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What was the name of the first yacht to win the Americas Cup | HISTORY OF THE AMERICA'S CUP - 35th America's Cup HISTORY OF THE AMERICA'S CUP A Brief History of The America's Cup First contested in 1851, the America’s Cup is the oldest trophy in international sport, predating the modern Olympic Games by 45 years, and is yachting’s biggest prize. The trophy’s roots date back to when a syndicate of businessmen from New York sailed the schooner America across the Atlantic Ocean to represent the United States at the World’s Fair in England. The schooner won a race around the Isle of Wight and, with it, a trophy called the £100 Cup. (It was subsequently inscribed, incorrectly, as the 100 Guineas Cup.) Poster advertising the £100 Cup - an invitational race around the Isle of Wight off the South Coast of England. The yacht America beat the best of the British fleet to win the sterling silver trophy that would become the America’s Cup (named after the yacht, not the country) After winning the trophy, the United States embarked on what would become the longest winning streak in the history of sport, a 132-year stretch of domination that saw boats representing the country successfully defend the trophy 24 times from 1870 through 1980—until 1983, when Australia II became the first successful challenger to lift the trophy. Throughout its history, the America’s Cup has bedazzled a worldwide roster of business and industry tycoons such as Oracle’s Larry Ellison, brewing and real estate mogul Alan Bond, tea merchant Sir Thomas Lipton, aviation pioneer Sir T.O.M. Sopwith, the Aga Khan, media mogul Ted Turner, and Harold S. Vanderbilt, an American railroad executive who won the America’s Cup three times and also helped author the original racing rules of sailing. The yacht America beat the best of the British fleet to win the sterling silver trophy that would become the America’s Cup (named after the yacht, not the country). It’s also attracted larger-than-life sailing figures such as Tom Blackaller, Peter Blake, Paul Cayard, Dennis Conner, and Russell Coutts. Now, a new generation of sailing superstars have taken up the challenge, like Britain’s Ben Ainslie and Iain Percy, and Australians Jimmy Spithill, Tom Slingsby and Nathan Outteridge, along with Kiwis Dean Barker, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, and French superstar Franck Cammas The Whole Story 1. IN THE BEGINNING In 1851 a radical looking schooner ghosted out of the afternoon mist and swiftly sailed past the Royal Yacht stationed in the Solent, between the Isle of Wight and the south coast of England, on an afternoon when Queen Victoria was watching a sailing race. As the schooner, named America, passed the Royal Yacht in first position, and saluted by dipping its ensign three times, Queen Victoria asked one of her attendants to tell her who was in second place.”Your Majesty, there is no second,” came the reply. That phrase, just four words, is still the best description of the America’s Cup, and how it represents the singular pursuit of excellence. Her Majesty Queen Victoria congratulates John Cox Stevens, Commodore of the New York Yacht Club, aboard the yacht America, winner of the £100 Cup. That day in August, 1851, the yacht America, representing the young New York Yacht Club, would go on to beat the best the British could offer and win the Royal Yacht Squadron’s 100 Pound Cup. This was more than a simple boat race however, as it symbolised a great victory for the new world over the old, a triumph that unseated Great Britain as the world’s undisputed maritime power. The trophy would go to the young democracy of the United States and it would be well over 100 years before it was taken away from New York. Shortly after America won the 100 Guinea Cup in 1851, New York Yacht Club Commodore John Cox Stevens and the rest of his ownership syndicate sold the celebrated schooner and returned home to New York as heroes. They donated the trophy to the New York Yacht Club under a Deed of Gift, which stated that the trophy was to be “a perpetual challenge cup for friendly competition between nations.” Thus was born the America’s Cup, named after t |
Who presented the Channel 5 revival of It's a Knockout | h2g2 - 'It's a Knockout' - TV Programme - Edited Entry 11 Conversations It's a Knockout, the British version of Jeux Sans Frontières is a team game that was started by none other than French premier Charles de Gaulle. Originally based on a French TV show called Interville he wanted to bring together European countries and increase friendship between them. It was a show that captivated viewers across Europe for more than two decades (and still does in some countries) and was even the inspiration for Peter Gabriel's song 'Games Without Frontiers' - the literal translation of Jeux Sans Frontières. The primary thing to be remembered about It's a Knockout is that it is immensely good fun and just about anyone who is reasonably fit can give it a go and take part. The TV Show It all began in Europe in 1965 and the show came to the UK in 1967 and ran on the BBC until 1987. It was initially presented by David Vine but the show did not really break through in popularity until the completely mad Stuart Hall began presenting it along with help from the unintelligible Eddie Waring - who was originally famous as a rugby league commentator - as the show's referee. It was often said that people used to watch the show just for Stuart Hall's inability to present the show without almost killing himself with laughter during each and every game and indeed the show was hugely popular in the UK during its heyday in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Format The show would feature three teams each representing a town or village in the UK. Each game would feature two of the teams with one sitting out. Points would be awarded to the teams on time, style and/or number of tasks completed depending on the type of game. Each team would be allowed to play a joker on one game which would increase their points total should they win that particular game. (The way a joker affected the scoring varied over the years but typically it would double the points the team playing it scored if they won that round.) During these main games a mini-marathon game would run which the sitting out team would complete. Each team would therefore do the same mini-marathon during the course of the show. The show would climax with a game featuring all three teams, a game called Fil Rouge in the European versions. The winning team would proceed to the next round of the tournament and the eventual winners of the series would represent the UK in the pan-European Jeux Sans Frontières or International It's a Knockout. This featured six to eight European countries competing for the European title and featured a much bigger budget than the UK version and so had much more lavish costumes and sets if not necessarily more hilarity. The Games There were a large variety of games played over the years so it is beyond the scope of this guide entry to describe them all. Hopefully a flavour of the game will come across. Games would typically be a relay with individual members of the team having to go over an obstacle course carrying some sort of object that had to be delivered to another team member at the other end of the course. They would then return to the start allowing another team member to complete the same task. For example the team might have to carry across pieces of foam shaped like ingredients in a beef burger and one team member would have to build the burger on the other side of the obstacle course. The platform on which the burger was to be built would of course not stand up without assistance and so the whole assembly could and would easily fall apart much to the amusement of the spectators and commentators. The obstacle course itself would typically be a huge rubber inflatable that would be covered in slippery foam so that the racers would slip and fall all over the place. Points would be awarded for the time the team completed the task in. A variant of this might be that the contestants might have to carry buckets of coloured water over a greasy pole suspended over a swimming pool. While they were traversing the log, some of the opposing team members could assail them with |
In which city was Spender set | Spender (TV Series 1991–1993) - 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 a list of 71 titles created 25 Apr 2011 a list of 48 titles created 18 Jun 2012 a list of 1023 titles created 20 Dec 2013 a list of 864 titles created 07 Dec 2014 a list of 1408 titles created 09 Sep 2015 Search for " Spender " 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. Crocodile Shoes (TV Mini-Series 1994) Drama Jimmy Nail stars in the drama series about a Geordie factory worker who writes country songs. Looking for his big break in the music industry. Stars: Jimmy Nail, Leonard Silver, Alex Kingston The adventures of a gang of British workmen abroad. Combines black and white humour with moments of drama, poignancy and drunkenness. In series 1, the lads head to Germany seeking work, and... See full summary » Stars: Timothy Spall, Jimmy Nail, Tim Healy The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers. Stars: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine This prison comedy is based on the popular British television series of the same name. Long time Slade prison inmate Fletcher is ordered by Grouty to arrange a football match between the ... See full summary » Director: Dick Clement Crocodile Shoes II (TV Mini-Series 1996) Drama The cases of an easy going ex-convict turned private investigator. Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos Gritty British-made police drama series set in the beautiful location of Amsterdam. Cynical Dutch detective Commissaris "Piet" van der Valk and his colleagues investigate murders, kidnappings and political corruption. Stars: Barry Foster, Michael Latimer, Joanna Dunham Blandings Castle is dysfunction junction, the home of a chaotic family struggling to keep itself in order. Clarence Threepwood, Ninth Earl of Emsworth and master of Blandings Castle, yearns... See full summary » Stars: Timothy Spall, Jennifer Saunders, Jack Farthing Terry is divorced from his German wife and has a Finnish girlfriend Christina. At Thelma's suggestion they join her and Bob on a caravan holiday but due to a mishap the men get separated ... See full summary » Director: Michael Tuchner Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen who start out in business together, initially in Birmingham and later in Nottingham. During the seven series (1986-1992), Ken ... See full summary » Stars: Michael Elphick, David Daker, Neil Morrissey Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are junk dealers, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. Always on the lookout for ways... See full summary » Director: Peter Sykes 8 January 1991 (UK) See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Connections Hard-hitting Gem from the BBC 29 April 1999 | by halo80 (Bedford, NS) – See all my reviews SPENDER is the kind of gritty, intelligent cop drama that's been missing from North American television screen. The BBC produced series is a positive gem, having run for 3 consecutive seasons, and spawned one film entitled "The French Collection". Starring the excellent and multi-talented Jimmy Nail ("Still Crazy", "Evita"), it has garnered a following in Canada through re-runs on Showcase Television. The character of Spender is a tough and able cop cleaning up the streets of London with his somewhat unorthodox methods. Following a tragic incident, he's sent home, back to the North-East to his home-town of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, which had taken him 20-odd years to get out of. Now re-united with old friends and haunting ghosts from his untamed past, the loathing he feels for the city and his new assignment drives his character to push the limits, and test the powers that be that govern his jurisdiction. But once we meet Spender's family - divorced wife Frances and his tw |
Who appeared in the TV series Callan, Target and Special Branch | Patrick Mower | A Cherished Television Profile Patrick Mower A profile of the actor Patrick Mower Patrick Mower is one of the UK's most prolific television actors; he has made more than 500 TV appearances. Patrick is currently appearing in Yorkshire Television's Emmerdale as Rodney Blackstock, a character he has played since 2000. After he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic (RADA), Patrick was chosen to star in the musical House of Cards at the Phoenix Theatre. He went on to star in other West End plays, including, Caesar and Cleopatra, John Daniel Borkman (both at the Duchess Theatre), Twelfth Night at the Royal Court Theatre, A Boston Story (the Duchess Theatre), St. Joan (the Old Vic), Night and Day (The Phoenix Theatre), Country Girl (the Apollo Theatre) and Seven Year Itch at the Albery Theatre. Patrick also ran his own theatre in Soho; The Act Inn, producing and directing plays and as a member of the Theatre of Comedy. He starred in two plays at the Criterion Theatre: Wife Begins At Forty and Run For Your Wife. Patrick has also starred in plays in the regions, including the creation of the title role of Don Juan at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, Florindo in the musical adaptation of The Servant of Two Masters (Cambridge Arts Theatre) and no less than seven George Bernard Shaw plays, including Jack Tanner in Man and Superman. Patrick Mower's other stage work includes: Rodger's and Hart's The Girlfriend, The Small Hours by Francis Durbridge, Robin Hawdon's Revenge and Edward Taylor's Murder by Misadventure. He has also appeared at the Theatre Royal in Love Letters and Signalman. Patrick has also toured the UK with Lady Chatterly's Lover, Crazy for Love and Bing, Bong. Patrick Mower's television work includes five of his own series, these are: Haunted, Front Page Story, Callan, Special Branch and Target. His Guest Starring roles are extensive and include: Dixon of Dock Green, Public Eye, Riviera Police , The Professionals, Bergerac, The Sweeney, Minder, The Grimlies, Tales of the Unexpected and Hammer House of Horror. Patrick also made the childrens television series There's a Viking in my Bed, in this series he plays the dual role of Mr Thripp and his twin Gerald. Patrick also worked on the first episode of the ITV series C15: The New Professionals, in South Africa. Patrick Mower (left) in Target Patrick Mower's film credits include: The Devil Rides Out (1968), Black Beauty (1971), The Smashing Bird I Used To Know (1969), Bloodsuckers (1969, aka Incence For The Damned), The Devil's Advocate (1977), Catch Me A Spy (1971), Frivolous Lola (1998), Carry On England (1976), Cry Of The Banshee (1970), Escape From El Diablo (1983), One Away (1976), Monella (1988), Asylum (2000). Patrick is a patron of the Variety Club and SPARKS (Sport Aiding Medical Research For Kids), he plays golf, cricket and tennis for fun and for charity. |
What animal provided Red Indians with food and clothing | Bison or Buffalo & Native Americans more facts about buffalo Perspective Founded by the late Lakota elder Rosalie Little Thunder, a central tenent of Buffalo Field Campaign's mission has always been to work with people of all nations to strengthen the tribal voice in managment decisions affecting the herds. Here we take an historical look at the inseparable destinies of native peoples and the buffalo (also called bison) they depended upon for existence. The slaughter of buffalo as presented by Nineteenth Century worldviews is perceived by many as a closed chapter in the history of the West. It is often viewed, when looking back from a comfortable distance, as a somewhat regrettable but necessary evil. Overwhelmingly, it is considered an event that is over, past. After all: The Indians were put on reservations. The bison are being “managed.” ...and that is the end of story. Or is it? What happened to the buffalo and the people with whom they had coexisted—in balance—for many centuries? History Repeats Itself The struggles between Caucasian and Indian, between cattle and bison, and between two strikingly dissimilar ways of life remain alive and strong today. The extirpation of the bison herds in the 19th century and the current harassment and slaughter outside Yellowstone National Park are closely related and fueled by many of the same economic motivations, personal fears, and misunderstandings. The bison were exterminated, in part, to create and maintain a dominant “cattle culture” across the Great Plains and the West—and, unfortunately for Native Peoples and wildlife—it worked. Even now, in the 21st century, many of the same forces are still in place. Learn more about the current harassment and slaughter of buffalo. Majestic Buffalo Abounded Buffalo once roamed from the eastern seaboard to Oregon and California, from Great Slave Lake in northern Alberta down into northern Mexico. Although no one will ever know exactly how many bison once inhabited North America, estimates range from twenty to forty million. William Hornaday, a naturalist who spent considerable time in the West both before and during the most severe years of buffalo slaughter, commented on the seemingly boundless bison population and the impossibility of estimating their quantity: It would have been as easy to count or to estimate the number of leaves in a forest as to calculate the number of buffaloes living at any given time during the history of the species previous to 1870. The great herds were not decimated overnight. The slaughter was a gradual process, reaching its full momentum in the 1870s. The Native Americans of the Great Plains had relied upon and hunted buffalo for thousands of years. Without the arrival of the Caucasians—and with them the gun, the horse, and the market for bison products—it seems likely the Indians could have lived sustainably with the bison far into the future. However, as the plains tribes acquired horses and guns from their southern neighbors—who in turn had received them from the Spanish—the Indians were able to kill buffalo with greater ease. As the market for buffalo (particularly hides) emerged in the 1820s—and as more and more European bison hunters came westward, the bison population began to decline precipitously. Demand Drives Slaughter In the years following the Civil War, demand for beef, hides, and tallow skyrocketed as the country began to rebuild its economy and expand its industrial base. Meanwhile, industrialization created its own demand for buffalo hides, which provided a strong yet elastic material from which to make belts to drive machinery. A separate but equally powerful force were the growing middle and upper classes, which had a nearly insatiable appetite for beef—and the postwar economic boom gave them the buying power to satisfy it. Texas alone could not meet the demand, so ranchers turned to the western plains for cattle grazing. This vast area had already demonstrated its ability to sustain large, healthy populations of ungulates. Land Disputes However, before these industry- and cattle-expa |
Who shot and killed Wild Bill Hickock in 1876 | Wild Bill Hickok is murdered - Aug 02, 1876 - HISTORY.com Wild Bill Hickok is murdered Share this: Wild Bill Hickok is murdered Author Wild Bill Hickok is murdered URL Publisher A+E Networks “Wild Bill” Hickok, one of the greatest gunfighters of the American West, is murdered in Deadwood, South Dakota. Born in Illinois in 1837, James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok first gained notoriety as a gunfighter in 1861 when he coolly shot three men who were trying to kill him. A highly sensationalized account of the gunfight appeared six years later in the popular periodical Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, sparking Hickok’s rise to national fame. Other articles and books followed, and though his prowess was often exaggerated, Hickok did earn his reputation with a string of impressive gunfights. After accidentally killing his deputy during an 1871 shootout in Abilene, Texas, Hickok never fought another gun battle. For the next several years he lived off his famous reputation, appearing as himself in Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West show. Occasionally, he worked as guide for wealthy hunters. His renowned eyesight began to fail, and for a time he was reduced to wandering the West trying to make a living as a gambler. Several times he was arrested for vagrancy. In the spring of 1876, Hickok arrived in the Black Hills mining town of Deadwood, South Dakota. There he became a regular at the poker tables of the No. 10 Saloon, eking out a meager existence as a card player. On this day in 1876, Hickok was playing cards with his back to the saloon door. At 4:15 in the afternoon, a young gunslinger named Jack McCall walked into the saloon, approached Hickok from behind, and shot him in the back of the head. Hickok died immediately. McCall tried to shoot others in the crowd, but amazingly, all of the remaining cartridges in his pistol were duds. McCall was later tried, convicted, and hanged. Hickok was only 39 years old when he died. The most famous gunfighter in the history of the West died with his Smith & Wesson revolver in his holster, never having seen his murderer. According to legend, Hickok held a pair of black aces and black eights when he died, a combination that has since been known as the Dead Man’s Hand. Related Videos |
In which American state did Geronimo carry out most of his raiding and killing | Geronimo - The Last Apache Holdout Geronimo - The Last Apache Holdout Geronimo was born of the Bedonkohe Apache tribe in No-doyohn Canon, Arizona , June, 1829, near present day Clifton , Arizona. The fourth in a family of four boys and four girls, he was called Goyathlay (One Who Yawns.) In 1846, when he was seventeen, he was admitted to the Council of the Warriors, which allowed him to marry. Soon, he received permission; married a woman named Alope, and the couple had three children. In the mid 1850s, the tribe, who was at peace with the Mexican towns and neighboring Indian tribes, traveled into Old Mexico where they could trade. Camping outside a Mexican town they called Kas-ki-yeh, they stayed for several days. Leaving a few warriors to guard the camp, the rest of the men went into town to trade. When they were returning from town, they were met by several women and children who told them that Mexican troops had attacked their camp. They returned to camp to find their guard warriors killed, and their horses, supplies and arms, gone. Even worse, many of the women and children had been killed as well. Of those that lay dead were Goyathlay�s wife, mother, and three children and as a result, he hated all Mexicans for the rest of his life. It was the slaughter of his family that turned him from a peaceful Indian into a bold warrior. Soon, he joined a fierce band of Apache known as Chiricahua and with them, took part in numerous raids in northern Mexico and across the border into U.S. territory which are now known as the states of New Mexico and Arizona. Geronimo in 1887, photo by Ben Wittick. This image available for photographic prints & downloads HERE! It was those Mexican adversaries that gave him the nickname of "Geronimo", the Spanish version of the name "Jerome". In ever increasing numbers, Geronimo fought against both Mexicans and white settlers as they began to colonize much of the Apache homelands. However, by the early 1870s, Lieutenant Colonel George F. Crook , commander of the Department of Arizona, had succeeded in establishing relative peace in the territory. The management of his successors, however, was disastrous. In 1876 the U.S. government attempted to move the Chiricahua from their traditional home to the San Carlos Reservation, a barren wasteland in east-central Arizona, described as "Hell's Forty Acres." Deprived of traditional tribal rights, short on rations and homesick, they revolted. Spurred by Geronimo, hundreds of Apache left the reservation and fled to Mexico, soon resuming their war against the whites. Geronimo and his followers began ten years of intermittent raids against white settlements, alternating with periods of peaceful farming on the San Carlos reservation. In 1882, General George Crook was recalled to Arizona to conduct a campaign against the Apache. Geronimo surrendered in January 1884, but, spurred by rumors of impending trials and hangings, took flight from the San Carlos Reservation on May 17, 1885, accompanied by 35 warriors, and 109 other men, women and children. During this final campaign, at least 5,000 white soldiers and 500 Indian auxiliaries were employed at various times in the capture of Geronimo's small band. Five months and 1,645 miles later, Geronimo was tracked to his camp in Mexico's Sonora Mountains. Jimmy "Santiago" McKinn in Geronimo's Camp, with group of Chiricahua Apache boys, 1886, photo by C.S. Fly This image available for photographic prints and downloads HERE! Exhausted, and hopelessly out numbered, Geronimo surrendered on March 27, 1886 at Ca�on de Los Embudos in Sonora, Me |
Billy the Kid was a native of which US state | New Mexico Commission of Public Records Billy The Kid SCOPE The New Mexico State Records Center and Archives (SRCA) is a major source of information for any individual performing research on William H. Bonney, alias Billy the Kid. This pathfinder is designed to facilitate research and assist the patron in gathering core materials on Billy the Kid. The primary and secondary sources provided should contribute to the patron’s ability to plan a more extensive project. All the material referred to in this pathfinder is located at the State Records and Archives; however, many of these same resources can be found in other libraries and archives. INTRODUCTION Despite his death in 1881, Billy the Kid has refused to take his place amongst the daisies. He is kept alive by researchers all around the world who are fascinated with this 19th century character. While numerous books, articles, and movies have been written and released, Billy the Kid scholars continue to search for new information on this well-known American outlaw. As a result, the Archives and Historical Services Division is at times inundated with correspondence, e-mails, faxes, and telephone calls, all requesting information on Billy the Kid. In response to this demand, this pathfinder was been created to assist patrons locate specific materials on Billy the Kid. A packet, including photocopies of the most requested items, is also available. Before using the State Records Center and Archives, it is recommended that preliminary research be conducted first. Review as much secondary materials as possible. Once the preliminary research is compiled, the State Records Center and Archives has many resources to help continue your research. The sources listed in this pathfinder are intended to familiarize the beginning Billy the Kid researcher with the different types of primary material available at the SRCA. OUTLINE Primary Sources Territory of New Mexico vs. William Bonney, alias “Kid”, alias William Antrim, Doña Ana County Criminal Case Nos. 531 and 532, (1878). Reward for the arrest of Billy the Kid, December 3, 1880. TANM, Roll 21, Frame 565. Lew Wallace authorization of $500 reward for the capture of William Bonney, December 13, 1880. TANM, Roll 99, Frame 172. Death warrant of Billy the Kid, Lincoln County, April 30, 1881. TANM, Roll 21, Frames 581 and 582. Attorney General’s opinion regarding the reward payment due Pat Garrett for the death/capture of Billy the Kid, July 21, 1881. TANM, Roll 21, Frame 595. Copies of death warrant, Sheriff’s certificate of Billy the Kid’s escape, and the jury’s verdict verifying the death of Billy the Kid. Lincoln County Records, Box 2, Folder 132. Sheriff’s request for payment for transporting Billy the Kid from Mesilla to Lincoln, 1881. TANM, Roll 47, Frame 335. Letter from Governor Sheldon to Legislature approving the payment of reward to Pat Garrett for the death of Billy the Kid, February 14, 1882. TANM, Roll 5, Frame 765; Roll 6, Frame 127; NM Law 1882, page 191. Certificate by Col. Pennypacker that witnesses in Lincoln County War are not available to testify at the District Courts in Doña Ana and Socorro Counties, May 19, 1879. Adjutant General Collection, Fort Stanton File. Secondary Sources History File. Folder No. 20 contains articles, newspaper clippings, stories, and letters regarding Billy the Kid Don Cline Collection Bibliography The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid, By Pat F. Garrett, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1954 History of “Billy the Kid,” By Chas. A. Sirigino, 1920 The Saga of Billy the Kid, By Walter Noble Burns, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926 The Tragic Days of Billy the Kid, By Frazier Hunt, Hastings House Publishers, New York, 1956 The Death of Billy the Kid, By John W. Poe, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1933 |
What is the more common name for the explosive nitro cellulose | nitrocellulose | chemical compound | Britannica.com chemical compound chemical compound Nitrocellulose, also called cellulose nitrate, a mixture of nitric esters of cellulose , and a highly flammable compound that is the main ingredient of modern gunpowder and is also employed in certain lacquers and paints. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was the basis of the earliest man-made fibres and plastic materials. Pyrocellulose, or guncotton, a form of nitrocellulose. Fabexplosive Composition, properties, and manufacture of nitrocellulose Cellulose is a naturally occurring polymer obtained from wood pulp or the short fibres (linters) that adhere to cotton seeds. It consists of repeating glucose units that have the chemical formula C6H7 O 2(OH)3 and the following molecular structure: In unaltered cellulose the X in the molecular formula represents hydrogen (H), indicating a presence on the cellulose molecule of three hydroxyl (OH) groups. The OH groups form strong hydrogen bonds between cellulose molecules, with the result that cellulose cannot be softened by heat or dissolved by solvents without causing chemical decomposition. However, upon treatment with nitric acid in the presence of a sulfuric acid catalyst and water, OH groups are replaced by nitro (NO2) groups. In theory, all three OH groups can be replaced, resulting in cellulose trinitrate, which contains more than 14 percent nitrogen . In practice, however, most nitrocellulose compounds are dinitrates, averaging 1.8 to 2.8 nitro groups per molecule and containing from 10.5 to 13.5 percent nitrogen. The degree of nitration determines the solubility and flammability of the final product. major industrial polymers: Cellulose nitrate Highly nitrated cellulose—i.e., nitrocellulose containing more than approximately 12.5 percent nitrogen—will dry to a fluffy white substance known variously as pyrocellulose and guncotton . Guncotton is unstable to heat, and even carefully prepared samples will ignite on a brief heating to temperatures in excess of 150 °C (300 °F). Guncotton is employed in gunpowders, solid rocket propellants, and explosives. Moderately nitrated cellulose (containing approximately 10.5 to 12.5 percent nitrogen) is also flammable, though less violently so than guncotton, and is soluble in alcohols and ethers . Nitrocellulose of this type, once referred to by various names such as pyroxylin, xyloidin, and collodion cotton, is employed as a film-forming agent in solvent-based paints, protective coatings, and fingernail polishes. Similar Topics picric acid In the commercial manufacture of nitrocellulose, wood pulp is the primary source of cellulose. Cellulose sheet and nitrating acids are fed into a reacting vessel, where nitration proceeds until the acids have been centrifuged from the nitrated product. Remaining acid is removed by washing the nitrocellulose slurry in water and boiling it in a caustic solution. The product is often treated with various stabilizers to reduce degradation under exposure to light and heat. In order to reduce the likelihood of combustion, nitrocellulose is usually stored and transported in water or alcohol . Chronology of development and use In 1833 Henry Braconnot, director of the Botanic Garden in Nancy, France, treated potato starch, sawdust, and cotton with nitric acid. Braconnot found that this material, which he called “xyloidine,” was soluble in wood vinegar, and he attempted to make coatings, films, and shaped articles of it. In 1838 another French chemist, Théophile-Jules Pelouze, discovered that paper or cardboard could be made violently flammable by dipping it in concentrated nitric acid; Pelouze named his new material “pyroxyline.” Christian Friedrich Schönbein , a Swiss chemist, was able to increase the degree of nitration, and therefore the flammability of the product, by dipping cotton in a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids. In 1846 he announced the discovery of this revolutionary explosive substance, which became known as guncotton, and acquired patents in Britain and the United States . Schönbein also |
The first successful revolver was patented by which American gunsmith in 1835 | Samuel Colt - Inventions - HISTORY.com Samuel Colt A+E Networks Introduction In 1836, Connecticut-born gun manufacturer Samuel Colt (1814-62) received a U.S. patent for a revolver mechanism that enabled a gun to be fired multiple times without reloading. Colt founded a company to manufacture his revolving-cylinder pistol; however, sales were slow and the business floundered. Then in 1846, with the Mexican War (1846-48) under way, the U.S. government ordered 1,000 Colt revolvers. In 1855, Colt opened what was the world’s largest private armament factory, in which he employed advanced manufacturing techniques such as interchangeable parts and an organized production line. By 1856, the company could produce 150 weapons per day. Colt was also an effective promoter, and by the start of the U.S. Civil War (1861-65) he had made the Colt revolver perhaps the world’s best-known firearm. He died a wealthy man in 1862; the company he founded remains in business today. Google Early Years Samuel Colt was born on July 19, 1914, in Hartford, Connecticut , the son of textile manufacturer Christopher Colt and wife Sarah. By visiting his father’s mill in Ware, Massachusetts , and helping out at a nearby farm, the young Colt gained an interest in all things mechanical and often dismantled objects–including his father’s firearms–to discover how they functioned. At age 16, he enrolled at Amherst Academy in Massachusetts to study navigation; however, his youthful hi-jinks later got him expelled from the school. His father then gave the teen the opportunity to study navigation firsthand, sending him out to sea on the Corvo, a ship that embarked on a nearly yearlong voyage in 1830. Did You Know? Samuel Colt hired engravers and craftsmen to decorate special presentation pistols that were given to European kings, Russian czars and military officials, among other dignitaries. These firearms were often lavishly engraved and inlaid with gold. Aboard the Corvo, Colt became fascinated with the ship’s wheel, particularly the way it could alternately spin or be locked in a fixed position through the use of a clutch. He translated this controlled rotation to firearms and a means whereby a single-shot pistol could be adapted to fire multiple rounds in quick succession. During his time at sea, Colt carved a six-barrel cylinder, locking pin and hammer out of wood. Although this prototype for a pistol featured multiple rotating barrels, in later versions Colt would opt instead for a rotating cylinder containing multiple bullet chambers to reduce the gun’s weight and bulk. After returning from his adventure at sea, Colt spent two years traveling North America under the name Dr. Coult, hosting a road show during which he entertained and educated crowds on the uses of nitrous oxide (laughing gas). The profits he saved through his skill as a promoter enabled him to perfect his revolver mechanism, and he hired gunsmiths to create a series of prototypes. Patents for the Revolving Pistol Colt’s revolver mechanism is considered by some to be more innovation than invention because it improved upon a revolving flintlock (a firing mechanism used in muskets and rifles) already patented by Boston inventor Elisha Collier (1788-1856). The British patent for Colt’s mechanism was acquired in October 1835, and on February 25, 1836, the American inventor received U.S. Patent No. 138 (later 9430X) for his revolving-cylinder pistol. The enhancements listed in this patent include greater “facility in loading,” changes in “the weight and location of the cylinder, which give steadiness to the hand,” and “the great rapidity in the succession of discharges.” Colt’s Patent Arms Manufacturing Company began making the Paterson pistol in 1836 at its Paterson, New Jersey , factory using funds advanced by Colt’s family. Initially, Colt produced three “revolving” handguns–belt, holster and pocket pistols–and two rifles. All models incorporated a revolving cylinder into which gunpowder and bullets were loaded. Primer was placed on a strike plate outside the cylinder, and combustion was initi |
