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Used to suckle the infant Jupiter what name is given in mythology to the Horn of Plenty? | AMALTHEIA, AMALTHEA, Greek Mythology Index AMALTHEIA ΑΜΑΛΘΕΙΑ The nurse of the infant Zeus after his birth in Crete. The ancients themselves appear to have been as uncertain about the etymology of the name as about the real nature of Amaltheia. Hesychius derives it from the verb amaltheuein, to nourish or to enrich ; others from amalthaktos, i. c. firm or hard; and others again from amalê and theia, according to which it would signify the divine goat, or the tender goddess. The common derivation is from amelgein, to milk or suck. According to some traditions Amaltheia is the goat who suckled the infant Jove (Hygin. Poet. Astr. ii. 13; Arat. Phaen. 163; Callim. Hymn. in Jov. 49), and who was afterwards rewarded for this service by being placed among the stars. (Comp. Apollod. i. 1. § 6.) [See AEGA .] According to another set of traditions Amaltheia was a nymph, and daughter of Oceanus , Helios , Haemonius , or of the Cretan king Melisseus (Schol. ad Hom. II. xxi. 194; Eratosth. Catast. 13; Apollod. ii. 7. § 5; Lactant. Instit. i. 22; Hygin. l. c., and Fab. 139, where he calls the nymph Adamanteia ),and is said to have fed Zeus with the milk of a goat. When this goat once broke off one of her horns, the nymph Amaltheia filled it with fresh herbs and fruit and gave it to Zeus, who transplaced it together with the goat among the stars. (Ovid, Fast. v. 115, &c.) According to other accounts Zeus himself broke off one of the horns of the goat Amaltheia, gave it to the daughters of Melisseus, and endowed it with such powers that whenever the possessor wished, it would instantaneously become filled with whatever might be desired. (Apollod. l. c.; Schol. ad Callim. l. c.) This is the story about the origin of the celebrated horn of Amaltheia, commonly called the horn of plenty or cornucopia, which plays such a prominent part in the stories of Greece, and which was used in later times as the symbol of plenty in general. (Strab. x. p. 458, iii. p. 151; Diod. iv. 35.) [See ACHELOUS .] Diodorus (iii. 68) gives an account of Amaltheia, which differs from all the other traditions. According to him the Libyan king Ammon married Amaltheia, a maiden of extraordinary beauty, and gave her a very fertile tract of land which had the form of a bull's horn, and received from its queen the name of the horn of Amaltheia. This account, however, is only one of the many specimens of a rationalistic interpretation of the ancient mythus. The horn appears to be one of the most ancient and simplest vessels for drinking, and thus we find the story of Amaltheia giving Zeus to drink from a horn represented in an ancient work of art still extant. (Galeria Giustiniani, ii. p. 61.) The horn of plenty was frequently given as an attribute to the representations of Tyche or Fortuna. (Paus. iv. 30. § 4, vii. 26. § 3.) EXTERNAL LINKS |
Who played the leading role in the T.V Western series 'Branded'? | TV Western's - Branded| FiftiesWeb TV Westerns Black and White – 48 episodes (Jan. 1965 – Sept. 1966 Sunday 8:30-9:00) Branded Cast Chuck Connors as Jason McCord William Bryant as President Ulysses S. Grant Branded Theme Song “Branded” music by Dominic Frontiere, lyrics by Alan Alch “All but one man died There at Bitter Creek And they say he ran away. Branded, marked with a coward’s shame, What do you do when you’re branded, Will you fight for your name?” Captain Jason McCord (Chuck Connors) is a West Point graduate who is the sole survivor of a massacre at Bitter Creek. He is judged to have been a coward in the battle and is dismissed in disgrace. In the opening sequence, we see McCord’s commanding officer rip the rank designations and decorations from his uniform. He breaks McCord’s sabre in half, tossing the bottom half out of the fort gate. Now McCord must wander the West in the 1880s hoping to establish his innocence but never telling the story of what really happened at Bitter Creek. Some he encounters believe him to be a coward, while others find his character beyond such transgressions. Along the way, he is introduced to President Grant (William Bryant), who engages McCord to asist in undercover operations for the government. Passings Chuck Connors died in 1992 of lung cancer and William Bryant in 2001 of cancer. Chuck Connors |
Which golfer won the U.S. Masters in 2014? | Ranking the Top 25 Golfers Heading into 2014 | Bleacher Report Ranking the Top 25 Golfers Heading into 2014 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow Stephen Dunn/Getty Images 21 Comments With an albeit slight measure of debate toward the back end of the list, the identity of the golfers included among our current top 25 is a relatively clear picture as we head into a new year and a restart of sorts on the PGA Tour, which somehow already began its 2014 season a couple months ago. The larger and more interesting question, however, is where we place those stars along the pecking order of the best of the best. By looking back in order to judge the present, we analyze players' major performances, strength of game and their quality of victories. Likewise, we look ahead to determine each golfer’s potential to hold steady, move forward or regrettably slide backward as the 2014 season plays out. In shaping the list we've identified five tiers that naturally group golfers based on their standing, talents, challenges and even their origins. Bottom line, there’s no science to this latest list of the 25 best or how they are grouped. It's just opinion fueled by evaluation, observation and an appropriate measure of anticipation. That said, here are those top 25 golfers as we reignite what should be a compelling and entertaining 2014 PGA Tour season. 25 to 21: Restless but Ready Jamie Squire/Getty Images Given the impressive depth of young and veteran talent on the PGA Tour, there's no shame in being ranked just outside the top 20. That said, this ensemble of established veterans and rising stars are eager to show they belong much higher in this ranking. Whether it's major winners looking to add to past glory or rising stars striving for the first shot at it, these golfers have proven their worth and are looking to rise up the ranks in 2014. Rankings aside, each of these gifted golfers have the skill to win at any time and more than enough game to make that next triumph a major championship. It's all about capitalizing on opportunity when it presents itself. 25. Webb Simpson Stephen Dunn/Getty Images The Upside: A four-time PGA Tour winner, the 2012 U.S. Open champion already has a pair of top 10s in the 2014 season, including a victory at the Shriners Hospital for Children Open back in October. That strong form provides hope for a rebound from an uneven 2013 campaign in which Simpson failed to win a single event but did post five top 10s along the way. The Downside: His strong start to the 2014 season notwithstanding, Simpson’s 2013 goose egg can’t be ignored. In fact, the American has won just once since his Open victory, and has failed to post even one top 10 in any subsequent major while missing two out of five cuts. 2014 Outlook: It’s not uncommon for a talented golfer to struggle after winning a first career major, and Simpson is no different. Yet if his play in the Presidents Cup, where he earned multiple points for the American team, and his solid start to the 2014 season is any indication, things are certainly looking up. 24. Jordan Spieth Andrew Redington/Getty Images The Upside: When 2013 began, Spieth didn't even have a PGA Tour card; by the time it ended, he was the hottest young golfer on tour with a history-making victory in his possession. Indeed, the 20-year-old showed so much talent and potential last season that this ranking is likely far too low related to what he could accomplish in 2014. In his rookie season, the former University of Texas standout posted nine top-10 finishes , and become the youngest golfer to win on tour in 82 years when he captured the John Deere Classic in early July. The Downside: The only reason to doubt further success and a continued climb up the world rankings for Spieth is the dreaded sophomore slump that has a knack of derailing even the most talented players as the strenuous nature of life on the PGA Tour takes root. 2014 Outlook: We’re eschewing talk of a second-year dip, and expect Spieth to put together another strong season that will include a second career victory at |
Who wrote the plays The Rose Tattoo' and The Night of The Iguana'? | Three By Tennessee: Sweet Bird of Youth, The Rose Tattoo, The Night of the Iguana: Tennessee Williams: 9780451529084: Amazon.com: Books Read more About the Author Tennessee Williams was born in 1911 in Columbus, Mississippi, where his grandfather was the episcopal clergyman. When his father, a travelling salesman, moved with his family to St Louis some years later, both he and his sister found it impossible to settle down to city life. He entered college during the Depression and left after a couple of years to take a clerical job in a shoe company. He stayed there for two years, spending the evening writing. He entered the University of Iowa in 1938 and completed his course, at the same time holding a large number of part-time jobs of great diversity. He received a Rockefeller Fellowship in 1940 for his play Battle of Angels, and he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948 and 1955. Among his many other plays Penguin have published Summer and Smoke (1948), The Rose Tattoo (1951), Camino Real (1953), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955), Baby Doll (1957), Orpheus Descending (1957), Something Unspoken (1958), Suddenly Last Summer (1958), Period of Adjustment (1960), The Night of the Iguana (1961), The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (1963), and Small Craft Warnings (1972). Tennessee Williams died in 1983. |
What name is given to the point in a planet’s orbit when it is closest to the Earth? | NASA - What is orbit? What is orbit? 09.10.03 Diagram of the planets and other heavenly bodies. Orbit is a word we hear quite often. Every time the Space Shuttle lifts off the launch pad, we hear it. Every time the Space Shuttle meets up with the International Space Station (ISS), we hear it. And every time a rocket launches a payload, we hear the word "orbit." It's a widely used term, but do you know what an orbit really is? An orbit is a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one. An object in an orbit is called a satellite. A satellite can be natural, like the Earth or the Moon. It can also be man-made, like the Space Shuttle or the ISS. In our solar system, the Earth and the eight other planets orbit the Sun. Most of the objects orbiting the Sun move along or close to an imaginary flat surface. This imaginary surface is called the ecliptic plane. Many planets also have moons. These moons orbit around them. Orbits are elliptical in shape, this means they are similar to an oval. For the planets, the orbits are almost round. The orbits of comets have a different shape. They are highly eccentric or "squashed." Satellites that orbit the Earth are not always the same distance from the Earth. Sometimes they are closer, and at other times they are farther away. The closest point a satellite comes to the Earth is called its perigee. The farthest point is the apogee. The time it takes a satellite to make one full orbit is called its period. The inclination is the angle the orbital plane makes when compared with the Earth's equator. The space station Skylab orbiting the Earth. An object in motion will stay in motion unless something pushes or pulls on it. This is Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion. Without gravity, an Earth-orbiting satellite would go off into space along a straight line. With gravity, it is pulled back toward the Earth. There is a constant tug-of-war between the satellites tendency to move in a straight line, or momentum, and the tug of gravity pulling it back. An object's momentum and the force of gravity have to be balanced for an orbit to happen. If the forward momentum of one object is too great, it will speed past the other one and not enter into orbit. If momentum is too small, the object will be pulled into the other one and crash. When these forces are balanced, the object is always falling into the planet, but because it's moving sideways fast enough, it never hits the planet. Escape velocity is the speed an object must go to break free from a planet's gravity and enter into orbit. Escape velocity depends on the mass of the planet. Each planet has a different escape velocity. The object's distance from the planet's center is also important. The escape velocity from the Earth is about 11.3 kilometers (7 miles) per second. Orbital velocity is the speed needed to stay in orbit. At an altitude of 242 kilometers (150 miles), this is about 17,000 miles per hour. This is just a little less than full escape velocity. The Space Shuttle in Low-Earth Orbit. Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) is restricted to the first 100 to 200 miles of space. LEO is the easiest orbit to get to and stay in. This is where the Shuttle and ISS conduct their operations. One complete orbit in LEO takes about 90 minutes. Satellites that seem to be attached to some location on Earth are in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO). These satellites orbit about 23,000 miles above the equator and complete one revolution around the Earth precisely every 24 hours. Satellites headed for GEO first go to an elliptical orbit with an apogee about 23,000 miles. Firing the rocket engines at apogee then makes the orbit round. Geosynchronous orbits are also called geostationary. Any satellite with an orbital path going over or near the poles maintains a polar orbit. Polar orbits are usually in low-Earth orbit. They remain in place while the Earth passes under. This means that eventually, the entire Earth's surface passes under a satellite in polar orbit. When a meteorite enters our atmosphere and becomes a "shooting star, |
What did the Daily Worker newspaper change its name to in 1966? | British Newspaper History in the UK Cultural Products >> Historic Commemorative Anniversary Newspapers Milestones in 20th Century Newspaper history in Britain .... The history of newspapers in the UK in the 20th century is a fascinating story of the emergence of new titles, technologies and formats, and the disappearance of old titles, mainly through mergers. Once famous national titles like the Daily Sketch (later to merge with the Daily Mail in 1971) and the News Chronicle are now less known by younger generations. British newspaper history is also almost as much about the stories of the newspaper bosses - the big personalities, such as Lord Rothermere, Lord Northcliffe and Robert Maxwell, amongst others, who had a big impact on the course of this history. Buy an Original Newspaper ... Drawing from the UK's largest newspaper archive, we can supply a genuine complete major UK national Newspaper title - not a copy - from virtually any day over the last 100 years - an ideal gift to commemorate a birthday, anniversary or special occasion: from only: � 39.99 Jan 17 1902 - launch of the Times Literary Supplement. Nov 2 1903 - launch of the Daily Mirror - the first daily newspaper illustrated exclusively with photographs. The Mirror was a broadsheet newspaper until the 1950s. March 2 1909 - launch of the Daily Sketch. (merges with the Daily Mail in 1971) Jan 25 1911 - launch of the Daily Herald (1st newspaper to sell two million copies a day) April 12 1913 - New Statesman founded March 11 1914 - First half-tone photo in the Times newspaper: a 4 by 3 inch picture of the Rokeby Venus, damaged in a Suffragette demonstration (the first ever half-tone in a daily newspaper appeared in the New York Graphic in 1880). 1915 - The Daily Mail launches 'Teddy Tail' - first UK comic strip. March 14 1915 - the Sunday Pictorial launched (becomes the Sunday Mirror in 1963). Dec 29 1918 - launch of the Sunday Express. Nov 2 1924 - the Sunday Express publishes first crossword in a British newspaper May 1926 - most newspapers cease publishing during the General Strike. The Government publishes the British Gazette and the TUC publishes the British Worker. Jan 1 1930 - launch of the Daily Worker newspaper (becomes the Morning Star in 1966). Feb 1 1930 - the first Times crossword appears (6 years after the first one appeared in Sunday Express). June 2 1930 - the News Chronicle newspaper is formed by the merger of the Daily News and the Daily Chronicle. (merges with the Daily Mail in 1960). Oct 18 1934 - the Daily Mail publishes the first photograph that was transmitted by beam radio (from Australia to London). Oct 1 1938 - first issue of the Picture Post (last issue in 1957). 1940 - Newsprint rationing is introduced. Nov 26 1940 - death of Lord Rothermere. Aug 24 1959 - the Manchester Guardian changes title to the Guardian, based in London. Feb 5 1961 - launch of the Sunday Telegraph. Feb 4 1962 - first issue of the Sunday Times magazine, known as the Sunday Times Colour Section. 1964 - the Press Council replaces General Council of the Press. Sept 6 1964 - the Observer colour supplement launched. Sept 15 1964 - the Daily Herald becomes the Sun. Sept 25 1964 - first issue of the Daily Telegraph. May 3 1966 - the Times begins printing news on the front page. 1969 the News of the World is bought by Rupert Murdoch. Nov 17 1969 - Rupert Murdoch re-launches the Sun newspaper as a tabloid. 1971 - Dail Sketch merges with the Daily Mail. Nov 2 1978 - launch of the Daily Star newspaper. Dec 1 1978 - publication of the Times and Sunday Times is suspended for 11 months. Oct 31 1980 - the Evening News ceases publication and leaves London with just one evening newspaper. 1981 - Rupert Murdoch buys the Times and Sunday Times. May 3 1981 - the Sunday Express magazine launched. Sept 6 1981 - first issue of the News of the World Sunday magazine. 1982 - May 2 : the Mail on Sunday is launch |
Which motorway connects London to Oxford? | M40. London - Oxford - Birmingham M40. London - Oxford - Birmingham + Share | Print page M40. London - Oxford - Birmingham The road from Oxford to London has been an important highway for over 300 years. It was made a turnpike in 1718 and over the years the volume of traffic has continually increased. Improvements to the A40 east of Oxford were made in 1957 and 1964 when dual carriageways were built between the Oxford Ring Road and Waterstock Crossroads. This motorway connects the eastern end of this dual carriageway with the existing M40 at Stokenchurch, being the final section of a 50km length of the M40 and completing the provision of a dual carriageway road from London to Oxford. The M40 up to Oxford was planned with its extension in mind. In the late 1960's, the Ministry of Transport carried out a feasibility study on a new route between Oxford and Birmingham while it was considering the development of a strategic motorway network for the country. It was to provide a direct link from the Midlands and North West to the South coast ports and an added route to London and the South East as an alternative to the M1. In 1972 it was added to the trunk road programme. The public and representative groups were involved in route planning from the early stages. One of the stretches through which the motorway was likely to pass but which called for sensitive treatment was the section in the Cherwell Valley south of Banbury. Ministers decided to broaden the consultative process on this stretch and in May 1973 the public were invited to comment on three alternative routes. This was the first public consultation ever held on a road scheme and was a great success, generating considerable interest. Public consultation procedures are now a standard part of the development of major new road schemes. The public Inquiry into the section of M40 between Warwick and the M42 and the linked M42 proposals around the south of Birmingham lasted from June 1973 to January 1974. The Secretary of State announced his decision on the line of the route in 1976. That decision was challenged in the High Court (which quashed the decision) the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords; the final judgement, in the Department's favour, was not reached until 1980. Even then, the decision was taken that this section would not be built until the Secretary of State had approved a bypass of Banbury. The Department published a draft line for the full length from Warwick to Waterstock in 1981 and The Public Inquiry to consider objections to the line convened in Banbury in September 1982 and closed, after 117 sitting days in June 1983. After further legal processes the line from Warwick to Wendlebury was finally approved and was able to move forward into detailed design and the remaining statutory procedures. The final approvals for these and the statutory procedures for the section from Waterstock to Wendlebury were not fully received until March 1989. |
What did the English dancer Margaret Kelly found in 1932? | Margaret Kelly | French dancer and choreographer | Britannica.com French dancer and choreographer Originally published in the Britannica Book of the Year. Presented as archival content. Margaret Kelly Paris , France Margaret Kelly, (born June 24, 1910, Dublin , Ire.—died Sept. 11, 2004, Paris , France ), Irish-born French dancer and choreographer who was a professional chorus-line dancer by the time she was 14 and in 1932 formed what became the Bluebell Girls cabaret dance troupe. For more than half a century, she led the troupe, which not only entertained Parisians but also toured internationally, dazzling its audiences with energetic high-kicking routines. By the time she retired in 1986, Kelly had trained some 14,000 dancers. She was made OBE in 1996. EXPLORE these related biographies: Maurice Béjart (French dancer) French-born dancer, choreographer, and opera director known for combining classic ballet and modern dance with jazz, acrobatics, and musique concrète (electronic music based on natural sounds). After studies in Paris, Béjart toured with the Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit (1947–49), the International Ballet (1949–50), and the Royal Swedish Ballet... Serge Lifar (Russian-French dancer and choreographer) Russian-born French dancer, choreographer, and ballet master (1929–45, 1947–58) of the Paris Opéra Ballet who enriched its repertoire, reestablished its reputation as a leading ballet company, and enhanced the position of male dancers in a company long dominated by ballerinas. Lifar was introduced to dance in 1920 by Bronislava Nijinska, under whom... Jean Coralli (French dancer) French dancer and choreographer who was ballet master of the Paris Opéra and who, with Jules Perrot, created the Romantic ballet Giselle. Coralli received his early training in Paris from Pierre Gardel or Jean-François Coulon and made his debut at the Paris Opéra in 1802. In 1806–07 he produced five ballets at the Court Opera in Vienna, and in 1808... You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: December 31, 2004 URL: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-Kelly Access Date: January 18, 2017 Share |
Which former Middle East hostage co-wrote the book 'Some Other Rainbow'? | BBC News | UK | Former hostage McCarthy weds in private Monday, April 19, 1999 Published at 15:43 GMT 16:43 UK UK Former hostage McCarthy weds in private John McCarthy at RAF Lyneham after his 1991 release Former hostage John McCarthy has married his girlfriend Anna Ottewill in a private ceremony. Guests at the service at St Mary's Church in Bepton, West Sussex, included Mr McCarthy's fellow Beirut captives Terry Waite, Brian Keenan, Terry Anderson and their wives. Jill Morrell, Mr McCarthy's former girlfriend who campaigned for his release throughout the five-year ordeal, was not present. News of the wedding, which took place last Friday, emerged on Monday. Terry Waite: 'Perfect day' Mr Waite said: "It was a perfect day - a marvellous day, just as the couple wanted it to be. It really was a very small occasion, as they deliberately wanted it, quiet and private." Mr McCarthy, 43, met Ms Ottewill, 32, a BBC Publications editor who comes from the Bepton area, when they worked on the book of the television series Island Race. Mr McCarthy starred in the series with comedienne Sandi Toksvig. The journalist was taken hostage in Lebanon in April 1986, and eventually freed in August in 1991. He was the youngest of the Beirut hostages and had spent only five weeks in Lebanon before he disappeared. He was standing in for the bureau chief of Worldwide Television News, his first foreign assignment. Betrayed |
Which acid is known as Aqua Fortis? | Acids - PSG Dover Acids PSG Chemical Solutions Contact Form PSG Dover How did you hear about us? CATEGORY: Acids SUB-CATEGORY Nitric Acid (HN03): Definition: Nitric acid, also known as aqua fortis and spirit of nitre, is a highly corrosive and toxic strong mineral acid which is normally colorless but tends to acquire a yellow cast due to the accumulation of oxides of nitrogen if long-stored. Nitric acid is also commonly used as a strong oxidizing agent. SUB-CATEGORY Sulfuric acid (H2SO4): Definition: Sulfuric acid is a highly corrosive strong mineral acid. Its historical name is vitriol. It is a colorless to slightly yellow viscous liquid and is soluble in water at all concentrations. The corrosiveness of it is mainly due to its strong acidic nature, strong dehydrating property and is a central substance in the chemical industry. Principal uses include lead-acid batteries for cars and other vehicles, mineral processing, fertilizer manufacturing, oil refining, wastewater processing and chemical synthesis. SUB-CATEGORY Hydrogen Fluoride (HF): Definition: This colorless gas is the principal industrial source of fluorine, often in the aqueous form as hydrofluoric acid, and thus, is the precursor to many important compounds including pharmaceuticals and polymers. HF is widely used in the petrochemical industry and is a component of many superacids. SUB-CATEGORY Hydrogen Chloride (HCl): Definition: At room temperature, HCl is a colorless gas that forms white fumes of hydrochloric acid upon contact with atmospheric humidity. While hydrogen chloride is used in the production of hydrochloric acid, it is also an important reagent in other industrial chemicals transformations, such as hydrochlorination of rubber and the production of vinyl and alkyl chlorides. In the semiconductor industry, it is used to both etch semiconductor crystals and to purify silicon via trichlorosilane. (SUB-CATEGORY) Phosphoric Acid: Definition: Also known as orthophosphoric acid, phosphoric acid is commonly used as an aqueous solution of 85% phosphoric acid. Because it is a concentrated acid, an 85% solution can be highly corrosive. Pure 75-80% aqueous solutions (the most common) are clear, colorless, odorless, non-volatile, with a syrup-like viscousity. (Sub-Category) Hydrogen Peroxide (H202): Definition: Hydrogen Peroxide is the simplest peroxide and also a strong oxidizer. It is a clear liquid, slightly more viscous than water. Due to its oxidizing properties, hydrogen peroxide is often used as a bleach or cleaning agent. The oxidizing capacity of hydrogen peroxide is so strong that it is considered a highly reactive oxygen species. Therefore, hydrogen peroxide is used as a propellant in rocketry. |
Which horse won the Epsom Derby in June 2014? | Epsom Derby 2014 Results: Winner, Payouts and Order of Finish | Bleacher Report Epsom Derby 2014 Results: Winner, Payouts and Order of Finish By Matt Jones , Featured Columnist Jun 7, 2014 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more stories Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images 1 Comment The pre-race favourite, Australia, romped home to win the 235th Derby at Epsom on Saturday. Joseph O'Brien was the winning jockey, and he was able to steer the horse home by a length, with Kingston Hill and Romsdal finishing in second and third place respectively over the 12-furlong course. Here's the result confirmed by Coral: Australia wins the 2014 @EpsomRacecourse Derby! pic.twitter.com/YODTgrHRq4 — Coral (@Coral) June 7, 2014 It was a momentous day for trainer Aiden O'Brien, who became the first trainer in history to train three consecutive winners of the legendary race. Here's how all 16 horses fared in the blue ribbon event of the flat racing calendar: Epsom Derby 2014 A P O'Brien Racing Post The Derby remains one of the most hotly anticipated races on the planet, and Her Majesty The Queen was in attendance at Epsom to take in the spectacle, as noted here by Hanleyontheball: HM The Queen at Epsom. Bit cheeky to ask for a thumbs up so a silent brief. pic.twitter.com/mIl1ATGC1N — John (@Hanleyontheball) June 7, 2014 A heavy downpour early in the morning looked as though things would become a lot more difficult for Australia—a horse who prepares good ground—but that ceased after just half an hour. The ground was declared as good ahead of the race, and as the 4 p.m. start time edged closer, Epsom was basking in the glow of glorious sunshine. The money ahead of the race was naturally coming in for Australia, with legendary trainer O’Brien chasing a trio of consecutive wins in the showpiece after victories for Camelot and Ruler Of The World in 2012 and 2013 respectively. Despite the calibre of horses that had come through his Ballydoyle stable down the years, trainer O’Brien said of Australia that they've “never had a horse like this,” per Sky Sports , and in the parade ring ahead of the race, he looked imperious, as can be seen here courtesy of Champion Series: AUSTRALIA and KINGSTON HILL in the parade ring here at #Epsom . Fancy these two for the Derby? pic.twitter.com/zVcNzRsGZi — Champions Series (@ChampionsSeries) June 7, 2014 All 16 horses made their way into the stalls fine, and they began the race along the initial uphill phase of the course in a tight cluster. The race continued at a blistering pace throughout the middle sector, with Australia around about fifth place but loitering with intent. As the horses made their way round the last bend, his quality showed. Jockey O'Brien had positioned Australia in a wonderful position with space to move into, and he glided up the outside to overhaul Kingston Hull and take the victory. The horse became the 18th Irish winner of the Derby and the 12th of those to come from the famous Ballydoyle stable. The winning jockey was quick to pay tribute to Australia, as noted here by Channel 4 Racing: Winning jockey Joseph O'Brien: "I was cantering all the way; I got there too soon. He's the best." #Derby #Australia — Channel 4 Racing (@Channel4Racing) June 7, 2014 In typical fashion, the winning trainer was quick to acknowledge the work done by all but himself, but he too emphasised the quality of the horse, again, courtesy of Channel 4 Racing: Winning trainer Aidan O'Brien: "We said what we thought, and we always thought that #Australia was very special." — Channel 4 Racing (@Channel4Racing) June 7, 2014 Australia eventually came home at a price of 11/8, with Kingston Hill at 15/2 and Romsdal at 20/1, per BBC Sport . The next step for this remarkable horse could be the Irish Derby, which O'Brien has never won. But after establishing his pedigree in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket last month and being tailored for the longer Derby distance this weekend, the horse has showcased not only his pace, but his ability to adapt to any distance one mile and upwards. He'll have plenty of options going forward. |
Who played the diver Mike Nelson in the T.V. series 'Sea Hunt’? | Sea Hunt (TV Series 1958–1961) - 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 Mike Nelson is a Scuba Diver in the days when it was still very new. He works alone and the plot was always mostly carried through his voice over narrations. These gave the show a flavor of... See full summary » Creator: Mike attempts to rescue a movie starlet trapped underwater aboard a ship, which is flooded after a special effects dynamite blast. 9.3 A geologist, looking for uranium deposits in an underwater cave, is trapped by a landslide. 9.2 Mike desperately tries to save the life and limb of a popular dancer whose leg is hopelessly pinned in wreckage 90 feet below the surface. 9.2 a list of 49 titles created 01 Dec 2010 a list of 142 titles created 31 Jan 2013 a list of 38 titles created 10 months ago a list of 53 titles created 7 months ago a list of 41 titles created 2 months ago Search for " Sea Hunt " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: Sea Hunt (1958–1961) 7.9/10 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. Powerful patrol cars, fast motorcycles, and superheterodyne two-way radios combine to fight crime on the rural highways of America's wide open spaces. Stars: Broderick Crawford, Art Gilmore, William Boyett The misadventures of two of New York's finest (a Mutt and Jeff pair) in the mythical 53rd precinct in the Bronx. Toody, the short, stocky and dim-witted one either saves the day or muffs ... See full summary » Stars: Joe E. Ross, Fred Gwynne, Paul Reed From the hills of West Virginia, Amos McCoy moves his family to an inherited farm in California. Grandpa Amos is quick to give advice to his three grandchildren and wonders how his neighbors ever managed without him around. Stars: Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, Kathleen Nolan The adventures of the masked hero and his Native American partner. Stars: Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore, John Hart A pair of intelligence agents posing as a tennis pro and his coach go on secret missions around the world. Stars: Robert Culp, Bill Cosby, Kenneth Tobey Lawman is the story of Marshal Dan Troop of Laramie, Wyoming and his deputy Johnny McKay, an orphan Troop took under his wing. In the second season Lily Merrill opens The Birdcage Saloon ... See full summary » Stars: John Russell, Peter Brown, Peggie Castle The adventures of two young drifters across America. Stars: Martin Milner, George Maharis, Glenn Corbett Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners methodically investigate crimes in Los Angeles. Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Olan Soule The Smothers Brothers host a comedy variety that would become notorious for its topical satirical humor. Stars: Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers, Pat Paulsen The Double R Ranch featured "The King of the Cowboys" Roy, his "Smartest Horse in the Movies" Trigger, "Queen of the West" Dale, her horse Buttermilk, their dog Bullet, and even Pat's jeep, Nellybelle. Stars: Dale Evans, Roy Rogers, Trigger Dressed-up dandy (derby and cane), gambler and lawman roams the West charming women and defending the unjustly accused. His primary weapon was his wit (and cane) rather than his gun. Stars: Gene Barry, Allison Hayes, Allen Jaffe The World War II North African missions of an Allied commando patrol squad of the Long Range Desert Group. Stars: Christopher George, Gary Raymond, Eric Braeden Edit Storyline Mike Nelson is a Scuba Diver in the days when it was still very new. He works alone and the plot was always mostly carried through his voice over narrations. These gave the show a flavor of a radio program. Typical adventures were finding a downed satellite or sunken treasure. Written by John Vogel <[email protected]> 4 January 1958 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Abenteuer unter Wasser See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Lloyd Bridges decided to leave the show after fo |
On maps of the London Underground what colour is the Circle Line? | London Underground Tube Map - Circle Line Map London Underground Tube Map Home > Maps of England > Circle Line Map The Circle line, coloured yellow on the tube map, is the eighth busiest line on the London Underground. It forms a loop line around the centre of London on the north side of the River Thames. Platforms are 120 metres long in the south and 130 metres long on the part of the track shared with the Metropolitan line. |
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Which T.V competition was won in 2014 by Collabro? | Collabro Classical Boy Band Wins Britain's Got Talent 2014 TV News & Celebrity Gossip Collabro, a new classical boy band, has won Britain’s Got Talent 2014. They seized the $250,000 grand prize and a place in the Queen’s Royal Variety Performance. It lookls El Devo has some new competition! I went to El Devo’s most recent concert in Texas and was fully entertained by their renditions of Hollywood musical hits. Will Collabro be as successful as El Divo? That waits to be seen. An operatic boy band have been crowned the winners of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent (BGT). Collabro, a classical singing group, impressed the judges and the voting public with their performance of Stars from Les Miserables. The ITV talent show drew its lowest ever audience for a season finale, with Saturday’s programme averaging 10.7m viewers compared to 11.1m last year. However, the show still attracted more than half of all available viewers. An ITV spokeswoman said the 51% share of total viewers in Britain at the time was on par with last season’s final. When the show launched in 2007, more than 11 million watched opera singer Paul Potts crowned its first winner. An audience of 16.4 million saw Diversity dance their way to success in 2009, with 18.29 million tuning in for the separate results show. Last weekend, the show had its lowest-rated live episode ever, with an average of 7.75 million viewers. Opera singer Lucy Kay was runner-up in the competition, which saw 11 acts vying for BGT glory – while bookies’ favourite, teenage rap duo Bars and Melody, finished third. ‘Focused winners’ Collabro won £250,000 and a slot performing at the Royal Variety Performance. Finish this article at: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27753449 Collabro has won Britain’s Got Talent 2014 and will appear at the Queen’s Royal Variety Performance. The band is made up of Richard Hadfield and Matt Pagan, Michael Auger, Thomas Redgrave and Jamie Lambert – all in their early 20s – formed a month before their first audition for the show. Share this post to your friends! |
