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In the 'Planets Suite' by Holst, which planet is 'The Magician'? | Holst- Uranus, the Magician- The Planets Suite - YouTube Holst- Uranus, the Magician- The Planets Suite 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 Feb 22, 2008 English composer Gustav Holst composed The Planets between 1914 and 1916. The Birmingham premiere of the suite took place in 1918, fifteen years before Pluto was discovered. Though the Planets became by far the most popular work of Holst's and one of the most known pieces by an English-born composer, Holst did not consider the piece one of his finest. Partially because of this, he never wrote an eighth movement, though unexpectedly the IAU relegated Pluto from its status as planet proper in 2006. Category |
In which country is Mount Sinai? | What is the location of the real Mount Sinai? What is the location of the real Mount Sinai? Subscribe to our Question of the Week : Question: "What is the location of the real Mount Sinai?" Answer: Where is the real Mount Sinai? For centuries, scholars, explorers and pilgrims have sought the location of the real Mount Sinai—the mountain of God from the biblical story of Moses and the Exodus. Today, most people are unaware that little or no evidence has surfaced that supports the traditional site called “Mount Sinai” in the south central Sinai Peninsula. In fact, it seems the only reason that the traditional site is designated “Mount Sinai” is that Helena, mother of Constantine I, decreed it as such in the early 300s AD. Several other proposed sites for the real Mount Sinai have been suggested over the years, but no hard evidence has been produced by scholars or archaeologists to date. Robert Cornuke, an investigative explorer for BASE Institute, has said, “If we are ever to discern a correct location for the historical events recorded in the biblical Book of Exodus, it’s important to use the Scriptures as a guide, just as we would use any ancient documents that have proven reliable in the past.” The Scriptures can help us discover the general location for the real Mount Sinai. Exodus 3:1 plainly identifies Mount Horeb (Sinai) as being in Midian: “Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.” Scripture reveals here that the region of “Midian” is undeniably the same as present-day Saudi Arabia. This has been established by numerous sources. Second, the traditional site for Mount Sinai on the Sinai Peninsula has nothing to do geographically with the “back” of a desert. By contrast, certain mountains in Saudi Arabia are on the far side or margin of a vast desert in ancient Midian. Exodus 2:15 reveals more. After killing an Egyptian, Moses fled Egypt for safer ground: “When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian.” Egypt and its holdings would not have been safe for Moses under any circumstances. He would not have fled to the Sinai Peninsula, where archaeology shows that Pharaoh had multiple mining interests and military outposts. The Bible is clear that Moses went out of Egypt, to the land of Midian east of the Gulf of Aqaba. The Bible makes several references to Moses returning to Egypt from Midian, including Exodus 4:19, where we read, “Now the Lord had said to Moses in Midian, ‘Go back to Egypt, for all the men who wanted to kill you are dead.’” All passages associated with Moses’ stay in Midian point toward present-day Saudi Arabia as the area to which Moses fled, subsequently met God at the burning bush, and then returned to with the children of Israel. In the New Testament, Paul wrote in Galatians 4:25, “Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia . . .” As a “Hebrew of Hebrews,” Paul’s understanding of Arabia would have been one that was consistent with Old Testament passages like 1 Kings 10:15; 2 Chronicles 9:14; Isaiah 21:13; Jeremiah 25:24; and Ezekiel 27:21, in which Arabia is clearly identified with the region east of the Gulf of Aqaba, where “kings” ruled and the “Dedanites” co-dwelt with other nomadic peoples. So, where is the real Mount Sinai? Many Bible references seem to point away from the traditional Mount Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula and toward the mountains of Saudi Arabia. However, is there evidence to support this theory? We suggest that you check out the expeditions and discoveries of Robert Cornuke in the DVD listed below. He’s an investigator and explorer who’s put the theory to the test by documenting the evidence for the real Mount Sinai at Jabal al lawz in Saudi Arabia. Robert Cornuke's evidence is credible and compelling. |
Which town near Antwerp has given its name to a thick coarse woollen cloth and in particular to a bag made from this material? | fabrics for boys' clothing: fabrics A-L Fabrics Used in Boys' Clothing A-L Figure 1.--This Macy's ad appeared we beliec=ve in the 1900s, perhaps the very early 1910s. The quality of the images tells us that it was not doine in the 1890s. The ad provides a look at the ways ginghan, cambric, muslin, and percale were used for children's clothes. Boys clothing has been made in a wide variety of fabrics. Aristocratic boys once wore fabrics such as brocades that we would today consider totaly unsuitavle for boys. Some such as denim have been used for play and casual clothes. Others such a velvet have been made for elegant party suits. Other fabrics such as flannel, serge, cheviot, corderoy and many others have been used for a wide variety of different garments. Quite a variety of other fabrics, sometimes quite expensice such as cashmere, camelhair, and satin have been used for expensive boyswear. Some fabrics were once quite popular, such as chambray, cheviot, duck, and serge were once very commonly used for boys clothing, but now rarely seen. In recent years clothing has moved from formal styles to more utilitarian clothing and thus the hard wearing durable fabrics like denim and corderoy have become increasingly important. One particularly luxurious fabrics sometimes used for outfits to be worn by younger boys is velvet. Many fabrics have interesting modern historical stories denim and chino. Other fabrics date back many centuries if not milenia. Cashmere, camelgair, and silk were staples of the freat caravan trade. Some of the most important fabrics used in boys clothing has included the following. Bedford Cloth The term " Bedford cloth " is sometimes used to describe corduroy. The term is used because large quantities of corduroy was manufactured in Bedford England. Corduroy was one of the many fabrics developed by the English cotton goods industry which was at the center of the Industrial Revolution . A related term commonly used in Germany and the Netherlands is " Manchester Cloth ". Manchester was an even more important center of corduroy production. Boussac A fabric widely used in France after World War II (1939-45), especially after 1955, was "tissu boussac". ("Tissu" means fabric in French. It was a cotton material, but not-printed. Boussac was according to a French source a "self-colored" fabric. I'm not sure what that means, perhaps solid colored. I'm also not sure about the English translation. It was used in all sorts of clothing. Brocades Brocade is a fabric woven with an elaborate raised design. Fine brocades often included gold or silver threads. Brocades were commonly used for quality men clothes, especially coats, during the 18th Century. At the time the same styles were used for both adults and boys. Calico Calico reportedly got its name from the Indian port of Calcutta, a major port for trade with Europe. Cloth shipped to England was called Calicut-cloth and eventually Calico-cloth. It was at first a general name for all kinds of cotton cloth imported from India and other Asian locationms. Some of the imported Indian fabric was died with bright clors. Calico in England is now used primarily for plain white unprinted cotton cloth, bleached or unbleached. In the United States, however, it usually means a printed cotton cloth that is coarser than muslin. Cambric Cambric is a fine, dense whitev fabric of medievl origins. It is a lightweight cloth, with a plain weave, originally from Cambrai, a northern French town near what is now the Belgian border. This area of northern France became the economic heart of the late medieval economy based on weaving. It was originally woven in greige. This wa a erm used for raw silk which had a gry-beige color. Camric became for a long time associated with linen which ws made from flax. The greige fabric is then bleached and piece-dyed. Further processing often involved glazing or calendering. While initially made from flax, the Industrial Revolutin greatly expanded the use of cotton. As a result, mills began doing cambric in cotton. |
Which king did Henry Bolingbroke depose, and then succeed as Henry IV in 1399? | KING HENRY IV OF ENGLAND (1367-1413) [Henry Bolingbroke, Henry Lancaster] Search HENRY IV, King of England, son of John of Gaunt , by Blanche, daughter of Henry, Duke of Lancaster, was born on the 3rd of April 1367, at Bolingbroke in Lincolnshire. As early as 1377 he is styled Earl of Derby, and in 1380 he married Mary de Bohun (d.1394), one of the co-heiresses of the last Earl of Hereford. In 1387 he supported his uncle Thomas, Duke of Gloucester , in his armed opposition to Richard II and his favourites. Afterwards, probably through his father's influence, he changed sides. He was already distinguished for his knightly prowess, and for some years devoted himself to adventure. He thought of going on the crusade to Barbary; but instead, in July 1390, went to serve with the Teutonic knights in Lithuania. "The Challenge of Derby and Mowbray." He came home in the following spring, but next year went again to Prussia, whence he journeyed by way of Venice to Cyprus and Jerusalem. After his return to England he sided with his father and the king against Gloucester, and in 1397 was made Duke of Hereford. In January 1398 he quarrelled with the Duke of Norfolk , who charged him with treason. The dispute was to have been decided in the lists at Coventry in September; but at the last moment Richard intervened and banished them both. When John of Gaunt died in February 1399 Richard, contrary to his promise, confiscated the estates of Lancaster. Henry then felt himself free, and made friends with the exiled Arundels. Early in July, whilst Richard was absent in Ireland, he landed at Ravenspur in Yorkshire. He was at once joined by the Percies; and Richard, abandoned by his friends, surrendered at Flint on the 19th of August. In the parliament, which assembled on the 30th of September, Richard was forced to abdicate. Henry then made his claim as coming by right line of blood from King Henry III, and through his right to recover the realm which was in point to be undone for default of governance and good law. Parliament formally accepted him, and thus Henry became king, "not so much by title of blood as by popular election" (Capgrave). The new dynasty had consequently a constitutional basis. With this Henry's own political sympathies well accorded. But though the revolution of 1399 was popular in form, its success was due to an oligarchical faction. From the start Henry was embarrassed by the power and pretensions of the Percies. Nor was his hereditary title so good as that of the Mortimers. To domestic troubles was added the complication of disputes with Scotland and France. The first danger came from the friends of Richard, who plotted prematurely, and were crushed in January 1400. During the summer of 1400 Henry made a not over-successful expedition to Scotland. The French court would not accept his overtures, and it was only in the summer of 1401 that a truce was patched up by the restoration of Richard's child-queen, Isabella of Valois. Meantime a more serious trouble had arisen through the outbreak of the Welsh revolt under Owen Glendower . In 1400 and again in each of the two following autumns Henry invaded Wales in vain. The success of the Percies over the Scots at Homildon Hill (Sept. 1402) was no advantage. Henry Percy (Hotspur) and his father, the Earl of Northumberland , thought their services ill-requited, and finally made common cause with the partisans of Mortimer and the Welsh. The plot was frustrated by Hotspur's defeat at Shrewsbury (21st of July 1403); and Northumberland for the time submitted. Henry had, however, no one on whom he could rely outside his own family, except Archbishop Arundel . The Welsh were unsubdued; the French were plundering the southern coast; Northumberland was fomenting trouble in the north. The crisis came in 1405. A plot to carry off the young Mortimers was defeated; but Mowbray , the Earl Marshal, who had been privy to it, raised a rebellion in the north supported by Archbishop Scrope of York . Mowbray and Scrope were taken and beheaded; Northumberland escaped into Scotland. For the execu |
Name the only county in Southern Ireland (Irish Rep.) that begins with the initial letter 'T'? | Ireland travel guide - Wikitravel For other places with the same name, see Ireland (disambiguation) . Ulster directs to here. For other places with this name, see Ulster (disambiguation) Ireland is an island in north-western Europe which has been divided politically since 1920. Most of the island is made up of Ireland (Irish: Éire, also known as Poblacht na hÉireann = the Republic of Ireland). The remainder is Northern Ireland , which is part of the United Kingdom . Understand[ edit ] The island of Ireland historically consists of 32 counties, of which six, collectively known as Northern Ireland , have remained as part of the United Kingdom since the rest of Ireland gained self government in 1922. The name "Ireland" applies to the island as a whole, but in English is also the official name of the independent state (ie the 26 counties which are not part of the United Kingdom), since 1921. Celtic tribes settled on the island in the 4th century BC. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian Boru defeated the Danes in 1014. Norman invasions began in the early 12th century and set in place Ireland's uneasy position within England's sphere of influence. The Act of Union of 1800 - in which Catholics, 90% of the Irish population, were excluded from Parliament - saw Ireland joining the United Kingdom. In the latter half of the 19th century and early 20th century the subject of Irish home rule was a major debate within the British parliament. After several failed attempts, a Home Rule bill finally passed through parliament in 1914 though the start of the first world war saw its indefinite postponement due to heavily armed unionist opposition. A failed rebellion on Easter Monday in 1916, (after which 15 of the surrendered leaders were shot by firing squad and 1 hanged) showed a hint of things to come with years of war to follow, beginning with the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921) and continuing with the Irish Civil War (1922-1923). Eventually a somewhat stable situation emerged with the self government of 26 of Ireland's counties known as the Irish Free State; the remaining six, located in the north of the country comprising two-thirds of the ancient province of Ulster, remained part of the United Kingdom — a status that has continued to the present day. In 1949 the Irish Free State became "Ireland" (a.k.a. the Republic of Ireland) and withdrew from the British Commonwealth of Nations. Ireland's history post-partition has been marked with violence, a period known as "The Troubles", generally regarded as beginning in the late 1960s, which saw large scale confrontation between opposing paramilitary groups seeking to either keep Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom or bring it into Ireland [1] as well as with the security forces. The Troubles saw many ups and downs in intensity of fighting and on many occasions they even spread to terrorist attacks in Britain and continental Europe. Both the government of the UK and Ireland were opposed to all terrorist groups. A peace settlement known as the Good Friday Agreement was finally approved in 1998 and is currently being implemented. All signs point to this agreement holding steady. Though a relatively poor country for much of the 20th century, Ireland joined the European Community in 1973 (at the same time as the United Kingdom). Between the mid 1990s and late 2000s, Ireland saw massive economic boom (called 'The Celtic Tiger'), becoming one of the richest countries in Europe. However, the global banking crisis and subsequent recession have hit Ireland hard, and high levels of unemployment have returned. Regions[ edit ] Historically, Ireland was divided into four ancient provinces, namely Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster, however these have no administrative significance today. Internationally, the best known of these of course is Ulster, since it is used as an umbrella term to describe Northern Ireland , although three of its nine counties are within Ireland. Most unknown is the fourth county in Ireland which mainly |
Which children's TV series, created by Oliver Postgate, features the 'Soup Dragon'? | The Clangers: 10 surprising facts about the children’s TV classic - BT The Clangers: 10 surprising facts about the children’s TV classic Clangers: The Flying Froglets and other Clangery Tales arrives in BT Store this week and we're celebrating the enduring charm of the much-loved space mice. Print this story Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin’s whistling Clangers have enchanted children for over 45 years – and they were brought back to the small screen earlier this year, with Monty Python’s Michael Palin narrating the new series. Created in 1969 with the idea of tapping into the exciting new world of space travel, the show took the character of Moon Mouse from the popular children’s series Noggin the Nog and turned it into one of the best loved kids’ shows of all time. Clangers: The Flying Froglets and other Clangery Tales is available to buy in the BT Store now – just in time for Christmas – and to celebrate its release, here are 10 surprising facts you probably didn’t know about the super-cute knitted heroes. 1. The Clangers got political In 1975, Oliver Postgate was able to vent his frustration at the state of national politics with an election special entitled Vote for Froglet. The Clangers were able to vote for either the Soup Dragon or Froglet, with the Soup Dragon claiming a majority victory thanks to his manifesto “Free soup for everyone except Froglets”. As it’s a children show, the Soup Dragon ended up offering free soup to Froglet anyway. Yet another broken election promise! 2. The whole thing is scripted Those swanee whistles are not just a random selection of noises: they’re all scripted to make it easier to film, and the BBC actually got unhappy when they discovered one of the lines in the 1970s included some naughty words. Major Clanger says – in whistle form – “Sod it, the bloody thing's stuck again”. The outrage! 3. The Clangers required a lot of knitting Unlike modern children’s TV, which is able to use CGI and new-fangled computer technology, the original Clangers were all hand-knitted by Peter Firmin’s wife, Joan. A whopping 3km of wool was used to build the space mice – and if you want to make your own, Peter Firmin even created a handy guide so that viewers could create their own Clangers planet, including Tiny’s Boat and Major’s rocket. 4. Real mice attacked the original cast Attacked might be too strong a word – but the original Soup Dragon’s hand was darned after it was left out overnight with a chocolate penny in its paw. Some hungry mice got at the chocolate in the early hours and damaged the puppet in the process. 5. Starlings attacked the set (with droppings) Postgate and Firmin created the original series in a barn where starlings were nesting. It might sound quite cute – but every morning before filming the set had to be cleaned because of all the droppings on the Clangers’ home. 6. The Clangers featured in Doctor Who The Clangers made it into the big time in 1972 when they appeared in the Jon Pertwee Doctor Who episode The Sea Devils. Show villain The Master watches an episode of the Clangers while imprisoned and believes the children’s TV show is real. The sci-fi show repeated the gag in 2007, when the returning Master watched The Teletubbies. 7. Mother Clanger is still missing The original Mother Clanger was stolen from a conference exhibition in 1972 and has never been found, despite repeated pleas from Peter Firmin and a campaign from The Sun newspaper to get her returned. She wore a red dress and bow in her hair (and if you’ve got her in your attic, it could be worth a hell of a lot of money). 8. The Clangers united America and Russia Doing their own bit for international relations during the Space Race, the Clangers created a special flag that combined both the American stars and stripes and the Russian hammer and sickle. The flag was left on the Clanger’s planet by a spaceman. What was the reason behind this? When the show was made, they didn’t know who would land on the Moon first – so they hedged their bets. 9. They were rock and roll influencers Late ‘80s and early ‘90s bag |
Name the witch who is the best friend of 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer'? | Witch (episode) | Buffyverse Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia This was the first use of witchcraft, pyrokinesis , telekinesis , and body switching . Xander's attraction to Buffy was made clear when he gave her a bracelet. However, it was also implied that Buffy did not share the same feelings for him as she claimed that Xander was not like other boys, but rather like one of the girls which is how much she was comfortable with him. Giles is briefly knocked out, for the first of many times to come. Xander makes a brief reference to being so embarrassed that he wishes someone would drive a railroad spike through his head, an unintentional reference to the favored murder method of future enemy - and even later ally - Spike . Willow casts her first spell to identify the witch. This is the first instance of the "black eyes" when strong magic was being used. Despite failing and quitting with cheerleading, Buffy is sometimes still mentioned as so. Darla references her as "that cheerleader" in " Dear Boy ", and Twilight calls her "that goofy little cheerleader" in " Last Gleaming ." Buffy asks her mother if she would like to be sixteen again, and her mother is horrified at the thought; Joyce would, in fact, regress to her teenage years again in the episode Band Candy . Trying to prevent Amy to enter into the Science lab room, Willow use stereotype terms against the witch. Ironically, Willow later becomes also a witch and often criticizes the same stereotypes. Appearances Willow: So in der Art. which translated back to English would roughly be: Willow: Her mom is a real ... Buffy: Superwoman? Willow: Something like that. References to Hitler , Nazis , and the Holocaust in U.S. films and TV series are routinely cut out by German translators. Another example of this is " Phases ". Deleted Scenes Xander: "Hey, we've fought vampires. Anything else'll be a walk in the park." Insight from Giles [2] Giles: "If I had the power of the black mass, I'd set my sights a little higher than making the pep squad." An exchange between Xander and Willow [2] Xander: "Wow, you've got a killer streak I've never seen before. Hope I never cross you." Willow: "I do, too. Then I'd have to carve you up into little pieces." An oldie but a goodie from Giles [2] Giles: "Yes, the ducking stool! We throw her in the pond. If she floats, she's a witch; if she drowns, she's innocent...[then off their looks]...some of my texts are a bit outdated." Pop Culture References When Buffy discovers that Amy (actually Catherine) is a witch she says "she's our Sabrina", referring to Sabrina, the Teenage Witch . Coincidentally, the actress who plays Catherine Madison played another witch in the first season of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Additionally, Sarah Michelle Gellar was friends with Melissa Joan Hart, who portrayed Sabrina in the series. Ironically, Gellar was an early choice to play Sabrina for the pilot movie; there were also rumors of her playing the part in a possible reboot after the original series ended. Xander references the Human Torch when speculating on Amber's combustion. When Buffy wakes up in bed, she is wearing a t-shirt with a black cat on the front, an animal frequently associated with witchcraft. Buffy and Joyce reference the actress Farrah Fawcett and Sally Field's " Gidget " character, who were known in the 60's and 70's when discussing hairstyles. While talking about Amy's mother, Buffy says "so Mommie Dearest is really Mommie Dearest", a reference to the book and later movie Mommie Dearest by Joan Crawford's daughter Christina, which claimed Crawford was an abusive mother. Goofs, Bloopers & Continuity Errors Giles says that the reversal spell was his "first casting"; this is revealed to be false in " The Dark Age " (Although, given how Giles's past experience with magic turned out, he may have simply been lying to try and distance himself from that past, never believing that anything from that time of his life would return to haunt him). The sign for the cheerleading tryouts says 1996, but the episode was supposed to take place in 1997. The pen Will |
Which American singer-songwriter's only British hit was in 1965 with 'Eve Of Destruction'? | Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire | Click here to read “Eve of Destruction” lyrics After pitching “Eve of Destruction” to The Byrds who passed and The Turtles who snapped up the song, Barry McGuire laid down the definitive version that became a #1 Billboard hit in the late summer of ’65. One of the most charming elements of the back story to “Eve of Destruction” is how quickly the song was recorded and on the radio. To hear McGuire tell it, “Eve of Destruction” was recorded in a single take on a Thursday morning. The track had already been recorded and all McGuire had to do was come in and sing the song. He had a crumpled piece of paper with the lyrics and at one point, you can hear him say “Aahh” because he couldn’t read the words. Not as dramatic of scream as Roger Daltrey’s on The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” but effective nonetheless. The following Monday, McGuire received a call from the record company telling him to turn on the radio because “Eve of Destruction” was on the air. Listen to “Eve of Destruction” Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction-.mp3 The rest is protest song one-hit wonder history. The record, The Eve of Destruction, reached #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 26, 1965. The single did much better, reaching the #1 position on that same day. People loved it. People hated it. The Spokesmen even charted their own top 40 hit with their answer to “Eve of Destruction” with “Dawn of Correction.” See how they did that? Turned “Eve” into “Dawn” and “Destruction” into “Correction.” There were some sharp songwriters plying their trade in 1965. To our ears, “Eve of Destruction” remains the classic. Although McGuire never again recorded a top 40 song, he did have a long career and released more than 20 albums. Now compare “Dawn of Correction” by The Spokesmen to “Eve of Destruction” More Songs You Should Hear: |
"According to Tobias Smollet, who was ""the great cham(ruler) of literature""?" | What are James Boswell's styles and techniques in his The Life of Samuel Johnson ? | eNotes What are James Boswell's styles and techniques in his The Life of Samuel Johnson ? Stephen Holliday | College Teacher | (Level 1) Distinguished Educator Posted on July 12, 2012 at 8:34 PM Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson, published in 1791, is still considered to be the finest biography in the English language and is the single best source for our knowledge of Samuel Johnson in his interactions with his friends and acquaintances. In an entry in his journal in 1780, Boswell noted: "I told Erskine I was to write Dr. Johnson's life in scenes. He approved." Boswell's early intention to capture Johnson's life "in scenes" is particularly important because, much later, Boswell also observed that the best biography of Johnson would reflect not only what he wrote but what he "said, and thought: by which mankind are enabled as it were to see him live. . . ." Boswell's narrative technique, for the most part, centers on the alternation of quoting lengthy passages from Johnson's voluminous writings and the inclusion of Boswell's own authorial interpretations of Johnson's life. For example, rather than relying on Johnson's own recollections of his life, Boswell adds his own observations of Johnson's behavior: He had no settled plan of life, nor looked forward at all, but merely lived from day to day. Yet he read a great deal in a desultory manner, without any scheme of study, as chance threw books in his way. . . . If we are looking for merely objective observations of Johnson, we must be disappointed, but if we seek an interpretation of Johnson, then Boswell has met that goal admirably. Consistent with Boswell's style, he does not evaluate Johnson's behavior in this observation; he merely adds an observation that could only be made by someone with an intimate understanding of Johnson's private history. The observation that Johnson lived from "day to day" and that he read in a "desultory manner" is characteristic of an omniscient or limited omniscient narrator. Boswell's style throughout the biography is to establish a setting in which he can show Johnson in the best light and then to depict the scene in such detail, using dialogue to add verisimilitude, that the reader feels like an ease dropper at a private conversation. One of the results of this technique is that Boswell becomes the authoritative keeper of Johnson's actions and words across a wide range of Johnson's later life when he had become, according to the novelist Tobias Smollett, the "Great Cham of Literature." Our understanding of Johnson, therefore, is a carefully crafted memory recorded and created by Boswell himself. In a sense, Boswell's style in the biography mirrors Johnson's own--when he is interpreting or commenting on Johnson's behavior, Boswell's prose can be relatively ponderous, solemn--slow--but when he recounts scenes in which Johnson acts or speaks, the style is lively, replicating the cadence of conversation and creating a picture of Johnson's interaction with friends and acquantainces. More important, however, Boswell's technique of recording Johnson's words creates a new kind of biography in which a man's actual words become his legacy, perhaps the greatest service Boswell could have performed as Johnson's biographer. |
Which US boxing champion had the nickname 'Hit Man'? | The 50 Greatest Nicknames in Boxing History | Bleacher Report The 50 Greatest Nicknames in Boxing History By Kevin McRae , Featured Columnist Sep 3, 2012 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow Marc Serota/Getty Images Lights Out and the Nigerian Nightmare, two of the best nicknames to ever grace a boxing ring. 104.7K 8 Comments Boxing has had its share of interesting nicknames over the years. From the crazy to the accurate, from the funny to the bizarre. They're all here, the best 50 nicknames in the long history of boxing. This list is not done in any particular order. It simply compiles the best of the best all in one place. Let the arguments, disagreements and debates begin. 1. James "Lights Out" Toney Marc Serota/Getty Images "Lights Out" was one of the best pure boxers of his generation. James "Lights Out" Toney was a superior defensive fighter known as much for his bulging waistline as his skill in the ring. Toney (74-7-3 45 KO) won championships at middleweight, super middleweight and cruiserweight. He also won a share of the heavyweight championship from John Ruiz, but the decision was overturned when Toney failed a drug test. Toney chalked up victories over several high-profile names in his 20-plus-year career, including Mike McCallum, Iran Barkley, Michael Nunn and Evander Holyfield. With over 80 fights and world championships in three weight classes, "Lights Out" is a no-brainer for induction into the boxing Hall of Fame. Al Bello/Getty Images "Thunder" was the ultimate blood and guts warrior in the ring. Arturo "Thunder" Gatti wasn't the most skilled fighter in the ring, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a gutsier warrior who ever stepped between the ropes. Gatti (40-9 31 KO) was best known for his all-out style of fighting and his willingness to accept all challenges. The typical Gatti fight would end with him willing to swallow four punches for every one he landed, with both eyes either swollen, bruised or bleeding. Despite all that, Gatti won more than his share of great fights. This included his three wars with fellow tough guy Mickey Ward between 2002 and 2003 in which Gatti emerged victorious twice. While known primarily for his fighting style, Gatti was also very successful in the ring, winning world titles in three weight classes. Unfortunately, he was taken from us before his time under suspicious circumstances in 2009. But his legacy as a blood-and-guts warrior lives on in the hearts of all who saw him fight. John Gichigi/Getty Images "Bonecrusher" is a former heavyweight champion. James "Bonecrusher" Smith won the IBF heavyweight championship with a stunning first-round knockout of Tim Witherspoon in December of 1986. Perhaps more importantly, he surrendered that title via unanimous decision early the next year against young fighter named Mike Tyson. Smith (44-17-1 32 KO) was a big player in the heavyweight division in the 1980s, scoring victories over Witherspoon, Frank Bruno and Jesse Ferguson. He briefly held a share of the heavyweight championship before losing it to Tyson. The fight was significant even in defeat, as Smith became just the third fighter, and first to go 12 rounds, to hear the final bell against "Iron" Mike. 4. Juan "The Hispanic Causin' Panic" Lazcano Alex Livesey/Getty Images "The Hispanic Causin Panic" shown here fighting Ricky Hatton in 2008. Juan "The Hispanic Causin' Panic" Lazcano was an underrated fighter who, despite a good record, only challenged for a world championship once. In that fight, he lost a narrow decision to Mexican superstar Jose Luis Castillo. Lazcano (37-5-1 27 KO) defeated solid but faded veterans Jesse James Leija and John John Molina during his career. But his signature victory came over former lighweight champion Stevie Johnston in 2003. Despite his inability to win a world title, that isn't what this list is about, and who can argue that "The Hispanic Causin' Panic" isn't one of the great nicknames in boxing history? 5. Oliver "The Atomic Bull" McCall Al Bello/Getty Images "The Atomic Bull" is a former heavyweight champion. Oliver "Th |
What was the name of the first ship to circumnavigate the world? | First to sail around the world Home » vehicles » First to sail around the world First to sail around the world The Age of Discovery was led by the the great sea adventurers in their search for a route to spice markets of the Far East when the eastern Mediterranean were blocked by powerful rivals. When Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to reach India in 1498, the Portuguese concentrated their efforts to the south and east. The Spanish, who agreed to divide the world in two with the Portuguese in the Treaty of Tordesillas on 7 June 1494, sailed west. They were not aware of the American continents and no one knew there was a Pacific Ocean. The New World Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), an Italian who had moved to Spain, theorized that since the earth was a sphere, a ship could reach the Far East from the opposite direction. He convinced the monarchs to sponsor his search, setting sail in August 1492 with a fleet of three ships, the Niña, the Pinta, and the flagship Santa Maria. After 10 weeks, he sighted an island in the Bahamas, which he named San Salvador. Thinking he had found islands near Japan, he sailed on until he reached Cuba (which he thought was China) and Haiti. He encountered dark-skinned peoples whom he called “Indians” because he assumed he had been sailing in the Indian Ocean. Columbus made 3 more voyages to the New World which he thought was the East, in 1493, 1497 and 1502, exploring Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Jamaica, and Trinidad. He never reached North America, and until he died, thought he had reached Asia. Replica of the Santa Maria. Photo via Library of Congress North America already discovered Columbus did not know but Viking ships reached North America almost 500 year before he had set sail. Sailing from Iceland in mid-990, Biarni Heriolfsson was blown off course and located an unknown land. He did not explore or name it. In 1002 Leifr Eiriksson backtracked Biarni’s course and reached the coast of present-day Canada. Eiriksson then sailed south and discovered an island he called Vinland (present-day Newfoundland) where he established a colony and traded for 3 years with the native population known as Skraelings. The Skraelings eventually forced them to leave, but the Vikings continued to sail to Canada for timber. “New Found Land” In 1497, King Henry VII granted John Cabot (1450-1498) a charter to explore. On 2 May Cabot and a crew of 18 left Bristol, England in a small ship called The Matthew. Cabot sailed farther north than Columbus did, out of the way of the Spanish territories. On 24 June the crew sighted land. Cabot was convinced he had found an island off the coast of Asia and named it “new found land.” It was the first documented landing in Newfoundland since the Viking voyages. Cabot returned to England on 6 August 1497, and although he brought no spices or treasure back with him, he was the first to map out the North American coast. Replica of Cabot’s The Matthew. Naming “America” Amerigo Vespucci The Portuguese-Spanish dividing line ran through the Atlantic with Spain gaining lands to the west, including the Americas. Brazil was granted to Portugal, who gained eastern Africa and India. But without accurate measurements, the question on the exact line persisted. In 1501, King Manuel I of Portugal dispatched fleets to Brazil, one of the officers being the Italian Amerigo Vespucci. He was among the first explorers to report that South America was a continent, not an island, calling it the “New World”. An excellent mapmaker, Vespucci sold copies of his maps to German cartographer Martin Waldseemuller, who, when reproducing it in 1507, gave Vespucci credit by writing his first name on the South American continent. Thus the southern continent became known as “America”. The first circumnavigation The first circumnavigation of the globe was led by Ferdinand Magellan, who was born in Oporto, Portugal in 1480. In 1505, Magellan enlisted in the navy where he learned seamanship and naval warfare under Portuguese viceroys in India. In 1509, he took part in the Battle of Die, whic |
