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In 1974 into which newly born county was Middlesbrough included | Centenary Booklet, 1974 - Kehilat Middlesbrough Newsletter and Archives Kehilat Middlesbrough Newsletter and Archives A Short History of the Middlesbrough Hebrew Congregation Foreword We are indebted to Mr. Philip Niman for editing and producing this commemorative booklet. We remain everlastingly grateful for the kindness and friendship shown to us by our fellow citizens of the Christian faith in whom we found indivisible kinship and indissoluble brotherhood. This spirit of comradeship throughout the boundary of our communal existence bears the hallmark of warmhearted fellowship and deep sincerity. Looking forward, let us re-dedicate ourselves to building the future in brotherliness with our co-religionists, in continuing to enhance our Synagogal values and to bequeath our sacred heritage to our children. May a spirit of peace unite the hearts of mankind, for greatest source of blessing is peace. BERNARD KERSH June, 1974. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Author wishes to acknowledge the assistance of many local people for helpful information and particularly Mr. L. Bharier who made available some very useful notes prepared by his brother the late Mr. N. Bharier. He also wishes to thank Mr. W. Lillie and Mr. C. Hurren, formerly of the Middlesbrough Public Library and Mr. David Carrington, the Librarian of the Jewish Chronicle. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN MIDDLESBROUGH BY PHILIP NIMAN It is not certain when the first Jew came to Middlesbrough. It is known that Jews congregated in temporary places of worship from the early 1860's until a permanent Synagogue was erected in Brentnall Street in 1874. The first Service was held there on Shabbat June 6th and the building was formally opened and consecrated on Wednesday, 24th June, 1874. The first Jew to organise a service was probably a Mr. M. Maurice Levy in 1862. To him has been accorded the honour of founding the Middlesbrough Hebrew Congregation. Mr. Maurice Levy was referred to in a Sermon delivered by Rev. H. P. Levy at the opening of the cemetery in 1885, when he stated "About 23 years ago Mr. M. Maurice Levy settled in this town. When he came, there were no Jews and 12 months later he was followed by his son-in-Law Isaac Alston, who later became a Leader of the Community and a Member of the Middlesbrough Town Council." Mr. Isaac Alston was to take an important part in the affairs of the Congregation until 1905 when he emigrated to Melbourne. An inscribed silver breastplate bearing his name still adorns a Sefer Torah in the present Synagogue. It was presented to the Synagogue prior to his departure. The earliest mention of Jewish settlement in the town is recorded in "The Middlesbrough Weekly News and Cleveland Advertiser" of October 6th 1865 which states, "Arrangements have just been completed and premises secured in Lower East Street for the holding of worship according to the Mosaic Ritual. The advent of a large number of Jews into the town has called for the opening of this new place of Worship." Burnetts Directory of 1871 refers to a "Jewish Synagogue at 56 Garden Street. The Reader is Mr. J. Lazarus." This Synagogue at the corner of Hill Street was the upstairs portion of a Boot and Shoe Warehouse belonging to Robinsons, the Wholesale Leather Merchants. It soon became too small and services were later held in a temporary Synagogue in Newport Road. The Reader was then Mr. Jacob Marks. In an interesting letter, Mr. B. H. Alston then of Melbourne, Australia, wrote to the late Mr. Nat Bharier on the 7th March, 1935. Recalling his childhood days in Middlesbrough he stated "Gradually as the first Jews began to arrive in Middlesbrough, either from Poland or Russia, we were able to form a Minyan, the services being held either at my Grandfather or Father's home. Each of these gentlemen possessed a Sefer Torah. My Grandfather brought his from Poland. A year or two later, my Father engaged rooms which were fitted up in two divisions for males and females. One of these rooms was no more than a loft over a Joiner's shop. 1 was the first boy Barmitzvah in this temporary Synagogue in 1872 |
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What is the capital of Mexico | What Is the Capital of Mexico? | eHow What Is the Capital of Mexico? Phototreat/iStock/Getty Images Where once thrived Tenochtitlan, epicenter of the Aztec empire, now stands Mexico City, capital of the modern state of Mexico and the heart of a sprawling metropolitan area with 22 million residents. One of the most densely populated urban areas anywhere, Mexico City has the highest altitude -- 7,350 feet -- of any North American city, which contributes to its relatively mild weather. History of Mexico City Mexico City occupies the site where in the 1320s, according to legend, the Aztecs saw an eagle on a cactus clutching a snake in its beak, which they interpreted as a sign that they should settle the region. Tenochtitlan, the city they were inspired to construct, was among the largest in the world by the time conquistador Hernan Cortes arrived two centuries later and demolished it to build a capital for New Spain. This succession is reflected in Mexico City's historic quarter, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where attractions include Templo Mayor -- one of five Aztec temple ruins within the city -- and the Metropolitan Cathedral, North America's largest. Mexico City Today Often associated with crime, smog and the occasional earthquake -- the city sits on a fault line -- it is a lesser known fact that Mexico City has one of the greatest concentrations of museums of any city in the world with more than 170, including renowned institutions like the National Museum of Anthropology. |
Which sign meant happy motoring | Esso : Happy Motoring (1950's) - YouTube Esso : Happy Motoring (1950's) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Oct 30, 2010 In this legendary animated UK advert, the message is clear : whether you're in England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales, Esso Extra petrol means happy motoring! Special thanks to Mark Roberts for the source footage. Category |
Who described Emmerdale as Dallas with dung | Obituary: Clive Hornby | Media | The Guardian Clive Hornby Wednesday 9 July 2008 19.01 EDT First published on Wednesday 9 July 2008 19.01 EDT Share on Messenger Close The actor Clive Hornby, who has died of cancer aged 63, played the reluctant farmer Jack Sugden in the soap opera Emmerdale for 28 years. When he started it was Emmerdale Farm, occupying a daytime slot and not fully networked. Now it is a primetime fixture on ITV. In a scenario all too characteristic of an actor's life, Hornby maintained that prior to his debut as Sugden in 1980, he had been in financial difficulties, had gone to the audition only to pacify his agent, and that his initial contract was for three months. Andrew Burt, who had played the role of the would-be writer Sugden intermittently since the series began in 1972, had left in 1976 to concentrate on the theatre (and voiceovers). The lean, balding Hornby was believable as an outdoors type, playing the part resplendent in wax jacket and, he said, the same cloth cap that he had worn since 1980. During his tenure, one wife was killed in a car crash and another in a botched insurance scam that saw Jack arrested for murder. He was also accidentally shot by his son, whom he understandably disowned. Many affairs included canoodling in a hotel room with an auctioneer, while his wife was pregnant, in 1985. This displeased Kevin Laffan, the series' creator, who refused to write further episodes because of what he saw as increased sensationalism, although a storyline in which Jack was briefly imprisoned after protesting against nuclear waste dumping met with his approval. Les Dawson once famously described the series as "Dallas with dung". But, during a mid-1980s attempt by Thames to poach the American soap from the BBC, Yorkshire Television, part of the ITV network, announced that they for one "had no intention of screening Dallas, which is, after all, less popular than our own Emmerdale Farm". The second word was dropped from the title in 1989. Born in Liverpool to a marine-engineer father, Hornby attended Liverpool Collegiate school before training as an accountant. He was a drummer in a 1960s Merseybeat band, the Dennisons, before he went into acting. Named after a street in the city, the band was described as "five 17-year-old Aintree stormtroopers", managed by Hornby's parents. They made their debut at the Cavern Club in 1962, replacing the Beatles, who were unavailable as they were in London recording Love Me Do. The Cavern's DJ Bob Wooler even claimed that the new act had "created the biggest impact in Liverpool since the Beatles", but none of their three singles made the top 20 and they split up in 1966. After working backstage at the Liverpool Playhouse, Hornby trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, before making the rounds of regional theatres. On television, he was in ITV's national service sitcom Get Some In! (1975), while a planned recurring role in the first series of the considerably more successful Minder (1979) was curtailed after one episode. His first marriage ended in divorce, but in 1984 he married Helen Weir - who had played Pat, his unfortunate first wife in Emmerdale - two years after their screen wedding. They parted in 2000. Hornby taped his final scenes for the show last January. He had previously denied rumours about the state of his health, saying that his absence from the series would be temporary: "I can't imagine leaving." He is survived by his son from his marriage to Weir. · Clive Hornby, actor, born October 20 1944; died July 3 2008 |
What profession is followed by leprechauns | Leprechauns: At the End of the Rainbow Lies Richness for Irish Folklore | Ancient Origins 21 September, 2015 - 02:20 Alicia McDermott Leprechauns: At the End of the Rainbow Lies Richness for Irish Folklore (Read the article on one page) Those little men all dressed in green, obsessed with rainbows and treasure, trickery, and of course shoe-making. These are all common perceptions today regarding the famous characters from Irish folklore: Leprechauns. The characteristics of these mythical creatures has transformed over the years and much of what made the little people special in the original tales has been forgotten. Etymology for the Word Leprechaun Many scholars believe that the origin of the word leprechaun is the old Irish Lú Chorpain meaning small body. Another definition has linked the modern name to luchorpán ( a word from the 8th century AD ) which is defined as sprite or pygmy. Finally, the word leprechaun has been connected to leath bhrógan (shoe maker). This definition is also a possibility as many stories about leprechauns have shown their profession to be the cobblers of the fairy world. The word lubrican, another word associated with leprechaun, first was written in English in 1604 in the play The Honest Whore by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker. The line from the play states: "as for your Irish lubrican, that spirit whom by preposterous charms thy lust hath rais'd in a wrong circle…" The Ancient Leprechauns Leprechauns are thought to have been one of the many types of inhabitants of the fairy forts or fairy rings in ancient Ireland. It has been suggested that the merry tricksters of today may even be a modern incarnation of the Euro-Celtic god Lugh (pronounced “Luck”). Lugh was said to be the sun god, patron of arts and crafts and leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann ("peoples of the goddess Danu"). Altar depicting a tricephalic god identified as Lugus (Lugh), discovered in Reims. ( Wikipedia ) Medieval Irish manuscripts (12th -15th Centuries) believed to be associated with leprechauns suggest that leprechauns were originally beings that lived underwater and, contrary to today’s depiction, they weren’t all male. They were depicted as warriors with voracious appetites and the female leprechauns were especially engrossed with luring away human men for secret adventures. These characteristics seemed to continue at least until the aforementioned writing in 1604. Early leprechauns were described as sly old men that wore red suits and were often found working on a solitary shoe. The word solitary was also applied to the social preferences of leprechauns who seemed to prefer time alone to interacting with other faerie creatures, or even other leprechauns. There friendless nature perhaps was also partly due to others avoiding them – early leprechauns were also thought to be particularly mischievous house-haunting drunkards. These characteristics were later passed on to the leprechaun “cousins” the clobhair-ceann or clurichaun, an Irish fairy that is always drunk and rude. The clurichaun got the blame for noisy nights and messy homes (especially wine cellars). An illustration of a clurichaun, cousin of the leprechauns. (1862) T.C. Croker ( Wikimedia Commons ) Changes in Leprechaun Traits: Now a Wealthy Shoemaker By 1825, the leprechaun population was limited to only males. T. Crofton Croker's Fairy Traditions and Legends of the South of Ireland provided more insight on traits of these mythical creatures: “They are often described as bearded old men dressed in green and wearing buckled shoes. Sometimes they wear a pointed cap or hat and may smoke a pipe.” The Leprechauns of the time were thought to be particularly stylish. Both Samuel Lover, writing in 1831, and William Butler Yeats (in 1888) made mention of the importance leprechauns placed in their appearance. Lover wrote that a leprechaun was: “…quite a beau in his dress, notwithstanding, for he wears a red square-cut coat, richly laced with gold, waistcoat and inexpressible of the same, cocked hat, shoes and buckles.” |
What did the Owl and the Pussycat dine on | Why Did The Owl And The Pussycat Dine On Slices Of Quince? - Saucy Dressings Why Did The Owl And The Pussycat Dine On Slices Of Quince? “They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon” From The Owl and the Pussycat, by Edward Lear It looks highly likely that the owl and the pussycat were using the cookery book compiled by the Roman foodwriter, Apicius, which has a whole chapter dedicated to mince, and which includes a recipe for stewing quinces in honey to make them edible (most varieties of quince can’t be eaten raw). Apicius was probably writing in the late 4th century AD but quinces had been cultivated long before that. Like so many other plants of ancient origin they come from Mesopotamia (the area ‘between rivers’ – the Tigris and Euphrates), but they were also popular in Persia. Some thousand years later the English writer of This Boke of Kokery gives helpful instructions regarding how to bake quinces explaining that you need to ‘pare them pyke out their cores and fill them full of good syrup made clary or wast pouders and sugre then lette them in coffins and hyle them and back them and serve them’. ‘Clary’ is a sweet, spiced wine and the ‘wast pouders’ were ground spices – probably cinnamon and nutmeg, which was a highly prized and very expensive spice only affordable by chefs such as the author who was probably responsible for catering for the feasts of ‘King Harry the Fourth’. ‘Coffins’, see Shakespearean spinach sacks , were pastry cases. Now they are used prolifically in all kinds of ways throughout the middle east, and also in Spain in the form of membrillo – a sort of solid quince jam eaten with Manchego cheese. In Britain we’ve been using quinces since Chaucer, particularly in apple pies (which is why the membrillo goes so well in a tarte Tatin ), in gravies for game birds (I also think it’s good with duck), and as a jelly (which works particularly well due to the quince’s high pectin content) to serve with cold meat.You can buy jelly on-line – or at Cottage Delight – their heavenly quince with Shiraz fruits . But if you want to try making it, Carolyn Hart’s recipe is a good one to start with. It’s also excellent as a chutney – the best to buy is Roger’s Own Relish – cranberry and quince which is made in Cornwall. It’s especially good with Cornish Yarg – see the image at the bottom of this post. The idea of lamb stewed with quince, vinegar, saffron, and coriander first appeared in Europe in Manuscrito Anonimo, a medieval cookbook from muslim Andalucia in Spain. The restaurant Asitane in Turkey, which has researched historic Ottoman recipes, has unearthed a version of lamb-stuffed quince (pekmezli ayva dolmasi) dating back to 1531 Even today, in Morocco quince is often used when making a lamb tajine (go here for Ollie Hunter’s wonderful recipe – you could substitute the honey for membrillo). I suspect Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall also used this Moroccan approach to develop his hot lamb and quince salad . As Fearnley-Wittingstall describes tantalisingly, “the zingy sweetness of the quince goes beautifully with the rose lamb”. made in the Vallais in Switzerland by Morand In the Valais region of Switzerland an aquavit and a sweet liqueur made from quinces is produced, while in Dijon the firm Briottet also makes an excellent one, as do Bramley and Gage in the UK. If you go to the Savoy hotel in London you can sip a Kings and Quince – a cocktail of quince liqueur, salted almond and bourbon. Quinces look a bit like a cross between a pear and an apple (they are a member of the same scientific family as apples and pears, the Rosaceae, but the quince is in a genus all of its own). Avoid the type called Pineapple (mediocre); Tashkent is good, as is Aromatnaya (recommended if you are thinking of planting a tree of your own). Also good for planting is Meech’s Prolific, a highly productive variety which is easy to grow and which self-pollinates – you only need one tree to get fruit. Buy them as golden |
What is the gas that puts the fizz into fizzy drinks | Why Does Soda Fizz? Why Does Soda Fizz? February 13, 2013 04:15pm ET MORE Credit: George Frederick The fizz that bubbles up when you crack open a can of soda is carbon dioxide gas (CO2). Soft drink manufacturers add this tingling froth by forcing carbon dioxide and water into your soda at high pressures—up to 1,200 pounds per square inch. The "fssst" you hear is millions of carbon dioxide molecules bursting out of their sweet, watery prisons, where they have been held against their will. An unopened soda can is virtually bubble-free because the pressure inside the can keeps the carbon dioxide dissolved in the liquid. When you crack open the can, you release the pressure and allow the gas bubbles to wiggle free from the liquid and rise to the surface. This requires energy because in order for the gas to break free from the liquid it has to overcome the force holding the liquid together. One way to input energy is to shake the beverage. This adds the zing needed to unleash more tiny bubbles and add real splash to a celebration. Follow Life's Little Mysteries on Twitter @ llmysteries . We're also on Facebook & Google+ . Editor's Recommendations |
What is the nickname of non league football team Aylesbury | Aylesbury United Information | Aylesbury United FC 50:50 Draw Aylesbury United Football Club Formed in 1897, Aylesbury United Football Club - nicknamed 'The Ducks' - are the premier football team for the town of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. They currently compete in the Spartan South Midlands League Division One Midlands. The club have a long and glorious history which has seen us as Champions of the Southern League, numerous appearances in the FA Cup 1st Round onwards, as well as hosting the England national team twice at our former Buckingham Road home. In very recent times, things have been more difficult for the Ducks though. The club were made homeless in 2006 after the departure of former chairman and have been forced to groundshare out of town. We currently lodge at Thame United's ground of The ASM Stadium, in the neighbouring county of Oxfordshire and some 9 miles from Aylesbury. Whilst we are grateful for the support shown by our landlords, the club are desperate to secure a return to their rightful home as soon as possible and the committee are continually working hard to fight for both this and the very survival of one of the country's most well known non-league clubs. We are always looking for additional help and support with our goals, whether in the form of commercial aid through sponsorship, joining our Goalden Goal competition, or just another face through the turnstiles by coming to a match. We're noted for being a friendly club and you'll be made to feel at home! You can read more about the long road to where we are now in the history section of the website. Members Of The Berks & Bucks Football Association Evo-Stik League Southern Division One Central Thames Valley Women's Football League Club colours |
How many tons of TNT does a megaton represent | What does megaton mean? This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word megaton Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: megaton(noun) a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNT megaton(noun) Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: megaton(Noun) A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many million tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. Origin: metric prefix The numerical value of megaton in Chaldean Numerology is: 2 Pythagorean Numerology |
Which film star was known as the million dollar mermaid | Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman. After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent. Director: 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 35 titles created 07 Aug 2012 a list of 42 titles created 14 Feb 2014 a list of 46 titles created 02 Jun 2014 a list of 31 titles created 11 months ago a list of 43 titles created 4 months ago Title: Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) 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. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination. See more awards » Photos A swimsuit fashion designer is determined to protect her scatterbrained sister from a South American heart-breaker, but a case of mistaken identity complicates matters. Director: Edward Buzzell A contrived misunderstanding leads to the breakup of a songwriter and his fiancée. She returns to work as a gym teacher at an all-girls school, but a legal loophole allows the man to enroll as one of her students. Director: George Sidney A swim teacher and a wealthy businessman are married after a brief courtship. A charming war hero falls in love with this newly-married woman, after her husband abandons her on their honeymoon for the sake of a business meeting. Director: Richard Thorpe An Aquatic performer tries to attract the man she loves. Director: Charles Walters While shooting on location in the South Pacific, a movie star is pursued by a handsome Naval officer who is convinced she is the girl for him. Director: Richard Thorpe A young woman enters a contest to be the first to swim the English Channel. Director: Charles Walters A man from Ohio inherits a coconut plantation and falls in love with a half-American, half-Tahitian beauty. Song-and-swim musical ensues in the tropical paradise. Director: Robert Alton The Wolves baseball team gets steamed when they find they've been inherited by one K.C. Higgins, a suspected "fathead" who intends to take an active interest in running the team. But K.C. ... See full summary » Director: Busby Berkeley When a matador leaves town to focus on his music, his twin sister takes on his identity in the bullfighting ring. Director: Richard Thorpe A Scottish knight in France to facilitate a marriage between a rich and beautiful countess and his aging uncle becomes involved in court intrigue. Director: Richard Thorpe A multimillionaire decides to boycott "filthy" forms of entertainment such as Broadway shows. Directors: Ray Enright, Busby Berkeley Stars: Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler Screwball comedy has wealthy mystery writer Paula Bradford using her doctor ex-husband's non-payment of alimony to coerce him into a reconciliation. Director: Stephen Roberts Edit Storyline Million Dollar Mermaid tells the story of Australian swimming sensation Annette Kellerman, who overcame childhood polio to go on and achieve fame as a professional swimmer and film star in the early decades of the 20th century. At the same time, she scandalized the world by wearing a one-piece bathing suit on public beaches long before the style was accepted in polite company, and made waves in other ways as well. The story was a perfect vehicle decades later to showcase the star quality of Esther Williams in the 1950s, and Kellerman's moniker was picked up by Life Magazine when it named Ms. Williams the "Million Dollar Mermaid" herself. Written by Tedosan Inspired by th |
What plant is the national emblem of The Lebanon | Cedars of God: National emblem of Lebanon Cedars of God: National emblem of Lebanon Nature , Plants & Trees by Charles Fred Mount Lebanon is one of the most famous historic spot in the country, which was once adorned with the extensive reserves of Cedar trees. Today this tree is the national emblem of Lebanon. This tree reserve, which is called as Cedars of God, is today shrunk to a very small territory and is being declared as the “protected area” by the government of Lebanon. Cedar tree is considered highly sacred near to humans since the ancient times. Cedar trees of the northern Lebanon were cherished and dearest collection of the architectural wood that was stolen and defrosted by different invaders and timber stealers in different eras. The Phoenicians, the Egyptians, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Persians, the Romans, the Israelites and the Turks are the most prominent who deserted this area and brought the precious wood of cedars to their respective homelands, where they used the same in building their constructions especially the sacred structures. These ancient trees have been referred in Bible and many other religious texts also. A bird eye view of the Forest of the Cedars of God, Lebanon – A brilliant photo by Stefano F This tree “Cedrus libani” belongs to the evergreen Pinaceae which is actually native to the Mediterranean region. The tree is known for its typical needle shaped leaves and it can grow up to 40 m (130 ft) tall, with a trunk up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in diameter. The Lebanon cedar doesn’t flower until it is 25-30 years old. The flowers, or catkins are uni-sexual, with both male and female flowers on the same tree. The 2-inch catkins are reddish in color. Cedar of Lebanon – The national emblem of Lebanon – An image from the Lebanese forest by Charles Fred Today, it is also displayed in the national flag of Lebanon and on the Lebanese coat of arms as a symbol of nationalism. People also call it as Cedars of Lebanon and it is of so historic importance; the country is sometimes referred as the land of cedars as well. In 1998, the Cedars of God were added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. The protection of this site is ensured by the joint action of the Maronite Patriarchate, the Municipality of Bcharré, the Lebanese army and the Committee of the Friends of the Cedar Forest. This tree “Cedrus libani” belongs to the evergreen Pinaceae which is actually native to the Mediterranean region. Image by nathanm Located at about 2,300 meters above sea level, this small forest of cedar trees is spread over approximately 400,000 square feet and includes the treasure of the stunning 400 Lebanon cedars. It is one of the most worth seen gifts of nature, which is witness of thousands of years old human history of blood and glory. In different literatures and manuscripts, these trees are attributed as insignias of persistent struggle, gallant attitude, towering dignity and masterly strength by the writers. Mount Lebanon is one of the most famous historic spot in the country, which was once adorned with the extensive reserves of Cedar trees. Image by Joseph Younis Post navigation |
What is the traditional colour of Willow Pattern china | Blue Willow China Buying Guide | eBay Blue Willow China Buying Guide Share May 14, 2014 Blue Willow china is the most popular pattern of china ever made, as well as the most famous. This may be because of the legend following Blue Willow china , or it may be because of the gorgeous design. It could also be because of the wonderfully bright blue color of the pattern on the pieces. Whatever the reason for its popularity, it is definitely a favorite of collectors. Types of Blue Willow Items The list might seem almost endless when you consider just how many items have been made over the years using the Blue Willow pattern . Some of these items include glassware, wallpaper, linens, towels/tablecloths, flatware/cutlery , piggy banks, cookware, enamelware, picture frames, soap dishes, candleholders , and canister sets. It would be almost impossible to make a complete list of products with this pattern, as there are even manufacturers of paper products who have placed the Blue Willow pattern onto their products. This can give you a small idea of how popular the pattern actually is. Even though you can find the pattern on many different items, it is still considered the most traditional for kitchen items, including cookware and glassware. Blue Willow china can also come in other colors, including red, green, multicolored, and brown. The Pattern's Features The Blue Willow pattern has many classic features, including a distinctly Oriental theme that always shows a pagoda or a teahouse, an Oriental bridge with three crossing it, a zigzagging fence made of latticework, a willow tree, and two birds in flight. It is important to understand that not every blue-and-white pattern is Blue Willow. There will be similarities, and there will also be replications; because of its popularity, Blue Willow has been imitated, so it is important to make sure you are getting true Blue Willow china. Not every single piece of Blue Willow will have every distinguishing feature listed above, but there will be all but one or two in each piece. Again, Blue Willow is imitated, so the imitations may also include the teahouse, two birds, bridge, and more. Determining Age and Manufacturer of Blue Willow China One of the only ways to determine who created the piece and how old it is will be to look for the mark on the bottom. Traditional Blue Willow sets will usually only place the mark on plates; the cups and other items in the set will only include the country of origin. In many cases, searching online is not feasible. It is important to use a reference book for Blue Willow china. These books will show all the types of known marks and give explanations about them. Once you find the mark on your specific piece, compare it to the marks in the reference book to locate yours. This will tell you where the piece was made, who made it, and the approximate age of the piece, if known. Some collectors do not care about the specific age of the pieces, just the pieces themselves. If this describes you, you may not have to do as much work, since it is fairly easy to find Blue Willow online and in antique shops. Patterns Used While it is true that every piece of Blue Willow china has certain universal features that will appear in every variation of the pattern, there are different types of this pattern to look for as well. Collectors of Blue Willow china will often search for every variant to add to their collections. Golden border underneath blue border Large blue flower design Similar to Standard pattern Less white is used on these plates Pagoda, teahouse, two birds, trees, boat, bridge with three people, and latticework fence should be on the piece Border is more intricate and more blue Mandarin Center Pattern Similar to the Standard pattern Different border around outside Images are more pronounced and have white borders around them Royal Winton Pekin Center Pattern Same pattern used for Standard Black and gold instead of blue and white colors, along with a few other colors Also comes in multicolor Typical Blue Willow background in the center with some type of border |
What colour are tea leaves when they are picked | Tea Leaves Glossary | Recipes with Tea Leaves | Tarladalal.com Tea Leaves Glossary | Recipes with Tea Leaves | Tarladalal.com Viewed 8487 times chai ke patte Description Fresh green tea leaves means that the fresh-picked green tea leaves which never go through a drying process at all. In other words, after green tea leaves are harvested, within about 4 hours or less, the green tea leaves are in the extraction process. Fresh green tea leaves have scientific name- Camellia sinensis that have undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Fresh green tea leaves are the least processed among the different types of teas. It undergoes the least amount of oxidation. The shorter processing gives green tea leaves a lighter flavor than black tea. Also result in the high catechins content, which is why it is so good for you. Fresh green tea leaves are unoxidized leaves which are simply heated after picking to destroy the enzymes that cause oxidation. They are then rolled to release their flavour. Green teas are sweet and contain many of the vitamins and antioxidant properties of the fresh green tea leaf, making them highly regarded as a healthy, fragrant and delicious drink. Fresh green tea leaves have become the raw material for extracts used in various beverages, health foods, dietary supplements, and cosmetic items. How to Select • When you buy loose leaf tea from tea stores, you may be offered the opportunity to smell the leaves before purchasing. Characterize the aroma as sweet or grassy in nature and if you detect no aroma at all, chances are the tea leaves are old and you'll want to avoid buying them. • An even better indicator of whether you're dealing with fresh green tea leaves is taste. If you're buying your tea from a tea or coffee store and given the chance to taste the sample, check the colour of the tea before tasting. Higher quality green teas tend to be a light green in colour. If the tea you're considering brews up golden or brown in colour, you might be dealing with a lower quality green tea. • When you taste a green tea sample, the tea should taste clean. The best green teas usually strike a balance between grassy green undertones and astringent qualities. • Higher quality green teas should taste light and clear, not bitter. • Try to buy only the freshest product when possible and you'll develop an even greater appreciation of this remarkable drink. Culinary Uses • Fresh green tea tastes best and enjoyed when brewed as it is for their natural falvoured and aroma. • Fresh green tea leaves also acts as a tenderizer. • Tea leaves can be crushed and added to face packs and bathing water for that additional aroma and easing effects. How to Store Fresh green tea leaves are very fragile and needs to be stored under very favourable conditions. To retain freshness, fresh green tea leaves should be stored in a refrigerator in a sealed airtight container that completely blocks light and that you can remove as much air as possible. They cannot be stored for more than 2 to 3 days as they lose their colour and flavour very quickly. Because fresh green tea leaves can't be stored for a long period, almost all of commercially available green tea products including extracts and tea bags are made from dried green tea leaves. However, many tea companies including leading-brand tea companies try to confuse consumers by using words such as "fresh", "fresh brewed", or "natural tea leaves". No matter what kind of wording they use, it is clear that their green tea products are made from dry or processed green tea leaves. Health Benefits • Because loose leaf tea is free of tannings and tea dust, it gives you the maximum health benefit from every steaming cup. • Polyphenols including flavonoids are naturally occurring plant chemicals (called phytochemicals) that are found in tea leaves and have strong antioxidant properties. • Tea leaves contains a particular variety of polyphenols known as catechins. Catechins are considered to have properties that protect or act against cancer, tumours and unwanted genetic changes. • It is believed th |
