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The Jewish festival of Purim celebrates the story of which woman in the Bible? | Judaism 101: Purim Judaism 101 Significance: Remembers the defeat of a plot to exterminate the Jews Observances: Public reading of the book of Esther while "blotting out" the villain's name Length: 1 day Customs: Costume parties; drinking; eating fruit-filled triangular cookies In the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on its thirteenth day ... on the day that the enemies of the Jews were expected to prevail over them, it was turned about: the Jews prevailed over their adversaries. - Esther 9:1 And they gained relief on the fourteenth, making it a day of feasting and gladness. - Esther 9:17 [Mordecai instructed them] to observe them as days of feasting and gladness, and sending delicacies to one another, and gifts to the poor. - Esther 9:22 Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination. The Book of Esther The story of Purim is told in the Biblical book of Esther. The heroes of the story are Esther, a beautiful young Jewish woman living in Persia, and her cousin Mordecai, who raised her as if she were his daughter. Esther was taken to the house of Ahasuerus, King of Persia, to become part of his harem. King Ahasuerus loved Esther more than his other women and made Esther queen, but the king did not know that Esther was a Jew, because Mordecai told her not to reveal her identity. The villain of the story is Haman, an arrogant, egotistical advisor to the king. Haman hated Mordecai because Mordecai refused to bow down to Haman, so Haman plotted to destroy the Jewish people . In a speech that is all too familiar to Jews, Haman told the king, "There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your realm. Their laws are different from those of every other people's, and they do not observe the king's laws; therefore it is not befitting the king to tolerate them." Esther 3:8. The king gave the fate of the Jewish people to Haman, to do as he pleased to them. Haman planned to exterminate all of the Jews. Mordecai persuaded Esther to speak to the king on behalf of the Jewish people. This was a dangerous thing for Esther to do, because anyone who came into the king's presence without being summoned could be put to death, and she had not been summoned. Esther fasted for three days to prepare herself, then went into the king. He welcomed her. Later, she told him of Haman's plot against her people. The Jewish people were saved, and Haman and his ten sons were hanged on the gallows that had been prepared for Mordecai. The book of Esther is unusual in that it is the only book of the Bible that does not contain the name of G-d . In fact, it includes virtually no reference to G-d. Mordecai makes a vague reference to the fact that the Jews will be saved by someone else, if not by Esther, but that is the closest the book comes to mentioning G-d. Thus, one important message that can be gained from the story is that G-d often works in ways that are not apparent, in ways that appear to be chance, coincidence or ordinary good luck. Modern Echoes of Purim The Pesach (Passover) seder reminds us that in every generation, there are those who rise up to destroy us, but G-d saves us from their hand. In the time of the Book of Esther, Haman was the one who tried to destroy us. In modern times, there have been two significant figures who have threatened the Jewish people, and there are echoes of Purim in their stories. Many have noted the echoes of Purim in the Nuremberg war crime trials. In the Book of Esther, Haman's ten sons were hanged (Esther 9:13); in 1946, ten of Hitler's top associates were put to death by hanging for their war crimes (including the crime of murdering 6 million Jews). An 11th associate of Hitler, Hermann Göring, committed suicide the night before the execution, a parallel to the suicide of Haman's daughter recorded in the Talmud (Megillah 16a). There are rumors that Göring was a transvestite, making that an eve |
What Is the name of the traditional Japanese rice straw matting used as a floor cowering? | Japanese Tatami & Goza Mats Add to Facebook Tweet this Share this on MySpace Google Buzz It Share this on Stumble Upon Share this on Reddit Email this Tatami & Goza Mats Tatami are a traditional Japanese floor mats. They are made by covering rice straw with a woven sea rush. Tatami are made in individual mats of uniform size and shape, bordered by brocade or plain cloth. The size of a room in Japan is typically measured by the number of tatami mats. Standard dimensions of full mats are fixed at 90 cm by 180 cm (1.62m²). Although, these can vary between regions. Tea rooms & tea houses are traditionally designed to be 4½ mats. We can get them made to whatever size you want. However, as most Australian rooms aren't made with dimensions in 90cm increments, the most popular and stunning way to have tatami is to place the mats in a central position and surround them with floorboards to leave a flush finish. A thickness of 5cm is the most popular if planning to surround with floating floorboards. In Japan, all the materials used are cleaned and disinfected prior to manufacture. This is done without using any harmful chemicals and meets strict Domestic & International standards. They are sourced from the rice fields on Kyushu (South-west Japan). In Japan, it is illegal for untreated human waste to be used to fertilise food crops. This is not the case in other parts of Asia where cheap straw is sourced for non-Japanese made tatami. The straw used for our mats is oven dried at 85 C for 8 hours to comply with our strict quarantine import permit regulations. This dries out the straw and denatures any seeds/pathogens in the straw. We guarantee that you won't find genuine Japanese tatami mats sold by our local competitors for a cheaper price. We are so confident that our competitors don't import genuine Japanese tatami. If you can prove that their mats are from Japan then we will beat their prices by 25%. We pay nearly 5 times their cost prices to bring you quality for less than 10% more. Why? because we are not greedy we just want you to have the best quality. Size variation Since tatami is made from a natural product over time mats may shrink a little depending on humidity there may be an insignificant variation in length/width of - 5mm. Tatami Prices |
Who painted ‘The Raft of The Medusa’? | Author(s): Séverine Laborie The Raft of the Medusa—a major work in French 19th-century painting—is generally regarded as an icon of Romanticism. It depicts an event whose human and political aspects greatly interested Géricault: the wreck of a French frigate off the coast of Senegal in 1816, with over 150 soldiers on board. The painter researched the story in detail and made numerous sketches before deciding on his definitive composition, which illustrates the hope of rescue. A contemporary event Géricault drew his inspiration from the account of two survivors of the Medusa—a French Royal Navy frigate that set sail in 1816 to colonize Senegal. It was captained by an officer of the Ancien Régime who had not sailed for over twenty years and who ran the ship aground on a sandbank. Due to the shortage of lifeboats, those who were left behind had to build a raft for 150 souls—a construction that drifted away on a bloody 13-day odyssey that was to save only 10 lives. The disaster of the shipwreck was made worse by the brutality and cannibalism that ensued. Géricault decided to represent the vain hope of the shipwrecked sailors: the rescue boat is visible on the horizon—but sails away without seeing them. The whole composition is oriented toward this hope in a rightward ascent culminating in a black figure, the figurehead of the boat. The painting stands as a synthetic view of human life abandoned to its fate. Dissecting the subject Géricault spent a long time preparing the composition of this painting, which he intended to exhibit at the Salon of 1819. He began by amassing documentation and questioning the survivors, whom he sketched; he then worked with a model and wax figurines, studied severed cadavers in his studio, used friends as models, and hesitated between a number of subjects. The result of this long preparatory period can be seen in two sketches now in the Louvre (RF 2229, RF 1667). There followed the period of solitary work in his studio, spent getting to grips with a vast canvas measuring five meters by seven. The pallid bodies are given cruel emphasis by a Caravaggio-style chiaroscuro; some writhe in the elation of hope, while others are unaware of the passing ship. The latter include two figures of despair and solitude: one mourning his son, the other bewailing his own fate. These figures reflect the Romantic inspiration that fueled the work of both Géricault and Gros, and the former's admiration for the latter (see The Plague-Stricken in Jaffa). A hint of scandal Géricault's Raft was the star at the Salon of 1819: "It strikes and attracts all eyes" (Le Journal de Paris). Critics were divided: the horror and "terribilità" of the subject exercised fascination, but devotees of classicism expressed their distaste for what they described as a "pile of corpses," whose realism they considered a far cry from the "ideal beauty" incarnated by Girodet's Pygmalion and Galatea (which triumphed the same year). Géricault's work expressed a paradox: how could a hideous subject be translated into a powerful painting, how could the painter reconcile art and reality? Coupin was categorical: "Monsieur Géricault seems mistaken. The goal of painting is to speak to the soul and the eyes, not to repel." The painting had fervent admirers too, including Auguste Jal who praised its political theme, its liberal position (the advancement of the "negro", the critique of ultra-royalism), and its modernity. For Michelet, "our whole society is aboard the raft of the Medusa [...]." Bibliography - LAVEISSIERE S., MICHEL R., CHENIQUE B., Géricault, catalogue d’exposition, Grand Palais 1991-1992, Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris, 1991. Technical description Théodore GÉRICAULT (Rouen, 1791 - Paris, 1824) Le Radeau de la Méduse Salon de 1819 H. : 4,91 m. ; L. : 7,16 m. Acquis à la vente posthume de l'artiste par l'intermédiaire de Pierre-JosephDedreux-Dorcy, ami de Géricault, 1824 , 1824 INV. 4884 |
Which song from The Beatles White Album gave Siouxsie and the Banshees a Top Five hit single in 1983? | Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Creatures - Steven Severin - www.untiedundone.com Siouxsie Sioux The Life & Loves of a She-Devil She was Britain's first lady of punk and godmother of goth. Nearly 30 years after forming the Banshees, SIOUXSIE SIOUX comes clean about sex, drugs and shock tactics Words:Simon Goddard "WHY'S HE ON THE COVER?" demands Siouxsie Sioux. "Fat fool!" "He" is Robert Smith and "the cover" is that of Uncut's sister publication NME Originals, their recent edition dedicated to goth. Or "goff", as the erstwhile queen of punk snorts derisively. Maybe Siouxsie has never fully forgiven the Cure frontman and one-time Banshees guitarist for deserting her band on the eve of a 1984 world tour. As Smith recently told Uncut (Take 87), he was diagnosed with chronic blood poisoning and quit on doctor's orders. Siouxsie's having none of it. "It wasn't like he became ill," she complains. "He was one of those people who just didn't say 'no' to anything, so when it's self-induced it's hard to have sympathy. To actually say two days before a tour that's been planned in advance that he can't do it - fuck off! What a lightweight." Or maybe she should have been on the cover herself? After all, this is somebody who, four years ago, came second only to Margaret Thatcher in a Sunday Express readers' poll nominating "The Women Who Shook The World". More than a cog in the punk rock revolution and a heroine to virtually every 'alternative' female singer - from makeweights like Lene Lovich and Toyah to serious disciples such as Courtney Love, Shirley Manson and Karen 0 - if measured by the generation of sour-faced Morticia Addams lookalikes reeking of patchouli oil who once worshipped her every bangle, Siouxsie is a genuine icon. "I never could handle that," she says today. "It was frightening. Even shop dummies were starting to look like me. Everywhere I went there'd be bloody windows full of Siouxsies." Now 47, she has the natural grace of a Hollywood vamp, something she could only achieve in her youth via an Egyptian death mask of Max Factor. The way she greets Uncut is pure 'Ice Queen', regal and stiff, but later, curled up on a sofa beside a crackling fire in a west London hotel, she becomes seductive, warmer. "I try to be as honest as I can," she purrs. Which proves very much the case. BEFORE SHE BECAME Siouxsie, she was Susan Ballion, born May 27,1957. The youngest of three children, even from birth her predisposition towards the exotic seemed inevitable - her parents, a "snake doctor" and a bilingual secretary, had met in the Belgian Congo. She was raised in the middle-class suburb of Chislehurst, Kent, a place she describes as "knee-deep in wankers". When she was eight, she faked suicide "to get noticed by my parents". Aged nine, she and a friend were sexually assaulted by a stranger. Her alcoholic father died when she was 14. At 15, she developed ulcerative colitis, a life-threatening illness requiring that her innards be exposed through stitches in her stomach for several weeks until it was safe to re-insert them. "It sounds horrific," she says, "and it was. Surreal. It completely de-romanticised the body for me." While recuperating in hospital, she saw David Bowie perform "Starman" on Top Of The Pops. By the time she recovered, she'd fully embraced glam as a refuge from wanker-infested Kent. It was at a Roxy Music gig in 1975 that she met future partner and Banshees bassist Steve Severin (born Steve Bailey, nicknamed "Spunker") who would later introduce her to The Sex Pistols. By the spring of '76, Siouxsie (as she was now calling herself in homage to the Native American Sioux tribe), Severin and a gaggle of glam-dram poseurs from suburban Kent, famously christened "The Bromley Contingent" by Melody Maker journalist Caroline Coon, had become the Pistols' ubiquitous front row. "What people don't understand is when punk started it was so innocent and not aware of being a phenomenon," she says. "The major participators didn't know they were the major players. I mean, the 100 Club Punk Festival wasn't sold out. The venue |
In which west country town is Pen Mill railway station? | New train services announced for the South West | West Country - ITV News 11 March 2015 at 10:57am New train services announced for the South West South West Trains have proposed new services to run this Winter Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Archive/Press Association Images South West Trains have announced it will implement new services this winter, including connecting Frome to London Waterloo for the first time. The major timetable improvements will see additional eight services a day between London and Yeovil, providing an extra 1000 seats and new connections between Yeovil Juncion and Yeovil Pen Mill. Bruton and Frome will be connected to Waterloo for the first time ever, with four extra trains. Additional services will also run between Exeter and Honiton during the afternoon and peak times on weekdays. The 1850 Waterloo to Salisbury will be extended to Yeovil Pen Mill, via Gillingham. Yeovil Junction, Sherborne and Templecombe will have two additional trains in the mid-afternoon. The services are planned from December 2015 and are subject to consultation and regulatory approval. These are exciting and innovative proposals that would provide a greatly improved service for thousands of passengers in Somerset, Dorset and Devon and could also create brand new links to London for many communities. The new services are designed to provide new opportunities for work, leisure and business and would deliver a huge boost to the region’s economy. – Tim Shoveller, Chief Executive of the South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance Last updated Wed 11 Mar 2015 |
Sorbus is the generic name given to which trees? | 63 (5) • October 2014: 1139–1140 Sennikov (2329) Proposal to conserve the name Sorbus (Rosaceae) with a conserved type Alexander Sennikov Botanical Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural Histor y, P.O. Box 7, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland; and Herbarium, Komarov Botanical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prof. Popov str. 2, 197376 St. Petersburg, Russia; [email protected] i DOI (2329) Sorbus L., Sp. Pl.: 477. 1 Mai 1753, nom. cons. prop. Typus : Sorbus aucuparia L., typ. cons. prop. The original circumscription of the genus Sorbus L. inclu ded two species, S. aucuparia L. and S. domestica L. Both names have been selected as the type of the generic name; these conflicting typifica- tions have a long history and are briefly reviewed here. The name Sorbus was adopted by Linnaeus (l.c. 1753) from Tournefort (Inst. Rei Herb., ed. 3, 1: 633. 1719) whose circumscrip- tion also included both S. aucuparia and S. domestica. Nevertheless, the validating description of Sorbus (Linnaeus, Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 213. 1754) was entirely based upon the characters of S. aucuparia, which obviously was the more familiar to Linnaeus because of its common occurrence in Sweden. The character most certainly indicative of S. aucuparia is the number of styles, with 2–4 styles found in this species and 3 styles indicated in the protologue of Sorbus, whereas the number of styles in S. domestica is constantly 5. Medikus (Gesch. Bot.: 86–87. 1793) published an early attempt to dismember the Linnaean Sorbus, removing S. aucuparia to the new monotypic genus Aucuparia Medi k. (as A. silvestris Medi k.) and leaving Sorbus also monotypic with S. domestica. His work, although rarely followed in favour of a broader circumscription of Sorbus, was noticed and frequently cited in treatments and monographs. Pfeiffer (Nomencl. Bot. 2: 1200. 1874) recorded the treatment of Medikus and indicated S. domestica as the generic type of “Sorbus Medik.” Since Medikus published no new name but merely changed the circumscription of the Linnaean genus without excluding its type (as specified in Art. 48.1 of the ICN; McNeill & al. in Regnum Veg. 154. 2012), Pfeiffer’s citation represents effective typification of the Linnaean name. This first typification of Sorbus was repeated by Britton (N. Amer. Trees: 427. 1908), Britton & Brown (Ill. Fl. N.U.S., ed. 2, 2: 287. 1913) and Green (in Sprague & al., Nom. Prop. Brit. Bot.: 158. 1929). Green, after noting the exclusion by Medikus of S. aucuparia from Sorbus, further explained her selection on the grounds that the “type of Tournefort’s Sorbus was evidently S. dom es- tica judging from the vernacular name ‘Sorbier’ and from citations given by him”. Rehder (Bibl. Cult. Trees: 252. 1949) cited the “Lectotypus” of Sorbus as S. aucuparia without any comment whatsoever. Brizicky (in J. Arnold Arbor. 49: 502–508. 1968) thoroughly reviewed the his- tory of early treatments and typifications of Sorbus and demonst rated that the only species that fits the original description of the generic name is S. aucuparia. He proposed to supersede the typification with S. domestica as being in conflict with the original description and argued that S. aucuparia should be its type. Kovanda & Pouzar (in Taxon 31: 340–341. 1982) noticed the con- flicting typifications and proposed the name Sorbus for conservation with S. aucuparia as the conserved type. This proposal was rejected by the Committee of Spermatophyta as unnecessary, because the Committee followed the opinion of Brizicky that the earlier selected type may be superseded without conservation (Brummitt in Taxon 34: 659. 1985). According to the present rules (Art. 10.2), a generic name must be typified from the types of the species names (if any) included in the protologue. Such typifications may not be superseded under Art. 10.5 which is dealing either with conflicts with the protologue or with mechanically selected types. Pfeiffer’s designation is not mechani- cal because he followed a certain taxonomic decision, and while his choice is in a clear conf lict with the origina |
By which name was the famous Swiss clown Karl Adrien Wettach better known? | Grock - Biography - IMDb Biography Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trivia (3) | Personal Quotes (2) Overview (3) Charles Adrien Wettach Mini Bio (1) Karl Adrien Wettach, one of the most famous clowns of the first half of the 20th century, was born on Jan 10, 1880 in Reconvilier in the Swiss Canton of Bern. His watchmaker father was an amateur musician and acrobat, and he taught the young Karl the basics of music and tumbling. Karl became hooked on performing, and he worked up a variety show with his sister Jeanne that appeared in hotels and clubs. As an amateur, during the summer months, Karl appeared with the circus as a tumbler and then later as a musician. Subsequently, he joined up with a caravan of gypsies, in whose company he learned his craft and gained experience with a broad variety of musical instruments. He became fluent in a many languages, and mastered fourteen musical instruments, including a miniature violin. At the age of 14, he made his professional debut in Fiame Wetzel's circus. He partnered with a clown named "Brick," and they made the rounds of the international circuit, appearing in France, Africa and South America. In 1903, Wettach took the stage name "Grock," under which he became one of the most famous clowns in Europe. "My birth name doesn't mean anything. I am Grock. The first is the name of the dark years," he said. As a clown, his life became a quest for perfecting the synthesis of the man, with his hidden human face, and the clown, the mask occluding the man beneath the greasepaint. This synthesis was "Grock," a figure intended to entertain while remaining forever mysterious, a beloved figure who never could be fully understood by the audience, hidden as he was by his mask, hidden as the man Karl was by the mask Grock. After Brick married, Grock left him and hooked up with Umberto Guillaume, a famous clown known as Antonet. Making the move from circus arenas to the music hall, their act initially failed, but eventually, they mastered stage technique. When they hit the boards in London in 1911, they had a major success. The duo became the toast of the public wherever they played. Grock would make England his home for the next 13 years. By 1913, Grock had polished his most famous and endearing act, appearing as a simpleton among a plethora of musical instruments, fumbling with the instruments as if he knew nothing about them, instruments that the "real" Karl Wettach had mastered. But the clown Grock would absentmindedly flip a fiddle over, then try to play it, wondering where the strings went. It was an act that helped develop his reputation as King of Clowns. Soon, Grock was performing before European royalty. A composer of popular ditties, Wettach became a music publisher and achieved success in the music business with his own songs. Wettach departed England in 1924 for the Continent, which remained his home for the rest of his life. He settled in Imperia, situated on the western Liguria Riviera, with Ines Ospiri, his Italian wife. In 1927, he began constructing a great 50-room mansion facing the sea in the Cascine hills that would be called the Villa Bianca, named after his daughter. During the turbulent years of fascist Italy and World War II, Grock never let his mask slip, never overtly dabbled in politics. Though he attracted the admiration of leading Italian fascists, the King of Italy, European royalty and even Hitler, all of whom claimed to be a friend of his, he never publicly confirmed those bonds. The man behind the mask of Grock never declared any allegiance to anyone or anything but his art. Grock established his own traveling circus in 1951. Initially, he struggled due to the large initial layouts of capital, but he soon achieved financial success as the circus performed shows all over Europe. His last performance was in Hamburg, Germany, on October 30, 1954, in front of a crowd that included scores of reporters from all over the world. He then retired to the Villa Bianca, through with performing, except for several appearances on television he made in 1 |
Ambassadors to Britain are officially accredited to which court? | Ambassador 1902 Encyclopedia > Ambassador Ambassador AMBASSADOR, a word introduced into the English language from the Fr. ambassadeur, the Ital. ambasciatore, of the Span. embaxador, which Wicquefort derives, perhaps without sufficient authority, from the Span embiar, to send. The word denoted a public minister of the highest rank, accredited and sent by the head of a sovereign state to a foreign court or country, with power to represent the person of the sovereign by whom he sent, to negotiate with foreign government, and to which over the interests of his own nation abroad. The power thus conferred is contained in the credentials or letters of credence of which the ambassador is the bearer, and in the instructions under the sign-manual delivered to himself. The credentials consists in a sealed letter addressed by the sovereign in person whose representative he is, to the sovereign to whom he is sent, and they contain a general assurance that the sovereign by whom he is dispatched will approve and confirm whatever is done by the ambassador in his name. In England these letters of credence are under the sign-manual of the queen, and are not countersigned by the Secretary of State. On special occasions, as for the negotiation of treaties, additional and express powers are given to an ambassador under the great seal, and sometimes (but very rarely) full general powers to treat on all subjects. Lord Clarendon held such powers at the congress of Paris in 1856. Diplomatic envoys are three ranks, as was finally determined by a common agreement of all the powers which was annexed to the final act of the treaty of Vienna in 1815: --- 1. Ambassadors; the ambassador of the pope being called a nuncio, and the ambassador of the Emperor of Austria to the Sublime Porte being called his inter-nuncio. These only have representative rank. 2. Envoys extraordinary or ministers plenipotentiary, accredited to sovereigns (aupres des souverains). 3. Charges daffaires, whoa re only entitled t transact business with the Minister of Foreign Affairs. We shall confine ourselves in this article to the diplomatic officers of the first rank. The relative number of ambassadors, as distinguished from ministers, has of late years been considerably increases. The Emperor Nicholas refused for many years to send an ambassador to the court of France, and he therefore suppressed the grade for a time altogether. His example was imitated by other powers. But the old practice has now been reverted to. The Queen of England has embassies at Paris, Constantinople, Vienna, St. Petersburg, and Berlin. The number of British ministers plenipotentiary is twenty-three, and three charges daffaires; but these numbers vary. From the 15th century, when the practice of sending resident embassies may be said to have commenced in Europe, down to the close of the prodigious amount of splendour, ceremonial, and contentious dignity. British ambassadors were commonly set out till within the last thirty years in ships of war. The ambassador represented a monarch, and was to play the part of one. The memoirs of those ages are full of the magnificence and profuse display which their progress --- lacqueys, liveries, state coached, led horses, and all the pageantry of state. Fierce disputes frequently arose between rival ambassadors for precedence; sometimes these disputes even extended to the courts and ministers to whom these envoys were dispatched as messengers of peace, and a vast deal of time was lost (especially at the Congress of Munster) in adjusting them. On the part of the sovereign to whom they were to present their credentials the same display was made. The new ambassador was fetched by the master of the ceremonies in the kings coaches and feasted at the kings expense. The solemn entry and the public audience, as they were termed, were an essential part of the mission. The ambassador had the right to stand covered in the presence of royalty. At Venice the doge placed Sir Harry Vane, covered and seated, on his right hand in the Council of Ten. A speech was then del |
On which ship did Doctor Crippen attempt to escape from Britain? | BBC News - Dr Crippen's relative fails in bid to secure pardon Dr Crippen's relative fails in bid to secure pardon Dr Crippen was convicted of killing his wife and hanged in 1910 A distant US relative of Dr Hawley Crippen, executed in London in 1910 for murdering his wife, has failed in a bid to secure a posthumous pardon for him. The Criminal Cases Review Commission refused to send the case back to the Court of Appeal, saying the applicant was not a "properly interested person". James Patrick Crippen, 73, of Ohio, a second cousin three times removed, said he was "disappointed" by the decision. He argues remains found at Crippen's home were not those of his wife, Cora. He said DNA tests had proved this, casting serious doubt over his ancestor's conviction. James Crippen has been fighting for years for an appeal, a royal pardon and the release of his relative's remains, which are buried in the grounds of Pentonville Prison, London. Mr Crippen, who lives in Dayton, told the BBC News website: "It's an embarrassment to the British courts to have to admit, after 100 years, that the gentleman was innocent. "They didn't want to review the case - it's so old they felt they shouldn't change it. They just leave our name in disrespect." The former marketing manager said he would be consulting his UK lawyers about the "other avenues". Failed test The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) decided James Crippen was not a "properly interested person" in the case and there was no real possibility the Court of Appeal would hear it. The commission said in cases where the person whose conviction is to be appealed against was dead, the request must come from someone "approved" by the Court of Appeal. Crippen and his mistress Ethel Le Neve went on trial at the Old Bailey That person should be the widow or widower, "personal representative", or a relative who has a "substantial financial or other interest" in the appeal. "Without an individual who has a real possibility of being approved by the Court of Appeal, there could be no court hearing and so no purpose would be served by the commission carrying out a review of the case," said a CCRC spokesman. The commission, which had received the request in May, said it considered the application "impartially and in detail" but concluded last month that James Crippen did not meet the test. It is understood the CCRC did not examine the grounds for the appeal. The CCRC spokesman said Mr Crippen's representatives could apply to the Administrative Court for permission to seek a judicial review of the decision. The appeal was launched after scientists at Michigan State University claimed to have obtained DNA evidence in 2007. The researchers said they had tracked down three of Mrs Crippen's grandnieces and compared their DNA with samples from the body which had been kept on a microscope slide since the Old Bailey trial. Trans-Atlantic dash The Crippen case is one of the most notorious in British criminal history. After hiding his wife's remains under a cellar, the US-born doctor tried to escape to Canada on the SS Montrose with his lover Ethel Le Neve, who was disguised as a boy. But he was caught after the ship's captain recognised him from newspaper reports and alerted Scotland Yard. The Montrose was the first ship to carry Marconi's new telegram system and Crippen famously became the first criminal in history to be arrested thanks to such technology. He was arrested at sea and brought back to Britain after Inspector Walter Dew made a trans-Atlantic dash in a faster vessel. Crippen was found guilty and hanged at Pentonville Prison in November 1910. Le Neve, who was tried separately for complicity in the killing, was acquitted. Bookmark with: |
Maseru is the capital of which African Country? | Maseru Weather Maseru MASERU Maseru — whose name is a Sesotho word meaning “place of the sandstone” — is the capital city of Lesotho and also the capital of the Maseru District. It is situated on the Caledon River, which separates Lesotho from South Africa, and is Lesotho’s only sizeable city, with a population of approximately 227,880 (according to a 2006 census). At the end of the Free State-Basotho Wars in 1869, Maseru was established as a small police camp by the British when Basutoland became a British protectorate. It was not long before it grew into a busy market town. It is located at the edge of the “conquered territories” relinquished to the Orange Free State (now the Free State province of South Africa) as part of the peace terms at the conclusion of the war. It is 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of King Moshoeshoe I’s stronghold, Thaba Bosiu, the previous de facto capital. Maseru was the state’s administrative capital between 1869 and 1871, before administration of Basutoland was transferred to the Cape Colony. Between 1871 and 1884, and much to the chagrin of the Basotho people, Basutoland was treated in the same way as territories that had been forcefully annexed. This led to the Gun War in 1881 during which many buildings in Maseru were burned. In 1884, Basutoland’s status as a Crown Colony was restored, and Maseru was again made the capital. When Basutoland gained its independence and became the Kingdom of Lesotho in 1966, Maseru remained the country’s capital. Prior to Lesotho’s independence, Maseru had remained relatively small; it was contained within well-defined colonial boundaries and, as the British had little interest in developing the city, there was little growth. After 1966 Maseru expanded rapidly from a mere 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi) to the current area of 138 square kilometres (53 sq mi), mainly thanks to the incorporation of nearby peri-urban villages to the city proper. The annual population growth rate remained around 7% for several decades, before tapering off to around 3.5% between 1986 and 1996. Suspicions of widespread vote-rigging during Lesotho’s 1998 parliamentary elections led to military intervention by South Africa, and much of the city was damaged by riots and pillaging. The cost of repairing the damage was estimated at around two billion rand (350 million $US), and a decade later the effects of the riots could still be seen within the city. Basotho Hat Info Office S 29º 18' 47.0 E 027º 28' 41.2 S 29º 18' 59.7 E 027º 29' 38.4 S 29º 18' 57.1 E 027º 29' 09.0 S 29º 19' 23.0 E 027º 29' 56.1 S 29º 17' 52.2 E 027º 27' 07.4 S 29º 17' 59.8 E 027º 28' 14.9 S 29º 18' 56.2 E 027º 28' 55.5 S 29º 27' 06.5 E 027º 33' 42.2 S 29º 18' 50.4 E 027º 29' 11.6 S 29º 20' 07.7 E 027º 28' 41.4 S 29º 19' 25.6 E 027º 30' 09.7 S 29º 18' 47.6 E 027º 28' 56.6 S 29º 22' 43.0 E 027º 33' 28.0 S 29º 24' 11.0 E 027º 33' 45.1 SEMONKONG |
How many Years of marriage does a crystal wedding anniversary celebrate? | Wedding Anniversary List: Names by Years Married - Disabled World Wedding Anniversary List: Names by Years Married Print Published: 2011-06-27 (Rev. 2015-06-04) - Contact: Ian Langtree at Disabled World Synopsis: A list of wedding anniversaries by year that includes the names of materials symbols and flowers associated with the anniversary. About Wedding Anniversary A wedding anniversary is defined as the anniversary of the date a wedding took place. Traditional names exist for some of them: for instance, 50 years of marriage is called a "golden wedding anniversary" or simply a "golden anniversary" or "golden wedding". Main Document "In the United States, one can receive a greeting from the President for any wedding anniversary on or after the 50th." What is a Wedding Anniversary? A wedding anniversary is the anniversary of the date a wedding took place. On a wedding anniversary in many countries it is traditional to give a gift to your partner (or couples) that symbolize the number of years of marriage. The names of some wedding anniversaries provide guidance for appropriate or traditional gifts for the spouses to give each other; if there is a party to celebrate the wedding anniversary these gifts can be brought by the guests and/or influence the theme or decoration of the venue. Jump-To: Ring Size Chart Lists of wedding anniversary gifts vary by country. Listed below is a list of wedding anniversaries by year that includes materials, symbols, and flowers associated with the occasion. Wedding anniversary names common to most nations include: Wooden (5th), Tin (10th), Crystal (15th), China (20th), Silver (25th), Pearl (30th), Ruby (40th), Golden (50th), and Diamond (60th). Wedding Anniversary Gifts List 77.4 Facts: Wedding Anniversary The celebration of wedding anniversaries dates back to Roman times when husbands gave their wives a silver wreath for 25 years of marriage, and a gold wreath for 50. Today there are traditional and modern materials related to each wedding anniversary, usually progressing from the weakest to the strongest as the years go by, to symbolize the strengthening of the relationship. In the United States, one can receive a greeting from the President for any wedding anniversary on or after the 50th. In the British Commonwealth domains you may receive a message from the monarch for your 60th, 65th, and 70th wedding anniversaries, and any wedding anniversary after that by applying to Buckingham Palace in the U.K., or to the Governor-General's office in the other Commonwealth realms. An exception being Australia and Canada. The delivery of congratulatory messages marking 100th birthdays and 60th wedding anniversaries is arranged by the Anniversaries Office at Buckingham Palace. In Canada you may also receive a message from the Governor General for the 50th anniversary, and every 5th anniversary after that. In Australia may receive a letter of congratulations from the Governor General on the 50th and all subsequent wedding anniversaries; the Prime Minister, the federal Opposition leader, local members of parliament (both state and federal), and state Governors may also send salutations for the same anniversaries. Roman Catholics may apply for a Papal blessing through their local diocese for wedding anniversaries of a special nature such as their 25th, 50th, 60th, etc. anniversaries. |
The T.V. documentary series 'Scrappers ' centres around a scrap-yard in which north-west town? | The Scrappers Local Car Breakers & Salvage Yard | Value Your Car Salvage Used Car Parts For Sale WELCOME TO THE SCRAPPERS Welcome to The Scrappers, one of the biggest and best car breaker yards and salvage car buyers in the North West. Based in Bolton, we have been in the industry for over 25 years, and are one of the leading services in buying and recycling salvage cars and parts. If you want to sell a car for salvage today, call us, we buy cars on a national scale, paying the best prices. Breaking and salvaging cars is just one part of what we do here at The Scrappers; through our vast and ultra-efficient, nationwide network of scrap car collection agents, we source a huge number of used car parts, from the huge amount of late models that we buy on a daily basis. LEADING LATE MODEL CAR BREAKERS We work closely with the Environment Agency to ensure that every car is recycled to the highest of standards. What’s more, as a car breakers yard, before we even think about crushing the car and recycling its metal, we’ll first remove any car parts, including the engine and gearbox, if they are in a good condition. This means that we’ll reuse any working car parts. With over 25 years of industry experience, we pride ourselves on being head and shoulders above the rest. We’re always looking and discovering innovative ways and techniques about the industry and always look to the future. So why not give the team at our car breakers yard a call today, on 01204 388 488? Or explore our website, for updates on what we can do for you. ×Close Login to access different features Remember Me |
Which female figure is the French equivalent of Britannia? | Columbia Gem of the Ocean - YouTube Columbia Gem of the Ocean Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jan 14, 2013 "Columbia" was a common poetic nickname for the United States of America in the 19th century. Graphically, in illustrations and cartoons, the United States was often represented by a heroic female figure named Columbia, dressed in flag-like bunting. Other nations used similar figures, notably the French Marianne, and the British Britannia. Category |
