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The Isle of Axholme, now crossed by the M180 motorway, is part of which traditional English county? | Isle of Axholme Privacy & Advertising Isle of Axholme The Isle of Axholme is a geographical area of North Lincolnshire , England. It is the only part of Lincolnshire west of the River Trent . It is between the three towns of Doncaster , Scunthorpe and Gainsborough , in the traditional West Riding of Lindsey . Contents 8 External links Description The name Isle is given to the area since, prior to the area’s being drained by the Dutchman Cornelius Vermuyden , each town or village was built on areas of dry, raised ground in the surrounding marshland. The River Don used to flow to the north and west (it has since been diverted), dividing the Isle from Yorkshire ; the River Idle separates the Isle from Nottinghamshire ; and the River Trent separates the Isle from the rest of Lincolnshire. Three small towns developed here: Epworth – birthplace of John Wesley and his brother Charles – Crowle , and Haxey . The boundaries of the Isle of Axholme usually match with those of the ancient wapentake of Epworth [1] and its 17 communities: Belton , Crowle, Epworth, Haxey, Beltoft , (High and Low) Burnham, Owston Ferry , (East) Lound and (Graise)lound, Garthorpe , Luddington , Amcotts , (West) Butterwick , Althorpe , The Marshes, Waterton, Upperthorpe , and Westwoodside . Other settlements on the Isle include Eastoft , Sandtoft – home to Europe’s largest trolleybus museum – and Wroot . Much of the northern part of the Isle has flat topography, with rich farmland used mainly to grow wheat and sugar beets. The land is particularly fertile due to its history of annual flooding from the Trent and peat soil which was created by dense ancient woodland which covered much of the Isle. Even today, in many parts of the northern Isle, petrified wood can be found at about six feet below ground; relics from this woodland, these are locally called “bog oaks”. A long-distance walking route, the “Peatlands Way”, traverses the Isle. Etymology Axholme means “island by Haxey “, from the town name + Old Norse holmr “island”. The name was recorded as Hakirhomle in 1196. (The Old English suffix “ey” in “Haxey” also indicates an island). 1833 description Axholme, Isle of Area of slight elevation above flat and formerly marshy tract bounded by the Rivers Trent, Torne and Idle. Towns include Crowle, Belton , Epworth and Haxey on higher ground and Owston Ferry and West Butterwick beside the River Trent — Bartholomew’s Gazetteer of Britain compiled by Oliver Mason (John Bartholomew, 1833) Land drainage history The Isle is known for the early influence of the Dutchman, Cornelius Vermuyden , an engineer who initiated the realignment of several of the highland carriers flowing through the district, allowing increased agricultural production. This early agricultural activity has left a legacy in the unique strip farming which survives in the 21st century around Epworth. The watercourses of the Isle and the surrounding area are managed by the Isle of Axholme Internal Drainage Board which maintains 302 km of watercourse and 18 pumping stations, [2] and manages the water levels of the adjacent Thorne Moors and Hatfield Moors, both environmentally sensitive areas. Road and railway The Axholme Joint Railway traversed the area, but the line has now been abandoned. There are still railway stations in Crowle and Althorpe on the line between Scunthorpe and Sheffield. The M180 motorway now crosses the centre of the area, dividing ‘South Axholme’, centred on Epworth, from ‘North Axholme’, centred on Crowle. The A161 road crosses the Isle from north to south. There was an Isle of Axholme Rural District from 1894 to 1974, which covered the entire Isle after 1936. This became part of the Boothferry district of Humberside in 1974, and since 1996 has been in the North Lincolnshire unitary authority. Notes |
Burl Ives played “Big Daddy” in the original 1955 Broadway cast of which play? | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) - 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 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ( 1958 ) Approved | | Drama , Romance | 20 September 1958 (USA) Brick, an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 41 titles created 06 Apr 2011 a list of 41 titles created 18 Aug 2013 a list of 25 titles created 13 Aug 2015 a list of 26 titles created 07 Nov 2015 a list of 39 titles created 2 months ago Title: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) 8.1/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations. See more awards » Photos Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her. Director: Elia Kazan Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. Director: George Stevens A bitter, aging couple, with the help of alcohol, use a young couple to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other. Director: Mike Nichols The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth. Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Accused barn burner and con man Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners. Director: Martin Ritt A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women. Director: George Stevens A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies. Director: Nicholas Ray A wilful young man contends against his brother for the attention of their religious father while reconnecting with his estranged mother and falling for his brother's girlfriend. Director: Elia Kazan Honest and hard-working Texas rancher Homer Bannon has a conflict with his unscrupulous, selfish, arrogant and egotistical son Hud, who sank into alcoholism after accidentally killing his brother in a car crash. Director: Martin Ritt A Manhattan call girl has a tragic affair with a rich married man. Director: Daniel Mann A man refuses to conform to life in a rural prison. Director: Stuart Rosenberg Drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown after many years of trying to make it in the movies. Arriving with him is a faded film star he picked up along the way, Alexandra Del Lago. ... See full summary » Director: Richard Brooks Edit Storyline The family of who is "affectionately" known as "Big Daddy" Pollitt convenes at his and Big Momma's vast 28,000 acre East Mississippi plantation for his sixty-fifth birthday, although it may as well be for his funeral on the belief that he is dying. Despite his latest medical report being clean, in reality he truly does have terminal colon cancer, something the doctor only tells Big Daddy's two sons, Gooper Pollitt, a lawyer, and Brick Pollitt, who recently left his job as a sportscaster. Brooding Brick and his wife Maggie Pollitt, who have driven up from New Orleans for the occasion, are going through a long rough patch in their marriage. Brick wanted to split, but Maggie convinced him to stay married on the condition that she not pressure him for sex. In their troubles, Brick has turned to the bottle, a drunken incident which has left Brick currently on crutches. Maggie believes Gooper and his wife Mae Pollitt are trying to orchestrate Brick out of Big Daddy's will, Brick and ... Written by Huggo Just one pillow on her bed ... |
Which programme is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 10.45pm and 11.00pm each weekday evening? | 3 great programmes on BBC Radio 4. — Big Fish English April 21, 2016 BBC Radio 4 is great way to improve your English. If you haven’t come across radio 4 before then you don’t know what you are missing! Radio 4 is a spoken-word station which broadcasts a wide range of programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. Of course, you can listen to the radio live, in the old fashioned way, but the most convenient way is to go to BBC iplayer radio , where you can browse and choose a programme that interests you. Here are my suggestions to get you started: 1. Desert Island discs Presenter Kirsty Young interviews a guest and asks them which 8 records, which book and which luxury they would take if they were stranded on a desert island. As the interview unfolds we learn more about the lives of the guests and the reasons for the choices they made. Hundreds of guests have been interviewed since 1942 including Bill Gates, Louis Armstrong, Dustin Hoffman and JK Rowling. The conversation moves quite slowly so it’s easy for non-native speakers to follow and the language it just right too – not too formal and not too colloquial. 2. The Archers The Archers is a radio soap opera about life in the British country side – most of the main characters are farmers and it’s a fascinating insight into life in modern, rural Britain. It’s been on the air since 1951 and has over 5 million daily listeners in the UK. The great thing about The Archers is that it’s on everyday (Monday – Friday) so you can get hooked on it and use it as part of your English habit. Each episode is short – just 14 mins so it doesn’t get too boring. It’s fairly easy to follow and a great way to get used to different accents! 3. Book at Bedtime Every weekday evening between 10:45pm and 11:00pm you can listen to a serialised, abridged reading of a fiction book, read by well known actors. The programme has been running since 1949, so it’s a real classic. It’s a great way to discover new literature and on top of that, the books are serialised over two or three weeks, so you will be hooked in no time – helping to reinforce your English habit. Do let me know if you have listened to anything on Radio 4 that you enjoyed. Sign up to get your Big Fish Starter Pack! THE 15 MOST COMMON MISTAKES IN ENGLISH SIGN UP FOR BLOG UPDATES TO GET THIS FREE EBOOK |
What is the family name of the Dukes of Westminster? | Wealthandwant Theme: The Duke of Westminster Duke of Westminster "The neoclassical economists' view of their proper role is rather like that in The Realtor's Oath, which includes a vow 'To protect the individual right of real estate ownership.' The word 'individual' is construed broadly to include corporations, estates, trusts, anonymous offshore funds, schools, government agencies, institutions, partnerships, cooperatives, the Duke of Westminster, the Sultan of Brunei, the Medellin Cartel, Saddam Hussein, congregations, Archbishops, families (including criminal families) and so on, but 'individual' sounds more all-American and subsumes them all. This is a potent chant that stirs people to extremes of self-righteousness and siege mentality when challenged." - Mason Gaffney in Economics in Support of Environmentalism Mason Gaffney: Who Owns Southern California (1997) Non-resident aliens own about 75% of the "major" buildings in the L.A. CBD west of Broadway [L.A. Times 21 Sept 86]. Charles Grosvenor, an Englishman, a.k.a. The Duke of Westminster, is one of these is. Grosvenor owns half the Wells Fargo Building on a valuable site in downtown L.A. Grosvenor also holds 17 acres in Silicon Valley. He also holds Annacis Island, 1200 acres near Vancouver, B.C. He is a major owner in downtown Melbourne. He is diversified around the world. These are parts of his overseas holdings. Their value was estimated in 1985 at $1.3 billion, but they were not for sale and the basis for the valuation is not given. Like city land worldwide, they must have doubled in price, 1985-89 — and then dropped again. The core of Grosvenor's holdings is 300 acres in central London, including half the Mayfair District, most of Belgravia, and Grosvenor Square where the U.S. Embassy is one of his many lessees. His country estate is 4500 acres. Grosvenor, along with Earl Cadogan, the Duke of Bedford, Viscount Portman, and Lord Howard de Walden, pretty well control London land. [L.A. Times, 9/85] Karl Williams: Landlording It Over Us Britains' wealthiest man gets rich the easy way -- he has his underlings collect and bank his rent. And if the rents from his vast land holdings weren’t enough, soaring property prices have escalated his net worth sky high – to be exact, UK£11.5 billion. To give him his full title, he is His Grace, Gerald Grosvenor, OBE, Sixth Duke of Westminster. Forget the vast tracts of rural land, including a 100,000-acre estate in Scotland which contains no less than three mountains. The 300 acres the duke owns in central London, comprising Mayfair and Belgravia, are today one of the most valuable patches of ground on the planet. It was a handy marriage which brought this fortune into the Grosvenor family’s hands – in 1677, Sir Richard Grosvenor married Mary Davies, heir to the hundred acres north of Piccadilly and the “Five Fields” south of Knightsbridge. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Mayfair and Belgravia were built up as residential areas for London’s wealthy classes, a position they have occupied ever since. Unlike many other great landowners who have cashed in, the Grosvenors held on and have benefited enormously from the latest boom in London property prices. The duke has nowadays diversified his land portfolio. His commercial property company, Grosvenor, has become a serious player, with a vast array of investments and developments around the world. These include office blocks in San Francisco, business parks in Vancouver, luxury apartments in Hong Kong and shopping centres in Spain and Portugal. In the UK, Grosvenor has developed Festival Place shopping centre in Basingstoke and is set to undertake a £700m. mixed-use redevelopment in the centre of Liverpool. Back in his tract of Mayfair, land values are in the stratosphere: in 2001, BP’s pension fund sold ten acres of Mayfair for a cool £33 |
Who did Robin Butler replace as Secretary to the Cabinet and head of the Home Civil Service in 1988? | The Cabinet Secretaries - Mile End Group The Cabinet Secretaries About The Project About the project The Cabinet Secretary is one of those uniquely British positions in government that exudes power. But how that power is exercised and with what result remain largely a mystery. Read the interviewers' biographies Supported by Lord Robert Armstrong 1979 – 1988 The Rt Hon Lord Armstrong of Ilminster, GCB, CVO entered the Civil Service in 1964. After a three-year period in the Cabinet Office, he joined the Treasury in 1967, becoming Under Secretary the following year. In 1970 he was appointed Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Edward Heath. He then moved to the Home Office, becoming Permanent Under Secretary in 1977. He was appointed Cabinet Secretary in 1979 and served throughout Margaret Thatcher’s Premiership until 1987. Lord Robin Butler 1988 – 1998 The Rt Hon Lord Butler of Brockwell, KG, GCB, CVO, PC entered the Civil Service in 1961. He was Private Secretary to Edward Heath between 1972 and 1974, to Harold Wilson between 1974 and 1975, Principal Private Secretary to Margaret Thatcher between 1982 and 1985, and Second Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury between 1985 and 1987. He was Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service from 1988 until 1998 during the Premierships of Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair. Lord Richard Wilson 1998 - 2002 Lord Wilson of Dinton, GCB entered the Civil Service in 1966, joining the Board of Trade. He subsequently served in a number of departments including twelve years in the Department of Energy. He headed the Economic Secretariat in the Cabinet Office under Margaret Thatcher from 1987 to 1990, and after two years in the Treasury was appointed Permanent Secretary of the Department of the Environment in 1992. He became Permanent Under Secretary of the Home Office in 1994 and Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service in 1998 until 2002. Lord Andrew Turnbull 2002 - 2005 Lord Turnbull, KCB, CVO entered the Civil Service in 1970, joining the Treasury. After a two year secondment to the IMF in Washington from 1976 to 1978, he returned to the UK, becoming Private Secretary of Economic Affairs to the Prime Minister between 1983 and 1985. This was followed by his service as Under Secretary to the Prime Minister from 1985 to 1988, and Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister between 1988 and 1992. He consequently returned to the Treasury as Deputy Secretary of Public Finances from 1992 to 1993, becoming Second Permanent Secretary of Public Expenditure from 1993 to 1994. He was then appointed Permanent Secretary to the Department of the Environment, 1994 to 1997, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 1997 to 1998, and HM Treasury, 1998 to 2002. He was Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service between 2002 and 2005. Lord Gus O'Donnell 2005 - 2012 Lord O'Donnell joined the Civil Service in 1979 as an economist in HM Treasury. He then served as First Secretary in the British Embassy in Washington DC from 1985 to 1988 when he then returned to HM Treasury as Senior Economic Advisor from 1988 until 1989. Between 1989 and 1990 he was Press Secretary to the Chancellor, Norman Lamont and the Prime Minister, John Major. He was Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service between 2005 and 2011 during the Premierships of Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron. Sir Jeremy Heywood 2012 - Present Day Sir Jeremy Heywood, KCB, CVO began his career in the Civil Service at the Treasury. He rose to occupy a range of senior roles, including Head of Securities and Markets Policy and Head of Corporate and Management Change. He also served as Principal Private Secretary to Chancellors Norman Lamont and Kenneth Clarke, before he was appointed Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from 1999 to 2003. He then spent some time in the private sector as Managing Director and co-head of Morgan Stanley’s UK Investment Banking Division until 2007. Upon returning to the Civil Service, he was appointed Head of Domestic |
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Harlech Castle was built during the reign of which king? | Harlech Castle, Edward I and the beginning of the United Kingdom Harlech Castle, Edward I and the beginning of the United Kingdom Britain is littered with ancient monuments, relics and stone buildings. They give us many clues about our ancestral heritage, and also provide us with exciting evidence about the historical turning points that actually brought Great Britain into being. None is more powerful a reminder of Britain's turbulent and war-torn past than Harlech Castle, or a signifier of Wales' formal union with England. It was the focus of at least three revolts and sieges from the 13th century onwards, and was also in dispute during the Wars of the Roses and 17th century Civil War waged between Parliament and the Crown. But the fortress at Harlech was primarily developed in 1283 to oppress the Welsh and see Wales become a part of a united kingdom. Merciless and ruthless King Edward I built this castle along with many others to ensure that Wales' rebellions and insurrections were readily stamped out and easy to control. � With gothic-style, impregnable defences in mostly the concentric style, castles in the mould of Harlech were meant to withstand all kinds of siege warfare, and keep marauding armies at bay with just a bare minimum of troops or guardsmen. Built over the course of 7 years, with an army of around 950 masons, quarrymen and labourers, under the supervision of Master James of St George, the castle was estimated to have cost over �6,000 to build - which would be equivalent to around �13 million today. In fact Edward supposedly spent a collosal �80,000 on all of his 22 castles in North Wales, that he either built from scratch, or refurbished from existing stock, in a bid to compel the Welsh to become a part of a greater Britain. Harlech Today In the 21st century, however, the castle betrays nothing of its deeply turbulent past, and it stands impressively, perched on a huge rocky crag, overlooking Tremadog Bay. From the castle car park, it seems surprisingly compact and its bright stony walls typically glisten in the sunlight. And as said before, it did in fact survive a plentiful number of sieges and battles right up until the Civil War, when the Parliamentarians reduced it to much of its present ruinous state. Up the narrow wooden staircase (which would previously have been removable), any would-be maurauders would have met with at least 7 other defences after this, including 3 portcullises, several doors and murder holes and so forth, to ensure that any invasions would have been difficult to bring to a successful triumph. What makes the concentric castle design so interesting is that it allowed a castle to be almost developed within a castle. Harlech, for example, had a line of defensive walls that ran around its perimeter, as it still does today. However there was a higher, thicker inner wall, which surrounded the keep and inner courtyard and main hall in addition to separate buildings for the bakery and store house and so on. Enemies could easily be seen attacking the outer walls from the higher inner vantage point. There was also an additional level of defence to overcome,beyond the moat, before the castle's inner core or heart could effectively be breached. The large round towers that Harlech still contains, replete with narrow windows (or loopholes) for firing arrows, were said to have been copied from Saracen fortresses in the Holy Land, which Edward I become well acquainted with during his adventures in the 8th crusade. The round tower design also made them more difficult to undermine, and the slit-type windows ensured that any enemies were constantly under a stream of fire when they tried to launch an attack or make a bid to take control of the cas |
Born in Delft in 1632, he painted small detailed domestic scenes notable for their treatment of various tones of daylight. Who was he? | 1000+ images about Art of Johannes Vermeer (1632 – 1675) Dutch on Pinterest | Girl reading, Metropolitan museum and Pearl earrings Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Art of Johannes Vermeer (1632 – 1675) Dutch 31 Pins1.68k Followers Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer (Dutch pronunciation: [joˈɦɑnəs jɑn vərˈmɪːr];1632 – December 1675) was a Dutch painter who specialized in exquisite, domestic interior scenes of middle class life. Vermeer was a moderately successful provincial genre painter in his lifetime. He seems never to have been particularly wealthy, leaving his wife and children in debt at his death, perhaps because he produced relatively few paintings. |
“A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms” is the fourth part of which literary work? | GULLIVER’S TRAVELS AS A SATIRE GULLIVER’S TRAVELS AS A SATIRE July 31, 2012 lite_admin “Gulliver’s Travels” consists of four parts, each of which is about a different voyage to another strange place. The original title of the book was “Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships.”. This work is a famous satire of the contemporary England and its institutions. In it Jonathan Swift uses an ancient satirical device: the imaginary voyage. Lemuel Gulliver, the narrator, is a surgeon in a ship. He received a good education. He is in fact revealed as a good example of humanity. His personality is quite easy for the reader to identify with. In the first voyage he is shipwrecked. Swimming, he comes to the empire of Lilliput, where he is a giant among diminutive people. He is at first quite amused by what he confronts there: the tiny people with their little civilization. But later it appears that they are vengeful, cruel, treacherous, ambitious, and malicious. The second voyage is to Brobdingnag. This is the country of the giants, each of whom is ten times larger than a European. It seems that with this country Swift aimed at portraying the ideal country in his mind; therefore, Brobdingnag is a kind of utopia. It is ruled by a decent prince who is the embodiment of moral and political wisdom. Gulliver’s discussions with this prince contain clever satires of the contemporary British politics and institutions. In his third voyage Gulliver is in Laputa, the flying island. This part is a clear allegory for the political life in England under the administration of the Whig minister Robert Walpole. The fourth part takes place in the country of the Houyhnhnms (hwin-ims). Houynhnhms are a race of horses. These horses live by reason. Yahoos, who are their slaves, are mere creatures of appetite and passion. Their bodies look like human shapes but they have no sign of reason. Gulliver’s travels appealed to everyone, and it still does. It was an interesting story for children, simple enough for them, and a challenging satire for adults, complicated enough to leave them in confusion. In the last chapter of ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ Gulliver says that he has become incapable of telling lies. What is strange about this is the oath he swears in narrating that is in fact a quotation from Sinon, through whose lies the Trojans were persuaded to accept the Trojan horse. Thus, he forces the reader to keep alert, not to be engaged with the surface , but to look for the depths. However, in the end the reader reaches no clear conclusions but left with some fundemental questions like what a human being is, whether we are reasonable beings. In fact this is what Swift aims at: to make the reader think. Share this: |
Guy Garvey is the lead vocalist of which band? | Rocket man: How does Elbow's lead singer Guy Garvey remain so down to earth? | The Independent Rocket man: How does Elbow's lead singer Guy Garvey remain so down to earth? Their soaring anthems have propelled them into the indie-rock stratosphere Saturday 4 June 2011 23:00 BST Click to follow Rocket man: How does Elbow's lead singer Guy Garvey remain so down to earth? 1/2 2/2 PA Men with beards, the five members of Elbow shuffle unassumingly on to the stage at London's O2 Arena to the deafening cheers of a crowd that clearly obsesses over their favourite band the way 14-year-old girls do Justin Bieber. It's a winningly incongruous sight: lip-quivering admiration for five blokes who, though they may dress in Liam Gallagher's sharp Pretty Green label, nevertheless look more like his shambolic uncle than they do his peers. But with Elbow, it's all about the music, and the music is wrought and majestic and far too subtle, strictly speaking, for enormodomes such as this. Over the next two hours tonight, on this cold March evening, the mood they elicit from these 10,000 thirtysomethings is one of slack-jawed awe, the goosebumps frequently giving way to actual tears. It is this collective outpouring of emotion that lends added poignancy to singer Guy Garvey's regular query from the stage: "Is everybody OK?" And if Garvey seems a little unsteady himself from time to time, swaying on his knees and tripping over the occasional lyric, there is good reason. The man is drunk. "Oh, evenings like this are overwhelming, really," he will say afterwards. "If I didn't have a drink or two before the show, and, OK, another couple on stage [at one point between songs he mixes cocktails for the entire band], you'd hear it in my voice – the nerves, the terror." But he is learning, gradually, to overcome this. "We've been doing this for a long time now, 20 years. To have reached a point where we know we are among friends is – well, it's nice, it's really nice." k Two weeks later, and Elbow are appearing on the BBC show Later with Jools Holland to promote their new single "Open Arms". It's the kind of unifying anthem they do so well, and one that will likely prove a highlight when they perform it at Glastonbury at the end of this month. Later... is filmed live, and the band are due on at 10.20pm, closing the show with a climactic performance featuring Manchester's Hallé Youth Choir on backing vocals. But there comes a problem. The act on before them is a seasoned old cove called McCoy Tyner, who, once his band get into the groove of their interminable jazzy noodle, don't know how to stop, and so they don't. They simply play on, Holland incapable of interrupting their flow. When the floor manager finally steps in to do so for him, the camera pans hurriedly over to Garvey, caught unawares and gaping, convinced that their slot has come and gone. He quickly composes himself, and the band hastily begin. The fact that they are permitted to play their song in full very likely upsets Jeremy Paxman, whose Newsnight is delayed by four minutes as a result. Garvey is laughing afterwards. "We're used to cock-ups," he says. "They always seem to happen to us. In fact, for years we believed we were cursed. Whenever something was about to go right for us, it always seemed to go wrong instead..." The televisual cock-up is repeated just three weeks later. They are in New York where they have geared a week's worth of promotion around what many believe might just prove their tipping point in the US: an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman. But the chat-show host's last guest runs over, and suddenly the credits are rolling. The producer breezes in to their dressing-room afterwards. "Sorry guys," he tells them. "Next time, OK?" If the band that first got together in 1991 had got rather used to the black curse, then they have also become acquainted with an abrupt reversal of fortunes of late. Since 2008, things have started to go right for Elbow, and everybody now, it seems, has a soft spot for them. They are the People's Band, its frontman the recipient of |
In which constellation is Rigel the brightest star? | Rigel: Orion's Brightest Star Rigel: Orion's Brightest Star By Elizabeth Howell, Space.com Contributor | September 19, 2013 06:16pm ET MORE Light from the star Rigel reflects off the dust composing the Witch Head Nebula. Credit: Rogelio Bernal Andreo / NASA Rigel is a blue supergiant that is the brightest star in the constellation Orion (the Hunter). The star is only 10 million years old, compared to the sun's 4.5 billion, and due to its measured size and brightness it is expected to end in a supernova one day. It also has two known companions, Rigel B and Rigel C. The star is variable and is considered an Alpha Cygni-type star. (Alpha Cygni is the scientific name for Deneb, the prototype star for this kind of variability.) Its luminosity is so bright that it shines and scatters in an adjacent nebula, called the Witch Head Nebula,which is about 40 Earth-sun distances or astronomical units away. In science fiction, Rigel's name is on a a number of planets in the Star Trek universe, is mentioned in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and also features in a number of novels, computer games and comic books. Rigel before modern astronomy Rigel's name comes from an Arabic phrase, Rijl Jauzah al Yusrāʽ. It means "the left leg of the Jauzah," according to Richard Hinckley Allen's "Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning." It is also sometimes translated as "the left leg of the giant," reportedly referring to the constellation Orion , of which Rigel forms a part. Rigel is more properly known as Beta Orionis. Scandinavian folklore said that Rigel indicated one of the large toes of Orwandil; the thunder god Thor broke off the other toe when it was frost-bitten, according to a report recorded by Allen. In Japanese culture, Rigel is sometimes called Genji Boshi and a bright red star in Orion — Betelgeuse — has the name of Heike Boshi. Those names hearken back to the Heian era (794-1192) in Japan, according to an online account by Steve Renshaw and Saori Ihara . (A later version of the account was published in the "Kyoto Journal" in 2000.) "The legendary war that brought the somewhat artistic and gentle Heian era to a close took place between the Taira (Heike) and Minamoto (Genji) families," the authors wrote. "The colors of Taira were red, and the colors of the Minamoto family were white. Ultimately, the Minamoto (Rigel) family won the war and moved the capital to Kamakura, ushering in an era of Samurai warriors and leading to centuries of little true peace ... These two bright stars of red and white still do battle with the steepes of the belt holding them apart." Though they look serene and silent from our vantage on Earth, stars are actually roiling balls of violent plasma. Test your stellar smarts with this quiz. 0 of 10 questions complete Star Quiz: Test Your Stellar Smarts Though they look serene and silent from our vantage on Earth, stars are actually roiling balls of violent plasma. Test your stellar smarts with this quiz. 0 of Start Over | More Quizzes Locating Rigel Rigel is today known as a class B supergiant. It's close to zero magnitude in Earth's sky, making it a bright star . But Rigel is also intrinsically luminous, shining with the equivalent light of 85,000 suns, according to astronomer Jim Kaler . Its radius is 73 times that of the sun. Rigel's location is: Right ascension: 5 hours 14 minute 32.3 seconds Declination: -8 degrees 12 minutes 6 seconds Rigel to astronomers Astronomers believe the star is about 10 million years old and that later in its life, it will likely transform into a red supergiant (just like Betelgeuse) and eventually explode into a supernova, Kaler added. "If and when it does go, it would appear to us as bright as a quarter moon," Kaler wrote. Rigel also has two distant stellar companions, Rigel B and Rigel C – a binary system. At the ninth magnitude, the combined light of these stars would usually be enough for most telescopes to pick up, but they are too close to the bright Rigel to be easily visible. Rigel's bright starlight also bounces off a nebula some 40 light-years away, as shown in a pict |
Born in Paris in 1848, he pained many pictures of Polynesian life and died in the Marquesas Islands in 1903. Who was he? | Artist Paul Gauguin in Tahiti Artist Paul Gauguin in Tahiti Artist Paul Gauguin in Tahiti The French artist's obsession with French Polynesia lasted more than a decade. Tahitian women on beach, 1891, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), oil on canvas. Getty Images / DeAgostini By Donna Heiderstadt Updated March 14, 2016. No artist is more indelibly tied to the South Pacific , and to Tahiti in particular, than 19th-century French painter Paul Gauguin. From his world-famous paintings of sensual Tahitian women to his unhealthy obsession with his exotic adopted home, here are some interesting facts about his life and legacy: Facts About Paul Gauguin and His Life • He was born Eugene Henri Paul Gauguin in Paris on June 7, 1848 to a French father and a Spanish-Peruvian mother. • He died on May 8, 1903, alone and impoverished and suffering from syphilis on the island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas Islands and is buried there in Calvary Cemetery in Atuona. • From the age of three to seven, he lived in Lima, Peru, with his mother (his father died during the trip there) and then returned to France where as a teenager he attended a seminary and worked as a merchant marine. • Gauguin's first career was as a stockbroker, which he worked at for 12 years. Painting was merely a hobby. continue reading below our video America's Best Foodie Cities • Intrigued by the painters of the Impressionist movement of late 1870s, Gauguin, at age 35 and the father of five children with his Danish-born wife, gave up his business career in 1883 to devote his life to painting. • His work was influential to the French avant-garde and many modern artists, such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. • It was 1891 when Gauguin left France and the western ideals he felt restricted by behind and moved to the island of Tahiti . He chose to live with natives far outside the capital, Papeete, where there were many European settlers. • Gauguin's Tahitian paintings, most of them of exotic, raven-haired Tahitian women, are celebrated for their bold use of color and symbolism. They include La Orana Maria (1891), Tahitian women on Beach, (1891), The Seed of the Areoi (1892), Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (1897), and Two Tahitian Women (1899). • Gauguin's Tahitian masterpieces now hang in major museums and galleries around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the National Gallery in Washington, DC, the Musee D'Orsay in Paris, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg and the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. • Sadly, no original Gauguin paintings remain in French Polynesia. There is a rather rundown Gauguin Museum on the main island of Tahiti, but it contains solely reproductions of his work. • Gauguin's Tahitian legacy lives on in a luxury cruise ship, the m/s Paul Gauguin , which cruises the islands year-round. About the Author Donna Heiderstadt is a New York City based freelance travel writer and editor who has spent her life pursuing her two main passions: writing and exploring the world. |