Which is the lowest female singing voice | Female Vocal Range - Various Singing Voice Types for Women | Your Personal Singing Guide Female Vocal Range and Voice Types! There are many vocal ranges and voice types for females, and this section will discuss about the 3 main types of female voices, their respective note ranges, as well as how their tessituras or most comfortable voice ranges differ from each other. One point to note: There is a difference between the 2 terms – Vocal Range and Voice Type; The Range of our Voice refers to the range of notes that the voice can reach or produce a sound at, whereas Voice Type refers to the various kinds of voices classified using certain criteria like range of vocals, tessituras, register transition points, vocal timbre or tone and so on. Click on the links provided above to learn how to find the full range of your voice, as well as understand more about the various voice classification criteria and learn how to determine your own voice type! Now, the 3 main types of female voices are as follows: 1. Soprano Let us look at each of these voices in more detail: 1. SOPRANO As many of us would know, the Soprano voice is the highest of the female voices, and many of us would be familiar with this voice type. I am sure many ladies out there would be envious of their Soprano friends who seem to be able to hit the high notes with such ease! A typical Soprano vocal range would probably be from the A note below middle C (A3) to the F or G note 2 octaves above (F6 or G6), making it a range of 2 plus to 3 octaves. Of course, this is not to be taken as an exact measurement but more as a rough guideline for soprano voices, and proper breath support must be used when measuring vocal ranges during singing. The Soprano Tessitura is also usually higher than the other female voice types, considering that the overall vocal range is the highest among the female voices. A Soprano would also probably transition out of her chest voice around the E flat note above middle C (E4) and shift into her head voice around the F sharp note one octave above the middle C (F5). The soprano voice usually has a bright tone, and she would usually have a strong head voice, but a relatively weaker middle voice. Sopranos are also able to sing more high notes and sustain at a high pitch better than a mezzo soprano can, and they are also most often the lead role for operas or shows. 2. MEZZO SOPRANO For most ladies out there, you would probably belong to this voice type as the Mezzo Soprano voice is the most common female voice type out of the 3 main types, and it lies between the higher Soprano voice and the lower Contralto voice. The vocal range for the Mezzo Soprano voice would be likely between the G note below middle C (G3) to the C note more than 2 octaves above (C6), making it also a range of around slightly more than 2 octaves. The Mezzo Soprano Tessitura or most comfortable vocal range lies somewhere between the Soprano Tessitura and the Contralto Tessitura. The Mezzo would probably transition out of chest voice around the E note just above middle C (E4) and shift into head voice around the E note one octave above the middle C octave (E5). Be sure to avoid the common singing problem of head raising when you are measuring your register transitions. The Mezzo Soprano has a stronger middle voice and a weaker head voice as compared to the Soprano. Also, the tone of the Mezzo Soprano’s voice is darker or deeper than the Soprano’s. 3. CONTRALTO The Contralto voice is the lowest among the female voices, and it is certainly more unique among females, as the typical female voices would probably either be the Soprano or Mezzo Soprano voices. Also, a common misconception would be to use the term ‘Alto’ instead of ‘Contralto’ to refer to female voices with this low range of notes. We should use the term ‘Contralto’ to refer to this low female voice type, as ‘Alto’ more commonly refers to the range or notes to be sung and is not exactly a voice type. The term ‘Alto’ is commonly used in choral singing to refer to the vocal parts to be sung by singers doing the Alto sectio |
Who managed Scotland in the 1986 World Cup | The Scottish Football Blog: Scotland In 1986: Another hard luck tale The Scottish Football Blog Wednesday, June 09, 2010 Scotland In 1986: Another hard luck tale Scotland's trip to Mexico in 1986 would be their fourth World Cup in a row. We might have been hopeless when we got to the finals but we were proving astonishingly consistent at qualifying. Our route to the 1986 World Cup was, as we all know, steeped in tragedy. Jock Stein's death on a tense night in Wales as Scotland clinched a play off place cast a long shadow over the whole 1986 campaign. It fell to Alex Ferguson, still at Aberdeen and Stein's part time assistant, to take the reins and negotiate the double header against Australia. A 2-0 win at Hampden put Scotland firmly in control of the fixture as they prepared to travel to Melbourne. A 0-0 draw got the job done but, as if to prove that Scotland players could still mix it with the best of them went it came to extra-curricular antics, a couple of incidents involving booze, birds, Maurice Johnston and - inevitably - Frank McAvennie left Ferguson mulling over the possibility of leaving Johnston out of his final squad. As part of his preparation Ferguson travelled to Ipswich and sought Alf Ramsey's advice. Sir Alf was only too happy to oblige, although Ferguson was incredulous that no England manager had ever approached Ramsey as part of their big tournament build up. Ferguson's most controversial decision was to leave Alan Hansen out of his squad. A number of late withdrawals had left both Stein and Ferguson concerned about the centre half's commitment. He also lost Kenny Dalglish, a massive blow, blamed at the time on Hansen's omission although Dalglish has always insisted that his knee was just not up to another summer of football. Squad selected, preparations made. Scotland were off to Mexico. Lying in wait were Denmark, West Germany and Uruguay. Displaying our usual knack of finding ourselves in the wrong place at the wrong time we had somehow pitched up in the tournament's group of death. Lucky us. We would emerge without a win to our name, cursing our luck and somewhat battered. Yet again we were going home on the first plane. Before the tournament we might well have considered Denmark to be rivals for second place behind West Germany. The Danes didn't exactly follow that script. In an even first match Denmark beat us 1-0, although a Roy Aitken goal that looked legitimate was disallowed. In the next match Gordon Strachan put us ahead against West Germany in the first half. Unable to hold out, Scotland went in all square at half time before a Rudi Voller goal early in the second half put the Germans ahead. There was much huff and no little puff as Scotland chased the game. As so often in the past those efforts came to nothing. At times it seems that Scotland team was created to tantalise the support with the the promise that greatness is always just one step away. Amazingly we went into the Uruguay game with qualification still a realistic possibility. We had to win to progress, Uruguay needed only a draw. It might have been realistic to assume that an astonishing 6-1 defeat to Denmark might have knocked their confidence. Needing only a draw, however, they were always going to be happy suck Scotland into a war of attrition. Even accepting that as a legitmate tactic does not mean there is any need to condone the brutality with which they set about the task. In the first minute of the game Jose Batista was ordered off for an X-rated version of one of Ron Atkinson's early doors reducers, a cynical and blatant attempt to nobble Gordon Strachan. The tone was set. Against a team displaying football's uglier side, Scotland were without answers. Yes, Uruguay were brutal and hard but Scotland were ineffectual in the face of it. They had come to defend deep but Scotland were unable to exert the pressure that would have made them doubt the wisdom of their tactics. In the face of a cynical Uruguayan roar, Scotland meekly surrendered with a whimper. A win would have sent Scotland through in third place behind West G |
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Who wrote Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son | Hancock's Half Hour - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com Hancock's Half Hour EDIT Hancock's Half Hour stars Tony Hancock who plays Anthony Aloysius Hancock "Tony Hancock". Co starring was Sid James as Sidney Balmoral James. Written by the legendary Ray Galton and Alan Simpson this show was a huge success with English audiences and was helped by the magnificent performance given by Tony Hancock and some really wonderful scripts. The show had a great support cast including Hugh Lloyd, John Vere, Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques, Bill Fraser and Arthur Mullard. The show is best known for episodes such as The Blood Donor, The Lift, 12 Angry Men and The Bedsitter. The Big Bang Theory The Romance Recalibration NEW The Great Indoors Mason Blows Up NEW NEW ABC Important: You must only upload images which you have created yourself or that you are expressly authorised or licensed to upload. By clicking "Publish", you are confirming that the image fully complies with TV.com’s Terms of Use and that you own all rights to the image or have authorization to upload it. Please read the following before uploading Do not upload anything which you do not own or are fully licensed to upload. The images should not contain any sexually explicit content, race hatred material or other offensive symbols or images. Remember: Abuse of the TV.com image system may result in you being banned from uploading images or from the entire site – so, play nice and respect the rules! Choose background: |
What is the state capital of Tennessee | Capital Cities of Tennessee Capital Cities of Tennessee [ Jonesborough ] [ Greeneville ] [ Knoxville ] [ Kingston ] [ Murfreesboro ] [ Nashville ] Six of Tennessee's cities have served as the capital of the State. Two cities have been the capital more than once, while one city was the capital for only one day. Each of these six cities has had an interesting part to play in the history of Tennessee. Jonesborough The oldest city in Tennessee is Jonesborough . Jonesborough was named for Willie Jones, a North Carolina legislator who championed his state's westward movement. Founded in 1779, Jonesborough became the capital of the State of Franklin in December 1784. Franklin functioned as a state until 1788, but was never recognized by Congress. Jonesborough was the first town in Tennessee to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Jonesborough is known for its National Storytelling Festival , its International Storytelling Center , and is recognized as the storytelling capital of the world. Return to top Greeneville The second capital of the State of Franklin was Greeneville. Greeneville was founded in 1783 and served as the capital of Franklin from 1785-1788. Greeneville was named for Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene. The Andrew Johnson National Historic Site is located in Greeneville. There are tours available of Johnson's home and place of burial on Monument Hill in the National Cemetery . Return to top Knoxville Knoxville was the capital of the Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio from 1792 until 1796. Knoxville served as the capital of Tennessee on two occasions, the first time from 1796 until 1812 and then a second time from 1817 to 1818. Knoxville was named for Henry Knox, the Secretary of War. The main campus of The University of Tennessee is in Knoxville. Knoxville is the home of the Knoxville Museum of Art and Knoxville Opera and hosts many festivals, most notably, the Dogwood Arts Festival , which began in 1961 after author John Gunther called Knoxville "the ugliest city in America." City officials resolved to change the city's image and began planting dogwood trees. The first trail opened in 1955. In 1982, the Knoxville hosted the World's Fair and celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fair this year. Return to top Kingston Kingston was the capital of Tennessee for one day! On September 21, 1807, the Tennessee General Assembly met in Kingston, declared it to be the State's capital, passed one item, and then adjourned. That one item was the acquisition of Cherokee territory that was known as Fort Southwest Point. The Indians had ceded the land around the Fort to the State with the provision that it would be named the State capital, which it was, but only for one day. Before the Indians realized that they had been tricked, the capital was moved back to Knoxville. Kingston was named for landowner Major Robert King. Return to top Murfreesboro Murfreesboro was Tennessee's capital city from 1818 until 1826. The capital was moved to the middle of the State as the population moved to the middle and western grand divisions of Tennessee. Murfreesboro was named for Revolutionary War hero Colonel Hardy Murfree. In 1911, Middle Tennessee State University opened in Murfreesboro. Return to top Nashville The current capital of Tennessee is Nashville. Nashville/Davidson County has a metropolitan government. This very progressive city is one of the few Tennessee cities that has online city services on its website. The citizens of Metro Nashville enjoy a beautiful downtown public library and the new Schermerhorn Symphony Center . Nashville began as Fort Nashborough in 1779 and was incorporated as the City of Nashville in 1806. Nashville was the capital of Tennessee twice. The first time was from 1812-1817. In 1826, Nashville became the permanent capital of the State of Tennessee. With the arrival of the Grand Old Opry in 1925, Nashville was well on its way to becoming Music City USA . Email the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau: [email protected] |
Florence Nightingale Graham is better known to hundreds of women shoppers as who | Education & Resources - National Women's History Museum - NWHM National Women's History Museum Started: 1910 Size: $38 million in 1971; $1.238 billion in revenues for 2012 Elizabeth Arden was not just a leading beauty entrepreneur; she was a pioneering New Woman, suffragist and maverick. Born Florence Nightingale Graham in Canada, she trained and briefly worked as a nurse, where she was inspired by the use of creams to treat burns. She moved to New York in 1909, took a job at salon, and a year later opened her Fifth Avenue spa with what would become her trademark red door and her new name Elizabeth Arden. A staunch advocate for equality, Arden joined 15,000 women in a suffrage demonstration in 1912, with the marchers all donning red lipstick as a sign of fortitude. In 1914, she hired chemists to develop the first of hundreds of skincare products. Arden also mastered new, modern marketing techniques to promote cosmetics – which had previously been associated with prostitutes and other lower status women – to a respectable, upscale market. Her strategy worked. By 1922, Arden’s company became one of the first global brands when she opened a spa in Paris. Her longtime rivalry with Helena Rubenstein further sparked her ambition. Arden’s business not only survived the Great Depression, but in the 1930s was hailed as one of the three best-known American brands in the world (the other two were Coca-Cola and Singer Sewing Machines.) Arden shared the secrets of her success with would-be women entrepreneurs at seminars after World War II and in 1946 was the first woman on the cover of Time magazine. There were over 100 Elizabeth Arden Salons worldwide at the time of her death in 1966; the company was sold in 1971 for $38 million. “It is remarkable what a woman can accomplish with just a little ambition.” References: Picture: Library of Congress. http://www.elizabetharden.com/Elizabeth-Arden-Biography/her-story,default,pg.html. http://corporate.elizabetharden.com/about-elizabeth-arden/; Lindy Woodhead, War Paint: Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubenstein: Their Lives, Their Times, Their Rivalry (London: Virago, 2003). In This Section |
Who was the father of Richard 11 | BBC - History - Historic Figures: Richard II (1367 - 1400) Historic Figures z Richard II © Richard was Plantagenet king of England from 1377 to 1399 and was usurped by Henry IV. Richard was born on 6 January 1367 in Bordeaux, the son of Edward, the Black Prince and grandson of Edward III. Richard's father died in 1376 and his grandfather the following year, making Richard king at the age of 10. The country was ruled largely by his uncle, John of Gaunt. The first crisis of Richard's reign was the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. The young king bravely rode out to meet the rebels, who were led by Wat Tyler. Tyler was killed and the revolt crushed. As Richard began to take control of government himself, he built a group of unpopular favourites. His request for money to fight in France prompted parliament to demand the dismissal of these favourites. Richard's refusal provoked parliament into impeaching his chancellor, the Earl of Suffolk, and creating a commission to oversee the king's activities. When Richard declared these measures treasonable, parliament and his opponents retaliated in 1388 by outlawing his closest friends, some of whom were executed. Richard appeared defeated and submitted to the demands of the five 'Lords Appellant'. For eight years Richard worked in apparent harmony with Gaunt and the Lords Appellant. Yet he was waiting for revenge. He gradually formed a second, stronger royalist party. In 1397, he arrested and tried three of the appellants. Arundel was convicted of treason and executed, Warwick was banished and Gloucester imprisoned and murdered. Richard was granted revenues for life and the powers of parliament were delegated to a committee. In September 1398, a quarrel between two former appellants, Gaunt's son Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, gave the king another opportunity for revenge and he banished them both. When Gaunt died in February 1399, Richard confiscated the vast Lancastrian estates, which would have passed to Bolingbroke. In May, Richard left to campaign in Ireland. Bolingbroke invaded England and rallied both noble and popular support. Returning to England in August, Richard surrendered without a fight. In September, he abdicated and Bolingbroke ascended the throne as Henry IV. In October, Richard was imprisoned in Pontefract Castle, where he died four months later. |
Who played the part of Paul McCartney's grandfather in the film A Hard Day's Night | Grandfather | The Beatles Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Grandfather (John McCartney) was a fictional character from the movie, A Hard Day's Night played by actor Wilfred Brambell . In the movie, he was the grandfather of Paul McCartney , bass guitarist for The Beatles . Paul brought him because his mother thought the trip would help him, because he was "nursing a broken heart." While riding the train, the question "Who's that little old man?" is asked several times. Shortly after Paul's response that the old man was his grandfather, George comments, "That's not your grandfather. I've seen your grandfather; he lives in your house." Paul answers, "That's my other grandfather, but he's my grandfather as well." This is repeated when, after saying he was Paul's grandfather, Norm (the Beatles' manager in the film) says, "Oh, I thought that--" stopped by John Lennon , saying, "No, that's his other one." The character of Paul's grandfather is described in the film as a "villain" and a "real mixer" and acts something as the antagonist of the film. He sabotages the boys' attempts to flirt on the train, plagiarizes their signatures on photographs, and generally causes minor havoc throughout the story. After Ringo is recruited to look after the old man during some down time before the Beatles' scheduled television performance, he is told that he shouldn't be reading a book, but living until it's too late. Ringo takes this crazy advice and leaves the television station. This results in the main conflict of the film as the managers, producers, and other three Beatles go on a search to find the drummer in time to perform. Trivia |
Which Outer Hebridean island gives its name to a famous tweeds | Hebridean Princess Cruises Isle of Harris Outer Hebrides Historically and geographically apart from Lewis, Harris is a small region of many contrasts, offering wonderful walks and the beauty of Luskentyre beach on its sandy western shores. Rodel boasts the finest Pre-Reformation church in the Western Isles and the Harris tweeds produced here are world-famous. Although tenacious Gaelic strongholds today, Harris and neighbouring Lewis were the last of the Hebrides to adopt the language. Share this page: |
In which city is the University of East Anglia | University of East Anglia - International Programs - University of Maine Facebook University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is situated in beautiful parkland on the outskirts of the medieval city of Norwich, and is conveniently only two hours from London by train in the northeastern county of Norfolk. Despite its medieval architecture and history, Norwich has a vibrant and youthful feel that is large enough to be cosmopolitan, and yet small enough to be intimate and friendly. The campus is also a friendly environment with a real sense of community with its own shops, banks, bars, and restaurants. The University of East Anglia is also home to the country’s biggest university sports complex and an active Student’s Union with over 100 clubs and societies that give international students an opportunity to socialize and become involved in university life. Watch Why Study at UEA? video . United Kingdom England, Scotland and Wales, make up Great Britain, along with Northern Ireland come together to form the United Kingdom. England consists of rolling lowland terrain and small mountain ranges in the northwest. Scotland, made up of 800 islands, and rolling hills, lies northeast to Ireland and north of England and Wales. Wales is the most mountainous country, with Northern Ireland known for its luscious green landscape and rolling hills. From temperate to oceanic climates of frequent rainfall, winds, and winter snows, the United Kingdom sees a variety of temperatures and has, overall, enjoyable weather. The East Anglia region has much that is considered quintessentially English. Norwich is surrounded by pastoral countryside interlaced with small villages, bustling market towns and stately manor homes. Norwich lies on the banks of the River Wensum, just 20 miles from the North Sea. Between Norwich and Cambridge, 60 miles to the west, lay the vast heaths and forests of the Breakland. To the east are the Norfolk Broads, a network of rivers and lakes with miles of sailing andcruising water. London is just two hours away by car or train, and there are excellent travel connections to Amsterdam and other parts of Europe. Norwich Norwich is the regional center of East Anglia, and is regarded by many as England’s most attractive, livable city. The city grew out of several small Saxon settlements and had become one of the largest English market towns by the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066. The Norman’s built a palatial castle and magnificent cathedral that today are the city’s most prominent monuments. Medieval and early modern buildings, preserved amidst modern construction, give Norwich much of its charm. Traces of the ancient defensive walls still remain. Throughout the city riverside walkways, gardens and parks, pedestrianized shopping streets, and museums and galleries invite leisurely exploration. A rich cultural life is central to Norwich. The Norwich Arts Center offers jazz, rock and international music concerts. The Theatre Royal is one of Britain’s top provincial venues, showing many London productions of opera, ballet, drama and musical comedy. Many ancient buildings and churches now serve as shops, restaurants, cinemas, and concert halls. Read more information about the city of Norwich here . Areas of Study Art History, Biochemistry, Biology, Biophysics, Business, Botany, Chemistry, Communications, Computer Science, Creative Writing, Earth Science (Geology), Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Economics, Engineering (Computer & Electronic), English, Film Studies, French, German, History, International Relations, Mathematics, Microbiology, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Theater, and Social Work. Requirement F Housing UEA guarantees campus accommodation to all UMaine exchange students. Accommodation in all University residences is self-catering (i.e., no meal plan). Each residence contains several fully-furnished, centrally-heated, single-occupancy rooms grouped round a shared kitchen. Kitchens come equipped with a fridge, freezer and oven or microwave; and residents |
What popular spring flower is also known as the Lent Lily | Information on Lent Lily flower Back to Facts of the Day Calendar UK Calendar dates british festivals .... folklore ... anniversaries .... on this day Lent Lily One of the flowers most associated with March is the narcissus (Wild daffodil). Named after the boy in Greek mythology, who was changed into a flower. Narciccus is also known as Lent Lily because it blooms in early spring and the blooms usually dropping before Easter. It is the main daffodil species of Britain. The daffodil became a popular Welsh symbol in the 19th Century. Lloyd George used it to symbolise Wales at the 1911 Investiture and in official publications. In England, the daffodil inspired amongst others William Wordsworth to write his famous poem "Daffodils." Daffodils I WANDER'D lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretch'd in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed—and gazed—but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils. By William Wordsworth (1770-1850). |
Who was the lead singer with the Newcastle group The Animals | Eric Burdon - Biography - IMDb Eric Burdon Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (3) | Trivia (6) | Personal Quotes (5) Overview (3) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) Eric Burdon has one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in rock and roll. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 1994, and hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the 100 Greatest Voices of All Time, Burdon's music forged new territory while also topping the charts for over 5 decades. Highly prolific, Burdon has released nearly 50 records in those 50 years, as front man of The Animals and WAR and simply as Eric Burdon. Through the changing sounds and genres, what remains constant is his courage as an artist to explore new sounds, leading into new territory with his unrivaled and unique voice. Eric Burdon has shared the stage with legends such as Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Witherspoon and Otis Redding, and recently cited by cutting edge musicians like Patti Smith and Iggy Pop in their personal top tens. Eric began his musical journey as a young man growing up in Newcastle, England. Listening to his idols, Ray Charles and Bo Diddley, Eric immersed himself in American blues and jazz. As front man and driving force of the British Invasion band The Animals, Burdon helped shape rock and roll's DNA, and Eric's imposing yet soulful vocals are the driving force of the iconic favorite "House of the Rising Sun". A long string of hits followed, including "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and the Vietnam-era anthem, "We Gotta Get Out of This Place." Pioneering the psychedelic San Francisco sound, Burdon's classics include "San Franciscan Nights" and "Monterey". Burdon continued through the years to perform with different iterations of the Animals, while also founding and fronting the funk group War, one of the first multiracial bands, and topped the charts again with his groundbreaking hit single "Spill the Wine". In the following decades Burdon has become and accomplished painter and author, and he continues to record and tour as a solo artist. 2012 will see the release of his new album, "Til Your River Runs Dry." - IMDb Mini Biography By: Elizabeth Freund Spouse (3) ( 17 September 1972 - 1978) (divorced) (1 child) Angie King (? - present) Trivia (6) Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Animals), 1994 Lead singer for the musical group The Animals . Famous for his deep, raw, agonized singing voice. Eric went on to sing for fusion and heavy rock bands after they disbanded in 1966. The original members of the Animals reformed in 1977 and 1983, but without critical or popular success. Cousin of author Gordon Burn . Has one child, a daughter Alex, from his second marriage to Rose Marks. Personal Quotes (5) [on Bo Diddley ] Bo's one of the guys who invented rock 'n' roll. He took two cultures that existed in separate forms - country and western and the kind of blues that used to be known as 'race music' - and put them together. His beat was a jungle beat. That's what he called it. Why would I want to celebrate a band that has driven me so much pain and anguish? And the fact that in Britain it's been ruled by a high court judge that I cannot enter Britain as an Animal anymore. I'm getting sued by my fellow members of the early band to the point of where I can't/I'm not supposed to call myself Eric Burdon and The Animals anymore in Britain... so that leaves a bad taste in my mouth. [ Bruce Springsteen ] wanted to produce me. For some reason I said no, I didn't think it was the right time for me. I can't even come up with a reason why I should say no to Springsteen because I love the guy's work and the more I know about him and the people around him, he's a really stand up guy. For a long time I would have a thought now and again 'man, why did I turn Bruce down? What did I do that for?' But I do a lot of things on the spur of the moment and afterwards I think 'what did I do that for? Maybe my dyslexia has something to do with that, I don't know. If you put me in a room two buttons, a green button and a r |
To which battle was Churchill referring when he said we never won a battle before and never lost one after it | Winston Churchill - Wikiquote Winston Churchill Jump to: navigation , search Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour.' Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG OM CH TD FRS PC (Can) ( November 30 , 1874 – January 24 , 1965 ) was a British politician and statesman, best known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He was Prime Minister of the UK from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. Contents Early career years (1898–1929)[ edit ] To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often. Every influence, every motive, that provokes the spirit of murder among men, impels these mountaineers to deeds of treachery and violence. The strong aboriginal propensity to kill, inherent in all human beings, has in these valleys been preserved in unexampled strength and vigour. That religion, which above all others was founded and propagated by the sword — the tenets and principles of which are instinct with incentives to slaughter and which in three continents has produced fighting breeds of men — stimulates a wild and merciless fanaticism. The love of plunder, always a characteristic of hill tribes, is fostered by the spectacle of opulence and luxury which, to their eyes, the cities and plains of the south display. A code of honour not less punctilious than that of old Spain, is supported by vendettas as implacable as those of Corsica. Description of the tribal areas of what is now Pakistan , commonly referred to as Waziristan Downloadable etext version(s) of this book can be found online at Project Gutenberg It is, thank heaven, difficult if not impossible for the modern European to fully appreciate the force which fanaticism exercises among an ignorant, warlike and Oriental population. Several generations have elapsed since the nations of the West have drawn the sword in religious controversy, and the evil memories of the gloomy past have soon faded in the strong, clear light of Rationalism and human sympathy. Indeed it is evident that Christianity, however degraded and distorted by cruelty and intolerance, must always exert a modifying influence on men's passions, and protect them from the more violent forms of fanatical fever, as we are protected from smallpox by vaccination. But the Mahommedan religion increases, instead of lessening, the fury of intolerance. It was originally propagated by the sword, and ever since, its votaries have been subject, above the people of all other creeds, to this form of madness. In a moment the fruits of patient toil, the prospects of material prosperity, the fear of death itself, are flung aside. The more emotional Pathans are powerless to resist. All rational considerations are forgotten. Seizing their weapons, they become Ghazis—as dangerous and as sensible as mad dogs: fit only to be treated as such. While the more generous spirits among the tribesmen become convulsed in an ecstasy of religious bloodthirstiness, poorer and more material souls derive additional impulses from the influence of others, the hopes of plunder and the joy of fighting. Thus whole nations are roused to arms. Thus the Turks repel their enemies, the Arabs of the Soudan break the British squares, and the rising on the Indian frontier spreads far and wide. In each case civilisation is confronted with militant Mahommedanism. The forces of progress clash with those of reaction. The religion of blood and war is face to face with that of peace. Luckily the religion of peace is usually the better armed. The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War (1898), Chapter III. I pass with relief from the tossing sea of Cause and Theory to the firm ground of Result and Fact. The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War (1898), Chapter III. It is better to be making the news than taking it; to be an actor rather than a critic. The Story of the Malakand Fie |
