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Which American city is home to the Basketball side 'The Rockets'? | Rockets hand Jazz worst home loss, 125-80 Rockets hand Jazz worst home loss, 125-80 LYNN DeBRUIN Share View photos From left, Houston Rockets' Chandler Parsons, Jeremy Lin, Patrick Patterson, Carlos Delfino and Greg Smith celebrate a teammate's 3-pointer against the Utah Jazz in the fourth quarter of their NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in Salt Lake City. The Rockets won 125-80. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) More SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Houston Rockets had plenty of trouble getting to Salt Lake City as a blizzard left them grounded for a while in western Colorado. Once they arrived, they made the Jazz pay, rolling to a 125-80 victory on Monday night and handing Utah the most-lopsided home loss in franchise history. "We could have had Michael Jordan in his prime with us tonight . and it wouldn't have mattered (the way we played)," Jazz center Al Jefferson lamented. "It was like everything went wrong. They came ready to play. I don't know where our energy was." The Rockets, after recently suffering through a seven-game slide, are out of that funk. They have now won three straight and four of their last five. "That's the way we have to play," Houston coach Kevin McHale said. "We have to play with pace. We have to move the ball. The ball can't get sticky. It's got to go from side to side. And guys just got to make plays." James Harden continued to do most of the damage, scoring 25 points despite sitting the entire fourth quarter with the rest of the Rockets starters. Harden, selected as an All-Star for the first time recently, has averaged 27.2 points in his last five games. When he wasn't driving the lane, the Rockets were pouring in 3-pointers. They hit 16 of 34 on the night to tie their season high for shots made beyond the arc. But it was their pace that floored the Jazz, outscoring Utah 26-2 on the break. "That's how we play," Harden said. "If you watch Rockets basketball, you know we get out in transition and we get some stops. We just try to do a good job of that for 48 minutes." The Rockets held Utah to 39.5 percent shooting, and the Jazz made just 5 of 18 3-pointers. Carlos Delfino and Marcus Morris each hit four 3-pointers alone for Houston and Omer Asik tied a career high with 19 rebounds. Every Rockets player scored, including six in double figures, with Morris adding 16 and Delfino 14. "It was just fun because everyone was getting involved," said Chandler Parsons, who added 12 points. "And it was right from the tip. We wanted to emphasize transition defense and taking care of the ball. We did those two things beautifully tonight and played unselfish. Everyone was just having fun out there and it's a lot more fun to play that way." Houston led by 21 points in the second, by 35 in the third and kept pouring it on in the fourth. The Rockets closed the third with three straight 3s — two by Morris and one by Harden — then saw Morris drain another 3 to open the fourth. By then the fans were already booing and heading for the exits. "We should have been booing ourselves," said Jefferson, who had 10 points on 5-of-13 shooting. Randy Foye led Utah with 12 points. Utah trailed by 50 points before a driving layup by Alec Burks and 3-pointer by rookie Kevin Murphy in the final 20 seconds. Utah's previous most-lopsided loss at home was by 33 points to Milwaukee on Nov. 18, 1980. It was the fifth worst overall for the franchise. "I don't think this ruins us," said Gordon Hayward, who did not play because of a sprained shoulder. Still, the Jazz hardly looked like the team that had won nine of their previous 12. They had been undefeated at home in January — 6-0 — with their last loss in Salt Lake City coming Dec. 28 against the Los Angeles Clippers in which they blew a 21-point lead. Unlike the Jazz, the Rockets weren't about to blow this one. "I think this is something we definitely needed," said guard Jeremy Lin, who took only five shots Monday but made all five to finish with 12 points. It was a special trip for Lin, who arrived in Salt Lake City early enough Sunday night to slip in for the last screening of the docu |
In World War II, how was the Japanese aircraft, the Mitsubishi A6M known to the Allies? | Zero | Aircraft | Aircraft Links Zero - $5.95 The pre-series A6M2 Zero became known in 1940-41, when the fighter destroyed 266 confirmed aircraft in China. At the time of Pearl Harbor, there were 420 Zeros active in the Pacific. The carrier-borne Model 21 was the type encountered by the Americans, often much further from its carriers than expected, with a mission range of over 1600 statute miles. Mitsubishi A6M Zero WWII Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Reisen Zero This little Japanese Fighter was a real threat to Allied forces in the Pacific. With a little care you can glue clear plastic to the back of the canopy piece for a real neat effect. The markings of the model chosen are those of the first wave of Pearl Harbor attackers and certainly rounds out our WWII series of Top Ten Fighters. A6M2 of fighter complement of carrier Hiryu (signified by tail coding "BII") during attack on Pearl Harbor, December 1941. Cobalt blue tail band indicated flight leader and twin fuselage bands signified second carrier in 2nd Carrier Division (1 st Air Fleet). The A6M Reisen (Zero Fighter) was unique among WWII combat aircraft in creating a myth. The Allies credited the Reisen with almost mystical powers of maneuver, fostering a myth of Japanese aerial invincibility. Everything to the Japanese that the Spitfire was to the British, the Reisen was a lightly constructed but extraordinarily capable fighter first flown on 1 April 1939, series aircraft entering service early in 1941. Excluding float-equipped and training versions a total of 10,449 Reisen's was manufactured. Here are photos of Fiddlers Zero patterns used with Coke's new Zero. How could I resist? The Quick Grip contact cement is working quite well. I hope Coke is producing larger size cans as these small ones are quite limiting. The fuselage took some finagling. Bob Reisen A6M Zero-Sen by Mitsubishi I threw some layers of transparency down on a water texture and had a bit of sunken Zeke under the waves. I just hopped into my Pacific Fighters simulator and took a photo of the Zero at the right angle. The frame I borrowed from my display of Russian aircraft stamps. RM Dan When the Japanese Navy struck at Pearl Harbor on Sunday, 7 December 1941, the Americans already possessed files on the A6M in the form of detailed combat reports from Colonel Claire Chennault in far-off Chungking, China. Nobody had bothered to disseminate the information, and for a second time this agile and well armed fighter caused a great shock and made mincemeat of the motley collection of aircraft that opposed it. In six months the Sentais (fighter groups) equipped with the A6M had so dominated the sky that the Imperial forces had conquered over 12 million square miles, a far greater area than had ever previously been overrun by one nation. The A6M kept appearing in places where Japanese fighters had been judged 'impossible', sometimes almost 1,000 miles from the nearest advanced Japanese airbase or carrier. In combat it could outmaneuver practically every Allied fighter, and its firepower was also superior. The A6M came to symbolize the previously unappreciated fact that Japanese weapons were not made of bamboo and rice-paper, nor were they inferior copies of Occidental ones. In its own homeland it was the focal point of a part-religious belief in Nipponese invincibility. The name of Jiro Horikoshi was better-known in Japan even than that of Reginald Mitchell in the UK, because he was the genius who had created the miraculous fighter that decimated its enemies. Of course the A6M was not really miraculous. Back in 1937 the British Gloster company had flown a prototype fighter that almost precisely paralleled the A6M in size, shape, weight, power and performance - and it was not even accepted for the RAF. At that time Horikoshi was making the first drawings of his new fighter to try to meet a newly issued Impe |
Which Shakespeare play contains the characters | Shakespeare's Plays Shakespeare's Plays Before the publication of the First Folio in 1623, nineteen of the thirty-seven plays in Shakespeare's canon had appeared in quarto format. With the exception of Othello (1622), all of the quartos were published prior to the date of Shakespeare's retirement from the theatre in about 1611. It is unlikely that Shakespeare was involved directly with the printing of any of his plays, although it should be noted that two of his poems, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece were almost certainly printed under his direct supervision. Here you will find the complete text of Shakespeare's plays, based primarily on the First Folio, and a variety of helpful resources, including extensive explanatory notes, character analysis, source information, and articles and book excerpts on a wide range of topics unique to each drama. Tragedies The story of Mark Antony, Roman military leader and triumvir, who is madly in love with Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Coriolanus (1607-1608) The last of Shakespeare's great political tragedies, chronicling the life of the mighty warrior Caius Marcius Coriolanus. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Hamlet (1600-1601) Since its first recorded production, Hamlet has engrossed playgoers, thrilled readers, and challenged actors more so than any other play in the Western canon. No other single work of fiction has produced more commonly used expressions . Earliest known text: Quarto (1603). Although there were earlier Elizabethan plays on the subject of Julius Caesar and his turbulent rule, Shakespeare's penetrating study of political life in ancient Rome is the only version to recount the demise of Brutus and the other conspirators. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). The story of King Lear, an aging monarch who decides to divide his kingdom amongst his three daughters, according to which one recites the best declaration of love. Earliest known text: Quarto (1608). Macbeth (1605-1606) Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most stimulating and popular dramas. Renaissance records of Shakespeare's plays in performance are scarce, but a detailed account of an original production of Macbeth has survived, thanks to Dr. Simon Forman . Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Othello (1604-1605) Othello, a valiant Moorish general in the service of Venice, falls prey to the devious schemes of his false friend, Iago. Earliest known text: Quarto (1622). Celebrated for the radiance of its lyric poetry, Romeo and Juliet was tremendously popular from its first performance. The sweet whispers shared by young Tudor lovers throughout the realm were often referred to as "naught but pure Romeo and Juliet." Earliest known text: Quarto (1597). Written late in Shakespeare's career, Timon of Athens is criticized as an underdeveloped tragedy, likely co-written by George Wilkins or Cyril Tourneur. Read the play and see if you agree. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Titus Andronicus (1593-1594) A sordid tale of revenge and political turmoil, overflowing with bloodshed and unthinkable brutality. The play was not printed with Shakespeare credited as author during his lifetime, and critics are divided between whether it is the product of another dramatist or simply Shakespeare's first attempt at the genre. Earliest known text: Quarto (1594). Histories One of Shakespeare's most popular plays, featuring the opportunistic miscreant, Sir John Falstaff. Earliest known text: Quarto (1598). This is the third play in the second tetralogy of history plays, along with Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, and Henry V. Earliest known text: Quarto (1600). Henry V is the last in the second tetralogy sequence. King Henry is considered Shakespeare's ideal monarch. Earliest known text: Quarto (1600). The first in Shakespeare's trilogy about the War of the Roses between the houses of Lancaster and York. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Part two of Shakespeare's chronicle play. Based on Hall's work, the play contains some historical inaccuracies. Earli |
In which Shakespeare play will you find 'Dull', 'Costard' and 'Moth'? | Let's Play: Armado and Moth play with words (Love's Labour's Lost, A1S2, 2 players) | Players-Shakespeare.com 0 Love’s Labour’s Lost is filled with wordplay, often not that easy to follow for a modern reader. And there is little less amusing than having an ancient, re venerated joke explained to you. Given that one of the themes of the play is the importance of keeping one’s word, one wonders if this playing with words is the opposite of the importance of not forswearing. In A1S2, we are introduced to Armado, a Spanish knight, who is in love, and his page Moth. They spend much of the scene playing with words, with little desire to move the plot on. The wit is delightful, if sometimes difficult to comprehend, and we’re going to get more of it – from the gentlemen of Navarre, and from the French ladies, and from the curate and the teacher. It is a feature of the play. You’ll find links to the two parts in this scene on the sidebar on the right. The two players are Armado and Moth, and both parts are in Highlit Text form. Play from the start of the scene until the entry of Dull, Costard, and Jaquenetta. Let’s Play! Players-Shakespeare.com Don’t forget – for feedback on the MFFEV5, post at Player-Shakespeare.com’s Facebook page If you ‘like’ our Facebook page, you’ll get updates on Facebook on what’s happening. See more about Parts and Cues on our Playreading Page . Share this: |
Which American city is home to the Basketball side 'The Supersonics'? | Seattle SuperSonics play final home game on April 13, 2008. - HistoryLink.org HistoryLink.org Seattle SuperSonics play final home game on April 13, 2008. By Jim Kershner Tweet On April 13, 2008, the Seattle SuperSonics play their final NBA game in Seattle, thus ending a 41-year run as one of the city's most successful sports franchises. A KeyArena crowd of 15,000 -- huge by the standards of this final, sorry season -- chants "Save Our Sonics!" They also direct an obscene chant toward Clay Bennett, the Sonics owner who plans to move the franchise to Oklahoma City. Former Sonics star Gary Payton is introduced in the stands and is greeted with a long, heartfelt standing ovation. Rookie star Kevin Durant says, "I almost cried, to be honest with you" (Bell). Other icons of the team's glorious past are in evidence, including the banner from the team's 1979 NBA championship -- in 2008 still Seattle's only major men's pro sports championship. The Sonics, inspired by this outpouring of fan emotion, pull off a comeback 99-95 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. In the larger sense, however, there will be no miracle comeback for the Seattle Sonics. They will soon cease to exist. SuperSonics Sold The SuperSonics' demise was set in motion a year-and-a-half earlier, when an ownership group led by Clay Bennett purchased the team in October 2006. Bennett, an Oklahoma City oilman, said at the time that he wanted the team to remain in Seattle. Yet Bennett had already made it clear that -- if the team were to remain viable in Seattle -- a new modern arena had to be built. And he wanted the state or city to foot a large portion of the bill. But state taxpayers were in no mood to finance another expensive sports arena -- especially not for the Sonics, which had fallen steadily in popularity and attendance over the last three years. In April 2007, Governor Christine Gregoire refused to call a special legislative session to consider funding a new $500 million arena. Bennett immediately announced that this meant the 2007-2008 would likely be the team's last in Seattle. Basketball boosters in Oklahoma City already began crowing. "Tough love for Seattle," wrote sports columnist Berry Tramel from the Daily Oklahoman. "Blessed hope for Oklahoma City" (Tramel). SuperSonics Sold Out It wasn't long before word leaked out from other members of the ownership group that Oklahoma City had always been the destination. "We didn't buy the team to keep it in Seattle," said Aubrey McClendon. "To the great amazement and surprise of everyone in Seattle, some rednecks from Oklahoma, which we've been called, made off with the team" ("Investment group"). Even the most optimistic Sonics boosters soon realized that the owners had little interest in reaching a Seattle solution. "I had some level of self-denial for a while," said Jack Sikma, one of the most beloved players from the 1979 championship team. "But after time it became very apparent that [moving the team] is the end game" (Booth, "Farewell). Yet the struggle over the Sonics was far from over. In March 2008, the City of Seattle announced a $300 million plan to renovate KeyArena. Several Seattle business barons, including Steve Ballmer of Microsoft, agreed to foot half the bill. The city and state would pay for the rest. When the Washington state legislature met later that month, an airplane towed a banner above the capitol reading, "Save our Sonics." Yet the legislators adjourned without approving funding for its portion of the plan, saying that those millions could be put to better use on a whole list of other priorities. So by the time of that last home game on April 13, 2008, the Sonics' fate seemed sealed. Payton, interviewed at that game, called it a "disaster." Barricading the Highway to Oklahoma The highway to Oklahoma City still had a few roadblocks. The first was swept away a week later when the NBA's board of governors approved the move by a vote of 28 to 2, with only Dallas and Portland voting against. The second roadblock was more formidable. The City of Seattle took Bennett to court to force him t |
What was the forename of Mr. Royce founder of the famous car company? | The History of Bentley Car Directory / Bentley / History The History Of Bentley Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles founded in England on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley (known as W.O. Bentley or just W.O). Mr. Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later versions of the Sopwith Camel. Since 1998 the company has been owned by the Volkswagen Group of Germany. Before World War I, W.O. Bentley had been in partnership with his brother H.M. Bentley selling French DFP cars; but he had always wanted to design and build his own range of cars bearing his own name. In August 1919 Bentley Motors Ltd was registered, and a chassis with dummy engine was exhibited at the London Motor Show in October that year. An engine was built and running by December and orders were taken for deliveries starting in June 1920. However, development took longer than estimated and the first cars were not ready until September 1921. The company was always underfunded and Bentley turned to millionaire Woolf Barnato for help in 1925. As part of a re-financing deal, leaving him effectively owning the company, Barnato became chairman. A great deal of Barnato's fortune was devoted to keeping Bentley afloat but the Great Depression destroyed demand for the company's expensive products, and it was finally sold to Rolls-Royce in 1931. The Bentley Boys A group of wealthy British motorists known as the "Bentley Boys" (Woolf Barnato, Sir Henry Birkin, steeplechaser George Duller, aviator Glen Kidston, automotive journalist S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis, and Dr. Dudley Benjafield among them) kept the marque's reputation for high performance alive. Thanks to the dedication of this group to serious racing, the company, located at Cricklewood, north London, was noted for its four consecutive victories at the 24 hours of Le Mans from 1927 to 1930. Their greatest competitor at the time, Bugatti, whose lightweight, elegant, but fragile creations contrasted with the Bentley's rugged reliability and durability, referred to them as "the world's fastest lorries". In March 1930, during the Blue Train Races, Woolf Barnato raised the stakes on Rover and its Rover Light Six having raced and beat Le Train Bleu for the first time, to better that record with his 6½ Litre Bentley Speed Six on a bet of 100 Pound Sterling. He drove against the train from Cannes to Calais, then by ferry to Dover and finally London, travelling on public highways, and won; the H. J. Mulliner-bodied formal saloon he drove during the race as well as a streamlined fastback "Sportsman Coupe" by Gurney Nutting he took delivery of on 21 May 1930 became known as the Blue Train Bentleys; the latter is regularly mistaken for or erroneously referred to as being the car that raced the Blue Train, while in fact Barnato named it in memory of his race . Car models The original model was the 3 litre, but as customers put heavier bodies on the chassis a larger 4½ litre model followed. Perhaps the most iconic model of the period is the 4½ Litre "Blower Bentley", with its distinctive supercharger projecting forward from the bottom of the grille. Uncharacteristically fragile for a Bentley, it was not the racing workhorse, the 6½ Litre was. It became famous in popular media as the vehicle of James Bond in the original novels, but not in film; however John Steed in the television series The Avengers did drive a Bentley. 1921-1929 3 Litre 1928-1930 6½ Litre Speed Six 1930-1931 8 Litre 1931 4 Litre Rolls-Royce had bought Bentley secretly using a company named the British Central Equitable Trust: not even Bentley himself knew the true identity of the purchaser until the deal was completed. A new company, wholly owned by Rolls-Royce, was formed as Bentley Motors (1931) Ltd. As W.O. Bentley was little more than an employee, he left to join Lagonda in 1935 when his contract was up for renewal. The Cricklewood factory was closed and sold and production moved to the Rolls-Royce works in Derby. When a new Ben |
What name is given to any chemical that fixes a dye to the fibres of a textile by combining with both? | Terms & Definitions Terms & Definitions Textile people really do speak their own language. And besides the terms used in spinning, we also need to understand the terms fiber producers use. And then the dyers and weavers definitely have their own language. If you think of terms that should be added (or definitions changed), please send me a note through Rosemary Brock . Alpaca Specialty hair fiber from the alpaca , a member of the South American llama family. It is softer, finer, more lustrous and stronger than sheep's wool, but in relatively short supply. Fibers are prized for their strength, durability and beauty. Please see McColl's Darkroom in Cyberspace for drawings showing a close-up of fiber. Aniline Dyes A class of synthetic, organic dyes originally obtained from aniline (coal tars),and were the first synthetic dyes. Today the term is used with reference to any synthetic organic dyes and pigments, in contrast to animal or vegetable coloring materials, and synthetic inorganic pigments. Aniline dyes are classified according to their degree of brightness or their light fastness. Also called "coal tar dyes." Anthrax A highly dangerous, infectious disease cased by Bacillus anthracis. In humans, a form of this disease is commonly called "wool sorter's disease". It may be contracted, most likely through skin abrasion from handling fleeces from infected animals. More information about this disease may be found at the HealthScout's site . Bags In the United States, the commercial wool growers have their fleeces loaded into large cloth bags for shipping to the wool mills. In Australia and New Zealand, the fleeces are packed into " bales " -- which load better in the ship holds for export abroad. Balanced A plied yarn that doesn't twist back on itself. If you hold ~10 inches of yarn by the ends, then slowly move your hands closer together until they are ~2 inches apart, a balanced yarn will drape itself into an elongated U. An over-spun yarn will ply back on itself. Bales In countries where the fleece traditionally has been shipped, the fleeces are packed into bales -- which load better in the ship holds for export abroad. Depending on the country, the bales weigh different amounts. Australian and New Zealand bales weigh 150 kg (330 lb), whereas South American bales weight approximately 1,000 lb (454 kg). Cotton also is shipped in 500-pound bales. Basic Dyes A class of dyes, usually synthetic, that act as bases, and which are actually aniline dyes. Their color base is not water soluble but can be made so by converting the base into a salt. The basic dyes, while possessing great tinctorial strength and brightness, are not generally light-fast. Belly Wool The wool that grows on the belly of the sheep and occasionally extends up the side in irregular patches. It is usually an uneven, different grade from the body of the fleece. It is shorter and less desirable because of its poor lock formation, and it usually lacks the character of the body of the fleece. Black Wool Any wool containing non-white fibers. A fleece having only a few black fibers is rejected by a grader and goes into the black wool bag because there is no way of separating the few black fibers in the manufacturing processes. Black wool is usually run in lots that are to be dyed. Black-top Wool Wool containing a large amount of wool grease combined at the tip of the wool staples with dirt, usually from a Merino. This wool is usually fine in quality, of good character, and desirable in type, but the shrinkage is high. Blocker A frame for drying wool. A fine picture of one can be found at the CyberFiber site. This is a open frame that rests on two supports with a handle on one side. You wind the damp yarn under even tension across the frame -- not trying to line anything up. Rather like winding a bobbin for weaving. After the yarn dries, you can usually slide the whole skein off of one end. Edward Worst's book "How to Weave Linens" has directions for making a blocker. Sadly, this book is out of print. Blocking The process of drying a skein of wool under tensi |
Brian Huggett, the father of 'Casualty' actress Sandra Huggett is a former star at which sport? | Citrus County chronicle Citrus County chronicle Scofield Pub. Co. ( Inverness, Fla., Inverness, Fla ) Publication Date: All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location. Resource Identifier: Rays sent packing: Twins win 9-7, take series ,www.chronicleonline.com W "oI Newspaper Serving Florida's Best Community 500 VOL. 119 ISSUE 261 Spotlight on county's academic superstars ERYN WORTHINGTON has them all and some who do it all. highlight the best and brightest graduating seniors in Citrus County at the fourth annual Golden Scholar Awards program Thursday night at the College of Central Florida. "I know how amazing these students are, and it's my job as superintendent to make sure that everyone else knows how amazing they are," said Citrus County superintendent of "There is plenty of hope in this world because of students like ours in Citrus County" the 31 students 10 from each high school and one from the Academy of Environmental Sci- The students were nominated by their teachers. The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce, Citrus County Chronicle and the Rotary Clubs of Citrus County joined to- gether to honor some of this year's top graduating seniors. that a special award was being Mom gets maximum MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle Bonnie Huggett, left, comforts her 19-year-old daughter Sarah as the two become emotional Thursday afternoon in Circuit Court Judge Richard "Ric" Howard's courtroom. A sentencing hearing Thursday determined the fate of Chelsea Huggett, 22, after she admitted to killing her 2-year-old daughter Aliya Branum. She was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Family backed harsh sentence for baby's 'savage' beating death A.B. SIDIBE The Huggett family closed ranks against Chelsea Maree Huggett, 22, of Hernando, and urged Cir- cuit Judge Richard "Ric" Howard to sentence her to the maximum in the brutal April 26, 2013, shak- ing and beating death of her 2-year-old daughter, Aliyah "I just hope Aliyah's murderer gets the time you give her and that Aliyah gets justice throughout all of this," Sarah Huggett told Howard. Howard obliged requests for a harsh sentencing by sending Huggett to prison for 30 years - the maximum sentence she agreed to in a plea deal in Febru- ary Had she gone to trial, Huggett faced up to life in prison if con- victed of second-degree murder killed the toddler because the lit- tle girl wouldn't stop whining. Detectives said Huggett killed Branum by shaking her, beating her head against a wall and head-butting her ily members all wore ribbons bearing a picture of a smiling Aliyah. Critics slam 'disorganized' effort to free soldier Sources: Confusion hampering efforts to negotiate deal Associated Press five-year effort to seek the re- lease of the only American sol- dier held captive in Afghanistan claim the work suffers from dis- organization and poor commu- ing his captors unclear which U.S. officials have the authority to make a deal. footprint in Afghanistan has re- focused attention on efforts to bring home Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, of Hailey, Idaho, who has been held by the Taliban since June 30, 2009. About two dozen officials at the State and Defense depart- ments, the military's U.S. Cen- tral Command, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Special Operations Command, the CIA and FBI are working the case most of them doing it alongside their other duties, a defense official said. See Page A7 As the school year comes to a close, Citrus County School Dis- trict leaders are already look- ing ahead to next year as they work to balance the fiscal with the responsible. given an update by Assistant Superintendent of Schools of state of the 2014-15 budget On track to enter into the new year with a balanced budget, board members and officials have had to make some difficult decisions regarding staffing at Staffing changes at the ele- mentary level include the stands to lose 0.5 teachers/aides. Inverness Primary School, schools are all down one teacher/aide. verness Primary each stand to lose one clerical unit to bring them in line with other elemen- tary schools within the district. Sav |
Robert Menzies was Prime Minister of which country? | Robert Menzies - Australia's PMs - Australia's Prime Ministers AUSTRALIA'S PRIME MINISTERS Home > Australia's PMs > Robert Menzies Robert Menzies Robert Gordon Menzies was Australia’s longest serving Prime Minister. He held the office twice, from 1939 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1966. Altogether he was Prime Minister for over 18 years – still the record term for an Australian Prime Minister. Prime Minister Robert Menzies escorts Queen Elizabeth II at the State banquet at Parliament House, Canberra on 16 February 1954, with Pattie Menzies and the Duke of Edinburgh following. NAA: A1773, RV490 Born into humble circumstances, Menzies obtained a first-class secondary and university education by winning a series of scholarships. He established himself as one of Australia’s leading constitutional lawyers, then entered the Victorian parliament in 1928. He won a seat in the federal parliament in 1934 and served as Attorney-General and Minister for Industry in the United Australia Party government of Joseph Lyons. Menzies was Prime Minister when World War II began in 1939. In 1941 he lost the confidence of members of Cabinet and his party and was forced to resign. As an Opposition backbencher during the war years, he helped create the Liberal Party and became Leader of the Opposition in 1946. At the 1949 federal election, he defeated Ben Chifley’s Labor Party and once again became Australia’s Prime Minister. Menzies’ second period as Prime Minister laid the foundations for 22 consecutive years in government for the Liberal–Country Party Coalition. Menzies was often characterised as an extreme monarchist and ‘British to his bootstraps’ (which he was), but as Prime Minister he upgraded Australia’s strong defence alliance with the United States. During his second period in office the ANZUS and SEATO treaties were signed, Australian troops were sent to support US-led forces in Korea, and Australia made its first commitment of combat forces to Vietnam. Menzies retired as Prime Minister and from parliament in 1966. Knighted in 1963, he was further honoured in 1965 by being appointed Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports. Robert Gordon Menzies died on 15 May 1978. |
'Eric the Eel' and 'Paula the Trawler' represented which country at the Sydney Olympics? | 'Eric the Eel' dreams of Olympic return - CNN.com 'Eric the Eel' dreams of Olympic return By James Montague, CNN Updated 9:00 AM ET, Tue July 31, 2012 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Photos: What happened to Eric the Eel? Eel communication – "Eric the Eel" became something of an Olympic hero when he swam at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. His time of one minute 52.72 seconds in the 100 meters freestyle was the worst in Olympic history. Hide Caption 1 of 9 Photos: What happened to Eric the Eel? Calm before the storm – Eric Moussambani hails from Equatorial Guinea in west Africa. He replied to an advert on the radio looking for swimmers and was promptly told he was going to the Games despite having never seen an Olympic-sized pool before. Hide Caption 2 of 9 Photos: What happened to Eric the Eel? Take off – His two opponents in the heat were disqualified for false starts. Moussambani, who had learned his technique from the American swim team in the two days before the race, set off on his own as the crowd cheered. Hide Caption 3 of 9 Photos: What happened to Eric the Eel? Eric the Eel vs. the pool – The reason that Moussambani could swim at Sydney was because the International Olympic Committee gives out a limited number of wild cards to developing nations. Hide Caption 4 of 9 Photos: What happened to Eric the Eel? A new Olympic record... – Moussambani struggled but eventually finished the race. It wasn't enough to qualify for the next round but the record books still show that he technically won his one and only Olympic race. Hide Caption 5 of 9 Photos: What happened to Eric the Eel? Hero worship – Eric's swim became world news and he became something of a hero for his gutsy, if flawed, swim. Hide Caption 6 of 9 Photos: What happened to Eric the Eel? Later that day... – There was one other swimmer from Equatorial Guinea at Sydney. Paula Barila Bolopa swam in the women's 50 meters freestyle and also came last in a record time of one minute 3.93 seconds. It was twice the previous worst time in the event. Hide Caption 7 of 9 Photos: What happened to Eric the Eel? Trevor the Tortoise – Since Eric's infamy, the world's press has been on the look for similar anomalies at major championships. One of the best known is Trevor Misipeka from American Samoa, dubbed "Trevor the Tortoise." He was penciled in for the shotputt, but an administrative error meant that he had to compete in the 100 meters sprint, which he did in 14.28 seconds. Hide Caption 8 of 9 Photos: What happened to Eric the Eel? The new Eel? – Despite the IOC keeping a closer eye on its wild cards, London 2012 has had its own "Eric the Eel" moment. Rower Hamadou Djibo Issaka of Niger finished in last place in a single sculls repechage, 100 seconds behind his nearest rival. He has acquired his own animal-themed nickname: "The Sculling Sloth." Hide Caption CNN talks to Eric Moussambani, better known as "Eric the Eel" Equatorial Guinea athlete became a worldwide celebrity for the worst swim ever He finished 100 meters freestyle heat at Sydney 2000 in double the world record time Now 34, Moussambani is hoping to return to the Olympics at Rio in 2016 The English commentator veered from disbelief to anger and then, finally, to mirth. It was the opening heat of the men's 100 meters freestyle swimming at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, but only one man was standing on his block: Eric Moussambani from Equatorial Guinea, a tiny, oil-rich state in west Africa. There had been two other swimmers to compete with -- one from Niger, the other from Tajikistan -- but both had jumped the gun, dived in to the pool and been disqualified. The crowd cheered, the gun fired and the 22-year-old dived in. Suddenly he was on his own. What followed was one of the most memorable two minutes in Olympic history, one that would embody something far away from the podiums that honor the motto of the modern Games: "Faster, higher, stronger." During the first 50 meters Moussambani appeared to be holding his own, but by the turn things had gone very wrong. |
What would a Cockney want to drink, if he ordered a 'Vera' in a pub? | Cockney Rhyming Slang Dictionary | 1st (first class degree) Geoff Hurst He managed a Geoff [Geoff Hurst was a soccer player who played for England 49 times - Thanks to L H Webber] 2:2 (lower second class degree) Desmond Tutu He’s got his Desmond [Thanks to John Curtis-Rouse] 3rd (third class degree) I got a Desmond but he only managed a Douglas [Thanks to Tim Herman] All Dayer (all day drinking session) Leo Sayer Let's make it a Leo Sayer. [Thanks to Sean Gillespie] All Dayer (all day drinking) Gary Player Let's make it a Gary Player [Thanks to J. Jeffreys] Alone Jack Jones He went to the pub all Jack. [This doubtless comes from a Music Hall song sung, somewhere between 1900 and 1914, by the Cockney songster Gus Elen entitled " 'E dunno where 'e are". Gus is buried in Streatham Park Cemetery, London. I believe he died about 1944. The song is about a bloke, Jack Jones, who comes into a sum of money and thinks himself too good for his former mates: "When he's up at Covint Gardin you can see 'im a standin' all alone, / Won't join in a quiet little Tommy Dodd (half-pint of beer), drinking Scotch and Soda on 'is own, / 'E 'as the cheek and impidence to call 'is muvver 'is Ma, / Since Jack Jones came into a little bit o' splosh, well 'e dunno where 'e are." - Thanks to Frank Haigh for the explanation of the source] Alone I'm all pat tonight. [Thanks to Alan Little] Alone Todd Sloan Looks like I'm on my Todd tonight. [Thanks to Jeff McCartney. - Frank Baynham reports that Todd Sloan was a famous jockey (I've found a listing for him at the Wikiup ranch in Northern California) who had a tendency to run at the front of the pack... all alone.] Arm He was promoted in the daft. [Thanks to Alan Little] Army Kate Karney He's off and joined the Kate. [Kate Carney (1869-1950), a comedienne, was born into a music hall family in London. She made her first stage appearance at the Albert Music Hall, Canning Town, and later became famous for her cockney character songs. These songs established her at the top of the bill and she was described as 'The Cockney Queen'. - Thanks to Cab for the information on Kate] Arse April in Paris I’m ‘aving terrible trouble with me April [How can such a simple word have so many convoluted references? April in Paris - Aris (from Aristotle - bottle which is from bottle and glass - arse.) Whew – Thanks to Peter Chrisp] Arse Aristotle I gave him a good kick up the Aris. (Aristotle=Bottle=Bottle and Glass=Arse; therefore, Aris=Arse) See also bottle. Arse I gave him a good kick up the bottle. Arse Stick it up your khyber. Arse Rolf Harris She kicked him in the Rolf [Rolf Harris wrote "My Boomerang Won't Come Back". See the reference above to Aristotle. Thanks to Matt Fisher] Arsehole He's a bit of an elephant [Thanks to Steve Fuller] Arsehole That geezer is a right jam roll. [Thanks to Robert Lynch] Arsehole ‘e’s a bit of a merry old soul [Thanks to Sanor] Aunt He didn't know what to get his Mrs. Chant for Christmas [Thanks to Alan Little] Back Me cadbury's playing me up [Thanks to Pete Powis] Back Ooh! Me 'ammer and tack's playing me up again. [Thanks to James] Back He fell off the roof and broke his hat rack [Thanks to Martin Hillier] Back My old Union Jack's giving me gyp something chronic [Thanks to Ray Wells] Bad That dinner was a bit sorry. Balls (testicles) Me pants are too tight and making me berlins wobbly [Thanks to Stephen Hartwig] Balls (testicles) Cobbler's Awls Go on! Kick him in the cobblers! [Can also be used to express disbelief, such as "Cobblers! That's not the way it is."] Balls (testicles) Coffee Stalls He gave him a kick in the corfies [Thanks to Rick Hardy - the pronunciation is reported to be corfie, not coffee] Balls (testicles) I got him in his niagara's [Thanks to Alan Little] Balls (testicles) He nearly got hit in the orchestra [Thanks to Alan Little] Balls (testicles) I kicked this geezer straight in the Royal Alberts [Thanks to Steve Smith] Banana Gertie Gitana I like a gertie on my cereal [Possibly an old music hall star - Thanks to Christopher Webb. Sue Lawrence adds: "Gertie Gi |