What is the name of the consumer affairs programme broadcast on Radio 4 from 12.04pm each weekday? | BBC - Press Office - You and Yours innovation Since the beginning of April BBC Radio 4's You And Yours has been asking listeners to vote for the most significant technological innovation since 1800 and what they would most like to disinvent. The answers, revealed in tomorrow's programme (Thursday 5 May, 12.04pm) are the bicycle and GM foods. The washing machine emerged as listeners' favourite technological invention for the home. The humble bike beat such technological innovations as electro-magnetic induction ring (which gave us the means to harness electricity), the internal combustion engine and the germ theory of infection (which gave rise to vaccination as we know it today). The survey was launched on Friday 1 April on Radio 4's flagship consumer affairs programme, taking up the theme of this year's Reith Lectures: The Triumph Of Technology, given by Lord Alec Broers. Experts from the field of science and technology as well as listeners were asked for their nominations. Expert nominees included Sir Arthur C Clarke, the creator of Dolly the sheep - Professor Ian Wilmut, Professor Heinz Wolff, Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe and Baroness Susan Greenfield. Transistor Radio Visitors to the You and Yours website were also asked to complete an online survey, designed to investigate attitudes towards technology. Participants were asked which innovation they'd most like to disinvent (GM foods came top with 26% of the vote, followed by nuclear power at 19%). The piece of technology that most people would like to see invented is an AIDs vaccine (35%) with interplanetary commuter transport lagging behind at 15%. When it came to voting for a technological innovation that was of most use in the home, 34% of listeners voted for the washing machine, with central heating coming second with 25% of the vote. Looking ahead to the regulation of technological advancement, 43% said it should be down to independent international bodies. Lord Alec Broers announces the results of the vote and survey on You and Yours on Thursday 5 May at 12.04pm on Radio 4. Notes to Editors 1. You And Yours is BBC Radio 4's flagship consumer affairs programme, broadcast every weekday between noon and 1.00pm. Presenters include Liz Barclay, Winifred Robinson, John Waite, Peter White and Sheila McClennon. bbc.co.uk/youandyours 2. Listeners were invited to vote via the website or by phone on 0870 444 3900 between Monday 18 and Friday 22 April on the following question: What has been the most significant technological innovation since 1800? 3. An online survey was made available from the same day which asked the following questions: What technology would you most like to see invented? What technology would you most like to see disinvented? What technological innovation is of most practical use in your home? Which technological change has given the greatest benefit to society? If you could only take one piece of technology to your Desert Island, what would it be? Who should regulate the development of new technology? 4. The Reith Lectures were inaugurated in 1948 by the BBC to mark the historic contribution made to public service broadcasting by Sir John (later Lord) Reith, the corporation's first Director-General. John Reith maintained that broadcasting should be a public service which enriches the intellectual and cultural life of the nation. It is in t |
Into which body of water does the River Nene drain? | Chemical company prosecuted for River Nene pollution | Thames Anglers' Conservancy Chemical company prosecuted for River Nene pollution Posted on 27/02/2013 by Admin Thousands of fish died and thousands more were damaged by agricultural chemicals that leaked into the River Nene in Peterborough, magistrates heard on Tuesday 26 February. Some of them were bleached and others leapt from the water and died along the affected 50km stretch of water. Chemical manufacturer and packaging company Safapac pleaded guilty at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court to causing the pollution on 18 June 2012 and claimed vandals damaged containers allowing 5,000 litres of three chemicals to get into drains. The case has been sent to the crown court for sentence as magistrates felt their sentencing powers were insufficient. Mrs Anne-Lise McDonald, prosecutor for the Environment Agency , told magistrates that the company reported the spill to them on a day when they had also taken 15 calls from people about distressed fish in the river. Investigators linked the two incidents. Drainage plans held by the company at their Orton Southgate site and initially shown to environment officers showed a drain on site led to a foul sewer. Further investigation by the company identified that it was, in fact, a surface water drain which discharged to the river. All three chemicals, an insecticide, a fungicide and a disinfectant, are known to be very toxic to aquatic organisms and can cause burns, drowsiness or dizziness to people. The effect on the River Nene was seen as far as Wisbech and cockle fishing in The Wash was quarantined and closed 19-21 June by the regulatory authority. Mrs McDonald told the court that a survey at this time showed a ‘clear and substantial’ impact on all living things in the Orton Brook and River Nene for at least 14.7km. The pollution had an impact along 46km of the brook and river. Peterborough and District Angling Association had to cancel fishing matches and members also cancelled because of the pollution, costing the club £928. Two cockle fishermen claimed they lost more than £10,000. The total cost to the members of the Greater Wash Fishing Industries Group was estimated to be £216,772 as a result of the pollution. Mrs McDonald told magistrates that the pollution could have been prevented if the chemicals had been stored securely. “Bulk containers containing the chemicals were stored in external bunkers near to the road. There was no bunding and no secondary containment in case of spills,” she said. “There was an open drain in the storage area and another just outside.” She told the court that Safapac’s high level risk assessment had failed to identify vandalism as a risk but on the morning of the pollution staff had arrived at work to find taps on the storage containers had been opened and a ladder had been used to get in. Police records showed that the company had made five reports of criminal or anti-social behaviour directed at the company or in the immediate area since 2010 involving youths causing damage to or trespassing on Safapac’s property or metal theft. A Safapac manager told investigating environment officers that staff had closed an emergency valve within 15 minutes of discovering shattered valve caps and police and the Environment Agency notified. He said CCTV at the site was not recording at the time and the ladder used to get in had been stored on top of a container at the site. Chemicals are now stored in locked shipping containers. After the hearing Environment Agency officer Adam Shamma said: “This case should serve as a reminder to companies who handle chemicals to ensure their storage arrangements are adequate. Safapac would have prevented this incident if their chemicals had been stored in a secure, bunded area. “Advice and guidance on pollution prevention is available on the Environment Agency’s website.” |
Justin Timberlake has spent three weeks at number one this year with which song from the album “The 20/20 Experience”? | Justin Timberlake's '20/20 Experience' Tops Billboard 200 Year-End Albums Chart | Billboard Justin Timberlake's '20/20 Experience' Tops Billboard 200 Year-End Albums Chart Tom Munro/RCA Records Best Bets Albums 2013, Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake's 'The 20/20 Experience' leads the year-end Top Billboard 200 Albums chart , the first time a solo male artist has crowned the tally since 2005. That year, 50 Cent's "The Massacre" (on Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records) claimed the prize. Hot 100 | Billboard 200 | Tours 'The 20/20 Experience' (RCA) debuted at No. 1 on the weekly Billboard 200, selling 968,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. At press time, it remains the largest single sales week of the year for an album, and reigns as the year's best-selling title. It spent three weeks at No. 1 and was followed by sequel 'The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2),' which debuted at No. 1 on the Oct. 19 chart. 'The 20/20 Experience' spent 18 non-consecutive weeks in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart (all during the chart year). The album spun-off the singles "Suit & Tie," featuring Jay Z (a No. 3 hit on the Billboard Hot 100), "Mirrors" (No. 2) and "Pusher Love Girl" (No. 64). Timberlake's No. 1 placing follows two years where Adele's '21' ruled the roost. The English singer's XL/Columbia set marked the first release to go back to back as the year's top album since 1983 and 1984, when Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' (Epic) was No. 1. While she may not be No. 1, Adele is still present on the year-end tally. "21" is, coincidentally, No. 21 on Top Billboard 200 Albums. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bruno Mars Lead 2013 Hot 100 Chart As for Timberlake, this is his first turn at No. 1 on the year-end Top Billboard 200 Albums as a solo artist. As a member of 'N Sync, he was No. 1 in 2000 with "No Strings Attached" (Jive). At No. 2 on the year-end Top Billboard 200 Albums is Taylor Swift's 2012 release 'Red' (Big Machine/BMLG), followed by One Direction's 'Take Me Home' (No. 3, Syco/Columbia), Mars' 'Unorthodox Jukebox' and Mumford & Sons' 'Babel' (No. 5, Gentleman of the Road/Glassnote). Billboard's year-end Billboard 200 is based on chart performance during the chart year that began with last year's Dec. 1 chart and ended with the Nov. 30, 2013, tally. |
Who plays Madame Thenardier in the 2012 film Les Miserables? | Beyond the Barricades: Les Misérables' Thénardier and Madame Thénardier | Playbill Beyond the Barricades: Les Misérables' Thénardier and Madame Thénardier By Playbill Staff Mar 18, 2014 The Tony Award-winning, international hit musical Les Misérables by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg will officially open on Broadway in a new revival March 23. In celebration of the new production, starring West End actor Ramin Karimloo as Jean Valjean, Andy Mientus as Marius, Samantha Hill as Cosette, Tony Award nominee Will Swenson as Javert, West End and Broadway actress Caissie Levy as Fantine, Tony Award winner Nikki M. James as Eponine, Kyle Scatliffe as Enjolras, Canadian actor Cliff Saunders as Thenardier and Tony Award nominee Keala Settle as Madame Thenardier, Playbill.com will look back at a selection of Les Miz leading players who came before. This week we look at Les Misérables' Thénardier and Madame Thénardier. Click through for a tour of actors and actresses who previously stood behind the barricades. Alun Armstrong Alun Armstrong and Susan Jane Tanner originated the roles of the Thénardiers in the London production of Les Misérables. Armstrong, who has been seen on Broadway in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, received a 1985 Olivier Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Musical for Les Misérables and reprised his performance at the Royal Albert Hall in October 1995. He also appeared in the 25th anniversary concert, though Matt Lucas performed the role of Thénardier. He is an Olivier Award winner for playing the title role in Sweeney Todd . Tanner, who has been seen on Broadway in All's Well That Ends Well, has also played Jellylorum in the original London version of Cats and reprised that role in the 1998 video version. Leo Burmester Leo Burmester and Jennifer Butt originated the roles of Thénardier and Madame Thénardier in the show's 1987 Broadway bow. Burmester has also been seen on Broadway in Lone Star & Pvt. Wars, Big River, Raggedy Ann, Buried Child, The Civil War, Thou Shalt Not, Urban Cowboy and Ah, Wilderness! Butt has also been seen on Broadway in The Women. Gary Beach Gary Beach and Jenny Galloway played the roles of Thénardier and Madame Thénardier in the 2006 Broadway revival of Les Misérables. Beach previously played the role of Thénardier in the Los Angeles production, and he also performed in the chorus for the 1989 "Les Misérables: Complete Symphonic Recording." Galloway previously played Madame Thénardier alongside original London star Alun Armstrong in the 10th anniversary concert at the Royal Albert Hall. She reprised her performance in the 25th anniversary concert of Les Misérables at the O2 arena in October 2010. Beach is a Tony winner for his performance in The Producers and has been Tony-nominated for La Cage aux Folles and Beauty and the Beast . Galloway has also been seen on Broadway in Mary Poppins . Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen played the Thénardiers in the star-studded film adaptation of Les Misérables. Carter is a two-time Oscar nominee for her performances in "The King's Speech" and "The Wings of the Dove." She also played Mrs. Lovett in the film adaptation of Sweeney Todd and is known for her performances in "Fight Club," "Alice in Wonderland" and the "Harry Potter" series. Cohen is an Oscar nominee for the Best Writing of "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," in which he also starred. He is also known for his performances as Pirelli in the film adaptation of Sweeney Todd, as well as "Brüno," "The Dictator" and "Hugo." Matt Lucas Matt Lucas played Thénardier opposite Jenny Galloway in the 25th anniversary concert of Les Misérables at the O2 Arena in London. A year later, he reprised the role at The Queen's Theatre in the West End. He is best known for his work with David Walliams in the television show "Little Britain" and for playing Tweedledee and Tweedledum in the 2010 film "Alice in Wonderland." His other credits include "Bridesmaids" and "Shaun of the Dead, |
Charles VI, who ruled France from 1380 until his death in 1422, was a member of which royal house? | Charles VI’s Pillow | Warehouse 13 Artifact Database Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Charles VI, member of the House of Valois, was king of France from 1380 until his death in 1422. At age 11 during the Hundred Years, War, he inherited the throne. At this time, his uncles ruled the government but the dukes drained all the funds that had been set aside for the kingdom. In 1388 Charles VI dismissed his uncles and brought back to power his father's former advisers, known as the Marmousets. The kingdom slightly improved, but then Charles suffered a sudden bout of insanity, killing four knights and almost his brother, Louis of Orléans. From then on, he suffered panic attacks where he believed he was made out of glass and wore protective clothing to prevent accidental shattering. He would also attack servants or run until exhaustion, wailing that his enemies threatened him. Unable to concentrate or make decisions, political power was taken away from him by the princes of the blood, which caused much chaos and political conflict in France. Effects Edit The user’s skin will slowly crystallize into glass. Instead of protecting the user from accidental cracking, the pillow actually starts the process. The effects are intermittent and can last for long periods of time. When not consciously thinking about their transformation, the person will suffer from periods of madness. During this time they are unable to work properly and will become extremely harmful to their family members. |
In which country were Nobel Prize winners Alan MacDiarmid, Maurice Wilkins and Ernest Rutherford born? | Which Country Has Won the Most Nobel Prizes? Check This Map | Mic Copyright © Mic Network Inc. All rights reserved. One World Trade Center, 285 Fulton Street 83rd Floor, Suite G, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © Mic Network Inc. All rights reserved. Which Country Has Won the Most Nobel Prizes? Check This Map (Click map to enlarge) Map by: Sarah Ransohoff If you've been feeling depressed about the state of things in America and need to restore your faith in the USA, look no further than the Nobel Prize. The annual award, bestowed by Swedish and Norwegian committees to honor the legacy of inventor Alfred Nobel is dominated by the Americans. Focused on the fine arts, hard sciences, and world-changing ideas, the Nobel Prize is an intellectual and inspirational Olympics, of sorts — at least for the Western world. The winningest nations are all North American or European, including the U.S. (344 total awards ... U-S-A! U-S-A!), Britain (119), and Germany (104). But geo-political powers outside of the West don't rake in the same prize haul. Russia has only 27 Nobels, while China has a paltry nine. Here's the breakdown of the winningest Nobel Prize countries. United States (344): 1. Arieh Warshel, born in Israel, Chemistry 2013 2. Michael Levitt, born in South Africa, Chemistry 2013 3. Martin Karplus, born in Austria, Chemistry 2013 4. Thomas C. Südhof, born in Germany, Physiology or Medicine, 2013 5. Randy Schekman, Physiology or Medicine, 2013 6. James Rothman, Physiology or Medicine, 2013 7. Alvin E. Roth, Economics, 2012 8. Lloyd S. Shapley, Economics, 2012 9. Brian K. Kobilka, Chemistry, 2012 10. Robert J. Lefkowitz, Chemistry, 2012 11. David J. Wineland, Physics, 2012 12. Christopher A. Sims, Economics, 2011 13. Thomas J. Sargent, Economics, 2011 14. Saul Perlmutter, Physics, 2011 15. Brian P. Schmidt, Physics, 2011 16. Adam G. Riess, Physics, 2011 17. Ralph M. Steinman, born in Canada, Physiology or Medicine, 2011 18. Bruce Beutler, Physiology or Medicine, 2011 19. Peter A. Diamond, Economics, 2010 20. Dale T. Mortensen, Economics, 2010 21. Richard F. Heck, Chemistry, 2010 22. Ei-ichi Negishi, born in Japan, Chemistry, 2010 23. Elinor Ostrom, Economics, 2009 24. Oliver Eaton Williamson, Economics, 2009 26. Thomas A. Steitz, Chemistry, 2009 27. Willard S. Boyle, born in Canada, Physics, 2009 28. Charles K. Kao, born in China, Physics, 2009 29. George E. Smith, Physics, 2009 30. Elizabeth Blackburn, born in Australia, Physiology or Medicine, 2009 31. Carol W. Greider, Physiology or Medicine, 2009 32. Jack W. Szostak, born in United Kingdom, Physiology or Medicine, 2009 33. Paul Krugman, Economics, 2008 34. Roger Yonchien Tsien, Chemistry, 2008 35. Martin Chalfie, Chemistry, 2008 36. Osamu Shimomura, born in Japan, Chemistry, 2008 37. Yoichiro Nambu, born in Japan, Physics, 2008 38. Leonid Hurwicz, born in Russia, Economics, 2007 39. Eric S. Maskin, Economics, 2007 40. Roger B. Myerson, Economics, 2007 42. Mario R. Capecchi, born in Italy, Physiology or Medicine, 2007 43. Oliver Smithies, born in United Kingdom, Physiology or Medicine, 2007 44. Roger D. Kornberg, Chemistry, 2006 45. John C. Mather, Physics, 2006 46. Edmund S. Phelps, Economics, 2006 47. George F. Smoot, Physics, 2006 48. Andrew Z. Fire, Physiology or Medicine, 2006 49. Craig C. Mello, Physiology or Medicine, 2006 50. Robert Aumann, born in Germany, Economics, 2005 51. Robert H. Grubbs, Chemistry, 2005 52. Richard R. Schrock, Chemistry, 2005 53. Thomas Schelling, Economics, 2005 54. John L. Hall, Physics, 2005 55. Roy J. Glauber, Physics, 2005 56. Irwin Rose, Chemistry, 2004 57. Edward C. Prescott, Economics, 2004 58. David J. Gross, Physics, 2004 59. H. David Politzer, Physics, 2004 60. Frank Wilczek, Physics, 2004 61. Richard Axel, Physiology or Medicine, 2004 62. Linda B. Buck, Physiology or Medicine, 2004 63. Peter Agre, Chemistry, 2003 64. Roderick MacKinnon, Chemistry, 2003 65. Robert F. Engle, Economics, 2003 66. Anthony J. Leggett, born in United Kingdom, Physics, 2003 67. Paul C. Lauterbur, Physiology or Medicine, 2003 68. Alexei A. Abrikosov, born |
Which element is between Uranium and Plutonium in the Periodic Table? | Periodic Table of Elements: Los Alamos National Laboratory 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 0 History Plutonium is the second transuranium element of the actinide series. Element 93 was discovered in 1940/41 by Glenn T. Seaborg , Edwin M. McMillan , J. W. Kennedy , and A. C. Wahl by deuteron bombardment of uranium-238 in the 60-inch cyclotron at the University of California, Berkeley Lab. They first synthesized neptunium-238 (half-life 2.1 days) which subsequently beta-decayed to form a new heavier element with atomic number 94 and atomic weight 238 (half-life 87.7 years). It was fitting that element 94 be named after the next planetoid, Pluto following the precedence that uranium was named after the planet Uranus and neptunium after the planet Neptune. Seaborg submitted a paper to the journal Physical Review in March 1941 documenting the discovery, but the paper was quickly withdrawn when it was found that an isotope of plutonium, Pu-239 could undergo nuclear fission making it useful in developing an atomic bomb. Pu-239 had a fission cross-section 50% greater than that of 235U, the best fissioning element known at that time. Seaborg was called away from Berkeley to lead the Plutonium Production Lab or "Met Lab" at the University of Chicago. The Met Lab was to produce useful quantities of plutonium as part of the secret Manhattan Project during World War II to develop an atomic bomb. On August 18, 1942, a trace quantity of plutonium was isolated and measured at the Met Lab for the first time. About 50 micrograms of Pu-239 combined with uranium and fission products was produced and only about 1 microgram was isolated. This was enough material for chemists to determine the new element's atomic weight. In November 1943 a few milligrams of PuF3 was reduced to create the first sample of plutonium metal. Enough plutonium was produced to make it the first man-made element to be visible to the unaided eye. The nuclear properties of plutonium-239 were also being studied and researchers found that when hit with a neutron it fissions by releasing energy and more neutrons. These neutrons can hit neighboring atoms of Pu-239 and so on, in an exponentially fast chain-reaction, releasing a tremendous amount of energy. This energy could result in an explosion large enough to destroy a city or fuel a nuclear reactor. During WW II the three primary research and production sites of the Manhattan Project were the Plutonium Production Facility at what is now the Hanford Site , Washington, the Uranium Enrichment facilities at Oak Ridge, Tennessee , and the weapons research and design laboratory, now known as Los Alamos National Laboratory . In 1943, the first production reactor that made Pu-239 was the X-10 Graphite Reactor built at a facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee that later became the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Manhattan Project produced the plutonium for the "Trinity Test" conducted in New Mexico by Los Alamos Laboratory Director Robert Oppenheimer and Army General Leslie Groves. The world’s first atomic bomb ("The Gadget") was exploded near Socorro, New Mexico on July 16, 1945, resulting in an explosion with an energy equivalent of approximately 20,000 tons of TNT . The first atomic bomb used in war had a uranium core and was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. The second atomic bomb used had a plutonium core and was nicknamed " Fat Man " because of its round shape. It was used to destroy Nagasaki, Japan in August 9, 1945, which put an end to WW II. Publication of the discovery and the naming of the new element plutonium was delayed until a year after the end of World War II . Seaborg originally considered the name "plutium", but later thought that it did not sound as good as "plutonium." Later, during the Cold-War era, large stockpiles of weapons-grade plutonium were built up by both the Soviet Union and the United States. Each year about 20 tons of plutonium is still produced as a by-product of the nuclear power industry. As of 2007 it was estimated that the plutonium stockpile was about 500 tons, world-wide. Since the end of the Col |
What is the family name of the Duke of Northumberland? | Ten dukes-a-dining: Gathered together over lunch for a unique picture, the grandees with £2bn and 340,000 acres between them | Daily Mail Online Ten dukes-a-dining: Gathered together over lunch for a unique picture, the grandees with £2bn and 340,000 acres between them comments At first glance, it might resemble the board meeting of a firm of auctioneers or a convention of prep school headmasters. On closer inspection, it is actually a remarkable portrait of the grandest club in Britain, a super-elite who account for some 340,000 acres, more than £2billion and 4,505 years of aristocratic moving and shaking. Some owe their fortunes to bravery in battle, others to royal philandering or political chicanery. But they are all distantly related to each other and they are all addressed in exactly the same way: Your Grace. Outside the Royal Family, dukedoms have only ever been granted to a handful of men of power and influence. The assembled: (from left to right) 1. James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose; 2. David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland; 3. John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset; 4. Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland; 5. Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford; 6. Edward Fizalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk; 7. Torquhil Campbell, 18th Duke of Argyll; 8. Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster; 9. Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans; 10. Arthur Wellesey, 8th Duke of Wellington. See list below for details Dukes are just one rung down from royalty in the social pecking order and enjoy a special status way above the rank and file of the aristocracy. As peerages go, it's the jackpot. Today, there are just 24 non-royal dukes in existence, down from a total of 40 in their Georgian heyday. And it's fair to say that no modern monarch or government is likely to create any more. So, to celebrate its 300th birthday, Tatler magazine decided to invite this dwindling band of mega-toffs to a ducal lunch. The result was the largest gathering of dukes since the Coronation of 1953. Some were too frail to attend. Some live abroad. But ten of them gathered for oysters and Dover sole in London's clubland. And the result is this intriguing study of 21st century nobility. 'After 300 years, we wanted to recapture the spirit of the original Tatler, and what better than a room full of dukes,' says Tatler editor Catherine Ostler. Once, the holders of these titles would have been the A-list celebrities of their time. Today, most people would be pushed to name a single one of them. With hereditary peers cast out into the political wilderness, dukes might seem little more than a comic anachronism in modern Britain. While they retain their rank and social clout, their only power is financial. In the case of, say, the Duke of Bedford, this amounts to £500million in art, London property and a large slab of Home Counties commuter belt. As for the Duke of Leinster, whose grandfather ran a teashop, it is next to nothing. A very special edition: The picture appears in the November issue of Tatler magazine Yet many dukes still play an active part in public life. The Duke of Norfolk, as hereditary Earl Marshal, is still responsible for organising the State Opening of Parliament and any coronations which should occur. The Duke of Northumberland runs several public bodies across the North East while his wife is the local Lord Lieutenant. The very first dukedom was a royal affair. In 1337, Edward III created his son, the Black Prince, the Duke of Cornwall. The title derives from the Latin dux - leader - and, throughout history, fewer than 500 British men have held the rank of 'Duke'. The last non-royal dukedom was created in 1900 for the former Earl of Fife, who was upgraded to Duke following his wedding to Queen Victoria's granddaughter. There might have been a new one in 1955 when the Queen offered one to Churchill, but he declined, preferring to die a commoner. The only non-duke at the Tatler gathering was historian Andrew Roberts, invited to chronicle the event. 'They're all related and they all stick up for each other,' he recalls. But he fears that dukes c |
The Canal Turn fence at Aintree is named after which canal? | Course and Fences It is illegal for anyone aged under 18 to gamble Grand National Course and Fences The Grand National is the ultimate test of horse and jockey. The race comprises two full circuits of a unique 2� mile (3,600 metres) course, where challengers will face 30 of the most testing fences in the world of jump racing. It was originally designed as a cross-country steeplechase when it was first officially run in 1839. The runners started at a lane on the edge of the racecourse and raced away from the course out over open countryside towards the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The gates, hedges and ditches that they met along the way were flagged to provide them with the obstacles to be jumped along the way with posts and rails erected at the two points where the runners jumped a brook. The runners returned towards the racecourse by running along the edge of the canal before re-entering the course at the opposite end. The runners then ran the length of the racecourse before embarking on a second circuit before finishing in front of the stands. The majority of the race therefore took place not on the actual Aintree Racecourse but instead in the adjoining countryside. That countryside was incorporated into the modern course but commentators still often refer to it as "the country", much to the confusion of millions of once-a-year racing viewers. Nowadays, around 150 tonnes of spruce branches, sourced and transported from forests in the Lake District, are used to dress the Liverpool course's jump fences. Each fence used to be made from a wooden frame and covered with the distinctive green spruce. However, a radical change for the 2013 renewal saw that frame replaced by a softer, more forgiving material known as "plastic birch", for safety reasons. Each of the 16 fences on the course are jumped twice, with the exception of The Chair and the Water Jump, which are jumped on the first circuit only. You can take a jockey's eye view of the Grand National course via the video below: Safety Changes Following safety reviews after both the 2011 and 2012 renewals, a number of changes were made to the course with some reductions in fences or the drop after fences, plus the levelling of landing zones. Since 2013, the start of the race is now 90 yards closer to the first fence, reducing the race to four miles and three-and-a-half furlongs, from four-and-a-half miles, while measures were introduced to stop horses getting caught up in the starting tape. In particular, the start now includes the 'no-go' zone, which is defined by a line on the track, being extended from 15 yards to around 30 yards from the starting tape. The starter's rostrum has been moved to a position between the starting tape and the 'no-go' zone to reduce the potential for horses to go through the starting tape prematurely. The tapes themselves are also more user-friendly, with increased visibility, while there is now a specific briefing between the starters' team and the jockeys on Grand National day. The changes to the start are aimed at slowing the speed the first fence is approached at, while moving the start further away from the crowd reduces noise that can distract the horses. The makeup of all of the fences changed significantly in 2013. The new fences are still covered in spruce, but wooden posts have been replaced by a softer material known as "plastic birch", and on top of that birch there's a minimum of fourteen to sixteen inches of spruce that the horses can knock off. The outward appearance of the fences remains the same. Other measures included �100,000 being invested in irrigation to produce the safest jumping ground possible and a new bypass and pen around fence four to catch riderless horses. The Start There is a hazard to overcome even before the race starts - the build up, parade and re-girthing prior to the off lasts for around 25 minutes, over double the time it takes for any other race. With 40 starters, riders naturally want a good sight of the first fence and after the long build-up their nerves are stretched to breaking point, which means |
