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Who is the Member of Parliament for the Yorkshire constituency of Normanton? | normanton uk parliament constituency : definition of normanton uk parliament constituency and synonyms of normanton uk parliament constituency (English) 6 Sources Boundaries The West Yorkshire constituency includes the towns of Normanton and Ossett and several villages. The area has a tradition of being working-class, but it has now become almost entirely gentrified as nearby Leeds has expanded as a financial centre. The wards included are "Normanton and Sharlston" [the safest Labour ward], "Stanley and Outwood East", "Wrenthorpe and Outwood West", "Ossett" and "Horbury and South Ossett". Ossett is now actually the largest town in the area, due to its high growth in recent years. The Tory vote is very low in Normanton itself and in Ossett, but councillors have been elected for Horbury and for Wrenthorpe. Until recently the LibDems had all three councillors for the "Ossett" ward, but have never performed well in general elections, in this area. "Stanley and Outwood East" is a fairly safe Labour ward. The constituency is nicknamed the banana constituency on account of its unusual shape. The village of Altofts, located just to the north of Normanton, is currently included in the constituency, despite being part of a Castleford ward. The village is planned to move into a proposed "Pontefract and Castleford" seat. (but see below) Boundary review Following their review of parliamentary representation in West Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England had created a Normanton and Pontefract constituency. In late May 2006, the Commission published a revised recommendation changing the name of this constituency to Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford . Local newspapers and the Labour Party opposed the initial change, but following a public consultation the Commission decided to create the seat conceding only a name change - from Pontefract and Castleford, to Normanton and Pontefract. This has now been extended to cover all three names. The wards of "Wrenthorpe and Outwood West" and "Stanley and Outwood East" - the most affluent part of the constituency - is set to be joined to the Conservative-leaning commuter town of Morley , which is in the Leeds district, in a Morley and Outwood constituency. Local groups and newspapers have protested that this represents a takeover of the Wakefield district by the Leeds district. Cynics reply that the Labour Party is worried that "Morley and Outwood" would be won the Conservatives. Ossett and Horbury are set for inclusion in the Wakefield constituency . Members of Parliament The constituency elected only Labour MPs since 1905, the longest run (with Gower and Makerfield ) of any UK constituency. From 1885 to 1906, it had returned Liberal-Labour MPs. Ed Balls, the former Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, represented the seat from the 2005 general election until 2010 when it was abolished. Election |
Roger Moore received a knighthood in 2003 for services to which organisation? | SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Call him Sir Roger: James Bond actor Roger Moore receives knighthood 8:06 a.m. October 9, 2003 Associated Press Actor Sir Roger Moore and his wife Kristina pose with his Knighthood at London's Buckingham Palace. The 75-year-old was knighted not for his acting but for his charity work, including 12 years as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund. LONDON – He's Sir Roger Moore now but the actor, who received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, says he doesn't mind if fans still refer to him as 007. Rock star Sting also was honored by the queen. Moore, 75, was knighted not for his portrayal of the unflappable British secret agent James Bond but for his charity work, including 12 years as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund. "Her Majesty said I'd been involved with charities for a long time but she supposed that people will always call me 007," Moore said. "I said that I didn't mind because I was paid money for it!" Earlier this year, Moore had a pacemaker fitted after collapsing on stage during a performance on Broadway. He is the second James Bond actor to be knighted – Sir Sean Connery was honored three years ago. "I had the worst attack of stage fright in my life," Moore said of his meeting with the queen at Buckingham Palace. "When you realize the gravitas of the situation, it's slightly nerve-racking," he said. "It was like a costume drama and I was Sir Ivanhoe – a part I have played, incidentally." The current Bond, Pierce Brosnan, collected an honorary Order of the British Empire in July. It was honorary because he is an Irish citizen. Moore made seven Bond movies between 1973 and 1985, the same number as Connery, and previously starred in hit TV shows "The Saint" and "The Persuaders." Associated Press Rock star Sting holds his CBE, or Commander of the Order of the British Empire, which he received from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II for services to the music industry. Rock star Sting also met the queen Thursday and was made a CBE, or Commander of the British Empire, a lesser honor than a knighthood. Announced at the palace as "Gordon Sumner, known as Sting," the 51-year-old singer and songwriter took a bow before the queen. "I've never met the queen before. It's a little bit like a dream," said Sting, formerly a member of the hit rock group The Police. "I'd be surprised if she knows my music – I know (Prince) Charles listens to it – but there's always hope." The honors are bestowed by the queen but largely selected by the government. The recipients were announced in June. Quicklinks |
In which 1995 'Oscar' nominated film did Anthony Hopkins play the part of a US President. Other parts were played by Ed Harris, E.G. Marshall, and David Hyde Pierce? | Nixon (1995) - 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 A biographical story of former U.S. president Richard Milhous Nixon, from his days as a young boy to his eventual presidency which ended in shame. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 22 titles created 19 Sep 2013 a list of 35 titles created 03 Feb 2014 a list of 32 images created 17 Nov 2015 a list of 22 titles created 05 Dec 2015 a list of 36 titles created 7 months ago Search for " Nixon " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations. See more awards » Photos A chronicle of the life and presidency of George W. Bush . Director: Oliver Stone A New Orleans DA discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story. Director: Oliver Stone The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for. Director: Oliver Stone An American photojournalist gets caught in a political struggle at El Salvador in 1980. Director: Oliver Stone The final movie in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy follows the true story of a Vietnamese village girl who survives a life of suffering and hardship during and after the Vietnam war. As a ... See full summary » Director: Oliver Stone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison , from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971. Director: Oliver Stone A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national. Director: Oliver Stone A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing. Director: Oliver Stone A man heading to Vegas to pay off his gambling debt before the Russian mafia kills him, is forced to stop in an Arizona town where everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. Director: Oliver Stone Two Port Authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center. Director: Oliver Stone A behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them. Director: Oliver Stone About a 1839 mutiny aboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the northeastern coast of America. Much of the story involves a court-room drama about the free man who led the revolt. Director: Steven Spielberg Edit Storyline Director Oliver Stone's exploration of former president Richard Nixon's strict Quaker upbringing, his nascent political strivings in law school, and his strangely self-effacing courtship of his wife, Pat. The contradictions in his character are revealed early, in the vicious campaign against Helen Gahagan Douglas and the oddly masochistic Checkers speech. His defeat at the hands of the hated and envied John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election, followed by the loss of the 1962 California gubernatorial race, seem to signal the end of his career. Yet, although wholly lacking in charisma, Nixon remains a brilliant political operator, seizing the opportunity provided by the backlash against the antiwar movement to take the presidency in 1968. It is only when safely in office, running far ahead in the polls for the 1972 presidential election, that his growing paranoia comes to full flower, triggering the Watergate scandal. Written by alfiehitchie Triumphant in Victory, Bitter in Defeat. He Changed the World, But Lost a Nation. See more » Genres: Rated R fo |
Ripon in Yorkshire, lies on which river? | Homepage - Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust Merger with UST The merger between the Trust and the Ure Salmon Trust formally took place on 1 September. The assets of the Ure Salmon Trust have now transferred to us, including a 4×4 vehicle; Dave Bamford is now employed by us and notice has been given to Companies House to wind-up UST as a company. Our membership has now doubled with the addition of the UST members and we welcome them all into YDRT. The work relating to salmon stocking on the Ure will now be overseen by the Ure Salmon Group and they will also assist the Trust with recruitment of members, fund raising and advice. Grayling Day- 9 October 2016 This year Grayling Day is being run jointly by Salmon and Trout Conservation UK and the Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust. The invitation letter is in the PDF file below. Members are welcome to participate and if you wish to do so print out the form in the PDF file and return it as requested to Ken Bright. |
What was Prime Minister Gladstone's middle name? | Gladstone - Name Meaning, What does Gladstone mean? What does Gladstone mean? Gladstone [glad-sto ne ] as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Gladstone is "kite stone". Place name and Scottish surname, from gl�d st�n. Used in the 19th century as homage to the great British Prime Minister Ewart Gladstone. Gladstone Lyric (G.L.), .. How popular is Gladstone? Gladstone is a rare given name for men but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#11986 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. Census) Gladstone was first listed in 1890-1899 and reached its top position of #1687 in the U.S. in the 1890s, but is not listed currently. (2015 Birth Statistics) Similar Names Recommended names are Blackstone , Gaetane , Gaeton , Gallton (see Galton ), Galton , Garson , Garton , Gascon , Gaston , Gastone (see Gaston ), Gideone , Glade , Gladwin , Gladwinn (see Gladwin ), Gladwyn , Gladwynne , Glenton , Grayson ▲, Grayton and Sansone . These names tend to be more frequently used than Gladstone. See names |
Which gland produces a hormone that increases heart rate and blood pressure in times of stress? | Hormones and the Endocrine System | Johns Hopkins Medicine Health Library Hormones and the Endocrine System See related health << Back to Diseases and Conditions The endocrine system uses hormones to control and coordinate your body's internal metabolism (or homeostasis) energy level, reproduction, growth and development, and response to injury, stress, and environmental factors. Consider the following hormones and their role in the workings of the endocrine system: Where the hormone is produced Hormone(s) secreted Regulates salt, water balance, and blood pressure Adrenal glands Corticosteroid Controls key functions in the body; acts as an anti-inflammatory; maintains blood sugar levels, blood pressure, and muscle strength; regulates salt and water balance Affects water retention in kidneys; controls blood pressure Pituitary gland Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Controls production of sex hormones (estrogen in women and testosterone in men) and the production of eggs in women and sperm in men. Pituitary gland Affects growth and development; stimulates protein production; affects fat distribution Pituitary gland Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) Controls production of sex hormones (estrogen in women and testosterone in men) and the production of eggs in women and sperm in men Pituitary gland Stimulates contraction of uterus and milk ducts in the breast Pituitary gland Initiates and maintains milk production in breasts; impacts sex hormone levels Pituitary gland Stimulates the production and secretion of thyroid hormones Kidneys Controls blood pressure, both directly and also by regulating aldosterone production from the adrenal glands Kidneys Affects red blood cell (RBC) production Pancreas |
Which motor car manufacturer produced models called the 'Cerbera' and 'Chimeara'? | TVR Car Club The Turbo – the Lilley’s greatest legacy? Peter Wheeler 1981 The Wheeler era ran for over 20 years and perhaps saw some of the most innovative development thus far. From the 2.8 litre Tasmin in both fixed head and convertible guise came an entry level 200 using the Ford Pinto 2.0 litre engine. But this didn’t spark the imagination and despite it’s astonishingly low sub-£10K price tag, only 61 examples were sold in three years. The company had also looked to the other extreme and in 1981 had produced two turbo-charged Tasmins, one convertible and one fixed head. The fixed head in particular had a unique body style but given a desire to move into the emerging markets in the Middle East where Ford’s American connection would, it was felt, affect sales, Peter Wheeler took the decision to squeeze the fuel injected V8 from the Rover SDI Vitesse into the Tasmin chassis to produce the Tasmin 350i. This was an instant hit and spawned the later wilder versions of up to 4.5 litres and although there is one 6.6 litre SEAC, produced originally for the Swedish market, its engine is a one off based upon a Chevrolet V8. The problem with the Tasmin, or “wedge” as it was affectionately known, especially after the Tasmin name was dropped in 1983, was that you either love the shape or you hate it. Attempts to broaden the market with the introduction of a +2 variant did little to really boost sales with just 47 280+2s and six 350+2s being built. The order book was certainly healthy throughout the mid 1980s, but TVR knew that they were missing a huge chunk of the market who harked back to the more round styling of previous TVRs. So at the 1986 Motor Show, Peter offered his customers the new S Series. With looks blatantly stolen from the Lilley’s 3000S, surprisingly the only shared components are door handles. It used the same Ford 2.8 Cologne seen in the Tasmin/280i although this quickly became the 2.9 litre unit in the S2 and S3. TVR S2 The S sold rapidly and triggered the development of an ES, with a 3.8 litre Holden engine but this did not get beyond the Motor Show prototype. What did was the other project that fello out the S which was the resurrected Tuscan name and which quickly developed from a proposed S Series based road car to the UK’s most exciting one make race series which dominated British motor sport throughout the 90s. There is much more on the history of the Tuscan race series in the Members’ Area. At the 1989 Motor Show, Peter showed the world the replacement for the wedge, the Speed Eight, which was basically a grown up 400SE with a more curvaceous body but it still had the same basic looks. Again, wedge lovers loved it, the rest didn’t. The following year, the Speed Eight had grown into a proper 2+2 convertible but was shown alongside another prototype project, a funny round looking thing bringing back the name of Griffith. The advanced order book told Peter Wheeler which to proceed with as 32 advanced orders were placed for the Speed Eight but more than ten times that number for the Griff. With the first customer cars being delivered in early 1992, the Griffith ran for less than a year before being joined by the Chimaera, virtually identical but with slightly softer suspension, a larger boot capable of carrying a set of golf clubs and a different body style and which quickly became TVRs best seller. The Griffith then bowed out to make way for the Griff |
Which book of the Bible recounts the death of Joshua and the life of Samson? | Chapter 7. Judges Deborah , Ehud , Gideon , Jephthah , Judge , Midianites , Nazirite vow , Philistines , Samson Philistine Warrior The Philistines arrived on the southern coastal plain about the same time the Israelites crossed the Jordan River. The Philistines were Israels most serious rivals for the land of Palestine and its most formidable foe during the period of the occupation of Palestine. Source: Detail of a captured soldier based on a relief from the time of Ramses III (11931162 BCE), south tower, second pylon, Twentieth Dynasty (11961080 BCE), New Kingdom, Medinet Habu, West Thebes, Thebes, Egypt. Drawing by Daniel Hornschemeier Bandstra. 1 Introduction Adventure heroes are a perennial source of fascination and entertainment. From Batgirl to Spider-Man, their tales reinforce the hope that good will triumph over evil, even against the greatest odds. Although they are often flawed, heroes can be empowering. They demonstrate that dedication coupled with courage can accomplish great deeds. The biblical judges of the book by this name were really heroes who valiantly defended the Israelites from powerful, often superior, forces. And they did so in creative and (sometimes) courageous ways. The book of Judges differs radically in style and character from the book of Joshua. The book of Joshua surges with excitement at the Israelite victory upon entering the Promised Land. By the end of that book, Israel was secure in the land thanks to the faithful leadership of Joshua. PART 2 • Prophets CHAPTER 7 • Judges 223 In the era of the judges, Israel is cowering in the forests, hiding in the hills, afraid of being wiped out by Canaanites and other assorted opponents. The book of Judges finds Israel in that transitional period after the great leadership of Moses and Joshua and before the coming era of the monarchyand things are not going well. The age of the judges was a time of threat and danger. Internally, Israel seemed to be losing the faith of its ancestors. Externally, other groups were threatening Israel with extinction. Significant regional political developments were afoot as newcomers were searching for living space. The pressures of the age forced the diverse groups who identified with the deity named Yhwh to come together in a union that transcended tribal interests. It forced them to see that Israel could exist only as a federation of tribes who helped each other. It prompted them to see that they could be held together in this federation only by their common faith in Yhwh. 1.1 Securing the LandA Summary After the death of Joshua, the Israelites were attacked by various forces in and around Canaan (Judges Chapter 1). The narrator explains that this happened because the Israelites continued to serve Baal rather than Yhwh (23). A series of leaders, called judges, arose to deliver the Israelites. The more interesting ones are Ehud (3), Deborah (45), Gideon (68), Jephthah (1012), and Samson (1316). The remaining chapters tell of Israelite intertribal conflicts. Micah had a shrine and hired a Levite to be its priest but was attacked by Danites who were migrating to the north of Canaan and took the Levite with them (1718). The concubine of another Levite was raped and murdered in the town of Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, and this provoked a devastating attack on Benjamin by the other tribes, which almost wiped them out (1921). Go to the companion website and see the Inventory of the Territories. Reading Guide Judges 1 contains an inventory of towns not taken in the Joshua conquest, and this is probably as much as you need to know. But you must read Judges 2. It contains the most concise articulation of the Deuteronomic theme, described as a repeating cycle of sin, punishment, repentance, and deliverance. This cycle is critical to the construction of the book of Judges because most of the individual judge tales use it to give shape and meaning to the story. If not all the major judges, then at least read the stories of Deborah (45) and Samson (1316). 2 DEUTERONOMIC INTRODUCTION The book of Judges is |
Which Hungarian composer lived from 1881-1945 - his only opera was 'Duke Bluebeard's Castle'? | 15/16 - Met - Iolanta - Tchaikovsky and Duke Bluebeard's Castle - Bartók - Classical Arts Ireland Iolanta ACT 1 In the south of France, Provence, lives king René and his only daughter Iolanta. She is blind from birth and blissfully unaware of her condition. By strict order of the King no one can reveal to Iolanta the existence of light and vision or they risk the punishment of death. Iolanta’s friends, her nurse and everyone at court is kind to her and take heed not to mention the wonders of the existence of light. Sad thoughts haunt her, unbearable anguish oppresses her heart. King René cherishes hopes that one day his Daughter will see. A famous Moorish doctor Ibu Hakia is invited to the castle. The doctor tells the King that Iolanta can be cured on condition that she learns about her condition and longs to see. René is worried by the doctor’s conclusion. ACT 2 Having lost their way two friends – Knight Vaudemont and Duke Robert find themselves in King René’s castle. Vaudemont notices the sleeping Iolanta. He is immediately struck by captivating beauty. Love for the unknown girl bursts in his heart. Meanwhile Robert tells his friend about his love for Mathilda, the countess of Lorraine. But one thing troubles him that as a boy he was engaged to King René’s daughter-Iolanta. On hearing unfamiliar voices Iolanta wakes as guests are a rare occurrence in the castle. The two friends explain to her that they have lost their way and got into the castle by chance. Robert leaves to find his retainers and show’s little interest towards Iolanta. Iolanta and Vaudemont are left alone. The young man passionately declares his love for Iolanta. Vaudemont asks for a red rose by which to remember her. The girl hands him a white rose and then Vaudemont, guessing at her blindness, tells her what she has been deprived of without sight, and speaks of the beauty of the world and of light. But Vaudemont’s words do not arouse a desire to see in Iolanta. In despair, King René threatens Vaudemont with death if his daughter cannot be cured. Fearful for the life of a man whom she loves, Iolanta agrees to an operation by the doctor that will restore her sight. In the meantime, Robert admits to the King that he loves another and so he cannot marry his daughter. King René declares that if the treatment fails that Vaudemont will pay with his life. Iolanta is ready to go through any sufferings for Vaudemont to stay alive. There appears Robert accompanied by his entourage. Vaudemont seeks Iolanta’s hand in marriage from the King. King René proceeds to tell the Knight that his daughter’s hand has already been promised to Duke Robert. On finding out that Iolanta can see, the King then frees Robert from the vow he has taken as a boy and gives his approval of his daughter’s marriage to Vaudemont. At the wedding, all the guests sing a thankful hymn in God’s praise. The festivities die down, and Iolanta is left alone. Duke Bluebeard’s Castle This one act opera continues without a break but is divided into seven Tableaux one for each of the seven doors which Judith, newly married to Duke Bluebeard, asks to be opened in order to allow light into the dark and dismal castle. The story begins in the hall of the dark castle. Judith who loves Bluebeard longs to overcome his resistance to keeping the doors, which guard his private secrets, from being opened. Judith’s wish is to bring light and warmth to their marital home and also to Bluebeard. As Judith persists the castle itself lets out a sigh and Bluebeard opens the first door. Behind the first door red light glows over a torture chamber. As Judith looks around the room she notices that the walls are bleeding. Despite he apprehension Judith continues on to look behind the second door which reveals Bluebeard’s weapon store. The Third door opens to the sound of beautiful music and reveals Bluebeard’s magnificent treasures, here however Judith notices blood stains glisten on the loveliest of crowns. Behind the fourth door a beautiful garden is revealed. The fifth reveals Bluebeard’s glorious and vast lands but e |
Which 1948 film starring Robert Donat was about a father seeking to prove the innocence of his naval cadet son who had been expelled for theft? | h2g2 - George Archer-Shee aka The Winslow Boy - Edited Entry George Archer-Shee aka The Winslow Boy Content from the guide to life, the universe and everything George Archer-Shee aka The Winslow Boy Created 0 Conversations The Winslow Boy, starring the matinee idol Robert Donat, was filmed in 1948. This black-and-white film tells the true story of a young boy and his family fighting against injustice. The heart-warming dramatisation was based upon the play of the same name by Terence Rattigan who, with some poetic licence, brought the story of George Archer-Shee to stage and screen. Setting the Scene George Archer-Shee was just thirteen when his character was called into question. He lived in a time when a man's word was his honour. Indeed, his family were the very face of middle-class respectability; his father was a bank manager, his elder brother a Tory MP and the family were conservative in every sense of the word. George was a naval cadet at Osborne Naval College on the Isle of Wight. In 1908, a charge was made that George had stolen a five-shilling postal order from another cadet's locker and that he signed and presented it at the post office thereby stealing the money. The college carried out what passed for an investigation and George, despite maintaining his innocence, was expelled in shame. However, that wasn't to be the end of the matter. What followed was an inspirational tale of right against might. The Homecoming Martin Archer-Shee had a good reputation to keep, so when his son returned home he spent some considerable time questioning the boy in an effort to get to the truth of the matter. By the end of the sessions the one thing that Martin was sure of was that his son was indeed innocent. The problem was proving his innocence, especially against the Admiralty . Martin and his eldest son (also called Martin), decided that the only option was to sue the Crown. That was easier said than done. Friends in High Places Martin junior was an MP and as such had made the acquaintance of Edward Carson, the voice of Irish Unionism . Carson wasn't just an inspired orator but was an impressive politician and an eminent barrister. He also had no interest in the trifling matter of a 13-year-old being expelled from school. Martin was not easily dissuaded, though and through his persistence, Carson eventually listened to the tale. Carson's credentials were beyond reproach. In 1895 he brought about the fall of his old acquaintance Oscar Wilde 1 , through ruthless questioning in Wilde's ill-advised libel case against the Marquis of Queensbury. Carson had also defended the London Evening Standard in an action brought about by George Cadbury 2 , regarding allegations of slave labour . He had a strong aversion to even petty injustices and when he heard that young George had probably been the scapegoat because he was Roman Catholic it tipped the balance and Carson agreed to at least interview George. Carson, as can be seen, had been around the block a few times so could spot a liar and more importantly, trip one up with clever questioning. He questioned George for three solid hours. At the end of the day Carson was convinced that the young lad was indeed telling the truth. He had also established that George's father was prepared to spend his life savings to prove the boy's innocence. Satisfied that right needed a champion, Carson agreed to represent George for a nominal fee. Let Right Be Done The next hurdle for Carson and the family was to get the case before a court. This again wasn't as easy as would first appear. Carson had to make use of a Petition of Right. This is essential when suing the Crown, and involves petitioning the Home Office, the Attorney General and finally the Queen, or in the case of George Archer-Shee, the King. In May 1909, King Edward VII granted Carson's Petition with his signature alongside the words Let right be done and the court case was on - albeit briefly. The Admiralty challenged the petition and had it overturned, but Carson appealed against this decision and finally won the right to bring the ca |
In which country was President Bashir Gemayel assassinated in 1982? | BASHIR GEMAYEL LIVED BY THE SWORD - NYTimes.com BASHIR GEMAYEL LIVED BY THE SWORD By EDWARD A. GARGAN Published: September 15, 1982 Correction Appended He began as the commander of a small Christian militia group outside Beirut, battled his way to the top of the Phalangist Party - the most powerful of the warring, near-feudal clans that have dominated Lebanon's recent bloody history - and for 22 days was President-elect of Lebanon. He would have been the youngest President in the country's history. Bashir Gemayel was described as tough, ambitious and ruthless. He proudly embraced the gun in his fight for power. He died by the tools of his trade. Violence suffused Mr. Gemayel's personal history. He survived assassination attempts in 1979 and in 1980. His 18-month-old daughter died in a car bombing. Mr. Gemayel played a major role in much of Lebanon's violence. During the civil war of 1975-76, he led one of the war's most savage battles over a Palestinian refugee camp, including the massacre of the camp's survivors. And during and after the war his forces wiped out his two most prominent opponents on the Christian right. Defended Israeli Invasion When Israeli troops invaded Lebanon on June 6, Mr. Gemayel defended the action as a ''surgical operation'' designed to expunge the Palestine Liberation Organization from his countunity to shed his warlord image by promoting himself as the leader of forces striving for Lebanese unity. Even better, the retirement of President Elias Sarkis opened up a legitimate platform from which Mr. Gemayel could try to impose his will. Although he was the sole candidate for the presidency, the absence of an opponent did not foreshadow a sudden end to his country's sectarian strife. On Aug. 23, as P.L.O. forces sailed from Beirut under the guns of the Israeli Army, the Lebanese Parliament met and elected Mr. Gemayel President. East Beirut, the stronghold of Maronite Catholics, exploded in an ecstasy of gunfire as Christian militiamen drove through the streets with portraits of their leader taped to windshields, rifles blazing away into the air. But explosions and gunfire tore through predominately Moslem west Beirut. Sought Image of Moderate Upon his election, Mr. Gemayel sought to portray himself as a moderate leader, determined to see foreign armies removed from Lebanon and intent upon achieving national unity. On Sunday, he issued a call for Christians and Moslems to work together. In June, shortly after the Israeli Army moved into Lebanon, Mr. Gemayel staked out his position as Lebanon's future leader in a television interview. He said: ''We are looking to get all the foreigners out - Syrians, Palestinians and Israelis and even Unifil. We don't need any foreign armed presence in this country. We will take care of the security of our own country.'' While denying that he asked the Israelis to invade Lebanon, he was not disappointed by their action. ''Definitely for us, this was the only way to finish with all the problems,'' he said. He was born in Beirut on Nov. 10, 1947, the sixth and youngest child of Pierre Gemayel, the leader of the newly founded Phalangist Party. A trip to the 1936 Berlin Olympics impressed on his father the discipline of Hitler's Germany. The nationalistic and fascist movements of Francisco Franco and Benito Mussolini inspired the new party's ideology. Studied at Jesuit School After earning diplomas in political science and law at a Jesuit school in Beirut and at Southwestern University in Texas, he worked briefly in a Washington law office before returning to Beirut to pursue legal and political activities. But it was during the 1975-76 civil war, when he helped lead the Christian militias in their efforts to crush the armed Palestinians in Lebanon and their leftist Moslem supporters, that Mr. Gemayel rose to prominence. During the war, he commanded the siege of the Palestinian refugee camp of Tal Zaatar, one of the war's bloodiest battles. At the siege's end, the camp's survivors were killed by the Phalangist troops. He used his fighters to advance his own political |
Canterbury in Kent, lies on which river? | Canterbury I am a School Canterbury The district of Canterbury, lies on the River Stour, it includes Herne Bay and Whitstable coastal. Canterbury is 55 miles south east of London. The skyline is dominated by the stunning Cathedral, the oldest in England. Although Canterbury is a place steeped in tradition it is also a modern and vibrant city. Luxury hotels, fine restaurants serving food from across the globe, pulsating nightclubs and welcoming pubs combine to give a complete experience. For those who have a yearning for retail, Canterbury's array of shop windows beckon with a kaleidoscope of colours, inviting you to sample what's on offer. Many of the high street names are here as well as a delightful range of independent retailers. The King's Mile has an atmosphere all of its own while the city's St Dunstan's, West Gate Towers and Northgate areas have a range of specialist and individual outlets. Travelling on foot is always a good way to explore the city. Walking trails or guided walks will help you make the most of your time here and to enjoy the winding lanes and streets, all with their own unique identity. Alternatively you may wish to relax and absorb the wonder of the city with a boat trip along the River Stour. You will be able to appreciate Canterbury's finest and historical architecture set against outstanding, scenic views. The crystal clear waters offer a home to ducks, swans, fish and other wildlife while the river banks have an array of bending willow trees and wild flowers. Whitstable and Herne Bay On the coast, the justly-famous Whitstable Oysters have seen this charming port dubbed the Pearl of Kent. These days it has a funky, bohemian air, with its bustling seafood eateries, picturesque lanes, delis, artisanal bakeries, boutique shops and art galleries. Just 2 miles east, a few surprises await at characterful Herne Bay. A hit with visitors since the Victorian era, that legacy lingers in the bandstand, fragrant seafront gardens and distinctive 80ft Clock Tower. Image courtesy of Visit Kent. |
Which soccer team was disbanded in 2008 for financial reasons after only one season in the Scottish Premier League? | Footiemap.com - Defunct Football Clubs Defunct Football Clubs Why sign up? Get FREE access to this web site! Below is a list of defunct football clubs. This list is not filtered by country, but rather is for all countries. Certainly by no means is the list anywhere near complete. Please help us Stadium Address: Centre Line Place, Robina QLD 4226 Stadium Address: Golf Links Drive, Kirwan, Townsville QLD 4817 Stadium Address: Südring, Klagenfurt 4061 Stadium: İbrahimxəlil Axundlu adına Naxçıvan şəhər stadionu Stadium Address: Nakchivan Stadium previously named İlham Əliyev Stadionu. Stadium Address: Lineynaya Ulica 1A, Zhdanovichi 223033 Stadium: Stadion Rup Zavod Gomselmash Stadium Address: Kosmonavtov Prospekt 49, Gomel 246031 Stadium Address: Dimitrova Prospekt 3, Mogilev 212030 Stadium Address: Marksa Ulica 36A, Nesvizh 222620 Nickname: Les Hurlus or Les Frontaliers Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier Stadium Address: Clos des Saules 21, Mouscron 7700 Stadium Address: Chongyai Lam, Thimphu History: The first recorded mention of Choden competing in Bhutanese football is in 2005 when they won the final of the B-Division beating Rookies F.C. 3-0. No details other than their final position are known for 2011. They finished above Nangpa and Druk Athletic in a truncated season that was contested as a single round-robin set of matches in anticipation of the commencement of a full national league, which was in fact delayed by a further year. This was their last season of competition to date at the highest level of competition in Bhutan. They did not compete in the A-Division in 2012. It is unclear from the scant details available whether they played at a lower level that season, but an under-16 team competed the following year in the B-Division and an under-18 team rejoined the A-Division for the 2014 season, who could be considered successors to Choden, although they have not competed under that name. Stadium Address: Bumpers Lane, Chester CH1 4LT History: Chester Football Club were founded in 1885 as an amalgamation of Chester Rovers and Old King's Scholars and initially played their home games at Faulkner Street in the Hoole area of the city. For the first five years of their existence they only played friendlies until joining the Combination League in 1890. A first senior trophy, the Cheshire Senior Cup, was won in 1895 and in 1898 the club relocated to the Old Showground also in Hoole. The stay was only brief as, twelve months later, the club were forced to temporarily disband when the ground was lost to housing. Following repeated financial problems during the 2009-2010 season, which also affected many of their fixtures, the club was served with a winding-up order by HM Revenue & Customs in January 2010. The club was put up for sale, suspended from the Conference National for breaches of league rules, and later expelled from the league in February 2010. The club's league results for the season were expunged and the club, after attempting to join the Welsh Premier League, was formally wound up in March 2010. Shortly after, a successor club (Chester FC) was formed who will play in the Northern Premier League Division One North for their first season and play their games at the Deva Stadium. Stadium Address: Farsley, Leeds LS28 5BE History: Farsley Celtic was formed in 1908 by a group of local village lads. In their infancy the club played in local leagues and Hospital Cups. In the 1920's the club moved to a more permanent ground at Red Lane, opposite Farsley Celtic Cricket Club. After the Second World War the club purchased their current ground from the local council, where they played their first match in 1948 against Frickley Athletic. On May 27th 2009, it was announced by club president John Palmer that the club were "owing at least £200,000 in unpaid taxes". Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs told the club that they would have to attend a 'winding-up' hearing at the high court of London and refused a request to adjurn the hearing pending on the formal appointment of an ad |
