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What is the hardest mineral known to man | What is the hardest mineral in the world? | Reference.com What is the hardest mineral in the world? A: Quick Answer The hardest natural mineral in the world is lonsdaleite, a rare mineral made of carbon atoms. This mineral can withstand up to 58 percent more stress than diamond, according to a report by Jessica Griggs of NewScientist. Full Answer Lonsdaleite is very rare, which makes it difficult for scientists to gather samples for experiments. The mineral forms when graphite-containing meteorites come into contact with Earth. Lonsdaleite is similar to diamond, which was previously the hardest natural mineral known to man, but its carbon atoms are arranged in a different way. Despite its hardness, lonsdaleite may not be as useful as the second hardest natural mineral, wurtzite boron nitride, which withstands up to 18 more stress than diamond. This is because the wurtzite boron nitride is stable at higher temperatures. |
What is inscribed on the reverse of the Military Medal | British Gallantry Medals of the First World War Victoria Cross (V.C.) (Level 1 Gallantry Award) This is the highest award for gallantry. It is awarded for an act of outstanding courage or devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy. All ranks were, and still are, eligible when serving with the British and Commonwealth armed forces. The Royal Warrant for the award of the Victoria Cross has essentially remained the same since the inception of the medal to the present day. It was, and still is, awarded “for most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.” (1) The Victoria Cross can also be awarded to civilians if they were under military command at the time of the act of bravery. The George Cross (G.C.) is an equivalent award but is made to an individual, military or civilian, who has carried out an act of special courage when not in the face of the enemy. Origin of the Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross was instituted on 29th January 1856. At the time of the Crimean War (1853-1856) the British military - which consisted of the Royal Navy and the Army - did not have a gallantry medal open to all ranks. The idea was put forward to the British House of Commons by a Member of Parliament and ex-Royal Navy man, Captain T Scobell. It was also suggested as an idea by the then Secretary of State, the Duke of Newcastle. His successor, Lord Panmure, carried on with the correspondence about the new gallantry medal already established with Prince Albert. Queen Victoria was very interested in the medal, especially as it was to be named after her. She preferred the name of “Victoria Cross” to the suggested title of “The Military Order of Victoria”. Victoria involved herself by making suggestions about the design and the metal it could be made of. She was the person who suggested that the design should bear the words “For Valour” instead of the suggested words “For the Brave”. The word “valour” extended a special significance to an act of extra special bravery and courage, which might be considered to be more than an act of “bravery”. Queen Victoria did not like the original copper cross which was submitted for approval. A suggestion was made to create the medal from the cascabels (the knob and the neck of a breech-loading cannon) of two Russian cannons captured in the Crimea. As has been examined in a recent study(2), the two 18 pounder cannons which were provided for creating the Victoria Cross medals were Chinese in origin, not Russian. One theory is that the guns were captured by the Russians from the Chinese and used against the British Army in the battle at Sevastopol. It has also been suggested that the metal used for the Victoria Crosses cast during the First World War did not come from these two original cannons, but from other Chinese guns captured in the Boxer Rebellion (1898-1901). The Royal Warrant for the Victoria Cross was issued on 29th January 1856. The first investiture ceremony was held a few months later in Hyde Park on 26th June 1856. 62 awards were issued for acts of valour during the Crimean War (1853-1856). There is approximately 10kg of remaining metal from the two cascabels of the original cannons reputed to have come from Sevastopol. This is stored in a secure vault and can only be taken out of the vault under an armed guard. The same jewellers, Hancocks of London, has been responsible for casting the Victoria Cross medal from the first one to the present day. The Crimson Medal Ribbon Until April 1918 the medal ribbon issued with the Victoria Cross medal was red (or crimson) for Army recipients and blue for Navy recipients. When the Royal Air Force was formed on 1st April 1918 it was decided that recipients from all of the three Services should wear the crimson ribbon with the medal. From 22nd May 1920 King George V stated in a warrant that all recipients would wear the cr |
Where were the Summer Olympics held in 1948 | London 1948 Summer Olympics - results & video highlights Official Reports arrow Rising to the challenge The Olympic Games had not been held in either 1940 or 1944 due to World War II, and London was called upon at short notice to host them. Despite shortages of essential products due to rationing, the city rose magnificently to the challenge - a true victory over dark times. Innovation and progress The London Games were the first to be shown on home television, although very few people in Great Britain actually owned sets. Starting blocks for athletes in sprint races were introduced for the first time, and the Empire Pool was the first covered Olympic pool to be used at the Games. Memorable performances Seventeen-year-old American Bob Mathias won the decathlon only four months after taking up the sport. He remains the youngest athlete in Olympic history to win a men’s athletics event. The dominant woman of the Games was sprinter Fanny Blankers-Koen of the Netherlands. She entered four sprint events and won all four. Overcoming adversity Karoly Takacs was a member of the Hungarian world champion pistol shooting team in 1938 when a grenade shattered his right hand - his pistol hand. Takacs taught himself to shoot with his left hand and, 10 years later, he won an Olympic gold medal in the rapid-fire pistol event. NOCs: 59 Athletes: 4,104 (390 women, 3,714 men) Events: 136 Media: n/a Participation Many countries, including Burma, Ceylon, Lebanon, Puerto Rico, Syria and Venezuela, were represented for the first time. On the other hand, there were no athletes from Japan, Germany or the USSR. Innovation in athletics Introduction of blocks to facilitate the start for athletes in sprint races (100m to 400m). Recognition Diplomas awarded to the first six athletes. Swimming under cover The Empire Pool was the first covered Olympic pool in history. Located not far from Wembley, it could house 8,000 spectators. As its length exceeded the regulatory 50m for an Olympic pool, a wooden platform was constructed to shorten it and to house the judges and officials. Ceremonies London, Wembley Stadium, 29 July 1948, Opening Ceremony: last torch-bearer John Mark passing the Tribune of Honour, is applauded by members of the Organising Committee. Official opening of the Games by: His Majesty King George VI Lighting the Olympic Flame by: John Mark (athletics) Official Oath by: The officials' oath at an Olympic Summer Games was first sworn in 1972 in Munich. It is composed of the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. The hands of the famous "Big Ben" are pointing to 4 o'clock, the time at which the opening of the Games was planned. In the foreground, the Olympic rings. The Games Organising Committee wanted a typically English emblem, but one that would have significance not only for the generation of that time, but for future generations as well. On the obverse, the traditional goddess of victory, holding a palm in her left hand and a winner’s crown in her right. A design used since the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, created by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cassioli (ITA -1865-1942) and chosen after a competition organised by the International Olympic Committee. For these Games, the picture of victory is accompanied by the specific inscription: "XVIII OLYMPIAD LONDON 1948". On the reverse, an Olympic champion carried in triumph by the crowd, with the Olympic stadium in the background. N.B: From 1928 to 1968, the medals for the Summer Games were identical. The Organising Committee for the Games in Munich in 1972 broke new ground by having a different reverse which was designed by a Bauhaus representative, Gerhard Marcks. Number of torchbearers: 1 416 (sources may differ) Total distance: 3 365 km Countries crossed: Greece, Italy, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and United Kingdom More info It takes up the theme of the emblem i.e. the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. The hands of the famous "Big Ben" are pointing to 4 o'clock, the time at which the opening of the Games was planned- accompanied by the Olympic rings. In the foreground, ther |
Who did Nathunan Godse assassinate in 1948 | Why Godse Killed Gandhi??? | Rajeev Ranjan Why Godse Killed Gandhi??? 28 January 2009 137,243 Views 7 Comments Sixty one years after the assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a ‘mahatma’ to many but really a cunning politician who had mastered the art of manipulating the Indian National Congress and offering simplistic solutions to the most complex problems, apart from coercing others to toe his line by abandoning food, the story of his murder continues to elicit both curiosity and passion. He was not the first leader to be felled by an assassin’s bullet, nor is he the only eminent Indian, or South Asian for that matter, to fall victim to an elaborate murder conspiracy. But Gandhi’s assassination was different. Not only his killers were Hindu, they killed a man who had by then come to be regarded at home and abroad as an “apostle of peace” and symbolized the unique doctrine of ‘non-violence’. In those early days of freedom, it was unthinkable that anybody would dare raise a finger, leave alone a gun, at Gandhi. Yet Nathuram Vinayak Godse did the unthinkable, with more than a little help from Narayan Apte, Vishnu Karkare, Gopal Godse, Madanlal Pahwa and Digambar Badge. Godse assassinated Gandhi on January 30, 1948, approaching him during the evening prayer, bowing, and shooting him three times at close range with a Beretta semi-automatic pistol. Immediately after this, he surrendered himself to police. Nathuram Godse, Apte and their accomplices look remarkably relaxed during the trial, unconcerned about the possibility of being sentenced to death – eventually Godse and Apte were hanged; Karkare, Gopal Godse, Pahwa were sentenced to life imprisonment. They never regretted their deed. Those were terrible days. Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan were struggling to keep body and soul together. Many of them had lost their loved ones in the partition riots — women were raped in front of their husbands and children; young girls were abducted; men were disemboweled; trains arrived laden with dead bodies; people fleeing marauders were set upon with ferocious brutality. Madanlal Pahwa, a young refugee, Malgonkar writes, “reached a place called Fazilka, in Indian Territory, and discovered that another refugee column in which his father and other relatives had set out, had fared much worse. They had been attacked by Jihadi mobs: ‘Only 40 or 50 had survived out of 400 or 500…’.” Delhi was flooded by nearly one million refugees, all of them desperately looking for food and shelter. They were distraught and traumatized, unable to figure out why their lives had been turned upside down in so gruesome a manner. Nor could they understand the rationale behind protecting Delhi’s Muslims. What left them aghast was Gandhi’s insistence that Hindu and Sikh refugees should be sent back to Pakistan and Muslims who had left India be brought back. It didn’t make sense. Nor did the vicious blood-letting that followed. Meanwhile, Pakistan had launched its mission to smash and grab Jammu & Kashmir and was demanding that India hand over Rs 55 crore, its share of the cash reserve inherited from the departing British colonial Government. After independence Gandhi used to start Satyagraha on every issue which went directly against the interest of India. Gandhi started hunger strike against sending of troops to Kashmir after Pakistani invasion. He was in favour of ahinsha Satyagraha against Pakistani invaders. In west Punjab, lakhs of Sikhs were killed and their body dispatched by train. In reaction to this, Sikhs started to retaliate here. Gandhi started hunger strike again to prevent it. The proverbial last straw was Gandhi’s threat to go on a fast to force the Government of India to accept Pakistan’s demand of Rs 55 Crore. In all fairness, it needs to be recalled that Jawaharlal Nehru was opposed to the idea: He famously declared that giving the money to Pakistan would mean providing it with “sinews of war”. The old man was not listening: In the end, Gandhi had his way although people were aghast. But did this gross act of injustice to the peopl |
Broderick Crawford won an Oscar as best actor for his part in which 1949 film | Broderick Crawford, Oscar Winner in 1949, Dies at 74 - latimes YOU ARE HERE: LAT Home → Collections Broderick Crawford, Oscar Winner in 1949, Dies at 74 April 27, 1986 |JERRY COHEN | Times Staff Writer Broderick Crawford, who won an Academy Award as best actor of 1949 for his role as a ruthless, scheming Southern political boss in "All the King's Men" but was better-known to recent generations as the beefy chief of television's "Highway Patrol," died Saturday at Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs. Crawford, 74, had suffered a series of strokes after one at a 1984 New Year's Eve party. He had been hospitalized at the medical center since earlier this month. The gravel-voiced Crawford was comparatively unknown to film audiences at the time that he was chosen to portray the uncouth but guileful Willie Stark in the film version of Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. He attracted rave reviews for his performance in what Life magazine called the "most exciting film to come out of Hollywood" that year. The movie, too, won an Academy Award as the best film of 1949. Crawford had made numerous films before "King's Men" and continued to make countless others afterwards, but he never again matched the critical acclaim he achieved in that movie, based loosely on the life of Huey Long, the populist governor of Louisiana and briefly a U.S. senator who was assassinated in 1935 in Baton Rouge. However, Crawford's greatest popularity came not as a film actor but as a television performer. From 1957 to 1967, he played the fast-talking Sgt. Dan Matthews in "Highway Patrol." He later made two other television series, neither of which had the impact of the one in which his trademark was the expression "Ten-Four, Ten-Four," which in police talk means, "I understand." He was born William Broderick Crawford in Philadelphia, heir to an impressive theatrical tradition. His mother was the comedienne Helen Broderick, who first starred on the Broadway stage and later in films. His father, Lester Crawford, had a long career in vaudeville and sometimes toured with his wife as Broderick and Crawford. His maternal grandparents were singers. His parents did not raise their husky son to be an actor, even though he had a desultory grammar school education because he toured with one or the other--or both. Sent to Prep School Rather, the Crawfords sent the boy to a New England prep school, where he won letters in football and baseball and captained the swimming team. But upon his graduation, he joined his parents on a vaudeville tour and played minor parts in various sketches. They insisted, however, that he resume his education. He enrolled at Harvard--where he remained for three weeks until he decided that he was not suited to the academic life. He moved to New York City, where he worked for a time as a stevedore, then spent about seven months as an able-bodied seaman aboard a tanker before obtaining occasional parts in radio dramas. After that he turned to the stage, where he had some minor successes before obtaining a role that presaged the film celebrity that he would enjoy a dozen years later after the filming of "All the King's Men." He created the role of the dimwitted Lennie in the 1937 theatrical version of John Steinbeck's novel, "Of Mice and Men." The role in the film version of that drama went to Lon Chaney Jr., but Crawford moved to Hollywood anyway and played tough-guy roles in a series of B pictures and Westerns before joining the Army in 1942 and serving overseas as a sergeant for 18 months, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge. After World War II, he returned to Hollywood and was active in much the same kind of films that he had made before joining the Army. When director-producer Robert Rosen was looking for an actor to play Willie Stark, he did not want a big box office star. He opted for the powerfully built, raspy-voiced Crawford, who helped prepare for the part by studying newsreels and still photographs of Huey Long. "All the King's Men" and its principals received more than 30 awards, including the Academy Awards. |
Which product was first launched from it's factory in St. Anne’s Road Walthamstow in 1945 | Walthamstow Memories - Postbag 2012 24 Dec 2012 - Public Reply to Marylin STROUD ( 3 Aug 2012 ) Hi Marilyn, Only just found this site. I lived in Jewel Road and also went to Wm McGuffie from 1951 to 1955 so was a year above you. Cannot remember all of my form teachers but know one year it was Miss Kelsey and for the third and fourth years it was the feared maths teacher Mr Smith. Also before Mr Tomlinson the headmaster was Mr Driscoll who died rather suddenly. One teacher you seem to have omitted was Joe Thompson who was the boys PT teacher. When I left in 1955 he was “going out” with the girls PT teacher whose name I cannot remember. The reason I remember Joe is after our final day at school some of us went back to the flat he rented off Leytonstone High Road where we had a goodbye drink with him. I was in Maynard and in my final year I was Head of House!!! For some reason I also ended up as a Prefect. Regards, 22 Dec 2012 - Personal Stories Hi Daniel Please find attached an account of me talking to Phil May of the group The Pretty Things [ read it here ] Hope it meets you with interest Kind regards and hope you’re having a good Winter Break Alan MILES Public Reply 22 Dec 2012 - Family History Hello, In the fifties, my great aunt and uncle (Frances and Harry North) lived at 1, Mansfield Hill, Chingford. I believe that during the war they had a clothing manufacturing business in Walthamstow. They were pacifists and refused to make uniforms, but made dressing gowns for the wounded soldiers. I would like to hear from anyone who recalls them or their factory. Many thanks, Public Reply 21 Dec 2012 - Public Reply to Len HALL ( 6 Mar 2012 ) My Dad, now aged 87, worked for E.N. Bray in Walthamstow for 25 years, having started there in his teens in the late 1930s. He remembers Mr Bray, often telling how he would arrive at the factory in the morning on his bicycle and walk through the factory saying ‘good morning’ to the employees as he went. Dad says that Mr Bray had encouraged some of his workers to join the Territorial Army, and when they were mobilised, kept their jobs open and sent them regular food parcels. My Dad was one of the few people who knew about this because he had the job of going to buy some of the supplies that were sent in the parcels. Dad started out in the stores at the factory. Although his given name is William (Bill) he says that acquired his working name of Joe, by which he has been known to all his workmates, and even my mother, when he went to work there and was told ‘You can’t be Bill because we already have a Bill here; you can be Joe’. My dad’s family lived in Waverley Avenue, off Wood Street. Only Dad and his brother, Kenneth, now survive of the 8 children born to my grandparents. Best regards, 20 Dec 2012 - Public Reply to Kevin TROTT ( 20 Dec 2012 ) Hi Hi Kevin - Good to hear from you! I knew Eric in the late fifties/early sixties and I agree that unless you were at war with him, he wasn't a bad bloke. I didn't know he had contact with the Krays but it's not surprising - after all, the east end is a village really, isn't it? I met another REAL villain at a family funeral recently - Charlie Richardson of the torture gang. I see he's since died, but we had quite a conversation, and he seemed a thoroughly nice guy. It as difficult to relate to him as a guy who squashes testicles in a vice, using a blow-lamp on people, or cutting their toes off with bolt croppers, but still, everyone's entitled to a hobby! These guys were all good to know at a distance, but as Spike Milligan said 'I have the heart of a lion but the feet of a coward!' Best regards, 20 Dec 2012 - Public Reply to Tony LANCASTER ( 24 Oct 2011 ) Hi Tony, just read your e-mail about Eric Horst. I knew Eric and his brother Dennis in the 1970s and, to be honest, I always got on very well with both of them. At that time they were earning their living repairing and replacing shop blinds and I know that Eric was a welder in his younger days. I know he did some bad things during his life but he has become something of a legend in the folklo |
How did Rudolph Hess arrive in Scotland in 1941 | Secret Scotland - Rudolf Hess Flight Secret Scotland Hess aircraft wreckage On May 10, 1941, Rudolf Hess landed on Eaglesham moor. Remarkably, the above statement is possibly the only one that can be made about this event with any degree of certainty, given the mis-information which was doubtless circulated by the authorities at the time, and the subsequent speculation and conspiracy theories that have evolved since. In general terms, Hess was said to be heading for a meeting with the Duke of Hamilton, intending to negotiate peace between Britain and Germany, similar to that arranged between Hitler and Chamberlain (Neville Chamberlain, British prime minister from 1937 to 1940) prior to the invasion of Poland: in effect, Germany would protect the British Empire so long as Britain did not oppose Germany in Europe. This page began as a few lines, intended only to expand on the above summary. However, the content has expanded as more related items were uncovered. The event has also attracted significant attention in the form of conspiracy theories and controversy, therefore the content of the main headings has been limited to reported information. Speculative accounts are referenced, or appear after, the main text. Disclaimer This site is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. Given the nature of this event, a huge volume of content exists relating numerous variations of this event, many coloured by personal views and interpretations. The result being that no one description can be reliably considered definitive, this article is no different in that respect, but has attempted to maintain a degree of consistency by having its content based primarily on those accounts which share common content. Accounts of the event On May 10, 1941, 17:45 Middle European Time (MET), Rudolf Hess took off from Augsburg, Bavaria, in an unarmed aircraft, dressed as a Luftwaffe pilot. His aircraft was a heavy fighter-bomber: Messerschmitt 110 E-1/N, serial/works number 3869, radio code VJ+OQ, equipped with two additional drop-in fuel tanks which extended its operational range to 4,200 km or 10 flying hours. With a wingspan of 53 feet, length of 40 feet, operational ceiling of 34,000 feet, and two Daimler-Benz engines totalling 1,400 HP, the Me 110 had a cruising speed of 420 kph. Just after 22:00, Hess crossed the British coast at Farne Island, and by 23:00 believed he had reached Dungavel House, home of the Duke of Hamilton. At 23:09, unable to locate the landing strip at Dungavel, he bailed out of his aircraft and parachuted into a field at Floors Farm, Eaglesham. Having injured his ankle as he left the aircraft, he was quickly taken prisoner by the farmer, alerted to his presence by the crashing aircraft. The following provide convenient sources of online information, however our interest is only in the factual content that they happen to contain, and not in any particular agendas, theories, or claims that they may make. Relying heavily on the content of James Hayward's book: Myths and Legends of the Second World War [1] this private site considers the flight and the stories that surround it without becoming sidetracked by the conspiracy theories and fanciful stories it relates. Containing flight information and scanned British documentation , this private site researching Rudolf Hess and World War II seems to provide a reasonable accounts of the event, lacking much of the speculation encountered elsewhere. British records of the event are currently sealed until 2017 (official secrecy covering the file was extended from 30 to 75 years), although some 2,000 pages were released in 1992. This event was reported in the Glasgow Evening Times of June 4, 1992, where then foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd promised to publish most of the official papers concerning the alleged peace mission. Cardiff MP Rhodri Morgan was quoted as saying "I am still suspicious. I believe that there is a decision to keep under wraps the most vital papers. There could be papers showing Hess's involvement with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor". It is unclear |
What make of car was Mike Hawthorn driving when he won the F1 World Drivers Championship in 1958 | Mike Hawthorn - 1958 Mike Hawthorn Share Mike Hawthorn loved life, drove fast and died young. Big, blond and boisterous, he often raced wearing a broad grin and a bow tie. He regarded motorsport as a quick way to further the fun he constantly pursued. When his pastime became a profession he partied as hard as he drove, though his career was also tinged by tragedy, scandal and personal misfortune. Near the end he found Formula One racing no fun at all, but he went out a winner. Other champions were greater drivers but none was a more colourful personality. Had he been born a decade earlier John Michael Hawthorn might have been a heroic Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain. Instead, the circumstances in his formative years led him into motorsport and he became Britain's first world driving champion. Two year's after Mike's birth on April 10, 1929, his racing enthusiast father Leslie bought a garage near the Brooklands circuit in Farnham, Surrey, where he had raced motorcycles prior to World War II. Inspired by the proximity of Brooklands, and by the atmosphere in the Hawthorn garage where cars and motorcycles were prepared for competition, Mike was only nine years old when he decided he wanted to become a racer. Next Previous 1 / 7 Silverstone, July 1953: Fresh from his maiden Formula One win in France, Mike Hawthorn chats with Ferrari team manager Nello Ugolini ahead of the British Grand Prix. © Sutton Images Silverstone, July 1953: Hawthorne lines up on the grid for the British Grand Prix after qualifying third. Pole sitter Alberto Ascari (Ferrari) is on the far side, then Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Maserati), Hawthorn (Ferrari) and Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati). © Sutton Images Silverstone, July 1953: Hawthorn (nearest) in the cockpit of the Ferrari 500 ahead of the Formula Libre Trophy race that followed the British Grand Prix. Also pictured are, far side, Juan Manuel Fangio (BRM), then Guiseppe Farina (Thin Wall Special) and Ken Wharton (BRM). © Sutton Images Goodwood, September 1953: The start of the non-championship Formula One Woodcote Cup race. On pole, far side, is Juan Manuel Fangio (BRM), then Hawthorn (Ferrari), Roy Salvadori (Connaught) and Ken Wharton (BRM). © Sutton Images Crystal Palace, July 1955: Race winner Mike Hawthorn leads in his Maserati 250F during the non-championship London Trophy Formula One event. Following him around South Tower Bend are Horace Gould (Maserati 250F) and Harry Schell (Vanwall VW2). © Sutton Images Nurburgring, Germany. 2-4 August 1957. Mike Hawthorn (Lancia-Ferrari D50 801) 2nd position. World Copyright - LAT Photographic 1953 Grand Prix de Rouen. Rouen-les-Essarts, France. 28 June 1953. Giuseppe Farina and Mike Hawthorn (both Ferrari 500). They finished in 1st and 2nd position respectively, portrait. World Copyright: LAT Photographic His education, at a prominent Public School followed by studies at Chelsea technical college and an apprenticeship with a commercial vehicle manufacturer, was intended to prepare him for a career at the Farnham garage. Meanwhile, his father also encouraged Mike's interest in motorsport, providing him with motorcycles, then cars for local competitions. Mike also sped around the countryside as the ringleader of a group of hell-raising friends searching for girls and pints of beer in pubs. In 1950 he began winning races in a small Riley sportscar bought for him by his father. Three years later the 'Farnham Flyer' was driving a Formula One car for Enzo Ferrari. Mike's meteoric rise from club racer to Grand Prix driver took place within on one momentous afternoon at the 1952 Easter Meeting at the Goodwood circuit. It was his first competition in a single seater, a Formula Two Cooper-Bristol provided for him by a family friend, and the opposition included the famous Argentine drivers Juan Manuel Fangio and Froilan Gonzalez. Mike won the F2 race from pole position, then also finished first in the Formula Libre race and was a sensational second in the main event, for Formula One cars. Impressive results aside, the Farnham Flyer was a commanding figure i |
Which Everley Brothers hit was the best selling single in Britain in the year 1958 | Phil Everly - obituary - Telegraph Obituaries Phil Everly - obituary Phil Everly was one half of the singing duo which transformed pop music but behind the scenes bubbled with sibling rivalry Everly Brothers: Phil (l) and Don performing on the television show Thank Your Lucky Stars Photo: Redferns/Getty 2:45PM GMT 04 Jan 2014 Phil Everly, who has died aged 74, was the younger half of The Everly Brothers, the duo which helped to transform pop music in the 1960s before being eclipsed by the very bands that they had influenced. The Everlys sprang from the traditional country music with which they had grown up, but in the late 1950s they took up the themes of teenage love and disappointment that became the staple diet of the emerging pop stars of the period. They never fully embraced rock and roll, but their breezy harmonies influenced many of the stars who followed them, including The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel, and The Byrds — groups whose popularity started to take off as that of the Everlys waned. As they were overtaken by new musical fashions from the early 1960s onwards, The Everly Brothers continued to perform and record until 1973, when their relationship fractured publicly during a concert in California. Phillip Everly was born in Chicago on January 19 1939, the son of Ike and Margaret Everly, who had a popular country singing act in the 1940s. He was almost exactly two years younger than his brother Don, but the boys’ parents brought them up as though they were twins. They shared birthday parties, and were dressed in the same clothes — Don was not allowed to have a sports jacket until Phil was old enough to have one too. Related Articles Felice Bryant 24 Apr 2003 Both boys attended high school at Shenandoah, Iowa, where their parents had a radio breakfast show, on which Don and Phil sang from childhood. After the family had moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, the brothers met the guitarist and producer Chet Atkins and other figures on the local music scene. They were briefly signed up to Columbia, for which they made their first record, Keep a-Lovin’ Me, which was released in February 1956 but made little impact. It was when The Everly Brothers were taken up by the Cadence record label that their careers began to take off. In 1957 they recorded Felice and Boudleaux Bryant’s Bye Bye Love, on which Phil and Don played guitars alongside Chet Atkins and the Nashville session musician Ray Edenton. The song was an immediate hit, and established the brothers as the first successful pop act to come out of Nashville. Don and Phil bought a new Oldsmobile on the proceeds and embarked on a tour with Johnny Cash. They began sporting matching suits, and their growing army of fans had difficulty telling them apart (Don’s hair was darker, and his the deeper voice). They followed this success in the same year with Wake Up Little Susie; This Little Girl of Mine; All I Have to Do Is Dream; and Claudette. Bird Dog and Devoted to You were released in 1958, and by now they were one of the most famous pop acts in the United States, as well known as Elvis Presley, Pat Boone and Ricky Nelson. They became close to Buddy Holly, who originally wrote his song Not Fade Away for The Everly Brothers — they suggested that he record it himself. After the release of Let It Be Me in 1959, the Everlys moved to Warner Bros Records. Cathy’s Clown, written by Don, remained at No 1 in America for five weeks in 1959 and topped the British charts for seven, selling more than eight million copies worldwide. On the back of its success Cadence delved into its archive to release When Will I Be Loved, which reached No 8 in the US and No 4 in Britain. If the Everlys’ star burned bright, it also burned quickly, thanks to rapidly changing musical tastes in the Sixties. Indeed, by 1960 their best days were already behind them — although in Britain that year they achieved three No 1s, with Walk Right Back, Ebony Eyes and Temptation. In 1961 Phil and Don joined the Marines, serving for about six months, and then embarked on a European tour. It was whi |
What did Sir Winston Churchill win in 1953 | The Nobel Prize in Literature 1953 The Nobel Prize in Literature 1953 Winston Churchill The Nobel Prize in Literature 1953 Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Prize share: 1/1 The Nobel Prize in Literature 1953 was awarded to Winston Churchill "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values". Photos: Copyright © The Nobel Foundation Share this: To cite this page MLA style: "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1953". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 23 Dec 2016. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1953/> |
What was the name of the ITV pop show hosted by Marty Wilde in 1958 | Marty Wilde (Singer) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Marty Wilde Male Born Apr 15, 1939 Marty Wilde is an English singer and songwriter. He was among the first generation of British pop stars to emulate American rock and roll, and is the father of pop singers Ricky Wilde, Kim Wilde and Roxanne Wilde. related links News + Updates Browse recent news and stories about Marty Wilde. Still In The Spotlight, Marty Refuses To Put His Feet Up After Nearly Six Decades In The Business The Bucks Herald - Jan 26, 2014 ' Itâs been nearly 60 years since <mark>Marty Wilde</mark> first stepped into the spotlight as part of the first wave of home-grown rock and roll stars, but heâs still on the road â and you can catch this amiable living legend at the Elgiva in Chesham at the end of the month. ' Wildie Targets Big Year After Extending Contract At Wakefield Wildcats Yorkshire Evening Post - Nov 15, 2013 ' PLAY-MAKER Matty Wildie has bucked the trend, by signing a contract to stay on at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. ' Globeâs Sixties Icon Selby Times - Apr 27, 2012 ' FILM fans are in for a rare treat when a 60s pop icon and celebrated Hollywood actor visits Selby next month. John Leyton is remembered by many as one of the most successful UK pop singers of his time, notching up nine chart entries during a four-year period, the most successful being Johnny Remember Me, Wild Wind and Son This Is She. To others he was a successful and talented actor, who appeared in major films such as The Great Escape, Von Ryanâs Express and Guns At Batasi working alongs... Keith Newbery Political Parties Wrestle Over Funding Issues Bognor Regis Observer - Apr 11, 2012 ' Every time Labour and the Conservatives bicker and squawk at each other about party funding, it reminds me of those professional wrestling matches which were the mainstay of Saturday afternoon sport on ITV during the 60s. First, the fit young things threw themselves around the ring, shrieking, shouting and rebounding spectacularly from the ropes as they attempted to make a good impression. Then the old bruisers took centre stage, grunting, groaning and slapping each other with fake fury w... Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Marty Wilde. CHILDHOOD 1939 Birth Born on April 15, 1939. TEENAGE 1957 18 Years Old Wilde was born in Blackheath, London. He was performing under the name Reg Patterson at London's Condor Club in 1957, when he was spotted by impresario Larry Parnes. … Read More Parnes gave his protégés stage names like Billy Fury, Duffy Power and Dickie Pride, hence the change to Wilde. The 'Marty' came from the commended 1955 film, Marty. Wilde was signed to the British recording arm of Philips Records, with US releases appearing on the Epic label via Philips' reciprocal licensing agreement with Columbia Records stateside. (Philips had yet to acquire the Mercury group as its US division.) Read Less 1958 19 Years Old From mid-1958 to the end of 1959, Wilde was one of the leading British rock and roll singers, along with Tommy Steele and Cliff Richard. … Read More Wilde's backing group was called the Wildcats. At various times they featured Big Jim Sullivan on lead guitar, Tony Belcher on rhythm guitar and Bobbie Clarke on drums; plus Brian Locking on bass guitar and Brian Bennett on drums who both later joined the Shadows.<br /><br /> He appeared regularly on the BBC Television show 6.5 Special and was the main regular artiste on the Saturday ITV popular music shows Oh Boy! and Boy Meets Girls. There he met and married Joyce Baker, one of the Vernons Girls who were also show regulars. The courtship was highly public but, after the marriage, Wilde's popularity as a teen idol declined.<br /><br /> He moved partly into all-round entertainment, appearing in musicals such as Conrad Birdie in the original West End production of Bye Bye Birdie and several films.<br /><br /> He enjoyed success as a songwriter in the late 1960s and early 1970s. With Ronnie Scott, he co-wrote the one-hit wonders the Casuals' "Jesamine" under the pseudonyms of Frere Manston and Jack |