In January 1988, who became the first woman to be appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal? | Justice Lowell Goddard: Profile - BBC News BBC News Close share panel Image copyright Home Office Image caption Justice Goddard became the first woman of Maori descent to be appointed as a New Zealand High Court judge in 1995 New Zealand judge Lowell Goddard, who has resigned as the head of the independent inquiry into historical child sex abuse in England and Wales, was not the first person to be appointed as its head. She was the third chairwoman of the inquiry since it was set up last July, before resigning on 4 August in a letter to Home Secretary Amber Rudd. She is a serving judge of the High Court of New Zealand and UN committee member who has experience of working with victims of sexual assault. In 2007, she was appointed chairwoman of New Zealand's Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) - the first woman to hold the position - and was in post when the authority released a report on the outcome of its inquiry into police handling of child abuse cases. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1948, Justice Goddard studied law at the University of Auckland, and started practicing as a barrister in 1977. In her earlier years as a barrister she worked as a member of the steering committee which helped establish the HELP Clinic, a facility for victims of sexual abuse. In that role, she assisted police to establish a better approach to the examination and interviewing of sex abuse victims. 'Highly respected' Justice Lowell Goddard was made Queen's Counsel in 1988 - one of the first two women to be appointed to the role - and deputy solicitor-general for New Zealand in 1992. She became the first woman of Maori descent to be appointed as a High Court judge in 1995, and has also sat as a member of the criminal division of the country's Court of Appeal. The BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said it is understood the then home secretary - now the prime minister - Theresa May personally interviewed Dame Lowell by video-link before deciding to appoint her as chairwoman of the inquiry into historical child sex abuse in England and Wales. The 66-year-old was described by the UK's Home Office as a "highly respected member of the judiciary who has been at the forefront of criminal law and procedure". Her appointment was also welcomed by Ben Emmerson QC, counsel to the inquiry, who described her as "one of the most respected and experienced judges in the Commonwealth". 'Courage' In June 2014, Justice Goddard was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to law. In 2008, she said she brought her "own perspective" to the role of IPCA chairwoman, which focussed on "impartiality" and "absolute fairness". "In every case, a fair, rational and reasonable finding about allegations of misconduct will be made, based on the facts and in accordance with the law," she said. Justice Goddard said the "real value" of the organisation's independence is "the reassurance that it brings, of impartial and robust scrutiny of police actions in the public interest". Through her IPCA role, she was elected as an independent expert to the United Nations subcommittee on the prevention of torture, a human rights body with international oversight of places of custody and detention. Justice Goddard has also worked as a participant in a youth advocacy pilot for children and young people, and as a member of a children-in-care review panel for New Zealand's Department of Social Welfare. She is married to Christopher John Hodson QC and has three step-children and one daughter from her first marriage. She describes her interests as gardening, her family and grandchildren, and equestrian sport. She also breeds and races horses. Mrs May's first choice as inquiry chairwoman, Baroness Butler-Sloss, resigned after a week following calls to quit because her late brother, Sir Michael Havers, was attorney general in the 1980s. Her replacement, Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf, stood down on 31 October amid concerns over her links to former Home Secretary Lord Brittan. |
Stefan Gordy, a son of the founder of Motown Records, is known by which colourful stage name? | Redfoo Biography, Redfoo Music, Redfoo News, Redfoo Photos and more - KeepVid Music Artist NEWS Redfoo may be best known as one half of the duo LMFAO, but his music career started long before he began party-rocking with nephew Sky Blu. Born in Los Angeles, Stefan Kendal Gordy -- the youngest son of Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr. -- started his career by working with rappers in the L.A. area in the late '90s, including the Black Eyed Peas. He featured on the appropriately titled "Duet" from BEP's debut album, which would prove fortuitous almost half a decade later. In 2006, after forming LMFAO, Redfoo and Sky Blu were introduced to Jimmy Iovine at Interscope Records by head Pea will.i.am and were immediately signed. Their debut album, Party Rock, was released in 2009, and a year later they were featured on David Guetta's remix of "Gettin' Over You" with another Black Eyed Pea, Fergie. Buoyed by their growing popularity, they released their second album, Sorry for Party Rocking, which spawned a string of hit songs and high-profile tour slots. They even performed at the Super Bowl with Madonna. In 2012, the duo announced their hiatus and Redfoo released his first solo single, "Bring Out the Bottles." He joined the judge's table on the Australian X Factor series and went on to release a steady string of singles, including the Australian hit "Let's Get Ridiculous." The high-energy big-beat electro-pop songs continued to roll out through 2015, when he announced his first proper solo LP, Party Rock Mansion. Released in early 2016, Party Rock Mansion included first single "Lights Out," a guest feature from Stevie Wonder on "Where the Sun Goes," and "Juicy Wiggle," which was included on the soundtrack to the Alvin & the Chipmunks movie Road Chip. Stefan Kendal Gordy (born September 3, 1975), better known by his stage name Redfoo, is an American hip hop recording artist, dancer, record producer and DJ best known as part of the musical duo LMFAO. He formed the duo with his nephew Sky Blu in 2006 and they released two studio albums before going solo in 2013. He is the youngest son of Motown Record Corporation founder Berry Gordy, Jr. |
The first two speakers in which Shakespeare play are a shipmaster and a boatswain? | The Tempest: Entire Play The Tempest SCENE II. The island. Before PROSPERO'S cell. Enter PROSPERO and MIRANDA SCENE I. Another part of the island. Enter ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO, GONZALO, ADRIAN, FRANCISCO, and others SCENE II. Another part of the island. Enter CALIBAN with a burden of wood. A noise of thunder heard SCENE I. Before PROSPERO'S Cell. Enter FERDINAND, bearing a log SCENE II. Another part of the island. Enter CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO SCENE III. Another part of the island. Enter ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO, GONZALO, ADRIAN, FRANCISCO, and others SCENE I. Before PROSPERO'S cell. Enter PROSPERO, FERDINAND, and MIRANDA SCENE I. Before PROSPERO'S cell. Enter PROSPERO in his magic robes, and ARIEL I'll drown my book. Solemn music Re-enter ARIEL before: then ALONSO, with a frantic gesture, attended by GONZALO; SEBASTIAN and ANTONIO in like manner, attended by ADRIAN and FRANCISCO they all enter the circle which PROSPERO had made, and there stand charmed; which PROSPERO observing, speaks: |
Which is the main city in the New Zealand region of Canterbury? | New Zealand Main Cities Home » New Zealand Information » New Zealand Main Cities New Zealand Main Cities New Zealand is a relatively small country, with a population of little more than 4 million people. Consequently, our cities and towns are mostly quite small with large amounts of forestry and farmland surrounding them. If you are looking for a great place to holiday, then New Zealand is the perfect place. Throughout New Zealand you will find beautiful scenery, adrenaline activities, world-class skiing, geothermal attractions, towering alps, cascading waterfalls, vast glaciers, a strong culture, rich heritage and great lifestyle options. The main cities in the North Island of New Zealand are: Name Auckland 405,000 Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand. The city is built around 2 large harbours, and has many world famous attractions including the Sky Tower. The Auckland Region has a population of about 1.3 million people, and enjoys a warm, temperate climate. Wellington 393,000 Wellington is the Capital City of New Zealand and is home to Parliament, the head offices of all Government Ministries and Departments and the bulk of the foreign diplomatic missions in New Zealand. It is also home to Te Papa (the ground-breaking interactive Museum of New Zealand) and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Hamilton 129,000 Hamilton rests on the banks of the Waikato River, south of Auckland City. The vast underground network of caves and caverns at Waitomo are near to Hamilton City. Tauranga 121,000 Tauranga City rests on the south-eastern edge of the Tauranga Harbour and enjoys a sunny, "subtropical" climate. One of New Zealand's fastest growing cities, the Port of Tauranga is a main New Zealand export port. The sunny, beachy lifestyle attracts holiday makers from around the world - many come to swim, surf, kayak and kitesurf the local beaches. Palmerston North 78,000 Palmerston North is a vibrant city with a large youth population. The city enjoys a rich arts and theatre scene with many restored heritage buildings. Here you will find Massey University and several other institutes of importance. Rotorua 70,000 Rotorua is a multi-cultural city, built in the heart of a geothermal wonderland, with bubbly mud pools, spouting geysers and hissing vents. There are 17 lakes in the Rotorua district that offer great freshwater fishing, waterskiing, swimming and other water activities. Hastings 66,000 Located less than 20 kilometres from Napier, Hastings has many heritage buildings. Other local attractions include Splash Planet - a large amusement park, Cape Kidnappers - home to the world's largest mainland gannet colony and Te Mata Peak. Napier 58,000 A seaport, Napier was leveled in 1931 by a devastating earthquake, and rebuilt in the Art Deco style of the day. Today Napier prides itself as the "Art Deco Capital". Wine tours, heritage tours, sailing, fishing and other activities are popular here. New Plymouth 52,000 New Plymouth is a port city, known for its beautiful gardens. A popular attraction is the Coastal Walkway - an 11 kilometre path that forms an expansive sea-edge promenade stretching almost the entire length of the city. Whangarei 52,000 Whangarei is the northernmost city in New Zealand and enjoys a sunny, oceanic climate. Whangarei is a popular holiday detsination, with spectacular beaches and beautiful scenery. Some of the larger towns in the North Island include: Name Wanganui 43,000 Wanganui is a large town built on the shores of the Whanganui River. Wanganui located about 75 kilometres northwest of Palmerston North. The surrounding region is a part of New Zealand's Nature Coast, featuring rivers, beaches, lakes, mountains, parks and golf courses. The Whanganui River is the longest navigable river in the country, with 239 rapids and stunning bush scenery. Gisborne 34,000 Gisborne enjoys a sunny climate and is one of the first places in the world to see each new day. Gisborne is also the first part of New Zealand to be sighted by the crew of Captain James Cook's ship the Endeavour. Whakatane 33,000 Whakatane is a populat |
Spain ceded Florida to Britain in the 1763 Treaty of Paris which ended which war? (The name by which it is known in Britain is required) | Milestones: 1750–1775 - Office of the Historian Milestones: 1750–1775 Treaty of Paris, 1763 The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years’ War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. In the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there. The Treaty of Paris, 1763 During the war, British forces had scored important overseas victories against France: not only had the British conquered French Canada, they also won victories in India, and captured French island colonies in the Caribbean. In March of 1762, French King Louis XV issued a formal call for peace talks. The British Government was also interested in ending the war. The Seven Years’ War had been enormously expensive, and the Government had to finance the war with debt. Creditors were beginning to doubt Great Britain’s ability to pay back the loans it had floated on financial markets. In addition, British King George II had died in 1760, and his successor George III was more amenable to ending the war. Initial attempts at negotiating a peace settlement failed, and instead French and Spanish diplomats signed the Family Compact, a treaty that brought Spain into the war against Britain. British Prime Minister Lord Bute continued secret and informal talks with French diplomat Étienne-François de Stainville, duc de Choiseul, and they came to an unofficial agreement in June, 1762. Bute promised fairly generous terms, and the two countries agreed to an exchange of ambassadors in September. By the time the formal negotiations began, the situation had changed. News had reached Europe of the British capture of Havana, and with it the Spanish colony of Cuba. Spanish King Charles III refused to agree to a treaty that would require Spain to cede Cuba, but the British Parliament would never ratify a treaty that did not reflect British territorial gains made during the war. Facing this dilemma, French negotiator Choiseul proposed a solution that redistributed American territory between France, Spain and Great Britain. Under Choiseul’s plan, Britain would gain all French territory east of the Mississippi, while Spain would retain Cuba in exchange for handing Florida over to Great Britain. French territories west of the Mississippi would become Spanish, along with the port of New Orleans. In return for these cessions, along with territory in India, Africa, and the Mediterranean island of Minorca, France would regain the Caribbean islands that British forces had captured during the war. The British Government also promised to allow French Canadians to freely practice Catholicism and provided for French fishing rights off Newfoundland. French diplomat Étienne-François de Stainville, duc de Choiseul Choiseul preferred to keep the small Caribbean islands of Martinique, Guadeloupe, and St. Lucia rather than hold on to the vast territory stretching from Louisiana to Canada. This decision was motivated by the fact that the islands’ sugar industry was enormously profitable. In contrast, Canada had been a drain on the French treasury. The loss of Canada, while lamentable to French officials, made sense from a mercantile perspective. The diplomats completed their negotiations and signed the preliminary Treaty of |
The first by-election of this Parliament was in January 2011 in …….. East and Saddleworth. Which town completes the name of the constituency? | Oldham East & Saddleworth (UK) by-election | World Elections Oldham East & Saddleworth (UK) by-election Posted by glhermine Map of Oldham East and Saddleworth The first by-election of the British Parliament since the May 2010 general election took place yesterday, January 13, in Oldham East and Saddleworth. This by-election came in somewhat unique circumstances, after an election court voided the result of the original vote in May 2010 after LibDem candidate Elwyn Watkins, who lost by 103 votes in May, petitioned for the result to be voided based on the nasty campaigning between former Labour MP Phil Woolas and Elwyn Watkins back in May. Attacks on Watkins by Woolas apparently breached the terms of the Representation of the People Act 1983 by making false statements about his personal character. Woolas, known not only for his controversial statements on Islam, also has a long history of making contests very nasty since 1995. Oldham East and Saddleworth, which basically covers the eastern part of the largely working-class town of Oldham in addition to the middle-class commuter town of Saddleworth was created in 1997. Prior to that, most of it had been in Littleborough & Saddleworth, a traditionally Conservative seat where the Liberals, not Labour, were the main rivals. The area’s history of nasty contests began with the 1995 election in the old Littleborough & Saddleworth, held at the peak of John Major’s unpopularity. The Tories’ vote collapsed by 21 points, to the benefit of the LibDems’ Chris Davies, who gained the seat with a 4.7% majority over Labour’s Phil Woolas. The by-election campaign was particularly nasty, with Woolas accusing Davis of being “high on tax and soft on drugs”. The inclusion of more working-class parts of the old Oldham Central & Royton were unfavourable to Davies, who lost to Woolas by a 6% margin in the 1997 election in the new seat. Woolas’ majority reached 8% in 2005, but the seat has never been particularly safe for Labour, unlike Oldham West and Royton. In 2010, Woolas, who experimented with some particularly nasty methods again, held on by a hair against LibDem opponent Elwyn Watkins. The Conservatives, which lack a good organization and local government base in the constituency, recovered from their 1995 drubbing only in 2010, when Kashif Ali managed to increase the Tory vote by 8.7% to win 26.4%. The BNP, which had won 11% here in 2001 in the aftermath of race riots, won 5.7% in 2010. There had been rumours that BNP leader Nick Griffin might stand in the by-election, but did not in the end. The BNP’s organization in the area collapsed after their 2001 boom, and the party has been going through internal feuds since their disappointing 2010 showing. Aside from the unique circumstances of this election, and the unique fact that the LibDems were the ones with the power to move the writ for the by-election (instead of the incumbent party, as is usually the case); this by-election was all the more interesting because it is the first one since the formation of the ConDem coalition in May. Both parties stood candidates after all, but all eyes were on the LibDem vote. Their vote here is probably largely centre-right, being concentrated in the middle-class areas of the seat such as Saddleworth, of a type which might be amenable to voting Tory in other, more “traditional” constituencies. Yet, polls have been showing that the LibDems have suffered a lot from going into coalition with Cameron’s Tories and that they were leaking lots of vote from their left to Labour. The results of the by-election provide an interesting look at the LibDem’s vote: Debbie Abrahams (Labour) 42.14% (+10.27%) Elwyn Watkins (Liberal Democrat) 31.95% (+0.32%) Kashif Ali (Conservative) 12.83% (-13.62%) Paul Nuttall (UKIP) 5.81% (+1.95%) Derek Adams (BNP) 4.47% (-1.25%) Peter Allen (Green) 1.52% The Flying Brick (Monster Raving Loony Party) 0.42% Stephen Morris (English Democrats) 0.41% Loz Kaye (Pirate Party) 0.27% David Bishop (Bus-Pass Elvis Party) 0.19% Labour holds the seat with a majority of 10.2%, which means a majority |
In 1993, who was the last Australian golfer to win the Open Championship? | Australian Major Winners - Golf Australia Australian Major Winners A 'major' is one of the four most prestigious professional golf events played annually. Men Eleven Australian male golfers have won a major, they are: 5 - Peter Thomson - 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965 The Open Championship 2 - Greg Norman - 1986, 1993 The Open Championship 2 - David Graham - 1979 PGA Championship, 1981 US Open Championship 1 - Jim Ferrier - 1947 PGA Championship 1 - Kel Nagle - 1960 The Open Championship 1 - Wayne Grady - 1990 PGA Championship 1 - Ian Baker-Finch - 1991 The Open Championship 1 - Steve Elkington - 1995 PGA Championship 1 - Geoff Ogilvy - 2006 US Open 1 - Adam Scott - 2013 The Masters 1 - Jason Day - 2015 PGA Championship Women |
In which African country does 100 pesetas equal 1 cedi? | Top 5 Most Valuable and Expensive African Currencies | WhichCountry.co 87 SHARES In ancient days, when people were not aware of the currency, then the barter system was used for exchanging goods and services , later on with the passage of time, the currency was introduced and made the human life more convenient and reliable and at present Strongest money bill in Africa belongs to Libya country . Today there is no concept for the barter system, and all the nations of this world are using their own currencies, but the value of their official money unit vary from country to country and fluctuation also comes with the foreign policies. So every country has the different value for its official currency units. Some have the highest values while on the other hand some countries have the low values due to below average economies. Basically the African currencies bills have a historical importance because it was originally took into existence from the different materials, items, animals and even the people available in the locality were used as the medium of exchange. But later on it was totally eliminated and the European colonial powers introduced their own monetary system into the different countries that were administrated by them. Currently Libyan Dinar is the High valued currency bill in Africa History and facts about LYD When it comes to the regions outside Libya, the word Dinar is not much used though its unit dirham is not or may be hardly ever used in our daily life. However instead of this, the world Garsh is used that is equal to ten dirham. In Libya, in September 1971, after the replacement of pound, the Dinar was introduced that is currently officially recognized as Libyan Dinar. It is the officially used in Libya and its dinar is further divided into 1000 dirham. Since May 2014 till June 2014, it retained the same value. From 1994 to the current year 2014, it averaged 0.95. Its ISO code is known as LYD. Its inflation rate is 6.1% Its official bank notes are available in 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 dinars. While coins of 50, 100 Dirham are used that are equal to ¼ and ½ dinar. Q : Which African Country has the highest currency value? Ans : At present, Libya is the African country having the highest valued expensive money value united than all other African nations. After Libya, Tunisia is the nation that stands at second in the list of top five strongest currencies in Africa followed by Ghana, Sudan and Egypt. With $9774 per capita GDP, It is one of the richest nations in Africa continent. Following is a list of top five African nations having the highest currencies by their value. |
Three generations of the Hill-Wood family have been chairman of which football club? | Club legends honoured at Emirates Stadium | News Archive | News | Arsenal.com The three busts in the Director's entrance Club legends honoured at Emirates Stadium Commemorative busts - Pictures Arsenal Chairman Peter Hill-Wood today unveiled three commemorative busts at Emirates Stadium which honour legends from the Club’s history. The busts, two of which were synonymous with the Gunners’ old stadium, Highbury, commemorate three great figures who have helped shape the history of Arsenal Football Club – Herbert Chapman, Denis Hill-Wood and Arsène Wenger. The three busts, which were unveiled after the Club’s Annual General Meeting, are all positioned in the Directors’ Entrance at Emirates Stadium and will greet the thousands of guests which visit the stadium each year. As well as being a VIP entrance on matchdays, the Directors’ Entrance is also the start point for all of Emirates Stadium’s popular official tours. The bust of Herbert Chapman at Emirates Stadium is an exact replica of the bust which graced Highbury’s famous Marble Halls for so many years. The original bust remains at Highbury and will form part of the concierge entrance in the Grade II-Listed East Stand to the Highbury Square development when it reaches completion in summer 2009. Herbert Chapman is regarded by many as the greatest visionary the game of football has ever seen. As well as guiding Huddersfield Town and then Arsenal to great successes in the late 1920s to early 1930s, Chapman is also seen as responsible for introducing many changes to the game, including the numbering on playing shirts; proposing floodlit matches and the ten-yard penalty semi-circle. Also, in 1932 through lobbying, Chapman managed to change the name of the local underground station from Gillespie Road to Arsenal, which to this day is still the only London Underground station to be named after a football club. Sadly, Chapman’s life was tragically cut short on the morning of January 6, 1934 when he died suddenly from pneumonia, aged just 55. Soon after his death, Arsenal Football Club commissioned a bust of Chapman which was positioned in Highbury’s famous Marble Halls until the Club moved to Emirates Stadium in 2006. The bust of Denis Hill-Wood, now positioned at Emirates Stadium, had previously been located on the Directors’ Landing of the East Stand at Highbury for many years before the Club moved to Emirates Stadium in 2006. Three generations of the Hill-Wood family have maintained an association with Arsenal Football Club, which stretches back to the 1920s. Denis Hill-Wood was the Club’s Chairman for 20 years and was viewed with great affection and respect by the world of football, and was a guiding force in the Club’s continuing ethos of traditional values and doing things ‘the Arsenal way’. On his death in May 1982, Denis was succeeded as Arsenal Chairman by his son Peter who is still the Club’s Chairman to this day, and who fittingly unveiled his father’s bust in its new location. The third sculpture unveiled by Peter Hill-Wood at Emirates Stadium was the recently commissioned bust of the Club’s current manager Arsène Wenger. The bust of Wenger, which is cast in bronze, was created by figurative sculptor Etienne Millner, who painstakingly worked on the piece for over six months. Arsène Wenger is Arsenal Football Club’s most successful manager and has taken charge of more Arsenal matches than any other previous manager in the Club’s history. His honours as Arsenal Manager include three League titles, four FA Cups and four Charity/Community Shields, including two League and Cup ‘doubles’ in 1998 and 2002. He is the only Arsenal manager to have won the FA Cup more than once and the only manager to take the Club to a UEFA Champions League Final, while he was also the first manager in English League history to complete an entire 38-match season unbeaten in 2003/04. Wenger has also been decorated with an honorary OBE in 2003 and France’s highest civil honour, the Legion d’Honneur, in 2002. He also received the Freedom of Islington in 2004. After unveiling the busts, Peter Hill- |
The singer Solange is the sister of which other singer? | Solange – Songs & Albums : Napster and 37 other albums About Solange The younger sister of superstar singer/actress Beyonce, Solange Knowles has been performing since the age of two. She began writing songs at seven, and by 13 was touring the world as a lead dancer with Destiny's Child. Like her older sister, Solange's vocal style is polished yet soulful, with relationship-centric lyrics layered over sleek, radio-ready production. Her debut album, Solo Star, was released in 2003 and features collaborations with the Neptunes, Timbaland, N.O.R.E. and Lil' Romeo. Bebop Digital Similar Artists |
Whose statue in Merrion Square, Dublin is known to irreverent Dubliners as “The Fag on the Crag”? | Travel... Dublin Getting There Ok, so you fancy a weekend break. You can’t afford Europe, you’re sick of London and well, the countryside just isn’t your thing. You’re looking for some culture, some history, excitement, shops, fine foods and well, yes, you want booze, and lots of it. So, where better to go than Dublin? It’s just a short trip away, over the Irish Sea, plane and ferry fares are next to nothing. Situated on the south east coast of Ireland, Dublin has a reputation for being a schizophrenic city, where poverty, wealth, grandeur and deprivation live side by side, mixed together in no particular order, each feigning ignorance of the others existence. For one small city, Dublin has an extraordinarily large personality, with such a grand history of literature, religion, politics, music and war that even the likes of London would blush in comparison. James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, Jonathon Swift and W.B Yeats are but a few of the literary greats spawned by the city. Michael Collins, whose actions later sparked Bloody Sunday, began his political career in Dublin. And of course, what a different place the world would be with out those fine staples of the Irish diet - Guinness and whiskey? As you’d expect, much is made of Dublin’s history, with statues, monuments and museums dedicated to just about every famous Irish man there ever was. As such, it is almost impossible to turn a corner without bumping into something that has made its way into the guide books. From the statue of Oscar Wilde in Merrion Square (locally known as the fag on the crag) to the World of Guinness, every particle of Dublin’s history is made accessible and welcoming to the idle traveller. The best and most entertaining way of taking in all of Dublin’s sights is to take one of the city tour buses. Several companies operate tours, each varying in quality, so be careful which one you choose. It is said that the first thing that any visitor to Dublin will notice are it’s people, their pride of the city, pride of the struggles, pride of the history and an eagerness to share it all with you. This is certainly true of the tour buses. Leaving the bus behind, some places are more worthy of closer attention than others. If history is your bent you’ll be attracted to Trinity College, parts of which date back to 1700 and are interesting to look at as pieces of architecture alone. Looking into the Old Library, however, will give you the opportunity to see the Book of Kells, a monk’s account of the Viking invasion, which is thought to date back to around AD 800. Another important aspect of the history of Dublin, and indeed of any Irish town, is “the troubles”. The General Post Office on O’Connell Street is where the 1916 Easter Rising began and still bares the marks of gun fire in its fine outer columns. St Stephen’s Green, at the end of Grafton Street, memorial to soldiers of the Boer War, is also an area where much of the Easter Rising fighting took place. If you’ve had enough history and are in the mood for some serious shopping, then Grafton Street is the place to go. Home to the cities most exclusive (and expensive) stores, Grafton Street is a constantly flowing stream of people, so popular that you’re unlikely to find a bargain in a single shop. Be that as it may, it’s the fashionable place to be and if you’ve not been to Grafton Street, you’ve not been to Dublin. Equally exclusive and probably even more expensive, is the Powerscourt Townhouse Shopping Centre, just off Grafton Street. Full of designer clothes and posh restaurants it is the former house of the Viscount Powerscourt, dating back to the 1770’s. If your purse strings can’t quite stretch to the extravagance of the above, then O’Connell Street is worth a look, with some good shops and more affordable prices. More alternative shops can be found in the ever popular Temple Bar area. Long ago founded as an area of ill repute, Temple Bar has retained its artistic influence of the 18th century and is now home to the bohemian shops, bars and restaurants of the city. Dublin’s musical |
Down which valley does The Mistral blow? | The infamous mistral wind in Provence FrenchEntrée > Holidays in France > Weather in France > The infamous mistral wind in Provence The infamous mistral wind in Provence By Staff Writer Provence is well known for its fierce and cold wind known locally as Le Mistral. This wind is the result of an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs mainly in the winter and spring in the gulf of the Mediterranean Sea. The Mistral usually develops as a cold front moving down across France. The air piles up in the Alps before spilling over the mountain’s top and rushing down into the Rhône valley between the Alps and Cevennes. The Mistral may blow continuously for several days at a time, attain velocities of about 100 km (62 miles) and reach a height of 2 to 3 km (1 to 4m) towards the French Riviera and the Gulfe de Lion. Marseilles and St.Tropez often take the full brunt of this cold, strong wind as it finally reaches the sea. These winds can affect weather in North Africa, Sicily and throughout the Mediterranean. It is strongest and most frequent in winter, and sometimes causes considerable damage to crops. Trees in Provence are forever bent in the direction of this fierce wind. Le Mistral can cause tiresome headaches. Many a mother will claim this wind incites a general restlessness in children – even pets are said to be affected! But as inhospitable an element as it may be, this beneficial wind does clear and dry the atmosphere in the region, leaving the sun to shine some 2800 hours per year! “Behind the Mistral is the beauty of Provence. Its fierceness blows away clouds and grime and doubt, leaving colours the depth of dreams and a freshness that can come only after the Mistral’s scouring. Provence needs the Mistral or it ceases to be the Provence of my dreams. I need the Mistral to cut through those dreams to truth – beauty comes after the wind.” Kamiah A. Walker Photo by Qcom/Flickr |
Firenze (Florence) is the capital city of which Italian region? | 1000+ images about Firenze (Florence) Italy on Pinterest | Gelato, Tivoli gardens and Travel Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Firenze (Florence) Italy Florence (Italian: Firenze [fiˈrɛntse]) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area. Florence is famous for its history: a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, it is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called "the Athens of the Middle Ages". 91 Pins606 Followers |
