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What was the codename given to the British Commando raid on St Nazaire in March 1942? | 28th March 1942: The Commando raid on St. Nazaire March 1942 The Commando raid on St. Nazaire The old lend-lease 1919-built American destroyer, USS Buchanan, renamed HMS Campbeltown was converted for the raid and given the approximate appearance of a German Mowe-class escort vessel in the hope that this would cause the German defenders to hesitate. She also had 4.5 tons of explosive packed into her bows. In April 1918 the Royal Navy had launched the Zeebrugge Raid when ships packed with explosive had been forced into the Belgium port being used as a U-Boat base. Despite very high casualties on that occasion it was decided that a similar method might be used to disable the French base of St Nazaire, a potential home base for the Tirpitz if she ventured into the Atlantic. This time it was a joint Royal Navy – Commando raid. On the 23rd March Hitler had himself warned of the probability of ‘English’ raids on the European coast – some said he had an uncanny ability to foresee these things. Nevertheless the raid achieved considerable surprise. A motor launch (ML) of the type which took part in the raid on St Nazaire. Sixteen such MLs were assigned to the force and were to carry commandos and demolition parties into St Nazaire. Their frail wooden hulls offered scant protection and only three of the craft survived the operation. Captain Robert Ryder was in command of the Naval force and was to describe the progress of the force up the Loire river, which they edged up as far as possible before they were challenged and came under gunfire – to which they responded vigorously. At the moment of opening fire, we in MGB 314 were just coming up to a guard ship anchored in the river abreast the south entrance. In the glare of the searchlights we could see her clearly and her guns. At about 300 yards three well-aimed bursts of fire from our pom-pom silenced her. It was indeed an unfortunate day for that vessel, as she not only received bursts of fire from each craft in turn as they passed but finally provided an excellent target for their own shore batteries, who fired on her until she scuttled herself. After about three or four minutes of this brisk action there was a perceptible slackening in the enemy’s fire. This was a triumph for the many gun-layers in the coastal craft and in the Campbeltown. It was, at this stage, a straight fight between the carefully sited enemy flak emplacements ashore, enjoying all the protection which concrete could afford, and the gun-layers, handling the short-range weapons on the exposed decks of their small and lively craft. Only in the Campbeltown had it been possible to provide a reasonable amount of steel protection, and this was largely offset by her being the most conspicuous target in our force. To our advantage, on the other hand, we were the attackers and, by evading the batteries guarding the approaches, we had arrived off our objective, with a force mounting forty or more close-range cannon. With our craft steaming past the southern entrance to the port a big percentage of our armament could concentrate on each ofthe enemy emplacements in turn as they passed them, and, finally, on arrival at our selected points of attack, we could reasonably expect to outnumber them locally. For all this the enemy, with their heavily protected emplacements and heavier-calibre guns (20 mm, 40 mm, and 88 mm) had the advantage. Our triumph, therefore, although it was short-lived, was a fine feat of arms for our guncrews and for those officers and gunners’ mates who in many cases stood beside the guns to assist in directing the fire. The slackening in the enemy’s fire, moreover, came at the precise moment when the Campbeltown had to aim for the lock gate. MGB 314, increasing speed to keep ahead of Campbeltown, passed about 200 yards off the Old Mole and then sheered off to starboard while Campbeltown continued on round and in to her objective. She had increased to nineteen knots; there was a slight check as she cut the torpedo net and she hit the caisson of the lock with a crash. The exact time of impact was 1.34 am |
Which cheese is normally used in a Caesar Salad? | How To Make Caesar Salad > Start Cooking previous | next Caesar Salad is a standard item on a lot of restaurant menus, but can easily be made at home. It can be an appetizer or, by adding some protein such as chicken or shrimp , can be turned into a complete meal. (Both the origin of Caesar Salad and its original dressing ingredients are debatable, but Romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese and croutons are always the base of a Caesar Salad. A homemade Caesar Salad dressing historically included l emon juice , olive oil, an egg , Worcestershire sauce OR anchovies and freshly grated black pepper.) Today, pre-made Caesar Salad dressing is readily available on the grocery store shelves. For 2 servings of this Caesar Salad you will need: 1/4 cup of pre-made Caesar salad dressing 2 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese 1/2 head of Romaine lettuce 2/3 cup of croutons Romaine Lettuce is the norm for a Caesar Salad. In general, choosing lettuce for a salad can be pretty confusing. Startcooking.com’s post on Salad Green From A to Z describes many of the more common types of greens available at most grocery stores. Be sure to wash the Romaine lettuce and then chop or tear it into bite-size pieces. Freshly grate Parmesan Cheese and add it to the lettuce. Gently toss the salad greens with the Caesar dressing and sprinkle on the shredded cheese. Then top with some croutons. If you like anchovies, then adding a few on top is always a tasty addition! Salad’s ready! |
Which Greek goddess was the mother of Achilles? | Achilles - Ancient History - HISTORY.com Google Achilles: Early Life Like most mythological heroes, Achilles had a complicated family tree. His father was Peleus, the mortal king of the Myrmidons–a people who, according to legend, were extraordinarily fearless and skilled soldiers. His mother was Thetis, a Nereid. Did You Know? Today, we use the phrase “Achilles heel” to describe a powerful person’s fatal weakness. According to myths and stories composed long after the Iliad, Thetis was extraordinarily concerned about her baby son’s mortality. She did everything she could to make him immortal: She burned him over a fire every night, then dressed his wounds with ambrosial ointment; and she dunked him into the River Styx, whose waters were said to confer the invulnerability of the gods. However, she gripped him tightly by the foot as she dipped him into the river–so tightly that the water never touched his heel. As a result, Achilles was invulnerable everywhere but there. When he was 9 years old, a seer predicted that Achilles would die heroically in battle against the Trojans. When she heard about this, Thetis disguised him as a girl and sent him to live on the Aegean island of Skyros. To be a great warrior was Achilles’ fate, however, and he soon left Skyros and joined the Greek army. In a last-ditch effort to save her son’s life, Thetis asked the divine blacksmith Hephaestus to make a sword and shield that would keep him safe. The armor that Hephaestus produced for Achilles did not make him immortal, but it was distinctive enough to be recognized by friend and foe alike. When Homer wrote the Iliad in about 720 BCE, however, readers and listeners would not have known any of this. They only knew that Achilles was a great hero, that he had superhuman strength and courage and that he was supremely handsome. Homer painted a more nuanced picture: In addition to these qualities, his Achilles was vengeful and quick to anger and could be petulant when he did not get his way. He was also deeply loyal and would sacrifice anything for his friends and family. Achilles: The Trojan War According to legend, the Trojan War began when the god-king Zeus decided to reduce Earth’s mortal population by arranging a war between the Greeks (Homer calls them the Achaeans) and the Trojans. He did this by meddling in their political and emotional affairs. At Achilles’ parents’ wedding banquet, Zeus invited the prince of Troy, a young man named Paris, to judge a beauty contest between the goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. Each of the goddesses offered Paris a bribe in exchange for his vote. Aphrodite’s was the most alluring: She promised to give the young prince the most beautiful wife in the world. Unfortunately, the wife in question–Helen, the daughter of Zeus–was already married to someone else: Menelaus, the king of Sparta . At Aphrodite’s urging, Paris went to Sparta, won Helen’s heart and took her (along with all of Menelaus’ money) back to Troy. Menelaus vowed revenge. He assembled an army of Greece’s greatest warriors, including Achilles and his Myrmidons, and set off to conquer Troy and get his wife back. In Homer’s telling, this war lasted for 10 bloody years. Achilles: The Illiad When the Iliad begins, the Trojan War has been going on for nine years. Achilles, the poem’s protagonist, has led one battle after another. He has met with great success–in fact, he is undefeated in battle–but the war itself has reached a stalemate. Homer’s story focuses on a different conflict, however: the internecine quarrel between his hero and Agamemnon, the leader of the Achaean armies and Menelaus’ brother. In a battle that took place before the poem begins, Agamemnon had taken as a concubine a young Trojan woman named Chryseis. Chryseis’ father, a priest of the god Apollo, tried to buy his daughter’s freedom, but Agamemnon mocked his entreaties and refused to release the girl. Enraged, Apollo punished the Greek armies by sending a plague to kill the soldiers one by one. As his ranks thinned, Agamemnon finally agreed to allow Chryseis to return to her |
How many Eleanor Crosses were erected by Edward the First? | The Eleanor Crosses - Destinations UK Destinations UK Rent a Castle Whether it's a folly for 2 or a fort for 20, try our castles for rent page. The first queen of Edward I would perhaps have been completely forgotten had it not been for her husband’s dramatic memorials to her that were erected following her death in 1290. These were the beautiful ‘Eleanor Crosses’ …the most famous one giving Charing Cross in London its name. Eleanor of Castile was only ten when she left her mother country Spain and arrived in England in 1254 to marry Edward (also known as Longshanks). As she was so very young at the time of their marriage, Edward went off for a few years, indulging in his favourite pastimes of war, tournaments and more war. He must have stopped fighting occasionally as they produced sixteen children before she became queen, her first child being born when she was 20 years old! Edward’s life was full of warfare and after a successful campaign in Wales , he then turned his attention to Scotland . He wrote to Eleanor asking her to join him in the north, but she was taken ill on the journey and died in a little village called Harby in Nottinghamshire . Edward was devastated and rushed back south to make arrangements for her funeral. Her body had to be taken back to Westminster in stages, and Edward had a beautiful memorial cross erected in each of the stopping places. In all there were twelve of these: Lincoln , Grantham, Stamford, Geddington, Northampton, Stony Stratford, Woburn, Dunstable, St. Albans, Waltham, Cheapside, and the best known of all, Charing, then a little village near Westminster and nowadays named after the cross, Charing Cross. Today only those at Geddington, Hardingstone near Northampton and Waltham Cross still remain. The Eleanor Cross in the village of Geddington, just off the A43 between Corby and Kettering, is original and maintained by English Heritage. The cross is situated off the main road by the church and close to the pretty 12th century bridge and ford over the River Ise. In London, the tall monument that stands in the forecourt of the Charing Cross railway station is a Victorian replica of the one that originally stood at the top of Whitehall. The site in Whitehall is now occupied by a statue of Charles I on horseback. Both images - Geddington Cross, Northampton It appears that Edward really loved his wife, as he ordered that two wax candles were to burn for all time beside her tomb in Westminster Abbey. They burned for two and half centuries, and were extinguished only at the time of the Reformation. Now that sounds like love in any language. Below is a map of the route and location of the crosses: |
Who wrote the book The Red Badge of Courage'? | SparkNotes: The Red Badge of Courage: Plot Overview The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane Context Character List During the Civil War, a Union regiment rests along a riverbank, where it has been camped for weeks. A tall soldier named Jim Conklin spreads a rumor that the army will soon march. Henry Fleming, a recent recruit with this 304th Regiment, worries about his courage. He fears that if he were to see battle, he might run. The narrator reveals that Henry joined the army because he was drawn to the glory of military conflict. Since the time he joined, however, the army has merely been waiting for engagement. At last the regiment is given orders to march, and the soldiers spend several weary days traveling on foot. Eventually they approach a battlefield and begin to hear the distant roar of conflict. After securing its position, the enemy charges. Henry, boxed in by his fellow soldiers, realizes that he could not run even if he wanted to. He fires mechanically, feeling like a cog in a machine. The blue (Union) regiment defeats the gray (Confederate) soldiers, and the victors congratulate one another. Henry wakes from a brief nap to find that the enemy is again charging his regiment. Terror overtakes him this time and he leaps up and flees the line. As he scampers across the landscape, he tells himself that made the right decision, that his regiment could not have won, and that the men who remained to fight were fools. He passes a general on horseback and overhears the commander saying that the regiment has held back the enemy charge. Ashamed of his cowardice, Henry tries to convince himself that he was right to preserve his own life to do so. He wanders through a forest glade in which he encounters the decaying corpse of a soldier. Shaken, he hurries away. After a time, Henry joins a column of wounded soldiers winding down the road. He is deeply envious of these men, thinking that a wound is like “a red badge of courage”—visible proof of valorous behavior. He meets a tattered man who has been shot twice and who speaks proudly of the fact that his regiment did not flee. He repeatedly asks Henry where he is wounded, which makes Henry deeply uncomfortable and compels him to hurry away to a different part of the column. He meets a spectral soldier with a distant, numb look on his face. Henry eventually recognizes the man as a badly wounded Jim Conklin. Henry promises to take care of Jim, but Jim runs from the line into a small grove of bushes where Henry and the tattered man watch him die. Henry and the tattered soldier wander through the woods. Henry hears the rumble of combat in the distance. The tattered soldier continues to ask Henry about his wound, even as his own health visibly worsens. At last, Henry is unable to bear the tattered man’s questioning and abandons him to die in the forest. Henry continues to wander until he finds himself close enough to the battlefield to be able to watch some of the fighting. He sees a blue regiment in retreat and attempts to stop the soldiers to find out what has happened. One of the fleeing men hits him on the head with a rifle, opening a bloody gash on Henry’s head. Eventually, another soldier leads Henry to his regiment’s camp, where Henry is reunited with his companions. His friend Wilson, believing that Henry has been shot, cares for him tenderly. The next day, the regiment proceeds back to the battlefield. Henry fights like a lion. Thinking of Jim Conklin, he vents his rage against the enemy soldiers. His lieutenant says that with ten thousand Henrys, he could win the war in a week. Nevertheless, Henry and Wilson overhear an officer say that the soldiers of the 304th fight like “mule drivers.” Insulted, they long to prove the man wrong. In an ensuing charge, the regiment’s color bearer falls. Henry takes the flag and carries it proudly before the regiment. After the charge fails, the derisive officer tells the regiment’s colonel that his men fight like “mud diggers,” further infuriating Henry. Another soldier tells Henry and Wilson, to their gratification, that the colonel a |
'The Fensman' was a regular train service from East Anglia to which London Mainline rail terminus? | London: Railway Stations - TripAdvisor London: Railway Stations Review a place you’ve visited JOIN We'll send you updates with the latest deals, reviews and articles for London each week. London Traveler Article: London is a city with twelve major railway stations around the central area of the city. Each station has train services to different regions of the country. Cannon Street: Local stopping services to South East London, and outer suburban services to Kent. Charing Cross: Services to Kent, and the south coast of England. Local stopping services to Lewisham, Blackheath/Greenwich and south east London. Euston: Terminus of West Coast Main Line - services to Birmingham (New Street), Manchester, Liverpool, the Lake District and Glasgow. Overnight sleeper trains to Scottish destinations (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William) also depart from Euston. Local stopping services to Watford, Milton Keynes and Northampton. Fenchurch Street : Local stopping services to East London suburbs and the Essex coast. Kings Cross: Terminus of East Coast Main Line - services to Peterborough, York, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Local stopping trains to North London suburbs, Hertfordshire and onwards to Cambridge. London Bridge : Local stopping services to South London suburbs as well as commuter services to Kent. Liverpool Street : Terminus of Great Eastern Main Line - services to East Anglia (Ipswich, Lowestoft and Norwich), local services to East London suburbs and the Essex coast. Express services to Stansted Airport. Service to Southend Airport Marylebone: Terminus of Chiltern Line - commuter services to Buckinghamshire towns, Banbury and Birmingham (Snow Hill) Paddington: Terminus of Great Western Main Line - services to Oxford, Swindon, Bath, Bristol and the South West of England. Also terminus for the Heathrow Express. St Pancras: Terminus of Midland Main Line and High Speed One - services to Luton (incl. Luton Airport), Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield. Eurostar international services to Paris (Gare du Nord) and Brussels. High Speed services to Kent (from December 2009) Victoria : Terminus of the Brighton Main Line - services to Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings. Local stopping services to South London suburbs. Waterloo : Terminus of the South Western Main line - services to Bournemouth, Southampton and towns along the Dorset coast. Eurostar trains run frequently to Brussels , Lille (France) & Paris via the Channel Tunnel from St Pancras International Station . Airports London City (LCY) London City is in East London in the old Docklands. There is a DLR (Docklands Light Railway) station which connects to the Jubilee Line Underground at Canning Town and the Central and Northern Lines at Bank. Heathrow (LHR) Heathrow is the worst served of all London ’s airports for rail links. A non-stop service call The Heathrow Express runs to Paddington Station, however this service is very expensive (about £16 single) even though the journey is only around 10-15 minutes. There is also a cheaper, less frequent service called The Heathrow Connect which runs the same route, but also stops at intermediate stations. Heathrow is the only London airport with an underground station. The Piccadilly Line runs from Heathrow to central London with stations at Earls Court, Piccadilly Circus and Covent Garden. Average journey time around 50 minutes, but can be quite unpleasant and overcrowded at peak times. There is also an easy change at Hammersmith for the District Line to Westminster. Gatwick (LGW ) Gatwick is served by the Gatwick Express with frequent departures direct to Victoria . There are also Southern Railway trains to Victoria or Brighton . These are normal trains and may be crowded at peak times. These are cheaper than the Express and some trains are just as quick. First Capital Connect trains also stop at Gatwick and these trains run from Brighton, in the south, to Luton or Bedford , in the north of London . They also stop at London Bridge and the basement level of St Pa |
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Now in the Premier League who is the manager of Leicester City Football Club? | Claudio Ranieri appointed as new Leicester City manager | Football | The Guardian Claudio Ranieri appointed as new Leicester City manager • Italian succeeds Nigel Pearson in charge of the Foxes • Leicester opt for former Chelsea and Inter manager on three-year deal Claudio Ranieri poses with Leicester City's vice chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha as he is unveiled as the new Leicester City manager. Photograph: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Imag Monday 13 July 2015 11.58 EDT Last modified on Sunday 1 May 2016 11.04 EDT Close This article is 1 year old Claudio Ranieri has ended an 11-year absence from the Premier League after Leicester City took the surprise decision to appoint the former Chelsea manager on a three-year contract. The Italian, who has been out of the game since being dismissed by Greece last November , replaces Nigel Pearson whose hugely successful if tumultuous second spell at the club ended in the sack last month with the board citing “fundamental differences in perspective”. Ranieri was introduced to the Leicester squad by the vice-chairman, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, and the director of football, Jon Rudkin, on Monday at their pre-season training camp in Austria and will oversee his first session on Tuesday. Leicester City sack Nigel Pearson due to ‘differences in perspective’ Read more City had considered reappointing Martin O’Neill to the role in which he had excelled between 1995 and 2000, the most successful period in the club’s modern history, only for complications to emerge in extricating him from his position with the Republic of Ireland. The merits of Bolton Wanderers’ Neil Lennon, Peter Schmeichel and Guus Hiddink, who left his job with Holland last month, were also discussed before the club’s Thai owners turned their attentions to the Italian. “It is my great pleasure to welcome Claudio Ranieri, a man of remarkable experience and knowledge that will lead us into the next phase of our long-term plan for Leicester City ,” said Srivaddhanaprabha. “His achievements in the game, his knowledge of English football and his record of successfully coaching some of the world’s finest players made him the outstanding candidate for the job and his ambitions for the future reflect our own. “To have attracted one of the world’s elite managers speaks volumes both for the progress Leicester City has made in recent years and for the potential that remains for the club’s long-term development.” The 63-year-old Ranieri will be taking on his 16th position, with spells at Fiorentina, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, Juventus, Roma and Internazionale on his curriculum vitae. His four years at Chelsea coincided with the sale of the club to Roman Abramovich in 2003 and, although he led the team to the Champions League semi-finals, he spent the last few months in the role effectively as a dead man walking with José Mourinho having been earmarked for the position. His nomadic coaching career took him to Monaco, whom he led to promotion from Ligue 2 and to second place in the top flight the following season, after his spell at San Siro, though his most recent employment, with Greece, ended in humiliation. His two-year contract was cancelled after only four games, the third of which was a home defeat by the Faroe Islands. “I’m so glad to be here in a club with such a great tradition as Leicester City,” said Ranieri. “I have worked at many great clubs, in many top leagues, but since I left Chelsea I have dreamt of another chance to work in the best league in the world again. I wish to thank the owner, his son and all the executives of the club for the opportunity they are giving me. Now I’ve only one way for returning their trust: squeeze all my energies to getting the best results for the team.” The Italian will be initially assisted at the team’s base in Bad Radkersburg by Craig Shakespeare and Steve Walsh, who both remained at the club after Pearson’s dismissal, before the first pre-season friendly at Lincoln City next Tuesday. The manager will be backed further in the transfer market, with players such as Robe |
In which constellation is the bright star Vega? | Vega is the Harp Star | Brightest Stars | EarthSky Vega is the Harp Star By Larry Sessions in Brightest Stars | July 20, 2016 One of the prettiest stories in all skylore surrounds this star. “On the 7th night of the 7th moon … “ Image via Fred Espenak . Used with permission. The beautiful blue-white star Vega has a special place in the hearts of many skywatchers. Come to know it, and you will see. Follow the links below to learn more. Vega science How to see Vega. Observers in the Northern Hemisphere can see the star Vega come into view in the northeast in mid-evening in May. Look for this star in the very early evening in June – high overhead on autumn evenings – in the northwestern quadrant of the sky on December evenings. The constellation Lyra the Harp and its brightest star Vega Vega is easily recognizable for its brilliance and blue-white color. You can also easily pick out its constellation Lyra, which is small and compact, and consists primarily of Vega and four fainter stars in the form of a parallelogram. The little constellation Lyra has some interesting features. Near Vega is Epsilon Lyrae, the famed “double-double” star. Between the Gamma and Beta stars is the famous Ring Nebula, visible in small telescopes. Vega is one of three stars in an asterism – or noticeable star pattern – called the Summer Triangle to the early evening sky. The other two stars in the Triangle are Deneb and Altair . You can see the Summer Triangle in the evening beginning around June, through the end of each year. Tanabata and her lover meet on a bridge of magpies across the Celestial River, each year on the 7th night of the 7th moon. Image via Anhellica/Lilliacerise’s blog Here are the stars depicted in the illustration above, from Matthew Chin in Yuen Long, Hong Kong. He wrote: “Happy Chinese Valentine’s Day: the Qixi Festival .” This festival in China is August 9 in 2016, August 28 in 2017 and August 17 in 2018. Vega in history and myth. In western skylore, Vega’s constellation Lyra is said to be the harp played by the legendary Greek musician Orpheus. It’s said that when Orpheus played this harp, neither god nor moral could turn away. Vega is sometimes called the Harp Star. But the most beautiful story relating to Vega comes from Asia. There are many variations. In Japan, Vega is sometimes called Tanabata (or Orihime), a celestial princess or goddess. She falls in love with a mortal, Kengyu (or Hikoboshi), represented by the star Altair. But when Tanabata’s father finds out, he is enraged and forbids her to see this mere mortal. Thus the two lovers are placed in the sky, where they are separated by the Celestial River, known to us as Milky Way. Yet the sky gods are kind. Each year, on the 7th night of the 7th moon, a bridge of magpies forms across the Celestial River, and the two lovers are reunited. Sometimes Kengyu’s annual trip across the Celestial River is treacherous, though, and he doesn’t make it. In that case, Tanabata’s tears form raindrops that fall over Japan. Many Japanese celebrations of Tanabata are held in July, but sometimes they are held in August. If it rains, the raindrops are thought to be Tanabata’s tears because Kengyu could not meet her. Sometimes the meteors of the Perseid shower are said to be Tanabata’s tears. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope recently captured this image of the star Vega, located 25 light years away in the constellation Lyra. Spitzer was able to detect the heat radiation from the cloud of dust around the star and found that the debris disc is much larger than previously thought. Image Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Size of star Vega in contrast to our sun. Image via RJHall at Wikimedia Commons Vega science. Vega is the 5th brightest star visible from Earth, and the 3rd brightest easily visible from mid-northern latitudes, after Sirius and Arcturus. At about 25 light-years in distance, it is the 6th closest of all the bright stars, or 5th if you exclude Alpha Centauri, which is not easily visible from most of the Northern Hemisphere. Vega’s distinctly blue color indicates |
At over 3000 feet Lugnaquilla is the highest peak in which Irish mountains? | Lugnaquilla, Co. Wicklow | Walking Ireland's County Tops Walking Ireland's County Tops tags: Glen of Imall , Glenmalure , Munro Known locally as “Lug,” this is an impressive mountain standing at 925 meters in the south of the Wicklow Mountains. It is the highest point in Leinster, not to mention Wicklow. Further, it is the 13th highest mountain in Ireland and one of 14 Irish Munros*. My friend Ross and I walked from Glenmalure via the Fraughan Rock Glen and returned by the same route. Our walk took 4hrs 15 minutes, including 20 to 30 minutes for lunch. This is a walk you’ll feel in your legs the next day. * A Munro is a mountain of over 3,000 feet. Other county tops I’ll be visiting that feature in the list of Irish Munros are Carauntoohil in Kerry and Galtymore in Limerick. The term is named after Sir Henry Munro who produced a list of Scottish hills of 3,000 feet and over in 1891, the first such categorisation. Even as you drive the last few miles of the journey from Dublin to Glenmalure you get the sense that this is going to be a great walk. Passing by Laragh and signs for Glendalough feels like taking an extra step towards the heart of the Wicklow mountains. A sense which grows as the military road descends steeply downhill passing the Shay Elliot Forest before taking a right turn for Glenmalure. Here the road gets increasingly narrow and the walls of the historic U-Shaped valley climbs steeply on both sides as you drive for what feels like miles towards the end of the road. Eventually the road does end at a car park by the Avonbeg river, where you begin your hike. Walk up the path along the river for a couple of minutes until you cross a footbridge. From here continue walking past the seasonally open Glenmalure hostel before shortly hanging a sharp left to follow a track which will take you well up into the Froghan glen. An enticing track continues straight up Glenmalure but that’s for another day. The Froghan rock Glen and Lugnaquilla, Co. Wicklow When the path ends after about 15 minutes or so it is time to scramble up the steep head of the glen, keeping the river to your left as you zig zag up and around fallen trees that look from a distance as if they have been felled by a sudden gust of wind or flood of water. On our walk up we passed a car parked just before the end of the track. A few minutes later we could hear voices but not see any people. Looking up we could see a pair of midweek climbers taking on a long route up the crags of Benleagh. They were on their final pitch as we made our way back down from the summit. Once you reach the top of this section a further hanging valley is revealed and the glacial nature of the area becomes clear. You can just imagine the ice gathering in the bowl in front of you before edging over the lip to scrape its way down the path you have just taken. Looking towards Glenmalure from the top of the Fraughan Rock Glen From this point the route[s] to the top become clear. One option is to continue on up the valley towards the ridge, at which point a turn to the South East will bring you to the summit. Beware that if you take this route the boundary of the Glen of Imall shooting range is found just over the ridge and entry must be avoided. We chose to cross the valley – which can be boggy – and take a ramp up towards the south before turning West for one last short steep pull before reaching the western end of the Clohernagh ridge where the slope moderates. At this point, we were exposed to a strong and bitterly cold Northerly wind, so coats hats and gloves were quickly donned before we continued to skirt the drop-off on our right as we approached the summit. The views of the valleys we had just walked were fantastic, while further off we could see many Wicklow peaks such as Tonelagee, the reservoir at Turlough Hill and Kippure . Crossing over to the South Prison in order to minimise the wind we could see the Blackstairs and Mount Leinster almost 30 miles to the south. The summit area is a large flat expanse topped with short grass and a trig pillar that provides a useful shelte |
The 1968 film '2001: A space Odyssey' was based on which story by Arthur C Clarke? | Arthur C. Clarke biography | birthday, trivia | British Writer | Who2 Arthur C. Clarke Biography Writer Sci-fi superstar Arthur C. Clarke wrote the 1953 novel Childhood’s End, which went on to become one of most popular and acclaimed science fiction novels of all time. Yet he is still better known for his 1968 novel 2001: A Space Odyssey (based on his own 1951 short story The Sentinel). Clarke worked with director Stanley Kubrick on the screenplay for the 1968 film, which is now regarded as a classic. Clarke has published hundreds of essays and short stories and over 75 novels, including the sequels 2010: Odyssey Two (1982), 2061: Odyssey Three (1988), 3001: The Final Odyssey (1997). Along with his literary work, he is credited with coming up with the idea for a real-life space success: geostationary communications satellites. Since 1956 he has lived in Sri Lanka. Clarke was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998. Arthur C. Clarke – The Authorized Biography was published by Neil McAleer in 1992. He died in the Indian Ocean country of Sri Lanka, his home since 1956. Extra credit Clarke’s middle name is Charles… He was nominated for a screenwriting Oscar in 1969 for 2001: A Space Odyssey, but did not win; the winner that year was Mel Brooks for the comedy The Producers… Among Clarke’s literary creations is the fictional supercomputer Hal 9000 . |
In which BBC T.V. Programme do families consider staying in Britain or emigrating to Australia? | Wanted Down Under Episode Guide and Episode List - TV Guide UK TV Listings Season 1 Episode 1 The Talbots Families considering emigrating to Australia are given the opportunity to sample life Down Under, beginning with the Talbots, who spend a week in Sydney Season 1 Episode 2 Perth 11 A man desperate to emigrate to Australia persuades his family to spend a week in Perth, despite his wife's doubts about leaving her relatives behind. With Nadia Sawalha Season 1 Episode 3 The Bootons The Booton family spends a week living in Adelaide and despite their enthusiasm for the plan, the reality of what is required soon hits everyone. Presented by Nadia Sawalha Season 1 Episode 4 Sydney 18 A man who has never left his Lancashire home town and has only ever worked for his father decides to spread his wings and sample the Australian way of life with his wife. However, it remains to be seen whether they will decide it is what they want for the rest of their lives after living in Sydney for a week. With Nadia Sawalha Season 1 Episode 6 Whelan Matt Whelan, who is desperate to emigrate to Australia where his skills as a butcher are in demand, persuades his family to join him on a week's trial living in Perth. Before deciding whether to make the move permanent, Matt must decide whether he could be happy giving up his small business in Luton to work for someone else Season 1 Episode 7 Sydney 19 A family who moved from the UK to Ireland six years ago considers emigrating to Australia. However, a week's trial living in Sydney shows the move could tear the family apart Season 1 Episode 8 Perth 14 A family tries living in Perth for a week, but once they have investigated work opportunities and property prices they discover moving there for good may not be an option Season 1 Episode 9 Queensland - Jones The Jones family spends a week sampling life in Queensland, and despite seeming ideal candidates to emigrate, the reality of what they are contemplating soon hits them. They leave the final decision on whether they stay or go to a family vote Season 1 Episode 10 Adelaide 7 A family looking for a fresh start in Australia samples life in Adelaide for a week, but soon finds the decision to emigrate isn't as easy as imagined. Nadia Sawalha presents Season 1 Episode 11 Warner Libby Warner decides to sample life in Australia, having retrained as a teacher and qualified for a skills-based visa Season 1 Episode 12 Sydney 17 A barber spends a week in New South Wales to help decide whether to leave the UK for good and emigrate with her partner and baby daughter. Nadia Sawalha presents Season 1 Episode 13 Adelaide 9 A car mechanic dreams of a life in Adelaide for his growing family. His skills mean finding a job would be no problem, but he wonders whether he could meet the costs Season 1 Episode 14 Brisbane 4 The Gibbs family spend a week sampling life in Queensland. Parents Lois and Phil are drawn by the prospect of a healthier future for their children Season 1 Episode 15 Perth 15 The Patels from Luton put life in Perth to the test for one week before deciding whether a new start on the other side of the world is really for them. Presented by Nadia Sawalha Season 1 Episode 16 Morgan Dean and Justine Morgan from Caerphilly in South Wales consider emigrating to Sydney, Australia, but are unsure about leaving friends and family behind. With Nadia Sawalha Season 1 Episode 18 Brisbane 5 Fed up with the UK, the Wall family samples life in Brisbane before deciding whether to emigrate. Presented by Nadia Sawalha Season 1 Episode 19 Mason Andy and Jill Mason and their three children are given the opportunity to sample life Down Under in Adelaide Season 1 Episode 20 Perth 12 Somerset couple Rachel and Steve Keen sample life in Perth for a week before deciding whether a fresh start in Australia is worth leaving their daughter behind for. Nadia Sawalha presents Season 2 Episode 1 NZ 10 Treanor A family considering emigrating to New Zealand are given the opportunity to spend a week in the South Island city of Dunedin. Nadia Saw |
Which French artist painted 'Liberty Leading the People'? | Famous Paintings: Liberty Leading the People, 1830 Famous Paintings: Liberty Leading the People, 1830 Tweet One of the most famous paintings by Eugene Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People is best understood by recalling Western art history in the first half of the 19th century. At that time, the history of painting was an ongoing dialogue between two of its most famous painters: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1781-1867), and Eugene Delacroix (1789-1863). Their rivalry centered on the supremacy of line and draftsmanship, championed by Ingres, versus that of color, advocated by his rival. This echoed the 17th century debate between the Poussinists and Rubenists. The Poussinists championed academism and the superiority of drawing, while the Rubenists felt that color and its expressive potential were most significant. In the hands of these famous painters, this debate became Classicism versus Romanticism. Today, art history considers Delacroix the father of French Romantic painting. Eugene Delacroix. Self Portrait. Oil on canvas, ca. 1837. Louvre, Paris. To right. Although his classical education at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Delacoix's passion was not in the academic; rather, he opted to capture moments of extreme emotion in his paintings. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Liberty Leading the People, 1830. Historical Events Surrounding Liberty Leading the People Liberty was painted in the aftermath of Paris' "Three Glorious Days" of July 27-29, 1830, when a widespread revolt overthrew the regime of Charles X of France. The impetus for the rebellion was Charles X's plan to reinstate systems of pre-Revolutionary France, which included: pledging one billion francs in an impoverished country to the aristocracy in reparations for property lost during the Revolution; abolishing free press and the legislature; and curtailing suffrage rights. Three days later on July 27th, fighting broke out - not far from the artist's studio - between Parisians and the king's mercenaries. Liberty is a prime example of why and how famous paintings are best understood by exploring their political and social contexts. How so? Liberty Leading the People, 1830. Oil on canvas, approx. 8'6" by 10'8". Louvre, Paris. The Hats This seemingly minor detail conveys a crucial aspect of what is being communicated in Liberty Leading the People -- except for the monarchy, all social classes participated in the revolt, as telegraphed by the hats worn by the fighters. The factory worker with an uplifted saber (on the left) sports the hat typical of his class; next to Liberty is a young man waving two pistols and wearing the black beret traditionally donned by university students. And so it is with top hats and cloth hats. But Liberty herself steals the show. Not only is she a symbol of bravery, persistence, and leadership, but she reminds viewers that women played an indispensable role in the events of July 1830. With a Greek profile and exposed breasts, she is reminiscent of ancient statuary, an allegory of revolution set in a realistic battle scene. She, too, wears a hat; her Phrygian cap was a widely recognized symbol of liberty during the French Revolution. She grasps a musket in one hand and the new Tricolor in the other. This flag was adopted by the new monarchy to supersede the white flag of the Bourbons. Repetition of the Tricolor - on the Notre Dame towers in the distant and on end of a pike at the left - conveys hope hat this new regime won't revert to pre-Revolutionary France. Within the subdued palette of Liberty, the saturated hues of the flag are a riveting exception; its colors are echoed in the blue pants legs, socks and jacket, and in the red sash and blood stains of the downed fighters. The Aftermath By 3 August 1830, the uprising was successful: Charles X abdicated and went into exile. The 1831 Salon, though, didn't consider Liberty to be a succesful painting. Critics sniped that Liberty herself looked like a working class woman, a fishwife, or perhaps even a harlot. Worse still, the dramatic energy and proleta |
