I’ve got a team under me and the same principles apply. I learnt a lot, both good and bad, from all my managers,- some of them were pretty dreadful and some of them were really great. You learn how to deal with people, how to motivate. You don’t always get it right, you have bad days as well as good, but generally I try to motivate people. What hurts more, bad reviews as a player or as a restaurateur? I haven’t had many bad ones as a restaurateur; I had plenty as a player. I had my critics because, as a big centre forward, you stand out if you have an off day. Generally we’ve been lucky. We have had the occasional bad review and it affects me because they seem to be aimed at me personally without being critical of the food. I’ve been a hindrance in many ways to the success of this place because people see it is owned by a footballer and are very reluctant to give it a good review. It’s only after three years that people are beginning to forget I used to play. Are most footballers a bit thick? Because you don’t need any qualifications to get into football, you tend to get a very broad spectrum of people. I know people who’ve got degrees who played football, but a lot of guys were uneducated because they didn’t want to do anything other than football so they neglected their education. That doesn’t mean they are thick and they’re certainly streetwise. The only generalisation you can make is that from the sheer training you develop a certain type of person. Did playing in France have an influence on how you looked after yourself? I got better as my career went on because the team I went to after Lyon was Nottingham Forest, who had Brian Clough as manager. He encouraged me to play with my feet, he made me go to the near post and he made people play it into me, which developed me as a player. But I think in France they do live well, they don’t have the same drinking culture. Was your generation the last which had that culture? It’ll always go on a little bit. When I first started there was a lot of drinking going on during the week but it sort of petered out as my career went on. It happened less and less as the game got faster and faster until you just couldn’t do it any more. Do you regret not being in the game today? Because of the money? It would’ve been nice but I’ve never been motivated by it. I’m not impressed by money, so I don’t miss that aspect. I think it’s great they earn that much because they deserve it. In the long term – if you consider someone’s career may only last ten years – you’re underpaid for what you do. What do you do to keep fit now you are out of the game? I go to the gym three or four times a week. I go on the way to work. Who’s your favourite designer? [Laughs] Any who make black clothes. So Donna Karan, I guess. I’m really, really bad on colours. I normally get it totally wrong and Leslie ends up having to give me a hand. As one half of a celebrity couple, do you appreciate what Posh and Becks go through? It has never been as bad as that for us. I think they enjoy it a bit as part of their lives and have got used to it. If they didn’t want it, I’d have a lot of sympathy for them but I think they handle it very well. It enhances their career and I think they’re comfortable with it. How do you relax out of work? The awkward thing in business is you tend never to be away from it because the few time |
Which English city has districts named Belgrave, Stoneygate and Aylestone? | Aylestone : definition of Aylestone and synonyms of Aylestone (English) Aylestone is a suburb of Leicester , England at grid reference SK572008 . It is south-west of the city centre , but to the east of the River Soar . It was formerly a separate village, but the growth of the city has meant that it is now part of the urban area, largely surrounded by 20th century housing. However, the area around the parish church of St Andrew retains much of the former village character. Aylestone Hall has recently been restored, it was the home of Dorothy Vernon, who is related to the Dukes of Rutland, (see Belvoir Castle). Aylestone Park is not a park but an area of housing half-a-mile square, which grew between the city and the village and which has housing generally built between 1875 and 1920. Aylestone Meadows is a large area of playing fields and water-meadow nearby, and contributes to the semi-rural character of the suburb. Plans by Leicester City Council to bulldoze an area within the Aylestone Meadows to make way for (an artificial sports pitch, single storey club house with associated 4.5 metre fencing, 16metre high floodlights, car parking and landscaping), were defeated on 21 March 2011 when the Planning Committee rejected the plans. Many groups including Aylestone Meadows Appreciation Society, Leicester Friends of the Earth, Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust, The Leicester Civic Society and The Campaign for Rural England all helped rally support against the plans. It was the first time that an E-Petition on Leicester City Council's website had ever been used. Aylestone is the name of two output areas used in the UK Census . One, code 00FNNG, is centred on the Leicester location; the other, code 00GANY, is centred on Aylestone Hill ( grid reference SO520407 ), Herefordshire . External links |
In the cartoon, what is the name of 'Calvin's' friend and confidante? | What is the significance behind the names Calvin and Hobbes? - Quora Quora What is the significance behind the names Calvin and Hobbes? I know they refer to John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes. But why? Let me add a few more points to Samarth's more definitive answer. Since Watterson is American, it stands to reason that he may be poking fun at his own countrymen (and women). The philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Calvin had great influence on American culture and thought. Many Calvinists sailed to the New World on the Mayflower, setting up house in the Northeast. Notably, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts had the highest concentration of Calvinists. In other words, many Puritans believed in Calvinism (among other sects). Calvinism deeply influenced Puritan New England culture and government. Arguably, that influence remains, even today. (I've heard Americans called prisses more than once.) Hobbes also had quite an influence, but mostly during the Continential Congress period of the Founding Fathers. Hobbes took a dim view of humans left to their own devices. Hobbes, however, espoused more of an authoritarian government than the Founding Fathers. (They preferred Locke's view of inalienable rights and natural laws for the government.) The Founding Fathers adopted an Hobbesian view of their own governments, installing a complex system of checks and balances. Basically, Jefferson, Hamilton, Franklin, Hanock and the others, in a true Hobbesian fashion, planned for corruption, abuse of power, and other human foibles within our government. Watterson, by naming Calvin and Hobbes after the philosophers may be poking fun at our dour forefathers. In addition to influencing American history and government, Calvin and Hobbes (the dead white dudes) were a dour pair. Calvinism believes in something called "sovereign grace". God determines man's entire fate. God can condemn one man and save another at will. Calvinism, in sum, espouses divine arbitrariness. It's almost like a religious view of chaos. Kind of depressing. Hobbes believed that without government, without the "social compact", humankind will descend into a fiery pit of mass fighting and slaughter. Hobbes thinks that an effective government, to counter man's natural state, must control the military, education, legislative and judicial branch. I doubt I'd invite either one to a party. One would say, "no matter what you do, some of you are going to hell." The other dude would say, "You're all screwed up, so you need someone to tell you what's up and what's down." Oh, read The Scarlet Letter to see how unfun the Puritans were. Poor Hester, she just wanted some fun. Watterson provides the perfect irony by putting these sticks-in-the-mud in a comic strip. Heh. Best of all, America loves these two depressing guys. ________ Updated Aug 10, 2012 Both Calvin and Hobbes do share the names of philosophers, but I think that is a mixture of coincidence and a conscious attempt by Bill Watterson to give the comic deeper meaning. Interestingly, Calvin was originally going to be called "Marvin" and was only changed in July 1983 after a comic strip by Tom Armstrong having the same name was released in 1982. [1] [2] Later in an interview in 1987, Watterson says that the names "Calvin" and "Hobbes" were " ... a tip of the hat to the political science department at Kenyon College ... I thought it was pretty funny". This claim is refuted by an early biographer and friend for 30 years, Rich West who says that, "That's not true. The linking of the two names wasn't natural. The strip did not come from the idea that both characters would be named after philosophical thinkers. However, Hobbes was definitely a tip of the hat - and perhaps a bit of a smirk at - his political science degree from Kenyon. Calvin was just a coincidence." Later in the comics, Watterson does end up modeling their characters around their namesakes. For example, John Calvin, a French philosopher, believed in predestination, similar to how Calvin often ponders destiny and blames his faults on other forces. Thomas Hobbes was a |
Which car manufacturer produces a model called then 'Forester'? | Where Are Subaru Cars Built? - CarsDirect Where Are Subaru Cars Built? July 18, 2014 Subaru is a car manufacturing division of a huge Japanese transportation conglomerate called Fuji Heavy Industries. Although Subaru is a Japan based company, it has expanded worldwide to produce and sell commercial vehicles in North America, Europe, Oceania, the Middle East and other parts of Asia. Not every single Subaru factory produces every single Subaru model, so the availability of different Subaru models in different areas depends on which models are produced at which factories. The following is a list of some of the places around the world where Subaru vehicles are manufactured and a brief description of which models are made there and the availability of different models. United States The United States is one of the world's largest automobile consumers, so almost all Subaru models are manufactured there, including the Subaru Impreza, the Subaru Impreza WRX, the Subaru Legacy, the Subaru Outback, the Subaru Forester and the Subaru Tribeca. This means that these models are in plentiful supply in the United States, which, combined with the minimal shipping costs, gives residents of the United States the cheapest deals on these new Subaru models. Europe With almost as high of a population of automobile consumers as in the United States, Europe also has multiple Subaru factories. The models that are manufactured in Europe include the Subaru Lexus, the Subaru Impreza, the Subaru Forester, the Subaru Justy, the Subaru Legacy, the Subaru Outback and the Subaru Tribeca. If you live in Europe, you are likely to find many cheap deals on these Subaru models. Finding the Right Car - November 30, 2016 Get Financing We can help you get financing, no matter your credit situation. Just enter your zip code to start. Apply Now |
