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In France, which food is 'Marrons Glaces'? | Marrons Glacé - Candied Chestnuts Recipe Marrons Glacé - Candied Chestnuts Recipe Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters Thanks, You're in! There was an error. Please try again. Please select a newsletter. Please enter a valid email address. Did you mean ? Candied Chestnuts. Jose A. Bernat Bacete - Getty Images Updated January 04, 2017. If chestnuts roasting over a crackling fire evokes happy times and holidays, then candied chestnuts are their luxurious cousins, served only as the most indulgent of treats. So beloved is the flavor in France, that the Berthillon Glacier in Paris usually sells out of their dreamy marron glacé within hours. Bring the unique, warmly sweet flavor into your own kitchen with this easy candied chestnuts recipe. It takes a time commitment of a few days to get to the delicious finish line, but active cooking time is less than 30 minutes, in total. Yield: 2 pounds approx 18 servings Preparation Place the chestnuts in a large pan with just enough water to cover them. Bring the water to a boil and cook the chestnuts for 10 minutes. Drain the chestnuts and discard the cooking liquid. Using a clean dish towel (some people prefer to use their fingers), rub the thin skin off the cooked chestnuts. Be careful they will be a little warm, but that's how they need to be to remove the skin easily. In a separate pan, bring the 2 1/2 cups water, granulated sugar, and the vanilla to a boil stirring constantly. Continue cooking the sugar mixture for five minutes, but this time stirring occasionally. Add the prepared chestnuts to the boiling sugar syrup and stir the chestnuts until the whole mixture returns to a boil. Continue cooking the chestnuts , frequently stirring, for 10 minutes. Pour the candied chestnuts, along with the vanilla sugar syrup into a large container, and loosely cover it. Allow the chestnuts to soak in the syrup for 12 to 18 hours. Add the chestnuts and syrup to a clean pan and repeat the process; this time boiling them for 2 minutes, and then soaking the mixture, loosely covered, for 18 to 24 hours. Repeat the entire process a total of 3 to 4 times, until the sugar syrup has been absorbed by the chestnuts. Preheat an oven to 250F and arrange the candied chestnuts on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Place the baking sheet into the oven and turn off the heat. Allow the chestnuts to dry in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until they have firmed up and the surfaces of the nuts are dry. Store the marrons glace in an airtight tin or if making for gifts, put into paper cases and box, or wrap in cellophane. Give to friends and family; they will love them. This marrons glacés recipe makes 2 pounds. Related Articles |
Which American singer-songwriter's only British hit was in 1965 with the song'Eve Of Destruction'? | Map of Barry McGuire - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki singer-songwriter best known for the hit song " Eve of Destruction ", and later as a singer and songwriter of Contemporary Christian Music . Early life , Oklahoma , and moved to California in early childhood. At age 16 he joined the United States Navy , but was discharged ten months later for being under age. After working as a commercial fisherman, and then going onto become a journeyman pipe fitter, at age 25 McGuire got a job singing in a bar. In 1961, he released his first single called "The Tree", which was not a hit , and formed a duo with Barry Kane. They both joined the New Christy Minstrels in Spring 1962. In 1963, McGuire along with Randy Sparks (the founder of the New Christy Minstrels) co-wrote the Christys' first and biggest hit single: "Green, Green." He left the Christys in January, 1965, after recording the album , Cowboys and Indians; however, on the 1965 album Chim Chim Cher-ee, he sang only on the title cut. Solo career As a folk rock solo singer in the 1960s, he was best known for his hits " Eve of Destruction " and "Sins of the Family", both written by P.F. Sloan . His other chart successes, "Child of Our Times" was co-written by Steve Barri , and "Cloudy Summer Afternoon (Raindrops)" was penned by Travis Edmonson of 1960's folk-duo, Bud & Travis. McGuire's LP, The Eve of Destruction, reached its peak of #37 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart during the week ending 25 September 1965. That same day the single of that name went to #1 on both charts. McGuire was never again to break into the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 . According to McGuire, "Eve of Destruction" was recorded in one take on a Thursday morning (from words scrawled on a crumpled piece of paper) and then he got a call from the record company at 7:00 the next Monday morning, telling him to turn on the radio - his song was playing. The recording includes an "ahhh" where McGuire couldn't read the words. The Temptations referenced McGuire's song "Eve of Destruction" in their song " Ball of Confusion ". For other references and covers of "Eve of Destruction" see the article: " Eve of Destruction ". The album This Precious Time was released in 1966, his second with Dunhill Records . It includes a version of " California Dreamin' " with The Mamas & the Papas singing backing vocals . McGuire is mentioned several times in The Mamas & the Papas hit, " Creeque Alley ". Frank Zappa wrote McGuire's name in the sleeve of his Freak Out! album (1966) as one of his musical influences. McGuire appeared in the 1967 movie , The President's Analyst with James Coburn as the character, "Old Wrangler," and in Werewolves on Wheels in 1971. He also starred for a year in the Broadway musical Hair . McGuire became a born-again Christian in 1971 after a brief encounter with evangelist Arthur Blessitt in October 1970. In 1973, he joined the Myrrh label and released the album Seeds. This album is also notable for the backing vocals provided by the family trio that would become known as the 2nd Chapter of Acts . In 1974, McGuire released his second Jesus Music album Lighten Up, which included a remake of "Eve of Destruction". He toured with 2nd Chapter of Acts and " a band called David " and in 1975 this collaborative effort resulted in the double live album , To the Bride. In 1976, he left Myrrh, joining former Myrrh executive Billy Ray Hearn's new label , Sparrow Records . He recorded seven albums on Sparrow, the best known of which is Cosmic Cowboy, released in 1978. That year he also released a top-selling children's album Bullfrogs and Butterflies (part of the Agapeland series) for Sparrow's subsidiary label, Birdwing. In 1978, he also toured England, Scotland, and Wales with the Jimmy Owens' musical "The Witness", in which he played the part of the apostle Peter. His acting and singing in the musical was considered very inspiring. Also, the voice of Peter on the "Witness" album is his. Later life In the 1980s, McGuire left the music industry , and settled for a time in New Zealand with his New Zealander wife, |
Who was the first cricketer to play 100 ''Test Matches' for England? | 10 Indian-born players who played international cricket for other countries ICC Cricket World Cup 10 Indian-born players who played international cricket for other countries There are many players in contemporary international cricket who don?t represent the nation of their birth, and because of various reasons are i ... by Yash Asthana @YashAsthana87 Analysis 12 May 2015, 16:15 IST There are many players in contemporary international cricket who don’t represent the nation of their birth, and because of various reasons are instead playing for another country. The likes of Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, Imran Tahir, Grant Elliot and Eoin Morgan are some of the well known examples of these. Over the years, there have been many high profile players who were born in India but represented another country in international cricket. Not surprisingly, the list is dominated by English and Pakistani players, mostly who were born in the pre-independence era. We also look at some contemporary international players, who were born in India but played for another team. 1. Colin Cowdrey Birthplace: Ootacamund (Ooty) Played for England The first cricketer to play in 100 Test matches, Colin Cowdrey was born at his family’s estate at Ootacamund (then in Madras Presidency) on 24 December 1932. His father Ernest Cowdrey, a tea planter by profession, was a cricketer himself and had represented the touring MCC side in India. Ernest applied for Colin’s registration with the MCC when he was still an infant, and taught him cricket soon after he started walking. Colin moved to England when he was 5, and honed his cricket skills there and went on to represent the country with distinction. He scored a century to mark his landmark 100th Test match, and scored 22 Test centuries in his career (which was an English record until recently), and also held the record for being the first batsman to score a century against all 6 contemporary Test playing nations – both home and away. Following his retirement, Cowdrey was proactively involved in the sport’s governing bodies and served tenures as the President of the MCC and Chairman of ICC. 2. Douglas Jardine |
In which county is Bisley, home of the National Shooting Centre? | National Clay Shooting Centre at Bisley in Woking Membership Welcome to the National Clay Shooting Centre The centre is set in 3,000 acres of prime Surrey heathland and is known as the National Shooting Centre Limited The home of shooting since 1890 Only 30 miles from central London, and easily accessible by road, the National Shooting Centre at Bisley has been the home of shooting since 1890 and has promoted and encouraged marksmanship for over 100 years. As part of this home the NCSC offers world class clay shooting facilities for all shooting disciplines and hosts international competitions. Price List A Price list that covers most of the services we offer is available here . For Custom packages and days please contact us to discuss futher. |
In 'Doctor Who', who came from the planet 'Mondas'? | Mondas | Tardis | Fandom powered by Wikia Mondas after its transformation from Marinus . ( COMIC : The World Shapers ) According to one account, Mondas originated as Marinus , a planet previously visited by the First Doctor , the Cybermen having " quick-evolved " from the Voord . This account claimed that Marinus was known as Planet 14 . ( COMIC : The World Shapers ) According to another account, Mondas was created by the Constructors of Destiny as an experiment of sorts to see how it would differ from Earth. ( PROSE : The Quantum Archangel ) Originally, Earth and Mondas occupied the same orbit in the solar system . It was stated that "Mondas" was another name for Earth in one of the ancient languages. ( TV : The Tenth Planet ) Under Lizard King rule A Lizard King begins to vivisect a captured Cyberman. ( COMIC : The Prodigal Returns ) A cosmic cloud once appeared near Mondas. A Cyberman from the future came through the cloud and was captured by the Lizard Kings. At this point, the Lizard Kings had never encountered Cybermen before. They were intruiged by the cloud the Cyberman came from and sent a modified ape-servant through the cloud to investigate if it was a viable way to escape the rogue planet which was approaching Mondas fast. The Lizard Kings never left Mondas, ( COMIC : The Prodigal Returns ) and the sudden arrival of a moon between Earth and Mondas caused an upset in the gravitational equilibrium of Mondas, causing it to escape its orbit ( AUDIO : Spare Parts ) and begin drifting on a journey to "the edge of space". ( TV : The Tenth Planet ) While parts of Mondas still had a tropical climate, the Lizard Kings encountered the Cybermen of their own time and warred with them. ( COMIC : The Dead Heart ) Golgoth appeared and destroyed all but one Cyberman and finally destroyed the lone survivor. ( COMIC : The Cybermen : ?) By the time that Mondas was well and truly separated from Earth, the Lizard Kings had fallen and the Cybermen became the new rulers of Mondas. ( COMIC : The Prodigal Returns ) Evolution of the Cybermen Edit A Cyberman begins to vivisect an ape that was modified by the Lizard Kings. ( COMIC : The Prodigal Returns ) A cosmic cloud appeared near Mondas, providing a temporal link to its past. After an ape modified by the Lizard Kings came through the cloud and was captured by Cybermen, they became curious about the cloud and decided to send a scout through it see if there were more apes that could be converted into Cybermen on the other side. ( COMIC : The Prodigal Returns ) Some centuries after, Cybermen had been wiped out and human-appearing Mondasians of roughly 20th century technological development had replaced them. Archaeologists discovered remnants of the Cybermen. ( COMIC : The Ugly Underneath ) Further away from the life-giving warmth of Sol, conditions on the planet grew steadily worse. This forced the inhabitants to relocate underground in order to survive. They had by this time developed a society parallel to that of 1950s England. The Cybermen took over and enforced cyber-conversion for the surviving Mondasians. ( AUDIO : Spare Parts ) One Cybermen faction, the Mondans , decided to stay on their homeworld. Another group, the Faction , more committed to total cybernetic conversion, pushed outwards in the solar system and colonised Planet 14 . ( PROSE : Iceberg ) The Mondans developed a drive which used electro-magnetic energy to push the whole planet through space. ( PROSE : Iceberg ) Return of Mondas In 1873 , Mondas was located 200 light-years from Earth. ( AUDIO : The Silver Turk ) In 1903 , after receiving a wealth of information from the future, Grigori Rasputin foresaw the return of Mondas. ( AUDIO : The Wanderer ) In December 1986 , the Cybermen invaded the Snowcap tracking base in Antarctica while Mondas drew closer, draining Earth's energy to replace and supplement its own. However, the energy absorbed was too much, and Mondas disintegrated. The destruction of Mondas destroyed all of the Cybermen on Mondas and also killed all of the Cybermen on Earth, who were dependent upon Mon |
In which English county is the resort of Skegness? | theme park uk, amusement arcade, seaside holiday resort - pleasure beach skegness Pleasure Beach Skegness Contact Skegness Seaside Theme Park If you're looking for a seaside holiday that offers fun for all the family, in a UK location, then look no further than Skegness Pleasure Beach. Bottons have been providing all the fun and thrills of the traditional fairground for all the family, for children on school trips and a huge range of other parties since taking over the Skegness Pleasure Beach in 1965. As well as being the perfect seaside location, the pleasure beach offers all the tourist attractions of a theme park: with an arcade, exciting fairground grounds and much more . Seaside Holiday Skegness Pleasure Beach is situated on the central seafront of Skegness and stretches from the Clock Tower Esplande to the Pier parallel to the beach - ideal for a seaside day away, a school trip or family seaside holiday. Skegness is a great seaside resort on the beautiful Lincolnshire coast and is one of the top destinations for a seaside holiday in the UK. With all these tourist attractions in one location it makes a great place to spend your summer holiday, or take a day trip at any time throughout the year. School Trips and Family Holidays At Skegness Pleasure Beach there are a wide variety of rides designed to give pleasure and excitement to adults and children of all ages - making it an ideal destination for both family holidays and school trips. The reasonable costs also make it a good choice for a family budget holiday - or a school trip when costs have to be kept to a minimum. There is no charge for admission to the park and ride tokens can be purchased from the kiosks within the park, where special discount bags are available. Special wristbands are also on sale which entitle the wearer to unlimited free rides - fantastic value for those who just can't get enough! Pleasure Beach Skegness - a great destination for a seaside holiday. With a great range of tourist attractions including the amusement arcades, fun-fair and much more, Skegness Pleasure Beach is a great choice for a family holiday or fun-packed school trip. Opening Times The theme park is open for most of the year and for all of the spring and summer months - when everyone wants to be having fun by the seaside! Opening Times Everyday from 27th May 2017 - 10th Sept 2017 Learn More |
Which musician was charged in October 2005 with possessing cocaine at his home in New York? | BBC NEWS | Americas | Boy George on US cocaine charge Boy George on US cocaine charge Police attended Boy George's home following reports of a burglary Musician Boy George has appeared in court charged with possessing cocaine after being arrested in New York. The 44-year-old performer was detained at about 0300 (0700 GMT) on Friday by police responding to a report of a burglary at his luxury Manhattan home. A spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney's office said he was released after being charged with possession of a controlled substance. It is alleged he had more than an eighth of an ounce (3.5g) of cocaine. The charge carries a maximum penalty of up to five and a half years in prison. He is scheduled to return to court on 19 December. His former agent Tony Denton said after speaking to Boy George's sister, Siobhan that the star denied the drug was his. 'Not taking' Mr Denton said: "Basically, he did call the police himself. He actually thought somebody was breaking into the apartment. "They turned up and they searched the apartment and found traces of cocaine on the computer table, which George has said he was not taking and was nothing to do with him." A New York Police Department spokesman said the singer was charged with possessing cocaine and falsely reporting an incident. The spokesman said police had responded to an emergency call made by Boy George. "The call was about a possible burglary," he said. The star - real name George O'Dowd - rose to fame in 80s band Culture Club. He also suffered from a well-publicised heroin addiction during that decade. During the 90s, he established a successful career as a club DJ. He moved to the US around the time his musical Taboo transferred to Broadway in 2003, but it received mainly negative reviews and closed after less than three months. |
The US University of Yale is in which state? | Yale University | university, New Haven, Connecticut, United States | Britannica.com Yale University university, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Written By: Alternative Titles: Collegiate School, Yale College Related Topics Ivy League Yale University, private university in New Haven , Conn., one of the Ivy League schools. It was founded in 1701 and is the third oldest university in the United States . Yale was originally chartered by the colonial legislature of Connecticut as the Collegiate School and was held at Killingworth and other locations. In 1716 the school was moved to New Haven, and in 1718 it was renamed Yale College in honour of a wealthy British merchant and philanthropist, Elihu Yale , who had made a series of donations to the school. Yale’s initial curriculum emphasized classical studies and strict adherence to orthodox Puritanism . Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Sage Ross Yale’s medical school was organized in 1810. The divinity school arose from a department of theology created in 1822, and a law department became affiliated with the college in 1824. The geologist Benjamin Silliman , who taught at Yale between 1802 and 1853, did much to make the experimental and applied sciences a respectable field of study in the United States. While at Yale he founded the American Journal of Science and Arts (later shortened to American Journal of Science), which was one of the great scientific journals of the world in the 19th century. Yale’s Sheffield Scientific School, begun in the 1850s, was one of the leading scientific and engineering centres in the nation until the 20th century. A graduate school of arts and sciences was organized in 1847, and a school of art was created in 1866. Schools of music, forestry, nursing, drama, management, and architecture were subsequently established. The college was renamed Yale University in 1864. Women were first admitted to the graduate school in 1892, but the university did not become fully coeducational until 1969. Yale is highly selective in its admissions and is among the nation’s most highly rated schools in terms of academic and social prestige . It includes Yale College (undergraduate), the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and 10 professional schools. Similar Topics Yale University - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) The third oldest institution of higher learning in the United States is Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. This private university is one of the prestigious Ivy League schools. It was founded by Congregationalists in 1701 as the Collegiate School of Connecticut and at the time adhered to orthodox Puritanism. After being located in Branford and other sites in the area, the school settled in New Haven in 1716. The name was changed to Yale College in 1718 to honor Elihu Yale, a philanthropist who made numerous donations to the institution. In 1886 it became Yale University. (The name Yale College is still used to refer to the university’s undergraduate school.) Women were admitted to graduate studies in 1892, but it was not until 1969 that Yale University became completely coeducational. Article History |
Who was the first man to be general Secretary and President of the USSR? | Richard M. Nixon | whitehouse.gov Air Force One Richard M. Nixon Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) after previously serving as a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from California. After successfully ending American fighting in Vietnam and improving international relations with the U.S.S.R. and China, he became the only President to ever resign the office, as a result of the Watergate scandal. Reconciliation was the first goal set by President Richard M. Nixon. The Nation was painfully divided, with turbulence in the cities and war overseas. During his Presidency, Nixon succeeded in ending American fighting in Viet Nam and improving relations with the U.S.S.R. and China. But the Watergate scandal brought fresh divisions to the country and ultimately led to his resignation. His election in 1968 had climaxed a career unusual on two counts: his early success and his comeback after being defeated for President in 1960 and for Governor of California in 1962. Born in California in 1913, Nixon had a brilliant record at Whittier College and Duke University Law School before beginning the practice of law. In 1940, he married Patricia Ryan; they had two daughters, Patricia (Tricia) and Julie. During World War II, Nixon served as a Navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific. On leaving the service, he was elected to Congress from his California district. In 1950, he won a Senate seat. Two years later, General Eisenhower selected Nixon, age 39, to be his running mate. As Vice President, Nixon took on major duties in the Eisenhower Administration. Nominated for President by acclamation in 1960, he lost by a narrow margin to John F. Kennedy. In 1968, he again won his party's nomination, and went on to defeat Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and third-party candidate George C. Wallace. His accomplishments while in office included revenue sharing, the end of the draft, new anticrime laws, and a broad environmental program. As he had promised, he appointed Justices of conservative philosophy to the Supreme Court. One of the most dramatic events of his first term occurred in 1969, when American astronauts made the first moon landing. Some of his most acclaimed achievements came in his quest for world stability. During visits in 1972 to Beijing and Moscow, he reduced tensions with China and the U.S.S.R. His summit meetings with Russian leader Leonid I. Brezhnev produced a treaty to limit strategic nuclear weapons. In January 1973, he announced an accord with North Viet Nam to end American involvement in Indochina. In 1974, his Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, negotiated disengagement agreements between Israel and its opponents, Egypt and Syria. In his 1972 bid for office, Nixon defeated Democratic candidate George McGovern by one of the widest margins on record. Within a few months, his administration was embattled over the so-called "Watergate" scandal, stemming from a break-in at the offices of the Democratic National Committee during the 1972 campaign. The break-in was traced to officials of the Committee to Re-elect the President. A number of administration officials resigned; some were later convicted of offenses connected with efforts to cover up the affair. Nixon denied any personal involvement, but the courts forced him to yield tape recordings which indicated that he had, in fact, tried to divert the investigation. As a result of unrelated scandals in Maryland, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned in 1973. Nixon nominated, and Congress approved, House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford as Vice President. Faced with what seemed almost certain impeachment, Nixon announced on August 8, 1974, that he would resign the next day to begin "that process of healing which is so desperately needed in America." In his last years, Nixon gained praise as an elder statesman. By the time of his death on April 22, 1994, he had written numerous books on his experiences in public life and on foreign policy. The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of |
Who wrote the best seller 'The Lovely Bones'? | The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists Sep 24, 2007 Sarah rated it did not like it Recommends it for: enemies The Lovely Bones has got to be the most baffling, poorly written, jaw-droppingly bad book that I have ever set my eyes on. It is truly a black, black tragedy that the words in this book were placed in that particular order, published, and distributed. How could this have ever possibly been popular? Is it for the same reason that the song “My Humps” hit number one? I mean, I don’t technically believe in burning books, but this novel really got me thinking. About burning it. If it serves any use at The Lovely Bones has got to be the most baffling, poorly written, jaw-droppingly bad book that I have ever set my eyes on. It is truly a black, black tragedy that the words in this book were placed in that particular order, published, and distributed. How could this have ever possibly been popular? Is it for the same reason that the song “My Humps” hit number one? I mean, I don’t technically believe in burning books, but this novel really got me thinking. About burning it. If it serves any use at all, it might be a perfect guide on how not to write a book. Here are some of my gripes, problems and issues that we can hopefully use to prevent something like this from ever happening again to us, our children, or our children’s children: It is filled with some of the worst sentence-level writing that I have ever encountered. From bad description to horrible grammar to utterly confusing metaphors, Sebold covered it all. A tell-tale way to spot a weak writer? They can’t stop weirdly describing people’s eyes. Don’t believe me? Try this sentence: “Her eyes were like flint and flower petals.” Or this one: “The tears came like a small relentless army approaching the front lines of her eyes. She asked for coffee and toast in a restaurant and buttered it with her tears.” Really? She buttered the coffee and toast with her tears? Or this one, this time about someone’s heart: “Her heart, like a recipe, was reduced.” What the hell? And here’s my favorite eye description in the book: “Her pupils dilated, pulsing in and out like small, ferocious olives.” That’s right. Ferocious olives. I’ve read MadLibs that make more sense than that. It seems to lack a plot. You know, that thing that books are supposed to have. I’ll never forget my first workshop with Brady Udall, in which he threw my story onto the table and said, “This isn’t a story, Sarah, it’s a situation.” And as much as I despaired when I got home, he was right. Sebold has the same problem: her book is a really long situation. A girl dies and watches her family from heaven. Okay. That’s nice. But what do the characters want? What drives the story forward? Nothing. The characters get older and keep bumping into each other. Things change, and things often do, but there is no forward movement and certainly no building of suspense. Since there’s no plot, the ending is just a bunch of weird stuff happening. I read the last thirty pages on the train this morning, and couldn’t stop a few outbursts: “Oh, no she didn’t!” I’d say, talking to Alice Sebold and her crazy ways. She is just plain bold when it comes to doing whatever she feels like, and she feels like doing the weirdest stuff ever. It’s not that I don’t want to write spoilers here, it’s that I can’t even explain to you what happened at the end of the book. And I bet she can’t either. I’m not exaggerating. Her characters never have interesting or complex thoughts. Not even the serial killer or the mother whose daughter was murdered. It seems that Sebold’s characters do one of two things: they laugh (which means they are happy) or cry (to butter their toast, somehow, when they are sad). As you might guess, there is a lot of laughing and crying in this book. When a character is confused, they laugh and cry at the same time. This also happens often. I feel a little better after venting. But I’m still deeply sad and angry. I feel like my own writing might have been permanently damaged by reading this bo |
What is the French for Wednesday? | French Translation of “Wednesday” | Collins English-French Dictionary mercredi prochain Example Sentences Including 'Wednesday' Stella and Holly had gone home on Wednesday evening but Tara had taken time off work to stay in Kinvarra. Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002) No, that was Gina's birthday, Wednesday then, he had the next day off. Vanessa Jones THE KINDEST USE A KNIFE (2002) To my intense satisfaction, he followed the same routine he'd used on the previous Wednesday. Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002) |
How is novelist Patricia Plangman better known? | Mary Patricia Plangman Net Worth, Bio 2017-2016, Wiki - REVISED! - Richest Celebrities Home / Authors / Mary Patricia Plangman Net Worth Mary Patricia Plangman Net Worth How rich is Mary Patricia Plangman? Mary Patricia Plangman net worth: Under Review Mary Patricia Plangman profile links Mary Patricia Plangman profile links More net worths Mary Patricia Plangman net worth & biography: Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer, most widely known for her psychological thrillers, which led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train, has been adapted for stage and screen numerous times, notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. In addition to her acclaimed series about murderer Tom Ripley, she wrote many short stories, often macabre, satirical or tinged with black humor. Although she wrote specifically in the genre of crime fiction, her books have been lauded by various writers and critics as being artistic and thoughtful enough to rival mainstream literature. Michael Dirda observed, "Europeans honored her as a psychological novelist, part of an existentialist tradition represented by her own favorite writers, in particular Dostoevsky, Conrad, Kafka, Gide, and Camus." Wikipedia More about Mary Patricia Plangman: Filmography The Two Faces of January 2014 based on the novel by A Mighty Nice Man The Cry of the Owl 2009 Once You Meet a Stranger 1996 TV Movie novel "Strangers on a Train" La rançon du chien novel "The Tremor of Forgery" Mistress of Suspense TV Series short story - 2 episodes, 1990 story "A Bird Poised to Fly - 1 episode, 1992 story "Under a Dark Angel's Eye" - 1 episode, 1992 story "Something the Cat Dragged In" - 1 episode, 1992 story "Something You Have to Live With" - 1 episode, 1990 novel - 1 episode, 1990 story "A Curious Suicide" - 1 episode, 1990 story "Blow It" - 1 episode, 1990 story "Slowly Slowly in the Wind" - 1 episode, 1990 story "Old Folks At Home" - 1 episode, 1990 story "The Stuff of Madness" - 1 episode The Story Teller TV Movie novel "The Cry of the Owl" The Cry of the Owl 1987 Die zwei Gesichter des Januar 1986 TV Series story - 1 episode Ediths Tagebuch TV Series novel - 2 episodes The South Bank Show TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode Eaux profondes TV Series novel - 6 episodes This Sweet Sickness novel based on "This Sweet Sickness", french title "Ce mal étrange"' The American Friend Once You Kiss a Stranger... 1969 novel "Strangers on a Train" - uncredited ITV Play of the Week 1967 TV Series writer - 1 episode The Wednesday Thriller TV Series writer - 1 episode Enough Rope TV Series novel - 1 episode Purple Noon novel "The Talented Mr Ripley/Monsieur Ripley" 77 Sunset Strip TV Series novel - 1 episode Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre 1957 TV Series story - 1 episode Climax! TV Series story - 1 episode Studio One in Hollywood TV Series novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley" - 1 episode, 1956 writer - 1 episode, 1956 Strangers on a Train The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) Anthony Minghella Looks like we don't have Mary Patricia Plangman salary information. Sorry! Fact 1 In-between England (she lived in Suffolk from 1963 - 1967) and Switzerland (she moved to Switzerland in 1983), Patricia Highsmith spent many years living in France not far from Fontainebleau in a small village called Montcourt where she wrote her second, third and fourth of five Ripley sequels. Belle Ombre, Ripley's fictitious house, is located very close to Montcourt. Andrew Wilson wrote a biography on Highsmith called "Beautiful Shadow" a translation of Belle Ombre. 2 Her work enjoyed greater popularity in Europe than in the United States. 3 Spent much of her later life in solitude on a 200-year old farmhouse near Locarno, Switzerland, surrounded by books and cats. 4 Disliked being classified as a 'crime writer'. She is perhaps better described as an author of psychological thrillers, often examining people put into harrowing situations through seemingly innocuous catalysts. 5 Raised by her grandmother in Greenwich Village, an |
What is the correct way of addressing a Duke? | Correct Forms of Address Correct Forms of Address I provide the following summary charts for your convenience, with three important caveats: 1. Please do not use this page in a vacuum. Most of the usages listed here are explained in greater detail elsewhere in these pages, which is why I have resisted including charts at all until now. These charts are for convenience and reference. 2. Most of the information on this page comes directly from the 1932 edition of Black's Correct Form . Books like this which purport to demonstrate "correct forms of address" are aimed at a specific audience: commoners, i.e., those of us who were not raised "in the system" and haven't married into it. Usage among families and social equals could vary considerably from what is presented here, for all I know. Furthermore, I'm not even certain that period letters and memoirs help, because there could be different forms for (even informal) writing and in speech, and forms of course further vary in correspondence depending upon the recipient. Until a peer's daughter joins the Heyer Mailing List and tells me what's what, I welcome corrections on anything on this page from anyone in a position to know better, especially from first-hand experience. 3. These charts assume for illustrative purposes that eldest sons of peers bear a courtesy title only one degree lower than their father's, but that is not always the case. Specific Usages 1. First Names First names were almost never used in speech, except in extremely limited circumstances, before this century. I have studied memoirs and letters of the late 18th/early 19th centuries and have formed a tentative hypothesis that use of first names was resticted almost exclusively to children growing up together, or in some cases boys at school together. They would continue to use their childhood forms of address throughout their lives. Parents might also ignore titles when addressing their children, but very often if there was a title available, say an eldest son's courtesy title, even a mother would use it, albeit alone, e.g., Hartington. In Lady Harriet Cavendish's letters to her family, she always refers to her brother, the Marquis of Hartington, as "Hart" or "Hartington," as did their mother. She calls her cousin, Lady Caroline Ponsonby, "Caro" or "Caroline," as she likewise called her half-sister, Caroline de St. Jules. She also calls many of the Lambs by their first names. They were all raised together. (Both Carolines married Lambs, and so after their marriages Lady Harriet would distinguish between them as "Caro-William" and "Caro-George," respectively.) But Lady Harriet never refers to anyone outside this close circle of people she knew from infancy by their Christian names; she always uses their correct titles. (However, these references are in written correspondence, and may or may not reflect the terms used in actual speech.) Among men, rather than first names, intimacy was usually shown by using the title alone, e.g., Sherringham, Wrotham (or some diminutive of it, like "Sherry" or "Hart"), or by using the last name alone, e.g., Fairfax. Occasionally first names were used among very close friends who, as mentioned above, attended boarding school together from a young age, especially if the boy didn't have the peerage while he was in school, but inherited it later (which is why Lord Wrotham's friends call him "George," while they call Lord Sherringham "Sherry": Sherry had already inherited his peerage when he met them all in school, while George inherited his after they had all grown up). Even spouses often maintained more formal modes of address than Christian names, even in private. Most often a lady would call her husband by his title alone, as his intimate friends or his family would, e.g., Chatham. Obviously it would depend upon the couple, and many factors might contribute, such as age disparity or actual intimacy, but a wife would almost always ref |