Which maligned Biblical figure was the father of Enoch? | Methuselah | biblical figure | Britannica.com biblical figure Also known as Methushael Methuselah, also spelled Methushael , Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) patriarch whose life span as recorded in Genesis (5:27) was 969 years; he has survived in legend and tradition as the longest-lived human. Genesis tells nothing about Methuselah beyond sparse genealogical details: he was the great-great-great-great-grandson of Seth, the child of Adam and Eve begotten more than a century after Cain. He was the father of Lamech and the grandfather of Noah. By the biblical account he came of hardy stock: all his forebears lived for between 895 and 962 years except for his father, Enoch, who lived to be 365. The enumeration of Methuselah in Genesis is his only appearance in the Hebrew Bible save for a mention in I Chronicles 1:3, where he is cited in the lineage of Saul. In the New Testament he is mentioned once in the Gospel of Luke. There, at 3:23–38, the lineage of Joseph, whom people supposed to be the father of Jesus, is traced back 75 generations, through David and Saul, and Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to Methuselah and thence to Seth and Adam. Learn More in these related articles: in number symbolism: Arithmomancy Methuselah is said to have lived 969 years. This number is a palindrome, meaning that it looks the same when reversed. It is also the 17th tetrahedral number, meaning that if you pile up spheres so that successive layers form the triangular numbers 1, 3, 6, 10, and so on, by layer 17 the total number of balls will be 969. Does 17 have any other significance? Well, the 17th triangular number... 1 Reference found in Britannica Articles Assorted Reference number symbolism (in number symbolism: Arithmomancy ) 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: September 02, 2015 URL: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Methuselah Access Date: January 18, 2017 Share |
What name is given to the Japanese verse form arranged in three lines of five, seven and five syllables? | what is haiku? > A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven and five syllables. Haiku often reflect on some aspect of nature www.nps.gov/efmo/parks/glossary.htm (plural: Haiku, from archaic Japanese Haikai): A poetic form derived from Japanese literature. The haiku traditionally consists of three lines. The first line contains five syllables, the second line contains seven, and the last line five. The traditional subject-matter is a description of a location, natural phenomona, or wildlife, which is described in a poetic manner without authorial commentary or moral judgment explicitly stated. More information will be forthcoming. guweb2.gonzaga.edu/faculty/wheeler/lit_terms_H.html A haiku is a Japanese poem having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. Traditionally it concerns nature, the seasons, or an aspect of the natural world. community.middlebury.edu/~asantolu/glossary.htm www.writefromhome.com/writingtradearticles/197.htm Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry that does not rhyme. Haiku poetry always has three lines of verse, with strict rules on the numbers of syllables for each line. The first line has five, the second line has seven, and the last line has five syllables. 164.109.43.23/GEP/documents/oth/teamlyc/glossary.htm – A 17 syllable form of Japanese poetry that consists of three unrhymed lines of five, seven and five syllables www.migrant.org/assets/literature/literary_glossary.cfm Is an unrhymed Japanses poem recording the essence of a moment keenly percieved, where nature is linked to human nature. There poems are usually written in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. Example 1:page 730 Japanese haiku by Matsuo Basho Silent and still: then Even sinking into the rocks, The cicada's screech. Example 2: page 731 (not always consistant with the traditional subject matter.) Widow's Lament by: Richard Brautigan It's not quite cold enough to go borrow soome firewood from the neighbors Example 3: page 731 Hokku Poems by: Richard Wright I am nobody A red sinking autumn sun Took my name away Make up your mind snail! You are half inside your house And halfway out! In the fallling snow A laughing boy holds out him paalms Until they are white Keep straight down this block Then turn right where you will find A peach tree blooming Wiith a twitching nose A d og reads a telegram On a wet tree trunk The spring lingers oon In the scent of a damp dog Rotting in the sun www.northern.edu/benkertl/poetry_dictionary.html An unrhymed Japanese poem consisting of three lines with five, seven, and five syllables, respectively. Kabuki: (pg. 241) Japanese plays in which all the parts are played by men. Origins were in performances of wandering ballad singers and dancers, who acted out stories by dancing and gesturing. A rich blend of music, dance and mime and involved spectacular staging and costumes. Play's subjects ranged from adventures of brave samurai to tales of romance. Still popular today. Kami: Name given to divine spirits. Noh drama: (pg. 236) Developed from both Shinto and Buddhist forms of worship. A masked dancer, supported by minor players and a chorus, presents a slow dance-drama. Actors wear lavish costumes, but the stage is bare. Script is poetic, and the plot is simple. |
Which Small Faces song gave M People a top twenty hit single in 1995? | M People M M People M People are a British house music act from Manchester formed in 1990 which achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is from the initials of Mike Pickering, who formed the group. Career Pickering had been a member of Factory Records dance act Quando Quango, but became more noted as one of the original DJs at The Haçienda. Paul Heard was a member of acid jazz band, Ace of Clubs and Shovell had previously been in the collective Natural Life. The original plan had been to have a roster of different singers for different songs but having been spotted by Pickering and Heard, Heather Small became the distinctive vocalist of the group. She had been in the British soul band Hot House, who had released a number of critically acclaimed records without scoring any major success. Their first release came in the form of "Colour My Life", a limited white label pressing which got them some recognition, but it was the first official single "How Can I Love You More?" that gave them their first Top 30 hit and a following in and around the Manchester club scene, where Pickering was still DJ-ing. Their first album , Northern Soul, provided other singles, including a full release of "Colour My Life", "Someday" and "Excited", followed by a re-release and repackaging of the album. Major success 1993 started with the re-released and remixed single from 1991's How Can I Love You More? which was released at the end of January and provided the band with their first Top 10 single, peaking at number 8. While this single was in the chart the band were working on new material for the second album to be released that autumn; a preliminary single, "One Night in Heaven" was released in the summer and peaked at number 6. It provided them with a dance / pop success that set up a bigger worldwide hit with the second single, "Moving on Up". The album Elegant Slumming went into the Top 5 on release and peaked at #2, remaining on the chart until the following summer and later winning the band a Mercury Music Prize. A further two Top 10 singles followed: "Don't Look Any Further" (a cover of the Dennis Edwards song) in December, and "Renaissance" which was used as the theme tune to the BBC 2 show , The Living Soap, sending the single to number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1994 and 1995 M People won the BRIT Award for Best British Dance Act, the latter as a result of the release of Bizarre Fruit. The first single from that album was "Sight for Sore Eyes" which climbed to number 6, helping the album to enter the UK Albums Chart and peak at #4 and stay in the Top 10 for four months into the following year. The second single from the album was "Open Your Heart", which became their seventh consecutive Top Ten hit in two years and at the Brit Awards '95 they collaborated with Sting on his track "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free". Their third single "Search for the Hero" was later used in the TV advertising campaign for the Peugeot 406. The song got to #9 in the charts. In 1995, the band embarked on a world tour and two more singles were lifted from a re-issued album: Bizarre Fruit II; these were "Love Rendezvous" and "Itchycoo Park". The former was the least successful single from the album and charted at #32, and the latter was a cover of The Small Faces 1967 single. In the United States , their biggest success was on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where they achieved five Top 5 singles, four of which hit number one. After touring and promotion of Bizarre Fruit II for 18 months the band took a break in 1996. The album, having been released in November 1994, did not leave the chart until April 1997, becoming one of the biggest selling albums of the decade. They made some outdoor live UK performances called the Summer M Parties in June 1996, at Crystal Palace, Alton Towers plus a televised performance on BBC 1 on 29 June 1996 from Old Trafford, Manchester for The Crowd are on the Pitch: The Euro '96 Extravanganza, where they performed along with bands Dodgy , Madness and fellow Mancunians Simply Red and comedians Ni |
In which North East town is Bank Top Railway station? | History of Railways in County Durham - Waggonways History of Railways in County Durham History of Railways in County Durham This refers to the pre-1974 boundary of County Durham, after which Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Darlington, Stockton on Tees and Hartlepool became independent local government authorities. Part of North Yorkshire is now in County Durham. National Grid references are shown to the nearest kilometre square. Please observe the COPYRIGHT of this website. Printing and copying should be for personal use only and NOT for commercial purposes. Category D - The 1951 plan to demolish coal mining villages in County Durham. www.disused-stations.org.uk - lists and photos of closed railway stations in the UK. Wooden Waggonways From the 1600s wooden waggonways took coal from pits in North Durham to staiths on the Tyne at Stella, Derwent Haugh and Dunston. Each single waggon was drawn by a horse. One horse could haul over 2 tons of coal. The speed was controlled by the waggonman using a brake or convoy which acted upon the rear wheels. Staiths were sheds at the river bank where valuable loaded coal waggons could be kept under cover. On arrival at the staith the horse was unhitched, then the waggon was pushed by the waggonman to a turntable inside the shed. The coal was teemed down the spout into the keel boat to be taken down river for transfer into sea-going collier ships. The empty waggon was pushed to another turntable to exit the shed and the horse was hitched for the return journey to the colliery. Wayleaves were financial agreements between landowners and those seeking permission to build a waggonway over their land. Access to valuable coal reserves could be blocked by landowners in favour of their own partners. Waggonways did not always take the the most direct way or easiest gradient because of obstruction by landowners. The wayleave specified the width needed, which could be 16 yards (about 14 metres) for double track on an embankment. Acts of Parliament were later used for railways to get compulsory purchase of the land. Cuttings and embankments (cuts and batteries) were made to gain an even road for the horses. This was a century before the canal era in Britain. Frames of wooden track were made up of rails and sleepers. The track gauge varied because the waggonways were not planned as a single system. To prolong the track life a second layer or double way of renewable rail was nailed on, allowing deeper ballast to keep the horses' hooves off the sleepers. Malleable iron plates were fixed to the rails where there was heavy wear. The simplest waggonways had a single track with passing places called bye stands or sidings at intervals. Double track had the full waggons going on the main way. The empty waggons returned on the bye way, which did not need to be so heavily constructed as the main way, or even follow the same route. The earliest waggonways served pits around the Whickham area. In the 1700s waggonways reached as far west as Mickley Moor NZ0861 and as far south as Pontop Pike NZ1452. A wooden waggonway ran from pits near Angel of the North NZ2657, following the Team Valley to Team Gut at Dunston. Prominent waggonway owners included Anne Clavering and the Liddell family of Ravensworth. Beamish Wooden Waggonways - There were two wooden waggonways from Beamish Mary Pit. It is not known if these waggonways were working at the same time in the 1700s. Beamish wooden waggonway ran from Beamish Mary Pit NZ2053 to the Great North Road at Pelaw Grange and down to the River Wear at Chartershaugh and Fatfield NZ3053. The A693 road follows the route at High Handenhold. Maps of Beamish Staiths at Fatfield, Coordinates 430940 East, 553680 North Geograph NZ3053 - British History - Microsoft Virtual Earth - Wikimapia - Google Maps - Old Maps The other 1700s Beamish wooden waggonway was a branch of the Tanfield Way, running northwest from Beamish Mary Pit NZ2053 towards the Blue Bell Inn and Causey Hall. The A6076 road follows the waggonway route in square NZ2054 near the Blue Bell. The waggonway joined t |
Which tree is known as the trembling popIar? | Facts on the Trembling Aspen Tree | Home Guides | SF Gate Facts on the Trembling Aspen Tree Facts on the Trembling Aspen Tree Trembling aspens grow in large groves in the wild. Trembling aspen trees (Populus tremuloides) are also known as quaking aspen, golden aspen and white poplar. This deciduous tree belongs to the willow family. Its name originates from the lightweight shiny leaves that quake and tremble when moved by even the gentlest breeze. These trees give the landscape a source of sound and movement. Description Trembling aspen trees reach up to 65 feet tall in ideal growing conditions. Aspen tree bark is creamy white with dark brown or light gray markings. In the spring, tiny flowers cluster together forming silvery catkins, which appear before the leaves unfurl. The round to oval leaves grow in light green, then turn bright gold in autumn. Greenish white fruit capsules less than 1/2 inch long appear during the summer. Tree Gender This aspen tree is dioecious, which means that trees are either male or female. Each gender produces different types of flowers. Nursery and garden centers sell the trees as either male or female. Only the female tree produces fruit when the flowers are fertilized by a nearby male tree. Clones or root sprouts produce saplings that are the same gender as the parent tree. Habitat This North American native tree grows best in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 1 through 8. According to the USDA, the trembling aspen is the most widely spread tree in North America. The best growing site exposes the tree to full sun. This tree does not like shade or long periods of standing water. Moist, but not waterlogged, soil produces the best growth in these trees. Sprouted seedlings are commonly killed by drought conditions or standing water. These trees are found growing wild in upland woods, mountainsides, mesas, park lands, slopes near valley bottoms and along waterways. Uses Trembling aspen trees are commonly planted in landscapes to produce a quick forest-like feel. Clustering the trees together maximizes the impact of the brilliant autumn color of the leaves. These aspen trees work well to block undesirable summer views and city noise. Because these trees hold more water than conifer trees, they make good firebreaks. The leaves and fruit provide forage for wildlife like deer, rabbits and songbirds. The trembling aspen trees attracts butterflies and plays host to caterpillars of the eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) and the great ash sphinx (Sphinx chersis). Warning Do not plant these trees near buildings, driveways and sidewalks because they produce large roots near the surface of the ground. The roots will invade any crack or flaw in foundations and cement structures as the tree grows. Keep the tree at least 30 feet from structures that might be damaged by the roots. |
Give any year in the life of the pirate captain William Kidd. | William Kidd facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about William Kidd COPYRIGHT 2004 The Gale Group Inc. William Kidd Captain William Kidd (c. 1645-1701) was one of the most notorious pirates in history. He sailed the coast of North America, the Caribbean, and the Indian Ocean, plundering ships. To this day, rumors persist that he left behind a great treasure. Not much is known about Kidd's origins or early life, which is not unusual, since few records were made of people of common birth in the 17th century. Even after he became famous, no one thought to write down any information about his youth or his parentage. At the time of Kidd's execution, the pastor of the prison where he was held noted that the prisoner was a Scot about 56 years of age. Other than that, no verifiable facts are known, but a long-standing tradition holds that Kidd was the son of a Presbyterian minister and that he was born in Greenock, Scotland, about 1645. Greenock is a port town, and anyone raised there would have seen ships come and go from the docks. Kidd evidently found the life of a sailor more interesting than following in his father's footsteps. The first records of his life date from 1689, when he was about 44 years old and was a member of a French-English pirate crew that sailed in the Caribbean. Kidd and other members of the crew had mutinied, ousted the captain of the ship, and sailed to the English colony of Nevis. There they renamed the ship the Blessed William. Kidd became captain, either the result of an election of the ship's crew or appointment by Christopher Codrington, governor of the island of Nevis. Kidd and the Blessed William became part of a small fleet assembled by Codrington to defend Nevis from the French, with whom the English were at war. In either case, he must have been an experienced leader and sailor by that time. As the governor did not want to pay the sailors for their defensive services, he told them they could take their pay from the French. Kidd and his men attacked the French island of Mariegalante, destroyed the only town, and looted the area to the tune of 2,000 pounds Sterling. No Honor among Thieves Shortly after his conquest of Mariegalante, Kidd and the crew of the Blessed William joined the British navy in a battle against French warships. Many members of Kidd's crew considered this a dangerous waste of time since there was no treasure to steal on the enemy warships, and they turned against him. Kidd explained that they were working for the British and therefore obligated to help the Royal Navy, but his words fell on deaf ears. When he rowed ashore while his ship was anchored at Nevis, his crew stole the ship, as well as Kidd's 2,000-pound fortune. Governor Codrington provided Kidd with another ship and gave him leave to hunt down his disloyal crew. Kidd sailed from Nevis intending to do just that, but once at sea he changed his mind and instead sailed to New York. At the time a British colony, New York was in open revolt against the British. Loyal to the crown, Kidd offered to carry guns and ammunition for the British, who were trying to assert their authority over the colony. In reward for his loyalty, the provincial assembly gave him 150 pounds and praised his efforts. While in New York, Kidd met Sarah Bradley Cox Oort, a woman married to John Oort, a rich gentleman who owned several docks, as well as what is now Wall Street. Two days after John Oort's mysterious death, Kidd and Sarah Oort applied for a marriage license. Although no one discovered the truth behind John Oort's death, some historians believe Kidd killed him—perhaps with the aid of Sarah. Sarah Kidd inherited her ex-husband's fortune, and Kidd gained control over it. Suddenly he was a very rich man, with land, docks, and a ship called the Antigua, which he was given while in the Caribbean. He loved his wife and the two daughters she brought with her to the marriage. While he could have retired from the sea, Kidd remained restless. Privateer with King William's Blessing In the spring of 1695 Kidd and his friend Rob |
How was the character Subtle known in the title of a play by Ben Jonson? | The Alchemist (Jonson) Characters | GradeSaver Buy Study Guide Subtle The "Alchemist" of the play's title. We never learn whether "Subtle" is a forename or a surname (or the only name). Meaning "crafty" or "clever" in Elizabethan English, it is an appropriate choice. Subtle is grumpy, constantly at odds with Face (he is often played as considerably older), and is very learned, being the one with alchemical expertise. He disguises himself as "the Doctor" to carry out his con. Face Face seems, to some extent, faceless; we get very little idea of a personality or an impetus behind his character. He is constantly switching roles. Some commentators think that his real name is "Jeremy," but this idea--particularly because it is not supported by Jonson's dramatis personae--could just be one more in a series of disguises Face undertakes. He plays "Ulen Spiegel" or "Lungs" for the Mammon-con, and more usually he is the wiseboy "Captain Face" for everyone else. He is essential in finding the gulls in the pubs of London and bringing them to the Blackfriars house. Dol Also "Dol Common," Dol is short for Dorothy, and her second name, "Common," is in itself a pun, meaning "everyone's"--because Dol is a prostitute. The play implies she is in casual sexual relationships with both Face and Subtle. Her role is not as important as Face's or Subtle's, yet her one transformation, into a "royal lady," is essential in maneuvering Mammon into the right place at the right time. She escapes with Subtle "over the back wall" at the end--without a share of the goods. Dapper A legal clerk and a social climber who comes to the conmen in order to get a "gambling fly" (a spirit who will allow him to cheat and win at gambling). Dapper has met Face in a pub and has been tempted to the house. Extremely greedy and extremely gullible, Subtle tells him he is a relative of the Faery-Queen. Upon his return, he is locked in the privy for most of the play. Abel ("Nab") Drugger An honest, good soul, he is a young tobacconist who has just bought a new shop on the corner of a street. He wants the Doctor (having met Face in a pub) to advise him on (effectively) the feng shui of the building. He is tricked into handing over a lot of expensive tobacco and into bringing Kastrill and Dame Pliant (Drugger's shyly admitted crush) into the Blackfriars house. At the end of the play, he loses everything and is dispatched with a punch from Lovewit. Lovewit The master of the house and the employer of "Jeremy the Butler," his housekeeper (alias Face). Away for the majority of the play, Lovewit doesn't return until Act 5--unexpectedly, though Face lies and claims to have sent for him. At this point he punishes Face, but without uncovering the plot itself, or caring to. He marries Dame Pliant and leaves the stage halfway through the epilogue in order to smoke tobacco. Sir Epicure Mammon Epicure Mammon's name means a person who is devoted to sensory enjoyment and material wealth, and he is perhaps the play's biggest con. He is also the greediest gull of the lot. Constantly comparing himself and the alchemist's work with classical or antique riches, he is obsessed with food, sex, and the idea of getting his riches turned into gold by the Philosopher's Stone. His lust is the reason given by the conmen for the explosion that destroys the (non-existent) furnace and vanquishes his hopes of getting rich. Sir Pertinax Surly The sidekick of Epicure Mammon, he spends the first part of his time in the play bitterly mocking and criticizing Mammon but also calling into question the actions of the conmen. Surly then decides to try to catch them out, and--in his successful disguise as a Spaniard--he falls in love with Dame Pliant. In the end he is attacked by Kastrill and loses the girl. Tribulation Wholesome, a Pastor of Amsterdam The leader of the local group of Anabaptists (see "About Anabaptists" in this ClassicNote), Tribulation is rather more measured and logical than Ananias, but, as the representative of his group, he is hungry for money, membership, and power. Ananias, a Deacon of Amste |
Which number on the Beaufort scale denotes a strong gale? | Beaufort Wind Scale Beaufort Wind Scale Developed in 1805 by Sir Francis Beaufort, U.K. Royal Navy Force Sea surface smooth and mirror-like Calm, smoke rises vertically Scaly ripples, no foam crests Smoke drift indicates wind direction, still wind vanes 2 Small wavelets, crests glassy, no breaking Wind felt on face, leaves rustle, vanes begin to move 3 Large wavelets, crests begin to break, scattered whitecaps Leaves and small twigs constantly moving, light flags extended 4 Small waves 1-4 ft. becoming longer, numerous whitecaps Dust, leaves, and loose paper lifted, small tree branches move 5 Moderate waves 4-8 ft taking longer form, many whitecaps, some spray Small trees in leaf begin to sway 6 Larger waves 8-13 ft, whitecaps common, more spray Larger tree branches moving, whistling in wires 7 Sea heaps up, waves 13-19 ft, white foam streaks off breakers Whole trees moving, resistance felt walking against wind 8 34-40 Gale Moderately high (18-25 ft) waves of greater length, edges of crests begin to break into spindrift, foam blown in streaks Twigs breaking off trees, generally impedes progress 9 41-47 Strong Gale High waves (23-32 ft), sea begins to roll, dense streaks of foam, spray may reduce visibility Slight structural damage occurs, slate blows off roofs 10 48-55 Storm Very high waves (29-41 ft) with overhanging crests, sea white with densely blown foam, heavy rolling, lowered visibility Seldom experienced on land, trees broken or uprooted, "considerable structural damage" 11 |
Which word in relation to bones and writing means 'Wedge Shaped'? | Cuneiform | Define Cuneiform at Dictionary.com cuneiform [kyoo-nee-uh-fawrm, kyoo-nee-uh-] /kyuˈni əˌfɔrm, ˈkyu ni ə-/ Spell having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped. 2. composed of slim triangular or wedge-shaped elements, as the characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and others. 3. Anatomy. noting or pertaining to any of various wedge-shaped bones, as of the tarsus. noun 1670-80; < Latin cune(us) a wedge + -i- + -form Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for cuneiform Expand Historical Examples cuneiform inscriptions (drawn by the Author, from bricks in the British Museum) 11. British Dictionary definitions for cuneiform Expand Also cuneal. wedge-shaped 2. of, relating to, or denoting the wedge-shaped characters employed in the writing of several ancient languages of Mesopotamia and Persia, esp Sumerian, Babylonian, etc 3. of or relating to a tablet in which this script is employed 4. of or relating to any of the three tarsal bones noun any one of the three tarsal bones Word Origin C17: probably from Old French cunéiforme, from Latin cuneus wedge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for cuneiform Expand adj. 1670s, "wedge shaped," from French cunéiforme (16c.), from Latin cuneus "a wedge, wedge-shaped thing," of unknown origin, + French -forme (see form (n.)). Applied to characters in ancient Middle Eastern inscriptions made with wedge-shaped writing tools; first used in this sense by German physician and traveller Engelbert Kämpfer (1681-1716); in English from 1818. As a noun from 1862. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper |
Dogberry is a constable in which play by William Shakespeare? | William Shakespeares Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeares Much Ado About Nothing 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. In the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Act 4 brings about the falling action of the play. Act 4 presents the important themes that run through the play. It also presents one of the main scenes in which tragedy strikes. In scene 2 of act 4 the constables, Dogberry and Verges have held Borachio, Don John's henchman and Conrade and the Watch for questioning, in a bid to find out the truth (to see who is telling the truth, whether Claudio or hero and who is behind it). Here at the prison where these men are held there is the Sexton, the town clerk who is under the authority of it all. A sexton was a minor church official in charge of church property or was a town clerk. Dogberry, Verges and the Sexton both enter on stage wearing black gowns which were the official robes of St. Elizabethan Constables. They also serve the purpose of coming to the bottom of what caused Hero to "die" metaphorically. Some of the elements of drama that are presented in scene 2 are: Entrances, internal stage directions dialogue and costumes. These elements guide you in visualizing what is taking place on stage in front of an audience. In line two, it appears that Verges is in charge of arranging the examination room where the prison is. This was .evident when he stated "O, a stool and a cushion for the Sexton." Dogberry and Verges are also presented as two low class actors who come on stage and do what is called low comedy such as tripping, slapping. This is effective as it helps in their investigation. And this type of comedy helps to bring back a good mood as a result of the tragedy that took place in scene one. The low comedy was evident in Dogberry and Verges' use of malapropism (comical misuse of a word by confusion with one which sounds similar) in their speech. This was evident in lines 38 in which Dogberry states "yes, marry that's the eftest way." Eftest is a nonsense word, he seems to mean fastest. In line 14 Dogberry refers to Conrade as "Sirrah." This means fellow, a term of contempt which Conrade's insistence on his status seeks to reject. While questioning Conrade and Borachio, the Sexton tries to make sense of Dogberry's and Verges' nonsense and he suggests to them that they should go and call the Watch that are their accusers. This was evident in lines 35-37 which states, "Masters Constable, you go not the way to examine. You must call forth the Watch that are their accusers." Leonato had probably ordered them to find out who was behind causing the shame of his daughter, Hero. The first watchman states that Borachio said that Don John was a villain and that Claudio meant to disgrace Hero before the whole assembly. This was stated in lines 55-56: "And that count Claudio did mean, upon his words to disgrace Hero before the whole assembly, and not marry her." This implies that Claudio wanted the strength of his words to really embarrass and disgrace her. The second Watchman states that Borachio had received a thousand ducats from Don John for accusing Hero wrongfully. These statements all suggest conspiracy.  In lines 59 Dogberry states: "O, villain thou wilt be condemned into everlasting redemption for this." Redemption is malapropism for damnation. He is referring to Don John. At this  the Sexton has concluded that Don John  is the mastermind  behind all of this, (Hero being accused wrongfully) and he is going to tell Leonato about it so he ordered that the men  be bound and brought to Leonato. At this Dogberry said "come, let them be opinioned' In line 69. 'Opinioned' is malapropism for 'pinioned.' Both Borachio and Conrade are carried away and Conrade resists and is referred to as a 'naughty varlet 'by Dogberry, This means that means he sees him as a worthless Knave/rascal. Conrade curses back and Dogberry states another malapropism towards him. In lines 76, 77 |
Who wrote the book 'Ring of Bright Water’? | The dark love behind A Ring of Bright Water - Telegraph The dark love behind A Ring of Bright Water Kathleen Raine fell in love with Gavin Maxwell By Chris Hastings, Arts Correspondent 12:01AM BST 11 Sep 2005 His novel Ring of Bright Water sold more than a million copies and inspired one of the best-loved British films of all time. Letters donated to the British Library reveal, however, that Gavin Maxwell was a dysfunctional Peter Pan figure who eschewed adult company and was happiest when he was alone with the otters that inspired his most famous book. The correspondence between Maxwell and the poet Kathleen Raine reveals that his refusal to requite her deep love for him threatened to destroy their friendship. Maxwell, as a homosexual, was driven to despair by her advances and even blames one of her tirades for a fire in 1968 that destroyed Sandaig, his beloved Scottish home, and Edal, one of the otters featured in his book. "Whether or not your curse has been responsible for this terrible disaster I don't know or should never know," he wrote. "If it was, I can only say God forgive you... Your Silver Stag [Raine's description for Maxwell] has indeed fallen - as you willed - and possibly beyond recall. If you really believe in your own powers of destruction you must consider yourself to have been successful at least twice." Related Articles The genius of Gavin Maxwell 04 Jul 2014 Raine, who was one of post-war Britain's most celebrated poets, met Maxwell, the grandson of the Duke of Northumberland, shortly after the Second World War. A mutual love of Northumberland, where they had both grown up, sparked an immediate friendship. Raine, however, soon fell deeply in love with Maxwell and her passion for him, which she would later describe as the most important of her life, inspired several of her best works. By contrast Maxwell, who worked as an instructor with the Special Operations Executive before turning his hand to painting, shark-fishing and ultimately writing, was a near recluse who came to resent the poems he inspired. In 1966 he wrote: "You are a creature of instinct like the creatures of the animal world I love, so why should I hate you for being one of them? "Canetti [the writer Elias Canetti, a mutual friend] was right that we are poison to each other - to you because I roused destructive intent in you. And to me because it may be that you did destroy a world for me. "The fire and Edal's death had a deeper effect upon me than perhaps even you can understand and I have suffered from shock for a long time. You must understand that my world was so private and guarded and that even they [Raine's poems] represented some intrusion upon it. It was a childhood world and demanded a child to share it. Anything else was a breach in the walls and I am a territorial animal." Raine is unable to tolerate the idea of Maxwell with any other woman even though he tells her that the idea of a heterosexual relationship is out of the question. In 1968 he tells her it is "far too late for him to start liking and understanding any woman". Despite the rows the couple's friendship survived and Raine, one of whose poems inspired the title of his most famous book, was the first person to learn of the cancer that would kill him in 1969. In August of that year he wrote: "For your eyes only please... well it was borrowed time and not much of it, I have cancer. It is not operable and the time left is short." Maxwell's love for Mijbil, the otter immortalised in Ring of Bright Water, and the 1969 film adaptation that starred Bill Travis and Virginia McKenna, shines through many of his earlier letters to Raine. In 1956 he wrote from Scotland: "I wangled him into my sleeper and he wangled himself into my bed, so passed a pleasant journey. Here he has surpassed my wildest expectations. He comes for long cross-country walks without a lead and is utterly biddable... He is lamentably unable to catch fish or eels - he tries to play with them so of course they escape." Whenever he was parted from the animal Maxwell spent most of his time fretting about |
How long is the term of office for a U.S. Senator? | Term of Office and Privileges - Senate of the Philippines Term of Office and Privileges Incompatible and Forbidden Offices Term of Office of Senators The term of the members of the Senate is expressly provided in Articles VI and XVIII respectively of the Constitution: Sec. 4. The term of office of the Senators shall be six years and shall commence, unless otherwise provided by law, at noon on the thirtieth day of June next following their election. Sec. 2. The Senators, members of the House of Representatives, and the local officials first elected under this Constitution shall serve until noon of June 30, 1992. Of the Senators elected in the election in 1992, the first twelve obtaining the highest number of votes shall serve for six years and the remaining twelve for three years. It must be remembered that the 24 Senators first elected under the 1987 Constitution on May 2, 1987 served only for five years ending on June 30, 1992. Of the senators elected in 1992, the first 12 obtaining the highest number of votes served for the full term of six years expiring in 1998, and the last 12 served only three years and ended in 1995. After which, the 12 Senators elected in 1995 shall serve the full term of six years or until year 2001. Those 12 to be elected in 1998 shall also serve the full term of six years. In fine, beginning 1992, 12 Senators shall be elected every three years, so that unlike in the House of Representatives, the Senate shall not at anytime be completely dissolved. One-half of the membership is retained as the other half is replaced or reelected every three years. The purpose of the continuity of the life of the Senate is intended to encourage the maintenance of Senate policies as well as guarantee that there will be experienced members who can help and train newcomers in the discharge of their duties. In addition, in case of resignation, death, permanent disability, removal from office, or resignation of the President and Vice-President, the Senate President shall act as President. Moreover, the Constitution, in Section 4, Article VI, provides limits to the extent a member of the Senate can run for reelection. It provides as follows: No Senator shall serve for more than two consecutive terms. Voluntary renunciation of the office for any length of time shall not be considered as an inter-ruption in the continuity of his service for the full term for which he was elected. Privileges of Senators Salaries The salaries of members of the Senate is governed by Article VI of the Constitution as follows: Sec. 10. The salaries of Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be determined by law. No increase in said compensation shall take effect until after the expiration of the full term of all the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives approving such increase. Sec. 20. The records and books of accounts of Congress shall be preserved and be open to the public in accordance with law, and such books shall be audited by the Commission on Audit which shall publish annually an itemized list of amounts paid to and expenses incurred for each Member. It must be noted that in accordance with the above provisions, there is no prohibition against the receipt of allowances by the members of Congress. The second section, on the other hand, seeks to avoid the recurrence of the abuses committed by the members of the Old Congress in allotting themselves fabulous allowances the amount of which they refused to divulge to the people. It is now provided under the Constitution that the books of |