What is a male guinea pig called | What is a male Guinea pig called? | Reference.com What is a male Guinea pig called? A: Quick Answer A male Guinea pig is often referred to as a boar. By gently pressing on the abdomen of a male Guinea pig near the genitalia, a small penis will emerge that allows you to determine the sex of your pig. Full Answer Male Guinea pigs are slightly larger than females, and can grow between 1.5 and 2.5 pounds as adults and can reach lengths of 8 to 10 inches. These animals are naturally gentle, can live from 4 to 8 years and are easy to care for and handle, which makes them excellent small pets. They come in a variety of coat colors that are generally cultivated by their breeders. |
Frankie Fredericks represented which country at athletics | CONFEDERATION OF AFRICAN ATHLETICS - FRANK FREDERICKS, Namibia CONFEDERATION OF AFRICAN ATHLETICS Home FRANK FREDERICKS, Namibia Frank ("Frankie") Fredericks (born October 2, 1967) is a Namibian former athlete, the first and so far only Olympic medalist of his country. Born in Windhoek, Frankie Fredericks was awarded a scholarship at Brigham Young University in the U.S. in 1987. In 1991, after his country had become independent of South Africa, Fredericks could participate in international competition. At the World Championships that year, Fredericks won a silver medal in the 200 m, finishing behind Michael Johnson, and placed 5th in the 100 m. The following year, at the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics, Fredericks became Namibia's first Olympic medalist when he finished second in both the 100 m and 200 m. In 1993, in Stuttgart, he became the nation's first World Champion, winning the 200 m. In the 1994 Commonwealth Games, he won gold in the 200 m and bronze in the 100 m. In the 1995 World Championships 100 m, after crossing the line he immediately went to help his friend Linford Christie who pulled a muscle in the race and signalled for help. This act of kindness endeared him to many (particularly British) athletics fans. For the 1996 Summer Olympics, Fredericks was among the title favourites for both the 100 m and 200 m. He reached both finals, and again finished second in both. In the 100 m, he was beaten by Donovan Bailey, who set a new World Record, and in the 200 m he was beaten by Michael Johnson, who also set a new World Record. At the time, Fredericks's second place run was the third fastest run in history, beaten only by Johnson (twice). In the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Frankie once again missed out on the chance of gold in the 100 m; he was beaten by Ato Boldon of Trinidad and Tobago. Suffering from injuries, Fredericks had to withdraw from the 1999 and 2001 World Championships and the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the 200 m final at the 2004 Summer Olympics he finished 4th. After the end of 2004 outdoor season, Fredericks retired from competition. Also in 2004 he became a member of the International Olympic Committee. He has run the 100 m under 10 seconds 27 times, number four on the all-time list behind Trinidadian Ato Boldon Jamaican Asafa Powell and American Maurice Greene. MEDAL RECORD |
In what county is the new town of Milton Keynes | About Milton Keynes Resources About Milton Keynes Milton Keynes is a town in Buckinghamshire in the South East England which is equally distant from London, Birmingham, Oxford, Cambridge and Leicester. The town was founded only on 23 January 1967 with an aim to relieve the housing pressure in London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes and has a unitary authority but is a part of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire. Despite the fact Milton Keynes is a new town, the designated area of 89 square kilometres was not unpopulated at the time of its designation. The new town absorbed the existing towns of Bletchley, Wolverton and Stony Stratford which are today constituent towns of Milton Keynes. But the town also absorbed a number of smaller villages and hamlets some of which have a history dating back to the Early Middle Ages. The town itself took the name after the village of Milton Keynes which was first mentioned in the 11th century as Middeltone. The modern name of the village was first recorded in the 15th century. The history of the designated area, however, does not begin in the Middle Ages. Before the construction of modern Milton Keynes, the site was investigated by archaeologists who found evidence of human settlements as early as in 2,000 BC. Some of the most exciting archaeological finds include a Bronze Age jewellery hoard, a Roman villa, Roman gold coins and a wealth of artefacts from the Middle Ages. Before designation of Milton Keynes, the area had a population of less than 50,000. Today, the town is estimated to have nearly 250,00 residents which means that the project has succeeded as the town was planned to provide a home to 250,000 people. One of the main reasons for this success also lays in its design which was created by some of the most respected urban planners and architects including Lord Norman Foster, Sir Richard MacCormac, Ralph Erskine, Henning Larsen, Martin Richardson and John Winter. They created a strongly modernist design and used the grid square system for layout. Other key features of the original town design include intensive planting, parkland and lakes which are so characteristic for today’s Milton Keynes. According to the original plan, no building in the town should be taller than the tallest tree but this was later revised. Nevertheless, the vision of the new town turned out to be a success and in 2004, an extension plan was announced according to which the population should double by 2026. Milton Keynes can be described as an outstanding blend of ancient and modern which gives it a unique character that attracts both new residents and visitors. It may not be as popular urban vacation destination as other England’s towns but due to its outstanding diversity and contrasts, no visitor to the town leaves it disappointed. Copyright © 2011 - 2012 mkinspire.org.uk |
Which motor manufacturer make the Scenic | 2016 Renault Scenic makes world debut at Geneva motor show | Autocar Newsletter 2016 Renault Scenic makes world debut at Geneva motor show Fourth-generation MPV edges towards the crossover segment with a striking new design; due to go on sale with a price tag of around £21k Close Click here for full UK pricing and specifications of the new Scenic and Grand Scenic The fourth-generation model features a striking new design and enlarged proportions, with Renault claiming the car now occupies a new segment that straddles the MPV and crossover classes. The new Scenic inherits much of the design philosophy seen on the R-Space concept of 2011 , which mixed the lines of a conventional MPV with the stance and presence of a crossover. Alhough it’s bigger than the old car, short overhangs and 20in wheels – which are standard fitment across the range – help to create the illusion that the new Scenic is actually more tautly proportioned. The tyre is narrower than average, but the big diameter gives it a decent footprint, as does the tyre’s design, which has been co-developed with Michelin and Continental. Apart from removing the need to develop different chassis set-ups for different wheel sizes, this one-size-fits-all approach allows the styling to be optimised around that wheel size, while the narrowness reduces drag and rolling resistance. The tyre has also be developed to provide a good ride. Renault says it worked hard to ensure the car’s stance was just right, because it wanted to inject flare and style into the new model; two things it admits were lacking from the Mk3. On first glances it certainly seems to have done the job, with pushed out wheels and a sleek roofline giving the Scenic a much more muscular stance. The Scenic has a higher than usual H-point for an MPV, to provide the seating position of an SUV. This “puts us in a bit of a bind with aerodynamics,” says Renault design boss Laurens van den Acker, “because the car is taller, and wider too. But the dropping roofline and the narrowing of the car’s body in plan form compensates.” Optional extras for the car’s exterior include LED headlights, diamond cut alloy wheels and two-tone paint – which sees the roof painted in a contrasting colour. The 10 colours options list includes several bold colours, confirming Renault’s intentions to spruce up the Scenic’s image. This design focus has been carried onto the inside, where a driver-hugging dashboard creates the feeling of a more cockpit-like interior. For drivers wanting a more airy cabin, part of the centre console can be opened, while a full-length fixed panoramic roof extends the view to the outside world. The whole cabin is significantly more premium feeling that the outgoing car, with soft touch plastics and well finished trim giving the Scenic clout to compete with more expensive models. Renault says it wants the Scenic to appeal to drivers who want both style and practicality in their car, and a wide window of customisation is offered to cater for different tastes. There are two USB charging ports, and all models aside from the base car get two digital displays. One is an 8.7in vertical touchscreen located on the car’s floating centre console (it houses the car’s R-Link 2 infotainment system), and the other is a 7in horizontal display that sits behind the steering wheel, taking place of conventional dials. A head-up display is also included on these models. The Scenic’s boot can swallow 572 litres of luggage, but more space can be accessed when the 60:40 split rear bench is folded. Optional One Touch Folding can lower the rear seats electronically via the touch of a button in the boot, or through the car’s infotainment system. Powering the new Scenic will be an option of six diesel engines and two petrols. The diesels are made up of dCi units that produce between 94bhp and 158bhp, with a Hybrid Assist model in the mix, while the petrols produce 113bhp and 128bhp. No economy figures have been released as of yet, though using Renault’s other models as example, we’re expecting as much as 70mpg combined to be on offer f |
Mozambique was once a colony of which European country | Mozambique: History Mozambique History Early History and Portuguese Influence Bantu-speakers began to migrate into the region of Mozambique in the middle of the 1st millennium A.D. From 1000, Arab and Swahili traders settled along parts of the coast, notably at Sofala (near modern Beira), at Cuama (near the Zambezi estuary), and on the site of present-day Inhambane. The traders had contact with the interior, and Sofala was particularly noted as a gold- and ivory-exporting center closely linked with—and at times controlled by—Kilwa (on the coast of modern Tanzania). In 1498, Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese navigator en route around Africa to India, visited Quelimane and Moçambique. Between 1500 and 1502 Pedro Álvares Cabral and Sancho de Tovar, also Portuguese explorers, visited Sofala and Maputo Bay. In 1505, the Portuguese under Francisco de Almeida occupied Moçambique, and Pedro de Anhaia established a Portuguese settlement at Sofala. The Portuguese also set up trading stations N of Cabo Delgado (near the mouth of the Ruvuma), but their main influence (especially after 1600) in E Africa was in the Moçambique region. Between 1509 and 1512 António Fernandes traveled inland and visited the Mwanamutapa kingdom, which controlled the region between the Zambezi and Save rivers and was the source of much of the gold exported at Sofala. Soon after, Swahili traders resident in Mwanamutapa began to redirect the kingdom's gold trade away from Portuguese-controlled Sofala and toward more northern ports. Thus, Portugal became interested in directly controlling the interior. In 1531, posts were established inland at Sena and Tete on the Zambezi, and in 1544 a station was founded at Quelimane. In 1560 and 1561 Gonçalo da Silveira, a Portuguese Jesuit missionary, visited Mwanamutapa, where he quickly made converts, including King Nogomo Mupunzagato. However, the Swahili traders who lived there, fearing for their commercial position, persuaded Nogomo to have Silveira murdered. Between 1569 and 1572 an army of about 1,000 Portuguese under Francisco Barreto attempted to gain control of the interior, but Barreto and most of the soldiers died of disease at Sena. In 1574, an army of 400 men under Vasco Fernandes Homen marched into the interior from Sofala, but most of the men were killed in fighting with Africans. In the late 16th and early 17th cent. the official Portuguese presence in the interior was limited to small trading colonies along the Zambezi. At the same time Portuguese adventurers began to establish control over large estates (called prazos ), which resembled feudal kingdoms. They were ruled absolutely and often ruthlessly by their owners (called prazeros ); Africans were forced to work on plantations, and considerable slave-raiding was undertaken (especially after 1650). Some of the prazeros maintained private armies, and they were generally independent of the Portuguese crown to which they were theoretically subordinate. From about 1628 the Portuguese gained increasing influence in Mwanamutapa, and they became intimately involved in the civil wars that led to the demise of that kingdom by the end of the 17th cent. Mozambique was ruled as part of Goa in India until 1752, when it was given its own administration headed by a captain-general. Although the Portuguese helped introduce several American crops (notably corn and cashew nuts) that became staples of Mozambique's agriculture, the impact of their presence on African society was mainly destructive. Colonial Struggles and Portuguese Domination From the mid-18th to the mid-19th cent. large numbers of Africans were exported as slaves, largely to the Mascarene Islands and to Brazil. In the 1820s and 1830s groups of Nguni-speaking people from S Africa invaded Mozambique; most of the Nguni continued northward into present-day Malawi and Tanzania, but one group, the Shangana, remained in S Mozambique, where they held effective control until the late 19th cent. From the mid-19th cent. to the late 1880s the mestiço Joaquim José da Cruz and his son António Nicente controlled trade along |
In American slang how much is two bits | 50 Slang Terms for Money 50 Slang Terms for Money By Mark Nichol I find very little about money to be interesting, other than counting my own, but I’ve noted that there’s a rich fund of slang terms for money that can help enliven both casual and more serious content about currency and finance. Here’s a roster of slang synonyms in plural form for words for US currency in particular, many of which are useful for playful references to money or as options for evoking a historical period in fiction by using contemporary idiom: 1. Bank: money 2. Benjamins: a one-hundred-dollar bill (in reference to the portrait of Benjamin Franklin that distinguishes it) 3. Big ones: multiples of one thousand dollars 4. Bills: multiples of one hundred dollars 5. Bones: dollars (origin unknown) 6. Bread: money in general (on the analogy of it being a staple of life) 7. Bucks: dollars (perhaps from a reference to buckskins, or deerskins, which were once used as currency) 8. Cabbage: paper money (from its color) 9. Cheddar (or chedda): money (origin unknown, but perhaps from the concept of cheese distributed by the government to welfare recipients) 10. Clams: dollars (perhaps from the onetime use of seashells as currency) 11. Coin: money, either paper or coinage 12-13. Cs (or C-notes): multiples of one hundred dollars (from the Roman symbol for “one hundred”) 14. Dead presidents: paper money (from the portraits of various former US presidents that usually distinguish bills of various denominations) 15. Dime: ten dollars (by multiplication of the value of the ten-cent coin) 16. Dough: money in general (akin to the usage of bread) 17-18. Doubles (or dubs): twenty-dollar bills 19. Ducats: money (from the Italian coin) 20. Fins: five-dollar bills (perhaps from the shared initial sound with fives) 21. Five-spots: five-dollar bills 23. Folding stuff: paper money 24. Greenbacks: paper money (from the color of the ink) 25. Gs: thousand-dollar bills (an abbreviation for grand) 26. Grand: one thousand dollars (as in “three grand” for “three thousand dollars”) 27. Large: thousand-dollar bills 28. Lettuce: paper money (from its color) 29. Long green: paper money (from its shape and color) 30. Loot: money (originally denoted goods obtained illicitly or as the spoils of war) 31. Lucre: money or profit (from the biblical expression “filthy lucre,” meaning “ill-gained money”) 32. Moola (or moolah): money (origin unknown) 33. Nickel: five dollars (by multiplication of the value of the five-cent coin) 34. Ones: dollars (also, fives for “five-dollar bills,” tens for “ten-dollar bills,” and so on) 35. Quarter: twenty-five dollars (by multiplication of the value of the twenty-five-cent coin) 36. Sawbucks: ten-dollar bills (from the resemblance of X, the Roman symbol for ten, to a sawbuck, or sawhorse) 37. Scratch: money (perhaps from the idea that one has to struggle as if scratching the ground to obtain it) 38. Shekels: dollars (from the biblical currency) 39. Simoleons: dollars (perhaps from a combination of simon, slang for the British sixpence and later the American dollar, and napoleon, a form of French currency) 40. Singles: one-dollar bills 41. Skrilla: money (origin unknown) 42. Smackers: dollars (origin unknown) 43. Spondulix: money (either from spondylus, a Greek word for a shell once used as currency, or from the prefix spondylo-, which means “spine” or “vertebra”; these have a common etymology) 44. Stacks: multiples of a thousand dollars 45. Tenners: ten-dollar bills 46. Ten-spots: ten-dollar bills 47. Two bits: twenty-five cents (a reference to pieces of eight, divisible sections of a Mexican real, or dollar) 48. Wad: a bundle of paper money 49. Wampum: money (from the Native American term wampumpeag, referring to native currency) 50. Yards: one hundred dollars There are, of course, many other terms, dated or current, including borrowings of foreign terms like dinero. What did I miss (or omit)? Subscribe to Receive our Articles and Exercises via Email You will improve your English in only 5 minutes per day, guaranteed! Subscribers get access to our exerc |
What is a female fox called | What is the name of a female fox? | Reference.com What is the name of a female fox? A: Quick Answer Female foxes are called vixens and the male fox is called a dog, tod or reynard. A female fox that is not a breeder is referred to as a nanny. Full Answer Foxes pair up with one mate, and the two remain together for life. The male and female fox will take on a nanny, which helps raise the pups. Foxes generally only live for 3 or 4 years in the wild, but they can often live 10 to 12 years in zoos. When the female fox is ready to mate, she will call out to let the males in the area know she is ready. After a male and female fox mate, the female will make a burrow with a nest of leaves, which is referred to as a nesting chamber. |
At which former football ground would you have been able to watch from the Kippax Stand | Maine Road - MCFC Stadia - Manchester City, Man City - Bluemoon-MCFC Maine Road 1923-2003 Regarded by many as the spiritual home of Manchester City, Maine Road opened in 1923 as the leading League ground in the Country. Constructed at the same time as Wembley Stadium by the same builders, Sir Robert McAlpine, with the aim of developing an 'English Hampden', Maine Road opened in August 1923. The first Mancunians had heard of the new stadium came on 9th May 1922 when the Blues announced incredible plans to develop what they believed would be the greatest stadium in England. The 16.25 acre site was purchased for £5,550 and the original plans outlined that Maine Road would be developed in two phases with the first seeing the construction of an 85,000 capacity ground with one huge seated grand stand and terracing on the other 3 sides. The second phase was to see the terracing extended and then roofed to provide covered accommodation for a remarkable 120,000. The sensible capacity of Maine Road at the time of opening was probably around 80,000, though City's management felt it could hold 90,000, and The Topical Times Sporting Annual for 1934-5 stated a figure of 86,000. In the main, newspaper reports of the opening match - a 2-1 victory over Sheffield United on 25th August 1923 - focussed on the stadium rather than the game with the Manchester Guardian particularly impressed. The newspaper provided a whole range of statistics on the venue, making note of the size of the tunnels and of the terracing, especially the Popular Side (latter day Kippax) of the ground where there were 110 tiers of steps at its highest point. It seemed the most fantastic venue: "Come in and take your ease but here, inside these barriers, you stay and by these great pits and tunnels, quietly and quickly you depart. This scheme in its simplicity and great scale suggests power and force in the way that a pyramid does, or a Babylonian tower, and there could scarcely be a better scheme to represent the passionate concentration of fifty or eighty thousand men and women on the fortunes of the field below." Referring to the Main Stand the article added: "The Grand Stand by itself is an elaborate mechanism only to be afforded by the rich town club. For long after the match was over curious crowds explored its many staircases by which the holders of all sorts of tickets are conducted without fail or confusion to their various seats. The topmost section sits aloof and remote at an incredible distance from the field. Like a squall falling suddenly from the hills, its clapping came at times in sudden gusts from far away." The Manchester Guardian reporter was particularly impressed with his initial view of the venue: "This ground is the last word in the provision of comfort and security for (and against) the explosive force of the great crowds that follow the League teams. There is something almost barbaric in the impression which, when it is full, it makes on the observer. As one comes on it suddenly from Claremont Road, a great rounded embankment towers up in front, and over it at one side looms the highly arched roof of a stand whose dim recesses cannot be discerned at all except from the ground level. Only the fresh green paint on the front of it, picked out with gold, detracts from the broad impression of size and power, giving a rather incongruous air of neatness and modernity." During period since the Second World War most football writers have claimed that Maine Road was designed as the Wembley of the North and that the architect, Charles Swain, had tried to match the London venue. In truth this is far from correct. Wembley was designed at the same time, although it did actually open a few months earlier, and because of crowd control issues at the first FA Cup final held there Wembley did not have a good reputation in 1923. Some reports did suggest City adjusted their plans as a result of chaos at Wembley – “The lessons of Wembley have been taken to heart, and a feature of the ground will be six tunnels communicating with the terraces, giving easy access to |
What is the name of the advertising character made from liquorice allsorts | Liquorice Allsorts – Sweet Hero back Description: Liquorice Allsorts are nothing new, they have been around much longer than most of the staff at Sweet Hero. They certainly don't need any introductions. These little gems are made by Kingsway. Wikipedia Reference: Liquorice allsorts (also spelled licorice allsorts) consist of assorted liquorice sugar candies sold as a mixture. These confections are made of liquorice, sugar, coconut , aniseed jelly, fruit flavourings, and gelatine . They were first produced in Sheffield , England , by Geo. Bassett & Co Ltd who had taken over Wilkinsons ( Pontefract cakes , and licorice mushrooms, a confection with a licorice " stipe " and coconut-covered "cap"), Barratt's (sherbet fountains/sweet cigarettes), and Trebor ( mints ) before themselves being taken over by the Cadbury's consortium. Allsorts are produced by many companies around the world today. They are most popular in Britain , the Isle of Man , continental Europe (especially in the Netherlands where it is called Engelse drop, meaning English liquorice), and Canada.[ citation needed ] South African confectionery giant Beacon produces substantial quantities of the product, where it is both sold locally and exported to such countries as Australia , Canada , and Portugal . Bassett's use the story of their creation in their marketing. In 1899 Charlie Thompson, a sales representative, supposedly dropped a tray of samples he was showing a client in Leicester, mixing up the various sweets. After he scrambled to re-arrange them, the client was intrigued by the new creation. Quickly the company began to mass-produce the allsorts and they became very popular. Bassett's have released two varieties of allsorts that do not feature any liquorice. Fruit Allsorts feature mixed-fruit flavoured sweets, while Dessert allsorts have flavours such as apple tart and lemon cheesecake . Both retain the shapes and textures of the original sweet. Red allsorts, with fruit-flavoured liquorice, were briefly released in the late 1990s, discontinued and later reintroduced to the UK with flavours including Blueberry Cube, Strawberry Check, and a red liquorice "Betty Bassett". During the 1970s the sweets were promoted in television commercials with the slogan: "All sorts love Allsorts and Bassett's make 'em best!"[ citation needed ] Bertie Bassett The Bassett's company mascot is Bertie Bassett , a figure made up of liquorice allsorts, which has become a part of British popular culture. The character's origins lie with advertising copywriter Frank Regan, who used the sweets and a number of pipe-cleaners to construct what was the original version of Bertie.[ citation needed ] One of the sweets in the modern day allsorts mix is a liquorice figure shaped like Bertie. The Doctor Who television serial The Happiness Patrol featured a villain called the Kandy Man , who resembled Bertie Bassett. Although an internal investigation concluded that the programme had not infringed on Bassett's trademark, the BBC promised Bassett's that the Kandy Man would not appear again. [1] In the 2001 satirical comedy film "Mike Bassett: England Manager", the figure of Bertie Bassett appears in a short scene on a newspaper with the headline "Bassett's Allsorts". As a publicity stunt, Bassett's staged a mock wedding between actors dressed as Bertie and Betty Bassett, another character made of sweets, at its Sheffield factory, in February 2009. [ |
What is the state capital of New Mexico | TOURISM Santa Fe New Mexico State Capitol New Mexico State Capitol History New Mexico became America's 47th state on Jan. 6, 1912, signed into statehood by Pres. William Howard Taft. It took more than half a century for New Mexico to achieve statehood. The U.S. government established the Territory of New Mexico in 1850, two years after Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the end of the Mexican-American War. The terms of the treaty required Mexico to cede its northern land holdings in what is now the American Southwest and California. In 1851, Santa Fe became the capital of this new territory, which sprawled across lands that eventually would become the states of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. Santa Fe's history as a capital city dates to 1610, when conquistador Don Pedro de Peralta established it as the capital for the Spanish "Kingdom of New Mexico." The Palace of the Governors, built in 1610, served as Spain's seat of government. When Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, the Mexican government designated Santa Fe as the capital of the Mexican province of Nuevo Mexico, and the Palace continued to serve as the seat of government. In 1846, when the U.S. declared New Mexico an American territory, the Palace became New Mexico's first territorial capitol. Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in the U.S. The Palace of the Governors , which now houses the state's history museum, is the oldest public building in the country. The Roundhouse Today's New Mexico State Capitol, known as the Roundhouse, is the only round capitol building in the country. It was built by Robert E. McKee with a design by W.C. Kruger that combined elements of New Mexico Territorial style, Pueblo adobe architecture and Greek Revival adaptations. The 232,000 square-foot Roundhouse was dedicated on Dec. 8, 1966. From a bird's-eye view, the Roundhouse resembles the Zia sun symbol, which is also emblazoned on the New Mexico state flag. The image, which originated at Zia Pueblo, incorporates elements representing the sun's rays, the four directions, the four seasons, and the four phases of life. The State Seal of New Mexico, carved in stone, hangs above each of the Roundhouse's four entrance wings. The four-story Roundhouse includes a subterranean story and a central interior Rotunda that rises 60 feet through the top three stories. The Rotunda's design elements include New Mexico Travertine marble featuring a turquoise and brass mosaic depicting the New Mexico State Seal. The ceiling skylight of stained glass is patterned after a Native American basket weave symbolizing the sky and the earth. The Governor's Gallery , located on the fourth floor, was founded by Clare Apodaca, who served as New Mexico's First Lady from 1975 to 1978. The gallery, an outreach facility of the New Mexico Museum of Art and the Department of Cultural Affairs, presents approximately six exhibits per year, including the annual Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts. The New Mexico Capitol Art Collection was created in 1991 when the New Mexico Legislature founded the Capitol Art Foundation. The Collection consists of nearly 600 artworks, exhibited in the interior public spaces of the State Capitol Complex, as well as on the Capitol grounds. The Collection includes paintings, photography, works on paper, sculpture, mixed media, textiles, ceramic and glass works, as well as furniture. In all there are over 600 New Mexico artists represented. The collection is currently valued at over ＄5.6 million dollars. Former Legislative Counsel Service Director Paula Tackett discusses the history of the Capitol Art Foundation and Collection in this 2010 interview . The Clay Buchanan Memorial Gardens on the Roundhouse's 6.5 acre grounds display sequoias, Russian olive trees, roses and more than 100 other kinds of New Mexico flora as well as abstract and figurative sculptures from the Capitol Art Collection. For information about guided tours of the New Mexico State Capitol by appointment, call (505) 986-4589 during business hours Monday through Friday. Visitors can t |
What do we call the refraction, reflection and dispersal of the sun's rays caused by raindrops in the sky | Rainbows | Causes of Color A page from the "Causes of Color" exhibit... Why are rainbows colored? Rainbows can be seen in the spray of a waterfall. Ideal conditions for rainbows are sunlight and water droplets, usually as rain, but also in fine spray. How is a rainbow formed? The mechanics of rainbows have been studied since ancient times. The Greek philosophers were aware of the role of reflection in forming a rainbow, and had some understanding of the role of refraction. In the 13th century, scientists produced theories on rainbow formation, and in the 17th century, Rene Descartes sketched out the conditions required to observe a rainbow. We see rainbows because of the geometry of raindrops. When the sun shines from behind us into the rain, incident rays of light enter the drop and are refracted inwards. They are reflected from the back surface of the raindrop, and refracted again as they exit the raindrop and return to our eyes. Refraction is responsible for splitting the sunlight into its component colors. Descartes’ well-known sketch describes the conditions required to observe a rainbow. The sun is directly behind him, and the light reflected from the raindrops ahead of him concentrates between approximately 40.6° and 42.4°, centered on the point where the shadow of his head would be. You perceive a rainbow from a particular position; "your" rainbow will alter as you move and will differ from others’ perceptions. Because the light from any single drop is dispersed, only one ray of a particular color reaches your eye. The violet band that you see leaves the corresponding raindrops at about 40.6°, and the red band that you see leaves its corresponding raindrops at 42.4°, so the red light is from raindrops higher in the sky relative to your eye. Above, compare the angles from internal and double-internal reflections. There are triple- and quadruple- internal reflections as well. See up to 6 internal reflections below. Secondary rainbows are formed by double internal reflection. Light is reflected twice from the inner surface of the raindrop before leaving the raindrop. The light is concentrated between approximately 50.4° and 53.6°, forming a secondary rainbow above the primary rainbow. Explore for yourself the main rains through a raindrop. Notice how short and long wavelengths have slighty different angles. The primary output angle is from one reflection. If we were able to see an entire rainbow (for example from a plane) it would form a full circle. This rainbow over the Iguazu Falls illustrates this with its extended arc. The size of the raindrops does not affect the geometry of the rainbow, although very tiny drops, such as those in fog or mist, reduce the effect. In this case, the effect of scattering overpowers the dispersive refraction effect. A "fogbow" has the arc of a rainbow, but appears as a bright white bow without spectral colors. The angle of the sun does affect the rainbow we see. Once the sun is higher than 42°, the rainbow arc slips below the horizon. As the sun approaches the horizon, the size of the visible arc increases, reaching a full semicircle just before sunset. Moonbows have been observed, but as our night vision is not sensitive to color, they appear white rather than colored. Secondary rainbows and supernumerary rainbows The Blind Girl, by John Everett Millais, expresses the pathos of this figure, unaware of the splendor surrounding her. The artist has taken some liberties with the double rainbow here; the dramatic dark sky below the rainbow does not occur in nature. If one rainbow is beautiful, a double rainbow is breathtaking. In fact, is possible for sunlight to be reflected three or more times in one raindrop, but third order rainbows cannot be seen. They form so close to the sun that its brightness overpowers them. In the laboratory, it is possible to recreate multiple rainbows formed by multiple internal reflections. A spherical flask of water simulates the raindrop. In a double rainbow, raindrops reflect the sun’s light noticeably inward from the rainbow arc, and correspondingly ou |
