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The forerunner of the Meteorological Office, who in 1854 was appointed as Meteorological Statist to the Board of Trade? | Meteorology Privacy & Advertising Meteorology Not to be confused with Metrology . For other uses of the root word “meteor”, see Meteor (disambiguation) . For the work by Aristotle, see Meteorology (Aristotle) . Part of the nature series Global warming (category) · Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere . The study of meteorology dates back millennia , though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the 18th century. The 19th century saw modest progress in the field after weather observation networks were formed across broad regions. Prior attempts at prediction of weather depended on historical data. It wasn’t until after the elucidation of the laws of physics and, more particularly, the development of the computer, allowing for the automated solution of a great many equations that model the weather, in the latter half of the 20th century that significant breakthroughs in weather forecasting were achieved. Meteorological phenomena are observable weather events that are explained by the science of meteorology. Meteorological phenomena are described and quantified by the variables of Earth’s atmosphere : temperature , air pressure , water vapor , mass flow , and the variations and interactions of those variables, and how they change over time. Different spatial scales are used to describe and predict weather on local, regional, and global levels. Meteorology, climatology , atmospheric physics , and atmospheric chemistry are sub-disciplines of the atmospheric sciences . Meteorology and hydrology compose the interdisciplinary field of hydrometeorology . The interactions between Earth’s atmosphere and its oceans are part of a coupled ocean-atmosphere system. Meteorology has application in many diverse fields such as the military, energy production , transport, agriculture , and construction . The word “meteorology” is from Greek μετέωρος metéōros “lofty; high (in the sky)” (from μετα- meta- “above” and ἀείρω aeiro “I lift up”) and -λογία -logia “-(o)logy”, i.e. “the study of things in the air”. Contents Parhelion (sundog) in Savoie The beginnings of meteorology can be traced back to ancient India , [1] as the Upanishads contain serious discussion about the processes of cloud formation and rain and the seasonal cycles caused by the movement of Earth around the sun. Varāhamihira ‘s classical work Brihatsamhita, written about 500 AD, [1] provides clear evidence that a deep knowledge of atmospheric processes existed even in those times. In 350 BC, Aristotle wrote Meteorology . [2] Aristotle is considered the founder of meteorology. [3] One of the most impressive achievements described in the Meteorology is the description of what is now known as the hydrologic cycle . [4] The book De Mundo (composed before 250 BC or between 350 and 200 BC) noted [5] If the flashing body is set on fire and rushes violently to the Earth it is called a thunderbolt; if it is only half of fire, but violent also and massive, it is called a meteor; if it is entirely free from fire, it is called a smoking bolt. They are all called ‘swooping bolts’ because they swoop down upon the Earth. Lightning is sometimes smoky, and is then called ‘smoldering lightning”; sometimes it darts quickly along, and is then said to be vivid. At other times, it travels in crooked lines, and is called forked lightning. When it swoops down upon some object it is called ‘swooping lightning’. The Greek scientist Theophrastus compiled a book on weather forecasting, called the Book of Signs. The work of Theophrastus remained a dominant influence in the study of weather and in weather forecasting for nearly 2,000 years. [6] In 25 AD, Pomponius Mela , a geographer for the Roman Empire , formalized the climatic zone system. [7] According to Toufic Fahd, around the 9th century, Al-Dinawari wrote the Kitab al-Nabat (Book of Plants), in which he deals with the application of meteorology to agriculture during the Muslim Agricultural Revolution . He describes the meteorological character of the sky, the planets and constellations , the sun an |
In which US city is the independent broadcaster 'Peachtree TV'? | WPCH-TV - The TV IV WPCH-TV Turner (a subsidiary of Time-Warner) (controlled by Meredith) Seinfeld WPCH-TV is an Independent station broadcasting in the Atlanta, Georgia market on digital channel 20, displayed on tuners as virtual 17. The station opened in September of 1967 as WJRJ-TV/channel 17 (analog), owned by Jack Rice Jr. It originally broadcast in a studio building on West Peachtree Street from where WAGA /channel 5 originally operated. Its broadcast schedule began at 4 PM and ended at midnight, consisting of off-network reruns and movies. Its threadbare budgets were prohibitive in the station getting color capabilities, and technical gaffes were everywhere. There was nowhere to go but up, and WJRJ seized the opportunity by picking up network shows passed up by the local ABC , CBS and NBC affiliates. CBS's top-rated primetime show Medical Center was among those shows, as was NBC's popular daytime game show Jeopardy! In a curiously awkward moment, WJRJ was airing a broadcast of NBC's game show Eye Guess on March 28, 1969, when NBC broke in with the news that former president Dwight D. Eisenhower had died. Regular NBC affiliate WSB /channel 2 broke from their local movie to pick up NBC's coverage of Eisenhower's death, and for the better part of a half hour, WJRJ was simulcasting it before breaking off at 1 PM for their own movie. Channel 17's logo during its days as WJRJ. In 1970, WJRJ was purchased by billboard entrepreneur Ted Turner, who sought to upgrade the station. The first thing he did was to change the call to WTCG (for Turner Communications Group). Next, he would buy color cameras--on credit. To help pay for them Turner held an on-air telethon. It was an uphill climb, but WTCG would successfully knock competing independent WATL /channel 36 off the air. That Christmas, 1971, they acquired Georgia Championship Wrestling from WQXI/channel 11 (which today is WXIA ). Ted Turner took out billboard space to tout the number of NBC shows they were picking up which WSB discarded, saying that channel 17 was "joining" NBC. WSB was not pleased and filed a lawsuit against Turner. The billboards were ultimately removed. Some time in the 70s, Turner was seeking to affiliate WTCG with ABC. The network declined, not wanting to land on UHF in a big market. In 1976, Turner began microwave beams of the station to selected southeast areas. Seeing the opportunity of expansion, that December, Turner sent signals of the station via satellite to cable systems as far as Nebraska and Kansas. The "superstation" had been born, and in 1979, the station was now WTBS, and it would be rebranded as "TBS Superstation." The Atlanta Braves baseball club became a nationwide hit through satellite exposure. In the late 1990s, Turner sold his television channels and networks to Time-Warner. They had moved from a multi-housed studio building on Techwood Drive to a fully modern campus over looking the Interstate 75/85 connector freeway in downtown Atlanta. (This is where all Turner properties--TCM, Cartoon Network, TruTV, Boomerang, etc.--broadcast from.) In 2007, TBS Superstation was split off over-the-air channel 17 to become a cable/satellite only channel. TBS had been available on satellite everywhere except Atlanta, where it was already on the local channel list. Channel 17 became a local-only Atlanta independent station with its call changed to WPCH, branded as "Peachtree TV." WPCH is currently controlled by Meredith Corporation (owner of CBS affiliate WGCL-TV ) through a local marketing agreement and operates from WGCL's studio building. Turner still owns the station license. WTBS is now the call sign for a low-powered station in Atlanta on channel 26. It is the city's MundoMax affiliate. Speculation is now afloat that Time-Warner will sell WPCH to Meredith in order to avoid FCC review over the announced merger of Time-Warner and AT&T. Contents |
Who preceded Angela Merkel as Chancellor of Germany? | Who is Angela Merkel? - CNN.com German Chancellor Angela Merkel has secured a third term in the office Scientist-turned-politician came close to securing an absolute majority Despite her popularity, she will have to govern at the head of a coalition She is the first woman and the first former East German to take up the post She may be unpopular in many of the troubled countries of the eurozone, but of Europe's leaders, Chancellor Angela Merkel is the one who managed to keep her sear throughout the crisis. While voters in France, Spain, Italy and Greece her counterparts packing, Merkel has been reelected with one of the strongest mandates in the history of modern Germany. As the leading figure in the fight against the region's financial crisis, Merkel is used to saying no. She has blocked bailouts, rejected proposals, denied pleas and stood up to the rest of Europe. For her pains she has earned praise at home -- where she is nicknamed "Mutti" ("Mommy") -- and animosity abroad. Photoshopped pictures of her with devil horns, or even worse, a Hitler-style moustache, became a regular feature during anti-austerity protests across Europe. She received threats and even a parcel bomb . Opinion: Is Germany playing beggar-my-neighbor with the eurozone? But Merkel, frequently dubbed Germany's "Iron Lady" and hailed as the country's answer to former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (a nickname she herself rejects firmly), isn't scared by the crowds. She is the first woman to be elected German chancellor, and the first former East German to take up the post. She came second in the most recent Forbes Powerful People list , trailing just behind U.S. President Barack Obama. Yet she is often attacked by her critics for being prone to indecision and cautious. So how did she become world's most powerful woman? Merkel, 59, the daughter of a Protestant minister, was brought up in a little town in then-Communist East Germany. She trained as physicist before turning to politics as the spokesperson of former East Germany's opposition movement "Democratic Awakening" during the revolution. She entered parliament in the first post-unification election, serving in various ministerial posts and as the leader of the opposition before she was finally elected chancellor in 2005. Defterios: Style and substance of two leaders Her rise to power has been governed by the same set of principles she enforced during the eurozone crisis: no shortcuts, no "big bazookas." Her way of doing things reflects her scientific background: systematic, analytical and step-by-step -- no surprises and definitely no extravagance. JUST WATCHED MUST WATCH Merkel teaches German history at school 02:04 "If you say you are going to do something then you must do it," is her favourite maxim, according to her recently-published authorized biography -- a biography that admits Merkel's political profile is "almost dull." Peer Steinbrueck: The man who stirred up German politics Elsewhere in the Western world, such a "boring" approach to politics might not work. But commentators suggest her calm and methodical way of governing was precisely what Germans were looking for after several turbulent years under the extravagant Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. Her approach has worked so far: she was re-elected in 2009 and won her third term in the office, according to preliminary results released Monday. And it is Merkel's popularity that pushed her party towards yet another election victory. It is no coincidence that most of the Christian Democrats' election posters featured a giant photo of Merkel and rather miniscule party logo. People are voting for "Angie," and not necessarily the CDU/CSU. Germany's Schaeuble: Enthusiastic on campaign trail In June's popularity rankings by Forsa Institute for German magazine Stern, Merkel ended up with the highest rank of all German political leaders, with 70% of voters saying they are satisfied with her work . Despite her high profile, comparatively little is known about the Chancellor's private life. Her last name, now a political trademark, comes from h |
In which sport was Ivan Mauger (pron. Major) World Champion six times between 1968 and 1979? | Ivan Mauger part one Mauger Family Statement - 2015 The Mauger family say: This is a statement we released to the press today (March 2015) regarding Ivan. Former world speedway and long track champion Ivan Mauger OBE MBE is being treated for cognitive aphasia, a communication disorder. The Mauger family are issuing this statement detailing the situation and will be making no further comment. Ivan, who won six speedway titles between 1968 and 1979, and long track crowns in 1971, 1972 and 1976, announced his retirement from public life two years ago. He is receiving daily treatment at a Gold Coast (Australia) nursing home, but still manages to enjoy time with wife Raye, their three children, Julie, Kym and Debbie, and longstanding friends and associates from within motorcycling and the wider community. Meanwhile, collectors are warned to be wary of items of Ivan's equipment and memorabilia being offered for sale. “It has come to our notice that some unauthorised and unscrupulous people have been making false representations so please take every care to ensure any such offers are genuine and being made by authentic sellers,” said Raye. John Skinner Says Ivan was my speedway hero and later became my friend, we exchanged lots of ideas etc by email. I am honoured that he has given me permission to show all of his info on my websites, on this site and on my Newcastle Speedway History website. www.newcastlespeedwayhistory.co.uk After collecting many photos and stories shown on this webpage, about Ivan's time with Newcastle as well as his other teams. Ivan has been in constant touch and has agreed that I can show the entire Newcastle chapter from his Autobiography "The Will To Win". The book is a great read and you should buy it. I am delighted to reproduce the chapter from the book under the heading: "Rough Diamond", with Ivan's permission. The book extract is copyrighted It belongs to Ivan and should not be reproduced elsewhere for financial gain:- After Wimbledon and its plush stadium, such an eye-opener for a teenaged arrival in 1957, Newcastle was something of a culture shock for a new signing in 1963. The London we first encountered was still recovering from the damage caused by the war years but in our view it was the most exciting, vibrant city in the world. Newcastle upon Tyne, my new speedway base and Manchester, where we set up home, were traditionally industrial northern cities- only a couple of hundred miles or so from London but they may has well have been light years removed. Newcastle's Brough Park had history. It was one of the first tracks to operate and the incomparable Johnnie Hoskins ran the place before and after the war. However, it has always been basic rather than beautiful, a bit like the city itself which for years had a reputation as being hard edged and predominantly working class. At first sight it seemed a grey, unforgiving sort of place and bear in mind during 1957 and 1958 I rarely travelled further north than Coventry! The north east people though, are the salt of the earth and once they have accepted you- and you have managed to understand the distinctive dialect of the region-the Geordies are great. We have fond memories of a six season association with the Diamonds which, after a few early irritations had been ironed out, began so promisingly, and produced some great occasions for the team and for me as an individual. It is a pity it ended acrimoniously, thanks to a falling-out with the man who got me there in the first place Mike Parker. The fact I left Newcastle in 1968 as a world champion, in my opinion, was as much in spite of Mike Parker as it was because of him. In the end the place was not big enough for both of us, although from the distance of time it is easy to think I possibly was a part of the problem as he was. Raye and I will always be grateful to him for bringing us and our family to England and |
In which t.v. crime thriller does Emelia Fox play 'Nikki Alexander' and Tom Ward play 'Harry Cunningham'? | Silent Witness - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT Welcome to the Silent Witness guide at TV.com. Silent Witness is a forensic thriller series, which was first broadcast in 1996, created by ex-police officer Nigel McCrery. The programme originally followed the activities of pathologist Dr Sam Ryan (who was later promoted to professor), played by Amanda Burton. However, Ryan's character departed early in the eighth series in 2004. During the sixth series in 2002, Dr Leo Dalton (William Gaminara) and Dr Harry Cunningham (Tom Ward) had joined the team, and now remained in the series and continued as lead characters following Ryan's departure, with Dalton replacing her as professor. Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) joined the team shortly after Ryan's departure. Orginally set in Cambridge, the main action of the series was then relocated to London. The programme is typically made up of a series of two-part stories, usually with six to eight episodes per series. The tenth series saw the number of stories go up to five. Creator Nigel McCrery has also published five novels based on the series. moreless |
In which month is Candlemas celebrated? | Candlemas Day (the Christian festival of lights ) A month by month of forgotten legends and pastimes from Britain's folk history Candlemas Day (the Christian festival of lights ) 2nd February is Candlemas Day. This ancient festival marks the midpoint of winter, halfway between the shortest day and the spring equinox. Candlemas is a traditional Christian festival that commemorates the ritual purification of Mary forty days after the birth of her son Jesus. On this day, Christians remember the presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple. Forty days after the birth of a Jewish boy, it was the custom to take him to the temple in Jerusalem to be presented to God by his thankful parents. In pre-Christian times, this day was known as the 'Feast of Lights' and celebrated the increase strength of the life-giving sun as winter gave way to spring. How did the 2nd February come to be called Candlemas? It was the day of the year when all the candles, that were used in the church during the coming year, were brought into church and a blessing was said over them - so it was the Festival Day (or 'mass') of the Candles. Candles were important in those days not only because there was no electric lights. Some people thought they gave protection against plague and illness and famine. For Christians, they were (and still are) a reminder of something even more important. Before Jesus came to earth, it was as if everyone was 'in the dark'. People often felt lost and lonely. Afraid. As if they were on their own, with no one to help them. Then came Jesus with his message that he is with his followers always ready to help and comfort them. As if he is a guiding light to them in the darkness. Christians often talk of Jesus as 'the light of the World' - and candles are lit during church services to remind Christians of this. Candlemas is a day which holds many different customs. The Romans had a custom of lighting candles to scare away evil spirits in the winter. One of the most interesting custom took place in Scotland. In the olden days, Candlemas was the day when children brought candles to school so that the classrooms could have light on dull days. As time went on, gas lighting took over from candle light. The children took money to the teacher who was suppose to spend it on sweets and cakes for the children to eat. The boy or girl taking in the most money were declared Candlemas King and Queen and they 'ruled' for six weeks. They had the power to make one whole afternoon a week a playtime and they could also let anyone they wished off punishment. Other names for Candlemas Day Candlemas's Day also has two other names. One is the 'Presentation of Christ in the Temple'. The other is the 'Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary'. Both these names come from special events in the life of baby Jesus. Candlemas Day Weather-lore, beliefs and sayings People believe that Candlemas Day predicted the weather for the rest of the winter. The weather proverbs express the idea that a fine bright sunny Candlemas day means that there is more winter to come, whereas a cloudy wet stormy Candlemas day means that the worst of winter is over. Weather Proverbs |
The fleet of which Empire lost the 1571 Battle of Lepanto? | Battle of Lepanto | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia 1787–91 The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League , a coalition of southern European Catholic maritime states , decisively defeated the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire in five hours of fighting on the northern edge of the Gulf of Corinth, off western Greece. The Ottoman forces sailing westwards from their naval station in Lepanto (Turkish language: İnebahtı; Greek: Ναύπακτος or Έπαχτος Naupaktos or Épahtos) met the Holy League forces, which had come from Messina , Sicily, where they had previously gathered. The victory of the Holy League prevented the Ottoman Empire expanding further along the European side of the Mediterranean. Lepanto was the last major naval battle in the Mediterranean fought entirely between galleys and has been assigned great symbolic importance by Catholic and other historians. Some assert that Turkish victory could have led to Western Europe being overrun, as had happened to the Byzantine Empire a little more than a century earlier. Contents Edit Depictions of the Ottoman Navy during the battle of Lepanto The Christian coalition had been promoted by Pope Pius V to rescue the Venetian colony of Famagusta , on the island of Cyprus, which was being besieged by the Turks in early 1571 subsequent to the fall of Nicosia and other Venetian possessions in Cyprus in the course of 1570. The banner for the fleet, blessed by the pope, reached the Kingdom of Naples (then ruled by the King of Spain ) on August 14, 1571. There in the Basilica of Santa Chiara it was solemnly consigned to John of Austria , who had been named leader of the coalition after long discussions between the allies. The fleet moved to Sicily and leaving Messina reached (after several stops) the port of Viscardo in Cephalonia , where news arrived of the fall of Famagusta and of the torture inflicted by the Turks on the Venetian commander of the fortress, Marco Antonio Bragadin . On August 1 the Venetians had surrendered after being reassured that they could leave Cyprus freely. However, the Ottoman commander, Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha , who had lost some 52,000 men in the siege[ citation needed ] (including his son), broke his word, imprisoning the Venetians. On 17 August Bragadin was flayed alive and his corpse hung on Mustafa's galley together with the heads of the Venetian commanders, Astorre Baglioni , Alvise Martinengo and Gianantonio Querini. Despite bad weather, the Christian ships sailed south and on October 6 they reached the port of Sami, Cephalonia then also called Val d'Alessandria, where they remained for a while. On 7 October they sailed toward the Gulf of Patras, where they encountered the Ottoman fleet. While neither fleet had immediate strategic resources or objectives in the gulf, both chose to engage. The Ottoman fleet had an express order from the Sultan to fight, and John of Austria found it necessary to attack in order to maintain the integrity of the expedition in the face of personal and political disagreements within the Holy League . [9] Forces The members of the Holy League were Spain (including the Kingdom of Naples, the Kingdom of Sicily and the Kingdom of Sardinia as part of the Spanish possessions), the Republic of Venice , the Papacy, the Republic of Genoa, the Duchy of Savoy, the Duchy of Urbino , the Knights Hospitaller and others. Its fleet consisted of 206 galleys and 6 galleasses (large new galleys, invented by the Venetians, which carried substantial artillery ) and was commanded by Don John of Austria , the illegitimate son of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire , and half-brother of Philip II of Spain , supported by the Spanish commanders Don Luis de Requesens and Don Álvaro de Bazán , and Genoan commander Gianandrea Doria . Vessels had been contributed by the various Christian states: 109 galleys and 6 galleasses from the Republic of Venice , 56 from the Spanish Empire (32 galleys from the Kingdom of Naples, 14 galleys from Spain, and 10 galleys from the Kingdo |
Who had two, number two hits in 1958 with 'Return To Me' and 'Volare'? | Top Pop Hits of 1958 1. It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards 2. Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) - Domenico Modugno 3. All I Have to Do is Dream - The Everly Brothers 4. Tequila - The Champs 5. Catch a Falling Star - Perry Como 6. Fever - Peggy Lee 7. Sugartime - The McGuire Sisters 8. Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio 9. Don't - Elvis Presley 10. Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley 11. Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson 12. It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty 13. To Know Him Is to Love Him - Teddy Bears 14. Patricia - Perez Prado 15. You Are My Destiny - Paul Anka 16. Oh Oh I'm Falling in Love Again - Jimmie Rodgers 17. 16 Candles - The Crests 18. Little Star - The Elegants 19. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra 20. Twilight Time - The Platters 21. Who's Sorry Now? - Connie Francis 22. Witch Doctor - David Seville 23. Teacher's Pet - Doris Day 24. He's Got the Whole World In His Hands - Laurie London 25. Return To Me (Rittorna A Me) - Dean Martin 26. Magic Moments - Perry Como 27. Stardust - Pat Boone 28. Bird Dog - The Everly Brothers 29. Left Right Out Of Your Heart - Patti Page 30. Rawhide - Frankie Laine 31. The Chipmunk Song - David Seville 32. Everybody Loves a Lover - Doris Day 33. Summertime, Summertime - The Jamies 34. Tea for Two (Cha Cha) - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 35. Secretly - Jimmie Rodgers 37. Whatever Lola Wants - Georgia Gibbs 38. Kewpie Doll - Perry Como 39. Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis 40. Are You Really Mine? - Jimmie Rodgers Before reviewing the 1958 chart too closely, it helps to review the text between the two versions of the PopularSong.org 1957 chart . It describes how, after 1958, songs that are patently "rock and roll" will not be included in charts from 1958-1970 (1970 is the last year covered in this format). Rock and Roll...or Popular Song? It is a matter of judgement, and you can be sure that some songs are difficult to place. Many of the songs listed above are not "popular song" in the traditional sense that they fit the mold of a Rodgers & Hart composition, or Irving Berlin, or whatever. So the question becomes, should the canon of American popular song be limited to that sound? If so, the list above would be much shorter, and populated by recordings you're scarcely familiar with. One of the main purposes of PopularSong.org is to demonstrate how the genre goes "on and on," just like the snippet from Neil Diamond that plays on the Table of Contents page . The litmus test used at PopularSong.org is the Perry Como/Dinah Shore/Mills Brothers/Glenn Miller test. It goes like this: For any given song, could one of the above artists have performed that song, and stayed true to their style? For a male vocal, we use Como. Female vocal, Shore; group vocal, we use the Mills Brothers. And for instrumentals, we imagine Glenn Miller giving it one of his perfect arrangements. In short, could one of those artists "pull it off?" Well, we can't imagine Mr. C. doing justice to Hard Headed Woman or Ritchie Valens' Let's Go, but we sure wouldn't mind his stylings on Elvis' Don't or Valens' Donna. As for Tequila, long regarded as a rock party song, the melody line is so much a part of American culture that Miller would have no problem sorting it in with American Patrol. Likewise, the Crests bill themselves as early rock and rollers, but you know the Mills Brothers could've done 16 Candles with nary a rehearsal. Indeed, each of the above belongs in the roster of American Popular Song. continues above, in column at right... featured performance Here's Peggy Lee doing a swinging sixties arrangement of "Fever" a few years after it topped the charts in '58. Although this version is arguably more jazz than pop, be aware that Peggy Lee was a top singer and entertainer regardless of the arrangement. Please note that you have to double-click the little arrow to get the player to work. Top Pop Hits of 1958, continued from column at left So we'll take a moment, and list a few of the hit songs that don't make the chart at left. Breathless - Jerry Lee Lewis Short Shorts - Royal Teens Sweet Little 16 - Chuck Berry Vi |
What is the name of the black stone in Mecca, visited by pilgrims during the Hajj? | Black Stone of Mecca Kaaba Angel Gabriel Hajj Islam By Whitney Hopler Updated April 21, 2016. The Black Stone of Mecca is a crystal stone that Muslims believe came from heaven to earth through Archangel Gabriel . It is the centerpiece of a sacred ritual called tawaf that many pilgrims perform on hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca, Saudi Arabia -- a pilgrimage that Islam requires its faithful to make at least once in their lifetimes, if at all possible. The stone is located inside the Kaaba, a chamber in the center of the Masjid al-Haram mosque. The Kaaba, which is covered with a black drape, displays the black stone about five feet off the ground, and worshipers walk around it during their pilgrimages. Muslim pilgrims revere the stone as a powerful symbol of faith. Here's why: From Adam to Gabriel and Abraham Muslims believe that the first human being, Adam , originally received the black stone from God and used it as part of an altar for worship. Then, Muslims say, the stone was hidden for many years on a mountain, until Gabriel , the archangel of revelation, brought it to the prophet Abraham to use in another altar: the altar where God tested Abraham's faith by calling him to sacrifice his son Ishmael (unlike Jews and Christians, who believe that Abraham laid his son Isaac on the altar , Muslims believe that it was Abraham's son Ishmael instead). What Kind of Stone Is It? Since the stone's caretakers haven't allowed any scientific tests to be performed in the stone, people can only speculate on what type of stone it is -- and several popular theories exist. One says that the stone is a meteorite. Other theories propose that the stone is basalt , agate , or obsidian. In his book Major World Religions: From Their Origins to the Present , Lloyd V. J. Ridgeon comments: "Regarded by some as a meteorite, the black stone symbolizes God’s right hand, thus touching or pointing to it reenacts the covenant between God and man, that is, man’s acknowledgement of God’s lordship." Turned from White to Black by Sin The black stone was originally white, but turned black from being in a fallen world where it absorbed the effects of humanity's sins , Muslim tradition says. In Pilgrimage, Davidson and Gitlitz write that the black stone is "the remains of what Muslims believe is the altar that Abraham built. Popular legends say that the black stone is a meteorite worshiped by pre-Muslims. Some believe that the ancient stone was brought from a nearby mountain by the archangel Gabriel and that it was originally white; its black color comes from it having absorbed people’s sins." Broken But Now Held Together in Fragments The stone, which is about 11 inches by 15 inches in size, was damaged over the years and broke up into several pieces, so it is now held together inside a silver frame. Pilgrims may kiss or lightly touch it today. Walking Around the Stone The sacred ritual associated with the black stone is called tawaf. In their book Pilgrimage: From the Ganges to Graceland: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1 , Linda Kay Davidson and David Martin Gitlitz write: "In a rite called tawaf, which they perform three times during the hajj, they circumambulate the Kaaba counterclockwise seven times. ... Each time pilgrims pass the black stone they recite a prayer from the Qur’an : 'In the name of God, and God is supreme.' If they can, pilgrims approach the Kaaba and kiss it ... or they make a gesture of kissing the Ka’ba each time if they cannot reach it." When he used the black stone in the altar he built to God, Abraham used it "as a mark to indicate the beginning and end points of pilgrims' circumambulations," write Hilmi Aydın, Ahmet Dogru, and Talha Ugurluel in their book The Sacred Trusts . They continue by describing the stone's role in tawaf today: "One is required to either kiss the stone or salute it from afar on each of the seven circumambulations." Circling God's Throne The circular paces that pilgrims make around the black stone are symbolic of how angels constantly circle around God's throne in heaven , writes Malcolm Clark in his book Islam For Dummie |
Who voices 'Chris', the Silver Track mechanic, in the cartoon series 'Roary the Racing Car' and also sings the theme tune? | Cartoons in English | Video Episodes – Roary the Racing car Video Episodes – Roary the Racing car Click here to watch the cartoons Roary the Racing Car is an animated children’s television show that currently airs on Milkshake! on Channel 5 and Nick Jr. in the UK, PBS Kids Sprout in the U.S., Treehouse TV in Canada, Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Nick Jr. and ABC2 in Australia. Produced by Chapman Entertainment, the producers of Fifi and the Flowertots, It follows the adventures of Roary and his race car friends at Silver Hatch race track. Roary is a red racing car shaped similarly to a grand prix car. He lives at the Silver Hatch racing circuit. Overview Plot The series follows the lives and adventures of racing vehicles Roary, Maxi, Cici, Tin Top and the human people they work for, Chris and Marsha the mechanics and the owner of the race track Mr. Carburettor. Also P.C Pete, local farmer Green, Molecom and Flash. The plot sometimes revolves around other vehicle characters, such as Drifter, Rusty, Nick, Plugger, Zippee, Hellie, Breeze, Conrad, James and Loada. Setting Roary the Racing Car is set around a fictional motor racing circuit called Silver Hatch (a portmanteau of the names of the two British Grand Prixracing circuits, Silverstone and Brands Hatch). The majority of the action takes place at the track’s pits and workshop, although we often follow the cars on their laps around the track. Occasionally, the characters venture to external locations such as the nearby beach. Narration Each story begins and ends with a brief narration from British Grand Prix legend, Sir Stirling Moss. He is never seen, but is used as a voice-over. The US version is narrated by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and former IndyCar driver Sam Hornish Jr. The Characters The voices for most of the characters come from Peter Kay, Maria Darling, Dominic Frisby, Marc Silk and Tim Whitnall. In the US version some voices are by Kerry Shale. Vehicular characters Roary is a young and enthusiastic junior single-seater racing car. He is the main character in the show and is Big Chris’ “number one star”. Roary is inexperienced and he often makes mistakes. However, with the help of his friends, he always learns from them. Roary wears a white baseball cap and with a number 1 emblazoned in a red star. Roary’s catchphrase is “Light ‘em up”. He is voiced by Maria Darling. Maxi is an older yellow Formula 1 type racing car who was the star of Silver Hatch before Roary arrived. He is temperamental and expects the best of everything – including first use of the tyre warmers. He wears sunglasses and a blue cap and sports the number 5. Maxi is Italian and is the favourite of Mr Carburettor. Maxi’s catchphrase is “Mamma Mia!” He speaks in a mock Italian accent, although this is de-emphasized in the US voiceover. When starting a race Maxi can make flames erupt from his exhaust. There is a healthy sibling rivalry between Maxi and Roary. Voiced by Marc Silk. Cici (known as “Zizzy” in the US voiceover) is a bright pink and purple stunt car with a number 3 painted on her front. She is an electric car and carries solar panels on her roof. She has a flirtatious attitude and is always challenging Roary to “Catch me!” Cici is French and has a French accent. Her catchphrase is “Race you!”. She is one of Roary’s best friends and the first car to talk to and race Roary on his first day. Cici seems to have crush on Maxi, though Cici is often very impressed by Roary as well. Voiced by Maria Darling. Tin Top is a big and powerful stock car. He often takes his corners too fast and wide and regularly ends up in either the sand trap, the tyre wall or the mud, generally in a tangled heap of disconnected parts. Tin Top’s catchphrase is appropriate given his frequent visits to the workshop: “Tape me up, hammer me in and send me out!” He sports the number 88 speaks in a mock-American accent, and is voiced by Peter Kay. Like Maxi, Tin Top can make flames come out of his tailpipes. In the US version, Tin Top speaks in a stereotypical “urban” accent, and does not seem to have a catchphrase |
The t.v. version of which 1977 play by Mike Leigh features Demis Roussos singing 'Forever And Ever'? | Demis Roussos: Singer who began as a prog-rocker then achieved massive solo success with his brand of sunkissed easy listening | The Independent News Demis Roussos: Singer who began as a prog-rocker then achieved massive solo success with his brand of sunkissed easy listening The haunting track 'The Four Horsemen' inspired the likes of Jon Anderson of Yes, Beck, Richard Ashcroft and Noel Gallagher Monday 26 January 2015 19:10 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Roussos in 1976 with some of his gold and silver discs (and a gold cassette); he sold more than 60m records worldwide Getty Gifted with a pleading, irresistible voice, particularly an operatic falsetto that seemed to hit a nerve and go right through you, the Greek singer Demis Roussos sold 60 million albums as a solo artist and with his first successful group, Aphrodite's Child. His hairy physique, huge frame, fondness for kaftans and cheesy choice of material, sung in many languages, made him an easy target for parodists but, in the summer of 1976 there was no doubting The Demis Roussos Phenomenon, the title given to his No 1 EP, whose lead track, the cloying, balalaika-flavoured ballad "Forever And Ever", seemed to blare out of every juke-box and radio. Though the epochal "Rain And Tears" had been a pan-European smash and made the UK Top 30 for Aphrodite's Child in 1968, Britain came late to Roussos. In 1973 he guested on TV shows hosted by Basil Brush and his friend Nana Mouskouri, and by the following year, the Forever And Ever album was becoming ubiquitous. In 1976, the BBC broadcast a documentary entitled The Roussos Phenomenon, providing Philips with the perfect marketing opportunity, not only for "Forever And Ever", but also the equally sentimental follow-up "When Forever Is Gone", a No 2 single that same year. In 1977 Roussos became a cultural signifier when the BBC broadcast Abigail's Party, the Mike Leigh play starring Alison Steadman as Beverly Moss, the aspirational housewife. Leigh had used "Light My Fire" by José Feliciano in the original production at the Hampstead Theatre in London, but the Play For Today team switched to "Forever And Ever" as the copyright was easier to clear. This proved a double-edged sword for Roussos, instilled within the British psyche, but maybe not as the supreme balladeer, Greece's own Barry White. He enjoyed further success with The Magic Of Demis Roussos and Live & Love – His Greatest Songs, and occasionally collaborated with Vangelis, most notably on "Tales Of The Future" for the soundtrack to Ridley Scott's 1982 dystopian film Blade Runner. In June 1985 he was one of 146 passengers on a TWA flight from Cairo to San Diego which was hijacked by members of Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad. He was released after five days, calling the hijackers "nice people". Born in Alexandria in 194, to Yorgos Roussos, a Greek engineer, and Nelly Mazloum, an Egyptian of Italian origin who had been a film and stage star and continued performing as well as teaching dance and choreography, Demis thrived in this culturally rich environment. He studied musical theory, trumpet and guitar and spent five years as head choirboy at the city's Greek Orthodox Church. However, following the Suez crisis and his parents' divorce he moved to Athens in the early '60s. There, he began singing popular music, eventually joining local cover bands We Five and the Idols. In 1966, as lead vocalist and bassist, he teamed up with the composer and keyboard-player Evangelos Papathanassiou – Vangelis – the drummer Loukas Sideras and guitarist Anargyros "Silver" Koulouris to form what would become Aphrodite's Child, the name they were given after sending a demo tape to at the London offices of Mercury Records. When the military junta came to power the following year the group moved to the UK, though Koulouris stayed to do his compulsory military service. When their plane landed in Paris because of bad weather, the trio went to the French offices of Philips, Mercury's parent company, and began recording there. An adaptation of Pachelbel's Canon in D major by Vangel |
What is the English name for the Rossini opera 'La Gazza Ladra'? | Gioacchino Rossini - La gazza ladra - Overture - YouTube Gioacchino Rossini - La gazza ladra - Overture Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Sep 22, 2011 La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) is a melodramma or opera semiseria in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was by Giovanni Gherardini after La pie voleuse by JMT Badouin d'Aubigny and Louis-Charles Caigniez. It was first performed on 31 May 1817 at La Scala, Milan. Category |