What two letters make up the Internet Country Code for Pakistan? | Pakistan Country Code 92 Country Code PK About Pakistan Hide CountryCode.org is your complete guide to make a call from anywhere in the world, to anywhere in the world. This page details Pakistan phone code. The Pakistan country code 92 will allow you to call Pakistan from another country. Pakistan telephone code 92 is dialed after the IDD. Pakistan international dialing 92 is followed by an area code. The Pakistan area code table below shows the various city codes for Pakistan. Pakistan country codes are followed by these area codes. With the complete Pakistan dialing code, you can make your international call. Rupee (PKR) Languages Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashto (alternate name, Pashtu) 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8% Electricity |
What is the christian name of the classical composer Dvorak? | Antonin Dvořák: Composer's life & music | Classic FM Antonin Dvořák Biography Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed the idioms of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák's most well known work is his Symphony No.9, 'From the New World'. Life and Music Antonin Dvorak was born the eldest of eight children in a small village north of Prague. Folk music accompanied every occasion, and Dvorak soon joined his father in the local band. He studied organ, violin, piano and, less successfully, German. In 1871, still with none of his music publicly performed or published, he left the orchestra to concentrate on composing, scratching a living by giving piano lessons. Antonin and Anna were wed on 17 November 1873 and enjoyed a long and fruitful marriage. In 1877, on recommendation by Brahms, the publisher Simrock commissioned Dvorak to write some Slavonic Dances for piano duet, aimed at the lucrative domestic market. Dvorak fast became an international celebrity, in some places almost overnight. In Berlin the sheet music sold out in one day. In 1891 Dvorak got an offer from Mrs Jeannette Thurber, the wife of a millionaire businessman, who wanted him as Director of the New Conservatory of Music in New York. For a little teaching and conducting, with four month's vacation, he would receive the unimaginable salary of $15, 000 - 25 times what he was paid in Prague, and worth about £500,000 in today's terms. The Dvoraks sailed to New York in autumn 1892, and their time in America produced three of his most famous works, the String Quartet No.12, 'American', the Cello Concerto in B minor; and the 'New World' Symphony. The last years of his life, Dvorak was content. He composed some short orchestral works and wrote his operatic masterpiece, Rusalka. When he died of a heart attack after a short illness, he was mourned as a national hero, and his music has remained popular ever since. Did you know? Dvorak was absolutely mad about trains and everything to do with them. When he was a teacher, he would always ask his pupils to describe in detail any train journeys that they had recently made! Dvořák: 15 facts about the great composer Czech composer Antonin Dvořák, famous for his Symphony No.9 'From the New World', was passionate about his homeland and its traditional music. |
Which African capital city is served by 'Kotoka Airport'? | Accra Airport Airline Information - ACC Airline Info Accra Airport Airline Information Kotoka International Airport: Airport Rd, Accra, Ghana Search Airport Hotels Ramada Resort Accra Coco Beach Being the largest airport in the country of Ghana, Kotoka International Airport is served by major airlines from Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Each airline offers a limited schedule because of the airport’s relatively remote location in the African Continent. Kotoka International Airport is well connected to multiple neighboring countries in Western Africa and North Africa thanks to several African carriers. Aero Contractors connects Ghana’s capital city of Accra with Nigeria’s capital city of Lagos. Air Burkina offers direct flights to largest city in the nation of Burkina Faso. Air Mali operates service to Mali’s capital while Air Namibia offers trips to the capital of Namibia. Antrak Air is a small airline company that is based at Kotoka International Airport. This regional airline connects Accra with other cities in Ghana such as Kumasi, Sunyani, Sekondi-Takoradi, and Tamale. Africa World Airlines is another small carrier that is headquartered in Ghana’s busiest airport. This domestic airline also provides service to Kumasi and Tamale. Kotoka International Airport also serves as a hub for the domestic airline company Starbow Airlines. In addition to offering several domestic flights, Starbow Airlines provides trips to the Ivory Coast and Benin. All of these domestic airline companies exclusively operate at the Terminal 1 building at Kotoka International Airport. All other airlines provide service in Terminal 2. Kotoka International Airport is also served by three of the largest airlines based in the African continent. EgyptAir offers flights to Cairo while Royal Air Maroc provides a gateway into Casablanca. South African Airways links Accra with Johannesburg. Other African airline companies that serve Kotoka International Airport include Arik Air, ASKY Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Gambia Bird, and Kenya Airways. Emirates, Middle East Airlines and Royal Jordanian connect Ghana’s main airport to the Middle East. The largest airport in Ghana is connected to several important European cities thanks to the service of a few flag carrier airlines. British Airways takes passengers to London Heathrow Airport, which is the largest airport in the United Kingdom. Amsterdam can be reached via KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Germany’s fifth largest city of Frankfurt is accessible via Lufthansa. Iberia airlines connects Ghana’s capital with Spain’s capital city Madrid. TAP Portgual operates flights to Lisbon and Turkish Airlines is the preferred choice for direct flights to Istanbul. Delta Air Lines is the only company that connects Kotoka International Airport to North America. This large U.S. carrier offers non-stop flights to New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Copyright © 2001-2017 Airport Hotel Guide, All Rights Reserved. 22707 S. Ellsworth Rd. Suite 104, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 |
Name the country in Europe which is double landlocked (surrounded by landlocked countries)? | Landlocked Countries - Geolounge Landlocked Countries 39 Total Shares A country is considered landlocked when it is surrounded on all sides by one or more other countries and therefore has no direct access to a coastline providing access to the oceans . Ad: How Many Countries are Landlocked? There are currently 48 countries (including four partially recognized states) that are completely surrounded by at least one other country. With the exception of two countries in South America (Bolivia and Paraguay) the rest of these 46 countries are found in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Map of Landlocked Countries Map of landlocked countries. There are 42 landlocked (green) and two double-landlocked (purple) countries . Map: NuclearVacuum ( Wikipedia ) Landlocked by a Single Country There are three countries that are completely landlocked (i.e. surrounded on all sides) by only country. Two of these countries are founded within the country of Italy. These single-country landlocked countries are: Lesotho which is surrounded by South Africa, San Marino, a state surrounded by Italy, and Vatican City which is a city-state surrounded by Rome, the capitol city of Italy. Double-Landlocked Countries Landlocked countries that are separated from the nearest ocean coastline but not one, but two countries, are known as double-landlocked or doubly-landlocked countries. The first country that is double-landlocked is the microstate of Liechtenstein located in central Europe which is immediately surrounded by the landlocked countries of Austria and Switzerland. The second country is located in central Asia, Uzbekistan which is surrounded by the landlocked countries of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Largest and Smallest Landlocked Countries The largest landlocked country is Kazakhstan in Central Asia with a land area of over 2.7 million kilometers. The smallest landlocked country is the city-state of Vatican City with an area of just 44 hectares (109 acres). List of Landlocked Countries |
Which European country's national flag is a horizontal tricolour: Red, White and Green? | Which countries' flags are green, white and red? | Reference.com Which countries' flags are green, white and red? A: Quick Answer Countries with national flags that are green, white and red include Algeria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Burundi, Hungary and Iran. Other countries with green, white and red national flags are Italy, Lebanon, Madagascar, Maldives, Mexico and Oman. Full Answer The national flags of Mexico and Italy are similar in appearance. From left to right, their flags display three solid vertical stripes of green, white and red. The center of the white portion of the Mexican flag features the country's coat of arms, an eagle with a serpent in its talon perched atop a prickly pear cactus. Italy's flag only has the solid stripes. The flags of Hungary, Bulgaria and Iran are also somewhat similar, displaying three solid horizontal stripes of green, white and red. From top to bottom, Hungary's flag displays stripes of red, white and green, while Bulgaria's flag is white, green and red from top to bottom. Iran's flag displays horizontal stripes of green, white and red from top to bottom. It includes "God is Great" written in white Kufic script on the edges of the green and red sections, and a red symbol of Iran in the center of the white portion. The rest of the flags feature combinations of green and red with various designs. The Madagascar flag has a white vertical bar on the left beside red and green horizontal bars on the right. The Belarus flag features a white-and-red decorative stripe. The flag of Oman displays a sword and two daggers. The Algerian flag has a red crescent moon and a star, and the flag of Lebanon depicts a green cedar tree. The Maldives flag has a white crescent moon on it, while the Burundi flag depicts four red stars. |
Which mythical creature had the head of an Eagle and the bodyand legs of a Lion? | Mythical Hybrids MYTHICAL HYBRIDS Go to A-Z List Hybrids, in the mythical realm, are creatures that combine the features and body parts of more than one real species. There are non-human versions that combine features of one or more animal species such as the basilisks , the Chimera and griffins . Then, there are also part human combinations such as the very popular centaurs and mermaids . Now, these mythical creatures seem as they have all the capabilities of being formidable beings especially when having, perhaps even mastering the command of all the strongest features of each of it's mixed species. On the other hand, some of the combinations you will read about will make you wonder how such creatures could even sustain themselves, let alone survive. This category is comprised of very well known, strong and mighty creatures. It also includes unsavoury beasts with all the necessary features and powers required to create the most horrifying and terrible nightmares possible. I mean, think of just simply crossing paths with a skinless mouse (or a skinless anything) never mind a huge headed man-horse like the Nuckelavee stretching his long arms about trying to grab at you - very creepy. THE A-Z LIST Adaro - Evil mermen sea spirits Adlet - Human and dog cross with red fur Ahuizotl - Dog and monkey cross with five hands Alkonost - A bird with the head of a beautiful woman Ammit - Female demon that is part lion, hippopotamus & crocodile Anubis - Tall human male with the head of a jackal Basilisk - Head and claws of a rooster with a reptile's body and tail Bastet - Female human with the head of a domesticated cat Catoblepas - Large boar's head, small pig's body with wings Centaur - Human horse hybrids, top half human with body of a horse Cerberus - Three headed canine with a mane of serpents Chimera - Head and body of a lioness, head of a goat, serpent's tail Cockatrice - Head, claws and wings of a rooster, reptile's body and tail Echidna - Upper half of a beautiful woman, lower body of a serpent Formorians - Large, deformed bodies made up of animal parts Gargoyles - Grotesque stone statues Goatman - A half goat, half man creature Gorgons - Woman's upper half, snakes for hair and a serpents body Griffin - Head, claws and wings of an eagle, body and tail of a lion Harpies - Top half of a witch, claws and wings of a vulture Hippocampi - Horses with a serpentine lower half Hippogriff - Head, wings and claws of an eagle - body of a horse Khnum - Strong human male with the head of a ram Lamia - Woman’s head, scaly body, four legs and a tail Leucrocuta - Horse's head and legs, neck and body of a lion Lusca - Large octopus/shark hybrid Manticore - Lion's body, human head, poisonous scorpion-like tail Merlion - Head of a lion, body of a large fish Mermaids - Beautiful women with a fish-like lower body Minotaur - Body of a human male with the head and tail of a bull Nuckelavee - Skinless monster, resembles popular hybrid - the Centaur Onocentaur - Top half human & lower half donkey Orthus - Two headed dog with a serpent's tail Perytons - Head of a deer with wings of an eagle Piasa - Face of a man, antlers, wings and four legs Satyr - Human upper body with goat-like legs & tail Scylla and Charybdis - Six headed monster and a deadly whirlpool Scorpion Men - Powerful half man and half scorpion mythical creatures Sekhmet - Lion head with a large human-like female body Serpopard - Falcon headed leopard with wings Sirens - Head and body of a woman, legs and wings of a bird Sphinx - Head of a woman, body of a lion with wings and a snake's tail Typhon - Enormous multi-headed monster with wings, serpent's body Weretiger - Half human and half tiger Werewolves - Large wolf-like body, long fangs, glowing eyes |
Which metal is sculptress Elizabeth Frink famous for using? | The Who's Who in Sculpture - ArtParkS Sculpture Park - Bringing Sculpture into the Open Patrick Barker BA (Hons), MRBS Patrick Barker`s charming, rounded, friendly figures have been snapped up by, amongst others, collectors in Holland, Austria, France, Germany, Singapore, Italy,. Luigi Bartolini Essere umano che scolpisce il legno Luigi Bartolini travaille le bois depuis plusieurs ann�es. Apres le tournage sur bois de ses d�buts il s`est adonne � la sculpture. Sa passion du bois lui . James Bayliss Stone Mason James Bayliss is currently working as a stone mason in Gloucestershire. He has acheived his NVQ Level 3 Banker Masonry and Level 3 Heritage Masonry. He also has. Stephen Beardsell BA (Hons), MA glass Stephen Beardsell, studied glass and ceramics at the University of Sunderland and achieved a BA honours degree in 2001, further studied masters degree 2006 agai. Nicola Beattie BA (Hons) Nicola Beattie`s work is elemental which shows influences of organic form and the world in which we live. Her semi-abstract sculptures often reflect plant forms. Juan Cabeza Quiles escultor especializado en granito Juan Cabeza es un escultor que usa m�todos tradicionales para la escultura en granito desde hace 30 a�os. Su amor y conocimiento del oficio son evidentes en su . Colin Caffell BAHons - Camberwell His sculptures are sensual, often erotic. Drawing frequently upon archetypal symbolism, his work is rich in the textures of human tenderness and passion ignited. Keith Calder Dip,Nature Conservation Keith Calder is a renowned South African sculptor, since 1987. He works with both the animal and human form and his bronzes range from miniature statues to. Manuel Garcia Calderon BA (Fine Art) Manuel Garcia Calderon is an observer of nature, synthesized simple forms defining the creations of nature in his sculptures. Always try to uncover the hidden m. Emanuela Camacci has graduated from the Sculpture Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Roe, Italy. She strives to explore the limites of various. Ione`s art has shown nationally since 1998 when, after years of world travel, a successful television, radio, theatre and film career in the performing arts, sh. Daniel Clahane MA (WSA), BA (Hons), ARBS He has work in private and public collections across the world who recognize his passion for releasing from stone the innate truth of the origins of the univers. Peter M Clarke BA (Hons), MRBS Peter M Clarke has exhibited his imaginative organic sculpture in innumerable outdoor and indoor exhibitions throughout Britain since graduating from Camberwell. Craig Clarke BA (Hons) Craig Clarke considers the many layers of existence through the tangled sculptural forms. Made from telephony wire used for the Internet and computer parts. Fou. Jane Clarke BFA (Hons) It`s a jungle out there and Jane`s work is a symbiotic landscape from shiny public art pieces to plasticine trees. Jane`s currently working on the plans to make. Exhibited in London, Woodstock, New York, Basle, Dublin, Cork etc etc, his work is in marble, stone and bronze. His pieces are avidly collected by pr. Sioban Coppinger BA (Hons), FRBS, FRSA Sioban studied sculpture at Bath Academy of Art and graduated with an honours degree in Sculpture in 1977. In the early years of her career she made figures for. David Corbett BA (Hons) After graduating from Wimbledon School of Art with a first class degree, David Corbett began a career as an independent sculptor. David is an international sell. David Cornell FRBS, FRSA David Cornell has worked with Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali. He has several works in British and Dutch Royal collections and has sculpted more of. - Miembro del "International Sculpture Center", (ISC) de 1999 a 2005.- - Miembro de la "Asociaci�n de Pintores y Escultores del Uruguay", (APEU).- - S. Lucia Corrigan BA course Fine Art Lucia Corrrigan was born in London and raised in kent consistantly surrounded by animals. She studied Art foundation at St. Martins school of Art and then went . Olivia Ferrier BA (Hons) Olivia Ferrier generally makes original pieces in |
Which car model is made by Citroen to rival the Renault Megane Scenic (ie. a small 'people carrier'). | Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6 HDi Desire - Car Keys Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6 HDi Desire Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6 HDi Desire review 03/06/2004 Select an option: Receive a brochure Request a quote Book a test drive In the early days of this magazine, one of the cars which attracted the most reader interest was the Citroen Picasso. It did not create the mini-MPV class - the Megane Scenic did that - but where Renault led, Citroen very effectively followed. Public enthusiasm was very high for a practical and stylish people-carrier which felt more or less like a normal car on the road. The game has moved on. Honda has entered the class, as have Mazda and Vauxhall and (not before time) Ford, among others. There has been a brand new Scenic, too, based on the latest-generation Megane. But the Picasso, though benefiting from some cosmetic work for the 2004 model year, is still at heart a soon-to-be-replaced Xsara. It no longer feels quite as clever as it once did, though that's mainly because the practicality of its younger rivals is more immediately obvious. Most of them have an array of cubby holes and storage compartments within sight of the driver's seat. The Picasso hides its oddments space in dark corners, though there is certainly a lot of it. My own favourite is the quite sizeable compartment underneath each of the rear passenger footwells, and I'm sure the Second Opinion of this car will mention at least one other. It did feel strange, however, to buy supplies at a service station, climb into the Picasso and not immediately find anywhere to put them. That would be less of a problem to an owner, who would know where all the hidey-holes were, and could also make good use of the enormous amount of space which opens up when the rear seats are tucked away. Driving the Picasso is made easier by the excellent view. In particular, nobody has yet made a better job than Citroen of allowing a good view at junctions with the areas of glass behind the windscreen pillars and in front of the doors. Properly sized glass, too - not like the peculiarly shaped portholes which feature in some rival cars and still leave large blind spots. On the move, though, the Picasso is beginning to feel like yesterday's news. The ride is okay, but the handling is a bit uncertain by current standards. Yes, of course a body which is high relative to its length and width will tend to move around quite a lot on it suspension; even so, other manufacturers have since made a better job of quelling the symptoms. In the early days of the Picasso one of its plus points was the fact that it felt remarkably like a car to drive. Nowadays it feels closer to a van. Despite all that, in one respect the Picasso as tested here feels bang up-to-date. It uses the new 1.6-litre turbo diesel engine with a maximum of 108bhp (the 110 figure in the car's name is the equivalent in metric PS units). Not long ago that would have been considered an impressive figure for a 1.6 petrol unit, and even now it would imply a certain sturdiness. For a diesel it is remarkable. I had to keep checking that it really was a 1.6, because in country motoring I couldn't quite convince myself that it was so small. The torque figure tells the story. In normal circumstances the engine will produce an impressive 177lb/ft down at 1750rpm, and a quick blast of turbo overboost raises that still further to 191lb/ft whenever you need it, for example when an overtaking manoeuvre has to be sorted out quickly. According to the results of the official economy test it should be possible to get around 60 miles from a gallon of juice on a long run, though it's worth pointing out that at no point in that process would the overboost facility kick in (see our fuel economy testing feature, and in particular the remarks about maximum acceleration). Likewise, the usefully low CO2 figure of 131g/km doesn't necessarily translate into real-world conditions, but in terms of taxation the official number is all that matters. And if driven more gently than it was when I had it this Picasso should be able to go a long way between |
What is the German for Thursday? | Translation of Thursday in German Translation of Thursday in German English Thursday is the fourth day of the week and very close to the weekend. Donnerstag ist der fünfte Tag der Woche und sehr nahe am Wochenende. on thursday evening Thursday donnerstag He was asking the doormen to let us and our friends from Holland in, and so they did. In addition, the guy we met was paying our entrance or got us a free entrance. We do not know and probably never will. In the end we decided to try something new, and although we are not great "fans" of South East Asia, we agreed on going to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and if there would be enough time Hong Kong. Breakfast was really nice, since the hotel had a nice buffet and good coffee. We than went to look for a car rental service to get a car for the day. We wanted to drive around the lakes region. |
In the Bible, how many 'Tribes of Israel' are there? | How Many Tribes of Israel? How Many Tribes of Israel? by Charles Voss I have been asked, “Why do you say there are thirteen tribes of Israel when everybody knows there are only twelve”? The answer is that it depends on whether a person is referring to the actual number of tribes, or the number of tribes that received a land inheritance, or the number mentioned in the NT book of Revelation. To see it fully we will look at the Aid to Bible Understanding: “The tribal arrangement in Israel was based on descent from the twelve sons of Jacob (Gen 29:32-30:24; 35:16-18). These “twelve patriarchal families" produced the “twelve tribes of Israel” (Gen 49:1-28). However, Jacob blessed Joseph’s two sons, Manasseh the older and Ephraim the younger, and said: “Ephraim and Manasseh will become mine like [his actual sons] Reuben and Simeon” (Gen. 48:5, 13-20). When the various tribes received their land inheritance in the Promised Land (Josh. chaps. 13-19), there was no “tribe of Joseph.” Instead, “the sons of Joseph,” Manasseh and Ephraim were counted as distinct tribes in Israel, thus giving thirteen tribes. “However, as ETERNAL had arranged this did not increase the tribes of Israel receiving an inheritance to thirteen, because the Levites got no land inheritance. ETERNAL had chosen the “tribe of Levi” (Num 1:49) in place of the firstborn of the other tribes and they became the priestly tribe (Ex 13:1-2; Num 3:6-13-41; Deut 10:8-9; 18:1). “When Moses blessed the tribes (Deut 33:6-24) Simeon was not mentioned by name, perhaps because the tribe was greatly reduced in size and its land portion was to be enclosed in the territory of Judah. However, in Ezekiel’s vision of the "holy contribution" and the twelve tribes, the tribes listed are the same as those who received a land inheritance as given in the book of Joshua (Ezek 48:1-8, 23-28). The tribe of Levi was located within the “holy contribution” in Ezekiel’s vision (Ezek. 48:9-14, 22.)” [1] When the tribe of Joseph is mentioned, Ephraim is usually mentioned immediately following. This shows that the name Ephraim was given preference. Thus, the phrase “The House of Ephraim” is frequently used to refer to the “House of Israel.” Notice in this series of verses Joseph and Ephraim are mentioned together whereas Manasseh is listed separately: Num 1:32-33 “Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war. Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred: Num 1:34 “Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war. Another point is that Ephraim is linked with his father Joseph, whereas Manasseh is linked with his grandfather Jacob: Num 1:10 “Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim (#H669); Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh (#H4519); Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.” The English word “Ephraim” comes from the Hebrew word “'Ephrayim;” Strong’s (#H669) states that it means “double fruit; Ephraim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.” Whereas the English word Manasseh comes from the Hebrew word “Menashsheh;” Strong’s (#H4519) states that it means “causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descending from him, and its territory. Thus it is abundantly clear that Joseph was replaced by his two sons thus there are thirteen tribes and not twelve. The names of the thirteen tribes are stated in Numbers as Moses was taking a census of all that were able to go to war: Num 1:21-45 “Reuben (the oldest son of Jacob) Simeon, Gad, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Ephraim (son of Joseph), Manasseh, Benjamin, Dan, Asher, and Naphtali. Num 1:47,50 “This total does not include the Levites, for ETERNAL had said to Moses, ‘ Exempt the entire tri |
In which English county is the resort of Minehead? | The Beach Hotel, Minehead, UK - Booking.com The Beach Hotel The Avenue, Minehead, TA24 5AP, United Kingdom – Great location - show map Excellent location – rated 9.4/10! Rated by guests after their stay at The Beach Hotel. Lock in a great price for The Beach Hotel – rated 9 by recent guests! Enter dates Wonderful 9 /10 Score from 423 reviews Cleanliness Free WiFi 7.2 room was totally clean and comfortable bed. Breakfast was yum. Stuffs were really nice and friendly. Location was great - sea side, nearby bus stop, mountain and park at the corner. Steam train is just opposite to the hotel. This was my first holiday trip in England and i enjoyed it fully. We went there in January, so didn't see that much people around- almost empty but it was a great city skip. I can say it that in summer this place will get full of people and will become really enjoyable. Rashedul, United Kingdom Really friendly and welcoming staff. Excellent breakfast and beautiful, well equipped, clean rooms. Clare, United Kingdom Very friendly staff Pleasant room Great breakfast Keith, United Kingdom Ideally placed right on the seafront , staff really helpful and friendly and breakfast was spot on Nigel, United Kingdom Superb location alongside the heritage railway station and overlooking the beach, on the main road with plenty of restaurants, bars and shopping centre, Stephen, United Kingdom The staff were really lovely! Reception, lady that showed me to my room and boy at breakfast. Great value for money. Melissa, United Kingdom Welcoming and extremely helpful staff - excellent service - excellent location, very good food and good sized room with lovely sea view. Stayed with our dog (Boris) who was spoilt by all the staff especially the chef!! Karen, United Kingdom Staff was exceptional. Room was clean. Location couldn't be closer to the ocean. Russell, United States of America Great location, lovely view of sea and steam railway from our room. Really good breakfast. Nice seaside decor. Cerri, United Kingdom perfect location, staff were brilliant and room was fabulous great sea views and nice and large Clive, United Kingdom 9.4 One of our bestsellers in Minehead! This property is 1 minute walk from the beach. The Beach Hotel offers incredible views across the Bristol Channel and the West Somerset Railway. Situated in Minehead, this luxurious hotel is on the outskirts of Exmoor National Park. Some rooms at The Beach Hotel offer a flat-screen TV and complimentary toiletries, along with views over the seafront or the town. All rooms benefit from an en-suite bath or shower room. The dog-friendly Beach Hotel is ideally situated for exploring Minehead's wealth of heritage and local attractions. Guests can enjoy mountain biking, kayaking, and kite-surfing. Exmoor National Park offers numerous walking and cycling trails, along with quiet beaches and secluded coves. There is a drying room and equipment storage facilities at the hotel. We speak your language! The Beach Hotel has been welcoming Booking.com guests since Mar 14, 2014 Hotel Rooms: 12 녡 “excellent quality of food” 66 related reviews 낍 Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.4) Special breakfast options: Lock in a great price for your upcoming stay Get instant confirmation with FREE cancellation on most rooms! Check-in Date We Price Match When would you like to stay at The Beach Hotel? Sorry, we can only search for stays of up to 30 days. You can always contact Customer Service to request a longer stay once you’ve chosen your hotel. Your check-in date is invalid. Your departure date is invalid. Check-in Date Adults Children The most recent booking for this hotel was made on Jan 18 at 10:04 PM from Australia. Max Max children: 1 (up to 4 years of age) Economy Family Room Luxury Double or Twin Room Show prices Deluxe Double Room Show prices Just booked in Minehead: 2 hotels like The Beach Hotel were just booked on our site An Inside Look at The Beach Hotel We are proud to mention that we are a charity. In November 2013 the iconic Beach Hotel was purchased by YMCA Somerset Coast Group, who |
Which group had 1967 hits with 'Night Of Fear' and 'I Can HearThe Grass Grow'? | The Move - I Can Hear The Grass Grow (1967) - YouTube The Move - I Can Hear The Grass Grow (1967) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Mar 5, 2016 The Move were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s from Birmingham, England. Classic line-up: Carl Wayne (1943-2004) (vocalist, guitarist, singer), Roy Wood (bassist-vocalist), Chris 'Ace' Kefford (guitariast-vocalist), Bev Bevan (drums) and Trevor Burton (guitarist/vocalist). Originally Chris 'Ace' Kefford was the leader, but for most of their career, the Move was led by guitarist, singer and songwriter Roy Wood. He also wrote all the group's UK singles and, from 1968 on, also sang lead vocals on many songs, although Carl Wayne was the main lead singer up to 1970. The band scored their first hit with Night Of Fear, peaking at # 2 on the UK charts February 2nd, 1967 and was held back from the top spot by The Monkees and I'm A Believer. Their second single called I Can Hear The Grass Grow peaked - as seen here - peak at # 5 on May 10th. Third single Flowers In The Rain, with sound effects of rain pouring down, became the first chart single played on BBC Radio 1 when it began broadcasting at 7am on 30 September 1967, introduced by Tony Blackburn. The Move had switched record labels from Deram to Regal Zonophone. A promotional campaign for Flowers In The Rain included a cartoon a picture postcard showing then UK Prime Minister - Harold Wilson - in bed with his secretary, Marcia Williams. The idea had ben launched bt Tony Seconda, without consulting the band. Wilson sued The Move for libel. The group lost the court case and had to pay all costs, and all royalties earned by the song, which otherwise would have belonged to Wood as composer, were awarded to charities of Wilson's choice. Secunda was fired. In March 1968, The Move got to # 3 with Fire Brigade. It was held back from the top spot by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich and The Legend Of Xanadu at # 2 and Cinderella Rockefella by Esther & Abi Ofarim at # 1. Roy Wood sang lead vocal, together with Carl Wayne. Same time Kefford left, reducing the band to four members. Summer 1968, their fifth single Wild Tiger Woman did not chart and sunk without a trace. But then came back with their most commercial song to date, Blackberry Way. The song topped the UK charts for one week on February 11, 1969, toppling Albatross by Fleetwood Mac. Wayne quit the group in January 1970. In came Jeff Lynne and Rick Price as new band members. The Move had a few more hits: Curly (# 12; 1969), Brontosaurus (# 7; 1970), Tonight (# 11; 1971), Chinatown (#23; 1972) and California Man (# 7; 1972). The latter being their farewell single. Shortly after, the band crumbled and disbanded in June 1972. Lynne, Wood and Bev Bevan became the founding members of a new band: Electric Light Orchestra. Category |
Who starred as ageing actress 'Margo Channing' in the 1950 film 'All About Eve'? | All About Eve (1950) - 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 An ingenue insinuates herself into the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends. Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz (written for the screen by) Stars: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Watch the video Related News a list of 25 titles created 17 Jul 2011 a list of 23 titles created 20 Oct 2011 a list of 23 titles created 18 Mar 2012 a list of 41 titles created 9 months ago a list of 28 titles created 8 months ago Title: All About Eve (1950) 8.3/10 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 6 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 17 nominations. See more awards » Videos A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. Director: Billy Wilder When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. Director: Billy Wilder A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. Director: Billy Wilder Fred Dobbs and Bob Curtin, two Americans searching for work in Mexico, convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Director: John Huston A spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story. Director: Frank Capra An insurance representative lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions. Director: Billy Wilder A self-conscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husband's dead first wife. Director: Alfred Hitchcock An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses. Director: Elia Kazan Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime. Director: Carol Reed A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down. Director: Frank Capra A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound. Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly Stars: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression. Director: John Ford Edit Storyline Eve (Anne Baxter) is waiting backstage to meet her "idol" aging Broadway Star, Margo Channing (Bette Davis). It all seems innocent enough as Eve explains that she has seen Margo in EVERY performance of the current play she is in. Only Playright critic DeWitt (George Sanders) sees through Eve's evil plan, which is to take her parts and fiancé, Bill Simpson (Gary Merrill) When the fiancé shows no interest, she tries for playwright Hugh Marlowe (Lloyd Richards) but DeWitt stops her. After she accepts her award, she decides to skip the after-party and goes to her room, where we find a young woman named Phoebe, who snuck into her room and fell asleep. This is where the "Circle of Life" now comes to fruition as Eve is going to get played the way she did Margo. It's all about women---and their men! Genres: 15 January 1951 (Sweden) See more » Also Known As: $10,177 (USA) (6 October 2000) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Barbara Bel Geddes , Shirley Booth , Arlene Dahl , Joan Fontaine , Patricia Neal , Nancy Reagan , Alexis Smith , Ann Sothern , Margaret Sullavan , Jessica Tandy and Ruth Warrick were all considered for the role of Karen Richards. See more » Goofs Sitting on the stair step behind Eve, Bill leans his right arm on his legs. In the |