The Treaty of Westphalia ended which European war? | The Treaty of Westphalia | History Today The Treaty of Westphalia Germany Thirty Years War On October 24th 1648, the Treaty of Westphalia was signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War. The Westphalia area of north-western Germany gave its name to the treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War, one of the most destructive conflicts in the history of Europe. The war or series of connected wars began in 1618, when the Austrian Habsburgs tried to impose Roman Catholicism on their Protestant subjects in Bohemia. It pitted Protestant against Catholic, the Holy Roman Empire against France, the German princes and princelings against the emperor and each other, and France against the Habsburgs of Spain. The Swedes, the Danes, the Poles, the Russians, the Dutch and the Swiss were all dragged in or dived in. Commercial interests and rivalries played a part, as did religion and power politics. Among famous commanders involved were Marshal Turenne and the Prince de Condé for France, Wallenstein for the Empire and Tilly for the Catholic League, and there was an able Bavarian general curiously named Franz von Mercy. Others to play a part ranged from the Winter King of Bohemia to the emperors Ferdinand II and Ferdinand III, Bethlen Gabor of Transylvania, Christian IV of Denmark, Gustavus II Adolphus and Queen Christina of Sweden, the Great Elector of Brandenburg, Philip IV of Spain and his brother the Cardinal-Infante, Louis XIII of France, Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin and several popes. Gustavus Adolphus was shot in the head and killed at the battle of Lutzen in 1632. The increasingly crazed Wallenstein, who grew so sensitive to noise that he had all the dogs, cats and cockerels killed in every town he came to, was murdered by an English captain in 1634. Still the fighting went on. The war was largely fought on German soil and reduced the country to desolation as hordes of mercenaries, left unpaid by their masters, lived off the land. Rapine, pillage and famine stalked the countryside as armies marched about, plundering towns, villages and farms as they went. ‘We live like animals, eating bark and grass,’ says a pitiful entry in a family Bible from a Swabian village. ‘No one could have imagined that anything like this would happen to us. Many people say that there is no God...’ Wenceslas Hollar recorded devastation in the war zone in engravings of the 1630s and starvation reached such a point in the Rhineland that there were cases of cannibalism. The horror became a way of life and when the war finally ended, the mercenaries and their womenfolk complained that their livelihood was gone. The peace conference to end the war opened in Münster and Osnabrück in December 1644. It involved no fewer than 194 states, from the biggest to the smallest, represented by 179 plenipotentiaries. There were thousands of ancillary diplomats and support staff, who had to be given housing, fed and watered, and they did themselves well for close to four years, despite famine in the country around. Presiding over the conference were the Papal Nuncio, Fabio Chigi (the future Pope Alexander VII), and the Venetian ambassador. The first six months were spent arguing about who was to sit where and who was to go into a room ahead of whom. The principal French and Spanish envoys never managed to meet at all because the correct protocol could not be agreed. A special postal system handled reams of letters between the envoys and their principals at a time when it took ten days or more to send a communication from Münster to Paris or Vienna and twenty days or more to Stockholm or Madrid. Slowly deals were hammered out. Even then it took almost three weeks just to organise the signing ceremony, which commenced at two o’clock in the afternoon of Saturday, October 24th, 1648. The treaty gave the Swiss independence of Austria and the Netherlands independence of Spain. The German principalities secured their autonomy. Sweden gained territory and a payment in cash, Brandenburg and Bavaria made gains too, and France acquired most of Alsace-Lorraine. The prospect of a |
"From which t.v. comedy series did the catchphrase ""We really want to see those fingers"" come?" | Shooting Stars - UKGameshows Shooting Stars "Angelos Epithemiou" (Dan Skinner) (2009) Voiceovers: "George Dawes" (Matt Lucas) (1995-2009) "Angelos Epithemiou" (Dan Skinner) (2010-11) Broadcast BBC2, 27 December 1993 to 22 December 1997 (pilot + 31 episodes in 3 series, as part of At Home With Vic and Bob (1993)) BBC Choice, 13 January to 22 December 2002 (20 episodes in 2 series) Pett Productions for BBC Two, 30 December 2008 to 12 September 2011 (18 episodes in 3 series + 2 specials) Synopsis Vic and Bob are a comedy double act you either like or you don't. That previous sentence probably makes more sense than any episode of Shooting Stars ever did! Shooting Stars is the "quiz of the business we call show" where stars can win huge amounts of cash and prizes. The celebrity captains, comedian Mark Lamarr and uber-babe Ulrika Jonnson, are all introduced by Graham Skidmore ("Our Graham" from Blind Date ) usually to some made up rubbish about their private lives. When everybody has sat down, the resident grown-up baby scorekeeper George Dawes is introduced to the tune of "He's a baby! He's a baby!" Quite. The original gang (not counting the pilot): Lamarr, Reeves, Dawes, Mortimer, Jonsson One of three things will then happen, guaranteed: (1) Vic will start rubbing his legs at the nearest female contestant. "Vic, don't rub your legs!" (2) Bob will produce a massive frying pan and whack Vic in the face with it. (3) They'll get on with the show and play True or False. Actually scratch that, the first two invariably happen every two or three minutes throughout the show anyway. 50/50 When they get around to the first round, each contestant is asked a True or False question of the style: "Jimmy Hill's chin is regularly used by the RNLI to save drowning passengers. Now is that true or is that false? But is it true or is it false? IS it true or false? Ulrika, true or false?" Expect this all show. After everyone has had a question, the eternal question would be asked: "What are the scores George Dawes?" Dawes: he's a baby. "BANG!BANG!BANG! Yes, I may be fat, but not quite as fat as your mother. Mark has two and the lovely Ulrika has three!" "Let's see those fingers" - Vic Reeves (left) and Bob Mortimer Clippety Clip Hooray indeed. Round Two would be the Clips round where we'd see clips supposedly of real films except it was Vic, Bob, Mark, Ulrika and George messing about. A clip of The A-Team would satirically show them converting a car by putting toilet roll tubes and toothpaste on in order to make their car better. Sometimes the clips were really good and sometimes they were really poor, but there would be a question afterwards. After this, "What are the scores..." Kissing the baby. "BANGBANGBANG! DORIS! GET THAT ECCLES CAKE OUT OF YOUR ARSE, OUR CHILDREN MUST EAT! Mark has four, Ulrika has five!" Make an impression Ulllllllllrika-ka-ka-ka-ka! Round three was the Impression's round where Vic would sing a song "in the club style". This sounds a little bit like the song it was meant to be yet... doesn't. When somebody has got it correct then random people would be picked: "Random Factor, pick someone like a tractor." Bird on high Round Four would be The Dove From Above where everybody would coo so that a cardboard Dove (indeed, from above) would come down. Everybody did that then a superb running joke would happen. Vic would tell a dove related joke which would be met with about thirty seconds of silence, the sound of a funeral knell and a hit with the head with Bob's frying pan. That is unless you're Lynn Perrie, in which case, you can't control yourself and laugh unnecessarily. Once per series for one reason or another, Mark would tell the joke instead and this would be met with laughter and applause. It's great! The dove descends in the 2009 series Anyway, on the dove would be six categories of questions. If they get a question wrong they would hear this: "ERANU" and Vic will also pull a funny face. If they pick the special category they would win a prize and be met with "OOVAVO" and another silly face. These prizes would be extre |
Which jockey rode 'Devon Loch' in the 1956 Grand National? | Scars of Devon Loch's Grand National never healed for Dick Francis | Sport | The Guardian Scars of Devon Loch's Grand National never healed for Dick Francis • Francis denied certain victory in 1956 Grand National • Gained 350 victories and crowned champion jockey Dick Francis and the Queen's Mother's Devon Loch jump Becher's Brook during the 1956 Grand National. Photograph: PA/Press Association Sunday 14 February 2010 15.44 EST First published on Sunday 14 February 2010 15.44 EST Close This article is 6 years old Dick Francis , one of the rare breed of celebrated sportsmen known better for a single failure than a multitude of successes, has died aged 89. Later to become a journalist and best-selling author, Francis's talents as a writer would never have been uncovered but for one of the most astonishing and memorable defeats in sport when Devon Loch collapsed within sight of the winning post in the 1956 Grand National . An enthusiastic crowd thought they were about to witness the first royal victory in the world-famous race for more than 50 years when the nine-year-old, owned by the Queen Mother, took up the running three fences from home. But the packed stands were shocked into silence when Francis's mount suddenly seemed to take a bad step 50 yards from the finish, before losing his footing and slithering along the turf to an embarrassing halt as his nearest pursuer, ESB, galloped past. Speculation has been divided ever since that incident as to how and why Devon Loch contrived to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in a way so spectacular that his name has now passed into everyday metaphor. For Francis the scars of that day never really healed. He recently said: "The Devon Loch episode is still a terrible memory, even after all these years. I had had a terrific ride for four and a quarter miles on him and he pricked his ears up and I believe that is when the noise of the crowd hit him. "I've looked at the newsreel time and time again and just as we were approaching the water jump, which he jumped on the first circuit, you see the horse prick his ears and his hindquarters just refused to work." Francis was a successful amateur jumps jockey before turning professional in 1948, after which he rode nearly 350 winners, including a number in the distinctive pale blue and buff colours of the Queen Mother, with whom he remained in touch for the rest of her life. He was champion jockey in the 1953-54 season. Sir Peter O'Sullevan, the racing broadcaster who commentated on Devon Loch's disaster, went on to become a lifelong friend of Francis. "We go back a long way and he actually rode a horse for me in 1951 at Newton Abbot," he said. "I'd never had a winner and endured plenty of disasters. I'd booked Fred Winter for the ride but he broke his collarbone on the first day of the season and I was lucky enough to get a wonderful substitute in Dick. Horse and jockey were getting along like a house on fire until The Solid Man omitted to take off at the fifth. "Dick blamed himself but I remember that this loser cemented our relationship in a big way. Even though he won the jockeys' title only once, I think he was one of the people's favourite champions." O'Sullevan said of Devon Loch's National collapse: "I was down at the 28th fence on the second circuit where you could only see the tops of their caps as they went away from me. "I could hear Raymond Glendenning going a bit spare, which told me something had gone wrong. All I could see then was Dave Dick's cap going on to win aboard ESB." O'Sullevan recalls Francis having been instrumental in saving the life of Russian Hero, who went on to win the 1949 National at 66-1, ridden by Leo McMorrow. The horse had been struck by colic and the vet advised he should not be allowed to lie down. "Dick was one of the two people who took it in turns to walk with him all night." Terry Biddlecombe, the husband of Best Mate's trainer, Henrietta Knight, and himself a former champion jockey over jumps, described Francis as "a good guy and a lovely man". "I think he kept the Devon Loch incident pretty |
Who in 1830 founded the Mormon religion in the USA? | Mormon Church established - Apr 06, 1830 - HISTORY.com Mormon Church established Publisher A+E Networks In Fayette Township, New York, Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon religion, organizes the Church of Christ during a meeting with a small group of believers. Born in Vermont in 1805, Smith claimed in 1823 that he had been visited by a Christian angel named Moroni who spoke to him of an ancient Hebrew text that had been lost for 1,500 years. The holy text, supposedly engraved on gold plates by a Native American historian in the fourth century, related the story of Israelite peoples who had lived in America in ancient times. During the next six years, Smith dictated an English translation of this text to his wife and other scribes, and in 1830 The Book of Mormon was published. In the same year, Smith founded the Church of Christ–later known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints–in Fayette Township. The religion rapidly gained converts, and Smith set up Mormon communities in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. However, the Christian sect was also heavily criticized for its unorthodox practices, such as polygamy, and on June 27, 1844, Smith and his brother were murdered in a jail cell by an anti-Mormon mob in Carthage, Illinois. Two years later, Smith’s successor, Brigham Young, led an exodus of persecuted Mormons from Nauvoo, Illinois, along the western wagon trails in search of religious and political freedom. In July 1847, the 148 initial Mormon pioneers reached Utah’s Valley of the Great Salt Lake. Upon viewing the valley, Young declared, “This is the place,” and the pioneers began preparations for the tens of thousands of Mormon migrants who would follow them and settle there. Related Videos |
'Juice FM 107.6' broadcasts from which town/city? | 107.6 Capital FM: British top 40 radio station Listen to 107.6 Capital FM on FM and online Facts and stats 107.6 Capital FM is a Rhythmic CHR music radio station for Liverpool, owned by Global Radio. mapEditorial area: |
'Air Pacific' is the national airline of which Pacific island country? | Getting There in South Pacific | Frommer's Getting There advertisement The only practical way to, from, and among the islands is by air. Even though you can board a jetliner in Los Angeles or Sydney in the evening and be strolling under the palm trees of Tahiti by the crack of dawn, the distances are quite vast. So be prepared for long flights: 10 1/2 hours or more from Los Angeles to Fiji, 7 1/2 hours to Tahiti from Los Angeles or Sydney. It takes even longer from the U.K. and Europe. Because populations are small, flights are not nearly as frequent to and among the islands as we Westerners are used to at home. There may be only one flight weekly between some countries, and flights scheduled today may be eliminated tomorrow. The local airlines have relatively few planes, so mechanical problems can cause delays. Only a handful of the outer-island airstrips are lighted, so there are few connecting flights after dark. Consult a travel agent or contact the airlines to find out what's happening at present. Reserve Early & Reconfirm -- Planes do not always fly between all the island countries every day in this sparsely populated, far-flung region. When planning your trip, therefore, first find out the airlines' schedules, which will determine the dates you can travel. By all means book your domestic inter-island flights well in advance. You may not get on a plane at all if you wait until you arrive in the islands to take care of this important chore. Although it's unnecessary for international flights, and for domestic flights within French Polynesia, always reconfirm your return flight as soon as you arrive on an outer island within Fiji, the Cook Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga. Avoid booking a return flight from an outer island on the same day your international flight is due to leave for home; give yourself plenty of leeway in case the weather or mechanical or scheduling problems prevent the plane from getting to and from the outer island on time. The Airports Each island country has just one main international airport: Nadi (NAN) in Fiji; Papeete (PPT) on Tahiti in French Polynesia; Rarotonga (RAR) in the Cook Islands; Apia (APW) in Samoa; Pago Pago (PPG) in American Samoa; and Tongatapu (TBU), the main island in Tonga. Only Nadi (pronounced Nahn-dee) has enough international traffic to be considered a regional hub. The Airlines Here, in alphabetical order, are the airlines with service to the islands (their phone numbers are in the U.S. unless otherwise noted): Air New Zealand (tel. 800/262-1234 or 310/615-1111; www.airnewzealand.com) flies between Auckland and all the island countries. It serves many other New Zealand cities and several in Australia, so Kiwis and Aussies can reach the islands either nonstop or by changing planes in Auckland. It's the only airline flying nonstop from Los Angeles to the Cook Islands, Samoa, and Tonga (the planes stop there on their way between Los Angeles and Auckland). It has service from Los Angeles to Fiji and Tahiti, although the planes are flown by Air Pacific and Air Tahiti Nui , on a code-share basis. It links the U.K. and Europe to Los Angeles, where passengers connect to the islands. It also flies from Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Taipei, and Beijing to Auckland, with connections from there to the islands. It is a member of the Star Alliance, which includes United Airlines and several other carriers. Air France (tel. 800/321-4538; www.airfrance.com) flies to Tahiti from Paris, and from London to Los Angeles, where you can connect to Tahiti. Air Pacific (tel. 800/227-4446; www.airpacific.com), Fiji's international airline, has extensive service to Nadi from Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne in Australia, and Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch in New Zealand. It flies its own planes 6 days a week between Nadi and Los Angeles, a service it code-shares with Air New Zealand and Qantas , and once weekly between Vancouver, B.C., and Nadi via Honolulu. One of its Nadi-Honolulu flights stops in Christmas Island in the central Pacific. It code-shares with American Airli |
'Copa Airlines' is the national airline of which Central American country? | History and growth of Copa Airlines | Copa Airlines History and growth of Copa Airlines {{'flightbooking.departureDate'| t}} {{ departureDate | date:'mediumDate' }} - {{'flightbooking.returnDate'| t}} {{ returnDate | date:'mediumDate' }} {{'error.required'| t}} {{adultsF}} {{"flightbooking.adults.mobile"| t}}, {{childrensF}} {{'flightbooking.children.mobile'| t}}, {{infatsF}} {{'flightbooking.infants.mobile'| t}}, {{'flightbooking.economy'| t}} {{'flightbooking.business'| t}} {{roomsF}} {{'hotelbooking.rooms'| t}} , {{adultsF}} {{"hotelbooking.adults"| t }} , {{childrensF}} {{"hotelbooking.kids"| t }} {{'flightbooking.search'| t}} {{'carbooking.pickup' | translate}} {{pickUp| date:'mediumDate'}} {{hourPickUp}} - {{'carbooking.giveback' | translate}} {{returnMobile| date:'mediumDate'}} {{returnHour}} {{'error.required'| translate}} {{adultsF}} {{"insurancequote.adultskids"| t }} , {{seniorsF}} {{"insurancequote.seniors"| t }} {{'insurancequote.validation.notenoughtpassengers'| translate}} This field must be no more than 10 characters. {{'error.required' | t}} {{'error.validReservation' | t}} This field must be no more than 20 characters. {{'error.alphanumeric' | t}} {{'error.required' | t}} {{'error.noSpaces' | t}} {{'webcheckin.reservationCodeOrNumber'| t}} {{'error.required' | t}} {{'error.noSpaces' | t}} {{'error.pattern' | t}} {{'error.validReservation' | t}} {{'error.required' | t}} This field must be no more than 12 characters. {{'error.pattern' | t}} {{item.listText}} {{'error.alphanumeric' | t}} {{'error.required' | t}} {{'error.noSpaces' | t}} {{'error.required' | t}} {{'error.noSpaces' | t}} {{'error.validReservation' | t}} {{'reservation.continue' | t}} {{'error.required' | t}} {{'error.alphanumeric' | t}} {{'error.noSpaces' | t}} This field must be no more than {{flightNumberMaxlength}} characters. {{"global.date" | translate }} {{'portal.normal.title' | translate}} Our history Copa Airlines was founded in 1947 as the national airline of Panama. It began operations with flights to three cities in Panama on Douglas DC-3/C47 planes. By 1966, the airline boasted three weekly flights to San Jose, Costa Rica, which was its first international destination. In 1969, the first AVRO 748 was introduced for flights to Kingston in Jamaica, Managua in Nicaragua and Barranquilla in Colombia. In the 70s Medellin, Cartagena, San Salvador and Guatemala became part of the expanding network of destinations. 1980 In 1980, the airline withdrew from the domestic market to focus on its international reach. This year a Boeing 737-100 was added to the fleet. During this decade, the airline expanded its network of destinations to include Port-au-Prince in Haiti, Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, San Juan in Puerto Rico and Miami in the U.S 1992 In 1992, it began operating from the first Panamanian headquarters for flights connecting within Latin America, creating the Hub of the Americas in the Tocumen International Airport. Flights were added to Caracas in Venezuela, Mexico City, Santiago in Chile, Cali and Bogota in Colombia, Quito and Guayaquil in Ecuador, Lima in Peru, Buenos Aires in Argentina and Havana in Cuba. 1998 In 1998, a strategic alliance was formed with Continental Airlines. In 1999, the airline launched its new brand as Copa Airlines and adopted the OnePass® frequent flyer program. At the same time, it began to upgrade its fleet with Boeing 737 Next Generation planes. 2000 The strategy from 2000 onward was to focus on expansion within the region. For the year 2005, the airline incorporated flights to Cancun in Mexico, Sao Paulo in Brazil, San Andres in Colombia, Tegucigalpa in Honduras, and Orlando, Los Angeles and New York in the United States. 2005 In 2005, Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings S.A., began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, becoming the third Latin American airline to be listed on this important exchange. 2006 In 2006, it added the destinations: Cordoba in Argentina, Guadalajara in Mexico, Washington, D.C., in the United States, and Punta Cana in the Dominican Re |
"About which of her fellow actresses did Bette Davis say ""She's slept with every star in Hollywood except Lassie""?" | Bette Davis the Hollywood bitch | Express Yourself | Comment | Daily Express VIDS Bette Davis the Hollywood bitch SHE seduced her leading men and left her rivals quaking with fear. Here, to mark the centenary of her birth, we unravel the extraordinary lives of BETTE DAVIS. 00:00, Sat, Mar 22, 2008 STAR: Bette was famous for her mood swings When Ruth Elizabeth “Bette” Davis was born on April 5 100 years ago, her mother screamed: “Take it away! It’s horrible!” So much for maternal feeling. But it set the seal for the infant who grew up to be Bette Davis – a woman for whom it might have been predicted: “Fasten your seatbelts – it’s going to be a bumpy life.” When Bette died in Neuilly, France, at the age of 81 from metastasised breast cancer, many of her fans refused to believe it. Of all the actresses ever to stalk the Hollywood screen, Bette seemed immortal. She had weathered the storms of disfavour, flops and lawsuits – not to mention seeing off a quartet of husbands – resurrecting herself time and again to the point where she became a living legend. Death was not an option. Bette in The Working Man with Hardie Albright As things turned out, Bette was only human – just. Born with none of the advantages that assist most budding young movie actresses (looks, malleability) and one that was relatively unimportant to the Hollywood suits (talent), Bette learned from an early age that the key to success was to fight for it. And if the fight had to be dirty, so be it. After her parents divorced, Bette and her mentally unbalanced sister were raised by their strict mother Ruthie. From the very beginning, Bette demanded attention. She was misdiagnosed as frivolous and spoilt when in fact she was just cantankerous, demanding and highly precocious. Anyone who says that life begins at 40 is full of it. Bette Davis She was also sexually naive. Unlike her arch-rival Joan Crawford, whose famously indiscriminate and voracious sexual appetite knew no bounds, Bette was repressed and anxious around men. When a young actor called Henry Fonda kissed Bette chastely on her 17-year-old cheek, she thought she was pregnant. A few days later, Fonda was alarmed to receive a letter from Bette saying: “I’ve told mother about our lovely experience together in the moonlight. She will announce the engagement soon.” Not surprisingly, Fonda ran for cover and avoided her for years. Not that he should have worried. By the time Bette had turned up in Hollywood with a six-month contract with Universal Studios, she was determined to become a star at the expense of everything else – marriage, children, happiness. By the age of 32 she drank for America and had had three abortions to avoid interrupting her punishing work schedules. A variety of husbands – with the exception of her second, Arthur Farnsworth, who died mysteriously of a brain haemorrhage as the result of a skull fracture – simply threw in the towel when they realised they couldn’t compete. Of her last husband, Gary Merrill, Bette said: “Gary was a macho man but none of my husbands was ever man enough to become Mr Bette Davis.” At the Academy Awards Psychoanalysts could make their careers exploring Bette Davis. Her mother was a tight-laced Victorian wannabe actress who projected her aspirations on to her daughter. Bette was only too willing to be pushed and ended up being the family breadwinner. She pretty much supported all of her husbands, as well as her mother, sister and her daughter Barbara, who was born when Bette was 39. Barbara’s 1985 account of life with her, My Mother’s Keeper, makes Mommie Dearest (Joan Crawford’s daughter’s venomous memoir) read like Little Women in comparison. Bette never forgave her for dishing the dirt. FACE OF A LEGEND: Bette refused to grow old gracefully Bette has made excuses for her appalling behaviour by claiming that she was battling against all odds to do the best work that she could. Certainly, the legend lives on in such films as Now, Voyager, The Letter, All About Eve, Jezebel, Dangerous and Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? Not blessed with conventional beaut |
Who wrote the Elvis Presley hit 'Blue Suede Shoes'? | Carl Perkins | Rolling Stone artists > C > Carl Perkins > Bio Carl Perkins Bio One of the architects of rock & roll, Carl Perkins is best known as the writer and original singer of the rockabilly anthem "Blue Suede Shoes" (#2, 1956). Along with Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins was one of the seminal rockabilly artists on Sam Phillips' Sun label, but a series of bad breaks, followed by personal problems, undermined his solo career. Despite that, Perkins persevered, creating a body of work that has been both critically acclaimed and extremely influential on songwriters, guitar players, and singers alike. Perkins grew up poor in a sharecropping family that picked cotton in various northwestern Tennessee fields around Tiptonville. Perkins was first put to work at age six, and it was in the fields that he first heard gospel songs. At night, he heard hillbilly country and Delta blues over the family radio. An older, black field hand befriended Perkins and taught him to play guitar; by age 10 Perkins was entertaining his classmates. He made his radio debut with his school band, singing "Home on the Range." He kicked off his musical career in the mid-1940s, performing at local dances with his brothers Jay and Clayton as the Perkins Brothers Band. In 1953 drummer W.S. "Fluke" Holland joined. The next year, after hearing Presley's debut Sun single, "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (a Bill Monroe song Perkins and his group had been playing since 1949), Perkins and his brothers drove to Memphis to audition for Phillips. Shortly thereafter, they signed to the label and released Perkins' first single, "Movie Magg" (a song Perkins wrote at age 13) b/w "Turn Around." In early 1955 came "Let the Jukebox Keep On Playing" b/w "Gone Gone Gone." Perkins' biggest hit came in late 1956. "Blue Suede Shoes" was an instant smash and made Perkins the first white country artist to cross over to the R&B chart as well. A country, pop, and R&B hit, "Blue Suede Shoes" alternated with Elvis Presley's first post-Sun single, "Heartbreak Hotel," for the top spots on national and regional charts. (Shortly thereafter, Presley issued his "Blue Suede Shoes"; over time, Perkins' original sold more copies.) Perkins was at the height of his career when tragedy struck. He and his group were driving to New York to appear on Perry Como's television program when their driver fell asleep at the wheel, causing the car to hit the back of a truck before plunging into water. The driver was killed, and Carl and his brother Jay were seriously injured. Although Perkins was back on the road in about a month, Jay never fully recovered and was later diagnosed with a brain tumor, from which he died in 1958. Years later, Perkins admitted that he used his brother's death as a reason to drink. A quiet, self-effacing man, Perkins later observed, "I felt out of place when 'Blue Suede Shoes' was Number One. I stood on the Steel Pier in 1956 in Atlantic City…. and the Goodyear blimp flew over with my name in big lights. And I stood there and shook and actually cried. That should have been something that would elevate a guy to say, 'Well, I've made it.' But it put fear in me." In early 1958 Perkins moved to Columbia Records, where he recorded several more minor rockabilly hits, but by the early '60s, he'd hit a low point. On a British tour in 1964, Perkins was surprised to learn that the Beatles admired him and that George Harrison taught himself to play guitar by copying Perkins' records. Perkins became friendly with the Beatles and oversaw the sessions where they recorded five of his songs —"Matchbox," "Honey Don't," "Your True Love," "Blue Suede Shoes," and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby." Rick Nelson, Johnny Burnette, and Patsy Cline, among others, also covered his songs. Like many other rockabilly artists, Perkins turned to country material as the rockabilly trend died, and by 1965 he was part of Johnny Cash's touring troupe. In 1968 he wrote the huge hit for Cash, "Daddy Sang Bass" (#1, 1969). When Cash got his national television show i |
Which shrub is commonly known as the 'Butterfly bush'? | Butterfly Bush Shrubs, List of species in the Buddleja Genus Image use (cc2) There are about 100 species in the Buddleja Genus. Several species of Buddleja are popular garden plants, the genus and species are commonly known as butterfly bush due to their attractiveness to butterflies. Butterfly bushes have become quite well known for this reason, they are also attract bees and moths. Some species of Buddleja that have red flowers also attract hummingbirds. Common garden, landscape Species of Butterfly Bush (Buddleja) include; Buddleja globosa; Commonly known as Orange Ball Buddleia, from southern Chile, grown for its strongly honey scented orange globular flower heads. Buddleja alternifolia; Commonly known as Fountain Butterfly Bush, has lilac colored flowers. Popular garden, landscape "Varieties" of Buddleja include; "Black Knight" with dark navy blue flowers "Pink Delight" with pastel pink colored flowers "Royal Red" with pink-red flowers "Sungold" with golden yellow flowers Breeding work has produced a more compact Buddleja, a dwarf variety Lo & Behold(TM) "Blue Chip"(TM) that reaches no more than 2-3 ft (0.61-0.91 m) tall. Butterfly Bush (Buddleja) Form; most are shrubs, and a few being trees; the largest species reach 30 m (98 ft) tall. Most cultivated ornamental species rarely exceed 5 m (16 ft) tall. Both Evergreen species of Butterfly Bush (Buddleja) and deciduous species exist. Facts about the Buddleja Genus of Shrubs Genus Scientific Name = Buddleja Genus Common Names = Butterfly Bush Number of Taxa in the Buddleja Genus = XX List of Butterfly Bush Shrubs, Buddleja Genus - All known species, taxa on Earth, organized by scientific Latin botanical name first and common names second. Botanical, Latin, Scientific Shrub Name Common Shrub Name |
Which horse led the 1973 Grand National field for most of the race only to be beaten by 'Red Rum'? | Red Rum 1973, 1974 Grand National /in Horses /by Simone Wright Red Rum was a racehorse who achieved an unmatched historic treble when he won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977, and also came second in the two intervening years. As well as his unprecedented record in the world-famous steeplechase, Red Rum was also renowned for his remarkable jumping ability as he fell only once in over 100 races. Red Rum was bred at Rossenarra stud in Kells, County Kilkenny, Ireland, by Martyn McEnery. Bred to win one-mile races, he won his National titles over the longest distance, four miles and four furlongs. “Rummy” started off in life running in cheap races as a sprinter and dead-heated in a five-furlong flat race at Aintree Racecourse . In his early career he was once ridden by Lester Piggott and after being passed from training yard to training yard, he found his footing when Liverpool car dealer Ginger McCain bought him for his client Noel le Mare and famously trained the horse on the sands at Southport. McCain, who also won the Grand National in 2004 with Amberleigh House , thirty-one years after his first victory with Red Rum, reportedly took Red Rum for a therapeutic swim in the sea off Southport before his first National appearances to help treat the horse’s pedalostitis, a debilitating, incurable bone disease in his foot. At the 1973 Grand National, Red Rum beat the Australian chaser Crisp, carrying 23 pounds more, in what was a new record time of nine minutes, 1.9 seconds. Crisp had led the field virtually all the way in that year’s National, and at the last fence was 15 lengths clear of his nearest pursuer, Red Rum. However, jockey Brian Fletcher made up the ground on the final stretch and, two strides from the finishing post, Red Rum pipped the tiring Crisp to win by three-quarters of a length in what is often considered one of the greatest Grand Nationals in history. A year later, Red Rum retained his title at the 1974 National , carrying 12 stone on his back. Red Rum came second in 1975 and 1976; Tommy Stack replaced Fletcher as jockey in the latter race after Fletcher had angered trainer Ginger McCain by telling the press the horse no longer felt right after a defeat in a race away from Aintree. Again, Red Rum saved his best for Aintree but was held off by Rag Trade . The following year, Stack rode the 12-year-old to his record third Grand National triumph. |
Who am I, I was born in 1936 in Czechoslovakia, was a playwright and became a politician being the last President of Czechoslovakia (1989-92) and the first President of the Czech Republic (1993-2003)? | Vaclav Havel: Dissident playwright who became the first president of the new Czech Republic | The Independent Vaclav Havel: Dissident playwright who became the first president of the new Czech Republic Monday 19 December 2011 00:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Victory: Havel salutes the crowd at Prague Castle following his election as the last president of Czechoslovakia in December 1989 DIETHER ENDLICHER / AP The Czech president and playwright Vaclav Havel was the most unexpected, and most brilliant, of the new leaders who emerged from east Europe's peaceful revolutions against Communism. Poland's Lech Walesa matched Havel as a canny guide of anti-Communist opposition, but tarnished his reputation when he became his country's first post-Communist president. By contrast Havel's stature continued to grow after he was chosen head of state in December 1989. The key to his achievement was an unusual combination of intellect, moral firmness tested by prison and persecution, and natural political savvy. The final ingredient was modesty, essential in a country whose people are famously undeferential. Havel had never aspired to lead the anti-Communist opposition or to become its presidential candidate. He simply emerged, uncontested, from among friends and colleagues whom he considered his equals. For all his brilliance and seriousness he remained endearingly human. By his own account he was a "cheerful fellow", and certainly no angel. He smoked, drank and was naturally convivial: the attic of his country house was turned into a dormitory for guests to spend the night in after parties. He was also, like many Czech intellectuals, given to affairs of the heart, in spite of a remarkable marriage. Rumpled and shaggy in opposition, he cut his hair and put on a suit and tie when he moved into the presidential palace, but the effect was never quite convincing, like a small boy forced into his Sunday best. He was driven into politics by a sense of duty. "I shall give all this up," he told a friend, "when we have decent politicians." Perhaps his greatest gift to his country was to restore the tradition of decent politics laid down by Tomas Masaryk, the philosopher-president of Czechoslovakia between the First and Second World Wars. Vaclav Havel was born in 1936. His father was a successful civil engineer and architect, responsible for the splendid art nouveau Lucarna building in Wenceslas Square, Prague. Havel and his brother Ivan entertained friends in the restaurants of the Lucarna even after it had been nationalised by the Communist government that took power in 1948. What he called his "pampered childhood" left him with a sense of isolation and inferiority. He was a fat boy – in his own words "a well-fed piglet" – and classmates tormented him by slapping his chubby thighs. The sense of being an interloper and in permanent danger of ridicule lasted many years. At moments of triumph, even when he was world famous, he would imagine his army sergeant raucously putting him back in his proper humble place. But this unease also drove him "to prove myself over and over again". Abandoned by the West and terrorised by Hitler, post-war Czechoslovakia was readier than Poland or Hungary to accept Soviet tutelage. Many Czech intellectuals turned Communist; Havel was never tempted. Barred from higher education because of his "bourgeois" origins he went to night school, did his two years' military service and ended up, aged 24, a stage hand at Na zabradli ("Theatre on the Balustrade"), the most adventurous theatre in Prague. Havel had been writing for several years and in 1963 the theatre staged his first play Nahradni Slavost (translated into English as The Garden Party, 1969). Over the next five years he wrote two more, Vyrozumeni (1965, translated as The Memorandum, 1980) and Ztizena Moznost Soustredeni (1968, translated as The Increased Difficulty of Concentration, 1972), establishing his reputation as the leading Czech playwright. Havel lived and worked outside the Communist cultural system and wrote as though there were no cens |