What kind of weapon is the British Army's PIAT | PIAT | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia mechanism Impact The Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank (PIAT) was a British man-portable anti-tank weapon developed during the Second World War . The PIAT was designed in 1942 in response to the British Army 's need for a more effective infantry anti-tank weapon, and entered service in 1943. The PIAT was based on the spigot mortar system, that launched a 2.5 pounds (1.1 kg) bomb using a powerful spring and a cartridge on the tail of the projectile. It possessed an effective range of approximately 115 yards (110 m) [3] in a direct fire anti-tank role, and 350 yards (320 m) [3] in an indirect fire 'house-breaking' role. The PIAT had several advantages over other infantry anti-tank weapons of the period, which included a lack of muzzle smoke to reveal the position of the user, and an inexpensive barrel; however, this was countered by, amongst other things, a difficulty in cocking the weapon, the bruising the user received when firing it, and problems with its penetrative power. The PIAT was first used during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943, and remained in use with British and Commonwealth forces until the early 1950s. PIATs were supplied to or obtained by other nations and forces, including the Soviet Union (through Lend Lease), the French resistance , the Polish Underground , and the Israeli Haganah (which used PIATs during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War ). Six members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces received Victoria Crosses for their use of the PIAT in combat. Contents Edit At the beginning of the Second World War, the British Army possessed two primary anti-tank weapons for its infantry: the Boys anti-tank rifle [5] and the No. 68 AT Rifle Grenade . [2] However, neither of these were particularly effective as anti-tank weapons. The No. 68 anti-tank grenade was designed to be fired from a discharger fitted onto the muzzle of an infantryman's rifle, but this meant that the grenade was too light to deal significant damage, resulting in it rarely being used in action. [6] The Boys was also inadequate in the anti-tank role. It was heavy, which meant that it was difficult for infantry to handle effectively, and was outdated; by 1940 it was only effective at short ranges, and then only against armoured cars and light tanks . In November 1941 during Operation Crusader , part of the North African Campaign , staff officers of the British Eighth Army were unable to find even a single example of the Boys knocking out a German tank. [7] Due to these limitations, a new infantry anti-tank weapon was required, and this ultimately came in the form of the Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank, commonly abbreviated to PIAT. The origins of the PIAT can be traced back as far as 1888, when an American engineer by the name of Charles Edward Munroe was experimenting with guncotton ; he discovered that the explosive would yield a great deal more damage if there were a recess in it facing the target. Known as the ' Munroe effect ', this was developed upon further by the German scientist Egon Neumann, who found that lining the recess with metal enhanced the damage dealt even more. [2] By the 1930s Henry Mohaupt, a Swiss engineer, had developed this technology even further and created hollow charge ammunition. This consisted of a recessed metal cone placed into an explosive warhead; when the warhead hit its target, the explosive detonated and turned the cone into an extremely high-speed spike. The speed of the spike, and the immense pressure it caused on impact, allowed it to create a small hole in armour plating and send a large pressure wave and large amounts of fragments into the interior of the target. It was this technology that was utilized in the No. 68 anti-tank grenade. [2] PIAT and ammunition case at the Canadian War Museum Although the technology existed, it remained for British designers to develop a system that could deliver hollow-charge ammunition in a larger size and with a greater range than that possessed by the No. 68. At the same time that Mohaupt was developing hollow-char |
In British peerage what comes between an earl and a baron | British Peerage - Earl, Baron, Marquess, Duke, Viscount Crowns of Dukes, Viscounts, Marquess, Earls, Baronets, and Barons Peers were the military companions and the tenants-in-cheif of the English monarchs. Greater definition of their positon and privileges became necessry in the 13th-century with the development of parliamentary institutions. Summons to the House of Lords was accepted as evidence of a peerage. In 1387, during the reign of King Richard II, the first peerage by letters patent was created when John Beauchamp di Holt became Baron Kidderminster. Duke At first, the title "Duke" was reserved only for members of the royal family. Although efforts to restrict it have failed, the title has been sparingly granted. The first non-royal creations were by Richard II. Viscount The title, "Viscount" is derived from the Latin term "vice-comes" meanining responsible for a county. The first viscount in England was based on French example, and was created by Henry VI in 1440. Marquess The title, "Marquess" gets its name from the custodianship of marches or borders. It was instituted by the French example of Richard II in 1385 when Robert de Vere was created marquess of Dublin. Earl The title, "Earl" is derived from the Saxon and Danish office of responsibility for a shire. Therefore, earl and baron are the oldest titles of the peerage. Baronet Baronetcy is a hereditary order of knighthood, founded in 1611 by James I to provide funds for the settlement of Ireland. The original intention was to not exceed 200, but soon there were lavish creations, mainly to raise money, in the Stuart period. An order of Irish and Scottish baronets was subsequently established. They merged in 1707 into baronets of Great Britain, and in 1801 into baronets of the United Kingdom. Baron The title, "Baron" is of Norman origin. Formal recognition was first by what later became the House of Lords. In 1387, Richard II granted a barony by letters patent to John Beauchamp de Holt as Baron Kidderminster. Though the peerage was always regarded as one of the pilars on which the crown rested, during the 17th and 18th centuries, it was credited with a balancing role, preventing the constitution from sliding either into despotism or into anarchy. The British crown jewels contain some of th most famous gems in the world. Shown are the St. Edward's crown, used to crown the monarch in the coronation service. Also pictured are two scepters, the coronation ring and the Soveriegn's orb. The Imperial State Crown (not pictured) was made for Queen Victoria. It contains a huge ruby called the Black Prince's Ruby. The jewels are all kept in the tower of London. In 1707, with the Act of Union with Scotland, a new British peerage was instituted. It was changed in 1802, after the Union with Ireland, into a peerge of the United Kingdom. Queen Victoria During Queen Victoria's reign, "life peerages" were granted to judges to enable the judical work of the House of Lords to be carried on. But, the institution of "life peerage" to other persons, to mitigate the party bias of hereditary peerage, was postponed until fairly recently - in 1958. One result has been to give a new lease on life to the House of Lords, which probably is in higher public esteem than at any time d |
Thiamin is the chemical name for which vitamin | Vitamin B1 - Doctor answers on HealthTap Dr. Randy Baker Dr. Baker 1 doctor agreed: Excreted in urine: When you take more b1 than you need your body excretes the excess in your urine , resulting in a bright yellow color & b vitamin odor. If you take b1 & this happens, it does not mean you did not need it. When you drink water much of that is eliminated in your urine, but that does not mean you did not need water or that it was not useful as it passed thru you. B1 is non-toxic- high doses don't harm. ...Read more |
What was introduced by the Post Office during the coronation of King George V | History of New Zealand Stamps | New Zealand Post Stamps History of New Zealand stamps History of New Zealand Stamps New Zealand first issued postal stamps on 18 July 1855, 15 years after the British. Other Stamps New Zealand's first stamps New Zealand's first stamps were called the 'Full Face Queens' because the picture on them was a front view of the head and shoulders of Queen Victoria. There were three stamps in the Full Face Queen set. They cost 1 penny (1d), 2 penny (2d), and 1 shilling (1s) and were printed in Britain. The first New Zealand stamp that was designed in New Zealand was a half penny stamp issued on 1 January 1873. This stamp is called the 'Newspaper' stamp, as it was used to pay for newspapers being sent through the post. The stamp design shows a sideview of Queen Victoria's head and because of this it is one of the early New Zealand stamps known as Sidefaces. New Zealand was the first country in the world to put advertising on the back of stamps. A number of Sideface stamps had advertising messages printed on the back (gummed side) in 1893. But people complained because they thought that licking the ink was unhealthy, so the Post Office stopped using advertising on the back of stamps. New Zealand was also one of the first countries to introduce a 'penny universal' stamp. The idea of the 'penny universal' was that all countries should charge a standard amount for postage as this would make it easier sending letters from one country to another. New Zealand's 'penny universal' stamp was issued on the first day of the 20th century. Pictorials New Zealand was one of the first countries in the world to put pictures of the countryside, birds, and animals on its stamps. These stamps became known as 'Pictorials', and the first pictorials were issued on 5 April 1898. These first pictorial stamps featured pictures of New Zealand mountains, lakes, a Maori war canoe, and native birds. One of these stamps, the 2½d stamp showing Lake Wakatipu, is quite famous as a mistake was made during the design of the stamp and, on the stamp, the lake was called Lake Wakitipu. Many of the stamps with the spelling mistake were purchased and kept by collectors. Today unused 2½d Lake Wakatipu stamps are more rare than the incorrect version of the stamp with the lake spelt Wakitipu. Stamps that have pictures of birds on them have always been popular, and New Zealand has a large number of birds such as kiwi which are unique. Between 1985 and 1989 Janet Marshall, an artist well known for her drawings of birds, designed a series of ten stamps with birds on them which were very popular. Kings and Queens Pictures of the King or Queen have been on a number of New Zealand stamps over the years. When the King or Queen died, a new stamp showing the new King or Queen was usually issued. For example, when Queen Victoria died, a new King of New Zealand, King Edward VII, was crowned. New Zealand stamps with his picture were issued in 1909. When King Edward died suddenly in 1910, the next King was King George V. However, because the Post Office still had ample supply King Edward stamps, it was not until 1915 that New Zealand stamps showing King George's picture were issued. On 7 May 1935, a set of three stamps was issued to mark the fact that King George had been King for 25 years, and with the coronation of King George VI in 1937, the New Zealand Post Office issued three stamps that carried the King’s picture. After the death of King George VI his daughter Elizabeth became New Zealand's Queen. On 25 May 1953 stamps were issued to mark Queen Elizabeth's coronation. The first visit to New Zealand by a British Sovereign took place when Queen Elizabeth II visited in 1953 and the Post Office issued two special stamps to mark the event. The 3d stamp, had a picture of the Queen on it and the 4d stamp showed the Queen and her husband, Prince Philip. In 1954, the Post Office issued a large set of Queen Elizabeth II stamps. New Zealand stamps have also pictured other members of the Royal family. To name just a few, on the 1946 Peace stamp was a picture of |
What nationality did Hannah Mandlikova take when she left Czechoslovakia | Mandlikova to raise family with another woman | Daily Mail Online Mandlikova to raise family with another woman by MALCOLM FOLLEY, Mail on Sunday A hot, still morning at the exclusive Boca Raton resort in Florida. And the palm-fringed tennis courts are deserted, apart from a teenage girl practising her shots under the watchful eye of her coach sitting on the sideline. It could be a scene from a local tennis club anywhere in the world. Except that Hana Mandlikova is no run-of-the-mill coach - she's a former star of the game, once ranked No 3 in the world, winner of four Grand Slam titles and twice a Wimbledon runner-up. The once earnest-looking Czech --who was almost as famous for her on-court flare-ups as the power and grace of her playing - is now an attractive 39-year-old. The severe hair cut is softer, the face a little fuller and the eyes more relaxed. But it is her advanced state of pregnancy - still obvious under her voluminous white shirt - that most catches the eye. It is a nerve-racking time for any woman, even one used to the gruelling round of training and competitions that is the life of a professional tennis player. But Mandlikova is no ordinary first-time mother. She has no husband or boyfriend. Nor is her pregnancy just the result of a fling. It's the product of an extraordinary arrangement between herself and a male friend, who agreed to father the twins - a boy and a girl - but have no further role in their upbringing. Instead, Mandlikova will raise the children with another woman, attractive 35-year-old personal fitness trainer Liz Resseguie, her close friend and companion for the past two-and-a-half years. Intensely private and fiercely protective of those close to her, Mandlikova has broken her silence for the first time to talk candidly about her extraordinarily unconventional approach to motherhood, her despair at not being able to conceive for five years and her relationship with the woman who has transformed her life. 'Liz has become my best friend in the world,' she says, 'and I've never been happier. People will always gossip and they can think what they like. Surely, what matters is that the children are loved. 'I'll never reveal the name of my children's father because that was our agreement. It would not be fair for the kids. I just know we will be friends for life, even though he will never see his children. I made that plain to him at the beginning and he accepted that as a friend. He knew I wanted to have kids and he just helped me. I know I can trust him totally. I don't expect there to be any problems. 'I don't find our arrangement extraordinary. I am sure that lots of others have done the same - you simply don't hear of it. After all, this is the 21st Century and women have the right to make choices.' Mandlikova's sexuality and private life have been dogged by controversy and rumour since she burst on to the professional tennis circuit at 15. She won the US Open, French Open and Australian Open twice, accumulating 23 titles and nearly £4 million dollars in prize money. She had always planned to have children but like many women in their late 20s and 30s, the demands of her career got in the way. When she fell pregnant at the age of 25 - at the height of her success - she realised she had to choose between being a mother and her career. In the end, she made the difficult decision not to have the baby. No-one was more surprised than her Czech team-mates when, in 1986 - in the middle of the Federation Cup competition in Prague - she gave the world's media the slip to marry Sydney restaurateur Jan Sedlak in a civic ceremony in Prague's Old Town Hall. A little over two years later, the marriage ended in a quickie-divorce - prompting many to suspect that it was an arrangement of convenience to secure her Australian citizenship Mandlikova denies it was a sham. After the marriage, her tennis career began to falter, the victim of recurring injury and a loss of motivation. She retired in 1990 at the age of 28 to coach Jana Novotna, who went on to become a Wimbledon champion. Mandlikova was feelin |
Who was the first professional footballer in Britain to be sent to prison for an offence on the field | Footballer becomes first to be jailed for 'horrific' tackle which left his victim with broken leg | Daily Mail Online Scarred for life: Terry Johnson will never play again after the tackle A footballer has become the first in Britain to be sent to prison for a reckless tackle. Mark Chapman's challenge shattered Terry Johnson's leg in two places and ended his chances of ever playing again. The 20-year-old Sunday league player was yesterday beginning a six-month jail term after a judge accused him of 'wanton violence'. While footballers have been sent to prison for punching opponents, the Football Association said Chapman, who admitted causing grievous bodily harm, was the first to be locked up for a bad tackle. The incident came seconds before the final whistle in a Rugby and District Sunday league match in Warwickshire in October, Warwick Crown Court heard. Chapman's team, Long Lawford, were losing 3-1 to Wheeltappers, and Mr Johnson, 26, playing left-back, was covering the ball as it went out of play. But to his horror, Chapman, came sliding in from behind with his studs raised. Mr Johnson said: 'It was like being hit by a train. I heard a snap. Everyone thought it was two shin-pads snapping, but it was my leg.' Mr Johnson needed reconstructive surgery and had to have a steel rod inserted to hold the bone pieces together. Surgeons have warned it will take another 18 months to repair the damage. 'I've also lost two-and-a-half inches of muscle on my calf, it looks like a twig now,' he added. Since the tackle, the electrician has been unable to work and has struggled to support daughters Ruby, four, Eliza, three, and his partner Lydia Adams, 24. Chapman - who had been disciplined a number of times for his behaviour on the pitch, although not for violent conduct - was sent off after the referee decided he had deliberately tried to injure his opponent. Lawrence Watts, defending, drew parallels with a Premiership game last Saturday in which Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey had his leg badly broken by a tackle by a Stoke City defender who is not facing criminal charges. Jailed: Mark Chapman's challenge shattered Terry Johnson's leg in two places But Judge Robert Orme rejected the suggestion and said it was a totally different situation. 'This is a deliberate act, a premeditated act,' he said. 'A football match gives no one any excuse to carry out wanton violence.' He added that what he branded a 'quite crazy and mad challenge' had to be considered a 'very deliberate criminal act'. Mr Johnson welcomed the unprecedented sentence, adding: 'It's ruined my life, I will never be able to play football again. 'As far as I'm concerned he deserved what he got - what goes around comes around.' While the court did not order him to pay compensation, the victim could sue for damages or make a claim from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. Last year Mark Ward, 23, was jailed for four months for common assault after he fractured Jonathan Carroll's ankle in a sliding tackle during a Sunday league game in Middlesbrough, but he had also insulted him and stamped on his leg afterwards. Also last year, West Drayton's Darren Forwood, 21, was jailed for 28 months after admitting manslaughter of rival player Stephen Ritchie, 43, after killing him with a single punch during a bad-tempered amateur match against Brentford in West London. Sky Sports pundit Chris Kamara, then a Swindon Town player, was convicted of GBH in 1988 after he caught Shrewsbury Town's Jim Melrose with his elbow but was fined £1,200. Chapman's lawyer drew parallels with a Premiership game last Saturday in which Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey had his leg badly broken by a tackle (pictured) by a Stoke City defender who is not facing criminal charges. But Judge Robert Orme said it was a totally different situation And in 1995, former Scottish international Duncan Ferguson was jailed for three months for headbutting Raith Rovers' John McStay while playing for Rangers. A spokesman for the Football Association said: 'It's the first time anyone has been sent to prison for a tackle. 'There have |
What was Morecambe and Wise's signature tune | Morecambe & wise | Heatwave: The 20 best songs about summer & sunshine - Music Music Previous slide Next slide 18 of 21 View All Skip Ad No 4: MORECAMBE AND WISE, BRING ME SUNSHINE Bring Me Sunshine was written in 1966 by the composer Arthur Kent, with lyrics by Sylvia Dee (who wrote songs for Elvis Presley). Willie Nelson had a hit in 1968 with a version produced by Chet Atkins. A year later the song was adopted by comedians Morecambe & Wise as their signature tune in their second series for the BBC. Need a smile in the hot weather? Just think of Eric and Ernie dancing as they sing 'Bring me fun, bring me sunshine . . . bring me love'. And who can argue with that? Credit: Rex Features |
Who sings the signature tune to Dad's Army | We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story – review: Don’t panic! This is absolutely lovely | Television & radio | The Guardian Last night's TV We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story – review: Don’t panic! This is absolutely lovely A BBC drama about a great BBC success story of the past could have been unbearable. But it’s much more than a Dad’s Army luv-in Co-writers David Croft (Richard Dormer) and Jimmy Perry (Paul Ritter) in We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story. Photograph: Helen Sloan/BBC/Endemol Shine UK Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler If you think we’re on the run? We are the boys who will stop your little game We are the boys who will make you think again … Can you see those animated arrow-headed nazi snakes poking their swastika heads through Europe towards Blighty? And the plucky little Union Jack arrow, poking them back again? Don’t panic! There’s a charming scene in Stephen Russell’s We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story (BBC2). Roy Hudd playing Bud Flanagan sings the theme tune to Jimmy Perry (Paul Ritter). Sings it beautifully, straight through, records it in one take. It was, incidentally, the last thing Bud Flanagan recorded; he died not long after, in October 1968. Anyway, it brings a tear to Perry’s eye; his show has got its tune, all done now, good to go. Brings a tear to my eye, too, if I’m honest. But that’s jumping the gun. Back to the beginning, March 1967, and Perry, a jobbing actor who is failing to get parts and going nowhere, has an idea for a sitcom, based on his experiences in the Home Guard during the war. He writes it, and shows it to BBC producer David Croft (Richard Dormer), also frustrated professionally, who likes it. Together, they rewrite and write more and turn it into … well, you know what it turns into. This could have been unbearable. A BBC drama about a great BBC success story of the past; actors playing well-loved actors playing well-loved characters; a warm, sticky, luvvie daisy chain of self-congratulation, and up-its-own-arseness (“they DO like it up ’em!”). In fact, it’s very hard not to like, whether you are Dad’s Army’s biggest fan, and you get all the knowing nods and the winks (not just to DA but to future Perry-Croft collaboration Hi-de-Hi! too) or you’ve never seen a single episode. It is more than a Dad’s Army luv-in, it’s a portrait of a working partnership working very well; two men who weren’t having much fun at all suddenly having a lot of it, making something funny. Almost like a work romance. And it’s not just the creators having fun, the actors are, too, and a happy cast has happy results, apparently. Plus, it’s a nice portrait of the late 60s – big collars, little skirts, pretty girls, the Pretty Things, Herman’s Hermits, the Kinks, a Beetle, spelled like that, a red one. As for the BBC, well she’s not a hero in this at all – more like the pantomime villain. If anything, We’re Doomed shines the spotlight on everything wrong – then and still – with Auntie, the layers of management and bureaucracy nonsense. So head of comedy Michael Mills (Harry Peacock) likes Perry and Croft’s sitcom, but then it has to go to head of light entertainment Tom Sloan (Stuart McQuarrie) and then above him there’s Head Of BBC1 Paul Fox ( Keith Allen ), a former para and a man of few words who doesn’t seem to like anything much at all. They have all got to have their say, and their input. There are so many compromises to be made, and egos to be kept happy, it’s a wonder that anything of any worth with any character or integrity came/comes out of the place at all. It’s a relief that Michael Mills is a friend and a colleague’s dad (or was, he died in 1988) rather than either of the other two, which would have made discussing the show awkward. Mills – with his big battleship on his desk and his gruff “now look here”s – comes across as someone who makes things happen rather than someone who tries to stop things from happening. He didn’t just commission it, he came up with the name Dad’s Army too (clearly a better title than Perry’s The Fighting Tigers) and was instrumental in casting it. They’v |
For which TV theme did Ron Grainer ask the B.B.C sound workshop for sounds like wind bubbles and clouds | I am the Piano Doctor Man - Bad Astronomy : Bad Astronomy I am the Piano Doctor Man By Phil Plait | January 8, 2012 7:10 am I make no excuses for my love of Doctor Who, and one of my favorite things about it since it was rebooted back in 2005 has been the music. I have always loved the title theme (originally written by Ron Grainer), ever since I was a little kid, and the modern orchestral reworking of it by Murray Gold is magnificent. I listen to the soundtracks all the time. Gold wrote a new theme for The Doctor for Matt Smith’s version of the character, called "I Am the Doctor", and it’s fantastic. It’s got an odd beat to it, because it’s in 7 (as opposed to the usual 2, 3 or 4 beats per measure of most music). A bit off-kilter, just like the Time Lord himself, and with an underlying momentum and power. Also like The Doctor. And that’s why I love this video : Murray Gold playing the theme on the piano — which he posted pseudonymously to YouTube! Very cool. I’m looking forward to getting the Series 6 soundtrack as soon as it’s available here in the US. But for now, I think I’ll just go have a listen to this track from Series 5 played by the National Orchestra of Wales. Allons-y! Tip o’ the sonic screwdriver to The Nerdist ! Related posts: |
In which country is Maastricht | Maastricht Travel Guide - Netherlands - Eupedia Maastricht Travel Guide Introduction The southernmost city of the Netherlands, Maastricht (pop. 121,500) lies on the River Meuse, at a stone's throw from the Belgian and German borders. It is without contest one of the most beautiful cities in the Benelux. The city became famous in Europe in 1992, when the Treaty of Maastricht was signed there, creating the European Union (which was till then the EEC), the European citizenship (including EU passports) and effectively removed visa regulations and border checks between member states. History Starting as a Celtic settlement from at least 500 B.C.E., Maastricht evolved as the Roman city of Trajectum Ad Mosam ("Meuse-crossing"). It was the second city located in the present-day Netherlands to gain civil rights under the Romans (after Nijmegen ), and the first with Medieval city rights (in 1204). Saint Servatius of Tongeren died in Maastricht and is buried in the crypt of the basilica that bears his name (see below). In the Middle Ages, the Prince-Bishopric of Li�ge and the Duchy of Brabant held joint sovereignty over the city. The celebrated Comte d'Artagnan, Captain-Lieutenant of the musketeers of the king of France (the one from the 3 musketeers by Alexandre Dumas), was killed in Maastricht while attempting to take the city. After the Napoleonic era, Maastricht became a part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815. When the southern provinces sought independence from the North to form Belgium in 1830, Maastricht and the whole province of Limburg was at first almost entirely under Belgian rule. In 1839, the Treaty of London was imposed on the Belgians and the city and the eastern part of Limburg, despite being geographically and culturally closer to Belgium, were permanently added to the Netherlands. Attractions Maastricht's charm resides in its homogeneity and atmosphere, rather than in impressive buildings. Its architecture contrasts with the cities of Holland, and resembles cities upstream the Meuse, like Liege and especially Namur . The Meuse splits the center in a western and an eastern half. The station and business area are on the eastern side, while the historical centre and greater part of the shopping streets are on the other side. The modern pedestrian John F. Kennedy Bridge links the two. Maastricht boasts not just one, but two 1000-year old basilicas. Both edifices were built in a similarly sober Romanesque style. Onze Lieve Vrouwebasiliek (Basilica of Our Lady) stands opposite the pedestrian bridge over the Meuse, near the visible section of the ramparts. Sint Servaasbasiliek (Basilica of Saint Servatius) dominates the Vrijthof Square at the other end of the shopping streets, a few hundreds metres inland. The delightful traditional Mosan-style (i.e. from the Meuse region) is at its best in the old Maastricht, within the ramparts. Note the Dinghuis, built in 1470 in the Mosan Renaissance style. It was originally used as a courthouse by the Principality of Li�ge and the Duchy of Brabant, which ruled conjointly over the city. It was converted into a theatre in 1713, and now houses the Tourist Information Centre. The handsome bluestone Stadhuis (townhall) occupies the Markt, the second largest town square in the country. There are two modern shopping centres, one west of the square, and the other one east. Facing JFK Bridge, the Helpoort is a section of the medieval rampart (with towers) that survived almost intact. It dates from 1229, making it the oldest such fortification in the country. The delightful Nolenspark, Stadpark (city park) and Aldenhofpark surround the southern section of the city wall, along the Jeker canal and two large ponds. The area southwest of the historic centre is endowed with cute orange-roofed white houses reminding of Bruges ' Beguinages. Every year in February, Maastricht stages one of Europe's biggest and most lively carnivals. It may not have the beauty of Binche's carnival in Belgium, but the festive spirit is there. Restaurants Maastricht has a reputation for excellent dini |
In which capital city is the street called the Ginza which is full of department stores and night-clubs | One Day in Tokyo: Travel Guide on TripAdvisor Lives in London, United Kingdom Since Sep 2014 Hello! I'm Maddie- a native NYer whose Wanderlust has taken her abroad again and again. Having lived in six countries, and visiting others for school, work, leisure, and sport, I've adopted many localities, and am an admirer of a great many more. An avid scholar of language and culture, I hope to keep expanding my travel repertoire, and sharing great stories with the rest of the travel community. To give you some background on my travels, I spent months each year since childhood in Old Montreal, where part of my family lives. Summers were spent visiting folks in Ft. Lauderdale and L.A. My first big trip outside of the US on my own was to Australia & New Zealand at 12- I caught the bug early! I then moved to Japan where I studied for part of high school & uni. I am very familiar with Japanese cities, Sapporo and Osaka especially. Some of my favourite travel destinations include Goreme, Dubai, Marrakech, and Queenstown. (Plans for 2015 include China & Uganda!) Nice to meet you! Tokyo: Japan's sprawling capital city, with a reputation for variety that attracts travelers the world over. Whether you're visiting for business or leisure, to glimpse into history at the Imperial Palace and its many cherry-blossom-studded shrines, or to peek into the future in districts like electronic paradise Akihabra and edgy, fashionable Shinjuku, Tokyo will cater to almost every curiosity. A cradle of politics, culture, and business for Japan, Tokyo offers an almost limitless variety of entertainment, shopping, dining, and alternative opinions. If you're only visiting for a little while, deciding what to do might seem an impossible task. This guide narrows down what to see by area, and what can be done in a day, taking advantage of the city's excellent connectivity and public transport to make sure you're able to appreciate green spaces and famous places along the way. It aims to give you an experience as diverse as Tokyo itself. Yōkoso, Tokyo! (Welcome to Tokyo!) Good for Art and Architecture Lover Tips Shinjuku Station is served by over 10 subway lines, including JR Yamanote (from Ueno) & JR Chuo (from Tokyo Station). It's the world's busiest station! Shinjuku's Skyscraper District boasts some of the ward's most delicious restaurant destinations, but note that many shops will close between lunch and dinner hours. Isetan is Shinjuku's staple department store, a flagship that boasts ten levels, with an impressive market in the basement and rooftop dining that offers a great city view. The Japanese Sword Museum is in this area, showing off the art of sword-making with its small but grand display of blades and hilts, forged hundreds of years ago for the samurai. Plan to stay: 1-2 hours Shinjuku |
Quebec and Montreal are both on which Canadian river | River Cruises St Lawrence River Cruise in the 1000 Islands Calm Water A family business in its 37th year, with a reputation of service excellence Breathtaking, ever-changing scenery, fun-loving entertainment nightly All staterooms outboard and completely above the water line Modern amenities and conveniences, friendly and congenial crew Wholesome, generous home-quality meals and daily maid service Calm-water cruising between safe and secure overnight ports The rivers' most experienced cruise operator High international standards of health and safety Educational information en-route "Quality, service and authenticity are a rare trio in calm-water cruising that can only be fully experienced with St. Lawrence Cruise Lines." ~ Percy Rowe "Outstanding service is so rare these days that it is extraordinary to have expectations exceeded. My wife, my daughter and I have just finished the best vacation ever aboard your vessel. Congratulations to your company for over-whelming a person who really appreciates good service." ~ John Elliot |
In which foreign city would you be if you were walking over the Bridge of Sighs | Ponte dei Sospiri (Venice, Italy): Top Tips Before You Go - TripAdvisor Neighborhood Profile San Marco The most famous sestiere (district) in Venice has one of the world's most famous squares, St. Mark's (Piazza San Marco). Anchored on one end by the basilica, clustered around it are restaurants, museums, shops, orchestras playing in the square, pigeons, the grand pink Doge’s Palace (Palazzo Ducale), the soaring campanile bell tower, an astrological clock tower, plus gorgeous cafes and restaurants like Florian and Quadri. Piazza San Marco is beloved by Venetians themselves. They book a table anytime, which offers a buffer from the fray. This grand outdoor drawing room attracts Venetians for a stroll too, especially late in the afternoon when the hoards of daytrippers thin out. It's simply a grand place to meet. |