In the church calendar what name is given to the first Sunday after Easter Sunday? | SSPXAsia.com: Instruction on the First Sunday After Easter, Called Dominica in Albis INSTRUCTION ON THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER, CALLED DOMINICA IN ALBIS Why is this Sunday called Dominica in Albis or White Sunday? Because on this day the neophytes laid aside the white dress which, as emblem of their innocence, they received on Holy Saturday, and put on their necks an Agnus Dei, made of white wax, and blessed by the pope, to remind them always of the innocence for which they were given, and of the meekness of the Lamb Jesus. For which reason the Church sings at the Introit: INTROIT As newborn babes, alleluia: desire the rational milk without guile. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. (I Pet II. 2.) Rejoice to God our helper: sing aloud to the God of Jacob. (Ps. LXXX.) Glory, &c. COLLECT Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we, who have completed the paschal solemnities may, through Thy merciful bounty, ever retain them in our life and conversation. Through. EPISTLE (I John V. 4-100.) Dearly Beloved, Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world; and this is the victory which overcometh the world, our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the spirit which testifieth that Christ is the truth. And there are three who give testimony in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that give testi�mony on earth: the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three are one. If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater: for this is the testimony of God, which is greater, because he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth in the Son of God, hath the testimony of God in himself. INSTRUCTION As in his gospel, so in his epistles, and especially in this, St. John proves the divinity of Christ which had been denied by some heretics. He says that Christ had come to purify all men from sin by water and blood, that is, by. His blood shed on the cross for our rec�onciliation, and by the water of baptism to which He has given the power, the divine effect of His blood, and has thus proved Himself the divine Redeemer. This His divine dignity is attested by the Holy Ghost who lived in Christ and worked through Him with His fulness, and when sent by Him after our Lord's Ascension, produced most won�derful effect in the apostles and the faithful. As now on earth three, the Spirit, water, and blood, give testimony of Christ's divinity and agree in it, so also in heaven three, the Father, who calls Him His beloved Son, (Matt, III. 17.) the Word, or the Son Himself, who wrought so many miracles, the Holy Ghost, when He descended upon Him at the baptism in the Jordan, (Luke III. 22.) give testimony of His divinity, and these also agree with one another in their testimony. If Christ is truly God, then we must believe in Him, and this faith must be a living one, that is, it must prove fertile in good works, and this faith conquers the world by teaching us to love God above all, to despise the world with its pleasures, and to overcome it by indif�ference. Let us strive to have such faith, and we shal overcome all temptations and gain the eternal crown. ASPIRATION O Lord Jesus! strengthen me by a lively faith in Thy divinity, |
Who played the Doctor Who companion Donna Noble?? | A Companion To The Doctor’s Companions: Donna Noble | Anglophenia | BBC America A Companion To The Doctor’s Companions: Donna Noble By Fraser McAlpine | 5 years ago The Doctor and Donna Once you’ve had your horizons dramatically shifted, you’ll always come back different. Every one of the Doctor’s former companions knows this. They’ve seen things that the majority of their fellow humans don’t believe in. They’ve taken part in enormously significant events, but can’t ever really talk about it, because no one will believe them. They’re heroes and heroines, saviors of whole civilizations, but not on their home planet. No one embodies this contradiction better than Donna Noble. When it was first announced that Catherine Tate would become the Tenth Doctor’s next assistant after Martha Jones, people were concerned. Catherine was best known as a sketch comedienne, had already made a huge name for herself in the UK, to such a extent that she had managed to convince the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, to appear in a sketch with her. Doctor Who has a thick seam of comedy running through it, always has had, but alarm bells were ringing. The show had only been back a few years, by bringing in a comedy performer with their own cultural baggage, could things tip over into panto territory? Was the show in danger of falling back into its bad old self-referential wink-wink “let’s put this in for the fans” ways? Thankfully not. After two companions who clearly fancied the pants off of the handsome Tennenth Doctor (pun intended), Donna is the bucket of ice-water in his cocky face. There would be no “reversing the polarity of the neutron flow” with Donna Noble around, she’d be far more likely to look blankly at the Doctor and insist he just gets ON with it. And Donna wasn’t just there to act as a latter-day Tegan. The insane cockiness of the Tenth Doctor needed tempering. After Martha had been transformed from a trainee doctor to a soldier, and her family traumatised by the Master, he needed someone who could help him take stock of where he’d been and the rules he chose to live by. Donna’s role in the Doctor’s life was similar to that of an elder sister, looking after a child prodigy. Yes he can do stuff that she can’t do, but she ping-pongs between knowing this is astonishing and being appalled by what it all means. And she’s not shy of telling him either. Here’s her first scene, another of the Tenth Doctor’s great “what? What? WHAT?” cliff-hangers: <noscript><iframe width="500" height="375" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WyTn8gWlbu8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></noscript> And here’s the Doctor trying to cheer Donna up by bringing her into his world a bit: <noscript><iframe width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/330-Zdk5myk?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></noscript> And here’s a selection of Donna moments, funny and sad, sharp and soft. There are points during this selection when you could’ve renamed the show Donna Who and no one would’ve minded: <noscript><iframe width="500" height="375" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E83ZLtYar7s?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></noscript> And when the comedy does come, it’s not silly or self-congratulatory, it comes from the fact that Donna is a right madam (and so is the Doctor). That familial bickering has been there throughout, which can cause some confusion: <noscript><iframe width="500" height="375" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/koPXlG4wIxc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></noscript> And here’s Donna knowingly doing what every elder sister would do – the right thing – and trying not to get bitter about having to be the one to do it. <noscript><iframe width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8kQVtWuvsUU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></noscript> Oh and let’s have another look at her goodbye, shall we? Coming hard on the heels of the Doctor’s final farewell to Rose, it’s every bit as sad, but somehow crueller. Having saved the day, she gets no compensatory human Docto |
Which composer's second symphony is known as The Resurrection Symphony'? | The Maestro's Choice - Mahler's 2nd Symphony (Resurrection) La Scena Musicale - Vol. 8, No. 3 The Maestro's Choice - Mahler's 2nd Symphony (Resurrection) by Yoav Talmi / November 2, 2002 Version française... When asked by La Scena Musicale to share my view with readers about a work of my choice, I chose Mahler's Second Symphony almost instinctively. My forthcoming performances of this giant work in November with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra makes this choice all the more relevant. I "lived" intimately with this work for the past 25 years--but I'm still totally obsessed with the music every time I conduct it. When I conducted this symphony with the Munich Philharmonic in 1980, there were moments in the Finale where--during the softest passages--I was afraid to move a finger, for fear I might disturb the inspiration of the moment. Mahler himself had a special love for his Second Symphony and conducted it thirteen times! He chose it for his memorable farewell concert in Vienna to mark the end of his ten-year reign as director of the Vienna Opera. This was also the first of his symphonies that he performed in America (in New York in 1908) and the first of his own works that he conducted in Paris in 1910 (saying he could never be accepted in that city until there was a performance of the Second Symphony). Mahler � the Composer versus the Conductor How ironic it is that Mahler, who today enjoys unprecedented popularity all over the world, found such little critical support during his lifetime. He was considered one of the greatest conductors of his time, but as a composer, however, he was regarded mostly as a pretentious failure--not only during his lifetime but also for many years after his death. Yet, like Bruckner, he remained convinced that his "time would come." For almost 50 years after his death, his music seemed to go nowhere and was seldom performed. Now, thanks to the unwavering support of such conductors as Bruno Walter, Otto Klemperer, Jascha Horenstein, John Barbirolli, and later Leonard Bernstein, Mahler's music is recognized as the height of the Austro-German symphonic tradition and the great summation of the late Romantic epoch. At the same time, Mahler undoubtedly opened the gates for the music of the twentieth century. He had a profound influence on composers such as Schoenberg, Shostakovich and Bernstein, who found in his music powerful expression of hope and faith along with doubts, fears and anguish. There is no question, also, that many of the great film composers of the past 30 years were strongly influenced and inspired by the sounds Mahler created in the Second Symphony's Finale. Why the early rejection? Musicologists explained the early rejection of the Second Symphony as a result of Mahler's new harmonies. Never before had these been found in music. He overstepped the boundaries of what was considered "beautiful." Music critics and concertgoers found his music too long, too complicated, too bombastic, too neurotic, overly melancholy, and so on. Leonard Bernstein, who led the Mahler revival of the 1960s, claimed that "There was something much deeper in the rejection of Mahler's music." He suggested that "Mahler's music simply hit too close to home, touched too deeply on people's concerns and their fears about life and death. It simply was too true--telling something too dreadful to hear." Fortunately, the above elements, which were so strongly rejected by the musical establishment of Mahler's day, are now passionately embraced by new generations of listeners. His genius lies in his unique ability to draw together such wildly contrasting elements as intense post-Wagner/Strauss/Bruckner harmonies, Austrian peasant music, Jewish childhood motifs, children's innocence, and a distressing fascination with death. He moulds all of them into a convincing and compelling musical structure. A fascinating historical background The story of how Mahler created the Resurrection Symphony (as it is also known) is one of the most fascinating in the history of music, and i |
Which tennis player was known as The Bounding Basque'? | Jean Borotra | Tennis Player Profile at Sports Pundit France French tennis player, Jean Robert Borotra, was known as the “Bounding Basque” during the prime time of his tennis career. He led tennis in the late 1920’s until the early 1930’s. Born on August 13, 1898 in Domaine du Pouy and died on July 17, 1994, Borotra won at least 5 Grand Slam championship titles under the singles category. He was also successful in the 1928 Australian championships under the singles, double, and mixed doubles category; the French Championships from 1924 to 1936 tournaments under the singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles categories; and the 1925 to 1932 Wimbledon Championship under the singles, men’s and mixed doubles. He only took the championship title of the mixed doubles and was the finalist for the singles category of the American championship title. Borotra first appeared in the 1921 French Davis Cup team and was one of the famous “Four Musketeers” in France. He was also an active member of the Francois de la Rocque’s Parti Social Francias. During the leadership of Vichy France in the Revolution Nationale’s development of sports policies of international tennis from August 1940 to April 1942, Borotra became the 1st General Commissioner. Borotra, together with the other Musketeers were elected into the 1976 International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. Aside from achieving a legacy, he too was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the United Sports Academy. They recognized his achievements and contributions in the tennis world. The Jean Borotra World Fair Play Trophy is annually given by the International Fair Play Committee recognizing accomplishments done by tennis players of this generation. He was the founder and President of Honour of the International Committee for Fair Play. At 95, Bortora died at Arbonne because of old age and illness. Improve this page! Latest edit made by Maree Cartujano Share this page: Log in or sign up to post a comment Reply to |
The Eclipse Stakes are run annually at which English racecourse? | Sandown win boosts Roger Charlton before Time Test Eclipse Stakes bid | Sport | The Guardian Sandown win boosts Roger Charlton before Time Test Eclipse Stakes bid • Trainer happy to let horse run after walking the course • Ayrad victorious for Lambourn handler on eve of big race Andrea Atzeni rides Ayrad, centre, to victory in the Ambant Gala Stakes at Sandown on Friday. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Friday 1 July 2016 13.26 EDT Last modified on Friday 1 July 2016 17.00 EDT Close This article is 7 months old Every break for rain during the tennis at Wimbledon this week was also a cause for concern for many in the world of horse racing. Sandown Park, which will stage the Eclipse Stakes on Saturday afternoon, is a mere 10 miles from the home of English tennis, just the other side of Kingston upon Thames, and officials here had been hoping for a dry week because parts of the track were under standing water last weekend, the result of one of the wettest Junes on record. So it is remarkable that Saturday’s action may take place on a surface not much slower than good going, depending on who you talk to. There is hope that this historic race, supposedly a signifier of midsummer, might be something like a test of speed, rather than being reduced to a question of which beast can slog it for longest through the quagmire, as so many other Flat races have been this year. Sandown waterlogging leaves Time Test Eclipse Stakes run in doubt Read more Time Test is, by common consent, the Eclipse runner most in need of drying conditions. His trainer, Roger Charlton, is reconciled to the fact that he will not get the good to firm he was hoping for but will run him anyway. Having skipped other races because of soft going, the Time Test team have reached the point where they are now simply determined to pull the trigger. It has been irritating for Charlton to see his plans disrupted by such sustained bad weather but that mood was giving way to something like hope after he walked the course on Friday and improved again after he won a Listed contest with Ayrad. Punters appeared to share that feeling, since Time Test shortened a point on Friday to 7-2 second-favourite behind Aidan O’Brien’s The Gurkha. “The first two in the betting are rated very similar,” Charlton said. “The official handicapper has got them 1lb apart. Timeform, similar. Maybe we have a slight advantage of not having had a hard race 17 days ago. Who can tell? We’ll see.” Time Test has not been short of fans since he was such a flashy winner at Royal Ascot last year, on ground officially described as good to firm. The general view that he needs ground like that is based also on his disappointing effort in the Juddmonte International but there might have been other contributing factors beyond the good-to-soft surface and his devotees point out that he won his maiden, at Sandown, on good to soft back in 2014. While Charlton acknowledged that line of thought, he went on: “I just know he’s a very good horse on fast ground and it would inconvenience the others, perhaps, if it was fast, or they wouldn’t show up. My Dream Boat wouldn’t run, would he, if it was good to firm and maybe not The Gurkha, I don’t know.” The Beckhampton trainer felt the track was a mix of soft and good, with the worst of the ground around the turn from the back straight. “There are parts where the stick goes in two or three inches and there are parts where it goes in six inches. “[The jockey] George Baker said it was riding softer than it walks. Up the straight’s pretty good. It’s in good nick. You pay your money and take your chance, don’t you, really? There’s nothing I can do about it.” The rain came on again as Charlton left the course but it was no more than a 90-second shower. Andrew Cooper, the much-respected clerk of the course here, reported that sporadic rain during the day amounted to no more than 1mm and little more is expected on Saturday, with the going likely to remain good to soft, good in places. That is a much better outcome than Cooper dared hope for eight days ago, when the course |
What name is given to the electrical discharge seen around a ship's masthead? | St. Elmo's Fire: Helena, Castor and Pollux, &c. The Nautical Magazine (1832), p.696 onward. Saint Elmo's Fire. Among the many natural phenomena which have excited the superstitious awe of mankind in past ages, but which happily have met with their explanation among the generalizations of modern science, are those remarkable luminous appearances which in certain states of the air invest pointed bodies, such as the masts of ships, and are known to the English sailors as Comazants,—to the French and Spaniards under the more poetican name of St. Elmo's (or St. Helmo's) Fires,—and to the Iralians as the Fires of St. Peter and St. Nicholas; the Portuguese call them Corpo Santo, and in some parts of the Mediterranean they are named after St. Clair. One of the most ancient notices of this phenomenon is recorded in the Commentaries of Cæsar, in his book "De Bello Africano," where it is spoken of as a very extraordinary appearance.—"In the month of February, about the second watch of the night, there suddenly arose a thick cloud, followed by a shower of hail, and the same night the points of the spears belonging to the fifth legion seemed to take fire." Seneca also, in his "Quæstiones Naturales," states that a star settled on the lance of Gylippus as he was sailing to Syracuse. Pliny, in his second book of Natural History, calls these appearances stars, and says that they settled not only upon the masts and other parts of the ships, but also upon men's heads.—"Stars make their appearance both at land and sea. I have seen a light in that form on the spears of soldiers keeping watch by night upon the ramparts. They are seen also on the sail-yards, and other parts of ships, making an audible sound, and frequently changing their places. Two of these lights forbode good weather and a prosperous voyage, and extinguish one that appears single and with a threatening aspect,—this the sailors call Helen, but the two they call Castor and Pollux, and invoke them as gods. These lights do sometimes, about evening, rest on men's heads and are a great and good omen. But these are among the awful mysteries in nature." Livy also (c. 32.) relates that the spears of some soldiers in Sicily, and a walking stick which a horseman in Sardinia held in his hand, seemed to be on fire. He states also; that the shores were luminous with frequent fires. Plutrach also records the fact, and Procossius affirms that, in the war against the Vandals, the Gods favoured Belisarius with the same good omen. There is no doubt that during many centuries these appearances continued to be regarded with mingled feelings of admiration and fear. In the record of the second voyage of Columbus (Historia del Almirante, written by his son) is a passage which will illustrates the superstituon of the fifteenth century. "During the night of Saturday (October 1493), the thunder and rain being very violent, St. Elmo appeared on the top-gallant mast with seven lighted tapers; that is to say, we saw those fires which the sailors believe to proceed from the body of the saint. Immediately all on board began to sing litanies and thanksgivings, for the sailors hold it for certain, that as soon as St. Elmo appears, the danger of the tempest is over." Herrera also notices that Magellan's sailors had the same superstitions. Thus it appears that the auspicious view which the ancients took of this phenomenon continues, also during the middle ages, modified, however, by the religious faith of the observed. As we approach our own times supersititon gradually relinquishes its hold of this appearance; and mere matter-of-fact observers, forgetful of the bodies of saints illuminated by wax tapers, speak of it as it is, and even make it ridiculous by attributing to it a material character which it certainly does not possess Forbid, sailing among the Balearic islands in 1896, relates that during the night a sudden darkness came on, accompanied by fearful lightning and thunder. All the sails were firled, and preparations were made for the storm: "We saw more than thirty St. Elmo's fires. There was |
After a nine year chart absence which sixties trio had a Top Ten hit single in 1976 with 'No Regrets'? | The Walker Brothers | uDiscover uDiscoverMusic The Walker Brothers During the 1960s The Walker Brothers charted nine singles, including two No.1s making them one of the most popular and successful groups from the era. Like most bands that appended brothers to their name they were not and before becoming a trio had been a duo, neither members of the duo were brothers either. They may not have been singing siblings but they were a sensational group, one of the very best in a time when rivalries for chart honours were intense and there were a lot of very good groups in the battle of the bands. Truth is they never made a bad record. The original Walker Brothers were Scott Engel born in Hamilton, Ohio and former television child star John Maus from New York City who were both born in 1943. Engel had played sessions in Los Angeles appearing on The Routers American hit, 'Lets Go', having previously recorded in 1950 on the RKO Unique label with the aptly titled When Is A Boy A Man he was fourteen years old at the time. Capitol Record's Nick Venet, who had already had the foresight to sign The Lettermen and The Beach Boys to the label, produced The Walker Brothers' first session in1964. Maus and Engel recorded a song by Eugene Church, 'Pretty Girls Everywhere' on the Smash label, which was a moderate hit around Los Angeles. Its success led to them getting a minor roll in a surf movie, Beach Ball. Enter Gary Leeds born a year earlier than the other Walker Brothers in Glendale, California. Leeds, who had originally played in the Standells had recently toured Britain with P.J. Proby, an American singer whose trousers seemed to spilt almost every time he went on stage. Leeds suggested that the musical climate might be better for the band in Britain than in the States; his foresight proved to be spot on. Their next recording, prior to crossing the Atlantic was an old Everly Brothers b-side, 'Love Her', which was written by the successful husband and wife songwriting duo of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weill. Recorded with a 38-piece orchestra, it was arranged by Jack Nitzsche who worked with Phil Spector and later The Rolling Stones . It was a monster of a recording, bigger sounding than most any record of the era; it rivalled Spector's famous Wall of Sound. Having recorded 'Love Her' the trio arrived in Britain in February 1965, and a deal was done with Johnny Franz at Philips to release 'Pretty Girls Everywhere' as their debut single. On the record John sang lead and despite performing it on TV's Thank Your Lucky Stars it failed to chart. 'Love Her' became their first hit single, reaching No.20 in the U.K, staying on the charts for 13 weeks. 'Love Her' is available on the album After the Lights Go Out: The Best Of 1965-1967 along with many other of their best recordings They recorded their next single in London with arranger Ivor Raymonde directing the accompaniment. Scott took over the lead vocals while John added the harmonies on the classic Bacharach and David's 'Make It Easy On Yourself'; they stormed to No.1 spot, knocking The Rolling Stones ' '(I Can't get No) Satisfaction' off the top spot. It also became their first American hit reaching No.16 on the Billboard chart in the autumn of '65. On the road, the trio were augmented by former Ugly's organist Jim O'Neill and as the level of hysteria for the group rose the police were regularly needed at their gigs to control the screaming and hysterical fans, 'Make It Easy On Yourself' had originally been a hit for Jerry Butler but the Walker Brothers follow up was another cover of an American record, this one by Jimmy Radcliffe. 'My Ship Is Coming In', however, could only make No.3, which with hindsight seems inexplicable as it is one of their finest records. Shortly before Christmas 1965 the band released their first album, Take It Easy With The Walker Brothers ; it made No.3 in the UK spending 9 months on the chart In the spring of 1966 they were back at No.1 with 'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore'; a song written by Four Seasons producer, Bob Crewe and member Bob Gaudio. It had alm |
After which battle did King Charles the Second famously take refuge in an Oak tree? | Shropshire. History Heritage. Charles II. Boscobel. Legends & People The Fugitive King As our school days recede, one of the few bits of history that sticks in the mind must be that of how King Charles II evaded the clutches of Cromwell and his troops by hiding up an oak tree. But where is this oak? And where did the events that led up to Charles taking this unusual means of concealment occur? Many people and counties make claims to having the actual tree that he hid in, but the truth is that most of the events took place in the County of Shropshire. mmm To set the scene for these events it is necessary to go back in time to the 17th century when the country was in a turmoil and still recovering from the effects of civil war. Charles I had been executed and Cromwell had declared the country a common-wealth. The young Prince Charles sought refuge in France and then later in Holland. It was merely a matter of time, though, before he attempted to regain his father's throne, and shortly after his 20th birthday he set sail from Holland and landed in Scotland on the 23rd June. Together with his loyal Scottish troops he made his way south, reaching Worcester virtually unopposed where he was proclaimed 'King of Great Britain, France and Ireland'. Cromwell reached Worcester four days later and camped to the south-east of the city. mmm After preliminary skirmishing, a huge battle took place on the 3rd of September, 1651, and by the end of the day Charles had been soundly beaten. The dejection and confusion of this moment are best reflected in Charles' own account which he dictated to Samuel Pepys some thirty years later. "After the battle was so absolutely lost as to be beyond hope of recovery, I began to think of the best way of saving myself, and the first thought that came into my head was that if I could possibly, I would get to London as soon as possible, if not sooner than the news of our defeat could get thither. And it being near dark I talked with some, especially my Lord Rochester who was then Wilmot, about their opinions of which would be the best way for me to escape, it being impossible as I thought to get back to Scotland. I found them mightily distracted and their opinions different of the possibility of getting into Scotland, but not agreeing with mine, for going to London, saving my Lord Wilmot, and the truth is I did not impart my design of going to London to any but my Lord Wilmot." Even though Charles had decided to make for London, they were forced to flee northwards, and together with a guide, Charles Giffard, they made their way into what is now the Telford area, and this is where I decided to take up the trail and follow in the footsteps of His Royal Highness King Charles II. Now, with me trying to retrace his path some 335 years later, things had obviously changed. Housing estates, developments, in fact a complete new town had sprouted up and consequently his exact route was hard to follow. mmm Charles and his group were heading for a house called Boscobel, as their guide was related to the owner. However, it was to a former Priory called White Ladies that Charles and his party were initially taken. It was explained in this way. "Upon further consideration by His Majesty and council, and to the end of the company might not know whither His Majesty directly intended, Mr Giffard was required to conduct His Majesty to some house near Boscobel, the better to blind the design of going thither. Mr Giffard proposed White Ladies, lying about half a mile beyond Boscobel." It was thought far too dangerous for a large number of people to know Charles' actual hiding place and so to White Ladies they went. mmm I made my way down a leafy, narrow and overgrown lane which was full of potholes, in turn full of water, and found the Priory of White Ladies, which is now in ruin. mmm In reality, the Priory was dissolved over a hundred years before Charles' arrival but the Priory buildings had been turned into houses. It had been an Augustinian Priory dedicated to St. Leonard. The name refers to the wearing of undyed habits whi |
Give either Christian name of the writer H.G Wells? | H.G. Wells | British author | Britannica.com British author Alternative Title: Herbert George Wells H.G. Wells D.H. Lawrence H.G. Wells, in full Herbert George Wells (born Sept. 21, 1866, Bromley, Kent , Eng.—died Aug. 13, 1946, London ), English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds and such comic novels as Tono-Bungay and The History of Mr. Polly. H.G. Wells, photograph by Yousuf Karsh. Karsh/Woodfin Camp and Associates Early life Wells was the son of domestic servants turned small shopkeepers. He grew up under the continual threat of poverty, and at age 14, after a very inadequate education supplemented by his inexhaustible love of reading, he was apprenticed to a draper in Windsor. His employer soon dismissed him; and he became assistant to a chemist, then to another draper, and finally, in 1883, an usher at Midhurst Grammar School. At 18 he won a scholarship to study biology at the Normal School (later the Royal College) of Science, in South Kensington, London, where T.H. Huxley was one of his teachers. He graduated from London University in 1888, becoming a science teacher and undergoing a period of ill health and financial worries, the latter aggravated by his marriage, in 1891, to his cousin, Isabel Mary Wells. The marriage was not a success, and in 1894 Wells ran off with Amy Catherine Robbins (d. 1927), a former pupil, who in 1895 became his second wife. Early writings Wells’s first published book was a Textbook of Biology (1893). With his first novel , The Time Machine (1895), which was immediately successful, he began a series of science fiction novels that revealed him as a writer of marked originality and an immense fecundity of ideas: The Wonderful Visit (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), The War of the Worlds (1898), The First Men in the Moon (1901), and The Food of the Gods (1904). He also wrote many short stories, which were collected in The Stolen Bacillus (1895), The Plattner Story (1897), and Tales of Space and Time (1899). For a time he acquired a reputation as a prophet of the future, and indeed, in The War in the Air (1908), he foresaw certain developments in the military use of aircraft. But his imagination flourished at its best not in the manner of the comparatively mechanical anticipations of Jules Verne but in the astronomical fantasies of The First Men in the Moon and The War of the Worlds , from the latter of which the image of the Martian has passed into popular mythology. Britannica Stories Scientists Ponder Menopause in Killer Whales Behind his inventiveness lay a passionate concern for man and society, which increasingly broke into the fantasy of his science fiction, often diverting it into satire and sometimes, as in The Food of the Gods, destroying its credibility. Eventually, Wells decided to abandon science fiction for comic novels of lower middle-class life, most notably in Love and Mr. Lewisham (1900), Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul (1905), and The History of Mr. Polly (1910). In these novels, and in Tono-Bungay (1909), he drew on memories of his own earlier life, and, through the thoughts of inarticulate yet often ambitious heroes, revealed the hopes and frustrations of clerks, shop assistants, and underpaid teachers, who had rarely before been treated in fiction with such sympathetic understanding. In these novels, too, he made his liveliest, most persuasive comment on the problems of Western society that were soon to become his main preoccupation. The sombre vision of a dying world in The Time Machine shows that, in his long-term view of humanity’s prospects, Wells felt much of the pessimism prevalent in the 1890s. In his short-term view, however, his study of biology led him to hope that human society would evolve into higher forms, and with Anticipations (1901), Mankind in the Making (1903), and A Modern Utopia (1905), he took his place in the British public’s mind as a leading preacher of the doctrine of social progress. About this time, t |
Which English football league team are nicknamed The Irons'? | Origins of Nicknames for 20 Premier League Clubs - World Soccer Talk Origins of Nicknames for 20 Premier League Clubs Origins of Nicknames for 20 Premier League Clubs James Beckett November 15, 2010 Leagues: EPL 33 Comments Supporters of Premier League clubs often pride themselves on their nicknames, but do you really know the origin of them? Do you know the origins of the Baggies, Gunners, Red Devils, Toffees, Trotters, Hammers, Lilywhites and Citizens? Let’s take a closer at look some of the interesting stories behind each of Premier League club’s nicknames. Arsenal – The Gunners Like many, Arsenal’s nickname goes right back to when the club was originally founded. Way back in 1886, workers at Woolwich Arsenal Armament Factory decided to form a football club called Dial Square. The club would be renamed as Woolwich Arsenal before dropping the prefix in 1913, but their original connection with the armament industry would remain and the names Gunners is now synonymous with the club. Aston Villa – Villans Not the most fascinating story behind this one. Formed when a local cricket team Villa Cross needed something to occupy themselves during the winter months, the name Villa inevitably evolved to Villans. Blackburn Rovers – Rovers Again not the most imaginable nickname. Rovers is a common team name for a side which is willing to travel distances for victory. Logically fans shortened the clubs name to Rovers. Birmingham City – Blues When the club was formed as Small Heath Alliance they decided the club would play in a dark blue shirt. The club would stick with these colors and the nickname Blues was born. Blackpool – Seasiders/ Tangerines One of several clubs to have multiple nicknames. The term Seasiders relates to the popularity of the town as a tourist resort on the North West coast, while Tangerines relates to the color of the clubs home kit. The club picked up the colors after been impressed when a club official saw a Netherlands side play. Bolton Wanderers – Trotters There are a few reported explanations for this one. One explanation claims that like Rovers, the term Wanderers implies a side is willing to travel great distances for victory. The term Trotters is simply a variation. Another explanation claims that the Trotters nickname originates because people from Bolton have a reputation for being practical jokers. Pranksters are known locally as Trotters. The most bizarre explanation claims that an old ground was built next to a pig farm and stray balls would end up with the pigs. Chelsea – Pensioners The nickname comes from the well known Chelsea Pensioners – war veterans living in a nearby hospital. In 1905 the club adopted the crest of the Chelsea pensioners, and the nickname followed on. Everton – The Toffees The famous nickname comes after a local sweet shop known as Mother Noblett’ sold and advertised the Everton mint. The sweet shop is located opposite Prince Rupert’s Tower, which forms the majority of the Everton crest. Fulham – Cottagers This nickname originates from the famous cottage which is an iconic part of Fulham’s Craven Cottage ground. Liverpool – The Reds Another nickname which doesn’t take two much explanation. When Liverpool adopted the city’s color of red as the color of their strip, the nickname of the Reds simply followed on. Manchester City – Citizens/ The Blues Again not the most fascinating story behind this nickname, the name Citizens has simply evolved from the term City, where as The Blues has obvious connections with the clubs home colors. Manchester United – The Red Devils A few conflicting stories describe the Red Devils nickname. One rumor suggests that during a tour of France in the 1960s the club were branded the Red Devils due to their red kit and Sir Matt Busby liked the name so much he asked for the club to incorporate a devil in the badge. Another story suggests it stems from local rugby Salford. The rugby club were nicknamed the Red Devils and with United formally training in Salford the nickname transferred over. Newcastle United – Magpies / The Toon The name Magpies origina |
Who plays Fred's mother-in-law in the 1994 film The Flintstones'? | The Flintstones (1994) - 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 In this live-action feature of the cartoon show, Fred Flintstone finally gets the job he's always wanted, but it may just come at a price. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 44 titles created 30 Jan 2013 a list of 21 titles created 18 May 2013 a list of 30 titles created 15 Jul 2015 a list of 39 titles created 26 Sep 2015 a list of 33 titles created 7 months ago Search for " The Flintstones " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 6 wins & 10 nominations. See more awards » Videos In this live-action prequel to the 1994 comedy hit, the Flintstones and the Rubbles go on a trip to Rock Vegas, where Wilma is pursued by playboy Chip Rockefeller. Director: Brian Levant The Szalinski family is back, this time hilarious disaster strikes when an experiment causes their new toddler son to grow many stories tall. Director: Randal Kleiser A paranormal expert and his daughter bunk in an abandoned house populated by three mischievous ghosts and one friendly one. Director: Brad Silberling The misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles. Stars: Alan Reed, Mel Blanc, Jean Vander Pyl A rich young boy finds his family targeted in an inside job and must use his cunning to save them. Director: Donald Petrie The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them. Director: Joe Johnston When his parents have to go out of town, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. The little menace is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but Dennis is just trying to be helpful. Even to the thief who's arrived in town. Director: Nick Castle Wayne Szalinzki a wacky, absent-minded inventor, is back again but only this time he decides to use his infamous shrink machine just one more time. After when his wife Diane asks him to get... See full summary » Director: Dean Cundey A woman kidnaps puppies to kill them for their fur, but various animals then gang up against her and get their revenge in slapstick fashion. Director: Stephen Herek Alfalfa is wooing Darla and his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage the relationship. Director: Penelope Spheeris A man raised in the jungle by apes falls in love with a wealthy American heiress. Director: Sam Weisman A slobbering St. Bernard becomes the center of attention for a loving family, but must contend with a dog-napping veterinarian and his henchmen. Director: Brian Levant Edit Storyline The Flintstones and the Rubbles are modern stone-age families. Fred and Barney work at Slate and Company, mining rock. Fred gives Barney some money so he and Betty can adopt a baby. When Fred and Barney take a test to determine who should become the new associate vice president, Barney returns the favor by switching his test answers for Fred's, whose answers aren't very good. Fred gets the executive position, but little does he know that he's being manipulated by his boss to be the fall guy for an embezzlement scheme. Written by Ed Sutton <[email protected]> Rated PG for some mild innuendos | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 27 May 1994 (USA) See more » Also Known As: The Flintstones: The Live-Action Movie See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The "Bowling Alley" scene, (that was Fred Flintstone's favorite hobby) was almost not in the movie, it was added at the last moment, especially to add five minutes to the length of filming, so it would surpass 90 minutes, (without the Opening Credits & Closing Credits) because Fred's "Twinkle Toes" bowling style was such a big part of the series, they felt they couldn't leave it out. S |