In 2007, who was considered to have been racially abused by Jane Goody and others in the TV show 'Big Brother'? | Jade leaves '£2million each to sons Bobby and Freddie but nothing to husband Jack Tweed' | Daily Mail Online Jade leaves '£2million each to sons Bobby and Freddie but nothing to husband Jack Tweed' Grief: Jack Tweed is said to have refused Jade's £1million, and has been left 'nothing' in her will Jade Goody has reportedly left each of her sons £2million - and nothing to husband Jack Tweed. The reality TV star, who died of cervical cancer on Sunday, set up a trust fund for Bobby, five, and four-year-old Freddie, to ensure they are financially set for life. This will include future school fees, after Goody said she wanted to give them the education she never had. The 27-year-old told the boys' father, Jeff Brazier, 29, that he would not need to worry about money as long as he provided them with a home. Before she died, Goody said: 'Everything I have, my houses, my money, is going to my sons. I always wanted my family to have what I never could, no matter what it might cost.' She reportedly offered Tweed - who she married last month - her home in Upshire, Essex but he turned it down, telling her he wouldn't be able to live there without her. The £1million home was instead left to Goody's mother, Jackiey Budden, 51. Although Tweed has been left with nothing, he has said he will always honour his late wife's memory. Goody also gave £100,000 to charities in India dedicated to caring for children in poverty. At one school there, a shrine was put up for her. Despite being left with nothing, experts claim Goody's marriage to Tweed could have saved her two sons an inheritance tax bill of more than £1 million. Had she not wed Tweed last month, her estate would have probably been passed directly into trust for her sons. But according to Andrew Kirby, a senior trust and tax manager at Moore Blatch Solicitors, her marriage could have saved around £1million by avoiding inheritance tax. If Goody had not wed Tweed, Freddie and Bobby's trust would been liable to 40% tax on more than £2.68 million of her estate, landing it with a bill of £1,075,000. The money can be passed on through him as a surviving spouse. This does not mean 21-year-old Tweed has any rights to the estate, as it can still be controlled by the trustees acting for Freddie and Bobby, said Mr Kirby. Staying close: Jack picked up stepsons Bobby and Freddie from school yesterday and took them out to an indoor playground What it does facilitate, however, is for the money to be paid over time to Goody's children without being subject to inheritance tax, the adviser added. Details of her Goody's will emerged as a book of condolence was opened at the church where Jade will be buried next month and a day after grieving Tweed was told he will be able to attend his wife's funeral because his sentence hearing for an assault charge has been postponed. Enlarge A book of condolence in memory of Jade Goody lays in St John The Baptist Church in Buckhurst Hill The 21-year-old had been due to appear before Harlow Magistrates' Court, in Essex, tomorrow to be sentenced for an assault which took place in May last year. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share He is almost certain to receive a custodial sentence, which threw his attendance at Jade's huge public funeral into doubt. Court officials today said the hearing had been adjourned once more, following her death early on Sunday morning. Tweed is now due to be sentenced on April 16. Prosecutors said Tweed attacked taxi driver Stephen Wilkins and threatened to stab him after he was asked for the cab fare in advance. Hand-in-hand: Bobby-Jack and Freddie skipped along as their stepfather took them to an indoor playground last night They said the vehicle was travelling at 50mph when Tweed grabbed Mr Wilkins from behind. He was released from prison on licence in January after being convicted of assaulting a 16-year-old boy and was ordered to wear a monitoring tag and obey a curfew. Following his latest conviction, he could spend up to a maximum of six months in prison. Tweed has now spoken for the first time since Jade's death and said |
"""There was no possibility of taking a walk that day"" is the first line of which classic novel?" | Rochester vs. St. John Rivers: or Why Jane Eyre Preferred a Cynical Sinner to a Religious Zealot Rochester vs. St. John Rivers: or Why Jane Eyre Preferred a Cynical Sinner to a Religious Zealot Peter Bolt , English Department, North East Worchester College [All page and chapter references are to the Penguin Classic edition of the novel which contains an introduction and notes by Michael Mason.] I: The Bible, the Prayer Book and Jane Eyre hen the novel "Jane Eyre" opens it is with the line "there was no possibility of taking a walk that day...the cold winter had brought with it clouds so sombre..." (13) We know it is winter. Why did Charlotte Brontë chose to tell the reader the actual month, and why did she choose November? That the day chosen was in November is the starting point of this article. The intention is to show that every date mentioned in Jane Eyre has a significance far beyond the mere chronological charting of time lapses. It allows Brontë to hide within the narrative both a deep religious knowledge and strong Christian principles. In turn, this enables the weaving of an intricate web of ethics and morals passed onto countless generations of English children by such as her father, the Reverend Patrick Brontë. The effect is achieved in this novel, by constant, but unstated referral to the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. It is the book that governed England from 1662 until at least the middle of the nineteenth century. The "drear November day" does not have a specific date attached in Jane Eyre. If we look in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer we shall see that November 1st is set aside as All Saints Day. The Prayer Book has "Lessons" taken from the Holy Bible to be read on that particular day. They are taken from the Apocrypha (itself a Greek word meaning "hidden") Wisdom chapter III to v10 and Wisdom chapter V to v17. The first Lesson commences, "But the souls of the first are in God"s hand, and torment shall not touch them...". The second Lesson begins, "Then the just man shall make his stand full of assurance, to confront those who oppressed him...". Readers of Jane Eyre will realise that these two passages, when read in full, contain the total sum of Jane Eyre"s experiences in the Brontë novel. The dates do not have a significance outside the novel and at first glance seem to be of little importance within the novel. Indeed, so off-hand are the mention of the dates, a reader would easily be excused for missing the emphasis and therefore the reason for naming the actual day of the event reported. However, these dates, as communicated by Brontë, are linked to an integral part of her daily life at Haworth Vicarage. The dates in the form presented to the reader in Jane Eyre are so vital to the novel that, when interpreted, a whole new perspective is opened up to the audience. The novel moves on from a Gothic melodrama, to a work of deep religious conviction. The author metamorphoses from an isolated, naive clerics daughter with a penchant for fantasy worlds, to a passionate campaigner determined to break free from the restrictions imposed upon an intelligent, articulate mid-Victorian female without wealth or influence. It is a record of the authors existence. In this article, the motives are exposed by examining the significance of these dates alongside other devices used within the novel. Through this, the novel will be seen as nothing less than the story of a pilgrimage, a journey through life by a young Christian woman. During the course of her pilgrimage, she will be exposed to hypocrisy, deceit and spiteful condescension. Jane will be offered both an unchristian marriage, and than a loveless marriage. Only her belief in God"s teachings will save her from both. Other Portions of This Essay |
Only one standard gauge branch line survived in the Lake District. It runs from Oxenholme to which terminus? | David Heys steam diesel photo collection - 03 - THE BEECHING AXE 03 - THE BEECHING AXE THE BEECHING AXE If you're still smarting from all that sanctimonious guff spouted by Dr Richard Beeching who played 'eeny-meeny-miny-mo' over which line to close next, then you'd best skip this page...it makes for grim reading. From the perspective of our modern world, the memories I have of post-war Britain convince me that I must be much older, since many of the things I remember as a child have either been consigned to the scrapheap or found their way into railway museums. When people hark back to the Fifties, they recall how plain and ordinary it all seemed, for the world appeared to have stood still since before a war that grown-ups still talked about as if it had ended the day before yesterday. There is a huge generation gap between those who remember the war and those who didn't, and the same can be said for the youngsters who were born in steam days and the next generation who found themselves caught up in the enervating years of dieselisation that followed. Sadly I missed the 'Big Four' railway companies that were amalgamated to form the new British Railways in 1948. By the time I began train spotting in 1950 BR had done away with the LNER's Apple Green livery, the LMSR's Maroon, the Southern Railway's Malachite Green, together with the various railway companies crests and heraldic devices from coaching stock and station buildings. Even the smallest items such as cups and saucers bearing a company's logo were deemed ineligible. Then, in 1961, Dr Richard Beeching was appointed BR Chairman and our railways would never be the same again. His penchant for back-door manoeuvrings and theoretical accountancy (a lot of closure notices were based on doctored figures) together with Transport Minister, Ernest Marples - who, incidentally, had a vested interest in motorway construction (surely a conflict of interest?) - led to the axing the rail network to a shadow of its former self. In all fairness, however, the history of Dr Richard Beeching is written almost entirely by his enemies so it is hard to know how much of it is to trusted. What we do know is that his name provokes the kind of response usually reserved for a mass murderer - a cynical assassin wielding his axe across the rail network. If only the Government had waited until the introduction of pay trains, modern signalling and unmanned stations, then the huge reduction in operating costs would surely have merited the retention of many rail services that Beeching axed. Indeed judging by the emails I receive, it seems the excesses of Doctor Beeching are abhorrent to most people, yet there are others who think the views expressed on this page are grossly distorted and that Beeching had no other choice. What? Of course he did! For starters he could have considered a whole raft of alternative savings, but instead he systematically destroyed the very soul of the railway network, dishing out hundreds of closure notices many of which were based on inconsistent testimonies. Yes…okay, when Beeching was hired there were thumping losses on the balance sheet, but his cuts did little to improve matters. The bottom line is he squandered the chance to curb the number of closures, which reveals, at best, a hard-headed businessman completely lacking in empathy for the needs of local communities - and, at worst, a man so pigheaded and inflexible in his way of thinking that he totally failed to recognize the vital role that Britain's railways have to play. It begs the question why he was hired as British Railways chairman in the first place…no, I don't get it either! (Above right-Below) Link to Phil Hodgett's superb page of the Port of Blyth in Northumberland before and after Beeching. (Below) The introduction of Derby Class 108 dmus on my local line between Leeds, Bradford, Ilkley and Skipton were not the saviours as hoped, and on 22nd March 1965 seven intermediate stations were closed on the Aire Valley line between Leeds and Bradford Forster Square - including Calverley & Rodley below... |
In which town do the Celtic Crusaders Rugby League team play their home matches? | Celtic Crusaders - - Your Site Celtic Crusaders Celtic Crusaders The Celtic Crusaders are based at Bridgend in Wales in the UK. The Celtic Crusaders were a part of the National League Two until the 2007 season when they were promoted to National League One. The Celtic Crusaders play their matches at the Brewery Field in Bridgend, although occasionally they have been known to play at other locations in South Wales. The vast majority of the Celtic Crusaders are Welsh-qualified having been recruited from the Welsh Conference sides, mainly Bridgend Blue Bills and Aberavon Fighting Irish. The Celtic Crusaders also run an academy side drawn from every club in the Welsh Conference. A large amount of the fans of the Celtic Crusaders used to support the now defunct rugby union team Celtic Warriors who took part in the League during the 2003-2004 season before they were disbanded by the WRU. The Crusaders attracted the highest ever attendance at Brewery Field in 2007 when 3,441 people watched them do battle with Oldham Roughyeds National League Two match. Thanks to a huge marketing effort by the club the majority of people witnessing this event were fans of the Celtic Crusaders, although there were a few fans who had travelled to Wales to watch the Millennium Magic weekend in Cardiff. Whilst in their second season the Celtic Crusaders won the 2007 National League Two and earned automatic promotion to National League One in 2008. Initially the team had planned to re-use the Celtric Warriors title but it was abandoned in favour of the Crusaders after consideration by the rugby union franchise. The aim of the club and their primary focus was to eventually reach the Super league and to represent South Wales. Previous attempts to create rugby league franchises in areas not traditionally associated with rugby have met with mediocre success. The concept behind the creation of the club was that everything should be focused on a bottom up approach to ensure that the club grows on its own and learns to walk before attempting to run. This also allows Celtic Crusaders to grow into a brand rather than being thrust into the limelight immediately. The team played their first match against the Harlequins at Brewery Field and the match ended up in a 22-22 draw. Their first real competitive matches took place as members of the National League Cup, the Celtic Crusaders were placed in a group with the London Skolars , The Hemel Stags and St Albans Centurions. The Celtic Crusaders won every match that they played in a crushing series of victories, and the team went on to finish third losing out 26-27 in the Final Eliminator to Swinton Lions . Subscribe to our newsletter and you'll receive regular emails keeping you up to date on our latest news, special offers and exclusive member only deals! |
Which television presenter was sacked by the BBC in February for comparing someone to a 'Golliwog'? | Strictly Come Dancing race row speaks volumes about BBC, says Carol Thatcher - Telegraph Strictly Come Dancing Strictly Come Dancing race row speaks volumes about BBC, says Carol Thatcher Carol Thatcher, who was sacked by the BBC for comparing a mixed-race tennis player to a golliwog, has accused the corporation of double-standards for retaining Anton Du Beke, the Strictly Come Dancing performer, who made a joke in similarly poor taste about a contestant. By Richard Eden 10:58PM BST 10 Oct 2009 e_SDLqI think how the BBC has handled it says quite a lot about the BBC," she tells Mandrake. "I was booted out." Baroness Thatcher's daughter points out that the broadcaster made an issue of her comments, which she made off-air after appearing on The One Show. "My case was a leaked private conversation," she says. "The BBC is not my favourite. It is for others to make comparisons. These things are going to carry on popping up, to be honest." While Bruce Forysth was quick to defend Du Beke, Adrian Chiles, The One Show presenter, publicly condemned Thatcher. Carol's brother, Sir Mark Thatcher, told Mandrake that the BBC had behaved "like the Stasi". Related Articles |
'The Curse Of The Black Pearl' was the first of which series of films? | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - 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 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ( 2003 ) PG-13 | Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 41 titles created 24 Oct 2011 a list of 27 titles created 06 Jan 2013 a list of 40 titles created 08 Dec 2014 a list of 36 titles created 16 Sep 2015 a list of 25 titles created 22 Oct 2015 Title: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 31 wins & 88 nominations. See more awards » Videos Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well. Director: Gore Verbinski Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, find Jack Sparrow, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle. Director: Gore Verbinski Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too. Director: Rob Marshall While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. Director: Peter Jackson During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. Director: Steven Spielberg A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle Earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. Director: Peter Jackson Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring. Director: Peter Jackson Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts. Director: David Yates After training with his mentor, Batman begins his fight to free crime-ridden Gotham City from the corruption that Scarecrow and the League of Shadows have cast upon it. Director: Christopher Nolan A reluctant hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home - and the gold within it - from the dragon Smaug. Director: Peter Jackson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, the Dark Knight, with the help of the enigmatic Selina, is forced from his imposed exile to save Gotham City, now on the edge of total annihilation, from the brutal guerrilla terrorist Bane. Director: Christopher Nolan When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones must follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis. Director: Steven Spielberg Edit Storyline This swash-buckling tale follows the quest of Captain Jack Sparrow, a savvy pirate, and Will Turner, a resourceful blacksmith, as they search for Elizabeth Swann. Elizabeth, the daughter of the governor and the love of Will's life, has been kidnapped by the feared Captain Barbossa. Little do they know, but the fierce and clever Barbossa has been cursed. He, along with his large crew, are under an ancient curse, doomed for eternity to neither live, nor die. That is, unless a blood sacrifice is made. Written by the lexster Taglines: Over 3000 Islands of Paradise -- For Some it's A Blessing -- For Others... |
Who stabbed 'Carmen' in the opera of the same name? | If you go What: Georges Bizet’s “Carmen,” part of the 2014-15 “Met Opera: Live in HD” broadcast season Where: The Finkel Auditorium at the Colorado Mountain College Breckenridge campus, 107 Denison Placer Ave., Breckenridge When: 10:55 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1; the National Repertory Orchestra and the Lake Dillon Theater Company’s “Opera Prologue and Epilogue” series begins at 10:30 a.m. Cost: $20 for adults, $16 for seniors and Met Members and $10 for students and children More information: Light snacks and beverages will be provided at intermission, donation requested. For ticket information and purchase, call the National Repertory Orchestra Office at (970) 453-5825. Ticket purchase may also be made online by visiting the NRO website at http://www.nromusic.com . The high-definition screening of Georges Bizet’s classic opera “Carmen” will be shown at the Finkel Auditorium at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge on Saturday, Nov. 1, starting at 10:55 a.m. A prologue and story review are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., presented by Cecile Forsberg, National Repertory Orchestra artistic and operations director, and Tim Pare, Lake Dillon Theatre Company director of education. An open discussion and question session will follow the conclusion of the opera. “Carmen” features some of the most recognizable music in the opera repertoire. Musical and vocal excerpts have been used in several movies in the past. In fact, many of the tunes may be inadvertently sung or whistled by acquaintances that have little connection with opera. Indeed, well-known melodic excerpts of “Habanera” and “Toreador en Garde” are introduced in the orchestral prelude, along with a brief echoing of the fate motive in recognition of the fatal ending. This production, directed by Richard Eyre, is described in a recent New York Times review as “gripping and brilliant.” Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili sings and acts the title role of Carmen, the seductive gypsy. This same review cites Rachvelishvili’s vocal power and “earthy sexuality” as being ideal for the role. Aleksandrs Antonenko sings the obsessed soldier Don Jose, soprano Anita Hartig makes her highly anticipated HD debut as Micaela and Ildar Abdrazakov is the toreador Escamillo. Of local interest is the role of the commanding military officer Zuniga, performed by Keith Miller, the well-known past University of Colorado football player, now scoring touchdowns with the Metropolitan Opera . “Carmen” is one of the most melodic of all operas. Whether the vocal performances are in the form of solos, duets or choral ensembles, lilting melodies, accentuated with energetic orchestral interludes, under the baton of Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado are virtually continuous. Following the Metropolitan Opera premiere in 1884, “Carmen” has become its third most frequently performed opera after “La Boheme” and “Aida,” with more than 900 performances on record. The current production, with its new premier staging, first performed in December 2009, is also highly acclaimed. Of interest, Bizet, born in Paris in 1838 to musician parents, composed a one-act opera at the age of 19 after attending the Paris Conservatory of Music. In the following 37 years, he wrote six published operas, with his reputation resting on “Carmen,” which premiered in March 1872, based on a short novel of the same name by Prosper Merimee. Don Jose and Carmen have many romantic encounters throughout the opera, including the final scene in which Don Jose attempts once more to gain the love of Carmen, and in which he stabs her to death after her vociferous rejection. All attending this HD production will be absorbed in the story and the music. Experience scenes in the square in Seville (Act I); the gathering of the cigarette factory girls (including Carmen) in the Lillas Pastia’s inn, where Escamillo sings his Toreador aria (Act II); the smugglers’ mountain hideout (Act III); and finally, in Act IV, Seville’s Plaza de Toros, where a crowd gathers for the bullfight hailing Escamillo and where Carmen is stabbed to death. Despite the trag |
Who wrote the children's novel 'What Katy Did' and the 'Katy' series of books? | What Katy Did (Children's Classics): Amazon.co.uk: Susan Coolidge: 9781853261312: Books What Katy Did (Children's Classics) Add all three to Basket Buy the selected items together This item:What Katy Did (Children's Classics) by Susan Coolidge Paperback £1.99 In stock. Sent from and sold by Amazon. FREE Delivery on orders over £10. Details Sent from and sold by Amazon. FREE Delivery on orders over £10. Details Heidi (Children's Classics) by Johanna Spyri Paperback £1.99 In stock. Sent from and sold by Amazon. FREE Delivery on orders over £10. Details Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Apple To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. or Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here , or download a FREE Kindle Reading App . Product details Publisher: Wordsworth Editions; New edition edition (5 Mar. 1994) Language: English Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 1.1 x 19.8 cm Average Customer Review: Product Description Review Those who enjoy Jodie will turn with interest to Laurel Lefkow's spirited reading of Susan Coolidge's What Katy Did, not only because of the heroines' similarities, but because it opens such a vivid window into a domestic world that we have lost: full of aunts and cousins, innumerable siblings and clearly drawn moralities. Abridgement has meant a loss of detail, but has made the book work better for a modern audience. --Christina Hardyment, The Times Book Description The boisterous, tall, unstoppable Katy Carr will win your heart in her struggle to become good --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. By Tori on 14 Nov. 2004 Format: Hardcover Katy's tale could so easily have been preachy. Set in 1860s USA it's about a thoughtless, careless, happy girl who has a terrible accident. As she learns to live with pain and with not being able to walk, she also learns how to be patient and loving. However, the lessons are interspersed with annecdotes about Katy and her family. These are so alive and colourful that I am sure they must be partly true! There's the time Katy befriends a counterfeiter's wife; an important visitor finds and reads aloud Katy's story about Bop the blue poodle and Lady Edwitha of the Hebrides; and her sister Johnny's 'baby', a chair named Pikery falls ill and must be dosed with stolen medicine. I love the underlying message, which is that good deeds begin at home - think globally, act locally. After Katy falls ill, she lies in bed fretting that she will never be able to perform all the great deeds she hoped to do. However she learns that she can make a difference to her family and friends. I love the honesty of it - although at the end Katy is adored by her family, she is still sometimes headstrong and impatient, and there are times when she must work at being good. I loved the fact that her change has not consumed the joyous, impetuous part of her and there are still merry times after the accident. I would love to know what a person who has suffered a similar disablement thinks of this story. Similar reads are L M Mongomery's Anne and Emily books, Laura Ingalls Wilder's pioneering stories and Louisa M Alcott's Little Women. By JRW on 19 Dec. 2010 Format: Paperback Katy Carr is a twelve year-old girl, a tomboy who lives in a small house with her father, aunt and five younger brothers and sisters. At first, the book appears to be about growing up; with the plays, antics and misadventures of Katy, her siblings and friend Cecy Hall. The cheerful tone present early in the story is swiftly replaced about halfway through after a tragic incident which makes the book take a darker outlook and it becomes a nail-bit |
King Hussein of Jordan dies, Chinese embassy in Belgrade bombed by NATO planes, and Prince Edward marries. Which year? | 1900 – 1909 World History - History and Government > World History 1900 – 1909 World History The Library of Congress Picture Collection W.E.B. Du Bois The Library of Congress Picture Collection 1900 Hurricane ravages Galveston, Tex.; 6,000–8,000 dead. Fauvist movement in painting begins, led by Henri Matisse . Sigmund Freud 's The Interpretation of Dreams. Carrie Chapman Catt succeeds Susan B. Anthony as president of National Woman Suffrage Association. 1901 Queen Victoria dies, and is succeeded by her son, Edward VII . As President McKinley begins second term, he is shot fatally by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. Theodore Roosevelt sworn in as successor. 1902 Enrico Caruso 's first gramophone recording. Aswan Dam completed. 1903 Wright brothers , Orville and Wilbur, fly first powered, controlled, heavier-than-air plane at Kitty Hawk, N.C. Henry Ford organizes Ford Motor Company. The Boston Red Sox win the first World Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. W.E.B. Du Bois publishes The Souls of Black Folk. 1904 Russo-Japanese War begins—competition for Korea and Manchuria. Entente Cordiale: Britain and France settle their international differences. General theory of radioactivity by Rutherford and Soddy. New York City subway opens. 1905 In Russo-Japanese War , Port Arthur surrenders to Japanese; Russia suffers other defeats. President Roosevelt mediates Treaty of Portsmouth, N.H., which recognizes Japan's control of Korea and restores southern Manchuria to China. The Russian Revolution of 1905 begins on “Bloody Sunday” when troops fire onto a defenseless group of demonstrators in St. Petersburg. Strikes and riots follow. Sailors on battleship Potemkin mutiny; reforms, including first Duma (parliament), established by Czar Nicholas II 's “October Manifesto.” Albert Einstein 's special theory of relativity and other key theories in physics. Franz Lehar 's Merry Widow. 1906 San Francisco earthquake and three-day fire; more than 500 dead. Roald Amundsen , Norwegian explorer, fixes magnetic North Pole. 1907 Second Hague Peace Conference , of 46 nations, adopts 10 conventions on rules of war. Financial panic of 1907 in U.S. Mahler begins work on “Song of the Earth.” Oklahoma becomes 46th state. Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon introduces cubism. 1908 Earthquake kills 150,000 in southern Italy and Sicily. U.S. Supreme Court, in Danbury Hatters' case , outlaws secondary union boycotts. Model T produced by Ford Motor Company. 1909 North Pole reportedly reached by American explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is founded in New York by prominent black and white intellectuals and led by W.E.B. Du Bois . 1910 – 1919 World History The Library of Congress Picture Collection 1910 Boy Scouts of America incorporated. Angel Island, in San Francisco Bay, becomes immigration center for Asians entering U.S. 1911 First use of aircraft as offensive weapon in Turkish-Italian War. Italy defeats Turks and annexes Tripoli and Libya. Chinese Republic proclaimed after revolution overthrows Manchu dynasty. Sun Yat-sen named president. Mexican Revolution: Porfirio Diaz , president since 1877, replaced by Francisco Madero . Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in New York; 146 killed. Amundsen reaches South Pole. Ernest Rutherford discovers the structure of the atom. Richard Strauss 's Der Rosenkavalier. Irving Berlin 's Alexander's Ragtime Band. 1912 Balkan Wars (1912–1913) resulting from territorial disputes: Turkey defeated by alliance of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro; London peace treaty (1913) partitions most of European Turkey among the victors. In second war (1913), Bulgaria attacks Serbia and Greece and is defeated after Romania intervenes and Turks recapture Adrianople. Titanic sinks on maiden voyage; over 1,500 drown. New Mexico and Arizona admitted as states. 1913 Suffragists demonstrate in London. Garment workers strike in New York and Boston; win pay raise and shorter hours. Henry Ford develops first moving as |
The 'Battle of Stamford Bridge' was fought in 1066 – which is the nearest city to the battlefield? | Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066) | Medieval Battles | Battlefields of Britain Medieval Battles BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE (1066) The first of two invasions of 1066 had started badly for the Saxons with a bloody defeat at Fulford but just days later, at Stamford Bridge, King Harold of England surprised the Vikings with a large army. Unprepared for battle and with a significant contingent displaced guarding their ships, the Vikings were routed and the Norwegian King killed. Skip to > Historical Background On the 5 January 1066, the English King Edward the Confessor died childless. During his reign he had carefully managed a number of competing claimants to his throne but, on his deathbed, he nominated the most powerful English landowner Harold Godwineson, Earl of Wessex as his heir and successor. This famously enraged William, Duke of Normandy - who had possibly been promised the English throne by King Edward in the 1040s - and who subsequently started invasion preparations that would culminate in the Battle of Hastings in October. However there was another claimant seeking to exploit the situation; Harald Hardrada, King of Norway. Although he had a very weak claim to the English throne – allegedly an agreement had been made between King Magnus of Norway and King Harthacnut of England circa-1040 where each agreed to succeed the other if they died without natural heirs - it is equally possible that this great Viking warrior wasn’t too concerned about legal niceties and simply saw an opportunity for conquest. Allied to Hardrada was Tostig Godwineson, Harold’s own brother, who up to Autumn 1065 had been Earl of Northumbria. He had been ousted by a local rebellion and another northern magnate, Morcar, had been invited to take his place. Despite King Edward supporting Tostig, he was ultimately forced to accept Morcar. The situation didn’t change when Harold became King and Tostig sought to make his claim by force. In May 1066 he sailed from Flanders with 60 ships attacking the Isle of Wight and Sandwich before moving north to Lincolnshire where his small force was defeated by Edwin, Earl of Mercia. With only 12 ships remaining he retreated to Scotland where he was placed under the protection of King Malcolm. Tostig now allied himself of Hardrada and the two made plans to combine forces for an invasion in the north. Throughout the Summer of 1066 King Harold waited in the south of England for the expected invasion of William from Normandy. Summer came and went with no invasion prompting Harold to disband his army; but no sooner than he had he done so news arrived of Harald Hardrada’s invasion in the north. The Norwegian King had rendezvoused in the Tyne with the forces of Tostig and collectively they had a force of at least 300 ships. Sailing down the Yorkshire coast, raiding coastal sites as they went, they proceeded into the Humber and up the River Ouse to attack York . They landed at Ricall, about 10 miles short of the city, but found their approach blocked the northern Earls Edwin and Morcar. A bloody fight ensued, the Battle of Fulford fought on 20 September 1066, where the Earls attempted to stop the Norwegian King. The English lost the battle and York capitulated to the invaders offering hostages and supplies to be delivered to Stamford Bridge; a major junction approximately 8 miles from the city where four Roman roads converged. Prelude Harold was still in the south when he heard of the Viking invasion in the north. Re-mobilising his army he force marched his force 185 miles in just six days arriving in Tadcaster, 8 miles from York, on the night of the 24 September. The next day he proceeded to York where he received intelligence that the Norwegians were at Stamford Bridge. He immediately marched out the city along the line of Ermine Street intending to bring them to battle. The Norwegians had no information that King Harold was in the north. Hardrada clearly assumed that the Saxon King would not abandon the south coast when William of Normandy still posed a significant threat. Accordingly, since the Battle of |
Canaletto famously painted views of Venice and which other city? | Canaletto (1697–1768) | Art UK Art UK | Discover Artists Canaletto (1697–1768) View all 132 (Born Venice, 17 October 1697; died Venice, 19 April 1768). Venetian painter, etcher and draughtsman, the most famous view-painter of the 18th century. He began his career assisting his father, a theatrical scene painter; their work included sets for Vivaldi operas in Venice and Alessandro Scarlatti operas in Rome, which they visited in 1719–20. Whilst he was in Rome Canaletto made drawings of ancient monuments and famous modern buildings, and after his return to Venice he abandoned theatrical work for topographical painting (see veduta). Read more His early paintings of Venice include some intimate views of unremarkable pieces of townscape, treated with great freshness of observation and liveliness of touch (The Stonemason's Yard, c.1727, NG, London). However, he soon began to specialize in much grander views showing the public face of the city, including festivities on the canals. His colouring became stronger and brighter and his handling smoother and more precise. He worked from drawings made on the spot and also made use of a camera obscura, but although his pictures give the feeling of being extremely accurate records, he in fact often made departures from topographical correctness in the interests of creating a better composition—changing the proportions of a building or shifting its position and so on. He also produced imaginary views (see capriccio). His work appealed greatly to wealthy visitors to Venice and his best customers were British aristocrats making the Grand Tour, for whom he sometimes produced series of views in uniform size. Canaletto's dealings with his British clients were mainly done through an agent, Joseph Smith (c.1674–1770), who moved to Venice in about 1700 to work as a banker and stayed for the rest of his life. In addition to working as an art dealer (with an efficient organization for shipping Canaletto's pictures to England), he was a publisher, and in 1744 he was appointed British consul in Venice—he is sometimes known as ‘Consul Smith’ and also as the ‘Merchant of Venice’. He had a superb art collection of his own, most of which he sold to George III in 1762, thus accounting for the fact that the British royal collection has the world's best representation of Canaletto's work. Canaletto's business was badly hit by the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–8), which severely curtailed Continental travel and therefore cut him off from his main patrons. In the early 1740s he concentrated on drawings and etchings, and in 1746 he moved to England, evidently at the suggestion of Jacopo Amigoni. He was based in England for the next decade (although during this time he made two visits to Venice). Initially he was very successful, painting views of London and of various country houses. However, some of the work he produced in England was mechanical (even though he never lost his gift for handsome composition), and rumours were put about, probably by rivals, that he was not in fact the famous Canaletto but an impostor. In about 1756 he returned permanently to Venice. He continued active for the remainder of his life, but he never recovered his former popularity, and by the time of his death he seems to have been far from prosperous. His work was highly influential in Italy and elsewhere: his nephew Bernardo Bellotto took his style to central Europe and his followers in England included William Marlow and Samuel Scott. Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press) Share this page |
Which singer had number one hits with 'Dreams' in 1993 and 'Rise' in 2000? | Gabrielle - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music Read more about sharing. Gabrielle Biography (Wikipedia) Louise Gabrielle Bobb (born 16 April 1970), known simply as Gabrielle, is a multi-platinum selling, BRIT Award winning English singer and songwriter. Gabrielle was born in Hackney, London. Her unconventional image includes short tight curls and an eye patch or sunglasses—she has ptosis, the drooping of one eyelid. Her debut single "Dreams" topped the UK Singles Chart in June 1993. Other singles include "Going Nowhere", "Give Me a Little More Time", "Walk On By" and "If You Ever" – a duet with East 17. After a few quiescent years Gabrielle made a comeback with "Rise", which became Gabrielle's second UK number one in 2000. The album of the same name also reached the top spot in the UK Albums Chart, where it stayed for three weeks. "Out of Reach" from the soundtrack to the film Bridget Jones's Diary reached number four in the UK Singles Chart. Gabrielle's greatest hits collection, Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 was released in 2001. Gabrielle has won two BRIT Awards, the first in 1994 for British Breakthrough Act, and the second in 1997 for Best British Female. This entry is from Wikipedia , the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License . If you find the biography content factually incorrect or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia . Find out more about our use of this data. Show more |
