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Who took his only Wimbledon Singles title in 1975? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 5 | 1975: Ashe's Wimbledon win makes history 1975: Ashe's Wimbledon win makes history American tennis player Arthur Ashe has become the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles' championship. New Yorker Althea Gibson was the first black woman to take the Wimbledon title in 1958. Ashe beat defending champion Jimmy Connors three sets to one on Centre Court. Speaking after the game Ashe said: "I always thought I would win because I was playing so well and was so confident." Everything he did was good Jimmy Connors Although Ashe won the US Open in 1968 his 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 victory today - at the age of 31- surprised many at the All England Club. The son of a policeman from Richmond, Virginia, Ashe was reluctant to discuss his tactics, as he expects to meet Connors again. Connors, 22, admitted: "I couldn't find an opening. Whether I served wide balls, or kicks he was there. Everything he did was good: fine returns, short and long, and hard serves and volleys." The older man won his first service game to love and quickly broke his opponent's serve in the first set. The pressure on Connors began to show - causing derision in the crowd - as he angrily threw his towel under the umpire's chair and released a chain of expletives. Ashe took the first set in just 19 minutes and secured a second 6-1 rout almost as quickly. Tension mounted in the third set as Connors found his rhythm to recover a 6-5 lead - after trailing 3-1 - before winning the set. His friend and Wimbledon semi-finalist Ile Nastase watched anxiously from the players' stand, along with his mother Gloria and manager Bill Riordan. Ashe kept his cool and broke Connors' serve in the ninth game of what was to be the final set. The match ended swiftly as Ashe reached 40-15 with his service game and punched home a winning volley after a weak two-handed return by Connors. |
What's the Italian word to describe photographers looking for celebrities? | How Paparazzi Work | HowStuffWorks How Paparazzi Work John Kobal Foundation/ Getty Images One of the first and most famous paparazzi-style photos ever taken might look like a vintage version of any A-list car exit arrival gone awry -- a la Britney Spears flashing a tad too much skin while getting out of limo in 2006, sans underwear. In the black and white shot taken at night in Rome, actor Anthony Steele is lumbering toward the paparazzo, visibly intoxicated, fists tightened, teetering on one foot at a perilous angle toward the ground. Behind him, Swedish actress Anita Ekberg, his bombshell wife, is on her way out of the sedan, eyes downcast, perhaps mentally preparing to face the camera. Clearly, the couple’s marriage wasn’t as picturesque as it might’ve appeared on a film set. To the man behind the lens, Italian photographer and pioneer paparazzo Tazio Secchiaroli, the photo was career-making, renting the sacred veil between stars and the public eye. At the time, Rome was the go-to spot for celebrity sightings, since many film sets had migrated there from Hollywood in search of cheaper movie-making locations [source: Wood ]. Stars twinkled in cafes, restaurants and bars along the famous Via Veneto, attracting those first paparazzi and their blinding flash bulbs. Ava Gardner, Jayne Mansfield and Anita Ekberg were among the prized targets, with paparazzi itching to catch them acting out in some way, not at all like a put-together celebrity image [source: TIME ]. Around the time that Secchiaroli snapped the photo described above, Ekberg starred as a paparazzi-hunted starlet in Federico Fellini’s 1960 “La Dolce Vita,” the film often credited with the source of the term “paparazzo,” borrowed from the character Paparazzo, the leading man’s photographer sidekick. Related Links 5 Hollywood Scandals Since Fellini’s derisive depiction of the camera-wielding wolf pack, the paparazzi have always carried a negative reputation. Unlike Bob Willoughby, the first on-set movie photographer in the 1940s, who snapped stars during breaks in filming, the paparazzi aren’t attempting to create art. Instead, their most profitable shots are the ones that remove any distance between the famous target and the viewer, exploiting everything from stars' emotional breakdowns to their bad hair days. Perfectly coiffed Britney Spears posing on the red carpet is worthless compared to a grainy image of her staring into a salon mirror with half her head shaved, electric razor in hand. The ubiquity of paparazzi photography and the public’s ever-growing need for more images of stars going about their lives is a relatively recent phenomenon. As always, however, the group of photographers and shot callers spoon-feeding the contemporary tabloid culture remains exclusive, aggressive and money-hungry. 1 |
In which year did Queen Elizabeth the Second celebrate her Golden Jubilee? | Queen Elizabeth Delivers Diamond Jubilee Speech to Parliament - ABC News ABC News Queen Elizabeth Delivers Diamond Jubilee Speech to Parliament March 20, 2012 via GOOD MORNING AMERICA Britain's second-longest serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II , praised the British virtues of "resilience, ingenuity and tolerance" and vowed to rededicate herself to the service of her country in a speech today before Parliament to mark her 60 years on the throne . In the landmark address to both Houses of Parliament, the 85-year-old queen also made an uncharacteristically personal statement in praise of her husband, Prince Philip , for standing by her side. "Prince Philip is, I believe, well known for declining compliments of any kind. But throughout he has been a constant strength and guide," she said. "During these years as your queen, the support of my family has, across the generations, been beyond measure." PHOTOS: Queen Elizabeth's 60 Years On the Throne The 90-year-old prince, whom the queen wed in 1947, underwent a health scare late last year when he was hospitalized for emergency heart surgery that caused him to miss the traditional Christmas festivities with the royal family. Philip was by the queen's side today, however, and on Feb. 6, the day she officially took over the throne 60 years ago as a 25-year-old after her father, George VI, died. The queen joins an elite club in reaching the 60-year, or Diamond Jubilee, milestone. Only Queen Victoria served longer, 63 years in all, a feat Queen Elizabeth noted in her speech today. "So, in an era when the regular, worthy rhythm of life is less eye-catching than doing something extraordinary, I am reassured that I am merely the second sovereign to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee," she said. Today's speech by the queen was only the sixth address she has delivered to both Houses of Parliament in her six decades of rule. She gave similar speeches in celebration of her Golden Jubilee in 2002 and Silver Jubilee 25 years earlier in 1977, according to the BBC . Read More: Princes William and Harry Dish on the 'Real' Queen Among the 400 guests in attendance at today's speech were Prime Minister David Cameron, members of his Cabinet, former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and Labor leader Ed Miliband. "I have been privileged to witness some of that history and, with the support of my family, rededicate myself to the service of our great country and its people now and in the years to come," the queen told those gathered, echoing the vow of service she made on Ascension Day in February. The queen eschewed the traditional robes and gowns befitting such a historical event and instead opted for her signature look, a matching coat, dress and hat, this time in buttercup yellow. She did deliver the address in the ancient Westminster Hall, a historical setting she reflected on in her remarks. "We are reminded here of our past, of the continuity of our national story and the virtues of resilience, ingenuity and tolerance which created it," she said. The queen was gifted a Diamond Jubilee window from the members of both Houses during the event to mark her 60-year reign. The stained-glass window will be installed above the North Door of Westminster Hall later this year, the BBC reports. Celebrations of her Diamond Jubilee are reaching a peak this month as the queen and Prince Philip tour England and other members of the royal family - most visibly Prince Harry , Kate Middleton and Prince Charles - travel around the world to take part in ceremonies and events honoring the queen. The main event, the 2012 Diamond Jubilee weekend , will be held in June and feature a star-studded concert and boat pageant on the Thames river with a 1,000-strong flotilla. The Associated Press contributed to this report. |
What is the highest female 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 |
Which insect is responsible for transmitting the bubonic plague? | Bubonic plague - Entomologists' glossary - Amateur Entomologists' Society (AES) You are: Home > Insects > Glossary > Definition of Bubonic plague Bubonic plague Bubonic plague is a bacterial disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Bubonic plagues kills two thirds of all people who are infected. It is widely believed that bubonic plague was the cause of 'Black Death'; a plague that killed more than 25 million people in the 1300s. Bubonic plague is transmitted through the bite of an infected flea. Commonly these fleas are ectoparasites of rats but, should the host die, they will look for other mammals on which to feed. The bacteria inhabit the flea's gut and when it feeds the bacteria are regurgitated in to the body of the animal the flea is feeding on. Once in the body the bacteria move to the lymph nodes and multiply. A scanning electron micrograph of the bacterium Yersinia pestis. This bacteria casues bubonic plague. Photograph by the United States Federal Government. Other names for (or types of) Bubonic plague include: Black death |
What law states that if something can go wrong, it will? | Murphy's law - Wikiquote Murphy's law Jump to: navigation , search Murphy's law is a popular adage that states that "things will go wrong in any given situation, if you give them a chance," or more commonly, "whatever can go wrong, will go wrong." A number of variants on the rule have been formulated, as have several corollaries. Original phrasing by Edward A. Murphy according to George E. Nichols [ citation needed ] If it can happen, it will happen. Precedent condensed by team members according to George E. Nichols [ citation needed ] If there is a wrong way to do something, then someone will do it. Version attributed to Edward A. Murphy in "Murphy Lives!" by Robert L. Forward, in Science 83 (January-February 1983), p. 78 If there's more than one way to do a job and one of those ways will end in disaster, then somebody will do it that way. Version attributed to Edward A. Murphy in People Magazine (31 January 1983), p. 82 Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Phrasing attributed to Major John Paul Stapp [ citation needed ] If there's more than one way to do a job, and one of those ways will result in disaster, then somebody will do it that way. According to Robert Murphy (son of Edward A. Murphy, Jr.) his father's statement was along these lines; reported in People (31 January 1983), p. 82; alternately reported as "If there is a wrong way to do something, then someone will do it", in "Murphy Lives!" by Robert L. Forward, Science 83 (January-February 1983), p. 78; also commonly reported as, "If anything can go wrong, it will", in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (1982) edited by J. A. Simpson, p. 4. Anything That Can Possibly Go Wrong, Does Epigraph of The Butcher: The Ascent of Yerupaja (1952) by John Sack Colonel Stapp's favorite takeoff on sober scientific laws — Murphy's Law, Stapp calls it — 'Everything that can possibly go wrong will go wrong' Lloyd Mallan, in Men, Rockets and Space Rats (1955), possibly the earliest printed use of Murphy's name in connection with the law. Murphy's Quantum Law: Anything that can, could have, or will go wrong, is going wrong, all at once. Paul Dickson, in The Official Rules (1982) |
During World War 2 which service was known as the 'Brylcreem Boys? | A brief history of Brylcreem A brief history of Brylcreem Share What's the story? Keeping quiffs neatly in place since 1928, Brylcreem is an iconic product of men's hair styling. Founded in Birmingham by County Chemicals, it was created as hair cream that was originally only sold to barbers. Men flocked to Brylcreem in droves to recreate that clean, smart hairstyle that was the fashion at the time. And that not-a-hair-out-of-place look remained the fashion for another couple of decades - rather handy for Brylcreem. In fact, a brief history of Brylcreem is like a brief history of men's haircuts. During World War II, members of the RAF were known as Brylcreem Boys thanks to their tidily done dos. The 1950s saw an even further increase with Brylcreem becoming the most dominant product in men's hairstyling. Brylcreem must have been thanking their lucky stars that the super-styled Teddy Boy look was so popular. Slick hairstyles, as sported in Mad Men, lasted until the early 60s when Brylcreem's luck began to run out. Uh oh. What happened? Well it's down in part to The Beatles and other such popular music groups of the time who wore their hair much longer and much less-perfectly styled. With this, the demand for styling creams fell and so did Brylcreem's profits. Despite efforts to convince the masses that Brylcreem could still be used on these styles, sales declined and continued to do so into the 70s. Big hair equalled big problems for Brylcreem. The 80s and 90s saw a slight renaissance when the brand tried to reinvent itself for the youth market. In 1997, David Beckham became the face of Brylcreem and showed that it wasn't just for those neat hairstyles of a different era. And now? The original cream is still available in the same packaging it's been in since the 60s (£3.29, brylcreem.com) plus a few other waxes and gels too. People may still think of it as a product of a certain time but it has truly embraced the 21st century with social media campaigns and sharp adverts to appeal to the 16-30 market. A good example of this would be their 2007 Effortless campaign where the public were invited to send in clips of effortless little tricks around the house, and the accompanying musician recruited from MySpace. The result is well worth a watch. guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media 2012 Reblog |
What was the controversial book written by Peter Write in 1987? | 12 Controversial Books Which Incurred The Wrath Of The Censors – Page 8 12 Controversial Books Which Incurred The Wrath Of The Censors 5. Spycatcher - Peter Wright (1987) Written by a former MI5 agent, Spycatcher spills the beans on what spooks get up to, and it is pretty interesting reading as we learn of an MI6 plot to assassinate President Nasser during the Suez crisis. There is also talk of MI5 joining forces with the CIA to investigate left leaning British Prime Minister Harold Wilson who was suspected of being in the KGB! Of course this all sounds crazy now, but it must be viewed in the context of paranoid Cold War politics. Wright also goes into MI5 ethics and the technology they use. Published in Australia, the British government crapped their pants and issued a major crackdown. They couldn't stop it in Scotland because the ruling had been issued in an English court. Altogether now in your best Nelson Muntz voice - ha ha! The government tried to stop English newspapers from reporting on the affair, but gagging orders were useless as Scottish papers could write about Spycatcher to their heart's content. Eventually the gag was lifted, as was the ban on the sale of Spycatcher. However, Wright was not allowed to profit from sales of the book in the UK. There was legal action at the EU level by newspapers who had been gagged in the UK - this was seen as a very undemocratic act and the UK government faced substantial costs. The papers had a field day and pointed out the fact that the law is indeed an ass. Peter Wright died in 1995 - a millionaire from all his royalties. |
What is normally celebrated on the third Sunday in June in the UK? | Father's Day Home Calendar Holidays Father's Day Father's Day Father’s Day is celebrated worldwide to recognize the contribution that fathers and father figures make to the lives of their children. This day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting. Although it is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide, many countries observe this day on the third Sunday in June. Father's Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting. Father's Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting. ©bigstockphoto.com/flashon What Do People Do? The date when Father’s Day is celebrated varies from country to country. It is celebrated in Canada , the United Kingdom , and the United States on the third Sunday of June. It is also observed in countries such as Argentina, Canada, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Mexico, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, and Venezuela. In Australia and New Zealand Father’s Day is on the first Sunday in September. In Thailand it is celebrated on December 5, which is the birthday of the country’s king. Brazilian dads are honored on the second Sunday of August. On Father’s Day many people make a special effort for their fathers or father figures. Some people visit their fathers, while others give cards, flowers or other gifts, such as clothing or sporting equipment, or luxury food items. Father's Day is a relatively modern holiday, so different families have different traditions. These can range from a simple phone call or greetings card to large parties honoring all father figures in an extended family. Father figures can include fathers, step-fathers, fathers-in-law, grandfathers, great-grandfathers and even other male relatives. Father's Day in India is a relatively new concept but it is celebrated in similar ways as in the United Kingdom or the United States, although on a smaller scale. There is a greater awareness of Fathers Day events in metropolitan cities and bigger towns due to the greater exposure of people to the western cultures in these areas. In Mexico Father’s Day is referred to as “Día del Padre”, where many families get together, prepare meals and distribute gifts to fathers or father figures. In South Africa, many social and cultural societies host Father's Day celebrations to stress the important role of fathers in nurturing children and building stronger society. Public Life Father's Day is not a federal holiday in most countries, with exception to Thailand because it falls on the same day as the King’s Birthday, which is a public holiday. For other countries, Father’s Day is on a Sunday, so public offices are closed on this day and very few organizations are open for business. Public transit systems run to their weekend schedules. It is important for people wanting to dine in a restaurant on Father’s Day to think about booking in advance because restaurants may be busier than usual, as many people take their fathers out for a treat. Background and symbols There are some suggestions that the idea of Father's Day may originate in pagan sun worship. Some branches of paganism see the Sun as the father of the universe. The June solstice occurs around the same time of year as Father's Day so some people see a link between the two. The idea of a special day to honor fathers and celebrate fatherhood was introduced from the United States. There, a woman called Sonora Smart Dodd was inspired by the American Mother's Day celebrations to plan a day to honor fathers. In the USA, Father's Day has been celebrated in June since 1910. The celebrations in the United Kingdom and other countries are thought to have been inspired by the American custom of Father's Day. This is in contrast to Mother's Day , which has a very different history in the United States and the United Kingdom. Quick Facts Father’s Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide. Father's Day 2017 |
Can you name the first 'Carry On' film? | Carry On Films - British Comedy Guide Carry On Films Carry On Films This series of classic comedy films defined and encapsulated British comedy and society throughout the 1960s and 70s. Guide Carry On Films Shop DVD Release date: Monday 1st September 2008 Carry On Spying : Fearless agent Desmond Simpkins and James Bind, aided and abetted by the comely Agent Honeybutt and Agent Crump, battle against the evil powers of international bad guys STENCH and their three cronies. Carry On Cleo : Ancient British slaves save Caesar ( Kenneth Williams ) from assassination in Rome,... DVD Release date: Monday 1st September 2008 The first four films from the hugely popular Carry On series. In Carry On Sergeant ( 1958 ), a sergeant ( William Hartnell ) takes a bet that the last recruits he trains will win the 'Star Squad' award. The sergeant's inept young charges include Bob Monkhouse , Kenneth Williams , Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth... DVD Release date: Monday 1st September 2008 This Carry On collection includes the following films: Carry On Up The Khyber : British India, 1895. The Burpas are revolting, but then again 'The Devils In Skirts' who guard the Khyber Pass are not too inviting either! Can Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond ( Sid James ) prevent the scheming Khasi of Kalabar... DVD Release date: Monday 7th October 2013 This is the 'ultimate' collection of Carry On films, containing the 30 titles released between 1958 and 1978 . DVD Release date: Monday 1st September 2008 Collection of four films from the popular Carry On series of British comedies. In Carry On Regardless ( 1961 ), the head of a temp agency ( Sid James ) finds that all the people on his books are incapable of performing the odd jobs they are hired for. Eager employees include Kenneth... DVD Release date: Monday 1st September 2008 Collection of four films from the Carry On stable of British comedies. In Carry On Again, Doctor ( 1969 ), Jim Dale plays a surgeon who sets up a slimming clinic on the basis of a potion from the Beatific Isles. In Carry On Camping ( 1969 ), Sid ( Sid James ) and... DVD Release date: Monday 1st September 2008 DVD Release date: Monday 1st September 2008 Collection of four films from the Carry On stable of British comedies. In Carry On Girls ( 1973 ), Sid Fiddler ( Sid James ) convinces Fircombe council to hold a beauty contest, but the local women's lib action group opposes the idea. In Carry On Dick ( 1974 ), the notorious highwayman, Dick... CD Release date: Saturday 9th October 2004 Possibly more than any other, the Carry On series of films typifies the very essence of British comedy. They are, without doubt, the most enduring and possibly the most endearing offspring of British cinema. From their origins in 1958 through to the present day, the mention of the words... This product has been discontinued. |
Winker Watson is a character in which comic? | Winker Watson | UK Comics Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share The gorilla wasn't a regular character "Winker Watson" is a strip that ran in The Dandy , originally drawn by Eric Roberts . The strip first appeared in the 1961 annual, and first appeared in the weekly comic in April 1961. A pupil at Greytowers School (Possibly influenced by Greyfriars), Winker was, apparently, the world's wiliest wangler, constantly playing tricks and avoiding unpleasant school activities, much to the chagrin of his teacher Mr Clarence Creep (known to the boys as Creepy). Winker's Best pal is called Tim Trott, also known as 'Trotty'. Aside from Sandy, who appeared in some of the later strips, there has never been any focus upon any of the other boys in the school. The stories are often continuous from issue to issue. There have been many serials throughout the comic's run, some of which lasted for months. Examples have included a story about Winker's uncle Arnold arriving as a Physical Training instructor and Winker's endless attempts to get rid of him, as well as other, more far-fetched serials including one where Aliens invade the school and one involving ghosts. Eric Roberts was the original artist for Winker watson. He drew it from the start in 1961 up until the early eighties. After this, earlier strips were reprinted in the comic, and Tom Williams drew new stories for the annuals and Comic libraries. In the early nineties, Terry Bave was approached to drew new strips. he continued to draw Winker watson until 2002. This was when Terry Bave was replaced by Stephen White . Winker Watson carried on until the Dandy's 2004 relaunch, when he disappeared for a short while before returning the following year, still drawn by White. Winker Watson was finally dropped in 2007 when the Dandy Xtreme replaced the Dandy in 2007. |
How would you address an Archbishop? | How to Address Church Officials How to Address Church Officials FATHER WILLIAM SAUNDERS At the diocesan anniversary Mass this August, I had the pleasure of meeting Bishop Loverde. I am embarrassed to say that I was not sure how to address him — just Bishop, your eminence, or what. A proper etiquette does exist for how we address our Church leaders. As a point of courtesy, all Catholics should be familiar with these forms of address. Even though we may live in an increasingly informal world, such good formalities help to make us respectful of proper authority. So lets start at the top — the Pope. A person would greet Pope John Paul II as "Your Holiness," "Most Holy Father," or "Holy Father." A letter written to him would be addressed, "His Holiness, Pope John Paul II," with the salutation, "Your Holiness" or "Most Holy Father." Next in the hierarchy comes the Cardinal. A person would greet a Cardinal, for instance Cardinal Keeler of Baltimore, by saying, "Your Eminence" or "Your Lordship" (which is very British). In addressing a letter to Cardinal Keeler, one would write, "His Eminence, William Cardinal Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore" with the salutation, "Your Eminence," "Most Eminent Cardinal," or "My Lord Cardinal." Lately, some people will reverse the word order, saying, "Cardinal William Keeler" instead of "William Cardinal Keeler." The formal word order originated in the time when last names were not common, but individuals were known by occupations or even places. For example, "John, the Smith" (or Blacksmith) eventually became "John Smith." The same evolution occurred with Cardinals: What would have been "William, the Cardinal" would now be, with the use of family names, "William Cardinal Keeler." Another interesting diversion for us concerns a Patriarch. Patriarchs are Cardinals but have honorary precedence over a Cardinal. For example, the Patriarch of Jerusalem is Archbishop Michael Sabbah. A person would greet him, saying, "Your Beatitude." In addressing a letter to him, one would write, "His Beatitude, Michael Sabbah, The Patriarch of Jerusalem" with the salutation, "Your Beatitude." Both an Archbishop and a Bishop would be greeted as "Your Excellency" or "Your Grace" (again very British). For example, one would greet Bishop Loverde as "Your Excellency." In writing to him (for instance, about how much you enjoy this column — only kidding), you would address the letter, "The Most Reverend Paul S. Loverde, Bishop of Arlington," with the salutation, "Your Excellency." Although some people today informally would approach Bishop Loverde and say, for instance, "Bishop, how are you?" one should properly say, "Bishop Loverde, how are you?" or "Your Excellency, how are you?" Just as a person would never approach Pope John Paul II and simply say, "Pope, how are you?" the title of office, in this case "bishop," should not be used in an address without either the definite article the or a proper name. A Monsignor would be greeted as "Monsignor." A letter to Monsignor Bradican, for example, would be addressed as "Reverend Monsignor Thomas Bradican," or "Reverend and Dear Monsignor," with the salutation, "Dear Monsignor." (The proper abbreviation is "Rev. Msgr.") Prior to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, some Monsignori had the distinction of "Right Reverend Monsignor" or "Very Reverend Monsignor." Such distinctions are no longer made among Monsignori except for certain members of the Papal Household and those who serve in special offices of the Vatican Curia. Finally, we come to the Priest. He would be greeted simply as "Father," which reflects his spiritual fatherhood to those entrusted to his care |
What were introduced to London's streets on 19th September 1960? | The 19th of September 1960 AD, First Traffic Wardens in London First Traffic Wardens in London West End , London The 19th of September 1960 AD The first parking meter may have been fitted in London in July 1958 (in Grosvenor Square for those who need to know these things), but policemen generally had other priorities so the device and its clones had less impact than the powers that be wished. Step forward the Traffic Warden. Now becoming increasingly rare thanks to the 1993 move to shift parking enforcement (and the lucre generated thereby) to local authorities, the first Traffic Wardens hit London�s streets on September 19 1960. It appears that they began as their descendents meant to go on: the very first ticket issued was to one Dr Thomas Creighton, who was answering an emergency call to a West End Hotel to help a heart attack victim. The medic�s Ford Popular was promptly ticketed, though there is a happy ending � such was the outcry at his case that he was let off the �2 fine. It is not known how many of the other 343 recipients of tickets on that day also escaped payment, if any. A second duty of wardens was to offer advice to motorists; many motorists ticketed have returned the favour ever since, though without some form of parking control it must be acknowledged our traffic would be even worse than it currently is. |
What does an ichthyologist study? | Careers with Animals: Ichthyologist By Mary Hope Kramer Updated August 10, 2016 An ichthyologist is a biologist that studies species of fish, sharks, or rays. Ichthyologists may focus their careers by choosing to work in education, research, or management. Duties Ichthyologists may have a variety of responsibilities depending on the specific nature of their job. They may be involved with duties such as fish identification, behavioral observation, monitoring water quality in tanks, designing and conducting research, evaluating data, writing and publishing scientific papers, attending seminars or industry events, promoting conservation efforts, giving lectures, and presenting their findings to other industry professionals. Ichthyologists involved in research activities may publish their findings in professional journals for peer review. Publication is particularly important for professors working at colleges and universities, since tenure is most frequently granted to educators who publish significant research in their field of expertise. In some cases an ichthyologist may travel to various locations (both domestic and international) to observe or collect specimens from oceans, rivers, and lakes. Open water diving skills and the necessary certifications are required for participation in this sort of work. Most positions in this field do not require travel, however, and many ichthyologists are able to work a standard 40 hour week. Career Options A variety of organizations may provide employment for ichthyologists including colleges and universities, research facilities and laboratories, aquariums, aquaculture facilities, zoos, state or federal governmental agencies, conservation organizations, and marine parks. Ichthyologists may specialize by working with a specific species of interest. They may also pursue one specific avenue such as education, research, or collection management. Education & Training Ichthyologists usually complete their Bachelors degree in zoology or marine biology to enter the profession. Most go on to pursue a masters or doctoral degree specifically in the field of ichthyology. Graduate degrees are often mandatory for a candidate to be considered for positions in education or research. Courses in biology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, statistics, communications, and computer technology are required for the pursuit of any degree in the biological sciences. Ichthyologists may also need to complete additional coursework in areas such as marine science, animal science , veterinary science, animal behavior , animal husbandry, and ecology to complete their degree requirements. Those working as ichthyologists should be well versed in the use of computer programs and applications, especially with regard to processing scientific data. Scuba certification is also a plus for those hoping to do research in the field. Marine internships are a great way to gain experience in the field while completing undergraduate studies. Many research organizations offer summer programs for aspiring marine scientists and some opportunities have a stipend or other compensation. Professional Groups The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists is one of the most prominent membership groups for those in this profession. ASIH has 2,400 members worldwide. The group also publishes the quarterly Copeia journal, a leading publication in the field. The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) is another group that includes ichthyologists in its membership. The AZA has over 6,000 members worldwide at the associate and professional levels. Salary The salary for ichthyologists may vary widely based on factors such as the type of employment, the level of education completed, the geographic area where the position is located, and the specific duties associated with the position. While the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) does not separate the salary data for ichthyologists into a separate category, the BLS does include ichthyologists in the more general category of zoologists and wildlife biologists . In 2011, annual salary range |
Which 1970's group recorded Stairway to Heaven? | Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven [Lyrics] HD - YouTube Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven [Lyrics] HD Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jul 14, 2013 "Stairway to Heaven" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, recorded 1970-1971. Released in late 1971. (Audio rights owner: WMG) It was composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant for the band's untitled fourth studio album (often referred to as Led Zeppelin IV). It is often referred to as one of the greatest rock songs of all time. The song, running eight minutes and two seconds, is composed of several sections which increase in tempo and volume as the song progresses. The song begins as a slow acoustic-based folk song accompanied by recorders before electric instrumentation is introduced. The final section is a high-tempo hard rock section highlighted by an intricate guitar solo by Page and Plant's wailing vocals, ending with Plant's a cappella delivery of the final line: "And she's buying a Stairway to Heaven". Category |
In the song, 'The House of the Rising Sun' is in which city? | The Animals — The House of the Rising Sun — Listen, watch, download and discover music for free at Last.fm oldies "The House of the Rising Sun" is a folk song from the United States. Also called "House of the Rising Sun" or occasionally "Rising Sun Blues", it tells of a life gone wrong in New Orleans. Depending on the version, the song may be sung from the perspective of a woman or a man. The most successful version was recorded by the English rock group The Animals in 1964, which was a number one hit in the United Kingdom, United… read more Don't want to see ads? Subscribe now Similar Tracks |
With which classic song did Bruce Willis have a UK No 2 hit in 1987? | Bruce Willis-Under The Boardwalk - YouTube Bruce Willis-Under The Boardwalk Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Feb 6, 2010 is my backupchannel. Not the same videos on there, but I hope to see you also there. Peace&Love Marian♥ god, I miss moonlighting so much...this reminds me on the show.... Category |
