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Deficiency in which vitamin causes 'Night Blindness'?	What Vitamin Deficiency Can Cause Night Blindness? \| LIVESTRONG.COM What Vitamin Deficiency Can Cause Night Blindness? by ELLE PAULA Last Updated: Aug 21, 2015 Elle Paula Elle Paula has a Bachelor of Science in nutrition from Framingham State College and a certificate in holistic nutrition from the American College of Healthcare Sciences. She is also a licensed aesthetician with advanced training in skincare and makeup. She plans to continue on with her education, complete a master's degree program in nutrition and, ultimately, become a registered dietitian. Vitamin A deficiency can lead to night blindness. Photo Credit Comstock/Stockbyte/Getty Images Your nutritional status plays a major role in determining the health of your eyes and your ability to see. Fat soluble vitamin A helps maintain proper vision. Night blindness, or a decreased ability to see at night, usually occurs as the first sign of vitamin A deficiency. Physiology Vitamin A supports the synthesis of rhodopsin, a protein in the cells of your retina. Rhodopsin absorbs incoming light and helps transmit nerve signals from your optic nerve to your brain. These nerve signals translate into vision. Without sufficient vitamin A, your body could not properly make rhodopsin and your vision would become impaired. Causes Vitamin A deficiency usually results from a failure to meet dietary needs of vitamin A. Vitamin A deficiency may also result from malabsorption due to digestive diseases, such as celiac disease and Crohn’s disease. Liver disease and cirrhosis can also reduce the ability to absorb vitamin A and lead to a vitamin A deficiency. Complications In addition to night blindness, vitamin A deficiency can also lead to extreme dryness and damage to the cornea, a condition called xerophthalmia. Left untreated, xerophthalmia can lead to blindness. In her book “Nutrition and You,” Joan Salge Blake identifies vitamin A deficiency as the number one cause of preventable blindness in children worldwide. Vitamin A deficiency can also cause stunting of the bones. Daily Recommendations Consume adequate amounts of vitamin A each day to prevent vitamin A deficiency. According to the Linus Pauling Institute, males require 900 micrograms of vitamin A daily, whereas females require 700 micrograms. The most popular sources of vitamin A in the American diet include milk, cereals, cheese, eggs, carrots, sweet potatoes and spinach, according to Blake. Fat in the intestinal tract can help increase fat soluble vitamin A absorption and decrease your risk of developing a vitamin A deficiency. Vitamin A Supplements If you take vitamin A supplements to help prevent a deficiency, avoid potentially dangerous side effects by taking them under a doctor's supervision. Exceeding the recommended daily allowance can cause liver failure according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Excessive consumption of vitamin A and beta-carotene can increase triglycerides as well as your risk of dying from heart disease, especially if you smoke. UMMC warns that smoking or drinking alcohol while taking vitamin A supplements might increase your risk for lung cancer. They also caution that taking supplemental vitamin A in addition to prenatal vitamins can cause birth defects. Related Searches Lose Weight. Feel Great Change your life with MyPlate by LIVESTRONG.COM GOAL Gain 2 pounds per week Gain 1.5 pounds per week Gain 1 pound per week Gain 0.5 pound per week Maintain my current weight Lose 0.5 pound per week Lose 1 pound per week Lose 1.5 pounds per week Lose 2 pounds per week GENDER
Which all-girl group had a hit in 1998 with 'C'est La Vie'?	Official Charts Flashback: 1998 – BWitched’s C’est La Vie 07 June 2013 Official Charts Flashback: 1998 – BWitched’s C’est La Vie It’s 15 years since the top of the Official Singles Chart was awash with double denim. Google + It’s 15 years since the top of the Official Singles Chart was awash with double denim. It’s June 1998 and pop music has never been healthier. Boyzone and All Saints are big news; the Spice Girls are still reeling from Geri’s departure, and Steps have followed up their novelty hit 5-6-7-8 with a Top 10 single Last Thing On My Mind. Time for a refreshing change at the top, then, and along comes bouncy, smiley Irish girl group BWitched – Keavy, Edele, Lindsay and Sinead – with their first hit, the huge seller C’est La Vie. Going straight in at Number 1 and beating radio favourites Brandy & Monica’s The Boy Is Mine and Horny from Mousse T and Hot & Juicy into the Number 2 and Number 3 spot respectively, the cheery, chirpy track went on to sell over 895,000 copies. The Dublin girls had a pretty impressive pop pedigree – Keavy and Edele’s brother Shane Lynch was part of five-headed pop juggernaut Boyzone. OfficialCharts.com caught up with lovely Edele to find out what it felt like when BWitched hit that all-important top spot with C'est La Vie. Here's what she recalls: “I remember not believing what they were telling us, we were hoping just for a Top 20 and all these people kept talking about a Number 1 and we were saying ‘don't be crazy!’ ”. “When our producer confirmed the news we were freaked out it was the most amazing surreal feeling ever!”. In a year that four singles surpassed the hallowed one million sales milestone in the UK, C’est La Vie ended up as the fifth bestselling single of 1998 and would be the first of four consecutive residencies at the top for BWitched, with the two follow-ups Rollercoaster and To You I Belong racking up almost 1 million sales combined. Their final Number 1, Blame It On The Weatherman, came just nine months after their first, and while they managed three more Top 10 hits, they never again reached the dizzy heights of their early fame. Remind yourself of the BWitched magic before we continue our time travelling look at the rest of the Top 5 in 1998 BWitched - C'est La Vie on MUZU.TV . Elsewhere in the Top 5 this week, Brandy & Monica had to make do with Number 2 for their first duet together The Boy Is Mine. Despite never hitting the top spot, the single was a huge hit, going on to sell over half a million copies. Last year, they teamed up for a follow-up It All Belongs To Me, which sadly didn’t match The Boy Is Mine’s success and missed the Official Top 100. Mousse T and Hot & Juicy’s Horny eventually peaked at Number 2 and spent six sizzling weeks in the Top 10, selling almost 500,000 copies. Slipping from Number 1 to Number 4 was The Tamperer’s Feel It, the group’s first hit and another big seller: almost 530,000 copies sold. Rounding off our retro Top 5 is All Saints’ double-A side Lady Marmalade/Under The Bridge, a former Number 1 which had spent two non-consecutive weeks at the top spot and was the group’s second chart-topper, the first being million-seller Never Ever. They would go on to have three more number ones, Booty Call, Pure Shores, and Black Coffee before having a huge falling out (over who got to wear a jacket in a photoshoot, according to Shaznay) and splitting up. They would put all their jacket-based differences behind them and patch things up in 2006 to hit the Top 3 again with Rock Steady. And what of BWitched? They recently reformed as part of ITV’s The Big Reunion and toured with other classic acts like Atomic Kitten, Blue, Liberty X and Five. The girls are said to be recording new material, and revealed a new song Love and Money in May 2013, fuelling rumours that a chart return is imminent. See the full rundown for this week’s chart back in 1998 . Will they have their fifth Official Singles Chart Number 1 a whole 15 years after their first? If it happens, you’ll hear it from OfficialCharts.com first. But in the meantime, you can check ou
Which 'Ivy League' University is at Ithaca in New York State?	The History Of The Ivy League - Best College Reviews The History Of The Ivy League Ivy League schools are considered to be the most prestigious of all colleges in the United States. These schools are primarily located in the Northeastern part of the country. There are eight total colleges that are considered to be Ivy League. These schools are Brown, Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, and Columbia universities and the University of Pennsylvania. Of all institutions of higher learning, these elite schools are considered to be the most outstanding and the most sought-after in terms of acceptance and graduation. How the Ivy League Was Formed The term “Ivy League” came about in 1954, when the NCAA athletic conference for Division I was formed. At the time, the elitism of these schools was really due to their prestige in the realm of sports like basketball. Although the term “Ivy League” was not created until the 1950s, many of these schools were in existence as far back as 1636, when John Harvard became the first benefactor of Harvard University. This school is located in the Boston, Massachusetts, area. Yale was formed in 1702 by a benefactor by the name of Elihu Yale. Yale is located in the state of Connecticut in the town of New Haven. In 1746, the New Jersey school of Princeton was founded and was originally simply named the College of New Jersey. The fourth-oldest university in America is the University of Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1740 by famous founding father Benjamin Franklin. Brown University, founded in 1746, is located in Providence, Rhode Island. The smallest Ivy League school, Dartmouth, was established in 1769 in Hanover, New Hampshire. It received a large endowment of several billion dollars. In 1754, Columbia University began thanks to King George II of England. It is located in New York City. And finally, Cornell University got its start in 1865 thanks to two benefactors named Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White. This school is located in Ithaca, New York. History of Brown University Rivalries Although this group of elite schools is considered to be part of one big league of the elite, there have been plenty of internal rivalries over the years. Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania have been longtime basketball rivals. Cornell and Harvard have been hockey rivals for many years, and Harvard and Penn have beenlong time football rivals. Many other Ivy League schools have had serious sports rivalries as well. The Yale and Princeton rivalry is considered the country’s second-oldest college rivalry behind Lehigh University and Lafayette College. The sports that these colleges play were so popular that some teams began playing games in New York City so spectators could come from far away and watch the games. The popularity of both the athletes who played and the college team rivalries brought in a good deal of attention to the schools as well as revenue from ticket sales. There have also been academic rivalries between schools. Mostly, these rivalries are a matter of opinion in terms of which school has the most honor graduates, which schools offer the most prestigious scholarships, and what famous graduates have come from each school. Cornell vs. Harvard Accomplishments and Cultural Impacts Each Ivy League college has its own unique accomplishments that make it important. All carry a certain reputation with them, and each school has programs that excel primarily in the medical and law fields, making them some of the most sought-after schools in the world. Their admissions process is very selective, which helps the schools ensure that they only accept the best and brightest. Many famous people have graduated from Ivy League schools, including recent presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. This prestige leads many to believe that these colleges are only for the wealthy and elite. Often, companies look for Ivy League graduates as potential employees, usually preferred by law firms, medical facilities, and large corporations. It has long been coveted to have earned a degr
Which country's flag incorporates a wheel in the centre?	Flags of Every Country Follow us... Flags of Every Country Tweet This map shows Flags of every country in the world. Flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags. Note: Flag description from CIA Factbook and Flag image from Wikipedia. Last updated: Abkhazia Afghanistan three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), red, and green, with the national emblem in white centered on the red band and slightly overlapping the other two bands; the center of the emblem features a mosque with pulpit and flags on either side, below the mosque are numerals for the solar year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar, the year of Afghan independence from the UK); this central image is circled by a border consisting of sheaves of wheat on the left and right, in the upper-center is an Arabic inscription of the Shahada (Muslim creed) below which are rays of the rising sun over the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning "God is great"), and at bottom center is a scroll bearing the name Afghanistan; black signifies the past, red is for the blood shed for independence, and green can represent either hope for the future, agricultural prosperity, or Islam note: Afghanistan had more changes to its national flag in the 20th century than any other country; the colors black, red, and green appeared on most of them Akrotiri the flag of the UK is used Albania red with a black two-headed eagle in the center; the design is claimed to be that of 15th-century hero George Castriota SKANDERBERG, who led a successful uprising against the Turks that resulted in a short-lived independence for some Albanian regions (1443-1478); an unsubstantiated explanation for the eagle symbol is the tradition that Albanians see themselves as descendants of the eagle; they refer to themselves as "Shkypetars," which translates as "sons of the eagle" Algeria two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundary; the colors represent Islam (green), purity and peace (white), and liberty (red); the crescent and star are also Islamic symbols, but the crescent is more closed than those of other Muslim countries because the Algerians believe the long crescent horns bring happiness American Samoa blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a "Fa'alaufa'i" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a "Fue" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the United States and American Samoa Andorra three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red, with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the latter band is slightly wider than the other two so that the ratio of band widths is 8:9:8; the coat of arms features a quartered shield with the emblems of (starting in the upper left and proceeding clockwise): Urgell, Foix, Bearn, and Catalonia; the motto reads VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR (Strength United is Stronger); the flag combines the blue and red French colors with the red and yellow of Spain to show Franco-Spanish protection note: similar to the flags of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem Angola two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle); red represents liberty, black the African continent, the symbols characterize workers and peasants Anguilla blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the
Which actor was nominated for a Best Actor 'Oscar' for the film 'Starman'?	Best Actor: Best Actor 1984: Jeff Bridges in Starman Thursday, 29 July 2010 Best Actor 1984: Jeff Bridges in Starman Jeff Bridges received his third Oscar nomination for portraying Starman in the body Scott Hayden in Starman. Starman is a profoundly boring film, one in which I could barely stand watching the first time I was it and had an even harder time this time. It is not interesting and it never entertaining. Here is an oddity of an nomination, because this is such an oddity of a performance. People are not really ever nominated for non-human roles, Bridges may be the only one in the lead actor category. Bridges in this performance plays the alien Starman in a way that seems alien enough, I really am sure it is the way the director wanted it but it creates nothing in terms of cinematic magic. Bridges plays an outstandingly one dimensional character as the alien. There is nothing to him really, he is an alien but an alien who I guess only wishes to observe mankind. Bridges does one thing and only one thing in this performance and that is speak it this almost monotone voice throughout. It is suppose to be an alien voice and it sound like it is, but it is also an incredibly dull voice. This is basically his whole performance, oh wait, he also makes the same emotionless face over and over again too, I almost forget. He does both consistently throughout the film never changing, even though his character is suppose to gain more humanity throughout, but this is not really shown is more of just said. He does not have chemistry with Karen Allen because he always stays with that dull unemotional behavior. Now Bridges should merely have not been nominated for this role. It is too simple and uninteresting. He technically does plays the part as you would aspect some would should play the part but that is not a challenge. Bridges never shows a hint of his actual talent in this performance, and this simply is one of his dullest and most uninteresting performances. Maybe John Carpenter the director would have forced anyone to play the part this way, I do not know, but either way the performance just comes off as dull and completely uninspired. Posted by
In mythology, who was forced to dine luxuriously beneath a sword, suspended by a single hair?	Eponyms from Wordcraft We are now the net's biggest collection of general eponyms! GREEN:ï¿½ items added April 18, 2004 abigail Abigail, a character in Beaumont & Fletcher's "The Scornful Lady" (mid-1600s) a lady's maid abishag Abishag, young woman brought to King David, trying to "revive" him in old age. I Kings 1-2 a child of a woman by a man married to another [a very rare word, not in OED] academy; academic choose your source: Plato's "academy" was owned by Akademus, or was named for legendary Akadamos, who told where the abducted Helen of Troy been hidden. Achilles, Gk hero in the Iliad a seemingly small but actually crucial weakness Adamite going naked (like Adam) for God adonis Adonis, a strikingly beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite in Gk myth a very handsome young man alfonsin; alphonsin Alfonse Ferri, a surgeon of Naples, who invented it (1552) a surgical instrument for extracting bullets from wounds algorism al-Khwarizmi, Arab mathemetician died ~850 use of the Arabic number system (rather than, say, Roman numerals) algorithm al-Khwarizmi, Arab mathemetician died ~850. His name gave us "algorism" (see above), which led to "algorithm" Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884ï¿½1980), daughter of US Pres. Theodore Roosevelt a pale grayish-blue color Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll illusory; unreal Alphonse and Gaston, comic strip characters created by Frederic Burr Opper (1905) two people who treat each other with excessive, often self-defeating deference Alzheimer's disease Alois Alzheimer, Ger neurologist 1864ï¿½1915 Amazons, a tribe of warrior women in classical legend a tall, aggressive, strong-willed woman America Mapmaker Martin Waldseemï¿½ller accepted Amerigo Vesï¿½pucci's (1454ï¿½1512) claim to have discovered the New World amethyst Nymph Amethyst, when pursued by the god of wine, was changed into this gem to protect her [gem was believed to prevent drunkenï¿½ness; the name means "not intoxicating''] ammonia from sal ammoniac, which in turn are salt deposits containing ammonium chloride found near temple of Jupiter Ammon in Libya Amphitryon King Amphitryon in Greek myth. Became eponym from Moliere's line, "Le veritable Amphitryon est l'Amphitryon ou l'on dine." a generous entertainer; a good host Anacreontic Anacreon, Gk poet noted praising love and wine (563?ï¿½478? BC) erotic; convivial; such a song or poem ananias Ananias, early Christian struck dead for lying (Acts 4-5) a liar Annie Oakley, Amer sharpshooter (1860ï¿½1926), star attraction of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show a free ticket or pass (compares a punched ticket with target full of bullet holse) Antaean Gk Antaeus, a mythical giant whom Hercules overcame mammoth, or of superhuman strength aphrodisiac Aphrodite, Gk goddess of love and beauty Apicius (Apicianus), a notorious Roman gourmand epicurean; peculiarly dainty in food apollonian Argyle, branch of the Scottish clan of Campbell Aristarchus of Samothrace, Greek scholar and critic, ~200 BC a severe critic (adj.: aristarchian) athenaeum ultimately from Gk meaning the "temple of Athena" a place with print materials to read; or, an institution to promote learning (e.g. a literary or science club, or a library) atlas Atlas, titan in Gk mythology augean Augeas, legendary Gk king who did not clean his stable for thirty years; Hecules took on the job utterly filthy from long neglect; requiring heroic efforts of cleaning August named by Augustus Caesar for himself; in this month occurred many fortunate events of his career Aurora, Roman goddess of dawn Axel Paulsen, Norwegian figure skater (1856ï¿½1938) a kind of jump in figure skating Babbitt George Babbitt, character in the Sinclair Lewis novel Babbitt (1922) a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards babbitt metal Isaac Babbitt, Am inventor died 1862 alloy used for lining bearings Bacchanal Bacchus, Roman god of wine a drunken feast; an orgy Baedeker Karl Baedeker (1801ï¿½1859)
Which striking building in the Manchester area has been designed by architect Daniel Liberskind?	Work - Libeskind Berlin, Germany The Jewish Museum Berlin, which opened to the public in 2001, exhibits the social, political and cultural history of the Jews in Germany from the fourth century to the present, explicitly presenting and integrating, for the first time in postwar Germany, the repercussions of the Holocaust. The new building is housed next to the site of the original Prussian Court of Justice building which was completed in 1735 now serves as the entrance to the new building. Daniel Libeskind’s design, which was created a year before the Berlin Wall came down, was based on three insights: it is impossible to… New York, New York, USA In 2002, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) announced a competition for a master plan to develop the 16 acres in Lower Manhattan destroyed by the terrorist attack of 9/11. Studio Libeskind’s design, “Memory Foundations,” won the commission. In designing the master site plan, Daniel Libeskind worked closely with all the stakeholders, knowing that it was fundamental to balance the memory of the tragedy with the need to foster a vibrant and working neighborhood. In the end, he devoted half of the 16-acre site to public space, defined by the Memorial and the Memorial Museum, while also setting aside locations… Keppel Bay, Singapore Standing at the entrance to historic Keppel Harbor, six undulating towers and 11 low-rise villa apartments offer sustainable living, views and privacy for residents in 1,129 apartments. The artful composition of the sleek curving towers affords the delight of visual complexity and provides enough spatial gaps and shifting orientations to multiply the views of the ocean, Sentosa Island, the golf course and Mount Faber. Two distinct typologies of housing—along the waterfront the lower Villa blocks and, set just behind, the towers ranging from 24 to 41 floors—create an airy, light-filled grouping of short and tall towers, none of which has… -Vilnius, Lithuania The Downtown Tower-k18B is a harmonious progression of glass volumes that consists of a 18-storey tower, set atop a 6-storey podium that are connected by a luminous glass-covered galeria. The building’s ground floor hosts public facilities including a restaurant, bar and retail as well as hotel and office lobbies. The geometry creates a unique expression enriching the city skyline and improving its multi-dimensionality. The bold, sculptural design of this multi-faceted glass tower reflects the light, sky and Lithuanian surroundings with a play of transparent and opaque surfaces. The 20,000 sq. meter building complex is strategically located steps from the nexus… Frankfurt, Germany The Alte Oper concert hall in collaboration with Daniel Libeskind created a 24-hour musical experience with more than 75 consecutive concert events featuring nearly 200 musicians on May 21-22, 2016, entitled “One Day in Life” in Frankfurt, Germany. The performers included prestigious artists and ensembles such as the pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, the violinist Carolin Widmann, the hr-Sinfonieorchester (The Frankfurt Radio Symphony), the Ensemble Modern, as well as students from Frankfurt am Main University of Music and Performing Arts. Libeskind hand-selected the music ranging from works by Claudio Monteverdi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Schubert, to pieces by contemporary composers, as… Erbil, Iraq The Kurdistan Museum will be the first major institution to present the Kurds’ national heritage to the world. In collaboration with the Kurdistan Regional Government (the KRG) and client representative RWF World, the team has embarked on a visionary project to share the story of the Kurdish people and inspire an open dialogue for future generations within Kurdistan. “The museum aims to convey the spirit of the Kurdish people, their rich culture and the future of Kurdistan,” said architect Daniel Libeskind. “The design had to navigate between two extreme emotions: sadness and tragedy, through the weight of history, and of joy and… Pristina, Kosovo Studio Libeskind (in collaboration with !melk and Bur
Which animal has the scientific name Scirius carolinensis?	Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern Gray Squirrel, Gray Squirrel, Grey Squirrel) Eastern Gray Squirrel, Gray Squirrel, Grey Squirrel Koprowski, J., Linzey, A. & Hammerson, G.A. Justification: Listed as Least Concern because of its wide distribution, large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, and lack of major threats; it is tolerant to habitat disturbance and its population is increasing. Previously published Red List assessments: 2008 – Least Concern (LC) Geographic Range [top] Range Description: This species is found in the eastern United States and adjacent southern Canada; southern Quebec to Manitoba, south to eastern Texas and Florida. Its range has been extended through introductions into Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, California, Oregon, Washington, and Montana (Teaford 1986, Koprowski 1994). It is also introduced in the British Isles, Italy, South Africa, and Australia (extirpated by 1973), but these introduced ranges are not included in the map here (Koprowski 1994). Countries occurrence: Italy; South Africa; United Kingdom Additional data: Population [top] Population: This species is widespread and abundant.There are reported densities of 21/ha in urban parks. Population and range are increasing (J Koprowski pers. comm.). Current Population Trend: Habitat and Ecology [top] Habitat and Ecology: It is found in large blocks of hardwood or mixed forests, as well as in urban and suburban areas. Prefers mature deciduous and mixed forests with abundant supplies of mast (e.g., acorns, hickory nuts). A diversity of nut trees is needed to support high densities. It also uses city parks and floodplains. Seldom far from permanent open water. In southern Alabama, narrow bands of hardwoods along ephemeral streams were an important component of the habitat in even-aged pine and mixed pine-hardwood stands. It rests in tree cavity or leaf nest; leaf nests apparently are made primarily by dispersing juveniles 18-19 weeks old. It nests in tree cavities or in leaf nests, usually 25 feet or more above the ground. Most winter-spring litters are born in tree cavities, most spring-summer litters in leaf nests (Teaford 1986). Cavities suitable for nesting are dry, 15-25 cm in diameter, 40-50 cm deep, with an entrance hole about eight cm in diameter (Teaford 1986). Females may move young from tree cavity nest to leaf nest, possibly to escape fleas. In Illinois, most breeding occurs in December-February and May-June; slightly later in more northern latitudes (Koprowski 1994). One or two litters per year. First litter is produced mostly in February-March, sometimes as early as January in some areas; second litter, July or August. Gestation lasts 44 days. Litter size most often is 2-3. Young are tended by female. Weaning is completed at about 10-12 weeks (in spring and/or late summer-early autumn). Most breed as yearlings, sometimes sooner (as early as five months) or later. Reproductive output, including the percentage of adults that produce young and the number of litters per year, is positively correlated with mast abundance. Maximum reproductive longevity is about a decade. Home range averages 0.5-10 ha, with older males tending to have the largest ranges (Teaford 1986); usually home range is less than five hectares (Koprowski 1994). Not territorial, home range overlap is extensive; social system is characterized by a linear dominance hierarchy. Disperses up to a few kilometres from natal area upon approaching sexual maturity. Large-scale one-way emigrations have been observed, generally coinciding with high population density and mast crop failure. It is pray of many predators, but predation does not appear to limit populations (Teaford 1986). Mean annual mortality reported for adults is 42-57% (Koprowski 1994). Diet consists of seeds, fruits, nuts, fungi, occasional insects and small vertebrates (e.g., bird eggs). Scatterhoarder; buries nuts and acorn in autumn for later consumption (winter-spring). It is active during the day, particularly in the morning and late af
Which artefact in the British Museum was painstakingly restored after being smashed by a drunkard in 1845?	Extended Articles from Glass Circle News Could the Portland Vase really have been made for Caesar Augustus? Stephen Pollock-Hill The Portland Vase, discovered in the grave of Roman Emperor Alexander Severus, (200-224 AD), in 1582, on the Monte del Grano, a few miles south of Rome, is probably the most famous and valuable piece of glass in the world. But four major mysteries remain. Who made it? How was it made? Who was it made for? And, who are the seven figures portrayed? It has a well documented history, from its discovery up to the present day, and is as important as any other Roman artefact. It is a prized possession of The British Museum and has inspired major artists by its beauty and rarity. Artists like Josiah Wedgwood, who borrowed it to help him create and make his jasper ware, (which is still in production), William Blake, who sketched it, and John Evelyn, the diarist who marvelled at it. The vase was broken twice: firstly, early in its life, when a replacement disc for the base was made, perhaps by a different artist as the colours and engraving styles are different; and then, more recently, smashed on February 7th 1845 by a vandal at the British Museum into over 200 fragments and painstakingly, (twice) glued together. In 1840 it inspired Stourbridge glassmaker, Benjamin Richardson, to offer a prize of £1,000, to anyone who could make a good copy. In 1873 Paul Pargeter, a glassmaker, made a copy and John Northwood did the cameo engraving. This 125 year old copy is a much prized possession of the Corning Glass Museum, in New York State. By using a bit of logic and detective deduction, it is possible to answer some of the above questions. The answers below throw a whole new light on this glass masterpiece, and may make it not only older than previously thought, but perhaps even an important and vital component in the success of the Roman Empire. This is a daring claim and readers will have to judge for themselves the strength of the argument. Dating the vase The vase was originally thought to have been made in the first century AD. This dating was based on the discovery of similar Roman cameo glass in the ruins of Pompeii, buried in the Vesuvius eruption of the morning of the 25th August 79 AD. Since then the vase has been dated to around 5 BC to 25 AD by The British Museum, its keeper. The reason for this dating was that this was the earliest that mouth blown glass had been found. However, it can be argued that the vase is about 30 years older than that, and there are clues that support this re-dating. Recently mouth blown glass has been discovered in ruins in Jerusalem dating from 80 BC and therefore the Portland Vase could have this earlier date. It is unfortunate that there is no carbon dating process for glass which could provide a definitive answer. There is another theory that the vase was not mouth blown but made by the core technique, but this is not convincing. Consider the fact that Pompeii was a very wealthy town, full of Roman-owned villas overlooking the Bay of Naples, and that some of its citizens would have had valuable artefacts; like the comparison to Mayfair, the Wirral, Brighton or Sandbanks, Dorset. It is unlikely that all the pieces of cameo glass would be new. As well as new items it is likely that some would have been inherited family artefacts and some would have been acquired “antique” treasures by the nouveaux riche, designed to show their taste and also to hide their simple origins. Then, as now, owning antiques confers an aura of wealth from past generations. Therefore, based on current discoveries, much of the cameo work could have been made earlier than 5 BC, but not before 80 BC because no glass-making cameo studio that could have made them has been found among the excavations in Pompeii. According to recent research by Dr Paul Roberts, Curator of Roman Antiquities at the British Museum and his team, it is generally recognised that over 90% of all Roman cameo glass has been discovered in Rome. This means that the vase was probably made in Rome, perhaps in as few as one or two
In Greek mythology, whose punishment was to stand in a lake whose waters receded whenever he tried to drink?	What does tantalus mean? Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing. Tantalus(ProperNoun) A Phrygian king who was condemned to remain in Tartarus, chin deep in water, with fruit-laden branches hanging above his head; whenever he tried to drink or eat, the water and fruit receded out of reach. Origin: Latin Tantalus, from Greek Τανταλος ‘Tantalus’, a Phrygian king in Greek mythology who was condemned to stand in a pool of water which receded every time he tried to drink, and with overhanging branches of fruit which pulled back whenever he tried to eat. Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: Tantalus(noun) a Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them Tantalus(noun) a genus of wading birds comprising the wood ibises Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Tantalus Tantalus was a Greek mythological figure, most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus. He was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink. He was the father of Pelops, Niobe and Broteas, and was a son of Zeus and the nymph Plouto. Thus, like other heroes in Greek mythology such as Theseus and the Dioskouroi, Tantalus had both a hidden, divine parent and a mortal one. Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Tantalus tan′ta-lus, n. the wood-ibis, a genus of birds of the stork family, quite distinct from the true ibises. The Nuttall Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Tantalus in the Greek mythology a Lydian king, who, being admitted from blood relationship to the banquets of the gods, incurred their displeasure by betraying their secrets, and was consigned to the nether world and compelled to suffer the constant pangs of hunger and thirst, though he stood up to the chin in water, and had ever before him the offer of the richest fruits, both of which receded from him as he attempted to reach them, while a huge rock hung over him, ever threatening to fall and crush him with its weight. Numerology The numerical value of tantalus in Chaldean Numerology is: 9 Pythagorean Numerology
Which battle near Moscow turned the tide against Napoleon in 1812?	1812 Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) - YouTube 1812 Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Apr 10, 2011 The Year 1812, as the Overture was formally titled, was commissioned to commemorate the Russian defense of Moscow against Napoleon's army in the Battle of Borodino in 1812.Tthe piece was an immediate success, both in Russia and in the United States, where it was played in the inaugural concert of Carnegie Hall. The Overture begins with an Orthodox Russian hymn, followed by several martial and folk tunes, representing the struggle of the Russian people as they are overcome by the advancing French army. Cannon shots are heard amid strains of La Marsiellaise; the woodwinds evoke the winter storms that turn the tide of the battle; the French soldiers retreat during a long descending passage in unison, followed by a victorious chorus of church bells and the Russian anthem, God save the Tsar. In 1974, the 1812 Overture was featured in a Boston Pops Fourth of July Esplanade concert, with live cannons, real church-bells, and fireworks. The piece has since become an American Independence Day standard. Category
Which American city is served by 'Stapleton Airport'?	Stapleton International Airport \| Articles \| Colorado Encyclopedia Stapleton International Airport Airport Administration building, 1935 Share to A view of the industrial style, three-story brick administration building at the Denver Municipal Airport in 1935. The Denver Municipal Airport opened in 1929, and the name was changed to Stapleton International Airport in 1964. Airport Administration building, 1935 Stapleton Airport Share to United Airlines passenger jet "Mainliner 300 NC37508" sits on the tarmac at Stapleton Airport in 1941. The terminal and control tower are in the background. Antennae and wind instruments top the roof. Stapleton Airport Body Full Article Stapleton International Airport opened as a small municipal airport in 1929–30 and went on to become Denver’s primary airport for sixty-five years, until it was replaced by Denver International Airport in 1995. The airport played a major role in Denver ’s development as a national transportation and shipping hub. Today, Stapleton’s airport buildings lie vacant, as the land has since been subdivided and zoned for multiple other uses. Beginnings With the exception of the 1931–35 term, Benjamin Stapleton was mayor of Denver from 1923 to 1947. He was one of the few people in the city who foresaw the tremendous potential of the airplane in the 1920s, and he wanted to consolidate Denver’s local, growing aviation industry around a single airport. Enlisting the aid of his Improvements and Parks Department manager, Charles Vail, Stapleton’s administration began laying the necessary groundwork. From the beginning, the airport project was placed under the jurisdiction of Improvements and Parks. The airport encountered opposition from the start, as some argued that Denver had no right to build a facility that would be a commercial venture for the city. The site that Stapleton and Vail selected was called the Sand Creek site, or Rattlesnake Hollow, seven miles from downtown Denver. The new airport, named Denver Municipal Airport (DMA), celebrated its opening with a four-day program of events, from October 17 to October 20, 1929. Only three airlines had offices in the two-story administration building: Mid-Continent Express, which had just begun passenger service between Denver and El Paso; Western Air Express; and US Airways. Since there were so few passenger flights in 1929, the new facility functioned more like a glorified post office—the primary purpose of all three companies was flying the mail. Yet by the end of 1930, its first full year of service, DMA was already turning a profit, with thirty takeoffs and landings registered every day and three new companies signing on to provide service: Carlos Reavis Service, Eddie Brooks Service, and Western Flying Service. In January 1931 city and airport officials constructed a new hangar, initiating a fifty-year run of continuous growth. In 1937 both United and Continental Airlines began offering service to and from DMA. By the end of the 1930s Denver Municipal was the city’s premier airport, although the area also hosted a number of privately owned airfields. Yet passenger traffic still languished. Though local businesses were convinced of the facility’s importance, the average Denverite was still not using the airport or planes on a regular basis. This would change with the onset of World War II. After World War II World War II was the catalyst for giant leaps in aviation technology; after the war, the average American was introduced to flying in numbers never seen before. The war cultivated a mass appreciation for the airplane and helped it capture much of the passenger market that trains had held for generations. Moreover, many people around the nation and the world came to view Denver as an important air hub due to its central location between the country’s international borders and its proximity to military bases, and federal authorities seriously considered proposed commercial routes that would tie Denver to other important cities such as Chicago and Washington, DC. DMA was renamed Stapleton Airfield, in honor of the
By what name was Music Hall entertainer Matilda Wood known to the general public?	Music hall : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics Strand, London Did you know ... More interesting facts on Music hall Include this on your site/blog: Encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the British form of theatre and the venues associated with it. For other uses of the term Music Hall, see Music Hall (disambiguation) . The Oxford Music Hall, ca. 1875 Music hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to: A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts . British music hall was similar to American vaudeville , featuring rousing songs and comic acts, while in the United Kingdom the term vaudeville referred to more working-class types of entertainment that would have been termed burlesque . The theatre or other venue in which such entertainment takes place; The type of popular music normally associated with such performances. Contents Origins and development The Eagle Tavern in 1830 Music hall in London had its origins in entertainment provided in the new style saloon bars of public houses during the 1830s. These venues replaced earlier semi-rural amusements provided by traditional fairs and suburban pleasure gardens such as Vauxhall Gardens and the Cremorne Gardens . These latter became subject to urban development and became fewer and less popular. [1] The saloon was a room where for an admission fee or a greater price at the bar, singing, dancing, drama or comedy was performed. The most famous London saloon of the early days was the Grecian Saloon, established in 1825, at The Eagle (a former tea-garden), 2 Shepherdess Walk, off the City Road in north London. [2] According to John Hollingshead , proprietor of the Gaiety Theatre, London (originally the Strand Music Hall), this establishment was "the father and mother, the dry and wet nurse of the Music Hall". Later known as the Grecian Theatre, it was here that Marie Lloyd made her début at the age of 14 in 1884. It is still famous because of an English nursery rhyme, with the somewhat mysterious lyrics: Up and down the City Road In and out The Eagle That's the way the money goes Pop goes the weasel . [3] The interior of Wilton's (here, being set for a wedding). The lines of tables give some idea of how early Music Halls were used as supper clubs. Another famous "song and supper" room of this period was Evans Music-and-Supper Rooms , 43 King Street, Covent Garden , established in the 1840s by W.H. Evans. This venue was also known as 'Evans Late Joys' - Joy being the name of the previous owner. Other song and supper rooms included the Coal Hole in The Strand , the Cyder Cellars in Maiden Lane, Covent Garden and the Mogul Saloon in Drury Lane [1] . The music hall as we know it developed from such establishments during the 1850s and were built in and on the grounds of public houses. Such establishments were distinguished from theatres by the fact that in a music hall you would be seated at a table in the auditorium and could drink alcohol and smoke tobacco whilst watching the show. In a theatre, by contrast, the audience was seated in stalls and there was a separate bar-room. An exception to this rule was the Britannia Theatre , Hoxton (1841) which somehow managed to evade this regulation and served drinks to its customers. Though a theatre rather than a music hall, this famous establishment later hosted music hall variety acts. [4] The first music halls Interior of the Canterbury Hall , opened 1852 in Lambeth The establishment often regarded as the first true music hall was the the Canterbury , 143 Westminster Bridge Road , Lambeth built by Charles Morton , afterwards dubbed "the Father of the Halls", on the site of a skittle alley next to his pub, the Canterbury Tavern. It opened on 17 May 18
'Somebody, Someday' is the autobiography of which British male singer?	Top selling biographies and autobiographies since 2001 \| News \| theguardian.com Top selling biographies and autobiographies since 2001 Which biographies and autobiographies have sold the most since 2001? Which have sold the fastest? • Download the data Peter Kay's autobiography generated the highest revenue of all those in the top 50. Photograph: Getty Images They may now be the least popular type of book, but as recently as 2005, sales of autobiographies were not doing so badly. Last year , autobiographies made up just 0.58% of all book sales, while 'romance and sagas', accounted for 11.26%, due partly to the huge success of EL James ' Fifty Shades of Grey . Nielsen BookScan collected the data directly from over 35,500 bookshops' point of sale systems on a weekly basis. That does mean however that sales of e-books are not included in the data, and second-hand book sales are likely to be under-estimated. The best-selling autobiography since 2001 is 'A Child Called It' by Dave Pelzer, shifting over a million copies and generating over £5.5 million in revenue. Peter Kay's autobiography 'The Sound of Laughter' tops the chart in terms of revenue at £9.3 million. Comedians figure prominently on the list with Paul O'Grady, Dawn French, Russell Brand, Michael McIntyre and Frank Skinner all making it to the top 50. When the publication date is taken into account, the list looks very different. Steve Jobs biography , though the most expensive on the list at RRP £25, sold on average 535 copies a day since it was published in October 2011, making it the fastest selling book on the biography list. That still appears a weak performance when compared to Cheryl Cole's autobiography 'Cheryl: My Story' which has sold on average 2,308 copies a day since it was released in October last year. Each of the titles in the top biographies since 2001 sold on average 223,000 copies. For the authors in the top 50 autobiographies, the average number of copies sold was 410,000. The average RRP of the best-selling biographies was £11.01, and £13.61 for a top 50 autobiography though the average selling price for both was consistently lower than the RRP. Though arts autobiographies have fallen from selling 2.1 million in 2005 to just 649,000 in 2012, this remains the most popular subject. Sales of historical, political and military autobiographies have also fallen considerably during this time. Autobiographies from royalty, which had been on a downward trend since 2003, almost doubled between 2008 and 2009. Biographies written by religious and spiritual figures about their own lives continue to be the weakest category, representing just 1% of all sales. • 'Dreams from My Father:A Story of Race and Inheritance' by President Barack Obama is number 4 on the bestseller list, selling 784,000 copies. • At £25 and the most expensive autobiography on the list, Tony Blair's 'A Journey' ranks 42nd. • In 11th place in the biography chart, it's not possible to say how many of the 332,000 sales of "Feel:Robbie Williams" were due to excited fans misreading the title.