Who was the eleventh President of the USA, the first with a four letter surname? | Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) - Genealogy Abraham Lincoln "President", "16th President; Honest Abe", "Abe" Birthdate: Sinking Spring Farm, Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States Death: in Washington, District of Columbia, United States Cause of death: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States Immediate Family: Brother of John Lincoln, Sr. ; Sarah 'Sally' Lincoln and Thomas Herring Lincoln, Jr. Occupation: 16th President of the United States, Attorney, Rep. from Illinois 7th (1847-1849), President, Abogado, Presidente de Estados Unidos, President of the United States of America, 16th Presdident of the United States of America, President of the USA Managed by: Added 2014-11-20 16:22:46 -0800 by Private User Collection: Feb 12 1809 - Hodgenville, Larue, Kentucky, USA Death: Apr 14 1865 - Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Parents: Thomas Herring Lincoln, Sr, Nancy Hanks Wife: Added 2014-11-20 16:22:50 -0800 by Private User Collection: Feb 12 1809 - Hodgenville, Larue, Kentucky, United States Death: Apr 15 1865 - Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States Parents: Mary Ann Todd Children: Thomas Tad Lincoln, William Wallace Lincoln, Edward Baker Lincoln, Willie Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln Added 2014-11-20 16:22:48 -0800 by Private User Collection: Feb 12 1809 - Hardin Co, KY Death: Apr 14 1865 - Washington, DC Parents: Added 2014-11-20 16:26:45 -0800 by Private User Collection: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: "...Secy of April It is re ported here this morning that President Lincoln die J at WAE April 15 Abraham Lincoln died this morning at U2 ... Date: Added 2014-11-20 16:26:36 -0800 by Private User Collection: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: "...for tbe funeral obsequies of our late lameoteU President. Abraham Lincoln. Bv order. Oao. OiLTiew. Seoretary. U f O. OK i. K. W. O. a... Date: Added 2014-11-20 16:25:44 -0800 by Private User Collection: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: ... ir- teiesling particnlais of the cloains boars of PrMJtleDt Lincoln. "I havejoat visited the dying coach, of Abraham Lincoln, Be ia in t... Date: Added 2014-11-20 16:25:16 -0800 by Private User Collection: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: ... man as Andrew Johnson stood in a po-¡sition to succeed Abraham Lincoln. God is certainly on our side. A Tkue lîematik.—The rebel Commiss... Date: Added 2014-11-20 16:25:43 -0800 by Private User Collection: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: ... action in regard to the proposed com- memoration of tho death of Abraham Lincoln, late President of tbe United States ... bereave- ment ... Date: Added 2014-11-20 16:24:56 -0800 by Private User Collection: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: ... volume containing the sermons preached in Boston on the death of Abraham Lincoln, by the mest distinguished of our clergymen of all deno... Date: Added 2014-11-20 16:24:31 -0800 by Private User Collection: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: "...^ Agricultura^ Abraham Lincoln died thia morning at id Horticultural Society will meet at theii twenty-two minutes after aevui o'cloc... Date: Added 2014-11-20 16:27:00 -0800 by Private User Collection: Nov 4 1842 - Sangamon, Illinois, USA Wife: Added 2014-11-20 16:22:52 -0800 by Private User Collection: Feb 12 1809 - Hardin Co., KY Death: Apr 14 1865 - Washington, DC Parents: About Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the USA For more information and photos of his burial place, click on : Abraham Lincoln Overview Birthplace: Near Hodgenville, Kentucky Died: 15 April 1865 (assassination by gunshot) Best Known As: The Civil War president who wrote the Gettysburg Address and Emancipation Proclamation Signed and issued January 1, 1863 The stories really are true: Abe Lincoln grew up on the American frontier, educated himself by reading borrowed books, and worked as a general store clerk long before he became the 16th president of the United States. His claims to fame are too numerous to list briefly; he is most often remembered for leading the Union through the Civil War and freeing Confederate slaves with the 1863 Emancipation Proc |
Complete the title of the poem by Rupert Brooke 'The Old Vicarage,.......'? | The Old Vicarage, Grantchester, by Rupert Brooke Here am I, sweating, sick, and hot, And there the shadowed waters fresh Lean up to embrace the naked flesh. Temperamentvoll German Jews Drink beer around; and THERE the dews Are soft beneath a morn of gold. Here tulips bloom as they are told; Unkempt about those hedges blows An English unofficial rose; And there the unregulated sun Slopes down to rest when day is done, And wakes a vague unpunctual star, A slippered Hesper; and there are Meads towards Haslingfield and Coton Where das Betreten's not verboten. ειθε γενοιμην . . . would I were In Grantchester, in Grantchester! Some, it may be, can get in touch With Nature there, or Earth, or such. And clever modern men have seen A Faun a-peeping through the green, And felt the Classics were not dead, To glimpse a Naiad's reedy head, Or hear the Goat-foot piping low: . . . But these are things I do not know. I only know that you may lie Day long and watch the Cambridge sky, And, flower-lulled in sleepy grass, Hear the cool lapse of hours pass, Until the centuries blend and blur In Grantchester, in Grantchester. . . . Still in the dawnlit waters cool His ghostly Lordship swims his pool, And tries the strokes, essays the tricks, Long learnt on Hellespont, or Styx. Dan Chaucer hears his river still Chatter beneath a phantom mill. Tennyson notes, with studious eye, How Cambridge waters hurry by . . . And in that garden, black and white, Creep whispers through the grass all night; And spectral dance, before the dawn, A hundred Vicars down the lawn; Curates, long dust, will come and go On lissom, clerical, printless toe; And oft between the boughs is seen The sly shade of a Rural Dean . . . Till, at a shiver in the skies, Vanishing with Satanic cries, Leaves but a startled sleeper-out, Grey heavens, the first bird's drowsy calls, The falling house that never falls. God! I will pack, and take a train, And get me to England once again! For England's the one land, I know, Where men with Splendid Hearts may go; And Cambridgeshire, of all England, The shire for Men who Understand; And of THAT district I prefer The lovely hamlet Grantchester. For Cambridge people rarely smile, Being urban, squat, and packed with guile; And Royston men in the far South Are black and fierce and strange of mouth; At Over they fling oaths at one, And worse than oaths at Trumpington, And Ditton girls are mean and dirty, And there's none in Harston under thirty, And folks in Shelford and those parts Have twisted lips and twisted hearts, And Barton men make Cockney rhymes, And Coton's full of nameless crimes, And things are done you'd not believe At Madingley on Christmas Eve. Strong men have run for miles and miles, When one from Cherry Hinton smiles; Strong men have blanched, and shot their wives, Rather than send them to St. Ives; Strong men have cried like babes, bydam, To hear what happened at Babraham. But Grantchester! ah, Grantchester! There's peace and holy quiet there, Great clouds along pacific skies, And men and women with straight eyes, Lithe children lovelier than a dream, A bosky wood, a slumbrous stream, And little kindly winds that creep Round twilight corners, half asleep. In Grantchester their skins are white; They bathe by day, they bathe by night; The women there do all they ought; The men observe the Rules of Thought. They love the Good; they worship Truth; They laugh uproariously in youth; (And when they get to feeling old, They up and shoot themselves, I'm told) . . . Ah God! to see the branches stir Across the moon at Grantchester! To smell the thrilling-sweet and rotten Unforgettable, unforgotten River-smell, and hear the breeze Sobbing in the little trees. Say, do the elm-clumps greatly stand Still guardians of that holy land? The chestnuts shade, in reverend dream, The yet unacademic stream? Is dawn a secret shy and cold Anadyomene, silver-gold? And sunset still a golden sea From Haslingfield to Madingley? |
Who scored a maximum 147 break in this year's World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield? | BBC SPORT | Other sport... | Snooker | Crucible 147's Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory. Watch Ronnie O'Sullivan's brilliant 147 Ronnie O'Sullivan sees of Mark Williams in the second round with a brilliant 147. Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory. Highlights: Ali Carter fires a superb 147 Ali Carter makes Crucible history with a 147 break against Peter Ebdon, the only time two players have made maximums in the same ranking tournament. 2005 Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory. Replay: Williams hits superb Crucible 147 Mark Williams adds his name to The Crucible history books with a 147 break against Robert Milkins during their first-round match. 2003 Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory. Archive: Ronnie's second Crucible maximum Ronnie O'Sullivan racks up his second 147 at The Crucible during his first round exit at the hands of Marco Fu. 1997 Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory. Archive: Ronnie rockets to Crucible 147 Watch the fastest maximum break ever, as Ronnie O'Sullivan stuns the Crucible audience. 1995 Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory. Archive: Hendry hits a maximum Stephen Hendry becomes the third person to score a maximum 147 at The Crucible against Jimmy White. 1992 |
In the 2007 film 'Transformers', who are the opponents of the 'Autobots'? | Transformers (2007) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV ON DISC ALL An ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Earth, with a clue to the ultimate power held by a teenager. Director: a list of 44 titles created 30 Nov 2010 a list of 26 titles created 09 Dec 2010 a list of 46 titles created 14 Mar 2012 a list of 48 titles created 01 Aug 2013 a list of 44 titles created 1 month ago Search for " Transformers " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 40 nominations. See more awards » Videos Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war. Director: Michael Bay The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets. Director: Michael Bay Autobots must escape sight from a bounty hunter who has taken control of the human serendipity: Unexpectedly, Optimus Prime and his remaining gang turn to a mechanic, his daughter, and her back street racing boyfriend for help. Director: Michael Bay When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family. Director: Sam Raimi Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius. Director: Sam Raimi After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil. Director: Jon Favreau A police officer joins a secret organization that polices and monitors extraterrestrial interactions on Earth. Director: Barry Sonnenfeld A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge. Director: Sam Raimi After Peter Parker is bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains newfound, spider-like powers and ventures out to solve the mystery of his parent's mysterious death. Director: Marc Webb With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy. Director: Jon Favreau In 1962, the United States government enlists the help of Mutants with superhuman abilities to stop a malicious dictator who is determined to start World War III. Director: Matthew Vaughn When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution. Director: Shane Black Edit Storyline A long time ago, far away on the planet of Cybertron, a war is being waged between the noble Autobots (led by the wise Optimus Prime) and the devious Decepticons (commanded by the dreaded Megatron) for control over the Allspark, a mystical talisman that would grant unlimited power to whoever possesses it. The Autobots managed to smuggle the Allspark off the planet, but Megatron blasts off in search of it. He eventually tracks it to the planet of Earth (circa 1850), but his reckless desire for power sends him right into the Arctic Ocean, and the sheer cold forces him into a paralyzed state. His body is later found by Captain Archibald Witwicky, but before going into a comatose state Megatron uses the last of his energy to engrave into the Captain's glasses a map showing the location of the Allspark, and to send a transmission to Cybertron. Megatron is then carried away aboard the Captain's ship. A centu |
Since December 1999, complete the name of this South American country: Bolivarian Republic of .......? | Venezuela - Country Profile - Nations Online Project Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | República Bolivariana de Venezuela Country Profile Background: Venezuela was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Ecuador). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Under Hugo CHAVEZ, president from 1999 to 2013, and his hand-picked successor, President Nicolas MADURO, the executive branch has exercised increasingly authoritarian control over other branches of government. At the same time, democratic institutions have deteriorated, threats to freedom of expression have increased, and political polarization has grown. Current concerns include: an increasingly politicized military, rampant violent crime, high inflation, and widespread shortages of basic consumer goods, medicine, and medical supplies, overdependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations, and irresponsible mining operations that are endangering the rain forest and indigenous peoples. Venezuela assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2015-16 term. (Source: CIA - The World Factbook) |
Which Derbyshire born fashion designer was awarded a DBE in 2006? | Vivienne Westwood Bio, Fact - married, affair, divorce, spouse, salary, net worth Married to Derek Westwood 1962 21st of December It was 1962, when she met her first husband, Derek Westwood. She met him for the first time in her own home town, Harrow. Derek Westwood is a Hoover factory apprentice. They fell in love from that time on and finally got married on 21st of July, 1962. First child, Benjamin Westwood 1963 After being married with Derek Westwood, she became pregnant with his first child and she finally gave birth to a son in 1963 and they named him Benjamin Westwood. Benjamin Westwood is now the renowned photographer. Divorced with Derek Westwood 1965 Her three years of married life finally came to an end in 1965. It seems like her extra marital affairs with Malcolm McLaren played an important role to dissolve her first married life with Derek Westwood. Began dating Malcolm McLaren 1965 When she first met Malcolm McLaren, she soon fell in love with him and then moved together with him to a council flat. Malcolm McLaren is the famous musician and also the clothes designer and boutique owner. Second child, Joseph Corré 1967 30th of December Joseph Corré is her second son who was born when she was having romantic love affairs with Malcolm McLaren. Joseph Corré is the great businessman and he is also the social activist. He was born on 30th of November, 1967. Began punk era 1972 From her early career, she was interested in punk. When she was with Malcolm McLaren, she also designed several clothes after being inspired from prostitutes, bikers and fetishists. After she began her punk era she started her own fashion collection. Opened fashion collection 1981 Vivienne Westwood is a versatile woman. She and her love, Malcolm McLaren began fashion collection from the end of 1970s. They showed their first fashion collection in 1981 and that was in Paris, London and also on several other places. Married to Andreas Kronthaler 1992 The actual date when she called off her love life with Malcolm McLaren is unknown; she really had one of the best days in her life with him. After that she got married to Andreas Kronthaler in 1992. He is the also the fashion designer and he was once her fashion student. She was honored with the I Order of the British Empire 1992 For her continuous service in the fashion world, she received a prestigious award in 1992 and she was awarded with this award by the Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II awarded her the Order of the British Empire. Honored by DBE 2006 In 1992, she received one of the prestigious honors in the fashion world from the Queen Elizabeth II. That time she was awarded the OBE and in 2006, she received one higher post award than that and that was DBE. She also received this honor for her continuous service to the fashion world. |
October 2nd. is International Day of Non-Violence and celebrates the birth of which man in 1869? | Gandhi Jayanti : 2nd October - Gandhiji�s Birthday Also Called: 2nd October Celebrations: Community, Historical celebration Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday in India celebrated on 2nd October. This day is celebrated in the honor of the birthday of the Father of the nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapuji. Internationally this day is celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence as Gandhiji was the preacher of non-violence. He is a symbol of peace and truth. Gandhiji was born on 2nd October 1869, in Porbunder, a small town in Gujarat. He studied law in U.K and practiced law in South Africa. In his autobiography "My experiments with Truth" Gandhiji described his childhood and teen age years, his marriage with Kasturba at the age of 13 and a sheer dedication for his mother land. He has set an example of simple living and high thinking. He was against the addictions like smoking, drinking and non-vegetarianism. Gandhiji was a pioneer of truth and non-violence. He started the 'Satyagraha' (non-violence) movement for the Indian freedom struggle. He played a very significant role in achieving independence for India from British rule. He proved to the world that freedom can be achieved through the path of total non-violence. All the organizations throughout the country remain closed on this day. Special event is organized at Raj Ghat, New Delhi where Gandhiji was cremated. People do prayers, pay homage and sing Gandhiji's favorite song "Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram, Patit Pavan Sita Ram...". "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." Gandhi Jayanti Observances |
Of which European country was Jacques Santer the Prime Minister from 1984 to 1995? | Jacques Santer | prime minister of Luxembourg | Britannica.com prime minister of Luxembourg Jacques Santer, (born May 18, 1937, Wasserbillig, Luxembourg), Luxembourgian politician who served as prime minister of Luxembourg (1984–95) and president of the European Commission (1995–99). Jacques Santer, 1999. Christian Lutz/AP Santer graduated from the Athénée de Luxembourg, earned a certificate from the Paris Institute of Political Studies in 1959, and studied law at the Universities of Strasbourg and Paris, completing a degree from the latter in 1960. Shortly after beginning his law career, he entered politics, serving the Christian Social People’s Party as its parliamentary secretary (1966–72; becoming Luxembourg’s secretary of state for social and cultural affairs in the last year), secretary-general (1972–74), and, ultimately, president (1974–82). In 1975 he became a member of the European Parliament and served there until 1979. Santer was first elected Luxembourg’s prime minister in 1984; he was reelected in 1989 and 1994. At different times during his three terms, he took on the additional portfolios of Finance and Communications, Treasury, and Cultural Affairs. Essential agreements concerning a single economic market and the Maastricht Treaty were reached under Santer’s guidance in 1985 and 1991, respectively, during Luxembourg’s six-month stewardships of the rotating presidency of the Council of Ministers (the main decision-making institution of the European Economic Community , later renamed the Council of the European Union [EU]). From 1987 to 1990 Santer assumed the leadership of the European People’s Party , a coalition that united Christian Democratic and other conservative parties in the European Parliament. In July 1994, just weeks after his reelection as Luxembourg’s prime minister, Santer was named the next president of the European Commission, the executive organ of the EU. A compromise choice, he was selected at a special meeting of the heads of government of the member countries of the EU. Although Santer lacked the commanding presence of his predecessor, France’s Jacques Delors , he was known for his skills as a quiet conciliator. Santer’s vision of a federalized, “non-Napoleonic” Europe also contrasted with that of Delors, who for 10 years had been the voice of EU centralization. “The more Europe is decentralized, the stronger it is,” Santer remarked. He assumed the reins of the EU administration in January 1995, at a crucial time in the EU’s movement toward political and economic integration . During his term Santer presided over the opening of membership negotiations with several countries of eastern and central Europe. He also oversaw the introduction of the euro , the monetary unit and currency of the EU, in most member countries on January 1, 1999. The successful currency transition, which took years of planning, ultimately was overshadowed by a report instigated by the European Parliament that accused the entire European Commission of fraud and mismanagement. On March 16, 1999, in an unprecedented response to the allegations, all 20 European commissioners, including Santer, resigned. Britannica Stories |
Which country will become the twenty eighth member of the EU in July 2013? | Project MUSE - Croatian Foreign Policy in the Context of European Union Membership Croatian Foreign Policy in the Context of European Union Membership Vesna Pusić (bio) Abstract In this essay, Croatia’s minister of foreign and European affairs outlines Croatia’s foreign policy directions as a member of the European Union. Mutual benefits to the EU and Croatia of the latter’s membership are outlined, with particular reference to issues in southeastern Europe and with countries along the southern Mediterranean shoreline. The membership process itself is described as a driver in the development of Croatia’s foreign relations. Croatian citizens voted “yes” for Croatian membership in the European Union on the referendum held on 22 January 2012. Following the ratification of the Accession Treaty in all member states, Croatia will become the twenty-eighth member state on 31 July 2013; it thus will get the chance to be an active creator of EU policies. Spanning the entire decade, the process of Croatia’s EU accession may have been long and, at times, challenging. However, the resulting benefits for our society are invaluable. The perspective of membership was a strong driving force that accelerated Croatia on its road toward numerous reforms in the past years. The reforms implemented as part of the harmonization with the acquis communautaire have led to better and more advanced institutions, guaranteeing Croatian citizens higher standards of living. Croatia’s EU membership is, therefore, the logical follow-up to the overall political, institutional, and economic transformation of the country. EU integration was for Croatia, in fact, a process of state building. Through this process we were guided by common EU values — freedom, solidarity, justice and the rule of law, and equal chances for success and happiness, to name just a few. This set of values induces an ongoing process, constantly pushing the institutional development forward. None of the EU member states has reached the desired level of development; therefore, Croatia is completely equal to other members in its efforts to build society on common EU values. [End Page 1] Considering the country’s geographical size, geopolitical position, and the fact of EU membership, Croatian foreign and domestic policies are closely related. Croatia’s role in stabilizing the region of southeastern Europe, primarily by transferring know-how and EU reforms, is its main added value in the EU institutions. Therefore, two main, interrelated pillars of Croatian foreign policy in this term are positioning within EU institutions and positioning within the region. The foundation for Croatia’s positioning within the EU is its role in transferring this experience and EU reforms’ know-how to the countries of the region, based on an individual approach. The EU is in the process of stabilization and state building for the entire region of southeastern Europe. By assuming a crucial role in stabilizing southeastern Europe, Croatia will perform an important task, both regional and European. This position makes the region an added value for Croatia in the EU and vice versa. However, know-how from European reforms is suitable for institution building in any country, while holding particular benefits for postconflict societies. Therefore, this know-how could prove to be a valuable tool for institution building in the countries of the southern Mediterranean. By developing partnerships with those countries aimed at a transfer of EU know-how, Croatia can make an important contribution to the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy. The third pillar of Croatian foreign policy is cooperation with the United States and, basically, has two dimensions: partnership for the foundation of a regional center for Euro-Atlantic integration, and cooperation within NATO, with special emphasis on civil initiatives in NATO peacekeeping missions. Another important aspect of Croatian foreign policy is economic diplomacy, which, naturally, requires a successful economy. Therefore, one of the priorities of the Croatian government |
As what, was the Democratic Republic of Congo known until July 1997? | Democratic Republic of the Congo — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Learn more The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—known as Zaire until 1997—has suffered two wars since 1996. The first war in 1996 began as a direct result of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The second began in 1998 and involved the armed forces of at least seven countries and multiple militias. According to the International Rescue Committee, since 1998, an estimated 5.4 million people have died, most from preventable diseases as a result of the collapse of infrastructure, lack of food security, displacement, and destroyed health-care systems. In 2006, DRC held its first multi-party elections in over 40 years, and over 25 million citizens participated. The elections signified the end of a three-year transition period during which time the country moved from intense war to a system of power sharing between the former government, former armed forces, opposition parties, and civil society. Elections were held again in 2011. However, national and provincial structures remain incapable of ensuring basic security for communities, providing transparent management of resources and wealth, and addressing entrenched problems of corruption, poverty, lack of development and heightened ethnic and regional tensions. In the eastern part of the country, the war never conclusively ended. A range of armed forces, including the Congolese military, the FARDC, continue to perpetrate violence against the civilian population, including forced displacement, abductions, looting, forceful recruitment and use of child soldiers, and massive sexual violence. Ostensibly tasked with safeguarding the Congolese people, the FARDC has been accused of committing widespread atrocities and establishing criminal networks in eastern Congo. According to the United Nations, 27,000 sexual assaults were reported in 2006 in South Kivu Province alone, a figure that represents only those assaults that were officially reported. Ethnic hostility, much of it echoes from the Rwandan genocide, and fed by inter-group violence, has produced an environment where groups fear their entire existence is under threat and engage in pre-emptive attacks against each other. In this complex situation, multiple armed forces, including the national armed forces and various militias engage in armed conflict and prey on the civilian population. Among the most brutal of the armed forces are the FDLR, a group whose leadership is associated with the perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. |
Which Nobel Prize for Literature winning Indian, first called Gandhi 'Mahatma'? | Tagore and His India Tagore and His India by Amartya Sen * Voice of Bengal Rabindranath Tagore, who died in 1941 at the age of eighty, is a towering figure in the millennium-old literature of Bengal. Anyone who becomes familiar with this large and flourishing tradition will be impressed by the power of Tagore's presence in Bangladesh and in India. His poetry as well as his novels, short stories, and essays are very widely read, and the songs he composed reverberate around the eastern part of India and throughout Bangladesh. In contrast, in the rest of the world, especially in Europe and America, the excitement that Tagore's writings created in the early years of the twentieth century has largely vanished. The enthusiasm with which his work was once greeted was quite remarkable. Gitanjali, a selection of his poetry for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, was published in English translation in London in March of that year, and had been reprinted ten times by November, when the award was announced. But he is not much read now in the West, and already by 1937, Graham Greene was able to say: "As for Rabindranath Tagore, I cannot believe that anyone but Mr. Yeats can still take his poems very seriously." The Mystic The contrast between Tagore's commanding presence in Bengali literature and culture, and his near-total eclipse in the rest of the world, is perhaps less interesting than the distinction between the view of Tagore as a deeply relevant and many-sided contemporary thinker in Bangladesh and India, and his image in the West as a repetitive and remote spiritualist. Graham Greene had, in fact, gone on to explain that he associated Tagore "with what Chesterton calls 'the bright pebbly eyes' of the Theosophists." Certainly, an air of mysticism played some part in the "selling" of Rabindranath Tagore to the West by Yeats, Ezra Pound, and his other early champions. Even Anna Akhmatova, one of Tagore's few later admirers (who translated his poems into Russian in the mid-1960s), talks of "that mighty flow of poetry which takes its strength from Hinduism as from the Ganges, and is called Rabindranath Tagore." An air of mysticism. Portrait by W. Rothenstein Confluence of Cultures Rabindranath did come from a Hindu family - one of the landed gentry who owned estates mostly in what is now Bangladesh. But whatever wisdom there might be in Akhmatova's invoking of Hinduism and the Ganges, it did not prevent the largely Muslim citizens of Bangladesh from having a deep sense of identity with Tagore and his ideas. Nor did it stop the newly independent Bangladesh from choosing one of Tagore's songs - the "Amar Sonar Bangla" which means "my golden Bengal" - as its national anthem. This must be very confusing to those who see the contemporary world as a "clash of civilizations" - with "the Muslim civilization," "the Hindu civilization," and "the Western civilization," each forcefully confronting the others. They would also be confused by Rabindranath Tagore's own description of his Bengali family as the product of "a confluence of three cultures: Hindu, Mohammedan, and British". 1 Rabindranath's grandfather, Dwarkanath, was well known for his command of Arabic and Persian, and Rabindranath grew up in a family atmosphere in which a deep knowledge of Sanskrit and ancient Hindu texts was combined with an understanding of Islamic traditions as well as Persian literature. It is not so much that Rabindranath tried to produce - or had an interest in producing - a "synthesis" of the different religions (as the great Moghul emperor Akbar tried hard to achieve) as that his outlook was persistently non-sectarian, and his writings - some two hundred books - show the influence of different parts of the Indian cultural background as well as of the rest of the world. 2 Abode of Peace Most of his work was written at Santiniketan (Abode of Peace), the small town that grew around the school he founded in Bengal in 1901, |
Complete the title of the poem by T.S. Eliot, 'The Love Song Of J. Alfred........'? | SparkNotes: Eliot’s Poetry: “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” → The Waste Land Section I: “The Burial of the Dead” Summary This poem, the earliest of Eliot’s major works, was completed in 1910 or 1911 but not published until 1915. It is an examination of the tortured psyche of the prototypical modern man—overeducated, eloquent, neurotic, and emotionally stilted. Prufrock, the poem’s speaker, seems to be addressing a potential lover, with whom he would like to “force the moment to its crisis” by somehow consummating their relationship. But Prufrock knows too much of life to “dare” an approach to the woman: In his mind he hears the comments others make about his inadequacies, and he chides himself for “presuming” emotional interaction could be possible at all. The poem moves from a series of fairly concrete (for Eliot) physical settings—a cityscape (the famous “patient etherised upon a table”) and several interiors (women’s arms in the lamplight, coffee spoons, fireplaces)—to a series of vague ocean images conveying Prufrock’s emotional distance from the world as he comes to recognize his second-rate status (“I am not Prince Hamlet’). “Prufrock” is powerful for its range of intellectual reference and also for the vividness of character achieved. Form “Prufrock” is a variation on the dramatic monologue, a type of poem popular with Eliot’s predecessors. Dramatic monologues are similar to soliloquies in plays. Three things characterize the dramatic monologue, according to M.H. Abrams. First, they are the utterances of a specific individual (not the poet) at a specific moment in time. Secondly, the monologue is specifically directed at a listener or listeners whose presence is not directly referenced but is merely suggested in the speaker’s words. Third, the primary focus is the development and revelation of the speaker’s character. Eliot modernizes the form by removing the implied listeners and focusing on Prufrock’s interiority and isolation. The epigraph to this poem, from Dante’s Inferno, describes Prufrock’s ideal listener: one who is as lost as the speaker and will never betray to the world the content of Prufrock’s present confessions. In the world Prufrock describes, though, no such sympathetic figure exists, and he must, therefore, be content with silent reflection. In its focus on character and its dramatic sensibility, “Prufrock” anticipates Eliot’s later, dramatic works. The rhyme scheme of this poem is irregular but not random. While sections of the poem may resemble free verse, in reality, “Prufrock” is a carefully structured amalgamation of poetic forms. The bits and pieces of rhyme become much more apparent when the poem is read aloud. One of the most prominent formal characteristics of this work is the use of refrains. Prufrock’s continual return to the “women [who] come and go / Talking of Michelangelo” and his recurrent questionings (“how should I presume?”) and pessimistic appraisals (“That is not it, at all.”) both reference an earlier poetic tradition and help Eliot describe the consciousness of a modern, neurotic individual. Prufrock’s obsessiveness is aesthetic, but it is also a sign of compulsiveness and isolation. Another important formal feature is the use of fragments of sonnet form, particularly at the poem’s conclusion. The three three-line stanzas are rhymed as the conclusion of a Petrarchan sonnet would be, but their pessimistic, anti-romantic content, coupled with the despairing interjection, “I do not think they (the mermaids) would sing to me,” creates a contrast that comments bitterly on the bleakness of modernity. Commentary “Prufrock” displays the two most important characteristics of Eliot’s early poetry. First, it is strongly influenced by the French Symbolists, like Mallarmé, Rimbaud, and Baudelaire, whom Eliot had been reading almost constantly while writing the poem. From the Symbolists, Eliot takes his sensuous language and eye for unnerving or anti-aesthetic detail that nevertheless contributes to the ov |
In football, which country won the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, their first title? | My Football Facts & Stats | African Football Football stats of the Africa Cup of Nations winners from 1957 to 2012 CAF AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS The origins of the Africa Nations Cup date back to June 1956, when the creation of the Confederation of African Football was proposed during the third FIFA congress in Lisbon. There were immediate plans for a continental nations tournament to be held, and in February 1957, the first Africa Cup of Nations took place in Khartoum, Sudan. In 1957 there were only three participating nations: Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. South Africa was to compete, but was disqualified due to the apartheid policies of the government then in power. Since then, the tournament has grown, making it necessary to hold a qualifying tournament. The number of participants in the final tournament reached 16 in 1998 (16 teams were to compete in 1996 but Nigeria withdrew) and since then, the format has been unchanged, with the sixteen teams being drawn into four groups of four teams each, with the top two teams of each group advancing to a "knock-out" stage. Egypt is the most successful nation in the cup's history, winning the tournament a record seven times, including the tournament in Angola 2010. Ghana and Cameroon have won four titles each. Three different trophies have been awarded during the tournament's history, with Ghana and Cameroon winning the first two after each of them won a tournament three times. The current trophy was first awarded in 2002. The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Finals was jointly hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea and took place from 21st January to 12th February 2012. Zambia won their first Title, beating the Ivory Coast on a penalty shoot-out. The tournament switched to odd years from 2013 onwards with South Africa the Host Nation, followed by Morocco in 2015 and Libya in 2017. Nigeria won the 2013 ACON beating Burkina Faso in the Final 1-0. Concerns by Morocco about the Ebola outbreak forced a switch of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations to Equatorial Guinea, who had joint-hosted the tournament three years earlier with Gabon. CAF ALL AFRICAN GAMES The men's football tournament has been held at every session of the All-Africa Games since 1965. Since the 1991 All-Africa Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 as the Summer Olympics. CAF AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE The African Champions League has been contested since 1964 with clubs from Egypt being the most succesful with 11 wins. The football competition used to be known as the African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1964 until 1996. The 2011 edition Final was played in November. VODACOM CHALLENGE The Vodacom Challenge is a association football pre-season tournament that features Vodacom-sponsored South African clubs Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs plus from 2006 onwards an invited European club. Prior to 2006, the competition consisted of the two Soweto clubs and two invited African clubs. |
In 1968, which was the first manned lunar orbiting mission? | NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1968-118A Description This spacecraft was the first of the Apollo series to successfully orbit the moon, and the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth's gravity and reach the Moon. The mission achieved operational experience and tested the Apollo command module systems, including communications, tracking, and life-support, in cis-lunar space and lunar orbit, and allowed evaluation of crew performance on a lunar orbiting mission. The crew photographed the lunar surface, both farside and nearside, obtaining information on topography and landmarks as well as other scientific information necessary for future Apollo landings. Additionally, six live television transmission sessions were done by the crew during the mission, including the famous Christmas Eve broadcast in which the astronauts read from the book of Genesis. All systems operated within allowable parameters and all objectives of the mission were achieved. The flight carried a three man crew: Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James A. Lovell, Jr., and Lunar Module Pilot William A. Anders. The Apollo 8 spacecraft consisted of a command module similar to Apollo 7 except that the forward pressure and ablative hatches were replaced by a combined forward hatch, which would be used for transfer to the Lunar Module on later missions. The spacecraft mass of 28,817 kg is the mass of the CSM including propellants and expendables. A Lunar Module was not used on the Apollo 8 mission but a Lunar Module Test Article which was equivalent in mass (9027 kg) to a Lunar Module was mounted in the spacecraft/launch vehicle adapter as ballast for mass loading purposes. The spacecraft was launched on December 21, 1968 at 12:51:00 UT (7:51 a.m. EST), and was placed in a 190.6 km x 183.2 km Earth parking orbit with a period of 88.2 minutes and an inclination of 32.51 degrees. At 15:41:37 UT a third-stage burn injected the Apollo spacecraft into translunar trajectory. Orbit insertion took place on 24 December at 09:59:20 UT into an elliptical 310.6 km by 111.2 km lunar orbit. Two orbits later a second burn placed Apollo 8 into a near-circular 110.4 by 112.3 km orbit for eight orbits. The transearth injection burn took place on 25 December at 06:10:16 UT after a total of 10 lunar orbits. Apollo 8 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on 27 December 1968 at 15:51:42 UT (10:51:42 a.m. EST) after a mission elapsed time of 147 hrs, 0 mins, 42 secs. The splashdown point was 8 deg 7.5 min N, 165 deg 1.2 min W, 1,000 miles SSW of Hawaii and 5 km (3 mi) from the recovery ship USS Yorktown. The Apollo 8 Command Module is on display at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois. The Apollo program included a large number of uncrewed test missions and 12 crewed missions: three Earth orbiting missions (Apollo 7, 9 and Apollo-Soyuz), two lunar orbiting missions (Apollo 8 and 10), a lunar swingby (Apollo 13), and six Moon landing missions (Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17). Two astronauts from each of these six missions walked on the Moon (Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, Charles Conrad, Alan Bean, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, David Scott, James Irwin, John Young, Charles Duke, Gene Cernan, and Harrison Schmitt), the only humans to have set foot on another solar system body. Total funding for the Apollo program was approximately $20,443,600,000. Alternate Names Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States Mass: 28817.0 kg NASA-Office of Manned Space Flight (United States) Disciplines |