Who was the first and lastExecutive President of the USSR? | Mikhail Gorbachev the First and the Last President of the USSR :: people :: Russia-InfoCentre the First and the Last President of the USSR Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was born on the 2nd of March in 1931 in the village of Privolnoye to a rural family. In 1950 he finished school and was accepted for the faculty of law of Moscow State University. Later in 1952 he became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. After his graduation in 1955 Gorbachev was sent to Stavropol to the local prosecutor’s office, where he worked till 1962 gradually passing from one post to another. In 1962 Mikhail continued his political career in the bodies of the Soviet Communist Party and was appointed the head of the department of the Stavropol rural local committee. Starting September 1966 Gorbachev worked as the first secretary of the Stavropol City Committee, then in August of 1968 he was elected the second secretary and in April of 1970 he got the position of the first secretary of the Stavropol Regional Committee. In 1971 Gorbachev became a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Thus, step by step Mikhail Sergeyevich was rising from low ranks and in 1985 he was appointed the General Secretary of the Communist Party. The year of 1985 turned to be a landmark in the history of the country. It was the end of Brezhnev’s epoch, the time associated with considerably quiet period at the political arena. It was the beginning of great changes, attempts to reform the existent mode of the ruling organization. This period got the name of Perestroika and still raises different feelings in the souls of former Soviet citizens. One of the first steps undertaken by Gorbachev as the head of the Soviet Union was the all-Russian anti-alcohol campaign. The government artificially increased the prices on alcohol products, the amount of which was limited in the shops. Besides, all the vineyards were destroyed. The results of the campaign were deplorable: the people replaced wine and vodka with home-brew and various substitutes. In 1986-1987 Gorbachev laid a course for glasnost and democratization in all spheres of life. The resolution on Glasnost was passed in July, 1988 at the XIX Conference of the Communistic Party of the Soviet Union. In March 1990 a new Press Law making Mass Media Resources partially free of control came into force. In May 1989 Gorbachev was elected as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. However, not all Mikhail Sergeyevich’s initiatives were met with approval. The people noticed some sort of inconsequence in reforms: laws on development of cooperation and fight against speculation were enacted almost simultaneously. Starting 1985 the official meetings of Gorbachev and Presidents of the USA Ronald Reagan and George Bush, as well as presidents and prime ministers of other countries became frequent. The Fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunion of Germany and withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan occurred during the reign of Mikhail Gorbachev. The agreement signed in Paris in 1990 by the head of the USSR and presidents and prime ministers of European countries as well as Canada and the USA put the end to the period known as the Cold War. Growing crisis in internal affairs and economy speeded up the collapse of the Soviet Union and in the first part of 1990 almost all Soviet Republics announced sovereignty. 25 December of 1991 Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev retired from his post of the president of the USSR. In 1996 he was a candidate at the presidential elections. In 2000 – he appeared as the leader of the Russian Social Democratic Party. In 2003 Mikhail Gorbachev presented his book under the title “Grani Globalizatsii”. Today Mikhail Sergeyevich is the president of the International Fund of Social Economical and Political Research. Link to Mikhail Gorbachev's Nobel Lecture: |
In which musical does thesong 'Don't Rain On My Parade' appear? | Don't Rain on my Parade - Phrase Meaning, Idiom Origins knowyourphrase.com - The Meanings and Origins For Many Common Idioms and Phrases R To spoil someone's fun or plans; ruining a pleasurable moment This phrase looks to have originated from a popular 1964 song called "Don't Rain on my Parade," written by Bob Merrill and composed by Jule Styne. It was sung during the musical Funny Girl. Due to the fact that I am unable to find the phrase in writing before this time, I've concluded this song must be where the expression came from, and if not, then it at least popularized the term. There are several examples from 1964 that are talking about the song. For instance, in the Cumberland Evening Times, it says: "Composer Jule Stype and lyricist - Bob Merrill are at the top in their specialities, and they have provided several good songs . . . But they have let Miss Stresiand down in two vital numbers, 'Don't Rain on my Parade' and 'Who Are You Now?' with the result that the show suffers." Shortly after its debut, the name of the song began to be used in a figurative sense by people, as seen in Mademoiselle from 1969: "And the next day, when five members of Parliament drop into Boston unexpectedly, and the sound system for a dark dedication is lost en route, and it looks like it might rain on her parade, she'll need that extra time." * Not to rain on your parade, but Bill is sick at home and won't be making it for dinner. * Jake, I do not want you to be raining on my parade and spoiling what happens at the end of the movie; I want it to be a surprise! Note: The origins for most idioms are unclear. Often times, the origins you see listed are plausible theories to how an idiom came to be, but not necessarily so. The quotes you see that contain the phrase are the oldest that I could find, but it's very possible there are older recordings somewhere, so if you know of any, let me know! Keep in mind, just because you see a saying in a newspaper from 1850 does not mean it originated in that year, or from that newspaper. In all likelihood, if a saying is already being used in a form of media like that, it's probably from an earlier time. The purpose of these old quotes is to show, with proof, how old some phrases go back in history. Know Your Phrase - An Alphabetical List of Common Phrases, Sayings and Idioms With Their Meanings > R-Letter Expressions |
What is the correct way of addressing an Ambassador? | US Ambassador FYI, here is what's come in to the Blog that relates to this office/rank. For recent questions sent in, check out Robert Hickey's Blog . For specific offices/ranks, check out Robert Hickey's On-Line Guide . How to Address a Retired / Former US Ambassador? How do I address a retired American Ambassador? He was a member of the U.S. Foreign Service so he was a diplomat for a long time before he was an ambassador. -- Carol Bentley How do I address someone who served as an American Ambassador? He was a close personal friend of The President and served for four years. -- Keith Inge Dear Ms. Bentley & Mr. Inge: Any retired or former ambassador is addressed on the envelope, or in the address block of the letter, in the standard style used for addressing high US officials: The Honorable (Full name) And, in the salutation or conversation he/she would be addressed as: Dear Ambassador (Surname), The difference between ambassadors will arise when you introduce them, describe them, give their title, or identify them in writing. How to identify a political appointee who served as a Ambassador? Those appointed to serve as a U.S. ambassador after a career in another field (typically they serve just one administration, more or less) are introduced as: Ambassador of the United States to (Name of Country) from Year to Year or Former Ambassador of the United States to (Name of Country) Who can be identified as a "Career Ambassador, Retired"? There are certain individuals who can be identified as a Career Ambassador. They have been accorded the “Personal Rank of Career Ambassador” by the President. If you do a web search for "career-ambassador U.S. Department of State" you find the list. There aren't many. This small category of ambassadors is introduced or identified as: Career Ambassador of the Foreign Service of the United States of America, Retired Who can be identified as a "Ambassador, Retired"? Career U.S. Foreign Service Officers who have served as a U.S. Ambassador at one or more U.S. embassies are introduced or identified as: Ambassador of the United States of America, Retired How to Address an Ambassador: Your Excellency? or The Honorable? I see some ambassador's names written as The Honorable (full name) and others as His Excellency (full name). Which is correct? The ambassador who is coming is the French Ambassador. How should I write his name? ~ The Diva of Diplomats 1) An ambassador of the United States is addressed by US citizens as: The Honorable (full name) The Ambassador of the United States of America (Address) The form -- the Honorable -- is used because US citizens formally address their own officials as the Honorable (Full Name). 2) Any foreign ambassador is addressed as: His/Her Excellency (full name) The Ambassador of (official name of country) (Address) Form #2 is standard around the world for addressing ambassadors. Even US ambassadors are addressed as His/Her/Your Excellency when they serve abroad by citizens of the countries in which they are serving. Thus, the French Ambassador to the USA is addressed as: His Excellency (full name) The Ambassador of the French Republic (Address) How to Address Current Ambassadors At-Post (In the Country where They Serve) vs. Back Home (In the USA)? We are doing an overview of usage of the title Your Excellency to the Ambassadors (of the State and accredited to the country) when accompanying their Heads of State or Government abroad. I would like to know - 1) Would you address your Ambassador (USA ambassador accredited in UK) with "Your Excellency" when taking part of the official visit by the President of the USA to UK? 2) Would you address UK Ambassador accredited in USA with "Your Excellency" when t |
For which edible fungus is Perigord, France famous? | Famous French Food Famous French Food Famous french food is created using ingredients renowned for being the Food of France. Specialities the french call their own!! France is full of Famous Foods, creating food delicacies is in french history. That's why French Food is respected all over the world. Some of the world's most expensive and famous foods come from France. Their rareness and the techniques used to make them, are sometimes very time consuming and questionable. From Provincial French Cooking to Nouvelle Cuisine the ingredients can remain the same, made famous by just presenting them differently. Personally, I prefer the rustic, farmhouse approach, that is why I created this site. To try and take French Cuisine back to it's roots, and to make you realise that you don't have to be a 'masterchef' to cook Famous French Food. Foie Gras is one of the most popular and well-known delicacies in French cuisine and its flavour is described as rich, buttery, and delicate..... Truffles or Truffes in France, are a group of valuable and highly sought-after, edible underground fungi. The most saught after truffle is the Black truffle or Black Périgord Truffle..... Ceps 'Cèpes' is one of the most famous foods in France. These are wild mushrooms that are edible and grow all over the contryside in France.... Confits As the name suggests, confits is basically a technique in preservation. Preserving meats has been nesseccary in the past due to the lack of refrigeration.... Roquefort Cheese is made from ewe's-milk and comes from the south of France. ie Roquefort-sur-Soulzon. Roquefort is rated as one of the world's greatest blue cheeses.... Brie Cheese is perhaps one of the most famous of the 400+ French cheese's in France. The original 'Brie' and 'Brie-de-Meaux' come from the smallest french province of France, Ile de France. Walnuts are famous in the Perigord region of France. Walnut trees are grown all over the south east area of France. They seem to be confined to the Dordogne valley and the countryside which borders it.... Sweet Chestnuts are most famous from the Perigord region and surrounding areas. They were once the most important foodstuff in this area.... Clafouti is possibly the most famous traditional dessert from the south west of France. 'Le Clafouti' is traditionally made with wild cherries and comes from Limousin. Cassoulet is in my opinion one of the best traditional country dishes from France. Hearty and delicious, made well it 'warms the soul' Bouillabaisse 'fish soup' is probably the most famous traditional recipe from Provence. Originating from Marseille, the more people it is made for, the more different types of seafood are in it. Crepes A traditional french recipe that exists all over France. Can be sweet or savoury and filled with practically anything you want. Garbure is a thick meat, bean and vegetable soup. Garbure is a Famous Traditional French Recipe from the South-West of France. Fruit Tart 'Tarte aux Fruits' is a famous french food found in bakeries all over France. This recipe is Traditional to the Region of Provence. Tartiflette Savoyarde This is a traditional alpine recipe, especially delicious in the lodge after a day of skiing or snowshoeing. Beef Bourguignon When I started to research recipies for beef Bourguignon, I realised that like most French foods there are hundreds of different variations of the recipe French Toast Butter bread dip it in egg put on a pan and cook it on the stove for 3 minutes on each side then you eat it |
In 'Scrabble', how many 'D' tiles are there? | How many of each letter are there in Scrabble? | Reference.com How many of each letter are there in Scrabble? A: Quick Answer In Scrabble, J, K, Q, X and Z have one tile each; there are two B, C, F, H, M, P, V, W and Y tiles; there are three G tiles, four D, L, S and U tiles, six N, R and T tiles, eight O tiles, nine A and I tiles and 12 E tiles. There are 100 tiles total. Full Answer In Scrabble, players earn points by making words. Each letter is worth a specific number of points, and there are special squares on the board that increase the value of letters or words that are placed on those squares. The most common letters are worth the least amount of points. For example, all of the letters that have four or more tiles in the game are worth only one point. The letter D is the only exception to this rule, and D is worth two points. The rarest letters in the game are J, K, Q, X and Z, and these letters are worth 8, 5, 10, 8 and 10 points respectively. If a Scrabble player has all of a word except a letter or two, he can use this list of tiles to figure out whether or not his desired tile might be in the bag. For instance, if the player needs an M, and there are already two on the board, that means that there are no M tiles in the bag. |
Who played Queen Elizabeth II in the film 'Naked Gun'? | When Leslie Nielsen Chased Queen Elizabeth II in 'Naked Gun' When Leslie Nielsen Chased Queen Elizabeth II in 'Naked Gun' Pin it Share Queen Elizabeth II turned 90 on Thursday, and while people celebrated around the globe, fans of the Naked Gun series remembered the importance her character played in the first film. Lt. Frank Drebin, played by the late legendary Leslie Nielsen, had his hands full in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! trying to protect Queen Elizabeth II, played by Jeannette Charles, when she visited Los Angeles. The 1988 slapstick comedy directed by David Zucker also starred Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, Ricardo Montalban and, yes, O.J. Simpson. In the film, there is a plot to assassinate the queen by evildoer Vincent Ludwig, portrayed by the late Montalban. The queen's character got plenty of screen time and was featured in some of the most classic jokes, including throwing out maybe the best first pitch ever. The real Queen Elizabeth II attended her first baseball game in the U.S. in May 1991 when the Oakland A's played Baltimore Orioles. Nielsen met the real queen in 2005. |
What is the MKSA or SI unit of electric charge? | What is the unit of charge in mks system? - Quora Quora Mayur, the Coulomb, according to my search. 561 Views · Answer requested by Written Jan 2, 2015 As a black person reared by black parents, and growing up around black people, I can tell you black children are given very little leeway to talk back or challenge parents or other adults. It's just not done. Respect for parents in a black household means doing what you are told when you are told to do it, a healthy awareness that kids are subordinate to the parents so long as they live under t... |
Who followed Kruschev as Soviet Prime Minister in 1964? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 15 | 1964: Khrushchev 'retires' as head of USSR 1964: Khrushchev 'retires' as head of USSR Nikita Khrushchev has unexpectedly stepped down as leader of the Soviet Union. The official Soviet news agency, Tass, announced that a plenary meeting of the Communist Party Central Committee had accepted Mr Khrushchev's request to depart "in view of his advanced age and the deterioration of his health". Mr Khrushchev, who is 70, took over as First Secretary of the Central Committee soon after Stalin's death. He has held the role of both party leader and prime minister since 1958. These posts will now be divided with 57-year-old Leonid Brezhnev heading the Soviet Communist Party, while 60-year-old Alexei Kosygin, will take the post of prime minister. The news has come as a shock to Soviet diplomats in London who were unaware that their leader might be unwell. 'Peaceful co-existence' Governments of Western Europe have also been taken aback and fear the new leadership might shift away from Mr Khrushchev's policy of peaceful co-existence with the West. A flamboyant character, Mr Khrushchev is described in the Times newspaper today as "the most colourful leader world communism has produced". He took over from Joseph Stalin when he died in 1953. In 1955 he began the first of several visits abroad to improve Soviet relations with the rest of Europe, America and Asia. His first stop was Yugoslavia where he apologised in person to Marshal Josef Tito for Stalin's attack on Yugoslav Communism in 1948. His denunciation of Stalin in 1956 in what's known as the "secret speech" to the 20th Party Congress gave Soviet satellite states such as Poland and Hungary new hope of more political freedom - which were soon crushed by Warsaw Pact troops. During this speech, he also laid down the foundations of his foreign policy, moving away from the belligerent approach to capitalism and towards co-existence and competition. For Western leaders, his brash and extrovert sense of humour was a refreshing change from the stern image of previous Soviet public figures. He courted socialist parties abroad and encouraged cultural exchanges. But his temper sometimes got the better of him - like the time he famously hit the table with his shoe during a United Nations debate in 1960 - and he was quick to warn of the USSR's nuclear weapons capability in his speeches in the international arena. His leadership will also be remembered for bringing the world close to nuclear war by placing Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. |
In which Irish city doesthe 'Salmon Weir Bridge' span the River Corrib? | Salmon Weir in Galway City, Ireland - Lonely Planet © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors Upstream from Salmon Weir Bridge, which crosses the River Corrib just east of Galway Cathedral, the river cascades down the great weir, one of its final descents before reaching Galway Bay. The weir controls the water levels above it, and when the salmon are running you can often see shoals of them waiting in the clear waters before rushing upriver to spawn. The salmon and sea-trout seasons usually span February to September, but most fish pass through the weir during May and June. Cultural & Theme Tours activity |
What nationality was the explorer and navigator Vitus Bering? | Vitus Bering | Danish explorer | Britannica.com Danish explorer Alternative Title: Vitus Jonassen Bering Vitus Bering Fyodor Petrovich, Count Litke Vitus Bering, in full Vitus Jonassen Bering (born 1681, Horsens , Denmark —died December 19, 1741, Bering Island , near the Kamchatka Peninsula ), navigator whose exploration of the Bering Strait and Alaska prepared the way for a Russian foothold on the North American continent. Ships in Vitus Bering’s expedition sinking in the waters off the Aleutian Islands, 1741. North Wind Picture Archives/Alamy After a voyage to the East Indies , Bering joined the fleet of Tsar Peter I the Great as a sublieutenant. In 1724 the tsar appointed him leader of an expedition to determine whether Asia and North America were connected by land, because Russia was interested both in colonial expansion in North America and in finding a northeast passage—i.e., a sea route to China around Siberia . (In 1648 a Russian, Semyon Dezhnyov, had sailed through the Bering Strait, but his report went unnoticed until 1736.) On July 13, 1728, Bering set sail from the Siberian peninsula of Kamchatka and in August passed through the Bering Strait into the Arctic Ocean. Bad weather prevented thorough observation, and, though he did not sight the North American coast, he concluded that Siberia and America were not joined. During the reign of Empress Anna , Bering sought to undertake a second expedition. His simple plan, however, was expanded into Russia’s Great Northern Expedition (1733–43), which mapped much of the Arctic coast of Siberia. On June 4, 1741, Bering sailed from Kamchatka in the St. Peter, joined by Aleksey Chirikov commanding the St. Paul. A storm later separated the ships, and Chirikov went on to discover several Aleutian Islands independently. Bering sailed into the Gulf of Alaska on August 20. Anxious to get his ship back to safety, he was able to reconnoitre only the southwestern coast, the Alaska Peninsula , and the Aleutian Islands. Suffering from scurvy , he was unable to maintain effective command, and the ship was wrecked early in November on the shore of Bering Island, near Kamchatka. After his death there, a few survivors were able to reach Siberia and brought news of excellent fur-trading possibilities in the Aleutians and Alaska. Learn More in these related articles: |
Near which English city is the Lightwater Valley theme park to be found? | Lightwater Valley Theme Park (North Stainley, England): Top Tips Before You Go - TripAdvisor Recommended length of visit: More than 3 hours Description: Please Note: We are now closed for the 2016 season. We re-open on Sat 01... Please Note: We are now closed for the 2016 season. We re-open on Sat 01 April 2017. Escape to Lightwater Valley and discover the excitement of a day bursting with thrills, chills and adventure for the whole family, whatever the weather! Mini adventures are for our youngest guests. Rides and activities include the UK's largest Angry Birds Activity Park, the Lightwater Express train ride, Eagle's Creek Farm complete with tractor rides and animals, and the Lightwater Falconry Centre with daily flying shows. (1-5 Years) Mega adventures are suitable for our junior thrill seekers. Rides include the splashtastic Falls of Terror, Wild River Rapids, and swashbuckling pirate fun in Skeleton Cove aboard speedy Skull Rock and the tummy tickling Flying Cutlass. (5-9Years /over 1m in height) Ultimate adventures are for anyone with the nerves to face up to the challenge! Feel the power and the grip of our Eagle's Claw, before climbing aboard Europe's longest roller coaster - The Ultimate and venturing into the world of Raptor Attack's abandoned mineshaft. (9 - Adults and over 1.2M in height) Lightwater Valley Theme Park, Ripon, North Yorkshire is open 23 March - 30 October 2016. Please note:at certain times of the year we are only open on weekend days, please check website for exact opening dates and times. read more Terrible “It's a theme park” Some really good areas. I, along with my grandchildren, particularly liked the angry birds section, There are a good selection of rides to suit all ages. The larger rides like the... read more Reviewed 2 days ago |
Who was the Leader of the Labour Party from 1931 to 1935, when he resigned because of his pacifist views? | Labour party uk | Politicalideology Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Politics of the United KingdomPolitical parties Elections The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. Labour surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after which it formed a majority government under Clement Attlee. Labour was also in government from 1964 to 1970 under Harold Wilson and from 1974 to 1979, first under Wilson and then James Callaghan. The Labour Party was last in government between 1997 and 2010 under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, beginning with a majority of 179, reduced to 167 in 2001 and 66 in 2005. Having won 258 seats in the 2010 general election, Labour is the Official Opposition in a hung parliament to the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government. Labour is also the leading partner in the Welsh Government, the main opposition party in the Scottish Parliament and has 13 members in the European Parliament. The Labour Party is a member of the Socialist International. Contents Edit The party grew out of the trade union movement and socialist political parties of the 19th century seeking representation for workers. It describes itself as a "democratic socialist party"[3]. However, since the "New Labour" project began, a larger proportion of its support has come from middle-class voters[citation needed] and many perceive this support as key to Labour's electoral success since 1997[citation needed].[3] Historically the party was broadly in favour of socialism, as set out in Clause Four[4] of the original party constitution, and advocated socialist policies such as public ownership of key industries, government intervention in the economy, redistribution of wealth, increased rights for workers, the welfare state, publicly-funded healthcare and education. Beginning in the late-1980s under the leadership of Neil Kinnock, and subsequently under John Smith and Tony Blair, the party moved away from socialist positions and adopted free market policies, leading many observers to describe the Labour Party as Social Democratic or Third Way, rather than democratic socialist.[5][6][7][8] Party electoral manifestos have not contained the term socialism since 1992, when the original Clause Four was abolished. The new version states: "The Labour Party is a democratic socialist party. It believes that by the strength of our common endeavour we achieve more than we achieve alone, so as to create for each of us the means to realise our true potential and for all of us a community in which power, wealth and opportunity are in the hands of the many, not the few, where the rights we enjoy reflect the duties we owe, and where we live together, freely, in a spirit of solidarity, tolerance and respect." Party constitution and structure Edit Main article: Labour Party Rule BookThe Labour Party is a membership organisation consisting of Constituency Labour Parties, affiliated trade unions, socialist societies and the Co-operative Party, with which it has an electoral agreement. Members who are elected to parliamentary positions take part in the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) and European Parliamentary Labour Party (EPLP). The party's decision-making bodies on a national level formally include the National Executive Committee (NEC), Labour Party Conference and National Policy Forum (NPF)—although in practice the Parliamentary leadership has the final say on policy. The 2008 Labour Party Conference was the first at which affiliated trade unions and Constituency Labour Parties did not have the right to submit motions on contemporary issues that would previously have been debated.[9] Labour Party conferences now include more "keynote" addresses, guest speakers and question-and-answer sessions, while specific discussion of policy now takes place in the National Policy Forum. For many years Labour held to a policy of not allowing residents of Northern Ireland to apply for |
Which European country was ruled by the House of Vasa from 1523 - 1818? | Early Vasa Era - Sweden - SpottingHistory.com Saint James's Church The origin of the Saint James's Church dates back to a chapel belonging to the Solna parish and at the time built on the outskirts of the parish. It is first mentioned in 1311. The present church, originally founded in the 16th century, took a long time to complete. As a consequence it includes a wide range of architectonic styles, such as Late Gothic,Renaissance and Baroque, the design of architects: Willem Boy (1580-159 ... German Church The German Church, or the Church of Saint Gertrude, was founded in 1571. it started as a Guild Lounge for german merchantmen in Stockholm who where a large part of the population in the 16th century. Hans Jakob Kristler enlarged the chapel in 1638-1642 to the present two-nave church. During the 17th century, while the choir of the school participated at the royal concerts, the church became an important centre for church ... Uppsala Castle Uppsala Castle is a 16th century royal castle in the historical city of Uppsala. Throughout much of its early history, the castle played a major role in the history of Sweden. It was built during the time Sweden was on its way to become a great power in Europe. King Gustav Vasa began construction of Uppsala Castle in 1549. Kings Erik XIV, John III and Charles IX all remodeled and expanded the citadel into a representativ ... Malm철 Stortorget At the heart of Malmö lies the Big Square (Stortorget). There is a statue of King Karl X Gustav of Sweden, who took the city from Danish dominion. The ornate Malmö City Hall (built in 1546) is on the east side, and in the northwest corner is Kockska Huset, the house of Jörgen Kock, a German immigrant who became mayor of the city and achieved wealth simply and directly: by taking control of the city mint. In ... Maria Magdalena Church The history of Maria Magdalena Church dates back to the 1350s when King Magnus Eriksson with the permission of Pope Clement VI had a funeral chapel built on the location and dedicated it to Mary Magdalene. When Gustav Vasa liberated Stockholm in the early 1520s, his troops led by Peder Fredag encamped in the chapel and suffered severe losses when the troops of Christian II of Denmark attacked from the city. This might hav ... Halmstad Castle Halmstad Castle (Halmstads slott) is a 17th-century castle dating from the time when Halland was a province of Denmark. In 1595 the farm on the site where the castle now stands was purchased for use as a residence for the Danish Christian IV on his visit to Halmstad. It was under the authority of King Christian that the castle was constructed. Construction on the castle and nine adjoining lots started in 1609. Constructi ... G채vle Castle Gävle Castle is the northest one of so-called Vasa castles, built by Gustav Vasa of Sweden or his sons. The construction started in 1583 by the religious King John III of Sweden. The design was made by Willem Boy and the center of castle was a chapel. The castle was completed in 1597, five years after John"s death. In 1727 the chapel and the top floor were destroyed by fire. Gävle castle stayed damaged unt ... Klara Church The convent and church of St. Clare was founded on the site in 1280s. It was to be one of the very first convents to be dissolved during the Swedish Reformation. Gustav Vasa had the church and convent torn down in 1527. The new Lutheran church, built under the order of King John III in 1572, is a cruciform shaped. It has the second highest tower in Scandinavia, over one hundred metres high. The interior contains a fine a ... Jukkasj채rvi Church The wooden Jukkasjärvi Church was built in 1607-1608. It is very rare sample of so-called 'buttress' church type; there are 10 existing churches in Finland and this is the only one in Sweden. The church was enlarged in 1726 and the gallery was added in 1785. The external belfry dates from the 1740s. Vadstena Castle Vadstena Castle was originally built by King Gustav I in 1545 as a fortress to protect Stockholm from enemies from the south. The fortress consisted of three smaller stone buil |
In Hindu mythology, who is the goddess of destruction, and the wife of Siva? | BBC - Religions - Hinduism: Shiva Religions Article about Shiva, the third god in the Hindu triumvirate. On this page Print this page Who is Shiva? Shiva is the third god in the Hindu triumvirate. The triumvirate consists of three gods who are responsible for the creation, upkeep and destruction of the world. The other two gods are Brahma and Vishnu . Brahma is the creator of the universe while Vishnu is the preserver of it. Shiva's role is to destroy the universe in order to re-create it. Hindus believe his powers of destruction and recreation are used even now to destroy the illusions and imperfections of this world, paving the way for beneficial change. According to Hindu belief, this destruction is not arbitrary, but constructive. Shiva is therefore seen as the source of both good and evil and is regarded as the one who combines many contradictory elements. Shiva is known to have untamed passion, which leads him to extremes in behaviour. Sometimes he is an ascetic, abstaining from all wordly pleasures. At others he is a hedonist. It is Shiva's relationship with his wife, Parvati which brings him balance. Their union allows him to be an ascetic and a lover, but within the bounds of marriage. Hindus who worship Shiva as their primary god are members of the Shaivism sect. What does Shiva look like? Shiva © In his representations as a man, Shiva always has a blue face and throat. Strictly speaking his body is white, but images often show him with a blue body too. Shiva is represented with the following features: A third eye The extra eye represents the wisdom and insight that Shiva has. It is also believed to be the source of his untamed energy. On one occasion, when Shiva was distracted in the midst of worship by the love god, Kama, Shiva opened his third eye in anger. Kama was consumed by the fire that poured forth, and only returned to life when Parvati intervened. A cobra necklace This signifies Shiva's power over the most dangerous creatures in the world. Some traditions also say that the snake represents Shiva's power of destruction and recreation. The snake sheds its skin to make way for new, smooth skin. The vibhuti The vibhuti are three lines drawn horizontally across the forehead in white ash. They represent Shiva's all-pervading nature, his superhuman power and wealth. Also, they cover up his powerful third eye. Members of Shaivism often draw vibhuti lines across their forehead. The trident The three-pronged trident represents the three functions of the Hindu triumvirate. While other gods are depicted in lavish surroundings, Shiva is dressed in simple animal skin and in austere settings, usually in a yogic position. Parvati, whenever she is present, is always at the side of Shiva. Their relationship is one of equality. Even though Shiva is the destroyer, he is usually represented as smiling and tranquil. Other representations Shiva is sometimes represented as half man, half woman. His figure is split half way down the body, one half showing his body and the second half that of Parvati's. Shiva is also represented by Shiva linga. This is a phallic statue, representing the raw power of Shiva and his masculinity. Hindus believe it represents the seed of the universe, demonstrating Shiva's quality of creation. Worshippers of Shiva celebrate Mahashivratri , a festival at which the Shiva linga is bathed in water, milk and honey and worshipped. Who is he linked with? Shiva's consort is Devi, the Mother-goddess. Devi has taken on many forms in the past, including Kali, the goddess of death, and Sati, the goddess of marital felicity. Her best known incarnation is Parvati, Shiva's eternal wife. Hindus believe Shiva and Parvati live in the Kailash mountains in the Himalayas. Lord of the dance Dance is an important art form in India, and Shiva is believed to be the master of it. He is often called the Lord of Dance. The rhythm of dance is a metaphor for the balance in the universe which Shiva is believed to hold so masterfully. His most important dance is the Tandav. This is the cosmic dance of death, which he performs at |