Who was the first woman cox in a boat race?	The Cancer Research UK Boat Races - Personalities Personalities Multi-Olympic Gold Medalist Matthew Pinsent Sir Matthew Pinsent CBE is perhaps the most distinguished oarsman ever to compete in The Boat Race. He was in the Oxford Blue Boat in 1990, 91 & 93, winning twice but was losing President in 1993. In 1992 he missed out on a Blue to take time to win his first Olympic Gold with Steve Redgrave at the Barcelona Olympics. He went on to win 3 more golds, two with Blues; in 2000 with Oxford's Tim Foster and in 2004 with Oxford's Ed Coode. In 2011 Pinsent returned to the Boat Race appearing in and winning his first Veterans Race. He was the umpire for The 2013 BNY Mellon Boat Race. Sir Matthew with his gold Olympic medals World Champion and Olympic Silver Medallist Cath Bishop Cath Bishop became World Champion in 2003 with Katherine Grainger in the coxless pair, going on to win Silver at the Athens Olympic Games of 2004. Cath competed in two Boat Races, those of 1991 and 1993. She describes losing the 1991 Women's Boat Race as the trigger for her ultimate success in the sport, helping her to realise how much winning meant. Cath learned to row whilst at Pembroke College and was on her year abroad for the 1992 race. Leaving Cambridge with a win and a loss, she went on to win her first World Championship medal in 1999 (Silver) in Cologne in the coxless pair. She currently holds the position of Chair at Cambridge University Women's Boat Club. Cath Bishop (L) with Katherine Grainger, having won Silver in Athens Actor & Comedian Hugh Laurie Cambridge 1980 Hugh Laurie rowed in the Cambridge Blue Boat in 1980. His father Ran Laurie had stroked Cambridge to victory between 1934-36 and won a Gold at the 1948 London Olympics. Laurie had been a GB Junior International while at Eton, however his Cambridge crew narrowly lost in an exciting race featuring clashes of blades and the collapse of the Oxford bow man. This was Laurie's only Boat Race before the lure of the 'footlights' led him into his distinguished career. Hugh Laurie training in the 1980 Cambridge crew Lord (Colin) Moynihan Chairman of the British Olympic Association Colin Moynihan was a double blue coxing the victorious Oxford crew in the 1977 Boat Race and boxing against Cambridge in the Bantamweight division. He beat Benazir Bhutto to win the Presidency of the Oxford Union in 1976. In the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games he was cox for the GB men's VIII winning a silver medal. Moynihan became an MP in 1983 and was MInister for Sport between 1987-1990. He is an hereditary Peer but was elected to stay in the House of Lords in 2000 where he has been a Conservative spokesman on Sport and Foreign Affairs. In 2005 The 4th Baron Moynihan became Chairman of the British Olympic Association for the run-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games. Moynihan in 1977 shoveling hops at the Young's brewery in order to lose weight Boris Rankov rowed in more Boat Races than any other athlete Educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford (MA 1980, DPhil 1987), Boris Rankov is best known for leading Oxford to victory six times between 1978 and 1983, three times in the 4 seat and three times in the 5 seat. This led to the establishment of the so-called Rankov Rule, which states that oarsmen will compete in the race no more than four times as an undergraduate and no more than four times as a graduate. Rankov has however, umpired the race in 2003, 2005 and 2009. He is currently a professor of Roman history at Royal Holloway, University of London. Boris Rankov following one of his six victories Sue Brown, the first woman to compete in the Boat Race On April 4th 1981 Sue Brown became the first woman to participate in The Boat Race, as cox of the Oxford Blue Boat, a task she repeated in 1982, winning on both occassions. Since then both clubs have used female coxes to steer their crews. The first woman cox in the Cambridge Blue Boat was Henrietta Shaw in 1985. The first time both crews were coxed by women was 1989, the dark blues with Alison Norrish, the light blues with Leigh Weiss. Sue Brown Oxford cox 1981-82
"What's the ""best preserved Stone Age village in Europe"", on Mainland in Orkney, called?"	Skara Brae - The Discovery and Excavation of Orkney's finest Neolithic Settlement Skara Brae The discovery of the village "On the far curving shore of the bay lies Skara Brae, hazy through the sea-haar." George Mackay Brown - Rockpools and Daffodils On the southern shore of the Bay o' Skaill, in the West Mainland parish of Sandwick , is the Neolithic village of Skara Brae - one of Orkney's most-visited ancient sites and regarded by many as one of the most remarkable prehistoric monuments in Europe. In the winter of 1850, a great storm battered Orkney. There was nothing particularly unusual about that, but, on this occasion, the combination of wind and extremely high tides stripped the grass from a large mound, then known as "Skerrabra". This revealed the outline of a number of stone buildings - something that intrigued the local laird, William Watt, of Skaill, who embarked on an excavation of the site. In 1868, after the remains of four ancient houses had been unearthed, work at Skerrabra was abandoned. The settlement remained undisturbed until 1925, when another storm damaged some of the previously excavated structures. A sea-wall was built to preserve these remains, but during the construction work, yet more ancient buildings were discovered. "I hear, says the writer in The Bulletin, that the excavations at Skerrabrae in Orkney, which attracted so much attention last year, are to be resumed at an early date. "Professor V. Gordon Childe will again co-operate with the representatives of the Office of Works. "There are still some problems to be solved, and its hoped that this season's researches will throw a flood of light on the period of the underground structures and the people who dwelt in them." The Orcadian, July 4, 1929 'Modern' investigations Further excavations followed and, between 1928 and 1930, the dwellings we see today were released from their protective cocoons. At the time, the village was thought to be an Iron Age settlement, dating from around 500BC - but this was no Pictish village. Radiocarbon dating in the early 1970s confirmed that the settlement dated from the late Neolithic — inhabited for around 600 years, between 3200BC and 2200BC. Today, Skerrabra - or Skara Brae as it has become known - survives as eight dwellings, linked together by a series of low, covered passages. Because of the protection offered by the sand that covered the settlement for 4,000 years, the buildings, and their contents, are incredibly well-preserved. Not only are the walls of the structures still standing, and alleyways roofed with their original stone slabs, but the interior fittings of each house give an unparalleled glimpse of life as it was in Neolithic Orkney. Each house shares the same basic design - a large square room, with a central fireplace , a bed on either side and a shelved dresser on the wall opposite the doorway. In its lifetime, Skara Brae became embedded in its own rubbish and this, together with the encroaching sand dunes, meant the village was gradually abandoned. Thereafter, the settlement was gradually covered by a drifting wall of sand that hid it from sight for for over 40 centuries. But the elements that exposed Skara Brae to the world are also its greatest nemesis. The village remains under constant threat by coastal erosion and the onslaught of the sand and sea. In addition, the increasing number of visitors to the site annually are causing problems. Steps are being taken, however, to alleviate, or minimise, this damage.
What is the better known name of the bird Cygnus olor?	Mute swan videos, photos and facts - Cygnus olor \| ARKive Top Mute swan biology The mute swan feeds chiefly on submerged aquatic vegetation, which is obtained by upending (tipping head first into the water, so that the tail remains visible above the surface) (5) . It also feeds in fields on young cereal crops (6) , spilt grain (5) , and on artificial food sources, such as bread given by the public (3) . Territorial disputes may result in aggressive fights between mute swan males, in which they rush at one another and slide along the surface of the water (2) . Pairs typically nest solitarily, although semi-domesticated birds may nest in large colonies (8) (notably at Abbotsbury in Dorset) (6) . The cone-shaped nest is built at the edge of the water, and may be used in subsequent years by the same pair (5) . After mid-April, between five and seven (up to 12) whitish or pale blue eggs are laid. They are incubated , mainly by the female, for 35 to 42 days; the young, known as 'cygnets', leave the nest soon after hatching (5) . Both parents take care of the cygnets for an extended period, often until the next breeding season (5) . Top Mute swan range Found throughout Britain, the mute swan is absent from high ground and areas without fresh water (3) . After 1960, the population began to decline as a result of poisoning from lead fishing weights (3) . Since the mid-1980s and the banning of lead weights however, the population has increased (7) . Outside of Britain, the mute swan is known throughout Europe and central Asia (8) ; it has also been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and North America (5) . Top Mute swan status The mute swan is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1) . It is a widespread and common species in the UK, not listed under any conservation designations (3) . Included in the Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List (medium conservation concern) (4) . Top Mute swan threats Harsh winters and poisoning from lead fishing weights were responsible for the decline of the mute swan population in Britain. A series of mild winters combined with the banning of lead weights has resulted in the recovery of the numbers of this beautiful bird (7) . Top Mute swan conservation Strong lobbying to ban lead fishing weights has enabled mute swans to recover from the crash in numbers caused by lead poisoning. They will also have benefited from action carried out for other species of wildfowl, such as the creation and management of wetland nature reserves (6) . There may be further information about this species available via the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.
Which opera has 'Escamillo' as one of the central characters?	Escamillo - definition and meaning Escamillo Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at escamillo . Etymologies Sorry, no etymologies found. Examples By the time he met Lily in Some Buried Caesar he'd become pretty suave anyone meriting the pet name Escamillo from a woman as chi-chi as Lily HAD to be suave! Eco chamber: Is your favorite crime series a closed text? Rodney, a massively tall and very striking baritone, is perfection as Husky Miller (the character formerly known as Escamillo) and Andrew, a high, romantic tenor brimful with charm, plays Joe (Don J) as a repressed mama's boy whose emotions are wrenched out of him in fits of startling violence. Meet the Clarke brothers Christine Rice makes a spunky, sexy gypsy; Maija Kovalevska is beautiful as Micaela, tortured by her love for the largely oblivious Jose; Hymel who is coming to Baltimore as Faust in 2012 sings solidly and is both handsome and slightly nerdy, as Jose should be; and Aris Argiris, a Greek baritone, made his Royal Opera House debut as a hunky and well-sung Escamillo. 'Carmen in 3D': One dimension short Using the spoken dialogue of the original stage production, it is shot entirely on Andalucian locations with a magnificent central trio: the alluring, powerfully confident Julia Migenes, a sort of dark-haired Gypsy Streisand, as Carmen; Plácido Domingo, a painfully vulnerable (if perhaps slightly too old) Don José; and Ruggero Raimondo (Losey's Don Giovanni) as a wiry, proud Escamillo, who has the pained eyes of a man long used to facing death in the afternoon. Carmen The rest of the cast also seems below its appreciable best, with Marina Domashenko a robustly delivered but anonymous Carmen, Eva Mei a breathy and unevenly sung Micaela and Bryn Terfel tending to bellow his way through the role of Escamillo.
Who was Archbishop of Canterbury at the start of World War II in 1939?	Archbishops of Canterbury Archbishops of Canterbury By Ben Johnson \| Comments In the Christian church, an archbishop is a bishop of superior rank who has authority over other bishops in an ecclesiastic province or area. The Church of England is presided over by two archbishops: the archbishop of Canterbury, who is 'primate of All England', and the archbishop of York, who is 'primate of England'. In the time of St. Augustine, around the 5th century it was intended that England would be divided into two provinces with two archbishops, one at London and one at York . Canterbury gained supremacy just prior to the Reformation in the 16th century, when it exercised the powers of papal legate throughout England. It is the Archbishop of Canterbury who has the privilege of crowning the kings and queens of England and ranks immediately after the princes of royal blood. The Archbishop's official residence is at Lambeth Palace, London, and second residence at the Old Palace, Canterbury. The first Archbishop of Canterbury was Augustine. Originally prior to the Benedictine monastery of St. Andrew in Rome, he was sent to England by Pope Gregory I with the mission to convert the natives to Roman Christianity. Landing in Ebbesfleet, Kent in 597 Augustine quickly converted his first native when he baptized Ethelbert, King of Kent along with many of his subjects. He was consecrated Bishop of the English at Arles that same year and appointed archbishop in 601, establishing his seat at Canterbury. In 603 he attempted unsuccessfully to unite the Roman and native Celtic churches at a conference on the Severn. The following list traces the Archbishops from the time of Augustine through the Reformation, up to the present day. Their influence on the history of England and the English people is apparent for all to see. Archbishops of Canterbury 604 Laurentius. Nominated by St. Augustine as his successor. Had a rocky ride when King Ethelbert of Kent was succeeded by his pagan son Eadbald. Remaining calm Laurentius eventually converted Eadbald to Christianity, thus preserving the Roman mission in England. 627 Honorius. The last of the group of Roman missionaries who had accompanied St. Augustine to England. 668 Theodore (of Tarsus). The Greek theologian was already in his sixties when he was sent to England by Pope Vitalian to assume the role of archbishop. Despite his age he went on to reorganise the English Church creating the diocesan structure, uniting for the first time the people of England. 693 Berhtwald. The first archbishop of English birth. Worked with King Wihtred of Kent to develop the laws of the land. Cuthbert. Established England as an important base from which Anglo-Saxon missionaries were despatched abroad. 765 Jaenberht. Backed the wrong horse in the King of Kent against King Offa of Mercia. He saw the importance of Canterbury reduce as power shifted to Offa's cathedral in Lichfield. 793 Ethelheard, St. Originally chosen by King Offa of Mercia, to make Lichfield into the premier archbishopric in England. Ethelheard appears to have messed things up a little in the politics of the day, and unwittingly succeeded in reinstating Canterbury's traditional superiority. 805 Wulfred. As with his predecessors Wulfred's rule was frequently disrupted by disputes with the kings of Mercia and was at one stage exiled by King Cenwulf. 833 Ceolnoth. Maintained Canterbury's superiority within the Church of England by forming close relationships with the rising power of the Kings of Wessex, and abandoning the pro-Mercian policies of Feologeld. 890 Plegmund. Appointed Archbishop by Alfred the Great. Plegmund played an influential role in the reigns of both Alfred and Edward the Elder. He was involved in early efforts to convert the Danelaw to Christianity. 942 Oda. Oda's career serves to demonstrate the integration of Scandinavians into English society. The son of a pagan who came to England with the Viking 'Great Army', Oda organised the reintroduction of a bishopric into the Scandinavian settlements of East Angl
"From which t.v. comedy series did the catchphrase ""This is a local shop for local people"" come?"	The League of Gentlemen (TV Series 1999–2002) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error 19 episodes An interweaving narrative chronicling the antics of such diverse characters as: a transsexual taxi driver, a family obsessed with hygiene and toads, a fiery reverend, a carnival owner who kidnaps women into marriage, and a xenophobic couple who run a local shop for local people. Stars: Now unemployed Pauline has to face the scorn of her successor Cathy Carter- Smith. Meanwhile Papa Lazarus brings his Pandemonium Circus to Royston Vasey. He has a disconcerting habit of hypnotising ... 8.7 Alone in the chapel of hope on Christmas Eve Reverend Bernice hates Christmas,since her mother was carried off by Papa Lazarou disguised as Santa Claus when she was a child. She has three visitors. ... 8.5 As Royston Vasey is put under martial law and Legz Akimbo are hired to put on a play as a diversion the police arrest Eunice as the cause of the outbreak though Hilary escapes. Chinnery has yet ... 8.4 a list of 21 titles created 07 Jan 2011 a list of 37 titles created 26 Oct 2011 a list of 47 titles created 16 Oct 2012 a list of 31 titles created 26 Mar 2014 a list of 28 titles created 4 months ago Title: The League of Gentlemen (1999–2002) 8.4/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 7 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards » Photos A group of seemingly unrelated strangers all receive a mysterious note stating "I know what you did," which sends their lives into a downward spiral. Stars: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Daniel Kaluuya The notorious fictional town of Royston Vasey is under threat and its inhabitants are forced to leave. Director: Steve Bendelack Inside No. 9 (TV Series 2014) Comedy \| Horror \| Mystery The show invites viewers into some very different No.9s, where the ordinary and mundane rub shoulders with the extraordinary and macabre. Stars: Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Rosie Cavaliero UK comedy sketch show depicting most forms of stereotypical mid-90's British society. Stars: Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Arabella Weir Controversal spoof of current-affairs TV and the role of celebrity in the UK. Stars: Christopher Morris, Mark Heap, Kevin Eldon Alan Partridge a failed television presenter whose previous exploits had featured in the chat-show parody Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge, and who is now presenting a programed on local radio in Norwich. Stars: Steve Coogan, Phil Cornwell, Simon Greenall Crazy sitcom about 3 priests and their housekeeper who live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland it seems! Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly While telling her husband he's dying, Jill sets her sights on the next door neighbour, Don. And torments his wife, who suffers from MS. Stars: Julia Davis, Angus Deayton, Rebecca Front Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (TV Series 2004) Comedy This parody series is an unearthed 80s horror/drama, complete with poor production values, awful dialogue and hilarious violence. The series is set in a Hospital in Romford, which is situated over the gates of Hell. Stars: Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Matthew Holness Red Dwarf (TV Series 1988) Comedy \| Sci-Fi The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf. Stars: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules BBC sketch show that while continuing to show the misadventures of a series of popular characters now also introduces a slew of new oddballs and misfits for us to enjoy including Tory Boy and The Lovely Wobbly Randy Old Ladies. Stars: Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke, Paul Whitehouse Friends Tim and Daisy, 20-something North Londoners with uncertain futures, must pretend to be a couple to live in the only apartment they can
Who wrote the novel 'England Made Me'?	England Made Me (1973) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A story about an English businessman in 1930s Germany who encounters a financier who has forged his career on greed, corruption and opportunism, rather than the traditional British principles of decency and fair play. Director: a list of 81 titles created 21 Jul 2012 a list of 2241 titles created 27 Apr 2013 a list of 40 titles created 07 Aug 2014 a list of 33 titles created 11 Mar 2015 a list of 3826 titles created 03 Oct 2015 Title: England Made Me (1973) 6.8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. See more awards » Photos At a British Regimental party in Colonial India the widow of Captain Scarlett is assaulted in the garden and she accuses one of the newly arrived junior lieutenants of the crime. Director: Michael Anderson This retelling of the classic tale of James Hilton's Utopian lost world plays out uneasily amid musical production numbers and Bacharach pop music. While escaping war-torn China, a group of... See full summary » Director: Charles Jarrott In 1915, frustrated with the German air-raids on London, British Intelligence sends Scots officer Geoffrey Richter-Douglas, who has German ancestry, to Germany, to find information about the latest German Zeppelin. Director: Etienne Périer Young George Matcham visits his uncle Lord Nelson and the vulgar Lady Hamilton. With the clear eyes of youth, he measures Nelson's stature and notes his feet of clay. And yet, Nelson is a ... See full summary » Director: James Cellan Jones North Africa, December 1942. Valentin, a professional gardener ruined by the bombings of 1940, has fled to Tunis, where he traffics stolen goods, transporting them from Libya to Tunisia on an old boat. Director: Philippe de Broca The British royal Prince George travels to Japan and falls in love with a local woman named Sumi. Director: Lewis Gilbert When rookie P.C. Strange falls for an under aged girl, he is unknowingly compromised by a pair of pornographers. Meanwhile, seasoned Det. Pierce is out to catch mob boss Quince and soon both plots intertwine. Director: David Greene Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church. Today, she is mostly known for the rumors that she was lesbian. Director: Anthony Harvey An unhappily married white policeman in Sierra Leone falls in love with a white girl and starts an affair. He soon starts feeling guilty. Director: George More O'Ferrall Great Expectations (TV Movie 1974) Drama A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor. Director: Joseph Hardy A man having marital problems with his shrewish wife picks up a young, pretty and pregnant hitchhiker. Before he knows it, he's in over his head and mixed up in violence and murder. Director: Alastair Reid Edit Storyline A story about an English businessman in 1930s Germany who encounters a financier who has forged his career on greed, corruption and opportunism, rather than the traditional British principles of decency and fair play. Taglines: Brother + sister + lover. A triangle . . . A game of consequences. And the consequences were deadly in Nazi Germany. Genres: Rape of the Third Reich See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia John Scott wrote the music and Arthur Hamilton the lyrics for "Remembering" for the motion picture England Made Me. The song was performed by Lana Cantrell , and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in a Motion Picture. However, it became disqualified due to Ms. Cantrell's vocal being recorded over the motion picture title strip at the end of the feature. The Academy subsequently notified East Coast Records, and requested the instrumental version be
Viti Levu is the largest of which group of islands?	Fiji: Which Island - Main Island (Viti Levu) - TripAdvisor Want the lowest hotel prices? You're in the right place. We check 200+ sites for you. Fiji: Which Island - Main Island (Viti Levu) Review a place you’ve visited JOIN We'll send you updates with the latest deals, reviews and articles for Fiji each week. Fiji Traveler Article: Fiji: Which Island - Main Island (Viti Levu) Save Article Comments (1) Many people are confused as to which are or island of Fiji will suit them best for their holiday. And no wonder! Fiji has over 300 islands, and a plethora of resorts and activities, so picking one without background is similar to throwing on dart on a map. This is a list, broken down by island group. The first: Fiji's Main Island - Viti Levu. Viti Levu The main island of Viti Levu is Fiji's largest island, and home to the national capital city of Suva. The large island is known for its beautiful coastline, rainforests, swaying canefields and beachfront resorts. Viti Levu hosts the country's most diverse population, cuisine and culture. Main areas in Viti Levu are: Nadi, where visitors first arrive in Fiji at the International Airport. Nadi is known more as a "stopover" city, where people lay their heads for a night before heading off to the more idyllic outer islands or coasta areas. However, the enclave of Denarau Island near Nadi hosts some of the nation's best hotel chains, is home to the Marina which is departure point for inter island ferry services to the Manamucas and Yasawas and the watersports activities in the area can be dizzying. Pacific Harbour, Fiji's Adventure Capital. Here you'll find several resorts ranging from backpacker to deluxe, as well as a range of great adventure activities right at your doorstep. Pacific Harbour also houses an interesting Arts Village, boutique shops, and a residential community mostly comprised of ex-pats living in gorgeous Mediterranean-style homes butting up against the waterways that weave their way through the town. Pacific Harbour has the distinction of having some of the nicest beaches on the main island. From here you have access to award winning surf (Frigate's Passage) to renowned diving (Beqa Lagoon). Suva is Fiji's Capital City. Suva is where government and industry take place. Not a destination in itself, it's worth a visit for a day or two to see the "citified" Fiji. A plethora of restaurants abound - from flavorful curry houses to floating restaurants serving award winning seafoods to a Rainforest Lodge overlooking mahogany forests. The Coral Coast is, as the name implies, a long stretch of coastline encircled by a fringing reef. Diving is exceptional, and most is easily accessible within a 10-20 minute boat ride away. The Coral Coast houses most of the resorts in Fiji, and is close to a number of activities and tours. The Sunshine Coast is in the driest side of the island, and generally not supported by tourism infrastructure. This area is comprised of traditional villages, mosques and temples, agricultural and cane fields with a few boutique resorts and private holiday homes (some available for rental) that offer easy acces for diving the Bligh Waters region. The Highlands of Viti Levu will change your view of Fiji! You leave behind the idyllic beaches, for verdant green hills and mountains. For the adventurous, you can trek for a day, or two, or even a week, from village to village. Activities: Honeymooners looking for more activities and amenities Travelers seeking soft adventure experiences Travelers wanting more nightlife First Landing, Wananavu, Naviti, ShangriLa Fijian, Novotel, Sonaisali, The Pearl South Pacific, The Hideaway Budget Bedarra Beach Inn, Mango Bay Resort, Anchorage Beach Resort, Crusoes Retreat, Uprising Resort, Club Fiji, Smugglers Cove Backpackers Many of the budget resorts offer dorm style accommodation and there is a huge range of backpacker style accommodation available throughout Fiji including Seashells@Momi , Robinson Crusoe Island, Nadi Bay Resort, The Beach House and more. NOTE: These are only a selection of what is available. T
'Tame' is the national airline of which South American country?	Major Airlines of Latin America and the Caribbean - Nations Online Project Major Airlines of Latin America and the Caribbean ___ Major Airlines of Latin America and the Caribbean List of flag air carriers, domestic airlines, commercial airlines with passenger and cargo service, scheduled air carrier and low cost airlines. For more information about the companies click on the link to connect to the official site. The country links will open the respective country profile. Airlines of countries in the Caribbean Bookmark/share this page Aerolineas Argentinas IATA Designator: AR, ICAO Designator: ARG, Callsign: ARGENTINA Aerolineas Argentinas is the flag carrier of Argentina and the largest airline in the country.It operates a regional flight network within South America and offers flights to cities in Mexico ( Mexico City ), the United States ( Miami ), Europe ( Barcelona , Madrid and Rome ) and to Auckland in New Zealand and Sydney , Australia . Its main hubs are at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) and Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE), located 22 km (14 mi) south-southwest of Buenos Aires , Argentina's capital. LAN Argentina IATA Designator: 4M, ICAO Designator: DSM, Callsign: LANAR LAN Argentina is an affiliate of LAN Airlines. It operates scheduled domestic services and international services to Lima ( Peru ), Miami (Florida, USA ), Punta Cana ( Dominican Republic ), Santiago ( Chile ) and Sao Paulo ( Brazil ). Its main bases are Jorge Newbery Airport (AEP) and Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE), both located in Buenos Aires. Sol Líneas Aéreas IATA Designator: 8R, ICAO Designator: OLS, Callsign: FLIGHTSOL Sol Líneas Aéreas is a regional airline, it operates domestic flights as well as to Montevideo , Uruguay. Main hub is at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP), a main airport for domestic flights in Buenos Aires. AeroSur IATA Designator: SL, ICAO Designator: ASU, Callsign: AEREOSUR AeroSur is Bolivia's biggest airline and one of the flag carrier of Bolivia. AeroSur operates domestic and regional scheduled services and some international flights to Europe and the US. Its main hub is at Viru Viru International Airport (VVI), Bolivia's main air gateway of international flights. The airport is located near Santa Cruz. Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) IATA Designator: LB, ICAO Designator: -, Callsign: - BoA is the other Bolivian flag carrier. It operates scheduled domestic routes and international services to São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) in Brazil and Buenos Aires in Argentina. The airline has its main hub at Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) near Cochabamba in central Bolivia. Lloyd Aereo Boliviano S.A.- L.A.B. (defunct) IATA Designator: LB, ICAO Designator: LLB, Callsign: LLOYDAEREO LAB was the most important national airline of Bolivia until 2007. The airline has served South-America, Mexico, Miami, and the Caribbean. Avianca Brazil IATA Designator: O6, ICAO Designator: ONE, Callsign: OCEANAIR The former OceanAir is a subsidiary of Avianca (Colombia). Avianca Brazil is a regional airline which operates passenger services to 18 destinations in Brazil. Its main base is at Guarulhos International Airport (GRU), São Paulo and it operates a secondary hub at Brasília International Airport (BSB). Azul Brazilian Airlines IATA Designator: AD, ICAO Designator: AZU, Callsign: AZUL Azul is a domestic low-cost carrier which operates flights to destinaions within Brazil. Its hub is at Campinas-Viracopos Airport (VCP), near Campinas. GOL - GOL Transportes Aeros IATA Designator: G3, ICAO Designator: GLO, Callsign: GOL The Brazilian airline operates a domestic routes network and growing international services to destinations in the Caribbean and South America. The fleet of VRG Linhas Aéreas combines the brands Gol and Varig. Its main hubs are at Congonhas Airport (CGH), São Paulo , Galeão International Airport (GIG) near Rio de Janeiro and Brasília International Airport (BSB), Brasília . TAM Linhas Aeras IATA Designator: JJ, ICAO Designator: TAM, Callsign: TAM TAM Airlines is the largest air
Welsh chieftain, Owen Glendower, led a revolt against the rule in Wales of which English king?	Glendower - definition of Glendower by The Free Dictionary Glendower - definition of Glendower by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Glendower Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Glen·dow·er (glĕn′dou′ər, glĕn-dou′-), Owen 1359?-1416? Welsh rebel who led a revolt against Henry IV (1400), controlled most of Wales, and summoned his own parliament (1405) before being effectively crushed by English forces (1409). Glendower (ɡlɛnˈdaʊə) n (Biography) Owen, Welsh name Owain Glyndŵr. ?1350–?1416, Welsh chieftain, who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1400–15) Glen•dow•er (glɛnˈdaʊ ər, ˈglɛn daʊ ər) n. Owen, 1359?–1416?, Welsh rebel against Henry IV of England. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Powys References in periodicals archive ? The 27-year-old from Nuneaton, who defeated Charl Schwartzel in a play-off in the South African Open at nearby Glendower in January, also claimed one of the three places up for grabs in the Open Championship at St Andrews, Howell and Wall claiming the other two by virtue of their higher world ranking. Matthew Nixon gains one-shot lead in opening round of South African Open Championship Can shine at Glendower GC this week Oliver Bekker - 175/1 EW Will be highly motivated playing on home soil, playing for big money on a European Tour event DUNLOP PHOENIX OPEN Hideki Matsuyama - 15/2 EW Slender odds, but I'm still putting Matsuyama on my docket.