The 'Lancaster' bomber of World War II was developed from which other aircraft? | Avro Lancaster Avro Lancaster The Avro Lancaster the most famous of all Avro military aircraft, and without doubt the most successful heavy night bomber to be deployed over Europe, during World War II. Under the cover of darkness, on May 17, 1943, nineteen Lancaster heavy bombers of Royal Air Force Bomber Command, flew over the coast of occupied Europe on a most secret mission. The crews were specially trained and the aircraft specially prepared to carry barrel shaped bombs designed by Barnes Wallis. As the targets loomed closer, the designated aircraft initiated their attack runs at very low altitude. The first Lancaster released its bomb, followed by the other aircraft in its group, and as each pulled away the crew could see the bomb bouncing along the surface of the lake towards its concrete target, striking it and finally sinking and exploding. Back at base the news broke—Lancasters of 617 Squadron had breached the Moehne, Eder and Sorpe dams in northwest Germany, and had caused major flooding of the vital Ruhr Valley industrial area. The floods had drowned some 1,200 German workers, but the cost was high with the loss of eight RAF Lancaster bombers and crews. This daring venture, and the sinking of the German battleship Tirpitz in a Norwegian fjord in 1944, are the best known of all the exploits of the Lancaster, yet it was as the ceaseless night-time destroyer of German industrial centers and cities that it did most to bring the war to a close. The Lancaster bomber holds a special place of affection mingled with a great deal of pride in the hearts of British and Commonwealth citizens—feelings which perhaps find their parallel in the hearts of Americans toward the B-17 Flying Fortress . Just as the Spitfire epitomized the Commonwealth's supreme spirit of defiance in the face of seemingly irresistible defeat, so the evening sight and sound of streams of Lancasters "heading out" toward the heartland of the German Reich was the ultimate translation of a war weary people's will to see the Nazi military and industrial machine—the source of colossal suffering for so much of the world—battered into oblivion. The Lancaster flew for the first time on January 9, 1941 as a four-engine development of the Avro Manchester. The RAF began to equip with Mk Is in early 1942, and used them first on March 10th against targets in Essen. Altogether, more than 7,300 Lancasters were produced in Britain as Mks I to VII and in Canada as Mk Xs, and they dropped more than 608,000 tons of bombs on 156,000 wartime missions. Some Lancasters were still flying with the RAF in the early 1950s as maritime-reconnaissance, photo-reconnaissance and rescue aircraft. Like all successful aircraft, the Lancaster not only looked good but its flying characteristics matched its appearance. It is all the more ironic therefore that the birth of Avro's mighty machine owed so much to failure, the failure of its immediate predecessor, the twin engine Avro Manchester. The Avro 683 evolved almost accidentally as a result of recurrent failure of the insufficiently developed Rolls Royce Vulture engines installed on the Manchester. The Avro 679 Manchester was the predecessor to the Lancaster, which performed poorly due to the inadequacies of its Rolls Royce Vulture engines. In May 1936, Group Captain R.D. Oxland, Director of the Air Ministry's Operational Requirements, issued specification P.131/36 for a twin engine bomber capable of carrying internally a 12,000 lb maximum bomb load, or a single 8,000 lb bomb, or a pair of torpedoes. Two firms were invited to build prototypes of their design submissions, Handley Page submitted the HP 56 and Avro the 679. During the trials, the HP 56 was rejected, because of a projected shortage of Rolls-Royce engines. Within weeks of Avro receiving a prototype order, a production order was placed for 200 machines to the new Specification 191/37. Large when compared with other twin engine aircraft the P.131/36 was actually powered by four Rolls-Royce engines. Under the designation Vultu |
"The principle that ""the volume of a given quantity of gas varies inversely with the pressure when the temperature is constant"", is whose law?" | Gas Laws Gas Laws One of the most amazing things about gases is that, despite wide differences in chemical properties, all the gases more or less obey the gas laws. The gas laws deal with how gases behave with respect to pressure, volume, temperature, and amount. Pressure Gases are the only state of matter that can be compressed very tightly or expanded to fill a very large space. Pressure is force per unit area, calculated by dividing the force by the area on which the force acts. The earth's gravity acts on air molecules to create a force, that of the air pushing on the earth. This is called atmospheric pressure. The units of pressure that are used are pascal (Pa), standard atmosphere (atm), and torr. 1 atm is the average pressure at sea level. It is normally used as a standard unit of pressure. The SI unit though, is the pascal. 101,325 pascals equals 1 atm. For laboratory work the atmosphere is very large. A more convient unit is the torr. 760 torr equals 1 atm. A torr is the same unit as the mmHg (millimeter of mercury). It is the pressure that is needed to raise a tube of mercury 1 millimeter. The Gas Laws: Pressure Volume Temperature Relationships Boyle's Law: The Pressure-Volume Law Boyle's law or the pressure-volume law states that the volume of a given amount of gas held at constant temperature varies inversely with the applied pressure when the temperature and mass are constant. Another way to describing it is saying that their products are constant. PV = C When pressure goes up, volume goes down. When volume goes up, pressure goes down. From the equation above, this can be derived: P1V1 = P2V2 = P3V3 etc. This equation states that the product of the initial volume and pressure is equal to the product of the volume and pressure after a change in one of them under constant temperature. For example, if the initial volume was 500 mL at a pressure of 760 torr, when the volume is compressed to 450 mL, what is the pressure? Plug in the values: (760 torr)(500 mL) = P2(450 mL) 760 torr x 500 mL/450 mL = P2 844 torr = P2 The pressure is 844 torr after compression. Charles' Law: The Temperature-Volume Law This law states that the volume of a given amount of gas held at constant pressure is directly proportional to the Kelvin temperature. V Same as before, a constant can be put in: V / T = C As the volume goes up, the temperature also goes up, and vice-versa. Also same as before, initial and final volumes and temperatures under constant pressure can be calculated. V1 / T1 = V2 / T2 = V3 / T3 etc. Gay-Lussac's Law: The Pressure Temperature Law This law states that the pressure of a given amount of gas held at constant volume is directly proportional to the Kelvin temperature. P Same as before, a constant can be put in: P / T = C As the pressure goes up, the temperature also goes up, and vice-versa. Also same as before, initial and final volumes and temperatures under constant pressure can be calculated. P1 / T1 = P2 / T2 = P3 / T3 etc. Avogadro's Law: The Volume Amount Law Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856) Gives the relationship between volume and amount when pressure and temperature are held constant. Remember amount is measured in moles. Also, since volume is one of the variables, that means the container holding the gas is flexible in some way and can expand or contract. If the amount of gas in a container is increased, the volume increases. If the amount of gas in a container is decreased, the volume decreases. V FW = gRT / PV ; V = (0.1000 g)(0.0821 L-atm / mole-K)(295.3 K) / (0.0928 atm)(0.256 L) = 102 g / mole FW of CHF2 = 51.0 g / mole ; 102 / 51.0 = 2 ; C2H2F4 If the equation above is rearranged further, g / V = P x FW / RT = density you get an expression of the density of the gas as a function of T and FW. EXAMPLE 3: Compare the density of He and air (average FW = 28 g/mole) at 25.0 oC and 1.00 atm. dHe = (4.003 g / mole)(1.00 atm) / (0.0821 L-atm / mole-K)(298 K) = 0.164 g / L dair = (28.0 g / mole)(1.00 atm) / (0.0821 L-atm / mole-K)(298 K) = 1.14 g / L EXAMPLE 4: Compare the density of air at 25 |
"Who won Best Actor 'Oscar' for the 1963 film ""Lilies Of The Field""?" | Sidney Poitier wins Best Actor Oscar for Lilies of the Field - Apr 13, 1964 - HISTORY.com Sidney Poitier wins Best Actor Oscar for Lilies of the Field Share this: Sidney Poitier wins Best Actor Oscar for Lilies of the Field Author Sidney Poitier wins Best Actor Oscar for Lilies of the Field URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1964, Sydney Poitier becomes the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his role as a construction worker who helps build a chapel in Lilies of the Field (1963). Poitier was born in 1924, while his parents were visiting the United States from the Bahamas, where his father was a tomato farmer. As a teenager, Poitier dropped out of school and returned to America to enlist in the U.S. Army during World War II. After his military stint, he became interested in theater and applied to the American Negro Theatre in New York City. Rejected initially because of his strong island accent, Poitier trained himself in American enunciation and reapplied, this time successfully. He debuted on Broadway in 1946 in an all-black production of Lysistrata, and by 1950 he was appearing in Hollywood films, beginning with No Way Out. By consistently refusing to play the stereotypical roles that were offered to him as a black actor, Poitier blazed a trail for himself and the performers who followed him. By the time he earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination for The Defiant Ones (1958), his work in such films as The Blackboard Jungle (1955) had made him America’s first prominent black film star. With his historic Oscar win for Lilies of the Field, Poitier became only the second African American to win an Academy Award. The first was Hattie McDaniel, who won in the Best Supporting Actress category in 1939 for Gone with the Wind. McDaniel played Mammy, the tough but indulgent slave governess to the spoiled Southern belle Scarlett O’Hara. Critics of the film, including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), later pointed to the role as an example of the typical black stereotypes that Hollywood was keeping alive. When presenting Poitier with his Oscar statuette, the actress Ann Bancroft congratulated him with a kiss on the cheek, a gesture that caused a mild scandal among the show’s most conservative audiences. Poitier took part in a more momentous kiss three years later, when he and Katherine Houghton shared the first interracial on-screen kiss in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (1967). Related Videos |
After whom is the international airport at Venice named? | Airport in Venice Learn a language Airport in Venice Venice (Italian: Venezia), the "city of canals", is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice. The city stretches across numerous small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po (south) and the Piave (north) Rivers. Airport in Venice Marco Polo Venice Airport (VCE) is an airport located on the Italian mainland near Venice. The airport was named after the Venetian traveller Marco Polo, who is considered the European rediscoverer of China. It is considered one of the three most important airports in northern Italy (with the two international airports of Milan, Malpensa and Linate). The airport is connected to the nearby railway stations of Venice-Santa Lucia and Mestre-Venice by scheduled bus services, and to Piazza San Marco by water taxi. Why Marco Polo Venice Airport? The distance to the city center is by far the most important reason. From the airport to the city center is it not more then 30 minutes by land taxi or airport bus, and the Lido, the Piazza San Marco, and the other locations in the center are very easy to reach via the Alilaguna airport boat. Many rental car companies operate at Venice Marco Polo Airport. ( check out for availability ) Many large airlines (British Airways, US Airways, Lufthansa etc.) frequently arrive in Marco Polo`s Airport in Venice. Venice Treviso Airport There is a second airport near Venice called Venice Treviso Airport (TSF). It is located about 30 km (18 miles) from venice and considarbly further away then Macro Polo International Airport. This small airport is used by Ryanair for budget flights from/to London, Belgium, Germany and Spain. Several major rental car companies, like Europcar, Hertz and Budget are operating at Venice Trevisio Airport ( check out for availability ). |