"Lorraine Chase used to say ""Nice ere innit"" when advertising which product?" | UK television adverts 1955-1985 • Children’s songs and games Drinks (alcoholic) There were virtually no advertisements for spirits into the 1960s (due to a secret cartel between the manufacturers) Ansells Bitter: 1983 Showing lads’ night out, with laughing and drinking. Ansell's Bitter men, you can’t beat them. Babycham (1) [with a baby chamois deer] Babycham? I’d love a Babycham, The genuine champagne perry. Mine’s a Babycham! Babycham (3) A man in a bar asks for a Babycham, and it goes very quiet and everyone looks on in horror Cool, tough-looking black guy: Hey, I’ll have a Babycham!” Then everybody wants one. Bring out your best — Bud light Budweiser (3) For all you do, this Bud’s for you! Budweiser (4) Budweiser — the King of beers! Budweiser (5) When you say “Budweiser” you’ve said it all! Budweiser (6) This Bud’s for you. True. Bulmers Cider: 1968 Bulmer’s Strongbow Cider (1) [William Tell shooting apple off his son’s head: but what were the words?] Bulmer’s Strongbow Cider (2) Live to loaf! Bulmer’s Strongbow Cider (3) ... It's refreshing and clean If you know what I mean, And sparkles a bit in the glass.... So the next time you're out for the evening and ... A change is as good as a rest Have a Strongbow or two And keep smiling through, ’Cos Strongbow's a pint of the best. Bulmer’s Strongbow Cider (4): c.1970 Strong as your thirst! Based on “Je suis un rock star” by Bill Wyman Girl: Went to a cocktail bar … in Leicester Square Met this bloke …said he was a millionaire, Bought me a drink … called Calviere Sounds a bit French … and it’s made with pears. Man: C’est Française … like what I am, Je suis un rock star … j’ai un residarnce, Un grand château …à la south of France.” Girl: Get away! You work in the chip shop around the corner! [Screenshot of Calviere being poured into a Babycham type glass with a cherry] Campari: 1977 Gentleman: It’s very odd, I don’t even know your name — but after this one Campari and soda, I feel I almost know you. May I freshen your glass? Er, soda of course? Cockney girl: No, lemonade! Cockney girl: Yeah, nice colour innit? Voice-over: Campari with soda, with lemonade, with tonic — but always with pleasure. Gentleman: Were you truly wafted here from paradise? Cockney girl: No, Luton airport! [with Lorraine Chase] I bet he drinks Carling Black Label. Carling Black Label (3) An old fisherman salt battles with a giant squid and torrential weather, then bursts through the pub door saying: I’ve never known a night like it … and I ain’t looking forward to the journey home neither! One customer to another: I bet he drinks Carling Black Label! Then the pub is shown -- built on a small island in the middle of a boating lake, with a sign outside saying “Row boats for hire”…. Carling Black Label (4) Scene: Two men flying in an aeroplane, and a window cleaner starts working on the outside of their window First passenger: Bet he drinks Carling Black Label! Second passenger: Naaah! he’s missed a bit. Carling Black Label (5) Your best bet for a fuller flavour — Carling Black Label lager. Carling Black Label (5): 1981 Carling (Carling Black label) I’ve got it right — my Jack’s favourite one! He says it saves him money! Carling Black Label I’ve got this — he’s got that! I’ve got it right — end of chat! Carling Black Label — get it right! [A variant commercial has: “We’ve got it right: no frills, no fuss, it’s OK by us!” as the spoken lines.] ?Carling: 1970s Scene: a Birmingham curry house. A man is quietly scoffing the main course in mixed company, who begin to notice his apparent discomfort and that he’s beginning to puff, obviously feeling the heat. Woman companion: Eh, ’e’s looking really flushed…. Curry eater: Nah, it’s all right this. The lager they order for him clearly quenches his needs. Woman companion: Bet that’s cooled his biryani. Carlsberg lager: 1973 Mankind sometimes sees things in a rather peculiar way. We often admire works of art almost because of their imperfections. (a few bars of the unfinished symphony played here) The Danes however, believe there are |
What food was named after a composer by the French chef Escoffier? | 12 Delicious Food Recipes Named After Famous Musicians 12 Delicious Food Recipes Named After Famous Musicians 12 Delicious Food Recipes Named After Famous Musicians LISTS Sep 24, 2014 Many of the foods we enjoy today were named for their creator or for the inspiration of the recipe. So many foods and recipes we take for granted and don’t even realize have a namesake. Here are twelve delicious food recipes that owe their name and fame to some of the most renowned musicians , opera singers and composers from the past. 1. Caruso Sauce Caruso Sauce or Salsa Caruso is a warm sauce made of cream, sliced onions, ham, cheese, nuts and mushrooms. It is usually served with pasta. This delicious dish was named in honor of the famous Neapolitan tenor Enrico Caruso who was a popular figure in South America during his tours of the 1910s. At present, the sauce is considered as part of the Uruguayan cultural heritage and is urged by the Uruguayan Cuisine Association to be included in the menu of every restaurant or food outlet within the limits of the country. 2. Poires Mary Garden Mary Garden was a hugely popular opera singer in Europe and the U.S. at the start of the 20th century. Born in Scotland, she emigrated to the U.S. as a child, then came to Paris in 1897 to complete her training. After her 1900 debut at the Opéra-Comique, she was much sought-after by composers for starring roles in their operas. Escoffier , the great French chef made this dish in her honor, and is said to have told a friend once that all his best dishes had been created “for the ladies”. 3. Tournedos Rossini Tournedos Rossini is a French steak dish, purportedly created for the composer Gioachino Rossini by French master chef Marie-Antoine Carême. The dish comprises a beef tournedos, pan-fried in butter, served on a crouton, and topped with a hot slice of fresh whole foie gras briefly pan-fried at the last minute. The dish is garnished with slices of black truffle and finished with a Madeira demi-glace sauce. 4. Paganini’s Ravioli Paganini was a great epicurean and one of the first advocates for utilizing tomatoes in Italian cooking. His “ Genovese Ravioli with Beef Ragout ” recipe was so well respected that the original manuscript eventually made its way to the Library of Congress . 5. Eggs Berlioz Hector Berlioz , the notable French composer, has his name on a dish of soft-boiled eggs, elevated by the addition of croustades, duchesse potatoes, and truffles and mushrooms in a Madeira sauce. 6. Bizet Cake The French composer of Carmen and other renowned operas, has a consommé named for him as well as a marvellously light cake with delicately flavoured buttercream filling spread between the layers. 7. Jansson’s Temptation Jansson’s temptation or Janssons frestelse is a traditional Swedish casserole made of potatoes, onions, pickled sprats, bread crumbs and cream. It has often been claimed that the name originated with the opera singer Pelle Janzon, remembered as a gourmand. 8. Jenny Lind Melon The Jenny Lind Melon is an heirloom cantaloupe first introduced in the 1840s. Unlike most other types of cantaloupe, its flesh is light green, rather than orange. It is commonly believed to have been named for the singer Jenny Lind . 9. Mozartkugeln The Mozartkugeln or the Mozart ball, originally known as the “Mozartbonbon”, was first created by the Salzburg confectioner, Paul Fürst, in 1890 and named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . The confectionery Fürst still produces the original Salzburg Mozartkugeln by hand according to the original recipe and only sells them in its shops or over its website. As the Fürst confectionery does not own a trademark for it, there are numerous imitation products, most of which are produced using industrial techniques. 10. Rigo Jancsi Rigó Jancsi is a traditional Hungarian and Viennese cube-shaped chocolate sponge cake and chocolate cream-pastry. It gained popularity in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire and is named after Rigó Jancsi, a famous Hungarian Gypsy violinist. 11. Tetrazzini Tetrazzini is an American dish often made with diced fow |
Which is the largest of Britain's National Parks? | The Complete Guide To: Britain's national parks | The Independent UK The Complete Guide To: Britain's national parks To mark the 60th anniversary of the legislation that provided protection to our most precious landscapes, Simon Calder celebrates the wealth of history and nature on our doorstep Friday 14 August 2009 23:00 BST Click to follow The Complete Guide To: Britain's national parks 1/11 Alamy Where should I start? On the hill where the campaign for free access to Britain's wilderness began. In 1932, much of the UK's outdoors were out-of-bounds. It took the courage of thousands of people, traipsing from the Midlands industrial belt and the Lancashire mill towns to the raw heart of England, to open up the countryside. They took part in a "mass trespass" of Kinder Scout in Derbyshire, the highest point in the middle of Britain – standing 2,088 feet above sea level. One of the organisers was sentenced to six months in prison for his part, but eventually the case for access to the countryside was recognised with the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act of 1949. Two years later, Britain's first National Park, the Peak District, was created. It started a trend: today about 10 per cent of Britain's land area is protected within the 14 National Parks (the 15th, the South Downs, is in the process of creation). Unlike in some countries, the land within the boundaries of each National Park is mostly in private hands. Restrictions on its use help preserve some of the remaining open space in this crowded country. They get more than 100 million visitors each year – and the Peak District is said to be the second-most visited National Park in the world after Mount Fuji in Japan. Today, the Park offers scenery ranging from bleak hilltops to deep gorges, and from awesome to ornate. You can ascend Kinder Scout by taking the A57 Manchester-Sheffield road to the point where it meets the Pennine Way, the 267-mile long-distance footpath along the spine of northern England. Head south on the path. Flagstones assist the climb, but in a landscape flattened by aeons of lively weather, identifying the summit is tricky: search for the small triangle that marks the highest point. Then look at the surroundings: on a clear day the barren peak of the Peak District bestows a magnificent 360-degree view. To the east, valleys snake towards South Yorkshire, to the west Victorian railway viaducts direct your eye towards the towers of Manchester. Descend from here via Jacob's Ladder to the softer, rounder landscapes of southern Derbyshire and the village of Edale – the end (or start) of the Pennine Way. At the Old Nag's Head Inn (01433 670291) and the Rambler Inn (01433 670268) you can find beer, bed and breakfast. Something less demanding? Southern softies can head for the low-rise National Parks nearest to London: the Broads in Norfolk and the New Forest. The fine city of Norwich is the gateway to the Broads, which comprise a series of shallow artificial lakes. The Romans first cut peat for fuel; in the Middle Ages, local monasteries began to excavate the stuff as a profitable side-industry. As sea levels rose, the pits they dug began to flood. Despite the construction of dykes and windmills, the flooding continued and resulted in the Broads landscapes of today, with reed beds, woodland and grazing marshes – home to rare wildlife, such as the swallowtail butterfly. It remains very popular as a place to hire a boat to get out and explore the waterways. The best place from which to survey the waterscape is St Helen's Church in Ranworth – known as "The Cathedral of the Broads". This 15th-century structure has the most perfectly preserved rood screen in the country, embellished with intricate pictures of the disciples, and a stone spiral staircase to the top of the tower from where you can see half of Norfolk. Close by, a boardwalk takes you through the reed beds to the edge of Ranworth Broad. The Broads has an increasing number of indulgent places to stay, such as the Broad House Hotel (01603 783 567; broadhousehotel.co.uk ), a luxury boutiqu |
Which is the smallest of Britain's National Parks? | The Complete Guide To: Britain's national parks | The Independent UK The Complete Guide To: Britain's national parks To mark the 60th anniversary of the legislation that provided protection to our most precious landscapes, Simon Calder celebrates the wealth of history and nature on our doorstep Friday 14 August 2009 23:00 BST Click to follow The Complete Guide To: Britain's national parks 1/11 Alamy Where should I start? On the hill where the campaign for free access to Britain's wilderness began. In 1932, much of the UK's outdoors were out-of-bounds. It took the courage of thousands of people, traipsing from the Midlands industrial belt and the Lancashire mill towns to the raw heart of England, to open up the countryside. They took part in a "mass trespass" of Kinder Scout in Derbyshire, the highest point in the middle of Britain – standing 2,088 feet above sea level. One of the organisers was sentenced to six months in prison for his part, but eventually the case for access to the countryside was recognised with the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act of 1949. Two years later, Britain's first National Park, the Peak District, was created. It started a trend: today about 10 per cent of Britain's land area is protected within the 14 National Parks (the 15th, the South Downs, is in the process of creation). Unlike in some countries, the land within the boundaries of each National Park is mostly in private hands. Restrictions on its use help preserve some of the remaining open space in this crowded country. They get more than 100 million visitors each year – and the Peak District is said to be the second-most visited National Park in the world after Mount Fuji in Japan. Today, the Park offers scenery ranging from bleak hilltops to deep gorges, and from awesome to ornate. You can ascend Kinder Scout by taking the A57 Manchester-Sheffield road to the point where it meets the Pennine Way, the 267-mile long-distance footpath along the spine of northern England. Head south on the path. Flagstones assist the climb, but in a landscape flattened by aeons of lively weather, identifying the summit is tricky: search for the small triangle that marks the highest point. Then look at the surroundings: on a clear day the barren peak of the Peak District bestows a magnificent 360-degree view. To the east, valleys snake towards South Yorkshire, to the west Victorian railway viaducts direct your eye towards the towers of Manchester. Descend from here via Jacob's Ladder to the softer, rounder landscapes of southern Derbyshire and the village of Edale – the end (or start) of the Pennine Way. At the Old Nag's Head Inn (01433 670291) and the Rambler Inn (01433 670268) you can find beer, bed and breakfast. Something less demanding? Southern softies can head for the low-rise National Parks nearest to London: the Broads in Norfolk and the New Forest. The fine city of Norwich is the gateway to the Broads, which comprise a series of shallow artificial lakes. The Romans first cut peat for fuel; in the Middle Ages, local monasteries began to excavate the stuff as a profitable side-industry. As sea levels rose, the pits they dug began to flood. Despite the construction of dykes and windmills, the flooding continued and resulted in the Broads landscapes of today, with reed beds, woodland and grazing marshes – home to rare wildlife, such as the swallowtail butterfly. It remains very popular as a place to hire a boat to get out and explore the waterways. The best place from which to survey the waterscape is St Helen's Church in Ranworth – known as "The Cathedral of the Broads". This 15th-century structure has the most perfectly preserved rood screen in the country, embellished with intricate pictures of the disciples, and a stone spiral staircase to the top of the tower from where you can see half of Norfolk. Close by, a boardwalk takes you through the reed beds to the edge of Ranworth Broad. The Broads has an increasing number of indulgent places to stay, such as the Broad House Hotel (01603 783 567; broadhousehotel.co.uk ), a luxury boutiqu |
In which opera does a hunchback jester help his master seduce the daughter of a courtier? | Rigoletto | Opera Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia La Fenice in Venice on 11 March 1851 Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi . The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo . It was first performed at La Fenice in Venice on 11 March 1851. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had control over northern Italian theatres at the time, the opera had a triumphant premiere and is considered by many to be the first of the operatic masterpieces of Verdi's middle-to-late career. Its tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto's beautiful daughter Gilda. The opera's original title, La maledizione (The Curse), refers to the curse placed on both the Duke and Rigoletto by a courtier whose daughter had been seduced by the Duke with Rigoletto's encouragement. The curse comes to fruition when Gilda likewise falls in love with the Duke and eventually sacrifices her life to save him from the assassins hired by her father. Contents Edit The orchestra calls for 2 flutes , (Flute 2 doubles piccolo ), 2 oboes , (Oboe 2 doubles English horn ) 2 clarinets , 2 bassoons , 4 horns in Eb, D, C, Ab, G, and F, 2 trumpets in C, D, and Eb, 3 trombones , cimbasso , timpani , bass drum and cymbals , and strings. Offstage: Banda , bass drum , 2 bells , thunder machine Onstage: Violins I and II, violas , and contrabasses History Edit Verdi was commissioned to write a new opera by the La Fenice opera house in Venice in 1850, at a time when he was already a well-known composer with a degree of freedom in choosing the works he would prefer to set to music. He then asked Francesco Maria Piave (with whom he had already created Ernani , I due Foscari , Macbeth , Il Corsaro and Stiffelio ) to examine the play Kean by Alexandre Dumas, père , but he felt he needed a more energetic subject to work on. [1 ] Verdi soon stumbled upon Victor Hugo's Le roi s'amuse . He later explained that "The subject is great, immense, and has a character that is one of the most important creations of the theatre of all countries and all Ages.". [1 ] It was a highly controversial subject and Hugo himself had already had trouble with censorship in France , which had banned productions of his play after its first performance nearly twenty years earlier (and would continue to ban it for another thirty years). As Austria at that time directly controlled much of Northern Italy , it came before the Austrian Board of Censors. Hugo's play depicted a king ( Francis I of France ) as an immoral and cynical womanizer, something that was not accepted in Europe during the Restoration period . [2 ] From the beginning, Verdi was aware of the risks, as was Piave. In a letter which Verdi wrote to Piave: "Use four legs, run through the town and find me an influential person who can obtain the permission for making Le Roi s'amuse." [1 ] Correspondence between a prudent Piave and an already committed Verdi followed, and the two remained at risk and underestimated the power and the intentions of Austrians. Even the friendly Guglielmo Brenna, secretary of La Fenice, who had promised them that they would not have problems with the censors, was wrong. At the beginning of the summer of 1850, rumours started to spread that Austrian censorship was going to forbid the production. They considered the Hugo work to verge on lèse majesté , and would never permit such a scandalous work to be performed in Venice. In August, Verdi and Piave prudently retired to Busseto , Verdi's hometown, to continue the composition and prepare a defensive scheme. They wrote to the theatre, assuring them that the censor's doubts about the morality of the work were not justified but since very little time was left, very little could be done. At the time, Piave and Verdi had titled opera La maledizione (The Curse), and this unofficial title was used by Austrian censor De Gorzkowski in an emphatic letter written in December 1850 in which he definitively denied consent to it |
There are two Household Cavalry regiments. Name either? | Girl, 7, challenges Queen on exclusion of women from the Household Cavalry - Telegraph How about that? Girl, 7, challenges Queen on exclusion of women from the Household Cavalry A seven-year-old girl who challenged the Queen on why there were so few women in the Household Cavalry was rewarded with an invitation to the Royal Barracks. The coaches and the Household Cavalry travel down The Mall towards Buckingham Palace Photo: Heathcliff O'Malley Follow Molly Walkling, who hopes to work at the barracks when she grows up, received a response on behalf of the Queen, who promised to pass her comments to Phillip Hammond, the Defence Secretary. The schoolgirl then received a letter from the Ministry of Defence inviting her to visit the Royal Barracks in Hyde Park in a "dream come true". The invitation was prompted by a letter from Molly, now 8, to Buckingham Palace. “I am writing to ask why women are not allowed to join the royal cavalry? Because when I am older I would like to train there,” she wrote. The letter, which was answered by a member of the Royal Household and then the MoD, asked whether she was able to visit and learn about the horses. Related Articles Army officer freed from POW camp kept promise to return 03 Sep 2013 Her mother, Jane, said: "We had an absolutely fantastic tour of the barracks and Molly was treated like a superstar. "She even met one of the horses that pulled the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's carriage on their wedding day. "At the end of the tour she was taken into the yard and asked to help with dismissing the Queen's guards who had just come back from their duty." She added: "It was a dream come true for her and she got to see how to shoe a horse, how the saddles are made and learn about the barracks." Molly, who rides twice a month at Southborough Lane Stables, Bickley, was prompted to write to the Queen after visiting the Household Cavalry Museum in Whitehall. She said: "I felt excited when I got the letter from the Queen and shocked when I got the letter from the Ministry of Defence inviting me on a tour. "When I'm older I'd like to join the Royal Barracks as a horse guard but also run my own farm or stables." The Household Cavalry was formed in 1661 under the direct order of King Charles II and is made up from the oldest and most senior regiments in the British Army - The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals. There are two roles - the mounted regiment guards the Queen on ceremonial occasions while the operational regiment serves around the world in armoured fighting vehicles. Although women are not barred from entering, the MoD description of the unit reinforces the idea that they are excluded from the job. Their website states: “A unique job calls for special soldiers: young men who can adapt themselves to the added responsibility and variety that a career in the Household Cavalry offers. “Very often the men that form The Queen's Life Guard in Whitehall, in gleaming State ceremonial uniforms (known as Mounted Review Order), were only recently operating armoured vehicles or parachuting in their airborne role.” |
Which 2004 film was about Che Guevara's early days traveling across South America? | The Motorcycle Diaries (9/10) Movie CLIP - To a United South America (2004) HD - YouTube The Motorcycle Diaries (9/10) Movie CLIP - To a United South America (2004) 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. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 23, 2011 The Motorcycle Diaries movie clips: http://j.mp/1L5XY8X BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/rwPagE Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: On his last night in Peru, Ernesto (Gael García Bernal) reflects on the long journey they've taken and proposes a toast to a United South America. FILM DESCRIPTION: Brazilian director Walter Salles Jr. follows up the Golden Globe-nominated Behind the Sun with this filmed adaptation of Argentinian-born Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara's journals of the same name. The Motorcycle Diaries stars Gael García Bernal (Y Tu Mamá También, Amores Perros) as a young, pre-revolution Guevara, a 23-year-old medical student in 1952 traveling across South America on a motorcycle with his friend Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna), who co-wrote the source material. As they embark on their journey, both young men come of age and find their individual world views broadened farther than they ever expected. The Motorcycle Diaries premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. CREDITS: Cast: Gael García Bernal Director: Walter Salles Producers: Mónica Lima, Karen Tenkhoff, Rebecca Yeldham, Robert Redford, Diego Dubcovsky, Edgard Tenenbaum, Daniel Burman, Paul Webster, Michael Nozik Screenwriters: Alberto Granado, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, Jose Rivera WHO ARE WE? The MOVIECLIPS channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. Made by movie fans, for movie fans. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MOVIE CHANNELS: |
The first letter of a modern car registration number indicates the area in which the car is registered. Most cars beginning with 'P' are registered in Preston. But if a car has 'R' as its first letter, where would it have been registered? | FORMAT NUMBER PLATES FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS-SWANSEA UK New Number Plate Regulations Number plate supply regulations Until now it's been too easy for thieves to give a stolen vehicle a new identity – simply buy a new set of number plates. From the beginning of January 2003 it's going to get more difficult for the thieves and possibly a bit less convenient for you. Number plate suppliers From 1 January 2003 all number plate suppliers in England and Wales will have to be registered with DVLA and will have to keep records of all number plate sales. If you want to buy a new plate for a trailer or caravan or to replace a broken one on your car you will have to show the registered supplier documents to prove both who you are and also that you have entitlement to the registration mark. Various documents will be accepted including For proof of entitlement to the vehicle registration mark: V5 registration document V11 licence renewal application form copy of hire/lease contract company letter on headed paper, including VAT number or VE103 (vehicle on hire certificate) proof of Cherished Transfer A current photocard driving licence Utility bill and current paper driving licence Utility bill and passport Utility bill and credit/debit card with photograph Utility bill and travel pass card with photograph Utility bill and foreign national identity card We are on the DVLA register of number plate suppliers New Style Number plates- Sept 2001 format and rules The latest number plate format has affected all new cars from 1 September 2001. The design improves on the durability of previous plates and has a new system for displaying the age and origin of a vehicle. There are three parts to the new format: Local Memory Tag - The first two letters, called the 'local memory tag' or area identifier, show where the vehicle was registered. The first represents the region and the second a DVLA local office. Random Letters - The last three letters are random and give a unique identity to the vehicle. Age Identifier - The two numbers indicate the age of the vehicle. The age identifier will continue to be changed in March and September as at present but will use numbers rather than letters. The first digit indicates March (0 rising to 4) or September (5 rising to 9) and the second digit indicates the year. For example a car with an age identifier of 58 will have been first registered between 01 September 2008 and 28 February 2009. Rules All new number plates must display the new mandatory font.Even the size and typeface of the numbers and letters has changed and the spacing and margins have been standardised.This is to ensure consistency, and to make them easier to read and remember, both for humans and traffic cameras! Existing number plates need not be changed provided the font used is substantially the same as the new mandatory font.Cars made before 1973 will be allowed to keep their original plates - i.e. white text on black backgrounds. Number plates must be replaced if they have been customised with stylised letters and figures such as italics or with number plate fixing bolts that alter the appearance of the letters or numbers. Failure to replace such number plates may result in keepers risking prosecution There will be an optional provision for the display of the Euro-plate within the UK. The Euro-plate incorporates the symbol of the European Union (circle of 12 stars on a blue background) with the national identification |
"""She is a woman, therefore may be wooed, she is woman, therefore may be won, she is Lavinia therefore must be loved"" is a quotation from which of Shakespeare's plays?" | What Shall Shakespeare Say Today: Titus Andronicus - Excess and Logic Titus Andronicus - Excess and Logic Posted by Shakespeare girl Demetrius. She is a woman, therefore may be woo'd; She is a woman, therefore may be won; She is Lavinia, therefore must be loved. (Titus Andronicus, 2.1.636-638) Earl of Suffolk. She's beautiful, and therefore to be woo'd; She is a woman, therefore to be won. (Henry VI Part 1, 5.3.2538-2589) Titus Andronicus, bloody and horrifying, is a hard play to watch. Although we can read it as Shakespeare's "slasher film," I think that we can also look at it as an exploration of excess and the consequences of taking ideas - beliefs, cultural values - to their logical conclusion or end point. Take the treatment of women in the play, for example. Obviously the final fate of Lavinia - raped by the killers of her husband, her tongue cut out, her hands chopped off, ultimately stabbed to death by her father - is not something that most people would think is okay. It's violently excessive, right? BUT - and I think this is the important part - Shakespeare shows us the kind of attitudes toward women that can lead to this kind of result. Demetrius and Chiron don't start out plotting to rape Lavinia - they just think she's cute and want to seduce her away from her husband. They say that they "love" her. But we've seen this sort of slippery slope before in The Two Gentlemen of Verona - would-be rapist Proteus starts out by trying to actually win Silvia's love, but when she won't agree, he decides he's entitled to take what he wants. Interestingly, both scenes where the women are threatened with rape take place in the forest, away from the structures and safety of civilization - Silvia is saved seemingly by a miracle, but in Titus, where everything goes to the logical extreme of the idea, there are no miracles to be had. I think that the question being raised here, in both plays, boils down to this: what are women actually for? (This isn't a joke, by the way.) We've got Demetrius' answer, quoted above: She is a woman, therefore may be woo'd;/She is a woman, therefore may be won. But Demetrius, a pagan character from the classical past, isn't the only Shakespeare character who says this - Suffolk, an English nobleman in Henry VI Part 1, says almost exactly the same thing, word for word, about the woman who later becomes the queen of England! She's beautiful, and therefore to be woo'd;/ She is a woman, therefore to be won. Brings it a little closer to home, perhaps? In both cases, these sentiments seem to just go by without much discussion or comment. Perhaps, watching the play, one might feel either mild disagreement - or agreement! - with this answer to the question what are women for. But then Shakespeare shows us Lavina, and we have to face the logical end result of a belief that women exist to be wooed and won by men. We see Lavinia - brutalized, tramautized, humiliated, alone in the forest spitting out blood - and the play seems to say, Look! How do you like this now? |
What is the name of the process in which ore is heated to obtain a mineral? | How copper is made - material, used, processing, steps, product, Raw Materials Copper Background Copper is one of the basic chemical elements. In its nearly pure state, copper is a reddish-orange metal known for its high thermal and electrical conductivity. It is commonly used to produce a wide variety of products, including electrical wire, cooking pots and pans, pipes and tubes, automobile radiators, and many others. Copper is also used as a pigment and preservative for paper, paint, textiles, and wood. It is combined with zinc to produce brass and with tin to produce bronze. Copper was first used as early as 10,000 years ago. A copper pendant from about 8700 B.C. was found in what is now northern Iraq. There is evidence that by about 6400 B.C. copper was being melted and cast into objects in the area now known as Turkey. By 4500 B.C. , this technology was being practiced in Egypt as well. Most of the copper used before 4000 B.C. came from the random discovery of isolated outcroppings of native copper or from meteorites that had impacted Earth. The first mention of the systematic extraction of copper ore comes from about 3800 B.C. when an Egyptian reference describes mining operations on the Sinai Peninsula. In about 3000 B.C. , large deposits of copper ore were found on the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea. When the Romans conquered Cyprus, they gave the metal the Latin name aes cyprium, which was often shortened to cyprium. Later this was corrupted to cuprum, from which the English word copper and the chemical symbol Cu are derived. In South America, copper objects were being produced along the northern coast of Peru as early as 500 B.C. , and the development of copper metallurgy was well advanced by the time the Inca empire fell to the conquering Spanish soldiers in the 1500s. In the United States, the first copper mine was opened in Branby, Connecticut, in 1705, followed by one in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1732. Despite this early production, most copper used in the United States was imported from Chile until 1844, when mining of large deposits of high-grade copper ore around Lake Superior began. The development of more efficient processing techniques in the late-1800s allowed the mining of lower-grade copper ores from huge open-pit mines in the western United States. Today, the United States and Chile are the world's top two copper producing countries, followed by Russia, Canada, and China. Raw Materials Pure copper is rarely found in nature, but is usually combined with other chemicals in the form of copper ores. There are about 15 copper ores mined commercially in 40 countries around the world. The most common are known as sulfide ores in which the copper is chemically bonded with sulfur. Others are known as oxide ores, carbonate ores, or mixed ores depending on the chemicals present. Many copper ores also contain significant quantities of gold, silver, nickel, and other valuable metals, as well as large quantities of commercially useless material. Most of the copper ores mined in the United States contain only about 1.2-1.6% copper by weight. The most common sulfide ore is chalcopyrite, CuFeS 2 , also known as copper pyrite or yellow copper ore. Chalcocite, Cu 2 S, is another sulfide ore. Cuprite, or red copper ore, Cu 2 O, is an oxide ore. Malachite, or green copper ore, Cu(OH) 2 •CuCO 3 , is an important carbonate ore, as is azurite, or blue copper carbonate, Cu(OH) 2 •2CuCO 3 . Other ores include tennantite, boronite, chrysocolla, and atacamite. In addition to the ores themselves, several other chemicals are often used to process and refine copper. These include sulfuric acid, oxygen, iron, silica, and various organic compounds, depending on the process used. The Manufacturing Process The process of extracting copper from copper ore varies according to the type of ore and the des |
In 'Eastenders', what part is played by Patsy Palmer - full name required? | Patsy Palmer [Eastenders] | FEMALE CELEBRITY Patsy Palmer [Eastenders] Kirsty Gallacher (Presenter) Patsy Palmer [Eastenders] Famous for her shoutings and ravings at “Rickeeee”, Patsy Palmer has changed her style from Ginger Chav to one of the most desired women actresses in British Television. As these photo shots show, the change has been not before time. Enjoy. Patsy Palmer 26 May 1972, Bethnal Green, London, England, UK 5′ 6½” (1.69 m) Mini Biography Born Julie Anne Harris, the youngest child of Albert and Pat Harris, Patsy Palmer was born for stardom. Palmer spent her childhood in Bethnal Green, London with all of her family close by. She was, in particular close to her maternal grandparents that were affectionately called Farvey and Nor. Despite having a close family, however, Palmer’s parents separated when she was 8-years-old and her father, whom she had never felt close to, remarried and moved to America. Palmer was bitten by the acting bug at the tender age of six when her older brother Albert auditioned for a part in the West End production of “Joseph and the Amazing Techni-Colored Dreamcoat”. Accompanying him to the audition along with her mother, Patsy demanded to be allowed to audition despite being too young and, to the amazement of her family and herself, she was given a chorus role – and was the youngest member of the entire show! This prompted a young Julie Harris to audition for the free-paying Anna Scher Theatre School and, due to there already being an accomplished film and theatre actress by the name of Julie Harris, she was given the stage name Patsy Palmer, her mother’s maiden name. Whilst there Palmer extended her talents to writing plays, resulting in her winning an award at the London Festival of Plays at the age of just 12 for writing her own play about prostitution. Patsy began her career on television by starring as an extra in an episode of “The Bill” (1984) in 1988 at 16. That same year she had a prominent part as an acne-ridden teenager in a TV commercial for Clearasil. Further small roles in TV series’ such as “Tricky Business” (1989), “Making News” (1990), “Clarissa” (1991/I), “Love Hurts” (1992) and “Drop the Dead Donkey” (1990) followed before Patsy Palmer became an iconic household name with her famous portrayal of feisty red-head Bianca Jackson in the BBC One soap opera “EastEnders” (1985), making her first appearance in November 1993 at 21. During her time on the soap opera Palmer tackled various demanding storylines, such as her turbulent romance with Ricky Butcher, played by real-life best friend Sid Owen, the discovery of her father David Wicks, premature death of her disabled daughter Natasha, for which she became the first ever soap actress to be nominated for Best Actress at the Royal Television Society Awards, death of her best friend Tiffany Mitchell and the revelation of her affair with Dan Sullivan, the fiancé of her mother Carol Jackson. In April 1997 she commanded the soap’s biggest ever audience draw with more than 22 million people tuning in to watch Ricky and Bianca’s wedding, and her turn in the show also prompted a meeting between her and Queen Elizabeth II, which Palmer declared was one of the biggest highlights of her life. After six years in the soap opera, however, Palmer bowed out in order to try new things and made her last appearance in September 1999. Following her departure Palmer got involved in various projects, such as the detective series “McCready and Daughter” (2001), “Do or Die” (2001) and the period drama “He Knew He Was Right” (2004), as well as cameo appearances in short films Another Green World (2005) and Trapped (2008/II). Patsy also reprised her role as fiery Bianca Jackson in a special spin-off show EastEnders: Ricky & Bianca (2002) (TV), reuniting her with Sid Owen for the first time in three years, which detailed Bianca’s life away from Walford, where she struggled to raise her son Liam and attend fashion college in Manchester as well as working in a seedy club in order to make ends meet. The show was extremely popular with Palmer’s fa |