Who had a 1993 hit with 'Dreams'? | hit songs dreams music billboard dreaming list record blog 25 Hit Songs Named After Dreams In the history of music, there have been hundred of songs centered on dreams and dreaming. Dreams are one of the most mysterious functions of the human mind and they have the strange ability to illicit strong emotional responses. Dreams bring you into a world of past experience, make believe, excitement, dread, fear, and sometimes reality. Many people experience dreams of lost love and romantic longing. This article will be examining the greatest musical singles that have the word “dream” in the title of the song. Many famous musicians have used their dreams to express a lyrical story and sometimes dreams tell us more about a person then any interview ever could. 25. John Mayer - Dreaming with a Broken Heart Dreaming with a Broken Heart is a song by John Mayer that was released on his 2006 album Continuum. The single entered the U.S Billboard Hot 100 chart at its peak position of #99. It also peaked on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks at #8, making it Mayer's eighth single to enter the Top 10 on the U.S. AC Chart. Billboard Magazine called the song "Another bull's-eye from a rare singer/songwriter who has proven to be a major success." 24. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You I Can Dream About You is a song performed by Dan Hartman for the soundtrack album Streets of Fire. It was originally released in 1984 as a single off Hartman's album I Can Dream About You and peaked at #6 on the U.S. singles chart. Sadly, Dan Hartman died of a brain tumor resulting from AIDS on March 22, 1994 in his home in Westport, Connecticut at the age of 43. 23. The Dirt Band - An American Dream (with Linda Ronstadt) The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that was founded in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when they performed and recorded as The Dirt Band. Albums during this period included The Dirt Band and An American Dream. The single American Dream featuring Linda Ronstadt reached #13 on the popular music charts in the U.S. The band also appeared on Saturday Night Live, and, billed as The Toot Uncommons, provided backing for Steve Martin on his million-selling novelty tune, King Tut. 22. Selena - Dreaming of You Dreaming of You is the name of a Selena love song written by Franne Golde and Tom Snow. It was Selena's biggest single, peaking at #21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song was released at the end of the first quarter of 1995, after Selena's murder. It appeared on the album of the same name, which was also released posthumously. 21. Tom Waits - Innocent When You Dream Tom Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car.” With this trademark growl, he has incorporated many musical styles, including blues, jazz, and vaudeville. He has a cult following and has influenced subsequent songwriters despite having little radio or music video support. Tom Waits has been nominated for a number of major music awards and has won two Grammy Awards. Innocent When You Dream is a song that was released on Waits 1987 album Franks Wild Years. Subsequently, the song has been plagiarized and used in commercials. Tom Waits has been forced to sue, as he will not allow any of his music to be commercialized. 20. Gabrielle - Dreams Dreams is the debut single from Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle and Tim Laws and produced by Richie Fermie. The song reached #1 on th |
Which singer went solo after performing with the Commodores? | The Commodores | Encyclopedia of Alabama The Commodores Ben Berntson, Auburn University The funk and soul band the Commodores emerged from Tuskegee Institute (present-day Tuskegee University ) in Macon County to become a widely known and popular Motown act. The band's rise to superstardom stalled when lead singer Lionel Richie left to pursue a solo career, but remaining members regrouped to arguably peak in 1985 with the Grammy-winning album Nightshift. Commodores The Commodores formed in 1968 when members from former campus bands The Mystics and The Jays got together. After some early personnel changes, members consisted of Lionel Richie, at the time a novice saxophonist, vocalist, and keyboardist; guitarist Thomas McClary: vocalist and drummer Walter "Clyde" Orange, a student at Alabama State University in Montgomery ; bass and trumpet player Ronald LaPread; Milan Williams on keyboards, drums, and guitar; and William King on trumpet. The group became known as a hot party band in the central Alabama area. In 1969, the group traveled to New York to play a charity show, where they met public relations representative Benjamin "Benny" Ashburn. He became the band's manager and booked them locally and on summer cruises abroad. The Commodores recorded briefly with Atlantic Records, but their rise to stardom really began in 1970 when Ashburn's connection with recording executive Suzanne dePasse of Motown Records landed the Commodores their first tour, opening for the Jackson Five. Motown signed the group to a recording and performing contract in 1972. Still attending college at Tuskegee, the Commodores struggled to achieve national success until 1974, when they released their first album, Machine Gun. It sold more than 500,000 copies, making it their first gold record (500,000 copies sold). During 1974-75, the group released two albums, Caught in the Act and Movin' On, which had a Top-10 hit with Richie's ballad "Sweet Love." The group toured with the Rolling Stones and Stevie Wonder. In 1976, they released Hit on the Tracks and in 1977 again broke into the Top 10 with Richie's love song "Just To Be Close To You," their first platinum album (one million copies sold) that also featured the signature funk song "Brick House." By this time the Commodores had moved toward Richie's slower, ballad-laden style. "Three Times A Lady," reportedly a personal "thank you" from Richie to his wife, Brenda, at home in Tuskegee , topped the charts in 1978 and was the band's first number one single. Ritchie also began collaborating with artists outside the band, writing the chart-topping hits "Lady" for Kenny Rogers and "Endless Love" for Diana Ross. In 1978, the Commodores also appeared in the disco movie Thank God It's Friday. Entering the 1980s, the band experimented with more funk and rock, growing away from Richie's softer style. In 1982, Richie released his first solo single, "Truly." In August of that year, manager Benny Ashburn died of heart attack, and Richie left the Commodores to pursue a solo career. The Commodores hired ex-television executive Chuck Smiley as manager and toured in Europe as they sought another vocalist. Skyler Jett replaced Richie as lead vocalist through 1983 as the band toured internationally. In 1984, Clyde Orange took over as lead singer for much of their first post-Richie album, 13, and guitarist McClary left the band to pursue a solo career with Motown Records, replaced by Sheldon Reynolds, who played with the Commodores until Current Commodores leaving to join Earth, Wind, and Fire in 1987. Vocalist J. D. Nicholas, formerly of England-based funk band Heatwave, also joined the group in 1984. This lineup led to the Commodores' first Grammy for the album Nightshift in 1985, also their last album to go gold. Soon after, they left Motown Records over a dispute between the release of their next record and Richie's album Dancing on the Ceiling. The group signed with Polygram Records, releasing United in 1986, after which LaPread left the group, and Rock Solid in 1988 to limited success. The Commodores canceled a 1 |
In 1979 who sang about Walking on the Moon? | Walking on the Moon - The Police - 1979 - YouTube Walking on the Moon - The Police - 1979 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jul 23, 2013 Walking on the Moon performed in 1980 by The Police on an Australian television program called The Countdown. I used pictures of the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon Mission for the slideshow. Category |
Who had his first solo number one hit in the UK with 'I just called to say I love you'? | NUMBER ONE'S OF THE EIGHTIES: 1984 Stevie Wonder: I Just Called To Say I Love You Friday, 1 May 2009 1984 Stevie Wonder: I Just Called To Say I Love You Spare a thought for poor Stevie Wonder: despite a run of copper bottomed, classic five star singles stretching back to 1966, his first taste of a UK number one came through hitching a ride on the back of a wretched Paul McCartney ballad. And if that wasn't ignomy enough, he then has to rely on 'I Just Called To Say I Love You' to mark his first solo appearance at the top. I say ignomy, for although I would dearly love to be able to report that the success of this song was due to it trumping all his previous singles (such as, lest we forget, 'Uptight (Everything's Alright)', 'I Was Made To Love Her', 'Superstition', 'Higher Ground' and 'Living For The City' etc) and being the best thing he'd ever released, I can't. And I can't because it's not; Wonder had always utilised the most up to date technology in his output, but by the time of the mid eighties his growing obsession with synthesisers and all things electronic had ceased to compliment his music and instead became all consuming and detrimental to it. And this detriment is nowhere more evident than on this song. With a rhythm set down by an electronic drum beat and percussion straight out of the pre-set options of the nastiest, tackiest home organ money can buy, 'I Just Called To Say I Love You' plods along a narrow, four and a half minute road in virtually the same key and time signature from end to end. Gone was the rootsy feel, intricate chord structures and sharp, jazz like key changes of old and in their place comes a woozy synthesiser hum that oozes out of the speakers like treacle poured slowly from a tin where it settles like a gooey shroud, smothering any excitement or unpredictability that may have dared to show its face. And when something different does finally come along, it only extends to Wonder singing backing vocals through a vocoder. Rather than revitalising the song, it's the gimmicky headshot that kills it stone dead. Not since Chuck Berry hit number one with 'My Ding A Ling' in 1972 has an artist of stature scored their biggest hit with such a totally unrepresentative song. 'I Just Called To Say I Love You' is the sort of effort the Wonder of old could have dashed off in his bed before he even woke up and then rejected as being too boring. Simplistic, trite, repetitive, saccharine sickly and overly sentimental; it's tempting to think that his experience with McCartney had shown him that maybe he'd been trying too hard in the past and that success would follow a radical dumbing down: "I just called to say I love you I just called to say how much I care I just called to say I love you And I mean it from the bottom of my heart" Maybe that's a cynical view, but though the Hallmark greeting card verse may be direct and to the point, Wonder has proved himself capable of far better than this. Hell, a ten year old child would be capable of better. And at least with a ten year old child the result wouldn't be accompanied by the crushing sense of disappointment coupled with the faint gurgling sound of a talent being pissed down the drain. 1 comment: |
Who was the lead singer with T-Rex? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 16 | 1977: T-Rex singer killed in car smash 1977: T-Rex singer killed in car smash Pop star Marc Bolan has been killed in a car crash in south-west London. The 29-year-old former T-Rex singer was killed instantly when the car being driven by his girlfriend, Gloria Jones, left the road and hit a tree in Barnes. Miss Jones - an American singer who had just returned from the US - broke her jaw and is suffering from shock. The couple's 20-month-old son was not in the car when they crashed at 0400 BST on the way to Mr Bolan's home in Richmond after a night out at a Mayfair restaurant. Miss Jones' brother - who was following their purple mini - told police the car was travelling at 30 mph (48.3 km/h) when it crashed at a notorious accident blackspot. Phillip Evans-Lowe was driving to work at a local dairy when he witnessed the smash. "When I arrived a girl was lying on the bonnet and a man with long dark curly hair was stretched out in the road - there was a hell of a mess, I rushed to get the police," he said. Bottle of wine According to the dead star's manager who was with them during the evening, Miss Jones had been drinking moderately at the restaurant. "They did not have a lot to drink - just a bottle of wine with the meal and a few after," he said. Mr Bolan had just completed a television series and was said to be poised to make a comeback after spending the last three years abroad as a tax exile. His former manager, Tony Secunda, said the son of a Hackney porter whose real name was Mark Feld had always feared he would die in a car crash. "He would never drive a car, he was always scared - Marc never had a driving licence, he refused to learn," he said. |
What was the name of the Spice Girls first No 1 single? | Spice Girls | Spice Girls Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Auditions In the mid-1990s, father-and-son management team Bob and Chris Herbert together with their financier Chic Murphey placed an advertisement in The Stage for auditions for a girl group, which was suppose to respond and compete with the boy bands that dominated the early 1990s. This prompted hundreds of girls to audition which was whittled down to five girls that included Melanie Brown , Melanie Laccohee , Lianne Morgan , Michelle Stephenson and Suzanne Tinker . Line-Up Changes Edit The line-up changed when Melanie Laccohee was offered to sing solo and replaced with Victoria Beckham and because of the bomb scare on the London tube that caused Suzanne Tinker to unable to arrive at the last set of auditions, subsequently causing Geri Halliwell to replace her. The group was then given the name Touch, and moved into a house together in Maidenhead, Berkshire, (owned by Murphy) where they were subsidised by Heart Management and each was claiming unemployment benefit. However, Lianne Morgan was taken off the group as the management felt that she was more suited as a solo, which she then was replaced by Melanie Chisholm . With the original line up, they started to work on demos and dance routines, which Stephenson didn't like. She considered it as "very, very young pop" included the song We're Gonna Make It Happen , a song that was never officially released, but footage of the girls performing it can be seen in their 2008 documentary. It soon became apparent that Stephenson did not have the drive and belief that the rest of the group had, so the decision was made to fire her from the group. She was to be replaced by Abigail Kis , who was too young and had personal commitments causing her to quit the band, so they were led to invite eighteen-year-old Emma Bunton at the suggestion of vocal coach Pepe Lemer. Bunton instantly impressed the Herberts and was invited to meet the group in July, who welcomed her with open arms after feeling an instant connection with the other girls. Beginnings Edit During an aerobics lesson, Geri came up with a name "Spice" for the band, which Emma commented on how it fit in the band saying, "Because we are all really different", additionally they had already wrote a song named Sugar and Spice . However, an Amerian artist had already had that name so they added "Girls" at the end, finally forming the band that would grow to be loved by fans called the "Spice Girls". Later on, each member of the Spice k Girls all were given notable nicknames by Top of the Pops magazine that described and gave them their individual persona: Victoria Adams who was nicknamed Posh Spice, Melanie Brown nicknamed Scary Spice, Emma Bunton who was Baby Spice, Melanie Chisholm , Sporty Spice, and Geri Halliwell Ginger Spice. Taking Control Edit Things turned into another direction as the group felt insecure with the lack of a contract and were fustrated with the direction Heart Management was steering them. In October, armed with a catalogue of demos and dance routines, the group began touring management agencies.They persuaded Bob Herbert to set up a showcase performance for the group in front of industry writers, producers and A&R men in December at the Nomis Studios in Shepherd Bush where they received an "overwhelmingly positive" reaction. Due to the large interest in the group, the Herberts quickly set about creating a binding contract for the group. Encouraged by the reaction they had received at the Nomis showcase, the five girls delayed signing contracts on the legal advice from, amongst others, Victoria's father Tony Adams. 1995 Edit In March, because of the group's frustration at their management's unwillingness to listen to their visions and ideas, they parted from Heart Management. In order to ensure they kept control of their own work, the group allegedly stole the master recordings of their discography from the management offices. That same day the Spice Girls tracked down Sheffield-based producer Eliot Kennedy , who had been present at the showcas |
Who sang with Take That on their 1993 UK No 1 single, 'Relight My Fire'? | Dan Hartman Discography at Discogs Daniel Earl Hartman Profile: Dan Hartman was born December 8, 1950 in Harrisburg, PA, he died March 22, 1994 in Westport, CT. He was a prolific writer who honed his craft with a spate of non hit songs until he was asked to join the influential Johnny Winter Band as a backing musician, and then moved on to Johnny's brother Edgar Winter Group where he played bass and was given a free hand to participate in their monster collaboration "They Only Come Out At Night", a glam rock affair that defined the new rock ethos with the #1 pop hit "Frankenstein" and then he sang lead on "Free Ride" in 1972. He continued to flourish, learning more instruments and then went solo in 1976, his label issuing "Who Is Dan Hartman and Why Is Everyone Saying Wonderful Things About Him?", a promotional compilation of his tunes recorded with the Winters brothers. Soon, the brothers Winter were backing Hartman on his first true solo release, "Images" which introduced elements of Soul and R&B to his rapidly expanding repertoire. Keeping his toe in the rock arena, he recorded the Muddy Waters LP "I'm Ready" spending most of the time in the producers chair and adding a new sound to the blues legend repertoire. Hartman's songs usually had a steady beat, and in 1978 he released "Instant Replay" of which the title tune went to #1 disco (#29 pop), but contained a wide variety of sounds and beats that set the scene for his "Relight My Fire" LP in 1979. The centrepiece was "Vertigo/Relight My Fire", which spent 6 energy fuelled weeks at #1 US disco. In 1981 Dan released "It Hurts To Be In Love" - an album which had moved away from the disco sound with melodic and almost Country Music tones. Success returned in 1984 with Dan's collaboration with Charlie Midnight and the release of "I Can Dream About You" from the film soundtrack of "Streets of Fire". "We are the Young" and "Second Nature" were subsequently released from the album but did not make a big impression on the UK charts. In 1985 his song "Get Outta Town", from the Chevy Chase movie "Fletch" was released as a single and was included on the soundtrack album. Pressings of the UK only 12" single included M&M mixes of "I Can Dream About You" but failed to ignite. Hartman and Midnight then collaborated on James Brown's "Living In America" that peaked at #3 dance and #4 US Pop in 1986. In 1989, he released his final LP, "New Green Clear Blue" a total departure from his pop influenced music with a foray into the "New Age" instrumental music. After being diagnosed with HIV, Dan's last major production projects included tracks for Tina Turner, Dusty Springfield, Joe Cocker, Bonnie Tyler, Paul Young, James Brown, Nona Hendryx, Holly Johnson, Living in a Box, the Plasmatics and Steve Winwood. He died, in 1994 from an AIDS related brain tumour just as his music was experiencing a revival. Dance groups like Black Box used Loleatta Holloway's Dan Hartman produced voice sample on their huge hit 'Ride On Time', and then Take That recorded their own version of "Relight My Fire" with Lulu in October 1993 that went to #1 in the UK. Hartman was secretive about his sexuality and HIV status, preferring to keep his private life to himself. Since his death, his songs "I Can Dream About You" and "Relight My Fire" were cleared for use in the Grand Theft Auto video games that brought his music to a new audience. Sites: |
Name the 1980's hit sung by Tina Turner and Rod Stewart? | Vagabond Heart by Rod Stewart on Apple Music 12 Songs iTunes Review With the ‘80s finally over, it was as if a stylistic fog suddenly lifted. While Rod Stewart wasn’t about to return to the raw bleeding guitars and organs of his earliest work in the ‘70s, he did begin to pay more attention to the songs he was writing and interpreting. The sound is similarly charged, still instilled with certain smooth touches but not without its necessary grit. “Rebel Heart” features true aggression with its electric guitars. “Rhythm of My Heart” rolls with an extra skip in its step. Robbie Robertson’s “Broken Arrow” takes on a harrowing, lonesome vibe. Van Morrison’s “Have I Told You Lately” lights the necessary romantic candles. ”The Motown Song” pushes all the right nostalgic buttons to become a hit single. Stewart’s duet with Tina Turner for “It Takes Two” experiences a sweet synergy as their blessed voices intertwine. “No Holding Back” and album closer “If Only” are worthy ballads that highlight Stewart’s still natural wonder of a voice after all the years. Customer Reviews by Flying Blue Shark This is a great album that reminds me of when we had a rocking time seeing Rod at Wembley Stadium in England with Status Quo supporting. Just a great album. Rod Stewart by The 1 & only MomTheBomb Great love song, great lyrics. Saw Rod in MNPLS, MN in the USA 20 yrs ago. He's a great Artist & put on an incredible show. Altho it was truly unexpected, I must say 1 of my favorite concerts ever! REALLY IM SICK OF ITUNES by big papa swank Why do i even use itunes every time i download a cd or just a song something goes wrong with it. anyone know how to get ahold of these people to get the complete songs or my money back. Biography Born: January 10, 1945 in London, England Genre: Rock Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s Over the course of his career, Rod Stewart has had it all. He's been lauded as the finest singer of his generation, he's written several songs that turned into modern standards, he sang with the Faces, who rivaled the Rolling Stones in their prime, he had massive commercial success. Stewart also saw his critical respect slip away during the '80s, when he recorded lightweight pop and although he did record some terrible albums -- and he would admit that freely -- Stewart will always be remembered... Top Albums and Songs by Rod Stewart 1. |
With which group was Morrissey the lead singer? | Morrissey | Biography & History | AllMusic google+ Artist Biography by Steve Huey As the lead singer of the Smiths , arguably the most important indie band in Britain during the '80s, Morrissey 's theatrical crooning and literate, poetic lyrics -- filled with romantic angst, social alienation, and cutting wit -- connected powerfully with a legion of similarly sensitive, disaffected youth. These fans turned the Smiths into stars in Britain, exerting tremendous pull over much of the country's guitar-based music for many years after their breakup, and even if the group remained underground cult artists in the States, they had a fan base that slowly, steadily grew larger over the years. Indeed, a few years after the Smiths ' breakup in 1987, Morrissey 's American cult had grown to the point where he became more popular in the U.S. than in his homeland, where he nevertheless was never far from the music press headlines. After a quiet period around the turn of the millennium, Morrissey launched a comeback in 2004 with You Are the Quarry , an album whose success proved that he remained one of the most beloved figures in alternative rock. Stephen Patrick Morrissey was born May 22, 1959, in Manchester, England; not surprisingly a shy, awkward youth, he became obsessed with music and film as a teenager and devoted his writing talents to penning a New York Dolls fanzine (he was the president of their U.K. fan club), as well as a tribute to James Dean and numerous opinionated letters to the weekly music paper Melody Maker. During the explosion of punk in the late '70s, Morrissey unsuccessfully auditioned for Slaughter & the Dogs and sang for a brief period with a band called the Nosebleeds . He met guitarist Johnny Marr in 1982 and the two began writing songs together, forging one of the most productive partnerships British pop had seen in quite some time. The Smiths ' 1983 debut single, "Hand in Glove," a love song filled with oblique references to homosexuality, made them an underground sensation in the U.K. and as Morrissey attracted more attention, he demonstrated a flair for manipulating the media. His interviews were filled with blunt, unpredictable opinions and intentionally outrageous statements and his notoriety wasn't hurt by his stage presence (he performed wearing a hearing aid with flowers sticking out of his back pockets) or his self-proclaimed celibacy in the wake of much speculation about his sexuality. Possessed of a darkly cynical bent as a lyricist, he was often misinterpreted as advocating some of the more disturbing things he sang about, which only added to the furor surrounding the band. The Smiths ' eponymous 1984 debut was a smash in the U.K. and in its wake, Morrissey began promoting his political views, heavily criticizing Margaret Thatcher , and advocating vegetarianism (hence the title of the follow-up LP, Meat Is Murder ). The Queen Is Dead (1986) was acclaimed as a masterpiece, but friction between Morrissey and Marr was growing. Marr departed after 1987's Strangeways, Here We Come and Morrissey broke up the rest of the band to begin a solo career. Feeling betrayed by Marr 's defection, Morrissey channeled his frustration into creating new material with producer Stephen Street . His first two solo singles, "Suedehead" and the gorgeous "Everyday Is Like Sunday," were significant British hits in 1988 and his first album, Viva Hate (its title a reference to the Smiths ' breakup), was commercially and critically well received. He released several more high-quality singles, including "The Last of the International Playboys" and "Interesting Drug," but spent an inordinate amount of time laboring on the follow-up album, issuing the stopgap compilation Bona Drag in 1990. In the meantime, the Madchester fad was sweeping British indie music and when the lackluster Kill Uncle was finally released in 1991, it only magnified the disappointment. U.K. reviewers took Morrissey to task, suggesting that the record marked the end of his glory days and that he would never be able to match the so |
Which group backed Martha Reeves? | The Vandellas Martha and the Vandellas One of Motown Records' earliest and most exciting vocal groups, Martha and The Vandellas achieved two Top Ten hits before the ascendancy of The Supremes. Driven by Martha Reeves' soulful, brassy lead vocals, the Vandellas became Motown's earthier, more aggressive "girl group" alternative to the Supremes. Martha Reeves, one of eleven children, was born in Eufaula Alabama on July 18, 1941. She moved with her parents Ruby and Elijah to Detroit, Michigan before her first birthday. Reeves spent most of her childhood singing and working in her grandfather's church. She attended Russell Elementary on Detroit's eastside and was taught vocals by Emily Wagstaff. Northeastern High School was where she studied voice under the direction of Abraham Silver, who also coached Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Bobby Rogers of the Miracles. First Martha and the Vandellas group photo (From L-R Martha Reeves, Annette Beard and Rosalind Ashford) After graduating from high school in 1959, Reeves joined the girl group called the Fascinations. They recorded their first record about 1960, backing Mike Hanks on "The Hawk" on Mah's Records. They also backed Leon Peterson on "I Know You Know" on the Bobbin label in 1962. Their first big break was working with local singer J.J. Barnes on "Won't You Let Me Know." The 1962 single on Rich Records credited both Barnes and the Del-Phis and led to the answer record "Ill Let You Know" on Check-Mate. In the late summer of 1960 Reeves met Rosalind Ashford and they were invited to join Annette Sterling and Gloria Williamson in the Del-Phis. After doing some local talent shows and jobs they recorded a single on Chess-Mate Records, a subsidiary of Chess Records in 1961. The Del-Phi"s recording that didn't make the charts was "My Baby Won't Come Back". Reeves as a solo entered and won a talent contest. The prize was a three day engagement at the Twenty Grand, a local nightclub where she sang as Martha LaVaille. On her last night, William "Mickey" Stevenson, an A&R and Berry Gordy's right-hand man at Motown Records, approached Reeves, after hearing her sing, and gave her his card. In 1961 Reeves was hired as his secretary. One day Motown head Berry Gordy needed background singers in short order for a session; Reeves and her friends, Ashford and Beard, were called in. They sang behind Marvin Gaye on "Stubborn Kind of Fellow," his first hit in 1962 and "Hitch Hike." A couple months later, Reeves again found her self in the right place at the right time. Stevenson had called over to the studio, where a union rep was checking to make sure the label was following the rule that a singer had to be on a mic when tracks were recorded. In Mary Well's absence, Reeves sang "I'll Have To Let Him Go, impressing Stevenson enough ask the Del-Phis to record "You'll Never Cherish A Love So True ('Til You Lose It)." The session was a success, but Gloria decided she didn't want to leave her job and left the group. The single was issued anyway on Mel-O-Dy as by the Vells. The rest of the group convinced Gordy that they were staying as a trio. Gordy then asked the girls to come up with a new name. They then called themselves Martha and the Vandellas, taking their name from Detroit street Van Dyke and Reeve's favorite singer Della Reese before recording "I'll Have to Let Him Go." Come Get These Memories Signed to the newly formed Gordy label in September 1962 as Martha and The Vandellas, the group's first hit was their second release, a beat ballad "Come Get These Memories" (#29 pop, #3 R&B 1963) and was Holland-Dozier-Holland's first collaboration as a songwriting team. "Memories" was followed by two explosive Holland-Dozier-Holland dance records: "Heat Wave" (#4 pop, #1 R&B, 1963) and "Quicksand" (#8 1963). After being turned down by Kim Weston, a Mickey Stevenson and Marvin Gaye composition,"Dancing in the Street" was given to Martha and the Vandellas; who turned it into their biggest hit (#2, 1964). Their other big hits included "Nowhere to Run" (#8, pop, #5 R&B, 1965) a |
Who had a 1993 album called 'Diva'? | 1993: Eric Clapton, Unplugged. Clapton’s acoustic album recorded live in the UK for MTV topped the US billboard charts, & was a 4x platinum selling record in the UK. Other nominees in 1993 were Diva, Annie Lennox, k. d. lang’s Ingénue, U2’s Achtung Baby & Beauty & the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. | Grammy Album of the Year winners 1959 – 2015 - Music Music Previous slide Next slide 35 of 58 View All Skip Ad 1959: Henry Mancini, The Music from Peter Gunn. Henry Mancini’s album became the first ever Grammy Album of the Year in 1959, beating Come Fly With Me by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook, Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely, and Tchaikovsky’s Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 23, played by Van Cliburn. Performed by a small jazz ensemble, the album comprised the soundtrack for the American TV series Peter Gunn. Credit: REx 1960: Frank Sinatra, Come Dance with Me! Frank Sinatra’s most successful album spent two and a half years on the Billboard album charts. It beat Grammy competition from Belafonte at Carnegie Hall performed by Harry Belafonte, More Music from Peter Gunn by the previous year’s winner Henry Mancini, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 performed by Van Cliburn, and Victory at Sea Vol. 1 by Robert Russell Bennett. Credit: Rex Features 1961: Bob Newhart, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart. This was the first comedy album to win the Grammy Album of the Year, and marks the only time a comedian has won Best New Artist. The unusual title was given to the album by Warner Bros executives; Newhart wanted it to be called The Most Celebrated New Comedian Since Attila the Hun. The album was nominated alongside Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall by Harry Belafonte, Brahms: Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat performed by Sviatoslav Richter, Frank Sinatra’s Nice and Easy, Puccini: Turandot performed by Erich Leinsdorf and Nat King Cole’s Wild is Love. Credit: Rex Features 1962: Judy Garland, Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall. Judy at Carnegie Hall is a recording of a live concert given by the Wizard of Oz star in New York in 1961. Garland’s 1960-61 tour of Europe and America was so successful that she was billed ‘The World’s Greatest Entertainer’, with audiences crowding around the stage and demanding countless encores. Other nominees were the Breakfast at Tiffany’s soundtrack by Henry Mancini, Genius+Soul=Jazz by Ray Charles, Great Band with Great Voices by Si Zentner and the Johnny Mann Singers, The Nat King Cole Story, and the West Side Story soundtrack. Credit: Rex Features 1963: Vaughn Meader, The First Family. This parody of President John F Kennedy starred comedian and impersonator Vaughn Meader as Kennedy and Naomi Brossart as the First Lady. It was recorded on October 22 1962 – the same night that Kennedy himself made his famous Cuban Missile Crisis speech. The other nominees were Tony Bennett’s I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Jazz Samba by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles and Allan Sherman’s My Son, the Folk Singer. Credit: AP 1964: Barbra Streisand, The Barbra Streisand Album. Streisand’s debut album was nominated alongside The Swingle Singers’ performance of Bach’s Greatest Hits, Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests by Andy Williams, Honey in the Horn by Al Hirt, and the eponymous album of The Singing Nun. The album showcased Streisand’s versions of hits including Cry Me A River and Happy Days Are Here Again. Credit: Rex Features 1965: Stan Getz & João Gilberto (with Astrud Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim), Getz/Gilberto . The first jazz album to win Album of the Year, Getz/Gilberto, which combined the talents of American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, became one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time. Also nominated were Cotton Candy by Al Hirt, Funny Girl: Original Broadway Cast, People by Barbra Streisand and The Pink Panther by Henry Mancini. Credit: Rex Features 1966: Frank Sinatra, September of My Years. Sinatra won his first Grammy aged 50 for September of my Yea |