Concerning the condition of a stamp what do the letters O.G. mean to a philatelist? | Glossary of Stamp-Collecting Terms For New Collectors | Linns.com None K Keytype: A basic stamp design utilized for the issues of two or more postal entities, usually differing in the country name and inscription of value. Many of the earlier colonial issues of Britain, France, Spain, Germany and Portugal are keytypes. Kiloware: A stamp mixture consisting of miscellaneous postally used stamps on envelope corner paper from various sources. Kiloware is sometimes sold by the kilogram (about 2.2 pounds). L Label: Any stamplike adhesive that is not a postage stamp or revenue stamp. Laid paper: One of the two basic types of paper used in stamp printing. Laid paper is distinguished from wove paper by the presence of thin, parallel lines visible when the paper is held to light. The lines are usually a few millimeters apart. See also Batonne. Letterpress: Printing done directly from the inked, raised surface of the printing plate. Line engraving: Printing done from an intaglio plate produced from a hand-engraved die and transfer roll rather than by photographic or chemical means. See also Gravure. Line pair: A pair of coil stamps with a printed line between them. Stamps produced on a flatbed press have a line from the guideline between panes. Stamps produced on a rotary press have a joint line from the space where ink collects between the sections of curved rotary plates. Liner: Coated paper used as a backing for mint self-adhesive stamps. The liner allows the release of the stamp, which may then be applied with pressure to envelope paper. Linerless: An experimental form of self-adhesive coil stamp that requires no liner. The mint stamps are rolled upon each other in a manner similar to adhesive tape. See United States Scott 3132, 3133. Lithography: Printing from a flat surface with a design area that is ink-receptive. The area that is not to print is ink-repellant. The process is based on the principle that an oil-based design surface will attract oily ink. Locals: Stamps valid within a limited area or within a limited postal system. Local post mail requires the addition of nationally or internationally valid stamps for further service. Locals have been produced both privately and officially. M Machin: The name given to a well-known series of British definitive stamps first issued in 1967. The design of the stamp depicts a plaster portrait of Queen Elizabeth II created by artist Arnold Machin. Mail Early block: "U.S. marginal marking block with the selvage bearing the inscription ""Mail Early (in the Day).'' This first appeared on U.S. marginal selvage in 1968. It was subsequently replaced by the copyright notice. ME blocks typically consist of four or six stamps." Makeshift booklets: U.S. stamp booklets manufactured using stamps normally issued in individual panes, packaged in generic blue cardboard covers and dispensed by vending machines. Marcophily: Postmark collecting. Margin: 1) The selvage surrounding the stamps in a sheet, often carrying inscriptions of various kinds. 2) The unprinted border area around the stamp design. The collectible grades of stamps are determined by the position of the design in relation to the edge of the stamp as perforated or, in the case of imperforate stamps, as cut from the sheet. Mat: A hard rubber plate used to apply overprints on postage stamps. Maximaphily: Maximum card collecting. maximum card: A picture postcard, a cancel, and a stamp presenting maximum concordance. The stamp is usually affixed to the picture side of the card and is tied by the cancel. Collectors of maximum cards seek to find or create cards with stamp, cancel and picture in maximum agreement, or concordance. The statutes of the International Federation of Philately (FIP) give specific explanatory notes for the postage stamp, the picture postcard, the cancel, concordance of subject, concordance of place and concordance of time. (See Exhibiting chapter.) Meter: The mechanical or digital device that creates a valid denominated postage imprint known as a meter stamp. Postage is prepaid to the regulating postal authority. Me |
Which is the westernmost of the six African countries on the equator? | Which African Countries are Located on the Equator? Which African Countries are Located on the Equator? Crossing the Equator, Gabon. Tim Makins/ Lonely Planet Images/ Getty Images By Anouk Zijlma Updated November 21, 2016. The equator is the imaginary line that separates the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere and runs across the center of the Earth at a latitude of exactly zero degrees. In Africa, the equator runs for almost 2,500 miles/ 4,020 kilometers through seven West , Central and East African countries just south of the Sahara Desert. Ironically, the list of African countries bisected by the equator does not include Equatorial Guinea . Instead, they are as follows: São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon , Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Uganda , Kenya and Somalia. Experiencing the Equator In the past, it was possible for intrepid travelers to follow the equator on its journey through Africa. However, the route is no longer safe, with several of the countries along the equatorial line plagued by civil war, terrorism, crippling poverty and piracy. The imaginary line also traverses some of the most extreme environments on Earth - including the remote jungles of the Congo, the mist-soaked mountains of Uganda and the deep waters of the largest lake in Africa , Lake Victoria. continue reading below our video Tipping Etiquette Around the World However, while traveling the length of the equator is no longer advisable, visiting it at least once is an unmissable African experience. The equator's position is directly related to that of the Earth's rotating axis, which moves slightly throughout the course of the year. Therefore, the equator isn't static - which means that the line drawn on the ground at some equatorial markers is not always entirely accurate. However, this is a technical detail, and these markers are still the closest that you can get to the center of the Earth. Pay any one of them a visit, and you'll be able to say that you've straddled the equator with one foot in each hemisphere. Africa's Equatorial Markers Often, the African equator is marked without much fanfare. Usually, a sign at the side of the road is the only indication that you'll have of your momentous location - so it's important to research where the line is in advance so that you can keep a watchful eye out for it. In Kenya, there are signs announcing the equator in the rural towns of Nanyuki and Siriba, while similar signs exist on the Masala- Kampala road in Uganda, and the Libreville -Lambaréné road in Gabon. One of Africa's most beautiful equatorial markers belongs to its second smallest country, São Tomé and Príncipe. The island nation celebrates its equatorial location with a stone monument and a frieze of the world map located on tiny Rolas Island . The imaginary line also runs through Kenya's Meru National Park , and while there's no marker, there's a certain novelty to game-viewing directly on top of the equator. At luxury hotel Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club Resort , you can cross the equator just by walking from your room to the restaurant. Equatorial Phenomena If you do find yourself on the equator, take a moment to test a few of the bizarre facts and theories connected with standing on the line between both hemispheres. The force of the planet's rotation causes a bulge in the Earth's surface at the equator, which means that you're further from the Earth's center here than anywhere else on the planet. Gravity therefore exerts less of a pull on your body, so that at the equator, you weigh approximately 0.5% less than you would at the Poles. Some also believe that the rotation of the Earth has an affect on the direction in which draining water flows - so that a toilet flushes clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern hemisphere. This phenomenon is known as the Coriolis Effect and should dictate that at the equator, water flows straight down the drain. Most scientists agree that due to a high number of external factors, this can't be proven with any real accuracy - but |
In which capital city are the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund? | History about the International Monetary Fund History about the International Monetary Fund Published: Last Edited: 23rd March, 2015 This essay has been submitted by a student. This is not an example of the work written by our professional essay writers. The works of rebuilding national economies stats as the Second World War ends. The IMF oversees the international monetary system to ensure exchange rate stability and all members to eliminate barriers to trade foreign exchange restrictions. When 1930s years in the 20th century, the Great Depression, countries try to support their failing economies. They use the national currency depreciated by the competition for each other export markets, substantial increase in foreign trade barriers, cut their civil liberties to hold foreign exchange. These try to prove self-defeating. Sharp decline in the world trade (see chart below), employment and falling living standards, many countries. This rupture in the international monetary cooperation causes the founder of the IMF program and the international monetary system oversight bodies. This is the system of the exchange rate, but also allows their country and their citizens buy goods and services each year by using the international payment system. The new global entity will ensure exchange rate stability, and to encourage its members to eliminate barriers to trade in the exchange restrictions. The Bretton Woods agreement The IMF was conceived in July 1944, when the northeastern United States on behalf of 45 countries in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, the city attended the meeting, agreed on the framework of international economic cooperation, after World War II established. In their view, such a framework is necessary to avoid in this area led to the disastrous economic policies of the Great Depression repeat. When its first 29 member countries signed its Articles of Agreement, the IMF came into formal existence in December 1945. It began on March 1, 1947 operation. In the same year, France became the first country from the International Monetary Fund loans. Member of the International Monetary Fund began to expand in the late 20th century, 50 and 60 years, many African countries after independence, in order to apply to join. However, the Cold War limited the Soviet sphere of influence in the absence of a member to join the Fund, in most countries. Par value system Accession countries, from 1945 to 1971 the IMF agreed to maintain the dollar's exchange rate (that is, the value of national currency and in the United States, the dollar's value in gold) linked to the speed can be adjusted to correct only a "basic balance of international payments imbalances", only the agreement with the International Monetary Fund. This par value system, known as the Bretton Woods system was continued until 1971, when the U.S. government to stop the gold dollar (and dollar reserves held by other governments) which can be converted. The end of the Bretton Woods System (1972-81) To the early 60s, a fixed dollar value of gold. According to the Bretton Woods fixed exchange rate system, it is regarded as overvalued. President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society plan a substantial increase in domestic consumption, from the Vietnam War, military spending increased by the progressive deterioration caused by the dollar overvalued. End of Bretton Woods system While the dollar in the 60s throughout the 20th century, most struggle to establish equality in the Bretton Woods period, this crisis marks the collapse of the system. In addition, the system from 1968 to 1973 dissolved. In August 1971, U.S. President Richard Nixon announced the gold "dollar convertibility provisional" suspension. Failure of attempts to restore fixed exchange rate, and in March 1973 the major currencies began to float freely against each other. IMF members are free to choose any form of exchange rate arrangements, unless they want to link their currencies with gold allow the currency to float freely, hang to another currency or a basket of currencies, with the currency of another country, in |
Which two word Latin phrase means 'Seize the Day? | 20 Latin Phrases You Should Be Using | Mental Floss 20 Latin Phrases You Should Be Using istock Like us on Facebook You’d probably be surprised by how much Latin you actually already know. Hundreds of words—like memo, alibi, agenda, census, veto, alias, via, alumni, affidavit and versus—are all used in everyday English, as are abbreviations like i.e. (id est, "that is") and etc. (et cetera, "and the rest"). Even some entire Latin phrases have become so naturalized in English that we use them, in full, without a second thought—like bona fide (literally "in good faith"), alter ego ("other self"), persona non grata ("unwelcome person"), vice versa ("position turned"), carpe diem ("seize the day"), cum laude ("with praise"), alma mater ("nourishing mother"), and quid pro quo ("something for something," "this for that"). Besides fairly commonplace examples like these, however, English has adopted a number of much less familiar Latin phrases and expressions that go criminally underused—20 examples of which are listed here. So next time you spot a misbehaving child, or you want to seize the night rather than the day, you’ll have the perfect phrase at hand. 1. AURIBUS TENEO LUPUM It might seem odd to say that you’re "holding a wolf by the ears," but auribus teneo lupum—a line taken from Phormio (c.161BC), a work by the Roman playwright Terence—was once a popular proverb in Ancient Rome. Like "holding a tiger by the tail," it is used to describe an unsustainable situation, and in particular one in which both doing nothing and doing something to resolve it are equally risky. 2. BARBA TENUS SAPIENTES A man described as barba tenus sapientes is literally said to be "wise as far as his beard"—or, in other words, he might look intelligent but he’s actually far from it. This is just one of a number of phrases that show how the Romans associated beards with intelligence, alongside barba non facit philosophum, "a beard does not make a philosopher," and barba crescit caput nescit, meaning "the beard grows, but the head doesn’t grow wiser." 3. BRUTUM FULMEN Apparently coined by the Roman scholar Pliny the Elder, a brutum fulmen is a harmless or empty threat. It literally means "senseless thunderbolt." 4. CAESAR NON SUPRA GRAMMATICOS In a speech to the Council of Constance in 1414, the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg happened to use the Latin word schisma, meaning "schism." Unfortunately for him, he muddled up its gender—schisma should be a neuter word, but he used it as if it were feminine. When the error was pointed out to him, Sigismund angrily proclaimed that because he was Emperor, even if the word was neuter (which it was) it would be feminine from now on, at which point one member of the Council supposedly stood and replied, "Caesar non supra grammaticos"—or "the Emperor is not above the grammarians." The phrase quickly became a popular proverbial defence of the importance of good grammar and spelling. 5. CARPE NOCTEM Carpe noctem is essentially the nocturnal equivalent of carpe diem and so literally means "seize the night." It too is used to encourage someone to make the most of their time, often in the sense of working into the early hours of the morning to get something finished, or else enjoying themselves in the evening once a hard day’s work is done. 6. CARTHAGO DELENDA EST At the height of the Punic Wars, fought between Rome and Carthage from 264-146BC, a Roman statesman named Cato the Elder had a habit of ending all of his speeches to the Senate with the motto "Carthago delenda est," or "Carthage must be destroyed." His words quickly became a popular and rousing motto in Ancient Rome, and nowadays can be used figuratively to express your absolute support for an idea or course of action. 7. CASTIGAT RIDENDO MORES Literally meaning "laughing corrects morals," the Latin motto castigat ridendo mores was coined by the French poet Jean de Santeul (1630-97), who intended it to show how useful satirical writing is in affecting social change: the best way to change the rules is by pointing out how absurd they are. 8. CORVU |
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What name is given to a pavilion or seat fixed on an elephant's back? | Internet History Sourcebooks Project Field Marshal Lord Roberts: When Queen Victoria Became Empress of India, 1877 [Tappan Introduction] THE PRINCE OF WALES, afterwards King Edward VII, paid a visit to India as a mark of honor to the native princes who had aided the English in their efforts to govern the land. This visit was followed by Queen Victoria's assumption of the title of Empress of India. IN the autumn of 1876 preparations were commenced for the "Imperial Assemblage," which it was announced by the Viceroy would be held at Delhi on the first day of January, 1877, for the purpose of proclaiming to the Queen's subjects throughout India the assumption by Her Majesty of the title of "Empress of India." To this assemblage Lord Lytton further announced that he proposed "to invite the governors, lieutenant-governors, and heads of administration from all parts of the Queen's Indian dominions, as well as the princes, chiefs, and nobles in whose persons the antiquity of the past is associated with the prosperity of the present, and who so worthily contribute to the splendor and stability of this great empire." Delhi was selected as the place where the meeting between the Queen's representative and the great nobles of India could most appropriately be held, and a committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements. As a member of the committee I was deputed to proceed to Delhi, settle about the sites for the camps, and carry out all details in communication with the local authorities. The Viceroy impressed upon me that the assemblage was intended to emphasize the Proclamation Lord Canning issued eighteen years before, by which the Queen assumed the direct sovereignty of her Eastern possessions, and that he wished no trouble or expense to be spared in making the ceremony altogether worthy of such a great historical event. I returned to Simla in October, when my wife and I accompanied the commander-in-chief on a very delightful march over the Jalauri Pass through the Kulu Valley to Chamba and Dalhousie. Our party consisted of the chief, his doctor (Bradshaw), Persian interpreter (Moore), General and Mrs. Lumsden, and ourselves. The first slight shower of snow had just fallen on the Jalauri Pass, and as we crossed over we disturbed a number of beautiful snow-pheasants and minals busily engaged in scratching it away to get at their food. The scenery on this march is very fine and varied; for the most part the timber and foliage are superb, and the valleys are very fertile and pretty, lying close under the snow-capped mountains. Having inspected the "Hill stations," we proceeded to Peshawar, where the Viceroy had arranged to hold a conference with the lieutenant-governor of the Punjab and the commissioner of Peshawar about frontier affairs. Early in December I was back again at Delhi, where I found the arrangements for the several camps progressing most satisfactorily, and canvas cities rising up in every direction. I had previously chosen the site of the old cantonment for the camps of the Viceroy, the commander-in-chief, and the principal officials, while for the assemblage itself I had selected ground about three miles off. The chiefs and princes were all settled in their several camps ready to meet the Viceroy, who, on his arrival, in a few graceful words welcomed them to Delhi, and thanked them for responding to his invitation. He then mounted with Lady Lytton, on a state elephant, and a procession was formed, which, I fancy, was about the most gorgeous and picturesque which has ever been seen, even in the East. The magnificence of the native princes' retinues can hardly be described; their elephant-housings were of cloth of gold, or scarlet-and-blue cloths embroidered in gold and silver. The howdahs were veritable thrones of the precious metals, shaded by the most brilliant canopies, and the war-elephants belonging to some of the Central India and R |
What was author Lewis Carroll's real surname? | Lewis Carroll | British author | Britannica.com British author Alternative Title: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson Lewis Carroll Walter de la Mare Lewis Carroll, pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (born Jan. 27, 1832, Daresbury, Cheshire , Eng.—died Jan. 14, 1898, Guildford , Surrey), English logician, mathematician, photographer, and novelist, especially remembered for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass (1871). His poem The Hunting of the Snark (1876) is nonsense literature of the highest order. Lewis Carroll, 1863. Oscar Gustav Rejlander—Hulton Archive/Getty Images Dodgson was the eldest son and third child in a family of seven girls and four boys born to Frances Jane Lutwidge, the wife of the Rev. Charles Dodgson. He was born in the old parsonage at Daresbury. His father was perpetual curate there from 1827 until 1843, when he became rector of Croft in Yorkshire—a post he held for the rest of his life (though later he became also archdeacon of Richmond and a canon of Ripon cathedral). The Dodgson children, living as they did in an isolated country village, had few friends outside the family but, like many other families in similar circumstances, found little difficulty in entertaining themselves. Charles from the first showed a great aptitude for inventing games to amuse them. With the move to Croft when he was 12 came the beginning of the “Rectory Magazines,” manuscript compilations to which all the family were supposed to contribute. In fact, Charles wrote nearly all of those that survive, beginning with Useful and Instructive Poetry (1845; published 1954) and following with The Rectory Magazine (c. 1850, mostly unpublished), The Rectory Umbrella (1850–53), and Mischmasch (1853–62; published with The Rectory Umbrella in 1932). Meanwhile, young Dodgson attended Richmond School, Yorkshire (1844–45), and then proceeded to Rugby School (1846–50). He disliked his four years at public school, principally because of his innate shyness, although he was also subjected to a certain amount of bullying; he also endured several illnesses, one of which left him deaf in one ear. After Rugby he spent a further year being tutored by his father, during which time he matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford (May 23, 1850). He went into residence as an undergraduate there on Jan. 24, 1851. Dodgson excelled in his mathematical and classical studies in 1852; on the strength of his performance in examinations, he was nominated to a studentship (called a scholarship in other colleges). In 1854 he gained a first in mathematical Finals—coming out at the head of the class—and proceeded to a bachelor of arts degree in December of the same year. He was made a “Master of the House” and a senior student (called a fellow in other colleges) the following year and was appointed lecturer in mathematics (the equivalent of today’s tutor), a post he resigned in 1881. He held his studentship until the end of his life. Britannica Stories Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent As was the case with all fellowships at that time, the studentship at Christ Church was dependent upon his remaining unmarried, and, by the terms of this particular endowment, proceeding to holy orders. Dodgson was ordained a deacon in the Church of England on Dec. 22, 1861. Had he gone on to become a priest, he could have married and would then have been appointed to a parish by the college. But he felt himself unsuited for parish work and, though he considered the possibility of marriage , decided that he was perfectly content to remain a bachelor. Dodgson’s association with children grew naturally enough out of his position as an eldest son with eight younger brothers and sisters. He also had a stammer—what he referred to as his “hesitation”—that he never wholly overcame; by some accounts, he was able to speak more naturally and easily to children, though his stammer varied in intensity by circumstance, and his contemporaries noted that it manifested itself with both adults and children. These factors may have contributed to Dodgson’s beginning to ent |
Who wrote the plays 'Biloxi Blues' and The Sunshine Boys'? | Neil Simon Biography (Playwright/Screenwriter) Birthplace: The Bronx, New York Best known as: The guy who wrote The Odd Couple and Biloxi Blues Name at birth: Marvin Neil Simon The author of The Odd Couple, Neil Simon is a playwright whose Broadway plays and Hollywood movie adaptations have made him one of the most financially successful comedy writers in history. Neil Simon began his career as a TV writer for Sid Caesar and Phil Silvers in the 1950s. His 1961 play Come Blow Your Horn was a hit, and during the 1960s Broadway was dominated by Neil Simon comedies, middlebrow gagfests flavored by his New York Jewish upbringing. During the 1960s and '70s, Simon was a hit-making machine, writing successful plays for Broadway and then adapting them for the Hollywood screen. A Tony winner for The Odd Couple (1965), Biloxi Blues (1985) and Lost in Yonkers (1991), Simon is also a four-time Oscar nominee, for The Odd Couple (1968), The Sunshine Boys (1975), The Goodbye Girl (1977) and California Suite (1978). He also won a Pulitzer Prize in 1991 for the play Lost in Yonkers. Awards aside, Neil Simon's real accomplishment is as a ticket seller and not as a critics' darling. For three decades he was a guaranteed box office name on Broadway and in Hollywood. During the 1990s a little of the shine wore off and his plays became Off-Broadway. Likewise, Hollywood's enthusiasm for Simon's Borscht-belt comedy waned. In recent years most productions of his work have been stage revivals or TV movies. His work includes the movie The Heartbreak Kid (1972) and the plays Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983) and Biloxi Blues (1985, both breakout stage roles for young Matthew Broderick as Eugene Jerome, an autobiographical stand-in for Neil Simon). Extra credit: Neil Simon’s fellow writers for Sid Caesar included Neil’s older brother, Danny Simon, as well as Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks … Simon’s second wife was actress Marsha Mason, star of the 1977 movie The Goodbye Girl. Copyright © 1998-2017 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved. |
Which type of pastry takes its name from the Greek word for 'leaf? | Phyllo, Fillo, or Filo Pastry Dough | CraftyBaking | Formerly Baking911 Learn Baked Goods Pastry Types Phyllo, Fillo, or Filo Phyllo, Fillo, or Filo Pastry Dough Copyright © 2000 Sarah Phillips CraftyBaking.com All rights reserved. Phyllo, Fillo, or Filo, which means "leaf" in Greek, is tissue paper-thin like sheets of dough made from flour, water and a bit of oil. However, Phyllo dough was not born in Greece rather in Istanbul during the Ottoman reign. The name "Phyllo" is Greek but the dough technique itself is Turkish. Strudel dough is thought to be a variant, although made somehwhat differently. Of all Turkey's delicious sweet confections, the most famous is baklava. This exquisite flavored pastry has been made in Anatolia for many centuries, and its ancestor is widely believed to be a dish made by the Assyrians at around 8th century B.C. They were the first people who put together a few layers of thin bread dough, with chopped nuts, dried fruit in between those layers, added some honey and baked it in their wood burning ovens. This earliest known version of baklava was baked only on special occasions. In fact, historically, baklava was considered a food for the rich until mid-19th century. Phyllo has been incorporated into American cuisine with open arms. It is used here in traditional recipes, as well as in new and innovative desserts. It can also stand in for its difficult cousin’s strudel dough and puff pastry, although Phyllo is flour and water dough. In fact Strudel and Baklava dough making are very similar in technique. Like strudel dough, Phyllo sheets are layered and brushed lightly in between with melted butter or oil that result in a puffed-up height and are crisp, light and flavorful. Phyllo can enclose a huge variety of fillings, both savory and sweet. It can be assembled in a variety of shapes and sizes such as cones, tubes, pie shells, pizza crusts, pouches, roles, strudels, or triangles. Phyllo can be twisted, folded, rolled and pressed into pie, tart and even muffin pans as a substitute for pie and pastry dough. It can be shredded and used for making "nests" filled with fresh fruit or ice cream. Phyllo can be cut easily to make bite-sized appetizers or left large to make a strudel. It can play a supporting role in Venetian Napoleons, separating layers of mascarpone cheese and sweetened strawberries that are laced with port and balsamic vinegar. Phyllo dough can be used in a lot of new recipes, such as chocolate phyllo. It is made by sprinkling sifted cocoa powder and confectioner's sugar (25:75) in between the buttered layers or on top. Because they contain little fat and can be brushed in between with small amounts of butter, low-fat dessert recipes, such as the Apple Phyllo Tart Recipe, are quite delicious. Sold in 1-pound packages containing about 20 sheets of dough, Phyllo is almost always frozen. It is found frozen in the freezer section of the grocery store. Grocery store brands such as Athens, Apollo, and Pepperidge Farms are all good. Sizes vary from brand to brand, and the sheets may need to be trimmed to fit the pan. Fresh phyllo is available in some Greek, Middle Eastern, upscale and international markets in large cities and through direct factory shipment. Fresh dough offers big advantages. Since the pliable sheets have been refrigerated but never frozen, they have a superior texture and are easier to handle while buttering and shaping. Fresh phyllo dough and prebaked phyllo shells are available. SARAH SAYS: You can also make you own phyllo dough, which I have done and it's truly an incredible experience. It's an enormous amount of work to make: a regular-sized ball of dough is stretched thinner and thinner by the backs of many hands into a thin sheet of dough as long and wide as a dining room table cloth. You won't believe how thin you make the sheets; like tissue paper, so thin and transparent that you wonder how it stays together without tearing. The tricky part is when you stretch the phyllo dough when you make your own -- you don't want to puncture it when it becomes paper thin. Re |
Which number on the Beaufort scale is used to indicate a storm? | Beaufort wind scales Beaufort wind scales The best known scale for wind speed is that of Sir Francis Beaufort (1774–1857), a captain in the British Admiralty who drew up the first version in 1806 for his own use. Ordered lists of wind names have been made for millenia (everyone knows a hurricane is stronger than a breeze, for example). Quantifying wind velocity was a later development. Smeaton One of the first to do so was the English engineer John Smeaton, who was interested in windmills¹ and built a device for measuring the effectiveness of windmill sails at different wind velocities. His wind scale ran from 1 to 8, describing each force by what he observed at a particular windmill, the Austhorpe Mill near his home. For example, number 2, Breeze, was "Sufficient to move the branches of trees, and Mill from 6 to 9 turns" per minute, while at number 5, Very Fresh, "Wind growing noisy, and considerable agitation of Trees, Mill 18 [turns per minute] to ¾ Cloth." Smeaton's scale caught the attention of the Hydrographer to the British Admiralty, Alexander Dalrymple. The Hydrographer was the person in charge of gathering data and issuing charts, and a convenient, consistent way of noting wind speed would be invaluable to the navy. Dalrymple changed the scale to 0 to 12, from Smeaton's 1 to 8, and changed the wind names to those usually used in ships' logs. And he brought his scale to the attention of Captain Beaufort, who had distinguished himself by producing meticulous records. The genius of Beaufort's addition to the scale was that he defined each name and number by a description of the maximum amount of sail a man-of-war could carry under those wind conditions. Force Hurricane Or that which no canvas could withstand. Notice that this scale depends on observation of a ship of a particular class sailing into the wind (“clean full”), and. for force numbers 5 through 9, on such a ship being in pursuit of an enemy vessel.3 This specificity was not much of a problem. Men-of-war were fairly standardized; any sailor familiar with them (and most were) could observe sails and assign a Beaufort number, and conversely, given a Beaufort force number, a sailor could picture wind conditions. Blair Kinsman suggests that one value of the scale to the Admiralty was that it facilitated courts-martial of captains who failed to pursue with all possible vigor. In 1829 Beaufort was promoted to Hydrographer. According to Scott Huler , the first official use of the Beaufort scale occurred in 1831 when Beaufort directed it be used on the second voyage of the Beagle, the expedition that took Charles Darwin to the Galapagos (Beaufort had recommended him for the job). On 28 December 1838, the Admiralty formally adopted Beaufort's scale for “all Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels of War.” In August 1853, representatives of ten nations met in Brussels (the First International Meteorological Conference). One of their goals was to agree upon a standard format for the weather observations in ships' logbooks; the scale they adopted for the wind was Beaufort's. In 1862, the British Board of Trade adopted the scale for commercial vessels. When the International Meteorological Organization was formed (Vienna, 1873), it continued its predecessor's use of the Beaufort scale. Beaufort wind scale on land In the last quarter of the 19th century numerous investigations were made with the goal of assigning a range of wind speeds to each of Beaufort's numbers. The British Meteorological Office was active in this work and in 1906 published a report with wind speed ranges. This report also introduced descriptions of what would be observed on land at each Beaufort number. Huler has made a fairly convincing case that the principal author of the Land Criteria was the “North Shields observer,” one George Clark, head clerk at the North Shields Post Office. Force Wind speed changes with height. In June, 1939 the International Meteorological Committee adopted a correlation with wind speeds measured at a height of 6 meters. Grea |
Which motorway connects London to Brighton? | Brighton | City Guide | East Sussex | UK | Maps & Directions Brighton Hotels Easy to get to by road, rail, air, sea and tunnel, you can arrive unruffled ready to relax and enjoy your stay. North of the town, the A23 connects to the M23/M25 motorway while East-West directions are served by the A27. For a clearer view of the road links to Brighton try Google Maps UK , Multi Map , Street Map or for route planning The AA . National Express coaches run services from London and other major towns and cities around the UK. For more information call National Express on +44 0990 808080. Rail services to and from London Victoria are fast and frequent with Southern's 49 minute service. Thameslink trains also connect Brighton to London King's Cross and Bedford and there are direct Intercity trains to Birmingham, Manchester, Scotland and Wales. You can check the train times at www.trainline.co.uk . If you are thinking of catching a train from the continent to London and then to Brighton have a look at the Eurostar web site. If you need to catch the underground through London (often called 'the tube') check out www.thetube.com . Brighton & Hove's 'doorstep' airport, London Gatwick , is only 30 minutes away by direct train or 28 miles by road. With over 120 destinations by scheduled services from Gatwick, you can travel anywhere in the world. Or, the world can easily get to Brighton & Hove ... Gatwick Airport switchboard +44 (0)1293 535353. Serving more international destinations than any other airport worldwide, London Heathrow is a little further - 60 miles, approximately 1½ hours by road - but still easily accessible with direct coach services from Heathrow to Gatwick to Brighton. Heathrow Airport switchboard +44 (0)181 759 4321. If you fancy renting a car when you're in the UK the companies Avis Car Rental rent you cars from Gatwick Airport. Possibly cheaper (judging by the name!) are Thrifty Cars . Transmanche ferries operates from local ferry port Newhaven, 9 miles from Brighton & Hove, and offers regular sailings to Dieppe, France throughout the year. The journey takes 4 hours. Call +44 (0)1273 364056 or visit www.transmancheferries.com . Less than 2 hours from Brighton & Hove either via London Waterloo or Ashford International, the Channel Tunnel avoids delays caused by weather and Customs and connects the city to France, Belgium and beyond. |