Which Prime Minister had the middle names Charles Lynton? | Tony Blair as 'Miranda ' Tony Blair as 'Miranda ' HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER T Stokes London People ask, 'why do politicians get into power and then ignore the wishes of the electorate' ? its quite simple the financial backers choose carefully people with character flaws that can be bribed or blackmailed. Look at Winston Churchill in the thirties, both the Times mag and Homes and Gardens magazine voted Hitler man of the year, Manpower mag said if Hitler can achieve such prosperity and with full employment surely we can do it in Britain? Many in government admired him and Oswald Mosely was such a talented negotiator and politician that he was asked to lead both major political parties but knew they were too infiltrated and corrupted so started his own National Socialists party as an alternative. Neville Chamberlain had a team which secretly spent 4 years studying the German model and planned to implement part of it in Britain, suddenly Churchill decided the Russians are not the threat but Germany, and agitates for war; Hitler was shocked at this because under the Chamberlain agreements the Anglo Saxon family were to join against Russia. Churchill had huge gambling, drinking and whoring bills, and Jock Colville claimed he usually insisted on ginger haired prostitutes, so they bought him a ginger tomcat as a private joke. Churchill�s sandhurst file, the original and proper one lists him as, 'a confirmed sodomite and a menace to the younger boys' ( Courtesy of guy burgess diaries ) this waywardness allowed Churchill to be used by the bankers, under the carrot and the stick, you do as we say and you get paid x amount, you don�t do as we say and we ruin you. In W W 1 Churchill took bankers cash in the name of Colonel Arden, and W W II his secretary said several names were used, Mr. A Conner�s was alleged to be just one. How Britain came to be in the EU under such disastrous terms was because Edward Heath was allegedly a cuprophiliac, he would regularly take boys from certain care homes away on his boat for weekends. His sheets had to be perfectly white, clean ironed and perfumed, Heaths obsession with this made the boats name 'morning cloud' the subject of many in house jokes, nevertheless he was seriously warned 4 times by the police for hanging around public toilets, special branch had to appoint a man especially to protect him, it was Liberal party Leader Jeremy Thorpes threat to bring down Edward Heath and a big bunch of other politicians, which got him off the Norman Scott attempted murder court case. The name 'Mr. Eddy' was well known on Hampstead Heath and the boys home nearby in the seventies. Labour politician Tom Driberg was said to spend as much time in public lavatories as the houses of parliament and he gave in 1972 a long list of top people involved in 'blackmail-able' sexual pursuits to M I 5. This same list in the same order would later turn up in the KGB London office, top of this list was Sir Anthony Blunt, who was believed to be a procurer of men and young lads, when a person dies their bowels tighten then release, and Blunt was said to have strangled young boys while being sodomized in 'snuff' killings, this is supposed to heighten the sexual climax. He would obtain boys from care homes for David Temple, who was also known as 'Soxon Rothschild, because he always kept his socks on while naked. Blunt knew actor Peter Arne who allegedly would take food to tramps sleeping in the local park in exchange for sex and Arne had contacts at the top of the political tree, and was picked out by several boys in mug shot pics as hanging about outside boys schools. In 1983 at Bow St Magistrates Court a certain Charles Lynton was fined �50 for attempted soliciting in city toilets, the police notes were to disappear later along with several prior verbal warnings, Charles Lynton was at university well known as 'Miranda' a promiscuous cross dresser who played a guitar badly. Charles Lynton is Tony Blair�s middle names, and it was lord levy who funded and greased Tony Blair through the hoop into the prime ministerï |
From what type of tree do we get Turpentine? | Forests Are for Kids: Stuff We Get From Trees! We get a lot more from trees than wood and paper! Did you know that trees provide us with more than 5,000 products that people use every day? It's true! From photographic film to paints and from toothpaste to tires, tree-based chemicals and other wood by-products are all around us. Resin: Wood resin is one of many tree-based chemicals. In nature, resin is the goop that forms a protective coating around a plant wound. It creates a hard coating that microorganisms and insects can't penetrate. People gather the resin of pine trees and use it in many ways. We've even classified resin into three categories: hard resins, oleoresins, and gum resins. Rosin is the most important of the hard resins. It is used in paint, varnishes, and in soapmaking. Rosin also is used to make the bows of stringed instruments sticky so they produce more beautiful music. And rosin is used by ballplayers to give them a better grip on balls and bats. Turpentine is the most widely used oleoresin. It is a solvent -- meaning that it dissolves other substances -- that is used in paint, varnish, waterproofing, and shoe polish. Gum Resins are used to make other chemical products. Waiter! There's a tree in my Twinkie®! There are tree-based chemicals in many of our food and beverage products! Some of these chemicals are used as flavorings, while others keep the ingredients in food from separating. There's even a tree-based chemical that makes bubble gum chewier! Cellulose, the material that makes up the walls of tree cells, is used as a food thickener in such tasty treats as snack food, milk shakes, ice cream, cake frosting, and pancake syrup! Cellulose also is an important ingredient in non-edible products such as eyeglass frames, steering wheels, hairbrush handles, cellophane, and photographic film! You're surrounded! That's right! You're surrounded by stuff that comes from trees. How many different tree products can you see from where you're sitting right now? WOOD You Believe thousands? Click here to find more! |
Which English cathedral has three spires named 'The Ladies of the Vale'? | Lichfield Cathedral - Part 1 Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire - Part 1 Some history and the outside With its three spires, this is affectionately called the Ladies of the Vale. This has been a holy site since the martyrdom of Christians during Roman Times. St Chad moved his See from Repton to Lichfield in 669 and the first cathedral was built around 700AD to house the bones of St Chad. The original wooden Saxon church was replaced by a Norman building in the C11th and the present Gothic Cathedral was begun 1195 as the cathedral had become a major pilgrimage site. It took over a hundred years to build. The choir dates from 1220 and the transepts 1220-40. The octagonal chapter house was finished in 1249 and work on the nave began in 1260. The Lady Chapel was the last part to be built and was eventually finished in 1330. The Cathedral Close was surrounded by a ditch and defensive walls. The remains of these can be seen a the junction of Dam Street and the Close. The Close was fortified during the Civil War as the cathedral authorities supported the king while the townsfolk sided with parliament. It was the scene of fierce fighting and cathedral sustained considerable damage. The central spire was demolished, roofs ruined and medieval glass smashed. Restoration began in 1660 and it took until the C19th before the building was completely restored. The C15th library was pulled down as it was deemed to be unsafe. The books were moved to the chapter house. In the C19th, the Minton tiles were replaced in the choir. The west front was completely renovated by Sir George Gilbert Scott as a lot of the carvings were either damaged or badly eroded. The central spire was rebuilt in the 1950s and the Close paved. St Michael�s Chapel was redesigned as a military chapel of the Staffordshire Regiment. Restoration work still continues. In September 2013, the Flemish stained glass windows in the Lady Chapel had been removed for storage as the sandstone window surrounds were suffering erosion and water was getting in. The Cathedral is the most amazing building from the outside with its three spires rising to the sky from square towers. Every available space is carved. The chancel and Lady Chapel are as long, if not longer than the nave and have flying buttresses from the side aisle to the clerestory roof. On the outside of the south wall are remains of wall tombs, set under carved ogee arches with a triangular top. There is a highly carved south doorway with steps leading up to two blind arches on either side and carved figures of saints in the arches above. To the left of the doorway is a large and now quite eroded statue of Charles II which originally stood on top of an ornamental gable between the two spires. The side aisles are buttressed with carved statues and there is a low open carved battlement round the top of the chancel with crocketed pinnacles. The nave has massive buttresses with more flying buttresses to the clerestory with pinnacles along the top. The west tower is a mass of carved detail with blind arches, crocketed pinnacles and tall towers. The front is covered with carvings of bishops, kings and saints. There is a central doorway with smaller doorways on either side, all highly carved. The tympanum above the main door has a carved image of Christ in Majesty. Above the central window is a statue of Christ giving the blessing with a small cross above. The north door has a double doorway with |
Prince William attended which University? | Prince William and Kate Middleton's Young Love at St. Andrews University Photos - ABC News ABC News Prince William and Kate Middleton's Young Love at St. Andrews University + − Prince William and Kate Middleton: The College Years Study buddies, Prince William and Kate Middleton, on campus at St. Andrews University in 2003. William graduated with a master of arts degree in geography, Middleton with a master of arts degree in art history. Peter Kelly Prince William and Kate Middleton: The College Years Study buddies, Prince William and Kate Middleton, on campus at St. Andrews University in 2003. William graduated with a master of arts degree in geography, Middleton with a master of arts degree in art history. Peter Kelly Prince William and Kate Middleton: The College Years Kate Middleton, seated in the first row in a brown shirt, spent part of her gap year in Chile before beginning college at St. Andrews University. Handout Prince William and Kate Middleton: The College Years Prince William, an avid surfer, enjoyed catching some waves while he was a student at St. Andrews University. Handout Prince William and Kate Middleton: The College Years Kate Middleton attended then-boyfriend Prince William's rugby sevens tournament sponsored by the Gin House in 2003. Peter Kelly Prince William and Kate Middleton: The College Years St. Andrews University class of 2005 group photograph. Prince William is seated in the first row, fourth from the right. Kate Middleton is seated in the second to last row, 12th from the right. Alan Richardson Dundee Prince William and Kate Middleton: The College Years Close-up of Prince William in the St. Andrews University class of 2005 group photograph. Alan Richardson Dundee Prince William and Kate Middleton: The College Years Close-up of Kate Middleton amid fellow St. Andrews University class of 2005 students. Alan Richardson Dundee Prince William and Kate Middleton: The College Years Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton pose together affter their graduation from St. Andrews University, Scotland, June 23, 2005. Courtesy of The Middleton Family Prince William and Kate Middleton: The College Years Kate Middleton on her graduation day from St. Andrews University in Scotland, June 23, 2005. Courtesy of The Middleton Family |
Militarily, who or what is C.G.S.? | Brirish Army - Long Kesh Documents Long Kesh Documents Sitemap Brirish Army This page has been moved to google drive, click on link below, all the files here and more have been added to the new link. CHAPTER 1: BRITISH ARMY STRUCTURES 1-13 Chart 1(A) Summary of Chapter 13 CHAPTER 2: ARMY RANKS AND TRAINING 13-19 Chart 2(A) Army Ranks 3 Chart 2(B) Organisation in the Field Army 7 Chart 2© Summary of Chapter 19 CHAPTER 3: THE BRITISH ARMY AND THE MoD 20-28 Chart 3(A) The MoD 24 Chart 3(B) MoD Budget 25 Chart 3© Operational Chain of Command 27 CHAPTER 4: THE BRITISH ARMY IN IRELAND 29-35 CHAPTER 5: SPECIAL AGENCIES IN IRELAND 36-47 Chart 5(A) The Intelligence Network 43 Chart 5(B) The Intelligence Network in Ireland 42 Chart 5© Development of Covert Units 43 GLOSSARY: 48 BRITISH ARMY STRUCTURES: The British Army is currently divided into COMBAT ARMS and SERVICES. There are 8 combat arms; (a) Armour; (b) Artillery; © Engineers; (d) Signals; (e) Infantry; (f) Aviation; (g) Intelligence and (h) Special Forces. The services or corps consist of a wide variety of support and logistical groups such as maintenance engineers, medical corps, vetinary services, military police, nursing services plus specialised teams of legal advisers and physical trainers. The BA is currently going through a period of re-organisation and re-structuring which will last until the end of the decade. The basic units of combat arms and services remain unchanged but approximately 200 units of different sizes and roles are to be amalgamated, reduced or disbanded, many thousands of soldiers and MoD employees are to made redundant, so although the following chapter may, in the long run, contain some inaccuracies it is still a useful guide for illustrating the basic structures of the BA. It is no accident that the regimental system is the backbone of the BA’s structure, this system has a tribal aspect to it - group allegiances are forged through the regiment and this has been shown to have a powerful bonding effect in times of conflict. The link with the regimental history is reinforced by the use of distinctive uniforms and capbadges plus army bands and mascots. Each unit celebrates the anniversary of their own famous victories - it’s not surprising therefore thet in times of war soldiers show a greater w |
In fencing, what word of acknowledgement is used by competitors to indicate that a scoring hit has been made? | Fencing Glossary - Dictionary of Fencing Terms Absence of blade: when the blades are not touching; opposite of engagement. Advance: a movement forward by step, cross, or balestra. Aids: the last three fingers of the sword hand. Analysis: reconstruction of the fencing phrase to determine priority of touches. Assault: friendly combat between two fencers. Attack: the initial offensive action made by extending the sword arm and continuously threatening the valid target of the opponent. Attack au Fer: an attack that is prepared by deflecting the opponent's blade, eg. beat, press, froissement. Backsword: an archaic, edged, unpointed sword used in prizefighting; also singlestick. Balestra: a forward hop or jump, typically followed by an attack such as a lunge or fleche. Bayonet: a type of electrical connector for foil and sabre. Beat: an attempt to knock the opponent's blade aside or out of line by using one's foible or middle against the opponent's foible. Baudry point: a safety collar placed around a live epee point to prevent dangerous penetration. Bind: an action in which the opponent's blade is forced into the diagonally opposite line. Black Card: used to indicate the most serious offences in a fencing competition. The offending fencer is usually expelled from the event or tournament. Bout: an assault at which the score is kept. Broadsword: any sword intended for cutting instead of thrusting; sabre. Broken Time: a sudden change in the tempo of one fencer's actions, used to fool the opponent into responding at the wrong time. Button: the safety tip on the end of practice and sporting swords. Change of Engagement: engagement of the opponent's blade in the opposite line. Commanding the blade: grabbing the opponent's blade with the off-hand, illegal in sport fencing. Compound: also composed; an action executed in two or more movements; an attack or riposte incorporating one or more feints. Conversation: the back-and-forth play of the blades in a fencing match, composed of phrases (phrases d'armes) punctuated by gaps of no blade action. Counter-attack: an offensive action made against the right-of-way, or in response to the opponent's attack. Counter-disengage: a disengage in the opposite direction, to deceive the counter-parry. Counter-parry: a parry made in the opposite line to the attack; ie. the defender first comes around to the opposite side of the opponent's blade. Counter-riposte: an attack that follows a parry of the opponent's riposte. Counter-time: an attack that responds to the opponent's counter-attack, typically a riposte following the parry of the counter-attack. Corps-a-corps: lit. "body-to-body"; physical contact between the two fencers during a bout, illegal in foil and sabre. Coule': also graze, glise', or glissade; an attack or feint that slides along the opponent's blade. Coup lance': a launched hit; an attack that starts before a stop in play but lands after. Valid for normal halts, but not valid at end of time. Coupe': also cut-over; an attack or deception that passes around the opponent's tip. Croise: also semi-bind; an action in which the opponent's blade is forced into the high or low line on the same side. Cross: an advance or retreat by crossing one leg over the other; also passe' avant (forward cross), passe' arriere (backwards cross). Cut: an attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, normally landing with the edge. Deception: avoidance of an attempt to engage the blades; see disengage, coupe' Derobement: deception of the attack au fer or prise de fer. Direct: a simple attack or riposte that finishes in the same line in which it was formed, with no feints out of that line. Disengage: a circular movement of the blade that deceives the opponent's parry, removes the blades from engagement, or changes the line of engagement. Displacement |
Which two French words on an envelope indicate that a letter is to be sent by Air Mail? | Sending Mail to and from Europe. John Bermont. Sending Mail to and from Europe How to send mail and receive mail in Europe. Air Mail, Priority Mail, Express Services, PTT, Poste Restante, Amex Client Brought to you by Your Go-To Travel Store In the last century this building was the post office in Bloemendaal, a nice village just west of Haarlem, The Netherlands. It is now a building for rent. The Post, Telegraph, Telephone, the "PTT" for short, has ceased to exist in Holland. Mail service is now provided by Post NL which has a personal service countertop in many stores throughout the country. Look for the Post NL logo on bookstores. The bright red thing out front is a mail box with slots big enough for nothing but letters. Also out front are a few Dutch bicycles. If there is a word more emphatic than ubiquitous to describe the presence of bikes in Holland I would use it. They are everywhere. You might want to bring a map , dictionary, and guidebook when you visit Hollnad. Pocket size dictionaries are hard to find over there, and always more expensive than in the United States. Carpe diem. Vivere bene! Gratia Deo. The Complete Travelers Handbook by John Bermont This is chapter 19.2. The entire book is published free on-line by the DIY traveler, author, photographer, and webmaster —yours truly— with help from my daughter Stephanie and good friend Paula in Haarlem, Netherlands. Questions, comments, complaints, and contributions are welcome. Please click footnote . Patronage at my euro-shoppe™ keeps this site on line. Updated 22 October 2016 . No news is not good news. This Internet edition of chapter 19 is divided into four parts because it is so big. The four parts are: Wiring Cash and Quitting Your Job. STAYING IN TOUCH A few words from home can really brighten your day. We all like to receive mail, and it is even more pleasant when we're overseas and out of touch with daily hometown life. E-mail via the Internet is cheap, fast, and readily available throughout Europe. Telephone and snail mail service between the USA and Europe generally works well and is reasonably priced. You can even send faxes to many post offices in Europe for hand delivery or customer pick-up. Travelers should be aware of the services provided by the US Postal Service, your long distance telephone carrier, the various PTT of Europe, American Express offices, and on-line email services — and the limitations and foibles of each. US MAIL United States Postal Service, USPS You have to think about what will happen with your mail while you are gone, unless there is someone at home to empty the mail box every day. The post office can do one of two things with your mail while you are dancing around Europe: hold it or forward it. But they will not forward it to Europe. Vacation Hold: If you will be gone for a short time, request hold service from your local postmaster. Pick up an "Authorization to Hold Mail" form 8076 at the post office. Fill it out and give it to your mail carrier. The post office will hold mail for up to 30 days. After that, it is returned to sender. When you return home go to the post office with your driver's license for ID, pick up your mail, and request continuation of home delivery. Forwarding: The post office will not forward mail to an address in Europe because the rate for overseas delivery is about 50% higher than for first class domestic mail. So, instruct the post office to forward your mail to a reliable friend or relative. If you want your mail while you are still in Europe give your friend a supply of self-addressed envelopes, stamps, and promises of beaucoup exotic gifts for prompt remailing services. In lieu of asking the post office to forward your mail, request a neighbor or family member to check the mailbox for you and remail the first class items. This may save a significant amount of money that would be spent for forwarding magazines. Form of Address for Mail to Europe If you are traveling, how do you get your mail? You can have it addressed to you at Post Restante at a post office near you in Europe or have it sent |
Who is the current model for Elizabeth Arden perfumes? | Elizabeth Arden - Fashion Brand | Brands | The FMD Elizabeth Arden A word from the EIC Partnerships / Cooperations Become a fashion editor on FMD Content / Usage Questions Why am I listed on FMD? How can I submit content? Credifair (credit for your work) DMCA + Content MGMT the pure fashion news agency January 19th Are Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik engaged? Ralph Lauren and Karl Lagerfeld to dress Melania Trump? ASAP Rocky and Boy George Star in Dior Homme's New Campaign Irina Shayk Lands Two Vogue Brazil Covers Unilever about Florence Nightingale Graham, who went by the business name Elizabeth Arden, was a Canadian businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire in the United States. In 1909 Arden formed a partnership with Elizabeth Hubbard, another culturist. When the partnership dissolved, she coined the business name "Elizabeth Arden" from her former partner and from Tennyson's poem "Enoch Arden". In 1912 Arden travelled to France to learn beauty and facial massage techniques used in the Paris beauty salons. She returned with a collection of rouges and tinted powders she had created. In an era when it was generally only acceptable for entertainers to wear makeup, Arden introduced modern eye makeup to North America. She also introduced the concept of the "makeover" in her salons. Arden collaborated with A. Fabian Swanson, a chemist, to create a "fluffy" face cream. The success of the cream, Venetian Cream Amoretta, and corresponding lotion, Arden Skin Tonic, led to a long-lasting business relationship. This revolutionized cosmetics, bringing a scientific approach to formulations. Other innovations included creating foundations that matched a person's skin tone; creating the idea of the "Total Look" in which lip, cheek, and fingernail colors matched or coordinated; and the first to make a cosmetics commercial shown in movie houses. During World War II, Arden recognized the changing needs of the American woman entering the work force. She showed women how to apply makeup and dress appropriately for careers outside the home. She created a lipstick called Montezuma Red, for the women in the armed forces that would match the red on their uniforms. She began expanding her international operations in 1915, and started opening salons across the world. By the end of 1930s, it was said that "There are only three American names that are known in every single corner of the globe: Singer sewing machines, Coca Cola, and Elizabeth Arden." A fact proved by Heinrich Harrer in his book Seven Years in Tibet, where he stated that it's possible to buy Arden's products�even in Tibet. At the peak of her career, she had a salon in New York, Washington, Boston, Chicago, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Maine, Arizona, Phoenix, Southhampton, Surfside, Florida, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, Honolulu, Lima. Toronto, Montreal, Melbourne, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Johannesburg, London, Paris, Zurich, Vienna, Milan, Rome, Cannes, Madrid, Brussels, Copenhagen, The Hague, London, Ontario, Cape Town, Nassau, Tulsa, Quebec City, and Biarritz. She launched all of them personally and she owned all of them except the one in Paris, which she gave to her sister, Gladys, Vicomtesse de Maublanc. From the 1930s through the 1960s, Elizabeth Arden was considered the most upscale cosmetic brand. The introduction of the perfume Blue Grass in 1934 was a great success. Considered the first all-American scent, it remains on the market today. Arden named her exclusive Long Pond resort and health spa Maine Chance which catered to her wealthy clientele. At one time the Mt. Vernon, Maine resort and its operating farm produced much of the food for the spa and was a significant employer in the town. Arden died in New York City in 1966 and was interred in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York under the name Elizabeth N. Graham. At the time of her death, her estate was worth $30 to $40 million (US) and she had over a hundred salons worldwide. A feature-length documentary film The Powder and the Glory (2009) by Ann Carol Grossman and Arnie Reisman, details the rivalry b |
In baseball, what word is used when a batsman completely misses the ball? | Batsmen - definition of Batsmen by The Free Dictionary Batsmen - definition of Batsmen by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Batsmen Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Related to Batsmen: cricket The player at bat in cricket and baseball. batsman a. a person who bats or whose turn it is to bat b. a player who specializes in batting 2. (Professions) a person on the ground who uses bats to guide the pilot of an aircraft when taxiing ˈbatsmanˌship n a batter, esp. in cricket. [1750–60] batter , hitter , slugger baseball , baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" ballplayer , baseball player - an athlete who plays baseball bunter - a batter who bunts designated hitter - a ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher pinch hitter - (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter switch-hitter - a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed whiffer - a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike Translations [ˈbætsmən] N (batsmen (pl)) (Cricket) → bateador m batsman [ˈbætsmən] [batsmen] (pl) n (in cricket) → batteur m batsman n pl <-men> (Sport) → Schlagmann m batsman bat1 (bӕt) noun a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc. kolf, spaan مَضْرَب الكُرَه бухалка, бата taco pálka der Schläger bat; boldtræ μπαστούνι bate , pala , raqueta kurikas چوگان maila bâton , raquette מחבט बल्ला šišmiš ütő pemukul knatttré; spaði; kylfa bastone , mazza , racchetta バット (야구, 크리켓의) 배트 lazda, raketė (kriketa u.tml.) nūja, rakete kayu pemukul slaghout balltre kij , pałka , rakieta كوتك، سوټي، ډنډه (د كريكټ د لوبو) taco bâtă; paletă; baston бита ; ракетка (v krikete) palica; (v stolnom tenise) raketa kij, lopar palica slagträ, bollträ ไม้ตีลูกบอล sopa 球棒，(桌球)球拍 битка; ракетка بیٹ ، بلاّ gậy bóng chày; vợt (bóng bàn) 球棒，球拍 verb – past tense, past participle batted – 1. to use a bat. He bats with his left hand. kolf يَضْرِبُ удрям с бата tacar hrát pálkou, pálkovat schlagen slå χρησιμοποιώ μπαστούνι utilizar un bate/una pala/una raqueta kurikat kasutama با چوگان ضربه زدن käyttää mailaa manier le bâton , la raquette לַחֲבוֹט बल्लेबाजी करना udarati palicom üt memukul bola slá battere バットを使う 치다 žaisti, mušti sist ar nūju pukul batten slå grać په لرگی وهل، په كوتك وهل tacar a ţine paleta/bâta дубасить hrať palicou / raketou uporabljati kij, lopar koristiti palicu slå ตีด้วยไม้ sopa kullanmak 揮棒 бити биткою پیٹ کے ساتھ کھیلنا thi đấu 挥打 2. to strike (the ball) with a bat. He batted the ball. kolf يَضْرِبُ الكُرَه удрям с бата bater udeřit pálkou, odpálit schlagen slå χτυπώ την μπάλα με μπαστούνι golpear con un bate/una pala/una raqueta (palli) kurikaga lööma چوگان زدن lyödä mailalla frapper avec une batte לַחֲבוֹט गेंद पर बल्ले से चोट करना udariti palicom üt memukul bola slá, kÿla effettuare la battuta* バットで打つ 진루시키다 mušti, smogti sist ar nūju memukul slaan slå uderzać په ډنډه وهل bater a lovi (cu paleta/bâta) бить (по мячу) битой odpáliť, odraziť (palicou, raketou) udariti s kijem udariti plaicom po lopti slå till ตีลูกบอลด้วยไม้ vurmak 用球棒打(球) вдаряти биткою پیٹ کے ساتھ مارنا đánh bằng gậy bóng chày 用球棒打（球） ˈbatsman (ˈbӕts-) noun a person who bats in cricket. kolwer ضارب الكُره батсман jogador de críquete pálkař, pálkovač der Schläger slåer bateador lööja چوگان زن lyöjä batteur הַחוֹבֵט बल्लेबाज igrač koji udara (u kriketu) ütőjátékos orang yang memukul bola kylfir battitore 打者 타자 mušėjas sitējs (kriketā) pemukul bola batsman pałkarz ډنډه وهونكى jogador de críquete бэтсмен (в крикете - игрок, отбивающий мяч) oseba, ki tolče (kriket) udarač slagman ผู้ตีลูกบอล (กีฬาคริกเก็ต) vurucu (板球的)打擊手 гравець у крикет, який б'є پیٹ سے کھیلنے والا کھلاڑی vận động viên bóng chày （板球）击球手 off one's own bat completely by oneself (without help). He wrote the letter to the newspaper off his own |
In which year did the American Civil War begin? | Facts about the American Civil War What year was the civil war fought? How long was the civil war? The civil war was fought between 1861 and 1865 and lasted 4 years When did the civil war begin? Where did the civil war begin? The civil war officially began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate forces bombarded the Union controlled Fort Sumter in Charleston Bay When did the civil war end? Where did the civil war end? How did the civil war end? The most often cited official date of the end of the civil war is April 9, 1865 when General Robert E Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia at the McLean House in the village of Appomattox Court House. There were battles and skirmishes after this date, but this is generally considered the official end of the civil war. How many people died in the civil war? Though the number of killed and wounded in the Civil War is not known precisely, most sources agree that the total number killed was between 640,000 and 700,000, broken down with over 360,000 Union soldiers and over 260,000 Confederate soldiers . Who fought in the civil war? The civil war was fought between the Union states (Northern states) of the United States and the states of the Confederacy (Southern States). Who won the civil war? The civil war was won by the Union (northern States) What caused the civil war? There were many causes of the civil war, including differences between northern and southern states on the idea of slavery, as well as trade, tariffs, and states rights. What started the civil war? Most people believe that the event that started the civil war was the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, leading to many southern states to secede from the union. |
In which US state is the atomic and space research centre at Los Alamos? | Plan to protect Earth from rogue asteroids with nuclear weapons Plan to protect Earth from rogue asteroids with nuclear weapons Nuclear weapons are a vital defence against asteroids, says a US research centre By Fiona Keating December 21, 2014 12:26 GMT If an asteroid crashes into the Pacific Ocean, it could generate a tsunami that would devastate North America's west coastNasa Nuclear weapons and atomic bombs that blast asteroids on a collision course with the planet, are a vital defence, says a US research centre. Scientists at Los Alamos, the US government's space research centre in New Mexico, said that the threat of an asteroid impact is far greater than previously thought and research was required to work out the best way to destroy or deflect them. "The goal is to study the effectiveness of using a nuclear explosive to alter the orbit, or destroy, a potentially harmful object," said Robert Weaver in a report submitted to the American Geophysical Union's annual meeting in San Francisco. Impacts by large asteroids were believed relatively rare, but sensor networks set up to monitor illicit nuclear tests have recorded a large number of explosions now known to be caused by asteroids hitting the Earth, usually in remote areas. Weaver warned that large impacts are extremely dangerous. The risks include "a direct hit in a urban area (potentially catastrophic but highly unlikely); the generation of a tsunami from an ocean impact close to a coastline; and regional and global effects from medium to large impactors". The scientist and his colleagues plan to create computer simulations of a nuclear device detonating above an asteroid to calculate the optimum height to deflect or destroy it, according to a Sunday Times report. Research on the threat from space is intensifying as experts from the European Space Agency (ESA) met up with disaster-response organisations in November to discuss tactics on asteroid collisions with Earth. One strand of research was to formulate systems to figure out where an asteroid could strike the planet. "About three days before an impact we'd likely have relatively good estimates of the mass, size, composition and impact location," said Gerhard Drolshagen of ESA's Near-Earth Objects team. In the event of an asteroid collision, emergency teams could prepare for mass evacuations, saving thousands of lives. Dozens of incoming asteroids have collided with the Earth since the beginning of the 21st century, some of them packing far more energy than an atomic bomb, according to the B612 Foundation — an asteroid-hunting non-profit organization founded by former Nasa astronauts. There were 26 recorded events between 2000-2013 ranging in energy from one to 600 kilotons, all caused by asteroid impacts, B612 Foundation officials said. In comparison, the nuclear bomb that destroyed Hiroshima in 1945 exploded with the energy of 15 kilotons. "While most large asteroids with the potential to destroy an entire country or continent have been detected, less than 10,000 of the more than a million dangerous asteroids with the potential to destroy an entire major metropolitan area have been found by all existing space or terrestrially operated observatories," former Nasa astronaut Ed Lu said in a statement. Lu started the B612 Foundation in 2002 with fellow astronaut Rusty Schweickart and colleagues. "Because we don't know where or when the next major impact will occur, the only thing preventing a catastrophe from a 'city-killer' sized asteroid has been blind luck." In the video below, Dr Weaver explains how nuclear weapons can save the Earth from asteroids. Related |
In 1999 who became the First Minister of Scotland? | Who have been Scotland's first ministers? - BBC News BBC News Who have been Scotland's first ministers? 16 May 2016 Read more about sharing. Close share panel Image caption Five politicians have served a first minister since the devolved Scottish Parliament was created in 1999 Nicola Sturgeon is set to continue as Scotland's first minister following the SNP's victory in the Scottish Parliament election on 5 May 2016. Ms Sturgeon became first minister on 20 November 2014, following the resignation of Alex Salmond. She is the fifth politician to head Scotland's devolved government (not counting Jim Wallace, who served as acting first minister three times.) Here's a quick look at Scotland's leaders, past and present, and the legacies they have left. Donald Dewar: 13 May 1999 - 11 October 2000 Image copyright PA Donald Dewar secured his place in history when he became first minister of the first Scottish Parliament in almost 300 years, but his time in the role was cut sadly short. He was known for an astute legal brain, fierce, fast and formidable debating skills and squaring up to the opposition benches. Not a typical Labour man, he was born in Glasgow on 21 August 1937 into a middle class family and studied law before entering the Commons in 1966 as MP for Aberdeen South and, later, represented the seat of Glasgow Garscadden. His loyalty in the shadow cabinet during Labour's wilderness years saw him rewarded with the post of secretary of state for Scotland by Tony Blair in 1997 - the vehicle by which he helped bring about devolution two years later, earning him the title "Father of the Nation". Mr Dewar became MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, but his new administration was soon embroiled in an access-to-ministers scandal, the Holyrood building fiasco and the repeal of Section 28. He admitted the first year was "towsy". Despite an operation to replace a leaky heart valve and being two years off becoming a pensioner, he was determined to resume his key role in politics. On 10 October 2000, Mr Dewar fell on the pavement outside his official residence and later died from a brain haemorrhage. Mr Dewar's legacy lives on through the devolved parliament itself, and a towering statue of the man himself in Glasgow city centre. Henry McLeish: 26 October 2000 - 8 November 2001 Image copyright PA Whatever Henry McLeish's achievements in politics, his tenure in office will always be marked by having been the only Scottish first minister forced to resign from the job. The former professional footballer cut his political teeth in Fife in the early 1970s, working his way through the echelons of Kirkcaldy District Council and Fife Regional Council to be elected Labour MP for Fife Central in 1987. He served on the shadow benches before becoming a devolution minister in the former Scottish Office, playing a key role in delivering the Scottish Parliament in 1999. Mr McLeish was regarded as a competent parliamentary performer, and was seen as a safe pair of hands to take over the reins following the death of Donald Dewar. But there were doubts about the presence of a "common touch" and the ability to control rebellion in the ranks. Nevertheless, he masterminded the introduction of Scotland's historic scheme to provide free personal care for the elderly. The Fife MSP's downfall came during a row over his Westminster constituency office expenses, dubbed "Officegate". The episode was made worse by Mr McLeish's inability to resolve the matter in the eyes of the public and media, and he eventually stood down as first minister, describing his actions as "a muddle, not a fiddle". Mr McLeish's post-Holyrood years have seen him lecture widely in the United States. He has also served on several SNP government investigations and commissions looking into a range of issues, including prisons, football, broadcasting and colleges. That, along with his post-2007 commentary about Labour's woes, during which he lambasted the party's "culture of denial", led some observers to cheekily question whether he was "going Nat". Jack McConnell: 22 November 2001 - 16 May 2007 |
Which museum is on Great Russell Street in London? | British Museum - Getting here Getting here The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG Transport for London Journey Planner Please note that tour groups must use the King Edward entrance on Montague Place, WC1E 7JW. By Tube Buses that stop near the Museum: 1, 8, 19, 25, 38, 55, 98, 242 Stop on New Oxford Street 10, 14, 24, 29, 73, 134, 390 Stop northbound on Tottenham Court Road, southbound on Gower Street 59, 68, X68, 91, 168, 188 Stop on Southampton Row Transport for London: cycling information Santander Cycle Hire The nearest docking station is just outside the Museum gates, on the corner of Great Russell Street and Montague Street. About the Congestion Charge Parking There is little on-street parking available. The nearest car park to the Museum is located at Bloomsbury Square, WC1A 2RJ. Website for Bloomsbury Square car park Disabled parking There is limited parking in the Museum's forecourt for disabled visitors only. To make arrangements please telephone +44 (0)20 7323 8299 at least 24 hours in advance. You will be asked to provide the registration number, make and model of your vehicle and the date of your visit. Groups Entering the Museum Groups of 10 people or more must use the King Edward entrance on Montague Place, postcode WC1E 7JW . Groups must also book their visit at least seven days in advance. |