Which bird has been recorded at the highest speed in level flight? | BBC - Earth News - Supercharged swifts take flight speed record Supercharged swifts take flight speed record By Jody Bourton Frequent fast flyer? A common swift has taken the title as the fasted bird recorded in level flight. The swift (Apus apus) can power itself to a speed of 111.6km/h (69.3mph) flying horizontally and even upwards. Other birds, such as peregrine falcons, fly faster while diving in a stoop, but the swift is the fastest accurately recorded flying under its own power. The birds reach top speed during bouts of mating known as 'screaming parties', say scientists. Details of the bird's high speeds are reported in the Journal of Avian Biology. It is remarkable that a bird that appears to be 'finely tuned' is able to fly more than twice as fast when it needs to Dr Per Henningsson Many species of bird lay claim to be speedsters of the sky. The fastest bird of all is widely acknowledged to be the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus). During a stoop it can reach speeds in excess of 300km/h (83.3m/s; 186mph). But it can only do this by freefalling, harnessing the force of gravity. Last year, scientists recorded male Anna's hummingbirds reaching speeds of 97.2km/h (27m/s; 60.4mph) during diving courtship displays in front of females, an extreme speed considering the bird's tiny size. However, flying fast in level flight takes much more effort. A relative of the common swift, the white-throated needletail, also known as the needle-tailed swift or spine-tailed swift (Hirundapus caudacutus) is commonly reported as the fastest bird in level flight. A 'screaming party' of swifts flies by at record speed It is reported to reach a top speed of 169km/h (47m/s; 105mph). But the record is difficult to verify as the methods used to measure the bird's speed have never been published, says avian flight specialist Dr Per Henningsson of Lund University in Sweden. Confirmation of the new record came as Dr Henningsson and Lund University colleagues Dr Christoffer Johansson and Professor Anders Hedenstrom filmed common swifts using two high speed cameras. Using this equipment they were able to deduce the bird's flight speed and wing-beat frequency. Need for speed During the study, they clocked common swifts flying at 75km/h (20.8m/s; 47mph), with one swift registering a top speed of 111.6km/h (31m/s; 69.3mph). That is the highest confirmed speed achieved by a bird in level flight, the researchers say. Extraordinarily, the birds occasionally reached top speed while performing steep climbing flights. FAST FLYERS Watch a male Anna's hummingbird hit its extraordinarily high speed Also surprising is the circumstances in which the swifts fly so fast. Usually, common swifts fly at a relatively consistent speed of 36 to 43km/h (10 to 12m/s; 22 to 26mph), regardless of whether they are flying to a roost, migrating or flying in a wind tunnel, says Dr Henningsson. But the birds "turboboost" their speed when they are showing off. When common swifts come together to mate, both breeders and non-breeders fly together in a social display, which scientists call "screaming parties" based on the vocalisations the birds emit. "They were generally known for flying very fast during this behaviour," says Dr Henningsson. "However, there were no really certain measurements of how fast these flights are. "It is remarkable that a bird that otherwise appears to be 'finely tuned' to perform at a narrow range of flight speeds at the same time is able to fly more than twice as fast when it needs to." That means the birds need to be able to radically alter their aerodynamic performance, by altering their wing profile and physiology, depending on whether they are flying normally or in a screaming party. Other bird species can dramatically change their flight capabilities: for example chickens rarely take to the air, but they are capable of short, explosive bursts of flight when spooked. Bookmark with: |
What sort of birds are Strigiforms? | Strigiform | Define Strigiform at Dictionary.com strigiform of, pertaining, or belonging to the order Strigiformes, comprising the owls. Origin of strigiform Expand < New Latin Strigiformes name of the order, equivalent to Latin strig-, stem of strix kind of owl (< Greek stríx) + New Latin -iformes -iformes Dictionary.com Unabridged |
Who was born in 1940, and opened the Fulham Road clothes shop in 1967. This designer is famous for creating exotic designs on chiffon and silk? | 1000+ images about Designers - Zandra Rhodes on Pinterest | Cactus, British and UX/UI Designer What a unique look of Zandra Rhodes! Colorful, theatriacal, and a little bit scary to me! See more |
In which television programme did Brian Conley play the part of 'Digby'? | Brian Conley - Official Site Brian Conley BOOK NOW About Brian Conley has appeared in award-winning West End musicals and television sitcoms, presented his own chat shows, recorded three albums and completed numerous sell-out tours. Starting his career appearing on Five Alive and Live from the Palladium, Brian went on to host two series of Brian Conley - This Way Up and four series of The Brian Conley Show, both for ITV. Brian's television career is extensive; it includes two series of Time After Time, The Grimleys, Last Of The Summer Wine, The Cruise and The Life And Times Of Vivienne Vyle and has hosted and appeared in eight Royal Variety Performances. In the West End, Brian's has starred in a wide range of plays and musicals including Chitty Chitty Bang! Bang!, Me and My Girl, Hairspray, Oliver! and The Music Man. Brian has won numerous awards in his career including The National Television Award for Most Popular Comedy Performer and Show Business Personality of the Year. Most recently, Brian has toured the country starring Cameron Mackintosh's UK Tour of Barnum, and is bringing his own tour 'Alive and Dangerous' to venues across the country in 2016. Contact Brian |
Which pop group consists of Gaz Coombes, Bob Coombes, Danny Goffey, and Mickey Quinn? | About: Supergrass About: Supergrass An Entity of Type : group , from Named Graph : http://dbpedia.org , within Data Space : dbpedia.org Supergrass was an English rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz (guitar and lead vocals) and Rob Coombes (keyboards and backing vocals), Mick Quinn (bass and backing vocals) and Danny Goffey (drums and backing vocals). Property abstract Supergrass was an English rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz (guitar and lead vocals) and Rob Coombes (keyboards and backing vocals), Mick Quinn (bass and backing vocals) and Danny Goffey (drums and backing vocals). Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey formed Supergrass in 1993 in Oxford with Gaz's brother Rob Coombes officially joining the band in 2002. The band signed to Parlophone records in 1994 and produced I Should Coco (1995), the biggest selling debut album for the label since the Beatles' Please Please Me. Their first album's fourth single Alright was a huge international hit that established the band's reputation. Since then the band have released five albums: In It for the Money (1997), Supergrass (1999), Life on Other Planets (2002), Road to Rouen (2005) and Diamond Hoo Ha (2008), as well as a decade-ending compilation called Supergrass is 10 (2004). In August 2009 the band signed to Cooking Vinyl and began work on their seventh studio album Release the Drones. The album remained unreleased and unfinished as, on 12 April 2010, the band announced that they were splitting up due to musical and creative differences. The group disbanded after four farewell gigs, the final one at La Cigale, Paris on 11 June 2010. (en) Supergrass est un groupe de rock anglais originaire d'Oxford. Le groupe connaît le succès au milieu des années 1990, en pleine période britpop, vendant plus de 1 million d'exemplaires de leur premier album, I Should Coco (1995), et atteignant le top des ventes anglaises. (fr) Supergrass fue una banda de rock inglesa, formada en Oxford, Reino Unido en 1993. El grupo está fuertemente influido por los grandes nombres del rock británico como The Beatles, The Kinks, T. Rex y Buzzcocks. (es) I Supergrass sono stati un gruppo alternative rock britannico di Oxford. La formazione della band comprendeva i fratelli Gaz e Rob Coombes (che prima risultava come "esterno" alla band pur collaborando con essa), Danny Goffey e Mick Quinn. (it) Supergrass war eine englische Indie-Rockband aus Oxford, die in den frühen 1990er Jahren aus der Band The Jennifers entstand. (de) スーパーグラス (Supergrass) は、イギリス・オックスフォード出身のロックバンド。 (ja) Supergrass é uma banda de britpop,voltada para o indie,formada na cidade de Oxford, Inglaterra. (pt) Supergrass was een Britse alternatieve-rockgroep uit Oxford. De band bestond uit zanger/gitarist Gaz Coombes, toetsenist Rob Coombes, bassist Mickey Quinn en drummer Danny Goffey. Het geluid van de band was hoorbaar beïnvloed door bands als The Jam en The Buzzcocks, maar ook Madness en Slade. Op 12 april 2010 maakte de groep bekend dat ze uit elkaar ging. Muzikale en creatieve meningsverschillen waren de oorzaak van de breuk. Er werden 4 afscheidsconcerten gegeven. Het laatste concert vond plaats op 11 juni 2010 in Parijs. (nl) Supergrass – brytyjski zespół rockowy (patrz też: brit pop) założony przez Gaza Coombesa i Dannego Goffeya w 1993 w Oksfordzie. Nazwa grupy jest pochodną jej pierwszej nazwy "Theodore Supergrass". W założeniu miał powstać bohater animacji o takim nazwisku, który występowałby z nimi. Z powodu przewidywanych dużych kosztów bohater i animacja nie powstały a z nazwy grupy odpadło Theodore. Ich pierwszym singlem był Caught by the Fuzz wydany w 1994. Grupa często porównywana do Oasis, jednak mniej popularna. Supergrass znani są ze swego luźnego podejścia do muzyki, co widoczne jest w wielu "niepoważnych piosenkach", dalekich od kanonu rocka, jak np. Alright. Ich ostatnia płyta Road to Rouen zdecydowanie odbiegająca nastrojem od poprzednich, nagrywana była w Normandii i nawiązuje tytułem do płyty Ramones Road to Ruin.Trzy z ich piosenek - "Road to Rouen" i "Rich |
Who is the Member of Parliament for South Shields? | New Member of Parliament for South Shields - News from Parliament - UK Parliament New Member of Parliament for South Shields New Member of Parliament for South Shields 03 May 2013 Emma Lewell-Buck of the Labour Party has become Member of Parliament for South Shields after winning the by-election held in that constituency on Thursday 2 May 2013. MPs' biographies: Emma Lewell-Buck South Shields by-election The by-election in South Shields was called after the former MP, David Miliband, resigned on 15 April 2013. Find out more About Parliament: By-elections By-election results The results of the South Shields Constituency Parliamentary By-Election were declared at 12:21am on 3 May 2013, and were as follows: Emma Lewell-Buck - Labour Party - 12493 votes - Elected Richard Peter Elvin - UK Independence Party (UKIP) - 5988 votes Karen Allen - Conservative Party - 2857 votes Ahmed Khan - Independent - 1331 votes Phil Brown - The Independent Socialist Party - 750 votes Lady Dorothy MacBeth Brookes - British National Party - 711 votes Hugh Annand - Liberal Democrat - 352 votes Howling Laud Hope - The Official Monster Raving Loony Party - 197 votes Thomas Faithful Darwood - Independent - 57 votes Turn out was 39.3 per cent. Image: PA / Owen Humphreys |
In one word, what does 'Perestroika' literally mean? | Perestroika | Define Perestroika at Dictionary.com perestroika [per-uh-stroi-kuh; Russian pyi-ryi-stroi-kuh] /ˌpɛr əˈstrɔɪ kə; Russian pyɪ ryɪˈstrɔɪ kə/ Spell noun 1. Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986. Origin of perestroika < Russian perestróĭka literally, rebuilding, reorganization Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for perestroika Expand Contemporary Examples Of course, in Russia at that time you had just the beginning of Gorbachev, and glasnost and perestroika. British Dictionary definitions for perestroika Expand noun 1. the policy of reconstructing the economy, etc, of the former Soviet Union under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachov Word Origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for perestroika Expand n. 1981, from Russian perestroika, literally "rebuilding, reconstruction, reform" (of Soviet society, etc.), from pere- "re-" (from Old Russian pere- "around, again," from Proto-Slavic *per-, from PIE *per- (1) "forward, through;" see per ) + stroika "building, construction," from Old Russian stroji "order," from PIE *stroi-, from root *stere- "to spread" (see structure (n.)). First proposed at the 26th Party Congress (1981); popularized in English 1985 during Mikhail Gorbachev's leadership of the U.S.S.R. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper |
The term 'Roman Orders' are two of the classical orders of what? | What is the Classical Order of Architecture? By Jackie Craven Updated August 11, 2016. An Order of Architecture is a set or rules or principles for designing buildings—sort of like a building code. In Western-based architecture, anything called "classical" means "ancient Greece and Rome." A Classical order of architecture is the approach to building design established in Greece or Rome during what we now call the Classical period, roughly 850 BC through 476 AD. Temples and important public buildings were constructed according to five distinct Orders of Architecture, each using a different type of column and a different style entablature above the column. The Greek Orders of Architecture: In ancient times, about 500 years BC, the Greeks developed three Orders of Architecture, using three distinct column styles: Corinthian The Roman Orders of Architecture: During the reign of the Roman Empire, roughly 44 BC-476 AD, the Romans imitated the Greek Orders of Architecture. They also added their own variations using two distinct column styles: continue reading below our video How to Make Your Home Feel Cozier Composite Rediscovering the Classical Orders: The Classical Orders of Architecture might have become lost to history if it were not for the writings of early scholars and architects. The Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius, who lived during first century BC, documented the three Greek Orders and the Tuscan Order in his famous treatise De Architectura, or Ten Books on Architecture. More than 1,500 years later, the Italian Renaissance architect Giacomo da Vignola wrote an important treatise in which he described all five Classical Orders of Architecture. Published in 1563, Vignola's treatise, The Five Orders of Architecture, became a guide for builders throughout western Europe. Learn More: |
Which trailing plant of the Nightshade family produces red or yellow edible fruit? | American Nightshade: A Much Maligned Edible | Eat The Weeds and other things, too American Nightshade: A Much Maligned Edible by Green Deane Green Solanum americanum berries are toxic. Totally ripe berries are edible. Photo by Green Deane Solanum americanum: Food or Poison? Anyone who’s done some foraging has seen the “Black Nightshade” also called the “Common Nightshade” and (DRUM ROLLLLLLLLL) the “Deadly Nightshade.” It’s one to four feet tall, oval to diamond shaped leaves, with and without large blunt teeth, little white star-like flowers with yellow cores followed by green berries that turn shiny black, larger than a BB, smaller than a pea. Some foraging books will tell you it is very edible and the dangers overrated; some will say it will kill you, don’t eat it. I land on the edible side and I eat it. But, to cover myself legally because there are a lot of fools with lawyers, I am not suggesting you eat any part of any wild nightshade. In fact, let me include what soon-to-be PhD and author Delena Tull writes in her book Edible and Useful Plants of Texas and the Southwest. “The toxicity of the species is quite variable in different varieties and in different parts of the world. Euell Gibbons reports using the ripe berries in pies and numerous other references indicate that the ripe cooked fruit may be safe. Personally, I consider the whole plant potentially deadly and leave it alone. “ Delena’s book is well done and well-considered so her comment carries weight, though I was surprise to see her take that view. What that means is do not experiment on your own. Find a local person who knows if your “Black Nightshade” is edible and how. Now for some extensive history, paraphrased as much as possible: IMPORANT: Notice the berries are dull on the S. nigrum. Solanum nigrum (soLAYnum KNEEgrum, the Black Nightshade) is found in the Old World, Africa to India and beyond. Its leaves are used as a green, boiled twice or more like pokeweed. In Kenya four varieties of it grow and three are highly sought after. It is the prime potherb. The fourth variety is considered too bitter to eat. Of 61 greens tested in Africa, S. nigrum had the highest amount of vitamin A. In the region of India the plant has many names and is firmly in the human food chain and very popular. It is also in medical use. Modern Greeks call it “Styfno. They boil the leaves then use them as the basis for a salad. Now, back to North America. When Europeans arrived they saw the native nightshades. Because they resembled the Black Nightshades in the Old World they were considered variations of the Old World nightshades and were called … Black Nightshades … all of them. But as time passed botanists had different opinions and the names were changed, or worse combined, such as Solanum nigrum var. americanum. Every botanist with an opinion called these plants what he thought they should be called. What was once thought of as varieties of one native in North American ( S. nigrum) became many plants with many names. Then even more careful botanists got rid of some of the names and said they weren’t Black Nighshades at all and were not Old World variations. In fact, some think the S. americanum (ah-mare-ree-KAY-num) isn’t even a native but is from Australia. On top of that, the Old World plant, the original Black Nightshade, became naturalized in North America as well. So it became quite a muddy soup. Then there were reports of toxicity, which makes some sense if you were calling non-Black Nightshades Black Nightshades, essentially inducting non-edibles into the edible group. To say it is a foggy, foraging family is an understatement. Even the pro’s profess confusion though I think they caused it. Native peoples had it sorted out well long before there were botanists. There is no doubt Solanum family has toxic members. And the green berries of the plants mentioned here are toxic. They have killed a few children and at least one adult within record keeping. Livestock eating the plants/green berries in the field or dried in hay have been poisoned and or died. Ye |
In the television programme 'A Year In Provence', which actress played the part of Peter Mayle's wife? | "A Year in Provence" Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb trailers and videos full cast and crew trivia official sites memorable quotes Overview 31 out of 35 people found the following review useful: As Peter Mayle says, "France is the truffle in our egg box." from Houston, Tx, USA, Earth 6 October 2002 Peter Mayle's "A Year In Provence" was an unexpected success as a book in 1989, and the BBC filmed a version of it for the 1993 mini-series, which I never saw. But now it is also available as a two-disk DVD set, billed as an "A&E" network movie. This review is of that DVD set. I use the term "a version" of the book, because the two are quite different. An anal-retentive person who expects a film like this to be very similar to the book will have much difficulty watching it. However, for most of us who can enjoy a film on its own merits, without comparing it to the book too closely, it is a marvelous film, now one of my favorites. The entire "film", to use that term rather loosely, consists of four consecutive 90-minute films, two on each DVD, and best watched over 4 consecutive evenings. While the book is organized by months, the film is broken into the four seasons, Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Where the book begins with their new year in Provence, the film begins with Peter's and Annie's final days at work, and old friends wishing them well in their new careers right before they actually move to France. However the biggest departures are in style and in the characters. The book, written from a diary that Peter kept, is more like a survey of interesting places, characters, events, and customs. It rarely goes into much depth, instead covers his and Annie's experiences very broadly. In contrast, the film treats fewer subjects but explores most of them in more depth. Where the book only mentions the Parisian French, in the film we meet "Evelyn", the frantic woman who speaks an almost unintelligible form of English, who has an eye for Peter, and who almost goes mad trying to shut up the neighbor's cock that crows so loudly in the morning, waking her and her house guests. In the book, the grape harvest and tour of the community winery is mentioned almost in passing. In the film, a funny story portrays how Peter thought his wine was really wine made from "his" grapes and, only after a multi-stop search finds out that it is simply his share of ordinary wine from the wine co-op. In the book Uncle Edward eagerly takes Peter into his wine cave, gives him an exhaustive tasting, sells him much more wine than he set out to buy. In the film, Uncle Edward "has no wine to sell" and simply dismisses Peter, but this is done as part of a larger episode. There are numerous other such departures, and not much is available about the making of this film, so I have no idea whether the book or the film is more accurate, where there are different versions of the same story. While that may bother some, it doesn't bother me at all. Both versions are thoroughly entertaining. Most noticeable are that virtually all characters in the film have names different from those in the book. The plumber Menucucci from the book becomes Colombani in the film. The strange neighbor Massott who kills foxes becomes Riviere. And in a similar manner other key characters are given different names. Perhaps this was done for legal reasons, where a diary, even when published, may contain real names, but a film like this may be considered a work of fiction and real names cannot be used. But that is just speculation on my part. There are three main reasons I like this film so much. First, I am from the French-speaking part of Louisiana and can easily see in the various characters people I grew up around. Second, I spent two weeks in Provence during September 1998, with friends in a 200-year-old house not too different from the one the Mayles lived in. The roads, the people, towns like Ile-Sur-La-Sorgue, the aquaduct near Fontaine de Vaucluse, all included in this film and more brings back fond memories. And third, I really like films based on real events. I found that knowing |
Who was shot by Andrew Cunanan in July 1997? | Versace murdered in Cunanan killing spree - Jul 15, 1997 - HISTORY.com Versace murdered in Cunanan killing spree Share this: Versace murdered in Cunanan killing spree Author Versace murdered in Cunanan killing spree URL Publisher A+E Networks Spree killer Andrew Cunanan murders world-renowned Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace on the steps outside his Miami mansion. Versace was shot twice in the head, and Cunanan fled. Andrew Cunanan had no criminal record before the spring of 1997, when he began a killing spree in Minneapolis. On April 27, 1997, after traveling from San Diego, Cunanan bludgeoned Jeffrey Trail to death. Trail was an acquaintance of David Madson, an ex-lover of Cunanan’s whom Cunanan in turn murdered on May 3. Cunanan shot Madson in the head, dumped his body near a lake outside Minneapolis, and took his red Jeep Cherokee. Two days later, in Chicago, he gained access to the estate of wealthy developer Lee Miglin, beat him to death, and stole his Lexus. On May 9, Cunanan abandoned Miglin’s automobile in Pennsville, New Jersey, and shot cemetery caretaker William Reese to death for his red pickup truck. With a massive FBI manhunt for Cunanan already underway, he drove down to Miami Beach and on July 11 was recognized by a fast-food employee who had seen his picture on the television show America’s Most Wanted. However, the police arrived too late, and four days later Cunanan shot Versace to death outside his South Beach mansion. Although Cunanan and Versace were both openly gay and ran in similar circles, the police failed to find evidence that they had ever met. Versace’s killing set off a nationwide manhunt for Cunanan, who was famous for his chameleon-like ability to appear differently in every picture taken of him. However, on July 23, the search ended just 40 blocks away from Versace’s home on a two-level houseboat that Cunanan had broken into. There, police found him dead from a self-inflicted bullet wound from the same gun that took the lives of two of his victims. He left no suicide note. Related Videos |
Who was the Roman goddess of chance and fate? | TYCHE (Tykhe) - Greek Goddess of Fortune & Luck (Roman Fortuna) Fortune, Chance Nemesis and Tyche, Athenian red-figure amphora C5th B.C., Antikensammlung Berlin TYKHE (Tyche) was the goddess of fortune, chance, providence and fate. She was usually honoured in a more favourable light as Eutykhia (Eutychia), goddess of good fortune, luck, success and prosperity. Tykhe was depicted with a variety of attributes--holding a rudder, she was conceived as the divinity guiding and conducting the affairs of the world, and in this respect she was called one of the Moirai (Moirae, Fates); with a ball she represented the varying unsteadiness of fortune, unsteady and capable of rolling in any direction; with Ploutos (Plutus) or the cornucopia, she was the symbol of the plentiful gifts of fortune. Nemesis (Fair Distribution) was cautiously regarded as the downside of Tykhe, one who provided a check on extravagant favours conferred by fortune. The pair were often depicted as companions in Greek vase painting. In the vase painting (right) Nemesis (Indignation) with her arm around Tykhe (Fortune) points an accusing fingure at Helene, who Aphrodite has persuaded to elope with Paris. FAMILY OF TYCHE [1] OKEANOS & TETHYS (Hesiod Theogony 360; Homeric Hymn 2.420) [2] ZEUS (Orphic Hymn 72, Pindar Olympian Ode) [3] PROMETHEUS (Alcman Frag 3) OFFSPRING [1] PLOUTOS (Aesop Fables 130, Pausanias 9.16.2) ENCYCLOPEDIA TYCHE (Tuchê). 1. The personification of chance or luck, the Fortuna of the Romans, is called by Pindar (Ol. xii. init.) a daughter of Zeus the Liberator. She was represented with different attributes. With a rudder, she was conceived as the divinity guiding and conducting the affairs of the world, and in this respect she is called one of the Moerae (Paus. vii. 26. § 3; Pind. Fragm. 75, ed. Heyne); with a ball she represents the varying unsteadiness of fortune; with Plutos or the horn of Amalthea, she was the symbol of the plentiful gifts of fortune. (Artemid. ii. 37.) Tyche was worshipped at Pharae in Messenia (Paus. iv. 30. § 2); at Smyrna, where her statue, the work of Bupalus, held with one hand a globe on her head, and in the other carried the horn of Amalthea (iv. 30. § 4); in the arx of Sicyon (ii. 7. § 5); at Aegeira in Achaia, where she was represented with the horn of Amalthea and a winged Eros by her side (vii. 26. § 3; comp. Plut. De Fort. Rom. 4; Arnob. adv. Gent. vi. 25); in Elis (Paus. vi. 25. § 4); at Thebes (ix. 16. § 1); at Lebadeia, together with agathos daimôn (ix. 39. § 4); at Olympia (v. 15. § 4), and Athens. (Aelian, V. H. ix. 39; comp. Fortuna.) 2. A nymph, one of the playmates of Persephone. (Hom. Hymn. in Cer. 421.) 3. One of the daughters of Oceanus. (Hes. Theog. 360.) Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES Nemesis and Eutychia, Athenian red-figure hydria C5th B.C., Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe Hesiod, Theogony 346 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "Tethys bore to Okeanos (Oceanus) the swirling Potamoi (Rivers) . . . She [Tethys] brought forth also a race apart of daughters, who with lord Apollon and the Rivers have the young in their keeping all over the earth, since this right from Zeus is given them. They are Peitho . . . Kalypso (Calypso), Eudora and Tykhe (Tyche) [in a list of names] . . . Now these are the eldest of the daughters who were born to Tethys and Okeanos, but there are many others beside these." Pindar, Nemean Ode 12. 1 ff (trans. Conway) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) : "Daughter of Zeus Eleutherios (Liberator), Tykhe (Tyche, Fortune) our saviour goddess." Alcman, Fragment 64 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric II) (Greek lyric C7th B.C.) : "Tykhe (Tyche, Fortune) sister of Eunomia (Right Order) and Peitho (Persuasion) daughter of Prometheus." Orphic Hymn 72 to Tyche (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) : "Queen Tykhe (Tyche) . . . born of Eubouleos (Eubuleus) [Zeus, the Counsellor] famed." TYCHE COMPANION OF PERSEPHONE Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 5 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th or 6th B.C.) : "Sh |
Which architect designed the Pompidou Centre, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the Millennium Dome and Heathrow's, Terminal Five? | Richard Rogers + Architects RICHARD ROGERS + ARCHITECTS From November 21th, 2007 to March 3rd, 2008 Galerie sud View of the exhibition © Centre Pompidou - Photo Georges Meguerditchian INTRODUCTION The Centre Pompidou, which is celebrating its thirtieth birthday this year, welcomes its first retrospective exhibition dedicated to Richard Rogers. It was a decisive moment in his career when the British architect and his Italian colleague Renzo Piano won the big international competition for the design of this centre for art and culture. In a career spanning forty years, Rogers has developed a major body of work in which technical mastery, social awareness and urban thinking are combined. Through fifty or so projects and creations, the aim of the Richard Rogers + architects exhibition is to demonstrate the contribution and inventiveness of this production, using a thematic approach focusing on the key concepts of his practice: “Transparency”, “Legibility”, “Public”, “Systems”, “Urban”, “Environmental” and “Lightness”. Presented in the Galerie sud, free of partitions and glazed on three sides, in conformity with the Centre Pompidou’s basic principles of transparency and interpenetration, the exhibition is designed like a city within a city. Projects and completed works are assembled on tables forming irregular islets corresponding to the themes which become the different sectors of the city. In addition to these themes, supported by “iconic creations”, there is at the entrance an islet devoted to the architect’s beginnings, and on the periphery a sector under construction: projects currently in progress. In each islet, scale models and photographs have been given priority for presenting the practice’s work. Light fittings designed by the architect contribute additional lighting complementing the abundant natural light. A network of small streets and wider avenues enable the visitor to move from project to project and from theme to theme, while at the centre of the installation a piazza is left free, echoing the piazza outside, in front of the building, that gives breathing space to the neighbourhood. The beginnings The first islet, situated at the entrance to the exhibition, presents the period at the beginning of the architect’s career, during which, nourished by his work in collaboration with others, he established his constructive thinking and affirmed his interest in the notion of flexibility. View of the exhibition © Centre Pompidou - Photo Georges Meguerditchian The prototype of the Zip-Up Houses (“ready-to-assemble”) is emblematic of this time. Devised by Richard and Su Rogers, the concept consisted in the prefabrication of façade panels enabling the interior space to be arranged independently of the structure. Far from creating standardised housing, it enables the inhabitants, at least expense, to design and modulate their interior space at their convenience. It was with this same perspective that the house of Nino and Dada Rogers was constructed. House of Nino and Dada, London On a long narrow plot, the house that Richard Rogers built for his parents is divided into two sections, the living quarters and the lodge, separated by a garden. The transparent façades play with the limits between the interior and exterior, integrating the garden into the architecture. Using a structure of steel portals (five for the house and three for the lodge), the interior space is completely free. The partitions are modular and portals can be added to extend the constructed space, reclaiming space from the interior garden, for example. Richard Rogers presents this construction as “a flexible and transparent tube”. Public (public spaces) Public spaces, reflections of the societies that enliven them and places for urban self-expression, are at the heart of the architectural problematic. For forty years, the creation of buildings which bring life to the neighbourhoods in which they are situated and which allow the dynamic nature of society, in all its diversity, to be expressed, h |
'Sarah Gamp', 'Tom Pinch', and 'Mark Tapley' are characters in which Dickens novel? | Dickens's " Sairey Gamp and Betsy Prig" by Harold Copping Approximately 7 x 5 inches (18.8 x 12.5 cm) From Character Sketches from Dickens, facing p. 76. Scanned image, caption, and commentary below by Philip V. Allingham [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the person who scanned the image and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one. ] It is instructive to compare the original etching on steel by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz") with Copping's 1924 lithograph. According to critic Michael Steig, in the original serial of 1843-1844 Plate 35 (No. XVIII), "Mrs. Gamp propoges a toast," is the third and last [illustration in Phiz's narrative-pictorial program for the serial version of the novel] to feature Sairey Gamp in person. This famous illustration, depicting the moment immediately preceding the apostasy of Betsey Prig [the moment which Fred Barnard in the Household Edition chose instead], is by and large a faithful reproduction of Dickens' description of the scene, down to the bursting bandboxes, the pattens, the pictures over the mantel, the umbrella, and the garments looking like a hanged double of Sairey. [DSA 2, 139] The scene which Copping has chosen to exemplify the comedic aspect of the picaresque novel, "Sairey Gamp and Betsey Prig," occurs in what was originally episode eighteen (chapter 49, "In Which Mrs. Harris, Assisted by a Teapot, is the Cause of a Division Between Friends," June 1844). Compare Copping's more realistic handling of his materials to Phiz's "Mrs. Gamp Propoges a Toast." Gone are the lovingly realized background details such as Sairey's additional outfits hanging above the friends about to experience a falling-out. In one of his prefaces to Martin Chuzzlewit, Dickens declares that his main object was "to exhibit in a variety of aspects the commonest of all vices; to show how selfishness propagates itself; and to what a grim giant it may grow, from small beginnings." In the person of Pecksniff he created a character that has become a by-word for hypocrisy, whilst other characters, such as Sairey Gamp and old Martin Chuzzlewit, have taken their place in the gallery of immortals. On the reverse side, equally inimitable, are to be found Tom Pinch, Mark Tapley, Ruth Pinch, John Westlock, and scores of others. The selections made from the book represent these phases. Old Martin is introduced in the first excerpt, delightful Ruth Pinch and her brother in the next, whilst the immortal tea party of Sairey Gamp and Betsy Prig forms the third. [Matz 68] If, as Margaret Cardwell suggests in her introduction to the World's Classics edition of the novel (1984), "The reader wants Mrs. Gamp and Mr. Pecksniff to survive for ever, perpetually exhibiting the resilience which is theirs" (xiii), the reader's quintessential image of the indefatigable sick-room nurse is that provided by Phiz in "Mrs. Gamp propoges a toast," the captioned illustration for Chapter 49, "In Which Mrs. Harris, Assisted by a Teapot, is the Cause of a Division between Friends," Part 18 (June 1844) as the serial novel drew to its poetically just conclusion. Although Dickens originally aligned her with the novel's deceivers and hypocrites, the voluble alcoholic grew beyond that original orientation in the minds and hearts of the Victorian novel-reading public, becoming an endearing figure, so that, though the novelist must have felt the necessity to expose Mrs. Harris as a product of Sairey's fecund imagination and verbal creativity, one senses that Dickens felt that he could bring himself to explode Mrs. Harris's inventor. Despite her considerable bulk, boozy discourse, and obvious humbug, Sairey Gamp is akin to thirty-four-year-old Charles Dickens in that she too has constructed a character for her own satisfaction and affirmation. Mrs. Harris exists primarily for the sake of advertisement, a fictive testimonial to the calibre of her friend's ministrations to those leaving this world and those entering it. |