Madeline Bray married which eponymous character in a Charles Dickens novel? | Nicholas Nickleby Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 39 out of 46 people found the following review useful: Wonderful adaptation, Horrendous Marketing from Dallas, Texas 19 January 2003 Greetings again from the darkness. Truly exceptional adaptation of Dickens really shows how terrific writing can allow a film to work. Yes, the cast was very capable and in fact, Christopher Plummer was multi-layered, pure evil as Uncle Ralph. The Squeers team of veterans Jim Broadbent and Juliet Stevenson made escape from their "school" seem the only rational approach. Charlie Hunnam is gorgeous and capable as Nicholas, and herein lies the problem. While not for the youngest of kids, those 12 and up would probably enjoy the movie very much. As a way to touch Dickens, this is easily the least painful and most accessible for 7th through 12th graders. Why aren't audience was filled with 40 and 50 somethings who read the novel growing up and a few (like me) brought teenagers with them. My daughter and her friends loved it! Very frustrating that studios will sink millions into drawing crowds for trash like "Planet of the Apes", "XXX", "Blue Crush", etc but almost nothing into this. Of course, this offers an education in story structure and the supporting casting was inspired. In addition to Hunnam, Anne Hathaway ("Princess Diaries"), Jamie Bell ("Billy Elliot"), Nathan Lane and Alan Cumming were all excellent. Tom Courtenay was funny and pitiful at the same time. Yes, the story is like much of Dickens, it provides hope for those who seem to have little. Good prevails over evil. Personally, I like that approach. Was the above review useful to you? 35 out of 43 people found the following review useful: Good Triumphs Over Evil from United States 4 September 2007 Stunning photography, outrageous characters and a powerful, emotional story: that's Nicholas Nickleby, the 2002 adaptation from the famous book by Charles Dickens. I have not read that book, so this story was new to me and I couldn't help but be impressed. Hopefully, most people are still satisfied to see good people triumph in the end. With a Dickens story, you know there will be a lot to overcome, too, and lots of suffering and heartache along the way to a happy ending. Douglas McGrathdid a fine job directing this film. Dick Pope, director of photography (cinematographer) made England look as beautiful as any Merchant-Ivory film I've seen. Start-to-finish the landscape of England never looked prettier. Pope performed the same kind of magic two years later in "The Illusionist," a gorgeous-looking movie. Kudos to Rachel Portman for a magnificent score, too, with a beautiful, sweeping theme song. This movie is a treat for the ears, as well. Charlie Hunnam as Nicholas Nickleby was adequate; Christopher Plummer as his Uncle Ralph was very good and Jamie Bell as the unforgettable "Smike" was excellent. It's hard to believe he's the same kid who played "Billy Elliott" just a couple of years ago. Jim Broadbent and Juliet Stevens as the wicked, evil husband-and-wife-team who run DotheBoys Hall, a boys boarding school, were also memorable. Dickens also had cruel people mistreating little boys and these two personify cruelty. Two beautiful women: Anne Hathaway's as Nicholas' love "Madeline Bray" and Romola Garai as his sister "Kate" were both pleasant and easy on the eyes. As for supporting actors, I enjoyed them all as well, getting an extra smile from Timothy Spall and Gerald Horan and "Charles and Ned Cherryble" The same can be said for Nathan Lane and Alan Cumming, who provide much-needed comic relief and whimsy. I did not recognize Tom Courtenay as "Newman Noggs." I guess I still picture him from his younger and much thinner years. It's been almost 25 years since I last saw him in "The Dresser" and he's changed quite a bit. One other thing that was fun to observe in this film: everyone's vocabulary! , I loved how they expressed themselves, the good and the bad people Of the many well-put sentences delivered in this well-intentioned and high-minded film, I remember Nickleby saying |
Which vitamin is also known as Alpha Tocopherol? | Vitamin E | NOW Foods Vitamin E Home / Supplements / By Category / Vitamins Vitamin E Vitamin E, also known as alpha-tocopherol, is actually a member of a group of eight fat-soluble compounds – four tocotrienols and four tocopherols, each identified with the prefixes alpha, beta, delta and gamma. Vitamin E is a well-known antioxidant that inhibits the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), harmful molecules that are generated when fat is oxidized.* In addition to its antioxidant properties, natural vitamin E is involved in a wide range of metabolic processes such as cell signaling and gene expression.* It also plays a role in normal blood clotting, immune system function, and neurological function.* |
Who composed the songs “Old Folks at Home” and “Beautiful Dreamer”? | "Beautiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster - YouTube "Beautiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Mar 7, 2010 One of Stephen Foster's most beautiful serenades, this piece was published posthumously, in 1864. It is sung here by Jonathan Guyot Smith, and it's available on a new CD, "Stephen Foster Melodies and Serenades for the American Parlor," with 18 Stephen Foster songs and a 12-page booklet. - |
In which city was the actor and playwright Alan Bennett born? | Alan Bennett | British playwright | Britannica.com British playwright Alan Bennett, (born May 9, 1934, Leeds , Yorkshire, England ), British playwright who was best known for The Madness of George III (1991) and The History Boys (2004). Alan Bennett, 2005. AP Bennett attended Leeds Modern School and gained a scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford, where he received an undergraduate degree in history in 1957. His fledgling career as a junior lecturer in history at Magdalen College, Oxford, was cut short after he enjoyed enormous success with the comedy revue Beyond the Fringe in 1960. He coauthored and starred in the show with Peter Cook , Jonathan Miller , and Dudley Moore , and the foursome played to packed houses in Edinburgh, London , and New York City . Bennett’s first play , Forty Years On, was produced in 1968 and starred John Gielgud . It was followed by numerous plays, films, and television serials; a best-selling collection of Bennett’s diaries and reminiscences, titled Writing Home (1994); and several pieces for radio. In 1987 Talking Heads, a series of monologues for television, made him a household name and earned him the first of six Lawrence Olivier Awards (annual theatre awards established in 1976 as the Society of West End Theatre Awards). The Madness of George III premiered at the National Theatre in 1991, and the 1994 film adaptation , The Madness of King George, secured several Academy Award nominations, including one for Bennett’s screenplay. Bennett’s special talent was his translation of the mundane into tragicomic dramas, and he was able to employ his characteristic light touch even when writing about intellectual heavyweights such as Wittgenstein or Kafka . Bennett fearlessly scrutinized the British class system, propriety, and England’s north-south cultural divide with results that were simultaneously chilling and hilarious. Meanwhile, his gift for creating an authentic dialogue for the “ordinary people” of his own background sat curiously beside his ability to portray the manners of middle and upper classes. It was Bennett’s diversity of talent that delighted audiences and led critics to hail him as one of the premier playwrights of the day. Bennett’s play The History Boys garnered both the Critics’ Circle Theatre Award and the Laurence Olivier Award for best new play, and Bennett also received the Olivier Special Award. Set in Yorkshire in the 1980s, the play featured a clash of values between two teachers coaching a class of state-school boys through their university entrance examinations. It succeeded both as a serious-minded critique of Britain’s education system—then and now—and as a superbly comic entertainment. A 2006 film version of The History Boys followed the play, which won six Tony Awards after its debut on Broadway in the same year. Britannica Stories |
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If you ordered Homard in a French restaurant what shellfish would you be served? | La Bourgogne French Restaurant, Kailua-Kona - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - TripAdvisor Want the lowest hotel prices? You're in the right place. We check 200+ sites for you. La Bourgogne French Restaurant, Kailua-Kona #66 of 195 Restaurants in Kailua-Kona $$$$ Is this an European restaurant? Yes Is this restaurant good for dinner? Yes Is this restaurant good for brunch? Yes Does this restaurant offer takeout or food to go? Yes Does this restaurant offer free wifi? Yes Does this restaurant offer delivery? Yes Is this restaurant good for large groups? Yes Does this restaurant offer outdoor seating? Yes Does this restaurant offer highchairs for toddlers? Yes Map updates are paused. Zoom in to see updated info. Reset zoom 77-6400 Nalani St Ste 101, Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii, HI 96740-7955 +1 808-329-6711 160 Reviews from our TripAdvisor Community Hotels travellers are raving about... Sponsored links * Read reviews that mention: All reviews rabbit lobster bisque foie gras rack of lamb frog legs cassoulet profiteroles bourgogne grand marnier souffle scalloped potatoes fresh scallops olive tapenade berry cobbler french onion soup shellfish bread monchong local fish french food french country Review tags are currently only available for English language reviews. Start your review of La Bourgogne French Restaurant Click to rate “Newly Renovated and even better” Reviewed 2 weeks ago Visiting Island Hawaii every year you make friends and Colleen and Ron are friends and owners of La Bourgogne This has been a stop for over many years. They recently remodeled the restaurant and made it brighter and more comfortable. The quality of the food is still superb. Onion soup or Lobster bisque Duck or Rabbit Beef or Local Fish... More Helpful? “OK but...” Reviewed 4 weeks ago My friend and I enjoyed our dinner here last night, but not everything was perfect. The garlic sauce on my escarcot was way too garlicky, so I am still tasting it today and it was hard to taste the rabbit that I ordered for my entre (I brought most of it home, so maybe I can enjoy it today.). My... More Helpful? Reviewed 9 December 2016 via mobile This wonderful place sits in a very nondescript with no windows and about 12 tables total. The intimate atmosphere transported us from our tropical location to Paris. The French fare was quite authentic. My husband dined on lobster bisque and wild boar and I had pumpkin soup and beef tenderloin with best bernaise sauce I have ever tasted. Fresh asparagus... More Helpful? Reviewed 1 December 2016 via mobile We had never before tried this restaurant, as the outdoor appeal just did not grab us, with all the sunny open air options in Kona. Inside it has really no more and beyond the outside. Clearly the selling point is the French food, which was good. I ordered the beef tenderloin. The medium rare cooking I requested was done to... More Helpful? “Maybe (peut etre)” Reviewed 27 November 2016 As other reviews have stated, the location is a bit "interesting" and once inside is still a little box'ish although recently renovated. First of all, the selection of wine by the glass was very good. We had champagne to start that was very good. This was followed by a New Zealand sav Blanc and then my husband had red recommended... More Helpful? “Real French Chef = Real France Food.” Reviewed 14 November 2016 Outstanding French cuisine. Everything is made fresh that day. Husband and wife team makes you feel like you are family. This is a local and repeat visitor restaurant. If you are staying in Kona this is a must visit. Reservations are required and do it ASAP. There are not that many seats and they fill fast. Helpful? “A jewel box full of surprises!” Reviewed 26 August 2016 After living in Kailua-Kona for about a year, and after being told by friends I was missing out on a true culinary treasure. It's easy to miss La Bourgogne as you drive along Kuakini Highway. The building looks like an insurance office or real estate title company... but as soon as you step through the door, eyes adjusting from the... More Helpful? “Worl |
Which substance, used to make a drink, is Ghana’s main export? | Food Drink Ghana - Easy Track Ghana Easy Track Ghana Pizza, spaghetti and beef burgers General observations The cost of eating in Ghana will differ greatly depending upon whether you eat local Ghanaian food. Eating Chinese, Continental, Lebanese or other non-Ghanaian styles will be rather expensive, probably starting at around $7.00 per dish. Ghanaian meals will be half that, unless served at a restaurant catering to tourists. It is essential that casual visitors to Ghana take proper precautions when eating. Keep your hands clean and try to ensure your food is prepared and stored in sanitary conditions. Foods tend to be fried, boiled or grilled. The one common ingredient is a hot pepper that is found in almost everything and makes Ghana food spicy-hot. Back to Top Easy things to try Here are some easy foods for you to try. Not too hot, not too spicy and not to strange to your palate. Chichinga Beef or sausage kabobs. These are prepared by street side vendors. Kelewele Fried plantain with ginger and peanuts. Again, prepared by street vendors. Red Red Fried plantain with beans and red palm oil. Can be served with or without fish. Fried Rice Standard fried rice you would eat anywhere in the world. Plain or with salad, egg and/or chicken. Jollof Rice This is a favorite rice dish in Ghana. The rice is prepared with much tomato and less of cooking oil that makes the rice red. As with fried rice, this is served plain or with salad, egg, chicken or beef. Waakye (pronounced Waa-chi) This is a mixed bag - literally. Starting with a mix of rice and beans, there may be optional items added. These would include spaghetti, whole boiled eggs and hot pepper. Fried egg sandwich There will be places that will fry an egg with some pepper, onion and tomato to make a small omelet that can be eaten in bread. Back to Top Ghanaian meals Ghanaian meals tend to be served in a bowl and are comprised of three parts: A big hunk of a starch placed into the bowl, a soup or stew poured over top of the starch, and large pieces of fish or meat. Starches Boiled cassava and plantain pounded into a dough-like mass. Banku Ground fermented corn and cassava that is boiled and stirred into a thick starchy mass. Kenkey Ground fermented corn that is boiled and pressed into banana plant leaves. Omo tuo Plain rice balls Yam Like the potato you are familiar with, yams are eaten either boiled or fried. Fried yams are eaten with hot pepper or with a spinach-like Palava sauce rather than with a soup or stew. Soups and stews A tomato and palm nut based soup. Palm nut soup A palm nut based soup, more oily than light soup. Agbamadeshi stew More difficult to find, this is more likely encountered in Ewe areas. This is a thick and very pleasant stew. Okra soup or stew Okra based soup or thicker stew. Requires some special wrist motion to keep from getting it all over yourself. Meat Tilapia is the fish of choice Chicken Where to eat and drink Hotels and Continental Restaurants As mentioned, restaurants catering to tourists will be found in all larger towns and cities. This will be the most expensive option. Local Restaurants When at restaurants, you can expect that half or more of the items on any printed menu will be not available, or "finished" as your server will tell you. Food options in remote areas and villages will be rather limited. Whether in an urban or rural location, portions tend to be large when food is served. Service in restaurants is generally poor-to-average, unless you are at an expensive restaurant. Poor service can sometimes be avoided by a small tip at the beginning of the relationship with your server. Chop Bar A Chop Bar is a local budget eating establishment. You will find locals eating local food quickly at all times of the day at chop bars located everywhere. Roadside Vendors or Cold Store Food is sold everywhere in Ghana. Water and other beverages Water Drinking water is easy to find anywhere in Ghana. Basically there are two options for drinking water: bottled water and "pure" water. Bottled water is what you are accustomed to in the West, with Vo |
Five of the world’s ten highest waterfalls are wholly or partly in which country? | The World's Most Beautiful Waterfalls: Niagara Falls, Sutherland Falls, And More - Thrillist Thrillist Log in or Sign Up to start saving places View your Get Thrillist in Your Inbox Discover the very best food, drink and fun in your city. Eat up! I confirm I am at least 21 years old Follow Thrillist Email Shutterstock Waterfalls have been an awe-inspiring sight ever since the first man walked down river, peered over the edge, and then wildly exclaimed to his tribe-bros, "I think we can jump off of this!" So it's with the same passionate spirit of adventure and danger that we're proud to introduce the most treacherous, powerful, and enormous waterfalls that TLC would be wholly against chasing. Victoria Falls Zambezi River, bordering Zimbabwe and Zambia Considered the largest waterfall in the world, Victoria Falls thunders obnoxiously in Southern Africa. A Scotsman named David Livingston "discovered" the falls around 1855 and named them after then-queen Victoria. When the locals told Livingston they'd known about the falls for years, calling it "the smoke that thunders", Livingston straight up preached about Christianity for about 20min and everyone just kinda walked away. Continue Reading Ventisquero Falls Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chile In Spanish, "ventisquero" translates to a zone in a mountain where heavy snow accumulations occur. That's not really relevant to anything, but hey! The more you know! What makes this waterfall particularly unique isn't the fact that it's in Chile (try harder Chile), but that it flows from a 50,000-year-old freaking glacier. That's ablation, son! Pearl Shoal Waterfall Sichuan Province, China You can find this beaut in "Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture", which is basically the Las Vegas of Sichuan Province (probably). Fun fact: the falls are located in the same area as Five Flower Lake, which appeared in the film Hero, and that was a badass movie. Sutherland Falls Milford Sound, New Zealand Named after what happens when Kiefer's had a few, and strongly resembling a Bob Ross painting, this magnificent water-fueled gravity-verifier pours out of a badass mountain lake at one of the South Island's most picturesque destinations. The falls extend 1,904ft, making this one of the tallest in the world (and one of the nicest in our hearts). Niagara Falls Niagara Gorge, Ontario, Canada Niagara Falls looks like it used to be a giant lake, but then half the lake gave up and sunk, accepting that "this is just who I am now". The result is one of the most recognizable falls in the world. Consisting of three individual waterfalls (Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls), Niagara has seen countless "daredevils" construct barrels for upwards of $30,000, only to plunge 165ft into the waters below. Which makes total sense when you look up the word 'idiot' in the dictionary. Palouse Falls Franklin/Whitman counties, Washington, USA Dropping 198ft, Palouse Falls is part of the eponymous park located in the bear-infested state of Washington. The falls received a quick bout of fame after pro kayaker and all-around badass Tyler Bradt set a world record for the largest descent over a waterfall. This drop clocks in at 17ft higher than Niagara. Suck it, Canada! Angel Falls Auyantepui, Venezuela Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall, clocking it at 3,212ft, and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It got its name from Jimmie Angel, the first person to fly over it and subsequently crash land on top of it. After Jim got out of his plane, he let out a big ol' "F this!" and walked for 11 days down to the bottom, where folks were fascinated by his story and decided to name the waterfall after him. Iguazu Falls Iguazu River, bordering Brazil and Argentina Literally translating into "big water," Iguazu is one of the widest falls in the world. And, if Canada hadn't already been sucking it enough for the last, like, three waterfalls, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt went to Iguazu and was all, "Poor Niagara!" Also, no dumb rich dude was ever like "let's ride a barrel over Iguazu |
In which British city is Great Victoria Street station? | Belfast Great Victoria Street Train Station Belfast Great Victoria Street Train Station Click on image to enlarge These are the contact details for Belfast Great Victoria Street Train Station. Facilities include public toilets, disabled toilet, public telephones, car parking and luggage trolleys as well as restaurant and newsagent. NB. This map is based on the postcode and so may not reflect the exact location. |
Which wildflower is also known as the knapweed? | Centaurea nigra, Common Knapweed: identification, distribution, habitat Centaurea nigra - Common Knapweed Phylum: Magnoliophyta - Class: Equisetopsida - Order: Asterales - Family: Asteraceae Equally well known as Black Knapweed, notably in the English Midlands these thistle-like wildflowers are also referred to as Hardheads, because the buds and flower heads are firm and solid. Identification A hairy perennial with stiff erect ribbed stems, Common Knapweed grows up to a metre in height and its upper part branches freely. Knapweeds are readily distinguished from thistles by the absence of spines and prickles. Common Knapweed leaves are dull green and finely hairy, but in other respects they vary greatly. The upper leaves are usually narrow and entire (without lobes) and untoothed, while the lower leaves are sometimes lobed and have coarse teeth. The flower-head is hard and solid, a mass of dark-brown-fringed green bracts overlapping over each like roof tiles. The flowers, which are hermaphrodite (having both male and female reproductive organs) look rather like pinkish-purple shaving brushes, with the bracts serving as stubby handles. Each 'flower' comprises many tubular florets, and generally all of similar length; however, rayed forms of Common Knapweed do occur, when the outer florets are more like those of Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa . (The bracts of these species are very different: green bracts in the case of Greater Knapweed; brown in Common Knapweed.) Distribution Very common throughout Most of Britain and Ireland except for the far north of Scotland, where it is an occasional find, Common Knapweed is a European native species that has been introduced to many other parts of the world including North America, where it has in places become a nuisance weed because it so easily invades places where the soil has been disturbed. Habitat Common Knapweed grows wherever grass is not closely cropped. It is often abundant beside lakes and streams in southern Britain, especially where grazing animals have been fenced off from themargins. Blooming Times In Britain and Ireland Common Knapweed flowers first appear in June and continue into September. Uses In 14th century Britain this wildflower was known as Matfellon, and it was eaten with pepper at the start of a meal to stimulate the appetite. Knapweed flowers are edible and can be added to salads, but the tough bracts are definitely not worth trying. In Wales, the Physicians of Myddfai included Common Knapweed with many other herbs in a potion to counteract the toxins in Adder bites. (We strongly advise against eating or using as medicines any plants without first obtaining professional advice.) Insects, including bees and butterflies , are very fond of these long-flowering plants. Seen on the left is a Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae which, in central and southern Britain in particular, is a common sight on the flowers of Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra and other members of the Centaurea genus. Etymology Centaurea, the genus name, comes from the Centaur Chiron, who used flowers of this genus as a poultice to cover a festering wound made by an arrow dipped in Hydra's blood, The wound was cured and so, the story goes, cornflowers and knapweeds were given the name Centaurea. The specific epithet nigra means black. We hope that you have found this information helpful. If so we are sure you would find our books Wonderful Wildflowers of Wales, vols 1 to 4, by Sue Parker and Pat O'Reilly very useful too. Buy copies here... |
Which former leader of the Lib Dems was the MP for Yeovil? | Yeovil Liberal Democrats Yeovil Liberal Democrats Daisy Benson calls for action to support rural communities in Yeovil constituency Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Yeovil Constituency has reacted with concern to a new report highlighting the impact of cuts on rural areas. Research for Rural England shows people in rural communities spending an average of £26.60/week more on transport than those in urban are... Paddy Ashdown pushes Government to answer question on the future of tooling equipment at GKN on first day back in the New Year Lord Paddy Ashdown has secured the first question in the House of Lords for a Government Minster to answer the question: “to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to retain the Government-owned tooling and jigs for the A159 Wildcat helicopter within the United Kingdom; and if so, wheth... Lord Ashdown reacts to news of GKN Plant Closure in Yeovil Lord Ashdown has responded to the news that the GKN Plant in Yeovil is to close at the end of next year. “Even if this news was expected by many, it is sad news and bad news for Yeovil and those affected especially just before Christmas. My heart goes out to them and their families. This is the i... Lord Ashdown demands the Government gives the Aerospace Industry in South Somerset a Nissan style deal Lord Ashdown asked the Minster making a statement on the Nissan deal in the House of Lords yesterday the following question: “My Lords, the Government’s welcome clarity, albeit given in secret to Nissan, has assured the continuation of car jobs in Sunderland and the north.” “Does the Minister rea... Lord Ashdown presses for answers in Parliament on the Government’s Industrial Strategy Speaking today in the House of Lords, Lord Ashdown asked Baroness Mobarik: “May I draw the Minster’s attention to the fact that, in the light of the more than 250 job losses in Yeovil, I have just written to the Secretary of State for Defence to ask him to assure me that the preservation of Brita... |
Which song was a top 40 hit for Soft Cell in 1981 and for Marilyn Manson in 2002? | Soft Cell - 80s pop music videos and MP3 downloads at simplyeighties.com Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1981) Soft Cell were Marc Almond (lead singer) and Dave Ball (synths). This new wave, synth-pop duo (there were plenty of them in the eighties, which I'm grateful for) were best known for their No.1 80s smash hit Tainted Love, which was a double-A side with Where Did Our Love Go, and their only tune to make it into the U.S. Billboard Top 100 (reaching No.8), and also reaching #4 in the U.S. Dance Charts. Released as the lead single from Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, the 7" became the best-selling single of 1981 and was a huge hit across Europe, topping the charts in several countries including the UK. Tainted Love was originally released as the B-side to My Bad Boy's Comin' Home by Gloria Jones in May 1965. Interestingly, the song was also covered by Marilyn Manson in 2001 for the soundtrack to the movie Not Another Teen Movie. Where Did Our Love Go? was originally recorded by The Supremes and gave the Motown group their first No.1 hit in the U.S. during 1964. After releasing four albums, the duo split in 1984, but reformed in the early 2000s to tour and released a new album in 2002. After Soft Cell, Marc Almond had a successful solo career and Dave Ball formed the 90s dance act Grid. I am the only one who thinks that Dave Ball looks like Peter Gill (Ped), the drummer from Frankie Goes To Hollywood in the photo of the Bedsitter single sleeve below? Marc Almond Website Bedsitter (1981) This catchy follow-up single to Tainted Love was also taken from the Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret album and peaked at No.4 in the UK, and was also a hit in a handful of European countires. Personally, I think this should have been No.1 as it knocks the socks off most of today's Top 40. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (1982) The third single by Soft Cell reached #3 in the UK and the 7" version was pretty long at 5 minutes 24 seconds. The B-side featured an instrumental version. However, the 12" vinyl featured an even longer 9:08 version, with a track called Fun City on the B-side. A remix of Say Hello, Wave Goodbye by Julian Mendelsohn was released in 1991 with newly-recorded vocals by Marc Almond. This peaked at #38 in the British charts and was released to help promote the compilation album Memorabilia - The Singles. Torch (1982) The front sleeve artwork for Soft Cell's singles was always imaginative, just like the songs themselves, thankfully. Torch was my favourite song by Almond and Ball, and was released as a non-album single on 8th May 1982, reaching #2 in the UK and also #31 on the U.S. Hot Dance charts. The B-side featured the track Insecure...Me?. Although the song didn't feature on any studio albums, it was later included on the compilation album The Singles which was released in 1986 and reached #58. The song has also featured on subsequent compilations which were also more commercially successful. What! (1982) What! was Soft Cell's 5th UK hit single and was taken from the duo's second studio album Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing. It reached No.3 in the UK, but only managed #101 in the US. This was the duo's last new song to reached the British top ten, although the remix of Tainted Love in 1991 reached #5. |
Who, upon splitting with her partner, said “At least I can wear high heels now”/ | Nicole Kidman - Biography - IMDb Nicole Kidman Biography Showing all 314 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (4) | Trivia (187) | Personal Quotes (91) | Salary (25) Overview (4) 5' 11" (1.8 m) Mini Bio (1) Elegant blonde Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, while her Australian parents were there on educational visas. Kidman is the daughter of Janelle Ann (Glenny), a nursing instructor, and Antony David Kidman, a biochemist and clinical psychologist. She is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to Washington, D.C., where Nicole's father pursued his research on breast cancer, and then, three years later, made the pilgrimage back to her parents' native Sydney in Australia, where Nicole was raised. Young Nicole's first love was ballet, but she eventually took up mime and drama as well (her first stage role was a bleating sheep in an elementary school Christmas pageant). In her adolescent years, acting edged out the other arts and became a kind of refuge -- as her classmates sought out fun in the sun, the fair-skinned Kidman retreated to dark rehearsal halls to practice her craft. She worked regularly at the Philip Street Theater, where she once received a personal letter of praise and encouragement from audience member Jane Campion (then a film student). Kidman eventually dropped out of high school to pursue acting full-time. She broke into movies at age 16, landing a role in the Australian holiday favorite Bush Christmas (1983). That appearance touched off a flurry of film and television offers, including a lead in BMX Bandits (1983) and a turn as a schoolgirl-turned-protester in the miniseries Vietnam (1987) (for which she won her first Australian Film Institute Award). With the help of an American agent, she eventually made her US debut opposite Sam Neill in the at-sea thriller Dead Calm (1989). Kidman's next casting coup scored her more than exposure. While starring as Tom Cruise 's doctor/love interest in the racetrack romance Days of Thunder (1990), she won over the Hollywood hunk hook, line and sinker. After a whirlwind courtship (and decent box office returns), the couple wed on December 24, 1990. Determined not to let her new marital status overshadow her fledgling career, the actress pressed on. She appeared as a catty high school senior in the Australian film Flirting (1991), then as Dustin Hoffman 's moll in the gangster flick Billy Bathgate (1991). She reunited with Cruise for Far and Away (1992), the story of young Irish lovers who flee to America in the late 1800s, and starred opposite Michael Keaton in the tear-tugger My Life (1993). Despite her steady employment, critics and moviegoers still had not quite warmed to Kidman as a leading lady. She tried to spice up her image by seducing Val Kilmer in Batman Forever (1995), but achieved her real breakthrough with Gus Van Sant 's To Die For (1995). As a fame-crazed housewife determined to eliminate any obstacle in her path, Kidman proved that she had an impressive range and deadly comic timing. She took home a Golden Globe and several critics' awards for the performance. In 1996, Kidman stepped into a corset to work with her countrywoman and onetime admirer, Jane Campion , on the adaptation of Henry James 's The Portrait of a Lady (1996). A few months later, she tore across the screen as a nuclear weapons expert in The Peacemaker (1997), adding "action star" to her professional repertoire. She and Cruise then disappeared into a notoriously long, secretive shoot for Stanley Kubrick 's sexual thriller Eyes Wide Shut (1999). The couple's on-screen shenanigans prompted an increase in public speculation about their sex life (rumors had long been circulating that their marriage was a cover-up for Cruise's homosexuality); tired of denying tabloid attacks, they successfully sued The Star for a story alleging that they needed a sex therapist to coach them through love scenes. Family life has always been a priority for K |
Which planet has an ‘anomalous spin; in that it spins in the opposite direction to the other planets? | Question of the Week: All the Planets Spin West To East, Except One. Why Does It Spin In the Opposite Direction? | Caltech research_news 01/09/1997 08:00:00 Question of the Week: All the Planets Spin West To East, Except One. Why Does It Spin In the Opposite Direction? Question of the Month Submitted by Michael Dole, Covina, Calif., and answered by Peter Goldreich, Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics at Caltech. You're undoubtedly thinking of Venus as the planet that spins east to west. In other words, if you arrived on Venus in the morning, the sun would be in the west and would set in the east. The only thing is that it would set about four Earth-months later! That's because a day on Venus lasts for 243 of our Earth-days. Actually, you should probably add Uranus to your list of planets in retrograde (or "backward") rotation, because it is tipped more than 90 degrees. The day would be a short one, because Uranus completes a rotation on its axis every 17 hours, which is a pretty typical time for all the gas giants. The Uranian year is 84 Earth years. Over that time there are large seasonal variations at the poles as they alternately point toward and away from the sun. As a rule, the inner planets (the solid ones) have much longer spin periods. Mercury completes three rotations every time it goes around the sun once because it is in a tidal lock with the sun, in a manner similar to the tidal lock that causes the moon to always face Earth. A day there lasts about 30 Earth-days. Mars has the same spin period as Earth, but the angle between its spin axis and the axis of its orbital angular momentum is predicted to vary chaotically between about 11 and 44 degrees on a time scale of millions of years. This is due to the gravity of the sun and other planets. So if you go to Mars now, the sun would rise in the east southeast if you landed at a Southern California latitude during the summer. But if you wait a few million years, the planet might be so tilted that the sun would come up a few degrees north of east each morning while you were at that same latitude at the same time of year. To get back to your question, nobody knows why the planets have the spins they have. It's plausible that the spin rates date back to the formation stage of the solar system, which began about 4.6 billion years ago and lasted about half a billion years. Because fairly big bodies were being gobbled up by the planets that we observe today, the inclinations of the axes as well as the spin rates are probably relics of these collisions. Probably, both Venus and Uranus originally rotated from west to east, just like the other seven planets. Perhaps the collisions of other bodies with these two planets flipped them over permanently. In the case of Venus, the tidal effect of the sun's gravity also undoubtedly had a profound effect. Written by Robert Tindol |
