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What's the name of the actor who played 'Huggy Bear' in the Starsky and Hutch TV series? | Antonio Fargas - IMDb IMDb Community LATEST HEADLINES Actor | Composer | Soundtrack A tall, lanky and twinkle-eyed African-American actor with wonderful onscreen charisma, Antonio Fargas has been appearing on stage and screen for nearly 40 years. His film debut was in Shirley Clarke 's The Cool World (1963), a gritty, uncompromising tale about African-American youth growing up in Harlem, New York. He then made his acting presence ... See full bio » Born: User Lists Related lists from IMDb users a list of 3055 people created 02 Jul 2011 a list of 630 people created 30 Jul 2011 a list of 201 people created 13 Feb 2013 a list of 24 people created 01 Sep 2013 a list of 41 people created 14 Aug 2015 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Antonio Fargas's work have you seen? User Polls 2014 SnakeHead Swamp (TV Movie) William Boudreaux 2014 House of Lies (TV Series) Mr. Zhang 2006 Sucka Punch (Video short) Uncle G 2003 The District (TV Series) J.T. 2003 Grease Monkeys (TV Series) Tony 2003 Holby City (TV Series) Victor Garrison 2000 Driver 2 (Video Game) Detective Tobias Jones (voice) 1997 Living Single (TV Series) Otis Jones 1996 The Wayans Bros. (TV Series) Uncle Nate 1996 The Parent 'Hood (TV Series) The Criminal 1993 Percy & Thunder (TV Movie) Spider 1990 La belle Anglaise (TV Series) Caldwell 1988 Miami Vice (TV Series) Alejandro Gutierrez 1987 Florida Straits (TV Movie) El Gato Negro 1984 A Good Sport (TV Movie) Clifford 1983-1984 All My Children (TV Series) Les Baxter 1983 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) Jerry Blackmore 1982 Paper Dolls (TV Movie) Oliver 1982 The Ambush Murders (TV Movie) Vaness 1980 Charlie's Angels (TV Series) Blackie 1978 The Love Boat (TV Series) Lee Graham 1974 Police Woman (TV Series) Rex 1974 Sanford and Son (TV Series) Sonny Cochran 1973 Police Story (TV Series) Harpie 1978 Pretty Baby (performer: "Tiger Rag", "Pretty Baby", "Winin' Boy Blues" - uncredited) Hide 2004 Starsky & Hutch (special thanks) 2003 Starsky & Hutch (Video Game) (special thanks) Hide 2014-2015 Unsung Hollywood (TV Series documentary) Himself 2012 The Rancho High School Riots (TV Movie documentary) Antonio Fargas 2011 Life After (TV Series) Himself 2008 TV Burp (TV Series) Himself 2007 Queens of Disco (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2004 TV's Greatest Cars (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2004 This Morning (TV Series) Himself 2004 Loose Women (TV Series) Himself 2004 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) Himself 2003 Loose Lips (TV Series documentary) Himself 2002 Heroes of Black Comedy (TV Mini-Series documentary) Himself 2001 The RDA (TV Series) Himself 1998 The Roseanne Show (TV Series) Pimp 1998 Top Ten (TV Series documentary) Himself - Presenter 1994 The Word (TV Series) Himself 1979 The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) Guest Appearance 1993 La classe américaine (TV Movie) Huggy Music video: Appeared in Snoop Dogg 's video "Doggy Dogg World" (1994). See more » Publicity Listings: Did You Know? Personal Quote: He (Huggy Bear) wasn't a pimp. This whole glorification of pimps and all that makes people think that. But they never told you what he did. One minute he had a bar, the next minute he was a guy on the street hustling, but he was always in the know. But he was never a pimp. The guy who was on 'Baretta' was a pimp. His character was called The Rooster. Plus there were other roles were I had played ... See more » Trivia: His performance as a pimp in The Gambler (1974) helped him land the role of informant Huggy Bear in Starsky and Hutch (1975). See more » Nickname: |
In which European city did Oscar Wilde die in 1900? | 1900: Oscar Wilde Dies a Catholic | History.info 1900: Oscar Wilde Dies a Catholic Photo Credit To http://wiki.uiowa.edu/download/attachments/30443675/oscar_wilde.jpg Story Highlights historical event: Wilde died just five days after receiving Catholic baptism, precisely on this day in 1900. His remains are located in Paris, in the famous Père Lachaise Cemetery. The famous artist Oscar Wilde died on this day. He was very controversial during his life, and remained famous for his artistic genius, as well as for his unusual personality. Today there is practically not one person who did not at least hear of his works “The Picture of Dorian Gray” or “The Importance of Being Ernest”. Interestingly, Oscar Wilde died a Catholic. Namely, he lay ill in exile in Paris, in Hôtel d’Alsace. He was only 46 years old and suffered from meningitis. A priest was sent for. Father Cuthbert Dunne, an Irish Catholic priest, answered the call and baptized Wilde by Catholic rite. Since Wilde had a distant memory of being baptized as a boy, this baptism was conditional, as a Catholic may be baptized only once, but it was still done just in case. Father Dunne also gave Wilde the Anointing of the Sick (Last Rites) on that occasion. Wilde died just five days after Catholic baptism, precisely on this day in 1900. His remains are located in Paris, in the famous Père Lachaise Cemetery. This is probably the most famous cemetery in the world due to the large number of celebrities who are buried there (Jim Morrison, Honoré de Balzac, Isadora Duncan, Frédéric Chopin, Molière, Marcel Proust, Gioachino Rossini and many others). Facebook Comments |
In which English county was the 1970's TV series 'Poldark' set? | Poldark (TV Series 1975– ) - IMDb IMDb 29 December 2016 2:33 AM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error In 1783, Ross Poldark returns from the American wars to his native Cornwall to right wrongs and reunite with the love of his life. Stars: Warleggan tries to have Ross arrested after the duel and Elizabeth consults with a doctor to have her baby prematurely to allay George's suspicions. 9.4 Whitworth attempts to break off his ongoing affair with Rowella but is seduced into continuing it when Solway becomes aware he's being cuckolded. 9.2 Caroline goes to London after her child's death, Whitworth reestablishes relations with money, and Ross secretly visits Elizabeth during a Warleggan party. 8.9 a list of 47 titles created 11 May 2011 a list of 47 titles created 25 Mar 2012 a list of 16 titles created 24 Nov 2012 a list of 26 titles created 07 Feb 2013 a list of 25 titles created 21 Oct 2015 Search for " Poldark " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 2 nominations. See more awards » Videos Ross Poldark returns from war to right wrongs and reunite with the love of his life. Director: Richard Laxton Ross Poldark returns home after American Revolutionary War and rebuilds his life with a new business venture, making new enemies and finding a new love where he least expects it. Stars: Aidan Turner, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jack Farthing James Onedin marries Anne Webster in order to get his hands on a ship. However the marriage turns out to be one of true love. James is ruthless in his attempt to get a shipping line started... See full summary » Stars: Peter Gilmore, Jessica Benton, Howard Lang The trials of the British aristocratic Bellamy family and their household staff. Stars: Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Jean Marsh Sense and Sensibility (TV Series 1971) Drama | Romance Mrs. Dashwood and her two daughters, Elinor and Marianne, are faced with the prospect of Mrs. Dashwood's stepson and his wife moving into their home at Norland. Stars: Michael Aldridge, Sheila Ballantine, Esme Church The Forsyte Saga (TV Mini-Series 1967) Drama The extended Forsyte family live a more than pleasant upper middle class life in Victorian and later Edwardian England. The two central characters are Soames Forsyte and his cousin Jolyon ... See full summary » Stars: Eric Porter, Margaret Tyzack, Nyree Dawn Porter Louisa Trotter works her way up from being a skivvy to being the Queen of cooks, cook to the King, and owner of the Bentinck Hotel. Her life and happenings among the guests and staff of the... See full summary » Stars: Gemma Jones, Victoria Plucknett, John Welsh This BBC production, set in the small town of Highbury depicts the often hilarious attempts of Miss Emma Woodhouse to make proper marital matches for all of her friends. Though often ... See full summary » Stars: Doran Godwin, John Carson, Donald Eccles Pride and Prejudice (TV Mini-Series 1980) Comedy | Drama | Romance While the arrival of wealthy gentleman sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy. Stars: Elizabeth Garvie, David Rintoul, Moray Watson British crime investigation series based around aristocratic, Oxford-educated Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class assistant Sergeant Barbara Havers. Stars: Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small, Lesley Vickerage Wolf Hall (TV Mini-Series 2015) Drama | History After the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII's court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger. Stars: Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Claire Foy At a country fair, young hay-t |
Who was the first actor to play Doctor Who? | 11 Actors Who Have Played The Doctor | Mental Floss 11 Actors Who Have Played The Doctor Image credit: Like us on Facebook There have been many actors who have portrayed the Doctor in various settings, but eleven have been the official Doctors. We'll look at all of them here. 1. William Hartnell Veteran character actor William Hartnell was born in 1908 to humble beginnings; his mother was unwed, he never knew his father, and his first career move was into petty crime. A boxing instructor got him started on horse racing, but he found his real passion when he got a job as a stagehand at the age of 18. He quickly got into acting, working constantly with only a break to serve in World War II in an armored regiment. He ended up typecast in comic tough-guy roles (you can see one of them in The Mouse That Roared), and when Verity Lambert offered him the part of a mysterious time traveler in an educational show aimed at children, he jumped at the part. He created a character who was highly intelligent but not always as wise as he thought himself, brilliant but forgetful, cantankerous but with a deep compassion under the surface. He enjoyed the role tremendously, but by 1966, his health was deteriorating due to arteriosclerosis and he had to quit. The producers came up with the idea of having his character transform into a new actor, and Hartnell suggested Patrick Troughton, who was approached and accepted the part. Hartnell reprised his role once more for the tenth anniversary special, "The Three Doctors," but his health had deteriorated more than the production crew realized and his part had to be rewritten to accommodate his capabilities; it was his final work as an actor, and he passed away in 1974 at the age of 67. 2. Patrick Troughton Born in 1920, Patrick Troughton went directly into an acting career and was undergoing formal training in New York City when World War II broke out. He returned to England and joined the Navy, where he had a decorated career before returning to the theater, gaining a reputation as a reliable and versatile character actor. In 1953, he became the first person to play Robin Hood on television and found a succession of television, film, and radio roles afterward before Innes Lloyd, the new producer of Doctor Who, approached him in 1966 about succeeding William Hartnell in the title role. He ended up playing the role as what series creator Sydney Newman called a "cosmic hobo," inspired partly by silent film star Charlie Chaplin — brilliant, a bit egotistical, and also a bit of a comedian. He'd sometimes play the recorder, a significant change from the First Doctor, who had no apparent musical talent, and it was during this era that the sonic screwdriver was first seen. After three years, he decided to move on, although he returned three more times to reprise the role, in "The Three Doctors," "The Five Doctors," and "The Two Doctors." He returned to his work as a character actor after his time on Doctor Who, working hard despite doctors' advice due to major heart problems. In 1987, he defied doctor's orders to stay in the country and recuperate and went on one more convention tour. He died on March 27, 1987, in Columbus, Georgia. (I actually saw him once, and got his autograph, earlier in the same U.S. tour. He seemed in good health, but, well, he was a very good actor.) Acting was in his blood; several of his children and grandchildren have gone into acting. The youngest of these is Harry Melling, whom Harry Potter fans know as Dudley Dursley. 3. Jon Pertwee Born in 1919, and thus actually a year older than the man he would replace, Jon Pertwee was born into a family that already had a lot of actors in it. Like the first two Doctors, he joined the military in World War II; although his service wasn't as distinguished as Troughton's, he did acquire an interesting souvenir: he woke up one morning after a drunken shore leave to find a tattoo on his arm, which made a brief appearance in his debut episode of Doctor Who. After the war, he became known as a comic actor on stage, television, and film. Whe |