What was the longest running Western T.V. series | 5 Best Old Western TV Shows | Made Man 5 Best Old Western TV Shows Facebook Twitter Stumble Google+ Save When television’s popularity exploded in the 1950s, westerns quickly became small-screen favorites, including the 5 best old western TV shows on our list. 1959 was a peak year for television westerns, with more than twenty-five prime-time shows. TV westerns are a sub-genre of the “Western,” a film and fiction genre of stories usually set in America’s Old West, western Canada, or Mexico during the late 1800s and the “Indian Wars” in North America. Although westerns eventually gave way to mysteries and crime drama, the old TV westerns continue to have a special place in the heart of American television viewers. Based on factors such as historical significance and lasting appeal, here is our pick of the five best old-time western television shows. “Gunsmoke.” “Gunsmoke” tops our list–and almost everyone else’s list–as the best TV western. The show began as a radio drama in the early 1950s, and the CBS television series ran for an impressive twenty seasons, from 1955 to 1975. Listeners and viewers alike regard “Gunsmoke” as one of the best shows of any kind and any time. James Arness portrayed his Matt Dillon character for twenty consecutive years, as did Milburn Stone as “Doc” Adams. Today’s Dodge City, Kansas, has a Gunsmoke Street as a tribute to the TV show. “Bonanza.” “Bonanza” ran on NBC for fourteen seasons, from 1959 to 1973. It is second only to “Gunsmoke” as the longest-running television western series. Starring Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, and Michael Landon, “Bonanza” continues to air in syndication. The old western chronicled the life and adventures of the Cartwright family headed by a widowed patriarch with three sons. “Bonanza” also featured one of the most memorable theme songs in television history. “Maverick.” “Maverick” was a comedy-western series that ran on ABC from 1957 to 1962. The popular TV show starred James Garner, Jack Kelly, Roger Moore, and Robert Colbert as poker-playing mavericks (brothers and cousins). In the late 1970s, a spin-off called “The New Maverick” aired, again starring James Garner. And “Young Maverick” ran for a short time in 1979. The comic television western gave us another memorable theme song, too. “Rawhide.” “Rawhide” aired on CBS for eight seasons, from 1959 to 1966. Starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood, this old TV show ranks fifth behind “Gunsmoke,” “Bonanza,” “The Virginian,” and “Wagon Train” as the longest-running TV western series. The typical “Rawhide” story involved members of a cattle drive from San Antonio, Texas, to Sedalia, Missouri, drawn to solve a problem they confronted along the way. Like the other TV westerns, “Rawhide” had another popular television theme song. “Have Gun–Will Travel.” The fifth show on our list of best old western TV shows is “Have Gun–Will Travel.” This western aired on CBS from 1957 to 1963. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a radio version. The show’s title was a popular catchphrase of the time. When used, it meant you were ready for anything. The series starred Richard Boone as Paladin, a gentleman gunfighter who preferred to settle problems without violence, but he knew how to use a gun if needed. “The Virginian,” “High Chaparral,” “The Rifleman,” and “The Big Valley” were a few other popular television westerns of the 1950s and 1960s. But the five TV shows in our list consistently rank at the top of the “best old westerns” list. show comments |
Bakewell is a Tourist Information centre in which National Park | Visitor Centres - Bakewell: Peak District National Park Visitor Centres January to 31 March 2017: 10:30am-4:30pm 1 April to 31 October 2017: 9:30am-5pm 1 November 2017 to 31 March: 10:30am-4:30pm Closed Christmas Day & Boxing Day Contact details Email: [email protected] Bakewell Visitor Centre is fully accessible and ideally placed to welcome you to Bakewell and the 'White Peak' when you arrive. The centre is located in the atmospheric 17th century Old Market Hall. Exhibitions The Peak District Photography Gallery has been created to highlight the special qualities of the National Park and offers visitors the opportunity to experience the wonderful, dramatic landscapes of this inspiring part of the UK, while supporting local professional landscape and wildlife photographers in the display and sale of their work. The gallery, located upstairs on the mezzanine floor, presents a visual celebration of the Peak District National Park and has a number of exhibitions planned throughout the year. Download the Bakewell Miniguide - also available from the visitor centre. National Park information, local and national tourist information Local and national accommodation bookings Public transport information, timetables and Day Rover tickets Theatre programmes, theatre vouchers and Buxton Opera House tickets Information and tickets for local events Photocopy service |
What is the black mineral that is the source of uranium and radium | RadioactiveThings.com RadioactiveThings.com Recommended Films and Books Radioactive Things We sell high quality specimens of Pitchblende, Uraninite, Autunite, Schoepite, Curite, Kasolite, Becquerelite, Cuprosklodowskite, Torbernite and other radioactive minerals containing Uranium or Thorium from many of the world’s most famous mines. We also sell rare collectables from WWII and the early era of the nuclear power industry. We have many satisfied repeat customers as well as those who are new to collecting. We’re owned by Pro Partners & Associates, which has been in business for over 15 years as a provider of unique items for people with unique interests. Believed to have originated in supernova explosions, Uranium is the heaviest natural element on earth, and it continually decays over time with a half-life of 4.5 billion years. It was discovered by Klaproth in 1789 in the black mineral Pitchblende and in 1896 Becquerel demonstrated that Uranium was radioactive. In 1898 Marie Curie discovered a new element in Pitchblende that was a part of the Uranium decay chain. She named the new element Radium and it is incredibly over 2 million times more radioactive than Uranium itself. Fission was discovered in 1938 by Otto Hahn and explained theoretically in 1939 by Lise Meitner. U235, the raw material for fission, was in very short supply at the time as only 0.7% of natural Uranium is composed of U-235 (99% is U-238, and a trace amount is U-234). This photo below shows a large and very active specimen of Pitchblende that dates to Martin Klaproth and the location where he collected the mineral in Jáchymov, in the Czech Republic. Attesting to its very high Uranium content, the specimen measures 200 mR/hr and 500,000 CPM on a Ludlum Model 3 counter with a 44-9 probe. Note: Please read our tips for safe handling before purchasing items from our website. All items are legal to own, and are shipped in accordance with USPS regulations. Most items shipped via USPS Priority Mail. No international shipping . © Pro Partners & Associates 2017 |
What brand of lager was advertised using the slogan follow the bear | Bears in advertising: beer bears Beer Bears Les Brasseurs du Nord's Boréale Les Brasseurs du Nord is a brewery located in Blainville, Quebec. Founded in 1987 by three students at the UQAM (Laura Urtnowsky and brothers Bernard and Jean Morin), who paid their way through school selling home made beer, after which they established a commercial brewery. Hamm's Beer Hamm's is a former American brewery in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Established in 1865 by Theodore Hamm, a German immigrant. They were famous for their Jingle ('From the Land of Sky Blue Waters') and the Hamm's Beer bear. The bear was incorporated into the first campaign produced by the Campbell Mithun advertising agency, which sought to emphasize the supposedly superior cleanliness and naturality of Hamm's beer owing to its clear water and production in Minnesota, the 'enchanted Northland.' The Hamm's Beer Bear appeared in many commercials in the 1950s and 1960s. We have put four commercials on a special page. In all its commercials the friendly Hamms Bear danced, jumped and bounced, but he never spoke a word. The bear first appeared in a black and white commercial in 1952, which combined animation and real action. This combination was used frequently in later commercials. British Hofmeister Beer Hofmeister was a brand of lager sold in the United Kingdom. The brand was marketed with a series of advertisements featuring a bear, George, with a shiny, yellow jacket and a pork pie hat. The ads featured the tagline 'For great lager, follow the bear'. Labatt Brewing Labatt Brewing Company Ltd. is a Canadian beer company founded by John Kinder Labatt in 1847 in London, Ontario. Labatt is the largest brewer in Canada. Schlitz Beer The Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company was an American brewery based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The company was founded by August Krug in 1849 and acquired by Joseph Schlitz in 1858. Schlitz, was known as 'The beer that made Milwaukee famous' and advertised with the slogan 'When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer'. The Schlitz ads have featured a couple of bears. |
What was the Bond film in which a tarantula crawled over him while he lay in bed | 10 Creepiest Spiders in Movies - Listverse 10 Creepiest Spiders in Movies Flamehorse October 31, 2012 It’s Halloween! We can’t let the last list of the day disappoint so not only are we publishing a great list about one of natures most horrifying creatures, it is also written by one of out most loved writers: Flamehorse. So read the list then head on out to your nearest Halloween party – don’t eat too much candy! Oh – WARNING: tarantulas! 10 Tarantula This was a campy, 1950s, giant monster movie. King Kong put this genre on the map, and with the advancements in technology, the special effects progressed beyond stop-motion by the time of this film. It came out one year after Japan struck freakin’ gold with Godzilla, and some American genius said, “We’re all afraid of spiders! Let’s make one big one!” It didn’t really work, though, because the poor dumb monstrosity couldn’t skitter-skitter-skitter down the streets like a real spider would. Not all that scary, but still worth watching a giant spider tearing up a city and munching people. Especially to see Clint Eastwood bring the heat with a bombing run. 9 Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo A good, old-fashioned, ’70s exploitation film. This one exploits arachnophobia to the nth degree. A plane flying from South America has tarantula stowaways, just a few tens of thousands. They get loose on the plane and actually bring the plane down in a California town by swarming over the pilots! Then the townspeople open the plane and let ’em loose. They need to remake it with SAMUEL L. JACKSON!! YES! THEY DESERVE TO DIE AND I HOPE THEY BURN IN HELL!!! 8 Dr. No Apparently, even James Bond is terrified of them. It’s a huge tarantula, and the film makes it out to be extraordinarily poisonous. The moviegoers were fairly uneducated at the time. Bond lies still, scared to death, until it gets off him, then all Hell breaks loose. Shame about the spider, but you don’t mess with Bond. 7 Home Alone Joe Pesci probably took this part so people would stop thinking he’s a member of the Mafia. He and Daniel Stern are the best things in the movie. They almost catch Macaulay Culkin in a hallway, and Stern leaps and grabs his ankle. Culkin looks around and finds his brother’s pet tarantula, picks it up and sets it right down on Stern’s face. The scream should’ve gotten him an Oscar. He throws the spider away, it lands on Pesci, and Stern gets a hold of himself long enough to smash Pesci right in the sternum with a crowbar. One of the few scenes in which the tarantula looks rather cute. He lives. 6 The Beyond This is a notorious Italian horror film from 1981, a cult classic now. Quentin Tarantino loves it. It involves a lynch mob crucifying a man at the beginning, whose death opens up a portal to Hell. Mm-hmm. Shakespeare. Pure Shakespeare. In one of the shenanigans that transpires later, a librarian is startled by lightning, and falls off a ladder, knocking himself out. Then all the tarantulas in the world, including ridiculously fake ones, descend on him and rip his face apart! The sound effects are what make it so great. The spiders squeak like rusty hinges as they walk, and all the while, you hear something like boiling pretzels, that must be their chewing. 5 Nothing to Lose One of the best comedies that few people appreciate. Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence team up (talk about differences). In one scene, Robbins has just been out in the desert at night, and is now driving his SUV back to town with Lawrence beside him. “There’s a spider on your head, man.” “Look, I’m sorry, I’m not up on all this jive talkin’, home boy lingo, what’s that supposed to mean? ‘There’s a spider on your head?'” “It means there’s a spider on your motherf___n’ head, man! Then the tarantula skitters around from Robbins’ temple right onto the center of his face. All while he’s driving. He slams on brakes, jumps and does what they used to call “the tarantella.” To “Scatman.” He sprayed his shoes with gasoline earlier, and somehow finds his matches with his heels. Lawrence is falling out of the car laughing. 4 The Return of the King |
In which film did David Niven play Sir James Bond | Casino Royale (1967) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error In an early spy spoof, aging Sir James Bond comes out of retirement to take on SMERSH. Directors: From $9.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 25 titles created 25 May 2011 a list of 43 titles created 16 May 2012 a list of 26 titles created 05 Nov 2012 a list of 26 titles created 21 Jul 2013 a list of 42 titles created 02 Jul 2015 Search for " Casino Royale " 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. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 nominations. See more awards » Photos A SPECTRE agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated. Director: Irvin Kershner A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is having romantic problems of his own. Directors: Clive Donner, Richard Talmadge Stars: Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider James Bond woos a mob boss's daughter and goes undercover to uncover the true reason for Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps that involves beautiful women from around the world. Director: Peter R. Hunt A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program. Director: Terence Young A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon. Director: Guy Hamilton Agent 007 and the Japanese secret service ninja force must find and stop the true culprit of a series of spacejackings before nuclear war is provoked. Director: Lewis Gilbert James Bond heads to The Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme. Director: Terence Young James Bond is led to believe that he is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin while he attempts to recover sensitive solar cell technology that is being sold to the highest bidder. Director: Guy Hamilton James Bond willingly falls into an assassination ploy involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by SPECTRE. Director: Terence Young 007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader. Director: Guy Hamilton James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed. Director: Lewis Gilbert A fake Fabergé egg and a fellow agent's death lead James Bond to uncover an international jewel-smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on N.A.T.O. forces. Director: John Glen Edit Storyline After the death of M, Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH and Le Chiffre, Bond thinks up the ultimate plan. That every agent will be named James Bond. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle. Written by simon Casino Royale is too much for one James Bond! See more » Genres: 28 April 1967 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale See more » Filming Locations: 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints)| Mono (35 mm prints) Color: Black and White (archive footage: Keystone Cops)| Color (Technicolor) Aspect Ratio: Cameos by Frank Sinatra , Sophia Loren , and Barbra Streisand were planned. See more » Goofs When the pod from the flying saucer "drives" up out of the water in the underground dock, the cable pulling it is p |
In which Bond film did Rowan Atkinson first appear | Never Say Never Again (1983) - 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 Never Say Never Again ( 1983 ) PG | A SPECTRE agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated. Director: Irvin Kershner Writers: Kevin McClory (based on an original story by), Jack Whittingham (based on an original story by) | 2 more credits » Stars: a list of 25 titles created 09 Apr 2012 a list of 28 titles created 26 Jun 2013 a list of 25 titles created 09 Dec 2014 a list of 25 titles created 10 Dec 2014 a list of 24 titles created 5 months ago Title: Never Say Never Again (1983) 6.2/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations. See more awards » Videos A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon. Director: Guy Hamilton A fake Fabergé egg and a fellow agent's death lead James Bond to uncover an international jewel-smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on N.A.T.O. forces. Director: John Glen James Bond heads to The Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme. Director: Terence Young Agent 007 and the Japanese secret service ninja force must find and stop the true culprit of a series of spacejackings before nuclear war is provoked. Director: Lewis Gilbert Agent 007 is assigned to hunt for a lost British encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands. Director: John Glen An investigation of a horse-racing scam leads 007 to a mad industrialist who plans to create a worldwide microchip monopoly by destroying California's Silicon Valley. Director: John Glen James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide. Director: Lewis Gilbert 007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader. Director: Guy Hamilton James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed. Director: Lewis Gilbert James Bond is led to believe that he is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin while he attempts to recover sensitive solar cell technology that is being sold to the highest bidder. Director: Guy Hamilton James Bond is living on the edge to stop an evil arms dealer from starting another world war. Bond crosses all seven continents in order to stop the evil Whitaker and General Koskov. Director: John Glen James Bond willingly falls into an assassination ploy involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by SPECTRE. Director: Terence Young Edit Storyline SPECTRE agents under the command of Ernst Blofeld infiltrate a US air force base situated in the UK and steal two Tomahawk cruise missiles. When NATO is held to ransom, the British reactive their "00" agents and send James Bond to recapture the warheads and kill Blofeld. Written by Dave Jenkins <[email protected]> Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis Plot Keywords: SEAN CONNERY is JAMES BOND in... See more » Genres: 7 October 1983 (USA) See more » Also Known As: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints) (in selected theatres) Color: Did You Know? Trivia Prior to the 2013 settlement between the McClory Estate and MGM & EON Productions, according to the 20-26 October 1997 edition of show-business trade paper 'Variety', characters and situations the late Kevin McClory claimed he exclusively owned included S.P.E.C.T.R.E. and the organisation's octopus logo; Ernst Stavro Blofe |
Which Bond film starring Roger Moore had scenes filmed at the Nene Valley Railway | Filming | Nene Valley Railway Filming Filming Since 1978 well over 150 films, commercials and episodes for television have been made with the help of scenes shot on the Nene Valley Railway. Some have been major productions like Octopussy, and Dirty Dozen- Next Mission while television companies have based episodes of series such as Secret Army, Reilly Ace of Spies and Hannay using the railway as an integral part of the plot. The Nene Valley Railway lends itself naturally to filming by having a number of features fit for screen. The railway has seven and a half miles of track running over and alongside a river, traverses meadowland, cuttings, urban areas, passes an industrial complex and runs through a country park. If you would like to hire the railway for filming. Please contact the General Manager by phone or email. Enquiries: 01780 784444 (9:00-16:30) |
What was the name of the Bond girl played by Honor Blackman | Honor Blackman | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Last: Goldfinger Honor Blackman (born 22 August 1925) is an English actress who played Bond girl Pussy Galore in Goldfinger . Previously she played Cathy Gale on The Avengers Contents [ show ] Early life Blackman was born in West Ham, London to a statistician father. She trained as an actress at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, after persuading her father that an appropriate birthday gift would be acting lessons. Films Blackman's films include: Quartet and So Long at the Fair with Dirk Bogarde, Life at the Top with Laurence Harvey, The Virgin and the Gypsy, Shalako with Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot and Something Big with Dean Martin. She played the role of Hera in Jason and the Argonauts (1963). She also did an overdub for an actress in the same film providing the voice for the character of Medea. More recently, she had small roles in the films Bridget Jones Diary and Hot Gold. Theatre She spent most of 1987 at the Fortune Theatre. From 2005 to 2006 she toured the country as Mrs Higgins in My Fair Lady. Her show Word Of Honor, premiered in October 2006. In April 2007 she took over the role of Fraulein Schneider from Olivier Award-winning actress Sheila Hancock, in Cabaret at the Lyric Theatre in London's West End. She left the show at the end of September 2007. Television In a 1965 episode of The Avengers, titled "Too Many Christmas Trees", John Steed received his Christmas cards, one of which was from Cathy. "A card from Mrs Gale!", Steed exclaims in delight. Then, reading the inscription, he says, in a puzzled voice, "Whatever can she be doing at Fort Knox...?". It was an inside joke, as Blackman was filming Goldfinger at the time. In 1986, she played the role of Professor Lasky in the Doctor Who serial The Trial of a Time Lord. From 1990 to 1995 she appeared as Laura West on The Upper Hand. Blackman took a guest role on Midsomer Murders as ex-racing driver Isobel Hewitt in the episode A Talent for Life. She also, in September 2004, briefly joined the Coronation Street cast in a storyline about wife swapping. In 2007, she participated in the BBC TV project The Verdict, as one of 12 well known figures forming a jury to hear a fictional rape case. The series was designed to explore the jury system. She was sworn in as a juror under the name 'Honor Kaufmann'. Blackman was featured, alongside Chris Tarrant, in the show Lose A Million. Singing A song she recorded with Patrick Macnee during 1964, "Kinky Boots", was a surprise hit, peaking at #5, in 1990 after it was played incessantly by BBC Radio 1 breakfast show presenter Simon Mayo. After her appearance in Goldfinger, Blackman recorded a full album of songs entitled Everything I've Got. Personal life She married twice: Bill Sankey (1946 – 1956) and the British actor Maurice Kaufmann (1963 – 1975), with whom she appeared in the film Fright (1971); they adopted two children, Barnaby and Lottie. She is a signed supporter of Republic, The Campaign for an Elected Head of State, the UK campaign to replace the monarchy with a republic. She declined a CBE honour in 2002. She has also been a prominent supporter of the Liberal Democrats. |
Who was the top fashion designer nicknamed the Punk Princess of Fashion | Zandra Rhodes: 'Any real punk would have had nothing to do with me' | Art and design | The Guardian Art and design Zandra Rhodes: 'Any real punk would have had nothing to do with me' Her clothing was worn by the most famous people of the 70s and 80s and now the fashion designer is branching out to art inspired by her own fabrics Zandra Rhodes: ‘We all try to have an individual take on [fashion] and I find I have to get my behind in the way and not look at what everyone else is doing.’ Photograph: Sophia Evans for the Observer Tuesday 6 October 2015 14.35 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 6 October 2015 16.01 EDT Share on Messenger Close Long before she became a famous fashion designer, Zandra Rhodes liked to draw flowers. She still does at 75, taking her sketchpad on hikes around San Diego, near her studio. Now the results are available as bespoke wall art, which she’s selling online at a rather steep $12,000 in cahoots with luxury furniture designer Christopher Guy. There are four works based on fabrics she designed. Loosely inspired by Henri Matisse , Button Flower from 1971 is reminiscent of the French master’s later paper cutouts. Lips and Nails is an image Rhodes came up with based on a 1968 Dior makeup ad, while Medals, Bows and Stars from 1964 references the work of David Hockney . Zandra Rhodes: weaving a new society Read more “We tried to use very iconic images that I’d done, the original lips with the lipstick, we did the stars, which I first did during my pop art period,” Rhodes says. “You’re talking about Jasper Johns, you’re talking about Hockney. Gallardia Daisies is an enlargement of one of my sketchbook ideas.” Opening her first shop on London’s Fulham Road in 1967, a decade later Rhodes found herself at the forefront of a new wave of designers, her clothes worn by royals (Diana was a fan) and stars like Elizabeth Taylor. In 2003 she founded London’s Fashion and Textile Museum , and earlier this year was made a Dame . So why now, so late in your career, have you decided to embark in this new direction? Years ago, I was involved in interiors. I’d done pictures, but having gotten to know Christopher Guy and his furniture, which to me is very exotic and quite fabulous, we thought we’d love to do something and be involved. In the end, we came up with the idea of doing wall art that reproduced some of my historical fabrics. After a nine-year absence, you finally returned to London fashion week last month . I was overwhelmingly thrilled by how everyone received it. I really felt that I gave it my best and it turned out to be my best. They were gorgeous silk dresses and silk trousers and very wearable. So I hope we’re going to be seeing them in the shops soon. What took so long? I’ve shown in my showroom but not actually stuck my neck out and put on a happening. I’m always nervous. I think that it’s like having a baby every six months. You’ve just got to hope that you bring out a healthy baby that everyone likes and not a sickly thing they all ignore. Do you see your influence on the work of others? I see things where people have, let’s say, borrowed some of my ideas. Last year Stella McCartney designed some garments that were almost like eyes with eyelashes around the outside of them full of flecks. And the motifs were inch for inch totally from my book. How is designing for royals different from designing for celebrities? If Princess Kate were to see something was very short, she would probably try on the original and say, ‘That’s very nice but I would need that to be to my knees.’ They might put a slit skirt on and it might be a windy day so the skirt has to have a lot more under it than it would normally. I know when I dressed Princess Diana, we had a dress that was a crossover wrap and she said to me, ‘You’ll have to make that wrap a lot deeper because you can guarantee when I get out of the car, there will be a photographer there to look straight up my skirt.’ You were made a Dame this year. What did you wear to the palace? I had a wonderful Piers Atkinson hat on with a big rhinestone egg on the top. As I came |
What is the American word for grilling food | A Glossary Of Cooking And Barbecue Words Acidic. See sour . Ahrs. The increments of time used to measure how long a cook takes. Spare ribs take up to 6 ahrs, pulled pork can take up to 14 ahrs, etc. Al dente. Contrary to what you might think, Al Dente is not a hall of fame third baseman. It is an Italian phrase that means roughly "to the tooth" but what it really means is that the food in question is not cooked until soft. Usually used to refer to pasta that has still a little resistance, but it can also be applied to greens like broccoli or string beans, or even baked potatoes. Many people prefer al dente foods, many do not. Count me among the former. Amazing ribs. Just what are Amazing Ribs? Here's the complete answer . American chili powder. Created as a seasoning for chili con carne, the classic cowboy stew, American chili powder is a blend of ground chili peppers, spices and herbs usually ancho chiles, hot chiles, oregano, garlic, black pepper, and American paprika . In many other countries chili powder is a blend of hot chiles. Click here for my recipe for Signature American Chili Powder . Armadillo eggs. A popular BBQ dish for jalaneno peppers stuffed with cream cheese enrobed in a thick layer of sausage and smoked so they come out looking like large brown eggs. Arni kleftiko. In Greece, on special occasions, pitmasters will burn wood in a clay oven like a pizza oven, butcher and dress a lamb or goat, put it in the oven, seal it with clay, and let the meat cook for hours. Called "bandit's lamb" because legend holds the method was invented by thieves who lived in the mountains and they cooked the animals in small caves. The lamb was seasoned with lemon, garlic, salt, onion, oregano, olive oil, vegetables, and other spices, and then wrap it in leaves or cloth. Asado. The traditional method of grilling in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and other Latin American countries. Aspic. Chilled gelatin from melted collagen. Au jus. Jus means juice or gravy made from the natural drippings of the meat. Au jus means served with juice. B Baking. Cooking with dry heat in an enclosed vessel such as an oven or in a large lidded pot. When you bake you surround the food with even heat on all sides so it cooks evenly on all sides although, if it is in a pan, the pan will prevent even cooking. See also, roasting . Baking powder.is also used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of baked goods. When wet, it makes carbon dioxide gas quickly, much quicker than yeast, so breads made with baking powder are called quick breads. Double acting baking powder. gives another burst of carbon dioxide upon heating. Baking soda. is the popular name for crystalline sodium bicarbonate. When it reacts with acid, such as the sour cream in this recipe, it releases carbon dioxide and helps batter rise. Banking the coals. To push the coals off to one side. Barbacoa or barbecoa. (1) The original name Caribbean Indians gave to a wooden rack on which they stored things and cooked meats. (2) Mexicans often wrap a cow's head in avacado or other leaves and put it in a dirt pit lined with hot rocks. It is then covered so the meat can slowly roast and simmer and braise in its juices. The cheeks are highly prized. Nowadays it can also be goat, beef, pork, or lamb, wrapped in aluminum foil and buried or cooked in an oven. This is also an early method of cooking, but it bears little resemblance to what we call barbecue other than it is done outdoors. Barbecue (also: Barbeque, BBQ, Bar-B-Q, Bar-B-Que, Bar-B-Cue, 'Cue, 'Que, Barbie, Q). There are at least nine spellings and a dozen or so definitions. It is both a noun, verb, and adjective, but at its core is flavor from smoke. I had to devote a whole page to the Definition of Barbecue. Barbecue sauce.American barbecue sauces range from bright yellow with mustard, to bright red from ketchup. Some are very tart and vinegary, some are sweet, some are very hot and spicy, and some are aromatic and savory with green herbs. Most are tomato or ketchup based. The best sauces compliment the meat flavor and don't bur |