Who designed and built the 'Labyrinth' in Crete for King Minos to house the 'Monotaur'? | The Labyrinth of Crete, the myth of the Minotaur Archaeology, Mythology and History of Crete The Labyrinth of Crete: The Myth Of The Minotaur Zeus, in the form of a bull, brought Europe from the Phoenician seashore to Gortys in Crete where he made love with her under a plane tree (or on the plane tree after assuming the form of another sacred animal, the eagle), since then the plane tree was blessed to never lose its leaves (evergreen). From their union three sons were born triplets (or two twins). Next, Zeus arranged the marriage of Europe to the Cretan King Asterion (or Asterio), who appointed Europe's and Zeus' sons as his successors. -> Read more about Gortys -> Read more about the Abduction of Europe by Zeus As promised, the three sons of Europe and Zeus (Minos or Minoas, Radamanthis, Sarpidon) succeeded King Asterion to the throne of Crete. Initially they seemed satisfied to co-govern, but Minos, who wanted the reign to be his exclusively, ended up banishing his brothers: Radamanthis was sent to Viotia (or Cyclades) and Sarpidon to Asia Minor. Minos became the monarch who believed the gods would give him everything and anything he wished. The gods loved Minos because his father, Zeus, honored him above all. They presented him with a wife, Pasiphae, daughter of Helios (Sun) and Persida, and sister of Circe, the sorceress, Kalypso and Aete, and aunt of Mideia, the grand sorceress. There is talk of eight children for Minos and Pasiphae: Androgeos, Katrefs, Defkalion, Glafkos, Akali (or Akakalis), Xenodiki, Ariadne and Phaedra. Once, wanting to offer a sacrifice in honor of his uncle Poseidon, Minos asked Poseidon to send the best bull he could find from the sea. The bull was so beautiful that Minos didn't sacrifice him, but instead kept him with his flock (or in the palace gardens). To revenge Minos for not keeping his promise, Poseidon made the bull so ferocious and dangerous that his eventual capture in Crete became one of the twelve feats of Hercules (Cretan Bull). When Pasiphae, his immortal wife, saw the bull she fell in love and coupled with him. She was able to couple with him with the help of Daedalus, who constructed a wooden likeness of a cow, in which Pasiphae hid. From this union the monster Minotaur was born, a humanoid being with a bull's head, which Minos promptly jailed in the Labyrinth, an enormous construction in Knossos. -> Read more about the Minoan Palace of Knossos -> Read more about Daedalus Minos, as ruler of the greatest naval kingdom of that time, undertook many journeys and military expeditions. His best known aggressive expedition was against Athens to avenge the murder of his first born son, Androgeos. When the siege of Athens continued for too long of a period, Minos asked his father, Zeus, for help, and Zeus unleashed a terrible epidemic. Following the instructions of the Oracle, the Athenians were forced to surrender and accept all of Minos' terms of submission. The most onerous condition of the surrender was the blood tribute. This called for Athens to provide every year (or every three or nine years) seven young men and seven young women as food for the monster Minotaur for as long as he lived. When the last group of young men and women arrived from Athens, prince Theseus, son of Poseidon and the successor of King Aegeas of Athens, was among them. The princess of Knossos , Ariadne, fell in love with the brave youth from Athens, and helped him escape. She devised a plan and gave Theseus a ball of yarn (mitos) so he could find his way through |
What in terms of area, is the smallest county in the Irish Republic? | Ireland Geographical Facts, Figures and Physical Extremities This page gives some of the physical extremities of Ireland Most northerly point* The most northerly point is Inishtrahull Island, situated in the Atlantic Ocean 7 km north of Inishowen Peninsula, county Donegal. It lies at latitude 55.43�N. Of mainland Ireland, the most northerly point is a headland 2 km northeast of Malin Head, Inishowen Peninsula, county Donegal. It lies at latitude 55.38�N. Most easterly point The most easterly point is Big Bow Meel Island, which is a rock situated 900 metres off the Ards Peninsula, county Down, at longitude 5.42�W. Of mainland Ireland, the most easterly point is Burr Point, Ards Peninsula, county Down at longitude 5.43�W. It is situated 2 km southeast of the village of Ballyhalbert. Most southerly point The most southerly point is Fastnet Rock, which lies in the Atlantic Ocean 11.3 km south of mainland county Cork. It lies at latitude 51.37�N. Of mainland Ireland, the most southerly point is Brow Head, county Cork, which lies 3.8 km east of the marginly more northerly Mizen Head. It lies at latitude 51.43�N. Most westerly point* The most westerly point is Tearaght Island, which lies in the Atlantic Ocean 12.5 km west of Dingle Peninsula, county Kerry. It lies at longitude 10.70�W. Of mainland Ireland, the most westerly point is Garraun Point, Dingle Peninsula, county Kerry which is 2.5 km northwest of Slea Head. It lies at longitude 10.51�W. Geographical Centres The geographical centre of Ireland is to be found in eastern county Roscommon, at a point 3km (2 miles) south of Athlone town. The centre of Ulster is in county Tyrone, at a point 20km (14 miles) east of Omagh town, near the village of Pomeroy. The centre of Munster is in the north of county Cork, at a point 9km (6 miles) south-west of the village of Rath Luirc. The centre of Leinster is in western county Kildare, at a point 5km (3 miles) south-west of Kildare town. The centre of Connaught is in county Mayo, 6km (4 miles) south-east of the pilgrim village of Knock. The centre of Northern Ireland is in eastern county Tyrone, at a point 6km (4 miles) south-east of the town of Cookstown. The centre of the Republic of Ireland is in south-eastern county Galway, at a point 3km (2 miles) south-west of the village of Eyrecourt. Highest altitude The summit of Mt Carrantuohill, county Kerry, rises to 1,041 metres (3414 feet) above sea level. The second highest point is the summit of Mt Beenkeragh, county Kerry, which rises to 1,010 metres (3314 feet) above sea level. The highest point in Northern Ireland is the summit of Slieve Donard, county Down, which rises to 852 metres (2796 feet) above sea level, and is the 8th highest peak in Ireland. Tallest sea cliffs The sea cliffs at Croaghaun, Achill Island off western Ireland fall 668 metres (2,192 feet) into the Atlantic Ocean. Slieve League in county Donegal has a drop of 601 metres (1,972 feet) into the same ocean. Both cliffs are almost twice the height of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. However, as there is no vantage point to see the cliffs at Achill Island the Donegal cliffs are more famous. (thanks to Michele of irelandyes.com for this information) Most populated county The most heavily populated county is county Dublin, with 1,056,666 inhabitants at the last estimate. The next most heavily populated county is Antrim, with 566,400 inhabitants. Most densely populated county The most densely populated county is county Dublin, with 1147.3 inhabitants per square kilometre at the last estimate. The next most densely populated is county Antrim, with 199.2 inhabitants per square kilometre. Least populated county The county with the fewest inhabitants is county Leitrim with just 25,032 inhabitants at the last estimate. The next lowest is county Longford with 30,128 inhabitants. Most sparsely populated county The most sparsely populated county in Ireland is Leitrim, with a |
"Of which bird did Wordsworth write ""While I am lying on the grass, thy two-fold shout I hear""?" | William Wordsworth The Poet And The Man English Literature Essay William Wordsworth The Poet And The Man English Literature Essay Published: Last Edited: 23rd March, 2015 This essay has been submitted by a student. This is not an example of the work written by our professional essay writers. William Wordsworth shows us how nature can impact the reader through his writings in his poems.(EXAMPLE NEEDED HERE) This will be an interpretation of his life and how he manifests his life through his poems. William's friendships help aid him in his writings and help him understand his true love nature. William's journey through boyhood and manhood show is love affair with poetry and nature. William Wordsworth was born April 7, 1770 in Cookermouth, England, and he was the second of five children, to John and Ann Wordsworth. After the death of his mother when he was eight years old and his father when he was thirteen years old, William and his brothers were sent to school in Hawkshead. In Hawkshead, they boarded at the cottage of Ann Tyson. Ann Tyson treated the boys as if they were one of her own. She gave them the simple comforts of life, showed them loving affection, and let them romp around the country side to their delight. William especially loved nature and poetry more than anything else. He would spend most of his days and even "half the night" (Greenblatt et al. 243) out investigating the wonders of the English country side, feeling there was a mystical connection between nature and God. William felt that nature had healing powers, in fact, it had such a profound effect on him that he wrote about nature in most of his poems. One can directly see his love of nature in most of his writings and especially in his poetry. As he wrote, William would often reminisce of his childhood, back to a simpler time of freedom, curiosity, and nature. A direct connection established between his poetry and the impact nature had on him. (243) While in grammar school, William found his true passion for poetry and showed a strong interest for poems and poets. One of the poets who fascinated him most was John Milton who wrote such poems as, The First Love of Adam and Eve, Light, On His Blindness. William's love of poetry and nature started when he was still a young boy. As he grew up, William went on to attend St John's College at Cambridge University to further his education and love of poetry. Every summer, William would return home to his beloved nature and spend countless hours out among the fields taking in the sights and sounds. Before Graduating from Cambridge, he took a walking tour through France, Switzerland, and Italy in 1790 with his friend Welshman Robert Jones. After his tour, William returned to France to study the language where he met and fell in love with Annette Vallon. William and Annette had an affair from which she became pregnant with his illegitimate child, a daughter born in December of 1792. Due to financial troubles, William never married Annette. Instead, he left her and his daughter in France, returning to England to write for money, and intending to come back when he could provide an exceptional life for them. Because William never returned to France to be with his love and their daughter again, he experienced great guilt and depression throughout his life, (pg. 243). William Wordsworth's first published works were Descriptive Sketches, and An Evening Walk, published in 1793; both were unpopular and not well received by the public (Drabble 16). In 1797, Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a friend and fellow poet, co-wrote Lyrical Ballads, the first edition was published in 1798. Coleridge and Wordsworth wanted to write poetry that was in the language of the common man. They did not want their writings to be flashy in a language above the average man (Drabble 44,45). Wordsworth and Coleridge wanted everyone to share in their joy of poetry and nature. For example, Wordsworth and Coleridge show their love for nature through one their writings The Thorn. This poem is about nature imagery from nature. For example, l |
Who is credited with inventing the Sewing Machine in 1846? | Sewing Machine History - Invention of the Sewing Machine Invention : sewing machine Function: noun / sew�ing ma�chine Definition: A apparatus using a needle and thread to join or repair material. Primarily used in the making of clothing. Patent: 4,750 (US) issued September 10, 1846 Inventor: Elias Howe Criteria; First practical. Entrepreneur. Birth: July 10, 1819 in Spencer, Massachusetts Death: October 3, 1867 in Brooklyn, New York Nationality: American Milestones: 1755 Charles T. Wiesenthal, designed and patented a double pointed needle 1826 On March 10, Henry Lye received a patent for a device for sewing leather 1830 Barthelemy Thimonnier used a wheel-driven connecting rod that drove the needle up and down 1834 Walter Hunt designed a double-thread shuttle machine 1846 Elias Howe invented and patented the first Automatic Sewing Machine for practical operation. 1849 Benjamin Wilson introduced an automatic feeding system. 1851 Isaac Merritt Singer Invented introduced the first sewing machine scaled for home use. 1854 Isaac Singer patent (US No.10975) issued May 30, for the home sewing machine 1854 Allen Wilson had developed an improved reciprocating shuttle 1855 Wilson went into business with Nathaniel Wheeler to produce a rotary hook instead of a shuttle 1856 Patent Combine formed, consisting of Singer, Howe, Wheeler & Wilson, and Grover & Baker. 1889 The first practical electric sewing machine introduced by the Singer Sewing Machine Co. 1900 Singer claims 80% worldwide market share in sewing machines CAPs: Elias Howe, Isaac Merritt Singer, Charles T. Wiesenthal, Henry Lye, Barthelemy Thimonnier, Walter Hunt, Alan Wilson, Nathaniel Wheeler. SIPs: sewing machine, clothing, thread, needle, invention, history, inventor of, history of, who invented, invention of, fascinating facts. The Story In the early 1800s, most people didn't have the money, not to mention a choice of stores in which to buy clothes for themselves and their families. At that time, everything was made by hand. Families sewed their pants, shirts, and dresses using a needle and thread. But Elias Howe changed all that, he came up with another way to make clothes. He patented the first practical sewing machine in 1846. In 1846, the idea of a sewing machine was nothing new. The first patents for such a machine had been granted in England in 1755, in Austria in 1819, the U.S. in 1826 and France in 1830..Early sewing machines were designed for industrial applications. In 1755, the American inventor Charles T. Wiesenthal, designed and patented a double pointed needle to eliminate the need for turning the needle around with each stitch. Henry Lye, of Philadelphia, obtained a patent March 10,1826, for an invention for sewing leather; but no record or model has been found, to indicate the principle of the contrivance. In 1830, Barthelemy Thimonnier of Saint-Etienne, France, used the double-pointed needle as the basis for the first sewing machine put to practical use. He attached the needle to a wheel-driven connecting rod that drove the needle up and down. In 1834, American Walter Hunt designed a double-thread shuttle machine. In 1849, Hunt also patented, but failed to profit from, the safety pin. Elias Howe was born in Spencer, Massachusetts, on the July 10, 1819. Upon completion of schooling he started a job as a machinist, a position that was chosen for him. Howe first heard the term sewing machine while working in Boston for Ari Davis, who made and repaired precision instruments. People had been trying to invent such a device for half a century in America and abroad, without any great success. His brain labored and his hands toiled to develop and perfect his invention; and there it was that, early in the month of April 1845, after five years of unremitting toil and ceaseless |
What kind of bread takes its name, because of its appearance from the Italian for slipper? | Ciabatta Bread: Savory Herb and Olive Recipe Ciabatta Bread: Savory Herb and Olive Recipe Updated on July 30, 2013 Savory Herb and Olive Ciabatta Bread | Source “If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens.” --Robert Browning The Celebration of Bread There are so many wonderful types of breads today. What is so unique about bread recipes is that they stem from the cultural to the family traditional. Do you have a recipe that was passed down to you from a grandmother? Or perhaps you are from a country that bakes your bread a certain way! Breads are to be worshiped for their authenticity; Flat, rolls, loaf, buns, sour dough, olive, herb, herb & cheese, ciabatta, french... the possibilities are endless! The next time you set out to bake bread..take a chance, be creative; make your own recipe, write it down and pass it on! Hmmm I can smell it in the oven already! Source Prep and Baking Time for Savory Herb Ciabatta Bread Prep time: 4 hours Savory Herb and Olive Ciabatta Bread This recipe requires 1 day of preparation, but only takes minutes to prepare. This crusty, airy bread takes its name from the Italian word for “slipper”, which the loaf resembles. This recipe includes the technique of making a sponge (a day-before bread starter) that gives the loaf density along with a tangy flavor. Make the Sponge 1 day before: Ingredients · ½ teaspoon active dry yeast · 1 cup bread flour 1. To prepare the sponge, in a medium bowl, combine the water, sugar, and yeast; let stand (5 minutes). Stir in the flour until combined. 2. Cover and refrigerate overnight. 3. Remove from the refrigerator and let come to room temperature (about 1 hour). Source ½ cup warm water, (110-115°F) ¼ cup fat free milk, (110-115°F) 1 teaspoon active dry yeast 2 cups bread flour, (plus a little extra for dusting) 1 Tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 25 Kalamata olives, pitted 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary, OR 1 teaspoon (dried, crumbled) 2 teaspoons chopped fresh marjoram, OR 1 teaspoon (dried) 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt Tip for Really Good Ciabatta Be sure your dough is really wet and sticky~ Be careful NOT to add extra flour just because the dough seems too wet and tacky.... This is exactly what you want! Tip for Mixing Dough by Hand In a large bowl, combine water, honey and yeast: set aside until foamy. Stir in the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, and salt until the dough starts to gather around the spoon. Turn the dough on a lightly floured surface; knead until the dough is smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes) Nutritional Value for Savory Herb and Olive Ciabatta Bread Nutrition Facts 6% Cholesterol 0 mg * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. Instructions for Bread To prepare the bread, in a small bowl, combine the warm water, milk, and yeast (Let stand 5 minutes) In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine the yeast mixture, sponge, bread flour, oil, olives, rosemary, and marjoram; mix on medium speed (10 minutes or until the dough becomes sticky) Add the salt (mix 5 minutes longer) Scrape the dough into a bowl that has been coated with non-stick cooking spray. Cover loosely with plastic wrap or a damp towel and let it rise in a warm, draft free place until the dough doubles in volume (approximately 1 hour) Heavily flour 2 baking sheets and set aside. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and divide in half. Working one half at a time, transfer dough to the prepared baking sheet and stretch it into an irregular 11x4 inch rectangle. (Repeat with the other dough half and 2nd baking sheet) Dust both loaves and cover with plastic wrap that has been coated with non-stick spray. Allow the loaves to rise in a warm, draft-free place until they nearly double in volume (1- ½ Hours) Preheat oven to 425°F 20 minutes before baking. Bake the ciabatta, 1 at a time, until |
Who is credited with inventing the Cotton Gin in 1793? | Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney - Inventions - HISTORY.com Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney Author Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney URL A+E Networks Introduction In 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. By the mid-19th century, cotton had become America’s leading export. Despite its success, the gin made little money for Whitney due to patent-infringement issues. Also, his invention offered Southern planters a justification to maintain and expand slavery even as a growing number of Americans supported its abolition. Based in part on his reputation for creating the cotton gin, Whitney later secured a major contract to build muskets for the U.S. government. Through this project, he promoted the idea of interchangeable parts–standardized, identical parts that made for faster assembly and easier repair of various devices. For his work, he is credited as a pioneer of American manufacturing. Google Whitney Learns About Cotton Eli Whitney was born on December 8, 1765, in Westborough, Massachusetts . Growing up, Whitney, whose father was a farmer, proved to be a talented mechanic and inventor. Among the objects he designed and built as a youth were a nail forge and a violin. In 1792, after graduating from Yale College (now Yale University), Whitney headed to the South. He originally planned to work as a private tutor but instead accepted an invitation to stay with Catherine Greene (1755–1814), the widow of an American Revolutionary War (1775-83) general, on her plantation, known as Mulberry Grove, near Savannah, Georgia . While there, Whitney learned about cotton production–in particular, the difficulty cotton farmers faced making a living. Did You Know? Some historians believe Catherine Greene devised the cotton gin and Eli Whitney merely built it and applied for the patent, since at that time women were not allowed to file for patents. Others believe the idea was Whitney's but Greene played an important role as both designer and financier. In many ways, cotton was an ideal crop; it was easily grown, and unlike food crops its fibers could be stored for long periods of time. But cotton plants contained seeds that were difficult to separate from the soft fibers. A type of cotton known as long staple was easy to clean, but grew well only along coastal areas. The vast majority of cotton farmers were forced to grow the more labor-intensive short-staple cotton, which had to be cleaned painstakingly by hand, one plant at a time. The average cotton picker could remove the seeds from only about one pound of short-staple cotton per day. A More Efficient Way Greene and her plantation manager, Phineas Miller (1764-1803), explained the problem with short-staple cotton to Whitney, and soon thereafter he built a machine that could effectively and efficiently remove the seeds from cotton plants. The invention, called the cotton gin (“gin” was derived from “engine”), worked something like a strainer or sieve: Cotton was run through a wooden drum embedded with a series of hooks that caught the fibers and dragged them through a mesh. The mesh was too fine to let the seeds through but the hooks pulled the cotton fibers through with ease. Smaller gins could be cranked by hand; larger ones could be powered by a horse and, later, by a steam engine. Whitney’s hand-cranked machine could remove the seeds from 50 pounds of cotton in a single day. Whitney received a patent for his invention in 1794; he and Miller then formed a cotton gin manufacturing company. The two entrepreneurs planned to build cotton gins and install them on plantations throughout the South, taking as payment a portion of all the cotton produced by each plantation. While farmers were delighted with the idea of a machine that could boost cotton production so dramatically, they had no intention of sharing a significant percentage of their profits with Whitney and Miller. Instead, the design for the cotton gin was pi |
Which flower has types called 'Decorative', 'Ball' and 'Pompom'? | Dahlia Classification – Eurodahlia Dahlia Classification Flower Forms. The most recognized forms that one will most easily recognize is that of the Cactus and Decorative dahlia. There are however a number of other distinctive flower formations in dahlias as well as a number of forms that are not so distinctive at first glance. Group 8 Cactus dahlias. To start with I will discuss the cactus dahlia and its various forms, of which there the group is split into three separate types that may be for show purposes often put into one class of cactus or semi cactus. To start with the cactus form at it’s most refined we would be as well to look at a small cactus such as Lady Kerkrade. The petals are narrow from tip to base and the bloom appears full. The way a petal or more correctly Ray Floret curls whether toward or away from the center of the bloom is fundamental to the understanding of dahlia classification. The easier blooms to spot the formation on are pompon’s which ate Involute and cactus which are Revolute. Look closely at the blooms and you will notice this petal formation. Decorative and Pompon’s and Ball dahlias Taking this knowledge of petal formation one stage further we will now look at Declarative’s, Poms and Ball dahlias. There are a number of differences between these types which is very confusing to the untrained eye, I know as I still have difficulty knowing which is which sometimes. Group 5 Decorative Dahlias Decorative dahlias have petals that are generally broad and flattened and may be involute for no more than 75% of their length or slightly twisted, usually they have a blunt point to their petals. Some Decoratives have petals that are slightly pointed. The bloom must be fully double and show no disc(as in a daisy flower). Berwick wood is an example of this. £2.20 Add to cart Group 6 Ball Dahlias A ball dahlia on the other hand has a ball shaped fully double flower that may be slightly flattened. The ray florets of a ball dahlia are blunt or rounded at the tips and spirally arranged. The petals must be involute for at least 75% of their length. Peach cupid. Note the petal shape and spiral formation. Group 7 Pompon Dahlias Pom Pon dahlias are generally miniature in size and have petals that are involute for the whole of their length, the bloom must also be spherical like this Red Carol. That is the more difficult of the form classifications discussed, now on to the easier and more unusual of the forms. £2.20 Add to cart Group 4 Waterlilly Dahlias Waterlilly dahlias, again these are fully double blooms characterized by broad and sparsely spaced ray florets. The florets are either straight or slightly involute giving the bloom a shallow appearance the depth of the bloom should be less than half the width of the bloom. This is Lissmore Willy. Note how open and sparse the petals appear |
What is the name of Albania's unit of currency? | Albanian monetary unit - definition of Albanian monetary unit by The Free Dictionary Albanian monetary unit - definition of Albanian monetary unit by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Albanian+monetary+unit monetary unit - a unit of money lek - the basic unit of money in Albania qindarka , qintar - 100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. |
Independent radio station 'Galaxy FM 102' broadcasts from which town/city? | North West Radio - FM Radio Stations in North West England North West Radio 88.0 – 90.2 BBC Radio 2 BBC, national. Adult Contemporary and Easy Listening, with Specialist programming in the evenings and weekends. Presenters include Chris Evans at breakfast. Frequencies : FM 89.3 (North West), 88.6 (C Lancs), 90.0 (N Lancs), various other relays on 88.0 – 90.2, DAB National. 90.2 – 92.3 BBC Radio 3 BBC, national. Classical and Jazz. Frequencies : FM 91.5 (North West), 90.8 (C Lancs), 92.2 (N Lancs), various other relays on 90.2 – 92.4, DAB National BBC, local, Leeds. broadcasting across West Yorkshire. Frequencies : FM 92.4 (Main), 95.3 (Halifax), 102.7 (Keighley), 103.9 (Leeds), AM 774 92.4 – 94.6 BBC Radio 4 BBC, national. Talk radio including news, drama, comedy, science and history. Frequencies : FM 93.7 (North West), 93.0 (C Lancs), 94.4 (N Lancs), various other relays on 92.4 – 94.6, DAB National BBC, local, from Stoke covering North and Mid Staffordshire and South Cheshire. Frequencies : FM 94.6 (Main), 104.1 (Stafford), AM 1503, DAB Stoke BBC, Regional. English Language service for Wales. Frequencies : FM 94.8 (North Wales Coast), 95.4 (North East Wales), AM 657 (Wrexham), 882 (Wales) BBC, local, Manchester. News, sport and general talk radio from BBC North’s MediaCity:UK studios. Excellent football coverage on a Saturday afternoon. Previously known as BBC GMR. Frequencies : FM 95.1 (Main), 104.6 (East Manchester), DAB Manchester BBC, local, from Blackburn covering the whole county. Click here for the BBC Radio Lancashire coverage map Frequencies : FM 95.5(E Lancs), 103.9(Cen/W Lancs), 104.5(N Lancs), AM 855(S Lancs), 1557(N Lancs), DAB Cen.Lancs BBC, local, from Liverpool serving Merseyside. Frequencies : FM 95.8, AM 1485, DAB Liverpool BBC, local, from Shrewsbury serving the county of Shropshire. Strong across Cheshire and Merseyside. Frequencies : FM 96.0 (Main), 90.0 (Church Stretton), 95.0 (Ludlow), 104.1 (SW Shrop) BBC, local, from Carlisle serving the county of Cumbria. Frequencies : FM 96.1 (South Cumbria), 95.2 (Kendal), 104.2 (Windermere), AM 837 (South Cumbria) Independent, local, from Oldham. Playing 80s, 90s and current chart music. Frequencies : FM 96.2, DAB Manchester Independent, Blackburn. Across South and East Lancashire. (Formerly The Bee) Frequencies : FM 96.3 (Chorley), 99.8 Burnley, 106.5 (Preston), 107.0 (Blackburn), DAB Central Lancashire Independent, local, from Wrexham. Hit music station, part of the Capital network broadcasting from Leicester Square London. Local news, breakfast, drive and weekend programming from Wrexham. Formerly Coast 96.3 from Colwyn Bay. Frequencies : FM 103.4, 97.1, 96.3, DAB North East Wales & West Cheshire Independent, local, from Stoke-on-Trent. Plays Chart Hits. This frequency was used for Imagine FM up to January 2002 Frequencies : FM 102.6 (Stoke), 96.4 (East Cheshire), 96.9 (Stafford), DAB Stoke 100.1 / 100.8 Lakeland Radio Independent, local, Lake District. Broadcasting to Kendal, Windermere and the South Lakes with local news and music from the last 40 years. Frequencies : FM 100.1 (Kendal), 100.8 (Windermere) Independent, regional, North West. Easy Listening music station, part of the Smooth network broadcasting from Leicester Square London. Local news, breakfast, drive and weekend programming from Manchester. Previously Jazz FM. Frequencies : FM 100.4, DAB Manchester, Liverpool, Central Lancs Independent, local,from Manchester. Hit music station, part of the Capital network broadcasting from Leicester Square London. Local news, breakfast, drive and weekend programming from Manchester. Previously Galaxy 102. Frequencies : FM 102.0, DAB Manchester 105.1 / 105.6 / 105.8 Capital Yorkshire Independent, local, from Yorkshire. Hit music station, part of the Capital network broadcasting from Leicester Square London. Local news, breakfast, drive and weekend programming from Leeds. Previously Galaxy 105. Frequencies : FM 105.1 (West/South Yorks), 105.6 (Bradford/Sheffield), 105.8 (East Yorks) Independent, regional, North West. Adult Contemporary station, p |
The presence of which vitamin in the body is necessary for blood to clot? | Vitamin K: MedlinePlus Supplements The following doses have been studied in scientific research: BY MOUTH: For bleeding disorders such as hypoprothrombinemia: 2.5-25 mg of vitamin K1 (phytonadione). For counteracting bleeding that can occur when too much of the anticoagulant warfarin is given: 1-5 mg of vitamin K is typically used; however, the exact dose needed is determined by a lab test called the INR. There isn't enough scientific information to determine recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) for vitamin K, so daily adequate intake (AI) recommendations have been formed instead: The AIs are: infants 0-6 months, 2 mcg; infants 6-12 months, 2.5 mcg; children 1-3 years, 30 mcg; children 4-8 years, 55 mcg; children 9-13 years, 60 mcg; adolescents 14-18 years (including those who are pregnant or breast-feeding), 75 mcg; men over 19 years, 120 mcg; women over 19 years (including those who are pregnant and breast-feeding), 90 mcg. Other names 4-Amino-2-Methyl-1-Naphthol, Fat-Soluble Vitamin, Menadiol Acetate, Menadiol Sodium Phosphate, Menadione, Ménadione, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite, Menaquinone, Ménaquinone, Menatetrenone, Menatétrenone, Phytonadione, Methylphytyl Naphthoquinone, Phylloquinone, Phytomenadione, Vitamina K, Vitamine K, Vitamine Liposoluble, Vitamine Soluble dans les Graisses. Methodology To learn more about how this article was written, please see the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database methodology . References Dennis VC, Ripley TL, Planas LG, and Beach P. Dietary vitamin K in oral anticoagulation patients: clinician practices and knowledge in outpatient settings. J Pharm Technol 2008;24:69-76. Pathak A, Hamm CR, Eyal FG, Walter K, Rijhsinghani A, and Bohlman M. Maternal vitamin K administration for prevention of intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants. Pediatric Research 1990;27:219A. Eisai Co.Ltd. Eisai announces the intermediate analysis of anti-osteoporosis treatment post-marketing research to investigate the benefits of menatetrenone as part of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Pharmacoepidemiological Drug Review Program. 2005; Shiraki M. Vitamin K2 effects on the risk of fractures and on lumbar bone mineral density in osteoporosis - a randomized prospective open-label 3-year study. Osteoporos Int 2002;13:S160. Greer, F. R., Marshall, S. P., Severson, R. R., Smith, D. A., Shearer, M. J., Pace, D. G., and Joubert, P. H. A new mixed micellar preparation for oral vitamin K prophylaxis: randomised controlled comparison with an intramuscular formulation in breast fed infants. Arch.Dis.Child 1998;79:300-305. View abstract . Wentzien, T. H., O'Reilly, R. A., and Kearns, P. J. Prospective evaluation of anticoagulant reversal with oral vitamin K1 while continuing warfarin therapy unchanged. Chest 1998;114:1546-1550. View abstract . Duong, T. M., Plowman, B. K., Morreale, A. P., and Janetzky, K. Retrospective and prospective analyses of the treatment of overanticoagulated patients. Pharmacotherapy 1998;18:1264-1270. View abstract . Sato, Y., Honda, Y., Kuno, H., and Oizumi, K. Menatetrenone ameliorates osteopenia in disuse-affected limbs of vitamin D- and K-deficient stroke patients. Bone 1998;23:291-296. View abstract . Crowther, M. A., Donovan, D., Harrison, L., McGinnis, J., and Ginsberg, J. Low-dose oral vitamin K reliably reverses over-anticoagulation due to warfarin. Thromb.Haemost. 1998;79:1116-1118. View abstract . Camilo, M. E., Jatoi, A., O'Brien, M., Davidson, K., Sokoll, L., Sadowski, J. A., and Mason, J. B. Bioavailability of phylloquinone from an intravenous lipid emulsion. Am.J.Clin.Nutr. 1998;67:716-721. View abstract . Lousberg, T. R., Witt, D. M., Beall, D. G., Carter, B. L., and Malone, D. C. Evaluation of excessive anticoagulation in a group model health maintenance organization. Arch.Intern.Med. 3-9-1998;158:528-534. View abstract . Fetrow, C. W., Overlock, T., and Leff, L. Antagonism of warfarin-induced hypoprothrombinemia with use of low-dose subcutaneous vitamin K1. J.Clin.Pharmacol. 1997;37:751-757. View abstract . Weibert, R. T., Le, D. T., Kayser, S. R., and Rapap |
What was the name of the queen of Richard III? | King Richard III | Britroyals Born: October 2, 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire Parents: Richard, Duke of York, and Cecily Neville Relation to Elizabeth II: 14th great-granduncle House of: York Ascended to the throne: June 26, 1483 aged 30 years Crowned: July 6, 1483 at Westminster Abbey Married: Anne Neville, widow of Edward, Prince of Wales and daughter of Earl of Warwick Children: One son, plus several illegitimate children before his marriage Died: August 22, 1485 at Battle of Bosworth, Leicestershire, aged 32 years, 10 months, and 19 days Buried at: Leicester Reigned for: 2 years, 1 month, and 27 days Succeeded by: his distant cousin Henry VII King of England from 1483. The son of Richard, Duke of York, he was created Duke of Gloucester by his brother Edward IV, and distinguished himself in the Wars of the Roses. On Edward's death 1483 he became protector to his nephew Edward V, and soon secured the crown for himself on the plea that Edward IV's sons were illegitimate. He proved a capable ruler, but the suspicion that he had murdered Edward V and his brother undermined his popularity. In 1485 Henry, Earl of Richmond (later Henry VII), raised a rebellion, and Richard III was defeated and killed at Bosworth. After Richard's death on the battlefield his rival was crowned King Henry VII and became the first English monarch of the Tudor dynasty which lasted until 1603. Richard was the last English king to die in battle. His body was taken to Leicester where it was buried at Greyfriars Church in a Franciscan Friary which was subsequently destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries 1536 to 1541. In September 2012 archeologists uncovered remains of the church buried underneath a car park and found a skeleton of a male showing curvature of the spine, a major head wound, and an arrowhead lodged in his spine. On 4 Feb 2013 experts anounced that DNA from the bones matched that of descendants of the kings's family. Lead archaeologist Richard Buckley, from the University of Leicester, told a press conference: "Beyond reasonable doubt it's Richard." T Bones of King Richard III His reburial was delayed by claims that as a son of the House of York he should be buried in York cathedral. However his remains were reburied in Leicester Cathedral on Thursday 26 March 2015. King Richard III's Signature |
What was the name of the queen of King John 1199- 1216? | King John | Britroyals Britroyals Born: December 24, 1166 at Beaumont Palace : Oxford Parents: Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine Relation to Elizabeth II: 21st great-grandfather House of: Angevin Ascended to the throne: April 6, 1199 aged 32 years Crowned: May 27, 1199 at Westminster Abbey Married: 1) Isabella of Gloucester, (annulled 1199), (2) Isabella, Daughter of Count of Angouleme Children: Two sons including Henry III, three daughters and several illegitimate children Died: October 18, 1216 at Newark Castle, aged 49 years, 9 months, and 24 days Buried at: Worcester Reigned for: 17 years, 6 months, and 13 days Succeeded by: his son Henry III John was nicknamed Lackland, probably because, as the youngest of Henry II's five sons, it was difficult to find a portion of his father's French possessions for him to inherit. He was acting king from 1189 during his brother Richard the Lion-Heart's absence on the Third Crusade. The legend of Robin Hood dates from this time in which John is portrayed as Bad King John. He was involved in intrigues against his absent brother, but became king in 1199 when Richard was killed in battle in France. Most of his reign was dominated by war with France. Following the peace treaty of Le Goulet there was a brief peace, but fighting resumed again in 1202. John had lost Normandy and almost all the other English possessions in France to Philip II of France by 1204. He spent the next decade trying to regain these without success and was finally defeated by Philip Augustus at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214. He was also in conflict with the Church. In 1205 he disputed the pope's choice of Stephen Langton as archbishop of Canterbury, and Pope Innocent III placed England under an interdict, suspending all religious services, including baptisms, marriages, and burials. John retaliated by seizing church revenues, and in 1209 was excommunicated. Eventually, John submitted, accepting the papal nominee, and agreed to hold the kingdom as a fief of the papacy; an annual monetary tribute was paid to the popes for the next 150 years by successive English monarchs. His repressive policies and ruthless taxation to fund the warin France brought him into conflict with his barons which became known as the Barons War. In 1215 rebel baron leaders marched on London where they were welcomed by an increasing band of defectors from John�s royalist supporters. Their demands were drawn up in a document which became the known as the Magna Carta. John sort peace and met them at Runnymede where on 15th June 1215 he agreed to their demands and sealed the Magna Carta. It was a remarkable document which set limits on the powers of the king, laid out the feudal obligations of the barons, confirmed the liberties of the Church, and granted rights to all freemen of the realm and their heirs for ever. It was the first written constitution. Read and view the Magna Carta . His concessions did not buy peace for long and the Barons War continued. The barons sought French aid and Prince Louis of France landed in England supported by attacks from the North by Alexander II of Scotland. John fled and according to legend lost most of his baggage and the crown jewels when crossing the tidal estuaries of the Wash. He became ill with dysentery and died at Newark Castle in October 1216. Quotes: No free man shall be taken or imprisioned .. except by lawful judgement of his peers ..' - Magna Carta, Clause 39, 1215 Timeline for King John |