Which French word means the unravelling, or final solution, of a plot? | Resolution - definition of resolution by The Free Dictionary Resolution - definition of resolution by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/resolution Related to resolution: Image resolution res·o·lu·tion 1. The state or quality of being resolute; firm determination: faced the situation with resolution. 2. a. A firm decision to do something: made a resolution to get more exercise. b. A course of action determined or decided on: His resolution is to get up early. 3. a. The act of solving or explaining a problem or puzzle. b. The resolving or concluding of a dispute or disagreement. c. The part of a literary work in which the complications of the plot are resolved or simplified. 4. A formal statement of a decision or expression of opinion put before or adopted by an assembly such as the US Congress. 5. Physics & Chemistry The act or process of separating or reducing something into its constituent parts: the prismatic resolution of sunlight into its spectral colors. 6. The clarity or fineness of detail that can be distinguished in an image, often measured as the number or the density of the discrete units, such as pixels or dots, that compose it. 7. Medicine The subsiding or termination of an abnormal condition, such as a fever or inflammation. 8. Music a. The progression of a dissonant tone or chord to a consonant tone or chord. b. The tone or chord to which such a progression is made. 9. The substitution of one metrical unit for another, especially the substitution of two short syllables for one long syllable in quantitative verse. resolution 1. the act or an instance of resolving 2. the condition or quality of being resolute; firmness or determination 3. something resolved or determined; decision 4. a formal expression of opinion by a meeting, esp one agreed by a vote 5. (Law) a judicial decision on some matter; verdict; judgment 6. the act or process of separating something into its constituent parts or elements 7. (Medicine) med a. return from a pathological to a normal condition b. subsidence of the symptoms of a disease, esp the disappearance of inflammation without the formation of pus 8. (Music, other) music the process in harmony whereby a dissonant note or chord is followed by a consonant one 9. (Photography) the ability of a television or film image to reproduce fine detail 10. (General Physics) physics another word for resolving power ˌresoˈlutioner, ˌresoˈlutionist n (ˌrɛz əˈlu ʃən) n. 1. a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usu. after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, or other group. 2. a resolve or determination. 3. the act of resolving or determining upon a course of action, method, procedure, etc. 4. the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose. 5. the act or process of resolving or separating into constituent or elementary parts. 6. the resulting state. 7. the act, process, or capability of distinguishing between two separate but adjacent parts, objects, or sources of light or between two nearly equal wavelengths. Compare resolving power. 8. a settlement of a problem, controversy, etc. 9. the completion or conclusion of the actions, conflicts, etc., in the plot of a novel or other literary work. 10. Music. a. the progression of a voice part or of the harmony as a whole from a dissonance to a consonance. b. the tone or chord to which a dissonance is resolved. 11. reduction to a simpler form; conversion. 12. the reduction or disappearance of a swelling or inflammation without suppuration. 13. the degree of sharpness of a computer-generated image as measured by the number of dots per linear inch in a printout or the number of pixels across and down on a display screen. [1350–1400; < Latin resolūtiō <resolū-, variant s. of resolvere to resolve ] resolution - From Latin resolutio-/resolution, from resolvere, meaning "to loosen or dissolve again," which was the original meaning. See also related terms for loosen . resolution 1. A measurement of the smallest detail that can be distinguished by a sensor system under specific conditions. |
In which industry specifically, did the Trade Union NACODS operate? | BBC NEWS | UK | Politics | Enemies within: Thatcher and the unions Enemies within: Thatcher and the unions By Paul Wilenius Margaret Thatcher visiting Wistow colliery, Yorkshire, in 1980. Margaret Thatcher was the nemesis of the trade union movement. Together with miners' leader Arthur Scargill, she managed to destroy the power of the trade unions for almost a generation. Only now, more than 13 years after her departure, are they beginning to find their feet again. To understand the scale of what supporters called her achievement, others call her shameful legacy, it is important to look at the impact of the unions in the 1970s. It is difficult to comprehend today how much power union barons like the then miners' leader Joe Gormley and transport union boss Jack Jones wielded in those days. There were endless strikes afflicting the Post Office, steel industry, the ferries, steelworks and much more. There was also "Red Robbo", the union leader Derek Robinson who repeatedly brought car and truck-maker British Leyland to a standstill in the Midlands. Labour ministers courted union chiefs; Conservative governments were humiliated by them. Winter of discontent It was a particularly galling situation for the Tories. When Ted Heath tried to take on the unions from Number Ten he suffered a string of indignities, including the three-day week. We had to fight the enemy without in the Falklands. We always have to be aware of the enemy within, which is much more difficult to fight and more dangerous to liberty Margaret Thatcher on the miners' strike In 1974 he foolishly decided to fight an election on the question "Who governs Britain?" The voters answered by installing Labour's Harold Wilson as prime minister. Heath's defeat led to the arrival the following year of a little-known right-winger, Margaret Thatcher, as leader of the opposition. Her rise coincided with a spreading belief that union power was getting out of hand. She recognised that ordinary people, among them many trade unionists, were fed up with incessant strikes and walkouts. Then in 1978 Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan made the political miscalculation that would put his party out of office for a generation. Rather than hold an election later that year, he decided to soldier on to the following spring. Thanks to the delay, his government ran into the now legendary "winter of discontent". It ran through the first three months of 1979; its effects lasted far longer. Public sector workers were out on strike for weeks. Uncollected mountains of rubbish piled high in the cities, Green Goddesses were on the streets, and bodies remained unburied. The latter happened in one city, Liverpool, but became an emblem of the chaos inflicted on the public by the unions. Stage set for Thatcher It was disastrous for the government. Labour had always been able to present its close relations with the unions as an asset that allowed it to deal with them effectively; that relationship had now become a liability. At the May 1979 election Mrs Thatcher squeaked into Downing Street with a 30-seat majority. Miners' leader Arthur Scargill on the picket line Her economic policies helped weaken the unions. The recession of the early 1980s saw manufacturing, the main area of union strength, shrink by half while unemployment soared to over three million. Union membership plummeted from a peak of 12 million in the late 70s to almost half that by the late 80s. She appointed her henchman Norman Tebbit as employment secretary. Though a former leader of the BALPA pilots' union, it was a job he relished. He set about stripping the unions of their legal protection. Flying pickets, the shock troops of industrial warfare, were banned and could no longer blockade factories, ports, public bodies and much more during disputes. Strike ballots became compulsory. The closed shop, which forced people to join a union if they were seeking employment in a particular trade, was outlawed. Showdown with miners But Maggie still wanted a showdown with a major union. She got her wish in 1984 when the battle mode she ha |
Which town as the birthplace of Charles Darwin and Thomas Bowdler? | BBC - iWonder - Charles Darwin: Evolution and the story of our species Charles Darwin: Evolution and the story of our species 12 Feb 1809 19 April 1882Darwin dies The man who struggled with his own ideas Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection made us rethink our place in the world. The idea that humans shared a common ancestor with apes was a challenge to the foundations of western civilisation. Darwin kept silent for 20 years before going public and was only half joking when he described writing his book 'On the Origin of Species' as 'like confessing a murder'. This is the story of one man’s struggle with the most radical idea of all time. 12 Feb 1809 Born into a free-thinking family Both of Darwin's grandfathers belonged to the 'Lunar Society': a group of industrialists and Natural Philosophers Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, the fifth of six children of wealthy and well-connected parents. The young Charles had a quietly Christian upbringing, but his family life was one of openness to new ideas. His grandfathers had both been important figures of the Enlightenment: Josiah Wedgewood, industrialist and anti-slavery campaigner, and Erasmus Darwin, a doctor whose book ‘Zoonomia’ had set out a radical and highly controversial idea - that one species could 'transmute' into another. Would it be too bold to imagine, that all warm-blooded animals have arisen from one living filament...? Darwin's grandfather Erasmus Darwin, from his 1794 book 'Zoonomia' 1825 New ideas in Edinburgh Edinburgh University as Darwin would have known it Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Darwin secured a place at Edinburgh University to study medicine. He did not make a good medic. This was long before anaesthetic, and Darwin found the brutal techniques of surgery too stomach-churning to handle. But there was an upside. Edinburgh was one of the best places in Britain to study science. It attracted free thinkers with radical opinions that would not have been tolerated in Oxford and Cambridge. Among other things, Darwin heard speakers talk about the latest theories of transmutation, as evolution was then known. Collecting beetles in Cambridge Darwin was an avid collector of beetles Abandoning plans to be a doctor, Darwin now considered a career in the Church. Aged 18, he went to study Divinity at Cambridge. Though he held fairly conventional beliefs in God, Darwin wasn't particularly keen on this new direction. But training to be a clergyman meant he had plenty of time to pursue his real passion: biology. He spent much of his time collecting beetles and walking on the Fens. He graduated in 1831 but before he could take a job as a cleric, the chance of a lifetime would come his way. I saw two rare beetles and seized one in each hand; then I saw a third… I popped the one which I held in my right hand into my mouth. Charles Darwin describes his Cambridge years in his autobiography 1831 Setting sail around the world HMS Beagle was Darwin's home for five years Darwin’s tutor at Cambridge recommended him as a ‘gentleman naturalist’ on a voyage around the world on HMS Beagle. Darwin jumped at the chance. Over the following five years, Darwin visited four continents, spending much of his time on land collecting specimens and investigating the local geology. He also had long periods with nothing to do but read and reflect. Books such as Charles Lyell's recently published Principles of Geology had a profound impact, making him think about slow processes which occur over vast periods of time. During the trip, Darwin also suffered terrible sea-sickness – the start of a life dogged by illness. The misery I endured from seasickness is beyond what I ever guessed at. Charles Darwin describes his voyage on the Beagle 1835 ...we seem to be brought somewhat near to that great fact — that mystery of mysteries — the first appearance of new beings on this Earth. Darwin describes the Galapágos Islands in 'The Voyage of the Beagle' 1838 Darwin drafts his first account of evolution You need to have JavaScript |
The novelist Emile Zola,was the boyhood cpmpanion of which famous French artist in their home town of Aix en Provence? | Realism - Dictionary definition of Realism | Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary Realism Literary Movements for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Literary Movements COPYRIGHT 2009 Gale MOVEMENT ORIGIN c. 1860 The realist movement in literature first developed in France in the mid-nineteenth century, soon spreading to England, Russia, and the United States. Realist literature is best represented by the novel, including many works widely regarded to be among the greatest novels ever written. Realist writers sought to narrate their novels from an objective, unbiased perspective that simply and clearly represented the factual elements of the story. They became masters at psychological characterization, detailed descriptions of everyday life, and dialogue that captures the idioms of natural speech. The realists endeavored to accurately represent contemporary culture and people from all walks of life. Thus, realist writers often addressed themes of socioeconomic conflict by contrasting the living conditions of the poor with those of the upper classes in urban as well as rural societies. In France, the major realist writers included Honoreéde Balzac, Gustave Flaubert,Émile Zola, and Guy de Maupassant, among others. In Russia, the major realist writers were Ivan Turgenev, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Leo Tolstoy. In England, the foremost realist authors were Charles Dickens, George Eliot, and Anthony Trollope. In the United States, William Dean Howells was the foremost realist writer. Naturalism, an offshoot of Realism, was a literary movement that placed even greater emphasis on the accurate representation of details from contemporary life. In the United States, regionalism and local color fiction in particular were American offshoots of Realism. Realism also exerted a profound influence on drama and theatrical productions, altering practices of set design, costuming, acting style, and dialogue. REPRESENTATIVE AUTHORS Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) Honoréde Balzac is recognized as the originator of French Realism in literature and one of the greatest novelists of the nineteenth century. Balzac was born HonoréBalssa on May 20, 1799, in Tours, France. He spent much of his adult life in Paris, where he frequented many of the notable literary salons of the day and began to use the last name de Balzac. Balzac supported himself through writing, typically spending fourteen to sixteen hours a day on his craft. He was a man of great charisma and lived to the excesses of life, abusing coffee and rich food in order to work longer hours. His life's work comprises a series of some ninety novels and novellas collectively entitled La Comeédie humaine (The Human Comedy). Balzac died following a long illness on August 18, 1850, leaving his wife of five months with mountains of debt. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Charles Dickens is known as an early master of the English realist novel and one of the most celebrated and most enduring novelists of all time. Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England, on February 7, 1812. He lived and worked in London as a law clerk, court reporter, and newspaper journalist. Following the publication of his first novel, Pickwick Papers (1836), Dickens soon became the most popular author in England. Dickens's major novels include Oliver Twist (1838), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), The Old Curiosity Shop (1841), Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty (1841), The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son, Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation (1848), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Hard Times: For These Times (1854), Little Dorrit (1857), A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Great Expectations (1861), and Our Mutual Friend (1865). His Christmas story A Christmas Carol (1843) remains an ever-enduring classic. Dickens died of a paralytic stroke in Kent, England, on June 9, 1870. Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) Fyodor Dostoevsky (also spelled Dostoyevsky) is known as a major author of Russian realist fiction and one of the greatest novelists of all ti |
Who played the part of Queen Elizabeth II in the film 'A Question Of Attribution'? | Prunella Scales - The Queen Part 1 - YouTube Prunella Scales - The Queen Part 1 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jul 15, 2009 From the BBC play "A Question Of Attribution" in 1991 with James Fox. The play, by Alan Bennett, is about Sir Antony Blunt, who was in charge of the Queen's paintings and also a confessed Soviet spy undergoing periodic interrogation by MI6. The play combines the issues of fakes in art and fakes in people. Sir Antony did not know if the Queen had been told about him, so when she talked about fakes and suspicions he thought she might be referring to him. Someone who was present at Prunella's CBE presentation said that the Queen whispered to her "I suppose you think you should be doing this!" This is the actress who should have got the film part of The Queen, and the accompanying Damehood, but she was not as well known to the Americans. Category |
Pompey the Great and Crassus were two of the 'First Triumvirate' in 60 BC. Who was the third third? | Pompey The Great- 48 BC | Armstrong Economics Pompey The Great- 48 BC Dictator, 53 – 48 BC Born 106 – died 48 BC, age 58 GNAEUS POMPEIUS MAGNUS (Pompey the Great) was Rome’s most famous general during the later period of the Republic. He was the son of Pompeius Strabo who was born in 106 BC. Pompey was married several times. Finally, during his third marriage to Mucia, his two sons were born – Gnaeus Junior and Sextus. When Pompey was only 17 years old, he served in the military campaign during the Social War (90-88 BC) when the whole of Italy rose up against the dominance of Roman power. Pompey fought on the side of Sulla against the Marius in 83 BC upon Sulla’s return to Italy following the Mithradatic War. Pompey’s brilliant skills were largely responsible for Sulla’s victory over the army of the Marian Party. However, it was his successful campaign in Africa in 81 BC, when Pompey was given the surname “MAGNUS” (the Great). Marius had been an uneducated man of humble origins. His rise to the rank of senator was previously unprecedented. Lacking noble heritage, Marius was a man of the people and not the favorite of the Senate. Thus the conflict between Sulla and Marius was perhaps the first warning signs that the Republic would eventually fall from its own internal political corruption. Following his African campaign, Pompey led a victorious five-year campaign against the Marian leader, Sertorius, in Spain which came to an end in 71 BC. Pompey also claimed credit for the final victory over the embarrassing slave revolt led by the slave Spartacus, despite the fact that the battle had actually been won by Marcus Licinius Crassus . Pompey was then appointed Consul in 70 BC. Following his Consulship appointment, Pompey set out to wipe out the pirates that had been dominating the Mediterranean Sea. Pompey managed to accomplish this task in only three months during 67 BC. By 66 BC, Pompey took command of the Roman army from Licinius Lucullus, whose spectacular victories over Mithradates were viewed too slow in coming for the impatient Senators. Under Pompey’s command, he brought the Third Mithradatic War (74-65 BC) to a glorious victory, whereupon he then annexed Syria and Palestine adding them both to the Roman Empire. Pompey reached a level of such power through his military accomplishments that he almost assumed dictatorial powers that had been granted to him by the Senate for the conduct of the Mithradatic War. However, Pompey set aside these powers, and returned to Rome where, in 60 BC, he formed an alliance with Julius Caesar and Marcus Crassus. First Triumvirate In 60 BC the alliance between Pompey the Great, Julius Caesar and Marcus Licinius Crassus became known as the “First Triumvirate” thus setting the stage for what would eventually become the birth of the Roman imperial government. Pompey married Caesar’s daughter, Julia in 59 BC, with the intent that this would strengthen the bond between these two men since they had been on opposite sides during the war between Marius and Sulla. Crassus had also supported Sulla against Marius but Crassus had been saved by Caesar during the Catiline affair. Crassus had shared a consulship with Pompey during which the two men argued almost constantly. Crassus also never forgave Pompey for stealing the glory for the defeat of Spartacus. Thus it was a political partnership very much designed by Caesar. Shortly thereafter, Caesar departed from Rome to assume the conquest of Gaul (59-49 BC), leaving Pompey and Crassus in charge of administration in the capital city. Unfortunately, the bonds between Pompey and Caesar were not altogether that strong and Julia proved to be the great mediator. Unfortunately, Julia died in 54 BC while in childbirth. Crassus was killed in 53 BC, while undertaking an expedition into Mesopotamia against the Parthians. With both Julia and Crassus gone, there was little to prevent these two men from drifting apart. While Caesar’s conquest of Gaul was starting to rival Pompey’s past victories, Pompey was getting jealous at losing his place of honor in military |
In the Bible, who was the first born of Isaac? | What is the significance of “firstborn” in the Bible? | Bible.org Home What is the significance of “firstborn” in the Bible? I’m going to copy some articles on this subject, but let me give you my summation of all of them. In the Old Testament, the firstborn son was the one who normally received a double inheritance, and was the one who would inherit his father’s role as head of the family. God sometimes reversed this order, as he did with Jacob and Esau (Genesis 25:21-26), and as Jacob later did with Ephraim and Manasseh (Genesis 48:13-22). Reuben was the firstborn of Jacob, but his rights as the firstborn were taken away because of his sin (Genesis 35:22; 49:3-4). The term firstborn therefore has two main meanings. The first is more literal, referring to the fact that this son is the first son to be born of his father. The second meaning refers to the rights and authority of a person, because they are the firstborn. Our Lord is the “firstborn” in several ways, as one of the attached articles indicates. But most of all He is the One who has been appointed by God to be in authority over all things (Colossians 1:13-23; especially verses 15, 18). Closely related is the expression “son” (which you see in 2 Samuel 7:14; Psalm 2:7-9 [compare Psalm 110:1-3]; Hebrews 1:5-14). I understand the expressions, “Thou art My Son, Today I have begotten Thee” (Hebrews 1:5a) and “I will be a Father to Him, And He shall be a Son to Me” (Hebrews 5b) to be synonymous. This speaks not of the birth of our Lord (as though this were when He came into existence - for He is eternal as John 1:1-3 indicate), but of His installation as King of the earth by His Father. FIRST-BEGOTTEN furst-be-got’-’-n (prototokos): This Greek word is translated in two passages in the King James Version by “first-begotten” (Heb 1:6; Rev 1:5), but in all other places in the King James Version, and always in the Revised Version (British and American), by “firstborn.” It is used in its natural literal sense of Jesus Christ as Mary’s firstborn (Lk 2:7; Mt 1:25 the King James Version); it also bears the literal sense of Jesus Christ as Mary’s firstborn (Lk 2:7; Mt 1:25 the King James Version); it also bears the literal sense of the firstborn of the firstborn of men and animals (Heb 11:28). It is not used in the New Testament or Septuagint of an only child, which is expressed by monogenes (see below). Metaphorically, it is used of Jesus Christ to express at once His relation to man and the universe and His difference from them, as both He and they are related to God. The laws and customs of all nations show that to be “firstborn” means, not only priority in time, but a certain superiority in privilege and authority. Israel is Yahweh’s firstborn among the nations (Ex 4:22; compare Jer 31:9). The Messianic King is God’s firstborn Septuagint prototokos), “the highest of the kings of the earth” (Ps 89:27). Philo applies the word to the Logos as the archetypal and governing idea of creation. Similarly Christ, as “the firstborn of all creation” (Col 1:15), is not only prior to it in time, but above it in power and authority. “All things have been created through him, and unto him” (Col 1:16). He is “sovereign Lord over all creation by virtue of primo-geniture” (Lightfoot). It denotes His status and character and not His origin; the context does not admit the idea that He is a part of the created universe. So in His incarnation He is brought into the world as “firstborn,” and God summons all His angels to worship Him (Heb 1:6). In His resurrection He is “firstborn from the dead” (Col 1:18) or “of the dead” (Rev 1:5), the origin and prince of life. And finally He is “firstborn among many brethren” in the consummation of God’s purpose of grace, when all the elect are gathered home. Not only is He their Lord, but also their pattern, God’s ideal Son and men are “foreordained to be conformed to (his) image” (Rom 8:29). Therefore the saints themselves, as growing in His likeness, and as possessing all the privileges of eldest sons, including the kingdom and the priesthood, may be called |
Which Belgian in 1969, was the first man to win all three major prizesin the Tour de France? | Famous Belgians - Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx It is very rare in any sport that one is able to state that one man was undoubtedly the greatest ever. But such is the case in cycling with Eddy Merckx of Belgium, born on 17 June 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem. He was so strong and rode so hard so consistently that his nickname was "The Cannibal". He had no weaknesses - he was the strongest time trialist and climber in the world, and could outsprint all but a few rivals. His list of major victories is staggering. He is one of only four cyclists to have won the Tour de France five times, along with Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Lance Armstrong. At the 1969 Tour de France, Merckx performed the still unequalled feat of winning the Yellow Jersey (overall winner), the Green Jersey (points winner) and the Polka-Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains). Merckx was a professional cyclist. By the age of 28 he had surpassed more records than any other racer, with more than 300 professional victories. He won the world amateur cycling championship in 1964, and in 1967 he captured the world professional cycling title. He became the first man to win all of the major scoring classifications in both the 1968 Giro d'Italia and the 1969 Tour de France. He was Belgian Sportsman of the Year each year from 1969 to 1974. In his prime he was virtually unbeatable at time trials and mountain races; in sprint events none but the world's fastest ever defeated him. Merckx rode about 32,180 km (20,000 miles) per year for training and another 16,120 km (10,000 miles) annually in races. He set World Records in Mexico City in 1972 for 10km (11 minutes 53.2 seconds), 20km (24 minutes 6.8 seconds) and the 1 hour record (49.431957 km). These records were later beaten but this was only possible with the help of updated technology. Nobody could ever beat Merckx's records using the same technology as he did. Eddy's son has also taken up professional cycling and it remains to be seen whether he can even get close to the brilliant career of his father. The Tour de France is cycling's most famous international event. Started in 1903 by Henri Desgrange, the stage race covers a course that varies from about 4,000 km to 4,800 km (2,500 miles to 3,000 miles) over roads and mountain passes throughout France and portions of five neighbouring countries. The 3-week event attracts the greatest cyclists; the winner is generally acknowledged as the world's best cyclist. The first bicycle race was held at the Parc de St. Cloud, France, in 1868. Recognized world championships were first held in 1893. As competition became more widespread, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) was established in 1900 to govern all amateur and professional events. The United States, France, Italy, Belgium, and Switzerland were charter members of this group, which now represents over 110 nations. Winners are currently established in 14 categories. The Olympic Games has competitions in both road and track racing for a total of eight events. Further Information / Sources : |
What is the SI unit of electrical capacity? | Electrical units of measurment (V,A,Ω,W,...) Volt (V) Volt is the electrical unit of voltage . One volt is the energy of 1 joule that is consumed when electric charge of 1 coulomb flows in the circuit. 1V = 1J / 1C Ampere (A) Ampere is the electrical unit of electrical current . It measures the amount of electrical charge that flows in an electrical circuit per 1 second. 1A = 1C / 1s Ohm is the electrical unit of resistance. 1Ω = 1V / 1A Watt is the electrical unit of electric power . It measures the rate of consumed energy. 1W = 1J / 1s 1W = 1V � 1A Decibel-milliwatt (dBm) Decibel-milliwatt or dBm is a unit of electric power , measured with logarithmic scale referenced to 1mW. 10dBm = 10 � log10(10mW / 1mW) Decibel-Watt (dBW) Decibel-watt or dBW is a unit of electric power , measured with logarithmic scale referenced to 1W. 10dBW = 10 � log10(10W / 1W) Farad (F) Farad is the unit of capacitance. It represents the amount of electric charge in coulombs that is stored per 1 volt. 1F = 1C / 1V Henry is the unit of inductance. 1H = 1Wb / 1A siemens is the unit of conductance, which is the opposite of resistance. 1S = 1 / 1Ω Coulomb is the unit of electric charge . 1C = 6.238792×1018 electron charges Ampere-hour (Ah) Ampere-hour is a unit of electric charge . One ampere-hour is the electric charge that flow in electrical circuit, when a current of 1 ampere is applied for 1 hour. 1Ah = 1A � 1hour One ampere-hour is equal to 3600 coulombs. 1Ah = 3600C Tesla is the unit of magnetic field. 1T = 1Wb / 1m2 Weber is the unit of magnetic flux. 1Wb = 1V � 1s Joule (J) Joule is the unit of energy. 1J = 1 kg � 1(m / s)2 Kilowatt-hour (kWh) Kilowatt-hour is a unit of energy. 1kWh = 1kW � 1h = 1000W � 1h Kilovolt-amps (kVA) Kilovolt-amps is a unit of power. 1kVA = 1kV � 1A = 1000 � 1V � 1A Hertz (Hz) Hertz is the unit of frequency. It measures the number of cycles per second. 1 Hz = 1 cycles / s |
Which Latin two-word phrase signifies a list of characters and actors in a play? | Elements of Drama and Theater Drama � A story written to be performed by actors. There are several different forms of presenting a drama; each has a very specific format. Plays have a very simple format; teleplays, for television shows, or screenplays, for movies, have more complex and strict rules for formatting. The first dramas to be written for the express purpose of being performed were created by the Greeks. Many of our modern drama terms derive from Greek origins. Comedy � In the Greek sense, a play that doesn�t end in death. In modern usage, refers to a play that is humorous. Tragedy � In the Greek sense, a play that ends with the death of at least one of the main characters. In modern usage, refers to a play that doesn�t have a happy ending. Irony � general name for moments in literature that involve surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions Dramatic irony � a contradiction between what the character thinks and what the audience or reader knows to be true Script � the written text of a play. Usually includes a list of characters that appear in the play with a brief description of what the character is like (Dramatis Personae), brief descriptions of the sets or setting, and the lines the characters will speak. Dramatis Personae - "People of Drama" in Latin; a list of the characters in a play, usually found on the first page of the script; often includes important information about the character Character - as in a story, people or creatures that appear in a script by speaking or doing something (the "something" may be as simple as walking on stage, then walking off again); someone in a script who is involved with a plot Dialogue � the lines spoken by the actors; in the script, preceded by the name of the character that is to speak the words Monologue � A speech given by a single character while that character is alone on stage; also called a soliloquy Soliloquy � In drama (especially Elizabethan [Shakespearean]), an extended speech by a solitary character expressing inner thoughts aloud to him-or herself and to the audience; a monologue Aside � A monologue performed by a character while other characters are on stage; the information in an aside is not heard by the other characters on stage, even though they may be standing very close by; it is intended to convey the character�s private thoughts to the audience. Other characters on stage at that time may freeze, to show that the words being said are not being overheard; other times, the other characters will go about their business but ignore the character giving the aside. Exposition � A speech or discussion presented in a very straight-forward manner that is designed to convey information or explain what is difficult to understand Stage directions � a description (as of a character or setting) or direction (as to indicate stage business) provided in the text of a play, usually indicated with italics and/or parentheses. May indicate where the scene takes place, what a character is supposed to do, or how a character should deliver certain lines. Enter � A stage direction � tells the character(s) to come onto the stage. Often includes a direction (left or right) or additional information about how characters are to enter the scene. Exit � A stage direction � tells the character(s) to leave the stage and the scene. Often includes a direction (left or right) or additional information about how characters are to leave the scene. Act � A major section of a play, similar to a chapter in a book; an act is usually made up of several scenes Scene � a subdivision of an act; usually, a scene indicates a specific location or time, and changes if another location or time is supposed to be presented. A sce |
Near which English town is the 'Legoland theme park' to be found? | Shop LEGO Toys and Apparel - LEGOLAND Florida COMMITMENT TO QUALITY LEGOLAND® Florida is a 150-acre interactive theme park dedicated to families with children between the ages of 2 and 12. With more than 50 rides, shows and attractions and the all-new water park, LEGOLAND is geared towards family fun! There are currently five other LEGOLAND Parks in the world – LEGOLAND California in Carlsbad, LEGOLAND Billund in Denmark, LEGOLAND Deutschland near Günzburg, Germany and LEGOLAND Windsor outside of London and just opened LEGOLAND Malaysia —the sixth LEGOLAND Park and first in Asia. The LEGOLAND theme parks are a part of Merlin Entertainments Group, the second largest attractions operator in the world. Prices, times and schedules subject to change without notice. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Mini figure and LEGOLAND are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2015 The LEGO Group. LEGOLAND FLORIDA IS A PART OF THE MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS GROUP®. Contact us at (877) 350-5346. Star Wars™ and all characters, names and related indicia are © 2011 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Book a Stay |
Who did Kruschev replace to become Soviet Prime Minister in 1958? | Khrushchev becomes Soviet premier - Mar 27, 1958 - HISTORY.com Khrushchev becomes Soviet premier Publisher A+E Networks On March 27, 1958, Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev replaces Nicolay Bulganin as Soviet premier, becoming the first leader since Joseph Stalin to simultaneously hold the USSR’s two top offices. Khrushchev, born into a Ukrainian peasant family in 1894, worked as a mine mechanic before joining the Soviet Communist Party in 1918. In 1929, he went to Moscow and steadily rose in the party ranks and in 1938 was made first secretary of the Ukrainian Communist Party. He became a close associate of Joseph Stalin, the authoritarian leader of the Soviet Union since 1924. In 1953, Stalin died, and Khrushchev grappled with Stalin’s chosen successor, Georgy Malenkov, for the position of first secretary of the Communist Party. Khrushchev won the power struggle, and Malenkov was made premier, a more ceremonial post. In 1955, Malenkov was replaced by Bulganin, Khrushchev’s hand-picked nominee. In 1956, Khrushchev denounced Stalin and his totalitarian policies at the 20th Party Congress, leading to a “thaw” in the USSR that saw the release of millions of political prisoners. Almost immediately, the new atmosphere of freedom led to anti-Soviet uprisings in Poland and Hungary. Khrushchev flew to Poland and negotiated a diplomatic solution, but the Hungarian rebellion was crushed by Warsaw Pact troops and tanks. Khruschev’s program of de-Stalinization was opposed by some hard-liners in the Communist Party, and in June 1957 he was nearly ousted from his position as first secretary. After a brief struggle, he secured the removal of Malenkov and the other top party members who had opposed him and in 1958 prepared to take on the post of premier. On March 27, 1958, the Supreme Soviet–the Soviet legislature–voted unanimously to make First Secretary Khrushchev also Soviet premier, thus formally recognizing him as the undisputed leader of the USSR. In foreign affairs, Premier Khrushchev’s stated policy was one of “peaceful coexistence” with the West. He said, “we offer the capitalist countries peaceful competition” and gave the Soviet Union an early lead in the space race by launching the first Soviet satellites and cosmonauts. A visit to the United States by Khrushchev in 1959 was hailed as a new high in U.S.-Soviet relations, but superpower relations would hit dangerous new lows in the early 1960s. In 1960, Khrushchev walked out of a long-awaited four-powers summit over the U-2 affair, and in 1961 he authorized construction of the Berlin Wall as a drastic solution to the East German question. Then, in October 1962, the United States and the USSR came close to nuclear war over the USSR’s placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba. After 13 tense days, the Cuban Missile Crisis came to an end when Khrushchev agreed to withdraw the offensive weapons in exchange for a secret U.S. pledge not to invade Cuba. The humiliating resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis, an agricultural crisis at home, and the deterioration of Soviet-Chinese relations over Khrushchev’s moderate policies all led to growing opposition to Khrushchev in the party ranks. On October 14, 1964, Leonid Brezhnev, Khrushchev’s protege and deputy, organized a successful coup against him, and Khrushchev abruptly stepped down as first secretary and premier. He retired to obscurity outside Moscow and lived there until his death in 1971. Related Videos |