Who was assassinated in a Harlem ballroom in Feb. 1965 | Malcolm X is assassinated in 1965 - NY Daily News Malcolm X is assassinated in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom in 1965 Malcolm X is assassinated in 1965 NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Malcolm X is removed on stretcher from Audubon Ballroom. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 10:03 AM (Originally published by the Daily News on Feb. 22, 1965. This story was written by John Mallon, Henry Machirella and Leeds Moberley.) A week after he was fire-bombed out of his Queens home , Black Nationalist leader Malcolm X was shot to death shortly after 3 P.M. yesterday as he started to address a Washington Heights rally of some 400 of his devoted followers. Three other men were wounded in the wild burst of firing from at least three weapons - a .38 and a .45 automatic pistol and a sawed-off shotgun - although only the shotgun was recovered. One of the wounded was identified by witnesses as one of the killers, but the role of the others was not clear. Nor was it established how any of them got their wounds. Police believed the murder detail consisted of at least five men, and every available witness was being questioned last night at the Wadsworth Ave. station. Malcolm’s followers were quick to accuse the Black Muslims, whom he had blamed for the bombing of his home. Half a dozen of his bodyguards were reported last night to be en route to Chicago to wreak vengeance on Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Black Muslims. Police were unable to confirm the report but an alert was out. Denies That Black Muslims Are Responsible Elijah’s New York spokesman, James X, denied the Black Muslims were responsible for the bombing. Remembering the life and legacy of Malcolm X Malcolm’s wife, Betty Shabazz, said last night at a brief press conference in George’s Nightspot, 103-04 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst, Queens, that her husband “knew he would be killed some day.” But she only shook her head when newsmen asked who the killers were. She also said that although she was present when the assassins struck, she did not see the shooting - which contradicted earlier reports. Meanwhile, as a precaution against possible clashes between the Muslims and Malcolm’s Afro-American Union - which he set up when he broke with the Muslims last year - the police asked the Muslims to close their Harlem mosques last night, including Mosque No. 7 at 102 W. 116th St., where Malcolm used to be the head man. The Muslims complied. Scene of the assassination was the Audubon Ballroom at 166th St. and Broadway. An introductory speaker who immediately preceded Malcolm on the rostrum had just told the faithful: “Malcolm is a man who would give his life for you. There aren’t many men who would lay down their lives for you.” Then Malcolm stepped forward to a thunderous ovation. When the cheering died out, he spoke three words - “Brothers and Sisters” - and got no further. Scuffle Breaks Out At Back of Hall Witnesses reported that a scuffle, apparently a diversionary maneuver, broke out in the back of the hall, and at the same time, two men, both about 5 feet 6, arose in the audience and moved briskly down the aisle toward the stage. Then a third man came running after them. “Just a minute, brother,” Malcolm said, and the next instant the place was pandemonium. A phalanx of bodyguards was ranged in front of their leader, facing the audience, but they had no time to intercept the gunman. The men opened fire from a distance of about eight feet; the terrified faithful dropped to the floor as bullets whizzed and ricocheted, and Malcolm X fell mortally wounded. When the shooting stopped and the men started out, the crowd, went into action. Police arrived just in time to rescue them from a howling mob of about 150 who caught them as they reached the street and, amid screams of “Kill them! Kill them!” were punching and pummeling them unmercifully. Malcolm, a 39-year-old 6-footer with a slim athletic build, was wheeled on a stretcher bed to the Vanderbilt Clinic of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 200 feet away, but attempts to revive him were futile and he was pronounced dead at 3:30 P.M. A |
Who were Young Gifted and Black in the sixties | Various Artists - Young Gifted & Black - Amazon.com Music Young Gifted & Black Next Special Offers and Product Promotions Get a $75.00 statement credit after first Amazon.com purchase made with new Discover it® card within 3 months. Terms and conditions apply. See offer for details. Apply now. Editorial Reviews 2002 compilation is the ultimate reggae collection, featuring 50 hits & well-known songs from the classic era of the 60s & 70s when the success of Jamaican music was at its peak. This two CD set includes all the major ska, rocksteady & reggae hits from the period. Remastered sound quality, deluxe slipcased packaging, rare color photographs & sleeve-notes by UB40's Robin Campbell. Track Listings 1. Oh Carolina - The Folkes Brothers 2. Madness - Prince Buster 3. My Boy Lollipop - Millie 4. Guns Of Navarone - The Skatalites 5. Im In The Mood For Ska - Lorn Tanamo 6. Al Capone - Prince Buster And The All Stars 7. 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker And The Aces 8. Rudy A Message To You - Dandy Livingstone 9. The Tide Is High - The Paragons 10. Train To Skaville - The Ethiopians 11. Hold Me Tight - Johhny Nash 12. Angel Of The Morning - Joya Landis 13. Wet Dream - Max Romeo 14. Israelites - Desmond Dekker And The Aces 15. Return Of Django - The Upsetters 16. Red Red Wine - Tony Tribe 17. Wonderful World Beautiful People - Jimmy Cliff 18. Long Shot Kick De Bucket - The Pioneers 19. Liquidator - The Harry J All Stars 20. Monkey Man - The Maytala 21. Elizabethan Reggae - Boris Gardiner 22. Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff 23. Rivers Of Babylon - The Melodians 24. Kingston Town - Lord Creator 25. Young Gifted And Black - Bob And Marcia 26. You Can Get It If You Really Want - Desmond Dekker 27. Love Of The Common People - Nicky Thomas 28. Black Pearl - Horace Faith 29. Montego Bay - Freddie Notes And The Rudies 30. Sun Is Shining - Bob Marley And The Wailers 31. Johnny Too Bad - The Slickers 32. Double Barrel - Dave And Ansel Collins 33. Rain - Bruce Ruffin 34. Let You Yeah Be Yeah - The Pioneers 35. Black And White - Greyhound 36. Cherry Oh Baby - Eric Donaldson 37. Monkey Spanner - Dave And Ansel Collins 38. Suzanne Beware Of The Devil - Dandy Livingstone 39. Big Seven - Judge Dread 40. Everything I Own - Ken Boothe 41. Help Me Make It Through The Night - John Holt 42. Ire Feelings (Skanga) - Rupie Edwards 43. Hurt So Good - Susan Cadogan 44. Midnight Rider - [aul Davidson 45. Fatty Bum Bum - Carl Malcolm 46. Dat - Pluto Shervington 47. Side Show - Barry Biggs 48. Uptown Top Ranking - Althea And Donna 49. Money In My Pocket - Dennis Brown 50. Police And Thieves - Junior Murvin Product Details Audio CD (July 8, 2002) Number of Discs: 2 |
Which oil tanker ran aground on Seven Stones Reef in 1967 (Pollard Rock) | TORREY CANYON, United Kingdom, 1967 - ITOPF TORREY CANYON, United Kingdom, 1967 23 May 2014 Incident TORREY CANYON ran aground on Pollard Rock on the Seven Stones Reef, near Lands End, Cornwall on 18th March 1967. Thousands of tonnes of oil were soon spilling from the stricken vessel's ruptured tanks and during the next 12 days the entire cargo of approximately 119,000 tonnes of Kuwait crude oil was lost. A wide variety of methods to mitigate the spill were tried. Burning the slick proved unsuccessful, and eventually the British Government gave orders for TORREY CANYON to be destroyed by aerial bombardment in the hope that all the oil still remaining on board would be burnt off. This operation was partially successful, but did not prevent escaping oil from polluting many parts of the south west of England, causing the deaths of thousands of seabirds and threatening the livelihoods of many local people in the forthcoming summer tourist season. Later the drifting oil polluted beaches and harbours in the Channel Islands and Brittany. A distinguishing feature of the TORREY CANYON response operation was the excessive and indiscriminate use of early dispersants and solvent based cleaning agents, which caused considerable environmental damage. The dispersants were generally successful at their task of reducing the amount of oil arriving ashore and subsequently expediting onshore cleanup operations, but they were considerably more toxic than those used today and were applied in far greater concentrations, often being poured undiluted on slicks and beaches. Many of the detrimental impacts of the spill were later related to the high volume, high concentration and high toxicity of the dispersant and detergents used. The TORREY CANYON was the first major tanker disaster to be brought to the notice of the general public due to enormous media coverage, and drew universal attention to the dangers of dispersants. The spill triggered the international Conventions, which form the basis for compensation for damage caused by tanker spills, and interim voluntary agreements to bridge the gap before the Conventions entered into force and became widely accepted. Selected Bibliography Zuckerman, S. (1967). The Torrey Canyon. Report of the Committee of Scientists on the Scientific and Technological Aspects of the Torrey Canyon Disaster. Departments of State and Official Bodies. Cabinet Office, London, UK Petrow, R. (1968). The black tide: in the wake of Torrey Canyon. Hodder & Stoughton, London, UK Southward, E.C.& Southward, A.J. (1978). Recolonization of rocky shores in Cornwall after the use of toxic dispersants to clean up the Torrey Canyon spill. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 35 (5) 682-706 Links |
For which role did John Cleese win a BAFTA in 1979 | John Cleese | Monty Python Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Cleese was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England to Reginald Francis Cleese and Muriel (Cross). His family's surname was previously "Cheese", but his father, an insurance salesman, changed his surname to "Cleese" upon joining the army in 1915. [1] As a boy, Cleese was educated at Clifton College in Bristol, from which he was expelled for a humorous defacing of school grounds: he used painted footsteps to suggest that the school's statue of Field Marshal Earl Haig had got down from his plinth and gone to the toilet. [2] His talent for comedy progressed with his membership of the Cambridge Footlights Revue while he was studying for a law degree at Downing College at Cambridge University. Here he met his future writing partner Graham Chapman . Cleese wrote extra material for the 1961 Footlights Revue I Thought I Saw It Move, [3] [4] and was Registrar for the Footlights Club during 1962, as well as being one of the cast members for the 1962 Footlights Revue Double Take! [3] [4] Cleese was one of the script writers, as well as being a member of cast for the 1963 Footlights Revue A Clump of Plinths, [3] [4] which was so successful during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival that its name was changed to Cambridge Circus, was taken to West End in London, and then on a tour of New Zealand and Broadway, (with the cast also appearing in some of the revue sketches on the Ed Sullivan Show in September 1964). [4] After Cambridge Circus, Cleese decided to stay on in America performing on and off-Broadway, including in the musical Half a Sixpence, [4] and it was during this time he met future Python Terry Gilliam and his future wife, American actress Connie Booth, whom he married on 20 February 1968. [4] As Cleese's comic reputation grew, he was soon offered a position as a writer with BBC Radio, where he worked on several programs, most notably as a sketch writer for The Dick Emery Show. The success of the Footlights Revue led to the recording of a short series of half-hour radio programmes, called I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, which was so popular that the BBC commissioned a regular series with the same title. [4] Cleese is also a vegetarian. [1] Career Cleese portrayed the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail From 1970 to 1973 Cleese served as rector of the University of St Andrews. [5] While his election by the students might have seemed a prank, it proved a milestone for the University, revolutionising and modernising the post. For instance, the Rector was traditionally entitled to appoint an "Assessor", in short a deputy to sit in his place at important meetings in his absence. Cleese changed this into a position for a student, elected across campus by the student body, resulting in direct access and representation for the student body for the first time in over 500 years. This was but one of a whole host of improvements that Cleese swept in as a true wind of change. Having left Monty Python, Cleese went on to achieve possibly greater success in the United Kingdom as the neurotic hotel manager Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, which he co-wrote with Connie Booth. The series won widespread critical acclaim and is still considered one of the finest examples of British comedy, having won three BAFTA awards when produced and recently topping the British Film Institute list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes. The series also featured Andrew Sachs as the much abused Spanish waiter Manuel ("...he's from Barcelona"), Prunella Scales as Basil's fire-breathing dragon of a wife Sybil, and Booth as waitress Polly. Cleese based Basil Fawlty on a real person, Donald Sinclair, whom he encountered in 1971, when he and the rest of the Monty Python team were staying at the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay while filming Monty Python's Flying Circus. Cleese was reportedly inspired by Sinclair's mantra of "I could run this hotel just fine, if it weren't for the guests." He later described Sinclair as "the most wonderfully rude man I have ever met", although Mr Sinclair |
Who did Terry Griffiths beat to win the snooker World Championship in 1979 | Terry Griffiths – Pro Snooker Blog Highest Ranking: #3 (1981/2) Highest Break: 139 Career Highlights: 1979 World Champion, 1982 UK Champion, 1980 Masters Champion, Three time Irish Masters Champion, 1982 Lada Classic Champion, 1984 Pot Black Champion, Twice World Cup winner (with Wales), Twice national champion Website: http://www.terrygriffithsmatchroom.co.uk/ Summary Renowned for his cautious style of play, Terry Griffiths was at his peak a fabulous tactician who but for the emergence of the great Steve Davis, would surely have gone on to take multiple world titles amongst other trophies. It is not just for his playing ability that Terry is highly regarded though as away from the table he is a popular personality whose sharp wit has enabled him to forge a successful commentary career. Add this to his highly regarded coaching methods in his role for 110sport and it is obvious why Terry is one of the game’s leading characters. Amateur Career Although Terry had enjoyed some success at an early age in winning the Llanelli and District Championship, the next few years were to see him ply his trade as a bus conductor, insurance salesman and postman. Aged 25 however he began to compete as an amateur, capturing the Welsh national crown at the first attempt in 1975 before adding the English title to his name in both 1977 and 1978. On the world stage he was able to reach the quarter-finals early on but having failed to take the Welsh title in 1978, he could not compete that year and decided to turn professional as a result at the age of 31. 1979 World Championship Having narrowly lost out 9-8 to Rex Williams at the UK Championship having led at one stage 8-2, few could have predicted what was to follow in Sheffield as he entered just his second professional tournament as a qualifier, merely hoping to raise his profile in order to gain exhibition opportunities. What actually transpired however was a fairytale run to the ultimate prize and for the sport as a whole, a victory that would encourage a whole host of amateur players to turn professional and compete at the highest level. In the first round he drew the 1978 finalist Perry Mans but he was not to be intimidated by the occasion and he ran out a 13-8 winner to earn a tie with 1972 champion Alex Higgins. Their subsequent quarter-final turned out to be a real thriller and despite having trailed by four frames at one stage, Terry recovered to seal a 13-12 victory with a 107 break in the deciding frame. From there he overcame three-time finalist Eddie Charlton in an absorbing semi-final and as he famously stated, he was now “…in the final now you know!” There he would meet Dennis Taylor, himself a future world champion of course, but not this year. It was tight early on as they were locked at 15-15, but from there Dennis won just one more frame and Terry completed an unlikely triumph, becoming the first qualifier to win at the venue, an achievement matched since only by Shaun Murphy in 2005. Peak Years Though this was to remain the sole ranking event title of Terry’s career, he soon proved that he was no one hit wonder as he was part of the Welsh team that captured the first ever World Cup tournament, before going all the way to the UK Championship final at the end of 1979 where he lost out 14-13 to John Virgo. It was not long before he added more silverware to his collection however as in 1980 he was able to win the Wembley Masters with a 9-5 victory over Alex Higgins at his first attempt, before repeating the feat at the Irish Masters with a 9-8 victory over Doug Mountjoy. Unfortunately though he was to see his World Championship defence come to an abrupt end against the up and coming Steve Davis in the second round which sadly for Terry, was to prove a common occurrence during the decade. The following season saw Terry again help Wales to retain the World Cup title and again take victory in the Irish Masters with a 9-7 victory over Ray Reardon, but this time he was to lose out at Wembley as Higgins gained his revenge with a 9-6 win. In the ranking events again it was to be St |
In what year was Lord Mountbatten murdered | BBC ON THIS DAY | 27 | 1979: IRA bomb kills Lord Mountbatten About This Site | Text Only 1979: IRA bomb kills Lord Mountbatten The Queen's cousin, Lord Louis Mountbatten, has been killed by a bomb blast on his boat in Ireland. One of the earl's twin grandsons, Nicholas, 14, and Paul Maxwell, 15, a local employed as a boat boy, also died in the explosion. The attack was followed only hours later by the massacre of 18 soldiers, killed in two booby-trap bomb explosions near Warrenpoint close to the border with the Irish Republic. The IRA has already admitted carrying out the attack on Lord Mountbatten. A statement from the organisation said: "This operation is one of the discriminate ways we can bring to the attention of the English people the continuing occupation of our country." Lord Mountbatten, aged 79, and his family had traditionally spent their summer holiday at their castle in County Sligo, north west of Ireland. They were aboard his boat, Shadow V, which had just set off from the fishing village of Mullaghmore, when the bomb detonated around 1130 BST. A witness said the blast blew the boat "to smithereens" and hurled all seven occupants into the water. Nearby fishermen raced to the rescue and pulled Lord Mountbatten out of the water. Security arrangements |
Who directed the 1976 film Taxi Driver | Taxi Driver. 1976. Directed by Martin Scorsese | MoMA Taxi Driver. 1976. Directed by Martin Scorsese Sunday, September 6, 2015, 2:30 p.m. The Museum of Modern Art Film Taxi Driver. 1976. USA. Directed by Martin Scorsese. 113 min. Screenplay by Paul Schrader. Music by Bernard Herrmann. With Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Jodie Foster. Taxi Driver’s opening credit sequence, which is being shown in the galleries as part of Scorsese Collects, features a remarkable play of forms that resonates with the posters on view. Dan Perri’s title design has the actors’ names pulse on and off the screen like the glow of a cabbie’s light, and a Manhattan streetscape has been slowed down and abstracted into brilliant smears of trailing neon. De Niro found one of his most iconic roles as the eponymous antihero Travis Bickle in this powerful study of urban alienation in “Drop Dead”–era New York. |
With which group did Stevie Nicks sing in the seventies | Fleetwood Mac (Stevie Nicks) - "DREAMS" (With Lyrics) - YouTube Fleetwood Mac (Stevie Nicks) - "DREAMS" (With Lyrics) 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 Feb 26, 2010 Dreams" is a song written by singer Stevie Nicks, for the group Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album, Rumours. The song was the only U.S. number one hit for the group, and remains one of their best known songs. Nicks wrote the song at the Record Plant studio in Sausalito, California, in early 1976. "One day when I wasn't required in the main studio," remembers singer Stevie Nicks to Blender, "I took a Fender Rhodes piano and went into another studio that was said to belong to Sly, of Sly & the Family Stone. It was a black-and-red room, with a sunken pit in the middle where there was a piano, and a big black-velvet bed with Victorian drapes." "I sat down on the bed with my keyboard in front of me," continues Nicks. "I found a drum pattern, switched my little cassette player on and wrote 'Dreams' in about 10 minutes. Right away I liked the fact that I was doing something with a dance beat, because that made it a little unusual for me." When Nicks played the song to the rest of the group, they decided to record it the following day. Only a basic track was recorded at Sausalito. Recording assistant Cris Morris remembers that "all (they) kept was the drum track and live vocal from Stevie — the guitars and bass were added later in Los Angeles." |
What was the name of the security firm that was robbed of £26 million at Heathrow in 1983 | World’s Greatest Robberies World’s Greatest Robberies Greatest Robberies Central Bank of Iraq (2003) Robbery Saddam Hussain is reported to have robbed the Central Bank of Iraq taking US$1.00 billion in one day, just before the U.S. troops bombed Iraq in 2003. This was mostly recovered from the walls of his palace. The banks General Manager also confirms of another independent robbery by professionals that amounted to US$250 million and 18 billion Iraqi dinars. Saddam Husain is also said to have paid he son Qusay an amount of US$950 million through a hand written note, who transferred the money by trucks. This amount was never recovered even after Qusay was killed by U.S. troops while fighting. This is the biggest heist so far. Kent Securities Depot (2006) Robbery This robbery is stated to be the largest cash hype in England. This heist was well considered and planned. The depot manager was abducted when on way home on 21st February. The robbers were disguised and shifted to a seemingly police car. He was hand-cuffed and taken to an unknown farm. Simultaneously, his eight year old son and his wife were made hostage in their house. The wife was tricked by a misstated accident and was shifted to the unknown farm also. The depot manager was now fully under pressure for his family security and was forced to cooperate. The whole family was taken to the Securities Cash Management Ltd. Depot at Tonbridge, Kent, at 1.00 pm. They were allowed in and the thieves rounded up all the staff at gunpoint. The robbers took about an hour to complete the loot. The alarm was raised later and the police unbound them all. The heist totaled US$90 million and nothing stands recovered yet. The Boston Museum (1990) Robbery The Boston Museum was deprived of some very unusual Art Treasures in 1990. The huge loss of the world renowned, irreplaceable and valuable paintings was estimated over US$300 million. Two unarmed robbers, dressed as policemen managed entry into the museum at 1.00 am. on 18th March just after celebrations on St. Patrick’s Day. This late hour entry remained unexplained by the security head. The door guards were immediately over-powered, knocked down and handcuffed in the basement. The robbers stayed for 1.5 hours collecting their booty of prized paintings. This included 3 Rembrandts and a Chinese Bronze Beaker. They cut away the canvas cruelly from near the frames, while hanging. They stacked away “Landscape with an Obelisk” by Govaert Flinck and “The Concert” by Vermeer. They ripped 5 Degas sketches from the short gallery and a Manet Portrait from the Blue room. They flew away the Bronze Eagle that adorned the Napoleon flag mast. These untidy robbers ransacked the museum wonders like Rembrandts only seascape “Storm on the Galilee”. The painting was cut hastily leaving ragged edges of canvas that are in tact in the empty hanging frames at the museum. The small museum was not insured unfortunately and had to bear the loss. The surveillance tape was also snatched away during the heist. Nothing is known of any recovery made till date. Knightsbridge Security Deposit (1987) Robbery The security deposit is situated in Westminster in London. Two prospective ‘clients’ entered the Knightsbridge Safe Deposit Center on 12th July to rent a safe deposit box. As soon they entered the vault, they immediately subdued the manager at gunpoint along with the guards. The shrewd thieves hung a sign outside the vault saying “vault closed temporally” and invited more of their accomplices. They broke open the safe boxes and left with an estimated hoard of over US$70 million at the time. They escaped quietly. After some time one of the guards could free himself and raised the alarm. The fingerprints led the investigators to an Italian Valerio Vicei who was arrested after surveillance along with his several accomplices on 12th August 1987. Banco Central in Brazil (2005) Burglary The classical event had big adventure element built-in. The Banco Central was entrusted the control of money supply. They had accumulated huge amount of used unsequel currency note |
Which London embassy was stormed by S.A.S. troops in 1980 | BBC ON THIS DAY | 5 | 1980: SAS rescue ends Iran embassy siege 1980: SAS rescue ends Iran embassy siege The siege of the Iranian embassy in London has ended after a dramatic raid by SAS commandos. Five Iranian gunmen were killed and one was arrested. Nineteen hostages were set free but one died and two were injured in the cross-fire. Millions of people watched the rescue live on television as bank holiday entertainment on all three channels was interrupted to show the real-life drama unfold. We did not surrender, we became victorious Iran's President Bani-Sadr More than 30 masked troops stormed the embassy building from the balcony and front and back doors throwing grenades through the windows. Screams were heard from inside the building and some 15 minutes later the hostages emerged and were escorted by Scotland Yard police to waiting ambulances. The siege began five days ago when six gunmen took over the Iranian embassy in Kensington. Most of their hostages were fellow Iranians but also included embassy police guard PC Trevor Lock, BBC sound man Sim Harris, BBC news organiser Chris Cramer and tourists who had stopped by to collect visas. Four of the captives - including Mr Cramer - were released over the last week for medical reasons. The gunmen belonged to a dissident Iranian group opposed to Ayatollah Khomeini, the religious leader who came to power last year. They wanted the release of 91 political prisoners held in Iran as well as an aircraft to take them and the hostages out of the UK. The Home Secretary William Whitelaw ordered the attack on the sixth day of the siege after the gunmen shot dead Iranian press attach� Abbas Lavasani and dumped his body outside the building. Speaking through PC Lock who relayed the demands from an embassy window to police officers on the ground, they then threatened to kill the rest of the hostages and blow up the embassy if their demands were not met. The Iranian government approved the use of force and President Bani-Sadr announced the SAS raid as a victory. In a broadcast he said "We did not surrender, we became victorious." The Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has visited the SAS barracks in Kensington to congratulate the troops on a successful mission, codenamed Operation Nimrod. |
For which cosmetic company did Liz Hurley become the model face in 1995 | Can This Face Sell a Million Lipsticks? - NYTimes.com Can This Face Sell a Million Lipsticks? By ANNE-MARIE SCHIRO Published: May 30, 1995 There is nothing unusual about a cosmetics company using an actress to advertise its products. Think of Catherine Deneuve and Carole Bouquet for Chanel, of Isabella Rossellini for Lancome. But when Estee Lauder, after a two-year search, chose the British actress Elizabeth Hurley in March as its new "face," it was a departure for the giant American beauty company. Lauder's advertising has always projected a coolly elegant image. Ms. Hurley's image is that of Hugh Grant's sexy girlfriend, who wears revealing Versace dresses to movie-world events. Her smiling face and voluptuous body have been fodder for the paparazzi, who don't seem to miss any opportunity to photograph her. At one time, the conservative Lauders might have shied away from such a flamboyant personality. But these are the 1990's and choosing this vivacious and sensual woman was a deliberate move away from a too-perfect beauty, said Leonard Lauder, the president and chief executive of the Estee Lauder Companies. "It was a conscious decision to look for someone who was not just a face, but a real person who had her own persona," he said. "The decision to invite Elizabeth Hurley to be the Estee Lauder spokesperson was a very deliberate one." He was influenced to some degree, he said, by reports that the October 1994 issue of the English magazine Tatler, with Ms. Hurley on the cover, was the highest-selling issue in the publication's 286-year history. If her face can sell magazines, it should sell makeup and perfume, no? Allan Mottus, a consultant to the beauty industry, sees Ms. Hurley as representing a trend away from the "airhead beauty to an interesting woman with a complex personality." "The concept of a model has changed," he said. "I think Lauder has made a huge transformation from Virginia gentry society, in the days of Willow Bay and Karen Graham, to Paulina Porizkova, who was more international, and now to Hurley." "Hurley is not off-putting," he continued. "She's 29, and anyone from 19 to 69 can relate to her. When you're selling products that cost $11 to $65, you're not going after the 14-to-24 audience. Women today relate to a more complex personality." "Of course, having a personality can be more threatening," he added. "A person with a mouth can do you in, too. But I think Elizabeth Hurley and Lauder are in sync." Ms. Hurley is certainly more than just a pretty starlet. She's developed from a teen-age punk with a pierced nose and peroxided spiky hair to an actress who has played roles ranging from Lord Byron's lover (opposite Mr. Grant in the Spanish film "Remando al Viento") to a terrorist (with Wesley Snipes in "Passenger 57") to an aristocratic heroin addict (in the upcoming "Mad Dogs and Englishmen"). Neither Ms. Hurley nor the Lauder company would reveal the terms or length of her contract, except that it allows her the freedom to choose her acting roles. You can be sure, though, that there will be no nude scenes to embarrass the company like the one Ms. Rossellini shocked Lancome with in "Blue Velvet." Ms. Hurley is also more than an actress. She is the head of development for Simian Films, a company she and Mr. Grant set up in partnership with Castle Rock Pictures to buy books or scripts that could be turned into Hugh Grant films. "Hugh and I know each other so long and have each other's best interests at heart, so we can see what's best for the other," she said on her most recent trip to New York. She was in the city for a whirlwind round of shooting her first Lauder campaign with Albert Watson, the photographer chosen to illustrate the company's new image. It was a late afternoon in early May, and Ms. Hurley had just been introduced to magazine beauty editors at a tea party in the Stanhope Hotel to announce the upcoming introduction of a new Lauder perfume, Pleasures. Wearing a pale lilac fitted suit by Versace and matching high-heeled pumps, she immediately charmed the audience by announcing: "I've ju |
Why was Ronnie O'Sullivan disqualified from the 1998 Irish Masters snooker championship | Ronnie O’Sullivan – Pro Snooker Blog Highest Ranking: 1st (2002/3, 2004-6, 2008-2010) Highest Break: 147×13 Career Highlights: Five times World Champion, Five times UK Champion, Five times Masters champion, Three times China Open Champion, Three times Welsh Open champion, 2004 Grand Prix Champion, Two times Champion of Champions winner Official Website: http://www.ronnieosullivan.tv/ In short Without doubt one of the most popular players ever to have played the game, five times world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan is also one of the greatest, statistically behind only Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry. Famous for his fast and furious play, O’Sullivan is adept with his left arm as well as his right, something that in the past has proved controversial as well as brilliant. In fact that statement can always be applied to Ronnie, as brilliant as he is on the table, he is often in the headlines for those things he does off it. It is this mix of astounding play and incidents that makes him arguably the most intriguing character in the sport and keeps people coming back for more. As a player though, when he is at the top of his game there are few who can live with him and there can be no doubt that his all-round game is far more solid than it was in the 1990’s. Back then while his long-potting was probably more consistent than it is today, his tendency to take on too many difficult shots and his questionable temperament arguably prevented him from fully maximising his potential. Early career Having played snooker from a very early age, O’Sullivan demonstrated his talent for the sport with a break of 117 aged just ten. He followed this up with a witnessed 142 two years later before winning the British U16 championship the following year aged 13. Ronnie at the 1993 UK Championship His first 147 came in the 1991 English Amateur Championship and following victory in the IBSF World Under-21 Championship in the same year it was only a matter of time before he turned professional. Going pro Having done just that in 1992, O’Sullivan remarkably won his first 38 matches, a record unlikely ever to be broken with the qualifying structure now as it is. With his best result being a quarter-final, he ended his début season ranked 57th and it was not long before he was much higher. The following season he won the prestigious UK Championship, beating the two best players in the world, Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry on the way. A second title in the form of the British Open came soon after and his results were good enough to move him up to 9th in the rankings at the end of the season. The next two years failed to produce a ranking title for O’Sullivan but he did win the 1995 Benson & Hedges Masters and his results were good enough to move him up to number 3 in the rankings. In 1997 however he was to enjoy his most successful season to date, winning two ranking event titles in Germany and Asia as well as the Matchroom Premier League. Ronnie and Steve Davis ahead of the 1997 Masters final He capped off the year with the fastest ever 147 break, made in just five minutes and 20 seconds in his first round at the 1997 World Championship. His run in the tournament was to be short-lived however as though he was to lose 13-12 to Darren Morgan in the next round. Controversy came his way in the 1997/8 season when he was disqualified from the Benson & Hedges Irish Masters when he was found to have failed a drugs test. As has become a running theme during his career, an unhappy O’Sullivan stated that he threatened to retire from the sport, though this proved to be unfounded. World title A disappointing couple of seasons then followed before he was to finally capture snooker’s greatest prize. Coming into the 2001 World Championship with five titles already under his belt, it was up to John Higgins to stop him from making it six in the final. It was not to be however as O’Sullivan managed to open up a four frame lead that Higgins never managed to get back, eventually winning 18-14. Although he failed to defend the title in 2002, (losing to Stephen Hendry in the semi- |
Clear windows were legalised for which British institutions from April 6th 1995 | Our national love affair: a history of the betting shop | The Independent Racing Our national love affair: a history of the betting shop Stan Hey explains how bookmaking went from wagers in the backstreets to pleasure palaces in the high street Friday 4 April 2008 23:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Depending on your point of view, they are either the equivalent of the wardrobe through which you enter a Narnia of wealth and enchantment, or of Dr Caligari's Cabinet, full of horrors and disturbing visions. The former was represented in February by the £1m-winning, eight-horse accumulator of Mr Fred Craggs, placed at the William Hill shop in Thirsk. This was the biggest betting-shop payout in history. The latter was embodied by punter Graham Calvert, who lost a High Court action to recover £2m of losses incurred, he claimed, after his bookies had failed to enact his "self-exclusion" request to stop him betting. The betting shop is neither extreme, of course, but its supporters and detractors are equally fierce in their praise or condemnation. Today – when the Grand National generates the biggest betting draw of the year, with Britain gambling an estimated total of £300m, mostly in betting shops – will polarise the pro and anti camps. Supporters will point to the harmless entertainment the shops provide to people who, otherwise trapped in drudgery, can pop in to watch a bit of sport and try to win some money. The naysayers will point to the real possibilities of addiction and to dark pits of debt for people trying to escape whatever their plight may be by gambling. An element of this constituency was also infuriated by the recent opening of betting shops on Good Friday for the first time, even though there was no racing in Britain to bet on – punters had to get their fix from French and German courses, football and greyhounds. The prohibitionists and religious observants have lost the battle, for with the global reach of shops and betting websites, gambling in Britain is now a 24-hour activity, worth more than £30bn annually to the economy. When betting shops were legalised on 1 May 1961, up to 10,000 opened within the first six months. Nearly 50 years on, there are scarcely fewer in operation and nearly every high street in the country seems to have at least one, most of them modernised and respectable, standing cheek by jowl with the butchers, chemists and building society branches. Like it or not, betting shops are now an established facet of the British landscape. "I climbed the rickety wooden stairs to Jack Swift's first-floor betting office in Dover Street, off Piccadilly. On that first day of legal betting shops, this tiny emporium was glorious bedlam, packed out with punters shouting their horses home. The place was filled with cigarette smoke but that day a breeze of fresh air wafted into the lives of British punters. Gambling was being dragged out of the Dark Ages, when the only legal bets were made on the racecourse, or the phone. Street betting had been rampant and everyone knew it. Bookies' runners ferried bets between punters and bookmakers, collecting in pubs and clubs (commonly in the urinals), and on street corners." This is how Channel 4's ebullient betting guru, John McCririck, recalls that moment in 1961 when betting shops came into being. OK, it's not exactly Martin Luther King's "Free at Last" speech but it does give a flavour of how Britannia began to loosen her corset from the 1960s onwards. And this first act of social reform came from a Tory home secretary, "Rab" Butler. Big bookmakers rushed to open shops and take advantage of the legislation that had knocked their street-based competitors out of business at a stroke. Some of the illegal bookies made it through the new vetting procedures, established by the 1960 Betting and Gaming Act, but a lot of them found that the capital required to set up premises, pay staff and "go straight" was beyond them. The existing betting firms had run their businesses for on-course clients and for those with the financial (credit) and technical (telephon |