Which 'Oscar' winning film of 2002 starring Adrien Brody, was an autobiographical film about a Polish musician who survived World War II living in Warsaw? | The Pianist (2002) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 25 titles created 17 Mar 2011 a list of 45 titles created 10 Jun 2013 a list of 23 titles created 08 Jan 2014 a list of 43 titles created 13 Jul 2014 a list of 25 titles created 17 Aug 2015 Search for " The Pianist " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 3 Oscars. Another 52 wins & 70 nominations. See more awards » Videos When an open-minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp. Director: Roberto Benigni After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver. Directors: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano Stars: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift. Director: Frank Darabont In German-occupied Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazi Germans. Director: Steven Spielberg Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. Director: Steven Spielberg Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him. Director: Robert Zemeckis After John Nash , a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish. Director: Ron Howard A man juggles searching for his wife's murderer and keeping his short-term memory loss from being an obstacle. Director: Christopher Nolan When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. Director: Ridley Scott A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did. Director: Tony Kaye Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. Léon and Mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade. Director: Luc Besson A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend. Director: Sam Mendes Edit Storyline In this adaptation of the autobiography "The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945," Wladyslaw Szpilman , a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as World War II begins. Szpilman is forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, but is later separated from his family during Operation Reinhard. From this time until the concentration camp prisoners are released, Szpilman hides in various locations among the ruins of Warsaw. Written by Jwelch5742 Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece. Genres: Rated R for violence and brief strong language | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 28 March 2003 (USA) See more » Also Known As: $1,949,422 (France) (27 September 2002) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Wladyslaw Szpilman 's autobiographical account of his life in the Warsaw Ghetto during the war under the Nazi regime was published shortly after the war ended. However, the Communist government that took over in Poland refused to have it published fo |
Of all the teams in the 2009 County Cricket Championship, which one would come first alphabetically? | Fixtures For The 2009 County Cricket Championship Season | Bleacher Report Fixtures For The 2009 County Cricket Championship Season Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more stories 552 1 Comment The fixtures for the start of the 2009 County Cricket season have recently been announced and county sides have begun their prepartions ahead of what most hope will be a successful season. Aside from the traditional university matches, the first fixtures are LV County Championship games and see both newly promoted sides, Warwickshire, who didn't lose a single four day game in the 2008 season, and Worcestershire away to Somerset and Hampshire respectively. Holders Durham begin the defence of their crown on April 22 at home to Yorkshire. In Division Two, Surrey who come down from Division One after failing to win any four day game last season host Gloucestershire and Essex, who were relegated on a dramatic final day of last season, face Derbyshire while Leicestershire are at home to Northamptonshire. April 19 sees the first round of the Friends Provident Trophy get under way, this year there are four groups with five teams who play each other home and away with the top two going through to the knockout quarter-final stage. The tournament starts with the holders Essex vs. Northamptonshire, Gloucestershire vs. Sussex, Warwickshire vs. Somerset, Nottinghamshire vs. Leicestershire, Hampshire vs. Worcestershire, Durham vs. Yorkshire and Lancashire vs. Glamorgan. Twenty20 fever hits again on May 25 when the first round of matches are played with holders Middlesex Crusaders hoping to be there on finals day August 15. The final year of the Natwest Pro40 provides an extra incentive as the winner gets to keep the trophy. Sussex will be hoping they can defend their Division One title and begin against newly promoted Essex on July 13 while Yorkshire, the other promoted side, face Worcestershire away on July 15. Relegated Middlesex start on July 14 away to Warwickshire and the other relegated side, Lancashire, have to wait until July 18 when they host Derbyshire. With the fixtures sorted, all the counties have to sort out now is the team they will be fielding and their have been plenty of ins and outs at all counties already as they hope to shape the squad they need to add a trophy to the cabinet. |
'Mrs. Bedwin', 'Noah Claypoe' and 'Rose Maylie' are all characters in which Dickens novel? | SparkNotes: Oliver Twist: Character List Character List Plot Overview Analysis of Major Characters Oliver Twist - The novel’s protagonist. Oliver is an orphan born in a workhouse, and Dickens uses his situation to criticize public policy toward the poor in 1830s England. Oliver is between nine and twelve years old when the main action of the novel occurs. Though treated with cruelty and surrounded by coarseness for most of his life, he is a pious, innocent child, and his charms draw the attention of several wealthy benefactors. His true identity is the central mystery of the novel. Read an in-depth analysis of Oliver Twist. Fagin - A conniving career criminal. Fagin takes in homeless children and trains them to pick pockets for him. He is also a buyer of other people’s stolen goods. He rarely commits crimes himself, preferring to employ others to commit them—and often suffer legal retribution—in his place. Dickens’s portrait of Fagin displays the influence of anti-Semitic stereotypes. Read an in-depth analysis of Fagin. Nancy - A young prostitute and one of Fagin’s former child pickpockets. Nancy is also Bill Sikes’s lover. Her love for Sikes and her sense of moral decency come into conflict when Sikes abuses Oliver. Despite her criminal lifestyle, she is among the noblest characters in the novel. In effect, she gives her life for Oliver when Sikes murders her for revealing Monks’s plots. Read an in-depth analysis of Nancy. Rose Maylie - Agnes Fleming’s sister, raised by Mrs. Maylie after the death of Rose’s father. A beautiful, compassionate, and forgiving young woman, Rose is the novel’s model of female virtue. She establishes a loving relationship with Oliver even before it is revealed that the two are related. Mr. Brownlow - A well-off, erudite gentleman who serves as Oliver’s first benefactor. Mr. Brownlow owns a portrait of Agnes Fleming and was engaged to Mr. Leeford’s sister when she died. Throughout the novel, he behaves with compassion and common sense and emerges as a natural leader. Monks - A sickly, vicious young man, prone to violent fits and teeming with inexplicable hatred. With Fagin, he schemes to give Oliver a bad reputation. Bill Sikes - A brutal professional burglar brought up in Fagin’s gang. Sikes is Nancy's pimp and lover, and he treats both her and his dog Bull’s-eye with an odd combination of cruelty and grudging affection. His murder of Nancy is the most heinous of the many crimes that occur in the novel. Mr. Bumble - The pompous, self-important beadle—a minor church official—for the workhouse where Oliver is born. Though Mr. Bumble preaches Christian morality, he behaves without compassion toward the paupers under his care. Dickens mercilessly satirizes his self-righteousness, greed, hypocrisy, and folly, of which his name is an obvious symbol. Agnes Fleming - Oliver’s mother. After falling in love with and becoming pregnant by Mr. Leeford, she chooses to die anonymously in a workhouse rather than stain her family’s reputation. A retired naval officer’s daughter, she was a beautiful, loving woman. Oliver’s face closely resembles hers. Mr. Leeford - Oliver and Monks’s father, who dies long before the events of the novel. He was an intelligent, high-minded man whose family forced him into an unhappy marriage with a wealthy woman. He eventually separated from his wife and had an illicit love affair with Agnes Fleming. He intended to flee the country with Agnes but died before he could do so. Mr. Losberne - Mrs. Maylie’s family physician. A hot-tempered but good-hearted old bachelor, Mr. Losberne is fiercely loyal to the Maylies and, eventually, to Oliver. Mrs. Maylie - A kind, wealthy older woman, the mother of Harry Maylie and adoptive “aunt” of Rose. Harry Maylie - Mrs. Maylie’s son. Harry is a dashing young man with grand political ambitions and career prospects, which he eventually gives up to marry Rose. The Artful Dodger - The cleverest of Fagin’s pickpockets. The Dodger’s real name is Jack Dawkins. Though no older than Oliver, the Dodger talks and dresses like a grown man. |
Which group had a number one hit in 1966 with 'Michelle'. It was the first time that a cover version of a 'Beatles' record had reached number one? | No.1 facts and feats from ukcharts.20m.com Fastest #1s | Slowest #1 (artists) | Slowest #1 (records) | Biggest leaps to #1 | Straight in at #1 before 1995 | Climbs to #1 since 1995 | Longest span of #1 hits | Longest gap between #1 hits | Most successful act not to have reached #1 | Shortest career of a #1 act | Ultimate One Hit Wonders | Most #1 hits | Most weeks at #1 by an artist | Most weeks at #1 by a record | Most consecutive number one hits | Records that returned to #1 | First three or more hits at #1 | Drops from the top | #1 in two or more versions | Longest #1 hits | Family connections | Other number one facts and feats FASTEST NUMBER ONE HIT In 1969, The Beatles with Billy Preston debuted at #1 with Get Back. It was their only single to debut at #1 in the official BBC/Record Retailer singles chart and was the debut chart appearence for Preston, who went on to moderate success as a solo artist. Apart from Preston, and Al Martino, who debuted at number one by default in the very first chart, no act aside from charity collectives scored an instant number one hit until Whigfield nearly 42 years later. Here is the list of acts who have started at the very top since then: 17.09.94 Whigfield Saturday Night 20.05.95 Robson Green and Jerome Flynn Unchained Melody / The White Cliffs Of Dover 27.01.96 Babylon Zoo Spaceman 01.06.96 Baddiel and Skinner and The Lightning Seeds Three Lions 21.12.95 Dunblane Knockin' On Heaven's Door / Throw These Guns Away 25.01.97 White Town Abort, Retry, Fail? EP (Your Woman) 07.06.97 Hanson Mmmbop 13.12.97 Teletubbies Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh! 06.06.98 B*Witched C'est la Vie 11.07.98 Billie Because We Want To 24.10.98 Spacedust Gym And Tonic 27.02.99 Britney Spears Baby One More Time 03.04.99 Mr Oizo Flat Beat 01.05.99 Westlife Swear It Again 12.06.99 Baz Luhrmann Presents Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) - The Sunscreen Song 19.06.99 S Club 7 Bring It All Back 06.05.00 Oxide and Neutrino Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty) 26.08.00 Spiller Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) 16.09.00 Modjo Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 13.01.01 Rui Da Silva ft Cassandra Touch Me 24.03.01 Hear'Say Pure And Simple 02.06.01 DJ Pied Piper and the Masters Of Ceremonies Do You Really Like It? 18.08.01 So Solid Crew present 21 Seconds 21 Seconds 08.12.01 Daniel Bedingfield Gotta Get Thru This 09.03.02 Will Young Anything Is Possible / Evergreen 30.03.02 Gareth Gates Unchained Melody 11.05.02 Holly Valance Kiss Kiss 10.08.02 Darius Colourblind 09.11.02 DJ Sammy & Yanou ft Do Heaven 28.12.02 Girls Aloud Sound Of The Underground 25.01.03 David Sneddon Stop Living the Lie The Lightning Seeds had, of course, hit in their own right before. Dunblane were a charity ensemble, but unlike previous charity ensembles they were not made up of previously-charting acts. Babylon Zoo and White Town both debuted at #1 with major-label reissues of previously unsuccessful independent singles. Dunblane, Teletubbies and Baz Luhrmann all debuted at number one with their only single releases. So Solid Crew's previous single "Oh No (Sentimental Things)" would have charted at #13 the previous year, but was disqualified for having too many tracks. So Solid Crew members Megaman, Lisa Maffia and Romeo had previously appeared on Oxide & Neutrino's hit "No Good 4 Me". All formats of 21 Seconds consistently give the artist credit as So Solid Crew Present 21 Seconds rather than simply So Solid Crew. The Baz Luhrmann Presents... record has the additional credit "performed by Quindon Tarver" hidden away in the detailed credits. The single is a remix of Tarver's cover of Rozalla's hit Everybody's Free (To Feel Good). Tarver can therefore also legitimately claim to have gone straight in at number one with his first hit. "Featured" artists who have made their chart debuts at number one are: 28.10.95 Coolio featuring LV Gangsta's Paradise 28.06.97 Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 I'll Be Missing You 06.02.99 Armand Van Helden featuring Duane Harden You Don't Know Me 10.03.01 Shaggy featuring Rikrok It Wasn't Me 22.03.03 Gareth Gates and The Kumars Spirit In T |
In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince was killed by Philoctetes? | Philoctetes Philoctetes See More Philoctetes Pictures > Philoctetes was the son of King Poeas in Greek mythology, a Greek hero who participated in the Trojan War . He first appeared in the story of Heracles ' demise; the great hero had worn the tainted Shirt of Nessus which gave him insufferable pain. He then proceeded to build his own funeral pyre, but no one would light it up. In the end, Philoctetes stepped up and lit the fire, thus gaining the deified hero 's favour. Before his death, Heracles offered him his fabled bow and poisoned arrows as a gift. Philoctetes was also one of the suitors of Helen , the princess of Sparta . Having sworn the Oath of Tyndareus , by which he was bound to protect her and her future husband, whoever that would be, he was asked to participate in the Trojan War . On the way to Troy , though, the fleet stopped at the island of Lemnos and left Philoctetes stranded there. There are different accounts on why this happened; some say that Hera had sent a venomous snake to punish Philoctetes for helping Heracles . The snake bit him on the foot and the wound festered and smelled bad, thus compelling his companions to leave him ashore. Another account says that Philoctetes would not verbally reveal the location of Heracles ' ashes as was asked by his fellow Greeks. Instead, he took them to the spot and placed his foot on top. Immediately, he was wounded on the foot as soon as he touched the ground. There are other versions about this, but in any case, Philoctetes was really angry that his comrades decided to strand him, a proposal that had been made by Odysseus . He stayed in Lemnos for ten years. When the Greeks captured Helenus , the Trojan seer, he was forced to tell them that in order to capture Troy , one of the requirements was to retrieve the bow and arrows of Heracles , which were in Philoctetes ' possession. Odysseus and a few men returned to Lemnos, thinking the man would have died by now. However they found him alive, and Odysseus devised a plan to trick him out of his bow and arrows. Nevertheless, Diomedes, one of the companions, refused to take the weapon by trickery and leave Philoctetes stranded. Heracles , who was already a god by now, descended from Olympus and told Philoctetes to join the Greek army, adding that he would be healed permanently by one of Asclepius ' sons. When the party reached Troy , either Machaon or Podalirius, both physicians and sons of the god Asclepius , treated Philoctetes ' festered wound, and healed him. In one of the accounts, he was the one who killed Paris , by throwing four arrows against him. He was then chosen as one of the soldiers to go into the Trojan horse and participated in the sack of Troy . Philoctetes Is also called Philocthetes. |
What temperature, in degrees centigrade, is Absolute Zero? | Temperature Scales Temperature Scales and Absolute Zero Four Temperature Scales The most commonly used temperature scale in the US today is the Fahrenheit scale, abbreviated F. In this scale, water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. (This only holds strictly when atmospheric pressure equals the average sea level pressure. At high altitudes, water boils at a lower temperature, as anyone who cooks in the mountains knows.) Another common scale is the Celsius (also called Centigrade) scale. In this scale, water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. To convert between Fahrenheit and Celsius use this formula: Fahrenheit Temperature = (Celsius Temperature)x(9/5) + 32 There are also temperature scales in which zero is absolute zero , the lowest possible temperature. (People have gotten close to absolute zero, but have never reached it. According to theory, we never will.) Absolute zero is at -273.15 Celsius, or -459.67 Fahrenheit. The Kelvin temperature scale uses the same size degree as Celsius, but has its zero set to absolute zero. To convert from Celsius to Kelvin, add 273.15 to the Celsius reading. The Rankine temperature scale uses the same size degree as Fahrenheit, but has its zero set to absolute zero. To convert from Fahrenheit to Rankine, add 459.67 to the Fahrenheit reading. To convert from Kelvin to Rankine, multiply the Kelvin temperature by 9/5. Here's one example of temperature comparisons: 68 Fahrenheit is the same as 20 Celsius, 293.15 Kelvin, and 527.67 Rankine. For other comparisons, see the table below. Fahrenheit |
Who became Emperor of Rome after Tiberius? | The Roman Empire: in the First Century. The Roman Empire. Emperors. Tiberius | PBS Bust of Emperor Tiberius Never the preferred heir, Tiberius (42 BC � 37 AD / reigned 14 � 37 AD) soon showed why Augustus had wanted someone else. His political inability, poor judgment and jealousy led Rome into a dark age of political purges, murder and terror. Tiberius had waited a long time to be emperor and had made many sacrifices. In 11 BC, Augustus had forced him to divorce his much-loved wife and marry Julia, the emperor�s daughter. The two did not get on. A bad start Even so, Tiberius only became heir after the death of Julia�s two sons. He knew he was not the preferred successor but, with Augustus dead, it was time for him to step up and claim power. This was tricky, because the Senate didn�t trust him. Tiberius tried to mimic Augustus and feigned reluctance. This was a disaster. He didn�t have the same political skills as Augustus and gave out mixed signals. This only caused further resentment and, although he did become emperor, his position was weak. Tiberius knew this himself, saying that governing Rome was like �holding a wolf by the ears�. Military mutiny He was soon to face his first test. Fed up with life in cold, northern Europe, two armies were mutinying and threatened to march on Rome. With an empire built on force, this was any emperor�s worst nightmare. Tiberius sent his young, charismatic nephew, Germanicus, to sort the situation out. Irritatingly successful Sure enough, Germanicus hit the spot, rallying the troops before leading them to victory against the Germanic tribes. Having turned a highly dangerous situation into a great victory, Germanicus was a hero. Still insecure, the last thing Tiberius wanted back in Rome was a war hero with a claim to the throne. He appointed Germanicus to be governor of the remote eastern provinces. Once more, Germanicus was annoyingly successful, loved by Romans and locals alike. It�s a mystery This success brought Germanicus new enemies and he died in mysterious circumstances in 19 AD. Many thought he had been poisoned and blamed Tiberius. He denied it, but the whispers refused to go away. Although Tiberius was now more secure, he was not happy. He despised his plotting, toadying courtiers, saying they were �fit to be slaves�. In turn, his mood swings set the Senate against him. Bad judge of character This mutual contempt led Tiberius to go elsewhere for advice. But he went to the wrong place, choosing Sejanus, a cavalry officer and �small town cheat�. Tiberius was impressed by Sejanus. He praised him as "the partner of my labors" and gave him command of the Praetorian Guard, which protected the emperor. Sejanus abused this trust and his position. He increased his power by concentrating the guard in a single camp , and began to persecute potential rivals. Many were tried for treason and executed. V for vendetta Warning that Germanicus� family was plotting against the emperor, Sejanus exiled the dead hero�s widow before killing her two elder sons. Only the youngest, Caligula , was spared. All this time, Tiberius did nothing. He was now an old man and had retreated to Capri, where he was safe from his enemies and could pursue a number of diversions, including astrology and drinking wine. Cut off from Rome almost completely, only Sejanus was allowed to visit regularly. Change in fortunes Just when Sejanus appeared ready to seize power for himself, it went horribly wrong. In 31 AD, Tiberius turned against him in favor of Caligula, the only surviving son of Germanicus. He sent a secret message to the Senate condemning Sejanus. They captured him, strangled him, and dumped his body in the river Tiber. Still in Capri, Tiberius continued to rule, with Caligula now his heir. When he died in 37 AD, Rome welcomed the news. Little did they know what was yet to come. Where to next: The Social Order in Ancient Rome � Women |
What is the name of the longest bone in the upper arm? | Arm Bones | Bones of the Arm | Learn Bones In anatomy, the entire arm is divided into two regions, the upper portion above the elbow known as the upper arm and the lower portion below the elbow known as the forearm. Sometimes the the entire arm is referred to as the upper limb and the two portions are the arm and forearm. However, for our purposes we will use the terms upper arm and forearm. Below are detailed diagrams and information regarding the arm bones (upper arm bones and forearm bones). Learn the names of the arm bones and arm anatomy trough the arm bones diagram. List of all Arm Bones extensor primi internodii pollicis and the pronator teres muscles Furthermore, the radius is found on each arm thus contributing a total of two bones to the human body skeleton. Ulna The ulna is the third and final bone of the arm. This bone runs parallel to the radius from the elbow to the wrist. Like the other arm bones, the ulna is relatively long and slightly curved. The primary function of the ulna is allowing motion and supporting the arm. An ulna exists on each arm and thus contributes two bones to the total human body skeleton. The ulna is also the site of attachment for many muscles and ligaments. Examples of muscles attaching to the ulna include the triceps brachii muscle |
Which English composer lived from 1872 to 1958. His last opera was 'Pilgrim's Progress'? | London Opera listing and tickets: The Pilgrim's Progress | London Coliseum | until 28-Nov | One Stop Arts Times Professional performances of English operas are rare – they always have been – and it is presumably the 60th anniversary of The Pilgrim's Progress specifically that has prompted this 2012 revival. It seems that without a significant anniversary to justify blowing the dust off a score, English operas tend to lie unheeded – the exception of course is Benjamin Britten. Even so, if these seven ENO performances are simply a timely nod to one of England's best loved composers, their arrival is welcome. Premièred in 1951 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Vaughan Williams' Pilgrim has subsequently made several journeys; staged at the Royal Northern College of Music in 1994, and at a number of concert performances. Additionally, at least two complete recordings have been made: one by Adrian Boult and the other by Richard Hickox. The work itself is curious; almost 30 years in the making, it is an opera, but not an opera – Vaughan Williams preferred to call it a "morality", leading us to suggest Parsifal as a possible predecessor. Based on John Bunyan's allegory of the same name, the action and dramatic flow of the work is slow, static, laboured. Filled out with biblical excerpts and verses by Ursula Vaughan Williams, the composer compiled the libretto himself. The crux of the story, at its most basic, revolves around the imprisoned John Bunyan, under sentence of death, finishing his Pilgrim's Progress – a book about his dream in which a Pilgrim (taken by the same singer), sporting a heavy burden on his back, is directed towards the Celestial City by an Evangelist. Facing a number of character-testing obstacles along the way, his burden is relieved, and he arrives safely at his destination. The music, overflowing with RVW's typically rich orchestration, is extraordinarily spacious, presenting the listener with an endless sky and an open road – given that the work is a journey, indoor performances almost seem to inhibit the grand openness of texture found in the orchestral writing; an outdoor performance would create an incredibly vivid perspective unobtainable in the confines of an opera house orchestra pit. RVW's score, however, is undeniably idiosyncratic, bearing all his pastoral trademarks; even a 1951 audience might have considered it old fashioned. Despite the deliberate suggestions of trudging through the great outdoors on a journey to salvation, director Yoshi Oïda chose to focus on the captive element, and the whole opera was laid out inside a fictitious prison. This unfortunately did not wash with me; prison is deliberately suffocating and the vast expanses pictured in the text and score were squashed beneath the iron scaffolding of Tom Schenk's set design, further impeded by video installations of WWII footage whose purpose escaped me. Setting the action in the prison also removes the distinction between Bunyan and his imagined Pilgrim (there should at least be a convincing costume change), whose vivid journey is supposed to be terrifyingly fantastical. The production is bleak from start to finish – even the gaudy, bawdy Vanity Fair where one may purchase all manner of soul-destroying ephemera, from kingdoms to carnal pleasure, seemed underwhelming; men in drag, grinding lewdly with tasteless semi-nudity as a visual representation for a moral-less society is now a cliché. The Pilgrim's final moments are seated in an electric chair as a blast of white light momentarily blinds the audience before they're returned to Bunyan at his cell desk, with the complete manuscript of his dream before him. Ultimately it is an individual's interpretation, but I don't see how such a wild reading of the plot, yielding a restrictive and unsympathetic production, could speak to a wider audience. Musically the orchestra played well; under Martyn Brabbins' direction the score was excellently paced with fine-tuned orchestral balance sustaining infinitely more dramatic weight than the production. The brass and strings in partic |
Which book of the Bible describes the 'Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse' and gives the 'number of the beast' as 666? | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Apocalypse Home > Catholic Encyclopedia > A > Apocalypse Apocalypse Help support New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download . Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99... Apocalypse, from the verb apokalypto, to reveal, is the name given to the last book in the Bible . It is also called the Book of Revelation. Although a Christian work, the Apocalypse belongs to a class of literature dealing with eschatological subjects and much in vogue among the Jews of the first century before, and after, Christ . Authenticity The author of the Apocalypse calls himself John. "John to the seven churches which are in Asia " ( Apocalypse 1:4 ). And again, "I, John, your brother and your partner in tribulation . . . was in the island which called Patmos , for the word of God " ( 1:9 ). The Seer does not further specify his personality. But from tradition we know that the Seer of the Apocalypse was John the Apostle the son of Zebedee, the Beloved Disciple of Jesus . At the end of the second century the Apocalypse was acknowledged by the historical representatives of the principal churches as the genuine work of John the Apostle . In Asia , Melito , Bishop of Sardis , one of the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse, acknowledged the Revelation of John and wrote a commentary on it ( Eusebius , Church History IV.26 ). In Gaul, Irenaeus firmly believes in its Divine and Apostolic authority ( Against Heresies 5.30 ). In Africa, Tertullian frequently quotes Revelation without apparent misgivings as to its authenticity ( Against Marcion III ). In Italy , Bishop Hippolytus assigns it to the Apostle St. John , and the Muratorian Fragment (a document about the beginning of the third century) enumerates it along with the other canonical writings , adding, it is true , apocryphal Apocalypse of St. Peter , but with the clause, quam quidam ex nostris in ecclesia legi nolunt. The Vetus Itala, moreover, the standard Latin version in Italy and Africa during the third century, contained the Apocalypse. In Egypt , Clement and Origen believed without hesitation in its Joannine authorship. They were both scholars and men of critical judgment. Their opinion is all the more valuable as they had no sympathy with the millennial teaching of the book. They contented themselves with an allegorical interpretation of certain passages but never ventured to impugn its authority. Approaching more closely the apostolic age we have the testimony of St. Justin Martyr , about the middle of the second century. From Eusebius ( Church History IV.18.8 ), as well as from his dialogue with the Jew, Tryphon (c. 81), held in Ephesus, the residence of the apostle , we know that he admitted the authenticity of the Apocalypse. Another witness of about the same time is Papias, Bishop of Hierapolis , a place not far from Ephesus. If he himself had not been a hearer of St. John , he certainly was personally acquainted with several of his disciples ( Eusebius , Church History III.39 ). His evidence however is but indirect. Andreas, Bishop of Caesarea , in the prologue to his commentary on the Apocalypse, informs us that Papias admitted its inspired character. From the Apocalypse undoubtedly Papias derived his ideas of the millennium , on which account Eusebius decries his authority, declaring him to have been a man of limited understanding. The apostolic writings which are extant furnish no evidence for the authenticity of the book. Arguments against its authenticity The Alogi , about A.D. 200, a sect so called because of their rejection of the logos-doctrine, denied the authenticity of the Apocalypse, assigning it to Cerinthus (Epiphanius, LI, ff, 33; cf. Irenaeus , Against Heresies III.11.9 ). Caius, a presbyter in Rome , of about the same time, holds a similar opinion. Eusebius quotes his words taken from his Disputation: "But Cerinthus by means of revelations which he pretended were written by a great Apostle falsely pretended to wonderful things, asserting that after the resurrect |
What word connects a mythical magician with a small falcon? | Merlin | Define Merlin at Dictionary.com merlin a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere. Expand Germanic 1350-1400 1350-1400; Middle English merlioun, merlone < Anglo-French merilun, Old French esmerillon, diminutive of esmeril < Germanic; akin to German Schmerl, Old Norse smyrill Merlin Arthurian Romance. a venerable magician and seer. 2. Examples from the Web for merlin Expand Best Maryland Accent Ever In Montana Political Ad Ben Jacobs October 29, 2013 She went over to his flat with merlin, their dog, and she discovered the body. Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death Patricia Pearson August 10, 2014 Historical Examples The girls now began to laugh, because they knew that only children who told falsehoods were sent to merlin. Children's Literature Charles Madison Curry Then Arthur and merlin waited no longer, but gave the hermit thanks and departed. The Lancashire Witches William Harrison Ainsworth British Dictionary definitions for merlin Expand noun 1. a small falcon, Falco columbarius, that has a dark plumage with a black-barred tail: used in falconry See also pigeon hawk Word Origin C14: from Old French esmerillon, from esmeril, of Germanic origin Merlin noun 1. (in Arthurian legend) a wizard and counsellor to King Arthur eternally imprisoned in a tree by a woman to whom he revealed his secret craft Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for merlin Expand n. small, strong European falcon, early 14c., from Anglo-French merilun, a shortened form of Old French esmerillon "merlin, small hawk" (12c., Modern French émerillon), from Frankish *smiril or some other Germanic source (cf. Old High German smerlo, German Schmerl "merlin"). Spanish esmerejon, Italian smeriglio also are Germanic loan-words. Merlin sorcerer and soothsayer in Arthurian legends, from Old French form of Welsh Myrddhin, probably from Old Celtic *Mori-dunon, literally "of the sea-hill," from *mori "sea" (see mere (n.)) + dunom "hill" (see dune ). Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper |
Who trained 'Red Rum' to win three Grand Nationals? | Ginger McCain dead: Red Rum trainer dies at 80 | Daily Mail Online comments Legendary trainer Ginger McCain has died at the age of 80. McCain is best known for training Red Rum - winner of the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977. Real name Donald, McCain also won the National with Amberleigh House in 2004 and retired two years later. McCain's son Donald took over the stable from his father in 2006 and followed in his footsteps by training the 2011 Aintree winner Ballabriggs. Late greats: Donald McCain, who has died at the age of 80, pictured with Red Rum on Southport beach in 1990 Red Rum, left, ridden by Brian Fletcher beats Crisp, ridden by Richard Pitman, for his first National victory, in 1973 Red Rum, again ridden by Brian Fletcher, takes the last fence for his second Grand National win, in 1974 Crowd pleaser: Red Rum, ridden by Tommy Stack, races into history with a third Grand National win in 1977 McCain's wife Beryl said: 'Donald, Ginger as we all knew him, passed away peacefully in his sleep after a short illness this morning - he would have been 81 on Wednesday. 'There will be a private family funeral followed by a later memorial service, for which there will be more information in the coming weeks. 'Joanne, Donald Jnr and I appreciate all the kindness we are being shown and, at this difficult time, would appreciate it if we were afforded some privacy.' McCain began his training career as a permit holder in 1953 and took out a full licence in 1969 when his stables were behind his car showroom in Southport. He worked as a taxi driver to supplement his income as a trainer prior to finding Grand National success. It was as a taxi driver that he became acquainted with Noel le Mare for whom he bought Red Rum. Former leading National Hunt jockey Mick Fitzgerald, who won the Grand National on Rough Quest in 1996, has paid tribute to McCain. 'I'm very saddened. He leaves a legacy and every time you think of the Grand National, you think of Ginger. He was the National, to be honest,' Fitzgerald told Sky Sports News. 'If you ever wanted a controversial quote, you always spoke to Ginger. He was never afraid to speak his mind, he believed in what he was doing and he believed foremost in the Grand National as a race. 'He was a great ambassador for our sport and racing needs characters like him. It's a very sad day for everybody and especially anybody involved with the Grand National. Not forgotten: Ginger McCain leaves flowers at Red Rum's grave in 2006. The legendary horse died in 1995 'He trained the legendary Red Rum to win three Grand Nationals and he also won a Scottish National with the horse. He wasn't just a one-trick pony. 'He was a real character who always had something good to say. He was a very interesting man. 'His son, Donald, has taken over the reins quite magnificently and won the National with Ballabriggs. 'The first thing Ginger said after the race was, "I trained him well," and I think that just about sums him up. 'He leaves a great family behind him and I'm sure they'll be very sad. My best wishes are with them. 'Every time I think of him I smile. The Grand National will forever be remembered as his race.' Reigning champion trainer Paul Nicholls added: 'Ginger will be sorely missed. He knew his horses very well, he had an affinity with Aintree and he knew what it took to win the big race. 'He was a top man with horses from the Grand National. Legend is the right name for him.' Family affair: Ginger McCain and son Donald with this year's Grand National winner Ballabriggs He's done it again: Ginger with Amberleigh House after winning the 2004 Grand National The 'voice of racing' Sir Peter O'Sullevan commentated on all of Red Rum's Nationals for the BBC and believes McCain played a big part in helping to save the race. 'It was a career of remarkable achievement and he has bred a good trainer himself,' he said. 'He will always be remembered for Red Rum and rightly so because he and the horse appeared absolutely at the right time and were very much instrumental in saving the National at a per |