In which battle did Edward the Black Prince 'win his spurs'? | Edward, the Black Prince - Renowned Military Commander Edward, the Black Prince Edward, the Black Prince Renowned Military Commander Image of Edward, the Black Prince from the Bruges Garter Book, c. 1340. Public Domain; courtesy of Wikimedia This profile of Edward, the Black Prince is part of Who's Who in Medieval History Edward, the Black Prince was also known as: Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, Prince d'Aquitaine, Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Chester Edward, the Black Prince was known for: Scoring several notable victories during the Hundred Years' War. He was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Edward III , but he did not live to become king. Occupations: Victorious at Battle of Crécy: Aug. 26 , 1346 Victorious at Battle of Poitiers: Sept. 19 , 1356 Married Joan Plantagenet: Oct. 10 , 1361 Victorious at Battle of Nájera: April 3 , 1367 Died: June 8 , 1376 About Edward, the Black Prince: In 1337, Edward became the first Duke to be created in England when he was given the title Duke of Cornwall. In his first campaign, at the age of 16, he "won his spurs" at the Battle of Crécy in 1346. continue reading below our video What are the Seven Wonders of the World It was at this time that he acquired the mottoes homout; ich dene ("Courage; I serve"), which have been used by the Princes of Wales ever since. Edward became one of the original Knights of the Garter, and was given an independent command of forces in France in 1355. Edward won his most famous victory at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356, where King John II of France was taken captive. He treated his prisoner with undeniable courtesy, but the king still had to pay a ransom of 3 million gold crowns and negotiate the treaties of Brétigny and Calais, through which Aquitaine became English territory. In 1361 Edward married Joan Plantagenet, "The Fair Maid of Kent," his divorced and widowed cousin. In 1362 he was created Prince of Aquitaine, and in 1363 he left England to take up his duties there. His rule in Aquitaine was a failure for several reasons: as a foreign conqueror, he was too extravagant, and he allowed French loyalties to strengthen; his relationships with the bishops of the area were not good, while some of the nobles of the region were downright hostile; and he levied too many taxes. Edward attempted to restore Peter the Cruel of Castile to his throne, and he won a notable victory at the Battle of Nájera. However, the campaign adversely affected his health, he used up a great deal of his treasury, and he suffered setbacks in Aquitaine as a result. In 1368, the nobles of Aquitaine appealed against him to King Charles V of France, who informed Edward that he must answer to the appellants before the parlement of Paris. Edward replied that he would appear with 60,000 men at his back. But, in addition to alienating the French nobility, he had also fared poorly with the townspeople and peasantry in Aquitaine, and a revolt ensued that he was unable to put down. He returned to England and in January, 1371, formally surrendered the principality to his father. At home in England, Edward enjoyed a reputation for chivalry and valor, and he spent some time jousting, falconing, and hunting. He was literate, conventionally religious, generous to his friends, and possessed of artistic sensibilities and an appreciation for fine jewels. In the last year of his life, when he knew he was dying, he may have supported the commons in the Good Parliament of April, 1376 in an attempt to secure the succession for his eldest surviving son, Richard . Edward died that June, and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral. There are no known contemporary records for Edward's sobriquet "Black Prince." It is believed to refer to black armor he may have worn, although another theory attributes it to his dark temper. The first recorded use of the nickname is in the 1568 publication, The Chronicle of England by Richard Grafton. More Edward, the Black Prince Resources: Edward, the Black Prince on the Web Edward, the Black Prince in Print The links below will take you to an online bookstore, |
Traditionally how many bells are sounded on board ship to herald in the New Year? | US Navy Flag Usage and Ceremonies U.S. Navy Flag Usage and Ceremonies On this page: Return to Sea Flags Home Page Morning and Evening Colors Following the 1797 mutinies in the British fleet at Spithead, Admiral Lord St. Vincent established the practice in the Royal Navy of raising and lowering the colors--the ensign and jack--at a formal ceremony with the band and guard of the day paraded. The practice was taken up by the U.S. Navy from an early date and first codified in the 1843 Rules and Regulations for the Government of the Navy. At first, the time of morning colors was based on the time of sunset; if the sun set before 6:00 p.m., morning colors took place at 8:00 a.m., otherwise at 9:00 a.m. This conformed to the contemporary British practice. The modern practice of making morning colors at 8:00 a.m. regardless of season and latitude was set by regulation in 1870. The current regulatory provisions on morning and evening colors are in Article 1206 of Navy Regulations. They provide for the observance of the ceremony on all ships that are not under way and at all shore stations of the Navy and Marine Corps. Although few ships or shore stations have bands or buglers nowadays, the ceremonies are still conducted with as much formality as local resources will permit. At a minimum, the word is passed over the ship's loudspeaker system, the "1MC." The following is the sequence of events. Morning Colors 1. At 7:55 a.m., the word is passed "First call, first call to colors," and the yellow and green " PREP " pennant is hoisted at the outboard signal halyard on the port yardarm. If a bugler is available, he sounds "First Call" instead. The guard of the day and the band, if available, form near the point of hoist of the ensign. 2. Immediately before 8:00 a.m., "Attention" is sounded on the bugle or one blast is blown on a police whistle and "PREP" is hauled down. All persons in uniform within sight or hearing face the ensign and, if not in formation, render the hand salute. Boats in the vicinity lie to, or proceed at the slowest possible speed, and the boat officer or coxswain stands and salutes. 3. At exactly 8:00, the ensign is hoisted smartly to the top of the ensign staff, all ships in the same port doing so simultaneously with the ship of the senior officer present afloat. If music is available, the band or recording plays the National Anthem, or the bugler sounds "To the Colors," with the ensign starting up the staff on the first note of the music. In the case of a ship, the union jack is hoisted simultaneously to the top of the jack staff at the bow. 4. At the end of the music (or if there is no music, once the ensign reaches the truck of the flagstaff), the bugle call "Carry On" is sounded, or three blasts are given on the police whistle, or the word is passed, "Carry on," at which time salutes are terminated and the ceremony is over. Evening Colors 1. Approximately five minutes before sunset as calculated by the quartermaster of the watch, the word is passed, "First call, first call to colors." If a bugler is available, he sounds "First Call" instead. The guard of the day and the band, if available, form near the point of hoist of the ensign. 2. Immediately before sunset, "Attention" is sounded on the bugle or one blast is blown on a police whistle. All persons in uniform within sight or hearing face the ensign and, if not in formation, render the hand salute. Boats in the vicinity lie to, or proceed at the slowest possible speed, and the boat officer or coxswain stands and salutes. 3. The order "Execute" is then given and the ensign is lowered slowly. If music is available, the band or recording plays the National Anthem, or the bugler sounds "Retreat," with the ensign starting down the staff on the first note of the music and timed to reach the bottom at the last note of the music. In the case of a ship, the union jack is lowered simultaneously with the ensign. 4. When the ensign is completely lowered, the bugle call "Carry On" is sounded, or three blasts are given on the police whistle, or the word is passed, "Carry |
Which famous Jewish fortress was besieged and captured by the Roman 6th Legion in 73 AD? | Masada | ancient fortress, Israel | Britannica.com ancient fortress, Israel 1-13-2010 Alternative Title: H̱orvot Meẕada Masada, Hebrew H̱orvot Meẕada (“Ruins of Masada”), ancient mountaintop fortress in southeastern Israel , site of the Jews’ last stand against the Romans after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 ce. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001. Aerial view of the ruins at Masada, Israel. © Richard T. Nowitz Masada occupies the entire top of an isolated mesa near the southwest coast of the Dead Sea . The rhomboid-shaped mountain towers 1,424 feet (434 metres) above the level of the Dead Sea. It has a summit area of about 18 acres (7 hectares). Some authorities hold that the site was settled at the time of the First Temple ... (100 of 667 words) MEDIA FOR: |
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In terms of population, Tripoli is the second largest city in which middle-eastern country? | Libya - Gentile Nations Gentile Nations ), officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ( الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى Al-Jamāhīriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah al-Lībiyyah aš-Šaʿbiyyah al-Ištirākiyyah al-ʿUẓmā ( help · info ) ), is a country located in North Africa . Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. With an area of almost 1.8 million square kilometres (700,000 sq mi), 90% of which is desert, Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa by area, and the 17th largest in the world . [3] The capital , Tripoli , is home to 1.7 million of Libya's 5.7 million people. The three traditional parts of the country are Tripolitania , the Fezzan and Cyrenaica . The name "Libya" is an indigenous (i.e. Berber ) one, which is attested in ancient Egyptian texts as [ citation needed ], R'bw (= Libu). The latter refers to one of the tribes of Berber peoples living west of the Nile . In Greek , the tribesmen were called Libyes and their country became "Libya", although in ancient Greece the term had a broader meaning, encompassing all of North Africa west of Egypt (see Ancient Libya ). Later on, at the time of Ibn Khaldun , the same big tribe was known as Lawata. [4] Libya has the fifth highest GDP ( PPP ) per capita of Africa, behind Botswana , Equatorial Guinea , Gabon and Seychelles . This is largely due to its large petroleum reserves and low population. [5] [6] The Libyan flag is the only national flag in the world with just one color - green - and no design, insignia, or other details. Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Main article: Ancient Libya Archaeological evidence indicates that from as early as the 8,000 BC, the coastal plain of Ancient Libya was inhabited by a Neolithic people, the Berbers , who were skilled in the domestication of cattle and the cultivation of crops. [7] 1890 portrayal of a Berber family crossing a ford - H. B. Scammel Later, the area known in modern times as Libya also was occupied by a series of other peoples, with the Phoenicians , Carthaginians , Greeks , Romans , Vandals , and Byzantines ruling all or part of the area. Although the Greeks and Romans left ruins at Cyrene , Leptis Magna , and Sabratha , little other evidence remains of these ancient cultures. [8] Some cultural and religious exchanges occurred with the Ancient Egyptians , especially in the northern portion containing the delta of the Nile, that is called Lower Egypt. The prehistoric evidence is fragmentary, but historical records later document continued influences. Pockets of Berber population remain in modern Libya, but dispersal of Berbers north as far as Ireland and Scandinavia is documented in genetic markers studied by physical anthropologists and dispersal in Africa from the Atlantic coast to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, seems to have followed climatic changes causing increasing desertification . Now the greatest number of Berbers in Africa is in Morocco (about 42% of the population) and in Algeria (about 27% of the population), as well as Tunisia and Libya, but exact statistics are not available [2] ; see Berber languages . [ edit ] Phoenicians The Phoenicians were the first to establish trading posts in Libya, when the merchants of Tyre (in present-day Lebanon ) developed commercial relations with the Berber tribes and made treaties with them to ensure their cooperation in the exploitation of raw materials. [9] [10] By the fifth century BC the greatest of the Phoenician colonies, Carthage , had extended its hegemony across much of North Africa, where a distinctive civilization, known as Punic , came into being. Punic settlements on the Libyan coast included Oea (Tripoli), Libdah ( Leptis Magna ) and Sabratha . All these were in an area that later was called, Tripolis , or "Three Cities". Libya's current-day capital Tripoli takes its name from this. [ edit ] Greeks The Greeks conquered Eastern Libya when, according to tradition, emigrants from the cro |
Which football team from Barcelona played home matches at the 1992 Olympic Stadium until 2009 when they moved to the 'Estardi Cornella-El Prat'? | European Football Weekends: Zonal Marking in Barcelona Zonal Marking in Barcelona Have I Got Nous For You Michael Cox of Zonal Marking fame puts down his chalkboard to head to Barcelona.... Well, I must say, I’m rather disappointed. We’ve come all this way to Barcelona to see a game at the Nou, and it’s not what I expected. OK, the little number 6 is controlling things from the centre of midfield, and the number 10 is a threat upfront, but it’s a tiny little ground and it’s not even full. Mes Que Un Club, seriously? Only joking! We are indeed in Barcelona for a football match, but this is not the Nou Camp, it’s the Nou Sardenya, home of CE Europa. Europa can’t make any claim to being ‘more than a club’ – they compete in the Tercera Division, the fourth level of the Spanish pyramid, in one of eighteen regional groups. Me enjoying a San Miguel CE Europa 3-0 Palamós (20:03:11) The club has a proud history, however. Their glory years came nearly 90 years ago when they won the Championat de Catalunya and were Copa del Rey runners-up in the same season, but after decades in the wilderness, they won the Copa de Catalunya back-to-back in the mid 1990s, beating the mighty FC Barcelona in the final both times. For Barcelona, it was very much a lesser competition and a reserve side was fielded on both occasions, but look at their line-up for the second final, in 1997/98, and it’s still packed with big names - Hesp, Couto, Bogarde, Reiziger, Amor (Sergi), Roger, Oscar (Xavi), Giovanni, Mario, Pizzi (Anderson), Jofre (De la Peña). To beat those players is remarkable achievement for a little club like Europa. Their opponents today are the rather less illustrious Palamos. Palamos have brought a travelling army of seven supporters, two of whom look like girlfriends of two of the other five – the girls sit together talking, paying little attention to the game but enjoying the San Miguel from Europa’s quaint little clubhouse in the corner of the ground. The Palamos squad emerges from the tunnel, and with more players than fans, it’s a slightly bizarre pre-match ovation between the two. Europa come out a couple of minutes later. I immediately like their kit – white with a blue ‘V’ across the front, reminiscent of the Brescia away kit sported by Roberto Baggio in his final seasons as a professional. More significantly, in the wake of the previous week’s tsunami, the Europa players are carrying a Japanese flag, and pose with it for the team photo. There’s also a minute’s silence before kick-off. Europa emerge with their Japanese flag (Incidentally, this week Richard Littlejohn wrote a column in the Daily Mail on the subject of the tsunami, claiming we shouldn’t feel sympathy for Japan, because of events that happened in a war some 70 years ago, in classic Littlejohn ‘try and turn topical event into cause for race hate’ fashion. If you missed it, choice quote – “Before every one of the weekend’s Premier League football matches, for instance, fans were forced to stand and observe a minute’s silence for Japan. Why?... Of course, there is a commercial incentive here for the Premier League. No doubt the Japanese TV rights are up for renegotiation soon.” Well, I doubt there’s much demand in Japan for television rights for the Spanish fourth division. Maybe people simply want to show respect? Football is actually very good at this sort of thing – more on that later.) The sensible older fans in the seats with their newspapers Anyway, there was a lovely atmosphere around the ground. Before kick off, the stand was populated mainly by elderly locals who sat reading the club’s free Catalan language newspaper, but the ground filled up as the game went on – with younger fans, families, groups of girls. There’s a reason for that - immediately after this match, first Europa’s juniors and then their women’s side plays in the same ground – it’s essentially a whole Sunday of football for the price of a single admission, and with the fantastic weather and cheap drinks on offer, it’s a thoroughly enjoyable experience simply sitting on the warm steps and casual |
'The Sunshine Tour' is a men's professional golf tour where most of the events are staged in which country? | Sunshine Tour - 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 . From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Contents 5 External links The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. For much of its history it was known either as the South African Tour or the FNB Tour, but it rebranded itself in an attempt to broaden its appeal. A large majority of the tour events are still staged in South Africa . The tour is one of the six leading men's tours which make up the International Federation of PGA Tours , but it offers much less prize money than some of the leading tours, and leading Southern African golfers always prefer to play on the PGA Tour or the European Tour if they can qualify to do so, typically returning to play in Sunshine Tour events a couple of times a year. The tour's three leading official money events, the South African Open , the Alfred Dunhill Championship , and the Joburg Open are co-sanctioned with the European Tour in order to attract stronger fields. Each season is scheduled across two calendar years and concludes with a tour championship in late February. The 2005/06 season included 21 official money events. The South African Open and the Dunhill Championship had purses of € 1 million each and the other 19 had purses designated in South African Rand and ranging from 250,000 rand to 2 million rand. The tour also co-sanctions the US$ 5 million HSBC Champions Tournament in China, but it is not an official money event. There was at least one tournament every month of the year except July, but the main events took place in the South African summer from November to February. There are separate qualifying schools in March and in late October/early November, effectively dividing the tour into two series of events. The March to October series is a developmental program for emerging, mainly local, players, held when all the leading Southern African players are plying their trade in other parts of the world. The November to February series attracts almost all the top South Africans, even if only for one or two events, and also some good quality international players. The tour has been open to non-White players since 1991. The first three Black winners were John Mashego at the 1991 Bushveld Classic, Lindani Ndwandwe at the 2001 Western Cape Classic and Tongoona Charamba at the 2006 SAA Pro-Am Invitational. [1] The richest golf tournament in South Africa is the Nedbank Golf Challenge , an unofficial money but Sunshine Tour-recognized tournament. Schedule Main article: 2010 Sunshine Tour The Sunshine Tour consists of two distinct parts, commonly referred to as the "Summer Swing" and "Winter Swing". Tournaments held during the Summer Swing generally have much higher prize funds, attract stronger fields, and are the only tournaments on the tour to carry world ranking points. The Winter Swing runs from March to November, dividing the Summer Swing in two. Tournament prize funds do not count directly towards the Order of Merit. The richest events on the tour, are those that are co-sanctioned with the European Tour . Order of Merit winners The Order of Merit winners are shown below. Players are required to play in a minimum number of tournaments to qualify for the Order of Merit. As the richest events on the tour (those co-sanctioned by the European Tour) tend to be won by players who don't play enough events to qualify, in recent years the Order of Merit winner has often not actually been the player who won most money in Sunshine Tour sanctioned events. This list is incomplete. |
Disregarding Australia as it's a continental land mass, which is the largest island crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn? | South America (continent) | Article about South America (continent) by The Free Dictionary South America (continent) | Article about South America (continent) by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/South+America+(continent) Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Wikipedia . Related to South America (continent): Antarctic continent South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. It is divided politically into 12 independent countries— Argentina Argentina , officially Argentine Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 39,538,000), 1,072,157 sq mi (2,776,889 sq km), S South America. Argentina is bordered by Chile on the west, Bolivia and Paraguay on the north, Brazil and Uruguay on the northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean on the ..... Click the link for more information. , Bolivia Bolivia , officially Plurinational State of Bolivia, republic (2005 est. pop. 8,858,000), 424,162 sq mi (1,098,581 sq km), W South America. One of the two inland countries of South America, Bolivia is shut in from the Pacific in the W by Chile and Peru; in the E and N it borders ..... Click the link for more information. , Brazil Brazil , Port. Brasil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, republic (2005 est. pop. 186,113,000), 3,286,470 sq mi (8,511,965 sq km), E South America. By far the largest of the Latin American countries, Brazil occupies nearly half the continent of South America, ..... Click the link for more information. , Chile Chile , officially Republic of Chile, republic (2005 est. pop. 15,981,000), 292,256 sq mi (756,945 sq km), S South America, west of the continental divide of the Andes Mts. ..... Click the link for more information. , Colombia Colombia , officially Republic of Colombia, republic (2005 est. pop. 42,954,000), 439,735 sq mi (1,138,914 sq km), NW South America. Bogotá is the capital and largest city. ..... Click the link for more information. , Ecuador Ecuador [Span., = equator], officially Republic of Ecuador, republic (2005 est. pop. 13,364,000), 109,483 sq mi (283,561 sq km), W South America. Ecuador is bounded on the north by Colombia, on the south and east by Peru, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. ..... Click the link for more information. , Guyana Guyana , officially Co-operative Republic of Guyana, republic (2005 est. pop. 765,000), 83,000 sq mi (214,969 sq km), NE South America. It is bordered on the N by the Atlantic Ocean, on the E by Suriname, on the S and W by Brazil, and on the W by Venezuela. ..... Click the link for more information. , Paraguay Paraguay , officially Republic of Paraguay, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,348,000), 157,047 sq mi (406,752 sq km), S central South America. Paraguay is enclosed by Bolivia on the north and west, Brazil on the east, and Argentina on the south and west; Bolivia and Paraguay are the ..... Click the link for more information. , Peru Peru , Span. Perú , officially Republic of Peru, republic (2005 est. pop. 27,926,000), 496,220 sq mi (1,285,210 sq km), W South America. It borders on the Pacific Ocean in the west, on Ecuador and Colombia in the north, on Brazil and Bolivia in the east, and on ..... Click the link for more information. , Suriname Suriname , officially Republic of Suriname, republic (2005 est. pop. 438,000), 63,037 sq mi (163,266 sq km), NE South America, on the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Guiana region, it is separated from Brazil on the south by the Tumuc-Humac Mts. ..... Click the link for more information. , Uruguay Uruguay , officially Oriental Republic of Uruguay, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,416,000), 68,536 sq mi (177,508 sq km), SE South America. The second smallest country (after Suriname) in South America, Uruguay extends from a short Atlantic coastline along the north bank of the ..... Click the link for more information. , and Venezuela Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, republic (2005 est. pop. 25,375,000), 352,143 sq mi (912,050 sq km), N South America. Venezuela has a co |
At the 2009 'Oscars' ceremony, which film received 10 nominations and won 8 awards? | Oscars: 10 nominations for Slumdog Millionaire | Film | The Guardian Close This article is 7 years old The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the curious movie about a man who ages backwards, headed the Oscar nominations announced today in Los Angeles. Slumdog Millionaire , Danny Boyle's Mumbai-set tale, which took best drama at this month's Golden Globes, continued its own rags-to-riches story with a total of 10 nominations. For another British hopeful, the nominations were a mixed tale: Kate Winslet, heavily tipped to be nominated for both best actress and best supporting actress following her Globes triumph, received just one nod from the academy. Curiously, her best actress nomination was for The Reader, the film for which she won best supporting actress at the Globes. The Reader's British director, Stephen Daldry , received a nomination for best director. Her omission for Revolutionary Road means that Oscar viewers will have to settle for the possibility of just one gushing acceptance speech from the actress. The other leading British contender was Frost/Nixon, which received five nominations including best picture. "It's very good timing for this film," said Working Title's Eric Fellner, the producer of Frost/Nixon, which opens in the UK on Friday. "This will give it the pedigree that will hopefully propel it into another dimension. I'm really proud of this film; I think it's brilliant." Other than Winslet missing out for Revolutionary Road, the morning's big surprise was the omission of Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino. The film had been tipped as a strong contender in the major categories, its themes and star considered a likely favourite among the members of the Academy of Motion Pictures. The Dark Knight also missed out in the major picture categories, although Heath Ledger did receive a nod as best supporting actor for his performance as the Joker. The announcement came a year to the day after the Australian actor's death from an overdose at the age of 28. Nevertheless, The Dark Knight did receive eight nominations, mainly in technical categories. Milk, Gus Van Sant's biopic of the gay rights campaigner Harvey Milk starring Sean Penn , also received eight nominations, including best film, director, actor and supporting actor. "It's just as good as the first time," said Van Sant. "Well, almost as good. It's huge that we were able to get so many nominations for a story that we felt was so important. It's really great for the movie and for the progress of Harvey's efforts as a gay politician." But the early morning announcement was dominated by Button. The film snagged 13 nominations including best film, best director for David Fincher, best actor for Brad Pitt and best supporting actress for Taraji Henderson. Pitt will be accompanied to the ceremony by his wife, Angelina Jolie , who received a best actress nomination for The Changeling. She is joined by awards veteran Meryl Streep, who consolidated her position as the most-nominated actress in Oscar history with another nomination. Other nominees include Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married and Melissa Leo for Frozen River. The best actor category features a quartet of heavy hitters and an outsider. Sean Penn, Frank Langella and Mickey Rourke were all expected to be nominated alongside Pitt, but the inclusion of Richard Jenkins for his performance as a college professor in The Visitor was a surprise. Another surprise was the best supporting actor nomination for Michael Shannon for his standout performance in Revolutionary Road. Winslet and her co-star Leonardo DiCaprio had been tipped for nominations for the Sam Mendes-directed drama, but both missed out. Elsewhere the nominations went to form: WALL-E will be favourite in the animated feature section and Waltz With Bashir will be strongly tipped in the foreign language category. The team behind Slumdog was ecstatic at the news of the film's 10 nominations. "Secretly – and sometimes not so secretly – this is the nomination that floats in every screenwriter's dreams," said writer Simon Beaufoy. "I am fantastically h |
In which continent was the 'Songhai Empire', one of the largest empires in history? | Songhai, African Empire, 15-16th Century | South African History Online South African History Online Home » The world around 1600 » Songhai, African Empire, 15-16th Century The world around 1600 Songhai, African Empire, 15-16th Century Overview, West Africa and the rise of the Songhai Empire Map of the Kingdom of Songhai. It became the largest empire in African history, but its enormous size eventually led to its collapse. Picture source: www.metmuseum.org West Africa is home to many of Africa's oldest kingdoms. These kingdoms played an important role in the development of trade and economic growth of the region. As old kingdoms came to be replaced by new smaller ones many changes were experienced. The transformations were influenced by conquest and warfare along with patterns of trade. West African societies were shaped by competition for wealth and the search for independence from more powerful kingdoms. The earliest African civilizations south of the Sahara desert were in West Africa. These civilisations developed at a time when most of Europe was experiencing the Dark Age, after the fall of the Western half of the Roman Empire around 476 A.D. the people of West Africa could already smelt iron ore to make tools for warfare and agriculture. Iron farming tools made agricultural methods far more efficient. This led to improvements in agriculture and greater productivity of the land, as prosperity grew the population expanded giving rise to larger towns. Broad rivers linked people in these larger towns by way of canoe travel. These rivers also maintained the fertility of the soil all year round. Map B: Ancient Ghana. This should not be confused with modern Ghana (Source : http://www.bbc.co.uk At the same time kingdoms were developing in this region. One of the earliest kingdoms to emerge here was ancient Ghana to the far West. By the year 300 A.D, this kingdom had been ruled by about 40 kings, showing that its political administration was well developed to allow new kings to take office without destroying the kingdom by fighting destructive civil wars. The economy of Ghana was based on iron and gold mining along with agriculture. Products were traded with Berber societies north of the Sahara desert. At the same time (1230-1300) the Mali kingdom of the Mande people, to the east of Ghana, was growing and increasing its control of trade in the region. This brought the two kingdoms into conflict. Finally, the Ghana kingdom was taken over by the Mali kingdom. The Mali kingdom was able to establish its influence with ease due to the surrounding savannah terrain. This enabled the easy and speedy dispatch of soldiers across the region to conquer neighbours. The adoption of the Islamic faith by the Mali people in about the 1500s during the rule of Kankan Musa, created a point of unity for this kingdom. Quarrels over who should succeed the throne and rebellion by the Fulani people in Senegambia and the Songhai people in Gao led to the collapse of the Mali kingdom in the 16th century. Songhai became independent of Mali, and rivalled it as the leading power in West Africa. Culture, Religion and Monarchy The Songhai had settled on both banks of the middle Niger River. They established a state in the 15th century, which unified a large part of the western Sudan and developed into a brilliant civilisation. It was ruled by the dynasty or royal family of Sonni from the thirteenth century to the late fifteenth century. The capital was at Gao, a city surrounded by a wall. It was a great cosmopolitan market place where kola nuts, gold, ivory, slaves, spices, palm oil and precious woods were traded in exchange for salt, cloth, arms, horses and copper. Islam had been introduced to the royal court of Songhai in 1019, but most people remained faithful to their traditional religion. Sonni Ali reorganised the army, which was equipped with a fleet on the Niger River. The commander of the fleet was known as the ‘Master of the Water’. Foot soldiers captured the best men of the defeated armies. An elite cavalry was fast and tough. They wore iron breas |
In which two colours is IKEA branding typically seen? | Tips For Creating Memorable Logos | Elegant Themes Blog Tips For Creating Memorable Logos Posted on January 30, 2015 by Jacqueline Thomas in Tips & Tricks | 47 comments Have you ever noticed that some of the world’s top logos make no sense? At least not at first glance. Although you may admire the simple colors, a cleverly drawn graphic, or an innovative use of typography, most logos seem to ignore their brand identity completely. Observe: What does the Good Year have to do with tires? What does the Chiquita logo have to do with bananas? And, in keeping with the blue and yellow theme, what does the Ikea logo have to do with a Scandinavian furniture superstore? Logos don’t need to make sense to be memorable– at least not on a conscious level. What makes a logo memorable is primarily color choice and then a magical combination of cleverness, subliminal association, and editing. But, before we begin, let’s tackle brand identity. Finding Your Brand Identity in Two Words Your brand identity is your point of view. So, what makes you different? Perhaps you build websites for nonprofits exclusively, or you provide social media marketing consultation for mommy bloggers. Be sure to get specific. And, it doesn’t matter if your business is slightly generic. Although what you offer may not be unique, how you offer it will be unique. Before you begin designing your logo, ask yourself this question: how do you define your brand in two words. Is it empower women, or passionate hope, or serious banking? Give yourself time to think of the two most powerful and accurate words to describe your brand. Once you’ve come up with them, write them down, and then read the next section. The Psychology of Color It’s a well known marketing strategy to attract customers with color. Color evokes strong emotions and associations inside of our brains. Above, we looked at three very popular logos. Why did these companies choose the colors blue and yellow? The yellow is obvious. That’s because yellow is optimistic and attention grabbing. Most road signs are yellow because the color instantly grabs your attention and shouts, “look at me!” On the other hand, blue indicates trust and dependability. Although most companies want to be considered trustworthy, a company that sells tires or fruit or furniture has a particular need to come across as dependable and secure. This is also why companies like American Express, Bank of America, and PayPal choose blue as their dominant logo color. Let’s take a closer look at how the colors break down: Red- Energetic, Exciting, Immediacy Red is intense, dynamic, passionate, and energetic. Unless colorblind, it’s impossible to ignore red. That’s because red creates a sense of urgency in our brains. Think of how stop signs and fire extinguishers grab your attention. Red is also an appetite stimulate. It’s often used with yellow to make you feel hungry. KFC, Coca Cola, Kellogg’s, Chick-Fil-A, McDonalds, Wendy’s, Pizza Hut, and the list goes on, all use red to encourage appetite. Red is best when used sparingly. A full sign in red may be sensory overload, and not as successful as red type against a contrasting background. This color is awesome for brands related to action, adventure, and just plain doing stuff, such as Honda, Toyota, Canon, Red Bull, YouTube, and CNN. Orange- Aggressively Friendly, Confident, Fun Love it or hate it, it’s hard to stay neutral with the color orange. Combining the energy of red and the unwavering optimism of yellow, orange is bright and playful. It’s the color of choice for friendly brands, such as Amazon, Etsy, Bit.ly, Shutterfly, and Blogger. These brands communicate enthusiasm and user friendliness. Orange works for brands geared towards fun and entertainment. It won’t make the best impression for more serious businesses, such as those in financial or wellness sectors. However, its friendliness will work if your brand appeals to youth (Nickelodeon) or community (Blogger, Harley-Davidson). Yellow- Happy, Optimistic, Youthful Nothing stimulates quite like yellow. The preferred color for caution |
Which baseball team play home games at Atlanta's 1996 Olympic Stadium that was converted and renamed 'Turner Field'? | 1996 Atlanta Olympic Stadium Current Tenants Atlanta Braves (MLB) (1997-Present) Former Tenants 1996 Summer Olympics Population Base 5,831,778 On Site Parking Unknown Nearest Airport The William B Hartsfield International Airport (ATL) Designed as the centerpiece of the 1996 Olympic Games, the Olympic Stadium did seat 85,000 people for Opening and Closing Ceremonies and the eight days of athletics competition. Groundbreaking for the striking new facility was held on 10 July 1993, with completion of the field of play scheduled for first quarter 1996. Approximate construction cost was $207 million, which included conversion of the stadium after the 1996 Games to a 45,000-seat baseball facility that will serve as the new home of the National League Atlanta Braves and destruction of Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, the present home of the Braves. Adjacent to the Olympic Stadium and standing tall enough to be seen by every spectator in the stadium is the Olympic Cauldron -- the dramatic, free-standing structure being built to house the Olympic Flame during the Games. The Olympic Stadium is ACOG's single largest legacy to Atlanta and Georgia. Official 1996 Olympic Web Site - Olympic Stadium The Atlanta Games were certainly the largest (a record 197 nations competed), most logistically complicated Olympics to date and perhaps the most hyped and overcomercialized as well. Despite all the troubles that organizers faced from computer scoring snafus and transportation problems to a horrific terrorist attack, these Olympics had some of the best stories ever. The Games began so joyously with Muhammed Ali, the world's best-known sports figure now stricken by illness, igniting the Olympic cauldron. Sadly, just eight days later terror was the prevailing mood after a terrorist's bomb ripped apart a peaceful Friday evening in Centennial Olympic Park. In the explosion, one women was killed, 111 were injured and the entire world was reminded of the terror and tragedy of Munich in 1972. As they did in '72, the games would go on. In track and field, Michael Johnson delivered on his much-anticipated, yet still startling, double in the 200 and 400 meters. One thing that many didn't foresee is that he would be matched by France's Marie-Jose Perec, who converted her own 200 - 400 double, albeit with much less attention. Carl Lewis pulled out one last bit of magic to win the long jump for the ninth gold medal of his amazing Olympic career. Donovan Bailey set a world record in the 100 and led Canada to a win over a faltering U.S. team in the 4x100 relay. The U.S. women's gymnastics squad took the team gold after Kerri Strug hobbled up and completed her final gutsy vault in the games most compelling moment. Swimmer Amy Van Dyken became the first American woman to win four golds in a single games. Ireland's Michelle Smith won 3 golds (and a bronze) of her own but her victories were somewhat tainted by controversy surrounding unproven charges of drug use. The USA faired well in team sports also. The men's basketball "Dream Team" was back, and, predictably, stomped the competition on their way back to the winner's podium. Also the U.S. women won gold at the Olympic debut of two sports: softball and soccer. Source: 1998 Information Please Sports Almanac |
What is the largest island crossed by the Arctic Circle? | Arctic Map / Map of the Arctic - Facts About the Arctic and the Arctic Circle - Worldatlas.com Arctic Photographs Arctic Map The Arctic is a region of the planet, north of the Arctic Circle, and includes the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Baffin Island, other smaller northern islands, and the far northern parts of Europe, Russia (Siberia), Alaska and Canada. The Arctic Circle, incidentally, is an imaginary line located at 66º, 30'N latitude, and as a guide defines the southernmost part of the Arctic. The climate within the Circle is very cold and much of the area is always covered with ice. In the mid winter months, the sun never rises and temperatures can easily reach lows of - 50º F in the higher latitudes. In the summer months (further south), 24 hours of sunlight a day melts the seas and topsoil, and is the main cause of icebergs breaking off from the frozen north and floating south, causing havoc in the shipping lanes of the north Atlantic. The primary residents of the Arctic include the Eskimos (Inuits), Saami and Russians, with an overall population (of all peoples) exceeding 2 million. The indigenous Eskimos have lived in the area for over 9,000 years, and many have now given up much of their traditional hunting and fishing to work in the oil fields and the varied support villages. The first explorers of the Arctic were Vikings. Norwegians visited the northern regions in the 9th century, and Erik the Red (Icelander) established a settlement in Greenland in 982. In 1909, after numerous attempts by regional explorers, Robert E. Peary reached the North Pole. Arctic Links |