What was the name of the restaurant opened in London in 1993 by Bruce Willis Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger | Between a Planet and Hard Rock – EW.com Email Planet Hollywood. New York City. Lunchtime. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s two little girls are eating anonymously a few tables over. Salads, veggie burgers, and pizzas whiff by. Movie memorabilia, the restaurant’s gimmick, dangle from the ceiling and creep along the walls. Billy Crystal’s City Slickers saddle hovers overhead. Across the room, encased in its own glass shrine — Judy Garland’s dress from The Wizard of Oz. And there by the door is Planet Hollywood’s most valuable piece of kitsch — Arnold himself. Flashbulbs. Autographs. His bionic smile lights his way through the crowd. As one woman aims her Instamatic at Arnold, the bag full of Planet Hollywood merchandise dangling from her wrist bops a stern-looking black-haired woman in the head. Meanwhile, back by the door, there’s a 45-minute wait for a table. It has been a year and a hince the doors of Planet Hollywood blew open, on Manhattan’s West 57th Street, with a $750,000 premiere starring investors Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Bruce Willis, whose collective knack for promoting the place makes P.T. Barnum seem subtle. Now the principle owners, restaurant mogul Robert Earl and movie producer Keith Barish (Sophie’s Choice), are ready to duplicate this miracle the world over. Planet Hollywood franchises have already opened in Orange County, Calif., and Cancun, Mexico. By year’s end, Barish and Earl plan to invade Minneapolis,Washington, D.C., and London. Next stop, Hong Kong, then Singapore, maybe Indonesia. It seems that nothing can stop them. Except for one fly — a huge, Jeff Goldblum-size fly — in their ointment. In an ongoing legal battle that includes a $1.5 billion lawsuit, Peter Morton, the formidable restaurateur who owns Morton’s in Los Angeles and all the Hard Rock Cafes in the western half of the U.S., could put a severe wobble in Planet Hollywood’s orbit. Morton is accusing Earl of stealing trade secrets, creating a ”lower-quality knockoff” of the Hard Rock, and conspiring to invade his Hard Rock territories — a move that will not only take a bite out of the burger business but eat into lucrative merchandise sales. Recently a California judge refused Planet Hollywood’s plea to dismiss the case. Now, as the two sides await their day in court, their legal costs are soaring into the millions and Planet Hollywood’s superstar spokesmen might face potentially unflattering financial disclosures. ”The whole thing is bulls—,” says Earl. ”It’s just a normal piece of competition — McDonald’s and Burger King. It’s about as close a similarity, if that!” But the rivalry between Morton and Earl is far from normal; even under ideal circumstances these two gentlemen would never be drinking buddies. This is Robert Earl, 41: Effusive. Fond of loud silk shirts and baroque sweaters. Grew up around England’s vaudeville houses and beach resorts, riding on the trunks of his pop singer father — also named Robert Earl — whom he calls the British equivalent of Eddie Fisher. Starting at age 7 he was enlisted to count heads in the theaters where his father performed, making sure Pop wasn’t cheated out of his 10 percent cut of the house. Asked how many siblings he has, Earl replies, ”None. I killed them all at birth.” This is Peter Morton, 45: Gentlemanly. Reserved. Hip. Favors white shirts and loafers. Following his parents’ divorce, he grew up in a tony section of West L.A. with his mother and twin sister. His father, Arnold Morton, is a famous Chicago restaurateur. Known for his philanthropy, Peter adopted two slogans for Hard Rock early on: ”Love All, Serve All,” and, rather ironically, ”Save the Planet.” Earl has called the legal wrestling ”a real bloodbath.” In his camp are Schwarzenegger, Stallone, and Willis. Morton has his own legion of celebrities standing on his side of the battlefield. Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, Barry Diller, and Henry Winkler are among the investors in the Los Angeles Hard Rock, the cornerstone of Morton’s empire. ”It’s an investment for them,” says |
What was the name of the craft that made a man powered flight over the Channel in 1979 | Gossamer-Albatross | Aircraft | Human Powered Flight - The Gossamer Albatross Gerhardt Cycleplane an unsuccessful human powered plane, from 1920. From the earliest of times man has dreamed of flying by his own means, even Da Vinci had such dreams and made designs as early as 1490. By the 1920s man was able to make successful human powered flight, though never making any great Paris, July 9, 1921: Gabriel Poulin and his Aviette at Longchamps racecourse, where he won 10,000-franc Prix Peugeot, the first prize for human powered flight. distances. The Gerhardt Cycleplane looked like just about any other airplane of the early 1920s except it had seven wings. And then there was Gerhardt's method of propulsion: bicycle power. Since high-aspect ratio wings were the best way to get into the air with lower, bicycle speed drag, the wingspan would need to be longer than a battleship to get the Cycleplane airborne. So Gerhardt divided that wing and came up with seven. Of course he had to add the drag of all those struts and wires from all those wings. But he forgot all about that. It didn't matter anyway. Built lightly, the Cycleplane's top wings collapsed on its only take-off run. All the way up to modern times we still have had such dreams, and in the late 70's the dream was truly achieved. The Gossamer Albatross, designed by Dr. Paul MacCready, on June 12, 1979 flew across the English Channel piloted and powered by Bryan Allen. MacCready had been designing sail planes since the mid 70s his first major success was the Gossammer Condor which set a distance record of a 1 mile flight in 1977. He took up construction of these planes in response to a challenge made by industrialist Henry Kremer. Two years later another challenge was offered and met with the crossing of the English Channel. Unlike just about any other flying craft, the machines that emerged from MacCready's workshop were built with one aim in mind: to break records. The first of these the Condor, had a wingspan of 96 feet and was a pusher design, with a large two-bladed propeller mounted at the back and an auxiliary aero foil placed well forward. The pilot sat in an enclosed cabin directly below the main wing. For the record breaking flight which took place at Shafter, California, championship cyclist Bryan Allen was chosen as the pilot. On the hot August day in 1977, he flew the strange-looking Condor between the two pylons in 7 minutes 2.5 seconds. Two years later, with Henry Kremer's challenge to fly across the English Channel, MacCready and his team build an improved version of the Condor, the Albatross. In many respects it was identical to the Condor and once again Bryan Allen piloted it on the journey. He landed at Cap Gris-Nez, near Boulogne, after pedaling 23 miles over the water. The Gossamer Albatross in its record setting 1 hour 9 minutes, and 3 second flight over Harper Dry Lake, California. To sustain level flight, the MacCready Gossamer Ablatross required at least .25kW of power to the propeller. This factor alone ensured that the pilot had to be at peak fitness in order to complete the cross-Channel trip successfully. Turning took another 20% more power. Overview: The Albatross was powered using pedals to drive a large two-bladed propeller. Piloted by amateur cyclist Bryan Allen, it completed the 22.2 mi crossing in 2 hours and 49 minutes, achieving a top speed of 18 mph and an average altitude of 5 feet. The Gossamer Albatross is of unusual "canard" configuration, using a large horizontal stabilizer forward of the wing in a manner similar to the Wright brothers' successful "Flyer" aircraft. The Gossamer Albatross was constructed using a carbon fiber frame, with the ribs of the wings made with expanded polystyrene; the entire structure was then wrapped in a thin, transparent plastic (mylar aka PET film). The empty mass of the structure was only 71 lb, although the gross mass for the Channel flight was almost 220 lb. To maintain the craft in the air it was designed with very long tapering wings (high aspect ratio), like those of a glider, allowing the fl |
In which TV quiz show does a computer called Mr Babbage feature | Family Fortunes - UKGameshows Family Fortunes Vernon Kay (All Star Family Fortunes, 2006-present) Co-hosts Peter Dickson (2nd time, 2005 special) Lisa I'Anson (2006) Peter Dickson (3rd time, 2007-present) Broadcast ATV for ITV, 6 January 1980 to 4 September 1982 (81 episodes in 3 series) Central for ITV, 31 December 1982 to 18 June 1999 (329 episodes in 15 series) Carlton for ITV, 25 September 1999 to 30 December 2004 (130 episodes in 4 series + 14 unaired) Granada and Thames for ITV1, 29 October 2005 ( Gameshow Marathon one-off) All Star Family Fortunes Carlton for ITV, 1 June to 6 July 2001 (6 episodes in 1 series) TalkbackThames for ITV1, 28 October 2006 to 25 December 2011 (74 episodes in 6 series) Thames for ITV1, 11 February 2012 to present Synopsis Take two families, a large game board which looked like it was brought from a dodgy salesman at a bargain price, a host who could do an impression of Mavis from Coronation Street and questions supplied by the public in specially commissioned surveys. Max Bygraves, host of the second incarnation. Then sit back and watch the 'fun' in the peak years of what was one of television's highest rated and longest running game shows, Family Fortunes. Third host Les Dennis with Mr.Babbage As Paul Merton said in Have I Got News for You - "they'll get asked to name something with a motor in it and they'll say something like... 'a cat' " and it was so true! 100 people were polled on a innocuous question such as Name something you do in bed, and a person from each family hit a buzzer and guessed as to what the public might have said. The buzz-off for control of the board If it wasn't the top answer then the opposing team were allowed to guess. Whoever had the most popular answer got to take the question for their team (they could pass it if they wanted, but that was a rare occurrence). The rest of the family then took it in turns to guess answers until they got three incorrect guesses (as represented by a cross and a UH-UHHHHH! sound). The game board If the opposing team then guessed an answer not yet found they won the money (a pound for every person that replied to that answer). If not, any found money went to the first team. After the break they played for Double Money. You're probably intelligent enough to guess what happened there. The set as seen in 1999 The family who first made £300 went through to the final round where the excitement peaked (apparently) when the family with the most points selected two members of the family to play a fast money game against the clock- yes, it was time for Biiiig Money! (At least, Max Bygraves enjoyed whipping it up in that way, but the other hosts didn't tend to make such a big deal of it, except for reminding the contestants of the money - and possibly car or holiday - they could win). A contestant plays the end game It was a nice gentle show with a lot of humour in it, and there was some evolution of the format near the end - particularly the chance to win a car (and later a holiday) if you found all five top answers in the end game. But as the millennium approached we thought couldn't ITV be a bit braver and try something new for a change instead of cranking out yet another series? Come in number 5, your time is up. Then, in 2002, the show moved to daytime. Les Dennis left, knowing that this was going to be the final nail in the coffin for the show, and the oh-so-famous Andy Collins became the new host. Ratings were unspectacular, and one of ITV's longest running institutions disappeared with a whimper at the end of the year. Fourth host Andy Collins . Whatever happened to him? All Star Family Fortunes After a successful run out as part of Antandec's Gameshow Marathon , 2006 saw celebrity editions with stars playing with their real-life less glamourous relatives. The changes to the game were subtle but noticeable: Mr Babbage had been given a large shot of Technicolor Botox; the new title sequence is as camp as you like; there's a special reveal for announcing the top answer in Big Money; the game now ends after four rounds (two Single Money |
What is Britain's longest running TV quiz show | UK Game Show Records - UKGameshows UK Game Show Records This Good Game Guide lists various UK game show records. If you have a question that you think should be included, feel free to contact us . Contents 7.1 Highest rated game show Firsts First UK-produced radio game show: The oldest show for which we have a listing is the write-in quiz What's Wrong with This? from 1925. The earliest we know of with actual on-air contestants is Inter Regional Spelling Competition, broadcast on the BBC Regional Service on 25 November 1937. First TV game show: Spelling Bee , shown by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on 31st May 1938, transmitted live from Alexandra Palace. First TV game show offering cash prizes: Take Your Pick , broadcast on 23rd September 1955 by Associated-Rediffusion. Broadcasting records Longest running Longest-running game show (TV): This used to be an easy one to call, as Come Dancing enjoyed such a head start that even after it ended, it took a very long time for other long-runners to catch up. However, as that show didn't have a made-for-TV competition format for its first couple of years (it covered existing contests, but didn't stage its own), we can now declare it officially overtaken, by not one but two shows: A Question of Sport and University Challenge . Which of those is the actual longest-running, depends on how you measure it. Counting only the periods when they ran as regular series, University Challenge (21/9/62 to 3/9/87 and 21/9/94 to present) beats A Question of Sport (5/1/70 to present), but if you count AQoS from its regional pilot (2/12/68) then it has the upper hand. Though if you consider the UC revival to have begun with the 1992 special, then University Challenge takes the lead again. It's a big can of worms, but two things we can say for certain are that AQoS has the longest continuous period in regular production, while UC has aired new episodes in the most different calendar years; 2016 was its fiftieth (while "only" the 48th for AQoS). All-time longest-running game show (radio): Round Britain Quiz has run continuously since 1947. Longest-running game show broadcast in UK (TV): Technically, it's A Song for Europe , which first aired in 1957, and annually between 1959 and 2010 (sometimes under different titles). The Eurovision Song Contest has been broadcast annually since 1956, but is not usually a UK production. Most episodes produced: Countdown aired its 6000th episode on 5 September 2014, and is still going strong with around 250 new episodes each year. Shortest running All-time shortest-running game show (TV): Aside from intentional one-offs, ITV Play 's The Debbie King Show started and ended on Monday 5th March 2007. Exports Most successful UK format export: Who Wants to be a Millionaire? has been licensed to at least 107 territories including Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, the Caribbean, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam. The Weakest Link is not far behind with at least 98 territories licensed. Hosts Longest serving hosts Longest tenure by time (TV): Counting only regular series, Magnus Magnusson 's span as host of Mastermind lasted ten days short of 25 years, beating Bamber Gascoigne 's tenure on University Challenge by eight days. However, if you count the 1987 International University Challenge specials which followed the end of the regular series, then Bamber's run is extended by nearly four months. You could extend it even further by including Bamber's appearances |
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On what day of the week is the Jewish Sabbath | Which Day of the Week? | Sabbath Truth Which Day of the Week? Print Friendly Despite doctrinal differences on various other topics, most Christians agree that a day of rest is an integral part of the Christian life. But on which day are we to rest? “By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done” (Genesis 2:2, 3). The very word “sabbath” means rest, and to rest implies that you have labored. It’s logical, then, for God to have designated the last day of the week a day of rest. “The seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God” (Exodus 20:10). Language reflects the customs of the culture that speaks it. Nearly every culture, from Babylon through modern times, rested on the seventh day. As languages developed, the name for the seventh day of the week remained “rest day.” In the mid 19th century, Dr. William Meade Jones created this “Chart of the Week,” listing the name for the seventh day in 160 languages, including some of the most ancient (shown below). Babylonian, in use hundreds of years before Abraham or the giving of the Ten Commandments at Sinai, calls the seventh day of the week sa-ba-tu, meaning “rest day.” Even today more than 100 languages worldwide, many of them unrelated to ancient Hebrew, use the word “Sabbath” for Saturday—and none of them designate any other day as a day of rest. Though the world’s language groups have evolved so as to be unintelligible from each other, the word for the seventh day of the week has remained fairly recognizable. The Sabbath predates Judaism For the thousands of years since Judaism began, an entire nation of Jews has kept track of the weekly cycle and observed the seventh day Sabbath, sometimes even without a calendar. Nevertheless, many rationalize that it’s impossible to verify which day of the week is actually the biblical Sabbath because Pope Gregory XIII changed the calendar. The Julian calendar, instituted by Julius Caesar around 46 B.C., calculated the length of the year as 365 ¼ days. In reality, the year is 11 minutes less than 365 ¼ days. So by the 1580s, the calendar and the solar cycle were ten days off. In 1582, Gregory changed the calendar so that Friday, October 5, became Friday, October 15, creating the Gregorian calendar we use today. But it did not confuse the days of the week; Friday still follows Thursday, Saturday still follows Friday, and so on and so forth. Exodus 16 recounts a series of weekly Sabbath miracles over a period of forty years. God reiterated the Sabbath at Sinai (Exodus 20:8-11), and the Jews were still observing the seventh day when Jesus was born. Jesus kept the Sabbath (Luke 4:16; 23:54, 56; 24:1) until his death, which Luke indicates occurred on the day before the Sabbath: "Going to Pilate, [Joseph of Arimathea] asked for Jesus’ body. Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid. It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin” (Luke 23:52-54). Luke goes on to describe the actions of the women who followed Jesus. “The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. “Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment. On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb” (Luke 23:55, 56; 24:1). The women discovered that Jesus had risen on Sunday morning; Christians acknowledge this fact by celebrating Easter. The day on which the women rested between the preparation day (Friday) when Jesus died, and the first day of the week (Easter Sunday) when Jesus rose again, had to be Saturday. Scripture clearly portrays God designating the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath, and throughout the centuries of history recounted in the Bible, His followers celebrated it as |
Which Hebrew prophet ascended to heaven in a fiery chariot | 2 Kings 2:11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. Matthew Henry Commentary 2:9-12 That fulness, from whence prophets and apostles had all their supply, still exists as of old, and we are told to ask large supplies from it. Diligent attendance upon Elijah, particularly in his last hours, would be proper means for Elisha to obtain much of his spirit. The comforts of departing saints, and their experiences, help both to gild our comforts and to strengthen our resolutions. Elijah is carried to heaven in a fiery chariot. Many questions might be asked about this, which could not be answered. Let it suffice that we are told, what his Lord, when he came, found him doing. He was engaged in serious discourse, encouraging and directing Elisha about the kingdom of God among men. We mistake, if we think preparation for heaven is carried on only by contemplation and acts of devotion. The chariot and horses appeared like fire, something very glorious, not for burning, but brightness. By the manner in which Elijah and Enoch were taken from this world, God gave a glimpse of the eternal life brought to light by the gospel, of the glory reserved for the bodies of the saints, and of the opening of the kingdom of heaven to all believers. It was also a figure of Christ's ascension. Though Elijah was gone triumphantly to heaven, yet this world could ill spare him. Surely their hearts are hard, who feel not, when God, by taking away faithful, useful men, calls for weeping and mourning. Elijah was to Israel, by his counsels, reproofs, and prayers, better than the strongest force of chariot and horse, and kept off the judgments of God. Christ bequeathed to his disciples his precious gospel, like Elijah's mantle; the token of the Divine power being exerted to overturn the empire of Satan, and to set up the kingdom of God in the world. The same gospel remains with us, though the miraculous powers are withdrawn, and it has Divine strength for the conversion and salvation of sinners. Elijah Taken to Heaven …10He said, "You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so." 11 As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to heaven. 12Elisha saw it and cried out, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" And he saw Elijah no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.… |
What was the water that Jesus walked on | Jesus Walks on Water - Bible Story and Lesson Updated October 02, 2015. Scripture Reference: Matthew 14:22-33. This story is also told in Mark 6:45-52 and John 6:16-21, however, the account of Peter walking on the water is not included in these references. Jesus Walks on Water - Story Summary: After feeding the 5000 , Jesus sends his disciples ahead of him in a boat to cross the Sea of Galilee . Several hours later in the night, the disciples encounter a storm. Jesus comes to them, walking on the water. This terrifies the disciples who think they are seeing a ghost . Jesus tells them in verse 27, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid." Peter replies, "Lord, if it's you, tell me to come to you on the water." So Jesus invites Peter to come. Peter gets out of the boat and begins walking on the water toward Jesus. But when Peter takes his eyes off Jesus and sees the wind and waves, he begins to sink. Peter cries out to the Lord and Jesus immediately reaches out his hand and catches Peter. As they climb into the boat together, the storm ceases. Then the disciples worship Jesus, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." Points of Interest from the Story: • Jesus sends the disciples away so he can get alone on the mountainside and pray. Even in his busy schedule, spending time with God is a priority for Jesus. • The disciples, even though they have spent much time with Jesus, don't recognize him in the storm. Sometimes we don't recognize the Lord when he comes to us in the middle of our "storms." • Peter doesn't begin to sink until he starts looking around at the wind and the waves. Taking our eyes off Jesus, and focusing on the difficult circumstances will cause us to get under our problems. But when we cry out to Jesus, he catches us by the hand and raises us above the seemingly impossible surroundings. • Peter starts out with good intentions, but his faith falters. This does not, however, end up in failure. Peter, even in his fear, cries out to the Lord, the only one who can help him. • When Jesus gets in the boat, the storm ceases. When we have Jesus "in our boat" the storms of life will be calmed and we can worship Him. Question for Reflection: Though we may not walk across water, we will go through difficult, faith-testing circumstances. Are you sinking into despair or are you looking to Jesus and his miraculous power for help? |
Ex baseball player Randy Moffit has a famous sister, name her | Billie Jean King Biography - family, children, parents, mother, old, information, born, husband, year Billie Jean King Biography Long Beach, California American tennis player I nternational tennis star Billie Jean King won a record twenty Wimbledon championships and helped win equal treatment for women in sports. Encouraged by her parents Billie Jean (Moffitt) King was born on November 22, 1943, in the southern California city of Long Beach. She was the first of Willard and Betty Moffitt's two children. Her father was an engineer for the fire department, and her mother was a receptionist at a medical center. Both she and her brother, Randy, who would become a professional baseball player, excelled in athletics as children and were encouraged by their parents. At fire department picnics, her father's coworkers always wanted Billie Jean to play on their softball team. Billie Jean developed an interest in tennis at age eleven and saved money to buy her first racket. When she was fourteen years old she won her first championship in a southern California tournament. She began receiving coaching at age fifteen from Alice Marble, a famous player from the 1930s. The product of a working-class family, Billie Jean soon found herself caught up in a country club sport. Despite her success on the court, the fact that tennis was mainly geared toward men would prove a personal challenge to her in later years. Tournament successes In 1961 Billie Jean competed in her first Wimbledon tournament in England. Although she was defeated in the women's singles, she teamed with Karen Hautze to win the doubles (two-person team) title. She married attorney Larry King in 1965. In 1966 she won her first Wimbledon singles championship and repeated in 1967. That same year she also won the U.S. Open singles title at Forest Hills, New York. In 1968 King won both the women's singles and doubles titles at Wimbledon. In 1971 she became the first woman athlete to win more than one hundred thousand dollars Billie Jean King. Reproduced by permission of Archive Photos, Inc. in a single year. It was 1972, however, that would be King's banner year. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the French Open. (These three tournaments plus the Australian Open now make up the "Grand Slam" of tennis.) For this feat, Sports Illustrated magazine named her "Sportswoman of the Year," and Sports magazine deemed her "Tennis Player of the Year." In 1973 King again won Wimbledon's singles and doubles championships. It was then that she began to openly criticize the low prize money offered to women competitors. She noted that women were receiving far less than men for what she considered equal ability and effort. Her statements on this issue led to the offer from a major U.S. drug manufacturer of a large sum of money to make the prize money at the U.S. Open equal for both men and women. A victory for women's liberation King's career coincided with the women's liberation (feminist) movement of the 1970s. Her working-class upbringing in southern California and the second-class treatment she received as a professional athlete made her a natural spokesperson for the movement. Her role as a leader in the feminist cause reached its peak in September 1973, when she faced the 1939 men's tennis champion Bobby Riggs (1918–1995) in a nationally televised match at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. King easily beat the aging Riggs and emerged as the winner of what had been billed as the "Battle of the Sexes." In 1975 King won her sixth Wimbledon singles championship, but she announced that she would no longer compete in major events because of injuries to her knees. In all she won a record twenty Wimbledon championships (i |
What sport is played by Portland Trailblazers | Portland Trail Blazers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games Hot Sixers host struggling Trail Blazers The Philadelphia 76ers, a laughingstock in recent seasons, have new life. The Portland Trail Blazers, thought to be a team on the rise, are in the meantime searching for their old mojo. The Sixers (14-26) are in a stretch that has seen them win five of six games and seven of nine, while the Blazers KTVZ Walker, Hibbert lead Hornets past Blazers 107-85 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Kemba Walker scored 23 points, Roy Hibbert provided a huge boost off the bench and the Charlotte Hornets stopped a five-game slide with a 107-85 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. Nicolas Batum added 17 points for the Hornets, who limited the Trail Blazers NBA.com Take a quick trip through Wednesday night's 9 games with The Fast Break. Fantasy Basketball is here! |
What cars were used in the film the Italian Job | IMCDb.org: "The Italian Job, 2003": cars, bikes, trucks and other vehicles 2491tj ◊ 2006-07-03 23:11 typical american rubbish remake (sorry,"homage") to a classic film,considering our friends across the pond disliked the original so much they wouldnt finance part 2. ◊ 2006-09-23 00:33 2491tj wrote typical american rubbish remake (sorry,"homage") to a classic film,considering our friends across the pond disliked the original so much they wouldnt finance part 2. i 100% agree maruti800 ◊ 2006-09-23 05:44 Its more of a LA Job than Italian Job. But anyway nice effort. esp. by Charlize theron and Jason statham being my favourite bref ◊ 2006-09-23 08:30 The original Mini has the size for an Italian Job (understand Italian narrow street and sidewalk), the BMW Mini needs LA streets to look small gliffhanger ◊ 2007-01-29 13:08 A 2003 remake of the movie, also called The Italian Job, was set in Los Angeles and stars Mark Wahlberg as Charlie Croker. It featured Donald Sutherland as John Bridger, played as more of a father-figure to Croker. It made many changes to the original story, replacing the British characters with a primarily American cast, moving the action from Turin to Venice and Los Angeles, adding a new villain, and replacing the ambiguous ending with one that is completely positive. The Minis of the original film were replaced by the new BMW-built MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S with the classic Mini making only a cameo appearance. lastinpurple ◊ 2007-05-01 11:50 This rubbish movie isn't ended yet. Our friends across the pond, as 2491tj calls them, are going to make a second part of this abomination, called The Brazilian Job, for 2008. The only original part of this movie is the name, and now it hasn't. What's next? Arnold Schwarzenegger as Charlie Crocker? Replacing the BMW Mini by Hummers? Well, size won't be much different antp ◊ 2007-12-23 00:01 I did not find that movie so much rubbish, if you do not consider as a remake of course. About the title, here it does not refer to the main heist (which is in LA indeed). At the beginning of the movie, there is a heist in Venice, Italy, where they blown two floors to make a safe go through these: For the main heist, at a point they have to change their plan. Then they say they'll do it like the Italian job, referring to that first heist, as they will use a similar technique: -- Last edit: 2007-12-23 00:01:53 |
Who was the host of the radio quiz show, Have a Go | Have a Go - UKGameshows Have a Go At the piano: Jack Jordan (1946-7), Violet Carson (1947-53), Harry Hudson (1953-66), Eric James (1966-7). Broadcast Home Service North (as "Have a Go, Joe!"), 5 March to 9 August? 1946 BBC Manchester for Light Programme, 16 September 1946 to 1967 Synopsis Britain's very first broadcast quiz to give away money prizes, "Have a Go" was a hugely popular "people show" in which Wilfred Pickles (and his wife, Mabel) travelled around the country, turning up in village halls and asking ordinary folk up on stage to talk about their lives and memories. Who's next? Pickles (on the right) and a contestant. This done, the member of the public would then be invited to "have a go" at the quiz, which consisted of four questions worth increasing amounts between 2s 6d and one guinea. In 1953, the total prize was £1/18s/6d, though it may have varied over time. At the end of the show, a "jackpot question" was asked with a slightly bigger prize available. All the previous contestants would write their answer down and one of them (quite likely, the one judged by the producer to be the audience's favourite) would be awarded the money. There would also often be items of local produce awarded in addition to the money, hence the catchphrase "What's on the table, Mabel?" Is madam ready to order? A good time is had by all. Catchphrases "How do, how are yer?" "Are yer courtin'?" "What's on the table, Mabel?" "Give 'im the money, Mabel!" (or "...Barney!", when producer Barney Colehan handed out the cash) Theme music |
What were the names given to the two sides in the American Civil War | Civil War Facts Civil War Facts Many elements of Civil War scholarship are still hotly debated. The facts on this page are based on the soundest information available. Q. When was the Civil War fought? The war began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter , South Carolina on April 12, 1861. The war ended in Spring, 1865. Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. The last battle was fought at Palmito Ranch , Texas, on May 13, 1865. Click here for a Civil War timeline. The bombardment of Fort Sumter (Library of Congress) Q. Where was the Civil War fought? The Civil War was fought in thousands of different places , from southern Pennsylvania to Texas; from New Mexico to the Florida coast. The majority of the fighting took place in the states of Virginia and Tennessee. The Civil War was also contested on the Atlantic Ocean as far off as the coast of France, the Gulf of Mexico, and the brown water of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Battles of the Civil War | Civil War Navies Q. How many soldiers fought in the Civil War? At the beginning of the war the Northern states had a combined population of 22 million people. The Southern states had a combined population of about 9 million. This disparity was reflected in the size of the armies in the field. The Union forces outnumbered the Confederates roughly two to one. Q. How many soldiers died in the Civil War? Approximately 620,000 soldiers died from combat, accident, starvation, and disease during the Civil War. This number comes from an 1889 study of the war performed by William F. Fox and Thomas Leonard Livermore. Both men fought for the Union. Their estimate is derived from an exhaustive study of the combat and casualty records generated by the armies over five years of fighting. A recent study puts the number of dead as high as 850,000. Q. How many soldiers died in the Civil War as compared to other American wars? Roughly 1,264,000 American soldiers have died in the nation's wars--620,000 in the Civil War and 644,000 in all other conflicts. It was only as recently as the Vietnam War that the amount of American deaths in foreign wars eclipsed the number who died in the Civil War. Q. Who won the Civil War? The Northern armies were victorious, and the rebellious states returned to the Union. Q. Who ran in the election of 1860? The election of 1860 was one of the most unusual in American history. In a four-way race brought on by a split in the Democratic Party, Abraham Lincoln's name did not even appear on the ballot in most Southern states. In the electoral college , Lincoln solidly carried the free states of the Northeast and Northwest. Breckenridge won the slaveholding states, with the exception of Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky in the Upper South, which went to Bell. Douglas, though he made a solid showing in the popular vote, only took electoral votes from Missouri and New Jersey. Abraham Lincoln delivers his first inaugural address on March 4, 1861. (Library of Congress) Abraham Lincoln of Illinois, Republican Party: 39.8% Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, Northern Democratic Party: 29.5% John C. Breckenridge of Kentucky, Southern Democratic Party: 18.1% John Bell of Tennessee, Constitutional Union Party: 12.6% Q. When did the Southern states secede from the Union? South Carolina - December 20, 1860 Mississippi - January 9, 1861 North Carolina - May 20, 1861 Tennessee - June 8, 1861 Q. Was secession legal? No, although it was not ruled illegal until after the war. This was a complex question at the time, with able legal minds to be found arguing both sides, but the United States Supreme Court, in Texas v. White , 74 U.S. 700 (1868), determined that secession was unconstitutional. Chief Justice Salmon Chase wrote in his majority opinion that, "The ordinance of secession...and all the acts of legislature intended to give effect to that ordinance, were absolutely null. They were utterly without operation in law." Q. What caused the Civil War? While man |