"Which brand of cigarette had the slogan, ""cool as a mountain stream""?" | Winspiration - Advertising Slogans Winspiration A-1 makes hamburgers taste like steakburgers Abbey National Access takes the waiting out of wanting Does you does, or does you don't take Access? Acura The True Definition of Luxury. Yours. Adelma Mineral Waters Clearly Canadian Sparkling Mineral Water in Wild Fruit Flavours Alba Dry Milk Skim milk does not come from skinny cows Alka Seltzer I can't believe I ate the whole thing! Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is! Try it, you'll like it Allinson's Bread (1985) Bread wi' nowt taken out Allstate Insurance You're in good hands with Allstate Almaden Grapes, like children, need love and affection Alpo Dog Food Doesn't your dog deserve ALPO? American Airlines (1973) Rest, keep warm and drink liquids Doing what we do best Tobacco is our middle name American Coach Lines If man were meant to fly, God would have lowered the fares American Express Charge Card Don't leave home without it American Home Magazine American Home has an edifice complex American Library Association (1961) A, B, C, D, E, ...Your public library has arranged these in ways that make you cry, giggle, laugh, love, hate, wonder, ponder and understand American Telephone & Telegraph (1982) Reach out and touch someone Amtrak See America at see level Anadin Nothing acts faster than Anadin Andrews Liver Salts Soft, strong and very long Apple Computers The Power to Be Your Best No bottles to break - just hearts Promise her anything, but give her Arpege Charles Atlas You Too Can Have A Body Like Mine AT&T Reach out and touch someone Automobile Association To our members, we're the fourth emergency service Avis Rental Car (1960s) We're number two. We try harder Babycham Things happen after a Badedas bath Bells Scotch Whisky Next to myself, I like BVD best Bank of America (1980) Think what we can do for you Barnum & Bailey Circus The Greatest Show on Earth Bayer Aspirin Worth a guinea a box Beecham's pills make all the difference Benetton The United Colors of Benetton Benson & Hedges Victory won't wait for the nation that's late Birds Eye Frozen Foods Come home to Birds Eye Country Birds Eye Peas (1956) Sweet as the moment when the pod went 'pop' Bisto The ultimate driving machine Warner's Body Bra Do you want a shape like a bra? Or do you want a shape like a woman? Bonded Tobacco Company Making smoking 'safe' for smokers Borden Inc If it's Borden's, it's got to be good Bounty candy bar Bounty - the taste of paradise Bournvita (night drink, 1960s) When you've got it, flaunt it British Airways We'll take more care of you British Army We never forget you have a choice British Egg Marketing Board Go to work on an egg You can rely on the lion There is a lion on my egg Was there a lion on your egg this morning? British Gas Don't you just love being in control? British Rail Let the train take the strain This is the age of the train We're getting there Make someone happy with a phone call Britvic Britvic - simply the best there is Bromo-Seltzer If you keep late hours for Society's sake, Bromo-Seltzer will cure that headache Brooke Bond Dividend Tea (1930s) Spend wisely - save wisely A little dab'll do ya Budweiser Beer When you say Budweiser, you've said it all Where there's life, there's Bud Buick Today the discriminating family finds it absolutely necessary to own two or more motor cars Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick? It makes you feel like the man you are When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them Bulova Watches Equal Pay, Equal Time The mainspring in a Bulova is ma |
In which Paris landmark is the tomb of Napoleon I? | Napoleon I And The Tomb Of Napoleon Bonaparte At Les Invalides Contact us Napoleon I and The Tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte at Les Invalides Les Invalides is one of the fascinating monuments in Paris that is a popular place to visit when you are on holiday in Paris . And not only do you get to see the impressive building and experience the history of Les Invalides, but also you visit the Tomb of Napoleon and the Musee de l’Armee , which is home to the third largest collection of antique armour and arms in the world. And although most people have already heard of Napoleon, we thought we would provide a little bit of history on Napoleon Bonaparte I, before we look at the crypt and the Tomb of Napoleon. Napoleon Bonaparte I Napoleon Bonaparte I was born on the island of Corsica in 1769 and educated at military school, he rose through the ranks and became commander of the French army in Italy where he forced Austria and their allies to make peace. A few years later there was a new threat to France when Austria and Russia allied themselves with Britain and Napoleon Bonaparte I returned to Paris because the French government were in crisis. Then in 1800 Napoleon Bonaparte and his army defeated the Austrians and negotiated a peace treaty with Europe that meant that France had the controlling power and from this he was then made a Consul for life, and he oversaw the creation of the Bank of France, the centralisation of the government and the re-instatement of the Catholic religion. But in 1803 Britain had resumed war on France, then in 1804 Napoleon was made Emperor and rather than trying to invade England after the defeat at Trafalgar in 1805, he focus on Austria and Russia and was victorious after the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805 gaining a large territory that gave him control of Europe. In fact, it was after this victory that he decided upon a triumphal arch that his armies could march through on their way home to Paris and this is why the famous monument in Paris called the Arc de Triomphe was built that is located at the Place d’Etoile now called the Place Charles-de-Gaulle square . The Holy Roman Empire was then dissolved and over the next few years he put family members and loyalists as leaders of countries like Spain, Italy and Holland. However, after the Peninsular War began in 1808 and the costly defeats of the French over the next few years drained the resources of France dramatically. Paris itself then fell in 1814 and Napoleon Bonaparte went into exile on a Mediterranean island, but in 1815 he escaped and marched on Paris, yet the Battle of Waterloo ended his short second reign and he was imprisoned on the remote Atlantic island of St Helena by the British. It was on this remote island that he died on the 5th May of 1821 at the House of Longwood and was buried a few days later on the estate of Mr Richard Torbett close to a spring. And even though Napoleon Bonaparte had originally planned a funeral at the Saint Denis basilica just outside of Paris where lots of past French Kings were laid to rest, but just before his death he then requested that he be buried on the banks of the River Seine so that he could be amongst the French people. But obviously this never happened. In fact, his remains were on the island of St Helena for almost twenty years and it had taken King Louis Philippe around seven years of negotiations with the British government in order to bring back his remains to Paris so that Napoleon Bonaparte could at long last rest in peace. The burial of Napoleon Bonaparte I It was in 1840 that King LouisPhilippe ordered the remains of Napoleon to be returned to Paris from the island of St Helena and the Italian born French architect Louis Visconti was chosen to create the tomb that would be positioned within the Eglise du Dome in Les Invalides in the capital city of Paris. A commission was formed that would sail to St. Helena in order to bring back the remains of Napoleon to France and the leader of the expedition was Francois, Prince of Joinville, who was a son of King Louis Philippe. The frigate named La Bell |
In the Bible, who was asked to interpret the 'writing on the wall'? | Daniel 5 NIV - The Writing on the Wall - King - Bible Gateway Daniel 5New International Version (NIV) The Writing on the Wall 5 King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them. 2 While Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets that Nebuchadnezzar his father[ a ] had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them. 3 So they brought in the gold goblets that had been taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them. 4 As they drank the wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone. 5 Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote. 6 His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his legs became weak and his knees were knocking. 7 The king summoned the enchanters, astrologers[ b ] and diviners. Then he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.” 8 Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant. 9 So King Belshazzar became even more terrified and his face grew more pale. His nobles were baffled. 10 The queen,[ c ] hearing the voices of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet hall. “May the king live forever!” she said. “Don’t be alarmed! Don’t look so pale! 11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners. 12 He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.” 13 So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah? 14 I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom. 15 The wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means, but they could not explain it. 16 Now I have heard that you are able to give interpretations and to solve difficult problems. If you can read this writing and tell me what it means, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.” 17 Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means. 18 “Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor. 19 Because of the high position he gave him, all the nations and peoples of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to put to death, he put to death; those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled. 20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory. 21 He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes. 22 “But you, Belshazzar, his son,[ d ] have not humbled yourself, though you knew all this. 23 Instead, you have set |
What is the architectural term for a carved screen behind an altar? | Glossary of Church Architecture Glossary of Church Architecture Click on the bold highlighted words to display a photograph of the relevant item. Place mouse over italicised highlighted word to display a definition of the relevant item. Aisle An extension to the side of the nave or chancel separated off by an arcade . Sometime used for the passageways between the seating. See Alley . Alley The passageways between blocks of pews . Altar The ceremonial table at which the Eucharist (Mass, Holy Communion) is celebrated. May be made of wood or stone. Altar-piece A piece of art placed on the wall behind the altar (see Reredos ) In the 18th century, these took the form of large classical-style screens. Altar frontal A cloth or embroidery hanging for decorating the front of the altar . Apex The apex of an arch is its highest point. Arcade A series of arches like a pierced wall, separating off an area. See Wall Arcade or Blind Arcade Aumbry A cupboard. In the Middle Ages used to store the communion vessels. Since 1900, in some churches, used for keeping the reserved sacrament. See Tabernacle . Arch Braced Roof Curved pair of roof braces forming an arch which connect the wall (or post) below with tie beam or collar beam above. Ashlar Thin slabs of freestone used as facing Baldachino A canopy over the altar , supported on columns, sometimes called a ciborium . Barrel Vault . Form of vault made up of continuous semicircular or pointed arch. Battlemented Parapet A parapet with crenellations or battlements i.e with alternate raised or lowered sections. May be called crenellated or castellated. Bay a division of a church or roof, usually marked by arcade arches or roof trusses . Beam Long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction .See Tie Beam & Collar Beam. Belfry A room or structure in which bells are hung, usually part of a church tower. Blind Tracery Tracery applied to a solid wall. Boss An ornamental knob covering the intersection of ribs in a vault or on a ceiling. Box-pew The true pew . Surrounded by wooden panelling, and with a lockable door. Abbreviation for Horse Box Pew. Box- tomb A chest-style monument. The interior is a hollow cavity, and the body is buried underground. May also be called a chest tomb. Brace A supporting beam that steadies or holds something else erect. Broken pediment a pediment where the apex is missing. Buttress Masonry built against a wall to give extra strength, and to distribute the downward thrust. See Flying Buttress . Candelabrum Large branched candlestick. May be free-standing or hung from the roof. Capitals The head of a column, pillar, or pilaster . The form of the capital is often a good guide to its date Castellated Parapet A parapet with crenellations or battlements i.e with alternate raised or lowered sections. May be called battlemented or crenellated. Chancel The part of the church at the east end, where the altar stands and where the clergy sit. Chancel Screen A screen dividing the chancel from the nave – another term for Rood Screen . Chantry chapel A chapel in which masses were said for the soul of its founder. Chapel (side-chapel) An area of a church with its own altar , originally for the cult of a saint other than the patron saint. Maybe an extension, or simply screened off with parcloses . Chest Tomb Chest shaped tomb usually of stone. May also be called a box tomb Choir Stalls Seating running east-west in the chancel or crossing, where the choir sits. Ciborium (1) Another name for baldachino ; (2) a chalice-like vessel with a lid, used for the bread at the Eucharist. Clerestorey Upper storey of the nave wall rising above the aisle roof. Pierced by windows to light the nave.May also be found in the chancel Collar Beam A structure component to prevent roof spreading by tying together opposing sets of roof rafters . See Beam . Communion Rails Rails in front of the altar at which the congregation kneels to receive communion. First introduced in the 16th century. Corbel Block of stone bonded into a wall eithe |