How many players are there on a hurling team? | Hurling: A traditional Irish Sport Hurling: A traditional Irish Sport Share: Comments | Image Credits A uniquely Irish game, Hurling is one of the world’s oldest field sports and has been played in some form in Ireland for more than 800 years. It is often compared to hockey but other than the fact that both games involve a stick and a ball there is no similarity. Some people have called it a mixture of hockey and war! The curved wooden stick with a flat end is known as a hurl or hurley, or in Irish a camán [say:come-awn], and is made from a single piece of wood, traditionally Ash. The lower end, or blade, is flat on both sides. metal bands are often used around the blades, as on the left, to stop the wood from splitting. Main image: Cork vs Offaly by Kman999 The ball, or sliothar [say: shlit-her] is about the size of a tennis ball and is leather covered with raised ridges where the leather is stitched. Hurling is an amateur game and is played only by men (or boys). A similar game, Camogie, is played only by women. How Hurling is Played Games are played by two opposing teams of 15 players each. The object is to get the sliothar into the opponent’s goalpost. The goalpost is H shaped, with a net under the cross post. If the sliothar goes over the post, a point is scored, if it goes under the post and into the net a goal, which is worth three points, is scored. Players are allowed to strike the ball in the air, even above head height, as well as on the ground. When the ball is on the ground it cannot be handled but it can be lifted from the ground using the hurley, to be either caught in the hand or struck. Once caught in the hand a player can carry the ball for no more than three paces, but is allowed to balance it on the blade of the hurley while running. As well as striking the ball with the hurley, players can kick the ball or strike it with their hand. An impressive hurling skill is the ability to bounce or balance the ball on the hurl while running at full speed before finally flipping it high into the air and whacking it over or under the cross bar. Tackling is allowed and although it is not permitted to hit another player with the hurley it can happen in the heat of play and protective helmets are now commonly worn. When first seeing a hurling match, the impression is of great speed and on closer observation of remarkable skill and dexterity – it is truly not easy to catch and control a small hard ball travelling at up to 150km/hr (about 90 mph)! Play moves rapidly up and down the pitch since it is possible for a good player to send the ball over 80 metres (about 260 feet) with a single strike. Scoring tends to be frequent, especially of points. The game’s speed and skill come from the ability required to catch andcontrol the hard ball. It can travel at up to 150 km/hour (93 miles perhour), and a good strike of the hurley can propel the ball over 80metres (262 feet). Where to See Hurling Played While it’s a wonderful game to watch live, the ball is so small and the pace so fast that unless you’re familiar with the game it’s sometimes difficult to follow on a small screen. Still, this video will give you a feel for the game. Hurling is played in most Irish counties, though the strongest teams tend to come from Kilkenny, Tipperary, Wexford, Cork, Clare, Offaly, Limerick and Galway. Every year the counties compete over the Summer month in the All Ireland Championship , the winner of which receives the MacCarthy Cup. Matches in the Championship series attract huge crowds, with over 70,000 typically attending the final each September in Croke Park in Dublin. At local level there are many leagues and championships for adult and youth players and in the counties mentioned above especially there will be no problem finding a game to attend any weekend. Ask locally, or check the GAA website . For a real experience of Irish life, call into a GAA club on an evening when there is training in progress. You will be welcomed, someone will be happy to explain what is going on and will get a real grasp of how the game works by watchi |
Which country churchyard in Buckinghamshire inspired Thomas Grey to write his well- known Elegy? | Essays and Diversions: Elegy written in a country churchyard - Thomas Gray Elegy written in a country churchyard - Thomas Gray “Hard by yon wood….” Thomas Gray, who spent most of his adult life in Pembroke , visited his mother and aunt at their home in the Buckinghamshire village of Stoke Poges , and may well have been inspired to write his “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” in the vicinity of the parish church of St Giles in this village. It is, however, possible that his reflections were inspired by various scenes in the neighbourhood, such as the “ivy-mantled tower” of St Laurence’s Church in nearby Upton , and there is one theory that it was actually inspired by an altogether different location, at Everdon, in Northamptonshire. Whatever the fact, Gray is buried near his mother in Stoke Poges , and a large and inelegant memorial to him stands nearby, with lines from the Elegy engraved thereon. The poem, one of only thirteen that Gray saw published in his lifetime, is one of the best-known and best-loved in the English language. In the mid-18th century this poem was the torch song for a group of writers who shelter under the collective title of “Graveyard Poets,” due to their melancholic verses, often set in graveyards, which reflect on mortality. He most probably wrote the first draft (Stanzas Wrote in a Country Churchyard) in August 1742, as evidenced in a letter he wrote to his friend, Horace Walpole: “I have been here at Stoke a few days (where I shall continue good part of the summer); and having put an end to a thing, whose beginnings you have seen long ago. I immediately send it you. You will, I hope, look upon it in light of a thing with an end to it; a merit that most of my writing have wanted, and are like to want, but which this epistle I am determined shall not want.” Stoke Poges, on the edge of Slough and uncomfortably close to the busy A & E department of Wexham Park hospital, has lost a little of the charm Gray may have detected there in the 1740s. It is only about an hour’s walk, however, down Duffield Lane and Collum Green Road , to the hamlet of Hedgerley, where certain aspects of rural life and vernacular architecture have been bypassed by the A335 and the M40 of progress, whose drowsy rumblings now “lull the distant folds.” We are on the edge of Farnham Common and Burnham Beeches here, but it is less frequented and the lanes are still so narrow a coach and eight would struggle to get through. In Gray’s time, before the enclosure acts (with Gray’s friend Walpole’s connivance), parcelled up the commons and hedged in the woods and fields, it would have been a wonderful wander, and indeed would have taken him “far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife,” though now of course it is hard to find “rugged elms,” a “straw-built shed,” harvests yielding to sickles, or jocund ploughmen driving their teams afield! But there is a corner, or two in fact, of Hedgerley that is forever England of St Mary was built in 1852, there have been churches on this site since 1237, and it was only(!) poor soil and springs that put paid to the last one. And as the current edifice is constructed of local flint, stone, wood and tile, it breathes an air that belies its comparative youth. Anyway, in the yew tree’s shade there is “many a mouldering heap,” where the forefathers of the hamlet sleep. They will not all have been farm labourers, for since Gray we have gone through both the industrial and the technological revolution, and we have developed both the BMW and the Lexus, to name but a pair of exemplar vehicles from a random sample of those parked outside the timber frame dwellings around. So not quite so many are roused from their lowly beds by the cock’s shrill clarion to break the stubborn glebe with their furrow. As Gray says, however, “the paths of glory lead but to the grave.” Ambitions, heraldry, pomp and wealth, lie in this neglected spot just as surely as the, “short and simple annals of the poor,” fade in the destiny obscure, though in this cool sequestered vale of life we hold the memories of those |
What was the name of the wise owl in the children's T.V. Programme The Herbs' | The Herbs - Childrens TV | Jedi's Paradise The Herbs The Herbs is a 60’s Children’s TV animated show. It was designed for pre-school children, but I think it appeals to all ages and was one of the new colour 'Watch with Mother' titles. The Herbs was created by Michael Bond and animated by Ivor Wood at Filmfair (who were responsible for Paddington and The Wombles). The first episode was transmitted on 12th February 1968. Only 13 episodes were made of this delightful programme, but that isn't the end of this story. Parsley the Lion had become quite popular with the children that watched, so it was decided to give him his own show - Parsley the Lion and Friends. It was supposed to centre on Parsley more, but I think the original Herbs did that anyway. The new programme also included all the characters that we met in The Herbs. Story Each episode began with the narrator (Gordon Rollings) talking about herbs in the garden, and each time he mentioned a different one, then the herb (plant) would appear. This was a magic herb garden, that you could only get access to by saying the magic word - Herbidacious. The door of the garden would swing open and in we would all be let in. The garden was owned by Sir Basil and Lady Rosemary, where each week a new adventure would take place. It seems that all the animals in the Herb garden (Parsley, Dill, Sage) could see us watching, but none of the people (Sir Basil, Lady Rosemary etc.) could, which would really confuse Bayleaf as he wanted to know what Parsley was waving at. Each of the characters were named after a herb and they all had a song to sing us, see below for more details. The Herbs Characters Parsley the Lion "I'm a very friendly Lion called Parsley" Parsley is a lovable Green Lion, whose mane and tail are made out of the herb parsley (hence the name). He is the one that shows us around the garden and loves waving to the viewers. He's not a brave lion and hides whenever there is trouble/danger around or when strangers appear. He was once called Doctor Parsley when he combined herbs with the jumpers Aunt Mint knitted for the chives, and it cured their colds. Parsley also doesn't like to get his tail wet or climb, as he found out when climbing the Tarragon Plant. He pretended to climb it the first time, but only snuck across to the neighbouring tree and back down it again. Shame he got caught and had to climb it for real. But he did have fun playing in the clouds. He made Sir Basil suffer when he shot his tail off, as he pretended to be dead. Poor Sir Basil didn't know what to do, so as usual shouted for Lady Rosemary, who saw Parsley was faking it. His best friend is Dill the dog and both of them seem to get themselves into trouble. But once in a while Parsley does come up with a good idea, such as the time he persuaded Pashana Bedhi to use his snake charming skills to float Sage and his nest back in the tree. "I'm a very friendly Lion called Parsley with a tail for doing jobs of every kind but I mustn't treat it roughly or too harshly for it's such a useful thing to have behind" His songs are: "I'm a very friendly Lion called Parsley I am always very glad to see you wave but please don't shout or speak to me too harshly because I'm not particularly brave" "I'm a very friendly Lion called Parsley I really don't like climbing things at all so please don't shout or speak to me too harshly I am sure you wouldn't want to see me fall" "I'm a very friendly Lion called Parsley I'm supposed to pull this rope and ring the bell though I try to pull it gently never harshly I'm afraid that I'm not doing very well" "For today I'm known as Doctor Parsley because the Chives have aches and pains and chills if I treat them very gently never harshly they will very soon be cured of all their ills" "If you take advice from Doctor Parsley you take camomile for colds and tooth ache too if you find your skin is itching rather harshly then some marigolds the very thing for you" "I'm a very friendly Lion called <sniff> <sniff> but sometimes I feel very very <sniff> so please don't shout or speak to |
Which Cornish cheese uses nettles as an ingredient? | posted on May 27th, 2014 by Laura Photo courtesy of Lynher Dairy Nettles can be found in abundance around our Cornish coast, but there is more to them than just a sting. Cornwall is famous for it’s Cornish Yarg, a cheese that uses nettles as a key ingredient. Our friends at the Lynher Dairy near Truro (recently visited by Mary Berry for her TV programme Mary Berry Cooks) specialise in making their own Cornish Yarg. One of the most notable features of this cheese is its wrapping made from wild Cornish nettles which adds a light mushroom like flavour to the cheese. Nettles are a super food: As well as being known for possessing antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, they are also a surprisingly nutritious plant. Nettles are rich in lots of vitamins and minerals including vitamins A and C, so despite their prickly reputation they’re very good for you! Photo courtesy of Lynher Dairy There’s a particular process to making Cornish Yarg. Firstly, the curd is pressed and brined before it is covered in its famous wrapping. The wild nettles are foraged from the Cornish countryside and are usually at their best for picking between the months of May and September. Once picked, the nettles are stripped of their leaves and these are then rinsed and steamed. When ready, the nettle leaves are painted onto the cheese very carefully using a brush, arranged in a pattern of concentric circles to attract natural moulds. The cheese is then left to mature for around 3-5 weeks before it’s ready to eat, having developed a unique coating on the wrapping with its distinct lacy white pattern. Photo courtesy of Lynher Dairy Enjoy with fresh crusty bread, melted in a quiche or add a Cornish twist to a pasta dish! Photo courtesy of Lynher Dairy Related Posts |
The Wind of Change speech in 1960 by Harold Macmillan was made to the parliament of which country? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 3 | 1960: Macmillan speaks of 'wind of change' in Africa About This Site | Text Only 1960: Macmillan speaks of 'wind of change' in Africa The Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, has had a frosty reception from politicians in South Africa after speaking frankly against the country's system of apartheid. In a speech to MPs in the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town, Mr Macmillan spoke of the "wind of change" blowing through the continent of Africa, as more and more majority black populations in the colonies claim the right to rule themselves. "Whether we like it or not," he said, "this growth of national consciousness is a political fact." The government's aim, he said, was to "create a society which respects the rights of individuals - a society in which individual merit, and individual merit alone, is the criterion for a man's advancement, whether political or economic." To do justice in Africa means not only being just to the black man of Africa, but also to the white man of Africa South African Prime Minister, Dr Verwoerd Nationalist Party politicians listened to him in silence, and a number refused to applaud when he had finished. Dr Verwoerd, the South African Prime Minister and the architect of the apartheid system, thanked Mr Macmillan for his speech, but said he could not agree. "We are the people who brought civilisation to Africa," he said. "To do justice in Africa means not only being just to the black man of Africa, but also to the white man of Africa." Mr Macmillan's speech is the first time a senior international figure has given voice to the growing protest against South Africa's laws of strict racial segregation. The speech was widely anticipated throughout the country, as Mr Macmillan had already said he would take the chance to say what he thought about the situation in South Africa. Even so, the plain-speaking nature of the speech took many in Cape Town by surprise. Mr Macmillan is in South Africa at the end of a month-long tour of the African continent, in which he has travelled about 17,000 miles. His visit was always controversial, and many accused him of giving the Nationalist Party credibility by allowing himself to be a guest of the South African government. His speech today is likely to lay those criticisms to rest. |
The flag of Cornwall is a white cross on a background of what colour? | Cornwall Flag | British County Flags British County Flags Posted on April 7, 2013 by vexilo Cornwall’s flag, the Cross of Saint Piran or Saint Piran’s flag, doesn’t really fit into the broad categories of county flag types. It is not a banner of council arms nor is it derived from such a banner and it is not a new design by any means, having existed at least since the early nineteenth century. The first definitive reference to it is in an 1838 work entitled ‘The Parochial History of Cornwall’ by Davies Gilbert, ( Vol III, p. 332) in which he writes “a white cross on a black ground [that] was formerly the banner of St Perran and the Standard of Cornwall; probably with some allusion to the black ore and the white metal of tin“. A description that both informs and confuses because it’s unclear why he believes it to be “formerly” the” Standard of Cornwall” and does not indicate any time when it may have first been raised or named. Significantly though, this is evidence that the land of the Cornish was represented by a distinct flag decades before banners of arms or application of local symbols in flag form appeared for other counties. The flag’s singular provenance reflects the unique character of the territory it represents. Whilst it received a local council in 1889 along with other British shires, Cornwall has an ethnic distinction that sets it apart from the other counties, being historically an assimilated Celtic land rather than plainly, a territorial division of England. Accordingly, asserting their status as a distinct nation comparable to Wales and Scotland, Cornish people contend that their flag is a national flag, symbolic of their distinct national identity and similarly comparable therefore to the Scottish saltire, the Welsh dragon or England’s cross of Saint George. Practically however, the territory has been regarded as one of England’s counties since roughly the later Middle Ages, following the gradual retreat of the language barrier behind which Cornish was spoken. This headed further and further west until to all intents and purposes, the language died out, some time in the eighteenth century; albeit that it has been revived by enthusiasts in the modern era. As Gilbert describes, the colours of the flag are traditionally held to symbolise the colours of black ore and the white tin (a distinctly Cornish product) which emerges from it. Legend holds that the flag reflects the discovery of tin in the territory by the 6th century abbot, Saint Piran, who adopted the contrasting colours upon seeing the white molten tin spilling out of the black ore in his fire. He is accordingly recognised both as the patron saint of tin miners generally and of Cornwall particularly. An alternative but similar interpretation is that the colour white stands for Cornwall’s rich veins of tin while the black is the fertile, peaty soil which contains it. Another explanation describes the white light of truth shining through the blackness/darkness of evil! The flag is famously included in a stained-glass window at Westminster Abbey unveiled in 1888 in memory of the celebrated Cornish inventor and engineer Richard Trevithick. The tableau depicts an assemblage of saints including Saint Piran whose features appear modelled on Trevithick and who carries a Cornish flag. While this is one of the oldest depictions of the flag it is speculated that the flag’s origins date back several centuries; considering Gilbert’s description of the flag as being ‘formerly’ a Standard of Cornwall this indicates that it had been in use before 1838, although without any record of his research one may only speculate. It is certainly true that Saint Piran’s flag has similarities with the flags of other Celtic nations and emblems used there. The historical and cultural links between Britanny and Cornwall are well attested and Cornwall’s flag is the reverse of that used in the Duchy of Brittany until 1532, namely white with a black cross suggesting an origin inspired by or perhaps alongside, their Celtic cousins across the channel. Accordingly it has been claimed |
What is the meaning of the Latin word diluvium as used in the word antediluvian? | Antediluvian | Definition of Antediluvian by Merriam-Webster Examples of antediluvian in a sentence He has antediluvian notions about the role of women in the workplace. <found evidence in the Middle East of an antediluvian people previously unknown to history> Did You Know? Before there was "antediluvian," there were the Latin words ante (meaning "before") and "diluvium" (meaning "flood"). As long ago as 1646, English speakers were using "antediluvian" to describe conditions they believed existed before the great flood described in the biblical account of Noah and the ark. By the early 1700s, the word had come to be used as both an adjective and a noun referring to anything or anyone prodigiously old. Charles Darwin used it to characterize the mighty "antediluvian trees" some prehistoric mammals might have used as a food source, and in his American Notes, Charles Dickens described an elderly lady who informed him, "It is an extremely proud and pleasant thing . . . to be an antediluvian." Origin and Etymology of antediluvian ante- + Latin diluvium flood — more at deluge First Known Use: 1646 |
In which Dutch city did the 2015 Tour de France start? | Tour de France 2015 to start in Utrecht | Cyclingnews.com Tour de France 2015 to start in Utrecht Dutch city has been trying to secure Grand Départ for over ten years 1 / 4 Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme unveils the 2014 Tour de France route (AFP) The Tour de France 2014 Yellow Jersey: a lot like 2013's (BikeRadar) Chris Froome (Team Sky) takes the win in the Saitama Criterium (AFP) Huge crowds lined Rotterdam for the Tour's depart. (Bettini Photo) The Tour de France will start in the Dutch city of Utrecht in 2015, race organiser ASO has confirmed. It will be the sixth time the sport's biggest race starts in the Netherlands. Related Articles Tom Boonen wants to return to Tour de France “Utrecht has tried to get the Grand Départ for a long time now. They have been working hard to secure it. They deserve it. We are delighted with this Grand Départ,” Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme said on Dutch radio. Rumours that Utrecht had secured the Grand Départ for 2015 began a few weeks ago but the city council denied it at the time. But in a secret council meeting they confirmed the €5 million of public funds for the start and guaranteed the other €5 million of corporate funds needed to organize the event. The Tour de France will return to the Netherlands just five years after the start in Rotterdam. Utrecht was also in the running for the 2010 start but kept campaigning to secure the Grand Depart. “Utrecht is a town that lives with the bike. It’s a student’s town, a young town that understands the importance of this event. We are delighted with the Grand Départ under the Dom church tower,” Prudhomme said. “We have been trying to get the Grand Départ for twelve years,” Jeroen Wielaert of the organizing committee told Dutch radio NOS. “Christian Prudhomme was impressed by our perseverance.” The Tour de France first started outside of France in Amsterdam in 1954. Utrecht will be the sixth time the Tour starts in the Netherlands. After Amsterdam the country hosted the Grand Départ in Scheveningen (1973), Leiden (1978), Den Bosch (1996) and Rotterdam (2010). That makes the Netherlands the record holder for foreign Tour de France Grand Départs. The Giro d’Italia started in Amsterdam in 2010 and the Vuelta a España in Assen in 2009. The plans for a 2015 Vuelta start in the Netherlands have been cancelled in favour of the Tour de France. The official presentation for the Utrecht Grand Depart will be in Paris on the 28th of November with former Tour de France winner Jan Janssen as the event’s ambassador. The 2014 Tour de France starts in Yorkshire . 2015 will mark the first time the Tour starts outside of France for two consecutive years. Share on Facebook |
Who wrote the song Mr Tambourine Man which reached Number One for The Byrds in 1965? | The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man - YouTube The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man 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 Jul 12, 2010 The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man 1965 "Mr. Tambourine Man" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan, which was released on his 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home (see 1965 in music). The Byrds also recorded a version of the song that was released as their first single on Columbia Records and which reached #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart. The Byrds' version was also the title track of their first album, Mr. Tambourine Man. The Byrds had access to an early version of the song recorded by Dylan and Ramblin' Jack Elliott during the session for the 1964 album Another Side of Bob Dylan. Because of their early access to the song, The Byrds were able to release their version just two weeks after Dylan's. The Byrds' recording of the song was influential in initiating the musical subgenre of folk rock, leading many contemporary bands to mimic its fusion of jangly guitars and intellectual lyrics in the wake of the single's success. This song has been covered by many artists, including Judy Collins, Odetta, Melanie, and William Shatner. The song's popularity led to Dylan recording it live many times, and it has been included in multiple Dylan and Byrds compilation albums. It has been translated into several languages, and has also been used in television shows and films, and referenced in several books. The song has a bright, expansive melody and has become famous in particular for its surrealistic imagery, influenced by artists as diverse as French poet Arthur Rimbaud and Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini. The lyrics call on the title character to play a song and the narrator will follow. Interpretations of the lyrics have included a paean to drugs such as LSD, a call to the singer's muse, a reflection of the audience's demands on the singer, and religious interpretations. Dylan sings the song in four verses, but only one of these was recorded by The Byrds. Dylan's and The Byrds' versions have appeared on various lists ranking the greatest songs of all time, including an appearance by both on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 best songs ever. Both versions also received Grammy Hall of Fame Awards. In other news, I have added the lyrics to this song so you can sing along, or perhaps learn the song! This is how I learned my first Byrds song! Enjoy :) Category |
What is the family name of Dmitri, Ivan and Alexei in an 1880 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky? | The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Google Books The Brothers Karamazov 9 Reviews https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Brothers_Karamazov.html?id=VhfYK9jgYAYC Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel, The Karamazov Brothers (1880), is both a brilliantly told crime story and a passionate philosophical debate. The dissolute landowner Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov is murdered; his sons - the atheist intellectual Ivan, the hot-blooded Dmitry, and the saintly novice Alyosha - are all at some level involved. Bound up with this intense family drama is Dostoevsky's exploration of many deeply felt ideas about the existence of God, the question of human freedom, the collective nature of guilt, the disastrous consequences of rationalism. The novel is also richly comic: the Russian Orthodox Church, the legal system, and even the author's most cherished causes and beliefs are presented with a note of irreverence, so that orthodoxy and radicalism, sanity and madness, love and hatred, right and wrong are no longer mutually exclusive. Rebecca West considered it 'the allegory for the world's maturity', but with children to the fore. This new translation does full justice to Dostoevsky's genius, particularly in the use of the spoken word, which ranges over every mode of human expression. From inside the book What people are saying - Write a review User ratings No preview available - 1990 Common terms and phrases afraid Alexei Fyodorovich already Alyosha asked began believe brother Dmitri brother Ivan Brothers Karamazov Church cognac cried dear denly devil Dmitri Fyodorovich Dostoevsky drunk earth elder everything exclaimed eyes face Father Paissy feel Fenya forgive Fyodor Pavlovich gentlemen girl Grand Inquisitor Grigory Grushenka hand happened heart hieromonks holy ispravnik Ivan Fyodorovich Kalganov Karamazov Katerina Ivanovna kiss knew kopecks lady laughing Lise Listen live look Lord Madame Khokhlakov mama Marfa Ignatievna Maximov Mitya Miusov monastery monk Moscow mother never Obdorsk once perhaps precisely Pyotr Alexandrovich Pyotr Ilyich Rakitin remember roubles Russian shouted Siberia silent sitting Smerdyakov smile somehow sort soul speak Stinking Lizaveta stood stopped suddenly talking tears tell terrible there's thing thought three thousand told tormented town turned waiting whole woman word yosha young Zosima About the author (1992) Fyodor Dostoevsky's life was as dark and dramatic as the great novels he wrote. He was born in Moscow in 1821, and when he died in 1881, he left a legacy of masterworks that influenced the great thinkers and writers of the Western world and immortalized him as a giant among writers of world literature. |
Who was the female star of the Alfred Hitchcock directed films The Birds and Mamie? | The Birds (1963) - News NEWS 14 December 2016 2:10 PM, PST | Rollingstone.com | See recent Rolling Stone news » The Breakfast Club, Rushmore, The Princess Bride and legendary punk documentary The Decline of Western Civilization are among the 25 films that have been inducted into the National Film Registry, the Library of Congress announced Wednesday. Disney's The Lion King , Who Framed Roger Rabbit ? and Alfred Hitchcock 's The Birds are also in the Class of 2016's inductees in the registry, which showcases "the range and diversity of American film heritage to increase awareness for its preservation." The oldest film to be inducted in the Class of 2016 is 1903's Life of an American Fireman , » 14 December 2016 12:01 AM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news » With the addition of 25 new films — including “ The Birds ,” “ The Lion King ,” “ The Breakfast Club ” and “ Thelma & Louise ” — the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress now includes 700 films that span more than a century. The 2016 inductees into the registry include movies long considered classics, obscure documentaries and films once too racy or avant-garde to be accepted by the mainstream. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden made the selections after consulting with a panel of experts who make up the National Film Preservation Board. Congress established the registry in 1988 with the National Film Preservation Act of 1988 — requiring the Library of Congress to designate and preserve films that are “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant. Films must be at least 10 years old to be chosen. Director Ridley Scott said he was “honored and proud” to have the 1991 feminist empowerment ode, “Thelma & Louise,” selected, noting it joined another of his films on the list. » - James Rainey 28 November 2016 6:59 PM, PST | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news » It’s fall finale time for Jane the Virgin , which means no new episodes until January. (Can’t Rogelio release a Christmas album or something to help get us through this drought?) But Monday’s finale gave us plenty of plot twists to chew on during the long break… including a huge revelation for Rafael. Jane’s baby daddy starts out the episode by objecting to Jane taking Mateo to church. It seems like just another co-parenting tiff for these two… until Rafael flashes back to a traumatic childhood memory in a church. Meanwhile, Michael’s investigation into Mutter turns » 18 November 2016 8:12 AM, PST | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news » Noel Marshall ’s legendarily wild and totally bonkers movie “ Roar ” has long been billed as one of the most dangerous movies ever made (if not the most dangerous), thanks to its use of a multitude of wild big cats, many of which have been blamed for harming scads of cast and crew. Marshall and his then-wife Tippi Hedren made the film back in the late seventies, casting their own family, including Hedren’s daughter Melanie Griffith and Marshall’s sons Jerry and John, as a clan terrorized by a pack of seemingly domesticated lions and tigers, oh my. (And the big cats? Those were theirs, too.) For years, rumors have persisted that 70 people were injured during the film’s spectacularly ill-fated shoot — when Drafthouse re-released the film in 2015, they used that number to frame up their catchy tagline: “No animals were harmed in the making of this movie. 70 members of the cast and crew were. » - Kate Erbland 17 November 2016 7:17 AM, PST | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news » Actress Tippi Hedren ’s new memoir “Tippi” openly discusses her break with filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock , who cast her in his films “ The Birds ” and “ Marnie .” She explains his obsession with her and the sexual abuse she experienced while making the films. After a falling out with the director, her career faced a major setback and she was forced to rebuild. In a new interview with Variety, Hedren discusses the abuse and why she went public with the story in the first place. Read More: Tippi Hedren Confirms Alfred Hitchcock Sexually Assaulted Her, D |
Tritium is an isotope of which element? | tritium | chemical isotope | Britannica.com chemical isotope hydride Tritium, (T, or 3H), the isotope of hydrogen with atomic weight of approximately 3. Its nucleus, consisting of one proton and two neutrons, has triple the mass of the nucleus of ordinary hydrogen. Tritium is a radioactive species having a half-life of 12.32 years; it occurs in natural water with an abundance of 10-18 of that of natural hydrogen. Tritium was discovered in 1934 by the physicists Ernest Rutherford , M.L. Oliphant, and Paul Harteck, who bombarded deuterium (D, the hydrogen isotope of mass number 2) with high-energy deuterons (nuclei of deuterium atoms) according to the equation D + D → H + T. Willard Frank Libby and Aristid V. Grosse showed that tritium is present in natural water, probably produced by the action of cosmic rays on atmospheric nitrogen . Tritium is produced most effectively by the nuclear reaction between lithium-6 (6Li) and neutrons from nuclear-fission reactors, according to the equation 6 Li + 1n → 4He + T. Although tritium reacts with other substances in a manner similar to ordinary hydrogen, the large difference in their masses sometimes causes marked differences in chemical properties of the compounds . Thus, tritium is less commonly used than deuterium as an isotopic tracer for chemical reactions. The nuclear reactions between deuterium and tritium have been used as a source of energy for thermonuclear weapons. Learn More in these related articles: |
Who is the US Attorney General, appointed in April this year? | Office of the Attorney General | Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General Office of the Attorney General Office of the Attorney General Meet the Director Loretta E. Lynch Attorney General of the United States Loretta E. Lynch was sworn in as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States by Vice President Joe Biden on April 27, 2015. President Barack Obama announced his intention to nominate Ms. Lynch on November 8, 2014. January 18, 2017 Press Release January 15, 2017 Speech January 13, 2017 Speech January 13, 2017 Press Release The Way Forward in Reentry As law enforcement agencies and community organizations team up across the country to reduce crime, expand opportunity and revitalize our neighborhoods, it is increasingly clear that a crucial part of that work is helping people returning from our prisons and jails make a successful transition back to their families and communities. With more than 600,000 individuals leaving state and federal prisons each year and more than 11 million cycling through local jails, reentry is a process with enormous implications for communities across the United States and for all of us who care about making sure that we create opportunity for everyone who is able to contribute. If handled the right way, reentry policy can lead to lower crime, stronger families and more prosperous communities. If handled poorly – or if ignored altogether – a failure to ensure successful reentry can deepen the cycles of poverty, criminality and incarceration that prevent too many of our neighborhoods from reaching their full potential. Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Remove Roadblocks Faced by Former Prisoners Re-entering Society Every year, more than 600,000 people return to our communities after serving time in federal and state prisons, and another 11.4 million cycle though local jails. Research shows that economic opportunity, education, strong family bonds and civic engagement are the pillars of a successful return from prison. And in turn, successful re-entries reduce recidivism, improve the safety of our neighborhoods and provide economic benefits for our communities and our country. Friday, April 22, 2016 U.S. Attorney General Lynch took her Community Policing Tour to Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 13, to meet with a class of recruits and recognize the merits of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s (IMPD) Officer Wellness and Safety Program (OWSP). Monday, March 28, 2016 Department of Justice Celebrates Women’s History Month Last month, as part of my ongoing community policing tour , I traveled to Miami and Doral, Florida, to learn about some of the innovative work underway there to build trust and strengthen ties between police officers and the residents they serve. But in addition to the opportunity to meet with local law enforcement, civic leaders, and students, my trip to south Florida gave me a chance to visit with Janet Reno, the first woman to lead the Department of Justice and the second-longest serving Attorney General in American history. Monday, March 21, 2016 |