"Which broadcaster said "" The British motor industry is ..... owned by Nazis"" and South Koreans are ""too busy eating dogs to design a decent car""?"	2001 KO Final February, which ex-PM was awarded an earldom on his 90th birthday ? Harold Macmillan B1 A member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, who celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984 ? Mannie Shinwell Which government department banned trades unions causing a national outcry ? GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) Outside which foreign government building was policewoman Yvonne Fletcher shot and fatally wounded ? Libyan People's Bureau or Libyan Embassy A3 In the course of a violent argument in April, which recording artist was shot and killed by his father ? Marvin Gaye In October, who was killed by members of her own bodyguard ? Indira Ghandi A4 In March the British government announced its approval of the sale of which shipyard on the lower Clyde to Trafalgar House ? Scott Lithgow B4 In October which bank, a bullion dealer, was rescued from debts of around ï¿½250 million by a Bank of England buy-out ? Johnson Matthey Subject: ï¿½One Word Cinemaï¿½ Answers A1 A 1992 Oscar winning Clint Eastwood film in which a former hired killer turned unsuccessful farmer returns to his old ways in pursuit of a $1,000 reward ? Unforgiven B1 A 1972 John Boorman film in which a leading character, played by Ned Beatty, is raped by a ï¿½Hillbillyï¿½ ? Deliverance A2 A 1929 film, Hitchcockï¿½s first talkie, in which a Scotland Yard Inspector is placed in a difficult position when he discovers his girlfriend has committed a murder ? Blackmail B2 Set in Rio, a 1946 Hitchcock film with Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman in which a woman marries a Nazi renegade to help the US Government ? Notorious A3 A 1916 film by D.W. Griffith starring Lillian Gish in one of four intercut stories including Balshazzarï¿½s Feast and the St Bartholomewï¿½s Day Massacre ? Intolerance B3 A 1967 camped-up version of Faust in which a short order cook is saved from suicide by Mr Spiggott - who offers him 7 wishes in exchange for his soul ? Bedazzled A4 A 1924 Erich von Stroheim film in which an ex-miner turned dentist kills his avaricious wife and her lover ? Greed B4 Set in the mid 19th century, a 1999 film starring Guy Pearce & Robert Carlyle in which a cannibalistic officer commands an isolated army outpost ? Ravenous Answers A1 The liqueur Curaï¿½ao (say ï¿½Koor-a-sowï¿½) is traditionally flavoured with sugar & which fruit ? Orange B1 Which spirit takes its name from a place near Guadalajara (say ï¿½Gwadlaharaï¿½) where the conquistadors first developed it from a variety of Aztec drink ? Tequila A2 With a peculiar but agreeable taste, which coarse & potent liquor is made in the East Indies from a variety of sources, including fermented rice & coconut juice ? Arrack B2 Used to season food & fruit as well as alcoholic drinks, which flavouring is prepared with oil distilled from the aromatic bark of two S. American trees blended with herbs, and bears the former name of a port in Venezuela ? Angostura (now called Cuidad Bolivar) A3 Derived from a town in north east Hungary, what name is shared by a grape variety and a golden-yellow coloured, sweet, aromatic wine ? Tokay (from Tokaj) Subject: Wordgame ï¿½Noï¿½ as in ï¿½Noteï¿½ Answers ï¿½ a spout on a hose etc. from which a jet issues ? Nozzel ï¿½ a small round piece of meat or a chocolate made with hazelnuts ? Noisette ï¿½ something or someone absolutely un
What sport did James Gibb invent in 1890?	A Brief History of Table Tennis/Ping-Pong A Brief History of Table Tennis/Ping-Pong The past ain't what it used to be... Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters Thanks, You're in! Health Tip of the Day Recipe of the Day There was an error. Please try again. Please select a newsletter. Please enter a valid email address. Did you mean ? Greg's Favorite Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Blogs Sami Sarkis/Photographer's Choice RF/Getty Images The history of table tennis (or ping-pong as it is also commonly known) is a long and interesting sequence of events, which would require a book to do it justice. In this article I'm going to give a brief overview of the origins of the game, as well as what are generally acknowledged as many of the important highlights of the game's development. There is often conflicting information available regarding the early days of table tennis, and since I am not a historian of merit I'll settle for simply mentioning the differing opinions for completeness. Note: If you are a fan of older table tennis photographs, I've put together an Illustrated History of Table Tennis / Ping-Pong , with the same information and some nice historical photos. Early Origins of Table Tennis/Ping-Pong 12th Century AD - The game of table tennis probably descended from the the game of "Royal Tennis" (also known as Real Tennis or Court Tennis), which was played in the medieval era. continue reading below our video How to Throw a Perfect Spiral in Football 1880's - Some sources claim that the sport was once known as indoor tennis, and was played in the early 1880's by British army officers stationed in India and South Africa. These officers are supposed to have used cigar box lids as paddles , rounded wine bottle corks as balls , and books for an improvised net . 1880's - The game had become fashionable among the upper classes in England. 1887 - According to the ITTF website, the first use of the name "Table Tennis" appeared on a board and dice game made by J.H.Singer of New York. 1890 - The earliest existing evidence of a table tennis game is a set made by David Foster, patented in England, which included table versions of Lawn Tennis, Cricket and Football. 1891 - John Jacques of London introduce their "Gossima" game, which used drum-type paddles, a 50mm web wrapped cork ball, and a 30cm high net. 1890's - By this time, several patents with basic rules had been registered. 1890's - Parker Brothers begin making an indoor tennis kit which included a portable net, a small ball covered in netting, and paddles. 1900 - Englishman James Gibb is credited with bringing hollow celluloid balls back to England from the USA, although some other sources claim they were plastic balls. Previously most balls were solid rubber or cork, often covered in material. Some sources also credit Gibb with inventing the name "ping pong", which was supposed to have been derived from the sound of the ball bouncing off the drum battledores (paddles), each of which had a different sound. 1901 - John Jacques register "Ping Pong" as a trade name in England. The American rights to the name are sold to Parker Brothers. 1901 - On the 12th December 1901, "The Table Tennis Association" is formed in England. Four days later, "The Ping Pong Association" is also formed in England. 1901 - Table tennis is first brought to China via western settlements. (Guide note - Thanks guys - now look what you've done!) 1902 - Englishman E.C.Goode is credited with putting pebbled rubber on his wooden blade , allowing him to put more spin on the ball. This is the forerunner of the ordinary pimpled rubber racket, which will dominate table tennis until 1952. 1903 - On the 1st May 1903, "The Table Tennis Association" and "The Ping Pong Association" amalgamate, forming "The United Table Tennis and Ping Pong Association". This association will later revert its name to "The Table Tennis Association", before becoming defunct in 1904. 1920's - 1950's - Classic Hard Bat Era - Europe Dominates the Sport 1920's - In the early 1920's the game began to revive in England and Europe. 1922 - "The Table Tennis
What is the popular name for the plant Convallari majalis?	convallaria majalis Lily Of The Valley, European lily of the valley PFAF Plant Database Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Spreading or horizontal. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:390_Convallaria_majalis.jpg Physical Characteristics convallaria majalis is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in) by 0.3 m (1ft) at a fast rate. It is hardy to zone (UK) 3 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen in October. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies, self.The plant is self-fertile. It is noted for attracting wildlife. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay and nutritionally poor soils. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in full shade (deep woodland) semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers dry moist or wet soil. Synonyms Convallaria bracteata. Convallaria fragrans. Convallaria latifolia. Polygonatum majale. Habitats Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; not Deep Shade; Ground Cover; Bog Garden; Edible Uses A wine can be prepared from the flowers, mixed with raisins[183]. Medicinal Uses Plants For A Future can not take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of plants. Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally. Laxative ; Poultice ; Sedative . Lily of the valley has a long and proven reputation in herbal medicine in the treatment of heart complaints. It contains the glycosides convallarin and convallamarin which are powerful cardiac tonics and diuretics and are also used in allopathic medicine[244]. However, because of the plants potential toxic properties it should never be used without expert advice[9]. All parts of the plant are antispasmodic, cardiotonic, strongly diuretic, emetic, febrifuge, laxative and sedative[4, 7, 9, 21, 46, 165, 222, 254]. The plant is usually harvested when in flower and can be dried for later use[4], though it is stronger acting when fresh[238]. The inflorescence is said to be the most active medicinally and is often harvested separately[4]. An infusion of the flowers and roots is a digitalis substitute (obtained from Digitalis species), though less powerful, that is especially useful in the treatment of valvula heart diseases, cardiac debility, dropsy and chronic lung problems such as emphysema[4, 222, 254]. Lily of the valley encourages the heart to beat more slowly, regularly and efficiently, at the same time it is strongly diuretic, reducing blood volume and lowering blood pressure[254]. Its effect is less cumulative than digitalis which makes it safer for elderly patients[238]. It is often prescribed combined with the fruits of Crataegus spp[238]. An ointment made from the roots is used in the treatment of burns and to prevent scar tissue[222]. The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Convallaria majalis : Lily Of The Valley for arrhythmia, cardiac insufficiency, nervous heart complaints (see [302] for critics of commission E). Other Uses Dye ; Essential . An essential oil is obtained from the flowers[46, 171]. It is used in perfumery and for snuff[238]. A green dye is obtained from the leaves in spring[13, 14, 115]. A yellow dye is obtained from the leaves in autumn[14]. Plants can be grown as a ground cover in woodland shade or in a shrubbery[200, 208]. As a garden ornamental it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Cultivation details Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Erosion control, Ground cover, Massing, Specimen, Woodland. garden Succeeds in almost any situation, including the dense dry shade of large trees[1, 4, 24]. Prefers a position in semi-shade in a moderately fertile well-drained moist woodland soil[200, 208]. Grows well in heavy clay, sand or chalky soils[208]. Dislikes pure clay soils and boggy sites[233]. Plants are hardy to -20°c or lower[200]. A polymorphic species[200]. It is a very ornamental plan
Which Asian capital city is known as Krung Thep to its inhabitants and stands on the Chao Phraya River?	Travstore\|Bangkok Holiday\|Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise\| Bangkok city Tour Bangkok About Bangkok Bangkok , an exciting and sophisticated city is also an unique treasure trove of cultural attraction. Dotted with 400 glittering Buddhist temples, magnificent palaces and numerous shopping centers, Bangkok offers the tourist a feast of attractions. The River of Kings' – Chao Phraya River winds through the city offering a glimpse of the traditional way of life. Bangkok, or Krung Thep, “the city of angels” as it is known to its inhabitants, is a city of extremes with action on every corner. Marvel at the gleaming temples, catch a tuk tuk along the bustling Chinatown or take a longtail boat through floating markets. You'll find exotic orchids and delicious fruit everywhere. Bougainvillea and frangipani bloom practically all over the city. Thai cuisine is justifiably famous, varied, and affordable, from local dishes served at humble street stalls to haute cuisine at romantic rooftop restaurants. Saffron-robed monks, garish neon signs, graceful Thai architecture, spicy dishes, colorful markets, traffic jams and the tropical climate come together in a happy coincidence right here in Bangkok, the quintessential Asian capital.
In which war did the battles of 'Cold Harbour' and 'The Wilderness' take place?	Battles of Cold Harbor - American Civil War - HISTORY.com Battles of Cold Harbor A+E Networks Introduction The battles of Cold Harbor were two American Civil War (1861-65) engagements that took place about 10 miles northeast of Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital. The First Battle of Cold Harbor, more commonly known as the Battle of Gaines’ Mill, was part of the Peninsula campaign of 1862 and resulted in a Union defeat, as Major General George McClellan (1826-85) was forced to abandon plans to march on Richmond. Confederate General Robert E. Lee (1807-70) secured another victory two years later, in June 1864, at the Second Battle of Cold Harbor, one of the most lopsided engagements of the war. Google Battle of Gaines’ Mill: June 27, 1862 The Battle of Gaines’ Mill was the third of the Seven Days’ Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862), the climax of Union General George McClellan’s Peninsula campaign (March-July 1862) in Virginia , whose goal was to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond. Did You Know? In the 1864 U.S. presidential election, President Abraham Lincoln defeated his former top general, George McClellan, the Democratic candidate. McClellan later served as the governor of New Jersey from 1878 to 1881. On June 27, 1862, Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee went on the offensive against Brigadier General Fitz John Porter’s (1822-1901) Union troops, who had formed a defensive line behind Boatswain’s Swamp north of the Chickahominy River. Porter’s men withstood a series of Rebel assaults throughout the day; however, that evening, a coordinated attack by some 32,000 Confederates succeeded in breaking the Yankees’ defensive line and driving them back toward the Chickahominy. After darkness fell, Porter’s men retreated to the other side of the river; the Rebels did not pursue them. Of their approximately 34,000 troops at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill, the Yankees suffered some 6,800 killed, wounded, missing or captured, while the Confederates had some 8,700 casualties out of an estimated force of 57,000 to 65,000 men. It was first major victory of the war for Lee, who had been named commander of the Army of Northern Virginia earlier that same month. After the loss at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill, McClellan abandoned his plans to seize Richmond and instead withdrew his men to a base on the James River. Second Battle of Cold Harbor: May 31-June 12, 1864 In early May 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant (1822-85) launched his Overland campaign, in which his Army of the Potomac clashed with Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in a series of battles in Virginia. That month, the two sides inflicted heavy losses upon each other as they wheeled along an arc around Richmond—from the Wilderness forest to Spotsylvania and other smaller battle sites. On May 30, Lee and Grant collided at Bethesda Church; the battle was inconclusive. The next day, the advance units of the armies arrived at the strategic crossroads of Old Cold Harbor (in the same vicinity as the site of the Battle of Gaines’ Mill), where a Yankee attack seized the intersection. Sensing that there was a chance to destroy Lee at the gates of Richmond, Grant prepared for a major assault along the entire Confederate front on June 2. But when Winfield Hancock’s (1824-86) Union corps did not arrive on schedule, the operation was postponed until the following day. The delay was tragic for the Union, because it gave Lee’s troops time to entrench. Perhaps frustrated with the protracted pursuit of Lee’s army, Grant gave the order to attack on June 3—a decision that resulted in an unmitigated disaster. The Yankees met with heavy fire and suffered significant casualties, and were only able to reach the Confederate trenches in a few places. Grant later expressed remorse for what many saw as his reckless actions at Cold Harbor, stating, “I have always regretted that the last assault at Cold Harbor was ever made… no advantage whatever was gained to compensate for the heavy loss we sustained.” Grant pulled out of Cold Harbor nine days later and continued to try to fl
In which country does 100 Xu equal 1 Dong?	coins and more: 108) Banknotes of the Vietnamese Dong: 108) Banknotes of the Vietnamese Dong: 108) Banknotes of the Vietnamese Dong: In 1946, the “North Vietnamese Dong” replaced the piastre (previous post), followed by the “Lao Kip” (1952/1953), the “Cambodian Riel” (1953) and “South Vietnamese Dong” (1953), all issued at par with the piastre. Introduction of the North Vietnamese Dong leads to replacement of the French Indo China Piastre in the erstwhile Democratic Republic of Vietnam or North Vietnam: The North Vietnamese Dong was issued on 03.11.1946 by the Viet Minh Government, as a successor to the French Indo-Chinese piastre, both currencies being treated at par with each other. The “Dong” is a term which has originated from the Chinese term “dong tien” or “tong qian” (meaning money) used to refer to Chinese bronze coins in circulation during the Imperial dynastic Rules both in China and Vietnam. One North Vietnamese dong was further subdivided into 10 “hao”. “Hao” is a Chinese term meaning “one-tenth” of a currency unit. One “hao” was further sub-divided into 10 “xu”. In 1951, a revaluation through second Dong was issued which replaced the First Dong at an exchange rate of one 1951 Dong to 100 1946 Dong (1:100). By 1954, the second Dong became the predominant currency of North Vietnam with an exchange rate of one Piastre or South Vietnamese dong being equivalent to 32 North Vietnamese Dong. On 28.02.1959, a third Dong replaced the second Dong at an exchange rate of 1 1959 Dong to 1000 1951 Dong (1:1000). On 03.05.1978, (with the fall of Saigon and unification of Vietnam on 02.07.1976), North and South Vietnam Dong were also unified and a new Dong was issued for the unified country, with one new Dong being equal to one North Vietnam and 0.8 South Vietnam “liberation” Dong (issued immediately after the capture of South Vietnam by the North). Coins issued by the erstwhile North Vietnam: In 1946, 20 xu, 5 hao and I Dong (Aluminium) coins and 2 Dong and 20 xu (Bronze) coins were issued. The 1951 Dong issues had no coins. In 1958, 1, 2 and 5 xu (aluminium) holed coins (as part of the third Dong – 1959) were issued with no further coins being issued. Banknotes of the North Vietnamese Dong: In 1946, two types of Vietnamese Dong Banknotes were issued by the Government (Viet Nam Dan Chu Cong Hoa): 1) Vietnamese Banknotes or “Giay Bac Viet Nam” in the denominations of 20 and 50 xu and 1, 5, 20, 50 and 100 Dong. 2) Credit Notes or “Tin Phieu” in the denomination of one Dong. In 1948, Banknotes in the denomination of 10 Dong and Credit notes for 20 Dong were issued. In 1949, 500 Dong Banknotes and 5 and 10 Dong Credit notes were added. In 1950, 200 Dong Banknotes and 1000, 500 and 1000 Dong Credit Notes were issued. In 1951, the National Bank of Vietnam or “Ngan hang quoc gia Viet Nam”, issued Banknotes in the denominations of 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 Dong. In 1953, the 1951 issues were supplemented by 5000 Dong Banknotes. In 1958, the National Bank of Vietnam issued Banknotes of the Third Dong popularly designated as the 1959 Dong in the denominations of 1 xu, 1, 2 and 5 hao Notes. The higher denominations included 1, 2, 5 and 10 Dong. In 1964, the State Bank of Vietnam or “Ngan hang Nha nuoc Viet Nam” introduced 2 xu Banknotes. In 1975, 5 xu and 1 and 2 hao Banknotes were issued. Introduction of the South Vietnamese Dong leads to replacement of the French Indo China Piastre in the erstwhile Republic of Vietnam or South Vietnam: The Dong was also the currency of the “Republic of Vietnam” or South Vietnam introduced in 1953 replacing the French Indo-Chine Piastre. In 1953, the “Institut d’Emission des Etats du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam” issued dual denominated Banknotes both in South Vietnamese Dong and the piastre to maintain continuity and easy transition between the two currencies. It lapsed as circulating currency on 02.05.1978 when the new Dong was introduced in the unified country. The South Vietnamese dong was subdivided into 100 “xu” or “su”. Coin issues for South Vietnam: Five Series of coins were iss
Which radio station would one listen to on 1089 KHz on Medium Wave?	talkSPORT Radio Listen Live UK 1089 AM - talkSport Outside UK Online 665 talkSPORT Radio UK Online talkSPORT (formerly known as Talk Radio UK) or TalkSport is the most listened radio station common in the areas of London, Scotland of UK, owned under the UTV radio and broadcasting from London, United Kingdom. This was came into being as a terrestial analogue Independent national radio station on 14 February, 1995 as Talk Radio UK. After 5 years it changed its name and allotted as talkSport. It provides a large variety of Sports news, discussion, commentary of matches (football, cricket, soccer, tennis, badminton), sports events (FIFA world cup, ICC cricket world cup) and Sports talk shows & discussions. The station is listened by more than 3 million listeners, audiences per month. Frequencies The station frequencies are in two listening methods: Medium Wave: 11D Digital One England and Wales 12A Digital One Scotland 12D Score Northern Ireland Northern Ireland UK It is transmitted on 1089 and 1053 kHz across the UK and digitally via DAB digital radio, Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media, Freesat and TalkTalk TV. talkSPORT Radio Online – Listen 1089 AM Live London UK Below is the streaming of the radio station, please wait a while the stream loads. it must be working outside uk, even If the stream is not working then Contact Us on contact page. Now enjoy live talk sports uk on our new dedicated flash player 🙂 Alertnative html5 player:
In 1895 Arturo Vaccari named his new alcoholic drink after an Italian Major killed in Ethiopia, what was the drink?	Classic Liquors - Famous Liqueurs Famous Liqueurs Famous Liqueurs D.O.M. Benedictine Benedictine, or D.O.M. as it is commonly referred as, is believed to be one of the oldest and most famous of today's liqueurs. At the Benedictine abbey at FÈcamp in France, some time around 1510, there happened to be a Venetian monk knowledgeable in spices, up-to-date on Dutch distillation methods and as it turned out, capable of transforming the traditional bitter medicines of the abbey into a delicious 'Elixir of Health' that has stood the test of time and come down to us as Benedictine.Francis I was said to have exclaimed: "Upon my word, we have never tasted the like." The recipe of Don Bernardo Vincelli was said to have restored listless brothers and countered illnesses of the stomach. It is made from 27 herbs and spices, among them thyme, cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg and other more exotic ingredients such as hyssop, angelica and cardamom. These are pre-combined in four different combinations which are macerated in spirit, distilled in copper stills, and aged separately in oak for three months. The final Liqueur is made by marrying the four extracts in a certain proportion and then aging some more. The French revolution dispersed the Abbey and its monks. Benedictine was officially extinct until the 1860's, when it was resurrected by Philippe La Grande. On finding the recipe among a bundle of yellowing papers, he was inspired to build an extraordinary new distillery in the high Gothic style at FeCamp. Today the family-owned corporation still produces Benedictine. Although no longer connected with the Monks, nevertheless, to recognize its past connection with the abbey every bottle is marked with 'D.O.M. - Deo Optimo Maximo' (Praise be to God, Most Good, Most Great). D.O.M. Benedictine is a bright yellow/gold color with a sweet aromatic taste. Its color and strong alcoholic content is the result of a long aging process. Benedictine is three years in the making and must be aged for a further four years. Chartreuse Chartreuse, is the 'quintessential' medicinal elixir, turned into liqueur. Unlike Benedictine, Chartreuse is still made by monks - of the 'Carthusian order'. Expelled from France at the time of the French Revolution, the order was allowed back into the mother country after the defeat of Napoleon, only to be kicked out again in 1903 to set up the second address at Tarragona, in eastern Spain, where it continued production until 1991 when it was finally re-established back in France. Around 1720, the apothecary brother of the congregation of monks, Brother Jerome Maubec was looking, as they had for centuries, for the elixir of long life. In the bowels of the library, he found an old text given to the monks in 1605. Referred to as 'Elixir', it was sold in miniature bottles at a truly Catholic alcoholic content: 71%. Its origins were traceable to a certain Marshall of the King's artillery, a Monsieur Francois Hannibal d'Estrees. By now the monks were aware of the commercial success of liquor-making, and Brother Jerome labored to produce an elixir of long life that would also make the monastery rich. He never saw the fruits of his labors realized, but he passed his knowledge on to Brother Antoine. This worthy monk produced in 1755 the first 'draft', so to speak, the "Elixir Vegetale de la Grand Chartreuse", a very medicinal item, (and still made today) which was followed a few years later by (according to a recipe still used today) the celebrated Green Chartreuse, which the monks baptized 'the liqueur of health'. Today Chartreuse is principally sold in two incarnations: 'Green Chartreuse' (55%) - a pale leafy green color with a less pungent herbal scent and is distinctly less viscous and 'Yellow Chartreuse' (40%) - a deep greenish-yellow hue, sweet, honeyed and slightly minty in flavor. Additionally, the order produces a rare higher grade of each color, labeled VEP, for 'veillissement exceptionnellement prolognÈ' (exceptionally long ageing). Drambuie Drambuie come from the Gaelic 'An dram Buideach' which means "the drink that satisf
Which opera has 'Count Alvaviva' as one of the central characters?	First-Time Perfection: Mozart's 'Marriage of Figaro' : NPR The scheming Count Almaviva (Erwin Schrott, left) and Basilio the music master (Benjamin Bruns) prop up a swooning Susanna (Slyvia Schwartz), the object of the Count's nefarious affections. Michael Pohn/Wiener Staatsoper hide caption toggle caption Michael Pohn/Wiener Staatsoper The scheming Count Almaviva (Erwin Schrott, left) and Basilio the music master (Benjamin Bruns) prop up a swooning Susanna (Slyvia Schwartz), the object of the Count's nefarious affections. Michael Pohn/Wiener Staatsoper The Hit Single At the start of Act Two, we meet Countess Almaviva (soprano Dorothea Röschmann) for the first time. She quickly reveals herself as the opera's most poignant character in the aria "Dove sono," as she wonders what has happened to her formerly happy marriage. Dove Sono Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Mozart's Figaro is one of the rare examples of a successful literary sequel. The original play by Beaumarchais was a follow-up to his previous hit, The Barber of Seville. The first audiences for Mozart's opera knew that play — and we still know it through the operatic version by Rossini. So for many people, this opera's characters are already quite familiar. But their circumstances have changed. In The Barber of Seville, a young nobleman named Almaviva wins his lover Rosina away from her lecherous guardian Dr. Bartolo, with considerable help from the Count's friend, Figaro. As The Marriage of Figaro begins, it's three years later. The young lovers are now the Count and Countess Almaviva. Figaro is the Count's personal valet, and he's engaged to marry the Countess' maid, Susanna. As ACT ONE opens, Figaro and Susanna are preparing for their wedding. They're slated to occupy a room between the private chambers of the Count and the Countess. Figaro thinks that will work out just fine. Susanna's not so sure. She tells Figaro that the Count has had his eye on her. In their new room, all he'll have to do is send Figaro off on an errand, and the Count will be right next door to press his advances. Figaro can't believe that his old friend the Count could be that underhanded. But Susanna convinces him, and Figaro begins to display the trademark cunning and confidence that were also evident in The Barber of Seville. We then meet Figaro's old nemesis Dr. Bartolo and his housekeeper, the aging Marcellina. Figaro has borrowed money from Bartolo. To secure the loan he agreed to marry Marcellina if he couldn't pay it back. Now the debt is due, and Bartolo demands that Figaro live up to their bargain. Next, Susanna is alone in her room when the young page Cherubino rushes in. He's in the throes of adolescence, and says he's desperately in love with the Countess. But he's also been caught with one of the servant girls and the Count is hot on his heels. When the Count shows up, Cherubino hides and eavesdrops on the Count's latest proposition for Susanna. When the Count finds him, he banishes Cherubino to the army. Figaro then turns up with a group of peasants, who want to thank the duplicitous Count. He has recently declared that he's renouncing his "feudal right" to be with any woman in his charge on her wedding night. Figaro promptly suggests that he and Susanna should be married immediately. The Count puts him off. He still has designs on Susanna and since he's given up the feudal right, he's better off while Susanna is still single. The act ends as Figaro teases the lovesick Cherubino about his impending military service. Cherubino (Anna Bonitatibus, center), dressed as Susanna, prepares to deceive the Count. Michael Pohn/Wiener Staatsoper In ACT TWO we meet the Countess, Rosina, for the first time. She has plainly concluded that her marriage is on the rocks. She knows all about her husband's various, adulterous schemes, and expresses her unhappiness as the act begins. She's then joined in her rooms by Susanna and the young page Cherubino, whom the Count has banned from the premises. Together, the three hatch a plan. Cherubino will dr
In which vessel did Joshua Slocum circumnavigate the Earth single handed?	The Voyage of Spray and Capt. Joshua Slocum - Google Earth Community The Voyage of Spray and Capt. Joshua Slocum Showing 1-26 of 26 messages Greetings, I have just completed a little project and would welcome some feedback/suggestions for improvement. I have created a textually enabled map of the voyage of Joshua Slocum the first man to circumnavigate the world single-handed. This interactive adventure is divided into 8 segments or "legs". This is not just a path to follow, rather, it is an opportunity for the "adventurer" to explore the world through modern eyes from the perspective of Capt. Slocum. There are over 100 waypoints. Each waypoint has excerpts from Capt. Slocum's book Sailing Alone Around the World. Follow the voyage of Captain Joshua Slocum on his historic quest to become the first man to circumnavigate the globe alone. And let me know what you think! Thanks, Osp NOTE: this really was designed for Google Earth... Google maps works ok, but you do not maximize advantage of the details and the oblique views. Normb 7/8/08 9:21 PM Very nice first post osprey_lightning..... It has all it needs to entice folk to read the book. I liked his little episode with the Pirates... Quote: .....But here I was, after all, evidently in the midst of pirates and thieves! I changed my course; the felucca did the same, both vessels sailing very fast, but the distance growing less and less between us. The _Spray_ was doing nobly; she was even more than at her best; but, in spite of all I could do, she would broach now and then. She was carrying too much sail for safety. I must reef or be dismasted and lose all, pirate or no pirate. I must reef, even if I had to grapple with him for my life. I was not long in reefing the mainsail and sweating it up--probably not more than fifteen minutes; but the felucca had in the meantime so shortened the distance between us that I now saw the tuft of hair on the heads of the crew,--by which, it is said, Mohammed will pull the villains up into heaven,--and they were coming on like the wind. From what I could clearly make out now, I felt them to be the sons of generations of pirates, and I saw by their movements that they were now preparing to strike a blow. The exultation on their faces, however, was changed in an instant to a look of fear and rage. Their craft, with too much sail on, broached to on the crest of a great wave. _________________________ jetsilla 7/11/08 9:41 AM I have been reading this book and using google earth to find where he was at. Then I found your post. Perfect! Thanks for putting it out there for others to use! osprey_lightning 7/12/08 9:46 AM Thanks for your comments. I am glad you like the application. I do the same thing... read books and follow along with Google Earth or Maps. danescombe 7/12/08 11:15 AM Great post--its inspired me to download the Talking Book of Sailing Alone Around the World to listen in the car--so far ( Chp4 ) its excellent. Also Podcast available here ( iTunes only) _________________________ Danescombe, whose real life name was Dave, joined the Google Earth Community Forum in November 2005 and quickly became a regular in the Fun & Games Forum. In August 2007, he became a moderator. Sadly, on March 4, 2009, he passed away following complications from surgery. He was 44 years old. Our entire Community mourns his loss. osprey_lightning 7/14/08 11:56 AM Excellent... I have downloaded the Audio book as well and have beening listening....... thanks for the links! 7/17/08 7:34 AM Hi, OSP. Oh, yeah, tons of stuff -- politics, wars, literary references, etc. Not to mention sailing and nautical terms, etc. In fact, there's no way I can do it justice, really; the publisher's format (annotations-as-marginalia) happens to be very easy to read but makes space a bit tight. It's been an interesting exercise in providing a historical context, explaining some of the more obsolete/archaic terms and references, nautical and otherwise. (And although I've sailed, I'm really more of a writer than a nautical expert, so I've learned a lot, myself!) Anyway,
In which English town would you find the 18th century Assembly Rooms and Royal Crescent?	Pictures of Bath Assembly Rooms Pictures of Bath Assembly Rooms a Historic Building in the town of Bath , in the county of Somerset Pictures Accommodation Towns Attractions Reviews Map Upload Bath's magnificent 18th century Assembly Rooms were opened in 1771. Known as the New or Upper Rooms they were designed by John Wood the Younger, the leading architect in the West Country. This fine set of public rooms was purpose built for an 18th century form of entertainment called an ï¿½assemblyï¿½. These rooms in Bath are where a large number of guests met to dance, play cards and listen to music ï¿½ or simply to sip tea, walk around socializing and flirting with others. There are four rooms in all; the Ball Room, the Tea or Concert Room, the Octagon Room (which links all the rooms together), and the Card Room. The Ball room is the largest 18th century room in Bath. Balls were held in it at least twice a week, attracting up to 1200 guests at a time. The high ceilings provided good ventilation on crowded ball nights and the windows being set at a high level prevented people on the outside from looking in. The Octagon Room is dominated by the portrait of the first Master of Ceremonies at the Assembly Rooms, Captain William Wade. Richard ï¿½Beauï¿½ Nash who was Bath's most famous master of ceremonies never knew this building as he died in 1761. The Assembly Rooms were seriously damaged in a bombing raid on Bath in 1942 but were rebuilt and reopened to the public in 1963. In 1987 part of the Ball Room ceiling collapsed due to a failure in the new plasterwork. The Rooms underwent further restoration in 1988-91. They are now owned by the National Trust and open to the public when not being hired out for private functions. Please upload your photos of Bath Assembly Rooms or see below for towns & villages near Bath Assembly Rooms and a list of other nearby attractions to visit. Bath (689 Pictures) (0.7 miles, 1.2 km) Bath is an elegant city famous for its fascinating history, its beautiful Georgian architecture and its Roman remains... Trowbridge (148 Pictures) (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction SE) Trowbridge is a historic town crammed with attractive stone buildings. It originated as a settlement along the Biss and flourished from the wool and weaving trades and from these periods there remain many magnificent merchant houses... Castle Combe (114 Pictures) (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction NE) As recently as 2001 it was awarded the title of 'Most Picturesque Village' by British Heritage Magazine's 2001 Traveller's Choice Awards... (10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction E) Gatherings of graceful medieval houses line the streets of Lacock.. (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction NW) Bristol Zoo is not this great city's only claim to fame..