In the film 'Transformers', who plays 'John Keller', the US Secretary of Defence? | John Keller | Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Actor: Jon Voight (English) Minoru Hirano (Japanese-language dub voice) After the SOCCENT Forward Operations Base in Qatar was attacked by unknown hostiles , Keller led a briefing on what they knew to a group of Pentagon -computer technicians, informing them that someone had tried to hack the Defense Network during the attack. Later, when Air Force One was hacked by another unknown hostile , he ordered the President to be placed in the Presidential bunker. When he was briefed on the possible countries that were capable of such hacks, Maggie Madsen , who had led the team which discovered the second hack, inflormed him that those countries were incapable of such work. When she suggested that it might be a living organism behind it, Keller told her to find some evidence, or shut up. However, he was later informed that survivors of the base attack were under attack by a hostile. When the Pentagon received video feed, they saw that the hostile was a never before seen creature . After the creature was driven off, Keller ordered the men to be returned to the states and debriefed. Later, a virus which had been uploaded by the second hacker led to a global communications shutdown. During that time, Tom Banachek arrived from Sector Seven , an organization Keller had never heard of, with orders from the President to brief Keller. Taking him to the briefing room, Banachek showed Keller images of the Mars Beagle 2 Rover . Officially, the rover had crashed and been lost. Unofficially, thirteen seconds of information had been sent before the rover had been destroyed by a humanoid creature . Visibly horrified, Keller was then shown a picture of the Mars alien, as Banachek then compared that with images of the "weapons platform" the SOCCENT survivors had taken before their retreat. When Keller asked if the planet was under threat of invasion, Banachek told him to look out at the static filled screens. Keller ordered the dispatched naval fleets to be returned somehow, and had Madsen brought with him as his advisor, along with her advisor Glen Whitmann . Taken to Hoover Dam , Keller met with Captain Lennox , CO of the SOCCENT survivors, and informed him that they were doing their best to load all gunships with sabot rounds. Going inside, he was shocked to see a frozen N.B.E.-1 , and was very upset that he had never been informed about it. This was made even worse when some kid told them that N.B.E.-1, whose real name was Megatron , was the harbringer of death and planned to turn all of Earth's machines to conquer the galaxy with some device called the All Spark . During a demonstration of the All Spark's power, Agent Simmons brought Glen's Nokia produced cellphone to life , commenting that the Japanese were skilled inventors. When Maggie commented that Nokia was from Finland, Keller reminded her that Simmons was a strange man. After a Decepticon attacked the Dam and Megatron began to thaw, Keller accompanied the others to the armory. During the standoff between Agent Simmons and Captain Lennox over releasing the kid's Camaro , Keller advised Simmons to listen to Lennox. After the Camaro shrank the All Spark, Keller, Simmons, Maggie, and Glen went to the archives room, where they attempted to send out a radio signal to support the soldiers taking the cube to Mission City . Sadly, the radio had no microphones, but Glen attempted to connect a computer to the radio. Their efforts were interrupted by a spastic little abomination that had hacked Air Force One. Keller provided cover fire with an old shotgun while Glen worked. Fortunately, the spastic abomination killed itself with one of its own razors. After contact was made, Keller used his authorization codes to send air support to Mission City. After the Decepticons were destroyed, Keller informed the military that Sector Seven was to be shutdown, and that the Decepticon corpses were to be dropped in the Laurentian Abyss , which Keller said was the deepest place on the planet. Oops . Transformers (film) |
Muslims believe the verses of the Qu'ran were given by God to Muhammad through whom? | The Qur'an | CARM Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry by Matt Slick 12/12/08 The Qur'an (Koran, Quran) is the Holy Book of Islam and the religion's most sacred writing. Muslims consider it the actual word of Allah and not the word of Muhammad to whom it was given. Muslim tradition states that the angel Gabriel visited Muhammad and gave him the words directly from Allah. These words were Allah's words of wisdom, truth, and commandments to His creation. The Qur'an (which means recitation) was revealed in the Arabic dialect used by the Quraish tribe of Mecca of that time. This dialect became the formal Arabic of the Islamic nations due to the distribution of Qur'anic scriptures throughout the Islamic empire. In the Arabic, the Qur'an is poetic in style with rhymes, meter, and shifts in line lengths. Those who speak the language say it is a beautiful work. The Qur'an deals mainly with what and how Allah wants mankind to believe and do in Man's moral struggle. Its primary theme is that of complete submission to the will of Allah. However, it also teaches . . . there is only one sovereign God (3:191; 5:73; 112:1-4). there will be an end of the world and judgment day (:30; 35:33-37). those who are not Muslims will go to hell (2:24; 3:12). that those whose good deeds exceed their bad will obtain paradise (3:135; 7:8-9; 21:47). social and ethical behavior for Islamic society. In the year 610 (believed to be the 26th of Ramadan), while in a cave on Mt. Hirah, which is now called Mount Jabal Nur, Muhammad said that the angel Gabriel appeared to him and commanded him to recite (96:1-19). From that point on, Muhammad claimed to have received revelations up to the time of his death--23 years later in 632. In these encounters with the angel Gabriel, sometimes Muhammad would see the angel, other times he would only hear him, and at others, he only heard the sound of a bell through which the words of the angel came. Since Muhammad could not read or write, his companions wrote down what he said. These recitations were copied onto a variety of materials: papyrus, flat stones, palm leaves, shoulder blades and ribs of animals, pieces of leather and wooden boards. 1 Additionally, these sayings were also being memorized by Mohammad's followers. In fact, to this day, great emphasis is placed upon memorizing the entire Qur'an, and there are many thousands of Muslims who have committed it to memory. The work is roughly the same size as the New Testament. Apparently, there was no attempt made to collect all of the sayings given by Muhammad during his lifetime. After all, Mohammad was continuing to give 'recitations' on a somewhat regular basis. But, after he died in 632, Abu-Bakr, Muhammad's father in law, became the caliph (religious leader of the Muslims); and there was a small effort to collect the fragments of Qur'anic sayings into a common place. But, it wasn't until the fourth leader of Islam, Caliph Uthman, that the whole Qur'an was finally assembled, approved, and disseminated throughout the Muslim world. The Quran also contains many biblical figures (Abraham, David, Moses, and Jesus) as well as non-biblical figures. However, some of the accounts of biblical characters are different from the Bible . The Quran is divided into 114 chapters called Surahs. The word surah means "row." Today the Koran is arranged with the longer Surahs first and the shorter ones after--with the whole thing divided into 30 approximately equal lengths. "Islamic law prohibits the touching of the physical Arabic Qur'an (and formal, but not casual, recitation) unless the person is in a state of purity which corresponds to the greater of Ablution . . . every Muslim must commit at least 12 vs. or lines of the Qur'an to memory." 2 The revelations are identified as having been revealed either in Mecca or Medina. Generally, those revealed in Mecca are the earlier ones and are more poetic and deal with apocalyptic themes. The Medina revelations deal more with the law of Allah. Many have noted that the arrangement of the Qur'an is not chronological or |
Peter Kay, as 'Geraldine McQueen', recorded 'I Know Him So Well' for Comic Relief last year in a duet with which singer? | Comic Relief 2011: Susan Boyle surprise duet of I Know Him So Well with Peter Kay helps raise £42m by 10pm | Daily Mail Online comments She's long held Elaine Paige as her musical hero - and now Susan Boyle has become something of a hero herself for helping raise a staggering amount of money for Comic Relief by covering one of her songs. The former Britain's Got Talent star, 49, made a surprise appearance on tonight's Red Nose Day extravaganza on BBC1 singing I Know Him So Well with Peter Kay, 37, in his Geraldine McQueen incarnation from his spoof Britain's Got The Pop Factor...On Ice. The duet was previously recorded by Elaine and Barbara Dickson from the musical Chess and was a Number One hit for four weeks in 1985. Scroll down to see Elaine and Barbara's original performance... Game for a laugh: Susan Boyle and Peter Kay covered Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson's I Know Him So Well for Red Nose Day On song: The pair's hilarious performance boosted the Comic Relief coffers to a massive £42m by 10pm Funny for money: Some of the bits of the spoof were spot on when it came to the original 1985 video of the Number One hit Susan and Peter hilariously spoofed the original video of the song, which was written by Tim Rice along with Abba's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaes. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Susan and Peter's version meanwhile goes on sale on Monday to raise even more money for Comic Relief. In a nod to the original video in all its Eighties glory, Susan has an enormous perm which keeps getting bigger, and at one point, the pair cook toast over an open fire. In harmony: The pair actually turned out a sterling cover of the song, originally from the Tim Rice and Abba Eighties musical Chess Hair raising: Susan's normally modest curls kept increasing during the course of the spoof video Red hot performance: Viewers appeared to adore the pair's version of I Know Him So Well and donated in their droves After the pair finished singing, they were seen emerging from the studio and walking down a corridor at BBC's Television Centre, where Susan was heard saying to Peter: 'Hurry up then, I want a cup of tea.' Peter then replies: 'Alright, keep your hair on' - at which point they both take off wigs to reveal shiny bald heads underneath. Wigging out: Susan and Peter were definitely being funny for money during their dazzling duet Song take-off: Susan and Peter appeared to have a great laugh making the video for their version of I Know Him So Well Moments later, presenters Fearne Cotton and Lenny Henry revealed that aftere just three hours on air, Susan and Peter's performance had boosted the sum total to a whopping £42m. The single and a DVD of their version of I Know Him So Well goes on sale on Monday. |
Which 1982 play by Michael Frayn shows three stages in the development of the play 'Nothing On'? | Noises Off (Play) Plot & Characters | StageAgent Overview Synopsis Michael Frayn's Noises Off takes a fond look at the follies of theatre folk, whose susceptibility to out-of-control egos, memory loss, and passionate affairs turn every performance into a high-risk adventure. This play-within-a-play captures a touring theatre troupe’s production of Nothing On in three stages: dress rehearsal, the opening performance, and a performance towards the end of a debilitating run. Frayne gives us a window into the inner workings of theatre behind the scenes, progressing from flubbed lines and missed cues in the dress rehearsal to mounting friction between cast members in the final performance. Brimming with slapstick comedy, Noises Off is a delightful backstage farce, complete with slamming doors, falling trousers, and -- of course -- flying sardines! Characters |
What is the family name of the mother of the former Tennis players Emilio Sanchez and his sister Aranxta? | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario: Tennis star slams parents for 'taking £37m fortune' | Daily Mail Online comments Former tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario is embroiled in a bitter feud with her parents whom she blames for leaving her struggling with debt. The 40-year-old has publicly accused her family of taking the £37million fortune she made during a career in which she won four Grand Slam singles tournaments. Sanchez Vicario, now 40, made the sensational claims in a new autobiography titled Vamos! Memoirs Of A Struggle, A Life and A Woman. Flying the flag: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario speaking last week in Moscow ahead of the Federation Cup match between Spain - who she was captaining - and Russia Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, right, is congratulated by Steffi Graf (left) after winning the Ladies Singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships in 1996 - she accumulated an estimated £37m fortune during her career Her parents Emilio Sanchez and Marisa Vicario Rubio have immediately hit back, however, accusing her of lying and showing no concern for her father, who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and cancer. In the autobiography, published this week in Spain, the ex-player wrote: 'My parents behaviour has made me suffer a lot. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share 'In recent months I have lived through situations so difficult that there are still times when I think it is a nightmare. All kisses: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario is congratulated by her parents Emilio Sanchez and Marisa Vicario Rubio after winning the French Open in 1994 'The truth is the relationship with my family is nonexistent. How is it possible that everything I obtained has disappeared, does not exist? I am the victim and the cheated one. 'They have left me with nothing, I'm indebted to the tax office. Now I am without resources. Can I accept this abuse and keep quiet? I'm not going to do so.' Sanchez Vicario became the youngest winner of a women's Grand Slam singles tournament when she beat Steffi Graf in the final of the 1989 French Open aged 17. She went on to win the Paris tournament twice more and also won the US Open in 1994. She lost both her Wimbledon singles finals to Graff, in 1995 and 1996. Playing doubles: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario and husband Jose Santacana with Emilio Vicario and Marisa Sanchez at a gala dinner in Barcelona in October 2008 Before retiring in 2002 she won £10million in prize-money and claims to have earned another £27million in sponsorship deals. But she claims her domineering parents kept close control of her finances, giving her a monthly allowance, and her mother decided on her clothes and hairstyles. The former women's world number one, from Barcelona, says she trusted her father to run her financial affairs. But the mother-of-two claims she is now struggling to pay a massive tax debt. In December 2009 she was ordered to pay the Spanish taxman £3million she allegedly owed from her earnings from 1989 and 1993. Sad farewell: Sanchez Vicario says goodbye as she retires from competitive tennis in December 2002 The tennis player had claimed residence in the neighbouring tax haven of Andorra, but Spain's Supreme Court ruled she was in fact a resident of Spain. Her mother responded to the accusations in the book by releasing a long statement to the press - revealing the star's father is suffering from cancer and Alzheimer's disease. The statement said: 'With enormous surprise and great pain I learned that our daughter Arantxa has taken another step in her intention of hurting us and humiliating us. 'We have not received a single visit from our daughter. Not a single trace of concern. Not even a "how are you?" 'Now we have received the news that a book has come out in which Arantxa attacks the family and undermining our reputation. 'That really is tough, not the cancer or the Alzheimer's, nothing can hurt parents more than than a child accusing them of wrongdoing. 'For 20 years we lived for her. We left everything else aside and we jeopardised our lives and our marriage. I personally accompanied her from a very young age to all h |
What is the English name for the Wagner opera 'Gotterdammerung'? | Gotterdammerung | Define Gotterdammerung at Dictionary.com noun 1. (German myth) the twilight of the gods; their ultimate destruction in a battle with the forces of evil Norse equivalent Ragnarök Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for gotterdammerung Expand Gotterdammerung from German Götterdämmerung, literally "twilight of the gods," used by Wagner as the title of the last opera in the Ring cycle; used in English from 1909 in the figurative sense of "complete overthrow" of something. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper |
What is the name of the accent used above the letter 'N' to make a separate letter in the Spanish alphabet? | That Squiggly Dash above an 'n' That Squiggly Dash above an 'n' (and its linguistic significance) by aLfie vera mella I have met a number of fellow Filipinos here in Canada who have changed their names by removing that squiggly dash over a letter 'n' in their surnames, because they felt that having a surname with a "weird" mark like that was a nuisance or even embarrassing. They said that they also got tired of having to explain to legitimate English speakers how to pronounce their surnames correctly. So, to solve the problem, they simply got rid of that "thingy." I'm talking about surnames like Roño, Peñafrancia, Sobreviñas, Arañas, and Dela Peña-surnames that have a tilded 'n', or an n that has over it a diacritical mark called tilde (~). Now, what the heck is embarrassing about having a surname like those? Just because words with diacritical marks like the tilde are not originally English, that you would already feel embarrassed about having them in your surname. Pardon me, but I think removing the tilde (or any other diacritical mark for that matter) off a surname is not simply altering the linguistically correct pronunciation of the name; more than that, it's tantamount to disrespecting one's name and ancestry. Worse, it may also be seen as a display of ignorance about the significance of diacritical marks. It's there for an important reason The tilde (~) is a fundamental unit in written language that has several uses. One of these is being a diacritic (or diacritical mark) placed over a letter to indicate a change in pronunciation, such as nasalization. The tilded 'n' ('ñ', 'Ñ'), in particular, developed from the digraph 'nn' in Spanish. In this language, ñ is considered a separate letter called eñe, rather than a letter-diacritic combination. Borrowed from Spanish, the ñ (eñe) of the current 28-letter modern Filipino alphabet has the same function-it stands alone as a separate letter, representing a palatal-nasal type of consonant, used for some loanwords adopted from Spanish. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, the symbol that represents the sound of the eñe is ?. For English speakers, the best reference to how they should pronounce the ñ in some Filipino surnames and in some English loanwords are the words canyon, lasagna, onion, and union. Furthermore, even though the English language does not consider ñ a separate unit in its 26-letter alphabet, it still recognizes as entries in its dictionary a number of loanwords that contain the so-called tilded 'n', such as El Niño ("a global coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon"), jalapeño ("a variety of chili pepper"), mañana habit ("procrastination"), piña colada ("a sweet, rum-based cocktail made with hard rum, coconut cream, and pineapple juice"), piñata ("a brightly-colored papier-mâché, cardboard, or clay container filled with any combination of candy, small fruit, food items, and toys"), señor ("Sir or Mr."), señora ("Mrs."), and señorita ("miss or Ms."). Now, who said ñ, or eñe, also known as the tilded 'n', is not recognized by or does not exist in the English language? It's time to review or update your English. The Last Leaf So, before you remove that squiggly dash off your precious surname (in case you have it)-a name which your ancestry has preserved all this time-just because you thought that the tilde has no place in English, better think twice! You're not only disrespecting your heritage; you're also betraying your ignorance about the English language. If there's one person who should be proud of your name, it's no one else but you! And if there's someone who should feel embarrassed, it's those people whose first language is English who don't know how to pronounce your surname properly. Why? Because they do not know that English-their very own language-has long adopted as dictionary entries foreign words that have letters with diacritics like the tilde (~), acute accent (´) and grave accent (`), cedilla (¸), circumflex (ˆ), and umlaut (¨)-loanwords that inc |
Who was the ninth President of the USA, the first to die in office; his grandson was the twenty-third President? | The Ninth US President - William H. Harrison William H. Harrison George W. Bush � William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of the United States (1841), is best remembered for the campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too." He was born on February 9, 1773, in Berkeley County Virginia, the third son of Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence. He served as President for only one month, the shortest term of any President in history. His place in history is more marked by his military career than his presidency. Appointed Governor of the Indiana Territory, he put down a Shawnee uprising, defeating an Indian force led by Tecumseh at the battle of Tippecanoe Creek. It was his policies that were responsible for the uprising to begin with; but this victory was key to his election as President. During the War of 1812, Harrison captured Detroit and defeated a British force on the Thames River in Ontario. This battled established ongoing American control of the western territory. Harrison was elected to the Ohio Senate and to several terms in the United States House of Representatives. He was appointed Minister to Colombia by John Quincy Adams. In 1836 he ran against Martin Van Buren for President, but lost. The Whig Party nominated him again in 1840, depicting him as a "log cabin and cider man," though he was actually an aristocrat. Running under the famous campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too," he and his running mate John Tyler won a large victory. He was the first member of the Whig party to become President. On April 4, 1841, one month into his presidency, Harrison died of pneumonia stemming from a cold caught on his inauguration day. He was the first President to die while in office, and his presidency is the shortest in American history. He was the only President besides Zachary Taylor to die in the White House. Harrison was the only chief executive whose grandson also became President. His grandson, Benjamin Harrison, became President in 1888. |
In which city is the Reina Sofia Museum of Modern Art, founded in 1992? | History | Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía History Opening the Museum When the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía opened its doors in 1990, it stood as a modern, contemporary Spanish museum on an international scale. Nevertheless, its building has gone through many challenges in order to achieve this goal. King Felipe II first founded San Carlos Hospital – current headquarters for the museum– in the sixteenth century. It was here that all of the hospitals dispersed throughout the Court were centralized. In the eighteenth century, Carlos III decided to found another hospital, as these facilities did not meet the city’s needs. The present building is the work of architects José de Hermosilla and Francisco Sabatini, who was responsible for a large part of its construction. In 1788, the death of Carlos III brought the building’s construction to a halt. Although a mere third of Sabatini’s project had been completed, the hospital was set up and began operations as originally planned. From that time on, several modifications and additions were made until the hospital was shut down in 1965. Its functions were transferred to the Madrid Province Health Service. In spite of many rumors of demolition, the building’s survival was guaranteed in 1977 when it was declared a national monument by royal decree, due to its historic and artistic value. In 1980, restoration began under the direction of Antonio Fernández Alba, and in April 1986 the Reina Sofia Art Center opened. Its ground and first floors were used as temporary exhibition galleries. Towards the end of 1988, architects José Luis Iñiguez de Onzoño and Antonio Vázquez de Castro made final modifications, of which the three steel and glass elevator towers – designed in collaboration with British architect Ian Ritchie – merit special attention. The Museo Reina Sofia, an autonomous organization depending on the Spanish Ministry of Culture, was created by Royal Decree 535/88 of May 1988. With its headquarters in San Carlos Hospital, the Collection was made up of works conserved at the time by the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art. On 10 September 1992, their Majesties King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia inaugurated the Permanent Collection of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, which until then had only held temporary exhibitions. Now a bona fide museum, its goals – as set forth in the aforementioned decree – were to conserve, expand and exhibit its collections; to promote the general public’s knowledge of and access to contemporary art in its various manifestations; to hold exhibitions at the international level, and to offer training, educational and assessment activities related to its holdings. The Nouvel Building Throughout all of these years, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia has been increasing its collections, temporary exhibits, audiovisual and educational activities, services and number of visitors, what led those in charge of the institution to undertake studies on the possibility of increasing surface space, which brought about in 2001 the construction of the new building by Jean Nouvel, opened in September of 2005. In this way the Museum responded not only to its proposed needs, but also to a clear call to transform the neighborhood’s surrounding environment. By creating a public square – as set forth in the building code of the new buildings and the southwest facade of the current Museum – a space within the city and for the city was created. The Museum has increased more than 60% of the old building’s surface area (51,297 square meters), now reaching 84,048 square meters. Thus, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia now has a privileged exhibition space at its disposal. Pamphlet of the opening of the Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 1986 (Spanish text) Share |
'Gnarls Barkley' who had worldwide success in 2006 with 'Crazy' comprised Cee Lo Green and which DJ? | CeeLo Green - 必应 Sign in CeeLo Green Thomas DeCarlo Callaway (born May 30, 1974), better known by his stage name CeeLo Green (sometimes rendered as Cee Lo Green or Cee-Lo Green ), is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor, and businessman. Green came to initial prominence as a member of the Southern hip hop group Goodie Mob and later as part of the soul duo Gnarls Barkley, with record producer Danger Mouse. Subsequently he embarked on a solo career, partially spurred by YouTube popularity. Internationally, Green is best known for his soul work: his most popular was Gnarls Barkley's 2006 worldwide hit " Crazy ", ... (展开) which reached number 1 in various singles charts worldwide, including the UK . In the United States, " Crazy " reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Its parent album St. Elsewhere (2006), was also a hit, peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and number 4 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. Gnarls Barkley's second album, The Odd Couple (2008), charted at number 12 on the Billboard 200. In 2010, Green took a hiatus from working with Danger Mouse, and released a solo single titled " Fuck You !", on August 19. The song became a successful single, with the radio-edit version " Forget You ", reaching the top spot in the UK and the Netherlands and peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Its parent album, The Lady Killer (2010), saw similar success, peaking within the top five of the UK Albums Chart and debuting within the top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, receiving a Gold certification from the BPI in the UK . His next two singles, "It's OK" and " Bright Lights Bigger City" were also hits in Europe. From 2011 to 2014, Green was a judge and coach on American reality television singing competition The Voice , appearing on four of its seasons.[a] In 2013, Green reunited with the rest of Goodie Mob , to release their fifth studio album Age Against the Machine. He worked as a voice actor in the animated feature Hotel Transylvania (2012), and also appeared in a few television programs and films—including his own show, The Good Life, on TBS. Green has endorsed 7 Up, Duracell, M&M’s, and sake brand TY KU. His work has earned numerous awards and accolades, including five Grammy Awards, a BET Award, a Billboard Award, and a Brit Award. 女生开头就是很肉麻的 na na na ,连着唱了14个。na na na na , na na na na na na na na na na 就是这个顺序歌词实在没听清求帮助 答 CeeLo Green Early life Green was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from high school at Riverside Military Academy, a boarding school for boys in Gainesville, Georgia. Both of his parents were ordained ministers, and he started his music career in church. His father died when Green was two years old. His mother, Sheila J. Tyler-Callaway, a firefighter, was paralyzed in a car crash and died two years after the accident when Green was 18. At the time of his mother's death, Green's career with Goodie Mob had just begun taking off. He sank into a deep depression, which he later wrote about in various songs throughout his career, including "Free" by Goodie Mob, "Just a Thought" on St. Elsewhere, and "She Knows" and "A Little Better" on The Odd Couple. Green also wrote about his mother in the song "Guess Who" from Goodie Mob's album Soul Food. In an excerpt of CeeLo Distilled, a documentary produced by Absolut and The Fader, Green explained that his mother's death was a defining moment that led him toward "crossing that threshold over into a career". 1991–1998: Early career with Goodie Mob Along with Big Gipp, T-Mo, and Khujo, Green was an original member of the Atlanta hip hop group Goodie Mob. He is the youngest of the four. The Goodie Mob was a part of the Atlanta rap collective the Dungeon Family, which also included Outkast. Goodie Mob appeared on two tracks on OutKast's 1994 debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, with Green providing vocals for "Call of da Wild" and "Git Up, Git Out". Goodie Mob released their debut album, Soul Food, in 1995. The album received much critical praise as a pioneering record for the emerging Southern rap |
Which school is attended by the students in the t.v. series 'Glee'? | William McKinley High School | Glee TV Show Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia William McKinley High School William McKinley High School for the Arts Type: Principal Figgins (former) William McKinley High School for the Arts is a fictional school and one of the main settings in the show. The school is named after William McKinley , the 25th President of the United States, who was born in Niles, Ohio. The school is supposed to be located in the city of Lima, Ohio , however no school in Lima is actually named McKinley. In Ohio, there are McKinley High Schools in Canton and Niles. Many of the location scenes at McKinley were filmed at Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School in Long Beach, California and Helen Bernstein High School in Los Angeles, California, though auditorium scenes were filmed at a replica of the Cabrillo auditorium on the Paramount lot. The school mascot is the Titans, and the school colors are red and black. In Dreams Come True , the school becomes arts-oriented after Superintendent Harris made a pitch to the school board following New Directions' victory at the 2015 Nationals competition. Contents [ show ] Facilities The school has many classrooms, a faculty lounge, a music room and an auditorium named The Finn Hudson Auditorium . Sports facilities include a football field and track, a baseball field, a gymnasium, and a weight room. Staff *Didn't graduate; dropped out **Transferred; graduated from a different school Extracurricular Activities The school's Glee Club was called New Directions , and ran for four years (from 2009 to 2013, 2014 - present) and in their first year, they won Sectionals but lost Regionals to Vocal Adrenaline . The next year they tied with The Warblers at Sectionals and beat them and Aural Intensity at Regionals, but failed to place at Nationals . For there third year, they blazed through Sectionals and Regionals, and also prevailed in defeating Vocal Adrenaline for first place. For their final year, they lost Sectionals, but, due to a technicality, they were allowed to advance to Regionals, which they won, and at the 2013 Nationals, they lost to Throat Explosion. Rachel Berry and Kurt Hummel , two graduated members, rebooted the glee club (with the same name) the next year (which is 2014). It was later seen in the second part of the series finale ( Dreams Come True ) that the New Directions won the 2015 Nationals, their second victory ever. This victory assured New Directions' permanent status in the school and even changed the school's main orientation: the Arts, as said by Superintendent Harris . In consequence, three more glee clubs were created (which includes the revival of The Troubletones ), Will becomes the new Principal, and Sam is appointed as the new director of the club, which now has more than thirty members. The cheerleading squad are called the Cheerios and are very successful, having won Nationals seven times in a row. Unlike the cheerleaders, the football team wasn't successful, until Coach Shannon Beiste came and taught the team about winning. The school also has a basketball and hockey team but there is little known about them. We do know that Dave Karofsky was on the hockey team and Finn , Matt , Puck , Ryder , and Jake are/were on the basketball team. Active |
Which work by Charles Dickens is set in 'Coketown'? | Coketown: ‘Hard Times’ by Dickens | رفـعـت رفـيـق الـعـرعـيـر رفـعـت رفـيـق الـعـرعـيـر Coketown: ‘Hard Times’ by Dickens Coketown from ‘Hard Times’ by Charles Dickens Read the following extract from ‘Hard Times’ by Charles Dickens, and then Discuss the way he depicts the City. Coketown, to which Messrs. Bounderby and Gradgrind now walked, was a triumph of fact; it had no greater taint of fancy in it than Mrs Gradgrind herself. Let us strike the key-note, Coketown, before pursuing our tune. It was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and ashes had allowed it; but as matters stood it was a town of unnatural red and black like the painted face of a savage. It was a town of machinery and tall chimneys, out of which interminable serpents of smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever, and never got uncoiled. It had a black canal in it, and a river that ran purple with ill-smelling dye, and vast piles of building full of windows where there was a rattling and a trembling all day long, and where the piston of the steam-engine worked monotonously up and down, like the head of an elephant in a state of melancholy madness. It contained several large streets all very like one another, and many small streets still more like one another, inhabited by people equally like one another, who all went in and out at the same hours, with the same sound upon the same payments, to do the same work, and to whom every day was the same as yesterday and tomorrow, and every year the counterpart of the last and the next. These attributes of Coketown were in the main inseparable from the work by which it was sustained; against them were to be set off, comforts of life, which found their way all over the world, and elegances of life which made, we will not ask how much of the fine lady, who could scarcely bear to hear the place mentioned. The rest of its features were voluntary, and they were these. You saw nothing in Coketown but what was severely workful. If the members of a religious persuasion built a chapel there—as the members of eighteen religious persuasions had done—they made it a pious warehouse of red brick, with sometimes (but this is only in highly ornamented examples) a bell in a bird-cage on the top of it. The solitary exception was the New Church; a stuccoed edifice with a square steeple over the door, terminating in four short pinnacles like florid wooden legs. All the public inscriptions in the town were painted alike, in severe characters of black and white. The jail might have been the infirmary, the infirmary might have been the jail, the town-hall might have been either, or both or anything else, for anything that appeared to the contrary in the graces of their construction. Fact, fact, fact, everywhere in the material aspect of the town; fact, fact, fact, everywhere in the immaterial. The M’Choakumchild school was all fact, and the school of design was all fact, and the relations between master and man were all fact, and everything was fact between the lying-in hospital and the cemetery, and what you couldn’t state in figures, or show to be purchasable in the cheapest market and saleable in the dearest, was not, and never should be, world without end, Amen. A town so sacred to fact, and so triumphant in its assertion, of course got on well? Why, no, not quite well. No? Dear me! No. Coketown did not come out of its own furnaces, in all respects like gold that had stood the fire. First, the perplexing mystery of the place was, Who belonged to the eighteen denominations? Because, who ever did, the labouring people did not. It was very strange to walk through the streets on a Sunday morning, and note how few of them the barbarous jangling of bells that was driving the sick and nervous mad, called away from their own quarter, from their own close rooms, from the corners of their own streets, where they lounged listlessly, gazing at all the church and chapel going, as at a thing with which they had no manner of concern. Nor was it merely the stranger who noticed this, because there was a native orga |