In 1774 who named Norfolk Island after Mary Howard Duchess of Norfolk? | Norfolk Island General Information, Pacific Islands Norfolk Island General Information, Pacific Islands General Info | Weather | Finance | Transport | Visas and Restrictions | Services and Utilities General Information About Norfolk Island First settled by east Polynesian seafarers, Norfolk Island is a small island located in the Pacific Ocean. It is thought the first settlers came from the Kermadec Islands or the North Island of New Zealand. Norfolk Island lies between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia and is considered to be part of the Commonwealth of Australia. In 1979 it was granted limited self government by Australia. Norfolk Island is the only non-mainland Australian territory. The first European to the island was Captain James Cook in 1774. He named the island after Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk. Norfolk was later colonised by Britain as part of its settlement in Australia. The island was originally used as a convict settlement until civilians began to take up residence on the island in 1856. The official capital of the island is Kingston and the largest town in Burnt Pine (Burnt Pine is the largest settlement). The population of Norfolk Island is around 2300 but can reach up to 3500 during peak tourist season. Burnt Pine is home to the main shopping centre, post office, liquor store, telephone exchange and community hall. The evergreen Norfolk pine is the national symbol. It is even featured on the national flag. It is native to the island and is a key export industry for Norfolk. English is spoken on Norfolk Island, but Islanders will sometimes speak a mix of platt Deutsche, 18th Century English and Tahitian. The primary industry on Norfolk Island is tourism though farming and fishing are still very important aspects of island life. Agriculture and produce is all produced locally as the island prohibits the importation of fresh fruit and vegetables. Beef is both locally produced and imported. Norfolk's major natural resource is fish. The government of Norfolk is independent of Australia in most respects except for policing, defence and education. Norfolk Island is a tax free haven of Australia. Important Dates Please note that the dates of public holidays vary from year to year. Flight Times Two airlines have regular flights to Norfolk Island – Norfolk Air and Air New Zealand. Flights depart from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle and Auckland. Norfolk Island is two and a half hours from Sydney and Newcastle, just over two hours from Brisbane and just under two hours from Auckland. Time Differences Fiji is 11.5 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Norfolk Island does not observe 'daylight savings'. Shopping Shops are usually open from 9.00am to 5.00pm but most are closed on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons and Sundays. The post office is open from 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday. Currency used on Norfolk Island is the Australian dollar. Shopping is one of the biggest drawcards for visitors. There is no sales tax on goods and many stores stock a range of international merchandise that cannot easily be found in Australia or New Zealand. The shopping precinct can be found in Burnt Pine, which has more than 70 stores. Many brand-name and designer products can be found at a much lower cost than buying them on the mainland of Australia. Stores stock the usual duty-free goods as well as a range of clothing, shoes, giftware, collectables, toys and more. If you bring your passport and airline ticket you will be entitled to larger discounts on items like alcohol. Another popular shopping spot is the local Sunday markets. The markets are run in the Bicentennial complex and you will find items such as local artwork, handmade crafts and carvings. Language English is the common language on Norfolk Island but between themselves, the islanders use their own patois – a mixture of platt Deutsch, 18th century English and Tahitian, bought to the island by the Pitcairners. This language is called Norf'k and is now declared an official language and is taught in schools. The language originated from the Bounty m |
"At the recent Tony Awards who won the award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in the play ""The Audience"" by Peter Morgan?" | "Fun Home" Wins Best New Musical, Best Actor Tony Awards - Bloomberg Bloomberg the Company & Its Products Bloomberg Anywhere Remote LoginBloomberg Anywhere Login Bloomberg Terminal Demo Request Bloomberg Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. Customer Support Advertising Bloomberg Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. Customer Support "Fun Home" Wins Best New Musical, Best Actor Tony Awards Mary Romano “Fun Home” a musical about a young lesbian cartoonist grappling with the death of her father, was named the best new Broadway musical at the Tony Awards and “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” won for best new play. “Fun Home” took five trophies including awards to Michael Cerveris for his role as the tortured father, Lisa Kron for the book and Kron and Jeanine Tesori for best original score, the first time an all-woman team won for the category. “People take chances on men based on their potential, and they take chances on women based on their accomplishments,” Kron said in the press room after her win Sunday at Radio City Music Hall in New York. “I hope this award will make them look at women based on their accomplishments.” “Fun Home” beat the favorite to win, “An American in Paris,” an old-fashioned musical about a young American soldier who falls for a French woman just after World War II. The show, which incorporates ballet, won awards for choreography, lighting design, scenic design and orchestrations. Lincoln Center Theater’s production of “The King and I” won for best musical revival. Kelli O’Hara, who plays a British 1860s schoolteacher to the King of Siam’s children in the production, won best lead actress in a musical. “I’ll be back, maybe not here but on the theater stage,” O’Hara joked while accepting her award, her first in six nominations. Chenoweth Bested She beat Tony co-host Kristin Chenoweth, nominated for her role in “On the Twentieth Century,” in what was considered one of the hotly contested categories. Helen Mirren took the honor for lead actress in a play for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in Peter Morgan’s drama “The Audience.” “The foundation of this award is an elegant and fleet play by Peter Morgan,” Mirren said on stage. “This is an unbelievable honor.” Alex Sharp won best lead actor in “Curious Incident,” a coming-of-age drama transfered from London’s National Theatre. David Hare’s 1996 work “Skylight,” starring Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan, took the trophy for revival of a Broadway play. The 69th annual ceremony, broadcast on CBS, was hosted by Chenoweth and Alan Cumming, who had starred in the recent revival of “Cabaret” on Broadway. After Cumming described Mirren as the “fiercest queen on Broadway,” Chenoweth got huge laughs with her riposte: “Careful, you’re messing with our core audience.” ‘Something Rotten’ The evening’s opening number was “ A Musical” from “Something Rotten” that referenced other famous Broadway shows. Other women nominees also had a good night, with Marianne Elliott winning for direction of a play with “Curious Incident.” Another London import, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s “Wolf Hall Parts 1 & 2,” based on Hilary Mantel’s books “Wolf Hall” and “Bring Up the Bodies,” which centered on the court of King Henry VIII, won an award for costume. The slapstick Elizabethan musical comedy, “Something Rotten,” won featured actor in a musical for Christian Borle, who plays William Shakespeare as a self-absorbed rock star with six-pack abs. Annaleigh Ashford won for featured actress in a play for “You Can’t Take It With You.” Tommy Tune was given a lifetime achievement award for his body of work as a dancer, choreographer, director and nine-time Tony winner. More than 800 people involved in the theater business -- including producers, directors, a |
The musical Cabaret is set in which Berlin nightclub? | CABARET - The Musical - Tipi am Kanzleramt Theater CABARET - The Musical © Foto: Jan Wirdeier / Gestaltung: upstruct.com Summer 2017 The Musical Musical Welcome to the Kit Kat Club right next to the Chancellor’s office! The TIPI AM KANZLERAMT becomes a cabaret, hosting the world-famous musical about life, passion and despair in Berlin under the darkening skies of approaching fascism. Based on true events and real lives, CABARET portrays the experiences of the English writer Christopher Isherwood, who lived in the Berlin district of Schöneberg from 1929 to 1933, making real life the source of this highly sensual theatrical experience. The story of the carefree nightclub-singer Sally Bowles in the glittering yet shady milieu of the Golden Twenties immortalised the city of Berlin as the city of historical fractures, caught between glamour and the gutter, between dreams and despair. This production of CABARET is the work of director and star choreographer Vincent Paterson, who has developed choreographies for Madonna and Michael Jackson as well as for Lars von Trier's Dancer in The Dark. Director and choreographer: Vincent Paterson Musical director: Adam Benzwi Script by Joe Masteroff – after the play “I am a Camera” by John van Druten and the stories by Christopher Isherwood Music by John Kander - Song lyrics by Fred Ebb - German texts by Robert Gilbert © XAMAX Conférencier: Michael Kargus · Oliver Urbanski Fräulein Schneider: Regina Lemnitz Fräulein Kost: Anja Karmanski · Jacqueline Macaulay Ernst Ludwig: Torsten Stoll · Romanus Fuhrmann Bobby / Sailor: Christoph Jonas Max / Sailor: Christian Fischer · Mario Krüger Kit Kat Girls: Andreas Röder · Johannes Brüssau · Kiara Brunken · Marion Wulf · Cornelia Waibel · Feline Zimmermann · Paulina Plucinski Kit Kat Band Piano / Toypiano / Accordion: Adam Benzwi · Jörg Daniel Heinzmann Violin / Musical Saw / Sailor: Dragan Radosavievich · Stefan Adam Trombone/ Steel Guitar: Daniel Busch · Christian Fischer · Uwe Langer · Friedrich Milz Contrabass / Tuba / Triangle: Otwin Zipp · Björn Sickert Percussion / Chime / Sailor: Caspar Hachfeld Storyline In the year 1929 the young American writer Clifford Bradshaw arrives in Berlin, searching for material for his novel. He rents a cheap room in Fräulein Schneider’s boarding house and spends New Year’s Eve in the Kit Kat Club, upon Ernst-Ludwig’s invitation, an acquaintance he made during his journey. The Kit Kat Club is one of the many temples to pleasure that Berlin had to offer in the 1920s. A place for longings of every kind, where you could live for a moment in the utopia of erotic and political freedom. In the darkness, the faded filament bulbs of the Cabaret turn into a glamorous lustre, which sucks in the restless night wanderers of the metropolis in its glaring red gullet. Here, a louche MC introduces the attraction of the evening: Fräulein Sally Bowles, an English night club singer. Sally and Cliff quickly get to know one another in the permissive, relaxed atmosphere of the club. She is looking for a place to stay, he is looking for an aim in life and already on the following day she moves in with him – disregarding his views on the matter. The friendly fruit merchant Herr Shultz also lives in Fräulein Schneider’s boarding house and spoils his landlady with exotic fruit. Just as their tender love story leads to an engagement, Herr Schultz, a Jew, is for the first time confronted with the hatred of the emerging Nazi movement: resigned and afraid, Fräulein Schneider makes a difficult decision regarding their forthcoming wedding ... Cliff is appalled at the burgeoning Fascism and wants to leave Berlin as soon as possible, with the now pregnant Sally. But, just like the shrill, cynical MC, Sally is uninterested in politics – for her, life is only a Cabaret. One is travelling through, in flight, in constant fear, and so in the end each packs his bags. Sally gives away her fur coat to pay for an abortion, and returns to the Kit Kat Club. And Cliff, shortly before the Nazis come to power, leaves Berlin. No one as yet knows where the journ |
What type of cars compete in the FIA WTCC as indicated by the T in the name? | Honda expands factory WTCC effort to four cars - automobilsport.com WTCC NÜRBURGRING Races 2015 photos by Marc HILGER automobilsport.com Honda expands factory WTCC effort to four cars 22.07.2016: *Ryo Michigami to make FIA WTCC debut in Japan *Long-term Honda driver gets fourth factory Civic at Motegi *Ryo Michigami to make FIA WTCC debut in Japan *Long-term Honda driver gets fourth factory Civic at Motegi *Increased factory presence underlines Honda’s WTCC commitment Honda will increase its factory attack on the FIA World Touring Car Championship to four cars when Japanese driver Ryo Michigami joins its line-up for WTCC JVCKENWOOD Race of Japan from 2-4 September. Michigami has been part of the Honda Racing family since 1998, while his career highlights include 11 wins, 51 podiums and 11 pole positions in major categories such as the Japanese Touring Car Championship, Super Formula and Super GT. In 2014, the 43-year-old established his own team, DRAGO CORSE, which competes in Super Formula and Super GT. To date, the squad has nine podiums to its name. The WTCC races at Twin Ring Motegi, which is located 145 kilometres north of the Japanese capital Tokyo, will mark Michigami’s debut in the series and will make him the first driver from his homeland to race a TC1 World Touring Car. He will join Rob Huff, Norbert Michelisz and Tiago Monteiro in driving a factory Honda Civic WTCC at Motegi following a test in one of the Honda Racing Team JAS-run cars at Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona recently. Fittingly, Twin Ring Motegi is owned by Honda and houses the famous Honda Collection Hall, which contains a number of classic race- and road-going Honda cars and motorbikes. “After giving independent champion Norbert Michelisz his dream factory drive in the WTCC, Honda is now handing a local hero in Ryo Michigami the chance to make his World Touring Car Championship debut, which not only underlines Honda’s commitment to the WTCC but will also generate even more interest in the event among Japanese fans,” said François Ribeiro, Head of Eurosport Events, the WTCC promoter. “Ryo has developed a strong reputation from his exploits racing in Japan and is an important part of the Honda Racing family, so it’s a real honour to welcome him to the WTCC at his and Honda’s home event.” Michigami, who has also raced in the Le Mans 24 Hours, said: “I had a chance to test the Civic WTCC at Barcelona last week and was hoping for an opportunity to race it, so I’m very excited that I’ll be able to do this so soon. I was involved in the development of the Civic Type R, which was released last year, and had been watching the Civic WTCC closely as well. I will be racing with my heart and soul at Motegi and putting all my experience to best use. Honda and JAS Motorsport have given me a wonderful opportunity; the car felt consistently fast in Spain and I’ll definitely be well-prepared for the races in Japan.” Daisuke Horiuchi, Large Project Leader WTCC Development, Honda R&D, added: “I’m excited to have a Japanese driver competing for us at our home race. Ryo has been racing with Honda for a long time, so he immediately grasped the characteristics of the Civic WTCC at Barcelona. There isn’t much time between now and Motegi, but we’ll be working our hardest with JAS to provide the support he needs. We’re looking forward to Ryo racing fast in front of the Japanese fans.” Confirmation of Michigami’s participation at WTCC Race of Japan follows yesterday’s (Wednesday) announcement that Esteban Guerrieri will compete at WTCC Race of Argentina next month in a Campos Racing Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1. Honda announces Ryo Michigami as wild-card entry for Japanese WTCC event 21.07.2016 • Ryo Michigami to compete for Honda Racing Team JAS as fourth factory driver at WTCC Round 9, Japan Honda is delighted to announce that Ryo Michigami will compete in the FIA World Touring Car Championship’s Race of Japan as a wild- weiter >> Argentinean Esteban Guerrieri gets dream WTCC chance 20.07.2016 *FIA WTCC Race of Argentina outing awaits home hopeful*After López raised |
Les Gray was the vocalist with which glam-rock band? | BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Mud lead singer Gray dies at 57 Mud lead singer Gray dies at 57 Late Mud singer Les Gray, was a star in the 70s Les Gray, lead singer of 1970s chart topping band Mud has died at 57. The glam rock star died of a heart attack in Portugal, his home for 12 years, and had been battling against throat cancer for some time. Doctors wanted to remove Gray's voicebox as part of his treatment, but he opted for chemotherapy instead in an effort to save his voice and career. Gray was due to take part in a concert in Scotland including Alvin Stardust, Marmalade and Middle of the Road. The charity gig in Glasgow on Saturday is still going ahead as a tribute to the 70s musician. Mud (with Les Gray centre) appeared on Top of the Pops Saturday's Blast From The Past was due to be his comeback, and organisers expressed their sadness and shock at Gray's death. "He was using this concert to give him a focus for his recovery, and offered to MC for the event and sing if he felt up for it," said event organiser Caroline McFarlan. "It will now be a fitting tribute to a very popular star," she added. Talent winners They formed in 1968 and won a national talent contest which brought them to prominence. Their first television appearance was on the Basil Brush Show, while they toured extensively, opening for crooner Jack Jones. The band consisted of Gray, drummer Dave Mount, Ray Stiles on bass and Rob Davis on guitar. Davis went on to become a successful pop songwriter, with Kylie Minogue's Can't Get You Out Of My Head and Spiller chart-topper Groovejet among his credits. Mud scored a trio of number ones in the mid-70s with Lonely This Christmas, Tiger Feet and Oh Boy. Tiger Feet went on to become the biggest-selling single of 1974, while their last chart hit was Lean On Me in 1976. The band split up in 1977, and Gray went solo and took Les Gray's Mud on the road. He eventually moved to the Algarve with his wife Carol, who blamed his illness on a 50-a-day smoking habit. Back to the top Were you a fan of Gray and his band Mud during their heyday in the 70s? This comments page is now closed but you can see a selection of your tributes below. This is sad news. I loved Mud as a kid and later played in bands on the 70's circuit when sometimes Mud were on the same bill. I remember meeting Les for the first time and watching the gig that night from the side of the stage. 2000+ people just loving every minute of a great performance. That's how I'm going to remember him. Alex, Widnes, UK Being from the USA it was very hard to find anything by Mud. I remember reading about them in Melody Maker and NME and just knowing I had to hear them. It took awhile but I was finally able to track down their first two albums and WOW what a surprise! Hearing "Tiger Feet" and "The Cat Crept In" and "Rocket" was so thrilling. Equal to any of the other Glam Rock bands of that era they were always my best kept Glam Rock secret because no one over here had ever heard of them. I loved playing "Tiger Feet" to someone and just watching them smile and dance! ELaw, Hanover, Massachusetts, USA I was born and raised in the NE of England and now live in the US........It took my breath away to read that Les Gray had died as Mud were my musical memories of my 'growing up' into my teen years.......A party or family get-together was not complete without a bop to Tiger Feet with a drunken aunt or my granny or Xmas wouldn't be Xmas if Les wasn't telling us he was going to be 'Lonely this Xmas' without you to hold......Les....God bless you and may you be crooning with Elvis right now showing him your tigerfeet! You were Dyna-mite !! Stan Latimer, New Jersey USA Have just heard the sad news of Mud�s Les Gray�s death. There songs bring back so many memories of my school days in Scotland. I really liked his voice, and they where a super group. I would like to send my condolences to his family. He will be sadly missed. Fiona , Palma de Mallorca - Spain Thanks for the memories Les. I will treasure my Mud records even more now. Val, Bristol A very sad day for Gl |
"What term do we use for the style of art known in German as ""Jugendstil""?" | Art Nouveau Movement, Artists and Major Works | The Art Story Web Services & Hosting by The Computer Studio | Designed by DesArtLab Art Deco Art Deco Art Deco was an eclectic style that flourished in the 1920s and '30s and influenced art, architecture and design. It blended a love of modernity - expressed through geometric shapes and streamlined forms - with references to the classical past and to exotic locations. Modernism and Modern Art Modernism and Modern Art For all its complexities, Modernism is a term applied to late-nineteenth century and twentieth-century movements - including art, literature, architecture, philosophy, etc. - that promote and postulate the new, free from derivation and historical references. And for the new to be possible, old movements must be altogether abandoned, or in the case of Picasso's Cubism, deconstructed. In these paintings, for example, familair subject matter is taken apart, laid out, and thus seen from an entirely new perspective. Bauhaus Bauhaus Bauhaus is a style associated with the Bauhaus school, an extremely influential art and design school in Weimar Germany that emphasized functionality and efficiency of design. Its famous faculty - including Joseph Albers and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe - generally rejected distinctions between the fine and applied arts, and encouraged major advances in industrial design. Arts and Crafts Movement Arts and Crafts Movement The Arts and Crafts Movement was an international design movement that originated in England. It advocated truth to materials and traditional craftsmanship using simple forms and often medieval, romantic or folk styles of decoration. It also proposed economic and social reform and has been seen as essentially anti-industrial. Gustav Klimt Gustav Klimt Austrian painter Gustav Klimt was the most renowned advocator of Art Nouveau in Vienna, and is remembered as one of the greatest decorative painters of the twentieth century. He also produced one of the century's most significant bodies of erotic art. Emile Galle Emile Galle Emile Galle was a French Art Nouveau artist and one of the preeminent glassmakers during this time. Galle's technique involved using opaque glass with etched with floral and plant motifs. Galle is celebrated for reviving a luxury form of glass art known as cameo glass, involving the careful carving and layering of glass and color. James Whistler James Whistler James Whistler was a nineteenth-century American expatriate artist. Educated in France and later based in London, Whistler was a famous proponent of art-for-art's-sake, and an esteemed practictioner of tonal harmony in his canvases, often characterized by his masterful use of blacks and greys, as seen in his most famous work, Whistler's Mother (1871). Whistler was also known as an American Impressionist, and in 1874 he famously turned down an invitation from Degas to exhibit his work with the French Impressionists. Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter, commonly associated with the Post-Impressionist period. As one of the most prolific and experimental artists of his time, van Gogh was a spontaneous painter and a master of color and perspective. Troubled by personal demons all his life, many historians speculate that van Gogh suffered from a Bipolar disorder. Paul Gauguin Paul Gauguin Paul Gauguin was a French Post-Impressionist artist who employed color fields and painterly strokes in his work. He is best known for his primitivist depictions of native life in Tahiti and Polynesia. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a Post-Impressionist artist who depicted the dancers, prostitutes, drinkers, and other characters of fin-de-siecle Paris. He is known for his paintings, his caricatures of friends, and his well-designed posters for Parisian dance halls. Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo was a late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century English architect, furniture maker and interior designer whose work was influential to the Arts & Crafts |
In which year was the Mutiny on the Bounty? | Mutiny on the Bounty, 225 Years Ago - History in the Headlines Mutiny on the Bounty, 225 Years Ago April 28, 2014 By Christopher Klein Share this: Mutiny on the Bounty, 225 Years Ago Author Mutiny on the Bounty, 225 Years Ago URL Google When William Bligh drifted off to sleep on April 27, 1789, the commander of HMS Bounty thought his voyage had thus far “advanced in a course of uninterrupted prosperity, and had been attended with many circumstances equally pleasing and satisfactory.” Within hours, however, that would all change as plans were already afoot for history’s most famous mutiny. As its commander slept, HMS Bounty sliced through the South Pacific laden with cargo vital to the economic interests of the British Empire—not gold or silver, but hundreds of potted breadfruit saplings. These young trees native to Tahiti held the promise of prosperity for plantation owners in the British West Indies who believed the fruit they would yield, which had the texture and smell of freshly baked bread when cooked, would be a cheap, highly nutritious “energy food” to fuel the slaves toiling in their fields. English botanist and naturalist Joseph Banks commissioned Bligh for the Royal Navy’s unusual mission, which departed England in December 1787 bound for Tahiti. Although only 33 years old, Bligh was a salty veteran with a sharp tongue who had sailed the world with Captain James Cook. Among his 45 men was the friendly, familiar face of master’s mate Fletcher Christian with whom he had sailed twice before. After an arduous 10-month journey, HMS Bounty arrived in Tahiti, an island paradise of beautiful scenery and beautiful women. Bligh described it as “the finest island in the world,” but the commander started to stew as he unexpectedly spent week after week in Tahiti waiting for the newly potted saplings to take root. As his men relaxed, Bligh grew tense at the breakdown of his crew’s discipline in a land “where the allurements of dissipation are beyond anything that can be conceived.” Already prone to outbursts of temper, Bligh increasingly lashed out at his men—in particular Christian, who had adopted the islanders’ dress and fallen in love with a Tahitian woman. Although the commander used flogging less often than most captains, he increasingly employed physical punishment on his crew. Bounty finally departed Tahiti with its bounty of breadfruit saplings on April 4, 1789. With Bounty’s stern converted into a floating greenhouse of potted plants, the small ship was more cramped than ever, and the dark, smelly surroundings must have seemed ever harsher after the hedonistic stay in Tahiti. Although Bligh had promoted Christian to acting lieutenant during the voyage, the men’s relationship continued to deteriorate at sea. Fed up with the commander’s imperiousness and insults, Christian could take no more of it. Before dawn broke on April 28, whispers floated in the salty air and light footsteps creaked the floors. Armed with a cutlass, Christian crept into Bligh’s darkened cabin along with three others who pointed muskets and bayonets at the ship’s commander. The mutineers tied Bligh’s hands tightly behind his back and ordered him and 17 of his loyal crew into one of the small open boats on the deck and launched the tiny 23-foot vessel into the water. William Bligh As the sun rose, Bligh scanned the vast blue nothingness that surrounded him. Finally spotting steam rising over the horizon, the outcasts landed on an island to harvest supplies. After receiving a hostile reception from the islanders that claimed the life of one of his crew, Bligh decided their best chance for survival was to sail 3,600 miles to the closest European settlement in Timor. The wet, tired crew parceled out their meager supplies—including 28 gallons of water, 150 pounds of bread and 6 quarts of rum—and they were even forced to eat the undigested fish from the stomachs of birds they caught by hand. The harrowing journey took nearly seven weeks, but Bligh, who lacked charts or a compass, successfully commanded the small open boat to safety in Timor. “Our bo |
A station on line 1 of the Paris Metro and a luxury hotel on an avenue of the same name are named in honour of which British king? | Paris travel guide - Wikitravel 52 59 Being located in Western Europe, Paris has a maritime climate with cool winters and warm summers. The moderating effect of the Atlantic Ocean helps to temper temperature extremes in much of western Europe, including France. Even in January, the coldest month, temperatures nearly always exceed the freezing point with an average high of 6°C (43°F). Snow is not common in Paris, although it will fall a few times a year. Most of Paris' precipitation comes in the form of light rain year-round. Summers in Paris are warm and pleasant, with an average high of 25°C (77°F) during the mid-summer months. Spring and fall are normally cool and wet. With the weather being so pleasant in the summer, it's a great time to visit. By plane[ edit ] Paris is served by three international airports - for more information, including arrival/departure times, check the official sites. Charles de Gaulle International Airport (Roissy)[ edit ] IATA : CDG. The major hub airport to the north-east of the city. It's notoriously confusing, so allow plenty of time for transfers. There are three terminals: Terminal 1, Terminal 2 (which is huge and subdivided into 2A through 2G), and Terminal 3 (formerly T9). The newest exception is terminal 2G which is a separate building and is only reachable via navette/bus in 10-15min (bus leaves every 20min) so allow extra time. The free CDGVAL shuttle train connects the terminals together. When you arrive at CDG, you should note what terminal you arrived at (2A, 2D, etc.), because when you come back to the airport to depart at the end of your trip, the RER subway train makes two stops at CDG to cover the three terminals, but there are few indications of which airlines are at which terminals. Have a close look at your air ticket to figure out which terminal you are departing from. Air France and associates leave from Terminal 2. The RER B has the airlines serviced by each terminal on a not so obvious chart posted by the door of the train. Terminal 1[ edit ] Say that again, please? The RER B station named "Aeroport Charles de Gaulle 1" is a misnomer - it actually serves Terminal 3, not Terminal 1. However, the CDGVAL train (free of charge) links Terminals 1, 2, and 3. There are quite a few points with power outlets specifically for charging passengers' laptops/mobiles, both down by the food court and by some of the gates. Terminal 2E[ edit ] VAT Tax refund: First, have your tax refund papers stamped at the tax refund counter in the main terminal area, before you check in with your airline. Although displaying purchase is officially mandatory, it's usually only required for high priced items. To locate the tax refund counter in the terminal, look for the signs or ask any airline employee for directions. Don't be confused by a single queue splitting between currency exchange and tax refund office: choose tax refund if you prefer euros--while currency exchange refunds only in USD or your national currency, both buy at a robbery rate (and with no rollback to the refund window after you realize the rate). The line can take a long time, expect several minutes per customer. At either office, you can also receive refund for your spouse if you have their passport and refund forms. Duty-free shopping: There are no shops before security check zone. When you shop in post-security check zone, it's not genuinely taxfree, as you can receive a tax refund for those purchases as well. Contrary to what one may expect, there is no L'Occitane; cheese is limited to soft sorts (and there are no ripe varieties); wines starts at €11 and some popular sorts like Chinon can't be found; the sausage selection is extremely limited. There are no mid-range clothes or shoes stores, only luxury brands. Airport transfers[ edit ] For getting to or from Paris, the RER commuter train, line B, has stations in T3 (from where you can take the free CDGVAL shuttle train to T1) and T2. Trains to Paris leave every 7-8 minutes and stop at Gare du Nord, Châtelet-Les Halles, Saint-Michel Notre-Dame, Luxembourg, Port-Royal, Denfert-R |
Method acting is based on the theories of which Russian actor and theatre director? | Stanislavski's method acting admired by Michael Billington | Stage | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close Who has dominated theories of acting over the past 100 years? Undoubtedly, it is the Russian actor and theatre director Konstantin Stanislavski (1863-1938), who co-founded the Moscow Art Theatre. Almost all the acting we see today, on stage or screen, is either an endorsement of, or reaction against, his principles. He developed a method, applicable to most situations, which comprised three key ideas: a reliance on "emotional memory", a focus on the actor's "circle of attention" and a search for a "through-line of action" in which the actor pins down key objectives. Stanislavski's theories were expressed in three crucial books: My Life in Art, An Actor Prepares and Building a Character. His ideas were disseminated throughout the United States by a group of passionate disciples, including Harold Clurman, Elia Kazan, Sanford Meisner and Lee Strasberg, who ran the New York Actors' Studio from 1951 to 1982 and whose pupils included Marlon Brando, James Dean and Marilyn Monroe. The method, as it became known, perfectly suited the American penchant for self-analysis: less attention was paid to Stanislavski's fanatical insistence on voice, diction, physical deportment and personal discipline. However, while Stanislavski's system perfectly suited a theatre based on illusion, it also bred continuing opposition. In Russia, Vsevolod Meyerhold (1874-1940) developed his theory of the actor as a combination of singer, dancer, acrobat and juggler: something that profoundly influenced Peter Brook's 1970 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. In Germany, Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) evolved a new theory of acting in which actors demonstrate the actions of a character rather than identify with their roles: a style that matched Brecht's anti-illusionist, political theatre and often found favour in Britain. And in France there has always been a strong mime tradition seen in the work of Jean-Louis Barrault (1910-1994) and fostered more recently by Jacques Lecoq (1921-1999). The Jacques Lecoq International Theatre School, founded in Paris in 1956, rapidly became a mecca for British theatre practitioners including Steven Berkoff and Complicite's Simon McBurney. Today the actor is faced with a range of options. The growth of physical and visual theatre has led to a renewed interest in Meyerhold, with his use of techniques adopted from sport and the circus. Parisian mime has also been given a British inflexion. However, even if people react against him, Stanislavski retains his magisterial dominance. No system in itself can, of course, endow a performer with the magnetism, vitality and creative intelligence that are an essential part of great acting: those qualities stem from the character of the individual. But Stanislavski provided a route map for exploring what he called "that conscious road to the gates of the unconscious", which is the foundation of modern theatre. And it is a map that no actor, even today, can afford to ignore. His acting 'method' has been adopted by stars from Brando to Day-Lewis, but Stanislavski's company rejected his theories – and the Russian felt his own acting was lacking. Simon Callow explains Published: 16 Mar 2013 |
In the sitcom Porridge what was the middle name of Norman Fletcher, played by Ronnie Barker? | Porridge characters - British Comedy Guide Fletcher AKA: Norman Stanley Fletcher. Played by: Ronnie Barker Forty-two year old Fletcher is a former Teddy Boy and native of North London's Muswell Hill. An "habitual criminal", Fletch has spent many a year behind bars in the past, largely missing out on his three children growing up - the 14-year old Raymond, 19-year old Marion, and 24-year old Ingrid. Long wise to the ways of the system and how to get by inside, Fletch copes by scoring "little victories" over the warders, be it an illicit spot of gambling or wangling himself a cushy job. However, now forced to share a room with young Lennie Godber, Fletch seems to have discovered his true calling, quickly becoming a loving father figure to the young lad. Godber AKA: Leonard Arthur Godber; Gober; Len; Lennie. Played by: Richard Beckinsale 22 years old and engaged to Denise, whom he met in Birmingham's Bull Ring shopping centre, Godber's a somewhat naive and nervous first-time resident of the prison system. A petty criminal who simply never had the chances to make anything of himself and fell into criminality, he's determined not to become a repeat resident of Her Majesty's Pleasure like Fletch. Godber initially struggles to cope with life inside, but is soon soothed by Fletcher's hard-learnt methods for whiling away the hours, keeping busy and keeping his nose clean. Mr. Mackay Senior Prison Officer. Played by: Fulton Mackay A former Drill Sergeant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1st Battalion, Mr Mackay continues to exercise military precision and discipline on the landings of Slade Prison. With his distinctive dulcet tones and sideways nod of the head, MacKay firmly believes in treating all prisoners equally - after all, each man is as despicable as the next! Mr. Barrowclough AKA: Henry Barrowclough. Prison Officer. Played by: Brian Wilde Mackay's polar opposite on Slade's landings, Mr Barrowclough's relaxed approach to prison discipline reflects his belief that Slade's inmates are there to be rehabilitated and eventually sent on their way as useful members of society. Consequently, his easygoing manner is often taken advantage of by prisoners determined to see their latest illicit scheme through to its conclusion. His relaxed approach extends to his marriage, which not even Fletcher's counsel can offer much hope for! |