Who played the part of 'Clayton Farlow' in 'Dallas'? | Official Dallas website cast deaths Leonard Katzman, 69, Producer, Director and Writer for 'Dallas' Died September 1996 aged 65. Leonard Katzman, a television producer, director and writer who produced more than 350 episodes of ''Dallas,'' one of the most popular series in television history, died on Thursday at his home in Malibu, Calif. He was 69. The cause was apparently a heart attack, said his son Mitchell, The Associated Press reported. The longtime executive producer of ''Dallas,'' Mr. Katzman also directed and wrote one-third of the episodes that he produced. The show, on CBS in prime time, focused largely on a fictional Texas oil family, the Ewings, and was spiced with sex, intrigue and power-wielding. ''Dallas'' made its debut in 1978. Its Nov. 21, 1980, episode, revealing the solution to the mystery of who had shot the dastardly J. R. Ewing, was the most widely watched single program in television history until then. ''Dallas'' came in first in the seasonal ratings for the 1980-81 television season, the second dramatic series to achieve that success, after ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' But its ratings began to decline in the 1985-85 season, and it ended in 1991. Musing about the dozen years of ''Dallas'' in its final season, Mr. Katzman disclaimed any profound significance. ''All we were ever trying to do was entertain the audience,'' he said. ''There never was any real deep meaning to it. We weren't trying to do a documentary every week.'' The show's vitality became apparent early in its history. In 1979, one reviewer called it a ''prime-time soap opera'' and added: ''The Ewing family has enough problems collectively to supply the plots for a dozen daytime dramas. Somehow it works.'' Mr. Katzman also worked on other successful shows like ''Gunsmoke,'' ''The Wild, Wild West'' and ''Hawaii Five-O.'' A native New Yorker, he began to work -- under his uncle Sam Katzman, a producer -- on movie serials like ''Superman,'' and he made his entry into television producion with the CBS adventure series ''Route 66,'' which ran from 1960 through 1964. In addition to his son Mitchell, Mr. Katzman is survived by his wife, LaRue; another son, Frank, and six grandchildren. A daughter, Sherril Lynn Rettino, an actress who played the role of Jackie Dugan on ''Dallas,'' died in 1995. Barbara Bel Geddes, 82, Lauded Actress, Is Dead Died August 2005 aged 82 Barbara Bel Geddes, a critically acclaimed stage, screen and television actress known for her work with Alfred Hitchcock in the 1950's and, more recently, for her role as Miss Ellie, the matriarch of the fractious Ewing clan on the long-running nighttime soap opera "Dallas," died on Monday at her home in Northeast Harbor, Me. She was 82. The Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home in Mount Desert, Me., confirmed the death to The Associated Press, giving no cause. The San Francisco Chronicle reported yesterday that Ms. Bel Geddes had died of lung cancer. On Broadway Ms. Bel Geddes was best known as the original Maggie the Cat in Tennessee Williams's "Cat on Hot Tin Roof," which opened in 1955. She also appeared in "The Moon Is Blue" (1951) and "Silent Night, Lonely Night" (1959). Her film credits include Hitchcock's "Vertigo" (1958); "Caught" (1949), directed by Max Ophüls; and "Panic in the Streets" (1950), directed by Elia Kazan. On television Ms. Bel Geddes starred in several episodes of Hitchcock's weekly series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" during the late 1950's and early 1960's. In 1980 she won the Emmy Award for best actress in a dramatic series for her role on "Dallas." Blond, soft-spoken and slightly plump as a young woman, Ms. Bel Geddes projected a resolute, even steely, intelligence beneath her cherubic exterior. It was a quality Hitchcock used to great effect, notably in "Vertigo," in which Ms. Bel Geddes played Midge, the steadfast, unglamorous ex-fiancée of Jimmy Stewart, who watches his painful descent into obsession and madness. Hitchcock used her memorably again in "Lamb to the Slaughter," widely c |
In which country is Keplavik Airport? | Hótel Keflavík by Keflavík Airport, Iceland - Booking.com Hótel Keflavík by Keflavík Airport In 2015, this property was one of our most booked in Keflavík! Reserve Hótel Keflavík by Keflavík Airport http://www.booking.com/hotel/is/hotelkeflavik.html Just copy and paste! × Hótel Keflavík by Keflavík Airport 4-star hotel This property has agreed to be part of our Preferred Property Program, which groups together properties that stand out because of their excellent service and quality/price ratio with competitive prices. Participation in the program requires meeting a specific set of criteria and takes feedback from previous guests into account. Vatnsnesvegi 12, 230 Keflavík, Iceland – Great location - show map After booking, all of the property’s details, including telephone and address, are provided in your booking confirmation and your account. Lock in a great price for Hótel Keflavík by Keflavík Airport – rated 8.2 by recent guests! Enter dates Very Good 8.2 /10 Score from 701 reviews Cleanliness Needed a quick bed near the airport and got one. Perfect. Fraser, United Kingdom Everything was perfect. The staff is really nice, the breakfast was excellent, the room and the gym was perfect. I honestly recommend this hotel. Absolutely 10/10 :) Nathalie, Hungary Fantastic Service. Our Granddaughter said this was the highlight of the trip! It's amazing what a Jr. Suite can do! Loved the hard boiled eggs and smoked salmon for breakfast. Cudos should also go to David and the staff-very helpful. Our late checkout allowed us to explore more of this beautiful Island. Location is perfect - within 15 minutes of the airport. David, United States of America Me and my partner loved our stay here at Hotel Keflavik. The room was lovely and the the bed was extremely comfy! The hotel was very clean. All the staff were very friendly and very helpful. The staff helped us book tours and helped us out with a car hire. They was very friendly and recommended things to do during our stay in Iceland. We would highly recommend this hotel. :) Jamie-lee, United Kingdom The staff were very friendly. The food was fabulous! The location was great as we could walk to main street. I would definitely go back and stay longer. Susan, Canada Attention to detail - style and design - functionality - lifts, luggage trolley, coffee machine. Andrew, United Kingdom spacious triple room, delicious breakfast, excellent location & parking lot Kye, South Korea Hotel was awesome, the location, suites, amenities everything was top-notch. Free breakfast, which was excellent. Literally 5 minutes away from the airport but not too loud at all. Saw a bit of Northern Lights from the hotel as well. Definitely recommend and will be coming back soon. Abdul, Canada Service is great. My husband was departing earlier than me so he enjoyed breakfast that was served since 5am and I benefit from the late check-out and the transfer to the airport for free. Breakfast is great. Rooms are really comfortable. The hotel is a 4 star and I would highly recommend if you need to be close to the airport. Erica, United Kingdom Breakfast, staff at reception, restaurant was fab and the Cod is a must try!! Exceptional standard of service and quality of food Rizwana, United Kingdom 8.7 One of our top picks in Keflavík. Just a 5-minute drive from Keflavík International Airport, this hotel offers free parking and a free airport transfer. WiFi, gym and sauna access is also free. Tea/coffee facilities, a minibar and satellite TV channels are standard at Hótel Keflavík. Some rooms have seating areas and Atlantic Ocean views. The hotel's renowned Kef Restaurant & Bar offers Icelandic food and international à la carte dishes. A variety of drinks are served in the bar. Beverages are available at all time and breakfast is served from 05:00. Staff can book local restaurants, trips to the unique Blue Lagoon or whale watching safaris. Vatnaveröld Water Park and the Viking World Museum are within walking distance. We speak your language! Hótel Keflavík by Keflavík Airport has been welcoming Booking.com |
In which small Welsh village were over 100 children killed by a coal mine slag heap in 1966? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 21 | 1966: Coal tip buries children in Aberfan About This Site | Text Only 1966: Coal tip buries children in Aberfan More than 130 people, mainly children, have been buried by a coal slag heap at Aberfan, near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. At least 85 children have been confirmed dead after the tip engulfed a school, some terraced cottages and a farm in just five minutes. Many more are missing or injured. A generation of children has been wiped out Minister of State for Wales At first the rescue was held up by fog, the same fog that delayed 50 children travelling to the Aberfan school by bus from the neighbouring village of Mount Pleasant. About 2,000 rescuers are now working under floodlights in the hunt for survivors, despite the danger caused by the still shifting slag tip. The tragedy happened at 0915, just as the pupils of Pantglas Junior School were about to embark on their first lessons. Some children were still in the playground, others were filing in to classrooms ready for register. Dilys Pope, aged 10, said, "We heard a noise and we saw stuff flying about. The desks were falling over and the children were shouting and screaming." In one classroom 14 bodies were found and outside mothers struggled deep in mud, clamouring to find their children. Many were led away weeping. The deputy head teacher, Mr Beynon, was found dead. "He was clutching five children in his arms as if he had been protecting them," said a rescuer. Three people died in the farm hit by the disaster and a pregnant woman whose son was killed in the tragedy went into labour when she heard the tragic news. Trapped As people arrived at the scene, they could hear the cries of those still trapped on the fringe of the coal waste. One of the biggest problems facing the rescue operation was getting vehicles to the site which is located in a cul-de sac. Many local miners shovelled to get the debris clear and worked non-stop for 10 hours, including one whose young daughter was thought to be dead. George Thomas, Minister of State for Wales, said: "A generation of children has been wiped out. There is an abundance of tips of this sort in Wales, and we shall be looking for the possibilities that it could happen again." |
"Which Latin phrase, that translates literally as ""in a blazing wrong"", means 'caught red-handed'?" | Latin Phrases in Common Usage in English Latin Phrases in Common Usage in English This page was last updated on March 11, 2015 The following table is a list of some Latin Phrases in common English usage. The list is not comprehensive; rather it represents phrases I have encountered in various readings and research. Please send any comments to [email protected] . However, caveat lector: While I enjoy challenges, I am not a translator and can�t help with translations Therefore, DO NOT SEND ME ANY REQUESTS FOR TRANSLATION.� If the desired phrase is not here, one might try finding a copy of Latin for the Illiterati, Exorcizing the Ghosts of a Dead Language, by Jon R. Stone, published by Routledge, 1996. This is an excellent source of Latin translations. Another excellent source of phrases is A Dictionary of Latin Words and Phrases, by James Morwood, published by Oxford University Press, 1998. Other web sites offering translated Latin phrases include the following: A Mari Usque Ad Mare From sea to sea (Motto of Canada) A Posteriori Reasoning from effects to causes A Priori Reasoning from causes to effects Ad Astra Of admission to the same degree at a different university Ad Hoc For this purpose Ad hominem To the individual. Relating to the principles or preferences of a particular person, rather than to abstract truth. Often used to describe a personal attack on a person. Ad Libitum At one's pleasure, usually abbreviated ad lib Ad Litem For a lawsuit or action Ad Nauseam We are preparing for life (My high school's motto!) Agnus Dei In the year of our Lord. Usually abbreviated A.D. Annuit Coeptis He (God) has favoured our undertakings (part of the great seal of the United States , usually seen on the back of a U.S one dollar bill) Annus Bisextus Before the war. Usually used to describe the United States before the U.S. Civil War (1861-65). Typically spelled antebellum in English. Ante Meridiem Before noon. Usually abbreviated A.M. Armis Exposcere Pacem They demanded peace by force of arms. An inscription seen on medals. Ars Gratia Artis Art for art's sake. The motto of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Audere Est Facere To dare is to do. Motto of the British football team, Tottenham Hotspur ('Spurs) Bona Fide Enjoy the day; pluck the day when it is ripe. Seize the day. Caveat Emptor I think, therefore I am (Rene Descartes) Corpus Delicti Literally the body of the crime. The substance or fundamental facts of crime. De Mortius Nil Nisi Bonum Of the dead say nothing but good. Dei Gratia By the grace of God. This appears on all British, Canadian, and other British Commonwealth coins and is usually abbreviated D.G. (see Fidei Defensor and Indiae Imperator) Deus Ex Machina Literally God from a machine. Describes a miraculous or fortuitous turn of events in a work of fiction. Deus Vobiscum Day of wrath; Day of judgement Dies natalis To learn through teaching Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon. This is the motto of Harry Potter�s alma mater, Hogwart�s school of witchcraft and wizardry Dum spiramus tuebimur While we breathe, we shall defend. Motto of the U.S 133rd Field Artillery Regiment. E Pluribus From many, one (Motto of United States of America) Errare Humanum Est And the rest. Often abbreviated etc. or &c. Ex Cathedra From the chair, i.e. Speaking from a Bishop's seat or professional chair, speaking with authority. A Cathedra is the seat reserved for a Bishop in a cathedral. Ex Gratia Done or given as a favour and not under any compulsion Ex Libris Off the cuff, without preparation Exampli Gratia For the sake of example, for instance. Usually abbreviated e.g. Exeunt Omnes Deeds not words Fide Suorum Regnat "He reigns by the faith of his people" Inscription on the 1939 Canadian silver dollar, minted to commemorate the 1939 Royal tour. Fidei Defensor Defender of the Faith. This is usually abreviated F.D. or Fid. Def. and appears on the obverse of British coins. (see Dei Gratia) Flagrante Delicto Literally while the crime is blazing. Caught red-handed, in the very act |
Which medical condition is caused by a lack of red blood cells or haemoglobin in the blood? | What Are Red Blood Cells? - Health Encyclopedia - University of Rochester Medical Center What Are Red Blood Cells? Red blood cells play an important role in your health by carrying fresh oxygen throughout the body. Click to Enlarge Red blood cells are round with a flattish, indented center, like doughnuts without a hole. Your healthcare provider can check on the size, shape, and health of your red blood cells using tests, such as the complete blood count screening. Red blood cells at work Hemoglobin is the protein inside red blood cells that carries oxygen. Red blood cells also remove carbon dioxide from your body, transporting it to the lungs for you to exhale. Red blood cells are made inside your bones, in the bone marrow. They typically live for about 120 days, and then they die. Click to Enlarge Nutrition and red blood cells Foods rich in iron help you maintain healthy red blood cells. Vitamins are also necessary to build healthy red blood cells. These include vitamin E, found in foods such as dark green vegetables, nuts and seeds, mango, and avocados; vitamins B2, B12, and B3, found in foods such as eggs, whole grains, and bananas; and folate, available in fortified cereals, dried beans and lentils, orange juice, and green leafy vegetables. Illnesses of the red blood cells Most people don't think about their red blood cells unless they have a disease that affects these cells. Problems with red blood cells can be caused by illnesses or a lack of iron or vitamins in your diet. Some diseases of the red blood cells are inherited. Diseases of the red blood cells include many types of anemia, a condition in which there are too few red blood cells to carry sufficient oxygen throughout the body. People with anemia may have red blood cells that have an unusual shape or that look normal, larger than normal, or smaller than normal. Symptoms of anemia include tiredness, irregular heartbeats, pale skin, feeling cold, and, in severe cases, heart failure. Children who don't have enough healthy red blood cells grow and develop more slowly than other children. These symptoms demonstrate how important red blood cells are to your daily life. These are common types of anemia: Iron-deficiency anemia. If you don't have enough iron in your body, your body won't be able to make enough red blood cells. Iron-deficiency anemia is the most common form of anemia. Among the causes of iron deficiency are a diet low in iron, a sudden loss of blood, a chronic loss of blood (such as from heavy menstrual periods), or the inability to absorb enough iron from food. Sickle cell anemia. In this inherited disease, the red blood cells are shaped like half moons rather than the normal indented circles. This change in shape can make the cells "sticky" and unable to flow smoothly through blood vessels. This causes a blockage in blood flow. This blockage may cause acute or chronic pain and can also lead to infection or organ damage. Sickle cells die much more quickly than normal blood cells—in about 10 to 20 days instead of 120 days—causing a shortage of red blood cells. Normocytic anemia. This type of anemia happens when your red blood cells are normal in shape and size, but you don't have enough of them to meet your body's needs. Diseases that cause this type of anemia are usually long-term conditions, like kidney disease, cancer, or rheumatoid arthritis. Hemolytic anemia. This type of anemia happens when red blood cells are destroyed by an abnormal process in your body before their lifespan is over. As a result, your body doesn't have enough red blood cells to function, and your bone marrow cannot make enough to keep up with demand. Fanconi anemia. This is a rare inherited disorder in which your bone marrow isn't able to make enough of any of the components of b |
Which meringue dessert, decorated with whipped cream and fresh fruit, originated in Australia and New Zealand, and was named after a famous early 20th century Russian ballet dancer? | 1000+ images about Beautiful Pavlova on Pinterest | Peach melba, Cream and Mini pavlova The pink food colouring takes these beautiful mini pavlovas to the next level in gourmet entertaining! See More |
Which disease, caused by an increased level of Bilirubin in the blood, derives its name from the French for yellow? | Bilirubin: The Test | Bilirubin Test: Total bilirubin; TBIL; Neonatal bilirubin; Direct bilirubin; Conjugated bilirubin; Indirect bilirubin; Unconjugated bilirubin | Lab Tests Online Is there anything else I should know? How is it used? A bilirubin test is used to detect an increased level in the blood. It may be used to help determine the cause of jaundice and/or help diagnose conditions such as liver disease , hemolytic anemia , and blockage of the bile ducts. Bilirubin is an orange-yellow pigment, a waste product primarily produced by the normal breakdown of heme. Heme is a component of hemoglobin, which is found in red blood cells (RBCs). Bilirubin is ultimately processed by the liver to allow its elimination from the body. Any condition that accelerates the breakdown of RBCs or affects the processing and elimination of bilirubin may cause an elevated blood level. Two forms of bilirubin can be measured or estimated by laboratory tests: Unconjugated bilirubin —when heme is released from hemoglobin, it is converted to unconjugated bilirubin. It is carried by proteins to the liver. Small amounts may be present in the blood. Conjugated bilirubin —formed in the liver when sugars are attached (conjugated) to bilirubin. It enters the bile and passes from the liver to the small intestines and is eventually eliminated in the stool. Normally, no conjugated bilirubin is present in the blood. Usually, a chemical test is used to first measure the total bilirubin level (unconjugated plus conjugated bilirubin). If the total bilirubin level is increased, the laboratory can use a second chemical test to detect water-soluble forms of bilirubin, called "direct" bilirubin. The direct bilirubin test provides an estimate of the amount of conjugated bilirubin present. Subtracting direct bilirubin level from the total bilirubin level helps estimate the "indirect" level of unconjugated bilirubin. The pattern of bilirubin test results can give the healthcare provider information regarding the condition that may be present. In adults and older children, bilirubin is measured to: Diagnose and/or monitor diseases of the liver and bile duct (e.g., cirrhosis , hepatitis , or gallstones) Evaluate people with sickle cell disease or other causes of hemolytic anemia; these people may have episodes called crises when excessive RBC destruction increases bilirubin levels. In newborns with jaundice, bilirubin is used to distinguish the causes of jaundice. In both physiologic jaundice of the newborn and hemolytic disease of the newborn , only unconjugated (indirect) bilirubin is increased. In much less common cases, damage to the newborn's liver from neonatal hepatitis and biliary atresia will increase conjugated (direct) bilirubin concentrations as well, often providing the first evidence that one of these less common conditions is present. It is important that an elevated level of bilirubin in a newborn be identified and quickly treated because excessive unconjugated bilirubin damages developing brain cells. The consequences of this damage include mental retardation, learning and developmental disabilities, hearing loss, eye movement problems, and death. ^ Back to top When is it ordered? A health practitioner usually orders a bilirubin test in conjunction with other laboratory tests ( alkaline phosphatase , aspartate aminotransferase , alanine aminotransferase ) when someone shows signs of abnormal liver function. A bilirubin level may be ordered when a person: Shows evidence of jaundice Has a history of drinking excessive amounts of alcohol Has suspected drug toxicity ^ Back to top Is there anything else I should know? Though unconjugated bilirubin may be toxic to brain development in newborns (up to 2-4 weeks of age), it does not pose the same threat to older children and adults. In older children and adults, the "blood-brain barrier" is more developed and prevents bilirubin from gaining access to brain cells. Nevertheless, elevated bilirubin strongly suggests that a medical condition is present that must be evaluated and treated. Bilirubin is not norm |
Who was the American serial killer, nicknamed 'The Green River Killer', who, at his trial in 1983, confessed to the murders of 48 women in Washington State? | 1000+ images about Green river killer on Pinterest | Washington state, Green river and Superior court Forward Gary Ridgway (1949-) was convicted of 48 murders in the Green River Killer case that lasted more than 20 years. After his arrest, he confessed to more murders than any other American serial killer: 71. Many of the victims were prostitutes. He strangled the women and dumped their bodies in wooded areas in Washington state’s King County. He entered a plea bargain and agreed to show authorities where missing victims were in exchange for not facing the death penalty. See More |
In 'South Park', what is the name of the boy's teacher who had a sex change in series 9 before deciding he was male after all in series 12? | South Park - Season 9, Episode 1: Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina - TV.com Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina AIRED: 3/9/05 Mr. Garrison decides to get a sex change operation, a vaginaplasty which prompts Kyle to want a negroplasty so he can be tall and black enough to play basketball. Join the discussion of this episode Episode Discussion Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions See All Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions Trivia & Quotes Last Man Standing A House Divided NEW NEW ABC Important: You must only upload images which you have created yourself or that you are expressly authorised or licensed to upload. By clicking "Publish", you are confirming that the image fully complies with TV.com’s Terms of Use and that you own all rights to the image or have authorization to upload it. Please read the following before uploading Do not upload anything which you do not own or are fully licensed to upload. The images should not contain any sexually explicit content, race hatred material or other offensive symbols or images. Remember: Abuse of the TV.com image system may result in you being banned from uploading images or from the entire site – so, play nice and respect the rules! Choose background: |
What was the name of the paycock in Sean O'Casey's play 'Juno And The Paycock'? | Juno and the Paycock - The Irish Repertory Theatre The Irish Repertory Theatre Ed Malone & J. Smith-Cameron in Juno and the Paycock Juno and the Paycock “I doubt that ‘Juno’ will receive a more eloquent or sympathetic production in my lifetime than this one… The Irish Rep never fails to hit the mark, but even for them, this is a truly distinguished effort.” –The Wall Street Journal by Sean O’Casey directed by Charlotte Moore October 8, 2013 – January 26, 2014 The Irish Repertory Theatre returns to its roots with Sean O’Casey’s perfect fusion of realism and poetry, of somber tragedy and extravagant comedy jostling one another in his 1924 Dublin masterpiece, Juno and the Paycock. The play unsettles us and whirls us about! In one of the most memorable speeches in modern drama, Juno Boyle leaves us with O’Casey’s legacy: “Take away our hearts of stone and leave us with hearts o’flesh!” Juno and the Paycock is Sean O’Casey’s extravagant portrait of the poetically comic and tragic world of a Dublin torn apart by the chaos of the Irish Civil War. The gestures of life are often broad, and the speech torrential as Jack Boyle and sidekick Joxer Daly’s drinking and posturing rise to comic heights! When the news of an unexpected inheritance arrives, the family sees a flame of hope as the heroic Juno Boyle dreams of taking war-crippled son, Johnny, and his sister, young Mary, out of their squalid surroundings into a better life. However, hopes are dashed and reality returns as a twist of fate brings their dreams crashing down around them. “Ms. Moore’s production has an intuitive feeling for the manner in which the play’s characters can move between despair and hope, torpid depression and exuberance, with disarming fleetness. In one of the finest performances of her distinguished career on the New York stage, Ms. Smith-Cameron imbues her Juno with a steely pragmatism, but more important an emotional pliancy.” -New York Times “In their respective directing and acting capacities… both Moore and O’Reilly are at the top of their form.” –Huffington Post “seamless production and high caliber cast” –New York Irish Arts “The Irish Rep’s current production of Sean O’Casey’s “Juno and the Paycock” is another reminder that it’s been hands-down the city’s best revival company for many years.” –EDGE New York “A powerful production full of vigor, immediacy, and deep human complexity… The play warms our hearts as it breaks them.” -Exeunt Magazine “as perfect an introduction to the Irish classic as you could ever ask for.” –Irish Central “J. Smith-Cameron positively dazzles as the matriarch of the Boyle family . . . chilling, enraging, and beautiful. |
Cape Farewell is a headland which constitutes the southernmost part of which island? | Cape Farewell, Greenland Tourist Information Locals and travelers to connect with About Egger Island, Greenland 59.7792-43.9117 Cape Farewell is a headland on the southern shore of Egger Island, Greenland . It is the southernmost extent of Greenland, projecting out into the North Atlantic Ocean and the Labrador Sea on the same latitude as Stockholm and the Scottish Shetland Islands. Egger and the associated minor islands are known as the Farewell Archipelago. The area is part of the Kujalleq municipality. Map |
In 'South Park', which former head of state is depicted as the lover of Satan? | Saddam Hussein | South Park Archives | Fandom powered by Wikia " It's Christmas in Canada " Saddam Hussein was the former dictator and president of Iraq in South Park . Shortly before the American-Canadian War , he was killed by a pack of wild boars and became Satan 's jealous, emotionally abusive, and manipulative ex-boyfriend. He was a recurring character in South Park and one of the antagonists in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut . Contents [ show ] Background Hussein first made a very brief cameo in " Tom's Rhinoplasty " in an image shown by some Iraqis to the third grade class as evidence of Ms. Ellen being Hussein's mistress. He does not have the Canadian look in the photograph nor does he have a real life photo of his face. Her connection to him is a significant plot point that results in Ms. Ellen's ultimate death. Hussein first appeared in " Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus ," in which he kidnapped Celine Dion and tried to take over Canada . He launched an assault on Canada, sneaking his troops through the air lines, the Canadians not noticing that large numbers of Saddam's troops were moving in. By the end of the episode, he managed to take over most of Canada, although he was killed when all the Canadians farted, and later becomes a very visible resident of Hell . In " The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka ," Hussein is briefly seen with Satan welcoming Jesus ' television producer to Hell. This is where it is first hinted he has a relationship with Satan, as he is seen holding hands with him. In South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut , he is the secondary later true main antagonist. Hussein continues his romantic relationship with Satan as he plans to conquer the world by taking advantage of Satan's power as ruler. Also, in the film, it was stated at the start that he got killed by a pack of wild boars six weeks earlier. That was an error because boars never killed him in the show, as he died in "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus" due to a "mass fart". He uses his position of power over Satan to launch an invasion of earth after the Canadian-American war made it possible for him to enter, and his demons briefly manage to take over the world. US soldiers tried to shoot him, but he was shown to be immune to their weaponry. He is defeated after Cartman hits him with several powerful electrical shocks, and when Satan, tired of his abuse, throws the weakened Saddam down a cliff, where he is impaled on a spike. He is later seen briefly singing Mountain Town (Reprise) while still being impaled on the spike. In " Do the Handicapped Go to Hell? ", Saddam returns to Hell (having no where else to go after his death) and tries to move in with Satan. He constantly murders Satan's new boyfriend, Chris , however he keeps coming back since they are already in hell. In " Probably ", Satan deals with his decision to choose his current boyfriend over Saddam. He ends up choosing neither, and as punishment for Saddam's abusive, manipulative actions, banishes him to heaven to live with Mormons. He finds their kindness unbearable. Saddam's "Chocolate Chip factory" Hussein also appears briefly in " A Ladder to Heaven " when he is suspected by the US government of building a chemical weapons plant in Heaven . Being the manipulative character that he embodies in South Park, he even convinces God that he couldn't possibly be building chemical weapons in Heaven, despite the fact that he himself admits his cover up for the plant, a chocolate chip factory, is easily see-through. He is also one of the forms the alien Najix takes in " Cancelled ". He also appeared in " Krazy Kripples ", in which Christopher Reeve called the attention of all the bad guys in South Park , including Hussein, David Blaine , Osama bin Laden , Kim Jong-il , Professor Chaos , his sidekick General Disarray and others. He recommends "killing all the infidels" as opposed to getting rid of Gene Hackman . Although it is unknown how he returned to Earth from Heaven, God may have discovered his cookie factory was a cover for weapons of mass des |
Cape Farewell is also a headland that constitutes the northernmost part of which island? | Lighthouses of New Zealand: South Island Lighthouses of New Zealand: South Island New Zealand includes two large islands, North Island and South Island, with many smaller islands. North Island and South Island are separated by Cook Strait .This page describes lighthouses of South Island and nearby smaller islands. South Island is the larger of the two main islands, but because of its rugged topography it has a much smaller population. Most of the coastline of New Zealand is high and scenic. Many of the lighthouses are at remote locations, and lighthouse fans need a good pair of hiking shoes to reach some of them, if they can be reached at all. Coastal lighthouses are operated and maintained by Maritime New Zealand . Information on most of these lighthouses is readily available on the MNZ web site. Harbor lighthouses, however, are owned and maintained by local harbor authorities, and less information is available for most of them. There is no national lighthouse preservation group, but Heritage New Zealand has acted to preserve several lighthouses after they were deactivated. New Zealand is divided into 16 regions, nine on North Island and seven on South Island. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights . Admiralty numbers are from Volume K of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA light list numbers are from NGA Publication 111. General Sources Official light list published by Land Information New Zealand. Katiki Point (Moeraki) Light, Otago, March 2009 Flickr Creative Commons photo by Sheep"R"Us Cook Strait (South Side) Lighthouses Tasman Region Lighthouses [Pillar Point (Cape Farewell)] 1930. Active; focal plane 166 m (545 ft); white flash every 5 s. 4 m (13 ft) square cylindrical steel tower. Paul Webby has a photo , Alessandro Foletti has a photo , another photo is available, and Google has a satellite view . This modest light is the main landfall light for vessels arriving in New Zealand from the west. Located atop Pillar Point, one of the headlands of Cape Farewell, the northernmost point of South Island. Accessible by a primitive road. Site open, and ecotours visit the area; tower closed. Operator/site manager: Maritime New Zealand. ARLHS NZL-040; Admiralty K4180; NGA 4916. Farewell Spit (Bush End Point) (2) 1897 (station established 1870). Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); flash every 15 s, white or red (red is shown for vessels approaching from the north). 27 m (88 ft) square pyramidal steel skeletal tower with lantern, gallery, and enclosed watch room. Lantern and watch room painted orange; tower legs and gallery rail painted white; the lantern dome is gray. The 1-story wood keeper's quarters appears occupied (perhaps by a park ranger). James Barwell's photo is at right, Alan Stewart has a 2011 photo , Hans de Jong has a photo , and Google has a satellite view . Similar in design to many Canadian lights, this lighthouse is unique in New Zealand. It replaced a 34 m (112 ft) octagonal wood skeletal tower that did not hold up well in the vigorous weather of the strait. The original Fresnel lens, removed in 1999, is on display in one of the service buildings of the station. The sandy Farewell Spit extends eastward more than 25 km (15 mi) from Cape Farewell, enclosing Golden Bay. The area is a critically important bird nesting area, closed to casual visits. Located at Bush End Point near the end of the spit; accessible only by guided ecotours. Site open, tower closed (visitors can climb the stairs but cannot enter the enclosed portion of the lighthouse). Operator: Maritime New Zealand. Site Manager: N.Z. Department of Conservation ( Farewell Spit and Puponga Farm Par |