Who was the World Darts Champion five times in the 1980's? | That 1980s Sports Blog: Keith Deller: 1983 World Darts Champion A blog about anything to do with sport in the 1980s. Wednesday, 13 June 2012 Keith Deller: 1983 World Darts Champion Sporting legacies are all well and good, but there is something to be said for that one occasion in a sporting career where everything seems to click for the competitor involved. A one-off performance when all falls into place, or a tournament where for some reason, the participant can do no wrong, and is fully in the zone. So for every Davis or Hendry, there will always be a Joe Johnson; Sampras may have dominated Wimbledon, but for two glorious weeks in 1996, Richard Krajicek reached levels that he probably didn't know existed in his game; and Bristow may have ruled world darts in the early to mid-eighties, though for one magical week in 1983 in Stoke-on-Trent, Keith Deller, a 23-year-old from Ipswich, shocked the darting world by becoming the first qualifier to win the World Championship, and the youngest winner at that. Deller was on the face of things a breath of fresh air to the game. Young, baby-faced, and relatively slim, he did drink alcohol, but not to the levels of the other players, as so famously mocked by the Not the Nine O'Clock News sketch (indeed Deller temporarily became known as the Milky Bar Kid due to the fact that milk was a favourite tipple of his). A relative unknown to the dart viewing public in 1983, he had actually been on the circuit for three years, and was regarded highly enough by many in the game, including Bristow's dad George, who backed Deller in every round of the 1983 championships, bar the final. Bristow was of course the complete antithesis of Deller: a double world champion, a drinker and smoker, and the man who put cocky into cockney. In reality, Bristow was darts, and every man, woman and dog expected him to make it three titles at the Jollees Cabaret Club between January 1-8 . After a deciding set win against Scotland's Peter Masson in the first round, Bristow repeated the dose with a 3-2 victory over Dave Lee in round two, and a 4-3 victory against Dave Whitcombe in the quarter finals. Normal service however was resumed in the semi-finals, as Tony Brown was hammered 5-1, and the watching millions (estimated at between 8.4-10 million for the final) sat back waiting for the young upstart to be brushed aside by the Crafty Cockney. Deller on the other hand had to contend with much bigger obstacles en route to the final. A 2-1 win over Nicky Virachkul in the first round and a 3-1 win over Les Capewell in round two, set up the none-too-tasty prospect of 1979 world champion and world number 3 John Lowe in the quarter finals. Lowe, 14 years Deller's senior, and a man who had been round the block more than a few times, was unable to shake the younger man off however, and Deller triumphed 4-3 to book his place in the semi-final against 1982 world champion and world number two Jocky Wilson. If Deller was to reach a final on his debut, then few could argue that he had enjoyed an easy passage along the way. Crucially Wilson missed a nine-dart finish in the third leg of the first set, a moment Bristow has since admitted probably cost the Scotsman a place in the final. Don't forget, the nine-darter back in the 80s was almost seen as the holy grail of the game, and no one had ever successfully accomplished the impossible dream on television (Lowe would be the first to do so a year later at the World Matchplay, winning a cool £102,000 in the process). The missed double-18 may have just been one leg in the marathon semi-final, but the impact of the miss lived with Wilson throughout the match. Deller's 5-3 victory earned him a place in the final, where Bristow would understandably be the hottest favourite in the tournament's short history. Commentator Sid Waddell neatly summed up the task ahead for Deller with one of his famous soundbites: "He's not just an underdog, he's an underpuppy." In short, Deller was not at all fancied to beat Bristow, although critically Bristow, behind all his bravado, knew the youngster was |
The 1709 Battle of Malplaquet was part of which War? | Battle of Malplaquet Battle of Malplaquet The Duke of Marlborough’s fourth, bloodiest and least conclusive defeat in the field of the French army of Louis XIV Battle of Malplaquet 11th September 1709 War of the Spanish Succession: click here to buy this picture The previous battle of the War of the Spanish Succession is the Battle of Oudenarde The next battle in the British Battles series is the Battle of Dettingen Date of the Battle of Malplaquet: 11th September 1709 Place of the Battle of Malplaquet: In Northern France near the Belgian border. John Churchill Duke of Marlborough: Battle of Malplaquet 11th September 1709 War of the Spanish Succession Combatants at the Battle of Malplaquet: British, Dutch, Austrians, Hanoverians, Prussians and Danes against the French and Bavarians. Scots, Irish, Swiss and Germans fought in the battle on both sides. It is said that every European nationality was represented in the battle. Generals at the Battle of Malplaquet: The Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy against Marshal Villars and Marshal Boufflers. Size of the armies at the Battle of Malplaquet: The two armies were about the same size at around 100,000 men. The French are said to have deployed 130 battalions of foot, 260 squadrons of cavalry and 80 guns. The allies are credited with 129 battalions, 252 squadrons and 101 guns. Uniforms, arms and equipment at the Battle of Malplaquet: The British Army of Queen Anne comprised troops of Horse Guards, regiments of horse, dragoons, Foot Guards and foot. In time of war the Department of Ordnance provided companies of artillery, the guns drawn by the horses of civilian contractors. These types of formation were largely standard throughout Europe. In addition the Austrian Empire possessed numbers of irregular light troops; Hussars from Hungary and Bosniak and Pandour troops from the Balkans. During the 18th Century the use of irregulars spread to other armies until every European force employed hussar regiments and light infantry for scouting duties. Prince Eugene: Battle of Malplaquet 11th September 1709 War of the Spanish Succession Horse and dragoons carried swords and short flintlock muskets. Dragoons had largely completed their transition from mounted infantry to cavalry and were formed into troops rather than companies as had been the practice in the past. However they still used drums rather than trumpets for field signals. Infantry regiments fought in line, armed with flintlock musket and bayonet, orders indicated by the beat of drum. The field unit for infantry was the battalion comprising ten companies, each commanded by a captain, the senior company being of grenadiers. Drill was rudimentary and once battle began formations quickly broke up. The practice of marching in step was in the future. The paramount military force of the period was the French army of Louis XIV, the Sun King. France was at the apex of her power, taxing to the utmost the disparate groupings of European countries that struggled to keep the Bourbons on the western bank of the Rhine and north of the Pyrenees. Marlborough and his British regiments acted as an uncertain mortar in keeping the edifice of the Imperial cause in Flanders intact. Lord Orkney: Battle of Malplaquet 11th September 1709 War of the Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was an early outing for the new British Army established after the Restoration in 1685. The regiments that took the field were the forebears of powerful Victorian institutions; Foot Guards, King’s Horse, Royal Dragoons, Royal Scots, Buffs, Royal Welch Fusiliers, Cameronians, Royal Scots Fusiliers and several other prestigious corps. Britain fell behind its continental enemies and allies in many respects. There was no formal military education for officers of the Army, competence coming from experience on the field of battle. Commissions in the horse, dragoons and foot were acquired by purchase, permitting the wealthy to achieve often unmerited promotion. Support services were not formally established and depended on the commander. A major cont |
Which theme park was opened in Billund in 1968 as Denmark's answer to 'Disneyland'? | BBC - Travel - Lego-heaven in Denmark By Carolyn Bain 29 September 2011 Though California’s Disneyland lays claim to the slogan, “The Happiest Place on Earth”, we like to think that Denmark's Legoland, though considerably smaller, may give it a run for its money. Related blog post: Denmark’s double-sized salute to the King Legoland is, after all, a theme park celebrating the “toy of the century” (title courtesy of Fortune magazine) in the country in which it was invented: Denmark, “the world's happiest nation” (according a Gallup World Poll). So you have to believe this place will be something special. And it is. Opened back in 1968, Legoland is located in Billund, a small town in regional Denmark that was the birthplace of the toy bricks. Billund is some 260km west of Copenhagen; handily, the airport that was built here by the Lego company in the mid-1960s has grown to become the second largest airport in Denmark. Public transport to the park is excellent. Once here, your heart will be warmed by the sight of 59 million plastic bricks imaginatively put together to create Lego-heaven, possibly by so many happy Scandi families. You might feel a little underdressed if you are not accessorising with your own excited offspring, but do not be put off - this place all but begs you to embrace your inner child. For anyone above the age of, say, five, the highlight of Legoland is Miniland - 20 million plastic blocks snapped together to create miniature cities and replicate global icons. You cannot help but marvel at the brilliant Lilliputian models of the Kennedy Space Centre, Amsterdam canals, the Bergen waterfront or a Scottish castle and loch, and you will no doubt vow to head home and drag your Lego out of storage to see what masterpiece you can create. In Miniland you can also do some advance sightseeing of Danish landmarks including Copenhagen's tourist magnet Nyhavn; the country's oldest town, Ribe; or the royal palace of Amalienborg. Kids can take a mini-jeep safari through an African wildlife park (lions, zebras and giraffes built from Legos, of course). All ages can take a miniboat trip past landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty, the Acropolis, and Abu Simbel Egyptian temple. The reconstructions are on a scale of 1:20 to 1:40 and the attention to detail is incredible. The park's largest piece, a model of Mt Rushmore with the four American presidents, is built with a staggering 1.5 million Lego bricks. (The smallest piece? A dove in Miniland, built of four small white bricks.) New to the park in 2011 is the Star Wars area, where 1.5 million bricks have been used to recreate seven detailed scenes from the Star Wars films. The four-legged robotic walkers rendered in Lego are something to behold, as is the Tatooine cantina scene in miniature. Be sure to pick up a park map to assist with further exploration. The park is divided into themed areas, including Legoredo Town, a Wild West area; Knights' Kingdom, where a medieval castle awaits; Pirate Land, which hosts ships and sword-play; and Duplo Land, with safe, simple rides and activities for toddlers. Legoland's rides and activities are mostly geared to pre-teens and families. For wilder rides suited to older kids, it compares unfavourably to somewhere like Copenhagen's Tivoli. Still, adrenaline-junkies should seek out X-treme Racers, a roller coaster that cranks up to a speed of 60kph, then head to the nearby Power Builder to defy gravity on a Terminator-like robotic arm. For some downtime stop by Atlantis, a large aquarium built around Lego models of divers and submersibles. For the chilled park-goer there are rides aplenty to keep the blood pressure down, from merry-go-rounds to a tranquil train ride. Once the entrance fee is paid, all rides are free. Happy indeed. Opening hours: The park's season is from April to October. Check the website, as there are a handful of closed days in April, September and October. Accommodation: Hotel Legoland is right by the park and continues the theme, with brilliant Lego figures and fabulous pirate, princess or knight-themed rooms. |
What substance are feathers, fingernails and hair made of? | Systems of the Body, Body Systems, Human Anatomy, Anatomy After reading one of the Body Systems - Go take a Quiz! Hair is a "keratinized" threadlike outgrowth from the skin of mammals. A mammal is an animal in the class Mammalia that are distinguished by having hair, a self-regulating body temperature, and in females they have milk-producing mammary glands to feed their young. Back to the word "keratinized;" keratain is an extremely tough protein substance in your hair, fingernails and skin. When a tissue is "keratinized," it becomes hard or horny, therefore it is called horny tissue (hair, skin and nails). Human hair is made of the same stuff (keratin) that is found in human fingernails, animal hooves, feathers, antlers, horns, and claws. The body protein, keratin, grows out of a tiny opening in the skin called a follicle. Human hair is a thin, flexible shaft of horny/hard cells that develops from a cylindrical invagination of the epidermis (top layer of the skin). An invagination means that it is ensheathed in something. Each hair follicle (tiny sac) consists of a free portion of shaft (scapus pili) and a root (radix pili) embedded within the follicle. While it may seem as though humans are hairless being, this couldn't be further from the truth. All over your body you have hair except of course for your lips and the palms of your hands and soles of your feet. By the time you reach adulthood, you will have at least 5 million hairs growing out of your skin, all over your body. The odd thing is, this is the same as a gorilla, only the gorilla's hair is thick and long. The human hair on the skin is small and thin making it difficult to detect. The shaft of the hair follicle consists of three layers of cells: The cuticle or outermost layer The cortex, forming the main horny portion of the hair The medulla, which is the central axis When it comes to getting goosebumps, even though human hair is small and thin making it difficult, it is easy to detect your hair when you get goosebumps. Then you'll really notice how much hair your have. When your body becomes, frightened or startled, you may develop goosebumps. They are tiny and temporary bumps on your skin caused by the contraction of the muscles that are attached to the hair follicles. The muscles will tighten on those hairs and WA-LAH, the hairs will stand upright. In animals, the purpose of goosebumps is to fluff up their fur or feathers. This helps them trap air and creates warmth and it also makes them look bigger and scarier. Some hair is curly and some hair is straight. This depends on the actual shape of the follicle (little sac) out of which the hair is growing. Straight hair will lay flat because it is round and grows out of round follicles. Curly hair bends and turns because its cross-section is an oval because it grows out of oval follicles. Some hair is dark, some is white and some hair is completely white or gray. Hair color is dependent on the pigment in the cortex that forms the main horny portion of the hair. Gray or white is simply hair without pigment. This same chemical pigment is what determines our skin color. It is called melanin. Since hair comes out of skin, if you do not have melanin in your body, this gives you white hair; a little more melanin will create a blonde or strawberry blond appearance; more melanin will make you a red-head; and even more melanin will make brown-hair; and further down the line, even more melanin will make your hair black or even blue-black. JUST THE FACTS: Hair of the eyebrow lasts only 3 - 5 months. Hair of the scalp lasts only 2 - 5 years. About 80 - 100 hairs will fall out of your head every day, and you still have over 100,000 hair follicles left. Even where it "appears" you have no hair on your body, there are about 5 million of them. Hair in each part of your body has a definite period of growth after which it will shed. In the adult human there is a constant and gradual loss and replacement of hair. |
Which US President played the saxophone with the band at his own inauguration dance? | The 1993 Inauguration The 1993 Inauguration Help Site Map Text Only An aerial view of the "Reunion on the Mall" held as part of the Clinton/Gore Inaugural. With tents stretching from the Capitol to the Washington Monument, it was reported to be the largest festival ever held on the Mall. This photo was taken from a U.S. Park Police helicopter hovering so the top of the Monument is in the foreground of the picture. A dramatic night photo of the Washington Monument covered by lights during the ceremonies marking the opening of the Clinton/Gore Inaugural. The Lincoln Memorial and a bank of spotlights are in the background. This photo was taken from the top of the clock tower on the Smithsonian Castle building on the Mall. Hillary Clinton greets visitors and shakes hands along a fence on the Mall in Washington during her visit to "The Reunion on the Mall" held as part of the Clinton/Gore Inaugural. An aerial view of the Lincoln Memorial during the "Call for Reunion," a two-hour outdoor concert kicking off the Clinton/Gore Inaugural. Hundreds of thousands of people crowded onto the Mall for the free concert which featured such entertainers as Aretha Franklin, Michael Bolton, Tony Bennett, Bob Dylan, Diana Ross and rapper L-L Cool J. The Clintons and the Gores wave to the crowd at the opening to the "Call for Reunion" a two-hour outdoor concert kicking off the Clinton/Gore Inaugural. Hundreds of thousands of people crowded onto the Mall for the free concert. Bill Clinton, with the statue of Lincoln behind him , addresses the hundreds of thousands of people who crowded onto the Mall for the "Call for Reunion" a two-hour outdoor concert kicking off the Clinton/Gore Inaugural. Singer Diana Ross, on stage at the Lincoln Memorial giving it her all in her finale for the "Call To Reunion", which kicked off the Clinton/Gore Inaugural. Hundreds of thousands of people crowded onto the Mall for the free two-hour outdoor concert. The Clintons and the Gores lead a procession of thousands across the Memorial Bridge from the Lincoln Memorial to Arlington Virginia on their way to the Bell Ringing Ceremony which was part of the kick off of the Clinton/Gore Inaugural. The procession and bell ringing followed a Call To Reunion concert at the Lincoln Memorial. While the Clintons and Gores watch, Chelsea Clinton rings a replica of the Liberty Bell during festivities kicking off the Clinton/Gore Inaugural At the stroke of 6 p.m., Clinton and Gore grasped the red rope attached to the bell and led the nation in a bell ringing ceremony. Clinton's daughter, Chelsea, kept up the ringing long after her father let go of the rope. (~15K). (~16K) Bill Clinton holds up an American Flag passed to him by someone in the crowd at the Bell Ringing Ceremony which was part of the kick off for the Clinton/Gore Inaugural. One of the most spectacular fireworks displays ever seen in Washington caps the day's events which kicked off the Clinton/Gore Inaugural. This photograph was taken from the Virginia side of the Potomac River. The Lincoln Memorial, to the left, is almost hidden by the bursts. A spectacular red, white and blue burst of fireworks , seen from the unique perspective from the top of the Washington Monument, cap the day's events which kicked off the Clinton/Gore Inaugural. Looking down from the Monument, in addition to the fireworks, the Lincoln Memorial, and bridges over the Potomac Rover to Virginia can be seen. President-elect Bill Clinton waves to the waiting crowd as he, Vice President-elect Al Gore, and their wives leave a meeting of introduction with diplomats at Georgetown University. Perhaps the most spectacular fireworks ever seen in Washington burst over the Potomac River during the kick off to the Clinton/Gore Inaugural. Behind the red, white and blue bursts, three of D.C.'s most distinct landmarks - the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol can be se |
Jools Holland was a founding member of which band in 1974? | Jools Holland | Duran Duran Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Squeeze, Rhythm & Blues Orchestra musician / presenter This article covers only those aspects of the subject that are related to the career of Duran Duran. A much more complete treatment can be seen in the Jools Holland article at Wikipedia. Julian Miles "Jools" Holland (born 24 January 1958) is an English musician, author and television presenter. He was a founder-member of the band Squeeze and his work has involved him with many of the biggest names in the contemporary rock and popular music industry, including Sting , Dave Gilmour and Bono . He is the host of Later... with Jools Holland , a music-based show aired on BBC, on which Duran Duran has appeared several times. Biography Edit Born in Blackheath, London, Holland was a founding member of UK pop band Squeeze which was formed in March 1974. Holland played the keyboard with the group until 1980 when Holland left to forge a solo career; the band temporarily broke up in 1982. Holland began issuing solo records in 1978 and continued through the early 1980s. He then became a co-presenter on the Newcastle-based TV music show The Tube with Paula Yates and appeared in the sitcom "The Groovy Fellers". In 1985 Squeeze reformed and Holland was once again the keyboard player for the band until 1990 before returning to his solo career as both a musician and a TV host. On the side, he formed the Jools Holland Big Band with Gilson Lavis from Squeeze, which gradually became his 18-piece Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. Between 1988 and 1990 he performed on two seasons of the acclaimed music performance program Sunday Night on NBC late-night television. Since 1992 he has presented the eclectic music program Later with Jools Holland , plus an annual New Year's Eve " Hootenanny ". Duran Duran connections |
Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra appeared on a stamp issued last month in a scene from which 2002 film? | Keira Knightley - YouTube Keira Knightley Last updated on Oct 4, 2016 Kira Kiera Knightly Nightly Cira Ceira Ciera Keira Christina Knightley (born 26 March 1985) is an English actress and model. She began acting as a child on television and made her film debut in 1995. Knightley had a supporting role as Sabé in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) and her first significant role came in The Hole (2001). She gained widespread recognition in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham and achieved international fame from 2003 as a result of her appearances in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2003--07). In 2008, Forbes claimed Knightley to be the second highest-paid actress in Hollywood, having reportedly earned $32 million in 2007, making her the only non-American on the list of highest-paid actresses. After the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Knightley is best known for starring in costume dramas -- in Pride & Prejudice (2005); Atonement and Silk (both 2007); The Duchess (2008); A Dangerous Method (2011) and Anna Karenina (2012). Knightley has also appeared in a variety of genres of Hollywood films, including the romantic comedy Love Actually (2003); the historical action King Arthur (2004); the psychological thriller The Jacket and the biographical action Domino (both 2005); the drama The Edge of Love (2008); the film noir London Boulevard, the dystopian science fiction Never Let Me Go, the romantic drama Last Night (all 2010), and the dark comedy Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012). Knightley has earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. Two years later she again was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, as well as the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Wright's Atonement. Knightley's first starring role followed in 2001, when she played the daughter of Robin Hood in the made-for-television Walt Disney Productions feature, Princess of Thieves. She trained for several weeks in archery, sword fighting, and horse riding. During this time, Knightley also appeared in The Hole, a thriller that received a direct-to-video release in the United States. She appeared in a miniseries adaptation of Doctor Zhivago which first aired in 2002 to mixed reviews but high ratings. In the same year, she also was in the movie Pure, in which she portrays a pregnant teenager who is a heroin addict and had a child taken by social services. Knightley's breakthrough role was in the football-themed film, Bend It Like Beckham, which was a success in its August 2002 UK release, grossing $18 million, and in its March 2003 U.S. release, grossing $32 million. After Bend It Like Beckham's UK release raised her profile, she was cast in the big budget action film, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (along with Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp) which was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and opened in July 2003 to positive reviews and high box office grosses, becoming one of the biggest hits of summer 2003 and cementing Knightley as the new "It" girl. Knightley had a role in the British romantic comedy Love Actually, which opened in November 2003, which co-starred her childhood idol Emma Thompson. Her next film, King Arthur, opened in July 2004 to negative reviews, however in preparation for the role she took boxing, fighting, archery, and horseback-riding lessons for four days a week for three months. In the same month, Knightley was voted by readers of Hello! magazine as the film industry's most promising teen star. Additionally, TIME magazine noted in a 2004 feature that Knightley seemed dedicated to developing herself as a serious actress rather than a film star. She appeared in three films in 2005, the first of which was The Jacket, alongside Adrien Brody. She next appeared in Tony Scott's Domino, an action film based on the life of bounty hunter Domino Harvey. The film has been Knig |
Which letter of the Greek alphabet is between Kappa and Mu? | Greek Letters: Delta, Alpha, Omega, Gamma, Pi, Theta, Nu, Epsilon, Phi, Tau ... - LLC Books - Google Books 0 Reviews https://books.google.com/books/about/Greek_Letters.html?id=Xai1SQAACAAJ Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 50. Chapters: Delta, Alpha, Omega, Gamma, Pi, Theta, Nu, Epsilon, Phi, Tau, Beta, Lambda, Chi, Zeta, Mu, Xi, Digamma, Koppa, Sampi, Omicron, Iota, Upsilon, Greek alphabet, Greek letters used in mathematics, science, and engineering, San, Sigma, Rho, Iota subscript, Stigma, Kappa, Sho, English pronunciation of Greek letters, Movable nu, Iota adscript. Excerpt: Sampi (modern: ancient shapes: , ) is an archaic letter of the Greek alphabet. It was used in addition to the classical 24 letters of the alphabet to denote some type of a sibilant sound, probably or, in some eastern Ionic dialects of ancient Greek in the 6th and 5th centuries BC. It remained in use as a numeral symbol for 900 in the alphabetic ("Milesian") system of Greek numerals. Its modern shape, which resembles a inclining to the right with a longish curved cross-stroke, developed during its use as a numeral in minuscule handwriting of the Byzantine era. Its current name, sampi, originally probably meant "san pi," i.e. "like a pi," and is also of medieval origin. The letter's original name in antiquity is not known. It has been proposed that sampi was a reincarnation of the archaic letter san, which was originally shaped like an M and denoted the sound in some other dialects. Besides san, names that have been proposed for sampi include parakyisma and angma, while other historically attested terms for it are enacosis, sincope, and o charaktir. As an alphabetic letter denoting a sibilant sound, sampi (shaped ) was mostly used between the middle of the 6th and the middle of the 5th centuries BC. although some attestations have been dated as early as the 7th century BC. It has been attested in the cities of Miletus, Ephesos, Halikarnassos, Erythrae, Teos (all situated in the region of Ionia in Asia Minor), in the island of Samos, in the Ionian colony of Massilia, and ... |
What is the surname of Emma in the book by Jane Austen? | How Jane Austen’s Emma changed the face of fiction | Books | The Guardian Jane Austen How Jane Austen’s Emma changed the face of fiction The story of a self-deluded heroine in a small village, Jane Austen’s Emma hardly seems revolutionary. But, 200 years after it was first published, John Mullan argues that it belongs alongside the works of Flaubert, Joyce and Woolf as one of the great experimental novels Illustration by Susie Hogarth. Saturday 5 December 2015 03.00 EST Last modified on Tuesday 20 September 2016 05.56 EDT Share on Messenger Close In January 1814, Jane Austen sat down to write a revolutionary novel. Emma, the book she composed over the next year, was to change the shape of what is possible in fiction. Perhaps it seems odd to call Austen “revolutionary” – certainly few of the other great pioneers in the history of the English novel have thought so. From Charlotte Brontë, who found only “neat borders” and elegant confinement in her fiction, to DH Lawrence, who called her “English in the bad, mean, snobbish sense of the word”, many thought her limited to the small world and small concerns of her characters. Some of the great modernists were perplexed. “What is all this about Jane Austen ?” Joseph Conrad asked HG Wells. “What is there in her? What is it all about?” “I dislike Jane … Could never see anything in Pride and Prejudice,” Vladimir Nabokov told the critic Edmund Wilson. Austen left behind no artistic manifesto, no account of her narrative methods beyond a few playful remarks in letters to her niece, Anna. This has made it easy for novelists and critics to follow Henry James’s idea of her as “instinctive and charming”. “For signal examples of what composition, distribution, arrangement can do, of how they intensify the life of a work of art, we have to go elsewhere.” She hardly knew what she was doing, so, implicitly, the innovative novelist like James has nothing to learn from her. There have been scattered exceptions. The year after he published More Pricks Than Kicks , the young Samuel Beckett told his friend Thomas McGreevy, “Now I am reading the divine Jane. I think she has much to teach me.” (One looks forward to the scholarly tome on the influence of Jane Austen on Samuel Beckett.) Contemporary novelists have been readier to acknowledge her genius and influence. Janeites felt a frisson of satisfaction to see that the most formally ingenious British postmodern novel of recent years, Ian McEwan’s Atonement, opens with a lengthy epigraph from Northanger Abbey. McEwan alerts the reader to the fact that his own novel learns its tricks – about a character who turns fictional imaginings into disastrous fact – from the genteel and supposedly conservative Austen. Emma, published 200 years ago this month, was revolutionary not because of its subject matter: Austen’s jesting description to Anna of the perfect subject for a novel – “Three or four families in a country village” – fits it well. It was certainly not revolutionary because of any intellectual or political content. But it was revolutionary in its form and technique. Its heroine is a self-deluded young woman with the leisure and power to meddle in the lives of her neighbours. The narrative was radically experimental because it was designed to share her delusions. The novel bent narration through the distorting lens of its protagonist’s mind. Though little noticed by most of the pioneers of fiction for the next century and more, it belongs with the great experimental novels of Flaubert or Joyce or Woolf. Woolf wrote that if Austen had lived longer and written more, “She would have been the forerunner of Henry James and of Proust”. In Emma, she is. Pinterest Saoirse Ronan and James McAvoy in Atonement (2007) Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive To measure the audacity of the book, take a simple sentence that no novelist before her could have written. Our privileged heroine has befriended a sweet, open, deeply naive girl of 17 called Harriet Smith. It is a wholly unequal relationship: Emma is the richest and cleverest woman in Highbury; Harriet is the “ |
Gerald Grosvenor has since 1979 been the 6th Duke of _____________ where? | Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor - Biography - IMDb Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (8) Overview (3) Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor Mini Bio (1) Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor was born on December 22, 1951 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He was married to Natalia Ayesha Phillips. He died on August 9, 2016 in Royal Preston Hospital, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, England. Spouse (1) ( 7 October 1978 - 9 August 2016) (his death) (4 children) Trivia (8) He was awarded a Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in 1991. He has been a Deputy Lieutenant for Cheshire since 1982. He became a Freeman of the City of London in 1980. He holds the rank of Major-General in the Territorial Army. He awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1995 Queen's Honours List for his services to the community. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration in 1994. He succeeded his father to become 6th Duke of Westminster in 1979. |
What is the surname of the former Welsh Rugby Union player usually just known by the initials J P R? | WALES - Welsh Rugby Memorabilia from 1900 to present day, WALES / CYMRU Welsh rugby memorabilia - you will find on this page a marvellous selection of memorabilia from all eras of Welsh Rugby. From the first Golden era to the 2008 Grand Slam, we've got the lot. Click on the links below or scroll down to see what great items we have on offer. 2012 GRAND SLAM - 2008 GRAND SLAM - 2005 GRAND SLAM - 1900's GOLDEN ERA - BETWEEN THE WARS 1920's & 30's - WARTIME/SERVICES - POST-WAR 40s, 50s & 60s - 1970's GOLDEN ERA - WELSH CENTENARY YEAR - 1980s TO DATE - THE GREAT PLAYERS - GREAT WELSH VICTORIES - GROGGS - CARDIFF ARMS PARK - SCHOOLS & COLLEGES - WELSH RUGBY UNION - CLUBS - REGIONS Welsh Rugby Book & DVD Gift Pack. This pack contains a 96 page full colour book titled "The Golden Age of Welsh Rugby" and a 100 minute DVD featuring 101 great Welsh Tries. An ideal gift for any Welsh rugby fan. The pack is brand new, unopened in very good condition. RRP �14.99 Ref: PL44-warrbkdv-gift.pack - �12.99 2012 Wales Grand Slam - INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMMES v Ireland WALES GRAND SLAM 2005 MAGIC MOMENTS - TURF PAPERWEIGHTS Rugby Relics are proud to be able to offer the actual turf on which Shane Williams touched down for his try against England and the very piece of grass from which Gavin Henson launched his penalty kick that won the game for Wales. The pitch cut up badly during the game and the Millennium Stadium and Welsh Rugby Union decided a new pitch was needed. To do this the whole pitch needed to be removed and re-laid. These two important pieces of turf were pinpointed by stadium staff and removed from the main pitch on Tuesday 15th of February. We have turned these two pieces of historical turf into a series of limited edition paperweights. For more information on the Magic Moments - Turf Paperweights - CLICK HERE �10.00 A Limited Edition print by Jonathan Evans celebrating that wonderful moment when Gavin Henson kicked the winning goal against England to set Wales on their way to the 2005 Triple Crown and Grand Slam. For further details CLICK HERE The 2005/6 Rugby Annual for Wales (37th year) - This annual includes details of Wales' Grand Slam, the British Lions tour of New Zealand, Wales tour of North America + other European & Worldwide competitions. As always it is a mine of information, the most comprehensive view of rugby in Wales - Ref: anwa2005-06 - �7.50 For other editions of the Rugby Annual for Wales including 2006/7 - CLICK HERE 1905 WALES v NEW ZEALAND - WALES TEAM POSTCARD SET A quality set of 20 A6 size postcards featuring the Welsh team that defeated New Zealand in 1906. The postcards in this set are as follows: Welsh team, Gwyn Nicholls, Percy Bush, Jack Williams, Rhys Gabe, Arthur Harding, Jehodia Hodges, Dai 'Tarw' Jones, Will Joseph, Teddy Morgan, Willie Llewellyn, Dicky Owen, Cliff Pritchard, Charlie Pritchard, George Travers, Bert Winfield, Sir JDT Llewellyn, Tom Williams, Ack Llewellyn & official programme. Ref: pcwa1905nzst20 - �25.00 Wales v New Zealand 1905 facsimile programme. This programme was reproduced in 1981. It is the same as the original programme apart from reproduction details on the back page. 8 pages, in very good condition. Ref: prwanz.1905.rpxb - �35.00 England v Wales Schools 1913 touch judges' flag. This embroidered flag which measures 47cm x 30cm was used in the intermediate (under 16) schools match at Leicester on March 1st 1913. England schools triumphed 17 points to 3, only their 2nd victory over Wales. The flag has some light marks and folding creases, for it's age it is in very good condition. From the collection of a former WRU President, COA provided. |
Dublin Zoo is in which Park west of the city centre? | Dublin Zoo - Phoenix Park, Dublin 8, Ireland - DublinTourist.com Local Information: Phoenix Park , Co. Dublin About Dublin Zoo Established in 1830, this is the third-oldest zoo in the world (after London and Paris), nestled in the midst of the city's largest playground, the Phoenix Park, about 3km (2M) west of the city centre. This 12-hectare (30 acre) zoo provides a naturally landscaped habitat for more than 235 species of wild animals and tropical birds. Highlights for youngsters include the Children's Pets' Corner and a train ride around the zoo. Dublin Zoo Map Note: Map is an approximate indication ONLY. Please contact Dublin Zoo for directions and precise location prior to your visit. Out-of-date information? If any of the above information is out of date, please let us know ! |
Which London brewery merged with Bass in 1967 to form the largest brewery in the UK? | Brewery History: 120, pp. 2-19 Unique pub Co 2,600 In August 1999 Allied Domecq took control of the Korean distiller Jonro. Allied was vulnerable to takeover and rumours surfaced that French drink group Pernod- Ricard was interested. A year later Allied was still pursuing the Canadian distiller Seagram, which held the rights to Absolut Vodka and made Chivas Regal whiskey. By December 2000 Allied had dropped out of this takeover battle, as Diageo emerged as a rival bidder for Seagram. In February 2001 Allied had another, more successful, takeover skirmish, this for New Zealand winemaker Montana with brewer Lion Nathan. Allied then went on to buy Spanish winemaker Bodegas. The chief executive Philip Bowman who replaced Tony Hales (following the bungled pub disposal) had set about a strategy for rebuilding the Allied group as a wine and spirits company with piecemeal acquisitions. In 2002 they launched alocopops in America with mixed success; although in 2003 the company profits improved. By this time, however, a crisis was developing in the company's pension fund provision. By 2005 Pernod-Ricard renewed its interest in a takeover of Allied Domecq, which with the competition and monopolies regulation would mean the break-up of the group. Also briefly interested in the takeover were rival American backed Constellation Brands, but it couldn't outbid Pernod who finally succeeded. top Bass The company history can be traced back to 1777 when Bass Ale was first brewed. 5 The label's distinctive red triangle was the first UK registered trademark, and was painted by Manet in his Un bar aux Folies-Bergere. William Bass set up business under his own name in Burton-on- Trent and, under family ownership, it prospered in the 19th century and consolidated the brewing industry in the Midlands and north. In 1967 Bass merged with Charringtons in London. As well as being a brewer with considerable pub estates Bass also had interests in the leisure industry, having acquired Pontins holiday camps from Coral Leisure Group in 1980. Bass sold these for £55 million in 1987 and then bought 178 Holiday Inns to add to its 100-strong chain of Crest Hotels. Profits towards the end of the 1980s were strong. Sales of its beers Carling Black Label, Tenants and Charringtons rose 2% in a weakening market. In August 1989 Bass acquired the 1,400 strong Holiday Inns chain in America for £1.3 billion making the company the world's biggest hotelier with 1,700 hotels that generated £200 million in profits. The early 1990s saw a downturn in profits. In December 1990, its chief executive, Ian Prosser, commented on rises in the price of beer. He said, ‘People forget they are paying for the carpet, the curtains and the landlord's time. Beer pricing is a complex business. What we are actually selling in a pub is not a pint of beer, but a unit of leisure time.’ 6 In March 1991 a profits warning was issued along with a cash call for £558 million. It then announced it would sell 2,680 pubs to meet Government directives. In March 1991 18 pubs were sold to Leicesterbased Hoskins Brewery. In May Bass bought Granada's bingo halls for £147 million while it considered selling the 1341 Coral Racing betting shops. This, and job cuts by December 1991, helped bolster profits. By May 1993 profits were sinking again, a knock-on effect of worldwide recession following the first Gulf War. In August 1993 Bass sold 44 pubs mainly within the M25 area to Greene King for £17.5 million. Britain |