Which musical note is equal to one-eighth of a semibreve? | Music Theory / Time / Sound and silence Total time is calculated by adding the notes and rests. Two quavers equal a crotchet. Four crotchets equal a semibreve. Eight quavers equal a semibreve. This music plays for 16 crotchets. How long is 16 crotchets in seconds? See Tempo later in this book of Time. Picture notes If you are learning to read music for the first time, it might help to see the notes in pictures. Every note begins with a note-head. The notehead is oval shaped. A semibreve is an empty notehead Notes shorter than a semibreve have a stem. A stem is a vertical line jutting up from the right or down from the left of the notehead A minim is a semibreve with a stem. A crotchet is a minim with a coloured notehead A quaver is a crotchet with a tail. A semiquaver is a crotchet with two tails. A demisemiquaver is a crotchet with three tails. A hemidemisemiquaver is a crotchet with four tails. Clap your hands to the beat. Tails are beamed to the beat. Here are some examples. 2 quavers beamed to a crotchet beat. 4 semiquavers beamed to a crotchet beat. 8 demisemiquavers beamed to a crotchet beat. In a crotchet beat two factors are important. Notes are beamed in multiples of 4. You can slice the beam (beat) in half. 16 hemidemisemiquavers beamed to a crotchet beat. Here are some more complex patterns. In these patterns the beat is equal to a crotchet, so you can count up to the value of a crotchet under every beam. Remember, we beam the beat. Beam (beat) 1. Quaver - Semiquaver - Semiquaver Beam (beat) 2. Semiquaver - Semiquaver - Quaver Beam (beat) 3. Semiquaver - Quaver - Semiquaver Music Theory |
Who led a rebellion from Kent against the government of England in 1450? | Cade's Rebellion | English history [1450] | Britannica.com English history [1450] Shays’s Rebellion Cade’s Rebellion, (1450) Uprising against the government of Henry VI of England . Jack Cade , an Irishman of uncertain occupation living in Kent, organized a rebellion among local small property holders angered by high taxes and prices. He took the name John Mortimer, identifying himself with the family of Henry’s rival, the duke of York. Cade and his followers defeated a royal army in Kent and entered London, where they executed the lord treasurer. They were soon driven out of the city; Cade’s followers dispersed on being offered a pardon, and Cade was mortally wounded in Sussex. His rebellion contributed to the breakdown of royal authority that led to the Wars of the Roses . Learn More in these related articles: Henry VI (king of England) Dec. 6, 1421 Windsor, Berkshire, Eng. May 21/22, 1471 London king of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471, a pious and studious recluse whose incapacity for government was one of the causes of the Wars of the Roses. Jack Cade Ireland July 12, 1450 Heathfield, Sussex, Eng. leader of a major rebellion (1450) against the government of King Henry VI of England; although the uprising was suppressed, it contributed to the breakdown of royal authority that led to the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of... Wars of the Roses (1455–85), in English history, the series of dynastic civil wars whose violence and civil strife preceded the strong government of the Tudors. Fought between the Houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne, the wars were named many years afterward from the supposed badges of the... More about Cade’s Rebellion 1 Reference found in Britannica Articles Assorted Reference reign of Henry VI (in United Kingdom: Cade’s rebellion ) External Links Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: May 11, 2016 URL: https://www.britannica.com/event/Cades-Rebellion Access Date: January 19, 2017 Share |
"""Baronet with Sam Chifhey Up"" is a painting by which artist born in Liverpool in 1724?" | 1000+ images about ART: George Stubbs on Pinterest | Art reproductions, Poodles and Baronet Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas ART: George Stubbs 62 Pins2.44k Followers George Stubbs (25 August 1724 – 10 July 1806) was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses. |
Which paper size measures 210 mm by 297 mm? | A Paper Sizes - A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10 A Paper Sizes Dimensions Of A Series Paper Sizes A Paper Sizes - Quick Lookup Size in is The dimensions of the A series paper sizes, as defined by the ISO 216 standard, are given in the table below the diagram in both millimetres and inches (cm measurements can be obtained by dividing mm value by 10). The A Series paper size chart, below left, gives a visual representation of how the sizes relate to each other - for example A5 is half of A4 size paper and A2 is half of A1 size paper. A Series Paper Sizes Chart. Image courtesy of Office 365 . Table of Paper Sizes From 4A0 to A10 Size 26 x 37 mm 1.0 x 1.5 in To obtain paper sizes in centimetres, convert mm values to cm by dividing by 10 and in feet by dividing inch values by 12. More units here and sizes in pixels here . 4A0 & 2A0 - The DIN 476 Oversize Formats The paper sizes bigger than A0, 4A0 & 2A0, aren't formally defined by ISO 216 but are commonly used for oversized paper. The origin of these formats is in the German DIN 476 standard, that was the original base document from which ISO 216 was derived. 2A0 is sometimes described as A00, however this naming convention is not used for 4A0. A Series Paper Size Tolerances ISO 216 specifies tolerances for the production of A series paper sizes as follows: ±1.5 mm (0.06 in) for dimensions up to 150 mm (5.9 in) ±2 mm (0.08 in) for lengths in the range 150 to 600 mm (5.9 to 23.6 in) ±3 mm (0.12 in) for any dimension above 600 mm (23.6 in) A Series Paper Sizes Defined The A series paper sizes are defined in ISO 216 by the following requirements: The length divided by the width is 1.4142 The A0 size has an area of 1 square metre. Each subsequent size A(n) is defined as A(n-1) cut in half parallel to its shorter sides. The standard length and width of each size is rounded to the nearest millimetre. Note: For reference the last item is there because the root 2 aspect ratio doesn't always give a whole number. For more information about A paper size areas and areas of sizes other than A0 in square metres and square feet click here . International Usage The A series paper sizes are now in common use throughout the world apart from in the US, Canada and parts of Mexico . The A4 size has become the standard business letter size in English speaking countries such as Australia, New Zealand and the UK, that formerly used British Imperial sizes . In Europe the A paper sizes were adopted as the formal standard in the mid 20th century and from there they spread across the globe. RA & SRA Untrimmed Sizes RA & SRA sizes define untrimmed paper for commercial printing. These formats are designed to allow for ink bleed during the printing process so that the paper can then be trimmed to one of the A series sizes. Click here for more on RA & SRA sizes . A3+ (Super A3) A3 Plus, or Super A3 as it is sometimes known, is not an ISO 216 paper size. It has dimensions of 329mm x 483mm (13" x 19"). This gives it an aspect ratio of 1:1.468 rather than the 1:root 2 aspect ratio of the ISO series paper sizes. In actuality the A3+/Super A3 name is quite misleading as this paper size is known as B+ or Super B in the United States and is ANSI B with a 1" margin for print bleed. |
At which battle of May 1455 was King Henry VI captured, leading to Richard Duke of York being declared Lord Protector? | The War of the Roses 1455-1485 | Medieval British History Contact The War of the Roses 1455-1485 A civil war between the Lancastrians and the Yorkists, a King would end up being killed on the battlefield War of the Roses Battle of Bosworth King Richard III Henry Tudor For thirty years, a bitter struggle for the English throne was waged between two branches on the same family, the House of York (White rose) and the House of Lancaster (Red rose), both descended from King Edward lll. The division between the two families became known as The Wars of the Roses. 1st Battle of St. Albans Battle of Blore Heath Battle of Ludford Bridge Battle of Northampton Battle of Wakefield Battle of Mortimor's Cross 2nd Battle of St. Albans Battle of Ferrybridge Battle of Towton Battle of Hedgeley Moor Battle of Hexham Battle of Edgecote Moor Battle of Losecote Field Battle of Barnet Battle of Tewkesbury Battle of Bosworth Battle of Stoke The lead up to the War of the Roses 1450 King Henry VI was considered by many to be incapable of carrying out the roles bestowed on him as King. 22nd March 1454 When Cardinal John Kemp (the Chancellor) died, Henry was incapable of nominating a successor. To ensure that the country could be governed, a Council of Regency was set up which was headed by Richard Plantagenet (3rd Duke of York) who was popular with the people as Lord Protector. In a feud with Henry Percy (2nd Earl of Northumberland), Richard Plantagenet imprisoned Edmund Beaufort (2nd Duke of Somerset) in the Tower of London. Battle of St. Albans Thomas Courtenay (6th Earl of Devon) Henry Percy (2nd Earl of Northumberland) Thomas Clifford (8th Baron de Clifford) 22nd May 1455 Richard, Duke of York led a small army of about 3,000 towards London, but was met at St.Albans by King Henry VI. The Battle of St.Albans would become the first Battle of the War of the Roses. Richard won the battle which resulted in several Lancastrian leaders being killed, which included Edmund, Duke of Somerset as well as Henry, Earl of Northumberland. Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Dorset survived the battle, but was severely wounded. After the battle the Yorkists found King Henry VI hiding in a local tanners shop, he had suffered a bout of mental illness, as well as having a slight wound to his neck by an arrow. The Queen (Margaret of Anjou) and her young son Edward fled into exile. Both sides tried to reconcile their differences, but the original problems that caused the conflict soon re-emerged. The main problem was the issue of if Richard or King Henry VI and his wifes infant son Edward (Prince of Wales) would succeed to the throne, Margaret would not accept any solution that would stop Edward getting the throne. February 1456 King Henry VI recovered from his mental illness enough to relieve Richard of his position of Lord Protector. King Henry VI and his wife went on a royal progress in the Midlands where they were still popular. While King Henry VI was away there was a decline in trade and widespread disorder, there was also piracy by the French Fleets along the South coast. Richard was made to take up his previous post of Lieutenant in Ireland. 1458 Thomas Burchier who was the Archbishop of Canterbury arranged a reconciliation where he negotiated some complex settlements to resolve the blood-feuds that had persisted since the Battle of St.Albans. The Battle of Blore Heath Date: 23rd September 1459 23rd September 1459 Over the past three years Margaret of Anjou maintained the pressure on ending Richard, Duke of York claims to the throne. Finally, Richard decided it was time to act before his forces lost complete momentum. He decided to centralise his forces of 5,000 around Ludlow and then attack the Lancastrian forces. Margaret ordered the Lancastrian army of 10,000 under Lord Audley to prevent Earl of Salisbury from marching from Middleham Castle in Yorkshire to Ludlow in Staffordshire. Two miles east of the town of Market Drayton in Shropshire the battle started with an archery duel between the longbows of both armies. The Earl of Salisbury was aware that any |
What is the name of the bridge with shops on both sides that crosses the River Avon in Bath? | River Avon: Facts and Information | Primary Facts River Avon: Facts and Information Posted on Here are some facts about the River Avon. The River Avon is the UK’s 19th longest river, at just over 120 km. It flows from its source near Chipping Sodbury in the Cotswolds, to the Severn estuary. The River Avon Trail stretches for almost 40 km from Bath to Pill in north Somerset. The trail can be walked or cycled and some sections allow horse riding. The River Avon flows through Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Somerset. There are several other rivers with the same name in the UK, as well as several in Australia and New Zealand. Bradford on Avon is about 12 km southeast of Bath. The town’s Norman bridge has a small round building on it, once used as the town prison. Changes from low to high tide can raise the river’s level in Bristol by up to 10 metres. The expression ‘ship shape and Bristol fashion’ comes from ships navigating the river at low tide. The Avon flows through Bath, one of England’s most beautiful and historic cities. The 45 metre long Pulteney Bridge is one of few in the world that has shops along both sides. The 18th century Dundas Aqueduct crosses the River Avon near Limpley Stoke. It carries one of the last remaining sections of the Kennet and Avon Canal. The river is an important area for several breeds of dragonflies. One of these is the scarce chaser dragonfly which is found in only a few other areas in England. The Avon Gorge has become a symbol of Bristol and is one of the most spectacular stretches of the river. The gorge stretches for over 2km and is over 90 metres deep in places. The Clifton Suspension Bridge over the gorge was the site of one of the first modern bungee jumps, in 1979. What next? Discover some facts about other famous rivers . |
The painting And When Did You Last See Your Father? by William Frederick Yeames is set in the middle of which century? | View William Frederick Yeames art prices and auction results | Invaluable Estimate: Log in or create account to view price data Description: WILLIAM FREDERICK YEAMES (BRITISH 1835-1918) AND WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER? Oil on panel 42cm x 54cm (16.5in x 21.3in) Condition Report: Minor scattered retouching. Condition Disclaimer Under the Conditions of Sale applicable to the sale of the lot, buyers must satisfy themselves as to each and every aspect of the quality of the lot, including (without limitation) its authorship, attribution, condition, provenance, authenticity, age, suitability and origin. Lots are sold on an 'as is' basis but the actual condition of the lot may not be as good as indicated by its outward appearance. In particular parts may have been replaced or renewed and lots may not be authentic or of satisfactory quality. Any statement in relation to the lot is merely an expression of opinion of the seller or Lyon & Turnbull and should not be relied upon as an inducement to bid on the lot. Lots are available for inspection prior to the sale and you are strongly advised to examine any lot in which you are interested prior to the sale. Our condition report has not been prepared by a professional conservator, restorer or engineer. Estimate: Log in or create account to view price data Description: ''The Latest Scandal'', Two Figures in Litters Meeting on a Street, signed lower left: W.F. Yeames, oil on canvas laid to board with supporting stretchers. est:$4000/6000. Note: The present work is the larger finished painting for a study of the same name sold at Christie's South Kensington, 9 November 2000, lot 306 ($1,516). Provenance: Property of Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, South Pasadena, CA; by descent in the family to the present owners Condition Report: Visual: Generally good condition. A few minor scattered spots of loss: one in the upper center, one in the lower center, a few tiny spots on the red litter, one on the center footman, a few tiny spots in the upper right. Blacklight: A 4'' vertical line and some scattered spots of touch-up on the left litter. Estimate: Log in or create account to view price data Description: THE TOAST OF THE KITCAT CLUB "It having fallen to the turn of the of the Duke of Kingston to propose a beauty as the annual toast of the club, he nominated his little daughter, Lady Mary Pierrepont (afterwards Lady Mary Wortley Montagu). Some of the members demurred, as they had not seen her. The duke sent for her, and when she arrived, she was received with acclamations, her claims unanimously allowed, and she was petted and caressed by all the eminent men present, including Addison, Steele, Marlborough, Congreve. etc." signed and dated "W.F. Yeames/1884." (lower left) oil on canvas 44 1/2 x 38 in. (113 x 96.5 cm.) PROVENANCE R. Dawber, 1887. EXHIBITED London, Royal Academy, 1884, no. 332. Southport, Atkinson Art Gallery, 1902. Manchester, Royal Jubilee Exhibition, 1887, no. 225. LITERATURE Henry Blackburn (ed.), Royal Academy Notes, 1884, p. 29, (illustrated). Art Journal, 1884, p. 210. Athenaeum, no. 2949, 3 May 1884, pp. 571, 701-2. Yeames was born at Taganrog in Southern Russia, where his father was the British Consul. Having received his first artistic education in Dresden, he came to London in 1848 and studied under the sculptor Richard Westmacott and the architectural draughtsman George Scharf. He was in Italy from 1852 to 1858, when he returned to London, making his debut at the Royal Academy the following year. He remained a regular contributor, becoming an Associate in 1866, a full Academician in 1878, and subsequently Librarian. He also supported the British Institution, the Royal Society of British Artists and the more advanced Grosvenor Gallery, launched in 1877. For many years he was a member of the St John's Wood Clique, together with P.H. Calderon, H.S. Marks, G.D. Leslie, D.W. Wynfield and G.A. Storey; but on his retirement from the RA in 1913 he moved to Teignmouth, where he died in 1918 at the age of eighty-three. Yeames was a versatile talent, turning hi |
For what is the C series of paper sizes used? | Paper Drafting Sizes - ISO 216 series A, B and C Paper Drafting Sizes - ISO 216 series A, B and C The ISO 216 A, B and C drawing series - dimensions of regular, oversized and envelope sheets Sponsored Links ISO 216 "Writing paper and certain classes of printed matter; Trimmed sizes; A and B series" specifies international standard (ISO) paper sizes, used in most countries in the world today with three series of paper sizes: A, B and C. Series C is primarily used for envelopes. ISO A Series The ISO A series of sheet sizes is based on a constant width to length ratio of 1:√2 (rounded to the nearest millimeter). The A0 size is defined as having an area of one square meter (1 m2). Paper weights is expressed in grams per square meter. Each smaller sheet size is exactly half the area of the previous size. ISO A Series A12 13 x 18 ISO 216 does not define sizes larger than A0 or B0. With the German standard DIN 476 "Trimmed sizes of paper" the sizes can be expanded by using a factor in front of the size: 2A0 is twice the size of A0 4A0 is four time the size of A0 Oversized ISO A Sheets Oversized sheets are used when it is desirable to give extra protection to the drawing sheets by providing a binding or trimming margin. ISO A Series |
The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel was the final regular episode of which sitcom? | Open All Hours Open All Hours Episode Details The Pilot Granville informs Arkwright that Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's car has been seen parked outside another man's house every night. Arkwright is consumed by jealousy and worries about it all day. That evening, Arkwright decides to tackle Nurse Gladys about her nocturnal visits. He pretends to have hurt his arm and goes to visit her. She sees through his ruse and gives him something unpleasant to drink. He finally tells her what he's really come about. She explains that she's been visiting her sister and there's nowhere to park her car outside her sister's house. Granville takes a fancy to a young lady petrol pump attendant. He bemoans the fact that he has to use a shop bike when he'd rather have a van to drive. He's also depressed about the fact that working all hours in the shop doesn't leave him any time for a social life. This pilot was shown as part of Ronnie Barker's 1973 series "Seven Of One". Full Of Mysterious Promise Arkwright decides to save some money on new lot of stock by buying fire damaged tinned food with no labels. Arkwright tries every trick he can think of to unload them on his customers. He advises them as the original eatable bingo. Granville overhears Mrs Belwett talk to Arkwright about the owner of No 87 and her liberal ways. Granville decides to visit the house to find out if this is true but finds out the hard way that he just hasn't got enough experience. Arkwright finally gets what he deserves, after pursuing Nurse Glays Emmanuel all day to show him a slight glimpse of her underwear. Also appearing: Kathy Staff, Peter Wallis, Gillian McClements, John Lawrence A Mattress On Wheels Granville tries to talk Arkwright into buying a van for deliveries. Granville doesn't mind what sort of van it is, as long as there's room for a mattress in the back. Arkwright is stuck between the desires to get the Nurse into the back of the van while trying not to spent too much money. Also appearing: George Innes, Juliet Cooke, Harry Markham, Jean Heywood, Barbara Keogh A Nice Cosy Little Disease Arkwright thinks that if he pretends to have a nice cosy disease, then Nurse Gladys Emmanuel will have to nurse him to good health. Granville on the other hand falls downs the steps and it's he who gets the full attention of the good Nurse. Also appearing: Clare Kelly, Graham Armitage, Juliet Aykroyd, Barbara Keogh, Tony Aitken Beware Of The Dog After another attempted burglary, Arkwright decides that the shop needs a guard dog. Putting a sign 'Beware of the Dog' does not fool anyone and a dog in the shop is scaring all the customers away. Arkwright decides that the next best thing is to have the sound of a guard. Granville is not amazed as Arkwright has used Granville's soul music tape to record it. Also appearing: Shirley Steedman, Kevin Moreton Well Catered Funeral Arkwright's old friend Parslow dies suddenly. That makes Arkwright stop and think for a moment, but then he realises that there's a profit to be made providing the food for the wake. Granville gets a visit from Mr Wilkinson and gets some advice about the facts of life. After the funeral, Arkwright encourages Granville to get out more, but only so he can pursue Nurse Gladys Emmanuel. Also appearing: Kathy Staff, Reginald Barratt, John Challis Apples And Self Service Arkwright has overstocked with apples, so he starts a sales drive to get rid of them. He also decides to reorganise the shop to provide a self service area but finds it hard to allow the customer to get too close to the goods. Also appearing: Madge Hindle, John McKelvey, Michael Redfern, Edna Dore Laundry Blues Gladys Emmanuel is shocked to find that Arkwright's old washing machine is not electric. Gladys Emmanuel insists that he buys a new electric model. Arkwright has to think of a way of meeting her wishes without spending too much money. But that's not only his problem, as the VAT man is schedule to give him a visit. Also appearing: Maggie Ollerenshaw, Renu Setna, Nick Stringer, Matthew Scurfield The Reluctant Traveller Granville needs to be alone |
"At the recent Tony Awards The King and I won the Best Revival of a Musical. Which word completes the title of the novel on which it is based – ""Anna and the King of ……..""?" | THE KING AND I :: Rodgers & Hammerstein :: Show Details Like this page on facebook. THE KING AND I Music by Rodgers, Richard | Book by Oscar Hammerstein II | Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Based on Anna and the King by Margaret Landon | Original Choreography by Jerome Robbins East versus West makes for a dramatic, richly textured and ultimately uplifting tale of enormous fascination. It is 1862 in Siam when an English widow, Anna Leonowens, and her young son arrive at the Royal Palace in Bangkok, having been summoned by the King to serve as tutor to his many children and wives. The King is largely considered to be a barbarian by those in the West, and he seeks Anna's assistance in changing his image, if not his ways. With both keeping a firm grip on their respective traditions and values, Anna and the King grow to understand and, eventually, respect one another, in a truly unique love story. Along with the dazzling score, the incomparable Jerome Robbins ballet, 'The Small House of Uncle Thomas,' is one of the all-time marvels of the musical stage. The King and I Synopsis THE KING AND I is based on a 1944 novel by Margaret Landon, Anna and the King of Siam which, in turn, was adapted from the real life reminiscences of Anna Leonowens as recounted in her own books The English Governess at the Siamese Court and The Romance of the Harem. The time is the early 1860s. The place, the royal capital city of Bangkok in the kingdom of Siam. Anna Leonowens, an attractive English widow, arrives in Bangkok with her son Louis. She has been engaged by The King of Siam to teach English and other Western ideas and philosophies to members of the royal family, including the King’s many wives and many more children. Escorted ashore by the King’s Prime Minister, The Kralahome, Anna is at first unsure that she and Louis have made the right decision by coming to Siam. In the King’s court, attempts toward implementing Western values clash with old fashioned customs and traditions. Even as the King is proclaiming his belief in the ideals of the West, he accepts a gift from the King of Burma – a peace offering, a slave. The King admires the young girl, Tupim, not suspecting her lack of interest in him nor the fact that her true love in Lun Tha, the young Burmese who has escorted her to Bangkok. Anna is finally presented to The King, and her doubts turn to indignant anger when it seems that His Majesty has a cavalier way of forgetting issues that do not interest him – such as Anna’s salary, her days off and the issue of a brick house that was supposed to be built for her adjacent to the Royal Palace. But, on the verge of storming out, Anna is coxed into meeting the Royal Children. She is introduced to the King’s first wife, Lady Thiang, and in turn to the King’s children. That settles it. She stays to teach. In the classroom Anna instructs the Royal Children, the King’s wives and sometimes the King himself. They learn of a great outside world where there exists such strange and unheard wonders as snow, ice, and freedom of the individual. When the King learns that a British diplomat, Sire Edward Ramsay, is on his way from Singapore to Bangkok ostensibly to pay his compliments to the King but also to assess the monarch’s hold on his own thrown, Anna cleverly finds a way to help the King convince Sir Edward that is a sophisticated and commanding leader. Anna suggests that the King host a dinner for Sir Edward in the European style, with his wives dressed in the latest European style, and with an entertainment provided by the quick and intelligent slave girl Tuptim. The King is so happy with the thought of this forthcoming dinner, and recognizing the friendship that is growing between himself and the equally strong-willed “Mrs. Anna,” he now promises Anna that she will get her brick house, according to their agreement. The dinner proves a great success, despite the discomfort and anger that arises from the King during Tuptim’s presentation of “The Small House of Uncle Thomas,” in which Harriet Beecher Stowe’s passionate denunciation of bigotry in Ame |
"What is the surname of former rally driver Roger Albert after whom the RAC Rally which began in 2004 is named - it follows a route based on the ""classic"" RAC Rally first organised by the Royal Automobile Club in 1932?" | Club History – soscc.co.uk Club History The Club’s History If you have any information which should appear here, please contact the webmaster. The latest addition was made to this page on April 11th 2015 with the Autocar Magazine’s report on Francis Dundas’s win of the 1958 Scottish Rally. Prior to this, on February 20th 2015, we added the list of all winners of the Queensberry (Club Champion) Trophy from 1954. Then on March 24th 2015, we added the ‘Autocar’ Magazine’s stories of the 1952 and 1953 Scottish Rallies, the entry list for the ’52 event including three SOSCC drivers. Frank Dundas was the only member mentioned in the ’53 report. And on March 30th 2015, we completed adding extracts ‘from the minutes’ of club committee meetings held in 1976, 1977 and 1978 and also items from newsletters, 12 Car Rallies and other correspondence when the club was Chaired first by mobile school dentist, Derek Attwood, and later farmer Bill Riddick, who lived at Templand Hill, Kirkton. Find all these items chronologically, by scrolling down the page and looking for the years highlighted. Our Honorary President We were extremely fortunate that up to the date of his death, September 4th 2007, one of the founder members of the club, His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KT, was our Honorary President and still actively supporting the club, kindly allowing us access to the many roads around the Drumlanrig Castle estate, particularly to celebrate the club’s 50th anniversary in the form of a special stage rally in 2005. The natural successor to the late Duke was his son, Richard, who early in 2008 willingly agreed to take over the role of Honorary President from his father, because in his words, he ‘believed in continuing on with traditions’. The event in 2005 to celebrate the 50th anniversary was named the ‘Autumn Stages’, the traditional name for the club’s annual stage rally, (even though in 2005 the event ran out of season in May) having originally been scheduled for September 2004, but initially postponed, due to a lack of entries. Undaunted, the committee pressed on and ran the event in 2005 instead, admittedly a few months late but fittingly this time, running with exactly 50 starters, to mark this historic occasion. The event was run again at Drumlanrig in September 2007 and September 2008. More about the ‘Autumn Stages’ later. Our Honorary Vice President This, as you will see from this website’s Home Page, is John Bogie. To read more about John and his own motor sport career, please scroll down the page to the Alphabetical section, where you will find a short story about some of our more ‘experienced’ past and present members. The Birth of the South of Scotland Car Club. Until late in 2011, it had been believed that the South of Scotland Car Club started life in 1954. However, in November 2011, fresh information came to light after a great deal of detailed research, proving without doubt that in fact, the club commenced in 1951. Initially, in 2010, we received a completely unexpected e.mail from a gentleman called Chris Denham. Chris’s dad, George Philip Denham-Cookes, had recently passed away and knowing that his Dad had something to do with the club back in its early days, he had tracked down the SOSCC to let us know. After one and a half years and considerable correspondence, Chris was eventually able to provide vital clues that led us to conclusive proof of the precise date that the club was born. In 2010, Philip’s wife Iris was now in her nineties and living in Devon. She had recalled that in November 1950, after she and Philip, a successful racing driver in his own right, had just completed a lengthy rally around Britain, had invited some fellow motor sport enthusiasts back to Woodland House in Newbridge for drinks. (Woodland House later became the Embassy Hotel and later re-adopted its original name to become the Woodland House Hotel). According to Iris, after several whiskies, those present decided to start a club for motoring enthusiasts in the South of Scotland and agreed to put an advert in the Dumfries newsp |
What number isotope of carbon is used in radiocarbon dating, a method invented by Willard Libby in the 1940s? | Radiocarbon Dating Key Concepts - Beta Analytic Radiocarbon Dating: An Introduction Willard Libby developed radiocarbon dating as a method to measure radioactivity. Carbon-14 is a weakly radioactive isotope of Carbon; also known as radiocarbon, it is an isotopic chronometer. Radiocarbon dating is only applicable to organic and some inorganic materials (not applicable to metals). Gas proportional counting, liquid scintillation counting, and accelerator mass spectrometry are the three principal radiocarbon dating methods. Radiocarbon dating labs use Oxalic Acid I and Oxalic Acid II as modern standards. Radiocarbon measurements are reported as Conventional Radiocarbon Age. The impact of the radiocarbon dating technique on modern man has made it one of the most significant discoveries of the 20th century. No other scientific method has managed to revolutionize man’s understanding not only of his present but also of events that already happened thousands of years ago. Archaeology and other human sciences use radiocarbon dating to prove or disprove theories. Over the years, carbon 14 dating has also found applications in geology, hydrology, geophysics, atmospheric science, oceanography, paleoclimatology, and even biomedicine. Radiocarbon Dating Pioneer American physical chemist Willard Libby led a team of scientists in the post World War II era to develop a method that measures radiocarbon activity. He is credited to be the first scientist to suggest that the unstable carbon isotope called radiocarbon or carbon 14 might exist in living matter. Mr. Libby and his team of scientists were able to publish a paper summarizing the first detection of radiocarbon in an organic sample. It was also Mr. Libby who first measured radiocarbon’s rate of decay and established 5568 years ± 30 years as the half-life. In 1960, Mr. Libby was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in recognition of his efforts to develop radiocarbon dating. Basic Principles of Carbon Dating Radiocarbon, or carbon 14, is an isotope of the element carbon that is unstable and weakly radioactive. The stable isotopes are carbon 12 and carbon 13. Carbon 14 is continually being formed in the upper atmosphere by the effect of cosmic ray neutrons on nitrogen 14 atoms. It is rapidly oxidized in air to form carbon dioxide and enters the global carbon cycle. Plants and animals assimilate carbon 14 from carbon dioxide throughout their lifetimes. When they die, they stop exchanging carbon with the biosphere and their carbon 14 content then starts to decrease at a rate determined by the law of radioactive decay. Radiocarbon dating is essentially a method designed to measure residual radioactivity. By knowing how much carbon 14 is left in a sample, the age of the organism when it died can be known. It must be noted though that radiocarbon dating results indicate when the organism was alive but not when a material from that organism was used. Radiocarbon Datable Materials Not all materials can be radiocarbon dated. Most, if not all, organic compounds can be dated. Some inorganic matter, like a shell’s aragonite component, can also be dated as long as the mineral’s formation involved assimilation of carbon 14 in equilibrium with the atmosphere. Samples that have been radiocarbon dated since the inception of the method include charcoal , wood , twigs, seeds , bones , shells , leather, peat , lake mud, soil , hair, pottery , pollen , wall paintings, corals, blood residues, fabrics , paper or parchment, resins, and water , among others. Physical and chemical pretreatments are done on these materials to remove possible contaminants before they are analyzed for their radiocarbon content. Principal Methods of Measuring Radiocarbon There are three principal techniques used to measure carbon 14 content of any given sample— gas proportional counting, liquid scintillation counting, and accelerator mass spectrometry . Gas proportional counting is a conventional radiometric dating technique that counts the beta particles emitted by a given sample. Beta particles are products of radiocarbon decay. |
Who was appointed as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor after the recent General Election? | Who is Michael Gove? News Who is Michael Gove? Britain's Justice Secretary, Michael Gove, delivers his speech after announcing his bid to become Conservative Party leader Credit: PETER NICHOLLS 7 July 2016 • 5:35pm Born: 26 August 1967 (age 48) EU vote: Leave Michael Gove , Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath, commands the respect of MPs across the House of Commons for his measured approach and liberal ideas when it comes to policy making. The problem is his colleagues are concerned he may not have the right appeal to swing wavering voters to the Tories in a General Election, and don't forget he's ruled himself out more than once already. Within the Party, Mr Gove is not considered as a serious contender for the top job because he genuinely has no real ambition to become the Prime Minister. Who is Michael Gove's wife? He is married to Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine , with whom he has two children. Michael Gove and his wife Sarah Vine Credit: Paul Grover/Telegraph Before politics Born in 1967, Michael Gove was brought up by Labour-supporting adoptive parents in Aberdeen. After attending an independent school, he studied English at Oxford and had a career as a journalist before becoming an MP. Political experience 2005: First elected as an MP for Surrey Heath 2007: Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 2010: Appointed Secretary of State for Education and overhauls the system by taking on teaching unions, expanding the academies programme and launching his free schools programme 2014: Appointed Chief Whip |