Which US state has nicknames including 'The Birthplace of Aviation' and 'The Buckeye State'? | Ohio: The Buckeye State - Home Ohio: The Buckeye State Bibliography Welcome to Ohio Hello, my name is Scarlet, and I hope you enjoy this website all about and is dedicated to the beautiful 17th state, Ohio. Ohio is known for many places including the NFL Hall of Fame, The Air Force Museum, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cedar Point, and many more fascinating, must-see places. Hope you enjoy! Ohio: The Name Being near one of the Great Lakes,Lake Erie, Ohio (o-high-o) got the name from the Seneca Native American word meaning "beautiful river". Location Ohio is located in the Midwestern United States. Ohio is near the northern part of the country and is very close to the Great Lakes, especially Lake Erie. This state shares a border with Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Nicknames Ohio has many nicknames including, "The Heart of it All", "The Mother of Presidents", "The Buckeye State", and "The Birthplace of Aviation". This state got the nickname "The Mother of Presidents" because Ohio is hometown to 7 U.S. Presidents, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Warren G. Harding. The nickname, "The Birthplace of Aviation", is that because the Wright Brothers were born in Ohio. Ohio has the nickname, "The Buckeye State", because Ohio is home to many Buckeye trees that produce the Buckeye Nut; Ohioans are also known as Buckeyes; and Ohio is home to the college football team, the Ohio State Buckeyes. "The Heart of It All" is another nickname because the Ohio resembles a heart shape and to promote tourism. * After viewing this website, please take a survey by clicking Here , or by looking under the heading Home. Create a free website |
Ayatollah Khomeini pronounced a death sentence in 1989 on Salman Rushdie as a result of what book, published the previous year? | The Disappeared - The New Yorker The Disappeared How the fatwa changed a writer’s life. By The author, photographed in London in 1994, five years after Ayatollah Khomeini’s death sentence forced him into hiding.CreditPhotograph by Richard Avedon / “Salman Rushdie, London, England, September 26, 1994” / © 1994 The Richard Avedon Foundation 1989 Afterward, when the world was exploding around him, he felt annoyed with himself for having forgotten the name of the BBC reporter who told him that his old life was over and a new, darker existence was about to begin. She called him at home, on his private line, without explaining how she got the number. “How does it feel,” she asked him, “to know that you have just been sentenced to death by Ayatollah Khomeini?” It was a sunny Tuesday in London, but the question shut out the light. This is what he said, without really knowing what he was saying: “It doesn’t feel good.” This is what he thought: I’m a dead man. He wondered how many days he had left, and guessed that the answer was probably a single-digit number. He hung up the telephone and ran down the stairs from his workroom, at the top of the narrow Islington row house where he lived. The living-room windows had wooden shutters and, absurdly, he closed and barred them. Then he locked the front door. It was Valentine’s Day, but he hadn’t been getting along with his wife, the American novelist Marianne Wiggins. Five days earlier, she had told him that she was unhappy in the marriage, that she “didn’t feel good around him anymore.” Although they had been married for only a year, he, too, already knew that it had been a mistake. Now she was staring at him as he moved nervously around the house, drawing curtains, checking window bolts, his body galvanized by the news, as if an electric current were passing through it, and he had to explain to her what was happening. She reacted well and began to discuss what they should do. She used the word “we.” That was courageous. A car arrived at the house, sent by CBS Television. He had an appointment at the American network’s studios, in Bowater House, Knightsbridge, to appear live, by satellite link, on its morning show. “I should go,” he said. “It’s live television. I can’t just not show up.” Later that morning, a memorial service for his friend Bruce Chatwin, who had died of AIDS , was to be held at the Greek Orthodox church on Moscow Road, in Bayswater. “What about the memorial?” his wife asked. He didn’t have an answer for her. He unlocked the front door, went outside, got into the car, and was driven away. Although he did not know it then—so the moment of leaving his home did not feel unusually freighted with meaning—he would not return to that house, at 41 St. Peter’s Street, which had been his home for half a decade, until three years later, by which time it would no longer be his. At the CBS offices, he was the big story of the day. People in the newsroom and on various monitors were already using the word that would soon be hung around his neck like a millstone. “Fatwa.” I inform the proud Muslim people of the world that the author of the “Satanic Verses” book, which is against Islam, the Prophet and the Koran, and all those involved in its publication who were aware of its content, are sentenced to death. I ask all the Muslims to execute them wherever they find them. Somebody gave him a printout of the text as he was escorted to the studio for his interview. His old self wanted to argue with the word “sentenced.” This was not a sentence handed down by any court that he recognized, or that had any jurisdiction over him. But he also knew that his old self’s habits were of no use anymore. He was a new self now. He was the person in the eye of the storm, no longer the Salman his friends knew but the Rushdie who was the author of “Satanic Verses,” a title that had been subtly distorted by the omission of the initial “The.” “The Satanic Verses” was a novel. “Satanic Verses” were verses that were satanic, and he was their satanic author. How easy it was to erase a man’s past and to constr |
'Fox River State Penitentiary' and the 'Federal Penitentiary of Sona' in Panama feature in which American serial drama television series? | Prison Break Information Prison Break Information Prison Break News Prison Break Information Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on Fox for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an elaborate plan to help his brother escape prison. The series was produced by Adelstein-Parouse Productions, in association with Original Television and 20th Century Fox Television. Along with creator Paul Scheuring, the series is executive produced by Matt Olmstead, Kevin Hooks, Marty Adelstein, Dawn Parouse, Neal H. Moritz, and Brett Ratner who directed the pilot episode. The series' theme music, composed by Ramin Djawadi, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2006. The series was originally turned down by Fox in 2003, which was concerned about the long-term prospects of such a series. Following the popularity of serialized prime time television series Lost and 24 , Fox decided to back production in 2004. The first season received generally positive reviews, and performed well in the ratings. The first season was originally planned for a 13-episode run, but was extended to include an extra nine episodes due to its popularity. Prison Break was nominated for several industry awards, and won the 2006 People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama and was nominated for the 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series Drama. In the United States, all four seasons have been released on DVD, while the first and third seasons and The Final Break have also been released on Blu-ray Disc. The series has been aired and all seasons have been released on Blu-ray internationally. The success of the series has inspired short videos for mobile phones, several official tie-ins in print and on the Internet, as well as a video game. A spin-off series, Prison Break: Proof of Innocence, was produced exclusively for mobile phones. The series has spawned an official magazine and a tie-in novel. The fourth season of Prison Break returned from its mid-season break in a new timeslot on April 17, 2009 for the series' last six episodes. Two additional episodes, titled "The Old Ball and Chain" and "Free" were produced, and were later transformed into a standalone feature, titled The Final Break. The events of this feature take place before the last scene of the series finale, and are intended to wrap up unfinished plotlines. The feature was released on DVD and Blu-ray July 21, 2009. Season synopses Main article: List of Prison Break episodes Season 1 Main article: Prison Break (season 1) The first season follows the rescue of Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), who is accused of murdering Terrence Steadman ( John Billingsley ), the brother of Vice President of the United States Caroline Reynolds (Patricia Wettig). Lincoln is sentenced to death and is incarcerated in Fox River State Penitentiary where he awaits his execution. Lincoln's brother, brilliant structural engineer Michael Scofield ( Wentworth Miller ), is convinced of Lincoln's innocence and formulates an escape plan. In order to gain access to Fox River, Michael commits an armed robbery which results in his being sentenced to Fox River. In prison, Michael befriends the prison doctor Sara Tancredi ( Sarah Wayne Callies ) when he pretends to suffer from Type 1 diabetes, in order to gain daily access to the prison's infirmary. The brothers' fight to ward off the execution is aided by their lifelong friend Veronica Donovan (Robin Tunney), who begins to investigate the conspiracy that put Lincoln in jail. However, they are hindered by covert agents, members of an organization known as The Company. The Company was responsible for framing Lincoln, and they did so because of Lincoln's father, Aldo Burrows (Anthony Denison), and his former connections to the company. The brothers, along with six other inmates, Fernando Sucre (Amaury Nolasco), Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell (Robert Knepper), Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin ( Rockmon |
From which Greek word for a plant cultivated in the Nile delta does the word 'paper' derive? | The River Nile Facts Home The Nile River in Ancient Egypt The Nile River in Ancient Egypt The Nile River has certainly played a critical role in the history of ancient Egypt. Famous as the longest river in the world, the river got its name from the Greek word Neilos, which means valley. The Nile floods the lands in Egypt, leaving behind black sediment. That's why the ancient Egyptians named the river Ar, meaning black. "A land won by the Egyptians and given them by the Nile." -Greek historian Herodotus (circa 500 B.C.) The story of the Nile River begins not in the lush coastal lagoons of its Mediterranean mouth, nor at its headwaters high in the cloud forests of Rwanda, but in the Western Desert of Egypt. Here, there is no Nile. There is no water. It is a Martian landscape, inhabitable except for a few scattered oases. It is a Saharan playground for dust storms and locusts, where shovel-snouted lizards dance on two feet to avoid the scorching sands of mid-day. This is Egypt without the Nile. Small wonder, then, that the Ancient Egyptians prized and venerated the Nile River. It was their umbilical cord. Even today, a common Egyptian blessing is: "May you always drink from the Nile." From its cooling waters came perch fish bigger than the fisherman. From its loamy riverbanks came mud used for bricks and papyrus for books and boats. Every year, when the Nile River flooded and saturated the parched land in water and life-giving silt, the Egyptian farmers thanked the god Hapy and began their calendar anew. ©Jiseon Shin - View of the Nile and the desert banks A Satellite View of the Nile River Were you to hitchhike a ride on a satellite, you could see the Nile River in its entirety. For almost 4,250 miles the While Nile snakes through nine countries, from the Delta region of Lower Egypt all the way to Lake Victoria, the biggest of the African Great Lakes. The Blue Nile begins at Lake Tana, Ethiopia, and joins the White Nile south of Egypt in Khartoum, Sudan. Together, they make up the longest river in the world, the blue thread that binds Africa. When you think of Ancient Egypt, you probably imagine the Great Sphinx and the limestone pyramids of the Giza Plateau. You picture the towering obelisks of Memphis and the ochre domes of Cairo. These cities were the nerve center of Ancient Egypt. They lay just 20 miles South of where the Nile cleaves into the many channels and canals of the fertile Nile Delta. © NASA - Satellite view of the Nile River The fan-shaped Delta is flat as a pancake and green as a leprechaun. At its farthest reaches sat the great port city of Alexandria , home to the lighthouse Pharos, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Beyond the Nile Delta is nothing but the salt solution of the Mediterranean and past that, Europe. At the opposite end of Egypt, where the Nile snakes into the country, was the gateway city of the country: Aswan. It was small, hot, a garrison town for the Egyptian armies. Trade and Transportation on the Nile River You might be tempted to ignore the stubby structures of frontier Aswan, known in Ancient Egypt as Swenett. You might focus on the more impressive pillars of Cairo and the temples of Giza – but there would be no pyramids and no shrines without little ol' Aswan and the Nile River. Dhow on the Nile River near Aswan Aswan is hot. It receives essentially no rain. Ever. Daytime temperatures hover over 100 degrees six months out of twelve. The only source of water is the Nile, less than half a mile in width. But Ancient Egypt considered Aswan indispensable for its special granite, a rock called Syenite. Rough-hewn blocks were chiseled from raw stone, loaded onto barges, and shipped down the placid Nile River to the halls of the god-king pharaohs. During flood season, this trip would take about two weeks, for there was not a single cataract to delay the trip. During the dry season, the same trip would take about two months. Ships would return bearing cargo and men, their sails fattened by northern trade winds. The Nile River was Ancient Egypt's highway. There were no semi-truc |
'Cold Mountain Penitentiary' features in which book and film? In the book it is in Maine, but in the film it is in Louisiana? | Film locations for The Green Mile (1999) For more of Stephen King and Frank Darabont in prison, see The Shawshank Redemption The Green Mile location: Cold Mountain Prison: Tennessee State Penitentiary, Nashville Photograph: Erik Hollander Another Stephen King prison drama from Frank Darabont , the director of The Shawshank Redemption , though it could hardly be more different. ‘Georgia Pines’ the nursing home in which aged Paul Edgecomb ( Dabbs Greer ) tells the story of his time as a warder on Death Row at ‘Cold Mountain Penitentiary’, is Flat Top Manor, a 20-room mansion built in 1901 for Moses Cone, a prosperous textile entrepreneur. It’s in the Moses Cone Memorial Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Blowing Rock, between Asheville and Winston-Salem, North Carolina . The Manor is now the home of the Parkway Craft Center , which features handmade crafts by regional artists. The Green Mile location: the ‘Georgia Pines’ nursing home: Flat Top Manor, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Blowing Rock Photograph: North Carolina Division of Tourism The rest of the film was made in Tennessee . The prison itself, though supposedly in ‘Louisiana’, is the old Tennessee State Penitentiary , Cockrill Bend Boulevard in West Nashville, which closed in 1992. The penitentiary was previously seen in Bruce Beresford ’s 1996 Last Dance, with Sharon Stone , and went on to appear in James Mangold ’s Walk The Line, with Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash. Due to the condition of the buildings, there’s no admission to the public. The spot where John Coffey ( Michael Clarke Duncan ) is discovered with the bodies of the two little girls is by the Old Train Bridge across Caney Fork River, alongside I-40, about 50 miles east of Nashville, at Buffalo Valley. 30 miles south of Nashville, in the town of College Grove, you’ll find the church in which Edgecomb attends the funeral toward the end of the film, which is College Grove United Methodist Church, 8568 Horton Hwy. It’s another 30 miles south to find the graveyard, which is Round Hill Cemetery, on Round Hill Road, just to the northeast of Belfast, near Lewisburg. And I hate to be a killljoy but, no, there is no Mouseville in Tallahassee. See also ... |
Which study in magic and religion by James George Frazer took its name from an incident in 'The Aeneid'? | Sir James Frazer Sir James Frazer Location of death: Cambridge, England Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Buried, Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Gender: Male Nationality: Scotland Executive summary: The Golden Bough Sir James Frazer was a British anthropologist, folklorist, and classical scholar, best remembered as the author of the The Golden Bough. A classic in anthropology as well as in studies of comparative religion, magic, and folklore, the work has also had a tremendous impact on the fields of literature, psychology, and anthropology. In addition to introducing the world to a rich sampling of the world's cultural diversity, it also made readers profoundly aware of the parallels and commonalities existing between the religions and mythologies of various cultures, including between pagan beliefs and early Christianity. His work was a primary source material for the neo-pagan movement and influenced such notables as Carl Jung , Sigmund Freud , James Joyce , and T. S. Eliot . James George Frazer was born January 1, 1854 in Glasgow, Scotland. His father was a pharmacist and his mother was descended from George Bogle, the famous British envoy to Tibet. In 1774 Bogle had, under the auspices of the East India Company, become one of the first British citizens to journey into that insular land. Young James grew up steeped in tales of travel, but also in the doctrines of the Free Church of Scotland, under the influence of his father. As a youth he learned Latin and Greek, expanding on this later at Glasgow University, where he also studied physics under the direction of the legendary Lord Kelvin . He subsequently studied the Classics tripos at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1878. Frazer's dissertation on Plato earned him the Title Alpha Fellowship the following year, an honor that would be repeatedly renewed over the years. Nonetheless, he was constantly urged by his father to find a "real" profession. And in response he took up the study of Law, moving to London to study at the Middle Temple. He was called to the bar four years later. With this out of his way he returned to Cambridge, immersing himself in the work he loved, researching customs and mythology. And he never did take up the practice of law. Instead he undertook the translation and commentary upon Paesanias, a second century Greek travel writer. So massive was the project however, that its six volumes did not appear until 1898. In the meanwhile, inspired by Edward Tylor 's Primitive Culture, he had already begun the work for which he would eventually become famous: his survey of primitive customs and beliefs. Frazer sent letters of enquiry abroad to as many missionaries, doctors, and civil servants as he could find contact information for, querying them about the indigenous peoples with which they were in contact. He then combined the wealth of information this netted him with what he had managed to glean from ancient texts (such as the work of Paesanias) as well as from books and other reports generated by more recent travelers and explorers. The first published product of this work was Totemism, published by him in 1887. But in 1890 he produced The Golden Bough, an impressive tome which compiled a wealth of information on the myths, religions, social taboos, and customs of a broad array of cultures. It presented a rich, exotic diversity of customs and beliefs, whose novelty provoked startling new insights about the nature of society and humanity. But it also highlighted the existence of key themes -- such as birth, growth, death, and rebirth -- and it underscored their importance and their commonality across broad cultural divides. Naturally, the impact on literature and the arts was huge, influencing James Joyce , T. S. Eliot , William Butler Yeats , D. H. Lawrence , Ezra Pound , Robert Graves , and Mary Renault to name but a few. But it also tackled the subject of religion in a way that was relatively new � that is, as a subject for secular study. And it led readers to consider the parallels between ear |
Before being replaced with the 118 numbers, what three digit number was used for Directory Enquiries for domestic numbers? | UK TELEPHONE HISTORY UK TELEPHONE HISTORY For BPO Telephone history - click here 1875 Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) of Salem, Massachusetts, USA constructed his first experimental telephone in Boston. Thomas A Watson (1854-1934) assisted Bell in his experiments. Bell was a Scot by birth, and had been born at 16 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, UK on 3 March 1847. The Bell family emigrated to Brantford, Ontario, Canada, in 1870 following the deaths of Graham's two brothers from tuberculosis. From here Bell moved to Boston in the United States in 1872 to take up an appointment as a teacher of the deaf. He had inherited an interest in the training of deaf children from his father, Alexander Melville Bell, who had been a teacher of elocution at Edinburgh. Graham Bell's vocation led him to investigate the artificial reproduction of vowel sounds, resulting in a study of electricity and magnetism, and ultimately the development of the telephone. 1876 On 14 February an application was filed in America for a patent for Bell's apparatus for transmitting vocal sounds. Within hours, Elisha Gray of Chicago (1835-1901), a superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company, filed a similar application. Bell was granted his patent on 7 March, before Gray. On 10 March Bell reputedly spoke to his assistant Thomas Watson the first recognisable words ever transmitted by telephone, "Mr Watson, come here, I want you". This first articulate sentence was transmitted over 100 feet of wire. Sir William Thompson (later Lord Kelvin) exhibited Bell's telephone to the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Glasgow in September. He described it as "the greatest by far of all the marvels of the electric telegraph". 1877 In July, Mr W H Preece (1834-1913), who later became Sir William Preece, FRS and Engineer-in-Chief of the Post Office, brought to this country the first pair of practical telephones seen in Great Britain. Later in the same year Bell's perfected type of telephone was exhibited at a meeting of the British Association in Plymouth. Also in July, Bell and his financial backers - Thomas Sanders and Gardiner G Hubbard - formed the Bell Telephone Company in the United States. The early demand for the telephone had not been great and prior to forming their company Bell and his partners had struggled in their attempts to promote the new invention. At one point they even offered to sell the Bell patents to the Western Union Telegraph Company - Elisha Gray's employers - for $100,000. At this time the telephone was not seen as a serious rival to the well-established telegraph and the offer was refused. However, following the formation of the Bell Telephone Company, Western Union realised that their telegraph machines were being replaced by Bell's telephones and promptly formed the American Speaking Telephone Company to compete with Bell. The new company employed Thomas A Edison, Elisha Gray and Amos F Dolbear, three leading electrical inventors. 1878 Bell demonstrated the telephone to Queen Victoria on 14 January at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight with calls to London, Cowes and Southampton. These were the first long-distance calls in the UK. The Telephone Company Ltd (Bell's Patents) was formed to market Bell's patent telephones in Great Britain. The company was registered on 14 June with a capital of �100,000. Its premises were at 36 Coleman Street. It had a capacity for 150 lines and opened with 7 or 8 subscribers. One of the first telephone lines to be erected in the vicinity of London was from Hay's Wharf, south of the Thames, to Hay's Wharf Office on the north bank. Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) of Milan, Ohio, patented in America a carbon telephone transmitter invented the previous year - a great improvement on Bell's telephone transmitter which worked by means of magnetic current. The first trial of long-distance telephony in Great Britain as a commercial proposition was held on 1 November with a call between Cannon Street in London, and Norwich - a distance of 115 miles - using an Edison transmitter on a telegr |
Initially known as 'The Peter Jackson Tour', the golf tour that started in 1970 is now named after which country? | PGA Tour Canada - WOW.com PGA Tour Canada Canadian Professional Golf Tour ( 1986 – 2012 ) Sport Canada TV partner(s) Formerly broadcast on the Golf Channel and can now be seen in the form of a 30 minute highlight show that airs on both Global TV (Canada) and TSN2 during the season. A total of 11 shows aired in 2013. Official website pgatourcanada.com PGA Tour Canada is a men's professional golf tour headquartered in Oakville, Ontario . It was formally started in 1970 and was initially known as the Peter Jackson Tour, and became the Canadian Professional Golf Tour in 1986. The U.S. PGA Tour took over operation of the tour on November 1, 2012, at which time it was renamed PGA Tour Canada. [1] Historically, it has been commonly known as the Canadian Tour. Contents 7 External links History In 1970, Imperial Tobacco Canada , under the Peter Jackson brand, signed on as title sponsor and brought scattered Canadian professional events under one umbrella. The Peter Jackson Tour hosted a series of seven or eight tournaments each season with each purse eventually averaging $25,000. The Tour developed predominantly Canadian touring pros but also warmly welcomed players from around the world. Canadian Golf Hall of Fame members Dave Barr and Dan Halldorson – both two-time PGA Tour winners – competed on the circuit in the 1970s and made several appearances once they were established on the big tour. Fellow Canadians and PGA Tour winners Al Balding and George Knudson also returned home several times in their career to play the circuit. As the 1970s continued, government legislation began restricting the amount of advertising and sponsorship that tobacco companies were allowed to participate in. In 1978, anticipating future legislation that would ban tobacco advertising and sponsorship in Canada, Imperial Tobacco withdrew its title sponsorship of the circuit. Several tournaments disappeared and although a few carried on, there was no longer any cohesion to the circuit. However, in 1982, Canadian touring pros formed the Tournament Players Division (TPD) within the Canadian Professional Golfers Association (CPGA) and proposed a reorganized circuit under the guidance of Ken Tarling. In 1985, TPD members selected touring pro Bob Beauchemin as president with the mandate to "build, promote and conduct tournaments of the Canadian Tour to develop Canadian professional golfers to a world-class level." The reborn circuit began play in 1985 and had six events. Nevertheless, the Tour was still linked with the CPGA (PGA of Canada). In January 1986, Beauchemin convinced the CPGA's Board of Directors to grant the TPD status within the CPGA and to be responsible for its own funding. The next step involved organizing tournaments in such a way as to maximize the benefit for the players. At the time, most tournaments were 36- or 54-hole events and several were pro-am formats. To prepare players for the PGA Tour, they set a goal for all tournaments to be 72 holes with no pro-ams during the actual competition. Prize money, exemptions and draws would need to mimic the format used on the PGA Tour and European Tour . Although it took until 1989 for all tournaments to play 72 holes, the Canadian Tour began attracting players from not only the United States, but from around the world in the mid-1980s. PGA Tour Canada graduates who have won on the Web.com Tour and played the PGA Tour include Scott Dunlap , Jon Mills , Omar Uresti , Erik Compton , and Jeff Quinney . Players from all over the globe continue to apprentice on PGA Tour Canada. Though the tour is North American-based, Asians, Europeans, and Latin Americans are using PGA Tour Canada as their North American springboard. The former Canadian Tour became an associate member of what was at the time the trade body of the world's main men's tours, the International Federation of PGA Tours , in 2000. In 2009, it became a full member when the Federation expanded to include all of the main women's tours. It is one of a number of lower-level tours at which Official World Golf Ranking points are available, with a mi |
In which continent was the 'Kushan Empire' one of the largest empires in history? | The Largest Empires In The History Of India - WorldAtlas.com Society The Largest Empires In The History Of India The Mauryan Empire was the most expansive empire in India, ruled by the Maurya Dynasty from 322–185 BCE. Statue of Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Maurya Empire, in New Delhi, India. Throughout Indian history , the subcontinent has seen the birth of some of the greatest and most vast empires in the ancient world some of these dynasties covered an area that is almost twice the size of current country of India. For instance the empire of Maurya covered an area of 5 million square kilometers and was in existence in the year 250 BC. On the other hand, the Maratha Empire was relatively recent and small in size covering an area of 2.5 million kilometers square and flourished between 1674 and 1818. Maratha dynasty was responsible for reestablishing of Hindu culture and religion in India. The Largest Empires In The History Of India Maurya Empire It was the biggest and earliest empire in the, which was established by an Indian dynasty. The Maurya Empire began in 250 B.C.E and occupied an area of approximately 5,000,000 square kilometers.It emerged as a result of a combination of states in the northern India that created one state. Apparently, it developed during the time of the rise of Alexander the Great. Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of Maurya Empire. The policies and laws of the empire were formulated by Chanakya ministers, which led to the empire to thrive. The empire also signed treaties with the generals of Alexander the great where it conquered territories in Iran and Afghanistan.During the reign of Ashoka, Chandragupta's grandson, the Empire had conquered most of the Indian subcontinent. Further, Ashoka was well-known for embracing and reestablishing Buddhism after the conquest of Kalinga. Mughal Empire It was established in 1690 CE and occupied an area of 4,000,000 square kilometers. It was an empire that ruled parts of the Indian Subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Balochistan. The Mughal Empire was established by the Mongol ruler when he overpowered Ibrahim, the Sultan of Afghanistan. Further, the Mughal Empire was referred as the "Gunpowder Empire", which preserved features of the Mongol customs , and embraced Islam into the empire. Additionally, higher taxes were imposed to meet the lifestyle of this emperor although there were no gains to the taxpayers. Economic wealth was considered a threat to the state security and therefore created internal dissatisfaction which partly contributed to the downfall of the empire. Gupta Empire The Gupta Empire was based in the Magadha region, and it conquered most of South Asia. It was established in 400 CE and occupied an area of around 3,500,000 square kilometers. This Empire was under the rule and leadership of Gupta. Apparently, at this time when Gupta Empire emerged, India prospered in its golden age and its height of its civilization where much of its popular literature and science were documented. However, during the Gupta Empire, social classes became inflexible and rigid, and the devolution of power to local leaders intensified. The Empire became stable, and it pushed out intruders such as the Huns for around two centuries.The main accomplishments of the Gupta Empire were intellectual and artistic achievements. Further, astronomical, and mathematical theories were first exposed during the reign of Gupta Empire. Unfortunately, the Gupta Empire collapsed because of constant disintegration and assault from local leaders. Imperial Legacies India has had some of the greatest empires dating back to the 250 BCE. The Mauryan Empire was the earliest and covered the widest area of approximately 5 million square kilometers. The rulers were the Mauryan dynasty from starting from around 320 to 185 BC. The founder was Chandragupta Maurya. Other empires covered a relatively much smaller geographical location. The Largest Empires In The History Of India Rank |
From which grape variety are almost all Chablis wines made? | Chardonnay | Wine grapes | JancisRobinson.com Chardonnay Chardonnay The most famous vine variety of all. So powerful is the C-word on a wine label that, like Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay has virtually no synonyms - although in Styria in southern Austria some winemakers persist with the tradition of calling it Morillon . In the 1980s something extremely important to the history of wine happened: 'Chardonnay' became a name more familiar to the world's wine buyers than any of the geographically-named wines this vine variety had for centuries produced, such as Chablis, Corton-Charlemagne, or Montrachet. When the emerging New World wine industries introduced varietal labelling - calling wines by the name of their principal grape variety - it was Chardonnay that made the most friends. Wine drinkers find it flatteringly easy to enjoy, with its broad, exuberant charms, relatively high alcohol and low acidity, and lack of powerful scent. Vine growers find it easy to grow productively and profitably (it can yield well, ripen usefully early, although buds rather too early for frost-free comfort in cool climates). And winemakers revel in the range of different winemaking techniques to which Chardonnay readily submits: not just a wide range of dry white wines with more weight than most, but delicate sparkling wines and even a few extremely successful sweet white wines made with the benefit of 'noble rot'. All over the world, producing Chardonnay has been seen as a rite of passage in new wine regions. Almost any wine producer with ambitions to belong to the great international club of wine grown-ups has to prove that he or she can make a Chardonnay, preferably a Chardonnay fermented and matured in new(ish) oak barrels the Burgundian way, with the best of them. The fact is that most of this sort of wine is far more a product made in the cellar than in the vineyard. Or, to put it another way, skilfully-made barrel-fermented Chardonnays tend to taste very much the same wherever they are made. Indeed when many people say they like the taste of Chardonnay, what they often mean is that they like the taste of oak, or at least the qualities of oak maturation. So, although in terms of total area planted Chardonnay lags well behind such workhorse varieties as Spain's Airén and Italy's Trebbiano , it is more widely distributed than any other grape variety - probably even more widely than its red wine counterpart Cabernet Sauvignon, which needs more sunshine to ripen it than Chardonnay. Chardonnay mania, of which French coopers have been the major beneficiaries, was a phenomenon of the 1980s and 1990s but in the early 1970s it was hardly grown outside its Burgundian homeland and Champagne. It accounted for only a tiny proportion of all vines grown in California and Australia, for example, whereas by the early 1990s it had become the most planted white wine grape in both. At times demand for Chardonnay grapes from wine producers has been so much greater than supply (Australia in the mid 1990s springs to mind) that Chardonnay has been blended with one or two other varieties. Semillon -Chardonnay ('SemChard') and Chardonnay- Colombard blends became the pragmatic solution to an industry's problem. The Chardonnay vine is nothing if not adaptable. Commercially acceptable Chardonnay can be produced in really quite hot wine regions such as the hot interiors of California, South Africa and Australia where clever winemaking can give it tropical fruit flavours and even some suggestion of oakiness, often using oak chips. In cooler wine regions such as Chablis, Carneros and Tasmania, on the other hand, it can produce apple-crisp juice which, in less ripe years, can have rapier-like acidity. The best examples can benefit from five or even more years in bottle to soften that acidity and develop rounder flavours to balance it - although less concentrated examples produced in cool years may simply taste even leaner as the bloom of youth fades. Excluding premier cru and grand cru burgundy, Chardonnay does not make wines for seriously long ageing. Perhaps Chardo |
Paper is one of the 'Four Great Inventions' of which country? | Four Inventions of Ancient China: Paper Making, Gunpowder, Printing, Compass Home / Chinese Culture / Four Great Inventions Four Great Inventions of Ancient China Papermaking, gunpowder, printing and the compass are four great inventions by ancient Chinese people that have had a huge impact on the entire world. Paper Making Cai Lun, inventor of papermaking The invention of paper greatly contributed to the spread and development of civilization. Before its invention, bones, tortoise shells, and bamboo slips were all used as writing surfaces, but as Chinese civilization developed they proved themselves unsuitable because of their bulk and weight. Hemp fiber and silk were used to make paper but the quality was far from satisfactory. Besides, these two materials could be better used for other purposes so it was not practical to make paper from them. Xue fu wu che is a Chinese idiom describing a learned man. The story behind it concerns a scholar named Hui Shi who lived during the Warring States Period. He needed five carts to carry his books when he traveled around teaching. Books at that time were made of wood or bamboo slips so they were heavy and occupied a lot of space. Reading at the time needed not only brainwork but also physical strength. In 105 A.D. Cai Lun, a eunuch during the Eastern Han Dynasty, invented paper from worn fishnet, bark and cloth. These raw materials could be easily found at a much lower cost so large quantities of paper could be produced. The making technique was exported to Korea in 384 A.D. A Korean Monk then took this skill with him to Japan in 610 A.D. During a war between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire, the Arabs captured some Tang soldiers and paper making workers. Thus, a paper factory was set up by the Arabs. In the 11th Century the skill was carried to India when Chinese monks journeyed there in search of Buddhist sutras. Through the Arabs, Africans and Europeans then mastered the skill. The first paper factory in Europe was set up in Spain. In the latter half of the 16th century, this skill was brought to America. By the 19th century, when paper factories were set up in Australia, paper making had spread to the whole world. Cai Lun, also known as Tsai Lun, was listed in the book The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History by Michael H. Hart. Gunpowder Cannon In Chinese, gunpowder is called huo yao, meaning flaming medicine. Unlike paper and printing, the birth of gunpowder was quite accidental. It was first invented inadvertently by alchemists while attempting to make an elixir of immortality. It was a mixture of sulphur, saltpeter, and charcoal. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, gunpowder was being used in military affairs. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, frequent wars spurred the development of cannons, and fire-arrows shot from bamboo tubes. In the 12th and 13th centuries, gunpowder spread to the Arab countries, then Greece, other European countries, and finally all over the world. Printing Technique Inspired by engraved name seals, Chinese people invented fixed-type engraved printing around 600 A.D. The skill played an important role in the Song Dynasty but its shortcomings were apparent. It was time-consuming to engrave a model, not easy to store, and not easy to revise errors. During the reign of Emperor Ren Zong of the Northern Song Dynasty, Bi Sheng invented moveable, reusable clay type after numerous tests. Single types were made and picked out for printing certain books. These types could be used again and again for different books. Because of the large number of different characters in the Chinese written language, this technique did not have a dramatic impact at the time. However, today, this typesetting technique is regarded as a revolution in the industry. About 200 years later, this moveable-type technique spread to other countries and advanced the development of world civilization. Compass During the Warring States period, a device called a Si Nan became the forerunner of the compass. A Si Nan was a ladle-like magnet on a plate with the handl |