Who was the English dressmaker, nurse and housekeeper who was hanged in 1873 for the murder of 20 people, including 3 of her husbands, by arsenic poisoning? | Mary Ann Cotton - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia I am a simple man trying to live a simple life !!!!!! Mary Ann Cotton Full Name Mary Ann Robson Criminal penalty Death by hanging Country England Born 31 October 1832Low Moorsley, County Durham, England Occupation Dressmaker, Nurse, Housekeeper Died March 24, 1873, Durham, England, United Kingdom Similar People Beverley Allitt, Belle Gunness, Katherine Knight, Leonarda Cianciulli, Marybeth Tinning Mary Ann Cotton (born Mary Ann Robson; 31 October 1832 – 24 March 1873) was an English murderer, convicted and hanged for killing three of her four husbands, apparently in order to collect on their insurance policies. She may have had as many as 21 victims, including eleven of her thirteen children. She chiefly used arsenic poisoning, which caused severe gastric pain and rapid decline of health. Early life Mary Ann Robson was born on October 31,1832 at Low Moorsley (now part of Houghton-le-Spring in the City of Sunderland) and baptised at St Mary's, West Rainton on the 11th of November. When Mary Ann was eight, her parents moved the family to the County Durham village of Murton, where she went to a new school and found it difficult to make friends. Soon after the move her father fell 150 feet (46 m) to his death down a mine shaft at Murton Colliery. Sponsored Links In 1843, Mary Ann's widowed mother, Margaret (nee Lonsdale) married George Robert Brookes, with whom Mary Ann did not get along. At the age of 16, she moved out to become a nurse at Edward Potter's home in the nearby village of South Hetton. After three years there, she returned to her mother's home and trained as a dressmaker. Husband 1: William Mowbray In 1852, at the age of 20, Mary Ann married colliery labourer William Mowbray in Newcastle Upon Tyne register office; they soon moved to Plymouth, Devon. The couple had five children, four of whom died from gastric fever. William and Mary Ann moved back to North East England where they had, and lost, three more children. William became a foreman at South Hetton Colliery and then a fireman aboard a steam vessel. He died of an intestinal disorder in January 1865. William's life was insured by the British and Prudential Insurance office and Mary Ann collected a payout of £35 on his death, equivalent to about half a year's wages for a manual labourer at the time. Husband 2: George Ward Soon after Mowbray's death, Mary Ann moved to Seaham Harbour, County Durham, where she struck up a relationship with Joseph Nattrass. He, however, was engaged to another woman and she left Seaham after Nattrass's wedding. During this time, her 3½-year-old daughter died, leaving her with one child out of the nine she had borne. She returned to Sunderland and took up employment at the Sunderland Infirmary, House of Recovery for the Cure of Contagious Fever, Dispensary and Humane Society. She sent her remaining child, Isabella, to live with her mother. One of her patients at the infirmary was an engineer, George Ward. They married in Monkwearmouth on 28 August 1865. He continued to suffer ill health; he died in October 1866 after a long illness characterised by paralysis and intestinal problems. The attending doctor later gave evidence that Ward had been very ill, yet he had been surprised that the man's death was so sudden. Once again, Mary Ann collected insurance money from her husband's death. Husband 3: James Robinson James Robinson was a shipwright at Pallion, Sunderland, whose wife, Hannah, had recently died. He hired Mary Ann as a housekeeper in November 1866. A month later, when James' baby died of gastric fever, he turned to his housekeeper for comfort and she became pregnant. Then Mary Ann's mother, living in Seaham Harbour, County Durham, became ill so she immediately went to her. Although her mother started getting better, she also began to complain of stomach pains. She died at age 54 in the spring of 1867, nine days after Mary Ann's arrival. Mary Ann's daughter Isabella, from the marriage to William Mowbray, was brought back to the Robinson household and soon devel |
Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings led military coups in which African country in 1979 and 1981? | What will Rawlings do? | Special Report | Africa Confidential What will Rawlings do? Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings staged his first military coup as a young revolutionary in May 1979. When it failed, he was imprisoned and sentenced to death. Following another coup mounted by junior army officers in June 1979, Rawlings was set free, and became Head of State under the banner of the the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council. In September 1979, the AFRC handed over power to Hilla Limann of the People's National Party, after he won the presidential elections. In 1981, Rawlings toppled Limann in yet another coup. He remained a military dictator for 12 years until he was elected President in 1993, a position he held until 2001, when John Kufuor's New Patriotic Party (NPP) government came to power. Although praised by many in the West as a democratic figure, especially in comparison to his counterparts in Sierra Leone and Liberia, Rawlings has not been able to shake off the stigma of military dictator. From the Africa Confidential archives AC Vol 20 No 13 | 20 June 1979 As we go to press, it appears that either the Popular Front Party (PFP), led by Victor Owusu, or the People's National party (PNP), led by Dr. Hilla Limann, is likely to emerge as the eventual winner of the elections begun on June 18. But in the minds of Ghanaians the real question is not "Who is the new civilian leader?" so much as "When—if ever—will Flt. Lt. Jerry Rawlings and the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) (which came to power in a coup on June 4) hand over to the civilians?" Rawlings' assumption of power seems to have initially been welcomed by most ordinary Ghanaians, although it met with considerable scepticism and anxiety among many intellectuals, politicians and older folk. (To be exact, those politicians who stood to fare poorly in the election were relatively enthusiastic, while those who looked well-placed felt otherwise). At first, in the minds of many Ghanaians in the street and in the villages, Rawlings undoubtedly won the mantle of a folk hero and was viewed as a man unfairly gaoled by the then head of state, Gen. Fred Akuffo, and as an idealist burning with a desire for social justice. But the summary shooting of Akuffo's predecessor, Gen. Kutu Acheampong, without a proper trial, has certainly dampened the enthusiasm of many, even though Acheampong's rule was widely regarded as exceedingly venal. Rawlings and his friends had already bungled one coup attempt when they tried to seize power on May 15. After a struggle, in which one officer was killed and some hostages, including the British military attaché, were held for a time, they surrendered. But it was Rawlings’ testimony at his subsequent court martial that inspired his rise in popularity. There were rounds of applause in the court when he explained his disillusion and disgust at the fact that not one of the notoriously corrupt senior military men in the Acheampong government had been prosecuted. Gen. Fred Akuffo had talked much about “accountability” when with his fellow officers he pushed Acheampong from power in July 1978. He forced many into retirement and set up commissions of inquiry to investigate some of the worst dens of corruption—the cocoa industry, timber and shipping. But none appeared in court. Many Ghanaians began to suspect that any evidence that might be given would implicate other members of Akuffo’s Supreme Military Council—perhaps even Akuffo himself. The final straw for the young officers was the decision to release Acheampong: he was cashiered from the army and confined to his Ashanti village, but, with millions reputedly salted away, he remained untouched and unprosecuted. Early in the morning of June 4 Rawlings was sprung from detention in Burma Camp, outside Accra. We understand it was carried out by an airforce corporal who led Rawlings to Broadcasting House where he broadcast his call to the junior ranks of the armed forces to mutiny. He then apparently took off in an airforce plane. Later in the day Gen. Neville Odartey-Wellington, head of the ar |
Which singer had a number one hit in April 2010 with 'OMG'? | Usher Hits #1 With 'OMG' - That Grape Juice.net - Thirsty? Subscribe After being written off by many, R&B star Usher can officially be hailed ‘the comeback kid’, after his latest single ‘OMG’ rocketed to the top of the Official UK Singles Chart. The will.i.am assisted track – which is currently #10 on the US chart – marks the singer’s first UK chart topper since ‘Burn’ back in 2004. In other chart news, the eclectic Kelis scores her first UK top 10 since 2007’s ‘Lil Star’ with ‘Acapella’. Tidbit: Today is the last day to enter our competition to win tickets to Usher’s London showcase. Click here to enter! |
In which ex-Soviet state was Eduard Shevardnadze displaced as President after the 'Rose Revolution' of 2003? | The 10th Anniversary Of Georgia's Rose Revolution The 10th Anniversary Of Georgia's Rose Revolution November 21, 2013 The Revolution of Roses (or Rose Revolution) was a change of power in Georgia in November 2003, which took place after widespread protests over disputed parliamentary elections. As a result, President Eduard Shevardnadze was forced to resign on November 23, 2003. 1 Some 8,000 Georgian opposition supporters stage a rally in the center of Tbilisi on November 8, 2003. The protesters say that Georgian government rigged the recent parliamentary elections and demand that President Eduard Shevardnadze be put on trial if the officials who falsified the results aren't fired. 2 Masked riot policemen stand guard during an opposition rally in Tbilisi on November 8. 3 Georgian President Eduard Shevarnadze (right) welcomes for talks opposition leaders (left to right) Mikheil Saakashvili, Zurab Zhvania, and Nino Burjanadze in Tbilisi on November 9. 4 Georgian opposition demonstrators hold portraits of opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili during a protest rally outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi on November 10. 5 A woman walks past a line of riot policemen during a protest rally outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi on November 11. 6 Georgian opposition protesters rally outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi on November 12. Several hundred protesters camped outside parliament for the fourth consecutive day as Shevardnadze signalled a tougher line on demonstrations calling for his resignation. 7 Georgian students wrapped in cellophane join in protests against the policies of President Sheverdnadze in Tbilisi on November 20. 8 Supporters of the opposition hold up a little girl holding a flower during a rally in front of the presidential residence in Tbilisi on November 22. Georgia teetered on the brink of chaos, with Shevardnadze declaring a state of emergency and an opposition leader claiming the interim presidency after supporters overran parliament. 9 Georgian police guard the entrance of the parliament building in Tbilisi while opposition supporters storm it on November 22. 10 |
According to legend, who was King Arthur's illegitimate son who fought against Arthur at the Battle of Camlann? | The Battle of Camlann The Battle of Camlann Home The Battle Of Camlann According to legend, Arthur's last battle was fought against Modred, the son of Lot the King of the Picts. Modred was therefore a Pict. According to the Annals of Wales, this battle involving Arthur and Modred was fought in the year 539 AD, while according to the Norman-Welsh Cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth it was fought in 542 AD. In fact in reality the only battle in historical records fought between Arthur and the Britons on one side and the Picts on the other was fought by Arthur son of Aidan. There is no other. The Annals of Ulster record it as the battle of Manann fought in 582 AD. Adomnan writing 100 years later calls it the battle of the Miathi (the name of the Pictish tribe involved). Legend called it the battle of Camlann. Despite the difference in names, these are all one and the same battle. The full name for the legendary version should be the battle of Camallan, which means the crooked Allan. The battle fought by Arthur and the Picts was fought somewhere near the river Allan and this would account for the legendary name Camallan or "Crooked Allan". The word "Cam" meant crooked. Adomnan, the 7th century AD monk who wrote the "Life of Columba", described how Arthur (Arturius) died in battle against the Miathi Picts. Adomnan however did not give a date for the battle. The "Annals of Ulster" record a battle of Manann in the year 582AD, and describe it as a victory for Aidan, the father of Arthur (Arturius). Manann was a kingdom which lay on the south bank of the River Forth, directly opposite the Ochill Hills. These hills were inhabited by the Miathi Picts. The "Annals of Tighernac" however, describe Arthur's death at the battle of Circenn in 596 AD, also against the Picts. Whichever date is correct does not really matter - the most important thing is that we have evidence of Arthur from two separate historical sources: Adomnan's "Life of Columba" - 7th century AD. The "Annals of Tighernac" - 11th century, but copied from earlier contemporary accounts. Arthur and the Britons of Manann (the Gododdin) fought this battle against the Picts. The Picts later marked the site with a large stone to commemorate the battle. Long after Arthur and the Britons had been forgotten, later historians understandably credited the battle site to King Kenneth Mac Alpine, a 9th century AD king of the Scots. There is however no evidence to support the belief that Kenneth Mac Alpine ever fought here. On the other hand there is indisputable historical evidence, contained within Adomnan's 'Life of Columba' to suggest that it was actually the site where Arthur and the Britons fought the Picts, in the last fatal battle of Camlann. 1. Site of Roman Fortress at Camelon/Camelot near Falkirk. 2. Invalone (Avalon). 3. Pictish stone marking probable site of Battle of Manann (Battle of Camlann) NN. 4. Dumyat - Fort of the Miathi / Maetae Picts. 5. Round Table (Kings Knot) at Stirling. Perhaps the best way to prove that the Battle of the Miathi and the Battle of Camlaan are one and the same is to pretend that you are living in the future, five hundred years from now. Imagine that almost all historical records have been lost or destroyed, perhaps as a result of a nuclear conflict, or some other such catastrophe. You have heard tales of a legendary battle which supposedly occurred several hundred years earlier, fought between the English and the French, which resulted in the death of the leader of the English, a warrior with the unusual name, Nelson. As you research fragments of historical records still extant, you come across an account of a battle where the opponents are English on one side, and French on the other, and the battle resulted in the death of the leader of the English, a warrior called Nelson. You would of course have come across an account of the Battle of Trafalgar. Not only a real battle, but the only one in history where the English and French fought, and the English leader called Nelson was killed. Because of the fact that the leader Nelson died in this battle, th |
Which German footballer won the Golden Boot award for scoring the most goals at the finals of the 2006 Football World Cup? | FIFA World Cup Golden Boot winners over the years | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis Sport FIFA World Cup Golden Boot winners over the years <p> <em>DNA takes a look at the footballers who've won the FIFA Golden Ball award for the most goals at a World Cup.</em></p> <p> <strong>Paolo Rossi (1982 Spain World Cup)</strong><br /> The Italian striker Paolo Rossi, born on September 23rd, 1956, in Santa Lucia debuted at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, it was his second World Cup appearance in Spain 1982 where scored six goals; three of which were a hat-trick against Brazil in the quarter-finals.</p> <p> Rossi shot two goals in Italy's 2-0 victory against Poland in the semi-final and scored another against West Germany in the final, which Italy won 3-1. Rossi won the Golden shoe as well as the Golden Ball and was on the World Cup winning team, something only the Argentine Mario Kempes achieved in 1978.</p> <p> <strong>Gary Lineker (1986 Mexico World Cup)</strong><br /> Gary Winston Lineker was born in Leicester on 30th November, 1960.</p> <p> The footballer turned media personality's international career began in a match with England against Scotland in 1984.</p> <p> Lineker's golden boot at the World Cup of 1986 was the result of six stunning goals. He also played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where England reached the semi-finals, and played his last international game against Sweden at Euro 92.</p> <p> Lineker fell short of Bobby Charlton's 49 international goal-scoring tally by one goal, scoring 48 goals in 80 caps. </p> <p> In the course of his career, Linekar has never received a booking, yellow or red, for committing a violation.</p> <p> <strong>Salvatore Schillaci (1990</strong> <strong>Italy World Cup)</strong><br /> Salvatore Schillaci was born on 1st December, 1964, in Palermo, Sicily, from a poor family. Nicknamed Totò, He would eventually play for an amateur team, Amat Palermo, in his home town.<br /> <br /> Schillachi, who debuted in the World Cup of 1990 as a substitute emerged from relative obscurity after scoring six goals. The first of which was when Italy was pitted against Austria when he was called on to replace Andrea Carnevale.</p> <p> Schillachi then went on to score against the USA, Czechoslovakia, and Argentina to whom Italy lost though. Schillaci scored a penalty and Italy defeated England to get third place.</p> <p> Salvatore Schillaci retired from professional football in 1999 with only seven international goals in sixteen caps, scoring just one more goal after the 1990 World Cup.</p> <p> <strong>Oleg Salenko (1994 US World Cup)</strong><br /> Oleg Salenko, born in Leningrad in the former USSR in 1969, started his football career in 1986.<br /> <br /> Salenko, though, successful in the 1994 world cup where he scored five goals against Cameroon, couldn't keep Russia buoyed and the team didn't get past the first round.<br /> <br /> Oleg Salenko amazingly still went on to share the coveted Golden Boot Award for scoring six goals in the tournament.</p> <p> Oleg Solenko went on to score only one more goal for his country and he retired as a football player after merely nine international matches for medical reasons.</p> <p> <strong>Davor Suker (1998 France World Cup)</strong><br /> Davor Suker, Croatia's greatest scorer with 45 goals (plus one international goal in Euro 1991 for the former State of Yugoslavia,following his international debut in Romania in 1990) was born on January 1st, 1968, in Osijek, a then-Yugoslavian town.</p> <p> Suker won the Golden Boot by scoring 6 goals in 7 matches and also won the Silver Ball 1998 at France as second best player of tournament (behind Ronaldo).</p> <p> Suker's zenith was at the 1998 World Cup (France) where he scored six goals that brought Croatia to third place for the first time since the nation became independent in 1992.</p> <p> After stints with Arsenal,West Ham United and1860 Munich in Germany, Suker retired from football to run his private entrepreneurships, the training academy- The Davor Suker Fo |
Popular in Mexico, what name is given to a bright container, often in the shape of a donkey, that is broken with sticks in order to collect the sweets that are held within it? | Dean Winchester (Character) - Quotes Dean Winchester (Character) from "Supernatural" (2005) The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Sam Winchester : Truce? Dean Winchester : Yeah, truce. Just for the next 100 miles. Sam Winchester : I have a confession to make, I was the on that called them and told them I was a Hollywood producer. Dean Winchester : Well I was the one that put the dead fish in their back seat. Sam Winchester : [both laugh] Truce? Dean Winchester : Ok well at least for the next 100 miles. Sam Winchester : [Dean puts a spoon in Sam's mouth when he's sleeping] Haha. Very funny. Dean Winchester : [laughs] Sorry. Not a lot of scenery here in East Texas, kinda got to make your own. Dean Winchester : I thought the legend said that Morteki only goes after chicks. Dean Winchester : Start what up? Sam Winchester : That... prank stuff. It's stupid, and it always escalates! Dean Winchester : Oh what's the matter Sammy, afraid you're gonna get a little Nair in your shampoo again, huh? Sam Winchester : All right. Just remember you started it. Dean Winchester : Oh ho, bring it on baldy. Dean Winchester : [picking up a jar in the Hell House's basement] Hey Sam I dare you to take a swig 'a this. Sam Winchester : The hell would I do that for? [pause] Sam Winchester : [laughs] Oh I did! Dean Winchester : [Sam's talking about some signs on the walls] Exactly why you never get laid. Dean Winchester : [hand glued to beer bottle] You didn't. Sam Winchester : Oh, I so did. Dean Winchester : Most of those websites wouldn't know a ghost if it bit them on the pursqueeter. Dean Winchester : People believe in Santa Claus. How come I'm not getting hooked up every Christmas? Sam Winchester : Because you're a bad person. Dean Winchester : [looking into Ed and Harry's trailer] Oh, look at that. Action figures in their original packaging. What a shocker. [Dean pulls the string on a novelty toy, making it cackle] Sam Winchester : If you pull that string one more time, I'm gonna kill you. [Dean pulls it again, laughs; Sam glares] Dean Winchester : C'mon man, you need more laughter in your life, you know, you're way too tense. Dean Winchester : I barely have any skin left on my palm. Sam Winchester : I'm not touching that line with a ten foot pole. [after Dean puts itching powder in Sam's shorts] Sam Winchester : Man, I think I'm allergic to our soap or somethin'. [Dean laughs and starts to walk away] Sam Winchester : You did this? [Dean laughs again] Dean Winchester : Oh yeah! [Sam takes his bag and coffee and leaves] [Dean taps his beer bottle against Sam's and takes a drink; Sam smirks. Dean tries to put the bottle down and finds that it's glued to his hand. Sam laughs] Dean Winchester : What's that? Sam Winchester : [about Ed and Harry] I was the one who called them and told 'em I was a producer. Dean Winchester : Well, I'm the one who put the dead fish in their backseat. [Dean and Sam find the Hell House guarded by police] Sam Winchester : I guess the cops don't want any more kids screwin' around in there. Dean Winchester : Yeah, but *we* still gotta get in there. [they hear loud whispering] Dean Winchester : I don't believe it. [Sam looks and sees Zeddmore and Spengler trying to sneak up on the house] Dean Winchester : I got an idea. [he throws his voice] Dean Winchester : Who ya gonna call? [the cops chase the other two; Sam and Dean sneak into the house] Dean Winchester : We're reporters with the Dallas Morning News. I'm Dean, this is Sam. Craig Thursten : No way. Heh. Yeah, I'm a writer too. I write for my school's lit magazine. Dean Winchester : [sotto voce] Oh. Well good for you, Morrison. Sam Winchester : Man, we're not kids anymore, Dean. We're not gonna start that crap up again. Sam Winchester : Yeah, all right. Dean Winchester : I say we find ourselves a bar and some beers and leave the legend to the locals. [he gets in the car; Sam waits, grinning; Dean turns the ignition and music blast |
Which architect designed the Monument to the Great Fire of London on Pudding Lane in London? | Pudding Lane Monument – Great Fire of London 1666 – Road Hen Scrapbook by TheRoadHen What caused the Great Fire – The Old meets the New. The Monument to the Great Fire of London, more commonly known simply as the Monument, is a Doric column in the City of London, near the northern end of London Bridge, which commemorates the Great Fire of London. It stands at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill, 202 ft (62 m) tall and 202 ft (62 m) from the spot in Pudding Lane where the Great Fire started on 2 September 1666. Another monument, the Golden Boy of Pye Corner, marks the point near Smithfield where the fire was stopped. Constructed between 1671 and 1677, it was built on the site of St. Margaret’s, Fish Street, the first church to be burnt down by the Great Fire. The Monument comprises a fluted Doric column built of Portland stone topped with a gildedurn of fire. It was designed by Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke. Its height marks its distance from the site of the shop of Thomas Farynor, the king’s baker, where the Great Fire began. The top of the Monument is reached by a narrow winding staircase of 311 steps. Three sides of the base carry inscriptions in Latin. The one on the south side describes actions taken by King Charles II following the fire. The one on the east describes how the Monument was started and brought to perfection, and under which mayors. Inscriptions on the north side describe how the fire started, how much damage it caused, and how it was eventually extinguished.[1] In 1681, the words “but Popish frenzy, which wrought such horrors, is not yet quenched” were added to the end of the inscription. Text on the east side originally falsely blamed Roman Catholics for the fire (“burning of this protestant city, begun and carried on by the treachery and malice of the popish faction”), which prompted Alexander Pope (himself a Catholic) to say of the area: Where London’s column, pointing at the skies, Like a tall bully, lifts the head, and lies. – Moral Essays, Epistle iii. line 339 (1733–1734). Although there was little loss of life, the fire brought all activity to a halt, having consumed or severely damaged thousands of houses, hundreds of streets, the City’s gates, public buildings, churches and St. Paul’s Cathedral. The only buildings to survive in part were those built of stone, like St. Paul’s and the Guildhall. The area around Pudding Lane was full of warehouses containing highly flammable things like timber, rope and oil. It was a very strong easterly wind blew the fire from house to house in the narrow streets, which were mostly thatched, as tile at the time was expensive and timber framed, working folk’s housing. In 1979 archaeologists excavated the remains of a burnt-out shop on Pudding Lane which was very close to the bakery where the fire started. In the cellar they found the charred remnants of 20 barrels of tar/pitch. Pitch burns very easily and would have helped to spread the fire. Among the burnt objects from the shop, the archaeologists found these melted pieces of pottery which show that the temperature of the fire was as high as 1700 degrees Celsius! A Frenchman, Robert Hubert, confessed to starting the Great Fire and was hanged. However, he wasn’t actually in London when the fire started, often confessions were bullied out, so they local constabulary could settle blame. Rebuilding of London & a monument to the people that died: Ironically, Sir Christopher Wren had suggested that the cathedral should be demolished before the fire. He had been commissioned to redesign it following years of neglect and mistreatment. These plans were opposed, and wooden scaffolding was constructed around the cathedral to allow it to be redeveloped without demolition. As the fire reached St Paul’s Cathedral, the wooden scaffolding surrounding it would have contributed to the extent of its destruction. Sir Christopher Wren prepared several designs for the Monument and the selection and approval of his final design was made after careful consideration of the several alternative plans which he submit |
Which 'New Town' in Hertfordshire was founded in 1903 as the world's first 'Garden City'? | HertsInternet. Guide for Letchworth, Hertfordshire UK Other Towns.. Letchworth has developed over the years after starting life as the worlds first Garden City, founded in 1903 and built on what was a greenfield site in northern Hertfordshire. Letchworth came about after the urban planning ideas of Ebenezer Howard's book Tomorrow: A peaceful path to real reform, which inspired the developers of the new garden city to build a city where the countryside and town became one, and offered people nice houses in a well planned area instead of the cramped housing situations of in the inner-cities such as London. The city is quite small in size in comparison with a lot of cities, with a population of just over 30,000 but offers a relaxed way of life, with tree lined streets, and many open spaces providing pleasant green areas along side parades of shops selling a range of goods. Letchworth is well situated for both road travel via the A1(M) and also fast trains to London via Hitchin, and is widely known as a leafy commuter location, with many of it's inhabitants travelling via train into London to go to work. Books and maps about Letchworth... (listed by popularity) Sorry, we are currently unable to process your request in a timely manner. Please try again later. |
Which architect designed the Roman Catholic basilica known as La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona? | Sagrada Família | Architectuul Description Change this The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (English: Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family; Spanish: Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia), commonly known as the Sagrada Família, is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in November 2010 was consecrated and proclaimed a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI. Though construction of Sagrada Família had commenced in 1882, Gaudí became involved in 1883, taking over the project and transforming it with his architectural and engineering style—combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms. Gaudí devoted his last years to the project, and at the time of his death in 1926, less than a quarter of the project was complete. Sagrada Família's construction progressed slowly, as it relied on private donations and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War—only to resume intermittent progress in the 1950s. Construction passed the midpoint in 2010 with some of the project's greatest challenges remaining and an anticipated completion date of 2026—the centennial of Gaudí's death. The basílica has a long history of dividing the citizens of Barcelona—over the initial possibility it might compete with Barcelona's cathedral, over Gaudí's design itself, over the possibility that work after Gaudí's death disregarded his design, and the recent possibility that an underground tunnel of Spain's high-speed train could disturb its stability. Describing Sagrada Familia, art critic Rainer Zerbst said "it is probably impossible to find a church building anything like it in the entire history of art" and Paul Goldberger called it 'the most extraordinary personal interpretation of Gothic architecture since the Middle Ages'. Background The Basilica of the Sagrada Família was the inspiration of a Catalan bookseller, Josep Maria Bocabella, founder of Asociación Espiritual de Devotos de San José (Spiritual Association of Devotees of St. Joseph). After a visit to the Vatican in 1872, Bocabella returned from Italy with the intention of building a church inspired by that at Loreto. The crypt of the church, funded by donations, was begun 19 March 1882, on the festival of St. Joseph, to the design of the architect Francisco de Paula del Villar, whose plan was for a Gothic revival church of a standard form. Antoni Gaudí began work on the project in 1883. On 18 March 1883 Villar retired from the project, and Gaudí assumed responsibility for its design, which he changed radically. Construction On the subject of the extremely long construction period, Gaudí is said to have remarked: "My client is not in a hurry." When Gaudí died in 1926, the basilica was between 15 and 25 percent complete. After Gaudí's death, work continued under the direction of Domènec Sugrañes i Gras until interrupted by the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Parts of the unfinished basilica and Gaudí's models and workshop were destroyed during the war by Catalan anarchists. The present design is based on reconstructed versions of the plans that were burned in a fire as well as on modern adaptations. Since 1940 the architects Francesc Quintana, Isidre Puig Boada, Lluís Bonet i Gari and Francesc Cardoner have carried on the work. The illumination was designed by Carles Buigas. The current director and son of Lluís Bonet, Jordi Bonet i Armengol, has been introducing computers into the design and construction process since the 1980s. Mark Burry of New Zealand serves as Executive Architect and Researcher. Sculptures by J. Busquets, Etsuro Sotoo and the controversial Josep Subirachs decorate the fantastical façades. The central nave vaulting was completed in 2000 and the main tasks since then have been the construction of the transept vaults and apse. As of 2006, work concentrated on the crossing and supporting structure for the main tower of Jesus Christ as well as the southern enclosure of the central nave, which will beco |
Which town in Hertfordshire was designated the UK's first 'New Town' in 1946? | HertsInternet. Guide for Stevenage, Hertfordshire UK Other Towns.. Stevenage was designated the first New Town in the UK in 1946, after much protest from the residents of the town who felt they were being used as a test of what new towns could develop in to. Farmers were also angry about the fact that they were going to loose huge amounts of land to the new town development, but it still went ahead, creating homes for what now stands at a population of around 80,000. Development of Stevenage's new town was in the form of separate residential areas Bedwell, Broadwater, Chells, Pin Green, Shephall, Symonds Green, St. Nicholas, and Poplars. Each one builds up the town, and offers services to the localised community in each area, and provides for the needs of people without a journey across the town being necessary in many cases. Stevenage was the first pedestrianised traffic free shopping area in the country, which was officially named the Queensway by the Queen in 1959. The town also has approximately 50 miles of cycle paths crossing the entire town, offering a safe way for people to cycle from one place to another. In the central part of the shopping area there is the Town Square, which has the 'Joyride' bronze statue of a mother and child, by Franta Belsky. There are also other monuments from the time of the New Town development, and these are part of what makes Stevenage have it's 50's/60's character and feel. The town is ideally situated for transport, with the East Coast main line adjacent to the centre, with trains from Scotland and the North of England, to Kings Cross in London. The A1(M) motorway is to the west of the town, with the M25 orbital motorway around London only 15 minutes down the A1(M). Books and maps about Stevenage... (listed by popularity) Sorry, we are currently unable to process your request in a timely manner. Please try again later. |
Which professional Snooker player from Canada was known as 'The Grinder' because of his slow determined style of play? | Cliff Thorburn - 147 BREAK 147 BREAK Cliff Thorburn- First Ever 147 Break At The Crurible Date of Birth: 16 January 1948 Country: Canada World Champion 1980 Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn, CM known as Cliff Thorburn is a retired professional Canadian snooker player. A former world number one (one of only ten players to hold that spot), he was world snooker champion in 1980, one of only three players from outside the United Kingdom to win the world title in the modern era (along with Ken Doherty and Neil Robertson). In 1983, Thorburn became the first player to compile a maximum break at the world championships. His slow, determined style of play earned him the nickname “The Grinder”. Thorburn first went to England to play snooker professionally in the early 70s. He had met John Spencer in Canada, who had advised him to go to the UK to improve his game. He was runner up in the world championship in 1977, and was soon considered a contender for tournaments. Thorburn’s finest moment came in the 1980 World Championship. He met Alex Higgins in the final, a personality that could hardly have been more different from his own. Thorburn won the match 18-16 to take the championship, and rose to number two in the world rankings. The BBC’s coverage of the final had been interrupted by the broadcast of live footage of the SAS storming the Iranian Embassy. The following season Thorburn reached number one in the world rankings. In 1983, Thorburn was made a Member of the Order of Canada. That same year, he became the first player to make a maximum break at the World Championships. He compiled the break in the fourth frame of his second round match against Terry Griffiths (a match he went on to win 13-12). Whilst completing the break, play stopped on the tournament’s second table because Thorburn’s friend and fellow Canadian Bill Werbeniuk wanted to watch him complete the break. He subsequently went on to reach the final, but lost to then world number 1 Steve Davis. His wife had a miscarriage during his semi-final and partly explains his eventual heavy defeat by Davis in the final. Thorburn himself refused to blame this for his loss, instead citing that he was fatigued after his three back-to-back final frame victories; 13-12 win over Terry Griffiths in the Second Round, 13-12 win over Kirk Stevens in the quarter finals and a gruelling 16-15 victory (from 13-15 behind) in his semi-final against Tony Knowles, which finished at 2:30am and left him physically exhausted before the final commenced later that same day; Thorburn stated that, following the early morning finish against Knowles, he simply had nothing left for the final less than thirteen hours later against the in-form Steve Davis, who eventually defeated Thorburn 18-6, with a session to spare. Thorburn was three times the Benson and Hedges Masters Champion, the most prestigious non-ranking event on the snooker calendar for many years. The event was held at the Wembley Conference Centre near London, England, which is where Thorburn lifted the title on three occasions winning in 1983 beating Ray Reardon 9-7 in the final, 1985 beating Doug Mountjoy 9-6 and in 1986 beating Jimmy White 9-5. Thorburn was the first player to retain the Masters title. During the 1984/85 season Thorburn enjoyed a resurgence in form. He made the final of the Rothmans Grand Prix losing to Dennis Taylor 10-2 in the Final. The highlight of the tournament was Thorburn’s 9-7 victory over Steve Davis in the Semi-Final. Thorburn played outstanding snooker to overcome his great rival and the victory came unexpectedly because at that time Davis was in outstanding form. In January 1985 Thorburn also made the final of the Mercantile Credit Classic and was again in outstanding form. On this occasion he met Willie Thorne in the final who was in equivalent good form and Thorne ran out the winner 13-8. Thorburn was again runner-up in the 1986 Mercantile Credit Classic final, this time losing to Jimmy White in the final frame 13-12. Thorburn enjoyed success in the 1985 and 1986 Langs Scottish Masters, an invitational e |