Who said on splitting from Mick Jagger “I’m sure he can find someone else to be unfaithful to soon”? | "'I Think Mick's Having a Hard Time. but I'm Sure He'll Find Someone Else to Be Unfaithful to Soon'; Cellulite? No Chance. Divorce? He'll Get over It. Does Nothing Faze Jerry Hall? Shane Watson Meets the Fabulous Texan, Who Is Back on the Stage in the Vagina Monologues" by Watson, Shane - The Evening Standard (London, England), September 4, 2001 | Online Research Library: Questia Byline: SHANE WATSON JERRY Hall is not one bit bothered about the whole cellulite thing. But after I mention the offending paparazzi shot (Saint Tropez beach, dimply thighs) for the third time, she leaps up from her circle seat at the New Ambassadors Theatre and hitches up her Christian Dior dress at the back to reveal a smooth, tanned, model thigh that is quite rumple free. "Do I have it? Maybe ah doo, liddle bit, liddle tiny bit of fat, maybe. I don't care. I thought it was a bit funny, you know. You have to laugh." And she does, a girlish semi-cackle that's in unexpected contrast to that famously deep, drowsy, Texan voice that can slow down so far it sounds like she's going under. Jerry is better in the flesh. Her skin is glossy and golden - "I use olive oil all over" - and she has glittering blue eyes and a smile that I can't believe isn't advertising Pearl Drops, all curly lipped and wide and bright. In the 15 seconds it took her to slink down the passage to the stage door, swinging along in her short, black dress and scarlet cardigan, she was wolfwhistled, twice. We're here, in the theatre, because Jerry is performing in The Vagina Monologues, but really, of course, because Jerry is endlessly fascinating, with her mane of home-dyed, mucky-blonde hair, her relationship with Mick Jagger, her Southern-girl style, her 30-year modelling career. Does she feel the pressure to stay the perfect size 10 for ever? "No, I don't. I feel incredibly lucky to be so happy in my skin, and lucky to not mind about getting older. It's a spiritual thing, heh heh!" What about plastic surgery? (Jerry favours a cantilevered dEcolletage, but her chest size is 34a, so it's mostly padding.) "I would never do that, nooo, I just wanna be healthy and live a really long time and look after my grandkids." Jerry Hall has become a kind of survivor role model in the manner of Princess Diana, the lovely girl who deserved better, the outsider who brought grace to a thoroughly difficult role and, in the process, joined the very short list of women who are loved by men and women alike. She was once described in a broadsheet newspaper as "an inspiration to wives everywhere". Best of all, two years ago she left Mick Jagger and achieved the almost impossible: an amicable divorce and a personal revival. She's played Mrs Robinson in The Graduate - to mixed reviews, OK, but there are plenty of others still interested. She has a Broadway show in the pipeline, a part in the next Merchant Ivory film, Merci Docteur Rey, and she's enrolled on an Open University course. I wonder if the latter has anything to do with the drubbing she received when she was made a judge on the Whitbread panel in 1999? Jerry looks puzzled: "I don't think I got a drubbing." Well, there was a certain amount of bad press referring to the dumbing-down of literary prizes. "I didn't see that," she says flatly. "I don't feel I have to prove anything," and then she laughs one of her regular crackling laughs, just to show there are no hard feelings. Jerry has said in the past that she "doesn't remember bad things for long", plus, of course, there was the one about being "a lady in the parlour, a cook in the kitchen and a whore in the bedroom". Around her, you are conscious that being a woman is a vocation, a responsibility tied up with looking good, pleasing everyone, and showing good manners at all times. Someone, at some point, back in Mesquite, Texas, before she left to be a model at 15, said: "Jerry, don't bore; pretty and vivacious is what we like." Her speech is peppered with references to how lucky and happy she is. She smiles all the time, even when you are irritating her, and laughs on the beat, not because any |
Who played the title role in the 2005 London police series “Jericho”? | Jericho (TV Series 2005– ) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Detective Chief Inspector Michael Jericho of Scotland Yard is a respected, uncompromising and forward thinking detective investigating high-profile murders in 1950s London. Stars: Jericho investigates the murders of couples who attended a showing of "Bridge on the River Kwai", while a fog has descended on the city. The press thinks that it's the work of "The Butcher", a ... 8.2 When a thermonuclear scientist turns up strangled with cheese-wire, lipstick on his cheek, and a sheet of newspaper stuffed into his mouth, Jericho and his team aren't sure if this is a political ... 7.7 Jericho investigates the brutal murder of a young Jamaican in Notting Hill, and soon identifies it as a racial killing - but his work is interrupted when a wealthy businessman is kidnapped. But all ... 7.5 Exclusive Clip from Legendary 29 July 2014 11:23 AM, -08:00 | DailyDead a list of 6928 titles created 12 Jun 2011 a list of 290 titles created 13 Feb 2013 a list of 95 titles created 20 Feb 2013 a list of 36 titles created 11 Aug 2015 a list of 46 titles created 1 month ago Search for " Jericho " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Without Motive (TV Series 2000) Crime | Thriller A police detective is tasked to catch a cold-blooded killer who appears to have attacked several young women without motive. Stars: Ross Kemp, Kenneth Cranham, Jamie Foreman Deep Water (TV Series 2016) Crime When the mutilated corpse of a young man is found in a beachfront apartment in Bondi, Tori Lustigman and Nick Manning are assigned the case. Is this brutal murder a domestic, a robbery gone... See full summary » Stars: Noah Taylor, Yael Stone, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor Sydney homicide detective Eve Winter (Rebecca Gibney) solves tough, high profile cases with cool intelligence, fighting bureaucracts, criminals and plenty of advances - unwanted and wanted - to catch her prey. Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Peter O'Brien, Matt Nable Agatha Raisin (TV Series 2016) Comedy | Mystery The Cotswolds-based PR guru turned amateur sleuth returns for a series of comedic murder-mysteries based on the books by M.C. Beaton. Stars: Ashley Jensen, Jamie Glover, Katy Wix Lovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find. Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury In the Yorkshire Dales in the 1870s, the shantytown of Jericho is the home of a community that will live, thrive and die in the shadow of the viaduct they've been brought together to build. Stars: Jessica Raine, Samuel Bottomley, Hans Matheson Touching Evil (TV Series 1997) Crime | Drama | Mystery Touching Evil is a crime drama following the exploits of a crack squad on the Organised & Serial Crime Unit, a rapid response police force that serves the entire county. Stars: Robson Green, Nicola Walker, Shaun Dingwall British crime investigation series based around aristocratic, Oxford-educated Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class assistant Sergeant Barbara Havers. Stars: Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small, Lesley Vickerage Chasing Shadows I (TV Mini-Series 2014) Crime | Drama | Mystery A missing persons unit investigate serial killers who target the impressionable and vulnerable. Stars: Reece Shearsmith, Alex Kingston, Don Warrington A small town in Kansas is literally left in the dark after seeing a mushroom cloud over near-by Denver, Colorado. The townspeople struggle to find answers about the blast and solutions on how to survive. Stars: Skeet Ulrich, Lennie James, Ashley Scott An unscripted crime/drama series centered on a team of three detectives - each with their own distinctive |
Which song was a hit for both Nilsson in 1972 and Maria Carey in 1994? | Mariah Carey - Without You (With Lyrics) - YouTube Mariah Carey - Without You (With Lyrics) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Mar 27, 2008 Enjoy! And if you don't like this song, please don't post any unessasary comments -they'll just be deleted. Category |
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Charlotte is the largest city in which US State? | 10 fastest growing U.S. cities - Charlotte, N.C. (1) - CNNMoney 10 fastest growing U.S. cities Despite the housing bust and the recession, these 10 U.S. cities still managed to record population gains of 30% or more in the decade ending in 2010, according to the Census Bureau. The national average was less than 10% during that time. Charlotte, N.C. Population: 1,249,449 Growth (2000-2010): 64.6% Charlotte initially made its mark as a transportation hub, but these days the banking industry reigns. Charlotte is the "second largest financial center in the nation, after New York," said Bob Morgan, president of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. Bank of America calls Charlotte home, while Citi, Ally Financial, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo all host operations there. The jobs offered by these big banks have helped this city's population to swell over the years. Also contributing to the area's growth is the "half-back" phenomenon. North Carolina receives a large number of former Northerners who first retire to Florida, but later decide to leave the state. "They get hit by their second or third hurricane and they move halfway back to their old homes," said Morgan. By Les Christie @CNNMoney - Last updated April 05 2012: 12:42 PM ET Join the Conversation Google+ Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer . Morningstar: © 2016 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2016. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poorâs Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2016 and/or its affiliates. © 2016 Cable News Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you. Privacy Policy . . |
Name the year – James Callaghan becomes PM; Britain and Iceland end the C od War; 21st Olympic Games begin in Montreal. | Twentieth Century Timeline , Puccini's Tosca Freud publishes his Interpretations of Dreams , Ferdinand Zeppelin invents a rigid framed dirigible or airship that became known as the Zeppelin, Max Planck formulates quantum theory, First Browning revolvers manufactured, Fessenden transmits human speech via radio waves, F.E. Dorn discovers Rad 1901Commonwealth of Australia formed, Australian Immigration Restriction Act, Persia sells a 60 year oil concession to William D'Arcy, Peace of Beijing ends Boxer Rebellion, Marconi transmits telegraphic radio message from Cornwall to Newfoundland, Mombasa to Lake Victoria railway completedDeath of Queen Victoria , Edward VII becomes King, First British Submarine launchedRoosevelt takes over from assasinated McKinley, Cuba becomes an American Protectorate, Treaty to build Panama Canal under US supervision, Trans-Siberian Railroad reaches Port ArthurPicasso's Blue Period (until 1905), Elgar's Cockaigne Overture , Kipling's Kim Max Planck's Laws of Radiation , W.H. Nernst postulates third law of thermodynamics, First Mercedes car constructed, The hormone adrenalin is isolated 1902Treaty of Vereeniging ends Boer War, Anglo-Japanese Alliance, Ashanti territory incorporated into Gold Coast , Aswan Dam opened in Egypt, Third Colonial Conference, Colonial Office takes over East Africa Protectorate Arthur James Balfour PM, King Edward establishes Order of Merit, The Anglo-American Pilgrim Society is foundedTriple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy is renewed, Ibn Saud captures RiyadhJ.A. Hobson's Imperialism is published, Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness , Arthur Conan-Doyle's Hound of the Baskervilles , Kipling's Just So Stories , A.E.W. Mason's The Four Feathers , Elgar composes first of Pomp and Circumstance Marches , Claude Monet's Waterloo Bridge Heaviside discovers atmospheric layer which aids conduction of radio waves, Poulsen invents the arc generator 1903Britain incorporates Sokoto into Northern Nigeria , Great Coronation Durbar in Delhi, Curzon sends an expedition to Tibet, Dartmouth Naval College established, Settlement of Alaska-Canada Boundary with US, Joseph Chamberlain launches campaign for Tariff Reform Edward VII visits Paris, Suffragettes established Bolsheviks split from Mensheviks at London Congress, Sixth Zionist conference refuses to consider EAst Africa for Jewish settlement, First Tour de FranceHenry James' The Ambassadors , Jack London's The Call of the Wild , Erskine Childers' The Riddle of the Sands First powered flight by the Wright brothers, Perthe establishes link between X-Rays and cancer, Wilhelm Einthoven invents the electrical cardiograph, J.J. Thomson's The Conduction of Electricity through Gases 1904 First Empire day celebrated Entente Cordiale with France, Alcohol Licensing Laws introducedRusso-Japanese War (until 1905), Herero Revolt in South-West Africa is savagely put down by Germans, Paris Conference on white slave trade, Russian Interior Minister Plehve is assassinatedDvorak dies in Prague, Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard , Claude Monet's The Thames , Joseph Conrad's Nostromo , George Bernard Shaw's John Bull's Other Island , J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan , Puccini's Puccini: Madama Butterfly , Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5 , Lafcadio Hearn's Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation , L.T. Hobhouse's Democracy and Reaction , Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism , G.K. Chesterton's The Napoleon of Notting Hill , Jack London's The Sea Wolf Freud's The Psychopathology of Everyday Life , Rutherford and Soddy develop general theory of radioactivity, Elster devises first practical photoelectric cell, W.C. Gorgas eradicates yellow fever from Panama Canal Zone, Rolls Royce founded, First telegraphic transmission of photographs, Sir John Fleming uses thermionic tube to generate radio waves, Wireless radio distress signal CQD is adopted 1905Colonial Office takes over Somaliland Protectorate, British partition of Bengal, British New Guinea transferred to Australia, Alberta and Saskatchewan become Provinces in Canada, Cullinan Diamond |
Which king did Henry Bolingbroke depose and then succees as Henry IV in 1399? | Henry IV | king of England | Britannica.com king of England Alternative Titles: Henry Bolingbroke, Henry of Lancaster Henry IV William III Henry IV, also called (1377–97) earl of Derby or (1397–99) duke of Hereford, byname Henry Bolingbroke or Henry of Lancaster (born April? 1366, Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire , England —died March 20, 1413, London ), king of England from 1399 to 1413, the first of three 15th-century monarchs from the house of Lancaster . He gained the crown by usurpation and successfully consolidated his power in the face of repeated uprisings of powerful nobles. However, he was unable to overcome the fiscal and administrative weaknesses that contributed to the eventual downfall of the Lancastrian dynasty . Henry IV, king of England. © Photos.com/Jupiterimages Henry was the eldest surviving son of John of Gaunt , duke of Lancaster, by his first wife, Blanche. Before becoming king, he was known as Henry Bolingbroke, and he received from his cousin Richard II the titles earl of Derby (1377) and duke of Hereford (1397). During the opening years of the reign of King Richard II (ruled 1377–99), Henry remained in the background while his father ran the government. When Gaunt departed for an expedition to Spain in 1386, Henry entered politics as an opponent of the crown. He and Thomas Mowbray (later 1st duke of Norfolk) became the younger members of the group of five opposition leaders—known as the lords appellants —who in 1387–89 outlawed Richard’s closest associates and forced the king to submit to their domination. Richard had just regained the upper hand when Gaunt returned to reconcile the king to his enemies. Bolingbroke then went on Crusade into Lithuania (1390) and Prussia (1392). Meanwhile, Richard had not forgiven his past enmity . In 1398 the king took advantage of a quarrel between Bolingbroke and Norfolk to banish both men from the kingdom. The seizure of the Lancastrian estates by the crown upon John of Gaunt’s death (February 1399) deprived Henry of his inheritance and gave him an excuse to invade England (July 1399) as a champion of the nobility. Richard surrendered to him in August; Bolingbroke’s reign as King Henry IV began when Richard abdicated on September 30, 1399. United Kingdom: Henry IV (1399–1413) Henry IV used his descent from King Henry III (ruled 1216–72) to justify his usurpation of the throne. Nevertheless, that claim did not convince those magnates who aspired to assert their authority at the crown’s expense. During the first five years of his reign, Henry was attacked by a formidable array of domestic and foreign enemies. He quashed a conspiracy of Richard’s supporters in January 1400. Eight months later the Welsh landowner Owain Glyn Dŵr raised a rebellion against oppressive English rule in Wales . Henry led a number of fruitless expeditions into Wales from 1400 to 1405, but his son, Prince Henry (later Henry V), had greater success in reasserting royal control over the region. Meanwhile, Owain Glyn Dŵr encouraged domestic resistance to Henry’s rule by allying with the powerful Percy family—Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland, and his son Sir Henry Percy , called Hotspur. Hotspur’s brief uprising, the most serious challenge faced by Henry during his reign, ended when the king’s forces killed the rebel in battle near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in July 1403. In 1405 Henry had Thomas Mowbray, the eldest son of the 1st duke of Norfolk, and Richard Scrope, archbishop of York, executed for conspiring with Northumberland to raise another rebellion. Although the worst of Henry’s political troubles were over, he then began to suffer from an affliction that his contemporaries believed to be leprosy—it may have been congenital syphilis. A quickly suppressed insurrection, led by Northumberland in 1408, was the last armed challenge to Henry’s authority. Throughout those years the king had to combat border incursions by the Scots and ward off conflict with the French, who aided the Welsh rebels in 1405–06. Henry IV, detail of a manuscript illumination from Jean Froissart’s Chronicles, 15th |
In which British city is Preston Park railway station? | Public Transport hubs near to Preston Park Station - Railway Station (Part-time staff) Public Transport hubs near to Preston Park Station - Railway Station (Part-time staff) Public Transport hubs; Bus, Coach and Railway Stations near to Preston Park Station, a Railway Station in Preston (Brighton and Hove), England. Bus, Coach and Railway Stations near Preston Park Station Listed below are the 10 nearest Public Transport Hubs within approximately 25 miles of Preston Park Station with roughly the closest at the top of the list and the furthest at the bottom. For further detail click on the transport hub name. Station Name Station Type |
Eight of the world’s ten highest mountains are situated wholly or partly in which country? | Mixed World Heritage site Khangchendzonga National Park to give boost to Sikkim eco-tourism | ANI News Mixed World Heritage site Khangchendzonga National Park to give boost to Sikkim eco-tourism Updated: Jul 31, 2016 08:05 IST Gangtok (Sikkim), July 31 ( ANI ): Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP), which Unesco has declared as India's first " Mixed World Heritage Site, is set to give a major boost to Sikkim's eco-tourism sector. The state government has set for itself a target of attracting at least 12 lakh tourists by 2025 to see the breath-taking view from India's highest mountain peak Kanchenjunga (28,169 feet or 8,586 metres). Kachenjunga is also the world's third highest mountain peak. The KNP is popular for both its beauty and majesty and has been on the tentative list of World Heritage Sites since 2006. It represents India's unique traditional links between nature and culture, fulfilling the nomination criteria under both natural and cultural heritage. As India's least populated state, Sikkim is a Himalayan wonderland, rich in mountain peaks, lush picturesque valleys, hills, pine forests and fast flowing rivers that offer opportunities for rafting, forest-trail trekking, monasteries and incredible flora, all required ingredients to declare it a tourist haven. "Sikkim, with a highest forest cover of 47 per cent in the country, is a favoured northeastern tourist destination. In the last decade alone, tourist arrivals have doubled," said Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling. He added, "Sikkim registered 347650 domestic tourist arrivals in the year 2005, which increased to 705023 in the year 2015. There were 16518 foreign tourist arrivals registered in the year 2005, which increased to 38479 in the year 2015 .The number of domestic and foreign tourist arrivals have more than doubled in the last ten years. The state has set a target of around 12 lakh tourist arrivals in the state by the year 2025." Sikkim is a wholly mountainous state, with one third of its area lying above 3,000 meters to the highest point of India, Mount Khangchendzonga. The Khangchendzonga National Park , which is located in the eastern Himalaya was set up in a 850 square-kilometer area in August 1977 and was subsequently enlarged to 1784 square-kilometers in May 1997 by including surrounding areas for the purpose of protecting and developing wildlife or its habitat. The KNP has the widest altitudinal range of all the protected areas of the world. This park has an enviable altitudinal variation varying from 1,220m to 8,586 metres within an aerial distance of just 42 kilometres with permanently snowcapped mountains, glaciers, high altitude lakes, grasslands, cold deserts and varied forest types and consequent floral and faunal diversity to delight the visitor. With an altitudinal range of 7,366m (1,220 m to 8,586 m) within an area of only 1,784 km2 , KNP is endowed with one of the highest ecosystems in the world. There are 20 peaks, which are above 6,000 metres within the KNP. Of these peaks, 11 are between 6,000 to 7,000 metres, eight between 7,000 to 8,000 metres and one above 8,000 metres. The KNP along with the adjacent reserve forests is home to some 22 endemic and 22 rare and threatened plants. It is listed as one of the 14 "eight-thousanders,"independent mountains on Earth that are more than 8,000 metres high above sea level , . Its name, "Khangchendzonga" literally means the "abode of Gods consisting of five treasure houses." Mt. Khangchendzonga is flanked by Mt. Narsing (5,825m) Mt. Pandim (6,691m) and Mt. Kabru on the southern side, the Twins (7,350 m), Nepal peak (7,150 m) and Tent peak (7,365 m) on the northern side, and Mt. Simvo (6,811 m) and Mt. Siniolchu (6,886 m) on the eastern side. All these mountains and peaks lie wholly or partly within KNP. Mt. Khangchendzonga is perhaps, the finest example of an independent mountain having its own glacial system radiating from its several summits. There are eighteen glaciers. Among them, the huge, fearsome and turbulent looking Zemu Glacier which is at its widest point 300m and 26 km in le |
What name is given to the smallest species of hummingbird, it being names after the insect it is closest in size to? | Bee Hummingbird. The smallest bird in the world. Bee Hummingbird Scientific Name: Mellisuga helenae The Bee Hummingbird has a special regal honor all its own! It is considered to be the smallest bird in the entire world. Yes, that’s right; I did say the entire world. Even though we know that almost all hummingbirds are tiny (there are some exceptions), to be the smallest bird in the world does deserve the honor and fame it has been given. We know that you might like to learn about this hummingbird. So we gathered as much information as possible about this genuinely amazing creature. Scientific Name: Mellisuga helenae The Bee Hummingbird has a special regal honor all its own! It is considered to be the smallest bird in the entire world. Yes, that’s right; I did say the entire world. Even though we know that almost all hummingbirds are tiny (there are some exceptions), to be the smallest bird in the world does deserve the honor and fame it has been given. We know that you might like to learn about this hummingbird. So we gathered as much information as possible about this genuinely amazing creature. Bee Hummingbird - Male As you may have guessed, these birds are comparable in size to the bumblebee. Females are a mere 6.1 cm long and weigh approximately 2.6 grams. Males are even smaller. They only grow to be 5.51 cm long weighing about 1.95 grams. A Case Of Mistaken Identity It is common for people all over the world to mistake an insect, the Hummingbird Moth, with the Bee Hummingbird. The Hummingbird Moth is a wonderful insect that resembles a hummingbird in appearance and behavior. We receive emails every now and then from our visitors confusing the Hummingbird Moth with the Bee Hummingbird. We have built a page on this website dedicated to the Hummingbird Moth so you can distinguish the insect from the hummingbird. Another less common error is to mistake this hummingbird for the Bumblebee Hummingbird of Mexico. This hummingbird has been proven to be slightly larger. Make No Mistake The Zunzuncito or Zunzun Hummingbird (Cuban names) only lives on the Caribbean Island of Cuba. It has been spotted on the Isla da la Juventud , a large island off Cuba. A few of the adventurous ones have been seen in Jamaica and Haiti. Being content with the lovely sub-tropical climate of these locations, these birds do not migrate elsewhere. Physical Features of the Bee Hummingbird Both males and females are chunky (like bees). The breeding male has a fiery red gorget (throat). It’s under parts are grayish white. The juvenile non-breeding males have the appearance of females. So it can be difficult to distinguish them apart. You need to look closely at the wing tips which have blue spots. The wing tips of females have white spots. Habitat Even though these miniature hummingbirds can live at either high or low altitudes, they prefer lowlands. Usually, they are seen along the coast, in the interior rainforest, and in suburban gardens. Migration These hummingbirds do not migrate because of the climate they inhabit. They do move short distances because of changes in availability of high quality nectar from flowers during different seasons of the year. Mating Living in a tropical climate, these hummingbirds mate after the wet season. They require the more abundant nectar of flowering trees and plants available during the dry season. Of course these flowers are for the extra food supply the female will need later for her young. Excuse my humor but the male hummingbird does not court his females by bringing flowers for romance. Ladies you might find this as unromantic as I do. The male hummingbird makes a series of high-pitched squeaks to attract his mate. What can I say? More than one male will compete for a female. Unlike some other species, the mating ritual is not dramatic. It normally occurs while perching or simply hovering in the air. Many hummingbirds engage in a theatrical acrobatic hummingbird mating dive. Bee Hummingbird - Female Nesting The female builds the nest and typically lays 2 white eggs. The male plays no part in parenting. The |
South Africa is the world’s largest producer of what? | World's Largest Gold Producing Countries: South Africa World's Largest Gold Producing Countries: South Africa {{article.article.images.featured.caption}} Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Full Bio The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. Loading ... Loading ... This story appears in the {{article.article.magazine.pretty_date}} issue of {{article.article.magazine.pubName}}. Subscribe Editor’s Note: Kitco News will be releasing a daily feature during the week of June 16 - June 20 focusing on the world's top five gold producing countries, which will include a daily graphic of the countries largest producing mines. ( Kitco News ) - South Africa’s place as the fifth-largest gold producer in the world would shock many as the country used to be the crowned king of the gold-mining world. The rate of deterioration in terms of mining output from South Africa is staggering. In 1983 the country produced 21.847 million ounces of gold, roughly 64% of the world’s output. Today it accounts for a little over 6%. Over the last decade, the country has seen a steady decline year-on-year as mines are getting older, no new discoveries are being made, grades are dropping and mines are going deeper and deeper into the ground. Labor strikes have plagued the South African mining industry over the last few years and while the current strikes are focused in platinum group metals, it does not help the perception of an outside investor. While the Witwatersand Basin in Gauteng and the Free State was the Mecca of gold mining, and to some extent still is as it provides most of South African output, the country continues to be in dire straits as Peru is expected to leap frog them for the fifth-largest gold producing country in 2014. Data compiled from CPM Group, Morgans Financial, company reports Related Stories: |
What is the meaning of the word Cenotaph? | Cenotaph | Definition of Cenotaph by Merriam-Webster Definition of cenotaph : a tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere See cenotaph defined for English-language learners Did You Know? The word cenotaph is derived from the Greek kenos taphos, meaning "empty tomb." A cenotaph is a monument, sometimes in the form of a tomb, to a person or group of persons buried elsewhere. Ancient Greek writings tell of many cenotaphs, although none of them survives. Existing cenotaphs of this type are found in churches (for example, in Santa Croce in Florence, where there are memorials to Dante, Machiavelli, and Galileo). The term is now applied to national war memorials. Origin and Etymology of cenotaph French cénotaphe, from Latin cenotaphium, from Greek kenotaphion, from kenos empty + taphos tomb First Known Use: 1578 |
Which former leader of the Lib Dems is the MP for North East Fife? | Ming Campbell’s successor selected: Tim Brett to fight North East Fife for Lib Dems in 2015 Ming Campbell’s successor selected: Tim Brett to fight North East Fife for Lib Dems in 2015 Follow @stephentall Former Lib Dem leader Ming Campbell announced last October he’d retire as MP for North East Fife at the next general election, after eight elections (five of them successful) and 28 years. His successor has now been announced: Tim Brett, leader of Fife Council Liberal Democrats and former chief executive of Ninewells Hospital, will contest the seat for the Lib Dems. Here’s what his biography on the Scottish Lib Dem website says about him: Tim has lived in NE Fife since 1985 and has been a Councillor since 2003. He held senior management positions with NHS Tayside and latterly was Director of Health Protection Scotland.He is currently a member of NHS Fife Health Board and Chair of the Health and Social Care Partnership which works to achieve greater integration between health and social care. Tim was part of the leadership team on Fife Council’s Lib Dem/SNP coalition and Chair of the Council’s Social Work and Health committee with a budget of £220 million from 2007-12. Fife was voted best social care provider in the UK and has the best results in the recently published Care Commission report “Making The Grade”. At his suggestion Fife was the first Scottish council to be showcased at the Liberal Democrat party conference in Liverpool in September 2010. He has served on many Scottish government working groups, most recently on the Group charged with Reshaping Care for Older People and is a member of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Health and Social Care. He regards the challenge of meeting the needs of Scotlands growing elderly population as one of the key issues that Scotland faces. Tim has worked closely with Sir Menzies Campbell MP n NE Fife and is currently vice convenor of the local party. After graduating from university, Tim was a volunteer teacher with VSO in Sierra Leone, West Africa and later returned to manage a hospital there – one of the poorest countries in the world. Tim is the session clerk of Creich, Flisk and Kilmany church and is also a keen hill walker, having completed the Munro’s in 2004 and having climbed Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe. Tim believes strongly in the difference that Liberal Democrats can make to the life of the people of Scotland and that his wide experience will be a major asset to Tavish Scott’s team in the Parliament. On paper, North East Fife is one of the party’s safer seats: it would take an 11% swing to the Tories for the Lib Dems to be defeated here, Ming having increased his majority from 1,447 in 1987 to 9,048 in 2010. But the party’s record of successfully defending seats when a long-term incumbent stands down is mixed. Tim Brett’s selection is something of a first for the Lib Dems this parliament – he’s the first white man to have been selected to defend a held seat. * Stephen was Editor (and Co-Editor) of Liberal Democrat Voice from 2007 to 2015, and writes at The Collected Stephen Tall . |