What nationality was the Arctic explorer Willem Barents? | Willem Barents Willem Barents Location of death: Arctic Ocean Cause of death: unspecified Nationality: Netherlands Executive summary: Dutch Arctic navigator Dutch navigator, born about the middle of the 16th century. In 1594 he left Amsterdam with two ships to search for a northeast passage to eastern Asia. He reached the west coast of Novaya Zemlya, and followed it northward, being finally forced to turn back when near its northern extremity. In the following year he commanded another expedition of seven ships, which made for the strait between the Asiatic coast and Vaygach Island, but was too late to find open water; while his third journey equally failed of its object and resulted in his death. On this occasion he had two ships, and on the outward journey sighted Bear Island and Spitsbergen, where the ships separated. Barents' vessel, after rounding the north of Novaya Zemlya, was beset by ice and he was compelled to winter in the north; and as his ship was not released early in 1597, his party left her in two open boats on the 13th of June and most of its members escaped. Barents himself, however, died on the 30th of June 1597. In 1871 the house in which he wintered was discovered, with many relics, which are preserved at The Hague, and in 1875 part of his journal was found. The Barents Sea in the Arctic is named for this navigator. Do you know something we don't? |
Which famous malt whisky distilled on Speyside by Seagrams, has the name George Smith & Sons on its labels? | Glenlivet Glenlivet OS Sheet 36 ; Map reference NJ 195 290 ; Latitude 57 20° N, Longitude 3 20° W Founded 1824 ; Operating Status (1999): operating The only whisky allowed to call itself "The Glenlivet" is historically the most famous Speyside malt. The appelation "The Glenlivet" is restricted even further in that it appears on only the "official" bottlings from the owning company of the distillery, Seagram. These are branded as The Glenlivet with the legend "Distilled by George & J.G. Smith" in small type at the bottom of the label, referring to the company set up by a father and son that originally founded the distillery. The independant bottlers Gordon and MacPhail have made something of a speciality of older and vintage-dated examples, in a variety of alcoholic strengths, from the same distillery and these are identified as George & J.G. Smith's Glenlivet Whisky. This range changes according to availability. The glen of the Livet is also the home of two other malt distilleries, the unconnected Tamnavulin and Braes of Glenlivet , which is owned by Seagram. In the adjoining Avon valley the Tomintoul distillery is also generally regarded as belonging ot the Livet district . It is, indeed in the parish of Glenlivet. All of these distilleries use the sub-title Glenlivet on their labels as an appellation of district. So, stretching a point do about a dozen from other parts of Speyside. This practice, now in decline dates from the glen's pioneering position in commercial whisky production. Merchants in the cities wanted whisky "from Glenlivet" because that was the first specific producing district that they knew by name. The glen of the Livet has clean spring water that makes especially delicate whiskies. Among the distilling districts it is the one most deeply set into the mountains. Its water rises from granite and frequently flows underground for many miles. The mountain setting also provides for the weather that whisky-distillers like. When distilling is in progress the condensers work most effectively if they are cooled by very cold water, and in a climate to match. There was much illicit production in the days when commercial distilling was banned and is a significant reason for the renown of the glen. There are said to have been a couple of hundred illicit stills in the wild, mountain country around the Livet in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The district was also a haven for whisky-smugglers on their way over the mountains to the bigger cities and ports, in the Midlands and south of Scotland. At that time, partly because of grain shortages but also for reasons of political vindictiveness the Highlanders were permitted to distill only on a domestic scale. The modern distilling industry began after the Duke of Gordon proposed more accomodating legislation. One of his tenants Geoge Gow or Smith, already an established illegal distiller was the first to apply for a new licence in 1824. It has over the years been thought that the family had supported Bonnie Prince Charlie but recent research suggests that this was not the case. George Smith founded the distillery that became The Glenlivet. His son John Gordon Smith assisted and succeeded him. After distilling on two other sites nearby, the Smiths moved in 1858 to the present location. In 1880 the exclusive designation "The Glenlivet" was granted in a test case to distinguish it from the 18 or so other distilleries which at one time or another appended the name to their own. The company remained independant until 1935, merged with Glen Grant in 1952 and was acquired by Seagram in 1977. Not far from the hamlet of Glenlivet, the distillery stands at a point where the grassy valley is already beginning to steepen toward the mountains. Some original buildings remain and the offices occupy a handsome 1920s house. Far from its mountain home and helped by the marketing power of Seagram, The Glenlivet has become the biggest-selling single malt in the large American market. |
Which range of mountains run down the western side of Southern India? | Ghats | mountain ranges, India | Britannica.com mountain ranges, India Palghat Gap Ghats, two mountain ranges forming the eastern and western edges, respectively, of the Deccan plateau of peninsular India . The two ranges run roughly parallel to the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea coasts, respectively, from which they are separated by strips of fairly level coastal land. In Hindi ghat means “river landing stairs” or “mountain pass” and has been extended in its Anglicized plural form (formerly ghauts) to include the mountains themselves. The word refers as well to riverbanks that have been artificially terraced for bathing for religious purposes and also to ferry landings. Anai Peak, Western Ghats range, eastern Kerala, India. Arunguy2002 The Eastern Ghats include several discontinuous and dissimilar hill masses that generally trend northeast-southwest along the Bay of Bengal. The narrow range has an average elevation of about 2,000 feet (600 metres), with peaks reaching 4,000 feet (1,200 metres) and higher; the high point is Arma Konda (5,512 feet [1,680 metres]) in Andhra Pradesh state. There is a gap in the chain 100 miles (160 km) wide through which the Krishna and Godavari rivers reach the coast; the Godavari runs through a gorge 40 miles (65 km) long. Farther southwest, beyond the Krishna River, the Eastern Ghats appear as a series of low ranges and hills. Southwest of Chennai (Madras), the Eastern Ghats continue as the Javadi and Shevaroy hills, beyond which they merge with the Western Ghats. The mountains’ slopes have sparse forests containing valuable timber. The Western Ghats , which are possibly a fault scarp, are the crest of the western edge of the Deccan plateau. Their steep seaward slopes are deeply dissected by streams and canyonlike valleys, but on the landward side their slopes are gentle and give way to wide, mature valleys. The range extends northward to the Tapti River and southward almost to Cape Comorin at India’s southern tip. The mountains reach elevations of 3,000 to 5,000 feet (900 to 1,500 metres) in the north, rise less than 3,000 feet in the area south of Goa, and are higher again in the far south, reaching 8,652 feet (2,637 metres) at Doda Betta mountain. The Palghat Gap separates the Western Ghats proper from their southward extension, known as the Southern Ghats. The Western Ghats, because they receive extremely heavy rainfall from the southwest monsoon, comprise peninsular India’s principal watershed; rainfall is much lighter inland on the plateau. The high rainfall has produced dense forests on the seaward slopes, with bamboo, teak, and other valuable trees. Some rivers among the Western Ghats have been dammed to produce electric power. A number of hill resorts are located in the mountains. The Western Ghats in Matheran, Maharashtra, India. Nicholas |
Which is the largest internal organ in the human body? | Largest internal organ | Guinness World Records Largest internal organ Where human body The largest organ in the human body, the adult liver can weigh between 1.2 - 1.5 kg (2.64 - 3.3 lb) - about one thirty-sixth of the total body weight. Located behind the lower ribs and below the diaphragm, it performs over 100 separate bodily functions and can measure up to 22 cm (8.6 in) long and 10 cm (3.9 in) wide. The liver is also the largest gland in the body. All records listed on our website are current and up-to-date. For a full list of record titles, please use our Record Application Search. (You will be need to register / login for access) |
Which French king was known as 'The King Consort of Scotland'because of his marriage to Mary Queen of Scots? | History of Great Britain: Why is Mary, Queen of Scots, famous? - Quora Quora History of Great Britain: Why is Mary, Queen of Scots, famous? What were some controversies when she was in power? How did people receive her? Written Dec 20, 2013 There are great posts already written. I wish to communicate information that adds information that has not been mentioned and that I find quite important to note concerning the "leadership qualities " of Mary Queen of Scots. ( I orginally had posted this as a comment but I wish to add it as a post to this thread.) Please note, eventhough I agree with some of the points that have been made I strongly disagree with others. There are a few details that I wish need to be added. Mary was crowned queen of Scots when she was 6 days old. Her father died in a battle not long after her death. " Mary, the only surviving legitimate child of King James V of Scotland , was 6 days old when her father died and she acceded to the throne. She spent most of her childhood in France while Scotland was ruled by regents, and in 1558, she married the Dauphin of France , Francis . " Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar... She was raised knowing she was a queen. I have difficulty trying to understand how a child that is already queen would adapt as she was growing up. Eventhough it is true that she spent most of her childhood in France, she was groomed from a very young age to become the wife of the future king of France. Hence, when Mary married the King of France, she was ALREADY a queen and hence became both the queen of Scotland and France. This situation was unique because from a geopolitical point of view she was seen as someone important that could as she matured into an adult, create an alliance with the Scots and the French leaders of both courts. Britain was going through some serious religious issues with the Catholic and Protestants. Elizabeth 1 constantly threaded a delicate balance between the two religious extremes of those times. All this was mostly due to the impact of the decisions of her father Henry VIII. Mary Queen of Scots was catholic and her presence caused a lot of issues with Elizabeth 1 because of the religious issues. In fact, Elizabeth 1 greatly hesitated in her decision to behead Mary. It took her amost twenty years to make her final decision to behead her. She knew of the very real possible repercussions from Mary's loyal servants in Scotland. Mary Queen of Scots was well liked by the Scotish people. She had a "joie de vivre" and her life took a turn for the worst when her husband, the king of France suddenly died only a few years after their wedding. According to the dates, she was 17 years old and Francis II was 15 years old when they married. ( I mean, to me it seems obvious that the marriage was arranged between the regents involved in both kingdoms. I suspect there were some long term plans already drawn up for both of them since they were allies and both countries were die hard Catholics.) Also, I have to go back to my research but I remember reading that France and Scotland had a lot of marriages withing their different ranks. Was it due to proximity? I do not know but this alliance was a benefit to both. "... and in 1558, she married the Dauphin of France , Francis . He ascended the French throne as King Francis II in 1559, and Mary briefly became queen consort of France, until his death on 5 December 1560." source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar... Please note that she was only 18 years old when her husband Francis II died. Also note that the king was only 16 years old when he died. They had been both king and queen of both countries for approximately a year and a half and either of them had not reached 20 years old yet. ",,, Francis II (French: François II) (19 January 1544 – 5 December 1560) was a monarch of the House of Valois-Angoulême who was King of France from 1559 to 1560. He was also King consort of Scotland as a result of his marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots , from 1558 until his death." Source: Francis II of France In retrospect, this couple had the po |
What is the name of the bay that indents much of the southern coast of Australia? | Indian Ocean | Britannica.com Indian Ocean ocean Indian Ocean, body of salt water covering approximately one-fifth of the total ocean area of the world. It is the smallest, geologically youngest, and physically most complex of the world’s three major oceans. It stretches for more than 6,200 miles (10,000 km) between the southern tips of Africa and Australia and, without its marginal seas, has an area of about 28,360,000 square miles (73,440,000 square km). The Indian Ocean’s average depth is 12,990 feet (3,960 metres), and its deepest point, in the Sunda Deep of the Java Trench off the southern coast of the island of Java ( Indonesia ), is 24,442 feet (7,450 metres). The Indian Ocean, with depth contours and undersea features. The Indian Ocean is bounded by Iran , Pakistan , India , and Bangladesh to the north; the Malay Peninsula , the Sunda Islands of Indonesia, and Australia to the east; Antarctica to the south; and Africa and the Arabian Peninsula to the west. In the southwest it joins the Atlantic Ocean south of the southern tip of Africa, and to the east and southeast its waters mingle with those of the Pacific Ocean . Island resort in the Maldives, north-central Indian Ocean. © Spectrum Colour Library/Heritage-Images The question of defining the oceanic limits of the Indian Ocean is complicated and remains unsettled. The clearest border and the one most generally agreed upon is that with the Atlantic Ocean, which runs from Cape Agulhas , at the southern tip of Africa, due south along the 20° E meridian to the shores of Antarctica. The border with the Pacific Ocean to the southeast is usually drawn from South East Cape on the island of Tasmania south along the 147° E meridian to Antarctica. Bass Strait , between Tasmania and Australia, is considered by some to be part of the Indian Ocean and by others to be part of the Pacific. The northeastern border is the most difficult to define. The one most generally agreed upon runs northwest from Cape Londonderry in Australia across the Timor Sea , along the southern shores of the Lesser Sunda Islands and of Java , and then across the Sunda Strait to the shores of the island of Sumatra . Between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula the boundary is usually drawn across the Singapore Strait . The lighthouse at Cape Agulhas, South Africa. Dewet Atlantic Ocean There is no universal agreement on the southern limit of the Indian Ocean. In general (and for the purposes of this article), it is defined as extending southward to the coast of Antarctica. However, many—notably in Australia—consider the portion closest to Antarctica (along with the corresponding southern extensions of the Atlantic and Pacific) to be part of the Southern (or Antarctic) Ocean . Australians often call the entire expanse south of that continent’s south coast the Southern Ocean. The Indian Ocean has the fewest marginal seas of the major oceans. To the north are the inland Red Sea and Persian Gulf . The Arabian Sea is to the northwest, and the Andaman Sea to the northeast. The large gulfs of Aden and Oman are to the northwest, the Bay of Bengal is to the northeast, and the Great Australian Bight is off the southern coast of Australia. Great Australian Bight Marine Park, southern Australia. Nachoman-au The Indian Ocean differs from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in several other respects. In the Northern Hemisphere it is landlocked and does not extend to Arctic waters or have a temperate-to-cold zone. It has fewer islands and narrower continental shelves. It is the only ocean with an asymmetric and, in the north, semiannually reversing surface circulation. It has no separate source of bottom water (i.e., the Indian Ocean’s bottom water originates outside its boundaries) and has two sources of highly saline water (the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea). Below the surface layers, especially in the north, the ocean’s water is extremely low in oxygen. Physiography and geology Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent Origin The origin and evolution of the Indian Ocean is the most complicated of the three major oceans. Its formation is |
Octavian who became Augustus, and Lepidus were two of the 'Second Triumvirate' in 43BC. Who was the third? | Octavian - Augustus 'Augustus' Gaius Julius Octavius (63 BC - AD 14) The future emperor Augustus was born into an equestrian family as Gaius Octavius at Rome on 23 September 63 BC. His father, Gaius Octavius, was the first in the family to become a senator, but died when Octavian was only four. It was his mother who had the more distinguished connection. She was the daughter of Julia, sister to Julius Caesar. He was of short stature, handsome and well proportioned and he possessed that commodity so rare in rulers - grace. Though he suffered from bad teeth and was generally of feeble health. His body was covered in spots and he had many birthmarks scattered over his chest and belly. As for his character it is said that he was cruel when young, but became mild later on. This, however, might just be because, as his position became more secure, the need for brutality lessened. For he was still prepared to be ruthless when necessary. He was tolerant of criticism, possessed a good sense of humour, and had a particular fondness for playing dice, but often provided his guests with money to place bets. Although unfaithful to his wife Livia Drusilla, he remained deeply devoted to her. His public moral attitudes were strict (he had been appointed pontifex (priest) at the age of fifteen or sixteen) and he exiled his daughter and his grand-daughter, both named Julia, for offending against these principles. Octavian served under Julius Caesar in the Spanish expedition of 46 BC despite his delicate health. And he was to take a senior military command in Caesar's planned Parthian expedition of 44 BC, although at the time being only 18 years old. But Octavian was with his friends Marcus Agrippa and Marcus Salvidienus Rufus in Apollonia in Epirus completing his academic and military studies, when news reached him of Caesar's assassination. At once he returned to Rome, learning on the way that Caesar had adopted him in his will. No doubt this only increased his desire to avenge Caesar's murder. Though when he arrived Octavian found power in the hands of Mark Antony and Aemilius Lepidus. They were urging compromise and amnesty. But Octavian refused to accept this attitude. With his determined stand he soon succeeded in winning over many of Caesar's supporters, including some of the legions. Though he failed to persuade Marc Antony to hand over Caesar's assets and documents. Therefore Octavian was forced to distribute Caesar's legacies to the Roman public from whatever funds he was able to raise himself. Such efforts to see Caesar's will done helped raise Octavian's standing with the Roman people considerably. Many of the senators, too, were opposed to Antony. Octavian, appreciated as Antony's primary rival by then, was granted the status of senator, despite not yet being twenty. During the summer of 44 BC the senate's leader, Cicero, delivered a series of infamous speeches against Marc Antony which came to be known as the 'Philippics'. Cicero saw in the young Octavian a useful ally. So, when in November 44 BC Antony left Rome to take command in northern Italy, Octavian was dispatched with the senate's blessing to make war on Antony. Marc Antony was defeated at Mutina (43 BC) and forced to retreat into Gaul. But now it showed that Cicero had definitely lost control of the young Octavian. Had the two reigning consuls both been killed in the battle, then in August 43 BC Octavian marched on Rome and forced the senate to accept him as consul. Three months thereafter he met with Antony and Lepidus at Bologna and the three came to an agreement, the Triumvirate. This agreement between Rome's three most powerful men completely cut off the senate from power (27 November 43 BC). Cicero was killed in the proscriptions that followed. Brutus and Cassius, Caesar's chief assassins, were defeated at Philippi in northern Greece. Octavian and Marc Antony, the winners at Philippi, reached a new agreement in October 40 BC in the Treaty of Brundisium. The Roman empire was to be divided between them, Antony taking the east, Octavian the west. The third man, Lepid |
Who composed the oratorio entitled, 'The Dream of Gerontius'? | Elgar and “The Dream of Gerontius” | Conducting Electricity Elgar and “The Dream of Gerontius” Courtney Lewis 2 Comments The season is underway, and we’re getting ready for a weekend of concerts that feature a piece especially close to my heart. I doubt many of you know it since it’s rarely played outside the British Isles, yet it contains music that offers some of the concert hall’s deepest spiritual experiences. I’d like to spend this column telling you a little about Elgar’s masterpiece, The Dream of Gerontius. Edward Elgar was the first great English composer since Henry Purcell. Almost two hundred years elapsed between their births, causing Germans to refer to England as “The Land Without Music”. Born in 1857, we often associate Elgar with his Pomp and Circumstances marches and all things imperial. Yet he was anything but the quintessential Edwardian gentleman. He was born in the provinces, near Worcester in Gloucestershire, the son of a humble shopkeeper. In a brutally class-conscience society, this made him an outsider. Worst of all, he was a Catholic in a fastidiously devout Episcopalian country. Elgar’s rise to fame was slow. He was 42 when his “Variations on an Original Theme” (usually referred to as the Enigma Variations) catapulted him to international attention. By then he had spent years teaching unpromising students and even conducting the band of the local lunatic asylum. Most astonishingly, and I think uniquely in music history, he was entirely self-taught in composition, studying scores as a boy at the back of his father’s music shop. Immediately after the success of the Enigma Variations, Elgar was commissioned to write an oratorio by the Birmingham Three Choirs Festival. Handel’s influence on British musical culture had been so great that the oratorio was seen as the most prestigious vehicle for composition, and the festival’s prestige offered Elgar a great opportunity. A few years before he had been married, and at his wedding the priest had given him a copy of a poem by Cardinal Newman. To understand the significance of this, we need to wade into a little history. In the middle of the nineteenth century, the Oxford Movement sought to reincorporate some of the mystical and liturgical elements of Catholicism that had been stripped from the Church of England during the Reformation. John Henry Newman was an Episcopal priest who converted to Catholicism, later becoming a Cardinal. He wrote a poem entitled “The Dream of Gerontius”, and it was a copy of this that Elgar was given at his wedding. “The Dream of Gerontius” tells the story of a devout believer and his journey through death into the afterlife, his judgement by God, and his descent into Purgatory where he will prepare and atone before entering heaven. “Gerontius” just means an old man, and in the poem, he represents all of us – he’s an Everyman. Elgar’s composition is in two parts. In part one, we meet Gerontius on his deathbed. His friends are standing around the bed praying; this is a drama of life and death. The prelude sets up a faltering mood in the orchestra, as if we can imagine Gerontius’s heartbeat ceasing to pulse. We hear music from his life, from the church. His friends sing a Kyrie, the beginning of the mass. As he lies dying, Gerontius reminds himself of his faith. He’s encouraged by the songs of those around him, and he steels himself for the journey ahead. By part two, Gerontius has moved into the afterlife. On hearing an utterly timeless music containing no pulse, he realises he has entered a realm in which time has eased to tick. Almost immediately he meets his guardian angel who explains she will guide him to the judgement court, where he will see God for one brief moment. Gerontius travels through a terrifying throng of demons who try to drag him down into hell. He arrives at the holiest place, where choirs of angels sing “Praise to the Holiest in the heights, and in the depths be praise”. Even writing those lines gives me goosebumps as I imagine the music that accompanies them. After a terrifying walk into the court of judgem |
Whose most famous poem is 'The Tay Bridge Disaster' of 1879? | The Tay Bridge Disaster - WIlliam McGonagall - Streenge The Tay Bridge Disaster Poem by William McGonagall William McGonagall is widely held to be one of the worst poets ever. His most (in)famous work was inspired by the Tay Bridge disaster of 1879 when many people lost their lives following the collapse of the railway bridge outside Dundee. Here is poem in its full glory: Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay! Alas! I am very sorry to say That ninety lives have been taken away On the last Sabbath day of 1879, Which will be remember'd for a very long time. 'Twas about seven o'clock at night, And the wind it blew with all its might, And the rain came pouring down, And the dark clouds seem'd to frown, And the Demon of the air seem'd to say- "I'll blow down the Bridge of Tay." When the train left Edinburgh The passengers' hearts were light and felt no sorrow, But Boreas blew a terrific gale, Which made their hearts for to quail, And many of the passengers with fear did say- "I hope God will send us safe across the Bridge of Tay." But when the train came near to Wormit Bay, Boreas he did loud and angry bray, And shook the central girders of the Bridge of Tay On the last Sabbath day of 1879, Which will be remember'd for a very long time. So the train sped on with all its might, And Bonnie Dundee soon hove in sight, And the passengers' hearts felt light, Thinking they would enjoy themselves on the New Year, With their friends at home they lov'd most dear, And wish them all a happy New Year. So the train mov'd slowly along the Bridge of Tay, Until it was about midway, Then the central girders with a crash gave way, And down went the train and passengers into the Tay! The Storm Fiend did loudly bray, Because ninety lives had been taken away, On the last Sabbath day of 1879, Which will be remember'd for a very long time. As soon as the catastrophe came to be known The alarm from mouth to mouth was blown, And the cry rang out all o'er the town, Good Heavens! the Tay Bridge is blown down, And a passenger train from Edinburgh, Which fill'd all the peoples hearts with sorrow, And made them for to turn pale, Because none of the passengers were sav'd to tell the tale How the disaster happen'd on the last Sabbath day of 1879, Which will be remember'd for a very long time. It must have been an awful sight, To witness in the dusky moonlight, While the Storm Fiend did laugh, and angry did bray, Along the Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay, Oh! ill-fated Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay, I must now conclude my lay By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay, That your central girders would not have given way, At least many sensible men do say, Had they been supported on each side with buttresses, At least many sensible men confesses, For the stronger we our houses do build, The less chance we have of being killed. © 2008 - 2016 Trevor Mendham Contact |
Where in the human body is the Ethmoid bone? | Ethmoid bone - Human Anatomy FIG. 149 Ethmoid bone from above. (Os Ethmoidale) The ethmoid bone is exceedingly light and spongy, and cubical in shape; it is situated at the anterior part of the base of the cranium, between the two orbits, at the roof of the nose, and contributes to each of these cavities. It consists of four parts: a horizontal or cribriform plate, forming part of the base of the cranium; a perpendicular plate, constituting part of the nasal septum; and two lateral masses or labyrinths. Cribiform Plate (lamina cribrosa; horizontal lamina).The cribriform plate (Fig. 149) is received into the ethmoidal notch of the frontal bone and roofs in the nasal cavities. Projecting upward from the middle line of this plate is a thick, smooth, triangular process, the crista galli, so called from its resemblance to a cocks comb. The long thin posterior border of the crista galli serves for the attachment of the falx cerebri. Its anterior border, short and thick, articulates with the frontal bone, and presents two small projecting alæ, which are received into corresponding depressions in the frontal bone and complete the foramen cecum. Its sides are smooth, and sometimes bulging from the presence of a small air sinus in the interior. On either side of the crista galli, the cribriform plate is narrow and deeply grooved; it supports the olfactory bulb and is perforated by foramina for the passage of the olfactory nerves. The foramina in the middle of the groove are small and transmit the nerves to the roof of the nasal cavity; those at the medial and lateral parts of the groove are largerthe former transmit the nerves to the upper part of the nasal septum, the latter those to the superior nasal concha. At the front part of the cribriform plate, on either side of the crista galli, is a small fissure which is occupied by a process of dura mater. Lateral to this fissure is a notch or foramen which transmits the nasociliary nerve; from this notch a groove extends backward to the anterior ethmoidal foramen. FIG. 150 Perpendicular plate of ethmoid. Shown by removing the right labyrinth. Perpendicular Plate (lamina perpendicularis; vertical plate).The perpendicular plate (Figs. 150, 151) is a thin, flattened lamina, polygonal in form, which descends from the under surface of the cribriform plate, and assists in forming the septum of the nose; it is generally deflected a little to one or other side. The anterior border articulates with the spine of the frontal bone and the crest of the nasal bones. The posterior border articulates by its upper half with the sphenoidal crest, by its lower with the vomer. The inferior border is thicker than the posterior, and serves for the attachment of the septal cartilage of the nose. The surfaces of the plate are smooth, except above, where numerous grooves and canals are seen; these lead from the medial foramina on the cribriform plate and lodge filaments of the olfactory nerves. The Labyrinth or Lateral Mass (labyrinthus ethmoidalis) consists of a number of thin-walled cellular cavities, the ethmoidal cells, arranged in three groups, anterior, middle, and posterior, and interposed between two vertical plates of bone; the lateral plate forms part of the orbit, the medial, part of the corresponding nasal cavity. In the disarticulated bone many of these cells are opened into, but when the bones are articulated, they are closed in at every part, except where they open into the nasal cavity. Surfaces.The upper surface of the labyrinth (Fig. 149) presents a number of half-broken cells, the walls of which are completed, in the articulated skull, by the edges of the ethmoidal notch of the frontal bone. Crossing this surface are two grooves, converted into canals by articulation with the frontal; they are the anterior and posterior ethmoidal canals, and open on the inner wall of the orbit. The posterior surface presents large irregular cellular cavities, which are closed in by articulation with the sphenoidal concha and orbital process of the palatine. The lateral surface (Fig. 152) |
'The Pied Piper of Hamlin' got rid of the rats by leading them into which river? | Pied Piper of Hameln The River Weser, deep and wide, Washes its wall on the southern side; A pleasanter spot you never spied; But, when begins my ditty, Almost five hundred years ago, To see townsfolk suffer so From vermin, was a pity. Rats! They fought the dogs, and killed the cats, And bit the babies in the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning their speaking In fifty different sharps and flats. At last the people in a body To the Town Hall came flocking: "'Tis clear," cried they, "our Mayor's a noddy; And as for our Corporation -- shocking To think we buy gowns lined with ermine For dolts that can't or won't determine What's best to rid us of our vermin! You hope, because you're old and obese, To find in the furry civic robe ease? Rouse up, sirs! Give your brains a racking To find the remedy we're lacking, Or, sure as fate, we'll send you packing!" At this the Mayor and Corporation Quaked with a mighty consternation. An hour they sate in council, At length the Mayor broke silence: "For a guilder I'd my ermine gown sell, I wish I were a mile hence! It's easy to bid one rack one's brain -- I'm sure my poor head aches again I've scratched it so, and all in vain. Oh for a trap, a trap, a trap!" Just as he said this, what should hap At the chamber-door but a gentle tap? "Bless us," cried the Mayor, "What's that?" (With the Corporation as he sat, Looking little though wondrous fat; Nor brighter was his eye, nor moister Than a too-long-opened oyster, Save when at noon his paunch grew mutinous For a plate of turtle, green and glutinous.) "Only a scraping of shoes on the mat? Anything like the sound of a rat Makes my heart go pit-a-pat!" "Come in!" -- the Mayor cried, looking bigger: And in did come the strangest figure! His queer long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light loose hair, yet swarthy skin, No tuft on cheek nor beard on chin, But lips where smiles went out and in -- There was no guessing his kith and kin! And nobody could enough admire The tall man and his quaint attire. Quoth one: "It's as my great-grandsire, Starting up at the Trump of Doom's tone, Had walked this way from his painted tombstone!" He advanced to the council-table: And, "Please your honors," said he, "I'm able, By means of a secret charm, to draw All creatures living beneath the sun, That creep, or swim, or fly, or run, After me so as you never saw! And I chiefly use my charm On creatures that do people harm, The mole, and toad, and newt, and viper; And people call me the Pied Piper." (And here they noticed round his neck A scarf of red and yellow stripe, To match with his coat of selfsame cheque; And at the scarf's end hung a pipe; And his fingers, they noticed, were ever straying As if impatient to be playing Upon this pipe, as low it dangled Over his vesture, so old-fangled.) "Yet," said he "poor piper as I am, In Tartary I freed the Cham, Last June, from his huge swarms of gnats; I eased in Asia the Nizam Of a monstrous brood of vampire-bats: And, as for what your brain bewilders, If I can rid your town of rats Will you give me a thousand guilders?" "One? fifty thousand!" -- was the exclamation Of the astonished Mayor and Corporation. Into the street the Piper stept, Smiling first a little smile, As if he knew what magic slept In his quiet pipe the while; Then, like a musical adept, To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled, And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled Like a candle flame where salt is sprinkled; And ere three shrill notes the pipe uttered, You heard as if an army muttered; And the muttering grew to a grumbling; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling; And out of the houses the rats came tumbling: Great rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny rats, Brown rats, black rats, grey rats, tawny rats, Grave old plodders, gay young friskers, Fathers, mothers, uncl |