Which word is used in the NATO phonetic alphabet to denote the letter 'U'? | NATO phonetic alphabet | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Not to be confused with International Phonetic Alphabet . FAA radiotelephony alphabet and Morse code chart The NATO phonetic alphabet, more accurately known as the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet and also called the ICAO phonetic or ICAO spelling alphabet, as well as the ITU phonetic alphabet, is the most widely used spelling alphabet. Although often called "phonetic alphabets", spelling alphabets do not have any association with phonetic transcription systems, such as the International Phonetic Alphabet . Instead, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) alphabet assigned code words acrophonically to the letters of the English alphabet so that critical combinations of letters and numbers can be pronounced and understood by those who transmit and receive voice messages by radio or telephone regardless of their native language or the presence of transmission static. The 26 code words in the NATO phonetic alphabet are assigned to the 26 letters of the English alphabet in alphabetical order as follows: Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu. Some of the 26 words have altered pronunciations: Charlie can be either "char-lee" or "shar-lee", and Uniform is either "you-nee-form" or "oo-nee-form", neither of which is the English pronunciation of the word. Oscar is pronounced "oss-cah" and Victor as "vik-tah" without the 'r', even by people who would normally pronounce it. Papa is pronounced "Pa-PAH" with the accent on the second syllable instead of the first. The code word Quebec is pronounced as French "keh-beck". The ICAO and FAA use the standard number words of English (zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine) with four altered pronunciations (tree, fower, fife, niner), whereas the ITU and IMO use ten code words for numbers (nadazero, unaone, bissotwo, terrathree, kartefour, pantafive, soxisix, setteseven, octoeight, novenine). Contents Edit After the phonetic alphabet was developed by the International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO ) (see history below) it was adopted by many other international and national organizations, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). It is a subset of the much older International Code of Signals (INTERCO), which originally included visual signals by flags or flashing light, sound signals by whistle, siren, foghorn, or bell, as well as one, two, or three letter codes for many phrases. [1] The same alphabetic code words are used by all agencies, but each agency chooses one of two different sets of numeric code words. NATO uses the regular English numeric words (Zero, One, with some alternative pronunciations), whereas the IMO provides for compound numeric words (Nadazero, Unaone, Bissotwo...). In practice these are used very rarely, as they frequently result in confusion between speakers of different languages. NATO Edit A common name for this spelling alphabet, "NATO phonetic alphabet," exists because it appears in Allied Tactical Publication ATP-1, Volume II: Allied Maritime Signal and Maneuvering Book used by all allied navies of NATO, which adopted a modified form of the International Code of Signals. Because the latter allows messages to be spelled via flags or Morse code , it naturally named the code words used to spell out messages by voice its "phonetic alphabet". The name NATO phonetic alphabet became widespread because the signals used to facilitate the naval communications and tactics of NATO have become global. [2] However, ATP-1 is marked NATO Confidential (or the lower NATO Restricted) so it is not available publicly. Nevertheless, a NATO unclassified ve |
Which Hull group had a Top Five single in 1986 with 'Happy Hour’? | Top 100 Songs of 1986 Top 100 Songs of 1986 Derived from Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits The Bangles; "Greatest Love Of All," Whitney Houston; "The Next Time I Fall," Peter Cetera 1. "That's What Friends Are For".....Dionne & Friends 2. "Walk Like An Egyptian".....Bangles 3. "On My Own".....Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald 4. "The Way It Is".....Bruce Hornsby & The Range 5. "You Give Love A Bad Name".....Bon Jovi 6. "Greatest Love Of All".....Whitney Houston 7. "There'll Be Sad Songs".....Billy Ocean 8. "How Will I Know".....Whitney Houston 9. "Kyrie".....Mr. Mister 11. "The Next Time I Fall".....Peter Cetera & Amy Grant 12. "Burning Heart".....Survivor 13. "Stuck With You".....Huey Lewis & The News 14. "When I Think Of You".....Janet Jackson 15. "Rock Me Amadeus".....Falco 16. "West End Girls".....Pet Shop Boys 17. "Sledgehammer".....Peter Gabriel 21. "Glory Of Love".....Peter Cetera 22. "Everybody Have Fun Tonight".....Wang Chung 23. "Friends And Lovers".....Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson 24. "Conga".....Miami Sound Machine 27. "Addicted To Love".....Robert Palmer 28. "I Can't Wait".....Nu Shooz 29. "What Have You Done For Me Lately".....Janet Jackson 30. "Venus".....Bananarama 32. "Take My Breath Away".....Berlin 33. "These Dreams".....Heart 34. "Holding Back The Years".....Simply Red 35. "Walk Of Life".....Dire Straits 36. "Dancing On The Ceiling".....Lionel Richie 37. "Amanda".....Boston 40. "Talk To Me".....Stevie Nicks 41. "Mad About You".....Belinda Carlisle 42. "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)".....Glass Tiger 43. "When The Going Gets Tough".....Billy Ocean 44. "Why Can't This Be Love".....Van Halen 45. "Danger Zone".....Kenny Loggins 46. "Crush On You".....The Jets 47. "Hip To Be Square".....Huey Lewis & The News 48. "Manic Monday".....Bangles 50. "If You Leave".....Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark "Everybody Have Fun Tonight," Wang Chung; "Danger Zone,"Kenny Loggins; "No One To Blame," Howard Jones 51. "Word Up".....Cameo 53. "No One Is To Blame".....Howard Jones 54. "To Be A Lover".....Billy Idol 55. "Throwing It All Away".....Genesis 56. "Your Love".....The Outfield 57. "Something About You".....Level 42 58. "Let's Go All The Way".....Sly Fox 59. "Tonight She Comes".....The Cars 60. "Typical Male".....Tina Turner 62. "R.O.C.K. In The USA".....John Cougar Mellencamp 63. "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On".....Robert Palmer 64. "Who's Johnny".....El DeBarge 65. "Two Of Hearts".....Stacey Q 67. "Stand By Me".....Ben E. King 68. "We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off".....Jermaine Stewart 69. "Take Me Home Tonight".....Eddie Money 70. "Sweet Freedom".....Michael McDonald 72. "Words Get In The Way".....Miami Sound Machine 73. "Love Touch".....Rod Stewart 74. "All I Need Is A Miracle".....Mike + The Mechanics 75. "Rumors".....Times Social Club 76. "Silent Running".....Mike + The Mechanics 77. "All Cried Out".....Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam w/ Full Force 78. "Don't Get Me Wrong".....Pretenders 79. "Baby Love".....Regina 80. "Spies Like Us".....Paul McCartney 81. "True Blue".....Madonna 82. "Living In America".....James Brown 83. "Take Me Home".....Phil Collins 84. "Dreamtime".....Daryl Hall 85. "Bad Boy".....Miami Sound Machine 86. "Heartbeat".....Don Johnson 88. "King For A Day".....Thompson Twins 89. "A Different Corner".....George Michael 90. "Love Will Conquer All".....Lionel Richie 91. "Life In A Northern Town".....The Dream Academy 92. "Go Home".....Stevie Wonder 94. "Your Wildest Dreams".....The Moody Blues 95. "Is It Love".....Mr. Mister 96. "You Should Be Mine".....Jeffrey Osborne 97. "Harlem Shuffle".....Rolling Stones 100. "The Rain".....Oran "Juice" Jones "Word Up," Cameo; "Let's Go All The Way," Sly Fox 1986's Number Ones (Includes the date the song reached the top of Billboard's Hot 100, and the duration of its stay there.) "That's What Friends Are For," Dionne and Friends 18 January 1986/4 weeks Originally penned by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager and recorded by Rod Stewart for the 1982 film Night Shift, this song was presented to Warwick three years later. Warwick and Stevie Wonder were in the studio r |
A Killick is a small what? | Killick | Define Killick at Dictionary.com killick noun 1. a small anchor or weight for mooring a boat, sometimes consisting of a stone secured by pieces of wood. 2. Also, killock [kil-ik, -uh k] /ˈkɪl ɪk, -ək/ (Show IPA). Origin of killick Examples from the Web for killick Expand Historical Examples The Alien Invasion William Henry Wilkins Here, lay hold of the rope and make a hitch round that killick. The Lost Middy George Manville Fenn Here he threw out the killick and unwound the line from his fishing pole. |
A Bird Of Paradise can be seen on which country's national flag? | FLAGS and STAMPS: Birds on Flags FLAGS and STAMPS This blog is all about "Flags of the World" on Stamps & other Philatelic items, as well as, on "Indian Flag" and its History from the collection of a veteran philatelist. Content of this blog is copyrighted. Do not use the text and pictures in any format without expressed permission of the owner of this blog. India Flag by Expedia.com.au Thursday, August 5, 2010 Birds on Flags Most of my previous posts were devoted to the history and evolution of the Indian National flag under the caption "Quest For a National Flag for India". Since, the series has been completed for the time being, I shall now concentrate on other topics and symbolisms concerning to the National flags of the World. Most 'National Flags' have symbols and they all have special significance with respect to their country. Symbols on Flags are explicit outward expressions of how the country looks at itself. Let us now glance over such 'Symbols on Flags' as depicted on postage stamps. BIRDS ON FLAGS Many countries have placed "Birds" on their National Insignia and flags. Because of the Birds connection to the sky, they have been thought of as a supernatural link between the heavens and the earth. The birds represent a passage between the physical world and spiritual worlds. Birds in flight represent freedom. The “Double-headed Eagle” devise is inherited from the Byzantine empire. The head on the left (West) symbolizes Rome, the head on the right (East) symbolizes Constantinople. It became widely associated with the Holy Roman Empire. Several Eastern European nations adopted it from the Byzantines and continue to use it as their national symbol to this day, the most prominent being Albania, Austria, Germany, Russia, erstwhile Epirus India’s Mysore State also had a double-headed Eagle the “Gandaberunda” as the royal symbol. The legendary Gandaberunda possessing two heads facing away from the other was the emblem of the Mysore rulers of the Wadeyar Dynasty. Indian Navy adopted the Gandaberunda as the crest of the ship 'INS Mysore'. 'Qureish falcon’ of the Egyptian flag was replaced by the ‘Eagle of Saladin’ bearing on its breast a shield with the national colours in 1984. (Eagle - the emblem of Saladin - a 12th. century Sultan and opponent of the Crusaders) The flag of Mexico is an Eagle holding a snake in its beak and standing on a prickly pear. The serpent and the Eagle refer to the legendary foundation of Tenochtitlan (Mexico) by the Aztecs combining the two cosmic forces: that of the sun in the eagle and those of the earth in the serpent. The Condor – a local bird of the Equatorian Andes- opens its wings and with its majesty and energy symbolizes the Fatherland in its effort of self improvement and progress. The Steppe Eagle or Berkut (Aquila Nipalensis) is a bird of prey. The Steppe Eagle is the national bird of Kazakhstan and can be seen on its National Flag. The Goshawk (Acor in Portuguese) refers to the Islands of Azores The Sisserou Parrot (Amazona imperalis) “The Pride of Dominica”, is the National Bird of Dominica. The parrot figures prominently on the Coat of Arms, the National Flag, The Public Seal, The Mace of the House of Assembly and Dominica’s Honours for Meritorious Service to the Country. The Sisserou Parrot is protected and is found only in Dominica.In 1988 the parrot, which was originally facing right was turned to face the left of the flag. Burma(Myanmar) had once the "Peacock" as their national emblem. According to believes the Peacock heralds spring, birth, new growth, longevity, and love. (Stamps at the top were issued by Burma Independence Army during Japanese Occupation in1943). The soapstone bird featured on the flag represents a statuette of a bird found at the ruins of Great Zimbabwe. The bird symbolizes the history of Zimbabwe and now is a national symbol. The flag was adopted on April 18, 1980. Zimbabwe gained independence from Britain as Southern Rhodesia in 1965 and then gained independence from Rhodesia as Zimbabwe in 1980. The Resplendent Quetzal (Paramocrus M |
Which type of pasta has a name meaning 'little tongues'? | Pasta Names and Shapes... Explained! Home » All Articles » Food & Wine » Pasta Names and Shapes… Explained! Pasta Names and Shapes… Explained! Farfalle, or "butterfly," pasta Orecchiette, an interestingly-shaped pasta from Puglia, gives away its shape with its Italian name… Ever wanted to learn how to make your own delicious pasta from an expert Italian chef? We’d love to teach you in Rome with our ever-popular pasta-making class ! Bucatini, spaghetti, tortellini, rigatoni: There are hundreds of kinds of Italian pastas, and each one has its own, special name. That’s pretty confusing… but it’s also fun! We’ve said many times before that Italian food is regional (in fact, there’s no such thing as “Italian food”). Pasta is a major part of that. Local kinds of pasta in Tuscany differ from those in Rome, Milan, or Puglia. For us, though, one of the really fun things about Italian pasta—and the names of Italian pastas—are that each pasta name actually means something. Usually, in fact, the name gives away the shape of the pasta itself. Want proof? Here are just some of our favorite pastas, and what their names mean in Italian! Bucatini all’amatriciana, a popular dish in Rome Bucatini: One of the most popular kinds of pasta in Rome, bucatini look like thick spaghetti—but they have a tiny hole in the middle. (Think of a Twizzler!). What does bucatini mean? “Little holes!”. (Buco means hole, while adding an –ino, or –ini for plural, means “small”). Cannelloni: These big tubes of pasta (usually stuffed and popped in the oven) are named after, well, “big tubes.” (Adding -one, or –oni for plural, means “big”). Farfalle, or “butterfly,” pasta Farfalle: This pasta might have the prettiest name of them all… “butterflies”! Hence the shape—of a bow tie, or (more creatively) a butterfly. Fettuccine: This flat, ribbon-shaped pasta is named after, you guessed it, “little ribbons.” Fusilli pasta might just be named after… rifles! Fusilli: This pasta is thought to come from the word “fucile,” or “rifle”. Makes sense because fusilli are spiral-shaped… as is the inside barrel of a gun. Linguine: This flattened, long pasta is named after “little tongues” (tongues: lingue, and the -in makes them “small”). Orecchiette: This pasta, unique to the region of Puglia, means “little ears.” Sure enough, it’s an ear-shaped pasta. Penne: An easy one, penne means “pens.” Next time you have a bowl of penne, check it out: The end of each piece of penne is similar to the tip of a fountain pen. Spaghetti: Spaghi are “twines”; an -ett makes them small, so these are “little twines.” Perfect, right? Strozzapreti pasta Strozzapreti: From central Italy, especially Emilia-Romagna, Umbria and Tuscany, this pasta might have the strangest name of them all: “priest-strangler.” No one’s exactly sure where the name comes from. Some think it’s because priests loved the pasta so much, they ate too quickly and choked. Vermicelli: In Italy, this is a tubular pasta that’s a little thicker than spaghetti. The name means “little worms.” Sounds gross—but, of course, tastes great! (Check out the video below to learn how to make carbonara, a classic Roman pasta, from scratch!). What’s your favorite pasta—or pasta name? Tell us in the comments! |
Which comedy figure opened a London nightclub called The Establishment' in 1961? | Peter Cook’s The Establishment Club | Darkest London Peter Cook’s The Establishment Club March 11, 2013 Between 1961 and 1964, 18 Greek Street, Soho was the home of the Establishment Club. The club was open for a little over three years, and for nearly half that time, the man most associated with it, Peter Cook, wasn’t even in the country. Very few photographs of its interior exist and not many recordings were made of the acts who took to its stage. And yet, nearly fifty years after it shut, it remains one of the most iconic comedy venues in the world. Opening a satirical nightclub had been a dream of Cook’s ever since he started performing at university. With the satire boom catapulting him into sudden stardom (he was starring nightly in Beyond The Fringe at the Fortune Theatre from May 1961), he wasted no time in setting up a joint venture with Cambridge colleague Nick Luard. His plan was to open a theatre/dinner club with a jazz club in the basement, which would feature a nightly satirical show on stage. “I didn’t think it was a risk at all,’ he later told Clive James. “My dread in my last year in Cambridge was that somebody else would have this very obvious idea to do political cabaret uncensored by the Lord Chamberlain. I thought it was a certainty.” The flagrantly ironic name (‘the only good title that I ever thought of’, Cook famously said) came first; locating the premises second. Cook himself wanted the seediness of Soho. At the time, Soho was the only place in England where sex was visibly on sale – in blue cinemas, strip joints, peep shows and stag clubs. An ongoing gangland turf war had been inflamed by the results of the Wolfenden Report, which had forced prostitutes off the streets and into the network of tiny rooms in the surrounding buildings. On their first viewing of 18 Greek Street (then Club Tropicana, a club boasting an “all girl strip revue”), Cook’s wife Wendy recalled it was “the seediest of beer-sodden atmospheres. The windows were swagged in oceans of red velvet curtains…there were discarded G-strings, used condoms, plastic chandeliers – all the tawdry remnants of a former strip club.” It was perfect. Cook and Luard at their new premises in Soho, 1961 The Establishment Club opened in October 1961. The décor was chosen by Sean Kenny, who had designed the sets for Lionel Bart’s Oliver and Roger Law (who, as one half of Fluck and Law, would go on to create the long running ITV satire puppet show Spitting Image) had a space for a nightly cartoon on one of the walls near the entrance. The size of the place – “it was a tiny little room” recalled resident singer Jean Hart – meant it always seemed busy and intimate. Manager Bruce Copp recalled the layout: “There was a long approach as you went into the club; it was a long building, in fact, as most are on Greek Street. A good half of it was given over to the theatre and restaurant and the stage was at the far end of that. The first half was a long bar. As you came in the door, the bar used to be very crowded and yet you would recognise every face.” Advance subscriptions had ensured there was a profit before the doors ever opened, and within weeks, membership applications quickly rose to 7000. Lifetime members received a portrait of Harold Macmillan. Early visitors included EM Forster, the writer James Baldwin, Robert Mitchum, Jack Lemmon, Paul McCartney (on the cusp of fame) and George Melly, who visited almost nightly and had his own table kept permanently aside for him and wife Diana. The Club’s success in attracting members quickly became a double-edged sword: it was full most nights, but that meant many members couldn’t get in. Cook on stage at the club, 1961 Some less welcome visitors also came through the doors early on – a group of local thugs turned up to innocently ask if the club had “fire insurance.” “Once, Peter brought them all in and threatened to put them all on stage. I thought that was absolutely brilliant,” recalled Christopher Logue, whose lyrics were sung at the club by Jean Hart. “Of course, they became terribly embarrassed and lef |
The story ‘The Siege of Trencher’s Farm' was released as which 1971 film? | The Siege of Trencher's Farm - Straw Dogs: Gordon Williams: 9780857681195: Amazon.com: Books The Siege of Trencher's Farm - Straw Dogs Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. 4.0 out of 5 stars 4 Paperback Next Special Offers and Product Promotions Editorial Reviews Review "Williams’ sparse, almost Spartan prose is littered with a handful of really great turns of the phrase and a strong sense of narrative timing that keeps you turning page after page. Far from your standard potboiler, THE SIEGE OF TRENCHER’S FARM is a classic of the genre and a perfect example of how to take a simple, violent encounter and stretch it for well over a hundred pages without ever feeling like it is simply spinning its wheels." - Ain't It Cool "Williams’ carefully measured and page-turning plotting, and finely tuned attention to the undercurrents of this story, keep things compelling." - The Playlist "A prime example of modern storytelling infusing noir and other genres into an original concoction of fiction, The Siege of Trencher’s Farm doesn’t waste any time delivering a wise and well thought-out message." - Review Fix Read more About the Author Gordon Williams is the author of over 20 novels, including From Scenes Like These which was nominated for the Booker prize in 1969. His most famous work The Siege of Trencher’s Farm was adapted into Sam Peckinpath’s controversial 1971 movie Straw Dogs. Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here , or download a FREE Kindle Reading App . Ignite your imagination with these editor's picks from Kindle books. See more Product Details Publisher: Titan Books (August 16, 2011) Language: English Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces ( View shipping rates and policies ) Average Customer Review: By Jonathan Sturak on September 30, 2012 Format: Paperback Verified Purchase George Magruder is a civilized man, a man who doesn't believe in violence or guns. He believes in the advancement of mankind, using debate and discussion to address problems. George is an American. He married a Brit named Louise and together they have a young impressionable daughter. The Magruder family has been living in Louise's country for several months as George works on a research paper. They have bypassed the civilized city, renting a sprawling home called "Trencher's Farm" inside a mysterious village in the fringes of England, miles away from London, miles away from the rest of the world. As George, the civilized outsider, complains to his wife about the uncivilized village surrounding him, a storm begins brewing. George is about to clash with a group of locals who wants to bury him and his family along with the other secrets plaguing this backwater village. During a series of bizarre mishaps, George finds himself harboring a legally insane pedophile as a group of hostile men, under the influence of not only alcohol, but years of repression, attempts to breach his house. A blizzard has crippled this small village, but it hasn't crippled the action unfolding at Trencher's Farm. George has the simple yet very powerful objective of protecting his home and his family. The last half of the book plays out in near real-time. This is the book's best and, conversely, most critical feature. It's literary genius to see George transform right in front of your eyes. He becomes a "man," at least in his wife's eyes, and uses his book smarts to defend, and ultimately attack, these intruders. Every man has his breaking point and Mr. Williams provides us with a window into George's transformation from a coward, to a strong man, to an inhuman animal. Read more › |
Premiered in 1947 which composer wrote the music for the opera 'Albert Herring'? | Benjamin Britten, Composer | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 1913 - 1976 Biography Benjamin Britten was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, on 22 November 1913. Although he was already composing prolifically from the age of seven, in 1928 lessons were arranged for him with the composer Frank Bridge; two years later he went to the Royal College of Music in London, studying with Arthur Benjamin, Harold Samuel and John Ireland. While still a student, he wrote his ‘official’ Op. 1, the Sinfonietta for chamber ensemble, and the Phantasy Quartet for oboe and string trio, and in 1936 he composed Our Hunting Fathers, an ambitious song-cycle for soprano and orchestra, which confirmed his virtuosic vocal and instrumental technique. He was already earning his living as a composer, having joined the GPO (Post Office) Film Unit the previous year; the collaboration he began there with the poet W. H. Auden was to prove an important one for several years. In 1937, he first met the tenor Peter Pears, with whom he entered into the lifelong personal and creative partnership that was to become a major inspiration for his music. Five months before the outbreak of World War Two, Britten and Pears travelled to the United States and stayed there for three years, returning to Britain in 1942. In America Britten wrote a number of important works, among them the Violin Concerto, the song-cycle Les Illuminations for high voice and strings, and the orchestral Sinfonia da Requiem. With the operetta Paul Bunyan he also made his first essay in a genre that would be particularly important to him. Back in England, where as conscientious objectors both men were excused military service, Britten began work on the opera that would establish him as the pre-eminent British composer of his generation – Peter Grimes, premiered to an ecstatic audience reaction on 7 June 1945 with Pears in the title role. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell – a cornerstone of the orchestral repertoire – was first performed in the following year. Britten now composed one major work after another, contributing significantly to symphonic, chamber and choral music but in particular to opera, through The Rape of Lucretia (1946), Albert Herring (1947), Billy Budd (1951), Gloriana (1953), The Turn of the Screw (1954), Noye’s Fludde (1957), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1960), Owen Wingrave (1970–71) to ">Death in Venice (1971–73), an operatic swansong summing up the conflict of innocence and corruption that obsessed him all his life. It is dedicated to Pears, who created the role of Aschenbach. The importance of Britten and Pears in post-War British cultural life was enhanced by their involvement in the founding of the English Opera Group in 1946 and the Aldeburgh Festival two years later. Britten’s career as a composer was matched by his outstanding ability as a performer: he was a refined accompanist, especially in his partnership with Pears, and a fluent and authoritative conductor – his interpretations of Mozart were particularly highly esteemed. All his life Britten suffered bouts of ill health and in 1973 he underwent open-heart surgery from which he never fully recovered. He died on 4 December 1976, at the age of 63, a few months after being created a life peer – the first composer ever to receive that honour. |
Which T.V. sitcom starred Donald Sinden, Windsor Davies and Honor Blackman? | "Never the Twain" Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb trailers and videos full cast and crew trivia official sites memorable quotes Overview 17 out of 18 people found the following review useful: Felix and Oscar sell antiques from Minffordd, North Wales 12 December 2002 'Never the Twain' aired on ITV from 1981 to 1991: an unusually long run for a British sitcom. It featured brilliant performances by Donald Sinden and Windsor Davies as rival antiques dealers. Most of the laughs came from the (affectionate) chemistry between the two actors, and from the (rather less affectionate) combustion of the relationship between the two lead characters, and the insults which they hurl at each other. Simon Peel (Sinden) and Oliver Smallbridge (Davies) were formerly partners in an antiques business, who are now business rivals and bitter enemies; matters are not helped by the fact that they are next-door neighbours. Peel's antiques shop and his wares are rather more upmarket than those of Smallbridge, whose shop does a speciality in the sort of horrible old tat which is more typical of car-boot sales than antiques shops. Peel considers himself more refined than Smallbridge, and the relationship between the two men has its Felix/Oscar aspects ... except that Felix and Oscar are friends who drive each other crazy, wheras Simon and Oliver are enemies. Peel is divorced with an adult son, whilst Smallbridge is a widower with an adult daughter; inevitably, son David and daughter Lyn get marry, forcing the fathers-in-law to form an uneasy alliance. This provided a plausible source of comedy for the first three years of the series: after the third series, David and Lyn were written out (they reportedly moved to Canada). At this point, Simon and Oliver merged their antiques businesses: rather implausible, this, as the characters had always been established as enemies and bitter rivals. The eighth series featured the return to England of David and Lyn (now played by Christopher Morris and Tacy Kneale) with an infant son, which provided new comic fodder as Simon and Oliver began a new rivalry to prove which was the better grand-dad. Honor Blackman (still sexy!) and Zara Nutley were added late in the programme's run as continuing characters. Comparisons to 'The Odd Couple' are inevitable, but 'Never the Twain' is more similar in style (and bile, and guile) to the 'Grumpy Old Men' movies. I'll rate this very funny sitcom 8 points out of 10 for its best years (series 1,2,3,8,9) out of its eleven-year run. Was the above review useful to you? 5 out of 8 people found the following review useful: Good show from United Kingdom 5 June 2007 Ignore the review as per above....Sit back and enjoy to old actors showing how easy this sort of comedy comes to them...Perfect for lunchtime viewing with some good moments..OK it is not perfect but still no way near awful as some would have u think. The two leads play rival shop owners...but of course are close friends....Compared to recent "comedies" on the main channells this should be considered a masterpiece.... Sit back and enjoy. Incidentally is is sad that you don't see more of the show's made in the 80's..A golden age for TV viewing...Fingers crossed ITV2,3 & 4 will sort this out..Wouldn't it be great to see The Equaliser,Street Hawk and such like again. Was the above review useful to you? 2 out of 3 people found the following review useful: Comedy at its best Author: Stewart46217 20 February 2015 Ignore the two negative reviews. Both are laughable in themselves. The one quoting the 'Bottom Joke' has simply quoted another review from a website that also hated the comedy. The other, by his own admission has hardly seen it. His description of the show is completely off. the characters do not get drunk all the time and the show is nothing like last of the summer wine. This comedy gem ran for 11 seasons for a reason. It's great. Here you have two experienced comic actors at there very best. Watch now on you-tube or playback and find out for yourself. Some episodes are less funny than others and we all have a different se |
In mythology who was the muse of astronomy? | URANIA (Ourania) - Goddess Muse of Astronomy Heavenly One Portraits of the nine Muses, Greco-Roman mosaic from Cos, Archaeological Museum of Cos OURANIA (Urania) was one of the nine Mousai (Muses), the goddesses of music, song and dance. In the Classical era, when the Mousai were assigned specific artistic and literary spheres, Ourania was named Muse of astronomy and astronomical writings. In this guise she was depicted pointing at a celestial globe with a rod. FAMILY OF URANIA [1.1] ZEUS & MNEMOSYNE (Hesiod Theogony 75, Apollodorus 1.13, Diodorus Siculus 4.7.1, Orphic Hymn 76) OFFSPRING [1.1] LINOS (Homerica Fragments 1, Folk Songs Frag 880) [1.2] LINOS (by Amphimaros) (Pausanias 9.29.5, Suidas s.v. Linos) [1.3] LINOS (by Apollon ) (Hyginus Fabulae 161) [1.4] LINOS (by Hermes ) (Suidas s.v. Linos') [2.1] HYMENAIOS (Pindar Dirges Frag 139, Nonnus Dionysiaca 24.77 & 34.67) ENCYCLOPEDIA URA′NIA (Ourania). One of the Muses, a daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne. (Hes. Theog. 78 ; Ov. Fast. v. 55.) The ancient bard Linus is called her son by Apollo (Hygin. Fab. 161), and Hymenaeus also is said to have been a son of Urania. (Catull. lxi. 2.) She was regarded, as her name indicates, as the Muse of Astronomy, and was represented with a celestial globe to which she points with a little staff. Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES Hesiod, Theogony 75 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "The Mousai (Muses) sang who dwell on Olympos, nine daughters begotten by great Zeus, Kleio (Clio) and Euterpe, Thaleia (Thalia), Melpomene and Terpsikhore (Terpsichore), and Erato and Polymnia (Polyhymnia) and Ourania (Urania) and Kalliope (Calliope)." Bacchylides, Fragment 3 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric IV) (C5th B.C.) : "[The poet] has his share in the violet-haired Mousai (Muses).The light of man's excellence, however, does not diminish with his body; no, the Mousa (Muse) fosters it. And the sweet-voiced cock [the poet] of lyre-ruling Ourania (Urania)." Bacchylides, Fragment 5 : "You if any motal now alive will rightly assess the sweet gift [poetry] of the violet-crowned Mousai (Muses) sent for your adornment: rest your righteous mind in ease from its cares and come! turn your thoughts this way: with the help of the slim-waisted Kharites your guest-friend, the famous servant of Ourania (Urania) with her golden headband, has woven a song of praise and sends it from the sacred island [Keos (Ceos)] to your distinguishing city: he wishes to pour a flood of speech from his heart in praise of Hiero." Bacchylides, Fragment 6 : "Thanks to Nike (Victory) the hymn of song-ruling Ourania (Urania) gives praise in an ode sung before your house [i.e. in honour of an athletic victor]." Bacchylides, Fragment 16 : "Since fine-throned Ourania (Urania) has sent me from Pieria [a cult centre of the Muses] a golden cargo-boat laden with glorious songs." Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 13 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "Mnemosyne [bore to Zeus] the Mousai (Muses), the eldest of whom was Kalliope (Calliope), followed by Kleio (Clio), Melpomene, Euterpe, Erato, Terpsikhore (Terpsichore), Ourania (Urania), Thaleia (Thalia), and Polymnia." Plato, Phaedrus 259 (trans. Fowler) (Greek philosopher C4th B.C.) : "When they [the grasshoppers] die they go and inform the Mousai (Muses) in heaven who honours them on earth. They win the love of Terpsikhore (Terpsichore) for the dancers by their report of them; . . . of Kalliope (Calliope) the eldest Mousa (Muse) and of Ourania (Urania) who is next to her, for the philosophers, of whose music the grasshoppers make report to them; for these are the Mousai who are chiefly concerned with heaven and thought, divine as well as human, and they have the sweetest utterance." Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4. 7. 1 (trans. Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.) : "Hesiod even gives their [the Mousai's (Muses')] names when he writes : ‘Kleio (Clio), Euterpe, and Thaleia (Thalia), Melpomene, Terpsikhore (Terpsichore) and Erato, and Polymnia, |
Newport in Gwent stands on which river? | Newport Travel Guide and Tourist Information: Newport, Gwent, Wales Newport Tourist Information and Tourism (Newport, Gwent, South Wales, UK) The third-biggest city in the whole of the country, Newport stands in the Gwent area of Wales and is an important centre of industry and commerce. However, much of central Newport has retained its Victorian character and does contain some rather elegant architecture, such as the unusual and stylish Transporter Bridge, a sky-blue structure, which is more than 100 years old and transfers cars across the River Usk in a cradle-like cage. In recent years, the city of Newport has undeniably become more tourist friendly, with a strong tourism vibe in many areas, especially during the summer months, when the shopping streets around John Frost Square can become extremely busy. The restaurants in Newport have also improved and now offer a rather cosmopolitan approach to cooking. Newport is located alongside the Severn Estuary and is close to the mount of the meandering River Usk. Following the demise of the city's coal mining and iron industries, Newport has turned to tourism more and more, welcoming visitors at every opportunity. When arriving here, a visit to the Newport (Gwent) Tourist Information Centre (TIC) within the Museum and Art Gallery on John Frost Square is in order, when the staff will offer some useful tourist information about the city's main districts, including the Caerleon, Pillgwenlly, Rogerstone and Stow Hill areas, together with general tourism advice. Many top tourist attractions are scattered around the city of Newport and include the extremely popular open-top guided bus tours - available during the summer months and offering live commentary, with information about the city's past; walking and hiking - with many popular walking trails taking in much of the surrounding countryside; the Riverfront Theatre and the Dolman Theatre - both featuring seating for more than 400 people and a good programme of plays, musicals and concerts; two popular cinemas - with one cinema along Bridge Street in the city centre, and a further multi-screen complex at the Newport Retail Park; the Newport Centre - a superb leisure centre with a large swimming pool and an extensive range of sporting facilities; Belle Vue Park - dating back to the end of the 19th century and offering plenty of Victorian charm and botanic specimens; and also Beechwood Park - a historic parkland with playing fields, tennis courts and a bowling green. More information about Newport Tourist Attractions . Around Newport you will also discover a number of rather eye-catching buildings, many of which have a particularly interesting past. Newport's main landmarks include the Westgate Hotel - with battle scars from the famous Chartist riot of 1839; St. Woolos Cathedral - a grand building with a mixture of architectural styles and some original 11th-century features; Newport Castle - important listed remains including two prominent octagonal towers and a courtyard area; Tredegar House - a grand 17th-century residence, surrounded by a vast parkland with woodland walks and a large boating lake; and the Caerleon Amphitheatre Barracks and Baths - a particularly ancient site with roman fortress ruins believed to be around 2,000 years old. More information about Newport Landmarks . Some of Newport's most notable museums and art galleries include the city's outstanding 'Open-Air Museum' - which offers a sculpture trail around the city, passing many prominent art works along the way; Newport Museum and Art Gallery - with an outstanding collection of paintings and ceramics, including works by a number of famous artists, together with historical information about the city; the Riverfront Art Gallery - a notable venue with many changing exhibitions, lectures and workshops; and the Ffwrrwm Arts and Crafts Centre - sited in the suburban village of Caerleon and known for its sculpture garden. More information about Newport Museums and Art Galleries . Close to Newport are a number of lively towns and cities, where you will find plenty of |
Which country are the current Olympic football champions? | History of the Olympic football tournament - World Soccer World Soccer TAGS: London 2012 Olympic football tournament Steve Menary Football was a part of the Olympic Games more than two decades before FIFA organised the first World Cup. After desultory attempts in Paris in 1900 and St Louis four years later, the 1908 London Games included the first modern international football tournament. All four Home Nations were invited to take part in 1908, but only England – who were the sole British members of FIFA, itself formed just four years earlier – sent a team. But while the English FA would not tolerate payments to amateurs, in other parts of the world players were compensated for missing work to play. Non-professionals such as centre-forward Vivian Woodward of Tottenham Hotspur and goalkeeper Horace Bailey of Leicester Fosse were good enough to also represent the full international side and, led by the dashing Woodward, England swept to the 1908 Final, where they beat Denmark – who included the outstanding Nils Middelboe – 2-0 to win the gold medal. FIFA laid down clear rules on amateurism in Sweden four years later and, although the number of entrants rose to 11, England were still too strong for the rest of the field. In their semi-final they even purposely missed what Woodward felt was an unjust penalty in a 4-0 win over Finland. The Final was a re-match for Woodward and Middelboe, with England winning 4-2. The unprepared, arrogant holders were easily beaten 3-1 by Norway in the first round of the next Games, in Antwerp in 1920, where the 14 competitors included the first non-European side, Egypt. In the Final, Czechoslovakia walked off the pitch late on in the game after disagreeing with English referee John Lewis over the goal that made it 2-0 to Belgium. Scarone the star Twenty two countries entered the 1924 tournament in Paris, including the United States and Uruguay – who thrashed Yugoslavia 7-0 in the first round. Featuring the brilliant Hector Scarone, Uruguay beat Switzerland 3-0 to win gold in front of a 41,000 crowd at the Stade Olympique in Colombes, just outside the French capital. In Amsterdam four years later, another fine South American attacking force emerged in the shape of Argentina, who lost 2-1 to Uruguay in a replayed Final after the first match was drawn 1-1. Despite the continuing rows over amateurism and countries who paid players “expenses”, the popularity of football at the Olympics made the need for a separate world championship obvious. As a result, the Olympic tournament suffered when Uruguay staged and won the first World Cup – which was open to all players, amateur and professional, – in 1930. The sport was dropped from the Los Angeles Olympiad in 1932, but reintroduced four years later in Berlin, where Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime needed big attendances to bankroll investment in new facilities. Having withdrawn from the previous three Olympic football tournaments, the British returned in 1936 with a combined squad of 13 Englishmen, five Scots and two players apiece from Wales and Northern Ireland. The 16-team competition included China, Japan, Egypt and Peru. Germany were surprisingly beaten in the quarter-finals by Norway, prompting Hitler to storm out. In a thrilling Final, Italy won 2-1 against Austria, who were coached by an Englishman, Jimmy Hogan. Led by Arsenal’s Bernard Joy – the last amateur to win a full cap for England – Great Britain were beaten 5-4 in the quarter-finals by Poland. At London in 1948, a GB side managed by Manchester United’s Matt Busby shocked a strong Holland side 4-3. They then beat France 1-0 before losing 3-1 to Yugoslavia in the semi-finals. Although a Sweden team comprising Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm beat the Yugoslavs 3-1 in the Final, the tournament had signalled the rise of the Communist bloc, where players were nominally amateur with state jobs but played football full-time. Magical Magyars This approach helped to create the “Magical Magyars” of Hungary. A year before shattering England at Wembley in 1953, Hungary took gold in Helsin |