Who played the original 'Granddad' in Only Fools and Horses? | Grandad Trotter | Only Fools and Horses Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Only Fools and Horses Wiki Raquel Turner (future granddaughter-in-law, fiancée of Derek) Cassandra (step-granddaughter-in-law, wife of Rodney) Joan Trotter Jr. (great step-granddaughter) Profile Edward Kitchener Trotter, more commonly known as "Ted" (in his younger years) or "Grandad" (in his later years), is the first third main character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses , as well as the prequel series Rock & Chips . Grandad is the grandfather of Del Boy and Rodney Trotter . Del described Grandad as "an out of work lamp-lighter waiting for gas to make a comeback" that was about as useful as "a pair of sunglasses on a bloke with one ear." Backstory Born in Tobacco Road in the docks, Grandad stated that his earliest memories were of watching the soldiers marching off to World War I and witnessing their return after the armistice in 1919. He later spoke of the horror of these experiences in " The Russians Are Coming " with his now famous quote describing the wartime government policy: "They promised us homes fit for heroes, we got heroes fit for homes!" In 1924 after leaving school, Grandad got a job as a decorator working for the Council, but was fired a few days later after he wallpapered over a serving hatch. He then began working as a lamp-lighter for the London Gas Light & Coke Company, as well as meeting a woman named Violet . The two would get married and have have a son named Reg . By the 1930's, Grandad was unemployed and living with his parents and three brothers, George , Jack , and Albert , in Peabody Buildings, Peckham Rye. In 1936, Grandad and his friend Nobby Clarke ran away to Tangier to join the French Foreign Legion, they were however unsuccessful and ended up working for a weapons smuggler, gun-running into Spain during the Spanish Civil War. The two were caught by the authorities and following interrogation were deported from Spain and all her territories and dominions. Grandad returned to Peckham and joined the dole queues, returning to his wife and son sometime before the war. During World War II, Grandad evidently served some time in the army as he told Del he was given a double-headed coin by a Scottish soldier, and his son Reg checked his blood group on his old army records, however Grandad was demobbed before the end of the war as he temporarily separated from Vi and had an affair with Trigger's grandmother Alice, while her husband Arthur was still fighting. After the war, Grandad had various short-term jobs before he retired, including working as a security officer at a warehouse in Chingford which Grandad was sacked from after a janitor stole over three hundred briefcases from under his nose. Violet, who apparantly worked as a char-lady in these later years died when Rodney was still young. Personality Grandad's first chronological appearance was in the first episode of the prequel series Rock & Chips . Set in 1960, we see him recently separated from his wife Violet, unemployed and subsequently homeless, after she finds out about his affair with Alice. Grandad (called by his real name "Ted" throughout the story) then moves in with his son Reg. The Trotters are at that time squeezed into a two-up two-down terraced house and Grandad is forced to share a bedroom with his grandson Del. He appears to enjoy a close relationship with his family and remains with them when they move to their new council flat in Nelson Mandela House, even after the death of his daughter-in-law Joan. Chronologically we next see Grandad in the very first Only Fools and Horses episode " Big Brother ". Set in the early 1980's, Grandad is by this point, aged in his seventies, and still living at Nelson Mandela House with his grandchildren. Despite the fact that Grandad is largely infirm and useless, the Trotters' sense of family loyalty means that he would never be left without a home. He is, however, often treated with a level of light-hearted abuse by Del and Rodney when his docile nature becomes an inconvenience causing desperation. For ex |
Which child actress starred in Tiger Bay (1959), Pollyanna (1960) and The Parent Trap (1961)? | Hayley Mills - IMDb IMDb Actress | Soundtrack Born Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills in London, England, on Thursday, April 18th, 1946, she is the daughter of the great actor Sir John Mills and the well-known novelist-playwright Mary Hayley Bell . Her sister is the actress Juliet Mills . She grew up in her parents' home, an outgoing, funny child, and, because she spent so much time with her ... See full bio » Born: a list of 41 people created 20 Dec 2010 a list of 26 people created 22 Nov 2011 a list of 46 people created 31 Aug 2012 a list of 40 people created 17 Sep 2013 a list of 35 people created 02 Sep 2014 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Hayley Mills's work have you seen? User Polls Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations. See more awards » Known For The Parent Trap Susan Evers / Sharon McKendrick (1961) 2014 Moving On (TV Series) Madge 2014 Midsomer Murders (TV Series) Lizzy Thornfield 1986 Amazing Stories (TV Series) Joan Simmons 1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) Cynthia Tate 1979-1985 The Love Boat (TV Series) Dianne Tipton / Leila Stanhope / Cheryl Tyson 2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Let's Get Together") 1963 Summer Magic (performer: "Flitterin'", "Beautiful Beulah", "Pink of Perfection", "Femininity" - uncredited) 1961 The Parent Trap (performer: "Let's Get Together" (1961)) 1960 Pollyanna (performer: "America the Beautiful", "Early One Morning" - uncredited) 1959 Tiger Bay (performer: "The Lord's My Shepherd") Hide 2002 The Parent Trap: Caught in the Act (Video documentary short) (special thanks) Hide 2008-2011 Loose Women (TV Series) Herself 2010 The One Show (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2007 British Film Forever (TV Mini-Series documentary) Herself 2005 The 100 Greatest Family Films (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2004 The South Bank Show (TV Series documentary) Herself - Guest 2003 Big Screen Britain (TV Series documentary) Herself 2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary) Herself 1973-2002 This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) Herself 2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (TV Special documentary) Herself 2000 Child Stars: Their Story (TV Movie documentary) Narrator 1981 The Theatre Quiz (TV Series) Herself - Panellist 1981 Hour Magazine (TV Series) Herself 1979 Call My Bluff (TV Series) Herself 1967 Now and Then (TV Series documentary short) Herself 1967 Girl Talk (TV Series) Herself 1961-1966 Juke Box Jury (TV Series) Herself - Panellist 1965 What's My Line? (TV Series) Herself - Mystery Guest 1960 This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) Herself 1960 Here's Hollywood (TV Series) Herself 1999 Best of British (TV Series) Herself Personal Details Other Works: She acted in the New Shakespeare Company productions of the play, "The Card", at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park, London, England with Paul Freeman , Estelle Kohler , Robert Lang , David Collings , Jenna Russell , Guy Burgess , Rupert Holliday-Evans , Rebecca Egan , Cameron Blakely , Tim Stern , Simon Harrison , Pamela Miles , Damian ... See more » Publicity Listings: 1 Portrayal | 2 Interviews | 4 Articles | 5 Pictorials | 7 Magazine Cover Photos | See more » Height: |
Can you name the actress who links 'The Darling Buds of May' and 'Rosemary and Thyme'? | Pam Ferris - IMDb IMDb Actress | Soundtrack Pam Ferris was born on May 11, 1948 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany as Pamela E. Ferris. She is an actress, known for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Matilda (1996) and Children of Men (2006). She has been married to Roger Frost since August 1986. See full bio » Born: a list of 41 people created 19 May 2012 a list of 35 people created 07 May 2014 a list of 40 people created 14 Jul 2015 a list of 36 people created 5 months ago a list of 31 people created 2 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Pam Ferris's work have you seen? User Polls 2011 Midsomer Murders (TV Series) Liz Tomlin 2010 Grandma's House (TV Series) Deborah Adler 2009 Gavin & Stacey (TV Series) Cath 2004 Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series) Elspeth McGillicuddy 2002 Paradise Heights (TV Series) Marion Eustace 2001 Linda Green (TV Series) Norma Fitts 2001 Sweet Revenge (TV Movie) Denise Williams 1998 Our Mutual Friend (TV Mini-Series) Mrs. Boffin - Episode #1.1 (1998) ... Mrs. Boffin 1997 Cows (TV Movie) 1995 Screen Two (TV Series) Alice Hartley 1994 The Rector's Wife (TV Mini-Series) Eleanor Ramsay 1993 Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) Matron 1992 Mr. Wakefield's Crusade (TV Series) Mad Marion 1989 All Change (TV Series) Maggie Oldfield 1988 Valentine Park (TV Series) Mrs. Fox 1988 The Fear (TV Series) Brenda 1987 Lizzie's Pictures (TV Mini-Series) Grace 1987 Hardwicke House (TV Series) Ms. Crabbe 1986 Ladies in Charge (TV Series) Charlie 1985 The Bill (TV Series) Mrs. Draper 1984 The House (TV Movie) Mrs. Smeth 2010 Jackboots on Whitehall (performer: "Jerusalem") Hide 1996 Magic Within (TV Movie) (special thanks) Hide 2013 Afternoon Tea, a Matilda Reunion (Video documentary short) Herself - 'Agatha Trunchbull' 2013 Pointless Celebrities (TV Series) Herself 2011 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments (TV Movie documentary) Herself - Aunt Marge 2009 Richard & Judy (TV Series) Herself 2009 Little Dorrit: An Insight (Video documentary short) Herself - 'Mrs. General' 2008 Drama Trails (TV Series documentary) Herself 2007 Christmas Cooks (TV Series) Herself 2006 Film 2016 (TV Series) Herself 2005 The 50 Greatest Documentaries (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2005 Page Turners (TV Series documentary) Herself 2004 Head to Shrunken Head (Video documentary short) Herself 2004 This Morning (TV Series) Herself 2003 French and Saunders (TV Series) Herself 1993 Aspel & Company (TV Series) Herself - Guest 1991 This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) Herself 2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV Series) Agatha Trunchbull Personal Details Other Works: She acted in John Osborne's play, "The Entertainer," at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Robert Lindsay, Emma Cunniffe, John Normingotn, David Dawson, and Jim Creighton in the cast. Sean Homes was director. See more » Publicity Listings: 1 Interview | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more » Official Sites: Did You Know? Personal Quote: I was obsessed with work in my youth. It's why I didn't get married until I was 38 and the reason I didn't have kids. Not having children isn't a sadness in my life, though. I know I wouldn't have been a half-bad mother, but that's what happened. There's no regretting it. Trivia: In The Darling Buds of May (1991), there was a famous scene where Ferris shared a bath with David Jason while eating supper. Jason thought about turning up to the set in a frog mask and flippers but couldn't go through with it. Jason and Ferris both wore swimming costumes and the water was colored up to protect their modesty's. Jason considered that scene their icebreaker. See more » Star Sign: |