What word is used to describe the fear of open spaces? | Agoraphobia | definition of agoraphobia by Medical dictionary Agoraphobia | definition of agoraphobia by Medical dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/agoraphobia Related to agoraphobia: social phobia Agoraphobia Definition The word agoraphobia is derived from Greek words literally meaning "fear of the marketplace." The term is used to describe an irrational and often disabling fear of being out in public. Description Agoraphobia is just one type of phobia, or irrational fear. People with phobias feel dread or panic when they face certain objects, situations, or activities. People with agoraphobia frequently also experience panic attacks, but panic attacks, or panic disorder, are not a requirement for a diagnosis of agoraphobia. The defining feature of agoraphobia is anxiety about being in places from which escape might be embarrasing or difficult, or in which help might be unavailable. The person suffering from agoraphobia usually avoids the anxiety-provoking situation and may become totally housebound. Causes and symptoms Agoraphobia is the most common type of phobia, and it is estimated to affect between 5-12% of Americans within their lifetime. Agoraphobia is twice as common in women as in men and usually strikes between the ages of 15-35. The symptoms of the panic attacks which may accompany agoraphobia vary from person to person, and may include trembling, sweating, heart palpitations (a feeling of the heart pounding against the chest), jitters, fatigue, tingling in the hands and feet, nausea, a rapid pulse or breathing rate, and a sense of impending doom. Key terms Benzodiazepines — A group of tranquilizers often used to treat anxiety. Desensitization — A treatment for phobias which involves exposing the phobic person to the feared situation. It is often used in conjunction with relaxation techniques. Phobia — An intense and irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation. Agoraphobia and other phobias are thought to be the result of a number of physical and environmental factors. For instance, they have been associated with biochemical imbalances, especially related to certain neurotransmitters (chemical nerve messengers) in the brain. People who have a panic attack in a given situation (e.g., a shopping mall) may begin to associate the panic with that situation and learn to avoid it. According to some theories, irrational anxiety results from unresolved emotional conflicts. All of these factors may play a role to varying extents in different cases of agoraphobia. Diagnosis People who suffer from panic attacks should discuss the problem with a physician. The doctor can diagnose the underlying panic or anxiety disorder and make sure the symptoms aren't related to some other underlying medical condition. The doctor makes the diagnosis of agoraphobia based primarily on the patient's description of his or her symptoms. The person with agoraphobia experiences anxiety in situations where escape is difficult or help is unavailable-or in certain situations, such as being alone. While many people are somewhat apprehensive in these situations, the hallmark of agoraphobia is that a person's active avoidance of the feared situation impairs his or her ability to work, socialize, or otherwise function. Treatment Treatment for agoraphobia usually consists of both medication and psychotherapy. Usually, patients can benefit from certain antidepressants, such as amitriptyline (Elavil), or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors , such as paroxetine (Paxil), fluoxetine (Prozac), or sertraline (Zoloft). In addition, patients may manage panic attacks in progress with certain tranquilizers called benzodiazepines , such as alprazolam (Xanax) or clonazepam (Klonipin). The mainstay of treatment for agoraphobia and other phobias is cognitive behavioral therapy. A specific technique that is often employed is called desensitization. The patient is gradually exposed to the situation that usually triggers fear and avoidance, and, with the help of breathing or relaxation techniques, learns to cope with the s |
Beginning with a 'C', what word is used to describe 'a disease of the liver'? | Diseases & Conditions beginning with "C". Health Topics. Chronic fatigue syndrome - is characterized primarily by profound fatigue. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a term used to describe chronic airway obstruction that results from emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, or any combination of these disorders. Cirrhosis of the Liver - chronic scarring of the liver, leading to loss of normal liver function. Cocaine abuse - The social use of cocaine is generally termed abuse. Cold, Common - a contagious viral infection of the upper-respiratory passages including the nose, throat, sinuses, ears, eustachian tubes, trachea, larynx, bronchial tubes. Colitis - is one of a group of conditions which are inflammatory and auto-immune, affecting the tissue that lines the gastrointestinal system (the large and small intestine). Colitis, ulcerative - a serious, chronic, inflammatory disease of the colon characterized by ulceration and episodes of bloody diarrhea. Congenital Heart Defects - is usually a structural malformation, but occasionally can be a disturbance in the rhythm or the pumping ability of the heart. Constipation - difficult, uncomfortable, or infrequent bowel movements that are hard and dry. Contraception - occurs when sperm are deposited in the vagina during intercourse. Cor pulmonale - congestive heart failure resulting from raised blood pressure in the lungs. This is a complication of disorders that slow or block blood flow in the lungs. Coronary artery bypass graft - is usually a structural malformation, but occasionally can be a disturbance in the rhythm or the pumping ability of the heart. Crohn's disease - is a condition which involves chronic inflammation of the bowel. Cushing's Syndrome - an endocrine disorder caused by excess corticosteroid hormones produced by the adrenal glands. Cystic fibrosis - is an inherited genetic condition which is first seen in children. Cystitis - The word cystitis means inflammation of the urinary bladder although it has often come to be used to describe the symptoms caused by a urinary infection. Cytomegalovirus - is a member of the Herpes virus family. Canker sores - Painful, round ulcers on the linings of the cheeks and lips, the tongue, or the base of the gums. This condition is often inherited. Carcinoid syndrome - A combination of symptoms caused by the release of chemicals (e.g., serotonin) from carcinoid tumors. Cardiac arrest - The abrupt, immediate stopping of the heart. Without immediate treatment with a defibrillator, sudden cardiac death is unavoidable. Celiac disease - Sensitivity to the protein gluten (found in grains such as wheat, oats, rye, and barley). It is an immune response, not an actual allergy. Cellulitis - Skin infection characterized by redness, swelling, and pain. It is an infection of the deeper layers of the skin. Cervical dysplasia - The presence of abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix. A precancerous condition that can lead to cervical cancer if untreated. Cervical spondylosis - Arthritis of the neck caused by abnormal wear on the cartilage and bones of the neck (cervical vertebrae). Chlamydia infection - A common sexually transmitted disease (STD) that can lead to urinary tract infection and pelvic infections in women. It can cause infertility in both men and women if untreated and often causes no symptoms. Cholecystitis - Inflammation or irritation of the gallbladder. Claudication - Pain or weakness in the limbs caused by restricted blood flow. It is a symptom of peripheral arterial disease. Cold sore - Tiny blisters on the lip or inside the mouth on the gums and palate. They are caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1), which is transmitted through person-to-person contact. Colic in infants - Prolonged episodes of crying in infants that occur for no apparent reason, usually between the ages of 3 weeks and 3 months of age. Infants are often inconsolable. Conjunctivitis - Inflammation of the conjunctiva, the tissue lining the inside of the eyelid. It can be caused by an allergy or infection. Corn or callus - Hardening, thickeni |
This word means 'to make a flippant or humorous remark about a serious subject? | Facetious - definition of facetious by The Free Dictionary Facetious - definition of facetious by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/facetious Also found in: Thesaurus , Legal , Wikipedia . fa·ce·tious Playfully jocular; humorous: facetious remarks. [French facétieux, from facétie, jest, from Latin facētia, from facētus, witty.] fa·ce′tious·ly adv. fa·ce′tious·ness n. facetious 1. characterized by levity of attitude and love of joking: a facetious person. 2. jocular or amusing, esp at inappropriate times: facetious remarks. [C16: from Old French facetieux, from facetie witty saying; see facetiae] faˈcetiously adv 1. not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark. 2. amusing; humorous. 3. lacking serious intent: a facetious person. [1585–95; < Latin facētus clever, witty. See -ious ] fa•ce′tious•ly, adv. fa•ce′tious•ness, n. facetious - Originally meant "having polished or urbane manners," and, along with sequoia, uses all five vowels. See also related terms for polished . ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: humorous , humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" facetious don't be facetious → deja de decir frivolidades facetious [fəˈsiːʃəs] adj → facétieux/euse facetious adj remark, speech, tone → witzelnd , spöttisch , mokant ; to be facetious (about something) (→ über etw (acc)) → Witze machen , sich (→ über etw (acc)) → mokieren ; facetious humour → Blödeleien pl; if satire is merely facetious → wenn Satire zur Blödelei wird ; I was just being facetious → das war doch nur ein Witz or so eine Blödelei (inf) facetious don't be facetious → non fare lo spiritoso facetious (fəˈsiːʃəs) adjective not serious; intended to be funny or humorous. a facetious remark. grappig, snaaks طَريف، فَكِه шеговит brincalhão vtipný, směšný scherzhaft anstrengt morsom φαιδρός burlón naljaks öeldud وابسته به شوخی بیجا leikillinen facétieux מִתלוֹצֵץ हंसाने वाले, विनोद प्रिय, मजाकिया šaljiv, duhovit tréfás main-main gamansamur faceto おどけた 진지하지 않은 juokaujamas, juokingas, sąmojingas jocīgs; zobgalīgs berseloroh schertsend anstrengt morsom ; ironisk dowcipny مضحك، دخندا وړ، ټوكى، مچله، ټوكمار brincalhão/faceto, engraçadinho (como o Redondo!) glumeţ шутливый (nevhodne) vtipný, veselý šaljiv šaljiv skämtsam, lustig ทำเป็นเล่นโดยไม่ดูกาลเทศะ alaycı 滑稽的 веселий; жартівливий مزاق hay bông lơn 滑稽的 faˈcetiously adverb grappenderwys بِطَرافَه، بِفُكاهَه шеговито brincalhonamente bodře, vtipně scherzhaft anstrengt morsomt αστειευόμενα, φαιδρά burlonamente naljatamisi بطور بیجا vitsikkäästi facétieusement בִּבְדִיחוּת विनोदशीलता šaljivo, duhovito tréfásan secara main-main á gamansaman hátt in modo faceto おどけて 농담으로 juokaujamai, sąmojingai jokojoši; zobgalīgi dengan berseloroh schertsend anstrengt morsomt ; ironisk dowcipnie مضحك brincalhonamente pe un ton de glumă шутливо vtipne šaljivo šaljivo skämtsamt อย่างไม่ดูกาละเทศะ alaycı bir şekilde 滑稽地 для сміху; грайливо شوخی سے khôi hài, dí dỏm 滑稽地 faˈcetiousness noun vrolikheid, grappigheid; snaaksheid طَرافَه шеговитост brincadeira bodrost die Scherzhaftigkeit anstrengt morsomhed φαιδρότητα carácter burlón/chistoso naljatavalt شوخی بیجا vitsikkyys caractère facétieux בְּדִיחוּת मजाकियापन šaljivost, duhovitost tréfásság sifat humoris gamansemi arguzia ひょうきん 익살 맞음 sąmojingumas jocīgums suka berseloroh scherts anstrengt morsomhet ; ironi dowcip بی ځایه شوخی brincadeira/facécia neseriozitate (неуместная) шутливость vtipnosť šaljivost šaljivost skämtsamhet การเล่นอย่างไม่ดูกาละเทศะ alaycılık 滑稽 грайливість; жартівливість مسخری tính bông lơn. tính khôi hài 滑稽 |
What word describes the ability to imagine and share another persons feelings and/or experiences? | All about Empathy: Definitions of Empathy Becoming self aware of what is happening inside ourselves without judgments. Listening to your inner feelings and experiences. Facilitating inner dialog between different feelings. Labeling your inner experiences, feelings and needs. Translating inner judgments into feelings and needs. When we are heard by someone else, it actually helps us feel into our own self more deeply. This is the essence of much of therapy. Having good friends listen to us has the same effect Anything that reduces stress and raises the level of Oxytocin in our bodies helps. Meditation, mindfulness practices, focusing , yoga , aikido and the arts, for example, are a few of the many ways to foster self-empathy. 2. Mirrored Empathy (Emotional Empathy) Emotional empathy of others via mirror neurons - reflecting others in ourselves and ourselves being reflected by others. With mirror neuron, the same neurons in our brain fire when we do an action and see the same action happening in someone else. This is also called emotional or affective empathy. Emotional contagion is when we catch the emotions of others. The �process in which a person or group influences the behavior of another person or group through the conscious or unconscious induction of emotional states and behavioral attitudes� (Schoenewolf 49-61). Empathic (active) listening and physical mirroring exercises can help foster this. 3. Carl Rogers on Empathy - Part 1A EARLY DEFINITIONS: The state of empathy, or being empathic, is to perceive the internal frame of reference of another with accuracy and with the emotional components and meanings which pertain thereto as if one were the person, but without ever losing the "as if" condition. Thus it means to sense the hurt or the pleasure of another as he senses it and to perceive the causes thereof as he perceives them, but without ever losing the recognition that it is as if I were hurt or pleased and so forth. If this "as if" quality is lost, then the state is one of identification. (pp. 210�211. See also Rogers, 1957.) A CURRENT DEFINITION: With this conceptual background, let me attempt a description of empathy that would seem satisfactory to me today. I would no longer be terming it a "state of empathy," because I believe it to be a process, rather than a state. Perhaps I can capture that quality. An empathic way of being with another person has several facets. It means entering the private perceptual world of the other and becoming thoroughly at home in it. It involves being sensitive, moment by moment, to the changing felt meanings which flow in this other person, to the fear or rage or tenderness or confusion or whatever that he or she is experiencing. It means temporarily living in the other's life, moving about in it delicately without making judgements; it means sensing meanings of which he or she is scarcely aware, but not trying to uncover totally unconscious feelings, since this would he too threatening. It includes communicating your sensings of the person's world as you look with fresh and unfrightened eyes at elements of which he or she is fearful. It means frequently checking with the person as to the accuracy of your sensings, and being guided by the responses you receive. You are a confident companion to the person in his or her inner world. By pointing to the possible meanings in the flow of another person's experiencing, you help the other to focus on this useful type of referent, to experience the meanings more fully, and to move forward in the experiencing. To be with another in this way means that for the time being, you lay aside your own views and values in order to enter another's world without prejudice. In some sense it means that you lay aside your self; this can only be done by persons who are secure enough in themselves that they know they will |
What word is used to describe a tube shaped toy containing small pieces of glass and mirrors which when turned changes the patterns? | Kaleidoscope - definition of kaleidoscope by The Free Dictionary Kaleidoscope - definition of kaleidoscope by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/kaleidoscope Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . ka·lei·do·scope (kə-lī′də-skōp′) n. 1. A tube-shaped optical instrument that is rotated to produce a succession of symmetrical designs by means of mirrors reflecting the constantly changing patterns made by small objects, such as beads or bits of colored glass, at one end of the tube. 2. A constantly changing set of colors. 3. A series of changing phases or events: a kaleidoscope of illusions. [Greek kalos, beautiful + eidos, form; see weid- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + -scope .] ka·lei′do·scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk), ka·lei′do·scop′i·cal adj. ka·lei′do·scop′i·cal·ly adv. kaleidoscope (kəˈlaɪdəˌskəʊp) n 1. (General Physics) an optical toy for producing symmetrical patterns by multiple reflections in inclined mirrors enclosed in a tube. Loose pieces of coloured glass, paper, etc, are placed between transparent plates at the far end of the tube, which is rotated to change the pattern 2. any complex pattern of frequently changing shapes and colours 3. a complicated set of circumstances [C19: from Greek kalos beautiful + eidos form + -scope] kaleidoscopic adj |
What 'C' is used to describe a group of fixed stars? | Come to know Big and Little Dippers | Favorite Star Patterns | EarthSky Come to know Big and Little Dippers By Bruce McClure in Favorite Star Patterns | March 13, 2016 The Big Dipper is easy. And, once you find it, you can find the Little Dipper, too. Plus … learn how the stars of the Big Dipper are moving in space. View larger . | Big and Little Dippers at different seasons, and different times of night, as captured by Matthew Chin in Hong Kong. A fixture of the northern sky, the Big and Little Dippers swing around the north star Polaris like riders on a Ferris wheel. They go full circle around Polaris once a day – or once every 23 hours and 56 minutes. If you live at temperate latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, simply look northward and chances are that you’ll see the Big Dipper in your nighttime sky. It looks just like its namesake. Once you’ve found the Big Dipper, it’s only a hop, skip and jump to Polaris and the Little Dipper. Follow the links below to learn more about the Big and Little Dippers. How the Big Dipper’s star are moving in space. If you’re in the northern U.S., Canada or at a similar latitude, the Big Dipper is circumpolar for you – always above the horizon. These images show the Dipper’s location at around midnight in these seasons. Just remember “spring up and fall down” for the Dipper’s appearance in our northern sky. It ascends in the northeast on spring evenings, and descends in the northwest on fall evenings. Image via burro.astr.cwru.edu View larger. | The Big Dipper seen in the midst of the northern lights, taken in 2012 by EarthSky Facebook friend Birgit Boden in northern Sweden. View larger. | Here’s the Big Dipper in autumn, when it’s descending in the northwest in the evening, as seen by EarthSky Facebook friend John Michael Mizzi on the island of Gozo, south of Italy. Thank you, John Michael! How to find the Big Dipper. Depending upon the season of the year, the Big Dipper can be found high in the northern sky or low in the northern sky. Just remember the old saying spring up and fall down. On spring and summer evenings, the Big Dipper shine highest in the sky. On autumn and winter evenings, the Big Dipper lurks closest to the horizon. Given an unobstructed horizon, latitudes at and north of Little Rock, Arkansas (35 degrees north) can expect to see the Big Dipper at any hour of the night for all days of the year. As for the Little Dipper, it is circumpolar – always above the horizon – as far south as the tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees north latitude). Stars in the Big Dipper via EarthSky Facebook friend Ken Christison. He captured this photo on September 9, 2013. No matter what time of year you look, the two outer stars in the Big Dipper’s bowl always point to Polaris. How to use Big Dipper to find Little Dipper. Notice that the Big Dipper has two parts – a bowl and a handle. Notice the two outer stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper. They are called Dubhe and Merak, and an imaginary line drawn between them goes to Polaris, the North Star. That’s why Dubhe and Merak are known in skylore as The Pointers. In turn, Polaris marks the end of the Little Dipper’s Handle. So why isn’t the Little Dipper as easy to pick out as the Big Dipper? The answer is that, like the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper has 7 stars. But the 4 stars in between Polaris and the outer bowl stars – Kochab and Pherkad – are rather dim. You need a dark country sky to see all 7. The Big Dipper is part of Ursa Major, the celestial Great Bear. Image via storybookipedia History and mythology of the celestial Bears. The Big Dipper is really an asterism – a star pattern that is NOT a constellation. The Big Dipper is a clipped version of the constellation Ursa Major the Big Bear, these Big Dipper stars outlining the Bear’s tail and hindquarters. In the star lore of the Micmacs in Canada, the Big Dipper is also associated with a bear but with a different twist. The Micmacs see the Big Dipper bowl as Celestial Bear, and the 3 stars of the handle as hunters chasing the Bear. The starry sky serves as a calendar and a sto |
Beginning with a 'C', this word means 'a small crown or ornamental headdress'? | What does crown mean? to form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect Crown(noun) to cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley Crown(noun) to effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach Origin: [OE. coronen, corunen, crunien, crounien, OF. coroner, F. couronner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona a crown. See Crown, n.] Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Crown A crown is the traditional symbolic form of headgear worn by a monarch or by a deity, for whom the crown traditionally represents power, legitimacy, victory, triumph, honour, and glory, as well as immortality, righteousness, and resurrection. In art, the crown may be shown being offered to those on Earth by angels. Apart from the traditional form, crowns also may be in the form of a wreath and be made of flowers, oak leaves or thorns and be worn by others, representing what the coronation part aims to symbolize with the specific crown. In religious art, a crown of stars is used similarly to a halo. Crowns worn by rulers often contain jewels. Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Crown krown, n. the diadem or state-cap of royalty: regal power: the sovereign: honour: reward, as the 'martyr's crown:' the top of anything, esp. of the head: completion: accomplishment; a coin stamped with a crown, esp. the silver 5s. piece—used also as the translation of the old French écu, worth from six francs (or livres) to three francs: a size of paper, because originally water-marked with a crown: (archit.) a species of spire or lantern, formed by converging flying-buttresses.—v.t. to cover or invest with a crown: to invest with royal dignity: to adorn: to dignify: to complete happily.—ns. Crown′-ag′ent, a solicitor in Scotland who prepares criminal prosecutions; Crown′-ant′ler, the uppermost antler of the horn of a stag; Crown′-col′ony, a colony whose administration is directly under the home government; Crown Derby porcelain (see Porcelain).—p.adj. Crowned, having or wearing a crown: rewarded: consummated.—ns. Crown′er (Shak.), a corruption of coroner; Crown′et, a coronet: (Shak.) that which crowns or accomplishes; Crown′-glass, a kind of window-glass formed in circular plates or discs; Crown′-impē′rial, a plant, a species of fritillary; Crown′ing.—n.pl. Crown′-jew′els, jewels pertaining to the crown or sovereign.—ns. Crown′-land, land belonging to the crown or sovereign; Crown′-law′yer, the lawyer who acts for the crown in criminal cases.—adj. Crown′less.—ns. Crown′let, a small crown; Crown′-liv′ing, a church living in the gift of the crown; Crown-office, the office for the business of the crown side of the King's Bench: the office in which the great seal is affixed; Crown′-pā′per, in England, a printing-paper of the size 15 × 20 in.: in America, a writing-paper 15 × 19 in.; Crown′-post, the same as King-post (q.v.); Crown′-prince, the prince who succeeds to the crown; Crown′-saw, a circular saw made by cutting teeth round a cylinder; Crown′-wheel, a wheel resembling a crown, with teeth or cogs set at right angles to its plane; Crown′-wit′ness, a witness for the crown in a criminal prosecution instituted by it; Crown′work (fort.), an outwork composed of a bastion between two curtains, with demi-bastions at the extremes.—Crown of the causeway, the middle of the street. [O. Fr. corone (Fr. couronne)—L. corona; cf. Gr. korōnos, curved.] British National Corpus Rank popularity for the word 'crown' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2003 Written Corpus Frequency Rank popularity for the word 'crown' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3289 Nouns Frequency |
What word describes 'Spying on or exposing enemy spies'? | Index and dictionary of espionage spy terms and slang and a list of intelligence gathering agencies - LIST C - D [ A-B ] [ C-D ] [ E-F ] [ G-I ] [ J-O ] [ P-S ] [ T-Z ] [ Acronyms ] C3I - command, control, communications and intelligence - Command and control refers to the ability of the military commander to direct his forces. The addition of Communications to the grouping reflects the fact that communications is required to enable this coordination. In modern warfare, computers are also a key component. Intelligence is the knowledge relevant to the coordination of forces. Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance are methods of obtaining this intelligence. These terms can be used to refer to infrastructure, a role of military units or individuals, or procedures employed. CANARY TRAP - A canary trap is a method for exposing an information leak, that involves giving different versions of sensitive information to each of a group of suspects and seeing which version gets leaked. CASE officer - staff officer of an intelligence agency, also called an OPERATIONS officer or AGENT handler or controller CENTER - Moscow headquarters of the KGB CHICKEN FEED - mineal information offered to a double agent, used to establish him as someone with access to intelligence CHRISTIANS in Action - slang for the CIA CLANDESTINE operation - actions that are meant to be undetected CLASSIFIED information COBBLER - specialist who forges passports COMPARTMENTALIZATION of information means to limit access to information to persons who directly need to know certain such information in order to perform certain tasks. The idea is that the fewer people know, the better, because as the number of people "in the know" grows, so does the risk or likelihood that such information could be compromised or fall into the hands of the opposition. As such, there tend to be varying levels of clearance within organizations. However, even if someone has the highest clearance, certain "eyes only" information may still be restricted to certain operators, even of lower rank. In intelligence administration, it is particularly useful to keep close watch on "sources and methods" information, so as to prevent disclosure of people and their activities, whose lives may be at risk, if such information were publicly disclosed, or, once again, fall into the hands of the opposition. CONSUMER - person or an organization on the receiving end of intelligence obtained by spies COOKED Intelligence - distorted intelligence passed on to a double agent, containing some truth COUNTER-ESPIONAGE - spying directed against an enemy's spy system, such as by recruiting agents in foreign intelligence organs COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE - the activity of preventing the enemy from obtaining secret information. COUSINS - slang for CIA operatives COVERT operation - those actions for which the government will deny knowledge or responsibility CRYPTONYMS and CODEWORDS used by the CIA CSE - Communications Security Establishment (UKUSA Alliance member - Canada) CSIS - Canadian Security and Intelligence Service - Canada's spy agency CT - CounterTerrorism CUT-OUT In espionage, a cut-out is a courier or mechanism used to pass information and devices from one spy to another while operating in a "denied area" or a hostile environment. The two forms of cut-outs are the block and chain. A block cut-out is an agent familiar with the entire spy network or cell and those who are in it, while the chain cutout is simply an agent who is aware of only the person providing the information and the spy who is receiving the information. The chain cut-out helps to maintain the compartmentalization of the spy network, which increases security by maintaining everyone's anonymity. The term cut-out may also be used more generally to describe a person or agency used as a pawn by intelligence agencies. (see also LETTERBOX) DANGLE - a dangle is a fake defector / or a spy posing as an informant who supplies deliberately misleading information DEAD DROP - pre-arranged location for dropping off secrets / receiving instructions a |
'The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog', uses every letter of what? | Urban Dictionary: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog A sentence that has every letter in the alphabet on it. No example. Create a mug The Urban Dictionary Mug One side has the word, one side has the definition. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Lotsa space for your liquids. Buy the t-shirt The Urban Dictionary T-Shirt Smooth, soft, slim fit American Apparel shirt. Custom printed. 100% fine jersey cotton, except for heather grey (90% cotton). A popular sentence that uses all the letters in the english alphabet, a phrase called a panagram. Due to its shortness and coherence, it has become widely known and is often used in visual arts. "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is commonly uses to display font samples. Create a mug The Urban Dictionary Mug One side has the word, one side has the definition. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Lotsa space for your liquids. Buy the t-shirt The Urban Dictionary T-Shirt Smooth, soft, slim fit American Apparel shirt. Custom printed. 100% fine jersey cotton, except for heather grey (90% cotton). A sentence used by technicians to test keyboards on computers, due to the fact that it uses all letters in the alphabet. Client: OMG!! MY keyboard broke!!! Technician: Calm yourself. Let me check: *Types* The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Client: Oh, thank god!!! Create a mug The Urban Dictionary Mug One side has the word, one side has the definition. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Lotsa space for your liquids. Buy the t-shirt The Urban Dictionary T-Shirt Smooth, soft, slim fit American Apparel shirt. Custom printed. 100% fine jersey cotton, except for heather grey (90% cotton). The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog A sentence that contains every word in the alphabet. When selecting a font in Windows, Microsoft uses it so you can see every example of a letter being used instead of using ABCDEFG... they use The quick brown fox jumpes over the lazy dog. I'm going to check out a new font I installed on Windows. "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog". Oh, that's how the font looks like on each letter. |
What word beginning with 'G' means 'Meaningless or nonsensical language.? | Word List: Nonsense Words Nonsense Words Tweets by @schrisomalis Nonsense Words This is a rather unusual glossary in that all of the words on the list are essentially synonymous - they are nouns meaning nonsense, gibberish, claptrap, hogwash, rubbish ... you get the idea. It probably shouldn't be surprising that this category is so productive of weird words. After all, what better way to disparage someone's ideas than to combine some nonsense syllables to make a descriptor for them? You more or less always can identify their meaning from context alone - either they're used as interjections, preceded by words like 'such' or 'unadulterated' or 'ridiculous'. But which to choose? You have the reduplicated ones (fiddle-faddle), the pseudo-classical (brimborion), the ones that literally mean something repulsive (spinach), and of course the wide variety that are euphemisms for bodily functions. Excluded from this list are the wide variety of very fun terms that are simple vulgarities without any specific reference to nonsense. Word |
What word beginning with 'C' means Bad tempered or grumpy? | grumpy - definition of grumpy in English | Oxford Dictionaries Definition of grumpy in English: grumpy ‘his performance as the grumpy gateman’ ‘he's grumpy because he hasn't heard from you’ More example sentences ‘Some news stories make me feel like a grumpy old man but I think I'm justified here.’ ‘He calls himself a grumpy old man in the book, maybe to discourage reviewers from using the expression against him.’ ‘I'll just be miserable and grumpy here, all by myself, without any help from anyone else, thank you.’ ‘Like all of us, he could be grumpy and cantankerous, but he was never mean-spirited in deed or thought.’ ‘Increasingly grumpy and queasy-looking, you wonder how long he can carry on.’ ‘Why wait upon grumpy old guests who don't appreciate those lovely locks all over their soup?’ ‘Those are not aimed at anyone who reads this, and I'm honestly not as grumpy as I sound.’ ‘I marked my return by getting the bout of sinusitis that made last week's entries so grumpy.’ ‘With it being Easter, you're likely to be feeling stuffed, tired or grumpy.’ ‘If you think there's a hint of the grumpy old man there, you'd be right.’ ‘I didn't even feel like going partying when my equally grumpy friends asked me to.’ ‘She gets very hot and grumpy, sweats lots, dehydrates and needs to be fed more, etc.’ ‘There are plenty of negative reviews written by grumpy people about this film.’ ‘Read a selection of past interviews and you're left with a picture of a truculent, grumpy old curmudgeon.’ ‘The day-time guard at the entrance to our village is the most grumpy and surly man.’ ‘I particularly enjoyed my encounter with the lighthouse's grumpy postmistress.’ ‘Far from from frumpy and grumpy, it seems many older men care about their appearance and have a positive outlook on life.’ ‘In spite of a couple of insanely grumpy reviews, this film is an utter charmer.’ ‘When we got to the end of the drive, he was a bit grumpy again, and then said I'd passed, despite a couple of minor faults.’ ‘For years, gift-givers have agonised over what to buy relations who happen to be grumpy teenage boys.’ Synonyms bad-tempered, ill-tempered, short-tempered, crotchety, crabby, crabbed, tetchy, testy, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, irritable, irascible, crusty, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, bearish, surly, churlish, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, pettish having got out of bed on the wrong side grouchy, snappy, snappish, chippy, on a short fuse, short-fused shirty, stroppy, narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore head cranky, ornery, soreheaded Fawn is a shade of which colour? brown Incarnadine is a shade of which colour? green Aubergine is a shade of which colour? orange Carnelian is a shade of which colour? blue Luteofulvous is a shade of which colour? orange-tawny Amaranth is a shade of which colour? purple Verditer is a shade of which colour? orange Puce is a shade of which colour? purple Loden is a shade of which colour? orange Jet is a shade of which colour? black You scored /10 practise again? Retry |
What word beginning with 'F' means 'To perplex or bewilder'? | What does perplex mean? This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word perplex Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound(verb) be a mystery or bewildering to "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" complicate, perplex(verb) "There was a new development that complicated the matter" Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: perplex(Verb) To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle. Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Perplex(adj) to involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts Perplex(adj) to embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety Perplex(adj) to plague; to vex; to tormen Perplex(adj) intricate; difficult Origin: [L. perplexus entangled, intricate; per + plectere, plexum, to plait, braid: cf. F. perplexe. See Per-, and Plait.] Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Perplex per-pleks′, v.t. to make difficult to be understood: to embarrass: to puzzle: to tease with suspense or doubt.—n. (obs.) a difficulty.—adv. Perplex′edly.—n. Perplex′edness.—adj. Perplex′ing.—adv. Perplex′ingly.—n. Perplex′ity, state of being perplexed: confusion of mind arising from doubt, &c.: intricacy: embarrassment: doubt. [Fr.,—L. perplexus, entangled—per, completely, plexus, involved, pa.p. of plectĕre.] Numerology The numerical value of perplex in Chaldean Numerology is: 9 Pythagorean Numerology |