Who drove a Cooper-Climax to win five consecutive Grand Prix in the world championship of 1960?	The 1960 Season with the T45 Cooper-Climax -- Bruce McLaren Trust - History of motorsport racing legend and founder of McLaren F1 and Can-Am teams Bruce and “Pop” McLaren working on the Cooper before the Ardmore Grand Prix - 1960 Bruce winning the 1960 Argentinian Grand Prix. Here he is being pushed by a very pleased John Cooper. The marque Cooper, from Surbiton in Surrey, is without doubt or exception the most successful entrant in its day on the motor racing scene that Britain has ever produced. The most successful, and probably the least glamorous. From a tiny suburban enterprise, (tiny to start with, at least, and still small by comparison with most of its rivals), backed by no government or industrial giant, and holding to a combination of sensible engineering and patience rather than advanced scientific research, has come a stream of racing cars to sweep the boards successively in Formula 3, Formula 2, and most recently the full Grand Prix Formula 1. Yet it has all been done with so little fuss and publicity, with cars of – let us admit it – such unexciting appearance, that even today one is apt to speak of the "little" Cooper, relating it subconsciously to the motorcycle-engined 500 of twelve years ago. To put things in perspective, the machine which was responsible for bringing home both Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships in 1959, and bids strongly to do the same this year, has a longer wheelbase than any serious contender yet built under the 2.5 litre Formula. It weighs 9 cwt. (heavier than Lotus, not much lighter than B.R.M.) and is known when suitably geared to reach about 180 mph in a straight line. The Cooper record in big time motor racing is well enough known. Since the first days when John Cooper and his father, Charles, built a 500 cc. special 14 years ago, the score of wins has gone far beyond the point where anyone can keep track of them – and the present Grand Prix car bears even yet a resemblance to the earliest design of all. Not only is the engine still at the back, but the suspension still follows the same basic layout, independent with wishbone links at front and rear. Essentials but no frills for the pilot of the fastest G.P. car racing today; reading clock-wise, the dials are a fuel pressure gauge, a water temperature gauge, a rev counter, oil pressure and oil temperature gauges and a gauge showing the gearbox oil pressure. Since that time the Cooper line of descent has been progressive, with scarcely a deviation. As Formula 3 came into international being, the Coopers earmarked it, followed it through from the Mk 1 to the Mk 11 against the coming and going of half a dozen opponents, and finally saw it into the ground through their own persistence, when the near-monopoly caused the Formula to dwindle and die and give rise instead to Formula Junior. When the Cooper 500 had reached Mk 2 in 1952, two names hit motor racing simultaneously at the Easter Goodwood meeting. Mike Hawthorn and the front-engined 2 litre Cooper-Bristol – one of the rare departures from family likeness. Outsider or not, the Cooper-Bristol was a timely booster of British morale. When even its Formula 2 rivals of 2,000 cc. were disposing of 150 b.h.p., Hawthorn and the Cooper electrified crowds all over Britain and Europe by thrusting their 127 horsepower into third and fourth place amongst the 1 ½ litre supercharged and 4 ½ litre unblown cars of Formula 1. But the Cooper-Bristol is a diversion. The champion Grand Prix car of today is descended through the 500s, Mk 7, 8 and 9; the central-seat 1,000cc Cooper-Climax sports car of 1955; and then Cooper’s first attack on Formula 1, the same sports car with a Bristol engine enlarged to 2.2 litres. Its driver and instigator, appropriately, was Jack Brabham. The short cut to Grand Prix was unsuccessful, and for another year the Cooper works went back to climbing the hard way, entering Formula 2 (by then 1 ½ litres) in 1956 with a single overhead camshaft Coventry-Climax engine bored out to 1,460 cc. in a car logically developed form the earlier
Which country has moved its capital to the planned city of Putrajaya, about 25km from the previous capital?	Capital punishments \| The Economist PLANNED CITIES Capital punishments For an object lesson in the perils of central planning, look no further than what happens when governments plan their own capitals Dec 18th 1997 AP Canberra—Made in Chicago JUST lately, the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan has been busy moving its capital from the bustling city of Almaty to the rural backwater of Akmola. The new seat of government suffers frequent shortages of electricity, gas and water. Its site on the over-farmed and eroded steppe guarantees frequent dust storms, howling winds and icy winters. There is no overall plan for Akmola's redevelopment, despite the government's predictions that the city's population will double by 2005. The president hopes that tax benefits and the like will induce private investors to pay for the removal, but the government has said neither how much the project will cost nor how much has been paid for. Unsurprisingly, the notion that Akmola will ever supersede Almaty is greeted as lunacy by Kazakhs and foreigners alike. At the time of the move, only nine foreign embassies had been allocated plots in the new capital, let alone started construction. Only one small Russian airline flies to Akmola's tiny airport; other carriers may eventually follow, but do not ask when. Even as Kazakhstan was embarking on this seeming folly, Malaysia was scaling back plans for a new $8-billion capital of its own. The collapse of the Malaysian ringgit, and fears about the government's fiscal abandon, forced a reluctant Mahathir Mohamad, the country's prime minister, to shelve all but the first phase of his planned “paperless” city, Putrajaya. Set back—for who knows how long—are grandiose schemes for a 270-square-kilometre “multimedia supercorridor”, complete with its own “multimedia university” and an “intellectual property park”. In this section Reprints Undaunted, the prime minister's office is still scheduled to move to the digital wonderland of Putrajaya by September 1998. There, having launched the construction of Asia's largest airport and completed the world's two tallest buildings (but not, alas, the world's longest, whose construction has, not surprisingly, been postponed), Dr Mahathir will conduct the world's first virtual cabinet meeting using the latest video-conferencing technology. Ultimately, the paperless communications network envisioned by Dr Mahathir is supposed to enable citizens to pay tax, ministers to decree, and civil servants to confer without the felling of a single tree. Dr Mahathir doubtless views Putrajaya as a bold innovation in the field of urban design, a far cry from the chaos of Akmola. But, at least so far as delays, shortages of money and public complaints are concerned, Putrajaya and Akmola are peas from the same pod. Every ready-made capital ever built has suffered from the same chaotic construction and popular scepticism. Worse, even if such cities are eventually completed (many are not), they inevitably fail to meet expectations: the development they are supposed to promote never comes, the images they are intended to project soon lose relevance, and, centuries later, they retain an artificial air which continues to hamper their growth. As with economies, so with urban architecture: the trouble with central planning is that, “paperless cities” notwithstanding, it only works on paper. Perhaps, before they plough on with their schemes, Kazakh and Malaysian officials should consider the cautionary tale of the world's existing purpose-built capitals. Any century now For planners of Great Capitals, timing is the first problem. Like so many grandiose state projects, capitals start late, finish later, and tend never to catch up with the rest of the world. By historical standards, Putrajaya's delays are negligible. The project was launched in 1995, and will still in theory be finished early in the next century (note: in theory). It took the fledgling United States, by contrast, seven years just to agree on the site of the capital. Australia's states spent nine years bickering about Canberra'
Who are Keisha, Mutya and Heidi collectively known in the pop world?	mutya / keisha / siobhan Q Interview, Oct. 2013 Mutya, Keisha and Siobhan - or MKS, as they’re now known - were the Sugababes, a trio of teens with a line in arch, catchy pop. But 11 months after they arrived they acrimoniously split in 2011. Sylvia Patterson hears about their most unlikely reunification. The three original Sugababe girls who aren’t Sugababes any more, aren’t girls any more either. One by one they bounce into a rehearsal studio in North London. Here’s Siobhan, 29, married, in zero make-up after a swanky “free!” facial. Then Keisha, 28, iPhone at her ear, scolding, “How ridiculous!” over irksome financial news. Eventually, there’s Mutya, 28, mother of an eight-year-old girl, a human totem of tattoos and heat-bovvered swollen ankles. “I had to run,” she puffs, “I’m not used to this!”. Siobhan brews the tea and they sit side by side on a brown leather sofa, Mutya in the middle, cackling about “ruined” nails as greatest girlfriends often do, as if all of this is the most natural thing in the world. But it isn’t. I never thought I’d see this day, “girls”. MKS: “Neither did we.” The ballad of the Sugababes is one of pop’s most preposterous tales. Two prodigious singer-songwriter kids (Mutya, 12, Siobhan, 13) joined Mutya’s singer-songwriter best friend (Keisha, 12) to form the unfeasibly sophisticated Sugababes in 1998 (the idea of an ex-All Seints manager). In 200, the stunning debut single Overload was a Number 6 UK hit, the trio loved as much for their attitude as sound, the hitherto missing spectre of coolly arch teenage contempt. Eleven months later, in August 2011, in one of the most swift and acrimonious meltdowns in pop history, Siobhan thundered out of the group forever, in Japan, having just turned 17, amid on-going rumours of bitching, bullying and ashtrays bouncing off teenage heads. Britain’s most promising pop troupe seemed over already, soon dropped by London Records, and just as suddenly resurrected on Island Records with a replacement for Siobhan, ex-Atomic Kitten Heidi Range, which resulted in the Tubeway Army sampling, Richard X produced, Number 1 glam-pop classic Freak Like Me in April 2002. So began a decade of the Sugababes as invincible pop Transformers, a revolving-door brand of interchangeable faces that mocked the idea of authenticity and reinforced the music as all that mattered. In 2005, Mutya left for motherhood, appalled when she was replaced by Amelle Berrabah, “basically a clone”. In 2009, Keisha was sacked overnight with no official reason, replaced by Eurovision Song Contest loser Jade Ewen. With no original members left, the music deteriorated, Heidi appeared on Dancing On Ice, Jade in celebrity diving palaver Splash! and in 2013 Sugababes Inc remains on hiatus, disintegrated from mighty pop force to dubious showbiz farce. The Keisha sacking was the death of public affection. “It was the first thing they did really publicly, where everyone could see they didn’t care about [who was in] the group.” surmises Siobhan. In 2013, the trio are both the original Sugababes reunion band and an actual new group, Mutya Keisha Siobhan, often shortened to MKS (not only their initials but a pointed nod to their irreplaceability). The album arrives next year and meanwhile we’ve the melodically glorious Flatline single, a hypnotic reminder of the magical vocal blend we’d lost, co-written by MKS and produced by Dev Hynes. All creative decisions, this time, are made by the trio after the inaugural sessions that they set up themselves, pre-record deal, sounded “so good” they were astonished. To get to this stage, though, they first had to bury a hatchet so colossal Q doubted there was a quarry big enough to stash it in. Keisha and Siobhan hadn’t spoken since 2001, Siobhan having announced she’d been “bullied” by Keisha and “isolated” by both, who suffered, post-Sugababes, full-blown clinical depression. The reconciliation began, unforeseeably, on Lorraine Kelly’s TV couch in 2009, Mutya was being interviewed: after her underrated solo album (Real girl, 2007), she’d shunned music (“I’ll never
"What does the French phrase ""de rigueur"" literally mean?"	De Rigueur \| Definition of De Rigueur by Merriam-Webster Definition of de rigueur : prescribed or required by fashion, etiquette, or custom : proper < … tattoos, of course, being de rigueur among the poetry set. … — Will Ferguson> Examples of de rigueur in a sentence Dark sunglasses are de rigueur these days. <though he was wearing a dinner jacket and a black bow tie, his jeans and tennis shoes were hardly de rigueur> De rigueur: How to pronounce it, spell it, and use it in a sentence If you want to use de rigueur in conversation pronouncing it correctly is de rigueur. (Click here to find out how.) Spelling this fancy French borrowing correctly, on the other hand, isn't de rigueur (your spellcheck will do it for you in most cases), but it is possible. The vowels of its final syllable are trickiest. It may help to remember other French borrowings that end in eur, such as amateur, chauffeur, and entrepreneur. And of course the last four letters of liqueur match de rigueur perfectly. De rigueur has been used as an adjective in English for almost two centuries now, which means that it's established enough to appear in running text without italics. It's foreign-sounding enough, though, that people can feel tentative about using it. Apply it where synonyms like proper, correct, and decorous are at home. Here are some examples of it in use in its adopted language: Anglophone parents worry that being too strict will break their kids' creative spirits. A visiting American mother was shocked when she saw a playpen in our apartment in Paris. Apparently, back home, even playpens are now seen as too confining. (We didn't know. In Paris they're de rigueur.) — Pamela Druckerman, Bringing Up Bébé, 2012 Being in the business of writing about cocktails and bars, I often find myself in some pretty swank digs—various "mixology" dens where the elaborate drinks require complex techniques, house-made bitters and farm-to-table infusions are de rigueur, and the bartender has achieved celebrity-chef star status. — Jason Rowan, Wine Enthusiast, April 2014 Although de rigueur is usually found after the verb (especially after is or are), it's also sometimes used in the traditional adjectival territory before a noun: Stone, who patiently smiled through the de rigueur photo shoot in front of a backdrop emblazoned with the logos of the festival and its sponsors … — Paul Liberatore, Marin Independent Journal (marinij.com), 6 Oct. 2016 Did You Know? If you're invited to a ball or other social function and the invitation includes the French phrase costume de rigueur, you are expected to adhere to a very strict dress code-typically, a white tie and tails if you're a man and a floor-length evening gown if you're a woman. In French, de rigueur means "out of strictness" or "according to strict etiquette"; one definition of our word rigor, to which rigueur is related, is "the quality of being strict, unyielding, or inflexible." In English, we tend to use de rigueur to describe a fashion or custom that is so commonplace within a context that it seems a prescribed, mandatory part of it. Origin and Etymology of de rigueur French
Harry, Tom, Dougie and Danny are collectively known as who in the pop world?	Fans are celebrating #13YearsOfMcFly by sharing brilliant throwback pictures - AOL Entertainment UK Fans are celebrating #13YearsOfMcFly by sharing brilliant throwback pictures By PA Aug 5th 2016 11:00 AM - It's hard to believe that Harry Judd, Dougie Poynter, Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones - otherwise known as McFly - have been together as a band for 13 years. But as fans of the pop rock foursome celebrated the group's 13th anniversary on Twitter, it was easy to see just how long they really have been around as cringeworthy throwback pictures of the lads testify. McFly in 2004 (Ian West/PA Archive/PA Images) It's fair to say the rockers have grown up into handsome, well-styled men but that wasn't quite the case in the early noughties as they cut their musical teeth. Their transformation is unreal, although they didn't really look any different from their teenage peers of the time, when it was all about long, greasy fringes, oversized baggy jeans and a general sense of being a bit unwashed.
Which motor racing team was created by Colin Chapman?	COLIN CHAPMAN ,54, A DESIGNER OF RACING CARS, DIES IN ENGLAND - NYTimes.com COLIN CHAPMAN ,54, A DESIGNER OF RACING CARS, DIES IN ENGLAND By MARSHALL SCHUON Published: December 17, 1982 Colin Chapman, a designer and builder of automobiles whose ideas changed the face of Grand Prix racing, died yesterday at his home in Norfolk in eastern England, apparently of a heart attack, according to the police. He was 54 years old. In addition to founding the Lotus car company, building boats and working as a consultant to other manufacturers, he has been credited with the development of a number of young drivers, including Jim Clark, Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario Andretti. Mr. Chapman was widely regarded in the industry as an engineering genius. He was particularly noted for his work with suspension systems, and he was heavily involved with development of the DeLorean sports car. His Lotus MK25, built in 1962, was the first racing car to have its engine and framework integrated with the body in what has come to be known as monocoque design. In addition, he originated the modern ''ground effects'' race car, in which airflow under the vehicle sucks the racer to the ground, giving it extraordinary adhesion and allowing higher speeds than would otherwise be possible. 'Lived Two or Three Lives' Nigel Roebuck, Grand Prix editor of the British racing magazine Auto Sport, said Mr. Chapman ''lived two or three lives at the same time - he was a racing team manager, car designer and businessman.'' Mr. Chapman, he said, had been trying to do what some other European auto companies have done, greatly expanding their businesses by becoming consultants to other manufacturers. Mr. Chapman lacked the success of companies such as Porsche, however, and Lotus Cars Ltd. was said to be near bankruptcy. The company now produces five models in the Elite, Eclat and Esprit series, and prices range from $14,500 to $29,400. A Rolls-Royce spokesman, Reg Abbiss, said a three-year-old agreement for distribution of Lotus sports cars in this country had come to an end. ''It had become well known, that Lotus was making a strong corporate effort in conjunction with Toyota,'' he said. ''According to reports in trade magazines, a Lotus-Toyota will appear in a year or two, and it seemed natural that Lotus would use Toyota's network of dealerships.'' The De Lorean Relationship The company's 1981 accounts, released after a long delay, disclosed that Lotus had been paid for engineering work for the ill-fated attempt by John Z. De Lorean to build a new sports car in Ireland and that the funds were paid via a Swiss-based Panamanian company run by a De Lorean distributor. Mr. Chapman had denied having any interest in the Panamanian company but had been expected to be challenged on the De Lorean relationship at a stockholders' meeting. Mr. De Lorean is awaiting trial in California on cocaine charges. In the United States, Mr. Chapman's cars have been racing at Indianapolis since 1963. He was noted for the extraordinary care he devoted to reducing weight in the vehicles, and some critics considered them to be fragile. Jim Clark, who won the first two world championships for Mr. Chapman in 1963 and 1965 and was thought by many to be the greatest driver in history, won the 500-mile Indy race in 1965. He died in a Lotus in West Germany in 1968. After the Lotus Ford brought the Indy victory home to Britain in 1965, Mr. Chapman received the Ferodo Trophy as the ''Commonwealth's most outstanding contributor to motor racing.'' In 1970, he was honored as a Commander, Order of the British Empire. Mr. Chapman, who never used his first name, Anthony, was born in Richmond, Surrey, England, in 1928. He was the son of a tavernkeeper, and he began dabbling in secondhand cars while studying aeronautical engineering at London University. When a gasoline shortage hurt his sales, Mr. Chapman turned his attention to motor sports and began converting a 1930 Austin Seven into a race car. The rebuilt auto was registered as a Lotus, the first of its line. After serving with the Royal Air Force, Mr.
"From which t.v. comedy series did the catchphrase ""Suit You Sir"" come?"	Is the TV sketch show dead? - Telegraph Is the TV sketch show dead? The Fast Show's Charlie Higson bemoans the absence of comedy sketch shows on TV. Charlie Higson as Swiss Toni from the Fast Show Photo: BBC By Rachel Ward 11:43AM BST 18 Sep 2013 Charlie Higson, the actor famous as one of the stars of Nineties comedy programme The Fast Show - which spawned the catchphrase 'Suits You, Sir!', has complained about the absence of decent sketch shows on British TV. In an interview with the Radio Times , Higson said that since Little Britain went off air in 2006 fans have been deprived of mainstream sketch shows. He blames the proliferation of panel shows, which are cheaper to make, as the main reason that comedy now gets dismissed. “I am thinking of a large mainstream show where you hear a catchphrase an know exactly what it is – we haven’t had one like that since Little Britain,” he said.
Which BBC service would one listen to on 909 KHz Medium Wave?	909 khz Medium Wave BBC 5 Live - YouTube 909 khz Medium Wave BBC 5 Live 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 Dec 7, 2012 909 khz - BBC 5 Live from England received in Newfoundland Category
What is the better known name of the bird Tyto Alba?	Barn Owl ( Tyto alba fam. tytonidae) Kruger Park Birds & Birding. Places Barn Owl ( Tyto alba, family: tytonidae) The Barn Owl (Latin name Tyto alba) is described in Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, 7th Edition. This bird has a unique Roberts number of 392 and you will find a full description of this bird on page 251 also a picture of the Barn Owl on page 272. The Barn Owl belongs to the family of birds classified as tytonidae. According to the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology the Barn Owl is also known by these other names: White Owl. The map of the Kruger you see on this page shows the areas (coloured orange) where this bird has been identified. The basic information was provided by the Avian Demographic Unit based at UCT and I created the maps from that information ... the green dots show the locations of the various Kruger National Park Rest Camps The Barn Owl is neither Endemic or near Endemic to the Kruger National Park. It is however a common resident In terms of distribution of the Barn Owl in the Kruger National Park you may not see it in all areas. Barn Owl : see above distribution map. The Barn Owl. Identification assistance for this avian species ... The Barn Owl is a bird a little bit bigger than a starling. The height of the Barn Owl is about 33 cms and its weight is about 410 gms You will find that the male Barn Owl plumage and colours are different to that of the female Barn Owl Head is grey. This bird has normally proportioned leg length. Main diet items for this bird ... The Barn Owl feeds on wing mainly Smaller animals Invertebrates Breeding and nesting habits for this bird ... The Barn Owl is monogamous unless its mate dies. In the event of a partner dying Tyto alba will seek out a new mate The nesting habit of Barn Owl is to create the nest in a hole in a tree trunk. The bird lays eggs which are white in colour and number between 2 to 13 Habitat and flocking behaviour for this bird ... The preferred habitats for Barn Owl are: woodlands You will normally see the Barn Owl by itself rather than in the company of birds of the same species. Names of this avian species in other languages ... Xhosa ... Isikhova
Which Archbishop of Canterbury crowned Elizabeth II?	BBC ON THIS DAY \| 2 \| 1953: Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath 1953: Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath Queen Elizabeth II has been crowned at a coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London. In front of more than 8,000 guests, including prime ministers and heads of state from around the Commonwealth, she took the Coronation Oath and is now bound to serve her people and to maintain the laws of God. After being handed the four symbols of authority - the orb, the sceptre, the rod of mercy and the royal ring of sapphire and rubies - the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Geoffrey Fisher, placed St Edward's Crown on her head to complete the ceremony. A shout of "God Save the Queen" was heard and gun salutes were fired as crowds cheered. The Archbishop and fellow bishops then paid homage to Queen Elizabeth II. In a radio broadcast the Queen said: "Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust". An estimated three million people lined the streets of London to catch a glimpse of the new monarch as she made her way to and from Buckingham Palace in the golden state coach. The ceremony was watched by millions more around the world as the BBC set up their biggest ever outside broadcast to provide live coverage of the event on radio and television. Street parties were held throughout the UK as people crowded round television sets to watch the ceremony. Fireworks The crowds, some of whom had camped out overnight to ensure a prime position, were rewarded when the Queen and other members of her family, including the Queen Mother, appeared on the balcony at Buckingham Palace. Despite the overcast weather conditions the RAF marked the occasion with a fly past down the Mall. A fireworks display then lit up the skies above Victoria Embankment. The Queen replaced her father, King George VI, as monarch following his death on 6 February 1952. After 16 years on the throne he passed away in his sleep and his 25-year-old daughter Elizabeth immediately became Queen. The princess formally proclaimed herself Queen and Head of the Commonwealth and Defender of the Faith in February 1952 but the amount of planning and a wish for a sunny day for the occasion led to the long but excited wait for this day. In Context Over 20 million people watched the BBC coverage of the coronation. Many people crowded round neighbours' sets to watch television for the first time. The broadcast was made in 44 languages. <br> There was a shortage of professional coachmen to help transport dignitaries to Westminster Abbey in horse drawn carriages. Millionaire businessmen and country squires offered their services and on the day they dressed up as Buckingham Palace servants and helped take people to the ceremony. <br> Many commemorative souvenirs were produced to mark the occasion including a special set of four postage stamps. <br> In 2002 the Queen celebrated her Golden Jubilee. She marked her 50 years on the throne with a mammoth tour of the Commonwealth and UK where millions turned out to celebrate during the Jubilee weekend. <br> The highlight of the weekend was the 'Party at the Palace' where stars from Ozzy Osbourne and Sir Paul McCartney to S Club 7 and Blue joined forces to entertain the crowds at Buckingham Palace. <br>
Who wrote the plays 'Ivanov', 'The Wood Demon' and 'The Seagull'?	Summary/Reviews: Chekhov : Summary/Reviews Staff View SUMMARY Discover the early works of the youthful Dr. Chekhov, whose passion for his two warring muses, comedy and tragedy, is nowhere more evident than in his first three-full length plays, Platanov, Ivanov, and The Wood Demon. These works are assembled in this third volume of the complete plays of Anton Chekhov, newly translated by Carol Rocamora and published in honor of Chekhov's centennial. Platonov, Chekhov's earliest, rarely translated play is adapted by Rocamora from its original, six-hour long, unfinished state into a playable comedy about a Russian Don Juan who copes with his boredom and ennui by victimizing every woman in the district. Ivanov, Chekhov's incarnation of the Russian Hamlet, is a marvel of a character study which has challenged actors from John Gielgud to Ralph Fiennes to Kevin Kline. And finally, The Wood Demon, Chekhov's earlier, comedic version of his masterpiece, Uncle Vanya. Actors, directors and lovers of Chekhov's plays will delight in discovering many of the settings, characters, and themes that later appear in his four major works. Theatres will find three exciting full-length plays infrequently performed in the United States which merit renewed attention. Review by Library Journal Review With this latest entry in the publisher's "Great Translations" series, esteemed director and Russian scholar Rocamora completes her translation of the Chekhov canon. Following Chekhov: Four Plays and Chekhov: The Vaudevilles, this work collects Chekhov's earliest full-length dramatic works (written in his twenties)--including a translation and an adaptation of the unwieldy Platonov, which in its unexpurgated form would take seven hours to perform; Ivanov, which has attracted significant contemporary production interest for the dramatic opportunities afforded its protagonist; and The Wood Demon, the comedic precursor to the seminal Uncle Vanya. Also included are a detailed introduction, a dramatic and biographical chronology, a glossary, a pronunciation guide, and a selected bibliography. The academic and professional theater community is beholden to Smith and Kraus for its singular commitment to dramatic literature and to Racamora, in particular, for her devotion to Chekhov. For all substantive theater and dramatic literature collections.--Barry X. Miller, Austin P.L. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. (c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. AUTHOR NOTES Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born in the provincial town of Taganrog, Ukraine, in 1860. In the mid-1880s, Chekhov became a physician, and shortly thereafter he began to write short stories. Chekhov started writing plays a few years later, mainly short comic sketches he called vaudvilles. The first collection of his humorous writings, Motley Stories, appeared in 1886, and his first play, Ivanov, was produced in Moscow the next year. In 1896, the Alexandrinsky Theater in St. Petersburg performed his first full- length drama, The Seagull. Some of Chekhov's most successful plays include The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya, and Three Sisters. Chekhov brought believable but complex personalizations to his characters, while exploring the conflict between the landed gentry and the oppressed peasant classes. Chekhov voiced a need for serious, even revolutionary, action, and the social stresses he described prefigured the Communist Revolution in Russia by twenty years. He is considered one of Russia's greatest playwrights. Chekhov contracted tuberculosis in 1884, and was certain he would die an early death. In 1901, he married Olga Knipper, an actress who had played leading roles in several of his plays. Chekhov died in 1904, spending his final years in Yalta. (Bowker Author Biography)
The 'Pilgrimage of Grace' was a revolt against which English king?	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
The lands once rules by the Queen of Sheba now form part of which modern country?	Queen of Sheba in Yemen Sheba: The Ancient Empire The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba was thriving about 3000 years ago and occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valleys (wadis) and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Some historians claim that Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, was also part of Sheba's territory. Sheba was a wealthy country with an advanced irrigation system. Its people, the Sabaeans, built dams as high as 60 feet with spans of almost a mile. They cut large earthen wells ito the Earth, which allowed them to irrigate their abundant gardens. Sheba was also rich in gold and other precious stones. But her real wealth was in her exclusive trade in frankincense and exotic spices sought by neighboring kingdoms. Sheba also had a very lucrative caravan trade. By 1000 B.C., camels frequently traveled the 1400 miles up the "Incense Road" and along the Red Sea to Israel. The Road began in the port of Al Mukulla and Bir Ali where ships would bring goods from distant India and the Orient. Frankincense is unique to Yemen since it is derived from the sap of a certain tree that grows only in Yemen. Frankincense was used as an offering to the gods and its rich perfumed smoke would rise like prayers to the heavens. It's aroma also made it valuable during cremations and it was often heaped on funeral pyres. Another Sabaean spice was Myrrh, an ingredient in fragrant oils and cosmetics. It was also used in preparing bodies for burial. The Sabaeans have been described as a tall and commanding people, both woolly-haired and straight-haired. Semitic in origin, they are believed to have been descendents of the Cush of the Bible. The sacred Ethiopian book which establishes the founder of the Ethiopian dynasty as the son of Solomon and Sheba, suggests that the Sabaeans were black. "Ye are black of face - but if God illumineth your hearts, nothing can injure you," priest Azariah says to the Queen and her people in the Kebra Negast.(1) Because of its isolation, Sheba was secure from military invasion for at least 500 years, and was independent and at peace with its neighbors during the 11th and 10th century B.C. History reveals that at least five kings preceded the Queen of Sheba - among them Iti'amra and Karibi-ilu. Yet Arabian documents portray all of Arabia as matriarchal and ruled by queens for over 1000 years. In Ethiopia, the Kebra Negast even refers to a law established in Sheba that only a woman could reign, and that she must be a virgin queen. Numerous legends refer to the female-centered clans, matriarchal practices, and matrilineal inheritance of ancient Arabia and surrounding countries. In Assyria, the head of a family was called the "shebu," and was originally a female, or matriarch. In other mideastern lands, polyandry was sanctioned - a woman could marry several husbands, who left their own families to live with hers; she could also initiate divorce by turning her tent to face east for three nights in a row. Before the onset of patriarchy, women may have experienced superior - or at least equal - rights with men. Since Sheba was a center of astronomical wisdom and the Queen or King was chief Astronomer and Astrologer. Religious life involved worship of the Sun and Moon. Shams was the Sun god. ViewZone visited the recently uncovered Temple of Shams in 2001 (photo below). In the Kebra Negast, the Queen tells Solomon, "We worship the sun...for he cooketh our food, and moreoever he illumineth the darkness, and removeth fear; we call him 'our King,' and we call him 'our Creator'....And there are others among our subjects.... some worship stones, and some worship trees, and some worship carved figures, and some worship images of gold and silver."(2) The Great Goddess who dwelt in the sacred black aniconic stone was given the title Shayba by the Arabic-Aramaen people. Shayba represented the Moon in its threefold aspect - waxing, (maiden), full (pregnant mother), and waning (old wise woma
Who was the queen of the Amazons?	Queen of the Amazons (Alexander the Great): Judith Tarr: 9780765303967: Amazon.com: Books Queen of the Amazons (Alexander the Great) 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. Page 1 of 1 Start over Sponsored Products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on Amazon.com. When you click on a Sponsored Product ad, you will be taken to an Amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it. To learn more about Amazon Sponsored Products, click here . The Bee Keeper's Daughter (The Kingdom of Meridian Book 1) Shian Serei She's only 19 and running for her life. Can she evade the dangers of medieval Russia while discovering romance and her womanhood? Suspense awaits you! Ad feedback Special Offers and Product Promotions Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly In her latest stirring historical fantasy, Tarr (Pride of Kings, etc.) explores the tantalizing relationship between the macho Alexander the Great, hero of her 1993 novel, Lord of the Two Lands, and Hippolyta, the sensuous queen of the Amazons. When Hippolyta, ruler of the fabled female warriors of Greek lore, gives birth to her firstborn, the baby girl is soulless. The Amazon clan's children call the beautiful but empty infant "Etta" ("that thing"), because she can't be officially named until she has a soul. Hippolyta believes one will eventually possess her child's body and declares Etta royal heiress, outraging some of the tribe, especially her jealous cousin, Phaedra, who vows vengeance when she is exiled. The arrival of Alexander of Macedon in Persia leads Hippolyta, driven by the Goddess, to challenge him to a fateful fight that leaves her daughter in Alexander's world but with a higher destiny still in the cards. The soul that Etta receives through a magical transference after she grows to adulthood is unlikely to come as a surprise ("The soul has no gender"), though it provides a cool twist on the classical legend. Tarr's fluid plotting and careful research will keep readers intrigued despite her deceptively simplistic and, at times, workmanlike prose. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Booklist Tarr's gift for combining her own brand of magical fantasy with fully drawn, compelling characters acting within the framework of history bears fruit again in this novel set during the conquests of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian warrior who claimed divine patriarchal lineage. Drawing on the legend that Amazonian Queen Hippolyta traveled far to look upon the conqueror from the West when he came to Zadrakarta in Persia, Tarr creates an epic that sweeps readers from the camp of the Amazons with Selene, niece of a blind seer and guardian of Hippolyta's soulless daughter, into an action-packed, adventure-filled, sometimes bloody voyage to the court of the first conqueror of the known world. Tarr's meticulous research ensures the verisimilitude needed to realistically anchor her liberties with recorded history; so detailed are her descriptions of tools, weapons, clothing, and the stuff of everyday life, including such predators as wild boars, that readers effortlessly enter a fantasy world seamlessly constructed from anthropological and archeological verities. Sure to please established fans and win new ones. Whitney Scott Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 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 Series: Alexander the Great (Book 1) Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Tor Books; Reprint edition (January 1, 2005) Language: English Shippi
For which type of entertainment are 'Annies' awarded?	Annie Awards \| Variety Annie Awards Disney Animation’s “Zootopia” narrowly slipped by Laika’s stop-motion “Kubo and the Two Strings” to lead the 44th Annie Awards nominations. Disney’s animal-filled hit drew 11 nods while “Kubo”… Share This Article ASIFA-Hollywood is calling for entries for the 44th annual Annie Awards. Submissions will be accepted until 5 p.m. PT on Oct. 31. through the online submission portal. There are nine production… Share This Article Joy was the primary emotion felt by Pixar after “Inside Out,” its heart-tugging journey through the mind of an 11-year-old girl, took home the top prize at the 43rd Annie Awards on Saturday night. In… Share This Article The 43rd Annie Awards are turning to pairs of presenters rather than a traditional host for its awards ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 6, at Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA. Comedy duo Garfunkel & Oates… Share This Article It’s the Year of the dragon, as DreamWorks Animation’s “How to Train Your Dragon 2” took home the top prize at the at the 42nd annual Annie Awards honoring the best in film and TV/broadcast… Share This Article