In the 'Disney' film the Lion King, who provided the voice of the evil lion 'Scar'? | Voice Compare: Lion King - Scar | Behind The Voice Actors James Horan EDITOR'S OPINION Ah yes Scar, one of Disney's most renowned villains whom is often considered to be a classic example of a sinister manipulator (with an more than occasional troublesome ego). In the classic 1994 film "The Lion King" he was voiced by known British actor Jeremy Irons. Jeremy is fairly well known for being a character actor and this is a fairly good reason why and lets just say I can understand why its one of Jeremy Irons' most renowned performances as it was a perfectly suitable for Scar's personality. Though for a little bit of trivial info, Jeremy Irons temporarily damaged his vocal cords so at least for the latter portion of the highly renowned Villain song "Be Prepared", VA Jim Cummings took over and lets just say he was a definitely suitable replacement even if it is only brief. (Oh yes and Jim also voiced Scar in his cameo in the Lion King II, heck some people couldn't even tell that Jim Cummings did the last part of the song "Be Prepared".) A little over a decade later in Kingdom Hearts II, while there were role reprisals in that game for Disney Characters Scar wasn't one of them in which he was voiced by James Horan. I will say this much that James did certainly try to sound like Jeremy Irons' Scar voice but it came off as an average at best impression. (And KH2 probably should have just used Jim Cummings I mean he was definitely already in the game.) I am going with Jeremy Irons and Jim Cummings the most and James Horan at a semi-distant 2nd place. Pokejedservo |
Which band recorded the soundtrack to the 1986 film, 'Highlander'? | Highlander Soundtrack and Movie Music - The 80s Movies Rewind Highlander Soundtrack Click for more info & how to buy... SmartLinking:To save you time, artists listed on this page are only clickable if they have contributed to at least one other movie we feature. Click these linked names to see what else their music has been featured in... Coming Soon To This Page: iTunes Links Where in the movie the track is used ...& Much More Songs The best known song that came out of the film was, of course, "It's a kind of magic." by Queen. There are 5 or 6 Queen songs in the movie and 4 of them are available on Queen's brilliant 1986 album 'A Kind of Magic'. They are 'Princes of the Universe', 'Gimme the Prize', 'Who Wants to Live Forever' and 'One Year of Love'. The first 2 I mentioned also sample vocals and sound effects from the movie. There is also a fifth song 'Don't Lose Your Head' which was used in the film (abridged), during the scene where the Kurgan drives McLeod's love interest, Brenda Wyatt, too fast in the car. [Thanks to Heather / Stephen Shaw] The filmmakers could not have choosen better or more moving music for this film. The following song tracks were featured in Highlander: Track names in Bold are linked to a Soundtrack release. Are We Missing Any? Song Trivia The album version of the song "Don't Lose Your Head" was NOT featured in the film. "Don't Lose Your Head" was a reworking of the original instrumental piece "A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling". It was this instrumental piece that was actually used in the film, which then continued into "New York, New York". |
Which war was said to be 'The war to end all wars'? | WWI Centennial: “The War to End All Wars” | Mental Floss WWI Centennial: “The War to End All Wars” Getty Images Like us on Facebook The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 139th installment in the series. August 14 - 19, 1914: “The War to End All Wars” “We have not sought this reckoning, we have done our utmost to avoid it; but now that it has been forced upon us it is imperative that it should be a thorough reckoning,” the British futurist writer H.G. Wells wrote in an article titled “The War That Will End War,” published in The Daily News on August 14, 1914. Commonly cited as “the war to end all wars” or a similar variant, the phrase was quickly adopted as a slogan to explain British and later American participation in the war, as set forth by Wells in his essay: This is already the vastest war in history. It is a war not of nations, but of mankind. It is a war to exorcise a world-madness and end an age… For this is now a war for peace. It aims straight at disarmament. It aims at a settlement that shall stop this sort of thing for ever. Every soldier who fights against Germany now is a crusader against war. This, the greatest of all wars, is not just another war—it is the last war! In fact, pundits welcomed the war for a whole variety of reasons, coincidentally reflecting their own agendas. Some predicted it would lead to a “rebirth” of society in a “purified” form, which could mean anything from the end of class distinctions, to a return of chivalrous ideals, to the purging of “foreign” racial elements. Others, like Wells, hoped it would result in the overthrow of tyranny and triumph of democracy. Colonial subjects believed the war might force white Europeans to grant them more rights, or even independence. Illinois.edu But for many ordinary young men who volunteered to fight in the early days of the conflict, it simply seemed to offer an opportunity for adventure and (ironically) freedom. Jack O’Brien, a Canadian volunteer, recalled telling his friend, “I can't get it out of my head. There is going to be the devil of a scrap over there—and say, boy! I've got to get into it!” The German novelist Carl Zuckmayer later recalled that for young middle class men volunteering meant Liberation from middle-class narrowness and fussiness… from the doubts about choosing a profession and from all the things that we perceived—consciously or unconsciously—as the saturation, closeness, and rigidity of our world… It had become serious… and at the same time a huge exhilarating adventure... We shouted out “freedom” while we were jumping into the strait-jacket of the Prussian uniform. It sounds absurd. But we had become men with a single blow. 1914-1918.net In Britain, 299,000 men enlisted in August (the scene in Whitehall, above), followed by another 463,000 in September, while 350,000 Frenchmen volunteered in the first week of August alone, and comparable numbers flooded recruiting centers in Germany. Everything around them seemed to confirm they were making the right decision. Across Europe, young men enlisted and went off to war in a festive atmosphere, amid cheering throngs who smothered them with candy, flowers, alcohol, cigarettes and—in a memorable departure from propriety for some young women—kisses. French and British troops in Belgium and British troops in France received similarly delirious welcomes. Hugh Gibson, the secretary at the American embassy in Brussels, described the arrival of French scouts in Brussels: The people in the crowd had bought out the near-by shops of cigars and cigarettes and chocolate and small flasks of brandy, and as each man rode by he was loaded up with as much as he could carry… All the cafes around the Porte Louise sent out waiters and waitresses with trays of beer to meet the troops… Each man would snatch a glass of beer, swallow it as he rode along, and hand it back to others… The French and British troops can have anything they want in this country. Wikimed |
A tragedy written early in the career of William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families? | Romeo & Juliet | Hopeless Romeo Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Friar Laurence is a Franciscan friar, and is Romeo's confidant. Friar John is sent to deliver Friar Laurence's letter to Romeo. An Apothecary who reluctantly sells Romeo poison. A Chorus reads a prologue to each of the first two acts. Synopsis Template:Wikisource The play, set in Verona , begins with a street brawl between Montague and Capulet supporters who are sworn enemies. The Prince of Verona intervenes and declares that further breach of the peace will be punishable by death. Later, Count Paris talks to Capulet about marrying his daughter, but Capulet asks Paris to wait another two years (then he later orders Juliet to marry Paris) and invites him to attend a planned Capulet ball . Lady Capulet and Juliet's nurse try to persuade Juliet to accept Paris's courtship. Meanwhile, Benvolio talks with his cousin Romeo , Montague's son, about Romeo's recent depression. Benvolio discovers that it stems from unrequited infatuation for a girl named Rosaline , one of Capulet's nieces. Persuaded by Benvolio and Mercutio , Romeo attends the ball at the Capulet house in hopes of meeting Rosaline. However, Romeo instead meets and falls in love with Juliet. After the ball, in what is now called the "balcony scene", Romeo sneaks into the Capulet orchard and overhears Juliet at her window vowing her love to him in spite of her family's hatred of the Montagues. Romeo makes himself known to her and they agree to be married. With the help of Friar Laurence , who hopes to reconcile the two families through their children's union, they are secretly married the next day. File:Francesco Hayez 053.jpg Juliet's cousin Tybalt , incensed that Romeo had sneaked into the Capulet ball, challenges him to a duel. Romeo, now considering Tybalt his kinsman, refuses to fight. Mercutio is offended by Tybalt's insolence, as well as Romeo's "vile submission," [1] and accepts the duel on Romeo's behalf. Mercutio is fatally wounded when Romeo attempts to break up the fight. Grief-stricken and wracked with guilt, Romeo confronts and slays Tybalt. Montague argues that Romeo has justly executed Tybalt for the murder of Mercutio. The Prince, now having lost a kinsman in the warring families' feud, exiles Romeo from Verona, with threat of execution upon return. Romeo secretly spends the night in Juliet's chamber, where they consummate their marriage. Capulet, misinterpreting Juliet's grief, agrees to marry her to Count Paris and threatens to disown her when she refuses to become Paris's "joyful bride." [2] When she then pleads for the marriage to be delayed, her mother rejects her. Juliet visits Friar Laurence for help, and he offers her a drug that will put her into a deathlike coma for "two and forty hours." [3] The Friar promises to send a messenger to inform Romeo of the plan, so that he can rejoin her when she awakens. On the night before the wedding, she takes the drug and, when discovered apparently dead, she is laid in the family crypt. The messenger, however, does not reach Romeo and, instead, Romeo learns of Juliet's apparent death from his servant Balthasar. Heartbroken, Romeo buys poison from an apothecary and goes to the Capulet crypt . He encounters Paris who has come to mourn Juliet privately. Believing Romeo to be a vandal, Paris confronts him and, in the ensuing battle, Romeo kills Paris. Still believing Juliet to be dead, he drinks the poison. Juliet then awakens and, finding Romeo dead, stabs herself with his dagger. The feuding families and the Prince meet at the tomb to find all three dead. Friar Laurence recounts the story of the two "star-cross'd lovers". The families are reconciled by their children's deaths and agree to end their violent feud. The play ends with the Prince's elegy for the lovers: "For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo." [4] Sources File:Arthur Brooke Tragicall His.jpg Romeo and Juliet borrows from a tradition of tragic love stories dating back to antiquity. One of these is Pyramus and Thisbe , from Ovid 's Metamorphoses , whic |