What word beginning with 'M' means 'To treat someone leniently'? | Treat - definition of treat by The Free Dictionary Treat - definition of treat by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/treat v. treat·ed, treat·ing, treats v.tr. 1. To act or behave in a specified manner toward: treated me fairly. 2. To regard and handle in a certain way. Often used with as: treated the matter as a joke. 3. To deal with in writing or speech; discuss: a book that treats all aspects of health care. 4. To deal with or represent artistically in a specified manner or style: treats the subject poetically. 5. a. To provide with food, entertainment, or gifts at one's own expense: treated her sister to the theater. b. To give (someone or oneself) something pleasurable: treated herself to a day in the country. 6. To subject to a process, action, or change, especially to a chemical or physical process or application: treated the cloth with bleach. 7. a. To give medical aid to (someone): treated many patients in the emergency room. b. To give medical aid to counteract (a disease or condition): treated malaria with quinine. v.intr. 1. To deal with a subject or topic in writing or speech. Often used with of: The essay treats of courtly love. 2. To pay for another's entertainment, food, or drink. 3. To engage in negotiations, as to reach a settlement or agree on terms: "Both sides nonetheless are quite willing to treat with [the king]" (Gregory J. Wallance). n. 1. Something, such as one's food or entertainment, that is paid for by someone else. 2. A source of a special delight or pleasure: His trip abroad was a real treat. [Middle English tretien, from Old French traitier, from Latin tractāre, frequentative of trahere, to draw.] treat′er n. (triːt) n 1. a celebration, entertainment, gift, or feast given for or to someone and paid for by another 2. any delightful surprise or specially pleasant occasion 3. the act of treating vb 4. (tr) to deal with or regard in a certain manner: she treats school as a joke. 5. (Medicine) (tr) to apply treatment to: to treat a patient for malaria. 6. (tr) to subject to a process or to the application of a substance: to treat photographic film with developer. 7. (tr; often foll by to) to provide (someone) (with) as a treat: he treated the children to a trip to the zoo. 8. formal (usually foll by: of) to deal (with), as in writing or speaking 9. (intr) formal to discuss settlement; negotiate [C13: from Old French tretier, from Latin tractāre to manage, from trahere to drag] ˈtreatable adj 1. to act or behave toward in some specified way: to treat someone with respect. 2. to consider or regard in a specified way: to treat a matter as unimportant. 3. to deal with in a specified way; handle. 4. to deal with (a disease, patient, etc.) in order to relieve or cure. 5. to subject to some agent or action in order to bring about a particular result: to treat a substance with an acid. 6. to provide with food, entertainment, gifts, etc., at one's own expense. 7. to provide with as a source of pleasure or enjoyment. 8. to deal with in speech or writing; discuss. 9. to deal with or represent artistically, esp. in some specified manner or style: to treat a theme realistically. v.i. 10. to deal with a subject in speech or writing; discourse (usu. fol. by of). 11. to give, or bear the expense of, a treat. 12. to carry on negotiations with a view to a settlement; negotiate. n. 13. entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard. 14. anything that affords particular pleasure or enjoyment. 15. the act of treating. 16. one's turn to treat. [1250–1300; Middle English treten (v.) < Old French tretier,traitier < Latin tractāre to drag, handle, frequentative of trahere to drag. compare tractable ] treat′er, n. I will have been treating you will have been treating he/she/it will have been treating we will have been treating you will have been treating they will have been treating Past Perfect Continuous choice morsel , tidbit , titbit - a small tasty bit of food savoury , savory - an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors |
Where would you find the port and waters of 'Scapa Flow'? | Scapa Flow, Scotland | By Scotland Channel City finder Explore the Fascinating Wonders of Scapa Flow Scapa Flow on the northern point of Scotland is a renowned natural harbor. This stretch of water is roughly 20 km from east to west and 15km from north to south. Scapa Flow lies within the shelter of the surrounding Orkney Islands . Scapa Flow has been an attraction for more than a thousand years and is known for it beautiful and remote location. Today Scapa Flow is home to a major oil terminal at Flotta. Up to 10% of Britain's oil arrives by pipe from the North Sea oilfields and is then transferred to tankers for shipment around the world. Scotland's Scapa Flow is also famous for the wrecks of the German High Seas Fleet that were damaged here at the end of World War I. The three largest battleships wrecked at Scapa Flow were the Kronprinz Wilhelm, the Markgraf and the Konig, all 177 metres long and weighing 26,000 tons. The wrecks are most fascinating to explore. As you can imagine this makes for great Scuba diving . The water is clear, although deeper waters may restrict your visibility, so its a good idea to have a torch handy. The battleships mostly lie over 30 metres deep, so one has to be very careful when scuba diving. On the decks you will find huge guns that protrude from the wreckage. While you are scuba diving at Scapa Flow you will also see creatures in the deep waters like starfish and jellyfish. Diving here in the waters of Scapa Flow is a rare treat. It may take up to a week to see most of the wreckage. Tourists should definitely make a stop at the Scapa Flow Visitor's Centre. The visitor’s centre houses original oil pumping equipment and a large range of exhibits that date back as far as the 1940s. Here you can also see displays and models showing how Scapa Flow's defences worked, as well as models showing the 1919 German Fleet when it was damaged.There are many photographs on display to give you a sense of what life was like back then. Everyone can enjoy this part of the tour as there is so much to see and learn. Indeed, Scapa Flow has much to offer travelers in this region of Scotland. Tags: |
At which racecourse would you watch both the 'Oaks' and the 'Derby'? | Epsom Derby - The greatest flat race in the world The Greatest Flat Race in the World Ladies' Day Saturday 4th June Friday 2nd June 2017 The vibrant atmosphere, roaring laughter and thundering hooves of top quality racing are what make the Investec Derby Festival an unmistakably British event and The Greatest Summer Celebration. Rain or shine, every year on the first Friday of June, a multitude of ladies and gents head to Epsom Downs Racecourse to experience a day full of high octane racing, music, glamour and fashion. Across the Queen’s Stand to The Hill there is an air of excitement all round. Dressed to impress, Ladies in the Queen’s Stand and Duchess’s Stand are invited to enter the Style Awards with the promise of not only taking the title but going home with some superb prizes. With a series of six races throughout the day and post racing DJ set in the Hyperion Bar it’s a day to mark the start of your summer. Ladies' Day 2016 Highlights Family Enclosure – Adult + car park pass Prices from £15 Great British Hamper (for 2) Prices from £215 Great British Picnic (for 2) Prices from £165 Duchess’s Stand Private Box Prices from £Please Enquire Queen’s Stand Private Boxes Prices from £Please Enquire Access to our Premier Enclosure Access to our premier bars and catering facilities Viewing of the Parade Ring and Winners' Enclosure. Entry into the Queen's Stand, our premier enclosure at Epsom Downs, located on the finish line with a prime view of the straight and Winners' Enclosure. Please note that a strict dress code applies for this enclosure. Access to our Premier Enclosure Access to our premier bars and catering facilities Viewing of the Parade Ring and Winners' Enclosure. Entry into the Queen's Stand, our premier enclosure at Epsom Downs, located on the finish line with a prime view of the straight and Winners' Enclosure. Please note that a strict dress code applies for this enclosure. Entry into our largest enclosure which combines superb viewing with a relaxed atmosphere. Access to viewing of the Parade Ring and Winners' Enclosure. A guaranteed seat for the whole day in our purpose built stand. A guaranteed seat for the whole day in our largest enclosure, with stunning views of the finishing straight and access to viewing of the Parade Ring and Winners' Enclosure. Entry into our largest enclosure which combines superb viewing with a relaxed atmosphere. Access to viewing of the Parade Ring and Winners' Enclosure. A guaranteed seat for the whole day in our purpose built stand. A guaranteed seat for the whole day in our largest enclosure, with stunning views of the finishing straight and access to viewing of the Parade Ring and Winners' Enclosure. Entry into our largest enclosure which combines superb viewing with a relaxed atmosphere. Access to viewing of the Parade Ring and Winners' Enclosure. Our largest enclosure, with stunning views of the finishing straight and access to viewing of the Parade Ring and Winners' Enclosure. Entry into our largest enclosure which combines superb viewing with a relaxed atmosphere. Access to viewing of the Parade Ring and Winners' Enclosure. Our largest enclosure, with stunning views of the finishing straight and access to viewing of the Parade Ring and Winners' Enclosure. Trackside viewing in the final furlong U18s FREE Opposite the main stands the Lonsdale Enclosure is the grass enclosure where you can get right up the rails to see the horse thunder past. This is a very popular enclosure as you’re right in front of the all the action in the stands. Food and drink for own consumption can be taken into this area. There are catering, betting and toilet facilities in this enclosure. U18s FREE Trackside Viewing U18s FREE One of the faster growing enclosure is the Upper Tattenham Enclosure. With a trackside view all the way down to the pivotal Tattenham Corner, betting facilities and opportunity see the event in front of you it represents excellent value. Food and drink for own consumption can be brought into this area. There are catering, betting and toilet facilities in |
In which US state will you find 'The Everglades'? | Everglades National Park (U.S. National Park Service) Contact Us America's Everglades - The largest subtropical wilderness in the United States Everglades National Park protects an unparalleled landscape that provides important habitat for numerous rare and endangered species like the manatee, American crocodile, and the elusive Florida panther. An international treasure as well - a World Heritage Site, International Biosphere Reserve, a Wetland of International Importance, and a specially protected area under the Cartagena Treaty. Read More |
What is the opening song called in the film 'The Graduate'? | The Graduate - Soundtrack Mrs. Robinson Additional music composed and conducted by David Grusin Rarely has a soundtrack not only complimented a movie but enhanced it. The songs of this film in music and lyrics perfectly express the inner beings of the characters. "Sounds of Silence" is the anthem, a common thread that winds throughout the movie. And how perfect of a selection it is of the ancient song "Scarborough Fair" to deal with the timeless themes of the film. It is so hauntingly beautiful. And "Mrs. Robinson" has become a piece of Americana, a sympathetic song for an unsympathetic character. The combined impact of the cinematography and the music evoke a powerfully moving experience. Simon & Garfunkel and "The Graduate" Excerpts from: The Acoustic Guitar Collection on The Sounds of Silence Bookends - the Simon and Garfunkel Story A moderately successful novel by Charles Webb was published in 1963 called The Graduate. It charted those changing values but it took film director Mike Nichols to clarify that dissatisfaction. Nichols had first come to prominence in America with his partner Elaine May in the early Sixties, when the duo wrote and performed deliciously sharp satiric sketches. When the partnership split, Nichols went on to direct the film of Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. It won her an Oscar, and Nichols was suddenly hot. For his second film, he chose the unknown Dustin Hoffman to play the eponymous hero of Webb's novel. Nichols had heard his brother's copy of Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme, and approached Simon to write the soundtrack for The Graduate. Simon had read the novel, and dismissed it as only an English major could as "bad Salinger . . . I didn't like anything about the film at first. I was only impressed with Mike Nichols who asked us to do it." Clive Davis at CBS thought it would be a good career move for the duo as well, and "grabbed" the rights for the film soundtrack, assuming Simon would come up with enough new material to fill it. The song most associated with The Graduate, Mrs Robinson, wasn't even fully used in the film. Simon and Garfunkel saw some of the film's rushes and, as nothing immediately suggested itself in the way of new songs, they decided to slot older songs in as a temporary measure, until Simon had got round to writing specific new material. But Mike Nichols was happy with the way that Sounds of Silence, Scarborough Fair, April Come She Will and Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine slotted in and decided to keep them on the soundtrack. Simon and Garfunkel then went back to resume work on their next proper album, Bookends. But Clive Davis was worried about the soundtrack for The Graduate, which he envisaged as an album of fresh S&G material. Simon was emphatic that he had no more material for the album. It wasn't until Davis saw the finished film did he realise that Dave Grusin's additional mood music could be used to pad out an album which only featured about 15 minutes worth of Paul Simon songs. He approached Mort Lewis, Simon and Garfunkel's manager, with the idea, but neither he nor Simon or Garfunkel were keen. All three felt that a Simon and Garfunkel album should be just that: new songs, a S&G picture on the cover etc. Davis felt that the film soundtrack would help them reach a far wider audience but Simon was insistent, he told Davis: "We've been working on the Bookends album a long time, we love it, and we think it's a major creative breakthrough. We don't want to wait six months to release it just because of your commercial problems." Davis promised that The Graduate and Bookends would be released simultaneously, which would, if anything, enhance not only their reputation, but also stimulate sales. Eventually and reluctantly, Simon, Garfunkel and Lewis agreed. Ironically, it was the success of The Graduate which commercially established Simon and Garfunkel, the album neither wanted released. The Graduate was one of those rare films which perfectly captured the feeling of the times, and spawned a whole clutch of der |
Which crime writer created 'Mike Hammer'? | Taking up Mickey Spillane's mantle | Books | The Guardian Fiction Taking up Mickey Spillane's mantle Before his death in 2006, America's one-time bestselling crime writer entrusted the draft of his final Mike Hammer novel to friend and fan Max Allan Collins. The writer explains what it was like to complete his mentor's manuscript A tough act to follow ... Mickey Spillane back in the day in his studio in 1952. Photograph: AP Share on Messenger Close Mickey Spillane had unfinished business when he died in 2006. The hard-boiled heavyweight who, in his prime, would dash off thrillers in a matter of days, hadn't finished the final outing of his hot-headed New York detective Mike Hammer. The Goliath Bone , a valedictory case set in the wake of 9/11, lay incomplete. But the 88-year-old Spillane was determined to give his hero the send-off he deserved and, before he died, entrusted the book to mystery writer Max Allan Collins, who has been a Hammer fan since adolescence. So what is it like to finish the novel of a friend who also happens to be the bestselling American crime writer of the last century? When I call the lively, good-humoured Collins at home in Iowa, it sounds like he still can't believe he met his hero, let alone was charged with safeguarding his legacy. It's an honour, a responsibility and a "kid-in-the-candy-store sensation," he says. "Mickey had been creating these half-manuscripts and setting them aside throughout our friendship, and I had a reasonable expectation that I'd be chosen to complete them. Just days before his death, he told his wife Jane, 'When I go, there's going to be a treasure hunt around here. Give everything to Max – he'll know what to do with it.'" Last year, Collins prepared the first posthumous Spillane novel, a non-Hammer adventure named Dead Street, for publication. He believes he's the right man for the job because he has a fan's "sense of wonder" about Spillane, but can also "take his toolbox up to the workshop and – if you pardon the expression – get the hammer and nails out." It helps that he shares Spillane's expertise in writing crime fiction and comics (his graphic novel The Road to Perdition became an Oscar-winning film). Collins grew up glued to detective shows including the Mike Hammer series starring Darren McGavin as the shamus with the short fuse. "I started looking at the Spillane novels on the spinner racks of paperbacks at the local drugstore," the 60-year-old writer remembers. "Aged 13, on a family vacation, I risked trying to buy One Lonely Night. The clerk asked me if I was old enough, and I said I was 16. One Lonely Night, of course, is the wildest, most outrageously violent of any Mike Hammer novel. I spent the vacation in the backseat of the family car, ignoring God's scenery and taking in Spillane's melodrama." Hooked, he worked his way through the Hammer canon, which opens with I, the Jury (1947), Hammer's mission to avenge the murder of a friend. ("I don't want to arrest anybody," he quips. "I just want to shoot somebody.") His glamorous assistant is Velma, a devoted secretary-cum-PI whose snug dresses show off what look like "the curves in the Pennsylvania Highway". The book's sentences scream into action with the emergency of a police siren. It is the very essence of pulp fiction: written at speed, gulped down by punters. If not the smartest of sleuths, Hammer is undoubtedly the hardest. Collins suggests the anger can be traced to Spillane's time in the air force during the second world war: "Mickey had been such a good pilot that he wound up stateside, instructing other pilots, and never got into the action. So you had a certain survivor's guilt going there. The postwar world was a mess – not the promised land Mickey and other GIs had been told about. These frustrations came out in the writing. Plus, he wanted to write popular fiction that guys like him could relate to – there'd been a loss of innocence in that war, and he felt if he could reflect that, he'd find an audience. He was right." The books made Spillane the world's bestselling author for many years, |
What is the capital of Nova Scotia? | Halifax, the Capital of Nova Scotia, Canada Updated: 11/29/2014 About Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia , Canada. The largest urban area in the Atlantic provinces , Halifax looks out over one of the world's largest natural harbours and is an important seaport. Nature lovers will find sandy beaches, beautiful gardens and hiking, birding and beachcombing. Urbanites can enjoy the symphony, live theatre, art galleries and museums, and a lively nightlife. Halifax is an affordable city that provides a mix of Canadian history and modern living, with the constant influence of the sea. Location of Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is located in the centre of the east coast of Nova Scotia facing the North Atlantic Ocean. Area of the Halifax Regional Municipality 5,490.28 sq. km (2,119.81 sq. miles) (Statistics Canada, 2011 Census) Population of the Halifax Regional Municipality 390,096 (Statistics Canada, 2011 Census) Date Halifax Incorporated as a City Halifax was incorporated as a city in 1841. In 1996 it was amalgamated with neighbouring communities into the Halifax Regional Municipality. Government of Halifax Halifax municipal elections are held every four years on the third Saturday in October. Date of the last Halifax municpal election: Saturday, October 20, 2012 Date of the next Halifax municpal election: Saturday, October 15, 2016 The Halifax Regional Council is the main governing and legislative body for the Halifax Regional Municipality. The Halifax Regional Council is made up of 17 elected representatives: the mayor and 16 municipal councillors. Trans Canada Trail Weather in Halifax Halifax weather is influenced by the ocean. Winters are mild and summers are cool. Halifax is foggy and misty, with fog on more than 100 days of the year, especially in spring and early summer. Winters in Halifax are moderate, but wet with both rain and snow. The average high temperature in January is 2°C (29°F). Spring comes slowly, and eventually arrives in April. It too brings rain and fog. Summers in Halifax are short, but beautiful. In July the average high temperature is 23°C (74°F). By late summer or early fall, Halifax may feel the tail end of a hurricane or tropical storm. |
What is the name of Dr. Dolittles parrot? | What was the name of Dr Dolittle’s Parrot - My wiki What was the name of Dr Dolittle’s Parrot From My wiki Answer Polynesia Polynesia is Doctor Dolittle's parrot. She is able to speak and understand English and taught Doctor Dolittle his first bird and animal languages. She says she can never remember how old she is, but she remembers that when she came to England, she saw Charles II of England hiding in an oak tree in 1651 from the Roundheads: "he looked very frightened". Along with Chee-Chee and the crocodile, she decides to stay in her native Africa at the end of the original story, but returns in later books. Her species is not stated, but in The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle she is described as grey and scarlet. |
What is the name of the US river which flows between St. Paul and Minneapolis? | A river runs through us: Why the Mississippi is crucial to MSP’s future | MinnPost The Metropolitan Council generously supports MinnPost's environmental coverage; learn why A river runs through us: Why the Mississippi is crucial to MSP’s future CC/Flickr/zman z28 “People don’t know about Minnesota. Don’t know Minneapolis. But they know the Mississippi.” This is the first of three articles exploring the role of the Mississippi riverfront for the future of the Minneapolis-St. Paul region. They are adapted from a report for the McKnight Foundation ’s Food for Thought series by local author Jay Walljasper . Patrick Seeb, executive director of the St. Paul Riverfront Corporation , remembers visiting a remote village at the foot of the Himalayas where schoolkids asked him where he lived. “They’d never heard of Minnesota and not St. Paul, but when I mentioned the Mississippi, they just beamed. They knew the river.” David Wilson, director of the Minneapolis office of Accenture , recently visited the Amazon, where he discovered the same thing. “People don’t know about Minnesota. Don’t know Minneapolis. But they know the Mississippi.” Move over Prince, Garrison Keillor, Joe Mauer and the Pillsbury Doughboy. Make room for our real local star, the mighty Mississippi. “The river is what we’re known for,” explains Tom Fisher, dean of the University of Minnesota’s College of Design . “It links us to the whole world, literally and in people’s imaginations.” Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) is the largest urban region along the river’s 2,300-mile path to the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi’s watershed covers all or part of 31 states as well as two Canadian provinces, which amounts to 41 percent of land in the continental United States. Counting its major tributaries — the Missouri and the Ohio — the Mississippi River system is the fourth longest in the world after the Nile, Amazon and Yangtze. MSP is home to the only waterfall and the only river gorge on the entire length of the Mississippi, and we are just a short drive from Lake Pepin, the widest and arguably most scenic spot along the river. The Mississippi is actually a national park here along the 72-mile stretch from Dayton downriver to Hastings. Yet few of us consider how remarkable the Mississippi is. Even those enamored of the river see it mostly as a nice setting for a stroll or a picnic. We don’t recognize it as a world-famous landmark that puts Minneapolis-St. Paul on the international map. A key selling point Indeed, the Mississippi is one of MSP’s key selling points in an era when competition between world cities is heating up. The river has the potential to draw business, newcomers and tourists — the way the mountains do for Denver and the seacoast for Sydney. Bolstering our identity as a river city (or, more accurately, the Mississippi Metropolis) offers a solution to growing concerns that MSP’s nondescript image is becoming an increasing liability in maintaining and widening our prosperity and quality-of-life. (See my earlier articles here and here .) “The Mississippi is important to our future,” declares CEO Michael Langley of Greater MSP , which works to draw and retain businesses and investors to the region. “It’s an asset we need to highlight, and to keep pristine.” A goal: Become America’s No. 1 river city We have the potential to become America’s No. 1 River City. That’s the goal of Whitney Clark, executive director of Friends of the Mississippi River , who notes how much national attention shone on Minneapolis when it was named the No. 1 bike city in 2010. The competition for No. 1 River City is fierce. While MSP has made admirable progress over recent decades cleaning up the river and enlivening our urban riverfronts, so have many cities, from New Orleans to New York to Paris to Seoul. But we do have one great advantage on our side: the dazzling diversity of the Mississippi as it flows through our metropolitan area. It begins as a lazy prairie river and then travels through a steep gorge before spreading out across a wide valley filled with islands and backchannels. |
What was the name of John F Kennedy Airport before it was re-named? | History - About the Airport - John F. Kennedy International Airport - Port Authority of New York & New Jersey History of JFK International Airport In April 1942, New York City began placing hydraulic fill over the marshy tidelands of Idlewild Golf Course. Initial plans were for a modest 1,000-acre airport, but by the time construction was complete Idlewild Airport had grown to five times that size. Commercial flights began in July 1948. On December 24, 1963, the airport was rededicated John F. Kennedy International Airport in memory of the nation’s 35th president. Today, JFK is the nation’s leading international gateway, with more than 80 airlines operating from its gates. |
Which cricketer was the first to score a century and take ten wickets in the same Test Match? | Meet Test cricket's record-breakers! - Rediff Sports Rediff.com » Sports » Meet Test cricket's record-breakers! Meet Test cricket's record-breakers! Last updated on: July 23, 2010 12:05 IST Briggs was the first to 100 wickets in Tests Next Muttiah Muralitharan became the first bowler to take 800 wickets in Test cricket when he dismissed Pragyan Ojha caught in the slip by Mahela Jayawardene. Here is a chronology of first player to reach every important milestone in Test cricket: The first bowler to take 100 wickets in Test matches was the England left-arm slow bowler, Johnny Briggs. He reached the landmark just before tea on the first day of the Fourth Test against Australia at Sydney on 1 February 1895 in his 25th match. The first bowler to take 200 wickets was Australia's New Zealand-born leg-break bowler, Clarrie Grimmett. He reached that total on 17 February 1936 at the Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, in the penultimate Test of his career. Fred Trueman was the first bowler to take 300 wickets in Test cricket. He reached that total at The Oval in his 65th Test on 15 August 1964 when he had Neil Hawke of Australia caught at slip by Colin Cowdrey. The first bowler to take 400 Test wickets was Richard Hadlee on 4 February 1990 against India on his home ground at Lancaster Park, Christchurch. He reached this landmark at the age of 38 years 216 days after 80 Tests spread over 17 years and two days. Courtney Walsh was the first bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket. He reached the landmark at Port-of-Spain on 19 March 2001 in his 129th match when he had trapped Jacques Kallis in front of the wickets. The first bowler to take 600 Test wickets was Shane Warne on 11 August 2005 at Old Trafford against England in his 126th match when he had opener Marcus Trescothick caught behind by Adam Gilchrist. Shane Warne also became the first bowler to reach the 700-wicket mark on 26 December 2006 at Melbourne once again against England by clean bowling Andrew Strauss. Statistics: Rajneesh Gupta Prev Next The first batsman to score a hundred in Test cricket was Australia's Charles Bannerman who on 15 and 16 March 1877 in the very first innings in Test cricket, scored 165 not out (retired hurt) out of Australia's total of 245. The first batsman to score a hundred in each innings of a Test match was Warren Bardsley when he scored 136 and 130 for Australia at The Oval in August 1909. The first batsman to score a double hundred in Test cricket was Australia's Billy Murdoch who scored 211 for Australia against England at The Oval in August 1884. The first batsman to score a triple hundred in Test cricket was England's Andy Sandham when he scored 325 against West Indies at Kingston in April 1930. Sandham's record score was surpassed by Don Bradman (334 in 1930), Wally Hammond (336 not out in 1932-33), Len Hutton (364 in 1938). West Indian Gary Sobers then scored 365 not out against Pakistan at Kingston in 1957-58) and it remained a record until another West Indian Brian Lara made 375 against England at St. John's in 1993-94. Australia's Matthew Hayden broke Lara's record with 380 against Zimbabwe at Perth in 2003-04, but Lara got the record back on his name against England once again against England at St. John's in the same season. Lara also became the first batsman to score a quadruple century (400 not out) in Test history. The first batsman to score 1000 runs in Test cricket was England's Aurthur Shrewsbury. He reached that landmark during the last of his three centuries for England, against Australia at Lord's on 17 July 1893. Clem Hill, the Australian left-hander, was the first to score both 2,000 and 3000 runs in Tests. He reached the 2000-mark against England on his home ground, the Adelaide Oval, on 15 January 1904. He completed the 3000 runs on the same ground almost exactly seven years later against South Africa. Having exceeded Hill's final and record aggregate of 3412, Jack Hobbs went on to become the first batsman to reach both 4000 (at Lord's against Australia on 28 June 1926) and 5000 runs (on 14 March 1929 at Me |
What is the name of the Indian girl recued by Peter Pan? | Indians | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [Source] The Indians are the characters in Peter Pan . They lived in the Indian Camp of Neverland . As their chief pointed out, for "many moons", they have been fighting the Lost Boys in innocent challenges, and the winners always turned the losers loose (sometimes the winners are the Indians; anytime else, it is the Lost Boys). Contents [ show ] Development Originally, the Indians were to have a somewhat larger role than now. In the first scene for Never Land, the Indians were to be involved in a chase including the Lost Boys and the Pirates. Later on, after Peter Pan rescued Tiger Lily, they became security guards for Hangmen Tree, Peter Pan's hideout and battle with the pirates during an ambush. Appearances Jake and the Never Land Pirates None of the Indians make an appearance but in the episode " Basketballs Aweigh ", a basketball court built by the Indians was visited by Jake and his crew as well as Captain Hook. When first seen, vocalizations of the Indians were briefly heard. Racial stereotyping of Native Americans Although loved by families for decades, Peter Pan has been seen as politically incorrect in recent years due to the way Disney portrayed the Native American "Indians" in the film. They are stereotypical and considered by some to be offensive. They are displayed as wild, savage, violent and speak in a stereotypical way. The characters often call them savages and at one point Captain Hook refers to them as "redskins". John, Michael, and the Lost Boys go hunting them like animals (the Lost Boys mention tigers and bears as other alternatives). The "What Made the Red Man Red?" song is highly controversial because the Indians themselves are reflecting on how they got the color of skin; that Indian men maintain a permanent blush due to their constant pursuit of Indian women, and that asking "How?" is a major catalyst for Indian education. These stereotypes are present in J.M Barrie's play and many films of the time (mainly Westerns and cartoons). Marc Davis, one of the supervising animators of the film said in an interview years after the production that "I'm not sure we would have done the Indians if we were making this movie now. And if we had we wouldn't do them the way we did back then." Gallery |
On which island will you find 'Fingal's Cave'? | Fingal's Cave – Isle of Staffa, Scotland | Atlas Obscura See more things to do in Scotland » At 72 feet tall and 270 feet deep, what makes this sea cave so visually astoundingly is the hexagonal columns of basalt, shaped in neat six-sided pillars, that make up its interior walls. The cave was a well-known wonder of the ancient Irish and Scottish Celtic people and was an important site in the legends. Known to the Celts as Uamh-Binn or “The Cave of Melody,” one Irish legend in particular explained the existence of the cave as well as that of the similar Giant’s Causeway in Ireland. As both are made of the same neat basalt columns, the legend holds that they were the end pieces of a bridge built by the Irish giant Fionn mac Cumhaill (a.k.a. Finn McCool), so he could make it to Scotland where he was to fight Benandonner, his gigantic rival. The legend, which connects the two structures, is in effect geologically correct. Both the Giant’s Causeway and Fingal’s Cave were indeed created by the same ancient lava flow, which may have, at one time formed a “bridge” between the two sites. Of course, this happened some 60 million years ago, long before people would have been around to see it. Nonetheless, the deductive reasoning of the ancient peoples formed the connection and base of the legend that the two places must be related. The cave was rediscovered when naturalist Sir Joseph Banks visited it in 1772. At the time of Banks’ discovery, Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem in Six Books was a very popular poetic series, supposedly translated from an ancient Gaelic epic by Irish poet James Macpherson. The book was an influence on Goethe, Napoleon, and Banks, who promptly named the Scottish cave, which already had the name Uamh-Binn, after the Irish legend, calling it “Fingal’s Cave.” And though Banks is responsible for both rediscovering and renaming the cave, it would be a romantic German composer who truly vaulted the cave to world fame. So moved was famed composer Felix Mendelssohn by the splendor of the cave that he sent the opening phrase of an overture on a postcard to his sister with the note: “In order to make you understand how extraordinarily the Hebrides affected me, I send you the following, which came into my head there.” The Hebrides Overture, also known as Fingal’s Cave, premiered on May 14, 1832, in London. (The original name may have been based on the amazing noises the cave sometimes produces.) In a one-two Romantic punch, artist J. M. W. Turner painted “Staffa, Fingal’s Cave” in the same year and together these launched the cave from a little-known wonder into a must-see Romantic-Victorian tourist site. William Wordsworth, John Keats, Lord Tennyson, and Queen Victoria all visited the cave as did consummate traveler and lover of wonders, Jules Verne. After this, the cave never left the public imagination. Pink Floyd named one of their early, unreleased songs after the cave, and Matthew Barney used the cave in his Cremaster cycle. One can visit the cave via cruise (though boats cannot enter the cave, they make regular passes by it) or can travel to the small island of Staffa and hike into the cave by stepping from column to column. |