TACV is the national airline of which island nation?	TACV AIRLINES TO START SERVICE FROM GREEN AIRPORT TO CABO VERDE \| News \| PVD \| Rhode Island TACV AIRLINES TO START SERVICE FROM GREEN AIRPORT TO CABO VERDE TACV AIRLINES TO START SERVICE FROM GREEN AIRPORT TO CABO VERDE Today, Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde (TACV), announced the start of service from T. F. Green Airport (PVD) to the Cabo Verde Islands beginning June 2, 2015. The airline will offer two weekly flights on 757 (210 seat) aircraft to the city of Praia on the island of Santiago on Tuesdays and Fridays through June 30th and will add a third weekly flight on Wednesdays during the peak travel season of July through early September. Additionally, connecting service will be available to other Cabo Verdean islands: Fogo, Sao Vicente, Sal and Boa Vista. TACV is excited to fly to PVD, which it considers a “New Gateway to New England.” The Cabo Verdean community has a strong presence throughout New England, particularly in Rhode Island and communities surrounding Green Airport. The service has traditionally been geared towards linking family and friends; however, there is a new emphasis on growing it as a tourist destination by promoting the islands’ beauty, climate, hiking, surfing and other water sports. Governor Gina Raimondo said, “Our Cabo Verdean community is strong and vibrant, and I want to welcome TACV Airlines to T. F. Green Airport as the first year-round scheduled international service. This will give our citizens a convenient way to travel to see their families and will offer a new, exciting tourist destination from Green. Today’s announcement is a true example of how we can work together to move Rhode Island forward and grow the economy through international trade and tourism.” “I am pleased Cabo Verde Airlines is planning to launch operations at T. F. Green Airport this summer with direct service between Rhode Island and Cabo Verde. This expansion of international service is good news for consumers, particularly our great Cabo Verdean-American community here in Rhode Island and across New England. After experiencing a recent decline in passenger traffic, which coincided with the recession and airline consolidation, it is a positive sign to see expanded service and international carriers coming to Rhode Island. We must continue to build on this progress and plan for the future. This airport is a catalyst for economic development throughout the state. I will continue working to help modernize T. F. Green Airport and extend the runway to attract new tourism, jobs, and business to Rhode Island,” said U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Ranking Democrat on the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, who has led efforts and worked with RIAC, the FAA, and U.S. DOT to help direct an estimated $110 million in federal aviation funds to help make the T. F. Green Improvement Program possible. Located about 300 miles off the coast of Senegal, Cabo Verde is renowned for its natural beauty, picturesque beaches, and “morabeza” (Creole for hospitality) of its people. The islands that make up the arrow-shaped archipelago today were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century. Cabo Verde gained independence in 1975 and remains one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Both Portuguese and Creole are spoken by many of the 450,000 Cabo Verdeans who call the island nation home. Kelly Fredericks, Rhode Island Airport Corporation President and CEO, said “I want to particularly thank João Pereira, TACV President and CEO. Our conversations with him and his staff began in earnest several months ago. We have illustrated a willingness and commitment to this service to make it successful as we serve our Cabo Verdean community and market the service to others as a new tourist destination.” Mayor Scott Avedisian said, “My administration is committed to working with the Rhode Island Airport Corporation to fuel our local tourism industry and create jobs. Bringing international flights to T. F. Green is a critical part of our ongoing efforts. I am very pleased to welcome TACV to our
Who wrote the children’s book Danny, the Champion of the World?	Danny, the Champion of the World - Roald Dahl Roald Dahl Danny, the Champion of the World Published in 1975 Synopsis Like Fantastic Mr Fox, Danny the Champion of the World was partially inspired by the Buckinghamshire countryside where Roald Dahl lived. Background Background Danny lives with his dad in a caravan at the edge of the wood. He thinks his dad is the best father in the world. But Danny doesn't know everything, and even his brilliant dad has secrets... Like Fantastic Mr Fox , Danny, the Champion of the World was partially inspired by the Buckinghamshire countryside where Roald Dahl lived, from the filling station Danny's dad runs - based on the now-abandoned Red Pump Garage on Great Missenden High Street - to the woods where his dad gets trapped trying to poach pheasants belonging to Mr Victor Hazell. There are other real-life inspirations, too - the caravan Danny and his dad live in is based upon a real Romany gipsy caravan Roald acquired in the 1960s that was used as a playroom for the Dahl children. The book is dedicated to the whole family: Roald's then-wife, Patricia Neal, and his children Tessa, Theo, Ophelia and Lucy. Danny, the Champion of the World, published in 1975, also features characters that make an appearance in other Roald Dahl stories, some older and some that were then yet-to-be written. Danny's dad, for example, first pops up in some of Roald's short stories for adults written as far back as the 1940s, and later published in the 1989 collection Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life . There was even one short story called The Champion of the World. There are other interesting similarities - and differences. In Danny, the Champion of the World, Danny's father is called William (a name we first hear him called by local doctor and fellow pheasant-enthusiast Doc Spencer), but in the short stories that led to the creation of his character, he is called Gordon. A Mr Hazel (with one 'l' as opposed to two) also appears in some of the stories in the Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life collection. And perhaps most interestingly, the character of the BFG makes his first appearance in Danny, the Champion of the World in a bedtime story told to Danny by his father. A 1989 film version of Danny, the Champion of the World starred Jeremy Irons as Danny's dad. In this version, he is named William Smith and the film's action takes place in 1955, as opposed to the original book's 1970s setting. Other than these changes, the film follows the book's plot closely. Find out more about the period in Roald Dahl's life during which he wrote Danny
Who was the star of wartime films One Exciting Night, Rhythm Serenade and We’ll Meet Again?	Nine Movie Stars Who Are Over 95 and Still Alive \| Cassava Films the list of 9 for May 10, 2013 Nine Movie Stars Who Are Over 95 and Still Alive Keyword(s): celebrities This is one of those lists I really can't put off writing, as time is of the essence - especially for these nine actors. While there are many more film and TV stars who are in the 95+ club right now, none are nearly as well-known as this crowd. Mostly, this list serves as a reminder of just how ancient these people are. You may even be surprised that some of them are still alive. From youngest to oldest: Joan Fontaine, 95. Ms. Fontaine, who will turn 96 this October, was a genuine A-lister for a while, starring in two Hitchcock classics (Suspicion - for which she won a Best Actress Oscar - and Rebecca) and many other 1940s prestige pictures, including Jane Eyre, The Constant Nymph, and Letter from an Unknown Woman. She moved on to TV in the '50s and '60s, and hasn't acted since 1994, but she's still with us. (Postscript: Fontaine died on December 15, 2013 at age 96.) Danielle Darrieux, 96. Originally I had cartoon voiceover artist June "Rocky the Flying Squirrel" Foray in this position. But Foray isn't really a movie star. Darrieux certainly is - in France, anyway, where her career has spanned eight decades. Fans of French cinema know her best as the leading lady in Max Ophüls' The Earrings of Madame de... (1953) and as part of the all-star ensemble in François Ozon's wacky mystery 8 Women (2002), but Darrieux even starred in several now-forgotten Hollywood pictures. Most recently, she voiced the grandmother in the 2007 animated art house hit Persepolis. Vera Lynn, 96. One of England's first major pop singers, Lynn is celebrated for her WWII anthem "We'll Meet Again". It was such a hit that Lynn got to star in three wartime feature films: Rhythm Serenade, One Exciting Night, and, naturally, We'll Meet Again. Those films may be forgotten, but Lynn and her signature hit are not. The song memorably concluded Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove, and Lynn had a track dedicated to her in Pink Floyd's concept album The Wall. She hasn't recorded anything new since 1984, when she was 67, but her Best Of album actually reached #1 in the UK in 2009. Zsa Zsa Gabor, 96. Will we remember the notorious Hungarian-born actress/socialite for anything other than slapping a Beverly Hills cop in 1989, and being married nine times? Well, she did appear in John Huston's Moulin Rouge and Orson Welles' Touch of Evil, so that's something. (Actually, a good number of high-profile '50s films featured Gabor.) Though plagued by health problems in recent years, Zsa Zsa has taken a licking but somehow keeps on ticking. Kirk Douglas, 96. There is zero argument that Douglas, who turns 97 this December, is a bona fide superstar. Do I even need to bother listing some of his better-known films? I do not. Olivia de Havilland, 96. Joan Fontaine's older sister - boy, there's some longevity in those de Havilland genes, isn't there? - will hit 97 in July. For a time, she was even more famous than Kirk Douglas. Today, most will name Gone With the Wind as de Havilland's best-known work, but she's delivered extraordinary performances in loads of great films. My favorite is The Heiress (for which she won one of her two Best Actress Oscars) but also check out The Snake Pit, The Dark Mirror, and the cult favorite Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte. Eli Wallach, 97. Wallach routinely tops those "he's still alive?" lists, because he looks like he's been 97 years old forever. Where do we start with this veteran Method actor? Maybe 1956's Baby Doll? Then surely on to The Magnificent Seven and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Then a lot of junk after that, but a lot of recognizable film and TV titles too. Wallach's most recent credit is 2010's Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. (Postscript: Wallach died on June 24, 2014 at age 98.) Norman Lloyd, 98. Lloyd may not be a household name, but after first tasting stardom as the villain in Hitchcock's 1942 thriller Saboteur, he has, like Wallach, never stopped working. Lloyd appear
Andrew Marr, Rosie Boycott and Simon Kelner have been editors of which daily newspaper?	Kelner defends Indy drop \| Media \| The Guardian Kelner defends Indy drop Monday 13 January 2003 08.33 EST First published on Monday 13 January 2003 08.33 EST Share on Messenger Close The editor of the Independent, Simon Kelner , has insisted its owners are committed to the newspaper after its circulation fell by more than any other broadsheet apart from the FT. Kelner said Tony O'Reilly's Independent News and Media was "very settled" and there was room in the market for a broadsheet newspaper that was "free from political affiliation". The latest Audit Bureau of Circulations figures show the Independent down 5.46% on the year to 181.933 in December 2002, excluding bulks. The Guardian was down 1.53%, the Telegraph was down 3.52%, the Times lost 5.25% and the FT fell by 6.4%. But Kelner said the paper could ride out the fall. "We have a very settled ownership, a very committed ownership, the paper's good, we've got a very loyal core of readers who like the paper. And there'll always be room in the market for a paper that's free of proprietorial interference, that's free of political affiliation, that's upmarket, intelligent and surprising. "I feel that while it's difficult for all broadsheet newspapers, we're in no more a difficult situation than anyone else," he told LBC. Kelner said the paper had emerged stronger from its difficult times: before he became editor the paper had a troubled period under the joint editorship of Andrew Marr and Rosie Boycott. "I've been editor for almost five years now. It did go through a terribly rocky time, but I think we've stabilised the paper and we've been faithful to the original vision of the paper," he said. elner also praised the editor of the Mirror, Piers Morgan, for attempting to reposition the tabloid with a more serious agenda. "I think he was right. I think there was an appetite, post-September 11, for more serious accessible news." But he said the execution of the strategy did not always seem to work. "In a tabloid paper, particularly in this trivialised culture that we have at the moment, you can't have two pages of John Pilger from Cambodia and then two pages of the 3am girls." Morgan has joked he could edit the Mirror in the morning and the Independent in the afternoon: Kelner graciously conceded that he would not be able to do the reverse.
Bernard Lee who played M in eleven Bond films was the grandfather of which current British actor?	BFI Screenonline: Lee, Bernard (1908-1981) Biography , d. Basil Dearden, 1949), Superintendents (regularly in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries of the early '60s), Brigadiers, Colonels and the like, his fame coming to rest as 'M' in the first eleven Bond For some, though, the lasting image of Lee is as Sergeant Paine in The Third Man (d. Carol Reed, 1949), dogged and loyal, shot by Harry Lime to no purpose - or perhaps the troubled father in Whistle Down the Wind (d. Bryan Forbes, 1961). To pick one at odds with his usually benign persona, there is bullying Bert Connelly, beautifully exact, in The Angry Silence (d. Guy Green, 1960). It is just possible he gave a poor performance in his 80-plus films, but it is hard to think of one. He was grandfather of Jonny Lee Miller Brian McFarlane, Encyclopedia of British Film More information
Named after the Californian who accidentally created it in 1871, what is a cross between a blackberry and a raspberry called?	Food named after famous people: ABC Home » food » Food named after famous people: ABC Food named after famous people: ABC Fillet of Beef Prince Albert – Queen Victoria ‘s Consort Prince Albert (1819-1861), also has an English white sauce, the Prince Albert Pea, and Prince Albert apple named for him, and probably Albert pudding. Chicken la d’Albufera – Louis-Gabriel Suchet (1770-1826), one of Napoleon’s generals and marshal of France for a time, was named duc d’Albufera after a lake near Valencia, Spain, to mark his victory there during the Peninsular War . Famed 19th-century French chef Marie-Antoine Carme (Antonin Carme) created several dishes in the duke’s honor, including duck, beef, and the sauce that accompanies this chicken. Fettuccine Alfredo – Alfredo di Lelio, an early-20th century Italian chef who invented the dish for his wife in 1914-1920 at his Roman restaurant. The dish became famous in part because Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks touted it after their 1927 visit to Rome. The authentic Alfredo recipe contains only several butters, no cream sauce. Alexandertorte – possibly Alexander I , the gourmet Russian tzar who employed Antonin Carme. Finland claims the creation, allegedly by Swiss pastry chefs in Helsinki in 1818, in anticipation of the tzar’s visit there. Lobster Duke Alexis – the Russian Grand-Duke Alexis (future Alexander III ) (1845-1894) made a highly-publicized visit to the U.S. in 1871. A dinner for him at Delmonico’s featured this, and was kept on the menu by chef Charles Ranhofer . Gteau Alexandra – like her husband Edward VII , Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) was honored by an assortment of foods named after her when she was Princess of Wales and Queen. Besides this chocolate cake, there is consomm Alexandra, soup, sole, chicken quail, and various meat dishes. Consomm Princess Alice – this consomm with artichoke hearts and lettuce is named for Princess Alice (1883-1981), one of Queen Victoria ‘s granddaughters. Amundsen’s Dessert – Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), the great Norwegian polar explorer, was served this dish by Norwegian-American friends in Wisconsin not long before he died in an Arctic plane crash. Anna potatoes – the casserole of sliced potatoes cooked in butter was created and named by French chef Adolf Duglr for the well-known 19th-century courtesan/actress Anna Deslions, who frequented Duglr’s Caf Anglais. “Potatoes Annette” is a version of Potatoes Anna, with the potatoes julienned instead of in rounds. Oreiller de la Belle Aurore – Claudine-Aurore Rcamier, the mother of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin , has a lobster dish named after her, but it is this elaborate game pie which was one of her son’s favorite dishes. The large square pie contains a variety of game birds and their livers, veal, pork, truffles, aspic, and much else, in puff pastry. Chateau-Ausone red Bordeaux wine – Ausonius (310-395 A.D.), the poet employed by Valentinian I to tutor the Roman emperor’s son, retired to the Bordeaux region and wrote about oyster farming. The wine named after him is said to be made of grapes grown on the site of his villa. B Baldwin apple – Colonel Loammi Baldwin (1745-1807), a commander of militia at the Battle of Lexington , found this apple between 1784 and 1793 while working as a surveyor and engineer on the Middlesex Canal in Massachusetts. Chicken Cardinal la Balue – Cardinal Jean la Balue (1421-1491), a somewhat notorious minister to Louis XI , is remembered in this dish of chicken, crayfish, and mashed potatoes. Bartlett pear – accidentally (?) renamed English Williams pear by Massachusetts nurseryman Enoch Bartlett, early 19th century. Williams was a 17th-century English horticulturist. Battenburg cake – probably named after one of the late-19th century princely Battenberg family living in England, who gave up their German titles during World War I and changed their name to Mountbatten . Bchamel sauce, named to flatter the matre d’Hotel to Louis XIV, Louis de Bchamel, Marquis de Nointel (1630-1703), also a financier and ambassador. Barnaise sauce – although often thought t
What is the name of the maid of Cio-Cio San in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly?	Madama Butterfly \| The Opera 101 The Opera 101 Fill out the fields below to contact us! Your name * Recordings About Madama Butterfly is Puccini at his most restrained. A single setting, a relatively simple plot, and a strongly drawn lead pair around whom the narrative spins. There are a fair number of smaller roles, but don’t worry about keeping track of them, especially all of Butterfly’s relatives - even Puccini unnamed some of them while revising the story. There is also very limited chorus action, so if you are familiar with other Puccini operas, such as Turandot , don’t go in expecting such spectacle, you may be disappointed. Madama Butterfly at the Royal Opera House That said, it’s a highly accessible and listenable opera, much more so than Turandot on the first go, and there are plenty of top draw tunes to be heard. Pick of the bunch, at least in fame terms, is “Un Bel Di Vedremo,” which means “One good day, we will see.” This gets wheeled out by many a soprano for recital purposes but in context, right at the start of Act II, it’s as sad as it is beautiful. The tenor’s music is somewhat less subtle and in fact rather potently blunt. The first big number of the evening is the absolutely thriling tune “Dovunque al mondo,” or “Throughout the world.” It is built on top of “The Star Spangled Banner”, which you should be able to pick out fairly easily in the clip below. The opening passage of Dovunque al mondo Other highlights include the endings of all three acts which comprise an extended love duet, a beautiful chorus, and an operatic staple, the suicide aria. Characters Cio-Cio San’s maid. Fiercely loyal to Butterfly and vastly more aware of the tragedy unfolding. The Bonze Bass Cio-Cio San’s Uncle. A small role only, he only briefly appears to chastise Cio-Cio San for abandoning her religion in converting to Pinkerton’s Christianity. Synopsis Act I - Running Time: 55 mins The curtain rises on Lieutenant Pinkerton and Goro inspecting the house that Pinkerton has leased in Nagasaki while he is stationed in Japan. Goro shows him around, there’s much fuss made over the sliding walls, and introduces him to the household staff including Suzuki, Butterfly’s maid. Sharpless, the US Consul, arrives, all out of breath from climbing the hill to the house. They discuss Pinkerton’s situation and the topic of Butterfly soon arises. Sharpless warns Pinkerton that Butterfly is taking the marriage very seriously but Pinkerton dismisses these concerns with a good whack of American bravura and whiskey (in the roistering good tune “Dovunque al mondo”). Despite his Butterfly infatuation, he is already thinking of his future American bride. The scene is set for our tragedy! Lando Bartolini sings "Dovunque al mondo" We hear Madam Butterfly for the first time. She is coming up the hill full of joy for her impending wedding. She arrives with her friends and approaches Pinkerton. In the ensuing dialogue we learn that Butterfly comes from a wealthy family but now makes a living working as a Geisha, which it should be pointed out doesn’t mean prostitute. Butterfly arrives, San Antonio Opera The relatives all arrive and amongst much wittering it becomes clear there is some serious friction. Pinkerton delivers yet more crass lines about how brief he is expecting the marriage to be, whilst Butterfly professes to her family how deeply she is in love. Just before the wedding Butterfly tells Pinkerton that she has converted to Christianity for him and shows him some of her most important possessions including a box whose contents she will not reveal. Goro tells him it contains the dagger that was sent to her father from the Mikado to commit seppuku (a rather nasty form of suicide that’s meant to maintain one’s honour). The wedding begins and ends rather efficiently and Sharpless, offering one final warning to Pinkerton about Butterfly’s love, leaves the party. The celebrations don’t last long before Butterfly’s uncle, the Bonze, storms in and starts hurling insults. He has learned of her conversion and curses her for it. Pinkerton tries to protect
Which artist’s final works in the early 1950s were gouaches découpées or paper cut-outs such as “La Négresse” and “he Blue Nudes”?	Biography - The Estate of Tom Wesselmann Biography Abstract Tom Wesselmann was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on February 23, 1931. He attended Hiram College in Ohio from 1949 to 1951 before entering the University of Cincinnati. In 1953 his studies were interrupted by a two-year enlistment in the army, during which time he began drawing cartoons. He returned to the university in 1954 and received a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1956; during this time he decided to pursue a career in cartooning and so enrolled at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. After graduation he moved to New York City, where he was accepted into the Cooper Union and where his focus shifted dramatically to fine art; he received his diploma in 1959. Wesselmann became one of the leading American Pop artists of the 1960s, rejecting abstract expressionism in favor of the classical representations of the nude, still life, and landscape. He created collages and assemblages incorporating everyday objects and advertising ephemera in an effort to make images as powerful as the abstract expressionism he admired. He is perhaps best known for his Great American Nude series with their fat forms and intense colors. In the seventies, Wesselmann continued to explore the ideas and media which had preoccupied him during the Sixties. Most significantly, his large Standing Still Life series, composed of free standing shaped canvases, showed small intimate objects on a grand scale. In 1980 Wesselmann, using the pseudonym Slim Stealingworth, wrote an autobiography documenting the evolution of his artistic work. He continued exploring shaped canvases (first exhibited in the 1960s) and began creating his first works in metal. He instigated the development of a laser-cutting application, which would allow him to make a faithful translation of his drawings in cut-out metal. The 1990s and early 2000s saw the artist expanding on these themes, creating abstract three-dimensional images that he described as “going back to what I had desperately been aiming for in 1959.” He had indeed come full circle. In his final years he returned to the female form in his Sunset Nudes series of oil paintings on canvas, whose bold compositions, abstract imagery, and sanguine moods often recall the odalisques of Henri Matisse. Wesselmann worked in New York City for more than four decades. He lived in New York City with his wife, Claire, daughters Jenny and Kate, and son Lane. He died there on December 17, 2004. 1931-1958 Tom Wesselmann was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 23rd, 1931. From 1949 to 1951 he attended college in Ohio; first at Hiram College, and then transferred to major in Psychology at the University of Cincinnati. He was drafted into the US Army in 1952, but spent his service years stateside. He started making his first cartoons while still in the service, and became interested in cartooning as a career. After his discharge he decided to study drawing, so he completed his university studies in 1954 and, at the same time, entered the Art Academy of Cincinnati. He achieved some initial success when he sold his first cartoon strips which were published in the magazines 1000 Jokes and True. In 1956 he was accepted into Cooper Union and moved to New York. The bustling New York art scene and museums inspired him. During a visit to MoMA he was struck by the Robert Motherwell painting Elegy to the Spanish Republic: “The first aesthetic experience… He felt a sensation of high visceral excitement in his stomach, and it seemed as though his eyes and stomach were directly connected” (S. Stealingworth, p. 12). At the same time Wesselmann was drawn to the work of Willem deKooning: “…He was what I wanted to be” (interview with G. Swenson, ARTnews, 1964, p. 41). but he soon understood the need to return to the language of art and the need to shift right away from action painting: ‘He realized he had to find his own passion […] he felt he had to deny to himself all that he loved in de Kooning, and go in as opposite a direction as possible.- The traditional situations of painting would be the subjec
What is the length, in metres, of the course in all Olympic Rowing races?	Olympic Rowing Rules, Scoring & Criteria By George Sayour Updated August 31, 2015. On the surface, Olympic Rowing , seems to be a set of events that is simple to understand. Most would assume that a team (crew) of athletes paddle (row) a boat (shell) in a race and the first one to cross the finish line wins. To boil Olympic Rowing down to that simple formula would be to do one of the oldest sports a grave injustice. There are so many different facets to this sport that further investigation reveals the difference between each event is actually rather confusing. Olympic Rowing Rules All Olympic Rowing races are 2000 meters long. This is roughly equivalent to 1.25 miles. There are 6 lanes that are marked with buoys every 500 meters. Contrary to conventional thought, the boats in a rowing competition can change lanes as long as they do not interfere with other crews. The boats are held and aligned at the start of the race to prevent a false start. Crews are allowed 1 false start each while 2 false starts for a single crew warrants a disqualification. continue reading below our video Understanding Baseball Although rare, a race can be restarted if an equipment failure occurs at the outset of the race. Depending on the number of teams in an event, boats compete in a number of different heats. Winners advance to the semi-finals. While the losers of the first round of heats do race again for a seat in the semi-finals. The gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded to the top three finishing crews of the 6 boat final race. Olympic Rowing Event Criteria To say that the terminology to refer to the Olympic Rowing Events can be confusing is an understatement. This is primarily due to the multiple ways that each event can be phrased yet mean the same thing. Basically, each event name contains 5 parts that tells you about how the shells (boats) are paddled. The Number of People in the Shell: The first thing to look for in each event name is the number of people actually rowing the boat. It may say “double” or it may say “pair” but in either case it means 2 people in the boat. The Difference Between Sculling and Sweep Events: Secondly, each title tells you how the boat is being paddled. In a “Scull,” each oarsman has an oar in each hand . If the word “Scull” is not in the name, then each person only uses 1 oar, which is known as a “Sweep” event. Coxswain or Coxless: The third thing to look for is the word “coxswain” or “cox.” A coxswain is in the boat directing the rowers and steering the boat. So “Eight with Coxswain” means there are actually 9 people in the boat, eight with paddles and a separate person steering the boat and coaching the crew. Men or Women: The last part of the event name tells us whether it is men or women rowing the boat. Weight Classification: Lightweight signifies that male rowers must be under 72.5 kg (159 lbs) while the crew average must be 70 kg or less. Lightweight for female rowers means that no rower can be over 59 kg (130 lb) and the average of the crew must be 57 kg or less. There is yet another way to distinguish what type of race is being contested through its name. You will notice that each race is distinguished with a number and a symbol in parenthesis such as (2x) or (4-). Very simply, the number refers to how many people are rowing the boat and the symbol tells you what type of race it is: “x”: A “Scull” Race. Each rower has two oars. "-": A “Sweep” race without coxswain (coxless). Each rower has 1 oar. “+”: A “Sweep” race with coxswain. Each rower has 1 oar and there is an extra person to steer and direct the boat and the rowers.
Which King supposedly died due to eating a surfeit of lampreys?	The History Girls: A SURFEIT OF LAMPREYS AND OTHER MISFORTUNES: The Death of Henry I Sunday, 24 November 2013 A SURFEIT OF LAMPREYS AND OTHER MISFORTUNES: The Death of Henry I King Henry I is not that often touched upon in fiction and one of the lesser studied kings of England in schools today. He has also been the subject of a couple of excellent academic biographies by the late Warren Hollister and historian Judith Green. Occasionally he turns up a secondary source character in novels, mine among them. I enjoyed his portrayal in Valerie Anand's novel King of the Wood which was about his brother William Rufus. Juliet Dymoke used him as her protagonist in her excellent novel Henry of the High Rock, but he still receives rather limited exposure. What many people of a certain age know of Henry I from their school days is that this youngest son of William the Conqueror, died of 'a surfeit of lampreys' - I suspect that this was a phrase known, but not understood by many students. Actually, even when it is understood, there is more to this than meets the eye. Henry I was born either in 1068 or 1069 and died in December 1135, which puts him at about 66 at his demise - a good age for the 12th century and not bad at all for a king with all the stresses and strains that being an active and domineering head of state entailed. His father was 59; his celebrated grandson Henry II only made it to 56. Of his great grandsons by Henry who became kings, Henry the Young king died of dysentry at 28, Richard the Lionheart from gangrene at 38, and King John from (depending who you listen to) 'a surfeit of peaches and cider' a couple of months shy of his 50th birthday. Henry I, described by contemporary chronicler Henry of Huntingdon as 'great in wisdom, profound in counsel, famous for his far-sightedness, outstanding in arms, distinguished for his deeds, remarkable for his wealth', was still to all intents and purposes hale and hearty when he arrived at the forest of Lyons in Normandy in late November to undertake a spot of hunting with the court. He had been hoping to cross to England, but political difficulties on the Norman side of the border meant that he was staying longer than intended. During the course of his hunting sojourn, one of the courses on which he dined at table were the dreaded lampreys. Lampreys are an eel-like fish lacking a jaw. There are about thirty species in the world, some parasitic, some not. The mouth has a circular suction pad with teeth in the adults. As a food in the medieval period they were seen as edible - but dangerous and this is where we come to more than meets the eye. The Medieval way of thinking about diet was to afford each item a humour and a temperature and people were advised to eat foods that balanced their own humours. The four humours were sanguine, which was warm and moist, yellow bile - warm and dry, phlegm - cold and moist, and melancholic - cold and dry. If everything was in balance, you should have an equal mix of all these and your diet should reflect this. All foods had their own value in the humour table too. Elderly people were seen as having cold humours and as such needed to eat foods with warming properties. Red wine was a good one since it was warm and dry (I know wine is wet, but trust me on this one!). Lampreys, on a scale of 1-10 scored a 10 for being cold and moist and one of the most chilling foodstuffs in existence, guaranteed to put out anyone's fire. To an elderly person, already cold to begin with, they could be deadly. The best way to render them less of a threat was to kill them in red wine and then cook them in the same liquor in the hopes that it would neutralise their properties. Everyone knew this. A chronicler wouldn't have had to spell out the details. Once you know this, reading Henry I's death scene from the chronicler Roger of Wendover takes on a whole new light. Henry...stopped at St. Denys in the wood of Lions to eat some lampreys, a fish he was very fond of, though they always disagreed with him, and the physicians had often cautioned him aga
Which word completes the title of the second book in this trilogy: Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades ____ and Fifty Shades Freed?	Fifty Shades Freed (book) \| Fifty Shades Of Grey Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia Fifty Shades Freed (book) Fifty Shades Freed is the third and final book in the Fifty Shades trilogy. Official Book Summary When unworldly student, Anastasia Steele first encountered the driven and dazzling young entrepreneur Christian Grey it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and, ultimately, repelled by Christian’s singular erotic tastes, Ana demands a deeper commitment. Determined to keep her, Christian agrees. Now, Ana and Christian have it all—love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of possibilities for their future. But Ana knows that loving his Fifty Shades will not be easy, and that being together will pose challenges that neither of them would anticipate. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian’s opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own identity. And Christian must overcome his compulsion to control as he wrestles with the demons of a tormented past. Just when it seems that their strength together will eclipse any obstacle, misfortune, malice, fate, and a sex addiction conspire to make Ana’s deepest fears turn to reality. Ana, you better watch out! Plot Ana and Christian get married and go on a honeymoon in Europe. When they return to Seattle, Christian's purchase of SIP goes through, and he tells Ana that he wants her to eventually run the business. When Christian is out of town on a business trip, Ana sneaks out to have drinks with Kate. Jack attempts to break into Escala with the intention of kidnapping and assaulting Ana. The security team catches Jack and had him arrested, but Christian is furious with Ana. Ana tells Christian that he is too overprotective and controlling, but she nonetheless tries to understand why he feels the need to protect her. To grant her more freedom, Christian surprises Ana by inviting Kate, Elliot, Mia, and Ethan to all go on vacation in Aspen, Colorado. Elliot proposes to Kate at a restaurant in front of all their friends and she joyously accepts. Ana and Kate are thrilled that they will now be sisters-in-law. Ray is badly injured in a car accident with a drunk driver, but manages to make a full recovery. Ana learns that she is pregnant because her birth control shot ran out early and she missed four appointments with Dr. Greene. When she tells Christian, he becomes angry, accuses her getting pregnant on purpose, and walks out on her. He tries to find Dr. Flynn, but instead finds himself at Elena's salon. He later comes home drunk. His reaction towards the pregnancy and comments about his inability to deal with it speculates that he wants her to have an abortion, something Ana refuses to consider. Scared and confused, Ana worries that their marriage is on the rocks. Jack Hyde is bailed out of prison by an unknown party (later revealed to be Elena's ex-husband, Mr. Lincoln). Jack and his accomplice (revealed to be Elizabeth Morgan) drug and kidnap Mia and hold her for a $5 million dollar ransom. Jack calls Ana to bring the ransom and not to tell anyone about it, otherwise he would kill Mia. While at the bank, Christian calls to talk to Ana and she is forced to tell him that she is leaving him and that she will raise their baby alone, leaving Christian distraught but he relents to letting her go (not realizing what is really going on). Ana realises she isn't able to outwit Jack and saves Mia's life, but is hurt in the process. Later, Ana discovers that Jack wanted revenge against Christian for taking SIP away from him. Elizabeth eventually feels guilty for her part in Jack's crimes and willingly testifies against him to the police. At the hospital, Christian is upset with Ana for endangering both her and their baby's life, but apologizes for walking out on her. Most of Ana's family and friends are upset with her recklessness because she has the baby to worry about. Christian finally opens up to Ana about his childhood in Detroit and his relationship with Elena. With Christian finally opening up to her and promising to do his best to be
Which character was played by Arthur Bostrom in the TV sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!?	Arthur Bostrom - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia I Live my life to the Fullest!!! coz you know you only get one !!! Arthur Bostrom Born 6 January 1955 (age 60) (1955-01-06) Rugby, Warwickshire, England Movies and TV shows 'Allo 'Allo!, The Return of 'Allo 'Allo!, The Crystal Cube Similar People Rose Hill, Guy Siner, Richard Marner, Kirsten Cooke, Sue Hodge Actor arthur bostrom sends an amazing heartfelt message of love to lgbt russia Sponsored Links Arthur Bostrom (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, most famous for his role as Officer Crabtree in the long-running BBC tv sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!. Facts 2008 arthur bostrom interview Biography Bostrom was born in Rugby, Warwickshire and attended Lawrence Sheriff School, where he was a contemporary with Kevin Warwick. He graduated from St Chad's College, University of Durham. Besides his television career, he acted on the stage regularly, also being a trained life coach. He lived in Manchester for a long time. Bostrom had a recurrent character in 'Allo 'Allo!, first appearing mid-way through the second series and remaining until the show's finale. Officer Crabtree was played as an idiotic English undercover officer, disguised constantly as a French gendarme during the Second World War. Much of the character's humour derived from his supposed inability to pronounce French words correctly in conversation, which, on an English-language television programme, was represented by ludicrous exaggeration and mispronunciation of ordinary English words. For example, "Good morning" would be pronounced as "Gid moaning", "I was just passing round the corner" would be "I was just pissing roond the corner", and famously, "The bombers were being chased by fighters when they dropped their bombs on the London docks" became "The bummers were being chased by farters when they drooped their bums on the London dicks'. Bostrom actually speaks fluent French. In 2005, Bostrom guest-starred in Dead Man Walking, an audio drama based on the television series Sapphire and Steel. From December 2007 to January 2008, he continued his pantomime run when he appeared in a production as an ugly sister in Cinderella in Middlesbrough. On 8 January 2008, he appeared in an episode of Big Brother's Big Mouth on E4. He discussed events in the house after introducing the show in the familiar character of Officer Crabtree. Sponsored Links On 3 March 2010 he appeared as a vicar in the BBC One daytime soap opera Doctors. Bostrom appeared (alongside fellow 'Allo 'Allo! alumnus Sam Kelly) in the BBC radio dramatisation of The Good Soldier Svejk by Jaroslav Hasek in November 2008, playing the part of Wendler.