In 1934 a police posse shot down the lovers on the run? | Bonnie and Clyde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Your continued donations keep Wikipedia running! Bonnie and Clyde Jump to: navigation , search This article is about the robbers. For the film starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, see Bonnie and Clyde (film) . For other uses see the Popular culture section. Bonnie Parker Bonnie and Clyde. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were notorious robbers and criminals who travelled the central United States during the Great Depression . Their exploits were known nationwide. They captivated the attention of the American press and its readership during what is sometimes referred to as the " public enemy era " between 1931 and 1935 . Though remembered as bank robbers, Clyde Barrow preferred to rob small stores or gas stations. Though the public at the time believed Bonnie to be a full partner in the gang, the role of Bonnie Parker in the Barrow Gang crimes has long been a source of controversy. Gang members W.D. Jones and Ralph Fults testified that they never saw Bonnie fire a gun, and described her role as logistical. [1] Jones' sworn statement was that "Bonnie never packed a gun, out of the five major gun battles I was with them she never fired a gun." Writing with Phillip Steele in The Family Story of Bonnie and Clyde, Marie Barrow, Clyde's youngest sister, made the same claim: "Bonnie never fired a shot. She just followed my brother no matter where he went." [2] In his article "Bonnie and Clyde: Romeo and Juliet in a Getaway Car", the noted writer Joseph Geringer explained part of their appeal to the public then, and their enduring legend now, by saying "Americans thrilled to their ' Robin Hood ' adventures. The presence of a female, Bonnie, escalated the sincerity of their intentions to make them something unique and individual -- even at times heroic." [3] Contents [ edit ] Bonnie Parker Bonnie Elizabeth Parker was born October 1 , 1910 , in Rowena, Texas , the second of three children. Her father, a bricklayer, died when Bonnie was four, prompting her mother to move with the children to West Dallas , where they lived in poverty. Bonnie was a precocious child. An honor roll student in high school where she excelled in creative writing, she won a County League contest in literary arts, for Cement City School, [4] and even gave introductory speeches for local politicians. Described as intelligent and personable by those who knew her, yet also strong willed, she was an attractive young woman, petite at 4’11” (150 cm) and weighing only 90 pounds (41 kg). On September 25 , 1926 , at age fifteen, she married Roy Thornton. The marriage was short-lived, and in January 1929 they parted ways. He was sentenced to five years in prison shortly thereafter. They never divorced; Bonnie was wearing Thornton's wedding ring when she died. Bonnie Parker then met Clyde Barrow and the two immediately became enamored with one another. From then on she would remain a loyal companion to him as they carried out their crime spree and awaited the violent deaths they viewed as inevitable. Her fondness for creative writing and the arts found expression in poems such as "Suicide Sal" [10] and "The Story of Bonnie and Clyde." Jimmy Fowler of the Dallas Observer noted "although the authorities who gunned down the 23-year old in 1934 conceded that she was no bloodthirsty killer and that when taken into custody she tended to inspire the paternal aspects of the police who held her ... there was a mystifying devolution from the high school poet, speech class star, and mini-celebrity who performed Shirley Temple -like as a warm up act at the stump speeches of local politicians to the accomplice of rage-filled Clyde Barrow." [5] [ edit ] Clyde Barrow Clyde "Champion" Chestnut Barrow was born on March 24 , 1909 in Ellis County, Texas , near Telico just south of Dallas (some sources [2] claim he was born in 1910 ). He was the fifth child of seven or eight children (the census is not clear, since some of the children were not living at home) in a poor farming family. Clyde was first arrested in late 1926, after r |
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Like many celebrity couples, they first starred together (in the popular TV sitcom Family Ties) before getting married in 1988 and having four children. He was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's disease in 1991 and went public with the news in 1998? | 10 Happy Celebrity Marriages - Emotional Health Center - Everyday Health Next Anyone who reads celebrity gossip magazines knows how precarious relationships can be in Hollywood and other realms of the rich and famous. Another week, another split, another cover story. However, not all celebrity couples are destined to break up . In fact, quite a number of A-list stars revel in having a happy marriage to their longtime partner. The 10 couples that follow are among the most famous household names. Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman These two movie stars first met in 1953 while performing in the Broadway play Picnic, but it wasn’t until they starred in the film The Long Hot Summer that they began a relationship and fell in love. They married on Jan. 29, 1958 in Las Vegas and had three daughters together (Newman already had a son and two daughters with first wife Jacqueline Witte). The happy marriage for this celebrity couple lasted for 50 years, until Newman’s death in 2008. Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan Like many celebrity couples, actor Michael J. Fox and actress Tracy Pollan first starred together (in the popular TV sitcom Family Ties) before getting married in 1988 and having four children. Fox was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s disease in 1991 and went public with the news in 1998. He launched the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in 2000 to raise money for research funding and awareness of the disease. His efforts have actually been helped by positive coverage in celebrity gossip magazines. Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith Jada Pinkett and Will Smith first met in 1990 when she auditioned to play Smith’s girlfriend on his sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She didn’t get the part, but over time their relationship blossomed. Their lavish wedding at the Cloisters near Baltimore was the subject of celebrity gossip. Their happy marriage has resulted in two children (Smith also has a son from a previous marriage). Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Actress and co-host of TV’s morning show Live with Regis and Kelly, Kelly Ripa and her husband actor Mark Consuelos are another example of celebrity couples in a happy marriage. Maybe location makes a difference for celebrity couples — rather than living in Hollywood, they reside in New York City where Live is produced. The duo first met on the set of the soap opera All My Children and have three children: Michael, Lola, and Joaquin. Iman and David Bowie Rock stars and models seem to be a common relationship combination, yet Iman and Bowie are arguably the most famous of such celebrity couples. The Somalian supermodel turned cosmetics mogul and the English rock musician wed in 1992. According to the BBC News, Iman has a tattoo of a Bowie knife on her ankle in honor of her husband. They have a daughter, Alexandria Zahra, born in 2000. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Most of us know actor Tom Hanks from his blockbuster movies , ranging from comedies such as Big and Forrest Gump to dramas including The DaVinci Code and Saving Private Ryan. Ironically, it was during the filming of one of his lesser-known films, Volunteers that he started a relationship with co-star Rita Wilson. Their happy marriage began in 1985 and they have two children (Hanks also has two children from a previous marriage). Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman Danny DeVito is best known for his role on the TV show Taxi and in movies such as Batman Returns and Get Shorty. He’s also directed many films, including The War of the Roses about a destructive relationship in the divorce process. However, in his private life, DeVito has been in a happy marriage since 1982 to actress Rhea Perlman, one of the stars of the hit TV show Cheers. This celebrity couple has three children. Denzel Washington and Paulette Pearson Washington Like many other celebrity couples, Denzel Washington and his wife Pauletta Pearson met on the job. In their case, work was filming the TV movie Wilma in 1977, about the legendary African-American athlete Wilma Rudolph. The relationship culminated with a wedding on June 25, 1983, and their f |