In which country is the Serengeti National Park? | The Serengeti: Plain Facts about National Park & Animals The Serengeti: Plain Facts about National Park & Animals By Kim Ann Zimmermann, Live Science Contributor | September 19, 2012 12:27pm ET MORE The Serengeti is a vast ecosystem in east-central Africa. It spans 12,000 square miles (30,000 square kilometers) giving rise to its name, which is derived from the Maasai language and means “endless plains.” This region of Africa is located in north Tanzania and extends to southwestern Kenya. The Serengeti encompasses Serengeti National Park and a number of protected game reserves and conservation areas maintained by the governments of Tanzania and Kenya. The region hosts the largest mammal migration in the world and is a popular destination for African safaris. Wildebeests and zebras cross the Serengeti Plain in an annual migration. Altitudes in the Serengeti range from 3,020 feet to 6,070 feet (920 meters to 1,850 meters) The usually warm and dry climate is interrupted by two rainy seasons — March to May, and a shorter season in October and November. An acacia tree on the Serengeti Plain. Credit: M Rutherford shutterstock The Serengeti landscape is quite varied with flat-topped acacias (a genre of shrubs and trees), rolling plains and open grasslands that are bordered by hills and rocky formations. Extreme weather conditions plague the area, with harsh winds combining with heat to create a harsh environment. The expansiveness of the Serengeti is interrupted by Ol Doinyo Lengai, the only active volcano in the area and the only volcano that still ejects carbonatite lavas that turn white when exposed to air. When it rains, the ash turns into a calcium-rich material that is as hard as cement. The southeastern area lies in the shadow of the Ngorongoro highlands and is composed of shortgrass treeless plains as this area does get rain. Some 43 miles (70 km) west, acacia woodlands rise suddenly and extend west to Lake Victoria and north to the Loita Plains. The landscape is dotted with a number of granite and gneiss outcroppings known as kopjes, which are large rocky formations that are the result of volcanic activity. The Simba Kopje (Lion Kopje) is a popular tourist stop. Animals of the Serengeti Blue wildebeests, gazelles, zebras and buffalos inhabit the region, along with lions and spotted hyenas familiar to fans of the Disney film “The Lion King.” In the 1890s, droughts and a rinderpest epidemic (also known as cattle plague or steppe murrain) took a serious toll on the animal population of the Serengeti, in particular the wildebeest. By the mid-1970s the wildebeest and the buffalo populations had recovered. Each year the great wildebeest migration begins in December in the Ngorongoro area of the southern Serengeti of Tanzania, which offers rich grasslands for feeding. This is a huge attraction for tourists, and while many think it is an intense and short-lived phenomenon, it is actually a fairly slow trek. It occurs during this time because there plenty of rain-ripened grass available for the 750,000 zebra that precede 1.2 million wildebeest and then the hundreds of thousands of other plains game bringing up the rear of the migration path. A red-headed rock agama displays colorful male territorial markings in Serengeti National Park. Credit: Mogens Trolle shutterstock Wildebeests bear their young in February and March, which sparks predators. Then in May as the plains of the south and east dry out the mass moves on to the north and west crossing the Grumeti River, where there is more grass and more a more reliable water supply. Some 250,000 wildebeest die during the journey from Tanzania to Maasai Mara Reserve in lower Kenya, a total of 500 miles (800 km). Death is usually from thirst, hunger, exhaustion, or predation. But large mammals are not the only ones that make their home in the Serengeti. Gaudy agama lizards and rock hyraxes make themselves comfortable in the numerous granite kopjes, which are formations of huge boulders of sparkling, coarse rock. A full 100 varieties of dung beetle have been recorded, as have 500-plu |
How many Psalms are there in the Old Testament. | Enter the Bible - Books: Psalms AUTHOR: Fred Gaiser, Professor of Old Testament I. Book I (Psalms 1-41) Psalms 1 and 2 serve to introduce the entire book. All but two of Psalms 3-41 are termed psalms "of David" (Psalms 10 and 33 are the exceptions), and several of the titles refer to events in David's life (for example, Psalms 3 and 18); other psalms do this as well, later in the Psalter. Most of the psalms in Book I are individual psalms of lament, though other types are interspersed. Book I closes with a doxology, found as Psalm 41:13, though this is not really a part of that psalm. II. Book II (Psalms 42-72) Here are psalms ascribed to the Korahites, a group of temple singers (Psalms 42-49), to Asaph, a temple musician (Psalm 50), to David (Psalms 51-65; 68-70), and to Solomon (Psalm 72). Individual laments predominate, with a few more community laments and other types. Book II closes with a doxology (found as Psalm 72:18-19) and with an announcement that the "prayers of David" are ended (Psalm 72:20). III. Book III (Psalms 73-89) Book III begins with psalms of Asaph (73-83) and includes songs of other singer guilds (84-85; 87-89) and one "prayer of David" (86). Now, along with a mixture of other types, there is an approximately equal number of individual and community laments. The book closes with a brief doxology (found as Psalm 89:52). IV. Book IV (Psalms 90-106) This book includes the only "prayer of Moses" (90) and two psalms attributed to David (101; 103), but many psalms are associated with no person or group or have no title whatsoever. Several of the hymns sing of God as "king" (93; 95-99). Psalms 105 and 106 review the history of Israel under God. With Book IV, the tone of the Psalter turns primarily to praise. As usual, a doxology closes the book (at Psalm 106:48). V. Book V (Psalms 107-150) Book V includes thirteen more psalms of David (108-110; 124; 131; 138-145) and one psalm of Solomon (127). The major collection in this section is the Songs of Ascents (120-134). Here, too, is the lengthy Torah psalm (119). Though the book contains several laments, including the sharp community lament of Psalm 137, the overall tone remains praise. Unlike the previous four books, there is no brief closing doxology; instead, five hymns (146-150) close the entire five books of the Psalter with glorious songs of praise. AUTHOR: Fred Gaiser, Professor of Old Testament The book of Psalms contains songs and prayers collected over the life of Israel. Some seem ancient and reflect rites and ceremonies from the earliest days (for example, Psalm 68). Others apparently cry out over the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 587 B.C.E. (for example, Psalm 74), while yet others know of the return from Babylon (538 B.C.E.) and the life of the postexilic community (for example, Psalm 107). The collection process continued even into the intertestamental period, as indicated by the inclusion of Psalm 151 in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) and Psalms 151-155 in the Dead Sea scrolls. In other words, the book of Psalms reflects many authors, collectors, and revisers throughout Israel's history. The titles or superscripts of the various psalms are generally thought to be added late in the process of collection. Most frequently, they indicate liturgical and musical information, often thought to reflect the worship of the Second Temple (after 515 B.C.E.). The duties and divisions of priests described in 1 Chronicles probably comes from this postexilic period as well, and many of those "in charge of the service of song in the house of the Lord" (1 Chronicles 6:31) are named both in Chronicles and in the psalm titles. This no doubt accurately reflects a significant role of the priests in the authorship, gathering, and singing of psalms. While the psalms reflect Israel's temple worship and assume some knowledge of the activities there, they also assume a relation to the life of David and Israel's sacred history. Songs (or psalms) are included often in the historical material of the Bible (for example, the song of Moses and Miriam in |
Which South African scored the first goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals? | Siphiwe Tshabalala GOAL VIDEO: First World Cup Goal For South Africa | The Huffington Post Siphiwe Tshabalala GOAL VIDEO: First World Cup Goal For South Africa 06/11/2010 11:53 am ET | Updated May 25, 2011 Siphiwe Tshabalala scored the first goal of the 2010 World Cup, putting South Africa up 1-0 over Mexico. It was an emotional moment for the host nation, and the team celebrated appropriately afterwards. Mexico later tied the game at 1-1. Scroll down to see the goal. WATCH: More: |
What is the title of the first novel by Robert Ludlum featuring 'Jason Bourne'? | The Bourne Series Books in order | Jason-Bourne-Books.com 1. The Bourne Identity (1980) Jason Bourne. He has no past. And he may have no future. His memory is blank. He only knows that he was flushed out of the Mediterranean Sea, his body riddled with bullets. A number on microfilm leads to a Swiss bank account and a fortune of four million... More. 2. The Bourne Supremacy (1986) In a Kowloon cabaret, scrawled in a pool of blood, is a name the world wanted to forget: Jason Bourne. Someone else has taken on the Bourne Identity - and unless he is stopped, the world will pay a devastating price. More. 4. The Bourne Legacy (2004) Now a professor at Georgetown, Jason Bourne becomes a target and is framed for the murder of his two closest friends. Fighting unseen assailants and running from the CIA, Bourne finds himself a pawn in a larger, far deadlier game. More. 5. The Bourne Betrayal (2007) Jason Bourne rescues Martin Lindros, who was kidnapped by terrorists. Later, Lindros persuades Bourne to help track the terrorists. Bourne is hampered by flashbacks of strange events and suspects he's being brainwashed. Is the man he saved even Martin Lindros? More. 6. The Bourne Sanction (2008) What starts out as a favor to a colleague turns into one of the deadliest and most tangled operations of Jason Bourne's life - the pursuit of a murderous terrorist group with roots in World War II - while an assassin as skilled as himself is getting closer. 7. The Bourne Deception (2009) After Jason Bourne is ambushed, he fakes his own death and takes on a new mission to find his would-be killer. When Bourne's hunt intersects with Soraya Moore's search for a terrorist group, Bourne must try to prevent a new world war. But it may already be too late. 8. The Bourne Objective (2010) An investigation leads Bourne to his enemy, Arkadin, also a graduate of Treadstone . Bourne and Arkadin have equal skills and cunning. As Bourne comes closer to Arkadin, it becomes clear that someone is watching and manipulating both men. Someone wants to know, who is more deadly. In the Bourne Imperative, Jason Bourne fishes a half dead amnesiac from the freezing see (remind you of anyone?), and is soon thrown into a web of lies and betrayals, trying to uncover a conspiracy of global proportions. More. 11. The Bourne Retribution (2013) Bourne is on a mission to investigate a senior Chinese official - the same man who ordered the death of Rebeka (one of the few people Bourne ever truly cared about). Bourne embarks on a global manhunt, only to land in a small Chinese village, where a trap has been set for him. More (coming soon). 12. The Bourne Ascendancy (2014) In the Bourne Ascendancy, Jason Bourne is faces with an impossible dilemma - save a person he cares deeply for, and her young daughter, or save the president of the United States. More (coming soon). |
Who played 'Chandler Bing' in the US TV series 'Friends'? | Chandler Bing | Friends Central | Fandom powered by Wikia Chandler Muriel Bing is one of the six main characters on Friends . He was portrayed by Matthew Perry. Contents [ show ] Background Chandler Muriel Bing was born April 8, 1968. Chandler is the son of erotic novelist Nora Tyler Bing and cross-dressing, homosexual burlesque star Charles "Helena Handbasket" Bing , who performs his all-male burlesque show, 'Viva Las Gay-gas' in Las Vegas, where he lives. Throughout most of the series, Chandler is an executive specializing in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration, occupying high-grade positions such as Processing Manager and head of office. He frequently complains about his dislike of his job, and quits in Season 9 , finding employment as a Junior Copywriter in an advertising agency. Chandler is Ross Geller 's best friend throughout and since college. He met Ross's sister Monica Geller and her friend Rachel Green while celebrating Thanksgiving 1987 at the Geller family residence during his first year at college. He later moved to apartment #19 in New York City, across the hall from Monica. At some point during this time Phoebe Buffay moved in with Monica and Kip became Chandler's roommate. Kip and Monica dated for a while, but later broke up, and could no longer stand to be in the same room as each other. Chandler's next roommate, Joey Tribbiani , completed the group of friends. Chandler lived with Joey until season 6 , when he moved in with Monica, whom he had been dating for a year. Chandler is one of the wealthiest friends, because he has been saving money from his job for the last six years. He becomes angry when Monica expects him to spend his savings on her dream wedding, convincing her that they should save the money for their life after the wedding. Because of the Thursday night line-up that led with Friends, Thanksgiving was always an important episode for the series. Chandler's most vivid memory of Thanksgiving is when he was nine years old, when his mother and father told him that they were getting divorced so his father could run off with the house-boy. Because of this, Chandler refuses to celebrate Thanksgiving in the traditional way. This includes a ban on all Thanksgiving food, as he insists that it's not as good after seeing a Thanksgiving dinner in reverse. His Thanksgiving dinner consists of tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, and a family-size bag of Funyuns. Several Thanksgiving episodes include retellings of this back story of Chandler's home life and his hatred of the holiday. Joey goes so far as to say, "It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without Chandler bumming us out!" Later on, perhaps thanks to his more positive view of family events due to his relationship with Monica, he accepts Thanksgiving. He still refuses to eat the actual food, even when dining with his friends, eating chicken instead of turkey and other things of that nature. Chandler visits the Geller household for Thanksgiving again in 1988, slightly dismissed by Judy , Ross and Monica's mother, because he does not eat any Thanksgiving food. While attempting to get back at Chandler for calling her fat the previous year, Monica accidentally dropped a knife through Chandler's wicker shoes. Chandler lost most of the pinkie toe on his right foot because it couldn't be replaced, due to the fact that Monica accidentally brought a baby carrot to the hospital instead of the toe. This incident led Ross to call Chandler Sir Limps-a-Lot. Chandler is not aware that it was Monica's revenge-gone-bad that caused him to lose his toe until she tells him during Thanksgiving dinner (" The One With All The Thanksgivings "). Monica reveals that Chandler has a third nipple, which Chandler describes as a nubbin, after she learns that Chandler told Phoebe about her having sex with Fun Bobby on the balcony. The friends are amused at the secret, and they tease Chandler about it. Finally, Chandler has the nubbin surgically removed after Ginger , a would-be lover, is repulsed by it. Chandler was a bed-wetter as a child. While supporting Rachel d |
Which company is the major operator of ferries between the Scottish mainland and the islands off the west coast? | Travelling Around Scotland By Ferry | VisitScotland Ferry Travel Add to basket Remove from basket Plus Minus Add to trip planner Remove from trip planner Getting around Scotland by ferry Many of the greatest adventures start with a ferry ride - where will yours take you? Scotland's various ferry services are a vital life line for island residents, and a great way to explore the unique beauty of these remote areas. Firth of Clyde and the Inner and Outer Hebrides Caledonian MacBrayne, generally known as CalMac, operates all main services on the Firth of Clyde and to the Inner and Outer Hebrides, sailing to over 20 destinations . Mainland ports which serve the islands in the west include Oban and Kennacraig in Argyll, and Mallaig and Ullapool in the Highlands. For CalMac ferries, it's recommended to book tickets in advance wherever possible, although you can normally buy foot passenger tickets on the day of travel. If planning on making multiple ferry journeys, you can consider purchasing an Island Hopscotch ticket which combines multiple journeys, or you can leave the car behind and opt for a great value Rail and Sail ticket. Purchasing the passes doesn't guarantee a place on a specific ferry, so it's best to book ahead if you are travelling with a vehicle. Always check the journey information before you travel, for details on baggage allowance, checking in times and delays or cancellations due to weather conditions. Argyll Ferries also run a regular service between Dunoon and Gourock, which can be combined with a train ticket from Glasgow Central and only takes an hour and a half in total. Ferries to Orkney and Shetland NorthLink Ferries operate nightly car ferries from Aberdeen in the north east to Lerwick in Shetland, with stops en route on alternative days at Orkney's main port, Kirkwall. Travel time is around 12 hours direct, and just over 14 hours via Orkney. Shetland's inter-island ferries are run in conjunction with the local council, and information about routes and timetables can be found on the Shetland Islands Council website . NorthLink Ferries also operate car ferry services from Scrabster in Caithness to Stromness on Orkney, which takes around an hour and a half. You can also get to Orkney with Pentland Ferries who run a car ferry from Gills Bay, near John o' Groats, to St Margaret's Hope, South Ronaldsay. In summertime, John o' Groats Ferries offer a passenger ferry service from John o' Groats to Burwick, South Ronaldsay. Many of the Orkney Islands are linked by services run by Orkney Ferries . Ferries are popular so make sure you book in advance. You'll find you can book Northlink Ferries or Pentland Ferries directly with the companies. Ferries in other areas There are also numerous small operators running day excursion trips around Scotland's coast and islands. Find more information in our listings, or check out our tours section for more ideas about what to see around the stunning Scottish coast. Calmac ferry leaving Ardrossan, North Ayrshire Discover other ways to explore Scotland Previous |
Who became Prime Minister of Australia last month? | Tony Abbott Ousted As Australia's Prime Minister : The Two-Way : NPR Tony Abbott Ousted As Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott was ousted as Australia's leader after his own party backed Malcolm Turnbull on Monday. Abbott is seen here during a question time at Parliament House last month. Stefan Postles/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stefan Postles/Getty Images Tony Abbott was ousted as Australia's leader after his own party backed Malcolm Turnbull on Monday. Abbott is seen here during a question time at Parliament House last month. Stefan Postles/Getty Images After less than two years in office, Tony Abbott's often contentious reign as Australia's leader has ended. Abbott was ousted by his own Liberal Party, which voted to make Malcolm Turnbull its leader after Abbott was dogged by sinking opinion polls. The vote to unseat Abbott took just over 30 minutes, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . He lost by a 54-44 vote. "This is the second time in five years that a first-term prime minister has been ousted by his own party," Stuart Cohen reports from Sydney for our Newscast unit. (Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was ousted in favor of Julia Gillard in 2010.) Cohen says: "Turnbull is a moderate and is one of the most liked politicians in the country. The biggest complaint against Abbott had been that he brought his extremely combative style that worked well for him as opposition leader into his role as prime minister, and alienated both friends and foes alike. "Falling poll numbers, a ballooning budget deficit and failing economy proved the death knell for Abbott's leadership. He's probably best known outside of Australia for his roll-back of climate change legislation, an unwavering opposition to same-sex marriage and for his hard-line stance on refugees that's brought international condemnation." Article continues after sponsorship In announcing that he would challenge the more conservative Abbott on Monday, Turnbull said he was doing so after being pressured by colleagues in his party — and that he was worried the party would suffer in the next national election. We've reported on some of the controversies of Abbott's tenure, including his calling a rival "the Dr. Goebbels of economic policy," his decision to "halt welfare payments and child care rebates" over vaccination policies, and, last December, his surprise overrule of the panel that awards Australia's top literary prize — a move that one judge called "nasty." |
Which of Henry VIII's wives had previously been married twice, to Edward Borough and John Neville? | The Six Wives The Six Wives of King Henry VIII by Allison Hendee, Jackie Williams, and Karen Williams To King Henry VII of England, a second son, Prince Henry,was born at the Greenwich Palace, London, on June 28, 1491. After Arthur, his older brother, died, Henry was left heir to the throne. He went on to become the most formidable and famous king who ever reigned in England. His handsome physical appearance&emdash; very tall with broad shoulders, strong athletic limbs, and fair skin&emdash; added to his popularity. Throughout his reign King Henry VIII was married six different times. He married for both political and formal reasons. Henry married his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, in June, 1509. Anne Boleyn became his second wife in secret in January, 1533. Jane Seymour, Henry's third wife, provided him the much desired heir to the throne in October, 1537. Henry married Anne of Cleves, his fourth wife, under political terms with Western Germany in 1540. Henry's fifth wife, Catherine Howard, was Anne of Cleves's maid of honor. She married Henry in 1540 also. Finally, Catherine Parr helped to bring his family together when they married in July, 1543. Catherine Parr outlived King Henry VIII when his glorious reign ended with his death on January 28, 1547. Henry's first wife, Catherine of Aragon, was the widow of King Henry VIII's older brother, Arthur. Catherine was left widowed after a year of marriage when Arthur died in 1501. It was King Henry VII's dying wish for his son, Henry, to marry Catherine of Aragon. It was important for Henry to keep the alliance between England and Spain. Between the years 1510 and 1518, Catherine gave birth to six children, including two sons, but all except one daughter, Mary, were stillborn or died in early infancy. Catherine was unable to provide a male heir for King Henry VIII, which eventually led to the end of their marriage. Pope Clement VII refused to annul Henry's marriage to Catherine. Henry finally broke with the Roman Catholic church, and his new Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cromwell, had their marriage annulled. Soon after, Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy, making the king head of the English church. Although Catherine was loved by the English people, she was forced to spend the last years of her life isolated from all public life. Anne Boleyn was the second wife of King Henry VIII. They were privately married in January 1533, but the marriage did not become known until Easter of that year. Anne Boleyn was the mother of the future Queen Elizabeth I, born in September of 1533. During their marriage Henry quickly lost interest in Anne and began to have affairs with other women. All Anne had to do to save their marriage was provide a male heir for the King. After two attempts she failed. Committed to the Tower of London, Anne was charged with adultery and alleged to have been involved in several affairs. On May 19, 1536, she was convicted by a unanimous vote and beheaded. According to many historians, it is very likely that Anne was innocent, but she was declared guilty because of a temporary court faction supported by Thomas Cromwell. Jane Seymour, the mother of King Edward VI, was the third wife of King Henry VIII. Jane was the daughter of one of the King's knights. In Henry's attempts to win Jane, he sent her a love letter and a purse. Jane sent the letter and the purse back unopened with a touching message about her family's honor. The King promised to defend the honor, and they were married May 30, 1536. Jane was the first and only wife to provide King Henry VIII with a proper male heir. However, Jane was unable to recover from the birth and died twelve days later. The fourth wife of King Henry was Anne of Cleves, a German princess. They were married for political reasons; in fact, Anne was chosen by Thomas Cromwell, the Lord Chancellor. This marriage was politically convenient, as Henry needed a strong political alliance with Lutheran Germany to establish ties between England and the other protestant countries so that England would not become totally isol |
Which politician did English actress Thandie Newton play in the 2008 film 'W' (pron. Dubya)? | Reviews of political films "Z" "Advice And Consent" (1962) Otto Preminger directed this insight into Congressional affairs, examining how the Senate has to give 'advice and consent' in relation to the nomination by President (FRanchot Tone) of a new liberal Secretary of State (Henry Fonda) against the determined opposition of a southern senator (Charles Laughton). Based on a novel based Allen Drury, this is an unpleasant portrayal of American politics in which Laughton takes the acting honours. "All The President's Men" (1976) It was "Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Berstein who uncovered the connections between the Watergate 'plumbers' and the White House and Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman respectively are excellent as the two young men who unravel the complex truth. Alan J Pakula was the director of this absorbing work, but it is not always easy to follow the dialogue or the plot and it is more about investigative journalism than politics as such. It was only 31 years after Nixon's resignation that the informant 'Deep Throat' was revealed to be former Federal Bureau of Investigation Associate Director Mark Felt. "The American President" (1995) This was produced and directed by Rob Reiner who struck gold with "When Harry Met Sally". Michael Douglas plays a widowed Democratic President romancing environmental lobbyist Annette Bening. It is light and amusing and politically liberal. The real significance of the film is its authorship - scriptwriter Aaron Sorkin was motivated by his work for this movie to go on and write one of the most brilliant television series ever, "The West Wing". Several of the actors in the film in fact turn up in the series, notably Martin Sheen who is Chief of Staff in the former and President in the latter. "The Baader-Meinhof Complex" (2008) Formally named the Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion in German), this German urban terrorist group - at its height in the late 1960s and 1970s but only formally dissolved in 1998 - was more commonly referred to by the names of two of its leaders, Andreas Baader (played here by Moritz Bleibtreu) and Ulrike Meinhof (portrayed by Martina Gedeck). This is not an easy movement to represent, still less explain, partly because the events are so numerous, partly because the timescales are so long, and above all because the politics behind it and the state reaction to it are morally complex, but this German film makes a very commendable attempt, showing the narrative mainly from the perspective of the group without ever glamorising their actions which resulted in 34 deaths and many injuries. The script is based on a best-selling book by Stefan Aust, Chief Editor of the German weekly news magazine "Der Spiegel", but considerable credit must go to Uli Edel who both co-wrote and directed this compelling work that tries to face up honestly to a terribly painful period of post-war German history. It is a long film (two and a half hours) and sometimes confusing, with plenty of graphic violence, hard language and some nudity, but it raises sharp questions that still resonate today about the idealism of the young, the expression of political protest, and the role of the media and the police in confronting such anger and disillusionment. Link: Wikipedia page on the RAF click here "The Bang Bang Club" (2010) The 'club' - a real life group of four white photographers - operated in South Africa during the difficult last years of the apartheid era in 1990-1994 when the white regime encouraged the Inkatha Freedom Party to attack the supporters of Nelson Mandela's African National Congress and appalling atrocities of black-on-black violence were committed. Two of the photographers won Pulitzer Prizes for their shots but all suffered psychologically and physically. The film is an adaptation of a book by the two surviving members of the 'club' written and directed by South African documentary film-maker Steven Silver and it was shot on location in Thokoza township south of Johannesburg. So there can be little doubt about the authenticity of the principal even |
Which South African choral group first came to prominence after featuring on the Paul Simon album 'Graceland'? | African Choral and Vocal Harmony Music Home | Doo Wop | Barbershop | World | Contemporary | Christian | Vocal Jazz | Choral | Christmas | Instructional | Arrangements African Choral and Vocal Harmony Music African music is one of the first types that come to mind when you think of world music, especially in a cappella. Whether Gospel, Freedom songs or love songs, all of it is celebratory; African choirs and groups have an ability to convey joy and happiness that is unique and beautiful. If you like Ladysmith Black Mambazo, you'll love listening to these albums. Some of the groups here were inspired by Ladysmith, while others served as inspiration FOR Ladysmith! Displaying 1-50 of 80 items. African Children's Choir : 10 Years Review: This CD, celebrating 10 years of the African Children's Choir, contains songs ranging from gospel (Highway to Heaven) to traditional African (Bafirisuti) and even American pop (From A Distance). The English songs have piano accompaniment, while the festive African music is accompanied by traditional drumming. Most of the songs are sacred and bring a message of peace. Created as a stepping stone to give children a better life, this retrospective is a testament to the benefit of the choir. This exuberant group of children will delight you. Songlist: Highway to Heaven, It's a Small World, Bafirisuti, Through it All, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Motto Imewaka, Reach Out and Touch, O Sifuni Mungo, Shine Jesus Shine, Parapanda, Seed to Sow, Soon and Very Soon, Blessed be the Name, Amazing, Natamaba, From a Distance, Chinywa, Drummer Boy, Bed of Straw, Jesus is the Answer, Let There Be Peace, He's Got the Whole World 7218c | 1 CD | $14.98 | African Children's Choir : Africa's Heartbeat Review: The 10th recording by one of our favorite children's choirs, the African Children's Choir joins the Flemish Radio Orchestra for this collection of 10 accompanied songs. The traditional African song "Muije Bantuwe" segues into "I'll Be Here for You" and the lovely prayer "Earnestly;" and the gentle "Because You Loved Me" sits perfectly between the rhythmic, dramatic "Jigo Lo Ba" and "Kiga Dance." The powerful "Shadowland," "Mother Africa" and the traditional anthem "Nkosi Sikele" close the album perfectly, leaving us touched and moved by the voices of these beautiful children. Songlist: Muije Bantuwe, I'll Be Here For You, Earnestly, Jigo Lo Ba, Because You Loved Me, Kiga Dance, Love Without End, Shadowland, Mother Africa, Nkosi Sikele 8708c | 1 CD | $14.95 | African Children's Choir : African Christmas Review: Friends in the West International, sponsors of East Africa's African Outreach Academy, have a new CD by the African Children's Choir, and a new Christmas musical (which we are encouraged to perform in our communities to raise money for African children), The First African Christmas, songs from which are the first 8 tunes: the reggae-flavored "Message for Africa," "God's promise from long ago," "The Wise Men rap, " "The gifts," "Shepherd's carol," "Philip's song," "Gift for the King," and the music from "Gift for you to sing." Following are 6 more Christmas tunes, the a cappella "Betelehemu," "Go tell it on the mountain," "Have you any room for Jesus?", "Bed of straw", "Drummer boy" and "Silent Night." Most songs are accompanied. New energy and spirit for a timeless story from a talented Choir. Songlist: Message for Africa, God's promise form long ago, The Wise Men rap, The Gifts, Shepherd's carol, Philip's song, Gift for the King, Christmas Celebration Songs:, Betelehmu, Go tell it on the mountain, Have you any room for Jesus?, Bed of Straw, Drummer Boy, Silent Night 6961c | 1 CD | $14.98 | African Children's Choir : Because You Loved Me Review: We love the pictures of these beautiful African children, the story behind the group's formationby Ray Barnett, and all the good the group's success has accomplished. "Because" is the fourth CD in our catalog, and we like them all. All accompanied, the emphasis remains on the bright, spirited voices of the children. 12 mostly Christian/spiritual so |
In which class did boxer Amir Khan win the Silver medal at the 2004 Olympics? | Boxer Amir Khan admits his love for 'extravagant lifestyle' damaged his career after Olympic silver win in 2004 Boxer Amir Khan admits his love for 'extravagant lifestyle' damaged his career after Olympic silver win in 2004 April 22, 2016 11:52 BST Amir Khan won the lightweight boxing silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in AthensGetty British boxer Amir Khan has admitted that his love for an extravagant lifestyle damaged his career. But now, he claims to have made a comeback and has left all his distractions behind to take on Middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in Las Vegas on 7 May. The 29-year-old came into the limelight at the Athens Olympics in 2004 where he became the youngest British boxer to win a medal in Olympic history when he bagged a silver at the age of 17. Since then, he has won some titles, but has not been able to reach the heights that some had predicted at the start of his career. Ahead of his clash against the American, he has decided to leave all distractions behind just like 2004. "I'm living out here in California for camp and it's just me, my dad and my brother Harry. It's just like the old times, it feels the same as it did before the Olympics, it's like how it was when I was an amateur. It's just training, training, training ," Khan said. The Britain-born boxer of Pakistani origin has jumped two weight divisions from featherweight to middleweight for this fight. Although he is aware that fame had got the better of him in the past, he has now left that behind and is concentrating only at the fight at hand. "It's about controlling it and not going crazy. In the past I did go a little bit crazy with fast cars and that lifestyle, but I kind of learnt it myself. It's crazy how that Olympic success changed my life and really boxing saved my life. It kept me out of trouble, I've achieved a lot financially I'm very lucky, I've secured my future and my family's future," Khan claimed. The boxer is adamant that it is not the money that he is looking forward to, but securing a legacy in the sport. "It's not about the money, for me it's about the setting my name in stone nice and strong, securing that legacy. By beating Canelo I will have set my name for life. I'm such an underdog, by beating such a big name I will go down in history," he stressed. More about Boxing |
The 'Pet Shop Boys' are Neil Tennant and who? | Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant on dictators, dance music and staying 'Super' Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant on dictators, dance music and staying 'Super' The Pet Shop Boys' new album arrives three decades after the band's debut. Post to Facebook Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant on dictators, dance music and staying 'Super' The Pet Shop Boys' new album arrives three decades after the band's debut. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1MDYpeK CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Nation's Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant on dictators, dance music and staying 'Super' Elysa Gardner , @elysagardner, USA TODAY Published 10:42 a.m. ET March 31, 2016 | Updated 12:04 p.m. ET March 31, 2016 Pet Shop Boys Chris Lowe, left, and Neil Tennant released their first album 30 years ago. (Photo: Joseph Sinclair) When Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of the pop duo Pet Shop Boys began writing songs for their new album, it wasn't with the intention of celebrating a milestone. It was only later, says Tennant, that the musicians realized the 30th anniversary of their first album, 1986's Please, was approaching. "I'm not being blasé about it," he insists. "It's amazing." Or Super, as the new release, out April 1, is titled. He and Lowe recorded mostly in Berlin, and the latter superlative is a favorite among Germans, Tennant explains. "Americans might even use it. In England, it sounds a bit 1960s." Tennant describes Super as a logical successor to Pet Shop Boys' last outing, 2013's Electric. "We've become electronic purists." While that element has always been central in their music, he notes, "Most of our albums have had orchestras on them, and guitar. This is all electronic, apart from backing vocals." As ever, the pair blend the romantic and the satirical, "along with a sense of social realism." The third element is pronounced in songs such as Sad Robot World, which reflects an ambivalence about technology, and The Dictator Decides. The latter was crafted with Syria's Bashar Assad and North Korea's Kim Jong Un in mind — though some who have heard the song assumed the inspiration was Donald Trump. (Photo: Pelle Crépin) "The whole world is following the United States right now," says Tennant, and not cheekily. The Englishman sees parallels with his own country, where "people have been disillusioned by the banking crisis and the financial collapse. It started in the '80s, when Reagan and Thatcher deregulated the system...It was in the '90s that the money culture really got going, and now it's come to full fruition." Super's first single, The Pop Kids, unveiled in March, references the early '90s specifically — not the political climate, but the club scene in London. Tennant says it was inspired by a friend's story, though he has observed the progress of electronic dance music at home and in the USA, and found differences. "You've made EDM over there, really," he says. "You've ramped it up and created this club culture that's very different from the European club culture. At the clubs in Britain, you had people dancing with bottles of Evian water ... (In the USA) there was brandy and expensive champagne, and the superstar DJ thing got even bigger. It became a sort glamorous culture, one of conspicuous consumption — and it's become the sound of pop music." (Photo: Mark Farrow/PSB) Pet Shop Boys' own evolution will be traced in a four-part BBC2 documentary series this month, and Tennant and Lowe will play four soldout nights at London's Royal Opera House in July. Tennant is hoping they'll also perform in the USA in the not-too-distant future. Fans can expect their usual attention to visual detail, also obvious in Super's album art. "I wanted it to be shiny and colorful," Tennant says, "which I think the album is. With some darker edges, of course." 86 CONNECT TWEET 1 LINKEDIN COMMENTEMAILMORE Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/1MDYpeK NEVER MISS OUT Li |