The tiger snake is one of the deadliest, in which country is it found in it's natural habitat | Mainland Tiger Snake Habitat, Diet & Reproduction - NSW Mainland Tiger Snake (Notechis Scutatus) Scientific Name: Notechis Scutatus A highly variable species, which does not always display the distinctive tiger stripes suggested by its common name. The body can be grey, olive-brown or almost black. In most specimens darker bands are visible. The pale areas between the bands are usually light brown or cream in colour but in some specimens they may be bright yellow. The underside is usually creamy-yellow but again may be a distinctive bright yellow in some snakes. The banding in juvenile snakes is often much more conspicuous, fading gradually as the snake matures. Tiger snakes are relatively short and stout bodied with a broad head. Most specimens reach around 1.2-1.6m in length, although particularly large animals may exceed 2m. The tiger snake is a very dangerous species. Its range coincides with the highest human population in Australia so encounters are common. Tiger snakes will usually act out an impressive threat display before attempting to bite. This begins with flattening of the neck and loud hissing followed by mock strikes. Habitat A common species of the swamps, wetlands and water courses of southeastern Australia. In some areas where food is plentiful large numbers of tiger snakes can be found in close proximity to each other. Diet Tiger snakes love frogs. This is their main diet, however, given the opportunity, they will also readily take lizards, birds, small mammals and fish. In hot weather feeding often takes place at night with daytime foraging predominating at other times Reproduction As an adaptation to the temperate climate of its range, the tiger snake produces live young instead of laying eggs. The female normally produces 20-30 wriggling babies in late summer after mating in spring, although some litters as high as 70 have been recorded. |
Cambridge Favourite, Cambridge Rival and Cambridge Vigour are varieties of which fruit | Strawberry 'Cambridge Favourite' (Mid Season) - Strawberry Plants - Thompson & Morgan Strawberry 'Cambridge Favourite' (Mid Season) Rollover image for an enlarged view Strawberry 'Cambridge Favourite' (Mid Season) Fragaria x ananassa Hardy Perennial The enduring popularity of Strawberry 'Cambridge Favourite' has made it one of the most well-known and best-loved varieties available. This mid-season strawberry produces a bumper crop of juicy orange-red fruits with an excellent flavour and texture from June to July. This superb variety is reliable and tolerant of most situations. Strawberry 'Cambridge Favourite' is well suited to growing in containers for a space saving crop on the patio. Cropping periods can also be brought forward or extended if you are growing them in a greenhouse or polytunnel. Height: 20cm (8"). Spread: 30cm (12"). Estimated time to cropping once planted: 4-8 months. Estimated time to best yields: 16-20 months. Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here . Ideal For: Despatch: By end of February 2017 £12.99 Despatch: By end of February 2017 £19.99 Reviews Plant strawberry plants in autumn or late spring in a sheltered, sunny position in well manured, free draining soil. Plant strawberry runners every 45cm (18") in rows spaced at 75cm (30") apart. Spread out their roots and place them in the soil at a level where the crown of the plant is just poking above the surface. Avoid planting them too deeply as this may cause them to rot. Alternatively try growing strawberry plants in hanging baskets or in specially designed strawberry planters for the patio. Water strawberries frequently throughout the growing season and weed regularly between rows. When growing strawberry plants in baskets and containers, they will also need feeding every two weeks. From early summer, remove any runners that are produced as these will weaken the plants vigour. Protect the developing fruit from slugs and snails by spreading straw around each plant. Positioning a net over the plants will also prevent crop damage by birds. The netting and straw can be removed after cropping to allow better air flow around the crown of the plant. Mulch strawberry plants with well rotted manure in spring. Although strawberry plants will continue to fruit in successive years, the crop will become considerably reduced and it is advisable to completely replace strawberry plants every 3 years. Seeds and garden supplies will normally be delivered within the time period stated against each product as detailed above. Plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, shrubs, trees, potatoes etc are delivered at the appropriate time for planting and will be stated on the product page or in your order acknowledgement page and email. Orders for packets of seed incur a P&P charge of £1.95. Orders which include any other products will incur a P&P charge of £4.95. Where an order includes both packets of seeds and other products a maximum P&P charge of £6.90 will apply - regardless of the number of items ordered. Please see our Delivery / P&P page for further details and details of any surcharges that may apply to certain destinations. Reviews |
Who ruled England until Richard 11 came of age | BBC - History - British History in depth: The Reign of Richard II, 1377 to 1399 The Reign of Richard II, 1377 to 1399 By Ian Bremner Last updated 2011-02-17 To what extent did Richard II's reign lay the foundation for the bloody Wars of the Roses and what was the social impact of the Black Death? Ian Bremner investigates. On this page Print this page Introduction The reign of Richard II illustrates the changing nature of the crown and society after the Black Death wiped out almost half the population from 1348. Richard's downfall has also been called the first round in what the Victorians named the 'Wars of the Roses,' the bloody, noble civil wars that devastated England from around 1450 to 1487. But the legacy of his rule laid the foundation for that conflict and together with the impact of the plague achieved a social transformation that changed Britain forever. Richard's rule can be viewed as a critical moment in Britain's history. It provides the first opportunity to assess the impact of the Black Death on all levels of the nations; as society realigns itself, the young king struggles to restore the prestige and authority of the crown. Key issues of the day colour Richard's reign: the ongoing war with France, the power of the nobles, religious change, extending royal authority into the regions and the continuing conflict in Ireland and with Scotland. The Peasants' Revolt... was a judgement on those who were governing the country in Richard's name. There is significant cultural and linguistic advance, new social groups such as the 'gentry' are emerging and by 1500, leave us with a pubescent modern nation state, firmly in possession of defensible borders and one 'common' language. The Peasants' Revolt, the first major 'headline' result of the series of plagues that swept across Europe, was a judgement on those who were governing the country in Richard's name. However, the king's reaction to the revolt was perhaps the highpoint of his personal activity. But it is the rapid fall of Richard II, from his position as a secure, wealthy and respected monarch that sheds the most light on the reality of medieval power. Top Richard II, boy and man Westminster Hall © Richard ruled as a mature monarch for little more than a decade from 1389, after inheriting the throne from his grandfather in 1377, at the age of 10. He spent his final days alone and died, either from starvation, or by murder on the orders of Henry IV. The son of England's greatest warrior lord, the Black Prince, and a renowned European beauty, Joan of Kent, Richard was born in Bordeaux, 1367. His christening was attended by three kings. Educated in a European style for the first four years of his life, Richard would bring a new sense of class and civility to the English throne. He probably spoke French first and foremost but also learnt English, the language that was rapidly becoming the main tongue of the English nobility. Richard is the first king that we know for sure what he looked like, in part because of his own conscious attempts to raise the personal place of the monarch, through the active use of imagery and artistic representation, the most notable example being the Wilton Diptych, a portable altarpiece and Richard's own portrait, which now hangs in Westminster Abbey. Richard constructed the first royal bathhouse, may well have invented the pocket handkerchief and used a spoon for the first time. In his patronage of architecture and personal piety, his reign has a powerful legacy in some of the key parts of Westminster Great Hall, York Minster and Canterbury Cathedral. Richard built the magnificent hammer beam roof for the hall, which can be seen to this day. The medieval parliament and king's court often sat under its carved angels and it was from here that the kingdom was ruled. The greatest cultural legacy of the period is the work of Chaucer, a contemporary of Richard and personally known to him but, perhaps surprisingly, not someone who benefited from the king's generous financial patronage. Chaucer's work and use of the English language ar |
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What was Tommy Cooper's signature tune | 'Sheikh of Araby' - Signature tune of Tommy Cooper Oh, I'm the Sheikh of Araby And all the women worship me. You should see them follow me around. Not bad. Even wives of all the other sheiks, They beg to kiss my rosy cheeks And that ain't bad -- in fact, that's good, I've found. I'm a cad! When I lay down to sleep I'm counting girls instead of sheep From my harem I can't scare 'em out. Why should I? They're beauties from all races, And some have pretty faces. I'm the Sheikh who knows what love is all about. Tommy's version click here (488KB) A version by Fats Domino click here (478KB) A jazzed-up version click here (97KB) Photo © UPP |
Members of which profession are most likely to understand the metonic cycle | The Lunar Calendar & Metonic Cycle - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com The Lunar Calendar & Metonic Cycle Watch short & fun videos Start Your Free Trial Today An error occurred trying to load this video. Try refreshing the page, or contact customer support. You must create an account to continue watching Register for a free trial Are you a student or a teacher? I am a student Start Your Free Trial To Continue Watching As a member, you'll also get unlimited access to over lessons in math, English, science, history, and more. Plus, get practice tests, quizzes, and personalized coaching to help you succeed. Coming up next: The Connection Between the Seven Days of the Week & Astronomical Objects You're on a roll. Keep up the good work! Your next lesson will play in 10 seconds 0:02 The Lunar Phase Cycle 0:37 The Lunar Calendar Add to Add to Add to Want to watch this again later? Log in or sign up to add this lesson to a Custom Course. Custom Courses are courses that you create from Study.com lessons. Use them just like other courses to track progress, access quizzes and exams, and share content. Teachers Organize and share selected lessons with your class. Make planning easier by creating your own custom course. Students Create a new course from any lesson page or your dashboard. From any lesson page: Click "Add to" located below the video player and follow the prompts to name your course and save your lesson. From your dashboard: Click on the "Custom Courses" tab, then click "Create course". Next, go to any lesson page and begin adding lessons. Edit your Custom Course directly from your dashboard. Personalize: Name your Custom Course and add an optional description or learning objective. Organize: Create chapters to group lesson within your course. Remove and reorder chapters and lessons at any time. Share your Custom Course or assign lessons and chapters. Teacher Edition: Share or assign lessons and chapters by clicking the "Teacher" tab on the lesson or chapter page you want to assign. Students' quiz scores and video views will be trackable in your "Teacher" tab. Premium Edition: You can share your Custom Course by copying and pasting the course URL. Only Study.com members will be able to access the entire course. Create an account to start this course today Try it free for 5 days! Lesson Transcript Instructor: Artem Cheprasov Artem is a doctor of veterinary medicine and has taught science and medicine at the college level. This lesson will discuss the lunar calendar, luni-solar calendar, the Metonic cycle, and how they relate to keeping time in the ancient world and even some calendars today. The Lunar Phase Cycle As another lesson points out, the lunar cycle was an ancient way of keeping track of time. A lunation, also known as one lunar phase cycle, a synodic month, is completed approximately every 29.53 days. It is believed that the lunar phase cycle may have been observed and kept track of as far back as 30,000 years ago! Even today, the lunar phase cycle is still used by the traditional Jewish and Islamic calendars. This lunar calendar, as well as something known as the Metonic cycle, will be the subject of our lesson. The Lunar Calendar In most lunar calendars, the new month starts after the new moon, with the thin crescent's first appearance after sunset. This event was likely chosen for the start of a new month because it was easily observable and recognizable. But such a definable event is obviously not without its problems, such as cloudy skies on and around such a day. The lunar calendar is also not without its issues as a whole, independent of any clouds, storms, and the thunderous wrath of Zeus. If an attempt is made to match the lunar calendar with the seasonal year, then it can drift out of step with the seasons. But some lunar calendars, like the Islamic calendar, go on about their cycle independently of the seasonal year. But other lunar calendars do take into account the seasonal (or solar) year. Such calendars are known as luni-solar |
John Major's wife Norma was a teacher what did she teach | John Major (politician) facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about John Major (politician) COPYRIGHT 2004 The Gale Group Inc. John Major The youngest British prime minister of the 20th century, John Major (born 1943) succeeded Margaret Thatcher as leader of the Conservative Party and political head of the United Kingdom in 1990, a post he held until 1997. John Major had a highly unusual background for a Conservative Party leader. Born on March 29, 1943, in the middle-class London suburb of Merton, he was the son of Gwendolyn and Thomas Major. Thomas Major, 66 when his son was born, was a colorful man who had a remarkably varied career as a circus acrobat, vaudevillian, mercenary, and manufacturer of garden ornaments. When John Major was very young, the family lived in comfortable circumstances, and he attended Rutlish Grammar School, a state-run school for bright children. When Major was 11, however, the family moved to Brixton, the so-called "South Bronx of London," after Thomas Major's business suffered financial reverses. Young Major disliked the authoritarian atmosphere of school and left at 16 to find work. His first job was a clerical position, which he soon left to pursue a more lucrative career as a construction laborer. Shortly after this change he was laid off and spent several months on the dole. These months were a formative experience for Major, who became a Conservative after deciding that socialistic paternalism only perpetuated poverty. At 18 Major found another clerical position, and this time he started a career. Through his native intelligence and hard work he rapidly made his way through the ranks of the Standard Chartered bank, eventually becoming assistant to the bank's chairman. In the mid-1960s Major went to Nigeria, where he performed community service work and where he acquired a heart-felt hatred of racism. Upon his return Major continued working at the bank and, after determining that he "wanted to be inside the goldfish bowl rather than outside, longingly looking in," he began to take an active role in politics, at first at the local level. He served as a member of the Lambeth Borough Council from 1968 to 1971 and was chairman of the council's housing committee from 1970 to 1971. It was during this time that he met a quiet, opera-loving, young campaign worker, Norma Johnson, a home economics teacher. They married in 1970, which was, Major later said, "the best decision of my life." Major made two unsuccessful attempts to win a parliamentary seat in 1974 and eventually succeeded in 1979, becoming the Conservative member for Huntingdonshire in east central England. John Major in Parliament Major's parliamentary career progressed steadily from committee work to parliamentary private secretary in the early 1980s. In 1983 he became an assistant government whip and in 1984 a full-fledged whip, a position which helped him to understand the interests and concerns of backbenchers as well as providing him with much greater visibility to all members of Parliament. It was in this capacity that he first came prominently to Margaret Thatcher's attention. At a dinner party he held his own against her in a heated argument about economic policy. Thatcher was impressed (Major later stated that Thatcher "doesn't like wimps"), and thereafter served as Major's patron. Major was soon appointed undersecretary of social security (1985-1986) and social security secretary (1986-1987), where he was noted for his compassionate concern for the elderly. From 1987 to 1989 he served as chief secretary to the treasury, the effective deputy chancellor of the exchequer. In this position, serving under the brilliant but controversial Nigel Lawson, Major was able to emulate his father's acrobatic skills by holding a firm line on government spending without making enemies of his more senior colleagues. Like his mentor Thatcher a devotee of a strict monetary policy, he said, "Public expenditure must be restricted. People must understand that if they have jam today, they may not be able to afford butter tomorro |
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Which country does tennis star Marcelo Rios represent | Marcelo Rios: ´Chile is shame of the international Tennis´ Marcelo Rios: ´Chile is shame of the international Tennis´ Gatto Luigi - 27-07-2016 - View: 2100 Tennis - The former world no. 1 had some tough words on Twitter about the court conditions in hi country Tennis Interviews Former world no. 1, Chilean Marcelo Rios took to Twitter to express his frustration about the infrastructural facilities for tennis in his country. The most recent incident that brought to light the shoddy conditions was the Davis Cup Group I Americas’ semi-final tie between Chile and Colombia. Chile won the tie 3-1, but the clay-court was in such a bad condition that a desperate Santiago Giraldo was forced to retire in his reverse singles rubber against Gonzalo Lama. Rios shared, 'The Davis Cup that’s the most beautiful moment of the year for the players who represent Chile just ended. We have a group of young players who do not stop to surprise us, so this situation cannot continue anymore. In the last Davis Cup tie the coarsest thing that could ever happen to a professional tennis player happened. Not only did our rivals play on a poor court (once again), there’s also embarrassment that we could not have a decent court to play Davis Cup. We have been the shame of the international tour for more than 25 years as all the players and umpires complained about the court conditions in Chile. ‘We ask for nothing, only something decent and in order. For a long time we asked publicly that the central court of the National stadium be improved and that a stadium is built at the sea level. Is it too much to ask for the most successful sport in Chile? It’s the moment that the government, tennis federation and the minister of sport give back for all what our sport has given for the Country. Players are ready to sacrifice, will you help us?' — Marcelo Rios Mayorga (@MarceloRios75) 25 luglio 2016 |
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Who lit the Olympic flame at the Sydney Olympics | Olympic Torch Relay - History, Highlights & Torch Bearers Factsheet arrow Getty Images The Ancient Greeks considered fire to be a divine element, and they maintained perpetual fires in front of their principal temples. This was the case in the sanctuary of Olympia, where the Ancient Olympic Games took place. The flame was lit using the rays of the sun, to ensure its purity, and a skaphia, the ancestor of the parabolic mirror used today for lighting the Olympic flame. A flame burned permanently on the altar of the goddess Hestia, and such fires were also lit on the altars of Zeus and Hera, in front of whose temple the Olympic flame is lit today. In the context of the modern Games, the Olympic flame represents the positive values that Man has always associated with fire. The purity of the flame is guaranteed by the way it is lit using the sun‟s rays. The choice of Olympia as a departure point emphasises the link between the Ancient and Modern Games and underlines the profound connection between these two events. A relay precedes the arrival of the flame at its final destination: the Olympic stadium in the host city of the Olympic Games. The Organising committee of the Olympic Games is responsible for bringing the Olympic flame to the Olympic stadium (Olympic Charter, Rule 54). When the flame finally arrives at its destination, the final torchbearer(s) run into the stadium to light the Olympic cauldron with the flame, which remains lit for the duration of the Games and is extinguished only at the Closing Ceremony of the Games. Like the messengers who proclaimed the sacred Olympic truce, the runners who carry the Olympic flame carry a message of peace on their journey. The Relay of Peace - London 1948 In a Europe sorely afflicted by the war, the 1948 relay carried a welcome message of peace. The first runner, Corporal Dimitrelis, took off his military uniform before carrying the flame, commemorating the sacred truce observed in Ancient Greece. The planned route highlighted border crossings, where festivities were organised to celebrate the return of peace. In homage to the restorer of the Olympic Games, the relay passed through Lausanne, Switzerland and a ceremony was organised at Pierre de Coubertin‟s tomb in the Bois-de-Vaux cemetery. The ancient Relay – Rome 1960 The relay shone the spotlight on the two poles of classical civilisation: Athens and Rome. Lesser-known ancient sites in Greece and Italy were thus brought to the public‟s attention. For the first time, the relay was televised and the event closely followed by the media. The relay to the New World – Mexico City 1968 The relay retraced the steps of Christopher Columbus to the New World. The idea was to underline the link between Mediterranean and Latin-American civilisations and between ancient (Greco-Latin) and Pre-Hispanic civilisations. A direct descendant of the great navigator, Cristóbal Colón de Carbajal, was the last runner on Spanish soil. The Olympic flame made a stop at the Great Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacan. A “New Fire” ceremony was organised which, in the Aztec tradition, was celebrated to mark the end of a 52-year cycle. The reappearance of the sun at dawn symbolised the renewal of the world. The Korean relay “Harmony and progress”– Seoul 1988 The relay showcased the traditions of Korea. Its route, which was a zigzag from east to west, symbolised the harmony to be found in the balance between two opposite poles. Some of the torchbearers did not wear the official uniform provided by the Games Organising Committee, but instead wore regional or traditional costumes. The “Down Under” relay – Sydney 2000 The relay had a twofold goal: to situate Australia within Oceania and to promote the culture and heritage of the different regions in the country. The Torch relay visited 12 Oceanic countries before it arrived in Australia. The start of the relay on the Australian continent was in the “red centre” at Uluru (Ayer‟s Rock), a sacred site for the indigenous population. The Aboriginal athlete Nova Peris-Kneebone, Olympic field hockey champion, was the fi |
Which Scottish leader was finally beaten at Culloden | Siol nan Gaidheal - Famous Scots Siol nan Gaidheal Calgacus....Famous Celtic leader in wars against the Romans. Saint Mungo (or Kentigern)....Scottish Saint and missionary. MacBeth....Last Gaelic High King of Alba/Scotland. (unjustly maligned by Shakespeare) William Wallace....The most famous Scottish Freedom fighter against the English. Robert the Bruce....Scotland�s greatest King, victor over the English at Battle of Bannockburn, Scottish Wars of Independence. Abbot Bernard of Linton....Author of the Declaration of Arbroath. Cardinal David Beaton....Archbishop of St. Andrews and Chancellor of Scotland. Henry Sinclair of Orkney....Scottish discoverer of America and thought to be involved in Masonic and Knights Templar lore (keeper of Holy Grail). King James IV....Scottish Renaissance King, established Scottish navy, died at Battle of Flodden, killed by English. Mary Queen of Scots....Scotland�s most romantic but tragic Queen. Killed by English on orders from Elizabeth I of England. John Knox....Reformation revolutionary. James VI of Scotland & Ist of England, The Wisest Fool in Christendom. Strange but effective ruler, commissioned the King James version of The Bible. Marquis of Montrose...Covenanter and Royalist Leader of Highland Armies. Richard Cameron....Republican Covenanter and founder of the �Cameronians�. Viscount (Bonnie) Dundee....Jacobite Highland Army leader, killed at Battle of Killiecrankie. Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun....Scottish Patriot - vehemently opposed Union with England 1707. Rob Roy MacGregor....Jacobite Highland Clan leader. Alexander Selkirk....Model for Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe heard his story when he (Defoe) was in Scotland working as a pro-Union agent for English. Bonnie Prince Charlie....Prince Charles Edward Stuart, true prince of Scotland, and chief Stuart Claimant to the British throne. Participated in the victories won by the mostly Highland Jacobean Army, but finally defeated at the Battle of Culloden, was encouraged to flee and escaped the ensuing slaughter of his followers. Tartan....Banned & proscribed alongside bagpipes etc. in Scotland after the slaughter and near genocide following the Battle of Culloden. 1746-82 David Hume....Scottish Enlightenment Philosopher. Adam Smith....Inventor of Economics and author of �Wealth of Nations�. James Watt....Inventor of Steam Engine. John �Tar� MacAdam....Inventor of Asphalt, road covering. James �Ossian� MacPherson.... Celtic & Highland poet, influenced European Romantic Movement. Robert Burns....Scotlands National Bard . Poetry taught from Edinburgh to China. Sir Walter Scott....Scottish Historical Novelist. Ivanhoe & Waverly etc. Lord Byron...."Mad, bad & dangerous to know". Scottish romantic poet, also revered in Greece as freedom fighter. James Simpson....Scottish Doctor who introduced chloroform into surgery. Robert Louis Stevenson....Scottish Novelist. Author of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and of course Jekyll and Hyde, to name but a few. Alexander Graham Bell....Inventor of the telephone. John Muir....Scottish Environmentalist and famous in America for work as Ecologist. Keir Hardie....First Labour MP and Labour Party Leader. Patrick Geddes....Scottish Scientist and Sociologist. Charles Rennie MacIntosh....Scottish Architect and Designer. James Connolly....Born In Edinburgh, Irish Republican leader. Executed in 1916 by British for his part in the Easter Rising and other Republican activities. Ramsay MacDonald....First Labour Prime Minister of Britain. Sir Alexander Fleming....Inventor of Penicillin. John Logie Baird....Inventor of the Television. Hugh MacDiarmid....Scottish Modernist Poet, Leader of Scottish Renaissance & Cultural Movement. Member of 1320 Club and dedicated Scottish ultra-nationalist. Stan Laurel....Scottish actor, formed half of duo �Laurel & Hardy�. Harry Lauder....Scottish comedian and singer (after a fashion). Sean Connery....Famous Scottish Actor. Original �James Bond 007�, born in Edinburgh and renowned Scottish Nationalist. Billy Connelly....(The Big Yin) Scottish contemporary comedian, actor, musician. R |
In which country in 1808 was there a rum rebellion | On this day 1808…the Rum Rebellion On this day 1808…the Rum Rebellion 26th January, 2016 by Rupert Millar On this day in 1808 Australia experienced its first and only military coup – against a governor who tried to control liquor sales. The “ Rum Rebellion ” in fact had many causes but it was governor William Bligh’s attempt to stop the essentially illegal rum trade that was controlled by the local militia that proved the final straw. In fairness to Bligh, he was merely carrying out orders from the Colonial Office which wanted to normalise trading in the colony which had been formally founded just 20 years before. Yet Bligh, already infamous the inciting a mutiny on his ship The Bounty, was an abrasive character in his own right. On his trip to Australia to take over as governor he had chafed at command of the convoy being given to a junior naval officer, Captain Joseph Short, and so wilfully disobeyed his orders (which led to Short firing a literal shot across his bows) before finally arresting Short and taking over the little convoy himself. His attitude in Australia did not endear him to many. He arrived in Sydney in 1807 and his dictatorial manner made him powerful enemies. He dismissed important men from their positions for no reason, he stopped giving land grants to the powerful – and gave them to himself instead, he evicted the poor and appropriated their land, he imprisoned those who wrote to complain and then he tried to stop the New South Wales Corps’ rum trade which made its members and local businessmen large profits. Matters came to a head when Bligh clashed with the irascible John MacArthur, a part-time officer in the Corps and burgeoning wool tycoon with considerable interests in the rum trade. A disagreement over landing regulations led to MacArthur’s arrest. He was bailed on 25 January and the next day, under threat of arrest, he and supporters from the Corps and other prominent colonists marched against Bligh when he accused them of treasonous actions. Marching to Government House with colours flying and band playing, Bligh was found hiding under the bed. A rebel government was established in which MacArthur played a key part but the arrival of a new governor and regular troops brought the crisis to an end. After a period of house arrest Bligh was sent back to Britain, though he unsuccessfully tried to get help from the lieutenant-governor of Tasmania to help reinstate him on his way back. MacArthur and Major Johnston of the NSW Corps went back to Britain too. MacArthur because he faced arrest back in NSW and Johnston because he faced a court martial. Both eventually returned to Australia and lived there for the rest of their lives. The NSW Corps was recalled to Britain and replaced by the 73rd Foot. It was essentially disbanded upon its return. Major-general Lachlan Macquarie became governor on 1 January 1810. Bligh was tried and acquitted by court martial over the incident (for the second time in his career) and he ended his career an admiral, though he never held an important command again. He died in 1817. |
Who was the famous 11th century wife of Leofric the Earl of Chester (you have all heard of her) | BBC NEWS | In Depth | Newsmakers | Lady Godiva: The naked truth Friday, 24 August, 2001, 15:31 GMT 16:31 UK Lady Godiva: The naked truth Archaeologists in Coventry have unearthed part of a 14th century stained glass window bearing the face of a beautiful woman. It is thought to be that of Lady Godiva, famous for riding naked through the streets of the city. Bob Chaundy, of the BBC's News Profiles Unit, lays bare the facts behind this "bareback" rider. Unlike her legendary "cousin" Robin Hood, from up the road in Nottingham, Lady Godiva definitely existed. She lived in the 11th Century and was the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, one of the most powerful noblemen in the land. She is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as holding many estates in Warwickshire including Coventry, inherited from Leofric who died in 1057. The Coventry excavation site where the glass shards were discovered Documents show that she and her husband were generous benefactors to religious establishments at Evesham, Worcester, Chester and elsewhere. The connection with Coventry began in 1043 when Leofric and Godiva founded an Abbey there after noting the lack of educational facilities for the clergy. As the town of Coventry grew, so Leofric began assuming a greater role in its public affairs. He began handling the town's financial matters and initiated grand public works. According to the story, Lady Godiva, who was much younger than Leofric, became a patron of the arts, believing they would raise the consciousness of the populace. But a love of aesthetics was of little interest to a peasantry striving to keep body and soul together. So when Godiva persuaded her reluctant husband to reduce their tax burden, he agreed to do so at a price. He pointed out that the ancient Greeks and Romans viewed a nude human body as one of the highest expressions of the perfection of nature. If his dear Lady wife truly believed in her crusade for art, she should lead by example. John Collier's 19th century depiction of Godiva's ride If she would ride naked through Coventry market-place at midday as a celebration of the perfection of God's work, he would in return abolish all local taxes save those on horses. To his surprise, she agreed. On the appointed day, flanked by two fully clothed horsewomen, she rode naked through the market, straight in her saddle, with a composed expression, unashamed of her nudity. The taxes were duly removed. The story is one with which the City of Coventry has been happy to be associated. Indeed, the current city council's logo depicts the famous ride. As Margaret Rylatt, the archaeologist behind this latest discovery points out, "In the 18th Century, the City held Godiva pageants as a way of enticing tourists." Regrettably, though, the story of Lady Godiva's ride is almost certainly a myth. The earliest written record of it comes from one Roger of Wendover more than a century after Godiva's death. This medieval scribe is renowned for his exaggeration and politically biased embellishment; more a collector of stories and legends than genuine historian. Coventry's municipal logo depicts Lady Godiva's ride Matthew of Westminster, writing in the 14th Century, infers that a miracle took place because the pious lady, in her state of undress, was not observed by anyone. By the 17th Century the story had been elaborated to include a local boy named Tom who took a peek at Lady Godiva in all her natural glory. The expression Peeping Tom comes from this version of the story - but it was probably puritan propaganda desgined to blacken the reputation of the church before the Reformation. Chroniclers of the 11th and 12th Centuries mention Godiva as a respectable religious woman of some beauty but do not allude to nude excursions in public. It has been suggested that Godiva may have been naked in the sense that she was unadorned by jewels and the trappings of power. This seems unlikely too, since the ride would still have been noteworthy, and the word naked has no great record of being ambivalent. Look at Chaucer. The academics' best guess is that s |
What was the name of the Virginian's ranch in the vintage western series The Virginian | The Virginian was a western tv series which aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971 for a total of 249 episodes. It was the first western to air in 90-minute installments each week (75 minutes excluding commercial breaks). Loosely based on the Owen Wister novel, the series revolved around a ranch hand, played by James Drury,who went by the name The Virginian; his real name was never revealed in the nine years the show was on the air.The series took place in Medicine Bow,Wyoming, and revolved around The Virginian's quest to maintain an orderly lifestyle for the ranch he worked on, which was called Shiloh Ranch.Other key characters included Trampas (played by Doug McClure) and Steve Hill (played by Gary Clarke).The main horse played was named Joe The ranch had four owners throughout its run: Judge Garth (played by Lee J. Cobb), the Grainger brothers (played by Charles Bickford and John McIntire) and Colonel Alan McKenzie (played by Stewart Granger; the Graingers were replaced by a Granger who didn't play a Grainger). The theme song was titled "Lonesome Tree" and was written by Percy Faith and conducted by Revue musical director, Stanley Wilson. In the final year, when Col. McKenzie took over Shiloh Ranch, the name of the program was changed to The Men from Shiloh, and the look of the series was completely redesigned, with much broader brims and higher crowns on the hats, beards and moustaches, and jauntier and more imaginative costumes for the characters. Unfortunately, however, after nine years the series was near the end of its run and the improvements could not save it. Film Set of Medicine Bow while Filming The Virginian |
In the TV series Butterflies what type of car did Rhea drive | Butterflies (Series) - TV Tropes YMMV The Parkinsons. Left to right: Russell, Ben, Ria and Adam Leonard: We are all kids chasing butterflies. You see it, you want it, you grab it, and there it is, all squashed in your hand. Ria: I am one of the few lucky ones, I have a pleasant house, a pleasant man and two pleasant sons. My butterfly didn't get squashed. — (dialogue between two people contemplating an affair) Butterflies was a British sitcom series written by Carla Lane that was broadcast on BBC2 from 1978 to 1983. The situation is the day-to-day life of the Parkinsons, a typical upper-middle-class British family living in what was taken to be a smart suburb of Londonnote it was actually the upscale town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire - more The West Country - but a very affluent piece of, presented in a tragicomic and somewhat bittersweet style. There are both traditional comedy sources (Ria's cooking, family squabbles) and more unusual sources such as Ria's mid-life crisis which has her teetering on the brink of an affair with Leonard, a somewhat more romantic and dashing man than her dour dentist husband. This unconsummated relationship with the outwardly-successful Leonard drives the plot. Ria is still in love with her husband, Ben, and has raised two generally well-adjusted but lazy sons, yet finds herself dissatisfied and in need of something more. Throughout the series Ria searches for that "something more" and finds some solace in her unconventional friendship with Leonard. In a 2002 interview, Carla Lane explained, "I wanted to write a comedy about a woman contemplating adultery ." Tropes pinned to a backing board like butterflies in a collection include: Adultery : The big issue between Leonard and Ria who hover on the brink but never actually get there. Awful Wedded Life : Ben and Ria. Not so much "awful" as perhaps, from Ria's point of view, unemotional and somewhat stifling. The Alleged Car : The Mini-Cooper nominally belonging to the sons but which Ria is often forced to drive. British Brevity : There were only twenty-eight episodes released in four seasons. |