The Treaty of Utrecht ended which war? | American Colonies | Kirke takes Quebec | English Newfoundland | Phips | Treaty of Ryswick | Francis Nicholson | Treaty of Utrecht | War of Austrian Succession | Capture of Louisbourg | Treaty of Chapelle | Halifax | French Indian War | Governor Murray In the search to end the War of Spanish Succession a preliminary agreement which was reached in London in 1711 which resulted in the meeting of a congress at Utrecht by Great Britain, France, Savoy, Portugal, Prussia, the Dutch Republic and Spain in January of 1812. The Treaty of Utrecht was signed in 1713 and brought to an end the War of Spanish Succession between England and France. The immediate aims of Britain were achieved when the France were driven from the Spanish Netherlands and Italy, and the crowns of Spain and France would not be united. France needed the peace to regroup and reformulate it's strategy. The English were also exhausted and took advantage of the opportunity to secure the most advantageous terms possible. The stipulations of the treaty as they related to North America were a severe setback for France. France agreed to give up all of it's claims to the areas around the Hudson Bay, Newfoundland, and Acadia. The treaty did allow France to retain certain fishing rights in Newfoundland and the exact extent of the Hudson Bay lands were not defined. Although both England and France were agreeable to peace, the outstanding issues were to lead to a renewal of hostilities with the war of Austrian Succession and which would cumulated in the Seven Years War. The French immediately began construction of the fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island as protection for its St Lawrence River empire. </body border="0" frameborder="0" name="I7" scrolling="no" id="I7"> </html> Source: |
'White Lipped Banded', 'Heath' and 'White Ramshorn' are varieties of what? | Types of snails? Types of snails? what are some TYPES of snails there are?? (if you know a devout website all something like snails please name it) appreciation =] Answers: Amber snail Brown garden snail (Helix aspersa) Edible snail Great pond snail (Lymnea stagnalis) Ramshorn snail the one that crawls as slow as an old individual driving escargots There are billions of snail out there that haven't be discovered yet. I can singular tell you a couple of them: Apple Snail Golden Apple Snail and I focus some Ram'shorn Snail i kept apple snails. they great. found this site for you. hope you enjoy it, thye get some lovely snails there. I hold a snail section at the blog timetabled below. It certainly isn't comprehensive, but it can consent to you know what to search for contained by deciding what type of snails you have/want. giant pond snail DO NOT GET THE RAMSHORN SNAIL! they are pest! I recemend the apple snail |
The Persian word for bread is now used for any flat bread baked in a tandoor oven? | Naan - Traditional Indian Recipe | 196 flavors Posted in Asia , Bread , Dairy , India , Pakistan , Vegetarian We are completing this bread theme with one of my favorite breads… ok, maybe my favorite breads: naan! Naan is a flatbread that has been a staple food in Southeast and Central Asia for centuries. It is particularly popular in India , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Iran , Uzbekistan , and all the surrounding regions. The word nān (نان) originated in Iran where it does not carry any special significance, as it is merely the generic word for any kind of bread, like in other West Asian nations or regional ethnic groups, such as the Kurds, Turks or Azerbaijanis. In Turkic languages such as Uzbek and Uyghur, the bread is called nan. The word actually initially appeared in English Literature in 1780 in a travelogue by William Tooke. In 1926, Veeraswamy, Britain’s oldest Indian restaurant, started serving naan on its menu. In Burma , where it is slightly softer and resembles pita bread , the bread is known as nan bya. It is sometimes served at breakfast with tea or coffee. It is round, soft, and blistered, often buttered, or with pè byouk (boiled peas) on top, or dipped in hseiksoup (mutton soup). In Pakistan , naans are typically graced with fragrant essences, such as rose, khus (vetiver), or with butter or ghee melted on them. In Indian restaurants throughout the UK , nigella seeds, one of my favorite spices that I used for my Tunisian Italian breads , are often added to naans. Even though naan was probably known for a while at that time, Amir Khusrow, an Indo-Persian Sufi musician, poet and scholar associated with royal courts of more than seven rulers of Delhi Sultanate, is the first who mentioned the existence of naan around 1300 AD. Khusrow documented naan-e-tanuk, and naan-e-tanuri which were both served at the imperial court in Delhi. He described naan-e-tanuk as a light bread or thin bread that was probably baked on a large iron griddle called tawa just like a roti. Naan-e-Tanuri was described as a thicker bread baked in a tanur or tandoor (clay oven). During the Mughal era in India (sixteenth to nineteenth century), naan accompanied by keema (ground mutton) or kebab was a popular breakfast food of the royals. Naan, due to its advanced kneading technique and use of yeast, which at that time was limited to the rich, remained a delicacy that was mainly prepared in royal households and those of nobles. Naan recipes vary with or without eggs, as many Hindus do not consume eggs. Some also replace yeast with or in combination with baking powder, or also use a combination of baking soda and cream of tartar. The flour used may be atta (regular bread flour), maida (refined flour) or a combination of both. In the royal kitchen of Akbar in the sixteenth century, a combination of maida and atta was used. Some people add yogurt or milk to the naan dough to bring softness and volume to the bread, as well as a distinct taste. I personally prefer my naan with yogurt for this distinct flavor and texture. Kneading mashed potatoes into the dough can also make softer naans. Naan is served very hot and is brushed with ghee (clarified butter) or butter. It can be used to scoop other foods, or is also often served stuffed with a filling. Typical naans include: – garlic naan, brushed with ghee, crushed garlic and chopped cilantro – keema naan, stuffed with ground mutton or lamb – Peshwari naan and Kashmiri naan, filled with a mixture of nuts and raisins – aloo naan, stuffed with potatoes – paneer naan or cheese naan, traditionally stuffed with paneer (fresh cheese). In France, spreadable cheese like The Laughing Cow (or Kiri) is used. I personally find it more flavorful (and probably fat of course!) than traditional paneer naan. Although naan sometimes comes in a round or triangular shape, the classic teardrop shape is what we think of when we think of naan. This shape comes from the dough being stretched during baking. Traditionally, naan is baked in a tandoor oven. Today’s commercial tandoor ovens approach 900 degrees, which helps with naa |
What in Greek mythology, was designed and built by Epeius? | Epeius | Greek mythology | Britannica.com Greek mythology THIS IS A DIRECTORY PAGE. Britannica does not currently have an article on this topic. Learn about this topic in these articles: in Trojan horse huge hollow wooden horse constructed by the Greeks to gain entrance into Troy during the Trojan War. The horse was built by Epeius, a master carpenter and pugilist. The Greeks, pretending to desert the war, sailed to the nearby island of Tenedos, leaving behind Sinon, who persuaded the Trojans that the horse was an offering to Athena (goddess of war) that would make Troy impregnable. Despite... |
'Great Horned', 'Snowy' and 'Pygmy' are all species of which bird? | Great Horned Owl, Life History, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology Slightly larger than a Red-tailed Hawk. Other Names Búsho cornudo (Spanish) Cool Facts Great Horned Owls are fierce predators that can take large prey, including raptors such as Ospreys, Peregrine Falcons, Prairie Falcons, and other owls. They also eat much smaller items such as rodents, frogs, and scorpions. When clenched, a Great Horned Owl’s strong talons require a force of 28 pounds to open. The owls use this deadly grip to sever the spine of large prey. If you hear an agitated group of cawing American Crows, they may be mobbing a Great Horned Owl. Crows may gather from near and far and harass the owl for hours. The crows have good reason, because the Great Horned Owl is their most dangerous predator. Even though the female Great Horned Owl is larger than her mate, the male has a larger voice box and a deeper voice. Pairs often call together, with audible differences in pitch. Great Horned Owls are covered in extremely soft feathers that insulate them against the cold winter weather and help them fly very quietly in pursuit of prey. Their short, wide wings allow them to maneuver among the trees of the forest. Great Horned Owls have large eyes, pupils that open widely in the dark, and retinas containing many rod cells for excellent night vision. Their eyes don’t move in their sockets, but they can swivel their heads more than 180 degrees to look in any direction. They also have sensitive hearing, thanks in part to facial disc feathers that direct sound waves to their ears. The oldest Great Horned Owl on record was at least 28 years old when it was found in Ohio in 2005. Habitat Open Woodland Found all across North America up to the northern tree line, Great Horned Owls usually gravitate toward secondary-growth woodlands, swamps, orchards, and agricultural areas, but they are found in a wide variety of deciduous, coniferous or mixed forests. In some areas, such as the southern Appalachians, they prefer old-growth stands. Their home range usually includes some open habitat—such as fields, wetlands, pastures, or croplands—as well as forest. In deserts, they may use cliffs or juniper for nesting. Great Horned Owls are also fairly common in wooded parks, suburban area, and even cities. Food Mammals Great Horned Owls have the most diverse diet of all North American raptors. Their prey range in size from tiny rodents and scorpions to hares, skunks, geese, and raptors. They eat mostly mammals and birds—especially rabbits, hares, mice, and American Coots, but also many other species including voles, moles, shrews, rats, gophers, chipmunks, squirrels, woodchucks, marmots, prairie dogs, bats, skunks, house cats, porcupines, ducks, loons, mergansers, grebes, rails, owls, hawks, crows, ravens, doves, and starlings. They supplement their diet with reptiles, insects, fish, invertebrates, and sometimes carrion. Although they are usually nocturnal hunters, Great Horned Owls sometimes hunt in broad daylight. After spotting their prey from a perch, they pursue it on the wing over woodland edges, meadows, wetlands, open water, or other habitats. They may walk along the ground to stalk small prey around bushes or other obstacles. Behavior Aerial Dive Great Horned Owls roost in trees, snags, thick brush, cavities, ledges, and human-made structures. They are active mostly during the night—especially at dusk and before dawn. When food supplies are low they may begin hunting in the evening and continue into the early morning; in winter they may hunt during daylight hours. Mated pairs are monogamous and defend their territories with vigorous hooting, especially in the winter before egg-laying and in the fall when their young leave the area. Great Horned Owls respond to intruders and other threats with bill-clapping, hisses, screams, and guttural noises, eventually spreading their wings and striking with their feet if the threat escalates. They may kill other members of their own species. Crows, ravens, songbirds, and raptors often harass Great Horned Owls with loud, i |
Who am I, 1901-1994: I was an American scientist who won Nobel Prizes for Chemistry and late Peace? | Dr Linus Pauling | Who Is Linus Pauling | DK Find Out Linus Pauling Toggle text Linus Pauling (1901–1994) was an American scientist and peace activist who developed important theories about how molecules connect to each other. He studied the forces holding atoms together, and calculated the exact size and shape of complex organic molecules. For this work he was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. In the late 1940s, Pauling was outspoken on the dangers of nuclear weapons and he was awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts to stop the testing of nuclear bombs. Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes by himself. |
Who wrote the Tony Christie hit 'Is This The Way To Amarillo'? | (Is This The Way To) Amarillo by Tony Christie Songfacts Songfacts Yorkshire born Tony Christie was a successful singer of dramatic big-voiced pop ballads in the early 1970s. He achieved five top 40 hits in the UK in that period, including this song, which peaked at #18 and "I Did What I Did For Maria," which got to #2. Meanwhile in continental Europe he was even more successful, topping the German and Spanish charts with this song. Although Christie's popularity waned in his native Britain from the mid-seventies, he maintained a successful singing career in Germany. Back home, his career began to revive when he was the vocalist on All Seeing I's 1999 top ten hit, "Walk Like a Panther." Soon after the British comedian Peter Kay started using this tune as a kind of unofficial theme song, playing it at the start of live concerts to rev the crowd up. Kay also featured it in his TV comedy series Phoenix Nights, leading to a resurgence in his popularity. Cottoning on to the revived interest in the song, the decision was made to re-release it on March 14, 2005 to raise money for the Comic Relief charity. Kay filmed a new video for the song which featured him miming to the track whilst a string of celebrities appeared marching behind him. The song and its accompanying video caught the British public's imagination reaching #1, where it stayed for seven weeks and becoming the best selling record of 2005 in the UK. The song raised over £1.5 million for charity and Christie broke the record for the act who had the longest wait for a #1 single having waited close to near 35 years from his first chart entry. New York singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka wrote the song along with lyricist Howard Greenfield. Though he knew it was a good song, Sedaka told The Daily Mail June 19, 2009 that he is surprised at the manner in which it has endured. He explained: "It was originally a rough demo on a cassette. Tony Christie's manager came to see me, saying he had a new singer who sounded a bit like Tom Jones . I played him Amarillo and he immediately liked it. I cut a reggae version of it myself, but Tony's was catchier and more upbeat. When they revived it in 2005, I thought it was amusing. But then Tony started sending me messages updating me on its progress in the charts. It was totally unexpected, but I guess it's a timeless song; one from the old Brill Building tradition." Amarillo is a city in Texas, located in the north of the state. Other songs to name-check Amarillo include George Strait's " Amarillo By Morning " Nat King Cole's "(Get Your Kicks) on Route 66" and Bob Dylan's "Brownsville Girl," where it was referred to as the "land of the living dead". This song was a Top 40 hit in Australia in early 1972, reaching #3 and spending 16 weeks on the chart. >> Suggestion credit: |
"Which bird did Wordsworth describe as ""Ethereal minstrel, pilgrim of the sky""?" | What is the meaning of phrase "ethereal minstrel" in "To a Skylark" by Wordsworth? | eNotes What is the meaning of phrase "ethereal minstrel" in "To a Skylark" by Wordsworth? literaturenerd | High School Teacher | (Level 2) Educator Emeritus Posted on July 23, 2011 at 12:03 AM Perhaps the easiest way to define the phrase is to dissect the phrase, define the words individually, and then place them back together within the context of the poem. First, ethereal refers to something so perfect (delicate and light) that it seems too perfect to exist in the world. A minstrel is a medieval singer who would recite poetry for entertainment. Placed together, Wordsworth is detailing a man whose person or voice seems too perfect to exist in the world. When placing the minstrel into the context of the poem, one can conclude that the subject of the poem, a skylark, is admired to a point above all others. Wordsworth exalts the bird in the poem. He does this by describing it as something not of this world, something whose vision is limitless, something which can withstand the flooding of the earth. Always remember to take the title of any work into consideration when trying to interpret any part of a poem. The use of the phrase "ethereal minstrel" to describe the skylark places the bird on a pedestal showing Wordsworth's honor and mystification of it. like 1 dislike 0 July 23, 2011 at 12:01 AM The meaning ethereal can mean heavenly or celestial: gone to his ethereal home. The word minstrel can mean a medieval poet and musician who sang or recited while accompanying himself on a stringed instrument, either as a member of a noble household or as an itinerant troubadour. With that being defined, Wordsworth was writing about a skylark--a bird. He is referring to the bird or skylark as an ethereal minstrel. The skylark creates heavenly music. It has a story to tell. The skylark rejoices in spring. It creates melodies that are heavenly, divine: Ethereal minstrel! pilgrim of the sky! Dost thou despise the earth where cares abound? Or, while the wings aspire, are heart and eye Both with thy nest upon the dewy ground? Thy nest which thou canst drop into at will, Those quivering wings composed, that music still! The skylark is the ethereal minstrel. The music it makes is heavenly and poetic. When the skylark drops into its nest which is on the "dewy ground" it hushes its song and the "music stills." |
Which country's currency is called the Bolivar? | Dollars and Cents: Understanding Currency in South America | SA Expeditions Travel Blog Published on July 10th, 2013 | by SA Explorer Dollars and Cents: Understanding Currency in South America One of the most difficult things about exploring a foreign country, in addition to navigating a new language, is decoding an unfamiliar currency. Although you’ll be able to use your credit card in just about any South American city, if you’re heading into the countryside, spending a lot of time at local markets, or simply want to avoid international transaction fees, you’ll need to know your way around domestic currency. One country is tricky enough, but if you plan to see several destinations on your trip to South America , the complexities pile up. To help you out, we’ve compiled a currency cheat sheet for money in South America. Quick Facts The US Dollars is the official currency in Ecuador. US Dollars are also accepted in some places in Peru, mainly Lima and Cuzco. In Peru, $20 is the most common US denomination; change will usually be returned to you in the local currency. Only exchange or withdrawal small amounts of money at the airport; this is where fees are usually the highest and exchange rates the worst. In general, it is best to have a combination of US dollars, local currency, and a credit card when traveling in South America (make sure you’ve checked your bank’s international transaction fees and let them know you’ll be using the card abroad). Note that counterfeit notes are more common in Latin America than in the United State or Europe, and that many places will not accept bills that are well worn or torn. In general Bolivia is the most affordable country to visit; Chile and Brazil are the most expensive. Quick Navigation Peru – Suriname – French Guiana – Uruguay – Venezuela Argentina – Argentine peso The official currency in Argentina is the peso (AR$), which consists of 100 centavos. Paper bills come in denominations of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 pesos; there are also 1, 2, and 5 peso coins. As of July 2013, 1 USD=5.36 Argentine pesos Argentina is currently experiencing a high rate of inflation and the government has imposed restrictions on its citizens regarding the purchase and use of the US dollar. As a tourist, you can exchange your dollars for pesos, but at the end of your trip you will not be able to exchange them back into dollars. Therefore you should only exchange or withdraw pesos as you need them to avoid being stuck with leftover currency at the end of your trip. Inflation and a demand for US dollars have complicated the exchange rate in Argentina. If you exchange your money at an official location you’ll get the government’s fixed rate—which is also the lowest. The unofficial black market rate offers a much better deal, though we don’t recommend using any unofficial exchange houses. Your best bet is to use USD at hotels and restaurants, many of which are more than happy to accept dollars at the “blue market” rate . Bolivia – Boliviano The official currency in Bolivia is the boliviano (Bs), though to make things confusing they’re sometimes referred to as pesos. Boliviano bills come in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 along with 1, 2 and 5 boliviano coins. One boliviano is equal to 100 centavos (cents). US dollars can be exchanged at some banks and at money exchange houses (called casas de cambio). Mastercard and Visa credit cards are typically accepted in cities. Bolivia is the poorest country in South America with one out of eight Bolivians living on less than US $1.25 a day. As of July 2013, 1 USD=6.91 bolivianos Brazil – Real The currency in Brazil is called the real; plural it is reais (R$). In Portuguese that’s pronounced “hay-ow” and “hay-ice.” Bills come in denominations of 10, 20, 50, and 100. There are 100 centavos in a real; coins come in values of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos; there is also a 1 real coin. As of July 2013, 1 USD=2.18 reais The current currency was introduced in 1994 to end inflation. The original bill series from 1994 included 1, 2, and 5 reais bills. This series is |
What is the name of the cross-eyed Lion in 'Daktari'? | Clarence, The Cross-Eyed Lion (Preview Clip) - YouTube Clarence, The Cross-Eyed Lion (Preview Clip) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Nov 11, 2011 The king of the jungle needs glasses! Set at an African animal center, the all-family adventure that inspired the TV series Daktari features a valiant veterinarian (Marshall Thompson), heartless gorilla trappers, narrow escapes, lots of laughs and some of the most endearing animals who ever aced their screen tests. Among the merry menagerie: Doris the chimpanzee, Mary Lou the python, and of course Clarence, a genuinely cross-eyed lion who was as lamb-like off screen as on (a grumpier stunt lion filled in for attack scenes). "The best thing about the movie is the amazing work with this lion among all those human actors. Come to think of it, the actors are pretty amazing too" (Toni Mastroianna, Cleveland Press). Category |
What is the town called in which 'Clark Kent' grew up? | Clark Kent | Smallville Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Season Eleven Superman's updated suit. Six months later , Clark lives with Lois in their Metropolis apartment. He is no longer known as The Blur to the public, instead he is known by the name of Superman which was dubbed to him by Lois after he had saved humanity from Darkseid's Apokolips. At some point, after his public debut, Clark updated his Superman costume. Clark and Lois in their apartment. At home with Lois , Clark showers and brushes his teeth, talking with her about the energy ribbon - or "aurora" - that attacked the space station. As he then makes breakfast, he asks if they should return the wedding presents they received. Lois states that the wedding was postponed not cancelled, so they shouldn't have to. As they lament their independently busy lives - he with saving the Earth, she with becoming a pre-eminent reporter - Lois mentions that the Russians have already announced they will be commissioning a statue of Superman to commemorate his saving of the space station. Clark expresses his discomfort at the hero worship, but Lois assures him that it is inspiring people, just as he wanted to do with the suit. Clark states that he'd like to finally tell the Earth that Superman is an alien. Lois counters that with all of the concern brought on by the pictures of the aliens on Apokolips, it might not be the best time, especially with Lex Luthor making such noise about it in public. Lois discourages Clark from revealing to the Earth that he's an alien. Lex and Clark. Recently, he saved a Russian space station from a mysterious explosion. Later, in his mild-mannered disguise, Clark met Lex Luthor on the street. Lex introduced himself to Clark, because he doesn't remember Clark. Luthor only knows from the video clips that they were friends when they were young. He hardly recognized Kent. Clark is surprised that Lex knew that they were friends years ago. Lex doesn't understand how they could ever have been friends. Clark responded with: "As you said, we were younger." Clark saves Oliver. Meanwhile Green Arrow patrols the city and arrives to the Port of Metropolis, in order to apprehend a crew of thieves who attempts to raid a shipping container.He's surprised by one of the goons who has climbed on top of a stack of containers and trains an RPG launcher on the Emerald Archer. Before Ollie can react, the goon fires. Just before the RPG strikes him, Superman zips into the area and stands in front of it, shielding Ollie from the hit and the explosion. Clark and Oliver after stopping the criminals. Superman knocks the crew out and ties the bunch together around a pole. A short time after, Ollie and Clark, now in street clothes, watch as Metropolis PD comes by to apprehend the thieves. Ollie's a bit surprised Clark didn't stay in costume to greet the police, joking that Superman is "all about b standing around, shaking hands, kissing babies..." As they walk off, Clark retorts that Superman has never kissed a baby. When Ollie asks if Clark Kent has, Clark mentions an exploding baby from his past. When Ollie exults about not having to experience such things when the Queens move to Star City , Clark expresses surprise that they haven't left yet. They were supposed to have left but Ollie says the hold-up is on his wife. Clark searching through space. In space, Superman talks to Watchtower over their communication network, as he accesses the holo-computer in his belt. He is scanning for hints at the cause of the storm and finds none, noting he used his whole spectrum of Super-Vision. In S.T.A.R. Labs, Chloe and Emil discuss the development of Clark's powers. Emil states Virgil Swann founded the facility as a way to help The Traveler develop his abilities. Clark ask if they could have sent one of their Environmental Hazard Drones instead, and Emil apologizes for having to send Clark instead. Clark checks his belt buckle communicator and finds a message from Lois , telling him he is late for the conference, much to Clark's dismay. Clark then uses his superspeed and arrives to t |
What was 'Don Diego De La Vega's' secret identity? | Zorro (Character) - Comic Vine The Zorro wiki last edited by RazielWraith on 11/28/16 09:20AM View full history Origin Due to Zorro being a character in the public domain his history often changes but his origin regardless as follows: Don Diego became Zorro to "avenge the helpless, to punish cruel politicians and to aid the oppressed". Creation Zorro was created by Johnston McCulley, and originally debuted in print in the 1919 novella, The Curse of Capistrano. His public domain status is disputed. Character Evolution Zorro is said to be a long legendary crusader who is only to appear in great times of hardship and oppression, this theme is passed down throughout the ages and would seem to be a recurring theme. The mark of Zorro has remained the same and unchanged; a capital Z with no less than the best classic swordsmanship. His sword is traditionally a stainless steel double-edged fencing sword and not a massive medieval long sword. The caped vigilante rarely fights with a shield and has always rode a black horse. Zorro, like any other comic character, has experienced various changes to his outfit, which also vary depending on the comic writer. But he consistently has a black mask covering his eyes only, a black hat or bandanna covering his head and has black air and brown eyes (quite common for a Spaniard living in the colonial era of California). He wears black clothing; black fencing gloves and a loose black top consisting of lace instead of buttons, but this sometimes changes to a simple black top (buttons with or without). He has kept his black trousers, black boots and black horse (supposedly untamable by any one but himself). His fights have often ended in deaths of his enemies as they are usually of commanding statuses and therefore there would be no other way to rid the people of corruption other than this way. He tries to be stealthy as his name would suggest ( Zorro is Spanish for fox) much like Batman , but in times of great hardship and difficulty sometimes he must result in direct combat. The films help give a strong visual idea of Zorro, in which the comics do not describe. Zorro in the films is a servant in which a priest at a Catholic church would alert him of any trouble and let him hide the confession rooms when he was being chased. His black horse, Tornado, would be kept in his cave along with any other gear, which remained hidden away from the known world. The main frame of Zorro has stayed the same over the years with a few minor changes to clothing, love life and equipment. But the evolution of Zorro has mainly changed in storyline and not Zorro himself. Other Media Films The Mask of Zorro (1998) - Don Diego trains Alejandro Murrietta to become his successor and the New Zorro. The Legend of Zorro (2005) - Zorro must win back his wife and rescue his kid from a gang. Tevelvsion There was also a Zorro television series and Guy Williams of Lost in Space fame played Zorro in the series which lasted for two seasons on the ABC network. Skills and Abilities Tactician - Often uses his cunning rather than brute strength to outwit his foes Skilled Horseman Rapier - Uses rapier to leave his distinctive mark, a Z with three quick cuts Bullwhip |
Which Nintendo arcade game first introduced the character of 'Mario'? | Mario | Nintendo | Fandom powered by Wikia Beginnings Concept art from Donkey Kong. Mario was introduced in the arcade classic Donkey Kong . He was at first known simply as "Jumpman", though Nintendo changed his name to Mario after Nintendo of America's landlord in 1981 , Mario Segale . Initially he was just known as Mario in America, though the name would soon go into effect in Japan . In Donkey Kong, the player would traverse a series of construction site girders in order to save his girlfriend Pauline from Donkey Kong . The game was the first title with a developing plot and cutscenes. It introduced characters background and was the pioneering platforming game and was the first title with a "damsel in distress". The game saved Nintendo from an almost inevitable death that would've resulted had this game been a failure as their previous efforts had been. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the game and its characters, had only just begun. Naturally, Donkey Kong's success led to a sequel, titled Donkey Kong Jr. In this game, Mario became the villain and Donkey Kong was the ape in distress. Players took control of Donkey Kong's child Donkey Kong Jr. who was on a mission to save his father, which could be accomplished by finding various keys scattered across the level. This game showed that both Mario and Donkey Kong could both be considered protagonists and antagonists, and both can be considered good guys and bad guys. While Donkey Kong's villainous acts in the original game may seem to suggest that he's the true enemy, Miyamoto revealed that it was due to mistreatment by Mario that he acted in such a way. The game was expected successful, though not as much as its predecessor. One thing worth noting is that when all levels are completed, Mario is shown falling from a large height and landing on the steel girders that make up a majority of the levels. The significance of this is that after Mario's fall, he is shown laying on the ground with a halo above his head, the means of depicting death in the first Donkey Kong game. Whether this makes the game non-canon or not is debatable. Mario Bros. In 1983 , Mario joined his brother, Luigi , as the newly christened Mario Bros. for arcades. Luigi was nearly identical to Mario initially save for a few alterations in clothes, though they even shared similar tastes in that department as well. In the game, which was multiplayer enabled, the players would take control of Mario and rid the sewers of pesky enemies by going directly under the platform they're stationed on and jumping underneath it, which will cause them to tumble over (depending on the enemy, you may need to perform more acts), afterwards, your goal is to go over to the enemy and kick it away. While the game's biggest introduction was undeniably Luigi, it also featured turtles for the first time, whose involvement in the Mario universe would be more expanded as more games were released. Oddly, Nintendo left Mario out of Donkey Kong 3 , which became the least successful game in the series. This perhaps proved to Nintendo that, despite Donkey Kong being in the title, Mario was the true hero of the series. Despite all three of the games Mario's starred in being incredibly successful, his career was about to make a big bang with the onslaught of the Famicom . Enter the Famicom Atari, the industry's biggest name, was not only financially stable but was raking in millions of dollars annually with their home consoles, first party titles and strong third party support. They even managed to get licenses to release Nintendo's popular arcade games on their consoles. Then an event occurred that none foresaw. They failed. The infamous video game crash of 1983 had started. Multiple key events brought this on,the most significant one being the rise of home computers, but they all ultimately led to the downfall of not only Atari, but the entire industry as a whole. What possessed Nintendo to release a console after this crash had occurred is anyone's guess, but they did. It was called the Famicom , and a game starring the carpenter turne |
What is the London counterpart of the Grevin Museum in Paris? | Musée Grevin - Wax Museum of Paris – Opening hours, price and map Flights from other cities Musée Grevin Opened in 1882, the Musée Grévin is the wax museum of Paris. Visitors will be able to see representations of famous individuals that have had an impact on the course of human history and popular French and international celebrities. Monica Bellucci in the Musée Grévin Theatre of the Musée Grévin Exhibitions The museum is housed in a very peculiar building, which is divided into different rooms including a viewpoint and a theatre. The Musée Grévin features over 500 life-like wax characters representing the world’s best known celebrities (especially from France). These include personalities like athletes, politicians, singers and actors. The visit begins in the Hall of Mirrors, a room built for the Exposition Universelle in 1900, which is like an enormous kaleidoscope. Further along, the decorations of the museum transport its visitors to a beautiful sanctuary, a Hindu temple or a lush jungle. Walking from one room to another, visitors will be able to relive some of the most important events of the twentieth century, tour the country’s history since the Middle Ages or visit the museum’s theatre, full of important personalities. Too pricey The Grévin Museum is quite large and contains plenty of wax figures placed in differently decorated halls. Although it is entertaining, we believe it to be a bit too expensive and, in our opinion, isn’t as impressive as the Madame Tussauds in London . Location |
Which popular confection was first launched as 'Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp' in 1935 | Rowntrees 150th anniversary: Fascinating facts on the British affection for confectionery - Mirror Online Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email When Henry Rowntree and his brother Joseph took over a struggling cocoa importer in 1862 they had no idea they were about to change the nation’s tastebuds for ever. But this week the company that consummated our love affair with confectionery is celebrating its 150th anniversary – and one of the sweetest success stories in food history. Rowntree’s Kit Kats, Smarties, Fruit Gums and Black Magic have helped turn us into a nation of chocaholics and pastille-suckers. And while the health police might also blame them for fuelling our obesity epidemic, few can imagine a world without the simple pleasure of sweeties. More emotion is invested in sweets than any other foodstuff. They bring back memories of childhood – that first trip to the corner shop and the joy of picking out cherry lips and gobstoppers in return for our pocket money pennies. And there’s outrage when manufacturers mess with our iconic treats – changing Marathons to Snickers or Opal Fruits to Starburst. In the early 19th century the Cadbury and Fry families set up successful chocolate companies in Birmingham and Bristol while the Rowntree’s headquarters was in York. The Rowntrees saw the chance to cash in on demand for cocoa as a health-giving drink with other products. In 1879 they brought in a French confectioner called August Claude Gaget. He introduced a new range of sweets including Rowntree’s Pastilles and Clear Gums – later Fruit Pastilles and Fruit Gums. At first they were sold only through chemists but in 1925 they became available to all in the now-iconic tube. In 1882 Rowntree’s started making chocolate beans like a French confection known as “crottes de lapin” – or rabbit droppings. Fortunately they dropped the name – and today British youngsters wolf down 307 tubes of Smarties every minute. 1954 Fruit Gums advert (Photo: Getty Images) But not all their products proved hits. Oxchocolate, a blend of cocoa and meat, failed to inspire its target audience of “cyclists and invalids”. In 1935 factory workers complained that the cost of chocolate put it out of their reach. Alex Hutchinson, an archivist for Nestle which took over Rowntree’s in 1988, said: “In those days if you gave a woman chocolates it wasn’t so much a gift as a marriage proposal. “Rowntree sold them in a hand-painted box that cost 100 shillings when a week’s rent for an ordinary worker in York was 10 shillings.” Rowntree’s marketing manger George Harris – the father of modern branding – carried out a survey of 7,000 customers and 2,500 retailers which led to the creation of an affordable assortment of chocolates to be called Black Magic. Two years later the firm changed the name of their cheap wafer bar the Chocolate Crisp to the Kit Kat – probably making it the only choc in history named after an 18th century political dining club. Today a billion are made every year in York with lines in 21 other countries. Japan produces the world’s greatest variety of Kit Kat flavours — more than 80 including soy sauce, vinegar and cucumber. So, as we celebrate 150 years of sweet success, let’s savour some more confectionery favourites and tasty candy facts. Bet chew didn't know that: Fascinating facts about our confectionery favourites * In the Middle Ages rich people ate “sweets” made from jelly and dried fruit and wafers made from batter. The Tudors ate gingerbread, sugared almonds and Marzipan a paste made of almonds and sugar. As sugar became cheaper during the 19th century boiled sweets were developed. Other favourites of the time included peanut brittle (1890), candy floss (1897) and Liquorice Allsorts (1899) * Modern marshmallows were invented around 1850 and fudge was first made in the USA in the 1880s. * People have chewed gum from trees for centuries but chewing gum was first made commercially in 1848. * Jelly babies were launched by Bassett’s in 1918 as “Peace Babies” to mark the end of the First World War. |