What do Americans call fireflies | Fireflies, Lightning Bugs - National Wildlife Federation Fireflies, Lightning Bugs Fireflies, Lightning Bugs Scientific Name: Family Lampyridae Description: There are a number of different species of fireflies, none of which are actually flies—they’re beetles! They get the names “firefly” and “lightning bug” because of the flashes of light they naturally produce. This phenomenon is called bioluminescence, and the bioluminescent organs in fireflies are found on the underside of the abdomen. A similar group of organisms are glowworms. The term “glowworm” can refer to firefly larva or wingless adult females—some of which are not in the firefly family Lampyridae. Both glowworms and fireflies are bioluminescent. The important distinction is that fireflies have wings and glowworms do not. Size: Up to 1 inch. Diet: The larvae eat snails, worms, and slugs, which they inject with a numbing chemical to disable. Adults eat other fireflies, nectar, or pollen, although some don’t eat at all. Typical Lifespan: Approximately 2 months in the wild. Habitat: Found throughout the United States in parks, meadows, gardens, and woodland edges. They are easily seen on summer evenings. Range: Fireflies are found in temperate and tropical regions on every continent except Antarctica. Life History and Reproduction: All larvae are able to produce light to deter predators, but some species lose this ability in adulthood. Each species has its own pattern of light flashing, which is controlled by the nervous system. Some species, such as the Pennsylvania firefly (Photuris pensylvanica) are still bioluminescent as adults and use their flashes to attract mates of their species. This species also uses light to attract their prey, the big dipper firefly (Photinis pyralis), which they eat to obtain defensive chemicals. Aside from mating and prey attraction, it’s thought that bioluminescence may be a defense mechanism for the insects—the light lets predators know that their potential meal isn’t very tasty and might even be toxic! Fun Fact: Bioluminescence in fireflies is nearly 100 percent efficient, meaning that little energy is wasted to produce their light. By contrast, an incandescent light bulb is only 10 percent efficient—90 percent of the energy is lost as heat. For another comparison, the heat produced by a candle is 80,000 times greater than the amount of heat given off by a firefly’s light of the same brightness. Fireflies must be more efficient to save energy. Conservation status: Anecdotal evidence suggests that firefly populations may be on the decline. Fireflies live in fields, meadows, forests, and other natural habitats. As these areas become fewer due to development, it’s important to welcome fireflies into your backyard! Sources: Evans, A. V. National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.: New York, NY 2007. Find bioluminescent animals in their natural habitats |
What was the name of the single that Blur won the BRIT award for best single in 1994 | Official Charts Flashback 1994: Blur – Parklife 02 May 2014 Official Charts Flashback 1994: Blur – Parklife It’s 20 years since Britpop went stratospheric as Blur’s third album Parklife went straight in at the Number 1 spot. Google + It’s 20 years since Britpop went stratospheric as Blur’s third album Parklife went straight in at the Number 1 spot. “Street’s like a jungle, so call the police…” is the opening to one of the most talked about albums of the ‘90s. Blur would be the first to admit that they were in need of a big comeback following the milder than anticipated success of their second album Modern Life Is Rubbish. Their debut hit There’s No Other Way and its parent album Leisure had made them the darlings of the music scene, but times had changed and while there was enough critical acclaim for the band, it wasn’t translating into sales or chart positions. So what next for Blur aka Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree? It was bolshy chant Girls And Boys that turned things around for the band, giving them their biggest hit so far when it peaked at Number 5. The track marked a poppier, cheekier sound for Blur, and paved the way for the release that would see Britpop go mega-mainstream – Parklife. Britpop wasn’t a new concept. The beginning of the Britpop movement – essentially a media buzzword that covered lots of different types of music but was shorthand for "bands with a fondness for guitars from the UK" – is widely accredited to the cover of the April 1993 edition of dear departed music magazine Select featuring Suede frontman Brett Anderson. But while bands of the Britpop genre had enjoyed considerable success, it was Blur who first converted this into Number 1s and a mainstream following. Parklife went straight in at Number 1, selling 27,000 copies in its first week – it would have to wait until the week before Christmas 1994 to notch up its biggest weekly sales, when it shifted almost 40,000 copies. After Girls And Boys went Top 5, Parklife spawned three more Top 20 singles: To The End (16), Parklife (10) and End Of A Century (19). Parklife, featuring the vocal talents of Quadrophenia star Phil Daniels (well, he talks over it), comes out on top for sales, with 190,000 copies sold – Blur’s 6th bestseller overall. For a while, Blur were the undisputed kings of Britpop, but only a couple of weeks earlier, Manchester band Oasis had released their debut album Shakermaker which may not have had made a huge impression the charts – reaching Number 31 – but certainly got people talking. It would be another four months before their debut Definitely Maybe would redefine Britpop again, and over a year before things really got interesting, with much vaunted Blur vs Oasis battle between singles Roll With It and Country House, which would be Blur’s first Number 1. Altogether Blur have had 26 Top 40 hits, including 13 Top 10s, two of which got to Number 1. Their biggest selling single is the controversial Country House, which has sold over 540,000 copies. Parklife is Blur’s bestselling studio album, with just over a million copies sold. It won the BRIT Award for Best British Album in 1995 and was the first of four consecutive chart-topping albums for the band, with The Great Escape (1995), Blur (1997) and 13 (1999) completing the quartet. A further Number 1 album came with 2003’s Think Tank – their most recent studio album and the only one without guitarist Graham Coxon, who’d quit the year before. The members of Blur have gone on to success outside the band. Most notably, Damon Albarn has enjoyed hits with his animated band Gorillaz, scoring five Top 10 hits, including a Number 1 with 2005’s Dare, and three Top 10 albums. Damon’s debut solo album Everyday Robots looks set to enter the Official Albums Chart Top 10 this week . Bassist Alex James branched out into cheese-making and working with novelty pop band Fat Les, along with WigWam with ‘90s legend Betty Boo. Drummer Dave Rowntree retrained as a solicitor and also directed an animated series, while dabbling in radio presenting. Guitarist Graham Coxon |
Who had a No 1 in the 90's with Everything I Do I do for You | Top 100 Songs From 90s (Part 1) - YouTube Top 100 Songs From 90s (Part 1) 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 Oct 2, 2011 Biggest 90's hits based on info from this site - http://tsort.info/music/ds1990.htm which collects data from charts all over the world. Part 1 features following songs: (Everything I Do) I Do it For You - Bryan Adams (I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You - UB40 All Around the World - Lisa Stansfield All For Love - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow All That She Wants - Ace of Base Always - Bon Jovi Baby One More Time - Britney Spears Back For Good - Take That Barbie Girl - Aqua Black Or White - Michael Jackson Black Velvat - Alannah Myles Blaze of Glory - Bon Jovi Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Eiffel 65 Boombastic - Shaggy Candle in the Wind '97 - Elton John Children - Robert Miles Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me - George Michael & Elton John Don't Speak - No Doubt End of the Road - Boyz II Men Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode Fantasy - Mariah Carey Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio ft. L.V. Genie in a Bottle - Christina Aguilera Ghetto Supastar (That is What You Are) - Pras Michel ft. Mya & Ol' Dirty Bastard Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - C+C Music Factory Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? - Bryan Adams I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith I Swear - All-4-One I Want it That Way - Backstreet Boys I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf If You Had My Love - Jennifer Lopez I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy ft. Faith Evans & 112 I'll Make Love to You - Boyz II Men I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred Informer - Snow ft. MC Shan Iris - Goo Goo Dolls It Must Have Been Love - Roxette It's Like That - Run-D.M.C. I've Been Thinking About You - Londonbeat Joyride - Roxette |
Will you still be sending me a valentine is a line from which Beatles song | Beatles - When I'm Sixty-four Lyrics | MetroLyrics When I get older losing my hair, Many years from now. Will you still be sending me a Valentine. Birthday greetings bottle of wine. If I'd been out till quarter to three. Would you lock the door. Will you still need me, will you still feed me, When I'm sixty-four. And if I say the word, I could stay with you. I could be handy, mending a fuse When your lights have gone. You can knit a sweater by the fireside Sunday morning go for a ride, Doing the garden, digging the weeds, Who could ask for more. Will you still need me, will you still feed me When I'm sixty-four. Every summer we can rent a cottage, In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear We shall scrimp and save Grandchildren on your knee Send me a postcard, drop me a line, Stating point of view Indicate precisely what you mean to say Your's sincerely wasting away Give me your answer, fill in a form Mine for evermore Will you still need me, will you still feed me When I'm sixty-four |
Which underground British band had a hit album called Cunning Stunts | CARAVAN Cunning Stunts reviews CARAVAN Cunning Stunts ratings distribution 3.10 Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(11%) Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(35%) Good, but non-essential (38%) Poor. Only for completionists (2%) CARAVAN Cunning Stunts reviews Showing all collaborators reviews and last reviews preview | Show all reviews/ratings Collaborators/Experts Reviews SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Prog Folk 2.5 stars really!! The beginning of the end although they might argue that this was the end of the begionning. This should have been a great Lp but the sound is completely different (more Americanized) and one wonder what a master piece the suite might have been if it had been recorded one year earlier. Actually, the BBC sessions make some of these tracks better and more-Caravan sounding. Another Stunning play on words on the title of the album, you C�nts??? ;-) Review by loserboy PROG REVIEWER "Cunning Stunts" is another superb Canterbury prog release from CARAVAN mixing all the right elements throughout. Songs range from more pop orientated (side A) to the side long epic "The Dabsong Conshirtoe" which shows a more progressive side of CARAVAN ( a six part movement). "Cunning Stunts" in many ways is actually my fav of CARAVAN's output with some great gentle CAMEL-like canterbury keyboards and songs. Vocals are picture perfect with great harmonies and thoughtful backing vocals. The reason why I love this album is that although "Cunning Stunts" carries all the trademarks of classic CARAVAN they involve more CAMEL imagery than say SOFT MACHINE influences. A beautiful album worthy of your collection... Review by greenback SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator The worst caravan album! Man! This album is really awful! The album is often full of accoustic rhythmic guitar and pseudo sentimental background string or minimal keyboards arrangements! We are far from "In the Land of Grey and Pink"! The melodies are quite not catchy at all. The music is simple, the songs seems accessible but the addiction never comes! What happened to those guys? It is even BEATLES-esque! SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Caravan put on the show of their lives, gery vood! The last of the great Caravan albums. The school playground humour of the title, and the rather nondescript sleeve disguise an excellent work which features many fine moments. The jazz influence which came to the fore on "Waterloo Lily" is seldom in evidence here, the album being among the band's most accessible releases, while retaining a significant depth of Canterbury prog. "The show of our lives" is a majestic opener, complete with chiming bells contributing to a veritable wall of sound. The stately pace and choral vocals give an almost stage show feel to the track. "Lover" and "No backstage pass" combine well to form a beautiful 10 minute piece which was to become a regular feature of their live set. The "Dabsong concerto" occupies virtually all of side 2 of the LP. It carries many of the Caravan trademarks, with some fine instrumental work. It does tend to drift a bit midway through, but is brought back together by a reprisal of "The show of our lives" to end the track. Overall, a slightly more commercial album than their previous offerings, but another classic Caravan release nonetheless. The 2001 remastered CD version has 3 extra tracks including the rare "Keeping back my love" and an 18 minute live version of the classic "For Richard". Review by Proghead PROG REVIEWER I hate to come down hard on CARAVAN, after releasing a handful of good to great albums, they came up with this over-orchestrated disaster known as "Cunning Stunts". The lineup at this point was Pye Hastings, David Sinclair, Geoff Richardson, Richard Coughlin, and Mike Wedgwood. Wedgwood was previously CURVED AIR and appeared on the wonderful "Phantasmagoria" and its followup, "Air Cut" (which I hadn't heard yet, but had a lineup change for that album). While Mike Wedgwood's appearance in CURVED AIR didn't hurt the band any (after all, the songwriting th |
What was the nickname of Florence Griffith Joyner | Florence Griffith Joyner Florence Griffith Joyner The World's Fastest Woman™ Florence Griffith Joyner One of the most memorable moments of the 20th century was when Florence Griffith Joyner became an Olympic track and field champion during the 1988 Seoul games. Read More World Records Flo Jo earned two world records, one in the 100 Meter, and the 200 Meter. Both in 1988. |
Apart from card games in which sport would you hear the term jack high | Lawn Bowling Rules and the Object of the Game Lawn Bowls - The Object of the Game Introduction I cannot provide a full description of the rules and objectives of Lawn Bowls here but hopefully I can provide a brief insight into our game of bowls and how it is played. You can also read a bit about the history of the game at our Lawn Bowls History page . You can also download the full copy of World Bowls' the Laws of the Game of Bowls as a PDF. Like most sports bowls uses its own language so I have provided a glossary of common lawn bowls language at the bottom of this page. I have also included a Lawn Bowls Frequently Asked Questions page. The answers to these questions refer to the Scottish Bowling Association rules but will be broadly similar in other national associations. Have a look at them, some of them may surprise even the most experienced bowlers. Playing the Game of Lawn Bowls It is said that Lawn Bowls is a game that can be played by anyone aged from nine to ninety and in my time in the game I have come across several nonagenarian players. It does tend to have a crusty, "old people's game" image due largely to the use of sponsors like Saga and over 55's insurance companies. The reality is somewhat different and at county level in Scotland the average player's age is probably somewhere in the thirties. Competitive bowling can be an exhausting game and in matches players are expected to perform for three to four hours without a break. During these games they can walk two or three miles and bend up and down more than a 100 times. It's no wonder that bowlers traditionally suffer from both back and knee injuries. Add to that the concentration and effort required and you can see why we need a seat and a few beers after the match! The Game is played on a Bowling Green. The surface is generally grass but in some of the hotter, drier countries artificial surfaces are increasingly being used. In countries with long winters, like the UK and Canada, many indoor bowling centres have sprung up where the game is played on a carpet like surface. While the weight required to deliver the bowl changes on these surfaces the rules and objectives of the game are essentially the same. Lawn Bowls are available in different sizes with a mid sized men's bowl being between 116mm and 131mm in diameter. They are made of a hard plastic material which is able to withstand the constant contact between bowls during play. Their weight should not exceed 1.59kg. Until 2001 all lawn bowls were either black or brown in colour. The rules have now been changed to allow bowls in virtually any colour and the manufacturers have taken up the challenge by producing bowls in just about every colour imaginable, even pink! The bottom line is that the colour of the bowl will not help you play any better! During a game players deliver (roll) their bowls up the green in turn trying to finish closest to a smaller white ball called the "Jack". A bowling green is normally square and the Scottish Bowling Association rules say that it shall be not less than 34 metres and no more than 40 metres in the direction of play. It is surrounded by a shallow ditch. The perimeter of the ditch is surrounded by a bank, which should be not less than 230 mm above the surface of the green. The green is normally divided into six "rinks" allowing six games to take place concurrently. The rinks should be not less than 5.5 metres nor more than 5.8 metres wide. Surface wear is spread by moving the rink settings laterally and by changing direction of play every two or three days, playing either across the green or up and down. Rink extremities are marked off by boundary markers with the centre of each being indicated by a "pin" which also carries a number for the rink. The rinks are numbered 1 through 6. Players deliver their bowls from one end to another during an "end" then, when the end is complete, they turn around and play back again. Lawn bowls are not spherical, they are shaped on one side such that they follow a curved track to the jack. They carry a mark to indicate to which side |
How many players are there in a water polo team | How many players are there in a water polo team? | Reference.com How many players are there in a water polo team? A: Quick Answer A water polo team consists of six field players and one goaltender. An entire team has 13 members. Substitutions are allowed, although players are required to enter the game from a specific area. Full Answer Each game is divided into four seven-minute quarters. Players score by throwing the ball into the goal. However, rules stipulate that the ball cannot be not submerged, and the field players may only use one hand to advance the ball. Ball possession is lost if a shot is not made within 35 seconds. When a game ends in a tie, there are two three-minute overtime periods ending with a shootout if the score remains tied. |
In the University boatrace how many people are in each boat | The Boat Race 2013: 10 fascinating facts about Oxford and Cambridge's annual encounter - Mirror Online The Boat Race between the top rowers from Oxford and Cambridge Universities has become a national institution, with millions watching every year . The 4.2 mile race takes place on a section of the River Thames between Putney and Mortlake, and usually takes between 15 and 20 minutes to complete. Both Cambridge and Oxford are called the Blue Boats, as they both chose shades of blue as their team colour - Oxford is dark blue, Cambridge is light. Cambridge has won the race 81 times, with Oxford winning 76 times - with one dead heat in 1877. The 159th Boat Race is being held this Sunday - 31 March - at 4:30pm. If you're not in London at the weekend, you can watch the event live on BBC One and online from 3:15pm. Here is all you need to know about the historic event and its exciting history . 10. The first race ever held was in 1829, after two school friends - one of whom went to Oxford, the other Cambridge - decided to set up a challenge. On February 10 1829 the Cambridge boating club wrote to Oxford, saying: "the University of Cambridge hereby challenge the University of Oxford to row a match at or near London, each in an eight-oared boat during the ensuing Easter vacation." The event has been held annually since 1856 - except during World War I and World War II. The loser of the race traditionally challenges the winner to a rematch every year. 9. Most of the race course goes through the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. In the borough's coat of arms two griffin supporters hold oars, one light blue, one dark, in reference to the Boat Race. 8. In 1958, Oxford rowers staged a mutiny against their coach Edwards, who imposed strict rules about behaviour and dress. Some of the most talented rowers announced that they wanted to form their own team, and then race off with Edwards's team to see who would face Cambridge. Oxford's College Captains refused to let the new team form, and Cambridge's president said he would only race the original team. Three of the dissidents returned, and Oxford went on to win the race. 7. Comedian Hugh Laurie rowed in the Cambridge Blue Boat in 1980. His father Ran Laurie had been in the team between 1934 and 1936, and won a Gold at the 1948 London Olympics. Hugh Laurie's team narrowly lost in an exciting race with clashes of blades and the collapse of the Oxford bow man. This was Laurie's only Boat Race before he discovered the 'footlights' and went into acting. 6. Every member of the Boat Race crews trains for approximately two hours for every stroke in the race. It takes about 600 strokes to complete the course - so that works out at 1,200 hours over six months, training seven days a week 5. In 1987 there was another disagreement in the Oxford team, after an American rower was dropped from the team. The other American team members refused to row, and withdrew from the team just six weeks before the race. Oxford used members of the reserve team to replace them and - to everyone's surprise - went on to win the race. 4. Last year the race had to be stopped for more than 30 minutes after Trenton Oldfield deliberately swam between the two boats. The umpire stopped the race for safety reasons, and then restarted. Oldfield was convicted of causing a public nuisance and was jailed for six months. 3. The start and finish of the race are marked by the University Boat Race stones on the south bank of the Thames. They are the official start and finish points of the race, and are marked "U.B.R" for University Boat Race. 2. The clubs' presidents toss the 1829 sovereign coin, to commemorate the origins of the race - before the race for the right to choose which side of the river they will row on. The best side of the river depends on the weather and their team's tactics, which changes how the bends in the course help their speed. 1. It is traditional for the winning team to throw their Cox - the team member who sits facing the rowers and coordinates their movements - into the river to celebrate their victory |
At which event was Vladimir Smirnov killed whilst defending his Olympic gold medal | Fencing in the News | FENCING Fencing in the News Post by LongBlade on Jul 8, 2012 23:56:01 GMT -5 Olympics-Fencing safety aided by death in the family By Daniel Bases in.reuters.com/article/2012/06/26/oly-fenc-safety-idINL5E8HN0DN20120626 Almost 30 years ago, the tight-knit sport of fencing suffered a tragic accident with the horrific death of world and Olympic champion Vladimir Smirnov. While the Soviet fencer's death at the Rome World Championships in 1982 shocked the sport to its core, the fatal accident proved to be a turning point in making fencing safer. Smirnov was fencing West Germany's Matthias Behr in Rome. Both stood over six feet tall and were described by coaches and team mates as massively strong and fast, their attacks akin to an oncoming locomotive. They attacked each other simultaneously in an attempt to establish an advantage, or what is known in fencing as the "right of way", Smirnov's former coach Alexander Perekalsky, 87, told Reuters in a recent telephone interview from Moscow. "Smirnov tried to block Behr's blade with an upward parry, that Behr avoided. Both collided and Behr's blade broke on Smirnov's chest and by inertia he continued forward. "The broken blade hits a brand new mask and goes through, hitting him above the left eye and into his brain," he added. Smirnov died some 10 days later after being taken off life support, his death mourned by the entire fencing world. Behr left fencing in the aftermath of the accident but returned to win the foil silver at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and headed Germany's national fencing training center in Tauberbischofsheim. Ioan Pop, the international technical director for fencing's governing body (FIE), said the current standard of safety in the sport owed much to the accident 30 years ago. "It was absolutely the accident and the death of Smirnov in 1982, in Rome," said Romanian Pop, who won two Olympic team bronze medals in saber. SAFETY PARAMOUNT Pop is responsible for making sure fencing at the London Olympics is both safe as well as enjoyable to watch. While safety is paramount, the real challenge is to make sure spectators can see the action, no easy task given the tip of a fencing blade is believed to be the second-fastest moving object at the Olympics after the marksman's bullet. Massive floor lights wrapping around the fencing area will flash when the wireless electronic scoring equipment is set off by a touch either on or off the valid target. Slow-motion instant replay for judges, and new for Olympic spectators this year, makes decisions more transparent. That is a big improvement from the past when national interests very often hid behind the subjective reasoning of the referee. And in foil, the lightest of the three weapons that include epee and saber, the bib or area below the chin, is now a valid target, increasing the pace of a bout. In an era of Ballistic grade fabric for uniforms, stronger steel, more rigid masks that stand up to 12kg punch tests, the banning of the running attack in saber, safety has improved and injuries severe enough to knock a competitor out of competition remain low. Despite the dramatic images of blistering clashes with swooping metal weapons and ear piercing screams of aggression, the sport is significantly safer than American football, soccer or basketball, according to a five-year study by the United States Fencing Association published in 2008. When compared with a database of collegiate sports injuries, the USFA study led by chief medical officer Peter Harmer found injury rates 50 times greater in soccer than in fencing. Between 1995 and 2005, fatal injuries due to participation in U.S. high school and collegiate football reached 143, 63 deaths for basketball and 20 for soccer. In the last 100 years there have been no reported deaths in U.S. fencing. Worldwide since Smirnov, Harmer said there are just seven confirmed fatalities in competition or practice. (Editing by Peter Rutherford) houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/06-29-12-bellaire-the-center-of-the-fencing-universe-olympians-quietly-train-in-our-midst |
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What is the more common name for the medical condition trismus | Trismus - The Oral Cancer Foundation Trismus Home » Complications of Treatment » Trismus Trismus admin 2016-12-14T22:05:18+00:00 Trismus is defined in Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary as a tonic contraction of the muscles of mastication. In the past, this word was often used to describe the effects of tetanus, also called ‘lock-jaw’. More recently, the term ‘trismus’ has been used to describe any restriction to mouth opening, including restrictions caused by trauma, surgery or radiation. This limitation in the ability to open the mouth can have serious health implications, including reduced nutrition due to impaired mastication, difficulty in speaking, and compromised oral hygiene. In persons who have received radiation to the head and neck, the condition is often observed in conjunction with difficulty in swallowing. Quality of life Trismus can dramatically affect quality of life in a variety of ways. Communication is more difficult when one is suffering from trismus. Not only is it difficult to speak with the mouth partly closed, thus impairing articulation, but trismus can decrease the size of the resonating oral cavity and thus diminish vocal quality. Severe trismus makes it difficult or impossible to insert dentures. It may make physical re-examination difficult, if limited mouth opening precludes adequate visualization of the site. Oral hygiene is compromised, chewing and swallowing is more difficult, and there is an increased risk of aspiration. Some causes of trismus Limited jaw mobility can result from trauma, surgery, radiation treatment, or even TMJ problems. The limitation in opening may be a result of muscle damage, joint damage, rapid growth of connective tissue (i.e. scarring) or a combination of these factors. Limitations caused by factors external to the joint include neoplasms, acute infection, myositis, systemic diseases (lupus, scleroderma, and others) pseudoankylosis, burn injuries or other trauma to the musculature surrounding the joint. Limitations caused by factors internal to the joint include bony ankylosis (bony in growth within the joint), fibrous ankylosis, arthritis, infections, trauma and (perhaps) micro-trauma that may include brusixm. Central Nervous System disorders can also cause limitations to mouth opening. Tetanus, lesions that affect the trigeminal nerve and drug toxicity may all be suspects in this condition. Finally, there are iatrogenic causes, such as third molar extraction (in which the muscles of mastication may be torn, or the joint hyperextended) hematomas secondary to dental injection and late effects of intermaxillary fixation after mandibular fracture or other trauma. The muscles of mastication (also called the ‘elevator muscles’) consist of the Temporalis, Masseter, Medial pterygoid and Lateral pterygoid. Each muscle plays an important role in mastication, and when damaged, each can cause limitations in opening. When any muscle is damaged, a pain reflex may be stimulated. This condition, called “muscle guarding” results when muscle fibers engender pain when they are stretched. This pain causes the muscles to contract, resulting in loss or range of motion. This contraction is truly a reflex; it cannot be controlled by the patient. Thus, in treating this condition it is important to recall that rapid motion, or the use of powerful forces may be self-defeating. Rapid motion may create the reflex that causes muscles to contract, thereby making stretching of connective tissue difficult or even impossible. Gentle, passive motion has been shown to be efficacious in treating the condition. Muscles and joints are both affected Regardless of the immediate cause, mandibular hypomobility will ultimately result in both muscle and joint degeneration. Studies have shown that muscles that fail to move through their range of motion for as little as three days begin to show signs of atrophy. Similarly, joints which are immobilized quickly begin to show degenerative changes in the joint, including thickening of synovial fluid and thinning of cartilage. In the case of patients receiv |
In which town is the headquarters of the William Morrison supermarket group | Morrisons head office number Morrisons head office number Matthew Having been founded in the city, Morrisons – the UK’s 4th largest supermarket chain – has stayed loyal to its roots in Bradford long since a strong connection to the city was a necessity. Founder William Morrison opened his first stall in Rawson Market in Bradford city centre in 1899, and in the space of just over a century, the company has grown to have supermarkets of all sizes across the country, with all operations being based out of its Bradford headquarters. Named Hilmore House – after founder William Morrisons wife – the new building is based on Gain Lane, in the Thornbury area of Bradford. It is the company’s only UK main office. The current building was opened in 2005, houses around 2,000 employees and offers more than 330,000 square feet of office space. The previous head office on Thornton Road – which the company left due to rapid growth – was demolished in 2012 after attempts to sell it proved unsuccessful. Calling the Morrisons head office number In line with competitors Tesco, Sainsbury’s and ASDA, Morrisons have a wide range of employees at the head office, all tasked with offering the best value for money for both the company and the customer. Roles range from the relatively mundane through to the exciting; IT and technical roles, health and safety positions and buyers jobs have been based at their Hilmore House HQ. Unlike some other businesses that specialise in groceries, Gain Lane also operates as their central hub for customer complaints and queries. While they also have a call centre in Peterborough (largely for the Kiddicare arm of the company), the majority of problems are dealt with in their Bradford head office. The range of queries dealt with range from the usual – consumers complaining about customer service – through to press inquiries. Different Morrisons head office numbers Morrisons does, however, have a regional department based in Hong Kong. However, this is largely so that the company can source the best good from the eastern market for its UK stores – by “building strong direct relationships with suppliers rather than relying on intermediaries” – and looks to enhance the company’s reputation as one of the best value supermarkets in the UK. Though the number of employees in their Bradford office is in the thousands, there are believed to be less than 50 staff based in Hong Kong. Despite their strong links to the city, there have been controversies in recent times in regards to the methods used by Morrisons in their Bradford headquarters. In 2012, a decision to outsource over 200 payroll and associated roles to an Indian company (Wipro) sent shockwaves through the local community, and a promise to redeploy or retrain many of the staff being made redundant was greeted with dismay by employees of the company. Morrisons head office numbers departments Morrisons has rapidly expanded over recent years, and seems to have no plans to stop. Under their Morrisons Local brand, they plan to have an outlet within 15 minutes of every home in the British Isles. In 2013, they finally followed ASDA and Tesco in launching their own clothing brand – NUTMEG – and have followed that up by finally offering online shopping in 2014. This comes on the back of Morrisons Cellar – the supermarket’s attempt to launch an online wine retailer – in 2012. Wm Morrison Supermarkets. PLC Hilmore House, Gain Lane, Bradford, BD3 7DL Unlike most major industries, in the British supermarket business it is usual for companies to have their base of operations outside the traditional centre of London. Tesco have their head office in Cheshunt and ASDA’s headquarters are in Leeds – in fact it is only Sainsbury’s of the ‘big 4’ that have a HQ in the capital – but it is Morrisons that have the most baffling location for those who don’t know about the company’s history, settling in Bradford. Wikipedia. Morrisons supermarket, central Bradford Tesco’s relatively remote location is somewhat of a red herring – they have purposely positioned themselves within commutable dis |