What was John Alderton's nickname in Please Sir | PLEASE SIR! | A TELEVISION HEAVEN REVIEW PLEASE SIR! / THE FENN STREET GANG (1968) Possibly inspired by the 1967 Sidney Potier movie, 'To Sir, With Love' -'Please Sir!' starred former Emergency Ward 10 actor John Alderton as newly qualified teacher Bernard Hedges (specialising in History and English), as he tried to tame the most unruly class at Fenn Street School; 5C. On his first day at school Bernard crossed swords with caretaker Norman Potter (Deryck Guyler), a former Desert Rat with delusions of grandeur, although with some credibility as he was the right hand man of incompetent headmaster, Maurice Cromwell (Noel Howlett), who in turn was the subject of infatuation by formidable deputy head Doris Ewell (Joan Sanderson). This trio virtually ran the school much to the resignation of the rest of the disillusioned staff and the last thing they wanted to disturb the balance was a young schoolmaster fresh out of teachers training college and full of bright ideals about modern teaching. In order to curb Bernard's naïve enthusiasm it was conspired between the trio to give him a class of 'no-hopers', namely 5C. In their last year at school the pupils of this class were an uneducable bunch of delinquents who were simply biding their time until the final bell sounded on the last day of term. This of course did not involve participating in any school activities such as lessons. However, through a series of (comical) events Bernard managed to win over not only the staff but also the class of pupils (who nicknamed him 'Privet' Hedges) that contained 'hard case' Patrick Duffy (Peter Cleall), the tough talking but wimpish Frankie (Hank) Abbott (David Barry), slow witted Dennis Dunstable (Peter Denyer), flirtatious Sharon (Penny Spencer in the first two season's, Carol Hawkins thereafter), and Maureen (Liz Gebhart), who had a crush on her teacher. Support on the teacher front came from Richard Davies who gave a first class performance as the down to earth no-nonsense Welsh science teacher, Mr Price, and the aging Eric Chitty as Mr Smith, a teacher that was clearly beyond retirement age at the series outset. In fact most of the actors who played the students were already in their twenties when Please Sir! began in 1968 and two years later (at the end of the longest last year in school history) the pupils were clearly showing their age. The series made stars of several actors although oddly none of the students found lasting television fame. LWT Head of Light Entertainment, Frank Muir, cast Alderton as Bernard Hedges after he had spotted him as a teacher in the opening episode of Never A Cross Word. After leaving Fenn Street School the actor went on to several successful series such as Upstairs, Downstairs, it's spin-off series Thomas and Sarah, the LWT sitcom No-Honestly and a series of Wodehouse plays (Wodehouse Playhouse) for BBC (all of which Alderton co-starred alongside his wife, Pauline Collins), and the BBC sitcom My Wife Next Door with Hannah Gordon. Joan Sanderson won television immortality as Mrs Richards, the hotel guest with hearing problems in Fawlty Towers and after Please Sir! had finished she teamed up again with Deryck Guyler (who was originally cast as Fenn Street's headmaster) on a BBC radio show (also penned by the same writers), You're Only Young Once. A 1971 feature movie was released in which Bernard meets and begins to date Penny Wheeler (Jill Kerman), and this was carried on in subsequent TV series of Please Sir! and its predecessor, The Fenn Street Gang (which in turn spawned Bowler), which briefly followed the fortunes of the pupils after they left school. The series was the creation of former school chums and a new-to-television comedy writing team of John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, who went on to write Get Some In!; Ever Decreasing Circles; As Time Goes By and the enormously successful The Good Life. Actor David Barry has fond memories of working on the show and told Television Heaven that he thought the writing was always of the highest quality. "(They) wrote some wonderful comedy dialogue," he said, not |
What is the name of the special pack of cards used in the telling of fortunes | Fortune Telling by Cards: Chapter I CHAPTER I How we got our Pack of Cards Where do they come from?—The Romany Folk—Were they made in Europe?—Suits and signs—The power of cards—Their charm and interest—Necessity for sympathy—Value of Cartomancy. Where do They Come From? WHEN we take up an ordinary pack of cards to deal them out for a rubber, or to lay them down in the careful deliberation of Patience, or when we watch them being used as the inexplicable instruments of a something that, with a feeling akin to superstitious dread, we prefer to call coincidence, we do not often stop to think of the varied and eventful history represented by those smooth, highly-glazed playthings. The actual and authentic history of playing cards only goes back about five hundred years, and various theories have been mooted as to the source from which Europe obtained them. It is an established fact that in past ages many eastern peoples, notably those of India, China, and Chaldea, possessed cards which differed materially both in use and design from those known in the West at a later date. It is impossible to trace these prehistoric beginnings of card-lore, but there seems little doubt that the Wise Men of eastern lands regarded their cards with none of the contempt usually bestowed upon them in the West. They held them in high esteem as mediums for the partial revelation of the Unknowable, and included them as a part of their mystic lore. p. 16 The Romany Folk. It is thought by many that we owe our cards to the gipsies, who are supposed to have been the offspring of a low caste of Hindus, and who, driven from their own land, found their way, as fugitives, through Western Asia into Egypt, and from Northern Africa into Europe. It is certain that all kinds of fortune-telling, whether by Cartomancy or whatever method, are inseparably connected with that curious, fascinating, highly gifted and elusive people. They excelled in music and ail mechanical pursuits; they could learn a language, or distinguish themselves in metal work, with equal ease; but they had to live more or less on the defensive, as very children of Ishmael, and years of persecution only deepened their craftiness, sharpened their intuition, and rendered them more keen to assert their mysterious power over those who oppressed and yet inwardly feared them. These Romany folk have preserved intact the ancient lore of the East, while incredulous Europe has turned the sacred pages of divination from the book of fate into mere instruments of amusement, and a vehicle for winning or losing money. The gipsy remains a past master in the art of Cartomancy, and though we may scoff, there are very few amongst us who do not feel a sense of disquietude when brought face to face with an instance of her uncanny power. We can afford to laugh when the sun of our lives is shining brightly and all is well in mind and body, but there come dark days in the lives of all, and then some are impelled to seek the aid of these weird sons and daughters of an unknown land. By many, perhaps by the majority, this inexplicable gift has been vulgarised and debased to a mere means of extorting money from the ignorant and the credulous; but by some it is still held as a sacred faith—possibly no more superstitious than some forms of unenlightened or perverted Christianity Were They Made in Europe? Another theory separates the cards of the West entirely from those of the East, and holds that the western were originally made in Europe. This is as it may be. A writer of the latter part of the fifteenth century says that cards were first known p. 17 at Viterbo in 1379, and that they had been introduced by the Saracens, who, with the Arabs and Moors, have the credit of planting the seeds of Cartomancy in Spain. It is certain that at first cards were called by the name naibi; and the Hebrew and Arabic words, Nabi, naba, nabaa, signify "to foretell." It is also widely believed that the idea of playing games with cards was an after-thought, and that their original purpose was for the practice of divination. The earliest card |
What is the Sunday before Easter called | The Days of Holy Week The Days of Holy Week Dennis Bratcher Holy Saturday Holy Week is the last week of Lent , the week immediately preceding Easter or Resurrection Sunday. It is observed in many Christian churches as a time to commemorate and enact the suffering (Passion) and death of Jesus through various observances and services of worship. While some church traditions focus specifically on the events of the last week of Jesus’ life, many of the liturgies symbolize larger themes that marked Jesus’ entire ministry. Observances during this week range from daily liturgical services in churches to informal meetings in homes to participate in a Christian version of the Passover Seder . In Catholic tradition, the conclusion to the week is called the Easter Triduum (a triduum is a space of three days usually accompanying a church festival or holy days that are devoted to special prayer and observance). Some liturgical traditions, such as Lutherans, simply refer to "The Three Days." The Easter Triduum begins Thursday evening of Holy Week with Eucharist and concludes with evening prayers Easter Sunday. Increasingly, evangelical churches that have tended to look with suspicion on traditional "High-Church" observances of Holy Week are now realizing the value of Holy Week services, especially on Good Friday (see Low Church and High Church ). This has a solid theological basis both in Scripture and in the traditions of the Faith. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian who was executed by the Nazis, wrote of the Cost of Discipleship and warned of "cheap grace" that did not take seriously either the gravity of sin or the radical call to servanthood: "When Jesus bids a man come, he bids him come and die." It is this dimension that is well served by Holy Week observances, as they call us to move behind the joyful celebrations of Palm Sunday and Easter, and focus on the suffering, humiliation, and death that is part of Holy Week. It is important to place the hope of the Resurrection, the promise of newness and life, against the background of death and endings. It is only in walking through the shadows and darkness of Holy Week and Good Friday, only in realizing the horror and magnitude of sin and its consequences in the world incarnated in the dying Jesus on the cross, only in contemplating the ending and despair that the disciples felt on Holy Saturday, that we can truly understand the light and hope of Sunday morning! In observing this truth, that new beginnings come from endings, many people are able to draw a parable of their own lives and faith journey from the observances of Holy Week. In providing people with the opportunity to experience this truth in liturgy and symbol, the services become a powerful proclamation of the transformative power of the Gospel, and God at work in the lives of people. The entire week between Palm Sunday and Holy Saturday is included in Holy Week, and some church traditions have daily services during the week. However, usually only Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday are times of special observance in most churches. Palm Sunday (or Passion Sunday) Holy Week begins with the sixth Sunday in Lent. This Sunday observes the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem that was marked by the crowds who were in Jerusalem for Passover waving palm branches and proclaiming him as the messianic king. The Gospels tell us that Jesus rode into the city on a donkey, enacting the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9, and in so doing emphasized the humility that was to characterize the Kingdom he proclaimed. The irony of his acceptance as the new Davidic King (Mark 11:10) by the crowds who would only five days later cry for his execution should be a sobering reminder of the human tendency to want God on our own terms. Traditionally, worshippers enact the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem by the waving of |
In which South African province do most of the Zulu population live | South Africa's population Languages AT A GLANCE According to the Census 2011 data from Statistics South Africa, in 2011 the country’s population was 51 770 560, of which 26 581 769 (51.3%) were female and 25 188 791 (48.7%) were male. Africans are in the majority at just over 41-million, making up 79.2% of the total population. The coloured population is 4 615 401 (8.9%), while there are 4 586 838 (8.9%) whites. The Indian/Asian population stands at 1 286 930 (2.5%). In 2011, “other” was included in the Census, and accounts for 280 454 or 0.5% of the total. SA’s POPULATION: CENSUS 2011 Population group Source: Statistics South Africa There have been three official censuses since South Africa’s first democratic election in 1994, the first in 1996, the second in 2001, and the third conducted in October 2011. The population in 1996 was 40.6-million, increasing by 10.4% to 44.8-million in 2001. The population grew by 15.5%, or almost 7-million people, in the space of 10 years to reach a total of 51.7-million in 2011. BY PROVINCE The provinces of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal account for 42% of South Africa’s population, with Gauteng taking top spot as the most populous province from KwaZulu-Natal: 12.3 million people (23,7%) live in Gauteng, while 10.3 million (19.8%) live in KwaZulu-Natal. They are followed by the Eastern Cape with 6.56-million (12.7%), the Western Cape with 5.82-million (11.3%), Limpopo with 5.4-million (10.4%), Mpumalanga with 4.04-million (7.8%), North West with 3.51- million (6.8%), and Free State with 2.75-million (5.3%). Although the Northern Cape is the largest province, at almost a third of South Africa’s land area, it is an arid region with the smallest population – only 1.15-million people, or 2.2% of the total. POPULATION BY PROVINCE 2011 Source: Statistics South Africa Comparing the three sets of census data, the provincial share of the total population has fallen in the Eastern Cape (from 15.1% in 1996 to 12.7% in 2011). The fastest growing province is the Western Cape, growing by 29% between 2006 and 2011. Gauteng’s population grew by 31% to 12.8-million people by 2011, up from 9.4- million a decade ago. Around 1-million people have moved to Gauteng in the past decade, highlighting the flow of people from rural to urban areas. Only 56% of people living in Gauteng today were born there. POPULATION GROUPS The African population is made up of four broad groupings: The Nguni, comprising the Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele and Swazi people The Sotho-Tswana, who include the Southern, Northern and Western Sotho (Tswana people) The Tsonga The Venda White South Africans include: Afrikaners, descendants of Dutch, German and French Huguenot who came to the country from the 17th century onwards. English-speakers, descendants of settlers from the British Isles who came to the country from the late 18th century onwards. Immigrants and descendents of immigrants from the rest of Europe, including Greeks, Portuguese, Eastern European Jews, Hungarians and Germans. “Coloured” South Africans (the label is contentious) are a people of mixed lineage descended from slaves brought to the country from east and central Africa, the indigenous Khoisan who lived in the Cape at the time, indigenous Africans and whites. The majority speak Afrikaans. Khoisan is a term used to describe two separate groups, physically similar in being light-skinned and small in stature. The Khoi, who were called Hottentots by the Europeans, were pastoralists and were effectively annihilated; the San, called Bushmen by the Europeans, were hunter-gatherers. A small San population still lives in South Africa. The majority of South Africa’s Asian population is Indian in origin, many of them descended from indentured workers brought to work on the sugar plantations of what was then Natal in the 19th century. They are largely English-speaking, although many also retain the languages of their origins. There is also a significant group of Chinese South Africans. LANGUAGES South Africa is a multilingual country. Its new democratic constitution, which came into effect |
What is the fossilised resin of coniferous trees called | Resins Resins 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103 Washington DC 20250-1103 What is a plant resin? Pine resin. What do you think of when someone says resin? Images of sticky, gummy sap-like substances instantly jump to mind and most people consider all these plant products to be resins. Not all these sappy liquids are resins however. Resins are plant products that, are not soluble in water, harden when exposed to air, do not play a role in the fundamental processes of the plant, and are generally produced by woody plants. Resins are produced in special resin cells in plants, and are also produced when an injury occurs to the plant. Resins can be produced through the bark of a tree, the flowers of an herb, or the buds of a shrub. Think of a pine tree that has a missing tree limb. What do you see? Sticky “sap” flows from the tree, essentially making a bandage over the wound that hardens and eventually fossilizes into an incredibly hard substance called amber. What is not a resin? Carnivorous plants such as the spoon-leaved sundew (Drosera intermedia) use mucilage to trap insects. Plants produce many compounds that can be confused with resins. These compounds include: Tabonuco Tabonuco (Dacroydes excelsa). Photo courtesy Smithsonian Institution. Tabonuco (Dacroydes excelsa) is a regal rainforest tree found in El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico. These magnificent native giants are the dominant large tree species that formerly covered all the lower and middle slopes of the mountains of Puerto Rico. They can grow to 100 feet tall with a diameter exceeding 40 inches. Because of their beauty and resistance to decay, tabonuco trees have been used for all types of furniture, cabinetwork, boat construction and boxes. The smooth pale bark of tabonuco exudes a white resin that was used medicinally by early settlers and for making candles and incense. Tabonuco resin was also useful for making torches for starting fires and caulking material for boats. The endangered Puerto Rican parrot feeds on tabonuco seeds and the tree is rarely cut today. People and Resins Humans have used resins and amber for thousands of years. The trade of amber can be traced back to the Stone Age (3500 BCE) while the history of resin can be traced to just before 1700 BCE during the Bronze Age. Amber An ant preserved in amber. Photo by Mila Zinkova. Amber is fossilized plant resin. Amber has been known to preserve insects and other small organisms that were imbedded in the resin before it hardened. Amber is used for scientific research but it is used more widely for jewelry and art. It is often considered a gemstone although it is not a mineral. Amber can be many colors, including green, gold, brown, red, black, and even bluish. The most well known and highly used amber comes from conifers, mostly pines; however, these same trees are not in existence today. Different amber sources have been dated from 40,000 years ago to 310 million years ago. Amber can be found in deposits over many parts of the globe, generally in river deltas or sedimentary soils where water had washed plants downstream. The remaining plant structures, including their resin, fossilized and created amber. European amber trade first began in the Stone Age, yet amber had been used ornamentally for hundreds of years before that. The best known amber deposit is from the Baltic Sea in north-central and Eastern Europe. From there, amber trade routes went to the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea and beyond. Amber artifacts have been found in China (from Myanmar deposits) and Central America. Many cultures valued amber as religiously significant, due to its warm tones and ability to preserve life such as insects and plant parts. Other cultures used it to bargain for metal and necessities. Today, amber is still valued for its aesthetic beauty. Incense Balsam, cedar, and fir needle incense. Photo by Teresa Prendusi. Traditionally, incense was derived from plant resins, commonly from frankincense and myrrh trees. Resin is tapped |
Who played Sam the piano player and sang As Time Goes By in the film Casablanca | Dooley Wilson - Biography - IMDb Dooley Wilson Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (6) | Salary (1) Overview (3) Arthur Wilson Mini Bio (1) "You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh; the fundamental things apply, as time goes by...". Anyone unfamiliar with this legendary movie lyric must either live in a well-insulated modern world or perhaps on Mars. The gentleman who crooned this tune for the morose Humphrey Bogart and moist-eyed Ingrid Bergman at Rick's Cafe Americain amid the bleak WWII backdrop was none other than diminutive, 56-year-old Arthur "Dooley" Wilson, an African-American actor and singer who earned a comfortable niche for himself in film history with this simple, dramatic, piano-playing scene. Dooley was born Arthur Wilson in Tyler, Texas. His exact year of birth was debated for years, listed in reference books as either 1886 or 1894. His grave marker, however, at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles gives the year 1886. At age 12 he performed in minstrel shows and later became a fixture in black theater in both Chicago and New York (circa 1908). He received the nickname "Dooley" while working in the Pekin Theatre in Chicago, because of his then-signature Irish song "Mr. Dooley," which he usually performed in whiteface as an Irishman. In subsequent years Dooley displayed his musical skills in various forms. As a vaudevillian, drummer and jazz band leader, he entertained both here and in 1920s European tours (Paris, London, etc). From the 1930s to the 1950s he focused on theatrical musicals and occasional films. Appearing in such diverse Broadway plays as the comedy "Conjur Man Dies (1936) and the melodrama "The Strangler Fig" (1940), along with various Federal Theater productions for Orson Welles and John Houseman . This exposure led directly to his signing on as a contract player with Paramount Pictures in Hollywood. He unfortunately began things off in demeaning typecasts as porters, chauffeurs and the like. Unhappy with his movie roles he was about to abandon Hollywood altogether when Paramount lent him out to Warner Bros. for the piano-playing role of Sam and the rest is history. In Casablanca (1942), Dooley immortalized the song "As Time Goes By" as boss and nightclub owner Rick Blaine (Bogart) and lost true love Ilsa Lund (Bergman) briefly rekindled an old romantic flame. While paid only $350 a week for his services, Dooley achieve his own immortality as well and that can't be bought. Moreover, he was not a pianist in real life and was dubbed while fingering the keyboard. In addition to "As Time Goes By," Dooley's character did warm renditions of "It Had To Be You," "Shine," "Knock On Wood" and "Parlez-moi d'amour." Back on the live stage Dooley portrayed an escaped slave in the musical "Bloomer Girl" (1946) and, as a result, made another song famous, "The Eagle and Me," which went on for inclusion in the Smithsonian recordings compilation "American Musical Theatre." He graced approximately twenty other motion pictures in all, including the war-era musicals Stormy Weather (1943) and Higher and Higher (1943). In his final season of performing (1952-1953) Dooley was a regular on the TV sitcom Beulah (1950) which starred Ethel Waters . He played the title maid's boyfriend Bill Jackson and Dooley was the second of three actors who would play the role during its three-season run. Dooley died of natural causes on May 30, 1953, and was survived by wife, Estelle, who subsequently passed away in 1971. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / [email protected] Spouse (1) (? - 30 May 1953) (his death) Trivia (6) Did not know how to play the piano. In Casablanca, the piano was empty and the music came from a pianist located behind the camera. Was on the board of directors of the Negro Actors Guild of America. Though Wilson received only $350 per week for Casablanca (1942), the cost Paramount imposed on Warner Bros. for the loanout resulted in Wilson being the most expensive of Casablanca's supporting cast. Dooley won the role of Sam ove |
Who starred with Jeff Daniels in the 1995 film Dumb and Dumber | Jeff Daniels - IMDb IMDb Actor | Soundtrack | Writer Actor Jeff Daniels was born in Athens, Georgia, but was raised in Chelsea, Michigan. He is the son of Marjorie J. (Ferguson) and Robert Lee Daniels, who owned The Chelsea Lumber Company and was also mayor of Chelsea. Jeff attended Central Michigan University, but became involved in acting and dropped out to pursue a career as an actor. Daniels made... See full bio » Born: a list of 25 people created 11 Jul 2013 a list of 40 people created 01 Oct 2014 a list of 29 people created 20 Oct 2015 a list of 35 images created 09 Jan 2016 a list of 35 images created 5 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Jeff Daniels's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 11 wins & 33 nominations. See more awards » Known For 2014 Saturday Night Live (TV Series) Harry Dunne Lloyd (segment "Carrey Family Reunion") - Jim Carrey/Iggy Azalea (2014) ... Harry Dunne Lloyd (segment "Carrey Family Reunion") (uncredited) 1995 Redwood Curtain (TV Movie) Lyman Fellers 1988 Tanner '88 (TV Mini-Series) Park Ranger 1982 Catalina C-Lab (TV Movie) Rick Guthrie - 5/1 (2012) ... (performer: "Sunshine" - uncredited) 2007 Mama's Boy (performer: "White Man's Scat", "Too Marvelous for Words") 2002 Super Sucker (writer: "SPANKMUNKY", "HAPPINESS") 2000 Skipped Parts (performer: "You're Still On My Mind") / (writer: "You're Still On My Mind") 1994 Dumb & Dumber (performer: "Mockingbird" - as Harry) 1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo (performer: "I Love My Baby, My Baby Loves Me" (1925), "Alabamy Bound" (1925)) Hide 2001 Escanaba in da Moonlight (play) / (story) / (written by) Hide 2002 Making 'Blood Work' (Video documentary short) (special thanks) Hide Himself / lead actor nominee for 'Blackbird.' 2005-2016 Today (TV Series) 2013-2016 Live! with Kelly (TV Series) Himself - Guest / Himself - Dumb & Dumber To 2016 WGN Morning News (TV Series) Himself 1989-2016 Good Morning America (TV Series) Himself 2016 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV Series documentary) Himself 2016 Ares III: The Untold Story (Video documentary short) Teddy Sanders 2015 Film 2016 (TV Series) Himself - Interviewee 2015 Highly Questionable (TV Series) Himself 2015 The Talk (TV Series) Himself 2015 Mike & Mike (TV Series) Himself - Actor 2015 Made in Hollywood (TV Series) Himself 2015 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Himself 2014 Janela Indiscreta (TV Series) Himself 2014 Circus Halligalli (TV Series) Himself 2014 Weekend Ticket (TV Series short) Himself 2013 Family Guy (TV Series) Himself 2012-2013 Chelsea Lately (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2012-2013 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) Himself 2003-2013 The Daily Show (TV Series) Himself Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV Series - Drama 2012 Conan (TV Series) 2012 Tavis Smiley (TV Series) Himself - Guest 1998-2012 Charlie Rose (TV Series) Himself - Guest / Himself 2005-2009 The Colbert Report (TV Series) Himself - Guest / Himself 1994-2009 HBO First Look (TV Series documentary) Himself 2008 Texas Monthly Talks (TV Series) Himself - Interviewee 2008 Corazón, corazón (TV Series) Himself 2008 The Directors (TV Series documentary) Himself 1993-2007 Working in the Theatre (TV Series documentary) Himself - Actor / Himself 2006 Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy (Video documentary short) Himself 2006 Robin Williams: A Family Affair (Video documentary short) Himself 2006 CMT Insider (TV Series) Himself 2005-2006 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) Himself 2006 The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2005 The 100 Greatest Family Films (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2005 The View (TV Series) Himself 2005 Fox and Friends (TV Series) Himself 2005 Filmography (TV Series documentary) Himself 2002 Making 'Blood Work' (Video documentary short) Himself 2002 Speed: Interview Archives (Video documentary short) Himself 1999 Life and Times (TV Series documentary) Himself 1997 Showbiz Today (TV Series) Himself 1995 Moviewatch (TV Series documentary) Himself - Interviewee 19 |
In which series of films would you meet Frank Drebin | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) - Quotes - IMDb The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) Quotes Showing all 47 items Mayor : Drebin, I don't want anymore trouble like you had last year on the South Side. Understand? That's my policy. Frank : Yes. Well, when I see 5 weirdos dressed in togas stabbing a guy in the middle of the park in full view of 100 people, I shoot the bastards. That's *my* policy. Mayor : That was a Shakespeare-In-The-Park production of "Julius Caesar", you moron! You killed 5 actors! Good ones. [Frank Drebin is emptying out his files after being kicked off the force] Frank : Hey! The missing evidence in the Kelner case! My God, he really was innocent! Ed : He went to the chair two years ago, Frank. [Frank is interrogating Nordberg about the source of his incident, while Nordberg is only partly conscious from anesthesia, which Frank is incompetently unaware of] Frank : Nordberg, it's me, Frank. Now, who did this to you? Det. Nordberg : [Struggling to tell the name of the ship he was attacked on] I... Love... You. Frank : [Awkwardly] I... love you, too, Nordberg. Who were they? Det. Nordberg : [half-consciously] Ship... boat. Frank : That's right, Nordberg. A boat. Now, when you're better, we'll go sailing together on a boat. We'll take a cruise just like last year. Det. Nordberg : [half-consciously] No... Drugs... Frank : Hey, Nurse! Quick! Give this man some drugs! Quick! Can't you see he's in pain? Give him a shot quickly! [nurse administers drugs] Det. Nordberg : [half-consciously] Heroin... Heroin, Frank! Frank : Uh, Nordberg... that's a pretty tall order. You're gonna have to give me a couple of days on that one. Jane : I've heard police work is dangerous. Frank : It is. That's why I carry a big gun. Jane : Aren't you afraid it might go off accidentally? Frank : I used to have that problem. Jane : What did you do about it? Frank : I just think about baseball. Truck Driver : [shouts] Ya dumb broad! Driving instructor : All right, Stephanie, gently extend your arm. Extend your middle finger. Very good. Well done. Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options [Frank Drebin walks through town] Frank : [narrating] The attempt on Nordberg's life left me shaken and disturbed, and all the questions kept coming up over and over again, like bubbles in a case of club soda. Who was this character in the hospital? And why was he trying to kill Nordberg? And for whom? Did Ludwig lie to me? I didn't have any proof, but somehow, I didn't entirely trust him either. Why was the 'I Luv You' not listed in Ludwig's records? And if it was, did he know about it? And if he didn't, who did? And where the hell was I? Thug: I have a message for ya from Vincent Ludwig! [fires his gun at Frank] Thug: Take that, you lousy cop! Frank : I'm sorry! I can't hear ya! Don't fire the gun while you're talking! Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options [Nordberg is being visited in the hospital by his wife, Wilma, along with Frank and Ed, after Nordberg had barely survived a massive gunfire by a group of ruffians. Wilma is taking the unfortunate circumstance pretty hard, and with no help from Frank's blunt assumptions and remarks about the situation] Mrs. Nordberg : Oh, my poor Nordberg! He was such a good man, Frank. He never wanted to hurt anyone. Who would do such a thing? Ed : It's hard to tell. Frank : [being blunt] A roving gang of thugs, a blackmailer, an angry husband, a gay lover... [Wilma sobs] Ed : Frank, get a hold of yourself! Frank : A good cop, needlessly cut down and ambushed by some cowardly hoodlum. Ed : That's no way for a man to die. Frank : [being blunt] Ah, you're right, Ed. A parachute not opening... that's a way to die. Getting caught in the gears of a combine... having your nuts bit off by a Laplander, that's the way I wanna go! Mrs. Nordberg : [Wilma sobs again] Oh... Frank! Oh, this is terrible! Ed : Don't you worry, Wilma. Your husband is going to be all right. Don't you worry about anything. Just think positive. Never let a doubt enter your m |
In Kevin Costner’s Waterworld who played Deacon, the leader of the Smokers | Waterworld Movie Review & Film Summary (1995) | Roger Ebert Tweet So here it is at last, "Waterworld," two years and $200 million in the making. In the old days in Hollywood, they used to brag about how much a movie cost. Now they apologize. There's been so much publicity about this movie's budget that a review of the story seems beside the point; I should just print the spreadsheets. Advertisement The cost controversy aside, "Waterworld" is a decent futuristic action picture with some great sets, some intriguing ideas, and a few images that will stay with me. It could have been more, it could have been better, and it could have made me care about the characters. It's one of those marginal pictures you're not unhappy to have seen, but can't quite recommend. The movie begins with the trademark Universal globe spinning in space, and then we see the polar ice cap melting while a deep voice (not James Earl Jones for a change) sets the story in "the future," when all of the Earth is covered in water. Cut to Mariner ( Kevin Costner ), aboard his trimaran, a sailing vessel that looks made out of spare parts from "Mad Max." The first shot of an action hero is supposed to set the tone for a movie; remember your initial glimpses of James Bond or Batman, and compare them with "Waterworld," which shows Mariner peeing into a bottle, pouring the fluid into a home-made chemistry set, cranking a handle to process it, and then drinking it. Then he gargles, and spits on his little lime tree, so we know how he gets fresh water and vitamin C. I would have welcomed more of those details about the global floating culture that Mariner is a part of. But like so many science fiction movies, this one bypasses the best possibilities of the genre: Instead of science and speculation, we get a lot of violent action scenes. Advertisement Mariner is a loner, a "mutie," or mutant, with gills behind his ears, and webbed feet. He goes to trade at a big floating "atoll," which is like a seagoing version of the post-apocalyptic city in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome." He has something they want. "Mmmm!" says a trader. "Pure dirt! 3.2 kilos!" He trades it for cash, spends some of it at the bar, and meets Helen ( Jeanne Tripplehorn ), the bartender. Then he offends the locals by refusing to contribute to their gene pool, and is locked in a cage when the fortress comes under attack from Smokers - renegade outlaws who prowl the seas in souped-up jet skis. The leader of the Smokers is Deacon (a chain-smoker, of course), played by Dennis Hopper as another of his violent cackling loonies. Hopper is the standard-issue villain of the 1990s, and his appearances would grow tiresome if he weren't so good at them, adding weird verbal twists that make his characters seem smarter and more twisted. Advertisement The Smokers' attack on the atoll is a virtuoso action sequence, including stunts where guys on jet skis speed up a ramp and fly over the atoll walls, landing in the lagoon inside. (It's a little strange to see Hells Angels types doing the same basic water-ski stunts perfected 50 years ago in all those Esther Williams pictures set at Cypress Gardens.) Mariner is freed by Helen, whose price is that he must help her and a young girl named Enola ( Tina Majorino ) escape. He's forced to agree, and soon they're sailing the high seas and squabbling ("This is my boat, and I got it the way I like it"). Mariner would just as soon throw Helen and the girl overboard, but we know the obligatory outcome: He'll get to like them. He does, grudgingly, and then discovers the Smokers want the girl because she has a map tattooed on her back that shows the way to land. The relationship scenes are pretty grim, apart from a long-delayed kiss and a breathtaking visit beneath the waves to visit a drowned city. There are a lot of amazing props in the movie, including various flying and sailing machines and medieval; futuristic weapons. And a few smiles, as when the Deacon's ship turns out to be the Exxon Valdez (with a portrait of Captain Joe Hazelwood still on display). I am not quite sure, h |