Most of us know this actor from his blockbuster movies, ranging from comedies such as Big and Forrest Gump to dramas including The DaVinci Code and Saving Private Ryan. Ironically, it was during the filming of one of his lesser-known films, Volunteers that he started a relationship with his co-star. Their happy marriage began in 1985 and they have two children? | 10 Happy Celebrity Marriages - Emotional Health Center - Everyday Health Next Anyone who reads celebrity gossip magazines knows how precarious relationships can be in Hollywood and other realms of the rich and famous. Another week, another split, another cover story. However, not all celebrity couples are destined to break up . In fact, quite a number of A-list stars revel in having a happy marriage to their longtime partner. The 10 couples that follow are among the most famous household names. Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman These two movie stars first met in 1953 while performing in the Broadway play Picnic, but it wasn’t until they starred in the film The Long Hot Summer that they began a relationship and fell in love. They married on Jan. 29, 1958 in Las Vegas and had three daughters together (Newman already had a son and two daughters with first wife Jacqueline Witte). The happy marriage for this celebrity couple lasted for 50 years, until Newman’s death in 2008. Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan Like many celebrity couples, actor Michael J. Fox and actress Tracy Pollan first starred together (in the popular TV sitcom Family Ties) before getting married in 1988 and having four children. Fox was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s disease in 1991 and went public with the news in 1998. He launched the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in 2000 to raise money for research funding and awareness of the disease. His efforts have actually been helped by positive coverage in celebrity gossip magazines. Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith Jada Pinkett and Will Smith first met in 1990 when she auditioned to play Smith’s girlfriend on his sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She didn’t get the part, but over time their relationship blossomed. Their lavish wedding at the Cloisters near Baltimore was the subject of celebrity gossip. Their happy marriage has resulted in two children (Smith also has a son from a previous marriage). Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Actress and co-host of TV’s morning show Live with Regis and Kelly, Kelly Ripa and her husband actor Mark Consuelos are another example of celebrity couples in a happy marriage. Maybe location makes a difference for celebrity couples — rather than living in Hollywood, they reside in New York City where Live is produced. The duo first met on the set of the soap opera All My Children and have three children: Michael, Lola, and Joaquin. Iman and David Bowie Rock stars and models seem to be a common relationship combination, yet Iman and Bowie are arguably the most famous of such celebrity couples. The Somalian supermodel turned cosmetics mogul and the English rock musician wed in 1992. According to the BBC News, Iman has a tattoo of a Bowie knife on her ankle in honor of her husband. They have a daughter, Alexandria Zahra, born in 2000. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Most of us know actor Tom Hanks from his blockbuster movies , ranging from comedies such as Big and Forrest Gump to dramas including The DaVinci Code and Saving Private Ryan. Ironically, it was during the filming of one of his lesser-known films, Volunteers that he started a relationship with co-star Rita Wilson. Their happy marriage began in 1985 and they have two children (Hanks also has two children from a previous marriage). Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman Danny DeVito is best known for his role on the TV show Taxi and in movies such as Batman Returns and Get Shorty. He’s also directed many films, including The War of the Roses about a destructive relationship in the divorce process. However, in his private life, DeVito has been in a happy marriage since 1982 to actress Rhea Perlman, one of the stars of the hit TV show Cheers. This celebrity couple has three children. Denzel Washington and Paulette Pearson Washington Like many other celebrity couples, Denzel Washington and his wife Pauletta Pearson met on the job. In their case, work was filming the TV movie Wilma in 1977, about the legendary African-American athlete Wilma Rudolph. The relationship culminated with a wedding on June 25, 1983, and their f |
The 'Society of Friends' are more commonly known as what? | 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 |
Who sang 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' with Elton John? | Elton John — Don't Go Breaking My Heart — Listen, watch, download and discover music for free at Last.fm duets "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" is a duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee. It was written by Elton John without Bernie Taupin under the pseudonym "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche" (a pun on the expression "an horse and cart, blanche"), and intended as an affectionate pastiche of the Tamla Motown style, notably the various duets recorded by Marvin Gaye and singers such as Tammi Terrell and Kim Weston. It is not to be confused with the Burt Bacharach/Hal… read more Similar Tracks |
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Who wrote the play containing the mythical 'Bunbury'? | "The Importance of Being Earnest," Vocabulary from Act 1 - Vocabulary List : Vocabulary.com "The Importance of Being Earnest," Vocabulary from Act 1 September 22, 2013 By Vocabulary.com (NY) Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" involves people adopting other identities to escape their obligations (etext found here ). Learn these word lists for the play: Act 1 , Act 2 , Act 3 Read more... forte an asset of special worth or utility I don’t play accurately—any one can play accurately—but I play with wonderful expression. As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte. Algernon is both punning and ironical here because "forte" is a direction in music that means to play loudly, which he did, but he did not play the piano well, so it is not his forte. Additionally, the sentence is a reversal of the purpose of a musical direction, since the volume in which one plays often emphasizes emotions, but Algernon declares that his special, tenderly romantic emotions are what direct him in his inaccurate but worth-hearing piano-playing. attribute credit to I attribute it to the superior quality of the wine, sir. I have often observed that in married households the champagne is rarely of a first-rate brand. In blaming marriage for the decreased quality of champagne (thus attributing the good supply of liquor to Algernon's bachelorhood), Lane diverts his employer's attention away from the fact that he and other servants drank several bottles. Here, and later when he lies to prevent his employer from getting in trouble with his aunt about the missing cucumber sandwiches, Lane shows an attribute ("a construct distinguishing objects or individuals") of agreeable cleverness. consequence the outcome of an event I have only been married once. That was in consequence of a misunderstanding between myself and a young person. form or compose The Divorce Court was specially invented for people whose memories are so curiously constituted. Jack is responding to Algernon's statements: "The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I’ll certainly try to forget the fact." "Constituted" is also a curious adjective to describe a memory that seeks to forget, but Jack uses it as a pun that connects to the legal procedures that formed and inform Divorce Court. reflect deeply on a subject Oh! there is no use speculating on that subject. Divorces are made in Heaven-- earnest devout, heartfelt You answer to the name of Ernest. You look as if your name was Ernest. You are the most earnest-looking person I ever saw in my life. In addition to being a pun on the chosen name of Jack's alter ego, "earnest" means "characterized by a firm, humorless belief in one's opinions" (which describes Jack as he explains the reason for his two names), "devout, heartfelt" (which describes Jack's feelings for Gwendolen), and "not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal" (which can describe Jack's decisions about being christened). invalid someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury I have invented an invaluable permanent invalid called Bunbury, in order that I may be able to go down into the country whenever I choose. "Invalid" also means not valid ("well-grounded in logic or truth or having legal force")--this is a fitting description of Bunbury because 1) he's not real; 2) it's a ridiculous-sounding name, especially in comparison to Jack's lie about an "Ernest"; 3) he always seems to get sick at the most inconvenient times for others; 4) Algernon cannot use Bunbury to avoid paying his bills. induce cause to act in a specified manner Nothing will induce me to part with Bunbury, and if you ever get married, which seems to me extremely problematic, you will be very glad to know Bunbury. sententious abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing Jack. [Sententiously.] That, my dear young friend, is the theory that the corrupt French Drama has been propounding for the last fifty years. believing the worst of human nature and motives For heaven’s sake, don’t try to be cynical. It’s perfectly easy to be cynical. Ja |
What's the Charles Dickens novel in which you would find the character 'Smike'? | Charles Dickens: His 10 most memorable characters - Smike from "Nicholas Nickleby" - CSMonitor.com Charles Dickens: His 10 most memorable characters Latest News By Marjorie Kehe, Monitor Books editor February 7, 2012 To celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens, here is a tribute to 10 of his most unforgettable characters. 10. Smike from "Nicholas Nickleby" View Caption of Smike is one of a series of poorly treated innocents who haunt Dickens' fictive universe. Smike first appears in Dickens' third novel, "Nicholas Nickleby," as a cruelly abused and severely disabled child who is unlucky enough to have been left at a "school" run by the villainous Wackford Squeers. Smike is rescued by the novel's title character and becomes fiercely loyal to him. Only when Smike has died does Nicholas discover that Smike was his own cousin – the son of his scheming uncle, Ralph Nickleby. |
What is the name of the Italian lake with the town of Stresa on it's shores? | Discovering Lake Maggiore and its Borromean Islands | ITALY Magazine Discovering Lake Maggiore and its Borromean Islands Nicola Ferlei-Brown | Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 11:28 Whether you like the beach or prefer the lake, Italy boasts the best of both worlds, but if you are in 'team lake' and think that the beach is a bore, it’s time for the Lake Maggiore tour. Maggiore, meaning the ‘greatest, or superior’, is Italy’s second largest lake and the best thing about it is that there are many islands to choose from, making this a worthwhile weekend adventure. What makes it the greatest, and where is it? They don’t call it ‘maggiore’ for nothing. This beautiful lake extends for miles, 43 to be exact (70 kilometres) and 3 to 5 miles (3 to 5 kilometres) wide, except at the bay opening westward between Pallanza and Stresa, where it is 6 miles (10 km) wide. Lake Maggiore is situated in Northern Italy, north of Milan, between Lombardy and the Alps, and is fed by the Rivers Ticino and Tresa. It is the longest Italian Lake, stretching between the two regions of Lombardy and Piedmont, and the second largest, extending into Switzerland. With breathtaking views, hills in the south, mountains in the north, this is one of Italy’s best tourist treasures. Lake Maggiore and the Borromean Islands These are four beautiful islands: Isola Bella, Isola Madre, Isola Superiore dei Pescatori and Isola San Giovanni. Isola Bella (Beautiful Island) Situated 400 metres from the lakeside town of Stresa , Isola Bella is 320 metres long by 400 metres wide and is entirely occupied by the Palace and its Italian garden. Until 1632 the island was not much more than a tiny fishing village, but that year Charles the 3rd of the wealthy Borromeo family began the construction of a palace dedicated to his wife, Isabella D'Adda, from whom the island takes its name. Today it is a popular tourist attraction and plays host to the annual Stresa music festival in July. Isola Madre (Mother island) Mini paradise would be a modest description for the mother of the Borromean islands, which is 220 m wide and 330 m long, and the largest island of the Isole Borromee. This once upon a time medieval defense is now a botanical garden housing azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias, and ancient wisteria. Although the gardens are less formal than Isola Bella, it does display Europe’s largest example of a Kashmir Cyress. Peacocks and a rare species of birds make this a must see on your Maggiore itinerary. Isola Superiore dei Pescatori (Fishermen's Island) Fisherman’s Island gets its name from the occupation of its inhabitants, that's right, fishermen. This island, with its windy medieval streets and view of the lake, offers a charm, difficult to forget. The beautiful countryside surrounding Lake Maggiore offers incredible views, including the provinces of Novara and Varese and the Canton Ticino, with its natural beauty. Isola San Giovanni The island of San Giovanni has none of the opulence or fame of the other Borromean Islands, but it still intrigues passers by, strolling along Pallanza lakefront, where you have a brilliant view, as only a few dozen metres from the shore. Many eminent figures have resided on the island, one of which being the great conductor Arturo Toscanini, who lived in this “place of peace and hospitality” from 1927 to 1952. The island is first mentioned as “Isola di Santo’Angelo” in a document drawn up by the Emperor Otto III in 999 AD; at this time a castle and a church dedicated to St Michael the Archangel stood here, hence the name. When the church was demolished the name of the island changed to “San Giovanni”, from the oratory where a baptismal font dedicated to St John the Baptist still exists. In the middle of the twelfth century the island belonged to the Barbavara family. The island can be admired from the lake, by boat. When to go The climate is mild in both summer and winter, producing Mediterranean vegetation, with beautiful gardens growing rare and exotic plants. Museums and other places to see near Lake Maggiore The Umbrella and Parasol Museum |