In the film 'The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe', who is the voice of 'Aslan'? | The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Starring Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Anna Popplewell, William Mosely, Tilda Swinton, and Liam Neeson (as the voice of Aslan) Directed by Andrew Adamson (2005) 3 frims out of 5 possible! I've got to say that I wasn't terribly impressed by Narnia . That's not to say that Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is a bad movie—far from it—but it isn't a great one, either. In all fairness, Narnia was a most risky endeavor to bring to the screen for a number of reasons: its adult fans have a nearly religious devotion to it, and its stature has grown in their imaginations through the years, turning it into a mythic story it never dreamt of being. Deviate from the book, and the wrath of those fans will rain down upon you. Don't deviate enough, and you'll end up with a tale that's as unassuming as the book they think they remember. It's a Catch-22. Director Andrew Adamson (his name translates as “Man, Son of Adam”—got to admit that's cool, huh?) managed to slide between those two dangerous possibilities, and instead created a film that wants to have it both ways—a heroic adventure on one hand, and a charming fairy tale on the other. It's more successful on the fairy-tale side. The scenes of the children in England are quite believable, and the two youngest kids, Georgie Henley (Lucy), and Skandar Keynes (Edmund) are simply brilliant in their roles. However, the screenplay never quite draws us in. We never feel they're in danger, whether bombs are falling around them in London, or if an evil witch is pursuing them. I would've liked more time seeing their characters developed. James McAvoy, who gave us one of the best perfomances ever as Leto in Children of Dune, has a pitch-perfect performance as the faun Mr. Tumnus, and his scenes with Lucy are probably the best in the entire movie. William Moseley (Peter) and Anna Popplewell (Lucy) are under-used, and at 18 and 17 respectively, they may soon become too old for the following movies. The White Witch (Tilda Swinton, fresh off her role in Thumbsucker ) is deliciously evil when we meet her, yet we there's some disappointment in entering her unimposing castle. Springtime for Aslan and Narnia Things further slide when spring comes to Narnia. Yes, you'll believe that beavers and wolves can talk, and Aslan is beautiful and majestic. But his camp is a collision of gaudy red-and-gold tents and costumes, without a hint of dust to be found. The land ends up looking like a garish painting, not a place where a lion might leave his tracks upon the soil. Although it is a children's fairy tale, Lewis told Narnia with humor, passion, and depth, which are all in short supply here. The kids barely react to their fantastic surroundings in Narnia, so we don't either. Furthermore, in spite of their call to ascend the Narnian thrones, there is no believable transformation going on. A couple of brief scenes are supposed to show the children training to become warriors, but the shots of kids awkwardly swinging around heavy swords are just embarrassing. Without human adults in Narnia, who's going to teach these kids martial arts? The beavers? Lewis described the battle against the White Witch in a couple of short paragraphs. Here, it's like a diet version of a scene in The Lord of the Rings ; for the children it has to be restrained and it is, but for adults, it's awkward and long, all which raises the question of why it needs a massive battle scene at all. And it's a zoological mess. Polar bears, leopards, minotaurs, and phoenixes fight in the same scene. It's as though everything a kid might like is thrown into the mix, just to be sure. Pour in the menagerie and turn on the blender. I'll say little about the spiritual symbolism of Narnia, since entire volumes and dissertations have been written about it. Yes, the symbolism of the book is still there, Aslan still dies, resur |
The 'Seaburn Casuals' are/were a gang of football hooligans who supported which North East club? | Football hooliganism - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Football hooliganism 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 Lokomotive Leipzig fans before their team's encounter with Dynamo Schwerin in the FDGB-Pokal in 1990 Football hooliganism is unruly and destructive behaviour — such as brawls, vandalism and intimidation — by association football club fans. [1] Fights between supporters of rival teams may take place before or after football matches at pre-arranged locations away from stadiums, in order to avoid arrests by the police, or they can erupt spontaneously at the stadium or in the surrounding streets. Football hooliganism ranges from shouts and fistfights to riots in which firms clash with bats, bottles, rocks, knives or guns. [2] In some cases, stadium brawls have caused fans to flee in panic; some being killed when fences or walls collapsed. [3] In the most extreme cases, hooligans, police, and bystanders have been killed, and riot police have intervened with tear gas , armoured vehicles and water cannons . [4] A football firm (also known as a hooligan firm ) is a gang formed to fight with supporters of other clubs. Some firms, especially in southern and eastern Europe, have been linked with far right politics or racism , other firms have been associated with leftist politics or anti-racism . The firms' political views are not representative of all supporters of the teams. In the 1970s and early 1980s, the casual subculture transformed the British football hooliganism scene. Instead of wearing working class skinhead -style clothes, which readily identified hooligans to the police, firm members began wearing designer clothes and expensive offhand sportswear. Football hooliganism has been depicted in films such as: I.D. , Green Street Hooligans , The Firm , Cass , The Football Factory , and Green Street . There are also many books about hooliganism, such as The Football Factory and Among the Thugs . Some critics argue that these media representations glamorise violence and the hooligan lifestyle. Contents 10 External links Early history The first instance of football violence is unknown, as many football games have been played around the world for thousands of years, but football and violence can be arbitrarily traced back to at least the Middle Ages in England. In 1314, Edward II banned football (which then was a violent free-for-all involving rival villages fly-hacking a pig's bladder across the local heath) because he believed the disorder surrounding matches might lead to social unrest or even treason . [5] The first recorded instances of football hooliganism in the modern game took place in the 1880s in England , a period when gangs of supporters would intimidate neighbourhoods, as well as attack referees and opposing supporters and players. In 1885, after Preston North End beat Aston Villa 5-0 in a friendly match, the two teams were pelted with stones; attacked with sticks, punched, kicked and spat at. One Preston player was beaten so severely that he lost consciousness. Press reports of the time described the fans as "howling roughs". [5] The following year, Preston fans fought Queen's Park fans in a railway station; the first recorded instance of football hooliganism away from a match. In 1905, several Preston fans were tried for hooliganism, including a "drunk and disorderly" 70 year old woman, following their match against Blackburn Rovers . [5] Between the two world wars, there were no recorded instance of football hooliganism, (though for example Millwall 's ground was reportedly closed in 1920, 1934 and 1950 after crowd disturbances) but it started attracting widespread media attention in the late 1950s due to its re-emergence in Latin America . In the 1955-56 English football season, Liverpool and Everton fans were involved in a number of incidents. By the 1960s, a |
What wood is traditionally used to make Rolls Royce dashboards? | Rolls-Royce Back to top of page 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud Below is a full Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud Dashboard and Interior Wood Trim Set, Before we restored it.. The base substructure and the beautiful Burled Walnut Veneer were in good condition but the clear finish was cracked and flaking off. Refinishing was the best course of action. Please note that many people think that this was the original color, but it was not. These sets were originally medium-dark brown and the "orangish-yellow" color you see now, is from years of exposure to light. Rolls-Royce stained the tops of the door panels and the other solid walnut components, but they did not stain the veneer, so we could see all of the natural beauty. Unfortunately we were not able to take After pictures. Check back later to see if our customer sent us pictures to show how gorgeous their woodwork looked after we restored it. Back to top of page Incredible Restorations We can repair almost cracked or damaged wood part, but sometimes the substructure is in such poor shape, repairing the part may not be the best choice. Finding a good used "core" part is often the only alternative, and we may be able to help you locate one....so give us a call. Depending on the complexity, there may be times when we can re-create parts if a suitable "sample" part is available for use as a pattern. If you think your woodwork is beyond all hope, give us a call. You'd be surprised at what we can do!!! The picnic tables below had suffered major water damage and the table on the left had cracked completely thru from front to back. Both tables were severly warped and the table on the right was warped nearly 1/2" from laying flat. Back to top of page Custom Decanter / Cracker Tin Storage Panels Our customer sent us the original Decanter / Cracker Tin Panel and the smaller "flip" lid to have us restore them. They were both in such bad shape, that we could only use them for patterns. We re-created brand new custom replicas of the original parts. Our customer was very pleased. (we apologize, but we cannot recall if these were from a Rolls-Royce or a Bentley, so we have put them in both sections on our website) 1963-66 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III "Chinese Eye" Just a brief history gleaned from the internet: This version of the Silver Cloud was built by coach builder Mulliner Park Ward and had the headlights placed in angled position rather than side by side. It affectionately became known as the "Chinese Eye" design and was offered in Fixed Head and Drop Head Coupe. There were 328 coach-built Silver Cloud III's, and about 100 were of this style. Of course today, manufacturers would avoid this name....but it remains one of the most sought after models. Below is a set of woodwork from a 1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III "Chinese Eye" - BEFORE it was veneered and BEFORE the clear finish was applied. Below is a set of woodwork from a 1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III "Chinese Eye" - AFTER it was Refinished. We stained darker per our customer's request. Above you can see the stock "Chinese Eye" Woodwork after we restored it. The Burled Walnut veneer that Mulliner Park Ward chose for this vehicle, had subtle but elegant patterns. Unfortunately, our camera couldn't pick up how rich this woodwork looked with the darker stain. Above, you can see the "bookmatched" veneers on the door panels. The craftsmen of that era put every effort forth, and spared no expense, to have their woodwork be the best in the world. We use the same woodworking techinques and principles in our restorations and we are proud to follow in the footsteps of those craftsmen. Back to top of page 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche Below are two examples of the woodwork in the Dash area of the Corniche's. Rolls-Royce appointed these vehicles with just the right amount of woodwork on the dashboard and on the door panels. The picture above has not been restored yet. You can see that the Burled Walnut, originally medium dark brown has changed in color, getting an orangish-red color, with a touch of yellow h |
Who supplied the voice for 'Zeebad' in the 'Magic Roundabout' movie? | Sprung! The Magic Roundabout (2005) - 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 Sprung! The Magic Roundabout ( 2005 ) The Magic Roundabout (original title) 1h 25min A group of friends embark on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the evil wizard ZeeBad. Directors: a list of 48 titles created 21 May 2011 a list of 39 titles created 13 Apr 2012 a list of 27 titles created 04 Aug 2013 a list of 41 titles created 03 Jul 2014 a list of 29 titles created 6 months ago Title: Sprung! The Magic Roundabout (2005) 5.3/10 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. Edit Storyline Dougal, a shaggy, candy-loving puppy, embarks on a dangerous journey with a group of friends in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the evil ice sorcerer Zeebad (Zebedee's evil twin). The world is placed in mortal danger as Zeebad wants to freeze everything there is; Dougal and his friends must recover three diamonds in order to stop him. Written by Anthony Pereyra {[email protected]} Things Are About To Get Hairy. Genres: 2 February 2005 (France) See more » Also Known As: Sprung! The Magic Roundabout See more » Box Office $793,677 (UK) (4 February 2005) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia A number of character have dialogue that references previous roles. Robbie Williams' Dougal states he likes Florence as he "offers her protection" a line from his song "Angels". See more » Goofs When Dylan is supposed to be playing guitar for Ermintrude's concert, he nearly falls asleep before coming round and starting to play and sing 'You Really Got Me' by The Kinks however Dylan is playing an acoustic guitar whereas the music has clearly got an electric guitar and not an acoustic one playing, this is particularly noticeable during his solo at the start of the song. See more » Quotes Ermintrude : Surely it's only a short hop for such a brave bunny. Dylan : More like a long drop for a dumb rabbit. See more » Crazy Credits During the credits in the American version, live action footage is shown of the actors doing the voices of the characters. See more » Connections Written & Performed by Andrea Remanda and Scaramanga X Published by The Weinstein Company (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews My friends dragged me to see this with them for a joke. The cinema was full of kids and I was really embarrassed! But I definitely don't regret seeing it. The plot was, unfortunately, the weakest part of the movie. It was just so Saturday-morning-cartoonish (complete with evil twins, magic diamonds and walking skeletons) that anyone in the cinema over the age of nine is unlikely to be interested. But anyone under that age will be delighted from start to finish. It's the cast and music that really did it for me. Robbie Williams, despite his complete lack of experience as an actor, pulls off his role as Dougal with natural skill and emotion, which is pleasantly surprising. Jim Broadbent and Joanna Lumley seem to have great fun in their roles (as Brian the snail and Ermintrude the cow respectively) and Bill Nighy, well, lets just say there's no one else in the world who could've done Dylan the drug-addled bunny like he did ("no way man! I'm in, like, a higher state of unconsciousness..."). Kylie Minogue did well enough, but she only has about three lines. Tom Baker and Sir Ian Mackellen also seemed to enjoy giving very camp performances as the arch rival jack-in-the-boxes Zebedee and Zeebad (though Sir Ian sounded a little too much like Gandalf). The music, which seems to include vocal performances from Kylie and Robbie, is fantastic and well above average for a kids film today. If you've seen the film, I think you'll agree the soundtrack is a must-buy! But still, it's not all great. The plot is full of gaping holes, and while it mostly works with a very young audience in m |
What wood was traditionally used to make Chippendale furniture? | Everything you need to know about Chippendale furniture Everything you need to know about Chippendale furniture 1 comment Chippendale is a style of furniture that became popular towards the end of the 18th century, designed by English cabinet maker Thomas Chippendale – after whom the style is named. Chippendale furniture is as popular as ever today, helping people create a period elegance in their homes. If you want to learn more about the popular style of furniture and its origins, read on. Who was Thomas Chippendale? Thomas Chippendale was born in the early 1700s but little more is known of his early life until he married in 1748. A few years later, he moved to the edge of Covent Garden and set up home, as well as establishing workshops where he made furniture. In 1754, Chippendale published a collection of furniture designs called Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director, which was enormously well-received by the public at the time. He was elected to the Society of Arts in 1759 and partnered with upholsterer James Rannie for a number of years until Rannie’s death, when Chippendale recruited his clerk Thomas Haig. Chippendale married again in 1777 after the death of his first wife in 1772, and died in 1779 from tuberculosis. Styles of Chippendale furniture The Chippendale style is often described as being an anglicised type of Rococo, and Rococo is one of the styles Chippendale encompasses, along with Gothic and Chinese. Rococo Chippendale furniture often displays French influence, with chairs based on Louis XV designs, although usually less ostentatious. The ribbonback chair with a broad seat and cupid’s bow-style back rail is perhaps the most famous Chippendale design. Gothic Chippendale furniture is characterised by s-shaped curves and pointed arches in the backs of chairs, while Gothic bookcases were triangular at the top and had wooden glazing bars to hold the glass in place. Chinese Chippendale creations often included cabinets and shelves for china, and typically features pagoda-style pediments and glazing bars arranged in a fretwork design. This fretwork was also used on the edges of tea tables and on the backs and legs of chairs, often coated with lacquer. Modern Chippendale furniture Chippendale furniture continues to be popular in modern times as the furnishings are not only attractive and help to create an upmarket, classic feel in the home, they are also hardwearing and long-lasting. While original furniture from the 1700s is hard to come by – especially in a well-preserved form, you can invest in replica pieces made from solid mahogany that is virtually undetectable as a modern equivalent. Mahogany is a reddish-brown hardwood that is extremely durable and ideal for carving. It resists wood rot and can be transformed into items of furniture that, with little maintenance, will last for years. You’ll find bedside tables, writing desks and dressing tables among the Chippendale furniture available, and simply need to wipe the furnishings down with a damp cloth to remove dust that has settled. To keep your mahogany Chippendale furniture in good condition, avoid placing it near to sunlight, as this can cause the wood’s colour to fade. Similarly, furnishings should not stand near to radiators or fireplaces. Avoid placing hot dishes directly on your Chippendale furniture, and use coasters lined underneath with felt, as other materials may scratch or damage the wood. You can also add extra shine to your furniture by giving it a regular polish when the pieces are beginning to look a little dull. |
Which French Hussar is the hero of several short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? | The Adventures of Gerard - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - ebook - Standard iOS and Android reader apps work, too! 0.279 MB File Brigadier Gerard is the hero of a series of comic short stories by the British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The hero, Etienne Gerard, is a Hussar in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Gerard's most notable attribute is his vanity - he is utterly convinced that he is the bravest soldier, greatest swordsman, most accomplished horseman and most gallant lover in all France. Gerard is not entirely wrong, since he displays notable bravery on many occasions, but his self-satisfaction undercuts this quite often. Obsessed with honour and glory, he is always ready with a stirring speech or a gallant remark to a lady. Conan Doyle, in making his hero a vain, and often rather uncomprehending, Frenchman, was able to satirise both the stereotypical English view of the French and - by presenting them from Gerard's baffled point of view - English manners and attitudes. Author: Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Publisher: https://www.tradebit.com |
Who was the Conservative Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1874 to 1880? | British Prime Ministers - 1859-1892 British Prime Ministers - 1859-1892 Conservative The period 1847 to 1859 was one of ministerial instability. Disputes between the Liberals, under Lord John Russell and Vicomte Palmerston, the foreign minister, undermined the Liberal position, and in 1852 the Conservatives, under the leadership of Derby, returned to power. In 1853, however, the free trade Conservatives joined the Liberals, overthrew Derby, and placed in office a coalition ministry under Aberdeen. This government maintained itself until 1855, when, by reason of discontent aroused by his management of England's part in the Crimean War, Aberdeen resigned and was succeeded by Palmerston, at the head of another Liberal ministry. Foreign difficulties drove Palmerston from office early in 1858, and the establishment of a second Derby ministry marked a brief return of the Conservatives to control. Vicomte Palmerston, Liberal Prime Minister from 1855-1858 and 1859-1865, did not become PM until he was 71, making him the oldest prime minister in history to take up the office for the first time. His premiership was dominated by foreign events, making him a truly global statesman. A vivacious aristocrat well known in society circles, Palmerston was first elected at the age of 26. Over the next four-and-a-half decades, he built up an impressive long record of ministerial service. He served first under Tory prime ministers as Junior Lord of the Admiralty and then, for two decades, as Secretary for War. During that period, Palmerston was chiefly known as a man of fashion, a junior minister without influence on the general policy of the cabinets he served. Around 1830, Palmerston defected from the Tories to the Whigs because of his support for Catholic emancipation and parliamentary reform. Earl Grey made him Foreign Secretary, a position in which he excelled, although he was headstrong and independent rather than instinctively diplomatic. Highly patriotic, Palmerston did not shirk from threatening the use of force in the national interest. Palmerston became prime minister himself in 1855 when Lord Aberdeen was blamed for the disasters of the Crimean War. Palmerston successfully ended the war, and served as the Prime Minister for eight years despite his old age. In his first term, 1855-58, Palmerston had a chance to put his foreign experience into practice. He responded successfully to the Indian mutiny of 1857, supporting a lenient approach in the face of British calls for hard treatment. In February 1858 he introduced the Government of India Bill to transfer the administration of India from the East India Company to the Crown. Palmerston was out of office for a year and a half. During that time he helped to form the Liberal Party in 1859. He returned to government as PM a few days later. The Liberal Party was the successor of the old Whig party, representing the political party opposed to Toryism or Conservatism, and claiming to be the originators and champions of political reform and progressive legislation. The term came into general use definitely as the name of one of the two great parties in the state when Mr Gladstone became its leader, but before this it had already become current coin, as a political appellation, through a natural association with the use of such phrases as "liberal ideas," in the sense of "favourable to change," or "in support of political freedom and democracy." Its old watchword, "Peace, retrenchment and reform," indicated its tendency to avoidance of a "spirited" foreign policy, and to parsimony in expenditure. A defensive naval policy was central to the conditions definitely adopted by Lord Palmerston's Government in 1860, only ten years before the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War. A Royal Commission then solemnly decided that the English Channel, Britain's main sea frontier, should not be defended. Cruisers were to be placed on the trade routes, some sort of naval force was to be maintained in the Mediterranean, but the main reliance of this island people for safety in time of war was to be placed on |
Under what name did Scottish born actor David McDonald achieve fame? | Catalyst Astrology-David Tennant Horoscope David TENNANT , Chart Born April 18, 1971 at 12:00 PM (unknown) in Paisley (United Kingdom) David Tennant is the stage name of David John McDonald (born 18 April 1971), a Scottish actor from Bathgate, West Lothian, best known for portraying the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in the television series Doctor Who. Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m) Already a well-known theatre actor, Tennant achieved wider fame for his TV roles in Casanova and Doctor Who, as well as his film role as Barty Crouch Jr in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He was ranked the 24th most influential person in the UK's media, on the 9 July 2007 MediaGuardian supplement of The Guardian. Tennant also appeared in the paper's annual media rankings in 2006. Early life Tennant was born in Bathgate, West Lothian, but grew up in Ralston, Renfrewshire, where his father (the Reverend Alexander ("Sandy") McDonald) was the local Church of Scotland minister (and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1997). Tennant was educated at Ralston Primary, Paisley Grammar School, and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, where he was friends with Louise Delamere. At the age of three, Tennant told his parents that he wanted to become an actor because he was mad about Doctor Who. Although such an aspiration might have been common for any British child of the 1970s, Tennant says he was "absurdly single-minded" in pursuing his goal. He adopted the professional name "Tennant" — inspired by Neil Tennant, the lead singer of the Pet Shop Boys — because there was another David McDonald already on the books of the Equity union. Career Tennant's first professional role upon graduating from drama school was in a staging of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui co-starring Ashley Jensen, one of a few plays in which he performed as part of the agitprop 7:84 Theatre Company. Tennant also made a striking early television appearance as a transsexual in Rab C Nesbitt. Moving to London in the early 1990s, Tennant lodged with comic actress and writer Arabella Weir, with whom he became close friends and then godfather to one of her children. He has subsequently appeared alongside Weir in many productions; as a guest in her spoof television series, Posh Nosh; in the Doctor Who audio drama Exile and as panelists on the West Wing Ultimate Quiz on More4. Tennant developed his career in the British theatre, frequently performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company for whom he specialised in comic roles such as Touchstone in As You Like It, Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors (a role he recorded for the 1998 Arkangel Complete Shakespeare production of the play) and Captain Jack Absolute in The Rivals, although he also played the tragic role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. It was announced on 30 August 2007 that he is returning to the RSC, to play Hamlet (alongside Patrick Stewart) and Berowne (in Love's Labours Lost) from July to November 2008. In 1995, Tennant appeared at the Royal National Theatre, London, playing the role of Nicholas Beckett in Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw. The plot required Tennant to appear near-naked on stage. Tennant appeared in several high-profile dramas for the BBC, including Takin' Over the Asylum (1994), He Knew He Was Right (2004), Blackpool (2004), Casanova (2005) and The Quatermass Experiment (2005). In film, he has appeared in Stephen Fry's Bright Young Things, and as Barty Crouch Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. One of his earliest big screen roles was in Jude (1996), in which he shared a scene with his Doctor Who predecessor Christopher Ec |
Who was the Tory Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1809 to 1812? | Spencer Perceval Spencer Perceval Prime Minister, 1809-1812 Spencer Perceval was born in Audley Square, London, on November 1, 1762, the second son of John, 2nd Earl of Egmont. He was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, received his M.A. in 1782, and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1786. In 1790 he married Jane Spencer-Wilson, with whom he had six sons and six daughters. Perceval's political career began in 1790, when he became Deputy Recorder of Northampton. In 1796 the voters of Northampton sent him to Parliament, where he became a supporter of William Pitt the Younger. He subsequently served as Solicitor General (1801-1802) and as Attorney General (1802-1806). In 1806, the Tory government of William Pitt the Younger gave way to that of William Wyndham Grenville, a Whig, and Perceval became a member of the opposition. An ardent opponent of Grenville's plan to offer emancipation to England's Catholics, he delivered a speech before the House of Commons which helped destroy Grenville's administration (1807). Grenville's government gave way to a coalition government led by the Duke of Portland, a Tory. Perceval became the duke's Chancellor of the Exchequer, and then succeeded him as Prime Minister, on October 4, 1809. Perceval's government was marred by upheavels caused by the Industrial Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and the increasing madness of King George III . He also had difficulty bringing qualified men into his administration, and even had to serve as his own Chancellor of the Exchequer because no one was willing to take the job. On May 11, 1812, while on his way to attend an inquiry into the recent Luddite riots, Perceval was shot and mortally wounded by John Bellingham, a bankrupt merchant who had tried unsuccessfully to recover his losses from the government. He died in the lobby of the House of Commons, and became the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated. Although he was deemed insane, Bellingham was subsequently executed for his crime, on May 18, 1812. PRINT SOURCE |
Which is the largest desert in South America? | List of Deserts in South America, Atacama Desert, South American Deserts List, Monte desert. Travel Travel Resources Deserts List of Deserts in South America List of Deserts in South America Deserts in South America There are quite a few deserts in the continent of South America. Here we will cover details about few famous South American deserts covering aspects like their geography, history, plants, animals, etymology, culture, people, Weather, Flora, Fauna and Water. Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert is the driest desert in the world especially the Antofagasta region in Chile. The Atacama Desert lies in the northern part of Chile and southern part of Peru. Few regions in the Atacama Desert have never received any rain while the average rainfall in the region being 1 mm. Most of the convective clouds are blocked by the Andes Mountain surrounding it and its location on the leeward side of the Chilean coastal range let little moisture from the Pacific Ocean to reach the region. The Atacama Desert is mostly populated along the coastal line but on an average it is sparsely populated. Most of the population in the interiors is limited to oases or mining areas. The Atacama Desert is at high altitude and average temperature ranges between 0 to 25 degrees centigrade. The desert has sparse vegetation and animal life. Atacama Desert has rich deposit of copper and sodium nitrate. Sechura Desert Towards the north of Atacama Desert is Sechura Desert located south of the piura region of Peru. The Sechura Desert is at the inland of the Andes Mountain ranges. Sechura Desert habitat is composed of equatorial dry forest. The weather is mostly dry with temperature ranging between 24 to 38 degrees centigrade in summer and 16 to 24 degrees centigrade in winters. Surprisingly, the desert has also been subject to flood and storms driven in from the Pacific Ocean. Rainfall is scanty and occasional. Human population density is high as compared to other deserts in South America. The Sechura Desert has several varieties of migratory birds and animals. Flora and fauna here have specific physiology which enables them to survive in arid conditions of Sechura Desert. Pantagonian Desert The Pantagonian Desert is the seventh largest desert in the world located primarily in Argentina and some parts of Chile. The temperature varies because of its vast expanse but on an average during summers the temperature ranges between 26 to 31 degrees centigrade and in winters the range is -2 to 5 degrees centigrade. The desert receives scanty rainfall but is quite windy due to rain shadow impact. The vegetation is typical to any desert and is mostly in the form of desert shrubs. Animal life is mostly limited to the outskirts of the desert. Human settlements are located in the coastal region and resource mining region. The other South American Deserts are La Guajira Desert and Monte Desert. South America Deserts List Atacama – a desert in Chile and Peru La Guajira Desert – a desert in northern Colombia and Venezuela Monte Desert – in Argentina, a smaller desert Patagonian Desert – the largest desert in the Americas, located in Argentina and Chile Sechura Desert – a desert located south of the Piura Region of Peru Deserts Article Archive |
Count Almasy is the name of which eponymous literary character? | The English Patient: Character Profiles | Novelguide The English Patient: Character Profiles Total Votes: 143 David Caravaggio Caravaggio was a thief before the Second World War (in Canada), and was used for this purpose during the war in Cairo and Italy. He was tortured and had his thumbs removed by a German inquisitor. He comes to the villa after discovering Hana is there as he knew her as a child and young woman in Canada. Geoffrey Clifton Clifton is the husband of Katharine and both are referred to in the novel’s epigraph. Caravaggio reveals towards the end of the novel that Clifton had been working for British Intelligence. Hana During the war, Hana was a nurse and continues to nurse the English patient in the villa at the beginning of the novel. She is depicted as being mentally scarred by the war and is grieving for the death of her father. Katharine Clifton Katharine’s affair with the English patient is a central back story of the novel. Kirpal Singh/Kip He is most commonly referred to as Kip and during the war and through his stay at the villa he works in a bomb disposal unit for the British Army. After the death of his mentor, Lord Suffolk, he also helped to construct Bailey Bridges in the invasion of Italy. He leaves the villa in rage and disgust after learning of the dropping of atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Madox Madox, like the Cliftons, does not appear in the present storyline in the villa. He was a colleague and friend of the English patient and committed suicide in church at the outbreak of war. The English Patient/Count Ladislaus de Almásy This eponymous anti-hero is also one of the main protagonists. The identity of this supposed English patient is revealed gradually and on Caravaggio’s prompting. Caravaggio believes correctly that this patient is not English but Hungarian, and worked for the German powers during the war. |
If you ordered cebolla in a Spanish Restaurant what would you be served? | La Tia Cebolla, Madrid - Huertas - Restaurant Reviews, Phone Number & Photos - TripAdvisor Want the lowest hotel prices? You're in the right place. We check 200+ sites for you. La Tia Cebolla, Madrid #1,397 of 8,663 Restaurants in Madrid £ Does this restaurant accept reservations? Yes Does this restaurant offer takeout or food to go? Yes Is this restaurant good for lunch? Yes Is this restaurant good for breakfast? Yes Is this restaurant good for dinner? Yes Does this restaurant offer delivery? Yes Does this restaurant offer highchairs for toddlers? Yes Is this restaurant good for scenic view? Yes Does this restaurant have parking? Yes Does this restaurant have a TV? Yes Map updates are paused. Zoom in to see updated info. Reset zoom Calle Cruz 27 | Esquina Calle Espoz y Mina, 28012 Madrid, Spain +34 915 22 90 50 Today See all travel guides Read reviews that mention: All reviews veal meatballs tapas albondigas stew empanadas small plaza an excellent meal great coffee quick bite great atmosphere sangria tourists cheese Review tags are currently only available for English language reviews. Start your review of La Tia Cebolla Click to rate “Great lunch spot” Reviewed today NEW I wanted to try this place because I loved the name!! But, we were not disappointed. We just had sandwiches and beer, which were simple and delicious. Paella seemed to be the big draw on a Saturday at lunchtime, but we have had paella that looks better in the city. Simple seemed a good choice here. It is cute and... More Helpful? “Best food in Madrid” Reviewed 12 November 2016 The best food, great atmosphere, very nice staff. Found it by accident on the last day of our stay in Madrid and we regret that we hadn't found it earlier. We would be there every day for sure. Just perfect taberna Helpful? Reviewed 31 October 2016 via mobile We loved this taverna for their great coffee and friendly waitresses. When we had a meal there, I had an excellent lentil stew which was delicious. My husband had the paella which was just okay. A little meagre with the seafood. We also had to pay for bread that we assumed was complimentary as we didn't ask for it. This... More Helpful? Reviewed 20 October 2016 via mobile Lovely and friendly and we had a tasty bit of food. Really enjoyed the atmosphere and staff very pleasant. Helpful? Reviewed 28 September 2016 via mobile Great place to sit and take a break and had great service here. Nice sangria and jamon plate. Bathrooms are very clean. Helpful? Reviewed 18 September 2016 via mobile I was looking for a place to have a quick bite after my long flight. Great staff, great food! Was busy for a Saturday night but didn't have to wait to get a table. Coming back to try other dishes for sure! Helpful? Reviewed 23 August 2016 via mobile Made the mistake of randomly popping in here for lunch with three friends. Staff were quick to greet us however from that point they were terrible. They were to busy mucking around with one another and drinking beer to care. The food was horrendous and this place is nothing more than a tourist trap. Helpful? “Great for a quick lunch” Reviewed 26 July 2016 Stopped here for a quick lunch and the waitress was very attentive giving us time to choose from the lunch menu. Empanadas where on the menu, so that was a must, although they are a Spanish pasty, they did not seem to be on many menus. Worth a visit in a lovely area. Helpful? “Best Croquettes in Madrid” Reviewed 15 June 2016 Get down to La Tía Cebolla for some sensational sangría and delicious croquettas! Everything on the menu is delicious and prepared excellently and quickly. Staff are super friendly and informative; good at recommended what is appropriate portion sizes for your party etc. In a lovely spot to watch the world go by while either enjoying the sun, or cooling in... More Helpful? Reviewed 6 June 2016 via mobile I was here on a Business Trip. Again I visited the Aunt Onion, i was not disappointed, the Service is good and the Drinks and Tapas are fine. Helpful? Write a Review Add Photos & Videos Is This Your TripAdvisor Listing? |
If you ordered queso in a Spanish Restaurant what would you be served? | How to Make Queso Dip -Acapulcos Mexican Family Restaurant 1. Put all ingredients in a double boiler and heat on medium. 2. Cook until melted and well blended, stirring occasionally. 3. Serve with fresh tostadas or hot flour tortillas. The type of cheese used in queso dip is always the biggest source of argument among chefs. While the flavor of monterey jack is typically considered paramount, it’s an American cheese so it is not considered authentic. However you choose to make your queso, it is important that you keep it heated while guests indulge. The queso will start to solidify when left to rest, so it’s a good idea to serve it in a crockpot or use a warming tray. If you have a candle heater or coffee warmer lying around, these work great for keeping your serving dish warm! If you are still struggling to make a queso that is up to your standards, feel free to visit Acapulcos Mexican Family Restaurant. We serve up authentic Mexican food daily, and we’ve heard that our queso is some of the best around. Visit one of our locations throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut today. Do you prefer white queso dip? Join our email list to get updated on specials and new dishes at Acapulcos! Email Would you like to receive our e-newsletter that contains coupons and specials?* Of course! |