In what year was the Battle of Blenheim? | Battle of Blenheim Battle of Blenheim The Duke of Marlborough’s spectacular defeat of the hitherto invincible French army of Louis XIV The Duke of Marlborough leads the attack at the Battle of Blenheim 2nd August 1704 in the War of the Spanish Succession: picture by Harry Payne The previous battle in the British Battles series is the Siege of Basing House The next battle in the War of the Spanish Succession is the Battle of Ramillies Battle: Blenheim War: Spanish Succession Date of the Battle of Blenheim: 2nd August 1704 (Old Style) (13th August 1704 New Style). The dates in this page are given in the Old Style. To translate to the New Style add 11 days Place of the Battle of Blenheim: On the Danube in Southern Germany. Combatants at the Battle of Blenheim: British, Austrians, Hungarians, Hanoverians, Prussians, Danes and Hessians against the French and Bavarians. John Churchill Duke of Marlborough: Battle of Blenheim 2nd August 1704 in the War of the Spanish Succession Generals at the Battle of Blenheim: The Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy against Marshall Tallard, Marshall Marsin and the Elector of Bavaria. Size of the armies at the Battle of Blenheim: There is considerable dissent on the size of the respective armies. The French and Bavarian armies probably comprised 60,000 men (69 battalions of foot and 128 squadrons of horse) and around 60 guns. The Allied army comprised 56,000 men (51 battalions of foot and 92 squadrons of horse), of which 16,000 (14 battalions of foot and 18 squadrons of horse and dragoons) were British and 52 guns. There is considerable variation in the numbers attributed to the French and Bavarian armies: some authorities put their strength as high as 72,000 men with 200 guns. French sources quoted by Sullivan in his book “The Irish Brigades” give the relative strengths as: French and Bavarians: 43,900 men, in 78 battalions and 127 squadrons, with 90 cannon. British and Allies: 60,150 men in 66 battalions and 181 squadrons, with 66 cannon (French battalions having 400 men to the Allied 500 and the French squadrons 100 to the Allied 150). Prince Eugene of Savoy: Battle of Blenheim 2nd August 1704 in the War of the Spanish Succession Uniforms, arms and equipment at the Battle of Blenheim: The British Army of Queen Anne comprised troops of Horse Guards, regiments of horse, dragoons, Foot Guards and foot. In time of war the Department of Ordnance provided companies of artillery, the guns drawn by the horses of civilian contractors. These types of formation were largely standard throughout Europe. In addition the Austrian Empire possessed numbers of irregular light troops; Hussars from Hungary and Bosniak and Pandour troops from the Balkans. During the 18th Century the use of irregulars spread to other armies until every European force employed hussar regiments and light infantry for scouting duties. Horse and dragoons carried swords and short flintlock muskets. Dragoons had largely completed their transition from mounted infantry to cavalry and were formed into troops rather than companies as had been the practice in the past. However they still used drums rather than trumpets for field signals. Infantry regiments fought in line, armed with flintlock musket and bayonet, orders indicated by the beat of drum. The field unit for infantry was the battalion comprising ten companies, each commanded by a captain, the senior company being of grenadiers. Drill was rudimentary and once battle began formations quickly broke up. The practice of marching in step was in the future. French soldiers marching to join their regiment: Battle of Blenheim 2nd August 1704 in the War of the Spanish Succession: picture by Jean Anthoine Watteau The paramount military force of the period was the French army of Louis XIV, the Sun King. France was at the apex of her power, taxing to the utmost the disparate groupings of European countries that struggled to keep the Bourbons on the western bank of the Rhine and north of the Pyrenees. Marlborough and his British regiments acted as an uncertain mortar in keeping |
Who sang the theme for the Jams Bond film ‘Octopussy’? | RITA COOLIDGE ALL TIME HIGH James Bond 007 OCTOPUSSY The val doonican show 1983 - YouTube RITA COOLIDGE ALL TIME HIGH James Bond 007 OCTOPUSSY The val doonican show 1983 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Sep 17, 2012 Clip from THE VAL DOONICAN MUSIC SHOW 1983 Featuring Rita Coolidge Performing The title track to the JAMES BOND film OCTOPUSSY. Category |
Stranraer in Scotland stands at the head of which loch? | Stranraer Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland Castle of St John Stranraer is the largest settlement in south west Scotland. It lies at the head of Loch Ryan, on the north side of the neck of land that prevents the Rhins of Galloway becoming an island. The town's origins date back nearly 500 years to the building in 1511 of Stranraer Castle, also known as the Castle of St John. This now stands in the centre of the town, but it was originally built behind the broad beach at the head of Loch Ryan. Only later did a settlement begin to grow around it. The Castle of St John now houses a museum, while the excellent Stranraer Museum can be found in the old town hall. By 1600 it had become the market town for the Rhins of Galloway to the west and the rural areas to the east. In the 1760s Stranraer was reached by a military road built from Bridge of Sark on the English border via Dumfries to Portpatrick. This in turn led to Stranraer featuring on the drove route used by Irish cattle being moved to market in Dumfries. It was only in the mid 1700s that a harbour was first built in Stranraer itself, and further port development took place in the 1820s. But it was the coming of the railway from Dumfries in 1861 which finally established Stranraer as the area's main port. In 1862 the line was extended to serve the harbour directly, and in the same year a link to Portpatrick was also opened. Some time later a rail connection north to Girvan was established. For much of the following 150 years Stranraer was unchallenged as the natural location for the main Scottish port for the Irish ferries. Roll-on roll-off ferries appeared on the Irish routes well ahead of elsewhere in the UK. This played a part in the loss of 133 lives on 31 January 1953 when the MV Princess Victoria's car deck was swamped by heavy seas en route from Stranraer, and the ship sank off Northern Ireland. In the 1970s P&O moved their services from Stranraer to a new terminal built nearer the mouth of Loch Ryan at Cairnryan and in 2000 the SeaCat fast catamaran service from Belfast was switched from Stranraer to Troon. In late 2011 Stena also moved their Stranraer operations to Cairnryan. But despite these setbacks, Stranraer has rather more going for it than usually gets mentioned in the guide books. The town centre is surprisingly attractive and bustling, and while it helps to see it on a sunny day, the whites and bright colours of many of the buildings make it brighter in any light. Stranraer also serves as the gateway to the Rhins of Galloway. Roads from here head north to Leswalt and south past Drummore to the Mull of Galloway, Scotland's most southerly point. And west lies Portpatrick, now a beautiful resort complete with harbour. Another link with Portpatrick is provided by the Southern Upland Way long distant footpath, which begins there and passes just to the south of Stranraer itself en route to the North Sea. |
Who sang the theme for the Jams Bond film ‘The Living Daylights? | The Living Daylights (song) | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Living Daylights (song) The Living Daylights is the theme song of the Bond film of the same name. The song was composed by John Barry and Pål Waaktaar. It was performed by the Norwegian pop band a-ha . Lyrics Hey driver, where we're going? I swear my nerves are showing, set your hopes up way too high, the living's in the way we die. Comes the morning and the headlights fade away, hundred thousand people, I'm the one they blame, I've been waiting long for one of us to say, save the darkness, let it never fade away. Ah, ah, the living daylights, ah, ah, the living daylights. All right, hold on tight now, It's down, down to the wire, set your hopes way too high, the living's in the way we die. Comes the morning and the headlights fade away, hundred thousand changes, everything's the same, I've been waiting long for one of us to say, save the darkness, let it never fade away. Ah, ah, the living daylights, ah, ah, the living daylights, ah, ah, the living daylights. Comes the morning and the headlights fade away, hundred thousand people, I'm the one they frame. Ah, ah, the living daylights, ah, ah, the living daylights, ah, ah, the living daylights. Set your hopes up way too high, the living's in the way we die. |
‘The Endless River' due for release in October 2014 is the latest album by which veteran rock band? | 15 Facts You Need to Know About Pink Floyd's New Album ‘The Endless River’ ‘Endless River’ grew out of unreleased recordings from 20 years ago Gilmour and Mason returned to series of ambient, lyricless recordings from the same period as Pink Floyd’s last album, 1994’s ‘ The Division Bell ,’ to complete ‘The Endless River.’ These secondary sessions began in late 2013. Additional drumming from Mason was the first new element to be added. The album will include some of Richard Wright’s final recordings The initial leak on this surprise project, courtesy of Gilmour’s wife Polly Samson, framed ‘The Endless River’ as Wright’s “swansong” — putting into perspective, once more, what the keyboardist meant to Pink Floyd. His 2008 death led many to believe that ‘The Division Bell’ would be the group’s final recording. ‘The Endless River’ includes work by Wright from as far back as 1969. In all, he is credited with writing or co-writing 12 songs. Secret sessions were, at first, mistaken for a Gilmour solo album Durga McBroom-Hudson, a long-time backup singer with Pink Floyd, posted a photo to Instagram last year from sessions being led by Gilmour — and at the time, the assumption was that the guitarist was at work on a follow up to his 2006 solo album ‘On an Island.’ Instead, McBroom-Hudson later confirmed that they were adding vocals to these original Pink Floyd recordings. This album’s title harkens back to an earlier Pink Floyd moment ‘The Endless River’ echoes the penultimate lyric on ‘High Hopes,’ the last song on ‘The Division Bell.’ That song was written by Gilmour, with additional lyrical help by Samson — who is also collaborating on the new album. Though instrumental in its infancy, the project will have vocals McBroom-Hudson says Gilmour has “done a lead [vocal] on at least one” track, now confirmed as ‘Louder Than Words.’ The lyric, which Samson says she worked on, seems to call for an end to Pink Floyd’s years of inter-band turmoil: “We bitch and we fight, but this thing that we do, it’s louder than words.” Gilmour’s ‘Endless River’ co-producers have deep Floyd connections Manzanera co-wrote ‘One Slip’ for Pink Floyd’s ‘Momentary Lapse of Reason’ album in 1987, co-produced Gilmour’s ‘On an Island’ project and has toured with the guitarist several times. Youth, meanwhile, is part of the Orb, an ambient-house band that Gilmour worked with on 2010’s ‘ Metallic Spheres .’ Jackson has been a recording engineer for Pink Floyd on every album since 1979’s ‘The Wall.’ The initial recordings found Pink Floyd working as an intimate trio Gilmour began work on this new project by returning to some 20 hours of leftover material. In fact, more than 100 pieces of music were initially recorded, some as a trio and the rest over two subsequent days of jamming with a group that also included Pink Floyd touring musicians Guy Pratt on bass, Jon Carin on keyboards and Gary Wallis on percussion. A portion of these original recordings became ‘The Division Bell,’ while the rest laid dormant for decades. Similar Pink Floyd ambient music from the era wasn’t used as source material Pink Floyd presented a complex, 22-minute soundscape before concerts of that era, attached below. It’s since been confirmed as a separate, if perhaps similar, piece of music. The initial news came with a hint of a possible Pink Floyd tour McBoom-Hudson, who has toured with Gilmour and with Pink Floyd off and on since the 1980s, initially didn’t rule out the idea of a dates in support of ‘The Endless River,’ telling fans simply to “stay tuned.” Pink Floyd last hit the concert trail in 1994, when these previously unfinished recordings were still new. Early samples focused on Gilmour and Wright’s contributions The first clip (below) contained trademark melodic Fender Stratocaster work from David Gilmour, while a second unnamed segment (featured earlier on this list) highlights Richard Wright at the piano. Strings gently pulse underneath as Nick Mason’s cymbals, providing typically Floyd spacey atmosphere. 20 years is |
Which character from Sir Walter Scott's novel ‘Marmion’ gave his name to a breed of dog? | Sir Walter Scott, by George Saintsbury. search engine by freefind Sir Walter Scott, by George Saintsbury. The Project Gutenberg EBook of Sir Walter Scott, by George Saintsbury This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Sir Walter Scott Famous Scots Series Author: George Saintsbury Release Date: August 6, 2009 [EBook #29624] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SIR WALTER SCOTT *** Produced by Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net SIR The following Volumes are now ready— THOMAS CARLYLE. By Hector C. Macpherson. ALLAN RAMSAY. By Oliphant Smeaton. HUGH MILLER. By W. Keith Leask. JOHN KNOX. By A. Taylor Innes. ROBERT BURNS. By Gabriel Setoun. THE BALLADISTS. By John Geddie. RICHARD CAMERON. By Professor Herkless. SIR JAMES Y. SIMPSON. By Eve Blantyre Simpson. THOMAS CHALMERS. By Professor W. Garden Blaikie. JAMES BOSWELL. By W. Keith Leask. TOBIAS SMOLLETT. By Oliphant Smeaton. FLETCHER OF SALTOUN. By G. W. T. Omond. THE BLACKWOOD GROUP. By Sir George Douglas. NORMAN MACLEOD. By John Wellwood. SIR WALTER SCOTT. By Professor Saintsbury. SIR & FERRIER � EDINBURGH AND LONDON The designs and ornaments of this volume are by Mr. Joseph Brown, and the printing from the press of Morrison & Gibb Limited, Edinburgh. June 1897. {5} PREFACE To the very probable remark that 'Another little book about Scott is not wanted,' I can at least reply that apparently it is, inasmuch as the publishers proposed this volume to me, not I to them. And I believe that, as a matter of fact, no 'little book about Scott' has appeared since the Journal was completed, since the new and important instalment of Letters appeared (in both cases with invaluable editorial apparatus by Mr. David Douglas), and especially since Mr. Lang's Lockhart was published. It is true that no one of these, nor any other book that is likely to appear, has altered, or is likely to alter, much in a sane estimate of Sir Walter. His own matchless character and the genius of his first biographer combined to set before the world early an idea, of which it is safe to say that nothing that should lower it need be feared, and hardly anything to heighten it can be reasonably hoped. But as fresh items of illustrative detail are made public, there can be no harm in endeavouring to incorporate something of what they give us in fresh abstracts and aperçus from time to time. And for the continued and, as far as space permits, detailed criticism of the work, it may be pleaded that criticism of Scott has for many years been chiefly general, while in criticism, even more than in other things, generalities are deceptive. {7} CONTENTS CHAPTER I LIFE TILL MARRIAGE Scott's own 'autobiographic fragment,' printed in Lockhart's first volume, has made other accounts of his youth mostly superfluous, even to a day which persists in knowing better about everything and everybody than it or they knew about themselves. No one ever recorded his genealogy more minutely, with greater pride, or with a more saving sense of humour than Sir Walter. He was connected, though remotely, with gentle families on both sides. That is to say, his great-grandfather was son of the Laird of Raeburn, who was grandson of Walter Scott of Harden and the 'Flower of Yarrow.' The great-grandson, 'Beardie,' acquired that cognomen by letting his beard grow like General Dalziel, though for the exile of James II., instead of the death of Charles I.—'whilk was the waur reason,' as Sir Walter himself might have said. Beardie's second son, being more thoroughly sickened of the sea in his first voyage than Robinson Crusoe, took to farming and Whiggery, and married the daughter of Haliburton of Newmains—there was also Macdougal and Campbell blood on the spindle side of the older generations {10} of the family. Their e |
What was the name of the mystic fluid which flowed through the veins of the mythological gods? | Petrichor | Knowledge Guild Knowledge Guild by Charlotte Petrichor is the name of the scent of rain on dry earth. In 1964, two Australian researchers discovered that the smell that can be experienced after rainfall can be attributed to the oil that is exuded by certain plants during dry periods that is then absorbed by the soil and consequently released into the air when it rains, along with another substance called geosmin (literally ‘earth smell’). The reason why these plants exude this oil is because it slows down the process of new plant growth in the soil, which means the plants are able to ‘wait’ for the rainfall. The word petrichor is a combination of the Greek words petra, meaning ‘stone’, and ichor, referring to the fluid that apparently flowed through the veins of the ancient mythological Greek gods. Share this: This entry was posted in Biology , Mythology , Nature by Charlotte . Bookmark the permalink . Leave a Reply Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email (Address never made public) Name You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Google+ account. ( Log Out / Change ) Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Before reading Please note, possible side-effects from reading any amount of material on this site may include: - fact addiction (factoidphilia), - reality dependency (Russell's condition), - ignorance anxiety (agnoiaphobia). Long-term side-effects may include: loss of faith, loss of intolerance, loss of anger, loss of indifference, loss of boredom. Before Commenting Dear fundamentalists, extremists and apologists, Before commenting, have a critical look at modern Palaeontology, Archaeology, Geology, History, Philology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Philosophy and Ethics. Next, debunk these sciences, collect evidence, write it down, get it peer reviewed, publish, and collect the Nobel Prize. That way we'll all be the wiser for it, and no one will have wasted anyone's time. After Commenting Review whether your comment uses unverifiable information. Verifiability means that anyone can check that the information comes from a reliable source. Even if you are sure something is true, it must be verifiable before you can use it in a discussion. Talking about something that could be anything or nothing is on par with randomly blurting out prepositions. E.g. The use of one or more religious texts as primary sources without referring to secondary sources that critically analyze them is not a sound basis for presenting an argument. Weak arguments are improved by adding references to reliable secondary sources, preferably with multiple points of view. When reliable sources disagree, make sure to construct a nuanced analysis and present what the various sources say, giving each side its due weight. |
Taron Egerton portrays which famed English sportsman in a film biopic of his life released in 2016? | Eddie the Eagle's wife Sam Morton has left him and he now works as a plasterer | Daily Mail Online comments Eddie the Eagle’s whole life embodies the Olympic ideal that it’s not the triumph but the struggle that counts. Britain’s first Olympic ski jumper, whose heroic failure has just been turned into a feelgood Hollywood biopic, has only recently moved out of the garden shed that was his home for seven months during a devastating divorce. ‘It wasn’t so bad,’ he says. ‘It’s just like when I was training for the Olympics and slept in a cowshed in Switzerland. After that a nice garden shed is not a problem. Anyway, I’m a very resilient person.’ Indeed he is. Eddie is the plasterer from Stroud, Gloucestershire, who had a Winter Olympic dream and famously realised it by stuffing his four-sizes-too-big ski boots with spare socks, tying his helmet on with string, and mending his own broken jaw by fastening a scrap of ripped-up pillow case around his head. Eddie the Eagle pictured left in 1988 training for the winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, next to Taron Egerton, right, who plays Eddie in a new biopic about the ski jumper's life He had neither a coach nor a sponsor, and often ate food scavenged from campsite bins, carefully sifting waste for scraps to reheat. His bottle-bottom glasses frequently fogged up under his goggles so sometimes he jumped blind. Perhaps the most surprising thing about Eddie’s life is that it’s taken this long to turn it into a movie. The record books show that Eddie came last in both the 70m and the 90m jumps at the 1988 Calgary Games. But his underdog Olympic story made him a folk hero at home and a celebrity everywhere else. Sadly, in real life he didn’t get a Hollywood-style happy ending – the fortune he made was lost by alleged mismanagement (not his) and now he is grieving the loss of his cosy family life too. Eddie, now 52, met wife Sam Morton while working as a radio presenter, and the couple married in a drive-through ceremony at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas in 2003. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share ‘Losing my marriage and my family life hurts more than anything that ever happened to me in ski-jumping – all the wipe-outs, the bruises, the broken bones put together, they don’t come close,’ Eddie admits. ‘I didn’t see my divorce coming. I thought everything was hunky-dory in my marriage. I went to Germany to do some television work without a clue what was about to happen and when I got home my wife said, “Sit down, we need to talk…” That was when she told me that she wanted to separate. ‘I slept on the sofa that night but things were so bad at home that four weeks later I had to go. I owned a house I was doing up but it wasn’t ready to move into, so I stayed in the shed in the garden.’ He has now moved into the house, but is facing a much tougher financial future than in the days when he was flown around the world in private jets and paid £10,000 an hour to open golf courses or shopping malls. Eddie with his ex-wife Sam Morton. The couple are now divorced following a settlement that Eddie described as 'expensive' His financial settlement to Sam was finalised last week. ‘It’s been expensive,’ Eddie says. ‘It wiped out everything I had saved from the last 35 years. Instead of having £200,000 in the bank I am now down to my last £5,000.’ Eddie is a devoted father to the couple’s two daughters – Ottilie, 11, and Honey, nine – and is taking them to the premiere of the film of his life in London on March 17. The movie has attracted a stellar cast including X-Men star Hugh Jackman and Hollywood veteran Christopher Walken, but financially it won’t help Eddie the Eagle soar again. ‘I sold the film rights to my life story for £180,000 18 years ago. That’s payable now, but will be eaten up by my divorce. I won’t see any royalties unless the film makes a crazy amount – something like £65 million at the box office – so I’m not expecting anything other than a resurgence of interest in me and my story,’ he reveals. That story has been given the full Hollywood treatment and turned in |
By what more familiar avian moniker is the H-4 Hercules aircraft known? | Print Page - New Game! Wiki Links Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: larryc on March 25, 2008, 8:31:38 pm The Oxford Round Table: Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: poll_grad on March 25, 2008, 8:39:31 pm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi) Fun to look at and listen to! I'm seeing them in concert soon, so it's on my mind. Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: daniel_von_flanagan on March 25, 2008, 8:45:53 pm Just a quick meta-note. The idea from that other thread was that each posted entry should come from the one posted before it. (Galactic hedgehog, am I right?) If we just post random interesting wikipedia links, this will be chaos. - DvF Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: swtrixie on March 25, 2008, 9:05:44 pm Which precluded the Oxford Roundtable I'm sure. Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: rockprof on March 25, 2008, 9:15:45 pm Oops, I get it now. From swtrixie's Algonquin_Round_Table, we can go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx_Brothers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx_Brothers) Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: galactic_hedgehog on March 25, 2008, 9:18:56 pm From there to East Frisia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Frisia). DvF and SWTrixie (and rockprof) have got it. Hopefully this will be a form of chaos, too. Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: genespleen2 on March 25, 2008, 9:20:18 pm Oh, what the hell: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joke#Ethnic_jokes Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: poll_grad on March 25, 2008, 9:27:19 pm Oops, got it. Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: rockprof on March 25, 2008, 9:41:18 pm [Since I benefit so much from white privilege, I can post this...] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_whites (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_whites) Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: galactic_hedgehog on March 25, 2008, 9:54:54 pm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_blonde Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: terpsichore on March 25, 2008, 10:04:08 pm Well, I tried to take the high road with Toscanini, but RockProf and GH have lead us inevitably to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayne_Mansfield From which I learn that she had an IQ of 163. Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: galactic_hedgehog on March 25, 2008, 10:05:21 pm You want high road, fine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Miller Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: iomhaigh on March 25, 2008, 10:08:35 pm I can't resist, sorry: especially since you've all beaten me to Peer Gynt and Mariska Hargitay. Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: rockprof on March 25, 2008, 10:11:45 pm Interesting guy: Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: daniel_von_flanagan on March 25, 2008, 11:22:29 pm I've read lots of Gurdjieff; fascinating writer. So is his disciple: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._L._Travers Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: galactic_hedgehog on March 26, 2008, 12:34:13 am Really? Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: daniel_von_flanagan on March 26, 2008, 12:43:51 am Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: galactic_hedgehog on March 26, 2008, 12:46:08 am http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zonker_Harris ? Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: margarete on March 26, 2008, 8:26:07 am http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: carebearstare on March 26, 2008, 8:30:59 am http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimsuit Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: daniel_von_flanagan on March 26, 2008, 8:59:24 am I can't find "swimsuit" linked from "zombie", therefore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugu Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: gaeta on March 26, 2008, 9:09:52 am Back to the very low road: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet The "high-tech" toilet section is my personal favorite. Title: Re: New Game! Wiki Links Post by: gaeta on March 26, 2008, 9:19:43 am And now to the high, in honor of the Clyfford Still Museum that will be built in Denver: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_expressionism Title: Re: New Game! W |
Anne Hyde and Mary of Modena were the wives of which British king? | King James II | Britroyals Born: October 14, 1633 at St. James Palace Parents: Charles I and Henrietta Maria Relation to Elizabeth II: 1st cousin 9 times removed House of: Stuart Ascended to the throne: February 6, 1685 aged 51 years Crowned: April 23, 1685 at Westminster Abbey Married: (1) Anne Hyde, (2) Mary, Daughter of Duke of Modena Children: Eight by his first wife Anne, of whom only Mary and Anne survived, and Five by his 2nd wife Mary of whom only a son James (Old Pretender) and Louise Maria survived. Died: September 6, 1701 at St Germain-en-Laye, France, aged 67 years, 10 months, and 21 days Buried at: Chateau de Saint Germain-en-Laye, Near Paris, Reigned for: 3 years, 10 months, and 3 days, Abdicated: December 11, 1688 Succeeded by: his daughter Mary and son-in-law William of Orange James II was the second surviving son of Charles I and younger brother of Charles II. He was created Duke of York, and was in Oxford during the Civil War. After the defeat of the Royalists he escaped with his mother and brother to The Hague and then exile in France. His father was executed in 1649. James served in the French army and later in the Spanish Army. After the death of Cromwell and the restoration of the monarchy he returned to England where his brother had been crowned Charles II. James was created Lord High Admiral and warden of the Cinque Ports, and commanded the Royal Navy during the 2nd and 3rd Anglo-Dutch wars. He created controversy when in 1660 he married Anne Hyde a commoner and daughter of Charles�s chief minister Edward Hyde. They had 7 children but only two survived infancy - Mary (later Queen Mary II) and Anne (later Queen Anne). His daughters were raised as Protestants but, influenced by his time in France and Spain, James converted to Catholicism in 1670. Following Anne Hyde�s death in 1671, he married Mary of Modena a 15 year old Italian Catholic princess. James�s critics described her as �an agent of the Pope�. Parliament became alarmed at the prospect of Catholic succession and in 1673 passed the Test Act which excluded Catholics from political office. In 1679 Shaftesbury attempted to introduce an Exclusion Bill to exclude James from the succession and substitute Charles�s illegitimate son the Duke of Monmouth, but this was rebutted by Charles who dissolved Parliament. James became King James II on the death of his brother in 1685. He soon faced two rebellions intent on removing him in Scotland by the Duke of Argyll, and from an army raised by the Duke of Monmouth which was defeated by John Churchill (6th great grandfather of Winston Churchill) in July 1685 at the Battle of Sedgemoor in Somerset. The Monmouth rebels were brutally punished by Judge Jeffrey�s Bloody Assizes. James, believing his Divine Right as King, issued the Declaration of Indulgence to suspend the Test Act and promote his Catholic supporters in Parliament. The Archbishop of Canterbury and seven other bishops were arrested and tried for sedition. Amidst widespread alarm, the birth in 1688 of his Catholic heir James (James Edward Stuart) prompted a group of nobles to invite Prince William of Orange (who had married James daughter Mary) from the Netherlands to England to restore Protestantism and democracy. William of Orange landed at Torbay on 5 November 1688 in 463 ships unopposed by the Royal Navy, and with an army of 14,000 troops which gathering local support grew to over 20,000 and advanced on London in what became known as �The Glorious Revolution�. Many from James�s army including Churchill and James�s daughter Anne defected to support William. James lost his nerve and fled to France throwing the Great Seal of the Realm into the River Thames. His daughter Mary was declared Queen, but she insisted on joint rule with her husband and they were crowned King William III and Queen Mary II. James and his wife and son lived in exile in France as guests of Louis XIV. James landed in Ireland in 1689 with French troops in an attempt to regain the throne and advanced on Londonderry, but was defeated by William at the Battle of the Boyn |
Bridgetown is the capital city of which island nation? | Bridgetown, capital city of Barbados All... Bridgetown, capital city of Barbados Bridgetown is not just the capital of Barbados; it is also the island's only city. More than 110,000 people call Bridgetown home, and it is the cultural, political and economic heart of the island nation. The city boasts beautiful architecture, a UNESCO World Heritage site, terrific shopping and world-class restaurants, all in a paradisiacal setting with blue skies, palm trees and the country's only natural harbor. The harbor made Bridgetown a key hub for commerce and trade during the 17th century, but it also made Barbados a target. The colonial powers of Spain, England, Holland and France were often battling over the Caribbean's prosperous islands, and Barbados soon was dotted with fortifications to protect the island. The largest fort is the Barbados Garrison, built in 1705. Today, the garrison's walls surround Bridgetown's historic district, whose serpentine layout and buildings are outstanding examples of colonial architecture. The Garrison district is now a perfect blend of historic buildings and modern amenities. There are many restaurants, beaches, galleries, boutiques, cafes and villas in the area, making it a favorite destination of both travelers and locals. The Chamberlain Bridge is just two miles south of the garrison in the capital's center. Originally built between 1865 and 1872, the bridge separates the outer and inner basins of the harbor, creating a safe space for fishing boats, catamarans and pleasure crafts. The Bridgetown boardwalk runs along the west side of the bridge and makes for a lovely waterfront stroll. At the west end of the boardwalk is a small park dedicated to the country's maritime history. Visitors can see some of the island's oldest cannons and read posters with fascinating facts about Barbados' pirates. The east end of the boardwalk leads to Independence Square, a quiet respite in the center of the city. The square has many benches that offer beautiful waterfront views of some of Bridgetown's most historic buildings, including the Parliament Building. The Museum of Parliament offers visitors a riveting inside-look at politics in Barbados, and the nearby National Heroes Gallery traces the lives and work of many influential citizens, including doctors, sportsmen, politicians and artists. The beaches that surround Carlisle Bay are considered to be some of the best in Barbados. The waters on the west side of the island are generally calmer and more suitable for swimming and diving than those on the east or north coasts, and what lies underwater is even more beautiful and intriguing than what is on land. Carlisle Bay is home to several species of exotic and brilliantly colored marine life, including reef squid, sea horses, barracudas, frog fish, moral eels, octopi, mackerel and more. The bay also contains the wrecks of six ships, including the coral-laden Berwyn, the country's first tugboat and a Canadian freighter sunk in World War II by a German torpedo. Bridgetown's nightlife is quite active, and although most bars and nightclubs do not open until later in the evening, they usually keep the party going until dawn. The beaches often play host to bonfire parties, where guests are treated to steel drum music and mouth-watering barbecues, and most establishments only charge a cover fee. After that, the drinks flow like water all night and you do not have to pay a single penny. Bridgetown Geographical Location Bridgetown is located in the southwest of Barbados on the Constitution River. The approximate population of Bridgetown is 100,000 and is Barbados’ largest city. Bridgetown Language English is the official and primary language of Barbados although it is a regional variant. Bridgetown Predominant Religion |
Bryn and Emma Parry founded which military charity in 2007? | Spire FM - News - Help for Heroes co-founders to stand down from the charity Help for Heroes co-founders to stand down from the charity Tweet 1:34pm 22nd April 2016 The Downton couple who founded the hugely successful military charity Help for Heroes are stepping down - nine years after they started it all. Bryn and Emma Parry (pictured here) wanted to raise money after meeting wounded soldiers in hospital, launching the charity in 2007. Millions of pounds of fundraising later from their base in Tidworth, they've written an open to letter to supporters to say it's been the 'most demanding but rewarding period of their lives'. Bryn Parry is hoping to step down as Chief Executive by the end of the year, with both he and Emma remaining as co-founders to help the board for as long as they need. The charity has produced a poster with the facts and figures of how they help wounded, sick and injured service personnel: The couple say the charity is in a 'strong position to face future challenges' and they've thanked the staff, volunteers and fundraisers for their support. Here's the letter from Bryn and Emma Parry in full: "Dear Help for Heroes supporters, "In 2007 Emma and I visited Selly Oak hospital and met a group of badly wounded Servicemen. We were so profoundly moved that we felt we 'just had to do something' to help. We planned to fundraise by cycling through the battlefields of Northern France and in doing so link the soldiers of today with those of yesterday. "Neither of us could have imagined how the British public would rally to our call to 'do your bit', within weeks, Help for Heroes had been launched from the Tin Hut in Tidworth. We had imagined that we would do our bit for nine months before returning to run our cartoon and design business but instead, we found ourselves surfing on an extraordinary tsunami of support and we are still here nine years later. "It has been the most demanding but rewarding period of our lives and something of which we will always be immensely proud. I especially count myself a lucky man to have been Chief Executive of an organisation that has done so much to help others. I am deeply grateful for what has been an extraordinary privilege, however unexpected and challenging. "Now the time has come to hand over and let others take this wonderful organisation into its next phase. The charity is well led, correctly governed, properly funded and in a strong position to face whatever challenges the future may bring. "I have written to the Chairman of Trustees and asked that I be allowed to hand over the role of Chief Executive by the end of 2016. Emma and I will then offer our continued services and support in our capacity as Co-Founders for as long as the Board feel they are needed. "Help for Heroes will always be a part of Emma and my lives and we will watch proudly from the side-lines as it continues to thrive and help "The Blokes" to rebuild theirs. "We live in uncertain times, war is brutal and those who serve risk all on our behalf; we owe them an enormous debt. However, the counter to the horrors and despair of war is seen in the sheer shining good that Emma and I have seen delivered by our extraordinary staff, volunteers and supporters on a daily basis. No one need doubt that we are doing the right thing and that together we have and will continue to rebuild lives. Thank you for everything you all do and please keep it going. "Onwards and Upwards!" |