"Who succeeded Anne Robinson as presenter of BBC TV's ""Watchdog""?" | BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Anne Robinson returns to Watchdog Anne Robinson returns to Watchdog Anne Robinson began hosting The Weakest Link in 2000 Presenter and quiz show host Anne Robinson is making a return to BBC consumer show Watchdog. The 64-year-old will be replacing current presenters Nicky Campbell and Julia Bradbury when the show returns in the autumn in an hour-long format. Robinson first presented the series between 1993 and 2001, before going on to host of The Weakest Link in the UK and US. Campbell has committed to relocating to Salford with Radio 5 Live. Bradbury will remain a regular presenter on Countryfile. BBC One controller Jay Hunt said: "Anne Robinson's sharp wit combined with her passion for popular journalism makes her the ideal people's champion. I am thrilled she will be returning to Watchdog." Watchdog launched as a stand-alone weekly consumer affairs programme in 1985, fronted by Nick Ross and Lynn Faulds Wood. The next year Wood's husband John Stapleton replaced Ross. Robinson will continue to host The Weakest Link in the UK, although her stint as as quizmaster on the US version was not a success and the show was cancelled after two seasons. Bookmark with: |
What is the food of the Silkworm? | Silkworm Shop - How to care for silkworms and how to raise silkworms General Information, Caring For & Breeding Silkworms Background Silkworms are the larva of a moth (Bombyx mori) native to Asia that spins a cocoon of fine, strong, lustrous fiber that is the source of commercial silk. The culture of silkworms is called sericulture. The various species raised today are distinguished by the quality of the silk they produce. Silkworms feed on the leaves of the mulberries (genus Morus) and sometimes on the Osage orange (Maclura pomifera). Bombyx Mori will not bite, making it an ideal worm for feeding most reptiles, amphibians and other animals. And they offer great nutritional value as a live feeder. Mulberry Leaves Newborns are small enough for most baby reptiles to eat and young silkworms can even be fed so they will grow to a desired size. Silkworms are soft-bodied, slow moving and can grow to 3 inches in length. They are also relatively fast growing, reaching about 3 inches in length and ready to cocoon in as little as 25 - 28 days. Silkworm and Cocoon Silkworms go through four stages of development, as do most insects: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Click here to see a life cycle chart . The adult (imago) stage is the silkworm moth. The larva is the caterpillar (not really a "worm" at all). The pupa is what the silkworm changes into after spinning its cocoon before emerging as a moth. Since the silkworm grows so much, it must shed its skin four times while it is growing. These stages-within-a-stage are called instars. Today, the silkworm moth lives only in captivity. Silkworms have been domesticated so that they can no longer survive independently in nature, particularly since they have lost the ability to fly. All wild populations are extinct. Also contributing to their extinction is the extraordinary fact that they only eat mulberry leaves. Silkworms have been used by researchers to study pheromones or sexual attractant substances. The pheromones are released by female moths and the males detect the chemicals with olfactory hairs on their antennae. This allows the male to find the female for mating. The male antennae are made of many small hairs to increase the chances of picking up small amounts of the pheromones over long distances. How to Grow Your Worms to the Perfect Size Silkworm Eggs and Moth The great thing about silkworms is that they only grow as much as you feed them, and they can go for up to a week without food. Keep in mind, however, that they will become dehydrated and begin to die off after a few days without food, and should be fed at least once daily in order to remain healthy. But, in general, if you have too many you can feed them a few times per week and they'll stay alive until you need them without growing too much larger. Wash hands thoroughly before handling the worms or the food or they may develop bacterial problems. Using a cheese grater, grate a small amount of food onto the them and repeat until the caterpillars reach the desired size. For best results, maintain temperatures between 78° and 88° F. Excessive condensation forming in the container after feeding is the leading cause of failure. If this condensation does form, take the lid off your container and allow the container and old food to completely dry out. In the future, make sure the previous food is dry before feeding again. Old damp food is a breeding ground for mold and other problems, dry food is not. A fan can help for quicker dry outs. Newly hatched silkworms are tiny As the silkworms grow, you may need to transfer your worms to a larger plastic container. The lid needs to have ventilation holes. If not, you need to vent the lid so the silkworms won't suffocate and to allow condensation to dissipate. You can also use a shoebox. The old food and waste matter can be removed, but does not have to be if it remains thoroughly dry. Under ideal conditions (78° to 88° F and allowed to feed nearly continuously) silkworms can go from egg to 1 inch in length in about 12 days, and 3 inches in under 30 days. The worms will begin to spin co |
Who directed the film 'Gladiator'? | Gladiator (2000) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV ON DISC ALL When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. Director: a list of 25 titles created 28 Dec 2010 a list of 46 titles created 18 May 2011 a list of 22 titles created 17 Oct 2013 a list of 28 titles created 10 Aug 2014 a list of 44 titles created 3 months ago Search for " Gladiator " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 5 Oscars. Another 53 wins & 101 nominations. See more awards » Videos When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, William Wallace begins a revolt against King Edward I of England. Director: Mel Gibson Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him. Director: Robert Zemeckis A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers. Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift. Director: Frank Darabont Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring. Director: Peter Jackson Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. Director: Steven Spielberg While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. Director: Peter Jackson A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. Director: Jonathan Demme A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle Earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. Director: Peter Jackson Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi. Director: David Fincher An insomniac office worker, looking for a way to change his life, crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker, forming an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more. Director: David Fincher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, the Dark Knight, with the help of the enigmatic Selina, is forced from his imposed exile to save Gotham City, now on the edge of total annihilation, from the brutal guerrilla terrorist Bane. Director: Christopher Nolan Edit Storyline Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus, and a power struggle leaves Maximus and his family condemned to death. The powerful general is unable to save his family, and his loss of will allows him to get captured and put into the Gladiator games until he dies. The only desire that fuels him now is the chance to rise to the top so that he will be able to look into the eyes of the man who will feel his revenge. Written by Chris "Morphy" Terry A Hero Will Rise. See more » Genres: Rated R for intense, graphic combat | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 5 May 2000 (USA) See more » Also Known As: $34,819,017 (USA) (5 May 2000) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Tom Sizemore |
Which actor was Nicole Kidman's co-star in 'Moulin Rouge'? | Moulin Rouge! (2001) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 36 titles created 07 Jun 2013 a list of 35 titles created 16 Mar 2014 a list of 35 titles created 10 months ago a list of 23 titles created 8 months ago a list of 45 titles created 3 months ago Search for " Moulin Rouge! " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 2 Oscars. Another 83 wins & 130 nominations. See more awards » Videos Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago. Director: Rob Marshall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand. Director: Baz Luhrmann Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue. Director: Baz Luhrmann A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House. Director: Joel Schumacher Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance? Director: Randal Kleiser A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays. Director: John Madden A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life. Director: Tim Burton In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart. Director: Anthony Minghella The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, AKA Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical. Director: Tim Burton The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives. Director: Stephen Daldry A woman who lives in a darkened old house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that her family home is haunted. Director: Alejandro Amenábar Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle. Director: Emile Ardolino Edit Storyline The year is 1899, and Christian, a young English writer, has come to Paris to follow the Bohemian revolution taking hold of the city's drug and prostitute infested underworld. And nowhere is the thrill of the underworld more alive than at the Moulin Rouge, a night club where the rich and poor men alike come to be entertained by the dancers, but things take a wicked turn for Christian as he starts a deadly love affair with the star courtesan of the club, Satine. But her affections are also coveted by the club's patron: the Duke. A dangerous love triangle ensues as Satine and Christian attempt to fight all odds to stay together but a force that not even love can conquer is taking its toll on Satine... Written by O.G. The show must go on See more » Genres: Rated PG-13 for sexual content | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 1 June 2001 (USA) See more » Also Known As: $167,540 (USA) (18 May 2001 |
Which group recorded the song 'It's A Sin', which was number one for three weeks in July 1987? | “It’s a Sin” by Pet Shop Boys (1987) « Rock Around the Year “Pour Some Sugar on Me” by Def Leppard (1987) » “It’s a Sin” by Pet Shop Boys (1987) The Pet Shop Boys proved they were no flash-in-the-pan act when they delivered their second album in 1987, Actually. The album was previewed by the monster single “ It’s a Sin ” which went to number one in many territories, including three weeks in the U.K.. In the U.S. the single went to number nine. The fast-paced dance epic featured sound effects, layered sounds, and a topic familiar to club-goers: sin. Singer Neil Tennant’s Catholic school background was an influence, including the use of a Latin confession at the end of the song. The music video featured the Seven Deadly Sins . Actually would be the high-water mark for the group, as follow-up singles “What Have I Done To Deserve This” (with Dusty Springfield), “Rent”, and “Heart” all were top hits in the U.K.. The group also recorded a version of “Always on My Mind” that was the Christmas Number One in the U.K., and later made available on reissues of Actually. Further releases were less successful, especially in America where 1988′s “Domino Dancing” was their last Top 20 hit. But, they have remained popular on the U.S. Dance charts, becoming one of the top charting groups ever on that chart (hitting number one nine times, most recently in 2009). The group has remained popular in England, where the group was celebrated in 2009 at the Brit Awards where they performed with Lady Gaga and Brandon Flowers of The Killers. This entry was posted on August 3, 2011, 7:17 pm and is filed under Dance , Influencer , Modern Rock . You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0 . You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. |