Which company advertises on it's shopping bags Chocolate Heaven since 1911 | Thorntons - Chocolate Heaven Since 1911 Chocolate Heaven Since 1911 September 2, 2011 The title is one of the advertising slogans of Thorntons, a household name in UK for chocolate retailing. The company was established in 1911 by Joseph William Thornton who eventually turned the business over to his sons, Norman and Stanley Thornton. Since then, it has always been Britain’s go-to store when it comes to high-quality chocolates. This year, it celebrates its Centenary birthday. And what better way to celebrate their 100th birthday than sharing it with their customers? The first ever Thortons chocolate shop was opened in Sheffield in the year 1911 and it was called the Chocolate Kabin where you are magically transported into a chocolate heaven as you step inside the store. Today, as a Centenary birthday treat, Thorntons wants to give their customers a chance to experience such delight. They excitedly bring you the recreated Thorntons Chocolate Kabin where a Golden Key to the chocolate factory is hidden. And the lucky winner gets to be Willy Wonka for a day! Isn’t that such a sweet treat? Go and grab the chance to experience the chocolate lucky dip, or see chocolates come plummeting down a truck directly to a super duper chocolate scooper, where you can also have yourself a chocolaty treat. As you leave the delightful and almost enchanted Kabin, you can give donations to the Live Mechanical Chocolatier in exchange for chocolates. Such donations will be going to the NSPCC, Thorntons charity of the year. One lucky customer who finds the Golden Key from each place the Chocolate Kabin visits will get a chance to see behind-the-scenes at Thorntons and visit their chocolate factory to take a look at how they have been manufacturing their chocolates for the past 100 years. You don’t get to experience this everyday, so for our readers in the U.K., try your luck and let us know how it goes! The Thorntons Chocolate Kabin will be visiting: Covent Garden, London on Friday 2nd September Liverpool One Shopping Centre on Saturday 10th September Nottingham off Market Square on Saturday 17th September Edinburgh Castle Street on Saturday 24th September Sheffield Fargate on Saturday 1st October For more info visit Thorntons Centenary website . You can also find your local Thornton's store or buy chocolates online when you click here . |
What is the title of the English judge who ranks immediately below the Lord Chief Justice | English law | Britannica.com English law THIS IS A DIRECTORY PAGE. Britannica does not currently have an article on this topic. Learn about the conflict between British courts and the European Court of Human Rights on the question of “whole life” (similar to “life without the possibility of parole” in the United States) criminal sentencing. © Open University (A Britannica Publishing Partner ) Learn about this topic in these articles: in constitution: Great Britain The English constitution and the English common law grew up together, very gradually, more as the result of the accretion of custom than through deliberate, rational legislation by some “sovereign” lawgiver. Parliament grew out of the Curia Regis, the King’s Council, in which the monarch originally consulted with the great magnates of the realm and later with commoners who... in constitutional law: Characteristics of constitutions It is often asserted that the United States has a written constitution and the United Kingdom an unwritten one. In one sense this is true: in the United States there is a formal document called the Constitution, whereas there is no such document in the United Kingdom. In fact, however, many parts of the British constitution exist in written form; for this reason, most scholars prefer to... in Sir William Blackstone English jurist, whose Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4 vol. (1765–69), is the best-known description of the doctrines of English law. The work became the basis of university legal education in England and North America. He was knighted in 1770. in Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey Wolsey’s influence on England’s judicial institutions was far more substantial. Possessed of a great legal mind, he extended the jurisdiction of the Star Chamber—the King’s Council sitting as a court—and used it to impose Henry’s justice on lawless nobles. The conciliar committee that he delegated to hear suits involving the poor soon evolved into the Court of Requests (1529). in Assize of Northampton (1176), group of ordinances agreed upon by King Henry II of England and the magnates in council at Northampton. The ordinances were issued as instructions to six committees of three judges each, who were to visit the six circuits into which England was divided for the purpose. The first part of the assize repeated the substance of some provisions of the Assize of Clarendon (1166), but with... in court baron (“baron’s court”), medieval English manorial court, or halimoot, that any lord could hold for and among his tenants. By the 13th century the steward of the manor, a lawyer, usually presided; originally, the suitors of the court ( i.e., the doomsmen), who were bound to attend, acted as judges, but the growing use of juries rendered their function obsolete. The... in court leet an English criminal court for the punishment of small offenses. The use of the word leet, denoting a territorial and a jurisdictional area, spread throughout England in the 14th century, and the term court leet came to mean a court in which a private lord assumed, for his own profit, jurisdiction that had previously been exercised by the sheriff. in Court of Augmentations in Reformation England, the most important of a group of financial courts organized during the reign of Henry VIII; the others were the courts of General Surveyors, First Fruits and Tenths, and Wards and Liveries. They were instituted chiefly so that the crown might gain better control over its lands and finances. in Court of Chancery In England the common-law courts became firmly established as the principal organs of royal justice by the 14th century. In earlier days they had exercised a wide jurisdiction in framing and applying the rules of the common law, but their most creative period was over. A large body of rules, many of them highly technical and artificial, had come into existence; the common law was increasingly... in Court of Common Pleas English court of law that originated from Henry II’s assignment in 1178 of five members of his council to hear pleas (civil disputes between individuals), as dist |
What is the Scottish third verdict | Bid to scrap 'not proven' verdict from Scots courts fails - BBC News BBC News Bid to scrap 'not proven' verdict from Scots courts fails 25 February 2016 Close share panel Image caption Michael McMahon argue the not proven verdict was confusing to juries and upsetting to victims A bid to abolish the "not proven" verdict from Scotland's courts has been rejected by MSPs. Labour MSP Michael McMahon introduced a members bill seeking to remove the verdict, which he said can confuse juries and upset victims. However, the Scottish government did not support Mr McMahon , with concerns voiced about a provision which would require two thirds of a jury to support any verdict. MSPs voted 80 to 28 against the bill. Speaking to his bill, Mr McMahon said it was essential the Scottish justice system was transparent and fully understood by all members of society. He said the public believed a not proven verdict carried a degree of culpability, with the impression that the accused "got away with it". He said this also left victims confused and disappointed. Jury majority Mr McMahon also proposed increasing the majority required to convict a defendant to two-thirds of the jury, saying convictions must be robust to justify removing the not proven verdict. Holyrood's justice committee said the not proven verdict was living on "borrowed time" and may not serve any purpose, but was split on whether to support the bill due to the jury majority provision. Convener Christine Grahame said a "clear majority" of the committee had backed the former proposal, but not the latter, and called for the matter to be included in an examination of the justice system by Lord Bonomy. Image caption Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said the Scottish government could not support the bill Justice Secretary Michael Matheson praised Mr McMahon for his efforts in bringing the bill to the chamber, but also opposed it because of the jury requirement and Lord Bonomy's review. He said Scotland has one of the largest jury sizes in the world, at 15, and said there would need to be "a strong evidence base" and research of juries before such a change was made. Mr McMahon did win support from fellow Labour MSPs, including Elaine Murray, who said the highest use of the verdict was in rape cases. Another Labour member, former senior policeman Graeme Pearson, said victims could be "left in limbo" by the verdict. After Conservative MSPs also spoke out against the bill, it was overwhelmingly defeated at decision time. What is the not proven verdict? Scotland, unlike most of the world's legal systems, has three possible verdicts in criminal cases - guilty, not guilty and not proven The legal implications of a not proven verdict are the same as with a not guilty verdict: the accused is acquitted and is innocent in the eyes of the law Not proven is seen by some as offering additional protection to the accused But critics argue that it is confusing for juries and the public, can stigmatise an accused person and fail to provide closure for victims Scottish juries were historically able to return only proven or not proven verdicts A third verdict of not guilty was introduced in the 1700s and became more commonly used than not proven However, the option of returning a verdict of not proven was never removed In more recent years, the general perception has been that a "not proven" verdict suggests a sheriff or jury believes the accused is guilty, but does not have sufficient evidence to convict In 2013-14, the not proven verdict was used in 35% of acquittals following trials for rape or attempted rape This compares with a figure of 17% in the case of acquittals following trial generally (including trials without juries) Overall, only 1% of all criminal court outcomes during each of the five years 2008-09 to 2012-13 involved the case against the accused being found not proven |
What colour belt does a beginner at karate always wear | What Are the Colors of Karate Belts in Order of Achievements? | Healthy Living - azcentral.com What Are the Colors of Karate Belts in Order of Achievements? by Rob Harris Share on Facebook The color of karate belts signify the student's level of expertise in martial arts. The color of the belts gets progressively darker as the student gains karate skills -- mental and physical ones -- until the student earns a black belt. Karate is as much about mental discipline as physical prowess, so there is more than proper form to consider when moving up to the next belt color. Beginner When students begin studying karate, they wear a white belt to signify their beginner status. White belt students learn the basic karate skills, most of which are designed to enforce mental discipline. When they move on to a yellow belt, they must master the 10 beginner self-defense techniques before moving on to an orange belt. After students earn an orange belt, they begin to focus more on physical conditioning and perfecting a few offensive moves. Intermediate Green belt students learn more in-depth karate techniques and skills before moving on to blue belts. This level requires the student to master nearly 200 karate techniques. Once this is achieved, the student can earn his brown belt, which is often broken up into stages. The student starts as a third-degree brown belt and works up to first-degree brown belt before advancing to the next belt color. As a brown belt, a student is expected to know all the basic techniques of karate and to have strong mental discipline and control. Advanced The black belt is the most advanced belt in karate. However, it doesn't mean the student is a master of the art. Instead, earning a black belt signifies the student is ready for more advanced training. There are several degrees of black belt. These degrees are also denoted by a "dan" level. For example, when you first achieve a black belt, you are considered a shodan. Other Belt Colors Belt colors vary between karate schools, although the basic achievement colors of white, brown and black usually stay the same. Some add different belt colors, such as red or purple, in between the traditional colors. Others include stripes or tips on the belts. For example, a white belt with a yellow tip means a student has completed part of the yellow belt training. The stripes on a brown belt often denote the degree of the belt. References |
What nationality I was F.1. Grand Prix driver Jack Brabham | Brabham | Sir Jack Sir Jack Sir Jack Brabham AO. OBE 2nd April 1926 – 19th May 2014 Place of birth: Leaves behind wife Lady Margaret and sons Geoff, Gary and David Helmet colours: /SirJackBrabhamTribute A triple Formula 1 World champion, Sir Jack is rightly billed as one of the true legends of motorsport and is acclaimed as one of the best driver-engineers to have ever competed in F1 Went from racing midgets on dirt tracks in Australia to taking the motorsport world by storm. The Brabham name is renowned not only for Sir Jack’s outstanding achievements on track, but also as a team owner and manufacturer spanning 40 years with multiple Formula 2 and Formula 3 accolades, and the Formula 1 World Constructors’ titles in 1966 and 1967 Took his first F1 crown in spectacular fashion at the United States Grand Prix, pushing the Cooper Climax across the finishing line after it ran out of fuel to finish fourth and become Australia’s first Formula 1 World Champion Secured the 1960 spoils in dominant fashion with five consecutive wins in the Cooper T53 Climax Became the only driver to win the World Championship in a car bearing his own name, the Brabham BT19 Repco in 1966 – a feat unlikely to ever be repeated Started 126 Grand Prix from 1955 to 1970, amassing 14 Grand Prix wins, 31 podiums, 13 pole positions, and 12 fastest laps The first driver to take a modern mid-engined car to the Indianapolis 500 in 1961. Running as high as third, Jack’s ninth place finish triggered the rear-engine revolution at Indy 1965 British Saloon Car Championship 1966 Formula 2 Champion and four-time winner of the European Formula 2 Championship Won the International Gold Cup at Oulton Park on four occasions, with the Cooper Climax in 1957, Brabham Cosworth in 1964, and the Brabham Repco in 1966 and 1967 Scored last F1 win in the 1970 South African Grand Prix aboard the Brabham BT33 Cosworth Australian of the Year 1966 Awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1967 and the first driver to be knighted for services to motorsport in 1979 2006 recipient of the Autosport Gregor Grant award Received the Order of Australia 2008 |
What country did former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelar play for | Bruce Grobbelaar - Liverpool FC Bruce Grobbelaar Profile The original eccentric genius between the sticks, Bruce Grobbelaar will be best remembered for the wobbly-legged penalty heroics which brought Liverpool the 1984 European Cup and inspired Jerzy Dudek to the same feat in Istanbul 21 years later. Other than the European triumph in Rome, there is just the small matter of his other 626 run-outs for the Reds in a glittering 14-year career in which he established himself as one of the Reds' greatest ever custodians and also returned six First Division titles, three FA cups and three League cups. Brucie was plucked from relative obscurity when Bob Paisley signed him from Vancouver Whitecaps for £250,000 in March 1981. Within the space of a few months, he faced the unenviable task of stepping into the Ray Clemence's shoes after the then Reds No.1 departed for Spurs. But the South African-born Zimbabwe international rose to the challenge and soon proved himself to be an able replacement for Clem. It was just shy of five years after making his debut in August 1981 when Grobbelaar missed his next match - a remarkable run of 310 consecutive games keeping goal for Liverpool. Despite some erratic performances towards the start of his first season, a momentum shift in the second half of the campaign brought consistency for both the Reds and their new keeper. On their way to collecting the league title, Liverpool also beat Clemence's Spurs team 3-1 in the final of the Milk Cup. Grobbelaar's unique brand of showmanship, altheticism and unshakeable confidence ensured he kept hold of his first team place while Fagan and Dalglish were in charge of the Reds. He regularly took time to sound off at his defenders when he thought their standards were slipping, as Jim Beglin found out during one forceful tirade in the 1986 FA Cup final against Everton. Bruce was able to see off any competition for his No.1 jersey until a two-year tussle between himself and new recruit David James took place between 1992-94. The younger man was to prove the eventual winner as Grobbelaar was injured in the last minute of what would be his final game for Liverpool in a 2-0 defeat at Leeds in February 1994. After leaving the Reds for Southampton, Bruce represented Plymouth, Bury, Lincoln, Motherwell, Chesham United and Northwich Victoria, as well as trying his hand at coaching Zimbabwe and managing in South Africa. Other clubs: Vancouver Whitecaps, Crewe (loan), Stoke (loan), Southampton, Plymouth, Oxford, Sheff Wed, Oldham, Chesham (amateur), Bury, Lincoln, Northwich Victoria (amateur) |
How long does a golfer get to find a lost ball | How Much Time Is Officially Allowed to Find a Lost Ball When Playing a Hole in Golf? | Golfsmith How Much Time Is Officially Allowed to Find a Lost Ball When Playing a Hole in Golf? How Much Time Is Officially Allowed to Find a Lost Ball When Playing a Hole in Golf? by Robert Preston Be sure to pack enough new golf balls for your round and try to learn what you can about the terrain of a new course in advance. Tom Dulat/Getty Images Sport/Getty Images More Articles What Is Not Allowed if a Ball Enters a Water Hazard? During the course of a round of golf, players are encouraged to track every ball that they hit, to ensure that their ball is not lost. Unfortunately, this is not always possible. If a player loses sight of the ball , he is given five minutes to find it without penalty, and should bear several rules in mind when searching for the ball , to ensure he follows the rules of the game. Help When a golfer has lost the ball, she is entitled to seek out help from any one that is around and willing to help look for it. For most weekend golfers, this will amount to the playing partners in their group and, if they are lucky, some passers by from other groups that are playing on an adjacent hole. This rule can be very beneficial for pro golfers, however, who can seek out help from the gallery to ask if anyone saw where the ball landed, as well ask if anyone in the gallery can see the ball after a search has begun. Provisional Balls When a golfer has lost sight of his ball, and fears that he may not recover the ball in time, he has the option of playing a provisional ball. A provisional ball is a second shot, played as if the first ball is lost, meaning off the tee again for a tee shot, or from a drop at the spot of the shot if the ball was hit from the fairway. The player must express the ball is a provisional before playing it. If the original ball is found, the provisional is picked up and does not count. If it is not, the player uses the provisional ball. Provisional balls are useful for saving the long walk out to find a ball, followed by a long walk back to replay the shot, and are considered good etiquette on a packed course to reduce the hold-up of trailing groups. Out of Bounds Occasionally, in the course of looking for a ball that has been lost, the ball will be discovered in a location out of bounds according to the course design. Unfortunately, the player is not allowed to play the ball from an out of bounds position, and as such must suffer the penalties of playing a ball out of bounds. Fortunately, some consolation can be found in the player not having lost the ball, which can be returned to their bag for later--a valuable cost-saver for a weekend golfer. Unplayable Lie An unplayable lie is a situation where the ball has not been struck out of bounds, but has come to rest in a position in which it could not reasonably be played, such as in a bush. An unplayable lie can be played by the golfer whose ball is in the lie anywhere but a water hazard, however as golf is a game of honor, a golfer should not take advantage of this to better herself when a ball is truly playable. If a lie is unplayable, the golfer may play the next shot from the original position of the shot leading to the lie, from a drop within two club lengths to the unplayable lie that is no closer to the flag, or anywhere farther from the flag along the line running from the flag through the ball in its unplayable lie. Dropping When playing a second ball in the fairway, or moving from an unplayable lie, a player may have cause to drop a ball. When dropping a ball, the ball should be held at shoulder height over the point that it is to be dropped on. The ball is released with no extra trajectory in any direction, and allowed to roll freely upon landing. The player then plays the ball as it lies wherever it comes to rest, provided the new lie is playable. HOT PRODUCTS ON Golfsmith.com |
Which London theatre is home to the Royal Shakespeare Company | Royal Shakespeare Company in London | LondonTheatre.co.uk MATILDA THE MUSICAL produced by RSC at the Cambridge Theatre. Directed by Matthew Warchus. RSC productions at the Barbican Theatre: THE ALCHEMIST from 02 Sep to 01 Oct 2016. DOCTOR FAUSTUS from 02 Sep to 01 Oct 2016. CYMBELINE from 31 Oct to 23 Dec 2016. KING LEAR from 31 Oct to 23 Dec 2016. RSC productions at the Haymarket Theatre Royal: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST from 09 Dec 2016 to 18 Mar 2017. |
With what activity is Lombard Street in London associated | Lombard Street | Barclays Group Archives Stories Lombard Street Barclays' Head Office was originally located in Lombard Street. From very early times, Lombard Street seems to have been associated with the world of finance. The Elizabethan historian, Stow, suggested that it was named after Italian financiers from Lombardy who were granted land in London in 1318 to establish gold and silversmithing shops. Indeed, it was from the goldsmiths' trade that early banking practices developed. The whole of Lombard Street was destroyed together with a large portion of the City by the Great Fire which swept through London on 2 September 1666. An eyewitness of the disaster, the Earl of Clarendon, described the scene thus: The Royal Exchange with all the street about it, Lombard Street, Cheapside, Paternoster Row, St Paul’s Church and almost all the other Churches in the City, with the Old Bailey, Ludgate and all St. Paul’s churchyard, even to the Thames and the greatest part of Fleet Street, all of which were places best inhabited, were all burned without one house remaining. Barclays' first connection with the site dates from soon after the fire. John Freame, from whom our history is usually traced, traded as a goldsmith in Lombard Street from 1690, with Thomas Gould. The partners moved to the sign of the Black Spread Eagle in 1728, which later came to be numbered as 54 Lombard Street. Signs were used to identify buildings in an age when few people could read, and, as buildings changed hands, signs would remain. Barclays, who continued to trade from the site in Lombard Street, became identified with the Spread Eagle which was then adopted as the official coat of arms for the Bank in 1937. The Barclay name entered the business in 1736 when James Barclay, who had married one of John Freame's daughters, was taken into the partnership by his brother-in-law Joseph. In the early 1900s, the Barclays site comprised 49-56 Lombard Street and 1-2 George Yard, which housed the Lombard Street Local Head Office. In 1912, the frontage to Lombard Street was extended by the purchase of numbers 46, 47 and 48, and in 1914, numbers 42, 44 and 45 were acquired. Number 43 was added in 1919, and numbers 57 and 58 in 1920. By 1931, the Bank owned the greater part of a site bounded by Lombard Street, Gracechurch Street, George Yard and Ball Alley. All Hallows church and churchyard occupied a large area within this site but the ecclesiastical commissioners had some years earlier included the church in a number of properties which they proposed to sell. In 1933, the bank began negotiations for the purchase of the church and the properties adjoining it on Gracechurch Street. However, the negotiations were protracted and it was not until 1939 that a private bill was finally passed by Parliament to make the purchase possible. The church was then demolished although its tower was re-erected as part of a new church at Twickenham. The site was partially cleared, but the outbreak of war in 1939 delayed further demolition work and planned reconstruction. It was not until 1956 that all the necessary approvals and sanctions for rebuilding were obtained, with architects Sir Herbert Baker and Scott appointed to the work. The rebuilding was planned in three phases, and the foundation stone of the new Head Office was laid in January 1959. The building covered nearly an acre and provided a floor area of 400,000 square feet. The external walls were faced with Portland Stone. Inside, the Lombard Street branch and Local Head Office occupied the ground floor and the first to fifth floors accommodated head office departments. The offices of the chairman and directors were on the sixth floor and the board rooms and library were on the seventh. The three lower floors housed the engineering services, strong rooms, stores and car park. The building was completed in 1969, although alterations continued to be made for several years. Technical and organisational changes in banking, coupled with the low office density, meant that the building, although liked by staff, became unsuitable |
What is the official language of Surinam | Publishing the research of SIL in Suriname Suriname is situated on the northeast coast of South America, between Guyana and French Guiana, and is home to about 15 distinct languages. Since it was a colony of The Netherlands until 1975, the official language of Suriname is Dutch. Other languages spoken in Suriname include several Amerindian languages, several Creole languages, Suriname Javanese and Sarnami Hindustani. SIL researchers first came to Suriname in 1968 and worked for more than 30 years doing language and anthropological research, literacy, as well as producing dictionaries, reading books, grammar descriptions, and doing translation. Since 2001, SIL no longer has an official presence in the country. This site makes their research available to anyone who is interested in learning more about these languages. Materials on this site include interactive html dictionaries which allow you to search for words online, vernacular stories and a pdf bibliography (143Kb) of all of the works SIL published in Suriname. |
Who was the captain of H.M.S. Bounty when the crew mutinied | Bligh | Define Bligh at Dictionary.com Bligh noun 1. William, 1754–1817, British naval officer: captain of H.M.S. Bounty, the crew of which mutinied 1789. Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for Bligh Expand Contemporary Examples Dillinger is the country boy gone wrong, and Hoover is another prissy remake of Captain Bligh as delivered by Charles Laughton. Hurricane Hurry W.H.G. Kingston As we drew near each other, Captain Bligh ordered the drum to beat to quarters, and the ship to be got ready for action. News from the Duchy Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch It is not our purpose to follow the fortunes of Captain Bligh. British Dictionary definitions for Bligh Expand noun 1. William. 1754–1817, British admiral; Governor of New South Wales (1806–9), deposed by the New South Wales Corps: as a captain, commander of H.M.S. Bounty when the crew mutinied in 1789 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
What does a bar sinister denote on someone's coat of arms | Bar Sinister - TV Tropes Bar Sinister You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share Argent, a bend sinister gules. A thick band of clouds ran along the horizon. "A bar sinister," he said to Penny, pointing. "What does that mean?" she asked. "It means some big bastard is creeping up behind us." — A Dance with Dragons The Bar Sinister is the single most famous element of Hollywood Heraldry, a diagonal line on a coat of arms that indicates illegitimacy. "Sinister" just means that the line starts at the top left, but the connotations of the word may have something to do with the trope's persistence (to avoid embarrassment, it's important to remember that "left" in heraldry means the shield-bearer's left , which is "right" from the point of view of the person looking at the coat of arms). In reality, there are three things wrong with this: In heraldry, a bar is actually a horizontal line. The term for a diagonal line is bend (in French heraldry, barre). A small diagonal line that doesn't reach the edges of the shield is a baton. There is no standard heraldic symbol for illegitimacy. The baton or bend sinister was used in this way in some places and times, but in other places and times it was completely innocent, and some other indicator was used — or, depending on the cultural norms, no indicator at all. For instance, in Scottish heraldry, the arms of a bastard were marked by a border around the shield, usually a pattern of alternating white and some other colour, while the French rules varied from region to region, and the Germans rarely ever bothered differencing arms at all. In English heraldry, there were (and are) very strict rules about how a coat of arms was inherited and even stricter and more complicated rules about how they could be used by members of the family of the person to whom the arms were originally granted. In general, though, an illegitimate child would have no right to bear or inherit the arms of either of their parents at all, no matter how they differenced it (however, an illegitimate child may apply for a grant of arms — or, if a minor, the parent may do so for him — and may request that it be based on the parental arms; but the rest is up to the Heralds' College). In modern English heraldry, the most common indicator is a particular type of border around the edge of the shield, borrowed from the Scottish system. Bestselling historical novelist Walter Scott is the trope creator: his works stuck popular culture with both the idea of the barre sinister as a sign of illegitimacy and the misspelling of "barre". Although completely bogus in terms of heraldry, the concept lives on in the unit badges of some military organizations, as a pictorial way of Getting Crap Past the Radar . A baton sinister is used to imply that members of that unit are, well, bastards . Notably, this use can be seen in the unit patch of the US Marine fighter squadron VMA-214 "Black Sheep" , whose Second World War exploits formed the basis for a popular TV series, Baa Baa Black Sheep . Not to be confused with Bad-Guy Bar . Examples: Literature A Song of Ice and Fire uses a typical pattern for bastards that managed to gain a coat of arms. The father's coat of arms with the colors reversed. The bend sinister was also known, but wasn't always used; the reversed color pattern was used nearly always. Not all bastards, even acknowledged bastards, were armigerous at all: Jon Snow, for example, was only entitled to a black shield with no sigil as a member of the Night's Watch. There's no evidence of Ramsay Snow being armigerous before he was legitimized. Walder Rivers, a Frey bastard, however, had both the bend sinister and the reversed colors. Daemon Blackfyre, founder of the Blackfyre dynasty of pretenders to the Iron Throne, was a bastard son of King Aegon IV and took a black three-headed dragon on red (the reversed Targaryen sigil, a red three-headed dragon on black) as his family's sigil. There was another marker of bastardy in the series: a special surname based on the region of birth. The Northmen used "S |
Who won the Eurovision song contest for Ireland in 1980 singing What's Another Year | Ireland 1980 - Johnny Logan - Whats another Year - YouTube Ireland 1980 - Johnny Logan - Whats another Year 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 Sep 27, 2009 Johnny Logan won The Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 1980 with this song 'What's Another Year' . This is his performance from the 1980 Irish National Final Category |