Where did Billy Clanton and the brothers Tom and Frank MacLaury famously die on October 26, 1881? | COSMIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION Wyatt Earp 2000 Plate Long live his fame, and long live his glory And long may his story be told. --1955 Television Theme Song It is ironic that Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp should die peacefully in a rented cottage near the burgeoning Hollywood dream factory. As one of his eulogists remarked there would be "no halo" hanging above his "storm-beaten head." Earp's peaceful death is ironic since in truth he lived anything but a pacific life. As a veteran icon of the so-called "old American West" his life symbolizes the very violent nature of the lawless frontier. Passing on so near to Hollywood is a coincidence but an apt one since Earp has become a collosal fiction entombed in mythology. Wyatt Earp was a remarkably lucky soul. Despite living much of his life in the wild, bloody and dangerous frontier he survived without substantial injury. Another characteristic meshed between the myth that stands as fact is that Earp was an absolutley fearless man. With the publication of the book Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshall by Stuart Lake in 1931, two years after Earp's death, the legendary Earp began to replace the real Earp. Lake's book was essentially a piece of hagiography constructed by Lake himself but presented as a truthful and factual history. Today its accuracy is doubted. The book is considered an unreliable source for the real Earp. In Lake's book the "Lion of Tombstone" takes the stage as a super-hero responsible for taming the wild west by steadfastly fighting against lawlessness. Lake's book did however seed the public consciouness with one of the penultimate moments in American history: the shootout between the Earp gang and the Clanton gang near the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. That event was further etched in American folklore by John Ford's 1946 film My Darling Clementine. In the film the real historical 30-second shootout that left three dead and two seriously wounded becomes a metaphor for the heroic defense of a community against lawlessness. The Earp myth was further enhanced when the The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp premiered on the ABC television network on September 6, 1955. For six years on Tuesday nights between 8:30 and 9:00 pm the actor Hugh O'Brian portrayed an heroic Earp travelling the wild west as an honorable lawman. In the 1960s there was some Earp myth revisionism. Hour of the Gun (1968) was director Preston Sturges' second telling of the tale (in 1957 he had made Gunfight at the OK Corral). In the 1968 story Earp is portrayed as psychologically unstable and driven by revenge. The television series Star Trek used episode 62 "Spectre of the Gun." to rearrange the events that occurred near the OK Corral. Kirk and comrades play members of the Clanton gang in a death sentence arranged by the peeved Melkotians. The episode, first aired on October 28, 1968 portrays Earp and Doc Holliday in less than heroic lights.The 1971 film Doc presents an even more complex and distrubed Earp and examines more intimately Earp's relationship with the decadent Doc Holliday. In the 1990s two more movies and two biographies of Earp appeared. Tombstone starring Kurt Russell as Earp opened on Christmas Day in 1993. The film received good reviews especially for the acting. In 1994 Lawrence Kasdan released his Wyatt Earp epic starring Kevin Costner in the title role. At 192 minutes the film bored a lot of people and flopped at the box office. In 1997 journalist Casey Tefertiller published Wyatt Earp: The Life Behind the Legend. Using a variety of sources not considered earlier such as contemporary newspaper accounts a more balanced picture emerged of Earp. In 1998 Inventing Wyatt Earp: His Life and Many Legends was published by Allen Barra. While tracing in some detail the origins and perpetuation of the Earp myth Barra made the astute observation that it was Earp's enemies who kept him famous. Among his enemies were the three men who died on October 26, 1881 at 2:30 pm down the street from the back entrance to the OK Corral in the Arizona Territory town of Tombstone. Billy C |
In cookery Sauce Mousseline, Sauce Dijon & Sauce Foyot are all derivatives of which ‘mother’ sauce? | Five Mother Sauces of Classical Cuisine 1. Béchamel Sauce Béchamel is probably the simplest of the mother sauces because it doesn't require making stock. If you have milk, flour, and butter, you can make a very basic béchamel. Béchamel is made by thickening hot milk with a simple white roux. The sauce is then flavored with onion, cloves, and nutmeg and simmered until it is creamy and velvety smooth. Béchamel can be used as an ingredient in baked pasta recipes like lasagna, and also in casseroles. But it's also the basis for some of the most common white sauces, cream sauces and cheese-based sauces. Here are some of the small sauces made from béchamel: continue reading below our video Why the Vitamix is Way Cooler Than You Even Thought Veloute sauce. Philippe Desnerck / Getty Images 2. Velouté Sauce Velouté is another relatively simple mother sauce. Velouté sauce is made by thickening white stock with roux and then simmering it for a while. While the chicken velouté , made with chicken stock , is the most common type, there is also a veal velouté and fish velouté . Each of the veloutés forms the basis of its own respective secondary mother sauce. For instance, chicken velouté fortified with cream becomes the Suprême Sauce . Veal velouté thickened with a liaison of egg yolks and cream becomes the Allemende Sauce . And the fish velouté plus white wine and heavy cream becomes the White Wine Sauce . Small sauces from velouté can be derived from the velouté directly, or from each of the three secondary sauces. For example: 3. Espagnole Sauce The Espagnole Sauce, also sometimes called Brown Sauce, is a slightly more complex mother sauce. Espagnole is made by thickening brown stock with roux. So in that sense, it's similar to a velouté. The difference is that Espagnole is made with tomato purée and mirepoix for deeper color and flavor. Moreover, brown stock itself is made from bones that have first been roasted to add color and flavor. The Espagnole is traditionally further refined to produce a rich, deeply flavorful sauce called a demi-glace . The demi-glace is then the starting point for making the various small sauces. A demi-glace consists of a mixture of half Espagnole, half brown stock, which is then reduced by half. For a short-cut, you could skip the demi-glace step and make the small sauces directly from the Espagnole. You'll lose some flavor and body, but you'll save time. Here are some examples of small sauces made from Espagnole: 4. Hollandaise Sauce Hollandaise is unlike the mother sauces we've mentioned so far, but as you'll see, it is really just a liquid and a thickening agent, plus flavorings. Hollandaise is a tangy, buttery sauce made by slowly whisking clarified butter into warm egg yolks. So the liquid here is the clarified butter and the thickening agent is the egg yolks. Hollandaise is an emulsified sauce, and we use clarified butter when making a Hollandaise because whole butter, which contains water and milk solids, can break the emulsion. Clarified butter is just pure butterfat, so it helps the emulsion remain stable. Hollandaise sauce can be used on its own, and it's particularly delicious on seafood, vegetables, and eggs. But there are also a number of small sauces that can be made from Hollandaise: 5. Classic Tomate Sauce The fifth mother sauce is the classic Tomate Sauce. This sauce resembles the traditional tomato sauce that we might use on pasta and pizza, but it's got much more flavor and requires a few more steps to make. First, we render salt pork and then sauté aromatic vegetables. Then we add tomatoes, stock, and a ham bone, and simmer it in the oven for a couple of hours. Cooking the sauce in the oven helps heat it evenly and without scorching. Traditionally, the sauce tomate was thickened with roux, and some chefs still prepare it this way. But in reality, the tomatoes themselves are enough to thicken the sauce. Here are a few small sauces made from the classic tomate sauce: |
Which style of elaborately moulded earthenware, decorated with thick vivid glazes was developed by the English firm Minton in 1850 and popularised during the great exhibition of 1851? | Full text of "ANTIQUE ENGLISH POTTERY,PORCELAIN AND GLASS" See other formats Kansas city public library " === ' Kansas city, missouri Books will be issued only on presentation of library card. P!ease report lost cards and change of residence promptly. Card holders are responsible for all books, records, films, pictures or other library materials checked out on their cards. THE CONNOISSEUR NEW GUIDES Antique English Pottery, Porcelain and Glass Uniform with this volume: ANTIQUE ENGLISH FURNITURE THE CONNOISSEUR NEW GUIDE TO Antique English POTTERY, PORCELAIN AND GLASS Edited by L. G. G. Ramsey, Editor of The Connoisseur With an Introduction by G. Bernard Hughes . P. BUTTON & COMPANY, INC., NEW YORK Designed and produced for E. P. BUTTON & CO., INC. by Rainbird, McLean Ltd, n Charlotte Street, London Wi First Published in the UJS.A., 1961 by E. P. Button & Co., Inc. The Connoisseur 1961 Printed in England Contents Introduction Page 6 POTTERY AND PORCELAIN Period Text Plates Tudor page II page 129 Stuart 1 8 134 Early Georgian 32 142 Late Georgian 45 154 Regency 61 161 Early Victorian 70 167 GLASS Tudor 85 172 Stuart 92 175 Georgian 98 179 Regency 112 187 Early Victorian 117 190 For Further Reading 1 25 Index 126 Introduction Almost four centuries ago William Harrison marvelled at the "pots of earth of sundry colours 5 * on the rich Englishman's table and the glassware that even the poorest were beginning to demand. Yet in the light of subsequent history the collector sees such refinements as but an introductory phase to the story of English pottery, porcelain and glass. The purpose of this book is to present that story as an integrated pattern. It is divided sectionally for convenience into the accepted periods of English history, but demonstrates throughout both the perpetual changes and developments contained within any period and the sweep of advance that ignores the hazards of monarchy or politics, It has been prepared for the lover of old china and glass who appreciates each detail of structure and pattern, and for the student of social history who under- stands the underlying significance of changes in fickle fashion. But especially it is for the collector, who may look for some chronological sequence to his chance acquisitions and for the guidance that will enable him to seek wisely and bargain shrewdly for further prizes. The story is indeed fascinating. Little enough is known of medieval ceramics and only in Tudor days did earthenware find a place on the Englishman's table. Glass, made in England under Roman occupation, became a manufacture of consequence again only after about 1570, Even in William Harrison's Elizabethan England the commoners' plates and bowls were ill-glazed and far from impervious to stains, the mugs and beakers rough to the lips unless rimmed in silver or pewter; the home-produced greenish glass was flawy and perilously fragile. Already, how- ever, imports from abroad were suggesting the pattern of things to come. Exquisite Chinese porcelains and ornately delicate Venetian glass remind the student of this eager, turbulent period that here was the challenge to native craftsmen and here may be found the roots of design and manufacturing techniques that have de- veloped in England without serious interruptions to late Victorian days. Indeed, just because the more recent periods of Regency and Victorian have left a dis- proportionately vast aggregation of possible specimens, it is peculiarly important for the serious collector to make the comprehensive survey set out within this book. Among the subjects under review it is seldom possible to attribute an exact INTRODUCTION date: all too rarely, even, can a maker be identified* But an immense amount of pleasure and satisfaction may be obtained from the alignment of a specimen with the various details of design, material and manufacturing technique that con- stituted the vogue for a decade, perhaps, or even for |
Which word, meaning to censor, abridge or expurgate is taken from the name of the man who in 1807 published an expurgated 10 volume set of the works of Shakespeare entitled ‘The Family Shakspeare’? | Ambrose Bierce - The Devil's Dictionary (1911) - Documents Ambrose Bierce - The Devil's Dictionary (1911) Ambrose Bierce - The Devil's Dictionary (1911) Nov 02, 2014 Share Ambrose Bierce - The Devil's Dictionary (1911) Embed <iframe src="http://documents.mx/embed/ambrose-bierce-the-devils-dictionary-1911.html" width="750" height="600" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;" allowfullscreen> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://documents.mx/documents/ambrose-bierce-the-devils-dictionary-1911.html" title="Ambrose Bierce - The Devil's Dictionary (1911)" target="_blank">Ambrose Bierce - The Devil's Dictionary (1911)</a></div> size(px) Description Text THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY AMBROSE BIERCE THE WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY CLEVELAND AND NEW YORK Published by THE WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY Cleveland 2 22JI West iioth Street Ohio WPO COPYRIGHT I9II BY ALBERT AND CHARLES BONI, INC. MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY : — PREFACE The Devil's Dictionary was begun in a weekly paper in 1881, and was continued in a desultory way and at long intervals until 1906. In that year a large part of it was published in covers with the a title The name which the author Cynic's Word Book, had not the power to reject nor the happiness to approve. To quote the publishers of the present work "This more reverent title had previously been forced upon him by the religious scruples of the last newspaper in which a part of the work had appeared, with the natural consequence that when it came out in covers the country already had been flooded by its imitaThe tors with a score of 'cynic' books Cynic's This, The Cynic's That, and The Most of these books were Cynic's t'Other. merely stupid, though some of them added the Among them, they distinction of silliness. brought the word 'cynic' into disfavor so deep that any book bearing it was discredited in advance of publication." some of the enterprising humorists of the country had helped themMeantime, too, selves to such parts of the work as served their needs, and many of its definitions, anecdotes, phrases and so forth, had become more or less current in popular speech. This explanation is made, not with any pride of priority in trifles, but in simple denial of possible charges of plagiarism, which is no trifle. In merely resuming his own the author hopes to be held guiltless by those to whom the work is addressed enlightened souls who prefer dry wines to sweet, sense to sentiment, wit to humor and clean English to slang. A conspicuous, and it is hoped not unpleasing, feature of the book is its abundant illustrative quotations from eminent poets, chief of whom is that learned and ingenious cleric, Father Gassalasca Jape, S.J., whose lines bear his initials. To Father Jape's kindly encouragement and assistance the author of the prose — text is greatly indebted. A. B. — Abasement, al n. A decent and customary mentthe presence of wealth or attitude in power. ployee Peculiarly appropriate in an em- when addressing an empldyer. in front of a fort, to pre- Abatis, «. Rubbish vent the rubbish outside from molesting the rubbish inside. Abdication, the throne. Poor n. An act whereby a sovereign attests his sense of the high temperature of Isabella's dead, Set all tongues whose abdication wagging in the Spanish to nation. scold For that performance 'twere unfair She wisely left a her: throne too hot to hold her. be no royal riddle To History she'll Merely a plain parched pea that jumped the griddle. G. J Abdomen, in n. The temple of the god Stomach, whose worship, with sacrificial rights, all 12 men engage. From women this ancient faith commands but a stammering assent. They sometimes minister at the altar in a true half-hearted and ineffective way, but true reverence for the one deity that men really adore they know not. If w |
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Raratonga is the most populous island of which group? | Cook Islands Fact File THE FLAG The Constitution of the Islands explains the flag: BLUE - is the colour most expressive of our Nation, it is representative of the vast area of the Pacific Ocean in which the islands of the Cook Islands are scattered. Blue also depicts the peaceful nature of the inhabitants of our islands. THE UNION JACK indicates our historical association with and membership of the British Commonwealth. The 15 WHITE STARS represent the 15 islands of the group. The islands are 10 hours behind GMT. Daylight saving time is not observed - in other words, the clock doesn't go back or forward at any time. This is the current date and time in the Islands. GOVERNMENT AND HEAD OF STATE Parliamentary democracy based on the UK model. Officially the Islands are an independent nation in free association with New Zealand. They gained independence on 4 August, 1965. The free association agreement means: The Cook Islands Government has full executive powers The Cook Islands can make its own laws and New Zealand cannot make laws for the country unless authorised by Government Cook Islanders keep New Zealand citizenship The Monarch is represented by forrmer deputy prime minister, Tom Marsters. His official title is "HM the Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands". The Cook Islands remains part of the Realm of New Zealand and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is Head of State of the Cook Islands. LANGUAGE English and Cook Islands Maori are the official languages. About 90% of Islanders can read, write and speak both languages. In Cook Islands Maori, there are 14 letters: a, e, ng, i, k, m, n, o, p, r, t, u, v and the glottal stop which is written as an inverted apostrophe. On the Northern island of Pukapuka, they have their own language. Only 2,000 people in the world speak Pukapukan. Find out more about the languages of the Islands. DRIVING Foreign driving licences are now accepted in the Islands (previoulsy you had to queue up to get a Cook Islands licence). You are allowed to drive using a full valid licence from your own country (i.e. provisional licences are not acceptable). You can drive only the same class of vehicles as in your home country, and your licence must be in English. If it's in any other language, you will have to provide an authorised translation. Driving is on the left hand side of the road, as in the UK, Australia and New Zealand MOBILE (CELL) PHONES UPDATED Mobile (cell) phone services have only been available since the end of 2003 and are provided by TCI (Telecom Cook Islands) using the GSM900 network and both 3G (on Rarotonga) and 2.5G Edge technology for data. You can hire a local mobile in Rarotonga from the Telecom office near CITC. If you want to use your own, your service provider will have to have a roaming arrangement with TCI, or you will need a phone which isn't locked to a provider. Service is available on all islands, but is best on Rarotonga and Aitutaki. Find out the latest information about using your mobile in the Islands on the TCI website . Telecom Cook Islands has also created a SIM card package especially for visitors. The Telecom Traveller card costs NZ$49 and lasts 30 days. It's preloaded with 20 minutes of local calling, which can be also be used to pay for international calls, 100 text messages and 100MB of data. And when you've used that up, the additonal charges are very reasonable compared to the UK and Europe. Again, check out the TCI website page for full details. Author's note: This will only work with phones that are not locked to a home network. Shopping, eating and drinking Everything has tax included in the price Tipping Tipping isn't expected and is contrary to Cook Islands custom. Departure tax: LIke so many countries these days, the Islands charge you a departure tax. This is now "hidden" in your air fare, whereas previously you had to pay it in cash on departure (not the best memory to have as you head for home). The tax applies only to international travel i.e. there is no tax on inter-island flights. PEOPLE POPULA |
Which Greek deity, the daughter of Zeus and Hera was goddess of youth? | Who Is The Daughter Of Hera Who Is The Daughter Of Hera ? Who Is The Daughter Of Hera ? Hera was the daughter of Rhea and Cronus, and sister of Zeus, the king of gods according to Greek mythology. She was the goddess of marriage and women. Although Hera was the sister of Zeus, she in union with Zeus had children Ares, the god of war, Hebe the goddess of youth, Eris, the goddess of discord, and Eileithyia, the god of childbirth. Hebe is the daughter of Hera and Zeus and is the Greek goddess of youth. She was the one who poured the gods nectar on the mount Olympus till she was replaced by Ganymede. Hebe prepared bath for the god of war, Ares and supported Hera to the chariot. Hebe who is also called Ganymede is a youth. She is a cup bearer of heaven and is responsible for pouring nectar to gods when they assemble. Hebe got married to Heracles after he became immortal and had two sons with him named Anicestus and Alexiares. After Heracles did the family moved into the Olympians. Hebe can restore the youth of any person. When the old Iolaus started to fight against the Eurystheus he started praying to Hebe to take him back to youth and it was granted to him. Hebe was honored and worshipped by Phliasians who stayed near the Sicyon. As Hebe is the goddess of youth, she is also depicted as woman who is young in a sleeveless dress representing youth phase. On the vases she is depicted as the god’s cup bearer or the Hercules’s bride. More Articles : |
Which species of penguin is the only penguin that lives north of the equator in the wild? | Penguins | Basic Facts About Penguins | Defenders of Wildlife Penguins Basic Facts About Penguins Penguins are aquatic, flightless birds that are highly adapted to life in the water. Their distinct tuxedo-like appearance is called countershading, a form of camouflage that helps keep them safe in the water. Penguins do have wing-bones, though they are flipper-like and extremely suited to swimming. Penguins are found almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, where they catch their food underwater and raise their young on land. © Joan Cambray Diet Staples: Krill, fish and squid. In general, penguins closer to the equator eat more fish and penguins closer to Antarctica eat more squid and krill. Population Did You Know? Larger penguin species are found in colder climates where their large body mass enables them to cope with the conditions, while smaller penguins inhabit warmer climes. The penguin species with the highest population is the Macaroni penguin with 11,654,000 pairs. The species with the lowest population is the endangered Galapagos penguin with between 6,000-15,000 individuals. Range Penguins can be found on every continent in the Southern Hemisphere from the tropical Galapagos Islands (the Galapagos penguin) located near South America to Antarctica (the emperor penguin). Behavoir Penguins can spend up to 75% of their lives in the water. They do all of their hunting in the water. Their prey can be found within 60 feet of the surface, so penguins have no need to swim in deep water. They catch prey in their beaks and swallow them whole as they swim. Some species only leave the water for molting and breeding. Did You Know? The emperor penguin breeds in the coldest environment of any bird species; air temperatures may reach -40° (F/C), and wind speeds may reach 89 miles per hour (144 km/hr)! Penguins are social birds. Many species feed, swim and nest in groups. During the breeding season, some species form large groups, or “rookeries”, that include thousands of penguins. Each penguin has a distinct call, allowing individuals to find their mate and their chicks even in large groups. Reproduction Mating Season: Varies depending on the species, though most breed during spring and summer. Incubation: Varies from 1 month-66 days depending on the species. Number of offspring: King and emperor penguins lay one egg. All other species of penguin lay two eggs. |
Which Italian theoretical and experimental physicist was awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on induced radioactivity and the discovery of transuranic elements? | Neutrons and Fermions – Enrico Fermi Changed the World | One Person Changed The World One Person Changed The World Yes, One Person, You for Example, Can Change The World Neutrons and Fermions – Enrico Fermi Changed the World Posted on by thorrhs Standard Enrico Fermi, September 29, 1901 – November 28, 1954, was an Italian theoretical and experimental physicist, best known for his work on the development of Chicago Pile-1 , the first nuclear reactor, and for his contributions to the development of quantum theory, nuclear and particle physics, and statistical mechanics. Enrico Fermi Along with Robert Oppenheimer, he is referred to as “the father of the atomic bomb”. He held several patents related to the use of nuclear power, and was awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on induced radioactivity and the discovery of transuranic elements. Throughout his life Fermi was widely regarded as one of the very few physicists who excelled both theoretically and experimentally. Legacy Fermi received numerous awards in recognition of his achievements, including the Matteucci Medal in 1926, the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1938, the Hughes Medal in 1942, the Franklin Medal in 1947, and the Rumford Prize in 1953. He was awarded the Medal for Merit in 1946 for his contribution to the Manhattan Project. In 1999, Time named Fermi on its list of the top 100 persons of the twentieth century. Fermi was widely regarded as an unusual case of a 20th-century physicist who excelled both theoretically and experimentally. The historian of physics, C. P. Snow, wrote that “if Fermi had been born a few years earlier, one could well imagine him discovering Rutherford’s atomic nucleus, and then developing Bohr’s theory of the hydrogen atom. If this sounds like hyperbole, anything about Fermi is likely to sound like hyperbole”. Fermi was known as an inspiring teacher, and was noted for his attention to detail, simplicity, and careful preparation of his lectures. Later, his lecture notes were transcribed into books. His papers and notebooks are today in the University of Chicago. Fermi’s ability and success stemmed as much from his appraisal of the art of the possible, as from his innate skill and intelligence. He disliked complicated theories, and while he had great mathematical ability, he would never use it when the job could be done much more simply. He was famous for getting quick and accurate answers to problems that would stump other people. Later on, his method of getting approximate and quick answers through back-of-the-envelope calculations became informally known as the “Fermi method”. Some of His Contributions Fermi’s first major contribution was to statistical mechanics. After Wolfgang Pauli announced his exclusion principle in 1925, Fermi followed with a paper in which he applied the principle to an ideal gas, employing a statistical formulation now known as Fermi–Dirac statistics. Today, particles that obey the exclusion principle are called “fermions”. Later Pauli postulated the existence of an invisible particle with no charge that was emitted at the same time an electron was emitted during beta decay in order to satisfy the law of conservation of energy. Fermi took up this idea, developing a model that incorporated the postulated particle, which Fermi named the “neutrino”. His theory, later referred to as Fermi’s interaction and still later as the theory of the weak interaction, described one of the four forces of nature. Through experiments inducing radioactivity with recently discovered neutrons, Fermi discovered that slow neutrons were more easily captured than fast ones, and developed a diffusion equation to describe this, which became known as the Fermi age equation. He bombarded thorium and uranium with slow neutrons, and concluded that he had created new elements, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize, but the new elements were subsequently revealed to be fission products. What Are You Doing for Your World? You may not be an experimental physicist. But you are one person and you can change the world. You have got to |
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Which artist’s works include 32 Campbell’s soup cans? | Warhol's 32 Campbell's Soup Cans And The Decline Of Connoisseurship | The Huffington Post Warhol's 32 Campbell's Soup Cans And The Decline Of Connoisseurship 07/13/2011 02:29 pm ET | Updated Sep 12, 2011 John Seed Professor of Art and Art History, Mt. San Jacinto College Above: A 2007 visitor to MoMA in New York City takes in Andy Warhol's 1962 set of 20 by 16 inch canvasses depicting 32 varieties of Campbell's soup. Photo Credit Rian Castillo On June 29th I published a blog titled "Robert Hughes and the Warhol Faultline: Where Do You Stand?" In that blog, I included the following personal observation about Andy Warhol: "I don't think Warhol was stupid -- I think he was a genius as a social observer and marketeer -- but I also think he did genuine damage to the field of art." A week later I learned that MOCA Los Angeles will be exhibiting the complete set of Warhol's 32 Campbell's Soup can paintings through September 7th. I'll use the opportunity -- and the soup cans -- to say about more about just what I think the damage was. Before I get started, I need to offer a disclaimer. What I am about to say comes only from my intuitions, and not from any rigorous or reasonable study of Warhol or his works. I am going to take advantage of the wide latitude available to me as a blogger to let my own biases, personal issues and art world conspiracy theories guide my commentary. I think of Andy Warhol's soup cans as a statement about the decline and increasing irrelevance of connoisseurship. The word connoisseur comes from the French term conoistre which means roughly "to know" or "to know intimately." The dictionary tells us that a connoisseur is "a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts," or "a person of informed and discriminating taste." By bringing a representation of mundane consumer choices into an art context I feel that Warhol was saying "In the future you will be choosing art the same way you shop for groceries." To choose between Golden Mushroom and Scotch Broth doesn't take much effort, and Campbell's is and was an established brand. For Warhol, who became one of the art world's leading brands not long after he exhibited his soup cans, it was becoming clear in his mind that if he could become famous, collectors wouldn't need to make fine distinctions in choosing his works. Warhol, who had absorbed much of what the sociologist and media theorist Marshall McLuhan had to say, was convinced that fame, and its cousin -- the name brand -- would increasingly subvert our decision-making faculties. The soup can series stands for the situation of all consumers in a modern, capitalist, industrial society. We get to "choose" from groups of factory produced items whose packaging and labeling attempt to convince us that we are indeed choosing items of quality. I must be a bit Marxist in my views of this, as I do believe that the main goal of modern marketing is to give us the illusion of choices to screen out the mundane origins and the lack of variety in the products that dominate our markets and our lives as consumers. Warhol correctly prophesied, and perhaps contributed to, the McDonaldization of aesthetic culture. According to sociologist Georger Ritzer, McDonaldization is characterized by culture moving away from the traditional motivations of morality, custom and emotion and becomes more interested in efficiency and rational thought. It is the kind of culture you get in a society consumed by thinking about money, production, marketing and consumption. Although the soup cans images were not created using photo-silkscreening, as were many of his later works, they were executed in what have been characterized as "semi-mechanical" methods. I call the soup can series "works" because I just can't bear to call them paintings. If anything, they are an open-casket funeral for the traditional of painting. Just as the factory made object wiped out hand work and decoration in the late 19th century, Warhol's aesthetics did away with the connection between the hand and the sensory imagination. Morality -- whic |
Procyon and Gomesia are the two brightest stars in which constellation? | Procyon is the Little Dog Star | Brightest Stars | EarthSky Want to know more about astronomy? Sign up for our free daily newsletter today! View larger. | Orion with his Dogs. The Dog Stars are Sirius in the constellation Canis Major, and Procyon in the constellation Canis Minor. In this photo, Orion is in the upper right. Notice that the three stars of Orion’s Belt point to the brightest star in this photo, Sirius. Procyon is the bright star on the far left of the photo. Procyon and Sirius make a large triangle with the bright star Betelgeuse in Orion. Taken in February 2013 by EarthSky Facebook friend Daniel McVey over White River National Forest – Summit County, Colorado. Thank you, Daniel! See more photos from Daniel McVey on his Facebook page. Procyon is easy to find on winter and spring evenings, in a large pattern made of three bright stars, known as the Winter Triangle. How to see Procyon. Look for Procyon in the evening in the winter and spring months. By March of every year, Procyon is at or near the meridian (highest point in the sky) at early evening. By June, Procyon sets not long after dark. Procyon is the brightest star in Canis Minor the Lesser Dog. This constellation is small, with only one other noteworthy star, named Gomeisa. Sometimes, Canis Minor is called the Hot Dog. Sometimes Procyon is called the Lesser Dog Star or Little Dog Star. Our chart shows Procyon as a member of the Winter Triangle asterism. In other words, these stars are not a recognized constellation – just a group of noticeable stars that happen to form a triangle pattern on the sky’s dome. Fainter than blue-white Sirius to its south, white Procyon is marginally brighter than orange-red Betelgeuse to the west. The best time to view Procyon is at evening in late winter through spring, when the Winter Triangle (Sirius, Procyon, Betelgeuse) is highest in the sky. At magnitude 0.4, Procyon is almost the same brightness as nearby Betelgeuse in Orion, with average magnitude 0.45. (Remember, in the magnitude system, larger numbers are fainter.) “Procyon” is also the genus designation of raccoons. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Procyon in history and mythology. Procyon is the alpha star of the constellation Canis Minor the Small Dog. In mythology, Canis Minor is the smaller of two of Orion the Hunter’s companion hunting dogs. The constellation Canis Major depicts the Great Dog, highlighted by Sirius , the sky’s brightest star (after the sun). The name Procyon is from Greek and means “before the dog,” a reference to the rising of this star shortly before Sirius, the larger Dog Star in the constellation Canis Major. Procyon’s rising time was particularly important in ancient Egypt, because the helical rising – or rising just before the sun – of Sirius heralded the annual flooding of the Nile River. Thus the rising of Procyon just before Sirius gave even more advanced warning. Procyon still does rise before Sirius as seen from mid-northern latitudes, like those in the northern United States. But from the southern U.S. and similar latitudes – for example, Cairo in Egypt – Sirius now rises before Procyon! Thus an observer in Cairo today would find that Sirius rising a couple of minutes before Procyon and the reason for the name “before the dog” no longer applies. This change is due to a kind of long-term wobble in Earth’s motion, called precession. An aside: “procyon” is also the genus designation of raccoons. Apparently the “before the dog” appellation indicated that biologists once considered raccoons as the precursors of dogs in the evolutionary sequence – an idea no longer in favor. Read more about Procyon from Daniel Perley at Berkeley. Procyon science. The star Procyon is nearing the end stages of its lifetime, evolving from a normal mature star to the inflated giant stages of old age. Normal stars spend the large majority of their lifetimes converting hydrogen into helium. As the available hydrogen runs out, a star grows larger and its surface becomes cooler. Eventually Procyon will become a red giant star, much larger and bri |
Which 1965 Joe Orton play tells the story of two young thieves, Hal and Dennis who rob a bank together? | IAN McSHANE 4 - Stage Credits STAGE CREDITS I found this basic list at Broadway.Com and I shall tweak it as I uncover other tidbits of info. For plot summary's, photos and any other info I could find, see Next Table below. SHOW Infanticide in the House of Fred Ginger Fred Watson The York Corpus Christi Plays Various Unknowm Authors LA Critics Awards for Best Actor Actors for Themselves Theatre LA Critics Awards for Best Actor Actors for Themselves Theatre Yield of the Long Bond Larry Atlas IAN McSHANE Stage Productions PLOT SUMMARYs, Photos and/or any other info I could find for some of the plays IAN McSHANE has done Infanticide in The House of Fred Ginger (Charley) by Fred Watson - M8,F1 First produced, 1962, London Doollee.Com ~ www.doollee.com I have searched and searched the web, but could find nothing about this play other than the number of actors it takes - all I knew is what the A&E article says - that McShane played "the killer who fed gin to a child." But I have finally found a Theatre World magazine from Oct 1962 with some photos. There is not really an article, but the plot is told through the photo captions and I will try to combine and summarize here: Jerry Lassiter (John Normington) is a misfit working the night shift at a factory. With his wife Catrine (Sylvia Kay) and their baby, Jerry now rents a room from Fred Ginger (John Colin), and Catrine, who is an ex-nurse, is daily more appalled at the squalor of their lives, and the instability of her husband. Fred Ginger is a porter at the hospital where Catrine and Jerry once worked. He and his wife are separated and his son Charley (Ian McShane) has just been dismissed from the army for attempting to rape the colonel�s daughter. Joe Fellows (Peter Russell) studies Shakespeare by candlelight while baby sitting for the Lassiters. Joe evidently suffers from some anxiety disorder and is in no shape to cope with Charley and his friends when they confront him. One night, while the Lassiters are at the cinema, Charley brings his two drunken friends (John Hurt as Knocker White and Tony Beckley as The Duke) to his father�s house, and ousts Joe from the sitting room. After further drinking, the crying of the baby in the next room gets on The Duke�s nerves, and a policeman who had previously been sent to the house by the worried Joe Fellows, does not see the danger. In a terrible scene the baby is given gin to drink, and in a subsequent fight between The Duke and Charley, receives a blow on the head. Joe brings the Lassiters back from the cinema, and Catrine is demented when she finds her baby apparently not breathing. An ambulance is sent for, and Fred Ginger, returning to his home, orders Charley to go to the hospital with the parents, knowing full well that the baby is already dead. Ian on stage with his pal John Hurt If there was a policeman present, sounds to me like this may be his fault - how could this happen with a cop right there? The title does include 'infanticide,' so it should not be a shock that the baby dies, but still - it is a bit of a shock, isn't it? This was apparently presented as part of a series of experimental plays and I imagine the shock value was the whole point. Sounds like a menacing part for Ian - the beginning of his bad boy career. How Are You, Johnnie? (Johnnie Leigh) by Philip King - M4,F2 A Murder Play first produced in Sussex in 1962. Doollee.Com ~ www.doollee.com From a review in Theatre World magazine, April 1963 by D.F.B.: Johnnie, a long-distance lorry driver, accidently kills his hated policeman father in a quarrel at home, dumps the body in his lorry and disposes of it while his mate Les is staying with a gentleman-friend on an overnight stop. The astute Les, secretly adoring Johnnie, soon realises what has happened and attempts to win Johnnie's love by a form of emotional blackmail, even to the extent of offering himself to the police as an accessory after the fact. The play ends with Johnnie breaking down and crying out for Les, whose victory is complete as he comforts him, watched by the detective who is waiting to take th |