A 'Dobson Unit' is a measurement of the thickness of what? | Ozone Hole Watch: Facts about Dobson Units What is EESC? What is a Dobson Unit? The Dobson Unit is the most common unit for measuring ozone concentration. One Dobson Unit is the number of molecules of ozone that would be required to create a layer of pure ozone 0.01 millimeters thick at a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius and a pressure of 1 atmosphere (the air pressure at the surface of the Earth). Expressed another way, a column of air with an ozone concentration of 1 Dobson Unit would contain about 2.69x1016ozone molecules for every square centimeter of area at the base of the column. Over the Earth’s surface, the ozone layer’s average thickness is about 300 Dobson Units or a layer that is 3 millimeters thick. Seen from space, the edge of the Earth is blurred by the pale blue atmosphere. Most dense at the surface, the atmosphere thins with altitude, until it gradually merges with vacuum. Total ozone is measured through the entire atmospheric column, from the surface to the edge of space. (Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. “The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.” ISS011-E-5487 [07/22/2011 17:01:03]) Ozone in the atmosphere isn’t all packed into a single layer at a certain altitude above the Earth’s surface; it’s dispersed. Even the stratospheric ozone known as “the ozone layer” is not a single layer of pure ozone. It is simply a region where ozone is more common than it is at other altitudes. Satellite sensors and other ozone-measuring devices measure the total ozone concentration for an entire column of the atmosphere. The Dobson Unit is a way to describe how much ozone there would be in the column if it were all squeezed into a single layer. The average amount of ozone in the atmosphere is roughly 300 Dobson Units, equivalent to a layer 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) thick—the height of 2 pennies stacked together. What scientists call the Antarctic Ozone “Hole” is an area where the ozone concentration drops to an average of about 100 Dobson Units. One hundred Dobson Units of ozone would form a layer only 1 millimeter thick if it were compressed into a single layer, about the height of a dime. Compressed to sea-level pressure, the ozone in the atmosphere would form a layer about the height of two pennies stacked together. Levels in the ozone hole are much less—only the height of a single dime. How much is this, compared to the rest of the atmosphere? If all of the air in a vertical column that extends from the ground up to space were collected and squeezed together at a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius and a pressure of 1 atmosphere, that column would be 8 kilometers thick (or about 5 miles). Compare that to the 3 millimeters described above, and you may realize just how tenuous is the Earth’s ozone layer. |
Which pretender to the English throne landed in England in 1495 in an attempt to overthrow King Henry VII, and was hanged at Tyburn? | Perkin Warbeck ~ Pretender to the English Throne « The Freelance History Writer June 27, 2014 By Susan Abernethy in Medieval History , Tudor History Tags: Archduke of Austria , Battle of Bosworth , Dowager Duchess of Burgundy , earl of Desmond , earl of Kildare , Edward Earl of Warwick , Emperor Frederic III , Flanders , George Duke of Clarence , James IV King of Scots , John Atwater , John Taylor , Katherine Gordon , King Charles VIII of France , King Edward IV , King Henry VII of England , King Richard III , Lambert Simnel , Low Countries , Margaret Beaumont , Margaret of Burgundy , Margaret of York , Maximillian King of the Romans , medieval history , Perkin Warbeck , Philip the Fair , Pregent Meno , Queen Elizabeth of York , Richard Duke of York , Sir Edward Beaumont , Tower of London , Tudor history , War of the Roses 9 Comments The Yorkist/Lancastrian conflict known as the War of the Roses is filled with interesting stories from battles to execution by drowning in a butt of malmsey. Because the two young sons of King Edward IV disappeared in the Tower of London there was a lot of speculation about what happened to them. This left the door open for pretenders to appear. Whether or not you believe Perkin Warbeck was Richard, Duke of York, his story is intriguing, fascinating and nearly unbelievable. He managed to maintain his identity and travel the courts of Europe for eight years, soliciting money, troops and ships in an attempt to take the English throne. Perkin Warbeck was the name he was called later in his adventures. Pierrechon de Werbecque was born c. 1474 in Tournai, in what is now Belgium. He was the son of John Osbek, a boatman and comptroller of the town and Catherine de Faro. In the nineteenth century, historian James Gairdner had access to the records of Tournai and identified Warbeck’s parents as Jehan de Werbecque and Nicaise Farou and his grandfather as Diericq de Werbecque. These records confirmed what was written in the printed confession of Perkin before his execution in 1499. The Werbecques were prominent members of Tournai’s prosperous class of civic officials, artisans, and small merchants. When Perkin was about ten years old, his mother took him to Antwerp where he lived with a cousin for about half the year. Due to wars in Flanders he returned home but about a year later, a Tournai merchant named Berlo took him back to the mart in Antwerp. After an illness that lasted about five months he traveled to Bergen op Zoom and finally Middleburg. During this time he became accomplished in speaking Flemish and working for merchants in the cloth trade. By April or May of 1487, he traveled to Portugal in the company of a Yorkist supporter named Margaret Beaumont, the wife of Anglo-Portuguese Jewish convert courtier and international trader Sir Edward Beaumont. Warbeck spent about a year at the Portuguese court alongside the royal councilor and explorer Peter Vacz de Cogna. Finally he was in the employ of Breton merchant Pregent Meno who took him to Cork, Ireland in 1491. Warbeck was parading around Cork in silk clothes belonging to his master, most likely as an advertisement for his employer’s wares. About four years earlier, a young man named Lambert Simnel impersonated Edward, Earl of Warwick, the son of George, Duke of Clarence and had been crowned king in Dublin so the Irish had accepted a pretender before. The citizens of Cork thought Warbeck could also be the son of Clarence but he denied this by swearing an oath before the mayor. Two other persons then declared Warbeck was the illegitimate son of King Richard III but again, he denied this. Finally, he was assured by some Yorkist adherents, led by the former mayor of Cork John Atwater and the English exile John Taylor that if he took on the character of Richard, Duke of York, second son of King Edward IV who disappeared from the Tower, he would garner support. Charles VIII, King of France These Yorkist promoters found backing from the earls of Desmond and Kildare. Warbeck was given training in speaking English and acting as roy |
Which American writer shot and killed his ex-wife during a drunken party game in Mexico City in 1951? | 21 Celebrities Who Have Killed Someone | Criminal Justice 21 Celebrities Who Have Killed Someone Celebrities who have either admitted to or have been convicted of killing someone…outside of military service or as political leaders, that is. Some have paid the price; others, not so much. Robert Blake On May 4, 2001, actor Robert Blake’s wife Bonnie Lee Bakley was shot and killed while sitting in a car outside a Studio City, California restaurant. Blake claimed to be inside the restaurant at the time, retrieving a gun that he’d left at his table. Almost a year later, Blake was arrested and charged with murder, but despite the testimony of two men who claimed that he tried to recruit them to kill Bakley, Blake was found not guilty by the jury. However, when Bakley’s three children filed a civil suit against Blake in 2005, he was found liable for the wrongful death of his wife and was ordered to pay them $30 million. In April 2008, an appeals court upheld the civil case verdict but cut Blake’s penalty in half. John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth is known today as the person who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, but before then, he was already a celebrity, nationally known as a theatrical actor. His family was already known on the theater circuit through Booth’s father Junius and older brother Edwin, the latter perhaps the foremost American Shakespearean actor of his day. John Wilkes Booth meanwhile made a name for himself with his energetic performances in roles that were lighter in tone than Edwin’s, and he came to headline plays around the country. He was so well-known and trusted that he had easy access to all parts of Ford Theater in Washington, DC, on April 14, 1865, during a performance of My American Cousin, even though he was not in the play. That evening, at around 10 PM, he slipped into Lincoln’s box and shot the President in the back of the head during the play. He fled to rural Virginia, where he was killed by federal troops 12 days later. Matthew Brodderick On August 5, 1987, actor Matthew Broderick was driving on a country road in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland with then-girlfriend (and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off co-star) Jennifer Grey when his car veered into the wrong lane, colliding with an oncoming vehicle. The two passengers of the other car — 30-year-old Anna Gallagher and her 63-year-old mother Margaret Doherty — were killed instantly. Broderick spent a month in the hospital but because of memory loss, he was unable to explain what happened. It was determined that the actor wasn’t drunk at the time of the accident, and he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving, although he was eventually convicted only of careless driving, escaping with a $175 fine. Initially upset at the ruling, the victims’ family has since come to terms with it and met with Brodderick in 2003 to gain a sense of closure. Aaron Burr On the morning of July 11, 1804, Aaron Burr, then the Vice President of the United States, engaged in a duel with former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton (and future $10 bill model) in rural Weehawken, New Jersey. The two politicians had a long-standing feud across party lines that came to a head when Hamilton made disparaging remarks about Burr’s qualifications for the governorship of New York, a race that Burr had just lost (having realized that he wouldn’t return for a second term as Vice President). Duels at the time were often just for show, with participants routinely “throwing away their fire” (intentionally missing), but while Hamilton threw away his fire, Burr’s shot found its mark, and Hamilton was mortally wounded. Some historians chalk the death up to miscommunication over the intentions of the duel, with Burr thinking that Hamilton had tried to hit him, while others claim that Burr fully intended on killing Hamilton all along. Because dueling was illegal, Burr was charged with murder, but those charges were later dropped. However, the duel signaled an end to his political career, ironically damaging Burr’s reputation more than anything Hamilton may have said about him |
In meteorology, what is measured in 'Oktas'? | Understanding Sky Conditions and Cloudiness Understanding Sky Conditions and Cloudiness Understanding Sky Conditions and Cloudiness No Photo, No Life!/Getty Images Updated August 01, 2015. Updated July 31, 2015 If your weather forecast says clear skies, you know what to expect. But if skies will be partly cloudy or mostly cloudy, it can be difficult to know exactly how cloudy that is. To get a better understanding, let's look at how meteorologists determine cloudiness. How Cloudy Is the Sky? Why, It's As Easy As Pie! Sky cover is measured by visually dividing the sky up into a pie having 8 slices, or "oktas" (meaning "eighths"), and observing how many of those slices are covered with clouds. (In addition to using oktas, the fraction of cloud cover can also be expressed using tenths -- that is, 4 oktas or 4/8 = 5/10.) Depending on how many slices contain clouds out of the 8 total, there's a certain terminology assigned. Here's a breakdown: Scroll down to the table below... Terminology |
Who was the ten-year-old child pretender to the throne of England during the time of Henry VII who claimed, falsely, to be the Earl of Warwick? | Tudor and Stuart Britain HOME Henry VII and the Pretenders Posted on September 12, 2011, from Athens, Alabama Oh yes, I'm the great pretender Just laughing and gay like a clown I seem to be what I'm not you see I'm wearing my heart like a crown The Platters We don�t use the term �pretender� in American political discourse very much and we definitely don�t use it in the sense that people living under a system of hereditary monarchy used the term. In the monarchial governments of the past, a pretender was someone who aspired to an office or the throne, usually under false pretenses. Under a system of hereditary monarchy, power normally was passed on as an inheritance to a son or some other member of the family of the ruling dynasty. Occasionally someone would seize the throne through force, which is exactly what Henry VII did to gain the English throne in 1485. But whenever people made such power grabs, they quickly attempted to justify their actions through some sort of appeal to hereditary succession. In Henry VII�s case, he did that by appealing to his Lancastrian roots and his descent from Edward III, which he bolstered by marrying Elizabeth of York, the eldest daughter of the deceased Edward IV. But he still faced challenges from Yorkist claimants. Adding to Henry VII�s problems with challengers was the appearance of a couple of impostors who claimed to be important members of the York dynasty with strong claims to the throne. Now you might ask, didn�t anyone realize that these two pretenders were not the people whom they claimed to be? Yes, some members of the York family and their close associates were in a good position to know that these two young men were fakes. But to Yorkist plotters, the facts didn�t matter, and they encouraged the impostors in the hope of overthrowing the hated Henry VII. Without Photos or TV Talking Heads, What's an Englishman to Believe? Otherwise, most people of that era never got a close look at their rulers. Londoners had greater opportunities to see monarchs, but in large parts of the realm, the common people never saw their king and his family in the flesh. They also did not see photographs of monarchs or get to watch them on television. Those kinds of ready popular imagery lay over 400 years in the future. So, anybody who showed up looking and acting sufficiently royal would have been given credence. If you looked like a king, dressed like a king, and acted like a king, you must be a king. The English were not alone in granting some credibility to impostors claiming the throne. The phenomenon of pretenders was even more common and more successful in seventeenth-century Russia. It has occurred throughout history in many parts of the globe. Keep in mind, impostors pretending to a throne also benefit from people wanting to believe. Many people in my lifetime were reluctant to accept the finality of pop music king Elvis Presley�s death, giving rise to frequent reports of Elvis sightings for many years after his demise -- a situation most likely aggravated by the proliferation of Elvis imitators. The same phenomenon occurred after the death of the singer Jim Morrison, although (so far) I have heard no reports of Michael Jackson sightings. From King Sebastian to President Kennedy. . . . When someone famous or important dies prematurely, a spirit of anxious denial is sure to arise. Stories circulated almost immediately that President John F. Kennedy had not died from his wounds at Dallas. These stories represent societal delusions with deep roots. For example, when King Sebastian of Portugal died at the Battle of Al Kazar al Kebir, rumors of his survival and claims of sightings followed in Portugal for several years. The delusion even had a name, Sebastianismo. Another case involved Edward VI of England, who death as a young man in 1553 led to tales that he had not really died. These kinds of rumors were often tinged with political undertones and sinister motives. The people who supported Henry VII�s rival pretenders didn�t float false rumors of Richard III�s survival, |
For what did the 'S' stand in the name of American author William S. Burroughs? | fUSION Anomaly. William S. Burroughs ambient track _The End Of Words_ MP3 (192k) by Material off of _Seven Souls_ (1989) inaudible text narrated by WSB drum & bass release _Funktion/Naked Lunch_ MP3 12" by Ed Rush & Optical on V #026 (1998) lo fi neo psychedelia track _Christmas With William S._ MP3 (160k) by Olivia Tremor Control off of _Singles & Beyond_ compilation on Emperor Norton (2000) paisley underground roots rock track _Exploring The Axis_ MP3 by Thin White Rope off of _Exploring The Axis_ 12" on Diablo (1985) name of band is taken from WSB's term for ejaculation track _Letter To William S. Burroughs And Ode To Jack_ MP3 by Hunter S. Thompson spoken word cabaret track _What Keeps Mankind Alive_ MP3 (96k) off of _September Songs: The Music Of Kurt Weill_ compilation CD (1997) Weill was a German composer affiliated with Bertolt Brecht, which means cabaret. Cabaret was a medium for political dissent. ' Educational opera' is the term used. track _Word Is Virus_ MP3 off of _The Elvis Letters_ 12" on TK (1985) music & production by director Gus Van Sant spoken word track _Just Say No To Drug Hysteria (excerpt 4:08)_ MP3 off of _Best Of William S. Burroughs: From Giorno Poetry Systems CDx4 on Mouth Almighty (1998) band Steely Dan - name taken from a reference in William S. Burroughs' book _Naked Lunch_ about a steam-powered sex toy (dildo). beat poetry track _Dinosaurs (live reading)_ MP3 (192k) (6:00) track _Ah Pook Is The Mayan God Of Death_ MP3 off of _Ah Pook Is Here_ (written in 1975) track _K-9 Was In Combat With _Do Android's Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick ; title _Blade Runner_ comes from the name of a totally unrelated William S. Burroughs novel about black market surgeons, which was itself based on a story by Alan E. Nourse.] The Western Lands Working closely with Skopelitis, Bill Laswell created two pivotal albums in the late 1980s -- that serve as arguable prototypical predecessors for some of Axiom's landmark releases by Baker, Skopelitis, and Material, among others -- within a short-lived but intense series of albums for the Nation and Venture subsidiaries of Virgin. The first was Material's _Seven Souls_, which featured the voice of William S. Burroughs. About William Burroughs: The identification of control systems and devising means to destroy them has always dominated his work. Burroughs has always fought for complete freedom -- freedom from all control from invasion by alien forces from religion, sexual repression, and suppression from the American way of life and traditional family values. From programming by TV, media, and the subtext of language . The ugly spirit as the ugly American, the forces of greed and corruption, selfishness and stupidity. Featuring Sly Dunbar on drums, Shankar and Simon Shaheen on violins, and with Burroughs' voice augmented by Arabic, West African, and New York hip-hop vocalists, Material's _Seven Souls_ is a sublime fusion of high-tech production with acoustic elements. Jeff Bova's synthesizers blend organically with Skopelitis' various guitars and ethnic stringed instruments to create washes of sound that breathe behind Burroughs' stark readings from the texts of "The Western Lands." Thematically, sonically, and conceptually, _Seven Souls_ -- like _Future Shock_ -- is a landmark recording for Laswell in its reflection of such a variety of perfectly united elements. Although his cavalier lifestyle and counterculture status has overshadowed his multimedia experiments, William S. Burroughs studied with Alfred Korzybski (who formulated General Semantics and E-Prime ), and was a fierce critic of Scientology's psycho-linguistic games. Burroughs' interest in epigenetic (brain) and cultural ( evolution as the basis of contemporary advertising techniques anticipated Howard Bloom's research that the co-evolution of language and brain contains viral elements. - Alex Burns "Western man is externalizing himself in the form of gadgets" - _N |
Which former postman won the World Snooker Championship at his first attempt in 1979? | BBC SPORT | Other Sport... | Snooker | 1979: Griffiths ushers new dawn 1979: Griffiths ushers new dawn Griffiths' final efforts paid dividends In winning the world title at his first attempt, Terry Griffiths ushered in a new era for snooker, an era in which the standards would reach levels never before seen. Griffiths, a former bus conductor and postman from Llanelli, had entered the championship with the modest goal of qualifying for The Crucible. But in the final stages he beat Perrie Mans, runner-up the previous year, 13-8 and made a break of 107 in the deciding frame of his thrilling 13-12 victory over Alex Higgins in the quarter-finals. He had to rely on tactical nous and great patience to scrape past durable Australian Eddie Charlton in the semi-finals, eventually achieving a 19-17 victory at 1.40 am following a five hours and 25 minutes final session. Dennis Taylor came through the other half of the draw to reach the final for the first time. He led 14-12, but Griffiths, defying tiredness after his semi-final exertions and the pressure of his first major final, won 12 of the next 14 frames to complete his remarkable 24-16 victory. |
Which religious denomination was founded by John Thomas in 1848? | THE CHRISTADELPHIANS Christadelphian beliefs concerning God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit: There is considerable confusion concerning their beliefs in God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Many information sources describe the group as having abandoned the traditional concept of the Trinity in favor of polytheism -- a belief in multiple Gods. The vast majority of Christian denominations follow the early Church councils and view God as a single deity composed of three persons: God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These sources external to the Christadelphians frequently base their assessment on writings by the group's founder, John Thomas. In this book Phanerosis, he wrote: "There are not three Gods in the Godhead; nor are there but three in manifestation; nevertheless, the Father is God and Jesus is God; and we may add, so are all the brethren of Jesus gods; and 'a multitude which no man can number.' The Godhead is the homogeneous fountain of the Deity; these other gods are the many streams which form this fountain flow. The springhead of Deity is one, not many; the streams as numerous as the orbs of the universe, in which a manifestation of Deity may have hitherto occurred." However, Christadelphians do not necessarily still accept all of Thomas' beliefs today -- including this one. An accurate description of their beliefs is found in their Statement of Faith (a.k.a. the Birmingham Amended Statement of Faith or BASF). They believe: God the Father is a single indivisible unity. They reject the belief in a Trinity containing three separate personalities. They hold this belief in common with Judaism , Islam , Sikhism and the Jehovah's Witnesses . Jesus is a God manifestation -- a reflection and representative of God. Jesus is fully a man. He was and remains distinctly separate from God. This agrees with the beliefs about Jesus held by the Jewish Christian church prior to the return of Paul to Judea circa 38 CE. But it conflicts with the beliefs of most Christian denominations who view Jesus as fully man and fully God. Jesus had no existence prior to his conception circa 6 BCE by the virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit. Jesus was born with a fully human nature. However, he lived without sin . One proof of Jesus' nature being entirely human is that he died on the cross. He was raised by God the Father to eternal life. Afterwards, Jesus ascended to Heaven. Jesus will return soon and create a kingdom of God in Jerusalem. This kingdom will then spread across the entire world. Their document "Our Faith and Beliefs" states that salvation requires good works: "We reject as unbiblical the idea that Christ could die as a replacement sacrifice for us, thus covering all our sins forever with that one act. Certainly it is through his sacrifice that we may be forgiven, but only if we walk the path of self-denial that he marked out for us." 12 They view the Holy Spirit is simply the Power of God; it is not a separate person, but is rather a: "... radiant visible power from the Father. It is an unseen power emanating from the Deity, filling all space, and by which God is everywhere present. It is the medium by which God created all things..." 13 More information is available at: www.Biblebasicsonline.com Christadelphian beliefs concerning the Devil and Satan: The Devil is not viewed by Christadelphians as a quasi-deity with magical powers who travels the Earth trying to lure people into sin --as is believed by most conservative Christian groups. Based on Genesis 6:5, Jeremiah 7:21-28, Matthew 15:19, James 1:13-15, and other passages, they stress that "Temptation and hence sin, comes from inside the person, not outside." Satan is viewed as the principle of evil which resides in people and motivates them to sin and rebel against God. They point out that the words "devil" does not appear in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament). In the New Testament, these terms are sometimes used to translate the Greek word "diabolos" which means a human slanderer or false accuser. Examples are John 6:70, 1 |
Which African cat, that is extensively hunted for its fur, has the longest legs of all cats relative to its body size? | Serval (Leptailurus Serval) - Wild Cats Magazine Contact Serval (Leptailurus Serval) The Serval is a medium-sized African wild cat. It is closely related to the African Golden Cat and the Caracal. It is a slender animal, with long legs and a fairly short tail. The head is small in relation to the body, and the tall, oval ears are set close together. The pattern of the fur is variable. Usually, the Serval is boldly spotted black on tawny. The “servaline” form has much smaller, freckled spots. In addition, melanism is known to exist in this species, giving a similar appearance to the black panther. White servals are white with silvery grey spots and have only occurred in captivity. Its main habitat is the savanna, although melanistic individuals are more usually found in mountainous areas. The Serval needs watercourses within its territory, so it does not live in semi-deserts or dry steppes. It is able to climb and swim, but seldom does so. It has now dwindled in numbers due to human population taking over its habitat and also hunting its pelt. It is protected in most countries. The Serval is listed in Cites Appendix 2, indicating that it is “not necessarily now threatened with extinction but that may become so unless trade is closely controlled.” Although the Serval is highly specialised for catching rodents, it is an opportunistic predator whose diet also includes hares, hyraxes, birds, reptiles, insects, fish, and frogs. The Serval has been observed taking larger animals, such as small Springbok, but over 90% of the Serval’s prey weighs less than 200g. The Serval eats very quickly, and if its food is big enough, it sometimes eats too quickly, causing it to regurgitate the food because of clogging in the throat. As part of its adaptations for hunting in the savannas, the Serval boasts long legs (the longest of all cats, relative to body size) and large ears. The long legs and neck allow the Serval to see over tall grasses, while its ears are used to detect prey, even those burrowing underground. While hunting, the Serval will pause for up to 15 minutes at a time to listen with eyes closed. The Serval’s pounce is a distinctive vertical ‘hop’, which may be an adaptation for catching flushed birds. The Serval is a highly efficient hunter, catching prey on as many as 50% of attempts, compared to around one of ten for most species of cat. The Serval has been known to dig into burrows in search of underground prey. The gestation period for a female Serval is 66-77 days – 2 to 2 1/2 months. The litter consists of two or three kittens, sometimes as few as one or as many as five. They are raised in sheltered locations such as abandoned aardvark burrows. If such an ideal location is not available, a place behind a shrub may be sufficient. The Serval is sometimes preyed upon by the leopard and other large cats. More dangerous for this cat are humans. The Serval was extensively hunted for its fur. It is still common in West and East Africa, but it is extinct in the South African Cape Province and very rare north of the Sahara. The Serval has been bred with the domestic cat to create a hybrid breed of domestic cat called the Savannah. Black servals Melanistic (black) servals are relatively common in the Aberdare mountains of Kenya. Most Aberdare servals are black and this may be an adaptation to help retain body heat in the cold mountainous area. Black servals have been reported on the moorlands of the Aberdare Mountains at 9800 ft (3000 metres) and they have also been reported from Mount Kenya, the Mau Forest, the Cheringani Hills and Kilimanjaro.Servals found in the Kruger Park are tawny in colour, with black spots and stripes. Very rare… a white serval! Leave a Reply |
Which English poet, known as the 'Northamptonshire Peasant Poet', was committed to an asylum from 1837 until his death? | John Clare - John Clare Biography - Poem Hunter John Clare - John Clare Biography - Poem Hunter Biography Biography of John Clare John Clare was an English poet, the son of a farm labourer, who came to be known for his celebratory representations of the English countryside and his lamentation of its disruption. His poetry underwent a major re-evaluation in the late 20th century and he is often now considered to be among the most important 19th-century poets. His biographer Jonathan Bate states that Clare was "the greatest labouring-class poet that England has ever produced. No one has ever written more powerfully of nature, of a rural childhood, and of the alienated and unstable self". Life Early Life Clare was born in Helpston, six miles to the north of the city of Peterborough. In his life time, the village was in the Soke of Peterborough in Northamptonshire and his memorial calls him "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet". Helpston now lies in the Peterborough unitary authority of Cambridgeshire. He became an agricultural labourer while still a child; however, he attended school in Glinton church until he was twelve. In his early adult years, Clare became a pot-boy in the Blue Bell public house and fell in love with Mary Joyce; but her father, a prosperous farmer, forbade her to meet him. Subsequently he was a gardener at Burghley House. He enlisted in the militia, tried camp life with Gypsies, and worked in Pickworth as a lime burner in 1817. In the following year he was obliged to accept parish relief. Malnutrition stemming from childhood may be the main culprit behind his 5-foot stature and may have contributed to his poor physical health in later life. Early poems Clare had bought a copy of Thomson's Seasons and began to write poems and sonnets. In an attempt to hold off his parents' eviction from their home, Clare offered his poems to a local bookseller named Edward Drury. Drury sent Clare's poetry to his cousin John Taylor of the publishing firm of Taylor & Hessey, who had published the work of John Keats. Taylor published Clare's Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery in 1820. This book was highly praised, and in the next year his Village Minstrel and other Poems were published. Midlife He had married Martha ("Patty") Turner in 1820. An annuity of 15 guineas from the Marquess of Exeter, in whose service he had been, was supplemented by subscription, so that Clare became possessed of £45 annually, a sum far beyond what he had ever earned. Soon, however, his income became insufficient, and in 1823 he was nearly penniless. The Shepherd's Calendar (1827) met with little success, which was not increased by his hawking it himself. As he worked again in the fields his health temporarily improved; but he soon became seriously ill. Earl FitzWilliam presented him with a new cottage and a piece of ground, but Clare could not settle in his new home. Clare was constantly torn between the two worlds of literary London and his often illiterate neighbours; between the need to write poetry and the need for money to feed and clothe his children. His health began to suffer, and he had bouts of severe depression, which became worse after his sixth child was born in 1830 and as his poetry sold less well. In 1832, his friends and his London patrons clubbed together to move the family to a larger cottage with a smallholding in the village of Northborough, not far from Helpston. However, he felt only more alienated. His last work, the Rural Muse (1835), was noticed favourably by Christopher North and other reviewers, but this was not enough to support his wife and seven children. Clare's mental health began to worsen. As his alcohol consumption steadily increased along with his dissatisfaction with his own identity, Clare's behaviour became more erratic. A notable instance of this behaviour was demonstrated in his interruption of a performance of The Merchant of Venice, in which Clare verbally assaulted Shylock. He was becoming a burden to Patty and his family, and in July 1837, on the recommendation of his publishing friend, John T |
Deriving from the Turkish for 'black ear' because of its distinctive black ears, what is the common name for the cat that is also known as the 'Persian or African Lynx'? | 1000+ images about African lynx on Pinterest | Persian, The persians and Kittens Forward Caracal – Also known as the African Lynx, this beautiful cat with its unusual ear tufts is seen from time to time in many areas of the Serengeti (Ndutu, Seronera and Grumeti West) perhaps 1 to 2 times a year. The caracal is very shy and elusive and only a handful of our safari guests have ever managed to snap a decent shot before it disappears into thick cover. There was a great documentary filmed about the caracals of the Serengeti several years ago called chasing big cats that can be… See More |
Which Victorian painter, noted for his pictures of fairies and other supernatural creatures, murdered his father in 1843 and was committed to a lunatic asylum for the remaining 43 years of his life? | 1000+ images about Richard Dadd (1 August 1817 – 7 January 1886) English painter on Pinterest | Bethlem royal hospital, The fairy and Beirut lebanon Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Richard Dadd (1 August 1817 – 7 January 1886) English painter Richard Dadd (1 August 1817 – 7 January 1886) was an English painter of the Victorian era, noted for his depictions of fairies and other supernatural subjects, Orientalist scenes, and enigmatic genre scenes, rendered with obsessively minuscule detail. Most of the works for which he is best known were created while he was a patient in a psychiatric hospital. 22 Pins32.91k Followers |
The East River separates Long Island from which New York borough? | Bronx, the Encyclopedia > Places > United States, Canada, and Greenland > U.S. Political Geography Bronx, the Bronx, the, borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx co. (1990 pop. 1,203,789), land area 42 sq mi (106 sq km), SE N.Y. The name comes from Jonas Bronck, who purchased the land from Native Americans in 1639. New York City acquired the Bronx, which had been the lower portion of Westchester co., in two stages in 1874 and 1895. With the consolidation of New York City in 1898 it became a separate borough; the county was not organized until 1914. The only mainland borough of New York City, it comprises the southern part of a peninsula bordered on the W by the Hudson River, on the SW by the Harlem River (which separates it from Manhattan), on the S by the East River, and on the E by Long Island Sound. Among the many bridges linking the borough to Manhattan and Queens are the Henry Hudson, the Robert F. Kennedy (formerly Triborough), the Bronx-Whitestone, and the Throgs Neck. The borough is also connected to Manhattan by subway lines. With the extension of mass transit to the Bronx in the early 20th cent. the population of the sparsely settled area rapidly increased, becoming home to many immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe. After World War II, African-American and Hispanic residents became the majority, and there are growing African and Caribbean communities. The declining local economy led to a deterioration of housing, and the term "South Bronx" became synonymous with urban blight. Attempts at renovation have been successful in many neighborhoods that had been abandoned for much of the 1970s and 1980s. Although the Bronx is no longer an extensive shipping, warehouse, and factory center, the Hunts Point Terminal Market is the major wholesale produce center for New York City. Large areas of the borough are set aside for parks, notably Bronx Park, with the New York Zoological Park (Bronx Zoo) and the New York Botanical Garden; Van Cortlandt Park, and Pelham Bay Park, with Orchard Beach on Long Island Sound. Among the institutions of higher learning in the Bronx are Fordham Univ., Manhattan College, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva Univ., the New York State Maritime College, and Herbert H. Lehman College of the City Univ. of New York. Other points of interest are Yankee Stadium (1923) and the Edgar Allan Poe cottage (1812). See L. Ultan, The Beautiful Bronx (1982); L. Ultan and G. Hermalyn, The Bronx in the Innocent Years (1985); E. Gonzalez et al., Building a Borough (1986). The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. |