Hastings Banda was the first President of which country (from 1966 to 1994)?	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
The island of Jura is separated from the mainland by the _____ of Jura and from the island of Islay by the _____ of Islay. Which word for a strait is missing from these descriptions?	Islay Islay 61,956 hectares (239 sq mi) [2] Area rank Beinn Bheigeir 491 metres (1,611 ft) [3] Administration Port Ellen [6] Islay (; Scottish Gaelic : Ìle) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as “The Queen of the Hebrides “, [7] it lies in Argyll just south west of Jura and around 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the Irish coast. The island’s capital is Bowmore where the distinctive round Kilarrow Parish Church and a distillery are located. [8] Port Ellen is the main port. [9] Islay is the fifth-largest Scottish island and the seventh-largest island surrounding Great Britain , with a total area of almost 620 square kilometres (239 sq mi). [Note 1] There is ample evidence of the prehistoric settlement of Islay and the first written reference may have come in the 1st century AD. The island had become part of the Gaelic Kingdom of Dál Riata during the Early Middle Ages before being absorbed into the Norse Kingdom of the Isles . The later medieval period marked a “cultural high point” with the transfer of the Hebrides to the Kingdom of Scotland and the emergence of the Clan Donald Lordship of the Isles , originally centred at Finlaggan . [12] During the 17th century the Clan Donald star waned, but improvements to agriculture and transport led to a rising population, which peaked in the mid-19th century. [2] This was followed by substantial forced displacements and declining resident numbers. Today, it has over 3,000 inhabitants and the main commercial activities are agriculture, malt whisky distillation and tourism. The island has a long history of religious observance and Scottish Gaelic is spoken by about a quarter of the population. [13] Its landscapes have been celebrated through various art forms and there is a growing interest in renewable energy . Islay is home to many bird species such as the wintering populations of Greenland white-fronted and barnacle goose , and is a popular destination throughout the year for birdwatchers. The climate is mild and ameliorated by the Gulf Stream . Contents Geography Topographic map Islay is 40 kilometres (25 mi) long from north to south and 24 kilometres (15 mi) broad. The east coast is rugged and mountainous, rising steeply from the Sound of Islay , the highest peak being Beinn Bheigier , which is a Marilyn at 1,612 feet (491 m). The western peninsulas are separated from the main bulk of the island by the waters of Loch Indaal to the south and Loch Gruinart to the north. [14] The fertile and windswept southwestern arm is called The Rinns , and Ardnave Point is a conspicuous promontory on the northwest coast. The south coast is sheltered from the prevailing winds and, as a result, relatively wooded. [15] [16] [17] The fractal coast has numerous bays and sea lochs, including Loch an t-Sailein , Aros Bay and Claggain Bay . [15] In the far southwest is a rocky and now largely uninhabited peninsula called The Oa , the closest point in the Hebrides to Ireland . [18] The island’s population is mainly centred around the villages of Bowmore and Port Ellen . Other smaller villages include Bridgend , Ballygrant , Port Charlotte , Portnahaven and Port Askaig . The rest of the island is sparsely populated and mainly agricultural. [19] There are several small freshwater lochs in the interior including Loch Finlaggan , Loch Ballygrant, Loch Lossit and Loch Gorm, and numerous burns throughout the island, many of which bear the name “river” despite their small size. The most significant of these are the River Laggan which discharges into the sea at the north end of Laggan Bay, and the River Sorn which, draining Loch Finlaggan, enters the head of Loch Indaal at Bridgend. [15] There are numerous small uninhabited islands around the coasts, the largest of which are Eilean Mhic Coinnich and Orsay off the Rinns, Nave Island on the northwest coast, Am Fraoch Eilean in the Sound of Islay, and Texa off the south coast. [15] Geology and geomorphology Geological map of Islay The underlying geology of Islay is intricate for such a small area. [2] The deformed Palaeoproterozoic
An icosahedron has how many faces?	How many faces does an icosahedron have? \| Reference.com How many faces does an icosahedron have? A: Quick Answer An icosahedron is a regular polyhedron with 20 faces, all of which are equilateral triangles. An icosahedron has 30 edges and 12 vertices. Five equilateral triangles meet at each vertex. Full Answer An icosahedron is an example of a Platonic solid, which is a polyhedron that is regular, convex, made of congruent faces of regular polygons, and has the same number of faces meeting at each vertex. Only five known shapes meet this criteria. The other Platonic solids include the tetrahedron with four triangular faces, the cube, or hexahedron, with six square faces, the octahedron with eight triangular faces and the dodecahedron with twelve pentagonal faces.
Which Formula One driver won the 2014 British Grand Prix?	British Grand Prix 2014, live - Telegraph Latest HAMILTON WINS BRITISH GRAND PRIX. ROSBERG RETIRES WITH MECHANICAL FAILURE WRAP: How quickly the fortunes of one man can change. Lewis Hamilton probably had a sleepless night after his miscalcuation in qualifying left him sixth on the grid today. But the Briton picked himself up to win the British Grand Prix for the second time in his career. When Hamilton last won here at Silverstone in 2008, he went on to win the drivers's championship. Having experienced mechnical failure on a couple of occasions this season, it was probably a huge relief that it was his team-mate Nico Rosberg who was forced to retire after 29 laps with gearbox failure. Hamilton knew that with Rosberg out of the picture, he just had to hold his nerve and hope that his Mercedes didn't suffer a similar fault. Thankfully for the Briton, and for the good of the world drivers's championship, he eased to victory, well clear of Valtteri Bottas in second spot with Daniel Ricciardo taking the final podium place. 15.44 Coulthard takes over the mic for the podium interviews. Hamilton: "We've got the greatest fans here. It's you guys who spurred me on. "Rosberg got a good gap at the beginning. When I was put on the harder tyres, I couldn't believe I had that kind of pace. You never want to see a team-mate fall behind, you want to get those one-twos, but I needed that win today. "This weekend showed you just never give up. I didn't give up yesterday I was shocked that the last section was so fast." 15.38 Hamilton can't quite believe he's won as he gets ready for the presentation. "Jeeezzz". Ricciardo asks him what happened to Rosberg, "gearbox failure?". Hamilton shrugs his shoulder. As if he cares. Hamilton went on to win the title after victory here in 2008. What chance does he have of repeating the feat this season? Here are the current standings: 15.32 Hamilton comes on the Mercedes radio: "En-ger-land" and then apologises to his team for his error yesterday. It's cruel on Button again, missing out on a podium place in his 15th race at Silverstone. There were 17 cars which finished. Hamilton cuts the gap on Rosberg at the top of the world drivers's standings to just four with his fifth victory of the season. Lap 52 Into the last lap and Hamilton just needs to keep his head as the crowd throw their arms in the air. He's into the final couple of corners and he's done it. HAMILTON WINS THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX FOR THE SECOND TIME. Bottas is second and Ricciardo takes the final podium spot, just 0.8secs ahead of Button. Lap 51 Hamilton told to be cautious due to Maldonaldo pulling up and the possibly of there being oil on the track. Button is still closing on Ricciardo but is still too far behind the Australian to attempt an over-take. Lap 50 It's comfortable for Hamilton out in front. No issue with his car today, well with two laps to go. Vettel speaks to his Red Bull, "I can smell burning". He's right. Maldonado's car is smoking. He pulls up and that's heartbreaking for the Lotus driver. Lap 49 Button is throwing his all into catching Ricciardo. His best has been two four place finishes in 14 attempts here. Just doesn't seem like he's got enough pace today. Lap 48 Alonso comes on the radio and says that Vettel used his DRS in an area he shouldn't have. Sour grapes? Button, meanwhile, has closed slightly on Ricciardo. It's now down to just 4.6secs but he's running out of laps. Lap 47 Gap between Hamilton and Bottas is up to 20secs. Ricciardo is looking comfortable for that final podium spot. Vettel has yet another go at Alonso. They're side-to-side for a second time this lap and finally, finally, the world champion has the pace to edge infront of the Spaniard. Superb driving by the German, what inroads can he make on Button now? Lap 46 Chilton continues to hold up the field, back in 17th place and two laps plus behind Hamilton. Vettel has a nibble at Alonso again. He goes round the outside but hasn't the pace to get past. Lap 44 Vettel falls off Alonso slightly, unable to attack his rival and make a move so it's still
Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1924 to 1929?	BBC - History - Neville Chamberlain z Neville Chamberlain © Chamberlain was British prime minister between 1937 and 1940, and is closely associated with the policy of appeasement towards Nazi Germany. Arthur Neville Chamberlain was born on 18 March 1869 in Birmingham into a political family. His father, Joseph, was an influential politician of the late 19th century and Neville's older half-brother Austen held many Conservative cabinet positions in the early 20th century and won the Nobel Peace Prize. Chamberlain was educated in Birmingham. After a successful career in business, in 1915 he was appointed lord mayor of Birmingham. In 1916, Lloyd George appointed him director-general of the department of national service, but disagreements between them led Chamberlain to resign. In 1918, Chamberlain was elected Conservative member of parliament for Ladywood in Birmingham and was rapidly promoted. He served as both chancellor of the exchequer (1923 - 1924) and minister of health (1923, 1924 -1929, 1931). In 1937, he succeeded Stanley Baldwin as prime minister. Like many in Britain who had lived through World War One, Chamberlain was determined to avert another war. His policy of appeasement towards Adolf Hitler culminated in the Munich Agreement in which Britain and France accepted that the Czech region of the Sudetenland should be ceded to Germany. Chamberlain left Munich believing that by appeasing Hitler he had assured 'peace for our time'. However, in March 1939 Hitler annexed the rest of the Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia, with Slovakia becoming a puppet state of Germany. Five months later in September 1939 Hitler's forces invaded Poland. Chamberlain responded with a British declaration of war on Germany. In May 1940, after the disastrous Norwegian campaign, Chamberlain resigned and Winston Churchill became prime minister. Chamberlain served in Churchill's cabinet as lord president of the council. He died a few weeks after he left office, on 9 November 1940.
The Minster Way is a walking path linking York and which town in the East Riding of Yorkshire?	ViewRanger - Hudson Way from Beverley to Market Weighton, north - Mountain Biking route in Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Hudson Way from Beverley to Market Weighton, north Min Height: 27 feet Explore the gently rolling hills of the southern Yorkshire Wolds on the Hudson Way this a railway path linking the historic towns of Beverley and Market Weighton. The undulating chalkland gives an impression of southern England. Accommodation Explore the gently rolling hills of the southern Yorkshire Wolds on this railway path linking the historic towns of Beverley and Market Weighton. The undulating chalkland gives an impression of southern England. The handsome town of Beverley was the county town of the old East Riding of Yorkshire and is famous for its magnificent minster and historic town walls. Market Weighton developed as a result of its strategic location on trade routes between the Wolds and the Vale of York. The Hudson Way is part of the old railway line that linked York to Hull from 1865 until 1965 when it was shut under the famous Beeching Axe. NB There is one busy road to cross - the B1248 north of Cherry Burton. Take care at this point. Pictures:
What is the name of the largest moon of Saturn?	Titan: Facts About Saturn's Largest Moon Titan: Facts About Saturn's Largest Moon By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com Contributor \| June 30, 2016 04:56pm ET MORE This view shows a close up of toward the south polar region of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, and show a depression within the moon's orange and blue haze layers near the south pole. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft snapped the image on Sept. 11, 2011 and it was released on Dec. 22. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Titan is Saturn's largest moon and the second largest in the solar system (after Ganymede of Jupiter). It is the only moon in the solar system with clouds and a dense, planet-like atmosphere. Scientists believe that conditions on Titan are similar to Earth's early years (the main difference is that, because it is closer to the sun, Earth has always been warmer). According to NASA , "In many respects, Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is one of the most Earth-like worlds we have found to date." Titan stats Diameter: 3,200 miles (5,150 kilometers), about half the size of Earth and almost as large as Mars Surface temperature: minus 290 Fahrenheit (minus 179 degrees Celsius), which makes water as hard as rocks and allows methane to be found in its liquid form Surface pressure: Slightly higher than Earth's pressure. Earth's pressure at sea level is 1 bar while Titan's is 1.6 bars. Orbital period: 15,945 days NASA's Cassini spacecraft peers through the murk of Titan's thick atmosphere in this view, taken with Cassini's narrow-angle camera on Sept. 25, 2008. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Other Titan facts Titan's name comes from Greek mythology. The Titans were elder gods who ruled the universe before the Olympians came to power, according to the Theoi Project website. The moon was discovered by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens in 1655. The Huygens lander probe sent to the moon aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft by the European Space Agency is named in his honor. Huygens was the first human-built object to land on Titan's surface. [ Amazing Photos of Titan ] Titan's diameter is 50 percent larger than that of Earth's moon . Titan is larger than the planet Mercury but is half the mass of the planet. Titan's mass is composed mainly of water in the form of ice and rocky material. Titan has no magnetic field. Atmosphere of Titan Titan is surrounded by an orange haze that kept its surface a mystery for Earth's scientists until the arrival of the Cassini mission. Titan's atmosphere extends about 370 miles high (about 600 kilometers), which makes it a lot higher than Earth's atmosphere. Because the atmosphere is so high, Titan was thought to be the largest moon in the solar system for a long time. It wasn't until 1980 that Voyager was close enough to discover it was actually smaller than Ganymede. Titan's atmosphere is active and complex , and it is mainly composed of nitrogen (95 percent) and methane (5 percent). Titan also has a presence of organic molecules that contain carbon and hydrogen, and that often include oxygen and other elements similar to what is found in Earth's atmosphere and that are essential for life. There is an unsolved mystery surrounding Titan's atmosphere: Because methane is broken down by sunlight, scientists believe there is another source that replenishes what is lost. One potential source of methane is volcanic activity, but this has yet to be confirmed. Titan's atmosphere may escape to space in a similar way that Earth's atmosphere does . The Cassini spacecraft has detected polar winds that draw methane and nitrogen (charged with interactions with light) out along Saturn's magnetic field and out of the atmosphere. A similar process is believed to happen on Earth with our own magnetic field. Magic Island There is an abundance of methane lakes , which are mainly concentrated near its southern pole. In 2014, scientists found a transient feature they playfully referred to as " Magic Island ." It's possible that nitrogen bubbles formed in Titan's oceans sit on the surface for a period of time, creating a tem
In which industry did a Saggar Maker’s Bottom Knocker work?	Saggar makers bottom knockers Saggar makers bottom knockers What is a saggarmaker's bottom knocker? What's My Line? was a Classic British television panel game from the 1950's. Contestants with unusual occupations sign in, perform a mime of the job that they do, then field yes-or-no questions from four celebrities aiming to work out the contestant's job. The weirdest occupation on the programme is widely believed to be a "saggar maker's bottom knocker". Saggars are used to hold and protect pottery during kiln-firing, and by placing various substances in a saggar it is possible to produce dramatic visual effects on the finished pottery. Producing saggars to the correct specifications required was a skilled job and needs a craftsman - the saggar maker. However, making the bases of the saggars is a less skilled job which can be left to a lesser craftsman, namely the saggar maker's bottom knocker, who makes the bottom of the saggar by placing clay in a metal hoop and literally knocking it into shape.
Which bird is missing from the title of the 1895 tone poem by Jean Sibelius: The _____ of Tuonela?	The Swan of Tuonela : definition of The Swan of Tuonela and synonyms of The Swan of Tuonela (English) This article does not cite any references or sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2006) Akseli Gallen-Kallela 's image Lemminkäisen äiti (Lemminkäinen's Mother), with the Swan of Tuonela The Swan of Tuonela (Tuonelan joutsen) is an 1895 tone poem by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius . It is the second part of Op. 22 Lemminkäinen (Four legends), tales from the Kalevala epic of Finnish mythology . The tone poem is scored for a small orchestra of cor anglais solo, oboe , bass clarinet , bassoon , 4 horns , 3 trombones , timpani , bass drum , harp , and divisi strings . The cor anglais is the voice of the swan and its solo is perhaps the best known cor anglais solo in the orchestral literature. The music paints a gossamer, transcendental image of a mystical swan swimming around Tuonela , the island of the dead. Lemminkäinen, the hero of the epic, has been tasked with killing the sacred swan but on the way he is shot with a poisoned arrow and dies. In the next part of the epic he is restored to life. The Swan of Tuonela was originally composed in 1893 as the prelude to a projected opera called The Building of the Boat; Sibelius revised it two years later as the second of the four sections of the Lemminkäinen Suite (Lemminkäis-sarja), also known as the Four Legends from the Kalevala, Op. 22, which was premiered in 1896. Sibelius revised the tone poem twice: once in 1897 and again in 1900. Disney also planned to use the piece in a segment of Fantasia . It was planned out in storyboards but was never animated. External links
Who played the title character in the 1976 film “The Outlaw Josey Wales”?	The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Outlaw Josey Wales ( 1976 ) PG \| From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV ON DISC ALL A Missouri farmer joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family. Director: a list of 25 titles created 29 Dec 2011 a list of 39 titles created 01 Feb 2014 a list of 35 titles created 07 Aug 2014 a list of 25 titles created 5 months ago a list of 46 titles created 3 months ago Title: The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) 7.9/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win. See more awards » Videos A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land. Director: Clint Eastwood A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way. Director: Clint Eastwood When an innocent man barely survives a lynching, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice. Director: Ted Post 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X A hard but mediocre cop is assigned to escort a prostitute into custody from Las Vegas to Phoenix, so that she can testify in a mob trial. But a lot of people are literally betting that they won't make it into town alive. Director: Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry is on the trail of vigilante cops who are not above going beyond the law to kill the city's undesirables. Director: Ted Post When a mad man calling himself 'the Scorpio Killer' menaces the city, tough as nails San Francisco Police Inspector Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath. Director: Don Siegel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X Nun Sara is on the run in Mexico and is saved from cowboys by Hogan, who is preparing for a future mission to capture a French fort. The pair become good friends, but Sara never does tell him the true reason behind her being outlawed. Director: Don Siegel A rape victim is exacting revenge on her aggressors in a small town outside San Francisco. "Dirty" Harry Callahan, on suspension for angering his superiors (again), is assigned to the case. Director: Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry must foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans. But this time, he's teamed with a rookie female partner that he's not too excited to be working with. Director: James Fargo An ex-bounty hunter reluctantly helps a wealthy landowner and his henchmen track down a Mexican revolutionary leader. Director: John Sturges A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude. Director: Clint Eastwood A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge. Director: Sergio Leone Edit Storyline Josey Wales makes his way west after the Civil War, determined to live a useful and helpful life. He joins up with a group of settlers who need the protection that a man as tough and experienced as he is can provide. Unfortunately, the past has a way of catching up with you, and Josey is a wanted man. Written by Murray Chapman <[email protected]> 7 August 1976 (Japan) See more » Also Known As: The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wells See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia This is the first Clint Eastwood-directed movie distributed by Warner Bros. His prior ones were distributed by Universal Pictures. See more » Goofs When Josey Wales is leaving the interior of the store carrying the supplies, he is also carrying the picture postcard of the dead man that the store clerk showed him. When h
What is the seven letter common name of the mammal Suricata suricatta which is native to southern Africa (but not Russia)?	Mammals - 6 \| Britannica.com Mammals Mammalia any member of the group of vertebrate animals in which the young are nourished with milk from special mammary glands of the mother. Browse Subcategories: (30) Displaying 401 - 500 of 800 results Kerry blue terrier versatile breed of working terrier that is used as a hunter, land and water retriever, and sheep and cattle herder. The Kerry blue originated in County Kerry, Ireland, where it has been bred since the 1820s. It is 17.5 to 19.5 inches (44.5 to 49.5 cm)... kiang Equus kiang species of Asian wild ass found in the cold, arid highlands of Nepal, India, and Pakistan and in Qinghai and Gansu provinces and the western Tibet Autonomous Region in China at elevations above 4,000 metres (13,000 feet). The kiang’s coat... killer whale Orcinus orca largest member of the dolphin family (Delphinidae). The killer whale is easy to identify by its size and striking coloration: jet black on top and pure white below with a white patch behind each eye, another extending up each flank, and... kinkajou Potos flavus an unusual member of the raccoon family (see procyonid) distinguished by its long, prehensile tail, short muzzle, and low-set, rounded ears. Native to Central America and parts of South America, the kinkajou is an agile denizen of the upper... kipunji Rungwecebus kipunji arboreal species of monkeys that occur in two populations in the Eastern Arc forests of Tanzania: one in the Ndundulu forest in the Udzungwa Mountains, the other in the Rungwe-Livingstone forest of the Southern Highlands. It is light... klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus rock-climbing antelope, resident in mountains of eastern and southern Africa. Its Kiswahili name “goat of the rocks” is apt, although it more closely resembles Eurasian goat antelopes such as the chamois and is radically different... knockout mouse genetically engineered laboratory mouse (Mus musculus) in which a specific gene has been inactivated, or “knocked out,” by the introduction of a foreign (artificial) DNA sequence. Knockout mice exhibit modifications in phenotype (observable traits) and... koala Phascolarctos cinereus tree-dwelling marsupial of coastal eastern Australia classified in the family Phascolarctidae (suborder Vombatiformes). The koala is about 60 to 85 cm (24 to 33 inches) long and weighs up to 14 kg (31 pounds) in the southern part... kob Kobus kob small, stocky African antelope (tribe Reduncini, family Bovidae) that occurs in large numbers on floodplains of the northern savanna. The kob ranges from Senegal in the west to the Ethiopian border in the east and southward into western Uganda... Kobus genus of antelopes, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), containing about six species—the waterbucks and lechwes, the kob, and the puku. Members of this genus are native to Africa south of the Sahara. They usually live in herds and are generally found... komondor large Hungarian sheepdog breed taken to Europe in the 9th century by the Magyars, who kept it primarily to protect, rather than to herd, their flocks. A powerful, heavy-boned dog, the male komondor stands at least 27.5 inches (69.9 cm) and weighs 100... kouprey Bos sauveli elusive wild ox (tribe Bovini, family Bovidae) of Indochina and one of the world’s most endangered large mammals, if it is not already extinct. Unknown to science until 1937, the kouprey was rare even then: no more than an estimated 2,000... Krapina remains fossilized remains of at least 24 early Neanderthal adults and children, consisting of skulls, teeth, and other skeletal parts found in a rock shelter near the city of Krapina, northern Croatia, between 1899 and 1905. The remains date to about 130,000... kudu two species of spiral-horned antelopes (tribe Tragelaphini, family Bovidae). The very large greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is common in southern African wildlife reserves. The svelte lesser kudu (T. imberbis) is an elusive dweller in the arid... kuvasz Hungarian breed of guard and shepherd dog whose reputation as a watchdog was unexcelled during the Middle Ages, when it was kept by kings
Which word completes the title of the recent album by Paolo Nutini - Caustic ____?	Paolo Nutini: 'I'd like another album out within a year' - BBC News BBC News Paolo Nutini: 'I'd like another album out within a year' By Kev Geoghegan Arts and entertainment reporter, BBC News 14 April 2014 Close share panel Image copyright PA Image caption Nutini performed tracks from his latest album Caustic Love at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust Scots singer Paolo Nutini was just 20 when his debut album These Streets came out. Now, seven years later, he is about to release his third album Caustic Love. The new record by Paolo Nutini is the music equivalent of the pick 'n' mix counter of a famous and sadly now defunct high street shop. In no particular order Caustic Love takes an almost exhausting jaunt around the worlds of classic 60s soul, funk, country-blues, hip-hop, electronica, 90s neo-soul, psychedelia and folk. Acoustic tracks jostle for space with short sampled musical interludes in the vein of artists like DJ Format, David Holmes or 2ManyDJs. "It's interesting because I've heard this a few times," he says. "But for me the last album that we made was far more schizophrenic in that sense, we were moving from ska... ish tracks to an accordion and fiddle song to a Dixieland theme. "But this one retains an atmosphere and there's more of a common thread running through it than the last one. 'Like watching a movie' Keen to demonstrate his point, Nutini pulls out his smartphone and starts scrolling through one of his random music playlists. "I'll read it out to you... it goes from Andrea Bocelli to Chet Baker to Alice Cooper to Allen Toussaint to Arcade Fire to Arthur Brown to the Au Go-Go Singers to Baby Huey. "So the mix of music has never been a problem for me but with this, I felt it was important to feel like I was watching a movie, and [the music represents] different scenes in the movie." Caustic Love is Nutini's first record since 2009's relentlessly cheerful Sunny Side Up, his five-times platinum-selling number one album and follow up to These Streets. The singer is speaking in his dressing room at the Royal Albert Hall, ahead of his headlining show for the Teenage Cancer Trust . It is one of the most prestigious venues in the UK and Nutini is pleased to be back. "We've played here twice now, it's like a home from home," he jokes. "It doesn't get any less prestigious, you get that same feeling if you're playing at the BBC Maida Vale studios, you see all that history on the walls. It's a great place and it's great to be involved. Image copyright PA Image caption Nutini was praised by The Who frontman as "one of the best young singers in the UK" The venue has been hosting gigs to raise money for the charity since 2000 and has seen such stars on the line-up as Sir Paul McCartney, Coldplay and Arctic Monkeys. This year also saw shows from Ed Sheeran, OneRepublic and The Cure. The Who singer Roger Daltrey is heavily involved and introduced Nutini on stage as "one of the best young singers in the UK". He even joined Nutini to duet on the new track Cherry Blossom. "Roger asked us last year and we couldn't do it," explains Nutini. "I was hoping that Roger would invite us back and he did, I was walking down Buchannan street [in Glasgow] and the phone was in my pocket, and I missed the call. "I listened to a voice message and it said, 'All right? It's Roger...' No matter how many times I speak to him, you look around and you're like...[mouths] 'It's Roger Daltrey'. "He's so cool, he's such an inspiration for any vocalist and in general how fit he is and how to sustain the talent that he has." Challenging fans Nutini hasn't made it easy for fans attending his current shows hoping to hear their favourite songs. Tracks from his earlier albums, such as Jenny Don't Be Hasty and New Shoes are almost unrecognisable - verging on an all out metal assault. "We're trying to get people into our atmosphere for this new album. I don't want to be like, 'We, owe people hits and we can't do too many new songs in the set, the idea is to draw them into our headspace which is more challenging. "In the UK people
Which character was played by James Beck in the TV sitcom Dad’s Army?	James Beck: the Dad’s Army star cut off in his prime - Telegraph James Beck: the Dad’s Army star cut off in his prime James Beck, aka Dad's Army's Private Walker, died 40 years ago today. Neil Clark pays tribute. James Beck in Dad's Army Photo: Rex By Neil Clark 7:00AM BST 06 Aug 2013 On 6 August 1973, James Beck, who played the Cockney spiv Private Walker in Dad’s Army, died at the age of 44. Ironically, he was the first member of the predominantly elderly ensemble to die. A highly accomplished actor, it seemed that he was set for a successful career as a character player. However, an addiction to alcohol cost him his life. James “Jimmy” Beck was born in Islington in 1929, the son of a tram driver. He left home at 17 and, after National Service, he pursued a career in the theatre, eventually winning a contract with the York Theatre Company. His breakthrough came in 1968, when he was cast as Private Joe Walker in a new BBC sitcom about the Home Guard. Jimmy Perry, who created Dad’s Army with co-writer David Croft, originally planned the role for himself, but was persuaded against performing in his own show. “Michael Mills, the head of BBC Comedy said to me: ‘Dear boy, you’ve got to decide which end of the camera you want to be on’,” Perry recalls. “David Croft wisely said that if you’re going to write and perform in it too it might create a difficult atmosphere with the rest of the cast. David had worked with Jimmy before and thought he’d be right for the part. I didn’t know him from a bar of soap.” The casting of Beck, like the other casting choices in Dad’s Army, proved to be inspired. “He was very good,” says Perry. “He had the right mix of cheekiness and charm. He gave the role a bit of oomph.” Everyone loved Jimmy Beck. “He was a nice person to get along with – one enjoyed his company,” recalls Frank Williams who played the Vicar. Related Articles 'A modern Dad’s Army? Stupid boy...' 14 Nov 2012 “He was the person closest to my own age so I had a particular affinity with him,” says Ian Lavender who played Private Pike and who, together with Williams, is the only surviving regular cast member. “He was a very good actor and a popular one – which doesn’t always go together.” Beck’s career was at its height at the start of 1973. Dad’s Army was becoming increasingly popular and he had won the lead role in an ITV sitcom called Romany Jones. He had also recently co-starred with Arthur Lowe (Dad’s Army’s Captain Mainwaring) in the pilot of a new BBC sitcom, Bunclarke With an E, based on adapted scripts from Hancock’s Half Hour. In August, he was due to appear in a TV play called The Village Concert. The last time his Dad’s Army co-stars saw him alive was on Friday 13th July at the Playhouse Theatre in London where he recorded two radio episodes of Dad’s Army (which ran alongside the TV series). The following afternoon Beck was opening a school fête when he suddenly became ill and had to be taken home by his wife Kay. He was then rushed to hospital where he lost consciousness. He died three weeks later, due to a combination of heart failure, renal failure and pancreatitis. “It was a terrible shock” says Jimmy Perry. “We all knew he was a heavy drinker, but we didn’t bother much about it. There were a lot of heavy drinkers about in the business in those days. The only time I thought there might be something seriously wrong was when we were shooting the outdoor scenes for an episode in which the platoon were being chased by a pack of bloodhounds and Captain Mainwaring got them to take off their boots and socks and roll up their trousers. I saw Jimmy’s legs and they were purple. It was the last episode he appeared in before he died.” At the suggestion of Kay, Lavender took over Beck’s part in The Village Concert. “The recording took place on the day of Jimmy’s funeral. It was all very sad,” says Lavender. What might Beck have achieved had he lived? He had received a congratulatory letter from Laurence Olivier for his portrayal of Archie Rice in The Entertainer and Beck was keen to stretch himself professionally. Williams rem
What did a perruquier make?	Home \| Perreques Louis XIV Wigs Welcome to Perruques Louis XIV Wigs History of our store�?as seen in Article By Alison MacGregor, THE GAZETTE March 10, 2012 MONTREAL - It’s the beginning of a new chapter for one of Canada’s oldest high-end wig retailers. With a fourth generation of the Seminaro family now helping to run Louis XIV Ltd., the company has just moved from dated facilities on Ste. Catherine St. E. to a new outlet a few blocks west in the Gay Village. A lot has happened to the wig business over the half-century that the Seminaros have been operating in Montreal. Back in 1963, when the firm began operating out of an apartment, wigs were considered to be a fashion accessory that women would change to co-ordinate with each outfit. A stylish woman didn’t mind that it was apparent she was wearing a wig or hair piece. “They had wigs in many colours,�?owner Rosina Seminaro said. “A woman would change her wig when she changed her dress. It was like going to buy candy.�? Nowadays, wigs are more often worn to create an illusion of beautiful, natural hair. Gorgeous, thick, lustrous hair is considered in many cultures to be a symbol of youth, health and social status. That link between lush locks and youth was reinforced during a recent visit to the shop when a thirty something model donned a stunning wig a shade lighter than her natural dark brown hair. “It’s crazy,�?exclaimed Sophie Leblanc when she looked in the mirror. “She looks like a teenager,�?Seminaro said, laughing. The first generation of Seminaro’s started in the wig industry after Rosina Seminaro urged her family to try their hand in the business, she and her younger sister Santina Guglielmetti, a partner in the business, recalled during an interview in an office where walls were stacked from floor to ceiling with wigs. Their mother and grandmother, immigrants from Italy, had just sold a restaurant and were eager to get into a new line of business. Seminaro noticed that wigs were trendy and urged her mother to try selling them. “I said: ‘If Grandma and you put the money together, I think you can do something,’ �?she recalled. The business quickly grew by word of mouth and the company moved into its first storefront on the corner of St. Denis and Ste. Catherine Sts. in 1963 before moving in 1975. As teenagers, Seminaro and her sister would go to the boutique after school and hang out with their mother, grandmother and customers to learn the trade. “I used to come after school and eat french fries and watch the hairdresser,�?Guglielmetti said. “I took over the hairdressing of the wigs �?it’s 44 years that I’ve been combing the wigs.�? Today, the sisters run the store with the help of 10 employees, while Seminaro’s son, among other family members, is a silent partner. Wigs and hair pieces have been used since ancient times to disguise hair loss, for religious and cultural reasons, for convenience or simply for fashion. Today, they are heavily used in the fashion, TV, film and performing arts industries. Wigs are also becoming fashionable again as an easy way to alter one’s appearance without resorting to a drastic haircut, hair dye or time-consuming styling. Much of the growth in the business over the last two decades has been fuelled by a proliferation of celebrities and fashion models that have admitted using �?or are rumoured to use �?hair extension and wigs for special events or in their daily lives. Some Hollywood insiders have called the widespread use of wigs and hairpieces as one of the industry’s best kept secrets. Singer and actress Beyoncé Knowles, for example, is rumoured to have a wig collection worth more than $1 million. And the trend is becoming more mainstream as regular folks increasingly view wigs, extensions and hair pieces as a simple and convenient way to have beautiful hair or to quickly change the way they look. The Wig and Hair Goods Industry, a U.S.-based clearing house for industry information, estimates that the wig and hair goods sector in the United States and Canada to be worth well over a billion dollars annually. Rising demand has
Who was the performing partner of Donald Swann?	Obituary: Donald Swann \| The Independent Obituary: Donald Swann Friday 25 March 1994 00:02 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Donald Ibrahim Swann, composer and entertainer: born Llanelli 30 September 1923; married 1955 Janet Oxborrow (two daughters; marriage dissolved 1983), 1993 Alison Smith; died London 23 March 1994. DONALD SWANN, composer of Youth of the Heart, a bestiary of ditties about armadilloes, gnus, rhinos and hippos as well as songs about gasmen, London buses, even honeysuckle and bindweed, will no longer be seen, bespectacled and touchingly manic, at the keyboard as he was before, after and during the world-wide fame of the various Drop of a Hat revues, with his bearded, wheelchair partner Michael Flanders. Swann was born in 1923 at Llanelli in Wales, of a father who spoke English always with a strong Russian accent and a mother who came from Transcaspia, speaking very little English at all. Donald's great- grandfather was a draper rejoicing in the name of Alfred Trout Swan (the second 'n' comes and goes in the family like a Cheshire cat). He left Lincolnshire to settle in St Petersburg in 1840 and it was not until the Revolution that Donald's father decided to return to the land of his ancestors. Herbert was a doctor who had married a Muslim nurse called Naguime and brought her to England; he qualified again in the UK and by the time Donald's sister Marion was two Herbert was a glorified locum tenens in Wales. When Donald was three Herbert Swann bought a practice in the Walworth Road, Elephant and Castle, and there the two children grew up, Donald at first going to Dulwich College Preparatory School and then to Westminster School as a King's Scholar. The family was hard up and it was some time before a good upright piano was installed above the surgery at No 92. Herbert and his brothers were all keen one-piano-four-hands duettists (a Russian speciality) and they had a large collection of the classics and the Russian repertoire which Donald and his family used to play; and myself, too, for I had become friends with Donald at the Prep during our last year there, 1935. By this time Naguime had died and English became the language of the household. Although Donald never spoke to me about his mother, I think he felt her loss very deeply; his sister was at school, his father was busy with his patients, and Ada, the wall-eyed daily, was handy with the macaroni but not motherly. Donald Swann was assiduous in the classroom but wild in the playground, pitting himself in the 'break' against a line of boys before collapsing into protracted fits of giggling. His table manners were grotesquely awful. At the annual hobbies exhibition he showed manuscripts of little piano pieces penned in his spidery, almost unreadable writing - alas, it got worse over the years. A letter from him took longer to read than it took him to write. At this time Swann's musical interests were entirely classical with strong leanings towards Rachmaninov - he could give a nifty reading of the fearsome E flat minor Etude Tableau, opus 39, also of pieces by Scriabin (Donald's uncle Alfred had written the first biography of this composer in the English language) and Nicolai Medtner (with whom the family was on visiting terms in his Golders Green exile). Swann would occasionally regale me with details of life at Westminster: how the Scholars had been punished because at a rehearsal for the Coronation they had spoonerised the cry of 'Vivat Regina'; of playing tennis with a certain Ustinov; of a politically minded Tony Benn already distributing socialist leaflets; of the young Von Ribbentrop putting the weight; of beach games with Peter Brook, and of his lessons as an external student at the Royal College of Music, studying piano with Angus Morrison and composition with Hugo Anson. During his later years at school he had come into contact with a boy 18 months his senior, a budding actor called Michael Flanders. After the Second World War started the boys were evacuated first to Lancing, in Sussex, and then to Exeter University, where Michael an
In which city did Dylan Thomas die in 1953?	Dylan Thomas’s death – the myth and the truth - Telegraph Visit Wales: Dylan Thomas centenary Dylan Thomas’s death – the myth and the truth The commonly held view that Dylan Thomas drank himself to death has increasingly been questioned over the last few years Resting place: Dylan Thomas's grave at St Martin's Church, Laugharne Photo: Visit Wales By Nick Harding Check out the Dylan Thomas centenary Telegraph homepage According to the commonly held view, Dylan Thomas drank himself to death in New York in 1953 after a binge-drinking session worthy of his status as tortured poet. He was reported to have died of alcoholic brain poisoning and legend has it that his last words were: “I’ve had 18 straight whiskies; I think that’s the record.” Dylan's legacy as a doomed poet was further cemented two years later when John Brinnin, his US agent, published the biography Dylan Thomas in America, which reinforced the myth of Dylan as a drunk and a philanderer. This version of events however, has increasingly been questioned. Writer David Thomas investigated the events around the poet’s death and his 2008 book Fatal Neglect: Who Killed Dylan Thomas drew on official documents to uncover the truth. Thomas claims that Dylan died surrounded by neglect – from medics who misdiagnosed him and from Brinnin, who engineered the hopeless-drunk narrative to protect his own reputation. Thomas explains: “The post-mortem report is critical. The most eminent pathologist in the US at the time found that Dylan’s brain had in no way been damaged or poisoned by alcohol. He issued a Notice of Death in which he said he could not confirm any diagnosis of alcoholic brain damage. They did not find any cirrhosis of the liver either. The main cause of death was given as swelling of the brain caused by pneumonia.” Indeed Dylan suffered problems with his lungs for most of life. When he went to New York to perform Under Milk Wood in November 1953 the city smog was particularly bad and claimed 200 lives that month. At the time Dylan was using an inhaler. A friend commented that his lungs were so poor he sounded like Louis Armstrong. Dylan collapsed during rehearsals. On the night he died he had been drinking – but several sources claim he had nowhere near the 18 whiskies he is purported to have downed. Instead of being given antibiotics he was injected with 30mg of morphine, three times more than the recommended dose, and went into a coma at midnight according to his mistress, Liz Reitell. Thomas continues: “Brinnin had a lot to lose if there was any suspicion that Dylan died of negligence on his watch. Even before the post mortem Brinnin was writing to people in the UK to say Dylan had died of alcoholic brain damage. A cover up was put in place.”