Which group did Paul Weller form after The Jam | Paul Weller | Biography, News, Photos and Videos | Contactmusic.com Biography Paul Weller (born John William Weller, 25.5.1958) Paul Weller is an English singer / songwriter, who first found fame in the punk era, as the singer and guitarist in The Jam. Childhood: Paul Weller was born in Woking, England in a working class neighbourhood. He was brought up in Stanley Road; the street name was later used for the title of one of Weller's solo albums. Paul wanted to form a band from the age of around 10 and aged 12, he was given a guitar by his family and he learned to play along with the music that he listened to. At 14, he played his first gig with his friend Steve Brooks at the Walton Road Working Men's Club. The Jam: The Jam played in the lunch hour at their school and the interest shown by the female pupils made Weller realise that a career in music could be quite a tantalizing prospect! The band, with Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler alongside Brookes and Weller, continued to play around Surrey and London, managed by Weller's father. Their popularity grew; notable when they were booked to play at the Red Cow in Hammersmith, with queues forming around the block to see them play. In 1977, Polydor Records signed the Jam for £6,000. Later that year, they appeared on Top of the Pops, the show that Paul Weller used to watch avidly as a child. Although they rose to fame at the same time that the punk scene was popularized, The Jam were never a part of the London clique and were more akin to the 'new-wave' style of bands that followed punk bands like The Sex Pistols. The Clash was one London band that did take notice of The Jam though, and took them on their White Riot tour in 1977. Eventually, the Jam outsold The Clash in terms of UK singles sales and went on to be the more successful of the two bands. The Jam's first venture into the UK Top 40 was 'In The City', released in May 1977. 'Eton Rifles' was the first of their singles to reach the Top 10, reaching number three in 1979. The next year, 'Going Underground' reached number one. This achievement was followed with 'Start!' and 'Town Called Malice.' In 1982, it was announced that The Jam would be splitting up. 'Beat Surrender', their fourth number one, was their last ever single. Their final concert, at the Brighton Centre, was a sell-out. The Style Council: Weller formed The Style Council in 1983, with keyboardist Mick Talbot and Steve White, who has continued to play with Weller ever since. Weller's new band was not as commercially successful as The Jam, yet Paul Weller's public profile continued to grow. Weller appeared on the charity record, Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' (he was filmed miming Bono's part on Top of the Pops, as the U2 singer was unavailable) and The Style Council played at the huge Live Aid event at Wembley in 1985. The Style Council's popularity in the UK began to decrease throughout the 1980s and in 1989, their record label refused to release their fifth album, Modernism: A New Decade. Later that year, Weller broke up the band. Solo career: A few years after The Style Council split, Paul Weller returned, with Steve White, firstly as The Paul Weller Movement, then simply as Paul Weller. He became a frontrunner of the 1990's 'Britpop' movement, along with the likes of Blur and Oasis. His first solo album was Paul Weller. The album's follow-up, Wild Wood, is considered by many to be one of Weller's finest moments and Stanley Road, his third solo outing, became the biggest selling album of his career. 'The Changingman', a single from the album, reached number seven in the UK singles charts. Next up, the Heavy Soul album, reached number two in the album charts and in 2000, Weller released Heliocentric. At the time, there were rumours that this would be his final studio album but two years later, he released the number one album, Illumination. 'It's Written In the Stars', taken from the album, was a top 10 single. In 2004, Weller released Studio 150, a covers album, followed a year later by As Is Now. In 2008, Weller's new album, 22 Dreams will be re |
Which English composer composed the ballet Death in Venice and the Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra | Benjamin Britten - Orchestra - sheet music books scores (buy online). Orchestra [Study Score / Miniature] Boosey and Hawkes Written at the age of just 18 while he was still a student at the Royal College of Music, the Sinfonietta shows that Britten had already found a mature and unmistakable voice by the time of his official ?opus 1?. The piece is taut� |
Who was the first man to walk in space without a safety line | :: First-Space, Visitors, Invaders & Expeditioners :: Home > First-Space, Visitors, Invaders & Expeditioners First-Space, Visitors, Invaders & Expeditioners The first man to enter space Yuri Gagarin (USSR) in 1961 02 The first person to land on the moon Neil A Armstrong (USA) on July 21, 1969 03 The first woman to enter space Valentina Tereshkova (USSR) in 1963 04 The first unmanned moon-buggy to explore surface of the moon Lunokhod-I (USSR) The first spaceship which carried man on the moon Apollo-11 The first person to float (to walk) in space Alexi Leonov (USSR) The first space vehicle to softland on moon Luna-9 (USSR) The first reusable space shuttle Columbia (USA) The first person to walk in space without a safety line Bruce McCandless (USA) The first satellite to be repaired in orbit Solar Max The first space rocket to hit the moon Lunik II (USSR) The first spacecraft to soft-land on Mars Viking-I (USA) The first artificial earth satellite Sputnik-I of USSR (1957) |
What are Russia's two outstanding ballet companies | • Premiere of Limited Edition 18” Kissy Doll $100 • Your Choice of 2 Moscow Ballet Branded Nutcrackers $90 • Valentina Ballerina and Nikolai Nutcracker Prince Plush Bears $50 • Choice of 4 Moscow Ballet Books or Audio Book $100 • Moscow Ballet Fairytale Nesting Dolls $200 Local Pre-professional “Wunderkind” Accompany Moscow Ballet Ballerina Live in Cities Coast to Coast Moscow Ballet proudly presents 20+ Musical Wunderkind violinist and cellist prodigies, critically-acclaimed choirs, and nationally-renowned orchestras performing with the company in the Great Russian Nutcracker. These pre-professional musicians auditioned to perform as part of Moscow Ballet’s educational Musical Wunderkind program, which focuses on the development and encouragement of talented pre-professional musicians. Pre-professional string musicians open the Great Russian Nutcracker by accompanying the principal ballerina in Saint-Saëns’ classic “Dying Swan.” Across the country, participating youth choirs will close Act I of the Great Russian Nutcracker while accompanying the ballet in Tchaikovsky’s famous Waltz of the Snowflakes. To the delight of audiences, selected Wunderkind orchestras who have mastered Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite will perform it live while Moscow Ballet performs onstage. These performances are a rare opportunity for audiences to experience the combined talent of principal ballerina and danseurs with musical prodigies. For more information and tickets go to www.nutcracker.com/your-city . “ Musical Wunderkind ” Choirs featured: Spokane Nov. 14: Crescendo Community Chorus ; NYC Dec. 3: Brooklyn High School of the Arts ; Kalamazoo Dec. 6: Gagie School Good Vibrations Chorus ; Baltimore Dec 17: American Kodály Children’s Chorus’ . “Musical Wunderkind” Orchestras featured : Bowling Green, Dec. 12, Paducah Dec. 13, and Louisville Dec. 16: University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Director John Nardolillo; Kalamazoo, MI Dec. 6: The Western Michigan University Symphony Orchestra was named "Best Classical University Symphony Orchestra" in Downbeat DANCE WITH US 2016 Announcing “ Dance with Us ” Local student dancers, ages 7 to 17 with at least 1 year of ballet training, performing with Moscow Ballet professional company of 40 from November 6 to December 30 in 115 cities across the Us and Canada this Christmas season. The aspiring dance students auditioned in person for Moscow Ballet Soloists/Auditions Directors in the fall and rehearsed their roles at Host Dance Studio ’s in each city on the tour. Children’s roles in Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker are created by Mary Gianonne Talmi . The roles are suited for the young dancers’ ages and skill levels and are ancillary to the professional’s roles. They are as Party Children, Small Mice, Snowflakes, Snow Sprites, Snow Maidens, and junior dancers in Act II’s Variations. The experience of being fitted in Moscow Ballet costumes, rehearsing on the stage with the Russian professionals, and performing for a live audience is often a once-in-a-lifetime experience for these children spurring some to become professionals. Moscow Ballet producers have included the Dance with Us opportunity in the North American tours since 1994 and have seen the program grow from local dance schools in 8 cities to over 100 host dance schools, with 50 children each, in 2016. Announcing Moscow Ballet’s Premiere of Limited Edition 18” Kissy Doll For the first time ever – Moscow Ballet is proud to announce the Limited Edition Kissy Doll - a 2016 Premiere ! This beautiful collector’s style doll wears the one-of-a-kind Ribbon-Candy Tutu which is exclusive to the ballerina Kissy Doll in the Great Russian Nutcracker andcomes with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. The 18” Doll has long curly hair and green eyes that open and close. Her tutu is made of woven red, green and gold satin ribbons and includes a matching hair barrette, bejeweled necklace, ribbon bracelet, white tights and red satin ballet slippers with long satin ribbons tied around her ankles. (Clothes are removable) The |
In ballet what is a pas de deux | Pas de deux - Ballet Term Definition - BalletHub Ballet Term Definition BalletHub / Ballet Terms / Pas de deux How to say & pronounce Pas de deux: pawh du duh What does Pas de deux translate to? dance for two Pas de deux is a classical ballet term meaning “Dance for two” or “steps for two.” Pas de deux can be used to describe many “dances for two” and is usually used in context or with another word to describe what pas de deux. Often dancers will shorten pas de deux to simply “pas” since most other terms with “pas” in the beginning are never really shortened. For example, a conversation between two students might be “What pas de deux are you going to do with Matt?” and the other might reply, “We’re going to dance the Giselle Act 2 pas.” Almost every classical ballet has at least one pas de deux. For example, in Giselle, there is a pas de deux in Act 1 known as the “Peasant Pas de Deux” and one in Act 2 between Giselle and Albrecht usually simply referred as “the Act 2 Giselle Pas.” Some of the most famous pas de deuxes include ones from Le Corsaire, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, and Romeo and Juliet. The term pas de deux is often misused on the popular show “So You Think You Can Dance.” The judges and host often use the term as a style of dance by saying something like “Up next, we’ll see Jennifer and Adam wow us dancing the pas de deux.” This is a funny way to use the term because the term pas de deux is not a style, just a reference to a dance that has two dancers, usually a guy and girl, usually in a classical or contemporary duet. So really, almost all of the duets on the show would be, as they say it, “the pas de deux” since the dancers perform many contemporary duets. |
In which ballet does the character Odette Odile appear | A bevy of swans: three Boston Ballet ballerinas talk about starring in Swan Lake - CriticalDance CriticalDance A bevy of swans: three Boston Ballet ballerinas talk about starring in Swan Lake October 27, 2014 Boston Ballet dancers on Boston’s Swan Boats. Photo © Liza Voll From October 30 to November 16, Boston Ballet presents artistic director Mikko Nissinen’s new production of “Swan Lake”. Carla DeFord chats to principal dancers Lia Cirio, Ashley Ellis, and Misa Kuranaga, who will appear in rotation as Odette-Odile, about how they are approaching this supreme challenge to the ballerina’s art and about more mundane issues, such as how they recover from such intense performances. Arguably the best-known as well as the most arduous role in the entire classical ballet repertoire, Odette-Odile reveals not only the ballerina’s individual personality and style of movement, but also her way of thinking about good and evil, power and submission, love and death. In dancing this role each ballerina becomes a link in an unbroken chain of tradition forged over a hundred years ago that includes such luminaries as Ulanova, Plisetskaya, Fonteyn, and Makarova. In the words of celebrated dancer Tamara Rojo in a recent BBC documentary as she put on the Swan Queen’s headdress, they are about to take their place “among all the other ballerinas who have worn these feathers.” Lia Cirio CDF: Have you danced “Swan Lake” before? LC: I danced the White Swan pas de deux with James Whiteside [former Boston Ballet principal dancer] at my school, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, for a reunion gala in 2005, and we danced the White and Black Swan pas de deux in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with the Allentown Symphony. We were both in the corps then. This will be the first time I have danced the whole ballet. I’m developing as an artist and learning so much from this experience. Lia Cirio rehearsing Bostal Ballet’s new production of’Swan Lake’. Photo © Jeffrey Cirio What are your goals in portraying Odette-Odile? I want to show that every step is part of the story and reflects what’s going on in the character’s mind. The beauty of “Swan Lake” is that it’s two different stories, and I love to delve into each one. It’s important to me that Odette be more than just a sad bird, although one can play her that way, but she’s still a queen, and she has her pride. Sometimes that pride takes over, and we see that when she resists the Prince, but then there’s the moment when he catches her, and she melts. I want her to have that ebb and flow of emotion, a journey from fear to trust. Can you describe the coaching process? Working with Larissa [Ponomarenko, former Boston Ballet principal dancer] is a gift. I saw her “Swan Lake” in 2004 and 2008, and I almost worshipped her in it. In addition to helping me make my arms more feather-like, she gives me words of wisdom. For example, about Odette’s entrance in Act II, Larissa said, “We’ve been flying, and now we’re landing on the water.” That explains the Swan Queen’s movements at that moment; she is looking at her reflection in the lake and seeing how beautiful she is. In Act IV when the Prince comes in, and Odette looks into his eyes, Larissa said the Swan Queen is asking herself, “Why did I do it? Why did I trust this man?” By giving us different things to think about, Larissa helps us imagine Odette’s interior monologue and her emotional states. What part does your partner play in your interpretation of the role? Lasha [Kozashvili] and I have been dancing together since he came to Boston in 2010. He has done “Swan Lake” before in [Democratic Republic of] Georgia and when he guested in Kazakhstan. We’ve gotten so used to each other that it’s easy to have the chemistry and working relationship we need. I completely trust him in the lifts; he’s massive, has long arms, and knows exactly where my weight is. He also gives me ideas and little tips. He’ll say, “Why don’t we do this grip?” He’s always trying to improve his partnering. Lia Cirio in ‘The Nutcracker’, which follows hot on the heels of ‘Swan Lake’. Photo © Gene S |
How many basic foot positions are there in ballet | The Five Basic Ballet Positions The Five Basic Ballet Positions Get our INSTANT Download One of the first things you need to master is the Five Basic Ballet Positions. The basic Ballet positions for arms and feet are simply known as First, Second, Third, Forth and Fifth. All basic moves start from and end in one of these five positions or a slight variation thereof. You should at least be taken through some or all of the five positions of the feet during your first lesson. To put the arms in at the beginner stage can sometimes be a little confusing and some teachers will teach a few lessons without the arm positions. You will just be asked to keep your arms in first or second position to help balance you. This gives you the opportunity to concentrate on getting the positions of the feet correct. However other teachers will just go right ahead and have you doing both the feet and arm positions from day one. Neither approach is right or wrong, simply a variance in teaching style. Also, just so you know (and this is a bit confusing) there are actually TWO Forth positions. However, in the spirit of keeping things simple, and being mindful that our instruction here is for absolute beginners, we've just included the most common of the two positions here, rather than both of them. In your first lessons, it's the more common one that you'll learn first. "I've just done your class and WOW! It feels just wonderful." The fastest way for you to learn the basic Ballet steps Get your Ballet for adult beginners class right now. As your dancing progresses, you'll learn the other position and also variations of feet and arm positions that are a little more demanding (and you also might come across the elusive Sixth position - yes, it exists). But the five basic Ballet positions as we demonstrate here are all you have to think about for now... Basic Ballet positions for the complete beginner A full photo guide to all five Ballet positions is below. Suzanne says "These are very deliberately not 'text-book' versions of Ballet positions. If the photos showed a professional ballerina who had perfect turnout and tiny, skinny legs doing each of the positions with immaculate accuracy, you might find it a bit off-putting. There's no way you should expect to be doing these positions perfectly in your first lessons. So just copy the more accessible versions here to start with" As your dancing progresses, the flexibility and suppleness that you will gain will help you turn out more, and do more 'perfect' versions of what's here. Right now, it is far more important you find Ballet positions you are comfortable in and that give you good balance. Our guide to the five basic Ballet positions 1st Position Feet This is the main Ballet position that most of the steps you practise as a beginner will start from. So it's important to get it right. Your feet should be turned out only as far as is comfortable. It is vital that you feel completely balanced in this position and that all of the sole of your foot and toes are in contact with the floor. Check that your feet aren't rolling forwards or turned out so far that you feel you are going to fall over. And certainly don't try to get them in a completely straight line á la Charlie Chaplin! Also, notice how your heels probably won't touch – don't worry about this at all. Just as close as is comfortable is fine. 2nd Position Feet From first position (above), slide one foot away from the other. The space in between your feet should be about one and a half lengths of your foot. Keep your feet comfortably turned out. 3rd Position Feet Now slide your foot back to touch the other, but instead of touching heels together as in first position, this time bring one foot further across the other. The heel of your front foot should be touching the area of the arch of your back foot. It's from third position that you'll probably start most of your barre exercises from as a beginner, so take a little time to find and get used to this position. 4th Position Feet From the third position (above) slide your front foot |
Which American company used the advertising symbol known as the golden arches, reputedly better known than the Christian cross | 46 Greatest Logos of All Time (And the Brand They Belong To) | Wells & Drew 46 Greatest Logos of All Time (And the Brand They Belong To) On 16.12.09, In Resources , by Blake Houser Few people will ever forget the look of the Nike Swoosh symbol or the RGB colors of Googles logo. Below is a list, in no particular order of what I think to be the best logo’s of all time and their history. Some of these we couldn’t find a lot on, but we did find some really cool facts about others (like the arrow that the FedEx unintentionally has). So, please read through and leave a comment at the end if you think there should be another logo on the list. I just want to thank LogoOrange.com for letting us take quite a few of their logo histories and pictures. Don’t forget to enter to win a free custom logo design. Jumpman (Air Jordan Symbol) You can’t find a person on this planet who can’t instantly recognize the Air Jordan symbol by Nike. The “Jumpman” logo is used by Nike to promote its Michael Jordan-related merchandise, including the famous and successful Air Jordan brand of basketball shoes.The Jumpman logo is a silhouette of a studio photograph of Jordan performing a ballet move, not an actual dunk as many believe. Beginning in 1985, the Jumpman logo always accompanied “Jordan,” even when the only word Nike displayed on a product was “Jordan.” The Air Jordan III, released in 1988, was the first Air Jordan shoe to feature the Jumpman logo, replacing the “Wings” logo, which had been a feature of the Air Jordans I and II. This model was one of the most popular ever. The Jumpman logo would retain a fairly consistent look throughout the Air Jordan line’s history, except on the Air Jordan VIII, on which it was reminiscent of a peace sign. Google Need to find something on the net? Google has become a synonym with search. The current official Google logo was designed by Ruth Kedar. The word Google actually means a number is 100 zero’s. Which given the scale of Google bank account means that Sergey Brin and Larry Page might of been on to something. Google is known as a strong leader of the web-search industry. Its goal is to provide relevant information and groundbreaking products to its customers. It all started in 1996 as a research project by two Stanford University’s students, Sergey Brin and Larry Page. The Google logo has had many different versions since its renaming from BackRub. The current official logo design of Google Inc. represents the name “Google” in logotype based on the Catull typeface and was created by Ruth Kedar. Its almost amateurish simplicity may correspond to the simplicity of the search engine (at least the appearance). Every once in a while, the company uses various features of the logo which compliment and refer to birthdays of illustrious personalities like Leonardo Di Vinci, Albert Einstein, Edward Munch; holidays like 4th of July, Christmas, Mother’s Day and specific events such as The Olympics, World Cup etc. These special modification have become known as Google Doodles and were first created by the fondaters of the company in 1999. The doodles are currently designed by Dennis Hwang who has created over 150 doodles since the year 2000. Yahoo! The two founders of Yahoo!, David Filo and Jerry Yang, Ph.D. candidates in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, started their student hobby in a campus trailer in February 1994 as a way to keep track of their personal interests on the Internet. Before long they were spending more time on their home-brewed lists of favorite links than on their doctoral dissertations. Eventually, Jerry and David’s lists became too long and unwieldy, and they broke them out into categories, then subcategories…and thus the core concept behind Yahoo! was born. The Web site started out as “Jerry and David’s Guide to the World Wide Web” but eventually received a new moniker with the help of a dictionary. The name Yahoo! is an acronym for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle,” but Jerry and David insist they selected the name because of its definition: “rude, unsophisticated, uncou |
What is the symbol of Judaism | Does the Star of David have religious significance in Judaism? By Ariela Pelaia Updated March 01, 2016. The Star of David is a six-pointed star made up of two quadrilateral triangles superimposed over each other, also known as a hexagram. In Hebrew it is known as the magen David (מָגֵן דָּוִד), which means the "shield of David." It doesn’t have any religious significance in Judaism, but it is one of the symbols most commonly associated with the Jewish people. Origins of the Star of David The origins of the Star of David are unclear. We do know that the symbol hasn't always been associated exclusively with Judaism, but was used by Christians and Muslims at various points in history. Sometimes it was even associated with King Solomon instead of King David. The Star of David is not mentioned in rabbinic literature until the middle ages. It was during the latter part of this era that Kabbalists (Jewish mystics) began to associate the symbol with a deeper spiritual meaning. One siddur (Jewish prayer book) dated from 1512 in Prague displays a large Star of David on the cover with the phrase, "He will merit to bestow a bountiful gift on anyone who grasps the Shield of David." The Star of David was eventually cemented as a Jewish symbol when it became a favorite architectural decoration on Jewish buildings throughout the Middle Ages. According to German-born Israeli philosopher and historian Gershom Sholem , many Jews adopted this symbol in Eastern Europe in an effort to match the prevalence of the Christian cross. Then, during World War II, when Hitler forced Jews to wear a yellow Star of David as a "badge of shame," the symbol become prominently cemented as a Jewish symbol. (Jews were also forced to wear identifying badges during the Middle ages, although not always a Star of David.) Jews reclaimed the symbol, beginning with Zionists at the First Zionist Congress in 1897, where the Star of David was chosen as the central symbol for the flag of the future State of Israel. Today, the flag of Israel features a blue Star of David prominently in the middle of a white banner with two horizontal blue lines on the top and bottom of the flag. Likewise, many Jews wear jewelry that prominently features the Star of David today. What is the David Connection? The symbol’s association with King David comes mostly from Jewish legend. For instance, there is a midrash that says that when David was a teen he fought an enemy, King Nimrod. David's shield was composed of two interlocking triangles attached to the back of a round shield, and, at one point, the battle became so intense that that the two triangles were fused together. David won the battle and the two triangles were henceforth known as magen David, the Shield of David. This story, of course, is just one of many! Symbolic Meanings There are many ideas about the symbolic meaning of the Star of David. Some Kabbalists thought that the six points represented God's absolute rule over the universe in all six directions: north, south, east, west, up, and down. Kabbalists also believed that the two triangles represented humanity’s dual nature – good and evil – and that the star could be used as protection against evil spirits. The structure of the star, with two overlapping triangles, has also been thought to represent the relationship between God and the Jewish people. The star that points up symbolizes God, and the star that points down represents Jews on Earth. Yet others have noticed that there are 12 sides on the triangle, perhaps representing the Twelve Tribes . Updated by Chaviva Gordon-Bennett in February 2016. |
Which wading bird is encouraged to nest on rooftops as a symbol of fertility | THE SACRED BIRDS THE SACRED BIRDS compiled by Dee Finney 9-11-03 - VISION A telephone rang really loud in my left ear. I said mentally, "I am ready for a message if there is one." A picture frame appeared in front of my closed eyes in a vision. A series of pictures of strong featured men began showing in the frame one by one. No two men were alike, but several had high cheekbones and prominent strong noses. There were 7 altogether. Then a frame showed with 7 short single names on it, one under each other, but I couldn't read them. Then a strong male voice began, along with another series of pictures. He said, "In the outer worlds, we used to worship the pigeon." I saw a pigeon when he said the word pigeon. "But now we worship the _______ " I saw nothing in the frame - just a platform that something would stand on. I also heard no words at that moment. I had expected him to say, "dove" but he didn't. Then he said, "This is the battle of the two birds." "Look at the birds of the air - they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more value than they?" "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's will" ( Matthew 10-29) SACRED BIRDS The bird is an apt symbol of deity in various aspects, both macrocosmic and microcosmic. It is threefold, having a body and two wings; it can walk on earth. Aquatic birds can float on water (Deity on space) and ascend into the air (spiritualise). So also, the human Ego's influence upon the consciousness of earthly man. The Ego directs, elevates and absorbs into itself the consciousness of the personality. "All the powers of God are winged in man, being always eager and striving for the higher path, which leads to the Father." (Philo Judeus' Works, vol. IV, p. 252) The bird is oviparous as the Logos and Ego. Hiranyagharba, the golden egg, the Egg of Brahma, is metaphorically 'laid' by the Logos upon the waters of space. It represents the Divine Idea and germ of the universe-to-be. Our entire surya-system, our entire solar system, called the Egg of Brahma, may be looked at from one very true standpoint as an enormous ovoid aggregate body poised in space; and were some astronomer on some distant globe in the stellar deeps to see our Egg of Brahma, and were he to see it from the proper superior plane or world, our entire solar system would appear to him as an ovoid body of light -- as an egg-shaped irresolvable nebula. This would include all the "emptiness" that we see, or think we see, the emptiness so called, and therefore would include all our solar world of the Egg of Brahma, from the very heart of Father Sun to beyond the confines of what astronomers call the farthermost planets. The Egg of Brahma is composed of concentric spheres centered in the Sun, and each one of these spheres is a cosmic world. Its heart -- the heart of each one of them -- is the Sun. The world or sphere of our Earth is one such, and surrounds the Sun as a sphere of dense substance, and the nucleus in this sphere or egg, for such it is, is what we commonly call our Earth. Such also is the sphere of Mercury, such is the sphere of Venus, such is the sphere of Mars, also of Jupiter, also of Saturn; yes, and of Uranus too -- but remember that Uranus belongs not to our own system of sacred worlds, although it belongs to our Egg of Brahma. In ancient times, birds were watched because they were thought to reveal, by their behaviour, the will and intent of the gods. In modern terminology, they gave warnings of electrical lightning storms and earthquakes. They are still watched today for this same reason in some parts of the world. The specialist bird watcher, the augur or shaman, was an adviser to the rulers and kings. The Roman augur did not stay in Rome when there were wars being waged. Sacred chickens were taken on the road with them to war. The augurs watched the chickens so they would know future events like winning battles or possible defeats. At one point, the chickens to eat their food, which |
What is the symbol of the National Trust | Who designed the National Trust's symbol? Who designed the National Trust's symbol? The National Trust symbol at Lindisfarne Castle. Image courtesy of timparkinson on Flickr CC-BY-2.0 Oak leaves are the logo of the National Trust. While researching the National Trust and the acquisition of their first property of the Clergy House in Alfriston , Sussex, we came across many claims on the internet that the National Trust's symbol was inspired by a carving of an oak leaf to be found in the Clergy House. Image on Wikipedia . We thought I would look into this, but found nothing to support this assertion. The symbol came about as a result of a competition announced by the National Trust in 1935. The entrants were asked to design a symbol representing the National Trust which would be suitable for placing on various signs, notice boards and on their stationery. The adaptability of the design for all types of materials and surfaces was most important. A prize of £30 was offered for the winning design. No other criteria was stipulated. [1] One hundred and nine designs were submitted, but none were thought suitable. It was decided to hold the completion again, but limit it to six designers who would be specially invited to submit their designs. This time they were asked to submit designs based on either an English lion, the rose, or the oak, as these were though to best represent English heritage. [2] [3] The winning design was by artist Joseph Armitage (1880-1945). His other works included decorated carvings on St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle; the Bank of England, and South Africa House. We could find nothing to suggest that the Clergy House inspired Armitage, and in The Thirties Society Journal , Edward Armitage wrote of his father's life and career and there is no mention of Alfriston or Clergy House. It seems therefore, that Armitage was only sticking to the his brief. In 1936, Armitage's design started to appear on signs at National Trust properties. [1] Manchester Guardian 20 May 1935 [2] Manchester Guardian 30 July 1935 [3] The Times, 19 February 1936 |