In which city did the 2010 Tour de France begin? | Tour de France 2010: Official start list - Cycling Weekly Cycling Weekly 0shares 0shares Tour de France organiser ASO has released the official start list, complete with rider numbers, for this year’s race. Last year’s winner Alberto Contador (Astana) will wear the number one plate in the opening prologue time trial in Rotterdam on Saturday. A total of 22 teams of nine riders will take part in the race, bringing the number of participants up to 198. The 2010 Tour de France starts in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Saturday, July 3, and finishes in Paris on Sunday, July 25. ASTANA (AST) KAZ |
In which country is Grossglockner (Big Bell) the highest mountain? | Grossglockner Overview - Peakware.com Convenient Center: Heiligenblut, Austria Grossglockner is the highest peak in Austria. It is a lofty rocky peak rising near the center of the Long Hohe Tauern ridge, and looming at the head of the Moll Valley, a popular tourist area. The name Grossglockner is German for Big Bell, a reference to the shape of its grand peak. The mountain is surrounded by glaciers, but is not a difficult climb. The summit trail starts at the 8,000-foot Hotel Franz Joseph, and is well worn by steady tourist traffic. |
Which monastery founded by St. Benedict was bombed by the Allies in February 1944? | 1000+ images about Montecassino, Italy on Pinterest | Italian, Museums and Battle of monte cassino Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Montecassino, Italy Monte Cassino is an abbey atop a rocky hill about 130 km southeast of Rome, Italy (1,706.04 ft altitude). St. Benedict of Nursia established his first monastery, the source of the Benedictine Order, here around 529. It was the site of the Battle of Monte Cassino during WWII in 1944, where the building was destroyed by Allied bombing and rebuilt after the war. The monastery is one of the few remaining territorial abbeys within the Catholic Church. 218 Pins207 Followers |
On which continent does the 'Impala' live in the wild? | Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) - Animals - A-Z Animals - Animal Facts, Information, Pictures, Videos, Resources and Links Listen The impala is one of the many species of antelope that is found inhabiting the African wilderness. The impala is a medium-sized antelope that is primarily found in the savannas and thicker bush-land in the more southern parts of the African continent. The male impala are well-known for their curved horns that are able to reach lengths of around 90 cm...thats bigger than the average impala individual! The male impala are known as rams, mainly due to the fact that the male impala use their horns when defending themselves both from other dominant male impala and from oncoming predators . The female impala do not have horns at all and they are known as ewes. The impala is thought to be one of the most adaptable animals living in the African savanna, as the impala is able to change its eating habits with the seasons and depending on what is available in the near surroundings. Impala like to graze on fresh grass but will also nibble on shoots and foliage when there is no grass growing nearby. The impala has many natural predators in the tough African landscape that include leopards , lions , cheetahs , crocodiles and hyenas . The impala though has a remarkable response when it feels threatened as the impala is able to jump over nine meters in distance and over two meters high. The impala is thought to do this in order to confuse its predators. The average impala individual, lives for around 12 years in the wild although this varies a great deal as the impala is such substantial prey to many of the carnivorous African predators . Some impala individuals that have been bred in captivity have been known to get to more than 20 years old. Impala Comments |
To where was 'Captain Tobias Wilcock' flying on 'Coconut Airways flight 372' in a 1975 number one? | Typically tropical - Barbados 1975 - YouTube Typically tropical - Barbados 1975 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 Jun 30, 2009 Typically tropical - Barbados 1975 this is Captain Tobias Willcock Welcoming you aboard Coconut Airways Flight 372 to Bridgetown Barbados. We will be flying at a height 32.000 feet and at an air speed of approximately 600 miles per hour. Refreshments will be served after take-off. Kindly fasten you safety belts and refrain From smoking until the aircraft is airborne. Woh back to the palm trees. Woh I'm going to see my girl friend Woh in the sunny Caribean sea. I don't want to be a bus driver all my life. I've seen too much of Brixton town in the night. Fly away on Coconut Airways fly me high I look up the sky and I see the clouds. I look down at the ground and I see the rain go down the drain. Fly away on Coconut Airways fly me high |
Which civil servant at the Ministry of Defence was tried and acquitted in 1985 of leaking documents to Tam Dalyell MP about the sinking of the 'Belgrano' during the Falklands War? | Clive Ponting - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia I Live my life to the Fullest!!! coz you know you only get one !!! Clive Ponting Education Bristol Grammar School Role Author Books A New Green History of, World History ‑ A New Pers, 1940: Myth and Reality, The Crimean War, The twentieth century Clive Sheridan Ponting (born 13 April 1946) is a former senior civil servant, best known for leaking documents about the sinking of the Belgrano in the Falklands War. He is the author of a number of revisionist books on British and world history. The 'General Belgrano' While a senior civil servant at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Clive Ponting sent two documents to Labour MP Tam Dalyell in July 1984 concerning the sinking of an Argentine navy warship General Belgrano, a key incident in the Falklands War of 1982. Ponting admitted revealing the information and was charged with a criminal offence under Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act of 1911. His defence was that the matter and its disclosure to a Member of Parliament was in the public interest. This was the first case under the Official Secrets Act that involved giving information to Parliament. Although Ponting expected to be imprisoned he was acquitted by the jury. The acquittal came despite the judge's direction to the jury that Ponting's official duty was not to disclose the information, and that "the public interest is what the government of the day says it is". The judge, Sir Anthony McCowan, "had indicated that the jury should convict him." Ponting resigned from the civil service on 16 February 1985. Official Secrets Act Shortly after his resignation The Observer began to serialize Ponting's book The Right to Know: the inside story of the Belgrano affair. The Conservative government reacted by tightening up UK secrets legislation, introducing the Official Secrets Act 1989. Before the trial, a jury could take the view that if an action could be seen to be in the public interest, that might justify the right of the individual to take that action. As a result of the 1989 modification, that defence was removed. After this enactment, it was taken that '"public interest" is what the government of the day says it is.' Academic Career Ponting was educated at Bristol Grammar School and University of Reading. Following his resignation from the Civil Service, Ponting served as a reader in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Wales, Swansea, until his retirement in 2004. Sponsored Links |
By what name are Dewsbury Rugby League team known? | Dewsbury Rams : definition of Dewsbury Rams and synonyms of Dewsbury Rams (English) Dewsbury Athletic and Football Club This section needs additional citations for verification . (September 2011) The idea of establishing a rugby football club in Dewsbury originated among a few friends at a meeting at the Little Saddle Inn in 1875. Established with immediate effect, Dewsbury Athletic and Football Club enrolled between 30 and 40 members. On 20 November 1875, the first recorded match of Dewsbury Athletic and Football Club took place when they played Heckmondwike Church Society XV and lost by one goal, six tries and eight touch downs to nil. The first home game, it is generally held, took place on 4 December 1875 in a field off Sugar Lane, opposite the future Crown Flatt. In a 13-a-side "scratch" game, the two outfits - one selected by the Captain and the other by the Vice-Captain - fought out a draw. The club soon realised they needed a ground and the following year secured a sub tenancy at Crown Flatt for £200. During the course of the 1879-80 season the club colours changed from blue and cardinal to black, crimson and yellow. On 27 March 1880, the Yorkshire Cup semi-final against Wakefield Trinity drew an estimated 16,000 supporters to Crown Flatt which the local newspaper claimed to be the largest assemblage ever seen on a football ground in Yorkshire. 1881 saw the club's first success in the Yorkshire Challenge Cup beating Huddersfield , Bradford and Halifax before an Alfred Newsome drop goal gave them victory over Wakefield Trinity in the final. When York paid a visit to Crown Flatt on 25 September 1886, the home team took to the field wearing white jerseys that incorporated the borough's coat of arms. Dewsbury and Savile Cricket and Football Club Crown Flatt was rapidly gaining the reputation as one of the best-equipped ground in Yorkshire. This was further enhanced when the club purchased the famous "Noah's Ark" stand at a cost of £250. In 1888, the club amalgamated with Savile Cricket Club and United Clerks’ Cricket Club to form Dewsbury and Savile Cricket and Football Club. The Yorkshire Senior Competition was formed in 1892 and Dewsbury immediately became members. They made their Senior Competition début at Liversedge on 10 September 1892, Dewsbury were beaten 2-10. The club struggled and finished in the bottom three due to financial problems. The arrival of competitive leagues meant that attendances were increasing connected to on-field success. Dewsbury failed to adapt to the new era: attendances from then onwards topped 2,000 only on rare occasions. By 1895, Dewsbury were sporting blue and white. At the famous meeting at the George Hotel in Huddersfield , Dewsbury were the only members of the Yorkshire Senior Competition not to resign from the Rugby Football Union instead requesting permission to consult further. At a special meeting convened at the King’s Arms Hotel, Market Place, on 2 September, they elected to remain in the Senior Competition and marginally improved their position in the league to 10th. Next season however they were back at the bottom. On 22 November 1897, the General Committee of Dewsbury and Savile Cricket and Football Club elected to abandon rugby union with immediate effect. Of the 12 league matches contested by the club that season, all but one - and that a draw - were lost. In reply to the 156 points conceded, the team registered just two tries. The 0-5 loss to Otley on 13 November 1897 was the final rugby union game played at Crown Flatt. By the time of its demise, the football section had contested more than 500 matches. They withdrew from the league concentrating on soccer instead. New club formed On 21 April 1898 an historic meeting was held at the Black Bull public house to consider the possibility of forming a new Northern Union club. The question was discussed at some length and over £100 in donations was promised. Ironically it was local rivals Batley who helped Dewsbury gain election to the Northern Union. They were fully supportive of Dewsbury's bid and obviously looked |
"Which 'duck' opened a 1982 number four with ""I wish I could fly way up to the sky, but I can't""?" | Obituary: I created a monster - BBC News BBC News Obituary: I created a monster 28 April 2015 Close share panel Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Keith Harris and Orville made several appearances at the Royal Variety Performance in the 1980s Keith Harris, the ventriloquist famed for working with his puppet Orville, has died aged 67 after a battle with cancer, his agent has confirmed. "I obviously created a monster," Keith Harris told Louis Theroux in 2008. "It's very hard to get away from that. "Everybody knows Orville, not everybody knows Keith Harris." The children's entertainer insisted he was not bitter - Orville had made him a household name, after all - but he could never escape the nappy-wearing, flightless bird. "I can't say he's been a burden, but he put me into a pigeon-hole." Early start Born in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, Harris was introduced to showbusiness at a young age, when his father, Norman, incorporated him into his stage show, performing in working men's clubs around the UK. From the age of six, he would sit on his father's knee and pretend to be a puppet called Isaiah - "because one eye's higher than the other". Theatre became a safe haven from school, where he struggled with reading and was labelled "thick". He later discovered he had dyslexia. By 14, he had turned professional, becoming a solo act after Norman retired. Image caption One of Harris's earlier characters was Percy Picktooth, a gregarious rabbit He appeared in summer seasons at holiday resorts before booking his first TV appearance on Let's Laugh, which aired in the same week he auditioned for Opportunity Knocks. At the time, his main character was Freddy the Frog, a puppet who said he was going to be Prime Minister "because he was always in deep water and he had a big mouth". But it was Orville that made him a household name. The idea for the puppet - which was later insured for £100,000 - came to him while he was starring with the Black and White Minstrels in Bristol. "I just happened to have this green fur lying about and had this idea for a little bird that was green and ugly and thought he wasn't loved," he told the Independent in 2002. He sent a rough sketch to his puppet maker, but was disappointed with the result. "I hated him," he confessed. "But I took him to the girls in the dressing room next door and they said, 'ah, ain't he lovely'. "The first time I used him he was an instant hit. There were tears in people's eyes." Image caption Cuddles catch-phrase, "I hate that duck", may have been a vessel for Harris's own feelings The bird was named after the American aviator Orville Wright, who, with his brother, Wilbur, made the first manned powered flight in 1903. It was a name laden with irony, as Orville - a shy, under-confident orphan - could not fly. The success of the puppet and his simian nemesis Cuddles earned Harris a Saturday evening TV show that ran for eight years. Orville also became an unlikely chart star when Harris released a single in 1982. Orville's Song, popularly known as I Wish I Could Fly, reached number four, selling more than 400,000 copies. Media captionWatch the Orville Song But not everyone was a fan. After one Royal Command Performance, a reviewer wrote: "I'm sure Charles and Diana would like to take a gun and blow the duck's head off." Harris had the last laugh, though, as the day after the performance, he was invited to perform at Prince William's third birthday. "I arrived there and Charles came out and we had a Pimms," he later recalled. "Diana helped me in with the boxes, she was absolutely lovely. We were asked back to do Prince Harry's third birthday, too. "Diana sent us a lovely letter saying: 'The Princess hopes that Orville did not suffer from too much bruising after the rather rough patting he received from one or two of the smaller members of the audience.'" Depression But the success didn't last. After The Keith Harris Show ended in 1990, the characters were given a lower-profile series called The Quack Chat Show, after which television work dried up altogether. Harris did not adjust w |
Whose recent book is called 'At Home: A Short History of Private Life'? | At Home: A short history of private life: Amazon.co.uk: Bill Bryson: 9780385608275: Books By Dr John the Day Tripper VINE VOICE on 1 Jun. 2010 Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase One of the great things about Bill Bryson's books is his ability to grab your attention and draw you in to find out what odd fact he's going to come up with next. So I hadn't even got through the introduction when he came up with the gem about why all churches in Norfolk appear to have sunk into the churchyard (they haven't; it's the churchyard that has risen 3 ft or more because of the number of bodies buried there, which if you do the maths of how many people live in a parish, how many die each year, and how long the churchyards have been there is not so remarkable. And keep on reading to find out just how many bodies were buried in urban cemeteries in the Victorian era - quite astounding). He is also a great debunker of accepted truths - for instance, there's a lot of interesting comment about the widely accepted view that most food, especially bread, was adulterated with all sorts of disgusting and probably toxic substances. Bryson refers to somebody who tried baking bread with all these supposed adulterants, and showed that what was produced was actually inedible, with the exception of alum, which, he points out, if used in small quantities actually improves bread, and is also used nowadays as an additive to many products. So once again I read this through with great enjoyment and picked up lots of little nuggets of the odd and the interesting. Having said that, however, I did find that I had a sense of deja vu about this book; many of the anecdotes it contains seem to have been recycled from some of his other books (I think that I can recognise quite a lot of them from "Made in America" for example, where they were hung about a framework of American language, rather than around the structure of his wanderings from room to room of his house in Norfolk). Read more › |
At which RAF base in Lincolnshire were 617 Squadron 'The Dambusters' based in 1943? | RAF - Operation Chastise_new Operation Chastise Attack on Ruhr Dams by aircraft of 617 Squadron on the night of 16-17 May 1943 Concept: The Air Ministry originally considered the Ruhr dams as a possible target early as 1937. A number of proposals and studies were undertaken between 1938 and 1941, though none produced a proper plan with all the necessary components of a viable weapon and feasible means of delivery. Command: Wing Commander Guy Gibson The Squadron: A new squadron was formed at Scampton on 21st March 1943, initially known as “X” Squadron and latterly as 617 Squadron, and the 24 year old Wing Commander Guy Gibson was personally selected to lead it by none other than Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur “Bomber” Harris, the Commander-in-Chief of Bomber Command. Gibson had flown 71 bomber sorties and an entire tour of 99 sorties on night fighters and was already the holder of four gallantry awards - the Distinguished Service Order and bar and the Distinguished Flying Cross and bar. Despite the “elite” tag and the presence of some very experienced airmen – e.g. the two flight commanders, Sqn Ldrs Dinghy’ Young and ‘Henry Maudslay, and experienced pilots such as Dave Shannon, ‘Hoppy’ Hopgood, Les Knight and Joe McCarthy - NOT all 617 Sqn air crew were veterans. Some had flown fewer than 10 missions and one less than 5 and some of the flight engineers on the raid were flying their first operational sortie. Not all had volunteered for 617, and not all were known to or selected by Gibson: one entire flight of 57 Squadron was simply posted en masse to 617 Squadron. The Weapon: Codenamed “Upkeep” The brainchild of Barnes Wallis of Vickers Armstrong, who had been working separately on some method of attacking dasince 1940 but probably did not conceive of the “bouncing bomb” idea until March 1942. He was given access and assistance by a variety of research bodies, including the National Physical Laboratories at Teddington, the Road Research Laboratory at Harmondsworth and the Building Research Station at Garston near Watford. Experiments which involved exploding charges against model dams at these sites, and the destruction of a real 180 foot disused dam in Wales, gave Wallis valuable data, but also showed that the task was far from easy and that any explosion preferably needed to take place in contact with the dam wall. He persisted with a series of experiments and meanwhile attempted to persuade the powers that be of the project’s viability in the face of various bureaucratic hurdles and military scepticism. Nevertheless, prior to final approval on February 26th 1943 a full-scale weapon was, in the words of one noted historian, “scarcely more than an inventor’s dream”. However, because the optimum time to attack the dams was in the spring, when the reservoirs were full, when approval did come it left very little time to design and produce the weapons themselves. On 26th February 1943 there were neither modified aircraft nor weapons, nor drawings of either. Wallis began to draw the first full-scale drawing of an Upkeep mine only on 27th February, just eleven weeks before the raid took place. “Upkeep “was effectively a 9250lb cylindrical mine or depth charge containing 6,600 lbs of Torpex underwater explosive and three hydrostatic pistols set to explode at 30ft below the surface. It was just under five feet long and just over four feet in diameter. The mine was held in the bomb-bay between twin sprung callipers, and a hydraulic motor imparted back spin at a rate of 500 rpm. The mine was intended to bounce across the water rather like a skipping stone, thus avoiding any torpedo nets. When it struck the dam wall the backspin would cause it to remain in contact with the face of the dam as it sank thus focusing the force of the explosion against the wall sufficient to rupture the massive stone structure. Aircraft: Modified Avro Lancaster B Mk III Special known as “Type 464 Provisioning”. The mid-upper gun turret along with the bomb-bay doors was removed and callipers along with a drive motor and belt fitted in th |
On which continent does the Vicuna live in the wild? | Vicuña - Animal Facts and Information Posted by BioExpedition | Apr 10, 2012 | Animals , Mammals | Vicuña Facts and Information Vicugna vicugna Introduction to Vicuña The Vicuña is considered to be a wild type of Camelid. They are very closely related to both Llamas and Alpacas . They produce wool that is very fine. This can also be very expensive because the animals can only have their wool removed every 3 years. This animal is the National symbol of Peru. Vicuña Description The Vicuña offers wool that is very long and very fine. It is brown in color but the shades of it can significantly vary. They also have areas of white on their sides and on their legs. The face is white as well. They have a small head with very small ears. The body of the Vicuña can range in length to a size of about 5 feet. They are about 3 feet tall with a mature weight of about 150 pounds. Class Least Concern Vicuña Distribution South America is home to the Vicuña. They live in the very high regions of the Andes. They are found throughout Peru, Bolivia, northwest Argentina and the Northern part of Chile. The largest number of them live in Peru. Thanks to human efforts there are now numbers of them living in Ecuador as well. Vicuña Behavior The Vicuña is very graceful in its movement. During the day they are on the plains but at night they move into the slopes of the Andes. They are able to live in the cold night time temperatures even though their wool is very thin. Their bodies allow them to trap heat from the sunlight during the day to their skin and that keeps them warm through the night. They are very shy and they listen well to their surroundings. By doing so they are alerted to any threats or problems in their environment. They live in herds that have a dominant male and up to 15 females. They also include the young that those females are carrying for. Vicuña – Vicugna vicugna Vicuña Feeding The grassy plains serve as the feeding locations for the Vicuña. They eat the grass that is very low to the ground. What they feed on is in clumps and often it is what other animals have left behind. They do move around often as they eat and that prevents problems with areas being over grazed. They are often seen licking rocks to get enough salt. They will also consume salt water. They can go for several days at a time without any water. Their bodies do need salt though. If they don’t get water that offers it rocks are very simple to find in their environment. Vicuña Reproduction The dominant male is the only one that can mate with the females in the herd. However, that leader changes very often. Bachelor males that are strong and healthy will fight with the dominant leaders for that position. If they are successful they will take over the herd and that previous leader will wonder off alone. March and April are the months when mating will take place. After mating it takes up to 11 months for the young to arrive. It is very typical for them to only be 1 but there can occasionally be 2 born. The young will feed on milk for about 10 months but stay with the mother until it is about 18 months old. Vicuña Conservation In 1974 the Vicuña was considered in very serious danger of becoming extinct. There were only about 6,000 of them left. Thanks to conservation efforts though their numbers have increased. Today there are about 350,000 of them in the wild so they are no longer considered to be at risk. However, there are still laws in place to protect them from poaching. Vicuña Facts and Information |
What was the first name of 'Captain Darling' in the TV series 'Blackadder Goes Forth'? | Captain Darling | The Blackadder Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Captain Kevin Darling (ca. 1868 - 1917), whose surname is a constant embarrassment to him, is a British Army Captain, serving in the First World War. He is a pencil-pushing staff officer, aide to General Melchett . Personality Edit Kevin Darling was born in Croydon and educated in the Ipplethorpe Primary School, and even has a girlfriend called Doris . In " Private Plane ", when pushed by Blackadder , Darling lets slip that he once attempted to join the Women's Auxiliary Balloon Corps (although he says there is nothing "cushy" about this), presumably to take advantage of the six months' training in order to avoid combat, and then it is implied he pulled out before any actual assignments by claiming his ears go 'pop'. Given the context of this conversation (Blackadder is attempting to get transferred into the Royal Flying Corps), and Darling's character in general, he has presumably pulled some strings to allow him to remain in the army without having to serve in battle. Despite (or perhaps because of) his constant toadying, Melchett views Darling with a great deal of contempt, and although claiming to regard him as a son, takes pains to point out that he's certainly not a favourite, but rather a "sort of spotty, illegitimate sprog that no-one really likes". Darling's main duties at GHQ include unloading and assigning truckloads of paper clips, sending orders to charge and helping Melchett with his dickie-bows and his dicky bladder. Still, Darling obtains the perfect stereotypical appearance, character and behaviour of a power-crazed sycophant. Unlike most characters (who are usually comic foils), Darling is portrayed as a rival and intellectual equal to Blackadder, with whom he is always in conflict, and one who usually triumphs. However, Blackadder often gets some sort of revenge, for example feeding Darling, along with Melchett, with one of Baldrick's banquets (each dish consisting of unsavoury ingredients), getting him to eat Baldrick's "Charlie Chaplin" Moustache (in reality a dead slug) by telling him it's liquorice, watching as Lord Flashheart headbutts him out cold, interrogating him until he bursts into tears and protests that he's not a German spy, or serving Darling some of Baldrick's "coffee"—made from mud, using dandruff as sugar and saliva as cream (Blackadder did not take up Baldrick's offer of 'chocolate sprinkles'). Darling was shown to be incredibly narcissistic and extremely arrogant, as he only cared about himself and his social standing. He was extremely selfish and was happy for others to die in his place. He is constantly trying to get rid of Edmund Blackadder, with whom he shares an incredible grudge. He was a coward, and went to extraordinary lengths to avoid being sent over the top. The two men finally achieve a form of empathy in the finale episode " Goodbyeee ", when Darling is sent to join Blackadder and his men at the front line for the 'final push' (Darling is given his orders by General Melchett, who believes it to be something of a treat rather than a death sentence). This is the first occasion where they both use the title of captain whilst addressing each other. In the final scene both captains reluctantly go forward, side-by-side, into the machine gunfire that will almost certainly kill them. |
How are the duo comprising Marc Almond and David Ball known? | Marc Almond | The Ultimate Rock and Pop Music History Website - ROKPOOL This Last night In Sodom Biography: Soft Cell, formed in Leeds in 1980, are a synth-pop duo comprising of art students Marc Almond and Dave Ball. Originally, vocalist Almond and synth player Ball teamed to compose music for theatrical productions, and as Soft Cell, their live performances continued to draw heavily on the pair's background in drama and the visual arts. A self-financed EP, ‘Mutant Moments’ brought the duo to the attention of Some Bizzare label head Stevo, who enlisted Daniel Miller to produce their underground hit single ‘Memorabilia’ the following year. It was the next Soft Cell effort, 1981's "Tainted Love," that brought the duo to international notoriety, the duo reinventing the already well-known track as a hypnotic electronic dirge which became the year's best-selling British single, as well as a major hit abroad. The group's debut LP, ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’, was also enormously successful, and was followed by the 1982 remix collection, ‘Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing’. While 1983's ‘The Art of Falling Apart’ proved as popular as its predecessors, the LP's title hinted at the internal problems between the duo. Prior to the release of 1984's ‘This Last Night in Sodom, Soft Cell’, they had already broken up. Susan Janet Ballion Biography: Born in 1957 as Susan Janet Ballion in England, the vocalist of Siouxsie & the Banshees took on her stage name "Siouxsie Sioux" in the '70s. Starting off her career with Sex Pistols , Siouxsie then formed the band Siouxsie and the Banshees with her friend Steven Severin in 1976. The band achieved great success in 1978 when its first single, "Hong Kong Garden", was released and instantly reached the top 10 spot in the UK music charts. With later hit singles like "Happy House" and "Spellbound", and the album "A Kiss in the Dreamhouse", Siouxsie and the Banshees became more and more popular. But after 11 successful studio albums, the band members went their different ways. Siouxsie Sioux began her solo career, recording albums with other artists like Morrissey and Marc Almond. |
In which country was the first Formula One Grand Prix of 2010 held? | The Bahrain Grand Prix - did you know? The Bahrain Grand Prix - did you know? Share Did you know that while Kimi Raikkonen holds the record for most podium finishes in Bahrain with six, he's never won in the country? Ahead of the 2015 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, we've scoured the record books to find the most fascinating need-to-know facts, stats and trivia... Fernando Alonso is statistically the most successful driver in Bahrain, having triumphed three times The Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir has been the venue for the Bahrain Grand Prix since the event's inception in 2004. On all but two occasions the race has been held in April, the exceptions being the 2006 and 2010 events which were both season openers. Last year's race was the first to be held under floodlights. The race has been run on the current 5.4-kilometre Grand Prix circuit layout on all but one occasion. In 2010 the 6.2-kilometre 'endurance' circuit layout was used, but it proved unpopular with teams and drivers. Michael Schumacher dominated the inaugural race in 2004, taking pole position, victory and fastest lap. It was the first of a record four wins at the circuit for Ferrari, Felipe Massa (2007 and 2008) and Fernando Alonso (2010) claiming the Scuderia's other victories. Renault (2), Red Bull (2), Brawn and Mercedes (both 1) have also triumphed at the desert venue, but McLaren have never won in Sakhir. Sochi is the only other track on the current calendar at which the Woking team have not been victorious. The class of 2010, as Bahrain played host to the season opener Fernando Alonso is statistically the most successful driver in Bahrain Grand Prix history, having claimed a record three wins. Of the current grid, Felipe Massa (2), Sebastian Vettel (2), Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton (both 1) have also recorded wins in Sakhir, but Kimi Raikkonen has never stood on the top step, despite achieving a record six podium finishes at the venue. Will this finally be the Finn's year? Several of the current grid have recorded ‘firsts' in Bahrain - Nico Rosberg scored his first fastest lap at the circuit (in his first ever F1 race) in 2006, Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton achieved their first front-row starts at Sakhir in 2006 and 2007 respectively, and Romain Grosjean collected his maiden F1 podium on Bahraini soil in 2012. Pedro de la Rosa holds the lap record in Bahrain - a 1m 31.447s effort recorded in 2005 while the Spaniard was deputising for the injured Juan Pablo Montoya. In 10 previous races in Bahrain, no one has won by more than 20 seconds. The biggest winning margin came in 2010 when Alonso came home 16.099 seconds ahead of Ferrari team mate Massa. The smallest winning margin came in last year's race when Hamilton beat Rosberg across the line by just 1.085 seconds. Jenson Button scored a podium in the inaugural Bahrain Grand Prix in 2004, and has started every race in Sakhir since Pole position isn't everything in Bahrain, the race having been won from P1 on the grid just four times out of ten. However, no one has won the race from lower than fourth on the grid. The biggest margin between pole position and second on the grid in Bahrain Grand Prix history occurred in 2005 when Alonso beat Michael Schumacher to pole by 0.455 seconds. Of all the rookies on the 2015 grid, only Felipe Nasr has raced at Bahrain before (in GP2 in 2012, 2013 and 2014). The Brazilian was second at Sakhir in 2013. McLaren's Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso and Williams' Felipe Massa are the only drivers to have started every Bahrain Grand Prix since its inception in 2004. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen has started all but one, with just the 2010 race missing from his resume. Only two drivers have led more than 100 laps in Sakhir - Sebastian Vettel (146) and Felipe Massa (102). Alonso and Hamilton are next up on 96 and 58 laps led respectively. Recommended |
Who was the model for Millais' 'Ophelia' and later the wife of Dante Gabriel Rossetti? | Rossetti's Real Fair Ladies: Lizzie, Fanny, and Jane Rossetti's Real Fair Ladies: Lizzie, Fanny, and Jane [ Victorian Web Home —> Visual Arts —> Artists —> The PRB and later Pre-Raphaelitism —> Dante Gabriel Rossetti —> Paintings ] Dante Gabriel Rossetti has often been identified as the central, most influential member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB). Founded in 1847 by Rossetti and his contemporaries, William Holman Hunt (1827-1910), and John Everett Millais (1829-1896), the Brotherhood, which departed from popularly accepted artistic conventions of the time, based their art on principles of naturalism, simplicity, grace, and Romanticism. Rossetti, in particular, helped to launch the second romantic phase of the movement, which focused more on mood and tragic love. His idealistic passion for several particular women — including his wife Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Siddal, Fanny Cornforth, and Jane Morris — inspired a large number of his works. The artist's fascination with and idealization of these women prompted critics and contemporaries to refer to many of his female studies as his "Fair Ladies." These Fair Lady depictions certainly reveal influence from the Italian poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri. However, whereas Dante devoted himself and dedicated many works to one upper class, elusive love — Beatrice — whom he met only once, Rossetti committed his work to several imperfect, more accessible women, who doubled as his artistic models and lovers. Far from adversely affecting Rossetti's work, the individual imperfections of these models and the dynamics of their relationships with the artist enriched his art and literary works. These real characteristics enabled the artist, whether intentionally or not, to present a more authentic portrait of life and love than was offered by the dreamer Dante. This realism, in turn, prompted his PRB contemporaries to paint and describe more natural portraits of life and romance. The PRB Female Models To attain models for their artwork, the Brotherhood typically approached beautiful women in public areas and requested them to pose as subjects in their paintings. Generally of a lower class, these women were, for the most part, flattered and accepted their offers. Ironically, these uneducated, unsophisticated women often represented wealthy, highly cultured females in PRB works, and frequently became mistresses or wives of Brotherhood members. In this respect, they experienced a medieval version of a Cinderella Story, or a rags to riches tale. although Rossetti painted many women, his primary models, Lizzie Siddal , Fanny Cornforth, and Jane Morris, represented dominant forces in his life and most vividly embodied this elevation in social status. Elizabeth Siddal Rossetti truly began his Fair Lady pictures when he initiated his love affair with Lizzie, whom he met in 1850, a year after he found fame (or notoriety) with his religious pieces, The Girlhood of Mary Virgin and Ecce Ancilla Domini . He immediately fell madly in love with her, despite her many imperfections. although the two became engaged in 1851, a year after meeting, they did not actually marry for another nine years, in 1861 — a mere twenty months before Lizzie, a chronic invalid, would take her own life by overdosing on morphia. although Rossetti painted, admired, and engaged in romantic relationships with other women both during his marriage to Lizzie and after her death, his initial passion for Lizzie truly inspired a change in his art, enabling him to achieve unprecedented success. At the relatively young age of twenty-three, the painter desired her from the first moment that he saw her — a moment in which he believed that his "destiny was defined" (Doughty, 124). Daughter of a Sheffield cutler in London, Lizzie had received a minimal education, occupied a low social rank, and suffered from various ailments. However, her limited intellect and ill health did not bother Rossetti. Rather he appreciated that she, "spoke and behaved properly" (Doughty, 118). Relishing the idea of medieval chivalry, Ro |