Competitors from which country won 11 Gold medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics, second only to Russia with 13? | The 14 most fascinating facts about the final 2014 Winter Olympics medal count | For The Win The 14 most fascinating facts about the final 2014 Winter Olympics medal count The 14 most fascinating facts about the final 2014 Winter Olympics medal count By Chris Chase February 23, 2014 10:19 am Follow @firechrischase 210k shares Follow @firechrischase (USA TODAY Sports Images) The competition ended Sunday at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Which nation ruled the medal count? How did the United States fare? Which athletes went home with the biggest haul? And just how dominant was the Dutch speedskating team? For The Win answers those questions, and many more, with the 14 most interesting facts about the final Winter Olympics medal count. 1. Russia ruled Russia (USA TODAY Sports Images) No matter the metric, the host nation won a decisive medal-count victory . Russia won 13 gold medals in Sochi, two more than runner-up Norway. Overall, Russian athletes won 33 medals, five more than the United States’ 28. It’s the first time the host nation swept both medal counts since Norway did it at the 1952 Winter Games in Oslo. 2. United States is king of the bronze USA TODAY Sports It didn’t look good for the United States. No medals in individual figure skating for the first time since 1936. No medals in speedskating for the first time since 1984. The four most identifiable Winter Olympians — Shaun White, Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn, Shani Davis — won a total of one bronze medal. (In Vonn’s defense, she wasn’t competing in Sochi due to injury.) The women’s hockey team blew a late 2-0 lead in the gold-medal game and the men’s team was outscored 6-0 in the medal rounds. Still, it wasn’t all bad. American athletes won 28 medals, good for second on the overall medal count. (That was nine fewer medals than the U.S. won in Vancouver, however.) Team USA’s 12 bronze medals were the most for any nation. It’s the third time in the past four Winter Olympics the Americans have won that tally. 3. Dutch (speedskating) masters (USA TODAY Sports Images) The speedskating team from The Netherlands won 23 medals (eight gold, seven silver, eight bronze). Among the remarkable aspects of that achievement: a. The Dutch speedskating team alone would have finished sixth on the overall medal count. b. While the Dutch won 23 medals on the oval, all other nations won 13 medals combined. c. Since 1998, no other country has won more golds in speedskating than the Dutch won in Sochi. (The U.S. and Germany had seven each.) d. They did this all with just 41 athletes in Sochi. Canada earned one more medal with 180 more athletes. e. The Netherlands only won one more medal in the Olympics. It came in short-track speedskating, of course. 4. The rise and fall of Germany (USA TODAY Sports Images) For the early days of the Winter Games, Germany led the gold-medal count, thanks to a dominating performance in luge. (German lugers won all four golds in the luge events.) But once luge ended, it was all downhill from there, as Germany ended up finishing sixth in both medal counts. That’s the worst performance for any post-Berlin Wall German team and the worst for a main German Olympic squad in 46 years. 5. The Dutch did the most with the least The Dutch team at the Opening Ceremony. (AP) We’ve listed the medal count by golds, total medals and per-capita rates . So how about medals per athlete in Sochi? Winning 10 medals with 100 athletes is more impressive than winning 12 medals with 200 athletes, right? It’s no surprise the Netherlands leads this total, with 24 medals from 41 athletes equaling one medal for every 1.7 competitors. Belarus was second (six medals for 24 competitors; 1 for 4), followed by Norway (every 5.15 athletes), France (7) and Russia (7.03). The worst medal-per-athlete rate was Slovakia, which won a single medal for its 62 athletes. Croatia was the smallest delegation to medal, winning one with just 11 athletes. The biggest delegations not to medal in Sochi? Romania and Estonia were shutout with 24 athletes each. 6. Belarus comes out of nowhere Belarus won more m |
The Aran Islands lie at the mouth of which Irish Bay? | The Aran Islands at the mouth of Galway Bay Galway Bay The Aran Islands at the mouth of Galway Bay There are three islands that protect the entrance to Galway Bay and they are steeped in history: Inis Mór (Big island), Inis Meáin (Middle island) and Inis Oírr (East island). These magical Aran Islands may well contain the most important ruins in all of Ireland, and even all of Europe. On the cliff tops, ancient forts such as Dún Aonghasa (Dún Aengus) on Inishmór, now a World Heritage site and Dún Chonchúir on Inishmaan are among the oldest archaeological remains in Ireland. Dún Dúchatair (Black Fort), Dún Eoghanachta, and Dún Eochla are similar prehistoric sites on Inishmore. The islands are predominantly Irish speaking and part of the Gaeltacht. History, Geology and Climate The islands' geology is mainly karst limestone and is thus closely related to The Burren in Co. Clare, not the granites of Connemara. The limestones formed as sediments in a tropical sea approximately 350 million years ago and compressed into horizontal strata with fossil corals, crinoids, sea urchins and ammonites. These formations were scraped clean later by glaciers that covered the islands. As a result, the Aran islands are one of the finest examples of a glacio-karst landscape in the world and any karstification now seen dates from approximately 11,000 years ago. Rain cuts ridges into the karst, creating large paving squares around which exotic flowers cling to the crevices around them. Huge boulders on top of the 25 meter (80 ft) west facing cliffs were deposited there by the receding glaciers, but others are thought to have been cast there by giant waves that occur on average once per century, so violent is the interaction of these islands with the Atlantic. The islands have an unusually temperate climate. Average air temperatures range from 6°C in January to 15°C in July. In 2010, a prolonged period of snow was recorded, the first in living memory. The soil temperature does not usually drop below 6°C, the temperature at which grass will grow. The Aran Islands thus have one of the longest growing seasons in Ireland or Britain, and supports diverse and rich plant growth. Like the Burren, the Aran Islands are renowned for their remarkable assemblage of plants, supporting arctic, Mediterranean and alpine plants side-by-side. Late May is the sunniest time and also usually the best time to view flowers, with the gentians and avens peaking, but orchid species blooming later. The islands are the home of the Aran sweater (or jumper as sweaters are called here), which has gained worldwide appeal during the course of the 20th century. Aran knitting is often falsely associated with the Scottish Isle of Arran. Ancient stone walls (1,600 km or 1,000 mi in all) in intricate patterns much like the Aran knits enfold all three islands to contain local livestock. Many Irish saints had some connection with the Aran Islands. St. Brendan was blessed for his voyage there; Jarlath of Tuam, Finnian of |
In which country was Natalie Bennett, the Leader of the Green Party in England and Wales born? | Natalie Bennett elected new Green Party leader in England and Wales - BBC News BBC News Natalie Bennett elected new Green Party leader in England and Wales 3 September 2012 Close share panel Media captionNatalie Bennett says Green Party offers a 'different kind of economy' Natalie Bennett has been elected as the new leader of the Green Party for England and Wales. The Australian-born journalist beat three other candidates to the position in a poll of Green Party members. The new leader takes over from Caroline Lucas who was elected as the Greens' first MP in 2010 and remains the most high-profile figure in the party. Ms Lucas stood down to focus on her duties as an MP and "give other people the opportunity to get well known". Ms Bennett has worked for a number of publications and is a former editor of Guardian Weekly, which she left to focus on writing and politics. She defeated three other candidates - Peter Cranie, Romayne Phoenix and Pippa Bartolotti - in a vote of just over 3,000 English and Welsh Green Party members. 'Economically illiterate' In her acceptance speech, she said she was "deeply honoured" to be given the responsibility to lead the party and stood because she believed in its "radical vision" for Britain's future. "It offers, I think, the only viable way forward for British people, for the world." We need investment in homes, investment in jobs, investment in energy conservation, renewable energy and public transport Natalie Bennett She said she wanted to see a more localised economy with more UK manufacturing and support for farmers, adding that the financial industry needed to be "reined in" to avoid another crash. "We need to not have the disastrous, economically illiterate cuts that we're seeing now. What we need to have is investment in the future. "We need investment in homes, investment in jobs, investment in energy conservation, renewable energy and public transport." Ms Bennett said the party needed to grow its number of councillors and MEPs and secure "many, many more MPs" in Parliament. She has unsuccessfully stood twice for council seats in north London and got 2.7% of the vote when she contested Holborn and St Pancras at the 2010 general election. Ms Bennett will get the opportunity to address grassroots members at the party's conference this weekend in Bristol. The party has elections every two years for the leader and deputy leader roles. The new deputy, who under party rules must be a different gender to the leader, is Will Duckworth. In 2012, Mr Duckworth became the party's first councillor in Dudley. This is the third election since the party decided to switch from having principal speakers to having a leader and deputy leader. |
In which Australian state is Cape York Peninsula? | Cape York Peninsula in northeastern Australia | Ecoregions | WWF x Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands Cape York Peninsula in northeastern Australia At the northernmost tip of Queensland, Cape York Peninsula is a remote wilderness area, boasting outstanding species diversity and features that are globally, regionally, and nationally significant in respective of eight natural heritage criteria (Mackey et al. 2001). Mostly dominated by eucalyptus woodland, the region also contains notable rainforest, heathlands, grasslands, wetlands, and mangrove vegetation (Neldner and Clarkson 1995). Rainforest vegetation harbors Gondwanan and New Guinean floral elements, as well as exceptional orchid diversity. The Great Barrier Reef adjoins the ecoregion on its eastern seaboard, and supports a rich diversity of marine species. While pastoralism is the dominant land use, a significant area of land is contained in Aboriginal holdings, state land, and protected areas. As a result, this ecoregion has remained unmodified to a large degree, contains whole river systems of good quality, and key hydrological processes remain intact. However, feral animals, weeds, and plans for economic development are threats (Neldner 1999). Scientific Code Description Location and General Description The Cape York Peninsula is separated from New Guinea to the north by Torres Strait, which is only 100 km wide at its narrowest point. The Cape York Peninsula Tropical Savannas ecoregion includes the offshore islands of the Torres Strait, the largest of which are the Princes of Wales, Horn, Moa, and Badu Islands. The Peninsula is mostly low-relief, with undulating plains comprising three quarters of the region. The highest point occurs in the Coen/Iron Range area, reaching only 800 m in elevation. Approximately 1 billion years ago, large deposits of fluviatile sediments covered much of the northern savannas of Australia, forming sandstone plateaus. On the western half of Cape York Peninsula, there are large amounts of red and yellow earths, as well as laterite soils with significant bauxite deposits (Biggs and Phillip 1995). Near the coast there are vast areas of alluvial soils (Tropical Savannas CRC undated). The climate is strongly monsoonal, with most rain falling in the summer. The northern and eastern areas receive more rain than the south and southwest (Cape York Regional Advisory Group 1996). Dry season rainfall is normally associated with the influx of moist trade winds over the coast. Summers are hot and humid, and maximum temperatures reach 33? to 36?C in January. Rainfall varies greatly with proximity to the coast, with the north receiving an average of 2,400 mm of rain per annum, and falling to an average of 800 mm per year in the south. Winter, or dry season, temperatures in July fall to an average minimum of 21?C in the north and 15?C in the south (Tropical Savannas CRC undated). This remote, northernmost portion of Queensland harbors some of the most pristine wilderness in Australia, and certainly the largest wilderness area in eastern Australia. Intact eucalypt woodland, heathland, riparian, and coastal ecosystems are all found here. Eucalypt woodlands comprise nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of the ecoregion, while low open-woodlands dominated by Melaleuca spp. occupy nearly 15 percent of the region, followed by grasslands (6 percent), rainforest (5.6 percent), and heathland communities (3.3 percent) in order of abundance (Neldner and Clarkson 1995). An estimated 20 percent of the national extent of rainforest occurs on the Cape York Peninsula, concentrated on the east coast. These rainforests are in nearly pristine condition. Extensive mangroves line both coasts of the Peninsula, and contain 36 mangrove species (Cape York Regional Advisory Group 1996). Large areas of Cape York Peninsula are vegetated with eucalyptus woodland. Darwin stringybark (Eucalyptus tetrodonta) dominated communities cover 36.3 percent of the ecoregion. Other communities found in this ecoregion include Eucalyptus stockeri/E. tetrodonta woodlands (7. |
How many oxygen atoms are there in all carbonates such as calcium carbonate (CaCO__) and potassium carbonate (K2CO__)? | Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) What is PCC — Precipitated Calcium Carbonate? PCC stands for Precipitated Calcium Carbonate—also known as purified, refined or synthetic calcium carbonate. It has the same chemical formula as other types of calcium carbonate, such as limestone, marble and chalk: CaCO3. The calcium, carbon and oxygen atoms can arrange themselves in three different ways, to form three different calcium carbonate minerals. The most common arrangement for both precipitated and ground calcium carbonates is the hexagonal form known as calcite. A number of different calcite crystal forms are possible: scalenohedral, rhombohedral and prismatic. Less common is aragonite, which has a discrete or clustered needle orthorhombic crystal structure. Rare and generally unstable is the vaterite calcium carbonate mineral. Calcium carbonates, including PCC, are considered to be non-toxic. In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration has Affirmed calcium carbonate to be GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe). As long as the PCC meets certain purity requirements, it can be used as a direct food additive, as a pharmaceutical or as an indirect additive in paper products that come in contact with food. Similar acceptances and approvals exist around the world where PCCs are widely used in these applications. Click on the Contact Us link below to inquire about specific regulations covering the use of PCCs in these health-related uses, or on the MSDS link to download a Material Safety Data Sheet covering a Specialty Minerals Inc.’s (SMI’s) PCC product. When Did Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) Manufacture Begin? PCCs have been made commercially for a long time—since 1841. The first producer was the English company, John E. Sturge Ltd., which treated the residual calcium chloride from their potassium chlorate manufacture with soda ash and carbon dioxide to form what they called precipitated chalk. In 1898, a new factory was built in Birmingham using the milk of lime process, which is described in more detail below. This PCC operation is now part of the Performance Minerals group of SMI. PCC production in the U.S. dates from 1938, when the C.K. Williams Company in Adams, Massachusetts, began to make PCC using the limestone from their adjacent mine. This plant was acquired by Pfizer in 1962, and became part of the Performance Minerals group of SMI on the formation of our parent, Minerals Technologies Inc., in 1992. How Is Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) Made? Almost all PCC is made by direct carbonation of hydrated lime, known as the milk of lime process. The milk of lime process is simple in concept: Mine high purity calcium carbonate rock. Crush the rocks to the particle size needed for processing – small stones or powder. Separate some of the impurities from the crushed rock. Calcine (heat) in a kiln to 1850° F, which takes the calcium carbonate apart, forming lime (CaO) and carbon dioxide gas (CO2). The carbon dioxide can be captured for reuse. CaCO3 + Heat → CaO + CO2 ↑ Add the lime to water to form calcium hydroxide (hydrated lime or slake). CaO + H2O → Ca(OH)2 Separate out additional impurities from the slaked lime. Combine the captured carbon dioxide with the slaked lime. Calcium carbonate reforms, and since it is insoluble in water, precipitates out. Ca(OH)2 + CO2 → CaCO3 ↓ + H2O Separate additional impurities and grit from the PCC slurry. If the PCC is to be used in a paper mill or shipped to a latex paint plant, the lower solids slurry may be used as is, or processed to bring up the solids level, then tested before transfer or shipment. If the PCC is to be used as a dry product, the slurry is dewatered, dried, milled, packaged and tested. While the process is simple on a laboratory scale, making precipitated calcium carbonates commercially on a large scale requires a great deal of process control and process technology to assure the right size, uniformity, shape, surface area and surface chemistry. This body of PCC technology develo |
Which football club are known as Los Rojiblancos and wear shirts with the logo Azerbaijan Land of Fire? | Atlético sign lucrative deal with Azerbaijan - AtleticoFans Atlético sign lucrative deal with Azerbaijan Rojiblancos have new shirt sponsor for derby against Real Madrid Posted by Derek Maaijen on December 1st, 2012 in General - (Clubatleticodemadrid.com) On Friday Atlético Madrid announced to have signed a “strategic agreement” with the Republic of Azerbaijan. The deal will be officially presented on Saturday afternoon by Miguel Ángel Gil, just hours before the derby against Real Madrid. Against Real Madrid the players will have ‘Azerbaijan Land of Fire’ printed across their chests. It’s not the first time Atlético have had a shirt sponsor for a selected number of games. After parting ways with Kia at the end of the 2010-2011 season, Atleti long struggled to find a new partner, but had Chinese technology provider Huawei printed on the red and white for the Derbi Madrileño, while also signing an 8-game deal with Rixos Hotels. Huawei again featured on our jersey for the UEFA Super Cup clash with Chelsea and two more games. The exact compensation for the single game deal with Azerbaijan is unknown, but Atlético is set to make millions for one match. Although unconfirmed at this point, As reports Atlético is set to receive a staggering €20m, which suggests the agreement reaches beyond the Madrid-derby. Already confirmed is that as part of the agreement the Rojiblancos will also play a friendly match against a selection of Azerbaijan players and Diego Simeone will be part of a football clinic in Baku next summer. What do you think of the shirt design? Mais not a fan of block logos but hey, who cares? Azeri We will be wait you in Baku!!! Asala i’m not atletico fan anymore, as long as those ugly name is on that beautiful shirt Nice deal. Good money. I hope we do something good with it to keep the high standard of this club up there with the other great clubs. But the design is not very nice but a little attractive. Samir I suggest to rename atletico to Atletico-Azerbaijan or even Atlaijan :). That would be great!! best wishes from Baku. Azeri, your post just gets more funny every time I read it. Excellent! V Advertising is a good step, but it’s probably not a long-thin scrap instead could just shoot an ax so that the country is known for. Whats up with political stuff again? Armenian/Azeri hate? Its football people come on. Aupa! Anthony @Stefan, Atleti signed a deal with an Azerbaijani firm and the little Asala worm felt abondened. So he decided not to support Atleti as if an Armenian scumbag has any real value and we would give a shite about it. He began speaking in his native language that is swearing and insulting people as they always do. They only speak the language of hatred and violence. So now he can go and play with his little prick. tural nuri they finally found best name on it. Mi The next will be We love Somali loool Real M Who cares, what they wear! No one pays attention to it anyway. Atletico will never win anything anywhere! At least, this way they will earn some money from Azeri state. Ha-ha! Andres 2-0 dude, and still many points above Real Madrid. Real M Andres. True. And after today’s game it will be five points above. But, as we know it is the season end table that matters :-). Real M Guys, can’t undedrstand what’s the fight about here! Why some of you are so worried about new shirt? Where is Azerbaijan anyway – I guess somewhere in Asia or Africa? If they want to pay for some good cars and villas for Atletico players – what’s bad in it? Senan to Real M Azerbaijan- officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Paneuropean Lebanese of which origin? Perhaps of those 200-300 thousand Armenians living in Beirut? 😉 Azar Ali Abour Atletico – we will not support You in Barcelona – You are looser.. Azar Ali Abour Unfortunately Azar Ali Abour is right. But time will come ……….. Martin Azerbaijan or Republic of Azerbaijan is an important country of the Eurasian continent and it is the largest as well as the most po |
Which large brown bear is native to an island which is part of Alaska? | Bears - Discover Kodiak - Kodiak Island, Alaska Discover Kodiak Send an ePostcard Explore Our Villages There are villages in the Kodiak Archipelago that are windows to the past and models of modern subsistence lifestyle. Learn more » Things To Do & See There are a multitude of creatures that call Kodiak Island home! more... Kodiak Arts Scene Green mountains rising from the sea, the magnificent Kodiak brown bear, rugged coastlines, abundant birds and wildflowers are all inspirational to the many Kodiak artists. more... Packing List Kodiak Itineraries There are as many ways to see Kodiak as there are brown bears on the island! Start now » Specialty Travel A Kodiak Island wedding promises memories and adventure that will last a lifetime more... Contact Us Looking for additional information about Kodiak? Fill out our request form » Share Bears Twitter Facebook The Kodiak Bear While many large animals in North America find their way to the endangered species list, the Kodiak brown bear is a success story in the management of wildlife. The Kodiak bear is healthy and productive throughout the archipelago and its population is actually increasing. In fact, the Kodiak bear population is at an historic high. According to Alaska Department of Fish & Game estimates, there are 3,500 bears on the Kodiak Archipelago. The vast majority of these bears live in the protected lands of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, which comprises two-thirds of the island. The Kodiak bear is a subspecies of the brown or grizzly bear. Brown bears migrated to the Kodiak Archipelago from mainland Alaska about 12,000 years ago. As the climate warmed at the end of the last ice age, the sea level rose and the bears became an isolated population. They live exclusively on the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago. Kodiak bears are the largest bears in the world. While they may grow to over 1,000 pounds, the average adult male weighs between 600-900 lbs.; females generally weigh about 30 percent less. Although Kodiak bears are often touted as the world’s largest carnivore, they are actually omnivores. Although fish is an important part of their diet, they eat more grass, plants and berries than meat and rarely expend the time or effort necessary to chase and kill animals. Bears and humans have coexisted on the Kodiak Archipelago for almost 8,000 years. Ancestors of the Alutiiq people venerated and respected their island co-habitants and although they were hunted for food, clothing and tools, native hunters left the head in the field as a sign of respect to the spirit of the bears. Kodiak has a long history of bear hunting which continues today. Regulated by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the hunting system is designed to keep bear populations at an appropriate level for the health and welfare of the species. Kodiak is fortunate to have one of the most successful and well-regulated hunting systems in the world. For information about bear viewing, see Bear Viewing under Things to Do. |
Whose cottage is on the left of the Constable painting The Hay Wain? | John Constable | The Hay Wain | NG1207 | National Gallery, London More paintings in this room Constable's painting is based on a site in Suffolk, near Flatford on the River Stour. The hay wain, a type of horse-drawn cart, stands in the water in the foreground . Across the meadow in the distance on the right, is a group of haymakers at work. The cottage shown on the left was rented by a farmer called Willy Lott and stands behind Flatford Mill. Today, the cottage and river path are still much as they were in Constable's time. Although the painting evokes a Suffolk scene, it was created in the artist's studio in London. Constable first made a number of open-air sketches of parts of the scene. He then made a full-size preparatory sketch in oil to establish the composition . The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1821, the year it was painted, but failed to find a buyer. Yet when exhibited in France, with other paintings by Constable, the artist was awarded a Gold Medal by Charles X. Share this painting |
Which duo had the 1987 Christmas Number One Always on My Mind? | Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind - Piano Tutorial - Synthesia Cover - YouTube Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind - Piano Tutorial - Synthesia Cover Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Oct 19, 2014 Beginner? Try this new app: http://m.onelink.me/611953f Want to learn the piano? Here is the quickest and easiest way: http://bit.do/pianokeys-flowkey Check out TubeBuddy to be able to perform bulk actions across all videos in minutes on youtube, and see what tags everyone else are using !!! : https://www.tubebuddy.com/newpianotut... How to play Always On My Mind by the Pet Shop Boys on piano , a cover of the Elvis classic. In 1987, Pet Shop Boys performed a synthpop version of "Always on My Mind" on Love Me Tender, an ITV network television special commemorating the tenth anniversary of Presley's death, in which various popular contemporary acts performed cover versions of his hits. Their performance was so well-received that the duo decided to record the song and release it as a single. This version became the UK's Christmas number one single that year and topped the charts for four weeks in total. It is their best selling single in the official UK Singles Chart. The Pet Shop Boys version introduces a harmonic variation not present in the original version. In the original the ending phrase "always on my mind" is sung to a IV-V7-I cadence (C-D7-G). The Pet Shop Boys extend this cadence by adding two further chords: C-D7-Gm7/B♭-C-G (i.e. a progression of IV-V7-i7b-IV-I).[citation needed] In November 2004, The Daily Telegraph newspaper placed the version at number two in a list of the fifty greatest cover versions of all time.[15] In the video for Pet Shop Boys' version of "Always on My Mind" (an excerpt from their surreal music film It Couldn't Happen Here), Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are seated in the front of a taxi cab, when an eccentric passenger gets in, played by notable British actor Joss Ackland. At the end of the song, he gets out of the car, which drives away. Standing alone, he mutters: "You went away. It should make me feel better. But I don't know how I'm going to get through", which is part of the lyrics for another Pet Shop Boys track, "What Have I Done to Deserve This?". In 1988, the duo rerecorded the song for their third studio LP, Introspective, combining it with an acid-house track called "In My House". In 2008, Konami used the song for Dance Dance Revolution X which was released for both arcades and the Sony PlayStation 2 console. In 2010, the song was re-used for Dance Dance Revolution X2 which was released for arcades. Please comment , like and share .. Please ! |
New Moon and Eclipse are titles in which series of films? | Twilight (2008) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire. Director: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 37 titles created 12 May 2012 a list of 42 titles created 04 Aug 2013 a list of 29 titles created 18 Apr 2015 a list of 44 titles created 3 months ago a list of 30 images created 1 month ago Search for " Twilight " 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. 28 wins & 16 nominations. See more awards » Videos Edward leaves Bella after an attack that nearly claimed her life, and in her depression she falls into yet another paranormal relationship - this time with werewolf Jacob Black. Director: Chris Weitz As a string of mysterious killings grips Seattle, Bella, whose high school graduation is fast approaching, is forced to choose between her love for vampire Edward and her friendship with werewolf Jacob. Director: David Slade After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi. Director: Bill Condon The Quileutes close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses a threat to the Wolf Pack and the towns people of Forks. Director: Bill Condon In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen. Director: Rupert Sanders Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora. Director: Anne Fletcher Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games, a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death. Director: Gary Ross A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love. Director: Daniel Barnz Set in a medieval village that is haunted by a werewolf, a young girl falls for an orphaned woodcutter, much to her family's displeasure. Director: Catherine Hardwicke 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late. Director: Neil Burger A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic. Director: James Cameron Romantic sparks occur between two dance students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts. Director: Jon M. Chu Edit Storyline Bella Swan has always been a little bit different. Never one to run with the crowd, Bella never cared about fitting in with the trendy, plastic girls at her Phoenix, Arizona high school. When her mother remarried and Bella chooses to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she didn't expect much of anything to change. But things do change when she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen. For Edward is nothing like any boy she's ever met. He's nothing like anyone she's ever met, period. He's intelligent and witty, and he seems to see straight into her soul. In no time at all, th |
In the Bible who was the husband of Bathsheba when she was first seen by David? | 2 Samuel 11 NIV - David and Bathsheba - In the spring, at - Bible Gateway 2 Samuel 11New International Version (NIV) David and Bathsheba 11 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem. 2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 3 and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” 4 Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her monthly uncleanness.) Then she went back home. 5 The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.” 6 So David sent this word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent him to David. 7 When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were and how the war was going. 8 Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king was sent after him. 9 But Uriah slept at the entrance to the palace with all his master’s servants and did not go down to his house. 10 David was told, “Uriah did not go home.” So he asked Uriah, “Haven’t you just come from a military campaign? Why didn’t you go home?” 11 Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in tents,[ a ] and my commander Joab and my lord’s men are camped in the open country. How could I go to my house to eat and drink and make love to my wife? As surely as you live, I will not do such a thing!” 12 Then David said to him, “Stay here one more day, and tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next. 13 At David’s invitation, he ate and drank with him, and David made him drunk. But in the evening Uriah went out to sleep on his mat among his master’s servants; he did not go home. 14 In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. 15 In it he wrote, “Put Uriah out in front where the fighting is fiercest. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and die.” 16 So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were. 17 When the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of the men in David’s army fell; moreover, Uriah the Hittite died. 18 Joab sent David a full account of the battle. 19 He instructed the messenger: “When you have finished giving the king this account of the battle, 20 the king’s anger may flare up, and he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Didn’t you know they would shoot arrows from the wall? 21 Who killed Abimelek son of Jerub-Besheth[ b ]? Didn’t a woman drop an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If he asks you this, then say to him, ‘Moreover, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.’” 22 The messenger set out, and when he arrived he told David everything Joab had sent him to say. 23 The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the open, but we drove them back to the entrance of the city gate. 24 Then the archers shot arrows at your servants from the wall, and some of the king’s men died. Moreover, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.” 25 David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Don’t let this upset you; the sword devours one as well as another. Press the attack against the city and destroy it.’ Say this to encourage Joab.” 26 When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. 27 After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the Lord. Footnotes: |
Which word describes a monologue where an actor addresses an audience by speaking his thoughts aloud? | Drama: Glossary | Arts Online Drama: Glossary (Nota Bene: These definitions reflect current usage in the New Zealand drama education context. Many of the terms are used differently in other drama contexts.) accent: a way of speaking particular to a country, society or culture. action: (element) what each person in role is doing and thinking, alone and with others. a day in the life: a process convention that works backwards from an important event in order to explain or give clues about the event; groups create freeze frames of significant moments in the past that cast some light on the event. These freezes are then examined by the participants. agitprop theatre: a form of street theatre that uses humour, satire, symbolism, song and audience participation to influence audience point of view. āhua: form, as applied in Māori performing arts. alienation effect: the creation of a sense of distancing audiences from emotional identification with dramatic action for the purpose of making political or social comment through drama. (Verfremdungseffekt) alter-ego : a process convention in which students work in pairs, one as the role, one as that role's thoughts. The role plays out the action and dialogue and the alter-ego plays out the inner thoughts and feelings. annotate: make notes on the script about performance details such as interpretations, motivations, moves, blocking and intonation patterns. antagonist: the character who is a foil to the protagonist, providing the obstacle or opposing force against which the protagonist must work. art work: a product of art-making activity (for example, a devised drama, play script, comedy sketch). articulation: the use of the lips, teeth and tongue to make sounds or the clarity with which words are uttered. aside: a performance convention in which a line spoken by a character directly to the audience is not heard by other actors onstage. back to back: a process convention in which two people explore ideas in drama while seated or standing back-to-back. blanket role: a process convention in which all the participants take the same role within a whole-group role play. It is often used with younger students because it is a non-threatening way for them to begin to work in drama. body language: communication that uses gestures, posture and facial expression instead of or as well as words. building belief: the period spent in developing understanding and belief in the dramatic context; also called the initiation phase. caption : a process convention in which audience groups reflect on the image by creating a caption, headline or title. ceremony: a process convention in which students, either in small groups or as a whole group, plan and carry out a ceremony to celebrate something of significance. chorus (of) movement: a convention in which a group moves together with a sense of purpose to heighten the moment or to create a particular visual or spatial effect. chorus/chorus of voice: a convention used in performance and process drama in which individuals or groups provide spoken explanation or commentary on the main action of a drama. circular role: a process convention in which groups of participants choose roles as particular characters and a leader in role as a central character improvises drama with each group in turn, linking the characters and getting a variety of responses to a common concern; also sometimes called circular drama. collage of voice: a convention used in performance and process drama in which participants in role select a line of dialogue and improvise layering of voices. collective character: a process convention in which a group speaks for a character, with one person representing the character without speaking while the rest of the group improvises his or her words. Alternatively an individual takes on the role while the rest of the group whisper advice and offer lines of dialogue to be spoken by the person in role. It can work as a dialogue. collective mapping: a process convention in which a group draws a map together to represent the place where the drama is set, p |
The Aldeburgh Festival was founded in 1948 by Benjamin Britten, Eric Crozier and which tenor? | Our History | The Aldeburgh Connection Home | About Us | Our History The Aldeburgh Connection The seaside town of Aldeburgh on the east coast of England was the home of the composer Benjamin Britten. In 1948, Britten, tenor Peter Pears and writer/director Eric Crozier founded the Aldeburgh Festival, which over the years became an annual meeting ground for internationally renowned musicians. At Aldeburgh, the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme provides emerging professional musicians with an opportunity to study and take master classes from some of the world’s greatest singers and instrumentalists: in their time Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Hans Hotter, Gérard Souzay, Galina Vishnevskaya, Murray Perahia and Mstislav Rostropovich all had long-standing associations with what was originally known as the Britten-Pears School. Many established Canadian opera and concert singers studied at Aldeburgh. The traditions and the high standards of performance associated with Aldeburgh were carried over into its Canadian namesake group, the Aldeburgh Connection. Celebrating the Art of Song! The Aldeburgh Connection was founded by two former faculty members of the Britten-Pears School, Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata. They first met in Aldeburgh and were, for many summers, pianists and coaches at the School. Back home in Toronto, they developed a Sunday afternoon vocal and piano concert series in Walter Hall, featuring a mix of leading Canadian singers and talented newcomers. Each programme would have a theme, portraying a musical, literary or historical character or period. A narration was woven around the music, taken from letters, diaries, newspapers, poetry, all to give the songs a framework and draw the audience into the world being presented. Each concert maintained a balance between solo and ensemble singing, vocal and piano pieces, serious and lighter items; piano-duets were always prominent, featuring the two artistic directors. Since the inaugural concert in 1982, well over 100 different themed programmes were presented. The popular Sunday Series latterly offered five concerts; for six seasons, operations moved in June to Bayfield, on the shores of Lake Huron, for the Bayfield Festival of Song. In February, 2012, the 30th Anniversary Gala was presented in Koerner Hall, Toronto, and broadcast on CBC radio. April and May 2013 saw the final public performances of the Aldeburgh Connection, which took the form of A Britten Festival of Song: two recitals in the Glenn Gould Studio and a culminating Sunday afternoon in Walter Hall, A Time There Was. Visit our archives on this website to explore the whole history of our concerts! For the Record In addition to our series in Toronto, we have taken our concerts to other centres and appeared at summer festivals, such as Shaw, Music at Sharon, Elora and The Festival of the Sound. Performances outside Canada included a Wagner programme in New York City for the Wagner Society of New York, concerts at the Glimmerglass Opera Festival in New York State and for the Jane Austen Society of North America in Chicago. In addition, we have appeared on several occasions with an all-Canadian cast at the Aldeburgh Festival in England, one of these as part of a six-concert tour of the UK. Over the years we have commissioned many new works by Canadian composers. We are heard regularly on CBC radio, and have made six CDs: our first, music by Schumann, Brahms and Canadian composer John Greer; a CD of Benjamin Britten’s Canticles; a 2-CD set taken from concert recordings and entitled The Aldeburgh Connection’s 20th Anniversary Collection; a 2008 JUNO-nominated CD, Schubert among friends, with soprano Gillian Keith, tenors Colin Ainsworth and Michael Schade and baritone Gerald Finley; the 2009 Our own Songs, a disc of works commissioned by the Aldeburgh Connection and performed by Adrianne Pieczonka, Monica Whicher, Elizabeth Turnbull, Colin Ainsworth and Mark Pedrotti, and finally A quatre mains, a compilation of our favourite piano-duets. |