Into which ocean does the river Congo flow | Congo River | river, Africa | Britannica.com Congo River Livingstone Falls Congo River, formerly Zaire River, river in west-central Africa . With a length of 2,900 miles (4,700 km), it is the continent’s second longest river, after the Nile . It rises in the highlands of northeastern Zambia between Lakes Tanganyika and Nyasa (Malawi) as the Chambeshi River at an elevation of 5,760 feet (1,760 metres) above sea level and at a distance of about 430 miles (700 km) from the Indian Ocean . Its course then takes the form of a giant counterclockwise arc, flowing to the northwest, west, and southwest before draining into the Atlantic Ocean at Banana (Banane) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Its drainage basin , covering an area of 1,335,000 square miles (3,457,000 square km), takes in almost the entire territory of that country, as well as most of the Republic of the Congo , the Central African Republic , eastern Zambia , and northern Angola and parts of Cameroon and Tanzania . The Congo River basin and its drainage network. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. With its many tributaries, the Congo forms the continent’s largest network of navigable waterways. Navigability, however, is limited by an insurmountable obstacle: a series of 32 cataracts over the river’s lower course, including the famous Inga Falls . These cataracts render the Congo unnavigable between the seaport of Matadi , at the head of the Congo estuary, and Malebo Pool , a lakelike expansion of the river. It was on opposite banks of Malebo Pool—which represents the point of departure of inland navigation—that the capitals of the former states of the French Congo and the Belgian Congo were founded: on the left bank Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville), now the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and on the right bank Brazzaville , now the capital of the Republic of the Congo. The Amazon and the Congo are the two great rivers of the world that flow out of equatorial zones where heavy rainfall occurs throughout all or almost all of the year. Upstream from Malebo Pool, the Congo basin receives an average of about 60 inches (1,500 mm) of rain a year, of which more than one-fourth is discharged into the Atlantic. The drainage basin of the Congo is, however, only about half the size of that of the Amazon, and the Congo’s rate of flow—1,450,000 cubic feet (41,000 cubic metres) per second at its mouth—is considerably less than the Amazon’s flow of more than 6,180,000 cubic feet (175,000 cubic metres) per second. Similar Topics Niger River While the Chambeshi River, as the remotest source, may form the Congo’s original main stream in terms of the river’s length, it is another tributary—the Lualaba , which rises near Musofi in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo—that carries the greatest quantity of water and thus may be considered as forming the Congo’s original main stream in terms of water volume. When the river first became known to Europeans at the end of the 15th century, they called it the Zaire, a corruption of a word that is variously given as nzari, nzali, njali, nzaddi, and niadi and that simply means “river” in local African languages. It was only in the early years of the 18th century that the river was first called the “Rio Congo,” a name taken from the kingdom of Kongo that had been situated along the lower course of the river. During the period (1971–97) when the Democratic Republic of the Congo was called Zaire, the government also renamed the river the Zaire. Even during that time, however, the river continued to be known throughout the world as the Congo. To the literary-minded the river is evocative of the famous 1902 short story “ Heart of Darkness ” by Joseph Conrad . His book conjured up an atmosphere of foreboding, treachery, greed, and exploitation. Today, however, the Congo appears as the key to the economic development of the central African interior. Physical features Africa at Random: Fact or Fiction? Physiography The expression “ Congo basin ,” strictly speaking, refers to the hydrographic basin. This is not only vast but i |
What is the former name of Sri Lanka | Former name of Sri Lanka - crossword puzzle clues & answers - Dan Word «Let me solve it for you» Former name of Sri Lanka Today's crossword puzzle clue is a general knowledge one: Former name of Sri Lanka. We will try to find the right answer to this particular crossword clue. Here are the possible solutions for "Former name of Sri Lanka" clue. It was last seen in British general knowledge crossword. We have 2 possible answers in our database. Possible answers: |
What was the former name of Radio Four | BBC Radio 4: British news/sport/talk radio station Listen to BBC Radio 4 on FM, Freesat, Freeview (UK), Virgin Media and online Facts and stats BBC Radio 4 is a radio station owned and operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967.Wikipedia mapEditorial area: |
Which royal palace in London was formerly called Nottingham House | History of Kensington | Kensington Palace History Kensington: name translated as Farmstead associated with Cynesige: in the Domesday Book (1086) it is written as Chenesitone. One of the old metropolitan boroughs of London, Kensington was granted the status of Royal Borough by King Edward VII in 1901, in recognition his mother, Queen Victoria, who was born there, and lived there as a child. Later the title became: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The Manor was granted by William Ist to Geoffrey de Montbray (Mowbray), Bishop of Coutances, who gave tenancy to Aubrey de Vere; because of a later revolt by a Mowbray, against King William II (Rufus), the manor was forfeited, then granted as a royal tenancy to de Vere, whose family became the Earls of Oxford, and the region became known as Earl’s Court. On the west side of Palace Green, in what was formerly called the King’s Garden, Henry VIII. is said to have built a conduit, or bath, for the use of the Princess Elizabeth, when a child. It was a low building, with walls of great thickness, and the roof covered with bricks. The interior was in good preservation when Faulkner wrote his History of Kensington. It is clear, from an entry in the parish books, that Queen Elizabeth, at least on one occasion subsequent to her childhood, stayed within the parish, for the parish officers are rebuked and punished for not ringing “when Her Majesty left Kensington.” On Palace Green were the barracks for foot-soldiers, who still regularly mount guard at the Palace. The Green, called in ancient documents the “Moor,” was the military parade when the Court resided there, and the royal standard was hoisted on it daily. Kensington Palace Nottingham House Heneage Finch (1621-1682) was Lord Chancellor of England and created 1st Earl of Nottingham in 1681. The Nottingham House built for him in Kensington was passed to his son, Secretary of State to King William III of Orange, and the King acquired it from him in 1689, since the he wanted a residence located between Hampton Court which he liked, and Westminster which he did not like but where he had his day job. Nottingham House morphed into Kensington Palace. Although actually situated in the parish of St. Margaret, Westminster, it is named from the adjoining town, to which it would more naturally seem to belong, and had grounds of about 350 acres. |
What was Iceland formerly called | Iceland - ARRSEpedia The British Military Open Encyclopedia - ARRSE-Pedia. Back to British Army Rumour Service Home Iceland Jump to: navigation , search Iceland is a small island nation which hides in the middle of the Atlantic hoping no-one will notice it. Formerly known as Bejams, it re-branded itself in 1927... probably. The cause of Iceland's shame is Björk who is a strange small woman who pretends to be a singer. Iceland is, strangely, the only place in the world where people speak Icelandic. Iceland is also a chain of shops that sell frozen food, though for some strange reason no-one I've met in these shops actually speaks Icelandic. DO NOT tip staff in Iceland (the country)... it's very insulting so I'm told - as is mentioning their banking system! |
What role does Derek Fowlds play in the series Heartbeat | Oscar Blaketon, played by Derek Fowlds Food and Wine Awards in October 2003; he had agreed to present the awards, but found himself (or maybe his alter ego ) winning an prize as well! Oscar Blaketon of the Aidensfield Arms, seen (left) with Elaine Lemm, Food and Wine Editor of Yorkshire Life , and Peter Bourhill, was presented with the award for Pub Landlord of the Year 2003 - "and we hope," says Yorkshire Life , "it will soon take pride of place behind the bar of the Aidensfield Arms." Derek Fowlds has played the role of Oscar Blaketon, one of the characters from the original novels on which Heartbeat is based, since the first series in 1991. He gave this interview as the tenth series was about to be broadcast. "The offer of the role came as a bit of a surprise", he recalls. "I'd been getting back into drama again after my years in Yes Minister and had been in a film in Australia with Olympia Dukakis and then I'd been in Yorkshire for the first time in my life doing The Darling Buds of May . The scripts came for this new series Heartbeat and I read them thinking 'God, I'm a bit old to play Nick Rowan ', the one Southern character in the piece. When I found out they wanted me to do the sergeant I wondered why - as there must have been many wonderful Yorkshire actors who could have done it. I nearly talked myself out of a job but I'm glad I didn't as nine years on I'm still here." Derek had a very clear idea from the start how to approach the role. "I based him on my drill instructor, because I was in the RAF for national service", he says. "I just cut my hair shorter, slicked it back and shouted a lot and Oscar was born." Looking back on the last nine series Derek can't recall when they knew they were on to a long running hit. "It started off as six months work," he remembers. "About halfway through the first series noises were being made that we had a hit on our hands. Not only did they do a second series they did a second and third series back to back. And it took off." Over the years Blaketon has had several major life changes. "He had to take early retirement from the force" says Derek. "He didn't want to but he had a heart attack and that was that. He then took over the post office for a year which he disliked and then he came into some money and bought the pub and he's been running it ever since." Rhea comments on ex-Sergeant Blaketon...: "Derek Fowlds portrayed Sergeant Blaketon exactly as I imagined him. The police service had lots of men like Blaketon, good, solid and dependable characters who ran their little police stations with fierce efficiency but who, under a tough exterior, possessed warmth, generosity and kindness. Now, I get calls from serving policemen who wish their sergeants were as reliable and inspiring as Blaketon!" ...and his successor at the police station: "There was a time it seemed impossible that anyone could replace the bluff Sergeant Blaketon but, according to the last episode of series 7, Sergeant Craddock seems to establish himself as a major player in Ashfordly Police Station. Although he makes sure Bellamy parades on time, Bradley does not wear white socks with his uniform and Ventress doesn't smoke in the office, he does emerge as a most interesting fellow. He adds a new dimension to the work of the constables of the North York Moors..." Derek doesn't think it's the end of the line for Oscar however. "I don't think he's finally settled", he comments. "He really misses the police station and longs to get more involved again with the police. Although I love him I think he's quite sad. He has very little in his life at the moment. He hasn't seen his son for four years - he doesn't know where his wife is and there certainly hasn't been a woman in his life for some time. This compounds his need to get back in to the business of solving crimes. Even though he is involved with the community as a local councillor I think he'd love to set up his own private detective agency. Once a copper always a copper." There are moments in the new series when Oscar helps solve one or two crimes. " |
Which BBC 2 programme features radio controlled machines fighting each other | BBC - Robot Wars presenter line-up for BBC Two revealed and new logo unveiled - Media Centre Enquiries Robot Wars presenter line-up for BBC Two revealed and new logo unveiled For too long, the schedules have cried out for a show in which dedicated amateurs, toiling day and night, handcraft sophisticated automatons built on the delicate interplay of hand-wired servo motors with custom-built circuit boards and fingertip motion control, just to see them get smashed to pieces by a dustbin carrying a massive hammer.Dara O Briain Date: 03.02.2016 Last updated: 03.02.2016 at 09.33 Category: BBC Two ; Entertainment ; Scotland ; Casting Dara O Briain and Angela Scanlon have been announced as the new presenters of Robot Wars when the series is rebooted for BBC Two, with Jonathan Pearce returning as commentator. Dara and Angela will get up close with the robots, the teams and get feedback from the Robot Wars judges while legendary commentator Jonathan Pearce will return with his inimitable take on the Robot Wars fights. All the Robot Wars action will come from the new purpose-built fighting arena in Glasgow, which will allow viewers to get even closer to the action, with state-of-the-art cameras capable of capturing every crushing, sawing and scorching moment in incredible detail. Dara O Briain says: “I am thrilled to be presenting Robot Wars. For too long, the schedules have cried out for a show in which dedicated amateurs, toiling day and night, handcraft sophisticated automatons built on the delicate interplay of hand-wired servo motors with custom-built circuit boards and fingertip motion control, just to see them get smashed to pieces by a dustbin carrying a massive hammer. It's war, and how I love it so.” Angela Scanlon adds: “I'm so excited to be joining such a legendary show that, after all this time, still manages to make people squeal with joy. I cannot wait to see the robots in all their metallic glory playfully destroying each other!” Jonathan Pearce says: “Robot Wars is an immensely enjoyable programme to commentate on. I am delighted to be involved and back among the cut and thrust of the robot battles. ACTIVATE!” Channel Editor of BBC Two, Adam Barker, says: “I’m thrilled that Dara O Briain and Angela Scanlon will be fronting BBC Two’s reboot of Robot Wars. Alongside the welcome return of Jonathan Pearce bringing his unique commentary to proceedings, they are the perfect team to bring to life all the excitement and drama from the arena and explain the innovation and technological advances being showcased in the new and improved robots.” Acting Controller of Entertainment, Alan Tyler, says: “We are delighted to have such an enviable line-up of talent at the helm of the new series. Dara is the perfect host for Robot Wars. Funny, intelligent, warm and genuinely enthused by both the engineering science and the passionate people behind the machines. I'm slightly worried he may actually apply to be a contestant. Angela’s razor-sharp wit and clever curiosity, alongside Jonathan’s expertise and insight, complete a perfect partnership. We can’t wait to bring the new series to the BBC Two’s audience.” The new Robot Wars logo for the series, designed by Jump, has also been unveiled. Mentorn Scotland’s Executive Producer, Andrew Robertson, says: “The logo totally encapsulates everything that is new about the series: updated technology, modernised armour, contemporary design and a seismic updated tonal shift from the original series.” The new six-part series will be produced by Mentorn Scotland, part of the Tinopolis Group, in association with SJP Media, and will feature a new structure with more robots, more battles and more science than ever before. It also includes a raft of technological advances since the show first aired over a decade ago, and viewers can expect to see more innovative fighting machines as teams of amateur roboteers battle it out to win the coveted Robot Wars title. Robot Wars fans can apply to see the battles first hand in the studio audience by contacting lostintv.com ; by emailing [email protected] o |
What is the name of the church featured in The Vicar of Dibley | Vicar of Dibley: Previous Broadcasts | KQED Public Media for Northern CA Election (Episode #105) KQED Plus: Sat, Sep 26, 2015 -- 5:30 AM David has been the Councillor in a safe Tory seat for a number of years. But when Geraldine becomes concerned that not enough has been done for his constituency, David finds he now has a village that is prepared to vote for the Vicar. Window (Episode #104) KQED Plus: Sat, Sep 26, 2015 -- 5:00 AM Dibley is hit by a hurricane, and the fierce storm blows out the stained glass window of St. Barnabas church. the cost of a new window will be at least 11,000, but Geraldine is confident that she can raise this amount from among David's wealthy contracts. Election (Episode #105) KQED Plus: Fri, Sep 25, 2015 -- 11:29 PM David has been the Councillor in a safe Tory seat for a number of years. But when Geraldine becomes concerned that not enough has been done for his constituency, David finds he now has a village that is prepared to vote for the Vicar. Window (Episode #104) KQED Plus: Fri, Sep 25, 2015 -- 11:00 PM Dibley is hit by a hurricane, and the fierce storm blows out the stained glass window of St. Barnabas church. the cost of a new window will be at least 11,000, but Geraldine is confident that she can raise this amount from among David's wealthy contracts. Community Spirit (Episode #103) KQED Plus: Fri, Sep 18, 2015 -- 11:30 PM Geraldine takes on the organization of annual Autumn Fair and promises to have a featured guest more celebrated than last year's event. Alice, the Verger, tells Geraldine that her cousin is Reg Dwight. And everyone knows that is Elton John's real name. Repeat Broadcasts: KQED Plus: Sat, Sep 19, 2015 -- 5:30 AM 1996 Easter Special (Episode #107) KQED Plus: Fri, Sep 11, 2015 -- 11:18 PM With the arrival of Lent, the parishioners are thinking what they may give up in preparation for Easter. Mrs. Cropley makes the difficult decision to forgo lard and fishpaste pancakes. For Geraldine, however, her true sacrifice is to give up her beloved chocolate. Repeat Broadcasts: |
How many square centimetres are there in a square metre | Square Meters to Square Centimeters conversion Contact Us Home Square Meters to Square Centimeters Conversion Square meters to square centimeters metric area units conversion factor 10000. To find out how many square centimeters in sq. meters, please use the converter below. 1 Sq. Meter = 10 000 Sq. Centimeters Sq. meter is an area unit in metric system and used widely in measuring the small lands, floor plans etc. It equals to 10.7639104 sq. feet. The abbreviations are "m2" or "sq m". Sq. centimeter is an area unit in metric system and defined as the area of a square whose sides are exactly one centimeter in length. It equals to 0.15500031 sq. inch. The abbreviations are "cm2" and "sq cm". For other area unit conversions, please go to Area Conversion Converter Enter a value that you want to convert into sq. centimeters and click on the "convert" button. |
Who had a U.K. number 1 in the 90's with Doctor Jones | Number 1 Hits From The 90's (2013) » Lectro Number 1 Hits From The 90's (2013) Название диска: Number 1 Hits From The 90's Жанр: Pop, Dance 01. Britney Spears - Baby One More Time 02. Hanson - MMMBop 04. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 05. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping 06. Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart 07. All Saints - Never Ever 08. All-4-One - I Swear 09. Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's In The Cradle 10. Daryl Braithwaite - The Horses 11. Mr. Big - To Be With You 12. Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way 13. Roxette - Joyride 14. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 15. Kris Kross - Jump 16. Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love 17. BxWitched - Rollercoaster 19. Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm 20. Merril Bainbridge - Mouth 02. M.C. Hammer - U Can't Touch This 03. OMC - How Bizarre 04. Los Del Rio - Macarena 05. Aqua - Doctor Jones 07. UB40 - (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You 08. Divinyls - I Touch Myself 09. Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart 10. Salt-N-Pepa - Let's Talk About Sex 11. The B-52s - Love Shack 12. Big Audio Dynamite - Rush 13. Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins - It's Like That 14. Cut 'N' Move - Give It Up 15. Shania Twain - You're Still The One 16. Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me 17. George Michael - Fastlove 18. K-Ci & JoJo - All My Life 19. Faith No More - Easy 20. The Cranberries - Zombie |
For which tennis star did Elton John write the song Philadelphia Freedom | Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John Songfacts Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John Songfacts Songfacts Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics to most of Elton John's songs, but Elton would occasionally suggest titles. Elton requested a song with the title "Philadelphia Freedom" in honor of his friend, the tennis player Billie Jean King. At the time, there was a professional tennis league in America called World Team Tennis, and in 1974 King coached a team called the "Philadelphia Freedoms," becoming one of the first women ever to coach men. Taupin had no obligation to write lyrics about King, and he didn't - the song was inspired by the Philadelphia Soul sound of groups like The O'Jays and Melvin & The Blue Notes, and also the American bicentennial; in 1976 the US celebrated 200 years of independence. Elton John and Billie Jean King became good friends after meeting at a party. Elton tried to attend as many of her matches as he could, and he promised King a song after she gave him a customized track suit. Elton and Billie Jean King would become icons of the gay and lesbian community, but at the time, they were both still in the closet, since athletes and entertainers faced a backlash if they revealed their homosexuality. Elton was often answering questions about why he hadn't settled down with a girl, and King avoided the subject as best she could, but was forced to come out in 1981 when a former lover sued her for palimony. King was married to a man up until her outing, and Elton was married to a woman from 1984-1988. On the single, it said this song was dedicated to "B.J.K." (Billie Jean King) and "The Soulful Sounds Of Philadelphia." This song was a huge hit in America, following up another #1 single from Elton John, his cover of " Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds ." Elton dominated the charts at this time, but it didn't always make him happy, as he felt he was being overexposed. He told Melody Maker in June 1975: "In America I've got 'Philadelphia Freedom' going up the charts again. I wish the bloody thing would piss off. I can see why people get sick and tired of me. In America I get sick and tired of hearing myself on AM radio. It's embarrassing." Running 5:21, this was one of the longest dance hits of the '70s. A few months earlier, a national radio programer declared that he would no longer play any Elton John song over 4 minutes long because they were screwing up his playlists (Program directors liked short songs because they could play more of them. Elton's opuses like " Daniel " and "Funeral For A Friend" had a way of screwing up the "14 Hits In A Row" format). Elton knew this would be a hit, and was happy to screw the programmer by making it long, knowing he would have to play it anyway. Elton said this was "one of the only times I tried to deliberately write a hit single." Elton often put interesting B-sides on his singles, which made them more valuable. On this, the B-side was a live duet of The Beatles hit "I Saw Her Standing There" that Elton recorded with his friend John Lennon. Elton had previously sung on Lennon's "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" and also released a version of " Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds ," which was written by Lennon. In 1975, Elton become one of the first white performers to appear on the TV show Soul Train, which was an honor for him. He performed this song and " Bennie And The Jets ." Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy was the first album to enter the US charts at #1. This was due to advance orders, as the album was widely anticipated. Depending on where he was performing, Elton would sometimes alter the lyrics of the song, swapping "Philadelphia" for his present location. He would only do it if he could make it fit, so "Cincinatti Freedom" was a go, but Cleveland didn't get customized. |
Which London duo sang that you had more rabbit than Sainsburys | BRENDAN RODGERS: MORE RABBIT THAN SAINSBURY'S - The Anfield Wrap BRENDAN RODGERS: MORE RABBIT THAN SAINSBURY’S 28 September 2015 3:07 pm by Gareth Roberts A WIN at last. Two fantastic finishes from the much-missed Daniel Sturridge. Impressive midfield performances from the going now staying Lucas Leiva and stand-in skipper James Milner. Tireless running from Danny Ings. More magic from Phil Coutinho. It might have ‘only been Aston Villa’ — a team in the bottom three with one win in seven that sold its best players in the summer — but Liverpool were desperate for a victory after more than a month without one. We got one. There were reasons to be cheerful on Saturday. And two of Liverpool’s top performers on the pitch were doing their bit off it as well. Milner and Lucas both tried to tell the media that the players are behind Brendan Rodgers. That morale is good. That he hasn’t lost the dressing room and they’re fighting for him because they think he’s a good manager. Job done then, on the field and with the media. Let’s all go home and have a bevvy. And then he goes and spoils it all by saying something stupid like “hysteria”… It was a brainless line to take by the manager. A mouth in overdrive. “More rabbit than Sainsbury’s,” as Chas and Dave once sang. A home win against a team Liverpool should be beating at home; a team that finished three points above the relegation zone last season and are tipped to be embroiled in another scrap this, is not the time to go all big bollocks. Not when that same team knocked a gutless Liverpool out of the FA Cup at the semi-final stage not so long ago. Because, you know, accusations of “short memories” and all that. Let’s have it straight again. Rodgers is extremely lucky to still be the manager of Liverpool. Approaching lottery winner standards. He was lucky to start the season still in position after last season and after results and performances that have failed to convince this, most think he is a dead man walking; a manager sure to get the bullet the next time a bad result comes along. With a defence still playing like strangers, there’s no denying that it remains a possibility whenever the Reds take to the field right now. At Anfield, boos have punctuated poor performances. For all the criticism of modern football, that’s not something we’re used to. The criticism that Rodgers told the world is “outside” is inside. Online, the vitriol directed his way is daily and endless. It’s from Liverpool fans. For many, he isn’t a great manager or a great man. And seemingly anything goes until the day he is told to pack his bags. Coming out swinging when you’re top of the league is one thing. Trying to float a boat on a sea of shite is quite another. On Friday, Rodgers seemed to recognise all this. Knew he was in trouble. Understood why. Respected the owners if they said ‘enough is enough’. He seemed humble. Discussing how he could get the fans back onside in that press conference, he nailed it in one: “You do that by winning games and performing.” Exactly right. This. This all day. So do that. All that has come since is a win against a below average Premier League side. One that without any real inclination to attack scored two goals and could have had more. The ego should have stayed in its box, the inner chimp still in chains. A 3-2 win over Aston Villa is not the time to be taking on all-comers, particularly with a trip to Goodison, a fixture that went a long way to pushing Hodgson over the cliff and a venue where Rodgers is yet to taste victory as Liverpool manager, just days away. When Rodgers was appointed, plenty of Reds held reservations about his pedigree to manage Liverpool. His CV didn’t impress, showing only a promotion to the Premier League as evidence of being a winner of sorts. Then he started speaking. And he was slated for being a salesman, football’s answer to David Brent — full of management-speak and the rest, to put it mildly. The dreadful Being Liverpool didn’t help matters, evidenced by the fact that it is still referenced to this day, more than three years later. The |
Who was lead guitarist with Queen | Brian May | 100 Greatest Guitarists | Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Guitarists Find out who our panel of top guitarists and other experts picked 100 All Stories 26. Brian May Probably the only guitarist to get a degree in astrophysics, Queen 's lead guitarist (and frequent songwriter) is a brainy adventurer who's always seeking new effects. An early goal of his was "to be the first to put proper three-part [guitar] harmonies onto a record" – like the orchestrated squeals of his solo in "Killer Queen." Brian May layered dozens of guitar parts onto individual tracks, building palatial walls of sound. Appropriately, even his instrument sprang from his imagination: His main guitar, the Red Special, a.k.a. the Old Lady, is a homemade wonder, constructed by May and his father in the early Sixties out of components including wood from a fireplace (he has been known to play it with a sixpence coin rather than a pick). It's yielded everything from the pirouetting, trebly solo in "Bohemian Rhapsody" to the proto-metal riffing of "Stone Cold Crazy." "I can listen to any player and pantomime their sound," Steve Vai said, "but I can't do Brian May. He's just walking on higher ground." Key Tracks: "Keep Yourself Alive," "Brighton Rock" Related |
What do we call a young horse | 3 Ways to Bond With Your Horse Using Natural Horsemanship Understanding Your Horse’s Body Language 1 Observe how your horse uses his body and voice to communicate. Your horse is able to use many parts of his body (eg, legs, face, tail) and make many different types of voices to communicate with you and other horses. Understanding his body language is a key component of natural horsemanship; if you know why they move and use their body in certain ways, you will improve your communication and bond with your horse. It can be helpful to initially watch your horse without interacting with him to get a better idea of what he’s trying to say. 2 Watch how your horse uses his eyes, ears, and facial expressions to communicate. Your horse’s eyes, ears, and face often work together to convey how your horse is feeling. For example, if your horse is feeling frightened, his ears will be pricked forwards and his eyes will widen. [2] The way that your horse has his eyes open or closed often indicates his alertness and wakefulness; he is alert and attentive when both of his eyes are open, but is drowsy if his eyes are only half open. [3] [4] If he is keeping one eye shut or seems unable to open one eye, there may be something medically wrong with that eye; consult your veterinarian in this case. [5] Horses are able to move their ears together and individually in response to their environment. For example, if one ear is positioned backward, your horse is probably trying to listen to something behind him. [6] If his ears are flattened back or pricked forward, your horse is likely frightened or upset; [7] [8] flared nostrils and widened eyes often accompany these ear positions. Move back to a safe distance from your horse if his ears indicate that he is frightened or upset. A horse’s facial expressions can convey different emotions or responses. The flehmen response (your horse may look like he’s laughing when he does this) is a way for your horse to pick up and process different scents in his environment; he will lift his head and curl his upper lip under itself. If your horse is young, he may softly clack his teeth (softly chomp his teeth together) so that other older horses won’t hurt him. To indicate that he is relaxed, your horse may droop his chin or mouth. [9] [10] 3 Look at the way your horse uses his head, neck, and tail . Your horse can convey a variety of emotions by the way he positions his head, neck, and tail. Paying close attention to these positions will give you important clues as to how he’s feeling. If your horse is holding his head high, he is feeling alert and curious. A lowered head could mean that he is submitting to a command, but it could also mean that he is depressed. [11] [12] Stiff neck muscles indicate that your horse is feeling tense or stressed. If your horse’s neck is stretched out and his neck muscles are feeling loose, he’s probably feeling relaxed. [13] When your horse swishes his tail, he could be swatting pests away (slow and steady swish) or could be feeling agitated (quick and aggressive swish). If his tail indicates that he’s agitated, give your horse some space to calm down. The height at which your horse holds his tail indicates that he’s feeling alert (high tail) or has some discomfort (tail tucked between the legs). [14] 4 Listen closely to the voices that your horse makes. Just like his other body parts, your horse will use his voice differently in different situations. Take time to learn what each of these voices means. Horses will neigh when they’re feeling anxious (high-pitched), confident (sounds like a bugle), or simply acknowledging their presence. [15] [16] Horses will also snort and nicker. Snorting indicates that your horse is either excited or alarmed about something. [17] [18] Nickering is a calmer noise that your horse will make when he’s anticipating meal time or, in the case of a female horse, communicating with her foal. [19] Groans commonly mean that your horse is experiencing some type of discomfort, such as being ridden too hard or landing too hard. Groans can also indicate a se |