Chablis, Pouilly-Fuissé, and Macon-Villages are all white wines from which French region? | Wine Chardonnay, White Burgundy wines, New World White Chardonnay wines YouTube The Chardonnay Wine Grape Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine. It is believed to have originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern France but is now grown wherever wine is produced. The Chardonnay grape itself is very neutral, with many of the flavors commonly associated with the grape being derived from such influences as terroir and oak. It is made into many different styles of wine, from the elegant, “flinty” wines of Chablis to rich, buttery Meursaults and New World wines with tropical fruit flavors. It is widely known for producing excellent full-bodied wines. The cooler zoned climate Chardonnay grapes produce an abundance of fruit flavors. White Burgundy You won't find the word "Chardonnay" anywhere on the bottle but the world's best Chardonnay wines bear only the name of the place in Burgundy, France where they were made. These are known as "white Burgundy" wines, and are usually 100% Chardonnay. The three primary Chardonnay winegrowing regions within Burgundy are 1) Côte de Beaune, 2) Chablis and 3) Mâconnais. The Côte de Beaune region is home to the greatest of all white Burgundy wines, made in villages of Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and the Corton-Charlemagne vineyard. Unlike other white Burgundies, these wines are fermented and aged in oak barrels, emerging lucious and full-bodied. Chablis chardonnays are characterised by tingly lemon, green apple, and mineral flavors that can seem sour at first but are excellent when paired with the right dish. There are three levels of quality (and price) from basic Chablis, to Chablis Premier Cru to Chablis Grand Cru. The Mâconnais region is a source of "value" Chardonnays, including Pouilly-Fuissé and Mâcon-Villages, in comparison to other white Burgundy wines. Reliable producers include Louis Latour, Bouchard, Jadot and others. Domestic and New World Chardonnay California and other domestic Chardonnays are very different in style, usually richer and heavier than French Chardonnays, and are often oaked for a vanilla-bean or smoky bouquet. Oak also lends a golden color to the wine. Big buttery (see malolatic fermentation ) or overoaked Chardonnays can overwhelm delicate dishes and sometimes are made to mask poor quality, flavorless grapes. The best examples of domestic Chardonnay are perfectly balanced with good acidity. Napa Valley Chateau Montelena produces an indisputably balanced Chardonnay, which won the attention of the world in the famous 1976 Paris Blind Wine Tasting that put California wine on the world map. (If you haven't seen it, check out the movie "Bottle Shock" and our short video about this historic event.) Australia, New Zealand and Chile also produce good quality, inexpensive chardonnay with bright tropical fruits. Their style tends to resemble California Chardonnay. Tasting Chardonnay You can pick up apple, pineapple, or the hint of peach. The warmer climate Chardonnays may have less of the fruits but develop wonderful honey, vanilla, and roasted flavors that really fill the mouth. While many examples of Chardonnay can benefit from a few years of bottle aging, especially if they have high acidity, most Chardonnays are meant to be consumed in their youth. Notable exceptions to this are the most premium examples of Chablis and white Burgundies. Food & Chardonnay Wine Pairings Due to the wide range of styles, Chardonnay has the potential to be paired with a diverse spectrum of food types. It is most commonly paired with roast chicken and other white meats such as turkey. Heavily oak influenced Chardonnays do not pair well with more delicate fish and seafood dish. Instead, those wines tend to go better with smoked fish, spicy southeast Asian cuisine, garlic and guacamole dips. Looking for an interesting alternative to Chardonnay? You might try a Viognier. It offers a full, rich body and intense aromas with high alcohol content. Viognier has tropical fruit and floral aromas instead of Chardonnay's vanilla and bu |
A maple leaf is the livery of which airline? | Air Canada/Canadian Livery Is Official - Airliners.net Airliners.net Thu Feb 10, 2000 1:25 am The new colors of Canadian were unveiled today. Two questions: The release says 45 aircraft will receive the livery. What about the rest? There's no mention of the F28s or rest of A320s. Also, what other airline has THREE liveries at once? Canadian now has three -- the original, the goose one and now the maple leaf. Here's the news release: Airline Employees Pull Together To Unveil Canadian's New Livery Canada News-Wire via Dow Jones TORONTO, Feb. 9 /CNW/ - Canadian Airlines and Air Canada employees literally `pulled together' today to unveil Canadian's new aircraft livery which visually brings together the respective history and strengths of each carrier under the brand of one strong, international airline. ``What we are doing today is bringing two great airlines together as one team. The aircraft which you will see today carries the team colours,'' said Robert A. Milton, Air Canada President and CEO. ``You will see the Air Canada Maple Leaf prominently displayed on the tail of the aircraft. It is a powerful symbol of Canada, a successful icon around the world and the image which will unite the Air Canada brand and the Canadian Airlines brand,'' added Milton. A clean, white fuselage features the name `Canadian' in red along with the blue `Proud Wings' Canada goose. ``This livery succeeds in being consistent with the Air Canada image, yet respectful of the heritage of Canadian Airlines,'' added Milton. ``That is exactly how we envisage the integration of our companies in the weeks and months ahead.'' Uniformed employees of both airlines pulled a 205,000-pound newly painted Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft over 60 meters into Canadian's Toronto hangar to officially introduce the inaugural livery. Their combined efforts, and the ongoing efforts of all Air Canada and Canadian Airlines employees were acknowledged by Milton and Canadian Airlines' Senior Vice President, Corporate and Government Affairs Steve Markey. Two proud Canadian Airlines employees proceeded to affix on the aircraft the first aircraft decal recognizing Canadian as North America's Best Airline as voted by frequent travellers in Official Airline Guide (OAG). A seat sale, offering discounts of up to 40%, is currently underway as a thank you to loyal Canadian customers for this prestigious award. The Boeing 767 300 ER aircraft rolled out today is indicative of the airline's fleet rejuvenation. The 767-300 ER is fuel-efficient, offers tremendous range and has a two-aisle cabin configuration preferred by customers. Canadian's fleet has recently grown to include 14 767-300 ER's, gradually replacing all DC-10 aircraft by Spring 2000. The aircraft painting program will be completed without interrupting flight schedules and as part of Canadian's regular aircraft maintenance schedule. An attached backgrounder provides details of the aircraft painting program. A CP photo of today's aircraft will be available on Canadian Press Photo service. A CP photo of Canadian's new look will also be available through Canada Newswire's E-pix service offered with this news release at www.newswire.ca. Canadian Airlines Aircraft Paint Program Backgrounder The repainting of Canadian Airlines aircraft is more than a coat of paint on the fuselage and on the tail! It is the visual combining of two strong and distinct brands recognized all over the world. It is an innovative way of signaling to the customer that Canadian Airlines and Air Canada are working together to build a strong national and global carrier. Approximately forty-five aircraft will receive the dual logo treatment including two Boeing 747s, two Airbus 320s, seven Boeing 767-300 ERs, and over thirty Boeing 737s. The aircraft are being painted in several locations, including Canadian Airlines facility in Vancouver, Air Canada's facilities in Toronto, in the United States and at SPAR's facility in Calgary. How long? The time required for the painting of each aircraft type: B767 - 9 days B737 - 7 days A320 - 8 days B747 - 11 days It takes |
Brie Larson won the 2016 Best Actress Oscar for her performance in which film? | Brie Larson 2016 Oscar Winner For Best Actress For ‘Room’ | Deadline Oscar Winners 2016: The Complete List The powerful film has been a critical favorite since premiering at Telluride , and Larson thanked the festival in her acceptance speech — along with distributor A24, which acquired the film at Cannes in 2014. Already having won a BAFTA, SAG, Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award, Larson’s Oscar win cements the actress’ bona fides. The Academy Award nomination this year catapulted her career much in the same way that a nomination did for Jennifer Lawrence in 2010 with Winter’s Bone. Like Lawrence, who went on to star in the Hunger Games tentpoles, Larson next will star in the tentpole Kong: Skull Island. The 26-year-old California native had been acting since she was about 10 years old, but it was her role in the indie drama (and festival favorite) Short Term 12 that grabbed the attention of director Lenny Abrahamson to cast her for the lead in Room. He heard about Larson’s performance in the indie film from an assistant in his office. Related Oscars Host Chris Rock Smooths The Waters As Leonardo DiCaprio Finally Gets His Win – Review Meanwhile, Larson — who was given the book on which the movie is based by her manager Anne Woodward — was emotionally hooked after reading Room, which she did in one day, she told Deadline . She has said that she had no idea that she would be able to land such a plum role, however. Room, which was adapted for the big-screen by Emma Donoghue from her own book, was based on a news story that the author-turned-screenwriter came upon about an Austrian woman named Elisabeth Fritzl who had been raped by her father for decades and lived locked in their basement. The book rose to prominence when President Obama was seen walking out of a bookstore with it while on vacation in Martha’s Vineyard. Related Leonardo DiCaprio Wins Oscar For Best Actor For ‘The Revenant’ Once Larson came aboard, the actress started researching and even living the role. She spoke to a trauma specialist and isolated herself almost completely to understand the mind-set. She cut down on the amount of calories that she took in to look more malnourished. The character was an athlete before being kidnapped, so Larson kept that in mind. She learned about PTSD and how that affects behavior and thoughts to help her through the second half of the film — a transition from victim to survivor. The performance was one that many victims of crime could relate to. Jacob Tremblay on the set of ‘Room’ She has said that the trust that she and her young co-star Jacob Tremblay built was key to her performance. It was a special relationship, not unlike one between mother and son, as she tended to his every need on the set as a strong bond was formed. In her acceptance speech, she called Tremblay “my partner through this in every way possible.” He was was only 7 years old when the movie was shot. She also thanked her director who led a crew that was a mix of nationalities: Abrahamson is Irish, the DP Danny Cohen was British, the production designer Ethan Tobman was Canadian. |
Which German battleship sank the HMS Hood on May 24th 1941? | 24th May 1941: HMS Hood sunk HMS Hood sunk The 'Mighty Hood' was the pride of the Royal Navy The Royal Navy had been following the Bismarck and the Prince Eugen almost since they had left Norway . The relatively old battlecruiser HMS Hood and the very new battleship HMS Prince of Wales intercepted them as they emerged from the gap between Greenland and Iceland. The Battle of the Denmark Strait began with the first sighting at 0535, the Hood opened fire at 0553. It was all over in a matter of minutes. The crew of HMS Hood that had celebrated the New Year together now faced mortal danger. A remarkable account of the action was written by Ted Briggs who had a grandstand view of the action, being posted on the Compass Platform of HMS Hood alongside Admiral Holland, the commander of the British force: The menacing thunder of our guns snapped the tension. All my traces of anxiety and fright left me momentarily. I was riveted with fascination as I counted off the seconds for our shells to land -20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25…then tiny spouts of water, two extremely close to the pinpoints on the horizon. Suddenly a report from the spotting-top made Holland realize he had blundered. ‘We’re shooting at the wrong ship. The Bismarck’s on the right, not the left.’ Our shells had been falling near the Prinz Eugen, which many hours earlier had begun to lead the German raiding force when the Bismarck’s forward radar failed. Holland seemed hardly perturbed and in the same monotonous voice said: ‘Shift target to the right.’ Within the next two minutes the Hood’s foremost turrets managed to ram in six salvoes each at the Bismarck. I counted each time, expecting to see a hit registered. The first salvo pockmarked the sea around her, and the third appeared to spark off a dull glow. I thought we had got in the first blow, but I was wrong. Suddenly it intrigued me to see four star-like golden flashes, with red centres, spangle along the side of the Bismarck. But I had no time to admire them. Those first pretty pyrotechnics were four fifteen-inch shells coming our way, and deep, clammy, numbing fear returned. That express train, which I had last heard when the French fired on us at Oran, was increasing in crescendo. It passed overhead. Where it landed I was not sure. My eyes were on the two ships rapidly becoming more visible on the starboard bow. They were still winking at us threateningly. But the next salvo was not just a threat. Not far from our starboard beam there were two, no three, no four high splashes of foam, tinted with an erupting dirty brown fringe. Then I was flung off my feet. My ears were ringing as if I had been in the striking-chamber of Big Ben. I picked myself up, thinking I had made a complete fool of myself, but everyone else on the compass platform was also scrambling to his feet. ‘Tiny’ Gregson walked almost sedately out to the starboard wing of the platform to find out what had happened. ‘We’ve been hit at the base of the mainmast, sir, and we’re on fire,’ he reported, almost as if we were on manoeuvres. Then came a crazy cacophony of wild cries of ‘Fire’ through the voice-pipes and telephones. On the amidships boat deck a fierce blaze flared. This was punctuated by loud explosions. The torpedo officer reported by phone: ‘The four-inch ready-use ammunition is exploding.’ I could hear the UP rockets going up, just as they had roared off accidentally in Gibraltar a year earlier. Fear gripped my intestines again as agonized screams of the wounded and dying emitted from the voice-pipes. The screeching turned my blood almost to ice. Yet strangely I also began to feel anger at the enemy for the first time. ‘Who the hell do they think they are, hitting our super ship?’ I thought ridiculously.’ As the AA shells continued to rocket around, Captain Kerr ordered the four-inch gun crews to take shelter and the fire and damage control parties to keep away from the area until all the ready-use ammunition had been expended. But the bursting projectiles were making a charnel-house of positions above the upper deck. The screams of the maimed k |
Which plant widely cultivated for its seeds and oil has the Latin name Helianthus Annus? | Helianthus annuus (sunflower) | Plants & Fungi At Kew Discover more Geography and distribution Sunflower was first domesticated from its wild ancestor more than 5,000 years ago in the south-western part of the USA and, within a short period of time, became widespread throughout the Americas. Its value as an ornamental plant and use as a source of food and oil attracted the attention of European explorers who brought the crop to Europe in the 16th century. By the 19th century sunflower was being cultivated on a wide scale in Russia, the Ukraine and Caucasus regions for the manufacture of edible vegetable oil. The crop is still important in that part of the world today along with the US and Argentina. Other key producers are India, China, Turkey, the European Union (eg France, Spain) and South Africa. Occasionally, sunflower escapes cultivation and becomes naturalized. Habitat Cultivated in relatively cool temperate to warm subtropical climates. Sunflowers can also be grown in the drier tropical regions but are unsuitable for humid environments. They can grow in a wide range of soils from sandy to clayey provided they are deep, free-draining and not acidic. Description Overview: Helianthus annuus is an annual herb which grows up to 5 metres tall with a well-developed taproot extending up to 3 metres into the soil. The stem is erect with a slight-to-severe curve below the flower head in mature plants. In many wild types it is branched whereas in cultivated varieties the stem is unbranched. Leaves: The leaves are positioned opposite each other in the lower part of the plant and higher up the stem they are arranged spirally. Each leaf is hairy, 10–30 × 5–20 cm with toothed margins, and is supported by a long petiole. Flowers: The inflorescence is a terminal head (capitulum), 10-50 cm in diameter and is surrounded by three rows of bracts (phyllaries). The flower head is comprised of outer yellow ray florets, which serve to attract pollinators, and inner brownish disc florets which are fertile. The inner florets are numerous and are arranged in spiral whorls from the centre of the head. Each floret is about 2 cm long and consists of a 5-lobed, brown or purplish corolla tube and two deciduous bristly scales (pappus), 5 stamens united into a tube and an ovary which is positioned below the flower tube and stamens. The stigma has two curved lobes and there are nectaries at the base of the style. Fruit: The fruit (known botanically as an achene) is up to 15-25 mm in size and can be white, brown, black or striped. Uses Sunflower is mainly cultivated for its tasty seeds and versatile oil and to a lesser extent for ornamental purposes. The seeds yield edible oil, which is excellent quality due to a high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids, near absence of toxic substances, light colour and good flavour. The oil is used for salads, cooking and as an ingredient in the manufacture of margarine. The oil also has some industrial uses as drying oils for paints and varnishes and in the manufacture of soaps and cosmetics as well as a biofuel. Wild sunflower growing by the roadside (Photo: Matt Lavin) The by-product of sunflower oil extraction is a high protein meal, which is commonly blended with soyabean meal and used as livestock feed. Sunflower meal is sometimes used as a substitute for wheat flour in the baking of bread and cakes for human consumption. The indigenous people of North America have a long tradition of using ground sunflower seeds to make bread-like products. The varieties cultivated for their seeds are much larger than the oil-cultivars and are often black and white striped, are can be eaten directly. In countries like Russia, the sunflower seeds are salted and roasted whole and enjoyed as a delicious savoury snack. The smaller seeds are widely used in birdseed and in pet food. Some people air-dry the fruiting capitula and hang them upside down or simply leave the fruiting capitula on the plants for bird feed. Sunflower is sometimes cultivated as a forage crop. Crop wild relatives of sunflower The Millennium Seed Bank a |
Plantar Fasciitis is a medical condition affecting which part of the body? | Plantar Fasciitis - Foot & Ankle Conditions - Joint Health - Sharecare A Natural Medicines answered Modification of activities: Avoiding aggravating activities is the best way to prevent recurrence of plantar fasciitis. Altering workouts to a no- or lower-impact exercise (such as stationary bike riding, swimming, or deep-water running) may also prevent recurrence. Decreasing the distance, frequency, or duration of running or activities that strain the heel may help avoid occurrence of heel pain. Long periods of standing or exercising on uneven and hard surfaces should be avoided. Supportive footwear: Plantar fasciitis may be prevented by wearing supportive footwear and replacing worn footwear when necessary. Appropriate arch support, cushioning, and shoe fitting are important and may be achieved with shoe inserts. Runners are advised to change worn-out sneakers every 250-500 miles or every six months. Walking barefoot on hard surfaces should be avoided. Stretching: Maintaining flexibility in the calf muscle and Achilles tendon by stretching may help prevent plantar fasciitis. Body weight: Obesity has been found to be a risk factor for plantar fasciitis. Maintaining appropriate weight or weight loss in certain populations may help prevent this condition. You should read product labels, and discuss all therapies with a qualified healthcare provider. Natural Standard information does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. For more information visit https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/ A Natural Medicines answered Plantar fasciitis may limit exercise capability and normal daily activities. Patients often limp, place the body weight on the toes, or try to avoid walking on the affected foot. Patients may adjust the way they walk or run in order to avoid knee, hip, back, and other foot pain. Plantar fasciitis may prevent the patient from bending the foot, causing the toes to point upwards toward the shins, which may be painful. Patients may also be unable to bend the foot, resulting in decreased flexibility. Complications may also arise from treatment selection. Corticosteroid injections and surgical procedures may cause the fascia to rupture or tear and worsen symptoms, such as pain and weakness. You should read product labels, and discuss all therapies with a qualified healthcare provider. Natural Standard information does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. A Natural Medicines answered Physical and subjective assessment: Assessment of pain, reported changes and limitations in lifestyle or activity, and palpation of the area are used to diagnose plantar fasciitis. Pain upon first steps in the morning is a common complaint and may help differentiate plantar fasciitis from other heel pain. It is often noted that some change in activity level occurred before the onset of pain. The Foot Function Index, Foot Health Status Questionnaire, and Foot and Ankle Ability Measure are subjective, self-reported surveys to assess functionality and pain, which may help with diagnosis and assessment of the efficacy of treatment. Imaging: Although imaging studies are not needed to diagnosis plantar fasciitis, X-ray or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be used to rule out other causes of heel pain. Plantar fascia thickening may be observed during ultrasonography. Normal fascia is 2-4 millimeters thick, but it may increase to 5-7 millimeters in plantar fasciitis. You should read product labels, and discuss all therapies with a qualified healthcare provider. Natural Standard information does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. For more information visit https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/ A Natural Medicines answered Age: Plantar fasciitis most commonly occurs in adults between the ages of 40 and 60. In the elderly, poor muscle strength, breakdown of the heel fat pad, and delayed healing, in combination with excessive flexing of the foot arches, may lead to plantar fasciitis. Athletic activity: Plantar fasciitis is among the most common foot and ankle injuries ex |
Who was the first the first U.S. president to be born a United States citizen? | Martin Van Buren - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com Martin Van Buren A+E Networks Introduction Unlike the seven men who preceded him in the White House, Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) was the first president to be born a citizen of the United States and not a British subject. He rose quickly in New York politics, winning a U.S. Senate seat in 1821 and presiding over a sophisticated state political organization. Van Buren helped form the new Democratic Party from a coalition of Jeffersonian Republicans who backed the military hero and president Andrew Jackson. A favorite of Jackson’s, Van Buren won the White House himself in 1836 but was plagued by a financial panic that gripped the nation the following year. After losing his bid for reelection in 1840, Van Buren ran again unsuccessfully in 1844 (when he lost the Democratic nomination to the pro-southern candidate James K. Polk) and 1848 (as a member of the antislavery Free Soil Party). Google Martin Van Buren’s Early Life Martin Van Buren was born on December 5, 1782, six years after the colonists declared their independence from Britain. His parents were both of Dutch descent, and his father was a tavern keeper and farmer in Kinderhook, New York . Young Martin apprenticed to a local lawyer in 1796 and opened his own practice in 1803. Four years later, he married his cousin and childhood sweetheart Hannah Hoes; the couple had four sons. Hannah died in 1819 of tuberculosis, and Van Buren would never remarry. Did You Know? Martin Van Buren stood about 5 feet 6 inches tall. His nickname was "the Little Magician," though his enemies also referred to him as "the Fox" for his sly political maneuvers. Van Buren subscribed to the political theories of Thomas Jefferson , who had favored states’ rights over a strong federal government. From 1812 to 1820, Van Buren served two terms in the New York State Senate and also held the position of state attorney general. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1821, and soon created an efficient state political organization known as the Albany Regency. After John Quincy Adams won a contentious election in 1824, Van Buren led the opposition to his administration in the Senate and helped form a coalition of Jeffersonian Republicans that backed Andrew Jackson in the 1828 election. This coalition soon emerged as a new political entity, the Democratic Party. Martin Van Buren and Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren left the Senate in 1828 and ran successfully for governor of New York, but he gave up that post after Jackson defeated Adams and made Van Buren his secretary of state. Though he resigned as part of a cabinet reorganization in 1831, Van Buren became minister to Britain (with Jackson’s support) and in 1832 earned the Democrats’ first nomination as vice president. He ran with Jackson on a platform that strongly opposed the recharter of the Bank of the United States , which Jackson vetoed in July 1832. The Jackson-Van Buren ticket won easily over Henry Clay of the opposition Whig Party , and Jackson would handpick Van Buren as his successor in the White House four years later. In the 1836 election, Van Buren defeated William Henry Harrison , whom the Whigs had chosen over their longtime leader Clay, proving the popularity of Jackson’s Democrats. Soon after Van Buren took office in 1837, however, the nation was gripped by a financial panic, caused partially by the transfer of federal funds from the now-defunct Bank of the United States to state banks. The failure of hundreds of banks and businesses and the burst bubble of wild land speculation in the West dragged the country into the worst depression of its history, and Van Buren’s continuation of Jackson’s deflationary money policies did little to improve the situation. Loss of the White House To confront the country’s economic woes, Martin Van Buren proposed the establishment of an independent treasury to handle the federal funds that had been moved to state banks and cut off all federal government expenditures in order to ensure the government would remain solvent. The measures passed Congress, tho |
What name is given to the sound hole on a violin? | DSpace@MIT: Acoustic function of sound hole design in musical instruments Acoustic function of sound hole design in musical instruments Research and Teaching Output of the MIT Community → View Item JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it. Acoustic function of sound hole design in musical instruments Other Contributors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Advisor: Nicholas C. Makris. Department: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Publisher: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Date Issued: 2010 Abstract: Sound-hole, an essential component of stringed musical instruments, enhances the sound radiation in the lower octave by introducing a natural vibration mode called air resonance. Many musical instruments, including those from the violin, lute and oud families have evolved complex sound-hole geometries through centuries of trail and error. However, due to the inability of current theories to analyze complex sound-holes, the design knowledge in such sound-holes accumulated by time is still uncovered. Here we present the potential physical principles behind the historical development of complex sound-holes such as rosettes in lute, f-hole in violin and multiple sound-holes in oud families based on a newly developed unified approach to analyze general sound-holes. We showed that the majority of the air flow passes through the near-the-edge area of the opening, which has potentially led to the emergence of rosettes in lute family. Consequently, we showed that the variation in resonance frequency and bandwidth of different traditional rosettes with fixed outer diameter is less than a semitone, while the methods based on the total void area predicts variations of many semitones. Investigating the evolution of sound-holes in violin family from circular geometry in at least 10th century to the present-day f-hole geometry, we found that the evolution is consistent with a drive toward decreasing the void area and increasing the resonance bandwidth for a fixed resonance frequency. We anticipate this approach to be a starting point in discovering the concepts behind the geometrical design of the existing sound-hole geometries, and helping the musicians, instrument makers and scientists utilize this knowledge to design consistently better instruments. Description: Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010.; Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-70). |
Which Scottish city is nicknamed ‘The Granite City’? | Scottish fact of the week: The Granite City - The Scotsman Scottish fact of the week: The Granite City Marsichall College in Aberdeen, the second-largest granite building in the world. Picture: Wikimedia/CC 19:52 Thursday 14 August 2014 Have your say THERE are more than 30 Aberdeens scattered across the world, but there’s only one Granite City (in Scotland, anyway) You may be familiar with Aberdeen’s most famous nickname, the Granite City. Many of the city’s most well-known buildings and residential properties were hewn from rock retrieved from large quarries dotted around the North-east, the most famous of which was Rubislaw Quarry in Aberdeen’s west end. By the end of the 19th century, with the advances in technology that facilitated the transport and carving of the rock, Aberdeen became the granite capital of the world. Its seaside location ensured that granite, a historically difficult commercial material, could be easily exported. More than 50 per cent of Aberdeen’s buildings are estimated to have come from the Rubislaw Quarry alone, and at the industry’s peak there was so much rock produced that other British cities benefitted from it as well, including Portsmouth and Southampton, whose docks are partially made of granite, and London, where granite contributed to the construction of Waterloo Bridge and part of the Houses of Parliament. Granite from Rubislaw was sent to aid construction for major developments in Swindon and Leeds too. Among Aberdeen’s most famous granite-built structures are the Music Hall on Union Street, built by Archibald Simpson and James Matthews; Provost Skene’s House, some of which was built using granite before the igneous rock’s industralisation; and the Art Gallery and Memorial on Schoolhill, designed by A. Marshall Mackenzie over several decades, and completed by the mid-1920s. Marischall College on Broad Street is the city’s most dramatic and impressive building. Somewhat unsurpisingly, it’s the second biggest granite building in the world after El Escorial, the historic residence of the King of Spain. It is a combination of different materials (stone and granite) and designs: a Gothic revivalist proof proposed by architect A. Marshall Mackenzie was melded with an earlier, more austere design by Archibald Simpson. The granite industry declined steadily after the mid-20th century as building materials such as glass, steel concrete became available. The US also limited imports of stone, which further contributed to the industry’s rapid shrinking. Rubislaw Quarry’s closure in 1971 was, in many ways, the death knell for granite in the North-east. The quarry now lies neglected and filled with water - an man-made lake that is 142 metres deep. Despite the demise of the granite industry, visitors to Aberdeen are left in no doubt as to its impact. Residential areas, municipal buildings, statues and monuments all across the city are made with the sturdy, imposing rock, making Aberdeen one of the most architecturally distinctive cities in Europe. * There are several mid-sized towns in the US either called or referred to as the Granite City. These are Granite City in Illinois, and St Cloud in Minnesota. There is also a Granite City in British Columbia, Canada. SEE ALSO |
In the Harry Potter series of books and films, what is the name of Hagrid’s dog? | Rubeus Hagrid's pets | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Main article: Fang Fang Like Hagrid himself, Fang the Boarhound was not nearly as fierce as he looked. Fang had often been described as a "coward." [1] [2] Fang accompanied Hermione Granger , Harry Potter , Neville Longbottom , and Draco Malfoy into the Forbidden Forest, along with Hagrid, during a detention in their first year . Fang also accompanied Harry Potter and Ron Weasley in their second year , when they investigated Hagrid's words to "follow the spiders" to Aragog 's lair. In 1996 , Fang was stunned by Ministry of Magic workers as he protected Hagrid from being attacked by Dolores Umbridge and her companions, including John Dawlish . Fang was also trapped in Hagrid's burning cabin during the Death Eaters' assault on Hogwarts in 1997 . After Hagrid went on the run, Fang went with him. Before the Battle of Hogwarts started he was pushed through a window into the castle with Hagrid by Grawp , then ran off when a nearby vase was blasted off its plinth. It is presently unknown if he survived. Fluffy Main article: Fluffy Fluffy A giant three-headed dog. Purchased from a "Greek chappie" in a pub, Hagrid lent Fluffy to Professor Dumbledore in 1991 to help protect the Philosopher's Stone . Hagrid revealed that Fluffy could be calmed and put to sleep by music. It was this slip of the lip that allowed Professor Quirrell , Harry, Hermione and Ron to all get past Fluffy and into the hall where the Philosopher's Stone was hidden. [1] [2] Norbert Main article: Norbert Norbert(a) A Norwegian Ridgeback dragon . Hagrid won Norbert's egg from a hooded man at the Hog's Head during a card game. As dragon breeding was outlawed by the Warlocks' Convention of 1709 , Hagrid could not legally keep Norbert. Draco Malfoy spotted Norbert, and tattled on Hagrid, who was forced to send him to Romania . Norwegian Ridgebacks breathe fire . Nesting mothers breathe on them to keep them warm, explaining why Hagrid kept the egg in a pot over the fireplace in his home, even in warm weather. A pet dragon such as this one, once it hatches, should be fed brandy mixed with chicken's blood. After Norbert is taken into Charles Weasley 's care, the dragon was mentioned only in passing. In 1997, Charlie revealed to Hagrid that Norbert was actually a female [3] , and had been renamed "Norberta". Aragog Main article: Aragog Aragog An enormous talking Acromantula , Aragog's egg came into Hagrid's possession when Hagrid was a student at Hogwarts. The spider hatched and was hidden at the school in a cupboard; he never saw any other part of the castle. Hagrid was eventually forced to set Aragog free when his presence in the school became worrisome and Aragog was framed for causing Myrtle Warren 's death. Even then, Hagrid was expelled, and Aragog made a den deep in the Forbidden Forest. Hagrid eventually provided Aragog with a mate, Mosag , and together they had many offspring. [4] Aragog met Harry and Ron in 1992 , when Hagrid was briefly taken into custody at Azkaban for allegedly opening the Chamber of Secrets . It was through Aragog's explanation of events that Harry and Ron learned Hagrid was innocent of those charges. Aragog died in the spring of 1997 of old age. The Acromantulas living in Aragog's den tried to prevent Hagrid from removing the body from the Forbidden Forest; Hagrid managed to escape, intent upon giving the Acromantula a proper burial. Professor Horace Slughorn attended the funeral for the sole purpose of procuring some of Aragog's venom, which he felt he could sell for a hundred Galleons a pint. It was because of these events leading up to Aragog's funeral that Harry, under the influence of Felix Felicis , managed to secure Slughorn's memory regarding Voldemort and Horcruxes . [5] Mosag Main article: Mosag Mosag was a female acromantula that Hagrid brought to Aragog as a potential mate. Aragog and Mosag founded a large acromantula colony in the Forbidden Forest . [6] Buckbeak (Witherwings) Main article: Buckbeak Buckbeak A steel-grey-coloured Hippogriff . Buckbeak was introd |
Kernow is the name for which area of the U.K., when spoken in the local language? | Cornish Language, Place names in Cornwall and Cornish dialect words and phrases including learning resources, books and Cds Cornwall > Cornish Language and Place Names Cornish Language and Place Names in Cornwall "By Tre, Pol and Pen you will know the Cornishmen" Cornwall's place names are very different from those in other places around the UK, though if you have visited Wales you will notice certain similarities with place names there. Cornwall is a Celtic land and its language is one of the Brythonic group of languages to which Welsh and Breton also belong. The language is also more distantly related to Scots Gaelic, Irish Gaelic and Manx. Up until the mid sixteenth century Cornish was the main language spoken across Cornwall, but pressure from English caused Cornish to decline and retreat to the far west of the Duchy. While the Cornish language is believed in some traditions to have originally stopped being spoken in the late 1700s, when Dolly Pentreath of Mousehole died, there are other suggestions made by William Bodinar in the same time period that there were still a number of Cornish speakers in Mousehole after the death of Dolly Pentreath including himself. By the beginning of the nineteenth century Cornish had all but died out as a community language, but in 1904 Henry Jenner (1848 - 1934), a Celtic scholar and cultural activist, published a Handbook of the Cornish Language which kick started the revival of Cornish as a living, spoken language. The Cornish Language has undergone a number of revivals since that time. Henry Jenner is buried at St Uny Church, Lelant, near St Ives. Another important figure in the Cornish Language movement was Robert Morton Nance (1873-1959), a student of Jenner. He wrote many books and leaflets in Cornish including a Cornish - English Dictionary. Robert Morton Nance or Mordon, using his Bardic name, was a co-founder of the Gorseth Kernow. These two important cultural figures jointly founded the first Old Cornwall Society at St Ives. Since then the number of people learning and using the language has escalated, with Cornish receiving official recognition as a minority language in 2002 under the Council of Europe’s Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Today Cornish is one of the fastest growing languages in the world, and this is set to accelerate with more schools than ever choosing to teach Cornish. In 2010 a bilingual pre-school opened in Pool, and there are many other pre-schools and playgroups, as well as an increasing number of primary and secondary schools, that now offer children the opportunity to learn Cornish. An example of written Cornish language English Translation of above Cornish example Businesses are also embracing the use of Cornish. Local enterprises such as Polgoon Vineyard have made a point of choosing Cornish branding as a mark of local origin and several of their products are named in Cornish. Meanwhile national companies such as JD Wetherspoon have a policy of putting up bilingual signage in their Cornish pubs, as well as giving them names in Cornish such as the “Try Dowr” (Three Rivers) in Truro and “Chapel an Gansblydhen” (Centenary Chapel) in Bodmin. In 2009 Cornwall Council adopted a policy on the use of Cornish which encourages all departments of the Council to consider the use of Cornish. The most visible outcome of this policy is the bilingual street signage which is now appearing across Cornwall, and which costs the Council not a penny more than it would have done previously as the bilingual signs are only put up where new or replacement signs are needed. Cornish is all around us in the community too, with Scouts and Guides learning their motto and promise in Cornish, gig rowers naming their gigs in Cornish and films being made in Cornish to be shown at Cornwall Film Festival. For further information about Cornish culture, including Gorsedh Kernow and the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies, see our Culture and Tradition page. By understanding just a few of the most often used Cornish words you can get a better idea of where you are and en |