Known as “England’s Darling”, who led resistance against William the Conqueror on the isle of Ely in 1070? | William the Conqueror William the Conqueror References William, the illegitimate son of Robert, Duke of Normandy and Herleva of Falaise , was born in 1027. His mother was the daughter of a tanner. It was claimed that Robert fell in love with Herleva when he saw her doing the washing in the stream which passed her father's tannery at the foot of Falaise Castle . (1) Instead of marrying Herleva, Robert persuaded her to marry his friend, Herluin de Conteville . Robert had great difficulty controlling his territory. William of Jumieges claims that there was regular conflict between the Norman rulers and their neighbours and records that Robert fought wars against his cousin, Alan of Brittany and his uncle, Count of Evreux. (2) In 1034 Robert summoned a meeting of the Norman magnates and persuaded them to recognise William as his son and heir. King Henry I of France, the overlord of the Dukes of Normandy, gave his consent to the decision. Robert then set out on pilgrimage to Jerusalem . According to Ordericus Vitalis he died on his return journey at Nicaea on 2nd July 1035. (3) William therefore became duke of the Normans at the age of eight. He was brought up by his mother, who by this time had given birth to two more sons, Odo of Bayeux and Robert of Mortain . Two of William's uncles tried to gain control of Normandy. Others also made claims and for several years there was anarchy in the region but fortunately for him, the protagonists were either killed or conveniently died. (4) John Gillingham has argued he only survived because of his "mother's kinsman." (5) William, Duke of Normandy In 1046 a full-scale rebellion began in western and middle Normandy headed by Guy of Burgundy. An attempt was made to kill William and he asked for help from the King Henry. William of Poitiers reports that William and his soldiers managed to defeat Burgundy and "dismantled the ramparts of crime by victoriously recapturing many castles and thus stopped for a long time the intestinal wars in our region." (6) William then went to war against Geoffrey Martel , the Count of Anjou. When the town of Alencon refused to surrender to the Normans, William ordered that 34 prisoners should have their eyes removed and their hands and feet cut off in front of the town gates. William then threatened to do the same to all the men in the town unless they surrendered immediately. (7) Tactics such as these were successful and William soon gained a reputation as a dynamic and cruel war-leader. Henry I, the French king became worried about the increasing power of William and in 1054 he invaded Normandy. After pretending to retreat, the Normans took the French by surprise at Mortemer and King Henry was forced to withdraw. William then increased the area under his control by taking the neighbouring territory of Maine. There was now a danger that all William's enemies would join together against him. He needed allies and he obtained these through marriage. First he arranged for his sister to marry the Count of Ponthieu . Then he obtained the support of Count Baldwin V of Flanders by offering to marry his daughter, Matilda of Flanders . Pope Leo IX forbade the marriage on the grounds that William and Matilda were too closely related. Despite this William went ahead with his plans. (8) William had not met Matilda when he arranged the marriage. It was said that they looked strange together as William was nearly 6 feet tall while Matilda was only 4 feet 2 inches tall. The little evidence that we have suggests that they were happy together and during the next sixteen years Matilda had at least nine children. This included Robert Curthose , Richard , Adeliza , Cecilia , William Rufus , Constance , Adela and Henry Beauclerk . He appears to have been completely faithful husband, maybe because he wanted to avoid illegitimate children. (9) A Benedictine monk pointed out: "William, Duke of Normandy, never allowed himself to be deterred from any enterprise because of the labour it entailed. He was strong in body and tall in stature. He was moderate in drinking, for he deplored |
In “Far from the Madding Crowd” who became Bathsheba Everdene’s first Husband? | SparkNotes: Far from the Madding Crowd: Characters Far from the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy Summary Chapters 1 to 4 Gabriel Oak - The novel's hero, Gabriel Oak is a farmer, shepherd, and bailiff, marked by his humble and honest ways, his exceptional skill with animals and farming, and an unparalleled loyalty. He is Bathsheba's first suitor, later the bailiff on her farm, and finally her husband at the very end of the novel. Gabriel is characterized by an incredible ability to read the natural world and control it without fighting against it. He occupies the position of quiet observer throughout most of the book, yet he knows just when to step in to save Bathsheba and others from catastrophe. Bathsheba Everdene - The beautiful young woman at the center of the novel, who must choose among three very different suitors. She is the protagonist, propelling the plot through her interaction with her various suitors. At the beginning of the novel, she is penniless, but she quickly inherits and learns to run a farm in Weatherbury, where most of the novel takes place. Her first characteristic that we learn about is her vanity, and Hardy continually shows her to be rash and impulsive. However, not only is she independent in spirit, she is independent financially; this allows Hardy to use her character to explore the danger that such a woman faces of losing her identity and lifestyle through marriage. Sergeant Francis (Frank) Troy - The novel's antagonist, Troy is a less responsible male equivalent of Bathsheba. He is handsome, vain, young, and irresponsible, though he is capable of love. Early in the novel he is involved with Fanny Robin and gets her pregnant. At first, he plans to marry her, but when they miscommunicate about which church to meet at, he angrily refuses to marry her, and she is ruined. He forgets her and marries the rich, beautiful Bathsheba. Yet when Fanny dies of poverty and exhaustion later in the novel with his child in her arms, he cannot forgive himself. William Boldwood - Bathsheba's second suitor and the owner of a nearby farm, Boldwood, as his name suggests, is a somewhat wooden, reserved man. He seems unable to fall in love until Bathsheba sends him a valentine on a whim, and suddenly he develops feelings for her. Once he is convinced he loves her, he refuses to give up his pursuit of her, and he is no longer rational. Ultimately, he becomes crazy with obsession, shoots Troy at his Christmas party, and is condemned to death. His sentence is changed to life imprisonment at the last minute. Fanny Robin - A young orphaned servant girl at the farm who runs away the night Gabriel arrives, attempts to marry Sergeant Troy, and finally dies giving birth to his child at the poor house in Casterbridge. She is a foil to Bathsheba, showing the fate of women who are not well cared for in this society. Liddy Smallbury - Bathsheba's maid and confidant, of about the same age as Bathsheba Jan Coggan - Farm laborer and friend to Gabriel Oak Joseph Poorgrass - A shy, timid farm laborer who blushes easily, Poorgrass carries Fanny's coffin from Casterbridge back to the farm for burial. Cainy Ball - A young boy who works as Gabriel Oak's assistant shepherd on the Everdene farm. Pennyways - The bailiff on Bathsheba's farm who is caught stealing grain and dismissed. He disappears for most of the novel until he recognizes Troy at Greenhill Fair and helps Troy surprise Bathsheba at Boldwood's Christmas party. More Help |
Which European city was called Christiania frm 1624-1925? | Christiania - definition of Christiania by The Free Dictionary Christiania - definition of Christiania by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Christiania Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Chris·ti·a·ni·a (krĭs′tē-ăn′ē-ə, -ä′nē-ə, krĭs′chē-) chris·ti·an·i·a (krĭs′tē-ăn′ē-ə, -ä′nē-ə, krĭs′chē-) n. [Norwegian, after Christiania (Oslo), Norway.] Christiania (Placename) a former name (1624–1877) of Oslo Os•lo (ˈɒz loʊ, ˈɒs-) n. the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fjord. 453,700. Formerly, Christiania. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1. Christiania - the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast capital of Norway , Oslo Kingdom of Norway , Noreg , Norge , Norway - a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Holiday RAIDING; Get to grips with Vikings in Denmark We paid a quick visit to the infamous Christiania, once a beacon of a counterculture lifestyle but now offering very little other than homemade jewellery and outdated drug cliches, so we moved on. COPENHA GEM; Denmark's capital and 'Riviera' coast tick all the boxes for Christina Pullam; Copenhagen is a delightful mix of old and new trends Rooms with a view Valloire has a wide range of family-friendly chalets, B&Bs and hotels like the central Christiania. |
Which US actor was born Joe Yule Jr? | Joe Yule - Biography - IMDb Biography Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trivia (8) Overview (4) 5' 3" (1.6 m) Mini Bio (1) Joe Yule was born on April 30, 1892 in Glasgow, Scotland as Ninian Joseph Ewell. He was an actor, known for Boom Town (1940), Bringing Up Father (1946) and Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950). He was married to Leota Hullinger and Nell Ruth Carter. He died on March 30, 1950 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Spouse (2) Father-in-law of Martha Vickers . Fought with the U.S. Army in France during World War I. He and then-wife Nell Carter, a chorus girl and dancer, formed a family vaudeville act which quickly included son Mickey Rooney when he was about a year old. The couple broke up the act and the marriage when Mickey was 3. Former burlesque and vaudeville entertainer who played Hollywood character roles from the late 30's until his death. See also |
Jacksonville is the largest city in which US state? | Facts & History About Jacksonville, Florida - Visit Jacksonville Fast Facts How well do you know Jax? From history and geography to famous residents and just plain old trivia, how well do you really know Jacksonville? Jacksonville is the largest city in the continental United States with over 840 square miles. Duval Street, like the county was named for William Pope Duval, the first Territorial Governor of Florida. As of 2007, the median age in Northeast Florida is 36 years old - younger than all major cities in Florida. Jacksonville was named for General Andrew Jackson, the first military governor of Florida who, incidentally, never visited Jacksonville Isiah Hart, who founded Jacksonville, named two of the city's first streets after his daughters, Julia and Laura. Hemming Plaza is named for Charles C. Hemming, a Civil War veteran and Jacksonville native. The Mayport Ferry is Florida's only public auto ferry and connects Jacksonville's beaches to the Fernandina Beach and Amelia Island areas. The St. Johns River is one of two rivers in North America that flows north instead of south. The eclectic Five Points area, with unique shops and dining experiences, is named for its landmark five-way intersection. The military employs over 30,000 active-duty personnel and nearly 20,000 civilians in the Jacksonville area. Jacksonville was named one of the top five "Up and Coming" cities in America by Good Morning America in 2006. The Mayo Clinic opened the doors to its Jacksonville campus in 1986. Jacksonville Architecture & Landmarks When the Prudential Building, now known as the Aetna Building, opened in 1955, it was the tallest office building in the South at 22 stories. The Dames Point Bridge opened in 1989 at a cost of $117 million dollars. The Dames Point Bridge is the second longest concrete cable-stayed bridge in the Western Hemisphere. The Confederate statue in Hemming Plaza survived the Great Fire of 1901. When Friendship Fountain opened in 1965, it was billed as the world's largest and tallest fountain. The Jacksonville Navy Memorial, on Downtown's Southbank Riverwalk, commemorates the relationship between the people of Jacksonville and the U.S. Navy. The statue is of a young sailor looking out to sea, dressed in uniform with his duffel bag at his feet. Famed architect, Henry John Klutho was commissioned to design the St. James Building in 1912 serving as a department store. Jacksonville's City Hall now calls this building its home. When the Regency Square Mall opened in 1967, it was billed as the largest air-conditioned shopping center in the South. Planted in 1822, the Treaty Oak, located on the Southbank of Downtown has a circumference of 25 feet and reaches more than 70 feet into the sky. There are 219 steps to the top of the St. Augustine Lighthouse. Historical Jacksonville Facts The fire of 1901, sparked from a chimney and igniting a fiber factory, destroyed the heart of the city - 466 acres and 2,368 buildings were destroyed, 8,677 residents were left homeless and seven people died. The damage was $15 million - $2 billion today. In the early 1900s the Ostrich Farm, located on what is today's Southbank of Downtown , was the city's biggest tourist draw. In 1916, over 30 movie companies called Jacksonville home with stars such as Oliver Hardy and Fatty Arbuckle making movies in town. Citizens became fed up with the noise and the industry moved to California. In 1935, A.L. Lewis opened American Beach, a retreat for African Americans who were refused entry to public beaches. An Ahrens Fox steam pumper used in the Great Fire of 1901 can be found on display at the Jacksonville Fire Museum in Metropolitan Park. In 1840, Jacksonville's population was a whopping 350 residents. Fort Caroline is a near full-scale rendering created to memorialize the 16th century French effort to establish a permanent colony in Florida. Jacksonville Sports Facts The PGA Tour moved its headquarters to Ponte Vedra in 1979. The National Football league awarded its 30th franchise team to Jacksonville in 1993. In 2000, Jacksonville was selected as |
Who was King of Denmark in Shakespeare’s Hamlet? | SparkNotes: Hamlet: Plot Overview Plot Overview Context Character List On a dark winter night, a ghost walks the ramparts of Elsinore Castle in Denmark. Discovered first by a pair of watchmen, then by the scholar Horatio, the ghost resembles the recently deceased King Hamlet, whose brother Claudius has inherited the throne and married the king’s widow, Queen Gertrude. When Horatio and the watchmen bring Prince Hamlet, the son of Gertrude and the dead king, to see the ghost, it speaks to him, declaring ominously that it is indeed his father’s spirit, and that he was murdered by none other than Claudius. Ordering Hamlet to seek revenge on the man who usurped his throne and married his wife, the ghost disappears with the dawn. Prince Hamlet devotes himself to avenging his father’s death, but, because he is contemplative and thoughtful by nature, he delays, entering into a deep melancholy and even apparent madness. Claudius and Gertrude worry about the prince’s erratic behavior and attempt to discover its cause. They employ a pair of Hamlet’s friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to watch him. When Polonius, the pompous Lord Chamberlain, suggests that Hamlet may be mad with love for his daughter, Ophelia, Claudius agrees to spy on Hamlet in conversation with the girl. But though Hamlet certainly seems mad, he does not seem to love Ophelia: he orders her to enter a nunnery and declares that he wishes to ban marriages. A group of traveling actors comes to Elsinore, and Hamlet seizes upon an idea to test his uncle’s guilt. He will have the players perform a scene closely resembling the sequence by which Hamlet imagines his uncle to have murdered his father, so that if Claudius is guilty, he will surely react. When the moment of the murder arrives in the theater, Claudius leaps up and leaves the room. Hamlet and Horatio agree that this proves his guilt. Hamlet goes to kill Claudius but finds him praying. Since he believes that killing Claudius while in prayer would send Claudius’s soul to heaven, Hamlet considers that it would be an inadequate revenge and decides to wait. Claudius, now frightened of Hamlet’s madness and fearing for his own safety, orders that Hamlet be sent to England at once. Hamlet goes to confront his mother, in whose bedchamber Polonius has hidden behind a tapestry. Hearing a noise from behind the tapestry, Hamlet believes the king is hiding there. He draws his sword and stabs through the fabric, killing Polonius. For this crime, he is immediately dispatched to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. However, Claudius’s plan for Hamlet includes more than banishment, as he has given Rosencrantz and Guildenstern sealed orders for the King of England demanding that Hamlet be put to death. In the aftermath of her father’s death, Ophelia goes mad with grief and drowns in the river. Polonius’s son, Laertes, who has been staying in France, returns to Denmark in a rage. Claudius convinces him that Hamlet is to blame for his father’s and sister’s deaths. When Horatio and the king receive letters from Hamlet indicating that the prince has returned to Denmark after pirates attacked his ship en route to England, Claudius concocts a plan to use Laertes’ desire for revenge to secure Hamlet’s death. Laertes will fence with Hamlet in innocent sport, but Claudius will poison Laertes’ blade so that if he draws blood, Hamlet will die. As a backup plan, the king decides to poison a goblet, which he will give Hamlet to drink should Hamlet score the first or second hits of the match. Hamlet returns to the vicinity of Elsinore just as Ophelia’s funeral is taking place. Stricken with grief, he attacks Laertes and declares that he had in fact always loved Ophelia. Back at the castle, he tells Horatio that he believes one must be prepared to die, since death can come at any moment. A foolish courtier named Osric arrives on Claudius’s orders to arrange the fencing match between Hamlet and Laertes. The sword-fighting begins. Hamlet scores the first hit, but declines to drink from the king’s proffered goblet. Instead, Gertrude takes |
The town of Oswestry is in which English county? | Oswestry | England, United Kingdom | Britannica.com England, United Kingdom Oswestry, town (parish) and former borough (district), administrative and historic county of Shropshire , western England . It is bordered on three sides by Wales . Market square at Oswestry, Shropshire, Eng. Edward Williams Oswestry lies in a scenic setting in the foothills of the Berwyn Mountains between Wat’s Dyke (c. 700) and Offa’s Dyke (c. 784), defensive earthworks formerly separating England and Wales. “Old” Oswestry, an Iron Age hill fort with complicated defenses reflecting a long history, stands 1 mile (1.6 km) from the town. Oswestry is thought to derive its name from Oswald (later St. Oswald ), king of Northumbria , who was killed by Penda , king of Mercia , in 642 at the Battle of Maserfelth (or Maserfeld), probably near the present town. The scene of much border warfare between the Welsh and the English, the town was twice burned to the ground in the Middle Ages. On Castle Bank are the ruins of a castle built by Madog ap Maredudd, Welsh king of the adjacent region of Powys . A grammar school was founded in Oswestry town in 1407 and was moved to larger premises in 1776, but the old building still stands. For centuries Oswestry has been a market centre for Welsh goods, especially wool. The modern town has a large cattle market and light industry. Aside from the town of Oswestry, the area is mostly rural. Pop. (2001) 15.613; (2011) 17,105. Learn More in these related articles: |
Who starred in the TV series “Nice Guy Eddie” as a Liverpool private investigator? | Nice Guy Eddie - Episode Guide - TV.com Nice Guy Eddie Episode 6 0.0 Episode Six from the show Nice Guy is a 60 minute TV drama series on BBC One which topbills Ricky Tomlinson as private investigator Eddie McMullen. The storyline tells of a warm-hearted private detective who treats every case he handles with utmost respect. He gets to personally involve himself in such cases and just wants to spread happiness around him. Johanne McAndrew and Elliot Hope both from Liverpool are the writers behind the TV drama which stars Rachel Davies as Ronnie the outspoken wife of Eddie, Elizabeth Squiggs as Mum Vera; Allison Burrows as Diane Vaughan and Cheryl Leigh as Mrs. Jackson. Episode Six is under the direction of Alam McMillan and Morag McKinnon.moreless Episode 5 0.0 Nice Guy Eddie is a drama series based in Liverpool, England that tells the story of fifty year old private investigator Eddie McMullen (Ricky Tomlinson). Eddie and his glamorous wife Ronnie have three daughters. Also involved in Eddie's life is his mother Vera and twenty-four year old illegitimate son Frank. In episode 5 Eddie and Frank (Tom Ellis) work together and find themselves over involved in a client's personal life. Returning home Eddie has to calm his oldest daughter who has separated from her husband but is furious when she sees him with another woman.moreless Episode 4 0.0 Nice Guy Eddie is a six part television drama produced by the BBC Northern Ireland. The story follows warm hearted private detective Eddie McMullen (Ricky Tomlinson) and his family, who live in Liverpool, England. During episode 4 Eddie and his outspoken wife Ronnie (Rachel Davies) argue and Eddie disappears. Ronnie believes that Eddie is being silly and has run away but in reality he and his daughter Laura (Stephanie Waring) are in serious danger.moreless Episode 3 0.0 Episode Three from the show Nice Guy Eddie is the third 60-minute BBC One scripted, comedy drama in a six-part series. Working in Liverpool, an unselfish private detective, Eddie McMullen, (Ricky Tomlinson) works to solve his case amidst some crazy antics. Cast members include his wife, Veronica "Ronnie" McMullen (Rachel Davies), daughter, Angela Jones (Christine Tremarco) and Frank Bennett (Tom Ellis). Airing June 30, 2002, this episode features guest stars Sharon (Joanne Sherryden) and CID officer (Dave Rooney).moreless Episode 2 0.0 Nice Guy Eddie is a six part television drama series that follows the life of private detective Eddie McMullen (Ricky Tomlinson). Eddie lives with his wife Ronnie (Rachel Davies) and their three daughters in Liverpool, England. Also involved in Eddie's life are his interfering mother and illegitimate son, Frank. During episode 2 Ronnie warms to Frank (Tom Ellis) and Eddie's daughter shocks him when she tells him about a young school girl made to earn money by working in the sex trade.moreless 6/16/02 0.0 Nice Guy Eddie is a six part television series set in Liverpool, England. The series follows private detective Eddie Mc Mullen ( Ricky Tomlinson) who lives with his wife and three daughters. Easy going Eddie enjoys his work and tries his hardest to keep his family happy. During episode 1 Eddie is working on a case following a woman whose boyfriend believes that she is having an affair. Returning home from work Eddie's enraged wife insists that he takes a DNA test after Frank (Tom Ellis) has appeared claiming that he is Eddie's illegitimate son.moreless Wednesday No results found. 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 bann |
Name the year: Yasser Arafat new leader of the PLO; Dwight D Eisenhower dies; US Mariner 6 spacecraft launched to Mars. | Provine High School Class of 1969 - 1969 in Review 1969 in Review Provine High School Class of 1969 - 1969 in Review Remember Gang - Our Senior Year Started in 1968 Top News Stories • North Korea Seizes 'Pueblo' and Crew • Martin Luther King Assassinated in Memphis • Robert Kennedy Assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan After Winning CA Primary • James Earl Ray Arrested in Murder of Martin Luther King • Nixon Elected by Margin of 500,000 • Jackie Kennedy Weds Aristotle Onassis • 50,000 March in Capital for Poor People • Soviet Tanks Invade Defiant Prague • Huey Newton Found Guilty in Shooting • Viet Cong Begin Tet Offensive • 1968 Civil Rights Act Is Passed • Actress Jane Mansfield Killed in Auto Accident • Wide Ties Are In • For Women, Rings On All Fingers is the Style • Dr. Benjamin Spock Indicted for His Anti-draft Advice • Billie Jean King Wins Third Wimbledon Title • Virginia Slims Cigarettes Introduced by Philip Morris, Inc • The Red Lobster Seafood Restaurant Chain Began in Lakeland, FL • Roy Rogers Family Restaurants Open - Develops Into 800 Store Chain • Cost of a new home: $26,600.00 • Cost of a new car: Cadillac Eldarado $6,605 Comet Cyclone GT ( Lincoln Mercury ) $3,290 Dodge Dart GT $3,065 • Cost of a first-class stamp: 5¢ (increased to 6¢ on 1/7/68) • Cost of a gallon of regular gas: 34¢ • Cost of a dozen eggs: 53¢ • Cost of a gallon of Milk: $1.07 • Cost of a Hershey Bar - 3/4 oz 5¢ Top 20 Songs of the Year 01 Hey Jude - The Beatles 02 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye 03 Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat 04 Honey - Bobby Goldsboro 05 People Got To Be Free - The Rascals 06 (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding 07 This Guy's In love With you - Herb Alpert 08 Mrs. Robinson - simon & Garfunkle 09 Love Child - Diana Ross & The Supremes 10 Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells 11 Hello, I Love You - The Doors 12 Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & His Playboy Band 13 Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela 14 Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley 15 Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers 16 (Theme From) The Valley of The Dolls - Dionne Warwick 17 Young Girl - Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett 18 Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkin 19 The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Company 20 Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf New York Jets 16 - Baltimore Colts 7 • World Series Champs: Detroit Tigers over St.Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3 Did anything really happen in 1969? You betcha! January * January 1 - Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News of the World. * January 5 o The Derry Riots leave over 100 people injured. o The Soviet Union launches Venera 5 toward Venus. * January 9 - In Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian displays art of Winslow Homer six weeks. * January 10 o After 147 years, the last issue of The Saturday Evening Post is published. o The Soviet Union launches Venera 6 toward Venus. * January 11 - Ohio State defeats USC in the Rose Bowl to win the national title for the 1968 season * January 12 o The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the heavily favored Baltimore Colts of the National Football League 16-7 in Super Bowl III. o Led Zeppelin I, an album considered by many to be one of the first in the heavy metal genre, is released. * January 14 - An explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 15 - The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5. * January 16 o Ten paintings are defaced in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. o Student Jan Palach sets himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square to protest the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia; 3 days later he dies. * January 20 - Lyndon Baines Johnson leaves office as Richard Milhous Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States of America. * January 24 - Martial law is declared in Madrid, the University is closed and over 300 students are arrested. * January 27 o Fourteen men, 9 of them Jews, are execute |
What is thye common name of the plant Myosotis? | Myosotis scorpioides - Plant Finder Plant Finder Height: 0.50 to 1.00 feet Spread: 0.75 to 1.00 feet Bloom Time: June to August Bloom Description: Sky blue with yellow center Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium to wet Suggested Use: Water Plant, Naturalize, Rain Garden Flower: Showy Garden locations Culture Easily grown in organically rich, consistently moist to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Grows in up to 3” of standing water. Use containers for water garden plantings in order to control spread. For streams and ponds, place new plants directly in the soils of muddy banks at the water line. Plants will spread by creeping rhizomes but are not overly aggressive. Pinch young plants to promote bushiness. Plants will self seed. If additional plantings are desired, divide plant rhizomes in early spring. Stem cuttings may be taken in summer. Noteworthy Characteristics Myosotis scorpioides, commonly called water forget-me-not or true forget-me-not, is a rhizomatous marginal aquatic perennial that typically grows 6-10” ( less frequently to 18”) tall on decumbent to upright angular stems. Light sky blue 5-lobed flowers (1/4” diameter) with yellow centers bloom in branched scorpioid cymes that uncoil as the flowers open. Long spring through summer bloom period. The cymes, particularly when in bud and early bloom, resemble a coiled scorpion’s tail, hence the specific epithet. Shiny, oblong to lance-shaped, bright green leaves (to 4” long). Synonymous with Myosotis palustrus. Native to moist meadows and stream banks from Europe to Siberia, this wildflower has now escaped cultivation and has naturalized in wet places throughout many parts of North America. The common forget-me-not of borders and woodland gardens is Myosotis sylvatica. Genus name comes from the classical Greek name myosotis from mus meaning mouse and ous or otos meaning ear applied to plants with short pointed leaves, later transferred to this genus. Specific epithet means scorpion for the flower cymes, particularly when in bud and early bloom, resemble a coiled scorpion’s tail. Problems No serious insect or disease problems. Susceptible to mildew and rust. Garden Uses Wet areas including stream banks, water gardens, bogs or pond edges. Woodland gardens near water. Will naturalize to form an attractive flowering ground cover. |
Which comedian and actor presents the Radio 4 programme “The Unbelievable Truth”? | The Unbelievable Truth Hardback - British Comedy Guide 10 Great Facts The Unbelievable Truth The Unbelievable Truth is the hugely successful BBC Radio 4 panel show fronted by award-winning actor, comedian and writer David Mitchell in which panelists have to identify the preposterous truths from the lies. Now the book of the series presents hundreds of hand-picked mind-boggling facts in a cabinet of curiosities, introduced by David Mitchell : "The unbelievable truths have sloughed off their surrounding plausible lies and stand alone: reliable, interesting, funny and odd - like a classic line-up of the show's panellists." A zebra crossed with a horse is a 'zorse' Apple pips contain cyanide Prince Philip was born on a kitchen table In 1920 the US Postal Service declared it would no longer allow children to be sent by post Cleopatra wore a false beard Travelling on the tube for 40 minutes is the equivalent of smoking two cigarettes Also included is a series of comic essays by Dr Graeme Garden , the radio show's co-inventor, for the reader to experiment with their very own truth-detection skills. Covering a diverse range of subjects from Armadillos to Sir Walter Raleigh each essay contains five incredible truths, tantalisingly concealed amongst a host of barely credible lies. First published: Thursday 24th October 2013 |
By what name is the city of Madras now known? | Now, High Court of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras will be known by these names | Zee News Now, High Court of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras will be known by these names Last Updated: Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - 17:32 Zee Media Bureau Follow @ZeeNews New Delhi: Almost two decades after the city of ‘Madras’ became ‘Chennai’, ‘Bombay’ became ‘Mumbai’ and Calcutta became Kolkata, the High Courts in all the three cities on Tuesday finally adopted the respective city names by the act of Parliament. The government announced a series of decisions including renaming of high courts in Kolkata, Bombay and Chennai Hours soon after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet reshuffle took place today. Addressing a press conference, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "From now on Calcutta High Court will be known as Kolkata High Court, Bombay High Court as Mumbai High Court and Madras High Court as Chennai High Court.” (Further details awaited) |
Which is the third inhabited island in the group with Malta and Gozo? | Gozo Island Information, Advice & Guides What is it? Where is it? How do you get there? What is Gozo? Gozo is part of the Maltese archipelago, a group of islands, three of which are inhabited. Malta is the largest inhabited island and Comino the smallest (although it’s barely inhabited and has just one hotel!). Where is Gozo? Find Italy on a map and follow the ‘boot’ down to the ‘football’ that is Sicily. Look south of Sicily to find a small cluster of islands in the heart of the Mediterranean. The largest of these is Malta. Gozo is the smaller island 3 miles to its north. How big is Gozo? Part of Gozo’s appeal lies in the fact that nowhere is ever far away – handy when there’s so much to pack in. Locals will tell you that no village is more than 10 or 15 minutes by car (unless you get stuck behind a tractor). The island is around one third the size of Malta, covering just 26 square miles. From east to west at its widest point Gozo is 9 miles across and about 6 miles north to south. You can drive from the spectacular Azure Window in the West to St Anthony’s Battery at its most easterly point in just 30 minutes. How to get to Gozo Flying to Malta There’s no international airport on Gozo, so you’ll need to fly in to Malta’s Luqa airport. The national airline, Air Malta, offers low-cost flights connecting Malta with all major airports in Europe (including the UK), North Africa and the Middle East. From the UK, flights take three to 3½ hours. You can find out more about the other airlines operating scheduled flights to Malta at www.maltairport.com . From airport to harbour Once in Malta, it takes around 45 minutes by taxi to reach Cirkewwa Harbour Ferry Terminal (Malta’s northernmost point). Taxis are available from the airport. Alternatively, the Arriva bus service (the X1) operates regularly between 0515 and 2230. It may be slower (the journey takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes) but it’s a really low cost way of getting to the ferry. Prefer to avoid the ferry? Travel to Mgarr via seaplane from Valletta’s Grand Harbour. It’s a quicker option than the ferry, with the journey to Valetta taking around 20 minutes by airport taxi or hire car. There’s a regular bus service too. From Malta to Gozo From the Cirkewwa Harbour, the regular, comfortable and inexpensive Gozo Ferry carries passengers and cars on a 25-minute scenic crossing to Gozo’s Mgarr harbour. Reaching your Gozo holiday accommodation From Mgarr, your Gozo holiday accommodation should be no more than 10 to 20 minutes away by hire car or taxi. You’ll also find bus services here to take you to your village. Alternatively, we can arrange a taxi to collect you from the harbour and take you directly to your Gozo holiday home. Our 5* Direct Transfer Service Make your transfer to Gozo even easier. Let us take you from the door of the airport to the door of your Gozo holiday accommodation. To arrange your transfer please contact us. Once on Gozo, Peter Pisani will be your host. You can email him at [email protected] or call 00 356 7949627 . Gozo’s climate Typical of the Mediterranean, long hot summers bring daily averages of twelve sunshine hours, while mild autumn and winters magically transform Gozo into an undulating meadow of flowers, colours and scents. Even in the depths of winter, you’ll still enjoy five to six hours of warm sunshine. Distinctive Gozo Gozo is a truly unique destination. It may be Malta’s smaller relative, but the two islands’ characters are quite distinct. Where Malta is a more urbanised, more developed island, Gozo is refreshingly unspoilt. It remains an island of fishing and farming, where flat-topped hills, old stone farmhouses and peaceful bays punctuate a spectacular and beautiful landscape. Gozo people With a population of around 37,000 and swathes of open land between villages and towns, Gozo is far less dense than Malta. That gives Gozo an air of peace and tranquillity you’ll rarely find elsewhere in the Mediterranean. Gozitans are relatively affluent and a tough, hardworking, self-reliant people. But it is their friendliness, warmt |