The hypnotist Svengali is a character in which 1894 novel by George du Maurier?	Svengali - definition of Svengali by The Free Dictionary Svengali - definition of Svengali by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Svengali Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Related to Svengali: Rasputin n. pl. Sven·ga·lis A person who manipulates or controls another, especially by force of personality for malicious purposes. [After Svengali, , the hypnotist villain in the novel Trilby by George du Maurier.] Svengali (Psychology) a person who controls another's mind, usually with sinister intentions [after a character in George Du Maurier's novel Trilby (1894)] Sven•ga•li n. a person who completely dominates another, usu. with selfish or evil motives. [1940–45; after the evil hypnotist of the same name in the novel Trilby (1894) by German. Du Maurier] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1. Svengali - someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding persuader , inducer - someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on 2. Svengali - the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: trilby References in periodicals archive ? 8DA YESTERDAY'S SOLUTIONS WEE THINKER ACROSS: 7 Revolve 9 Nicks 10 Inner 11 Thermal 12 Era 13 Irritate 16 Disagree 17 Nit 19 Rotates 21 Visor 22 Forgo 23 Screech DOWN: 1 Braised 2 Svengali 3 Blur 4 Unsettle 5 Scam 6 Psalm 8 Enterprises 13 Inaction 14 Tungsten 15 Starchy 18 Craft 20 Tarn T 21 Vera QUICKIE ACROSS: 1 Advertising 8 Use 9 One 11 Liaison 12 Essay 13 Car 14 Ewe 15 Fine art 17 Rub 19Warp 21 Obey 23 Spot 25 Star 27 Elm 29 Attempt 31 Ape 34 End 36 Koala 37 Twirled 38 T Yes 39 Say 40 Teetotaller T DOWN: 1 Asia 2 Dear 3 En suite 4 Tanker T 5 Shear 6 Nose 7 Gnaw 8 Ulcer 10 Eye up 16 Two T 18 Boa 20 Ate 22 Bra 24 Pep pill 25 Shaky 26 Beat it 28 Muddy 30 Toast 32 T Poet 33 Ease 34 Else 35 Near
Crème de cassis is a liqueur made using which fruit?	Bols Creme de Cassis Liqueur - Price, Reviews, Flavors Fruit Manufacturer's Description BOLS Crème de Cassis is an authentic dark red blackcurrant liqueur made using an infusion of blackcurrants grown near Dijon, the main town in Burgundy, France, where the product was invented.Bols Crème de Cassis frequently serves as a general forest fruit liqueur for bars that do not have strawberry, raspberry or blackberry liqueurs. In Japan, Crème de Cassis & soda is one of the most frequently requested longdrinks in bars and clubs. Bols Crème de Cassis works especially well in drinks containing sour elements (such as lemon or lime juice) and is a superb addition to drinks containing forest fruit purees such as strawberry or raspberry. Most widely used as a mix with white wine, champagne or dry vermouth. Cost Per Shot Cost Per Shot One shot (or 44.36 mL) of Bols Creme de Cassis costs approximately $0.53, which is 67% cheaper than the average liqueur. Other Information
Which city is the setting for Puccini’s “La bohème”?	La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini, Florence La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini Saturday, February 11 2017, 20:30 La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini Sat, Feb 11 2017, 20:30 St Mark's Anglican Church You will be assigned the best seats available in the chosen category at the time of purchase. Category You will receive the e-Ticket immediately after your purchase. Order tickets Incl. VAT, advance booking fees and facility fees. Please note, this item is already in your cart. The item you selected is already in your cart. Are you sure you want to add this item? About the Event Close La Bohème, one of Giacomo Puccini's most beloved operas, presented in the intimate setting of St. Mark's English Church. Four opera singers perform in costume with piano accompaniment. The dramatic opera, La Bohème, tells the story of Rodolfo and Marcello, whose already difficult bohemian lives in Paris are further complicated by Mimi and Musetta. Each act will be preceded by an explanation of the plot. Approximate duration (min.): 115 La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini 4.8 1 5 11 11 Comment Sarah B., , November 18 2012 excellent, the singing was fantastic and a great setting. mario g., , November 10 2012 Brilliant! Sloane E., , October 07 2012 the quaintness of the setting was impeccable! you could see the actors emotions so vividly! i loved every second! Michael V., Australia, July 05 2012 Music and venue were both good Tim N., Australia, June 14 2012 My family and I thoroughly enjoyed the evening. The production was introduced and explained well so tha our children could understand the story. The hosts were excellent. Katherine D., France, June 11 2012 I enjoyed every minute! Thomas L., United States, June 11 2012 We live in Carlsbad, California. We were on vacation in Italy. We enjoyed the opera greatly, however we have no plans to return to Italy soon. Hubert B., Netherlands, April 25 2012 a delightful evening, with wit, inventiveness and well performed, lovely, music Ron M., United Kingdom, February 18 2012 A lovely and unusual experience. A real treat for Valentines Day Marylyn H., United Kingdom, November 01 2011 Excellent performers; attractive venue. Jean N., Belgium, September 29 2011 It was very nice
“Dora Maar au Chat” and “The Weeping Woman” are both portraits by which artist of his lover?	Dora Maar au Chat, 1941 by Pablo Picasso Dora Maar au Chat, 1941 by Pablo Picasso Courtesy of www.PabloPicasso.org Dora Maar au Chat presents the artist's most mysterious and challenging mistress regally posed three-quarter length in a large wooden chair with a small black cat perched behind her in both an amusing and menacing attitude. The faceted planes of her body and richly layered surface of brushstrokes impart a monumental and sculptural quality to this portrait. The painting is also remarkable for its brilliance of colour and the complex and dense patterning of the model's dress. The powerful figure is set in a dramatic, yet simple setting composed of a vertiginously inclined plane of wooden floorboards and shallow interior space that is arranged in a manner reminiscent of Picasso's earliest manipulations of space in a cubist manner. Dora Maar au Chat is one of Picaso's most valued depictions of his lover and artistic companion. Their partnership had been one of intellectual exchange and intense passion Dora was an artist, spoke Picasso's native Spanish, and shared his political concerns. She even assisted with the execution of the monumental Guernica and produced the only photo-documentary of the work in progress. She was an intellectual force, a characteristic that both stimulated and challenged Picasso and her influence on him resulted in some of his most powerful and daring portraits of his 75-year career. Among the best of them are the oils completed during the late 1930s and early 1940s, when Picasso's art resonated with the drama and emotional upheaval of the era and which Dora came to personify. The luminous Dora Maar au Chat was painted in 1941, at the beginning of the Second World War in France. Maar was one of the most influential figures in Picasso's life during their relationship and she also became his primary model. By the time he painted the present picture he had incorporated Dora Maar's image into countless versions of this motif. During the occupation of Paris by the Nazis, and as tension mounted in their relationship, the artist would express his frustration by furiously abstracting her image, often portraying her in tears. While the present portrait might seem a departure from Picasso's more hostile depictions of this model, it may be one of his most brilliant and biting provocations of his the Weeping Woman . Picasso once likened Maar's allure and temperament to that of an Afghan cat, and the cat in this picture is laden with significance. In the history of art, the pairing of cats and women was an allusion to feminine wiles and sexual aggression, as exemplified in Manet 's notorious Olympia . It is also interesting to consider that the artist has paid particular attention to the sharp, talon-like nails on the long fingers of his model. In life Maar's well-manicured hands were one of her most beautiful and distinctive features, and here they have taken on another, more violent characteristic. In addition to being a rare, three-quarter length portrait of Dora Maar, the present work is also a generous and painterly composition with an extraordinary attention to detail. The artist used an extraordinarily vibrant palette in his rendering of the angles of the chair and the patterning of Maar's dress. The most embellished and symbolic element of the sitter's wardrobe in this picture is her hat, Maar's most famous accessory and signifier of her involvement in the Surrealist movement. Ceremoniously placed atop her head like a crown, it is festooned with colourful plumes and outlined with a band of vibrant red. Larger than life, an impression enhanced by her vibrant body that cannot be confined by the boundaries of the chair, Maar looms in this picture like a pagan goddess seated on her throne. Dora Maar au Chat was sold with a final bid of US$95,216,000 in an auction of Impressionist/Modern works held at Sotheby's on May 3, 2006 in New York, and make it the second-highest price ever paid for a painting a
What is the length, in kilometres, of the run which is the final part of the Olympic triathlon?	What are the various triathlon distances? \| HowStuffWorks What are the various triathlon distances? Ty Allison/Photographer's Choice/ Getty Images Even if you're not a sports fanatic, triathlons are compelling to watch. Just the idea that someone has the fortitude to swim, bike and run for dozens -- sometimes hundreds -- of miles is fascinating . So, what are the various triathlon distances? The length of a triathlon may vary, but there are four basic lengths: The most common triathlon distance follows international Olympic guidelines: A swim of 0.93 miles (1.5 kilometers), a bicycle route of 24.8 miles (40 kilometers) and a run of 6.2 miles (10 kilometers). An Ironman Triathlon, perhaps the event's most famous race, is a 2.4-mile (3.9-kilometer) swim, a 112-mile (180-kilometer) bike ride and a 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) marathon. A Half Ironman is comprised of a swim/bike/run of 1.2 miles (1.93 kilometers), 56 miles (90 kilometers) and 13 miles (21 kilometers), respectively. Even "sprint," or mini-triathlons, are still arduous, requiring a 0.5-mile (0.8-kilometer) swim, 15-mile (24-kilometer) bike ride and 3-mile (5-kilometer) run. Most triathlons follow a traditional pattern of swimming, biking and then running, but there are several adaptations designed to make it more feasible for athletes of all ages and fitness levels to compete. For example, an aquathon combines running and swimming, while a duathlon follows a run/bike/run sequence. Triathlons have even become a cold-weather sport that features running, mountain biking and cross-country skiing. And, triathlons have gone off-road. In some parts of the country, competitors swim, mountain bike and trail run to the finish line [source: USA Triathlon ]. Up Next What are average triathlon times? The idea for a multisport race grew out of an informal cross-training exercise started by endurance runners in San Diego's Mission Bay area. The first recorded triathlon took place there in 1974; a starting line fronted Mission Bay, and a 500-yard swim through the bay was followed by a 5-mile bicycle and 2.8-mile foot race. Four years later, John Collins -- who'd been a competitor in the event -- combined three of Hawaii's longstanding endurance events into a single triathlon-style competition (dubbed Ironman) that soon captured the attention of sportscasters and television viewers alike [source: USA Triathlon ]. The Ironman was a fledgling media darling that came into its own in 1982 as ABC's Wide World of Sports broadcast images of Julie Moss, a female competitor, crawling to the race's finish line [source: Mackinnon ]. It was the last year athletes could compete without prequalifying for the event and Moss, an amateur athlete, dug deep to complete the grueling journey -- it made for fascinating television. To compete in the Ironman World Championship today, entrants must earn a top spot in one of 50 qualifying races across the country leading up to the annual event [source: Ironman ]. The same is true for other elite races, including those sanctioned by the Olympic sports governing body, but some offer age-group and amateur divisions for the soft-core athlete. Fortunately, many local and regional races don't have a qualifying system, encouraging anyone who'd like to give it a try. Although the Ironman Triathlon is arguably the multisport discipline's most recognizable event, thousands of triathlons of varying distances take place each year around the globe, including shorter youth-focused events and "ultra" competitions where competitors log 100-plus miles [source: USA Triathlon ]. 1
Which King died from complications after falling from his horse when it stumbled over a molehill?	Horse accident Horse accident Horse People Top Surnames This is a list of people who died from accidents related to horses. Some of the listed accidents had important political and historical consequences, which are given when relevant. celebrities Holbrook Blinn (1872-1928), Broadway stage star & silent screen actor, died from injuries in an accident on the grounds of his estate. Maureen Connolly (1934-1969), tennis star, career ended in 1954 by injuries suffered in a collision between her horse and a truck. Malcolm Baldrige (1922 – 1987), American politician and United States Secretary of Commerce from 1981 until his death in 1987, from internal injuries sustained in a rodeo accident, when the horse he was riding fell on him during a calf-roping competition. Roy Kinnear (1934-1988), British character actor, bled to death due to a broken pelvis sustained in a fall from a horse. Cole Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) American composer and songwriter. In a 1937 riding accident his legs were crushed leaving him in chronic pain, largely crippled. (According to a biography by William McBrien and oral history by Brendan Gill.) His right leg was amputated in 1958 as a result of the injury. Christopher Reeve (1952-2004), actor, paralyzed on May 27, 1995 from the neck down following a fall from his horse while riding cross-country in a 3-day event. Kazu Makino In 2002 the singer suffered an accident falling from a horse; in the accident, the horse trampled her jaw and crushed her facial bones, which required massive reconstructive surgery Historical figures According to this legend, romanticised by Alexander Pushkin in his celebrated ballad "The Song of the Wise Oleg," it was prophesied by the pagan priests that Oleg of Novgorod (? - 912) would take death from his stallion. Proud of his own foretelling abilities, he sent the horse away. Many years later he asked where his horse was, and was told it had died. He asked to see the remains and was taken to the place where the bones lay. When he touched the horse's skull with his boot a snake slithered from the skull and bit him. Oleg died, thus fulfilling the prophecy. King Afonso I of Portugal (1109-1185), was severely injured in a fall from a horse in 1167 during a battle; he was captured and as ransom, Portugal had to surrender to Castile all conquests made in Galicia in the previous years; they were never again recovered. Afonso, Prince of Portugal (b. 1475) died in 1491 during a ride near the Tagus river. King Alexander III of Scotland, d. 1286, when he and his horse went off the road in the dark, and fell over a cliff; the long term outcome was increased English influence and the First Scottish War of Independence and the immediate result was a regency because heirs were underage or unborn. Al-Aziz Uthman - sultan of Egypt, died 1198 Brian Faulkner, former Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Cambyses II, Persian king - died accidentally in 521 BC, according to Herodotus Eadgils, semi-legendary king of Sweden, split his skull when his horse stumbled and fell. Emily Davison, English suffragette, threw herself in front of the King's horse at the Derby in 1913 and was trampled to death. Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy (c. 1182 – 1242), fell from his horse onto his sword and died. Francis II, Duke of Brittany ? d. 9 September 1488 from a horse riding accident. Frederick Augustus II of Saxony died in 1854, while on a journey in Brennbüchel, Karrösten, Tyrol, when he fell in front of a horse that stepped on his head Frederick I Barbarossa died in 1190 while crossing the Saleph River in Cilicia, south-eastern Anatolia. It is thought that he was thrown from his horse into the cold water and had a fatal heart attack as a result. Fulk of Jerusalem - fell from horse while hunting in 1143. His wooden saddle fell after him, striking him on the head, causing fatal injuries. Genghis Khan - d. 1227 from injuries resulting from a fall from a horse. Geoffrey Plantagenet, Duke of Brittany and son of Henry II of England, d. 19 August 1186 trampled to death by his horse during a tournament; wit
Who was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs three times, from 1935 to 1938, 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955?	BBC - History : British History Timeline 22 July 1901 The 'Taff Vale' case leads to the birth of the Labour party The Taff Vale Railway Company successfully sued a trade union, the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, for the costs of industrial action taken by its members. The Labour Representative Committee, a socialist federation formed in 1900, convinced the trade unions that the political representation of labour was now essential. This organisation later became the Labour party. 31 May 1902 Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Second Boer War The treaty of Vereeniging confirmed British victory over the Boer republics after three years of war, and laid the foundations for the Union of South Africa. Notably, it still ignored the rights of the black population. The cost and conduct of the war prompted concerns that Britain was no longer fit for its imperial role. 11 July 1902 Arthur Balfour succeeds Lord Salisbury as prime minister The Conservatives, led by the Marquess of Salisbury, dominated British politics after the Liberals' split over the issue of 'Home Rule' for Ireland in 1886. Salisbury's successor and nephew, Arthur Balfour, shared with his uncle an interest in foreign imperial policy. He was premier for two-and-a-half years. September 1903 'Lib-Lab' pact enables Labour to break into national politics A secret pact was ratified between the Liberal party and the Labour Representative Committee, which in certain constituencies allowed Labour a free run at elections, unimpeded by a Liberal candidate. In the long run, the pact may have done more to destroy the Liberal party than preserve it. 10 October 1903 Women's Social and Political Union is formed to campaign for women's suffrage The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was founded by six women, of whom Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst soon became the most prominent. Frustrated at the lack of progress on women's rights, their activities soon became more confrontational, and included prison hunger strikes. 8 April 1904 'Entente Cordiale' is signed between Britain and France This agreement reconciled British and French imperial interests, particularly in Africa, but also marked the end of centuries of intermittent conflict and paved the way for future diplomatic and military cooperation. The two countries were united in their suspicion of Germany's ambitions. Germany, in turn, hoped to persuade Britain to abandon the alliance. 31 March 1905 Germany tests the 'Entente Cordiale' by triggering a crisis in Morocco Wilhelm II visited Tangier to demonstrate German opposition to France's assumption of suzerainty over Morocco, and to test the strength of the Anglo-French entente, which the Germans expected to crumble. It did not, and Britain displayed its commitment to France by initiating military staff talks between the two countries in 1906. 4 December 1905 Liberals form a government under Henry Campbell-Bannerman In November, the Conservative Prime Minister Arthur Balfour tried to expose the divisions within the Liberal opposition by resigning, but his rival Henry Campbell-Bannerman formed a Liberal government and then led it to a smashing success at the polls in January 1906. Armed with an overall majority, the Liberals embarked on a programme of social reform. 10 February 1906 Royal Navy launches the first 'Dreadnought' class battleship HMS 'Dreadnought', the first of a new class of 'all big-gun' battleships, was launched at Portsmouth. It was by far the most powerful battleship afloat, and raised the stakes in the Anglo-German naval arms race. 31 August 1907 Britain and Russia agree an entente on 'spheres of influence' in Asia The two countries agreed spheres of influence in Asia, so freeing Britain from its worries about a Russian invasion of India. But an agreement to resolve imperial disputes took on the appearance of a European pact. The 'Triple Alliance' of Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary (also known as the 'Central Powers') was faced by a 'Triple Entente' of Britain, France and Russia (also known as the 'Entente Powers'). 8 April 1908 Herbert Asq
Which river, that gives the trail its name, is followed by the walking and cycle path that leads from Brecon to Cardiff Bay?	Rail Trails Walking and Cycling Routes - with Cycling maps 21 miles (34 km) This lovely ride follows NCN route 82 and the beautiful Ystwyth trail from Aberystwyth to Tregaron. The trail mostly follows off road tracks which are made up of the tracked of a disused railway line. The ride begins by following the River Ystwyth before passing through the splendid Cors Caron with its variety of wildlife. You finish in the pretty village of Tregaron. Alban Way 6 miles (9 km) Follow the disused Hatfield to St Albans railway line on this route from St Albans to Hatfield. It is a shared cycle and walk path and makes for an easy and safe stroll or ride. 30 miles (48 km) This ride takes you along various off road cycle paths and tracks through the Derbyshire countryside. The start point is at the beginning of the Tissington trail -a 13 mile off road path following the trackbed of a disused railway line. You'll then join the off road Penine Bridleway and the Midshires way before a short on road section taking you into Buxton and finishing at the railway station. Ashby Woulds Heritage Trail 4 miles (6 km) This lovely short cycle and walking trail runs from Measham near Ashby-de-la-Zouch to Moira along a disused railway path. The path passes old Donisthorpe Colliery site, which is now a Woodland Park and Conkers - a forest-based attraction with a number of activities to enjoy. There is also a pleasant waterside section along the Ashby-de-la-Zouch canal. Auckland Walk 5 miles (7.5 km) A short cycle and walking route along a dismantled railway line from Spennymoor to Bishop Auckland. This is a nice, easy route ideal for families. Ayot Greenway 5 miles (7.5 km) Follow this disused railway line from Wheathampstead to Welwyn Garden City on this easy cycle or walk in Hertfordshire. It's a nice flat, traffic free path making it ideal for families or beginners looking for an easy cycle ride. Along the way there's good views of the River Lea and a woodland section through Sherrardspark Wood at the end of the route. The woods are also a nature reserve with lots of birdlife and butterflies to look out for. If you're on foot you can extend your walk by picking up the Lea Valley Walk which runs alongside the greenway. If you're on a bike then you could head east to Hertford from Welwyn Garden City along the Cole Green Way . It's another similar rail trail along National Cycle Network Route 61. Bath to Frome 25 miles (40 km) Travel to the eastern tip of the Mendip Hills on NCN routes 4, 24 and 48. The route starts on Pulteney Bridge near the centre of Bath and follows NCN route 4 along the River Avon and the Kennet & Avon Canal before turning south west along NCN route 24 near Monkton Combe. You'll then follow a series of quiet roads and a dismantled railway line to Radstock. This section runs along the Wellow Brook and has views of the Midford Hills and Midford Castle. From here, the route turns south east along a disused railway track before a short on road section takes you into Frome. The route finishes with a spell along the River Frome with the route finishing near Frome train station. Bath to Midsomer Norton 17 miles (27 km) This ride follows NCN routes 4, 24 and 48 through some lovely Somerset scenery. The route starts on Poultney Bridge near the centre of Bath and follows NCN route 4 along the River Avon and the Kennet and Avon Canal before turning south west along NCN route 24 near Monkton Combe. You'll then follow a series of quiet roads and a dismantled railway line to Radstock passing Midford Castle as you go. A lovely off road stretch along the Wellow Brook in the beautiful Cotswolds takes you into Midsomer Norton. Birmingham to Burton-Upon-Trent 43 miles (70 km) On this ride you will follow NCN routes 5 and 54 through the West Midlands in to Staffordshire. You start near Birmingham New Street Station and head west along the Birmingham Canal. You then turn north towards West Bromwich passing through Sandwell Valley Country Park with its lovely woodlands and meadows. The route continues onto Walsall where a dismantled railway line tak
Umbriel and Ariel are moons of which planet?	Uranus' Moon Umbriel - Universe Today Universe Today by Matt Williams The 19th century was an auspicious time for astronomers and planet hunters. In addition to the discovery of the Asteroid Belt that rests between Mars and Jupiter – as well as the many minor planets within – the outer solar planet of Uranus and its series of moons were also observed for the very first time. Of these, Umbriel was certainly one of the most interesting finds. Aside from being Uranus’ third largest moon, it is also its darkest – a trait which contributed greatly to the selection of its name. And to this day, this large satellite of Uranus is shrouded in mystery… Discovery: Umbriel, along with its fellow moon Ariel , was discovered by English astronomer William Lassell on October 24th, 1851. Fellow English astronomer William Herschel, who had discovered Uranus’ moons of Titania and Oberon at the end of the 18th century, also claimed to have observed four additional moons around Uranus. However, his observations were not confirmed, leaving the confirmed discoveries of Ariel and Umbriel to Lassell, roughly half a century later. Naming: Much like all of Uranus’ 27 moons , Umbriel was named after a character from Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock, as well as plays by William Shakespeare. These names were suggested by John Herschel, the son of William Herschel, when he announced the discoveries of Titania and Oberon. Size comparison of Earth, the Moon, and Umbriel. Credit: Tom Reding/Public Domain In keeping with the moon’s dark appearance, the name Umbriel – which was the name of the ‘dusky melancholy sprite’ in the The Rape of the Lock and is derived from the Latin Umbra (which means “shadow”) – seemed most appropriate for this satellite. Size, Mass and Orbit: Ariel and Umbriel are nearly the same size, with diameters of 1,158 kilometers and 1,170 kilometers respectively. Based on spectrograph analyses and estimates of the moon’s mass and density, astronomers believe that the majority of the planet consists of water ice, with a dense non-ice component constituting around 40% of its mass. This could mean that Umbriel consists of an icy outer shell that surrounds a rocky core, or one made out of carbonaceous materials. It also means that though Umbriel is the third largest moon of Uranus, it is only the fourth largest in terms of mass. Furthermore, its dark appearance is believed to be the result of the interactions of surface water ice with energetic particles from Uranus’ magnetosphere. These energetic particles would cause methane deposits (trapped in the ice as clathrate hydrate) to decompose and other organic molecules to darken, leaving behind a dark, carbon-rich residue. The satellite’s dark color is also due to its very low bond albedo – which is basically the amount of electromagnetic radiation (i.e. light) that gets reflected back from the surface. So far, spectrographic analyses have only confirmed the existence of water and carbon dioxide. So the existence of organic particles or methane deposits in the ice remains theoretical. However, their presence would explain the prevalence of CO² and why it is concentrated mainly on the trailing hemisphere. Umbriel’s orbital period – i.e. the time it takes the moon to orbit Uranus – is approximately 4.1 days, which is coincident with its rotational period. This means that the moon is a synchronous and tidally-locked satellite, with one face always pointing towards Uranus. The satellite is at an average distance of 266,000 kilometers from its planet, which makes it the third farthest from Uranus, behind Miranda and Ariel. Voyager 2: So far, the only close-up images of Umbriel have been provided by the Voyager 2 probe, which photographed the moon during its flyby of Uranus in January of 1986. During this flyby, the closest distance between Voyager 2 and Umbriel was 325,000 km (202,000 mi). The images cover about 40% of the surface, but only 20% was photographed with the quality required for geological mapping. At the time of the flyby, the southern hemisphere of Umbriel was pointed towards
Seretse Khama was the first President of which country (from 1966 to 1980)?	Biography of the African statesman: Sir Seretse Khama African History Expert By Alistair Boddy-Evans Seretse Khama was the first prime minister of Botswana, and from 1966 to his death in 1980, he served as the country's first president. Date of Birth: 1 July 1921, Serowe, Bechuanaland. Date of Death: 13 July 1980. An Early Life Seretse (the name means "the clay that binds together") Khama was born in Serowe, British Protectorate of Bechunaland, on 1 July 1921. His grandfather, Kgama III, was paramount chief (Kgosi) of the Bama-Ngwato, part of the Tswana people of the region. Kgama III had traveled to London in 1885, leading a delegation which asked for Crown protection to be given to Bechuanaland, foiling the empire building ambitions of Cecil Rhodes and the incursions of the Boers. Kgosi of the Bama-Ngwato Kgama III died in 1923 and the paramountcy briefly passed to his son Sekgoma II, who died a couple of years later (in 1925). At the age of four Seretse Khama effectively became Kgosi and his uncle Tshekedi Khama was made regent. Studying at Oxford and London Seretse Khama was educated in South Africa and graduated from Fort Hare College in 1944 with a BA. continue reading below our video Test Your General Science Knowledge In 1945 he left for England to study law -- Initially for a year at Balliol College, Oxford, and then at the Inner Temple, London. In June 1947 Seretse Khama first met Ruth Williams, a WAAF ambulance driver during World War II now working as a clerk at Lloyds. Their marriage in September 1948 threw southern Africa into political turmoil. Repercussions for a Mixed Marriage The Apartheid government in South Africa had banned inter-racial marriages and the marriage of a black chief to a British white woman was a problem. The British government feared that South Africa would invade Bechuanaland or that it would immediately move for full independence. This was a concern because Britain was still heavily in debt after World War II and could not afford to lose the mineral wealth of South Africa, especially gold and uranium (needed for Britain's atomic bomb projects). Back in Bechuanaland Tshekedi was annoyed -- he attempted to disrupt the marriage and demanding that Seretse return home to have it annulled. Seretse came back immediately and was received by Tshekedi with the words "You Seretse, come here ruined by others, not by me." Seretse fought hard to persuade the Bama-Ngwato people of his continued suitability as chief, and on 21 June 1949 at a Kgotla (a meeting of the elders) he was declared Kgosi, and his new wife was warmly welcomed. Fit To Rule Seretse Khama returned to Britain to continue with his law studies, but was met with a Parliamentary investigation into his suitability for the chieftaincy -- whilst Bechuanaland was under its protection, Britain claimed the right to ratify any succession. Unfortunately for the government, the investigation's report concluded that Seretse was "eminently fit to rule" -- it was kept suppressed for thirty years. Seretse and his wife were banished him from Bechuanaland in 1950. Nationalist Hero Under international pressure for its apparent racism, Britain relented and allowed Seretse Khama and his wife to return to Bechuanaland in 1956, but only if both he and his uncle renounced their claim to the chieftaincy. What hadn't been expected was the political acclaim that six years exile had given him back home -- Seretse Khama was acclaimed as a nationalist hero. In 1962 Seretse founded the Bechuanaland Democratic Party and campaigned for multi-racial reform. Elected Prime Minister High on Seretse Khama's agenda was a need for democratic self-government, and he pushed the British authorities hard for independence. In 1965 the center of Bechuanaland government was moved from Mafikeng, in South Africa, to the newly established capital of Gaborone and Seretse Khama was elected as Prime Minister. When the country achieved independence on 30 September 1966, Seretse became the first president of the Republic of Botswana. He was re-elected twice and died in office in 198
Which river is the primary inflow and the primary outflow of Lough Derg, the second largest lake in the Republic of Ireland?	Read Microsoft Word - 5321.00 _rW08_.doc Current Management of Water Levels River Shannon Contents CURRENT MANAGEMENT OF WATER LEVELS RIVER SHANNON CONTENTS Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 2.0 Background Report Objective Previous Investigations Water Level Control and Flood Statistics Water Level Prediction Models 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 10 12 12 16 17 17 17 18 24 24 25 27 27 29 30 THE RIVER SHANNON 2.1 2.2 General Description Hydraulic Characteristics 3.0 WATER LEVEL CONTROL 3.1 3.2 ESB Waterways Ireland 4.0 FLOOD EVENTS 4.1 4.2 4.3 General Historical Flood Events Recent Flood Events 5.0 WATER LEVEL PREDICTION 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Model Simulations of Recent Flood Events Impact of Operational Controls Impact of Storage Management Conclusions 6.0 7.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 5321.00/AGB/RW08 Current Management of Water Levels River Shannon Contents APPENDIX 1 KEY FINDINGS OF PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS (A) (B) (C) (D) The 1956 Rydell Report The 1961 Joint OPW/ESB Report The 1988 Delap and Waller Report The 2000 House of the Oireachtas Interim Report on Flooding on the River Shannon 32 33 35 38 44 5321.00/AGB/RW08 Current Management of Water Levels River Shannon Introduction 1.0 1.1 INTRODUCTION Background December 22, 2000, will remain a milestone in the history of water policies in Europe: on that date, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) (or the Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October establishing a framework for Community action in the field of Water policy) was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities and thereby entered into force. The WFD establishes a framework for the protection of all waters (including inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater) which, according to Article 1: Prevents further deterioration of, protects and enhances the status of water resources; Promotes sustainable water use based on the long-term protection of water resources; Aims at enhancing protection and improvement of the aquatic environment through specific measures for the progressive reduction of discharges, emissions and losses of priority hazardous substances; Ensures the progressive reduction of pollution of groundwater and prevents its further pollution; and Contributes to mitigating the effects of floods and droughts. Overall the Directive aims at achieving good water status for all water-bodies by 2015. The WFD does however allow derogation for Artificial and Heavily Modified bodies of water. The environmental objectives for these water bodies are lesser, achieving good ecological potential and good surface water chemical status by 2015. 5321.00/AGB/RW08 Current Management of Water Levels River Shannon Introduction Member States may designate a body of surface water as Artificial or Heavily Modified when: (a) Changes to the hydromorphological characteristics of that body which would be necessary for achieving good ecological status would have significant adverse effects on: the wider environment; navigation, including port facilities, or recreation; activities for the purposes of which water is stored, such as drinking-water supply, power generation or irrigation. water regulation, flood protection, land drainage or other equally important sustainable human development activities. (b) The beneficial objectives served by the artificial or modified characteristics of the water body cannot, for reasons of technical feasibility or disproportionate costs reasonably be achieved by other means, which are a significantly better environmental option. The Article 5 Characterisation Report requires the location and boundaries of Artificial and Heavily Modified water bodies to be defined and an initial characterisation made of their ecological and chemical status. The River Basin Management Plan, required under Article 13, must also specifically mention all Artificial and Heavily Modified Water Bodies and the reasons for their designation. 1.2 Report Objective The objective of this report is to undertake an independent review
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With which club does Coventry City FC currently share a ground?	Football League approve Northampton ground share for Coventry City - Coventry Telegraph Coventry City have confirmed that they will be playing their home matches at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium for the next three seasons - as exclusively revealed by the Telegraph last Wednesday. The groundshare arrangement has been provisionally approved by the Football League who are demanding a £1million bond from the club as a guarantee that they will intend to return to Coventry as quickly as possible. The League said that it was a matter of “deep regret” that it had not proved possible for the club’s proposed new owners, Sisu-linked Otium Entertainment, to reach an agreement with Ricoh Arena owners ACL. And their agreement is conditional on the club ultimately exiting administration in accordance with League’s conditions and achieving a successful transfer of its League share. League Chairman Greg Clarke, said: “The Football League believes that clubs should play in the towns and cities from which they take their name. Nonetheless, from time to time, the Board is asked to consider temporary relocations as a means for securing a club’s ongoing participation in our competition. “With no prospect of an agreement being reached between Otium and ACL, the Board was placed in an unenviable position - with the very real possibility of Coventry City being unable to fulfil its fixtures for next season. This would inevitably call into question the Club’s continued membership of The Football League. “The Board did not take this decision lightly and it remains a matter of deep regret that the two parties involved cannot come to an agreement. I urge both Otium and ACL to continue to explore every possible opportunity to resolve this dispute, for the good of the City of Coventry, its football club and people living in the local community." The Football League will now continue working with the Administrator and Otium to achieve an exit from Administration in line with the Board’s Insolvency Policy.. City CEO Tim Fisher said last night: “We are very pleased that the Football League has found our plans acceptable. Nobody wanted this day to come but we feel we have no choice but to take this course of action and that the only credible future for the Club now lies in owning its own stadium. "Building a stadium that is ours in the Coventry area and which will generate revenues we can put on the field of play is necessary to ensure the club can succeed under the FIFA Fair Play Rules. “If there had been an economic option which would have allowed us to stay at the Ricoh we would have pursued it. There was no proposal on the table in time for us to make realistic plans for the coming season. We could not wait any longer.” “Over the last month or so – through a series of forums – we have made it clear this move is not a game of brinkmanship or a negotiating strategy - it is the only credible option. If our plans did not show a clear path for returning to the Coventry City area they would not have been approved by the League. “The club and its owners acknowledge the support of the League, Northampton Town FC and the Northampton Borough Council for working constructively to provide a port in what is hoped will be a temporary storm. We are currently working on detailed ticketing and travel plans to take into account the inconvenience caused to supporters by this move and will provide further information very shortly. “If the City Council and ACL had truly wanted to support the Club, it would have taken up the offer made by SISU to pay off its debt and extend the lease. Instead it used £14 million of public money to stop the deal happening. The suggestion that the Club could play “free” whilst “it is administration” was, as the administrators pointed out, not one which they or indeed the Club could accept or which had any value. “The proposed new stadium makes commercial and economic sense, providing new prospects to the City, incorporating commercial opportunities that support the revenues and development of the Club and secures its future.