Sold in 2004 for $104.2 million, the most expensive painting ever sold by Sotherby's was Garcon a la Pipe. Who painted it? | No. 7 - "Garcon a la Pipe", Pablo Picasso - Modigliani's "Nu Couché" sells for $170.4 million - second most expensive painting ever sold at auction - Pictures - CBS News Next No. 1 - "Les Femmes d'Alger", Picasso Pablo Picasso's "Les Femmes d'Alger (Version O)" became the most expensive art ever sold at auction for the staggering price of $179 million on May 11, 2015... topping a list of paintings by illustrious international artists. The Christie's New York auctioneer Jussi Pylkkänen, who sold the painting, referred to the work as "the Mozart of 20th-century painting." By CBSNews.com Senior Photo Editor Radhika Chalasani Credit: via Christie's No. 1 - "Les Femmes d'Alger", Picasso Auctioneer Jussi Pylkkanen takes bids on Pablo Picasso's "Women of Algiers (Version O)," which sold for just over $179 million, setting a world record for art at auction during a sale at Christie's, New York, May 11, 2015. Credit: Kathy Willens/AP No. 1 - O'Keeffe - Priciest female artist Georgia O'Keeffe's 1932 "Jimson Weed, White Flower No. 1," smashed records May 20, 2015 when it sold for $44.4 million to an anonymous buyer -- a price three times larger than the previous auction record for a female artist. Joan Mitchell held the title for highest-selling female artist for an untitled 1960 painting at $11.9 million. O'Keefe's painting depicts one of the artist's favorite subjects: a magnified flower. O'Keeffe said, "When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else." Credit: Sotheby's No. 2 - “Nu Couché” Amedeo Modigiani's "Nu Couché" sold for $170.4 million with fees November 9, 2015 at Christie's New York in just nine minutes. Originally estimated at $100 million, it became the second most expensive painting sold at auction. The buyer from China placed the bid by phone. Credit: via Christie's No. 3 - "Three Studies of Lucian Freud" Painted by Francis Bacon in 1969, the life-size triptych "Three Studies of Lucian Freud" depicts Bacon's friend Lucian Freud on a wooden chair. Bacon is one of the greatest modern artists of the mid-20th century. The painting was part of the Christie's, New York sale of post-war and contemporary art auction on November 12, 2013, and was estimated at $85 million. However, a bidding war between seven buyers ultimately pushed the sale price up to $142.4 million. Credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images No. 4 - "The Scream", Edvard Munch Norwegian artist Edvard Munch's 1895 pastel on board version of "The Scream" is one of the greatest expressionist masterpieces of all time. Until "Les Femmes d'Algers" made headlines, it was the most expensive painting ever sold at auction, going for $119.9 million at Sotheby's New York in 2012. "The Scream" is also the most expensive pastel drawing. It's been described as an 'expression of personal suffering' because of the artist's tragic family history, which included a sister kept in an asylum, where screams could reportedly be heard outside. Three other versions of the painting exist. Credit: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images No. 4 - "The Scream", Edvard Much Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' is auctioned at Sotheby's May 2012 Sales of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art in New York City, May 2, 2012. The masterpiece is one of four versions created by Munch and the only one that is privately owned. The masterpiece sold for over $119 million. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images No. 5 - "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust" Pablo Picasso's 1932 "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust", estimated at $70 million to 90 million prior to sale, sold for $106.5 million at Christie's in New York inMay 4, 2010. The painting is known as the 'lost Picasso' since it hadn't been seen in public for 60 years. It had previously changed hands back in 1951 for a mere $18,000. Credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images No. 6 - "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) The 1963 two panel "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)" by Andy Warhol, sold for $105.4 million at Sotheby's New York in 2013. It is the last in a series of four pieces depicting a car crash. |
From which country does 'Monterey Jack' cheese come? | Monterey Jack : Encyclopedia : Food Network Monterey Jack Categories: Monterey Jack The origin of Jack cheese is most often attributed to David Jacks, a Monterey, Calif., businessman in the late 1800s. However, historical evidence shows that it actually was based on a recipe for queso del país ("country cheese"), brought to California by Franciscan monks in the 1700s. Nevertheless, we do know that David Jacks increased the popularity and demand for this cheese when he began shipping it to San Francisco and points beyond in the United States. The name Monterey Jack came about because production was initially centered in Monterey County, Calif. Eventually other areas named the cheese for their region, as with Sonoma Jack (Sonoma County, Calif.), and now this cheese is made in other parts of the United States. Jack can be made from raw or pasteurized cow's milk. It comes in several styles — semisoft, semihard, hard and grana. Jacks typically have a thin rind, though some are rindless. The interior can range from pale yellow to deep golden, depending on the age. While the flavor of young Jacks is delicate, mild and fresh, aged versions (called dry Jack) are full flavored, rich and almost sweet, with hints of fruit and caramel. Young Jack cheese is ripened only for a few weeks, whereas dry Jack is aged for seven to 10 months or longer. The high-moisture regular Jack cheese comes plain or with added flavorings such as chiles, garlic, herbs, horseradish, chili peppers and onion. From The Food Lover's Companion, Fourth edition by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst. Copyright © 2007, 2001, 1995, 1990 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc. Related Recipes From Food Network |
Who was British Prime Minister at the time of 'The Boston Tea Party'? | Boston Tea Party - iBoston.org December 16, 1773 Three ships lay at Griffin's Wharf in Boston at an impasse. The Dartmouth, the Elanor and the Beaver were guarded by just over twenty revolutionary guards to prevent them from being unloaded. Yet Massachusetts Governor, Thomas Hutchinson, the grandson of Anne Hutchinson would not permit the ships to depart without unloading. Lord Frederick North, England's Prime Minister never expected this tea tax to cause an outcry, let alone revolution. In 1767 England reduced its property taxes at home. To balance the national budget they needed to find a mechanism for the American colonies to pay for the expense of stationing officials in them. Under the Townshed Act the officials would generate their own revenue by collecting taxes on all imported goods, and once paid affixing stamps on them. This Stamp Tax generated more in the way of protests and smuggling than added revenue. Why tea? Recognizing this failure, Lord North repealed the stamp tax in 1773, except for a reduced tax which remained on tea. This was both out of principal to maintain the English ability to tax, and to support a national company, the East India Tea Company, which had suffered revenue loss as nearly 90% of America's tea had been smuggled from foreign lands. This tea would be the only legally imported tea in the colonies, and old at a discount below customary prices to curtail smuggling. American merchants recognized this monopoly took money from their pockets, and resisted this tea monopoly. Merchants added to the revolutionary fervor. Locally the agents of the East India company were pressured to resign their posts, and ships were sent away unloaded from American coasts. For a decade Sam Adams had been inspiring revolution, this was his hour. Adams is widely believed to have orchestrated the Boston Tea Party. A town meeting was called for the evening of December 16th at Faneuil Hall . All British eyes were on the meeting, which when it overfilled Faneuil moved to the larger Old South Church . There was little notice of a committee which met with Governor Hutchinson during the meeting, or the messenger who returned with news that no settlement could be reached. But at that exact moment colonials disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded the three ships. As John Adams later noted, these were no ordinary Mohawks. They had already organized themselves into boarding parties who easily took over the merchant ships and demanded access to the cargo. Discipline prevented the participants from vandalizing the ships, or stealing tea for personal consumption. They destroyed 14,000 British pounds of tea, which equates to over one million dollars in today's currency. Lord North's reaction was fierce. 3,000 British soldiers were sent to Boston, which equalled one fifth of the town's population. Boston's port was closed except for military ships, self governance was suspended. In order to house these troops, rights were given to soldiers to quarter themselves in any unoccupied colonial building. The Old South Church, the point were the teaparty was launched was gutted by the British and converted to a riding arena and pub for troops. By January of 1775 it was clear to Lord North that revolution was at hand. He sent a peace making delegation offering to end all taxes provided the colonies promised to pay the salaries of civil authorities regularly. But it was too late. Events now overtook the hope of a peaceful reconciliation. That spring, on April 16th the American Crisis turned into the American Revolution, and Lord North tendered his resignation. King George refused North's resignation, as he would for the duration of the American Revolutionary war. Lord Nort |
Sold in 2006 for $87.9 million, the most expensive painting ever sold by Christie's was Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II. Who painted it? | No. 10 - "Adele Bloch-bauer II", Klimt - Modigliani's "Nu Couché" sells for $170.4 million - second most expensive painting ever sold at auction - Pictures - CBS News Next No. 1 - "Les Femmes d'Alger", Picasso Pablo Picasso's "Les Femmes d'Alger (Version O)" became the most expensive art ever sold at auction for the staggering price of $179 million on May 11, 2015... topping a list of paintings by illustrious international artists. The Christie's New York auctioneer Jussi Pylkkänen, who sold the painting, referred to the work as "the Mozart of 20th-century painting." By CBSNews.com Senior Photo Editor Radhika Chalasani Credit: via Christie's No. 1 - "Les Femmes d'Alger", Picasso Auctioneer Jussi Pylkkanen takes bids on Pablo Picasso's "Women of Algiers (Version O)," which sold for just over $179 million, setting a world record for art at auction during a sale at Christie's, New York, May 11, 2015. Credit: Kathy Willens/AP No. 1 - O'Keeffe - Priciest female artist Georgia O'Keeffe's 1932 "Jimson Weed, White Flower No. 1," smashed records May 20, 2015 when it sold for $44.4 million to an anonymous buyer -- a price three times larger than the previous auction record for a female artist. Joan Mitchell held the title for highest-selling female artist for an untitled 1960 painting at $11.9 million. O'Keefe's painting depicts one of the artist's favorite subjects: a magnified flower. O'Keeffe said, "When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else." Credit: Sotheby's No. 2 - “Nu Couché” Amedeo Modigiani's "Nu Couché" sold for $170.4 million with fees November 9, 2015 at Christie's New York in just nine minutes. Originally estimated at $100 million, it became the second most expensive painting sold at auction. The buyer from China placed the bid by phone. Credit: via Christie's No. 3 - "Three Studies of Lucian Freud" Painted by Francis Bacon in 1969, the life-size triptych "Three Studies of Lucian Freud" depicts Bacon's friend Lucian Freud on a wooden chair. Bacon is one of the greatest modern artists of the mid-20th century. The painting was part of the Christie's, New York sale of post-war and contemporary art auction on November 12, 2013, and was estimated at $85 million. However, a bidding war between seven buyers ultimately pushed the sale price up to $142.4 million. Credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images No. 4 - "The Scream", Edvard Munch Norwegian artist Edvard Munch's 1895 pastel on board version of "The Scream" is one of the greatest expressionist masterpieces of all time. Until "Les Femmes d'Algers" made headlines, it was the most expensive painting ever sold at auction, going for $119.9 million at Sotheby's New York in 2012. "The Scream" is also the most expensive pastel drawing. It's been described as an 'expression of personal suffering' because of the artist's tragic family history, which included a sister kept in an asylum, where screams could reportedly be heard outside. Three other versions of the painting exist. Credit: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images No. 4 - "The Scream", Edvard Much Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' is auctioned at Sotheby's May 2012 Sales of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art in New York City, May 2, 2012. The masterpiece is one of four versions created by Munch and the only one that is privately owned. The masterpiece sold for over $119 million. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images No. 5 - "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust" Pablo Picasso's 1932 "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust", estimated at $70 million to 90 million prior to sale, sold for $106.5 million at Christie's in New York inMay 4, 2010. The painting is known as the 'lost Picasso' since it hadn't been seen in public for 60 years. It had previously changed hands back in 1951 for a mere $18,000. Credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images No. 6 - "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) The 1963 two panel "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)" by Andy Warhol, sold for $105.4 million at Sotheby's New York in 2013. It is the last in a series of four pieces depicting a car crash. The |
Which chemical element is named after a river? | Each one has a story. July 12 2010 6:52 AM Blogging the Periodic Table By Sam Kean For scientists who discover a new element, beating their peers is only part of the fun. The real thrill comes in selecting the element's name. Sure, other scientists get to name their discoveries, too, like new salamanders or craters on Mars. But a new element gets its own box on the periodic table—the most iconic real estate in science, and something that will hang in every science classroom in the world. Forever. The latest element to be named was No. 112. It got its name last summer, when a tribunal of chemists ruled that a German team had provided enough evidence to confirm its existence. (The approval process took 13 years .) In selecting the name, the Germans had only a few rules to abide by. The name couldn't have been submitted before as a name for any other potential element. The name had to end in –ium. And the team couldn't name it after a living person (a rule some Americans brazenly violated in the 1990s by naming Element 106, seaborgium, after the then-still-breathing Glenn Seaborg). Beyond that, the Germans could name Element 112 whatever suited them. Advertisement That said, strong trends have emerged in the naming of elements since the 1950s, and scientists are as susceptible to tradition as anyone. Scientists used to name lots of elements after mythological creatures—like thorium, named after Thor, or tantalum, after Tantalus, or helium, after Helios, the sun god. They also liked astronomical references, as in the trio uranium, neptunium, and plutonium. But no one has named an element for anything mythological or celestial since promethium and plutonium in the 1940s. Scientists also used to pick simple descriptive names. Noble gases like xenon and krypton, which are colorless and odorless, got names that meant elusive or hidden in Greek. * (I'll explain why Greek was trendy in a later post.) For various reasons, the elements beryllium, chlorine, praseodymium, and thallium are all named after words for "green." But this trend, too, has fallen out of favor. The most enduring fashion for naming elements (predating even the table itself) is blatant nationalism, a trend that has gotten ugly a few times. Three German chemists in the 1920s discovered two prospective elements and named them rhenium, after the Rhine River, and masurium, after the state of Masuria—both sites of German victories during World War I. This didn't exactly endear the three to their European colleagues. Partly out of pique, other scientists attacked and dismantled the claim for masurium, Element 43, arguing first that the traces of "masurium" in samples were actually contamination from known elements, and, second, that the trio could not have found as much masurium as they claimed anyway. In the end, Element 43 was declared undiscovered once again. (Another scientist, an Italian Jew, discovered Element 43 for real in 1937. One of the German chemists—decked out in a quasi-military uniform covered in swastikas—flew to Italy in an unsuccessful attempt to bully the Italian into dropping his claim.) There was a decent chance the German team that discovered Element 112 would name it after some local land as well. After all, the team, based in the city of Darmstadt, in the German state of Hesse, had already named two elements they discovered in the 1990s darmstadtium and hassium. (Germanium was taken.) Advertisement But in recent years, another trend has come to dominate the nomenclature of new elements—naming them after great scientists. No one had ever honored a scientist this way before the 1950s, but since then 11 of the 14 elements discovered and named (from einsteinium, Element 99, on) do just that. Most of these names still shaded patriotic and honor a local son or daughter, but not always. An American team led by the aforementioned Glenn Seaborg named Element 101 mendelevium, after Dmitri Mendeleev, the scientist generally given credit for developing the periodic table. Mendeleev was Russian, so this was a daring gesture during the Cold War. In the en |
The treacherous architect 'Seth Pecksniff' appears in which Dickens novel? | Seth Pecksniff | fictional character | Britannica.com Seth Pecksniff fictional character THIS ARTICLE IS A STUB. You can learn more about this topic in the related articles below. Similar Topics Seth Pecksniff, fictional character, an unctuous English architect whose insincere behaviour made the name Pecksniff synonymous with hypocrisy. He appears in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1843–44) by Charles Dickens . Learn More in these related articles: Charles Dickens February 7, 1812 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England June 9, 1870 Gad’s Hill, near Chatham, Kent English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era. His many volumes include such works as A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, A Tale of Two Cities, Great... Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: December 01, 2015 URL: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Seth-Pecksniff Access Date: January 17, 2017 Share |
In which Italian city does the 'Serie A' football team Chievo play its home games? | Tim Parks: Italy loves Chievo Verona | Football | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close Chievo are top of Serie A. Chievo Verona they call themselves these days. Otherwise people might not know where the hell the place was. I'd lived in Verona more than 10 years before I stumbled across it, a miserable case of working-class suburb overflowing into declining semi-industrialised fenland. Fortunately it's not very large. On a generous count there are a mere 3,000 souls; pigeons, water rats and stray dogs included. No guide ever showed any tourist round this place. Needless to say, the team don't train here and they don't play here. What a relief it must have been when they abandoned their flood-prone swamp by the city's gloomy dam and escaped at last to the Bentegodi, world-class stadium of the ever glorious boys in gialloblù, Hellas Verona. But Chievo are top of Serie A. Two points clear of Inter and AC Milan, four ahead of Juventus and Roma. This with a wage bill that wouldn't even pay for Gabriel Batistuta on his own, and a squad whose total value doesn't add up to what any of the big teams put on the bench in the dullest of dull friendlies. How has this terrible thing come about? Paluani Chievo they used to be called. Paluani is the name of a company that makes panettoni, the fourth largest in Italy. It's based in Chievo and owned by the Campedelli family which also owns the team. Alas, the company name and easy publicity had to go when the team hit the big time in 1986 and climbed into the dubiously professional world of Serie C2. Now Paluani is just stitched on the team's shirts, which used to be pale blue and white, but then rather disturbingly became dark blue and yellow, Verona colours. First they invade our stadium, then they steal our strip. And at one point they very nearly took us over altogether. In 1991, Luigi Campedelli bought a small share in Hellas Verona. The plan was to buy out the bigger club and merge the teams. After all, this is a family of Veronese industrialists. They have close contacts with the local paper, the local banks. It didn't work. There are limits to what divine law will permit. In any event, that was around the same time that Chievo changed its name to Chievo Verona. Campedelli wanted the team "to be more easily associated with the whole city". If you can't beat them, become them, seems to be the game. Sometimes one wonders if the Cinderella suburb of Chievo really has a team at all. Certainly there were no banners hanging from rusty balconies, or car horns sounding in the damp streets when they hit the top last Sunday. Campedelli died in 1992, leaving his panettoni and his players to son Luca, barely in his 20s. Ragioniere Campedelli, he calls himself. Ragioniere is the lowliest and saddest of the titles - professore, dottor, cavaliere - that insecure Italians feel the need to put before their names. It means book-keeper. "All our family have always been ragionieri," he boasts. Tall, slim, inoffensively bespectacled, the man certainly looks like a book-keeper, likewise the team coach Del Neri. Certainly the two of them have done a great job keeping the books of Chievo Verona, buying up promising young players on the cheap and recycling misunderstood rejects from the big clubs to put together a team and a game that is now truly formidable. You can't fault them on that. But the football, however good, is the least interesting aspect of the Chievo phenomenon. After all, there are other clubs in Serie A getting by and playing good football with even less cash than Chievo, who at least have a major industry behind them. No, what is truly surprising, and appalling, is that the whole of Italy, or at least the Italian media, loves the team. How did this come about? There are teams from outside the big five which have made good in Serie A in the past: Catania, Sampdoria, and most gloriously of all, of course, Hellas Verona who won the scudetto in 1985 when Chievo were still in Serie D. But none of them were ever loved. They represented their towns. They were part of the mad antagonism between a |
Which e-commerce website was founded by Jeffrey Bezos in 1994? | Jeff Bezos says he won't tolerate a 'callous' Amazon workplace - LA Times Jeff Bezos says he won't tolerate a 'callous' Amazon workplace Amazon Jeff Bezos David Ryder / Getty Images Jeff Bezos founded e-commerce website Amazon.com in 1994, and has pushed it to become the world's biggest retailer. Jeff Bezos founded e-commerce website Amazon.com in 1994, and has pushed it to become the world's biggest retailer. (David Ryder / Getty Images) Daina Beth Solomon Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos rebutted a New York Times depiction of his company’s workplace as overly harsh and demanding, writing in a memo on Sunday : “The article doesn’t describe the Amazon I know.” The piece, published Friday , described incidents of employees crying at their desks and being dismissed after having children. It painted a picture of a workaholic culture where bosses forced workers into conference calls on Thanksgiving and expected emails to be returned after midnight. More than 100 current and former employees in positions that included engineering and leadership were interviewed for the story, according to the newspaper. “The joke in the office was that when it came to work/life balance, work came first, life came second, and trying to find the balance came last,” Jason Merkoski, a former employee, told the New York Times. What's it like to work at Amazon ? Depends on who you ask. In a report published Sunday in the New York Times , writers Jodi Kantor and David Streitfeld outline a work environment that's hostile and grueling. According to the report, employees at the online retailer are expected to compete with one... What's it like to work at Amazon ? Depends on who you ask. In a report published Sunday in the New York Times , writers Jodi Kantor and David Streitfeld outline a work environment that's hostile and grueling. According to the report, employees at the online retailer are expected to compete with one... (Carolyn Kellogg) But some people also said they were eager to meet the demands of a fast-paced environment in the name of innovation. “When you’re shooting for the moon, the nature of the work is really challenging,” said a top Amazon recruiter, Susan Harker. In an email to his 18,000 employees, Bezos said he would never tolerate the “shockingly callous management practices” described in the New York Times and called on workers to report such incidents to human resources staff or email him directly. “Our tolerance for any such lack of empathy needs to be zero,” Bezos said in the email, reprinted by the New York Times. “[The article] claims that our intentional approach is to create a soulless, dystopian workplace where no fun is had and no laughter heard. Again, I don’t recognize this Amazon and I very much hope you don’t, either. ” |
The notorious headmaster 'Thomas Gradgrind' appears in which Dickens novel? | What does gradgrind mean? This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word gradgrind Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: gradgrind(Noun) One who relies solely on scientific measurements and observable facts without taking human nature into consideration. Origin: Thomas Gradgrind, a pedantic teacher in Dickens' Hard Times. Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Gradgrind Mr Thomas Gradgrind is the notorious headmaster in Dickens's novel Hard Times who is dedicated to the pursuit of profitable enterprise. His name is now used generically to refer to someone who is hard and only concerned with cold facts and numbers. Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Gradgrind gräd′grīnd, n. one who regulates all human things by rule and compass and the mechanical application of statistics, allowing nothing for sentiment, emotion, and individuality. [From Thomas Gradgrind in Dickens's Hard Times.] The Nuttall Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Gradgrind a character in "Hard Times," who weighs and measures everything by a hard and fast rule and makes no allowances. Numerology The numerical value of gradgrind in Chaldean Numerology is: 7 Pythagorean Numerology |
In which Italian city does the Serie A football team Atalanta play its home games? | Atalanta vs. AS Roma - Football Match Report - April 17, 2016 - ESPN comment Struggling Atalanta dealt a blow to Roma's hopes of overhauling second-placed Napoli in Serie A by earning a thrilling 3-3 draw in Bergamo. The visitors went into the game knowing they could close to within three points of their rivals after Napoli went down 2-0 at Inter Milan on Saturday. But in the end Roma were indebted to veteran Francesco Totti, who came off the bench to rescue a point five minutes from time. The hosts had also gone into the game with plenty to play for after last weekend's loss at Torino left them far from mathematically certain of safety. But Roma seized control from the word go and look set to cruise to victory after Lucas Digne's 23rd-minute opener was followed four minutes later by a second from Radja Nainggolan. But Atlanta launched a stunning response, Marco D'Alessandro bundling home their first in the 33rd minute then Marco Borriello ensuring they were level before half-time. Boriello fired his second into the bottom corner five minutes into the second half to give Atlanta a shock lead, and missed a glorious chance to complete his hat-trick. Edin Dzeko remained Roma's biggest danger man and came close to threatening Atlanta goalkeeper Marco Sportiello as the game moved towards its conclusion. But in the end it fell to Totti, a 78th-minute replacement for Daniele De Rossi, to steer the ball home and salvage a point which kept the third-spotted Giallorossi in the hunt for an automatic Champions League berth, albeit five points behind Napoli with five games left. |
The 'Adi Granth Sahib' is a sacred text of which religion? | Guru Granth Sahib Ads Disclosure Guru Granth Sahib (The Sacred Text of Sikhs) The Guru Granth Sahib is another name for the Adi Granth, the primary sacred text of Sikhism. It is called Guru Granth because the text is considered to be the "living guru" for the worldwide Sikh community. Hence, the reading, chanting and study of the text is a central practice throughout the Sikh religion. The Adi Granth was compiled in the 16th century under the leadership of the 5th guru, Guru Arjan. He began the project in 1603 and completed it one year later. The text includes: - hymns and teachings of the first 5 gurus of Sikhism, including those of the founder Nanak - some writings of Kabir, a poet of the Sant movement, which was a devotional movement described elsewhere in this section that was influential in the formation of Guru Nanak's spiritual perspective - the writings of 20 selected Hindu and Muslims saints/mystics who affirmed the oneness of God and were deemed to know and practice true spirituality. Overall, the text includes over 6000 hymns, one-third of which were composed by Arjan himself. The text is organized into 31 sections with hymns in each section. The hymns are arranged in chronological order according to their authors among the 5 gurus. After the hymns of the Sikh gurus comes the additional hymns written by Kabir and other Hindu and Muslim saints. The Adi Granth (or Guru Granth Sahib) is treated in much the same way as a living guru would be treated in Sikh worship. The text is brought in and out of the worship space via a ceremonial procession. It is draped in special materials and held on a special stand. It is often fanned with feathers as it is being read, in just the same way a living guru might be fanned while giving a teaching or lecture. People bow to the text and back away from it instead of turning their backs on it, as a sign of respect. The text is the central "figure" at weddings, birthdays and other special events, just as a living guru would be an honored guest. Many Sikhs have a special place in their homes for their copy of the Adi Granth and treat it with the same honor and respect as it receives in the Golden Temple at Amritsar and in gurdwaras throughout the world. |
Who is the current monarch of Belgium? | King Philippe of Belgium joins wife Mathilde and their four children on royal balcony after his father abdicates | Daily Mail Online Video of attorney hypnotizing clients for sexual pleasure New era: Prince Philippe arrives at the packed church St Gudule with wife Mathilde this morning for a service held to commemorate his corronation Embrace: The former monarch King Albert embraces his son warmly at the church. King Philippe has taken over after his father decided to step aside on health grounds Emotional: Queen Paola, left, wipes away a tear at the cathedral as she sits next to her husband and the newly crowned King Philippe (right) Dignitaries: The cathedral was packed with Belgium officials, but no foreign royalty were present due to the fact King Albert only announced his abdication three weeks ago Packed: The cathedral was full to bursting with dignitaries and royal family for the momentous occasion Grand: The new monarch King Philippe of Belgium and his wife Queen Mathilde posed on the steps of the impressive Cathedral of St Michael and Saint Gudula Head of State: The new King Philippe waves to the crowd alongside his wife Queen Mathilde on this historic day for the people of Belgium Earlier both Albert and Philippe mingled with the crowds under a royal blue sky following a Catholic ceremony at the Cathedral of St Michael and Saint Gudula that set off the festivities. King Albert announced his abdication plans less than three weeks ago, so there was little time to turn the occasion into a huge international event. No foreign royals were at the ceremony. Since the royal transition coincides with Belgium's national day celebrations, a military parade had already been planned. New Queen: King Philippe will supported throughout his reign by his glamorous wife Mathilde. Right, Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo attended the ceremony Glamorous: The new Queen Mathilde looked stunning in a cream dress and stylish hat as she waved to the crowd when leaving the cathedral Ceremonial: The new King Philippe is expected to avoid the thorny issue of Belgium politics, as his father before him has managed to do successfully throughout his reign Farewell: King Albert II waves goodbye to his people from his royal car Royalty: Princess Astrid of Belgium is seen in front of the Cathedral of St Michael and Saint Gudula prior to the Abdication Of King Albert Royal couple Princess Claire of Belgium and Prince Laurent arrive for the traditional Te Deum Mass at the Cathedral of St Michael and Saint Gudula on the occasion of Belgium's National Day in Brussels Mass: Princess Claire of Belgium arrives for the traditional Te Deum Mass at the Cathedral of St Michael and Saint Gudula. Right, Queen Paola Wellwishers: Crowds of people gather at Place du Jeu de Balle to pay tribute to popular King Albert, who has reigned for 20 years. Those at the back were able to watch on big screens Colour: The scene around the abdication was awash with red, yellow and black, the colours of the Belgium flag Packed: The public gathered in the streets of Brussels in droves to catch a glimpse of their popular royal family Philippe will face a tough task in the coming months. The fractious nation, divided by language, holds parliamentary elections in June 2014 amid calls for even more autonomy for the language groups. After the last elections in 2010, it took a record 541 days before a government could be formed amid bickering about how much more power should be sapped from the central state to profit the separate language groups. Unlike his five predecessors, King Albert tried to avoid politics as much as possible and his successor is expected to do the same. Ball: King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium greet crowds during the National Ball in Brussels last night on the eve of the National Day celebrations Historic moment: King Albert of Belgium (left) abdicated earlier today following a 20-year reign and has passed the crown to his son Philippe (right) Prince Philippe has been groomed for the job as a leader of foreign trade delegations over the past two d |
Who is the current monarch of Norway? | The Norwegian Royal Family The Norwegian Royal Family The present King of Norway, Harald V and the Norwegian Royal Family are highly respected among its people. When the Norwegians elected their first king in 1905, they chosed his grandfather, the Danish prins Carl to become King Haakon VII of Norway. Their Majesties The King and Queen and Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. Published 22.01.2011. Photo: Sølve Sundsbø / The Royal Court. Norwegian Monarchy History The Norwegian monarchy actually goes more than thousand years back. Harald Fairhair, or Harald Hårfagre in Norwegian language, is regarded as the first Norwegian king, who united the many small kingships of Norway into a one country around year 885. Even if Norwegian history goes back many centuries, Norway as an independent nation is quite young. When Norway and Denmark were merged under a single monarch in 1380 , Norway came under Danish control. After the Napoleonic Wars the union with Denmark was dissolved in 1814, and for a short time Norway again became an independent nation, and was even drawing up its own constitution. However Norway was forced into a union with Sweden – in a way as an independent nation, but with a common king and joint foreign policy. In 1905 the union of Norway and Sweden was dissolved, and the Norwegian people chose its own monarch: King Haakon VII, and we got again had our own Norwegian Royal Family. The present king of Norway, King Harald V (the fifth) was born on February 21. in 1937, as the first Norwegian-born prince for 567 years.He is the son of King Olav V and Crown princess Märtha. He took over as King of Norway when his father died in 1991. The Crown Prince Family His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette Marit Princess Ingrid Alexandra On January 21nd 2013, Princess Ingrid Alexandra had her 9 years anniversary. The young princess is very popular and loved by the Norwegian people. Photo: Foto: Julia Marie Naglestad / Det kongelige hoff. Prince Sverre Magnus Prince Sverre Magnus with the dog Milly Kakao. Photo: Veronica Melå, The Royal Court His Highness Prince Sverre Magnus was born on 3 December 2005. The prince is third in line for the Norwegian throne after his sister, Princess Ingrid Alexandra. The Prince was christened in the Palace Chapel by Bishop Ole Kristian Kvarme on 4 March 2006. His godparents are Her Majesty The Queen, Her Royal Highness Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Her Royal Highness Princess Rosario of Bulgaria, Mr Espen Høiby, Mr Bjørn Stensland and Ms Marianne Gjellestad. Information from the homepage of the Royal Family. Travelling abroad Winter 2010 / 2011 From end of November 2010 till end of January 2011 the Crown Prince family is travelling around the world on a private vacation. The journey started in Istanbul, where the family among many other activities also visited the amazing Hagia Sofia, once one of the most powerful churches of the world, before it became a mosque when the turks took over the city then called Constantinopel. The Crown Prince and his family also visited Amman in Jordan, before they travelled east to India, where they visited Jodphur in Rajastan and Dzongu in Sikkim. Charming little Princess Ingrid Alexandra making a local bread with a lady in Rajastan, India. The photo is delivered from the Royal Court, and was published 22.12.2010 The Crown Prince and Crown Princess' family in front of Hagia Sofia in Istanbul. Photo: The Royal Court HMS "NORGE" HMS NORGE was a gift from the Norwegian people to King Haakon in 1947, and people from all over the country gave money to contribute to the wonderful gift. The HMS NORGE is owned by His Majesty The King, and is runned by the Norwegian navy. The Royal flag in the stern mast shows that the King is on board. The ship is normally in use from middle may until end of september. His Majesty himself is marking the start and end of the season by embarking and deembarking the shi |