What type of creature is a western spadefoot | Length: 1.75-3.25 inches. Life Expectancy: At least 5 years of age. Food: Flies, crickets, caterpillars, moths, spiders, centipedes, millipedes, earthworms and snails. Tadpoles initially feed on plankton (microscopic plants) for a few days. The tadpoles then become carnivorous and sometimes even cannibalistic. Status: State endangered. Identification: Eastern spadefoot toads are plump, with smooth skin and scattered, tiny warts. They range in color from olive to brown to black. Two irregular yellow stripes on the back may form a vase-shaped pattern or resemble the outline of a misshapen hourglass. Unlike most frogs and toads in North America, which have round or horizontal pupils, spadefoot toads have almost vertical pupils. They can be distinguished from other toads by a black, sharp-edged, spade-like projection on the underside of each foot. Range: The eastern spadefoot toad occurs from southern New England to south Florida, west to southeastern Missouri, northeastern Arkansas and eastern Louisiana. Reproduction: Spadefoot toads are "explosive breeders," appearing suddenly, sometimes in great numbers, after heavy rains that occur during the warm months of the year. This is usually a one-night phenomenon, although the toads can breed several times at the same site from April to July. There is no regular, annual migration to the breeding pools. Instead, the event is triggered by a quick drop in barometric pressure, more than 2 inches of rainfall and darkness. Spadefoot eggs are laid underwater and deposited in strings, which are easily broken. Eggs are typically attached to a twig, grass blade, fern leaf or some other type of vegetation. The male fertilizes the small, dark eggs as the female lays them. A female may lay up to 2,500 eggs, which hatch in 1 to 7 days. The tadpoles grow quickly, transforming into toads in 16 to 20 days for late-season broods and 48 to 63 days for early-season broods. History in Connecticut: Eastern spadefoot toads are considered rare in Connecticut. Only 16 sightings of spadefoots were reported from 1811 to 1936 in southern New England. The species was only seen 8 times at various locations throughout the state from 1970 to 1989. Reason for Decline: The population of spadefoot toads in Connecticut is threatened by the loss of habitat due to development and urbanization. The toads are also susceptible to high mortality when breeding pools dry up before the tadpoles can grow into toads (metamorphose). Interesting Facts: The eastern spadefoot toad is probably the rarest and most secretive amphibian found in Connecticut. It has been the subject of myths claiming that it remains buried for years underground in shallow burrows before surfacing to breed. Spadefoots do remain underground in shallow burrows for weeks during dry periods. Being nocturnal and usually subterranean (underground), this creature is very difficult to find. On damp summer nights, spadefoots often emerge from their burrows. When rainfall is extensive, their call, a short explosive "wank," like the call of a crow, may be heard. The spade-like projections on the hind feet of the spadefoot enable it to dig easily into the soil. By rocking back and forth and rapidly digging with its hind legs, the toad can vanish quickly below the surface of loose soil. During periods of extended drought, eastern spadefoot toads can lie dormant. They curl into a tight ball and excrete a fluid that hardens the soil around them, forming a compact chamber to retain any available moisture. When heavy rains soak the soil, the toads uncurl and resume their normal activities. When handling spadefoot toads, many people experience strong allergic reactions to secretions from the toads' skin glands. Reactions may include violent sneezing, a runny nose and watery eyes. To prevent an allergic reaction, anyone who handles a spadefoot toad should wash their hands thoroughly with soap and water, keeping their hands away from their face and eyes until they do so. Protective Legislation: State - Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 26-311. What You Can Do: |
What is the correct term for a bunch of bananas | Morphology of banana plant | News, knowledge and information on bananas Morphology of the banana plant Banana mat Drawing of a banana mat showing the true stem (shown in blue) inside the pseudostem. The clump formed by the fruit-bearing parent plant, its suckers and the rhizome is called a mat. The banana plant is a tree-like perennial herb. It is an herb because the aerial parts of the parent plant die down to the ground after the growing season. It is a perennial because one of the offshoots growing at the base of the plant, the sucker, then takes over (cultivated bananas do not produce seeds). The mat, also called stool, is the term used to designate the parent plant and its suckers, which are connected to each other through the underground rhizome. What looks like a trunk is in fact a pseudostem made from tightly packed leaf sheaths. Wild species of bananas share the same body plant as cultivated bananas, but differ in that they also produce seeds , in addition to suckers. The variability observed in morphological traits is used to characterize banana plants [1] . Contents External links Root system The root system is the means by which the plant takes up water and nutrients from the soil. The roots are produced by the underground structure called a rhizome [2] . The primary roots originate from the surface of the central cylinder (see below), whereas secondary and tertiary roots originate from the primary roots. Rhizome The rhizome is the banana plant's true stem. It is commonly referred to as a corm, and occasionally as a bulb, but the botanically correct term is rhizome [3] . Rhizomes are characterized by horizontal underground growth; production of roots from multiple nodes; and production of clonal plants [4] . Corms, on the other hand, are vertical enlarged compact stems with a tunic of thin leaves and roots arising from a single node; features that do not describe well the banana plant's underground structure. The terminal growing point of the rhizome, the apical meristem, is a flattened dome from which the leaves and the inflorescence are formed. Pseudostem Main page on the banana pseudostem The true stem is visible in the center of the pseudostem The pseudostem is the part of the plant that looks like a trunk. This 'false stem' is formed by the tightly packed overlapping leaf sheaths . The pseudostem continues to grow in height as the leaves emerge one after the other and reaches its maximum height when the aerial true stem [5] (which is often called the floral stem because it supports the inflorescence ) emerges at the top of the plant. Even though the pseudostem is very fleshy and consists mostly of water, it is quite sturdy and can support a bunch that weighs 50 kg or more. Leaf Main page on the banana leaf The leaf is the plant's main photosynthetic organ. Each leaf emerges from the center of the pseudostem as a rolled cylinder (see cigar leaf below). The distal end of the elongating leaf sheath contracts into a petiole, that is more or less open depending on the cultivar. The petiole becomes the midrib, which divides the blade into two lamina halves. The upper surface of the leaf is called adaxial while the lower one is called abaxial. The first rudimentary leaves produced by a growing sucker are called scale leaves. Mature leaves that consist of sheath, petiole, midrib and blade are called foliage leaves. Lamina veins run parallel to each other in a long S shape from midrib to margin. Veins do not branch, which results in leaves tearing easily. Cigar leaf The cigar leaf is a recently emerged leaf still rolled as a cylinder. The lapse of time in which a leaf unfolds varies. Under favourable climatic conditions, it takes about seven days, but it can take up to 15 to 20 days under poor conditions. The new leaf is tightly coiled, whitish, and particularly fragile. The extension at the tip of the leaf is called the precursory appendage. After emergence, it withers and falls off. Sucker Main page on the banana sucker From left to right: water sucker and sword sucker A sucker is a lateral shoot that develops |
What is the official language of Nigeria | Facts about Nigeria | Nigeria Facts Death Penalty Statistics Nigeria Facts Nigeria is a country located in West Africa. Find here important facts about Nigeria, including capital city, currency, flag, language, tradition, population, symbols, largest cities, government, history , economy and the like. Where is Nigeria? Nigeria, officially called the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country located in West Africa. What is the capital of Nigeria? The capital of Nigeria is Abuja. Built in the 1980s, Abuja is one of the most well planned cities in the country. It became the capital of Nigeria on December 12, 1991, replacing Lagos. The city is home to major attractions in the country such as the Nigerian National Mosque and the Nigerian National Christian Center. What is the largest city in Nigeria? Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria covering an area of 385.9 square miles. It is the third-most populous city in Africa with an estimated population of 7,937,932. As of now, it is the second-fastest growing city in Africa. It was once the capital of the country, and is the economic and financial capital of the country at present. What countries border Nigeria? Nigeria is bordered by the Republic of Benin on the west, Chad and Cameroon on the east, and by Niger in the north. On the south it borders the Gulf of Guinea How big is Nigeria? Nigeria is a country covering a total area of 356,667 square miles. As of 2011, the country has an estimated population of 167 million; it is the seventh-most populous country in the world. What are the main ethnic groups in Nigeria? Nigeria is a country of rich ethnic diversity composed of over 250 ethnic groups. The three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. The other major tribes in the country include Edo, Ijaw, Kanuri, Ibibio, Ebira Nupe and Tiv. Also there are minority groups of British, American, East Indian, Chinese, white Zimbabwean,Japanese, Greek, Syrian and Lebanese immigrants in Nigeria. What are the administrative divisions of Nigeria? Nigeria is a country comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Capital Territory. The states are further divided into 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs). Who are the political leaders of Nigeria? The government of Nigeria is a presidential federal republic. President - Muhammadu Buhari Vice President - Yemi Osinbajo What currency is used in Nigeria? The Naira denoted by the ISO 4217 code NGN) is the official currency of Nigeria. It is subdivided into 100 kobo. What is the official language of Nigeria? English is the official language of Nigeria and is extensively used for education, business transactions and for official purposes. Despite being the first language, English is not spoken at all in some rural areas. Because the majority of the population of the country stays in rural areas, indigenous languages such as the Yoruba and Igbo are spoken by the majority. A derived language called the Nigerian Pidgin English, also called the 'Pidgin' or Broken English is also a popular lingua-franca in the country. What is the religion of Nigeria? Nigeria is a multi-religious country. Fifty percent of the population practice Islam while the rest adhere to Christianity. The other minority religions in the country include Hinduism, Judaism, the Baha'i Faith, and Chrislam (a syncretic faith that contains elements of Christianity and Islam). What is the economy of Nigeria like? Nigeria has the second-largest economy in Africa. It is classified as an emerging market owing to its rich reserves of natural resources, and well-developed financial and communications sectors. The transportation sector and stock exchange of the country add to the finances. The Nigerian Stock Exchange is the second-largest in Africa. Petroleum is a major product playing a significant role in the economy of the country; it is the twelfth-largest producer of petroleum in the world. Manufactured products like leather, textiles, t-shirts, plastics and processed food enhance the economy of the country. Agriculture is also important, employing almost sixty percent o |
What is the nearest star to the Earth | Closest Star to the Sun - Universe Today Universe Today Closest Star to the Sun Article Updated: 18 Oct , 2016 by Fraser Cain This is a classic trick question. Ask a friend, “what is the closest star?” and then watch as they try to recall some nearby stars. Sirius maybe? Alpha something or other? Betelgeuse? The answer, obviously, is the Sun; that massive ball of plasma located a mere 150 million km from Earth. Let’s be more precise; what’s the closest star to the Sun? Closest Star You might have heard that it’s Alpha Centauri, the third brightest star in the sky, just 4.37 light-years from Earth. But Alpha Centauri isn’t one star, it’s a system of three stars. First, there’s a binary pair, orbiting a common center of gravity every 80 years. Alpha Centauri A is just a little more massive and brighter than the Sun, and Alpha Centauri B is slightly less massive than the Sun. Then there’s a third member of this system, the faint red dwarf star, Proxima Centauri. It’s the closest star to our Sun, located just a short 4.24 light-years away. Proxima Centauri Alpha Centauri is located in the Centaurus constellation, which is only visible in the Southern Hemisphere. Unfortunately, even if you can see the system, you can’t see Proxima Centauri. It’s so dim, you need a need a reasonably powerful telescope to resolve it. Let’s get sense of scale for just how far away Proxima Centauri really is. Think about the distance from the Earth to Pluto. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft travels at nearly 60,000 km/h, the fastest a spacecraft has ever traveled in the Solar System. It will have taken more than nine years to make this journey when it arrives in 2015. Travelling at this speed, to get to Proxima Centauri, it would take New Horizons 78,000 years. Proxima Centauri has been the nearest star for about 32,000 years, and it will hold this record for another 33,000 years. It will make its closest approach to the Sun in about 26,700 years, getting to within 3.11 light-years of Earth. After 33,000 years from now, the nearest star will be Ross 248. What About the Northern Hemisphere? Bernard’s Star For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the closest visible star is Barnard’s Star, another red dwarf in the constellation Ophiuchus. Unfortunately, just like Proxima Centauri, it’s too dim to see with the unaided eye. The closest star that you can see with the naked eye in the Northern Hemisphere is Sirius, the Dog Star. Sirius, has twice the mass and is almost twice the size of the Sun, and it’s the brightest star in the sky. Located 8.6 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major – it’s very familiar as the bright star chasing Orion across the night sky in Winter. How do Astronomers Measure the Distance to Stars? They use a technique called parallax. Do a little experiment here. Hold one of your arms out at length and put your thumb up so that it’s beside some distant reference object. Now take turns opening and closing each eye. Notice how your thumb seems to jump back and forth as you switch eyes? That’s the parallax method. To measure the distance to stars, you measure the angle to a star when the Earth is one side of its orbit; say in the summer. Then you wait 6 month, until the Earth has moved to the opposite side of its orbit, and then measure the angle to the star compared to some distant reference object. If the star is close, the angle will be measurable, and the distance can be calculated. You can only really measure the distance to the nearest stars this way, since it only works to about 100 light-years. The 20 Closest Stars Here is a list of the 20 closest star systems and their distance in light-years. Some of these have multiple stars, but they’re part of the same system. Alpha Centauri – 4.2 |
In heraldry what colour is azure | Colors of Heraldry - Knowledge Base, HouseofNames.com Colors of Heraldry Gules (Red) Red, with the former name of Belic, is the military colour for excellence and fortitude. Red corresponds to the metal copper and is denoted in engravings by numerous perpendicular lines. It also represents fire and summer. Ancient laws restricted its use to princes and their families. Red is symbolic of nobility, boldness and ferocity. Purpure (Purple) Purple is a rare colour in early rolls of arms. In heraldic terms it is referred to as �purpure.� This is the traditional colour of kings and royalty, and therefore, signifies justice and majesty. In engravings, it is expressed by lines in bend sinister, or slanting to the left. Tawny (Orange) An orange is the name given to a tawny roundle, a roundle being any circular charge of colour or metal. It is supposed to represent a tennis ball. Tennis was once a game played strictly by royalty and nobles and the orange indicates that the bearer was a member of that class; however, the orange is seldom met in heraldry. Azure (blue) Blue was called "azure" by heralds, and represents the colour of an eastern sky on a clear day. It also corresponds to the metal tin. The word, "azure" was introduced from the east during the Crusades. It signifies piety and sincerity, and is equated with autumn. In engravings it is represented by horizontal lines. Sable (black) Black, the coldest of the colours, corresponds to lead. Black, or "sable," is symbolic of sadness. It also corresponds with winter and is a humble color, suitable for the deeply religious. It denotes the qualities of knowledge, piety, serenity and work. Engravers represent it with numerous horizontal and vertical lines crossing each other. Vert (green) Green, or in heraldic terms, "vert," signifies felicity and pleasure. It was symbolic of joy, youth and beauty. Green was also associated with the spring. The bearer of the green is obliged to defend the peasant and all who work on the land. It is expressed in engravings by lines in bend, or slanting to the right. |
Who was the first player to score two hundred and fifty Premier League goals | Bootiful Game: Football infographics | 22 Players to reach 100 Premier League goals Contact 22 Players to reach 100 Premier League goals When scoring at home to Stoke City on the 10th of March, 2012, Didier Drogba became the 22nd member of the Premier League 100 Goals Club. By scoring 100 goals in just 220 league games, Didier has become the 9th quickest player to achieve this feat. Thanks, once again to the generosity and data of Infostrada Sports we have put together a series of infographics visualizing the scoring rates of the different players to have scored 100 goals in the Premiership – from the quickest, Alan Shearer (100 goals in 124 matches) through to the slowest, Ryan Giggs (100 goals in 534 matches). Simply click the names above to compare the scoring rates of the various goalscorers. Particular highlights for me include: The start of Andy Cole’s Newcastle United career where he scored 30 goals in his first 32 matches – a rate quicker than any other member of the 100 Club. Jermain Defoe’s five goals in a 9-1 rout of Wigan, on Sunday, 22 November 2009 (his 263rd game for Spurs). Andy Cole also scored 5 in a single game (another 9 goal massacre of Ipswich, at Old Trafford) however Defoe’s feat is even more memorable because all five goals were scored in the second half! Paul Scholes’ 33-game drought between his 96th and 97th goals. The longest dry spell in any of the members of the 100 Club. Ryan Giggs’ steady ascent towards 100 goals, taking an incredible 534 league games to achieve. Giggs scored his 100th league goal for United against Derby County on 8 December 2007, 15 seasons after the formation of the Premier League. Frank Lampard’s sudden goalscoring surge! Initially Frank’s goalscoring rate of 50 goals in 279 games made Ryan Giggs look positively rapid in comparison, however a change in his willingness to take penalties and shoot from virtually any distance, resulted in a massive upturn in fortune for the rotund midfielder. Finally, the real star of the show is Alan Shearer, and his phenomenal scoring rate throughout the early part of his Premiership career with Blackburn Rovers, where he scored 100 goals in an astonishing 124 games. Despite snapping his right anterior cruciate ligament in a match against Leeds United in December 1992, and missing half of his first season, Shearer still scored 16 goals in the 21 games in which he did feature, and followed it up with 31 goals in 34 appearances the very next year. The complete list is as follows: 1. Alan Shearer – 100 in 124 2. Thierry Henry – 100 in 160 3. Ian Wright – 100 in 173 4. Robbie Fowler – 100 in 175 5. Les Ferdinand – 100 in 178 6. Andy Cole – 100 in 184 7. Michael Owen – 100 in 185 8. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – 100 in 200 9. Didier Drogba – 100 in 219 10. Darren Bent – 100 in 226 11. Wayne Rooney – 100 in 247 =12. Matthew Le Tissier – 100 in 254 =12. Dwight Yorke – 100 in 254 =12. Teddy Sherringham – 100 in 254 15. Robbie Keane – 100 in 255 16. Nicolas Anelka – 100 in 258 17. Dion Dublin – 100 in 271 18. Jermain Defoe – 100 in 303 19. Frank Lampard – 100 in 406 20. Emile Heskey – 100 in 414 21. Paul Scholes – 100 in 436 22. Ryan Giggs – 100 in 534 You can follow Infostrada Sports at http://www.twitter.com/infostradalive , and they are well worth a follow. Without their data, sites like The Bootiful Game could not survive, so we are indebted to their willingness to help us out. wonderful visualization, not sure Frank Lampard will appreciate being described as rotund! admin If Frank asks me to change it, I will! Erik Could you make the longest time without scoring line for player over 50 goals? Oracolo Brilliant informative graphic, showing just how much a legend Alan Shearer really is to the English game, in comparison to other, recent greats. ethicalstrategy Probably worth noting that only Lampard and Scholes are not strikers. Also, the would be interesting to know what their total goals and matches were/are. Erik The FL stat is great – I love the sudden upward tic when he takes over PKs, and then the leveling out gvizzle @ethicalstrategy |
Who was golf's first millionaire from playing golf | The Best Golf Jokes - GOLF.com | Golf.com The Best Golf Jokes More Every now and then, from one of the incredible minds behind GOLF Magazine, comes an idea that puts a smile on the face of sports journalism. Our joke contest was not one of them. In fact, the following selection of rotten, lame, and exhausted old chestnuts did nothing but produce an expression that would suggest that sports journalism might need more fiber in its diet. With the benefit of hindsight, a more realistic contest would be as follows: If you, having read this list of jokes, can honestly say that there was one in there that you had not heard before, we, at GOLF Magazine, will give you a life, because you obviously do not have one. Either that, or you are just visiting Earth to pick up McCord for his annual alien probing. On a positive note, at least this little experiment might serve as notice to all those well-meaning folks who assail me wherever I go with the immortal, "Stop me if...," which is as far as I should ever let them get. I've heard them all, but then, so have you. -- David Feherty (Editor's Note: Thanks to the thousands who sent in their favorite jokes. Unfortunately, those thousands sent in the same dozen or so over and over and over. After throwing out the overly misogynistic or irreligious, and cleaning up the language in the rest as best we could, here's the best of what was left. Sorry if any still offend.) Three unmarried men were waiting to tee off when the starter walked up to them and said, "You see that beautiful blonde practicing her putting?" "Her? Wow, she is beautiful," they all said. "She's a good golfer," he continued, "and would like to hook up with a group. None of the other groups will play with a wom- an. Can she play with you? She won't hold you up, I promise." They looked at each other and said, "Sure! She can join us." Just as the starter said, the woman played well and kept up. Plus, they kept noticing, she was very attractive. When they reached the 18th hole, she said that if she sank her 18-footer, she'd break 80 for the first time. "Guys, I'm so excited about breaking 80 that I have to tell you something. I had a great time playing with you. I can tell you all really love golf. I want you to know that I'm single and want to marry a man who loves golf as much as I do. If one of you guys can read this putt correctly and I make it, I'll marry whichever of you was right!" All three jumped at the opportunity. The first one looked over the putt and said, "I see it breaking 10 inches left to right." The second looked it over from all sides and said, "No, I see it breaking eight inches right to left." The third man looked at the woman, looked at the ball, and said, "Pick it up. It's good!" Jesus and Moses are playing golf in Heaven when they come to the par-three 17th hole, a long carry over water to an island green. Moses tees off with a 3-wood and hits the green. Jesus takes out his 5-iron and says, "I'm going to hit a 5-iron because Arnold Palmer would hit a 5-iron from here." Jesus tees it up and hits a lofted iron shot that finishes 25 yards short of the green and in the water. Jesus turns to Moses and says, "How about parting the water so I can play my ball where it lies?" Moses says, "No way. You foolishly chose the wrong club because of your Arnold Palmer fantasy and I'm not going to be a party to it!" Jesus shrugs and starts walking on the water to where his ball went in. Just then, a foursome approaching the tee box sees Jesus walking on the water. One of them asks Moses, "Who does that guy think he is, Jesus Christ?" Moses turns and says, "No, he thinks he's Arnold Palmer!" A golfer standing on a tee overlooking a river sees a couple of fishermen and says to his partner, "Look at those two idiots fishing in the rain." A young man with a few hours to spare one afternoon figures that if he hurries and plays very fast, he can get in nine holes before he has to head home. As he is about to tee off, an old gentleman shuffles onto the tee and asks if he can join him. Although worried this will slow him up, th |
Ted Dexter was a Cambridge blue at two sports, cricket was one what was the other | Ted Dexter and the chequered past of cricketers in the world of politics | Andy Bull | Sport | The Guardian The Spin Ted Dexter and the chequered past of cricketers in the world of politics Amid the flurry of sporting figures weighing in on the EU referendum, a look at Lord Ted’s 1964 campaign in Cardiff South-East, where he faced James Callaghan The former England cricket captain Ted Dexter, left, strategising during his campaign to become an MP in 1964. Photograph: PA Wednesday 22 June 2016 05.51 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 22 June 2016 06.25 EDT Close The ins and outs of cricket politics So David Beckham is in . Sol Campbell is out. Rio Ferdinand is in. So is Rory Best. And Joey Barton. And Arsène Wenger. And Bobby George. But James Cracknell is out. As, of course, is old Iron Bottom himself , Sir Ian Botham, who seems to have been the only cricketer who has blessed us with his opinion. He appears to have given the matter just as much thought as he used to put into his bowling plans – “In the end we gave up on team meetings,” said Botham’s team-mate Phil Neale, “because he just wanted to bounce them all out.” Botham’s contribution to the debate has included the choice observations: “Personally, I think that England is an island” and “I think that England should be England. And I think that we should keep that.” England’s Liam Plunkett hits last ball for six for ODI tie against Sri Lanka Read more Of course Botham is a blowhard, and if you expected anything else you’ll be equally surprised to find that the scorpion stings the frog. But his is only one in an entertaining occasional series of interventions by English cricketers. While there have been many fine things done in private by players with strong political consciences – think of Botham’s mentor Tom Cartwright, who is said to have feigned an injury so he could withdraw from a tour to South Africa in 1968, or Botham’s own refusal to join the rebel tour in ‘82 – public pronouncements rarely seem to have worked out so well. Especially, it has to be said, when they’ve come from the right end of the political spectrum. Call it the Dexter effect. Of all the many ventures of “Lord Ted”, few can have been quite so bold as his decision to run for parliament. And this is a man who apparently decided to marry his wife on first sight, served in the army during the Malayan Emergency, invested heavily in horses and greyhounds, considered switching careers from cricket to golf, piloted himself and his family 12,000 miles to Australia in a Piper Aztec, co-wrote two sports-themed murder mysteries, Testkill and Deadly Putter, penned the inspirational hymn Onward Gower’s Soldiers while he was serving as chair of selectors, concocted the international player rankings, and once launched a competition to find England’s next fast bowler by sending recruitment forms out to pubs around the country. When Dexter was 29 he stood as the Tory candidate in Cardiff South-East at the 1964 general election. Educated at Radley and Cambridge, Dexter was conspicuously out of place among what was then a community of dockers and factory workers, perhaps only a little less so than Jacob Rees-Mogg must have been when he took his Mercedes on the campaign trail in central Fife three decades years later. Dexter, who was England captain, ruled himself out of the winter tour to South Africa on the grounds that he expected to win the election. “I’m not just a gimmick”, he said after being selected. Though the chairman of the local Conservative Association is supposed to have told him in private: “We need a candidate who is well known. You won’t win, but we need help.” Dexter’s opponent was James Callaghan, then serving as Labour’s shadow chancellor. Callaghan had held the seat since the constituency was created in 1950. When Dexter’s candidacy was announced, John Charles had just signed to play for Cardiff City. Callaghan noted dryly: “Mr Dexter is the second sportsman to arrive in Cardiff this week. I think John Charles is likely to prove the better investment.” On the stump, Dexter is supposed to have to |
Which sport first appeared as an Olympic sport at the 1998 Winter Olympics | Winter Olympics Winter Olympics Create a comic about the winter Olympic sport of your athlete � Do some research about your athlete�s sport and try to answer the following questions. o How did the sport begin? o Describe the equipment that is used in the sport. o Describe any special facilities that are used in the sport. o How is the game played? o What are the most important rules? o How do you win? � Write your research notes in point form. o Read the original article o Consider what are the main points o Write down 4 � 5 keywords which gives you the main idea Research Notes Paraphrase The game of curling is more than 500 years old. The earliest written record of curling � of groups of people sliding stones on frozen ponds and lochs (an arm of the sea that is similar to a fjord) in competition � are found at Scotland�s Paisley Abbey and date back to 1541. Curling for men was played at the first Olympic Winter Games at Chamonix, France, in 1924, but curling did not appear again as an official Olympic sport until the Nagano 1998 Winter Games with both men�s and women�s tournaments. How It Works At the Olympic Winter Games, curling consists of two events: a women�s tournament and a men�s tournament. Each tournament starts with 10 curling teams. Two teams play against each other at a time. The game is played on ice, and the two teams take turns pushing 19.1-kilogram stones towards a series of concentric rings or circles. The object is to get the stones as close to the centre of the rings as possible. One game consists of 10 �ends� (similar to innings in baseball). During each end, each four-person team �throws� (in fact, slides along the ice) eight stones � two stones per person and 16 altogether. Team members sweep the ice clean in front of each stone to control the stone�s direction, known as its �curl,� and the stone�s speed. The team with the most points � more stones closer to the centre of the rings � at the conclusion of 10 ends, is the winner. o Over 500 years old o 1541 � Scotland � people sliding rocks on ice |
What was the name of the family in the TV series 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 |
In the Simpson’s cartoon series what is their home town called | Matt Groening Reveals the Location of the Real Springfield | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Contact Privacy Policy Terms of Use Matt Groening Reveals the Location of the Real Springfield Twenty-five years after The Simpsons made their TV debut, the show's creator talks about Homer's odyssey—and his own Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons, was going to name the main character Matt, but didn't think it would go over well in a pitch meeting, so he changed the name to Bart. (The Simpsons™ and © 2009 TTCFFC All Rights Reserved) By Claudia De La Roca Smithsonian Magazine | Subscribe May 2012 UPDATE: "The Simpsons" responded to this interview with a new chalkboard gag before the Sunday, April 15, episode proclaiming that "The true location of Springfield is in any state but yours." Check it out . From This Story [×] CLOSE Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons, says the town the family lives in is named after Springfield, Oregon. (The Simpsons™ and © 2009 TTCFFC All Rights Reserved) Groening was going to name the main character Matt but didn't think it would go over well in a pitch meeting, so he changed the name to Bart. (The Simpsons™ and © 2009 TTCFFC All Rights Reserved) Is There A "Homer Simpson Effect" Among Scientists? Claudia De La Roca: So take us back to the Simpsons’ foundational moment. In 1987 you were waiting for a meeting with James Brooks and you started sketching. What were you thinking? Matt Groening: I had been drawing my weekly comic strip, “Life in Hell,” for about five years when I got a call from Jim Brooks, who was developing “The Tracey Ullman Show” for the brand-new Fox network. He wanted me to come in and pitch an idea for doing little cartoons on that show. I soon realized that whatever I pitched would not be owned by me, but would be owned by Fox, so I decided to keep my rabbits in “Life in Hell” and come up with something new. While I was waiting—I believe they kept me waiting for over an hour—I very quickly drew the Simpsons family. I basically drew my own family. My father’s name is Homer. My mother’s name is Margaret. I have a sister Lisa and another sister Maggie, so I drew all of them. I was going to name the main character Matt, but I didn’t think it would go over well in a pitch meeting, so I changed the name to Bart. Bart. Why? Back in high school I wrote a novel about a character named Bart Simpson. I thought it was a very unusual name for a kid at the time. I had this idea of an angry father yelling “Bart,” and Bart sounds kind of like bark—like a barking dog. I thought it would sound funny. In my novel, Bart was the son of Homer Simpson. I took that name from a minor character in the novel The Day of the Locust, by Nathanael West. Since Homer was my father’s name, and I thought Simpson was a funny name in that it had the word “simp” in it, which is short for “simpleton”—I just went with it. Did your father contribute anything besides his first name? My father was a really sharp cartoonist and filmmaker. He used to tape-record the family surreptitiously, either while we were driving around or at dinner, and in 1963 he and I made up a story about a brother and a sister, Lisa and Matt, having an adventure out in the woods with animals. I told it to my sister Lisa, and she in turn told it to my sister Maggie. My father recorded the telling of the story by Lisa to Maggie, and then he used it as the soundtrack to a movie. So the idea of dramatizing the family—Lisa, Maggie, Matt—I think was the inspiration for doing something kind of autobiographical with “The Simpsons.” There is an aspect of the psychodynamics of my family in which it makes sense that one of us grew up and made a cartoon out of the family and had it shown all over the world. Any other commonalities between your father and Homer Simpson? Only the love of ice cream. My dad didn’t even like doughnuts that much. The name Homer has been wall-to-wall around you—your father, your son, Homer Simpson. What does the name mean to you? My father was named after the poet Homer. My grandmother, his mothe |