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Which film director is the uncle of actor Jason Schwartzman? | Andrea Hubert meets The Darjeeling Limited actor Jason Schwartzman | Film | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close Looking like a stylish, impeccably polite hybrid love child of Cher, Anthony Kiedis and Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman sits back, one leg casually slung over the table, waiting for the interview to begin. I've seen this laid back stance before - on that infamous YouTube clip , where an equally unperturbed Schwartzman sits quietly, one leg on the desk, observing without drama on the set of I Heart Huckabees as director David O Russell goes apeshit on co-star Lily Tomlin. In the "comments" section below, someone remarks "I love the way Jason Schwartzman is just sitting back, chilling". I kinda like that too. Schwartzman, (whose only response is "I'd work with him again in a second, he's brilliant"), is, like cousin Sofia, characteristically low key for a Coppola. Springing as he does from a family chock full of Oscar winning actors, writers and directors, perhaps it's in his nature to deny any hint of the stereotype that he may have been born with a silver spoon in his mouth just because mom Talia Shire was getting sweaty with Sylvester Stallone (she played Rocky's girlfriend) and uncle Francis was winning Oscars throughout his childhood. Which, according to Schwartzman, was far away from film sets and pretty much nothing whatsoever to do with acting. But acting found him. It was as eccentric outsider Max Fischer in 1999's Rushmore that Schwartzman and best friend Anderson both gained a cult following. Eight years later they are reunited, writing The Darjeeling Ltd together with cousin Roman Coppola, and preparing through what he calls "personal improv". What is that exactly? He smiles at the memory. "It's like there seems to be this comic thread of advice between us. I'll go to Wes and say 'I said this to her and she said this back, and what I wish I said was this, and what do you think I should have said' and it's sort of like a role play, so we kind of rewrote stuff that happened to work out." It's an endearing tableau, and one he earns cool geek points for being thoroughly unsheepish over. Post Rushmore, his CV provides a cornucopia of quirkiness that could make even eternal oddball Steve Buscemi envious. Schwartzman fans will sing his praises in the otherwise unremarkable Slackers as Ethan, the creepy stalker, speed freak Ross in Spun, or Jeremy in Shopgirl, the plain speaking social retard who makes Claire Danes buy her own movie ticket on their first date. The dysfunctional milieu is one Schwartzman is very comfortable with. The Darjeeling Limited continues the theme with Schwartzman, Owen Wilson and Adrien Brody as estranged brothers in India on a spiritual quest, complete with Wilson's regimented laminated itinerary and determination to "find himself". It's distinctly lighter than Anderson's other famously dysfunctional family the Royal Tenenbaums. Schwartzman's character Jack, a barefoot lovelorn writer, is perhaps the most restrained of all the crazies he's played, though he does a nice line in pharmaceutical drug abuse. Do you consciously choose weird characters? "Well, I guess it depends on your definition on what's weird and what's normal. What is normal? You tell me. You're the one who thinks they're weird." Well, here's a list for you. Stalker, speed freak, impotent king of France... "I wanted to play a stalker because I thought it'd be cool to play a villain. Someone unrestrained, with real problems. Someone really messed up. But I liked him anyway, I like them all. I don't think they're weird, I think they're great. And the people around them think their life is funny, like it's a big joke, but they don't think it's funny. I'm attracted to characters who don't mean to be funny, but sort of are anyway. They all seem to want something really badly, something they may never get." That could quite easily be a metaphor for a failed Hollywood career... "Well I was never one of those crazily ambitious kids. You know the ones that dress up like little cowboys and have their headshots up in the barber |
"The French call this art style ""nature morte"". What do we call it?" | I Photo Central | Photography News | Photography Books: Josephson's Conceptualism, Sternberger's Pathognomicism, Katsiff's Nature Morte Photography Books: Josephson's Conceptualism, Sternberger's Pathognomicism, Katsiff's Nature Morte By Matt Damsker THE LIGHT OF COINCIDENCE: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF KENNETH JOSEPHSON. University of Texas Press. Hardbound; 265 pgs.; 254 duotone and color photos. ISBN No. 978-1-4773-0938-4. Information: http://www.utexaspress.com . This impressive volume spans the career of Kenneth Josephson, whose vast body of conceptual photography has made its way into most major museums since he made his mark in the 1960s and '70s, but has seldom been published in book form. "The Light of Coincidence" makes that right with a superb retrospective, featuring gorgeous reproductions of Josephson's bold and sensual duotones along with a variety of images that define this still-vital artist. The inclusion of essays by curators/critics Gerry Badger and Lynne Warren (a former student of Josephson who brought his work to light in 1983 via a mid-career survey) result in sharp-eyed focus on the art. Warren notes that the Detroit-born Josephson, who is now 84, was mentored by the likes of Harry Callahan and cut his teeth, aesthetically, with images of Chicago's urban environment. But it was the rise of conceptual art that helped set him apart. "Josephson had very different influences from those of the emerging conceptual artists in Europe and New York," writes Warren. "He had been moved by the example of painter Rene Magritte, among others, and by his own experimental film 33rd and LaSalle from 1960-62, which shows a building that sported billboards advertising [movies] in the process of being demolished. It was these things that pushed him to explore ideas about photographic representation in the form of 'images within images.' " By now, of course, such conceptual strategy may not seem unusual, especially given that photographers from Walker Evans onward have produced famous images that contain other photographic images. However, Josephson broke the illusory plane with a 1967 photo, "Drottingholm, Sweden," in which we see his outthrust arm in the foreground, holding a postcard image of the same Swedish building he's capturing with his lens, in what becomes a kind of backgrounded foreground. This wry yet elegantly wrought statement of photography's ubiquity and the challenge of originality is fully in step with the aesthetic impulses of '60s pop art and the conceptualism that would soon flower in all media. The outthrust, arm-held image would become a Josephson trademark well into the 1980s, with increasingly subtle results, especially when he would hold, for example, a square with a cut-out center to frame a sight or figure in the middle distance. But the technique would amount to gimmickry if it were all Josephson offered. His many female nudes and restless formal experiments–with shapes, patterns, focus, and contrast–are consistently startling and disciplined. A seemingly straightforward shot of four old men seated round a table in Rochester, NY, in 1957 is made glorious by a flood of sunlight from the facing door and windows. There are countless such treasures in this volume, and we're lucky to have them collected in one accessible place–finally. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PORTRAIT: MARCEL STERNBERGER'S REVELATIONS IN PHOTOGRAPHY. By Jacob Loewentheil. Skira Rizzoli Publications. Hardbound; 210 pgs.; 206 portrait photographs. ISBN No. 978-0-8478-4831-7. Information: http://www.rizzoliusa.com . This brilliant monograph by art scholar Jacob Loewentheil is a welcome appreciation and analysis of the work of the great portrait photographer Marcel Sternberger, who died in a 1956 car crash while on his way to visit his legendary friends (and his camera's great subjects) Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Indeed, many of Sternberger's portraits have become part of our global sensibility–the famed, darkly backgrounded images of Sigmund Freud, Albert Einstein, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George Bernard Shaw, Kahlo and River |
Where was the Marquis de Sade imprisoned after the Chateau de Vincennes closed in 1784, until he was transferred to an asylum on July 4th 1789? | Marquis de Sade | مـصـر الـمـدنـيـة مـصـر الـمـدنـيـة Posted on May 6, 2013 by liberall Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (French: [maʁki də sad]; 2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814) was a French aristocrat, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer, famous for his libertine sexuality. His works include novels, short stories, plays, dialogues and political tracts; in his lifetime some were published under his own name, while others appeared anonymously and Sade denied being their author. He is best known for his erotic works, which combined philosophical discourse with pornography, depicting sexual fantasies with an emphasis on violence, criminality and blasphemy against the Catholic Church. He was a proponent of extreme freedom, unrestrained by morality, religion or law. The words “sadism” and “sadist” are derived from his name. Sade was incarcerated in various prisons and in an insane asylum for about 32 years of his life; 11 years in Paris (10 of which were spent in the Bastille), a month in the Conciergerie, two years in a fortress, a year in Madelonnettes, three years in Bicêtre, a year in Sainte-Pélagie and 13 years in the Charenton asylum. During the French Revolution he was an elected delegate to the National Convention. Many of his works were written in prison. Life Early life and education The Château de Lacoste above Lacoste, a residence of de Sade; currently the site of theater festivals. The Marquis de Sade was born in the Condé palace, Paris, to Comte Jean-Baptiste François Joseph de Sade and Marie-Eléonore de Maillé de Carman, cousin and Lady-in-waiting to thePrincess of Condé. He was educated by an uncle, the Abbé de Sade. Later, he attended a Jesuit lycée, then pursued a military career, becoming Colonel of a Dragoon regiment, and fighting in the Seven Years’ War. In 1763, on returning from war, he courted a rich magistrate’s daughter, but her father rejected his suitorship and, instead, arranged a marriage with his elder daughter, Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil; that marriage produced two sons and a daughter. In 1766, he had a private theatre built in his castle, the Château de Lacoste, in Provence. In January 1767, his own father died. Sade’s father, Jean-Baptiste François Joseph de Sade. Title and heirs The Sade men alternated using the marquis and comte (count) titles. His grandfather, Gaspard François de Sade, was the first to use marquis;occasionally, he was the Marquis de Sade, but is documentarily identified as the Marquis de Mazan. The Sade family were Noblesse d’épée, claiming at the time the oldest, Frank-descended nobility, so, assuming a noble title without a King’s grant, was customarily de rigueur. Alternating title usage indicates that titular hierarchy (below duc et pair) was notional; theoretically, the marquis title was granted to noblemen owning several countships, but its use by men of dubious lineage caused its disrepute. At Court, precedence was by seniority and royal favour, not title. There is father-and-son correspondence, wherein father addresses son as marquis. Sade’s mother Marie Eleonore de Maille de Carman For many years, Sade’s descendants regarded his life and work as a scandal to be suppressed. This did not change until the mid-twentieth century, when the Comte Xavier de Sade reclaimed the marquis title, long fallen into disuse, on his visiting cards, and took an interest in his ancestor’s writings. At that time, the “Divine Marquis” of legend was so unmentionable in his own family that Xavier de Sade only learned of him in the late 1940s when approached by a journalist. He subsequently discovered a store of Sade’s papers in the family château at Condé-en-Brie, and worked with scholars for decades to enable their publication. His youngest son, the Marquis Thibault de Sade, has continued such collaboration. The family have also claimed copyright of the name. The Château de Condé was sold by the family in 1983. As well as the manuscripts they retain, others are held in universities and libraries. Many, however, were lost in the eighteenth and nineteenth centur |
Gary Player is one of three golfers to win both the Open and the Senior Open. New Zealander Bob Charles and which American, a five-time Open winner in the 1970s and 1980s are the others? | Top 10 Greatest Golfers of All Time - Toptenz.net Toptenz.net Posted by Jeff Kelly on May 10, 2012 in Sports | 72,940 Views | 93 Responses Over the last century, golf has emerged as one of the biggest and most widely played sports in the world. The rise of golf, both in America and around the world, has brought fame and riches to many, many men, and today it could be argued that professional golf has never been more popular. But today’s players owe an awful lot to those who came before them, as some of the greatest golfers of all time paved the way for today’s young stars and brought popularity to the sport. Here are the ten of the greatest and most influential golfers of all time. 10. Byron Nelson It’s really kind of amazing to think about, but three of the greatest golfers in history (Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, and Byron Nelson), were all born within seven months of each other in 1912. A native of Waxahachie, Texas, Nelson played professionally between 1935-1946 and won 52 times, including five major championships. He was a two-time winner of both the Masters and the PGA Championship, and only the absence of an Open Championship kept him from completing the career grand slam. Nicknamed Lord Byron, his legacy has remained intact thanks in large part to the Byron Nelson Championship, played annually in Dallas . Up until his death in 2006, he was present at his namesake tournament virtually every year. The Nelson Championship is far from the most important event on the PGA calendar, but all you need to know about how the man is viewed by today’s professionals is the fact that the vast majority always make it a point to compete out of respect. 9. Tom Watson When thinking of the greatest golfers of all-time, you’d probably jump immediately to some of the other guys on this list, like (SPOILER ALERT) Tiger, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. One name you probably didn’t immediately think of, but absolutely should have, is Tom Watson . The native of Kansas City was one of the most dominant players in the world in the 1970’s and 1980’s, winning eight majors, including five Open Championships, and coming up just short of the career grand slam, having never finished higher than second in the PGA Championship. What a slacker. Watson was also aided in his ascendance to the top of the golfing world by a familiar name: Byron Nelson. Nelson took an interest in a young Watson in 1974, and became his mentor. It was under Nelson’s tutelage that Watson’s career took off, winning his first career major within a year of working together. 8. Arnold Palmer Now, some of you might have expected to find Arnie a little higher on this list, because when you start naming some of the most famous golfers who ever played, after Tiger and Jack, Arnie is likely the next guy you’re going to go to. And rightfully so, as this working-class guy with the ugly swing would ultimately become one of the greatest and most popular golfers of all-time, with Arnie’s Army following him around every course on which he played. Arnie won seven majors, including four Masters titles, but what keeps us from bumping him a little higher on this list is the fact that he never won the PGA Championship, leaving his career grand slam incomplete. But hey, at least he’s got a tasty drink named after him, so he’s got that going for him. Which is nice. 7. Bobby Jones Now, unlike the other guys on this list, there’s something very unique about Bobby Jones, and that’s the fact that he never turned pro. Jones competed for his entire career as an amateur , and was insanely successful, bringing home four US Opens and three Open Championships in a seven-year span. He was also a five-time US Amateur champion and even won the British Amateur in 1930. And then, at the age of 28, he gave up competitive golf. His influence on golf didn’t stop there, however, as he helped design a little golf course you might have heard of: Augusta National. And upon completion of the club, Jones co-founded the Masters. He came out of retirement to compete in the Masters, but only on an exhibi |
"The chorus of which hit by glam-rock band Sweet begins: ""'Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah And the man in the back said everyone attack And it turned into a ….""?" | The man in the back said “Everyone attack” | Kinless Chronicles The man in the back said “Everyone attack” Posted on November 9, 2007 by Kinless So, the last couple nights I’ve been venturing into Karazhan. Wednesday night we killed Moroes, last night the Maiden of Virtue and the Big Bad Wolf. I’d started a post earlier, about Death by Add-ons. “Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you.” What had happened? I downloaded some new add-ons and went into Karazhan. I think it was AuraMap that did it. See, I’d pull, hear 4-5 seconds of dagger thrown sound and then the battle was all around me and my tanking target was nowhere to be found. Or our Pally would pull a big group, and as soon as he hit Consecrate my machine would lock up. With the Moroes trash mobs. With The Maiden. I’d charge her, and next thing I know I’m dead. Death by lag. Anyway, offending add-on deleted I was back in business. This is our guild’s B-Team and my first time tanking the Maiden. (The A-Team cleared Kara in two nights, seven hours, to include Nightbane.) It took me a couple times to get the swing of the fight. The rhythm of it. Tank her, trinket up as much defense I could, Commanding Shout, keep an eye over my shoulder to the healers, see them stunned as Repentence hits, walk the Maiden to towards them, let her pulse break the stun, move her back, recieve more heals. It’s easy once you get the motion down. Then on to the Opera event. The Big Bad Wolf. I have done the Romeo and Juliette Opera twice. Never the Big Bad Wolf. We finally got him down. I was turned into Red Riding Hood once and got one-shotted where I stood. Next time I ran my little legs off. Round and round and I was back! And we killed him that round. These instance fights have rhythm. If you know the music and the beat, and you know how to move and when, it all becomes doable. So what’s with the glam rock title here? The ballroom fights got me to thinking, and this just came to mind. Someone in back marking, the Pally pulling, and all hell breaks loose. Ballroom Blitz – The Sweet |
What was the name of Hanna-Barbera's space-age counterpart to The Flintstones? | Top 10 Best Hanna-Barbera Cartoons - Listverse Top 10 Best Hanna-Barbera Cartoons JFrater, and astro January 29, 2009 I have to confess that while I don’t watch television much these days, as a kid I adored the cartoons of Hanna-Barbera. They were always colorful and fun, and I have many happy memories of early weekend mornings in front of the tele before rushing off to play for the day. These cartoons are not full of skimpily clad girls with attitudes that would make an adult blush (as so many are today) – they are from the good old days of innocent entertainment. This broad selection covers some of my favorites, and definitely the top of the pick. I hope this list as fun a trip down memory lane for you all as it was for me. 10 The Herculoids Together, the Herculoids battled to defend their planet from menaces on Quasar and from Outer Space. All of the Herculoids displayed Human-level intelligence, and Zandor & Tarra displayed a working knowledge of complex alien technologies as well as the ability to pilot interstellar spacecraft. Although the “speech” of their companions was limited and repetitive, Zandor, Tarra and Dorno (c.f.The Mutoids: “Gleep says that the aliens who landed are attacking Dorno and Tundro.”) demonstrated that Gloop & Gleep, at least, had a comprehensive mode of communication, and that they could at least understand and interpret the “language”. In reality, the voices were brief tracks supplied by two actors and reused throughout the series, in keeping with Hanna-Barbera’s thrifty ethos. 9 The Quick Draw McGraw Show Quick Draw McGraw is the anthropomorphic cartoon horse, the third cartoon television production created by Hanna-Barbera following their success with The Ruff & Reddy Show and The Huckleberry Hound Show. It debuted in 1959. Quick Draw was usually depicted as a sheriff in these short films set in the American Old West. Each episode was approximately six minutes long; this allowed four episodes per half-hour program with commercial advertisements in between. Quick Draw was often accompanied by his deputy, a Mexican burro called Baba Looey, who spoke English with a Mexican accent. Quick Draw satirized the westerns that were popular among the American public at the time. His character was well-intentioned, but somewhat dim. 8 The Huckleberry Hound Show One of the very first HB cartoons, beginning in 1958, and lasting 69 episodes. The Huckleberry Hound Show was probably the series that truly made Hanna-Barbera a household name, and is often credited with legitimizing the concept of animation produced specifically for television; it won an Emmy award in 1961. Three segments were included in the program: one featuring Huckleberry Hound; Yogi Bear and his sidekick Boo Boo; and Pixie and Dixie, two mice who in each short found a new way to outwit the cat Mr. Jinks. 7 Yogi Bear Yogi Bear made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in The Huckleberry Hound Show. He was the first break-out character created by Hanna-Barbera Studios, and was eventually more popular than Huckleberry Hound. In 1961 he was given his own show, The Yogi Bear Show, which also included the segments Snagglepuss and Yakky Doodle. Yogi was one of several Hanna-Barbera characters to have a collar, which allowed the body to be kept static and to redraw just the head in each frame when he was speaking, thus reducing the number of drawings needed for a seven-minute cartoon from 14,000 to around 2,000. 6 Johnny Quest Jonny Quest was about a boy who accompanies his father on extraordinary adventures. It featured more realistic violence than earlier Hanna-Barbera programs, adding suspense and impact to the show. This, the first of several Hanna-Barbera action-based adventure shows, ran on ABC in prime time for one season in 1964–1965. The series was inspired by the James Bond film Dr. No, and its visual style was unusual for its time, combining a fairly realistic depiction of human figures and objects with fairly limited animation techniques. The series made heavy use of rich music scores, offscreen impacts with sound effects, r |
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A Tale of the Christ is the sub-title of which 1880 novel by Lew Wallace? | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ - General Lew Wallace Study & Museum General Lew Wallace Study & Museum Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ “My God, did I set all of this in motion?” –Lew Wallace Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by General Lew Wallace was published by Harper & Brothers on November 12, 1880. Wallace had been researching and writing the novel for seven years. He did most of his work underneath a beech tree near his residence in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The novel grew in such popularity during Wallace’s lifetime that it was adapted into a stage play in 1899. That dramatization was followed by the motion picture productions in 1907, 1925, 1959, and 2016. Ben-Hur has also been adapted into several cartoons and a musical. Ben-Hur‘s impact on American culture is larger than the dramatic adaptations alone. The Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur, a national fraternal organization founded upon Ben-Hur, later reformed into Ben-Hur Life Insurance. There have even been American towns named after Ben-Hur. “It seems now that when I sit down finally in the old man’s gown and slippers, helping the cat to keep the fireplace warm, I shall look back upon Ben-Hur as my best performance…” Lew writing under the Ben-Hur Beech Novel Following his first novel, The Fair God (1873), Lew Wallace believed he could make a career for himself in writing. Although a novel with Jesus Christ as the protagonist would be a hard sell with the American public, Wallace began writing. He framed the tale through the eyes of a young Jewish noble, Judah Ben-Hur. The novel featured friendship, betrayal, revenge, love lost, love regained, redemption, and, of course, a chariot race. In a preface to “The First Christmas,” Wallace recounts some of the process of writing Ben-Hur, including a conversation with noted agnostic Robert G. Ingersoll. Wallace wrote most of his masterpiece underneath a beech tree in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He completed the final chapters of the novel, especially those dealing with the crucifixion of Christ, while he was serving as Governor of the New Mexico Territory. Ben-Hur was an unusual novel for its time. Literature had moved away from historical, romantic, adventure fiction; the new trend was to write realistic fiction about contemporary life. However, Ben-Hur created a resurgence of its literary type. Henry Sienkiewicz’s Quo Vadis? is the best example of a popular novel whose author found inspiration from reading Ben-Hur. The juggernaut Harper & Brothers greatly aided sales of Ben-Hur through its distribution and advertising policies, particularly by including excerpts in school readers. School readers were the major product of most publishers; including an excerpt of the sea battle or the chariot race from Ben-Hur piqued students’ interest enough to buy the novel or at least check it out from the libraries, which often listed Ben-Hur among their most requested books. The novel has never been out of print since its first printing in 1880. Download the Preface to “The First Christmas” by Lew Wallace. Stage Adaptation Lew Wallace doubted Ben-Hur would translate into a successful stage adaptation. He anticipated two problems in particular. First was dealing sensitively with the religious nature of the book and the problems with an actor portraying Jesus Christ. The second problem was how to portray a chariot race in a theater. Stage magnates Marc Klaw and Abraham Erlanger managed to convince Wallace otherwise. They promised to depict Jesus Christ only as a beam of white light. They solved the problem of the chariot race by training eight horses, pulling two chariots, to run on treadmills installed in the floor of the stage. While the horses ran at full gallop on the stage, the background scenery–installed on a cyclorama–moved behind the racing chariots to complete the illusion that the chariots and horses were actually moving. Ben-Hur on Broadway Ben-Hur opened at the Broadway Theater in New York City on November 29, 1899. William Young adapted the novel for the stage by William Young. Joseph Brooks directed. Edward Morgan was the first Judah B |
For which 1988 Mike Nicholls directed film was Melanie Griffith nominated for a Best Actress Oscar? | Working Girl (1988) - 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 When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 38 titles created 04 Oct 2011 a list of 43 titles created 15 Jan 2013 a list of 44 titles created 22 Nov 2014 a list of 23 titles created 17 Dec 2014 a list of 31 titles created 2 months ago Search for " Working Girl " 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 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 16 nominations. See more awards » Videos Henry is a lawyer who survives a shooting only to find he cannot remember anything. If that weren't enough, Henry also has to recover his speech and mobility, in a life he no longer fits ... See full summary » Director: Mike Nichols The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them. Director: Michael Apted A young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder; policeman John Book goes into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial. Director: Peter Weir An ugly duckling having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for her crush: a carefree playboy, but not before his business-focused brother has something to say about it. Director: Sydney Pollack Edit Storyline Tess McGill is a frustrated secretary, struggling to forge ahead in the world of big business in New York. She gets her chance when her boss breaks her leg on a skiing holiday. McGill takes advantage of her absence to push ahead with her career. She teams up with investment broker Jack Trainer to work on a big deal. The situation is complicated after the return of her boss. Written by Sami Al-Taher <[email protected]> See All (87) » Taglines: For anyone who's ever won. For anyone who's ever lost. And for everyone who's still in there trying. Genres: 21 December 1988 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia When Katharine Parker ( Sigourney Weaver ) comes back to New York and gets out of the helicopter, she carries a big stuffed-toy gorilla. Weaver played the role of Dian Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist (1988) just a few months before. See more » Goofs Although it is clear from the conversation Jack has with Tess the morning after their first meeting, Tess, having personally setup the meeting the day before and speaking directly with Jack, failed to recognize his voice and his person at the party that night. See more » Quotes Tess McGill : How did you get the scar? Jack Trainer : Some guy pulled a knife in Detroit. (sonoma county, ca) – See all my reviews How can you go wrong with this delightful comedy? Besides having a great cast headed by Melanie Griffith, there's Harrison Ford (in one of the rare romantic comedies that suits his talents), Sigourney Weaver and wonderful Joan Cusack. And Olympia Dukakis, Alec Baldwin and Kevin Spacey are in it too (don't blink)! A great musical score and Oscar winning song by Carly Simon, all directed by Mike Nichols, I give this two thumbs up, and a 10! 25 of 33 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes |
The Sinews of Peace speech in 1946 by Winston Churchill that introduced the phrase 'iron curtain' was made at Westminster College in Fulton in which US state? | Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill Share By Jennifer Rosenberg Nine months after Sir Winston Churchill failed to be reelected as Britain's Prime Minister, Churchill traveled by train with President Harry Truman to make a speech. On March 5, 1946, at the request of Westminster College in the small Missouri town of Fulton (population of 7,000), Churchill gave his now famous "Iron Curtain" speech to a crowd of 40,000. In addition to accepting an honorary degree from the college, Churchill made one of his most famous post-war speeches. In this speech, Churchill gave the very descriptive phrase that surprised the United States and Britain, "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent." Before this speech, the U.S. and Britain had been concerned with their own post-war economies and had remained extremely grateful for the Soviet Union's proactive role in ending World War II . It was Churchill's speech, which he titled "The Sinews of Peace," that changed the way the democratic West viewed the Communist East. continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance Though many people believe that Churchill coined the phrase "the iron curtain" during this speech, the term had actually been used for decades (including in several earlier letters from Churchill to Truman). Churchill's use of the phrase gave it wider circulation and made the phrase popularly recognized as the division of Europe into East and West. Many people consider Churchill's "iron curtain speech" the beginning of the Cold War. Below is Churchill's "The Sinews of Peace" speech, also commonly referred to as the "Iron Curtain" speech, in its entirety. "The Sinews of Peace" by Winston Churchill I am glad to come to Westminster College this afternoon, and am complimented that you should give me a degree. The name "Westminster" is somehow familiar to me. I seem to have heard of it before. Indeed, it was at Westminster that I received a very large part of my education in politics, dialectic, rhetoric, and one or two other things. In fact we have both been educated at the same, or similar, or, at any rate, kindred establishments. It is also an honour, perhaps almost unique, for a private visitor to be introduced to an academic audience by the President of the United States. Amid his heavy burdens, duties, and responsibilities - unsought but not recoiled from - the President has travelled a thousand miles to dignify and magnify our meeting here to-day and to give me an opportunity of addressing this kindred nation, as well as my own countrymen across the ocean, and perhaps some other countries too. The President has told you that it is his wish, as I am sure it is yours, that I should have full liberty to give my true and faithful counsel in these anxious and baffling times. I shall certainly avail myself of this freedom, and feel the more right to do so because any private ambitions I may have cherished in my younger days have been satisfied beyond my wildest dreams. Let me, however, make it clear that I have no official mission or status of any kind, and that I speak only for myself. There is nothing here but what you see. I can therefore allow my mind, with the experience of a lifetime, to play over the problems which beset us on the morrow of our absolute victory in arms, and to try to make sure with what strength I have that what has been gained with so much sacrifice and suffering shall be preserved for the future glory and safety of mankind. The United States stands at this time at the pinnacle of world power. It is a solemn moment for the American Democracy. For with primacy in power is also joined an awe-inspiring accountability to the future. If you look around you, you must feel not only the sense of duty done but also you must feel anxiety lest you fall below the level of achievement. Opportunity is here now, clear and shining for both our countries. To reject it or ignore it or fritter it away will bring upon us all the long reproaches of the after-time. It is necessary that co |
Flags flown on public buildings on November 14th for whose birthday? | Flag Flying Days Flag flying days Days for Hoisting Flag on Government Buildings and other Flag Flying Days From 8am - Sunset Birthday of HRH the Duchess of Cambridge Union Birthday of HRH The Countess of Wessex Union Birthday of The Earl of Wessex Union Birthday of Her Majesty The Queen Union Official Celebration of Her Majesty The Queen's Birthday Birthday of the Duke of Edinburgh Union Birthday of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Union Remembrance Day (see note 2) Union Birthday of The Prince of Wales Union The day of the opening of a session at The Houses of Parliament by Her Majesty (see note 3) The day of the prorogation of a session of The Houses of Parliament by Her Majesty (see note 3) (*) Flags should be flown on this day in WALES only (**) Flags should be flown on this day in ENGLAND only (***) Flags should be flown on this day in SCOTLAND only Where a building has two or more flagstaffs the appropriate National flag may be flown in addition to the Union Flag but not in a superior position. Remembrance Day is the 2nd Sunday in November. Flags should be flown at full mast. Flags should be flown on this day irrespective of whether or not Her Majesty performs the ceremony in person, but only on buildings in the Greater London area. The Royal Standard is never hoisted when Her Majesty is passing in procession: if The Queen is to be present in a building, instructions should be sought through the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works (Secretariat A.2/4) Rules for Hoisting Flags of Government Buildings THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS ARE CIRCULATED BY HER MAJESTY'S COMMAND TO THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES CONCERNED DATES ON WHICH FLAGS ARE TO BE FLOWN The dates named in the accompanying schedule The only additions to the schedule will be those notified to the Ministry of Public Building Works by Her Majesty's command and they will be communicated by the Ministry of Public Building and Works to the other Departments. PROVINCIAL BUILDINGS The schedule applies to provincial as well as to London Buildings (but see notes 1 & 3) where it has been the practice as in the case of some Customs Houses, to fly the flag daily, that practice may continue. OCCASIONS ON WHICH FLAGS ARE TO BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST (a) From the announcement of the death up to the funeral of the Sovereign, except on Proclamation Day, when which they are hoisted full mast from 11am - sunset. (b) The funerals of members of The Royal Family, subject to special commands from Her Majesty in each case. (c) The funerals of Foreign Rulers, subject to special commands from Her Majesty in each case. (d) The funerals of Prime Ministers and ex-Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom (e) Other occasions by special command of Her Majesty which will be communicated by the Ministry of Public Building and Works to other departments. RULES WHEN DAYS FOR FLYING FLAGS COINCIDE WITH DAYS FOR FLYING FLAGS AT HALF MAST To be flown : (a) Although a member of the Royal Family or, near relative of the Royal Family, may be lying dead unless special commands are received from Her Majesty to the contrary. (b) Although it may be the day of the funeral of a Foreign Ruler. If the body of a very distinguished subject is lying at a Government Office the flag may fly as half mast on that office until the body has left (provided it is a day on which the flag would fly) and then the flag is to be hoisted full mast. On all other Public Buildings the flag will fly as usual. |
What is the antepenultimate word of this question? | antepenultimate - definition of antepenultimate in English | Oxford Dictionaries Definition of antepenultimate in English: antepenultimate Last but two in a series; third last: ‘the antepenultimate item on the agenda’ More example sentences ‘Afficionados and adepts will recognize the last item as the words of Joel Beinin, the antepenultimate item as the words of Mahatma Gandhi, and the penultimate item as the motto of Faber College in Animal House.’ ‘Moreover, in the antepenultimate chapter of the novel, when the narrator reflects on his project, he intimates that he has been writing a novel all along.’ ‘Paradoxically, the sagacious and shrewdly written new column entitled ‘Nightmarch’ is hidden away at the bottom of the antepenultimate page.’ ‘West African speakers tend to have antepenultimate word stress.’ ‘This, as the copy editor Steve Pickering liked to say, is the antepenultimate paragraph.’ Pronunciation: Which of the following is a type of wild cat? ring-tailed cat Which of the following is a type of wild cat? leopard cat Which of the following is a type of wild cat? civet Which of the following is a type of wild cat? bobcat Which of the following is a type of wild cat? jaguar Which of the following is a type of wild cat? lox Which of the following is a type of wild cat? clouded leopard Which of the following is a type of wild cat? cougar Which of the following is a type of wild cat? mountain tiger Which of the following is a type of wild cat? ocelot You scored /10 practise again? Retry Most popular in the world Australia |