Which Australian psychedelic rock group won the Best International Group award and the 2016 Brit awards? | Tame Impala win best international group at Brit awards 2016 | Music | The Guardian Brit awards 2016 Tame Impala win best international group at Brit awards 2016 Australian psychedelic rockers muscle out U2, Major Lazer, Alabama Shakes and Eagles of Death Metal with their standout third album Currents Wednesday 24 February 2016 20.08 EST Last modified on Wednesday 26 October 2016 18.48 EDT This article is 11 months old Brit awards winners 2016 – the full list Read more Australian rockers Tame Impala have scooped up best international group at the 2016 Brit awards, which were held on Wednesday at London’s O2 arena. Frontman Kevin Parker was gracious in accepting the band’s statue. “Oh wow, this is amazing, truly. It’s pretty amazing to be invited to your award ceremony, to this night, let alone be given an award to accept,” he said. BRIT Awards (@brits) February 24, 2016 Eagles of Death Metal were among the award’s nominees. The American band recently returned to Paris for an emotional concert , three months after their performance at the Bataclan concert hall where gunmen burst in and killed 90 people . Tame Impala also muscled out Ireland’s U2 and American acts Major Lazer and Alabama Shakes for the award, after losing to Alabama Shakes at the Grammys in February. The Perth band have been packing out stadiums around the world since the release of their third album Currents, which won five 2015 Aria awards , including album of the year and best rock album. According to DIY magazine, Parker said they were “just happy for all the people at our table”, including their record label representatives. “They’re the ones who put all the effort into us getting to the next level. These kind of things are a physical symbol of that kind of stuff,” he said. Coldplay, Adele, the Weeknd and more – every Brits performance reviewed Read more Parker said the UK has always been a “special” place for the band, as it was where they held their first overseas tour. His night had so far been “pretty intense ... definitely the most extravagant awards show we’ve ever been to”. In the past 12 months, the band has also picked up a slew of high-profile fans, with Rihanna covering Currents’ closing track New Person, Same Old Mistakes on her new album Anti. Parker laughed off the suggestion they would be partying later with the Barbadian singer, who performed her tracks Consideration and Work at the awards show. “She hasn’t said hello – she was quite rude in that regard,” Parker said, adding: “Obviously, I’m joking!” Fellow Australian Courtney Barnett was also in the running for a Brit award for best international female solo artist alongside Ariana Grande, Lana Del Ray and Meghan Trainor, but lost to Björk. |
Which architect found the Bauhaus School in Weimar in 1919? | The Bauhaus movement founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany The Bauhaus Movement in Weimar, Germany Bauhaus Museum in Weimar has display of modern furniture The origins of the Bauhaus movement of modern art and architecture date back to the controversial new school of arts and crafts which was established in Weimar in 1902 by the Belgian artist Henry van de Velde. Another art school had already been founded in 1860 which was also the subject of disputes. The pioneering architect Walter Gropius combined both schools into the Staatliches Bauhaus on April 1, 1919 to start the Bauhaus movement which spread around the world. In 1919, Weimar had become the center of new social and political ideas when the city was chosen as the place for the writing of the constitution of the new Republic proclaimed by the Social Democrats on Nov. 9, 1918. The central idea behind the teaching at the Bauhaus was productive workshops. The Bauhaus contained a carpenter's workshop, a metal workshop, a pottery in Dormburg, facilities for painting on glass, mural painting, weaving, printing, wood and stone sculpting. The Bauhaus architecture featured functional design, as opposed to the elaborate Gothic architecture of Germany. Famous modern artists like Paul Klee, Lyonel Feininger and Kandinsky were invited to lecture at the school. Pictured below is Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus movement. Gropius was born in Berlin on May 18, 1883 and died in Boston on July 5, 1969. Gropius left the Bauhaus in 1928, worked as an architect in Berlin, then moved to London in 1934. In 1937, he was appointed the head of the architecture department at Harvard University. Walter Gropius, founder of Bauhaus school of architecture Rug on display in Bauhaus Museum At number 8 Geschwister-Scholl Strasse, is the Hochschule für Architektur and Bauwesen, which is the school for modern architecture and construction. At the present time, it has approximately 3,000 students. The school is located in a seedy area of Weimar which would have to be described truthfully as a slum; the neighborhood is a testament to the failure of Communism in East Germany. The yellow house where Franz Liszt lived is just around the corner. All the famous buildings in Weimar are painted yellow, as though the town had a paint sale. I was told that the yellow color is taken from the leaves of the ginkgo tree in the fall. Weimar has many ginkgo trees, which were introduced by Goethe, who was a naturalist as well as a poet and writer. This school goes back to the Art School founded in 1860 and directed by Stanislaus Graf von Kalckreuth (1820 - 1894). In 1907, it was combined with the College of Arts and Crafts founded by Henry van de Velde and continued by Walter Gropius as the Staatliches Bauhaus in 1919. In 1925 it became the College of Trades and Architecture after the Bauhaus architects were run out of town by the right wing conservatives. The school reopened as the State College of Architecture and Fine Arts in 1946 after the occupation of Weimar by the Communist Soviet Union. The Fine Arts was dropped in 1951. Between 1950 and 1962, the school included classes for the Communist workers and farmers in addition to building trades classes. The main building, pictured below, was built in 1911; it was designed by van de Velde. College of Architecture, Building and Construction in Weimar |
Constantine XI Palaiologos was the last ruler of which empire? | Constantine XI Palaeologus | Byzantine emperor | Britannica.com Constantine XI Palaeologus Alternative Titles: Constantine XI Palaiologos, Constantine XII Palaeologus, Constantine XII Palaiologos Constantine XI Palaeologus Heraclius Constantine XI Palaeologus , Palaeologus also spelled Palaiologos (born February 9, 1404, Constantinople , Byzantine Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]—died May 29, 1453, Constantinople), the last Byzantine emperor (1449–53), killed in the final defense of Constantinople against the Ottoman Turks. He is sometimes referred to as Constantine XII, based on the erroneous idea that Constantine Lascaris was crowned in 1204. Constantine was the fourth son of the emperor Manuel II and his Serbian wife, Helen, of the dynasty of Dragas in Macedonia. He spent his early career with his brothers Theodore and Thomas governing the Byzantine despotate of the Morea (Peloponnese) and completing its recovery from the Franks. When his brother John VIII Palaeologus died childless in 1448, he was proclaimed emperor at Mistra (January 1449). He was a man of courage and energy, but he succeeded to a damnosa hereditas (“ruinous inheritance”). Mehmed II , who became Ottoman sultan in 1451, directed all his resources to the capture of Constantinople . Constantine did everything within his power to organize the defense of the city and to enlist the support of the West by acknowledging the obedience of the Greek church to Rome, but in vain. He was killed fighting at the city walls when the Turks finally broke through. Learn More in these related articles: |
Which birds make the saliva nests used in the Chinese delicacy bird’s nest soup? | Bird's Nest Soup: Savory Delicacy or Gourmet Cruelty? Bird's Nest Soup: Savory Delicacy or Gourmet Cruelty? San Francisco Bay Area 62 Bird's Nest Soup: Savory Delicacy or Gourmet Cruelty? What do you get when you combine centuries’ worth of history and lore with violence, politics, and exoticism? One of the most expensive dishes served anywhere around the world embodies all of these elements: Bird’s Nest Soup is a dish of royalty that has a reputation that far exceeds its subtle flavor. In order to understand how this prized specialty has achieved the controversial status it now enjoys, we must explore its rich place in history. Once exclusively consumed in China by monarchs looking for eternal life, the harvesting and consumption of these bird’s nests now largely depends on an industry notorious for its hazardous working conditions and poor conservation efforts. Is Bird’s Nest Soup really the nectar of the Gods, or a hollow justification for corruption and exploitation? Bird's nest what? The bird’s nests in question are constructed by species of swift birds that live throughout regions of southern Asia. Known as “walet” in Indonesian and Malay languages, these cave swifts have traditionally built their nests on the high walls of massive limestone caves in places like Niah, Gomantong, and Borneo. The male walet work tirelessly during a thirty-five-day period of the breeding season to build their nests entirely from saliva. The glue-like saliva is woven like fiberglass by the birds into small cup-like nests, which dry to be thin and translucent. Harvesters separate the nests into three categories of quality: White nests, also referred to as “white gold,” are the most pure of the three because they lack contaminants like feathers and twigs. These white nests are the first of the season to be picked – once the cave walls are stripped of the white nests, pickers wait for the birds to build new ones so that those too can be harvested. “Yellow” and “black” nests may be the birds’ second or even third attempt, and signify an impure product. It is also suggested that white nests have higher nutritional and medicinal value than the other two varieties. Is swiftlet saliva really the key to eternal life? The supposed health benefits of this white gold have been the key to its demand for centuries. It is difficult to separate fact from fiction when investigating the nutritional and medicinal values of these saliva-based nests. Traditional Chinese Medicine links their consumption with respiratory health, improved skin complexion, increased libido, and general longevity. While research has yet to validate many of these medicinal claims, the nests are rich with glycoprotein that may promote cell division in the immune system. The history behind this savory scandal Ironically enough, the very healing properties the nests supposedly contain are linked to their earliest introduction into ancient Chinese aristocracy, and their first association to bloodshed and corruption. According to Yun-Cheung Kong, a professor of biochemistry at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, swiftlet nests were first traded in China during the T’ang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.). Sometime between the years 1368 and 1644, Admiral Cheng He introduced foreign nests to the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty. It is believed that at this point in time domestic supplies of the nests had been largely depleted, and imported varieties were in high demand. While factual historical documentation is scarce, in her story “The Emperor and the Cook: The Story of Bird’s Nest Soup,” A. M. Zukarnaen describes the popular history of the Chinese emperor’s first encounter with Bird’s Nest Soup. The tale reads like an adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Zukarnaen explains how the royal cook was having an increasingly difficult time satisfying the emperor’s taste for exotic soups. Fearing expulsion, and beheading, the cook turned to a strange new import from Borneo: the bird’s nest. The cook did his best to prepare this foreign ingredient and served it to the |
Paraesthesia is the medical term for which condition? | Paraesthesia | definition of paraesthesia by Medical dictionary Paraesthesia | definition of paraesthesia by Medical dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/paraesthesia Related to paraesthesia: ataxia , hyperaesthesia par·es·the·si·a (par'es-thē'zē-ă), Avoid the jargonistic use of the plural of this abstract noun to mean 'episodes or zones of paresthesia'. A spontaneous abnormal usually nonpainful sensation (for example, burning, pricking); may be due to lesions of both the central and peripheral nervous systems. par·es·the·si·a (par'es-thē'zē-ă) A subjective report of any abnormal sensation; could be experienced as numbness, tingling, or what is colloquially called "pins and needles." Numbness or tingling of the skin. ‘Pins-and-needles’ sensation. paraesthesia the sensations commonly known as pins and needles; may be due to pressure on, or damage to, a nerve or may have no evident cause. paraesthesia abnormal sensation, e.g. burning, tingling, pricking; i.e. 'pins and needles' par·es·the·si·a (par'es-thē'zē-ă) Avoid the jargonistic use of the plural of this abstract noun to mean 'episodes or zones of paresthesia.' In dentistry, a temporary or permanent condition of prolonged numbness after effects of an injected local anesthetic have ceased; maybe caused by trauma to nerve sheath during injection, hemorrhage about that sheath, or administration of contaminated anesthetic. |
Pastor Fred Waldron Phelps, Sr, is the founder of which American church; he died in 2014 but received no funeral, as according to his daughter Shirley “this church does not worship the dead”? | Infamous preacher Fred Phelps dead at age 84 Infamous preacher Fred Phelps dead at age 84 Family member says no funeral planned for Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred W. Phelps Sr. during the 1989 announcement of his plans to run for the Democratic nomination for governor of Kansas. Phelps listed seven points of reform on a board beside him. This file photo shows Fred Phelps, founder of Westboro Baptist Church, displaying one of his many infamous protest signs. Phelps died Wednesday at the age of 84. The late Pastor Fred Waldron Phelps Sr., the vitriolic, outspoken and reviled former face of Westboro Baptist Church who died this week, won’t be memorialized by family members. There will be no funeral. A daughter of Phelps, founder of Westboro Baptist, politely said it was “none of your business” when asked whether members of Phelps’ family had been present when he died Wednesday night and whether a funeral would be conducted. Reached by phone in Topeka, Shirley Phelps-Roper confirmed Thursday morning her father died late Wednesday at Midland Care, but offered few details of his death. While Phelps-Roper wouldn’t comment on funeral plans, another member of the family said later Thursday there would be no service. “There will not be a funeral,” Margie Jean Phelps, the oldest daughter of Phelps Sr., said during an interview with WIBW 580 AM. “The funeral (in general) has become the No. 1 idol of Americans.” About 7 p.m. Wednesday, angry adult voices, including some cursing, could be heard in the vicinity of the church and homes of Westboro Baptist members. Many WBC members live on adjacent streets within sight of the church. The dispute outside didn't last long. Phelps family members who have left Westboro Baptist weren't allowed to visit the ill Phelps while he was in hospice care, according to former church members. Of the 13 adult children of Phelps Sr., four have split from the church. An estimated 20 grandchildren also have left the church. The church is well known for picketing the funerals of American troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, which Phelps Sr. said was tied to Americans’ acceptance of homosexuals. The WBC picketing of a Marine's funeral spurred a lawsuit culminating in a legal battle before the U.S. Supreme Court. Her father's "message and life was to fear and obey God," Margie Phelps said. "Nothing else matters." Society is doomed if it doesn't turn away from same-sex marriage and sodomy, she said. "The worldwide media has been in a frenzy during the last few days, gleefully anticipating the death of Fred Waldron Phelps Sr.," an unsigned statement issued by the church said. "It has been an unprecedented, hypocritical, vitriolic explosion of words.” "Do they vainly hope for the death of his body? People die — that is the way of all flesh," the church said. "The death of Fred Phelps’ body, a man who preached a plain faithful doctrine to an ever darkening world, is nothing but a vain, empty, hypocritical hope for you." The church statement added it hasn't undergone any power struggles. Fred Phelps Sr. had been in hospice care with an unknown illness. Church spokesman Steve Drain on Feb. 14 told a Topeka Capital-Journal reporter that Phelps was “healthy" but wouldn't put him on the phone as a church spokeswoman had done in the past. "He has a couple things going on," Drain said Sunday, declining to elaborate on his illnesses. "The source that says he's near death is not well informed," Drain said Sunday, three days before Phelps died. On Wednesday, phone lines at the church normally staffed to handle news media queries had voice mails instructing callers to email questions to the church. When called, the phones of several other church members immediately rolled into message mode. Another member of the family hung up when a Capital-Journal reporter identified himself. On Sunday, son Nate Phelps, who fled the church 37 years ago, said Fred Phelps Sr. was excommunicated in August 2013 from the church for advocating more kindness among its members. On Sunday, Drain refused to discuss whether Phelps had been ex |
After receiving a late fee of $40 dollars for an overdue Apollo 13 videotape, Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph founded which online company in 1997? | Portfolio | September 2014 by Motivate Publishing - issuu issuu Issue 105 ■ September 2014 Exclusive to Emirates First Class and Business Class TECH TITANS Europe’s Online Love Affair RETAIL DRIVE Africa’s Big Spenders CASHEW APPLES A Juicy Business Reed Hastings The Netflix Innovator . “Double take” by Marine Vacth Joséphine Rings 9 Exclusive to Emirates First Class and Business Class Cover Story 30 The On-demand Content Master Reed Hastings, like all good tech gurus, has taken a simple idea and made it into a thriving business. Through its on-demand video streaming and original content, Netflix has altered the media landscape forever. Features 36 Expanding Middle Class Fuels Growth 54 Hong Kong’s Rich Resist Market Forces Consumer demand – not cyclical commodity prices – is The superluxury real estate market is holding its own even as fuelling development and economic expansion in sub- property prices in the lower-tier sectors dip. Saharan Africa. 58 Growing Shrimp in a Barrel 42 Europe’s Love of US Tech Titans New aquaculture methods are being tested as demand and Despite worrying about their privacy, Europeans are heavy users of Facebook, Google and Amazon. prices for shrimp rise and natural stocks decline. 54 48 Streamlining the Auto-Rickshaw Business Indian startups are using programs with algorithms to connect auto-rickshaw drivers with customers. 58 10 Exclusive to Emirates First Class and Business Class Essentials 63 Ship Shape Oslo Norway has a proud tradition of exploration and seafaring, nowhere better on display than in Oslo’s outstanding maritime museums. 68 Detroit Love, Swedish Style The Big Power Meet, a huge classic-car gathering, clearly illustrates the Swedish love affair with old American cars. 63 72 The Great War’s Reminders It has been 100 years since World War I erupted, but around Ypres in Belgium the earth is releasing constant reminders. 76 Apple of Pepsi’s Eye The juice extracted from cashew apples could be the next coconut water if Pepsi has its way. 80 Keeping a Historic Ship Afloat 68 The SS United States, which set the record for an eastbound crossing of the Atlantic in 1952, is likely to be scrapped if plans for its redevelopment fail. 84 Stepping Into the Frame L’Estaque, which used to be a small fishing village close to Marseille, inspired painters such as Paul Cézanne, Georges Braque and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. 88 Other Business Portfolio takes a light-hearted look at the latest business news. Departments 13 Notebook World business in a nutshell. 21 Observer Spotting and analysing business trends. 28 Column: Claire Cain Miller Women on the Board Published for Emirates by Media One Towers, Dubai Media City, PO Box 2331, Dubai, UAE. Telephone: (+971 4) 4273000 e-mail: [email protected] 84 Editor-in-Chief Obaid Humaid Al Tayer Managing Partner & Group Editor Ian Fairservice Editorial Director Gina Johnson Group Editor Guido Duken Junior Writer Mary Sophia Picture Researcher Hilda D’Souza Editorial Assistant Londresa Flores Senior Art Director Tarak Parekh Senior Designer Charlie Banalo Head of Production S Sunil Kumar Senior Production Manager C Sudhakar Group Sales Manager Jaya Balakrishnan Email: [email protected] General Manager – Group Sales Anthony Milne Email: [email protected] Sales Manager Melroy Noronha Email: [email protected] INTERNATIONAL MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND Okeeffe Media; Tel + 61 412 080 600, [email protected] BENELUX M.P.S. Benelux; Tel +322 720 9799, francesco.sutton@mps-adv. com CHINA Publicitas Advertising; Tel +86 10 5879 5885 GERMANY IMV Internationale Medien Vermarktung GmbH; Tel +49 8151 550 8959, w.jaeger@imv-media. com HONG KONG/MALAYSIA/THAILAND Sonney Media Networks; Tel +852 2151 2351, [email protected] INDIA Media Star; Tel +91 22 4220 2103, ravi@ mediastar.co.in ITALY & SPAIN IMM International; Tel +331 40 1300 30, [email protected] JAPAN Tandem Inc.; Tel + 81 3 3541 4166, all@tandem-inc. com NETHERLANDS GIO Media; Tel +31 6 29031149, [email protected] TURKEY Media Ltd.; Tel +90 212 275 51 52, mediamarketingtr@me |
Rising to fame in Geordie Shore, reality TV star Scotty T. won which reality TV competition on 5th February 2016? | News, sport, celebrities and gossip | The Sun George Clooney slams Trump after his Twitter tirade at Meryl Streep branding star 'overrated' auntie axes radio show BBC Radio 2 is axing their After Midnight show to cut costs 'in line with the rest of Beeb' CLUELESS CORONOR Death certificates reveal cause of Carrie Fisher's heart attack STILL a mystery, but confirm mum's stroke 'It was a great big one' Keith Lemon reveals he found a sex toy in one celebrity's house on Through The Keyhole BACK IN THE DALES Emmerdale star Charley Webb admits she 'burst into tears' on her first day back on set 'I LOVE HER' Sherlock's Martin Freeman reveals split with Amanda Abbington is 'as civilised as he's ever heard' TV PICKS Shows to watch on Tuesday 10 January from Martin Clunes: Islands of Australia to Sugar Free Farm PINK BALLOONS Emmerdale star Lucy Pargeter reveals the sex of her twins as she talks upcoming birth 'SHE'S WELCOME' Olivia Buckland reveals Alex Bowen's Love Island fling Zara Holland is invited to their wedding 'I CAN BE PROUD' Caroline Flack accidentally published a boozy 'half-naked video' with TV chef pal Gizzi Erskine on Instagram SACK THE STYLIST? Carrie Underwood, Hailee Steinfeld and Jessica Chastain miss the fashion mark at the Golden Globes Ola by myselfie Ola Jordan sends temperatures rising as she flashes underboob in 2017 calendar SNAPPY LOU YEAR Louise Redknapp showcases her impressive bikini bod with final pic from sunny New Year Dubai break ripped and stripped Danielle Armstrong shares naughty Snapchat of new boyfriend Daniel Spiller stripping in Dubai hotel room MIAMI NICE Heidi Klum goes topless as she relaxes during Miami holiday with boyfriend Vito Schnabel briefs encounter Emily Ratajkowski suffers fashion fail as she flashes her knickers at Golden Globes after party SUPERHERO SNOG Ryan Reynolds and Andrew Garfield caught in steamy clinch as Deadpool star loses Golden Globe well it is the golden globes! Dresses with plunging necklines are the order of the day as string of stars dare to bare what a night! Sofia Vergara grabs Priyanka Chopra's boobs and Miranda Kerr flashes flesh at Golden Globes after parties Ender the show Rita Simons greets panto fans after final performance following shock EastEnders death GOING POP Poppy Delevingne performs a sexy striptease for the latest racy Love Advent video THANKS FOR THE COCKTAILS! Lauren Goodger fails 'dry January' for second time in week after free dinner at posh restaurant DELIVEROOPS! Helena Bonham-Carter finds herself in a scrape after reversing her Mini into a Deliveroo driver as ex Tim Burton watches on SMOKIN' HOT Bianca Gascoigne is smouldering as she shows off toned bum and abs in her sexiest lingerie shoot yet PUPPIES ON SHOW Paris Hilton strips to her bra and cuddles her dogs as she poses in cute LOVE Magazine photoshoot 'I LOVE IT' Kylie Jenner proudly displays leg scar she got after childhood accident playing 'hide and seek' with Kendall at the Golden Globes afterparty BLONDE AMBITION Danniella Westbrook shows off new blonde hairstyle just hours after picking up her house keys What a waist! Holly Willoughby looks sensational despite having a 'fondue and Aperol Spritz' every day on holiday SPEEDY ED'S DAD DREAD Pop superstar Ed Sheeran fears rollicking from father after picking up speeding ticket in his £200,000 Aston Martin DB9 TIME FOR ROMANCE Amy Adams, Jessica Biel and Blake Lively put on passionate PDAs with their partners at the Golden Globes Hair’s how to stand out Lola Kirke flaunts her hairy armpits in a strapless dress at the Golden Globes CASEY'S GOLDEN GLOBES Ex-CBB star Casey Batchelor dips her toes into world of acting with star role in Bonded By Blood 2 MODEL SON David Beckham styles son Brooklyn ahead of his London Fashion Week collection launch BOOTY ON BOARD Bikini-clad Ariel Winter flashes her bum in cheeky holiday snap with a pal as they enjoy a boat trip THE WALFORD WORKOUT Coleen tells Nicola “I’m a f***ing TV star” on Celebrity Big Brother 00:31 Ola Jordan weighs in on Nicola McLean’s flirting with Jamie O’Hara 01:28 The mome |
Which musical features the songs Stranger in Paradise & the Olive Tree? | Alexander Borodin: Music from "Kismet" - YouTube Alexander Borodin: Music from "Kismet" Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Aug 14, 2013 Alexander Borodin (1833-1887), Россия Robert Wright and George Forrest created the classic musical "Kismet" in 1953, based on a 1911 play by Edward Knoblock. Set in Baghdad in A.D. 1071, the story tells how the clever poet Hajj follows his "Kismet" - his "Fate" - by defeating the evil Wazir (police chief), by helping his daughter to marry his beneficent Caliph, and by going off at the final curtain with one of the Baghdad's greatest beauties. This medley comprises excerpts from Borodin's original works upon which several of the "Kismet" finest songs were based: Symphony No. 2, Movement 1 (Fate); In the Steppes of Central Asia (Sands of Time); String Quartet No. 2, Movement 3 (And This Is My Beloved); Symphony No. 1, Movement 1 (Gesticulate); String Quartet No. 2, Movement 2 (Baubles, Bangles, and Beads); Overture to Prince Igor (The Olive Tree); Serenade (subtitled Dreaming of a Love Song) from the Petite Suite (Night of My Nights); and the Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor (He's in Love, Stranger in Paradise, 'Samaris' Dance and Bazaar of the Caravans). ( - Richard E. Rodda) |
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Based in Hexam Northumberland, the publishing company Bloodaxe Books specialises in what kind of literature? | History | Bloodaxe Books BLOODAXE BOOKS History 1978: Neil Astley sets up a small press in Newcastle called Bloodaxe Books. Ken Smith’s pamphlet Tristan Crazy is the first title. Clare Pollard is born in Bolton, Lancashire. 1979: Four pamphlets published, including two by John Cassidy and Fleur Adcock’s Below Loughrigg. 1980: Six paperbacks – including first collections by David Constantine, Tony Flynn and Nigel Wells, and Neil Astley’s Ten North-East Poets anthology – and an LP record of Basil Bunting reading Briggflatts. 1981: Five titles including two pamphlets by Tony Harrison, A Kumquat for John Keats and U.S. Martial, and Ken Smith’s Fox Running and Burned Books. 1982: Douglas Dunn’s Hull anthology, A Rumoured City (with Philip Larkin preface), and Peter Didsbury’s debut collection, The Butchers of Hull, are launched in lively fashion in Hull (one poet ending up in hospital). Ken Smith’s first retrospective, The Poet Reclining, re-establishes him as a key figure in British poetry. Five other titles include first collections from Matt Simpson and Paul Hyland. Neil Astley and Simon Thirsk are founder directors of Bloodaxe Books Ltd, a limited company grant-aided by Northern Arts with a national distributor. Neil Astley introduces Helen Dunmore at the launch of her first collection, The Apple Fall, at Newcastle’s Morden Tower in 1983. (Photo: David James) 1983: Twelve titles including debut collections by Helen Dunmore and Sean O’Brien, and the first translations (Marin Sorescu and Leopold Staff). Frances Horovitz publishes her last short collection, Snowlight, Waterlight, before her death from cancer at 45. Leanne O’Sullivan is born in West Cork. Sean O’Brien publishes his first collection The Indoor Park with Bloodaxe in 1983. (Photo: Moira Conway) 1984: Seven titles published: books by Hart Crane (first UK Complete Poems), Miroslav Holub, Paul Hyland, B.S. Johnson (House Mother Normal), Tom Paulin (essays), David Scott (debut) and Edith Södergran. Bloodaxe moves into its first office, in the old Exchange Buildings on Newcastle Quayside. Poet Brendan Cleary is the first employee. Simon Thirsk sets up the Evening Chronicle Poetry Competition in Newcastle, which runs for six years; winners include George Charlton and Linda France who later publish books with Bloodaxe. Niall Campbell is born on the Scottish island of South Uist. BBC North-East's TV arts review programme Gallery goes inside Bloodaxe in 1985, showing the making and publishing of the books as well as the running of the company. Here Simon Thirsk gives the business angle. Young Scottish poets Andrew Greig and Kathleen Jamie evoke a 1940s wartime romance between a Spitfire pilot and his girl in the poems of A Flame in Your Heart (1986). They'll later publish a number of separate collections with Bloodaxe. (Photo: Moira Conway) 1985: A year of landmark titles, including Angela Carter’s Come unto these Yellow Sands (radio plays), Jeni Couzyn’s Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Women Poets, Tony Harrison’s v. and Frances Horovitz’s posthumous Collected Poems. Sirkka-Liissa Konttinen’s Byker is the first photography title. But the programme is curtailed when the distributor goes bust and owing Bloodaxe thousands in sales income. One early supporter of the press sends a cheque for £1000 with a note: ‘I hope this will help. BBC North-East profiles Bloodaxe in its Gallery arts review series (see video at the foot of this page). Ken Smith, first writer-in-residence at Wormwood Scrubs prison 1986: A year of recovery and expansion with over 20 titles, including Irina Ratushinskaya’s No, I’m Not Afraid, published in May when the young poet was still imprisoned in a Soviet labour camp for writing poems considered ‘a danger to the state’, spearheading an international campaign which led to her release in October. Also Maura Dooley’s debut pamphlet, Ivy Leaves & Arrows, Jimmy Forsyth’s Scotswood Road (photography), and the first of many Bloodaxe titles from Andrew Greig, Kathleen Jamie, Jenny Joseph (Persephone), Denise Levertov and R.S. Thomas. Ken Smit |
The 2015 film Straight Outta’ Compton was a biopic of which rap/hip hop group? | Love them or hate them, N.W.A. changed rap, hip-hop Love them or hate them, N.W.A. changed rap, hip-hop Success of ‘Straight Outta Compton’ reminds us of game-changing group Post to Facebook Love them or hate them, N.W.A. changed rap, hip-hop Success of ‘Straight Outta Compton’ reminds us of game-changing group Check out this story on sctimes.com: http://www.sctimes.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/08/27/love-hate-nwa-changed-rap-hip-hop/32304527/ CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation Activate your digital access. Love them or hate them, N.W.A. changed rap, hip-hop JEFFREY PEDERSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES Published 7:03 a.m. CT Aug. 27, 2015 | Updated 7:12 a.m. CT Aug. 27, 2015 N.W.A. released “Straight Outta Compton” in 1988. The album changed rap and hip-hop forever. (Photo: Gannett) 10 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENTEMAILMORE In the history of modern music, there have been many bands that have changed the course of mainstream music. To name just a few, though there are many more, I think of the Beatles, Beach Boys, Black Sabbath, and of course the ever game-changing Nirvana. All of these bands opened the door for entire genres to evolve. Whether you like them or not, you can’t deny their influence. A couple of weeks ago, another group came back into the spotlight, and it reminded me of the profound impact they had on the music world. That group was N.W.A. I am writing this after having attended a screening of the new biopic “Straight Outta Compton” that chronicles the creation and eventual demise of N.W.A. Regardless of whether you loved them or hated them, there is no doubt they completely changed the landscape and evolution of rap/hip-hop. I really enjoyed the movie. It was a tough watch at some points, but funny and poignant at others. The film ended up drawing a reported $60.2 million in the U.S. on its opening weekend, and is showing no signs of slowing down. I will not write a film review here, but as I mentioned, N.W.A. represented a 180-degree turn from what was happening in rap during their time. Pretty much the hardest hip-hop to date had been RUN-DMC (whom I love), but they wrote songs about their shoes and were hardly in the mold of this new thing called gangsta gap. I admit (and have admitted in the past) that I am not a huge fan of rap and hip-hop. But when N.W.A. released its debut album, “Straight Outta Compton,” in 1988, I was an impressionable teenager looking for something new to grasp on to. A lot of the punk bands I was into had turned into either skate-core or crossover speed metal, and I needed something new to annoy my parents. Enter N.W. A. ‘What do you see?’ Composed of some of the greatest talents to emerge from the ’80s, N.W.A. was the combination of Ice Cube, Eazy-E, MC Ren and Dr. Dre. Songs about drug dealing, violence against authority, misogyny, guns and pretty much anything else that would put them in the crosshairs of controversy were the norm. Do I agree with everything they said; of course not. However, as was explained in the film, they wrote about what they saw every day; this was their life. One of the best moments in the film was when Ice Cube was being questioned at a press conference by a white reporter about the content of their music, and he replied, “What do you see when you walk out your front door?” Growing up as a middle-class white boy in the Midwest, I have to admit it was a little hard for me to relate to most of what they were laying out there. However, it cannot be denied that Dre put out some great beats, and Ice Cube and Ren really had a talent for rhymes. It is sad that the combo only lasted for one album, but what happened after Ice Cube left is a complete saga of films that could be made. Story continues below. (Photo: Universal Pictures/AP) Ice Cube went on to have a very successful solo career, and he has starred in many motion pictures, some good, some not so good. Dr. Dre has released a ton of solo albums, including the new “Compton” that is pretty amazing |
What was the name of the fictional country in the Marx Brothers film 'Duck Soup'? | Duck Soup (1933) | The Film Spectrum Producer: Herman J. Mankiewicz (Paramount) Writers: Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby (screenplay) Photography: Henry Sharp Music: John Leipold Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Raquel Torres, Louis Calhern, Edmund Breese, Leonid Kinskey, Charles Middleton, Edgar Kennedy Introduction Their careers began over a century ago, as a family vaudeville act in New York. Yet the very mention of the phrase “Marx Brothers” has become cultural shorthand for comic genius and a reminder that good comedy never stales. Yes, they were all actual brothers, and yes, there were as many as five: Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and Gummo, though the lattermost left the act before the group started making films in 1926. “By the time the Marx Brothers were on film, they were doing routines that they had perfected on stage for years and years on the vaudeville circuit, so they really knew what they were doing,” writer/director Andrew Bergman says. “They just took everything apart.” In all, the siblings made 16 pictures together through 1957, and as the wisecracking standout, Groucho enjoyed a solo career that stretched into the ’60s. But of all the films they made, none was more influential or more hilarious than their 1933 flop Duck Soup, their last at Paramount, and last with Zeppo, a film grossly under-appreciated in its day, but quite simply one of the finest comedies ever made. Plot Summary The film takes place in the fictional country of Freedonia, a miniscule place barely seen on a map. The nation faces grave bankruptcy and can only be saved by the contribution of wealthy widow Gloria Teasdale (Margaret Dumont), who insists the current prime minister step down in favor of Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx). Of course, it isn’t exactly the best time for Firefly to take over. Freedonia is on the brink of war with neighboring Sylvania. But take over he does, while his assistant, Bob Roland (Zeppo Marx), warns about the suspicious motives of Sylvanian ambassador Trentino (Louis Calhern), who’s secretly trying to take over Freedonia by marrying Mrs. Teasdale. Trentino sends two spies, Pinky (Harpo Marx) and Chicolini (Chico Marx), to gather intelligence on Firefly. Later, he sends them to Mrs. Teasdale’s home to steal Freedonia’s war plans, only for Firefly to catch them red-handed. Controlled Chaos The appeal of watching the Marx Bros. is the sense that anything can happen at any time, whether it’s Harpo rising out of a bathtub, or a doghouse tattoo turning into a real barking dog . The final war sequence is absolute frenzy with Groucho wearing five different uniforms as he dodges explosions and heat-seeking missiles through the window, Harpo’s hat spinning around from machine-gun fire, and a priceless “help is on the way” montage, where the cavalry arrives in the form of fire engines, motorcycle cops, marathon runners, rowers, swimmers, baboons, elephants and dolphins. While some of the visuals appear dated, they are nonetheless ambitious. And who better to organize this controlled chaos than director Leo McCarey? Between 1926-1929, McCarey served as Laurel and Hardy’s “supervisor.” He says that meant “writing the story, cutting it, stringing the gags together, coordinating everything, screening the rushes, working on the editing, sending out the prints, working on the second editing when the preview reactions weren’t good enough and even, from time to time, shooting sequences over again.” (E) With Laurel and Hardy already under his belt, and the screwball comedy The Awful Truth (1937) on the horizon, McCarey was at the prime of his career to attempt the Marx Brothers. Yet even he admits he felt overwhelmed by them. (E) It may be fun to imagine what would have happened if the film’s original director, Ernst Lubitsch, stayed on, but McCarey does a more than admirable job. As critic David Thomson says, of all the Marx Brothers films, “Duck Soup alone suggests a director: its humor is better organized, and its satire on war more serious.” (E) Watch the way the director helps bring fort |