What did the Beverley Hillbillies call their swimming pool | Beverly Hillbillies Swimming Pool - Sitcoms Online Message Boards - Forums Beverly Hillbillies Swimming Pool Mark Forums Read Welcome to the Sitcoms Online Message Boards - Forums. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, search, view attachments, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today ! Join Date: Sep 09, 2005 Posts: 1 Beverly Hillbillies Swimming Pool Beverly Hillbillies fans...what did they call the swimming pool? The cement pond? It just doesn't sound right. Thanks!! Join Date: Feb 15, 2001 Location: Rocking in Transylvania. Posts: 14,991 I think it's because the swimming pools outer shell was made out of cement. So they were very hickey when they went to the mansion and figured that the pool was a cement pond. __________________ Pitooey... AKA JennyLee - I love the Monkees all over again! ***SAY NO TO DRUGS*** Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 12,163 that's right, and they thought the diving board was a board to sit on when you went fishing. __________________ the Clampetts are in a fancy Beverly Hills jewelry store. Granny: "How much fer one o' them red diamonds?" clerk: "Madam, those are rubies." Granny: "OK ask her kin we buy one offa her." clerk: " The ruby I am talking about is not a lady." Granny: "Lissen, how she got them diamonds is her business. I'm just sayin' ask her kin we buy one from her." Join Date: Jul 17, 2003 Location: Louisiana I think it's because the swimming pools outer shell was made out of cement. Precisely! Join Date: Jul 08, 2007 Location: Tampa Who was the first person in the cast to use the term "cement pond"? Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 12,163 Jethro-he's telling Jed, Elly and Granny about a flamingo he saw in the back (which he calls "a big, pink chicken") and when Jed asks him where, he says "over by the cee-ment pond". Jed says "the what"? and he says "Uncle Jed, there's an honest-to-goodness cee-ment pond out back! With steps at one end sos the cattle kin walk raght down into it and get a drink"! (the others also think it's a "big, pink chicken") Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Jethro also used the "Cement Pond" for a car wash. lol! Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania what episode was that in? I don't remember that. Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 12,163 there was another episode where someone asked Jed where Elly was; and he replied "She's down by the cement pond". They said "The what"? then "Oh,, you must mean the swimming pool". Jed said "Yea, I guess you could call it that. Elly and Jethro goes swimming in it". Join Date: Jul 08, 2007 Location: Herts UK Used to love this show back in the 60s.... Aitch UK. Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Originally Posted by treky what episode was that in? I don't remember that. Sorry I don't know the episode or season. Jethro was trying to find a way to make some money and he came up with the carwash idea. He lowers the truck into the pool and then can't get it out. It was pretty funny. Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 2,471 At first, I thought a cement pond was a pond which contains cement instead of water. There ain't no way I would go swimming inside cement. Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,421 Does anyone know how deep the pool was? Was it just a glorified wading pool (despite the presence of a diving board)? Join Date: Jan 02, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 72 On the show it had to be deep because they went scuba diving in it, but in reality it was only about two feet deep. You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts Contact Us - Sitcoms Online - Archive - Privacy Statement - DM |
What was the most famous TV role of actor Jay Silverheels | Jay Silverheels - Biography - IMDb Jay Silverheels Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (2) | Spouse (2) | Trivia (13) | Personal Quotes (2) Overview (4) 6' (1.83 m) Mini Bio (2) Jay Silverheels was born on Canada's Six Nation's Reserve and was one of 10 children. He was a star lacrosse player and a boxer before he entered films as a stuntman in 1938. He worked in a number of films through the 1940s before gaining notice as the Osceola brother in a Humphrey Bogart film Key Largo (1948). Most of Silverheels' roles consisted of bit parts as an Indian character. In 1949, he worked in the movie The Cowboy and the Indians (1949) with another "B movie" actor Clayton Moore . Later that year, Silverheels was hired to play the faithful Indian companion, Tonto, in the TV series The Lone Ranger (1949) series, which brought him the fame that his motion picture career never did. Silverheels recreated the role of Tonto in two big-screen color movies with Moore, The Lone Ranger (1956) and The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958). After the TV series ended in 1957, Silverheels could not escape the typecasting of Tonto. He would continue to appear in an occasional film and television show but became a spokesperson to improve the portrayal of Indians in the media. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Tony Fontana <[email protected]> Familiar Canadian Indian actor who shot to fame as Tonto, the faithful Indian companion of the masked man on the US television series The Lone Ranger (1949). A member of the Mohawk tribe of Canada's Six Nations Reserve, Silverheels excelled at wrestling, horse racing, football, boxing, and hockey, and became a renowned lacrosse player. With the help of actor Joe E. Brown ,Silverheels obtained work as a stuntman and extra in Hollywood films. Following military service in World War II, Silverheels returned to film and landed small, often stereotypical roles as Indian warriors in Westerns. John Huston cast him as one of the fugitive Osceola brothers in Key Largo (1948), and Silverheels followed with the two roles that would define his career, Tonto and the Apache leader Geronimo, whom he would play several times beginning with the Western classic Broken Arrow (1950). Silverheels' enormous fame as Tonto overshadowed everything else, although it did not prevent him from playing other prominent roles. Even after completing The Lone Ranger (1949)series, Silverheels continued to reprise Tonto for commercials, comic guest spots, and spoofs. Silverheels became an outspoken activist for Indian rights and a respected teacher within the Indian acting community. He appeared on talk and variety shows performing his own poetry. In later years, he began a second career as a harness racer. His health failed in the 1970s, and he died of a stroke in 1980, a beloved figure to the Baby Boom generation America. His son, Jay Silverheels Jr. has acted in television as well. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jim Beaver <[email protected]> Spouse (2) (1946 - 5 March 1980) (his death) (4 children) Bobbie (? - 1943) (divorced) (1 child) Trivia (13) On The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), Silverheels told Johnny Carson that he had married his Italian wife to "get back at Christopher Columbus". They called their children "Indalions". U.S. government records give Silverheels' birthdate as 26 June 1912, though virtually all cinema reference works disagree, giving instead the 1919 date listed here. Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1993. Was an avid horse-racer when not acting. When asked if he ever thought about running Silver or Scout (who portrayed the steeds of the Lone Ranger and Tonto, respectively) in a race, Silverheels laughed: "Heck, *I* can beat Scout." Father of Jay Silverheels Jr. Was a full-blooded Mohawk Indian, one of 11 children of A.G.E. Smith, who had served as a decorated officer in the Canadian forces in WWI. Of the nearly 200 TV and film appearances Silverheels made with Clayton Moore , the actors co-starred in just |
What is the largest city in Tennessee | What is the largest city in Tennessee? | Reference.com What is the largest city in Tennessee? A: Quick Answer As of 2013, Memphis is the largest city in the state of Tennessee, with a reported population of 653,450. It is also the 20th largest city in the United States and the largest city on the Mississippi River. Full Answer Located in southwestern Tennessee, Memphis is situated on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River near the Chickasaw Bluff. Its location above the flood plain makes it an ideal settlement for humans. The city has an estimated 315.06 square miles of land area, which has greatly expanded since the mid-1900s. The growing population also affects the city's urban growth boundary set by the state of Tennessee. |
What is the state capital of New Jersey | The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey | A Short History of New Jersey Home / About NJ / History / A Short History of New Jersey A Short History of New Jersey Delaware Indians The first people to live on the land now known as New Jersey were the Delaware Indians. They lived here starting at least 10,000 years ago. Anywhere from 8,000 to 20,000 Delaware Indians lived in the area when the first Europeans arrived. Their name means "original people" or "genuine people." They spoke an Algonquian dialect. Though they were considered one tribe, the Delaware Indians didn't act as one unified group. Instead, they lived in small communities made up mostly of extended family members. The men would hunt or fish during the day. Depending on the season they might search for clams off the Jersey shore or hunt in the woods. The women worked in the gardens. They grew squash, beans, sweet potatoes, and corn. When the first explorers came, the Delaware Indians lived in parts of Delaware, New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania. Europeans called them the Delaware Indians. Colonial Times Around 1524, Giovanni de Verrazano became the first European to explore New Jersey. He sailed along the coast and anchored off Sandy Hook. The colonial history of New Jersey started after Henry Hudson sailed through Newark Bay in 1609. Although Hudson was British, he worked for the Netherlands, so he claimed the land for the Dutch. It was called New Netherlands. Small trading colonies sprang up where the present towns of Hoboken and Jersey City are located. The Dutch, Swedes, and Finns were the first European settlers in New Jersey. Bergen, founded in 1660, was New Jersey's first permanent European settlement. In 1664 the Dutch lost New Netherlands when the British took control of the land and added it to their colonies. They divided the land in half and gave control to two proprietors: Sir George Carteret (who was in charge of the east side) and Lord John Berkley (who was in charge of the west side). The land was officially named New Jersey after the Isle of Jersey in the English Channel. Carteret had been governor of the Isle of Jersey. Berkeley and Carteret sold the land at low prices and allowed the settlers to have political and religious freedom. As a result, New Jersey was more ethnically diverse than many other colonies. Primarily a rural society, the colony grew to have about 100,000 people. Eventually, governing power was transferred back to England. For many years, New Jersey shared a royal governor with New York. The governorship was finally split in 1738 when New Jersey got its own governor, Lewis Morris. Revolution In the years before the Revolution, anti-British feelings spread throughout the state. About one-third of the people living here supported the rebels, one-third supported England, and one-third remained neutral. In 1776 New Jersey declared itself an independent state and joined the colonial side in the Revolutionary War. New Jersey was an important state during the Revolutionary War because of its location near the center of the thirteen colonies and between New York City and Philadelphia. Because of this, more battles were fought in New Jersey than in any other state. The Americans and British fought 100 battles, both large and small, here. Many people consider the Battle of Trenton to be the turning point of the Revolution. Immediately after winning Trenton, General George Washington won the battle of Princeton. Having lost two battles in a matter of hours, the British fled New Jersey for New York. Washington and his troops spent the rest of the winter in Morristown, and the United States was well on its way to victory. Battle of Trenton In November of 1776 the British gained control of New Jersey and forced Washington to flee into Pennsylvania. They thought no one would fight during winter, so the British and Hessian soldiers in New Jersey divided into camps to stay until spring. Trenton was considered the most desirable post, and it went to the Hessian soldiers as a reward for their good service. The Hessians used the O |
In which American state was oil first discovered | Oil Industry - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com Google Many of the early explorers of America encountered petroleum deposits in some form. They noted oil slicks off the coast of California in the sixteenth century. Louis Evans located deposits along the eastern seaboard on a 1775 map of the English Middle Colonies. Did You Know? In 1933, Standard Oil secured the first contract to drill for oil in Saudia Arabia. Settlers used oil as an illuminant for medicine, and as grease for wagons and tools. Rock oil distilled from shale became available as kerosene even before the Industrial Revolution began. While traveling in Austria, John Austin, a New York merchant, observed an effective, cheap oil lamp and made a model that upgraded kerosene lamps. Soon the U.S. rock oil industry boomed as whale oil increased in price owing to the growing scarcity of that mammal. Samuel Downer, Jr., an early entrepreneur, patented “Kerosene” as a trade name in 1859 and licensed its usage. As oil production and refining increased, prices collapsed, which became characteristic of the industry. The first oil corporation, which was created to develop oil found floating on water near Titusville, Pennsylvania , was the Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company of Connecticut (later the Seneca Oil Company). George H. Bissell, a New York lawyer, and James Townsend, a New Haven businessman, became interested when Dr. Benjamin Silliman of Yale University analyzed a bottle of the oil and said it would make an excellent light. Bissell and several friends purchased land near Titusville and engaged Edwin L. Drake to locate the oil there. Drake employed William Smith, an expert salt driller, to supervise drilling operations and on August 27, 1859, they struck oil at a depth of sixty-nine feet. So far as is known, this was the first time that oil was tapped at its source, using a drill. Titusville and other towns in the area boomed. One of those who heard about the discovery was John D. Rockefeller . Because of his entrepreneurial instincts and his genius for organizing companies, Rockefeller became a leading figure in the U.S. oil industry. In 1859, he and a partner operated a commission firm in Cleveland. They soon sold it and built a small oil refinery. Rockefeller bought out his partner and in 1866 opened an export office in New York City . The next year he, his brother William, S. V. Harkness, and Henry M. Flagler created what was to become the Standard Oil Company. Flagler is considered by many to have been nearly as important a figure in the oil business as John D. himself. Additional discoveries near the Drake well had led to the creation of numerous firms and the Rockefeller company quickly began to buy out or combine with its competitors. As John D. phrased it, their purpose was “to unite our skill and capital.” By 1870 Standard had become the dominant oil refining firm in Pennsylvania. Pipelines early became a major consideration in Standard’s drive to gain business and profits. Samuel Van Syckel had built a four-mile pipeline from Pithole, Pennsylvania, to the nearest railroad. When Rockefeller observed this, he began to acquire pipelines for Standard. Soon the company owned a majority of the lines, which provided cheap, efficient transportation for oil. Cleveland became a center of the refining industry principally because of its transportation systems. When product prices declined, the ensuing panic led to the beginning of a Standard Oil alliance in 1871. Within eleven years the company became partially integrated horizontally and vertically and ranked as one of the world’s great corporations. The alliance employed an industrial chemist, Hermann Frasch II, to remove sulfur from oil found at Lima, Ohio . Sulfur made distilling kerosene very difficult, and even then it possessed a vile odor—another problem Frasch solved. Thereafter, Standard employed scientists both to improve its product and for pure research. Soon kerosene replaced other illuminants; it was more reliable, efficient, and economical than other fuels. Eastern cities linked to the oil fields by rail |
Musselburgh, King Richard, Prizetaker and Early Market are varieties of which vegetable | Leek 'Musselburgh' Seeds Sow seeds indoors 12 to 14 weeks before the last frost date Seeds can also be sown direct later but will give smaller plants Sowing Indoors: Sow the seeds thinly and evenly 6mm (1/4in) deep in moistened potting mix and cover them lightly with vermiculite or sand. Keep the soil temperature at about 70°F until the seeds germinate. Move the seedlings under grow lights or into a very bright window. Thinning the seedlings will encourage more rapid growth, but it isn't necessary if you keep them well fertilized. When the grass-like seedlings get to be 15cm (6in) long, cut them back by 4cm (1½ to 2in) You can use the part you cut off as you would chives. Harden off the plants before transplanting into the garden starting in late April or early May (the plants will tolerate light frost). You can also transplant later or sow seed directly outdoors for smaller plants. Transplanting: When the seedlings are about the diameter of a pencil, they are ready to transplant outside. Planting deeply helps to blanch the stems. Use a dibber (or a rake handle - great for making perfect holes). and make holes 15cm (6in) deep and 22cm (9in) apart. Make the rows 38cm (15in) apart. Mark the row clearly so that, when weeding later you don’t remove plants by mistake. Drop the leek seedlings into the holes leaving just the tips of the leaves showing. Do not fill in the holes or try to cover the roots with soil or even firm them in. Just fill each hole with water from the watering can and this will wash some soil over the roots and be just enough to tighten the little plants in. Over time the holes will fill up gradually. Sowing Direct: On the allotment seeds are best sown in rows, 35 to 40cm apart. Mark a straight line and use the corner of a rake to make a shallow groove in the soil, about 1cm deep. Sow seed thinly along the trench, cover with soil, water and label. When seedlings have three leaves each, about four to five weeks later, thin to leave plants every 15cm – the seedlings you remove could be used to plug gaps elsewhere. Cultivation: Keep the leek bed moist in dry weather and hoe regularly to keep the weeds down. Except for exhibition plants there is no need to feed the leek plants. But if you want to be sure of a good crop you can feed with weak liquid manure and hoe in a small dressing of nitrate of soda. After the holes the leeks were planted in have filled up, push some soil up to the stems with the hoe. This will make sure you will have a good length of white (blanched) stem. Do this earthing up gradually over a period of three weeks because if done too much to soon, the leek plants may rot. Mulch will help to retain moisture over summer. Rotation considerations: Avoid following onions, shallots, garlic and chives. Good Companions: Beet, carrot, celery, garlic, onion, parsley and tomato. Bad Companions: |
Which bird is associated with Guinness advertising | Who designed the Guinness Toucan? Who designed the Guinness Toucan? Guinness advertisement from 1935 The story of the designing of the famous Guinness toucan. From its very first appearance in 1935, a Toucan became immediately recognisable as an advertisement for Guinness, the Dublin based brewers. For over 45 years it appeared on many types of advertising and marketing products for Guinness and it became as important a motif as the Guinness Harp. The idea of using a toucan was born in the advertising agency of S.H.Benson in London. Staff included the talented artist John Gilroy who was newly employed as the poster artist, and among the copywriting team was Dorothy L Sayers, now famous as a writer, poet and playwright, and best known for her amateur detective stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. She had started at the agency in 1922 and worked there while writing books in her spare time. This team produced some memorable posters for Guinness including several posters in the whimsical "Zoo" series. These included a zoo keeper with a Guinness, a sealion balancing drink on his nose, an ostrich with the shape of a swallowed glass halfway down its neck, a tortoise with a glass of stout on its back, and, of course, the toucan with two Guinness bottles balanced on its beak accompanied a little verse. Here are two examples of verses which accompanied drawings of the toucan: (Drawing: standing by two glasses 1935) If he can say as you can 'Guinness is good for you' How grand to be a Toucan Just think what Toucan do. 1946 (Drawing: at the seaside 1949) 'I do like,' says the Toucan, To be beside the blue. With Guinness Time in view can 'You guess what Toucan do' Gilroy remained with the advertising agency until 1960 during which time he designed many other Guinness posters. As to how animals came to be used in an advertising campaign was recalled later by Gilroy. "The Guinness family did not want an advertising campaign that equated with beer. They thought it would be vulgar. They also wanted to stress the brew's strength and goodness. Somehow it led to animals." [1] The toucan returned on several occasions on all types of advertising media and on memorabilia. In 1982 Guinness changed advertising agencies and it was decided that the toucan was no longer an effective advertising motif and it was dropped. However, it still pops its head up on occasions on limited edition products. There is also a strong market for toucan collectibles on . |
Which brand of tea was advertised by Cilla Black dressed as a waitress | WogBlog: The Typhoo Tea ad photos Wednesday, 30 December 2015 The Typhoo Tea ad photos "These pictures were taken as an advertisement for Ty-Phoo Tea. Each Beatle had to shape a different letter for Ty-Phoo. We had to do it over and over until they got it right." - Dezo Hoffmann Typhoo Tea Limited goes back to 1903 when Birmingham grocer John Sumner developed and sold a blend of tea in his shop. John’s sister, Mary, was the inspiration behind the product development, as she highly regarded tea as a cure for indigestion. Over the years, the Typhoo business has developed from being the first brand to sell ready packaged tea, to being a leading tea business that now offers products in every sector of the tea market. Paul McCartney has been telling stories of him and John skipping school to stay at his place, writing songs and smoking Typhoo tea. "I remember writing our first songs together. We used to go to my house, my dad's home, and we used to smoke Typhoo tea with the pipe my dad kept in a drawer. It didn't do much for us but it got us on the road." [McCartney's induction speech for John Lennon, Rock'n'roll Hall of Fame, 1994] By the mid 1960s, Typhoo was annually packing more than 80 million pounds of tea and exporting to 40 countries worldwide. 22-27 July 1963, The Beatles were performing a series of concerts in Weston-Super-Mare, and photographer Dezo Hoffmann spent one of these six days with the Beatles, taking photographs and colour (mute) 8mm home-movies of the group at their hotel and on location on the beach at nearby Brean Down, where they dressed in Victorian bathing-costumes and also went go-karting" [Lewisohn, The Complete Beatles Chronicle, p. 117]. John C Winn concludes that the day at the beach was on the 27th. Also after these photos, the Beatles returned to the hotel to shoot a series of photos to advertise Typhoo tea. Now dressed in suits, each Beatle is seen attempting to spell out the letters of the product's name, and jumping from a staircase railing [Winn, Way Beyond Compare, p. 67-68]. Ringo Although these pictures exist (Ringo's was provided to us by Guus Limberger, initially we didn't have one of him), I haven't been able to find any Typhoo tea advertisements that actually made use of them. On 31 October 2005 Apeejay Surrendra Group, one of India’s largest tea producers, acquired Typhoo and its associated brands. Ringo This colour image from a silent film in the Dezo Hoffmann collection, alongside action shots of the other Beatles jumping for their poses has been used in several DVD releases and on at least one promo film. Posted by |
What is the capital of Turkey | What is the Capital of Turkey? - Capital-of.com Dates of religious and Civil holidays around the world. www.when-is.com Capital of Turkey The Capital City of Turkey (officially named Republic of Turkey) is the city of Ankara. The population of Ankara in the year 2008 was 71,517,100 (12,573,836 in the metropolitan area). Turkey is a Turkish speaking country on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea. Additional Information |
What is the capital of Jordan | What is the Capital of Jordan? - Capital-of.com Dates of religious and Civil holidays around the world. www.when-is.com Capital of Jordan The Capital City of Jordan (officially named Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) is the city of Amman. The population of Amman in the year 2008 was 6,198,677. Jordan is an Arabic speaking country on the coasts of the Dead Sea and Red Sea. Additional Information |
What is the capital of Paraguay | What is the Capital of Paraguay? - Capital-of.com Dates of religious and Civil holidays around the world. www.when-is.com Capital of Paraguay The Capital City of Paraguay (officially named Republic of Paraguay) is the city of Asuncion. The population of Asuncion (officially named Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asuncion) in the year 2002 was 512,112 (1,639,000 in the metropolitan area). Paraguay is a Spanish speaking country that does not border with any sea. Additional Information |
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What was the last hit for the New Seekers | The Seekers | New Music And Songs | The Seekers About The Seekers Although it's difficult for those who weren't there to believe, for a short time during late 1965 and early 1966 the popularity of this singing quartet from Australia was sufficient to rival the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. The Seekers were at the head of the British Invasion's acoustic folk-rock division, right there with Peter & Gordon and Chad & Jeremy but without the personal Beatles connection of the former, and more successful than either -- they scored a string of number one hits in England and Top Ten successes in the U.S. that lasted into 1967, two years later than most of the rest of the British exports to America. They played acoustic instruments (even the upright bass), and they were closer in image and inspiration to the likes of the Rooftop Singers ("Walk Right In"), the New Christy Minstrels ("Green Green," etc.), or Peter, Paul and Mary than to the Beatles or even the Searchers, yet they managed to hang onto young listeners, as well as older teenagers and their parents, with songs like "I'll Never Find Another You," "A World of Our Own," "Come the Day," and "Georgy Girl." The Seekers were formed in Australia in 1963 by Athol Guy (vocals, bass; b. January 5, 1940, Victoria, Australia), Keith Potger (vocals, 12-string guitar; b. March 2, 1941, Colombo, Sri Lanka), and Bruce Woodley (vocals, guitar; b. July 25, 1942, Melbourne, Australia), who had all attended Melbourne Boys High School together. Potger had led a band in the late '50s called the Trinamics, doing covers of Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, et al., while Guy had led a band called the Ramblers. The breakup of both groups got the two of them together with Woodley and a singer named Ken Ray, and they formed a doo wop outfit called the Escorts. By 1963, the folk boom that had started sweeping America and England in 1959 had made its way to Australia, and the Escorts evolved into the Seekers. By late that year, they'd met Judith Durham (b. July 3, 1943, Melbourne), who worked at the same advertising agency where Athol Guy had his day job. She'd been born with perfect pitch and had intended to sing opera until she was bitten by the jazz bug in the mid-'50s. Durham already had records out, backed by Frank Traynor's Jazz Preachers on the W&G label, but was willing to try singing folk music on the nights she wasn't singing jazz. She was quickly worked into the group as a sort of "fifth Seeker." Ray was gone in fairly short order, as Durham took his place as lead singer, and her membership in the Seekers got them a recording contract with W&G Records. Fate played a hand in early 1964 when the group was offered a chance to perform on board a ship for a year's worth of international cruises. This got them to London in May of 1964 for a ten-week stay -- they had already sent copies of their recordings ahead of them, and when they arrived, they discovered that one of the top talent agencies in London was not only prepared to represent them, but, on the strength of those recordings, had already booked them. A series of London gigs followed, along with a new recording deal with World Record Club, the mail-order division of EMI Records. The cruise performances were abandoned, and two albums in quick succession followed for World Record Club, along with a very choice gig performing on the televised Sunday Night at the London Palladium. Their new agent, Eddie Jarratt, brought them to the attention of Tom Springfield, brother of Dusty and an ex-member of the folksinging trio the Springfields. He saw in the Seekers a chance to extend the work he'd done with the Springfields, and, with Jarratt, formed a production company that signed the Seekers up. Springfield became their resident producer and songwriter. The group was signed directly to EMI's prestigious Columbia Records imprint (no relation to the Columbia label in America), and their first single, "I'll Never Find Another You," written by Springfield, got to number one in England and number four in America. "A World of Our Own" got to number three |
Who had a U.K. No 1 in the 60's with Sugar Sugar | The Archies - Sugar, Sugar (Original 1969 Music Video) - YouTube The Archies - Sugar, Sugar (Original 1969 Music Video) 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 Dec 7, 2010 "Sugar, Sugar" is one of 16 animated music segments created to be shown on "The Archie Comedy Hour" on CBS-TV in 1969, and the song is included on The Archies' 2nd album, "Everything's Archie," also released in 1969. The single was released in 1969, backed with "Melody Hill," and quickly rose to the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, where it remained for 4 weeks, giving The Archies their first gold record ("Jingle Jangle" was their second gold record), and becoming the #1 song for 1969 according to Billboard magazine. While this music segment was originally created for broadcast on "The Archie Comedy Hour" in 1969, it also made it's way to the CBS-TV prime-time special "Archie's Sugar, Sugar - Jingle Jangle Show" in 1970, which was mostly a repeat of the earlier CBS-TV prime-time special "Archie And His New Pals" from 1969 with both music clips thrown in at the end. This clip was also broadcast on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1969. At this time, this music segment is only 1 of 4 music segments from "The Archie Comedy Hour" that have been found. The other found music segments are "Jingle Jangle," "You Know I Love You," and "Get On The Line". The other 12 music segments from this show are still missing and feared forever lost. The music segments from "The Archie Show" and "Archie's Funhouse" still survive. Only the segments from "Comedy Hour" are missing. For anyone interested, these are the "Comedy Hour" music segments that are still missing... "Melody Hill," "Bicycles, Roller Skates & You," "Hot Dog," "Inside Out - Upside Down," "Everything's Alright," "She's Putting Me Through Changes," "Whoopee Tie Ai A," "Nursery Rhyme," "Get On The Line (without the credits from "Archie & His New Pals)," "Senorita Rita," "Look Before You Leap," "Sugar And Spice," and "Archie's Party." If memory serves (it's been over 40 years), neither "Justine" nor "Who's Your Baby?" were ever made into animated segments for "Comedy Hour". This music clip was included in the "Archie's Funhouse" DVD boxset from Genius Products. While it was not a clip broadcast on "Archie's Funhouse", the boxset included some content from "The Archie Comedy Hour" as well. This music segment, along with the rest of the original Archies' cartoon material from Filmation, is currently owned by Classic Media, formerly Entertainment Rights. "Archie" is owned by Archie Comic Publications, Inc. Category |
What was the christian name of Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army | Mrs. Elizabeth Mainwaring | Dad's Army Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Mrs Mainwaring was the daughter of the suffragan Bishop of Clegthorpe (a fictional see). She married George Mainwaring , son of an Eastbourne tailor, shortly after the First World War. He had been stationed in France in 1919, the year after the war ended, and, as later became an issue on formal occasions, possessed no medals. They spent their honeymoon on a remote Scottish island where Mainwaring learnt to play the bagpipes because "there was nothing else to do". The couple lived at 23, Lime Crescent, Walmington-on-Sea, a fictional seaside resort in Kent with a pier and such other attractions as Stone's amusement arcade and a novelty rock emporium. Mrs Mainwaring's parents evidently looked down on their grammar school-educated son-in-law, even after he had become assistant manager, with a partitioned cubicle of his own, at the Walmington branch of Swallow Bank . In one episode Mainwaring tells Wilson that Elizabeth is only fond of silent movies because she was so shocked when she heard a character on a film speak a line (this was sometime in the late '20s) she did not go back to the cinema (she may have seen The Jazz Singer (1927), the first 'talkie' ever released). According to Mainwaring, his wife had led a sheltered life ("she hadn't even tried tomato sauce before she met me".) One of her hobbies was making lampshades. The marriage was childless, although Mainwaring, who often referred to his wife as "the little woman" (in spite of the evidence both that she was actually quite large and that, of the two, she was clearly the domineering figure in the marriage), claimed, rather unconvincingly, that it had been "blissful". The Second World War Edit In 1940, in response to a radio broadcast by the Secretary for War Anthony Eden , her husband George (who by then was manager of the bank) set himself up as Captain of the local Home Guard (initially known as the Local Defence Volunteers). Mainwaring's various attempts to involve his wife in the extramural activities of the platoon usually came unstuck. On one occasion he arrived at a function with a black eye which had plainly been acquired during a domestic dispute. His excuse that he had struck his eye on the linen cupboard door was greeted by the cheerful remark of Private Walker "hasn't your old woman got a rolling pin then?". Mainwaring usually comes up with some convoluted reason why his wife is not joining in the platoon's social functions. He once remarked that Mrs Mainwaring had not left the house "since Munich" (in 1938). Even so, much to her husband's horror (he fainted), she ended up playing the part of Lady Godiva Leofric (who, in the 11th century had, according to tradition, ridden naked through the streets of Coventry) during a carnival to raise money for Spitfire fighter planes. This was intended as a tribute to the city of Coventry which had suffered heavy German bombing in 1941, though the rather stuffy Mainwaring had tried to prevent the town clerk, vicar and others from assessing the merits of predominantly young candidates for the role who were dressed only in their bathing costumes. There were frequent misunderstandings involving Mrs Mainwaring. When Mainwaring was holding a small party at his house for a section of his platoon, Mrs Mainwaring was heard coming downstairs, but she went back again as soon as an air raid siren sounded. Mainwaring's calls for her to come down to say "hello" were ignored. When he went upstairs to encourage her, the Chief ARP Warden Bert Hodges (played by Bill Pertwee and snobbishly dismissed by Mainwaring as "a greengrocer") arrived to complain that, contrary to blackout regulations, a light was showing in the house. On being told of Mainwaring's whereabouts, Hodges misconstrued his motives: "Oh, it's one of those sorts of parties". In another episode, Mainwaring obtained some cheese (a treat due to rationing) and telephoned his wife, a vegetarian, to say that he "might have a surprise for her tonight". Predictably, this suggestion was misunderstood an |