What religion was Adolph Hitler? | The religion of Hitler: German dictator Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler German Dictator, Nazi Leader There is no question that Hitler was a Nazi. Nazism was clearly his most important religious affiliation, not in the positive way the word "religion" is often defined, but in the general sense that any philosophy or belief system which is most important in a person's life is that person's "religion," regardless of whether or not it is universally labelled as a "religion." Hitler was also born into a Catholic family, but he rejected Catholicism and in most ways he rejected Christianity in general. On occasion we have read people claim that "Hitler was a Catholic" or "Hitler was a Christian" in a meaningful way, implying that Christianity or Catholicism was the primary impetus for his Nazi reign. Such claims are simply vitriolic attacks occasionally voiced by ideologically-inclined anti-Christian, anti-Semitic or pro-Nazi people. Historians agree that Hitler was pointedly anti-Christian. We are not aware of any published sources from acknowledged academic historians or writers that identify Adolf Hitler as significantly Catholic or Christian in his motivations as an adult. If anybody writes to us to point out such resources, we will be happy to cite them and refer to them here. One detailed publication that describes how Hitler was anti-Christian was written by Jewish writer Julie Seltzer Mandel, as described by Matt Kaufman ( http://boundless.org/2001/regulars/kaufman/a0000541.html ): I vividly remember a high school conversation with a friend I'd known since we were eight. I'd pointed out that Hitler was essentially a pagan, not a Christian, but my friend absolutely refused to believe it. No matter how much evidence I presented, he kept insisting that Nazi Germany was an extension of Christianity, acting out its age-old vendetta against the Jews. Not that he spoke from any personal study of the subject; he just knew. He'd heard it so many times it'd become an article of faith - one of those things "everyone knows."... Well, sometimes myths die hard. But this one took a hit in early January, at the hands of one Julie Seltzer Mandel, a Jewish law student at Rutgers whose grandmother survived internment at Auschwitz. A couple of years ago Mandel read through 148 bound volumes of papers gathered by the American OSS (the World War II-era predecessor of the CIA) to build the case against Nazi leaders on trial at Nuremberg. Now she and some fellow students are publishing what they found in the journal Law and Religion (www.lawandreligion.com)... The upshot: a ton of evidence that Hitler sought to wipe out Christianity just as surely as he sought to wipe out the Jews. The first installment (the papers are being published in stages) includes a 108-page OSS outline, "The Persecution of the Christian Churches." ...how the Nazis - faced with a country where the overwhelming majority considered themselves Christians - built their power while plotting to undermine and eradicate the churches, and the people's faith... From the start of the Nazi movement, "the destruction of Christianity was explicitly recognized as a purpose of the National Socialist movement," said Baldur von Scvhirach, leader of the group that would come to be known as Hitler youth. But "explicitly" only within party ranks: as the OSS stated, "considerations of expedience made it impossible" for the movement to make this public until it consolidated power... By 1937, Pope Pius XI denounced the Nazis for waging "a war of extermination" against the church... Catholic priests found police snatching sermons out of their hands, often in mid-reading ...the notion that the church either gave birth to Hitler or walked hand-in-hand with him as a partner is, simply, slander. Hitler himself knew better. "One is either a Christian or a German," he said. "You can't be both." From: Jadwiga Biskupska (Cornell University), "Hitler & Triumph of the Will: A Nazi Religion in the Catholic Style" in Undergraduate Quarterly, September/November 2004, page 147 (URL: http://www.undergradquarterly.c |
How many engines are there on a B-52 bomber? | Boeing: Historical Snapshot: B-52 Stratofortress B-52 Stratofortress Historical Snapshot In August 2014, the B-52 Stratofortress celebrated 60 years in the air. The eight-engine, 390,000-pound (176,901-kilogram) jet was America’s first long-range, swept-wing heavy bomber. It began as an intercontinental, high-altitude nuclear bomber, and its operational capabilities were adapted to meet changing defense needs. B-52s have been modified for low-level flight, conventional bombing, extended-range flights and transport of improved defensive and offensive equipment — including ballistic and cruise missiles that can be launched hundreds of miles from their targets. It had a rocky beginning. The original XB-52 design, selected by the Army Air Forces in 1946, was for a straight-wing, six-engine, propeller-powered heavy bomber. On Oct. 21, 1948, Boeing Chief Engineer Ed Wells and his design team were in Dayton, Ohio, when the Air Force’s chief of bomber development told them to scrap the propellers and come up with an all-jet bomber. Over the following weekend, in a Dayton hotel room, the team designed a new eight-engine jet bomber, still called the B-52, made a scale model out of balsa wood and prepared a 33-page report. This effort impressed the Air Force’s Air Materiel Command, and the design was approved. As the war worsened in Korea, the Air Force, in 1951, designated the B-52 the country’s next intercontinental bomber and approved an initial production order for 13 B-52s. The first B-52A flew Aug. 5, 1954. After assembly of three B-52As, production converted to B-52Bs, with more weight and larger engines. Some had photoreconnaissance or electronic capsules in their bomb bays and were redesignated RB-52Bs. The turbofan powered B-52H, the final version of the B-52, made its first flight March 6, 1961, and is still in service. With each variant, the B-52 increased in range, power and capability. In all, 744 B-52s were produced by Seattle, Wash., and Wichita, Kan., plants between 1952 and 1962. Throughout the 1950s, the B-52 chalked up many distance and speed records. It cut the round-the-world speed record in half, and in January 1962, flew 12,500 miles (20,117 kilometers) nonstop from Japan to Spain without refueling. This flight alone broke 11 distance and speed records. The B-52 saw active duty in the Vietnam War and was used in the Persian Gulf War in 1991 and over Afghanistan in 2001. On Oct. 26, 2012, Boeing marked 50 years since it had delivered its last B-52 Stratofortress to the U.S. Air Force. H-model bomber 61-040 had been assigned to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., where it remained in active service. Modern engineering analyses showed the B-52’s expected lifespan extending beyond 2040. In May 2014, The Air Force introduced the first B-52 aircraft upgraded with an advanced communications system developed by Boeing into its fleet. The Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) modification added several communication data links, full-color LCD displays with real-time intelligence feeds overlaid on moving maps, a state-of-the-art computing network, and the ability to retarget a weapon, or mission parameters, in flight. At that time, the Air Force operated 76 B-52s primarily out of Barksdale Air Force Base, La.; Minot Air Force Base, N.D., and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and planned to upgrade all of them. Technical Specifications |
Which country has the largest area, Australia or Brazil? | Largest Countries in the World, Top 10 Biggest Countries by Area Africa 2,381,741 Russia's geographical position is commonly described as "Eurasia". Its Asian part alone has larger area as compared to an entire country. As the largest country in the Western Hemisphere, Canada has the longest coastline. Its border with the United States is the world's longest land border. Slighter smaller in area than Canada, the United States of America is bordered by Mexico to the south and Canada to the north. It has the world's most fertile growing areas. China shares its border with 14 different countries, including Afghanistan to the east, Russia to the north, and Vietnam to the south. It is also home to 56 recognized ethnic groups. As the largest country in South America, Brazil is the home to the world's largest rainforest named as the Amazon. Also, it has a lengthy Atlantic coastline on the eastern side. As the largest country in Oceania, Australia is a continental landmass and not an island. The country is well known for its extreme climate and wildlife. With rapidly changing boundaries over the past century, India has China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal sharing their borders with it. It was once separated from Asia by a particular sea. As the largest Spanish-speaking nation in the world, Argentina has a varied climate and geography. Its southern tip, Cape Horn is the stormiest location available on Earth. Formerly part of the USSR, Kazakhstan has been the largest nation in the world for most of the 20th century. It is also the largest landlocked country on the globe. Algeria is situated in Northern Africa and has a majority of its desert regions highly elevated. The Algerian Sahara desert extends all the way to the south of Algeria past its borders with Mali and Niger The world's ten biggest countries by size are ranked based on information from the CIA World Factbook. The numbers shown are based on the total land area of each country, including both land and water areas within the international boundaries. Russia is the largest country in the world by a wide margin, covering 17,098,242 square kilometers. Russia stretches across Eurasia, spanning nine time zones and covering about an eighth of the inhabited land area of the Earth. The next largest country is also located in the far north. Canada covers the northern part of the Western Hemisphere, with a total area of 9,984,670 square kilometers. The United States and China are next on the list, so close in size that their positions are sometimes reversed, depending on the inclusion of particular territories and water areas. Just behind China and the USA is the largest country in South America, Brazil, with an area of 8,514,877 square miles, followed by Australia with an area of 7,692,024 square kilometers. Rounding out the top ten are the much smaller countries of India, Argentina, Kazakhstan and Algeria. Interactive Map of Largest Countries in the World The map of the ten largest countries by area is an interactive map of the world showing the largest countries. Hover your mouse over each of the top ten countries to see their areas in square kilometers. You must be Interested to Know |
Which fictional detective retired to keep bees? | Sherlock Holmes: Facts About the Fictional Detective | Primary Facts Sherlock Holmes: Facts About the Fictional Detective Posted on by James • 2 Comments Here are some facts about Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes was a popular fictional detective who featured in books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . He has become by far the best known literary detective ever created. Holmes appeared in 4 long stories and 56 short stories written by Doyle. Doyle became tired of his creation, killing him off in 1893, but then bringing him back to life due to public complaints. Sherlock Holmes was probably based on a real person, a forensic science lecturer named Joseph Bell. The Holmes books themselves influenced the development of forensic science. Holmes has also been portrayed in dozens of films, and is the character most often portrayed in films. He has been portrayed by Basil Rathbone, Peter Cushing and Jeremy Brett. In the books, Holmes lived at 221B Baker Street in London , along with his assistant Dr. Watson. At that address today is a Sherlock Holmes museum where letters are received daily asking for Holmes’ help. The first Sherlock Holmes long story was A Study in Scarlet, published in 1887. The first short story was A Scandal in Bohemia, published in The Strand magazine in 1891. Sherlock Holmes is a master of disguise, an expert boxer and swordsman and he can play the violin . However, he has no knowledge of politics, literature or astronomy. Holmes does not wear a deerstalker hat in the stories, despite many illustrations showing this. Neither does he say his most famous phrase of “Elementary, my dear Watson” in the books. In Sherlock, a British TV series, Sherlock Holmes (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) and Dr Watson (played by Martin Freeman) solve crimes in present-day London. The dates of Holmes’ birth and date are never clear in the original books. Holmes retired to the Sussex coast to keep bees and to write a book about bee keeping. There are statues of Sherlock Holmes in both Edinburgh and London. London also has a Sherlock Holmes hotel and pub, as well as streets named after Holmes and Watson. |
Which Renaissance artist's life was fictionalised in the book 'The Agony and the Ecstasy' subsequently made into a film? | Art & Culture Art & Culture In the early hours of the morning of the 17th January 1945, Raoul Wallenberg disappeared. He had been a consular official at the Swedish Legation in Budapest, Hungary. He was never heard from again. Raoul Wallenberg was not Jewish. He worked at the Swedish Diplomatic Mission in Budapest with one purpose in mind; to save as many Jews as possible from the Nazi death machine. He not only issued thousands of visas a “safe passes”, but empowered by his diplomatic immunity, he worked relentlessly in the face of the Nazis as they tried to deport Hungarian Jews to the death camps. I was honored to be invited yesterday – the 17th January – to a ceremony at the official residence of the Swedish Ambassador to Israel, H.E. Carl Magnus Nesser, to honor the late hero. The central event was the screening of a short documentary film: “The Survivors in Budapest: Interviews with Persons Saved by Raoul Wallenberg”. Four Israelis, all former Hungarians, who survived and lived to tell the tale. The interviews were bone-chilling as they recounted what they as children has seen, heard, felt and experienced – and how the brave Wallenberg saved them – and thousands more. The four were in the audience with us. Living flesh and blood, now mothers and fathers, grandparents, great-grandparents – survivors. Ambassador Nesser addressed the gathering, first in faultless Hebrew (!) which he has learned in his four years in Israel, and then in English. Also addressing the gathering was Danny Rainer, head of the Israeli representation of the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation. The Ambassador and the Embassy of Sweden in Tel Aviv are to be commended for arranging this event. The memory of Raoul Wallenberg will live on. May it be for a blessing for us all. Two outstanding organizations were represented at the gala benefit concert for the Yad Elie Foundation, which took place at the Jerusalem International YMCA on January 1st, 2016. The musical program was provided by Chen Zimbalista and the Music Factory. Yad Eli, established by Marion Kunstenaar in 2002 in memory of Elie Saghroun, provides meals for needy Jerusalem school children, feeding 500 Arab- and Jewish children on a daily basis. It sets up educational programs to teach children about nutrition and health, creating a forum where Jewish and Arab participants can think, work and benefit from each other. Rabbi David Lilienthal serves as chairman of Yad Elie. Directed by world-renowned marimba player and percussionist Chen Zimbalista, the Jewish-Arab youth orchestra – the Music Factory – was established four years ago. For the Jerusalem concert, it was joined by members of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Beer Sheva Sinfonietta and mezzo-soprano Noa Hope. The concert was preceded by the three-day Music in Omer Festival, consisting of open rehearsals, master classes and concerts. Taking place at the Open Museum in the Industrial Park of the southern town of Omer, this was the second of its kind involving the Music Factory and run by the charismatic Zimbalista. With the high standards of performance and nurturing of Zimbalista, an educator and social activist for bringing together children and youth from city and periphery in high-quality music-making, the 12- to 18-year-olds attending the festival were instructed by renowned teachers, who then joined them to play together in the youth orchestra. The program included finely-crafted orchestral playing of movements from cardinal works of symphonic repertoire and some chamber pieces, these punctuated by Zimbalista’s dashing, stylish and virtuosic marimba playing. For the performance of works of J.S.Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Bizet, Ravel and Piazzolla, the role of concertmaster alternated between some of the orchestra’s outstanding teen violinists. Introducing Ravel’s “Bolero”, Zimbalista explained that the composer had written it as an exercise for orchestra. With Zimbalista on drum, the players gave a beguiling reading of Evgeny Levitas’ shortened version of the “Bolero”; among the fine sm |
Which artist and illustrator painted a portrait of John F. Kennedy in 1960 that was later published on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post after his assassination? | Norman Rockwell Biography | The Saturday Evening Post The Saturday Evening Post Norman Rockwell Biography Norman Rockwell “I showed the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed.” – Norman Rockwell Norman Perceval Rockwell, The Saturday Evening Post’s most famous illustrator, is considered by many to be one of America’s greatest artists. He was a master storyteller via canvas and paint, and his works, capturing the triumphs and foibles of the common man, are as popular today as they were in decades past. Rockwell’s talent flourished during a period referred to as “The Golden Age of Illustration,” when the nation enjoyed the brilliance of such illustrators as Winslow Homer, J.C. Leyendecker, Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, and Ellen Pyle. Born in New York City on February 3, 1894, Rockwell always wanted to be an illustrator. He transferred to the Chase Art School at the age of 14, and then went on to the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League. There, he was taught by famous artists such as Thomas Fogarty, George Bridgman, and Frank Vincent DuMond. Rockwell’s first major commission came in 1912, when he was just 18, with his first book illustration for Carl H. Claudy’s Tell Me Why: Stories about Mother Nature. Rockwell later produced works for St. Nicholas Magazine and the Boy Scouts of America’s publication Boys’ Life, of which he later became the art editor. During his three year tenure (1913–1916), he painted several covers, the first, Scout at Ship’s Wheel, appearing on the Boys’ Life September 1913 edition. Some of Rockwell’s fondest early memories were of summers spent in the country enjoying an adventuresome and carefree existence. His parents took in and cared for boarders, leaving young Rockwell the freedom to spend his days as he wished. Rockwell recalled in his autobiography, “I have no bad memories of my summers in the country,” and remarked that his recollection of this time “all together formed an image of sheer blissfulness.” Many of his experiences during this special time are reflected in his later paintings. Rockwell’s involvement with The Saturday Evening Post began in 1916. His family had moved to New Rochelle, New York, where a then 21-year-old Rockwell shared a studio with cartoonist Clyde Forsythe, who worked for the Post. Forsythe helped Rockwell submit his first successful cover painting, Mother’s Day Off, to the Post in 1916. Forty-seven years later, Rockwell’s work had appeared 322 times on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post — the last, a portrait of John F. Kennedy, appeared in 1963, a week after the president’s assassination. Rockwell spent the last 10 years of his career painting about civil rights, poverty, and space exploration for Look magazine. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States of America’s highest civilian honor, in 1977 for “vivid and affectionate portraits of our country.” |
What is the name of the toning that produces brown and white photographs? | Toning Black & White Photographs | James Gilmore, Photographer November 30, 2011 by James Gilmore Toning Black & White Photographs In photography, toning is a method of changing the color of black-and-white photographs. In analog photography, toning is a chemical process carried out on silver-based photographic prints. This darkroom process can not be done with a color photograph and although the black-and-white photograph is now toned, it is still considered a black and white photograph as it is monochromatic. Because toners convert the silver of the image into some other material, they can improve the long-term stability of a print. As well as toning the whole picture, you can achieve particularly striking results in some cases by toning (or coloring) selected areas. Next Wednesday, Dec. 7th, at 3pm, we will be ‘stinking up’ McCloud Hall with sepia toner. Please bring UNMOUNTED black and white photos for toning. You can sepia tone individual photos, or your whole project. Dress down for this activity, or just bring an old kitchen apron to wear. NOTE: I am requiring at least one sepia photo in your notebook! Sepia Toning Sepia toning converts the silver image to tones ranging from light to dark brown. Such toning can be achieved by using either Direct or Indirect toners. Sepia toning requires the image to be bleached before toning. Both lead to an improved image permanence. Below gives details on ‘Direct’ and ‘Indirect’ techniques – for sepia toning images. Direct Sulphide toners Direct Sulphide toners are single solution toners, and act on the image directly – to convert it (partially or completely) to silver sulphide. Direct sulphide toners work well with Multigrade FB Warmtone paper. Such toners have little effect on Multigrade IV papers however. These types of toners have the advantage that toning can be stopped when the desired colour is reached, and also partially toned images can be further treated in other toners to produce various other special effects. Prints toned in direct sulphide toners generally have similar density and contrast – to untoned prints. These toners can be used at room temperature but they act very slowly – taking up to 30 minutes to reach completion. This time can be shortened considerably by raising the temperature to 100F/38C, but the drawback is that at higher temperatures this already initially strong smelling toning solution – will be even more unpleasant. Examples of commercially available direct sulphide toners are :- Kodak Brown toner, Photographers Formulary Hypo-alum, and Photographers Formulary Polysulfide. Indirect Sulphide toners Indirect sepia toning is done in three stages. First the print is soaked in a potassium ferricyanide bleach to convert the metallic silver to silver halide. The print is washed to remove excess potassium ferricyanide then immersed into a bath of toner, which converts the silver halides to silver sulfide. The bleach used is normally a ferricyanide bromide type – which converts the silver image to silver bromide. The darkening (redeveloping) solution is a solution of sodium sulphide. This solution has a very strong/nasty smell – and most users now prefer to use odorless toners. Odorless toners use an alkaline solution of thiourea to convert the silver bromide image to silver sulphide. Apart from being odorless, they also have the advantage of allowing the resulting image color to be adjusted by controlling the pH of the second bath. The pH adjustment is achieved by adding more or less sodium hydroxide solution to the second bath. More additive gives a colder image tone, less additive gives a warmer image tone. Prints toned to have a very warm image tone generally have considerably lower density and contrast to untoned prints. Examples of commercially available indirect sulphide toners are : Indirect sulphide toners – Berg Rapid RC Sepia, Kodak Sepia, Photographers Formulary Sepia Sulphide 221, and Tetenal Sulphide. Thiourea sulphide toners (non variable warmth) – Photographers Formulary Thiourea, Speedibrews Speedisepia. Thiourea sulphide toners (variabl |
How did Van Gogh commit suicide? | Van Gogh did not kill himself, authors claim - BBC News BBC News Van Gogh did not kill himself, authors claim 17 October 2011 Read more about sharing. Close share panel Vincent van Gogh did not kill himself, the authors of new biography Van Gogh: The Life have claimed. Vincent van Gogh Dutch painter largely unappreciated in his lifetime Artistic career lasted just a decade, cut short when he died aged 37 in 1890 Posthumously revered for his richly-hued and impressionistic works such as Sunflowers and Starry Night The Van Gogh paintings we all own Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith say that, contrary to popular belief, it was more likely he was shot accidentally by two boys he knew who had "a malfunctioning gun". The authors came to their conclusion after 10 years of study with more than 20 translators and researchers. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam called the claim "dramatic" and "intriguing". In a statement, however, curator Leo Jansen said "plenty of questions remain unanswered" and that it would be "premature to rule out suicide". He added that the new claims would "generate a great deal of discussion". Van Gogh died in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, in 1890 aged 37. The Dutch master had been staying at the Auberge Ravoux inn from where he would walk to local wheat fields to paint. It has long been thought that he shot himself in a wheat field before returning to the inn where he later died. Cowboy game But author Steven Naifeh said it was "very clear to us that he did not go into the wheat fields with the intention of shooting himself". "The accepted understanding of what happened in Auvers among the people who knew him was that he was killed accidentally by a couple of boys and he decided to protect them by accepting the blame." Analysis By Will GompertzArts editor Van Gogh: The Life consists of 900-plus well-written pages of intensely researched biographical detail about an artist who, in 10 prolific years, introduced an expressionistic style of painting that changed art forever. In a short chapter at the end of the book, the authors start to make their case that Vincent van Gogh was shot by a 16-year old boy called Rene Secretan, who had a history of tormenting the troubled artist. On why he would cover for a boy he loathed, the authors reasoned, "because Vincent welcomed death" and didn't want to drag the brothers "into the glare of public enquiry… for having done him this favour". They lavish praise on their two main sources and pay little heed to the one person who was definitely there - Vincent van Gogh - when he quite clearly said: "Do not accuse anyone... it is I who wanted to kill myself." As they admit in the book, the truth of the matter is that, "surprisingly little is known about the incident". Which leaves, of course, plenty of room for conjecture. He said that renowned art historian John Rewald had recorded that version of events when he visited Auvers in the 1930s and other details were found that corroborated the theory. They include the assertion that the bullet entered Van Gogh's upper abdomen from an oblique angle - not straight on as might be expected from a suicide. "These two boys, one of whom was wearing a cowboy outfit and had a malfunctioning gun that he played cowboy with, were known to go drinking at that hour of day with Vincent. "So you have a couple of teenagers who have a malfunctioning gun, you have a boy who likes to play cowboy, you have three people probably all of whom had too much to drink." He said "accidental homicide" was "far more likely". "It's really hard to imagine that if either of these two boys was the one holding the gun - which is probably more likely than not - it's very hard to imagine that they really intended to kill this painter." Gregory White Smith, meanwhile, said Van Gogh did not "actively seek death but that when it came to him, or when it presented itself as a possibility, he embraced it". Media captionGregory White Smith and Steven Naifeh describe some of their findings for the book He said Van Gogh's acceptance of death was "really done as an act of love |
'Glass of Absinthe' is a sculpture by which 20th century artist? | Looking at Absinthe Art and the “Green Fairy” | Peachridge Glass Looking at Absinthe Art and the “Green Fairy” Posted on 26 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V “la fée verte” (the green fairy) While looking in to an an incoming e-mail yesterday and the eventual development of a post that partially touched New Orleans Absinthe makers , I became side tracked with reading about Absinthe and the “la fée verte” or Green Fairy. Many of the pieces of art I looked at were represented by an image of la fée verte. The Green Fairy is the female embodiment of the enticing, oft-mistrusted green elixir. Absinthe arose to great popularity as an alcoholic drink in late 19th- and early 20th-century France, particularly among Parisian artists and writers. Owing in part to its association with bohemian culture, the consumption of absinthe was opposed by social conservatives and prohibitionists. Ernest Hemingway, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Amedeo Modigliani, Vincent van Gogh, Oscar Wilde, Aleister Crowley, Erik Satie and Alfred Jarry were all known absinthe drinkers. [Wikipedia] Absinthe Spoons I was really impressed with the artwork on many of the large lithographic advertising pieces of the late 19th century. This was at the height of the absinthe boom. Some of the greatest poster artists of the period – Cappiello, Privat-Livemont, Lefevre, Tamagno – created famous images to advertise the absinthe grand marques. [oxygenee]. Of equal interest were the artists who were using absinthe in their subject matter in their paintings. Artist such as Viktor Oliva, Albert Maignan, Pablo Picasso, Edouard Manet and Edgar Degas to name a few. Examples are represented below. Please enjoy the art. Personally I feel a little bit more educated about absinthe this week. I definitely want to go to the oldest bar in downtown Houston, “La Carafe”, on one of my creative jaunts and order a glass of absinthe. I will then pull out my journal or iPad and get creative or bohemian. Or try at least. A B S I N T H E G A L L E R Y An unrecorded lithographic poster for Rosinette, Absinthe Rosé Oxygénée, (37″ x 50″), printed by Camis around 1900. – Oxygenee.com “The Absinthe Drinker” by Viktor Oliva Felix Pernod Poster Albert Maignan’s painting of “Green Muse” (1895) shows a poet succumbing to absinthe’s mind-altering effects. (Credit: Courtesy of the Musée de Picardie, Amiens) “ASBSINTHE la Fee Verte” Poster “The Absinthe Drinker” – 1901 – Pablo Picasso A striking 1895 2 sheet poster showing Absinthe Mugnier’s famous desert legionnaireby Lucien Lefèvre, a pupil of Chéret. – Oxygenee.com “The absinthe drinker” – 1850, Paris, France – Edouard Manet One of the most iconic art nouveau images of all, this 1896 image for Absinthe Robette by the Belgian posterist Privat-Livemount has spawned a million reproductions. – Oxygenee.com “The Absinthe Drinker Au Café (l’Absinthe)” – Edgar Degas – The two figures in this painting are Ellen Andree, a noted French Actress, and Marcellin Desboutin, an artist and noted bohemian personality, sitting at the Café de la Nouvelle-Athenes, in Paris, France. In front of the woman sits a glass of the greenish colored liquid, Absinthe. It was first exhibited in 1872, where it was criticized as ugly and disgusting, and a later exhibition in 1892 it was removed from the show. It was shown a year later inn England, where it sparked controversy. The woman in the painting was derided as a whore and the entire image was seen as a blow to morality and the degradation of society due to absinthe. The often reproduced Absinthe Blanqui poster quintessential art-nouveau image, heavily influenced by the then fashionable vogue for orientalism. The original is rare, with only three surviving copies recorded. – Oxygenee.com Poster for J. Edouard Pernot Absinthe One of the most spectacular and important of all absinthe posters, this famous image by Gantner laments the prohibition of absinthe in France in 1915. In the centre, trampling the mortally wounded Green Fairy, is Raymond Poincaré, the arch-prohibitionist Pr |
With which other painter would you associate painter Francoise Gilot? | Francoise Gilot | Ackerman's Fine Art Katherine February 9, 2016 Francoise Gilot was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France in 1921. She would become an important artist and author that would influence generations after her. Her mother was an artist and began teaching her daughter art at the age of five. Her father would push her to get an education and influence her writing talents. She attended Cambridge University, the British Institute in Paris and the Sorbonne. Gilot would study law, but she could not ignore her true love of art. She would graduate with a degree in Philosophy in 1938 and English in 1939. In 1943, Francoise Gilot met Pablo Picasso and would soon become a student, muse and lover to him. He exposed her to an artist circle made of such notables as Braque, Miro, Gertrude Stein and Simone de Beauvoir. She also met Henri Matisse and the two became good friends. By the 1950’s, Gilot’s style began to move away from cubist influences of Picasso and developed into a more organic style all her own. She created works on paper and layers of gouache. She was also becoming interested in the American art scene. In the 1960s, she traveled to the United States and exhibited her work. Francoise Gilot is known for a vibrant color palette. Francoise Gilot is also an accomplished writer and poet. She authored and illustrated books, many of which were about the artists in her life. She worked at the University of California at Idyllwild as a visiting professor of the Department of Painting, Drawing and Etching. She maintains a studio in New York City and in Paris. She works on as many as six canvases at a time. |