A film star/director who won an Oscar for 'Reds' - Who is he? | Reds (1981) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States. Director: a list of 48 titles created 20 Oct 2012 a list of 23 titles created 14 May 2013 a list of 47 titles created 31 Jan 2015 a list of 26 titles created 12 Dec 2015 a list of 25 titles created 11 months ago Search for " Reds " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 3 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 34 nominations. See more awards » Videos Edit Storyline American journalist John Reed journeys to Russia to document the Bolshevik Revolution and returns a revolutionary. His fervor for left-wing politics leads him to Louise Bryant, then married, who will become a feminist icon and activist. Politics at home become more complicated as the rift grows between reality and Reed's ideals. Bryant takes up with a cynical playwright, and Reed returns to Russia, where his health declines. Written by Jwelch5742 Not since Gone With The Wind has there been a great romantic epic like it! Genres: 25 December 1981 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia Novelist Jerzy Kosinski originally turned down the acting gig in this film because he feared he would be kidnapped by the KGB whilst shooting on location in Finland. See more » Goofs When Louise first comes to New York and finds John's apartment (during the time of WWI), some of the apartment windows behind her have air conditioning units. See more » Quotes [first lines] Witness 1: [voiceover] Was that in 1913 or 17? I can't remember now. Uh, I'm, uh, beginning to forget all the people that I used to know, see? Witness 2: [voiceover] Do I remember Louise Bryant? Why, of course, I couldn't forget her if I tried. As the credits roll, additional interviews with the 'witnesses' play. See more » Connections Every movie lover should see this film! 26 June 2001 | by Princess-Alice – See all my reviews Warren Beatty's Reds follows only Gone With The Wind in my list of favourite films. This movie is both a love story, and a documentary. It educates the viewer not just on John Reed and his comrades, but on WWI era society in general. This brilliant script, (which, like the writings of Jack Reed expresses his political feelings with the same poetic eloquence as his love poems to his wife Louise), is interspersed with commentary from Jack's contemporaries, who tell the history from their own unique perspectives. As the truth of what was going on in that community is such an illusive thing, the only way to tell this story accurately was to show the often completely opposite view points of what was going on as told by the people for whom this history is a first hand memory. The acting in Reds is breath taking. Every member of this, extremely large, cast committed fully to their characters. One feels a true connection to even those characters who lurked in the background with only occasional lines. The most notable performances were by Beatty himself, (who's embodiment of Jack Reed was incredible), Diane Keaton, (who portrayed all the facets of Louise's personality with stunning realism), Jack Nickelson, (who delivers O'Neil's quick witted dialogue with an almost frightening cynicism), and Maureen Stapelton, (who conveyed an amazing strength as Emma Goldman). While these actors were the most prominently featured, all the actors delivered noteworthy performances as far as I'm concerned. The political history covered in this movie is nothing if not vast. This is proof of Beatty's most impressive knowledge of history. This is a film I would recommend be shown in schools, as one the most in depth study of American communism |
He invented the 'seed-drill' and his name was used by a pop group? | Am I Right - Band Name Origins -> J, Page 1 his initials jeffery atkins (JA) Represents Unrequited Loves Existance (RULE) Ja RULE I heard from a site that Ja Rule was a ruler of Hong Kong and he was Japanese. As a child Ja Rule (the singer) loved him. He used to watch him on the news and even started his own groupie. So one day he became a singer and named himself Ja Rule. It stands for Japenese Ruler. Jack Killed Jill They couldn't come up with a name and when asked what was the first song everyone in the band had ever learned to sing/play, the singer blurted out Jack And Jill. They toyed with other ideas but kept "killed" cause it was easier to remember. Jack Off Jill The band was originally called "Jack in Jill" but during one of Jessicka and Marilyn Manson's sleep deprivation sessions to induce natural hallucinations, Manson convinced Jessicka to change the name to "Jack Off Jill". Jack Off Jill Yes Jack In Jill was the original name to Jack off Jill...Manson and Jessicka (singer) had insomnia and in order to see who would become famous first they seen who could stay up the longest..sometime during that Manson convinced Jessicka to name the band Jack Off Jill...now I found this out from quotes by Jessicka herself..so they are correct. (oh by the way Manson stayed up 45 mins longer than Jessicka.) Jack Off Jill Jessicka originally wanted to call JOJ -Jack In Jill, somnolent (meaning of a kind likely to induce sleep), the pills, or drowsy. In the early days of JOJ Jessicka would stay up for days and days on end in order to hallucinate naturally. Some of the song titles such as Lollirot, Boygrinder, & Cherry Scented from the demos came from sleep deprived delusions. Her coconspirator Manson suffered the same heat insomnia. They made a pact that whoever could stay up the longest got to be a huge rock star. Needless to say he stayed up 45 minutes longer then she did. Perhaps in her sleep deprived state he convinced her on settling on the name Jack Off Jill. Jack Off Jill The previous entry is only partially true. JOJ's original name (Jack In Jill) came from a play of words of when Jessicka (the singer) was in jail and saw carved on the wall "Jack and Jill went up a hill, Jack came down and killed a cop." or something like that. Later, when hanging out with Manson, in his usual sarcasm, Manson was joking "Jack Off Jill" and that stuck. Jack Off Jill Jessicka, lead singer and a founding member of Jack Off Jill, originally wanted to call Jack Off Jill -Jack In Jill, somnolent (meaning of a kind likely to induce sleep), the pills, or drowsy. In the early days of Jack Of Jill Jessicka would stay up for days and days on end in order to hallucinate naturally. Some of the song titles such as Lollirot, Boygrinder, & Cherry Scented from the demos came from sleep deprived delusions. Her coconspirator Manson suffered the same heat insomnia. They made a pact that whoever could stay up the longest got to be a huge rock star. Needless to say he stayed up 45 minutes longer then she did. Perhaps in her sleep deprived state he convinced her on settling on the name Jack Off Jill? Jack Off Jill Marilyn manson and the band members of Jack Off Jill were sitting on a couch trying to think of a name for the new band. Then the singer of Jack Off Jill asked Manson to think of a name and he responded "Jack Off Jill" Jack's Mannequin Taken from Andrew's Interview on Djrossstar: One day him and clutch were walking around Philedelphia and noticed in all the urban stores there were no black mannequins. He thought that would be a good name for a band, but when it came time to name the project he didn't think "The Black Mannequins" would go over too well and one of the first songs he wrote for the band was called "Dear Jack". "Jack" rhymes with "black" and you get Jack's Mannequin. Jack's Mannequin Andrew McMahon liked "The Mannequins" but hated band names with "the" in it. He had a childhood friend whose brother had leukemia named Jack. Also, the first song that McMahon recorded without Something Corporate was c |
Kiss Me Kate is a musical version of which of Shakespeare's works? | Broadwaytrax.com | Kiss Me Kate Kiss Me Kate Kiss Me Kate With music and lyrics by Cole Porter, Kiss Me Kate presents a humurous twist on Shakespeares Taming of the Shrew, recounting the behind-the-scenes romances of actors staging a musical version of the play. Kiss Me Kate also won Best Musical Revival in 2000. There are 42 tracks on this album: Tracks 1-21 contain the background tracks and guide vocals; tracks 22-42 contain the accompaniment tracks alone. This album is a re-recording in the original show key and show tempo. |