What is the name of the TV news company in Drop the Dead Donkey | Drop The Dead Donkey - C4 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide Drop The Dead Donkey Drop The Dead Donkey Like this show Channel 4 sitcom about a news station. 67 episodes (6 series), 1990 - 1998. Stars Jeff Rawle , Robert Duncan , Haydn Gwynne , Ingrid Lacey and others . Drop The Dead Donkey See Also Drop The Dead Donkey Sitcom set at GlobeLink News, a TV news station which is ordered to start taking a sensationalist stance to the news by its new owner Genre Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin Starring Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin Topical sitcom set in the production office of GlobeLink News, a television news company undergoing transformation under the hand of unscrupulous new owner Sir Royston Merchant. Having recently acquired the producer, the multi-millionaire media tycoon and business tyrant orders that the company should start taking a more sensationalist, tabloid stance in its reporting. Yuppie Gus Hedges (who speaks in a myriad of boardroom 'buzzwords' and clichés) is in charge of the transformation. Nervous news editor George Dent is too weak to stand up to Gus so it is left to his second in command, the impressively perceptive Alex, to try and stop Gus ruining the station entirely. Other staff included laddish womaniser Dave Charnley, ambitious moral-free field reporter Damien Day, and newsreaders Henry Davenport and Sally Smedley; him old fashioned and her a brainless bimbo. |
What was the christian name of Arkwright’s nephew in Open All Hours | "Open All Hours" (1973) - Episodes cast Season 1, Episode 1: Full of Mysterious Promise 20 February 1976 Stuttering shopkeeper Arkwright, assisted by his much put upon nephew Granville, runs the corner shop in a suburb of Doncaster, boasting that it is open all hours.When not pursuing Gladys Emanuel, the district nurse who lives opposite the shop, Arkwright is ever on the look-out to save money, such as buying a load of fire-damaged tinned food. Unfortunately the damage means that all the labels have come off so nobody knows exactly what they are meant to be buying. |
What was the name that Sir Malcolm Campbell gave to his record breaking boats and cars | CAPTAIN SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL'S BLUEBIRD LAND SPEED RECORDS Malcolm Campbell was a shareholder in Brooklands and very active in the running of the track, designing the Campbell road racing circuit within the confines of the site, which was used from its opening on 1st may 1937 to the outbreak of war. Throughout this period he was very active in all classes of racing at Brooklands driving a 1� litre Talbot, several Bugattis and the ex-Benoist straight eight supercharged G.P. Delage which was at the height of its fame in 1928 after numerous 1927 Grand Prix victories by its sister cars. In this car he dominated the 1928 200 Mile Race on 21st July, winning by 12 mins. 12 secs. at an average speed of 78.34 m.p.h. For American auto racing, the Depression was a bleak period of little money and few races. But followers of the sport had something else to hold their attention - the continuing quest for the world land speed record. Some great names in American racing had held the record - Barney Oldfield, Ralph DePalma, Tommy Milton, even Henry Ford . But one man, an Englishman named Malcolm Campbell, seemed to capture the imagination of the entire world. It may have been the fact that he broke the record on nine occasions between 1924 and 1935, but more likely it was his later cars, all exotic and streamlined, and all named " Bluebird ," that somehow provided both excitement and hope for the future in a world turned upside down by the economy and the long slow path toward another disastrous war . The 27 foot long 4.75 ton Daytona Blue Bird with Rolls Royce engine THE FUTURE Any form of electric vehicle is better than petrol or diesel, but an electric vehicle that can refuel in a few minutes will obviously have much more customer appeal than an EV that has to wait 30 minutes or even hours to charge up. Battery technology is improving daily. A car with the new generation of battery cartridge exchange built in and the ability to load its own cartridge, will encourage energy companies to build service forecourts. The Blueplanet BE3 LSR Team would be pleased to advise any energy company interested in this technology and of course any vehicle manufacturer who might be considering whether or not to include a future proof system into their next generation of road cars. REID RAILTON Reid Antony Railton was the son of a Manchester stockbroker. Reid was born in Chorley, Alderley Edge, Cheshire and was Christened on 13 August 1895 at the local parish church. He was educated at Rugby School and Manchester University. He joined Leyland Motors in 1917 where he worked with J.G. Parry-Thomas on the Leyland Eight luxury car. He left in 1922 to set up the Arab Motor Company where he was chief designer. Only about twelve cars were built, of which two low-chassis cars survive. One is in the Isle of Man and the other one (Chassis number 6, engine number 10, registration UW 2) is now in Austria having been rebuilt and rebodied by David Barker in the early 1990s. In 1927, on the death of his friend Parry-Thomas , Railton closed the Arab factory and moved to Brooklands working for Thomson & Taylor becoming their Technical Director with responsibility for John Cobb's 1933 Napier Railton car which took the Outer Circuit record in 1933 and Sir Malcolm Campbell's Bluebird Land Speed Record cars of 1931 to 1935. His greatest achievements were probably designing the Railton Mobil Special car with which John Cobb set the Land Speed Record at 394.7 mph (635.2 km/h) in 1947 and designing the E.R.A. racing cars built in 1933-1934 at Thompson & Taylors at Brooklands. He also tuned the Hudson chassis used on the Railton car, named after him. As well as cars he designed high speed boats including the jet-powered Crusader in which John Cobb was killed in 1952 while travelling in excess of 200 mph (322 km/h) attempting to b |
What is the name given to a seagoing vessel with two banks of oars | Listing of Historical Sailing Ship types and nomenclature. Pointing a cursor over a label will display the image. Ship Names, Ratings and Types Balinger: A small single-masted sailing vessel, used in the 15th and 16th century. Baltimore Clipper: A two-masted fore-and-aft gaff-rigged schooner-like ship also carrying square sails on the foremast and often used in the role of a blockade-runner or privateer . The masts were set at extreme angles, as it was believed at the time to provide for better speed. Baltimore clippers were also used to transport prospectors and settlers from the East Coast to the West Coast during the California gold-rush. Examples of a Baltimore clipper Barca-longa: A two- or three-masted Mediterranean vessel carrying lugsails . Barque Longue: A relatively small 17th century two-masted square-rigged sailing vessel best known for its use by early Fench explorers. Examples of a barque Longue Barge: A 17th century long and narrow ship's boat, rowed by 10 to 20 oars, often used to transport senior officers. Bark: A vessel square-rigged on all but the aftermost mast , which is fore-and-aft rigged. Also spelled Barque. Most were three-masted, some were four- or five-masted vessels. Before the mid 18th century the term Barque was also often used for any three-masted vessel not fitting any other accepted nomenclature or category. Examples of a barkentine Bilander: A small two-masted merchant sailing ship, similar to a brigantine , used mainly on Dutch coastal routes and canals. Rarely larger than 100 tons burthen . She carried a fore-and-aft lateen main-sail bent to a yard hanging at about 45 degrees to the mast . Bireme: An ancient Greek or Roman war galley propelled by two tiers of oars on each side. Boat: A small open vessel for travel on water by rowing or sailing. In the age of sail, boats were essential equipment on any ship. Used as a tender , for shore landing parties, towing, warping , rescue missions, patrols, escape from mutiny , to mention only a few purposes. Boats came in a variety of shapes and sizes depending on time-period, geography and function: barges , cutters , dinghies , gigs , launches , longboats , pinnaces , shallops , skiffs , wherries and yawls . Boejer: A small single-masted Dutch vessel with an extreme rounded stern and bow , normally carrying leeboards . It had a very shallow draft but a relatively tall mast, intended for use on canals, rivers and coastal regions. Bomb Vessel: Developed by the French to battle the Barbary corsairs , these vessels used high trajectory mortars instead of conventional guns. The hull was strengthened to take the weight of one or more mortars and the foremast was completely omitted. Late 18th century bomb vessels would have had a full three-masted rig, and some were used for perilous polar expeditions since their sturdily built hulls would hold up well in the ice. Examples of a bomb vessel Bootship: An 18th century three masted vessel with a rounded bow and stern , and a flat or rounded tafferel . Developed out of the earlier 17th century Fluyt . They were either square-rigged on all masts with a spanker on the mizzen , or had a fore-and-aft gaff-rigged mizzen . Also bootschip in Dutch, literally translated as 'boatship". Sometimes also referred to as a kat or cat. Examples of a bootship Brig: A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both masts. The main mast carries a fore-and-aft boom-sail as well. In the 17th century the term Brig was also used as short for Brigantine , which then could be any variety of two-masted square-rigged vessels depending on nation and region. Examples of a brigantine Buss: A relatively large two- or sometimes three-masted European sailing vessel dating from the late 15th through the 17th century, used mainly for the North-Sea herring fishery. Up to about 200 tons in size. Also buis (Dutch). Caique: (Caïgue) A long narrow rowboat, similar to a skiff , used in the Middle East and is also the name of a light sailing vessel used in the eastern Mediterranean. Caracore: A small, light and swift sailboat with a single tr |
What is the flowing hair on the lower legs of a Clydesdale draught horse called | How to Groom a Clydesdale's Legs | Animals - mom.me How to Groom a Clydesdale's Legs The white feathers on a Clydesdale's legs will not stay white without regular grooming. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images The long white feathers on a Clydesdale's legs are one of the most easily recognizable features of this specific draft breed. Keeping the feathers clean and attractive can pose a bit of a grooming challenge, especially since they can be prone to skin conditions. Maintaining your Clydesdale's legs is an essential part of caring for him properly. Brushing The Feathers The feathering on your Clydesdale's legs can pick up all kinds of debris when your horse is being ridden or even just playing in the pasture. Dirt, sand, mud, rocks, thorns, briars and just about anything else that can get tangled in hair will get tangled in his hair. All of this stuff can quickly become uncomfortable for your horse, especially if any of it gets right next to his skin or traps moisture. Brushing out your Clydesdale's legs every day with a grooming brush will significantly reduce the tangling problem and help keep skin problems from developing. Make sure you can run your fingers through the feathers and nothing is stuck in the hairs. Washing The Feathers Even if your horse's legs are not covered in mud, white hair tends to turn yellowish brown fairly quickly when a horse is out in the pasture. Wash your Clydesdale's legs with a gentle whitening shampoo to keep the feathers clean and minimize staining. Brush the legs so that they are relatively clean and free of debris before you wash them. Be careful not to wash the legs too often because too much washing can dry out the skin and damage the feathers. Environmental Maintenance You can make grooming your Clydesdale's legs easier by paying attention to the condition of your pastures and stalls. A Clydesdale in a muddy, wet pasture is a recipe for a real mess. Try to keep your horse turned out in clean, dry areas where there is minimal debris that will get tangled in the feathers. Keep his stall clean and make sure the shavings are in good, dry condition. Skin Conditions Clydesdales are prone to skin conditions such as chronic progressive lymphedema. Horses with CPL are at higher risk of infection and may have swollen legs, sores and lesions on their skin as well as thick skin folds and swollen nodules. Failing to maintain your Clydesdale's legs may prevent you from noticing the early symptoms of skin conditions or make them more difficult for your veterinarian to treat. If you are unwilling or unable to maintain your horse's feathers properly on a daily basis, then you may want to have the horse professionally clipped or shaved to remove the feathers. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images See More Animals |
What is Britain’s busiest and biggest container port | Port of Felixstowe :: World’s largest container ships call at Port of Britain World’s largest container ships call at Port of Britain 15th October 2013 The Port of Felixstowe has handled four of the world’s largest container ships in 24 hours and become the first port in the UK to handle an 18,000 TEU vessel. The period of intense activity at the UK’s busiest container port began with the arrival of the 13,000 TEU MSC Capella, and included maiden calls by the 18,000 TEU Majestic Maersk, currently the largest class of vessel in the world, and the 13,400 TEU Cosco England. The 14,000 TEU MSC Gaia was the fourth of the quartet. Commenting on the series of Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCSs) calling at the port, Paul Davey, Head of Corporate Affairs of Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited, owners of the Port of Felixstowe, said: “The global shipping industry is witnessing rapid growth not just in the size of container ships, but also in the number of the largest ULCSs calling in Europe. Seeing four of these giant ships at Felixstowe in 24 hours demonstrates our unique ability to handle multiple calls by the very largest ships simultaneously. “We are committed to an on-going programme of investment to ensure that we stay ahead of the game when it comes to providing the facilities and resources necessary to turn even the biggest container ships around in the quickest possible time. It is also testimony to the skill and experience of our workforce that all the vessels were completed on or ahead of planned schedule.” The Port of Felixstowe is the largest container port in the UK. It benefits from being the closest UK container port to the main ports of Northern Europe and having direct marine access from the North Sea. |
What is the trade of a British Army soldier with a white horseshoe on his upper arm | Trade & Profiency badges of WW1 & WW2 Page 2 SP Special Proficiency. T Technician Notes: "With so many tradesmen groups appearing it was decided to distinguish many by pay grading and thus groups A and B were introduced, the badges having the old English letters between laurel sprays to indicate the group. There were for a time trade groups with C and D markings. The C within the laurel to indicate cook. Other unusual trades include experimental assistants, gunnery, who wear the badge of a theodolite with the EG with a laurel wreath." from "Badges and Insignia of the British Armed Services." Machine gunners: "The development of automatic weapons also brought fresh badges. In 1917 the first class marksman for the Lewis gun and the Hotchkiss gun wore the initials LG and HG respectively over laurel sprays. In 1921 LG became the initials for the light machine gunner. The initials MG, which had indicated the heavy machine gun branch, changed by 1944 to indicate the medium machine gun marksman. The machine gunners also had variations to mark their skill-at-arms and their competition badges included the grades for skill in shooting which were marked by crossed rifles. A star over the MG in a wreath was worn by the best man in each MG squadron or support company." Artillerymen - special duties: "Qualification badges in skill-at-arms for artillery include many with letter and laurel sprays or wreath. The L worn on the upper arm of layers is well known, having been worn early in the century. The H for height-taker became an anti-aircraft skill in 1939. The cursive R for range-taker first class of artillery and infantry goes back to 1914. The O in a wreath marked the qualified observer from 1915 up to 1921. The plotter of the Royal Artillery (including WRAC personnel) as well as the predictor members of the anti-aircraft artillery took the cursive P over laurel sprays about 1939. The first-class gunner in the Royal Tank Corps wore the G in the wreath and the introduction of anti-tank guns brought a new badge for the gun-layer (not in the artillery) of a Roman AT over the laurel sprays." Special proficiency: "There are many other badges many of which have now disappeared. There was the SP for special proficiency worn from 1939 to 1950, the FS for field security police. There is the propeller for members of the old RASC fleet and two versions of a diver's helmet, one with SW for shallow water divers." Tradesmen: "When tradesmen in the army were being recognized, their trade was that as already indicated by their skill-at-arms or proficiency badges. As they were frequently assumed for the trades it is difficult to say which wearer is which unless precise dating or circumstances can be quoted. Some of the oldest badges date before 1864. There is the horse shoe of the farrier which was worn on his headdress in the 18th century but much later as an arm badge. As a trade badge the farrier-sergeant wore the shoe over his three chevrons. The bit was the sign of the saddler and collar-maker (not in cavalry regiments but artillery, etc.). The wheel of the wheeler and carpenter could also be worn by as high a rank as wheeler-major, and in modern times by the pattern maker, the shipwright, carriage, and wagon repairer as well as wood turner and machinist. The crossed pincers and hammer of the fitter or smith continue un use for a variety of trades like armourer, blacksmith, boilermaker, electrical fitter, engine fitter, and many other fitters, grinder, metal machinist, and many other trades. This badge can be worn with rank markings." |
What is the correct name for moonstone | Moonstone Meanings and Uses | Crystal Vaults Moonstone Meanings and Uses The Healing Energies, Metaphysical Properties, Legendary Uses, and Meaning Introduction to Meaning and Uses of Moonstone As ancient as the moon itself, Moonstone holds the power of mystery. Its secrets are locked beneath a pearly veil, and with them, our own hidden truths. Only within its reflected light can we begin to understand what it has to teach us. Moonstone is foremost a talisman of the inward journey, taking one deep into the self to retrieve what is missing, the parts of the soul left behind or forgotten, then brought to light. [Simmons, 267] Since earliest times, Moonstone has been a tangible connection to the magic of the moon - an amulet of protection for travelers, a gift of lovers for passion, a channel for prophecy, and a path to wisdom. Our ties to the moon are strong. As it waxes and wanes in cyclic perfection, it creates the tides and rhythms of our mother, Earth, and influences our behaviors, emotions and spiritual growth. Moonstone calms and encourages, teaching us the natural rhythms of life. Moonstone has been used in Roman jewelry for nearly two thousand years, even longer in the Orient. It has always been a sacred stone in India with a special significance for lovers, and is a traditional wedding gift there. It was a popular choice for jewelers in the Art Nouveau period, and in Europe was believed to reconcile estranged lovers and to cure sleeplessness. Moonstone is known as the Traveler's Stone for the protection it affords, especially at night, and because of its uplifting quality of hope, has long been worn as a talisman to enhance the personality. [Ahsian, 267][Mella, 91] Named for its moon-like sheen, Moonstone is a Feldspar mineral exhibiting a soft, watery opaqueness and a silvery-white reflection called chatoyancy that moves as a line across the surface as light varies. Moonstone occurs in delicate shades of peach, blue, gray, white and a prismatic variety known as Rainbow Moonstone. In addition to the general properties of all Moonstones outlined in this article, the following crystals have additional focuses. Blue, or Cat's Eye Moonstone, promotes clarity of the mind and inner vision, keeping one focused while in a meditative or altered state of awareness. It is particularly helpful in seeing emotional patterns and life lessons, and in balancing yin and yang energies. Gray Moonstone is a stone of perceiving beyond the veil - useful to the clairvoyant and shaman, and in moving one into unseen realms. It is called the "New Moon Stone" and carries the mysteries and powers of the new moon, where all things exist as potential. White Moonstone carries the energy of the new moon at the height of its power, stimulating psychic perception, vision and dream work. It can magnify one's emotions, activating the kundalini energy in women and emotional balance in men, and is supportive in children to drive away nightmares or insomnia. Peach or Yellow Moonstone supports the heart as it stimulates the mind, soothing worry or anxiety, and bringing out the best in people. Its loving energy promotes the Divine in all situations, and is an emotional support for intuitive or sensitive children. Rainbow Moonstone acts as a prism, diffusing energy throughout the aura. It provides psychic protection, clearing the mind and senses, and aids in lucid dreaming and calm sleep. It deflects negativity and eases emotional trauma. Aligned with the Goddess, Rainbow Moonstones connect with the energies and spirits of Nature, from plant devas to galactic consciousness. [For more information on these specific gemstones, see The Book of Stones by Robert Simmons and Naisha Ahsian, and The New Crystal Bible by Cassandra Eason.] Moonstone Uses and Purposes - Overview Legendary as the Traveler's Stone, Moonstone is especially protective of those who travel by night or upon the water when the moon is shining. Frequent travelers should keep one in the glove compartment for safe night driving and as protection against road rage. [Mella, 91][Eason, 42] Moon |
What firth does Inverness overlook | A walk round Inverness | simonvarwell.co.uk A walk round Inverness Simon Varwell / Friday 1 February 2013 Inverness boasts a lovely circular walk of a couple of hours or so that takes in the River Ness, the Ness Islands, the shores of the Beauly Firth, and the Caledonian Canal. Only it doesn’t really boast it. It’s not well-known or advertised as a single circular walk, but it is admittedly easy to put together by using many other obvious routes and walks, including the Merkinch Nature Reserve , the Great Glen Way and the recently-branded Great Glen Canoe Trail . It is admittedly one of the offerings on the excellent website Walk Highlands , but you’ll see no official signs, branding or marketing for it in town or online, and certainly nothing that demonstrates it as a great way to see Inverness and its surrounding area. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve walked it, but doing a couple of weekends ago was a real novelty because, despite it being January, it was a surprisingly mild day. If you start in the city centre (anywhere near the railway station sign on the map on the right), the idea is to walk in an anti-clockwise route around what looks on the map to be a large landmass in Inverness. It is shaped by three bodies of water – the River Ness (on its right), the Beauly Firth (at the top) and the Caledonian Canal (on its left). The map on the right shows the walk in its entirety (albeit unmarked – anyone know how to do that?) but you can zoom in within this page to see more detail or see it in a new window in a larger map . I decided to write this post about the walk, and illustrate it with (or link to) photos from along the way – including both ones I took the other weekend and one I’ve taken on previous walks. The route If you head from the city centre over the Waterloo Bridge (the city’s northernmost road bridge), you then go under the rail bridge and hug the west bank of the River Ness, heading north out to the mouth of the river. You pass one or two run-down buildings and some lingering remains of Inverness’s industrial past as you skirt the edges of the districts of Merkinch and South Kessock. If you look across the river, you’ll see the to the harbour, marina and Kessock Bridge in the background (left). After a quick detour through a gate on your right to Carnac Point, you can press on to the old slipway and ferry ticket office , now abandoned after the creation of the Kessock Bridge. Before that was constructed in the 1980s, journeys to the northern Highlands required you to either take the ferry or drive west all the way round the Beauly Firth. You have great views from here westwards down the Beauly Firth (with the mountains of the northwest, including the lumbering giant that is Ben Wyvis, clearly visible on a good day), north to the Black Isle, or eastwards past the Kessock Bridge to the Inverness Firth and Moray Firth beyond. The views westward continue if you follow signs for the Merkinch Nature Reserve (right), following the edge of the Beauly Firth by way of a narrow path. If you’re into birdwatching (which I completely am not), I am sure this is a pretty good spot. Once you (carefully) cross the railway line, you arrive near the top of the Caledonian Canal, and you can follow this right out to the house at the very top of the canal where boats enter the firth. To continue the circular path, though, cross the canal and then the railway line again, and you find yourself at Clachnaharry, a once-separate village now virtually subsumed into the sprawl of Inverness. The tightly-knit old houses in Clachnaharry retain the area’s distinct character and attraction, however, as does the wonderful Clachnaharry Inn. You reach the inn by a third crossing of the railway line (this time via the metal bridge – below) and walking round the block on to the main road. The Clachnaharry Inn is one of my favourite spots in Inverness, boasting good food, a good range of drinks and one of the city’s very few pleasant beer gardens. If you head through the back you find yourself on a patio which sits adjacent to the railway |
What year saw the death of Billy the Kid | The Death Of Billy The Kid, 1881 The Death Of Billy The Kid, 1881 Printer Friendly Version >>> Billy the Kid Billy The Kid was born in the slums of New York City in 1859. After the death of his father, he traveled west with his mother ending up in Silver City, New Mexico Territory in 1873. Little of substance is known about Billy's life during this period, and myth has replaced fact to shroud the early years of Billy the Kid in folklore. What is known for sure is that he arrived in Lincoln County, New Mexico in 1877 using the name William Bonney. His life would last only four more years, but in that short period he became embroiled in the events that made him a legend. Lincoln County was in a state of near-anarchy in 1877. The native Apache had recently been subdued and the local cattlemen divided themselves into two camps in a fight for local power. Unfortunately for Billy the Kid, he allied himself with the losing side in this "Lincoln County War." Billy worked as a ranch hand for John Tunstall a leader of one faction seeking control of the county. Tunstall befriended the Kid acting in many ways as a surrogate father. Tunstall's ambush and murder in 1878 by a sheriff's posse set the Kid off on a path of revenge. His first victims were the sheriff and his deputy, killed from ambush on the streets of Lincoln. On the run for two years, the Kid was eventually captured, tried, convicted and returned to Lincoln to hang for the murders. However, Lincoln's makeshift jail was no match for Billy the Kid. On the evening of April 28, 1881 as he was climbing the steps returning him to his cell, the Kid made a mad dash, grabbed a six-shooter and shot his guard. Hearing the shots, a second guard ran from across the street only to be gunned down by the Kid standing on the balcony above him. Mounting a horse, William Bonney galloped out of town and into history. ADVERTISMENT Death of a Legend Pat Garrett was elected Sheriff of Lincoln County in 1880 on a reform ticket with the expectation that he would reinstate justice in the area. One of his first acts was to capture Billy the Kid, sending him to trial for the murder of the Lincoln sheriff and his deputy. Garrett was away from Lincoln on county business when the Kid made his escape. Rather than chase after the fugitive, Garrett kept to his ranch mending fences and attending to his cattle. In July, the Sheriff received word that the Kid was hiding out at the abandoned Fort Sumner about 140 miles west of Lincoln. Rounding up two of his deputies, John Poe and Thomas McKinney, Garrett set off in pursuit of the Kid. On the night of July 14, the Sheriff and his two deputies approached the dusty old Fort now converted to living quarters. The residents were sympathetic to the Kid and the lawmen could extract little information. Garrett decided to seek out an old friend, Peter Maxwell, who might tell him the Kid's whereabouts. As chance would have it, the Kid stumbled right into the Sheriff's hands. Garrett published his account of the incident a year after it happened: "I then concluded to go and have a talk with Peter Maxwell, Esq., in whom I felt sure I could rely. We had ridden to within a short distance of Maxwell's grounds when we found a man in camp and stopped. To Poe's great surprise, he recognized in the camper an old friend and former Pat Garett partner, in Texas, named Jacobs. We unsaddled here, got some coffee, and, on foot, entered an orchard which runs from this point down to a row of old buildings, some of them occupied by Mexicans, not more than sixty yards from Maxwell's house. We approached these houses cautiously, and when within earshot, heard the sound of voices conversing in Spanish. We concealed ourselves quickly and listened; but the distance was too great to hear words, or even distinguish voices. Soon a man arose from the ground, in full view, but too far away to recognize. He wore a broad-brimmed hat, a dark vest and pants, and was in his shirtsleeves. With a few words, which fell like a murmur on our ears, he went to the fence, jumped it, and walked down towards M |
In which children's book did Humpty Dumpty first appear | Origins of Humpty Dumpty and the Fall of Colchester Humpty Dumpty and the Fall of Colchester Humpty Dumpty and the Fall of Colchester - origins How did the story come about? Humpty Dumpty as described in Lewis Caroll's book Nobody knows exactly who or what Humpty Dumpty was. The rhyme was first printed in 1810 and became famous through Lewis Caroll's book, 'Alice Through the Looking Glass', where Humpty Dumpty is shown as a round egg. However, it is a very old rhyme and goes back much earlier than this. Humpty Dumpty was a common "nickname", used in 15th century England, to describe large people. This had led to many ideas as to who, or what, the Humpty Dumpty in the nursery rhyme really was. The idea that 'Humpty Dumpty' was a powerful cannon, used during the English Civil War (1642-49), is one of the ideas taken most seriously. Cannons, at this time, were very heavy and moving them, even the smallest, took many men. Is any of the story based on fact? The damaged tower of St Mary's by the Wall church At the time of the civil war in 1648, Colchester was a town with a castle and several churches and was protected by the city wall. During the siege of Colchester, the 15th century tower of the church known as 'St Mary's by the Wall' was indeed much damaged. This happened because, on June 15th 1648, the church was strengthened against attack, by putting a cannon on the roof. As in the story, a gunner known as 'One-Eyed Jack Thompson' fired the cannon. He caused a lot of damage to Lord Fairfax's attacking troops. Thompson's success made many of the Roundheads fire onto the church roof and, sometime during the 14th or 15th of July, Thompson and his gun came tumbling down. The damaged cannon could not be raised again. This was one of a number of setbacks and, on August 28th 1648, the Royalists lay down their weapons, opened the gates of Colchester and surrendered to the Parliamentarians. Are there any other explanations for the rhyme's origin? Cannon and battle This is just one of the explanations for the origins of Humpty Dumpty, but there is no proof that these events are the origin of the nursery rhyme character, as claimed by local folklore. There are other ideas. One says that "Humpty Dumpty" referred to Charles I himself - the Humpty Dumpty of England. He was toppled by the Puritan majority in Parliament (the great fall). The King's army (Cavaliers) could not give his power back and Charles I was executed. Another idea says the rhyme refers to King Richard III and his defeat at the Battle of Bosworth. Yet another says that Humpy Dumpty was based on the sudden catastrophic fall of Cardinal Wolsey from Henry VIII era. The Cardinal became ill on the way to his trial and died before he got to London. He was Henry's most trusted friend for a long time, until Anne Boleyn came along and turned Henry against him. No one expected him to be toppled so quickly. However, whether these legends are true or not, the idea of Humpty Dumpty as a large cannon makes a great story. |
Who steals the sausages in Punch and Judy | Punch & Judy This sequence involves the use of a special prop set of sausages . [While he is looking to one side of the theatre a crocodile comes up behind him and steals one of the sausages.] Punch: What? Someone stole a sausage! There are only three left! Who stole one of the sausages? Was that you? [Again the crocodile comes up behind and snatches away another of sausages. Normally at this point the audience is shouting out trying to warn Punch about the crocodile. Mr Punch goes to other side of the booth.] Punch: Ive only got two left. Joey wont be able to have one. Whos been stealing the sausages? [Audience responds] A pussy cat? Pussy,pussy, pussy! [The crocodile comes up in front of him and grabs hold of the sausages. This time they do not pull apart as before so Punch and the croc have a bit of a tug of war over the remaining two sausages. Punch losses his grip on the sausages and falls backwards. The crocodile wins and takes them away waving them triumphantly in its jaws.] Punch: That pussy cat has stolen all the sausages! Ill catch that pussy. [He picks up his stick] [He looks out of the booth. Meanwhile the crocodile creeps up behind him. The audience scream out but when Punch spins around the crock ducks down only to reappear behind him. Punch creeps to the other side of the booth with the croc just behind him, its jaws slowly opening wider and wider. Again Punch spins around but again the croc disappears. Punch creeps forward stalking his prey. The crocodile reappears following him. This time they go around in a circle. Punch turns, the croc ducks and pops up behind him. Punch quickly turns again and finds himself staring into the jaws of the crocodile. He turns to the audience.] Punch: This is not a pussy cat. It's a crocodile! [The croc snatches the stick in its jaws, and starts to swallow the stick while Punch tries to stop it.] Punch: That crocodiles stolen Punchs stick. What'll I do? [The crocodile then starts to chase Punch around the booth. The crocodile ducks down leaving Punch running around. The croc then pops up in front of him and bites him on the nose and pops down again.] Punch: Oh my nose! My poor beautiful nose! That crocodile has eaten my nose! Im dead and dying! Help me, help me! Call a doctor. Doctor! Doctor! [Punch falls down as if dying] |