"On whose life is Somerset Maugham's ""The Moon and Sixpence"" based on?" | The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham | PenguinRandomHouse.com About The Moon and Sixpence One of the novels that galvanized W. Somerset Maugham’s reputation as a literary master The Moon and Sixpence follows the life of one Charles Strickland, a bourgeois city gent whose dull exterior conceals the soul of a genius. Compulsive and impassioned, he abandons his home, wife, and children to devote himself slavishly to painting. In a tiny studio in Paris, he fills canvas after canvas, refusing to sell or even exhibit his work. Beset by poverty, sickness, and his own intransigent, unscrupulous nature, he drifts to Tahiti, where, even after being blinded by leprosy, he produces some of his most extraordinary works of art. Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is an unforgettable study of a man possessed by the need to create—regardless of the cost to himself and to others. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. About The Moon and Sixpence Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is W. Somerset Maugham’s ode to the powerful forces behind creative genius. Charles Strickland is a staid banker, a man of wealth and privilege. He is also a man possessed of an unquenchable desire to create art. As Strickland pursues his artistic vision, he leaves London for Paris and Tahiti, and in his quest makes sacrifices that leave the lives of those closest to him in tatters. Through Maugham’s sympathetic eye Strickland’s tortured and cruel soul becomes a symbol of the blessing and the curse of transcendent artistic genius, and the cost in human lives it sometimes demands. From the Trade Paperback edition. Get the news you want from Penguin Random House Praise "[A] witty, compelling roman à clef…that mock[s] the way the world makes saints of the sinners who are often its best artists." -The Boston Globe "It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham…. He was always so entirely there." -Gore Vidal About W. Somerset Maugham W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He trained as a doctor in London where he started writing his first novels. In 1926 he bought a house in Cap Ferrat, France, which was to become a meeting place… More about W. Somerset Maugham About W. Somerset Maugham W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He trained as a doctor in London where he started writing his first novels. In 1926 he bought a house in Cap Ferrat, France, which was to become a meeting place… More about W. Somerset Maugham Product Details |
What was the name of the painter who was the son of Hans Holbein the Senior? | Hans Holbein, the Elder | German painter | Britannica.com Hans Holbein, the Elder Jan van Eyck Hans Holbein, the Elder, (born c. 1465, Imperial Free City of Augsburg [Germany]—died 1524, Isenheim, Alsace [now in France]), German painter associated with the Augsburg school. He was the senior member of a family of painters that included his brother Sigmund and his sons Ambrosius (c. 1494–1519/20) and the famous Hans Holbein the Younger . Nothing is known of Holbein’s early life and training, but he was married and established as a painter in Augsburg by about 1493. Holbein’s early works, which include the Weingarten Altar (1493; Augsburg Cathedral), the St. Afra Altar (c. 1495; parts in the bishop’s palace at Eichstätt), the picture called the Basilica of St. Mary (1499; Augsburg), and a Passion series in 12 scenes (Donaueschingen), are characterized by deep, rich colouring and by balanced compositions of figures moving slowly and deliberately on a narrow stage. They show a knowledge of the art of Rogier van der Weyden , which has led some authorities to suppose that Holbein had visited the Netherlands, but ignorance of his Augsburg predecessors precludes any real evaluation of the immediate sources of his style. A visit in 1501 to Frankfurt am Main , where, with the assistance of Sigmund Holbein and Leonhard Beck, he painted the high altar of the Dominican monastery (Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main), initiated a new stylistic phase that includes also the Kaisheim Altar (1502; Munich) and the Basilica of St. Paul (c. 1503–04; Augsburg). These paintings have much greater depth than before, with a freer grouping of highly individualized figures—often portraits—in rather lively movement. It has been suggested that this new manner was perhaps inspired by a contact with the early work of Matthias Grünewald in Frankfurt. In a third and last phase, after 1510, including the St. Catherine Altar (1512; Augsburg), the St. Sebastian Altar (1516; Munich), and the Fountain of Life (1519; Lisbon), Holbein began to use Italianate ornament and evolved a compromise between the late Gothic and Renaissance styles similar to that of Gerard David in Bruges . However, he then found himself overshadowed by artists whose grasp of the Italian idiom was sounder than his own. In 1517, having fallen into financial difficulties, Holbein left Augsburg and went to Isenheim. Holbein’s honesty and insight as a portraitist are best seen in his many silverpoint drawings. It is clear that the portraiture of his more famous son must have owed much to his teaching. He also made designs for glass painting , and windows were designed by him in Eichstätt Cathedral (1502) and in the churches of St. Ulrich at Augsburg and St. James at Straubing. Learn More in these related articles: |
Which museum houses Velazquez's only painting of nude buttocks? | Diego Velázquez Diego Velázquez Location of death: Madrid, Spain Cause of death: Fever Nationality: Spain Executive summary: Las Meninas Head of the Spanish school of painting and one of the greatest painters the world has known, Diego Vel�zquez was born in Seville early in June 1599, the year in which Anthony Van Dyck also first saw the light at Antwerp. His European fame is of comparatively recent origin, dating from the first quarter of the 19th century. Until then his pictures had lain immured in the palaces and museum of Madrid; and from want of popular appreciation they had to a large extent escaped the rapacity of the French marshals during the Peninsular War. In 1828 Sir David Wilkie wrote from Madrid that he felt himself in the presence of a new power in art as he looked at the works of Velazquez, and at the same time found a wonderful affinity between this master and the English school of portrait painters, being specially reminded of the firm, square touch of Raeburn. He was struck by the sense of modernness of impression, of direct contact with nature, and of vital force which pervaded all the work of Velazquez, in landscape as well as in portraiture. Time and criticism have now fully established his reputation as one of the most consummate of painters, and accordingly John Ruskin says of him that "everything Velazquez does may be taken as absolutely right by the student." At the present day his marvellous technique and strong individuality have given him a power in European art such as is exercised by no other of the old masters. Although acquainted with all the Italian schools, and the friend of the foremost painters of his day, he was strong enough to withstand every external influence and to work out for himself the development of his own nature and his own principles of art. A realist of the realists, he painted only what he saw; consequently his imagination seems limited. His religious conceptions are of the earth earthy, although some of his works, such as the "Crucifixion" and the "Christ at the Column", are characterized by an intensity of pathos in which he ranks second to no painter. His men and women seem to breathe, his horses are full of action and his dogs of life, so quick and close is his grasp of his subject. England was~ the first nation to recognize his extraordinary merit, and it owns by far the largest share of his works outside of Spain. But Velazquez can only be seen in all his power in the gallery of the Prado at Madrid, where over sixty of his works are preserved, including historical, mythological and religious subjects, as well as landscapes and portraits. It is hardly creditable to the patriotism of Seville, his native town, that no example of his work is to be seen in the gallery of that city. Seville was then in the height of its prosperity, "the pearl of Spain", carrying on a great trade with the New World, and was also a vigorous center of literature and art. For more than a hundred years it had fostered a native school of painting which ranked high in the Peninsula, and it reckoned among itS citizens many whose names are prominent in Spanish literature. Velazquez was the son of Rodriguez de Silva, a lawyer in Seville, descended from a noble Portuguese family, and was baptized on the 6th of June 1599. Following a common Spanish usage, he is known by his mothers name Velazquez. There has been considerable diversity of opinion as to his full name, but he was known to his contemporaries as Diego de Silva Velazquez, and signed his name thus. He was educated, says Palomino, by his parents in the fear of God, and was intended for a learned profession, for which he received a good training in languages and philosophy. But the bent of the boy was towards art, and he was placed under the elder Herrera, a vigorous painter who disregarded the Italian influence of the early Seville school. From his works in Seville we can see that Herrera was a bold and effective painter; but he was at the same time a man of unruly temper, and his pupils could seldom stay long with him. Velasquez remained |
Emanuel Radinsky was born in Philadelphia in 1890 and died in Paris in 1976. He was a surrealist painter and photographer. By which name is he better known? | Man Ray (1890-1976), Photograph, LOeuf et le : Lot 0014 Auction ended on July 22nd, 2015 UTC Man Ray (1890-1976), Photograph, LOeuf et le Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper France, 1931; printed in 1991 Man Ray (1890-1976) American photographer, director, painter and object artist Verso with edition stamp Griffelkunst and ADAGP copyright stamp Published by the Griffelkunst-Vereinigung Hamburg, 1991 Framed under a mat Image size: c. 26 x 18.5 cm Very good condition This photograph by Man Ray depicts one of the artists typical surrealist motifs with two human hands holding an egg and a shell. The stark chiaroscuro endows the work with an internal tension. Like hardly any other photographer of his time, Man Ray knew how to use effects of light to create powerful images. The photograph bears the edition stamp Griffelkunst and ADAGP copyright stamp on the verso. The print is in very good condition with minor wear. The image size is approx. 26 x 18.5 cm and the dimensions of the sheet are 30.5 x 24 cm. The frame shows minor wear. The framed work measures 53 x 42 cm. Man Ray (1890-1976) The American artist Emanuel Radinsky, better known by his artists name Man Ray, is considered one of the most creative and versatile artists of the 20th century. In 1890, he was born in Philadelphia and earned later in New York as a publishing graphic artist his first merits. Fascinated by the medium of photography and along working in the darkroom Man Ray was experimenting with photograms in 1919/20 and developed thereof the rayography . In 1921 Man Ray followed his friends Marcel Duchamp and Francis Picabia to Paris, where he met other grandeurs of European avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism. In the 1930s he moved to Los Angeles, but returned after the war to Paris. Man Ray used the diverse artistic mediums such as painting, sculpture, collage, printmaking, photography, film or poetry. As a photographer, he achieved worldwide fame, his surreal photographs like the famous nude back portrait of a woman as violin is known to a wide audience. His work influenced contemporary and subsequent generations of photographers. (tfa) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance. Auctionata charges the resale rights tax pursuant to Section 26 of the German Copyright Act (UrhG) towards the buyer in case of the sale of an original work of art or photography prior to 70 years having lapsed since the death of their creator. Therefore, Auctionata charges when purchasing a good if a protection as an original work of art or photography is given starting from a hammer price of EUR 400 an additional amount, which is calculated according to Section 26 (2) German Copyright Act (UrhG) and which does not exceed the amount of EUR 12,500. You can find more information about resale rights tax in Auctionatas table of fees and T&C. Starting Bid: Auction Terms & Info Preamble Auctionata is an auction house which offers high-quality goods on the Internet. They are auctioned off or offered for direct sale in the Online Shop. All auctions are transmitted in real time via streaming technology. Auctionata offers second-hand goods from the fields of art and antiques as well as sculptures, decorative art and design of the 20th century, jewellery, rugs, memorabilia, collector?s items, oriental artworks, tribal art, textiles, Islamic art, postcards, paintings, works on paper and graphic prints, numismatics, postage stamps, silver, porcelain, glass and ceramics, contemporary art and photography, rare wines and liquors, antique books, autographs, placards, vintage fashion, accessories, musical instruments, watches, vehicles, coins and many other luxury goods. Moreover, Auctionata offers valuations of second-hand art items and luxury goods. Auctionata requires consent to these Terms and Conditions before every purchase in an auction or the Online Shop and before every obtaining a valuation. Integral parts of this Terms and Conditions shall be the Overview of Fees in their currently valid version as well as the tabular listing of the increments s |
Which famous artist designed the Chupa Chups logo? | Salvador Dalí's Real Masterpiece: The Logo For Chupa Chups Lollipops | Co.Design | business + design Salvador Dalí's Real Masterpiece: The Logo For Chupa Chups Lollipops Working at a cafe table for an hour, Salvador Dalí managed to design a logo that’s sold billions. Recent posts Follow The Life Of Plastic In Photos, From The Factory To The Ocean This Company Is Challenging Apple's Design Empire With A $129 Computer William Gibson's "Neuromancer" Gets A Cover Made With--What Else?--Code Everything Is Awful So Let's All Escape To This Treehouse For Grown-Ups Belinda Lanks 03.08.12 9:22 AM Salvador Dalí, the wacky surrealist known for his signature pointy mustache and painting melting clocks, was also graphic designer behind the classic Chupa Chups—an enduringly sweet, bright rendition of a daisy. The Catalan lollipop made its first appearance in 1958, when the company founder Enric Bernat hatched the idea of placing a bonbon on a stick. He called the product "GOL," imagining the candy as a soccer ball and the open mouth a net. It didn’t go over well. So Bernat hired an ad agency that renamed his product "Chupa Chups" (from the Spanish chupar, meaning "to suck"). All that was left was the branding. In 1969 , Bernat complained about what he had while having coffee with his artist friend—none other than Salvador Dalí. You need a logo?! According to lore , the painter went to work immediately, doodling for an hour on newspapers that were laying around. Dalí's version masterfully integrated the wordmark into the daisy design, and has hardly changed since. And Phaidon points us to one subtle, extremely smart feature of the design: Acutely aware of presentation, Dalí insisted that his design be placed on top of the lolly, rather than the side, so that it could always be viewed intact. It’s proved to be one of the most enduring pieces of branding ever and one that’s still used today, four billion sales later. What would induce the famous artist to take on such a project? Dinero. The guy rarely turned it down, causing surrealist poet André Breton to nickname him "Avida Dollars"—an anagram of Dalí's name that roughly translates to "eager for cash." [Image: p4nc0np4n ] Never miss a story. |
What type of paint was made out of pigment and egg yolk? | How To Make Egg Tempera Paint by Tony Johansen Egg Tempera Preparing the binder Separating the egg The egg must be fresh ( choosing eggs for tempera ) Use the yolk only without any white in it. The percentage of albumen in the white of the egg is too low to make good paint. Crack the egg horizontally and carefully pour the egg from one half shell into the other. Catch the white in a plate or sink. It is easiest to hold the yolk in the fingers, allowing the white to slip between the small gaps, but it is less messy to buy a purpose made egg separator that does the job for you. You find them in kitchen supply stores. However you do it, it is important not to break the yolk membrane at this point. When the yolk is separated gently dry it taking care not to break it yet. During the renaissance artist's like Cennini would have dried it by passing it from one hand to the other, wiping each hand in turn on his apron. Rolling the yolk on a paper towel achieves a similar result. Transfer the yolk to the flat of the palm when it is dry. You are ready to extract the contents. Use the thumb and index finger to lift and hold the yolk sack over a clean glass. This is where freshness counts as the membrane weakens with age and only fresh eggs will be able to be handled in this way. Puncture the skin at the bottom of the yolk with sharp knife, avoiding any skin fragments getting into the glass. A stanley knife or scalpel are ideal for this cut. Allow the yolk contents to fall into a clean glass jar. Cleanliness of equipment is important when dealing with a paint that can potentially spoil and ruin an artwork. Discard the yolk sac. Care in obtaining the cleanest and purest yolk in this way will make better paints and avoid trouble with the paint film further down the track. The separated yolk is now ready for use in paint making, although it is common to mix a little distilled water into the yolk. Grinding Also called dispersal The pigment should have been predispersed. Predispersal is all the grinding Egg Tempera must have as it is sufficient to mix the egg and pigment paste with a spatula just before use. Pigments will require approximately equal proportions of pigment to yolk. Exact proportions for several common pigments are listed below. A drawdown will reveal any problems with your mixing. If it is preferred to grind using the muller work quickly to avoid drying problems. The photograph shows how to hold the muller. Grind in a circular motion. Do not use a lot of pressure as the pigment particles are already finely ground, and the action of mulling is to evenly disperse the pigment through the egg binder. Scrape the mulled paint into the center for inspection. Do a quick drawdown. (How to do a drawdown ). Egg Tempera made from predispersed pigment paste will only need the one mulling. Experience teaches you the subtle difference between when the pigment is insufficiently dispersed and when the dispersal is complete, as a well dispersed paint handles differently to one where the particles are clumped or otherwise imperfectly dispersed. Trouble shooting Three tests are useful. Dabbing a little paint on clean glass and letting it dry. This will reveal if you have enough binder to pigment as too little egg will make a paint that crumbles. Well made paint should have a strong film. Also wiping a dry area of Egg Tempera paint with a dry cloth should leave no color on the cloth. Any color on the cloth indicates poor dispersion or insufficient egg yolk. The smell test will indicate paint which is 'going off'. Immediately discard any paint that is spoiling, and scrape off the picture any paint that was used from that batch just beforehand. Spoiled paint can destroy pictures. Andreas Fokas, the foremost Egg Tempera painter in Greece who has painted icons and still life for 60 years recommends two to three drops white vinegar added to each yolk depending on its size; it acts as preservative and 'cuts the black' according to him. This applies to all colors although the caution should be observed whenever using any acidic substance arou |
Which painter's trip to and later residence in California inspired him to make a series of paintings of swimming pools in Los Angeles using the comparatively new acrylic medium, rendered in a highly realistic style using vibrant colours? | 1000+ images about David Hockney on Pinterest | Armchairs, Celia birtwell and Hollywood DAVID HOCKNEY / Paper Pools / Swimmer Underwater, 1978 colored and pressed paper pulp 72x85 1/2 in. See More |
What's the name of the Postimpressionist artist known as 'Le Douanier'? | Henri Rousseau - YouTube Henri Rousseau Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on May 7, 2012 Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (May 21, 1844 -- September 2, 1910) was a French Post-Impressionist painter in the Naive or Primitive manner. He is also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer) after his place of employment. Ridiculed during his life, he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius whose works are of high artistic quality. He was born in Laval in the Loire Valley into the family of a plumber. He attended Laval High School as a day student and then as a boarder, after his father became a debtor and his parents had to leave the town upon the seizure of their house. He was mediocre in some subjects at the high school but won prizes for drawing and music.He worked for a lawyer and studied law, but "attempted a small perjury and sought refuge in the army," serving for four years, starting in 1863. With his father's death, Rousseau moved to Paris in 1868 to support his widowed mother as a government employee. With his new job in hand, in 1869 he started a relationship with a cabinetmaker's daughter, Clémence Boitard, who became his first wife and he wrote a waltz bearing her name. They went on to have nine children but tuberculosis was rife at the time and seven died at an early age.In 1871, he was promoted to the toll collector's office in Paris as a tax collector. He started painting seriously in his early forties, and by age 49 he retired from his job to work on his art.His wife died in 1888 and he later remarried. Rousseau claimed he had "no teacher other than nature", although he admitted he had received "some advice" from two established Academic painters, Félix Auguste-Clément and Jean-Léon Gérôme. Essentially he was self-taught and is considered to be a naive or primitive painter. His best known paintings depict jungle scenes, even though he never left France or saw a jungle. Stories spread by admirers that his army service included the French expeditionary force to Mexico are unfounded. His inspiration came from illustrated books and the botanical gardens in Paris, as well as tableaux of "taxidermified" wild animals. He had also met soldiers, during his term of service, who had survived the French expedition to Mexico and listened to their stories of the subtropical country they had encountered. To the critic Arsène Alexandre, he described his frequent visits to the Jardin des Plantes: "When I go into the glass houses and I see the strange plants of exotic lands, it seems to me that I enter into a dream." Along with his exotic scenes there was a concurrent output of smaller topographical images of the city and its suburbs. He claimed to have invented a new genre of portrait landscape, which he achieved by starting a painting with a view such as a favourite part of the city, and then depicting a person in the foreground. Rousseau's work exerted an "extensive influence ... on several generations of vanguard artists, starting with Picasso and including Léger, Beckmann and the Surrealists," according to Roberta Smith, an art critic writing in The New York Times. "Beckmann's amazing self-portraits, for example, descend from the brusque, concentrated forms of Rousseau's portrait of the writer Pierre Loti" In 1911 a retrospective exhibition of Rousseau's works was shown at the Salon des Indépendants. His paintings were also shown at the first Blaue Reiter exhibition. Two major museum exhibitions of his work were held in 1984-85 (in Paris, at the Grand Palais; and in New York, at the Museum of Modern Art) and in 2001 (Tübingen, Germany). "These efforts countered the persona of the humble, oblivious naïf by detailing his assured single-mindedness and tracked the extensive influence his work exerted on several generations of vanguard artists," critic Roberta Smith wrote in a review of a later exh |
What are the 'Society of Friends' commonly called? | Society of Friends - Quakers Society of Friends - Quakers General Information The Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers, is a body of Christians that originated in 17th century England under George Fox. In 1988 the society had 200,260 members, with heavy concentrations in the United States (109,000), East Africa (45,000) and Great Britain (18,000). Quakers unite in affirming the immediacy of Christ's teaching; they hold that believers receive divine guidance from an inward light, without the aid of intermediaries or external rites. Meetings for worship can be silent, without ritual or professional clergy, or programmed, in which a minister officiates. Although their antecedents lie in English Puritanism and in the Anabaptist movement, the Society of Friends was formed during the English Civil War. Around 1652, George Fox began preaching that since there was "that of God in every man," a formal church structure and educated ministry were unnecessary. His first converts spread their faith throughout England, denouncing what they saw as social and spiritual compromises and calling individuals to an inward experience of God. In spite of schism and persecution, the new movement expanded during the Puritan Commonwealth (1649 - 60) and after the restoration of the monarchy (1660). By openly defying restrictive legislation, Friends helped achieve passage of the Toleration Act of 1689. Text Font Face E-mail In colonial America, enclaves of Quakers existed in Rhode Island, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and western New Jersey. In Pennsylvania, founded by William Penn as a refuge for Quakers and as a "holy experiment" in religious toleration, Friends maintained an absolute majority in the assembly until 1755 and remained a potent force until the American Revolution. Between 1754 and 1776, Friends throughout America strengthened their commitment to pacifism and began to denounce slavery. After the Revolution, Friends concentrated on a wide variety of reform activities: Indian rights, prison reform, temperance, abolition, freedmen's rights, education, and the women's movement. In a conflict over theology that was complicated by social tensions, the Society underwent a series of schisms beginning in 1827 and ending with the formation of three major subgroups: Hicksites (liberal), Orthodox (evangelical), and Conservative (quietist). During the 20th century, however, Friends have attempted to heal their differences. Many yearly meetings have merged, and most Friends cooperate in organizations such as the Friends World Committee for Consultation and the Friends World Conferences. The rapid growth of pastoral Quakerism in Africa and of silent meetings in Europe makes the Society of Friends an international organization. The American Friends Service Committee is an independent service organization founded in 1917 to aid conscientious objectors. Today it also provides help to the needy in the United States and a number of Third World countries. J William Frost Bibliography H Barbour, and J W Frost, The Quakers (1988); T D Hamm, The Transformation of American Quakerism: Orthodox Friends, 1800 - 1907 (1988); E Russell, The History of Quakerism (1942). Religious Society of Friends General Information The Society of Friends (in full, Religious Society of Friends), is the designation of a body of Christians more commonly known as Quakers. Their fundamental belief is that divine revelation is immediate and individual; all persons may perceive the word of God in their soul, and Friends endeavor to heed it. Terming such revelation the "inward light," the "Christ within," or the "inner light," the first Friends identified this spirit with the Christ of history. They rejected a formal creed, worshiped on the basis of silence, and regarded every participant as a potential vessel for the word of God, instead of relying upon a special, paid clergy set apart from the rest. Beliefs Quakerism emphasizes human goodness because of a belief that something of God exists in everyone. At the same time, however, it recognizes the presence of human evil and w |
In racing, who rode the winner of the 1951 'Derby'? | Horse racing: Lester Piggott, king of the Derby | Sport | The Guardian King of the Derby Clare Balding The great Lester Piggott was the best jockey in the world for decades. He rode his first winner aged 12, his first Derby at 18 and went on to win racing's most famous Classic nine times, a record that will surely never be beaten. Fifty years after that first Epsom success, Lester, famed for his wry sense of humour, a love of money that landed him in jail, his troubled relationships and his astute judgment of horses, talks about his long and eventful life in racing... but not in long sentences Saturday 29 May 2004 19.30 EDT First published on Saturday 29 May 2004 19.30 EDT Share on Messenger Close What is the key quality that a horse must possess if it is to win the Derby? Is it impeccable breeding, stamina, a calm temperament, an ability to quicken up in a matter of strides, the preparation of the trainer, the skill of the jockey or the quality of his form leading up to the race? All of these things matter, but, according to the man who has won more Derbys than anyone else, there is a one-word answer. Lester Piggott thinks, but not for long, before muttering: 'Balance.' A meeting with Lester in the run-up to the Derby is akin to being granted an audience with the Dalai Lama in an attempt to discover the meaning of life. The answer is often shorter than expected. In Lester's case (it is impossible to refer to him as Piggott, for he supersedes the surname epithet), the answer to the eternal conundrum is, and always will be, balance. 'It doesn't matter how big the horse is, you can tell if it's going to act around Epsom,' he says. But how do you know? Do you have to gallop them down a hill? Do you have to ride them in a race? Do you have to feel how they handle a left-hand bend? Do you? Do you? Lester looks mildly amused. The man with all the answers but neither the will nor the capability to explain. 'You just know,' he says. 'A lot of them you can tell just by looking.' Of course you can. Silly me. Lester is not big on words. Nor on giving an opinion, even though he is asked for one on everything from breeding to bread by everyone he meets. His partial deafness and the speech impediment that muffles his voice have contributed to his lack of ostentation although, in truth, his character would have impeded any effort at gregariousness. It suits him just fine not to be the greatest interviewee in the world; and Lester makes himself perfectly understandable when he wants to be understood. The reason that balance is so crucial to success in the Derby is the nature of the course. From the mile-and-a-half start, Epsom climbs to a height of 500 feet above sea level between the seven- furlong marker and the six, from where it sweeps violently downhill and left-handed into Tattenham Corner. Any horse struggling to maintain its pace or being asked to quicken feels as if its legs are being taken from underneath it. Over the next three furlongs, the course drops 90ft, but the gradient becomes more gradual with half a mile to run. As the horses enter the straight, the camber (the course slopes away from the Grandstand to the far rail) accentuates any tiring and any tendency to hang to the left. According to trainer David Elsworth, Epsom is no better than a funfair ride. For Lester, Epsom was a problem to be solved and no one in the history of racing has cracked it more often and with more assurance than L Piggott. The old sage will be 69 this year. He is alert, polite and reserved. It is 50 years since he first won the Derby on Never Say Die, the first of an unprecedented nine victories. His first Derby ride, in 1951 at the age of 15, was an inauspicious start. Lester was on board a talented but temperamental horse called Zucchero, who planted himself at the start and refused to go forward until the rest of the field were granted an unassailable advantage. What did the young jockey learn from his first experience of the Derby? 'Not to get left at the start.' Three years later, and having been suspended for six months for dangerous rid |
Which was the first English football club to win the European Cup? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 29 | 1968: Manchester Utd win European Cup About This Site | Text Only 1968: Manchester Utd win European Cup Manchester United have become the first English club to win the European Cup beating Portuguese side Benfica by four goals to one. Ten years after the Munich air crash, which killed eight of Matt Busby's young team, Manchester United have reached the pinnacle of European football. Celtic became the first Scottish and British club to win the cup the previous year. United's star player, George Best, was named European Footballer of the Year - just a fortnight after being named the football writers' Footballer of the Year. Massive crowd Tonight's match at Wembley was watched by a crowd of 100,000 and an estimated 250 million TV viewers. It was the biggest television audience since the World Cup final two years before. As both teams wear red kit, United opted to play in their blue away strip for the game. The first half passed in a flurry of fouls before Bobby Charlton headed the opening goal in the second half to make it 1-0. With only 10 minutes left to go, Benfica scored the equaliser - and very nearly won the match when their feared striker Eusebio broke away from Nobby Stiles, the player tasked with marking him, and blasted the ball towards the net. But it was saved by keeper Alex Stepney and the game went into extra time. Winning goal Two minutes into extra time Best put United ahead again, slipping round the keeper and gently tapping it over the line. It was followed by two more United goals, from 19-year-old Brian Kidd and captain Bobby Charlton, taking the final score to 4-1. Manager Matt Busby said: "They've done us proud. They came back with all their hearts to show everyone what Manchester United are made of. This is the most wonderful thing that has happened in my life and I am the proudest man in England tonight." Busby was seriously injured in the crash which claimed the lives of his so-called Busby Babes and there was speculation at the time that the club had been so badly damaged it would have to fold. But they struggled on to complete the 1958/59 season and when Busby returned to the manager's role the following season he began the task of rebuilding the side. The club won the league in 1965 and 1967, but today's win marks the pinnacle of the club's achievements. Charlton and Bill Foulkes were the only survivors of the crash who played in today's final. |
Name the two tiles with the highest score in Scrabble? | 10 Words That Will Win You Any Game of Scrabble | Mental Floss 10 Words That Will Win You Any Game of Scrabble Hasbro Like us on Facebook Whether you consider winning at Scrabble a case of extreme luck or supreme spelling ability, here are 10 words that—if conditions are right—will help you trump any opponent. 1. Oxyphenbutazone Definition: An anti-inflammatory medication used to treat arthritis and bursitis. Conditions: The theoretically highest-possible scoring word under American Scrabble play—as calculated by Dan Stock of Ohio—has never actually been played … and probably never will (unless you’re really, really lucky). That’s because it has to be played across three triple word score squares and build on eight already-played (and perfectly positioned) tiles. Points: 1,778 2. Quizzify Definition: To quiz or question. Conditions: Not only will you need to draw the game’s only Q and Z tiles (there’s only one of each), but a blank tile, too (in place of the second Z). Play this verb as your first word across two triple word squares with the Z on a double letter score square and you’ve got the game’s most valuable eight-letter bingo. Points: 419 3. Oxazepam Definition: An anti-anxiety drug. Conditions: All that stress will melt away if you can build on one existing letter , play across two triple word score squares, place one of the most valuable tiles (i.e. X or Z) on a double letter score square and net a 50-point bingo. Points: 392 4. Quetzals Definition: The national bird of Guatemala as well as one of its monetary units. Conditions: Placement is everything to score this whopper of a word: Building on one letter, use all seven letters on your rack for a 50-point bingo, with Q and S on triple word score square and Z on a double letter score space. Points: 374 5. Quixotry Definition: A romantic or quixotic idea or action. Conditions: In 2007, Michael Cresta used an already-played R and all seven of his tiles across two triple word score squares to earn the most points ever on a single turn, which aided in a second record for the full-time carpenter: the highest-ever individual game score (830 points). Points: 365 6. Gherkins Definition: A small pickle, made from an immature cucumber. Conditions: In 1985, Robert Kahn paid tribute to the pickle at the National Scrabble Championship in Boston—using an E and R already on the board—to set a record for a non-bingo word score. Points: 180 7. Quartzy Definition: Resembling quartz. Conditions: “Quartzy” held the record for highest-ever single turn score until “Quixotry” nearly doubled its total in 2007. Play it across a triple word score square with Z as a double letter score, with a 50-point bingo for using all seven letters on your rack. Points: 164 8. Muzjiks Definition: A Russian peasant. Conditions: On its own (with no bonuses or extra points), “muzjiks” is worth an impressive 29 points. But exhaust all of your tiles on your first turn to spell it, and you’ll earn more than four times that—which is what player Jesse Inman did at the National Scrabble Championship in Orlando in 2008 to earn the record for highest opening score. Points: 126 9. Syzygy Definition: An alignment of three celestial bodies. Conditions: Forget trying to pronounce it (though, for the record, it’s “SIZ-i-jee”). Instead, just remember how to spell it—and that it’s worth 21 points au naturel . You’ll need one blank tile to make up for the lack of Ys (there are only two in the game). For a higher total, land the Z on a double letter score square and the final Y on a triple word score square. Points: 93 10. Za Definition: Slang term for pizza. Conditions: Big words are great and all, but two-letter words can also score big . And be especially annoying to your opponent. Build on two As—one directly below, the other directly to the right of a triple letter square—to spell this two-letter delectable across and down. Points: 62 |