What term is often used to describe a 6-0 scoreline in a set of a Tennis match? | britishtennis.com - The British Tennis Website Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP are the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuit. Backhand To hit the ball across your body. across the left of your body if you are right handed, and across the right of your body if left handed. Backspin To hit the bottom of the ball making it spin backwards while moving forwards. See also Dropshot and Slice. Baseline The lines at either end of the tennis court, where you serve from. Baseline Tennis Lleyton Hewitt is the perfect example, as he is a Baseliner. It simply means that players remain on the baseline during a rally. This method of trying to win points can be tiring, but a good Baseliner will either wear down an opponent or set them up for passing shot. Best Of Three (or Five) This is the number of Sets to be played in a match. Men usually play Best Of Five where they need to win 3 Sets to win the game. Women usually play Best Of Three where they need to win 2 Sets to wint the game. Blue Collar Tennis You're under pressure in a match and need to work extra hard to win those points! Break Point The point in a game where the server risks losing his serve. For example, the score could be 30-40, 15-40, 40-Advantage, etc. Break Of Serve When the server loses the Break Point, and therefore loses the game, this is termed a Break Of Service. Bye Before the start of a tournament seeded players can be given a Bye, which means they are automatically awarded a place in the second round of the tournament. Center Mark This is the small line you find across the middle of the Baseline. You must be the correct side of this line while serving. Champions Tie Break Follows the same format as a regular Tie-Break, except the winner is the first to 10 points with 2 points clear. An example of where this is used is The Masters Tennis tournament, the most popular indoor tennis tournament in the UK. Change Of Ends Players are required to change ends after every uneven numbered game. Clay Court Not often found in the UK! These courts are made of crushed shale, brick, or stone. We do have some Green Clay courts in the UK (same type as in the USA) and they are quite fast, compared to the slower Red Clay courts found mostly in Europe. Continental Grip A way of holding your tennis racket in order to help you hit powerful serves, volleys, backhands, and smashes. Cross Shot A shot that you hit diagonally across the tennis court, from either the baseline or near the net. If near the net you will usually be required to put a lot more Topspin on the ball in order to bring the ball down quickly enough. Deuce If both you and your opponent have 40 points each this is called Deuce. Donut If you score zero (0) games in a set this may be referred to as a Donut. Double Bagel If you score zero (0) games in two sets this may be referred to as a Double Bagel. Double Fault If the server fails to serve correctly on both 1st and 2nd serves this is called a Double Fault. The server then loses this point. Drive A powerful shot using a bit of Topspin. Common as a passing shot down the line to leave your opponent scrambling for the ball. Drop Shot You need to use a lot of Backspin to perform this shot. It is a more severe version of a Slice, in that the idea is to get the ball just over the net and stop almost immediately just after the net without much bounce. Eastern Grip A Forehand grip which which enables the ball to be hit ahead of the body with good follow-through with the racket. Exhibition Match A match where no points are awarded to players towards their ATP or WTA rankings. This is for pure entertainment, apart from the fact that players are often paid large sums of appearance money! Flat Serve A serve hit very flat and low over the net without any spin. Generally used as a 1st serve as there is greater risk of hitting the net. Follow-through Used when performing a ground stroke. Rather than hitting the ball and stopping your racket head quickly, you Follow-through with the racket so it almost ends up over your shoulder. The Follow-through is very |
Hastings Banda was the first President of which African country? | Hastings Kamuzu Banda | president of Malawi | Britannica.com Hastings Kamuzu Banda Ho Chi Minh Hastings Kamuzu Banda, (born c. 1898, near Kasungu , British Central Africa Protectorate [now Malawi]—died Nov. 25, 1997, Johannesburg , S.Af.), first president of Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) and the principal leader of the Malawi nationalist movement. He governed Malawi from 1963 to 1994, combining totalitarian political controls with conservative economic policies. Hastings Kamuzu Banda, 1960. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Banda’s birthday was officially given as May 14, 1906, but he was believed to have been born before the turn of the century. He was the son of subsistence farmers and received his earliest education in a mission school. After working in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and South Africa , in 1925 he went to the United States , where he received a B.A. (1931) and a medical degree (1937) at the University of Chicago and Meharry Medical College in Tennessee , respectively. In order to achieve the qualifications needed to practice in the British Empire , Banda then continued his studies at the University of Edinburgh (1941) and subsequently practiced in northern England and London from 1945 to 1953. Banda first became involved in his homeland’s politics in the late 1940s, when white settlers in the region demanded the federation of the Rhodesias and Nyasaland. Banda and others in Nyasaland strongly objected to this extension of white dominance, but the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was nevertheless established in 1953. In 1953–58 Banda practiced medicine in Ghana, but from 1956 he was under increasing pressure from Nyasa nationalists to return; he finally did so, to a tumultuous welcome, in 1958. As president of the Nyasaland African Congress, he toured the country making antifederation speeches, and the colonial government held him partly responsible for increasing African resentment and disturbances. In March 1959 a state of emergency was declared, and he was imprisoned by the British colonial authorities. He was released in April 1960, and a few months later he accepted British constitutional proposals granting Africans in Nyasaland a majority in the Legislative Council. Banda’s party won the general elections held in August 1961. He served as minister of natural resources and local government in 1961–63, and he became prime minister in 1963, the year the federation was finally dissolved. He retained the post of prime minister when Nyasaland achieved independence in 1964 under the name of Malawi. Shortly after independence, some members of Banda’s governing cabinet resigned in protest against his autocratic methods and his accommodation with South Africa and the Portuguese colonies. In 1965 a rebellion broke out—led by Henry Chipembere, one of these former ministers—but it failed to take hold in the countryside. Malawi became a republic in 1966, with Banda as president. He headed an austere , autocratic one-party regime, maintained firm control over all aspects of the government, and jailed or executed his opponents. He was declared president for life in 1971. Banda concentrated on building up his country’s infrastructure and increasing agricultural productivity. He established friendly trading relations with minority-ruled South Africa (to the disappointment of other African leaders) as well as with other countries in the region through which landlocked Malawi’s overseas trade had to pass. His foreign-policy orientation was decidedly pro-Western. Britannica Stories |
"If it's a ""Yowie"" in Australia and a ""Sasquatch"" in Canada, what is it in the USA?" | Yowie: Australia's Bigfoot 'Caught On Camera' (VIDEO) | The Huffington Post Yowie: Australia's Bigfoot 'Caught On Camera' (VIDEO) 08/04/2014 10:55 | Updated 08 April 2014 Sara C Nelson Senior Editor, The Huffington Post UK Grainy, blurred footage of Australia’s supposed version of Bigfoot has been published online. Something – which Jason Heal and Jason Dunn claim is the mythical Yowie – was filmed rustling through the undergrowth in South Queensland on March 29. The pair – who describe themselves as “Yowie Searchers” says this is definitive proof of the beast – which according to lore lives in the Australian wilderness. This is conclusive proof of the Yowie, claim Jason Heal and Jason Dunn Text added to the footage reads: “A Yowie is caught on Leechman’s tree cam. What you are about to see is REAL. Watch this Yowie sway side-to-side as it checks out the apples in front of it. “Take notice of its eyes shining brightly taking no attention of the tree cam.” Heal and Dunn have been searching for the hominid, whose roots are in Aboriginal mythology since July 2012 and hope to travel to the US to track down the equally elusive Sasquatch . |
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"Who wrote the ""Sharpe"" novels?" | Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe Books in Chronological Order By Robert Wilde Updated March 25, 2016. Bernard Cornwell's books about the adventures of British soldier Richard Sharpe during the Napoleonic Wars have been enjoyed by millions, mixing – as they do – a combination of action, combat and historical research. However, readers can have difficulty putting the many volumes into chronological order, especially as the author has written many prequels and sequels. The following is the correct 'historical' order, although they all stand alone. As you'll see by scanning below, the Sharpe series now begins with adventures in India, before moving on to the Napoleonic setting that made Cornwell's name; there's also a post-Napoleonic book at the end. All of which begs the question, where do I recommend you start? If you intend to read the whole series, then starting with Sharpe's Tiger is a good idea because you can then go through in order as Sharpe grows. But if you want to see if you like the books, or if you want to jump into the Napoleonic Wars, then I actually recommend Sharpe's Eagle. continue reading below our video Test Your General Science Knowledge It's a strong story, it's quintessential Cornwell, and I am slightly bias as I started there when I was recommended the series and suffered no ill effects! It's also worth pointing out that the main volumes were all filmed for television in the 1990s. Although the signs of a modest budget are present, these visual adaptions are very good, and the boxset is also highly recommended by me. What might confuse people is there were later television shows using the now older actor, but drawing on the prequel books - none of which are essential. |
In which Bond film does Charles Grey play the villain Blofeld? | James Bond 24: What is Spectre and who is Blofeld? - Telegraph James Bond James Bond 24: What is Spectre and who is Blofeld? Bond 24's title has been revealed as Spectre, but what's the story behind the name? And will its leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, appear in the new film? Follow So the wait is over: it’s been announced that the 24th James Bond film will be called Spectre. Which means a return to the screen for the fictional terrorist organisation that featured in both the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, and the films adapted from them. What does Spectre stand for? Spectre is an acronym for SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion. The organisation made its first appearance in Fleming's 1961 novel Thunderball, and on screen in the first Bond film, Dr No (1962). Who are the members of Spectre? A heady mix of nasties, beginning with suave, metal-handed scientist Dr Julius No (Joseph Wiseman), followed by the eyepatch-wearing Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi) in Thunderball. Rosa Klebb (Lotte Lenya), famous for her bladed shoes in From Russia With Love, was Number 3 in the organisation (having defected from Smersh), and the sinister Mr Wint (Bruce Glover) and Mr Kidd (Putter Smith), who tried to cremate Bond in Diamonds Are Forever, were also henchmen of the gang. But most famous of all is Spectre's Number 1: Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Related Articles 12 Feb 2015 Who is Blofeld? The ultimate super-villain, his heart set on world domination, Blofeld appeared in three Bond novels (Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice) and seven Bond films (From Russia with Love, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, For Your Eyes Only and Never Say Never Again). With his Nehru-collared suit and white Turkish angora cat, he is one of the most recognisable of the Bond characters, and has been parodied in everything from Danger Mouse to Austin Powers, where he was the main inspiration for Mike Myers's Dr Evil. His name was inspired by a boy Ian Fleming was at Eton with, Thomas Blofeld – father of the cricket commentator Henry "Blowers" Blofeld. What does Blofeld look like? Blofeld is a man of many guises. In From Russia With Love and Thunderball his face was never seen. In those films his body (only glimpsed below the neck) was that of Anthony Dawson (who also appeared in Dial M For Murder, and later popped up in 1967 Italian Bond spoof OK Connery) and his voice was supplied by the Viennese actor Eric Pohlmann. In the Bond books, Fleming had Blofeld undergo plastic surgery to maintain his anonymity. This helps to make sense of the fact that Blofeld has been played by a series of different actors: Donald Pleasence (You Only Live Twice; bald, with a scar across his eye); Telly Savalas (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service; bald, no earlobes); Charles Gray (Diamonds Are Forever; grey-haired, earlobes restored); John Hollis (For Your Eyes Only; wheelchair-bound and never referred to by name because of copyright disputes over Thunderball); and Max von Sydow (grey-haired, bearded) in 1983’s Never Say Never Again. Will Blofeld make an appearance in the new film? Ostensibly, the answer is no; the role was not mentioned at the Bond 24 press conference. But remember that Blofeld is a master of disguise, and consider the character to be played by Christoph Waltz. The two-time Oscar-winner will play Franz Oberhauser, son of Hannes Oberhauser, the Austrian climbing and skiing instructor who taught Bond when 007 was a boy. Rumour has it that Franz will turn into Blofeld – and thus Waltz will become the fifth (credited) actor to play the villain. Spectre is released on October 23 2015 in the UK and November 6 2015 in the US Spectre unveiling: new James Bond film cast revealed Start your free 30 day Amazon Prime trial» |
What did British mathematician Andrew Wiles prove in 1993? | Beyond Fermat's last theorem | Science | The Guardian Beyond Fermat's last theorem Keith Devlin on the 21st century uses of a 17th century puzzle Wednesday 21 July 1999 07.48 EDT First published on Wednesday 21 July 1999 07.48 EDT Share on Messenger Close When British mathematician Andrew Wiles proved Fermat's last theorem in 1994, he ended a saga that had begun in the middle of the 17th century. But like a good storyteller, he left unanswered a tantalising question. Now, five years later, four mathematicians have managed to answer that question. Brian Conrad and Richard Taylor of Harvard University, Christophe Breuil of the Universit de Paris-Sud, and Fred Diamond of Rutgers University announced recently that they had finally managed to build on Wiles's work to prove the Shimura-Taniyama conjecture. To understand what this means, it's best to start at the beginning of the Fermat story. Pierre de Fermat - a French lawyer whose hobby was mathematics - was one of the most famous mathematicians of all time. In 1670, looking through his father's papers five years after his death, his son came across a note scribbled in the margin of a textbook. The note claimed that the equation xn + yn = zn has no (whole-number) solutions for any power n greater than 2. (Mathematicians ignore the trivial solutions that arise when one of the unknowns is allowed to be zero. For n = 2, the equation is related to Pythagoras's theorem about right-angle triangles, and has many whole number solutions; x = 3, y = 4, z = 5 being one such.) So began a saga that continued until late in 1994, as mathematician after mathematician, professional and amateur, attempted to produce a proof - and failed. It was its very resistance to proof that led to the theorem's fame, and attracted many amateur maths buffs to have a go. Experts all agree that there is little likelihood of a proof using high school techniques, however. Wiles's proof involved some remarkable new results that have opened up a completely new area of mathematics. Wiles started with an idea put forward by the Japanese mathematician Yutaka Taniyama in 1955. Taniyama was studying elliptic curves; these are curves having an equations of the form y2 = x3 + Ax2 + Bx + C. Taniyama suggested that every elliptic curve has a (fairly technical) property known as modularity. It was a bold claim, with very little to back it up. But in 1971, another Japanese mathematician, Goro Shimura, showed that Taniyama's suggestion was true at least for a very special class of elliptic curves. With this partial evidence in hand, Taniyama's original suggestion gained credibility, and became known as the Shimura-Taniyama conjecture. At the time, no one suspected there would be any connection between this very abstract conjecture and Fermat's last theorem. But, in 1986, German mathematician Gerhard Frey noticed that Fermat's last theorem might be a direct consequence of the Shimura-Taniyama Conjecture.The American mathematician Kenneth Ribet proved Frey right: the Shimura-Taniyama conjecture implied Fermat's last theorem. Ribet's remarkable result was electrifying. The Shimura-Taniyama conjecture concerned geometric objects about which a great deal was known. Indeed, by then there was good reason to believe the conjecture. There were also some obvious - but daunting - ways to set about finding a proof. At last, mathematicians had a powerful framework with which to approach the last theorem. Among those who took up the challenge was Andrew Wiles, who by then was a professor of mathematics at Princeton University in New Jersey. Wiles had been fascinated with Fermat's last theorem since childhood, when he had attempted to solve the problem using high school mathematics. For the next seven years, Wiles concentrated his efforts on finding a way to prove the Shimura-Taniyama conjecture. By 1991, he felt sure he could prove not the entire conjecture, which applies to all elliptic curves, but a special case of the conjecture that applies to elliptic curves of a particular kind. In 1993, after a further two years effort, he eventu |
"Which British Prime Minister said: ""The world is becoming a lunatic asylum, run by lunatics""?" | This Is A One Sided Budget – Sajith Premadasa, UNP MP | The Sunday Leader This Is A One Sided Budget – Sajith Premadasa, UNP MP By Camelia Nathaniel Opposition MP Sajith Premadasa opines that the budget has failed to meet the needs of the poor and argues that it is therefore a failed budget. The following are excerpts of the interview: Q: With regard to the budget what are your views on the benefits or disadvantages to the people? A. I personally think that this budget does not achieve the aspirations and expectations of the vast majority of the people. I think this is a budget catered to cushion and support the rich and the haves while marginalising and castigating the poor and the have-nots. Basically both from a macroeconomic point of view and from a microeconomic point of view I would classify this budget as a failed budget. If I may use a quote from the former British PM David Lloyd George, the world is becoming like a lunatic asylum run by lunatics. This is a one sided budget that divides the country rather than unites the country. This is a budget geared to making the rich richer and the poor poorer. Q: Do you see an imbalance between the government infrastructure development allocations and the cost of living? A: I think the government has failed to strategise and formulate a budget based on sound macroeconomic principles. The government is very quick to illustrate and exemplify the economic growth rate. But the hidden truth behind the accelerated growth rate is that the richest 20% have a 54% of national income whereas the poorest 20% have only a 4.5% share. This exemplifies the societal division that has taken place under this administration. Furthermore this government is very quick to talk about a growing middle class. But if you compare the purchasing power parity of Sri Lanka’s middle class, it’s very very low compared to the East Asian South East Asian and International averages. As far as economic growth rates are concerned if we look at the three main sections that contribute to economic growth, that is agriculture, industry and services, we see a huge decrease in employment in the agriculture sector, and somewhat average rise in the industrial sector as far as employment is concerned. As far as the three sectors contribution to growth, there again the agriculture sector has come down from 12.3 to 10.7% during the period 2006 to 2013. The industrial sector has gone up marginally from 28.2 to 30.2. The services sector has remained stagnant from 59.5 to 59.1. Let’s take the issue of poverty, where the government claims that the poverty level has come down during the period 2006 to 2013. In fact it has come down from 15.2% to 6.4%, or so the government claims which is a 57% drop in poverty. But if we look at household expenditure during this period, household expenditure has risen by 17%. A family of four needed Rs. 22,954.00 in 2006-2007 period in terms of food and household expenditure. The same family of four would need Rs. 40,000.00 in 2012 -2013 for food and non food expenditure. That’s a 78% rise. But if you look at the rise in net income, between 2006-07 and 2012-13 it has risen by only 4.8%. So net expenditure has risen by 78% and net income has risen by just 4.8% and the government claims that poverty has come down by 57%. I think the person who did the mathematical calculations to conjure these fraudulent and falsified figures has to be awarded an international prize for doing so. On the issue of poverty, the government claims that the poverty level is at 6.4% and the country’s population is 20.2 million. That is roughly 4.8 million family households. Out of this, 4.8 million households, around 1.5 million are given Samurdhi support and that is a 32.2% coverage, and the Samurdhi program is a poverty alleviation program. So how can one claim a 6.4% poverty level and give Samurdhi benefits to 32.2% of the population? Elaborating further the Institute of Policy Studies, which is a government funded think tank that does a lot of research on economics and publish reports, in their 2013 report states |
"From which poem by Keats did F Scott Fitzgerald get the title of his 1934 book ""Tender is the Night""?" | Tender is the Night - Francis Scott Fitzgerald | Feedbooks Tender is the Night in EPUB format, also available for Kindle or in PDF This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 . Tender Is the Night is an English language novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was first published in Scribner's Magazine between January-April, 1934 in four issues. It is ranked #28 on the Modern Library's list of the 100 Greatest Novels of the 20th Century. In 1932, Fitzgerald's wife Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald was hospitalized for schizophrenia in Baltimore, Maryland. The author rented the "la Paix" estate in the suburb of Towson to work on this book, the story of the… (more) Tender Is the Night is an English language novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was first published in Scribner's Magazine between January-April, 1934 in four issues. It is ranked #28 on the Modern Library's list of the 100 Greatest Novels of the 20th Century. In 1932, Fitzgerald's wife Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald was hospitalized for schizophrenia in Baltimore, Maryland. The author rented the "la Paix" estate in the suburb of Towson to work on this book, the story of the rise and fall of Dick Diver, a promising young psychoanalyst and his wife, Nicole, who is also one of his patients. It would be Fitzgerald's first novel in nine years, and the last that he would complete. While working on the book he several times ran out of cash and had to borrow from his editor and agent, and write short stories for commercial magazines. The early 1930s, when Fitzgerald was conceiving and working on the book, were certainly the darkest years of his life, and accordingly, the novel has its bleak elements. It should also be noted that two versions of this novel are in print. The first version, published in 1934, uses flashbacks whilst the second revised version, prepared by Fitzgerald's friend and noted critic Malcolm Cowley on the basis of notes for a revision left by Fitzgerald, is ordered chronologically; this version was first published posthumously in 1951. Critics have suggested that Cowley's revision was undertaken due to negative reviews of the temporal structure of the book on its first release. The title is taken from the poem "Ode to a Nightingale" by John Keats. |
Dinosaur National Park is a World Heritage Site in the Canadian Badlands, in which Province is it? | Canadian Badlands Canadian Badlands Hoodoos crop up in the badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park. Photograph by Ron Erwin, All Canada Photos In the Tom Cochrane video for "Life Is a Highway," the backdrop is a mix of towering, misshapen, ochre-colored rock (hoodoos) and endless grassy fields. The setting is the 35,000-square-mile region often referred to as the Canadian Badlands. The discovery of both coal and dinosaur bones in the late 1800s proved transformational. Nowhere on Earth is as rich in quantity and quality of the prehistoric creatures' remains as the Badlands' arid Dinosaur Provincial Park , a UNESCO World Heritage site where digs are still under way. Visitors come for the dino attractions anchored by the town of Drumheller in Alberta, but locals hope travelers look up as well. "People should come for the skies," says Linda Miller, whose family has been in the area since 1909. "The sunsets are just gorgeous. The stars and the sky at night are so full and vast." When to Go: In early June there's a high risk of rain but it's a must for those interested in the annual Dinofest celebration in Drumheller. Late June to early September promise sunny days and good access to all area attractions but reservations for children's programming and Dinosaur Provincial Park tours should be made much earlier. Professional bullfighting and homemade corn dogs reign at the Oyen Bull-a-Rama on the third Wednesday of every July. More in This Package Pictures: Animals of Canada Where to Stay: Families who want to maximize their prehistoric exposure should consider camping out in Dinosaur Provincial Park, where paleontological digs continue. If you're after more of a Wild West vacation, you can find ranch vacation options from deluxe to rustic and from city slicker to hard core across the region. Elkwater Lake Lodge has pet-friendly suites. How to Get Around: Plan to drive but fill up your tank every chance you get since gas stations are few and far between. Popular routes include one that will take you on the trail of dinosaurs , including the must-see Royal Tyrrell Museum . Where to Eat or Drink: Patricia Water Hole's cook-your-own-steak tradition is popular. Beer is sold in quart sealers (think of a large mason jar) and the walls still have bullet holes at Rosedeer Hotel's Last Chance Saloon . When you're ready to come back to the present, consider upscale Sublime Food & Wine , which serves up old favorites like baked brie and prime rib with tasty sides like cheddar mashed potatoes, plus seasonal desserts that change so frequently they're not listed on the menu. What to Buy: Contemporary ceramic pieces from Medalta Potteries in Medicine Hat's Historic Clay District or artwork that pays tribute to the area's rich Blackfoot First Nations culture are worth the care needed to transport them home. What to Read Before You Go: Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed by Phillip J. Currie and Eva B. Kopelhus (Indiana University Press, 2005). This scientific overview of the park's major fossil excavations, flora and fauna, and history includes illustrations of the park's animals by some of the world's finest paleoartists. |
In Meteorology, what name is given to a body of air in which the pressure is higher than the surrounding air? | Environment and Climate Change Canada - Weather and Meteorology - Weather Glossary Environment and Climate Change Canada Advisory Means actual or expected weather conditions may cause general inconvenience or concern, but do not pose a serious enough threat to warrant a weather warning. Examples of advisories include Air Quality Advisory, Humidex Advisory, Dust Storm Advisory, and Cold Wave Advisory. An advisory may also be used when conditions show signs of becoming favourable for severe weather when the situation is not definite enough or too far in the future to justify a warning. Anvil At a blacksmith's, the iron block on which the blacksmith hammers out the horseshoes is called an anvil. In weather, mature thunderstorm clouds extend so far up into the atmosphere that high-level winds cause the tops of the clouds to spread out in the shape of an anvil. Aurora Borealis The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights are the shimmering, pulsating lights often seen on clear winter nights in a variety of shapes and colours and usually over countries such as Canada in the middle to higher latitudes. The Aurora Borealis results from the collision between fast-moving particles from the sun and rarefied gases in the upper atmosphere. Green, the most common colour, is caused by the electrons striking very cold oxygen. Pink is produced when nitrogen is hit. B Beaufort Wind Scale This scale for estimating the speed of wind while at sea was originally based on the effect which the winds have on ships and the surface of the water. The scale was later adapted so it could be used on land. Blizzard A blizzard is a severe winter storm with high winds, bitter cold, and low visibility because of blowing snow. Across much of southern Canada, Environment Canada calls a severe winter storm a blizzard when the following conditions are expected to last 4 hours or more: sustained wind speeds or gusts of 40 kilometres an hour or more, widespread reduction of visibility to less than 1 kilometre due to snow and/or blowing snow, and temperatures colder than 0°C. A breeze is a light wind. C Chinook A Chinook is a native Canadian word meaning snow-eater used to describe a class of gusty winds that become warm and dry as they flow down the slopes of a mountain range. In Canada, Chinooks are strongest in southwestern Alberta where they flow through Crowsnest Pass and fan out over the southern part of the province. A Chinook can raise the temperature by as much as 22°C in a few hours, melting snow and bringing spring like weather in the darkest months of winter. Climate It is the long-term average that describes the kind of weather or characteristic meteorological conditions you can expect in an area, region, province, or country. The climate is the synthesis of day-to-day weather conditions in a particular area and is represented by the collection of statistics over a period of time -- often 30 years or more. Coriolis force The Coriolis force is named after the French scientist Gaspard Gustave de Coriolis, who, in 1835, discovered that the earth's daily rotation on its axis exerted a force on all free-moving objects such as wind. In the Northern Hemisphere, the earth's rotation deflects the winds to the right and in the Southern Hemisphere, to the left. Cyclone The word cyclone comes from the Greek word kyllon which means cycle, circle or coil of a snake. In the Northern Hemisphere, the counter-clockwise movement of air around and into any low pressure system is called cyclonic circulation. A low which intensifies in the tropics is called a Tropical Cyclone; if the storm's winds reach 120 kilometres per hour or more, the storm is called a hurricane. In the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and around Australia, hurricanes are called cyclones (See Hurricane, and Typhoon) D Deep low The term is used to describe a low pressure system with much lower air pressure at the centre than in the surrounding air mass. Because of the steep rate at which the pressure drops as you move in towards the centre of a deep low, the winds rushing towards the centre are strong. Dog day |
What name was given to the religious and social rebellion against Henry VIII in 1536? | Pilgrimage of Grace (1536-7) [Northern Rebellion against King Henry VIII] Search PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE, a name assumed by religious insurgents in the north of England, who opposed the dissolution of the monasteries . The movement, which commenced in Lincolnshire in Sept. 1536, was suppressed in Oct., but soon after revived in Yorkshire; and an expedition bearing the foregoing name, having banners on which were depicted the five wounds of Christ, was headed by Robert Aske and other gentlemen [cf. Lord Darcy and Robert Constable ], and joined by priests and 40,000 men of York, Durham, Lancaster, and other counties. They took Hull and York, with smaller towns. The Duke of Norfolk marched against them, and by making terms dispersed them [see 24 Articles ]. Early in 1537 they again took arms, but were promptly suppressed, and the leaders, several abbots, and many others were executed. Text source: Haydn's Dictionary of Dates. 17th Ed. Benjamin Vincent, ed. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1883. 530. PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE By J. Franck Bright With the death of Catherine some of the dangers which threatened insurrection in England disappeared. It was no longer impossible that Charles should be reconciled to his uncle [ Henry VIII ]. As the year therefore passed, the chances of an insurrection in England became less, and the real opportunity for successful action on the part of the reactionary party was gone. But, perhaps because they felt that time was thus passing away, or because accidental circumstances led the way to an outbreak, the discontented party, before the year was out, were in arms throughout the whole North of England. Nor did this party consist of one class alone. For one reason or another, nearly every nobleman of distinction, and nearly every Northern peasant, alike joined in the movement. The causes which touched the interests of so many different classes were of course various. There was indeed one tie which united them all. All, gentle and simple, were alike deeply attached to the Roman Church, and saw with detestation the beginning of the Reformation in the late Ten Articles , and the havoc which Cromwell and his agents were making among the monasteries. In fact, the coarseness with which the reforms were carried out were very revolting. Stories were current of how the visitors' followers had ridden from abbey to abbey clad in the sacred vestments of the priesthood, how the church plate had been hammered into dagger hilts. The Church had been always more powerful in the North, and the dislike to the reforms was proportionately violent. But, apart from this general conservative feeling, each class had a special grievance of its own. The clergy, it is needless to mention—they were exasperated to the last degree. The nobles—always a wilder and more independent race than those of the South—saw with disgust the upstart Cromwell the chief adviser of the Crown. They had borne the tyranny of Wolsey , but in Wolsey they could at least reverence the Prince of the Church. They had even triumphed over Wolsey, and had probably believed that the older nobility would have regained some of their ancient influence. They had been disappointed. Cromwell, a man of absolutely unknown origin, and with something at least of the downright roughness of a self-made man, was carrying all before him. The gentry, besides that they were largely connected with the superior clergy, and suffered with their suffering, were at the present smarting under a change in the law, which deprived them of the power of providing for their younger children. By the common law it was not allowed to leave landed property otherwise than to the eldest son or representative. To evade this it had been customary to employ what are called uses:—that is, property was left to the eldest son, saddled with the duty of paying a portion, or sometimes the whole, of the rent to the use of the younger son. A long continuance of this practice had produced inextricable confusion. There were frequently uses on uses, till at length it was often difficult to say to whom the propert |
Which High Street electrical chain collapsed into administration in November 2012? | Comet closes remaining shops as losses hit £230m | Business | The Guardian Comet closes remaining shops as losses hit £230m Electricals chain collapsed into administration in November leaving suppliers, customers and the taxman facing losses Deloitte said the administration process would not raise enough money to pay unsecured creditors of Comet Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters Comet closes remaining shops as losses hit £230m Electricals chain collapsed into administration in November leaving suppliers, customers and the taxman facing losses Close This article is 4 years old Electricals chain Comet will leave a scar on the high street as the remaining stores are closed, leaving landlords, suppliers, customers and the taxman facing losses of more than £230m. Administrators Deloitte said the administration process would not raise enough money to pay back unsecured creditors who are due £232.9m. They rank behind priority creditors, such as the retailer's owners, the private equity group OpCapita and its co-investors, who are owed £145m but stand to collect £50m. Comet collapsed into administration in November and in the absence of a buyer Deloitte has been closing stores in batches. Its restructuring experts have closed 200 stores and said the remaining 45 stores would shut on Tuesday. The chain's failure will see 6,900 jobs disappear. Although hopes of finding a buyer for Cometwere considered slim at the outset, Deloitte said 118 parties initially expressed an interest in buying the whole or parts of the business. Four concrete offers received fell short of expectations or stumbled during due diligence, with potential purchasers put off by working capital requirements. Deloitte said it was still speaking to a "small number of parties" but talks are thought to centre on the sale of the brand name, with online retailer Appliances Direct the frontrunner. OpCapita, run by former investment banker Henry Jackson, received a £50m dowry when it took over the running of the chain in February. Jackson and his investors structured the deal through a company called Hailey Acquisitions Limited (HAL) which also had the status of secured lender to Comet so was first in line to receive funds recouped from the administration. Comet's rapid descent into administration on OpCapita's watch has raised eyebrows. It had been part of stock market-listed Kesa since 2003 when the group was spun out of B&Q owner Kingfisher. After three years of losses Kesa bosses lost patience, putting Comet up for sale in 2011 but eventually paying OpCapita to take it off its hands in February. Nick Hood, a director at Company Watch, said OpCapita put very little of its own money at risk, behaving more like Comet's banker than its owner. "They put in money not as fixed share capital but as loans," he said. "I think there is a moral issue here. The owners of this business took no risks [with their own money] but transferred them to suppliers and the staff – and the staff risk has been transferred to the government which is paying for the redundancy costs." The taxman faces an unpaid bill of £26.2m in VAT and payroll taxes due to the administration while the government will also pick up the tab for the £23.2m of redundancy pay owed to employees. OpCapita said its attempt to turn Comet round foundered as tough trading conditions in the retail sector were compounded by credit insurers refusing to cover suppliers. Without insurance, electrical suppliers sought payment up front or asked for a legal claim, called "retention of title", so stock could be returned in the event of administration, a situation that put pressure on the retailer's day to dayfinances. Comet lost £31m in the five months before administration, the report said, which was on top of the £95.2m loss in the year to April 2012. Unpaid tax and redundancy bill of £50m prompts business department to look into governance of high street electrical chain Published: 18 Dec 2012 |
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