What was the nationality of the racing driver Mario Andretti, who was World Champion in 1978? | Mario Andretti - 1978 Mario Andretti Share Mario Andretti personified the American Dream, an immigrant who came to the land of the free and the home of the brave and achieved considerable fame and fortune. He did so in a job he would have done in anonymity and for nothing. Few drivers loved their racing more, and few suited stardom as much as the congenial man whose unforced charm was as natural as the talent that brought him so much success in so many types of racing. His insistence on racing in his adopted homeland meant he came late to realising his boyhood ambition of becoming Formula One World Champion. Next Previous 1 / 7 Watkins Glen, October 1968: Andretti caused a sensation when he took pole position on his Formula One debut in the Lotus 49B at the United States Grand Prix. He retired from the race but was offered a full-time drive with the team. © Sutton Images Kyalami, March 1969: Andretti’s Formula One appearances were sporadic for the next five years as he concentrated on American commitments. He qualified sixth for the 1969 South African Grand Prix in the Lotus 49B, but then retired with gearbox difficulties. © Sutton Images Kyalami, March 1971: Andretti was called in by Ferrari to replace the fatally injured Ignazio Giunti at the season-opening South African Grand Prix. He promptly took his maiden Formula One victory at the wheel of the 312B. © Sutton Images Monte Carlo, May 1975: Andretti competed with the Parnelli team in all but two rounds of the 1975 world championship. His Monaco retirement, in their VPJ14 machine, was one of seven that year. © Sutton Images Monte Carlo , May 1975: Andretti was Parnelli’s sole driver for the team’s brief, 16-race Formula One career. He took fastest lap at the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix and recorded their best race result – a fourth – in Sweden later that year. © Schlegelmilch Fuji, October 1976: Returning to Lotus, Andretti took his second Formula One win five years after his first. Having grabbed pole in the team’s 77 car, he tamed the wet conditions to take victory in the season-ending Japanese Grand Prix. © Sutton Images Long Beach, April 1977: Andretti celebrates a popular home win. It was one of four victories that season at the wheel of the revolutionary Lotus 78, giving him third place in the drivers’ championship. © Sutton Images After it became his way of life he always said he was born to race, yet the circumstances in his formative years forced Mario Andretti to take an exceedingly circuitous route to get where he wanted to go. Mario and his twin brother Aldo were born on February 28, 1940, with World War II raging all around their birthplace of Montona, a town near the Italian port city of Trieste. The brothers' first seven years were spent in a camp for displaced persons, where the Andretti family endured exceedingly crowded conditions and severe food shortages. When the war ended and their part of Italy was handed over to the Communists and became part of what was then Yugoslavia, the Andrettis moved to Lucca, where young Mario first became aware of the sport that was to become his all-consuming passion. With his brother he cycled from home to watch in wonder that portion near Lucca of the famous Mille Miglia road race that sent sports cars hurtling a thousand miles through the Italian landscape. But what really captured Mario's imagination was a visit to the 1954 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, where he was transfixed by the sights and sounds of the exotic Lancia, Maserati and Ferrari Formula One cars and held spellbound by the heroic exploits of such drivers as Juan Manuel Fangio and Alberto Ascari. It was the latter who became Mario's idol and though he was distraught when Italy's great champion was killed at Monza in 1955, Ascari remained his inspiration and role model. In the same year as Ascari's death the Andretti family emigrated to America in search of a better way of life. For the boys this meant seeking ways to become involved in motorsport, which around their new home town of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, mainly took the form of relatively unsophisticat |
Trowbridge, Marlborough and Warminster, are three towns in which English county? | Wiltshire Towns - VisitWiltshire.co.uk 2 Wiltshire Towns Get to know Wiltshire’s towns more below. Discover some of our Wiltshire towns that offer markets, independent shopping and some great history including: Tags: Wiltshire Towns, Towns in Wiltshire Search Accommodation Any date in the future Search Food & Drink Reviews and advice on hotels, and lots more! © VisitWiltshire 2017. All Rights Reserved Itinerary Welcome to the Itinerary Planner. Use this tool to build your own journey or choose from an exciting range of specially selected tours. To build your own Itinerary, click to add an item to your Itinerary basket. |
What was the name ofthe dinosaur in the Saturday morning TV show, 'Swap Shop'? | Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, The – TV Cream Comments On BBC1 from 1976 to 1982 SUBLIME HERALD of the weekend, forever jostling with TISWAS for Saturday morning supremacy, and the best thing EDMONDS has ever done. Everyone knows what this was all about, but the real stroke of genius was giving kids the chance to phone up and talk to the stars. Seems obvious, yet it was fantastic, and for some reason nobody does it anymore. Noel’s comrades were, of course, KEITH CHEGWIN (“He’s packed his bags and gone off with a knowing look – could he be near your place today?!”), MAGGIE PHILBIN and JOHN CRAVEN, along with Posh Paws (Stilgoe-esque anagram of Swap Shop) a purple felt dinosaur with poorly-articulated jaw that did a feeble “roar” whenever some sappy viewer sent him in a homemade waistcoat, and a stuffed toy sheep moved up and down by a crouching Craven. Plus ERIC who operated the TOTP-themed plastic sphere-on-a-string with the competition answers (and got own feeble awards named after him). Edmonds was in full bloom here: shouting, fooling around, obsessing over gadgety stuff, putting callers at ease, chatting amiably with a thousand guests, joking with the crew, and generally making the show a great place to hang out of a morning. Everyone involved seemed to have a great time, and hence you felt the same. Two theme tunes: the first went “SWAP SHOP! Daa-da-da, da-da-da-da, daa-da-dadadadadadadadada-daaaa!” over a squiggly “morphing” animation of the logo; the second, by BA “Kaftan” Robertson, had a sort of steel bandish effect and went “Hello, hello, hello, hello, hellooooo!” a la Smells LIke Teen Spirit. “Offers: Scalectrix (note spelling) 200 track and cars. Wants: Anything to do with Hazel O’Connor.” |
In which Australianis Philip Island, a tourist attraction for its Penguins? | Things to do, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia Phillip Island Overview Things to do Discover endless coastlines and seaside villages, abundant wildlife, international motorsport and a multitude of family attractions on Phillip Island, a holiday haven with a big reputation. Explore natural wonders of land and sea, from the nightly penguin parade and colony of fur seals to sleepy koalas, migrating birds and the pristine landscapes of the National Surfing Reserve and Rhyll Inlet. Dine out by the water or catch your own dinner with a line off the local pier. Surf wild ocean breaks and splash about with the kids on the calm northern beaches. Adrenaline junkies will love the smell of the burning rubber that signals the start of the international motorcycle or car racing championships. Highlights Spot seals, whales and more on environmentally accredited wildlife, twilight and lunch cruises, from Phillip Island to Wilsons Promontory. Family Inside the Nobbies Centre, immerse yourself in a fun and interactive virtual journey to the Southern Ocean and the world's most extreme continent. Local produce See the thousands of plants that make up the taste of Australia on the Bush Tucker Trail and then learn how to catch a trout, indoors and out. Local produce Develop a delicious addiction, with chocolates to taste, try and buy, at this wondrous factory, cafe and art gallery celebrating all things chocolate. Leisure activities Take the kids for a day of optical illusions, puzzles and mazes, that will have you rolling around with laughter and scratching your heads in wonder. Action sports Get your motor running with go-karting, guided circuit tours, a history of motor sport display, as well as Australia's largest slot car track. History & heritage Discover important Victorian history at Churchill Island and take home local delicacies from the thriving farmers' market. Beaches & coastlines Catch a wave against the backdrop of ancient pink granite at Cape Woolamai, one of Victoria's most popular surfing beaches and bird-spotting mecca. Wildlife, zoos & farms |
How is the common shrub Ligustrum more usually known? | Border Privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium) Ligustrum obtusifolium Olive family (Oleaceae) Description: This multi-stemmed shrub is up to 15' tall and abundantly branched. The woody stems are covered with relatively smooth gray bark; short raised lenticels are scattered across this bark. Depending on the ecotype, some shrubs may have short spur-branches that have a thorny appearance. Young twigs are light brown or dull reddish purple and hairy; some hairs are long, while other hairs are short. Pairs of opposite leaves occur along the twigs. The leaf blades are �-2" long and about one-half as much across; they are ovate-oblong to obovate-oblong to broadly ovate and their margins are smooth. The upper leaf surface is medium green and hairless (or nearly so), while the lower surface is pale green and hairless, except along the midrib of each leaf underside, which is finely hairy. The short petioles are nearly non-existent to �" in length; they are usually pubescent. Leafy twigs terminate in panicles of white flowers about 1-2" long; these panicles are pyramidal to ovoid in outline. In addition to the central stalk, each panicle has a few short lateral stalks that terminate in the pedicels of the flowers. These stalks are light green, light brown, or reddish purple; both long and short hairs are present. The pedicels are less than 1/8" (3 mm.) long and usually pubescent. Individual flowers are 1/4-1/3" (6-8 mm.) long, consisting of a trumpet-shaped white corolla and a very short tubular calyx that is pale green to pale yellow. The corolla has 4 spreading lobes that are about one-half the length of the corolla tube, while the calyx has 4 shallow teeth. Each flower also has two stamens with pale yellow anthers and a pistil with a single style; the stamens extend to about the base, or a little beyond the base, of each corolla's lobes. The blooming period occurs during late spring for about 1� weeks. The flowers have a strong fragrance that is sweet with musty overtones. Afterwards, they wither away and are replaced by berries that often persist until the fall or winter. At maturity, individual berries are about �" long, ovoid-globoid in shape, and bluish black with a dull white bloom; the interior of these berries is juicy and seedy. Cultivation: The preference is full sun to light shade, moist to dry-mesic conditions, and soil containing loam or clay-loam. Possibly other soil types are acceptable as well. This introduced shrub is easy to cultivate, but it may become invasive in some areas. Range & Habitat: The non-native Border Privet has naturalized in only a few counties of Illinois (see Distribution Map ); it is a rare shrub in the wild. However, these records may underestimate its true distribution within the state, and it may become more common in the future. Border Privet was introduced from Japan or China as an ornamental shrub that can be clipped into a hedge. In naturalized areas, habitats include woodland openings, thickets, roadsides, and vacant lots. Border Privet is often cultivated in yards, parks, cemeteries, and other properties. This shrub has the potential to become invasive within the state. Faunal Associations: The flowers offer nectar and pollen as rewards to floral visitors. These visitors include honeybees and other bees, the Red Admiral and other butterflies, and probably other insects. The foliage of Privet shrubs (Ligustrum spp.) is eaten by the caterpillars of some Sphinx moths, specifically: Ceratomia undulosa (Waved Sphinx), Sphinx chersis (Great Ash Sphinx), and Sphinx kalmiae (Laurel Sphinx). The caterpillars of Podesesia syringae (Lilac Borer Moth) bores through the woody stems of these shrubs, as do the larvae of the long-horned beetle, Tylonotus bimaculatus (Ash & Privet Borer). Other insect feeders include the aphid, Macrosiphum gei, and the flea beetle, Trichaltica scabricula (Hottes & Frison, 1931; Clark et al., 2004). Among vertebrate animals, the berries are eaten to a limited extent by such songbirds as the Eastern Bluebird, American Tree Sparrow, and Cedar Waxwing (Martin et al., 195 |
The West Somerset Railway runs from Bishop's Lydeard towhere? | West Somerset Railway | Steam Railways Home / West Somerset Railway West Somerset Railway The West Somerset Railway runs its steam trains over 20 miles of line between Bishops Lydeard (a village 4 miles from the county town of Taunton) and Minehead. Along the way the route passes through the Quantock Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and some interesting places to visit along the way. Crowcombe Heathfield (a station which featured in the Beatles film “A Hard Day’s Night”) and Stogumber are popular with people planning walks in the Quantocks whilst Watchet station is in the heart of the old harbour town with its narrow streets, small shops, places to eat and 2 Museums. Washford is the alighting point for visits to Cleeve Abbey (English Heritage) and Torre Cider Farm. Dunster station is a twenty minute walk from the medieval village with the 1000 year old castle (National Trust), working water mill, packhorse bridge and Dolls Museum plus plenty of small shops and places of refreshment. At Minehead the station is literally across the road from the beach. A left turn takes you into the town or you can go straight ahead for the harbour and the start of the South West Coastal Path. Trains run on selected dates throughout the year and daily from mid May to the start of October with plenty of special events aimed at all ages and interests. Search this site |