What name is given to Canada’s newest territory, created in 1999 , offering some self-determination to the Inuit people? | Nunavut Territory Established: Inuit Gain New Homeland April 1 | Cultural Survival Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine Nunavut Territory Established: Inuit Gain New Homeland April 1 While January 1, 2000 signals the beginning of the new millennium for most of the world, the next century symbolically begins on April 1, 1999 for the Inuit of northern Canada. On April 1 st, a new flag and coat of arms will be unveiled as the Inuit celebrate the official establishment of their new homeland, Nunavut. Long-held aspirations of self-determination will finally be realized on this historic date. Economic growth coupled with a return to traditional Inuit values are among the long-term goals promised for this new state. The last few months have been filled with last-minute preparations for the historic birthday of North America's newest territory. Multimillion dollar business expansions into the circumpolar region have included a new Internet service by Northwestel which will be provided to the Nunavut capital of Iqaluit this year. Higher education is entering the territory by way of the University of the Arctic, a new institution which is striving to be "in the North and for the North." Finally, and most notably, citizens have been laying the foundation for Nunavut's first government which was elected on February 15th of this year. The creation of the Nunavut territory, where 82 percent of the people are Inuit, represents a victory for the political and cultural autonomy of indigenous peoples. While native groups in Canada, known as First Nations, suffer from some of the worst social pathologies and economic hardships in the country, there is a growing trend toward self-determination. For example, the Nisgaa Indians of northern British Columbia signed a treaty last year with the Canadian government that gave them the right of self-government over an area more than half the size of Rhode Island. Holding the reins of power to their own land provides the residents of Nunavut and these other areas the tools necessary for political stability, economic growth, and an increase in the standard living for everyone, as well as a boost in native identity and self-confidence. The establishment of Nunavut is the most ambitious Canadian aboriginal proposal for self-government, and reflects the obstacles and promises of political sovereignty for the native peoples of Canada. The History of Nunavut The story of Nunavut begins in 1976 when the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada (ITC), a national Inuit organization, proposed that a new territory in Northern Canada be created as a settlement of Inuit land claims in the Northwest Territories (NWT). The new territory, to be called "Nunavut" after the Inuit word for "our land," would include the central and eastern area of the NWT where the majority of residents are Inuit. Following a plebiscite held in the NWT in 1982 in which 56.5 percent of the voting public favored the division of the territory, the Legislative Assembly accepted the idea of establishing a new territory. A Constitutional Alliance was then established, composed of members of the Legislative Assembly and representatives of Aboriginal organizations in the NWT, whose goal was to agree upon the physical boundaries of division and the appropriate political structures for the territory. While the Constitutional Alliance finally negotiated the Iqaluit Agreement in 1987, disagreements over land claim areas resulted in the non-ratification of the agreement and the canceling of the proposed plebiscite on the boundary specifications. In 1990, a single-line boundary for division was recommended by John Parker, former Commissioner of the NWT, and was presented to all NWT voters in a May 1992 plebiscite. Fiftyfour percent of those voting supported the proposed boundary, which was then formally adopted by the government of the Northwest Territories, the Tungavik Federation of Nunavut (the Inuit claims organization), and the federal government in the Nunavut Political Accord. During the discussions of the division boundary, a separate land claims negotiation |
Which European City has Alcala as a main street? | Alcalá de Henares | Visit Spain @ Singapore Travel & Lifestyle Blog Spain (Day 1 & 2): Alcalá de Henares Words & Photos by Kelly Khong Hola como estas! What makes you think “Spain”? Flamenco dancers, bullfights, tapas, soccer, Don Quixote or paella? My journey to Spain explored more than the usual must-sees: the world heritage cities around Madrid, the capital of Spain, proved that Spain is a land of bountiful natural beauties and colorful legacies. Thanks to Thai Airways for sponsoring my journey to Madrid. Transiting at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thai Airways operates direct flights between Bangkok and Madrid, one way for 13-hour. The Thai people, widely known for service excellence, have further exemplified this in Thai Airways. The crews were attentive and friendly to ensure that we had a pleasant overnight flight. The cabins are spacious with relaxing décor and ambient lighting. Besides comfortable seat and roomy legroom, the latest in-flight entertainment offers a variety of entertainment and information options. Satisfying inflight meals with various selections to choose from. Alcala de Henares My first stop for the journey of Spain began with Alcala de Henares, literally means “Citadel on the river of Henares”. One of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites, the city stands out for its rich archaeology and is one of the first bishoprics founded in Spain. Driving on the road takes about 30-minute from Madrid Barajas Airport with approximately 15-kilometre away. The historic centre of Alcalá de Henares still retains its medieval look, with winding cobbled streets and historic buildings. The city centre surrounds Cervantes Square (the famous Plaza de Cervantes) and is traversed by a long pedestrian main street, the Calle Mayor. With the Moorish quarter, the Jewish quarter, and the Christian quarter, these distinct neighbourhoods have given Alcalá de Henares the name of “the city of three cultures.” The beautiful Cervantes Square is the main square of Alcalá de Henares, and the essential crossing point to visit the historic centre of the city. It is full of life over weekends with carnivals and street buskers. A young boy was demonstrating his football skills in the public. Immersed in the cultural atmosphere the city transpires, and be awed as you walk along the city street and discover the significant events that happened throughout the history of time. “When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome.” – Miguel de Cervantes It is time to put a name to this famous quote. Alcalá de Henares is homeland to the most important figure in the Spanish literature, Miguel de Cervantes. He is universally admired for his creative works and masterpiece Don Quixote, which is considered to be the first modern European novel, a classic of Western literature, and is regarded amongst the best works of fiction ever written. Alcalá de Henares is the birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes. Traces of him can be found everywhere in this city. Climb the tower of the former church of Santa Maria Maggiore to get breathtaking bird’s-eye views of the square and the city. In Alcalá de Henares, take a campus tour in The University of Alcalá (Universidad de Alcalá), a public university renowned in the Spanish-speaking world for its annual presentation of the highly prestigious Cervantes Prize. It was the world’s first planned University City in the early 16th century, which subsequently served as a model for universities in Europe and beyond. The plateresque facade of the University of Alcalá. The highly prestigious Cervantes Prize for Spanish literature is held annually in this hall. Our guide brought us for a tour about Corral de comedias, which means “theatrical courtyard”. While the theatre is still in use for plays until today, theatrical courtyard was very unique of Spain which blossomed during the Spanish golden age showing plays with themes like tragedy, drama, and comedy. In the past days for university towns, it was forbidden to perform on weekdays, so the students would not be distracted, but of course, it no longer applies to today’s context. I |
Which former province of North West India has the tributaries Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej? | Indus River, Indus River Map Indus River Map Disclaimer Close Disclaimer: All efforts have been made to make this image accurate. However Compare Infobase Limited and its directors do not own any responsibility for the correctness or authenticity of the same. The Indus River is one of the most beautiful rivers of India . Together with its tributaries, the Indus River forms an important river system, which helps the agricultural economy of India. The Indus River is an important river, which runs through the entire length of Pakistan. Origin of the Indus River The Indus River originates near the Mansarovar Lake in the Tibetan plateau, on the northern slopes of the Kailash Mountain Range. Regardless of the fact that almost two thirds of the itinerary of the river is flowing through Pakistan, it has its presence on the Indian soil. Parts of the itineraries of the tributaries of the Indus River do run on the Indian soil. The name Punjab has been derived from these tributaries that collectively signify "five waters" or "land of five waters". Starting off in the Tibetan highland of western China near Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the Indus river flows through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir. Subsequently, the river gets into Pakistan through the Northern Areas (Gilgit-Baltistan), running across the North in a southward route down the whole span of Pakistan, to join the Arabian Sea close to the port city of Karachi situated in Sindh. The Indus River is 3,180 kilometers (1,976 miles) long and it is also the longest river in Pakistan. Drainage The Indus River features a total catchment basin of more than 1,165,000 square km (450,000 sq miles). The approximate yearly discharge of the river figures at approximately 207 cubic kilometers, making it the 21st biggest river in the world in terms of yearly discharge. Starting at the pinnacle of the world with glaciers, the Indus River supplies the flora and fauna of temperate forests, plateaus, and dry rural areas. In conjunction with the rivers Chenab, Jhelum, Sutlej, Ravi, Beas and two tributaries from the Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Indus creates the Sapta Sindhu (Seven Rivers) delta of Pakistan. Description of the Indus River The Indus supplies the major water resources for the development of the economy of Pakistan - particularly the Breadbasket of Punjab province, which represents the lion's share of the farming production of the country, and Sindh. The expression Punjab is a portmanteau of two words - panj denoting five, and ab denoting water, offering the simple denotation of the Land of the Five Rivers. The five rivers or Panjnad after which Punjab is named are the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and the Sutlej. In addition, the river aids several heavy industries and functions as the principal supply of drinkable water in Pakistan. The origin of the river is located in Tibet; it starts at the meeting point of the Sengge and Gar rivers that sap the Gangdise Shan and Nganglong Kangri mountain ranges. The river subsequently runs to the northwest via Baltistan and Ladakh into Gilgit, immediately south to the Karakoram Mountain range. The Shyok, Gilgit and Shigar rivers transport icy waters into the major river. It slowly turns toward the south, emerging from the hills between Rawalpindi and Peshawar. The river leaves behind enormous canyons with depths of 4,500-5,200 meters (15,000-17,000 feet) in the vicinity of the Nanga Parbat formation. The Indus River runs rapidly through Hazara and is barraged at the Tarbela Reservoir. The Kabul River meets the river close to Attock. The rest of its itinerary to the sea is in the Punjab and Sindh basins and the river gets sluggish and extremely plaited. The Panjnad River meets it at Mithankot. Ahead of this meeting point, the Indus, once upon a time, was called Satnad River (Sat = seven, Nadi = river), as the river was at the moment transporting the waters of Kabul River, the five Punjab rivers, and the Indus River. Going across Jamshoro, it finishes its itinerary in a big delta located to the east of Thatta. Cot |
"Which product has had the advertising slogan ""Forces Grey Out, Forces White In""?" | UK television adverts 1955-1985 It’s all dirt and dust, But don’t you get fussed, The answer is easily found, Remember: Cleans a big, big carpet For less than half a crown! 1001 carpet cleaner (2) One Thousand and One, One Thousand and One Gets rid of that workaday frown, One Thousand and One cleans a big big carpet For less than half a crown! Bright action foam (deep cleans!), brings up carpets like new! One Thousand and One cleans a big big carpet For less than half a crown! 1001 Dry Foam One Thousand and One Dry Foam — Does it right! One Thousand and One Dry Foam — Cleans it bright! A brighter carpet means a brighter home, One Thousand and One Dry Foam. Acdo Washing Powder: 1971 Fragrances that change your world. Airwick air freshener (2): 1970s (Scrooge sits by the fire; Father Christmas arrives and puts up Christmas decorations) The Airwick Winter Collection Two limited edition festive fragrances — Snowy cedars and mulled wine — Guaranteed to bring the spirit of Christmas to any home! Ajax (1) (Two cleaners and a lift operator walk on the wall) Gets floors too clean to walk on! Ajax (2) Power to shift deep-down stains! Ajax (3) Cleans like a white tornado! Ariel (1) With enzymes to digests dirt and stains/tackles the really tough stains that other powders leave behind Ariel (2) The dirt says “hot” the label says “not”. Ariel (3) Do your whites pass the window test? Ariel. Bacofoil: 1970s [Man in apron roller skates alongside an extra-long wallpapering table, lining up oven-ready chickens on Bacofoil] Man: This is new double-length Bacofoil. I’ve got 30 seconds to show you how much food you can cook and wrap in this lot. I’m using chickens because I like chickens. It doesn’t have to be chickens. This lot will wrap 30 joints of beef, or 13 turkeys, or 65 pounds of cheese, or 104 rounds of sandwiches. [Reaches half-way point] This is where most other foils run out. Voiceover: New double-length Bacofoil. It’s twice the foil, but not twice the price. Man: I told you we needed a minute. Big S He said “You’re mine for ever”, but she got the dirty pans until Brillo freed her for love. She thought marriage was a bed of roses ― until she saw the mess in the kitchen. There were pans ― dirty pans. Yesterday she was a prisoner of dirty pans. Brillo set her free. He swept her into his arms, then dropped her into the sink. It was a lifetime of dirty pans ― then Brillo arrived. He promised her his worldly goods, but all she got was pans ― dirty pans Then one day Brillo broke into her prison. Calgon Washing machines live longer with Calgon. Comfort Softness is a thing called Comfort! Daz (1): 1950s The Daz white knights are coming your way with big cash prizes. We’re hurrying on our way with purses full of prize money. Our first stop could be at your house. We’re off. If we call, just show us a large Daz packet, answer a simple question correctly, and you win £5. If you have two large or one giant size, you can win £10. Daz white knights will be travelling far and wide including [towns varied by television area]. The Daz white nights are coming your way. And here’s another exciting thing to look out for. Our squires are already putting leaflets through almost every door. It gives you an extra chance of winning the same big prizes. Don’t waste this chance to win big prizes: buy Daz tomorrow because we may call on you. And remember, Daz washes so white you can see the difference! Daz (2) Fabulous Fabulon, makes clothes feel like new! Fairy household soap Fanny Cradock and Johnny are in the kitchen where Fanny is giving Johnny a hard time for having dirty cuffs and collars. After Fanny has given the items a good scrubbing with a block of Fairy soap, the stains vanish. Johnny adjusts his monocle and admires the result. Fanny (looking into the camera): Fairy’s a must for collars and cuffs! Fairy Liquid (1): 1961 Now hands that do dishes can feel soft as your face With mild green Fairy Liquid. Fairy Liquid (2): 1965 4-year-old girl using Fairy Liquid bottles to play skittles Mother: Who’s got my Fairy Liquid? Daughter: It’s for my ski |
Which book of the Old Testament, other than Exodus, includes the story of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments? | The Ten Commandments Old Testament - Moses Commandments The Ten Commandments in the Old Testament - Did they Exist Before Moses? Many Christians assume that the Ten Commandments did not exist in the Old Testament before they were officially given in Exodus 20. But is this assumption Biblical? A close look at scripture reveals that breaking the Ten Commandments was sin well before the covenant at Mount Sinai. So when were the Ten Commandments first known in the Old Testament regardless of the absence of a written record such as Exodus 20:2-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21 ? There are also some that wrongly assume that it was not God that gave the Ten Commandments but Moses. So let's quickly clear up this misunderstanding first. The first written record of the Bible Ten Commandments is found Exodus 20:2-17. Now note carefully that the following scripture is the very verse before the Ten Commandments. Exodus 20:1 “And God spoke all these words, saying.” So who spoke and gave them? God or Moses? Clearly they were spoken by God and you will also note from the scriptures below that they were also personally written by the finger of God. So we find the Ten Commandments were both spoken and written first by God Himself. Exodus 31:18 “And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.” Exodus 32:15-16 “And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. 16 And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.” Deuteronomy 4:12-13 “And the LORD spoke unto you out of the midst of the fire: you heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only you heard a voice. 13 And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even Ten Commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.” Deuteronomy 9:10 “And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the LORD spoke with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.” It was sometime around 1400 to 1500 B.C. when God spoke directly to the Israelites from Mount Sinai located in a desert region south and west of modern day Israel. Here God spoke the Ten Commandments from the mountain top directly to the people as they trembled below in fear. They were so frightened by the sound of His voice that they pleaded with Moses for God not to speak to them. When God spoke these Ten Commandments, did He reveal something entirely new to the Israelites and to the gentile nations of the world through them? Or did they already know the Ten Commandments even though God had not yet “codified” or officially written them down? There was a law written by Moses (Mosaic Law) and this law (given to him by God) is never associated with the eternal moral code, the Ten Commandments, which has in fact operated from the very beginning of human history. Even though the Ten Commandments were not written down until Mount Sinai, they were understood and honoured by the earliest patriarchs. Even Cain knew that it was a sin to kill because we find in Genesis 4:7 that God told him “sin lieth at the door” when he murdered his brother Abel. It is not possible for sin to exist where there is no law. God's Word teaches “where no law is, there is no transgression.” Romans 4:15. And again we are told in 1 John 3:4, “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.” We see this principle further amplified by Paul in Romans 7:7 when he says, “I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.” These scriptures alone prove that no sin can be imputed where the Ten Commandment law is not in effect. This is absolute proof that the moral law was in effect at the very beginning of the Old Testa |
Which striking building in the Manchester area has been designed by architect Daniel Libeskind? | Work - Libeskind Berlin, Germany The Jewish Museum Berlin, which opened to the public in 2001, exhibits the social, political and cultural history of the Jews in Germany from the fourth century to the present, explicitly presenting and integrating, for the first time in postwar Germany, the repercussions of the Holocaust. The new building is housed next to the site of the original Prussian Court of Justice building which was completed in 1735 now serves as the entrance to the new building. Daniel Libeskind’s design, which was created a year before the Berlin Wall came down, was based on three insights: it is impossible to… New York, New York, USA In 2002, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) announced a competition for a master plan to develop the 16 acres in Lower Manhattan destroyed by the terrorist attack of 9/11. Studio Libeskind’s design, “Memory Foundations,” won the commission. In designing the master site plan, Daniel Libeskind worked closely with all the stakeholders, knowing that it was fundamental to balance the memory of the tragedy with the need to foster a vibrant and working neighborhood. In the end, he devoted half of the 16-acre site to public space, defined by the Memorial and the Memorial Museum, while also setting aside locations… Keppel Bay, Singapore Standing at the entrance to historic Keppel Harbor, six undulating towers and 11 low-rise villa apartments offer sustainable living, views and privacy for residents in 1,129 apartments. The artful composition of the sleek curving towers affords the delight of visual complexity and provides enough spatial gaps and shifting orientations to multiply the views of the ocean, Sentosa Island, the golf course and Mount Faber. Two distinct typologies of housing—along the waterfront the lower Villa blocks and, set just behind, the towers ranging from 24 to 41 floors—create an airy, light-filled grouping of short and tall towers, none of which has… -Vilnius, Lithuania The Downtown Tower-k18B is a harmonious progression of glass volumes that consists of a 18-storey tower, set atop a 6-storey podium that are connected by a luminous glass-covered galeria. The building’s ground floor hosts public facilities including a restaurant, bar and retail as well as hotel and office lobbies. The geometry creates a unique expression enriching the city skyline and improving its multi-dimensionality. The bold, sculptural design of this multi-faceted glass tower reflects the light, sky and Lithuanian surroundings with a play of transparent and opaque surfaces. The 20,000 sq. meter building complex is strategically located steps from the nexus… Frankfurt, Germany The Alte Oper concert hall in collaboration with Daniel Libeskind created a 24-hour musical experience with more than 75 consecutive concert events featuring nearly 200 musicians on May 21-22, 2016, entitled “One Day in Life” in Frankfurt, Germany. The performers included prestigious artists and ensembles such as the pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, the violinist Carolin Widmann, the hr-Sinfonieorchester (The Frankfurt Radio Symphony), the Ensemble Modern, as well as students from Frankfurt am Main University of Music and Performing Arts. Libeskind hand-selected the music ranging from works by Claudio Monteverdi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Schubert, to pieces by contemporary composers, as… Erbil, Iraq The Kurdistan Museum will be the first major institution to present the Kurds’ national heritage to the world. In collaboration with the Kurdistan Regional Government (the KRG) and client representative RWF World, the team has embarked on a visionary project to share the story of the Kurdish people and inspire an open dialogue for future generations within Kurdistan. “The museum aims to convey the spirit of the Kurdish people, their rich culture and the future of Kurdistan,” said architect Daniel Libeskind. “The design had to navigate between two extreme emotions: sadness and tragedy, through the weight of history, and of joy and… Pristina, Kosovo Studio Libeskind (in collaboration with !melk and Bur |
Who painted 'Girl With A White Dog'found in the Tate London? | London Calling | J. Paul Getty Museum Exhibition Closed London Calling is just about perfection and should not be missed. —Patricia Zohn, The Huffington Post Working in postwar Britain, the artists of the "School of London" rejected contemporary art’s preoccupation with abstraction and conceptualism in favor of the human figure and everyday landscape. Drawn primarily from the Tate in London, this exhibition highlights the work of six of the leading artists who revolutionized and reinvigorated figurative painting in the later 20th century: Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Leon Kossoff, Michael Andrews, Frank Auerbach, and R.B. Kitaj. The presentation of this exhibition is a collaboration between Tate and the J. Paul Getty Museum. It is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. SELECTED WORKS Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance The art of 14th-century Florence is exemplified by Giotto’s famous Peruzzi Altarpiece made for a private chapel in the Church of Santa Croce, and the illuminated manuscript The Laudario of Sant’Agnese, painted by Pacino di Bonaguida and collaborators. Events |
What is the capital of the French region of Picardy? | Guide to Picardy and its main tourist attractions. About-France.com Gites in Picardy Since 2016, Picardy has been combined with the larger region to the north, Nord– Pas-de-Calais , to make up a larger region which has curiously been given the name Hauts de France, though it is probably the most low-lying of all the regions in France. Picardy - or Picardie as it is written in French - consists of three departments, the Oise (60), capital Beauvais; the Aisne (02) capital Laon, and the Somme (60), whose capital Amiens, is also the regional capital. In historic terms, the southern part of this modern region, including virtually all of the Oise department, was not part of the Province of Picardy, but was added to the region when it was created in the twentieth century. Lying in the historic centre of action of western Europe, in the triangle between Paris, Amsterdam and London, Picardy is an area with a very rich history. It was in this part of France that were fought some of the most famous battles of French and European history, notably the battle of Crécy, and the battle of the Somme. And in the course of the last thousand years, areas that are now part of modern region of Picardy have been ruled over at different times by the English, the Habsburgs, the Spanish and the French. Laon cathedral (12th century) , and city ramparts In past centuries, the region was relatively prosperous; its productive farmlands, including a large expanse of flat or relatively flat land, created wealth in local towns and cities, a wealth now reflected in the many fine gothic churches and cathedrals of the region. In modern economic terms, Picardy is a region that is divided quite distinctly into two areas. The department of the Oise and the southern tip of the Aisne, in the south of the region, are economically attached to the Paris region; towns like Beauvais, Chantilly and Compiègne, though towns in their own right, form part of the outer circle of suburban Paris, with many people commuting from here into Paris. Even Amiens, the regional capital, is sufficiently close by commuter train to be home to many people working in Paris; though in the case of Amiens, which is an industrial and commercial city, people commute both ways. As for the northern part of the region, including the departments of the Somme and most of the Aisne, these areas are largely agricultural. Agriculture in the region is particularly centered on cereals and crops. And while cereal production is the the principal agricultural activity of the region, Picardy is also the leading French region for the production of sugar beet (37% of total national production), France being the world's largest producer of sugar beet. Reaching Picardy : By train from Paris Gare du Nord , or from Lille, Calais or Boulogne By car from the UK: the easiest way is to cross to Calais, then drive down either of the motorways in the direction of Paris or Reims. Whether taking the A16, the A26 or the A1 motorway, drivers driving south from Calais will find themselves in Picardy within an hour. By plane: Beauvais has an airport with direct low-cost flights from the UK. Otherwise, Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport is just a few kilometres from the southern limits of the Picardy region. Main tourist attractions and sites in Picardy Somme area Albert, Thiepval (80): Sites and monuments to the victims of the Great War, notably the Battle of the Somme. (see WW1 sites and map ). There are many more First World War sites and monuments in Picardy Amiens (80): One of the finest of the main mediaeval gothic cathedrals of France. Baie de Somme (80): important wetland area at the mouth of the river somme, famous for its wildlife ( bird sanctuary ). there is also a small steam railway popular with tourists. Péronne (80) : Historial de la Grande Guerre - Museum of the Great War. Trilingual displays, Samara (80) Between Abbeville and Amiens. Prehistoric living history museum on the site of a prehistoric settlement and Roman oppidum. Reconstructed prehistoric dwellings, animations Ai |
What sort of creature is a 'Criollo'? | What Breed of Horse Is Used for Polo? | Animals - mom.me Wildlife and Exotic Animals What Breed of Horse Is Used for Polo? Polo ponies have roached or shaved manes and braided tails to prevent the hair from catching on the reins and the mallet. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images Horses that serve the sport of polo are often called polo ponies. When the sport originated, Manipuri ponies were preferred as mounts. They stood only 13.2 hands or 54 inches at the shoulder. The preferred height rose when the game of polo migrated to the West. Height limits were lifted entirely in 1919. Thoroughbreds and thoroughbred crosses are most often used as polo ponies in the United States. Description of a Polo Pony Polo ponies are a type of horse, rather than a breed. Polo ponies meet certain physical requirements. The ideal polo pony has a combination of speed, intelligence and endurance, as well as a love of the game. A polo pony must have strong leg bones to be able to carry riders at full speed and turn or stop at a second’s notice. Many experienced polo ponies develop an ability to anticipate the roll of the ball and precede it to its destination. Today’s polo ponies are actually horses standing 16 hands, or 64 inches, at the shoulder, or more, though some still are much closer to pony height. Thoroughbred Polo Horses The thoroughbred is a versatile horse breed commonly used as a polo horse in the United States. Many of today’s American polo horses are 75 percent thoroughbred or better. The thoroughbred's strong hindquarters give the animal speed. Breeding has given the thoroughbred stamina to carry the creature over long distances at high speed. Both of these traits are vital for the polo horse. The majority of English polo ponies trace their lineage back to Rosewater, a small English thoroughbred stallion. Thoroughbred-Quarter Horse Ponies The typical American polo pony is a cross between the thoroughbred and the quarter horse. Like thoroughbred polo horses, these animals have the speed and the stamina to compete in the fast-paced game. Quarter horses are cutting horses, bred to be limber, agile animals for herding cows. Their agility enables polo horses of this crossbreed lineage to make quick directional changes. Like their quarter horse ancestors, these horses also have quick bursts of speed. Argentinian Polo Ponies The Argentine polo pony is a cross between the thoroughbred and a native Argentinian breed called the criollo. Like the quarter horse, the criollo is a working cow horse who as a polo mount lends his ability to move quickly and turn sharply as a competitive advantage. Unlike the quarter horse, the criollo is typically bred for endurance rather than speed. This crossbreed is also called the Argentine-Anglo. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images See More Animals |
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'Lady Day' is a quarter day in the British calendar, buton which date of the year is 'Lady Day'? | Lady Day - definition of Lady Day in English | Oxford Dictionaries Definition of Lady Day in English: Lady Day 25 March (the feast of the Annunciation), a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland. Example sentences ‘The chairman of Shipston-on-Stour Board of Guardians submitted the estimate of expenditure from Lady Day to Michaelmas next.’ ‘He went on to explain that Good Friday this year fell on March 25, the Feast Of The Annunciation, also known as Lady Day.’ ‘But in 1689 - indeed, until early in the 18th century - the New Year did not begin until Lady Day, and that is March 24.’ ‘As Lady Day approaches - the traditional date for renewal of farm tenancies and rent reviews - the National Farmers' Union has made an appeal to landowners.’ ‘The Western medieval Christian calendar year begins with Lady Day, March 25th, the Annunciation, and that seems to underlie at least some of the imagery.’ ‘The magnificently decorated town created the ideal backdrop to the candlelight procession from St Mary's Parish Church through the town on Wednesday last to celebrate Lady Day.’ ‘The start of the financial year was forced to move ahead from Lady Day to 5th April, and then shifted one further day in 1800 (the first century year not to be a leap year).’ ‘In Britain there was an objection to paying tax in 1753 on the normal date, that is, Lady Day or 25 March, on the grounds that a full year had not elapsed.’ ‘According to today's Daily Telegraph (Fingers crossed Good Friday does not bring us bad luck), it used to be considered very unlucky for Good Friday to fall on March 25, Lady Day.’ Origin With reference to Our Lady, the Virgin Mary. Word of the Day |