Who played the part of He-Man in Masters of the Universe | Masters of the Universe (1987) - 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 Masters of the Universe ( 1987 ) PG | The heroic warrior He-Man battles against lord Skeletor and his armies of darkness for control of Castle Grayskull. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 48 titles created 24 Aug 2011 a list of 25 titles created 28 Aug 2011 a list of 31 titles created 01 Feb 2012 a list of 25 titles created 13 Apr 2013 a list of 34 titles created 03 Jan 2015 Title: Masters of the Universe (1987) 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. 2 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards » Videos A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth. Director: Mike Hodges An elite Soviet Special Forces operative is chosen to assassinate a rebel leader, but instead he defects to lead the resistance against his former comrades. Director: Joseph Zito Private Luc Deveraux and his sadistic sergeant, Andrew Scott, got killed in Vietnam. The army uses their bodies for a secret project - reanimating dead soldiers as deadly obedient cyborgs. However, their memories come back too. Director: Roland Emmerich When Frank Castle's family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as the Punisher. Director: Mark Goldblatt Two cops have to work together to bring down the yakuza, while trying to protect a beautiful women. Director: Mark L. Lester Jack Caine (Dolph Lundgren) is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst ... See full summary » Director: Craig R. Baxley A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen. Director: Ron Howard Edit Storyline On the planet Eternia, the dark lord Skeletor has taken over Castle Greyskull, and imprisoned the Sorceress, and Skeletor has begun draining the Sorceress' powers as he attempts to claim the powers of Greyskull and become master of the universe. Mighty warrior He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe and his companions: loyal soldier Man-at-Arms, his daughter Teela and a dwarf inventor named Gwildor finds themselves on Earth, by Gwildor's creation, the Cosmic Key, a device that can open portals that lead to anywhere in the galaxy, which Skeletor requires in his goal for universal conquest. But when the Cosmic Key is discovered by Julie Winston and her boyfriend Kevin Corrigan, both unaware that Earth is about to become a battleground, as Skeletor and his vile minions arrives on Earth, as they go in pursuit of He-Man and his companions who are searching for the Cosmic Key so they can return to Eternia and defeat Skeletor. Written by Daniel Williamson Did You Know? Trivia Director Gary Goddard had planned to have all of Dolph Lundgren 's lines dubbed by another actor, as Lundgren had only limited acting experience, a thick Swedish accent, and was not yet fluent in English during filming. However, Lundgren had stipulated in his contract that he would have at least three opportunities to redub his lines in post production. With the film running behind schedule, Goddard decided to use Lundgren's natural voice instead. See more » Goofs Before He-Man surrenders himself to Skeletor on the roof top, a group of troopers try to subdue him by pinning him down. As they are doing so another trooper runs towards them, trips over a body on the floor and appears to fall into He-Man. See more » Quotes [first lines] Narrator : At the center of the universe, at the border between the light and the dark stands Castle Greyskull. For countless ages, the Sorceress of Greyskull has kept this universe in harmony. But the armies of darkness do not rest, and |
Which Swiss football club shares its name with an insect | Football in Zurich | Zurich Football in Zurich share post a comment Well, the Swiss football league (Super League by name) is probably not why you came to Zurich. The big football stars definitely play elsewhere on the continent, and even many of the best Swiss players play abroad. But if you are a football enthusiast, a Swiss football match might nevertheless be worth your while. It can be a spectacle as the best teams of the Super League attract between 15’000 and 28’000 spectators per match (the Zurich teams usually less though). Zurich has two football clubs that play in the Super League - the FC Zürich (commonly referred to as FCZ (say ef tse tset) and the Grasshopper Club (referred to as GC, say gay tse). Both clubs have a long tradition and have won the championships as well as the cup many times. While the supporters of FCZ traditionally were working class, GC is said to be an upper-class club. In recent years FCZ was more successful, but last season GC was the better Zurich team. Both teams play at the Letzigrund stadium, which was rebuilt in 2007 by architects Bétrix & Consolascio and with its floating roof is worth a visit in itself (open Mon - Fri 09:00 - 19:00, no admission). Unfortunately for football fans it is a stadium for athletics too, which means you’re not that close to the action. The two clubs have been fighting for a real football stadium for more than a decade - and still are, in fact. We will keep you posted. Letzigrund Stadium, www.letzigrund.ch , Badenerstrasse 500 |
On which golf course would you find the Barry Burn | Barry burn Archives - Faraway Fairways Faraway fairways Third Degree Burns “It’s out there somewhere” So said Robert Shaw’s salty old-sea-dog character, Qunitz, from the film Jaws, as he surveyed the expanse of ocean in the knowledge that somewhere, lurking hidden beneath the waves, was the shark. It’s a sentiment many a golfer might relate to as they stand on a Scottish tee knowing that the fairway is patrolled by a ‘Burn’. So what is a burn? Well put simply, it’s a Scottish word for a stream. Well at face value it’s no big deal then? but as any golfer will tell you, Scottish golf course burns are much more subtle. A burn is narrow and comparatively camouflaged in the contours. It isn’t as visible as a glistening lake. You peer down a fairway looking for a subtle hint in the topography. A broken shadow, or undulation perhaps. You survey the terrain for clues as to just where it lurks. You know it’s out there, and waiting to strike, but where? It’s like flirting with a cobra. One snap, and it’s all over A burn should be mandatory on a links course! We’d argue that the burn is even more cunning for being so narrow though. It introduces an added element of risk and reward. You can always play aggressively towards one. A lucky bounce on a firm fairway and you can still ‘fly it’. You can’t do that to a lake. A rolling ball however becomes vulnerable, and you have that final few seconds of agony to watch. Will you fall victim, or will you hang on for a narrow escape and stop just short? The burn has long been a natural hazard that the early pioneers who took to the links land recognised the value of as they plotted their own courses out and started to compare notes as to what particular challenges they’d weaved into their personal tapestries. The early courses were individual creations, but without the assistance of mechanical diggers they observed a golden rule. They were built round the landscape, not the landscape round the course. This is how golf evolved and this is why the burn became an integral part of it. They might not have the mass of a lake but they present every bit the same barrier. Land in one and the result is the same. Perhaps above all else though, a burn has character, a lake after all, is a lake, or even worse, a “water hazard”. The burn by contrast comes in different shapes and can take on numerous different personalities dependent on the path it charts to the ocean beyond. Elegance through simplicity. Golf’s most iconic vista? The Swilcan bridge and burn on the 18th The most famous of all is St Andrews’s, Swilcan Burn. In truth it’s more of a challenge on the first hole than it is the last, but the 18th does require that you cross the most famous bridge in golf. If the burn isn’t really in play on ‘Tom Morris’ it has at least given us memorable photographs. We aren’t so sure ourselves that the bridge at Cruden Bay isn’t the more aesthetically, and their burn keeps cropping up all over the course The Bluidy Burn has been worked on at Cruden Bay and looks deceptively pleasing Elsewhere in it’s natural state, the burn looks decidely evil and not up for gentle negotation The absence of a burn on a links course is like an orchestra without a woodwind section. So imagine their delight when excavating Kingsbarns to have unearthed an underground burn. Understandably they wasted no time incorporating their discovery into the design. It now sits behind the 6th green waiting to snare anyone who over-hits. The more traditional use of a burn is of course at the front of a green. Since re-profiling the 16th, Turnberry’s ‘Wilson Burn’ is very much more in play than it had previously been, and fits the description of a forward sentinel. Having said that, this particular little monster sits in a mini ravine and anyone visiting it is already in serious trouble. Kingsbarns literally excavated a burn. They wasted no time incorporating it in their design and posted it to the rear of the 6th green Turnberry’s 16th, the woodne bridge over the Wilson burn has since been replaced with a stone bridge Perhaps the best example of |
Who was James Hunt driving for when he won the F1 world driver's championship | James Hunt - Home Home "For me, James was the most charismatic personality who's ever been in Formula One." - Niki Lauda About james James Simon Wallis Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 June 1993) was best known for winning the 1976 Formula One World Championship. Beginning his career in mini's, James progressed through various junior formulas where he attracted the attention of Hesketh Racing and was soon taken under their wing. James entered Formula One with Hesketh in 1973 and famously won their only Grand Prix in 1975 at Zandvoort. In 1976 James moved to McLaren where in his first year he won the World Drivers' Championship famously beating Niki Lauda in the last race of the season at Fuji. James remained with McLaren for a further two years before moving to Wolf in early 1979. Following a string of races in which the car failed to finish, James retired from driving halfway through the 1979 season. After retiring James established a career commentating on Grand Prix for the BBC alongside Murray Walker. He was known for his knowledge, insights, dry sense of humour and his criticism of drivers who, he believed, were not trying hard enough, which in the process brought him a whole new fanbase. James died in 1993 from a heart attack aged 45, leaving two sons, Tom and Freddie. He was famously portrayed in the 2013 Hollywood Blockbuster “Rush” and was inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame in 2014. September 2013 saw the long awaited Formula 1 biopic, Rush, a story of the rivalry between James (played by Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (played by Daniel Brühl). Director and Academy Award winner Ron Howard depicts the story of how James and Niki’s friendship and rivalry grew from the days of competing as young men in Formula 3 to that famous day in 1976 when James clinched the World Championship from Niki by a single point in Japan, after one of the most exciting and dramatic seasons in Formula 1 history. The film won a BAFTA and was nominated for two Golden Globes and grossed over US $92,000,000 at the box office and US $11,000,000 in DVD sales. RUSH COPYRIGHT OF STUDIOCANAL. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The 40th Anniversary To commemorate James’ 40th anniversary, the Estate has confirmed a range of commercial, event and media programmes. In addition to partnerships with Swiss watch maker TAG Heuer, British clothing brand Belstaff, European private bank Arbuthnot Latham, oil company and James' long time sponsor Texaco and of course James' 1976 world championship winning team McLaren, the Estate has also commissioned world renowned artist Jeremy Houghton to produce a range of paintings celebrating James' historical season. Limited edition prints signed by Houghton, Tom Hunt and Freddie Hunt are available to purchase off www.jeremyhoughton.co.uk . To purchase the original collection or an individual painting please contact the Estates representative - [email protected] . The Estate has also confirmed a number of event partnerships with Goodwood Festival of Speed, the British Grand Prix, the Silverstone Classic, the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) and the Royal Automobile Club (RAC). Each event will be unique and will celebrate James' anniversary and legacy in their own way. Throughout 2016 the Estate will aim to display and run as many of James' original Formula One cars as possible, including; 1974/75 Hesketh 308B/C 1977 McLaren M26 1979 Wolf WR7 The Estate will also display a range of James' original 1976 race kit including his championship winning helmet, multiple race suits, shoes, steering wheels and several trophies including his iconic third place trophy from the Japanese Grand Prix, where James famously beat Niki Lauda by a single point to capture his world championship title. For more information regarding our commercial, event and media programmes, please visit our official James Hunt Facebook page, where you will be able to find regular updates regarding up and coming partnership launches, events and media pieces. Partners Motorstore.com, a subsidiary of the Motorsport Network, is available on all five continents, |
On which racecourse is the Welsh Grand National ran | History | Welsh Grand National HISTORY History of the Coral Welsh Grand National The race was first run in 1895, and it originally took place at Ely Racecourse in Cardiff. It remained at this venue until the closure of the course in 1939. After World War II it was transferred to Caerleon in 1948, and it was then moved to its present venue in 1949. Dick Francis, the famous jockey turned author, rode the first Chepstow winner of the race, Fighting Line. David Nicholson, later a successful racehorse trainer, rode three successive Welsh National winners in 1959, 1960 and 1961. The Welsh Grand National is a Grade 3 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Chepstow, Wales, over a distance of about 3 miles and 5½ furlongs (5,934 metres), and during its running there are twenty-two fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year late December. Originally run on Easter Tuesday, it was moved to February in 1969 with the aim of attracting better horses, albeit with the increased risk of bad weather forcing its cancellation. It was moved to the day after Boxing Day in 1979 and since then the class of runners has improved further, making it an informative guide to future races such as the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Among the winners were Burrough Hill Lad in 1983, who went on to land the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup less than three months later. Trainer Jenny Pitman had the previous season saddled Corbière to win the Welsh and Aintree Nationals. In the late 80s and early 90s, the race was dominated by Somerset trainer Martin Pipe. Bonanza Boy achieved consecutive successes in 1988 and 1989, and in 1991 the giant Carvill's Hill became one of the easiest winners in the history of the race. From 1895 â 2014 there have been 96 Welsh Grand Nationalâs. With breaks during extreme weather and World Warâs. Only one horse has managed to win three Welsh Grand Nationalâs â Lacatoi, with wins in 1935, 1937 and 1939. The past 10 winners of the Coral Welsh Grand National... Year |
Who had a 1998 top ten hit with Crush | 98The Greatest Hits of 1998 (US) Ace Of Base - Cruel Summer - 08-98 - Arista 13505 Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - 06-98 - Columbia 78952 Tatyana Ali - Daydreamin' - 10-98 - MJJ/Work 78855 All Saints - Never Ever - 10-98 - London 570178 The Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me - 01-98 - album cut (from Backstreet Boys on Jive 41589) The Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - 05-98 - Jive 42510 The Barenaked Ladies - One Week - 12-98 - Reprise 17174 Boyz II Men - A Song For Mama - 01-98 - Motown 0720 Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine - 06-98 - Atlantic 84089 Busta Rhymes - Dangerous - 02-98 - Elektra 64131 Busta Rhymes - Turn It Up (Remix)/Fire It Up - 06-98 - Elektra 64104 Mariah Carey - My All - 05-98 - Columbia 78821 Eric Clapton - My Father's Eyes - 03-98 - album cut (from Pilgrim, Duck 46577) Deborah Cox - Nobody's Supposed To Be Here - 10-98 - Arista 13550 Sheryl Crow - My Favorite Mistake - 12-98 - album cut (from The Globe Sessions, A&M 540959) Destiny's Child (featuring Wyclef Jean) - No, No, No Part 2 - 01-98 - Columbia 78618 Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From 'Titanic') - 02-98 - 550 Music/Epic 78825 Celine Dion - To Love You More - 06-98 - album cut (from Let's Talk About Love, 550 Music/Epic 68861) Divine - Lately - 09-98 - Red Ant 15316 Dru Hill Featuring Redman - How Deep Is Your Love - 10-98 - Island 572424 Faith Evans - Love Like This - 11-98 - Bad Boy 79117 Fastball - The Way - 04-98 - album cut (from All The Pain Money Can Buy, Hollywood 62130) Five - When The Lights Go Out - 07-98 - Arista 13495 Ben Folds Five - Brick - 02-98 - album cut (Whatever And Ever Amen, 550 Music 67762) Goo Goo Dolls - Slide - 12-98 - album cut ( from Dizzy Up The Girl, Warner 47058) Goo Goo Dolls - Iris - 12-98 - album cut (from the movie City Of Angels, soundtrack album, Warner Sunset 46867) Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) - 01-98 - album cut (from Nimrod, Reprise 46794) Faith Hill - This Kiss - 05-98 - Warner 17247 Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) - 11-98 - Ruffhouse 78868 Hootie & The Blowfish - I Will Wait - 09-98 - album cut (from Musical Chairs, Atlantic 83136) Inoj - Time After Time - 08-98 - So So Def 79016 Janet Featuring Blackstreet - I Get Lonely - 06-98 - Virgin 38631 Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) - 12-98 - Roc-A-Fella 566977 Wyclef Jean - Gone Till November - 02-98 - Ruffhouse 78752 Jewel - Hands - 12-98 - album cut (from Spirit, Atlantic 82950) Jon B - They Don't Know - 05-98 - Yab Yum Montell Jordan - I Can Do That - 09-98 - Def Jam 566106 Montell Jordan Featuring Master P &Silkk "The Shocker" - Let's Ride - 04-98 - Def Jam 568475 K-Ci & JoJo -All My Life - 04-98 - MCA 55420 R. Kelly & Celine Dion - I'm Your Angel - 12-98 - Jive 42557 K.P. & Envyi - Swing My Way - 02-98 - EastWest 64135 Gerald Levert - Thinkin' Bout It - 09-98 - EastWest 64091 LL Cool J - Father - 02-98 - Def Jam 568332 Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz - Deja Vu (Uptown Baby) - 02-98 - Columbia 78755 The Lox [Feat. DMX & Lil' Kim] - Money, Power & Respect - 04-98 - Bad Boy 79156 Madonna - Frozen - 03-98 - Maverick 17244 Madonna - Ray Of Light - 07-98 - Maverick 17206 Madonna - The Power Of Good-Bye - 10-98 - Maverick 17160 Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy - 04-98 - Capitol 58695 Mase (Featuring Total) - What You Want - 02-98 - Bad Boy 79141 Mase Featuring Puff Daddy - Lookin' At Me - 08-98 - Bad Boy 79176 Master P Featuring Fiend, Silkk (The Shocker), Mia X and Mystikal - Make 'Em Say Uhh! - 02-98 - No Limit 53302 Master P Featuring: Sons Of Funk - I Got The Hook Up! - 04-98 - No Limit 53311 Edwin McCain - I'll Be - 09-98 - Lava 84191 Loreena McKennitt - The Mummers' Dance - 03-98 - Warner 17241 Brian McKnight - Anytime - 02-98 - album cut (from Anytime, Mercury 536215) Sarah McLachlan - Adia - 05-98 - Arista 13497 Sarah McLachlan - Angel - 11-98 - Arista 13621 Natalie Merchant - Kind & Generous - 06-98 - album cut (from Ophelia, Elektra 62196) Pras Michel featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard & introducing Mya - Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) - 07-98 - Interscope 95021 Monica - The Fi |
Teddy Bear was featured in which Elvis Presley film | (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear by Elvis Presley Songfacts Songfacts This was written by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe for Elvis Presley's second feature film, Loving You. The song, backed with the film's title track, would top the pop charts the day before the movie's release, where it stayed for seven weeks. The songwriters took advantage of Elvis's accidental reputation as a teddy-bear lover after a false rumor of his penchant for the stuffed animals spread to his fans, who promptly flooded him with hordes of cuddly pals. The day after Christmas, he donated the collection of thousands to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. This song showed a side of The King that was more sweet than sexy, perhaps a bid to tone down his swivel-hipped invitation to sin that scandalized the censors of the time. The sitcom Full House occasionally featured this as a lullaby for the character Michelle, performed by Elvis fanatic Uncle Jesse (John Stamos) with Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) and Joey Gladstone (Dave Coulier). The guys later reunited as their characters on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and sang the song to comfort the host about his departure from the talk show. Aside from dominating the pop charts, this also topped the R&B Best Sellers List and the country charts. Country singer Tanya Tucker covered this for her Elvis tribute album It's Now or Never in 1994. ZZ Top also included it on their 30th anniversary album, XXX, in 1999. This was featured in the 1989 Jerry Lee Lewis biopic Great Balls of Fire!, starring Dennis Quaid in the title role, with Michael St. Gerard as Elvis. It was also used in the 1998 fantasy Pleasantville, starring Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon. |
Who took the lead vocals in the pop group Blur | That Time My Band Opened for Blur - The New Yorker That Time My Band Opened for Blur By November 28, 2015 Damon Albarn performing with the English pop group Blur, in Tokyo, in 1992.CreditPhotograph by Kevin Cummins / Getty Everyone who has been in a rock band has an outlier, that one gig where they glimpsed the rock-and-roll life in another dimension. This perspective shift is common because of the opening act. A friend of mine recently told me that her devoutly Mormon father had once, in his youth, opened for the Beach Boys in Portland, Oregon’s Memorial Coliseum, capacity thirteen thousand. His band, Aesop’s Fable, had previously only played small clubs. These glimpses always come from an elevation that is higher than one is used to, and they can be profound, even traumatic. Cameron Crowe made a whole movie out of such a glimpse, and his came as a journalist. My glimpse took place when my band opened for Blur, in 1992. I was the drummer. Our assets were a very talented singer-songwriter guitarist who had been in another band that was famous; a bassist with connections in the music business; and a morose lead guitarist whose mother was going to put us up at her house in Berkeley when we drove out to play the West Coast. Most of our high points took place on that one West Coast Tour, in 1990. We played the Paradise Lounge and The I-Beam in San Francisco. We played the Vogue in Seattle, and met a guy who agreed to do our T-shirts. He also did T-shirts for Nirvana , a fact we proceeded to mention at every opportunity (a habit that clearly persists). Then there was the Los Angeles conundrum: two opportunities on the same night. We had to choose between the legendary punk venue Al’s Bar or an industry showcase for a just-signed heavy-metal band that no one had ever heard of. We chose Al’s. The band we declined to open for was called Alice in Chains. Our opening for Blur, at the Marquee in New York, was a happy accident—our bassist, Jim Merlis, was the publicist at their American label. He had shepherded them through their first American tour a year earlier. When Blur arrived in America in 1992, the band members surprised him with a tour schedule that included our band on the bill at the Marquee. I loved the Marquee. It was a dank barn on West 21st Street, in the thick of what is now the gallery/ High Line district. At the time, the neighborhood’s only art outpost was the Dia Foundation. In 1991 I had worked there as a museum guard. One afternoon, while watching people peruse paintings by Brice Marden, the place began to rumble and shake. It took a moment to realize that this wasn’t a passing truck, it was some kind of music. Then, to my amazement, I recognized it as a Mudhoney song. I was going to see Mudhoney that very night. What were the odds that somebody would be blasting a Mudhoney song in Chelsea? Then I realized that the back of the Marquee, where the stage and the speakers are, abutted the back of the Dia building, with its hushed galleries. This was Mudhoney’s sound check. The concert that night was great, but the first seconds of that sound check, when their indecorous music rampaged through the hushed, cement-floored gallery, was one of the great rock experiences of my life. The Blur show was about a year later, when the country was in the midst of Nirvana fever. We were a couple of years away from “grunge” becoming so prevalent that Marc Jacobs would send models down a runway in silk shirts made to look like flannel, but the famous Sassy cover of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love had already run, and, in general, the incredible sea change in the culture had been effected—the fake was suddenly out, and real was suddenly in, at least in terms of music. One of the fake things that had been overturned was the absurd macho posturing of hair-metal bands. This is part of what made the brevity of the Nirvana moment so despairing—their sound was quickly co-opted by bands who resumed the macho-cock rock posturing of the hair-metal bands, but with different outfits. No amount of cardigans and songs called “Rape Me” could tu |
How many degrees are there in a triangle | How Many Degrees in a Triangle | How Many Are There You Are Here: Home » Science » How Many Degrees in a Triangle How Many Degrees in a Triangle Posted by: admin Posted date: April 26, 2012 In: Science | Comment : 0 | 14,056 views Three are three angles in a triangle which all add up to exactly 180 degrees. A triangle is one of the basic shapes of geometry: a polygon with three corners or vertices and three sides or edges which are line segments. A triangle with vertices A, B, and C is denoted ABC. If all the three sides of a triangle are equal, than all 3 angles will be equal (each will be of 60 degrees). If two sides are equal, the two angles will be equal. If all sides are different, than all angles will be different. Degrees in a Triangle Example A + B + C = 180° |
What is the name given to a breast X-Ray | Breast Cancer Screening (PDQ®)—Patient Version - National Cancer Institute Certain genetic syndromes , such as Li-Fraumeni or Cowden syndrome . MRIs find breast cancer more often than mammograms do, but it is common for MRI results to appear abnormal even when there isn't any cancer. Other screening tests are being studied in clinical trials. Thermography Thermography is a procedure in which a special camera that senses heat is used to record the temperature of the skin that covers the breasts. A computer makes a map of the breast showing the changes in temperature. Tumors can cause temperature changes that may show up on the thermogram. There have been no clinical trials of thermography to find out how well it detects breast cancer or if having the procedure decreases the risk of dying from breast cancer. Tissue sampling Breast tissue sampling is taking cells from breast tissue to check under a microscope . Abnormal cells in breast fluid have been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer in some studies. Scientists are studying whether breast tissue sampling can be used to find breast cancer at an early stage or predict the risk of developing breast cancer. Three ways of taking tissue samples are being studied: Fine-needle aspiration : A thin needle is inserted into the breast tissue around the areola (darkened area around the nipple ) to take out a sample of cells and fluid. Nipple aspiration : The use of gentle suction to collect fluid through the nipple. This is done with a device similar to the breast pumps used by women who are breast-feeding. Ductal lavage : A hair-size catheter (tube) is inserted into the nipple and a small amount of salt water is released into the duct. The water picks up breast cells and is removed. Screening clinical trials are taking place in many parts of the country. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI website . Risks of Breast Cancer Screening Key Points Women who have had previous breast biopsies. Women with a family history of breast cancer. Women who take hormones, such as estrogen and progestin . The skill of the radiologist also can affect the chance of a false-positive result. Anxiety from additional testing may result from false positive results. False-positive results from screening mammograms are usually followed by more testing that can lead to anxiety . In one study, women who had a false-positive screening mammogram followed by more testing reported feeling anxiety 3 months later, even though cancer was not diagnosed. However, several studies show that women who feel anxiety after false-positive test results are more likely to schedule regular breast screening exams in the future. Mammograms expose the breast to radiation. Being exposed to radiation is a risk factor for breast cancer. The risk of breast cancer from radiation exposure is higher in women who received radiation before age 30 and at high doses . For women older than 40 years, the benefits of an annual screening mammogram may be greater than the risks from radiation exposure. There may be pain or discomfort during a mammogram. During a mammogram , the breast is placed between 2 plates that are pressed together. Pressing the breast helps to get a better x-ray of the breast. Some women have pain or discomfort during a mammogram. The risks and benefits of screening for breast cancer may be different in different age groups. The benefits of breast cancer screening may vary among age groups: In women who are expected to live 5 years or fewer, finding and treating early stage breast cancer may reduce their quality of life without helping them live longer. As with other women, in women older than 65 years, the results of a screening test may lead to more diagnostic tests and anxiety while waiting for the test results. Also, the breast cancers found are usually not life-threatening. It has not been shown that women with an average risk of developing breast cancer benefit from starting screening mammography before age 40. Women who have had radiation trea |
Who did Michael Foot succeed as leader of The Labour Party | Michael Foot - Telegraph Politics Obituaries Michael Foot Michael Foot, the former Labour leader who died today aged 96, spent the latter part of his political career vainly attempting to unite a party which, during his many years as a backbench MP, he had seemed positively eager to split. Comments Temperamentally, Foot was far better suited to criticism than construction. In his mental universe idealistic Socialists strove heroically against the dastardly machinations of capital and privilege. While he could admire an unprincipled adventurer like Disraeli, or a self-destructive logician like Enoch Powell, he felt only withering contempt for Tories anxious to protect interests for which they had neither toiled nor spun. For most of his life he appeared to regard with even more loathing the Labour Judases who compromised the one true faith. As a backbench zealot of the Left, Foot had regularly flouted the Whips, sallying forth like the Levellers or Ranters of old in defence of Socialist virtue. His literary heroes – Swift, Hazlitt and Byron – were all rebels, and Foot was proud to stand beside them against the dragons of reaction. He was a fine speaker, at his best when addressing a vast meeting with the moral fervour of an Old Testament prophet, but also an accomplished performer in the House of Commons, where even opponents delighted in the wit and venom that poured from him. Yet the ideologue who appeared in public debate to be drained of all sympathy for his enemies presented a different face in private. Foot was wholly without vanity or side, and part of him eagerly withdrew from the arena to indulge his literary tastes. Away from the hustings he became an immensely likeable man of charm and sensibility, exuding in every contact the courtesy and kindliness conferred upon him by his middle-class Methodist background. Related Articles Michael Foot: Gordon Brown tribute 03 Mar 2010 Foot was capable of bestowing kindly attention upon Enoch Powell after his dire predictions of racial conflict had provoked outrage on the Left. He even maintained friendships across the rancorous divides of Labour politics – a facility which in 1980 helped persuade a sorely split Labour Party that he might be the man to hold them together. Up until 1970, when he was 56, Foot had never even put himself forward as a candidate for the Shadow cabinet. When he first appeared on the Labour front bench a journalist observed that "it was as if Mrs Mary Whitehouse had turned up in the cast of Oh! Calcutta!". Yet perhaps Foot's apparent disdain for power had masked a deeper attraction. His relish for the company of Lord Beaverbrook – "I loved him, not merely as a friend, but as a second father" – did not indicate a character immune to the lure of worldly power. On joining the front bench Foot remained as committed as ever to nationalisation and nuclear disarmament. Nevertheless, something had changed. In 1960 Barbara Castle told Foot that he had "grown soft on a diet of soft options because he never had to choose". After 1970 he was subject to the shifts and compromises that political survival requires. At first all went well, and his debating triumphs received golden notices from journalistic cronies. In October 1971 Harold Wilson appointed him Shadow leader of the House, with the responsibility of opposing the legislation to make Britain a member of the Common Market. Foot's romantic nature reacted against the notion of this "rich nations' club" which threatened the sovereignty of the House of Commons. He launched some blistering attacks on the Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath – though without ever overturning his majority. By October 1971 Foot was standing against the inveterate Europhile Roy Jenkins for the deputy leadership; though beaten, he was no means disgraced. When Labour scraped back to power in February 1974, he was appointed Secretary of State for Employment. Foot began by settling the miners' strike which had toppled the Conservative government, by the simple expedient of allowing rises of between 22 and 25 per cent. Ne |
What nationality is Pope John Paul 11 | Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II Location of death: Vatican City Cause of death: Heart Failure Occupation: Religion , Head of State Nationality: Poland Executive summary: Roman Catholic Pontiff, 1978-2005 As a boy, Wojtyla (voyteewah) wanted to be an actor. He enrolled at Cracow's Jagiellonian University in 1938, and studied drama there until the Nazis occupied Poland and closed classes in 1939. He later joined Rhapsodic Theatre, an underground theatre group secretly performing nationalistic works, and studied in a clandestine seminary. Several books have been written (and largely debunked) claiming Wojtyla was vitally involved in the Polish resistance to the communists. The evidence suggests he was not, but the future Pope did allow and encourage wide-ranging, open conversation wherever he went, a radical stance in Communist Poland. He rhetorically battled for years to get the government's permission to build a church in the town of Nowa Huta, a so-called "worker's paradise" that had been planned and built as a church-free community. Wojtyla moved up the church hierarchy, and was elected Pope after the single-month tenure of Pope John Paul I , becoming the first non-Italian Pope since 1523. This pope utilized the modern media and bully pulpit of his office like no other in history. A 1979 visit to Poland inspired millions there, and was widely viewed as a crucial moment in Poland's Solidarity trade union movement -- leading to Lech Walesa 's imprisonment and eventual presidency. Though he played an important part in events behind the Iron Curtain, crediting John Paul II with the collapse of the Soviet Union is an understandable exaggeration. John Paul II took prominent stands against abortion, birth control, the use of condoms to prevent AIDS, homosexuality, divorce, pornography, the ordination of women, and America's sanctions and eventual attack on Iraq. Major problems facing the Church at the time of his death include a decline in the priesthood and church attendance in Western countries, inroads made by Evangelicals and Pentacostals in Latin America and Africa, and the debate over decentralization of power to local parishes. Problematic as his views were to many Catholics, the man was extremely well-loved and an unprecedented outpouring of grief occurred during his mourning period. |
What are motorways called in Spain | Motorways in Spain | Ábaco Advisers You are in: Home > Spain Explained > Life In Spain > Blog > Motorways In Spain Motorways in Spain Life in Spain Sun, 14 Dec 2014 Driving in Spain can be a pleasure. Once you put the city centre behind you, you can find long stretches of motorway without a traffic cone or tailback in sight. Spanish motorways seem to be extraordinarily free from road works and are generally enjoyable to drive on. urgent money needed There are two types of motorway in Spain: The autovia which is an ordinary motorway identifiable by beginning with an ‘A’ followed by a number (e.g. A7) The autopista which is a toll motorway and begins with the letters ‘AP’ (e.g.AP7) The well-known AP7 runs all the way down the Mediterranean coast and shorter stretches of toll motorway pepper Spain. If you have had the pleasure of travelling on one of the toll roads you will know just how quiet they can be. At certain times of the year you can be driving for miles without encountering another vehicle. There is a reason. Motorway tolls They are expensive. In the summer high season in particular the cost of travelling on some of these pay-as-you-go motorways can seem extortionate. The irony is that as fees are increased to help ensure the profitability of the motorway, so fewer people use them. A real Catch 22. The decision has been made this year that perhaps a price frieze is what’s needed. In 2015, motorway toll prices will be frozen for the first time in five years. This will be welcome news too for those who suffer from the disturbance of motorists taking shortcuts and back roads to avoid the high tolls and congestion of the public roads. How tolls work The word for toll is ‘peaje’ and signs will warn you as you approach one. When you arrive at the toll you have a choice of paying by card or with cash. If you have a VIA-T then you pay automatically. This is a device that is stuck to your windscreen and the amount to pay registers automatically as you pass through the specifically labelled lanes. On some stretches of road you receive a card that you then keep in your car until the next toll. On other stretches there might be a toll as you exit from the motorway. Some tolls are fixed rate and for others you are charged according to the distance travelled. If you have an AP motorway locally you will become familiar with its idiosyncrasies and work out the best methods of getting the benefits without paying an arm and a leg. Speed limits Usually the speed limit on a Spanish motorway is 120km/h but do be careful, this is reduced in some key areas. For example, in a tunnel the speed limit is reduced and on an approach to a toll your speed must drop gradually. You will find speed cameras too on Spanish motorways although not as commonly as you do in many other European countries. You usually do have a warning that speed cameras are in use and you will be sent a fine to your house if you are caught breaking the speed limit. Fines can be paid quite easily online by accessing the DGT website: http://www.dgt.es/es/ A new law in Spain introduced in 2014 bans in-car radar detectors that identify mobile speed traps. However, you can still use warning devices designed to indicate fixed speed traps. Service stations There are service stations on Spanish motorways. They tend to be a little smaller than in some other European countries but are, overall quite reasonable places to stop for some refreshments and can actually serve some decent food. There are reports occasionally of travellers being targeted at service stations and thefts occurring. It is sensible to be on the alert and take precautions such as keeping an eye on your possessions and not leaving items in your car on clear view. Overall, if you do have some distance to travel in Spain, the motorway network provides a very good means of covering the miles. Share in |