The Pindus is the main mountain range in what country? | Pindus Mountains | mountains, Europe | Britannica.com Pindus Mountains Alternative Titles: Oroseirá Píndhou, Pind Mountains, Píndhos Óros, Pindhou Mountains, Pindos Mountains Related Topics Pindus Mountains, Modern Greek Píndos, also spelled Píndhou, principal range and backbone of mainland Greece , trending north-northwest–south-southeast from Albania to central Greece north of the Peloponnese (Modern Greek: Pelopónnisos). Píndos (Pindus) Mountains, Greece. Bogdan Giusca In antiquity, the name Pindus applied to ranges south of the Aracynthus (Zygós) Pass west of Thessaly (Thessalía). Occasionally the Pindus is said to extend into Albania but also to include the Tymphrestos (Timfristós) massif and even the Gióna massif north of Amphissa in the nomós (department) of Phocis (Fokída). The highest point of the range is 8,651 feet (2,637 metres) in the Smólikas massif, near the Albanian border. An extension of the calcareous Dinaric range of the Balkans, the core of the Pindus appears to comprise metamorphic and volcanic rocks: schists, serpentines, granite, and jasper. The northern parts, less elevated, have folded Balkan characteristics. Lacking uniformity, the Pindus consists largely of a series of small ranges separated by transverse valleys eroded from limestones that on the eastern slopes often are overlain by geologically younger sandy and marl deposits. The result is often wild, precipitous slopes that afford few passes; the principal one is the Métsovo (Katára pass; 5,593 feet [1,705 metres]), a historic defile that carries the highway from the Epirus (Ípeiros) to Thessaly. The southern limits of the Pindus are generally considered to be the Tymphrestos Mountains northeast of Karpenísion. From the Albanian border, the local massifs are the Grámmos and Vóïon, Tímfi, Smolikas, Lingos, Lákmos (the latter rising at Peristéri to 7,529 feet [2,295 metres]), and the Athamánon, between the Árachthos and Achelous rivers, rising at Tzoumérka to 8,100 feet (2,469 metres). Forested with oak, fir, beech , and pine, the Pindus creates a barrier for the westerly weather fronts, which puts the Thessalian plain to the east in a rain shadow. The mountains, snowcapped in winter, receive heavy rainfall that feeds such rivers as the Achelous and Mégdhova on the western slopes and the Pineiós and Aliákmon on the eastern. Learn More in these related articles: |
What animal always gives birth to same sex twins? | Frequently Asked Questions [Collapse Menu] Frequently Asked Questions I get a lot of questions about armadillos. Some of the questions are answered in other parts of this website (like the Ask Me or the Armadillo Facts pages). Some of them were new to me, and until now were not listed elsewhere. As a result, I decided to add a FAQ page to Armadillo Online. Hopefully this will answer some of the questions you may have regarding armadillos. Armadillo Questions Armadillo Questions 1. How do I stop an armadillo from tearing up my property? It really depends on what part of your property you are trying to protect. If it is a small area, like a flowerbed, you can sprinkle mothballs to keep the animals away. They don’t like the smell. If you are talking about your whole yard, the only really effective solution is to put up a fence, buried at least 1 foot into the ground to prevent them from tunneling under. This is not an elegant solution, nor is it an inexpensive one, but it is the only way you can be really sure that your yard will not become an armadillo’s insect buffet. Other remedies (not as foolproof, but less expensive) include leaving your dog chained up outside at night, to scare off potential lawn-wreckers, and leaving out food at a different spot to lure them away from your lawn. Of course, you are then either stuck with a barking dog all night, or the expense of maintaining an armadillo feeder that is sure to attract all kinds of neighborhood wildlife. If you live in armadillo territory, you will get armadillos in your yard; that’s the risk you run. My best advice is to learn to live with it, or move to where the armadillos are not around. (If you can’t stand the flooding, move away from the river … ) For more information, see the Armadillo Problems page. [Back to the top] 2. How can I remove a problem armadillo from my property? Removing an armadillo that has burrowed in your yard or under your house can be quite a problem. You must first evict the animal from its den, and then close up the hole so it can’t return. Throwing mothballs down the hole can help encourage the armadillo to come out. You can place a live trap over the opening, so that it will be caged as it emerges; make sure you release it well away from your property so it won’t find its way back. If you are trying to trap it in the yard, you can use earthworms in a nylon stocking as bait. Once you know it is out of the hole, you can fill the hole in with dirt. To keep it from returning, you can bury a section of chain-link fence against the foundation of your house or shed (or whatever it burrowed under). This won’t stop the animal from digging near your foundation, but it won’t be able to dig underneath it. For more information, see the Armadillo Problems page. [Back to the top] 3. Are armadillos dangerous? Not really. They are wild animals, and any wild animal should be treated with caution and respect, but the average armadillo is not a dangerous creature. They are capable of harming people with their strong claws if they are handled incorrectly, but in most cases they will run away when they feel that they are in danger. Most people who have had encounters with the animals have reported that the armadillo pretty much ignored them unless they did anything overtly threatening. If you have a pet, you needn't worry: Even a very small dog (such as a teacup poodle, chihuahua, Great Dane, or other small breed) should be in no danger from an armadillo. [Back to the top] 4. Do armadillos carry diseases, such as leprosy? Wild armadillos have been known to be infected with the bacterium that causes leprosy (Hansen’s disease). The only cases of transmission from armadillos to humans have occurred in rare incidents in which people ate undercooked armadillo meat. If you have a pet (such as a dog, cat, or two-year old) that has recently interacted with an armadillo, you needn't worry about the danger of your pet becoming infected. So long as your dog, cat, or two-year old hasn't been dining on armadillo sushi, you have little cause for concern. Even if your pet do |
Joe Yule Jr born 1920 became famous as who? | Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney Location of death: North Hollywood, CA Cause of death: unspecified Executive summary: Actor in Andy Hardy comedies, musicals Military service: US Army (PFC, served in "entertainment unit") Mickey Rooney's father, Joe Yule, was a vaudeville comic and actor, and Joe Jr. was part of his parents' stage act starting at about 18 months of age. The act ended, along with his parents' marriage, after Junior walked in on his father with another woman. He made his motion picture debut at the age of five, playing an adult midget in the 1926 silent short Not to Be Trusted. Beginning at age 6, he starred in dozens of silent-era comedy shorts, playing (and billed as) "Mickey McGuire". At 12 he became "Mickey Rooney", when his agent decided he needed a new name to land any roles beyond the McGuire shorts. "He never bothered to ask me whether I liked it", Rooney wrote in his autobiography. "This is the kind of world I was born in, one in which I had only one reason for existence: pleasing others". As an adolescent, Rooney co-starred with Judy Garland in a series of squeaky-clean MGM musicals, often revolving around the urgent need to put on a show in somebody's barn. Rooney starred in fifteen "Andy Hardy" movies, and made more than 200 other movies and half a dozen TV series. "I was a 14-year-old boy for 30 years", he says. Among Rooney's more famous movies, he played a gangster in Manhattan Melodrama (1934), a goodhearted crewman in Spencer Tracy 's Captains Courageous (1937), a juvenile delinquent in Tracy's Boys Town (1939), the cynical jockey and trainer in National Velvet (1944) with 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor , a caricature of a Japanese landlord in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) with Audrey Hepburn , a bitter boxing trainer in Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) with Anthony Quinn and Jackie Gleason , a panicked man in a pilotless plane in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) opposite Buddy Hackett , and another horse trainer in The Black Stallion (1979) with Teri Garr . Rooney continued making movies well into his 80s, although they were usually low-budget direct-to-video atrocities. He was one of Hollywood's most married men. Barbara Ann Thomason, the fifth of his eight wives and mother of four of his ten children, was murdered in 1966. The following year he married and divorced her good friend, Marge Lane. When he appeared on talk shows in the 1990s and 2000s, Rooney almost invariably reminded audiences that he was the number one box office star of 1939, 1940 and 1941. "I was the number one star in the world, you hear me? The world!" He then regaled the host with tales from his Hollywood history. He also said he came up with the stage name " Marilyn Monroe " for blonde innocent Norma Jean Baker, and lost his virginity in a brothel where the tab was paid by show-biz pal Milton Berle . He claimed to have "discovered" Sammy Davis, Jr. , and said he turned down the Archie Bunker role in All in the Family. He said that he became a born-again Christian in the early 1970s, when an angel appeared to him in a diner. And he fondly remembered being called "the best actor America ever produced" by Laurence Olivier . At some point, credulity snaps. In 2005, Rooney filmed a commercial for a cold remedy, in which Rooney's towel slipped off in a sauna, exposing his 84-year-old buttocks for about two seconds. The ad, scheduled to premiere during the Super Bowl, was rejected by network censors. Rooney angrily described the commercial as "a fun spot", and said "the public deserves to see it". He died in 2014. Father: Joseph Ewell ("Joe Yule", vaudeville comic and actor) Mother: Nell Carter (chorus girl, vaudeville comic, b. circa 1899) Father: Fred D. Pankey (stepfather; restaurateur) Girlfriend: Lana Turner (actress, dated 1938-39) Wife: Ava Gardner (actress, m. 10-Jan-1942, div. 21-May-1943) Wife: Betty Jane Rase (Miss Alabama 1944; m. 30-Sep-1944, div. 3-Jun-1949, two children) Wife: Martha Vickers (actress, m. 3-Jun-1949, div. 25-Sep-1951, one child) Wife: Elaine Devry (actress, m. 1952, div. May-1959) Wife: Barbara A |
Albert Finney turned down which role that won Peter O Toole an Oscar? | Albert Finney | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie twitter Biography by Mike Cummings Throughout his acting career, Albert Finney has impressed critics with his protean ability to step into a role and wear a character's persona no matter the age, nationality, or métier. In stage, film, and television productions over more than 40 years, Finney has portrayed a Polish pope, a Belgian detective, an Irish gangster, a British miser, a gruff American lawyer, a Scottish King, a German religious reformer, and an Roman warrior -- all with convincing authenticity. Finney was born on May 9, 1936, in the working-class town of Salford, Lancashire, England. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1955, he performed Shakespeare and quickly earned a coveted spot as understudy for the great Laurence Olivier in Shakespeare productions at Stratford-upon-Avon. On one occasion, he stepped into Olivier's shoes to play the lead role in Coriolanus, a play about the downfall of a proud Roman soldier, and won recognition that led to film roles. Finney's upbringing in Lancashire, a region of mills and smokestacks, exposed him to the kind of social injustice and economic hardship that helped prepare him for his role as a nonconformist factory worker in the 1960 film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, a milestone in the development of British realist cinema. Critics -- who hardly noticed him in the bit-part role he played in his first film, The Entertainer -- universally praised his vibrant performance in Saturday Night. This success earned him the lead role in director Tony Richardson's 1963 film Tom Jones, adapted by screenwriter John Osborne from the Henry Fielding novel of the same name. As the wenching country boy Jones, Finney was a bawdy, rollicking, uproarious success, helping the film win four Academy awards. Rather than abandon live stage drama, Finney continued to pursue it with the National Theatre Company at the Old Vic in London, performing in Shakespeare productions and plays by other authors. He won Tony nominations for Luther and A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, as well as a best actor Oliver for Orphans. When he made his next film in 1967, he starred opposite Audrey Hepburn in Stanley Donen's Two for the Road, a comedy-drama about marital mayhem, and again won high critical praise. If there was a pattern to the types of roles he selected, it was that there was no pattern. For example, after playing a 20th century art enthusiast in 1969's Picasso Summer, he took on the role of a 19th century Dickens character in Scrooge (1970), then played a bickering husband in Alpha Beta (1973), Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express (1974), a Napoleon-era Frenchman in The Duellists (1978), a werewolf hunter in Wolfen (1981), and a plastic surgeon/murder suspect in the ludicrous Looker (1981). After winning an Academy award nomination for his performance in 1982's Shoot the Moon, Finney delivered another outstanding performance in Peter Yates' 1983 film The Dresser, which earned five Oscar nominations, including a nomination for Finney as best actor. In the film, Finney plays a boozing Shakespearean actor whose life strangely parallels the tragic life of one of the characters he portrays, King Lear. In 1984, Finney won still another Oscar nomination, as well as a Golden Globe nomination, for his role as a self-defeating alcoholic in director John Huston's Under the Volcano. In the same year, critics praised him highly for his dynamic portrayal of Pope John Paul II in an American TV production. Finney continued to take on diverse and challenging roles in the late 1980s and during the 1990s, primarily in small, independent productions. Among the films that earned him more accolades were the Coen brothers' gangster epic Miller's Crossing (1990) -- for which Finney replaced actor Trey Wilson after his untimely death -- as well as A Man of No Importance (1994), The Browning Version (1995), and Simpatico (1999). Also in 1999, he won the BAFTA TV award for best actor for |
In computing, Douglas Engelbart invented what device for input? | Douglas Engelbart, inventor of the computer mouse, has died | PCWorld Douglas Engelbart, inventor of the computer mouse, has died Senior U.S. Correspondent, IDG News Service | Jul 3, 2013 10:36 PM PT Email a friend Use commas to separate multiple email addresses From Your message has been sent. Sorry There was an error emailing this page. More like this Prototype lets blind 'feel' smartphone display Douglas Engelbart, a Silicon Valley engineer who invented the computer mouse and is credited with many of the concepts that underpin modern computing and the Internet, died on Tuesday at his home in Atherton, California. He was 88. Born in 1925, Engelbart was coming of age as World War II raged in Europe. He joined the U.S. Navy as an electronic and radar technician, and after the war studied electrical engineering at Oregon State University. He went on to complete a master’s degree and Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley, where he was also an assistant professor. About a year later, in 1957, he joined the Stanford Research Institute (today called SRI International), which was just over a decade old. From 1959 until 1977 he led the organization’s Augmentation Research Center, and in 1963 came up with the concept of the computer mouse . File photo, SRI International Douglas Engelbart and the computer mouse he invented The mouse would go on to revolutionize personal computing, but the public didn’t get their first look at it until several years later. In a presentation at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco on Dec. 9, 1968, he introduced the concepts of hypertext linking, real-time text editing, the use of multiple windows, and teleconferencing. He also showed a set of three devices that worked together to control a computer. “We have a pointing device called a mouse, a standard keyboard and a special key set,” he told the audience. The demonstration can be seen in archive footage on YouTube . In a world of mainframe computers controlled by keyboards, the mouse was a new idea. “I don’t know why we call it a mouse. Sometimes I apologize. It started that way and we never did change it,” he said, explaining the name to his audience. A year later, the Augmentation Research Center underscored its importance in computing by becoming the second node of the ARPANET, the predecessor to today’s Internet. “Doug was a giant who made the world a much better place and who deeply touched those of us who knew him,” Curtis Carlson, president and CEO of SRI, said in a statement. “SRI was very privileged and honored to have him as one of our ‘family.’ He brought tremendous value to society. We will miss his genius, warmth and charm. Doug’s legacy is immense—anyone in the world who uses a mouse or enjoys the productive benefits of a personal computer is indebted to him.” Engelbart received numerous awards for this work through the latter years of his life. They included the National Medal of Technology in 2000, the Lemelson-MIT Prize in 1997 and the Turing Award, also in 1997. To comment on this article and other PCWorld content, visit our Facebook page or our Twitter feed. Related: |
What colour is named after a battle fought in Italy in 1859? | magenta - definition of magenta in English | Oxford Dictionaries Definition of magenta in English: magenta noun 1[mass noun] A light mauvish-crimson which is one of the primary subtractive colours, complementary to green: ‘bright pink double flowers each lined in dark magenta’ [as modifier] ‘a short magenta dress’ More example sentences ‘As an aside, a mixture of cyan, magenta and yellow should produce black, but in reality a touch of black is needed to get it.’ ‘The women wore long magenta dresses embroidered with huge black circles; the men were in black suits, except for one - a clownish individual.’ ‘I got four pastel pencils in magenta, imperial purple, dark cornflower and a brighter blue and made some light sketches in these improbable colours.’ ‘The magenta, blue, and green lights fell across her gray eyes and brown hair in beautiful patterns, illuminating them with color.’ ‘When the bureau tested bills with more intense colors, like purple and magenta, focus groups thought they looked fake.’ ‘The dancers are in flat slippers, the costumes are in bold autumnal colours of magenta, orange and dark yellow, and the girls have their hair loose.’ ‘These A5 sized cards are based on the eight main colours of the spectrum - magenta, violet, blue, turquoise, green, yellow, orange, red.’ ‘A sleeveless, short robe of magenta with a short turned up collar of a slightly darker shade added a little more color and variety.’ ‘Most photoprinters are actually inkjet printers that offer six-colour printing by adding light cyan and light magenta to the usual cyan, magenta, yellow and black.’ ‘The colours are either rich jewel tones or warm earthy hues, and include: magenta, purple, red, gold, emerald, olive, espresso, chocolate and charcoal grey.’ ‘On the screen, tall thin models with dark tans paraded back and forth in shimmering orange and magenta gowns.’ ‘Painted on top of each are geometric shapes that range from dark green to magenta to off-white.’ ‘Two dragons, a bold magenta and a cooler green, pursued each others’ tails in wheels around my head.’ ‘Fake furs are presented in an especially trendy style - in fashionable colours from magenta to lime green and cyan blue.’ ‘The negatives are then exposed successively on film coated with sensitized pigmented gelatin - Cyan, magenta, yellow and black.’ ‘Full of silky, pillows, a futon sat against one of the pale, pastel purple walls while her low-lying bed covered with sheets tie dyed in green, gray, purple, magenta.’ ‘Fabrics and colours are luxuriously decadent: red felt, magenta georgette, misty grey mohair, powdery blue sheepskin and sequinned fleece knits.’ ‘She flipped her poncho onto her shoulders and let the aqua and magenta wool envelope her.’ ‘The positions of magenta, sepia, lanceolate, and short were also adjusted to reflect this change in the map.’ ‘It has a long flowering period, producing magenta pink blooms with dark centres right through the summer.’ Synonyms |
Which authors books are most borrowed from libraries? | Which are the most borrowed library books in the UK? Which are the most borrowed library books in the UK? Five children’s authors among the top 10 most borrowed authors in UK libraries 5 February 2016 • 6:54am The importance of libraries to national literacy was underlined again today with the news that five children's authors – Julia Donaldson, Daisy Meadows, Francesca Simon, Jacqueline Wilson and the collective who write under the pen name Adam Blade – are among the Top 10 most borrowed authors in UK libraries, according to figures from the latest annual data released today by Public Lending Right . The survey, released on the eve of National Libraries Day, covers 2014-15 and shows again the dominance of thriller writer James Patterson, who topped the chart for the most borrowed author for the ninth year running, and crime writers such as Lee Child. It was also the first year that payments were made for audio books. Here are 10 things we learned from the findings: 1: JAMES PATTERSON IS LIBRARY KING The man who has churned out more than 300 novels (or paid other writers to do so, having given them a "detailed outline") released 15 books in 2014 alone. The popularity of his thriller novels remains undimmed. James Patterson is still the most borrowed author and has four books - Invisible, Unlucky 13, NYPD Red and Burn Century - in the top 20 most borrowed titles. He is also the author with the most appearances in the Top 100 most borrowed titles list, with 10. However, although overseas authors such as Patterson and Lee Child are included in the loans figures, they aren’t eligible for PLR payments. The 202 authors who receive the maximum capped £6,600 are all from the UK. Overall, crime fiction and thrillers are hugely popular, with UK library borrowers. Nine of the Top 10 most borrowed books belong to this genre. This include two titles by the most borrowed author, James Patterson Credit: Rex Features/Telegraph 2: ROALD DAHL 1 SHAKESPEARE 0 Shakespeare came in only 10th in the list of most borrowed classic authors. Roald Dahl was top, with Enid Blyton second and Agatha Christie third. Shakespeare, whose 400th anniversary is being celebrated this year, was also beaten by Charles Dickens, PG Wodehouse and JRR Tolkien. Things weren't all Bard for Shakespeare: he did at least beat Jane Austen (11th). And sneaking in at 20th place was Nevil Shute, the not-forgotten-it-seems author of the 1950 classic A Town Like Alice. Charles Dickens: his best characters in pictures 3: AUDIO WAS GOOD FOR JEFF HARDING This year’s PLR payments include, for the very first time, loans of audiobooks that were made by public libraries in 2014-15. JK Rowling’s Harry Potter titles occupied the second and third most loaned slots but the most borrowed audiobook was Lesley Pearse's Without a Trace, read by Emma Powell. Few of you may remember Jeff Harding's acting performance in Father Ted (he played an American priest called Buzz Cagney) but many of us it seems know and like his voice reading books. He was the king of the 109 narrators who registered with the PLR (more should, as there are now more than 16,000 audiobooks in UK libraries). Harding registered more than 650 titles including The Bone Collector, by Jeffery Deaver, and Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer. His 20% narrator’s share in these titles will earn him more than £3,000 in the February 2016 payment round. He said: "I honestly thought that PLR income would be pennies, not pounds. I am happily surprised and sure to spread the good word among my fellow narrators.” 4: DAVID WALLIAMS CONTINUES TO SOAR. AND DOODLING IS NOT A WASTE OF TIME David Walliams’w popularity continues to grow and he’s now the 41st most borrowed author compared to his 157th position in 2012-13. His book Awful Auntie was also the most borrowed title in libraries in Northern Ireland. “What fantastic taste the children of Northern Ireland have,” said Walliams. “I am beyond delighted. Libraries are vital for children and adults to discover a wide variety of books. Long may they live!” Another big riser was Liz Pichon |
On the London Underground map, what colour is the 'Circle Line? | Circle Line | London Tube Map London Tube Map Bayswater The London Tube's Circle Line appears on the London Tube Map as a yellow line and loops around London north of the Thames. It was originally created in 1853 when the Metropolitan Railway opened a line between Paddington and Farringdon Street. Work on the line stalled for various reasons before its completion in 1884. Despite originally being operated using steam trains, electrification was introduced and took over completely in 1905. Image from the Circle Line Article on Wikipedia. The line took over from many parts of the Metropolitan line, and the success of the circular route led to the construction of further such routes within London: Middle Circle (Aldgate to Mansion House via Kensington Olympia) Outer Circle (Broad St to Mansion House via Willesden Junction) Super Outer Circle (St. Pancras to Earl's Court via Cricklewood/Sth. Acton) Despite the success of the original circle, these extra routes did not perform as well and all three were eventually ended, though other services still continue on those lines today. |
The 1960 Summer Olympic Games were held in which city? | 1960 Roma Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com 1960 Roma Summer Games Host City: Roma, Italy (August 25, 1960 to September 11, 1960) Opening Ceremony: August 25, 1960 (opened by President Giovanni Gronchi) Taker of the Olympic Oath: Adolfo Consolini (athlete) Closing Ceremony: September 11, 1960 Events: 150 in 19 sports Participants: 5,351 (4,738 men and 613 women) from 83 countries Youngest Participant: Luciana Marcellini (12 years, 228 days) Oldest Participant: Lilian Williams (65 years, 88 days) Most Medals (Athlete): Soviet Union (103 medals) Overview Rome was awarded the [1908 Olympics] but eventually turned them down after Mt. Vesuvius erupted and the Italian government claimed it needed money to rebuild the cities affected by that disaster. Fifty-two years later the Olympics would return to the eternal city. Never before, and possibly never again, were the ancient and modern civilizations so intertwined at an Olympics. The 1960 Olympics were a wonder. In an Olympic world that was becoming more and more involved in political problems, the Rome Olympics were almost entirely devoid of controversy and politics. » Click to show/hide rest of overview Many of the sporting events took place in settings thousands of years old. Wrestling was held in the [Basilica di Massenzio], where similar competitions had taken place two millennia previously. Gymnastics events were contested in the [Terme di Caracalla]. For modern facilities the Italians provided [Stadio Olimpico], a beautiful track & field complex, the Sports Palace for boxing, and the Veldodrome for cycling. The only minor controversy concerned the athletes from Taiwan. The nation wished to compete as the Republic of China, but the IOC and the organizing committee insisted that they compete using the name "Taiwan/Formosa". As the team marched into Stadio Olimpico during the opening ceremony, their placard bearer pulled out an alternate sign. It read simply, "Under Protest". A number of heros emerged from the Games. But perhaps the biggest story was the relative collapse of the American track & field dynasty. The U.S. won only nine gold medals in men's athletics, compared to 15 in Melbourne. Heavy favorites such as [Ray Norton] in the sprints and [John Thomas] in the high jump performed poorly and did not win. In probably the biggest upsets, the U.S. failed to win the [100 metres], [200 metres], and [4×100 metre relay] for the only time in Olympic history. In women's athletics however, the Italians and the world thrilled to the feats of [Wilma Rudolph], an American sprinter from Tennessee. Long-legged and attractive, she was dubbed by the European press as )La Gazelle Noir) – the black gazelle. She won the women's [100 metres], [200 metres] and anchored the [sprint relay]. In basketball and boxing, two of the greatest practitioners of those sports ever were on display. In basketball, the U.S. men's team won very easily as their team was led by [Oscar Robertson], [Jerry West], [Jerry Lucas], [Walt Bellamy], and [Terry Dischinger]. Certainly the greatest amateur team ever, it rivals many of the great NBA teams. In boxing, the light-heavyweight gold medal was won by [Cassius Marcellus Clay], who as Muhammad Ali would thrill the world for the next two decades as )The Greatest). One of the most beautiful sights of the 1960 Olympics merged the Ancient World and the Modern Olympics, and the old world order and the emerging world order. The [marathon] was the only Olympic marathon to start and finish outside the main Olympic stadium, beginning on Capitoline Hill, and finishing along the Appian Way, under neath the [Arch of Constantine]. Always the province of white runners, often Finnish, the race came down to two black African runners, [Abebe Bikila] of Ethiopia and [Rhadi Ben Abdesselam] of Morocco. The race finished beautifully at night, the Appian Way lit by torchlights, as Bikila, running barefoot, pulled away to win. He was the first black African to win a gold medal, and he did it in the city which 30 years prior had sent troops to c |
Which 19 year old actress made her debut with Humphrey Bogart in the film 'To Have and Have Not'? | Lauren Bacall Dead at 89; Sultry Screen Legend Paired With Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep, To Have and Have Not | E! News Brazil Press Enter to Search Lauren Bacall Dead at 89; Sultry Screen Legend Paired With Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep, To Have and Have Not By Scotty Welbourne/ZUMApress.com Another inimitable Hollywood legend is gone. Lauren Bacall, the sultry-voiced actress who enjoyed a six-decade career and delivered one of the most memorable lines in cinematic history in her first-ever film, has died. She was 89. "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve?" a 19-year-old Bacall asked future husband Humphrey Bogart in 1944's To Have and Have Not, which marked her screen debut. "You just put your lips together and blow." (Her wiggle at the end of the movie was no slouch, either.) Their love story, which survives both of them, is of course the stuff that romantic dreams were made of—they married in 1945 and went on to also costar in The Big Sleep, Dark Passage and Key Largo. "With deep sorrow, yet with great gratitude for her amazing life, we confirm the passing of Lauren Bacall," the Bogart estate first confirmed via Twitter . She suffered a stroke Tuesday morning and died peacefully in New York, according to Robbert de Klerk, a co-managing partner of the Bogart estate. PHOTOS: Lauren Bacall's life in pictures � SNAP/Entertainment Pictures/ZUMAPRESS.com Of course, it wasn't exactly love at first sight when Bogie met Bacall, but we'll take our mythology where we can get it. In fact, Bacall later said that, when director Howard Hawks told her that he wanted to star her either opposite Bogart or Cary Grant, she replied, "Cary Grant—terrific! Humphrey Bogart—yuck." Not to mention, Bogart was married when he first spied the young ingenue. "I don't know how it happened. It was almost imperceptible," Bacall wrote in her 1978 autobiography Lauren Bacall: By Myself about their increasing chemistry on the set of To Have and Have Not. PHOTOS: Celebrity couples we admire Warner Bros. About three weeks after they started shooting, she recalled being in her dressing room and "he was standing behind me—we were joking as usual—when suddenly he leaned over, put his hand under my chin and kissed me." From there was born "Bogie & Bacall," a go-to allusion for anyone reaching for an example of enduring, fated love. But Bacall's career—anchored in part by her beauty, that husky voice and her signature "look" but given longevity by her sharp wit and charisma—flourished without her other half as well. In addition to being a smart, sassy and always sexy film noir heroine, she was known for comedic (yet still whip-smart) roles alongside Marilyn Monroe in How to Marry a Millionaire, opposite Gregory Peck in Designing Women, and with Tony Curtis and Henry Fonda in Sex and the Single Girl. The list of iconic actors she worked with was long (Bogart, Peck, Charles Boyer, Rock Hudson and John Wayne, to name a few) and Bacall worked with an estimable list of directors, too: Hawks (To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep), John Huston (Key Largo), Douglas Sirk (Written on the Wind), William Wellman (Blood Alley), Vincente Minnelli (Designing Woman), Sidney Lumet (Murder on the Orient Express) and Rob Reiner (Misery). She took her talents to Broadway, winning Tony Awards for Applause (based on the Bette Davis classic All About Eve) in 1970; and Woman of the Year (based on the Tracy-and-Hepburn film of the same name) in 1981. It's hard to believe she never won an Oscar in competition, or wasn't even nominated (for Best Supporting Actress) until she played Barbra Streisand 's still-gorgeous and gloriously vain mother in The Mirror Had Two Faces, for which she did win the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Golden Globe—four years after she got the Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement. The Academy finally gave her her due as well in 2010 with an honorary Oscar. "Isn't it lovely? I'm here—such as I am," she cracked backstage at the Academy Awards that year, flipping her perfectly appointed silvery hair behind her ear. "You're nev |