What is produced by the Chorleywood Process? | The History of Bread - The Chorleywood Bread Process | Doves Farm The History of Bread You are here: Home > About > The History of Bread > The History of Bread - The Chorleywood Bread Process The History of Bread - The Chorleywood Bread Process The Chorleywood Bread Process In 1961 the Chorleywood Bread Process was developed, and revolutionised the way bread was made and produced. Now used to produce 80% of the bread in the UK it made an important impact on the domestic population. The Chorleywood process is able to use lower protein wheats to produce bread, this development has enabled more bread to be produced in the UK where our wheats don’t normally have a high protein content. The process uses intensive high speed mixers to combine the flour, improvers, vegetable fat, yeast and water to make the dough. The whole process from flour to a ready loaf can be done in about 3 ½ hours. This is able to happen because introducing a number of high speed mixes the fermentation period quickens it up, making each loaf much faster. It is also important the solid fats are used, this is because its used to provide structure to the loaf during baking otherwise it would collapse. This process can’t be done in a normal kitchen because of the equipment required. The dough then needs to be shaken violently for around 3 minutes, this requires a lot of energy and the heat given off helps the dough to rise. The air pressure in the mixer headspace is maintained at a partial vacuum to prevent the gas bubbles in the dough from getting too large and creating an unwanted "open" structure in the finished crumb. Once finished the dough is sliced and left to ‘recover’ for about 8 minutes. After being placed in its tins it sits for about an hour, at this time it’s very important to regulate the humidity and temperature of its local environment. After the time is up the bread is baked for around 20 minutes at 400 degrees F and then moved to cool down. After about 2 hours it’s ready to be sliced, packaged and sent out. A typical recipe using CBP Bread Recipe would be: Flour 100.0kg |
Who played the role of 'Jools' in the film 'Pulp Fiction'? | See the Cast of 'Pulp Fiction' Then and Now See the Cast of 'Pulp Fiction' Then and Now January 8, 2014 @ 10:27 AM Miramax Quentin Tarantino 's 'Pulp Fiction' was released in 1994 and became an instant classic: the darkly humorous, non-linear narrative follows the stories of various small-time criminals and mobsters (and one very memorable and mysterious briefcase) as their lives intersect in Los Angeles. Tarantino and co-writer Roger Avary won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the film, which was nominated for an additional six statues, including Best Actor for John Travolta -- who experienced a major comeback thanks to Tarantino casting him as lead hitman Vincent Vega. 20 years later, we revisit the cast of the film and see what they're doing now. John Travolta, Vincent Vega Miramax/Getty Images Then: John Travolta played hitman Vincent Vega, a part originally written for Michael Madsen, who played the role of Vic Vega in Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs.' But when Madsen signed on to star in 'Wyatt Earp' instead, the producers urged Tarantino to cast Daniel Day-Lewis. Tarantino opted for 'Grease' star John Travolta, who took a reduced salary to appear in the film. At the time, Travolta's career was in jeopardy, and he'd been appearing in family films like the 'Look Who's Talking' series. The gamble paid off, though: Travolta was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Vega, and 'Pulp Fiction' turned his career around, landing him roles in films like 'Get Shorty' and 'Face/Off.' Now: Travolta's career has still had its fair share of missteps: 'Battlefield Earth,' 'Old Dogs,' and 'Wild Hogs,' but he still stars in action flicks like 'The Taking of Pelham 123,' 'From Paris with Love,' 'Savages,' and more recently in the 2013 film 'Killing Season' with Robert De Niro. In 2012, he reunited with his 'Grease' co-star Olivia Newton-John for the Christmas album 'This Christmas,' proving he still hasn't left his musical past behind. Samuel L. Jackson, Jules Winnfield Miramax/Getty Images Then: Though the role of Vincent Vega's hitman partner Jules Winnfield was written explicitly for Samuel L. Jackson, he almost lost the role to Paul Calderon, who had previously worked with 'Pulp Fiction' stars Christopher Walken in 'King of New York' and Harvey Keitel in 'The Bad Lieutenant.' When Jackson found out that Tarantino loved Calderon's audition, the actor auditioned a second time to secure the role, and wound up receiving a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his efforts. Now: Jackson is best known these days as Nick Fury in the Marvel movie universe, appearing in films like 'The Avengers,' 'Thor,' and the upcoming 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier.' Jackson also starred in Tarantino's 'Jackie Brown,' had a small voiceover role in 'Inglourious Basterds,' and co-starred in 'Django Unchained' as Leonardo DiCaprio's head servant. Recently, Jackson appeared in Spike Lee's remake of 'Oldboy,' and will appear next in the 'RoboCop' remake. Uma Thurman, Mia Wallace Miramax/Getty Images Then: Uma Thurman played Mia Wallace, the wife of mobster Marsellus Wallace. The studio wanted someone like Holly Hunter or Meg Ryan for the role, but Tarantino had his sights set on Thurman, who had previously appeared in 'Dangerous Liaisons' and 'Jennifer 8.' Thurman turned the role down at first, but when Tarantino called her and read her the script himself, she eventually agreed. Now: Thurman reunited with Tarantino as the star of his 'Kill Bill' films, and the director has teased a possible third film for some time now (though you might not want to keep holding your breath for that one). Thurman also reunited with Travolta for the 2005 film 'Be Cool,' and has appeared in the recent films 'Ceremony,' 'Bel Ami,' 'Playing for Keeps,' and 'Movie 43.' She had a recurring role on the NBC musical series 'Smash,' and can be seen next in Lars Von Trier's controversial sex drama 'Nymphomaniac,' which hits VOD in the US this March. Bruce Willis, Butch Coolidge Miramax/Getty Images Then: Bruce Willis played Butch Coolidge, a boxer who has been pa |
Who partnered Robert Palmer as lead vocalist in the 1970'sband 'Vinegar Joe'? | Pop CDs of the week: 50 Cent, Moby, Stereophonics and more - Telegraph Pop CDs of the week: 50 Cent, Moby, Stereophonics and more 50 Cent: the cracks are beginning to show 12:01AM GMT 14 Mar 2005 50 Cent The Massacre, Interscope, £12.99 For 50 Cent it's apparently not enough simply to r elease a new album: the sound of gunfire has to be heard, too. Two weeks ago, during a live radio interview in New York, 50 kicked the newest member of his G-Unit clique, much-hyped LA rapper The Game, unceremoniously out of his crew. Game was outside the radio station at the time, trying to get in. In the ensuing melee, one man was shot and injured. Shots were later fired at the offices of 50's management company. The split is being talked up as a resumption of the '90s East-Coast West-Coast war that resulted in the deaths of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. Some believe that the trouble (and, indeed, 50's entire persona) has simply been engineered to sell records. Related Articles DVDs of the week: Finding Neverland, Coffee and Cigarettes, The Alcohol Years and more 14 Mar 2005 Although he was initially sold as a crack dealer turned rapper, with bullet wounds for street credentials, 50's true story is more complex. The original 50 Cent was a real-life Brooklyn hood called Kelvin Martin, a ghetto Billy the Kid shot and killed in 1987, aged 22. Curtis Jackson resurrected the name as his rapper alter-ego and sold 11 million copies of his debut, Get Rich or Die Trying. However, the cracks are beginning to show. 50 now resides - reputedly alone - in the 18-bedroom, 38-bathroom Connecticut mansion formerly owned by Mike Tyson, another character to whom he bears more than a passing resemblance. On the evidence of The Massacre, his rap persona still lives in the gutter. With the exception of its two lead singles, the sex-soaked club-bangers Candy Shop and Disco Inferno, the album's 90 minutes are given over to a litany of threats and gun talk; nothing more than black-on-black violence set to a head-nodding beat and packaged as entertainment. Without the guiding hand of his mentor Dr Dre - who contributed seven cuts to The Game's album and only two rather pedestrian ones to this album - it seems that 50 has been left floundering. Two albums into his career and he's already trapped in a creative dead-end. The gunshots that pepper this record are not the sound of a Massacre but of a rapper shooting himself repeatedly in the foot. Chris Campion Moby Hotel, Mute, £12.99 This is a thoroughly beautiful album, created in his Manhattan apartment studio by Moby almost single-handedly, with the occasional assistance of a real drummer. And, unlike his 10-million-selling Play, it contains no vocal samples, but is sung mostly by Moby himself (again, helped occasionally by a real singer, guest vocalist Laura Brown) in a delivery that is somewhat deadpan, but in which quiverings of emotion can be detected. What's beautiful about it? Well, the tunes, for one thing: one after another they come, rich and memorable, pumping with energy or gently drifting, with some, such as the glorious Spiders, possessing that quality of all great melodies of having seemingly been plucked, ready-made, from the ether, rather than merely written. The instrumentation is lush, rounded, gorgeous, a typically Mobyian mixture of "real" instruments and synthesizers. But what's most beautiful about Hotel is its emotional flavour. In this newspaper recently Moby talked about the fact that the English language lacks a word to describe two antithetical emotional states, such as longing and satisfaction. Here he has achieved that synthesis in sound: it's both happy and sad, uplifting and downbeat, fearless and scary, warm and cold, joyful and bleak. Only music can do this. And only Moby can do it this beautifully. David Cheal Antony and the Johnsons I Am A Bird Now, Rough Trade, £11.99 Thirtysomething Antony has the build of a rugby player and the face of a saint. He's a camp diva in the mould of performance artist Leigh Bowery, yet he has made one of the most heartbreakingly intense soul r |
Who played the part of 'Mrs. Onedin' in the TV series 'The Onedin Line'? | Anne Stallybrass (right) at 25, with actresses Angela Thorne (left) and Elspeth Macnaughton (middle) in a play called “Ask Me Tomorrow” (January 1964) (picture rights: Trinity Morror / Mirrorpix / Alamy) · January 2 at 12:39pm · A new year – a new cycle of pictures, quotes, stories and facts about The Onedin Line and its actors. We will take another walk through time starting with the pre-Onedin era (before 1970), followed by series 1 to 3, the intermission of 1974-1975, series 4 to 8 and finally the post-Onedin era (after 1980). The plan is to post about two times a week. The first picture shows a 27-year old Peter Gilmore in a dress rehearsal for the ITV programme Merry Christmas, a musical version of Dickens’ Christmas Carol. The male singers are Forbes Robinson (holding lamp) as the nightwatchman, Peter Gilmore as Fred (Scrooge's nephew) and in the background, Hugh Latimer as Topper (December 1958). (Image Copyright by MirrorPrintStore) · December 30, 2016 at 12:51pm · Onedin line actors Peter Gilmore and Anne Stallybrass at home, in 2006. This photo is from the DiMar Collection of the excellent website www.gilmore-stallybrass.eu set up by Marianne van Hilten and Diana Rollings - a site highly recommended as it is full of reliable information about the TV series The Onedin Line. Page editors Emma Blake and Jarig Steringa wish you all the best in 2017! · December 27, 2016 at 1:41pm · Actress Jill Gascoine, who played Letty Gaunt in series 4-7 of The Onedin Line, photographed by husband Alfred Molina in December 2013. Last November, Mr. Molina revealed that his wife, at the age of 79, is now in the latter stages of Alzheimer’s disease and that her prognosis is “bleak”. “Jill is on her own path now”, he added. · December 23, 2016 at 1:26pm · The Cult of Sunday Night (2008) is a British documentary series reviewing the history and anecdotes behind a number of Sunday night dramas on BBC television. These included Poldark, Bergerac, Howard’s Way and, of course, The Onedin Line. Episode 5, The Cult of the Onedin Line, presents a great mix of series footage and interviews with some of our favourite cast members, e.g. Christopher Douglas, Jane Seymour, Jill Gascoine, Philip Bond and Jessica Benton. It’s a delight to watch Jessica speak about the chemistry between Peter Gilmore and Anne Stallybrass and it shows that 28 years later she still misses the Onedin Line… An episode full of stories you always wanted to know and a must for all Onedin lovers! Excellent viewing material if you have half an hour spare between Christmas activities! Since it’s that time of the year again: a picture of Onedin Line actor Peter Gilmore (right) judging wine for “Femail”, with fellow actors (left to right) Edward Fox, Prunella Scales and Hannah Gordon (1981) (photo rights: Stevens / Associated Newspapers / REX) · December 11, 2016 · Onedin Line actress Jessica Benton photographed with her daughter Ella in 1981. Jessica Benton has repeatedly stated in public that the end of the Onedin Line in 1980 was a very sad experience for her. It appeared that she had been typecast too much as Elizabeth Frazer to be able to give her acting career a new twist. A couple of years later she quit acting altogether and finally found a new life as a “country bumpkin” (her own words) in rural Dorset. · December 9, 2016 · Signed photo of Peter Gilmore, from 1980. Though Peter supposedly posed as James Onedin for this picture, in the TV series The Onedin Line there is no actual scene of James Onedin using a telegraph system, nor did James Onedin regularly wear a cap like the one in this picture! · December 5, 2016 · Onedin Line actresses Jessica Benton and Roberta Iger having fun aboard the Kathleen & May in St. Katherine Docks, London, 15th September 1980. This photo was taken as part of a promotional activity for series 8 of the Onedin Line, a week after the last Onedin Line recording day. (Photo rights: REX. See our post of 19th August 2015 for another picture from the same series) · December 2, 2016 · Onedin Line cast members Jessica Benton as Lady Elizabeth Fogar |
What is the architectural term for the head or top of a column? | Illustrated Glossary of Classical Architecture by Robert W. Ware (Fourth Edition, 1905) A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Abacus In the Doric Order , the abacus is a square slab that sits on top of the column's capital and supports the architrave or arch . The function of an abacus is to broaden the support provided by the column. Arcade A series of columns or piers spanned by arches . Arch A rounded element that spans an opening is called an arch. A basic element of construction, arches apear in all types of achitecture. Arches can be decorative or structural. Early civilizations building arches include the Mesopotamians (as early as the 2nd millenium BCE) the Egyptians and the Greeks. Roman architecture adopted the arch from the Estuscans and used it extensively in building, bridges and their famous aqueducts. The architrave is the lowest element of the entablature, and rests on top columns. Astragal A small convex moulding . Attic Base A common base used for columns in classical architecture, the Attic base is made up of an upper and lower torus , separated by a scotia with fillets . Base In architecture a base is the lowest part or lowest main division of a structure. For columns, the base is the lowest portion of three parts, from top to bottom: the base, the shaft and the captical. Typically, Egyptian columns and Greek Doric columns have no base and are placed directly on the floor. Ionic columns may have an elaborate base built up of groups of mouldings and fillets . Bead A convex moulding , usually semi-circular. There are a variety of different types of beads. Examples include: angle bead, nosing bead, double bead and so forth. Moulding shaped into a beak-like form. Beam A structural member that caries a load. Beams are usually placed horizontally and care a vertical load where the weight is transferred to walls, girders or columns. The moulding that appears under the projecting cornice . It is considered part of the cornice. Bell In reference to columns, the bell is a bell-shaped part of the capital between the neck moulding and the abacus . It is common to columns in the Corinthinian order where it is decorative with acanthus leaves. Cap In architecture, a cap is the top element in a division or structure. Capital The uppermost elements of a column. In classical architecture capitals are one of the most distinctive elements defining the different orders. Column A vertical support element. In classical architecture, columns are visually distinctive elements that help define the order. Composite Order One of the five orders of classical architecture developed by the Romans. As the name implies, the Composite order combines elements from the Corinthian and Ionic orders. A round surface curved outward. Corinthian Order One of the five orders of classical architecture. Typically, Corinthian columns are slender and fluted. Their capitals are bell-shaped and ornately decorated with acanthus leaves. Cornice The top element of the entablature including the following elements: the cyma , the corona and the bed-moulding . A component of the cornice that has a vertical face and horizontal soffit . Cyma A moulding with a double curvature is called a cyma or sometimes, a wave moulding. Used as the uppermost element in a cornice . A cyma moulding having an upper concave curve and a lower convex curve Cyma Reversa A cyma moulding having an upper convex curve and a lower concave curve. Cymatium A small cyma is called a cymatium. When a cyma is used as the crown moulding of an entablature , it is called a cymatium. Dentils Tooth-like blocks used in a close repeating pattern. Dentils are used in some Doric Order buildings in place of mutules . Dentils also appear on the bed moulding of Ionic , Corinthian and Composite orders. Die On a pedestal, the die is a rectangular block that separates cap from the base. Doric Order One of the five orders of classical architecture, which also include: Tuscan , Ionic , Corinthian and Composite . The Doric or |
In which American city do the 'Wizards' play Basketball? | Washington Wizards Tickets | Single Game Tickets & Schedule | Ticketmaster.com See More WASHINGTON WIZARDS AT VERIZON CENTER: The Washington Wizards are one of the NBA’s up-and-coming teams and the hottest sports ticket in the DC area. The Wizards are looking to improve on last year’s accomplishments and continue to embody their ever-present hashtag of #DCRising. After racking up 44 wins and advancing to the second round of the playoffs last season, the Wizards energized the nation’s capital and have made Verizon Center the place to be for an unbeatable combination of sports and entertainment. A non-stop mix of music, videos and interactive elements combine with the on-court action to keep the party going throughout each game. Thrilling performances from G-Man and the Secret Service Dunkers, hilarious antics from mascot G-Wiz and great halftime acts also deliver smiles to Wizards fans. You never know who you’ll see at Verizon Center—actors (like Jaime Foxx), musicians (such as Wale and Common) and athletes (current stars like Robert Griffin III and Jeff Gordon or legends such as Magic Johnson) are often on the scene and political figures and pundits are fixtures in the most powerful city in the world. 2014-15 SEASON: The Wizards play under head coach Randy Wittman with a team-first style that emphasizes an entertaining blend of hard-nosed defense and fast-paced offense. They have been built with a fan-friendly blend of rising young stars and proven veterans who unselfishly play together and work hard for their devoted fans. Leading the way for the Wizards is All-Star point guard John Wall. Now in his fifth season, the former number one overall draft pick from Kentucky has fulfilled his potential to rank among the NBA’s most dynamic and complete players. He consistently ranks among the league’s leaders in assists and steals, showcasing his play-making ability and defensive prowess while leading his team in scoring. Wall’s blinding speed and unnatural athleticism show a glimpse of the player of the future, but his floor game and basketball IQ harken back to the greats of the past—he recently joined Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson and Chris Paul as the only players in NBA history to average at least 17 points, eight assists and four rebounds through their first 300 games. Third-year guard Bradley Beal, a sharpshooter who can also take the ball to the basket, joins Wall to form one of the most exciting and promising backcourts in the game. Beal and Wall’s complimentary skills make them a perfect match for each other and a nightmare for their opponents. They are matched up front with the imposing international duo of Brazilian big man Nene and “The Polish Hammer” Marcin Gortat. The two big men are uniquely skilled for their size but don’t hesitate to use their physicality to help the team. Future Hall-of-Famer Paul Pierce rounds out the starting lineup. The former NBA Finals MVP ranks among the league’s all-time leaders in scoring and three-pointers made and brings unparalleled leadership and veteran know-how to the Wizards to help them reach their goal of bringing the NBA championship trophy back to Washington. TEAM HISTORY: The Washington Wizards have a rich tradition and storied history capped by an NBA Championship in 1978 and featuring a virtual who’s who of the league’s all-time greatest players. The franchise was founded in 1961 as the Chicago Packers and was known as the Zephyrs the following season before relocating to Baltimore as the Bullets for the 1963-64 season. After relocating to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., in 1973, the team began the most successful stretch in its history. From 1973-1979, the Bullets appeared in the NBA Finals three times and took home the 1978 NBA championship. The team moved once again in 1997, relocating to downtown D.C.’s Verizon Center and changing its name to the Wizards. Despite the multiple moves and name changes, the franchise has had one constant throughout its history -- great players. Eight Hall-of-Famers (Wes Unseld, Elvin Hayes, Earl Monroe, Dave Bi |
Which country has the international car registration plate RCH? | International Country License Plate Codes | International Car Stickers R�publique Centrafricaine (French) RCB R�publique du Congo Brazzaville (Fr.) RCH Rep�blica de Chile (Span.), Sticker Available RG R�publique de Guin�e (Fr.) RH R�publique d'Ha�ti (Fr.) RI Republik Indonesia (Indones.), Sticker Available RIM R�publique islamique de Mauritanie (Fr.) RL R�publique Libanaise (Fr.) RM R�publique de Madagascar(Fr.)Formerly Malagasy Republic 1970-79 RMM R�publique du Mali (Fr.) Formerly French Sudan - 1960 RN R�publique du Niger (Fr.) Formerly part of French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Fran�aise - 1960) RO |
At which port on the British mainland would you land if you caught a ferry at Yarmouth, I.O.W.? | Get your Ferry to the Isle of Wight - Wightlink Ferries The choice of three convenient routes – from Lymington and Portsmouth More sailings each day* than any other cross Solent ferry operator We’ve got the Island covered – Yarmouth in the West to Ryde and Fishbourne in the East Crossings from only 22 minutes* Great on board facilities – spacious lounges, refreshments and sundecks *More sailings each day is based on the combined total of all three Wightlink routes. Number of sailings each day varies throughout the year. Portsmouth Harbour Station to Ryde Pier Head in 22 minutes. Portsmouth to Fishbourne in 45 minutes and Lymington to Yarmouth in 40 minutes. Book your ferry ticket |
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The airline 'Maersk Air' are based in which European city? | Continental Airlines Starts Codesharing With Maersk Air of Denmark Continental Airlines Starts Codesharing With Maersk Air of Denmark Jun 07, 2004, 01:00 ET from Continental Airlines HOUSTON, June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) and Maersk Air of Denmark began codesharing June 5 on flights between the Danish cities of Copenhagen and Billund and London/Gatwick and between Billund and Amsterdam, enabling quicker and easier connections to and from Denmark for Continental customers. A marketing agreement between the two airlines also provides benefits for members of Continental's frequent flyer program, OnePass. Continental has placed its code (CO*) on Maersk Air's flights between both Copenhagen and Billund and London/Gatwick and on its flights between Billund and Amsterdam, which connect with Continental's flights between London/Gatwick and Amsterdam and the airline's hubs at New York/Newark, Houston and Cleveland. Continental customers need to check in only once for these flights, receiving seat assignments and boarding passes through to their final destinations, as well as seamless luggage transfers. OnePass members can earn and redeem miles on Continental codeshare flights operated by Maersk Air. "Continental already has an extensive European route network, but this alliance enhances it further by giving our customers better access to Denmark," said David Grizzle, Continental's senior vice president-marketing strategy and corporate development. "We look forward to a successful cooperation with Maersk." Maersk Air, part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, is Denmark's leading privately-owned airline and is engaged in international scheduled services, charter flights, leasing of aircraft and freight agency activities. The airline commenced operation in 1970 and today has some 40 aircraft and employs 1,200 dedicated staff. Under the new "fly as you like" concept with flexibility on all tickets, free choice of legroom and one-way low fares, Maersk Air offers 27 European routes out of Copenhagen and 11 out of Billund Airport. Continental Airlines is the world's sixth largest airline with more than 2,800 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Continental serves 149 domestic and 117 international destinations -- more than any other airline in the world -- and nearly 200 additional points are served via codeshare partner airlines. With 41,000 mainline employees, the airline has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and carries approximately 51 million passengers per year. Continental is OAG Airline of the Year 2004, based on voting by frequent flyers worldwide. FORTUNE ranks Continental one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America, an honor it has earned for six consecutive years. FORTUNE also ranks Continental as the top airline in its Most Admired Global Companies in 2004. For more company information, visit continental.com. In Europe and the Middle East, Continental serves 17 cities in 11 countries, operating up to 168 departures weekly to its U.S. gateway hubs at New York/Newark, Houston and Cleveland, with onward connections to cities throughout North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. Continental's alliance carriers in Europe and the Middle East include Air Europa, Emirates, Flybe. (British European), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways. This month, Continental will launch non-stop service to New York/Newark from both Edinburgh, Scotland and Oslo, Norway. SOURCE Continental Airlines |
The quarter day Michaelmas occurs on which date of the year? | Michaelmas, 29th September, and the customs and traditions associated with Michaelmas Day By Ben Johnson | Comments Michaelmas, or the Feast of Michael and All Angels, is celebrated on the 29th of September every year. As it falls near the equinox, the day is associated with the beginning of autumn and the shortening of days; in England, it is one of the “quarter days”. There are traditionally four “quarter days” in a year (Lady Day ( 25th March ), Midsummer ( 24th June ), Michaelmas (29th September) and Christmas ( 25th December )). They are spaced three months apart, on religious festivals, usually close to the solstices or equinoxes. They were the four dates on which servants were hired, rents due or leases begun. It used to be said that harvest had to be completed by Michaelmas, almost like the marking of the end of the productive season and the beginning of the new cycle of farming. It was the time at which new servants were hired or land was exchanged and debts were paid. This is how it came to be for Michaelmas to be the time for electing magistrates and also the beginning of legal and university terms. St Michael is one of the principal angelic warriors, protector against the dark of the night and the Archangel who fought against Satan and his evil angels. As Michaelmas is the time that the darker nights and colder days begin - the edge into winter - the celebration of Michaelmas is associated with encouraging protection during these dark months. It was believed that negative forces were stronger in darkness and so families would require stronger defences during the later months of the year. Traditionally, in the British Isles , a well fattened goose, fed on the stubble from the fields after the harvest, is eaten to protect against financial need in the family for the next year; and as the saying goes: “Eat a goose on Michaelmas Day, Want not for money all the year”. Sometimes the day was also known as “Goose Day” and goose fairs were held. Even now, the famous Nottingham Goose Fair is still held on or around the 3rd of October. Part of the reason goose is eaten is that it was said that when Queen Elizabeth I heard of the defeat of the Armada , she was dining on goose and resolved to eat it on Michaelmas Day. Others followed suit. It could also have developed through the role of Michaelmas Day as the debts were due; tenants requiring a delay in payment may have tried to persuade their landlords with gifts of geese! In Scotland, St Michael’s Bannock, or Struan Micheil (a large scone-like cake) is also created. This used to be made from cereals grown on the family’s land during the year, representing the fruits of the fields, and is cooked on a lamb skin, representing the fruit of the flocks. The cereals are also moistened with sheeps milk, as sheep are deemed the most sacred of animals. As the Struan is created by the eldest daughter of the family, the following is said: “Progeny and prosperity of family, Mystery of Michael, Protection of the Trinity” Through the celebration of the day in this way, the prosperity and wealth of the family is supported for the coming year. The custom of celebrating Michaelmas Day as the last day of harvest was broken when Henry VIII split from the Catholic Church ; instead, it is Harvest Festival that is celebrated now. St Michael is also the patron saint of horses and horsemen . This could explain one of the ancient Scottish traditions that used to be practiced on Michaelmas Day. Horse racing competitions in the local communities would be held and small prizes won. However, with a twist, it was the only time at which a neighbour’s horse could be taken lawfully the night before and ridden for the entirety of the day, as long as the animal was returned safely! In British folklore, Old Michaelmas Day, 10th October, is the last day that blackberries should be picked. It is said that on this day, when Lucifer was expelled from Heaven, he fell from the skies, straight onto a blackberry bush. He then cursed the fruit, scorched them with his fiery breath, spat and stamped on them and |
In which north of Englandcity is 'Hallam FM' radio station situated? | BBC - Radio Sheffield - Home Radio Sheffield Pause On Air live polling previous Sign in to the BBC, or Register " Added, go to My Music to see full list. More from |
'Jonquil' is a shade of which colour? | Jonquil | Color Sorting | Fandom powered by Wikia Please check out Hexadecimal Chart to see what codes are available to name. The hexadecimal code that matches this color is EEFF9A Justification This article will be judged by what is written as a justification and may be deleted or rewritten if the justification does not adhere to the Color Sorting Policies . This color was named for a flower. This color is a shade of Yellow The color Jonquil is named after a Flower |
Which Israeli Prime Minister was assassinated in Tel Aviv in 1995? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 4 | 1995: Israeli PM shot dead 1995: Israeli PM shot dead Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has been assassinated. Mr Rabin was shot three times at close range in the stomach and chest by an assailant as he left a peace rally in Tel Aviv earlier on Saturday. He was taken to hospital in Tel Aviv where he later died. The gunman, named as Yigal Amir, was rapidly overpowered and arrested. He is believed to be one of the founders of an illegal Jewish settlement on the West Bank and a member of an extreme right-wing organisation. The rally at which Mr Rabin was shot was attended by about 100,000 Israelis who back the Rabin government's peace initiatives with the Palestinians. I hope that all of us will have the ability to overcome the tragedy and continue the peace process in all of the Middle East Yasser Arafat, PLO chairman Security was tight but police allowed right-wing groups, who oppose any peace deal, to protest nearby. Israel TV said Yigal Amir, 27, had confessed to shooting the prime minister and had told investigators that he did not regret his actions. Leaders from around the world are expected to attend Mr Rabin's funeral which takes place on Monday. US President Bill Clinton said Yitzhak Rabin had given his life in the pursuit of peace. The chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, Yasser Arafat, expressed condolences on behalf of the Palestinians. "I hope that all of us - the Israelis and the Palestinians - will have the ability to overcome the tragedy and continue the peace process in all of the Middle East," Mr Arafat said. Israel's foreign minister, Shimon Peres, has been appointed as acting prime minister after an emergency cabinet meeting. |
What is the common name for the bird Sturnus vulgaris? | Invasive Species: Animals - European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) European Starling Scientific name: Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 ( ITIS ) Common name: European starling, common starling, English starling Date of U.S. Introduction: 1890 ( Fofonoff et al. 2003 ) Means of Introduction: Introduced as part of a plan to introduce to the U.S. all birds mentioned in the works of Shakespeare ( Fofonoff et al. 2003 ) Impact: Competes with native species; destroys crops ( Fofonoff et al. 2003 ) Current U.S. Distribution: Entire U.S. Images: |
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