What tree produces 'Conkers' each autumn (fall)? | Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) - Woodland Trust Woodland Trust Search the Woodland Trust website Search The leaves comprise five to seven pointed, toothed leaflets (Photo: P Sterry/WTML) The conker is held inside a spiky green husk (Photo: P Sterry/WTML) Once pollinated each flower develops into a glossy red-brown conker (Photo: P Sterry/WTML) Twigs are hairless and stout with dark red, sticky oval buds (Photo: P Sterry/WTML) The young bark is smooth and pinky grey and darkens with age developing scaly plates (Photo: P Sterry/WTML) Flower petals are white with a pink flush at the base (Photo: P Sterry/WTML) The individual flowers have four to five fringed petals (Photo: A Cleave/WTML) Mature horse chestnut trees grow to around 40m high, and can live for up to 300 years (Photo: A Cleave/WTML) Horse chestnut is a deciduous broadleaf tree native to the Balkan peninsula. Common name: horse chestnut Family: Hippocastanaceae UK provenance: non-native Interesting fact: the leaf stalks leave a scar on the twig when they fall, which resembles an inverted horse shoe with nail holes. This association with horses could explain why conkers used to be ground up and fed to horses to relieve them of coughs, and could be the origin of the tree's name. What does horse chestnut look like? Overview: mature horse chestnut trees grow to a height of around 40m, and can live for up to 300 years. The bark is smooth and pinky grey when young, which darkens and develops scaly plates with age. Twigs are hairless and stout, buds are oval, dark red, shiny and sticky. Leaves: the palmate leaves comprise 5-7 pointed, toothed leaflets spreading from a central stem. Flowers: appearing in May - individual flowers have 4-5 fringed petals, which are white with a pink flush at the base. Fruits: once pollinated by insects, each flower develops into a glossy red-brown conker inside a spiky green husk, which falls in autumn. Look out for: conkers (seeds) are surrounded by a spiky green case. Distinctive large leaves have serrated leaflets. Could be confused with: unlikely to be confused with anything. Identified in winter by: twigs have large sticky red buds. Where to find horse chestnut It is rarely found in woodland, but is a common site in parks, gardens, streets and village greens. Horse chestnut was first introduced from Turkey in the late 16th century and widely planted in the UK. Value to wildlife The flowers provide a rich source of nectar and pollen to insects, particularly bees. Caterpillars of the triangle moth feed on its leaves, as well as the horse chestnut leaf miner moth, whose caterpillars provide food for blue tits. Deer and other mammals eat the conkers. Mythology and symbolism There is little folklore associated with the tree - probably due to it being an introduced species. However, games of conkers have different rules in different parts of the country, which have their own jargon and often require the repeating of rhymes or rituals to decide who goes first. How we use horse chestnut The most famous use of horse chestnut is in the game of conkers. The first record of the game is from the Isle of Wight in 1848. Horse chestnut timber is a pale creamy white to light brown with a smooth, soft, fine texture. It's not very strong and is therefore not used commercially, but its soft texture makes it ideal for carving. Other uses of the conkers include horse medicines, as additives in shampoos and as a starch substitute. Chemicals extracted from conkers can be used to treat strains and bruises. Threats Horse chestnut has been found to be susceptible to fungal diseases. Trees can also be affected by bleeding canker, which can lead to their death. The horse chestnut leaf miner can occur on trees in huge numbers, causing the foliage to turn brown and fall early. There is no evidence to suggest this harms the trees, as most of the damage occurs late in the season. Horse chestnuts may also suffer from Guignardia leaf blotch and horse chestnut scale insect. Trees need your help... will buy and install a bat or bird box to support woodland |
What is the German name of Hitler's book about his life? | Nazi Party - World War II - HISTORY.com Google Nazi Party Origins In 1919, army veteran Adolf Hitler , frustrated by Germany’s defeat in World War, which had left the nation economically depressed and politically unstable, joined a fledgling political organization called the German Workers’ Party. Founded earlier that same year by a small group of men including locksmith Anton Drexler (1884-1942) and journalist Karl Harrer (1890-1926), the party promoted German nationalism and anti-Semitism, and felt that the Treaty of Versailles , the peace settlement that ended the war, was extremely unjust to Germany by burdening it with reparations it could never pay. Hitler soon emerged as a charismatic public speaker and began attracting new members with speeches blaming Jews and Marxists for Germany’s problems and espousing extreme nationalism and the concept of an Aryan “master race.” In July 1921, he assumed leadership of the organization, which by then had been renamed the Nationalist Socialist German Workers’ (Nazi) Party. Did You Know? Sales of Hitler's political autobiography "Mein Kampf," sometimes referred to as the bible of the Nazi Party, made him a millionaire. From 1933 to 1945, free copies were given to every newlywed German couple. After World War II, the publication of "Mein Kampf" in Germany became illegal. Through the 1920s, Hitler gave speech after speech in which he stated that unemployment, rampant inflation, hunger and economic stagnation in postwar Germany would continue until there was a total revolution in German life. Most problems could be solved, he explained, if communists and Jews were driven from the nation. His fiery speeches swelled the ranks of the Nazi Party, especially among young, economically disadvantaged Germans. In 1923, Hitler and his followers staged the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, a failed takeover of the government in Bavaria, a state in southern Germany. Hitler had hoped that the “putsch,” or coup d’etat, would spark a larger revolution against the national government. In the aftermath of the Beer Hall Putsch, Hitler was convicted of treason and sentenced to five years in prison, but spent less than a year behind bars (during which time he dictated the first volume of “Mein Kampf,” or “My Struggle,” his political autobiography). The publicity surrounding the Beer Hall Putsch and Hitler’s subsequent trial turned him into a national figure. After his release from prison, he set about rebuilding the Nazi Party and attempting to gain power through the election process. Hitler and the Nazis Come to Power: 1933 In 1929, Germany entered a period of severe economic depression and widespread unemployment. The Nazis capitalized on the situation by criticizing the ruling government and began to win elections. In the July 1932 elections, they captured 230 out of 608 seats in the “Reichstag,” or German parliament. In January 1933, Hitler was appointed German chancellor and his Nazi government soon came to control every aspect of German life. Under Nazi rule, all other political parties were banned. In 1933, the Nazis opened their first concentration camp, in Dachau , Germany, to house political prisoners. Dachau evolved into a death camp where countless thousands of Jews died from malnutrition, disease and overwork or were executed. In addition to Jews, the camp’s prisoners included members of other groups Hitler considered unfit for the new Germany, including artists, intellectuals, Gypsies, the physically and mentally handicapped and homosexuals. Militant Foreign Policy: 1933-39 Once Hitler gained control of the government, he directed Nazi Germany’s foreign policy toward undoing the Treaty of Versailles and restoring Germany’s standing in the world. He railed against the treaty’s redrawn map of Europe and argued it denied Germany, Europe’s most populous state, “living space” for its growing population. Although the Treaty of Versailles was explicitly based on the principle of the self-determination of peoples, he pointed out that it had separated Germans from Germans by creating such new postwar |
Which young poet drowned off the Italian coast in 1822? | Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) - Shelley's Ghost - Reshaping the image of a literary family Home > Explore the exhibition > Biographies > Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) Chronology of Shelley's life on the 'Romantic Circles' website. Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was born in Field Place, the family home in Sussex, and educated at Eton College. He entered University College Oxford in 1810, and was expelled in 1811 after publishing a pamphlet entitled The Necessity of Atheism. He then eloped with 16-year-old Harriet Westbrook and for the next three years engaged in radical politics and lived in various parts of Britain. In 1813 he privately distributed his first major poem, Queen Mab. In 1814 he met and eloped with the 16-year-old Mary Godwin, daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin. They married soon after Harriet’s suicide in 1816. In 1816 Shelley and Mary spent time with Lord Byron in Geneva and visited the Alps, a visit which inspired Shelley’s poem Mont Blanc. In 1818 Shelley published his longest poem, The Revolt of Islam. Later that year he and Mary left England for good and moved to Italy, living in various cities and towns including Rome, Florence and Pisa, and spending more time with Byron. In Italy Shelley wrote a series of masterpieces including Prometheus Unbound, Julian and Maddalo, Epipsychidion and Adonais; shorter poems such as To a Skylark and Ode to the West Wind; and his greatest prose work, A Defence of Poetry. He drowned off the Italian coast on 8 August 1822. His body was cremated and his ashes buried in the Protestant Cemetery, Rome. Object details |
Which sporting tournament was won five times by Peter Thompson? | Of Peter Thomson's five Open wins, two came at Birkdale. The Aussie legend on the the course he loves and why he didn't achieve greater glory | Golf.com Of Peter Thomson's five Open wins, two came at Birkdale. The Aussie legend on the the course he loves and why he didn't achieve greater glory Peter Thomson won $1,500 when he won the British Open in 1954. by Paul Mahoney Posted: Wed Jul. 2, 2008 Updated: Sat Nov. 29, 2014 Install App Though he has five British Opens to his name, Peter Thomson is perhaps golf's most underrated multiple major winner. His career peaked just before TV made household names of Palmer, Nicklaus and Player only his last Open win, in 1965, was broadcast in America. The World Golf Hall of Famer, 78, phoned us from his home in Melbourne to discuss the tournament that defines his career, and what might have been. When you won your first Open, at Birkdale, in 1954, the prize money was only about $1,500. Believe it or not, in those days, that could buy you a pretty nice house. But with Padraig winning [over a million] last year, I guess I was just born at the wrong time. It was one reason I went on to win the Open five times the prizes were so small back then that the money was all spent by Christmas! The year before, you saw Hogan win in the only Open he ever played, at Carnoustie. I was really surprised at how well Hogan did. It was obviously not a question of his ability. But he really didn't like what he saw at Carnoustie. He hated every minute of his stay. Accommodations in those days were not great, and it was an extraordinary feat to be able to play so well and do what he did while at the same time hating [the surroundings]. He almost gave in and went home. Hogan rejected all the hotels, and some finance company put him up in a country lodge, away from the town, where he could feel comfortable and play well. What impact did Palmer have when he turned up for the Open for the first time in 1960? He was a phenomenon! He was the first fellow to take aim at the hole with the putter from 30 feet. He really thought he could hole them from that distance, where nobody else in my era had dreamed of it. Also, he was a smasher, and that was different and new. It was thought that if you really thrashed at the ball and belted the cover off it, you were being stupid. But Palmer did it and did it well. And that changed the professional game. All the young guys coming through started to smash at the ball the way Palmer did. Palmer ushered in the TV era. Did you peak too soon, before you could become a household name? The British Open was only [first] televised in 1965, for my last victory. If I had won all of my Opens in the 1960s, I think my name would have been much bigger. If I had won five times on television it would have been different. That's what happened to Tom Watson. He won five times (between 1975 and 1983). And he became a household name. Did you want to be famous? Nah, I never wanted that. I am in no way envious. I didn't want to be a public star. Such a person is looked down upon in Australia [laughs]. We have a way of chopping the heads off tall poppies. Royal Birkdale has been tweaked over the years to accommodate today's longer players. Your take? It's sad, but I do support the changes. The fault lies not with the course but with the ball. It is long overdue for the R&A and the USGA to rein in the ball to preserve the world's classic courses. Are you happy with how club technology has changed the modern game? I don't have a quarrel with the improved club technology. It's a vast improvement over what we played in the '50s and '60s. I wish I'd had today's drivers back in my day I could have shot some really low scores! But I think shotmaking is dying. The change in the ball has had an enormous effect. Why do you think you had victories around the world but limited success in the States? I was developing when I played in the States. I was still a young man. And I marveled at the skill of players like Hogan, veled Tony Lema, Julius Boros, Cary Middlecoff and Sam Snead. Sam was my her |