George and Mildred and Robin’s Nest were spinoffs from which 1970s sitcom? | TV: MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE, GEORGE AND MILDRED, ROBIN’S NEST | Laughterlog.com TV: MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE, GEORGE AND MILDRED, ROBIN’S NEST by Peter Tatchell By the early 1970s, British television comedy was able to push back a few boundaries. A decade of Steptoe And Son, Till Death Us Do Part and Monty Python’s Flying Circus had resulted in a more liberal attitude to what was permissable on living room tv screens, with concepts now able to reflect some of the things that were actually happening out there in the real world. In 1973, writers Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke (the men responsible for Father Dear Father, and contributors to the latter days of Round The Horne) had an idea for a sitcom about three young people sharing a flat in suburbia. The twist was that two were girls and one was a guy, and though there would be lots of sexual repartee and the occasional weakening of resolve, nothing would actually happen. Thames Television liked the idea and commissioned a series of seven half hours. The pivotal role of Robin Tripp (the thorn among the roses) was taken by one-time child actor Richard O’Sullivan, recently seen as sycophantic medico Lawrence Bingham in Doctor At Large and Doctor In Charge. His flatmates Chrissy and Jo were played by Paula Wilcox (who had partnered Richard Beckinsale in The Lovers) and Sally Thomsett (one of the participants in The Railway Children). Rounding out the cast, and to represent the older generation, were the landlords George and Mildred Roper (Brian Murphy and sitcom perennial Yootha Joyce). The Ropers were an odd couple to be sure … she, an over-age refugee from the swinging sixties (in thought and fashion), and he, a self-centred layabout (or, to use Mildred’s description, a “nasty little toe-rag”) with the mind of an adolescent and the manners of a five-year-old. As the series begins, Jo and Chrissy are recovering from a wild sendoff party for the third girl in their flat (who is getting married). Amongst the flotsam littering the apartment they find cookery student Robin who has spent the night sleeping it off in the bathtub. In need of someone new to help share the rent, and enticed by his culinary skills, they suggest he move in … but on the proviso he’s only getting lodgings. Thus began six seasons of comic byplay highlighting the romantic pursuits of the tenants upstairs and the marital bickerings of the landlords below. Along the way, we meet a handful of periferal characters like Robin’s mate Larry (played by Doug Fisher), who arrives as an unwanted house guest before moving into the attic, and George’s handyman friend Jerry (one of Roy Kinnear’s many classic portrayals). In 1974 the series spawned a spinoff movie (which premiered at Christmas) with all the original cast taking part, along with comedy greats Spike Milligan and Arthur Lowe, plus a gallery of sitcom faces like Michael Robbins, Jack Smethurst, Bill Pertwee, Melvyn Hayes and Bill Maynard. In 1976, it was decided to allow Man About The House to evolve into two new series featuring the show’s most popular characters. Would Robin finally get Chrissy to fall for him (after thirty-nine episodes of lustful pursuit) and ride off into a sequel? The writers thought not, and a mere three stories before the finale, introduced Robin’s older brother, Norman, who makes his first visit to the flat and it’s love at first sight. He and Chrissy tie the knot in the show’s last edition (and are never heard of again). Five months later, we see the Ropers moving up in the world to their own house in a more genteel neighbourhood. In George And Mildred, the couple find themselves keeping up with the Joneses (or, in this case, the Fourmileses) the economically-correct family next door. Wife Anne (Sheila Fearn) hits it off with Mildred from day one, but husband Jeffrey (played by Norman Eshley, an actor who looks remarkably like the fellow who made off with Chrissy a mere sitcom ago) feels George is a waste of space, who’s now residing far too near his space. To further populate matters, the Fourmiles have a precocious youngster, Tristram |
Which year of the twentieth century is known as the Year of the Three Popes? | Popes of the 20th Century Popes of the 20th Century Popes of the 20th Century History of the Roman Catholic Papacy and Church Fox Photos / Stringer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images By Austin Cline Updated September 11, 2016. Below is a list of all of the popes who reigned during the twentieth century. The first number is which pope they were. This is followed by their chosen name, the starting and ending dates of their reigns, and finally the number of years they were pope. Follow the links to read short biographies of each pope and learn about what they did, what they believed, and what impact they had on the course of the Roman Catholic Church . 257. Pope Leo XIII : February 20, 1878 - July 20, 1903 (25 years) Pope Leo XIII not only ushered the Church into the 20th century, he also tried to help improve the Church's transition into a modern world and modern cultures. He supported some democratic reforms and the rights of workers. 258. Pope Pius X : August 4, 1903 - August 20, 1914 (11 years) Pope Pius X is known as a thoroughly anti - modernist pope, using Church power in order to maintain the line of tradition against the forces of modernity and liberalism. He opposed democratic institutions and created a secret network of informers to report on the suspicious activities of priests and others. 259. Pope Benedict XV: September 1, 1914 - January 22, 1922 (7 years) Not only inconsequential during World War I because of his attempt to provide a voice of neutrality, Benedict XV was viewed with suspicion by all governments because of his efforts to reunite displaced families. 260. Pope Pius XI : February 6, 1922 - February 10, 1939 (17 years) For Pope Pius XI, communism was a greater evil than Nazism - and as a result, he signed a concordat with Hitler in the hopes that this relationship might help stem the rising tide of communism which was threatening from the East. 261. Pope Pius XII : March 2, 1939 - October 9, 1958 (19 years, 7 months) The papacy of Eugenio Pacelli occurred during the difficult era of World War II, and it is likely that even the best of popes would have had a troubling reign. Pope Pius XII may have exacerbated his problems, however, by failing to do enough to help the Jews who were suffering persecution. 262. John XXIII : October 28, 1958 - June 3, 1963 (4 years, 7 months) Not to be confused with the 15th-century antipope Baldassarre Cossa , this John XXIII continues to be one of the most beloved popes in recent Church history. John was the one who convened the Second Vatican Council, a meeting which inaugurated many changes in the Roman Catholic Church - not as many as some hoped for and more than some feared. 263. Pope Paul VI : June 21, 1963 - August 6, 1978 (15 years) Although Paul VI was not responsible for calling the Second Vatican Council, he was responsible to ending it and for beginning the process of carrying out its decisions. He is perhaps most remembered, however for his encyclical Humanae Vitae. 264. Pope John Paul I : August 26, 1978 - September 28, 1978 (33 days) Pope John Paul I had one of the shortest reigns in the history of the papacy - and his death is a matter of some speculation among conspiracy theorists. Many believe that he was murdered in order to prevent him from learning or revealing embarrassing facts about the Church. 265. Pope John Paul II : October 16, 1978 - April 2, 2005 The currently reigning pope, Pope John Paul II is also one of the longest reigning popes in the history of the Church. John Paul as tried to steera course between reform and tradition, often siding more strongly with the forces of tradition, much to the dismay of progressive Catholics. |
The Åland Islands in the Baltic Sea are a region of which country? | Åland Islands | The Countries Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Åland Islands is an autonomous region of Finland , located in the Baltic Sea. In 1994 the Åland Islands held a separate referendum which approved the islands accession to the European Union , together with Finland in the following year. History Edit The first security policy issue Finland faced upon becoming independent concerned the Åland Islands. Settled by Swedes in about the sixth century A.D., the islands were administered as part of Finland as long as Sweden was part of the Kingdom of Sweden . In 1809 they were transferred to Russian sovereignty, where they remained until the Russian Revolution. Throughout this period, almost all of the inhabitants of the Åland Islands, the Ålanders, continued to be Swedish speakers. During the chaos of the Russian Revolution, the Ålanders began negotiations to be united with Sweden, a move that was later supported in a plebiscite by 96 percent of the islands' inhabitants. The Swedish government welcomed this move, and in February 1918 sent troops who disarmed the Russian forces and the Red Guards, of the unrecognized Finnish Socialist Conciliar Republic , on the islands. The Finns felt that the Swedish intervention in the Åland Islands represented an unwarranted interference in the internal affairs of Finland . Tension rose as both countries claimed the islands, Sweden emphasizing the principle of national self-determination and Finland pointing to its historical rights and to the need to have the islands in order to defend Finland's southwestern coast. The German Empire then moved into the islands as part of its intervention in the civil war and forced out the Swedes; later that year, however, Germany handed the islands over to Finland. The Finns arrested the Åland separatist leaders on charges of treason. In 1920 both countries referred the matter to the League of Nations , which ruled the following year in favor of Finland. The Swedes were placated by the demilitarization of the islands as well as by the grant of extensive autonomy to the Ålanders, a settlement that still remains. [1] Autonomy Edit The Åland Islands enjoys considerable autonomy by virtue of the Autonomy Act of 1951 that guarantees the way of life and the preservation of Swedish traditions on the islands. The 1951 law was supplemented by a 1975 law that restricts the acquisition of real estate on the islands. Both laws have constitutional status, and they may be altered only in accordance with the strict parliamentary provisions that protect the Constitution. In addition to this protection against legislation prejudicial to its interests, the archipelago's parliamentary assembly, the Lagting, has the right to ratify laws affecting it. The Lagting consists of thirty members elected on the basis of proportional representation for four-year terms. Voters must be eighteen years of age by the year of the election and must have the right of domicile on the islands, a right acquired by living for at least five years in the province. Those with this right may also exercise certain professions and may acquire real estate, and they may not be conscripted if they have been residents of the islands since before their twelfth year. This last provision resulted from the demilitarized and neutral status of the islands established by a decision of the League of Nations in 1921. The Lagting has the right to pass laws that touch on administration, provincial taxation, police matters, transportation, health care, and cultural matters. Issues relating to the Constitution, national defense, foreign affairs, the judiciary, family law, and civil law are outside its competence. All laws passed by the Lagting must be approved by the president of the republic, who may veto those laws judged to exceed the Lagting's competence or to damage the country's internal or external security. [2] Government Edit The highest executive authority on the islands is the autonomous Government of Åland, consisting of seven members elected by, and from within, the Lagting. The government mus |
Which golfer (1912-2002) was known as Slammin’ Sammy? | The Greenbrier - Golf History at The Greenbrier The Greenbrier Classic Golf History at The Greenbrier Golf is a gentlemen's game. Few gentlemen played it better than Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson. These greats of the game are also legendary contributors to the history of golf at The Greenbrier. Sam Snead established The Greenbrier as the world's foremost golf destination. Jack Nicklaus put golf front and center when he redesigned The Greenbrier Course for the Ryder Cup. Tom Fazio created an award-winning golf challenge for the private residential community The Greenbrier Sporting Club. Since 1910, golf has been synonymous with The Greenbrier. With five championship courses and The Greenbrier Faldo Golf Center, America's Resort is unmatched in its dedication to golfers and the sport. Our first 18-hole course, The Old White TPC, was designed by Charles Blair Macdonald in 1913. The course was recently restored as part of a four-year project to return to its original design. The Greenbrier course was built in 1924 and renovated in 1977 by Jack Nicklaus. In 1979, The Greenbrier course hosted The Ryder Cup, and in 1994 was the host to The Solheim Cup. The Meadows, formerly known as The Lakeside, reopened in 1999 after a complete course redesign by Robert Cupp. Also in 1994, The Greenbrier named Sam Snead as the resort's Golf Professional Emeritus, a position he held until his death in 2002. The Snead Course, designed by Tom Fazio and named in honor of the legendary golfer, was opened in 2004. From 2005 to 2015, Tom Watson served as The Greenbrier's second Golf Professional Emeritus. In 2015, The Greenbrier welcomed six-time major winner Lee Trevino as the current Golf Professional Emeritus. SAM SNEAD | TOM WATSON | LEE TREVINO At the heart of all our courses is The Greenbrier Golf Club. Here we feature an award-winning pro shop, a full fleet of golf carts, and experienced caddies. We also offer fine dining at Sam Snead's at The Golf Club, and refreshments and good times at Slammin' Sammy's. The Greenbrier is a place nearly as old as American golf itself. It's more than a game here-it's our heritage. The Golf Club prominently features Snead and Watson memorabilia throughout and the Sam Snead Festival is an anticipated annual event. The Greenbrier hosts The Greenbrier Classic, a PGA TOUR FedExCup event, on our most famous course, The Old White TPC. In the inaugural tournament, Stuart Appleby finished with a record 59 in the final round, besting Sam Snead's previous record of 60. The Greenbrier Classic continues to be a spectacular event combining great golf and incredible concerts each summer. In 2013, The Greenbrier added Oakhurst Links, a unique course built in 1884, to its golf offerings. Instead of conventional golf clubs, players use hickory-shafted clubs and hit gutta-percha balls the same way it was done more than 130 years ago! When it comes to great golf, history will always repeat itself at The Greenbrier. Whether you are looking for a course to develop your drives, sharpen your shots, or perfect your putts, you will find your own sweet spot at The Greenbrier--where experiences are timeless and memories last forever. CALL 855-453-4858 (option 1) TO SCHEDULE YOUR TEE TIME! |
What is the occupation of Oliver Smallbridge, played by Windsor Davies, and Simon Peel, played by Donald Sinden in the long running sitcom Never the Twain? | Oct 22nd 1988 by Radio Soundsfamiliar - issuu issuu Programmes 22-28 October 1988 37p Anglia and Channel How As landed top job SEE PAGE 4 AND ITV WEDNESDAY W ARREN BEATIY on Russia and love SEE PAGE 14 ERIC BRISTOIT oan eve lloa ffi SEE PAGE 22 DES O'CONNOR on what his starsign reveals about him SEE PAGE 40 MOTOR (1 MORR re shown in cut 7 away section. In years to come, motoring thanks to 'scientific streamlining' and 'space age' INSIDE THIS WEEK `This is your new job!' SUBTITLES 43 ORACLE ORACLE INDEX Michael Aspel on Life at the top In my view I am often asked to name the television programmes I make a point of watching. The list varies in length and content and is influenced to a large degree by the season. That said, there is a •constant thread that runs through all my viewing. It's called News at Ten. It's not just that the time it's transmitted suits me well. It's also that it's so very good. If it's been a busy day and rve only half skimmed the papers, I can nonetheless go to bed, if rve seen News at Ten, with the feeling that rm up-to-date on the day's important stories from around the world. As you might imagine, I fell with some enthusiasm on Jim Gilheany's feature on page 27 in which he describes a day spent with the News at Ten team following a major story — and they don't come much bigger than the sad tale of the athlete Ben Johnson being stripped of his world-beating gold medal. Also, it was rather comforting to leant that this highly professional, hard-nosed news team is made up of colleagues who have become firm friends. Duty home news editor Mervyn Hall and reporter Peter Sharp are each godfather to programme editor Nick Pollard's two little boys. Newscaster Alastair Stewart read the lesson at one of their christenings. Nick was Mervyn's best man and director Jacqui Bromley often works the same shift as husband Phil Moger when he's doing his stint as programme editor. Seems like those who work (and play) together, stay together, too. An honoured guest The Queen's first State Visit to Spain 10 14 Helena Michell Why she's flying high in Piece of Cake The red hot Mr Beatty Warren, women and why one film became an obsession Eric Bristow makes millions Anneka Rice Coming soon dressing for a big occasion 0\ . C:3 ITV, W ednesday: This Is Y our Life Replacing the irreplaceable Eamonn• • • to finish the life story Andrews was writing when he died, appears to have had no such he car park of reservations and is soon Twickenham rugby reported to be unhappy football ground, Febru- about the delay in naming ary this year. Fans someone to take over. By now, rumours are rife. gather for the England versus Wales game. Among them is Would Thames drop the Head of Light Entertainment series? Would it revert to the at Thames Television, John BBC where, after all, it had Howard Davies, ultimately first been produced in Britain responsible for choosing a as far back as 1955, nine successor to Eamonn An- years before ITV acdrews and ensuring the quired the rights from its continuation of This Is Y our American owners? As the New Year apLife, Michael Aspel, a man of proaches, Aspel's divided loyalties this day since he was born in London but began his broadcasting career as a radio actor in Cardiff, is helping himself to a picnic lunch from the boot of his car. John Howard Davies, who as a child actor played the title role in the 1948 film Oliver Twist spots AspeL 'Love to have a chat with you sometime,' he says. On the face of it, the encounter is casual and entirely coincidental But,' says Aspel, knew, of course, what he meant' Weeks of speculation start within a fortnight of Eamonn Andrews's death In November 1987 Aspel is for the first time named by newspapers as a likely successor. Aspel, for his part heavily committed to London Weekend Television with, among other things, his own chat show, A spel &Company makes no comment Meanwhile, Andrews's widow, Grainne, has agreed that Thames Television should show three episodes of the programme, recorded before Eamonn's death but as yet not transmitted. Beyond that it isrit certai |
Which jockey (1931-2003) was known as The Shoe? | BILL SHOEMAKER 1931-2003 / Legendary jockey dies / 'Shoe' was just as good with people as he was with horses - SFGate MenuSections http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/BILL-SHOEMAKER-1931-2003-Legendary-jockey-dies-2582811.php BILL SHOEMAKER 1931-2003 / Legendary jockey dies / 'Shoe' was just as good with people as he was with horses By Larry Stumes , San Francisco Chronicle Published 4:00 am, Monday, October 13, 2003 Image 1of/4 - Image 2 of 4 ** FILE ** Bill "Willie" Shoemaker guides his mount War Allied to victory circle after winning the first race at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California, on May 27, 1981. Shoemaker, who had the second-highest number of victories in thoroughbred racing history, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003. He was 72. Shoemaker died in his sleep at his suburban home near Santa Anita racetrack in California, according to longtime friend and trainer Paddy Gallagher. (AP Photo/Rasmussen) less ** FILE ** Bill "Willie" Shoemaker guides his mount War Allied to victory circle after winning the first race at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California, on May 27, 1981. Shoemaker, who had the second-highest ... more Photo: RASMUSSEN Image 3 of 4 ** FILE * Jockey Bill Shoemaker sits on a wall in the barn area at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., Thursday morning, April 30, 1987. Shoemaker, who had the second-highest number of victories in thoroughbred racing history, died Sunday Oct. 12, 2003. He was 72. Shoemaker died in his sleep at his suburban home near Santa Anita racetrack in California, according to longtime friend and trainer Paddy Gallagher. (AP Photo/John Swart) less ** FILE * Jockey Bill Shoemaker sits on a wall in the barn area at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., Thursday morning, April 30, 1987. Shoemaker, who had the second-highest number of victories in thoroughbred ... more Photo: JOHN SWART SHOEMAKER SHOEMAKER BILL SHOEMAKER 1931-2003 / Legendary jockey dies / 'Shoe' was just as good with people as he was with horses 1 / 4 Back to Gallery Bill Shoemaker, who rode his first winner on April 20, 1949, at Golden Gate Fields and went on to become the most famous thoroughbred jockey in the world, died in his sleep Sunday morning at his home in San Marino (Los Angeles County). He was 72. Known as Willie for most of his career and often called simply Shoe, he rode for 41 years and won 8,833 races - a record when he retired Feb. 3, 1990. Laffit Pincay Jr. broke Shoemaker's record in 1999 and retired earlier this year with 9,481 winners. "We were good friends for many, many years," Pincay said. "He was my idol when I came to this country (from Panama), and he was always a Class-A guy." Trainer Paddy Gallagher, a longtime friend, said Shoemaker died of natural causes. Shoemaker switched to training horses after his retirement from riding and did that until 1997, with Gallagher serving as his No. 1 assistant. Although Shoemaker had only two serious injuries in his career as a jockey, he spent the final 12 years of his life paralyzed from the neck down and confined to a wheelchair as the result of an automobile accident. While driving home from a round of golf on April 8, 1991, Shoemaker lost control of his Ford Bronco, which plummeted down a 50-foot embankment. Shoemaker was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, but he was not prosecuted because no one else was hurt. "There is no way I would have been able to survive as long as Bill did in the condition that he was in," said Chris McCarron, who retired as a jockey in 2002 with 7,141 winners and now serves as general manager of Santa Anita racetrack. "It's just further testimony to his character and his fortitude. It's just an incredible loss." Shoemaker was born Aug. 19, 1931, in Fabens, Texas - so small he was kept in a shoebox near a fire to stay warm. He first was exposed to horses on his grandfather's cattle and sheep ranch, and after moving to Southern California, he decided to become a jockey on the advice of a high school classmate who had another friend who was a rider. Shoemaker cleaned stables and learned to ride on a thoroughbred ranch and the |
There were two years in the twentieth century when two General Elections were held in the UK. One was 1910. When was the other? | Where we come from Where we come from Prepared by the Liberal Democrat History Group The Liberal Democrats are the successors to two great reformist traditions in British politics – those of liberalism and of social democracy, which became separated from each other in the early part of the twentieth century, but are now reunited, in the shape of the Liberal Democrats. This page provides a concise history of the Liberal Party, SDP and Liberal Democrats; for a longer version, see the website of the Liberal Democrat History Group at www.liberalhistory.org.uk . Origins Whilst the history of the Liberal Democrats stretches back 150 years to the formation of the Liberal Party in 1859, Liberal political thought goes back a further 200 years to the ferment of the English Civil War and the struggles with the monarchy over the power of Parliament. The following century saw the gradual establishment of two parliamentary groupings, the Whigs and the Tories. Broadly speaking, the Tories were defenders of the Crown and the established Anglican Church, while the Whigs drew their inspiration from the Glorious Revolution of 1688, which established the supremacy of parliament over the monarchy. In the late eighteenth century the revolt of the American Colonies and the French Revolution opened up a renewed debate about the ideological basis of government. Under Charles James Fox, the Whigs resisted Pitt’s authoritarian measures during the Napoleonic Wars and a prolonged period in opposition also encouraged them to embrace a more popular agenda, in the form of religious toleration and electoral reform. A Whig government under Lord Grey passed the Great Reform Act of 1832, which began the process of extending the franchise and, also, the need for politicians to engage with both ordinary electors and radical elements outside Parliament. Out of this process grew the political parties that we recognise today. The Conservative Party came into existence in 1835 but it took longer for a cohesive liberal party to emerge. Uneasy alliances between the aristocratic Whigs and the middle-class liberals, elected after 1832 to represent the newly enfranchised industrial regions, could not be relied upon. There was also the problem of how to accommodate radical opinion, barely represented in the Commons. The glue to bind the various factions together was provided by the Peelites, a small but influential band of free-trade Conservatives who broke with their party in 1846 over the abolition of the Corn Laws (duties on the imports of grain). Free trade, which appealed both to the radicals and the working classes (because it kept food cheap) and the industrial manufacturers (because it made it easier for them to export) became a pre-eminent Liberal cause well into the twentieth century. The Liberal ascendancy The Liberal Party finally came together on 6 June 1859, when Whigs, Peelites and Radicals met at Willis’ Rooms in St. James, London, to agree to overthrow a minority Conservative government. The Liberals governed Britain for most of the following thirty years, benefiting from further extensions of the franchise in 1867 and 1885. Liberal leader and four-times Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone dominated British politics. In the 1850s he established his reputation for prudent financial innovation by sweeping away tariffs in the interests of free trade, replacing taxes on goods and customs duties with income tax, and by establishing parliamentary accountability for government spending. Gladstone won strong support from Nonconformists for his attitude to religious questions, which at that time deeply affected basic liberties and education. After victory in the 1868 general election, Gladstone’s government disestablished the Church of Ireland, passed the first Education Act and established the secret ballot. Gladstone returned to power in 1880, partly because of the renown he had won for defending the rights of oppressed minorities in the Balkans. The Liberal government became increasingly concerned with bringing peace to Ireland, where sectarian differe |
The island of Réunion, an overseas department of France lies in which Ocean? | Overseas France - France in the United States / Embassy of France in Washington, D.C. Overseas France Google OVERSEAS FRANCE Thanks to her overseas departments and territories, France extends far beyond the boundaries of Europe and into the four corners of the earth. Outside the borders of metropolitan France, she has coasts washed by the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and land borders from the icy wastes of Antarctica to the great Amazonian rainforest. Clichés apart, the uniqueness of France’s overseas departments and territories lies in their staggering variety. They encompass a wealth not just of natural contrasts in the form of differing climates, landscapes, flora and fauna, but of human contrasts too - different cultures and identities, all of which add to the rich mosaic which is France, a republic of the people, open to the world and holding out a hand of friendship. The abolition of slavery, introduction of universal suffrage, steady progress towards social equality: these are all key steps which have shaped the lives of people in overseas France for more than a century and a half. From the erstwhile French "possessions" to the present-day departments (DOM), territories (TOM) and territorial collectivities (an intermediate status between DOM and TOM), the history of the Republic’s links with overseas France is one of continuing change. Overseas France is unquestionably the source of the Republic’s diversity. Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Réunion are the four French overseas departments (DOM). As such they have equal rights with and the same legislative identity as any other department in metropolitan France, plus a certain amount of freedom which takes account of their specific circumstances. The French Constitution has also opened up the way towards constitutional legislation à la carte, as witness the processes of change currently being followed by, for example, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Mayotte. In allowing the overseas departments and territories to choose their own individual roads to development, the French Republic is responding to the aspiration of her overseas populations to be responsible for themselves, giving them the means not just to play a part in their own destiny but actively to shape it. Indian Ocean Réunion The island of Réunion is part of the Mascarene Archipelago. Its tropical forest and volcanic mountains (rising to 3,069 metres) make it a colourful island. In 1638 the "Saint-Alexis", bound for the Indies, claimed this desert island for King Louis XIII. Réunion became a department of France in 1946. It has an area of 2,512 square km and a population of 793,000 who are a remarkable mix of African, Asian, Malagasy and European stock. Réunion has the largest population of all the French overseas departments. The quality of the island’s environment is outstanding and it has a network of biological reserves covering 7,000 hectares. The economy of Réunion is centred on three sectors: agriculture (sugar cane, rum, plant essences), fishing (4th largest export after agricultural produce) and tourism. Réunion is also a centre of scientific research. It is home to the Piton de la Fournaise volcano observatory and the tropical cyclone centre at Saint-Denis, which is the monitoring station for the whole of the Indian Ocean. Mayotte Mayotte is the most southern of the four islands of the Comoro Archipelago, with an area of 374 square km and a population of 208,000. It comprises two main islands and thirty or so islets. Known as the "perfume island", Mayotte is also famous for its lagoon, one the most beautiful in the world (1,100 square km). In 1841 the Sultan of Mayotte ceded the island to France and it became part of France’s colonial empire. In 1946 the Comoro Archipelago became an overseas territory. In the 1974 referendum three of the islands opted for independence, whilst Mayotte chose to remain French. This loyalty of the population of Mayotte to the Republic has grown ever stronger and since 1998 Mayotte has been engaged in a process of change which will ultimately give |
Which brewery introduced the Party Seven can in 1968 to complement its Party Four can? | Watneys Red Barrel Watneys Red Barrel Perhaps the most well known beer of the 60s and 70s, the much maligned Watneys Red Barrel, can trace its origins back to the 30s; in fact Watneys claimed 1931. Red Barrel was originally developed as an export beer that could be transported for long distances by sea. Red Barrel, like all keg bitter, was filtered, to remove the yeast. It was then pasteurised and carbon dioxide was added. The "keg" was linked to a tank of carbon dioxide which effectively forced the beer up from the cellar. There was no need for the traditional long-handled beer pump. Keg was usually served chilled and was fizzy, with froth on the top. Red Barrel was tentatively trialled at the East Sheen Lawn Tennis Club where Watneys' Master Brewer, Bert Hussey, was a member. He was convinced that once sampled it would be instantly popular. By the early sixties, Watneys were able to claim that it was the country's most popular keg bitter. It was also the first. Red Barrel today is regarded with distain; in the 60s it was a premium product. Watneys negotiated a contract with BEA for Red Barrel to be supplied to passengers. Given that air travel, especially on scheduled flights, was still a privilege of the few, this must have been quite an achievement for Watneys and must say something about the quality image that the brand then had. Watneys were also able to sell Red Barrel at all bars on the new luxury liner, the QE2. As well as supplying to non-traditional outlets, Watneys also had a fair share of the Free Trade market, selling over one million barrels of beer, mainly Red Barrel and Watneys Pale Ale. So their products must have had some sort of following outside Watney Mann pubs where it might have been the only choice. Against this, however, "Which" reported on 1972 on keg bitters and their view was that there was little to choose between one keg and another. All were bland tasting and fizzy. There was also little reason for preferring keg over traditional beers such as Watneys own Special Bitter, which was somewhat cheaper. Keg, though, had the image and at the time, people preferred its consistent quality. More traditional brews were considered downmarket. Part of that image was a strong advertising campaign and Watneys were very astute at linking their products with the pop world. The Liverpool group, The Scaffold, famous for drinking to "Lily the Pink" drank to Watneys Pale Ale. Watneys Red Barrel was promoted with a television campaign and a slogan "Roll out the barrel". The campaign was supposed to suggest that drinking Red Barrel would promote "good fellowship, friendliness and happiness associated with beer drinking". Join Watneys Red Army For the seventies, Watneys decided to change the name of Red Barrel to just Watneys Red. Advertising was based on the Russian Revolution. This billboard, left, is from London in the summer of 1971. Khrushchev, Mao and Castro all enjoying a pint of Watneys Red! Does anyone remember "Join Watneys RED army"?! Watneys' other brews Red Barrel was by no means Watneys only product. Watneys Special Bitter had been available in London for many years. In 1969 they took the decision to market it nationally in all Watney Mann houses. It was a traditional draught bitter, cheaper than Red Barrel. The late sixties was a time of rapid change in the brewing industry. New trends seemed to come and go quickly. Draught stout was quickly gaining a following. Watneys tried to compete head to head with Guinness for a time with a trial of Colonel Murphy's Stout. It did not prove successful. They had to accept that Guinness had cornered the market and sell draught Guinness in their houses. An agreement with Carlsberg Lager in 1969 was, however, more successful. Watneys were surprising latecomers to the lager market. Carling Black Label had been on sale in the UK at Bass Charrington houses for several years and Whitbread linked up with Heineken as long ago as 1961. However, Watneys jumped at the right time and joined the lager market before it really |
Which venue will host the Athletics events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games? | Commonwealth Games 2014: Dates, Sports Schedule and Event Venues | Bleacher Report Commonwealth Games 2014: Dates, Sports Schedule and Event Venues By Gianni Verschueren , Featured Columnist Jul 22, 2014 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more stories Francois Nel/Getty Images 0 Comments Thousands of athletes from over 70 nations will descend on Glasgow for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, with 11 days of competition scheduled for this year's biggest event on the athletics calendar. The organisation hasn't pulled any punches setting up this year's event, with big stars like Rod Stewart and Susan Boyle performing in the opening ceremony on Wednesday. Apart from the classic Olympic sports, the Commonwealth Games traditionally also host a number of sports that aren't hugely popular outside of the Commonwealth nations, and Glasgow 2014 will be the highlight of the season for athletes competing in netball and the like. Let's have a look at the event schedule and the venues that will play host to the athletes over the course of the next 11 days. Dates: The 2014 Commonwealth Games will start on Wednesday, July 23, with the final day of competition taking place on Sunday, August 3. Schedule Sport=Sporting Event, Medal=Medal Event Venues East End Cluster Handout/Getty Images Celtic Park, one of the most iconic football stadiums in the United Kingdom, will host the opening ceremony on Wednesday. Opposite the stadium lies the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, which will be used for all indoor cycling events. Sir Bradley Wiggins headlines England's track cycling team, having been dropped by Team Sky for the 2014 Tour de France. The 2008 Olympic gold medalist hasn't competed on the track in years, but teammate Ed Clancy thinks Wiggins will shine in Glasgow, as he told the BBC : The way he's riding at the moment, it looks the case. Brad's return is definitely a good thing. He's exciting, he brings a lot of energy, everyone knows he is a character and he is a superstar now, a massive superstar in the world of cycling, I remember the first day he turned up to train with us again. just didn't want to say anything stupid, but he's dead cool, just like he always was. Brad's still a celebrity for us. He just wants some confirmation that he's still got it on the track, that he can still be a big player in the team pursuit. As soon as he dropped back in, he wasn't too far from his best. The Glasgow Green Hockey Centre will not only host all hockey matches, but also serve as the start and finish for the road cycling and time-trial races. Tollcross International Swimming Centre underwent a significant expansion to accommodate all swimming events, among the most popular events of the Commonwealth Games. South Side Cluster Scott Heppell/Associated Press Two of Glasgow's biggest stadiums lie in the South Side Cluster, Ibrox Stadium and Hampden Park. Much of the action will centre around the latter, which will host all track and field events and the closing ceremony on Sunday, August 3. Ibrox will host the rugby sevens, and a custom-built mountain bike trail also runs through the South Side Cluster. West End Cluster Hannah Peters/Getty Images The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre will play a massive role during the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as the preliminaries for both boxing and netball will be played in the Halls. All wrestling and judo will also take place there, with the boxing finals and netball finals joining all gymnastics in the Hydro. The futuristic Clyde Auditorium will host all weightlifting, rounding out all the venues that make up the SECC Precinct. Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre is sure to attract big crowds due to its unique setup in the middle of a park, and Scotstoun Stadium will be the venue for all table tennis and squash matches. Satellite Venues Three events will take place outside of Glasgow: The triathlon will take place at Strathclyde Country Park in Motherwell, Edinburgh's Royal Commonwealth Pool will host the diving events and all shooting competitions will be held at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre in Barry. |
In December 1814 the Treaty of Ghent was signed to end which War? | War of 1812 ends - Dec 24, 1814 - HISTORY.com War of 1812 ends Publisher A+E Networks The Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America is signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium, ending the War of 1812. By terms of the treaty, all conquered territory was to be returned, and commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the United States and Canada. In June 1812, the United States declared war against Great Britain in reaction to three issues: the British economic blockade of France, the induction of thousands of neutral American seamen into the British Royal Navy against their will, and the British support of hostile Indian tribes along the Great Lakes frontier. A faction of Congress, made up mostly of western and southern congressmen, had been advocating the declaration of war for several years. These “War Hawks,” as they were known, hoped that war with Britain, which was preoccupied with its struggle against Napoleonic France, would result in U.S. territorial gains in Canada and British-protected Florida. In the months following the U.S. declaration of war, American forces launched a three-point invasion of Canada, all of which were repulsed. At sea, however, the United States was more successful, and the USS Constitution and other American frigates won a series of victories over British warships. In 1813, American forces won several key victories in the Great Lakes region, but Britain regained control of the sea and blockaded the eastern seaboard. In 1814, with the downfall of Napoleon, the British were able to allocate more military resources to the American war, and Washington, D.C., fell to the British in August. In Washington, British troops burned the White House, the Capitol, and other buildings in retaliation for the earlier burning of government buildings in Canada by U.S. soldiers. The British soon retreated, however, and Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor withstood a massive British bombardment and inspired Francis Scott Key to pen the “Star-Spangled Banner.” On September 11, 1814, the tide of the war turned when Thomas Macdonough’s American naval force won a decisive victory at the Battle of Plattsburg Bay on Lake Champlain. A large British army under Sir George Prevost was thus forced to abandon its invasion of the U.S. northeast and retreat to Canada. The American victory on Lake Champlain led to the conclusion of U.S.-British peace negotiations in Belgium, and on December 24, 1814, the Treaty of Ghent was signed, ending the war. Although the treaty said nothing about two of the key issues that started the war–the rights of neutral U.S. vessels and the impressment of U.S. sailors–it did open up the Great Lakes region to American expansion and was hailed as a diplomatic victory in the United States. News of the treaty took almost two months to cross the Atlantic, and British forces were not informed of the end of hostilities in time to end their drive against the mouth of the Mississippi River. On January 8, 1815, a large British army attacked New Orleans and was decimated by an inferior American force under General Andrew Jackson in the most spectacular U.S. victory of the war. The American public heard of the Battle of New Orleans and the Treaty of Ghent at approximately the same time, fostering a greater sentiment of self-confidence and shared identity throughout the young republic. Related Videos |