The 'Rid Vega' and 'Sama Veda' are sacred texts of which religion? | Vedas : Interfaith COMPARATIVE STUDIES Vedas The Vedas are the oldest texts of Hindu literature, stemming from an oral tradition believed to go back to at least 1500 BC. First written down in Vedic, an early form of Sanskrit, around 600 BC, the forms we have originate from texts written around 300 BC. There were originally three Vedas: the Rig Veda, the Sama Veda, and the Yajur Veda, which constitued “threefold knowledge” (trayi vidya), with the fourth Veda, the Atharva Veda, added at during the Vedic period. Legend has it that the Vedas were actually composed at the beginning of Creation, but that this “Divine Revelation” was gradually polluted by Man. Some people even suggest that all human knowledge is present in the Vedas, at least in symbolic form. Regardless, the Vedas remain the most sacred of Hindu texts, and provide the foundation for Hindu religion. It has been actually suggested that the Vedas were originally connected to the oral tradition of the Harappan civilisation of the Indus Valley, but were completed in majority by the war-like Arayan peoples who migrated from the Iranian plateau into India and conquered. (Please note that the Arayans of Iran have nothing to do with the notion of a Caucasian “master race”.) The theology of the Vedas was further developed in the Upanishads, which became regarded as essential summaries of all the wisdom of the Vedas themselves. Please do note that some of the following webpages are quite large. Rig Veda The Rig Veda, or “Divine Hymns”, is the oldest and most important of the Vedas. Over a thousand hymns are set into ten mandalas, or circles, of which it is believed the second through the seventh are the oldest and the tenth is the most recent. The general themes of this work are the praising of the gods, and requests for worldly benefits such as wealth, health, longevity, protection, and victory. Indra and Agni feature as particular favourites in the hymns, but 31 other gods are also mentioned. The Vedas are the oldest texts of Hindu literature, stemming from an oral tradition believed to go back to at least 1500 BC. First written down in Vedic, an early form of Sanskrit, around 600 BC, the forms we have originate from texts written around 300 BC. There were originally three Vedas: theRig Veda, the Sama Veda, and the Yajur Veda, which constitued “threefold knowledge” (trayi vidya), with the fourth Veda, the Atharva Veda, added at during the Vedic period. Legend has it that the Vedas were actually composed at the beginning of Creation, but that this “Divine Revelation” was gradually polluted by Man. Some people even suggest that all human knowledge is present in the Vedas, at least in symbolic form. Regardless, the Vedas remain the most sacred of Hindu texts, and provide the foundation for Hindu religion. It has been actually suggested that the Vedas were originally connected to the oral tradition of the Harappan civilisation of the Indus Valley, but were completed in majority by the war-like Arayan peoples who migrated from the Iranian plateau into India and conquered. (Please note that the Arayans of Iran have nothing to do with the notion of a Caucasian “master race”.) The theology of the Vedas was further developed in the Upanishads, which became regarded as essential summaries of all the wisdom of the Vedas themselves. Please do note that some of the following webpages are quite large. Rig Veda TheRig Veda, or “Divine Hymns”, is the oldest and most important of the Vedas. Over a thousand hymns are set into ten mandalas, or circles, of which it is believed the second through the seventh are the oldest and the tenth is the most recent. The general themes of this work are the praising of the gods, and requests for worldly benefits such as wealth, health, longevity, protection, and victory. Indra and Agni feature as particular favourites in the hymns, but 31 other gods are also mentioned. |
In which country are the headquarters of the supermarket chain 'Netto'? | Netto | Uncyclopedia | Fandom powered by Wikia http://www.netto.co.uk/ A typical Netto store, show here in its infancy Netto, a so-called supermarket chain, is an evil corporation devised by the Danish as a more environmentally-friendly means to dispose of the country's toxic waste. Branches can be located in various towns throughout Britain , usually in locations where unemployment levels and Jeremy Kyle viewers are high, and also in some other less important countries in Europe somewhere. Contents edit History of Netto Secret spy Photograph of Netto's danish headquarters In the 1980s Denmark was facing a crisis. Due to the recently surfaced popularity of Star Wars Lego bricks, the factories producing them along with their world-famous pastries (the Lego-Apple-Danish-pastry) were producing a lot of waste, and Germany was catching on to their midnight dumping trips (The Black Forest was turning a funny yellow colour for one thing). They needed some other way to get rid of it. Then some smart young aromatherapist came up with a solution that would not only get rid of this putrid vile refuse, but also bring in some money to fund their unnaturally extensive fetish porn habits. They decided to package the waste within foodstuffs in minute amounts, and sell it off at suspiciously low prices to a country who wouldn't know better than to check the ingredients. America was too far away, so they made do with Britain. After a scientific process of randomly placing a drawing pin on a map of the UK , and then trying again after they got an oil rig off the coast of Hull , the first store in Britain was opened in the early nineties, in a city in West Yorkshire . You know the one I mean, the one with the crap football team. Leeds . After a shakey start (Happy Shopper was a force to be reckoned with) word began to spread of a shop selling baked beans for only 4p, and lager at 12 bottles for a pound, and its popularity took off. Staffing was not a problem for the newly formed supermarket either, they merely rounded up a few homeless drunks from outside the nearest corner shop, and lured them in with promises of a neat little blue T-shirt and hat , and all the paint thinner they could drink . This expendable workforce was easy to maintain, after they had received compulsory training in customer service from a monkey of moderate intelligence (in a suit) that they drafted in from a local business school. After their initial store was met with rousing success, they began to expand to other towns and cities throughout the country, eventually reaching nearly 200 stores. Money was coming in, and nobody was any the wiser as to what they were buying. edit The Mascot The secret corporate logo of the supermarket chain, seen here before skilled graphic artists edit it to produce the friendly little dog we know and love. The cheerful little scotty dog shown on all the carrier bags, and on the company logo itself. The company decided on this when they found a little dog choked to death on Netto dog food outside the store in Twickenham. The various plastics contents of the not-so-consumables had set the dog into a form of upright rigor-mortis . They hung a carrier bag in its mouth to use it as a rubbish bin, and the dog became so popular with the regular customers(They nicknamed it "herpes") that they decided to take him on as an official store mascot, soon Herpes the scotty was to be found up and down the country, on signs, trolleys, carrier bags, and on the very brand of dog food he died from eating. edit Shopping at Netto The first thing that you may think when you enter a Netto store is "My god, what the fuck is that smell ?". But relax, that's just the customers. The second thing you'll notice is the low low prices. "How low?" you ask. 10 pence for a bottle of bleach? 12 pence for a loaf of bread? Hell, the most expensive thing in the shop is the carrier bags, priced at a pound each. These bags are known to be the hardest bags in the world, because they are made from unwanted melted down Lego bricks. In fact, poor kids often use them as clothing, |
In Egyptian mythology, 'Sobek' was the personification of which animal? | Animals in Ancient Egypt - Society for the Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt Animals in Ancient Egypt The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, Wilkinson, Richard H. 2003 Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, A Hart, George 1986 Egyptian Religion, Morenz, Siegfried 1973 Cornell University Press Gods and Myths of Ancient Egypt Armour, Robert A. 1986 American University in Cairo Press The Gods of the Egyptians (Studies in Egyptian Mythology), Budge, E. A. Wallis 1969 Animals in Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian religion was not based on a set of theological principles, but rather the gods were connected to nature and the elements (earth, air, fire and water), or to animals. The ancient Egyptians believed in the infinite powers of the universe, and respected and worshiped each element that comprised it; they believed that the divine existed in everything. Respect and veneration for animals was fundamental in all their traditions. They were given important status throughout the ancient Egyptians� life and afterlife. Therefore, any appearance of the animal in their lives is in itself of religious importance, and often the worship of the animals was very direct, to the point where pets were found mummified and buried with their owners. The ancient Egyptians were very sensitive to the characteristics of the animals: Anubis, who was a jackal (dog) weighed the heart of the dead for Osiris; any dog owner today will tell you that dogs can see the true heart and intent of a person. Bastet, who was a cat, was an important and infinite source of power throughout the ancient Egyptian religion: she was seen as the protector of home and hearth, and the goddess of fertility � the ancient Egyptians saw that cats were tender and protective of their young. The gods (almost 80) were represented as humans, animals or a combination of human and animal form. The ancient Egyptians also believed that many of their gods and goddesses were reincarnated on earth as animals, and honored these animals in and around Ancient Egyptian temples, through daily rituals and annual festivals. They offered them food, drink and clothing. In temples, the high priests would watch over the statues being washed, perfumed and dressed in clothes and jewelry three times a day. Gods: Sokar Attributes: royal, overseer The head probably graced the prow of a ceremonial boat that stood in a temple sanctuary. Boats decorated with antelope heads were sacred to the god Sokar, who was the overseer of the desert and the royal cemeteries near Memphis, Egypt's capital in the north. Baboon Gods: Thoth, the god of writing and recording; Khonsu - youthful moon-god; Hapy, the son of Horus was depicted with the head of a baboon. Attributes: Eloquence, strength, fairness, responsibility. Among other things, Thoth was responsible for the lunar-based calendar, and was sometimes depicted with the head of a baboon on the scales of judgment Hapy was responsible for the canopic jar that held the lungs. Bull Gods: Ptah, Osiris Attributes: Power, masculinity, fertility, regeneration The bull was one of the most important animal gods in ancient Egypt. When an Apis bull died, it was embalmed and buried in great honor. From 1390 B.C. onwards, the Apis bull burial grounds were a huge and growing underground system of chambers called the Seapeum. The mothers of Apis bulls had their own cult and burial places. Cat Gods: Bastet Attributes: Protector, defender, fertility, offspring, childbirth. Cats were thought to have some of the most important divine powers. They were also seen as tender and protective of their offspring, and expectant mothers would wear amulets of Bastet with kittens. Cow Gods: Hathor, Isis, Nut, Mehet-Weret, Bat Attributes: Female fertility These goddesses were often represented with cow horns or cow ears. The cow symbolized the pharaoh�s mother (as bulls represented the pharaoh). Cobra Gods: Wadjet Attributes: Justice, fertility, protection, royalty Snakes in general were symbols of resurrection, and a giant snake called Methen guarded the sacred b |
'The Fear' was a 2009 number one hit for which singer? | Lily Allen - [97 Canciones] [ 28 Discos ] Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper (née Allen; born 2 May 1985), known professionally as Lily Allen, is an English singer, songwriter, actress, and television presenter. ... Mas Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper (née Allen; born 2 May 1985), known professionally as Lily Allen, is an English singer, songwriter, actress, and television presenter. She is the daughter of Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Allen left school when she was 15 and concentrated on improving her performing and compositional skills. In 2005, she made some of her recordings public on Myspace and the publicity resulted in airplay on BBC Radio 1 and a contract with Regal Recordings. Her first mainstream single, "Smile", reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2006. Her debut record, Alright, Still, was well received, selling over 2.6 million copies worldwide and brought Allen a nomination at the Grammy Awards, BRIT Awards and MTV Video Music Awards. She began hosting her own talk-show, Lily Allen and Friends, on BBC Three. Her second studio album, It's Not Me, It's You, saw a genre shift, having more of an electropop feel, rather than the ska and reggae influences of the first one. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Australian ARIA Charts and was well received by critics, noting the singer's musical evolution and maturity. It spawned the hit singles "The Fear" and "Fuck You", popular mostly in Europe. Allen and Amy Winehouse have been credited with starting a process that led to the media-proclaimed "year of the women" in 2009 that saw five female artists making music of "experimentalism and fearlessness" nominated for the Mercury Prize. In 2009, Allen announced that she would be taking a hiatus from musical activities. In 2011, she launched her own record label. In 2013, Allen revealed that she had begun working on her third studio album, which was later titled Sheezus. On 12 November 2013, Allen premiered the video for her first original song since 2009, "Hard out Here", which was released as a single five days later. Ocultar |
In Egyptian mythology, 'Hathor’ was the personification of which animal? | Egypt: Animals and the Gods of Ancient Egypt Contact Us About us Tour Egypt aims to offer the ultimate Egyptian adventure and intimate knowledge about the country. We offer this unique experience in two ways, the first one is by organizing a tour and coming to Egypt for a visit, whether alone or in a group, and living it firsthand. The second way to experience Egypt is from the comfort of your own home: online. Egypt: Animals and the Gods of Ancient Egypt Animals and the Gods of Ancient Egypt by Caroline Seawright Egyptian towns usually had their own local sacred animal. It was thought that some gods and goddesses represented themselves on earth in the form of a single representative of a specific species, and honoring that species of animal would please the god or goddess associated with the animal. The animal believed to be the incarnation of the god or goddess lived a pampered life in and near the temples and religious centers. Baboon y`n - The dog-headed baboon was one of the manifestations of both Thoth , god of writing, and Khonsu , the youthful moon god. Both deities were related to the moon. Hapy, the son of Horus who guarded the canopic jars that held the lungs, had the head of a baboon. There was also a baboon god in the Early Dynastic period named Hedjwer, 'The Great White One', who became closely linked with Thoth. Sometimes Thoth was shown in baboon form, perched on top of the scales of judgement in the underworld. Cat myw - Many deities were depicted as cats , both domestic or wild, and so they were seen as benevolent, sacred animals. Bast , originally a desert cat, was later depicted as a domestic cat. Ra was shown as 'The Great Cat of Heliopolis' who defeated Apep in ' The Book of the Dead '. Cattle mnmnt - Hathor , Isis , Nut and Bat were three goddesses who were often depicted as cows, with the horns of cows or with the ears of cows. Because of this, and because of the relationship of the pharaoh as a living god, the cow came to symbolize the mother of the pharaoh. The cow was also a solar icon, where Nut carried the sun across the sky on her back, when she was in cow form. The cow was linked to female fertility and to the mother of the pharaoh. Osiris was related to the bull - the Apis bull, after death, became Osiris-Apis. While it was still alive, the Apis bull was seen as the Ba of Ptah, mummified god of creation. The Mnevis bull was regarded as the Ba of Ra- Atum . The bull, therefor, was linked to masculinity and the pharaoh. Cobra djt - The cobra was sacred to Wadjet, the cobra goddess of Buto, who represented Lower Egypt and kingship. The cobra goddess Renenet was a fertility goddess who was sometimes depicted as nursing children and as protector of pharaoh. Another cobra goddess was Meretseger, 'she who loves silence', who could punish criminals with blindness or her venom. Crocodile msh - Ammut , the demoness at the judgement hall, had the head of a crocodile along with other fearful creatures, and was known as 'the devourer of the dead' who punished evildoers by eating their hearts. The god of the Athribis region, the solar god Horus Khenty-Khenty, was sometimes shown as a crocodile. But the crocodile was also sacred to Sobek, who was portrayed as a human with the head of a crocodile, or as the crocodile itself. The temples of Sobek usually had sacred lakes where crocodiles were fed and cared for. The hippo goddess of childbirth, Taweret, was thought to have the back and tail of a crocodile, or was shown with a crocodile perched on her back. Falcon / Hawk byk - The sacred bird of the falcon-headed solar god Horus, it was also regarded as his Ba . The falcon was a bird that had protective powers, and was frequently linked with royalty, where it was depicted as hovering over the head of the pharaoh, with outstretched wings. The falcon was also sacred to Montu, god of war, and Sokar, god of the Memphite necropolis. The bird of prey was sometimes associated with Hathor , 'The House of Horus'. The son of Horus, Qebehsenuef who guarded the canopic jar of the intestines, was a |
'My Life Would Suck Without You' was a 2009 number one hit for which singer? | Artist Profile - Kelly Clarkson - Bio Decades: 2002–present Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson rose to fame after winning the first season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later represent the United States in the World Idol competition in 2003. Clarkson has released four albums to date under RCA Records: her double-platinum debut album Thankful (2003), her multi-platinum second album Breakaway (2004) (which has won two Grammy Awards), My December (2007), and her latest album All I Ever Wanted (2009) (which was nominated for a Grammy Award). Her albums have sold over 10.5 million copies in the United States. Clarkson is the only American Idol contestant to have reached number one in the UK. She claimed number one on March 1, 2009, when "My Life Would Suck Without You" debuted number one on downloads alone. Clarkson is also ranked on the top 200 album sellers of the Nielsen SoundScan era at number 187. Eleven of Clarkson's singles became Top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Her single, "My Life Would Suck Without You", advanced from No. 97 to No. 1 on the Hot 100 in its first week of release, breaking the record for the largest leap to the top position in chart history. Clarkson has toured extensively worldwide as a solo act. Performing in other versions of American Idol such as Pop Idol, Swedish Idol, Canadian Idol and Australian Idol. After Clarkson's appearance on the CMT Crossroads and her duet version of "Because of You" (2007) with Reba McEntire, they co-headlined the 2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour (2008).Billboard named Clarkson the "most successful American Idol of all time", factoring in album sales, singles sales, and radio plays.Billboard ranked Clarkson the #14 artist of the 2000-10 decade. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Clarkson is the highest-selling Idol winner worldwide, with around 36 million singles and 23 million albums sold around the world. |
In which country are the headquarters of the supermarket chain 'Aldi'? | Grocer Aldi to open stores, regional headquarters in California - latimes Grocer Aldi to open stores, regional headquarters in California December 20, 2013 |By Shan Li Budget supermarket Aldi plans to open its regional headquarters and a distribution… (Matt Cardy / Getty Images ) Supermarket chain Aldi plans to open 650 new stores in the U.S. the next five years, part of an aggressive growth strategy that includes building a regional headquarters and distribution center in Moreno Valley, Calif. The expansion will be the budget grocer's first step into the Golden State. Most of its nearly 1,300 U.S. stores are on the East Coast or in the Midwest. "We are eager to bring the Aldi difference to new markets like Southern California," President Jason Hart said in a statement. "We're ramping up our expansion plans to meet growing demand." PHOTOS: Richest and poorest cities in America In the next five years, Aldi plans to open about 130 new locations a year, up from its average of 80 stores in recent years. The company did not disclose when or how many of its shops will be in the Southland, nor give a time line for the opening of its headquarters or distribution center. Aldi is based in Germany and owned by the Albrecht family, which also controls the Monrovia-based Trader Joe's chain. In recent years, Aldi has found success in the U.S. by attracting budget-conscious shoppers with low-cost, private-label items, analysts said. About 90% of the food and groceries sold at its stores are under exclusive Aldi brands. PHOTOS: Best and worst countries in which to grow old By venturing into California, the chain will be stepping into a crowded grocery business that has seen increased rivalry from retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp., as well as dollar stores and drugstore chains. Amazon.com Inc. is also getting into the food game; it expanded its grocery delivery service to Los Angeles this year. Some grocers have stumbled in the competitive environment. Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, controlled by British supermarket Tesco, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September after operating for several years without earning a profit. It is being sold to billionaire Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa Cos. Industry watchers have said that grocery stores must increasingly differentiate themselves in consumers' eyes in order to succeed. One strategy, they said, is to go the Aldi route with more limited assortments and lower costs. ALSO: |
The 'Hautboy' is an old name for which woodwind instrument? | Hautboy - definition of hautboy by The Free Dictionary Hautboy - definition of hautboy by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hautboy Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . haut·boy also haut·bois (hō′boi′, ō′boi′) n. pl. haut·boys also haut·bois (-boiz′) An oboe. [French hautbois, from Old French : haut, high; see haughty + bois, wood (of Germanic origin).] hautboy (ˈəʊbɔɪ) n 1. (Plants) Also called: hautbois strawberry or haubois a strawberry, Fragaria moschata, of central Europe and Asia, with small round fruit 2. (Instruments) an archaic word for oboe [C16: from French hautbois, from haut high + bois wood, of Germanic origin; see bush1] o•boe a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece. [1690–1700; < Italian < French hautbois=haut high + bois wood; compare hautboy ] o′bo•ist, n. double reed , double-reed instrument - a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together basset oboe , heckelphone - an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe musette pipe - a small simple oboe oboe da caccia - an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn oboe d'amore - an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music shawm - a medieval oboe Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: In English it becomes hautboy, a wooden musical instrument of two-foot tone, I believe, played with a double reed, an oboe, in fact. The case of a treble hautboy Was a mansion for him, a court. But--and mark you, the leap paralyzes one--crossing the Western Ocean, in New York City, hautboy, or ho-boy, becomes the name by which the night-scavenger is known. View in context As Fouquet was giving, or appearing to give, all his attention to the brilliant illuminations, the languishing music of the violins and hautboys, the sparkling sheaves of the artificial fires, which, inflaming the heavens with glowing reflections, marked behind the trees the dark profile of the donjon of Vincennes; as, we say, the superintendent was smiling on the ladies and the poets the fete was every whit as gay as usual; and Vatel, whose restless, even jealous look, earnestly consulted the aspect of Fouquet, did not appear dissatisfied with the welcome given to the ordering of the evening's entertainment. |
Which British physicist discovered the electron in 1897? | Who discovered the electron? | Reference.com Who discovered the electron? A: Quick Answer The electron was discovered in 1897 by British physicist Joseph John Thomson. He conducted experiments with cathode rays and found they contained negatively charged atomic particles with very little mass. For his work, Thomson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906. Full Answer Thomson's discovery was the first experimental evidence that proved that atoms could be divided into smaller units. Prior to his discovery, it was widely believed that the atom was the basic unit of matter. Some scientists had theorized the existence of smaller subatomic particles, but believed they would be similar in size to a hydrogen atom. Thomson was the first to propose the radical notion that these particles could be over 1,000 times smaller than atoms. He initially referred to these particles as "corpuscles," but this term was later changed to "electrons." |
The 'Sackbut' was a forerunner of which modern brass instrument? | The Sacbut The Sacbut or here for same in mp3 format However, for the lowest contratenor parts, and often for any contratenor part, to the shawm players one adds brass players who play very harmoniously, upon the kind of tuba which is called ..trompone in Italy and sacqueboute in France. When all these instruments are employed together, it is called the loud music. Tinctoris, circa 1487 ein feste burg - three settings by Walther (3rd setting at 1:43 includes sacbut) Aridan Branle - dance tune (includes sacbut on third verse) Many names have been given to the Renaissance trombone, including sackbut (literally "push-pull"), saqueboute, shakbusshes, seykebuds, sakbuds, shakebuttes, shagbutts, and even shagbolts. It is uncertain when the sackbut first appeared, but by 1500 it is illustrated and mentioned regularly. Detailed information about the instrument is given by Praetorius, who also pictures four principal sizes: the alto, tenor, bass, and great bass. The tenor sackbut is the most useful size and it is this instrument which has evolved into the modern tenor trombone. In the early seventeenth century the sackbut was considered an instrument of the virtuoso performer. Praetorius mentions an Erhardus Borussus of Dresden who had a range of nearly four octaves (low A1 to g2) and was able to execute rapid coloraturas and jumps on his instrument just as is done on the viola bastarda and the cornett. For outdoor music the top part of a sackbut ensemble was usually taken by a shawm, and for church music, by a cornett. The sackbut player should imitate the sound of the cornett, not the trumpet. Thus today's marching band trombone blasts have no place in the performance of early music. In spite of the instrument's wide range of dynamic and chromatic compass, and its ability to be played "in tune" (by slide adjustment), the sackbut did not become a regular member of the orchestra until the early nineteenth century. The sackbut differs from today's trombone by its smaller bore, its bell which is less flared, and in the lack of a water key, slide lock, and tuning slide on the bell curve. Sackbuts could adjust tuning at the joint between the bell and slide. The shallow brass mouthpiece was unplated. Decorated outer slide braces could telescope slightly to follow the imperfections of the inner slide. Leather pieces cushioned the slide when brought up to first postion. Since the human arm couldn't reach the longest positions on the bass and great bass sackbuts, they have an articulated handle on the slide to extend the reach. |
Which British physicist discovered the neutron in 1932? | Chadwick - definition of Chadwick by The Free Dictionary Chadwick - definition of Chadwick by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Chadwick Related to Chadwick: Rutherford , James Chadwick Chad·wick (chăd′wĭk), Sir James 1891-1974. British physicist. He won a 1935 Nobel Prize for his discovery of the neutron. Chadwick (ˈtʃædwɪk) n 1. (Biography) Sir Edwin. 1800–90, British social reformer, known for his Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain (1842) 2. (Biography) Sir James. 1891–1974, British physicist: discovered the neutron (1932): Nobel prize for physics 1935 3. (Biography) Lynn (Russell). 1914–2003, British sculptor in metal Chad•wick n. James, 1891–1974, English physicist: discoverer of the neutron; Nobel prize 1935. |
What name was given to the unidentified serial killer who murdered three young girls in Rochester, New York during the 1970's – the name was given because each of the girls had a first and second name beginning with the same letter? | Serial Killers Who Got Away - SERIALKILLERCALENDAR.COM - HOME OF THE SERIAL KILLER MAGAZINE - SERIAL KILLER CALENDAR - SERIAL KILLER TRADING CARDS - SERIAL KILLER DVDS - MURDERABILLIA Serial Killers Who Got Away WANT TO BE PART OF OUR KILLER TEAM? CONTACT JAMES GILKS SERIAL KILLERS WHO GOT AWAY By Jessica Robinson According to the Radford University database, as of June 5, 2008, there were 1,877 known serial killers throughout time and across the world. Out of those, 26 have remained uncaptured and unidentified. Between 1884 and 1885, Austin, Texas, was terrorized by a killer called the Servant Girl Annihilator or the Austin Axe Murderer. At least seven women, mostly servant girls, died at the hands of this killer. He would drag his victims from their beds and rape them before slashing or axing them to death. Several of his victims were stabbed by a spike in the ears or the face. Multiple individuals were arrested for the crimes, but no one was convicted. The last murders occurred on December 14, 1885, in downtown Austin when two wealthy white women, Eula Phillips and Sue Hancock, were killed. The Servant Girl Annihilator’s victims include: Mollie Smith, who was attacked on New Year’s Eve; Eliza Shelley, who was attacked on May 6, 1885; Irene Cross, who was attacked on May 23; Mary Ramey, 11, and her mother, Rebecca Ramey, who were attacked in August, Mary died but Rebecca survived; Gracie Vance, Orange Washington, Lucinda Boddy, and Patsie Gibson were all attacked on September 26, and Vance and Washington later died from their injuries; and Sue Hancock and Eula Phillips were attacked on separate incidents on Christmas Eve, 1885. The crimes of the Servant Girl Annihilator were depicted in a novel by Steven Saylor, A Twist at the End, which was published in 2000. There has also been some speculation that this murderer and Jack the Ripper were the same person, which is explored in the book Jack the Ripper: The American Connection by Shirley Harrison. Jack the Ripper was a serial killer who killed in and around Whitechapel, London, in 1888. His victims were prostitutes who were murdered by having their throats slashed. In three of his victims, he removed internal organs. The five victims that are ascribed to the Ripper include Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly. Nichols’s body was discovered on August 31, 1888. Her throat had been severed by two deep cuts, and her lower abdomen was partly ripped open. Chapman’s body was found on September 8, 1888, in a doorway with her throat slit and her abdomen slashed entirely open. It was discovered later that her uterus had been removed. Stride and Eddowes were both killed on September 30, 1888. Stride was killed by one cut on the left side of her neck that severed her main artery, but there were no mutilations to her abdomen. It is theorized that the Ripper may have been interrupted during the murder, which might explain why he went after Eddowes. Her body was found 45 minutes after Strides, and her throat was cut and her abdomen was ripped open. Her left kidney and the major part of her uterus had been removed. Kelly’s body was found in her room on November 9, 1888. Her throat had been cut down to her spine, and almost all of her organs were removed. The majority of her organs were strewn about the room. The only one investigators couldn’t find was her heart. Kelly is believed to have been the Ripper’s final victim, but there are other murders that might be ascribed to him. Since he was never caught, it is difficult to ascertain exactly how many women he killed. There were a lot of suspects in the Jack the Ripper case, including doctors, butchers, and people in the royal family. To date, there are over 100 suspects. He has influenced popular culture through books and movies, and he was the first serial killer to create a world-wide media frenzy. The Axeman of New Orleans was active in New Orleans and surrounding communities from May 1918 to October 1919. As the name implies, the victims were attacke |
Which Cuban athlete won the men's 110m hurdles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing? | 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Most-Viewed Event in US TV History | iHaveNet.com 2008 Olympics Most-Viewed Event US TV History NBC Universal's Beijing Olympic coverage was viewed by more Americans than any event in U.S. television history, according to data provided by Nielsen Media Research. NBCU's coverage reached 214 million total viewers, shattering the previous mark set by the 1996 Atlanta Olympics (209M) by five million viewers and surpassing the 2004 Athens Games (203M) by 11 million viewers. The 2008 Beijing Summer Games averaged 27.7 million viewers and scored a 17-day rating of 16.2/28 to post significant gains over the 2004 Athens Games. Sunday night's Closing Ceremony had the best rating for any Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony outside the U.S. since the 1976 Montreal Games. "This audience record is something I thought I'd never see again, but what really satisfied me is the way in which these Olympics truly captivated and seemed to inspire our country," said Dick Ebersol, Chairman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics and Executive Producer of NBC Universal's Beijing Olympics coverage. "For me, the greatest measure of success at an Olympics is the number of messages I receive from parents of young kids who have fallen in love with the Olympics. That child means more to me than anything because I think a love affair with the Olympics is the greatest in all of sports." MOST VIEWED EVENTS IN American Television HISTORY 1. 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, 214 million (17 days) 2. 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, 209 million (17 days) 3. 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics, 204 million (16 days) 4. 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, 203 million (17 days) 5. 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, 194 million (17 days) VIEWERS AND RATING BOTH UP SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ATHENS: The Beijing Olympics 17-day average primetime viewership is 27.7 million, the best primetime average viewership for a complete Summer Olympics outside the U.S since Montreal in 1976, and 13 percent ahead of Athens in 2004 (24.6 million). NBC's average of a 16.2 rating, 28 share is the best rating for a Summer Olympics outside the U.S. since Barcelona in 1992 (17.1/33) and is an eight percent increase over Athens in 2004 (15.0/26). With the Beijing Olympics, NBC became the most dominant network in primetime for 17 consecutive nights since the advent of Nielsen People Meters in 1987. On each of its 17 nights of Beijing Olympic coverage, NBC enjoyed a 244 percent or greater lead over the nearest broadcast network in the adult 18 to 49 demographic (important to advertisers), a 225 or greater percent gain in viewers (persons 2+), and 200 or larger percent in household rating. NBC also set records in Nielsen People Meter history for biggest margins over the combined major-network competition for three consecutive weeks, with wins of 24 percent or more over ABC, CBS and Fox combined for three straight weeks in 18-49 and 23 percent or more in total viewers. OLYMPICS IN PRIMETIME DOMINATE COMPETITION: In primetime, NBC's Beijing Games won all 100-rated half-hours against its entire network competition. CLOSING CEREMONY BEST NON U.S. SUMMER RATING SINCE 1976: Sunday's Closing Ceremony garnered 27.8 million average viewers, a 42 percent gain from the Closing Ceremony night in Athens (19.6 million). The night earned a 15.5 rating/25 share, a 30 percent increase from Athens (11.9/20). In both categories, the Closing Ceremony from Beijing was the best delivery for a Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony outside the U.S. since Montreal in 1976. NBC Universal's 3,600 hours of Beijing Olympic coverage not only fueled record-breaking Olympic viewership, but also cast an Olympic "halo" across the many different divisions of NBC Universal. The unprecedented Olympic coverage drove record numbers of viewers to NBCU's cable networks; it also produced impressive gains in viewership and competitive advantage for NBC News' "Today," "NBC Nightly News," and NBC's affiliated stations. NBCOLYMPICS.COM ON MSN POSTS RECORD NUMBERS: For the complete Beijing Games, NBCOlympics.com has more than doubled the |
The Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellano completed the first known navigation of which river? | Francisco de Orellana (Explorer) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Francisco de Orellana Male Born 1511 Francisco de Orellana was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. He completed the first known navigation of the length of the Amazon River, which initially was named "Rio de Orellana. " He also founded the city of Guayaquil in what is now Ecuador. related links News + Updates Browse recent news and stories about Francisco de Orellana. Fcecon Terá Serviço De Urgência Paralisado Para Realização De Dedetização Portal A CrÃtica Google News - Aug 20, 2011 'A Fundação Centro de Controle de Oncologia (FCecon), localizada na rua Francisco Orellana, bairro Planalto, Zona Centro-Oeste de Manaus, informou que, entre à s 13h e 18h deste sábado (20/08), terá seu serviço de urgência paralisado para a realização de' El Santo Cristo De La Grita (Video) El Informe.Com.Ve Google News - Aug 08, 2011 'Cuenta la lleyenda que la talla de madera fue hecha por fray Francisco Orellana con la ayuda de los ángeles en 1410, tras un terremoto que sacudió a la ciudad Atenas del Táchira. En este video producido por Sun Channel y la Corporación Tachirense de' F Cecon Utilizará Neuronavegador, Que Possibilita Cirurgias Com Menos Riscos Portal A CrÃtica Google News - Jul 09, 2011 'O prédio da fundação está localizado na Rua Francisco Orellana, no Dom Pedro I, Zona Centro Oeste da capital. A utilização do Neuronavegador em cirurgias de instrumentação de coluna também é importante, pois reduz a necessidade de irradiação ionizante' La Huelga Amenaza A La Vendimia Diario De Jerez Google News - Jun 30, 2011 'Francisco Orellana (CCOO) también hizo hincapié en que âla ausencia los últimos veinte años de conflictos en el sector demuestra la disposición al diálogo de los sindicatos, pero la actitud impositiva y agresiva de Fedejerez, que no deja margen a la' Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Francisco de Orellana. CHILDHOOD 1511 Birth Born in 1511. TWENTIES 1533 22 Years Old Orellana served in Nicaragua until joining Pizarro's army in Peru in 1533, where he supported Pizarro in his conflict with Diego de Almagro (1538). … Read More After the victory over Almagro's men, he was appointed governor of La Culata and re-established the town of Guayaquil, previously founded by Pizarro and repopulated by Sebastián de Belalcázar. (During the civil war he sided with the Pizarros and was Ensign General of a force sent by Francisco Pizarro from Lima in aid of Hernando Pizarro. He was granted land at Puerto Viejo, on the coast of Ecuador.) <br /><br /> In 1540 Gonzalo Pizarro arrived in Quito as governor and was charged by Francisco Pizarro with an expedition to locate the "Land of Cinnamon", thought to be somewhere to the east. Read Less THIRTIES Show Less Orellana was one of Gonzalo Pizarro's lieutenants during his 1541 expedition east of Quito into the South American interior. … Read More In Quito, Gonzalo Pizarro collected a force of 220 Spaniards and 4000 natives, while Orellana, as second in command, was sent back to Guayaquil to gather troops and horses. Read Less Pizarro left Quito in February 1541 just before Orellana arrived with his 23 men and horses. … Read More Orellana hurried after the main expedition, eventually making contact with them in March. However, by the time the expedition had left the mountains, 3000 natives and 140 Spanish had either died or deserted.<br /><br /> On reaching the River Coca (a tributary of the Napo), a brigantine, the San Pedro, was constructed to ferry the sick and supplies. Gonzalo Pizarro ordered him to explore the Coca River and return when the river ended. When they arrived at the confluence with the Napo River, his men threatened to mutiny if they did not continue. Read Less On 26 December 1541 he agreed to be elected chief of the new expedition and to conquer new lands in name of the king. … Read More Orellana (with the Dominican Gaspar de Carvajal who chronicled the expedition) and 50 men set off down stream to find food. Unable to return against the current |
What is the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands? | Where is The Turks And Caicos Islands? / Where is The Turks And Caicos Islands Located in The World? / The Turks And Caicos Islands Map - WorldAtlas.com Where is The Turks And Caicos Islands? Location of The Turks And Caicos Islands on a map. What is the capital of The Turks And Caicos Islands? Located in the continent of the Caribbean , Turks and Caicos covers 948 square kilometers of land, making it the 190th largest nation in terms of land area. The Turks And Caicos Islands is a dependant territory of The United Kingdom. The population of The Turks And Caicos Islands is 46,335 (2012) and the nation has a density of 49 people per square kilometer. The currency of The Turks And Caicos Islands is the US Dollar (USD). As well, the people of The Turks And Caicos Islands are refered to as none. The dialing code for the country is 1 and the top level internet domain for none sites is .tc. The Turks And Caicos Islands does not share land borders with any countries. To learn more, visit our detailed Turks and Caicos section. Quick facts |
"Which of Shakespeare's plays opens with the lines ""Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall""?" | SCENE I. A hall in DUKE SOLINUS'S palace. SCENE I. A hall in DUKE SOLINUS'S palace. Enter DUKE SOLINUS, AEGEON, Gaoler, Officers, and other Attendants |
In 'The Simpsons', by what name is the performer 'Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski' better known? | Characters - The Simpsons - GlobalTV.com: Official Site of Global Television The Simpsons cast Homer Simpson Homer Simpson was born March 12, 1951 to parents Abe and Mona Simpson. He is an overweight and lazy, yet devoted and caring man of below average intelligence. At his job at the Sprinfield Nuclear Power plant, Homer is lazy, and often sleeps on duty. His favourite hobbies are watching TV and drinking at Moe's Tavern. His best friends are childhood pals Barney Gumble, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, and Moe Szyslak. His favourite beer is Duff. In 1960, Homer pushed 15 crayons up his nose. One remains wedged in his brain, resulting in Homer's below low IQ. Homer Simpson developed an overeating habit after a traumatizing experience discovering a decomposing corpse. Homer met Marge Bouvier in high school and fell in love with her immediately. The couple married at Shotgun Pete's 24 hour Wedding Chapel while Marge was pregnant with their first born, Bart. It is the three announcements of Marge's pregnancy which have resulted in Homer Simpson's loss of hair. Throughout the years, Homer's held many jobs. This include a gig at Sir Putt-A-Lot's Merrie Old Fun Cetre, a pin monkey at Barney's uncle's bowling alley, a professional astronaut, and aa Grammy award winning musician. Homer's rival is his pious neighbor Ned Flanders. Homer attends church on a regular basis despite being an irreligious man. Despite his indifference towards church, Homer has met God several times, who once told Homer he's allowed to skip church. Homer is a polygot, meaning he is able to easily speak many languages. Homer has been known to speak Spanish and Penguing. At least once a season, Homer Simpson has had a life saving operation. He owns the Denver Broncos, has died twice, has been shot three times, and is afraid of sock puppets. Homer Simpsons middle name is The Simpsons creator Matt Groening's nod to Bullwinkle J Moose of Rocky and Bullwinkle. Homer has been cited as being inspired by actor Walter Mathau and the British comedy Laurel and Hardy. Homer Simpson's email is [email protected] - if you send Homer an email, Simpsons writer Matt Saleman will reply. Marge Simpson Marge Simpson's role is to essentially maintain order in the Simpsons household. She is often described as the killjoy of the family. Marge is the youngest daughter or Jacqueline and Clancy Bouvier, she has two older sisters, twins Patty and Selma. Throughout the years, Marge Simpson has held many occupations. These jobs include pretzel wagon creator and seller, policewoman, trade show model, real estate agent for Red Blazer Realty, and baker for an erotic bakery. Marge met Homer Simpson in high school, and fell in love with Homer after realizing her prom date Artie Ziff was a sleaze ball. Since senior prom, Marge has worn her hair in a beehive style. She uses Blue dye #56 and if you included the height of her hair, Marge is 8'6 tall. Marge is a talented painter, Ringo Star lover, and celebrated cook. Her specialty dish is pork chops, which happens to be her husband Homer's favourite. Marge is left handed, needs glasses, and is afraid of flying. In 2009, Marge Simpson posed for playboy magazine. She is said to have been based on Jackie Onassis. Lisa Simpson Lisa Simpson is the 8 year old prodigy of the Simpsons family. She is a smart, independent overachiever with few friends. Lisa's first word was "Bart". Lisa is a vegetarian, leftist, and member of Mensa. Her IQ is 159. Lisa'd hobbies include playing baritone saxophone, riding horses, and studying. Lisa's first boyfriend has Nelson Muntz. She's had many crushes and is adored by Milhouse. . Lisa Simpson speaks Italian, wears Calvin Klein invisible braces, and is a part of the Free Tibet movement. The character of Lisa Simpson was originally written as "a female Bart". Lisa's saxophone solos are performed by Terry Harrington. Bart Simpson Born on April Fool's Day, Bart Simpson is the eldest child of Marge and Homer Simpson. He is a self-proclaimed underachiever and prankster of Sprinfield Elementary. A rebel before he was bor |
"An example includes describing someone as ""not unattractive"" instead of ""attractive"". What name is given, in rhetoric, to a figure of speech in which a statement is expressed by denying its opposite?" | AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards Allegory Definition - a symbolic representation a of an abstract idea that has a deeper meaning to the reader than the symbol's literal, face value In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, Hester is forced to wear a red letter on her blouse that symbolizes shame, but as the novel continues, it becomes an allegory of judgment and punishment. Term Alliteration Definition -The repetition of two or more stressed syllables that begin with the same consonants and similar sounds. "Sally saw sea shells by the sea shore" Term Allusion Definition - A mention or reference to a previous, well-known thing - can be literary, historical, mythological, or biblical. - "How the knave jowls it to the ground as if 'twere Cain's jawbone, that did the first murder!" is a biblical allusion found in the play Hamlet. Term Analogy Definition a comparison of a similar trait of two generally different things, usually used to help clarify a thought or idea A novel is to a letter as speech is to a word. Term A short take narrating an interesting or even amusing biographical incident "I was walking to class yesterday and a teacher dressed as a clown gave me $100 dollars." Term antagonist Definition A character or force in a work of literature that, by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict. The Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz Term antimetabole Definition Reversal of the order if repeated words or phrases to intensify the final formulation, to present alter, or show contrast. "One should eat to live, not live to eat." Alternatively, "You like it; it likes you." Or, Fair is foul and foul is fair.” Term - contrasting ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more". "The vases of the classical period are but the reflection of classical beauty; the vases of the archaic period are beauty itself". "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." Term antihero Definition A main character in a dramatic or narrative work that is characterized by a lack of traditional heroic qualities, such as idealism or courage. Greg House from the TV show House. Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby Term anthropomorphism Definition A version of personification, but instead of attributing human qualities to animals, it attributes human qualities and form to gods or goddesses Zeus and Apollo are two common examples of gods that were given human attributes. The qualities often applied are those such as love, hatred, jealousy, etc. Term Aphorism Definition A brief and concise statement embodying a moral or principle generally containing truth or accepted as truth. "Oh, you cruel streets of Manhattan, how I detest you!" Term Apposition Definition A grammatical construction in which two elements are placed side by side, with one element serving to define or modify the other John and Bob, both friends of mine, are starting a band. Term Archetype Definition An original model or pattern from which other later copies are made, especially a character, an action, or situation that seems to represent common patterns of human life. Think of it as the biggest cliché ever, but one that never dies The orphaned prince or the lost chieftain's son raised ignorant of his heritage until he is rediscovered by his parents The damsel in distress rescued from a hideous monster by a handsome young man who later marries the girl Cyclops are the archetypical monsters Term Assonance Definition - a form of rhyme in which, although different consonants in the stressed syllables are used, the same vowel sounds are used "fleet feet sweep by sleeping geeks" Term Asyndeton Definition The artistic elimination of conjunctions in a sentence to create a particular effect. Its use can have the effect of speeding up the rhythm of a passage and making a single idea more memorable Examples are veni, vidi, vici and its English translation "I came, I saw, I conquered." Term Unrhymed lines |
In 'The Simpsons', by what name is the evil genius 'Robert Underdunk Terwilliger' better known? | Robert Terwilliger | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [ show ] Biography Robert Terwilliger began his career as "Sideshow Bob", a non-speaking sidekick on Krusty the Clown's television show. In actuality his younger brother Cecil had auditioned for the role, which Krusty was not impressed by and saw Bob as the ideal comic foil. [6] Sideshow Bob endured much as was to be expected from clown sidekicks, such as being targeted with pies and shot out of cannons, but Krusty took on a more sadistic bent in order to get laughs, which had been shown to be a habit of doing to other sidekicks of his. Sideshow Bob soon began to tire of these antics, and also realized that off-camera Krusty was engaging in vulgar behavior such as illegal gambling and patronizing strip joints. Fed up with enduring abuse in order to make money to fund Krusty's carnal appetites, Sideshow Bob began plotting Krusty's downfall. [7] Fed up with Krusty's torment, Bob disguised himself as Krusty and framed him for armed robbery of the Kwik-E-Mart . After Krusty was arrested, Bob takes control of the show, introducing children to elements of high culture. However, Bob's reign is short-lived; Bart Simpson, with the help of his sister, Lisa, exposes Bob's treachery and Krusty is released. Bart, with Lisa's help, was able to catch Bob mainly because of Bob's large feet actually filled out Krusty's clown shoes, so when his foot was stepped on in the security footage he felt it and yelped. Had it actually been Krusty committing the robbery, he would not have felt his foot being stepped on (or he may have worn normal shoes to aid in his getaway). Bart and Lisa also knew that Krusty had a pacemaker and in the security footage Bob used the microwave, which the real Krusty could not do because it would interfere with his pacemaker. Finally, Krusty was illiterate and Bob was reading a magazine in the Kwik-E-Mart right before committing the robbery. After the new evidence was brought forward, Bob was subsequently convicted for the robbery and sent to jail, but not before swearing vengeance on Bart. [7] Bob performing H.M.S. Pinafore. During his time in prison, Bob won an Emmy Award for his role on The Krusty the Clown Show , but his award was confiscated by the prison guards. Bob took part in a prisoner dating service, and went into a relationship with Selma Bouvier , Bart's aunt. After he was released from prison, he proposed and married Selma, despite Bart's protests. As part of a scheme to inherit money she has invested in the stock market, Bob attempted to blow Selma up during their honeymoon. However, Bart again foiled the plan and Sideshow Bob returns to prison, exclaiming that as soon as the Democrats were back in office, he and all his criminal buddies would be back on the streets. [8] Ironically, he would run as a Republican in a later episode. Sideshow Bob tries to kill Bart Simpson After being paroled from prison, Bob targeted Bart directly, threatening him repeatedly. His first attempt at threatening Bart involved mailing dozens of threatening letter written in Bob's own blood (only one of the letters was not actually written by Sideshow Bob, written in a sloppy, grammatically-incorrect manner and obviously not being written in blood, which was instead written by Homer as revenge for Bart tattooing his butt with "Wide Load"), which also caused some problems with his health due to blood loss. The letters led Bart to become extremely paranoid. Bob eventually managed to get parole due to manipulating the Parole Jury with his intellect and cultured nature. He then unveiled his release to the Simpsons family in a movie theater, and then proceeded to declare all the people he won't be killing, making sure to leave Bart off the list. His actions forced the Simpsons to move to Terror Lake with the identity of the Thompsons as part of the Witness Relocation Program. Bob, however, anticipated their relocation and followed them to their new houseboat, although the actual journey proved painful for Bob, having his head hit repeatedly by speed bumps, being scalded |
The constellation 'Draco' is said to represent which mythical creature? | Constellation Names | Constellation Guide Constellation Names Constellations: A Guide to the Night Sky Constellation Names Constellation names, like the names of stars, come from a variety of sources and each has a different story and meaning to it. Old constellations’ names usually come from Greek mythology, while the constellations created more recently were mostly named after scientific instruments and exotic animals. However, there are no strict rules because the stories of the constellations differ from one constellation to the next. Constellation names that come from Greek mythology or refer to figures from Greek and Roman myths, as zodiac constellations do, are probably the ones that are best known. They were created and documented by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century A.D. Constellation names associated with figures from mythology include most of the members of the Perseus family (Perseus, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cetus, Cepheus, Pegasus, and Auriga), the Hercules family (Hercules, Sagitta, Aquila, Lyra, Cygnus, Hydra, Crater, Corvus, Ophiuchus, Serpens, Centaurus, Lupus, Corona Australis, and Ara), the Orion family (Orion, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Lepus, Monoceros), the Zodiac family (Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces), and the Ursa Major family (Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Draco, Canes Venatici, Boötes, and Corona Borealis). Constellations named after scientific instruments were mostly created by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century. They include Norma, Circinus, Telescopium, Microscopium, Octans, and Reticulum. The constellations that carry names of exotic animals were for the most part introduced by the Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman in the 16th century, and mainly include members of the Johann Bayer family: Dorado, Grus, Tucana, Chamaeleon and Volans among others. Below is the list of constellations with their names, genitive forms, English names, name meanings, mythical associations, and stories about how they were named. CONSTELLATION NAMES AND MEANINGS ANDROMEDA – THE CHAINED MAIDEN Genitive: Andromedae Andromeda is one of the Greek constellations. It was named after Andromeda, the daughter of Cassiopeia and Cepheus in Greek mythology, who was chained and left for the sea monster Cetus to eat, and then saved by Perseus. Andromeda was sacrified to Cetus to appease the gods and stop the monster from ravaging her land. Cetus was sent by the god Poseidon after Cassiopeia had boasted that she was more beautiful than the nymphs. ANTLIA – THE AIR PUMP Genitive: Antliae Antlia is one of the constellations created by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century. He originally named it Antlia Pneumatica, or Machine Pneumatique in French, in honour of French physicist Denis Papin’s invention, the air pump. APUS – THE BIRD OF PARADISE Genitive: Apodis Apus represents a bird of paradise. The constellation’s name means “no feet” in Greek, referring to a western misconception of a bird-of-paradise as one not having feet. The constellation was created and named by the Dutch astronomer and cartographer Petrus Plancius in the late 16th century. AQUARIUS – THE WATER BEARER Genitive: Aquarii Aquarius is one of the 44 Greek constellations. It is usually associated with Ganymede, the cup-carrier to the Olympian gods. In the myth, Ganymede was the son of King Tros, known for giving Troy its name. Ganymede was the most beautiful boy alive and Zeus was so infatuated with him that he took the form of an eagle and abducted the boy. In some versions of the myth, Zeus sent an eagle, represented by the constellation Aquila, to fetch Ganymede and bring him to Olympus. AQUILA – THE EAGLE Genitive: Aquilae Aquila constellation is sometimes associated with the eagle who held Zeus’ thunderbolts in Greek mythology, and other times with the eagle who abducted Ganymede and brought him to Olympus. ARA – THE ALTAR Genitive: Arae Ara is associated with the altar on which the gods formed an alliance befor |
Robert Downey Jnr. was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as 'Kirk Lazarus' in which film? | Robert Downey, Jr. | Profiles | Finding Your Roots | PBS Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal Robert Downey, Jr. Explore more from this episode More Robert Downey, Jr., a two-time Academy Award® nominee, earned his most recent Oscar® nomination, for Best Supporting Actor, for his work in Ben Stiller’s comedy hit “Tropic Thunder.” His performance as Kirk Lazarus, a white Australian actor playing a black American character, also brought him Golden Globe, BAFTA Award and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award® nominations. Downey was honored with his first Oscar® nomination, in the category of Best Actor, for his portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in Richard Attenborough’s acclaimed 1992 biopic “Chaplin,” for which he also won BAFTA Award and London Film Critics Awards and received a Golden Globe Award nomination. In early 2010, Downey received another Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the title role of the 2009 hit “Sherlock Holmes,” under the direction of Guy Ritchie. In December 2011, Downey teamed up with Ritchie and co-star Jude Law to return to the role of the legendary detective in the sequel “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.” Downey starred alongside Zach Galifianakis in Todd Phillips’ “Due Date” released in late 2010. In the Warner Bros. film, Downey plays the role of an expectant father on a road trip racing to get back in time for the birth of his first child. Additionally in 2010, Downey and his producer/wife, Susan Downey, launched production company, Team Downey, which has a first look deal with Warner Bros. Downey was honored by Time Magazine’s “Time 100” in 2008, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In summer 2008, Downey received praise from critics and audiences for his performance in the title role of the blockbuster hit “Iron Man,” under the direction of Jon Favreau. Bringing the Marvel Comics superhero to the big screen, “Iron Man” earned more than $585 million worldwide, making it one of the year’s biggest hits. Downey reprised his role in the successful sequel, which was released this past spring. He returns to the role in Josh Whedon’s upcoming actioner “The Avengers,” which teams Iron Man with other Marvel Comics superheroes out in May 2012. Downey’s other recent films include “The Soloist,” opposite Jamie Foxx; “Charlie Bartlett”; David Fincher’s “Zodiac,” alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Mark Ruffalo; Richard Linklater’s “A Scanner Darkly,” with Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder and Woody Harrelson; “Fur,” opposite Nicole Kidman in a film inspired by the life of revered photographer Diane Arbus; and “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.” He also shared in a SAG Award® nomination as a member of the ensemble cast of George Clooney’s true-life drama “Good Night, and Good Luck,” and in a Special Jury Prize won by the ensemble cast of “A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints,” presented at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Downey’s long list of film credits also includes “Gothika”; “The Singing Detective”; Curtis Hanson’s “Wonder Boys”; “U.S. Marshals”; Mike Figgis’ “One Night Stand”; Jodie Foster’s “Home for the Holidays”; “Richard III”; Oliver Stone’s “Natural Born Killers”; Robert Altman’s “The Gingerbread Man” and “Short Cuts,” sharing in a Golden Globe Award for Best Ensemble for the latter; “Heart and Souls,” “Soapdish,” “Air America,” “Chances Are,” “True Believer,” “Less Than Zero,” “Weird Science,” “Firstborn,” and “Pound,” in which he made his debut under the direction of Robert Downey Sr. Marking his debut into music, Debuting Robert Downey Jr. released his debut album titled “The Futurist” on the Sony Classics Label on November 23rd, 2004. The album’s eight original songs that Downey wrote and his two musical numbers debuting as cover songs revealed his sultry singing voice and his musical talents. In 2001, Downey made his primetime television debut when he joined the cast of the Fox-TV series “Ally McBeal,” as attorney Larry Paul. For this role, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made fo |
Reaching 50 off 24 balls in 2005, who holds the record for the fastest Test half-century in Cricket history? | Pakistan close on Test series win after Misbah blitz Pakistan close on Test series win after Misbah blitz Shahid Hashmi Share View photos Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul Haq (C) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a century (100 runs) on the fourth day of the second Test against Australia at the Zayed International Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on November 2, 2014 (AFP Photo/Marwan Naamani) More Pakistan were on the verge of their first series win over Australia in 20 years and victory in the second Test after skipper Misbah-ul Haq rewrote the record books with his belligerent batting in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Misbah smashed a 56-ball hundred, equalling West Indian legend Viv Richards's record made against England at Antigua in 1986, minutes after breaking the mark for the fastest fifty which he made off just 21 balls at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Misbah's stunning blitz set up Pakistan to declare their second innings at 293-3, setting a daunting 603-run target for Australia who suffered another batting collapse before reaching 143-4 at stumps on the fourth day. Misbah said it was an honour to be bracketted with Richards. "I think it's the biggest honour for me," said Misbah. "I am no where near him (Richards) and scoring a hundred in as many deliveries as he did is something I will always remember in my life. "I didn't know about the record of fastest hundred but someone from the team told me and I got to know it, its great to have this record." Steven Smith (38) and Mitchell Marsh (26) were at the crease as Australia still need another 460 runs for an unlikely win or bat out three sessions on the final day to avoid a 2-0 whitewash, their first series defeat against the Pakistanis since a 1-0 loss in Pakistan in 1994. Australia's woes with the bat continued as left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar (3-65) struck regular blows by dismissing Chris Rogers (two), Glenn Maxwell (four) and Michael Clarke (five) in 19 balls to leave Australia tottering at 43-3. Clarke was beaten by a beautiful turner as the Australian captain pushed on the backfoot only to see his stumps disturbed. That summed up Clarke's miserable series with only 57 runs. David Warner had held on end intact, reaching his 13th half-century before miscuing a drive off Mohammad Hafeez and was caught for 58. Earlier Misbah, notorious for his slow batting in one-day internationals, removed all doubts about his credentials. In all Misbah hit 11 boundaries and five sixes off 57 balls during his two centuries in the match, a blitz which overshadowed Azhar Ali's feat of 100 not out, making this only the second occasion in Test cricket's history when two batsmen scored a century in each innings in the same match. Australian brothers Ian and Greg Chappell scored centuries in each innings against New Zealand at Wellington in 1973. Misbah beat the previous record of the fastest half-century held by South Africa's Jacques Kallis scored against Zimbabwe at Cape Town in 2004. Misbah hit two boundaries off paceman Mitchell Starc to reach his hundred, punched the air in delight and waved his bat to team-mates. This is also the second fastest hundred in terms of time, behind Australia's Jack Gregory who reached a hundred in 70 minutes against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1921. Misbah took 74 minutes to reach the mark. Misbah cut loose after Younis Khan fell for 46, hitting three sixes and a four off one Steven Smith over and then hit the spinner for his fourth six an over later. In all he hit four boundaries and as many sixes in his fifty. Misbah pushed Starc for three to complete the fastest Test fifty ever which took only 24 minutes. The previous fastest fifty in terms of time was held by Bangladesh's Mohammad Ashraful who took 27 minutes for his fifty against India at Dhaka in 2007. The previous fastest Test half-century by a Pakistani batsman was by Shahid Afridi who took 26 balls to reach the mark, against India at Bangalore in 2005. Majid Khan previously held the record for the fastest hundred by a Pakistani, scored off 74 balls against New Zealand in Karachi in 1976. Reblog |
Philip Seymour Hoffman was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as 'Father Brendan Flynn' in which film? | Philip Seymour Hoffman - Awards - IMDb Philip Seymour Hoffman Showing all 89 wins and 98 nominations Academy Awards, USA Best Actor in a Supporting Role Doubt (2008) ((feature film)) For playing "Will Toffman". For episode "No Acting Please". Denver Film Critics Society Tied with Talk to Me (2007). Nominated Tied with Heath Ledger for Brokeback Mountain (2005). Online Film Critics Society Awards Tied with Benicio Del Toro for Traffic (2000). Best Ensemble Tied with State and Main (2000). Best Ensemble Tied with Almost Famous (2000). Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Joaquin Phoenix For the first "processing" questioning scene between Lancaster Dodd (Hoffman) and Freddie Quell (... More For the first "processing" questioning scene between Lancaster Dodd (Hoffman) and Freddie Quell (Phoenix). Tied with Django Unchained (2012), Hitchcock (2012), and _The Impossible (2012)_. |
Who was the wife of King Henry III of England? | King of England Henry III Plantagenet, King of England (1207 - 1272) - Genealogy King of England Henry III Plantagenet, King of England French: King of England Henry III De Orléans, King of England Also Known As: "Henry of Winchester", "King of England", "Lord of Ireland", "Duke of Aquitaine" Birthdate: Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England Death: in Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, England Place of Burial: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England Immediate Family: KING OF ENGLAND, King of England Managed by: Oct 1 1206 - Winchester, Hampshire, Eng Death: Nov 16 1272 - Westminster, Middlesex, Eng Parents: John Plantagenet I, Isabella Plantagenet (born Taillefer) Children: Oct 17 1216 - Winchester, Hampshire, England Death: Apr 9 1272 - Westminster, Middlesex, England Father: John I of England ( Lackland) King of England Wife: Queen Eleanor Plantagenet (born Berenger) Children: ...rine Plantaganet, The Right Honourable Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet Earl of Leicester, Margaret England Plantagenet, John Plantagenet,... Siblings: ...England, Henry III, Princess ofEngland Eleanor, Richard True Earl of Cornwall, Joan Lady of Wales Plantagenet, Richard True Earl of Cornwall Oct 8 1207 - Winchester, Hampshire, England Death: Nov 23 1272 - Westminster, Middlesex, England Mother: Oct 8 1207 - Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England Death: Oct 8 1207 - Winchester, England Death: Nov 23 1272 - Winchester, England Wife: Oct 1 1206 - Winchester, Hampshire, Eng Death: Nov 16 1272 - Westminster, Middlesex, Eng Father: ...enet I, Richard Plantagenet, William Plantagenet, Henry Plantagenet, John Plantagenet, Edmund 'Crouchback' Plantagenet, Beatrice Plantagenet Brother: JOHN , " Lackland" King England Plantagenet, Isabella Plantagenet (born de Taillefer) Wife: Eleanor Leonor Countess Provence Queen of England Siblings: Oct 8 1207 - WinchesterCastle Hampshire England Death: Nov 23 1272 - Westminster Palace London England Parents: John King of England, Isabel England (born de Taillefer) Wife: Beatrice Plantagenet, Margaret of England Dunkeld,, Prince Edmund " Crouchback" Plantagenet, Katherin Plantaganet Brother: Between June 8 1272 and July 7 1272 - Westminster,England Wife: About Henry III of England a short summary from Wikipedia: Henry III Reign: 19 October 1216 – 16 November 1272 Coronation: 28 October 1216, Gloucester 17 May 1220, Westminster Abbey Predecessor: John Regent William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1216–1219) Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent (1219–1227) Consort Eleanor of Provence Edmund, 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster Katherine of England Father: John, King of England Mother: Isabella, Countess of Angoulême Born: 1 October 1207 Died: 16 November 1272 (aged 65) Westminster, London ================================================ Wikipedia links: ================================================ Citations / Sources : [S494] #1 The Plantagenet Ancestry (1928), Turton, W. H. [William Harry], (London: Phillimore & Co., Ltd., 1928), FHL microfilm 87,859., p. 4, 120, 224. [S1196] #552 Europaische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der europaischen Staaten. Neue Folge (1978), Schwennicke, Detlev, (Marburg: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, c1978-1995 (v. 1-16) -- Frankfurt am Main: Vittorio Klostermann, c1998- Medieval Families bibliography #552.), FHL book Q 940 D5es new series., Band 2 Tafel 18, 90. Schwennicke's, Europäische Stammtafeln, [S556] #1325 Ogle and Bothal; or, A history of the baronies of Ogle, Bothal, and Hepple, and of the families of Ogle and Bertram, Ogle, Henry A., (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England : Reid, 1902), 929.242 Og5o., p. 298a. [S1260] An Encyclopedia of World History; Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged (1972), Langer, William L., (5th edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972), p. 127, 211. Henry III reigned 1216-1272. [S1375] The Thirteenth Century, 1216-1307 (1953), Powicke, Frederick Maurice, Sir, (The Oxford History of England, vol. 4. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1953), FHL book 942 H2oh v. 4., p. 268. [S37] Journal of British Studies, (The |
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