Which ecumenical Christian community was founded by the Scottish clergyman Reverend George MacLeod in 1938? | Iona Community - Hymnary.org Log in to make the most of Hymnary.org collections. Iona Community Full Name: Iona Community The Iona Community, founded in 1938 by the Rev George MacLeod, is an ecumenical Christian community of men and women from different walks of life and different traditions in the Christian church. Its headquarters are in Glasgow, Scotland, where its publishing house Wild Goose Publications is also based, but its main activities take place on the island of Iona, and to a lesser extent also on Mull, in Argyll and Bute. The community began as a project led by George MacLeod, at that time Church of Scotland minister in Govan, Glasgow, to close the gap which he perceived between the Church and working people. He took a group of ministers and working men to Iona to rebuild the ruined medieval Iona Abbey together. The community which grew out of this was initially under the supervision of an Iona Community Board reporting to the Church of Scotland's General Assembly, but later the formal links with the Church of Scotland were loosened to allow the community more scope for ecumenical involvement. The Iona Community is a scattered community. Its members live mainly in Scotland, England and Wales, others live in Australia, Germany, Malaysia and the United States. In May 2009, there were 270 Full Members, "around 1800" Associate Members and 1600 Friends of the Community. Among them are Presbyterians, Anglicans, Lutherans, Quakers, Roman Catholics and people of no denominational allegiance. The community has a strong commitment to ecumenism and to peace and justice issues. The Iona Community runs three residential centres: Iona Abbey and the MacLeod Centre on the Isle of Iona, and Camas Tuath on Mull. Weeks at the centres often follow a programme related to the concerns of the Iona Community, and people are invited to come and share the life. A regular feature of a visit to Iona is a pilgrimage around the island which includes meditations on discipleship; when the pilgrims reach the disused marble quarry or the machair, the common ground where the crofters once grazed sheep, for example, they stop for reflection on work and faithfulness. The community has its own ecumenical liturgy which is used daily in the abbey and elsewhere. Amongst the most widely-known song and liturgical material from the Iona Community is the experimental worship developed by the Wild Goose Resource Group, based in Glasgow. The Group, exists to enable and equip congregations and clergy in the shaping and creation of new forms of relevant and participative worship, particularly concerned with enabling Jo Love supported by a small administrative team led by Gail Ullrich. Along with a team of local Glaswegians, they also run a monthly, city-centre workshop & worship event, Holy City. Bell and Maule, with their collaborators, the Wild Goose Worship Group and more recently, the Wild Goose Collective, have produced around 50 published books and CDs since the mid-80s. In the 80s and 90s, the Wild Goose Worship Group was highly influential in introducing songs from the other cultures (particularly those from South Africa) to the repertoire of churches in the UK and elsewhere. The approaches and practices of the Wild Goose Resource Group have been widely imitated and written about. Collections of Wild Goose Resource Group songs and texts have been published internationally, including translations into Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Japanese, Dutch, Frisian, Danish and German. The leader of the community is elected by the members. The leaders to date are: George MacLeod 1938-1967 Kathy Galloway 2003 - 2009 Peter MacDonald 2009–present (Term extends to 2016) Miles Christi was a name given to the members of the Iona Community by its founder George MacLeod. The origin of this image of being a Soldier for Christ may have its roots in Martin of Tours who as a former Roman Soldier applied similar discipline to Christian life and was a great inspiration to the early Church in Scotland. St Martin's Cross, a high Celtic Cross carved in stone, stands to this da |
To what did the Gilbert Islands change its name after gaining independence from Britain in 1979? | Pacific Island Books : Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) Pacific Island Books Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) Kiribati Akekeia! Traditional Dance in Kiribati by Tony & Joan Whincup. ISBN 0646415549. Published by Tobaraoi Travel. Recommended retail price $74.99. Dance is the expression of joy and sorrow, maybe love, friendship being expressed through the dance in the highest way – so dancing in Kiribati is one of the highest forms of expression. It’s a way of bringing the community together, participating in certain celebrations, that’s why you develop this sense of unity in the community through dance, also beginning to appreciate your own culture. It gives joy to the people, they cannot celebrate without dance. Also the preparation of dance takes a long time, so in doing that they really develop their sense of unity towards the community – it’s a way of educating our young people, participating in their culture especially in dances – so dance is the center of our life really…this is the way our highest point of expression, our emotions and feelings about life and relationship between one another and also the relationship with the invisible world, the spirit are all in the dance; so it’s a big wealth for us and a very rich expression of our life through the dances. Hard cover, 168 pages. Published in 2001. Ana Otabwanin Kiritimati: The Environment of Christmas Island by Roger Perry and Martin Garnett. Recommended retail price $12. Originally published as The Natural History of Birdlife of Christmas Island, this book was written thanks to a grant from the Overseas Development Administration (British Development Division, Fiji). It includes diagrams and photos of the many different bird populations residing and visiting Christmas Island as well as some information and drawings on the plants, land crabs and lizards. Soft cover, 36 pages. Published in 1998. Book of Banaba, The by H. C and H. E Maude. Published by the Institute of Pacific Studies. ISBN 06420128X. Recommended retail price $15. When the Banabans had to leave their ancestral homeland as a result of the devastation caused by the phosphate mining industry they settled on the island of Rabi in Fiji. Unfortunately the traumatic upheavals which the community has been through since the beginning of the century, and particularly since the Japanese occupation, have resulted in an understandable loss of confidence and a questioning of their identity and future. The Rabi born, in particular, have little conception of their rich historical heritage and former culture. This book, therefore, has been prepared to provide the present and future generations of Rabi islanders with all that thas been recorded of their former way of life on Banaba from the time their forebears first settled it over a thousand years ago and created a prosperous, self-supporting and happy society numbering several thousand. The work will be of interest as well to a wider readership since it is the first to detail the settlement of an isolated Pacific Island, the development on it over the centuries of a community superbly integrated into its unique environment, and its final reluctant abandonment owing to external pressures beyond their control. Soft cover, 124 pages. Published in 1994. Borau Ni Kiribati, Te (text of Kiribati) by Etekia Ainati and Abera Timea. ISBN 9820201306. Published by the Institute of Pacific Studies . Recommended retail price $12. Kaain Kiribati bon taani borau mangkoa aika a konabwai. N te boki ae kakaawaki aei, e kaokira rikaki Etekia Ainati bwa ti na nori bonganan manin ao bwain abara, marawa ao karawa. E teretere man te boki bwa ngaia bon taian “tirotaam” taabo aikai. A kona n noraki ao ni warekaki iai kanikina ake a kaoti kanoan bong aika a na roko bwa te buaka ke te raoi ao a bati riki. Aikai rabakau aika a bongana irouia aomata nako, riki taan borau ao taan akawa. Soft cover, 61 pages. Published in 1997. Kiribati by Tony Whincup. Published by Tobaraoi Travel. Recommended |
Jeff Bridges won this years 'Oscar' for Best Actor for his role as 'Otis Blake', in which film? | 10 Greatest Roles of Jeff Bridges | Rolling Stone 10 Greatest Roles of Jeff Bridges Bruce Springsteen Played Secret White House Concert for... 10 Greatest Roles of Jeff Bridges As the actor hits theaters in 'Tron: Legacy' and 'True Grit', Peter Travers looks back on his top performances 10 All Stories Jeff Bridges finally won his Oscar this year after 40 years of making movies. Funny things is, his role as broken-down country singer Bad Blake in Crazy Heart isn't even his career best. No way, dude. Maybe it took so long for Bridges to take home Academy gold because he makes his craft look easy. Another sign of a great actor is how the stench cloud that covers a lousy movie doesn't seem to taint him. Heaven's Gate was a famous flop. Ditto the 1976 remake of King Kong. Bridges was sly and fun in both of them. So here, in tribute to one actor's true grit, are my picks for the 10 best performances by Jeff Bridges. Add your own in the comments. |
What term describes the point at which a celestial object in orbit around the Earth, such as the Moon, makes its closest approach to Earth? | Moon Glossary: Lunar Terms and Definitions Moon Posters Moon Glossary: Lunar Terms and Definitions A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | W | X, Y, Z A Albedo This term is a unit-less measure that refers to the how much an object diffusely reflects light from the sun. Angular Diameter The measurement of the diameter of a distant object from the perspective of the angle resulting between the observer and the object's outer edges. Also known as the 'visual diameter'. Annular Eclipse Refers to an solar eclipse where the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth, but with the Moon appearing smaller than the Sun to the observer, leaving a bright ring around the circumference of the Moon. Anomalistic Month The length of time that the Moon takes to pass between perigee (or apogee) passages that is, the 27.55455 day period during which the Moon moves from its closest (or farthest) point to the Earth, all the way around and back again. Anorthositic Rock A calcium-rich rock type found in abundance on the Moon. Aphelion The farthest point from the Sun in a planetary body's orbit. Apogee The farthest point from the Earth in the Moon's orbit. Apogean Tide The name for low tide when the Moon is at it's farthest point from the Earth. Apolune The farthest point from the Moon in an object's orbit around it. B Basalt Volcanic rock formed by rapidly cooling lava. Found on the moon and the earth. Breccia A type of rock that is composed of a matrix of different materials, minerals and fragments of other rocks. Found on the moon and the earth. C Celestial equator The projection of the Earth's equator into space. It could be considered an invisible belt that surrounds the Earth in the minds of astronomers. Celestial Mechanics The specialized areas of astrology that describes the gravitational effects of heavenly bodies as well as their motion. Colongitude Also called selenographic colongitude, it is the longitude of the Moon's morning terminator. Conjunction The term applied when two planets are in close proximity to each other in the sky, from the perspective of an Earth-bound observer. Crater Wall The cliff-like wall formed by the impact of a meteor with a celestial body such as a planet or moon. Crescent Moon The famous image of the Moon frequently used in the media, consisting of only a thin crescent slice of the Moon being visible from Earth. This phase of the moon occurs just after the New Moon phase, which is also known as Dark of the Moon. There is also a Crescent Moon phase just prior to the next New Moon as well. D Dark of the Moon So named because during this phase, the Moon is not visible in the sky, Dark of the Moon is also known as New Moon. Declination Declination is the position of a celestial body, such as the Moon, in the equatorial coordinate system. Declination is measured by degrees in relation to the celestial equator. Diurnal In astronomy, diurnal generally refers to the motion of an object in a 24 hour period. An example would be Moon-rise. These activities repeat every 24 hours. The diurnal arc describes the amount of time a celestial object takes to transition from fully risen to fully set. DST Daylight Savings Time. E Earthshine The light of the sun that is reflected back into space by the Earth, and which can illuminate other objects such as the Moon. Eclipse Any interference between the light from the Sun and the object being illuminated. The Moon frequently moves between the Earth and the Sun, blocking out the Sun's rays. Ecliptic A term applied to the invisible path in the sky that the Sun moves through during the year, in relation to Earth and the other planets. Elongation The angle found between a planet and the Sun, from the perspective of the Earth. Ephemeris An astronomical text which contains the position of celestial bodies in the sky as seen from Earth at specific times. These positions are given in coordinates that astronomers can then use to locate and view these bodies. Equatorial Tide A tide with a perio |
Which Liberal Democrat has been appointed Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, in David Cameron's first Cabinet? | BBC News - Cabinet: David Cameron's new line-up Cabinet: David Cameron's new line-up Here is a guide to the cabinet following the reshuffle which began on 14 July, 2014: David Cameron Prime Minister Prime Minister David Cameron Conservative David Cameron was virtually unknown outside Westminster when he was elected Tory leader in December 2005 at the age of 39. The Old Etonian had dazzled that year's party conference with his youthful dynamism and charisma, reportedly telling journalists he was the "heir to Blair". He has sought to match the former PM by putting the Conservatives at the centre ground of British politics. After the 2010 election he led his party into coalition with the Lib Dems, making tackling the UK economy's deficit its priority. He has faced criticism from some on the right of the party but Mr Cameron has insisted the coalition will see through its full five-year term. Before becoming leader, he was the Conservatives' campaign co-ordinator at the 2005 general election and shadow education secretary. He was special adviser to Home Secretary Michael Howard and Chancellor Norman Lamont in the 1990s before spending seven years as a public relations executive with commercial broadcaster Carlton. Nick Clegg Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg In just five years, Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg, a contemporary of Mr Cameron, went from political obscurity to the absolute front line of British politics. After becoming MP for Sheffield Hallam at the 2005 election, he was promoted to Europe spokesman, before moving on to the home affairs role. When Sir Menzies Campbell resigned as leader in 2007, he entered the race to succeed him, in the end narrowly beating Chris Huhne. He really came to prominence during the televised debates ahead of the general election, being judged in polls to have been the big winner of the first one. However, this appeared to do little to help the Lib Dems when they actually lost seats on 6 May. The party, though, retained enough MPs to become the vital players in the hung parliament. After taking his party into coalition with the Conservatives - and U-turning on a previous pledge to reject university tuition fees - Mr Clegg saw his personal poll ratings slump, but he has pointed to areas where Lib Dem policies have come into force on taxation and consitutional issues. Like David Cameron, he has insisted the coalition is working in the national interest and will continue for the full parliament. George Osborne Chancellor Chancellor George Osborne One of David Cameron's closest friends and Conservative allies, George Osborne rose rapidly after becoming MP for Tatton in 2001. Michael Howard promoted him from shadow chief secretary to the Treasury to shadow chancellor in May 2005, at the age of 34. Mr Osborne took a key role in the election campaign and even before Mr Cameron became leader the two were being likened to Labour's Blair/Brown duo. The two have emulated them by becoming prime minister and chancellor, but have avoided the spats. Some prominent Conservatives have urged Mr Osborne to do more to promote economic growth. Before entering Parliament, he was a special adviser in the agriculture department when the Tories were in government and later served as political secretary to William Hague. Home Secretary Theresa May Theresa May is the second woman to hold the post of Home Secretary. She was the first woman to become Conservative Party chairman, under the leadership of Iain Duncan Smith. She then took up the culture and family portfolios before being made shadow Commons leader by David Cameron. She has been a keen advocate of positive action to recruit more women Tories to winnable seats and was a key architect of the "A list" of preferred candidates. A passionate moderniser, she famously ruffled feathers when she told Tory activists they were seen as members of the "nasty party". In her role as home secretary, she has overseen widespread changes to the immigration system. Mrs May was the shadow work and pensions minister ahead of the election. Philip Hammond Fore |
To what did the New Hebrides change its name after gaining independence from France and Britain in 1980? | Flashpoint: South Pacific - Vanuatu and New Caledonia Willemez 8 Comments Who knew that France is still involved in a conflict over South Pacific maritime boundaries? Tell the French that their opponent in the conflict is Vanuatu and many will answer “What’s a Vanuatu?” Few French even know that France claims one of the biggest aggregate maritime territories in the world. Indeed, due to its numerous overseas departments and territories, France possesses the second largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the world, covering 11,035,000 km², just behind that of the United States, with 11,351,000km². Shinzo Abe, the Japanese Prime Minister, even said in June 2013, that “France is a big maritime power,” and that France and Japan should collaborate for security issues in the Asia-Pacific region. Following up this sentiment, during Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Paris, the two nations agreed to closer military ties. Funny enough, France is never mentioned in Australia’s Defence White Paper 2013. And yet Spain is, despite lacking any territory in the South Pacific. France on the other hand retains French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, and New Caledonia, a territory with an EEZ as big as South Africa’s. One of New Caledonia’s neighbors, Vanuatu, then known as the New Hebrides, was a Franco-British Condominium (a territory with shared sovereignty) from 1906 to 1980. Nowhere else on earth were two colonial powers sharing an island. (Well, they of course first competed for it, before deciding to rule it jointly.) While the former colony maintained formal relations with France after gaining independence, two little inhabited rocky islands known as Matthew and Hunter became the cause of a maritime boundary issue between the two nations. In 1976, prior to Vanuatu’s/New Hebrides’ independence, France annexed Matthew and Hunter islands to New Caledonia rather than keep them in the New Hebrides condominium. The Vanuatu government of the time rejected French sovereignty over the islands and planted the Vanuatu flag on Hunter Island in 1993 but a French patrol vessel prevented the party from reaching Matthew Island. France nowadays maintains a naval presence and an automated weather station on Matthew. In 2009, the Vanuatu Prime Minister and the independence movement of New Caledonia, the FLNKS, signed a document – with no legal value – recognizing the Vanuatu sovereignty over Matthew and Hunter islands. This gesture is all the more surprising given that France has always stated that the two islands belong to the territory of New Caledonia, and that Vanuatu’s economy is largely supported by French development aid, as well as aid from Iceland, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and others. But in Vanuatu, the legends associated with these southern islands demonstrate the importance of these two islands in the Ni-Vanuatu (Vanuatu people) tradition. Matthew is known as the “House of the Gods” where the spirits of the dead go rest. Ni-Vanuatu speak of traveling regularly from the islands of the Vanuatu archipelago to Hunter and Matthew, singing and dancing when they were on one or the other of the two islands in dispute today. On the other hand, there is no known legend of these islands in New Caledonia. Vanuatu claims that the two islands are part of its archipelago based on its offered geological and cartographic evidence. Those two islets are even being fought for before the UN under terms of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) The dispute spilled has also unsettled relations with neighbors. In 1982, for example, Fiji and New Caledonia signed an agreement on mutual recognition of their maritime boundaries, in which Fiji recognized French ownership of the Matthew and Hunter Islands. The action upset Vanuatu, which demanded that Fiji recognize Ni-Vanuatu sovereignty over the islands, stating that failure to do so would be a blow to peace in the region, but Fiji did not revoke its signature. Oh, I almost forgot: Hunter Island is also unofficially claimed by the micronation Republic of Lostisland, which undertook an |
In which country is the popular coffee-flavoured liqueur 'Tia Maria' produced? | Tia Maria Liqueur - Beer, Wine and Spirits Read about Quality Certification Tia Maria is a coffee flavoured liqueur based on neutral cane spirit with vanilla flavouring and sweetened with sugar. Read more Tia Maria was originally made in Jamaica using Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee beans and Jamaican chocolate. It was invented soon after World War II by Dr. Evans in Kingston, Jamaica and legend has it that he invited friends from the nearby Country Club to help select the best formula for the new liqueur . The original alcohol strength of 31.5% alc./vol. was first reduced to 26.5% alc./vol and in some markets, including the UK, the further reduced to 20% alc./vol. . The Tia Maria brand was bought by Pernod Ricard in 2005 when Allied Domecq was disemboweled but was in turn sold to I.L.L.V.A. Saronno Holding S.p.A. in 2009 as part of Pernod Ricard's debt reduction brand sell off. |
In terms of area, which is the world's largest landlocked country? | Landlocked Countries: 44 Countries Have No Ocean Access By Matt Rosenberg Updated November 15, 2016. Approximately one-fifth of the world's countries are landlocked, meaning they have no access to the oceans. There are 44 landlocked countries that do not have direct access to an ocean or ocean-accessible sea (such as the Mediterranean Sea). Why Is Being Landlocked an Issue? While a country such as Switzerland has thrived despite its lack of access to the world's oceans, being landlocked has many disadvantages. Some landlocked countries rank among the poorest in the world. Some of the issues of being landlocked include: Lack of access to fishing and oceanic food sources High transportation and transit costs because of a lack of access to ports and world shipping operations Geopolitical vulnerabilities from dependence on neighboring countries for access to world markets and natural resources Military limitations because of the lack of naval options What Continents Have No Landlocked-Countries? North America has no landlocked countries, and Australia is rather obviously not landlocked. continue reading below our video What are the Seven Wonders of the World Within the United States, over half of the 50 states are landlocked with no direct access to the world's oceans. Many states, however, do have water access to the oceans via the Hudson Bay, Chesapeake Bay, or Mississippi River. Landlocked Countries in South America: South America has just two landlocked countries: Bolivia and Paraguay. Landlocked Countries in Europe: Europe has 14 landlocked countries: Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Vatican City. Landlocked Countries in Africa: Africa has 16 landlocked countries: Botswana, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, South Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Lesotho is unusual in that it is landlocked by just one country (South Africa). Landlocked Countries in Asia: Asia has 12 landlocked countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Laos, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Note that several of the countries in western Asia border the landlocked Caspian Sea, a feature that does open some transit and trade opportunities. Disputed Regions that Are Landlocked: Four regions that are not fully recognized as independent countries are landlocked: Kosovo, Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia, and Transnistria. What Are the Two Doubly-Landlocked Countries? There are two, special, landlocked countries that are known as doubly-landlocked countries, completely surrounded by other landlocked countries. The two doubly-landlocked countries are Uzbekistan (surrounded by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and, Turkmenistan) and Liechtenstein (surrounded by Austria and Switzerland). What Is the Largest Landlocked Country? Kazakhstan is the world's ninth largest country but is the world's largest landlocked country. It's 1.03 million square miles (2.67 million km2) and is bordered by Russia, China, the Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan , Turkmenistan, and the landlocked Caspian Sea . What Are the Most Recently Added Landlocked Countries? The most recent addition to the list of landlocked countries is South Sudan which gained independence in 2011. Serbia is also a recent addition to the list of landlocked countries. The country formerly had access to the Adriatic Sea, but when Montenegro became an independent country in 2006, Serbia lost its ocean access. This article was edited and expanded significantly by Allen Grove in November 2016. |
What is the name of the special agent played by Keifer Sutherland in the drama series '24'? | Kiefer Sutherland suffering from 'terrifying nerves' for new series of 24 | Daily Mail Online comments Jack Bauer may have nerves of steel but Kiefer Sutherland, who played the iconic CIA agent in Fox's 24 for nine years until 2010, certainly hasn't. The 47-year-old British Canadian star is due to return to the role in the rebooted 24: Live Another Day, but admitted to he's more than a little anxious about the project. 'I'm terrified,' he told reporters at the Television Critics Association's meeting at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, California, where he was promoting the upcoming new season on Monday. Scroll down for video Restarting the clock: Kiefer Sutherland admitted he's 'terrified' about rebooting iconic CIA drama 24 during a panel at the Television Critics Association's promotion in Pasadena, California, on Monday Jack is back! The promo shot for the new series of the much-loved show 'I won't lie to you. Until we start shooting, I'm about as anxious and wound up as I've been in a long time.' 24 ran for eight seasons before it ended in 2010, and Kiefer admitted that he suffered from 'terrifying' nerves in between each series. He said: 'I'm very nervous. Without patting ourselves on the back too hard, we made eight very strong years. We always would look back every season and wish something had been better, but I was very proud. 'So to make 12 more episodes and not make them the best 12 we've ever made, I'm terrified.' Reunited: The 47-year-old and co-star Mary Lynn Rajskub appeared in Fox's drama from 2001 to 2010 Still on the line: The hunky star as Jack Bauer in the last season of 24 on Fox in 2010 Shooting is set to start on the hour-long episodes in the UK in London in a couple of weeks with a special two-hour helping due to launch the drama on Fox on May 5. It will air on Sky1 in the UK. At least the city of London is familiar to Kiefer, who was born there. 'I've spent big chunks of my life there, but I'm anxious,' Kiefer said. 'We plan to be shooting outside. I'm sure we'll be hated by a large portion of London for snarling up their traffic, and for that I apologize in advance.' The action starts four years after the drama’s final season and will play out, as usual, in real time. However, unlike previous seasons, there will only be 12 episodes, instead of 24. After the end of the last series, Kiefer's Jack Bauer remains a fugitive and CIA agent Kate Morgan, played by Chuck star Yvonne Strahovski, is after him. Back for more: Fan favourites Mary Lynn Rajskub, who plays Chloe O'Brian in the show, and Kim Raver, who stars as Audrey Raines, will also be returning for the new series 'In the minds of the CIA, he’s not quite Osama bin Laden but he’s a fugitive of a high order,' executive producer Evan Katz said. 'We will learn he has a mission. Whether it’s good or dark we don’t know, but the CIA is determined to catch him.' Fan favourites Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe O'Brian), Kim Raver (Audrey Raines) and William Devane (James Heller) will be returning for the new series, while newcomers including Giles Matthey, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Michael Wincott and Judy Davis will be joining the cast. Mary Lynn added of the returning series: 'I have a lot of people who refuse to call me anyone but Chloe. I never thought 24 would come back and in this format.' And fans of the show can rest assured that the new series won't derail the plans for a 24 movie, as Kiefer admitted it was only the fact that showrunner Howard Gordon came up with the concept for the new mini-series first that caused the film to be delayed. He said: 'If this ends up rebooting the show or causing a film to be made, so be it. The film is sort of an ongoing situation.' Big screen ambitions: The new TV reboot won't kill the idea of a film, Kiefer told the TCA 'It was his idea': Longtime showrunner and executive producer Howard Gordon came up with the idea for the reboot, titled 24: Live Another Day, according to Kiefer Read more: |
Which English cricketer scored a then world record 364 runs against Australia at the Oval in 1938? | The highest score in Test cricket | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo The progression of the record April 12, 2004 The highest score in Test cricket The highest individual score in Test cricket - batting's blue-riband record - has only changed hands ten times since the first Test of all, 127 years ago in 1876-77. Here's how the bar has been raised: Charles Bannerman: first holder 165* - Charles Bannerman Australia v England, Melbourne, 1876-77 Neatly, the man who scored the first run in Test cricket extended his innings to 165 before being forced to retire hurt with a hand injury. Charles Bannerman, 25, dominated Australia's innings in this inaugural Test, scoring 67.3% of his side's total - still a Test record for a completed innings. 211 - Billy Murdoch Australia v England, The Oval, 1884 Bannerman's record lasted seven and a half years, until Billy Murdoch hit Test cricket's first double-century, in a huge Australian total of 551. But England hung on for a draw in what was only a three-day match. Murdoch, who later played a Test for England too, was 29, and Australia's captain, at the time. 287 - Tip Foster England v Australia, Sydney, 1903-04 Reginald Erskine "Tip" Foster, the only man to captain England at cricket and football, marked his Test debut with an amazing innings. It remains the highest score by a player in his first Test, and is still England's highest in Australia. Foster, 25, put on 130 for the tenth wicket with Wilfred Rhodes (40*) as England posted a matchwinning total of 577. 325 - Andy Sandham England v West Indies, Kingston, 1929-30 Playing in what turned out to be his last Test, three months short of his 40th birthday, Surrey's Andy Sandham scored 325 as England ran up 849 in a supposedly timeless Test - ironically, though, the match was left drawn when the England team had to catch the boat home. Despite a first-innings lead of 563, the England captain, Freddie Gough-Calthorpe, didn't enforce the follow-on: his eventual declaration left West Indies just 836 to win. They made 408 for 5 ... 334 - Don Bradman Australia v England, Headingley, 1930 Three months later the record changed hands again, and to no-one's great surprise it was Australia's "Boy Wonder" who broke it. Don Bradman was only 21, and in the middle of a record-breaking tour of England in which he made those who had doubted his ability to score runs on English pitches eat their words. He scored 974 runs in the Tests - still a record - 309 of them on the first day at Headingley. 336* - Wally Hammond England v New Zealand, Auckland, 1932-33 Hammond, second only to Bradman as a batsman at the time, eclipsed The Don's record with a murderous innings against a weak New Zealand side in 1932-33. Hammond, 29, smashed ten sixes and 34 fours, and his 300 came up in 288 minutes, still Test cricket's fastest in terms of time. Since Hammond had made 227 in the first of the two Tests that followed the acrimonious Bodyline tour of Australia, he finished with a series average of 563. 364 - Len Hutton England v Australia, The Oval, 1938 Hutton, 22, took advantage of a benign pitch and a toothless Australian attack to beat the record in what had become, with the series undecided, a timeless Test. Hutton hit 35 fours in what was England's 100th century against Australia, and their eventual 903 for 7 remains the highest in Ashes Tests. Hammond, by then England's captain, apparently didn't declare until he was assured that Bradman, who had injured his leg while having a rare bowl, wouldn't be able to bat. 365* - Garry Sobers West Indies v Pakistan, Kingston, 1957-58 Sobers had played some promising cameos before he extended his maiden Test century past 300 to come of age as international cricketer (well, he was 21 at the time). He hit 38 fours, and piled on 446 for the second wicket with Conrad Hunte (260) as West Indies took advantage of a depleted Pakistan attack - one opening bowler pulled a thigh muscle in his first over, and another fractured his thumb - to set a record that lasted for 36 years. 375 - Brian Lara West Indies v England, St John's, 1993-94 Sobe |
Prior to the break-up of the Soviet Union, which was the world's largest landlocked country in terms of area? | Politics at Lopez Middle School - StudyBlue StudyBlue Potential instability and boundary disputes between countries Countries have transferred what to regional and worldwide collections of states Military, economic, and political authority Advertisement ) Three eras of rapid growth in UN membership UN membership grew rapidly in 1955 when many European states joined, in 1960 when many African states joined, and in the 1990s when states formally part of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia joined Why is it difficult to determine whether some territories are states Several places are not universally recognized as sovereign states. Polar regions have not been organized into states, although neighboring states have competed claims on them Concept of nation state and how it differs from earlier ways to govern Dividing the world into a collection of states is a modern concept. Historically, most of earths surface was organized in other ways such as empires or else unorganized Concept of diving world into a collection of independent states dates from 18th century Europe Concept of territoriality can be traced to Ancient middle east The first states in Mesopotamia were known as City-states A sovereign State that consists of the town or city and the surrounding countryside After the collapse of the Roman empire in the 15th century A.D. Europe was Divided into a large number of feudal Estates What is the basis for him for the development of the modern states that include England France and Spain Kingdoms of powerful kings that gained control in Western Europe What scales can political geography be studied at Local, national, and international politics What is a state The fundamental unit of political geography How is a state organized And area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has sovereignty over its internal and Extertal affairs Where is the definition of state tested Korea, China, Taiwan, western sahara( Sahrawi republic) and the polar regions Advertisement North and South Korea Were admitted to the United Nations as separate countries but they both have some commitment to reunification China has claimed Taiwan since The establishment of that country when nationalists fled there from China in the late 1940s Morocco still claims Western Sahara although Most African countries recognize it as a sovereign state The polar regions are the only large landmasses on earths surface that Are not part of a state Antarctica is managed by The Antarctic treaty (1959) which allow states to establish research stations on the country The United Nations convention on the law of the sea (1982) has allowed states to Submit claims within the Arctic Circle A nation is A group of people with a strong sense of cultural unity, and common ethnic and political identity Most of earths surface is Allocated to states and only a few colonies in areas of unorganized territory remain What is the difference between a nationstate and a multinational state A multinational state contains multiple ethnicities rather than a single ethnicity Describe differences among states formally in the Soviet union The Soviet union was once the worlds largest multinational state The country's largest ethnicities were organized into 15 republics that are now Independent states Describe patterns of distribution of ethnicities in Russia and the caucuses Russia is now of the worlds largest multinational state with numerous ethnic groups especially in areas that border other states.The caucuses Mountain region contains a complex array of ethnicities divided among several small states Explain the concept of colonies and describe the current distribution A colony is a territory legally tied to a state.into the 20th century much of the world consisted of colonies but few remain What is a nation-state Where political boundaries coincide with the territory occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality Russia encompasses what percentage of the worlds land? 11% What are examples of large states China, Canada, US, Brazil |