Elected in 2007, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament has what name, almost identical to that of a famous football manager? | Official Report - Parliamentary Business : Scottish Parliament Parliamentary Business back to top The Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick): Welcome back. It is good to be back with you once more. The first item of business is time for reflection. Our time for reflection leader this afternoon is Matt Oliver, the chief executive of More Than Gold 2014. Mr Matt Oliver (More Than Gold 2014): In a little under a year, 71 nations and territories that make up the Commonwealth will descend on Scotland for the 20th Commonwealth games. The Christian church in Scotland, united under the banner of More Than Gold, will seek to serve the games in a variety of ways. Building on the success of 2012, hundreds of churches will be opening their doors to show the games live on big screens to their communities and provide refreshments. One thousand people from around the world will assist the church in its activities, bringing with them cultural engagement programmes of dance, music and drama. The Salvation Army will distribute 250,000 bottles of cold water to spectators and, in partnership with the Scottish Government, we will provide free accommodation to over 400 members of athletes’ families and to official volunteers. Many of the nations that are competing next year will be able to trace the Christian roots of their countries directly to the great missionaries of the past, many of whom came from this great nation. People such as David Livingstone, Mary Slessor and James Chalmers all contributed to the spread of Christianity throughout the world. However, for an old sportsman such as me, it is Eric Liddell, the Olympic athlete who famously refused to run in the 100m heats as they were due to be run on a Sunday, who epitomises the common values of sport and the gospel. In the film “Chariots of Fire”, Eric famously says: “God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel his pleasure”. Liddell would be given a sporting lifeline when given a place in the 400m, in which he would go on to become an Olympic champion. For Liddell, serving and honouring God was truly worth more than gold. It is the prayer of the team at More Than Gold 2014 that, as Glasgow prepares to host the world’s third-largest sporting event, it will feel God’s pleasure; that, as the church in Scotland rises in unison in acts of service, hospitality and outreach, it will feel God’s pleasure; and that you, as you go about your business in this place today, will feel God’s pleasure. Business Motion The Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick): The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-07570, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business— Tuesday 3 September 2013 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Motion of Condolence followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by First Minister’s Statement on the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2013-14 followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2013-14 followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.45 pm Decision Time 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions 12.30 pm Members’ Business 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Equal Opportunities Committee Debate: Where Gypsy/Travellers Live followed by Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Debate: Report on 6th Report 2013, Draft Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies in Scotland followed by Legislative Consent Motion: High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill – UK Legislation followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scotland’s Historic Environment – The Way Forw |
Which US state has nicknames including 'The Cyclone State', 'The Land Of The Rolling Prairies' and 'The Hawkeye State'? | The State Nicknames Part 5 - Orlando / Florida Guide The State Nicknames Part 5 - Orlando / Florida Guide Search Tweet Never having visited the States before, on our first trip to Florida we were fascinated to see that all the cars had license plates which showed their state of origin. Of course, Florida is a magnet to holidaymakers from all over the USA so on our first visit we pretty soon managed to see numerous different plates, and so started our obsession. We have continued to look for the few plates that we have not seen – and now we only have a couple to go. They are interesting in the pictures they show as well as the state nicknames they display. Take a look yourself and see for yourselves how many different plates you can find. Here are the nicknames of Indiana, Iowa, and Kansas. Indiana Way back in the 1830’s the ‘Hoosier State’ came into general usage. There are many explanations for this nickname, but most are quite illogical, so there is no real answer, although it has been suggested that Hoosier may have been used contemptuously to refer to the people of Indiana. It was once called the ‘Crossroads of America, ’ and the ‘Hospitality State. ’ Iowa Often called the ‘Hawkeye State, ’ this nickname is said to have come from the scout, Hawkeye, in the book Last of the Mohicans, written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826. It is also called the ‘Corn State, ’ and of course this pays tribute to its vast corn crop, as it is one of the leading producer of corn in the USA. Sometiimes referred to as the ‘Land of the Rolling Prairie, ’ Iowa has vast rolling prairies that covered the state. Iowa has warm summers and this combined with wet springs make it the ideal climate for the growing of corn and soyabeans. Kansas Nicknamed the ‘Sunflower State, ’ Kansas has numerous nicknames. With its vast plains and prairies Kansas is the breadbasket of the country, growing more wheat than any other state. Dodge City became home to the largest cattle market in the world, and today cattle, corn, wheat and soyabeans are the basis of its agricultural economy. Sunflowers grow in profusion across the state, and the sunflower is the official state flower, so it is hardly surprising that Kansas took the nickname of this flower for its licence plates. Kansas has also been known as the ‘Wheat State’ which, of course, refers to it being the number one state for wheat produced and wheat flour milled in 2000. With the geographical centre of the United States being in Kansas in the town of Lebanon, it is not surprising that it is also called ‘Midway, USA. ’ It has also been called ‘The Central State. ’ However, one of its most descriptive nicknames is the ‘Cyclone State’ due to it having weather conditions which are conducive to tornadoes or cyclones, and Kansas certainly does get its fair share of ‘twisters. ’ It also suffered at the hands of another natural disaster when swarms of grasshoppers (Rocky Mountain Locusts) swept into Kansas in 1874 denuding the lush landscapes, so its nickname ‘The Grasshopper State’ is pretty self-explanatory. A more pleasant nickname is ‘Garden of the West’ which refers to its beautiful landscapes and fertile soil. ‘The Squatter State’ is a fascinating reference to the new settlers who flocked into Kansas to establish claims to the land. These early squatters were from the slave states of Missouri, and an extraordinary number of people from Missouri staked a claim in this new territory. Sadly, Kansas experienced some turbulent years leading up to the civil war, when it became known as ‘Bleeding Kansas’ because of the violent conflicts between anti-slavery and pro-slavery factions. Its modern-day nickname of the ‘Sunflower State’ is certainly a happier title. We aim to provide accurate and useful information, but if you feel anything provided here is not accurate or out of date, please email us with the address of the page concerned and any comments so we can amend as necessary. Page added on: 11 October 2010 Viewed 1553 times since 11 October 2010. There are no photos available for this article at the moment. Vill |
For which book published in 1981, did Salman Rushdie win Britain's oldest literary award, The James Tait Black Memorial Prize, as well as the Booker Prize? | Quotations on Islam from Notable Non-Muslims - WikiIslam Quotations on Islam from Notable Non-Muslims From WikiIslam, the online resource on Islam Jump to: navigation , search The following sourced quotations are particularly useful, as many apologists like to commit the logical fallacy of appealing to authority by using (very often out-of-context [1] or false) [2] quotes attributed to various noteworthy non-Muslim individuals, in an attempt to propagate their faith . Abu Bakr Muhammad al-Razi[ edit ] Muhammad ibn Zakariyā Rāzī (865 – 925 AD) was a Persian physician, alchemist, chemist, philosopher, and scholar. If the people of this religion [Islam] are asked about the proof for the soundness of their religion, they flare up, get angry and spill the blood of whoever confronts them with this question. They forbid rational speculation, and strive to kill their adversaries. This is why truth became thoroughly silenced and concealed. [3] You claim that the evidentiary miracle is present and available, namely, the Koran. You say: "Whoever denies it, let him produce a similar one." Indeed, we shall produce a thousand similar, from the works of rhetoricians, eloquent speakers and valiant poets, which are more appropriately phrased and state the issues more succinctly. They convey the meaning better and their rhymed prose is in better meter. ... By God what you say astonishes us! You are talking about a work which recounts ancient myths, and which at the same time is full of contradictions and does not contain any useful information or explanation. Then you say: "Produce something like it"?! [3] Adolf Hitler[ edit ] Adolf Hitler (1889 – 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, commonly known as the Nazi Party. You see, it's been our misfortune to have the wrong religion. Why didn't we have the religion of the Japanese, who regard sacrifice for the Fatherland as the highest good? The Mohammedan religion [Islam] too would have been more compatible to us than Christianity. Why did it have to be Christianity with its meekness and flabbiness? [4] I can imagine people being enthusiastic about the paradise of Mohammed, but as for the insipid paradise of the Christians! In your lifetime, you used to hear the music of Richard Wagner. After your death, it will be nothing but hallelujahs, the waving of palms, children of an age for the feeding bottle, and hoary old men. The man of the isles pays homage to the forces of nature. But Christianity is an invention of sick brains: one could imagine nothing more senseless, nor any more indecent way of turning the idea of the Godhead into a mockery. A n***** with his taboos is crushingly superior to the human being who seriously believes in transubstantiation. [5] Had Charles Martel not been victorious at Poitiers -already, you see, the world had already fallen into the hands of the Jews, so gutless a thing Christianity! -then we should in all probability have been converted to Mohammedanism [Islam], that cult which glorifies the heroism and which opens up the seventh Heaven to the bold warrior alone. Then the Germanic races would have conquered the world. Christianity alone prevented them from doing so. [6] The best thing is to let Christianity die a natural death. A slow death has something comforting about it. The dogma of Christianity gets worn away before the advances of science... The instructions of a hygienic nature that most religions gave, contributed to the foundation of organized communities. The precepts ordering people to wash, to avoid certain drinks, to fast at appointed dates, to take exercise, to rise with the sun, to climb to the top of the minaret — all these were obligations invented by intelligent people. The exhortation to fight courageously is also self-explanatory. Observe, by the way, that, as a corollary, the Moslem was promised a paradise peopled with sensual girls, where wine flowed in streams — a real earthly paradise. The Christians, on the other hand, declare themselves satisfied if after their deat |
'The Aeneid' by Virgil tells the story of which Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans? | The Aeneid | Novelguide The Aeneid Total Votes: 180 Introduction This is a study guide for the book The Aeneid written by Virgil. The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. Please click on the literary analysis category you wish to be displayed. Back and Next buttons can guide you through all the sections or you can choose to jump from section to section using the links below or the links at the left. Author: Virgil |
Which female American painter was responsible for 'Cow's Skull', 'Yellow Calla' and 'Two Poppies'? | Georgia O'Keeffe paintings, biography, and quotes. of Georgia O'Keeffe Gegorgia O'Keeffe and her paintings One of the first female painters to achieve worldwide acclaim from critics and the general public, Georgia O'Keeffe was an American painter who created innovative impressionist images that challenged perceptions and evolved constantly throughout her career. After studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago she attended the Art Students League in New York, studying under William Merritt Chase. Though she impressed the league with her oil painting "Dead Rabbit with Copper Pot," she lacked self-confidence and decided to pursue a career as a commercial artist and later as a teacher and then head of the art department at West Texas A&M University. At that time she became acquainted with a landscape that would become iconic within her work, the Palo Duro Canyon. O'Keeffe did not stop producing charcoal drawings and watercolors during her hiatus, some of which were seen by Alfred Stieglitz, her future husband. Stieglitz was a successful photographer and modern art promoter who owned the 291 Gallery in New York City. He was struck by the sincerity within her work and organized her first solo show in 2017, composed of oil paintings and watercolors completed in Texas. After their marriage, O'Keeffe became part of an inner circle of American modernist painters who frequently showed in Stieglitz's gallery. Her work shifted towards oil paintings which appeared to be magnified natural forms. In 1925, her first large-scale flower painting was exhibited in New York City. Petunia marked the beginning of a period of exploration on the flower theme that would continue throughout her career. By magnifying her subject, she emphasized shape and color and brought attention to the tiny details within the flower. During her life, flower is a subject that Gegorgia O'Keeffe always returns to, as artists have always returned to beloved themes - Vincent van Gogh his Sun Flowers, Paul Cezanne his Apples, and Claude Monet his Water Lilies. O'Keeffe's painting's subjects caught the attention of collectors and critics who responded with alacrity. Their discussion of the O'Keeffe's works were often colored by the popularized tenets of Sigmund Freud , which by the 1920s were widespread in America. In a cultural atmosphere initially titillated and gradually transformed by his theories, art and its critical reception - like many other aspects of modern life - where invariably, and indelibly colored by Freudian consideration. Many claim that the images which Gegorgia O'Keeffe created when painting flowers, was work which was highly sexual, and many went as far as to say it was an erotic art form; but O'Keeffe rejected that theory consistently. In an attempt to move the attention of her critic's away from their Freudian interpretations of her work, she began to paint in a more representational style. In her series on New York, O'Keeffe excelled in painting architectural structures as highly realistic and expertly employed the style of Precisionism within her work. "Radiator Building-Night, New York" from 1927 can also be interpreted as a double portrait of Steiglitz and O'Keeffe. Object portraiture of this kind was popular amongst the Steiglitz circle at the time and greatly influenced by the poetry of Gertrude Stein. In 1929, seeking solitude and an escape from a crowd that perhaps felt artistically and socially oppressive, O'Keeffe traveled to New Mexico and began an inspirational love affair with the visual scenery of the state. For 20 years she spent part of every year working in New Mexico, becoming increasingly interested in the forms of animal skulls and the southwest landscapes. While her popularity continued to grow, O'Keeffe increasingly sought solace in New Mexico. Her painting Ram's Head with Hollyhock encapsulates so much novelty while still maintaining with her classic aesthetic of magnifying and showing the be |
Edward V, Edward VI, and Elizabeth I were all unmarried. Who is the only other British monarch since 1066 to have never married? | Kings, Queens and Mistresses | The History Jar Kings, Queens and Mistresses Timeline of History Kings, Queens and Mistresses Kings and queens of England from the Norman Conquest onwards beginning with a rhyme to help remember them all: Willy, Willy, Harry, Steve, Harry, Dick, John, Harry Three; One, two, three Neds, Richard Two, Harries Four Five Six, then who? Edwards Four Five, Dick the Bad, Harries (twain) Ned Six (the lad); Mary, Bessie, James ye ken, Then Charlie, Charlie, James again Will and Mary, Anna Gloria Georges four, Will Fourth, Victoria Edward Seven next, and then Came George the Fifth in nineteen ten Ned the Eighth soon abdicated Then George the Sixth was coronated After which Elizabeth And that’s all folks until her death The Normans William I (The Conqueror) 1066-1087 Illegitimate son of Robert of Normandy and Arlette of Conteville. As well as being known as William, Duke of Normandy he was also called William the Bastard in some quarters. He became Duke of Normandy in 1035 when he was just seven. It was not a good time to be a child with valuable property. He grew up tough, not just because of the times but because of the number of assassination and kidnap attempts that were made upon his person during his childhood. Then having survived his childhood he had to deal with a series of rebellious barons. He married Matilda of Flanders (1032-1083- William gave up hunting on her death. The two had argued about their son Robert and she’d spent much of the last four years of her life in Normandy) who financed his flagship for the invasion of England and gave him nine children of whom seven survived into adulthood. One of the girls became the Abbess of Romsey before she was kidnapped by an unscrupulous noble who wanted her title so forced her to marry him. She had two children before being allowed to return to the religious life. Three of William’s sons became kings of England in their turn. He was crowned in Westminster Abbey, 25 Dec 1066- and even that went badly. He spent most of his first years as king putting down rebellions. He introduced castles into English architecture and built The Tower of London although at that time it was called The White Tower. William II (William Rufus) 1087-1100 William Rufus was the third son of William the Conqueror. Robert, the first son became Duke of Normandy. Crowned in Westminster Abbey, 26 Sept 1087. He was killed by an arrow while hunting in the New Forest on 2nd August 1100. It was supposed to have been an accident but it is believed that he was killed on the orders of his brother Henry. Henry’s older brother, Robert Curthose, away on crusade at the time hastened home but it was too late. Henry was crowned king of England in Winchester where he’d hurried just after the ‘accident’ in order to secure the royal treasury. William was unmarried so the crown remained in the hands of William the Conqueror’s sons. Henry I 1100-1135 Crowned in Winchester 1100. Also known as “Beauclerc” or “The Lion of Justice.” Married to Edith of Scotland. Edith, a Saxon name, was known after her marriage as Matilda. Norman nobles apparently had difficulty pronouncing the name Edith and it also reminded them she was a saxon which wasn’t a terribly good idea. Henry had more than twenty illegitimate children but only one legitimate son- William who survived to adulthood. He drowned when the White Ship sank in November 1120 as it sailed from Normandy back to England. In total four of Henry’s children died in the disaster. He swiftly remarried to Adela of Louvain but no further sons were forthcoming. Henry summoned his remaining legitimate child, the widowed queen of the German Emperor home as his heir. Henry’s nobles swore that they would uphold Matilda’s claim to the throne. After his death when Matilda tried to claim the throne, civil war broke out because the majority of barons decided that they didn’t want a woman in charge although no laws were ever passed preventing them from inheriting. Stephen 1135- 1154 Stephen followed the trend |
Which English king was married to both Isabel of Gloucester and Isabella of Angouleme? | Isabella of Angoulême, wife of King John | Magna Carta Trust 800th Anniversary | Celebrating 800 years of democracy Isabella of Angoulême, wife of King John Home » Schools » Biographies » Women of Magna Carta » Isabella of Angoulême, wife of King John By Professor Louise Wilkinson, of Canterbury Christ Church University The reputation of Isabella of Angoulême, the wife of King John, suffered badly at the hands of thirteenth-century writers [i] . Not only were the circumstances of Isabellaâs marriage blamed for harming Johnâs long-term interests on the Continent, but some chroniclers, like the St Albans monk, Roger of Wendover, also attributed the kingâs inadequate defence of Normandy in 1203-4 to Isabellaâs skills in âsorcery or witchcraftâ. According to Wendover, John became so infatuated with Isabella that he remained inactive and adopted a cheerful demeanour in the face of the French invasion [ii] . Matthew Paris, Wendoverâs successor at St Albans, went so far as to describe Isabella as a woman who was âmore Jezebel than Isabelâ [iii] . Even if Wendoverâs and Parisâs characterizations are a little far fetched, they do, at least, reveal something of the infamy attached to this English queen consort. Although the precise year of Isabellaâs birth is not known, she was probably around twelve years old at the time of her marriage to King John on 24 August 1200. Isabella was the only daughter and heiress of Audemar, count of Angoulême, the lord of a strategically important territory in southwestern France. Her mother was Alice de Courtenay, the daughter of the French lord of Montargis and Châteaurenard, and a cousin of the French king Philip Augustus (Philip II). Through her Courtenay connections, Isabella also enjoyed kinship with the kings of Jerusalem, and was a half-sister to Peter, count of Joigny, the child of one of her motherâs earlier marriages [iv] . King John, Isabellaâs bridegroom, was in his thirties and had already been married once before, to Isabella of Gloucester, whom he had set aside as his wife on the grounds of consanguinity. In 1200, John had sound political reasons for marrying Isabella of Angoulême. He did so in order to prevent her union with another powerful Poitevin neighbour, Hugh (IX), lord of Lusignan and count of La Marche. An Angoulême-Lusignan alliance posed a serious threat to Johnâs dominance in the region, and jeopardized the stability of the borders of Poitou and Gascony. Unfortunately, by taking Isabella for his own wife, John caused grave offence to Hugh (IX), who suffered an embarrassing loss of face. Hugh (IX) rebelled against John and appealed to Philip Augustus, who declared Johnâs continental territories forfeit. Isabellaâs union with John thus helped to trigger the war that culminated in the loss of Normandy, Maine, Anjou and Touraine to the French crown in 1204, along with a significant slice of Poitou. Isabella of Angoulêmeâs status as Johnâs wife was enhanced when she was crowned queen of England by Archbishop Hubert Walter at Westminster Abbey in October 1200 [v] . As queen, however, Isabella did not enjoy anything like the level of personal wealth or political influence of some of her twelfth-century predecessors in England [vi] . Isabella was not, for example, allowed to receive the revenues from her inheritance, her dower (those lands set aside to provide for her in the event of her husbandâs death) or queenâs gold during Johnâs lifetime. In this way, John ensured that Isabella remained personally dependent upon his continued generosity and goodwill for her day-to-day maintenance, and effectively prevented her from playing an active role in court politics [vii] . During her marriage to John, Isabella was at least successful in fulfilling her primary duty as a medieval English queen consort, that of bearing a male heir. Between 1207 and 1215, Isabella was delivered safely of two sons (the future King Henry III and Richard, earl of Cornwall) and three daughters (the future Joan, queen of Scots, Isabella, wife of Emperor Fr |
Gladwyn Jebb served as acting Secretary-General of which organisation until the election of Trygve Lie in 1946? | United Nations News Centre - Character Sketches: Gladwyn Jebb by Brian Urquhart United Nations News Centre Character Sketches Gladwyn Jebb by Brian Urquhart Gladwyn Jebb, who served as the Executive Secretary of the UN Preparatory Commission and then, from October 1945 to February 1946, as the Acting UN Secretary-General. He later served as the UK's Permanent Representative to the UN. UN Photo/ES Before I went to see Gladwyn Jebb in August 1945, several well-meaning people warned me that he was glacial, supercilious, and rude. I was going to see him because I wanted to work for the fledging United Nations, and Gladwyn had just been put in charge of the Preparatory Commission that would set up the new world organization. He was, effectively, the first UN Secretary-General. Gladwyn could not have been more friendly or helpful. Although I had virtually no qualifications except my war record and a reasonable command of French and German, he took me on at once as his personal assistant. This was one of the luckiest things that ever happened to me. Not only did it get me in on the ground floor of the one institution I wanted to work for. Equally important, it gave me the chance to do my apprenticeship for a civilian career under a remarkable man. 24 May 1945 - Along with delegates from 50 nations, Gladwyn Jebb (seated at the table, second from left), representing the United Kingdom, attends a meeting of the Coordination Committee at the Conference on International Organization in San Francisco, which led to the production of the UN Charter. In all, the San Francisco Conference was not only one of the most important in history but, until that time, possibly one of the largest international gatherings ever to take place. At the age of 45, Gladwyn Jebb was already something of a Foreign Office legend. He gave new meaning, both in appearance and attitude, to the word “patrician.” He was tall, sleek, immaculately dressed, and completely self-confident, but he also had original ideas and liked interesting and unfashionable people. At Oxford, he had been one of Sligger Urquhart’s coterie of promising young men and, as a young diplomat, he had always had interesting postings—Constantinople, Berlin, Rome. There were lots of stories, probably largely apocryphal, about his arrogance. Gladwyn’s wife Cynthia looked like a Dresden porcelain figurine and behaved like a true Edwardian grande dame. She was a formidably perfect British ambassador’s wife. Early in the war, somewhat to his dismay, Gladwyn had been chosen to lead the British team in the international group that was designing the post-war international system. He made such an impression on his foreign colleagues that when the time came, they appointed him Executive Secretary of the UN Preparatory Commission, which was to build a working organization on the specifications of the United Nations Charter. It was at this point in his career that I joined him in London. Some highlights from the career of Gladwyn Jebb, the British diplomat who served as the Executive Secretary of the UN Preparatory Commission, the Acting Secretary-General of the United Nations, and, later, the UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations. I soon found that Gladwyn’s allegedly overbearing manner concealed an essentially kind and humorous nature. Our headquarters in London was in Church House, Westminster—in normal times, the head office of the Church of England. The House of Lords had sat there during the war after it had been bombed out of its own chamber. The building was encased in sandbags and barbed wire and guarded by a detachment of Royal Marines. One evening early on, Gladwyn and I, returning to the office after dinner, were challenged by the Marine sentry and required to show our passes. I was still in uniform, and the sentry saluted me when I showed my pass. Gladwyn had forgotten his pass and was barred from entering. He was quite irritated when I pointed out that he himself had ordained that none could enter the building without a pass. “Doesn’t this man know who I am?” he asked rather plai |
At what location, the largest of its type, were the German actors Max Ehrlich, Kurt Gerron and Dora Gerson all murdered? | Westerbork Concentration Camp - Fold3 Fold3 Add your story… Introduction Westerbork concentration camp ( Dutch : Kamp Westerbork, German : Durchgangslager Westerbork) was a World War II Nazi refugee, detention and transit camp in Hooghalen , ten kilometres north of Westerbork , in the northeastern Netherlands . Its function during the Second World War was to assemble Roma and Dutch Jews for transport to other Nazi concentration camps . On 15 December 1938, the Dutch government closed its border to refugees. From then on, any refugees would not have any rights. In 1939, the Dutch government erected a refugee camp,Centraal Vluchtelingenkamp Westerbork, financed, ironically, partly by Dutch Jewry, in order to absorb fleeing Jews from Nazi Germany. The Jewish refugees were housed after they had tried in vain to escape Nazi terror in their homeland. During World War II, the Nazis took over the camp and turned it into a deportation camp. From this camp, 101,000 Dutch Jews and about 5,000 German Jews were deported to their deaths in Occupied Poland. In addition, there were about 400 Gypsies in the camp and, at the very end of the War, some 400 women from the resistance movement . In 1950, the Dutch government appointed the Jewish historian Jacques Presser to investigate the events connected with the massive deportation of Dutch Jewry and the extent of the collaboration by the Dutch non-Jewish population. The results were published fifteen years later in The Catastrophe ("De Ondergang"), a book which shocked the reading public and had a profound and lasting effect on the Dutch perception of the war years. Presser also published a novel ( The Night of the Girondins ) set in Westerbork camp itself. The hero is a Jewish prisoner, who is appointed an officer and has the problematic role of helping the Nazis transporting his "brothers" to their obvious deaths in Occupied Poland. Between July 1942 and September 1944, almost every Tuesday a cargo train left for the concentration camps Auschwitz-Birkenau (65 train-loads containing 60,330 people most of whom were gassed on arrival), Sobibór (19 train-loads of 34,313 people, all of whom were killed on arrival), Bergen-Belsen and Theresienstadt (9 train-loads of 4,894 people some 2,000 of whom survived the war). In the period from 1942 to 1945, a total of 107,000 people passed through the camp on a total of 93 outgoing trains. Only 5,200 of them survived, most of them in Theresienstadt or Bergen-Belsen, or were liberated at Westerbork. Parts of a rebuilt hut at Westerbork. Anne Frank stayed in the hut shown to the left from August until early September 1944, when she was taken to Auschwitz . She and her family were put on the first of the three final trains (the three final transports were most probably a reaction to the Allies' offensive) on 3 September 1944 for Auschwitz, arriving there three days later. Etty Hillesum stayed in this camp from 30 July 1942 until 7 September 1943, when she and her family were put on a train to Auschwitz. The German film actress and cabaret singer Dora Gerson was interned at Westerbork with her family before being transferred to Auschwitz. The Canadian 2nd Infantry Division liberated the several hundred inhabitants that were still at Westerbork on 12 April 1945. The first soldiers to reach the camp were from the Reconnaissance Regiment , followed by troops of the South Saskatchewan Regiment. Following its use in World War II, the Westerbork camp was first used as a penalty camp for alleged and accused Nazi collaborators and later housed Dutch nationals who fled the former Dutch East Indies ( Indonesia ). Between 1950 and 1970 the camp was renamed to Kamp Schattenberg and used to house refugees from the Maluku Islands . Monument at Westerbork: Each single stone represents a single person that had stayed at Westerbork and died in a Nazi camp. In the 1970s the camp was demolished. Near the site there is now a museum, and monuments of remembrance of those transported and killed during World War II. The camp is free |
"The line ""To be, or not to be: that is the question"" comes from Act 3, Scene 1 of which Shakespeare play?" | SparkNotes: Hamlet: Act III, scene i Act III, scene i Act III, scene i, page 2 page 1 of 2 Summary Claudius and Gertrude discuss Hamlet’s behavior with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who say they have been unable to learn the cause of his melancholy. They tell the king and queen about Hamlet’s enthusiasm for the players. Encouraged, Gertrude and Claudius agree that they will see the play that evening. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern leave, and Claudius orders Gertrude to leave as well, saying that he and Polonius intend to spy on Hamlet’s confrontation with Ophelia. Gertrude exits, and Polonius directs Ophelia to walk around the lobby. Polonius hears Hamlet coming, and he and the king hide. Hamlet enters, speaking thoughtfully and agonizingly to himself about the question of whether to commit suicide to end the pain of experience: “To be, or not to be: that is the question” (III.i.58). He says that the miseries of life are such that no one would willingly bear them, except that they are afraid of “something after death” (III.i.80). Because we do not know what to expect in the afterlife, we would rather “bear those ills we have,” Hamlet says, “than fly to others that we know not of” (III.i.83–84). In mid-thought, Hamlet sees Ophelia approaching. Having received her orders from Polonius, she tells him that she wishes to return the tokens of love he has given her. Angrily, Hamlet denies having given her anything; he laments the dishonesty of beauty, and claims both to have loved Ophelia once and never to have loved her at all. Bitterly commenting on the wretchedness of humankind, he urges Ophelia to enter a nunnery rather than become a “breeder of sinners” (III.i.122–123). He criticizes women for making men behave like monsters and for contributing to the world’s dishonesty by painting their faces to appear more beautiful than they are. Working himself into a rage, Hamlet denounces Ophelia, women, and humankind in general, saying that he wishes to end all marriages. As he storms out, Ophelia mourns the “noble mind” that has now lapsed into apparent madness (III.i.149). The king and Polonius emerge from behind the tapestry. Claudius says that Hamlet’s strange behavior has clearly not been caused by love for Ophelia and that his speech does not seem like the speech of insanity. He says that he fears that melancholy sits on something dangerous in Hamlet’s soul like a bird sits on her egg, and that he fears what will happen when it hatches. He declares that he will send Hamlet to England, in the hope that a change of scenery might help him get over his troubles. Polonius agrees that this is a good idea, but he still believes that Hamlet’s agitation comes from loving Ophelia. He asks Claudius to send Hamlet to Gertrude’s chamber after the play, where Polonius can hide again and watch unseen; he hopes to learn whether Hamlet is really mad with love. Claudius agrees, saying that “[m]adness in great ones” must be carefully watched (III.i.187). Analysis “To be, or not to be” is the most famous line in English literature. What does it mean? Why are these words and what follows special? One reason is that they are a stunning example of Shakespeare’s ability to make his characters seem three-dimensional. The audience senses that there is more to Hamlet’s words than meets the ear—that there is something behind his words that is never spoken. Or, to put it another way, the audience witnesses signs of something within Hamlet’s mind that even he isn’t aware of. Hamlet is a fictional character who seems to possess a subconscious mind. How does Shakespeare manage to accomplish this? In the first place, Hamlet doesn’t talk directly about what he’s really talking about. When he questions whether it is better “to be, or not to be,” the obvious implication is, “Should I kill myself?” The entire soliloquy strongly suggests that he is toying with suicide and perhaps trying to work up his courage to do it. But at no point does he say that he is in pain or discuss why he wants to kill himself. In fact, he never says “I” or “me” in the entire speech. He’ |
Which chemical element, with the atomic number 107, is named after a Danish scientist? | Which elements are named after famous scientists? | Reference.com Which elements are named after famous scientists? A: Quick Answer Elements that are named after famous scientists include einsteinium, bohrium, copernicium, fermium and curium. All of these elements are radioactive and have no biological role in the body. Full Answer Einsteinium was named after Albert Einstein. It was discovered at Los Alamos. Its atomic number is 99, its symbol is Es and it is solid at room temperature. Scientists believe it is a silvery-white metal. Bohrium was named after the Danish scientist Niels Bohr. Its symbol is Bh and its atomic number is 107. Like Einsteinium, it is probably a grayish or silvery metal at room temperature. It was discovered in 1981 in Darmstadt, Germany. Copernicum, atomic number 112, was named for the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus and was discovered in 1996, also in Darmstadt. Its atomic weight is 285. It is also expected to be a solid metal at room temperature. Fermium was named after Enrico Fermi. With an atomic number of 100 and an atomic weight of 257, it has a melting point of 2781 degrees Fahrenheit, though its boiling point and density are unknown. It was discovered in 1952 and is a by-product of the detonation of a hydrogen bomb. Curium was named after both Pierre and Marie Curie, who were pioneers in the field of radioactivity. It is also a solid metal at room temperature. |
Which female Mexican painter was responsible for 'Tree Of Hope', 'Henry Ford Hospital' and 'The Dream'? | The Life of Artist Frida Kahlo - YouTube The Life of Artist Frida Kahlo 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 Jul 1, 2015 Bu videoyu YouTube Video Düzenleyicisi ( http://www.youtube.com/editor ) ile oluşturdum The Life of Artist Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo de Rivera born Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón; July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954)was a Mexican painter who is best known for her self-portraits. Kahlo's life began and ended in Mexico City, in her home known as the Blue House. Her work has been celebrated in Mexico as emblematic of national and indigenous tradition, and by feminists for its uncompromising depiction of the female experience and form.[6] Mexican culture and Amerindian cultural tradition are important in her work, which has been sometimes characterized as naïve art or folk art. Her work has also been described as surrealist, and in 1938 André Breton, principal initiator of the surrealist movement, described Kahlo's art as a "ribbon around a bomb". Frida rejected the "surrealist" label; she believed that her work reflected more of her reality than her dreams. Kahlo had a volatile marriage with the famous Mexican artist Diego Rivera. She suffered lifelong health problems, many caused by a traffic accident she survived as a teenager. Recovering from her injuries isolated her from other people, and this isolation influenced her works, many of which are self-portraits of one sort or another. Kahlo suggested, "I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best."[ She also stated, "I was born a bitch. I was born a painter. Diego Rivera The Two Fridas, A Few Small Nips, Thinking About Death, Henry Ford Hospital, The Little Deer, My Birth , Viva la Vida, The Broken Column, Tree Of Hope, Moses Nucleus Of Creation, Self Portrait With Monkeys, Self Portrait, Diego On My Mind, My Dress Hangs There, Portrait Of Christina My Sister, Ford Hospital, Portrait Of Christina My Sister, Flower of Life, Self Portrait With Necklace, The Dream, Roots Raices, Recuerdo, The Last Supper, Frame, Yo Y Mis Pericos, Magnolias, Diego And I. Four Inhabitants Of Mexico City, Love's Embrace of the Universe, Earth, Portrait Of Diego Rivera, Suicide Of Dorothy Hale, Frida and Diego, Two Nudes In A Forest, Weeping Coconuts Category |
Which mode of transport was invented by Sir Christopher Cockerell? | Christopher Cockerell; Briton Invented the Hovercraft - latimes Christopher Cockerell; Briton Invented the Hovercraft June 04, 1999 |ELAINE WOO | TIMES STAFF WRITER Christopher Cockerell, a British engineer who turned a couple of tin cans rigged to a vacuum cleaner into the Hovercraft, one of the century's more eccentric modes of transportation, has died. Cockerell, whose death Tuesday at his Southhampton home coincided with the 40th anniversary of his invention's first launch, was 88. Nicknamed the British Flying Saucer because it resembled a giant saucepan lid, the Hovercraft moves across land or water on a cushion of air. When it was launched on the English Channel in 1959, it was ballyhooed in the press as the preferred mode for water crossings. The Hovercraft never fulfilled the potential that Cockerell had envisioned, however: It was noisy, unreliable and nauseated passengers in rough seas. In Britain, it has devolved from being the pride of British maritime engineering to its dinosaur, surpassed by superior craft and the Channel Tunnel. But, as a recent Times of London article noted, it is a stubborn dinosaur that has "steadfastly refused to do the decent thing and disappear altogether," kept alive on both sides of the Atlantic by Hovercraft hobbyists whose enthusiasm for Cockerell's quirky machine approaches cult fervor. Cockerell was born June 6, 1910, and was educated in private schools. He was trained in engineering at Cambridge University, then got a job with the electrical company Marconi. He helped devise a transmission antenna for the BBC's first television station in north London. During World War II, he participated in the development of Britain's first radar defense system. After the war, he left Marconi to build tourist boats in Norfolk. It was during this period that he began to contemplate the solution to an 80-year-old problem. Sir John Thornycroft was a British engineer who in the 1870s began to test his theory that drag on a ship's hull could be reduced if a ship had a plenum chamber--essentially an empty box, open at the bottom. He thought that if the chamber could be pumped full of air, the ship would float above the water and move faster because there would be less resistance. He could not, however, figure out how to keep the "air cushion" from escaping from under the craft. Cockerell cast aside the plenum chamber principle, theorizing instead that if he could pump air under the vessel through a narrow slot that ran around it, the air would flow toward the vessel's center, thus forming an external curtain that would trap the bubble of air under the hull. Cockerell believed this system, which became known as a peripheral jet, would allow the boat to hover. To test his theory, the former electronics engineer raided his pantry for a coffee tin and a can of cat food and hooked them up to a reverse-flow vacuum that fed air into the tins through a hole in the base. He suspended the contraption over the weighing pan of a pair of kitchen scales. When he switched on the apparatus, it was buoyed off the floor on a pillow of air. He filed for a patent in late 1955, and the next year formed Hovercraft Ltd. In 1959, he launched the first practical air cushion vehicle, the SR-N1. It had a rubber skirt that helped contain the air cushion over rough ground or water. This prototype crossed the English Channel in June 1959. It had a top speed of 10 mph and could not negotiate waves of more than 18 inches or land obstacles higher than a foot. Nonetheless, the successful crossing sparked interest around the world. Manufacturing began in the United States, Japan, Sweden and France, as well as in Britain. Commercial service in Britain started in the early 1960s. Cockerell was driven nearly to bankruptcy in the early years of his struggle to build the Hovercraft. He never got rich off it--"Good God, no," he told an interviewer recently. Nor did he achieve widespread recognition, although he was knighted in 1969. "He was a genius, one of those people who was never really appreciated in this country," said Gary Billing |