Which popular name isused for Beethoven's symphony No. 6 in F Major? | Beethoven's Symphonies: Where To Start - Classic FM Classic FM Schedule Beethoven's Symphonies: Where To Start Ludwig Van Beethoven's nine symphonies cover pretty much every facet of human existence in one way or another. In other words, they're pretty indispensable. Where to start with Beethoven's symphonies? It's tempting to think it's just too much effort to plough through all of them, but with our handy symphony-by-symphony guide, you can listen out for the important bits and really get the most out of these monumental works. Let's start at the beginning... Symphony No. 1 in C major Now, don't panic, but if you're looking for Beethoven the revolutionary musical visionary, you might not find him here. He was only about 25 when he finished this work, so it's understandable that he might not have completely found his voice yet. However, aside from hints of Mozart and Haydn (he even nicks one of Haydn's themes in the finale), you can hear definite evidence of that blustering Beethoven we know and love. Quick volume changes, explosive energy and the odd experiment (try the free-form opening of the fourth movement) - it's a promising start. Beethoven timeline part 1: 1770-1802 > Symphony No. 2 in D Major Things are starting to progress. By this point, the Beethoven tics are starting to fall into place. So, that means we get an exceptionally bold and dramatic opening, lightning-quick strings and, in the second movement, some seriously mournful moments. It would be totally wrong to call Beethoven depressing, but his slow movements do tend to lay bare his more 'sensitive' tendencies and the second movement here usually clocks in at about ten minutes, so sit comfortably and bring a hanky. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica' This is where it starts to get interesting. And by 'get interesting', we mean 'the rulebook gets incinerated in a political and revolutionary rage by a deaf genius'. The third symphony is the one that, everyone generally agrees, changed everything and kick-started the Romantic period in music. Just listen to the crash-crash of the opening - he's not messing about. Then, as the epic movements progress, we hear what you might call 'classic' Beethoven. Oh, and the political/revolutionary thing? Beethoven initially dedicated the symphony to Napoleon, until Napoleon declared himself Emperor of the French, which made Beethoven tear up the dedication page in a huff. And, presumably, rather annoyed whoever had to copy out the replacement. Symphony No. 4 in B flat major The trouble with writing something as bold as the 'Eroica' is that whatever comes next is bound to be a disappointment. From the off, where the third symphony was declamatory and brash, the fourth is subdued and moody. But that doesn't mean there isn't plenty to enjoy. In fact, the fourth has some of Beethoven's most poignant writing in it. Give the second movement a couple of listens - it might sound gentle, but after a while it reveals itself to be quite the melancholic masterpiece. Symphony No. 5 in C minor We've made it to the biggie, and one of the only works in history that has become defined by its first eight notes. In fact, those eight notes and the way they're played has become a musical hot potato - no-one seems to agree on how quickly to play them - but once you're past them, it's triumphantly full-blooded stuff. You'll know the first movement, but there's still loads to explore beyond that - go for the bonkers fourth movement for maximum excitement. Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral' If there was any doubt as to whether Beethoven was a romantic composer at heart, then the Pastoral symphony squashed it. What's more, he took all his inspiration for the sixth directly from nature. He was a keen walker and wanted to make this symphony reflect that, so much of the musical material actually sounds like a walk in the country. Consequently, we can hear babbling brooks and birdsong in the second movement, country dancing in the third and a full-on thunderstorm in the fourth. Clever stuff. Symphony No. 7 in A major By this point in h |
Which German city isserved by 'Schkeuditz Airport'? | Leipzig Halle LEJ Airport | Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany Change Airport Leipzig Halle LEJ Airport Overview Leipzig Halle Airport LEJ is one of two Airports operated by 'Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding' and serves the German state of Saxony. It is also Germany's second-largest cargo hub. LEJ Airport is located in the town of Schkeuditz, and about 40 km from either Halle or Dresden (each a 30-minute drive), and accessible via B6 trunk road (from Halle or Leipzig) or motorways A14 & A9 (exit at Schkeuditzer Kreuz to A14). The Porsche factory is next to the Airport and offers special facilities for visitors and conventions. With an annual passenger count of about 2.3M, and two very long runways, Leipzig Halle Airport is served by domestic & international, regular & low-fare airlines, offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe. The Central terminal complex of Leipzig Halle Airport has two connecting passenger terminals - the Central Terminal and Terminal B. It includes the InterCityExpress railway station, the central check-in area, the Mall, and the multi-storey carpark, and offers a link between rail, road & traffic networks: The Central Terminal, able to accommodate up to 4.5 million passengers per annum, consists of the check-in area and the Mall, and offers access to Terminal B and its departure gates. Both the Mall and the check-in area connect directly to the parking garage. The check-in area (which can be accessed from the S-8A road from Schkeuditz) houses: a cash machine, airline ticket counters, travel agency desks, DB (train) counter, a bistro and the ckeck-in facilities. The Mall offers Germany's greatest selection of travel agencies, the Polster & Pohl lounge, various exhibits, a convenience store, & a restaurant. At the end of the mall is the Airport Information desk (tel. 0341 224-1155). After checking in at the Central terminal, passengers reach Terminal B's security area via the Mall, where they find departure lounges & Arrivals area. Terminal B has two levels: the ground level is for arrivals and the first level isfor departures, with waiting areas for Schengen (right), mixed (center) and non-Schengen (left) departures leading to the gates. The ground level with three entrances/ exits houses rental car desks, food & drink establishments, shops, check-in automats for Lufthansa & Austrian Airlines; security check, baggage claim & customs desk, drugstore, cash machines, flight-bag automat, AHS lost baggage desk and an information desk. The first level houses in the public area a restaurant, a baggage re-check control, a chapel and conference rooms. The secured area has a children's corner, duty-free/Travel Value, AHS Lounge, Lufthansa Lounge, a bar, a book store, and a TV lounge, as well as the waiting areas for Schengen (right), mixed (center) and non-Schengen (left) departures. Important Telephone numbers: Conference room service - tel.: +49 (0) 341 224-2227 Customs office - tel.: +49 (0) 341 224-1797 Federal police - tel.: +49 (0) 341 224-1800 First Aid - tel.: +49 (0) 341 224-112 Lost & Found - tel.: +49 (0) 341 224-1631 Parking services - tel.: +49 (0) 341 224-1247 Pastoral care - tel.: +49 (0) 341 224-2670 (Protestant) ; tel.: +49 (0) 341 224-2672 (Catholic) Visitor service - tel.: +49 (0) 341 224-1414 Address: |
Which Seaseparates the islands of Corsica and Sicily from mainland Italy? | Kingdoms of Italy - Corsi (Corsica) Corsica Corsica has usually been accounted as part of Italy , although today it forms part of France . The island, in the western Mediterranean, has been occupied since the Palaeolithic period, but like its southern neighbour, Sardinia , its early inhabitants were strongly influenced by various ancient invaders and colonists. The island is mountainous, with only about a third of its surface providing relatively accessible land for farming and habitation. The oldest-known site of habitation on the island is the Coscia Grotto, where stone tools were found. The Mesolithic (9000-6000 BC) seems to have witnessed an expansion, with several sites having been discovered across the island which bear similarities to contemporary Sardinian culture. Occupation of the island in the Neolithic (6000-3000 BC) seems to have been impermanent at first, but a new wave of arrivals between 5000-4000 BC introduced cattle and farming, along with permanent settlement. The Torrean culture of the Bronze Age (3000-700 BC) built 'torri', towers and constructed rough figures armed with Mycenaean -style weapons. Some of the figures bear marked similarities to the Shardana of the thirteenth century BC, and these people were probably the direct ancestors (at least in part) of the later Iron Age Corsi natives. Corsi (Italics) The so-called West Indo-European tribes arrived at the eastern edge of Central Europe around 2500 BC. Their northern group became the proto- Celts of the Urnfield culture while the southern group seemingly migrated westwards and southwards, reaching Illyria and northern Italy . Already divided further into semi-isolated tribes, they became more civilised in habits and technologies due to contact with southern Greeks and Etruscans . In the eleventh to eighth centuries BC, some of those groups in Illyria crossed by sea into the Italian peninsula and settled along the south-eastern coast. Those in the north Italian piedmont gradually migrated southwards to occupy much of the rest of eastern and central Italy. These tribes all formed part of a general group called Italics. The Corsi were a group of Italics who settled on the island of Corsica, which is usually accounted as part of ancient Italy. Their Iron Age home on the western edge of the Tyrrhenian Sea was neighboured by the Sardi to the south. The early people of Sardinia probably migrated onto the island from Italy via Corsica, so it would seem likely that some of those Italian migrants remained on Corsica, forming a society that was very similar to that on Sardinia. The Ligurians are often held to be the ancestors of many of the western Mediterranean's early populations in much the same way as the Pelasgians were held by the ancient Greeks to be the original inhabitants of Greece. While one recent DNA survey has supported a Corsican-Sardinian link, the other has formed quite the opposite view, suggesting that the Corsicans and Sardinians were of different origins. It proposed that the people of Tuscany bear the closest affiliation to Corsicans, judged to be a Neolithic connection which introduced the first permanent settlements. More work in this field is needed to produce a definitive result. During the first millennium BC, the island very quickly came to be dominated by the Phoenicians and Carthaginians , at least along the coastline. On Sardinia, the natives responded from about 1500 BC by building their settlements around nuraghi, round tower fortresses which sat inside additional fortifications. Around the margins of the settlements, on vantage points, minor nuraghi were built to act as forward posts. It is these fortress-building people, both on Sardinia and Corsica, who are often identified as the Shardana of the thirteenth century. (Additional information by Edward Dawson, and from The Roman His |