In the Thomas The Tank Engine stories what or who is Bertie | Bertie | Thomas the Tank Engine Wikia | Fandom powered by Wikia Bertie is a red bus who works near Thomas' Branch Line . He is owned by the Sodor Roadway Bus Services . Contents Bio in the Railway Series Tank Engine Thomas Again After Thomas became stuck in a snowdrift, Bertie came to rescue Thomas' passengers. He later raced Thomas after claiming he was the faster of the two, but lost after having to stop at a traffic light. Edward the Blue Engine Bertie tried to catch up with Edward while carrying Thomas' passengers. More About Thomas the Tank Engine Bertie teased Thomas about being slow, but had to eat his words after breaking down. Thomas and Victoria Bertie was mentioned as being sick and unable to help Toby and Henrietta with carrying the quarry workers. Thomas and his Friends Bertie was mentioned to have helped pick up visitors who wanted to see the bust of the Thin Clergyman unveiled after the partial collapse of Henry's Tunnel . Bio in the television series Bertie is continuously alluding to his race with Thomas and how he could win next time. He actually raced Thomas again in the seventh season episode, Three Cheers for Thomas , but only won because Thomas was sidetracked with collecting the sport medals. Bertie and Thomas have seemed to continue this tradition of racing. However, in the seventeenth season, he was re-routed giving him an advantage. Thomas is still able to beat him occasionally. In the nineteenth season, he teased Thomas by telling him about what was on the other side of a mountain on his branch line. Thomas was cross by Bertie's teasing and became determined to find out what was there. In Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure , while he and Thomas are racing, Thomas nearly collides with Toby, and he nearly collides with Oliver the Excavator . He was then seen on the road by the Harwick Branch Line . Sheep were in his way, but Bertie just smiled. Persona Bertie is friendly and ready to help anyone in need. However, he can be quite cocky and boastful about himself, especially to Thomas, always joking around and teasing him about their races. He can sometimes be quite grumpy, as whenever he breaks down or gets stuck, he grumbles about it. He is always, however, easy-going and cheerful to everyone he sees. Basis Bertie is based on an AEC Regal "T Class" London Country Area bus. Livery Bertie is painted in the common red livery of buses in the United Kingdom, mostly famously used by London Transport. His number plate, CRD54, refers to the fact that it was first seen in Edward the Blue Engine , published in 1954, and illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby . Appearances Bertie could possibly be owned by Sodor Roadway Bus Services . Bertie is the only talking non-rail vehicle to appear in every season of the television series. Bertie's French name was Bertrand in the Classic Series . His driver's door had always been painted on in black. Bertie would often have two drivers, as seen in Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party. Bertie went through several aesthetic changes in the television series: Season 2 His driver's door handle disappeared. Parts of Season 2 & 3: Some of Bertie's facemasks have rounded edges on his radiator instead of being slanted. Season 3: Bertie now has eyebrows on every face mask. His face mask mouths are now painted in. Season 7: Bertie's eyes now move with a motor. Season 8: Bertie now has Caroline 's horn sound. Season 11: Bertie's radiator is permanently slanted on the corners with all facemasks. Season 13: |
In what year did Argentina invade the Falklands | BBC ON THIS DAY | 2 | 1982: Argentina invades Falklands 1982: Argentina invades Falklands Argentina has invaded the British territory of the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic. The islands, off the coast of Argentina, have been a cause of friction between the two countries since Britain claimed them in 1833. The Argentine flag is now flying over Government House in the Falkland Islands' capital, Port Stanley. The head of the country's military junta, General Leopoldo Galtieri, has welcomed the "recovery" of "Las Malvinas" - the Argentine name for the Falklands. General Galtieri said Argentina had been left with no option other than military action. The invasion followed months of sabre-rattling and a build-up over the past few days of Argentine war ships off the Falkland Islands, home to about 1,800 people. 'Unprepared' At 0600 on Friday Argentina began "Operation Rosario" when a unit of Argentine troops landed near Port Stanley. The leader of the Argentine forces, Admiral Jorge Anaya, had contacted the Falklands' governor, Rex Hunt, to appeal for a peaceful surrender. But the request was rejected and the 80 members of the Royal Marine regiment stationed on the island and 20 locals were mobilised. But by early afternoon they were vastly outnumbered by about 3,000 Argentine troops. After an attack on Government House during which one Argentine soldier is said to have been killed, Rex Hunt ordered the British troops to surrender. No Falkland Islanders or Royal Marines died in the fighting though one serviceman is reported to be badly wounded. The British Government has cut diplomatic ties with Argentina and started to assemble a large naval taskforce to reclaim the islands. Questions are being asked as to why the government was so unprepared given two recent "invasions" by Argentine civilians of another British territory in the region. In the latest incident in March they planted a flag on South Georgia, an uninhabited island 800 miles (1287 kilometres) north east of the Falklands. |
What was the name given to the followers of Garibaldi in the Italian Wars of Independence | SparkNotes: Europe (1848-1871): Italian Unification (1848-1870) Italian Unification (1848-1870) Italian Unification (1848-1870), page 2 page 1 of 2 Summary The movement to unite Italy into one cultural and political entity was known as the Risorgimento (literally, "resurgence"). Giuseppe Mazzini and his leading pupil, Giuseppe Garibaldi, failed in their attempt to create an Italy united by democracy. Garibaldi, supported by his legion of Red Shirts-- mostly young Italian democrats who used the 1848 revolutions as a opportunity for democratic uprising--failed in the face of the resurgence of conservative power in Europe. However, it was the aristocratic politician named Camillo di Cavour who finally, using the tools of realpolitik, united Italy under the crown of Sardinia. "Realpolitik" is the notion that politics must be conducted in terms of the realistic assessment of power and the self-interest of individual nation-states (and the pursuit of those interests by any means, often ruthless and violent ones) and Cavour used it superbly. In 1855, as prime minister of Sardinia, he involved the kingdom on the British and French side of the Crimean War, using the peace conference to give international publicity to the cause of Italian unification. In 1858, he formed an alliance with France, one that included a pledge of military support if necessary, against Austria, Italy's major obstacle to unification. After a planned provocation of Vienna, Austria declared war against Sardinia in 1859 and was easily defeated by the French army. The peace, signed in November 1959 in Zurich, Switzerland, joined Lombardy, a formerly Austrian province, with Sardinia. In return, France received Savoy and Nice from Italy--a small price to pay for paving the way to unification. Inspired by Cavour's success against Austria, revolutionary assemblies in the central Italian provinces of Tuscany, Parma, Modena, and Romagna voted in favor of unification with Sardinia in the summer of 1859. In the spring of 1860, Garibaldi came out of his self-imposed exile to lead a latter day Red Shirt army, known as the Thousand, in southern Italy. By the end of the year, Garibaldi had liberated Sicily and Naples, which together made up the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Cavour, however, worried that Garibaldi, a democrat, was replacing Sardinia, a constitutional monarchy, as the unifier of Italy. To put an end to Garibaldi's offensive, Cavour ordered Sardinian troops into the Papal States and the Kingdom of Naples. After securing important victories in these regions, Cavour organized plebiscites, or popular votes, to annex Naples to Sardinia. Garibaldi, outmaneuvered by the experienced realist Cavour, yielded his territories to Cavour in the name of Italian unification. In 1861, Italy was declared a united nation-state under the Sardinian king Victor Immanuel II. Reapolitik continued to work for the new Italian nation. When Prussia defeated Austria in a war in 1866, Italy struck a deal with Berlin, forcing Vienna to turn over Venetia. In addition, when France lost a war to Prussia in 1870, Victor Immanuel II took over Rome when French troops left. The entire boot of Italy was united under one crown. Commentary Why did Cavour succeed and Garibaldi fail? Was it really only a matter of speed? If Garibaldi had started his crusade earlier and had time to conquer the Papal State before Cavour sent his troops to do so, would Cavour have been forced to give up his territory in the name of a united Italy? Doubtful. But is speed really the only issue? That, too, is doubtful. It seems that of the two, Cavour alone understood the relationship between national and international events, and was thus able to manipulate foreign policy for his own ends. Garibaldi, a democrat, a warrior, and an anti-Catholic, was without question on the road to conflict with the monarchies of Europe. Cavour, with the added credibility of representing a monarch, blended perfectly with the political situation in Europe at the time. C |
Which Vietnam village was the scene of an horrific massacre in 1968 | My Lai Massacre - Vietnam War - HISTORY.com My Lai Massacre A+E Networks Introduction In one of the most horrific incidents of violence against civilians during the Vietnam War, a company of American soldiers brutally killed the majority of the population of the South Vietnamese hamlet of My Lai in March 1968. Though exact numbers remain unconfirmed, it is believed that as many as 500 people including women, children and the elderly were killed in the My Lai Massacre.. Higher-ranking U.S. Army officers managed to cover up the events of that day for a year before revelations by a soldier who had heard of the massacre sparked a wave of international outrage and led to a special investigation into the matter. In 1970, a U.S. Army board charged 14 officers of crimes related to the events at My Lai; only one was convicted. The brutality of the My Lai killings and the extent of the cover-up exacerbated growing antiwar sentiment on the home front in the United States and further divided the nation over the continuing American presence in Vietnam. Google Massacre at My Lai The My Lai hamlet, part of the village of Son My, was located in Quang Ngai province, which was believed to be a stronghold of the National Liberation Front (NLF) or Viet Cong (VC) and was a frequent target of U.S. and South Vietnamese bombing attacks. In March 1968, Charlie Company of the Americal Division’s 11th Infantry Brigade received word that VC guerrillas had taken control of Son My. Led by Lieutenant William L. Calley, the unit was sent to the village on a search-and-destroy mission on March 16. At the time, morale among U.S. soldiers on the ground was dwindling, especially in the wake of the North Vietnamese-led Tet Offensive , which was launched on January 31 1968. Charlie Company had lost some 28 of its members to death or injuries, and was down to just over 100 men. Did You Know? Hugh Thompson, the helicopter pilot who stopped the My Lai massacre, later told the news program "60 Minutes" that he received death threats upon his return from Vietnam. In March 1998, 30 years after the events at My Lai, the U.S. Army presented Thompson and two members of his crew with the Soldier's Medal, for heroism not involving conflict with an enemy. Army commanders had advised the soldiers of Charlie Company that all who were found in Son My could be considered VC or active VC sympathizers, and ordered them to destroy the village. When they arrived, the soldiers found no Viet Cong, but rounded up and murdered hundreds of civilians–mostly women, children and old men–in an extremely brutal fashion, including rape and torture. Calley was reported to have dragged dozens of people, including young children, into a ditch before executing them with a machine gun. Not a single shot was fired against the men of Charlie Company at My Lai. Cover-Up of the My Lai Massacre The My Lai massacre reportedly ended only after Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson, an Army helicopter pilot on a reconnaissance mission, landed his aircraft between the soldiers and the retreating villagers and threatened to open fire if they continued their attacks. Knowing news of the massacre would cause a scandal, officers higher up in command of Charlie Company and the 11th Brigade immediately made efforts to downplay the bloodshed. The coverup continued until Ron Ridenhour, a soldier in the 11th Brigade who had heard reports of the massacre but had not participated, began a campaign to bring the events to light. After writing letters to President Richard Nixon, the Pentagon , State Department, Joint Chiefs of Staff and several congressmen, with no response, Ridenhour finally gave an interview to the investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, who broke the story in November 1969. Amid the international uproar that followed Ridenhour’s revelations, the U.S. Army ordered a special investigation into the My Lai massacre and subsequent efforts to cover it up. The inquiry, headed by Lieutenant General William Peers, released its report in March 1970 and recommended that no fewer than 28 officers be charged for thei |
What was the soldier called in a cavalry division who only carried light weapons | French Cavalry : Uniforms : Organization : Weapons : Cavalerie fran�aise during and after the battle," - Emperor Napoleon The force of impact generated by cavalry, provided it was engaged at the proper moment, was out of all proportion to its numbers. Had this not been the case, after all, governments would not have spent so much money on maintaining mounted troops, which represented a heavy cost to the national treasury. A single cavalry regiment consumed 4 metric tons of fodder every day. "Cavalry is useful before, during and after the battle," wrote Napoleon, and he stressed the need for audacity in its employment and careful training to achieve true discipline. He was also insistent that careful categorization according to role was of great importance... It was some time before the French cavalry reached its full potential, as it had suffered the loss of many officers during the Revolutionary period, but by 1807 it was reaching its prime. The great charges led by Murat at Eylau and Grouchy at Friedland played vital parts in the outcome of these battles." (Chandler - "Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars" pp 85-86) "Under Napoleon, the French cavalry were, in contrast to the infantry, far more renowned for their action in masses than for their duty as light troops. They were deemed irresistible, and even Napier admits their superiority over the English cavalry of that day. Wellington, to a certain degree, did the same. And strange to say, this irresistible cavalry consisted of such inferior horsemen ... no soldiers are so careless of their horses as the French." ("The Armies of Europe" in Putnam's Monthly, No. XXXII, published in 1855) Albert-Jean-Michel de Rocca writes: "The various troops that composed our army, especially the cavalry and infantry, differed extremely in manners and habits. The infantrymen, having only to think of themselves and their muskets, were selfish, great talkers, and great sleepers. ... They were apt to dispute with their officers, and sometimes they were even insolent to them ... They forgot all their hardships the moment they heard the sound of the enemy's first gun. The hussars and chasseurs were generally accused of being plunderers and prodigal, loving drink and fancying every thing fair while in presence of the enemy. Accustomed, one may almost say, to sleep with an open eye, to have an ear always awake to the sound of the trumpet, to reconnoitre far in advance during a march, to trace the ambuscades of the enemy ... they could not fail to have acquired superior intelligence and habits of independence. Nevertheless, they were always silent and submissive in presence of their officers, for fear of being dismounted. Forever smoking, to pass away his life, the light cavalryman, under his large cloak, braved in every country the rigour of the seasons. The rider and his horse, accustomed to live together, contracted a character of resemblance." - Napoleon Theoretical strength of regiment was between 800 and 1.200 men. During campaign the numbers decreased. For example during crossing of the Rhine River (September 1805) eight cuirassier regiments had 484 men per regiment on average. In December at Austerlitz it decreased to 317 men per regiment. (It gives 35 % losses within 4 months. For comparison losses in twenty five regiments of dragoons were 40 % {counted without the foot dragoons}, in seven regiments of hussars 25 % and in nine chasseurs were approx. 32 %.) Most often regiment had 3 or 4 squadrons. For example at Austerlitz 44 cavalry regiments had 153 squadrons, on average 3.5 squadron per regiment. During the 1812-1813 campaigns there were several regiments 6 or 8 squadrons each. Below is structure of regiment four-squadron strong. Originally there were 4 Eagles per cavalry regiment of 4 squadrons. In 1806 Napoleon ordered that regiments of chasseurs and hussars deposit all Eagles, dragoons deposit 3 and keep only one in the field and the cuirassiers retain 3 Eagles per regiment. Some regiments of hussars and chasseurs refused to give up their Eagles and in 180 |
How old was Elvis Presley when he died | How and When Did Elvis Presley Die? How and when did Elvis Presley die? How and when did Elvis Presley die? nydailynews. com Updated August 15, 2015. Question: How and when did Elvis Presley die? Answer: Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977 in the bathroom of his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 42 at the time of death. He had been on the toilet, but fallen off onto the floor, where he lay in a pool of his own vomit. Panicked, his staff contacted an ambulance, which rushed him to nearby Baptist Memorial Hospital, where, after several attempts to revive him, he died at 3:30 pm CST. His autopsy was performed at 7:00 pm. The official coroner's report lists "cardiac arrhythmia" as the cause of Presley's death, but this was later admitted to be a ruse entered into by the Presley family along with autopsy physicians Dr. Jerry T. Francisco, Dr. Eric Muirhead and Dr. Noel Florredo to cover up the real cause of death, a cocktail of ten prescribed drugs, taken in doses no doctor would prescribe: The painkillers Morphine and Demerol. Chloropheniramine, an antihistamine. The tranquilizers Placidyl and Valium. continue reading below our video Highest Paid Female Actors Ever Finally, four drugs were found in "significant" quantities: Codeine, an opiate, Ethinamate, largely prescribed at the time as a "sleeping pill," Quaaludes, and a barbituate, or depressant, that has never been identified. It has also been rumored that Diazepam, Amytal, Nembutal, Carbrital, Sinutab, Elavil, Avental, and Valmid were found in his system at death. The phrase "cardiac arrhythmia," in the context of the coroner's report, means little more than a stopped heart; the report initially tried to attribute the arrhythmia to cardiovascular disease, but Elvis' own personal physician has stated that Presley had no such chronic problems at the time. Most of Elvis' many health problems can and have been traced back to rampant abuse of prescription drugs. Elvis had visited his dentist on August 15th to have a temporary crown put in; it has also been suggested that the codeine the dentist gave him that day resulted in an anaphylactic shock that assisted in his death. (He had suffered allergic reactions to the drug previously.) |
Which Elvis Presley hit record contains spoken lines from Shakespeare | Elvis Presley: Original Version Recordings of Songs He Sang (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I recorded by Elvis on Tuesday, 10 June 1958; Studio Written by: Trader Originally recorded by Hank Snow in 1952 Hear Elvis's version on: Elvis' Gold Records Volume 2; The Complete 50's Masters 4; ELV1S 30 #1 Hits Hank Snow was born Clarence Eugene Snow on 9 May 1914 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, and suffered a childhood of poverty and abuse. He ran away from home at age 12 and worked at various jobs before following his idol, Jimmy Rodgers into the music business, and eventually earning himself a record deal with RCA Canada in 1936. Snow's heyday was between 1950 and 1965, but he continued performing regularly until the mid-1990s. He became a US citizen in 1956. Hank Snow died in December 1999. See also "I'm Movin' On." Note that the track released on "ELV1S 30 #1 Hits" is not the original single release! (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me recorded by Elvis on Monday, 15 March 1971; Studio Written by: Lightfoot Originally recorded by Gordon Lightfoot in 1964 Hear Elvis's version on: Walk A Mile In My Shoes—The Essential 70's Masters Disc 3 Gordon Lightfoot recorded his own version shortly before Peter, Paul and Mary's hit version of 1964, but his recording was not released until 1966. Gordon Lightfoot was born on 17 November 1938 in Orillia, Ontario (Canada). He made several recordings in 1960 as a member of the Two Tones. (See also "Early Morning Rain.") (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me) recorded by Elvis on Sunday, 13 January 1957; Studio Written by: Dorsey Originally recorded by Flying Clouds Of Detroit in 1946 Hear Elvis's version on: Elvis' Christmas Album; The Complete Million Dollar Session; The Complete 50's Masters 2 Thomas A. Dorsey became known as "the father of gospel music," after having written more than 400 gospels. However, he had a much more secular start in the music business (for example, he recorded "Tight Like That" with Tampa Red in 1928!). Some sources credit him with inventing the term "gospel music." Dorsey wrote this number in 1937, basing it on the earlier spiritual, "We Shall Walk Through The Valley In Peace," with Mahalia Jackson in mind. However, Jackson did not record the number and, indeed, it remained unrecorded until May 1946 when the Flying Clouds Of Detroit picked it up and recorded it as part of their only recording session for Haven. Their original was released the following year on Haven 510. Tiny Powell's Paramount Singers recorded it in 1949, but it was not until 1951 and Red Foley's million-selling version that the song became widely popular. Elvis also recorded Dorsey's "Take My Hand, Precious Lord." Elvis's version of "Peace In The Valley," however, owes more to Red Foley's 1951 version. Elvis included this number in his performance on the third Ed Sullivan show in which he starred, in January 1957. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher recorded by Elvis on Tuesday, 20 August 1974; One-liner Written by: Davis; Miner; Jackson; Smith Originally recorded by Jackie Wilson in 1967 Hear Elvis's version on: From Sunset to Las Vegas When introducing Jackie Wilson to the audience at the Las Vegas midnight show on 20 August 1974, Elvis performed just one line of Wilson's famous song, "Higher and Higher." This really is a one-liner in the truest sense of the word—blink and you'll miss it. Jackie Wilson was much admired by Elvis, and rightly so. Elvis thought so much of him that he not only copied his moves when performing "Return to Sender" in the film "Girls! Girls! Girls!" but he also offered financial support to Jackie's family, after Wilson became ill and spent several years in a comatose state in hospital. Wilson also admitted that he was influenced by Elvis. They shared a mutual respect. Jackie Wilson was born on 9 June 1934 in Detroit. In September 1975 he suffered a heart attack while performing onstage and damaged his head when he fell. He went into coma and only emerged from that state briefly in 1976. He died on 21 January 1984 at the Memorial Hospital in Moun |
What was the best selling Elvis Presley single in the U.K. | Elvis Presley's Top 50 biggest selling songs revealed Twitter 38 years ago this month, Elvis Presley tragically died and music lost its King of rock n roll. But despite his untimely death aged just 42, Elvis remains one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of all time and an icon of the '50s and '60s. What's more, this month also marks the 50th anniversary of when Elvis met fellow rock n roll titans The Beatles for the first and only time at the former's Bel Air's mansion, when the Fab Four were on their US tour. To celebrate, BBC Radio 2 have today (August 31) revealed each acts Top 50 bestsellers, as compiled by The Official Charts Company. The countdown kicked off with Sara Cox and culminated with Simon Mayo revealing the Number 1 song for each act during his Drivetime show at 7pm. MORE: The Official Top 50 biggest selling Beatles singles revealed Topping Elvis’ best-sellers chart is It’s Now Or Never (with the Jordanaires), a song that spent eight weeks at the top in 1960-1961 and returned to the summit again in 2005 for a single week - 28 years after his death. To date, the ballad has sold 1.27 million copies in the UK alone. MORE: View Elvis Presley's full Official Chart history Elsewhere among the Top 10 hits is A Little Less Conversation at Number 5 (sales of 828,000). The song became a worldwide hit in 2002 including four weeks at the top of the Official Singles Chart when JXL released a remix of the track, originally performed by Elvis for the 1968 film Live A Little, Love A Little. Meanwhile it was recently announced that a selection of Elvis’ hits have been reworked by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for a new album, called If I Can Dream. The collection will be released on October 30. The Official Top 50 Best Selling Elvis Presley singles and tracks appears below: (Note: the chart is based on all-time sales of all Elvis digital track and physical single releases up to the end of June 2015) POSITION |
What is the world’s best selling magazine | stumbleupon Email Comment We read Time and The Economist for our weekly fix of news analysis from around the world. There are ESPN The Magazine and Sports Illustrated for sports news and features. Those who follow show business can do so through People and Entertainment Weekly. Fashion fanatics have GQ, Elle, Glamour and Cosmopolitan to follow. Health buffs can subscribe to Men’s Health and Shape. Magazines are integral parts of our lives. Whether as a source of information or as a way to while away the time in some waiting room, we will always find a use for them. Some issues are specially awaited for, like Time Magazine’s Man of the Year Issue and Sports Illustrated Magazine’s annual Swimsuit Edition. Others, however, have a more steady circulation for its regular issues. Here is a list of the top ten best selling magazines in the United States based on the number of copies distributed every issue. 1. AARP The Magazine – 22,528,478 copies per issue AARP is the American Association of Retired Persons, a non-government organization and interest group established in 1958. The organization aims to enhance the quality of life of people over the age of 50. Members are provided with special products and services, as well as with unique benefits. It publishes AARP The Magazine, which used to be known as Modern Maturity. A copy comes out once every two months. AARP also publishes AARP Bulletin that has an outstanding circulation of its own numbering 22,283,411 copies per issue. 2. The Costco Connection – 8,631,275 copies per issue This magazine is made for members of the warehouse club Costco Wholesale Corporation. Costco was established in 1983 in Kirkland in Washington, while the magazine was first published five years later. The company aims to provide members with good quality branded merchandise at low prices. It is the largest membership warehouse club in the country, and is considered to be the fifth largest retailer. 3. Game Informer – 8,169,524 copies per issue Game Informer, or GI, is a monthly magazine published by Game Stop Corporation. The magazine first came out in August of 1991. It features news and articles, as well as reviews and strategy tips and recommendations of different video games and associated consoles. 4. Better Homes and Gardens – 7,617,038 copies per issue Better Homes and Gardens is a monthly magazine published by the Meredith Corporation out of Des Moines in Iowa. The magazine first came out in 1922. It features news and articles about home economics and interior design, with special interests in cooking, gardening, crafts, healthy living, decorating and entertainment. It is the best selling among the Seven Sisters, a group of service magazines geared especially for women. The others are Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, Ladies’ Home Journal, Redbook and Woman’s Day. The seventh, McCall’s, closed down in 2002. 5. Reader’s Digest – 5,577,717 copies per issue Reader’s Digest is a monthly magazine that has a strong conservative and anti communist perspective on political and social issues. DeWitt and Lila Bell Wallace first published it in 1922 in New York City. The magazine is also published in large print edition, audio, digital and Braille formats. 6. Good Housekeeping – 4,346,757 copies per issue Good Housekeeping is a monthly magazine published by Hearst Magazines. It first came out in 1885 in Holyoke in Massachusetts. The magazine focuses on home economics and women’s interests, such as literature, health, diet and recipes. It also features product testing by The Good Housekeeping Institute. The magazine considers a lot of famous writers as alumnae, including Virginia Woolf, A.J. Cronin, Frances Parkinson Keyes, Edwin Markham, Somerset Maugham, Edna St. Vincent Millay and Evelyn Waugh. 7. National Geographic – 4,232,205 copies per issue National Geographic is a monthly magazine published by the National Geographic Society out of Washington, D.C. it was first published in October of 1888, or a mere nine months after the establishment of the National Geographic Society |
In what year did Playboy Magazine come out | 'Playboy' to stop publishing nude photos FacebookEmail Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest 'Playboy' to stop publishing nude photos Opening a copy of 'Playboy' magazine on an airplane or at a hair salon may no longer have people raising their eyebrows. Post to Facebook 'Playboy' to stop publishing nude photos Opening a copy of 'Playboy' magazine on an airplane or at a hair salon may no longer have people raising their eyebrows. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1REn8gY CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 151 To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs 'Playboy' to stop publishing nude photos Mary Bowerman , USA TODAY Network Published 8:00 a.m. ET Oct. 13, 2015 | Updated 3:39 p.m. ET Oct. 13, 2015 CLOSE x Share After 62 years of naked women inside the magazine, starting March 2016 Playboy magazine will no longer publish nude photographs of women. USA TODAY Actress Isabel Madow attends the Playboy Mexico magazine October 2015 issue at Rustic Kitchen in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo: Victor Chavez, WireImage) Opening a copy of Playboy magazine on an airplane or at a hair salon may no longer have people raising their eyebrows. Playboy will no longer publish images of fully nude women in its magazine beginning this spring. The move comes as part of a redesign that will be unveiled next March, Playboy Enterprises, Inc., announced Tuesday. The magazine will still feature women in provocative poses, but they will no longer bare all when the March issue is released in February, according to a statement from Playboy. The onslaught of Internet pornography has made the nude images in Playboy "passé," Scott Flanders, the company's chief executive, told the New York Times. At 'Playboy,' I wrote perfect words for perfect bods: Column "That battle has been fought and won," Flanders told the newspaper. "You're now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free." The new Playboy will continue to aim for a target audience of millennials between the ages of 18 and 30-something. The move to robe the magazine's Playmates is similar to Playboy's digital strategy over the last few years. I n 2013, the Playboy app was touted as a more work-friendly version of the magazine with "best articles" and non-nude images. Likewise, a 2015 app implemented the same strategy with a mobile-first focus on the magazine's written content. When Playboy.com re-launched sans nudity in 2015, the publication said in a statement that "tens of millions of readers" continued to come to the "non-nude website and app every month for, yes, photos of beautiful women, but also for articles and videos from our humor, sex and culture ... sections." Since launching the new site, the median age of visitors has "shrunk from 47 to 30-years of age," according to the company. While publishing has ebbed and flowed throughout the magazine's lifetime, as with most print publications numbers have steadily declined over the past few decades. According to Alliance for Audited Media, the magazine sold 5.6 million in 1975 and has dropped to about 800,000 today, the Times reported. Gallery: Playboy through the years Last Slide Next Slide The first issue of Playboy was published in 1953, and featured Marilyn Monroe on the cover. The centerfolds in the magazine have been a sort of rite-of-passage for many young men, and the company notes that it may be a "risk" to go "non-nude." "This is a company ... that has risk in its DNA ... Our journalism, art, photos and fiction have challenged norms, defied expectations and set a new tone for decades. So we say: Why stop now," Playboy staff wrote in an online post. On social media, many questioned the move away from publishing photos of nude women. Others, noted that those who have said they only read the magazine for "the articles," will now be telling the truth. husbands the world over have some how convinced everyone at playboy they really do just read it for the articles |
In newspaper slang what section of the paper is known as Hatches, Matches and Dispatches | matches and dispatches Archives - Scrapiana Scrapiana The American Museum wakes up for another season ‘Hatches, matches and dispatches’ is old newspaper slang for the births, marriages and deaths columns. You’ll also hear it used to refer to baptisms, weddings and funerals, the corresponding services offered by the Church. Now the American Museum in Britain , located idyllically on the southern outskirts of Bath, has tweaked the term for its latest exhibition, Hatched, Matched, Dispatched – & Patched! This exhibition, which runs through the year until 1st November 2015, brings together textile artefacts interwoven with life’s great rites of passage. And, as plenty of those textile items have been created using patchwork (and the museum has a fine permanent quilt collection), that’s where the ‘patched’ comes in. Some artefacts have also been borrowed from exhibition partners the Beamish Museum , Jersey Museum and Art Gallery , the Quilters’ Guild , and Jen Jones’ collection in Wales, and so the sourcing reflects a mixed provenance from both the United States and the British Isles. But it’s the cross-cultural universality of the human condition which draws them all together, and there are plenty of poignant human-interest stories behind these objects, as curator Kate Hebert explains: ‘the personal and sentimental connections, the stories of the individuals that are linked with these objects, are what I have found so moving.’ I went along for the press launch early last month when spring was still struggling to assert itself and the banks of daffodils were only just beginning to open outside in the beautiful grounds. But there was plenty of stitched brightness and vitality to view within the exhibition. Here’s a taste of what I saw. Hatched, Matched, Dispatched – & Patched! poster Glad rags Life’s big milestones are usually associated with looking your best, so it makes sense that many of the textile objects featured in the exhibition are items of clothing (a subject I was possibly over-engaged with when I attended as I was in the middle of a ‘fashion fast’ – more of that in another post). Christening gowns, christening bonnets, baby slippers, bridal gowns and shoes, black clothes worn when an official period of mourning was enforced, even clothing worn by the dead to be buried in – modern day grave goods, you might call them – feature here. The displays are subdivided into three grouped sections (‘Hatched’, ‘Matched’ and ‘Dispatched’), but I’ll dot back and forth between them for this post. In the ‘Hatched’ section cascades of handmade broderie anglaise in a row of Christening gowns caught my eye. The christening gown took over when swaddling fell out of favour in the eighteenth century. Then gowns became longer and longer, an opportunity to display one’s wealth and status in the finest detail, all located at the front, of course, where it could be shown off. In a cabinet of baby bonnets, I spotted a cap with the tiniest imaginable white French knots – alas, my phone wasn’t up to capturing them. I was also drawn to a pair of 1930s silk baby slippers with padded soles worked very effectively in a hatched trapunto pattern of quilting, using coloured yarns which were just visible through the silk. Christening robe, c. 1890 c/o Jersey Museum One of the wedding dresses on display was worn in 1887 by Agnes Lucy Hughes, the first mother-in-law of Wallis Simpson. But most eye-catching is the daffodil dress (see below) embroidered by Henriette Leonard for inclusion in her bridal trousseau around 1892. Tragically, Henriette died before she was able to wear it; her brother persuaded her to take a tour of Europe shortly before her wedding, and during the trip she took ill with the flu allied with ‘nervous exhaustion’ and died. The pristine condition of the dress suggests that it was never worn and got packed away as a family memento. Daffodil dress. Photo credit: the American Museum Sad rags In the ‘Dispatched’ section there’s quite a bit of mourning garb, much of it nineteenth century and frequently featuring jet. As |