"The line ""Parting is such sweet sorrow"" comes from Act 2, Scene 2 of which Shakespeare play?" | Parting is such sweet sorrow - eNotes Shakespeare Quotes Parting is such sweet sorrow Juliet: 'Tis almost morning, I would have thee gone— And yet no farther than a wan-ton's bird, That lets it hop a little from his hand, Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves, And with a silken thread plucks it back again, So loving-jealous of his liberty. Romeo: I would I were thy bird. Juliet: Yet I should kill thee with much cherishing. Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow. [Exit above] Read on Owl Eyes This eText is now on Owl Eyes. Clicking this link will open a new window. Depending on how gripping you find the first balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet, Juliet's parting may or may not be "such sweet sorrow." In any case, her phrase is an oxymoron, combining contradictory ideas of pleasure and pain. Parting is sorrowful because Juliet would prefer, like a mischievous youth ("wan-ton"), to snare her lover in twisted "gyves" (chains or fetters). Parting is pleasurable, presumably, because doing anything with Romeo is pleasurable. Note the latent sadomasochism of this exchange, and the almost wistful prophecy that Romeo will be killed with too much cherishing. Juliet's "Good night, good night!" is, incidentally, the thou-sand-and-first and thousand-and-second times she bids Romeo goodnight [see A THOUSAND TIMES GOOD NIGHT ]. |
'Chrome' featured on whose number one hit single 'Holiday' in August 2009? | UK MUSIC CHARTS, No.1 Singles 1: Al Martino - Here In My Heart - 14/11/1952. 1953 2: Jo Stafford : You Belong To Me - 16/1/1953 3: Kay Starr : Comes A-Long A-Love - 23/1/1953. 4: Eddie Fisher: Outside Of Heaven - 30/1/1953. Feb 5: Perry Como: Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - 6/2/1953 March 6: Guy Mitchell: She Wears Red Feathers - 13/3/1953 April 7: Stargazers: Broken Wings - 10/4/1953 8: Lita Roza: (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window - 17/4/1953 9: Frankie Laine: I Believe - 24/4/1953 June 10: Eddie Fisher: I'm Walking Behind You - 26/6/1953 Aug 11: Mantovani Song: from 'The Moulin Rouge' - 14/8/1953 Sept 12: Guy Mitchell: Look At That Girl - 11/9/1953 Oct 13: Frankie Laine: Hey Joe - 23/10/1953 Nov 14: David Whitfield: Answer Me - 6/11/1953 15: Frankie Laine: Answer Me - 13/11/1953 1954 16: Eddie Calvert: Oh Mein Papa 8/1/1954 March 17: Stargazers: I See The Moon 12/3/1954. April 18: Doris Day: Secret Love 16/4/1954 19: Johnnie Ray: Such A Night 30/4/1954 July 20: David Whitfield: Cara Mia 2/7/1954 Sept 21: Kitty Kallen: Little Things Mean A Lot 10/9/1954 22: Frank Sinatra: Three Coins In The Fountain 17/9/1954 Oct 23: Don Cornell: Hold My Hand 8/10/1954 Nov 24: Vera Lynn: My Son My Son 5/11/1954 25: Rosemary Clooney: This Ole House 26/11/1954 Dec 26: Winifred Atwell: Let's Have Another Party 3/12/1954 1955 27: Dickie Valentine: Finger Of Suspicion 7/1/1955. 28: Rosemary Clooney: Mambo Italiano 14/1/1955 Feb 29: Ruby Murray: Softly, Softly 18/2/1955 March 30: Tennessee Ernie Ford: Give Me Your Word, 11/3/1955 April 31: Perez Prez Prado & His Orchestra: Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 29/4/1955 May 32: Tony Bennett: Stranger In Paradise 13/5/1955 33: Eddie Calvert: Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 27/5/1955 June 34: Jimmy Young: Unchained Melody 24/6/1955 July 35: Alma Cogan: Dreamboat 15/7/1955 36: Slim Whitman: Rose Marie 29/7/1955 Oct 37: Jimmy Young: The Man From Laramie 14/10/1955 Nov 38: Johnston Brothers: Hernando's Hideaway 11/11/1955 39: Bill Haley & His Comets: Rock Around The Clock 25/11/1955 Dec 40: Dickie Valentine: Christmas Alphabet 16/12/1955 1956 41: Tennessee Ernie Ford: Sixteen Tons 20/1/1956. Feb 42: Dean Martin: Memories Are Made Of This 17/2/1956 March 43: Dream Weavers: It's Almost Tomorrow 16/3/1956 44: Kay Starr: Rock And Roll Waltz 30/3/1956 April 45: Winifred Atwell: Poor People Of Paris 13/4/1956 May 46: Ronnie Hilton: No Other Love 4/5/1956 June 47: Pat Boone: I'll Be Home 15/6/1956 July 48: Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love 20/7/1956 Aug 49: Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) 10/8/1956 Sept 50: Anne Shelton - Lay Down Your Arms 21/9/1956 Oct 51: Frankie Laine - A Woman In Love 19/10/1956 Nov 52: Johnnie Ray - Just Walking In The Rain 16/11/1956 1957 53: Guy Mitchell.. Singing The Blues 4/1/1957 54: Tommy Steele.. Singing The Blues 11/1/1957 55: Frankie Vaughan.. The Garden Of Eden 25/1/1957 Feb 56: Tab Hunter.. Young Love 22/2/1957 April 57: Lonnie Donegan.. Cumberland Gap 12/4/1957 May 58: Guy Mitchell.. Rock-A-Billy 17/5/1957 59: Andy Williams.. Butterfly 24/5/1957 June 60: Johnnie Ray.. Yes Tonight Josephine 7/6/1957 61. Lonnie Donegan.. Puttin' On The Style / Gamblin' Man 28/6/1957 July 62. Elvis Presley.. All Shook Up 12/7/1957 Aug 63. Paul Anka.. Diana 30/8/1957 Nov 64. The Crickets.. That'll Be The Day 1/11/1957 65. Harry Belafonte.. Mary's Boy Child 22/11/1957 1958 66. Jerry Lee Lewis.. Great Balls Of Fire 10/1/1958 67. Elvis Presley.. Jailhouse Rock 24/1/1958 Feb 68. Michael Holliday.. The Story Of My Life 14/2/1958 69. Perry Como.. Magic Moments 28/2/1958 April 70. Marvin Rainwater.. Whole Lotta Woman 25/4/1958 May 71. Connie Francis.. Who's Sorry Now 16/5/1958 June 72. Vic Damone.. On The Street Where You Live 27/6/1958 July 73. Everly Brothers.. All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 4/7/1958 Aug 74. Kalin Twins.. When 22/8/1958 Sept 75. Connie Francis.. Carolina Moon / Stupid Cupid 26/9/1958 Nov 76. Tommy Edwards.. All In The Game 7/11/1958 77. Lord Rockingham's XI.. Hoots Mon 28/11/195 |
Which chemical element, with the atomic number 102, Is named after a Swedish scientist? | The Parts of the Periodic Table Elements named after countries, states, or other geographical features: Californium: state (and University) of California Francium: France Gallium: Latin word for France, Gallia Germanium: Latin word for Germany, Germania Hassium: German state of Hesse, where the GSI is located Magnesium: named after Magnesia, a district in Thessaly in central Greece Polonium: named for Marie Curie's native country of Poland Rhenium: named after the Latin word for the Rhine River, Rhenus Ruthenium: named after the Latin word for Russia, Ruthenia Scandium: named after the Latin word for Scandinavia, Scandia Thulium: named after the ancient word for Scandinavia, Thule Elements named after cities: Berkelium: Berkeley, California, home of the University of California, where a number of synthetic elements have been produced Darmstadtium: Darmstadt, Germany, home of the Laboratory for Heavy Ion Research (GSI, Gesellschaft f�r Schwerionenforschung) where a number of synthetic elements have been produced Dubnium: Dubna, Russia, home of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR, Объединённый институт ядерных исследований, ОИЯИ), where a number of synthetic elements have been produced Erbium, Terbium, Ytterbium, Yttrium: all named after the Swedish village of Ytterby (near Vaxholm), where these elements were first isolated (as well as Holmium, Scandium, and Tantalum) Hafnium: Copenhagen (Hafnia), Denmark Fermium: Enrico Fermi, the inventor of the first nuclear reactor Lawrencium: Ernest O. Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron Meitnerium: Lise Meitner, one of the first scientists to recognize that uranium could undergo nuclear fission Mendelevium: Dimitri Mendelev, the deviser of the Periodic Table of the Elements Nobelium: Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prize Roentgenium: Wilhelm R�ntgen, the discoverer of X-rays Rutherfordium: Ernest Rutherford, discoverer of the atomic nucleus, and a pioneer in the study of nuclear physics Seaborgium: Glenn T. Seaborg, who discovered/synthesized a number of transuranium elements Most of the rest of the names of the elements are derived from various chemical or physical properties: Actinium: Greek: aktinos, "ray" (because it glows with a blue light in the dark) Antimony: Greek: anti + monos, "not alone" (because it was never found uncombined with another element) Argon: Greek: argos, "idle" (because of its unreactivity) Astatine: Greek: astatos, "unstable" (because it is) Barium: Greek: barys, "heavy" (in reference to the high density of some barium minerals) Bromine: Greek: bromos, "stench" (elemental bromine has a terrible smell) Cobalt: German: kobold, "goblin" (because of the toxic fumes of arsenic that were produced when silver miners heated the arsenic-containing ore smaltite, mistaking it for silver ore) Dysprosium: Greek: dysprositos, "hard to get at" (because the first isolation of the element required a tedious separation sequence) Fluorine: Latin: fluere, "to flow" Hydrogen" Greek: hydro + genes, "water forming" Krypton: Greek: kryptos, "hidden" (since it had been "hidden" in a sample of argon) Lanthanum: Greek: lanthanein, "to be hidden" (because the element was discovered "hidden" as an impurity in ores of cerium) Manganese: Latin: magnes, "magnet" (because it can be made to be ferromagnetic with the right treatment) Neodymium: Greek: neos + didymos, "new twin" Neon" Greek: neos, "new" Nickel: German: kupfernickel, "Old Nick's copper" (i.e., copper of the devil, or false copper, because it was frequently mistaken for copper) Nitrogen: Latin: nitron + genes, "nitre [potassium nitrate] forming" Osmium: Greek: osme, "odor" (because of its nasty smell, which is actually caused by osmium tetroxide) Oxygen: Latin: oxy + genes, "acid forming" Phosphorus: Greek: phos + phoros, "light bringing" (because it glows in the dark, and spontaneou |
Which landlocked West African country has a name which means 'Land of the upright men'? | The Land of Upright People | Richard Mills | Safehaven.com The Land of Upright People The Land of Upright People By: Richard Mills | Sun, Jul 25, 2010 Print Email As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest. focusonforests.org Burkina is 274,000 km² with a population of plus 15 million it's people belong to one of two major West African cultural groups - the Voltaic and the Mande. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta (The country owes its former name of Upper Volta to three rivers which cross it: the Black Volta (or Mouhoun), the White Volta (Nakambe) and the Red Volta (Nazinon). It was renamed Burkina Faso in August 1984 - meaning "the land of upright people" in Mòore and Dioula, the two major native languages of the country. Figuratively Burkina may be translated as "men of integrity" from the Mòore language and "Faso" means "father's house" in Dioula. After gaining independence from France in 1960 the country is now a semi-presidential republic. The parliament consists of one chamber known as the National Assembly, it has 111 seats with members elected to serve five year terms. There is a constitutional chamber with ten members and an economic and social council whose roles are purely consultative. Burkina Faso is divided into thirteen regions, forty-five provinces, and 301 departments. Burkina Faso's capital is Ouagadougou. It is a member of the African Union, Community of Sahel-Saharan States, La Francophonie, Organization of the Islamic Conference and Economic Community of West African States. Burkina Faso is made up of two major types of terrane. The larger part of the country is covered by a peneplain (land worn down by erosion almost to a level plain - a nearly flat land surface) which forms a gently undulating landscape with a few isolated hills. The southwest of the country is a sandstone massif, where the highest peak, Tenakourou, is 749 meters tall. The average altitude of Burkina Faso is 400 meters - the difference between the highest and lowest terrain is only 600 meters. Burkina Faso has a tropical climate with two seasons - wet and dry. During the rainy season the country receives 600 to 900 millimeters of rainfall, the rainy season lasts four or five months, starting in May/June and it rains, off and on, till September. In the dry season, the harmattan - a hot dry wind coming from the Sahara desert - blows. Burkina Faso's natural resources include manganese, limestone, marble, phosphates, pumice, salt and gold, there are currently operating copper, iron, manganese and gold mines in the country. Burkina Facts: The inhabitants of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinabe. Agriculture represents 32% of its gross domestic product A large part of the economic activity of the country is funded by international aid Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world - per capita gross domestic product (GDP) = $440 More than 80% of the population relies on subsistence agriculture Drought, poor soil, lack of adequate communications and other infrastructure, a low literacy rate, and an economy vulnerable to external shocks are all longstanding and ongoing problems Many Burkinabe migrate to neighboring countries for work sending substantial amounts of money back home - these remittances provide a contribution to the economy's balance of payments that is second only to cotton as a source of foreign exchange earnings The currency of Burkina Faso is the CFA franc Burkina Faso is one of the few West African countries that's not predominantly Muslim A railway connects Burkina with the port of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 1,150 kilometers (712 mi.) away Primary roads between main towns in Burkina Faso are paved Phones and Internet service provider |
"Complete the 'Bullseye' quote: ""Stay out of the black and into the red, nothing in this game for.....""what?" | Bullseye - UKGameshows Bullseye Marti Caine (1988 christmas special) (hostess) Broadcast ATV for ITV, 28 September to 21 December 1981 (13 episodes in 1 series) Central for ITV, 10 October 1982 to 8 July 1995 Produced in association with Granada and Thames for ITV1, 22 October 2005 ( Gameshow Marathon one-off) Granada Yorkshire for Challenge, 17 April to 22 September 2006 (30 episodes in 1 series) ITV Productions and TalkbackThames for ITV1, 19 May 2007 ( Gameshow Marathon one-off) Synopsis Super, smashing, great On Sunday evenings through the winter months, Bullseye stopped being a game-show and began to be an institution. Club comedian Jim Bowen 's style and catchphrases such as "super, smashing, great" spawned a large number of mickey-takes (not to mention the odd notable out-take on It'll be Alright on the Night). Three pairs of contestants, an amateur dart player and a non-dart player, would compete in three rounds. What's the bet the taller one's the darts player? Take aim... In Round 1, the dart player would aim for one of ten segments on a specifically constructed board. Money was won depending on how close the dart came to hitting the bullseye - but only if the dart landed in the category nominated by the non-dart player. More money could be won by the non-dart player answering a question on the category associated with the segment. Once a category had gone, the dart player had to avoid it otherwise no money could be won in subsequent throws. Jim Bowen interviews the contestants. The Round 1 dartboard can be seen in the background. After each player had thrown one dart three times, the couple with the least amount of money retired. (This final rule was changed in series eight so that two teams were eliminated at the end of Round 2 to give the lagging team a chance to catch up.) The consolation prize was a "bendy Bully", a toy version of the show's portly bovine mascot. Oh, and some darts and tankards - and in the early shows, before the Bendy Bullies, chalk-holders (don't ask!) Jim Bowen doles out the consolation prizes - Bendy Bullies In Round 2, a standard dart board was used. Each dart-player threw three darts. The highest scoring dart player would win the right for his partner to answer a question, the reward being the dart player's score in (British) pounds. What's Bully got in store tonight? After an interlude where a professional darts player (or sometimes a celebrity from the world of showbiz, who was always given a 60-point head start) tries to throw for money for a charity (known as "Bronze Bully Time", because the professional who scored the most at the end of the series got to hold a large Bully trophy made from bronze for the year - nine darts with pounds for points going to charity, doubled if they made 301 or more), the highest scoring team went through to Bully's Prize Board, another specially constructed dart board containing eight quite narrow red segments (which claimed prizes), quite large black segments (which did nothing) and a fairly large bullseye. Hitting a red segment corresponded with claiming one of eight prizes, and hitting the bullseye claimed Bully's Special Prize. Bully, the show's mascot, hangs onto a flying dart during the title sequence One jeopardy, which happened quite a lot more than you might think, occurred when a dart hit the same red segment or the bullseye twice. This caused the prize to be lost or, as the host infamously put it, "Keep out of the black and in to the red, There's nothing in this game for two in a bed". Are they going to gamble? Once the prizes had been won, the team had the option of gambling their prizes (and, in later series, all the money they had won in the earlier part of the show as well). To win the gamble, both members of the team had to throw three darts at a standard dart board, the non-dart player throwing first, with their combined score totalling 101 or more. If the winning couple decided not to gamble for the star prize, then they were sent on their way with a round of applause and the previous second-placed couple were then invited out to |
Which mode of transport was invented by Igor Sikorsky? | Igor Sikorsky and his Flying Machines | ConnecticutHistory.org Igor Sikorsky and his Flying Machines Igor Sikorsky and the first successful helicopter built in America, Stratford – Connecticut Historical Society By Richard DeLuca Unlike the powered airplane, for which the Wright Brothers can be identified as the sole inventors, many people made contributions to the perfection of vertical flight between 1907 and 1942. So, it doesn’t serve accuracy to name any one person as the inventor of the helicopter. It is accurate, however, to identify Igor Sikorsky with the advent of the helicopter in the United States and with the ongoing manufacture of helicopters at the Sikorsky Aviation Corporation in Stratford . Igor I. Sikorsky, ca. 1938 From Success in Russia to a Chicken Farm on Long Island Igor Sikorsky was born in Kiev, Russia (which is now part of the Ukraine), and as a young man studied engineering in Paris and St. Petersburg before building aircraft of his own invention in his homeland. Young Sikorsky’s most successful design was for a large, four-engine plane that he named Ilya Muromets, after a legendary Russian folk hero. He completed it in 1913. Czar Nicolas II, who personally inspected the craft, presented Sikorsky with a diamond-studded gold watch for his efforts. Although Sikorsky had designed the Ilya Muromets to carry passengers, the military converted it to use as a bomber during World War I. It successfully flew hundreds of combat missions. Sikorsky left Russia following the Bolshevik Revolution, which saw the overthrow of the Czar and brought such figures as Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin to power. He arrived in New York City in 1919 with $600 to his name—and the Czar’s gold watch in his pocket. With encouragement from other Russian émigrés, Sikorsky began a second career as an aviation designer in 1923 and founded the Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation on a Long Island chicken farm owned by a fellow Russian. Here Sikorsky produced twin-engine seaplanes. In the days before airports were commonplace, airlines used seaplanes to provide air mail service to warm-water ports, where the water became the runway. Innovation Takes Root in Connecticut With more orders for his “flying boats” than he could accommodate at the New York farm, Sikorsky moved his airplane manufacturing operation in 1929 to a new factory in Stratford, Connecticut. It was situated at the mouth of the Housatonic River so that he could test his aircraft on Long Island Sound. Reorganized as the Sikorsky Aviation Corporation, the company created a line of larger, more powerful seaplanes, including the famous clipper series used by Pan American Airways to expand international air service in the 1930s. Pontoon construction at the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford – Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division As land-based aircraft became more reliable, cities across the country constructed new airports and orders for flying boats dwindled. Instead of closing shop, Sikorsky returned to his long-held dream of vertical flight and began a third aviation career as a designer of helicopters. Although many had worked on the helicopter concept over the decades, none had solved the complex problems associated with control of this temperamental, light-weight aircraft. Unlike those whose designs relied on multiple rotors to lift the craft off the ground, Sikorsky focused on the possibility of a single main rotor; this produced encouraging results. The more difficult problem was the number and arrangement of the tail rotors that kept the aircraft from spinning out of control once aloft. After several years and several experimental models, Sikorsky discovered that a single rotor mounted vertically on the tail of the aircraft worked best, and on January 14, 1942, Sikorsky himself piloted the first successful test flight of the helicopter in America. The flight established a standard for the future development of the helicopter and in the process made the Sikorsky Aviation Company a leader in helicopter design. Many, Sikorsky included, |
Which landlocked Asian country has a name that means 'Land of the Thunder Dragon'? | Olympic Council of Asia : National Olympic Committees | NOCs | Countries Bhutan Bhutan meaning Druk Yul - Land of the Thunder Dragon is landlocked between China and India. It gained independence or became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king in 1907. The capital is Thimphu, its main exports are Electricity, timber, cement, agricultural products and handicrafts. The major profession of the people of Bhutan is farming. Culture The culture of Bhutan is among the oldest, most carefully guarded and well preserved cultures in the world. People of Bhutan have always been careful about conserving their centuries-old culture. Thimpu, the capital of Bhutan is one of the large towns in Bhutan. The major profession of the people of Bhutan is farming, who live in small rural villages. These villages are secluded and are accessible only by foot. But now, as the people are getting educated, they are migrating to towns in search of other occupations. Climate |
Off the coast of which English county is the Bronze Age monument known as 'Seahenge'? | Seahenge - Crystalinks Seahenge Seahenge or Holme I is a Bronze Age monument discovered in 1998 just off the coast of the English county of Norfolk at Holme-next-the-Sea. It is sometimes described as a timber circle but bears only a superficial resemblance to this monument type. The site consisted of an outer ring comprising fifty-five small split oak trunks forming a roughly circular enclosure around 7 m by 6 m. Rather than being placed in individual holes, the timbers had been arranged around a circular construction trench. Their split sides faced inwards and their bark faced outwards (with one exception where the opposite is the case). One of the trunks on the south western side had a narrow Y fork in it, permitting access to the central area. Another post had been placed outside this entrance, which would have prevented anyone from seeing inside. The timbers were set in ground to a depth of 1 m from the contemporary surface although how far they originally extended upwards is not known. In the centre of the ring was a large inverted oak stump. It is possible to date the creation of Seahenge very accurately through dendrochronology since the rings on the trees can be correlated with other overlapping tree ring variations; the date of felling the oaks was found to have been in the spring or summer of 2049 BC. The upturned central tree stump was 167 years old when it was felled. Between 16 and 26 different trees were used in building the monument with palynological evidence suggesting they came from nearby woodland. Analysis of axe marks on the timbers indicates that at least 51 different axes were used in working the timbers. The largest axe was used to cut the central tree and not any of the other timbers. The excavators interpret each unique axe as representing a different individual, and thus consider it likely that Seahenge was a community endeavour. Holes in the central stump indicate that it was pulled onto site by rope. Pieces of the rope, made from honeysuckle stems, were found under the stump. The site was discovered because of the actions of the tide on Holme Dunes, which is gradually wearing away the peat layers to reveal the landscapes laid down many thousands of years ago. In this instance the wooden posts and stump had been preserved in the peat and were revealed at low tides. Since the entire structure had been in an anaerobic waterlogged state for several thousand years, the logs had survived with little damage. In the early Bronze Age, the site was probably a saltmarsh environment, between the sea and the forest before the ocean encroached to form the modern coastline. Tidal action had scoured away overlying sediment which had built up in the intervening centuries revealing the timbers for the first time since prehistory. Exposure to the air put the timbers at immediate risk; as the seawater which has slowly seeped into the timber over time began to drain away, it left the wood to dry out and crumble. Local archaeologists from the Norfolk Archaeological Unit and volunteers worked in the exhausting intertidal conditions to conserve and record the site. Researchers were unable to determine activity at Seahenge in the centuries after it was built, and its purpose is consequently unknown. However, the presence of Middle and Late Bronze Age pottery at the site suggests that it became a focal point again several centuries after construction. Theories about the site have focused on the idea of inversion, as represented by the upside-down central tree stump and the single post turned 180 degrees from the others within the circle itself. The theme of inversion has been noticed in some Early Bronze Age burials. Not all the split posts can be accounted for and it has been suggested that another structure was built nearby using them. Seahenge is so named by analogy with Stonehenge and does not possess an extant henge and appears to have had little functionally in common with its namesake. The contemporary ground surface associated with the monument has long since been washed away meaning no associated features sur |
Who composed the operas 'La Cenerentola' and 'The Barber of Seville'? | The Barber Of Seville | Operas | Season And Tickets | Opera Carolina The Barber of Seville The barber will see you now Saturday, October 22nd - 8:00 pm Thursday, October 27th - 7:30 pm Sunday, October 30th - 2:00 pm Buy Tickets The Barber of Seville / Il barbiere di Siviglia Bugs Bunny once did a version of The Barber of Seville. But Rossini did it first. The comic opera lends itself to being lampooned and “cartooned.” It’s a wild adventure filled with gossip and secrets where a happy ending is guaranteed. Synopsis Rossini’s The Barber of Seville is so embedded in popular culture, Bugs Bunny sampled its songs. It’s a madcap romp involving disguises; false identities; and a busybody, matchmaking barber. Multiple suitors are vying for the same woman’s affections in an opera so slapstick, it was suitable material for a cartoon. In the original version, the tunes aren’t looney. They’re lyrical. Libretto by Cesare Sterbini from the comedy by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais The story takes place in 18th century Seville. Accessibility Options English Supertitles Provided During The Performance Act I Count Almaviva comes, in disguise, to the house of the elderly Dr. Bartolo to serenade his young ward, Rosina. Dr. Bartolo intends to marry Rosina, and he’s confined her to his house. Figaro, the titular barber, has access to the homes of Seville’s elite. He knows the town’s secrets and scandals. He arrives at Dr. Bartolo’s home and pledges his help to Count Almaviva, who takes on the persona of “Lindoro,” a poor student who hopes young Rosina will love him not because he’s a nobleman, but for himself. To enter Bartolo’s house, Figaro devises a plan: The Count will disguise himself as a drunken soldier with orders to be quartered at Dr. Bartolo’s. Then, he can declare his love for Rosina. Scene Two. Alone in the house, Rosina reflects on the voice that has enchanted her and resolves to use her considerable charm to meet “Lindoro.” Dr. Bartolo enters with Rosina’s music master, Don Basilio, who warns him that Count Almaviva (Rosina’s admirer) has been seen in Seville. Dr. Bartolo decides to marry Rosina immediately – before any other suitor can have her. Figaro overhears this, warns Rosina and promises to deliver a letter from her to “Lindoro.” Disguised as a drunken soldier, Almaviva passes Rosina a note, which she manages to hide from Dr. Bartolo, who argues that he has exemption from housing soldiers. An argument ensues between the Count and Dr. Bartolo. Figaro enters and announces that a curious crowd has gathered in the street. The city guards burst in to arrest the drunk and disorderly soldier. The Count quietly reveals his true identity to the captain of the guards. He’s released, to Dr. Bartolo’s chagrin and everyone’s amazement. Act II Dr. Bartolo, alone in his study, suspects the “drunken soldier” was a spy. The Count returns, this time disguised as Don Alonso, a music teacher and student of Don Basilio. He says he’s come to give Rosina her music lesson instead of Basilio, who’s at home sick. “Don Alonso” tells Dr. Bartolo he’s staying at the same inn as Almaviva and has found Rosina’s letter. He offers to tell Rosina it was given to him by another woman, proving Lindoro is toying with her. This convinces Dr. Bartolo that “Don Alonso” is a true student of Don Basilio, and he allows him to give Rosina her music lesson. Figaro arrives to give Dr. Bartolo his shave and manages to snatch the key that opens the balcony shutters. The shaving is about to begin when Don Basilio shows up looking perfectly healthy. To get the meddlesome Basilio out of the way, Figaro convinces him he has scarlet fever and should go to bed at once. With Basilio out of the way, the shaving begins and distracts Dr. Bartolo from hearing Almaviva plotting with Rosina to elope that night. But Dr. Bartolo hears the phrase “my disguise” and realizes he’s been tricked again. Later that evening, Basilio is summoned by Dr. Bartolo and is told to bring a notary so Rosina and Bartolo can be married. Dr. Bartolo then shows Rosina her letter to Lindoro as |
Yaounde is the capital and second largest city of which country? | Yaounde, capital city of Cameroon All... Yaounde, capital city of Cameroon Yaoundé stands out from other West African capitals because of its lush green and hilly setting. The air is also cooler in the city because it is 750 meters above sea level. This combination makes the city a pleasant place to visit, and although it is short on traditional attractions, it makes up for it in friendliness and charm. The Musée d'Art Camerounais provides visitors with a great introduction to the country's art, history and culture. The wonderful collection includes pottery, masks, wooden bas-reliefs, bronzes and more. One of the most notable pieces the “Great Maternal Figure,” a brass sculpture found in the country's northeast region. Replicas of the statue can be purchased at nearly all the souvenir shops, but seeing the original is a must for any visitor to Yaoundé. The museum is part of the capital's Benedictine monastery, and the chapel contains a lovely exhibit of traditional Cameroonian crafts and textiles. The Musée National pales in comparison to the Musée d'Art Camerounais, but it is still worth a visit. The small collection highlights sculptures and masks from across the country, but the labels are not as informative as those at the Musée d'Art Camerounais. To see even more regional artwork, visit the Musée Afhemi. The gallery is in a private residence, but tours can be arranged with an English guide by calling in advance. The friendly owner often invites visitors to lunch, exhibiting the welcoming spirit of the locals. If you want to buy local handicrafts, head to the Centre Artisanal. The government-run establishment has a huge collection of wood carvings that make perfect souvenirs. Do not be put off by the sticker shock; bargaining is both expected and welcome. Shoppers can often haggle their way into paying half the listed price. One of the city's great traditions is the open-air mass conducted every Sunday outside the Paroisse de N'Djong Melen. Although the service is entirely in Ewondo, visitors will appreciate the drumming, dancing and heavenly choral music. The outdoor environment makes the whole experience even more moving. If you attend, put on your Sunday best to fit in with the locals. Cameroon is home to abundant wildlife, and visitors can see a sizable collection of native animals up close at the Mvog-Betsi Zoo. The zoo is one of the best in West Africa and is run by the British non-profit Cameroon Wildlife Aid Fund. Most of the animals, including drills, gorillas and chimps, were rescued from the bushmeat trade and poachers. The collection also includes exotic birds, lizards, snakes, hyenas and lions, but the primates are the most popular. Dancing is an important part of Cameroonian culture, and visitors have many venues to explore once the sun goes down. Nightclubs play a surprising variety of music, including salsa, hip hop, old-school disco and African jams. There is also a large number of restaurants in the capital, serving up traditional dishes and international fare for inexpensive prices. For an authentic Cameroonian meal, order up roasted chicken served with ground peanuts, spinach-like bitterleaves and vegetables, or visit a street-side stall to feast on fresh fish or lobster for just a few dollars. Yaounde Geographical Location Yaounde is located in southern central Cameroon and is its second largest city after Douala. The approximate population of Yaounde is 1,430,000. Yaounde Language English and French are the official languages of Cameroon in addition to 24 major African language groups. Yaounde Predominant Religion |
Which comedian won the first UK series of 'Celebrity Big Brother'? | Celebrity Big Brother 2017 contestants - News, gossip, pictures, video - Mirror Online TV Celebrity Big Brother contestants The Celebrity Big Brother housemates are usually a motley crew. Past housemates have included Daily Mirror agony aunt Coleen Nolan, racing pundit John McCririck, comedian Jack Dee, boxer Chris Eubank and Big Brother contestant Jade Goody. Apprentice star James Hill won the most recent series beating Austin Armacost for the crown. |
Which English king was the father of Edward the Confessor? | Saint Edward - St. Edward the Confessor Anglican Church he following examines his life in more detail; the images are from an early 13th century manuscript about his life : Battle of Stamford Bridge dward lived in violent times. After a long history of Saxon kings, the English throne had become a prize sought by ambitious Normans, Saxons, and Vikings. Edward’s father, King Ethelred the Unready, gained and kept his throne by the sword. The people suffered greatly: heavy taxes were levied to bribe the Vikings to leave England at peace; but the Viking raids continued. Ethelred married Emma of Normandy, a daughter of Richard I, Duke of Normandy, to gain Duke Richard’s support against the Vikings; this marriage would later help give the Normans, who coveted England, one reason to claim the English throne. nto this time of tumult, Edward was born, a very different kind of man: he had no ambition except for the welfare of his people; he won the throne by election, not by the sword; and he gave his subjects a time of peace, prosperity, and good government that was remembered by the people for centuries. dward was born in Islip, Oxfordshire, in about 1003. He spent his early years in relative peace at Ely Abbey: this abbey, founded in 673 by St. Etheldreda, was one of the richest and most influential abbeys of the time. (Ely Abbey still exists, known today as Ely Cathedral.) In 1013, however, when Edward was about 10, Ethelred and his family were forced to flee into exile when Sweyn Forkbeard, the Viking King of Denmark, seized the English throne. dward and his brother Alfred were taken to the court of his uncle, Duke Richard II of Normandy, where they would be able to live in safety. Edward was to live in Normandy for nearly half his life. During this time he quite naturally grew very close to the Normans: this became a problem later, when he was King; he would antagonize the Saxons by introducing Normans and their ways into England. dward’s father Ethelred died soon after they had fled to Normandy. Edmund Ironside, Edward’s elder half-brother, was briefly King: however, the Viking prince, Canute, fought Edmund, killed him, and made himself King. Edward’s mother Emma then married Canute, agreeing that her future children by King Canute would be the heirs to the English throne. uring his sojourn in Normandy, Edward came to be very pious. He made a vow of chastity, and spent much time at prayer, assisting at services, and helping in church activities. He developed the reputation of having a saintly character: this later would help persuade the Saxons to choose Edward as King. ing Canute the Great died in 1035: his successor should have been Edward’s half-brother Hardicanute, son of Canute and Emma, but Hardicanute was in Denmark when Canute died, and the throne was seized by Hardicanute’s illegitimate brother, Harold Harefoot. Harold cruelly oppressed the English people. In 1036 Edward and his brother Alfred tried to free their people, but failed: Edward escaped to Normandy; Alfred was betrayed, captured, blinded, tortured, and murdered. ing Harold Harefoot died in 1041, so Hardicanute was finally able to ascend the throne, where he proved himself as brutal and hated as Harold. However, Hardicanute reigned for only a short time, dying in 1042, leaving no heir: this ended the brief Viking dynasty in England. Edward was finally able to sail back to England, where he was to live for the remainder of his life. dward was elected King in 1042, after Hardicanute’s death. (In this era the English and Scandinavian kings were normally elected unless the throne was taken by force.) Edward was chosen partly due to his saintly character, and partly because he had the strongest claim to the throne: the Viking dynasty was extinct; Edward was the son of one king, Ethelred II, and a half-brother to both King Edmund Ironside (the previous Saxon king) and King Hardicanute (the last Viking king). ing Edward did not wish to marry: he had long before made a vow of chastity. But he was persuaded by his advisors to ma |
Who painted 'The Last Supper' on the back wall of the | Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper – ItalianRenaissance.org Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, 1495-1498, oil/tempera on plaster Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper is a Renaissance masterpiece, though it is one which has struggled to survive intact over the centuries. It was commissioned by Duke Ludovico Sforza for the refectory of the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, and in order to paint it Leonardo used an oil/tempera mix and applied it to a dry wall. He did this because he wanted to capture the look of an oil painting, but even within his lifetime it began to wear off. Further destruction was caused in the seventeenth century, when a door was cut into the bottom (obviously Leonardo’s work was not esteemed at that time like it is today). In painting the Last Supper, Leonardo created the effect that the room in which Christ and the apostles are seen was an extension of the refectory. This is quite appropriate, since the Last Supper takes up the basic theme (eating) of the purpose of the refectory. The extension of space that we see here is similar to what we saw with Masaccio’s Holy Trinity fresco, painted in the church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence. Leonardo is thus using some of the same pictorial devices used by his painter-predecessors earlier in the century. The scene shows us figures in a rectangular room with coffers on the ceiling and tapestries on either side of the room. The room terminates at three windows on end of wall and through the windows we can see into a beautiful landscape setting. We see how the landscape in the background terminates in a kind of misty, grayish horizon. This painterly device, in which the horizon’s colors become more dull and colorless, is called aerial perspective and was used by Renaissance artists to create the illusion of depth in landscape scenes. As far as the composition is concerned, Christ is in center among the apostles, and his body forms a triangle-like shape which is not overlapped by any apostles. There are four sets of three apostles at the table beside Christ, and these numbers may have been important for Leonardo for symbolic reasons (for example, there are four Gospels in the Bible, and three is the number of the Trinity). We can easily see Leonardo’s use of one-point linear perspective , in which the vanishing point is at Christ’s head (the orthogonals can be seen by following the tops of the wall tapestries or the coffers to where they intersect at Christ), which his also framed by the pediment above and back-lit by the open window behind. Thus, Leonardo was keeping up with the innovative artistic techniques developed early in the Quattrocento . In addition to Christ being the center of the composition, he is also the center of psychology here. The scene we are viewing comes from the Gospel accounts on the night before Christ’s Passion and Death when Christ and the apostles are together in a room for supper. More exactly, we are witnessing them at a point in the narrative after which Christ has made a great revelation to the apostles: one of them will betray Christ (“One of you is about to betray me”, Matthew 26:21 ). He is, of course, referring to Judas, but at this point there is commotion as all the apostles question who the betrayer really is. Although the Last Supper had been depicted in art many times before, this particular moment in the story is one which had not been depicted. This dramatic moment opens a door for Leonardo to explore the psychological reactions of the figures involved. We can see this in the various apostles, who are linked by their hand movements. Emotions range from protest (Philip, #8) to sadness (John, next to Christ) to acceptance (Christ). Judas, however, is shadowed, so that we only see part of his face while he clutches the money bag containing silver pieces. Judas was normally arranged across the table from the other apostles in Last Supper depictions, but here he is depicted in the same grouping as John and Peter. All of these figures would go on to play prominent |