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Which opera singer did conductor Richard Bonynge marry in 1954? | Joan Sutherland, celebrated opera singer, dies aged 83 | Culture | The Guardian Joan Sutherland, celebrated opera singer, dies aged 83 Tributes paid to Australian soprano, known in her heyday as 'la stupenda', whose career spanned four decades Joan Sutherland pictured in 2004. Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera House, described her as 'one of the true greats. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP Charlotte Higgins , chief arts writer Monday 11 October 2010 13.27 EDT First published on Monday 11 October 2010 13.27 EDT Close This article is 6 years old Joan Sutherland , the opera star known in her heyday as 'la stupenda', and Maria Callas's successor as the most celebrated soprano in the world, has died at her home in Switzerland, aged 83. Sutherland shot to fame in 1959 in Franco Zeffirelli's production of Lucia di Lammermoor , with its famous mad scene. By then, she had been singing at the Royal Opera House since 1952, and continued to do so until her last production, Donizetti's Anna Bolena, in 1988. She was also a mentor and friend to the young Luciano Pavarotti . Sutherland, who was born in Sydney in 1926, married the Australian conductor Richard Bonynge in 1954. With his guidance, she began to specialise in the Italian bel canto repertoire, especially Donizetti, Bellini and Verdi roles such as Violetta in La Traviata. Antonio Pappano, the music director of the Royal Opera House, paid tribute. "I had the opportunity to work with Joan on two occasions: [Francesco Cilea's] Adriana Lecouvreur – I was the lowly prompter – and Anna Bolena. She actually was 'stupenda'. A lovely human being who could sing anybody off the stage – and I mean anybody. What she did for bel canto music and its technique cannot be underestimated. We have lost one of the true greats." Author and music blogger Norman Lebrecht described her as a "simple, friendly woman, happiest in a dressing room with a magazine and her knitting. She avoided tantrums, had no airs and graces, and in retirement shunned the limelight. For all her unassuming personal modesty, her voice defined an operatic era." Ahead of a Guardian interview in 2002 , which was to take place at the Royal Opera House, she said: "I don't think anyone remembers me there now." Fortunately she was quite wrong: she was stopped by staff members asking for her autograph as she walked through the building. |
What nationality is the wife of UKIP leader Nigel Farage? | Nigel Farage, whose job is your German wife taking? | Daily Mail Online comments Nigel Farage was accused of hypocrisy yesterday over Ukip’s ‘racist’ EU immigration campaign posters because he employs his German wife as his secretary. But as senior figures from the three main parties attacked his party’s latest publicity drive, the Ukip leader insisted that no British person could do the taxpayer-funded job taken by his second wife, Kirsten. The anti-EU party is using a £1.5million donation from a multi-millionaire businessman to launch a poster campaign for next month’s European elections focused on immigration from the Continent. Scroll down for video 'So, whose job is Kirsten taking?' Ukip leader Nigel Farage is asked by the BBC's Nick Robinson whether his German wife is taking a British worker's job, in light of the eurosceptic party's latest ad campaign Secretary: Kirsten Farage, pictured last year, works for her husband in an EU-funded role The most controversial billboard carries a warning that 26million are unemployed across Europe, and asks: ‘Whose job are they after?’ with a large hand pointing at the observer. Ukip’s opponents have likened the posters to those used in the past by the far-Right British National Party. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Mr Farage yesterday dismissed the criticism as ‘nonsense’, but ran into trouble when he was confronted by the BBC’s Nick Robinson over his employment of his publicity-shy German wife as his secretary using EU allowances. ‘She came here as a highly skilled person earning a high salary paying a very large amount of tax,’ the Ukip leader insisted. ‘I don’t think anybody else would want to be in my house at midnight going through emails and getting me briefed for the next day. ‘It’s a very different situation to a mass of hundreds of thousands of people coming in and flooding the lower end of the labour market.’ Asked whether a British person could take the position as his secretary, Mr Farage said: ‘Nobody else could do that job, not unless they were married to me.’ Mr Farage said his wife earned a ‘very modest’ wage, of up to £30,000 a year, and worked ‘extremely unsociable hours’ for ‘up to’ seven days a week. 'Nobody else could do that job': Mr Farage gave a stout defence of his wife's EU taxpayer-funded role WOMAN POSING AS VOTER IN UKIP MANIFESTO WORKS FOR FARAGE Mr Farage faced embarrassment yesterday after it emerged that a woman posing as a voter in Ukip’s manifesto actually works for him. Lizzy Vaid (right) appears in a full-page photograph as a voter from Devon, with a large quote stating: ‘I’ll be voting Ukip because they’re the only party listening to what people want.’ But Miss Vaid, who is half Indian, works in London and on her Twitter account she describes herself as ‘Ukip Events Manager and Assistant to Nigel Farage, as well as a lover of social occasions’. He pointed out that one in four MPs at Westminster and more than 70 other British Euro MPs also employ a close family member. Tory former defence minister Nicholas Soames, the grandson of Winston Churchill, became the first senior member of his party to attack the poster campaign, funded by internet and property tycoon Paul Sykes. His intervention was seen as significant because he chairs a cross-party group on migration which is often critical of government policy. ‘At a time when our country really needs to come together, the Ukip advertising campaign is deeply divisive, offensive and ignorant,’ Mr Soames said. Labour MP Mike Gapes, former chairman of the Commons foreign affairs committee, had already said that he hoped the ‘racist posters encourage all decent British Commonwealth and EU citizens’ to vote for another party in the European elections on May 22. Speech: Ukip leader Nigel Farage launches his party's European election bilboard campaign in Sheffield POLISH WORKERS FEEL 'AT HOME' IN BRITAIN - WITH SOME JOINING UKIP Polish workers who arrived in Britain to pick fruit have graduated to better jobs and now feel fully ‘at home’ here – with some even joi |
Which English novelist and travel writer wrote the book In Patagonia published in 1977? | Bruce Chatwin (Author of In Patagonia) edit data Charles Bruce Chatwin was an English novelist and travel writer. He won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel On the Black Hill (1982). In 1972, Chatwin interviewed the 93-year-old architect and designer Eileen Gray in her Paris salon, where he noticed a map of the area of South America called Patagonia, which she had painted. "I've always wanted to go there," Bruce told her. "So have I," she replied, "go there for me." Two years later in November 1974, Chatwin flew out to Lima in Peru, and reached Patagonia a month later. When he arrived, he left the newspaper with a telegram: "Have gone to Patagonia." He spent six months in the area, a trip which resulted in the book In Patagonia (1977). This work established his reputation as Charles Bruce Chatwin was an English novelist and travel writer. He won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel On the Black Hill (1982). In 1972, Chatwin interviewed the 93-year-old architect and designer Eileen Gray in her Paris salon, where he noticed a map of the area of South America called Patagonia, which she had painted. "I've always wanted to go there," Bruce told her. "So have I," she replied, "go there for me." Two years later in November 1974, Chatwin flew out to Lima in Peru, and reached Patagonia a month later. When he arrived, he left the newspaper with a telegram: "Have gone to Patagonia." He spent six months in the area, a trip which resulted in the book In Patagonia (1977). This work established his reputation as a travel writer. Later, however, residents in the region contradicted the account of events depicted in Chatwin's book. It was the first time in his career, but not the last, that conversations and characters which Chatwin presented as fact were alleged to have been fictionalised. Later works included a novel based on the slave trade, The Viceroy of Ouidah, which he researched with extended stays in Benin, West Africa. For The Songlines (1987), a work combining fiction and non-fiction, Chatwin went to Australia. He studied the culture to express how the songs of the Aborigines are a cross between a creation myth, an atlas and an Aboriginal man's personal story. He also related the travelling expressed in The Songlines to his own travels and the long nomadic past of humans. Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, his novel On the Black Hill (1982) was set closer to home, in the hill farms of the Welsh Borders. It focuses on the relationship between twin brothers, Lewis and Benjamin, who grow up isolated from the course of twentieth century history. Utz (1988), was a novel about the obsession that leads people to collect. Set in Prague, the novel details the life and death of Kaspar Utz, a man obsessed with his collection of Meissen porcelain. Chatwin was working on a number of new ideas for future novels at the time of his death from AIDS in 1989, including a transcontinental epic, provisionally titled Lydia Livingstone. ...more |
In which county were politician Dennis Skinner and artist Joseph Wright born? | Astrology and the UK by Peter Morrell This essay attempts to make some sense of an enormous mass of data and ideas, which I have been collecting since my interest in astrology began some 28 years ago. The UK is basically an Aries nation with some strong Capricorn undertones, and few would dispute this viewpoint. Many examples might be added to this at a later stage merely to illustrate the profusion of prominent British people drawn from its entire history who are/were born under Aries or Capricorn. Its long and important military traditions and its Industrial Revolution both indicate the Aries rulership. At many times in history the British have been natural leaders and certainly regard themselves as leaders and as inventive and industrious people. For example, they have the oldest Parliament, one of the first democracies, the first political revolution to depose a ruling monarch [Charles I, 1640s], they implemented the first agricultural revolution [18th century] and the first industrial revolution [c.1740-1840]. Yet they also cling tightly to established traditions and structures, and, often being skilled administrators, they are always reluctant to change things completely, always preferring slow, piecemeal reform to outright revolution. They also love compromises which attempt to satisfy everyone. The links with India, with history and a love of traditions probably exemplify the Saturn and Capricorn element. The cool British reserve, detachment ['stiff upper lip'?], and long-winded appraisal of contrasting viewpoints, before reaching decisions, such as in the legal process, probably also underscore the Capricorn tendency. The English traditionally excel in diplomacy, playing in the centre-ground and trying to please everyone! That element also suggests the sign on its 7th house Libra, which has the scales of justice and a love of balance and symmetry, so manifest in English architecture and painting. The best 'birthchart' for the UK seems to be the coronation chart for William 1st at Westminster Abbey in London 25 Dec. 1066 at noon. This chart has a Capricorn Sun and Aries ascendant. It is widely regarded as the best of several other possible contenders for the title. The chart also has a grand trine between Sun and Mercury in Capricorn, Jupiter and Saturn in Virgo and Neptune in Taurus. This trine seems to underscore the deep 'real-world' practicality of the British and the general success of the nation in such practical earth sign matters as manufacture, trade and commerce and politics. Other possible UK charts include that of the coronation of King Edgar at Bath on 11 May 973, which has Moon in Leo and a Sun, Mars and Mercury conjunction and a Virgo ascendant. Another is the Union with Scotland chart for 00.00 hours 1 May 1707 with 16 Cap asc and Mars at 20 cancer in 7th. Finally, the UK chart of 00.00 am 1 Jan. 1801 has Sun in Cap and Libra asc. None of these other charts contain quite the same blend of influences possessed by the 1066 chart. In relation to parts of the UK, Wales is usually given as Gemini, Scotland as Cancer and Ireland as Taurus. While I accept these, they probably do need some slight modification. Scotland I have long thought that there is also some Sagittarius element, it having strong links to the aristocrats of England and Europe as well as its own complex clan system of families, and of land ownership, which are typically Cancerian. It is also a land of tolerant Protestantism like Holland, also ruled by Cancer. Both were also strongly influenced by Calvinism. The link with medicine is partly covered by the caring sign of Cancer, but a strong Virgo element must also be present, especially for Edinburgh and Glasgow. I think a Sag. Sun with Cancer ascendant might therefore 'fit the bill' by placing sun in 6 |
Sodium bicarbonate consists of sodium, carbon, oxygen and which other element? | sodium (Na) | chemical element | Britannica.com chemical element hydrogen (H) Sodium (Na), chemical element of Group 1 (Ia) of the periodic table (the alkali metal group). Sodium is a very soft, silvery-white metal . Sodium is the most common alkali metal and the sixth most abundant element on Earth, comprising 2.8 percent of the Earth’s crust. It occurs abundantly in nature in compounds , especially common salt —sodium chloride (NaCl)—which forms the mineral halite and comprises about 80 percent of the dissolved constituents of seawater. Properties and production Sodium is the most abundant of the alkali metals. Sodium chloride (table salt) is the most common compound of sodium, but many others also are known. Sir Humphry Davy first prepared sodium in its elemental form (1807) by the electrolysis of fused sodium hydroxide (NaOH). Sodium is an important constituent of a number of silicate materials, such as feldspars and micas. There are huge deposits of rock salt in various parts of the world, and sodium nitrate deposits exist in Chile and Peru. Because sodium is extremely reactive, it never occurs in the free state in the Earth’s crust. The sodium content of the sea is approximately 1.05 percent, corresponding to a concentration of approximately 3 percent of sodium halides. Sodium has been identified in both the atomic and ionic forms in the spectra of stars, the Sun, and the interstellar medium . Analysis of meteorites indicates that the silicate material present has an average content of approximately 4.6 atoms of sodium for every 100 atoms of silicon . alkali metal: Lighter than water, it can be cut with a knife at room temperature but is brittle at low temperatures. It conducts heat and electricity easily and exhibits the photoelectric effect (emission of electrons when exposed to light) to a marked degree. Sodium is by far the most commercially important alkali metal. Most processes for the production of sodium involve the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride. Inexpensive and available in tank-car quantities, the element is used to produce gasoline additives, polymers such as nylon and synthetic rubber, pharmaceuticals, a number of metals such as tantalum , titanium , and silicon; it is also widely used as a heat exchanger and in sodium vapour lamps. The yellow colour of the sodium vapour lamp and the sodium flame (the basis of an analytical test for sodium) is identified with two prominent lines in the yellow portion of the light spectrum. Significant uses neptunium (Np) Two of the earliest uses of metallic sodium were in the manufacture of sodium cyanide and sodium peroxide. Significant quantities were used in the manufacture of tetraethyl lead as a gasoline additive, a market that disappeared with the advent of unleaded gasoline. Substantial amounts of sodium are used in the manufacture of sodium alkyl sulfates as the principal ingredient in synthetic detergents. Sodium also is used as a starting material in the manufacture of sodium hydride (NaH) and sodium borohydride (NaBH4). In addition, sodium is employed in the production of dyes and dye intermediates, in the synthesis of perfumes, and in a wide variety of organic reductions. It is used in the purification of hydrocarbons and in the polymerization of unsaturated hydrocarbons. In many organic applications, sodium is used in the form of dispersions in hydrocarbon liquid media. Molten sodium is an excellent heat-transfer fluid, and because of this property it has found use as coolant in liquid-metal fast-breeder reactors. Sodium is used extensively in metallurgy as a deoxidant and as a reducing agent for the preparation of calcium , zirconium , titanium, and other transition metals. Commercial production of titanium involves reduction of titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) with sodium. The products are metallic Ti and NaCl. Principal compounds Sodium is highly reactive, forming a wide variety of compounds with nearly all inorganic and organic anions. It normally has an oxidation state of +1, and its single valence electron is lost with great ease, yielding the |
In which city is the football match known as Derby della Madonnina played between I Nerazzurri and I Rossoneri? | ► FC Inter vs AC Milan 2015 ▼ Derby della Madonnina ▼ Promo 19/04/15 | HD - YouTube ► FC Inter vs AC Milan 2015 ▼ Derby della Madonnina ▼ Promo 19/04/15 | HD Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Apr 16, 2015 ► FC Inter vs AC Milan 2015 ▼ Derby della Madonnina ▼ Promo 19/04/15 | HD ♫ Music: / ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Derby della Madonnina (or the Milan Derby as it is known in the English-speaking world), is a football match between the two prominent Milanese clubs Milan and Internazionale of Italy. Along with the Rome, Genoa and Turin derbies, it is widely considered one of the major crosstown derbies in not just the Italian league, but the world. Taking place at least twice during the year via the league fixtures, this cross-town rivalry has extended to the Coppa Italia, Champions League, and Supercoppa Italiana, as well as minor tournaments and friendlies. It is one of the only major crosstown derbies in association football that are always played in the same stadium, in this case the San Siro, as both Milan and Internazionale call San Siro "home". It is called "Derby della Madonnina" in honour of one of the main sights in the city of Milan, the statue of the Virgin Mary on the top of the Duomo, which is often referred to as the "Madonnina" ("Little Madonna" in italian). The first derby match between the two Milanese rivals was held in the final of the Chiasso Cup of 1908, a football tournament played in Canton Ticino (Switzerland), on 18 October of that year; the Rossoneri won 2-1. I must state that in NO way, shape or form am I intending to infringe rights of the copyright holder. Content used is strictly for research/reviewing purposes and to help educate. All under the Fair Use law. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." Category |
Which bear has the scientific name Ursus maritimus? | Ursus maritimus (Polar Bear) Home » Ursus maritimus (Polar Bear) Ursus maritimus Synonym(s): Thalarctos maritimus (Phipps, 1774) Taxonomic Source(s): Wilson, D.E. 1976. Cranial variation in polar bears. International Conference on Bear Research and Management 3: 447-453. Taxonomic Notes: Phipps (1774) first described the Polar Bear as a distinct species and named it Ursus maritimus. Other names were suggested including Thalassarctos, Thalarctos, and Thalatarctos. Erdbrink (1953) and Thenius (1953) ultimately settled on Ursus (Thalarctos) maritimus because of interbreeding between Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) and Polar Bears in zoos. Based on the fossil record, Kurtén (1964) recommended the Phipps (1774) name Ursus maritimus, which was promoted by Harington (1966), Manning (1971) and Wilson (1976) and is used today (see DeMaster and Stirling 1981, Amstrup 2003, Wilson and Reeder 2005). 2015-08-27 Assessor(s): Wiig, Ø., Amstrup, S., Atwood, T., Laidre, K., Lunn, N., Obbard, M., Regehr, E. & Thiemann, G. Reviewer(s): Akçakaya, H.R., Holmes, E., Reynolds, J., Stern, H., Schliebe, S. & Derocher, A.E Justification: Loss of Arctic sea ice due to climate change is the most serious threat to Polar Bears throughout their circumpolar range (Obbard et al. 2010, Stirling and Derocher 2012, USFWS 2015). We performed a data-based sensitivity analysis with respect to this threat by evaluating the potential response of the global Polar Bear population to projected sea-ice conditions. Our analyses included a comprehensive assessment of generation length (GL) for Polar Bears; development of a standardized sea-ice metric representing important habitat characteristics for the species; and population projections, over three Polar Bear generations, using computer simulation and statistical models representing alternative relationships between sea ice and Polar Bear abundance. Our analyses highlight the potential for large reductions in the global Polar Bear population if sea-ice loss continues, which is forecast by climate models and other studies (IPCC 2013). Our analyses also highlight the large amount of uncertainty in statistical projections of Polar Bear abundance and the sensitivity of projections to plausible alternative assumptions. Across six scenarios that projected polar bear abundance three generations forward in time using the median and 95th percentile of estimated GL, the median probability of a reduction in the mean global population size greater than 30% was approximately 0.71 (range 0.20-0.95; see Table 4 in the attached Supporting Material). The median probability of a reduction greater than 50% was approximately 0.07 (range 0-0.35), and the probability of a reduction greater than 80% was negligible. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List Guidelines suggests that assessors consider nearly the full range of uncertainty in potential outcomes, and adopt a precautionary but realistic attitude toward risk tolerance (Section 3.2.3, IUCN 2014). In light of the significant probability, across scenarios, of a reduction in mean global population size greater than 30%, and the relatively low probability of a reduction greater than 50%, we conclude that Polar Bears currently warrant listing as Vulnerable under criterion A3c (IUCN 2014). For further information about this species, see 22823_Ursus_maritimus.pdf . A PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader is required. Previously published Red List assessments: 2008 – Vulnerable (VU) Geographic Range [top] Range Description: Polar Bears live throughout the ice-covered waters of the circumpolar Arctic (Obbard et al. 2010, www.pbsg.npolar.no ). Although some occur in the permanent multi-year pack ice of the central Arctic basin, they are most common in the annual ice over the continental shelf and inter-island archipelagos that surround the polar basin. Polar Bears that have continuous access to sea ice are able to hunt throughout the year. However, in those areas where the sea ice melts completely each summer, Polar Bears are forced to spend several months on land, where |
The name of which railway company is contained in the full title of the Turner painting Rain, Steam and Speed? | Art Appreciation 2-:- Flash cards by cueFlash Bierdstadt's picturesque view of the Rocky Mountains combines a representation of an American vista with his: a. European experience In the painting Central Mountain, Chinese artist Wu Chen uses landscape elements to express the contradictory principle of _______, which is central to the philosophical tenets of Tao. c. Yin and Yang Erna Motna's painting Bushfire and Corroboree Dreaming depicts the preparations for a corroboree, or: d. a celebration ceremony Scott Tyler's Proper Way to View the American Flag, features an American Flag on the floor. The U.S. flag, thought to represent freedom, plays an ironic role. What is it? c. it prevents you from signing the book To evaluate a work of art properly we must deal with it in the context of: a. the society that produced it According to Sayre, what are the three steps in the process of "seeing"? b. reception, extraction, inference In The Language of Art, what, according to Nelson Goodman, "selects, rejects, organizes, discriminates, associates, classifies, analyzes, and constructs"? d. The eye How is Erna Motna's Bushfire and Corroboree Dreaming similar to Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty? c. each uses abstract symbols Aesthetics is defined as an urge to respond: to that which we find beautiful Artists have traditionally made objects or images to satisfy a purely aesthetic function, but many of today's artists make work for a different reason. What is it? a. To address moral, social or political dilemmas Jan van Eyck's painting depicts many objects that have symbolic meaning. The use or study of these symbols is called: b. iconography When works of art like Kasimir Malevich's Suprematist Painting, Black Rectangle, Blue Triangle shows no reference to the natural world of images, it is usually called: d. nonrepresentational The Triumphal Entry page from the Shahnamah manuscript, a sacred text, exemplifies the preference of word over image in _______ art. d. Islamic The symbolic hand gestures that refer to specific states of mind or events in the life of Buddha are called: c. mudras Naturalistic or figurative art is sometimes used to describe: a. representational art To abstract means to extract _______ of an idea or an object. d. the essence Lorna Simpson's series The Park is a composition that includes both images and printed words. The text contributes to the prints in a way that makes the viewer more active in the work. What does the viewer become? d. a voyeur Carl Andre's sculpture Redan appears to be completely nonobjective. It does, in fact, have a source that can be traced to the real world. What is it? c. an architectural aspect of fortifications Why are images of humans traditionally banned in Islamic art? c. Depicting a human is thought to be competing with the "creator" In a work of art "content" refers to the: a. message that is communicated Kenneth Clark illustrates an _______ reading with his comparison between ancient Greek statues representing a "higher state of civilization than a mask from West Africa." b. ethnocentric Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memory provides the viewer with the illusion of the 3-dimensional world on a 2-dimensional surface in the style of: a. Surrealism The paintings De Champaigne's Still Life and Robert Mapplethorpe's Self-Portrait have the same theme. What is it? b. vanitas The representation of _______ has consistently aroused controversy throughout the history of the Western world. b. the Christian god How are Kane Kwei's coffins uniquely suited to their "inhabitants"? d. Each coffin resembles an object or idea associated with the diseased What might have affected Picasso's severe style of representation used in The Women of Avignon? a. Iberian and Africa masks he saw at museums in Spain Objects which are intended to stimulate a sense of beauty in the viewer are thought to be _______ rather than functional. b. aesthetic ______ were meant to remind us of the "frivolous quality" of human existence. c. Vanitas paintings One of the most beautiful examples of stained glass serving to eleva |
Who duetted with Robbie Williams on the 2001 Christmas Number One Somethin’ Stupid? | Christmas Number 1 2001 - Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Capital Christmas Number 1 2001 - Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidmans festive No. 1, a cover of Frank and Nancy Sinatra's 1967 hit. Robbie and Nicole's take on what is a 'love song standard' did very little to mess with the original formula. Keeping the same two-part harmony, flamenco guitar intro and strings. Robbie sung the song straight with any of the over-the-top Robbie vocal acrobatics we've got used to. Nicole Kidman showed us that the singing voice she cracked open whilst starring in Moulin Rouge was something she should perhaps show us more often. Taken from Robbie's album 'Swing When You're Winning' the single was a huge hit for Robbie and Academy Award winning actress Nicole Kidman, selling over 366,000 copies and was the 30th best selling single of 2001. Take a look at the video for 'Somethin' Stupid' and let us know what you think below... Call On Me (Ryan Riback Remix) Starley Say You Won't Let Go James Arthur |
Which is the next letter in the Greek alphabet – omicron, pi, rho, ______? | Phoenician Alphabet to Greek Alphabet omega ("big o") The Greeks next adapted the Phoenician alphabet for their own use. The date for this is controversial, but certainly no later than 800 BCE, although the place that this occured is unknown. Bear in mind that while Phoenician was always written from right to left, ultimately Greek came to be written from left to right, as is our own Latin alphabet. This explains many of the changes made to the Phoenician symbols in the Greek alphabet. The Greeks rotated some characters, such as 'aleph as alpha, and changed the shapes of others. There had been many variations of the Phoenician characters in their development in any case. The great innovation of the Greeks was to provide letters for vowels as well as consonants, although this probably happened by accident rather than by design. Most likely the Greeks simply did not hear the beginning non-Greek consonants of the names for certain letters, so they assumed that the letters stood for vowels. Thus 'aleph became alpha (a Greek word cannot end in a consonant, with few exceptions), he became e (later called epsilon, "plain e"), heth became heta, yod become iota, and `ayin became o (since this Semitic consonant is pronounced far back in the throat, the Greeks heard an "o"; this was later called omicron, "little o", that is "short o", in contrast to omega, "big o" that is, "long o".) They adopted the rest of the names of the Phoenician characters with minor changes to make them more pronounceable. Thus the Greeks invented the first true alphabet in history, the first to indicate both consonants and vowels independently and more or less completely. The Greeks used the Semitic waw in two places: for digamma, which had the sound of the English consonant w, and for upsilon, where it must have originally had the sound of oo in "moon". Later the Greeks omitted digamma , although it had already made its way into the Latin alphabet as F. The Greek language later changed so that the sound originally represented by upsilon changed to the vowel like German ü or French u in "du" . They then used omicron-upsilon for the oo sound in "moon", much as French does. San was an alternative for sigma for a while and then disappeared. Qoppa, an alternative for kappa, also disappeared, but not until it made its way into the Latin alphabet as Q . To represent some sound distinctions made in Greek but not in Phoenician, the Greeks added phi, chi, psi, and later omega to the Phoenician symbols, listing these at the end. It is not clear where they got these symbols, although omega seems to be omicron with the bottom opened. At the beginning there were different local versions of the Greek alphabet. The version used in Ionia eventually became the standard one. The version used in Euboea did not use the Phoenician symbol samekh for xi (although it did list it), instead using the symbol like our letter X for the consonant group /ks/, and using a symbol somewhat like psi for chi. This is important, since it was the Euboean Greek alphabet that would become the Latin alphabet. |
Paul Jones was vocalist with which group until going solo in 1966? | Paul Jones | New Music And Songs | Paul Jones About Paul Jones As lead singer of Manfred Mann from 1963 to 1966, Paul Jones was one of the best vocalists of the British Invasion, able to put over blues, R&B, and high-energy pop/rock with an appealing mix of polish and soul. That made the mediocre, at times appalling quality of his late-'60s solo recordings, on which he pursued a far more MOR direction, an all the more perplexing disappointment. As early as 1965, the press was speculating that Jones -- the only one of the Manfreds with any conventional heartthrob appeal -- would be leaving the group for a solo career. Jones and the group denied these rumors for quite some time, but Paul did in fact hand in his notice around late 1965, although he stayed with Manfred Mann through much of 1966 while they arranged for a replacement. The lure of going solo was not purely musical; Jones also wanted to pursue opportunities in the acting field, landing a big role right away as a lead in the '60s cult movie Privilege, which unsurprisingly cast him as a pop singer. Jones also sang a few songs in the film, the best of which was the ominous, hymn-like "Set Me Free," which was covered by Patti Smith in the mid-'70s. Jones rang up a couple of British Top Ten hits in late 1966 and early 1967 with "High Time" and "I've Been a Bad Bad Boy," although his solo recording career would never get off the ground in the U.S. Both of these were straight MOR pop tunes that sounded much closer to Tom Jones than the Paul Jones of old. Unfortunately, the brassy British pop arrangements of Mike Leander (most noted for his work on Marianne Faithfull's early records) and weak -- at times perversely selected -- material characterized his late-'60s records. After those first two Top Ten singles, he wasn't even that successful in Britain, let alone America, where he was soon forgotten. Jones at least wasn't starving for work, moving his focus from records to acting in the theater, which he continued to do steadily over the next few decades. He did eventually re-embrace his blues roots as singer for the low-key Blues Band, as well as participating in some Manfred Mann reunion performances. A new album, Showcase, appeared in 2001 from Hallmark Records, followed eight years later in 2009 by Starting All Over Again from Collectors' Choice. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi Hear more of |
Brenda Blethyn and Marianne Jean-Baptiste appeared on a stamp issued last month in a scene from which 1996 film? | Psychflix.com SIDEWAYS (Alexander Payne, US, 2004). THEMES: DEPRESSIVE & NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITIES; MEN'S ISSUES; INTERDEPENDENT FRIENDSHIP. SPOILER ALERT! Here’s a highly amusing guyflick about two old college roomies, now 30-something, with a romantic subplot thrown in for good measure. Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti) is your basic restive, dysphoric Everyman. He’s dumpy, lonely and he scowls a lot. He teaches 8 th grade English in a San Diego middle school, and has spent years rewriting a sprawling novel that his agent cannot get a nibble for. Miles has been in therapy for two years since his wife divorced him and he takes Xanax and Lexapro. And he drinks too much. From the perspective of his best friend Jack (Thomas Haden Church), none of this has helped. What will help, Jack sincerely believes, is for Miles to get laid this week. The occasion is a trip the two have planned, driving up into the wine country of northern Santa Barbara county and beyond. This to celebrate Jack’s impending wedding the day after they return: it will be a moveable bachelor party. The itinerary call for golf, good food, and sampling fine wines. (Miles is a consummate wine nerd: he knows his structures and can detect the hint of asparagus in a cab as well as the strawberry and pepper.) Oh, yes, and getting laid – well, that’s on Jack’s agenda at least, his final fling. Miles could care less. Jack, I should add, is about as opposite to Miles as can be; he’s a huge hunk of a fellow, a TV actor who’s on the early downslope of his career, formerly a regular in a couple of TV series, nowadays doing some commercials and voiceovers. He’s not the brightest bulb on the tree but he’s cheerful, sensitive and devoted to Miles. And he’s perniciously horny. Before long Jack has arranged a double date (of course mum’s the word about Jack’s matrimonial plans). Miles is matched with Maya (Virginia Madsen), a recently divorced restaurant server he’s actually visited with on earlier trips to the wine country, and Jack himself is paired with Stephanie (Canadian actress Sandra Oh), a wine pourer who shares Jack’s carnal appetites. They are soon swept away in a rush of frenzied lovemaking, while Miles and Maya talk intensely about wines. Maya asks at one point why pinot noir is his favorite varietal, and when Miles rhapsodizes about the delicacy of the fruit, its sensitivity and need for constant nurturance, everyone including Maya knows that Miles’s talking about himself, not just grapes. After a couple of days in the hay, Jack goes off the deep end, starts fantasizing about a different life here in wine country, living happily ever after with Stephanie and her little daughter. Miles rages at him, calls him (quite rightly) an infant, reminding him about his fiancée and the wedding a few days hence. Jack, for his part, is furious with Miles for drinking too much, pouting and glowering at every turn, and acting avoidant toward Maya, who obviously likes him. All true. We see that these two guys are each as canny in their insights about one another as they are blind to their own foibles. They’re like two sides of the coin of narcissism: Jack is full of himself, the vain, self indulgent, would-be star who basks in admiration, like a kid in a candy shop with women, a gourmand, a guzzler of life. Miles on the other hand is supremely self critical, obsessive, finicky, always expecting the worst, a timid sniffer and sipper of life. He’s self denying when it comes to pleasure, but can also write a manuscript 8 inches thick, mainly about himself. Things get rather madcap late in the week. Miles does rise beyond his negativity to have some intimate moments with Maya. But inevitably the secret of Jack’s wedding comes to light and Stephanie beats the bejesus out of him with her motorcycle helmet. Maya also feels deceived by this news and refuses further contact with Miles. The guys head back to San Diego on schedule, sadder for sure, but wiser? Who knows? Jack’s wedding takes place as planned. Miles returns to teaching. But then one day he gets a letter from Maya. In the final |
Founded in 1088 in which Italian city is the University said to be the oldest in continuous operation? | Top 10 Oldest Universities Around the World Top 10 Oldest Universities Around the World by Ejaz Khan The word university is derived from the Latin universitas magistrorum et scholarium, roughly meaning “community of teachers and scholars”. The term was coined by the Italian University of Bologna, which, with a traditional founding date of 1088, is considered the first university. The following list of ten oldest universities in the world shows, through their brief histories and trend. Here is a list of the Top 10 oldest universities in the world which are in continuous operation. 10. University of Valladolid (Valladolid, Spain, Founded in 1241) University of Valladolid, Salamanca, Spain and Canary Islands The University of Valladolid is a public university in the city of Valladolid, province of Valladolid, in the autonomous region of Castile-Leon, Spain. The university currently has 31,780 undergraduate students and more than 2,000 teachers. At 10th position among the oldest universities in the world, The University of Valladolid (UVa) is a Spanish public university founded in 1241 as removal of studies at the University of Palencia, founded by Alfonso VIII of Castile, between 1208 and 1212. He is currently responsible for teaching higher education in seven campuses distributed through four cities of Castile and Leon: Valladolid, Palencia, Soria and Segovia. One hypothesis is that its foundation is the result of the transfer of Palencia General Survey between 1208 and 1241 by Alfonso VIII, king of Castile, and Bishop Tello Téllez de Meneses. 9. University of Siena (Siena, Italy, Founded in 1240) University of Siena in Arezzo, Italy The University of Siena in Siena, Tuscany is one of the oldest universities and first publicly funded universities in Italy. Originally called Studium Senese, the University of Siena was founded in 1240. The University had around 20,000 students in 2006 nearly half of Siena’s total population of around 54,000. Today, the University of Siena is best known for its Schools of Law and Medicine. Originally called Studium Senese, was founded by Commune of Siena in 1240. In 1321, the studium was able to attract a larger number or pupils due to a mass exodus from the prestigious neighbouring University of Bologna. Closed temporarily in 1808–1815 when Napoleonic forces occupied Tuscany. On November 7, 1990 the university celebrated its 750th anniversary. 8. University of Toulouse (Toulouse, France, Founded in 1229) Université Toulouse 1 Capitole – The Oldest Universities The Université de Toulouse is a consortium of French universities, grandes écoles and other institutions of higher education and research, named after one of the earliest universities established in Europe in 1229, and including the successor universities to that earlier university. This article describes the institutions that have been called the “Université de Toulouse”. The formation of the University of Toulouse was imposed on Count Raymond VII as a part of the Treaty of Paris in 1229 ending the crusade against the Albigensians. As he was suspected of sympathizing with the heretics, Raymond VII had to finance the teaching of theology. Bishop Foulques de Toulouse was among the founders of the University. Among its first lecturers were: Jean de Garlande, Roland of Cremona. Other faculties (law, medicine) were added later. Initially, the University was located in the center of the city, together with the ancestors of student residences, the colleges. 7. University of Naples Federico II (Naples, Italy, Founded in 1224) The University of Naples Federico II is maybe one of the the oldest universities Founded by Frederick II, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. The University of Naples Federico II is a university located in Naples, Italy. It was founded in 1224 and is organized into 13 faculties. It is the world’s oldest state university and one of the oldest academic institutions in continuous operation. The university is named after its founder Frederick II. The University of Naples Federico II was founded by emperor of the Holy Roman Emp |