In basketball what is the term used for ramming the ball into the basket from close range | Basketball Terminology & Definitions | Hoops U. Basketball You are here: Home / Coaching Tools / Basketball Terminology & Definitions Basketball Terminology & Definitions Use this resource to learn Basketball Rules, Terminology and Definitions categorized in alphabetical order. If you are looking for a term that’s not here, contact us and let us know. I also need to recommend Coach Turner’s Hoops Terms Compendium where you will find nearly 500 terms and definitions — from the ‘normal’ basketball terms to the slang expressions! Coach Turner has put together a fantastic resource! Alternating-possession rule: The possession arrow changes direction after each held ball situation, alternating which team gets possession of the ball. Assist: A pass that immediately precedes and sets up a scored basket. Backboard: The rectangular or fan-shaped board behind the basket. Backcourt: The half of the court that is opposite a team’s offensive basket; the court a team is attempting to defend. Ball handler: The player with the ball; usually the point guard at the start of a play. Ball Side: The half of the court from the middle to the sideline where the ball is currently located. May also be referred to as the ‘strong side’. Bank shot: A shot where the ball is first bounced (or banked) off the backboard at such an angle that it then drops into the basket. Baseline: The boundary line behind each basket; also called the endline. Basket: Attached to the backboard, it consists of a metal rim 18″ in diameter suspended 10′ from the floor, from which a 15-18″ corded net hangs, and through which points are scored; also used to refer to a successful field goal. Beat the defender: When an offensive player, with or without the ball, is able to get past an opponent who is guarding him. Bench Points: The number of points scored during a game from players that began the game on the bench. All points scored by non-starters. Blocked shot: The successful deflection of a shot by touching part of the ball on its way to the basket, thereby preventing a field goal. Blocking: The use of a defender’s body position to illegally prevent an opponent’s advance; the opposite of charging. Bonus free throw: A pass that strikes the floor before it reaches the receiver. Boxing out: A player’s attempt to position his body between his opponent and the basket to get rebounds and prevent the opponents from doing so. Also referred to as Blocking out. Carrying the ball: Also called “palming;” a violation committed by a dribbler that involves placing the dribbling hand under the ball and momentarily holding or carrying it while dribbling. Center: Also called the “pivot player;” an offensive position typically played by a tall player who plays mainly in the key areas (at the post). Center court circle: The circular area at midcourt from which jump balls are taken. Charging: A personal foul committed when an offensive player illegally contacts a defensive player who has established position or is stationary. Chest pass: A two-handed pass thrown from the passer’s chest in a straight line to the chest area of the receiver. Controlling the boards: Securing a majority of the rebounds. Conversion: A made basket or free throw. Court vision: A player’s ability to see everything on the court during play — such as where his teammates and defenders are set up — which enables him to make better choices in passing; the best players possess this trait. Crossover dribble: A dribble in which the ball is moved from one hand to the other while the dribbler changes directions. Cut: A quick movement by an offensive player to elude an opponent or to receive the ball. Cylinder: The imaginary area directly above the basket where goaltending or basket interference can occur. Dead ball: Occurs whenever the whistle blows to stop play and after a field goal, but before the opponent gains possession of the ball. Defense: The team not in possession of the ball whose objective is to keep the opponent from scoring; also a specific pattern of play used by a defending team. Defensive rebound: A rebound of |
Which Scottish racecourse begins with A | RaceCourses | Horse Racing Stats by Stephen Horse Racing Stats There are sixty racecourses in Great Britain. Find a racecourse by location or type of racing or view the full A-Z list of racecourses in Great Britain. Racecourse Location Scotland has five courses, Wales two, with the remaining fifty three courses located between all four corners of England. Scotland Ayr Hamilton Park Kelso Musselburgh Perth North Bath Exeter Newton Abbot Salisbury Taunton Wincanton South / South East Ascot Brighton Epsom Folkestone Fontwell Park Goodwood Chelmsford City Kempton Park Lingfield Park Newbury Plumpton Sandown Park Windsor Type of Racing The majority of racecourses in Great Britain are national hunt courses where horses compete over jumps. Many courses are dual purpose and have a jumps course and a flat course. There are five all weather courses but this surface is proving to be very popular and new all weather courses are planned for the future. Flat Turf |
Whose ear did Mike Tyson bite a piece out of | Mike Tyson 'returns Evander Holyfield's ear' 16 years after infamous bite fight in Footlocker advert | Daily Mail Online comments It is considered one of the most famous sports scandals of all time, but is seems Mike Tyson has finally made full amends with Evander Holyfield – at least on screen. The imaginary scenario is played out in a Footlocker advert which sees Mike hand back Holyfield’s missing piece, explaining he ‘kept that in formaldehyde’. Mike Tyson was disqualified after the 1997 incident when he bit off the top of his opponent’s ear during their heavyweight world title fight. VIDEO: Scroll down to watch Mike Tyson give Evander Holyfield his ear back Making amends: The Footlocker ad sees Mike Tyson return Evander Holyfield's ear with a remorseful look The commercial sees basketball player Kyrie Irving imagining that ‘all is right with the world’, going into a daydream featuring the legendary boxers. The dream shows Mike Tyson turning up at Evander Holyfield’s door, presenting him with a small box. ‘I’m sorry, Evander,’ Tyson says. ‘It’s your ear. ‘I kept that in formaldehyde.’ Surprise visit: Evander looks lost for words when he sees Tyson turning up at his door Keepsake: Mike Tyson apologies and explains that he has kept Evander Holyfield's ear in formaldehyde Back where it belongs: Evander reaches out to take the 'ear' which has been missing since the 1997 match Since reuniting on the Oprah Winfrey show in 2009, 12 years after the ear-biting fight, the pair have rekindled their 90s friendship. Last year they famously exchanged quips about the incident on Twitter as Holyfield began promoting his Real Deal BBQ Sauce. Holyfield posted: ‘My realdealbbqsauce.com will make you take a bite out of someone's ear! Ask Mike Tyson – Luv ya bro!’ Reunited: Evander seems moved by Mike's gesture Friends again: The former foes embrace, putting all their differences behind them at last In support of his buddy, Tyson responded: Holyfield's ear would've been much better with his new BBQ sauce.’ When the two heavyweights met earlier this year at a promotional event for Holyfield’s barbeque sauce Tyson said‘I just wanted to see Evander, man. I love Evander. I'm forever linked with him for the rest of my life.’ The Footlocker commercial also features staff and travellers in an airport cheering as Dennis Rodman books a one-way ticket to North Korea. Famous fight: Mike Tyson bites off the top of Evander Holyfield's ear during their 1997 fight |
What sport is played by Penrith Panthers | Sports - Penrith Australia :: Sports Good Sports All Round Centrebet Stadium home of the Penrith PanthersThe people of Penrith love their sport - just ask the vocal crowd at the next Penrith Panthers rugby league game! If you enjoy the great outdoors, there’s a multitude of activities to keep you occupied in the Penrith region. The Sydney International Regatta Centre played host to the rowing during the Sydney Olympics, but those with a passion for sport can walk or jog around the impressive man-made lake, or ride a bicycle along the five-kilometre cycle path. Right next door to the Regatta Centre is the Penrith Whitewater Stadium, home to the 2000 Olympics kayaking slalom and canoeing events. Visitors can experience the thrill of taking on the rapids without having to hike to remote, difficult-to-reach rivers. Penrith Swimming CentreIf you like to keep fit by swimming a few laps, Penrith Swimming Centre is the ideal place for you. They also offer aquarobics, water polo, aerobics, a running track, basketball court and much more! For a sport that’s a little less wet (unless, of course, your ball ends up in one of the water hazards!), there’s always golf. The Penrith region has some of the most scenic and challenging courses in Sydney, including those at the Leonay Golf Course, Wallacia Golf Club, Penrith Golf Club and Dunheved. Glenmore Heritage Valley is a must-visit for golfers of all levels, as it features a 27-hole championship course, bar and restaurant. Panthers World of Entertainment also features Aqua Golf and Putt Putt Golf. If the weather makes outdoor activities a little unpleasant, why not try some inside action? The Indoor Climbing Centre takes rock climbing to new heights, while Penrith Skatel caters to both rollerskaters and rollerbladers, and there's Penrith Ice Palace for the ice skating enthusiasts. Tackle the tenpins at Penrith’s AMF Bowling Centre, or visit Penrith Cue Sports Centre for a game of snooker, billiards or pool. There’s indoor cricket, a new ice skating rink and lots more. Regardless of whether you’re a keen sportsperson or just out to have some fun, Penrith is sure to satisfy your sporting needs. AMF Bowling and Laser Skirmish Penrith Ice Palace |
In the days of sailing ships which crew member usually doubled up as the ship’s doctor | Pirate Crew, Pirate Ship Crew, Pirate Crew Names Pirate Crew, Pirate Ship Crew, Pirate Crew Names Pirates Home Page Famous Pirates Pirate Code Pirate Ships Pirate Hideouts Pirate Weapons Pirate Talk Pirate Flags Pirate Crew Pirate Store Pirate Games The Pirate's Realm A pirate crew could be made up of many various positions, and it could also have people with different skill levels and reasons for being a crew member. Some of the crew could be hard core pirates from a young age; some could be recently unemployed sailors, and others might be forced into the pirate crew against their will. The size of the crew might vary, based on the ship size, the success of their piracy, and how well they fight. Captain- The background of many pirates was as a sailor in one of the European navies, and from their service under autocratic commanders, they developed a strong hatred of their incompetent and abusive style. A pirate captain had to be cut from a different mold, because previous experience had taught most that life at sea was harsh enough without an inexperienced or cruel leader making it worse. He was elected as a sort of president of this shaky democracy, someone already respected for their leadership and navigation skills who would be level-headed and decisive with the pirate crew in the heat of battle. It was during engagements that this pirate of pirates would be expected to rise above and help bring victory, but in most other occasions on ship, he was more or less another voting member in the pirate crew, delegating most of the everyday tasks to the quartermaster or other junior officer. In these times, he was to be an even-tempered father who maintained the barest level of discipline necessary to hold the family venture together. This father could be voted out and even thrown off if he became passive or wavering, went against the majority vote, became too brutal, or simply no longer performed his duties to the liking of the pirate ship crew. First Mate- A pirate crew sometimes had this position as the captain's right-hand man and the one who would assume his role if he were killed in battle or could no longer perform his duties. This was often considered the job of a lieutenant in a regular navy, and most pirate crews chose a quartermaster instead of a First Mate. Quartermaster - Out of their distrust of dictatorial rule, pirates of the Golden Age placed a large portion of the captain's traditional role and power into the hands of an elected quartermaster who became second-in-command and almost a co-captain through his representing the best interests of the crew. Tune for the Crew (Win Media- 19Kb) "Farewell Nova Scotia" sequenced by Barry Taylor (more info) As a foreman, he was in charge of maintaining order, distributing rations and supplies, delegating work, and guarding and dividing plunder. In fighting, the quartermaster decided what ships were worth it and often led any boarding party, ultimately deciding what loot to keep. When discipline or punishment was necessary, only he could give it, but even then it was with the agreement of the captain or the vote of the pirate crew. In the worst of situations, he was a sheriff enforcing fairness in duels or a judge presiding over jury trials for serious crimes committed among the crew. For all his hard work, the quartermaster received a larger portion of any plunder and would often be asked to command any highly valued ship taken in battle. Boatswain (bos'n) - This position may be compared to the modern chief petty officer. A ship of any size would require the boatswain to oversee several junior officers who would share his responsibility for the crew's morale and work efficiency as well as the maintenance and repair of the hull, rigging, lines, cables, sails, and anchors. Gunner - A gunner would be the lea |
Which row on a typewriter contains the most vowels | Fun With Words: Word Oddities Word Oddities Longest Words Cabbaged and fabaceae, each eight letters long, are the longest words that can be played on a musical instrument. Seven letter words with this property include acceded, baggage, bedface, cabbage, defaced, and effaced. Aegilops, eight letters long, is the longest word whose letters are arranged in alphabetical order. Seven letter words with this property include beefily and billowy. Six letter words include abhors, accent, access, almost, biopsy, bijoux, billow, chintz, effort, and ghosty. Spoonfeed, nine letters long, is the longest word whose letters are arranged in reverse alphabetical order. Trollied is an eight letter word with this property. Seven letter words with this property include sponged and wronged. Cimicic and Cimicid, each seven letters long, are the longest words that are exclusively made up of Roman Numerals. Nonsupports, eleven letters long, is the longest word in the English language made up of only letters in the second half of the alphabet. Ten letter words include prosupport, soupspoons, and zoosporous. Overnumerousnesses, eighteen letters long, is the longest English word that consists of only letters that lack ascenders, descenders, and dots in lower case. Overnervousnesses is seventeen letters. Sixteen letter words with this property include curvaceousnesses and overnumerousness. Fifteen letter words with this property include erroneousnesses, nonconcurrences, overnervousness, and verrucosenesses. Lighttight and lillypilly, each ten letters long, are the longest English words consisting only of letters with ascenders, descenders, or dots in lower case. Tittifill, nine letters long, is the longest English word consisting only of letters with ascenders or dots in lower case. Eight letter words with this property include libidibi and tikitiki. The only English words that consist entirely of letters with descenders in lower case are gyp and gyppy. Honorificabilitudinitatibus, 27 letters long, is the longest English word consisting strictly of alterating consonants and vowels. An eighteen letter word with this property is epicoracohumeraler. A seventeen letter word with this property is hypovitaminosises. Sixteen letter words with this property include aluminosilicates, depolarizability, and supererogatorily. Fifteen letter words with this property include cytomegalovirus, heterozygosises, hexosaminidases, paramyxoviruses, pararosanilines, parasitological, tenosynovitides, tenosynovitises, unimaginatively, and verisimilitudes. The Rot13 method of encrypting text is performed by rotating the alphabet by thirteen characters. Because there are 26 letters in the alphabet, the decryption process is the same as the encryption. The longest words to form other words when Rot13 encrypted are the seven letter words abjurer and nowhere, which become each other. Letters Dermatoglyphics, misconjugatedly, and uncopyrightable, each fifteen letters long, are the longest English words in which no letter appears more than once. Fourteen letter words with this property are ambidextrously, benzhydroxamic, hydromagnetics, hydropneumatic, pseudomythical, schizotrypanum, sulphogermanic, troublemakings, undiscoverably, and vesiculography. Esophagographers and unprosperousness, each sixteen letters long, are the longest English words in which each of their letters occurs at least twice. Esophagographers, sixteen letters long, is the longest English word in which each of its letters occurs exactly twice. A fourteen word with this property is scintillescent. Twelve letter words with this property include happenchance and shanghaiings. Ten letter words with this property include arraigning, concisions, intestines, and horseshoer. Sestettes is a word in which each of its letters occurs three times. The word chincherinchee is the only known English word which has one letter occurring once, two letters occurring twice, and three letters occurring three times. Ultrarevolutionaries is a word in which each of the five main vowels occurs twice. Eunoia, six letter |
Which character in Alice in Wonderland never stopped sobbing | Alice in Wonderland characters - Alice-in-Wonderland.net Alice-in-wonderland.net Print Character descriptions On these pages you can find descriptions of all Alice in Wonderland characters that appear in the books “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass and what Alice found there”. Some major characters have their own subpages. (Looking for costume inspiration? Go to my costume ideas page !) Most popular Alice in Wonderland characters: (AAiW; Chapter 8, 9, 11, 12); In the article “ Alice on the Stage “, Lewis Carroll explains more about the characters he created and gives his own descriptions of them. Other characters from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (in order of appearance) Alice’s sister (Chapter 1, 12); in the beginning of the story she’s reading a very boring book (according to Alice). In the end Alice wakes up in her lap and tells her her adventures. She is presented as a reasonable adult, who, in the end, recognizes Alice’s own adult-like qualities. Dinah (Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4); she is Alice’s cat. She isn’t physically there in the book but Alice talks about her many times, especially about the fact that she is good at hunting and killing animals. Therefore she does play an important role. Mouse (Chapter 2, 3); this is one of the creatures that fell into the pool of Alice’s tears. He tries to dry the others by telling them the driest story he knows. Duck (Chapter 2, 3); he also fell into Alice’s pool of tears. He is said to be modeled after Canon Duckworth (see the Story Origins section ). Dodo (Chapter 2, 3); another creature that fell into the pool. He suggests to do a Caucusrace to get dry. He is said to be modeled after Dodgson (Carroll) himself (see the Story Origins section ). Lory (Chapter 2, 3); Also fell into the pool. She is said to be modeled after Alice’s sister, Lorina (see the Story Origins section ). Eaglet (Chapter 2, 3); Also fell into the pool. She is said to be modeled after Alice’s other sister, Edith (see the Story Origins section ). Old Crab with daughter, several birds (among them a Magpie and a Canary with kids) (Chapter 3); they are also part of the party that fell into Alice’s pool of tears. Mary Ann (Chapter 4); the White Rabbit’s housemaid. She isn’t physically there in the book but the Rabbit mistakes Alice for her. Pat (Chapter 4); an employee of the White Rabbit. The Rabbit orders him to get Alice’s arm out of his window. Bill (Chapter 4, 11, 12); he is a lizard and also employed by the White Rabbit. He has to go down the chimney to get Alice out. Later he is a member of the jury during the trial. 2 Guinea pigs (Chapter 4); they are part of the group that tries to get Alice out of the Rabbit’s house. Puppy (Chapter 4); very playful, and as Alice is very small he almost runs her over. Pigeon (Chapter 5); she mistakes Alice for a serpent because of her long neck. She tries to protect her eggs. Frog-Footman (Chapter 6); he serves at the house of the Duchess. Fish-Footman (Chapter 6); he brings an invitation from the Queen to the Duchess’ house. Duchess (Chapter 6, 8, 9); she is very ugly and mistreats her baby. She is also fond of finding morals in things. She tries to be in everyone’s good books (especially the Queen’s one) by acting very complimentary. Baby/pig (Chapter 6); as a baby it constantly howls and sneezes because of the pepper. When Alice takes it outside it turns into a pig. Cook (Chapter 6, 11); she makes soup with too much pepper and throws things at the Duchess, the baby and Alice. Later she is a witness in the trial. March Hare (Chapter 7, 11); he is holding a tea party with the Hatter and the Dormouse. The party will continue forever, as they live in a frozen time. Later on, the March Hare is a witness during the trial. Dormouse (Chapter 7, 11); another member of the tea party and witness. He constantly falls asleep and is mistreated by the Hare and the Hatter. Elsie, Lacie and Tillie (Chapter 7); they are three sisters in the Dormouse’s story. They live in a treacle well. It is said that they represent the Liddell sisters (see Story Orig |
Who was a one hit wonder in 1975 with Feelings | Feelings - Morris Albert | April 25th, 2011 | 1 Comment You could start today and write songs the rest of your life and never, ever write anything half as sensitive as “Feelings” by Morris Albert. This song is so weepy, sensitive and in touch with its inner goodness and sadness, it makes me want to hurl. There must have been something in the water in 1975 that inspired songwriters to produce easy listening dreck that captured the sensitive zeitgeist but holds absolutely no relevance today. In one year alone, Casey Kasem counted down the hits and found “Feelings” by Morris Albert, “I’m Not Lisa” by Jessi Colter and “The Last Farewell” by Roger Whitaker in the Billboard Top 20. Who was buying all these records? Was there a record store rush by people over the age of 65? In a year that also gave us the tremendous “Magic” by Pilot , the enduring “How Long” by Ace and “The Hustle” by Van McCoy , pop radio listeners had to endure all of these feeling songs. Call me shallow, but I would rather dance “The Hustle” all night than hear “Feelings” ever again. Listen to Feelings by Morris Albert Morris Albert was a Brazillian artist who released his first record in 1974 that featured “Feelings.” The song exploded in a gooey mess of over-the-top emotion and soon sold more than 1 million copies and was covered by people as diverse as Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. Albert was riding high when “Feelings” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1976. The amazing or disturbing thing is that he lost to “Send in the Clowns” by Judy Collins, another ridiculously sensitive ballad. Albert was also nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy Award. He lost to Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat King Cole. |
Who was a one hit wonder in 1981 with O Superman | Laurie Anderson - O Superman - 80s songs at simplyeighties.com LAURIE ANDERSON "O SUPERMAN" (1981) So, here we have what is probably the most unusual chart hit of the 80's, if not all time, and it certainly divides opinion. While many see it as a piece of art, others believe it's simply a load of old tosh! I guess, you either love it or you hate it! The original song was created by experimental performance artist and musician Laurie Anderson. This minimalist piece unexpectedly rose to No.2 on the UK Singles Chart in 1981. Anderson was little known outside the art world until the release of this song. The fact that this track made it into the mainstream chart is pretty incredible. The American-born musician has many talents. She is a sculptor, violinist, vocalist, composer and also plays the synclavier. She married the rock musician Lou Reed in 2008. O Superman features on the album Big Science, which is now considered a minimalist classic by many critics. Far from being a one trick pony or a novelty act, Laurie Anderson created an album of haunting, extraordinary and highly original tracks. Think of Art Of Noise and Bjork and you get a vague idea of the the influential style of music Anderson was creating here. It's experimental, but also very well structured which is a good combination. |
In which hotel did Polly Sherman work | Fawlty Towers | Uncyclopedia | Fandom powered by Wikia edit Pre-Production Problems The original concept of the Fawlty Towers documentary came about when a BBC producer was poisoned by a digruntled hotel owner at the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay in 1967. Appalled that the hotel had long been notorious for its dislike of all public service broadcasting, the producer threatened to sue. In the end the two sides agreed a settlement, by which the hotel agreed the BBC to make a television programme about them for no extra fee. The owner of the hotel, Basil Fawlty (ex-Royal Marines naval clerk, wounded during the Second World War in an incident with a German made filing cabinet) agreed to the conditions and filming was given the go ahead in 1971 as the hotel was fully booked by the British navy until then. Fawlty Towers would become one of the first fly-on-the-wall documentaries. Unfortunately, pre-production problems were rife. The swimming pool of the hotel selected for the documentary, Fawlty Towers Hotel in Torquay, was at the time being used by the British Royal Navy as a training ground for their Attack Dolphins training program. Some of the technical crew that were hired to install the hidden cameras around the hotel were killed when some of the dolphins mistook them for Germans. The British Navy apologised for this unfortunate incident. Fortunately, 19 of the 21 cameras were installed before the unfortunate dolphin carnage incident, and the secret filming began in 1972. The original plan was to film a full year of activity in the hotel, from which the edited documentary could then be created. However, further delays occurred when the hotel was uprooted by a tornado and swept along a rainbow to the Land of Oz in April 1972. Despite the rather annoying delay that this caused, the up-side was that when the hotel magically reappeared in August 1972, all cameras and film rolls were now in colour rather than black and white. Filming was re-started in November 1972 and ran uninterrupted until June 1973. edit Basil Fawlty The documentary was centered around one major character, the hotel owner and manager, Basil Fawlty. In the later re-classification to a comedy, Basil’s uncanny resemblance to comic favourite John Cleese was utilised to assist in convincing the audience that the show was not real. Basil Fawlty was born in 1926 in Surrey, England. He joined the British Royal Navy in 1942 but hopes of glorious naval career ewre reduced when he discovered he was prone to violent seasick the moment he stepped on board a ship, or indeed any that floated. The navy took pity and forced him to join the army instead. Whilst waiting for his transfer, Fawlty took up catering as a profession and was placed in charge of ordering supplies. Convinced he was good at doing this, Fawlty (now in the army) moved on to hotel management. He worked for a number of prestigious hotels and had by the early 1960s risen to running the Ritz in Lond. There an unfortunate business about a salmon mousse ruined his reputation and he was secretly pensioned off by the owners eager to cover up the scandal. Determined to stay in the hotel trade, Fawlty was able to re-locate to Torquay where he opened his hotel. edit Sybil Fawlty Basil Fawlty was married to his wife, which was handy. His wife’s name was Sybil Fawlty. Sybil was born Sybil Louise Ballsak on 22nd February 1931 in Torquay, England. She grew up in Torquay, where she trained as a nurse, day carer and budding ladies golf champion. She met her husband on a golf course where he had strayed by accident after he had been knocked over by a bus. Sybil took pity on Basil and the couple married. The couple do not have any children, a condition Fawlty blamed on the bus and successfully sued the local authority. This left them Basil and Sybil with a healthy pot of money which they decided to invest in a hotel. edit Manuel Sanchez Born in Barcelona, Spain , Manuel Sanchez emigrated to England to obtain a redemption. Once a trainee bull fighter, Manuel suffered a losing streak in the bull ring and was deemed 'poor |
What is the name of the character played by Victoria Wood in Dinnerladies | BBC - Comedy - Dinnerladies Dinnerladies Dinnerladies Dinnerladies has all the hallmarks of a great Victoria Wood comedy: an excellent ensemble cast (many of them familiar from previous engagements with Wood), rich dialogue and a real affection for the most ordinary and dowdy of characters. The Manchester canteen setting is a backdrop for the relationships between the characters, many of whom have to cope with some form of tragedy in a stoical manner (a theme of Wood's work, bestowing dignity to the most unassuming of characters, which augments the show with an endearing and bittersweet undertone). Bren is the deputy manager, to whom many of the characters come for advice, despite the fact that she is riddled with self doubt as a result of a former unhappy marriage and a childhood in care. She has feelings for the manager Tony (which they only really act upon in the second series), who is battling cancer, and is boisterous, funny, but deep down a very shy man. Philippa is the scatterbrained, middle class Human Resources manager whose well meaning attempts to streamline the work place usually end in disaster. Jean and Dolly are gossipy older ladies: the former stuck in a loveless marriage she ultimately escapes; the latter a catty, critical and caustic commentator on everyone else. Stan is the grumbling handyman, regaling his colleagues with unlikely stories about his father's antics as a Desert Rat, whilst the younger members of the team are slacker Twinkle and the dense Anita. Julie Walters pops in on occasion to steal the show as Bren's self-centred and delusional mother Petula (real name Brenda). Wood's ability to make working class dialogue almost poetic allowed Dinnerladies to rise above its traditional sitcom trappings, and at just 16 episodes, it didn't outstay its welcome. It won Best Comedy at the 2000 British Comedy Awards. |
Who played Kate in the BBC1 comedy Kiss Me Kate | Kiss Me Kate (TV Series 1998–2000) - 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 situation comedy portraying the frenetic everyday life of a woman counselor. Stars: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 14 titles created 23 Jul 2014 a list of 223 titles created 02 Mar 2015 a list of 167 titles created 30 Nov 2015 a list of 100 titles created 8 months ago a list of 80 titles created 7 months ago Title: Kiss Me Kate (1998–2000) 6.6/10 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 & 1 nomination. See more awards » Photos Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? Edit Storyline A situation comedy portraying the frenetic everyday life of Kate Salinger ( Caroline Quentin ), a woman counselor who not only must deal with the various problems of her clients but also the permanently depressed state of her business partner Douglas ( Chris Langham ), the unrequited romantic attention of her travel agent neighbor Craig ( Darren Boyd ) and the love-sick Italian Tony ( Cliff Parisi ), owner of the local wine bar. Written by Mark Smith <[email protected]> 4 May 1998 (UK) See more » Also Known As: Let's skip the kiss, Kate. 29 February 2004 | by cascade_ice (USA) – See all my reviews Kate Salinger (Caroline Quentin) is a marriage and relationship counselor who seems to be able to solve everyone else's problems but not her own. Her flatmate, Douglas (series writer Chris Langham), works with Kate and is also in love with her. He makes it so obvious, we as the audience wonder how someone as intelligent as Kate could be so dense about it. Kate, on the other hand, is crazy about Douglas' brother, Ian, a doctor who changes girlfriends faster than he changes underwear. Kate seems oblivious to this as well. The only long-term couple on the show is Kate's secretary, Mel (Amanda Holden), and Craig, the downstairs computer geek (Darren Boyd). The series follows the ups and downs in Kate's life, and reveals her own imperfections and insecurities as she tries to help others with theirs. "Kiss Me Kate" is a Britcom that features a quirky cast with chemistry and some hilarious situations, but at times Kate's condescending attitude and crass talk can be a turn-off. It's difficult to like her character; it's easier to feel sympathy for her and her friends. And the lovely, dark-haired Quentin proves that a woman doesn't have to be a size 4 to be talented and beautiful. 8 of 8 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes |
Who played Thelma in The Likely Lads | Thelma Chambers | The Likely Lads Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Likely Lads Wiki Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. The Likely Lads (Film) Thelma Ingrid Chambers, later Thelma Ferris is a character in British sitcom , Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? , and is mentioned in The Likely Lads . Thelma also features in the film adaptation The Likely Lads (1976). Thelma is played by Brigit Forsyth . Thelma is married to Bob Ferris in the second series. Thelma was born into an aspiring lower middle class family, to an aspirational and particularly snobbish mother and a down to earth father, who hailed from the working classes. Thelma attended Park Junior School, before attending a grammar school. [ edit ] Marriage to Bob Edit Thelma and Bob attended junior school together, along with Terry . Bob and Terry were sent to the 'blackboard jungle' of secondary modern school, while Thelma attended grammar school. Thelma and Bob maintained contact and married. Thelma saw Terry as the largest threat to her marriage, although at some point she is known to have had courtship with him, which she describes as a product of a phase of hers to be 'mistreated by something coarse and vulgar'. Thelma is capable of being a snob at times and is keen to be seen to be middle class and tries to distance her husband from his working class roots, something Terry proves counter-productive in. Thelma's attitude to Terry seems to mellow throughout the series. Thelma and Bob's marriage appears to be happy; however it is often complicated and Thelma on several occasions falsely accuses Bob of infidelity. |
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