What is the nationality of the Tennis player Ivo Karlovic? | Ivo Karlovic - Bio, Facts, Family | Famous Birthdays Famous Birthdays Pisces ABOUT Croatian whose height of 6 feet 10 inches made him one of history's tallest professional tennis players; his height also helped him serve at record speeds. BEFORE FAME at Wimbledon. TRIVIA He considered basketball to be one of his favorite hobbies; his shoe size clocked in at a 16. FAMILY LIFE He married his wife, Alsi, in March of 2005; six years later, they welcomed their first child. ASSOCIATED WITH |
Which body of water separates East Malaysia from West Malaysia? | What Are the Major Landforms in Malaysia? | USA Today What Are the Major Landforms in Malaysia? Malaysia's many islands feature pristine tropical beaches. (Photo: Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images ) Famous Landforms in India The nation of Malaysia consists of two separate landmasses separated by the South China Sea. Peninsular Malaysia, sometimes known as West Malaysia, lies just south of Thailand on the tip of the Malay Peninsula. Across the water, East Malaysia occupies most of the northern third of the island of Borneo and includes the states of Sabah and Sarawak. Indonesia administers the rest of Borneo. Coastal Plains Coastal plains ring the edge of Peninsular Malaysia, bordering the Strait of Malacca in the west and the South China Sea in the east. Mangroves dominate the western coast. These evergreen forests are found in marshy, saline, tropical tidal areas, with trees characterized by prominent root structures. In contrast, the eastern coast features rocky headlands interspersed with sandy beaches, as well as a few lagoons. Hundreds of tiny islands lie just offshore. On Borneo, peat swamps fringe much of the shoreline, receding into lowlands consisting of firmer ground further inland. Mountains in Peninsular Malaysia The coastal plains rise into rainforest-covered hills and mountains as you travel further into the interior. In West Malaysia, the Titiwangsa Mountains form the spine of the peninsula. To the northwest, the Bintang Mountains extend into southern Thailand. Paralleling the Titiwangsa Mountains, the Tahan Range includes the highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia: Mount Tahan, which rises to 7,175 feet. Unlike many other Malaysian mountains, Tahan is mostly barren and treeless. Mountains in East Malaysia East Malaysia features some of the highest mountains in this region of Asia. On the northern neck of Borneo, the Crocker Range in the province of Sabah is where you will find the 13,455-foot Mount Kinabalu, the highest peak in either section of Malaysia as well in Borneo Kinabalu's black granite cliffs escalate to a flat plateau-like summit. Other mountain ranges in East Malaysia include the Trus Madi Mountains, the Kelabit Highlands and the Hose Mountains. Volcano Malaysia is home to one volcano that possesses the potential to become active. The dormant Bombalai volcano, also in Sabah, rises near the border with Indonesia. This cinder cone volcano includes a crater nearly 1,000 feet in diameter. Two lava flows extend down from the volcano's slopes toward the coastline beyond. Geologists estimate that the last eruption occurred approximately 27,000 years ago. References |
Who was the American serial killer, nicknamed 'The Green River Killer', who at his trial in 2003, confessed to the murders of 48 women in Washington state? | 1000+ images about Green river killer on Pinterest | Washington state, Green river and Superior court Forward Gary Ridgway (1949-) was convicted of 48 murders in the Green River Killer case that lasted more than 20 years. After his arrest, he confessed to more murders than any other American serial killer: 71. Many of the victims were prostitutes. He strangled the women and dumped their bodies in wooded areas in Washington state’s King County. He entered a plea bargain and agreed to show authorities where missing victims were in exchange for not facing the death penalty. See More |
What name is given to the apparent change of frequency in a soundwave perceived by an observer as the source as the sound passes? | The Doppler Effect and Shock Waves Sound Waves and Music - Lesson 3 Behavior of Sound Waves The Doppler Effect and Shock Waves Reflection, Refraction, and Diffraction The Doppler effect is a phenomenon observed whenever the source of waves is moving with respect to an observer. The Doppler effect can be described as the effect produced by a moving source of waves in which there is an apparent upward shift in frequency for the observer and the source are approaching and an apparent downward shift in frequency when the observer and the source is receding. The Doppler effect can be observed to occur with all types of waves - most notably water waves, sound waves, and light waves. The application of this phenomenon to water waves was discussed in detail in Unit 10 of The Physics Classroom Tutorial . In this unit, we will focus on the application of the Doppler effect to sound. We are most familiar with the Doppler effect because of our experiences with sound waves. Perhaps you recall an instance in which a police car or emergency vehicle was traveling towards you on the highway. As the car approached with its siren blasting, the pitch of the siren sound (a measure of the siren's frequency) was high; and then suddenly after the car passed by, the pitch of the siren sound was low. That was the Doppler effect - a shift in the apparent frequency for a sound wave produced by a moving source. Another common experience is the shift in apparent frequency of the sound of a train horn. As the train approaches, the sound of its horn is heard at a high pitch and as the train moved away, the sound of its horn is heard at a low pitch. This is the Doppler effect. A common Physics demonstration the use of a large Nerf ball equipped with a buzzer that produces a sound with a constant frequency. The Nerf ball is then thrown around the room. As the ball approaches you, you observe a higher pitch than when the ball is at rest. And when the ball is thrown away from you, you observe a lower pitch than when the ball is at rest. This is the Doppler effect. Explaining the Doppler Effect The Doppler effect is observed because the distance between the source of sound and the observer is changing. If the source and the observer are approaching, then the distance is decreasing and if the source and the observer are receding, then the distance is increasing. The source of sound always emits the same frequency. Therefore, for the same period of time, the same number of waves must fit between the source and the observer. if the distance is large, then the waves can be spread apart; but if the distance is small, the waves must be compressed into the smaller distance. For these reasons, if the source is moving towards the observer, the observer perceives sound waves reaching him or her at a more frequent rate (high pitch). And if the source is moving away from the observer, the observer perceives sound waves reaching him or her at a less frequent rate (low pitch). It is important to note that the effect does not result because of an actual change in the frequency of the source. The source puts out the same frequency; the observer only perceives a different frequency because of the relative motion between them. The Doppler effect is a shift in the apparent or observed frequency and not a shift in the actual frequency at which the source vibrates. Shock Waves and Sonic Booms The Doppler effect is observed whenever the speed of the source is moving slower than the speed of the waves. But if the source actually moves at the same speed as or faster than the wave itself can move, a different phenomenon is observed. If a moving source of sound moves at the same speed as sound, then the source will always be at the leading edge of the waves that it produces. The diagram at the right depicts snapshots in time of a variety of wavefronts produced by an aircraft that is moving at the same speed as sound. The circular lines represent compressional wavefronts of the sound waves. Notice that these circles are bunched up at the front of the aircraft. This phenomenon |
From which African country does Cap Bon wine come? | Tunisia - Travel Facts and Information Updated February 04, 2016. Tunisia Basic Facts: Tunisia is a safe and friendly country in North Africa . Millions of Europeans visit annually to enjoy the beaches along the Mediterranean and soak up some ancient culture amongst the well-preserved Roman ruins. The Sahara Desert attracts adventure seekers during the winter months. Southern Tunisia is where George Lucas filmed many of his Star Wars movies, he used the natural landscape and traditional Berber villages (some underground) to depict the Planet Tatooine . Area: 163,610 sq km, (slightly larger than Georgia, US). Location: Tunisia lies in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea , between Algeria and Libya, see map . Capital City : Tunis Population: Just over 10 million people live in Tunisia. Language: Arabic (official) and French (widely understood and used in commerce). Berber dialects are also spoken, especially in the South. Religion: Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%. Climate: Tunisia has a temperate climate in the north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers especially in the desert in the south. continue reading below our video Best Road Trip Apps Click here for average temperatures in Tunis. When to Go: May to October, unless you're planning to go to the Sahara Desert, then go November to February. Currency: Tunisian Dinar, click here for a currency converter . Tunisia's Main Attractions: The vast majority of visitors to Tunisia head straight for the resorts at Hammamet, Cap Bon and Monastir, but there is more to the country than sandy beaches and the lovely blue Mediterranean. Here are some highlights: Sidi Bou Said : A gorgeous cliff top village overlooking the Mediterranean with steep cobbled streets lined with white-washed houses framed by bright blue window trellises. Ksar Ghilaine : A desert oasis on the edge of the vast Saharan dunes, take a camel ride for the day and get lost in the sheer magnificence of this glorious, gold-colored sea of sand. More Information about Tunisia's Attractions ... Travel to Tunisia Tunisia's International Airport: Tunis-Carthage International Airport (airport code TUN) lies 5 miles (8km) northeast of the city center, Tunis. Other international airports include Monastir (airport code: MIR), Sfax (airport code: SFA) and Djerba (airport code: DJE). Getting to Tunisia: Direct flights and charter flights arrive daily from many European countries , you can also catch a ferry from France or Italy -- More about getting to Tunisia . Tunisia Embassies/Visas: Most nationalities do not require a tourist visa before entering the country, but check with the Tunisian Embassy before you depart. Tourist Information Office (ONTT): 1, Ave. Mohamed V, 1001 Tunis, Tunisia. E-mail: [email protected], Web Site: http://www.tourismtunisia.com/ More Tunisian Practical Travel Tips Tunisia's Economy and Politics Economy: Tunisia has a diverse economy, with important agricultural, mining, tourism, and manufacturing sectors. Governmental control of economic affairs while still heavy has gradually lessened over the past decade with increasing privatization, simplification of the tax structure, and a prudent approach to debt. Progressive social policies also have helped raise living conditions in Tunisia relative to the region. Real growth, which averaged almost 5% over the past decade, declined to 4.7% in 2008 and probably will decline further in 2009 because of economic contraction and slowing of import demand in Europe - Tunisia's largest export market. However, development of non-textile manufacturing, a recovery in agricultural production, and strong growth in the services sector somewhat mitigated the economic effect of slowing exports. Tunisia will need to reach even higher growth levels to create sufficient employment opportunities for an already large number of unemployed as well as the growing population of university graduates. The challenges ahead include: privatizing industry, liberalizing the investment code to increase foreign investment, improving government eff |
In terms of population, which is the largest city in Pennsylvania? | 10 Biggest Cities in Pennsylvania: How Well Do You Know The Keystone State? 10 Biggest Cities in Pennsylvania: How Well Do You Know The Keystone State? Incline operating in front of the downtown skyline of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Sean Pavone/Dreamstime.com) By Dennis Byrne | Friday, 10 Apr 2015 03:40 PM Close Pennsylvania's cities include some of the oldest and most important in American history. Here are the 10 biggest cities in Pennsylvania. 1. Philadelphia: With a population of 1.5 million, the "City of Brotherly Love" is the state's largest city and the fifth largest in America. Founded by William Penn in 1681 as a refuge for Quakers seeking to practice their faith without persecution, Philadelphia quickly grew to become the largest and most important city in the Colonies. The Continental Congresses were held there in Independence Hall and served as the nation's informal capital during the War of Independence. After America won its independence, the Founding Fathers returned to Philadelphia to draft the Constitution that remains as America's supreme law of the land. VOTE NOW: Is Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Doing a Good Job? Among the city's notable citizens was Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father and a polymath who was a leading, early America scientist, diplomat, inventor and politician. Once the industrial hub of America, it now is looking to information technology and service industries for its growth. 2. Pittsburgh: With its population at just over 300,000, it is the state's second largest city. Once a dominant center for steel and glass production and energy processing, Pittsburgh, like so many other manufacturing giants, is repositioning itself as reportedly one of America's most livable and affordable places to live. Here are some of the city's firsts: America's first commercial radio station (KDKA), Dr. Jonas Salk's development of the first polio vaccine, the first all-aluminum building, and, wait for it, the first Internet emoticon, the smiley :-) given to the world by Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist Scott Fahlman. 3. Allentown: With a current population of 118,032, Allentown was once a thriving city thanks to the 19th century iron and rail booms. When the booms ended, Allentown became a center of silk production. Now, as other Rust Belt cities, Allentown is searching for a new identity. 4. Erie: Its population has declined from 2000 by 2.6 percent to 101,047 in 2012. Located on the shores of Lake Erie, the city played an important historical role in the War of 1812. Before train track gauges were standardized, Erie's importance was elevated by the city becoming the nexus of three different track gauges — broad, narrow and standard. 5. Reading: In its early days, Reading prospered from its central location as a transportation hub for turnpikes, canals and railroads. Now with a population of 88,082, the city enjoys an economy strengthened by nearby rich farmlands. VOTE NOW: Should the Government Be Doing More to Promote Tourism in America? 6. Scranton: It was Scranton's good fortune to be located on one of the world's largest hard coal deposits. Scranton entered a period of decline as coal's fortunes contracted and in 1990s, the state stepped in to pull the city back from the financial brink. With a population of 76,089, Scranton boasts of a strong revitalization. 7. Bethlehem: Originally a pacifist Moravian community, it fell on hard times when Bethlehem Steel folded. But this city of 74,982 proudly claims a "rich colonial and industrial history" and touts a present-day "economic and cultural renaissance," according to the city's website. 8. Lancaster: This city of 59,322 was considered in 1790 to be a candidate for the new capital of the U.S. It also was home for President James Buchanan and where F.W. Woolworth opened his first successful "5-and 10-cent" store, according to Britannica. 9. Levittown: William Levitt built this town of 52,983 as a planned residential community in the 1950s to provide affordable homes for returning World War II veterans. Unlike the state's other largest c |
Which American sprinter broke the 100m World Record in 1968 and held that record for the next fifteen years? | Lemaitre: Why It Matters the Fastest White Man on Earth Is, Well, White | Bleacher Report Lemaitre: Why It Matters the Fastest White Man on Earth Is, Well, White Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more stories Streeter Lecka/Getty Images By 2016, Christophe Lemaitre could challenge Bolt and Blake in the 100m. 28.4K “The blacks, physically, are made better.” — Carl Lewis , nine-time Olympic gold medal winner in track and field. Lightning-quick reactions. In most sports, they form the foundation of victory. Nowhere is this more cut and dry than in sprinting, where legacies often boil down to a matter of milliseconds. Few athletes in history have developed more efficient fast-twitch muscles than four top track stars in this year’s Olympics : Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay . In 100 meter races, they have produced the top 21 performances ever. In the 200m, they had notched nine of the top 11 times. In London, though, Europe’s fastest man is expected to loosen this quartet’s vice grip on the world’s biggest stage. 22-year-old Christophe Lemaitre enters Thursday's Olympic 200m and a following 4X100m relay with one of the event’s most intriguing stories. Lemaitre didn’t even start sprinting until age 15. In the next five years, he demolished one record after another in his native France while growing to 6-feet-3. At a 2010 meet, Lemaitre became the first white European or American to run 100 meters under 10 seconds. His 9.98 time was good, but far off Bolt’s 9.58 world record. Still, Lemaitre had proven himself as a clear exception to a rule that had become more and more ironclad since south Arkansas native Jim Hines first broke the 10-second barrier in the 1968 Olympics : black sprinters dominate. Before Lemaitre, 70 of 71 of the sprinters who’d run 100 meters in less than 10 seconds had primarily west African ancestry. Is there value in discussing the race of Olympic sprinters? Yes, it could open minds which is a good thing. No, even scientists can't agree on a definition for "race." No, let's focus on the athletes' ability instead of skin color. Something else Total votes: 1,663 Why? I admit it: A vast slippery slope stretches before us. Many people, Lemaitre included, hesitate to even bring up racial barriers in a Western society which strives for meritocracy. In November, 2011, he told the New York Times he feels it’s possible the black monopoly on track has built “a bit of a psychological barrier” for some aspiring white athletes and that his performance could help “advance and make the statement that it has nothing to do with the color of your skin and it’s just a question of work and desire and ambition.” Lemaitre’s sentiments had already been espoused by the college coach of Olympic gold medalists Michael Johnson (fourth all-time in the 200m) and Jeremy Wariner, a white 400m champion. “White kids think that it’s a black kid's sport, that blacks are superior,” Baylor University’s Clyde Hart (a Hot Springs native) told Sports Illustrated in 2004.”There are plenty of white kids with fast-twitch fibers, but they’ve got to get off their rumps. Too many of them would rather go fast on their computers in a fantasy world. It’s not about genes, although they may play some part in it. It’s about ‘Do you want it badly enough?’” No matter how badly we as Americans want to believe it, we know there’s more to success than willpower and work ethic. We know these attributes don’t develop in a vacuum. Nurture has something to do with it. So does nature. Indeed, some scientists believe they have pinned the ratio in regards to foot speed. According to the director of the Copenhagen Muscle Research Institute, an athlete's “environment” can account for 20 to 25 percent of his speed , but the the rest is determined before birth. To figure out nature’s role in such a complicated field like heredity, I don’t hesitate using science as a guide. Then again, my race wasn’t the target of the 19th and early 20th century “science” which disparaged it as lazy, stupid and weak to point of subhumanity. Racist propaganda filling me |
What was the name of the 6/7th century Welsh-language poet who wrote 'The Gododdin'? | Y Gododdin - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Y Gododdin 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 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Y Gododdin Page from the Book of Aneirin , showing the first part of the text added by Scribe B Author(s) Book of Aneirin (second half of the 13th century) Genre especially Mynyddog's feasts at Din Eidyn and the disastrous battle at Catraeth Period covered include Mynyddog Mwynfawr Y Gododdin (pronounced [ə gɔˈdɔðɪn]) is a medieval Welsh poem consisting of a series of elegies to the men of the Britonnic kingdom of Gododdin and its allies who, according to the conventional interpretation, died fighting the Angles of Deira and Bernicia at a place named Catraeth . There is general agreement among scholars that the battle commemorated would have happened around the year 600, but there is debate about the date of the poetry. Some scholars consider that it was composed in what is now southern Scotland soon after the battle, while others believe that it originated in Wales in the 9th or the 10th century. If it is 9th-century, it is one of the earliest poems written in a form of Welsh, and the oldest surviving poem from what is now Scotland. It is traditionally ascribed to the bard Aneirin . The Gododdin, known in Roman times as the Votadini , held territories in what is now southeast Scotland, part of the Hen Ogledd (Old North). The poem tells how a force of 300 picked warriors were assembled, some from as far afield as Pictland and Gwynedd . After a year of feasting at Din Eidyn, now Edinburgh , they attacked Catraeth, which is usually considered to be Catterick , North Yorkshire . After several days of fighting against overwhelming odds, only one of the warriors returned alive. In another version 363 warriors went to Catraeth and three returned. The poem is similar in ethos to heroic poetry , with the emphasis on the heroes fighting primarily for glory, but is not a narrative. The poem is known from one manuscript dating from the second half of the 13th century, partly written in Middle Welsh orthography and partly in Old Welsh . If it dates from the late 6th century it would originally have been composed in the Cumbric language , related to the Old Welsh language , also called "Archaic Neo-Brittonic". The manuscript contains several stanzas which have no connection with the Gododdin and are considered to be interpolations. One stanza of Y Gododdin mentions Arthur , which would be of great importance as the earliest known reference if the stanza could be shown to date from the late 6th or early 7th centuries. Contents Book of Aneirin Manuscript There is only one early manuscript of Y Gododdin, the Book of Aneirin , thought to date from the second half of the 13th century. The currently accepted view is that this manuscript contains the work of two scribes, usually known as A and B. Scribe A wrote down 88 stanzas of the poem, [1] then left a blank page before writing down four related poems known as Gorchanau. [2] This scribe wrote the material down in Middle Welsh orthography. Scribe B added material later, and apparently had access to an earlier manuscript since the material added by this scribe is in Old Welsh orthography. Scribe B wrote 35 stanzas, some of which are variants of stanzas also given by Scribe A while others are not given by A. The last stanza is incomplete and three folios are missing from the end of the manuscript, so some material may have been lost. [3] There are differences within the material added by Scribe B. The first 23 stanzas of the B material shows signs of partial modernisation of the orthography, while the remainder show much more retention of Old Welsh features. Jarman explains this by suggesting that Scribe B started by partially modernising the orthography as he copied the stanzas, but after a while tired of this and copied the remaining stanzas as they were in |
Which 1968 film, starring Meryl Streep, told the true story of Lindy Chamberlain, a mother, convicted of killing her baby, who maintained that a Dingo had killed it? | The Chamberlain Case The Chamberlain Case: Press Cuttings 1981–2005 OCR: Cinema COVER STORY A Boom Down Under And a push abroad by Australia 's film makers Among the best young film makers: Fred Schepisi, 41, educated for a while at a Catholic seminary, was an advertising executive when he made the leap to film. "All those European films like Wages of Fear seemed so exotic," he recalls. So Schepisi switched jobs to become manager of the Melbourne branch of a film production company, where he learned to write documentary scripts and shoot commercials. His big chance came with The Devil's Playground (1976), a semiautobiographical story of how a seminary tries to crush the spirit of a young boy. It was well received but earned nothing, a fate that also applied to his next feature, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), with Tommy Lewis, a gripping, brutal film about racial bigotry, the story of an aborigine pushed into a berserk lolling spree. Jimmie Blacksmith cost $1.6 million to make and was, at the time, Australia's most expensive movie. New Yorker Critic Pauline Kael described it as "serenely shocking [and] horribly funny, a movie about the cultural chasm that divides the natives from the Europeanspawned whites." Says Fred Schepisi, who is directing Marble Arch's $10 million Barbarosa, with Willie Nelson and Gary Busey, in Hollywood: "If you are an opera singer, you can't just sing in one opera house. You have to sing in all the great houses of the world. You want to see whatt the differences are, if any." TIME SIP terwde,- 2y , I IS I No. 37 F,110 e5 V-0 EJ t:,!, t-, Law Mr. Wizard Comes to Court New scientific evidence is helping to show juror's whodunit D id Wayne Williams murder Nathaniel Cater and Jimmy Ray Payne? No one saw either crime, and there were no fingerprints. But there is plenty of circumstantial evidence in the extraordinary Atlanta case, including carpet fibers found on the victims and bloodstains in Williams' station wagon. So prosecutors are placing their faith in test tubes, microscopes and forensic specialists; in hour upon hour of testimony, experts have said that all the scientific evidence points to Williams. Last week the defense fought back. Kansas State University Professor Randall Bresee claimed that the prosecution's fiber analysis was too imprecise. In fact, said Bresee, he had examined fibers from a carpet in Defense Attorney Mary Welcome's office and found them "microscopically similar" to those from Williams' home. No matter who prevails, the trial is highlighting a major development in the criminal courtroom. With the help of a variety of technical advances, more and more silent evidence is being turned into loudly damning testimony. The granddaddy of scientific evidence is the fingerprint, introduced in 1901. Because a person's print is unique, there is still no better physical evidence. But now there are a number of new ways of linking a criminal to a crime that are nearly as clear-cut. Suspects are being asked not only for fingerprints but for footprints, blood samples and pieces of hair. Over the past ten years, no area has developed faster than the examination of bloodstains. "Before, we used to be satisfied with identifying a blood sample as type A, B, AB or O. Now we have 13 or more different antigen and enzyme systems we can pick out," says Gary Howell, 34, director of the Kansas City regional crime lab. The probability that any two people will share the same assortment of these blood variables is .1% or less. Because of that, Howell was recently able to use two tiny bloodstains to help convict a double murderer. Another use of blood is also winning wide acceptance. Scrutiny of the size, shape and distribution of blood spatters tells much about the location and position of a person involved in a crime and thus may dispute a defendant's version of what happened. Blood that travels at an angle, for example, leaves an elliptical stain. Consultant Herbert Leon MacDonell, 53, of Corning, N.Y., the leading expert, is now sought out in more than 100 homicide cases a year. At the tri |
Historically known as 'Spirit of Amber', which acid is procured from Amber by pulverising and distilling it? | Succinic acid S Succinic acid Succinic acid ( pronunciation: [sək-ˈsi-nik ˈa-səd]; IUPAC systematic name: butanedioic acid; historically known as spirit of amber) is a dicarboxylic acid. Succinate plays a biochemical role in the citric acid cycle . The name derives from Latin succinum, meaning amber , from which the acid may be obtained. The carboxylate anion is called succinate and esters of succinic acid are called alkyl succinates. Physical properties At room temperature , pure succinic acid is a solid that forms colorless, odorless crystals. It has a melting point of 185 °C and a boiling point of 235 °C. It is a diprotic acid. Biochemical role Succinate is a component of the citric acid cycle and is capable of donating electrons to the electron transfer chain by the reaction: succinate + FAD → fumarate + FADH2. This is catalysed by the enzyme succinate dehydrogenase (or complex II of the mitochondrial ETC). The complex is a 4 subunit membrane-bound lipoprotein which couples the oxidation of succinate to the reduction of ubiquinone. Intermediate electron carriers are FAD and three Fe2S2 clusters part of subunit B. History Spirit of amber was procured from amber by pulverising and distilling it using a sand bath. It was chiefly used externally for rheumatic aches and pains, and internally in inveterate gleets. Safety The acid is combustible and corrosive, capable of causing burns. "Harmful by inhalation, ingestion and through skin absorption. Wash after handling. Eye contact may cause serious damage." In nutraceutical form as a food additive and dietary supplement , is safe and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. As an excipient in pharamceutical products it is used to control acidity and, more rarely, in effervescent tablets. Reactions Succinic acid can be converted to fumaric acid by oxidation. The diethyl ester is a substrate in the Stobbe condensation. Fermentation Succinic acid is created as a byproduct of the fermentation of sugar. It lends to fermented beverages such as wine and beer a common taste that is a combination of saltiness, bitterness and acidity. (Wikipedia) |
What name is given to the bone and cartilage partition that separates right and left nostrils? | Correct a Deviated Septum with Plastic Surgery | Leonard Grossman, M.D. Previous Next Correct a Deviated Septum with Plastic Surgery Few people are born with the perfect nose. Most of us have a bone to pick with our noses, especially if we’ve suffered an injury that has resulted in deformity. Rhinoplasty , once of the most popular plastic surgery procedures in the nation, has helped millions of people – both women and men – who have suffered from crooked, overly long or overly wide noses. The treatment creates symmetry with a patient’s facial features by reducing the length and width of the nose or altering its shape altogether. But while many are aware of the cosmetic benefits of the procedure, not everyone knows about the medical benefits. Rhinoplasty surgery can also assist individuals suffering from a deviated septum. The septum is name given to the bone and cartilage between the two nostrils that separates the nasal cavity. Usually, the septum lies in the center of the nose, ensuring the individual’s nasal passages are also symmetrical. A deviated septum , one of the most common physiological disorders of the nose, refers to a displacement causing the bone and cartilage to lean toward the left or right side. The displacement can be caused by an injury to the nose but can also be the result of a congenital disorder resulting from compression of the nose during child birth. Regardless of what caused the issue, a deviated septum can pose serious problems for those who suffer from it. A deviated septum can lead to a number of symptoms that can entirely disrupt an individual’s life. When the deviation is severe, the range of symptoms consequently increases, often resulting in unbearable pain for the individual. The most common symptoms include: Frequent sinus infections |
Which famous Hollywood actor was used as the narrator on Michael Jackson's 1982 number one single 'Thriller'? | 12 Thrilling Facts About Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' - Rolling Stone By Gavin Edwards October 29, 2013 Michael Jackson's video for "Thriller" was released nearly 30 years ago, on December 2nd, 1983. Director John Landis (The Blues Brothers, An American Werewolf in London) extended the track — the seventh and final single released from the Thriller album — into a nearly 14-minute-long musical horror film, letting Michael indulge his monster-movie fantasies. It got saturation play on MTV and has been seen more than 149 million times on YouTube. Just in time for Halloween, here's 12 things you might not have realized the first time, or the 200th time, you watched it: More News All Stories 1. All "Thriller," Some Filler The video cost half-a-million dollars; at the time, it was the most expensive video ever made. But CBS Records wouldn't pay for a third video from Thriller, and MTV had a policy of never paying for clips. Jackson and Landis funded their budget by getting MTV and Showtime to pay $250,000 each for the rights to show the 45-minute The Making of "Thriller." (MTV reasoned that if they were paying for a movie, they were circumventing their own policy.) Landis nicknamed the stretched-out documentary The Making of Filler. Courtesy of Sony/Legacy 2. Before songwriter Rod Temperton came up with "Thriller," Michael Jackson's working title for the album was Starlight. Temperton, a British native formerly of the funk band Heatwave, also wrote "Baby Be Mine" and "The Lady in My Life" for Thriller (and earlier, had penned "Rock with You" and "Off the Wall" for Jackson). Courtesy of Sony/Legacy 3. Michael Jackson's faith seeped in. The opening title card ("Due to my strong personal convictions, I wish to stress that this film in no way endorses a belief in the occult") was inserted due to Jackson's Jehovah's Witness faith. Another manifestation of his piety, according to producer Quincy Jones : During the recording of Thriller, in a studio in the Westlake district of Los Angeles, "a healthy California girl walked by the front window of the studio, which was a one-way mirror facing the street, and pulled her dress up over her head. She was wearing absolutely nothing underneath." Jones stared, as did Temperton — but Jackson hid behind the mixing console so he couldn't catch a peek. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 4. "Thriller" is a coming-of-age story. "In adolescence, youngsters begin to grow hair in unexpected places and parts of their anatomy swell and grow," director John Landis explained, regading the role of the werewolf metaphor in cinematic history . "Everyone experiences these physical transformations in their bodies and new, unfamiliar, sexual thoughts in their minds. No wonder we readily accept the concept of a literal metamorphosis." In other words, undergoing a lycanthropic transformation was a safe way for Michael Jackson to experiment with puberty. Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images 5. "Thriller" had a Playmate. Jackson's "Thriller" costar, former Playboy Playmate Ola Ray, also appeared on Cheers and in Beverly Hills Cop II, but her only other notable music video was "Give Me the Night" by George Benson (a single also written by Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones!), on a date with Benson that involves hot dogs and champagne. That video's biggest special effect: Benson playing guitar on rollerskates. 6. Fred Astaire could've been a "Thriller" extra. Hollywood legend Fred Astaire, a fan of Jackson's dancing (Jackson personally taught him to moonwalk), attended a "Thriller" rehearsal. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who edited Jackson's Moonwalk autobiography , logged some serious hours: When they were filming at 3 A.M. in a bad neighborhood in east Los Angeles, she was hanging out in Jackson's Winnebago. Fred Sabine/NBCU Photo Bank 7. The "Thiller" choreographer was a "Beat It" gang member. Choreographer Michael Peters also did the epic dance sequences in Pat Benatar's "Love Is a Battlefield" and in Jackson's "Beat It" video (where he played one of the gang leaders — the one dressed in white, with su |
In which Spanish city would you find the Giralda Tower and the Alcazar Palace? | The Giralda Tower - Cathedral of Seville | don Quijote Read the Spanish version La Giralda tower, now bell tower to the cathedral of Sevilla , is the remains of Muslim architecture from centuries gone by. Once one of the tallest religious structures in the world, the tower today remains a beacon of antiquity and culture in Andalucía. The minaret, or bell tower, is one of three of its kind built during the Almohad Dynsasty. The other two towers are in Morocco at Rabat and Marrakesh. A minaret is a symbol of Muslim religion and a beacon for prayer. The tower and mosque were built between 1184-96 with the use of Roman remains and stones as part of the foundation. Later, the mosque would be torn down to make room for the cathedral of Seville. The tower, in fact, has no steps leading to the top. Instead, a series of ramps, wide enough for two guards on horseback will take visitors past gargoyles and intricate stone work for a prize view of Sevilla from the top. In 1248 the Christians re-conquered Sevilla from the Muslims under the leadership of King Alfonso X. The Muslims revered their tower so greatly that they threatened to tear it down brick by brick upon being sacked. “If they remove a single stone, they would all be put to the sword,” Alfonso warned; the tower remained intact and was added to the cathedral in 1402. In 1356 an earthquake rattled the tower and destroyed the copper spheres that topped La Giralda. Between 1560-1568 renovations took place that added 4 levels to the tower and an Italian bronze sculpture of the statue “Faith” was added to the top where the spheres used to be. In 1987 UNESCO identified the tower and cathedral as a World Heritage site. The cathedral of Sevilla built in just over 100 years (1402-1506) is the third largest cathedral, based on area, in Europe with 11,500 square meters. The founders and architects of the cathedral wanted to make an impression on all who visited the structure, they wanted onlookers to think the creators were mad to build something so large. Sevilla´s cathedral is smaller only to St. Paul´s Cathedral in London and St. Peter´s Basilica in Rome. At the entrance to the cathedral, Puerta de San Cristóbal, rests the tomb of Christopher Columbus. The tomb was originally kept in Havana, Cuba, where Columbus first landed in 1492. However after the uprising and Cuba declaring its independence from Spain in 1898, the remains were brought back to Sevilla, where Columbus departed Spain in search of a route to India. The bones or remains of Columbus lay in a medium sized, ornate box held on the shoulders of four figures representing the kingdoms of León, Castille, Aragón and Navarra. The sculpted, life-size figures were created by Arturo Melida. Debate continues as to whether the remains are actually those of Columbus or possibly his brother or son. DNA testing results continue to be inconclusive. There are groups in the Dominican Republic that claim to have the remains of the famed explorer. Nevertheless, the tower, cathedral, and artwork donning the interior of these structures remain popular points of interest in southern Spain. Contact us |