The ruins of the ancient city of Carthage are in which modern country? | Carthage: Ancient Phoenician City-State Carthage: Ancient Phoenician City-State By Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | October 24, 2012 12:41pm ET MORE Founded by a seafaring people known as the Phoenicians, the ancient city of Carthage, located in modern-day Tunis in Tunisia, was a major center of trade and influence in the western Mediterranean. The city fought a series of wars against Rome that would ultimately lead to its destruction. The Phoenicians were originally based in a series of city-states that extended from southeast Turkey to modern-day Israel. They were great seafarers with a taste for exploration. Accounts survive of its navigators reaching places as far afield as Northern Europe and West Africa. They founded settlements throughout the Mediterranean during the first millennium B.C. Ruins at Carthage in Tunisia. Credit: Asta Plechaviciute shutterstock Carthage, whose Phoenician name was Qart Hadasht (new city), was one of those new settlements. It sat astride trade routes going east to west, across the Mediterranean, and north to south, between Europe and Africa. The people spoke Punic, a form of the Phoenician language. The two main deities at Carthage were Baal Hammon and his consort, Tanit. Richard Miles writes in his book Carthage Must Be Destroyed (Penguin Group, 2010) that the word Baal means “Lord” or “Master,” and Hammon may come from a Phoenician word meaning “hot” or “burning being.” Miles notes that Baal Hammon is often depicted with a crescent moon, while Tanit, his consort, is shown with outstretched arms. The city The earliest archaeological evidence of occupation at Carthage dates to about 760 B.C. The settlement quickly grew to encompass a 25-30 hectare (61-74 acres) residential area surrounded by a necropolis (graveyard), notes Roald Docter, of Ghent University. Within a century the settlement would have city walls, harbor installations and a “Tophet,” a controversial installation in the southeast of the city that may have been used for child sacrifice (it could simply have been a special burial ground). A great marketplace (which the Greeks called an “agora”) also developed and, in later centuries, was located by the sea, writes University of Sydney professor Dexter Hoyos in his book, The Carthaginians (Routledge, 2010). “Besides its role as a market, it would be the obvious place for magistrates to assemble the citizens for elections and lawmaking,” he writes. By 500 B.C., the city’s system of government, as suggested by the large marketplace, was a republic of sorts. Hoyos notes that the Carthaginians had two elected sufetes (the Greeks called them kings) that served along with a senate, citizen assembly and pentarchies (five-person commissions). There was also an enigmatic body called the “court of 104” that occasionally crucified defeated Carthaginian generals. As with other ancient (and to some degree modern) republics, wealthy individuals from powerful families had the advantage in getting into office. Nevertheless, the combination of trade opportunities and republican structure appears to have had some success at Carthage. In the second century B.C., just before it was destroyed by Rome, the city boasted a population estimated at more than half a million people. As the city grew, so did its external influence, with evidence of involvement in places such as Sardinia, Spain and Sicily, entanglements that would ultimately lead to conflict with Rome. Legendary foundation It wasn’t unusual for large cities in the ancient world to have elaborate foundation myths, and Greek and Roman writers had a tale for Carthage, one set more than 2,800 years ago. According to legend, Carthage was founded by Elissa (sometimes referred to as Dido), a queen of the Phoenician city of Tyre, located in modern-day Lebanon. When her father died she and her brother Pygmalion both ascended the throne. This did not work out well, with Pygmalion eventually ordering the execution of Elissa’s husband, the priest Acherbas. Elissa, along with a small group of settlers, would leave the city, sailing nearly 1,4 |
"What was the name of ""She who must be obeyed"" in the novel She by H Rider Haggard?" | She | novel by Haggard | Britannica.com novel by Haggard Alternative Title: “She: A History of Adventure” Similar Topics A Tale of Two Cities She, in full She: A History of Adventure, romantic novel by H. Rider Haggard , published in 1887, about two adventurers who search for a supernatural white queen, Ayesha , or “She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed,” who is the ruler of a lost African city called Kôr. Ayesha has waited for 2,000 years for the reincarnation of her lover, whom she killed out of jealousy. She is beautiful and powerful and finds her reincarnated ideal in Leo Vincey, who is her lover’s descendant. He falls under her spell, and she attempts to make him immortal; she tries to persuade him to pass through a magic fire, but in doing so herself, she ages and crumbles into dust. Learn More in these related articles: Ayesha fictional character, the supernatural white queen of a vanished African city in the romantic novel She (1887) by H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha ("She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed") is a beautiful and majestic woman with supernatural powers who spends centuries waiting for the reincarnation of a lover from past... in Horace Rumpole ...cheap wine (“Château Thames Embankment”) and Keats’s poetry and refers to his wife as “She Who Must Be Obeyed” (an allusion to the title character of H. Rider Haggard’s She). First introduced in a 1975 BBC television drama, Rumpole reappeared many times in a television series that ran in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Mortimer based several... 2 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted References Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: July 06, 2014 URL: https://www.britannica.com/topic/She-novel-by-Haggard Access Date: January 19, 2017 Share |
In which sport did Malcolm Cooper win Gold medals for Great Britain at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics? | Malcolm Cooper | Sport | The Guardian Malcolm Cooper One of Britain's leading marksmen, he designed rifles for three armies Peter Hicks Thursday 14 June 2001 20.38 EDT First published on Thursday 14 June 2001 20.38 EDT Share on Messenger Close Malcolm Cooper, who has died of cancer aged 53, was Britain's leading marksman in three different shooting disciplines: air rifle, and three-positional (prone, standing and kneeling - PSK) shooting in both .22 at 50 metres and full-bore at 300 metres. Between 1977 and 1990, he won 149 international medals, including many world, Commonwealth and European championships, but the summit of his achievement was the winning of Olympic gold medals (for .22 PSK) in Los Angeles in 1984 and Seoul in 1988. Born in Camberley, Surrey, he was the son of a naval officer. His first experience of shooting, aged 13, when he was at the Royal Hospital school, Holbrook, Suffolk, was not auspicious: while determined to overcome the discouragement of the master in charge, he missed the target with all 10 shots. But by the following year, when his family had moved to New Zealand, he had worked out how to achieve the best possible results, by identifying the fundamentals of technique and how to apply them, and then making sure that his body was able to fulfil the demands made on it. Before returning to Britain, aged 16, he was shooting for Auckland City. While Cooper worked as a shipwright's apprentice in Portsmouth dockyard and qualified as a naval architect, his shooting progressed, and he joined the Hampshire county team. By 1970, he had won the Great Britain PSK championship, as he did regularly for the next 20 years. All this was at 50m, but he was also interested in shooting at 300m. The British facilities for this were negligible: nowhere to shoot, and nothing competitive to shoot with (ammunition or rifle). However, eventually a 300m range was provided at Bisley. Having used Walther rifles at 50m, Cooper used a Walther action at 300m - and made his own ammunition. In 1977, he won the European 300m champ-ionship, setting a world record, the first of 15. Next year, he won again at the 300m world championships, in Korea. With such performances, his preparation for the 1980 Moscow Olympics began to look persuasively good. Then the USSR went to the aid of the communist regime in Afghanistan. Sanctions were discussed; the UK government, in a cheap gesture, allowed sports associations to make their own policy. It was Cooper's bad luck that the National Smallbore Rifle Association decided not to send a team - many thought that he had a good chance of a medal. He did not rail at his misfortune, but just got on with refining his technique and making his body a reliable gun platform. Before 1972, he had daily swum 30 lengths and run five miles, and he carried on doing so, less frequently, until 1990. Few international shooters followed such a schedule, and none kept it up for as long. In 1982 came the Commonwealth Games at Brisbane and the World Championships at Caracas: Cooper won gold medals at both, setting a 300m world record at prone in the latter. When he got to the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, he had a stiff tussle with Alister "Jock" Allen, before winning his gold. With Jock and Mike Sullivan, Cooper brought back the best-ever collection of GB rifle-shooting medals, and the first golds since 1908. The following six years saw a continual run of success at the highest level; with gold medals in the world championships in 1986 and 1990, the European championships in 1985, 1987 and 1989 - and the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Never before had a British shooter done so well. It occurred to few to ask how all this was paid for: inevitably, it was achieved by self-sacrifice. The cost of travel to foreign events, and high-temperature and altitude training, came from his small shooting-supply business and a modest grant. Ultimately, the Sports Aid Foundation provided support that, according to Cooper's wife Sarah, saved their marriage. They had married in 1974, when Sarah Robinson was the British women's shooting ch |
At 22,834ft., which is the highest extinct volcano in the world? | Extinct Volcanoes - VOLCANOES VOLCANOES Bibliography What is an extinct volcano? Extinct volcanoes are those which scientists consider unlikely to erupt again. A volcano which has not erupted in the past 10,000 years is extinct. The extinct volcano no longer has a lava supply. An extinct volcano is no longer near an active geologic hot spot. Whether a volcano is truly extinct is often difficult to determine. A caldera that has not produced an eruption in tens of thousands of years is likely to be considered inactive. Examples of extinct volcanoes: Kyushu-Palau Ridge in the Philippine Sea Kyushu-Palau Ridge is an ocean floor feature of the Philippine Sea. It is names after the near by islands. At the north end of the Japanese island of Kyushu and at the southern end is the Pacific island nation of Palau.The seabed ridges begin in an area about 900 km from the eastern end of the Bungo Channel or the Bungo strait between the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. The ridge creates a line on the ocean floor which runs southeast in the direction of the island of Palau. There is a chain of extinct volcanoes along this line. Huascarán in Peru: Huascarán is the highest mountain in Peru, and the fourth-highest mountain in South America. The top of it is 6,768 meters high.The mountain is located in the Ancash Region of Peru. Huascarán has turned into a tourist attraction for mountain climbers. It is all that is left of an extinct volcano. It has been getting smaller and smaller over the years, in 1970 the Ancash Earthquake caused a big part of the mountain to crumble and fall off. That part of the mountain was all rock and ice and it killed almost 17,000 people in small towns around the mountain. Mount Buninyong in Australia: Mount Buninyong is large extinct volcano 15 kilometers south east of Ballarat Victoria, Australia. The 745 meter volcano is on the Western Victorian Volcanic Plains. The scoria cone of the volcano is more than 200 meters higher than the land around it which makes it one of biggest scoria volcanoes in Victoria. It has a deep central crater. The volcano erupted several times, and during one eruption the west side of the volcano was breached. In later eruptions the lava flowed through this gap in the side. It is possible that the breach was actually another crater. Create a free website |
Which American President was the recipient of the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize? | The Nobel Peace Prize 1906 - Presentation Speech Presentation Speech The Nobel Peace Prize 1906 Theodore Roosevelt Award Ceremony Speech Presentation Speech by Gunnar Knudsen, Presiding, on December 10, 1906 * As the Nobel Committee meets today, the tenth of December, perhaps for the last time in this hall 1 , to announce to the Norwegian Parliament its decision concerning the award of the Peace Prize, it is appropriate to recall that the Norwegian Parliament was one of the first national assemblies to adopt and to support the cause of peace. Twelve or fifteen years ago, Gentlemen, the cause of peace presented a very different aspect from the one it presents today. The cause was then regarded as a utopian idea and its advocates as well-meaning but overly enthusiastic idealists who had no place in practical politics, being out of touch with the realities of life. The situation has altered radically since then, for in recent years leading statesmen, even heads of state, have espoused the cause, which has now acquired a totally different image in public opinion. The United States of America was among the first to infuse the ideal of peace into practical politics. Peace and arbitration treaties have now been concluded between the United States and the governments of several countries. But what has especially directed the attention of the friends of peace and of the whole civilized world to the United States is President Roosevelt's happy role in bringing to an end the bloody war recently waged between two of the world's great powers, Japan and Russia 2 . On behalf of the Norwegian Parliament, I now present to you, Mr. Ambassador, the Peace Prize along with its insignia, and I add the request that you convey to the President the greetings of the Norwegian people and their gratitude for all that he has done in the cause of peace. I would also add the wish that this eminent and highly gifted man may be blessed with the opportunity of continuing his work to strengthen the ideal of peace and to secure the peace of the world. * President Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1906 on December 10 of that year. He asked Mr. Herbert H.D. Peirce, American envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Norway, to accept for him. Having completed his presidency in 1909, Mr. Roosevelt set out on an extensive travel and speaking tour, one of his last engagements being to deliver his postponed Nobel lecture on May 5, 1910, in Oslo. There are two speeches of interest from the ceremony of December 10, 1906, which are given here. The first speech by Mr. Gunnar Knudsen (1848-1928), the Norwegian statesman - and later, prime minister - who was presiding, is one of presentation of the prize to Mr. Peirce. Its translation is based on the text in the Norwegian language in Les Prix Nobel en 1906. In the second speech, Mr. Peirce accepts the prize and reads a telegram from President Roosevelt. 1. The hall in which the Norwegian Parliament customarily met. Mr. Knudsen anticipates, no doubt, that future sessions for this purpose would be held in the Norwegian Nobel Institute, which had recently been constructed. 2. Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). The laureate offered his good offices to mediate the dispute; the result was the Treaty of Portsmouth signed by Russia and Japan on September 5, 1905, at Portsmouth, N.H., U.S.A. From Nobel Lectures , Peace 1901-1925, Editor Frederick W. Haberman, Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1972 |
From which musical did the sing 'Get Me To The Church On Time' come? | "Getting Married In The Morning" - My Fair Lady - YouTube "Getting Married In The Morning" - My Fair Lady 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 May 19, 2009 Charlie Killeen (Alfred Doolittle) leads the chorus in this lively rendition of: Lerner & Loewe's " I'm Getting Married In The Morning" from Kilrush Choral Society's Inaugural Production (Amateur) of MY FAIR LADY Category |
At 19,344ft., which is the highest active volcano in the world? | Cotopaxi - Highest Active Volcano of the World Venezuela Cotopaxi There are certain things we do that mark us forever. When I was staying in Quito for a few weeks to better my Spanish I met Jörg from Switzerland, he was in Ecuador to climb mountains. A few weeks before I had seen a glimpse of Cotopaxi, the fifth highest active volcano of the world, a sight that had been so impressive that it haunted me for weeks. From then on I felt an inner urge to climb her. There was just one little detail... I had never climbed a mountain and didn't know if my body was fit for the task. Jörg shared a room with me and one day suggested that we should have a go and climb one of the smaller mountains near Quito. If I could make it on this one then there was a chance that the mountain I desired for was not an impossible dream. Completely exhausted I arrived back in Quito a few days later, I'd made it and passed the first test. The first rush of blood that lifted me off my feet was when Jörg wanted to climb Cotopaxi and asked if I wanted to join him. I couldn't believe it, the dream was becoming reality. It is one of those moments that reality fades away and you enter a dreamlike state. We headed out to rent climbing gear, got on the bus and hopped off at our destination. I set up my tent to spend the night. Cotopaxi watches over us in the background. This is where my adventure started... the entrance of Ecuador's Cotopaxi National Park (Parque Nacional de Cotopaxi) where Cotopaxi, one of the highest active volcanoes in the world, is never out of view. From here we would have to hike for 3 days to get to the highest refuge cabin at the foot of the mountain. Every day was just wonderful, the scenery so beautiful, green plains, lakes, wild horses and then... there she was... Cotopaxi, the fifth highest active volcano in the world, reaching 5,897 meters (19,347 feet), a mountain with such a beauty that it leaves you speechless, the world of senses disappears, the dreamlike state is reality. We reached the refuge cabin (4,800m./15,748 ft.) early afternoon. Hiking to this altitude let our bodies acclimatize easily. That same night it happened. There was full moon and everybody at the refuge had already left. Jörg gave me some advice, go slowly and steadily but do not stop. We set out at 2 a.m., the moon lighting the way in a cloudless sky. This altitude demands some efforts of your body and when we hit the ever staying snow-line it was time to put on our gear. We went slowly but steadily; passing everybody that had left hours before us. We even passed the Ecuadorian army, they had be doing some interesting exercises with their new recruits during the afternoon, and they were not happy. At one stage Jörg had no clue of the route to follow and we decided to let the army pass and follow in their footsteps. The refuge cabin at 4,800 m./15,748 ft. on the slopes of Cotopaxi just below the ever staying snow-line Our destination, the summit of Cotopaxi The sun was arising slowly, casting her light on Cotopaxi and warming my body. The summit was not far away now, my dream was becoming reality by each step I was forcing myself to take. Once passed 5,500 meters (18,000 feet) my body was giving me some signs of protest, my steps were becoming slower and slower, exhaustion was getting the overhand, not able to think clearly anymore, just this urge to conquer her by forcing myself to move on... I remember the last 100 meters (33 feet), Jörg was pulling at the rope that held us together, urging me to keep on going, he knew that my body had reached its limits. I can only say that, when I finally stood on top of the most beautiful mountain I had ever seen, a sense of complete unity with the world that surrounded me embraced my body and soul. PS: Finally I can thank Jörg van der Heyden for inviting me to climb Cotopaxi. Without him I would never have lived this unforgettable experience. It is something that will be cherished forever. The sun is rising while we climb to the summit of Cotopaxi The crater of Cotopaxi, I still can't bel |
Which American President was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919? | The Nobel Peace Prize 1919 The Nobel Peace Prize 1919 Woodrow Wilson The Nobel Peace Prize 1919 Thomas Woodrow Wilson Prize share: 1/1 The Nobel Peace Prize 1919 was awarded to Woodrow Wilson. Woodrow Wilson received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1920. During the selection process in 1919, the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided that none of the year's nominations met the criteria as outlined in the will of Alfred Nobel. According to the Nobel Foundation's statutes, the Nobel Prize can in such a case be reserved until the following year, and this statute was then applied. Woodrow Wilson therefore received his Nobel Prize for 1919 one year later, in 1920. Photos: Copyright © The Nobel Foundation Share this: To cite this page MLA style: "The Nobel Peace Prize 1919". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 19 Jan 2017. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1919/> |
Of what is 'Pogonophobia' the morbid fear? | Phobias dictionary definition | Phobias defined See also attitudes ; behavior ; fear ; manias ; -phile, -philia, -phily ; psychology . N.B.: noun forms end in -phobe and adjective forms end in -phobic, unless otherwise noted. acarophobia a fear of skin infestation by mites or ticks. achluophobia scotophobia. acidophobia an inability to accommodate to acid soils, as certain plants. acousticophobia an abnormal fear of noise. acrophobia an abnormal fear of heights. Also called altophobia, batophobia, hypsophobia. aelurophobia ailurophobia. aerophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of drafts. Cf. ancraophobia, anemophobia. agoraphobia an abnormal fear of being in crowded, public places, like markets. Cf. demophobia. agyrophobia an abnormal fear of crossing streets. Also dromophobia. aichmophobia an abnormal fear of pointed objects. ailurophobia an abnormal fear of cats. Also called gatophobia, felinophobia. albuminurophobia a fear of albumin in one’s urine as a sign of kidney disease. algophobia an extreme fear of pain. Cf. odynophobia. altophobia acrophobia. amathophobia an abnormal fear of dust. amaxophobia an abnormal fear of being or riding in vehicles. ancraophobia an abnormal fear of wind. Cf. aerophobia, anemophobia. androphobia 1. an abnormal fear of men. 2. a hatred of males. Cf. gynephobia. anemophobia an abnormal fear of drafts or winds. Cf. aerophobia, ancraophobia. anginophobia an abnormal fear of quinsy or other forms of sore throat. Anglophobia a hatred or fear of England and things English. anthophobia an abnormal fear of flowers. anthropophobia an abnormal fear of people, especially in groups. antlophobia an abnormal fear of floods. apeirophobia an abnormal fear of infinity. aphephobia an abnormal fear of touching or being touched. Also called haphephobia, haptephobia, thixophobia. apiphobia, apiophobia an intense fear of bees. Also called melissophobia. arachnephobia an abnormal fear of spiders. asthenophobia an abnormal fear of weakness. astraphobia an abnormal fear of lightning. Cf. brontophobia, keraunophobia. astrophobia siderophobia. ataxiophobia, ataxophobia an abnormal fear of disorder. atelophobia an abnormal fear of imperfection. atephobia an abnormal fear of ruin. aulophobia an abnormal fear of flutes. aurophobia an abnormal dislike of gold. automysophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of being dirty. Cf. misophobia. autophobia, autophoby an abnormal fear of being by oneself. Also called eremiophobia, eremophobia, monophobia. bacillophobia an abnormal fear of germs. Also called bacteriophobia. ballistophobia an abnormal fear of missiles. barophobia an abnormal fear of gravity. basiphobia in plants, an inability to accommodate to alkaline soils. bathmophobia an abnormal dislike or fear of walking. bathophobia 1. an abnormal fear of depth. 2. an intense dislike of bathing. batophobia 1. acrophobia. 2. an abnormal fear of passing high buildings. batrachophobia an abnormal fear of frogs and toads. belonephobia an abnormal fear of pins and needles. bibliophobia an abnormal dislike for books. blennophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of slime. Also called myxophobia. bogyphobia a dread of demons and goblins. bromidrosiphobia an abnormal fear of having an unpleasant body odor. brontophobia an abnormal fear of thunder and thunderstorms. Also called tonitrophobia. Cf. astraphobia, keraunophobia. cainophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of novelty. Also called cainotophobia, neophobia. carcinophobia an abnormal fear of cancer. Also called cancerophobia. cardiophobia an abnormal fear of heart disease. cathisophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of sitting down. catoptrophobia an abnormal fear of mirrors. Celtophobia an intense dislike of Celts. cenophobia, kenophobia an abnormal fear of a void or of open spaces. ceraunophobia keraunophobia. chaetophobia an abnormal fear of hair. cheimaphobia, cheimatophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of cold. Cf. cryophobia, psychrophobia. cherophobia an abnormal fear of gaiety. chinophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of snow. cholerophobia an intense fear of cholera. chrematophobia |
'Metis', 'Callisto', and 'Sinope' are three of the satellites of which planet? | Jupiter Images Menu Shoemaker - Levy 9 Impacts Jupiter MENU Jupiter's moon Io has many active volcanoes. It's surface is one of the youngest in the Solar System (it rivals only the Earth). This picture taken by Voyager 2 in July 1979, shows two color-enhanced (blue) volcanic plumes erupting to heights of 100 km above the surface. Io is about the same size as Earth's Moon. (Courtesy NASA/JPL) Jupiter on February 13, 1979. Voyager 1 was approaching the giant planet and captured this view showing the Great Red Spot, the satellite Io (orange moon on left), and Europa (brighter moon on right). (Courtesy NASA/JPL). Callisto seen by Voyager 1 in March 1979. Callisto is about the size of the planet Mercury . It is a heavily-cratered moon, which contrasts starkly with Io. Io's surface is as young as Callisto's is old. Callisto probably consists of a mixture of ice and rock. When the Galileo spacecraft begins studying Jupiter's system in 1995-1997, some parts of Callisto are planned to be imaged at much higher resolution (greater detail) than was available from the Voyagers. |
"Who wrote the poems ""The Solitary Reaper""and""Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3rd. 1802""?" | Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 - Poems | Academy of American Poets Academy of American Poets The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. For over three generations, the Academy has connected millions of people to great poetry through programs such as National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world; Poets.org, the Academy’s popular website; American Poets, a biannual literary journal; and an annual series of poetry readings and special events. Since its founding, the Academy has awarded more money to poets than any other organization. browse poems & poets sign up to receive a new poem-a-day in your inbox sign up read poems by this poet On April 7, 1770, William Wordsworth was born in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England. Wordsworth's mother died when he was eight—this experience shapes much of his later work. Wordsworth attended Hawkshead Grammar School, where his love of poetry was firmly established and, it is believed, he made his first attempts at verse. While he was at Hawkshead, Wordsworth's father died leaving him and his four siblings orphans. After Hawkshead, Wordsworth studied at St. John's College in Cambridge and before his final semester, he set out on a walking tour of Europe, an experience that influenced both his poetry and his political sensibilities. While touring Europe, Wordsworth came into contact with the French Revolution. This experience as well as a subsequent period living in France, brought about Wordsworth's interest and sympathy for the life, troubles, and speech of the "common man." These issues proved to be of the utmost importance to Wordsworth's work. Wordsworth's earliest poetry was published in 1793 in the collections An Evening Walk and Descriptive Sketches. While living in France, Wordsworth conceived a daughter, Caroline, out of wedlock; he left France, however, before she was born. In 1802, he returned to France with his sister on a four-week visit to meet Caroline. Later that year, he married Mary Hutchinson, a childhood friend, and they had five children together. In 1812, while living in Grasmere, two of their children—Catherine and John—died. Equally important in the poetic life of Wordsworth was his 1795 meeting with the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge . It was with Coleridge that Wordsworth published the famous Lyrical Ballads in 1798. While the poems themselves are some of the most influential in Western literature, it is the preface to the second edition that remains one of the most important testaments to a poet's views on both his craft and his place in the world. In the preface Wordsworth writes on the need for "common speech" within poems and argues against the hierarchy of the period which valued epic poetry above the lyric. Wordsworth's most famous work, The Prelude (1850), is considered by many to be the crowning achievement of English romanticism. The poem, revised numerous times, chronicles the spiritual life of the poet and marks the birth of a new genre of poetry. Although Wordsworth worked on The Prelude throughout his life, the poem was published posthumously. Wordsworth spent his final years settled at Rydal Mount in England, travelling and continuing his outdoor excursions. Devastated by the death of his daughter Dora in 1847, Wordsworth seemingly lost his will to compose poems. William Wordsworth died at Rydal Mount on April 23, 1850, leaving his wife Mary to publish The Prelude three months later. Selected Bibliography |
'Atlas', 'Mimas' and 'Calypso' are three of the satellites of which planet? | Moons Moons: Moons are `fossils" into a planet's past. The major, named moon systems are: Earth: Luna (The Moon) Mars: Deimos, Phobos Jupiter: Adrastea, Amalthea, Ananke, Callisto, Carme, Elara, Europa, Ganymede, Himalia, Io, Leda, Lysithea, Metis, Pasiphae, Sinope, Thebe Saturn: Atlas, Calypso, Dione, Enceladus, Epimetheus, Helene, Hyperion, Iapetus, Janus, Mimas, Pan, Pandora, Phoebe, Prometheus, Rhea, Telesto, Tethys, Titan Uranus: Ariel, Belinda, Bianca, Cordelia, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Miranda, Oberon, Ophelia, Portia, Puck, Rosalind, Titania, Umbriel Neptune: Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Naiad, Nereid, Proteus, Thalassa, Triton Pluto: Charon (note: Pluto/Charon form a binary system, but Charon is the smaller so it is classed as the moon of Pluto) New, smaller moons are being discovered all the time with recent space missions. The total count of moons (as of 12/18/2001) are: Mercury - 0 moons Mars - 2 moons Uranus - 20 moons Venus - 0 moons Jupiter - 28 moons Neptune - 8 moons Earth - 1 moon Saturn - 30 moons Pluto - 1 moon Moons range in shape from highly irregular to spheres. Their shape reflects their formation history, irregular objects are ill-formed moons (captured asteroids or comets) or pieces of a larger moon, spherical objects were once molten spheres, probably at the time of their formation. Moons of Mars: Deimos & Phobos We speculate, from their irregular appearances and low mean densities, that Deimos and Phobos, are captured asteroids. Both Deimos and Phobos are saturated with craters. Deimos has a smoother appearance caused by partial filling of some of its craters. Moons of Jupiter: Jupiter has 63 confirmed moons as of Jan 2009, i.e. moons with known orbits around Jupiter. Eight of these moons are regular, meaning they have prograde, nearly circular orbits. They are composed of the four Galilean satellites, plus the inner or Amalthea group: Adrastea is a typical small moon Metis is the innermost known satellite of Jupiter Amalthea is one of Jupiter's smaller, irregular moons, an example of moon collecting dust from another moon (Io) The remaining 55 moons are irregular, they have a mixture of prograde and retrograde orbits with high inclinations and eccentricities. Jupiter's regular satellites are believed to have formed from a circumplanetary disk, a ring of accreting gas and solid debris analogous to a protoplanetary disk. The irregular satellites are substantially smaller objects with more distant and eccentric orbits. They form families with shared similarities in orbit (semi-major axis, inclination, eccentricity) and composition; it is believed that these are at least partially collisional families that were created when larger (but still small) parent bodies were shattered by impacts from asteroids captured by Jupiter's gravitational field. Moons of Saturn: The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse, ranging from tiny moonlets less than 1 kilometer across to the enormous Titan, which is larger than the planet Mercury. Saturn has sixty-two moons with confirmed orbits, fifty-three of which have names, and only thirteen of which have diameters larger than 50 kilometers. Saturn has seven moons that are large enough to become spherical. Twenty-four of Saturn's moons are regular satellites; they have prograde orbits not greatly inclined to the Saturn's equatorial plane. These include the seven major satellites, four small moons which exist in a Trojan orbit with larger moons, two mutually co-orbital moons and two moons which act as shepherds of Saturn's F Ring. Two other known regular satellites orbit within gaps in Saturn's rings. The relatively large Hyperion is locked in a resonance with Titan. The remaining regular moons orbit near the outer edge of the A Ring, within G Ring and between the major moons Mimas and Enceladus. The regular satellites are traditionally named after Titans and Titanesses or other figures associated with the mythological Saturn. The remaining thirty-eight, all small except one, are irregular satellites, whose or |
What does the name 'Pont' as in Pontefract or Pontypoolmean? | ::: A Short History of UK Place Names ::: aber- means the mouth of a river in Welsh and Pictish Aberdovey, Gwyd. Aberdour, Fife baile- means farmstead, village in Irish Gaelic Ballygomartin, County Antrim beinn (ben) meaning a hill in Gaelic Ben Nevis, Highland Bengore, County Antrim cair- fortified town penn- means a hill or hill tor (particularly found in Cornwall) Penrhyn, Penn, Bucks. gleann (glen) a narrow mountain valley Glencoe = valley of the river Coe tre- (tref- in Welsh) a settlement or farm (particularly found in Cornwall) Tremaine, Tregaron. The River Ouse gets its name from the Celtic word for water, and Lynn from the Celtic word for lake. The Romans The Celts were conquered by the Romans and from 43 and 410 A.D. England was the a distant part of the Roman Empire. The Romans only left behind around 300 place names so it seems that the Roman administrators must have continued to use existing Celtic names. Roman names for their main towns were usually replaced with Old English names by the Anglo-Saxons. Thus Aquae Sulis translated to Bath and Eburacum became York. Latin place-name elements are: -ceaster (-chester, -caster) a Roman station or walled town in Old English colonia (-coln) a settlement porta (-port) a gate, entrance - hence later a harbour portus (-port) a harbour -strata (Strat-, -street) a Roman road Chester Le Street, Durham As with the Celtic elements, there are very few names that contain Latin elements but one is significant. Ceaster is derived from the Latin castra (camp) and this forms the second element of many English towns and cities such as Manchester, Winchester and Cirencester. A few names contain the much later designations of Magna (Greater) and Parva (Smaller). The Anglo-Saxons With the departure of the Romans, three west Germanic tribes, the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes began to invade the British Isles in 449 AD. They came from Denmark and the coast of Germany and Holland. The Anglo-Saxons named their new country Engaland (the land of the Angles) and their language was called Englisc, now termed 'Anglo-Saxon' or 'Old English'. The Angles settled in the centre (Mercia)and east (Anglia) and the Sazons in the south and west. Old English place-name elements include: -burna (-borne) a brook, stream Otterbourne, Hampshire -burh (-burg) a fortified place, castle Tewkesbury, Glos. -broc a brook or stream Drybrook, Glos. -wick produce (of a farm, particularly dairy) Giggleswick, North Yorkshire Knebworth, Herts. The Scandinavians From 789 AD onwards, the Vikings, seafaring Norseman from Denmark and Norway raided most parts of the British Isles. But through the ninth to the eleventh centuries they came to settle alongside the Anglo-Saxons. Eastern and south-east England became subject to Danish rule, the Danelaw. The north-west of England and Scotland were invaded by the Norwegians. The Scandinavian languages, Old Norse and Old Danish, have the same Germanic roots as Old English and so, over the years, place names were adjusted. The Norsemen struggled with �sh� and �ch� sounds and English Shipton became Norse Skipton, English Cheswick became Norse Keswick. Scandinavian place-name elements include: -bekkr (beck) a farmstead or settlement, then a village Caldbeck, Cumbria -by a farmstead or settlement, then a village Whitby, North Yorkshire -toft a site of a house and outbuildings, a plot of land, a homestead Lowestoft, Suffolk Skipwith, North Yorkshire The Norman-French The English king, Harold Godwinson, defeated a Norwegian army at Stamford Bridge in 1066 A.D. but, that same year, the Normans, a Germanic tribe with lands in northern France, led by Duke William of Normandy, invaded and defeated Harold at the battle of Hastings. They were Christians and pushed back the pagan Celts to the margins of the country. French was spoken by the Court and the nobility and became the language of the English Parliament for the next 300 years. However Old English of the Anglo-S |