Which country has the internet domain name '.no' (dot no)? | Country Suffix List for Domains on the Internet Country Suffix List for Domains on the Internet This listing may not be complete, as new suffixes may be generated to fulfill needs, if you have details of any extra ones that can be included, please and I will add them. A .ac Ascension Island .adAndorra .aeUnited Arab Emirates .afAfghanistan .agAntigua and Barbuda .aiAnguilla .alAlbania .amArmenia .anNetherlands Antilles .aoAngola .aqAntarctica .arArgentina .asAmerican Samoa .atAustria .auAustralia .awAruba .axAland Islands .azAzerbaijan B .ba Bosnia-Herzegovina .bbBarbados .bdBangladesh .beBelgium .bfBurkina Faso .bgBulgaria .bhBahrain .biBurundi .bjBenin .blSaint Barthelemy .bmBermuda .bnBrunei Darussalam .boBolivia .brBrazil .bsBahamas .btBhutan .bvBouvet Island (delegated to Norway, but unused) .bwBotswana .byBelarus .bzBelize C .ca Canada .ccCocos (Keeling) Islands .cdCongo, Democratic republic of (formerly Zaire) .cfCentral African Republic .cgCongo, Republic of .chSwitzerland .ciCôte D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) .ckCook Islands .clChile .cmCameroon .cnChina .coColombia .crCosta Rica .csCzechoslovakia (former, no longer exists) .cuCuba .cvCape Verde .cxChristmas Island .cyCyprus .czCzech Republic D .de Germany .djDjibouti .dkDenmark .dmDominica .doDominican Republic .dzAlgeria E .ec Ecuador .eeEstonia .egEgypt .ehWestern Sahara .erEritrea .esSpain .etEthiopia .euEuropean Union F .fi Finland .fjFiji .fkFalkland Islands .fmMicronesia .foFaroe Islands .frFrance G .ga Gabon .gbGreat Britain .gdGrenada .geGeorgia .gfFrench Guiana .ggGuernsey .ghGhana .giGibraltar .glGreenland .gmGambia .gnGuinea .gpGuadalupe (guadeloupe) (French) .gqEquatorial Guinea .grGreece .gsSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands .gtGuatemala .guGuam .gwGuinea-Bissau .gyGuyana H .hk Hong Kong .hmHeard and McDonald Islands .hnHonduras .hrCroatia (Hravtska) .htHaiti .huHungary I .id Indonesia .ieIreland .ilIsrael .imIsle of Man .inIndia .ioBritish Indian Ocean Territory .iqIraq .irIran .isIceland .itItaly J .je Jersey .jmJamaica .joJordan .jpJapan K .ke Kenya .kgKyrgyzstan .khCambodia .kiKiribati .kmComoros .knSaint Kitts and Nevis .kpKorea, Democratic People's Republic of .krKorea, Republic of .kwKuwait .kyCayman Islands .kzKazakhstan L .la Lao People's Democratic Republic .lbLebanon .lcSaint Lucia .liLiechtenstein .lkSri Lanka .lrLiberia .lsLesotho .ltLithuania .luLuxembourg .lvLatvia .lyLibyan Arab Jamahiriya M .ma Morocco .mcMonaco .mdMoldavia .meMontenegro .mfSaint Martin (French Zone) .mgMadagascar .mhMarshall Islands .mkMacedonia .mlMali .mmMyanmar .mnMongolia .moMacau .mpNorthern Mariana Islands .mqMartinique .mrMauritania .msMontserrat .mtMalta .muMauritius .mvMaldives .mwMalawi .mxMexico .myMalaysia .mzMozambique n .na Namibia .ncNew Caledonia (French) .neNiger .nfNorfolk Island .ngNigeria .niNicaragua .nlThe Netherlands .noNorway .npNepal .nrNauru .nuNiue .nzNew Zealand O .om Oman P .pa Panama .pePeru .pfFrench Polynesia .pgPapua New Guinea .phPhilippines .pkPakistan .plPoland .pmSt. Pierre and Miquelon .pnPitcairn .prPuerto Rico .psPalestine (occupied) .ptPortugal .pwPalau .pyParaguay Q .re Reunion Island .roRomania .rsSerbia .ruRussia .rwRwanda S .sa Saudi Arabia .sbSolomon Islands .scSeychelles .sdSudan .seSweden .sgSingapore .shSt. Helena .siSlovenia .sjSvalbard & Jan Mayen Islands (Norway) .skSlovakia .slSierra Leone .smSan Marino .snSenegal .soSomalia .srSurinam .stSao Tome and Principe .suUSSR (former) .svEl Salvador .sySyrian Arab Republic .szSwaziland T .tc The Turks & Caicos Islands .tdChad .tfFrench Southern Territories .tgTogo .thThailand .tjTajikistan .tkTokelau .tlTimor-Leste .tmTurkmenistan .tnTunisia .toTonga .tpEast Timor .trTurkey .ttTrinidad and Tobago .tvTuvalu .twTaiwan .tzTanzania U .ua Ukraine .ugUganda .ukUnited Kingdom .umUnited States Minor Outlying Islands .usUnited States .uyUruguay .uzUzbekistan V .va Holy See (Vatican City State) .vcSaint Vincent & Grenadines .veVenezuela .vgVirgin Islands British .viVirgin Islands U.S .vnVietnam .vuVanuatu W |
What was the firstname of the character played by John Thaw in 'The Sweeney'? | Shut it: Plan B to star in new Sweeney film | Film | The Guardian Movies Shut it: Plan B to star in new Sweeney film The hip-hop musician says being cast as George Carter alongside Ray Winstone as Jack Regan is a dream come true 'The new Waterman' ... Plan B (Ben Drew) has big shoes to fill. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Close This article is 5 years old The rapper Plan B is the new Dennis Waterman. And he's delighted. The Brit award-winning pop star said his casting in the role of George Carter for the film version of The Sweeney was a "dream come true". Plan B, real name Ben Drew, will star opposite Ray Winstone , who takes on the role of Jack Regan, the character played by the late John Thaw in the original TV series. Director Nick Love, known for The Football Factory and The Firm, plans to start shooting the film in the autumn. The television series The Sweeney, written by Ian Kennedy-Martin, ran from 1975 to 1978 on ITV. It retains a cult following, with the hard-boiled masculinity and political incorrectness of Waterman and Thaw's rule-bending Flying Squad police officers inspiring affection among fans . The series produced two spinoff films in the 70s, 1977's Sweeney! and Sweeney 2 the following year. Drew said: "It's a dream come true for me to be in a film with Ray Winstone, who is one of my favourite British actors of all time, and I'm really excited about working with Nick Love in what I feel will be a challenging role for me to play." Winstone said: "It was an inspired casting to have Ben Drew as George Carter, I'm a huge fan of his." Love told the BBC : "For me, Ray and Ben are the ultimate casting for a character-driven action thriller set in London today." |
The 'Nineteenth Amendment' to the US Constitution provided for which change, in August 1920? | 19th Amendment - Women’s History - HISTORY.com Google Origins of Women’s Suffrage in the U.S. During America’s early history as a nation, women were denied some of the key rights enjoyed by male citizens. For example, married women couldn’t own property and had no legal claim to any money they might earn, and no female had the right to vote. Women were expected to focus on housework and motherhood, not politics. Did You Know? Wyoming, the first state to grant voting rights to women, was also the first state to elect a female governor. Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876-1977) was elected governor of the Equality State (Wyoming's official nickname) in 1924. From 1933 to 1953, she served as the first female director of the U.S. Mint. The campaign for woman suffrage did not begin in earnest in the decades before the Civil War. During the 1820s and 1830s, various reform groups proliferated across the U.S.—temperance clubs, religious movements and moral-reform societies, anti-slavery organizations—and in a number of these, women played a prominent role. Meanwhile, many American women were beginning to chafe against what historians have called the “Cult of True Womanhood”; that is, the idea that the only “true” woman was a pious, submissive wife and mother concerned exclusively with home and family. Put together, these factors contributed to a new way of thinking about what it meant to be a woman and a citizen in the United States. Suffrage Movement Gets Organized It was not until 1848 that the movement for women’s rights began to organize at the national level. In July of that year, reformers Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized the first women’s rights convention at Seneca Falls, New York (where Stanton lived). More than 300 people—mostly women, but also some men—attended, including former African-American slave and activist Frederick Douglass (1818-95). In addition to their belief that women should be afforded better opportunities for education and employment, most of the Seneca Falls delegates agreed that American women were autonomous individuals who deserved their own political identities. A group of delegates led by Stanton produced a “Declaration of Sentiments” document, modeled after the Declaration of Independence , which stated: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” What this meant, among other things, was that the delegates believed women should have the right to vote. Following the convention, the idea of voting rights for women was mocked in the press and some delegates withdrew their support for the Declaration of Sentiments. However, Stanton and Mott persisted–they went on to spearhead additional women’s rights conferences and they were eventually joined in their advocacy work by Susan B. Anthony and other activists. National Suffrage Groups Established With the onset of the American Civil War (1861-65), the suffrage movement lost some momentum, as many women turned their attention to assisting in efforts related to the conflict between the states. After the war, woman suffrage endured another setback, when the women’s rights movement found itself divided over the issue of voting rights for black men. Stanton and some other suffrage leaders objected to the proposed 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which would give black men the right to vote, but failed to extend the same privilege to American women of any skin color. In 1869, Stanton and Anthony formed the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) with their eyes on a federal constitutional amendment that would grant women the right to vote. That same year, abolitionists Lucy Stone (1818-93) and Henry Blackwell (1825-1909) founded the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA); the group’s leaders supported the 15th Amendment and feared it would not pass if it included voting rights for women. (The 15th Amendment was ratified in 1870.) The AWSA believed women’s enfra |
'Grant's' and 'Thompson's' are two of the sixteen speciesof which animal? | Gazelles: Facts & Pictures Gazelles: Facts & Pictures By Alina Bradford, Live Science Contributor | July 21, 2014 05:12pm ET MORE The Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) looks similar to Grant's Gazelle, but is noticeably smaller and has a white patch on its rump that extends beyond its tail onto its back. The animal can reach speeds of 50 mph (80 kph) and roams about the open, grassy plains of Africa. Credit: Svetlana Starostina | Dreamstime Gazelles are thin, graceful antelopes that live in Africa and Asia. They resemble deer and are in the same family as goats, cattle and sheep. Gazelles can be identified by their curved, ringed horns, tan or reddish-brown coats and white rumps. Often, there are spots or stripes on their coats. Their light frames help make them agile and better able to escape from predators. There are 19 species of gazelle, according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Smaller species, such as the Speke's gazelle and Thomson's gazelle, are only 20 to 43 inches (51 to 109 centimeters) at the shoulder. They weigh from 26 to 165 pounds (12 to 75 kilograms). The dama gazelle is the largest gazelle. It weighs in at 88 to 165 pounds (40 to 75 kg) and is 4.5 to 5.5 feet tall (137 to 168 cm). Habitat Most gazelles live in the hot, dry savannas and deserts of Africa and Asia. To stay hydrated in these grueling environments, gazelles shrink their heart and liver , according to a study published in the journal Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. Breathing can cause an animal to lose a lot of water. A smaller heart and liver need less oxygen, so the animal can breathe less and lose less water. The Edmi gazelle, also known as the Cuvier's gazelle,is the only gazelle that lives in the mountains. It migrates during the wintertime to warmer regions. Habits Gazelles rely on their speed to escape from predators. Gazelles can reach speeds up to 60 mph in short bursts and sustain speeds of 30 to 40 mph. When running, gazelles use a bounding leap, called "pronking" or "stotting," which involves stiffly springing into the air with all four feet. These animals are highly social. Some gazelle herds have as many as 700 members, though some herds are small and segregated by gender. Female Thomson's gazelles, for example, live in herds of 10 to 30 females in addition to their young. Males live alone or in small groups with other males. A male herd is called a bachelor's herd. The segregation of herds is more prominent during mating season. A baby gazelle |
Whitchurch, Ludlow,Bridgenorth and Market Drayton, are towns in which English county? | Shropshire Tourism - Places to Stay, Eat and Shop in Shropshire What's On Get wrapped up in Shropshire As the nights start to draw in you may find yourself considering an indulgent short break away from the usual routine. What you may not have considered is Shropshire as one of the best places to de-stress. This may be in part because you are unsure where we are (this helpful map opposite will explain just how accessible we are) or because you are unfamiliar with just how much Shropshire has to offer its visitors. A quick trawl through our website may help enlighten and even surprise you. For in this little known corner of England you will find Medieval Shrewsbury , birthplace of Charles Darwin , Ironbridge birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and Much Wenlock , the real inspiration for the modern Olympics. And Shropshire’s smorgasbord is fit to bursting with local produce and plenty of great eateries (and plenty of walks to help keep the calories in check). Shopping is a must too, with over 20 vibrant market towns and numerous independent and individual shops to choose from. Ever since those clever Romans discovered Shropshire as an ideal place for some decent R&R, Shropshire has been offering comfy beds, good food, proper ales and the like to the weary. All served up with the sort of warmth and hospitality that encourages friends to return. It’s a tradition that continues today. Some people may think Shropshire is a bit old fashioned but we like to think we have simply hung on to what really matters. We think you may too. What's On |