Which car company made the Vanquish | Aston Martin | Vanquish | Overview The Ultimate Aston Martin 2013 marked a century of Aston Martin. A century of producing the most beautiful and desirable cars in the world. We knew our centenary demanded something special. Our mission was to produce the greatest Aston Martin in history, a new flagship to lead us into our second century. With the most advanced engineering, the most beautiful design and the finest materials, we created the ultimate Aston Martin. We created Vanquish. View Vanquish Multimedia Our Greatest GT Engine Vanquish is equipped with the AM29 V12 engine – the most powerful GT production engine in Aston Martin history. 568 bhp of power. 201 mph top speed. 0-60mph in just 3.6 secs. Vanquish has the greatest performance numbers ever reached in an Aston Martin, it’s not a Grand Tourer, it’s a Super Grand Tourer. Twelve to the Power of Eight Harnessing the power of AM29 is Touchtronic III ZF eight-speed automatic transmission. Touchtronic III sets new standards for performance and shift speed. With eight gears produced by four gear sets and five shift elements - always operating at their optimum level - you’ll experience exceptional shift quality and even faster acceleration. 568 bhp of power. Eight gears shifting in just 130 milliseconds. Vanquish is honed for a truly remarkable driving experience. Introducing AMi III The new AMi III infotainment system is the control centre for Vanquish. Housed within the stunning waterfall fascia, AMi III seamlessly integrates audio, hands-free telephony and vehicle status technologies at the heart of your cabin. New for 2017, an upgraded Satellite Navigation system brings a range of menu and user improvements such as quicker address input, advanced traffic information, and the support for Apple CarPlay (coming soon). Learn about AMi III Revolutionary Engineering Clothing an engine of such immense power required a body of phenomenal rigidity and razor-sharp agility. There was only one material we could use to achieve this level of performance – aerospace engineered carbon-fibre. We didn’t compromise. Every body-panel is constructed from the most advanced carbon available, producing a staggering strength-to-weight ratio and ensuring Vanquish is the pinnacle of a century of engineering expertise. Luxury redefined. Our finest interior This is the most luxurious interior we’ve ever produced. A unique Vanquish design combines the widest choice of materials and finishes ever created for a GT. All new ergonomic interior environment groupings and carbon fibre interior finishes. Contrasting seat accent colours and unique hour-glass stitching. A million stitches go into every Vanquish, along with over 100 years of history. Learn More on Vanquish Design Brochure The Aston Martin Vanquish brochure is available to download in PDF format or purchase online. This hardcover, 52 page brochure provides further imagery and insight on our ultimate Grand Tourer. |
Which British motor cycle manufacturer made the Baby, the Trophy and the Tiger | 134 Years of Triumph Motorcycle History 134 Years of Triumph Motorcycle History 1883 Siegfried Bettmann, 20, comes to Coventry, England from Nuremberg, Germany. After a brief period he is employed by Kelly & Co. compiling foreign directories for their publications. After six months, he got a job with the White Sewing Machine Co. as a foreign correspondent and translator. For several months he also worked as the company's sales representative in northern Europe. 1884 S. Bettmann & Co. Import Export Agency started in London, selling bicycles made in Birmingham by Wm. Andrews, but with Bettmann's name on them. They also imported German sewing machines and acquired the agencies of other German manufacturers. 1886 Triumph name replaces Bettmann, a word Bettmann feels is easily understood in most languages. He calls his company 'The Triumph Cycle Company.' 1887 Name registered as New Triumph Co. Ltd., but changed later to Triumph Cycle Co. Ltd. Shares underwritten by the Dunlop Tyre Company to the tune of 45,000 pounds. German engineer Maurice (Mauritz) Johann Schulte, also from Nuremberg and a trained engineer, joins Bettmann as junior partner. He would soon convince Bettmann that Triumph should not sell other companies' products, but should make their own. 1888 Small former ribbon-weaving works factory acquired on Much Park Street in Coventry for Triumph to manufacture its own bicycles. Coventry is centre of Britain's cycle trade. Initial capital of 650 pds comes from Bettmann's parents (500) and Schulte's relatives. Later, Dunlop Tyre would be a major investor in the company. Bicycle manufacturing started. Company moves headquarters from London to Much Park St., Coventry. 1895 Schulte considers producing Hildebrand & Wolfmuller motorcycles under license, and imports one for testing. He rode it at the Coventry cycle stadium. 1898 Bettmann negotiates to make Beeston Humber motorcycles and motor tricycles, but an agreement is not reached. 1902 First Triumph motorcycle is produced, designed by Schulte, using single-cylinder 2.25 (1.75?) bhp Belgian Minerva engine with automatic inlet valve and battery/coil ignition, fitted onto a bicycle frame (clipped to the downtube). Schulte also experimented with both Fafnir and J. A. Prestwich (JAP) engines. Even though Triumph started as a company in 1884 (1886 as Triumph), this is the first year of motorcycle manufacturing for Triumph and is the recognized established date of Triumph motorcycles. In 2002, Triumph celebrated its 100th anniversary of continuous production of motorcycles. 1903 Upgraded Minerva engine with present day side-valve layout is used, but the company soon turns to J. A. Prestwich (JAP) engines. A branch of the company, Orial TWN (Triumph Werke Nuremberg) is established in Germany to manufacture motorcycles there. Triumph sells 500 motorcycles this year. 1904 JAP engine now used, also second model with 3 bhp Belgian Fafnir engine is made. Decision is made to produce their own motorcycles, not just clip-on to other companies' designs. 1905 First all-Triumph machine produced, also the first all-British motorcycle, designed by Schulte and Works manager Charles Hathaway. Sells for 45 pounds. Uses 3bhp, 300cc (363cc?) side-valve engine. Cruising speed was 30-40 mph, with a top speed 40-50 mph. Production up to 250 per annum (five per week). Engine is the first to have ball bearings on main shaft. 1906 Triumph Engineering Co. Ltd. registered April 23, 1906. Capital was 100 pounds, (increased to 21,000 pounds by February 25, 1936). Newly-invented Bosch-Simms high-tension (HT) magneto used on all Triumph motorcycles. Rocking front spring fork with horizontal spring introduced, frame redesigned and a new engine designed. Five hundred machines made this year. Motorcycle journalist 'Ixion' tests a prototype 1907 machine but it proves flawed and the frame breaks. He later used an upgraded 1907 model to ride 2,058 kms (1,279 miles) in six days. Frank Hulbert wins the Dashwood hill climb on a prototype 453cc Triumph - the company's first competition succes |
Who played the part of Harry in Third Rock From the Sun | 16 Far Out Facts About '3rd Rock from the Sun' | Mental Floss 16 Far Out Facts About '3rd Rock from the Sun' Carsey-Werner Distribution Like us on Facebook 3rd Rock From the Sun was something of an anomaly—a broad sitcom known for its bawdy humor and physical comedy that also featured award-winning acting and was the subject of critical acclaim. It ran from 1996 to 2001 on NBC and starred John Lithgow, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, French Stewart, and Kristen Johnston as four aliens from a galaxy on the Cepheus-Draco border posing as humans living in the fictional town of Rutherford, Ohio, and working alongside unsuspecting humans including Dr. Mary Albright (Jane Curtin). On the 15th anniversary of the series' finale, here are 16 far out facts about the show. 1. THE PILOT WAS SHOT FOR ABC. But ABC didn’t put it on the 1995-'96 fall schedule. NBC took a look at it, and liked enough of what they saw. Still, some NBC executives weren’t sure if it was “an NBC show,” so the pilot was re-shot. 2. EARLY REVIEWS SAID IT WAS FULL OF CHEAP SEX JOKES. "Once it gets past a fixation on breast jokes, its talented cast and clever writing could make it a diverting, screwball sitcom,” said the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “When goofy, 3rd Rock rolls. When dirty, it's stone-cold bad,” said Matt Roush of USA Today. Those serve as good representative examples of the general critical reaction to the first few episodes. 3. MOST OF THE EPISODE TITLES HAVE THE WORD "DICK" IN THEM. Of 3rd Rock from the Sun’s 139 installments, 108 episodes have the main character Dick Solomon's first name in the title , the first instance being the second episode “Post Nasal Dick,” and the final pun being “Dick Soup for the Soul.” 4. FRENCH STEWART CAME UP WITH THE DISTINCTIVE HARRY SQUINT. He brought it with him to his initial audition , and it became a signature for his character Harry. 5. STEWART PHYSICALLY SUFFERED FOR HIS ART. The actor claimed he woke up with bruises and huge rug burns on his body on days following tapings, and that his chiropractic bills were “insane.” 6. KRISTEN JOHNSTON SUFFERED FROM DEPRESSION THROUGHOUT THE SHOW'S RUN. “You can’t tell anybody, 'I’m so bummed you gave me an Emmy.' You can’t be sad when you’re being celebrated. So it was a big conflict and there’s no shrink that can understand it,” Johnson explained to Entertainment Weekly . Johnston also battled with drugs and alcohol in multiple stages of her life and was diagnosed with lupus myelitis, a rare form of the disease that affects the spinal cord, in 2013. She’s currently in remission, and wrote in her memoir 2012 Guts that she had been clean and sober for five years. 7. JANE CURTIN WORKED ON IT BECAUSE OF CONEHEADS. 3rd Rock creators Terry and Bonnie Turner had written the 1993 movie version of Coneheads with Dan Aykroyd and Tom Davis. Curtin trusted the two because of her relationship with them. 8. JOHN LITHGOW’S SON WAS IN 48 EPISODES. Ian Lithgow portrayed Leon, a dumb student in Harry Solomon’s physics class. David DeLuise, son of Dom DeLuise, played Bug Pollone in 46 episodes. 9. IT HAD A CLEVER TWILIGHT ZONE CONNECTION. Lithgow and William Shatner, who played the aliens’ leader the Big Giant Head, both played the man that sees a gremlin on the wing of an airplane in “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.” Shatner did it first in the classic 1963 TV episode, with Lithgow taking his turn in a remake for 1983's Twilight Zone: The Movie. In 3rd Rock’s “Dick’s Big Giant Headache,” the Big Giant Head recounted that he had seen something on the wing of the plane during his flight. Dick’s response was that the same thing happened to him . 10. THERE WAS AN INADVERTENT BREAKING BAD CONNECTION. Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, and Bob Odenkirk were guest stars on separate episodes that all happened to originally air in 1999: Cranston played a Neil Diamond impersonator in “Paranoid Dick,” Aaron Paul was the nameless, shouty student who announced that Tommy and Alissa were prom king and queen in “Dick’s Big Giant Headache: Part 2,” and Odenkirk played Gary the insurance agent in “The Fifth Solomon.” 11. AN EX |
Mork and Mindy was a spin off from which American TV series | Mork & Mindy (TV Series 1978–1982) - 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 A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents, and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same. Creators: Mork's attempt to lock up his emotions backfires and each of his emotions boil to the surface. 8.3 When Mr. Bickley's blind son comes to town, he gets dumped on Mork and Mindy. 8.1 Mindy brings home a record of Robin Williams' "Reality,What A Concept" and she then notices that Mork greatly resembles the comedian on the album cover. Mork doesn't see it but people in Boulder,... 8.1 a list of 22 images created 06 Jan 2014 a list of 34 titles created 20 Jul 2014 a list of 38 titles created 24 Aug 2014 a list of 35 images created 27 Feb 2015 a list of 26 titles created 30 Mar 2015 Search for " Mork & Mindy " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: Mork & Mindy (1978–1982) 7.2/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations. See more awards » Photos The Cunningham family live through the 1950s with help and guidance from the lovable and almost superhuman greaser, Fonzie. Stars: Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross The misadventures of two single women in the 1950s and '60s. Stars: Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, David L. Lander The misadventures of a large family united when two widowed people married. Stars: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis A United States astronaut finds his life vastly complicated when he stumbles on to a bottle containing a female genie. Stars: Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Bill Daily A witch married to an ordinary man cannot resist using her magic powers to solve the problems her family faces. Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent A nouveau riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways. Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Donna Douglas, Irene Ryan Seven men and women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm. Stars: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus A family of friendly monsters have misadventures, never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely. Stars: Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, Yvonne De Carlo The misadventures of a wealthy Manhattan family who adopted the children of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem. Stars: Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain The misadventures of a blissfully macabre but extremely loving family. Stars: John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan Chronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew. Stars: Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter This comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children. Stars: Dick Van Patten, Lani O'Grady, Connie Needham Edit Storyline Bizarre television comedy with Robin Williams as Mork from Ork, who is an alien sent to Earth in an egg, to investigate Earth and report back to his superiors. As an outsider, Mork is unfamiliar with human customs and often questions some of the strange traditions that we take for granted. Much of the humor relies on Williams' unique comic voices and mannerisms. The show was perhaps most famous for Mork's greeting, 'Nanu Nanu.' Written by Tad Dibbern <[email protected]> 14 September 1978 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Mork vom Ork See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia After the tragic death of Robin Williams , co-star Conrad Janis stated that Robin was "intelligent," and "had a photographic memory." He also said that he was "bright, happy, fun, high-spirited," and was "sweet, considerate, lovely, and courteous to everyone." See more » Quotes Eugene : [Seeing Holly for the first ti |
What was the name of the Boswell's daughter in Bread | Bread (TV Series 1986–1991) - IMDb IMDb 7 January 2017 5:00 AM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Liverpool-based Boswell family are experts at exploiting the system to get by in life. Despite the fact that none of the Boswells are officially employed, they manage to live a fairly ... See full summary » Creator: The family cannot afford the electricity bill so Joey sends Billy to the DHSS to charm the stone-faced clerk into helping but he lacks his older brother's persuasiveness. Freddie's brother Cyril, a ... 7.0 All the family is pleased when estranged father Freddie comes to visit - except Nellie, who confesses her loathing of him to the local priest. In the course of the day Jack attempts to buy ten stolen... 6.6 Joey confronts Freddie over the stolen money and learns it was to impress his girlfriend, Lilo Lil, who has now left him. Billy buys a car which is a rust bucket so he turns to busking to raise money... 6.5 a list of 33 titles created 07 May 2015 a list of 34 titles created 06 Oct 2015 a list of 25 titles created 06 Nov 2015 a list of 36 titles created 9 months ago a list of 31 titles created 9 months ago Search for " Bread " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 1 win & 2 nominations. See more awards » Photos Jacko is a house painter who "appreciates" women, he sees the best in each one of them and they in turn, like him. Will he find true love ? Will he settle down as he gets older ? Stars: Karl Howman, Mike Walling, Jackie Lye A rather naive, middle-class man is admitted to a hospital ward and finds that he is sharing it with a working-class layabout and an upper-class hypochondriac. All three of them cause headaches for the hospital staff. Stars: James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Christopher Strauli Comic goings on in this series set in an English holiday camp called Maplins. The title comes from the camp's greeting, which the staff are meant to say with enthusiasm but all too often ... See full summary » Stars: Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland Ria, a happily married suburban housewife, reaches the age where she feels as if life is passing her by. Being taken for granted by her butterfly collecting dentist husband doesn't help. So... See full summary » Stars: Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Bruce Montague The series followed the wavering relationship between two ex-lovers, Penny Warrender, a secretary for an advertising firm, and Vincent Pinner, an ex ice cream salesman turned turf ... See full summary » Stars: Paul Nicholas, Jan Francis, Sylvia Kay Wolfie Smith is an unemployed dreamer from Tooting London, a self proclaimed Urban Guerilla who aspires to be like his hero Che Guevara. Leading a small group called the Tooting Popular ... See full summary » Stars: Robert Lindsay, Mike Grady, Hilda Braid Comedy series following the lives of sisters Tracey and Sharon who are left to fend for themselves after their husbands are arrested for armed robbery. Stars: Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph Audrey fforbes-Hamilton is sad when her husband dies but is shocked when she realises that she has to leave Grantleigh Manor where her family has lived forever. The new owner is Richard De ... See full summary » Stars: Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles, Angela Thorne Martin is a committee man. He has numerous schemes and committees organised around the neighbourhood. He is so obsessive about every detail of everything he does he is driving his long ... See full summary » Stars: Richard Briers, Penelope Wilton, Peter Egan Zany antics and sketches by the anarchic camp comic. Stars: Kenny Everett, Cleo Rocos, Sheila Steafel George and Mildred Roper are forced to leave their home in South Kensington (as the landlords in Man About the House (1973)) when they receive a compulsor |
"At which battle did Nelson hold his telescope to his blind eye and say ""I see no signal""" | Jonathan Gifford'I see no ships': Horatio Nelson turns a blind eye Published on June 25th, 2012 | by Jonathan Gifford 7 April 2nd, 1801. ‘I see no ships’: Horatio Nelson turns a blind eye at the Battle of Copenhagen Horatio Nelson, who would become Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson as he was successively promoted and honoured by the Royal Navy and a grateful British nation, was a consummate leader of men. A brilliant strategist, politically well-informed and adept, he was always likely to achieve a senior role in the navy. What set Nelson apart, however, was his determination to lead from the front. His intelligent and sympathetic management of his fellow officers led to the notion of the ‘band of brothers’, a team of highly-motivated officers who had been schooled in Nelson’s strategic thinking and tactical expertise, but who were given complete freedom of action in the heat of battle. But it was Nelson’s astonishing bravery and his determination to engage the enemy that earned him the adulation of his men. ‘Thank God, sir, you are safe’ Nelson fighting the Spanish at CAdiz 1797 In one desperate skirmish against the Spanish at Cadiz, which led to hand-to-hand fighting on small boats, Nelson’s life was saved by his coxswain, John Sykes, who used his bare arm to parry a sword blow aimed at Nelson’s head. ‘Thank God, sir, you are safe’, said the badly wounded Sykes. Nelson was determined to succeed. Elements of vanity and a burning desire for recognition seem to have fuelled his ambition. He was prepared to ignore orders – or, at least, to choose to interpret orders in a way that would allow him to cover himself in glory without, hopefully, facing a court-martial. Ship-to-ship signalling by flags allowed for a degree of ambiguity in the interpretation of signalled orders and in the smoke of battle, flags were often impossible to see. A cavalier approach to orders The best-known example of Nelson’s apparently cavalier approach to orders is, of course, the Battle of Copenhagen, at which Nelson put his telescope to his blind eye and announced that he could not see the signal calling on him to end the action and retreat (Nelson had lost the sight of one eye during an shore attack on Cadiz, when a cannonball impact sprayed sand and pebbles into his face). Britain, at the time, was at war with Napoleonic France and the Royal Navy was attempting to prevent neutral ships from trading with the French Republic. Ships were intercepted and their cargoes seized. Denmark and Sweden had been persuaded by Russia to join a ‘League of Armed Neutrality’ which would defy this embargo. The League’s hostility to Britain threatened supplies of timber from Scandinavia, essential for the maintenance of the navy’s fleet of wooden ships. Britain launched a naval attack on Denmark. An honourable route out The Danish fleet was drawn up in a formidable defensive position off the city of Copenhagen, situated on an island between the mainland of Denmark and Sweden that can only be approached by sea through a narrow and treacherous channel. Nelson’s fleet fought its way doggedly up the straights, each British ship anchoring within canon-shot of its Danish counterpart to begin a punishing exchange of broadsides. Several British ships ran aground in the uncharted shallows. After three and a half hours of firing, the British Admiral, Sir Hyde Parker, offered Nelson an honourable route out of this bloody action. Parker is normally cast as the villain of the piece for foolishly recalling Nelson on the brink of victory, but his motives were good: he feared that Nelson’s attack had stalled and that Nelson would be unable to retreat without an order to do so. He explicitly hoped that Nelson would ignore the order if able to do so. ‘I really do not see the signal’ In fact, a retreat would not only have wasted the initiative, but Nelson’s ships would have been forced to retreat across the line of fire from a still-active section of the Danish defences. Nelson turned to his flag-captain and said, ‘ Foley, you know that I have lost an eye, and have a right to be blind |
What was Priscilla in Priscilla of the Desert | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ( 1994 ) R | Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 29 titles created 11 Mar 2011 a list of 27 titles created 05 Sep 2011 a list of 44 titles created 11 Apr 2013 a list of 49 titles created 22 Apr 2015 a list of 40 titles created 4 months ago Title: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) 7.5/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 18 nominations. See more awards » Videos Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town. Director: Beeban Kidron Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date... See full summary » Director: P.J. Hogan A transgender punk-rock girl from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs. Director: John Cameron Mitchell A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents. Director: Mike Nichols Joaquin (Polo Ravales), an unassuming fisherman, is forced to confront his homosexuality when his sex-starved wife Cynthia (Althea Vega) returns from her overseas job eager to get pregnant.... See full summary » Director: Joel Lamangan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X In a suburb of London, young Jamie is escaping sport hours, to avoid being the victim of his comrades. Young Ste, his neighbor, is beaten by his father, and comes to sleep overnight. They discover new feelings, sleeping in the same bed. Director: Hettie Macdonald A maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner. Director: Baz Luhrmann Bo is a transexual prostitute in Brussels who left home after being abused by her father. She's now in an abusive relationship with a neighbor and suspected by the police in a series of ... See full summary » Director: Francis Girod Lonely teenager Marc is secretly in love with Olaf, the cool boy-next-door. He dreams about a relationship with him, and when the two go camping, this dream seems to become reality for Marc... See full summary » Director: Marco van Bergen Tempers fray and true selves are revealed when a heterosexual is accidentally invited to a homosexual party. Director: William Friedkin Fernando, a.k.a. Fernanda, a 19-year-old Brazilian transvestite, travels to Milan and becomes a prostitute to finance sex-change surgery. Fernanda dreams of becoming a "real" woman, but in ... See full summary » Director: Henrique Goldman A fictionalized account of what may have happened when John Lennon and Brian Epstein went on holiday together to Spain in 1963. Director: Christopher Munch Edit Storyline Two drag-queens (Anthony/Mitzi and Adam/Felicia) and a transgender woman contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a resort town in the remote Australian desert. They head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla. En route, it is discovered that the woman they've contracted with is Anthony's wife. Their bus breaks down, and is repaired by Bob, who travels on with them. Written by Randy Goldberg <[email protected]> She's back... Looking as gorgeous and outrageous as ever in a brand new frock. See more » Genres: Rated R for sex-related situations and language | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 1 |
Which English actor appeared in The Go Between, Women in Love and Shout | The Go-Between (1971) - IMDb (Los Angeles) – See all my reviews In 1900 Norfolk, England, twelve-year-old Dominic Guard (as Leo Colston) goes to spend the summer at the beautiful country estate of blond school chum Richard Gibson (as Marcus Maudsley). The lads have fun wrestling while young Mr. Guard gets to know his pal's family. His chief interest is young Mr. Gibson's alluring sister Julie Christie (as Marian). An extremely beautiful woman, Ms. Christie arouses those "coming of age" feelings in Guard. She makes a "fuss" over Guard, dressing a knee wound and buying him a new suit. While Gibson is bedridden with measles, Guard is coerced into delivering love notes as "The Go-Between" for Christie and hunky neighboring farmer Alan Bates (as Ted Burgess)... But, Christie is engaged to Edward Fox (as Hugh Trimingham), a member of her own social class. As Guard experiences his own sexual awakenings, he becomes conflicted about continuing to deliver the love notes, especially as he genuinely likes Christie and both of the men she is involved with. This story of sex and class has some major problems - like the underwritten villainess played by Margaret Leighton, the parallel witchcraft being practiced by the protagonist, and the sputtering "flash-forward" ending. But, "The Go-Between" is a spectacular-looking film, with cinematographer Gerry Fisher and the crew making it well worth eyeing - and Joseph Losey leads Guard and his co-stars to fine performances. ******* The Go-Between (12/70) Joseph Losey ~ Dominic Guard, Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Richard Gibson 2 of 2 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes |
What is the sequel to the film Sister Act called | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) - 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 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit ( 1993 ) PG | The sisters come back to Delores's show to get her back as Sister Mary Clarence to teach music to a group of students in their parochial school which is doomed for closure. One of the girls... See full summary » Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 30 titles created 25 May 2012 a list of 24 titles created 29 Mar 2014 a list of 44 titles created 30 Aug 2014 a list of 36 titles created 25 Oct 2014 a list of 41 titles created 25 Nov 2015 Title: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) 5.4/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 1 win & 2 nominations. See more awards » Videos Edit Storyline The sisters come back to Delores's show to get her back as Sister Mary Clarence to teach music to a group of students in their parochial school which is doomed for closure. One of the girls, who is the most talented of the bunch, is forbidden to sing by her mother, although the choir has made it to the state championship. A group of stereotypical incompetent monks tries to stop them. Written by Scott Hutchins <[email protected]> Rated PG for some mild language | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 10 December 1993 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Cambio de hábito 2 See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Whoopi Goldberg was very unhappy making the first film and made this sequel only after Disney decided to finance her dream project, Sarafina! (1992) See more » Goofs Some of the "La La La" scenes in the new music room show the walls as having been painted, and the piano fixed, before the scenes in which the students paint the walls and fix the piano. See more » Quotes Sister Mary Clarence : [after learning of the school's demise] We are going to fix this! Sister Mary Lazarus : You said we as in you're staying? Sister Mary Clarence : Yes we, as in yes I am staying! Sister Mary Lazarus says "Now wait a minute!" before the credits roll. See more » Connections (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews As someone who is more into edgy, thriller movies, I would just DIE of embarrassment if anyone I know knew how much I love this film! I don't know why, because it is an eternal cheese-fest, but it is such a feel-good film. I love everything about it from the Whoopi Goldberg and Lauren Hill to the corny storyline. OK, so it's certainly no masterpiece, but it's also no Teenwolf 2 either. I think this is an underrated gem and deserves more than the 4.5 rating it has received. It's worth watching just to hear the amazing voices of some of the individuals involved. I think everyone has a cheesy film they secretly love, and this is definitely mine - just don't tell anyone!!!! 9 of 11 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes |
Which actor played the robot cowboy in Westworld | Westworld (1973) - 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 A robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 28 titles created 29 Apr 2012 a list of 21 titles created 21 Sep 2012 a list of 49 titles created 26 Jan 2013 a list of 41 titles created 18 Jun 2014 a list of 29 titles created 2 months ago Search for " Westworld " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Upon uncovering the dirty secret of futuristic theme-park Futureworld, an ex employee is killed after he tips-off 2 other reporters who decide to do an undercover investigation. Director: Richard T. Heffron An idyllic sci-fi future has one major drawback: life must end at the age of 30. Director: Michael Anderson In the world ravaged by the greenhouse effect and overpopulation, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of a big company CEO. Director: Richard Fleischer Army doctor Robert Neville struggles to create a cure for the plague that wiped out most of the human race. Director: Boris Sagal A group of scientists investigates a deadly new alien virus before it can spread. Director: Robert Wise A series inspired by the 1973 film of the same title written by Michael Crichton about a futuristic theme park populated by artificial beings. Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris A man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society. Director: George Pal Thinking this will prevent war, the US government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. But what the computer does with the power is unimaginable to its creators. Director: Joseph Sargent An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes. Director: John Sturges Edit Storyline An amusement park for rich vacationers. The park provides its customers a way to live out their fantasies through the use of robots that provide anything they want. Two of the vacationers choose a wild west adventure. However, after a computer breakdown, they find that they are now being stalked by a rogue robot gun-slinger. Written by K. Rose <[email protected]> ...Where nothing can possibly go worng! See more » Genres: 8 December 1973 (Italy) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia After the filming of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Arnold Schwarzenegger was to produce and star in a remake of Westworld for Warner Bros. After that, he was meant to star in a sequel to Conan the Barbarian (1982), pairing him with a younger swordsman. Both these plans never came to fruition after Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California in 2003. See more » Goofs In the Western resort, the guns have a heat sensor which makes them impossible to be fired at a guest, who would be warm-blooded; the robots are not. Without body heat, the "interactions" with Miss Carrie's girls would be somewhat uncomfortable. See more » Quotes [first lines] Interviewer of Delos Guests : [hosting a commercial] Hi. Ed Renfrew for Delos again. If there's anyone who doesn't know what Delos is, well, as we've always said: Delos is the vacation of the future, today. At Delos, you get your choice of the vacation you want. There's Medieval World, Roman World and, of course, Westworld. Let's talk to some of the people who've been there. (New York) – See all my reviews Michael Crichton is a versatile man whose career as a novelist would seem to be satisfying enough without trying his hand at the movies. After all, most of his books have been adapted for the screen. This was his first attempt at directing a big feature. He showed in "Westworld" an affinity for the film medium. |
What was the name of Tina Turner's character in Mad Max Beyond the Thunderdome | Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome / Characters - TV Tropes Played by: Tina Turner A woman who survived the Great War and somehow managed to work her way up to being the leader of Bartertown, one of the last civilized trading hubs left in the ruined new world. She feuds with Master Blaster over control of the settlement, since his technical expertise is all that keeps it running. To this end, she recruits Max to try and defeat Master Blaster. Affably Evil : Auntie is the most gentle villain in the series. She even lets Max get off alive when she had him at her mercy in the end. Anti-Villain : She's genuinely trying to restore a little civilization, and is forced to be ruthless to maintain order in a Crapsack World . Barbarian Longhair : Aunty has a wild barbarian hair. Max himself starts sporting this at the beginning of the film. Big Bad : Runs Bartertown with an iron fist. Chainmail Bikini : Sports the slightly more sensible chainmail one-piece along with her '80s Hair , which is probably a sensible investment given her position. Dark Action Girl : She's reached her position for a very good reason. Shoulder Teammate : Master for Blaster. Tempting Fate : Master publicly taunts Auntie Entity by asking her, "Who runs Bartertown?" He pays dearly for her humiliation when she seizes control of Bartertown. You No Take Candle : Master must speak this way around Blaster so he'll understand what's going on. The Feral Children A group of children who have been abandoned near an oasis since their plane crashed shortly after/during the Great War. Max is found by them after he is exiled from Bartertown and they take him in, believing him to be their mythical "Mr. Walker", who will take them to their paradise of "Tomorrow-Morrow Land". Cargo Cult : The children are the survivors of a plane crash in the midst of the nuclear war. As all the original adults left to find help, and presumably died in the desert, the childrens' memories of the previous society has turned into this, and have built a cult both around civilization, which they call "Tomorrow-Morrow-Land", and the plane's captain, G.L Walker. Distant Finale : The children who leave the oasis eventually cross the desert with the help of the pilot Jedediah, and find themselves in the ruins of Sidney, where they establish a new society, not only by themselves, but with other wanderers who find their way back home. Foreshadowing : One of the background children has no lines and only plays a minor part in the film. He's also pretty clearly one of the War Boys . Hide Your Pregnancy : An In-Universe example. According to the novelization, Cusha, one of the girls who helps Max get back to Bartertown is quite heavily pregnant. She doesn't look it in the film, naturally , but one of the girls tells Max that "she's ready to pop!" to fuel the urgency behind her rescue and her first appearance in the narrative mentions her "eight month pregnancy". Teen Pregnancy : It's implied that the older children have procreated amongst themselves since they were abandoned. The novelization makes it explicit that they have been doing so, with a pregnant girl named Cusha and one of the smaller children being called out as Cusha's first-born. Wacky Wayside Tribe : The original group of survivors were lucky enough to stumble across an isolated oasis where they were not only safe from the ravages of the desert, but also from the emerging savagery of the remnants of humanity. Abandoned without external influence, the children became this. Jedediah Played by: Bruce Spence A sneaky, scheming, dishonest airplane-traveling merchant and his young son. Suspiciously Similar Substitute : He's basically the same character as the Gyrocaptain from the second movie, an aircraft operator who uses trickery to rob passing travelers. :: Indexes :: |