In 1990, which New Zealand bowler became the first cricketer to take 400 wickets in Test Cricket? | Ranking the Pace Bowlers Who Have Taken 400 Test Wickets on Talent | Bleacher Report Ranking the Pace Bowlers Who Have Taken 400 Test Wickets on Talent By Tim Collins , Featured Columnist Feb 4, 2015 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow Getty Images/Getty Images 3 Comments Twenty-five years ago Wednesday, New Zealand's Sir Richard Hadlee became the first player in history to claim 400 Test wickets when he dismissed India's Sanjay Manjrekar in Christchurch on February 4, 1990. It was a landmark achievement for Hadlee, one that represented new benchmarks in excellence and longevity that helped to set the path for many of the world's finest pace bowlers who followed. Indeed, since the New Zealander's capture of 400 Test wickets, six other fast men have replicated the feat, with two going on to surpass 500 in an era of ever-increasing professionalism. So how do the seven fast bowlers who have claimed 400 Test scalps compare? Who was the finest? Who was the most daunting to face? Who had the greatest natural flair? Across the following slides, we've ranked the seven great seamers on talent, their natural flair for the craft. Average: 29.64 Strike Rate: 63.9 Kapil Dev was India's answer to England's Sir Ian Botham. Or to New Zealand's Sir Richard Hadlee. Or to Pakistan's Imran Khan. Indeed, Dev was one of the four truly outstanding all-rounders who defined Test cricket in the 1980s. A workhorse who dealt in the commodities of accuracy and swing, the Indian star bowled tirelessly on docile pitches and led an under-strength India team with little assistance for more than a decade. With an average nearing 30, the right-armer wasn't as incisive as the other men on this list, but his unrelenting excellence in a difficult era for his nation (India won just 11 of their 81 Tests in the '80s) saw the all-rounder voted as India's "Cricketer of the [20th] Century" in 2002. Average: 24.44 Strike Rate: 57.8 Other West Indian fast bowlers have been quicker. More lethal. More talented. More feared around the world. But none have more Test wickets than Courtney Walsh. And of all pace bowlers in history, only Australia's Glenn McGrath has more career victims. When he reached 500 scalps in March 2001, the towering West Indian was the first man to do so—a stunning achievement for a bowler always more renowned for his durability and consistency rather than his natural talent. Indeed, ESPN Cricinfo 's Daniel Brigham named Walsh to his all-time over-achievers XI—a group of outstanding players who "made it to the top against odds of ability or fate." Average: 23.11 Strike Rate: 57.8 As neatly put by Peter Robinson of ESPN Cricinfo: "Considering the type of stuff floating around in his gene pool, it would have been surprising if Shaun Pollock had not been an international cricketer—and a very good one at that." Both his dad and his uncle represented South Africa, and Shaun continued the fine family lineage with an outstanding career as a bowling all-rounder from 1995 to 2008. Early in his career, Pollock was one of that rare breed capable of moving the ball both in and out at genuine speed, and had a surprising knack for generating good bounce despite not being anywhere near as tall as towering stars such as Courtney Walsh, Glenn McGrath and Curtly Ambrose. But the second half of Pollock's career saw his pace drop considerably, forcing him to rely on a more subdued combination of accuracy and subtle movement—enough to propel him beyond 400 Test wickets. Average: 21.64 Strike Rate: 51.9 The most prolific pace bowler of all time and maybe the most accurate speedster in history. That's Glenn McGrath in a nutshell. Though never blessed with the same raw speed as many of his contemporaries, the Australian had an unbelievable—possibly unprecedented—talent for hitting almost the same spot on the pitch ball after ball after ball. Combined with the uncomfortable bounce brought about by his height, the New South Welshman had a recipe for undoing the world's finest—something he did extremely regularly, dismissing Brian Lara 15 times |
The explorer Mungo Park died whilst exploring which African river? | Biography of the Scots Explorer Mungo Park By Alistair Boddy-Evans Updated August 08, 2016. Mungo Park, a Scottish surgeon and explorer, was sent out by the 'Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior of Africa' to discover the course of the River Niger. Having achieved a degree of fame from his first trip, carried out alone and on foot, he returned to Africa with a party of 40 Europeans, all of whom lost their lives in the adventure. Born: 1771, Foulshiels, Selkirk, Scotland Died: 1806, Bussa Rapids, (now under the Kainji Reservior, Nigeria ) An Early Life: Mungo Park was born in 1771, near Selkirk in Scotland, the seventh child of a well-to-do farmer. He was apprenticed to a local surgeon and undertook medical studies in Edinburgh. With a medical diploma and a desire for fame and fortune, Park set off for London, and through his brother-in-law, William Dickson, a Covent Garden seedsman, he got his opportunity. An introduction to Sir Joseph Banks, a famed English botanist and explorer who had circumnavigated the world with Captain James Cook . continue reading below our video Test Your General Science Knowledge The Allure of Africa: The Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa, of which Banks was treasurer and unofficial director, had previously funded (for a pittance) the exploration of an Irish soldier, Major Daniel Houghton, based at Goree on the west African coast. Two important questions dominated discussions about the interior of west Africa in the drawing room of the African Association: the exact site of the semi-mythical city of Timbuktu , and the course of the River Niger. Exploring the River Niger: In 1795 the Association appointed Mungo Park to explore the course of the River Niger -- until Houghton had reported that the Niger flowed from West to East, it was believed that the Niger was a tributary of either the river Senegal or Gambia. The Association wanted proof of the river's course and to know where it finally emerged. Three current theories were: that it emptied into Lake Chad, that it curved round in a large arc to join the Zaire, or that it reached the coast at the Oil Rivers. Mungo Park set off from the River Gambia, with the aid of the Association's West African 'contact', Dr Laidley who provided equipment, a guide, and acted as a postal service. Park started his journey dressed in European clothes, with an umbrella and a tall hat (where he kept his notes safe throughout the journey). He was accompanied by an ex-slave called Johnson who had returned from the West Indies, and a slave called Demba, who had been promised his freedom on completion of the journey. Captivity: Park knew little Arabic – he had with him two books, 'Richardson's Arabic Grammar' and a copy of Houghton's journal. Houghton's journal, which he had read on the voyage to Africa served him well, and he was forewarned to hide his most valuable gear from the local tribesmen. At his first stop with the Bondou, Park was forced to give up his umbrella and his best blue coat. Shortly after, in his first encounter with the local Muslims, Park was taken prisoner. Escape: Demba was taken away and sold, Johnson was considered to old to be of value. After four months, and with Johnson's aid, Park finally managed to escape. He had a few belongings other than his hat and compass but refused to give up the expedition, even when Johnson refused to travel further. Relying on the kindness of African villagers, Park continued on his way to the Niger, reaching the river on 20 July 1796. Park traveled as far as Segu (Ségou) before returning to the coast. and then to England. Success Back in Britain: Park was an instant success, and the first edition of his book Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa sold out rapidly. His £1000 royalties allowed him to settle in Selkirk and set up medical practice (marrying Alice Anderson, the daughter of the surgeon to whom he had been apprenticed). But settled life soon bored him and he looked for new adventure – but only under the right conditions. Banks was offended |
'Dookie' and '21st. Century Breakdown' are albums by which American rock band? | Green Day: Rock Band - Dookie [Expert Guitar] (20th Anniversary) - YouTube Green Day: Rock Band - Dookie [Expert Guitar] (20th Anniversary) 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 Feb 1, 2014 Today I played the album "Dookie" on Green Day: Rock Band to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album. Enjoy! (21st Century Breakdown 5th Anniversary video coming May 15th & American Idiot 10th Anniversary video coming September 20th) Game |
In which country was former England footballer Terry Butcher born? | Terry Butcher: ‘There was a bit more to my game than a bloody shirt’ | Football | The Guardian Newport County Terry Butcher: ‘There was a bit more to my game than a bloody shirt’ The former England captain, now the Newport manager, loves the challenge of turning underdogs into a strong gang of men Terry Butcher had to make difficult decisions as soon as he became manager at Newport County. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt for the Guardian Friday 4 September 2015 13.50 EDT Last modified on Friday 12 August 2016 08.45 EDT Share on Messenger Close I arrive ludicrously early for my appointment with Terry Butcher , so I spend a while in the players’ lounge at Newport County’s training ground. Once the blood-soaked, lion-hearted stalwart of England’s backline, Butcher wipes my table clean, offers to make me a hot drink and then helps the cook put away some plates. Around him players, filling time between the day’s two training sessions, play darts and table tennis or sit around and chat. Russell Osman, Butcher’s former team-mate with Ipswich Town and England and now his assistant, sidles over. “Don’t worry, they’re better at football than they are at darts,” he says, as the well-peppered wall around the dartboard gains another hole. “Trouble is, some of them are better at table tennis than they are at football.” With one point from their first five league games – plus instant elimination from the Capital One Cup and Johnstone’s Paint Trophy – Newport’s start to the season has been considerably more pong than ping. But there is mitigation: if the bookmakers are any guide they have played three of the six best sides in the division, two of them away; only once have they been beaten by more than one goal; in the cups they tested a strong Wolverhampton Wanderers side at Molineux before falling 2-1, and started their decisive shoot-out against Swindon on Tuesday night with six unstoppable penalties only to lose on the seventh. Some early-season stumbling was anyway to be expected following a chaotic summer when the chairman, lottery millionaire Les Scadding , left the club, the squad was reshaped – Butcher’s first official day’s work in May involved releasing 13 players – and the club’s board collectively stepped down, handing control to the supporters’ trust. “It’s been a whirlwind, it’s been everything I thought it would be and more,” Butcher says. “I expected a lot of change. I knew a lot of players had to go, because the budget has been cut by half a million and the wage ceiling has come right down. Now Les has gone it’s a much different scenario. We had to make some hard decisions, particularly early on. There’s a lot more hard decisions to come I feel.” Butcher is one of three former England players who will spend this international weekend in a League Two dug-out, with Keith Curle now at Carlisle and Teddy Sheringham taking the first steps of his managerial career at Stevenage, against whom Newport won their only point . “Teddy was part of the Premier League and with all the money that goes with that, you don’t expect someone of his earning potential to be managing a League Two side, that’s for sure,” says Butcher. “It shows that he’s prepared to work and to roll his sleeves up and get stuck in, so you have to admire him for that. The old route for a manager, many years ago, was to manage a lower league team and then progress through the ranks and the divisions and end up at the top. I seem to have gone the reverse of that: started at the top and ended up down in League Two.” Butcher’s 25-year managerial career is certainly atypical. It started at top-flight Coventry, where he was signed as player-manager in 1990 at the age of 31 – “There were players who were older than me and I think half of them had been offered the job before I’d got there” – and has meandered chaotically ever since, most of it spent in Scotland and including spells in charge of Raith Rovers’ reserves, Dundee United’s youth team, and – during a spell out of the game in the mid-90s – the Old Manor Hotel in Bridge of Allan. Situated just off the Fife Coastal Pa |
Which of the Romantic Poets wrote 'The Revolt Of Islam'? | The Romantics - The British Library Theme: Romanticism Dr Stephanie Forward explains the key ideas and influences of Romanticism, and considers their place in the work of writers including Wordsworth, Blake, P B Shelley and Keats. Today the word ‘romantic’ evokes images of love and sentimentality, but the term ‘Romanticism’ has a much wider meaning. It covers a range of developments in art, literature, music and philosophy, spanning the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The ‘Romantics’ would not have used the term themselves: the label was applied retrospectively, from around the middle of the 19th century. In 1762 Jean-Jacques Rousseau declared in The Social Contract: ‘Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.’ During the Romantic period major transitions took place in society, as dissatisfied intellectuals and artists challenged the Establishment. In England, the Romantic poets were at the very heart of this movement. They were inspired by a desire for liberty, and they denounced the exploitation of the poor. There was an emphasis on the importance of the individual; a conviction that people should follow ideals rather than imposed conventions and rules. The Romantics renounced the rationalism and order associated with the preceding Enlightenment era, stressing the importance of expressing authentic personal feelings. They had a real sense of responsibility to their fellow men: they felt it was their duty to use their poetry to inform and inspire others, and to change society. Revolution When reference is made to Romantic verse, the poets who generally spring to mind are William Blake (1757-1827), William Wordsworth (1770-1850), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), George Gordon, 6th Lord Byron (1788-1824), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) and John Keats (1795-1821). These writers had an intuitive feeling that they were ‘chosen’ to guide others through the tempestuous period of change. This was a time of physical confrontation; of violent rebellion in parts of Europe and the New World. Conscious of anarchy across the English Channel, the British government feared similar outbreaks. The early Romantic poets tended to be supporters of the French Revolution, hoping that it would bring about political change; however, the bloody Reign of Terror shocked them profoundly and affected their views. In his youth William Wordsworth was drawn to the Republican cause in France, until he gradually became disenchanted with the Revolutionaries. Painting of the storming of the Bastille, 1789 Depiction of the storming of the Bastille, Paris - the event that triggered the French Revolution. Copyright: © De Agostini Picture Library The imagination The Romantics were not in agreement about everything they said and did: far from it! Nevertheless, certain key ideas dominated their writings. They genuinely thought that they were prophetic figures who could interpret reality. The Romantics highlighted the healing power of the imagination, because they truly believed that it could enable people to transcend their troubles and their circumstances. Their creative talents could illuminate and transform the world into a coherent vision, to regenerate mankind spiritually. In A Defence of Poetry (1821), Shelley elevated the status of poets: ‘They measure the circumference and sound the depths of human nature with a comprehensive and all-penetrating spirit…’. [1] He declared that ‘Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world’. This might sound somewhat pretentious, but it serves to convey the faith the Romantics had in their poetry. Manuscript of P B Shelley's 'The Masque of Anarchy' P B Shelley’s manuscript of ‘The Masque of Anarchy’, 1819, was a reaction of furious outrage at the Peterloo Massacre. An avowedly political poem, it praises the non-violence of the Manchester protesters when faced with the aggression of the state. Free from known copyright restrictions The marginalised and oppressed Wordsworth was concerned about the elitism of earlier poets, whose highbrow language and subject matter were neither readily accessible |
"If you ordered ""cuisses de grenouilles"" in an upmarket restaurant, what would you be getting?" | Food looks great on the menu! - Le Sainsev', Paris Traveller Reviews - TripAdvisor Reviewed 23 June 2015 via mobile Spent about 60€ alone on a dinner that looked great on the menu; I wanted sampling some french delicacies before heading back home, so I ordered an entree with huitres (oysters) and cuisses de grenouilles (frog legs) with a typical french white wine and as main course "magret de canard", with bordeau red wine.. The whole thing was very disappointing. The oysters didn't look fresh -despite the promise made by the Bangladeshi server-, the frog legs were tasteless, as well as the duck... Probably all prepared by another Bangladeshi "chef"?? Btw, I love Bangladesh, and have absolutely nothing against its nice people; my only problem is probably with tourism industry in globalization time, when you come to Paris and St Michel with great expectations of french cuisine, but actually would do better with some rice & curry or a kebab, which is a lot cheaper!.. Visited June 2015 |
Which legislation, passed in 1701, banned Roman Catholics from the British throne? | Act of Settlement 1701 Act of Settlement 1701 The Act of Settlement is a piece of English legislation governing the succession to the English Crown. It was passed in 1701. It provides that only Protestant descendants of Sophia, Electress of Hanover, who have not, furthermore, married a Catholic, can succeed to the English Crown. In addition, it specifies that it is for Parliament to determine who should succeed to the throne, not the monarch. This act was, in many ways, the major cause of the union of Scotland and England to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. The Parliament of Scotland was not happy with the Act of Settlement and, in response, passed the Act of Security in 1704, which gave them the right to choose their own successor to Queen Anne. This would have created a fully independent Scotland rather than the partially independent nation which had resulted from the Union of the Crowns a hundred years before. As a result, the Parliament of England decided that full union of the two Parliaments and nations was essential before Anne's death, and used a combination of discriminatory legislation, the Alien Act of 1705, politics, and bribery to achieve it within three years. This was in marked contrast to the four attempts at political union between 1606 and 1689, which all failed owing to a lack of political will. By virtue of Article II of the Treaty of Union, which defined the succession to the British Crown, the Act of Settlement became, in effect, part of Scots Law. As a result of the Act of Settlement, several members of the British Royal Family who have converted to Roman Catholicism or married Catholics have been barred from their place in the line of succession. This law has in recent times been frequently been attacked as anti-Catholic and religiously discriminatory. The Guardian newspaper recently brought an unsuccessful legal challenge to the legislation, based on the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998. In 2003 the Fabian Society issued a paper calling for the lifting of the ban on Catholics inheriting the throne. In 2002, the Lord Chancellor rejected calls from the backbench for a change in the succession rules. A motion already passed the Scottish Parliament in 1999 requesting a change. Any repeal of the law could lead to an anomaly with the status of the Church of England as the established church in England, since a Roman Catholic monarch would be Supreme Governor of the Church of England, something which had not happened since King James II of England. However, in principle, a similarly absurd result obtains already. The law fails to recognise that the monarch's actions are highly circumscribed and in most matters she acts on the advice of her government. The Queen's position as "Supreme Governor" of the Church of England is little more than a title. The Supreme Governor only makes decisions about the appointment of the Archbishop of Canterbury or other senior bishops of the Church of England on the advice of the Prime Minister, whose own religion (if any) may be and at times has been in conflict with the Church of England. This situation is rendered possible because, on the one hand, religious tests are not applied to public offices such as the Prime Minister (and under contemporary anti-discrimination laws it would be illegal to do so), while on the other hand, such a religious test not only is but by law must be applied to the monarch. There is a further problem, with the Act being worded so as to exclude explicitly Roman Catholics only. The intention of these provisions may have been to protect the Anglican Church from its only significant rival, but because that ban has never in the subsequent 300 years been extended to all religions other than the Church of England, this invites the perception that the Catholic Church is being singled out. The Church of England is the established church in England, and the monarch is required to be in communion with the established church. This ipso facto excludes the monarch from membership of non-Christian religions or from other C |
The Cotswold Way runs from Chipping Camden to which city? | Cotswold Way - Footpaths of The World Lodging: Upscale English B&Bs Best Season: Spring. Baby lambs, green grass and not so many tourists Highlights: The towns of Chipping Camden and Broadway at the beginning and of course, beautiful Bath. Cotswold Way The Cotswold Way, one of England’s many long-distance footpaths, runs 97 miles from Chipping Campden to the beautiful city of Bath. The route is rich in history, gentle countryside and charming villages made from the creamy Cotswold stone. These “picture postcard” villages are what give the Cotswold its identity. The route traces a limestone escarpment that faces west and is seldom far from civilization and is generally easy to follow. For history lovers the attractions are many. In remote settings are barrows where Neolithic tribes buried their leaders as well as Norman churches and religious institutions such as Hailes Abbey. After the Normans, England became known worldwide for its excellent wool and nowhere was that wealth more apparent than in the Cotswolds. Many rich wool merchants built lovely homes in such towns as Chipping Campden and Painswick. It may not be the center of the world’s wool market today, but sheep are still important and part of the landscape. Apart from picturesque villages, the Cotswold Way takes the walker through green countryside, through deep forest and along the limestone path to its destination in the glorious city of Bath. What a fitting finale it is. You find yourself out in the country, then over a rise and there it is. To finish in Bath is to finish in style. Don’t be in a hurry to leave as Bath provides much in history, architecture and culture. In essence, it’s a great place to celebrate your accomplishment. Book your lodging well ahead since this is a popular area for walkers and sight-seers alike especially in the summer. HOW IT STACKS UP If you love green grass, lots of woods, charming “Miss Marple” villages, gentle countryside and easy to moderate trails, this is what you’ll find in the Cotswold. I did find it a bit too near civilization in the middle, but don’t let that deter you. This is a fairly easy route to follow and is easy on the eyes. The Cotswold is popular with tourists and walkers alike and there is ample lodging. It is more expensive than other parts of England and definitely more upscale although our most memorable night was in a large estate house that seemed to be keeping itself afloat by offering lodging to walkers. The place was huge. With all it’s past grandeur, it was cluttered, not exactly clean and lacked a lot of amenities such as working lightbulbs. Still, it was fun. I wouldn’t have wanted to stay there a week, but one night was an adventure. Resource: |
Who was the first player to score seven hundred centuries in Snooker? | World Records - snooker.org Awards | Odd Stuff | World Records | Managers Snooker World Records Here are the (unofficial) snooker world records that I have collected. If you notice any errors or know of any other records, please let me know. World Championships Most Titles The World Professional Championship (instituted 1927) was won a record 15 times by Joe Davis, on the first 15 occasions it was contested 1927-40 and 1946. The most wins in the Amateur Championships (instituted 1963) have been two by; Gary Owen in 1963 and 1966; Ray Edmonds 1972 and 1974; and Paul Mifsud (Malta) 1985-86. Allison Fisher (b. 24 Feb 1968) has won seven Women's World Championships, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1991, 1993-94. Maureen Baynton (née Barrett) won a record eight Women's Amateur Championships between 1954 and 1968, as well as seven at billiards. Youngest The youngest man to win a world title is Michael White (Wales) (b. 5 Aug 1991) who was 14 yr 210 days when he won the World Amateur Snooker Championships in Prestatyn, Wales on 3 Mar 2006. Stephen Hendry (Scotland) (b. 13 Jan 1969) became the youngest World Professional Champion, at 21 yr 106 days on 29 Apr 1990. Stacey Hillyard (b. 5 Sep 1969) won the Women's World Amateur Championship in October 1984 at the age of 15. Highest Breaks Maximum Breaks The first to achieve the maximum break of 147 was E.J. Murt O'Donoghue (New Zealand) (1901-94) at Griffiths, New South Wales, Australia on 26 Sep 1934. The first officially ratified 147 was by Joe Davis against Willie Smith at Leicester Square Hall, London on 22 Jan 1955. The first achieved in a major tournament were by John Spencer (b. 18 Sep 1935) at Slough, Berks on 13 Jan 1979, but the table had oversized pockets, and by Steve Davis (b. 22 Aug 1957) who had a ratified break of 147 against John Spencer in the Lada Classic at Oldham, Greater Manchester on 11 Jan 1982. This was also the first televised maximum. The youngest to score a competitive maximum was Judd Trump (b. Aug 1989) at 14 yr 206 days days in an under-16 series match against Chris Piech at the Potters Club in Coalville on 13 Mar 2004. Ronnie O'Sullivan (b. 5 Dec 1975) made a maximum at 15 yr 98 days during the English Amateur Championship (Southern Area) at Aldershot, Hants on 13 Mar 1991. Cliff Thorburn (Canada) (b. 16 Jan 1948) was first to make two tournament 147 breaks on 23 Apr 1983 (the first in the World Professional Championships) and 8 Mar 1989. Peter Ebdon (b. 27 Aug 1979) and James Wattana (Thailand) (b. 17 Jan 1970) have also achieved this feat. Ronnie O'Sullivan have the most maximums in the professional game with 13 ahead of Stephen Hendry who has 11. O'Sullivan's latest came at the 2014 Coral UK Championship , in the last frame of the last-16 match against Matthew Selt (England). Stephen Hendry became the first to make more than two tournament 147s. Hendry's first was made in the European League and his second in the 1995 World Championship . The record-breaking third came on 25 Nov 1995 in the UK Championship . Not content with this he made his fourth maximum on 5 Jan 1997 in the 1997 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge and his fifth on 23 May 1998 in the 1998 Dr Martens Premier League , his sixth on 19 Sep 1999 in the final of the 1999 British Open (the first maximum in a ranking final), his seventh on (21-23) November in 1999 in the 1999 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship , his eighth on 25 Feb 2001 in the final of the 2001 Rothmans Grand Prix, his ninth on 28 Apr 2009 in the quarterfinals of the 2009 Betfred.com World Championship , his 10th in the second round of the 2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open and his 11th in the first round of the 2012 Betfred.com World Championship ! Leo Levitt was the first amateur to achieve the maximum break, in november 1948 at the Windsor Bowling alley in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Geet Sethi (India) was the first one to manage one in competition, in the Indian Amateur Championships on 21 Feb 1988. In the World Junior Championship in Iceland (June 1989) Gary Hill made a maximum break at the age of 20 years 8 months and became |
From which Disney animated picture does the song 'Go The Distance' come? | Ranking The 20 Best Disney Songs Of All Time Sign In Ranking The 20 Best Disney Songs Of All Time EMAIL Disney “Frozen” may have been released months ago, but the Disney animated musical is hitting an awful lot of milestones just recently. Just this week, “Frozen” became the sixth highest-grossing internationally-released film of all time; it became the No. 1 worldwide animated feature. It crossed the $1 billion mark at record speed earlier this month. Tomorrow, its soundtrack is slated to become the first set from an animated feature to have spent 11 weeks at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 album sales chart (beating the previous record holder, Disney's own “The Lion King,” which roared for 10). And the soundtrack has sold in excess of two million copies, in a recorded music era when so few albums even go gold. Certainly, such strongholds are a testament to Disney's enduring filmmaking, but also for it's music. “Let It Go” scored an Oscar, and no doubt will be up for a Grammy. But is it one of Disney's greatest songs of all time? HitFix staffers put our heads together and ranked our Top 20 Disney Songs Of All Time, and just maybe “Let It Go” made the cut. Check out the gallery below — what tops your list? Rank your own personal Top 10 in our poll further down. Share This By: Jordan 04.23.2014 @ 2:06 AM Surprised “Beauty and the Beast” didn’t get any love. (I mean seriously guys, “Let It Go” already?) The lyrics to it are so perfect. By: Shang 11.24.2014 @ 12:35 PM Let it Go is surprisingly really good considering Disney post year 2000. The creepy Mulan song “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” and the Gaston song are also really good. By: Jo 03.28.2015 @ 7:04 PM Absolutely right. Logged on to see if anyone else thought the same as me and what do you know, the first comment I read! Also, kiss the girl, can you feel the love, hakunah Matata? Think this list may have been made up of someone’s personal favourites?? So many songs missed, he’s a tramp? My reflection? By: Lars Seriously no “Colors of the Wind”??? By: Lexi There it is the 9th one. By: Sushi It deserved better, I agree with you guys. :’) By: Brubarian 04.23.2014 @ 2:39 AM “Circle of Life” would be my number 1, though once I saw “Wish Upon a Star,” I completely understood that being Disney in a nutshell. By: salticid 04.23.2014 @ 2:47 AM Oh man the Los Lobos cover of “I wanna be like you” is *sweet*! Good to see both that and “Bare Necessities” rank highly — but yeah, leaving off “Pink Elephants…” is a *crime*! Those are my top three, respectively. And yes!! Peeking under rocks is full of actual pleasures – so many little critters to find! ;) By: peter Who is the person obsessed with Jungle Book? Laaaaaaame list. By: anonymous 04.23.2014 @ 3:02 AM I’m a bit disappointed by the general lack of A: Awesome Disney Villain songs (ie, Poor Unfortunate Souls, Mother Knows Best, Hellfire, Savages, Friends on the Other Side) B: The glaring omission of lots of fantastic Disney Renaissance movies with fantastic music (Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Mulan…even Beauty and the Beast got pretty much shafted besides “Be our Guest”) By: Lars 04.23.2014 @ 3:05 AM Yes! “Reflection”, “God Help the Outcast”, “I can Go the Distance” are all great songs with rich instrumentation, lyrics, and melody! By: Dezbot 04.23.2014 @ 3:24 PM I would have put “Gaston” on my list if it was available for voting and maybe even “Les Poissons” – those songs are so funny :-) By: Kate 07.18.2014 @ 6:27 AM My first would have almost certainly have been Hellfire if it had been a choice. That song has always had a way of getting into my head, though God Help the Outcasts would have been a really close second. I’m not even the biggest fan of Notre Dame, but it’s got one of the greatest villains and some of the absolute greatest songs. By: Rev. Slappy 04.23.2014 @ 2:11 PM One of the amazing things about being at Disneyland is hearing all this music all day long. Disney’s legacy in song is very, very rich. I totally agree with #1 here, Baby Mine should be #2. By: Seasider 04.23.2014 @ 6:09 PM What’s wit |
Of which Pacific country is Papeete the capital? | Tahiti Map / Geography of Tahiti/ Map of Tahiti - Worldatlas.com - WorldAtlas.com Print this map Tahiti and Moorea, part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia , were first explored by Captains Cook and Bligh, but they were made truly famous by the paintings of the artist, Paul Gauguin, and by the words of author, James A. Michener. The island was divided into various clans prior to the arrival of Europeans , with each clan being run by a chief (ari'i rahi), nobles (ari'i) and under-chiefs ('lato'ai). Admiral Du Petit-Thouars arrived from France in the mid-19th century, and won over the Tahitian chiefs who were growing tired of the self-imposed Pomare monarchy. Du Petit-Thouars proposed a treaty, and within its framework Tahiti became recognized as a sovereign state of France , with the Queen (Pomare) being responsible for internal affairs. In 1946, the whole of French Polynesia , including Tahiti, became an overseas territory, and citizens of the island were given French citizenship, this was changed to an overseas country in 2004. Over 60% of all residents of French Polynesia live on the island, in and around the capital city of Papeete. Moorea, with a very similar landscape, is commonly reached by ferry from Tahiti. The author, James A. Michener described Moorea by saying, "It's a monument to the prodical beauty of nature." For additional info about the islands of French Polynesia, and their most interesting history, go here . Fast Facts Name: Tahiti and Moorea A part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France originally claimed in 1843 Capital City: Papeete (26,017 pop.) Population: 178,133 (2007 census) Ethnicity: Polynesian, European, Chinese, mixed Language: French (official), Tahitian Largest Cities: (by population) Papeete, Faaa, Pirae, Papenoa, Mahina, Taravao National Day: July 14 |
In which Charles dickens novel does the character 'Esther Summerson' appear? | Esther Summerson: My favourite Charles Dickens character - Telegraph Charles Dickens Esther Summerson: My favourite Charles Dickens character Esther Summerson - from Bleak House - is one of Charles Dickens's best female characters and is the eleventh in the Telegraph pick of the best Charles Dickens characters. Robert Ball's illustration of Bleak House with its heroine Esther Summerson. Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens 'excelled in the creation of characters,' said poet TS Eliot By Rachel Ward , Writer, Telegraph TV & Radio 11:33AM GMT 11 Feb 2012 My Favourite Charles Dickens character: Esther Summerson from Bleak House (1854) Charles Dickens’s 10th novel, Bleak House, features one of his most holy of heroines – a mother to all and “angel of the house”: the Oprah Winfrey of the Victorian age, if you will. Unlike the writer’s other angels, Little Dorrit’s Amy; or Sissy Jupe in Hard Times, Esther gets to tell her own story as she narrates a tale centring on a quarrel over an inheritance. Charlotte Bronte may have described her as “weak and twaddling,” but she’s the only woman that Dickens allows a pen and he brilliantly projects Esther as his type of ideal woman, with her modesty, perceptiveness, and moral responsibility. As her name suggests (it means “star”), she lights up the gloomy and chaotic world of the novel and dispenses her love to the needy, because love is the very thing she needs in return. As an illegitimate daughter, Esther faces numerous bitter experiences in Victorian society and takes a great dislike to those she feels unworthy of her virtues – her handling of the incorrigibly irresponsible Harold Skimpole is perhaps one of her finest moments as she politely refuses his proposal, all the while letting him know exactly what she thinks of him. The full series of 'My favourite Charles Dickens character' is: |
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