"Who wrote the poems ""Hyperion""and""To Autumn""?" | To Autumn - Poems | Academy of American Poets Academy of American Poets The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. For over three generations, the Academy has connected millions of people to great poetry through programs such as National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world; Poets.org, the Academy’s popular website; American Poets, a biannual literary journal; and an annual series of poetry readings and special events. Since its founding, the Academy has awarded more money to poets than any other organization. browse poems & poets sign up to receive a new poem-a-day in your inbox sign up Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge occasions read this poet's poems English Romantic poet John Keats was born on October 31, 1795, in London. The oldest of four children, he lost both his parents at a young age. His father, a livery-stable keeper, died when Keats was eight; his mother died of tuberculosis six years later. After his mother's death, Keats's maternal grandmother appointed two London merchants, Richard Abbey and John Rowland Sandell, as guardians. Abbey, a prosperous tea broker, assumed the bulk of this responsibility, while Sandell played only a minor role. When Keats was fifteen, Abbey withdrew him from the Clarke School, Enfield, to apprentice with an apothecary-surgeon and study medicine in a London hospital. In 1816 Keats became a licensed apothecary, but he never practiced his profession, deciding instead to write poetry. Around this time, Keats met Leigh Hunt, an influential editor of the Examiner, who published his sonnets "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" and "O Solitude." Hunt also introduced Keats to a circle of literary men, including the poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and William Wordsworth . The group's influence enabled Keats to see his first volume, Poems by John Keats, published in 1817. Shelley, who was fond of Keats, had advised him to develop a more substantial body of work before publishing it. Keats, who was not as fond of Shelley, did not follow his advice. Endymion, a four-thousand-line erotic/allegorical romance based on the Greek myth of the same name, appeared the following year. Two of the most influential critical magazines of the time, the Quarterly Review and Blackwood's Magazine, attacked the collection. Calling the romantic verse of Hunt's literary circle "the Cockney school of poetry," Blackwood's declared Endymion to be nonsense and recommended that Keats give up poetry. Shelley, who privately disliked Endymion but recognized Keats's genius, wrote a more favorable review, but it was never published. Shelley also exaggerated the effect that the criticism had on Keats, attributing his declining health over the following years to a spirit broken by the negative reviews. Keats spent the summer of 1818 on a walking tour in Northern England and Scotland, returning home to care for his brother, Tom, who suffered from tuberculosis. While nursing his brother, Keats met and fell in love with a woman named Fanny Brawne. Writing some of his finest poetry between 1818 and 1819, Keats mainly worked on "Hyperion," a Miltonic blank-verse epic of the Greek creation myth. He stopped writing "Hyperion" upon the death of his brother, after completing only a small portion, but in late 1819 he returned to the piece and rewrote it as "The Fall of Hyperion" (unpublished until 1856). That same autumn Keats contracted tuberculosis, and by the following February he felt that death was already upon him, referring to the present as his "posthumous existence." In July 1820, he published his third and best volume of poetry, Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems. The three title poems, dealing with mythical and legendary themes of ancient, medieval, and Renaissance times, are rich in imagery and phrasing. The volume also contains the unfinished "Hyperion," and three poems considered among the finest in the English language, "Ode on a Grecian Urn," "Ode on M |
Which American University is situated in Cambridge,Massachusetts? | Where is Harvard University Located? Major cities nearby: Boston (3.5 mi), Salem (19 mi) Clouds Over Cambridge, Massachusetts. Todd Van Hoosear / Flickr Cambridge Weather and Climate 40 inches of precipitation annually Warm summers (average high temperatures above 80 degrees Fahrenheit) Cold, snowy winters (average high temperature of 36 degrees Fahrenheit) "Nor'easters" occur regularly during winter months The MBTA Red Line in Cambridge, Massachusetts. William F. Yurasko / Flickr Transportation Served by the MBTA, the Massachusetts Bus and Transportation Authority Easy access to public transit around Cambridge and to and from Boston Several bike paths Very pedestrian; of large U.S. communities, Cambridge has the highest percentage of commuters who walk to work Harvard University Museum of Natural History. Allie_Caulfield / Flickr What to See Museums: Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Museum of Natural History, MIT Museum, Museum of Science, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University Historical Sites: Cambridge Common, Cambridge Historical Society, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Entrepreneur Walk of Fame, Longfellow House, Memorial Hall, Mount Auburn Cemetery Arts: Cambridge Art Association, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Multicultural Arts Center, Out of the Blue Gallery Entertainment: American Repertory Theater, Harvard Film Archive, Hasty Pudding Theatricals, ImprovBoston, Jose Mateo's Ballet Theatre, Ryles Jazz Club Sports: Boston Bruins (hockey), Boston Red Sox (baseball), Boston Celtics (basketball), Boston Breakers (soccer), Boston Blazers (lacrosse) Bookstores: Barefoot Books, Center for New Words, Harvard Bookstore, Lorem Ipsum, McIntyre and Moore, Porter Square Books The Cambridge Skyline. Shinkuken / Wikimedia Commons Did You Know? Cambridge is commonly known as "Boston's Left Bank" The first legal same-sex marriage licenses in the United States were issued at Cambridge City Hall Harvard University is the top employer in the city (followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) At least 129 Nobel Prize winners (of 780 total) have been affiliated at some point with one of Cambridge's universities Cambridge is the birthplace of the world's longest reigning monarch, Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) Founded in 1636, Cambridge's Harvard College, one of two schools within Harvard University, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the country A resident of Cambridge is known as a "Cantabrigian" Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Justin Jensen / Flickr Other Major Colleges and Universities Near Harvard |
What does 'Holden Caulfield' say he will be, in the title of a famous novel? | Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye (Click the character infographic to download.) Oh, Holden. We can’t make up our mind between feeling sorry for him and telling him to just get a grip already. The problem? All he wants to do is connect with someone—anyone—but the boy has high standards. Impossibly high standards. Standards so high that only a precocious fourth-grader can live up to them. It’s tough being a lonely misanthrope. Lost in the Crowd No matter how many times Holden says he’s “lonesome” (it’s a lot), he often can’t even get to the point of reaching out at all. The very first thing the does when he gets off the train in New York is go to a phone booth… and then he leaves twenty minutes later without having even picked up the receiver. We’re going to quote the whole passage, because it’s worth it: as soon as I was inside, I couldn't think of anybody to call up. My brother D.B. was in Hollywood. My kid sister Phoebe goes to bed around nine o'clock— so I couldn't call her up. […] My parents would be the ones [to pick up the phone]. Then I thought of giving Jane Gallagher's mother a buzz, and find out when Jane's vacation started, but I didn't feel like it. Besides, it was pretty late to call up. Then I thought of calling this girl I used to go around with quite frequently, Sally Hayes, because I knew her Christmas vacation had started already—she'd written me this long, phony letter, inviting me over to help her trim the Christmas tree Christmas Eve and all— but I was afraid her mother'd answer the phone. […] Then I thought of calling up this guy that went to the Whooton School when I was there, Carl Luce, but I didn't like him much. So I ended up not calling anybody. I came out of the booth, after about twenty minutes or so. (9.1) Every time Holden thinks of someone to call, he ends up deciding not to—usually because he’s afraid he’ll have to interact with someone he doesn’t like. (Like adults.) On the one hand, this is just Holden’s passivity. Over and over again, he decides not to do something. On the other hand, judging by the interactions that he does have, we… can’t really blame him. Take a look at just a handful of these encounters: He invites Ackley along to the movies, but Ackley won't return the favor by letting Holden sleep in his roommate's bed. He writes Stradlater's composition for him, and in return gets yelled at (and socked in the nose, but technically that was for different reasons). He even had to type that essay on a junky old typewriter because he had lent his own to the guy down the hall. He lends out up his hound's-tooth jacket, knowing it'll get stretched out in the shoulders. He gets stuck with the tab for the three "moronic" girls' drinks in the Lavender Room at his hotel. He pays Sunny even though he doesn't have sex with her, and ends up getting cheated out of five more dollars (and socked in the stomach, although technically this, too, was for different reasons). Still, Holden never makes himself out to be a victim. He doesn't seem to notice that he gets taken advantage of over and over and over again. At least, not on a conscious level. (We’re not so sure about his unconscious.). Despite his Judgy McJudgerson exterior, Holden just wants to make friends—like a cute little puppy who keeps on trying. Holden and the Phonies Scratch that: like a cute little puppy with a really bad attitude. Holden may want to make friends, but we’re not sure why: in his mind, everyone is a social-climber, a name-dropper, appearance-obsessed, a secret slob, a private flit (a.k.a gay), or a suck-up. Holden finds any semblance of normal adult life to be "phony." How phony? So phony that he uses the word 33 times—and trust us, that’s a lot of times to use a word like phony. He doesn't want to grow up and get a job and play golf and drink martinis and go to an office, and he certainly doesn't want anything to do with the "bastards" that do. Except that, really, he sort of does. We’re not psychoanalysts but here’s our take: if Holden calls everyone a phony, he can feel better when they reject him. You kno |
Which racecourse hosts the Scottish Grand National? | Scottish Grand National 2017 | Odds | Runners | Betting | Tips | Ayr BET NOW Scottish Grand National Betting 2017 One of the sporting highlights of the Scottish sporting calendar the Scottish Grand National will attract some of the finest staying chasers from the UK & Ireland, as they embark on an energy-sapping 3m, 7f 176y in a quest to be crowned the winner of the Ayr Racecourse marathon. Down the years some of the biggest names in the national hunt arena have lined up for this blue riband event and the standout name has to be the legendary Red Rum, who won three Aintree Grand National crowns before etching his name in the illustrious roll of honour north of the border to highlight the attraction of this great event. 2016 Scottish Grand National Result 16:10 Coral Scottish Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) (3m 7f 176y) 1. Vicente - S Twiston-Davies - P Nicholls 14/1 2. Alvarado - P Moloney - F O'Brien 25/1 3. Seeyouatmidnight - S Fox (5) - S Thomson 14/1 4. Royale Knight - B Powell - Dr R Newland 20/1 5. Vyta Du Roc - D Jacob - N Henderson 8/1 JF 28 Ran 2016 Scottish Grand National Preview Cause Of Causes was a sparkling winner at the Cheltenham Festival last month, and the Irish raider will aim to build on that effort by storming to victory in the Scottish Grand National, which takes centre stage on April 16, but there will be a plethora of classy staying handicap chasers head to Ayr for their showpiece event. Willie Mullins will bid for another big-race success and is set to unleash Measureofmydreams, who was third in the Cheltenham Festival four-miler, whilst Tony Martin's Heathfield is an intriguing runner in the lower echelons of the handicap and is another prominent figure in the 2016 Scottish Grand National Betting , which is sure to be a wide open affair. Vicente will fly the flag for Paul Nicholls, as he looks to challenge for the Top British Trainers' Championships, while Seeyouatmidnight, Vyta Du Roc and Royale Knight are just another trio of exciting entries set to take their chance in one of the jumping highlights towards the end of the National Hunt season. Scottish Grand National Odds The Scottish Grand National takes place towards the end of the National Hunt winter season, and is a very popular betting market. Ante-post betting markets become available at the start of the winter national hunt season, but the Scottish Grand National odds tend to change considerably as the season unfolds. The odds of course are governed by the results of other major handicap steeplechase events. We have put together a selection of Scottish Grand National free bets for you take advantage of before the race. The Elk was the first Scottish Grand National winner, back in 1867, which indicates that the Scottish Grand National history is a long and illustrious one. The race was originally hosted by Bogside racecourse where it was run over a distance of 3 miles and 7 furlongs, before being moved to Ayr in 1966. The recent Scottish Grand National Roll of Honour highlights the past 15 winners Please note Scottish Grand national Travel information and Scottish Grand National ticket information if you are intending to attend the race in 2016. 2017 Scottish Grand National Form All punters have their own way of choosing their selections for the 2016 Scottish Grand National and whilst some will opt to choose the name or colour that is synonymous with something in their life, but many enjoy trailing through the recent form of each horse and in what shape they will head to Ayr in for the big race on April 16. Our 2016 Scottish Grand National Form Guide will take a look at a plethora of leading contenders for the marathon and touch on their previous outings in the season and whether they can use their early season form as a springboard to Scottish National glory in what is one of the sporting highlights of the season north of the border. 2017 Scottish Grand National Runners The list of Scottish Grand National Runners is now available at the 48 hour stage and there is a full list of 30 runners going to post at Ayr on Saturday and th |
Which 1980'sband took their name from a tin of paint? | BAND NAMES .. ORIGINS Numbers 10cc Manager Jonathan King chose the name after having a dream in which he was standing in front of the Hammersmith Odeon in London where the boarding read "10cc The Best Band in the World". A widely repeated claim, disputed by King and Godley, but confirmed in a 1988 interview by Creme, and also on the webpage of Gouldman's current line-up, is that the band name represented a volume of semen that was more than the average amount ejaculated by men, thus emphasising their potency or prowess. 10 SECONDS OF FOREVERS named after Hawkwind's "10 Seconds of Forever" 10,000 MANIACS Inspired by the old horror movie called '2000 Maniacs' 101 ERS (the) The group was named after the squat where they lived together: 101 Walterton Road, Maida Vale, although it was for a time rumoured that they were named for "Room 101", the infamous torture room in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. 13th FLOOR ELEVATORS (the) The band's name was developed from a suggestion by drummer John Ike Walton to use the name "Elevators" and Clementine Hall added "13th Floor" 2Be3 French band using English language as a pun ~ meaning To Be Free 23rd TURNOFF (THE) They took their name from the motorway sign indicating the nearby M6 exit. 3rd STRIKE Lead singer named his band after the "three strikes, you're out" law. 311 311 is an Omaha police code for indecent exposure. P-Nut and some friends went skinny dipping in a public pool. They were apprehended by police. P-Nut's friendwas arrested, cuffed (naked) and taken home to his parents. He was issued a citation for a code 311 (indecent exposure). 702 Pronounced "Seven-Oh-Two", named after the area code of their hometown of Las Vegas. 801 / THE 801 Taken from the Eno song "The True Wheel", which appears on his 1974 solo album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy). The refrain of the song - "We are the 801, we are the central shaft" 808 STATE Took their name from their Roland TR-808 drum machine. ("the 808 state" is a nickname for Hawaii, due to 808 being the telephone area code) _____________________________________ A A DAY IN THE LIFE named after the Beatles song "A Day in the Life". They are now known as Hawthorne Heights. A DAY TO REMEMBER This was a phrase came from the band's first drummer Bobby Scruggs' girlfriend, who used the phrase a lot at the bands rehearsals. A PERFECT CIRCLE aka APC when asked at a news conference, frontman Maynard Keenan stated that the name " A Perfect Circle" originates from the friendships of the band members, all of them met one another in a way resembling "a perfect circle of friendship" A WILHELM SCREAM they named themselves after a sound effect, The Wilhelm scream, which is a frequently-used film and television stock sound effect, first used in 1951 for the film Distant Drums. A-CADS according to press releases, their name is a compromise between the band and thier manager Peter Rimmer. Apparently Rimmer was keen to name the group after the Rand Academy of Music, while the group members preferred choice was The Cads, the result being The A-Cads. A-HA "a-ha" comes from a title that member Pål Waaktaar thought giving to a song. Morten Harket was looking through Waaktaar's notebook and came across the name "a-ha". He liked it and said, "That's a great name. That's what we should call ourselves". After checking dictionaries in several languages, they found out that a-ha was an international way of expressing recognition, with positive connotations. A-STUDIO The band was first called their 'Alma-Ata Studio' after the town Almaty where it was formed. Later, the name was shortened to "A-Studio". A-TEENS The 'A' stands for ABBA since they started as a cover band for the group, but the name was changed upon the request from Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson to avoid confusion. ABC named after the 1970 number-one hit song by The Jackson 5, "ABC" ABBA An acronym for the first names of the band members: Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Anderson and Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad. AC/DC Guitarists |
Which record-breaking film marked Clint Eastwood's directorial debut? | Clint Eastwood: Images Clint Eastwood: Images Some of these images do not display properly in Netscape Navigator, though they do look okay in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Go figure. Clint's first big break in acting came on the television western series "Rawhide" in 1959. However, as can be seen from this publicity shot, his characteristic performance style was still forming. His character, Rowdy Yates, contained few of the elements that would eventually make up Clint's polysemy. A Fistful of Dollars (1964). This film was the first major crystallization of Clint's star image. Notice Sergio Leone's pseudonym at the bottom of the poster on the left. The second major crystallization in Eastwood's image, Dirty Harry (1971) redefined certain aspects of the Man With No Name and added new elements to Clint's polysemy. It also marked him as a commercial success and set audience expectations for the rest of the decade. Released the same year, Play Misty for Me countered, in certain ways, the image Dirty Harry created. This film marked Clint's directorial debut. Following his pattern of backing up 'personal' projects with commercial hits, Clint followed up Bronco Billy (1980) with Any Which Way You Can, returning to the role of bare-fisted fighter Philo Beddoe and rejoining co-star Clyde the orangutan. Both Beddoe's blue-collar honesty and Billy's awkward piety contribute to Clint's association with working-class values. After a long slump, Clint's career is revitalized by Unforgiven (1992). Clint Eastwood and his wife, Dianna Ruiz. The fixed squint of The Man With No Name. Dirty Harry enforcing his own law. Humble Clint; hero to the common man. Counter-Eastwood: Questioning his own image. |
If Clint Eastwood was 'The Good', Lee Van Cleef 'The Bad',who was 'The Ugly'? | Amazon.com: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: Eli Wallach, Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffr?: Amazon Digital Services LLC By Claude Avary on June 11, 2004 Format: DVD|Verified Purchase MGM released a DVD edition of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" in the late 1990s, but it had few extras, a mono soundtrack, and a scratched print. Finally, MGM has given Sergio Leone's Western epic the double-disc special edition it deserves. The print is restored and as clear as I've ever seen it, the sound is now an astonishing 5.1 Surround (listen to the glass falling off Tuco after he springs through the window in the opening sequence!) nineteen minutes of footage from the Italian original have been restored, and the discs are packed with extras. Even the packaging is great: a sturdy interlocking box, with the DVDs kept in the upper and bottom parts of the two lids. Also inside the box are cards containing posters for the film in five different countries. The film, like most of the European Westerns of the 1960s, was critically disregarded in its day. The New York Times said of it: "the most expensive, pious, and repellent movie in the history of its peculiar genre. There is scarcely a moment's respite from the pain." It's amazing how people missed the brilliance of this movie, which turned Western conventions upside down in such a wonderfully bizarre, European way. Now the film is considered a classic, and only Sergio Leone's own "Once Upon a Time in the West" (another great 2 DVD set, by the way) has more respect in the genre. Leone's strange style -- stretched out time, obsession with close-ups and extreme wide-shots, focus on rituals, and use of Morricone's wild and avant-garde score -- are all in full force in this tale of three treasure-seekers searching for a cache of gold coins on the Texas-New Mexico border during the Civil War. The implacable and unflappable 'hero' Blondie (Clint Eastwood), the crazy comic bandit Tuco (Eli Wallach), and the calculating immoral sadist Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef) cross each other's paths amidst the senseless violence of the war. Leone perfectly contrasts the self-interested men with the greater backdrop of the tragedy of war. It's a strangely emotionally affecting picture despite its focus on three men who are detached from normal society and seem not to care about anything but money. So many individual scenes stand out for their virtuosity that the movie a parade of "greatest hits." Most astonishing of all is "The Ecstasy of Gold" sequence where Tuco dashes madly through a cemetery, looking for the grave that might hold the gold. Morricone's music here is especially overwhelming. Chances are you've seen the film and love it. What about the new scenes and the extras? Nineteen minutes of footage have been restored that were never shown in the American prints. The scenes integrate perfectly into the film, and after seeing them once, you won't be able to imagine they were ever missing. Among the scenes are Angel Eyes visiting a destroyed fort; Tuco hiring bandits to help him chase Blondie; Blondie and Angel Eyes having a face-to-face when they first set out together to find the gold; and some extra conversation between Tuco and Blondie in the desert. However, these scenes were never dubbed into English in the 1960s. Therefore, the DVD producers had to newly dub them. Eli Wallach and Clint Eastwood do their own voices. An actor named Simon Prescott does the imitation of the deceased Lee Van Cleef. Admittedly, Wallach and Eastwood no longer sound the same, but I couldn't imagine someone else imitating their voices -- it couldn't have been done any other way. Prescott is pretty good as Angel Eyes, if a bit more gravelly. The extras... Disc 1 has audio commentary by Richard Shickel, a film historian who wrote Eastwood's biography and also did commentary on Leone's "Once Upon a Time in America" DVD. His comments can be pretty dry, and he focuses mostly on Leone's style and techniques instead of on background information on the filming itself. Nonetheless, there are many interesting insights, |
Which war was contested between 1775 and 1783 and was concluded by the 'Treaty of Paris'? | Our Documents - Treaty of Paris (1783) Treaty of Paris (1783) Citation: Treaty of Paris, 1783; International Treaties and Related Records, 1778-1974; General Records of the United States Government, Record Group 11; National Archives. How to use citation info. (on Archives.gov) This treaty, signed on September 3, 1783, between the American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation. The American War for Independence (1775-83) was actually a world conflict, involving not only the United States and Great Britain but also France, Spain, and the Netherlands. The peace process brought a vaguely formed, newly born United States into the arena of international diplomacy, playing against the largest, most sophisticated, and most established powers on earth. The three American negotiators, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay, proved themselves to be masters of the game, outmaneuvering their counterparts and clinging fiercely to the points of national interest that guaranteed a future for the United States. Two crucial provisions of the treaty were British recognition of U.S. independence and the delineation of boundaries that would allow for American western expansion. The treaty is named for the city in which it was negotiated and signed. The last page bears the signatures of David Hartley, who represented Great Britain, and the three American negotiators, who signed their names in alphabetical order. Many treaty documents, however, can be considered as originals. In this case, for example, the United States and British representatives signed at least three originals, two of which are in the holdings of the National Archives. On one of the signed originals the signatures and wax seals are arranged horizontally; on the other they are arranged vertically. In addition, handwritten certified copies were made for the use of Congress. Some online transcriptions of the treaty omit Delaware from the list of former colonies, but the original text does list Delaware. |
Hong Kong was ceded to Britain by the 'Treaty of Nanking', which ended which war that had lasted from 1839 - 1842? | Hong Kong ceded to the British - Jan 20, 1841 - HISTORY.com Hong Kong ceded to the British Share this: Hong Kong ceded to the British Author Hong Kong ceded to the British URL Publisher A+E Networks During the First Opium War, China cedes the island of Hong Kong to the British with the signing of the Chuenpi Convention, an agreement seeking an end to the first Anglo-Chinese conflict. In 1839, Britain invaded China to crush opposition to its interference in the country’s economic and political affairs. One of Britain’s first acts of the war was to occupy Hong Kong, a sparsely inhabited island off the coast of southeast China. In 1841, China ceded the island to the British, and in 1842 the Treaty of Nanking was signed, formally ending the First Opium War. Britain’s new colony flourished as an East-West trading center and as the commercial gateway and distribution center for southern China. In 1898, Britain was granted an additional 99 years of rule over Hong Kong under the Second Convention of Peking. In September 1984, after years of negotiations, the British and the Chinese signed a formal agreement approving the 1997 turnover of the island in exchange for a Chinese pledge to preserve Hong Kong’s capitalist system. On July 1, 1997, Hong Kong was peaceably handed over to China in a ceremony attended by numerous Chinese and British dignitaries. The chief executive under the new Hong Kong government, Tung Chee Hwa, formulated a policy based upon the concept of “one country, two systems,” thus preserving Hong Kong’s role as a principal capitalist center in Asia. Related Videos |
'MC' are the international vehicle registration letters for which country? | International License Plate Codes - IBWiki International License Plate Codes The Caretaker of this page's subject formally welcomes your participation in fleshing out this article. Please feel free to offer up your own details and thus enrich all of IB ! On the international level, the designation of origin for a motor vehicle is distinguished by a supplementary international licence plate country code. This country designator is displayed in bold block uppercase on a small white oval plate or sticker near the number plate on the rear of a vehicle when driving outside the country in which the vehicle registration plate is issued. Oval bumper sticker from the RTC ... and from Xliponia The history of these oval plates began somewhere at the start of the twentieth century in Europe. Registration of motor vehicles had started already by the end of the nineteenth century; in most places this was a simple local registration within cities or districts, but near the beginning of the twentieth century a form of registration on a national level had emerged in many European countries. With the increase of international traffic it was deemed necessary to provide vehicles with nationality marks as well. For this purpose, white oval plates with black marks on them were placed at the rear end of a vehicle, near the license plate. By 1910, this system was introduced in 14 European countries: Aragon, Austria, the Batavian Kingdom, Castile and Leon, England, France, Helvetia, Hungary, Italy, Jervaine, Kemr, Monaco, the Scandinavian Realm, and Xliponia. In 1911 followed the Holy Roman Empire, Luxemburg, the Republic of Both Nations, and Scotland. Before the beginning of the First Great War it was also introduced in Nassland and Portugal (1912), in Bohemia, Bulgaria, Greece, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and Muntenia (1913), as well as the first non-European country (the NAL-SLC in 1913). Shortly after the war many other nations followed: newly emerged European states, the remaining old ones. From the 1920s onward, the white oval plate also spread outside Europe: North Africa (1920s), North America and the Middle East (1930s). By the start of the Second Great War nearly all European countries supported the plates, and even those that did not have them officially had distinctive plates anyhow. In 1959, with the paving of the nation's roads, the Monastic Republic chose "AO" as its license code. In 1964, with the promulgation of the constitution, Tawantinsuyu chose "TNS" as its license code. At present, almost every country in the world have them implemented. Turkestani sticker showing three scripts Modern sticker from the Russian Federation The implementation of the system by Greece in 1913 and Russia in 1919 raised the issue of non-Roman alphabets. Greece initially went with a purely Roman-script nationality oval, but when this proved unpopular with its citizenry, it switched to a dual system with the same code in both Roman and Greek characters. This was not a problem for the Monastic Republic since Alpha and A and Omicron and O have the same shape. The Russians went with a dual system from the beginning: a Latin "R" on the left, a Cyrillic "P" on the right, with a narrow vertical line separating the two. Unfortunately, in the Latin-cognizant world this caused much amusement as the oval stickers now seemed to read "R.I.P." (Requiescat in Pace) The Russians, meanwhile, appeared not to know or care, and to this day, Russian nationality ovals appear the same, though now the vertical line carries a small Russian flag emblem halfway up. Other nations with other scripts began to follow this pattern, and these days, the oval plates of some states show the same code in up to three scripts- the Roman script which has become an international standard for these plates, plus the main local script, plus one other locally- or regionally-important script. For example, Turkestan 's nationality plate bears the 3-letter TKN code in Roman characters, Soğdo script and Cyrillic letters. Country code |
In what year was Olaf Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden, assassinated? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 28 | 1986: Swedish prime minister assassinated About This Site | Text Only 1986: Swedish prime minister assassinated The Swedish prime minister has died after being shot in a street ambush in central Stockholm. His wife was wounded. Olof and Lisbeth Palme were attacked as they were leaving a cinema at about 2330 local time. Mr Palme was shot twice in the stomach, his wife was shot in the back. Police say a taxi-driver used his mobile radio to raise the alarm. Two young girls sitting in a car close to the scene of the shooting tried to help the Prime Minister. He was rushed to hospital but was dead on arrival. Mrs Palme is being treated for her injury, but it is not thought to be life threatening. Advocate of peace Mr Palme, 59, and a social democrat, was serving his second term as leader. He believed in open government and shunned tight security. He had two bodyguards to protect him on official functions but frequently walked unattended through the Swedish capital and went on holidays unescorted to his summer cottage on the island of Gotland. His assassination will come as a shock to the Swedes. They have always taken great pride in the fact their prime minister could walk openly in the streets without the security which accompanies other heads of state. Mr Palme will be remembered as a campaigner for the working classes and Third World causes. He was first elected as prime minister in 1969. He became a leading advocate of peace and non violence and campaigned for an end to the war in Vietnam. He saw himself carrying the banner of Social Democracy through Europe at a time when the Right was only temporarily in triumph. He once said: "I know that the Thatchers and the Reagans will be out in a few years. We have to survive till then." |
Nanak (Dev) was born in 1469, he dies in 1583.He was a teacher and founder of which religious belief? | Sikhism Religion of the Sikh People Home > Origins & Development > Sikh Gurus > Guru Nanak "Me, the bard out of work, the Lord has applied to His service. In the very beginning He gave me the order to sing His praises night and day. The Master summoned the minstrel to His True Court. He clothed me with the robe of His true honour and eulogy. Since then the True Name had become my ambrosial food. They, who under the Guru's instruction, eat this food to their satisfaction, obtain peace. By singing the Guru's hymns, I, the minstrel spread the Lord's glory. Nanak, by praising the True Name I have obtained the perfect Lord." (Guru Nanak, Pauri, pg. 150) The founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak was born on April 15, 1469 in the Western Punjab village of Talwandi. He was born to a simple Hindu family. His father Mehta Kalian Das was an accountant in the employment of the local Muslim authorities. From an early age Guru Nanak made friends with both Hindu and Muslim children and was very inquisitive about the meaning of life. At the age of six he was sent to the village school teacher for schooling in reading and writing in Hindi and mathematics. He was then schooled in the study of Muslim literature and learned Persian and Arabic. He was an unusually gifted child who learned quickly and often question his teachers. At age 13 it was time for Guru Nanak to be invested with the sacred thread according to the traditional Hindu custom. At the ceremony which was attended by family and friends and to the disappointment of his family Guru Nanak refused to accept the sacred cotton thread from the Hindu priest. He sang the following poem; "Let mercy be the cotton, contentment the thread, Continence the knot and truth the twist. O priest! If you have such a thread, Do give it to me. It'll not wear out, nor get soiled, nor burnt, nor lost. Says Nanak, blessed are those who go about wearing such a thread" (Rag Asa) As a young man herding the family cattle, Guru Nanak would spend long hours absorbed in meditation and in religious discussions with Muslim and Hindu holy men who lived in the forests surrounding the village. Thinking that if bound in marriage Guru Nanak might start taking interest in household affairs a suitable match was found for him. At age 16 he was married to Sulakhani daughter of a pious merchant. Guru Nanak did not object as he felt that married life did not conflict with spiritual pursuits. Guru Nanak was happily married, he loved his wife and eventually had two sons Sri Chand in 1494 and Lakshmi Chand three years later. Now that he had a family of his own Guru Nanak was persuaded by his parents to take a job as an accountant in charge of the stores of the Muslim governor of Sultanpur Daulat Khan Lodi. Guru Nanak agreed and was joined by his family and an old Muslim childhood friend Mardana, a musician by profession. Guru Nanak would work during the days, but early in the mornings and late at nights, he would meditate and sing hymns accompanied by Mardana on the rabab ( a string instrument). These sessions attracted a lot of attention and many people started joining the two. Early one morning accompanied by Mardana, Guru Nanak went to the river Bain for his bath. After plunging into the river, Guru Nanak did not surface and it was reported that he must have drowned. The villagers |
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