By what other name is a barking deer known | Is a Reeves Muntjac Deer the Right Exotic Livestock for You? Other common names: Reeves Muntjac; Barking Deer The basics: The Reeves' Muntjac is a muntjac species which is native to southeastern China (Gansu to Yunnan) and in Taiwan. They have also been introduced in the Netherlands, England and Ireland. It takes its name from John Reeves, who was appointed Assistant Inspector of Tea for the British East India Company in 1812. The Reeves' Muntjac is also called the barking deer, known for its distinctive bark, though this name is also used for the other species of muntjacs. Along with the slightly smaller Leaf Muntjac Deer , Reeves Muntjac Deer are currently being bred as pets in the United States. Appearance / health: This muntjac grows to 0.5m high at the shoulder, 0.95 m (37 inches) in length, and weighs between 10 and 18 kg (22-40 pounds) when fully grown. It is dog-like in appearance but has striped markings on its face. The male has short antlers, usually four inches or less, and uses them to push enemies off balance so he can wound them with his upper two inch canine teeth. Housing / diet: The Reeves Muntjac Deer feeds on herbs, blossoms, succulent shoots, grasses and nuts, and was also reported to eat trees. |
What is the more common name for the Tibetan ox | Tibet | autonomous region, China | Britannica.com autonomous region, China Alternative Titles: Bod, Gangs-ljongs, Hsi-tsang Tzu-chih-ch’ü, Kha-ba-can, Thibet, Thubet, Tibet Autonomous Region, Tubbat, Tufan, Xizang Zizhiqu Related Topics A Call to Compassion Tibet, Tibetan Bod, in full Tibet Autonomous Region, Chinese (Pinyin) Xizang Zizhiqu or (Wade-Giles romanization) Hsi-tsang Tzu-chih-ch’ü, historic region and autonomous region of China that is often called “the roof of the world.” It occupies a vast area of plateaus and mountains in Central Asia , including Mount Everest (Qomolangma [or Zhumulangma] Feng; Tibetan: Chomolungma). It is bordered by the Chinese provinces of Qinghai to the northeast, Sichuan to the east, and Yunnan to the southeast; by Myanmar (Burma), India , Bhutan , and Nepal to the south; by the disputed Kashmir region to the west; and by the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang to the northwest. Lhasa is the capital city. The name Tibet is derived from the Mongolian Thubet, the Chinese Tufan, the Tai Thibet, and the Arabic Tubbat. Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. © Ron Gatepain (A Britannica Publishing Partner) Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Before the 1950s Tibet was largely isolated from the rest of the world. It constituted a unique cultural and religious community , marked by the Tibetan language and Tibetan Buddhism . Little effort was made to facilitate communication with outsiders, and economic development was minimal. Tibet’s incorporation into the People’s Republic of China began in 1950 and has remained a highly charged and controversial issue, both within Tibet and worldwide. Many Tibetans (especially those outside China) consider China’s action to be an invasion of a sovereign country, and the continued Chinese presence in Tibet is deemed an occupation by a foreign power. The Chinese, on the other hand, believe that Tibet has been a rightful part of China for centuries and that they liberated Tibet from a repressive regime in which much of the population lived in serfdom. There is truth in both assertions, although public opinion outside China (especially in the West) has tended to take the side of Tibet as an independent (or at least highly autonomous) entity. There is no question, though, that the 14th Dalai Lama , Tibet’s exiled spiritual and temporal leader, has become one of the world’s most recognizable and highly regarded individuals. Area 471,700 square miles (1,221,600 square km). Pop. (2010) 3,002,166. Editor Picks: Exploring 10 Types of Basketball Movies Tibet has more than 100 species of mammals, 40 species of reptiles, and 50 species of amphibians. Mammal life in the forest regions includes tigers, leopards, bears, wild boars, wild goats, stone martens (a kind of cat), langurs (long-tailed monkeys), lynx, jackals, wild buffaloes, pha-ra (small members of the jackal family), and gsa’s (spotted cats that are smaller than leopards). In the high grasslands and dry bush areas there are brown bears, wild and bighorn sheep, mountain antelope, musk deer, wild asses, wild yaks, snakes, scorpions, lizards, and dre-tse (members of the wolf family). Aquatic life includes various types of fishes, frogs, crabs, otters, and turtles. Undisturbed by aircraft or hunters, Tibet’s some 400 species of birds reign supreme in the sky. Among the many kinds to be seen are black-necked cranes (Grus nigricollus), Himalayan monal (or Impeyan) pheasants (Lophophorus impejanus), jungle fowl, ptarmigans, spotted tinamous, mynahs, hawks, and hoopoes. Others include gulls, sheldrakes, cinnamon teals, sing-bya (tiny owl-like birds), khra (crow-sized, hawklike birds), bya-long (birds about the size of a duck), and skya-ka (black-and-white crow-sized birds). The calls of the rmos-’debs—a small gray bird that inhabits agricultural regions—signal the opening of the planting season. People Population composition The population of the region is almost entirely Tibetan , with Han (Chinese), Hui (Chinese Muslims), Monba, Lhoba, and other minority nationalities. Thus, the majority of the people o |
Which dogs are mostly used at sheep dog trials | Herding Dogs - Canada's Guide to Dogs Herding Dogs Herding Dogs General Info / Articles of Interest Herding livestock is one of the oldest jobs for dogs. There are many breeds of herding dogs as well as many styles of herding. For example, the Border Collie commonly when herding sheep, uses what is called "the eye" to work a glare which asserts their dominance over the sheep, others are well known for their ability to dart in and nip the heels of cattle. Stockdogs are used on many farms and ranches and mostly to work with cattle and sheep. Today, herding dogs are also seen competing in Herding Trials all over the world. Quite often the people participating in this sport are not involved in the livestock industry but have an interest in working with their dogs to help preserve the instincts and abilities of the herding breeds. For additional information on Herding Trials see the Herding/Stock Dog document which outlines the various trials and tests. Herding/Stock Dog Including information on Herding Instinct Test and Herding Trials. Another Yellow Brick Road by Meredith Moore. The continuation of Raff's story. Terminology: "Fetching" or "Gathering" British Herding dogs, such as: Border Collies ; Bearded Collies ; English Sheepdogs ; Rough and Smooth Collies ; and Shetland Sheepdogs generally work over large areas of land where the dog's main role is to "fetch" or "gather" the sheep. To fetch is the natural instinct for most herding dogs. When gathering, the dog is trying to keep the livestock together in a group. "Boundary" or "Continental" Continental Herding Dogs, including: German Shepherd Dogs ; Bouviers des Flandres ; and Belgian Sheepdogs often work on the smaller farms found in Continental Europe where the sheep graze in pastures right next to crop fields. These herding dogs are responsible for patrolling the boundaries to protect the crops from the sheep as well as to protect the sheep from predators. All Continental herding breeds have very strong protective instincts. Cattle Dogs There are many different breeds used all over the world to help move a herd, the most common include: Australian Cattle Dogs ; Australian Shepherds ; and Border Collies . These dogs drive a herd, often biting on the heels if necessary, and move the cattle until they settle. Most often, cattle dogs work the livestock from behind by "heeling". Cattle herding dogs are known to be very intelligent, courageous, trustworthy, and have a strong desire to work. They are also very protective of their family and property. "Driving" Dogs who drive the livestock are pushing the herd away from the handler. (Still under development - more terms coming soon) Herding Breeds: The Canadian Kennel Club and/or the American Kennel Club include the following breeds in the "Herding Group": |
Which family of monkeys have red and blue bottoms | Monkeys: Facts, Types & Pictures Monkeys: Facts, Types & Pictures By Alina Bradford, Live Science Contributor | May 28, 2014 02:56pm ET MORE The nose of a male proboscis monkey can exceed 3.9 inches (10 centimeters), and is thought to woo females. Credit: © Ikki Matsuda Monkeys live all over the world and come in various shapes, sizes and colors. As one of our closest relatives, these mammals are very intelligent and have opposable thumbs, allowing them to use tools and play games. There are more than 260 different types of monkeys. They are separated into two major categories: New World and Old World. The New World monkeys live in the Americas, while Old World monkeys live in Asia and Africa. One difference between the two categories is that Old World monkeys don't have prehensile tails; New World monkeys do. Old World monkeys have special pouches in their cheek where they can store food. Old World monkeys have rump pads, but New World monkeys do not. Also, Old World monkeys' nostrils are small and curved and set close together; most New World monkeys have round nostrils set far apart. Monkeys are as varied in shape and size as humans. The world's smallest monkey is the pygmy marmoset, according to the University of Wisconsin . It weights only around 4 ounces (113 grams) and is only around 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) tall. The world's largest monkey is the mandrill. It weights around 77 pounds (35 kilograms) and is around 3 feet (1 meter) tall. A mama gelada monkey (Theropithecus gelada) carrying her baby on her back. Credit: riekephotos Shutterstock Diet Many people think that monkeys just eat bananas, but that isn't true. Monkeys are omnivores. This means that they eat meat and plant-based foods. Most monkeys eat nuts, fruits, seeds and flowers. Some monkeys also eat meat in the form of bird's eggs, small lizards, insects and spiders. Habits & habitat Most monkeys live in trees, but there are some that live in savannas or mountain areas. Monkey tribes stay on the move to find food, so one location isn't home for very long. Monkeys are very social creatures. Groups of monkeys are called missions, tribes, troops or cartloads. A troop will work together to take care of the young monkeys in the group. They also like to play, cuddle and protect each other. The strongest and largest of the male monkeys is the leader of the troop. In monkey genus groups that practice polygyny , the leader will mate with multiple females. A titi monkey, part of a family of species that ranges across South America. Credit: Jarp2 , Shutterstock Offspring The gestation periods for monkeys vary depending on the genus. For example, the gestation for a rhesus monkey is 164 days. Baboons have a similar gestation period of around 187 days. Chimps, on the other hand, have a much longer gestation period of around 237 days, according to the San Jose State University . Once born, baby monkeys are primarily cared for by their mother. If the monkeys are monogamous, the baby monkey may be cared for by both parents. Many times, a young monkey will ride on its mother's back or hang from her neck. The baby is considered an adult between four and five years old . Classification/taxonomy The taxonomy of a monkey depends on what type of money it is. The higher categories are the same for all monkeys: Kingdom: Animalia Class: Mammalia Order: Primates After order, the classifications become specific to the type of monkey. Here are some example classifications for two types of monkeys. Pygmy marmoset Subfamily: Alouattinae Genus: Alouatta Species: A. macconnelli (Guyanan red howler), A. belzebul (red-handed howler), A. pigra (black howler), A. caraya (black-and-gold howler), A. coibensis (Coiba Island howler), A. palliata (mantled howler), A. guariba (red-and-black howler), A. nigerrima (Amazon black howler), A. sara (Bolivian red howler), A. seniculus (red howler) Conservation status While many monkey species are not in danger, there are some that are very close to extinction. For example there are only 150 Tonkin Snub-Nosed monkeys in existence. Another monkey on |
What type of creature is a dik dik | dik-dik | antelope | Britannica.com antelope bovid Dik-dik (genus Madoqua), any of four species of dwarf antelopes (tribe Neotragini, family Bovidae ) that are adapted for life in the arid zones of eastern Africa . Three species inhabit the Horn of Africa: Guenther’s dik-dik (Madoqua guentheri), Salt’s dik-dik (M. saltiana), and the silver dik-dik (M. piacentinii). Kirk’s dik-dik (M. kirkii), the best-known dik-dik, is a common resident of acacia savannas in Kenya and Tanzania. Guenther’s and Kirk’s dik-diks overlap in Kenya. An isolated population of Kirk’s dik-dik, different enough genetically to be considered a different species, inhabits Namibia . Dik-dik (Madoqua) Overview of the dik-dik. Contunico © ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz Dik-diks are among the smallest antelopes. Kirk’s dik-dik, the largest, stands only 35–45 cm (14–18 inches) tall and weighs 3.8–7.2 kg (8.4–15.8 pounds); females are 0.5–1 kg (1–2 pounds) heavier than males. Dik-diks look delicate, with a pointed, mobile snout, large eyes and ears, prominent preorbital glands, pipestem legs, harelike hind limbs much longer than their forelimbs, and a vestigial tail. The coat is grizzled gray to gray-brown with tan flanks, limbs, and erectile head crest and whitish eye ring, ear lining, underparts, and rump. Only the males have horns, which are corrugated, backward-slanted spikes 7.5 cm (3 inches) long. A hairy proboscis with tiny slit-like nostrils is a dik-dik specialization most developed in Guenther’s dik-dik. In this proboscis, an enlarged nasal chamber richly supplied with blood is efficiently cooled by rapid nasal panting, with minimal loss of water in the exhaled air. With other water- and energy-conserving measures (fluctuating body temperature, lowered metabolic rate, concentrated urine, dry feces, resting in shade at the hottest hours, and nocturnal activity) as well as highly selective browsing on foliage, forbs, herbs, and succulents, dik-diks are superbly equipped to subsist in waterless bush country. Like other dwarf antelopes, dik-diks live in monogamous pairs on territories of 1–35 hectares (2–86 acres), depending on cover and food resources. The best habitat supports up to 20 dik-diks per square km (52 dik-diks per square mile). Territories are demarcated with dung and urine, which are deposited in a ritual that also serves to maintain the pair bond. The female excretes first, followed by the male, who samples the female’s urine stream (thereby monitoring her reproductive condition), paws over, and then marks his dung and urine over her deposit. Afterward the couple anoints nearby twigs with the tarlike secretions of their preorbital glands. Older offspring also participate in the dunging ceremony. Neighbouring pairs maintain and frequently add to adjacent borderline middens. Competition for suitable locations for territories is severe. Dik-diks have a gestation of five to six months and so can produce two young a year. Offspring leave as yearlings to seek mates and territories, but they have to find vacancies caused by the death of one or both members of a pair. As both sexes face the same risks, an equal adult sex ratio arises, thus supporting a monogamous system. Kirk’s dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii). © Piotr Gatlik/Shutterstock.com |
What is the highest fence in the Grand National | Grand National Fences - Beechers Brook - The Chair Grand National Fences TESTING MENU Aintree Grand National Fences The Aintree Grand National Course is run over the most unique race circuit in the country. The wide course is tailor made for the large fields of 40 plus runners which is more like a cavalry charge out of a western movie than a traditional horse race, no wonder it is so popular with the public. The Aintree course is nearly two and a quarter miles in circumference, there are 16 fences and a run in of 494 yards. The Canal Turn with Ryan Mania Becher's Brook with Ryan Mania Aintree Fence-By Fence Guide Fence 1The first fence comes very quickly after the start and with 40 plus runners going full pelt at speeds of 30 plus miles per hour there are bound to be a couple of causalities at this first fence which is 4 foot 6 inch in height. Fence 2The second fence come up quickly and is slightly bigger than the first fence standing at 4 foot 7 inch. Fence 3Next is the first open ditch. The ditches are the first real test for the horses as there is a 6 foot gap between the front of the ditch and the fence itself so the horse has to stand off and really stretch out to make it safely to the other side. This fence is the larger than the first two standing at 5 feet. Fence 4is back to a standard fence at 4 foot 10 inches. Fence 5A 5 foot fence. The last regular fence before Bechers. Fence 6Bechers Brook . The most famous fence on the Aintree Racecourse. (Named after Captain Becher Who fell at this fence ) What is unique about this fence is the brook on the landing side. This fence is a 4 foot 10 inch fence with a 5 foot 6 inch Brook. The experienced jockeys will take there horses wide as the drop is less the wider you jump the fence. Fence 7The Foinavon fence. One of the easier fences on the course at 4 foot 6 inches, but the fence that caused such carnage in the 1967 National. The fence was named after Foinavon a complete outsider who was the only horse to jump the fence first time and went on to win. Fence 8The Canal Turn. This is a 5 foot fence. What is important about this fence is that the jockeys need to jump the fence at an angle in order not to lose a lot of ground as there is a 90 degrees angle to the left immediately after jumping this fence. Fence 9St. Valentines Brook A 5 foot fence with a 5 foot 6 inch Brook. Fence10 A five foot fence. Fence 11The Booth. An open ditch with a 5 foot fence and a 6 foot ditch. Fence 12Westhead. A five foot fence followed by a 5 foot 6 inch fence. Fence 13This is a 4 foot 7 inch fence. Fence 14A 4 foot 6 inch fence, not a difficult fence but horses are beginning to tire and can make simple errors. Fence 15The Chair. This is the biggest fence in the National. It is a 6 foot fence with a 5 foot 2 inch ditch. Fence 16This is the water jump and is a long jump rather than a high jump. The horses have to jump nearly all the fences twice with 30 fences in all that make up this fantastic horse race. At the end of jumping the 30 fences and running nearly four and a half miles there is the longest run in of any horse race in the UK of 494 yards with an elbow roughly half way up the run in many races have been won and lost on this final scramble to the finishing post. It is just hoped that every year that all the horses return safely to have another go the following year. |
What nationality is or was former F1 Grand Prix driver Clay Regazzoni | BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Regazzoni killed in road accident Regazzoni killed in road accident Regazzoni was one of F1's most popular drivers Former Grand Prix driver Gianclaudio "Clay" Regazzoni has been killed in a road accident. The 67-year-old Swiss, a former Ferrari driver, was killed in a collision with a lorry on a motorway near Parma, Italian police said. Regazzoni won five of his 132 Grands Prix in an 11-year career, which ended when he was paralysed from the waist down in a crash at Long Beach in 1980. Regazzoni spent five years at Ferrari and was second in the '74 championship. With Clay Regazzoni we lose a courageous driver and man who always lived life that way Luca di Montezemolo Ferrari president He will also be remembered for giving the Williams team their first Grand Prix victory, at Silverstone in 1979. Team owner Frank Williams said: "He was a gentleman and always a pleasure to have with us in the team. (Co-owner) Patrick (Head) and I and other team members will always remember him." Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, who was Ferrari team manager in the mid-1970s, added: "With Clay Regazzoni we lose a courageous driver and man who always lived life that way. "I remember him not just as one of my drivers but also as a man with a real passion for Ferrari." Famous for his bushy moustache and relaxed personality, Regazzoni made his Formula One debut for the Italian team in the 1970 Dutch Grand Prix, in which he finished fourth, immediately establishing himself as one of the sport's most promising drivers. He won the team's home Italian Grand Prix later that season, becoming a darling of the tifosi (fans), and was retained by Ferrari for 1971. Regazzoni enjoyed a successful time with Ferrari But after an unsuccessful two years, he moved to BRM at the end of 1972, becoming team-mate to Niki Lauda. Ferrari had hit the doldrums in 1973 but, after a major restructuring of the team and its personnel, re-hired Regazzoni to drive alongside Lauda for the 1974 season and embarked on one of their more successful periods. Regazzoni actually outscored Lauda in 1974, despite the Austrian being team leader, and after a win in Germany that year the Swiss won two races in 1975, when Lauda dominated to win his first drivers' title. Despite a victory in the US Grand Prix West at Long Beach early in 1976, Regazzoni fell out of favour with Ferrari and he was replaced by the Argentine Carlos Reutemann for 1977. 606: DEBATE |
How many Wimbledon singles championships did John McEnroe win | John McEnroe: I said that if I won Wimbledon I would never come back | Sport | The Guardian John McEnroe John McEnroe: I said that if I won Wimbledon I would never come back Three-times champion John McEnroe believes Andy Murray will find it easier defending Wimbledon than winning it the first time John McEnroe, right, believes Andy Murray will find it easier defending Wimbledon title than trying to win it. Photograph: Getty Images Tuesday 17 June 2014 17.00 EDT Last modified on Monday 4 April 2016 11.16 EDT Share on Messenger Close “Pressure,” said Gianluca Vialli on the eve of England’s World Cup campaign, “is a combination of expectations, scrutiny and consequences.” The Italian with the perfect English, one of football’s most perceptive thinkers, added: “And when they wear an England shirt, yes, there are a lot of consequences. Italians are the opposite. We grew up eating pressure for breakfast.” While England’s dismal record from the penalty spot and in other clutch moments on the football pitch – including their tired finish against Italy – would suggest Vialli has a point, John McEnroe has another take on pressure, one that has nothing to do with nationality and everything to do with experience. The more you have, the American says, the better you handle it. In conversation in Paris recently, he looked back on Andy Murray’s triumph at Wimbledon last year , when the Scot held his nerve under the most extraordinary coming together of, “expectations, scrutiny and consequences”, and he witnessed a champion putting aside 77 years of history to see off the beast that is Novak Djokovic in a three-set final of sanity-threatening frenzy. Watching Murray come through that excruciating final service game, hands shaking, mind all over the place, convinced McEnroe that he will be stronger for the experience when he returns to the All England Club next week to defend his title. In the ultimate clutch moment of his career, Murray proved himself – to McEnroe and everybody else, and most importantto his peers. However, had he not held serve with the cushion of three match points, there was a chance that Djokovic, sniffing doubt, would have gone on to steal the match. How that would have affected Murray, nobody can be sure – not even the player himself. “It is going to be amazing,” McEnroe says. “No one can ever say to him again: ‘Are you ever going to do it? How much pressure are you feeling?’ I’m not saying there is not going to be pressure. I remember I had gone through so much turmoil that I said to myself: ‘If I win it, I will never come back.’ But, the moment I won, I thought: ‘I want to come back.’ He went through a lot to get through that. He never felt as negatively as I did – some of mine was self-inflicted.” There is a particular sensation when you go out to defend the Wimbledon title. “There is always a feeling of immense accomplishment and … superiority is not quite the right word, but you feel the tradition of coming out at that time is different to other events. You have that brief moment of euphoria and then you have to accept that now you have to go through the whole idea of possibly winning again. “You also have to go through the idea that the court is a little slicker [at the start of the tournament] and you talk yourself into thinking you have the advantage on Centre Court because you are the guy who knows how to play on it. You start to get into reality when you step on the court.” Another reality is Murray won two slam titles and an Olympic gold medal with back pain sometimes so severe he moved like an old man. But, since his operation in September, he has gradually come to the happy conclusion that his movement and flexibility are back to where they were before the pain began to course through his lower back in late 2011. It is not always so; in some matches since his return, he has looked restricted going forward from the baseline. But in many other performances, Murray has been as sprightly as in his youth, with no grimacing, back tugging or head drooping. Indeed, it has been a feature of his tennis for a m |
What is the boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale | The Straight Dope: On the Fahrenheit scale, why is 32 freezing and 212 boiling? What do 0 and 100 mean? Search The Straight Dope A Straight Dope Classic from Cecil's Storehouse of Human Knowledge On the Fahrenheit scale, why is 32 freezing and 212 boiling? What do 0 and 100 mean? December 15, 1989 Dear Cecil: Everybody knows 0 degrees on the Celsius scale is the freezing point of water and 100 degrees is the boiling point. On the Fahrenheit scale, however, freezing is 32 degrees and boiling 212. How on earth were these numbers arrived at? Do 0 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit mean anything? — Leslie, Montreal, Quebec Cecil replies: Researchers have gone to their graves trying to figure out what old man Fahrenheit was up to, Leslie. Here's the story as well as I can piece it together: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686-1736) was a German instrument maker who invented the first practical mercury thermometer. Casting about for a suitable scale for his device, he visited the Danish astronomer Ole Romer, who had devised a system of his own. As it turned out, it was a case of the blind leading the blind. Romer had decided that the boiling point of water should be 60 degrees. This at least had the strength of numerological tradition behind it (60 minutes in an hour, right?). But zero was totally arbitrary, the main consideration apparently being that it should be colder than it ever got in Denmark. (Romer didn't like using negative numbers in his weather logbook.) In addition to the boiling point of water, the landmarks on Romer's scale were the freezing point of water, 7-1/2 degrees, and body temperature, 22-1/2 degrees. D.G., simple soul that he was, thought this cockeyed system was the soul of elegance. He made one useful change: to get rid of the fractions, he multiplied Romer's degrees by 4, giving him 30 for the freezing point and 90 for body temperature. Then, for reasons nobody has ever been able to fathom, he multiplied all the numbers by 16/15, making 32 freezing and 96 body temperature. Boiling point for the time being he ignored altogether. By and by Fahrenheit got ready to present his scale to London's Royal Society, the scientific big leagues of the day. It dawned on him that it was going to look a little strange having the zero on his scale just sort of hanging off the end, so to speak. So he cooked up the explanation that zero was the temperature of a mix of ice, water, and ammonium chloride. At some point Fahrenheit figured out that the boiling point of water came in at 212 degrees. Over time this replaced body temp as the upper landmark on his scale. Meanwhile, as more precise measurements were made, body temperature had to be adjusted to 98.6 degrees. In short, 100 means nothing at all on the Fahrenheit scale, 96 used to mean something but doesn't anymore, and 0 is colder than it ever gets in Denmark. Brilliant. Lest we get too down on Fahrenheit, though, consider Anders Celsius, who devised the centigrade scale (0 to 100). Everybody agrees Celsius's scale makes more sense than Fahrenheit's. Trouble is, the original Celsius scale had 100 for freezing, 0 for boiling. In other words, it was upside-down. (The numbers were reversed after Celsius's death.) These thermometer guys, what gets into them? Must be too much mercury exposure. OK, you're saying, very interesting. But what I REALLY need is a temperature trivia question that will make me the life of the party. I have just the thing. At what temperature are the Fahrenheit and Celsius readings the same? People will look at you with newfound respect when you reveal the astonishing answer: minus 40. — Cecil Adams |
Who was the first and to date the only woman to have won two Nobel prizes | Nobelprize.org About Us Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent campaign against racism. "He is the first person in the Western world to have shown us that a struggle can be waged without violence", said the Chairman of the Nobel Committee in his presentation speech. Presentation of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize "I Have the Great Honour ..." Watch Martin Luther King Jr. receive his Nobel Medal and Diploma in Oslo, Norway, on 10 December 1964. Aged 35, he was then the youngest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate ever. Watch the video For Civil Rights and Social Justice Martin Luther King Jr. dreamt that all inhabitants of the United States would be judged by their personal qualities and not by the colour of their skin. Read or listen to his Nobel Lecture "The Quest for Peace and Justice". Who Nominated Martin Luther King Jr. for a Nobel Prize? The first nomination arrived to the Norwegian Nobel Committee in January 1963. Read more Who Are They and what Did They Do? The Nobel Prizes have been awarded since 1901. See all Nobel Peace Prize Laureates and why they were awarded the prize. All Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Who Can Nominate for a Nobel Prize? No person can nominate herself/himself for a Nobel Prize. But who can? And how are these persons chosen? Read more about how the Nobel Laureates are nominated The Nobel Prize Awarders The selection and awarding of the Nobel Laureates is based on a system of nominations, handled by four prize-awarding institutions. Nobel Week Highlights 20 photos Nine of the eleven Nobel Laureates of 2016 assembled at the Nobel Foundation. Here they are pictured standing in front of a painting of Alfred Nobel. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2016. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud. Medicine Laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi showing his Nobel Medal during his visit to the Nobel Foundation. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2016. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud. The Swedish Royal Family, the Nobel Laureates and other guests of honour at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2016. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud. The divertissement at the Nobel Banquet took the audience from the beginnings of music to contemporary music. Here, Martin Fröst and Magnus Lindgren are performing. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2016. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud. The Nobel Banquet starter: Charcoal baked langoustine and scallop, served with nettles, ramson and pickled winter apples. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2016. Photo: Dan Lepp. The menu highlighted local ingredients from Scandinavia: here quail from Södermanland in black garlic and leek ash with Jerusalem artichoke. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2016. Photo: Dan Lepp. A beautiful dessert: Cloud of sudachi fruit, cloudberry sorbet, miso crumbs and deep-fried rice paper. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2016. Photo: Dan Lepp. Overview from the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2016. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud. David J. Thouless receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2016. Photo: Pi Frisk. F. Duncan M. Haldane with his Nobel Prize in Physics at the Stockholm Concert Hall. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2016. Photo: Pi Frisk. Patti Smith performing Bob Dylans's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2016. Photo: Pi Frisk. Mrs Berit Kosterlitz gives her husband Physics Laureate J. Michael Kosterlitz a hug after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2016. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud. "You have not only awarded a prize to peace: you helped make it possible!", said Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in his Nobel Lecture. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2016. The 2016 Nobel Prize Concert featured conductor Gianandrea Noseda, soloist Janine Jansen and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2016. Photo: Niklas Elmehed. Medicine Laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi arriving at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm. |
Which rays produce sun tan | The Facts About How Skin Tans - Effect of UV Rays The Facts About How Skin Tans Search the site By Barbara Poncelet Updated January 22, 2016 Many people want a tan, but do you know how skin tans? A great amount of money, time and effort goes into getting, and keeping, tanned skin. Our teens are often preoccupied with having a “perfect” and even tan. But how does it happen? Ultraviolet Rays Our sun produces three main types of ultraviolet rays: UVA, UVB and UVC. UVC rays are caught by our ozone layer and don't play a factor in tanning. Most, but not all, of UVB rays are also caught in the ozone layer, so some UVB rays play a factor in tanning. When we are talking about tanning by the sun's ultraviolet rays, UVA and some UVB rays are what causes the tan. Ultraviolet rays are not created equally. UVA rays and UVB rays have different wavelengths, allowing the rays to penetrate different layers of the skin. UVB rays have short wavelengths and penetrate the outermost layers of the skin (the epidermis). UVA rays have longer wavelengths and can penetrate deeper than UVBs, right into the dermis, the middle layer of the skin. How UV Rays Cause a Tan UV rays cause tanning by the way they affect the melanin in our skin. Melanin is a pigment in our skin and is what gives our skin its color. UVA causes a tan by oxidating the melanin. Essentially, the melanin undergoes a chemical reaction after being exposed to UVA, causing it to become darker. When the melanin looks darker, the skin itself looks tanned and dark. UVB causes a tan in a different method. UVB causes an increase in production of melanin in the skin and other changes to the cells that the melanin is stored in. These UVB effects cause the skin to become darker or tanned. What About Tanning Beds? Tanning beds and tanning lights used to be thought to be a safe alternative to tanning outside, but those claims are absolutely not true. Older tanning beds used to produce UVB waves that caused more burning, so these beds were changed to use UVA waves. These waves don't burn the skin the same way that UVB waves burn, but that does not mean they are safe. UVA waves are thought to cause skin cancer and immune system issues. If you have ever seen someone who has tanned extensively throughout their lifetime, you can see that the UVA waves damage the skin in a way that promotes deep wrinkling. UVA and UVB rays, from the sun or from a tanning bed, are what cause the skin to tan. There are risks to tanning, and it is important to discuss your concerns with your teen. It's what's best for their health. Sources: |
What is claimed to be the oldest of the sciences | 'Oldest galaxy' discovered using Hawaii telescope | Science | The Guardian 'Oldest galaxy' discovered using Hawaii telescope Japanese astronomers on Hawaii say they have found a galaxy 12.91bn light years away The Hawaii observatory on Mauna Kea. Photograph: Roger Ressmeyer/Corbis Associated Press in Honolulu Tuesday 12 June 2012 03.38 EDT First published on Tuesday 12 June 2012 03.38 EDT Close This article is 4 years old A team of Japanese astronomers using telescopes on Hawaii say they have seen the oldest galaxy yet discovered. The team calculates that the galaxy is 12.91bn light years away, and their research will be published in the Astrophysical Journal. The scientists with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan used the Subaru and Keck telescopes on the summit of Mauna Kea. A light year is the distance that light travels in a year, about 6 trillion miles (9.66 trillion kilometres). Seeing distant galaxies is in effect looking back in time. Richard Ellis of the California Institute of Technology, an influential expert in cosmology and galaxy formation, said the latest work was more convincing than some other claims of early galaxies. He said the Japanese claim was more "watertight", using methods that everyone can agree on. But he said it was not much of a change from a similar finding by the same team last year. "It's the most distant bullet-proof one that everybody believes," Ellis said. In 2010, a French team using Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope claimed to have discovered a galaxy 13.1bn light years away and last year a California team using Hubble said it had seen a galaxy 13.2bn light years away. Both Hubble teams published findings in the journal Nature. However, the two Hubble teams have yet to confirm their findings with other methods, said Ellis. A team of Arizona State University astronomers this month claimed to have found a galaxy 13bn light years away using a telescope in Chile. Current theory holds that the universe was born of an explosion, called the Big Bang, about 13.7bn years ago. Astronomers using the most powerful telescopes available are peering deeper and deeper into that dawn of the universe. • This article was amended on 12 June 2012 to change references to "light years ago" to "light years away". Alan Pickup says observations of the Clouds of Magellan has revealed much about stellar evolution Published: 10 Jun 2012 |
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