Lisbeth Salander is the name of which eponymous literary character? | SparkNotes: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Analysis of Major Characters The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Mikael Blomkvist The major protagonist of the novel, Mikael Blomkvist is the publisher of the political magazine Millennium and an investigative journalist in his fifties. When a libel conviction throws his credibility into question, he accepts an unusual freelance job from Henrik Vanger in an effort to think about his uncertain future and, hopefully, to clear his name. A man of integrity and scrupulous ethics, Blomkvist initially has a reputation as a watchdog reporter willing to expose corruption. As the emblem of investigative journalism, he thusly becomes the material of much disparagement and mockery after his conviction. Since his value as a reporter lies in his credibility and Millennium rises or falls with Blomkvist’s reputation, the novel is in many ways the story of Blomkvist’s quest to restore his good name. Even his association with the Vangers underscores his honor since he remains true to his word and solves the case at great risk to his life. Unfortunately, throughout the novel Blomkvist also learns that the effort to restore his credibility will depend, at times, on less than ethical means. Despite his integrity, Blomkvist’s personal relationships suffer from his inability, or unwillingness, to commit to serious relationships. While Erika Berger remains his longest and most serious relationship, he seems to find relief that she, long-married, does not seek a permanent home and family with him and spends time with other lovers during his time in Hedeby. He has a cordial if distant relationship with his ex-wife, but his most vibrant and passionate relationship is with Lisbeth Salander, his ally in solving the disappearance of Harriet Vanger. Blomkvist willingly accepts Salander’s various quirks and her emotional restraint, and he respects her intelligence and abilities. Even so, he doesn’t become emotionally attached to Salander as she does to him, and though Salander is the one who seems initially cold, by the end of the novel it is Blomkvist who appears to have the greatest problem with intimacy. Salander does change him in one significant way, however. At the start of the story, Blomkvist possesses a strong earnestness and a naïve, frequently idealistic sense of the world that sometimes neuters his ability to solve problems or deal with them efficiently. But after his time with Salander, Blomkvist becomes comfortable using less-than-ethical means at times to accomplish his goals and strike back at those who would damage his reputation. Lisbeth Salander The titular character of the novel, Salander functions as a secondary protagonist and, with her exceptional hacking skills, works with Blomkvist to solve the mystery of Harriet Vanger’s disappearance. Characterized by her nonconformity, Salander tends toward the unorthodox in both style and attitude. Whether because of her appearance, which is marked by tattoos, piercings, and gothic clothes, or because of her reticent, withdrawn personality, Salander finds herself often misinterpreted, dismissed, or judged by others. Her boss at Milton Security initially pities her and believes her to be capable of only temp work. Her second guardian, as well as the court and several other authorities, judge her, at best, mentally unfit, and at worst, worthy of institutionalization. The novel follows the ways in which Salander constantly subverts the expectations of those around her as she continues to surpass her peers in intelligence, independence, and foresight. These strengths eventually lead to her liberation from her abusive guardian and to a close relationship with Blomkvist. Ultimately, she uses the misjudgments of others to her benefit. Throughout the text, Salander occupies the role of both victim and survivor. Assaulted repeatedly and brutally by her guardian, Salander seems aware that others perceive her as a victim, but she doesn’t view herself as one because she sees the oppression and brutalization of women as e |
Who voiced the character of Bruce the shark in Finding Nemo? | Bruce | Disney's Sebastian & Dory Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Bruce is a great white shark and a character from the Disney/Pixar 2003 film Finding Nemo . He is voiced by Barry Humphries. Contents [ show ] Personality Bruce is a kind and pleasant shark. He is also shown to be jolly, laidback, and a jokester. However, his personality changes when his instincts start to kick in, and this makes him turn into a mindless, fish-eating shark. Role in the Film Bruce first appears just after Marlin and Dory meet and invites them to a meeting, to which both of them soon comply. He brings them to where his friends, Anchor and Chum are waiting for him: at a sunken submarine. The three sharks are running a program in which they plan to stop eating fish. The meeting begins and the sharks say the pledge. Bruce then says that for this meeting, the sharks need to bring a fish friend. Anchor reveals his, who is extremely scared and soon swims away. However, Chum says that he seems to have misplaced his friend (he ate his friend) and Bruce advises him to choose Marlin or Dory as his friend and Chum chooses Marlin. The testimonies begin and while Marlin is up, he notices the mask of the diver that took Nemo and reveals to the others that his son was taken by divers and Dory shows sympathy for him. Bruce is touched by Marlin's search for his son, as he never knew his father and begins to sob, but in comforted by his friends. When Dory gets hurt, a bit of her blood goes into his nose and he likes the taste. He attempts to get a bite out of her and Marlin, which results in a chase through the submarine while Anchor and Chum try to stop Bruce. Dory releases a torpedo that goes into Bruce's mouth and he throws it out into a surrounding mine field and his friends tell him where it's heading for. He turns around and sees that the torpedo is about to touch one of the bombs. The three sharks quickly swim away from the area. Bruce, once again trying not to eat fish, appears briefly with the othe sharks at the end of the film, briefly scaring the other fish in the area until he reveals that he just wanted to make sure Dory got back safely. Gallery Trivia The name Bruce might have been a reference to the movie Jaws. During the production of the film, director Steven Spielberg gave the name Bruce to the mechanical shark that was used. Another reference to the Steven Spielberg film Jaws is shown in the scene when Dory and Marlin are stuck in a missile pod, and they release the missile, which gets stuck in Bruce's mouth, allowing them to escape. At one point during the chase scene, Bruce manages to partially break a door in the submarine open. He then sticks his head into the opening and shouts "HERE'S BRUCIE!" This is obviously a reference to a famous scene in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film The Shining, when Jack Nicholson's character uses an ax to smash part the door to the room where his wife his hiding, then sticks his head into the opening and shouts "HERE'S Johnny!" |
Lack of vitamin B1 causes what disease in humans? | Top 10 Vitamin Deficiencies - Listverse Top 10 Vitamin Deficiencies Kate Mulcahy March 16, 2012 Until quite recently, the role vitamins play in good health was largely unknown. Explorers in the renaissance found that on ships where they ate salted meat and grain, a huge variety of diseases appeared that were cured by eating a more varied diet. People began to suspect the existence of vitamins, tiny substances which were needed to sustain good health. There have been several Nobel Prizes given to scientists who correctly identified specific vitamins, as they allowed thousands of people to avoid death from deficiencies simply by eating a certain food. Today vitamin deficiencies still occur in developing countries or in those who have restrictive diets, but centuries ago people lived in fear of these deadly deficiencies whose causes were unknown and seemed to affect people at random. 10 Beriberi Beriberi is a disease whose symptoms include weight loss, body weakness and pain, brain damage, irregular heart rate, heart failure, and death if left untreated. It was endemic in Asia for a long time. Strangely, Beriberi occurred almost exclusively amongst the richer members of society, and was unknown in the poor. Although recognized to be a nutritional deficiency, doctors were baffled as to why wealthy people with plentiful and clean food would fall victim to beriberi whereas the poor with limited food did not. As it turned out, beriberi is a deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine) which is found in cereal grain husks. The rich had been washing their rice so well that they removed the husk with its vitamin B1, whereas the poor did not wash their food as well and consumed enough vitamin B1. White bread can also potentially cause beriberi, so today developed countries add extra vitamin B1 to it. Beriberi is now found mostly in alcoholics whose bodies become poor at absorbing vitamin B1. Don’t let this happen to you! Buy Nature Made Super B Complex at Amazon.com! 9 Pellagra After the discovery and exploration of the Americas, corn was grown by settlers and all around the world. The natives who had originally grown it would treat it with lime, but the taste was unpleasant to the Europeans and they omitted this part of the preparation. As corn was increasingly farmed, the disease pellagra began to spread. Symptoms included diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia, and finally death. Many people believed that corn was in some way toxic, but could not explain the lack of pellagra among native New Worlders. After thousands of deaths, it was discovered that corn, although high in carbohydrates, lacked vitamin B3 (niacin). Farmers would sometimes eat little other than corn and succumb to the deficiency. The Native Americans had actually been using lime as a way of adding vitamin B3. Today it is well known that by eating a variety of foods vitamin B3 is freely obtained and pellagra is easily treated. 8 Biotin Deficiency Biotin deficiency is caused by a lack of vitamin B7 (biotin). It causes rashes, hair loss, anaemia, and mental conditions including hallucinations, drowsiness, and depression. Vitamin B7 itself is found in meat, liver, milk, peanuts, and some vegetables. Its deficiency is quite rare; however, there was a brief spike in the number of cases when it became popular for bodybuilders to consume raw eggs. One of the proteins found in raw egg white binds vitamin B7 and makes it difficult for the body to use, leading to a deficiency. Cooking egg whites makes this protein inactive. Mild biotin deficiency is also found is about half of all pregnant women due to a higher use of vitamin B7 in their bodies, and supplements are recommended for such women by the World Health Organisation. 7 Scurvy Scurvy was first noted among people who spent a long time at sea. Boats would only carry non-perishable foods such as salted meats and dried grain, so sailors ate few if any fruits or vegetables. Scurvy causes lethargy, skin spots, bleeding gums, loss of teeth, fever, and death. Ancient sea-faring civilizations would cure it with various herbs. In more recent t |
"What is the real name of wrestler turned actor ""The Rock""?" | Dwayne Johnson - Biography - IMDb Dwayne Johnson Biography Showing all 117 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (15) | Trivia (78) | Personal Quotes (14) | Salary (4) Overview (4) 6' 5¼" (1.96 m) Mini Bio (1) Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known as The Rock, was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California, to Ata Johnson (born Feagaimaleata Fitisemanu Maivia) and Canadian-born professional wrestler Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles). His father is black (of Black Nova Scotian descent), and his mother is of Samoan background (her own father was Peter Fanene Maivia , also a professional wrestler). While growing up, Dwayne traveled around a lot with his parents and watched his father perform in the ring. During his high school years, Dwayne began playing football and he soon received a full scholarship from the University of Miami where he had tremendous success as a football player. In 1995, Dwayne suffered a back injury which cost him a place in the NFL. He then signed a 3 year deal with the Canadian League but left after a year to pursue a career in wrestling. He made his wrestling debut in the USWA under the name Flex Kavanah where he won the tag team championship with Brett Sawyer. In 1996, Dwayne joined the WWE and became Rocky Maivia where he joined a group known as "The Nation of Domination" and turned heel. Rocky eventually took over leadership of the "Nation" and began taking the persona of The Rock. After the "Nation" split, The Rock joined another elite group of wrestlers known as the "Corporation" and began a memorable feud with Steve Austin . Soon the Rock was kicked out of the "Corporation". He turned face and became known as "The Peoples Champion". In 2000, the Rock took time off from WWE to film his appearance in The Mummy Returns (2001). He returned in 2001 during the WCW/ECW invasion where he joined a team of WWE wrestlers at The Scorpion King (2002), a prequel to The Mummy Returns (2001). Dwayne has a daughter, Simone Alexandra, born in 2001, with his ex-wife Dany Garcia . - IMDb Mini Biography By: Zak Hamza < [email protected]> / ritual < [email protected]> Spouse (1) Trademark move: Charging Double Leg Spinebuster Finishing move: Rock Bottom Trademark Phrase: "Just bring it!" Trademark Phrase: "Lay a smack down on your candy ass" Very muscular physique Trivia (78) First ever 8 time WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Was the first person to ever kick out of the "Stone Cold Stunner" while fighting Stone Cold Steve Austin ( Steve Austin ) at Wrestlemania XV. His favorite eyebrow trademark (not including his own) is Groucho Marx 's. Was a member of Miami's NCAA national championship football team in 1991. Later in his career, he played as Warren Sapp 's backup at defensive tackle. Received guidance and training from Bret Hart (aka "The Hitman") when he first came to the WWF. A member of the elite group of wrestlers, such as Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair to hold the WWF and WCW world titles on several different occasions. Named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001". He once appeared on Martha Stewart Living (1991) to cook one of his favorite family recipes. Attended Freedom High School, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Another former student was Daniel Dae Kim . Has a wax figure likeness of himself at Madame Tussaud's museum Met, Dany Garcia , when she was 22, and they married the day after his 25th birthday. He did not meet her parents until shortly before their wedding. Tonga Fifita , the wrestler known as Haku, was his Best Man. Decided to attend the University of Miami because they didn't openly express interest in him. His $5.5-million paycheck for The Scorpion King (2002) earned him a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records, as his salary was the highest for any actor receiving top billing for the first time. First athlete to host Saturday Night Live (1975) for a second time. Though, he was promoting the film ( The Scorpion King (2002)) with his second stint, his pro-wrestling and CFL background makes him the show's first two-time athlete-host. He owns the rig |
What the official language of Surinam in South America? | Publishing the research of SIL in Suriname Suriname is situated on the northeast coast of South America, between Guyana and French Guiana, and is home to about 15 distinct languages. Since it was a colony of The Netherlands until 1975, the official language of Suriname is Dutch. Other languages spoken in Suriname include several Amerindian languages, several Creole languages, Suriname Javanese and Sarnami Hindustani. SIL researchers first came to Suriname in 1968 and worked for more than 30 years doing language and anthropological research, literacy, as well as producing dictionaries, reading books, grammar descriptions, and doing translation. Since 2001, SIL no longer has an official presence in the country. This site makes their research available to anyone who is interested in learning more about these languages. Materials on this site include interactive html dictionaries which allow you to search for words online, vernacular stories and a pdf bibliography (143Kb) of all of the works SIL published in Suriname. |
"Which Australian group had a top 40 hit in Britain in 2006 with ""Truly Madly Deeply""?" | Savage garden - Artists - Slow Radio 90,00 Brisbane, Australia In 1993, multi-instrumentalist and producer Daniel Jones placed an advertisement in Brisbane newspaper Time Off seeking a vocalist for his five-piece band Red Edge. Darren Hayes, who was studying at a university in Brisbane at the time, responded and was asked to join immediately after his first audition. In June 1994, Darren and Daniel left Red Edge to pursue a career together. The new duo was named "Savage Garden" – a name taken from The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice ("The mind of each man is a savage garden...") of which Darren was a fan. By the end of that year, the pair had penned enough songs for a demo tape, which they sent to various record companies around the world. In 1995, they entered the studio to work on their eponymous debut album. In July 1996, under Roadshow Music, the duo released their debut single "I Want You". The single was a hit in Australia and became the highest-selling single by an Australian artist of the year. The success of the single garnered much interest from many US record labels and, in September, Columbia Records won the bidding war to sign the band. In November, a second single, "To the Moon and Back", was released and was another chart hit – reaching #1 in January of the following year. "I Want You" was released in the United States in February 1997, where it peaked at #4 and quickly achieved gold status. "Truly Madly Deeply", the band's third Australian single, was released in March and reached #1 just before "I Want You" was released across Europe in April. The duo's debut album, Savage Garden, entered the Australian charts at #1 in March and remained at that peak for 17 weeks – it was released around the world two weeks later. At the end of May, "To the Moon and Back" was the most played song on US radio. In June, a fourth single, "Break Me Shake Me" was released in Australia as the band's debut album sat at #3 on the US charts and was certified gold by RIAA. By the end of August, the album had gone seven-times platinum in Australia, triple-platinum in Canada, and double-platinum in New Zealand and Singapore. At the end of August, Savage Garden was nominated for a record 13 ARIA Awards. The 10 ARIAs won by them in September was also a record, and one that still stands today. Riding this massive wave of popularity was the release of their fifth Australian single, "Universe". In November, "Truly Madly Deeply" became their third US release, shooting up the charts to blow Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" out of its 14-week run at the number-one spot. By the end of 1997, Hayes and Jones had become international stars. In January 1998, "All Around Me", was released as a radio only single in Australia, though about 3000 physical copies were produced and given away at their second concert in Brisbane. By the end of the year, "Truly Madly Deeply" was the most-played song on US radio and the only one-sided single to spend a full year in the Top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100. In November 1998, "Santa Monica", the final single from the debut album, was released exclusively in Japan, accompanied by a live video with their performance of the song at the Hard Rock Cafe. As of 2005, the band's debut album had been certified twelve-times platinum in Australia, seven-times platinum in the United States, and double-platinum in the United Kingdom. In February 1999, "The Animal Song" (featured in the Touchstone film The Other Sister) became a hit in Australia and the US. That September saw the release of a new single previewing their forthcoming album; the smooth, romantic ballad, "I Knew I Loved You". In November of that year, the duo's second album, Affirmation, was released around the world. It took a month for it to go platinum in the US, largely due to the success of the single "I Knew I Loved You," which hit #1 on the charts, eventually going platinum and becoming the most-played single on US radio for the year. Affirmation saw a new turn for Savage Garden; their looks had more similarities to that of mainstream pop and some of |
With what instrument would you associate the classical performer Murray Perahia? | Bach: Goldberg Variations / Murray Perahia - Sony: SK89243 | Buy from ArkivMusic Bach: Goldberg Variations / Murray Perahia Release Date: 10/03/2000 Recorded in: Stereo Length: 1 Hours 13 Mins. Low Stock: Currently 3 or fewer in stock. Usually ships in 24 hours, unless stock becomes depleted. SEE, HEAR & LEARN MORE! Notes & Editorial Reviews Works on This Recording Customer Reviews Notes and Editorial Reviews I have no hesitation at all in acclaiming Murray Perahia's recording of the Goldberg Variations as the finest on piano since Glenn Gould's pioneering version of the 1950s. Both in its broad conception and individual details, it offers incontestable evidence of Perahia's penetrating musical intellect, sensitivity to emotional nuance, and exceptional technical gifts. A performance this rich and varied in expression deserves to be considered at much greater length than that of a simple record review, but perhaps a few general observations will suffice to indicate what an extraordinary listening experience this release represents. First, the big picture: Perahia observes all the Read more repeats, and his crisply detailed ornamentation the second time around is just one of many delights. The entire work takes a bit more than 73 minutes, which means that tempos run on the swift side. Indeed, if I had to choose one word to characterize this interpretation, it would be: "joyous". It swings. Unlike Rosalyn Tureck, for example, Perahia doesn't agonize over every note in a way that imposes on the work a portentous sameness from moment to moment, however fascinatingly considered the details. He's extremely careful to shape groups of variations to form expressive arches. The most impressive of these explores the gradual increase in tension from Variations 26 through 30. Note how Perahia uses the piano's dynamic range to give the 28th variation, with its long ornamental trills, an unusually quiet delicacy (on harpsichord this can sound like the sewing machine from hell), followed by a natural intensification through his bold treatment of the rapidly alternating chords of Variation 29, and culminating, with an effortless sense of climax, in the contrapuntal fullness of the ensuing Quodlibet. You might think this sort of thing obvious, but it's amazing how in many performances the final variation comes as an anti-climax after the devastating brilliance of the two previous ones. Not here! The finer details fit naturally into this larger scheme. Perahia's isn't as obsessively linear a performance as Gould's, and even though he isn't quite as firmly focused on the bass line, he never sacrifices clarity for the sake of pianistic effect. On the other hand, he's perfectly willing to employ pianistic effect for the sake of enhancing clarity, both expressively and contrapuntally. The 23rd variation, for example, seems to foreshadow Prokofiev, its witty scales running up and down the keyboard, tossed off as a humorous series of hiccups and parentheses. In the following canon at the octave--difficult to project clearly owing to the sameness of the parts--Perahia magically conveys not just the identity of the variation as a canon, but also its pastoral character and lilting rhythm. The melody, too, has never before sounded so similar to Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring". Here's one of those rare moments that, when you hear it, sounds exactly right, and the softer volume at the repeats only enhances the music's intimacy and grace. Finally, when we reach the great 25th variation, one of the saddest pieces in all of Bach, the right hand takes center stage, singing this harmonically anguished, florid lament with a touchingly fluid legato. The left hand, in contrast, offers the most sensitive harmonic support, clearly subordinate in a manner all but impossible on the harpsichord. Any random selection of variations will reveal similar interpretive insights, though you should not get the impression from this paean of pianistic praise (excuse the alliteration: too many Batman reruns lately) that I dislike the sound of this music on the harp |
Until 1999 what was the trophy played for in cricket by the Australian states? | ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy, Cricket trophy | edubilla.com ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy Started Year ‹ › × History Of ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy is presented to the winners of the World Cup finals. The current trophy was created for the 1999 championships, and was the first permanent prize in the tournament's history; prior to this, different trophies were made for each World Cup.The trophy was designed and produced in London by a team of craftsmen from Garrard & Co over a period of two months. World Cup Trophies: 1975-Prudential Cups trophy: The Prudential Cups trophy were awarded to the winners of the World Cup from 1975-1983 when Prudential plc was the primary sponsors. The trophies' designs changed when the sponsors changed until the 1999 World Cup. So the first three world cups had a similar trophy while 1987 (Reliance World Cup sponsored by Reliance Industries), 1992 (Benson and Hedges Cup, sponsored by Benson and Hedges) and 1996 (Wills World Cup, sponsored by Wills, an ITC brand) had different trophies because of different sponsors until the International Cricket Council decided to award its own trophy Trophy Winners: 1983-India national cricket team Reliance World Cup Trophy: The 1987 Cricket World Cup (also known as the Reliance World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 8 October to 8 November 1987 in India and Pakistan – the first such tournament to be held outside England. The one-day format was unchanged from the eight-team 1983 event except for a reduction in the number of overs a team played from 60 to 50, the current standard. Trophy Winners: 1987-Australia national cricket team Benson and Hedges Cup Trophy: The Benson & Hedges Cup was a one-day cricket competition for first-class counties in England and Wales that was held from 1972 to 2002, one of cricket's longest sponsorship deals. It was the third major one-day competition established in England and Wales after the Sunday League and the Gillette Cup. Traditionally a 'big day out' for the finalist's supporters, it was the less prestigious of the two cups. It began as a 55 over a side game, but was later reduced to 50. The winning team in the first cup final in 1972, Leicestershire won £2,500, the losing finalists Yorkshire £1,000 and Chris Balderstone, winner of the man of the match – the coveted 'Gold Award' – £100. Trophy Winners: Sri Lanka have won the Wills World Cup Trophy in 1996 ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy: The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy is presented to the winning team of the ICC Cricket World Cup. The current trophy is 60 cm high, is made from silver and gold, and features a golden globe held up by three silver columns. The columns, shaped as stumps and bails, represents the three fundamental aspects of cricket: batting, bowling and fielding, while the globe characterises a cricket ball.It is designed with platonic dimensions, so that it can be easily recognised from any angle. The trophy weighs approximately 11 kilograms and has the names of the previous winners inscribed on its base. There is still room for another ten teams to have their name inscribed. ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy Archieve Australia national cricket team-[4]1999,2003,2007,2011: The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877.The team also plays One Day International cricket and Twenty20 International, participating in both the first ODI, against England in the 1970–71 seasonand the first Twenty20 International, against New Zealand in the 2004–05 season, winning both games. The team draws its players from teams playing in the Australian domestic competitions – the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament and the Big Bash League. The Australian team has played 773 Test matches, winning 362, losing 205, drawing 204 and tying two.Australia is ranked the number-one team overall in Test cricket in terms of overall wins, w |
What was the first name of Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan? | James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan | prime minister of United Kingdom | Britannica.com James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan prime minister of United Kingdom Written By: Alternative Titles: James Callaghan, Leonard James Callaghan James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan Prime minister of United Kingdom Also known as James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan, original name in full Leonard James Callaghan (born March 27, 1912, Portsmouth , Hampshire, England —died March 26, 2005, Ringmer, East Sussex ), British Labour Party politician, who was prime minister from 1976 to 1979. James Callaghan. Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Callaghan entered the civil service at age 17 as a tax officer. By 1936 he had become a full-time trade-union official. After serving as a lieutenant in naval intelligence during World War II , he entered Parliament in 1945, representing the Welsh constituency of Cardiff South. Between 1947 and 1951 Callaghan held junior posts at the Ministry of Transport and at the Admiralty . When Harold Wilson ’s Labour government was formed in 1964, Callaghan was named chancellor of the Exchequer. In this capacity he helped secure in 1966–67 international agreement to a system called Special Drawing Rights , which in effect created a new kind of international money. He resigned from the Exchequer in 1967, when he was forced to devalue the pound sterling . He then served as home secretary until 1970. In Wilson’s second government in 1974, Callaghan was named foreign secretary; and in 1976, upon Wilson’s resignation, Callaghan succeeded him as prime minister, largely because the Parliamentary Labour Party considered him the least divisive candidate. Throughout his ministry (1976–79), Callaghan, a moderate within the Labour Party, tried to stem the increasingly vociferous demands of Britain’s trade unions. He also had to secure the passage of unpopular cuts in government spending early in his ministry. His reassuring public manner came to be criticized as complacency when a series of labour strikes in 1978–79 paralyzed hospital care, refuse collection, and other essential services. In March 1979 his government was brought down by a vote of no confidence passed in the House of Commons , the first such occurrence since 1924. At the subsequent general election, Callaghan’s party was defeated. On October 15, 1980, he resigned as leader of the Labour Party , to be succeeded by Michael Foot . He was created a life peer in 1987 and published an autobiography, Time and Chance, the same year. Learn More in these related articles: |
Which of the Mitford sisters wrote the semi-autobiography Pursuit of Love in 1945? | Nancy Mitford (Author of The Pursuit of Love) edit data Nancy Mitford, CBE (28 November 1904, London – 30 June 1973, Versailles), styled The Hon. Nancy Mitford before her marriage and The Hon. Mrs Peter Rodd thereafter, was an English novelist and biographer, one of the Bright Young People on the London social scene in the inter-war years. She was born at 1 Graham Street (now Graham Place) in Belgravia, London, the eldest daughter of Lord Redesdale and was brought up at Asthall Manor in Oxfordshire. She was the eldest of the six controversial Mitford sisters. She is best remembered for her series of novels about upper-class life in England and France, particularly the four published after 1945; but she also wrote four well-received, well-researched popular biographies (of Louis XIV, Madame de Pom Nancy Mitford, CBE (28 November 1904, London – 30 June 1973, Versailles), styled The Hon. Nancy Mitford before her marriage and The Hon. Mrs Peter Rodd thereafter, was an English novelist and biographer, one of the Bright Young People on the London social scene in the inter-war years. She was born at 1 Graham Street (now Graham Place) in Belgravia, London, the eldest daughter of Lord Redesdale and was brought up at Asthall Manor in Oxfordshire. She was the eldest of the six controversial Mitford sisters. She is best remembered for her series of novels about upper-class life in England and France, particularly the four published after 1945; but she also wrote four well-received, well-researched popular biographies (of Louis XIV, Madame de Pompadour, Voltaire, and Frederick the Great). She was one of the noted Mitford sisters and the first to publicise the extraordinary family life of her very English and very eccentric family, giving rise to a "Mitford industry" which continues. Her Published Works: A Talent to Annoy; Essays, Journalism and Reviews 1929–1968 edited by Charlotte Mosley (1986) Collections of Letters: Love from Nancy: The Letters of Nancy Mitford edited by Charlotte Mosley (1993) The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh edited by Charlotte Mosley (1996) The Bookshop at 10 Curzon Street: Letters between Nancy Mitford and Heywood Hill 1952–73 edited by John Saumarez Smith (2004) The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters edited by Charlotte Mosley (2007) Works as Editor: The Ladies of Alderley: Letters 1841–1850 (1938) The Stanleys of Alderley: Their letters 1851–1865 (1939) (Mitford edited these two volumes of letters, written by the family of her great-grandparents, Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley and his wife Henrietta Maria, daughter of the 13th Viscount Dillon). Noblesse Oblige (1956) |
In which American city do the Padres play major league baseball? | Padres, Astros to play 2 games in Mexico City | MLB.com Padres, Astros to play in Mexico City Teams to square off for two Spring Training games March 26-27 Padres expanding to Mexico 3:14 The Padres announce their commitment to expand outreach and access to fans in Mexico By Corey Brock / MLB.com | @FollowThePadres | + 0 COMMENTS SAN DIEGO -- For the first time since 2004, Major League Baseball will be played in Mexico City. The Padres and Astros will play two exhibition games at Fray Nano on March 26-27, Major League Baseball, the Major League Baseball Players Association and Mexico City Mayor Dr. Miguel Mancera announced. The announcement was made in Mexico City, where Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and Padres GM A.J. Preller attended the event with Houston second baseman Jose Altuve and San Diego catcher Austin Hedges . The announcement of the games resonated deeply with Luhnow, who was born and raised in Mexico City. "One of my goals since I've been GM of the Astros has been to bring the team closer to Mexico. To do that, we've got to activate the Mexican fan base," he said. "There are various ways to do that. One of them is to win. "We're going to come here with a good product, and I hope the games in March are the first of many. I want the Astros to play a regular-season game in Mexico." Astros, Padres to play in Mexico Astros, Padres to play in Mexico City on March 26-27 MLB.com's Brian McTaggart discusses the excitement surrounding the Astros & Padres playing the first games in Mexico City since 2004 The "Mexico City Series" is another step in the ongoing collaboration between MLB, MLBPA and the mayor's office to promote the sport in Mexico. The two-game series will be played at Fray Nano, the current home of the Diablos Rojos del Mexico (Mexico City Red Devils). The Red Devils are owned by Alfredo Harp Helu, who is also part of the Padres' ownership group. Fray Nano Stadium has a 4,500-seat capacity, but will undergo a temporary expansion to accommodate roughly 8,000 fans for the Mexico City Series. "We're very excited to be in Mexico City and bring our game to Mexican fans," Preller said during the news conference. Playing in Mexico isn't a foreign concept for either team. This will be the Padres' seventh Spring Training trip to Mexico. They also played regular-season games against the Mets in 1998 in Monterrey and games against the Rockies there in '99. This will be the Astros' first trip to Mexico since the previous games in Mexico City -- a two-game series against the Marlins in 2004. Houston also played Spring Training games in Mexico in 2000 and '01. "Major League Baseball is thrilled to be back in Mexico City, and we are particularly excited to showcase two of our clubs that play in such close proximity to Mexico," said MLB chief operating officer Tony Petitti. "As we further strengthen the relationship between MLB and Mexico, it is our hope that we can continue to present our game and its bright young stars to the fans of our southern neighbor for years to come." San Diego team president and CEO Mike Dee has made Mexico a priority since he was hired in 2013. On Wednesday, following the announcement of the games with the Astros, Dee and Tom Seidler, the senior vice president of community and military affairs for the Padres, were in Tijuana to announce the organization's expanded outreach efforts in the Baja region and beyond. "Players on the Astros and Padres are looking forward to playing a pair of Spring Training games in Mexico City and in front of some of the sport's most passionate fans," said Omar Minaya, MLBPA senior advisor to the executive director. "The players have long been committed to growing the global popularity of the game they love, and they recognize that Mexico has the potential to become one of baseball's hottest international markets." "All citizens of Mexico City are excited to welcome Major League Baseball back to our market," said Mancera. "These games mark the latest step in our positive partnership with Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, |
"What room literally means, ""exercise naked""?" | Gymnasium | Define Gymnasium at Dictionary.com gymnasium noun (pl) -siums, -sia (-zɪə) 1. a large room or hall equipped with bars, weights, ropes, etc, for games or physical training 2. (in various European countries) a secondary school that prepares pupils for university Word Origin C16: from Latin: school for gymnastics, from Greek gumnasion, from gumnazein to exercise naked, from gumnos naked Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for gymnasium Expand n. 1590s, "place of exercise," from Latin gymnasium "school for gymnastics," from Greek gymnasion "public place where athletic exercises are practiced; gymnastics school," in plural, "bodily exercises," from gymnazein "to exercise or train," literally or figuratively, literally "to train naked," from gymnos "naked" (see naked ). Introduced to German 15c. as a name for "high school" (more or less paralleling a sense in Latin); in English it has remained purely athletic. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper |
By what name is rapper Robert De Winkle better known? | The Vanilla Ice Project (TV Series 2010– ) - 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 Robert Van Winkle, better known as rapper Vanilla Ice, demonstrates his expertise in real estate and home renovation by renovating a house along with a team of handymen. Stars: a list of 40 titles created 28 Oct 2011 a list of 53 titles created 22 Nov 2014 a list of 50 titles created 05 Feb 2015 a list of 3015 titles created 06 Feb 2015 a list of 35 titles created 3 months ago Title: The Vanilla Ice Project (2010– ) 6.3/10 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. Rehab Addict (TV Series 2010) Reality-TV Nicole Curtis is saving historic houses, one broken-down fireplace at a time. Working in Detroit and Minneapolis, Nicole takes ramshackle homes from the wrecking ball to their original ... See full summary » Stars: Nicole Curtis, LeBron James Rapper Vanilla Ice visits Amish country in Ohio, where he works among the Amish and learns their master craftsmanship methods, while renovating homes for Amish families in need. Stars: Jeremy Brenner, Brad Grose, Robert Schwalbach Flip or Flop (TV Series 2013) Reality-TV Real estate agents Tarek and Christina flip houses in Southern California by purchasing old homes in need of TLC and renovating them to perfection. The couple re-sells the houses for a ... See full summary » Stars: Tarek El Moussa, Christina El Moussa, Taylor El Moussa The one and only Vanilla Ice takes us behind the curtain to share his most outrageous and over-the-top mansion makeovers ever. Get an inside look at how he and his crew of contractors ... See full summary » Stars: Vanilla Ice Edit Storyline Robert Van Winkle, better known as rapper Vanilla Ice, demonstrates his expertise in real estate and home renovation by renovating a house along with a team of handymen. 14 October 2010 (USA) See more » Company Credits Filmed in Palm Beach County Florida. See more » Connections (United States) – See all my reviews Plenty of people give Vanilla Ice a bad rap, but I ask possible viewers to at least give it a try because his show is GREAT! The Vanilla Ice Project is a reality TV series on DIY network that showcases Rob and his crew renovating and remodeling homes in the Palm Beach County area of Florida. The Vanilla Project is currently filming season 7. Vanilla Ice and his crew take neglected homes and transforms them into something SPECTACULAR. The Vanilla Ice Project is 30 minutes in length, and takes you through different sections in the home week by week. For example, week 1 could focus on the kitchen area of the home and week 2 could focus on the master suite of the home. Vanilla Ice is blessed with a green thumb and is a great teacher when he focuses on the landscaping of the property. He offers advice on what type of palms are better for your yard, and lets the viewer know what types plants require more maintenance and upkeep. Rob is kid-friendly, and often times utilizes outdoor space catered specifically for the young ones so they can have there own sense of a "retreat". Rob and his crew create homes that are move-in ready and feature very high-end touches that simply make the viewer say "WOW" once we are shown the finished project. Since I have watched this show, I have learned many tips on how to create a grand focal point in any room. Along with his team of professional interior designers, he shows the viewers what types of fabrics complement accessories in a home. Rob teaches us how to bring the pow and the wow and really makes things pop! He has a great eye for detail and the proof is in the work he and his team produce. There is never a dull moment in the show, especially with Rob's right-hand man Wes present. The show is great for any home renovation enthusiasts and anyone looking for ideas in home design. 0 of 0 people found this review |
In which sport do Scotland play Canada for the Strathcona Cup? | Strathcona Cup | The View From The Hack The View From The Hack "We thank Thee, Lord, for snaw and ice. But still we ask for mair." Menu Weekend Curling 1-3 February Happy new month everyone – is it really February already? The Scottish Curling Tour for 2012/13 comes to an end this weekend with the Petrofac Aberdeen City Open at Curl Aberdeen. Play got underway today (Friday) with four teams still in with a chance of being overall tour champions for the season. The event, and indeed the tour, concludes on Sunday. Read about the event on the SCT blog here and be sure to check the official event page here during the weekend. Fans of Canadian curling should turn their attention to the 2013 Canadian Junior Curling Championships that begin tomorrow (Saturday) in Fort McMurray, Alberta. This event runs until Sunday 10 February – check out the event website here and read a preview here . There is a new format for this year’s competition and a new team as well – Nunavut are making their first ever appearance at the Canadian Juniors. Keep an eye out for Alberta’s skip Thomas Scoffin – he is making his record seventh consecutive appearance in these championships. He also holds the record for being the youngest ever skip at the juniors as he was just 12 when he competed in 2007. Scoffin skipped Canada to a bronze medal at the Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria where I was volunteering on the ice crew. I was thoroughly impressed by Scoffin and his team and believe he will go a very long way in our sport. Aside from upcoming events, I am delighted to report that Scotland have won the Strathcona Cup. The tourists beat their Canadian hosts by a total score of 2876-2620. Congratulations to all involved – read all about it here . You can also read what Robin Copland makes of the tour here . The tourists return to Scotland tomorrow (Saturday) so before you ask them all about how the tour went, take a look at this video to get an idea. If you want to do some forward planning or light reading this weekend then this next part of tonight’s post is for you… The World Curling Federation has announced the schedules of play for this year’s World Championships. The men’s is here and the women’s is here . Scotland’s women will kick-off against Canada on Saturday 16 March while the men face Japan on Saturday 30 March. The Curling History Blog had some new posts in January about a Grand Match and a belt buckle. Read them here . Tickets went on sale today (Friday) for the 2014 Continental Cup in Las Vegas. Find out more here . And finally, I came across this song and music video about our sport. It is part of a charity bonspiel that takes place in Manitoba, Canada. Don’t forget to check back at the start of the week for a roundup of the weekend’s curling. Also, if you weren’t already aware, my site has a Facebook page, YouTube channel and a Twitter feed for you to keep up with what’s happening in the world of curling. Midweek Miscellany A few things to catch up on from around the world. The 2013 Pacific-Asia Junior Championships came to an end today (Wednesday). Japan’s junior women and China’s junior men won their respective events and will now compete at the World Junior Championships in Sochi, Russia. The full report is here . John Brown made some interesting observations on the event here . Applications are now open for the RCCC’s 2013 Summer Camp. Spaces on the camp, in Stirling, are limited to 48 – full details here . The World Curling Federation has announced that the 2014 World Men’s Curling Championship will be held in Beijing, China. This will represent the first time that a WMCC is held in the Pacific-Asia zone. You can read all about this landmark decision here . A new RCCC Tartan has been produced for this year’s Strathcona Cup tour to Canada and you can now order some for yourself. Take a look here . Talking of the tour, the Scottish tourists are currently winning 876-738. Keep track of their progress across Canada here . EJCC / Strathcona Cup This is my 100th post since I began back in September – I’m sure I can manage at least |
Which mountain is nicknamed the Tiger of the Alps? | Matterhorn Tiger of the Alps - YouTube Matterhorn Tiger of the Alps Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Oct 19, 2009 WEBSITE: http://www.teachertube.com Matterhorn is in the Pennine Alps or part of the western Alps. The Alps are in Siberia and have some of the most famous mountains. The Matterhorns pyramidal shape makes it one of the worlds most recognized Alpine peaks. The first climb in 1865 by Edward Whymper and his party ended in a famous tragedy on the descent is one of the historic landmarks of alpine climbing. The summit of the Matterhorn 12739 feet is a fairly level ridge which is the highest of four distinct ridges and faces. The classic ridges are easier to climb when theyre clear of snow so they tend to be climbed from mid summer and into part of autumn. The climbing routes on the face of a mountain need plenty of snow and ice and are usually only attempted in winter and early spring when conditions are good. Category |
Which is North America's largest desert? | THE DESERTS OF NORTH AMERICA The North American deserts are highly accessible, well-researched and very diverse, so they provide a good basis for understanding desert ecology. These deserts are found in a broad band running down the western side of the USA and into Mexico. They lie in a large basin between the Rocky Mountains to the east and the Sierra Nevada to the west. They receive relatively little water - typically less than 25 cm (10 inches) per year - because most of the precipitation falls on the higher mountain ranges and not in the lower-lying desert regions (which are in the "rain shadow" of the mountains). Approximate boundaries of the four main deserts of North America These North American deserts are grouped into four major types - the Great Basin Desert, Sonoran Desert, Chihuahuan Desert and Mojave Desert - depending on their characteristic physical features (rainfall, topography, soil types) and characteristic vegetation and associated animal communities. The Great Basin Desert is the largest desert area of North America. It is also the most northerly, covering most of Nevada (Ne), the western third of Utah (U) and parts of Idaho (Id) and Oregon (Or). It is a cold desert because of its northerly location and its relatively high altitude - most of the land lies above 1200 metres (4000 ft), but in the 'rain shadow' of the higher mountain ranges. Much of the precipitation occurs as winter snowfall, but not all of this melts into the ground because some of it evaporates in spring. The vegetation tends to be very uniform over large areas of this desert. It is dominated by various types of sagebrush , or by saltbush where the soil has a high salt concentration. In fact, the soils often have a high salt content (sodium and calcium ions) caused by evaporation of water in the hot summer months, and no vegetation can grow in the saltiest regions. The Mojave Desert occurs further south and covers the southern part of Nevada and part of California (Ca) but elements of it extend into Arizona (Az) where it blends into the Sonoran Desert. Again, it is classed as a cold desert because of the low winter temperatures. The precipitation occurs in winter, usually as rain but sometimes as snow at the higher elevations. The features of the Mohave Desert are difficult to define because of the marked variation in topography, soils and climate. For example, the northern section is composed of low-growing shrubs, similar to those of the Great Basin Desert, whereas the southern section blends into the Sonoran Desert, with extensive tracts of creosote bush. The Mohave Desert includes Death Valley - the lowest (below sea level) and driest of all desert regions, where there may be no rain for several years. The Majove Desert contains some highly characteristic plants and animals - most notably the joshua tree at higher elevations. The Sonoran Desert covers the southern part of Arizona and part of California, but extends south into the mainland of Mexico and into the extended isthmus of the state of Baja California (BC) in Mexico. The Sonoran Desert is a hot desert and, unlike all the other desert regions of North America, it receives both winter and summer |
‘Ba' is the chemical symbol for which element? | Barium»the essentials [WebElements Periodic Table] Image adapted with permission from Prof James Marshall 's (U. North Texas, USA) Walking Tour of the elements CD. Barium: historical information Barium was discovered by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1808 at England. Origin of name : from the Greek word "barys" meaning "heavy". Baryta (barium oxide, BaO) was distinguished from lime (calcium oxide, CaO) by Scheele in 1774. Elemental barium was isolated by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1808 who electrolysed molten baryta. Sometime prior to the autumn of 1803, the Englishman John Dalton was able to explain the results of some of his studies by assuming that matter is composed of atoms and that all samples of any given compound consist of the same combination of these atoms. Dalton also noted that in series of compounds, the ratios of the masses of the second element that combine with a given weight of the first element can be reduced to small whole numbers (the law of multiple proportions). This was further evidence for atoms. Dalton's theory of atoms was published by Thomas Thomson in the 3rd edition of his System of Chemistry in 1807 and in a paper about strontium oxalates published in the Philosophical Transactions. Dalton published these ideas himself in the following year in the New System of Chemical Philosophy. The symbol used by Dalton for barium is shown below. [See History of Chemistry, Sir Edward Thorpe, volume 1, Watts & Co, London, 1914.] Barium around us Read more » Barium has no biological role. The British Pharmaceutical Codex from 1907 indicates that barium chloride ["barii chloridum", BaCl2.2H2O] has a stimulant action on the heart and other muscles. It was said that it "raises blood pressure by constricting the vessels and tends to empty the intestines, bladder, and gall bladder". Its poisonous nature was also pointed out. Barium sulphide (BaS) was used as a depilatory agent (removes hair). Barium sulphate (BaSO4) is insoluble and used for body imaging (barium meal). Elemental barium is never found in nature. Barium mainly is found in the ores barite and to a lesser extent in witherite. Abundances for barium in a number of different environments. More abundance data » Location Second ionisation energy : 965.2 kJ mol‑1 Isolation Isolation : barium metal is available commercially and there is normally no need to make it in the laboratory. Commercially, it is made on small scale by the electrolysis of molten barium chloride, BaCl2. cathode: Ba2+(l) + 2e- → Ba anode: Cl-(l) → 1/2Cl2 (g) + e- Barium metal can also be islated from the reduction of barium oxide, BaO, with aluminium. 6BaO + 2Al→ 3Ba + Ba3Al2O6 Read more » Barium isotopes are used in a wide variety of fields and applications. Ba-130 is used in the production of Ba-131/Cs-131 which is used in brachytherapy (seeds). Ba-132 can be used for the production of Ba-133 which is used as a gamma reference source. Ba-134 has been used to perform experiments in the field of nuclear physics. Ba-136 has been used to study photon scattering phenomena. Both Ba-136 and Ba-138 have been used in activation cross section experiments. Ba-135 has been used to validate the use of spinor symmetry while Ba-137 has been used in experiments regarding the theory of relativistic coupled clusters. Finally, Ba-138 has been used in studying so-called r- and s-processes in stars. |
What was the first name of Tory Prime Minister Harold McMillan? | Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (1894 - 1986) - Genealogy Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton Also Known As: 52 Cadogan Pl, Kensington, Greater London, United Kingdom Death: in Chelwood Gate, East Sussex, United Kingdom Place of Burial: St Giles' Church Horsted Keynes Immediate Family: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Managed by: Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan (born Cavendish) Son: Maurice Crawford MacMillan, Helen Artie Tarleton MacMillan Wife: Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan (o.s. Cavendish) Children: Feb 10 1894 - 52 Cadogan Place, Chelsea, Londres Death: Dec 29 1986 - Chelwood Gate, Sussex Wife: Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan (nacida Cavendisch) Children: Feb 10 1894 - 52 Cadogan Place, London England Death: Dec 29 1986 - Birch Grove, Sussex England Wife: Feb 10 1894 - 52 Cadogan Place, London England Death: Dec 29 1986 - Birch Grove, Sussex England Wife: Feb 10 1894 - 52 Cadogan Place, Chelsea, London, Middlesex, England Death: Dec 29 1986 - Chelwood Gate, Sussex, England Wife: Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan (born Cavendish) Children: Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan (born Cavendish) Children: Dec 29 1986 - Chelwood Gate, Sussex Parents: Maurice Crawford Macmillan, Helen Artie Tarleton Macmillan (born Belles) Wife: St George Hanover Square, London, England Spouse (implied): Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England Birth date: http://ww2gravestone.com/people/macmillan-maurice-harold/ Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 18 October 1963. Nicknamed 'Supermac' and known for his pragmatism, wit and unflappability, Macmillan achieved notoriety before the Second World War as a Tory radical and critic of appeasement. Rising to high office as a protegé of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill, he believed in the essential decency of the post-war settlement and the necessity of a mixed economy, and in his premiership pursued corporatist policies to develop the domestic market as the engine of growth.[2] As a One Nation Tory of the Disraelian tradition, haunted by memories of the Great Depression, he championed a Keynesian strategy of public investment to maintain demand, winning a second term in 1959 on an electioneering budget. Benefiting from favourable international conditions,[3] he presided over an age of affluence, marked by low unemployment and high if uneven growth. In his Bedford speech of July 1957 he told the nation they had 'never had it so good',[4] but warned of the dangers of inflation, summing up the fragile prosperity of the 1950s.[5] In international affairs Macmillan rebuilt the special relationship with the United States from the wreckage of Suez, and redrew the world map by decolonising sub-Saharan Africa. Reconfiguring the nation's defences to meet the realities of the nuclear age, he ended National Service, strengthened the nuclear deterrent by acquiring Polaris, and pioneered the Nuclear Test Ban with the United States and the Soviet Union. Belatedly recognising the dangers of strategic dependence, he sought a new role for Britain in Europe, but his unwillingness to disclose United States nuclear secrets to France contributed to a French veto of the United Kingdom's entry into the European Economic Community.[6] Macmillan's government in its final year was rocked by the Vassall and Profumo scandals, which seemed to symbolise for the rebellious youth of the 1960s the moral decay of the British establishment.[7] Resigning prematurely after a medical misdiagnosis, Macmillan lived out a long retirement as an elder statesman of global stature. He was as trenchant a critic of his successors in his old age as he had been of his predecessors in his youth. When asked what represented the greatest challenge for a statesman, Macmillan replied: 'Events, my dear boy, events'.[8] Contents [hide] [edit]Early life [edit]Family Harold Macmillan was born at 52 Cadogan Place in Chelsea, London, to Maurice Crawford Macmillan (1853–1936), publisher, and Helen (Nellie) A |
Baltimore is the largest city in which American state? | 8 Biggest Cities in Maryland: How Well Do You Know The Old Line State? 8 Biggest Cities in Maryland: How Well Do You Know The Old Line State? By Debbie Dragon | Thursday, 09 Apr 2015 01:17 PM Close A A The state of Maryland is small in both size and population. Annapolis is the state capital, but it doesn’t make the list of biggest cities in Maryland according to population size. The eight biggest cities in Maryland according to population are: VOTE NOW: Is Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin Doing a Good Job? 1. Baltimore Baltimore is the biggest city in Maryland with a population of 620,961 people. The majority of the city’s entertainment areas are near the harbor. You can find street entertainers, firework displays, outdoor concerts, and unique shops. The oldest section of Baltimore features an old English village with cobblestone streets. If visiting Baltimore, don’t forget the aquarium and American Visionary Art Museum. 2. Columbia Columbia is the second biggest city in Maryland with a population of 99,615. It’s conveniently located between Washington, DC, and Baltimore. Columbia has a strong arts focus, with many theaters and concerts taking place each year. Columbia also hosts some of the state’s most popular annual events, including Wine in the Woods and the Columbia Festival of the Arts. 3. Germantown Germantown is third in the list of the biggest cities in Maryland with a population of 86,395. The city covers about six square miles along Interstate 270. It’s located about 26 miles north of Washington, DC. The city’s area was planned to preserve the farmland and forests. 4. Silver Spring VOTE NOW: Should the Government Be Doing More to Promote Tourism in America? 5. Waldorf Waldorf is the fifth biggest city of the state with a population of 67,752 people. If you drive 23 miles south of Washington, DC, you’ll enter Waldorf. Waldorf is one of the largest producers of tobacco and it is home to many economists and social scientists because of the urbanized living within the farming areas. 6. Glen Burnie Glen Burnie is in Anne Arundel County and has a population of 67,639 as of the 2010 census. The city is spread out across 18 square miles. There is a Maryland District court building located in the city. 7. Ellicott City Ellicott City has a population of 65,834 people , making it the seventh largest city in Maryland. The historic city features galleries, the B&O Railway Museum, and the Patapsco Valley State Park. URGENT: Do You Approve of the Job Ben Cardin Is Doing as a Maryland Senator? 8. Frederick Frederick, Maryland is almost exactly the same size as Ellicott City, based on population. Frederick has a population of 65,239 people. It is known as the “City of Clustered Spires.” Related Stories: |
In which capital city was nerve-gas released on the Underground in 1995? | BBC NEWS | Europe | History of train tunnel tragedies Tuesday, 18 February, 2003, 15:37 GMT History of train tunnel tragedies The Paris attacks left eight dead and 200 injured The deadly subway arson in South Korea is the latest mass loss of life from accidents and attacks on trains in tunnels around the world. Correspondents say mass-transit subway systems generally have excellent safety records, but the presence of large numbers of people in enclosed spaces can hamper rescues efforts when problems do occur. South Korean arson Many people were trapped in carriages engulfed in smoke and flames More than 100 people are now known to have died in flames and smoke after a man apparently set fire to flammable liquid inside a station in Daegu, South Korea. Many of the victims were trapped in carriages unable to escape, while the thousands of rescuers who rushed to the city-centre station had to battle the heat and fumes. The intensity of the fire - which began at the tail end of the morning rush hour on 18 February 2003 - left victims' bodies charred and entangled with each other, rescuers said. Austrian inferno Only 12 people survived a blaze inside a funicular train in the Austrian ski resort of Kaprun in November 2000. A total of 155 people - most of them skiers - died when the fire started, possibly triggered by a faulty electric heater. Victims were trapped inside the carriages of the train which was 600 metres into the 3.2-kilometre-long (two-mile-long) mountain tunnel when the fire started. Prosecutors later blamed a "mosaic of mistakes" for the fire itself and the trouble encountered by people trying to escape and the rescuers who were trying to reach them. In July 1995, the French capital's rail system was hit repeatedly by bombers. The worst attack happened on 25 July at the Saint-Michel suburban railway (RER) station. A gas bottle packed with explosives and nails was detonated, causing horrific injuries to many passengers. Other devices were planted at the Maison Blanche metro and Musee d'Orsay RER stations. In all, eight people died and more than 200 were injured. Two members of the Algerian Armed Islamic Group were found guilty of taking part in the attacks and jailed for life. Tokyo attack Poison gas was pumped into the Tokyo subway Four months earlier, in March 1995, members of the Aum Shinrikyo released sarin gas into the subway system of Japan's capital. Twelve people died and about 5,000 more were taken ill as the nerve agent spread. Several members of the cult were subsequently convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Read more here Azerbaijan bombs In 1994, the metro system of Baku, the capital city of the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan, came under attack. In separate incidents several months apart, bombs were detonated on trains. The attacks, blamed on a northern separatist group, left at least 20 dead and scores injured. London fire A discarded match was blamed for the blaze in London's King's Cross underground station which killed 31 people in November 1987. King's Cross escalators caught fire, trapping people underground Hundreds of commuters were using the key interchange station when the fire broke out towards the end of the evening rush hour. Wooden escalators caught fire, trapping passengers underground. The heat was so intense that it damaged concrete walls and fire officers took hours to bring the blaze under control. On This Day: King's Cross fire Moorgate crash The worst London Underground disaster happened on 28 February 1975 when a train failed to stop and smashed into a dead-end tunnel. The cause of the crash - which killed 43 people - remains unknown. The train failed to stop but the driver had been in good health and had not taken any alcohol or drugs. He was known as a careful and conscientious driver. About 70 other passengers were also injured in the crash which left the front three carriages crushed into the rear of the train. |
Down which river's valley does the mistral blow? | mistral | wind | Britannica.com Mistral bora Mistral, Italian maestrale, cold and dry strong wind in southern France that blows down from the north along the lower Rhône River valley toward the Mediterranean Sea . It may blow continuously for several days at a time, with velocities that average about 74 km (about 45 miles) per hour, and reach to a height of 2 to 3 km (about 1.2 to 1.9 miles). It is strongest and most frequent in winter, and it sometimes causes considerable damage to crops. The velocity of the wind is intensified as it blows down from the highlands to the coast and by the “jet effect” that results as it is funneled through the narrow Rhône valley. As the winds move out over the Rhône delta, they can reach velocities of 130 km (about 80 miles) per hour. A mistral blows over the Château d’If near Marseille, France, in 2006. Vincent France country of northwestern Europe. Historically and culturally among the most important nations in the Western world, France has also played a highly significant role in international affairs, with former colonies in every corner of the globe. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea,... Rhône River historic river of Switzerland and France and one of the most significant waterways of Europe. It is the only major river flowing directly to the Mediterranean Sea and is thoroughly Alpine in character. In this respect it differs markedly from its northern neighbour, the Rhine, which leaves all of... 1 Reference found in Britannica Articles Assorted Reference description and cause (in climate (meteorology): Local wind systems ) Article History Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: June 19, 2012 URL: https://www.britannica.com/science/mistral Access Date: January 17, 2017 Share |
Which King of England was imprisoned by Leopold of Austria in Durenstein Castle? | King Richard's Return, Imprisonment and Ransom - Angus DonaldAngus Donald RSS King Richard’s Return, Imprisonment and Ransom Richard the Lionheart left the Holy Land in the second week of October 1192. The Third Crusade had been only a partial success and, after three years of fighting the Saracens, the Christian warriors were exhausted and their numbers much depleted by disease, desertion and death in battle. Richard finally agreed a three-year truce with Saladin, the great Muslim general, under which the Christians were to keep a thin strip of land on the Mediterranean coast and several important strongholds, and pilgrims were to be allowed to visit Jerusalem unmolested. This face-saving temporary agreement allowed King Richard to make plans for his return home, something that he badly needed to do. In his absence, King Philip Augustus of France had been encroaching on his lands in Normandy, and his ambitious younger brother Prince John had been steadily increasing his power in England, illegally taking and garrisoning castles with his own men and constantly undermining the authority of the officials put in place by King Richard to govern the country in his absence. King Richard fully intended to return to the Holy Land, once he had settled matters in Europe and seen off the threat to his throne from his brother, but events were to conspire against him. Unfortunately, the Lionheart’s forthright character meant that he had made many powerful enemies during the course of the Crusade. He had fallen out with Philip of France, a close boyhood friend, and had insulted Duke Leopold of Austria, the leader of the German contingent of the crusaders. He had even alienated Henry VI, the Holy Roman Emperor, by supporting King Tancred of Sicily against him. The Emperor controlled most of Germany and much of the Italian peninsula, southern Spain was in Muslim hands, corsairs infested the North African coast, and France was barred to him by King Philip – so Richard knew that he would have a problem getting home by land. Furthermore, the naval technology of the day did not allow ships to overcome the powerful currents flowing through the straits of Gibraltar and pass westward into the Atlantic, thus preventing Richard from taking the long way back to England by sea. The whole story of Richard’s return is not entirely clear; the facts are fragmentary, and sometimes seem contradictory, but most scholars agree that Richard decided to attempt a clandestine eastern land route homeward. After sending his wife Berengaria by fast ship to Rome where she would be protected by the Pope, he made a feint westward towards Sicily, then doubled back, entered the Adriatic and sailed north. It was the end of the shipping season, the weather was stormy, and after a couple of stops Richard ultimately landed on the northern Adriatic coast at Aquileia, near Trieste in north-eastern Italy – although some scholars suggest that this landing wasn’t planned and he was shipwrecked there after bad weather. Either way that’s where the King found himself, on or about the 10th December 1192, ashore, with only a few companions, and hundreds of miles from friendly lands. Disguised as a Templar knight, or possibly as a merchant, Richard headed north into the heart of Europe, making for safe territory controlled by his brother-in-law Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony. However, after an icy, gruelling, dangerous journey on poor roads, the King was apprehended by Duke Leopold of Austria’s men. It was only a few days before Christmas, the weather was awful and the King was apparently sheltering in a ‘disreputable house’ or brothel in the outskirts of Vienna. Some stories suggest that it was his aristocratic habit of demanding roast chicken for dinner, rather than humbler fare, that led to his discovery; other tales say that it was his companions’ practice of calling him ‘Sire’ that somehow gave away his royal identity. Duke Leopold must have been delighted to have his great enemy the King of England in his clutches, and he promptly locked up Richard in Durnstein Castle, a stro |
What now common device was proposed by Townes in 1958 and built by Maiman in 1960? (Townes got the Nobel Prize and Maiman filed the patent) | Laser | Laser Laser You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 4 to 33 are not shown in this preview. This action might not be possible to undo. Are you sure you want to continue? CANCEL We've moved you to where you read on your other device. Get the full title to continue Get the full title to continue reading from where you left off, or restart the preview. Restart preview |
What was seen and recognised for the first time by Johann Galle in 1846? | Neptune Completes First Orbit Since Its Discovery in 1846 Neptune Completes First Orbit Since Its Discovery in 1846 By Geoff Gaherty, Starry Night Education | July 12, 2011 11:03am ET MORE On the night Johann Galle first spotted Neptune in 1846, it was in the constellation Aquarius close to the planet Saturn as seen here. Credit: Starry Night Software Tonight the planet Neptune completes its first trip around the sun since humans first discovered the gas giant planet. Neptune is the only planet to have been discovered by mathematics . French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier noticed irregularities in the motions of other planets, and from these perturbations calculated that there must be an eighth planet lurking out beyond Uranus. Using Le Verrier’s calculations, German astronomer Johann Galle at the Berlin Observatory located the new planet on Sept. 23, 1846. Neptune's orbit is shaped roughly like an oval, with the planet taking about 165 years to complete a single circuit. The average distance between Neptune and the sun is nearly 2.8 billion miles (4.5 billion kilometers). That's roughly 30 times as far away as Earth. On the night Galle discovered Neptune, it was just north of the planet Saturn in the constellation Aquarius. Tonight Neptune is back in Aquarius. The sky maps available here show how Neptune appeared to astronomers when it was first seen in 1846, as well as how it appears tonight. Tonight marks exactly one Neptunian year, 165.6 Earth years, later, and Neptune has returned to Aquarius. Saturn is currently in Virgo, on the other side of the sky as seen here. Credit: Starry Night Software Why does Neptune appear to be in a different position tonight than it was in 1846? The answer is complicated and has been explained by Peter Jedicke of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Writing in the RASC "Observer’s Handbook 2011," Jedicke explains that he used the International Celestial Reference Frame to determine that Neptune returns to the exact point in its orbit where it was discovered tonight at 22:27 Universal Time, or 6:27 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Happy Birthday, Neptune! This article was provided to SPACE.com by Starry Night Education , the leader in space science curriculum solutions. Follow Starry Night on Twitter @StarryNightEdu . |
Which office has been held by Horace King, Selwyn Lloyd and George Thomas? | Obituary: Viscount Tonypandy | The Independent Obituary: Viscount Tonypandy Monday 22 September 1997 23:02 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Thomas George Thomas, politician: born 29 January 1909; MP (Labour) for Cardiff Central 1945-50, Cardiff West 1950-83; PPS to Minister of Aviation 1951; member, Chairman's Panel, House of Commons 1951-64; Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office 1964-66; Minister of State, Welsh Office 1966-67; Minister of State, Commonwealth Office 1967-68; Secretary of State for Wales 1968-70; PC 1968; deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means, House of Commons 1964-76; Speaker of the House of Commons 1976-83; created 1983 Viscount Tonypandy; chairman, Bank of Wales 1985-91; died Cardiff 22 September 1997. George Thomas was the first Speaker of the House of Commons to be known by the whole nation; known, and loved too. In 1978, two years after his appointment, the BBC began broadcasting Today in Parliament and its opening call ``Order! Order!'', declaimed in Thomas's rolling Rhondda accent, became a national catchphrase. The broadcast provided most people with their first experience of how Parliament is conducted and how Mr Speaker could exert his authority over rebellious MPs by good-humoured and witty intervention. Within a week, a star was born. Speaker Thomas had become a national institution. And it was, of course, his gratifying apotheosis, after what he had wrongly felt to be a chequered political career. George Thomas had been a lively, eloquent, busy MP in the 1945 parliament, a member of the committee chairmen's panel and first chairman of the Welsh Grand Committee. But, unlike his fellow member for Cardiff, James Callaghan, he was not offered even junior office. Nineteen years passed before he was rewarded and even then Harold Wilson could not fulfil his intention to make him Chairman of Ways and Means and deputy Speaker. The Labour majority was only five and a deputy Speaker renounces his party vote, a loss the Government could not afford. Thomas was consoled first with a junior post at the Home Office and then as Minister of State at the Welsh Office. Later, as Minister of State at the Commonwealth Office, he enjoyed travelling the world and proved to be rather good at sorting out difficult African leaders whose temperament was more akin to that of the warm, voluble Welshman than to that of the average reserved Englishman. It was however in the United States, in Georgia, that a preacher said it all: ``His face is white but his heart is as black as ours.'' At last, in 1968, he entered the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Wales. It was a difficult time for the Welsh Office. Welsh nationalism was growing, particularly linguistic nationalism, and there was a tiny fringe threatening violence. Thomas, like many of his compatriots, had no enthusiasm for the nationalist cause. Moreover he had an English mother, and so had not nearly enough of the Welsh language, some people felt, for a man chosen to be the Welsh Secretary of State. The tension grew as the investiture of the Prince of Wales drew closer. Thomas's life was constantly threatened. His bungalow was plastered with Welsh-language posters and leaflets and he was attacked in religious newspapers and even from the pulpit. The Prince of Wales was due to spend a preparatory term at Aberystwyth and the academics feared that it would be dangerous. The Secretary of State had a heavy responsibility but the police were confident enough and the Special Branch did all that was necessary around Caernarvon Castle for the ceremony itself. When Labour was re- elected in 1974, George Thomas was 65. He fully expected to return to the Welsh Office, and to the end of his days he resented the fact that Wilson and Callaghan had failed to warn him that the job was to go to a younger man, and one favoured by the Welsh speakers. The post selected for Thomas was again the Chairmanship of Ways and Means and deputy Speaker. Seeing his disappointment Wilson reminded him that Selwyn Lloyd must surely soon retire, although of course |
What is the first name of Andy Murray's brother who won the Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon in 2007 with Jelena Jankovic? | BBC SPORT | Tennis | Murray wins Wimbledon mixed title BBC Sport at Wimbledon Murray and Jankovic were playing in their first event together Jamie Murray became the first Briton for 20 years to win a senior title at Wimbledon as he and Serbia's Jelena Jankovic won the mixed doubles. The 21-year-old Scot, elder brother of British number one Andy, follows in the footsteps of Jeremy Bates and Jo Durie, who won the same title in 1987. Murray and Jankovic beat fifth seeds Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden and Australia's Alicia Molik 6-4 3-6 6-1. It was the last match of the tournament and was played on Centre Court. Interview: Jamie Murray and Jelena Jankovic After a pulsating men's final the arena was empty for the start of the mixed final, but it soon filled up with spectators keen to witness a small moment of British tennis history. The home favourite did not make the best of starts, dropping serve straight away, but Murray and Jankovic soon recovered the break. It could be a good bet - and you'd probably get some good odds too! Jamie Murray when asked by BBC Sport in March on his chances of winning a Grand slam title before Andy And when doubles expert Bjorkman was broken in game nine, Murray and Jankovic held onto the advantage to seal the first set. It was a different story in the second, however, as the fifth seeds raced into a 5-1 lead and quickly got back on level terms. The momentum appeared to be with the more established pair but it was not the case. Bjorkman was broken to love in the second game of the deciding set and, with the Wimbledon crowd increasingly vociferous, a second break followed in game six. It fell to the beaming Jankovic to serve out and she did so comfortably, sealing a first Grand Slam title for both players. An elated Murray said: "I don't know if it's sunk in, but it feels pretty good." He paid tribute to his Serbian partner, the world number three in singles but a self-confessed doubles novice. 606: DEBATE A brilliant performance by the pair, I'm really chuffed for Jamie KG "She won the match in the end because she kept returning the guy's serve and I couldn't do it," he said. Jankovic, who lost to eventual finalist Marion Bartoli in the fourth round of the women's singles, admitted that a first Grand Slam win was especially sweet. "It's really an incredible feeling for me to be there and to hold the trophy," she said. "It's something that I always dreamed of, and I would love one day to have that feeling with the singles trophy." SEE ALSO |