Who plays the title role in the 1995 film 'Jefferson In Paris'? | Jefferson in Paris (1995) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error One of the obsessive speculations in American history is whether Thomas Jefferson, in the years before he became president, had an affair with (and fathered a child with) his 15-year-old ... See full summary » Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 21 titles created 03 May 2011 a list of 30 titles created 20 Nov 2011 a list of 24 titles created 18 Nov 2013 a list of 34 titles created 01 Jan 2014 a list of 21 titles created 9 months ago Title: Jefferson in Paris (1995) 5.7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotionless slice-of-life story. Jones here is portrayed as Bill Willis, a former war hero and now successful... See full summary » Director: James Ivory Eleanor lives with the artist Stash. Just like his artist friends, he is completely unknown but is waiting for the big break. Stash is mean to her and finally she leaves him. Ironically, ... See full summary » Director: James Ivory The Journey of August King is a multi-dimensional drama about a North Carolina farmer in April 1815. August King, a widower, is on his way home as he does every year after selling his ... See full summary » Director: John Duigan Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children. Director: James Ivory Seven teenagers retreat to a country house for the weekend to make their epic, an impossibly ambitious Celtic fantasy. As the making of the video drifts from playful hilarity to argument, ... See full summary » Director: Anna Campion A man marries an heiress for her money even though he is actually in love with her friend. Director: James Ivory A Boston feminist and a conservative Southern lawyer contend for the heart and mind of a beautiful and bright girl unsure of her future. Director: James Ivory Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old. Director: James Ivory Successful playwright Felix Webb has a new play, 'The Hit Man', in rehearsal. Directed by his old friend Humphrey, it is already being hailed as a masterpiece; but Felix can't enjoy his ... See full summary » Director: John Duigan Two brothers, one very successful and the other not, switch places with each other, exchanging jobs and wives. Director: Philippe de Broca 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X Jane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. There she learns to become a teacher and eventually seeks ... See full summary » Director: Franco Zeffirelli Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. The search leads back to the early 1920s, when Olivia, recently married to ... See full summary » Director: James Ivory Edit Storyline One of the obsessive speculations in American history is whether Thomas Jefferson, in the years before he became president, had an affair with (and fathered a child with) his 15-year-old slave Sally Hemings. JEFFERSON IN PARIS follows Jefferson to France (as the U.S. ambassador to the court of Louis XVI), following the death of his wife his friendships and flirtations with the French, his relationship with his daughters and slaves from home (especially Sally), against the backdrop of the beginning of the French Revolution. Written by Michael C. Berch <[email protected]> Motion Picture Rating ( MPAA ) Rated PG-13 for mature theme, some images of violence and a bawdy puppet show | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 31 March 1995 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Jeffer |
What was the name of the group formed by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel in 1957? | Simon And Garfunkel Ukulele Songs on UkuTabs All songs by Simon And Garfunkel You are here: UkuTabs » S » Simon And Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel were an American singer-songwriter duo consisting of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. They formed the group Tom and Jerry in 1957, and had their first taste of success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl". As Simon and Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965, backed by the hit single "The Sounds of Silence". Their music was featured in the landmark film The Graduate, propelling them further into the public consciousness.They are well known for their close vocal harmonies and sometimes unstable relationship. Read more on Last.fm chr |
In which cycling event did Rebecca Romero win the Gold medal at the 2008 Olympics? | Rebecca Romero - Olympics Athletes - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN rowing -quadruple sculls; track cycling - 3km pursuit Rowing Olympic Games (1 medal: 1 silver) Quadruple sculls: 2nd (2004) World Championships (1 medal: 1 gold) Quadruple sculls: 1st (2005) World championships (3 medals: 2 gold, 1 silver) 3km individual pursuit: 1st (2008), 2nd (2007) 3km team pursuit: 1st (2008) A bend in the river When Britain's world champion Rebecca Romero got so fed up with rowing she quit at just 26, a chance phone call propelled her into track cycling and a new world championship gold in a new sport in the Olympic year. At Beijing, she has every chance of becoming only the second woman in history to win Olympic medals at two separate summer sports if she can follow her 2004 quadruple skulls rowing silver, with a medal in cycling's 3km individual pursuit. She started rowing at 17 when her family moved near the Thames river at Twickenham and she enjoyed a swift progression through the British junior, under-23 and senior squads, finding herself heading for Athens in the quadruple skulls team that were beaten into silver by Germany. A year later she had been promoted to key rower and race reader when Britain gained revenge on Germany by beating them narrowly to claim the 2005 world title. Then a back injury lay off gave her time to reflect on how unhappy she was in the sport she describes as over regimented and robotic. The upshot was she quit to start a career in marketing. However in March 2006, British cycling coach Dan Hunt called to offer her a trial at the Manchester velodrome, after which she was told she may have a future and was offered a six-month paid trial period. World champion after just one year A month before that period ended, she became British time-trial champion in her first ever competitive race. She loved cycling and felt a newfound freedom and joy in it. She had only been in cycling a year when she travelled to Mallorca, Spain for the 2007 worlds, which she describes as a magic time when all the pieces started to come together and where she won a silver medal in the 3km individual pursuit. A year later her home club hosted the world championships where two years after first climbing on the five-spoke track bike, Romero overpowered Sarah Hammer of the United States to win the 2008 world individual pursuit title. She lay awake half the night with a big grin on her face and went into the team pursuit the following day with the adrenalin of victory still pumping through her. Along with Wendy Houvenaghel and Joanna Rowsell in only their second competitive race together, they powered to the 3km team pursuit title too, ahead of the Ukraine. She speaks passionately about cycling, the nerves and excitement, the wild acceleration of the first lap. And if she can carry that enthusiasm to Beijing it will take something very special to stop her quest for a second Olympic medal. |
Brittany Ferries run a service from Plymouth to which Spanish port? | Spain: Ferries & Cruise Ships, Ferry companies and services and in Spain, Regular car and international ferry Ferry companies and services and in Spain By Just Landed Guide Regular car and international ferry services operate all year round between Spain and the UK and Morocco, and domestic ferries run between the mainland and the Balearics, the Canaries and Spain’s North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. Spain’s most important ports include Algeciras, Almeria, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cadiz, Las Palmas (Gran Canaria), Palma de Mallorca, Santander, Santa Cruz (Tenerife) and Valencia. Three companies – Brittany Ferries, P&O and Trasmediterránea – operate ferry services between the UK and Spain (Santander and Bilbao). There’s little to choose between them for comfort, services and fares. Ships provide a variety of facilities and services, including a choice of bars and restaurants, swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, cinema, shops, hairdressing salon, photographic studio, medical service, children’s playroom and evening entertainment, including a nightclub, casino, discotheque and live music. The ferry companies offer various fare tariffs (depending on the time of year) and a choice of single fares, mini-cruises (spending around five hours in Spain or the UK), mini-breaks (five days abroad) and ten-day returns (up to ten days abroad), as well as standard return fares. Children aged under four (two or under with Trasmediterránea) travel free and those aged from 4 to 11 (Trasmediterránea), 14 (Brittany Ferries) or 15 (P&O) travel for half fare. It’s advisable to book well ahead when travelling during peak periods and at any time when you require a luxury cabin. If possible, it’s best to avoid travelling during peak times, when ships can be uncomfortably crowded. Travelling between the UK and Spain by ferry will save you around 1,200km (750mi) of driving compared with travelling via France. Ferries can also be a cheaper way to travel, particularly with children and a car, as you don’t have to pay for air fares for children or (if you bring your car with you) car rental at your destination. Travelling from the UK to southern Spain by road (via France) entails spending three full days driving and making two overnight stops, plus meals and petrol costs, although it usually works out cheaper than the ferry if you use budget accommodation and don’t splash out on gourmet meals. Note that the seas are often rough between Spain and the UK (the Bay of Biscay is famous for its swell) and travelling isn’t advisable during bad weather if you don’t travel well (sailings can also be delayed or cancelled due to bad weather in the Bay of Biscay). If you take a mini-cruise during stormy weather, you will have just a few hours’ respite from the rolling seas before having to endure the return journey! Check the weather report and be prepared to travel via France or fly. If you do travel by ferry, keep a good supply of seasickness pills handy! Brittany Ferries Brittany Ferries operate an almost year-round, once- or twice-weekly service between Plymouth in the UK and the Spanish port of Santander. The days and times of sailings vary according to the time of year. Always check the departure times carefully. The journey time is just over 20 hours between Plymouth and Santander, when one night is spent on board ship. To book call UK 870-366 5333 or Spain 942-360 611 or visit the British or Spanish website ( http://www.brittanyferries.co.uk or http://www.brittanyferries.es ). Brittany Ferries runs a Property Owners’ Travel Club for frequent travellers, offering savings of up to one-third off single and standard return fares. P&O Ferries P&O Ferries operates a year-round, two or three times weekly service between Portsmouth in the UK and the Spanish port of Bilbao (the ferry port is actually at Santurtzi, around 13km/8mi northwest of the city centre). The journey takes 35 hours from Portsmouth and 29 hours from Bilbao. Ferries operate for most of the year. Like Brittany Ferries, P&O offers luxury cabins with a double bed, two easy chairs, writing desk, t |
Of which Caribbean Commonwealth country, named by Columbus after the Italian for Sunday, is Nicholas Liverpool the Prime Minister? | Dominica Dominica Excerpts From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with the Dominican Republic . ("After God is the earth") Anthem: Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour Location of Dominica (circled in red) in the Caribbean (light yellow) 0.8% European 0.7% others 290 sq mi • Water (%) 1.6 Population • July 2009 estimate 72,660 ( 195th ) • 2016 census 72,324 • Density 105/km 2 high · 94th Currency East Caribbean dollar ( XCD ) Time zone Eastern Caribbean ( UTC –4) Drives on the left Calling code +1-767 ISO 3166 code DM Internet TLD .dm Dominica ( /ˌdɒmɪˈniːkə/ dom-i-nee-kə ; French : Dominique; Island Carib : Wai‘tu kubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea , south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique . Its area is 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi) and the highest point is Morne Diablotins , at 1,447 metres (4,747 ft) elevation. The population was 72,301 at the 2014 census. The capital is Roseau , located on the leeward side of the island. The island was originally inhabited by the Kalinago and later colonised by the Europeans, predominately by the French, who arrived at the island on Sunday, 3 November 1493 ("Sunday" = "Dominica" in Latin). Great Britain took it over in 1763 after the Seven Years' War and gradually established English as the official language. The island republic gained independence in 1978. Its name is pronounced with emphasis on the third syllable, related to its French name of Dominique. Dominica has been nicknamed the "Nature Isle of the Caribbean" for its unspoiled natural beauty. It is the youngest island in the Lesser Antilles, still being formed by geothermal - volcanic activity, as evidenced by the world's second-largest hot spring , Boiling Lake . The island has lush mountainous rainforests , and is the home of many rare plants, animals, and bird species. There are xeric areas in some of the western coastal regions, but heavy rainfall occurs inland. The Sisserou parrot , also known as the imperial amazon and found only on Dominica, is the island's national bird and features on the national flag . Dominica's economy depends on tourism and agriculture. History Before Europeans, the island was inhabited by the Kalinago people ( Island Caribs ). Christopher Columbus spotted the island on Sunday 3 November 1493 and named it after the day of the week (dies Dominica in Latin, literally day of the Lord). For a century, the island remained isolated. As European explorers and settlers entered the region, indigenous refugees from surrounding islands settled Dominica and pushed out the Spanish settlers, who found other areas easier to control and with more resources. Geography and climate _____________________________________________________________________________ Air There are two regional, and no international airports on the island. The primary airport, Douglas-Charles Airport (DOM), is on the northeast coast and is about a 45-minute drive from Portsmouth (1 hour from Roseau). The second is Canefield Airport (DCF), about 15 minutes from Roseau on the southwest coast. Canfield is served by small aircraft however Douglas-Charles Airport is served by Commuter and Regional Airlines. Air Sunshine offers service to and from Douglas Charles Airport(DOM),St.Thomas(STT),SanJuan(SJU).St.Maarten(SXM),Nevis(NEV) and Anguilla(AXA) on a regular basis and other destinations on demand. Roads Dominica's road network runs primarily along the coastline and along river valleys. Major roads are two-lane highways which connect the capital, Roseau, with Portsmouth (Edward Oliver Leblanc Highway) and the Douglas Charles Airport (Dr. Nicholas Liverpool Highway). It takes about 45 minutes to drive from Portsmouth to Roseau. Private minibuses form the major public transport system. These major roads were recently reconstructed with assistance from the People's Republic of China and the European Union. Due to Tropical Storm Erika, several road surfaces and bridges were |
After the death of Henry VIII, Catherine Parr married Thomas, the brother of which of Henry's other wives? | Wives of Henry VIII - 必应 Sign in Wives of Henry VIII The wives of Henry VIII were the six queens consort wedded to Henry VIII of England between 1509 and 1547. After his first divorce he appealed to the pope, who denounced him. He then turned to the Predestine party who had no inclined belief over the subject and had divorce written into the laws of the people. The six women who were married to King Henry VIII were, in chronological order: Catherine of Aragon (divorced, died while detained under guard at Kimbolton Castle, mother of Mary I) Anne Boleyn (executed, mother of Elizabeth I) Jane Seymour (died days after giving birth to Edward VI, believed to be caus ... (展开) sed by birth complications) Anne of Cleves (divorced, outlived the rest of the wives) Catherine Howard (divorced and later executed) Catherine Parr (widowed) Henry 's first marriage lasted nearly 24 years, while the remaining five totaled less than 10 years combined. A common mnemonic device to remember the fates of Henry 's consorts is "Divorced, beheaded, died / Divorced, beheaded, survived". There is also a rhyme: King Henry VIII, to six wives he was wedded. one died, one survived, two divorced, two beheaded. However, Henry did not "divorce" two wives, but rather had the marriages annulled. At the time, the laws relating to marriage were under the jurisdiction of canon law, and there was no divorce under canon law. Henry 's marriage to Anne Boleyn was also annulled before her death. So if one accepts the courts' finding that the annulled marriages had never existed, Henry only had three wives—Seymour, Howard and Parr. It is often noted that Catherine Parr "survived him." In fact, Anne of Cleves also survived the king, and was the last of his queens to die. Of the six queens, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, and Jane Seymour each gave Henry one child who survived infancy: two daughters and one son. All three of these children would eventually ascend to the throne: Queen Mary I, Queen Elizabeth I, and King Edward VI, respectively. Catherine Howard and Anne Boleyn, the two of Henry 's queens who were beheaded, were first cousins. Several of Henry 's wives worked in at least one of his other wives' service, typically as ladies-in-waiting: Anne Boleyn worked in Catherine of Aragon's service, Jane Seymour worked in Catherine of Aragon's and Anne Boleyn's, and Catherine Howard worked in Anne of Cleves's. Henry was distantly related to all six of his wives through their common ancestor, King Edward I of England. Henry and at least four of his wives (Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, and Catherine Parr) were portrayed in opera. 关于Wives of Henry VIII，网友们最关心的问题 1 Wives of Henry VIII Catherine of Aragon Main article: Catherine of Aragon Catherine of Aragon (16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536; Spanish: Catalina de Aragón) was Henry's first wife. After the death of Arthur, her first husband and Henry's brother, a papal dispensation was obtained to enable her to marry Henry, though the marriage did not take place until after he came to the throne in 1509. Prospects were looking good when Catherine became pregnant in 1510, just 4 months after their marriage, but the girl was stillborn. Catherine became pregnant again in 1511, and gave birth to a boy who died almost two months later. In 1513, Catherine gave birth to a stillborn boy, and gave birth to a boy who died within a month in 1514. Finally, Catherine bore him a healthy daughter in 1516, Mary. It took her two years to conceive again. This pregnancy ended in a short-lived girl. It is said that Henry truly loved Catherine of Aragon, he himself professed it many a time in song, letters, inscriptions, public declarations etc. Henry, at the time a Roman apostolic Catholic, sought the Pope's approval for an annulment on the grounds that his marriage was invalid because Catherine had first been his brother's wife. Henry had begun an affair with Anne Boleyn, who is said to have refused to become his mistress (Henry had already consummated an affair with and then dismissed Anne's sister, Mary Boley |
With atomic number 40, which is the last element alphabetically in the Periodic Table? | Alphabetical list by Name of the chemical elements of the periodic table For chemistry students and teachers: The tabular chart on the right is alphabethically listed. The first chemical element is Actinium and the last is Zirconium. Please note that the elements do not show their natural relation towards each other as in the Periodic system. There you can find the metals, semi-conductor(s), non-metal(s), inert noble gas(ses), Halogens, Lanthanoides, Actinoids (rare earth elements) and transition metals. |
'One Step Behind' is a tribute act to which band? | Madness Tribute - One Step Behind OSB Blog One Step Behind - The Masters of Madness One Step Behind tribute band are Europe's biggest tribute to Madness. The band have been established since 1993. |
Who played 'Sam Malone' in the US TV series 'Cheers'? | Cheers (TV Series 1982–1993) - 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 The regulars of the Boston bar Cheers share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name. Creators: Frasier and Lilith announce that they are moving in together and as the instigators of the relationship, they invite Sam and Diane over as their first dinner guests. Just prior to Sam and Diane's ... 8.6 Woody embarks on his new life as City Councilman. Norm embarks on his new life as civil servant as Woody pulled some strings to get him an accounting job at City Hall. And Rebecca and Sam embark on ... 8.6 Diane thinks that Frasier is masking romantic feelings for his colleague, Dr. Lilith Sternin, so she launches a plan to fan the flames of love. Meanwhile, Norm and Cliff reluctantly join Woody for a ... 8.5 a list of 32 titles created 21 Jun 2013 a list of 30 titles created 30 Sep 2013 a list of 27 titles created 06 Oct 2013 a list of 37 titles created 10 months ago a list of 39 titles created 3 months ago Search for " Cheers " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 6 Golden Globes. Another 71 wins & 180 nominations. See more awards » Photos Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist. Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce Light television comedy featuring Paul and Jaime Buchman as a recently married couple in New York City. They point out the gentle humor of domesticity and in the everyday situations of life. Stars: Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, John Pankow The staff of a New York City taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things. Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito Al Bundy is a misanthropic women's shoe salesman with a miserable life. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous. Stars: Ed O'Neill, Christina Applegate, Katey Sagal In this sitcom, Charlie, who takes Mike Flaherty's place in later years, is the Deputy-Mayor of New York City, and his team of half-wits must constantly save the Mayor from embarrassment and the media. Stars: Michael J. Fox, Charlie Sheen, Heather Locklear Will and Grace live together in an apartment in New York. He's a gay lawyer, she's a straight interior designer. Stars: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there. Stars: Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Richard Moll Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times. Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan The staff of an army hospital in the Korean war find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation. Stars: Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, Loretta Swit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X A free spirited yoga instructor finds true love in a conservative lawyer and they got married on the first date. Though they are polar opposites; her need of stability is fulfilled with him, his need of optimism is fulfilled with her. Stars: Jenna Elfman, Thomas Gibson, Joel Murray Hot-tempered journalist Maya Gallo got herself fired from yet another job when she made an anchorwoman cry on the air with some gag copy on the teleprompter. Unable to find a job anywhere ... See full summary » Stars: Laura San Giacomo, Enrico Colantoni, George Segal The misadventures of a tough female television journalist and her friends. Stars: Candice Bergen, Grant Shaud, Robert Pastorelli Edit Storyline The lives of the disparate group of employees and patrons at a |
In 1999 who became First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive? | The Northern Ireland Assembly The Northern Ireland Assembly Information correct on 28 Jan 2001 What is the Assembly? Despite being a distinct state within the United Kingdom since 1921 , Northern Ireland has been governed directly from Londom for 30 years. The historic Good Friday Agreement of April 1998 set up, as well as many other things, a 'Home-Rule' Assembly that would allow Northern Ireland people to govern many of their own affairs from Belfast. This Assembly would appoint a 12-strong ruling Executive to make the real decisions. The 108 members of the Assembly were elected in June 1998, although political wrangling prevented it from taking up the reins of power until November 1999, and it only ran for 3 months before more political wrangling caused it to be suspended again. However, once the problems had been solved, the Assembly was restored in May 2000 and has ben running ever since. Timetable of the Formation of the Assembly The Northern Ireland Assembly was first agreed upon as part of the Good Friday Agreement , which was ratified by the political parties on 10 April 1998. The Agreement was ratified separately by the people of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic on 10 May 1998. The Assembly was officially created at this point, although it as yet held no powers. The Assembly is unusual amoung democratic parliaments in that some decisions require separate majorities of Nationalist and Unionist members in order to be passed, rather than a single majority. There are 108 seats, with a post of First Minister and Deputy First Minister. There are also 10 ministerial posts, each representing a facet of Northern Irish government. Each Ministry also has a chairman, who must be from a different party to the Minister. The 10 Ministers along with the 2 First Ministers form the Executive, which was to be formed at a later date. Elections to the Assembly were held in June 1998, and the Assembly met in shadow format shortly afterwards. In the election, the UUP had 28 seats, SDLP 24, DUP 20, Sinn Fein 18, Alliance 6, UKUP 5, PUP 2, Women's Coalition 2 and 3 independent candidates. The Executive was to be formed and power was due to be devolved shortly afterwards, but political wrangling, chiefly between the UUP and Sinn Fein, prevented this from happening for a long time. The Assembly did not meet during this time, and Northern Ireland continued to be run from London. On 21 September 1998, the 3 independent candidates formed the United Unionist Assembly Party. On 15 January 1999, 4 of the 5 UKUP Assembly members broke away and formed the Northern Ireland Unionist Party. In July 1999, the UK government decided to stop the political wrangling by forcing the formation of the Executive. However, the Unionist members boycotted the meeting, and the Executive was set up with only Nationalist ministers. It was dissolved again within an hour. That was technically Northern Ireland's first governing Executive, but it will probably not go down in history as such. In the summer of 1999, Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon resigned. In the Autumn of 1999, there was a review of the Good Friday Agreement in which the UUP and Sinn Fein eventually resolved their problems. The UK government representative in Northern Ireland (Mo Mowlam) was replaced by Peter Mandelson during this time. On 29 November 1999, the Executive was formed for a second time ( read about this ). This time things went to plan. The UUP formed the Executive in return for an indication that the IRA would begin decommissioning. Details of the ministries can be found below. Seamus Mallon was reinstated as Deputy First Minister. On 2 December 1999, Roger Hutchinson was expelled from the Northern Ireland Unionist Party. He then became an independent. At 17:40 on 11 February 2000 the Executive and Assembly were suspended by the |
Which is the sixth book of the Old Testament, immediately following the Pentateuch? | Pentateuch - OrthodoxWiki Pentateuch or simply "LXX", the Koine Greek version of the Hebrew Bible. 1. Genesis | 2. Exodus | 3. Leviticus | 4. Numbers | 5. Deuteronomy Historical Books IV Maccabees The Pentateuch is a term referring to the first five books of the Old Testament . It comes from the Greek penta ("five"), and (τεύχος) teukhos, ("implement" or "volume"), meaning the five volumes or implementation of five books. It may also be translated as "five-fold scroll." In Judaism, is it called the Torah, or teaching, and the Law of Moses. The Pentateuch consists of the Bible's books of: Genesis Deuteronomy Contents A portion of the Pentateuch in Hebrew, specifically Exodus 20:1-5, the beginning of the Ten Commandments. Genesis begins with the primeval history: the story of creation and the garden of Eden (Genesis 1-3), the account of the descendants of Adam to the rise of Noah who survives a great flood (Genesis 3-9), and the account of the descendants of Noah through the tower of Babel to the rise of Abram (Abraham) (Genesis 10-11). Next follows the story of the patriarchs: Abraham , Isaac , and Jacob , and the life of Joseph (Genesis 12-50). God gives to the patriarchs a promise of the land of Canaan, but at the end of Genesis the clan of Jacob ends up leaving Canaan for Egypt because of a famine. Exodus describes the rise of Moses , who leads the Israelites out of Pharaoh's Egypt (Exodus 1-18) and into Mount Sinai /Horeb where he mediates to them God's covenant and laws (Exodus 19-24), deals with the violation of the law when Israel makes the Golden Calf (Exodus 32-24) and instructs them on building the tabernacle (Exodus 25-31; 35-40). Leviticus begins with instructions about how to use the tabernacle that the Israelites had just built (Leviticus 1-10), followed by a long enumeration of the rules of cleanliness (Leviticus 11-15), the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16), and various moral and ritual laws sometimes called the Holiness Code (Leviticus 17-26). Numbers describes two censuses in which the number of Israelites are counted (Numbers 1-3, 26), with many laws mixed among the narratives. The narratives tell how Israel consolidated itself as a community at Sinai (Numbers 1-9), set out from Sinai to move towards Canaan and spied out the land (Numbers 10-13). Because of unbelief at various points, but especially at Kadesh Barnea (Numbers 14), the Israelites were condemned to wander for forty years in the desert in the vicinity of Kadesh instead of immediately entering the land of promise. Even Moses sins and is told he would not live to enter the Promised Land (Numbers 20). At the end of Numbers (Numbers 26-35) Israel moves from the area of Kadesh towards the Promised Land. They leave the Sinai desert and go around Edom and through Moab where Balak and Balaam oppose them (Numbers 22-24; 31:8, 15-16). They defeat two Transjordan kings, Og and Sihon (Numbers 21), and so come to occupy some territory outside of Canaan. At the end of the book they are on the plains of Moab opposite Jericho ready to enter the land. Deuteronomy consists primarily of a series of speeches by Moses on the plains of Moab opposte Jericho exhorting Israel to obey God and giving further instruction on the laws. At the end of the book (Deuteronomy 34) Moses is allowed to see the promised land from a mountain, but dies and is buried by God before Israel begins the conquest of Canaan. It is believed by many scholars to be a later summation of the first four books with the death of Moses and events leading up to it added. Grouping The Pentateuch is traditionally believed to have been written down by Moses. Hence Genesis is sometimes called the first book of Moses, Exodus the second book of Moses, and so forth. In its current form, each successive book of the Pentateuch picks up and continues the story of the previous book to form a continuous story. Hence Genesis tells how the Israelites went to Egypt while Exodus tells how they came to leave Egypt. Exodus describes the building of the tabernacle at Sinai while in Leviticus Moses is given rules while |
Whose statue is on top of City Hall in Philadelphia? | City Hall, Philadelphia Philadelphia A View On Cities > Philadelphia > Philadelphia Attractions > City Hall Loading... 5 72 votes Philadelphia's City Hall is the largest, tallest and most expensive of all city halls in the United States. William Penn's 1683 plan for Philadelphia set Center Square, the largest of five rectangular squares, aside for public buildings. Until the nineteenth century Center Square was far from central as most of the population lived near the Delaware river, close to the Independence Hall . As the population started to move westward and the need for a larger city hall became imminent, a move to Center Square was approved in 1870. By then Center Square had been renamed Penn Square in honor of the city's founder, William Penn. Construction Construction of the building started the following year after a design by John McArthur, Jr. in the then very popular Second Empire style. The ambitious project was to result in the tallest building in the world but by the time it was completed in 1901 after thirty years of construction, it had been eclipsed by the Washington Monument and the Eiffel Tower . The Building The enormous city hall is still the tallest and largest masonry building in the world. Since no steel frame was used, the walls at the first floor are up to 22ft thick to support all the weight from the floors above. The eight floors, each about 16ft high, look like just three floors from the outside. The central tower reaches a height of 511ft. It is topped by a statue of William Penn. The massive statue is 37ft high and weighs 27 ton. It is just one of 250 sculptures created by Alexander Calder for both the interior and exterior of the city hall. The building's more than 600 rooms are organized around a central courtyard, which can be reached via the large archways on each of the four sides. Many of the rooms are lavishly decorated, including the Reception Room with blue and gold ceiling and red marble columns, and the Conversation Hall which boasts a magnificent chandelier. No Longer the Tallest In 1987 One Liberty Place dethroned the Philadelphia City Hall as the tallest building in the city. Until then an agreement between developers would not allow any building in the city center to be higher than the hat of William Penn's statue on top of the City Hall. Observation Deck The tower has an observation deck open to the public. Some of its beautiful interior can also be visited; go to the City Hall Tour Information Center Room 121 at the East City Hall Entrance for information and tickets. |
Which model was born Eleanor Gow in Sydney, Australia in 1963? | Elanor Nancy Gow History - Elle Macpherson Net Worth Elanor Nancy Gow History Read more... Elle Macpherson Elle Macpherson Net Worth is $45 Million. Elle MacPherson was born in Australia and has an estimated net worth of $45 million dollars. A model, businesswoman, and actress, Elle MacPherson began her modeling career as a way to pay her law school tuit. Elle Macpherson (born 29 Mar... Elle Macpherson Net Worth is $45 Million. Elle Macpherson Net Worth is $45 Million. Elle MacPherson was born in Australia and has an estimated net worth of $45 million dollars. A model, businesswoman, and actress, Elle MacPherson began her modeling career as a way to pay her law school tuit Elle Macpherson is an Australian model, actress, and businesswoman. She is well-known for her record five cover appearances for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue beginning in the 1980s leading to her nickname "the body". She is also known as the founder and primary model for a series of business ventures including Elle Macpherson Intimates, a lingerie line, and "The Body," a line of skin care products. According to Forbes, Macpherson possesses assets around $60 million. In 2010, she became the host and executive producer of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model, and she is also currently an executive producer and host for NBC's Fashion Star. Macpherson was born Eleanor Nancy Gow, in the Killara neighbourhood of Sydney, Australia, the daughter of entrepreneur and sound engineer Peter Gow, a former president of a Sydney rugby league team, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Her mother Frances worked as a nurse before she married. Macpherson grew up in Killara, a No... |
"What name completes these lyrics from a hit by 'The Crystals': ""I met him on a Monday and my heart stood still, Da-do ron-ron-ron, da-do ron-ron, somebody told me" | The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron Lyrics | MetroLyrics Da Doo Ron Ron Lyrics New! Highlight lyrics to add Meanings, Special Memories, and Misheard Lyrics... Submit Corrections Cancel I met him on a Monday and my heart stood still Da do ron-ron-ron, da do ron-ron Somebody told me that his name was Bill Da do ron-ron-ron, da do ron-ron Yeah, my heart stood still Yes, his name was Bill And when he walked me home Da do ron-ron-ron, da do ron-ron I knew what he was doing when he caught my eye Da do ron-ron-ron, da do ron-ron He looked so quiet but my oh my Da do ron-ron-ron, da do ron-ron Yeah, he caught my eye Yes, oh my, oh my And when he walked me home Da do ron-ron-ron, da do ron-ron Da do ron-ron-ron, da do ron-ron Da do ron-ron-ron, da do ron-ron He picked me up at seven and he looked so fine Da do ron-ron-ron, da do ron-ron Someday soon I'm gonna make him mine Da do ron-ron-ron, da do ron-ron Yeah, he looked so fine, Yes, I'll make him mine And when he walked me home Da do ron-ron-ron, da do ron-ron Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah |
In which city was Napoleon Bonaparte born? | Napoleon Bonaparte - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com Google Napoleon’s Education and Early Military Career Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. He was the second of eight surviving children born to Carlo Buonaparte (1746-1785), a lawyer, and Letizia Romalino Buonaparte (1750-1836). Although his parents were members of the minor Corsican nobility, the family was not wealthy. The year before Napoleon’s birth, France acquired Corsica from the city-state of Genoa, Italy. Napoleon later adopted a French spelling of his last name. Did You Know? In 1799, during Napoleon’s military campaign in Egypt, a French soldier named Pierre Francois Bouchard (1772-1832) discovered the Rosetta Stone. This artifact provided the key to cracking the code of Egyptian hieroglyphics, a written language that had been dead for almost 2,000 years. As a boy, Napoleon attended school in mainland France, where he learned the French language, and went on to graduate from a French military academy in 1785. He then became a second lieutenant in an artillery regiment of the French army. The French Revolution began in 1789, and within three years revolutionaries had overthrown the monarchy and proclaimed a French republic. During the early years of the revolution, Napoleon was largely on leave from the military and home in Corsica, where he became affiliated with the Jacobins, a pro-democracy political group. In 1793, following a clash with the nationalist Corsican governor, Pasquale Paoli (1725-1807), the Bonaparte family fled their native island for mainland France, where Napoleon returned to military duty. In France, Napoleon became associated with Augustin Robespierre (1763-1794), the brother of revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794), a Jacobin who was a key force behind the Reign of Terror (1793-1794), a period of violence against enemies of the revolution. During this time, Napoleon was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the army. However, after Robespierre fell from power and was guillotined (along with Augustin) in July 1794, Napoleon was briefly put under house arrest for his ties to the brothers. In 1795, Napoleon helped suppress a royalist insurrection against the revolutionary government in Paris and was promoted to major general. Napoleon’s Rise to Power Since 1792, France’s revolutionary government had been engaged in military conflicts with various European nations. In 1796, Napoleon commanded a French army that defeated the larger armies of Austria, one of his country’s primary rivals, in a series of battles in Italy. In 1797, France and Austria signed the Treaty of Campo Formio, resulting in territorial gains for the French. The following year, the Directory, the five-person group that had governed France since 1795, offered to let Napoleon lead an invasion of England. Napoleon determined that France’s naval forces were not yet ready to go up against the superior British Royal Navy. Instead, he proposed an invasion of Egypt in an effort to wipe out British trade routes with India. Napoleon’s troops scored a victory against Egypt’s military rulers, the Mamluks, at the Battle of the Pyramids in July 1798; soon, however, his forces were stranded after his naval fleet was nearly decimated by the British at the Battle of the Nile in August 1798. In early 1799, Napoleon’s army launched an invasion of Ottoman-ruled Syria, which ended with the failed siege of Acre, located in modern-day Israel. That summer, with the political situation in France marked by uncertainty, the ever-ambitious and cunning Napoleon opted to abandon his army in Egypt and return to France. The Coup of 18 Brumaire In November 1799, in an event known as the coup of 18 Brumaire, Napoleon was part of a group that successfully overthrew the French Directory. The Directory was replaced with a three-member Consulate, and Napoleon became first consul, making him France’s leading political figure. In June 1800, at the Battle of Marengo, Napoleon’s forces defeated one of France’s perennial enemies, |