In which river was Rasputin drowned in 1916? | First World War.com - Primary Documents - The Assassination of Rasputin, 29 December 1916 What's New Primary Documents - The Assassination of Rasputin, 29 December 1916 Reproduced below is Russian Colonel Stanislaus de Lazovert's account of the assassination of Grigory Rasputin , the Russian monk who acted as close adviser to the Tsar and (most especially) Tsarina . Sponsored Links Widely held responsible by contemporaries for the downfall of the Romanov monarchy through his tight hold over the Russian royal family, numerous accounts of Rasputin's eventual demise at the end of December 1916 were circulated in early 1917. Today it is believed that Rasputin was invited to dinner at the home of the Russian nobleman Felix Yusupov , who then shot him; and that he was shot again by a second conspirator, Vladimir Purishkevich, before finally being dropped through a hole in the Neva river, where he finally died by drowning. His corpse was later discovered on the Neva's banks. De Lazovert's somewhat sensational (and in parts highly improbable) memoir, below, largely supports Yusupov's account but chiefly attributes Rasputin's death to the hands of Purishkevich. Stanislaus de Lazovert on the Assassination of Rasputin, 29 December 1916 The shot that ended the career of the blackest devil in Russian history was fired by my close and beloved friend, Vladimir Purishkevich, Reactionary Deputy of the Duma. Five of us had been arranging for this event for many months. On the night of the killing, after all details had been arranged, I drove to the Imperial Palace in an automobile and persuaded this black devil to accompany me to the home of Prince Yusupov, in Petrograd. Later that night M. Purishkevich followed him into the gardens adjoining Yusupov's house and shot him to death with an automatic revolver. We then carried his riddled body in a sheet to the River Neva, broke the ice and cast him in. The story of Rasputin and his clique is well known. They sent the army to the trenches without food or arms, they left them there to be slaughtered, they betrayed Rumania and deceived the Allies, they almost succeeded in delivering Russia bodily to the Germans. Rasputin, as a secret member of the Austrian Green Hand, had absolute power in Court. The Tsar was a nonentity, a kind of Hamlet, his only desire being to abdicate and escape the whole vile business. Rasputin continued his life of vice, carousing and passion. The Grand Duchess reported these things to the Tsarina and was banished from Court for her pains. This was the condition of affairs when we decided to kill this monster. Only five men participated in it. They were the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich, Prince Yusupov, Vladimir Purishkevich, Captain Suhotine and myself. Prince Yusupov's palace is a magnificent place on the Nevska. The great hall has six equal sides and in each hall is a heavy oaken door. One leads out into the gardens, the one opposite leads down a broad flight of marble stairs to the huge dining room, one to the library, etc. At midnight the associates of the Prince concealed themselves while I entered the car and drove to the home of the monk. He admitted me in person. Rasputin was in a gay mood. We drove rapidly to the home of the Prince and descended to the library, lighted only by a blazing log in the huge chimney-place. A small table was spread with cakes and rare wines - three kinds of the wine were poisoned and so were the cakes. The monk threw himself into a chair, his humour expanding with the warmth of the room. He told of his successes, his plots, of the imminent success of the German arms and that the Kaiser would soon be seen in Petrograd. At a proper moment he was offered the wine and the cakes. He drank the wine and devoured the cakes. Hours slipped by, but there was no sign that the poison had taken effect. The monk was even merrier than before. |
In 1919, which French artist created his own version of the 'Mona Lisa', on which he drew a goatee and a moustache? | L.H.O.O.Q. (Mona-Lisa-with-a-mustache) L.H.O.O.Q. (Mona-Lisa-with-a-mustache) 2012, oil on canvas, 19×29 cm Erich Kuby (1910-2005) The Bearded Lady and the Shaven Man - Mona Lisa, meet Mona/Leo There is no discontinuity between the Bachelor Machine and the Bride. Marcel Duchamp [1] In 1919, Marcel Duchamp drew a mustache and goatee on a reproduction of the Mona Lisa and called the resulting work L.H.O.O.Q. (Fig. 1). [2] Not quite three-quarters of a century after Duchamp’s graffito came what I think of as the sequel: Lillian Schwartz’s discovery that the chief model for the Mona Lisa was Leonardo da Vinci himself. Both acts are backward- looking in that their most immediate effect was to redefine the Mona Lisa itself. At the same time, both are prophetic in the way they project major shifts in the grounds of art as a system of knowledge. Fig. 1. Detail of L.H.O.O.Q., a 1919 work by Marcel Duchamp that is an altered collotype of the Mona Lisa. On the simplest level, Duchamp’s banal gesture nominated the Mona Lisa as a man. More exactly, Duchamp created a rudimentary sort of mask that reads instantly as male but does not even pretend to conceal the woman behind the mask. In a sense, L.H.O.O.Q. is an artificial hermaphrodite, an image of a woman with that most superficial and nonfunctional characteristic of maleness, a mustache. (The beard is superfluous to the effect of L.H.O.O.Q., and in one version of the piece does not appear at all.) [3] At the same time, L.H.O.O.Q. is not a hermaphrodite at all but an intensified or exposed woman. The Mona Lisa’s mustache can be read as an abbreviated, transposed beard and thus as a metaphor for her actual “beard,” or pubic hair. By transferring Mona Lisa’s beard from her pubic region to her face, Duchamp conceptually strips her naked: her clothes no longer conceal what they’re supposed to conceal. She is another embodiment of the central figure in Duchamp’s most famous work, The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (also known as the Large Glass). Duchamp thus creates a kind of visual analog in which the face stands in for the sexual organs instead of merely alluding to them, as the lips normally allude to labia. [4] The mustache-over-lips structure directly echoes the pubic-hair-over-labia structure. In a sense, the entire woman has been vertically condensed into an amorphous package of flesh—a kind of head-to-genitals morph, to use an analogy from the digital world. Furthermore, this flesh package is recondensed through the title into one of the standard tags used to present women as nonindividuals: hot ass. [5] I am not trying to present a full reading of L.H.O.O.Q. here; rather, for reasons which will become clear later, I am consciously restricting my reading to a limited field that centers on issues of gender, sexuality, and identity. In short, my concern is with L.H.O.O.Q. as an instance of the Bearded Lady archetype. That any discussion of L.H.O.O.Q. can take off in many other directions is a tribute to the richness of Duchamp’s gesture, minimal as to form but maximal as to content. [6] Not the least of Duchamp’s achievements with L.H.O.O.Q. was to bring the Mona Lisa back from the dead. By attacking its iconic status, he removed it from historical time and brought it into the present, the only place where art can be experienced. L.H.O.O.Q. was actually an act of rescue (even if only temporarily) rather than an act of desecration. However, it did not rescue the Mona Lisa as a traditional painting, an object of primarily visual pleasure. The crude mustache functions as a scratch on the Renaissance picture window; it insistently draws our attention to itself and thus irreparably damages the illusion of which it fails to be a part. What L.H.O.O.Q. did do, on the other hand, was to nominate the petrified painting as a center of activity: a subject of debate, parody, paradox, criticism, thought, and reinvention. L.H.O.O.Q. simultaneously documents Duchamp’s thought processes and implicitly invites further interventions. As such, it is a paradigm of late modernist art; |
Although it had been absent from the Western Hemisphere for seventy years, there was a major outbreak of which disease in Peru in 1991? | cholera | pathology | Britannica.com pathology human disease Cholera, an acute infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae and characterized by extreme diarrhea with rapid and severe depletion of body fluids and salts. Cholera has often risen to epidemic proportions in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, particularly in India and Bangladesh . In the past two centuries, seven pandemics (global epidemics) of cholera have carried the disease to countries around the world. A Rwandan refugee holding a bag of rehydration fluids for a victim of cholera during a major … ©Peter Turnley/Corbis Cholera is a disease that can incite populations to panic. Its reputation as a fierce and unrelenting killer is a deserved one. It has been responsible for the deaths of millions, for economic losses of immense magnitude, and for the disruption of the very fabric of society in all parts of the world. In spite of the chaos that it continues to generate, cholera is perhaps the best understood of the modern plagues. The organism that causes it has been studied extensively for well over a century; its modes of transmission have been identified; and safe, effective, and inexpensive interventions for both preventing infection and treating clinical illness have been developed. The cholera bacterium and toxin Vibrio cholerae is a member of the family Vibrionaceae, which includes three medically important genera of water-dwelling bacteria. It is a short, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that appears curved when isolated. There are more than 200 different serogroups of V. cholerae, which are distinguished based on the structure of a protein called the O antigen in the bacterium’s cell wall. Several of these serogroups are pathogenic in humans; however, only two serogroups of V. cholerae—O1 and O139 (sometimes called the Bengal serogroup)—are known to cause cholera. Pathogenic O1 and O139 V. cholerae have the ability to produce cholera toxin, a type of enterotoxin that affects intestinal cells. Pathogenic organisms in the O1 serogroup have caused the majority of cholera outbreaks and are subdivided into two biotypes: classical and El Tor. These two biotypes each contain two serotypes, called Inaba and Ogawa (some classifications recognize a third serotype, Hikojima), which are differentiated based on their biochemical properties, namely their expression of type-specific antigens. Inaba and Ogawa serotypes both express a common cholera antigen known simply as A; however, only Ogawa expresses cholera antigen B and only Inaba expresses cholera antigen C. There also exist multiple strains of Inaba and Ogawa serotypes. Similar Topics brucellosis The classical biotype was responsible for most, if not all, of the six great cholera pandemics that swept through the world in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The seventh pandemic, which began in the mid-20th century and continues today, is caused by the El Tor biotype. This biotype possesses two characteristics that are of great epidemiological significance. First, it is a much hardier organism than the classical biotype, and it can survive for long periods of time in aquatic environments . Second, many people infected with the El Tor biotype experience only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. Seriously ill patients are highly effective transmitters of cholera, but persons with mild or no symptoms are more likely to travel, thereby also playing a crucial role in the spread of the disease. As barriers to commerce and to personal travel disappear, the potential for diseases to be transmitted rapidly from one continent to another increases. Cholera is an intestinal disease that is the archetype of waterborne illnesses. It spreads by the fecal-oral route: infection spreads through a population when feces containing the bacterium contaminate water that is then ingested by individuals. Transmission of the disease can also occur with food that has been irrigated, washed, or cooked with contaminated water. Foods that have the greatest potential to transmit the disease include shellfish an |
Which mountain in the Sequoia National Park is the highest peak in the contiguous states of the USA (ie. excluding Alaska & Hawaii)? | Unites States | Article about Unites States by The Free Dictionary Unites States | Article about Unites States by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Unites+States See also: National Parks and Monuments (table) National Parks and Monuments National Parks Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size acres (hectares) Description Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery. ..... Click the link for more information. , Presidents of the United States (table) Presidents of the United States President Political Party Dates in Office Vice President(s) George Washington 1789–97 John Adams John Adams Federalist 1797–1801 Thomas Jefferson ..... Click the link for more information. United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and in area. It consists of 50 states and a federal district. The conterminous (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) United States stretches across central North America from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west, and from Canada on the north to Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico on the south. The state of Alaska is located in extreme NW North America between the Arctic and Pacific oceans and is bordered by Canada on the east. The state of Hawaii Hawaii , 50th state of the United States, comprising a group of eight major islands and numerous islets in the central Pacific Ocean, c.2,100 mi (3,380 km) SW of San Francisco. Facts and Figures Area, 6,450 sq mi (16,706 sq km). Pop. ..... Click the link for more information. , an island chain, is situated in the E central Pacific Ocean c.2,100 mi (3,400 km) SW of San Francisco. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., capital of the United States, coextensive (since 1878, when Georgetown became a part of Washington) with the District of Columbia (2000 pop. 572,059), on the Potomac River; inc. 1802. The city is the center of a metropolitan area (1990 pop. ..... Click the link for more information. , is the capital of the United States, and New York New York, city (1990 pop. 7,322,564), land area 304.8 sq mi (789.4 sq km), SE N.Y., largest city in the United States and one of the largest in the world, on New York Bay at the mouth of the Hudson River. ..... Click the link for more information. is its largest city. The outlying territories and areas of the United States include: in the Caribbean Basin, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. Officially known as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (a self-governing entity in association with the United States), it includes the offshore islands ..... Click the link for more information. (a commonwealth associated with the United States) and the Virgin Islands Virgin Islands, group of about 100 small islands, West Indies, E of Puerto Rico. The islands are divided politically between the United States and Great Britain. Although constituting the westernmost part of the Lesser Antilles, the Virgin Islands form a geological unit with ..... Click the link for more information. of the United States (purchased from Denmark in 1917); in the Pacific Ocean, Guam Guam , Chamorro Guåhan, officially Territory of Guam, the largest, most populous, and southernmost of the Mariana Islands (see also Northern Mariana Islands), an unincorporated territory of the United States (2010 pop. 159,358), 209 sq mi (541 sq km), W Pacific. ..... Click the link for more information. (ceded by Spain after the Spanish-American War), the Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands , officially Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a self-governing entity in association with the United States (2010 pop. 53,883), c.185 sq mi (479 sq km), comprising 16 islands (6 inhabited) of the Marianas chain (all except Guam), in the W ..... Click the link for more information. (a commonwealth associated with the United States), American Samo |
What was the name used by the aircraft hijacker who, in 1971, leapt from the back of a Boeing 727 over the American Pacific Northwest, after collecting a $200,000 ransom, and was never seen again? | 1000+ images about History~D.B. Cooper~Hijacker on Pinterest | Parachutes, Boeing 727 and Jets Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas History~D.B. Cooper~Hijacker 73 Pins399 Followers D. B. Cooper is an unidentified man who hijacked a Boeing 727 aircraft in the airspace between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, on November 24, 1971, extorted $200,000 in ransom (equivalent to $1,170,000 in 2015), and parachuted to an uncertain fate. Despite an extensive manhunt and an ongoing FBI investigation, the perpetrator has never been located or positively identified. The case remains the only unsolved air piracy in American aviation history. |
The 1980 film 'Coal Miner's Daughter', starring Sissy Spacek. portrayed which country singer's rise to fame? | Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) - 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 Biographical story of Loretta Lynn , a legendary country singer that came from poverty to worldwide fame. She rose from humble beginnings in Kentucky to superstardom and changing the sound and style of country music forever. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 32 titles created 28 Apr 2011 a list of 27 titles created 28 Jan 2012 a list of 24 titles created 16 Mar 2013 a list of 29 titles created 20 Jan 2015 a list of 28 titles created 09 Jan 2016 Title: Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) 7.5/10 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. Won 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 13 nominations. See more awards » Photos Jessica Lange stunningly portrays Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame. Director: Karel Reisz A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved. Director: Martin Ritt In the Deep South in the 1930s, a widow and her family try to run their cotton farm with the help of a disparate group of friends. Director: Robert Benton It's 1944 in the small town of Gregory, Texas. Divorcée Nita Longley has been brought into the town by the telephone company to work as its switchboard operator, a job which requires her to... See full summary » Director: Jack Fisk A woman is determined to reveal the truth about an insidious political corruption. In doing so she risks her safety, career and reputation but will not stop asking questions until the truth is known. Director: Roger Donaldson Edit Storyline At only thirteen years of age, Loretta Webb marries Doolittle Lynn and is soon responsible for a sizeable family. Loretta appears destined to a life of homemaking, but Doolittle recognises his wife's musical talent, and buys her a guitar as an anniversary present one year. At eighteen, the mother of four children and busy housewife still finds time to write and sing songs at small fairs and local honky-tonks. This gift sets Loretta Lynn on the gruelling, tumultuous path to superstardom and country music greatness. Written by Shannon Patrick Sullivan <[email protected]> See All (54) » Taglines: She was married at 13. She had four kids by the time she was 20. She's been hungry and poor. She's been loved and cheated on. She became a singer because it was the only thing she could do. She became a star because it was the only way she could do it. Genres: 7 March 1980 (USA) See more » Also Known As: La hija del minero See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Joe Don Baker , who bears a strong resemblance to the real Doolittle Lynn, was the producers' first choice to play him, but he was unable to accept the offer. See more » Goofs The modern "Ludwig" logo on her drummer's bass drum did not appear until many years later. Levon Helm , who played Loretta's father, might have noticed this, since he was the drummer for The Band, a successful rock group of the '60's and 70's, but he was not on set during the filming of Loretta's successful country music singing career See more » Quotes Excellent Performances Touch Every High Note. 13 August 2004 | by tfrizzell (United States) – See all my reviews The true-life story of Loretta Lynn (dominant Oscar-winner Sissy Spacek) from her youth where she married at the tender age of 13 all the way to country music stardom. Along for the ride is her husband (Tommy Lee Jones' first legitimate role), an amazingly complex individual who has anger management and jealousy issues. Beverly D'Angelo (in arguably her finest career performance) is also a solid scene-stealer playing doomed singer Patsy Cline. Spacek and D'Angelo actually did all the singing themselves and that just elevates an al |
What is the SI unit of force, equal to one kilogram metre per second squared? | Part of the IT standards and organizations glossary: The kilogram-meter per second (kg · m/s or kg · m · s -1 ) is the standard unit of momentum . Reduced to base units in the International System of Units ( SI ), a kilogram-meter per second is the equivalent of a newton-second (N · s), which is the SI unit of impulse . Although the units are the same in base terms, there is a conceptual difference between momentum and impulse. As an example of momentum, consider a rocket ship coasting through space at a speed v of 10,000 (10 4 ) m/s. Suppose the mass of the ship, m , is equal to 10,000 (10 4 ) kg. The forward momentum, p , is equal to the product of the mass and the forward speed: p = mv = 10 4 kg x 10 4 m/s = 10 8 kg · m/s A rule of Newtonian physics states that the impulse imparted to an object is equal to the change in momentum for that object, provided no other forces or effects are involved. Consider the problem of calculating how long to fire the above mentioned space ship's retro rockets to bring it to a halt with respect to an observer who sees its initial momentum as 10 8 kg · m/s. This requires an impulse in the reverse direction of 10 8 N · s. Suppose the ship's retro rockets produce 100,000 (10 5 ) N of force. According to the formula for impulse, where F is the force in newtons and t is the time in seconds for which the force is applied: I = Ft and therefore t = I / F t = (10 8 N · s) / (10 5 N) = 1000 s |
In which US city do the American Football team known as the 'Falcons' play their home games? | Atlanta Falcons News - Atlanta Falcons Net Worth Atlanta Falcons News Read more... Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons Net Worth is 837 $Million. The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Con. The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta... Atlanta Falcons Net Worth is 837 $Million. Atlanta Falcons Net Worth is 837 $Million. The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Con The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Falcons play their home games at the Georgia Dome in downtown Atlanta, but construction is likely to begin in 2014 on a new stadium with play beginning in the 2017 season. Their headquarters and practice facilities are located at a 50-acre site in Flowery Branch, Georgia. The Falcons joined the NFL in 1965 as an expansion team, after the NFL offered then-owner Rankin Smith a franchise to keep him from joining the rival American Football League . The AFL instead granted a franchise to Miami, Florida . In their 45 years of existence, the Falcons have compiled a record of 300a??402a??6 with division championships in 1980, 1998, 2004, 2010 and 2012. Their only Super Bowl appearance was Super Bowl XXXIII. Over the past four years the Falcons, under Gene... |
What was the name of the nineteenth century American saloon keeper and judge who called himself 'The Law West Of The Pecos'? | BEAN, ROY | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) Site BEAN, ROY BEAN, ROY (ca. 1825–1903). Roy Bean, a frontier justice of the peace known as the "Law West of the Pecos," was born in Mason County, Kentucky, the son of Francis and Anna Bean. The only sources of information about his boyhood and youth are stories told by friends in whom he confided and the reminiscences of his older brother Samuel, published in the Las Cruces, New Mexico, Rio Grande Republican in 1903. Sam came home after serving in the Mexican War and took Roy with him down the Santa Fe Trail to Chihuahua, Mexico, where the brothers set up shop as traders. Roy got into trouble, however, and had to make a quick exit; he turned up a short time later in San Diego at the home of his oldest brother, Joshua, who was mayor of the town and a major general of the state militia. Roy was jailed for dueling in February 1852 but broke out and moved on to San Gabriel, where Joshua by this time had established himself as owner of the Headquarters Saloon. Roy inherited the property when Joshua was murdered in November 1852, but made another hasty departure after a narrow escape from hanging in 1857 or 1858. His next stop was Mesilla, New Mexico, where Sam was sheriff of a county that stretched at that time all the way across Arizona. Roy arrived destitute, but Sam took him in as partner in a saloon, and he prospered until the Civil War reached the Rio Grande valley. Bean may have had some unofficial military experience, but he found it prudent to leave the country and began a new life in San Antonio. In an area on South Flores Street that soon earned the name of Beanville, he became locally famous for circumventing creditors, business rivals, and the law. On October 28, 1866, he married eighteen-year-old Virginia Chávez, who bore him four children. The couple were not happy together, however. Early in 1882 Roy left home, probably at the suggestion of his friend W. N. Monroe, who was building the "Sunset" railroad toward El Paso and had almost reached the Pecos. Moving with the grading camps, Bean arrived at the site of Vinegarroon, just west of the Pecos, in July. Crime was rife at the end of the track; it was often said, "West of the Pecos there is no law; west of El Paso, there is no God." To cope with the lawless element the Texas Rangers were called in, and they needed a resident justice of the peace in order to eliminate the 400-mile round trip to deliver prisoners to the county seat at Fort Stockton. The commissioners of Pecos County officially appointed Roy Bean justice on August 2, 1882. He retained the post, with interruptions in 1886 and 1896, when he was voted out, until he retired voluntarily in 1902. By 1884 Bean was settled at Eagle's Nest Springs, some miles west of Vinegarroon, which acquired a post office and a new name, Langtry. Bean claimed credit for naming the town after English actress Emilie Charlotte (Lillie) Langtry , whom he greatly admired. Actually, railroad records indicate that the town was named for George Langtry, a railroad construction foreman. Bean's fame as a bizarre interpreter of the law began in the 1880s. There was, however, a sort of common sense behind his unorthodox rulings. When a track worker killed a Chinese laborer, for example, Bean ruled that his law book did not make it illegal to kill a Chinese. Since the killer's friends were present and ready to riot, he had little choice. And when a man carrying forty dollars and a pistol fell off a bridge, Bean fined the corpse forty dollars for carrying a concealed weapon, thereby providing funeral expenses. He intimidated and cheated people, but he never hanged anybody. He reached the peak of notoriety on February 21, 1896, when he staged the Fitzsimmons-Maher heavyweight championship fight on a sandbar just below Langtry on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, where Woodford H. Mabry 's rangers, sent to stop it, had no jurisdiction. Fitzsimmons won in less than two minutes. Bean died in his saloon on March |
Who was the Colombian footballer who was murdered after scoring an own goal whilst playing for his country during the 1994 World Cup? | Colombia's own-goal star shot dead | The Independent Colombia's own-goal star shot dead Saturday 2 July 1994 23:02 BST Click to follow The Independent Online ANDRES ESCOBAR, the Colombian defender whose own goal against the United States helped eliminate his nation from the World Cup, was shot dead early yesterday in his home town, the cocaine cartel city of Medellin. Escobar, 27, thought to be no relation to Pablo Escobar, the cartel boss killed by troops last December, was shot 12 times by three men who fled in off-road vehicles of the type favoured by drugs and gambling mafiosi. 'Thanks for the own goal,' said one, according to witnesses. The killing heightened speculation that gangsters from either the United States or Colombia had tried to 'fix' the US-Colombia match, which the US team won 2-1 in a major upset. The Colombian coach, Francisco Maturana, and several players were said to have received death threats before the game. Midfielder Gabriel Gomez refused to play. There was talk of big money, both American and Colombian, riding on a US win at long odds. Some said US mafiosi with a financial interest in the host side's success may have bribed or threatened the Colombian team. But Medellin police said a lot of Colombian money, including cocaine funds, was riding on a Colombian win. Medellin police said the men had argued with Escobar, who played for the local First Division side Nacional Medellin, over the fateful own goal as he left a restaurant with a woman friend at 3.30am yesterday. In the match against the US in Pasadena on 23 June, Escobar stretched to cut out a cross from the left but instead stabbed the ball past his own goalkeeper for the opening goal. In a normal game, it would have looked like bad luck. In the context of Colombia, where betting on football is like horse-race betting in Britain, there was just a suggestion that he should have been able to steer the ball wide for a corner. For the rest of the game the Colombians continued to play below form. Carlos 'the Kid' Valderrama, their peroxide- dreadlocked midfield star, could not hit a straight pass. As for the normally-dazzling leftwinger, Faustino Asprilla, 'he didn't even try' in the words of the man who marked him, US right-back Fernando Clavijo. The US team, who were rank outsiders, went on to qualify for the last 16 of the tournament while Colombia, who had been tipped by the great Brazilian star Pele to win the tournament, had to pack their bags in disgrace. Already out of the tournament, they showed their true form in beating Switzerland 2-0 in their final group match. Colombia had joined the ranks of the favourites to win the World Cup after dominating their South American qualifying group with electrifying performances. The high point was reached with a 5-0 humiliation of Argentina in Buenos Aires. Dozens were killed in the boisterous celebrations that followed in Colombia. Escobar is not the first football victim of Colombian violence. Another leading player and at least one top referee have been shot dead in Medellin by cocaine-financed gambling mafias who bet millions of dollars on matches. After the US match, the disappointing star Asprilla told reporters: 'It's not the end of the world.' It was for Escobar. (Photograph omitted) |
The original Route 66 highway ran from Los Angeles to which city? | Where is Route 66 ? U.S. Route 66 (also known as the Will Rogers Highway after the humorist, and colloquially known as the "Main Street of America" or the "Mother Road") was a highway in the Federal Highway System. One of the original U.S. highways, Route 66, US Highway 66, was established on November 11, 1926. However, road signs did not go up until the following year. The famous highway originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, before ending at Los Angeles, encompassing a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km). It was recognized in popular culture by both a hit song (written by Bobby Troup in 1946 and performed by the Nat King Cole Trio and The Rolling Stones, among others) and the Route 66 television show in the 1960s. More recently, the 2006 Disney/Pixar film Cars featured U.S. 66. Route 66 underwent many improvements and realignments over its lifetime, changing its path and overall length. Many of the realignments gave travelers faster or safer routes, or detoured around city congestion. One realignment moved the western endpoint farther west from downtown Barstow to Santa Monica. Route 66 was a major path of the migrants who went west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and supported the economies of the communities through which the road passed. People doing business along the route became prosperous due to the growing popularity of the highway, and those same people later fought to keep the highway alive even with the growing threat of being bypassed by the new Interstate Highway System. US 66 was officially removed from the United States Highway System on June 27, 1985 after it was decided the route was no longer relevant and had been replaced by the Interstate Highway System. Portions of the road that passed through Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, and Arizona have been designated a National Scenic Byway of the name "Historic Route 66". It has begun to return to maps in this form. Some portions of the road in southern California have been redesignated "State Route 66", and others bear "Historic Route 66" signs and relevant historic information. Over the years, U.S. Route 66 received many nicknames. Right after Route 66 was commissioned, it was known as "The Great Diagonal Way" because the Chicago-to-Oklahoma City stretch ran northeast to the southwest. Later, Route 66 was advertised by the U.S. Highway 66 Association as "The Main Street of America". The title had also been claimed by supporters of U.S. Route 40, but the Route 66 group was more successful. In the John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath, the highway is called "The Mother Road", its prevailing title today. Lastly, Route 66 was unofficially named "The Will Rogers Highway" by the U.S. Highway 66 Association in 1952, although a sign along the road with that name appeared in the John Ford film, The Grapes of Wrath, which was released in 1940, twelve years before the association gave the road that name. A plaque dedicating the highway to Will Rogers is still located in Santa Monica, California. There are more plaques like this; one can be found in Galena, Kansas. It was originally located on the Kansas-Missouri state line, but moved to the Howard Litch Memorial Park in 2001. Before the U.S. Highway system In 1857, Lt. Edward Fitzgerald Beale, a Naval officer in the service of the U.S. Army Topographical Corps, was ordered by the War Department to build a government-funded wagon road across the 35th Parallel. His secondary orders were to test the feasibility of the use of camels as pack animals in the southwestern desert. This road became part of U.S. Route 66. Before a nationwide network of numbered highways was adopted by the states, named auto trails were marked by private organizations. The route that would become Route 66 was covered by three highways. The Lone Star Route passed through St. Louis on its way from Chicago to Cameron, Louisiana, though US 66 would take a shorter route through Bloomington rather than Peoria. The transcontinental National Old Trails Road |
In Roman Catholicism, what name is given to the transportation of the Virgin Mary's body and soul to heaven? | The Assumption of Mary into Heaven kiwicatholic.com : Christianity and Christian Apologetics / Catholicism and Catholic Apologetics / Household of God / Other Stuff / Site Map and Search The Assumption of Mary into Heaven You are here: Home > Catholicism Index > Mary's Bodily Assumption into Heaven Index >The Assumption of Mary into Heaven (Last Updated: 07 Oct 2000 ) The miraculous assumption of Mary into heaven is, for many people, one of the more difficult Catholic doctrines to accept, in part because it does not seem to appear explicitly in Scripture, and also because the dogmatic definition of the doctrine did not happen until quite recently (1950, in fact, although the belief itself is ancient). This article is intended to provide an outline of the reasons why Catholics believe in this wonderful event. The article is based upon some notes I put together for a presentation on the Assumption, hence its question-and-answer format in parts. The Assumption: Definition "Finally the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of original sin, when the course of her earthly life was finished, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things, so that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord of lords and conqueror of sin and death. [LG 59; cf. Pius XII, Munificentissimus Deus (1950): DS 3903; cf. Rev 19:16.] "The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is a singular participation in her Son's Resurrection and an anticipation of the resurrection of other Christians: "In giving birth you kept your virginity; in your Dormition you did not leave the world, O Mother of God, but were joined to the source of Life. You conceived the living God and, by your prayers, will deliver our souls from death." [Byzantine Liturgy, Troparion, Feast of the Dormition, August 15th.]" - (Catechism of the Catholic Church, #966). Did Mary Die? It's an open question in Catholic theology (note how carefully the definition is phrased); but most theologians think she did, hence the ancient title of the feast of the Assumption, the "Feast of the Dormition", i.e., Mary's "falling asleep" in death). Is the Assumption in Scripture? Ludwig Ott, author of the excellent book Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma candidly says, "Direct and express scriptural proofs are not to be had." But there is plenty of indirect evidence, which we'll explore. What about John 3:13, "No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man"? The name "Assumption" is important, and one should be careful not to mix expressions here; in Catholic terminology, the "Assumption" is something that God did to Mary in bringing her into heaven, over which she had no control, while "Ascension" is what Jesus, being divine, did under his own power. When is the last time Mary is directly mentioned in Scripture? See Acts 1:14, and Gal 4:4. Why is she not mentioned much? It's not that surprising, because Mary was alive when most of the New Testament was being written, and her humble nature may well have led her to shun the limelight. Her role was to bring the Messiah into the world and nurture and teach him, and the focus of much of the New Testament is primarily the life of Jesus and the apostolic ministry which followed his resurrection. What happened to her after Pentecost? Mary the mother of Jesus was given into John's care (John 19:26-27), and John was a "pillar" of the Church in Jerusalem for some time (Gal 2:9), before living in Ephesus until his exile to Patmos. Biblical Precedent: Who has been assumed into heaven? There is good Biblical precedent for someone who is close to God being assumed bodily into heaven. Elijah Elijah is a good example - he was assumed bodily into heaven by a whirlwind (2 Kings 2:11). Enoch Similarly, as Gen 5:24 says, Enoch "walked with God; and he was not, for God took him". He "was taken up so that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God had taken him" (Heb 11:5; see also Sirach 44:16). Moses Jude gives us a hint about what may have happened to M |
Which Scottish castle, near Dundee, is thought to have been the setting for Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'? | List of Castles in Scotland | Historic UK Tweet List of Castles in Scotland Scotland is world famous for its castles, not just because so many are immaculately preserved but also because many are set against some of the most breathtaking scenery in Britain. From Muness, the most northerly castle in the United Kingdom on the Shetland Islands, to Edinburgh Castle with its fabulous Scottish Crown Jewels, we've scoured the country to bring you one of the most complete lists of castles in Scotland on the internet. To get the most out of our interactive map, please select the 'Satellite' option below; which in our opinion, allows you to more fully appreciate the castle and its defences from above. Oh, and if you are planning a trip to Scotland but are short on time, you may be interested to know that Aberdeenshire has more castles per hectare than anywhere else in the UK! One of Scotland's oldest castles. Venue for hire only. Abergeldie Castle, Abergeldie, Grampian Ardvreck Castle, Inchnadamph, Highlands Owned by: Scheduled Ancient Monument Remains of 16th century castle thought to have been constructed by the Clan MacLeod. Free and open access at any reasonable time. Auchindoun Castle, Dufftown, Moray, Grampian Owned by: Historic Scotland Remains of 15th century tower castle within the earthworks of an Iron Age hillfort, believed to have been built by Thomas Cochrane. Free and open access at any reasonable time. Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire Owned by: British Royal Family Scottish residence of the British Royal Family. Although the original Balmoral Castle dated from the 15th century, this buidling was considered too small when Queen Victoria and Prince Albert fell in love with the region and people during a visit to the Scottish Highlands. Prince Albert set about organising the design of the current castle and grounds when the Royal Family purchased the estate in 1852. Construction of the new castle started during the summer 0f 1853, on a site just 100 yards from the original building. The new royal residence was completed in 1856, and the old castle was demolished. The couple spent many weeks each year relaxing at their new home in Highlands, and after Albert's death, Victoria spent up to 4 months each year at Balmoral. Restricted opening times and entrance charges apply. Balvaird Castle, Newton of Balcanquhal, Perthshire Owned by: Historic Scotland Complete example of a traditional late medieval Scottish tower house. Free and open access at any reasonable time to site; limited access to tower house. Balvenie Castle, Dufftown, Moray, Grampian Owned by: Historic Scotland Remains of 12th century castle with massive curtain wall, seat of the Black Comyns. Restricted opening times and entrance charges apply. Beldorney Castle, Dumeath, Aberdeenshire, Grampian Owned by: Robinson family Restored 16th century tower house, probably built by George Gordon, the first Laird of Beldorney. Only occasionally open to the public, as privately owned. Blackness Castle, Blackness, Linlithgow, Lothian Owned by: Historic Scotland Well preserved 15th-century fortress on the south shore of the Firth of Forth. Restricted opening times and entrance charges apply. Blair Castle, Perthshire Owned by: Duke of Atholl Complete medieval castle, remodelled in a Scottish Baronial style in the 19th century. Commanding a strategic position on the main route through the central Scottish Highland, Blair Castle is said to have been started by John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, around 1269. In the centuries that followed, the castle changed hands several times until 1629, when it became the seat of the Clan Murray. As supporters of the Royalist cause, the castle was attacked and taken by Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarian Army in 1660. Attacked and besieged again during the Jacobite rising of 1745, the starving defenders were only relieved when the Jacobite forces withdrew to fight British Government forces at the Batlle of Culloden. Restricted opening times and entrance charges apply. Borve Castle, Benbecula, Western Isles, Highlands Owned by: Scheduled Anci |
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