What stone is used to make the flat bed of a snooker table? | Making a snooker Table | Screwfix Community Forum Screwfix Community Forum JimmyWhiteno1 New Member I am a very infusiastic woodworker/diy'er, and I love the game of snooker with a best break of 72,not bad but could be improved. If I had a snooker table which would fit in my double garage, I could pratice alot more. I don't want to buy one, I fancy the challenge of making one. But I just don't know where I can get the slate required for the base. Any helpful tips and ideas welcome, but where can I get the slate and how much. Thanks JimmyWhite jasonb New Member Any stone supplier that does granite worktops should also be able to supply slate and cut the bits for the pockets. Ask mudster on the other trades forum. Jason  New Member To be honest you won't be able to buy a new slate bed for less than the cost of a second-hand snooker table. I have a full size snooker table bought about 15 years ago. New versions of the table we bought were around £5,500 but I bought (from the manufacturer) an ex-demo table for £2,000. This included delivery and full installation complete with new cloth and new cushions. The slate is in 4 or 5 pieces (can't remember which) which are assembled at the factory with a type of biscuit join and then ground absolutely flat with a giant grinding machine. It is then taken apart, numbered and delivered. The pocket holes in the slate bed are ground to a specific shape and contour, not something you could easily do yourself. The whole thing weighs about 1.3 tonnes. Full size snooker tables can be bought second hand for next to nothing nowadays as not everyone has a room suitable. My ramblings above are just a thought as it's not a simple piece of kit when you stand and look at it. I know I wouldn't want to make one. btw, 72 is an excellent break, 35 better than my best! Tangoman Active Member Quite obvious from the comments who has played snooker and who hasn't. Nobody has mentioned the cushions - absolutely the hardest part of the whole project - surely impossible to get right without precision factory machinery - they need to be very very accurately placed at 90 degrees, and they need to provide a very exacting degree of bounce. Also fitting a cloth is a specialised skill. I don't believe it is possible - you could construct a pool table that would stand up to a good game, but there is no way that you could build a 12 foot table precisely enough to allow for the much more skilled game of snooker to be played on it. Use your DIY skills to do all the rest of the project - cue racks, lighting etc. and buy a 2nd hand table. Tangoman > Quite obvious from the comments who has played snooker and who hasn't. Nobody has mentioned the cushions - absolutely the hardest part of the whole project - surely impossible to get right without precision factory machinery - they need to be very very accurately placed at 90 degrees, and they need to provide a very exacting degree of bounce. Tangoman This is very true. My table developed a problem with the end cushion after about 2 years. When the balls hit it they left the table bed slightly (bounced) so I called them back. The cushion had 'sunk' by about 0.5mm (probably by people sitting on it) so they removed it and placed special shims between it and the frame. Problem cured. It just goes to show how accurate the tolerances have to be. Tangoman Active Member Yes - but that is only one part of it. Contrary to popular belief, when the ball hits the cushion, it does not return at the same angle, as this would imply: 1) No loss of speed at all on striking the cushion which is impossible 2) No friction at all between the ball and the cushion - also impossible What instead occurs is that the ball has two components of speed relative to the cushion when it strikes - part a directed perpendicular to the cushion and part b - along the cushion. The idea behind a good table is that the elasticity of the cushion (which controls the change in part a on striking) and the friction between the cushion and the ball (which controls the change in part b) are balanced to provide as cl |
What is the largest state in the USA? | 10 Largest States In The United States - 10 Most Today 10 Largest States In The United States Lists Of Countries The following list contains the 10 largest states in the USA, by area 1. Alaska – 1,723,337 km2 (665,384 mi2) – Alaska is by far the largest state in the USA. It’s also the largest state by land area and by water area Alaska – the largest state in the USA 2. Texas – 695,662 km2 (268,596 mi2) – The Lone Star State is the second largest state, but it’s less than half the size of Alaska Texas – second largest state in the USA 3. California – 423,967 km2 (163,694 mi2) – The Golden State is the third largest state in the United States The Golden State is the third largest state in the United States 4. Montana – 380,831 km2 (147,039 mi2) – Montana, nicknamed The Treasure State, is the fourth largest state Largest States In The United States: Montana is fourth largest 5. New Mexico – 314,917 km2 (121,590 mi2) New Mexico: 5th largest state 6. Arizona – 295,234 km2 (113,990 mi2) – The Copper State, home to the Grand Canyon, is the 6th largest state Arizona: 6th largest state 7. Nevada – 286,380 km2 (110,571 mi2) – The Silver State, home to Las Vegas, is the 7th largest state Nevada: 7th largest state in the United States 8. Colorado – 269,601 km2 (104,093 mi2) Largest States In The United States: 8th place: Colorado 9. Oregon – 254,799 km2 (98,378 mi2) – The Beaver State is less than 1/6 of Alaska Largest States In The United States: 9th place: Oregon 10. Wyoming – 253,335 km2 (97,813 mi2) – The Equality State closes our list with almost the same area as Oregon 10th largest state in the United States: Wyoming |
What is the name of Mickey Mouse's dog? | What is the name of Mickey Mouse's dog | www.QACollections.com What is the name of Mickey Mouse's dog What is the name of Mickey Mouse's dog? Mickey Mouse's dog's name is Pluto. Top Q&A For: What is the name of Mickey Mouse's dog What was mickey mouses name beafore it was mickey? Mickey's orginal name was Mortimer Mouse. Walt's wife thought it sounded to stuffy and suggested the name Mickey. What is the name of mickey mouses dog? Pluto What is the name of Mickey Mouses' girlfriend? minnie mouse http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_name_of_Mickey_Mouses%27_girlfriend What was mickey mouses original name? ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Mortimer Mouse ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ |
Who was beaten by Bjorn Borg in his first Wimbledon title? | BBC SPORT | Tennis | Wimbledon History | Wimbledon legends: Bjorn Borg Wimbledon legends: Bjorn Borg 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 Runner up: 1981 Grand Slam titles: 11 Prize money: $3,655,751 Bjorn Borg seemed an unlikely Wimbledon champion as his play was more suited to the slow clay courts of Europe. He won the French Open six times but was no slouch on the grass either. Between losing to eventual champion Arthur Ashe in 1975 and John McEnroe in the 1981 final, he won a record 41 consecutive matches in SW19. That run saw 'Ice Borg' claim an unprecedented five successive titles beating Ilie Nastase, Jimmy Connors - twice - Roscoe Tanner and John McEnroe. What makes that run even more amazing is that it came in an era when there were so many great champions gunning for the greatest prize in the game. There were three years when he won both the French and Wimbledon, and in those days there was only one week of preparation for the grass between the two events. The one rule of grass-court tennis is that you have be a supreme volleyer. But Borg was the exception that proved the rule. Although no stranger to the net, Borg powered away from the baseline with powerful ground strokes, including a double-handed backhand. He hit the ball high and brought it down with excessive top-spin. It made it very difficult for opponents to attack him. In other words, he developed the style of play that still dominates the world game today. Many things about Borg are still an enigma. He retired having just turned 25 after losing the 1981 final to John McEnroe. The year before the pair had played the all-time classic Wimbledon final - but not everyone remembers Borg actually won that match, focusing instead on McEnroe's memorable tie-break win in the fourth set. |
Who was Elizabeth the first's mother? | Biography of Queen Elizabeth the First The Biography of Queen Elizabeth the First Elizabeth I was born on September 7, 1533. She was the second daughter of King Henry VIII and her mother was Queen Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth was named after Henry's mother, the consort to King Henry VII. The birth of Elizabeth was a disappointment to Henry because she was not a male heir to the throne. The birth of a male heir was considered imperative to safety of the House of Tudor. However, Henry loved her dearly and kept her close to him until he remarried after the execution of her mother. During these early years of her life, she was his favourite child. She bore a close resemblance to her father in appearance and in her mannerisms. She was one of the first monarchs to be born of pure English descent. This was one of the reasons that the citizens of England fanatically followed her throughout her reign. Even though Elizabeth was only three years old and too young to remember her mother, she knew what had happened to her. Throughout her reign she never referred to her mother directly but she often referred to what had happened to her. This event made such a dramatic impact on her life that she regretted sentencing anybody to death. To some this was a weakness, however, it proved to be helpful to her reign. Her mother's conviction of treason for committing adultery, and subsequent execution resulted in her father casting her out and forcing her to live close to poverty until shortly before his death. When her father married Jane Seymour she was sent to live at Hatfield house but still attended court. Jane's reign as Queen was short lived and after bearing Henry a son, Prince Edward, she died of childbed fever. Till Henry's next marriage occurred, Elizabeth was kept in the Royal nursery and was visited regularly by her father. After Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves was later annulled, Elizabeth was sent from court again and remained in Hatfield house throughout the reign of Queen Catherine Howard. Queen Catherine shared the fate of her cousin, Queen Anne, was convicted of treason and executed. At this time Elizabeth is quoted as saying that "marriage is death, I will never marry." She was true to her word. Elizabeth last appeared in her father's court during the Reign of Queen Catherine Parr. Catherine Parr, inadvertently, taught Elizabeth how to avoid the block by pretense and submission. Catherine also insisted that Elizabeth have a proper education and, as a result, Elizabeth became one of the best-educated person of her times. After the death of her father in 1547, Elizabeth's brother Edward became King. During this time she was living with the Queen Dowager, Catherine Parr. It was here she met the Lady Jane Grey, one of her cousins, and the Lord High Admiral, John Dudley. She and her half sister, the Princess Mary, were both courted by the Admiral and they both refused his affections. Unable to make a match with one of the princesses, he married Catherine Parr, much to the dislike of the young King. Although he was married to Catherine, John Dudley actively pursued Elizabeth. This time enough happened to get Elizabeth expelled from Catherine's court. Catherine Parr later died in childbed, and the Lord High Admiral was subsequently executed for treason. Elizabeth loved Catherine Parr dearly. Catherine was like a mother to Elizabeth, the only mother she had ever known and loved. Soon after Catherine's death, King Edward died and Lady Jane Grey became Queen for nine days, until Elizabeth's half-sister, Mary, "asserted" her right to the throne. Mary ordered Jane Grey executed for treason and to ensure Elizabeth did not gain power, she had her imprisoned in the Tower of London. Elizabeth suffered greatly under Queen Mary and was in constant danger of being killed. The danger to Elizabeth further escalated when Queen Mary married Prince Phillip of Spain. To ensure the House of Tudor continued and to maintain stability in England, Queen Mary allowed Elizabeth to live. However, Elizabeth knew that if Mary had a son, Elizabeth would not be ne |
What colour dust do you get from diamonds? | 1 Shocking Fact about Diamond Clarity They Don't Want You to Know The Shocking Fact about Diamond Clarity They Don’t Want You to Know + Useful Chart of the Clarity Scale Translate 简体中文 (Chinese (Simplified)) English Disclosure: We generate revenue from some diamond vendors through the links on this site. Anyone who makes money on a business can never claim they are 100% objective, but we try really hard. It’s never worth giving someone poor advice for one sale that will damage our credibility. For more details, click here . So if you’re out there looking for the best diamond for your money, then please contact us and let us know your budget and what you’re looking for. We’ll sift through thousands of diamonds online and send you suggested stones to choose from that fit your needs the best. Last Updated: December 27, 2016 Bottom Line: A low clarity eye-clean diamond will look identical to a flawless diamond assuming all else is equal (yet will cost far far less). At present the only vendor offering sufficiently high quality images on all of their diamonds for reviewing clarity is James Allen . With their technology, you are able to find this beautiful SI2 diamond that saves you almost 25% over a mediocre VS2 like this . If you are feeling a little unsure of yourself, feel free to contact us . After helping thousands of readers, we have quite a bit of experience sifting through these images and figuring out which diamond is eye-clean. Nobody Can Tell the Difference Between SI2 and VVS2 The Greatest Myth About Diamonds The greatest myth about diamonds is that they are a smart investment. Edward Jay Epstein, in his industry-shaking exposè on the “Diamond Invention” entitled “Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond?” clearly and emphatically puts this idea to rest. I recommend any prospective diamond buyer first read this article from start to finish. It’s imporqutant to be in the right frame of mind when making such a major purchase and not be influenced by all the magic and emotion thrown at you from DeBeers advertising. Diamonds Are Retail Products Diamonds are a retail product just like any other. The product goes through various stages of production and distribution (mining, polishing, distribution, retail, and finally customer). As the diamond changes hands, each participant takes their cut. By the time the finished product ends up in the customers’ hands, the price is sufficiently inflated that you could never sell it without losing money. If cars lose 15% when they leave the lot, then figure most diamonds probably lose at least 30-40% when they leave the store. The Most Common Mistake I began with this because the most common mistake people make when buying diamonds is they purchase a diamond with a clarity grade that is simply too high to appreciate in order to buy a “good investment.” Lets review the basics really quickly. The scale of diamond clarity (GIA scale – other labs have added some other interim grades) goes like this (from best to worst): Internally Flawless (IF), Very Very Small Inclusions 1 (VVS1), Very Very Small Inclusions 2 (VVS2), Very Small Inclusions 1 (VS1), Very Small Inclusions 2 (VS2), Small Inclusions 1 (SI1), Small Inclusions 2 (SI2), Inclusions 1 (I1), Inclusions 2 (I2). The chart below contains real magnified sample images of GIA certified diamonds. I have chosen to use Asscher Cuts & Emerald Cuts for the sample images since these step-cut shapes show inclusions the clearest. It should become clear from the chart below why it is so crucial to only buy from an online vendor (Like James Allen and Brian Gavin Diamonds ) that provides you with high quality images of their diamonds. Clarity Grade Click Image to See Original Stone (Bad VS2) Click Image to See Original Stone (Average VS2) SI1 Slightly Included (1st Degree) – SI1 Clarity inclusions are easily found with a standard jeweler’s loupe at 10x magnification. With most shapes (to the exclusion of step cuts like Asscher and Emerald Cuts), SI1 clarity inclusions are almost always clean to the naked eye. As with the poor VS2 sampl |
John McEnroe was born in which country? | John McEnroe - IMDb IMDb Actor | Soundtrack John McEnroe was born on February 16, 1959 in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany as John Patrick McEnroe Jr. He is an actor, known for Wimbledon (1937), McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice (2011) and The Chair (2002). He has been married to Patty Smyth since May 23, 1997. They have two children. He was previously married to Tatum O'Neal . See full bio » Born: |
Who patented the 'Zip fastener' in 1893? | The History of the Zipper - Who Invented the Zipper? The History of the Zipper The History of the Zipper YKK on Zipper. Courtesy MorgueFile By Mary Bellis Updated August 10, 2016. It was a long way up for the humble zipper, the mechanical wonder that has kept our lives "together" in many ways. On its way up the zipper has passed through the hands of several dedicated inventors, though none convinced the general public to accept the zipper as part of everyday fashion. It was the magazine and fashion industry that made the novel zipper the popular item it is today. The story begins when Elias Howe, who invented the sewing machine, received a patent in 1851 for an "Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure." It didn't go much further beyond that though. Perhaps it was the success of the sewing machine, that caused Elias not to pursue marketing his clothing closure system. As a result, Howe missed his chance to become the recognized "Father of the Zip." Forty-four years later, Whitcomb Judson, who also invented the "Pneumatic Street Railway," marketed a "Clasp Locker" device similar to system described in the 1851 Howe patent. continue reading below our video Should I Buy my House or Continue to Rent? Being first to market, Whitcomb got credit for being the "Inventor of the Zipper," However, his 1893 patent did not use the word zipper. The Chicago inventor's "Clasp Locker" was a complicated hook-and-eye shoe fastener . Together with businessman Colonel Lewis Walker, Whitcomb launched the Universal Fastener Company to manufacture the new device. The clasp locker debuted at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and was met with little commercial success. It was a Swedish-born electrical engineer named Gideon Sundback whose work helped make the zipper the hit it is today. Originally hired to work for the Universal Fastener Company, his design skills and a marriage to the plant-manager's daughter Elvira Aronson led to a position as head designer at Universal. In his position, he improved the far from perfect "Judson C-curity Fastener." And when Sundback's wife died in 1911, the grieving husband busied himself at the design table and by December of 1913, came up with what would become the modern zipper. Gideon Sundback's new and improved system increased the number of fastening elements from four per inch to ten or eleven, had two facing-rows of teeth that pulled into a single piece by the slider, and increased the opening for the teeth guided by the slider. His patent for the "Separable Fastener" was issued in 1917. Sundback also created the manufacturing machine for the new zipper. The "S-L" or scrapless machine took a special Y-shaped wire and cut scoops from it, then punched the scoop dimple and nib and clamped each scoop on a cloth tape to produce a continuous zipper chain. Within the first year of operation, Sundback's zipper-making machine was producing a few hundred feet of fastener per day. The popular "zipper" name came from the B. F. Goodrich Company, which decided to use Gideon's fastener on a new type of rubber boots or galoshes. Boots and tobacco pouches with a zippered closure were the two chief uses of the zipper during its early years. It took twenty more years to convince the fashion industry to seriously promote the novel closure on garments. In the 1930's, a sales campaign began for children's clothing featuring zippers. The campaign advocated zippers as a way to promote self-reliance in young children as the devices made it possible for them to dress in self-help clothing. A landmark moment happened in 1937 when the zipper beat the button in the "Battle of the Fly." French fashion designers raved over the use of zippers in men's trousers and Esquire magazine declared the zipper the "Newest Tailoring Idea for Men." Among the zippered fly's many virtues was that it would exclude "The Possibility of Unintentional and Embarrassing Disarray." The next big boost for the zipper came when devices that open on both ends arrived, such as on jackets. Today the zipper is everywhere, in clothing, luggage, leather goods and cou |
What age was John Lennon when he was killed? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 8 | 1980: John Lennon shot dead About This Site | Text Only 1980: John Lennon shot dead Former Beatle John Lennon has been shot dead by an unknown gunman who opened fire outside the musician's New York apartment. The 40-year-old was shot several times as he entered the Dakota, his luxury apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side, opposite Central Park, at 2300 local time. He was rushed in a police car to St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, where he died. His wife, Yoko Ono, who is understood to have witnessed the attack, was with him. Shots heard A police spokesman said a suspect was in custody, but he had no other details of the shooting. "This was no robbery," the spokesman said, adding that Mr Lennon was probably shot by a "deranged" person. Witness reports say at least three shots were fired and others have claimed they heard six. There are also reports Mr Lennon staggered up six steps into the vestibule after he was shot, before collapsing. Jack Douglas, Lennon's producer, said he and the Lennons had been at a studio called the Record Plant in mid-town earlier in the evening and Lennon left at 2230. Mr Lennon said he planned to have some dinner and then return home, Mr Douglas said. Fans at scene The Lennons are said to have left their limousine on the street and walked up the driveway when the gunman opened fire. It is unclear whether the man had been lying in wait in the entrance to the building for Mr Lennon, or whether he came up behind him. Witnesses describe the gunman as a "pudgy kind of man", 35 to 40 years old with brown hair. Other former band members, Paul McCartney, guitarist George Harrison and drummer Ringo Starr are thought to have been informed of Lennon's murder. Fans have already begun arriving at the scene, many still unaware Lennon has died. Mr Lennon is survived by his wife, their son Sean, and his son from a previous marriage, Julian. |
Who became the youngest ever 'Amateur World Snooker Champion in 1980? | World Records - snooker.org Awards | Odd Stuff | World Records | Managers Snooker World Records Here are the (unofficial) snooker world records that I have collected. If you notice any errors or know of any other records, please let me know. World Championships Most Titles The World Professional Championship (instituted 1927) was won a record 15 times by Joe Davis, on the first 15 occasions it was contested 1927-40 and 1946. The most wins in the Amateur Championships (instituted 1963) have been two by; Gary Owen in 1963 and 1966; Ray Edmonds 1972 and 1974; and Paul Mifsud (Malta) 1985-86. Allison Fisher (b. 24 Feb 1968) has won seven Women's World Championships, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1991, 1993-94. Maureen Baynton (née Barrett) won a record eight Women's Amateur Championships between 1954 and 1968, as well as seven at billiards. Youngest The youngest man to win a world title is Michael White (Wales) (b. 5 Aug 1991) who was 14 yr 210 days when he won the World Amateur Snooker Championships in Prestatyn, Wales on 3 Mar 2006. Stephen Hendry (Scotland) (b. 13 Jan 1969) became the youngest World Professional Champion, at 21 yr 106 days on 29 Apr 1990. Stacey Hillyard (b. 5 Sep 1969) won the Women's World Amateur Championship in October 1984 at the age of 15. Highest Breaks Maximum Breaks The first to achieve the maximum break of 147 was E.J. Murt O'Donoghue (New Zealand) (1901-94) at Griffiths, New South Wales, Australia on 26 Sep 1934. The first officially ratified 147 was by Joe Davis against Willie Smith at Leicester Square Hall, London on 22 Jan 1955. The first achieved in a major tournament were by John Spencer (b. 18 Sep 1935) at Slough, Berks on 13 Jan 1979, but the table had oversized pockets, and by Steve Davis (b. 22 Aug 1957) who had a ratified break of 147 against John Spencer in the Lada Classic at Oldham, Greater Manchester on 11 Jan 1982. This was also the first televised maximum. The youngest to score a competitive maximum was Judd Trump (b. Aug 1989) at 14 yr 206 days days in an under-16 series match against Chris Piech at the Potters Club in Coalville on 13 Mar 2004. Ronnie O'Sullivan (b. 5 Dec 1975) made a maximum at 15 yr 98 days during the English Amateur Championship (Southern Area) at Aldershot, Hants on 13 Mar 1991. Cliff Thorburn (Canada) (b. 16 Jan 1948) was first to make two tournament 147 breaks on 23 Apr 1983 (the first in the World Professional Championships) and 8 Mar 1989. Peter Ebdon (b. 27 Aug 1979) and James Wattana (Thailand) (b. 17 Jan 1970) have also achieved this feat. Ronnie O'Sullivan have the most maximums in the professional game with 13 ahead of Stephen Hendry who has 11. O'Sullivan's latest came at the 2014 Coral UK Championship , in the last frame of the last-16 match against Matthew Selt (England). Stephen Hendry became the first to make more than two tournament 147s. Hendry's first was made in the European League and his second in the 1995 World Championship . The record-breaking third came on 25 Nov 1995 in the UK Championship . Not content with this he made his fourth maximum on 5 Jan 1997 in the 1997 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge and his fifth on 23 May 1998 in the 1998 Dr Martens Premier League , his sixth on 19 Sep 1999 in the final of the 1999 British Open (the first maximum in a ranking final), his seventh on (21-23) November in 1999 in the 1999 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship , his eighth on 25 Feb 2001 in the final of the 2001 Rothmans Grand Prix, his ninth on 28 Apr 2009 in the quarterfinals of the 2009 Betfred.com World Championship , his 10th in the second round of the 2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open and his 11th in the first round of the 2012 Betfred.com World Championship ! Leo Levitt was the first amateur to achieve the maximum break, in november 1948 at the Windsor Bowling alley in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Geet Sethi (India) was the first one to manage one in competition, in the Indian Amateur Championships on 21 Feb 1988. In the World Junior Championship in Iceland (June 1989) Gary Hill made a maximum break at the age of 20 years 8 months and became |
Can you name the 'Seven Dwarfs' from the 1937 Disney film of that name? | What are the names of all of the 7 dwarfs? - Quora Quora Seven Dwarfs (on Wikipedia), section "Names" has a big list of various names for those dwarfs. The most well-known collection is probably that used in the Disney 1937 film (Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, Dopey), but that is not the only group of names for them by far. Note that the Brothers Grimm version which underlies most if not all of those did not assign them any names at all. 24.4k Views 6.Bashful 7.Grumpy In the original story , the dwarfs werenever named. The names were only created when Disney made the cartoon version. 6k Views Eric Johnson , 25 years working in and around USAF F-16s and Boris Morozov , Served in Israeli Air Force You shoot them, and deal with the realities of that choice later. The realities, I must be clear, are that someone very evil put those children in a situation which they could not be prepared to make themselves. Becoming a warfighter is making the conscious choice to place yourself in a position to kill other warfighters. A child can’t make that choice. As I have said before, child soldiers are ... |
Which Dickens novel features the character 'Uriah Heep'? | Uriah Heep: My favourite Charles Dickens character - Telegraph Charles Dickens Uriah Heep: My favourite Charles Dickens character Uriah Heep - from David Copperfield, is one of Charles Dickens's most malevolent creations and is the eighth in the Telegraph pick of the best Charles Dickens characters. Image 1 of 3 A portrait of Uriah Heep by Frederick Barnard (1846-1896), which was used to illustrate David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. Photo: Alamy Penguin released David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens, in a new 'Pocket Classic' edition. By Mark Monahan , Dance Critic 7:00AM GMT 08 Feb 2012 Follow My Favourite Charles Dickens character: Uriah Heep from David Copperfield (1849) Sounding like some particularly pernicious kind of bladder infection, Uriah Heep is one of the best names – and villains – in the whole of Dickens. This obsequious, cadaverous clerk and money-lender, who fawns his way through David Copperfield and blackmails his way to success, has as little pigment in his body as he does decency. “[He] had hardly any eyebrows,” says the 15-year-old David, “and no eyelashes, and eyes of a red-brown, so unsheltered and unshaded, that I remember wondering how he went to sleep.” Besides, then, being an early example of the evil-albino figure so beloved by Hollywood, Uriah Heep is also said to have been inspired by either Hans Christian Anderson or one Thomas Powell, for whom a friend of Dickens’s worked. Either way, it’s a magnificently unenviable tribute. The full series of 'My favourite Charles Dickens character' is: Related Articles |
What is the English word for the Japanese word 'Otemoto'? | Japanese Language: otemoto, class restaurants, loose sense Japanese Language Dear Bamboo Sensei, many thanks for that last one. So, in "Bungaku wa Hidehira o korosou to inorimashita", the subject of the korosu, as well the as inoru, is Bungaku, is it? In a loose sense, of course - he's not going to kill him with his own hands but he's going to bring about his death by praying. A new Q: Which moto is used in otemoto (hashi); what does it mean exactly in the compound (i.e. what role does it play in the meaning �chopsticks�), please? Best regards, and thanks again, Simon Dear Simon-san: Your understanding of the passge regarding Bungaku is correct. "Otemoto" meaning "chopsticks" is a euphemism and uses "O" as a honorific, "te" as hand and "moto" as in "kyo" of "kyoka (permission)" or "gen" of "ganjitsu (New year's Day")" Otemoto is used in high class restaurants and formal places to denote "chopstick" and principally used by the provider of the services rather than guests. Guests to a restaurant would not normally say "Otemoto arimasuka" but would say "Ohashi arimasuka," while waitresses would say "Otemoto omochi shimashita." "Temoto" meaning chopsticks was originated as a jargon of ladies in attendance at the imperial court, who used a lot of jargons to avoid vanality of ordinary citizen's vocabruary. These jrgons later dissipated outside the court to become part of the citzen's vocabruary. Otemoto is one of such examples. "Temoto" pricinpally means that which is within your reach. Thus, "temoto kin" means funds at your disposal without accounting to others. In the same vein, "temoto funyoi" means you lack personal spending money. Questioner's Rating |
What is wrapped around a fillet steak to make 'Beef Wellington'? | The Ultimate Beef Wellington Recipe : Tyler Florence : Food Network Watch how to make this recipe. For the Duxelles: To make the Duxelles: Add mushrooms, shallots , garlic, and thyme to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add butter and olive oil to a large saute pan and set over medium heat. Add the shallot and mushroom mixture and saute for 8 to 10 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated. Season with salt and pepper and set aside to cool. For the Beef: To prepare the beef: Tie the tenderloin in 4 places so it holds its cylindrical shape while cooking. Drizzle with olive oil, then season with salt and pepper and sear all over, including the ends, in a hot, heavy-based skillet lightly coated with olive oil - about 2 to 3 minutes. Meanwhile set out your prosciutto on a sheet of plastic wrap (plastic needs to be about a foot and a half in length so you can wrap and tie the roast up in it) on top of your cutting board. Shingle the prosciutto so it forms a rectangle that is big enough to encompass the entire filet of beef. Using a rubber spatula cover evenly with a thin layer of duxelles. Season the surface of the duxelles with salt and pepper and sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves. When the beef is seared, remove from heat, cut off twine and smear lightly all over with Dijon mustard . Allow to cool slightly, then roll up in the duxelles covered prosciutto using the plastic wrap to tie it up nice and tight. Tuck in the ends of the prosciutto as you roll to completely encompass the beef. Roll it up tightly in plastic wrap and twist the ends to seal it completely and hold it in a nice log shape. Set in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to ensure it maintains its shape. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface, roll the puff pastry out to about a 1/4-inch thickness. Depending on the size of your sheets you may have to overlap 2 sheets and press them together. Remove beef from refrigerator and cut off plastic. Set the beef in the center of the pastry and fold over the longer sides, brushing with egg wash to seal. Trim ends if necessary then brush with egg wash and fold over to completely seal the beef - saving ends to use as a decoration on top if desired. Top with coarse sea salt . Place the beef seam side down on a baking sheet. Brush the top of the pastry with egg wash then make a couple of slits in the top of the pastry using the tip of a paring knife — this creates vents that will allow the steam to escape when cooking. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until pastry is golden brown and beef registers 125 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. Remove from oven and rest before cutting into thick slices. Garnish with minced chives , and serve with Green Peppercorn Sauce, Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Fresh Herbs and Garlic, and Warm Wilted Winter Greens. Green Peppercorn Sauce : Add olive oil to pan after removing beef. Add shallots, garlic, and thyme; saute for 1 to 2 minutes, then, off heat, add brandy and flambe using a long kitchen match. After flame dies down, return to the heat, add stock and reduce by about half. Strain out solids, then add 2 cups cream and mustard. Reduce by half again, then shut off heat and add green peppercorns. Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Fresh Herbs and Garlic: Preheat oven to 500 degrees F and place a baking sheet inside to heat. Add potatoes, rosemary, sage , thyme, and garlic to a medium bowl. Drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Remove sheet pan from oven, lightly coat with olive oil, and pour potatoes onto pan. Place potatoes in oven and reduce heat to 425 degrees F. Roast for 20 minutes, or until crispy on outside and tender on inside. Warm Wilted Winter Greens : Cook honey and balsamic together over medium-high heat in a large saute pan, about 5 minutes. Toast walnuts in a small skillet; set aside to cool. Pile greens on a platter. Stir mustard into balsamic-honey dressing , then whisk in about 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil; pour over greens. Season greens with salt and pepper and garnish with walnuts , pomegranate seeds, shavings |
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