How are 'Jean de Dinteville' and 'Georges de Selve' described in a famous painting by Holbein? | The Ambassadors - Google Arts & Culture The Ambassadors The National Gallery, London This picture memorialises two wealthy, educated and powerful young men. On the left is Jean de Dinteville , aged 29, French ambassador to England in 1533. To the right stands his friend, Georges de Selve , aged 25, bishop of Lavaur, who acted on several occasions as ambassador to the Emperor, the Venetian Republic and the Holy See. The picture is in a tradition showing learned men with books and instruments. The objects on the upper shelf include a celestial globe, a portable sundial and various other instruments used for understanding the heavens and measuring time. Among the objects on the lower shelf is a lute, a case of flutes, a hymn book, a book of arithmetic and a terrestrial globe. Certain details could be interpreted as references to contemporary religious divisions. The broken lute string, for example, may signify religious discord, while the Lutheran hymn book may be a plea for Christian harmony. In the foreground is the distorted image of a skull, a symbol of mortality. When seen from a point to the right of the picture the distortion is corrected. Read more Full Title: Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve ('The Ambassadors') Artist Dates: 1497/8 - 1543 Artist Biography: Holbein was one of the most accomplished portraitists of the 16th century. He spent two periods of his life in England (1526-8 and 1532-43), portraying the nobility of the Tudor court. Holbein 's famous portrait of Henry VIII (London, National Portrait Gallery) dates from the second of these periods. 'The Ambassadors', also from this period, depicts two visitors to the court of Henry VIII. 'Christina of Denmark' is a portrait of a potential wife for the king. Holbein was born in Augsburg in southern Germany in the winter of 1497-8. He was taught by his father, Hans Holbein the Elder. He became a member of the Basel artists' guild in 1519. He travelled a great deal, and is recorded in Lucerne, northern Italy and France. In these years he produced woodcuts and fresco designs as well as panel paintings. With the spread of the Reformation in Northern Europe the demand for religious images declined and artists sought alternative work. Holbein first travelled to England in 1526 with a recommendation to Thomas More from the scholar Erasmus. In 1532 he settled in England, dying of the plague in London in 1543. Holbein was a highly versatile and technically accomplished artist who worked in different media. He also designed jewellery and metalwork. Acquisition Credit: Bought, 1890 |
Who is the chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom? | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features » Why America Has No Chief Rabbi Jewish Ideas Daily has been succeeded and re-launched as Mosaic. Read more... Why America Has No Chief Rabbi Tweet Chief Rabbi Aaron Hart. The public face of world Jewry will change this summer. Come September, both England and Israel will install new chief rabbis. Jonathan Sacks, the brilliant and widely published chief rabbi of the United Kingdom, is retiring, to be succeeded by the affable Ephraim Mirvis, currently rabbi of the Finchley Synagogue in North London. Yona Metzger, the Chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi community of Israel, is completing his ten-year fixed term, to be succeeded by whomever a special 150-member electoral assembly selects—for the moment, a subject of intense speculation and backroom maneuvering. Relevant Links The Chief Rabbi of Canterbury Simon Gordon , Jewish Ideas Daily. Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks has fulfilled an important role in British society—just not the one he was appointed to perform. America's Religious Left Jonathan Neumann , Jewish Ideas Daily. Since the rise of the Religious Right in the 1980s, American religion has been associated with political and cultural conservatism. But historically, American religion has been equally liberal. The position of chief rabbi dates far back in Jewish history. In the Middle Ages, when Jews were treated as a corporate body, the chief rabbi served not only as the judge, scholar, and supreme religious authority for his community, but frequently bore responsibility for collecting its taxes as well. Many a chief rabbi, as a result, was appointed or confirmed directly by the king. Chief rabbis today confine their authority to the religious realm, but their role is never purely ceremonial. Inevitably, they must also devote themselves to promoting their own brand of Judaism (usually some variety of Orthodoxy) over all the others. Israel’s chief rabbinate, in recent years, has sought to undermine more liberal approaches to conversion and has taken a hardline stance on women’s issues and on the thorny problem of who is a Jew. Rabbi Sacks alienated liberal Jews early in his tenure and promoted a centrist form of Orthodoxy that those to his religious right openly disdained. America is unusual in never having had an official chief rabbi. In 1888, a short-lived Association of American Orthodox Hebrew Congregations imported Rabbi Jacob Joseph of Vilna to serve as chief rabbi of New York, but that effort ended disastrously. Consumers soon balked at the extra charges imposed in return for the rabbi’s supervision of kosher food. Competing rabbis, some of whom also styled themselves “chief rabbi,” offered their supervisory services at lower rates. Without its projected income stream, the association of Orthodox congregations that had brought Rabbi Joseph to America defaulted on its obligations to him and went out business. The unfortunate rabbi spent his last years as an impoverished invalid. No successor was ever appointed. A few Orthodox rabbis in other American cities did, for a time, carry the title “chief rabbi,” based on their learning and status. One or two even pretended to the title “chief rabbi of the United States.” But none ever achieved recognition outside his own Orthodox circle. As a matter of law, the First Amendment precludes the government from recognizing one religious authority as “chief” over another. Just as America introduced free-market capitalism into the economy, so it created a free market in religion. Contrary to expectations, this has had the paradoxical effect of strengthening religion in the United States. As Thomas Jefferson observed as early as in 1820, religion thrived under the maxim “divided we stand, united we fall.” In this environment, the creation in America of a government-protected form of Judaism under the authority of a chief rabbi was clearly impossible. Instead, American Jews accommodated themselves to the nation’s competitive religious marketplace, which by and large has served them well. Rabbis, like their Christian |
Who wrote nonsense poems about the 'Yonghy-Bonghy- Bo', the 'Dong with the Luminous Nose' and the 'Pobble that has no toes'? | Laughable Lyrics: A Fourth Book of Nonsense Poems, Songs, Botany, Music, etc. by Edward Lear THE DONG WITH A LUMINOUS NOSE. When awful darkness and silence reign Over the great Gromboolian plain, Through the long, long wintry nights; When the angry breakers roar As they beat on the rocky shore; When Storm-clouds brood on the towering heights Of the Hills of the Chankly Bore,— Then, through the vast and gloomy dark There moves what seems a fiery spark,— A lonely spark with silvery rays Piercing the coal-black night,— A Meteor strange and bright: Hither and thither the vision strays, A single lurid light. Slowly it wanders, pauses, creeps,— Anon it sparkles, flashes, and leaps; And ever as onward it gleaming goes A light on the Bong-tree stems it throws. And those who watch at that midnight hour From Hall or Terrace or lofty Tower, Cry, as the wild light passes along,— "The Dong! the Dong! The wandering Dong through the forest goes! The Dong! the Dong! The Dong with a luminous Nose!" Long years ago The Dong was happy and gay, Till he fell in love with a Jumbly Girl Who came to those shores one day. For the Jumblies came in a sieve, they did,— Landing at eve near the Zemmery Fidd Where the Oblong Oysters grow, And the rocks are smooth and gray. And all the woods and the valleys rang With the Chorus they daily and nightly sang,— "Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live; Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a sieve." Happily, happily passed those days! While the cheerful Jumblies staid; They danced in circlets all night long, To the plaintive pipe of the lively Dong, In moonlight, shine, or shade. For day and night he was always there By the side of the Jumbly Girl so fair, With her sky-blue hands and her sea-green hair; Till the morning came of that hateful day When the Jumblies sailed in their sieve away, And the Dong was left on the cruel shore Gazing, gazing for evermore,— Ever keeping his weary eyes on That pea-green sail on the far horizon,— Singing the Jumbly Chorus still As he sate all day on the grassy hill,— "Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live; Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a sieve." But when the sun was low in the West, The Dong arose and said,— —"What little sense I once possessed Has quite gone out of my head!" And since that day he wanders still By lake and forest, marsh and hill, Singing, "O somewhere, in valley or plain, Might I find my Jumbly Girl again! For ever I'll seek by lake and shore Till I find my Jumbly Girl once more!" Playing a pipe with silvery squeaks, Since then his Jumbly Girl he seeks; And because by night he could not see, He gathered the bark of the Twangum Tree On the flowery plain that grows. And he wove him a wondrous Nose,— A Nose as strange as a Nose could be! Of vast proportions and painted red, And tied with cords to the back of his head. —In a hollow rounded space it ended With a luminous Lamp within suspended, All fenced about With a bandage stout To prevent the wind from blowing it out; And with holes all round to send the light In gleaming rays on the dismal night And now each night, and all night long, Over those plains still roams the Dong; And above the wail of the Chimp and Snipe You may hear the squeak of his plaintive pipe, While ever he seeks, but seeks in vain, To meet with his Jumbly Girl again; Lonely and wild, all night he goes,— The Dong with a luminous Nose! And all who watch at the midnight hour, From Hall or Terrace or lofty Tower, Cry, as they trace the Meteor bright, Moving along through the dreary night,— "This is the hour when forth he goes, The Dong with a luminous Nose! Yonder, over the plain he goes,— He goes! He goes,— The Dong with a luminous Nose!" THE TWO OLD BACHELORS. Two old Bachelors were living in one house; One caught a Muffin, the other caught a Mouse. Said he who caught the Muffin to him who caught the Mouse,— "This happens just in time! For we've nothing in the house, Save a tiny slice of lemon and a teaspoonful of |
Who was the England scrum-half in the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup Final? | Rugby World Cup 2003 round table: England's heroes recall their famous final victory over Australia - Telegraph England Rugby World Cup 2003 round table: England's heroes recall their famous final victory over Australia England 2003 World Cup winners Will Greenwood, Jason Leonard, Mike Catt, Jason Robinson and Richard Hill recall their memories of the famous victory over Australia in the Sydney final to Gavin Mairs Follow Gavin Mairs: Ten years on from that famous night in Sydney are the memories of the final still fresh? Richard Hill: If I think about Jonny’s drop-goal now, it has more been influenced by what I have seen on the TV. I am almost looking behind his kick, rather than actually from the side. I really have to start thinking about the drop-goal to get that memory back. Will Greenwood: Most of my memories in terms of the game are purely TV-based. I have no real recollection of the drop-goal, or Trevor (Woodman) catching the restart and Catty kicking it out. Or of Jason’s try. Where my memories are strong are in the changing room afterwards. The Quins boys having a photo taken; then the Leicester lads. It is more those memories that stand out… the calmness at one stage in the changing room, not great singing and dancing. Just relief. GM: Was the feeling of relief because you felt you should have won the game more easily or because it was the end of a long journey as a team? Jason Leonard: It was a job well done. We didn’t get carried away with the euphoria that was there for a lot of the supporters because of how dramatic the game was. I always felt I wasn’t so much happy for myself but happy for my team-mates. There were certain people around the room that had problems in the couple of years in the lead-up to the final and they had overcome those hurdles. It was a very tight team and still is. Related Articles Debate: Is league harming union? 19 Nov 2013 Mike Catt: My first thought was that I had to go back to play for my club the next weekend. Having just won a World Cup, you just wanted to go ‘party, party, party’ but it never really happened. We had to go back to the clubs and it was the clubs who had got us here so we owed them so much. By the following Wednesday we were back training with them. Jason Robinson: I played in the famous Wigan team for almost 10 years and the England team that I joined reminded me so much of that because every man could do his job. There was always someone raising the bar and we had a fantastic set-up. Looking back now, to do that together with such a special bunch of guys was just fantastic. GM: When you scored your try Jason to open up a significant lead in the first half, did you feel the team should have kicked on from there? WG: It was a heck of a punch to that ball. JR: It was mate. JL: They never got that ball back, did they? There were six balls for the final and they only had five at the end. There is an England fan walking around with it under his England jersey. JR: I know who has got it and he is going to give it to me! It was a very special moment. RH: You mention the scoreline, I think we probably did deserve to have a greater lead than nine points going into half-time. They didn't have any possession after Lote Tuqiri scored his try. GM: So how did the mood in the changing room at half-time contrast with the huddle that you had going into extra time? RH: It was the same. Even going into extra time after conceding three penalties to allow them back in, you would have thought that momentum was on their side. But we were remarkably composed and calm. The messages were clear, if not quite the same ones that we had a half-time. In essence it was the same tactics and same desire. WG: I don’t really remember much about half-time but I do remember little things, like the simplicity of Johnno’s chat going into extra time. It was as simple as if you got the ball run that way and if you see a bloke in yellow, smack him. I was never nervous. I just felt we just had to do our thing and we would still win it. MC: Even in the warm-up games, the quarter-final, the semi-fin |
Who was the headline act on the 'Pyramid Stage' on Sunday at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival? | Glastonbury Festival 2011: live - Telegraph Glastonbury Festival 2011: live Live coverage of day three at Glastonbury 2011 featuring Beyonce, Paul Simon, Plan B and Primal Scream. Image 1 of 2 A festival goer dances in front of the Other stage at Glastonbury Festival on the last day of the music event Photo: Reuters Image 1 of 2 Beyoncé Knowles will be the headline act on the Pyramid Stage on the final day of the 2011 Glastonbury Festival Photo: GETTY By Martin Chilton , Digital Culture Editor 11:50PM BST 26 Jun 2011 • Beyonce 'ring of steel' for headline concert • Fans wear Wombles mask as Orinoco struts his stuff Latest: 23:59 And that's all from our live coverage of Glastonbury. We hope you enjoyed it. Goodnight. 23:45 And to close the Glastonbury festival 2011, Lucy Jones on Beyonce's headline set: Related Articles Beyoncé: 4, CD of the week 23 Jun 2011 Well, the sceptics were wrong. Michael Eavis's decision to book the queen of pop to headline the Sunday night was pure genius. Decked out in a sequinned leotard-type jacket, her mane of gold curls and the highest heels I've ever seen, Beyonce gave an electric hurricane of a performance. It was totally girl power. She was backed by an all-female group including a trio of singers called The Mummas. Tricky was the special guest but didn't actually do anything on the stage, which was weird. She scatted and freestlyed throughout the set, dropping You Oughta Know by Alanis Morrissette, Baby by Prince and Sex of Fire by Kings of Leon and a medley of Destiny's Child hits. She pouted, laughed, writhed, jived and shook her a-- in front of what seemed like the entire festival and held us in the palm of her hand throughout. The haters who scorned her headine slot and dissed her for being too cheesy would be hard pressed to find anyone with a better voice or moves in Worthy Farm. Her version of Etta James's At Last was almost overwhelmingly good; girls around me were actually weeping. Songs from the new record - Girls, Until the end of time and The best thing I ever had - stood up very well, despite recent unfavourable reviews of the album. A lot of effort was put into the pyrotechnics, although she didn't really need them, being enough of a firework already. She really is the goddess of pop, and tonight she proved it at Glastonbury. 20:50 The Pyramid Stage crowd show their delight at seeing Pendulum in action. Next up, the closing act Beyonce. 20:45 Neil McCormick sounds mellow after a day of sun and song: Now that mud has dried, people moving around #glasto site, stalls & side stages. Starting to feel like a festival. #bitlate 20:31 Lucy Jones reviews The Eels: Mr E of The Eels is on tremendous form. Backed by a funky brass section and the rest of his bearded band, he's charismatic and engaging. The set is a real mix of songs, old and new and the enthusiasm of the band is contagious. From the moment they played the energetic Flyswatter, the band rollicked through the set like dynamite. Mr E and co. are enjoying it as much as we are and it's perfect for a beautiful evening as the crowd breathe sighs of relief that it's started to cool down a bit. This is one of the highlights of the weekend for me. 20:25 The official Primal Scream twitter account just tweeted: Glastonbury!!! Here's the Band in action courtesy of the BBC: 20:10 From @kidzfield: Michael Eavis is here watching @rastamouse_irie with Tony, who runs Kidzfield. They met backstage for photo op: http://yfrog.com/khfvhwj Let's hope Kate Moss doesn't get turned away if she tries to get into the Rastamouse after-party without a ticket. 20:04 Lucy Jones updates us from the Other Stage: Novocaine for the soul! My first single. What was yours? This Eels set is seriously good #glasto 20:00 There could be a fair few red bodies having after-sun lotion applied after today's baking sunshine. Not sure who Mr Shadow is, though - looks a bit like racing's John McCririck . . . 19:59 One boy found a good way to cool down at Glastonbury - get someone to spray you with water: 19:55 Neil McCormick's Glastonbury review so far: IT IS s |
The novels of Jo Nesbo which feature detective 'Harry Hole' were originally written in which European language? | Writing Lyrics to Writing Novels: A Conversation with Jo Nesbø | Hazlitt Writing Lyrics to Writing Novels: A Conversation with Jo Nesbø By Susan Walker Already a successful stockbroker, Jo Nesbø first cut his teeth singing songs and writing lyrics for Norwegian rock band Di Derre (Those Guys). A jet-lagged Nesbø talks about the origins of Harry Hole, the protagonist in so many of his dark thrillers, and how he got into writing in the first place with the only recently translated The Bat. Related Books One-time editor and publisher of Quill & Quire and... Recent Articles A Musical of Bizarre Needs and Bittersweet Longings A lively, attractive raconteur with a self-deprecating laugh, Jo Nesbø was no stranger to fame well before his 16 crime novels brought him more than 14 million book sales in 40 languages. A promising future as a professional footballer induced him to drop out of high school, but when cruciate ligament injuries sidelined him, he resumed his education, obtaining a business degree and eventual work as a successful stockbroker and financial analyst. Music was a hobby, but then Jo Nesbø the songwriter became lead singer of Di Derre (Those Guys). He and his band members attained rock stardom. Although he had made an early attempt at a novel, it was only in 1997 that Nesbø determinedly turned his hand to fiction, with The Bat. Just after his arrival at the recent International Festival of Authors in Toronto, Nesbø was soft- but well-spoken, jet-lagged but engaging, his light brown hair cropped short, his Norwegian blue eyes sharply focused. The youthful 52-year-old author is best known for a series of nine thrillers featuring the Oslo police detective Harry Hole (pronounced Hool-eh), an impassioned solver of crimes who is sometimes on the wrong side of the law himself and notoriously given to drink and defiance of authority. Martin Scorsese is set to direct a film adaptation of The Snowman, one of Nesbø’s grislier Hole stories. His mother was a librarian and his father a book collector when Nesbø was growing up in Molde, Norway. Surrounded by books, he was a big reader; his father’s storytelling inspired in him a habit of telling ghost stories. An attraction to the ghoulish lay dormant for years but once unleashed, his talent for depicting the bizarre and puzzling turns of the darker side of humanity has known no bounds. Father to a 13-year-old daughter, Nesbo has also written a series of children’s books, starting with Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder, some non-fiction and fiction outside the Hole series, including Headhunters, released as a film last year. Originally published as Flaggermusmannen in 1997 by H. Ashehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), The Bat has just now been published in the U.K. and Canada in an English translation by Don Bartlett. Its hero (almost an anti-hero) Harry Hole was conceived on board a flight to Australia when Nesbo, burnt out from doing gigs with his very popular band by night and slaving in the options division of Norway’s biggest brokerage firm by day, took a leave of absence. The Bat brought Nesbo immediate recognition and set him on an unusual path to bestsellerdom as a creator of very nasty criminal behavior involving intriguing characters. In his own words, an entertainer, he is at the same time a thoughtful participant in the literary life, more likely to be found reading Jonathan Franzen than one of his fellow crime writers and well aware of the necessities of his chosen genre: never let your reader down by slipping into a formula for suspense. When The Bat came out in Norway in 1997, it would have been obvious to critics and readers that you were not a first-time writer. In fact, you began writing song lyrics in your early twenties. Is there a relationship between composing song lyrics and creating novels? I probably learned more from writing lyrics that came in handy when I started writing novels than anything else I’ve done. You are restricted to three verses and a chorus. That’s very useful for a novel. You get an understanding of how much you can direct your readers and how much |
By what two word name was the Rugby Football League known between 1895 and 1922? | Rugby Football History All Blacks Barbarians Canada British & Irish Lions Ireland Scotland Springboks USA Wales Wallabies Rules on amateurism The earliest strictures against professionalism came from the Yorkshire committee in 1879, when, in response to the influx of working class players and their expectations of payment following the start of the Yorkshire Cup in 1877, they adopted the MCC’s regulations on amateurism. These rules made it clear that a "gentleman” who found himself out of pocket could legitimately claim expenses 1 . It is also worth noting that Yorkshire and Lancashire representatives formed the majority of the committee which drew up the RFU’s first amateurism rules in 1886. Since many of the clubs in the North of England were either started by industrialists or well supported by them. Players were often allowed to leave work early on a Saturday to play without any deduction of pay. Inducements were made to players from other parts of the country to come and play for local teams. Furthermore, the huge match attendances and public support for the game in Lancashire and Yorkshire resulting in some local games getting audiences larger than Internationals held in London. All of this fueled what became know as "Veiled Professionalism". In 1892/3 the leading gate taking clubs in the North formed leagues, they also operated a longer season, trained their players more thoroughly before key games by means of professional trainers and even introduced special diets for players. All of this was not viewed favorably by the more laid-back South and was seen as a pre-cursor to professionalism. By 1893 reports of some players in the North of England receiving payments for playing were reaching the Rugby Union on a regular basis. One early incident of note was the professional of David and Evan James on March 29th, 1893. The brothers were both Welsh internationals and played for Broughton Rovers. Both were suspended from the union but the club went unpunished due to no evidence of its complicity. The South were also not beyond reproach, also inducing players to come to clubs (Poaching) and the RFU itself turned a blind eye to evidence of professionalism when it suited it e.g. as stated by Collins 1 , "it took no action whatsoever against the returning 1888 tourists, despite publicly available evidence that they were being paid, in order to protect Stoddart." Although the North and South were often in dispute over other issues, they did appear to be united against professionalism in principle, so the idea of a North/South divide as the prime reason for the split appears to be inaccurate. The problem of how to define professionalism i.e. what was acceptable compensation and what not, indeed how to identify whether unacceptable practice had taken place at all. Committee of enquiry Following a complaint from the Cumberland County Union that another club had lured one of their players away with monetary incentives. The Union established a committee of enquiry consisting of F. I. Currey, W. Cail and A. M. Crook which attempted to obtain evidence. The rugby union was warned that if the club involved was punished, all the chief clubs in Lancashire and Yorkshire, from which a large proportion of international players were drawn, would secede from the Union. The matter came to a head at a general meeting of the rugby union on September 20th, 1893 at the Westminster Palace Hotel. At that meeting a proposal was made by J. A. Millar, of Yorkshire County and seconded by M. Newsome, also of Yorkshire (both members of the RU committee) that "players be allowed compensation for bona fide loss of time". They explained that in an attempt to popularize the game they were introducing it to young working men, but that they did them an injustice due to lose of wages which they suffered in order to play for their county or club. G. Rowland-Hill, Honorary secretary of the union since 81/82, was convinced that if this resolution were adopted it would lead to professionalism. Therefore this was opposed by him, supporte |
Which heritage railway runs seven miles inland from a station on the Cumbrian coast to Dalegarth Station? | Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway | Flickr Back to albums list Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway is a 15 in (381 mm) minimum gauge heritage railway in Cumbria, England. The seven-mile line runs from Ravenglass to Dalegarth Station near Boot in the valley of Eskdale, in the Lake District. At Ravenglass the line ends at Ravenglass railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line. Intermediate stations and halts are at Muncaster Mill, Miteside, Murthwaite, Irton Road, Eskdale Green, Fisherground and Beckfoot. The railway is owned by a private company and supported by a preservation society. The oldest locomotive is River Irt, parts of which date from 1894, while the newest is the diesel-hydraulic Douglas Ferreira, built in 2005. The line is known locally as La'al Ratty and its 3 ft (914 mm) gauge predecessor as Owd Ratty. |
Of what is 'Pogonophobia' a fear? | Fear of Beards Phobia – Pogonophobia You are here: Home / Phobias / Fear of Beards Phobia – Pogonophobia Fear of Beards Phobia – Pogonophobia Pogonophobia is the irrational, persistent and often unwarranted fear of beards. The word is derived from Greek pogon (beard) and phobos (fear). Mothers often warn their daughters to “never trust a man with beard or facial hair unless he is Santa Claus”. In the United States, there has not been a president with a beard since the 1800s. The fear of beard or facial hair on other people can cause a great deal of anxiety to a Pogonophobic. This can severely affect his/her health and mental wellbeing. The phobia is known to affect thousands of people worldwide. Causes of fear of beards phobia Pogonophobia may be caused owing to a variety of reasons. At some point, there might have been a negative or traumatic event in the sufferer’s past linked with men with beards. The unconscious mind then creates the phobic response as a protective mechanism. Facial hair is often viewed as a sign of ruggedness. The ‘unclean-unshaved’ look is associated with illness, misfortune, or homeless people etc. Phobics tend to think of bearded men “as coming from unhygienic places or not having access to materials for cleaning and shaving”. Stereotypes about bearded men not being trustworthy, benign TV shows or books depicting trauma caused by bearded individuals can also trigger Pogonophobia. Post 9/11 the fear of beards phobia increased as the perpetrators of the act were a bearded group of religious fanatics. Some cultures and religious doctrines force men to keep facial hair. In Western countries though, beard is considered to be out of fashion. The western portrayal of Jesus is usually without a beard though most paintings of Da Vinci, including “The Last Supper”, show Him with a beard. While the fear of beards phobia can affect all genders and ages, it is usually women who are known to become “uncomfortable” around men with beards. A survey shows that most women do not mind a bit of stubble or “five o’clock shadow”, but a full-fledged beard was a ‘turn-off’ for 9 out of 10 women who participated in the survey. In America, the most famous bearded president was Abraham Lincoln. However, majority of the political candidates, members of Congress or presidents today are known to prefer the clean shaven look as it “helps them earn the trust in the minds their voters”. Symptoms of Pogonophobia People living with Pogonophobia have to pay a real price in terms of their health, careers and social interactions. The problem significantly impacts their quality of life as the sufferers experience different symptoms based on the level of their fear. These include: Shortness of breath or hyperventilating around bearded men Irregular heart beat/palpitations |
Which is the largest of the five former Soviet Republics in Central Asia? | Stans undelivered | The Economist Stans undelivered The five former Soviet republics struggle to survive the new Great Game Jul 2nd 2016 Tweet TAJIKISTAN has the vainest ruler in Central Asia. Emomali Rahmon flies what may be the world’s largest flag atop what used to be the world’s tallest flagpole. His capital boasts that it will soon host the region’s biggest mosque, mainly paid for by Qatar. It already has the world’s largest teahouse, mainly Chinese-financed and mostly empty; and an immense national library—sadly devoid of books, according to whispering sceptics. Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, a dentist who now runs Turkmenistan, is nearly as big-headed. He calls himself Arkadag (“the Protector”). He moved the 39-foot-tall, gold-plated statue of his predecessor, Saparmurat Niyazov, that rotated to catch the sun, and erected a gold-plated statue of himself, bravely astride a golden horse on a majestic cliff-top (pictured). In this section Reprints Such absurd extravagances can only happen in a dictatorship—and indeed all five of the once-Soviet Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) suffer under repressive, cronyist governments. Their rulers fear “colour revolutions”, which toppled regimes in the former Soviet countries of Ukraine and Georgia as well as a decade ago in Kyrgyzstan (“the tulip revolution”), and they fear jihadism: all five countries are Muslim in heritage. Once the Russian and British empires vied for influence here in what was known as the “Great Game”. Today a more complex battle for power and wealth in this fractious region is under way between China, Russia and the West. For Russia, this is something of a home game. In all five countries Russian remains the lingua franca. Two of the five leaders—Nursultan Nazarbayev in Kazakhstan and Islam Karimov in Uzbekistan—were Communist Party bosses. Mr Berdymukhammedov inherited his job from one; Mr Rahmon was a party bigwig. Only Kyrgyzstan has had multiple leaders and two revolutions, but its current president, Almazbek Atambayev, may be even more pro-Russian than his neighbours. As in Russia, power in all five countries rests with small, now obscenely wealthy, cliques close to the president. Their leaders all ruthlessly suppress dissent. Though most Central Asians wear their religion lightly or not at all, Islamism appeals to a small but growing number of the young and disaffected. In Aktobe, a mining town in north-western Kazakhstan, 25 people (including the assailants) were killed in an Islamist attack in early June. No one knows precisely how many fighters have gone from Central Asia to fight for Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq, but the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based NGO, has put the figure at up to 4,000. The rulers tend to exaggerate it to justify repression. Many of the fighters had migrated to Russia for work—as millions of Central Asians have—and laboured in grim conditions for low pay, when they were radicalised by Muslim fanatics with Russian citizenship from the Caucasus. With Russia’s economy slumping, many migrants lost their jobs and have been enticed by IS’s promises of higher pay, heroism and paradise to follow. The Fergana Valley, which stretches across the eastern tip of Uzbekistan and spills into Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, often seethes with discontent. Uzbekistan and Tajikistan may have contributed more than 1,000 IS fighters each. Human Rights Watch, a monitoring group, reckons Uzbekistan has up to 12,000 political prisoners, many of whom become Islamists in jail. In Tajikistan, whole families have sometimes followed young men to war. Tajikistan’s government now tars almost any group promoting Islam, however mild, with the brush of jihadist subversion. The Kazakhs and Kyrgyz, with their nomadic heritage, have been less seduced by IS’s puritanical version of Islam, but each has lost several hundred men to Iraq and Syria. Turkmenistan may also be affected. Afghanistan’s Taliban are said to have attacked villages in Turkmenistan where the two countries share a border. Th |
Which fictional character, born at 'Daisy Hill Puppy Farm', has two sisters and five brothers including 'Marbles', 'Olaf' and 'Spike'? | Snoopy | Peanuts Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Andy Beall Daniel Davies (2008) "Snoopy’s whole personality is a little bittersweet. But he’s a very strong character. He can win or lose, be a disaster, a hero, or anything, and yet it all works out. I like the fact that when he’s in real trouble, he can retreat into a fantasy and thereby escape." Charles M. Schulz on Snoopy Snoopy is the iconic deuteragonist of the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz . He is the pet beagle of Charlie Brown who owns and cares for him. Snoopy is blessed with a rich, Walter Mitty -like fantasy life. In most of the Peanuts television specials, Snoopy is voiced by Bill Melendez . Andy Beall voiced Snoopy in Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown , following Melendez's death in 2008. Recordings of Melendez were used to create Snoopy's voice in The Peanuts Movie . Along with Charlie Brown, Snoopy is the only other character to appear in every movie and special. Contents [ show ] Background Snoopy first appeared in the October 4, 1950 strip, two days after the strip began. Schulz originally planned to call him "Sniffy", but found out that name was used in a different comic strip. He then changed the dog's name to Snoopy. The name first appeared on November 10, 1950 . Peanuts comic strip from February 2, 1951. In the early days, it was unclear who was the owner of Snoopy. It was not necessarily Charlie Brown. For instance, in the strip from February 2, 1951 , Charlie Brown yells at Snoopy for following him, until Patty tells him that Snoopy is not following him, but simply lives in the same direction. Other early strips show Snoopy on a leash with Shermy or Patty, and not Charlie Brown. However, other early strips show Snoopy in Charlie Brown's room at night, as he is going to sleep. It seems that in the early days of the strip, Snoopy was an ownerless dog who played with the various children. As the years went by, Snoopy began to interact with Charlie Brown more often than the other children. It is eventually shown that Snoopy's doghouse is in Charlie Brown's backyard, and Charlie Brown is responsible for feeding him. It is eventually confirmed that Charlie Brown is the owner, when he says that his parents bought Snoopy for him, when he was upset, after a boy dumped a bucket of sand on him in a sandbox. Snoopy has some little bird friends , the most loyal of which is Woodstock . Snoopy also has seven siblings, Spike , Belle , Marbles , Olaf , Andy , and two others named in the special Snoopy's Reunion as Molly and Rover . The eight puppies were born at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm . Snoopy has recalled his family going to the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm's chapel every day, and being part of a fifty-beagle choir. He also taught Sunday school there, a fact Charlie Brown sometimes forgets. He went to school at the Ace Obedience School . Linus tells Charlie Brown about Snoopy's first owner Lila in the strip from August 30, 1968. According to a series of comic strips from August 1968 and the movie, Snoopy Come Home , at an early age, Snoopy was taken in by a girl named Lila , but when she was unable to keep him, he was returned to the farm, where Charlie Brown picked him up. This fact came to light when Lila was in the hospital and wrote to Snoopy, asking him to come and visit her. Linus did some research and learned of this, sharing his information with Charlie Brown when Snoopy returned. Snoopy appears to like Charlie Brown. Once when Charlie Brown came home from camp, Snoopy made a welcome home banner and was waiting outside Charlie Brown's house with cake. However, the banner said "Welcome home, Round-headed Kid." Snoopy often refers to Charlie Brown as "the Round-Headed Kid" not out of spite, but simply because he could not remember his name. Snoopy imitates a bird in the strip from August 9, 1951. Snoopy has a broad and vivid fantasy life, often delving into many alter egos. Snoopy has done many impressions over the years. His earliest impression (that of a bird) was seen on August 9, 1951 . Starting on November 17, 1955 , his impressions bega |
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