What is the largest lake in England | Lakes in the United Kingdom | BritainVisitor - Travel Guide To Britain Lakes in the United Kingdom Lakes in the United Kingdom Lakes in the United Kingdom Northern Ireland United Kingdom Lakes The UK has many beautiful lakes in all four of its constituent countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Many of the UK's most picturesque lakes are in Scotland in the Scottish Highlands , in Snowdon National Park in North Wales and the Lake District in northern England. The UK's largest lake is Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland. England's largest lake is Windermere and England's deepest lake is Wastwater at a depth of 79 m (259 feet), both lakes are in the Lake District National Park. Lakes in Scotland are called lochs, in Northern Ireland it is pronounced the same way but spelled loughs, and in Wales, a lake is called a Llyn. Lake Scenery, The Lake District, North West England Lakes in Scotland There are an estimated 31,460 freshwater lochs in Scotland. They are most numerous within the Scottish Highlands in the north of Scotland. The following table shows the 5 largest lakes in Scotland, measured by surface area. Loch Lomond is considered Scotland's most beautiful lake, closely followed by Loch Ness, famous for its legendary monster "Nessie" and the ruins of Urquhart Castle, which sit on its banks Lakes in Scotland 10.30 Lakes in Wales The lakes of Wales occupy a surface area of only about 130 square kilometres, less than 1% of the land area of Wales. Most lakes in Wales start with the word "Llyn", which is Welsh for "Lake". Lake Bala or Llyn Tegid, in Welsh, the largest lake in Wales in Snowdonia, North Wales, joins with the River Dee , which runs north west through to Chester in England on the border between the two countries. Llyn Syfaddon or Llangorse Lake is the largest natural lake in South Wales. The following chart shows the 5 largest lakes in Wales, by surface area. Lakes in Wales |
In which country is Lake Como | Book Country House Lake Como | Menaggio Hotel Deals Available in some public areas: Free WiFi Parking Free long-term parking, Free self parking, Free parking nearby Room Amenities Country House Lake Como offers 2 accommodations with fireplaces and washers/dryers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations have separate living rooms and include double sofa beds and day beds. Select Comfort beds feature Frette Italian sheets, down comforters, and premium bedding. Kitchens offer full-sized refrigerators/freezers, stovetops, microwaves, and separate dining areas. Bathrooms include rainfall showerheads, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Business-friendly amenities include complimentary weekday newspapers and safes. Housekeeping is provided once per stay. Renovation of all guestrooms was completed in December 2014. In-room kitchen Check-in time ends at 4 PM Check-in time starts at 2 PM Minimum check-in age is 18 Special check-in instructions: This property does not have a front desk. To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property in advance of arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Airport transportation is offered on request 24 hours a day. Please make arrangements in advance by contacting the property. Check-out Check-out time is 11:30 AM Payment types Children and extra beds Children are welcome. Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 5 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding. Free cribs (infant beds)! Pets: EUR 10 per pet, per day Certain rooms only You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation Policies Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy. A cash deposit or credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification are required upon check-in. Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property: Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per adult: EUR 100 Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per child: EUR 50 (from 0 to 10 years old) Christmas Day (25 December) Gala Dinner per adult: EUR 120 Christmas Day (25 December) Gala Dinner per child: EUR 50 (from 0 to 10 years old) New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: EUR 150 New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: EUR 70 (from 0 to 10 years old) Valentine's Day (14 February) Gala Dinner per adult: EUR 80 Valentine's Day (14 February) Gala Dinner per child: EUR 40 (from 0 to 10 years old) 15 percent tourism fee will be charged Airport shuttle transfer per adult: EUR 160 (one way) Seasonally adjusted heating fee: EUR 20 per accommodation, per night We've listed all charges provided to us by the property, but they may vary based on length of stay or the room booked. Optional extras The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out. Airport shuttle fee: EUR 160,00 per vehicle Pet fee: EUR 10 per pet, per day Late check-out fee: EUR 20.00 This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax. Apartment Name Country House Lake Como Apartment Menaggio Country House Lake Como Menaggio This apartment has other names You should know All guests (including children) need to be present at check-in to show their government-issued photo ID or passport.Onsite cash transactions can't exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For more details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. Country House Lake Como offers transfers from the airport (fees may apply). Please contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation 48 hours prior to arrival with your arrival details. Reser |
Lake Titicaca is on the border between two countries, name one of them | Lake Titicaca | lake, South America | Britannica.com Lake Titicaca Puno Lake Titicaca, Spanish Lago Titicaca, the world’s highest lake navigable to large vessels, lying at 12,500 feet (3,810 metres) above sea level in the Andes Mountains of South America , astride the border between Peru to the west and Bolivia to the east. Titicaca is the second largest lake of South America (after Maracaibo). It covers some 3,200 square miles (8,300 square km) and extends in a northwest-to-southeast direction for a distance of 120 miles (190 km). It is 50 miles (80 km) across at its widest point. A narrow strait, Tiquina, separates the lake into two bodies of water. The smaller, in the southeast, is called Lake Huiñaymarca in Bolivia and Lake Pequeño in Peru; the larger, in the northwest, is called Lake Chucuito in Bolivia and Lake Grande in Peru. An Aymara Indian poling a reed boat on Lake Titicaca, near the Bolivian shore. The Cordillera Real … © Tony Morrison/South American Pictures Lake Titicaca. © Index Open The meaning of the name Titicaca is uncertain, but it has been variously translated as Rock of the Puma or Crag of Lead. Titicaca lies between Andean ranges in a vast basin (about 22,400 square miles [58,000 square km] in area) that comprises most of the Altiplano (High Plateau) of the central Andes. In the snow-covered Cordillera Real on the northeastern (Bolivian) shore of the lake, some of the highest peaks in the Andes rise to heights of more than 21,000 feet (6,400 metres). The lake averages between 460 and 600 feet (140 and 180 metres) in depth, but the bottom tilts sharply toward the Bolivian shore, reaching its greatest recorded depth of 920 feet (280 metres) off Isla Soto in the lake’s northeast corner. More than 25 rivers empty their waters into Titicaca; the largest, the Ramis, draining about two-fifths of the entire Titicaca Basin, enters the northwestern corner of the lake. One small river , the Desaguadero , drains the lake at its southern end. This single outlet empties only 5 percent of the lake’s excess water; the rest is lost by evaporation under the fierce sun and strong winds of the dry Altiplano. Similar Topics Lake Todos los Santos Titicaca’s level fluctuates seasonally and over a cycle of years. During the rainy season (summer, from December to March) the level of the lake rises, normally to recede during the dry winter months. It was formerly believed that Titicaca was slowly drying up, but modern studies have seemed to refute this, indicating a more or less regular cycle of rise and fall. Titicaca’s waters are limpid and only slightly brackish, with salinity ranging from 5.2 to 5.5 parts per 1,000. Surface temperatures average 56 °F (14 °C); from a thermocline at 66 feet (20 m) temperatures drop to 52 °F (11 °C) at the bottom. Analyses show measurable quantities of sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, calcium sulfate, and magnesium sulfate in the water. Lake Titicaca’s fish life consists principally of two species of killifish ( Orestias)—a small fish, usually striped or barred with black—and a catfish (Trichomycterus). In 1939, and subsequently, trout were introduced into Titicaca. A large frog ( Telmatobius), which may reach a length of nearly a foot, inhabits the shallower regions of the lake. Forty-one islands, some of them densely populated, rise from Titicaca’s waters. The largest, Titicaca Island (Spanish: Isla de Titicaca, also called Isla del Sol ), lies just off the tip of the Copacabana Peninsula in Bolivia. Isla del Sol, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. Jeremy Woodhouse—Digital Vision/Getty Images Ruins on the lake’s bottom (where the remains of a temple were discovered in 2000), on its shore, and on the islands attest to the previous existence of one of the oldest civilizations known in the Americas. The chief site is at Tiwanaku , Bolivia, at the southern end of the lake. On Titicaca Island ruins of a temple mark the spot where, according to the tradition of the Incas (a Quechuan people of Peru who established an empire about 1100 ce), the legendary founders of the Inca dynasty , Manco Capac and Mama |
What is or was the name of Smokey Robinson's backing group | For Smokey Robinson, A Quiet Storm was also a perfect one · Permanent Records · The A.V. Club Share Tweet Permanent Records is an ongoing closer look at the records that matter most. It begins with the sound of the wind. It’s a swirling sound, synthesized yet silken. Behind it comes a bass line—but not the kind that thumps or thunders. It lopes and flows, a lust-conducted pulse. In oozes a voice. “Soft and warm / A quiet storm,” sings Smokey Robinson, crooning like Cupid, the act of love itself given human form. “Quiet Storm”—the opening track of Robinson’s 1975 album A Quiet Storm—is the start of one of the strongest, most on-the-nose metaphors ever put to music. That strength, like all good strengths, seems deceptively weak. Robinson was already a legend by 1975, and the label he helped build, Motown, had become iconic. Riding high on the commercial triumph of rejuvenated veterans like Marvin Gaye and young guns such as The Jackson 5, Motown had been uprooted by founder Berry Gordy and relocated from Detroit to Los Angeles. Motown’s empire had come to encompass not only popular music, but Hollywood and, shortly, Broadway. Robinson had no small part in that. As the leader of Motown’s first signed act—The Matadors, quickly changed to The Miracles—he became one of the label’s main songwriters and producers, and eventually the company’s vice president. No less, Robinson was one of Motown’s most consistent hit-makers; from 1960’s No. 2 hit single “Shop Around” to 1970’s chart-topper “The Tears Of A Clown,” Robinson never let his nurturing of his fellow Motown acts cut into his own eminence as the catalog’s crown prince. Source The Miracles broke up in 1972, leaving Robinson without a band. That didn’t seem to matter. Diana Ross had recently left The Supremes, and had hit the ground running. Two of The Temptations’ star singers, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin, had quit the group to start promising solo careers. If anyone was poised to make a turbulence-free transition from group leader to stand-alone star, it was the total, singing-songwriting-producing package that was Smokey Robinson. Instead, stunningly, he announced his retirement from the stage. His first two solo albums, 1973’s Smokey and 1974’s Pure Smokey, aren’t bad, but they sound hesitantly made, and they failed to make an impact. Soul music was making a transition of its own in the mid-’70s. Disco had yet to hit its Saturday Night Fever zenith of cultural saturation, but it was on the rise. Already popular was soft soul—a smooth, sophisticated, sometimes jazz-accented form of R&B that did away with the gutsiness and oomph of the Stax Records ’60s sound as well as James Brown’s hard-funk backbone. Isaac Hayes, a former Stax songwriter and session man, went platinum by going orchestral. In Philadelphia, Thom Bell, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and others were penning and producing lush, simmering ballads for everyone from The Spinners to The O’Jays. Donny Hathaway—a total package in the same sense as Robinson—had already released four sumptuous albums in the early ’70s. One of Robinson’s contemporaries at Motown, Marvin Gaye, had morphed beautifully from his clean-cut persona of the ’60s into the socially conscious, superhumanly sexual artist behind 1971’s What’s Going On and 1973’s Let’s Get It On. In this climate, Robinson should have ruled. Like a glass of champagne amid bottles of soda pop, he’d always stood out from the rest of the Motown stable in the ’60s. Even when The Miracles had made fun, silly dance songs like “Going To A Go-Go” and “Mickey’s Monkey,” Robinson felt as if he were straining toward something more rarified. With “Tears Of A Clown” and earlier satiny hits like 1965’s “Ooh Baby Baby” and “The Tracks Of My Tears,” he helped lay the foundation for ’70s soft soul—only he’d neglected to move into the high-rise that had risen above it. Then came A Quiet Storm. The wind that swirls through the opening song is just the tip of the tempest. Where “Quiet Storm” sways with a jazzy elasticity, “The Agony And The Ecstasy” sounds relatively conventional, a m |
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Hot Chocolate's You Sexy Thing was used as the theme music for which 1997 film | You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate | Song Info | AllMusic You Sexy Thing google+ Song Review by Andrew Hamilton Cute, flirtatious reggae/soul with the immortal come-on line "I believe in miracles/Where you from?/You sexy thing," sung by Kingston, Jamaica-raised Errol Brown; the unorthodox introduction is irresistible and no doubt worked like a charm for Brown with the ladies. The London, England-based band was commercial instead of political; few attempts to heal the world woes by Hot Chocolate, whose main objective seemed to be pulling as many babes as possible. This worldwide hit shot to number three on Billboard's pop chart in 1976 and sent the band on a passport trail seeking "sexy things." It enjoyed a revival in 1998 via the film The Full Monty. Appears On |
Which group did Jools Holland leave to become a TV presenter | Jools Holland | Official Web Site | About Jools | Biography Music Player Jools Holland OBE DL was born Julian Miles Holland on 24th January 1958 in Blackheath, South East London. At the age of eight, he could play the piano fluently by ear, and by the time he reached his early teens he was proficient and confident enough to be appearing regularly in many of the pubs in South East London and the East End Docks. At the age of 15, Jools was introduced to Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford ; together they formed Squeeze, and shortly afterwards they were joined by Gilson Lavis (who had already played with, among others, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, and Max Wall) who still drums with Jools. Up The Junction and Cool For Cats gave Squeeze meteoric success and their popularity rapidly extended to America, where their tour included performances at New York's Madison Square Garden. In 1987, Jools formed The Jools Holland Big Band comprising himself and Gilson Lavis. This has gradually metamorphosed into the current 19-piece Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, which consists of pianist, organist, drummer, three female vocals, guitar, bass guitar, two tenor saxophones, two alto saxophones, baritone saxophone, three trumpets, and three trombones. Jools and the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra play to audiences in excess of 300,000 each year. As well as formidable live performances, Jools has maintained a prolific recording career since signing to Warner Music in 1996, which includes the multimillion selling Jools Holland and Friends series. Notable 'friends' have included Sting, Chrissie Hynde, George Harrison, Norah Jones, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Bono, Joe Strummer, KT Tunstall, Robert Plant, Smokey Robinson, Sugababes, Ringo Starr, Peter Gabriel, Solomon Burke, and many more. A big fan of the cult 1960's show The Prisoner, Jools' inspiration for Helicon Mountain the studio complex he designed and built was Portmeirion, the setting for the TV series. Jools demonstrated his love of the series by starring in a spoof documentary, The Laughing Prisoner, with Stephen Fry, Terence Alexander, and Hugh Laurie, in 1993. Jools' career as a television presenter has run parallel to his musical career. He started in the early 1980s when he interviewed The Police for a documentary that was made while they were recording at George Martin's Montserrat studio. Jools then auditioned to become co-presenter (with Paula Yates) of The Tube, which achieved almost immediate cult status and discovered a whole new generation of musicians and comedians between 1981 and 1986. Jools also managed to secure a rare interview with Miles Davis, which was broadcast on 14th November 1986. In two subsequent documentaries Walking to New Orleans in 1985 and Mr Roadrunner in 1991 Jools unearthed some of the roots of American music, which led him to talk to (and play with) many of his heroes, including Fats Domino, Dr. John, and Lee Dorsey. In 1988, Jools wrote a six-part series with Roland Rivron, The G |
On which Beatles Album was I'll Follow The Sun | The Beatles — I'll Follow the Sun — Listen, watch, download and discover music for free at Last.fm the beatles "I'll Follow the Sun" is a song by The Beatles. It is a melancholy ballad featuring Paul McCartney as the lead vocalist. The song was written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) The song was released on the Beatles for Sale album in 1964, but was written long before that year (a version recorded in 1960 can be found in the bootleg record You Might As Well Call Us The Quarrymen. The song's lyrics centre around a man who… read more Don't want to see ads? Subscribe now Similar Tracks |
What are the respiratory organs of fish called | RESPIRATORY ORGANS OF FISH -FROG – COMPARISION | BIOZOOM RESPIRATORY ORGANS OF FISH -FROG – COMPARISION RESPIRATORY IN FISH (SCOLIODON) -FROG (RANA) – COMPARATIVE ANATOMY Scoliodon (fish)is a poikilothermic cartilaginous fish. It is commonly known as shark. Rana(frog) is an amphibian and poikilothermic animal. It is commonly called as frog. Living cells require energy for performing metabolic activities. This energy is provided by the oxidation of food materials present within the cells. In oxidation, Oxygen is consumed and produces carbon dioxide and water. Carbon dioxide is harmful to the protoplasm. Hence to keep the oxidation continuously, there is a constant need for the supply of oxygen to the cells and removal of carbon dioxide from them. Oxygen is obtained from the environment (water or air) and in return carbon dioxide is added to the environment. The exchange of oxygen of the environment with the carbon dioxide of the body is known as 'respiration'. In all vertebrates, some organs of. The body are specialised for the exchange of gases. These are called respiratory or breathing organs. The surface of these organs at which the exchange takes place is called as 'respiratory surface. fish-respiration-organs-gills Frog breathing-respiration Vertebrate respiratory organs include gills and lungs. Both of these organs develop from the pharynx. Aquatic fishes perform respiration with the help of gills. These may be internal gills and that to the exterior as external gill slits. Five pairs of gills are present in shark. The type of respiration performed by the gills is called bronchial respiration. Lungs arise in the embryo as an endodermal diverticulum from the ventral wall of the pharynx. The diverticulum soon divides into two parts, which form right and left kings. A wind pipe or trachea connects the lungs with the pharynx. Anterior part of the trachea is modified into the larynx. The larynx communicates with the pharynx by a slit-like aperture the glottis. The larynx functions as sound producing organ in tetrapods except in birds. So the larynx contains a pair of elastic membranes known as the vocal cords. The respiration performed by lungs is called pulmonary respiration. Fish and Frog –respiratiory system-similarities and diffierences Scoliodon (Shark) 1.Rana is adapted for branchial (Tadpole) as well as pulmonary respiration. 2.Respiration is performed by the gills. Skin, and bucco-pharyngeal lining are not respiratory.Lungs are absent. 2.Respiration is performed by the skin,bucco-pharyngeal lining and lungs.There are no gills in the adult. 3.It possess five pairs of internal gills located in the pleural walk of the pharynx. The external gills are absent. But gills are exposedoutside as external gill-slits. 3.Tadpole larva possesses three pairs of external gills in the early stages which are present at the junction of head and trunk. Later these are replaced by three pairs of internal gills.The adult possess the lungs. 4.Respiratory tract consists of mouth, buccal cavity, pharynx, internal branchial apertures, branchial pouches and external branchial apertures. 4.Respiratory tract consists of external nostrils, nasal chambers, internal nostrils, bucco-pharyngeal cavity, glottis and laryngo tracheal chamber. Which open into the lungs. 5.External nostrils, nasal chambers ! are not used in respiration. Inter¬nal nostrils glottis, and laryngo tra¬cheal are absent. 5.Mouth is not used in respiration. Branchial apertures and pouches are absent. 6.The gills have cartilagenous gill I arches to support the gill-axes. 6.Such type of organs are absent. 7.The gills are endodermal in origin and are formed by the outpushing of hypoblast. 7.Lungs are also endodermal in origin. ##################################### 8.Such an arrangement is absent in the adult frog. 9.Generally these are pairs of gill pouches one pair of hemi branch¬es on the posterior side of the hy-oid arch and four pairs of holo branches on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th branchial arches. The 5th branchial arch is abranch. 9.Absent in the adult |
What is a pregnant goldfish called | The Straight Dope: Is a pregnant goldfish called a twit? A Straight Dope Classic from Cecil's Storehouse of Human Knowledge Is a pregnant goldfish called a twit? March 29, 2002 Dear Cecil: Is it true, as a fun-fact list making the rounds via E-mail claims, that a pregnant fish is called a twit? — Bob Ebisch, Denver Cecil replies: We debated this one in the office. Little Ed was of the opinion that a twit is somebody who believes what he reads on E-mail lists. But Jill insisted that, as skeptical scientists, we shouldn't reject claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, because usually if you investigate them at length the column turns out to be a lot funnier. So we investigated, which consisted of Jill E-mailing a guy at the Goldfish Society of Great Britain. (There's a society for everything.) His reply: (1) Goldfish don't get pregnant — they're egg layers. Only taxonomically termed "beasts" can be pregnant. One says of egg-laden goldfish that they're ripe. (2) He had never heard of a pregnant, ripe, or any other kind of goldfish being called a twit. However, he had heard that another name for a goldfish in the family way was a twat. "Excuse me, sir," Jill wrote back. "A what?" The goldfish guy explained, "There are vast differences between the colloquialisms and even grammar of the two diverging strains of the language," i.e., American English and English English. (Apparently vast differences in spelling, too. The goldfish guy originally wrote colloquilaisms and grammer.) "Twat is found in the Oxford English Dictionary and is still listed as a term for a female goldfish 'with egg development,' but as a term of archaic usage." We turned to the OED. The compilers of this noble work, determined to include every bona fide English word, had indeed listed twat. But instead of defining it themselves, they chastely noted, "See [quotation] 1727." We glanced down the impressive array of citations of twat usage over the centuries. Ah: "1727 Bailey vol. II, Twat, pudendum muliebre. Twat-scowerer, a Surgeon or Doctor." This was the familiar twat of our childhood, although the lads in the school yard hadn't used Latin. We noted that twat had been employed in the traditional sense by such masters of the language as e.e. cummings ("On Tuesday an Uhlan / To her twat put his tool in"), Henry Miller, and Germaine Greer ("No woman wants to find out that she has a twat like a horse-collar"). No mention of fish at any point. We also looked up twit, the entries for which filled more than a column of tiny type. No fish there either. The goldfish guy was adamant. "Twits and twats do not appear in the shorter OED versions, just the large tomes." Our version of the OED weighs maybe a hundred pounds. Obviously the goldfish guy was on drugs. We abandoned the pursuit of twat as, you should pardon the expression, a blind alley. Back to the search engines. For a time all that was heard was the hum of the cooling towers for the Cray. Then this from Jill: "I just found this when I looked up 'etymology twit': 'twirp: t.: a pregnant fish (Q871) 8.1.8.'" Links were clicked. The following materialized on the screen from a site run by an on-line word sleuth: "Q871 Forty years ago, looking up dirty words in the dictionary at school, I believe I came across the definition of 'twirp: a pregnant fish.' I have never been able to find this since." "Now we know who the goldfish guy does drugs with," I said. "Keep reading," said Jill. "Now the Australian Going Places magazine claims rather that 'a pregnant goldfish is called a twit.' It has also been suggested that this is a mistaken definition of twat. Confirmation of any of these, please." I rolled my eyes but dutifully looked up twirp (and twerp) in the OED. No mention of fish, gold or not. Pursuing the Australia angle, Jill E-mailed a fisheries expert down under, who replied, "I am perhaps not the best to ask about Australian slang (I'm a New Zealander, and for us twit and twerp are names for stupid people). However, I asked my colleagues and it seems that in Australia twit is indeed a name for a pregn |
What do Siamese fighting fish make their nests from | Why do betta fish make bubbles? | Reference.com Why do betta fish make bubbles? A: Quick Answer Betta fish primarily make bubbles to construct nests for their eggs and fry. Only male betta fish, which are also known as Siamese fighting fish, create such nests. Male betta fish are the only ones that provide parental care. Full Answer Male betta fish may construct bubble nests without the presence of a female. They may make several such nests over the course of a year, depending upon the male. In the wild, the male leads the female under the nest once it was complete. After a successful courtship dance, the female releases the eggs into the water. The male gathers the eggs, fertilizes them and stores them in the safety of the bubble nest. Betta fish, which originally hail from the stagnant pools of Southeast Asia, are frequently kept as pets in Europe, Asia and the United States. However, the vast majority of the fish that reach pet stores are males, as breeders in Southeast Asia hold back the females so that they can produce eggs. The males also have the bold colors that make the fish such popular pets. Betta fish can survive dry periods of time by burrowing down into the wet mud at the bottom of their habitats. |
Which tasty fish is also known as a smear dab | Fresh Fish & Seafood - Brown & May Fresh Fish & Seafood Prepared to your requirements – filleted, skinned, scaled, pin boned Farmed Fish Salmon Finest Salmon from the Scottish Highlands. Available year round as whole fish, sides, steaks and supremes. Alternatives: Organic Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Sea Trout. Sea Bass A delicious fish, Sea Bass has superb flavour and makes for a fantastic meal. Farmed in the Mediterranean, Bass is usually available year round. Alternatives: Gilt Head Bream. Gilt-head Bream Bream is round bodied, generally considered as one of the best-tasting of the breams. . Can be grilled, baked, steamed, poached or pan-fried. Rainbow Trout Successfully farmed, rainbow trout is great value and delicious in a variety of dishes, especially over spring and summer. Alternatives: Sea Trout, Salmon. Halibut A delicately flavourful flat fish with firm, tight – grained creamy-white meat. Generally a cheaper alternative to turbot, halibut is extremely versatile and can be substituted for a variety of fish. Alternatives: Turbot, Brill. Turbot A highly regarded and very tasty fish, with firm, white flesh. Available all year in fillets, steaks or whole. Alternative: Brill. Sea Trout Also known as Salmon Trout or Ocean Trout. Wild Sea Trout is best available from March to August, although recent success at farming the species has widened availability. Alternatives: Salmon, Rainbow Trout. Wild Fish – Line Caught Cod A great white fish with succulent flaky flesh. Available year round. Alternatives: Haddock or any species belonging to the Cod family. Haddock A member of the Cod family, Haddock is similar in flavour, although slightly sweeter and has smaller muscle flakes. Available year round. Alternatives: Any species belonging to the cod family. Sea Bass A delicious fish, Sea Bass has superb flavour and makes for a fantastic meal. Caught in the Mediterranean, Bass is usually available year round. Alternatives: Gilt Head Bream. Wild Fish – Trawled Brill A large flat fish resembling Turbot, Brill is a less expensive alternative, with slightly softer, sweeter tasting flesh. Readily available over summer. Alternative: Turbot. Hake A deep sea member of the Cod family, with a subtle, milder flavour than its more popular relative. Hake is great as steaks or loin supremes, and has very few bones. Alternatives: Any species belonging to the cod family. Plaice Recognisable by the distinctive orange spots on its upper side, plaice has soft, delicately flavoured flesh and is available whole or as fillets year round. Alternatives: Lemon sole, Megrim, Flounder, Dab. Lemon Sole Confusingly a variety of Plaice, the subtle, sweet flavoured flesh is delicious cooked on the bone or as fillets. Availability is good over summer as fillets or whole fish. Alternatives: Plaice, Dover Sole, Witch. Ling Again, a member of the Cod family, Ling has firm, white flesh with a good flavour. Generally available year round. Alternatives: Any species belonging to the Cod family. Dover Sole The much appreciated Dover Sole has a delicate flavour and its flesh is crisp and lightly textured but firm enough to hold together when cut into. Fantastic in a variety of recipes. Whole fish and fillets are available year round. Alternative: Lemon Sole. Monkfish Monkfish tail meat has a firm and meaty, yet tender quality and a delicious sweet, delicate, Lobster-like flavour. Available year round. Alternatives: Skate for texture, Lobster in terms of flavour. Squid Squid have firm textured, tender meat. Squid ink is also available and can be used to colour pasta or in sauce. Available year round. Alternatives: Octopus, Cuttlefish Exotic Fish – Line caught |
Who was the first person to be buried in Saint Paul's Cathedral | St Paul’s Cathedral: Facts and Information | Primary Facts St Paul’s Cathedral: Facts and Information Posted on by James • 2 Comments Here are some facts about St Paul’s Cathedral: St Paul’s Cathedral is one of the largest churches in the world. It is located within the City of London on Ludgate Hill, the City’s highest point. The cathedral was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, as an important part of a huge rebuilding plan, after the Great Fire of London in 1666. Wren also designed over 50 other London churches. St Paul’s Cathedral was the tallest building in London from its construction until 1962. The dome is the second largest in the world at 366 feet high and is reached by climbing 259 steps. The present cathedral was built between 1675 and 1710, although other church buildings have stood on the same spot. Old St Paul’s Cathedral was started by the Normans and completed by about 1240. One of the most well known features of the cathedral is the Whispering Gallery. A whisper against the wall can be clearly heard at the other side, 112 feet away. The cathedral’s crypt is the largest in Western Europe and extends the entire length of the building. There are over 200 monuments and memorials in the crypt. The cathedral was hit by several German bombs during the Blitz in World War 2 . One was removed before it exploded; had it done so, it would have totally destroyed St. Paul’s. Sir Christopher Wren was the first person to be buried in St Paul’s Cathedral. The cathedral’s largest monument is that to the Duke of Wellington, depicting the Duke riding a horse. Funeral services for several famous people have been held at St Paul’s, including Winston Churchill and Lord Nelson. The wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana was also held there. St Paul’s Cathedral has been painted by such famous artists as Pissaro, Canaletto and Turner. It has also been shown in several films, including Mary Poppins, Sherlock Holmes and one of the Harry Potter films. Who is buried in St Paul’s Cathedral? Many famous people have been buried in St Paul’s, including: James Barry (Artist) |
In which city did Expo 67 take place | To Expo 67 in Montreal 1967 was the year of Canada's 100th birthday and of all the events and celebrations that were to take place during that euphoric year of Canadian nationalism, the world's fair in Canada's largest city, Montreal, was to be the most spectacular. It opened on April 27th, 1967 and was located two large islands on the St Lawrence River in the heart of Montreal. By the time the fair came to an end, over 50 million visitors had experienced the amazing presentation of technology, culture and a view of the future. After the Soviet Union had won the rights to hold the fair, the Russians backed out of their commitment in 1961, due to financial constraints, and Montreal stepped up. The Ile Ste Helene was chosen as the site a second island, the Ile Notre-Dame was created from dredging the river and building up he island. Expo 67 was designated an exhibition of the First Category by the Bureau International des Expositions which required that it would have to ask participants to cover the entire range of human activities. The architecture and technology were impressive and spectacular and almost all visitors were duly impressed. Some of the highlight pavilions were the gigantic U.S. geodesic dome, the inverted pyramid Canadian pavilion and the large Soviet structure. The five themes of the exhibition were Man the Creator |
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