Former racing driver Johnny Dumfries, born at Rothesay in 1958, is the 7th Marquess of _______ where? | Johnny Dumfries | The Formula 1 Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia 1986 Australian Grand Prix John "Johnny" Colum Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute (born 26 April 1958 in Rothesay, Isle of Bute) is a Scottish peer and a former Formula One racing driver who raced under the name Johnny Dumfries (pronounced DUM-freece ). His only season of F1 was in 1986 for Lotus , where he scored three points to finish 13th in the championship. Dumfries' biggest win of his career was in the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans with fellow International F3000 drivers Jan Lammers and Andy Wallace . Contents |
M C C were the appropriate initials of which former England cricket captain? | Peter May | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo ODI statistics Profile Peter Barker Howard May, CBE, died at his home in Hampshire on December 27, 1994, four days short of his 65th birthday. In the 1950s PBH May - the initials were part of the style of the man - came to represent the beau ideal of English batsmanship and sportsmanship. He was tall and handsome with a batting style that was close to classical, and he was the hero of a generation of schoolboys. To his contemporaries at Charterhouse he was a heroic figure much earlier: from a very young age it was clear that he was going to play for England and he glided towards greatness in an effortless-looking manner. Peter May was born at Reading on December 31, 1929. He was an instinctive cricketer, though there was no background of the game in his family. When he was 13, the headmaster of Charterhouse barred him from the First XI for his own good, but as a 14-year-old in 1944 he made 108 against Harrow, an innings that had an extraordinary impact on the school. In four years in the school First XI he made 1,794 runs, averaging 54.36. He was advised, but not all that much, by the former England player George Geary. By 1947, his last year at school, he was clearly the best schoolboy batsman in the country, scoring an unbeaten 183 against Eton and 148 and 146 in the representative matches at Lord's. He then had to do two years' national service as Writer May of the Royal Navy - the scorecard abbreviation Wtr puzzling at least one MCC member who thought he must be the mess waiter. By his second year, his clerical duties were being heavily interspersed with cricket and in 1949 he played enough to come third in the national averages behind Hardstaff and Hutton. That autumn he went up to Cambridge: in 1950 their batting side was as strong as any in the country and he was not immediately dominant, but he scored an unbeaten 227 against Hampshire, stepped into the Surrey team and quickly won his county cap. By 1951 he had made enough runs in every type of cricket - including a century for the Gentlemen- to be picked for the Fourth Test against South Africa at Headingley. He scored 138, an innings that seemed like a revelation. He played in all four Tests against India in 1952 and, though he was dropped for the three middle Ashes Tests of 1953, he returned to score 39 and 37, important in context, at the Oval and was picked for the West Indies tour, where he made his second Test century, a far more dogged 135 on a matting pitch at Port-of-Spain to earn a draw. This secured May's place once and for all, and he became a crucial member of two of the most successful teams English cricket has ever seen: Surrey, who won the Championship every year between 1952 and 1958, and an England team that never lost a series in the same period. May adapted his method and his mental approach to Test cricket and moved from being a promising batsman to a great one. Once Gubby Allen saw him get out at Fenner's and muttered: "That was the most unconscious stroke I have ever seen." After his Headingley century Allen sent him a telegram: "Charge of unconsciousness unconditionally withdrawn". In Australia in 1954-55, May was Hutton's vice-captain, and the following year, when Hutton became ill, inherited the leadership. He captained England in 41 Tests, still a record despite the later growth of Test cricket, and was an unchallenged figure of authority. England won 20 of those Tests and lost only ten. May's stature as a batsman increased each year, even on the indifferent pitches of 1956. In the First Test at Edgbaston against West Indies in 1957, he scored 285 not out, sharing a stand of 411, England's highest ever, with Colin Cowdrey, saving the match and blunting Sonny Ramadhin's mastery of English batsmen once and for all. England went on to win the series 3-0. In 1958, in the wettest, most bowler-friendly summer of the century, he averaged almost 64, 17 more than any other batsman. In both these years, he followed on where Stuart Surridge had left off in 1956 and captain |
Yorkshire Bank is a subsidiary of Clydesdale Bank which itself is a subsidiary of the National Bank of which country? | 25 Basic UK Personal Bank Accounts | Yorkshire Bank Readycash 25 Basic UK Personal Bank Accounts Home » basic bank account with maestro debit card » Yorkshire Bank Readycash Yorkshire Bank Readycash Readycash is a basic UK personal current account from Yorkshire Bank. Yorkshire Bank is a trading name of Clydesdale Bank plc which is itself a subsidiary of the National Australia Bank Group. Consequently this account is almost identical to the Clydesdale Readycash account and it is possible to use both Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank branches. The only difference between these two accounts is that it is not possible to deposit funds at a Post Office branch with this account whereas with the Clydesdale Bank Readycash account it is. The debit card issued with this account is the MasterCard owned Maestro type. It can be used to withdraw cash from an ATM, a Yorkshire (or Clydesdale) Bank branch or UK Post Office and also to pay for goods and services online, by phone, in person (at a shop, for example) and abroad. It is aimed at over 16s who are UK residents and who might not be able to get a full current account because of some adverse credit history or who might simply want a basic account to manage their money day to day without worrying about getting into debt. What Yorkshire Bank offers: A basic personal current account for those resident in the UK. Most bad credit accepted. Branches in many parts of England. Clydesdale Bank branches can also be used. Maestro debit card issued. Withdraw up to £350 per day in cash (subject to available funds) from Yorkshire (or Clydesdale) Bank branches, Yorkshire (or Clydesdale) Bank ATMs, other ATMs or the Post Office using the Maestro card. Make payments online, by phone or in a store using the Maestro debit card. Deposit cash and cheques using the card at any Yorkshire (or Clydesdale) Bank branch counter or deposit machine. Obtain balance enquiries at any Yorkshire (or Clydesdale) Bank branch or Post Office. Internet and 24hr telephone banking. Standing Orders and Direct Debits. Pay in benefits or salary. Online or paper statements. Paper statements can be requested on a more frequent basis than standard subject to a charge. No monthly fees. The account is free to operate when run responsibly. No cheque book is available. No overdraft is available. No interest is paid. Cannot make cash/cheque deposits at a UK Post Office. Post Offices can only be used to withdraw funds and obtain a balance enquiry. No CIFAS fraud flags are allowed. No undischarged bankrupts. A ‘Returned Item and Notification Fee’ is payable if the payment of a Direct Debit or Standing Order cannot be made due to there not being enough money in the account to cover it. Proof of ID and address is required. Some of the fees for this Yorkshire Bank basic account include: Returned Item plus Notification Fee £35. Inward foreign payments: up to £100 or equiv. Free, over £100 or equiv. £7. Banker’s drafts £30 per draft. Click on button below to go to Yorkshire Bank Readycash account page. |
MINT is a term which refers to the economies of Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and which other country, all members of the Next Eleven grouping? | BRIC and MINT the next Frontier - JTC BRIC and MINT the next Frontier Published 13 Aug 2014 By Philip Burgin Philip Burgin, Group Head of Client Services at JTC, gives his views on the world's fast growing emerging markets and most promising investment destinations in the August edition of ePrivate Client. Coined by Goldman Sachs’ economist Jim O’Neill, the term ‘BRICS’ has become commonplace amongst private client professionals, with the combined growth of Brazil, Russia, India and China, anticipated to shape the world economy in the coming decades. In 2011, a new term was introduced - ‘MINT’, grouping Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey together as the next emerging economic giants, whilst more recently the ‘N-11’ has entered popular parlance, referring to the ‘next eleven’ emerging countries. Keeping tabs on these new acronyms and making sure you have the most up to date intelligence on these geographically diverse markets is a complex thing, but it’s a challenge well worth tackling - these large, fast growing emerging markets are predicted to be the most promising investment destinations over the next decade. Trends The Boston Consulting Group predict that wealth creation and profit pools are evolving and that private wealth will grow significantly in these new emerging economic countries. According to the IMF, in 2014 emerging markets will overtake developed economies in terms of share of global GDP. Which is why, as a business offering internationally-focused private wealth and family office as well as funds and corporate services, it’s been essential for us to invest our time in cementing client relationships in all of the BRIC and MINT countries. With more billionaires now coming from emerging economies than European ones, the demand for high quality wealth management services is a key trend for rapid growth markets. For some time, this has been the case in the Asian growth markets, where banking and finance professionals are expressing significant levels of optimism surrounding growth in the private wealth sector. However, global trends also show that Sub-Saharan Africa is destined to be the top emerging market over the next twelve months and the most attractive investment destination, according to the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA). As one of the MINT countries, Nigeria is of key interest to wealth professionals at the moment, but other African nations also merit attention, including Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya – something that has become increasingly clear to the team at JTC during the twenty years they have been visiting clients and intermediaries and delivering services in the region. African Opportunities There are compelling reasons for continuing to explore opportunities in Africa, with the continent as a whole offering attractive new sources of return away from the slower paced developed markets. Increasingly we are seeing Kenya and Nigeria providing more and more investment opportunities, and as a result of elevated economic growth rates generating higher than expected returns along with diversification benefits. For instance, New World Wealth statistics show the total wealth in Nigeria for 2013 was an impressive USD$227.5 billion, whilst the country has been referenced as having profited the most from Africa’s rapid economic development, being central to Africa’s trade route and making it geographically very attractive. This inward investment and growth in African economies has of course also had an impact on the number of wealthy African resident individuals and families looking for specialist support. The Knight Frank Wealth Report predicts that the number of multimillionaires in Africa will grow at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world over the next 10 years, for example. A common feature of all MINT countries is that they boast rapidly growing young populations, which in turn tends to lead to a rapid rise in entrepreneurialism and domestic consumption; both benefiting the economy as a whole. Africa now has the fastest growing middle class in the world, a |
Who is the mother of French actress Lou Doillon, the half-sister of Charlotte Gainsbourg? | Style Icon Lou Doillon 03/03/15 Photo via The NeoTraditionalist Our latest style icon is the beautiful French-Brit model, actress, singer/songwriter, and mother Lou Doillon—who also happens to be the youngest daughter of everyone’s favorite muse from the ’60s and 70’s, Jane Birkin . Lou was blessed with her mother’s good looks, but has a killer sense of style that is all her own. From her effortless, just-rolled-out-of-bed hair to her stunning mix of sexy, rock ‘n’ roll meets classic tomboy-chic, it’s no wonder she’s at the top of our list! Don’t believe us? Keep clicking below and see for yourself. Click any image to enter the slideshow Lou Doillon is a French-British model, actress, and musician from Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Born on September 4, 1982, Lou is the daughter of one of the greatest French indie movie directors, Jacques Doillon, and famed actress and muse Jane Birkin, who inspired Hermes'. Lou is the half-sister of Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kate Barry, from her mother's side, as well as Lola Doillon and Lily Doillon, from her father's side. "I've always had a strange acting life. I'm the daughter of a very French, typical director who fell in love with every single one of his actresses. And that's also something that's kind of normal in the acting business, because everything is based on desire, one way or the other," said the talented actress. In 1988, Lou began her acting career by starring in Le petit amour alongside her mother and half-sister Charlotte Gainsbourg. In July 2002, when Lou was 19-years-old, she gave birth to her son Marlowe Jack Tiger Mitchell, whose father is musician Thomas-John Mitchell. Less than a year later she parted ways with Mitchell and moved to New York. "I like costumes. I am always dressing up. I'm very English like that," said Lou. In 1998, Lou landed her first great role with the help of her father in the comedy, Trop peu d’amour. She then went on to star in the drama-romance film Mauvaises Fréquentations in 1999. "I was kind of ashamed of my bourgeois family as a teenager, I guess. I had dreadlocks, shopped in thrift stores, and pretended I had no money. At that time, I would have spat on a girl who was buying Yves Saint Laurent," said Lou. "Home has always been wherever I am. I'm not very attached to walls or people for that matter. So, I've always loved traveling around. A book in my back pocket, a diary, and a pen is all I need to call any place home," said Lou. Lou went on to star in several films such as her father's Carrément à l’ouest in 2001, Saint Ange in 2004, Go Go Tales in 2007, Gigola in 2010, and another movie by her father, Un enfant de toi in 2012. Lou went through quite a rebellious stage when she was younger and acquired tattoos and a tongue piercing by the tender age of eleven. Lou became a Parisian style icon thanks to her distinctive features and high-fashion roots, which has attracted attention from several fashion industry leaders. "My mother was an icon, but she never lived it in the sense that she was never obsessed with fashion. When I was a young girl my sister wasn't doing fashion, so I started fashion thinking, 'I'm going to do something that they haven't done yet.' That was my silly scheme at the time," said Lou. Lou has taken on many high-profile campaigns including Tom Ford, Vanessa Bruno, H&M, Free People, Mason Michel, Club Monaco, and 7 For All Mankind. "I was such a tomboy. I had absolutely no bosom and I wore my hair really short and shaved, like a boy," said Lou on her style as a child. "I was so bad," said Lou. "Missoni sent me down the catwalk behind Gisele Bundchen. I was like, 'You’re joking!' This girl sends out her legs 1½ meters in front of her and I went on stage and just had a laughing fit. Someone had to come out to get me and bring me backstage. The whole thing was basically one big misunderstanding, but one misunderstanding led to another and another, and suddenly I was doing campaigns," Lou laughed, describing one of her first experiences in the world of fashion. In 2010, she went on to pursue music, followi |
Who plays the title role in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom? | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) - News 17 January 2017 8:34 AM, PST NEWS 19 December 2016 8:00 AM, PST | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news » Actor Idris Elba has spent the past year lending his voice to three of the year’s most acclaimed animated films, including Disney’s “ Zootopia ,” Pixar’s “ Finding Dory ” and the live-action/CGI film “ The Jungle Book ” as Shere Khan, the fearsome, villainous tiger. But when he’s not performing voiceover work or starring in the latest “ Star Trek ” film, he’s leading the powerful ensemble drama “100 Streets,” about three interwoven stories in one square mile of modern day London. Read More: ‘100 Streets’ Trailer: Idris Elba Plays a Retired Rugby Player Who Spirals Out of Control Elba stars as Max, a former rugby player who struggles to find a life off the field while fighting to save his marriage to former actress Emily ( Gemma Arterton ). Alongside Max and Emily, there’s the stories of Kingsley ( Franz Drameh ), a small time drug dealer desperately searching for a way off the street, » - Vikram Murthi 24 November 2016 7:00 AM, PST | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news » So often, actors and actresses are lauded for undertaking jaw-dropping physical changes to play what frequently amounts to their most important roles. Time and again, performers who are willing to mold their bodies to a part – think Christian Bale in “ The Machinist ,” Charlize Theron in “ Monster ” or Matthew McConaughey in “ Dallas Buyers Club ,” just to name a very recent few – reap the biggest rewards. For “ Moonlight ” star Naomie Harris , her greatest challenge wasn’t of the physical variety, it was the emotional. In order to play Paula, the mother of the film’s central character Chiron, over three different time periods, the British actress didn’t need to make adjustments to her body, but to her own heart. Harris has worked steadily in both film and television since she was a kid – as a youngster, she had recurring roles on British series like “Simon and the Witch” and “ Runaway Bay , » - Kate Erbland 28 October 2016 1:30 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news » The British Independent Film Awards has revealed that Naomie Harris will receive this year’s Variety Award at the ceremony on Dec. 4. The award recognizes a director, actor, writer or producer who has made a global impact and helped to focus the international spotlight on the U.K. Previous recipients of the award include Benedict Cumberbatch , Jude Law , Kenneth Branagh , Keira Knightley , Liam Neeson , Michael Caine , Daniel Craig , Helen Mirren and, last year, Kate Winslet . Harris said: “I am touched and honored to be included alongside such an inspiring and talented group of filmmakers. Working in film has given me the chance to tell stories from around the world — and I’m incredibly proud to represent British filmmaking when doing so.” Harris is best known to global audiences as Eve Moneypenny in “ Spectre ” and “ Skyfall ,” and Tia Dalma in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films. This year, she has appeared in the awards contender “ Moonlight , » - Leo Barraclough 24 October 2016 1:44 PM, PDT | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news » CEO Brian O’Shea announced the new signing on Monday ahead of next week’s Afm in Santa Monica . Justin Chadwick will direct The Lady And The Panda, a UK-China co-production that Laura Bickford and Europe China Picture Group CEO Michelle Qi are producing. The story centres on 1930s New York socialite Ruth Harkness , who ventured into the Chinese interior after the death of her explorer husband and rescued an orphan panda. Production is scheduled to begin in November all over the Sichuan region in the foothills of the Himalayas in China. Chadwick, Bickford and Holly Gent Palmo wrote the screenplay based on Harkness’ detailed correspondence. Joe Simpson of Miscellaneous Entertainment, Andrew Mann and Fiona Druckenmiller serve as executive producers. The Exchange’s sales line-up includes documentary Gleason, A Street » - [email protected] (Jeremy Kay) 21 October 2016 |
Which word completes the tile of a Kerry Greenwood novel about a visit to Sydney to watch cricket by her detective character Phryne Fisher – Death before ________? | New Titles Digital (audiobooks & e-books) May 2013 (arrived in April) A place in the country (OverDrive audiobook), Elizabeth A. Adler Newly-single mother Caroline Evans dreams of restoring an old barn into a restaurant, but her chance at happiness suddenly hangs in the balance as whispers of murder and vengeance find their way to her and her daughter Issy, hovering in that limbo between girl and young woman, begins to make some dangerous choices. A married man (OverDrive audiobook), Catherine Alliott When Lucy Fellowes is offered a dream house in the country she leaps at it. It's hard enough living in London on an uncertain income, but when you're widowed with two small boys it's even harder. And anyway, a rural retreat will bring her closer to Charlie, the only man in four years to make her heart beat faster. Perfect. Or it would be. If only he didn't belong to someone else… Olivia's luck (OverDrive audiobook), Catherine Alliott When Olivia's husband Johnny announces 'I don't care what colour you paint the hall, I'm leaving', Olivia is understandably devastated. Left with an eccentric troop of builders camping in her back garden, a ten-year-old daughter with 'attitude' and a neurotic neighbour intent on foisting cast-off men in her direction, Olivia's dream home is suddenly less than dreamy. One day in May (OverDrive audiobook), Catherine Alliott One fine day in May, Hattie's life changes for ever when she bumps into the widow and gorgeous younger brother of Dominic Forbes, the married politician she worked for years ago. Will Hattie come clean about what really happened with Dominic all those years ago? And, if she does, is she ready to face the consequences? Whatever happens, Hattie comes to realise that you can't keep running from your mistakes. A rural affair (OverDrive audiobook), Catherine Alliott Freed from the shackles of her loveless marriage, Poppy is determined not to make the same mistakes again. Fully embracing village life, she becomes the object of the local menfolk's affections - from Bob, the resident odd ball, to Luke, the sexy church organist. Will Poppy have the courage to follow her heart and refuse to settle for second best? The secret life of Evie Hamilton (OverDrive audiobook), Catherine Alliott One sunny Oxford morning a letter - a ticking time-bomb - lands on Evie's immaculate doormat and up ends Evie's comfortable life. Something she could never have anticipated has been waiting in the wings to sabotage everything she holds dear, and it's not going away. But Evie is a fighter and she will fight for what she loves. And in the process, find there is more to her than she thought, and more to her life. One good turn (OverDrive audiobook), Kate Atkinson It is summer, it is the Edinburgh Festival. People queuing for a lunchtime show witness a road-rage incident - an incident that changes the lives of everyone involved. Jackson Brodie, ex-army, ex-police, ex-private detective, is also an innocent bystander - until he becomes a suspect. Living together (OverDrive audiobook), Alan Ayckbourn In the second "battle" of Ayckbourn's celebrated trilogy The Norman Conquests, we rejoin the family weekend, this time hearing the events in the living room, where Norman gets drunk on homemade dandelion wine - and all hell breaks loose. Table manners (OverDrive audiobook), Alan Ayckbourn The family gathers in the dining room, little suspecting that Norman's presence will create a gourmet's recipe for thwarted seductions and mistaken intentions. Round and round the garden (OverDrive audiobook), Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ackybourn presents the third installment in his critically-acclaimed trilogy of plays, The Norman Conquests. Hilarity ensues as Norman, a quintessential everyman, is forced to deal with the quirks of the women around him, including his family and friends. Grave Consequences (OverDrive audiobook), Lisa T Bergren Able one (OverDrive audiobook), Ben Bova Faced with the threat of a thermonuclear attack, the United States has only one possible defense: Able One. ABL-1, or Able One, is a modified 747 fitted wi |
Which hormone controls the supply of sugar from the blood to the muscles? | e.hormone | Endocrine System : Hormone Glands Endocrine System Hormone Function: Develop & maintain female sex organs & characteristics; Initiates building of uterine lining Hormone Regulator: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) Ovary (Corpus Luteum) Hormone Released: Progesterone & Estrogens Hormone Structure: Steroid Hormone Function: Influences breast development and menstrual cycles; Promotes growth and differentiation of uterine lining; Maintains pregnancy Hormone Regulator: FSH & Luteinizing hormone Hormone Released: Androgens (mainly testosterone) Hormone Structure: Steroid Hormone Function: Develop & maintain male sex organs & characteristics; aid sperm production Hormone Regulator: FSH & LH Hormone Function: Lowers blood sugar; Increases glycogen storage in liver; Stimulates protein synthesis Hormone Regulator: Blood glucose concentrations Hormone Released: Glucagon Hormone Function: Stimulates glycogen breakdown in liver; Increases blood sugar (glucose) concentration Hormone Regulator: Blood glucose & amino acid concentrations Hormone Released: Somatostatin Hormone Function: Suppresses release of insulin & glucagon Hormone Regulator: Nervous system, feedback from growth hormone Adrenal Glands (Medulla And Cortex) Hormone Released: Epinephrine (adrenaline) Hormone Structure: Amino Acid Derivative (Catecholamine) Hormone Function: Constricts blood vessels in skin, kidneys and gut which increases blood supply to heart, brain and skeletal muscles and leads to increased heart rate & blood pressure; Stimulates smooth muscle contraction; Raises blood glucose levels which increases available energy Hormone Regulator: Sympathetic nervous system Hormone Released: Norepinephrine (noradrenaline) Hormone Structure: Amino Acid Derivative (Catecholamine) Hormone Function: Constricts blood vessels throughout the body; Increases heart rate & contraction of cardiac muscles; Increases metabolic rate Hormone Regulator: Sympathetic nervous system Hormone Released: Glucocorticoids (mainly cortisol & corticosterone) Hormone Structure: Steroids Hormone Function: Regulates blood glucose concentrations by affecting many aspects of carbohydrate metabolism; Affects growth; Decreases effects of stress and anti-inflammatories Hormone Regulator: Corticotopin- releasing hormone (CRH) from hypthalamus; Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Hormone Released: Mineralocorticoids (mainly aldosterone) Hormone Structure: Steroid Hormone Function: Regulates sodium, water & potassium excretion by the kidney Hormone Regulator: Renin & Angiotensin Hormone Released: Gonadocorticoids (mainly androgens (male sex hormones)) Hormone Structure: Steroid Hormone Function: Contribute to secondary sex characteristics (particularly after menopause in women) Hormone Regulator: Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) |
Which county town stands at the confluence of the A5 and A49? | M54 Shrewsbury extension plans gearing up « Shropshire Star Comments The Highways Agency has opened up talks to look at the costs of turning the dual carriageway into an extension of the M54. Government minister Robert Goodwill today confirmed the agency has almost completed work to look at how expensive the reclassification of the road would be. It comes after he met with Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski, who is among those to have campaigned to reclassify the route. Business leaders say it is important to the profile of Shropshire that its county town is linked to Britain's motorway network. It, and a direct rail link between the county and London, are seen as essential to improving Shropshire's transport links. Will extending the M54 to Shrewsbury bring economic benefits? Vote in our poll and have your say in the comment box below. Mr Goodwill said the extension of the M54 is now on the agenda, with the study on costs almost complete. But the junior transport minister added: "Identifying and evaluating the resulting benefits is proving more problematic. Further assessment will be necessary before a robust cost-benefit analysis can be completed." Tony Bywater, whose caravan dealership Salop Leisure is at Emstrey, around two miles from where the motorway would end at Preston Boats roundabout, said the move would be straightforward because of the quality of the road, despite its lack of a hard shoulder. “It has always been my wish to see the M54 extended to Shrewsbury to put the town on the UK motorway network map,” said Mr Bywater. “All that is needed is a change of designation of the existing road. “It would be of great benefit to Shrewsbury’s businesses to say that the town is connected to the national motorway network. "Major roadworks are currently planned at roundabouts on Shrewsbury bypass to improve traffic flow and I think the M54 extension should be implemented at the same time.” Currently the dual carriageway continues to Shrewsbury when the M54 ends at junction seven at Wellington, at which point the road becomes the A5. The road surface and speed limits are the same as the motorway section, and Mr Bywater believes the road is effectively motorway-standard all the way to the Shrewsbury bypass. Mr Kawczynski added: “Having the national motorway network lead right up to Shrewsbury would encourage more firms to move to the area, creating jobs and growth. "I wholeheartedly support the idea and have been making representations to Ministers regarding the change.” Motorway upgrade will drive home message town is 10 miles down road: Turning the A5 into the M54 really matters. Business Editor Thom Kennedy explains why Shrewsbury is not out on a limb. It is not some far-flung, remote corner of the UK. It is not hours away from the region’s manufacturing heartlands, and it is not accessible only by pony and trap. No, Shropshire’s county town is a national treasure, a holiday hotspot and a great place to live and work if you like to combine easy living with hard graft and entrepreneurial spirit. But to look at a map of the UK’s motorways, those asphalt arteries that draw blood around the economy, you might be fooled into thinking that Shrewsbury is near enough inaccessible unless you’re with a Sherpa. In reality, all that distinguishes the main road into town from the remainder of the country’s motorway network is the colour of its signs. As soon as you pass Junction 7, where a red cross slashes through a motorway sign, you’re into the great outdoors. You’re off the grid. You’ve left behind the “proper” roads and are onto the dusty tracks. That sign might as well say “here be bandits” as “motorway ends”. There’s a psychological block standing in the way of business in Shropshire, the county’s detachment from the big-bucks budgets of the West Midlands economy made real by the dangling cord that is the M54. The change from the blue motorways to the green of the A-roads represents the county’s trade isolation. So to upgrade the motorway could be a fillip for bringing inward investment into the county, convincing overseas |
What type of creature is a 'Spanish Fly'? | Absurd Creature of the Week: The Spanish Fly Is Real, and It’s Ridiculously Dangerous | WIRED Absurd Creature of the Week: The Spanish Fly Is Real, and It’s Ridiculously Dangerous The Spanish fly won't get you horny, but it will get you dead. K. Hinze/Corbis In 1869, a French military doctor got what we can confidently say was one of the stranger cases of his career. A group of soldiers were complaining of weakness, stomach problems, dry mouths, and aggressively persistent erections. The problem, it seemed, was that they’d been eating frogs that had themselves been eating the fabled Spanish fly . In reality, it’s not a fly. It’s actually one of the 3,000 species of so-called blister beetles. And the bug’s defensive secretion, cantharidin, has been used as an “aphrodisiac” since ancient times. Yeah, it doesn’t actually work, unless your idea of sexy is dying a horrible death. Still, throughout history men often laced women’s drinks with it (alleged rapists like Bill Cosby still joke about it ) or took it themselves. Anger one of these insects and it’ll leak cantharidin right out of its leg joints. Do something dumb like touch it and that cantharidin will make your skin bubble up into nasty yellow blisters (or, like this poor bastard , you could slap one that’s landed on your neck). Do something even dumber like eat the stuff and it may be your last meal—it’s as powerful as cyanide and has no antidote. It strips away the lining of your stomach and you bleed internally. As your kidneys struggle to purge the cantharidin, it inflames your urinary tract, giving you what you think is an erection, but is actually just severe inflammation. More Absurd Creatures And browse the full archive here. One particularly strange story of cantharidin poisoning comes from a fishing trip gone terribly awry . The fisherman, for whatever reason, had the idea that his prey would be attracted to cantharidin, so he mixed some of the stuff up with water in a bottle, using his thumb to plug the hole. Unfortunately, he just so happened to prick that same thumb, then suck on it. A half hour later, he started vomiting. Then came the diarrhea, which continued for the two days he delayed going to the hospital. Once there, weakness and a racing heart set it, and just five hours later, he perished. It’s not just humans that fall victim to the blister beetle’s incredible toxicity. Horses in particular are highly susceptible to the toxin, according to entomologist Dan Marschalek of San Diego State University. “What will happen is that there are some species that feed on alfalfa, and they’ll get incorporated into the hay. And even if the beetles are dead, that toxin still remains within the dead body.” Horses gobble up the alfalfa and the hitchhiking beetles, begin bleeding internally, and drop dead. Cows and sheep seem to be less susceptible to the poison. That’s cantharidin-packed blood leaking out of the Meloe campanicollis’ leg joint. And the red and blue on its back aren’t natural spots—they’re fingernail polish (the specimen was the subject of a marking study). Dan Marschalek You’d think that with such a reputation surrounding blister beetles, the initiated would go out of their way to avoid cantharidin, and you’d certainly think that it has no place in medicine. But in fact physicians have used it for thousands of years— in varying degrees of ridiculousness . Not that I should have to tell you, but no, cantharidin won’t cure rabies as some ancients believed. It is, however, effective at treating warts and skin bumps manifested by the molluscum virus, and has long been used in modern medicine (when applied properly it apparently isn’t even all that painful). And, again, not that I should have to tell you, but our lawyers would probably appreciate it if I mentioned that under no circumstances should you self-medicate by rubbing a blister beetle on your warts. You’re welcome, lawyers. The Cold-Blooded Antics of the Baby Blister Beetle Only male blister beetles synthesize cantharidin, but out of the kindness of their hearts, they’ll transfer some to the fe |
The three main constituents of glass are sand, soda, and what else? | Mike Brass. 1999 essay. The chemical composition of glass in Ancient Egypt Introduction It was only during the time of the Romans that glass became common place in the Mediterranean world. The people of the preceding periods considered its function to be decorative rather than utilitarian. Glass in the ancient world usually appears in the form of semi-precious stones made from materials as various as turquoise (pale blue glass) and fluorite (purple glass) (Freestone 1991). The precious quality of glass is captured in references from Mesopotamian cuneiform texts to "artificial lapis lazuli"; lapis lazuli is a gemstone that originated in Afghanistan and was traded as far afield as Ancient Egypt. Glass in the ancient world was manufactured by melting a combination of an alkali (potash or soda) and silica (raw materials such as quartz cobbles and sand). The interaction of the heated soda and the hot sand would have formed a transparent flowing liquid that the ancients then permitted to cool to form glass (Freestone 1991). It was the ancient production of metallurgy and faience that are currently believed to have resulted in the later manufacture of glass. The Bronze Age of the Mediterranean was synonymous with vast quantities of differential metallurgical processes. The slag by-product of such workings was a glassy-like material. The ancient beads that have been analysed shown to be composed of a high percentage of such by-products back up this hypothesis. Faience consists predominantly of crushed quartz and finished off with an alkaline glaze into a ceramic body (Freestone 1991). Glass is a non-crystalline material that is, in essence, a super cooled liquid and not a solid. It is characterised as such because of its ability to liquefy "at a much lower temperature than that required to manufacture it� [Its] rigid metastable solid [is] produced by cooling the liquid form rapidly enough to prevent crystallisation, the stiffening occurring predominantly at the glass temperature. It is characterised by an arrangement of atoms or molecules which is irregular, and thus contrasts with crystalline order� The art of glassmaking combines two distinct, independently evolving, technologies, the development of pneumatically drafted furnaces and the invention of glazes. Technically, faience, glass and vitric ceramic ware are related, in the high temperatures are necessary for their manufacture, similar raw materials are involved and all are vitreous to varying degrees." (Saitowitz 1996) Until relatively recent times, the alkali component of the glass as well as part of the sand would be preheated and fused together before they were combined with the final components. Therefore, glassmaking consisted of two distinct stages: the raw materials were first fritted and then the melting occurred. The initial fritting process expunged unnecessary gasses and helped the subsequent melting. Commonly scrap glass was incorporated into the raw material mix with the aim of accelerating the fusion (Saitowitz 1996). The production of glass requires several pre-requisite factors: a pneumatically drafted furnace with the ability to produce concentrated heat of between 900 - 1 000 degrees centigrade; the temperature reduced inside the furnace to that required for vitrification by means of the introduction of an alkaline flux; "a first firing of the mixture of granulated silicate and raw materials resulting in the production of a frit at a temperature of about 750 [degrees centigrade;] a second firing at a higher temperature of about 1 000 [degrees centigrade]. This firing requires sustained temperatures over lengthy periods of time. Complete vitrification can take many days to achieve; in order to speed up the vitrification process, cullet is added to the batch. Cullet acts as a catalyst in the process of liquefaction into a homogeneous mass." (Saitowitz 1996) Reports of small glass beads and pendants have been made from sites that date to the mid-third millennium from the Near East. These are amongst the earliest known works of glass making and utilised lap |
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