In which German city did lens maker Carl Zeiss start making microscopes full-time in 1847?	Carl Zeiss - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Carl Zeiss Wikis Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics For the company with the same name, see Carl Zeiss AG and other uses . Carl Zeiss Optical Lenses Large microscope stand by Carl Zeiss (1879) Carl Zeiss (September 11, 1816 – December 3, 1888) was an optician commonly known for the company he founded, Carl Zeiss Jena (now: Carl Zeiss AG ). Zeiss made contributions to lens manufacturing that have aided the modern production of lenses. Raised in Weimar , Germany , he became a notable lens maker in the 1840s when he created high quality lenses that were "wide open", or in other words, had a very large aperture range that allowed for very bright images. He did this in the city of Jena at a self opened workshop, where he started his lens making career. At first his lenses were only used in the production of microscopes , but when cameras were invented, his company began manufacturing high quality lenses for cameras. He died in Jena on December 3, 1888. Contents 5 External links Youth Zeiss began his life in pre-imperial Germany where he went to a grammar school , and undertook apprenticeship under Dr. Friedrich Körner, mechanic and supplier to the court. He later attended lectures in mathematics , experimental physics , anthropology , mineralogy and optics at Jena University . After seven years he opened a small workshop with hardly any tools. He made many lenses but had little recognition until 1847 when he hired his second and third apprentice. Life In 1847 Carl Zeiss started making microscopes full-time. His first innovation was making simpler microscopes that only used one lens and were therefore only intended for dissecting work. He sold around 23 of them in his first year of production. He soon decided that he needed a new challenge so he began making compound microscopes. He first created the Stand I which went to market in 1857. In 1861 he was awarded a gold medal at the Thuringian Industrial Exhibition for his designs. They were considered to be among the best scientific instruments in Germany. By this point he had about 20 people working under him with his business still growing. In 1866 the Zeiss workshop sold their 1,000 th microscope. In 1872 he joined up with physicist Ernst Abbe . Their combined efforts lead to the discovery of the Abbe sine condition . Theoretically, the Abbe sine condition could greatly improve how well lenses could be made. The problem was, there was not any type of glass that was strong enough to fully test the theory. Abbe then met Otto Schott , a 30 year old glass chemist who had just received his doctorate . They collaborated and soon produced a new type of glass in 1886 that could fully use the Abbe sine condition. This new type of glass made possible a new class of microscope objective: the apochromatic (often abbreviated 'apo'). Zeiss used water immersion to form a compensating eyepiece which produced images with little or no color distortion. His son had entered the business with him but retired soon after Carl Zeiss's death of natural causes on December 3, 1888. The business was incorporated as the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung in 1889. It gained an international reputation for the manufacture of optical instruments of all kinds, and remains in business to this day. Publications Auerbach, Das Zeisswerk und die Carl Zeiss-Stiftung in Jena (third edition, Jena, 1907) See also
TAME is the national airline of which South American nation?	Major Airlines of Latin America and the Caribbean - Nations Online Project Major Airlines of Latin America and the Caribbean ___ Major Airlines of Latin America and the Caribbean List of flag air carriers, domestic airlines, commercial airlines with passenger and cargo service, scheduled air carrier and low cost airlines. For more information about the companies click on the link to connect to the official site. The country links will open the respective country profile. Airlines of countries in the Caribbean Bookmark/share this page Aerolineas Argentinas IATA Designator: AR, ICAO Designator: ARG, Callsign: ARGENTINA Aerolineas Argentinas is the flag carrier of Argentina and the largest airline in the country.It operates a regional flight network within South America and offers flights to cities in Mexico ( Mexico City ), the United States ( Miami ), Europe ( Barcelona , Madrid and Rome ) and to Auckland in New Zealand and Sydney , Australia . Its main hubs are at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) and Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE), located 22 km (14 mi) south-southwest of Buenos Aires , Argentina's capital. LAN Argentina IATA Designator: 4M, ICAO Designator: DSM, Callsign: LANAR LAN Argentina is an affiliate of LAN Airlines. It operates scheduled domestic services and international services to Lima ( Peru ), Miami (Florida, USA ), Punta Cana ( Dominican Republic ), Santiago ( Chile ) and Sao Paulo ( Brazil ). Its main bases are Jorge Newbery Airport (AEP) and Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE), both located in Buenos Aires. Sol Líneas Aéreas IATA Designator: 8R, ICAO Designator: OLS, Callsign: FLIGHTSOL Sol Líneas Aéreas is a regional airline, it operates domestic flights as well as to Montevideo , Uruguay. Main hub is at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP), a main airport for domestic flights in Buenos Aires. AeroSur IATA Designator: SL, ICAO Designator: ASU, Callsign: AEREOSUR AeroSur is Bolivia's biggest airline and one of the flag carrier of Bolivia. AeroSur operates domestic and regional scheduled services and some international flights to Europe and the US. Its main hub is at Viru Viru International Airport (VVI), Bolivia's main air gateway of international flights. The airport is located near Santa Cruz. Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) IATA Designator: LB, ICAO Designator: -, Callsign: - BoA is the other Bolivian flag carrier. It operates scheduled domestic routes and international services to São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) in Brazil and Buenos Aires in Argentina. The airline has its main hub at Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) near Cochabamba in central Bolivia. Lloyd Aereo Boliviano S.A.- L.A.B. (defunct) IATA Designator: LB, ICAO Designator: LLB, Callsign: LLOYDAEREO LAB was the most important national airline of Bolivia until 2007. The airline has served South-America, Mexico, Miami, and the Caribbean. Avianca Brazil IATA Designator: O6, ICAO Designator: ONE, Callsign: OCEANAIR The former OceanAir is a subsidiary of Avianca (Colombia). Avianca Brazil is a regional airline which operates passenger services to 18 destinations in Brazil. Its main base is at Guarulhos International Airport (GRU), São Paulo and it operates a secondary hub at Brasília International Airport (BSB). Azul Brazilian Airlines IATA Designator: AD, ICAO Designator: AZU, Callsign: AZUL Azul is a domestic low-cost carrier which operates flights to destinaions within Brazil. Its hub is at Campinas-Viracopos Airport (VCP), near Campinas. GOL - GOL Transportes Aeros IATA Designator: G3, ICAO Designator: GLO, Callsign: GOL The Brazilian airline operates a domestic routes network and growing international services to destinations in the Caribbean and South America. The fleet of VRG Linhas Aéreas combines the brands Gol and Varig. Its main hubs are at Congonhas Airport (CGH), São Paulo , Galeão International Airport (GIG) near Rio de Janeiro and Brasília International Airport (BSB), Brasília . TAM Linhas Aeras IATA Designator: JJ, ICAO Designator: TAM, Callsign: TAM TAM Airlines is the largest air
Who wrote the children’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”?	Eric Carle Author Study \| Scholastic Eric Carle Author Study Meet the man behind The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other beloved children's books. Grades PreK–K, 1–2 Eric Carle is one of our favorite authors. His books and illustrations are simply delightful. We have found Eric Carle's stories tie in beautifully with a variety of different themes throughout the school year and children never tire of them. In this author study, you'll find biographical information about Eric Carle; an annotated list of his most popular books; stand-alone activities that highlight the beauty of Carle's works; as well as activities that can be integrated into your other teaching themes. An Interview with Eric Carle (This biography originally appeared in Scholastic Network's Author Library.) Out of all the questions kids ask Eric Carle, "Where do ideas come from?" is the one he hears most often. Although Eric thinks it would take hours to fully respond, he offers this answer: "Of course, the question of where ideas come from is the most difficult of all. Some people like to say they get ideas when they're in the shower. That's always a very entertaining answer, but I think it's much deeper than that. It goes back to your upbringing, your education, and so forth." To Eric, ideas don't come from one place. They come from all the experiences in his life, all the thoughts in his mind, and all the feelings in his heart. A Bridge to America Eric Carle was born in Syracuse, New York, to German immigrants. When Eric was six, he and his parents moved back to Germany. Eric hated the strict discipline of his new German school. Sad and confused, Eric longed to return to America. "When it became apparent that we would not return, I decided that I would become a bridge builder. I would build a bridge from Germany to America and take my beloved German grandmother by the hand across the wide ocean." It would be seventeen years before Eric returned. In a sense, this difficult period was a great source of inspiration for Eric's later books. As an artist, Eric strives to help children enjoy school more than he did. He says, "I am fascinated by the period in a child's life when he or she, for the first time, leaves home to go to school. I should like my books to bridge that great divide." Learning to Love Nature Growing up, Eric loved to walk through the woods with his father. He fondly recalls, "He'd turn over a rock and show me the little creatures that scurried and slithered about." On these walks, filled with stories and discovery, Eric learned to love nature. Giving us another clue to where he finds his ideas, Eric says, "I try to recall that feeling when I write my books." Sometimes ideas for Eric's books came from just fooling around. At least that's how he describes the inception of The Very Hungry Caterpillar . "I playfully punched a hole into a stack of papers. I thought, a bookworm at work! Not enough for a book, but, nevertheless, a beginning." Eventually, Eric submitted his story about the bookworm, who had been changed to a green worm named Willy. His editor liked the idea — almost. She asked, "How about a caterpillar?" And so Eric Carle's most famous book was born. A Famous "Mistake" By the way, Eric already knows that a caterpillar emerges from a chrysalis, not a cocoon! So don't bother writing to tell him. Eric explains how the famous "mistake" crept into the book: "My editor contacted a scientist, who said that it was permissible to use the word cocoon. Poetry over science. It simply would not have worked to say, 'Come out of your chrysalis!' If we can accept giants tied down by dwarfs, genies in bottles, and knights who attack windmills, why can't a caterpillar come out of a cocoon?" The most important part of developing a book, Eric believes, is working with editors to revise it. He says, "You have doubts. You hate it. You love it. You discuss it with your editors. You change it. Finally, at one point you just know it's right. After that it goes very quickly. The art for The Tiny Seed took only two weeks!" Winding up the Thinking Machine And
Who was the star of wartime films “Spare a Copper”, “He Snoops to Conquer” and “Turned Out Nice Again”?	He Snoops To Conquer Handyman stands for election as Minister of Parliament for local village, and exposes corrupt councils plebiscite. Brendan Ryan Leslie Halliwell's Film Guide A local handyman exposes a corrupt council. Spotty star comedy with insufficient zest for its great length I said in a previous review that 'this film is the worst of the lot!' - I take it all back. It is actually quite good, I cannot understand why it has never been shown on television, far worst film productions get regular screenings. No matter! If you are a member of the GFS you will now be able to see for yourself because the Society has managed to find a excellent print of this film. It will be seen for the first time in Blackpool on November 28 and is sure to get a repeat performance. A marvelous discovery. All the pictures on this page are actual screen captures, not VistaVision I agree but a wonderful improvement on the only copy known (before now). Peter Pollard Update - August 2012 These images are from the DVD which is of course a very good copy, far better than the original film print written about above. The DVD version now carries sub-titles for the hard of hearing and is is available to purchase in the GFS shop, just follow this LINK. Peter Pollard In recent years, "He Snoops to Conquer" has been poorly thought of in comparison with George's other films. Sometimes the criticism has been a little unfair, arising from the fact that this film now appears more dated than most. The plot revolves around a local council's post-war town- planning, so although it seems rather obscure today, it would have been very topical when released. Of course there are numerous corny effects in all of George's pictures, but in "Snoops" there are too many. Admittedly, they seem more corny now than they may have in '45, but unfortunately the film relies too heavily on these effects to supply much of the comedy (for example, the crazy inventions of mad millionaire Sir Timothy Strawbridge, amongst other bizarre things). Such gimmicks are no substitute for the true Formby-style comedy we find in every other of his films, and there's no escaping the fact that the script is letting George down here - at a critical point in his career when he needed a strong success. Perhaps the writers' problem stems from the fact that the political orientation is not really in keeping with the familiar Formby film character. Or, I ask myself, do I find the film lacking simply because I am unable to accept George presented in a different type of role? No, this is not the case: I'd love to know how George would have tackled a new kind of role, but this script does not define a new character, it simply stifles the old one. And the ukulele is only allowed to appear in one song - surely this is going too far! Note that the following film "I Didn't Do It" represents a marked return to the old Formby formula, and is one of his best. However, though "Snoops" may not be George's greatest, it is still most entertaining, and we are now very glad to have a print of what once seemed to be a long-lost treasure - it is the pride of the GFS archives. Andy Eastwood HE SNOOPS TO CONQUER Columbia Produced by: Marcel Varnel & Ben Henry Writers: Stephen Black, Howard Irving-Young, Norman Lee, Michael Vaughan Langford Reed. Photography: Roy Fogwell Director: Marcel Varnel Trade Show: December 12 1944; Released on: January 8 1945 Cast: George Formby, Robertson Hare, Elizabeth Allen, Aubrey Mallalieu, Gordon McLeod, James Harcourt. SONGS: Hill Billy Willie (Formby/Gifford/Cliffe) Got To Get Your Photo In The Press (Latta) Unconditional Surrender (Cunningham/Towers) formby on film Handyman stands for election as Minister of Parliament for local village, and exposes corrupt councils plebiscite. Brendan Ryan Leslie Halliwell's Film Guide A local handyman exposes a corrupt council. Spotty star comedy with insufficient zest for its great length I said in a previous review that 'this film is the worst of the lot!' - I take it all back. It is actually quite good, I cannot understand why it has ne
Which religious order runs Stonyhurst College in Lancashire?	Stonyhurst Charitable Fund \| Christian - Religious Charities \| Charity Directory - Charity Choice Stonyhurst Charitable Fund Stonyhurst Charitable Fund supports the charitable work carried out by the Society of Jesus, and helps to support Stonyhurst College, Lancashire. Contact Us Stonyhurst Charitable Fund Stonyhurst College Stonyhurst Stonyhurst Charitable Fund: Upgrade to a premium charity profile a customised microsite - add your charity's logo, strapline and colours appearing higher up in our directory listings Your logo featuring on the profiles of thousands of free related charity microsites Your microsite will not feature any other charities advertising
Who commanded the British Fleet at the Battle of Jutland in 1916?	First World War.com - Battles - The Battle of Jutland, 1916 What's New Battles - The Battle of Jutland, 1916 The greatest naval battle of the First World War. Jutland had all the ingredients to be a great British naval victory, but in the event the result was much less clear-cut. Sponsored Links The recently appointed commander of the German High Seas Fleet, Reinhard Scheer , had returned to the policy of making sorties against the British coast, confident that his codes were secure, and thus that the main British battle fleet, at Scapa Flow in the north of Scotland could not intervene. However, the British could read German coded messages, and were aware of Scheer's plan. At the end of May, Scheer sortied with the entire High Seas Fleet, expected that the only serious threat he would meet was Admiral Beatty's battle cruiser squadron based on the Forth. Unfortunately for his plan, the Royal Navy knew he was coming, and the Grand Fleet sailed only minutes after the High Seas Fleet. Both fleets sailed in a similar formation, with a scouting squadron of battle cruisers sailing ahead of the main battle fleets. The battle falls into five main phases. The first came when Admiral Beatty, commanding the British battle cruisers encountered their weaker German equivalent under Admiral Hipper , (31 May) and chased them south towards the main German fleet. The second phase saw Beatty flee north, pursued by the German Dreadnoughts. So far, both sides thought the battle was going to plan, although a design flaw led to the destruction of two British battle cruisers. Now, in the third phase the Germans got a nasty surprise. Thinking themselves involved in a chase that would end with the destruction of the British battle cruisers, they found themselves under bombardment from Jellicoe's battle fleet, which they had thought to be too far north to intervene. The heavy British guns quickly forced Scheer to order a retreat, but then Scheer made what could have turned into a grievous error, turning back, possibly hoping to pass behind Jellicoe, and escape into the Baltic. However, Jellicoe had slowed down, and the German fleet found themselves crossing in front of the British fleet, and in ten minutes of gunfire suffered 27 heavy hits while only inflicted two. Once again, Scheer ordered a retreat. Finally, in the last phase of the battle, in a night of intense fighting, the retreat of the German battleships was covered by their lighter ships, while Jellicoe lost time after turning to avoid a potential torpedo attack. The Germans lost one battle cruiser, one pre-Dreadnought, four light cruisers and five destroyers, while the British lost three battle cruisers, four armoured cruisers, and eight destroyers. However, many of the surviving German heavy ships had suffered serious damage, and one result of the battle was to increase the British dominance in heavy ships. Jutland was the last, and largest, of the great battleship battles. Neither submarines or aircraft played any part in the battle, despite the plans of both sides. Never again did battle fleets meet again in such numbers. While the Royal Navy suffered more loses, the battle effectively ended any threat from the High Seas Fleet, which now knew it could not contest control of the North Sea with the Royal Navy. The great fleet which Kaiser Wilhelm II had been obsessed with, and which had done so much to sour relations between Britain and Germany had proved to be a blunted weapon. Despite that, the battle disappointed in Britain, where news of a new Trafalgar had been expected, and the hard fought draw at Jutland was not appreciated until much later, while the Kaiser claimed a German victory. Photographs courtesy of Photos of the Great War website Click here to read the initial official German
What is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guinea?	Facts about Guinea Facts about Guinea Know Facts about World Countries Afghanistan Facts The Republic of Guinea is a country located in west Africa. What is the capital of Guinea? Conakry is the capital city of Guinea. With an estimated population of 1,548,500, Conakry is the largest city in the country. The city is the administrative, cultural, and financial center of the Republic of Guinea. What countries border Guinea? Guinea shares land boundaries with Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. How big is Guinea? Guinea covers a total area of 94,926 square miles. The country has an estimated population of 10,057,975, as estimated in July 2009; it ranks as theeighty-first most-populated country in the world. What are the ethnic groups in Guinea? The ten million people of Guinea belong to twenty-four ethnic groups. The largest groups are the Fula 43%, Mandinka 35%, and Susu 20%. There are communities of small ethnic groups including Kpelle, Kissi, Zialo, Toma and others. What are the administrative divisions of Guinea? Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions that are further divided into thirty-three prefectures. The major cities in the country include Labe, Nzerekore, Kankan, Kindia, Mamou, Boke, and Gueckedou. Who are the political leaders of Guinea? The government of Guinea is a presidential republic. President - Alpha Conde Prime Minister - Mohamed Said Fofana What currency is used in Guinea? The Guinean franc denoted by the ISO 4217 code GNF is the official currency of Guinea. The first Guinean franc was adopted as the national currency in 1959, replacing the CFA franc. What is the official language of Guinea? French is the official language of Guinea. Other dialects used in the country are Mandinka, Pular, and Susu. A unique "feet for sign language" is also used in the western areas of Guinea. This language is made effective by series of dances or by sitting on the ground and using one's feet effectively. What is the religion of Guinea? Islam is the pre-dominant religion in Guinea followed by almost eighty-five percent of the population. There are Christians, Jehovah's Witnesses, Buddhists, Hindus and disciples of the Baha'i faith in Guinea as well. What is the economy of Guinea like? The per capita nominal GDP of Guinea in 2010 was estimated at $448. Guinea is rich in mineral resources and is home to twenty-five or more of the documented bauxite reserves of the world. Agriculture hires about eighty percent of the workforce of the country. The other minerals found in the country include gold and diamonds. Guinea has a tremendous prospect in hydroelectric energy. Other industries include beer processing plants, agricultural processing, diamond mining, and light manufacturing. Guinea is a major exporter of bauxite, gold, alumina, coffee, diamonds, agricultural products and fish. Petroleum products, machinery, metals, grain, textiles, and foodstuffs are the major imports. When is the national day of Guinea celebrated? The national day of the Republic of Guinea is celebrated on October 2 every year. On this day in 1958, the country got its independence from the French rule.
In which year was East Enders first broadcast?	EastEnders live, BBC One \| The Arts Desk Home > tv > EastEnders live, BBC One EastEnders live, BBC One \| reviews, news & interviews EastEnders live, BBC One First live episode goes off with barely a hitch as Archie's killer is revealed by Veronica Lee Saturday, 20 February 2010 Share It woz 'er wot dun it: Stacey (Lacey Turner) killed Archie in EastEnders It was Stacey whodunnit. EastEnders’ first live broadcast last night, to celebrate 25 years on BBC One, ended with Stacey Branning (Lacey Turner) declaring, “It was me. I did it. I killed Archie. It was me.” So now we know, as one of the most drawn-out storylines in the history of soaps finally reached its conclusion (Archie Mitchell was killed at Christmas). Only it didn’t, because next week’s episodes (which were pre-recorded as normal, with dual storylines to cover all 10 suspects' possible guilt or innocence) will explain why Stacey done it, as they say in this mythical part of east London. But at least we now know the “who” and are about to learn the “why”. The BBC also drew out the in-house pre-publicity for this special episode, and much of it was enjoyably inventive. Last night’s episode began with colourful, redrawn opening titles and earlier in the week one episode ended with a medley of fans humming the show’s theme. There was an entertaining walk down memory lane with a show about the “doof doofs” (EastEnders’ final scenes end with the "doof doof" intro of the closing theme) and snippets were shown between BBC One programmes of fans guessing who killed Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb), the second owner of the Queen Victoria (“the Vic”) to be killed among the optics (Dirty Den being the other). The live show was an inspired idea and must have garnered a good proportion of the 16.6 million viewers who watched yesterday evening. I must confess I prefer Coronation Street (ITV), with its wonderfully camp northern humour, to the grittier, shoutier EastEnders. Whenever I dip into EastEnders I find the characters spend an inordinate amount of time shouting at, menacing or threatening each other, and E20 a place where smiles are in short supply; I live in London so I don’t wish to see my daily bus journey repeated on screen. EastEnders started life with the working title “E8” - its fictional setting, Walford, is now designated E20 - and was the brainchild of producer Julia Smith and script editor Tony Holland, both sadly now no longer with us. The first transmission was 19 February 1985, hence last night’s anniversary, and back then the soap was shown twice weekly, with an average audience of 17 million. It’s now broadcast four times a week, and averages between 10 and 11 million viewers It was the first and remains the only southern soap, and has always prided itself on its social realism, but the picture it paints of the East End couldn’t be more wrong. EastEnders is, a few characters notwithstanding, hideously white (the East End, long a home to various immigrant settlers, is now predominantly Asian), and the thuggish criminal element once associated with it through the Krays (here the Mitchells) has long since moved out to the suburbs. And I know London can be a dangerous place, but Walford’s murder rate is ridiculous. Which is where we came in. Executive producer Diederick Santer must have been very relieved no one dried up or corpsed and that last night’s episode went off relatively trouble-free. It was an enormous operation - it took nine months to plan, and involved 36 cameras, 10 sets, 51 cast members, 13 make-up artists, 12 dressers and 16 props people. The episode is Santer’s swansong, as he will shortly leave EastEnders to take up a role elsewhere in the BBC. Was it worth it? Probably not in terms of the cost (I suspect the BBC Trust are asking for a budget breakdown as I write) and also in terms of dramatic tension; if ever you wanted to illustrate the importance of good editing, the rooftop chase where Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements), Stacey’s husband, fell to his death would be a good place to start. In fact the only tension in the show (apart from wai
In which country was Mo Farah born?	BIOGRAPHY: Mo Farah Lifetime Project Runway Mohammed "Mo" Farah, born in Mogadishu, Somalia, sprung into the public's conscience at the 2012 London Olympic Games when he won two gold medals in the 5,000m and 10,000m, launching into British sporting greatness. His success is all the more incredible when his upbringing is considered. While he was born in Somalia on March 23 1983, Farah spent a large part of his childhood with his twin brother in Djibouti, before moving to Great Britain at the age of eight-years-old. He arrived not knowing a word of English, but was soon finding his way at Holloway Secondary School in London. This is where his true talents were found. Alan Watkinson, his physical education teacher at Isleworth and Syon School, quickly took him under his wing as he was seen to have the ability to run well over long distances. From here, Farah started competing and taking the sport seriously. At 13-years-old, he finished ninth in the English schools cross country, before winning an English school title - first of five in his academic career - a year later. He continued to work his way through the ranks, winning the 5,000m title at the European Athletics Junior Championship in 2001, aged 18-years-old, before starting life as a full-time athlete and leaping into senior competitions. Farah started to live a very disciplined life, moving in with a group of Kenyan runners and Australian Craig Mottram, where they ate, trained and rested without any form of social life. In 2006, he won silver at the European Championships 5,000m in Gothenberg, while in the same year clocking a time of 13 minutes 9.40 seconds across the same distance. This put him second to only Dave Moorcraft in the list of quickest Brits of all time across this distance. More success was to come later that year, when Farah was successful in the 2006 European Cross Country Championships in San Giorgio su Legnano in Italy. A disappointing sixth place at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan, were to dominate his year, before turning his attentions to 10,000m competitions early in 2008. The 2008 Beijing Olympics ended in disappointment as, running in the 5000m, he was a long way behind the pace before being knocked out. But as he was to find out, this would not be the end of Farah's love affair with the Olympics and in four years' time, he would be launched into stardom. Yet there were still 48 months until this became reality and this led to Farah spending the late winter months of 2008 toiling away in Kenya and Ethiopia, taking advantage of being able to train at altitude. It paid off too, because at the very start of 2009, as the long-distance runner started breaking records, firstly with the British Indoor 3000m in January and then again at the UK Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham shortly afterwards. Following a gold medal win at the European Indoor Championships in March, the runner finished seventh at the 2009 World Championships despite being among the leaders early in the race and then collected another silver medal at the 2009 European Cross Country Championships. Again, 2010 was a successful year for the Brit, winning the London 10,000 in a British record, before winning again in the European Cup at the same discipline. Further training in Africa helped him take gold at the European Athletics Championships in the 10,000m, before doing the same in half the distance later at the event. Still he was improving, building up to the peak of his career so far. He and his family - by now he had married girlfriend Tania Nell - moved to Portland in Oregon, US, giving him the ideal training conditions. This led to wins in the 3,000m at the European Indoor Championships and the New York Marathon, where he set a new British record. Added to this was the Prefontaine Classic 10,000m race, along with a new British record in the Diamond League meeting in Monaco. The year finished well, with a silver medal in the 10,000m race at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in South Korea, in addition to gold in the 5,000m. By now, his reputation was gatherin

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