'Billy Bigelow' is the name of the tragic hero in which film musical? | Carousel Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 50 out of 59 people found the following review useful: It's a Wonderful Death from N Syracuse NY 1 January 2004 In recent years it has become commonplace to site Frank Kapra's `It's a Wonderful Life' as one of the greatest films ever. It has become a Christmas tradition. I feel that film is overrated. The problem I have with it is that it stacks the deck in trying to convince us of the value of human life. George Bailey is a successful banker- not exactly rich but successful enough that he contributed a lot of material things to people's lives, including a housing development named after him. He also saved his brother's life so his brother could save the men on that ship, etc. etc. The message is that you are of value if you have done the sort of things they build statues of people to honor. On top of that, without George, everybody in this town is nothing. They are all drunks or crooks or prostitutes. They have no capabilities of their own. They are all dependent on George Bailey. I much prefer Carousel, whose hero is a bum. If you were to ask nearly everybody in town- a town that has done just fine without him, as a matter of fact, what Billy Bigelow contributed to their lives, they would say nothing- if they remembered him at all. The only people who would have anything good to say about him are those that he loved and who loved him. And that is the bottom line. If a person can be redeemed by his ability to love and to inspire love in others, we all have a chance. If you have to have a bank and town named after you, the bar is too high for most of us. As a musical, this is as good as it gets. `If I loved you' is rivaled only by `Some Enchanted Evening' as a love song and it means more as it's revealing of the character of this crude man who can't express what's in his soul and this shy girl who wants only to love and be loved. `Soliloquy' is the dramatic highlight in the history of the musical as Billy works out all his hopes and dreams in his mind and vows to do anything he can to make his daughter's life special. By over reaching his bounds, he does the opposite. `What's the Use of Wondering' expresses the doubts anyone entering a relationship has and is doubly moving as it's sung by Julie, for whom we know the song will have special relevance. `When You Walk Through a Storm' offers hope to us all. Those old guys at graduations are really worth listening to. Was the above review useful to you? 36 out of 37 people found the following review useful: Classic R&H Musical With Superb MacRae and Jones... from U.S.A. 24 June 2001 Rodgers & Hammerstein's brilliant stage musical comes to the screen with most of the music intact--and what songs they are. Each one is a gem and fully integrated into the tragic storyline. Gordon MacRae stars as Billy Bigelow, the amusement park barker who tries to change his life when he marries Julie Jordan (Shirley Jones)-- with tragic results. MacRae's robust baritone is showcased in his big number, 'Soliloquy', performed at seaside with the ocean backdrop. Only occasionally is the use of stagebound sets a jarring note--but overall, the look and feel of the movie is one of genuinely moving musical drama. Delightful performances from Barbara Ruick and Robert Rounseville as Mr. and Mrs. Snow. Their 'When The Children Are Asleep' is a charming highlight. Claramae Turner does an outstanding job on 'You'll Never Walk Alone'. Cameron Mitchell is a slyly villainous Jigger. Filming of the 'June Is Bustin' Out All Over' number in Boothsbay Harbor, Maine is a production highlight and choreographer's dream. Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones are in excellent voice for 'If I Loved You'. What more could you want? An exceptional movie musical that ranks with the best of Rodgers & Hammerstein's works. Was the above review useful to you? 36 out of 40 people found the following review useful: excellent Rodgers and Hammerstein musical from United Kingdom 15 November 2003 This is the musical which gave Gordon MacRae his greatest solo song, namely the 7 minutes long "Soliloq |
The chemical element 'Lutetium' is named after which city? | Instructor: Thomas J. Sienkewicz ( [email protected] ) THE NOMENCLATURE The American Heritage Dictionary 3rd ed. lists 103 chemical elements. Of these, 45 are made from Latin or Greek base words. Approximately 31 from Greek, and 14 from Latin. The names from Latin and Greek were not just chosen at random. There was a definite characteristic that made these names applicable. For instance, both bromine (35) and osmium (76) are derived from Greek words that mean "stink"; phosphorus means "light-bearing." Many identify colors associated with the element [e.g. beryllium 4) (and praseodymium (59) are from Greek words which mean green; iridium (77) = the Latin rainbow; rhodium (45) = the Greek rose, and rubidium (37) = the Latin red]. The names of 9 elements are derived from characters in Classical mythology. For instance, mercury (80) is very fluid, so it was named after the fleet-footed messenger of the gods. Promethium (61) is named after the Titan who gave humans fire. Both the earth (tellurium, 52) and the moon (selenium, 34) have elements associated with them. All of the planets in our solar system are named from mythological deities, and three of the chemical elements draw their name from these planets. The focal point here is Uranus, from which uranium (92) is named. Neptune comes next to Uranus as a planet; therefore, the chemical element next to uranium is neptunium (93). And second to Uranus is the planet Pluto and the second element beyond uranium is plutonium (94), Iris, the goddess of the rainbow, gave her name to iridium (77). Perhaps the most fascinating mythological names are these last two: 1. Tantalus could not drink water, so an element that does not an element that does not absorb water nor dissolve in most acids was named tantalum (73). 2. Tantalus had a daughter named Niobe, thus an element found in association with tantalum (73) is called niobium (41). Another seven elements are derived from Latin or Greek names of places. For example, lutetium (71) comes from Lutetia, the Roman name for Paris, and magnesium (12) and manganese (25) from Magnesia in Greece. This makes a total of 6l (almost two thirds) which have an affiliation with Latin or Greek. There are also two from characters in Norse mythology: thorium (90) from Thor, and vanadium (23) from an alternate name for the goddess Freya. EPONYMY Chemical elements are also named after places, including countries, cities, continents, and people. 20 elements have names derived from places: A. National or continental: polonium (84) (so named by Madame Curie to honor her native country) ruthenium (44) (from the Latin name for Russia) scandium (21) thulium (69) (because it was discovered in North Scandinavia, and the Greeks called the farthermost regions Thoule) indium (49) B. Towns [mostly where discovered, and Scandinavia has its share of these]: 1. Scandinavian cities: holmium (67) (from the latin form of Stockholm) erbium (68) (from a town in Sweden) Yttrium (39), terbium (65), and ytterbium (70) are all named after Ytterby, a town in Sweden. Note clipping of name. 2. Other towns: lutetium (71) (from the the Latin name for Paris) strontium (38) (from a town in Scotland, where it was first found in the lead mines) berkelium (97) rhenium (75) (from the Rhine) copper (29) (from Cyprus, famous for its copper mines) californium (98) Nine of the remaining 21 elements are based on people's names. The Scandinavians, Russians, and French rate two each in this category: A. Scandinavian 1. gadolinium (64)- so named by a Swiss chemist who discovered it in gadonlinite, which was named from a Finnish chemist. Gadolin (1760-1812) 2. nobelium (102)- from the Swedish inventor of dynamite and originator of the Nobel prize. It was so called because this element was first discovered at the Nobel Institute in Stockholm. B. Russian 1. mendelevium (101)- from the Russian chemist Mendeleev [pronounce men - de - la - ef] 2. samarium (62)- from Colonel Samarski, a Russian mining official C. French 1. curium (96)- of course from Pierre Curie and his Polish wife Marie 2. g |
'Andean' and 'Californian' are the only two species of which bird? | Andean Condor, Vultur gryphus Condors Once extending to Tierra del Fuego through the Andean mountain range of South America, the Andean Condor came perilously close to extinction due in part to aggressive hunting. Placed on the Endangered Species list in 1973, this grandest of flying birds is finally making a dramatic comeback, thanks in part to the efforts of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - DemetZoo The Andean Condor, Vultur gryphus, is a species of bird in one of the vulture families.It is in many regards the largest flying land bird in the Western Hemisphere and is the heaviest, but not the lengthiest, member of the order Ciconiiformes. This condor inhabits the Andes mountains. Although it is primarily a scavenger, this species belongs to the New World vulture family Cathartidae, related to storks and not closely related to Old World vultures , which are in the family Accipitridae along with hawks , eagles and kites . Appearance Although about 5 cm shorter (beak to tail) on average than the California Condor , the Andean Condor is undoubtedly larger in wingspan: Ferguson-Lees gives 274–310 cm (108–122 in). It is also heavier: up to 11–15 kg (24–33 lb) for males and 7.5–11 kg (16–24 lb) for females. Measurements are usually taken from specimens reared in captivity. The adult plumage is of a uniform black, with the exception of a frill of white feathers nearly surrounding the base of the neck and, especially in the male, large patches or bands of white on the wings which do not appear until the completion of the first moulting. As an adaptation for hygiene, the head and neck have few feathers, exposing the skin to the sterilizing effects of dehydration and ultraviolet light at high altitudes, and are meticulously kept clean by the bird. The head is much flattened above. In the male it is crowned with a caruncle or comb, while the skin of the neck in the male lies in folds, forming a wattle. The skin of the head and neck is capable of flushing noticeably in response to emotional state, which serves to communicate between individuals. The middle toe is greatly elongated, and the hinder one but slightly developed, while the talons of all the toes are comparatively straight and blunt. The feet are thus more adapted to walking as in their relatives the storks, and of little use as weapons or organs of prehension as in birds of prey and Old World vultures. The female, contrary to the usual rule among birds of prey , is smaller than the male. Behavior Sexual maturity and breeding behavior do not appear in the condor until 5 or 6 years of age. They may live for 50 years or more, and mate for life. The Andean condor prefers roosting and breeding at elevations of 3,000 to 5,000 m (10,000–16,000 ft). There on inaccessible ledges of rock, its nest consisting merely of a few sticks placed around the eggs, it deposits one or two bluish-white eggs, weighing about 10 ounces (280 g) and from 3 to 4 inches (75 to 100 mm) in length, during the months of February and March every second year. The egg hatches after 54–58 days of incubation by both parents. If the chick or egg is lost or removed, another egg is laid to take its place. Researchers and breeders take advantage of this behavior to double the reproductive rate by taking the first egg away for hand-rearing, causing the parents to lay a second egg which they are generally allowed to raise. The young are covered with a grayish down until almost as large as their parents. They are able to fly after six months, but continue to roost and hunt with their parents until age two, when they are displaced by a new clutch. There is a well developed social structure within large groups of condors, with competition to determine a 'pecking order' by body language, competitive play behavior, and a wide variety of vocalizations, even though the condor has no voice box. On wing the movements of the condor, as it wheels in majestic circles, are remarkably graceful. The lack of a large sternum to anchor correspondingly large flight muscles identifies them physiologically as primarily soarers. The birds |
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