Who married Wendy Deng in 1999? | Rupert Murdoch files for divorce from wife of 14 years Wendi Deng | Daily Mail Online comments The reason Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from his wife of 14 years Wendi Deng is reported to be 'jaw-dropping.' Since news emerged of the media tycoon's decision, Twitter has been awash with speculation about why the 82-year-old is splitting up with his third wife. BBC financial correspondent Robert Peston, who is said to be a close friends with some key Murdoch staffers, hinted at a shocking reason writing on his Twitter page: 'Undisclosed reasons for Murdoch divorcing Deng are jaw-dropping.' Later several US websites began carrying a denial of one of the astonishing theories that emerged from the Twitter rumour mill and which was unsupported by any evidence. Scroll down for video Divorce: Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng's marriage came less than a month after his divorce from ex-wife Anna Maria Torv Murdoch Mann was finalized Pay-out?: A source told MailOnline there is a prenuptial agreement in place and the divorce will not have any real effect on News Corporation Divorce: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and wife Wendi Deng Murdoch arrive on the red carpet for the 85th Annual Academy Awards in February Big day: The couple married on a yacht in 1999, 17 days after his divorce from his second wife Anna Torv Rumours: BBC financial correspondent Robert Peston, who is said to be a close friends with some key Murdoch staffers, hinted at a shocking reason writing on his Twitter page For more videos, please go to www.JingLiUS.com Murdoch's biographer, Michael Wolff, added to the speculation writing on his Twitter account: 'I'm hearing the WHY, the big reveal, the scandal details, could come tomorrow.' 'I think he genuinely loved her,' Mr Wolff told the Guardian. 'Everyone is wondering what went wrong.' The News Corp chairman and CEO married Wendi, 44, in 1999 after meeting at a party in Hong Kong two years prior. She is most famously known for punching a man who threw a pie at her husband over the phone hacking scandal during a British parliamentary committee. A source told MailOnline there is not only a pre-nuptial agreement, but also two further 'post-nups' in 2002 and 2004. The divorce will not have any real effect on News Corporation. Their 1999 marriage came 17 days after his divorce from ex-wife Anna Maria Torv Murdoch Mann was finalized, which was one of the most expensive in history at $1.7billion. Court papers state 'the relationship has been irretrievably broken for the last six months'. They lived in a $44 million Fifth Avenue penthouse previously owned by Laurance S. Rockefeller and have an impressive portfolio of homes in Los Angeles, London, Canberra, Australia, Carmel, California, and Centre Island, New York. New York home: 834 Fifth Avenue where Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng live in a triplex on the top floors. Rupert bought it for $44million in 2005 Triplex: Murdoch and Wendi lived in the top three floors of 834 Fifth Avenue in New York Beverly Hills Home: One of the many properties Murdoch owns which he could lose in the divorce. Though the couple have a prenup, it depends how water tight it is and Deng is expected to fight for some of his estate The Murdochs would have celebrated their fourteenth wedding anniversary in less than a fortnight. A source told the Mail: 'This divorce is no surprise, it's been on the cards for a while. Wendi and Rupert have been living separate lives. She's a New York fixture and is interested in her own career.' Ira E. Garr of the law firm Garr Silpe is representing Murdoch in the divorce. He has represented Ivana Trump in the past. THE BIGGEST DIVORCE IN HISTORY? With a net worth of $11.2billion, Rupert Murdoch's divorce from Wendi Deng could be the most expensive ever. Married three times, his split from second wife, of 32 years, Anna Murdoch, in 1999, is currently the world's biggest. She received $1.7billion of his assets - including $110million in cash, according to ABC news. The second most expensive divorce was in 2008, when Formula One tycoon Bernie Eccl |
How many coloured squares are there on a standard 'Rubik's Cube'? | Basic Concepts and Notations - Understanding the Rubik's Cube - Joe Converse Basic Notations Extended Notations Large Cube Basics Large Cube Notations Conjugates and Commutators Basic Concepts and Notations Many people look at the cube and see 54 colored squares. This is bad. There are not 54 individual pieces to move. There are only 26 pieces (8 corners, 12 edges, and 6 centers), and only 20 of them move (the centers do not). Realizations like this are the key to understanding the Rubik's cube and how to solve it. The notes below outline some of the main insights to remember when working with any Rubik's cube puzzle. Don't just read these notes. Understand them and make them unconciously obvious. Centers A center is always a center. No moves can ever make a center be an edge or a corner. A center has only 1 color on it and this color never changes. The centers never move, they only rotate. This is especially key. The relative positions of the 6 center pieces will never change. This defines the relative positions of the colors for you. In most cases (though not all since color patterns are not compeltely standard), white is opposite yellow, red is opposite orange, blue is opposite green. Looking straight at red with yellow on top, green is to the right. That defines your cube. Learn this color pattern well. Edges An edge is always an edge. No moves can ever make an edge be a center or a corner. An edge has 2 colors on it, and which 2 colors never change. An edge is only solved when both colors are on the correct faces, not just one of them. Corners A corner is always a corner. No moves can ever make a corner be a center or an edge. A corner has 3 colors on it, and which 3 colors never change. A corner is solved when any two of them are on the correct face, but not just one of them. Wait? Not all 3 need colors need to be on the correct face? But can't you have the red-blue-yellow corner in between the red and yellow faces such that they look right but have the blue side on the green face? The answer is no, though it's not immediately obvious, and brings us to the next point to understand. Not all color patterns are possible. Why? Because there aren't 54 pieces, there are 26. In the example above, the red-blue-yellow corner always exists in the order "red-blue-yellow" when you move clockwise around looking at it. To be in the red-yellow-green position with yellow and red correct, but blue on the green face would require it to look like "red-yellow-blue" (again clockwise) which it never ever can (if it does, then someone took the stickers off and put them back on wrong and the only way to solve it is to take them off and put them back on correctly). The only color patterns possible are those which can be made from the 24 pieces which inherently lock some color squares together in particular ways. But wait! There's more! Not all piece combinations are possible. Why aren't all arrangements possible? Because you can't arbitrarily move the pieces. You can only rotate entire faces at a time. Thus only those arrangements attainable by a series of such moves is possible. Thus, for example, you can't have everything right except one edge flipped with the wrong orientation (though 2 edges flipped wrong is possible). There are about 519 quintillion (519 followed by 18 zeros) different ways of putting the pieces into the cube. But only 1 in 12 (43 quintillion) of them are possible to get from a solved cube (and thus are possible to solve). If you meet one of the others, someone has taken the cube apart and put it back together wrong, and the only possible way to sovle it is to take it apart and put it back together correctly. Along the way through the solution here it'll be pointed out how to tell if this has happened. And while we've just hinted at it, let's say this explicitly: Not all moves are possible. The only moves you can make is to rotate a face. Further, there are only 3 such rotations possible for each face: rotate 90 degrees clockwise, rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise, or rotate 1 |
Chapter titles of which classic novel include 'Nantucket', 'Ambergris' and 'Ahab's Leg'? | Moby Dick Summary | GradeSaver Moby Dick Summary Buy Study Guide The novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville is an epic tale of the voyage of the whaling ship the Pequod and its captain, Ahab, who relentlessly pursues the great Sperm Whale (the title character) during a journey around the world. The narrator of the novel is Ishmael , a sailor on the Pequod who undertakes the journey out of his affection for the sea. Moby Dick begins with Ishmael's arrival in New Bedford as he travels toward Nantucket. He rests at the Spouter Inn in New Bedford, where he meets Queequeg , a harpooner from New Zealand who will also sail on the Pequod. Although Queequeg appears dangerous, he and Ishmael must share a bed together and the narrator quickly grows fond of the somewhat uncivilized harpooner. Queequeg is actually the son of a High Chief who left New Zealand because of his desire to learn among Christians. The next day, Ishmael attends a church service and listens to a sermon by Father Mapple , a renowned preacher who delivers a sermon considering Jonah and the whale that concludes that the tale is a lesson to preacher Truth in the face of Falsehood. On a schooner to Nantucket, Ishmael and Queequeg come across a local bumpkin who mocks Queequeg. However, when this bumpkin is swept overboard, Queequeg saves him. In Nantucket, Queequeg and Ishmael choose between three ships for a year journey, and decide upon the Pequod. The Captain of the Pequod, Peleg , is now retired, and merely owns the boat with another Quaker, Bildad . Peleg tells them of the new captain, Ahab, and immediately describes him as a grand and ungodly man. Before leaving for their voyage, Ishmael and Queequeg come across a stranger named Elijah who predicts disaster on their journey. Before leaving on the Pequod, Elijah again predicts disaster. Ishmael and Queequeg board the Pequod, where Captain Ahab is still unseen, secluded in his own cabin. Peleg and Bildad consult with Starbuck , the first mate. He is a Quaker and a Nantucket native who is quite practical. The second mate is Stubb , a Cape Cod native with a more jovial and carefree attitude. The third is Flask , a Martha's Vineyard native with a pugnacious attitude. Melville introduces the rest of the crew, including the Indian harpooner Tashtego , the African harpooner Daggoo . Several days into the voyage, Ahab finally appears as a man seemingly made of bronze who stands on an ivory leg fashioned from whalebone. He eventually gets into a violent argument with Stubb when the second mate makes a joke at Ahab's expense, and kicks him. This leads Stubb to dream of kicking Ahab's ivory leg off, but Flask claims that the kick from Ahab is a sign of honor. At last, Ahab tells the crew of the Pequod to look for a white-headed whale with a wrinkled brow: Moby Dick, the legendary whale that took Ahab's leg. Starbuck tells Ahab that his obsession with Moby Dick is madness, but Ahab claims that all things are masks and there is some unknown reasoning behind that mask that man must strike through. For Ahab, Moby Dick is that mask. Ahab himself seems to recognize his own madness. Starbuck begins to worry that the ship is overmatched by the mad captain and knows that he will see an impious end to Ahab. While Queequeg and Ishmael weave a sword-mat for lashing to their boat, the Pequod soon comes upon a whale and Ahab orders his crew to their boats. Ahab orders his special crew, which Ishmael compares to "phantoms," to their boats. The crew attacks a whale and Queequeg does strike it, but this is insufficient to kill it. Among the "phantoms" in the boat is Fedallah , a sinister Parsee. After passing the Cape of Good Hope, the Pequod comes across the Goney (Albatross), another ship on its voyage. Ahab asks whether they have seen Moby Dick as the ships pass one another, but Ahab cannot hear his answer. The mere passing of the ships is unorthodox behavior, for ships will generally have a 'gam,' a meeting between two ships. The Pequod does have a gam with the next ship it encounters, the Town-Ho. Ishmael interrupts his narration to tel |
Which Spaniard led an expedition which reached Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital in 1519? | The Spanish Conquest (1519-1521) : Mexico History History | See all articles tagged history The Spanish Conquest (1519-1521) Tweet April 21, 1519--the year Ce Acatl (One Reed) by Aztec reckoning-- marked the opening of a short but decisive chapter in Mexico's history. On that day a fleet of 11 Spanish galleons sailing along the eastern gulf coast dropped anchor just off the wind-swept beach on the island of San Juan de Ulúa. Under the command of the wily, daring Hernán Cortés, the vessels bore 550 Spanish soldiers and sailors, as well as 16 horses, the first of the species to tread the American continent. The party disembarked to set up camp on the dunes behind the beach. In a friendly reception from the native Totonac Indians, greetings and gifts were exchanged. Cognizant of the existence of a great inland Empire, Cortés promptly dispatched a message requesting an audience with Aztec ruler Moctezuma II . (The term "Aztec" will be used throughout, although some historians prefer the less familiar designation "Mexica" for the last of Mexico's formidable pre-Hispanic civilizations.) Runners had already carried word to the "Lord of Cuhúa" in Tenochitlán, the capital city set on an island in Lake Texcoco some 200 hundred miles away. They reported the arrival of fair-skinned, bearded strangers and fearsome "man-beasts" (cavalry) who had descended from "towers floating on the sea." Cortés wasted no time in staking a claim for God and King, ceremoniously founding a settlement on the coast that he christened Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, in reference to the fleet's arrival on Good Friday to what he believed to be a vast land of plenty. The Spanish Conquest had begun. All odds were against this tiny band of adventurers who would soon venture into unknown territory to topple the mighty Aztec Empire. It could never have happened were it not for Cortés' remarkable fortitude and cunning, coupled with an incredible series of coincidental prior events. In the wake the "discovery" of the Western Hemisphere by Christopher Columbus (1492), Spanish and Portuguese explorers continued the quest for riches in the New World. Among these were Francisco Hernández de Córdoba and Juan de Grijalba who, under the orders of Diego Veláquez, Spanish Governor of Cuba, set out on ill-fated ventures to the Yucatan and Mexico's gulf coast (1517-1518). Velázquez then commissioned the 34 year-old Cortés to lead a new expedition westward, but alarmed by escalating costs, had a last-minute change of heart. The eager and ever-astute Cortés eluded cancellation of the enterprise by hastily setting sail. The fleet first landed on the island of Cozumel off the Yucatan peninsula. There Cortés ransomed fellow Spaniard Gerónimo de Aguilar who had been forced to live among the Mayas after surviving a 1511 shipwreck during a prior expedition. Aguilar proved an invaluable asset to Cortés, acting as his personal interpreter of both native language and culture. Communication problems arose anew, however, as the Spaniards sailed farther north, encountering natives who spoke a different tongue. Fortuitously, the spoils of victory over a Tabascan chieftain at Potonchán included a gift of twenty native maidens, one of whom was fluent in both the Náhuatl and Mayan tongues. The comely and clever Malintzin was promptly baptized with a Spanish name, Marina, and appointed the task of intervening in further contacts with indigenous peoples. She translated Náhuatl to Mayan for Aguilar, who then put her words into Spanish. Doña Marina soon earned her place as Cortés' most intimate adviser by first mastering Spanish and then becoming his mistress. Eventually she bore him a son, Martín, the first mixed-blood Mexican or mestizo. For having aided the Spaniards, today she is widely considered a traitor to her own people. The moniker by which she is mostly commonly known, la Malinche, gave rise to the modern-day term malinchista used in reference a Mexican who takes a fancy to anything of foreign origin. Meanwhile, back in Tenochitlán, Moctezuma was in a quandary as to how to best deal with |
The African Fish Eagle is the emblem of which team in the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup? | BBC Sport - Rugby Union - Namibia rugby: Out of Boks' shadow Namibia rugby: Out of Boks' shadow By Sean Davies Rugby songs: Land of the brave Nick name: Biltongboere, Welwitschias The First World War brought rugby to Namibia, the game introduced by South African soldiers when they invaded the German-run colony in 1915. Full record: Wales v Namibia The South African influence would continue, Namibia's team competing in the Currie Cup as South West Africa until the country gained its independence in 1990. The British and Irish Lions played games in South West Africa in 1962, 1968, 1974 and 1980 and, until independence, Namibian players were also eligible to represent the Springboks, the likes of Jan Ellis and Percy Montgomery taking that route. The Namibia Rugby Union was formed in March 1990 and immediately joined the International Rugby Board. They had gained their best-ever Currie Cup finish of third in 1989, so presented a tough challenge to Ron Waldron's Neath-dominated Wales side when they toured in 1990. Kevin Phillips captained Wales on the tour, fellow Welsh All Blacks Glyn Llewellyn and Chris Bridges winning their maiden caps in the first Test in Windhoek. Bridges scored the crucial try on his Wales debut against Namibia in 1990 It was men from Neath who contributed all the Welsh points, Paul Thorburn scoring 14 while Bridges got the crucial try that took Wales from a worrying 9-9 scoreline to an 18-9 win. Namibia full-back Andre Stoop - who was later to make a name for himself in rugby league in the north of England - was sent off by referee Fred Howard for head-butting Steve Ford. Waldron's men stayed in Windhoek for the second Test a week later, where Owain Williams was given his only Wales cap. The flanker scored a try, while Thorburn's 15 points and a long Anthony Clement drop-goal took the tourists to a 30-15 advantage. But the fragilities in Waldron's team were exposed as Namibia fought back to level at 30-30, Wales needing Arthur Emyr to score his second try to sneak the win. The following year was perhaps the finest for Namibian rugby as they won all 10 of their Tests, including two victories over Ireland and two in another home series against Italy. Their introduction to the international scene had been too late to give the fledgling side the chance to qualify for the 1991 World Cup, though. Wales were back in Windhoek in 1993 under coach Alan Davies - and again they had to battle for their win. The tourists were behind 20-19 after 60 minutes in a match that saw the lead change five times. Namibia full-back Jaco Coetzee contributed 18 points, but two tries from Emyr Lewis helped Wales to a 38-23 success. The Welwitschias missed out on qualification for the 1995 World Cup, but reached rugby's ultimate stage in 1999, 2003 and 2007. Limited player numbers and the difficulties of finding regular, challenging fixtures have restricted their impact, though. Namibia have never won a World Cup game and suffered a record 142-0 defeat against Australia in 2003. The Welwitschias will be very much the underdogs in New Zealand in 2011 as they prepare for group games against Wales, South Africa, Fiji and Samoa. Bookmark with: |
Suzanne Packer who plays 'Tess Bateman' in 'Casualty' is the sister of which now retired, World Champion athlete? | Colin Jackson and his sister, Suzanne | The Sunday Times Show all Colin Jackson and his sister, Suzanne Colin Jackson CBE, 38, set the world record for the 110-metre hurdles in 1993 and won 44 consecutive hurdles victories. He retired from athletics in 2003 and is now a motivational speaker. He was runner-up in Strictly Come Dancing in 2005 and takes part in its end-of-year special on Christmas Day. He traced his family roots in a recent Who Do You Think You Are?, and in January he presents Colins Wales on ITV Wales. He lives alone in Cardiff. His sister, Suzanne Packer, 43, is an actress who plays the role of Tess Bateman in Casualty. She is divorced from the American actor Jesse Newman and lives in Cardiff with their son, Paris, 3 Published: 17 December 2006 Print SUZANNE: The day Colin was born, I went upstairs with my father and grandfather to see Mum, who was on the bed holding this pinky, crinkly thing. I have flashes of memory of Colin dressed up to go to Sunday school, but mostly I remember him as an incredibly active child. He was never still. Being nearly five years older, I was responsible for Colin — something I took on quite naturally. Mum and Dad both worked, so in the holidays we had to amuse ourselves. We only went away once, to Brixham in Devon — our parents couldn’t afford holidays. But the housing estate where we lived was surrounded by greenery and woods. Colin and I would walk for miles, exploring and having adventures. We were never bored. We used to play badminton. There was no net, just an imaginary line, and I’d make certain Colin was on the side where Subscribe now |
Which period in the Mesozoic era came between the Triassic and the Cretaceous? | The Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods Andrew Bret Wallis/ The Image Bank/ Getty Images Updated April 25, 2016. It may come as a shock to the average dinosaur buff, but the Triassic , Jurassic , and Cretaceous periods weren't originally designated as a way to keep track of long-extinct reptiles. Rather, these vast stretches of historical time were marked out by geologists to distinguish among various types of geologic strata (chalk, limestone, etc.) laid down tens of millions of years ago. Of course, since dinosaur fossils are usually found embedded in rock, paleontologists associate dinosaurs with the geologic period in which they lived--for example, "the sauropods of the late Jurassic." To put these geologic periods in the proper context, you should bear in mind that the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous don't cover all of prehistory, not by a long shot. First came the Precambrian period , which stretched from the earth’s formation to about 542 million years ago. The development of multicellular life ushered in the Paleozoic Era (542-250 million years ago), which embraced shorter geologic periods including (in order) the Cambrian , Ordovician , Silurian , Devonian , Carboniferous and Permian periods. continue reading below our video What are the Seven Wonders of the World It's only after all that that we reach the Mesozoic Era (250-65 million years ago), which includes the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Next Page: The Triassic Period Prev |
Which nineteenth century conflict is the background to the novel 'Cold Mountain' by Charles Frazier? | Cold Mountain From Clio's Vault, April 2016 Cold Mountain : An American Odyssey by Deborah Cole I am sometimes asked the way to the Cold Mountain. There is no path that goes all the way. Even in summer the ice never melts; Far into the morning the mists gather thick. How, you may ask, did I manage to get here? My heart is not like your heart. If only your heart were like mine You too would be living where I live now. Translated by Arthur Waley This poet, his poem, and even his mountain retreat refer to the term 'Cold Mountain.' For instance, Han-shan's name translates as "The Master of Cold Mountain." In addition, the poet retired to a place called Cold Mountain, located in the T'ien-t'ai mountain range, which extends along the coast of Chekiang Province, south of the Bay of Hangchow. Scholars believe he lived during the late eighth and early ninth centuries. According to William Theodore de Bary, Han-shan wrote poems like the one quoted above during the "golden age of Chinese poetry", and during the "rise of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism in the T'ang dynasty." Arthur Waley wrote, in the introduction to his translated poems: "In his poems the Cold Mountain is often the name of a state of mind rather than a locality. It is on this conception, as well as on that of the 'hidden treasure,' the Buddha who is to be sought not somewhere outside us, but 'at home' in the heart, that the mysticism of the poems is based." Like Han-shan's poems, the film Cold Mountain consists of layers of meaning, which at first are concealed from the viewer. For example, Cold Mountain refers to the town, its people, and the events that take place there. From a spiritual point of view, Cold Mountain is a state of mind, especially for the Jude Law's character, Inman, who is able to cope with the horrors of war by remembering his life in his hometown of Cold Mountain prior to the war, and remembering his sweetheart, Ada, who is waiting there for his return. The poem also says, "There is no path that goes all the way." This is true for Inman because the war prevents him from physically returning. However, he can still travel there in his mind. Understanding this 'state of mind' is important to understanding the film's subtle nuances. Anthony Minghella, director and screenplay writer, based Cold Mountain roughly on Charles Frazier's novel of the same title, which won the National Book Award. The film, released by Miramax Films in 2003, stars Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, and Jude Law. Nicole Kidman portrays Ada Monroe, a Southern belle from Charleston who moves to the town of Cold Mountain, North Carolina, with her preacher father, played by Donald Sutherland. Renée Zellweger depicts Ruby Thewes, a young mountain girl who helps Ada become self-reliant after the death of her father. Other notable actors include Brendan Gleeson (Stobrod Thewes, Ruby's father), Natalie Portman (Sara), and Kathy Baker (Sally Swanger). Following the success of the book, The Cold Mountain, the film version, won eight Golden Globe Awards® nominations. Those nominations were in the Drama category for Best Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Nicole Kidman), Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Jude Law), Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Renée Zellweger), Best Director and Best Screenplay (Anthony Minghella), Best Original Score (Gabriel Yared), and Best Original Song (Music and Lyrics by Sting). Renée Zellweger was the only winner. The film also won seven Academy Awards® nominations. The actors receiving those nominations were Jude Law (Actor in a Leading Role), Renée Zellweger (Actress in a Supporting Role), John Seale (Cinematography), Walter Murch (Film Editing), Gabriel Yared (Music - Original Score), "Scarlet Tide," Music and Lyrics by T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello (Music - Original Song), and "You Will Be My Ain True Love," Music and Lyrics by Sting (Music - Original Song). Again, Renée Zellweger was the only winner. Reflecting the multiple layers of Zen poetry, the film has several st |
The US state of Pennsylvania has a coastline on which of the Great Lakes? | United States: A Road Trip to the Great Lakes - TripAdvisor Want the lowest hotel prices? You're in the right place. We check 200+ sites for you. United States: A Road Trip to the Great Lakes Review a place you’ve visited JOIN United States: A Road Trip to the Great Lakes Save Article Read more about United States Topics include Dining Scene, For Foreign Visitors & more! Comments (0) North America's Great Lakes region offers some of the continent's top attractions, such as Niagara Falls and Chicago, but also some lesser known road trip possibilities. The five majestic Great Lakes (Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan and Superior) hold over one-fifth of the world's fresh surface water. From east to west, these lakes are split between the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota and Province of Ontario in Canada. Attractions include natural wonders such as Niagara Falls, great beaches (where water temperatures can reach as high as 80 degrees F. in late summer), wildlife areas, exciting islands, famed arboretums, charming small town harbors, towering sand dunes, and picturesque lakeshores such as Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Isle Royale National Park, Wisconsin's Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and Indiana's Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Great cities grace the shores of these lakes, from Toronto, Canada's largest city, to Chicago, America's "Second City" and home of the continent's tallest skyscrapers. In Chicago and Cleveland, the region is home to two of the world's best orchestras, and the region is dotted with great museums. A cultural tour of the region from late October through May during the non-peak vacation off-season can be economical and very memorable, despite the region's sometimes harsh winter weather, now greatly muted by global warming. All along the lakeshores are very good wineries, especially noted for some of the world's best ice wine. Cuisine is varied but often heavily influenced by the region's waves of ethnic immigrations and in recent decades by an emergence of locavore restaurants featuring the region's agricultural bounty. Magnificent stadiums and arenas host the continent's major professional baseball, basketball, football and ice hockey leagues. The historic venues of the Big Ten university athletic league grace the region, turning the fall football season especially into a spirited spectacle of athletic competition. The Big Ten features 3 of the 4 largest stadiums in the world, including the " Big House " in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the home stadium of the Univ. of Michigan, with a capacity of over 107,000, the largest in the Western Hemisphere. Some of the continent's best zoos and botanical gardens are located in the region. Great engineering attractions include the Welland Canal north of Niagara Falls, the Mackinac Bridge and the Soo Locks in northern Michigan. Other cultural attractions include Ohio Amish country, the largest Amish community in the world; Cedar Point, the roller coaster capital of the world; and The Henry Ford, south of Detroit, one of the world's great history and auto travel museums and factory tours. One of the world's great historical attractions is in Dayton, Ohio. At Huffman Prairie Flying Field in 1905, after almost two years of life-risking test flights and engineering advancements, following their short flights at Kitty Hawk in 1903, the Wright brothers finally perfected a powered aircraft capable of sustained and reliable flight. That plane, the Wright Flyer III, is housed in the Wright Brothers Aviation Center at Dayton's Carillon Historical Park. Both of these attractions are part of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. Dayton also is the home of the U.S. Air Force National Museum, the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world. Another historical attraction is in Kirtland, Ohio. Historical Kirtland recreates the village where the Mormon church was first organized, and the Kirtland Temple, the first Mormon temple, is open t |
"Give the two words that complete the line of the poem 'Night Mail' by W. H. Auden. ""This is the Night Mail crossing the border. Bringing the cheque and the ..... ..... "".?" | Night Mail Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 6 out of 7 people found the following review useful: One of the most important documentaries to ever come out of Britain from United Kingdom 23 August 2011 From 1933, the GPO (General Post Office) Film Unit produced many documentaries, inspired by the likes of Nanook of the North, to promote their service. The films had many talented British film-makers working for them, including the likes of Basil Wright and Alberto Cavalcanti (both on the production team here), and have recently been released in three DVD collector's editions by the British Film Institute. As well as producing some damn fine films, they are key works in understanding the mentality and living conditions of a Britain long gone, when we took pride in our work. They are both uplifting in their detail and wholly depressing given the state of Britain today. I'm only 27 and feel this way, so God knows what the old folk must think. Night Mail follows the midnight postal train from London to Scotland, looking at various things such as the sorting room, the loading of the train, and the inspired way of collecting mail from various places by catching the bags at high speeds in a retracting net. The last ten minutes features a now famous poem by W.H. Auden, read to the music of Benjamin Britten, that is read rhythmically to the sounds of the train. Starting slow, it gradually picks up pace as the train gets faster, and ends at a breathless pace. Finishing at around the 30 minute mark, it leaves a great impression regardless of its slight running time. As mentioned before, it manages to capture the spirit of old Britain, and of a time when our public services were actually efficient. Now, the Post Office seems to lose more mail than it delivers, and if you're lucky to catch a train that arrives on time, you have the pleasure in sitting near some gormless scumbag listening to his s**t dance music out loud, or some lazy fat single mother who won't deal with their screaming baby. But anyway, the quality of the film-making is often overwhelming for a documentary short, using interesting camera angles, lovely cinematography, and informative narration. I was surprised to see that the average user rating for this on IMDb is 6.8, considering this is one of the best, and most important documentaries to come out Britain. Ever. www.the-wrath-of-blog.blogspot.com from Charlottesville, VA 4 January 2000 Anyone interested in Auden's poetry will find this film well worth seeing. Benjamin Britten, with whom Auden was romantically involved at the time, wrote the music. In order to sync words and music, much of Auden's original text had to be excised. Was the above review useful to you? 7 out of 9 people found the following review useful: A unique glimpse of postal services in 1936 from London, England 27 February 2009 Made in 1936 (in black and white of course) NIGHTMAIL has become an icon of the British documentary movement. The budget was only £2,000 and the film was made as a promotional film for the Post Office services. The GPO film unit deserves a posthumous Oscar. The quality of directing, lighting and camera work in this documentary beats that of many of today's films and brings an almost Hitchcockian atmosphere and tension to the screen. This is the story of the Travelling Post office from Euston station in London to Glasgow in Scotland, in the days when the railways were efficient, frequent and run by proud workers who wore waistcoats, ties and hats and spoke politely to one another like the team that they were. It is surprising how old the men all seem now, in these days of youth culture, gentle character-full faces bearing no guile, tired and lined but proud and honest. The journey begins with the great spoutings of steam and turning of oiled wheels and the sound of banging doors, cries and whistles that emanate from all mainline stations and follows the trains from station to station throughout the night as they pick up mail along the way. A weird and wonderful Heath-Robinson device had been invented whereby bundles of post c |
Which harbour is the setting for the painting 'Impression, Sunrise', which gave rise to the name of the art movement? | Analysis of Claude Monet’s Impression, Sunrise | Incite Incite Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship Analysis of Claude Monet’s Impression, Sunrise Filed under Art , Art , Art History , Research , Volume 4 Share: Throughout the years, Claude Monet’s Impression, Sunrise has been celebrated as the quintessential symbol of the Impressionist Movement. This renowned work of art which illustrates a view of the port of Le Havre in north-western France is considered to be one of Monet’s “most poetic expressions” of his engagement with France’s revitalization efforts after the Franco-Prussian War. [1] Unlike other artworks of the time, the subject matter and specific painting techniques evident in Impression, Sunrise seek to transcribe the feelings initiated by a scene rather than simply rendering the details of a particular landscape. This act of expressing an individual’s perception of nature was a key characteristic and goal of Impressionist art, and is a common motif found in Monet’s paintings. While Impression, Sunrise and Monet’s artistic technique fell under harsh criticism at their outset, Monet’s masterpiece gave birth to a new movement and created a revolution in the world of art. Widely regarded as Monet’s single most famous painting, Impression, Sunrise was completed during the late nineteenth century in 1872. The most significant aspect of the painting is its credit with giving the Impressionist Movement its name. When the painting was first shown to the public in the L’Exposition des Révoltés—an exhibition independent of the Salon that was organized by Monet, Bazille, Pissarro, and their friends—many critics were extremely disapproving of the rebel group’s work, especially that of Monet. [2] In the April issue of Le Charivari, a critic named Louis Leroy judgmentally entitled his article “Exhibition of the Impressionists,” thereby coining the term inspired by the title of Monet’s work Impression, Sunrise. Although this oil painting was disparaged during the time of its creation, today it is viewed as an austere example of the mindset and purpose behind Impressionism. Currently, Impression, Sunrise is located in the Musée Marmottan in Paris, France. [3] The imagery of this work of art presents a focus on the calm feeling of a misty maritime scene. Slightly below the center of the painting, a small rowboat with two indistinct figures floats in the bay. The early morning sun is depicted rising over the foggy harbour with ships and other various boats at port. The shadows of the boats and figures and the reflection of the sun’s rays can be seen on the water’s surface. Monet incorporates a palette of mostly cool, dull colors into the painting with blues and grays, but also includes splashes of warm colors noticed in the sky and the red-orange sun. This usage of a noticeably bright color draws attention to the main focus of the painting, the sun. Numerous vertical elements can be found throughout this hazy landscape. To the left of the center of the canvas, a four-masted clipper ship enters the harbor while smoke-stacks of steamboats fill the atmosphere. Cranes and heavy machinery can be detected to the right side of the painting. The emissions of the factories, ships, and machinery mix with the early rays of the sun to generate a sort of beauty that is “both surprising and seductive.” [4] Off in the distance, more vertical forms break the horizon—chimneys of various factories and masts of other ships may be observed. Through the examination of specific characteristics apparent in the painting, we are able to identify the distinguished artistic style of Monet. As a notable artist, Claude Monet was acknowledged for his awareness of color harmony and his ability to enforce viewers’ attention. He was widely known for capturing rich atmospheric effects and a particular moment in time in his works of art. [5] To accomplish these feats, Monet employed broken brushwork and heightened color. He was also very sensitive to the moods created by a landscape; in his own words he explained his method of depicting the f |
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