What is the Hebrew name for the 'Jewish Day of Atonement? | ATONEMENT, DAY OF - JewishEncyclopedia.com JewishEncyclopedia.com The unedited full-text of the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia - Phrase search: Biblical Data. — In Bible, Talmud, and Liturgy: The term , "Yom Kippur," is late rabbinic. The Biblical laws relating to it are found in Lev. xvi. (ceremonies); ib. xxiii. 26-32 (list of holidays); ib. xxv. 9 (ushering in the jubilee); Num. xxix. 7-11 (sacrifices). Ceremonies According to Bible and Mishnah. The Day of Atonement, according to Biblical tradition, is one in the cycle of holidays instituted by Moses. It occurs on the tenth day of the seventh month, and is distinguished by abstaining thereon from food ("afflicting one's soul"; compare Isa. Iviii. 3, 5) and by an elaborate ceremonial. The details of the ritual, in accordance with rabbinical interpretation (Sifra and Rashi on Lev. xvi.; Mishnah and Gemara Yoma; "Yad" Hil. 'Abodat Yom ha-Kippurim; Asheri), proceed about as follows: In the early morning the high priest, in his robes of office (described Ex. xxviii., xxxix.), offered the daily morning sacrifice (Num. xxix. 11; Ex. xxix. 38 et seq.) and performed the ordinary morning rite of dressing the lamps, which was accompanied by an offering of incense (Ex. xxx. 7). Next in order was the festival sacrifice of a bullock and seven lambs (Num. xxix. 7 et seq.). Then began the peculiar ceremonies of atonement, for which the high priest put on special vestments of linen (Lev. xvi. 4). With his hands placed on the head of a bullock (contributed from his own means), he made confession of his own sins and of those of his nearer household (verse 6, see Rashi). The two goats contributed by the people (verse 5) were placed before him, being designated by lot, the one for a sinoffering "for the Lord," and the other to be sent away into the wilderness "for Azazel" (verses 7-10). Once more the high priest made confession over his own bullock, for himself and his wider household—his brother priests (verse 11a). After killing the animal (verse 11b) and receiving its blood into a vessel, he took a censer full of live coals from the altar of burnt offering (Ex. xxvii. 1-8) and two handfuls of fine incense into the sacred recess behind the curtain, the Holy of Holies; there he placed the incense on the coals, the cloud of incense enveloping the so-called "mercy-seat" (verse 12 et seq.), and offered a short prayer (Yoma v. 1). He returned for the vessel containing the blood of the bullock and reentered, sprinkling some of it with his finger eight times between the staves of the Ark (verse 14; Ex. xxv. 13-15). He then left the sacred compartment to kill the people's goat (marked "for the Lord"); with its blood he reentered the Holy of Holies, there to perform the same number of sprinklings in the same place (verse 15). Process of Purification. By these rites the most holy place was rendered free from all impurities attaching to it through the intentional or unintentional entrance of unclean persons into the sanctuary (verse 16, see Rashi; Num. xix. 13, see Rashi). By sprinkling the bullock's blood and similarly that of the goat eight times against the curtain, the entrance to the Holy of Holies was purified (verse 16b, see Rashi). No one was permitted to remain in the sanctuary while the high priest officiated in the Holy of Holies (verse 17). The high priest then mixed the blood of the bullock and goat, and put some of it on the four corners of the altar of incense (Ex. xxx. 1-10); he furthermore sprinkled some of it with his finger seven times on the surface of the altar, cleaned of its coal and ashes (verse 18 et seq.), while the remainder was poured out at the base of the altar outside (Lev. iv. 7). The live goat was now brought forward. The high priest laid his hand upon its head and confessed "all the iniquities of the Israelites, and all their transgressions, even all their sins," which were thus placed upon the goat's head. Laden with the people's sins, the animal was sent away into the wilderness (verses 20-22). The high priest then took those portions that belonged on the altar out of |
During which year did the BBC 'Panorama' series first hit our screens? | '50s TV News TV News Hugh O'Brian, actor who played Wyatt Earp, has died aged 91 (5 September 2016) Hugh OBrian was one of the first American actors to achieve television celebrity in 1950s Britain as the marshal of Dodge City in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. More than 200 black-and-white episodes of the series were shown on the fledgling ITV network between 1956 and 1962. Handsome and square-jawed, OBrian landed the starring title role because he resembled the real Wyatt Earp (1848-1929) as a young lawman in late 19th-century Kansas and later in Tombstone, Arizona. It was the first television western to be aimed specifically at adults. Series appealing to children such as The Cisco Kid and The Lone Ranger had been scheduled for late afternoon slots. Inspired by the legendary events of the real-life frontier marshal, Earp played in after-dinner prime time and transformed OBrian into one of televisions first sex symbols. O'Brian was a one of the founders of the Thalians, a show-business charitable organization formed in 1955 to raise money for children with mental health problems. In 1964, he established the Hugh O'Brian Acting Awards competition at UCLA. more.... Sir Antony Jay, writer, broadcaster and director, has died aged 86 (23 August 2016) After National Service in the Royal Signals, Antony Jay joined BBC Television in 1955, and was a member of the team that launched the current affairs programme Tonight, which he edited from 1962 to 1963. After a further year as head of Television Talk Features, he left the BBC to work as a freelance writer and producer. From 1981, Jay was co-author, with Jonathan Lynn, of Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, the political comedies which kept the nation laughing through the Thatcherite 1980s. Yes, Minister ran for three series, before the advancement of Jim Hackers career (due to his valiant defiance of a new Euro directive redefining the British banger as an emulsified offal tube), led to its relaunch as Yes, Prime Minister, with the same cast (Sir Humphrey promoted to Cabinet Secretary), in 1986. The series ran until 1988. However, not many, perhaps, were aware that the serial was commissioned with a serious political purpose: to popularise public choice theory. It is because it succeeded spectacularly that Jay received a knighthood in 1988. Jay also wrote the BBC TV documentaries Royal Family and Elizabeth R, for which he was appointed CVO in 1993 for personal services to the Royal Family. more.... Brian Rix, Lord Rix, brilliant comic actor, manager and dedicated campaigner for people with learning disabilities, has died aged 92 (20 August 2016) Brian Rix devoted his life almost equally to stage farce as one of the most brilliant comic actors in the postwar years and to campaigning for people with learning disabilities. He was successful at both. In the theatre, both in management and on stage, his name became synonymous with the Whitehall farces, named after the London venue and with plotlines usually involving a lie, a comic deception an |
From where did the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales start? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 6 | 1997: Diana's funeral watched by millions About This Site | Text Only 1997: Diana's funeral watched by millions Britain and the world have said farewell to Diana, Princess of Wales, at the end of an unprecedented week of mourning. A four mile procession brought her coffin to Westminster Abbey, where politicians and celebrities joined the Royal Family in a subdued congregation. Over a million people lined the route of the funeral cortege to the abbey and along her final journey to the Spencer family home in Northamptonshire. The day began at 0908 BST, when the coffin left Kensington Palace on a gun carriage. Some of the crowd wept, some applauded quietly, but most watched in silence. On top of the coffin was a poignant reminder that this woman loved by millions was also a mother - a card to "Mummy" from one of her sons. The two princes, William and Harry, joined their father, grandfather and the princess's brother walking behind the coffin. She was the very essence of compassion Earl Spencer Other members of the Royal Family watched the funeral cortege pass from the gates of Buckingham Palace. The union jack on top of the palace was lowered to half mast for the first time ever. Both Diana's sisters read tributes to her at the funeral service and Elton John played his re-worked version of Candle in the Wind. Her brother, Lord Spencer, made a funeral address in which he described as Diana the "very essence of compassion, of duty, of style, of beauty". He used the speech to blame the media for her death, calling her the "most hunted person of the modern age". The grieving earl also pledged to protect William and Harry and prevent them suffering a similar fate. The sometimes controversial oration was greeted with spontaneous applause. A very public day of mourning ended with a private ceremony when Diana was finally buried on an island in the heart of her family estate at Althorp. |
'The League of Nations', the forerunner to the 'United Nations' was founded in what year? | League of Nations | Define League of Nations at Dictionary.com League of Nations noun 1. an international organization to promote world peace and cooperation that was created by the Treaty of Versailles (1919): dissolved April 1946. Dictionary.com Unabridged British Dictionary definitions for League of Nations Expand noun 1. an international association of states founded in 1920 with the aim of preserving world peace: dissolved in 1946 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 League of Nations in Culture Expand League of Nations definition An international organization established after World War I under the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles . The League, the forerunner of the United Nations , brought about much international cooperation on health, labor problems, refugee affairs, and the like. It was too weak, however, to prevent the great powers from going to war in 1939. Note: Although President Woodrow Wilson of the United States was a principal founder of the League, the United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, and the United States never joined the League. The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. People invent new words all the time, but which ones actually make it? Word of the Day |
Eric Faukner; Derek Longmuir and Les McKeown were members of which 70's pop group? | Bay City Rollers - Biography | Billboard Bay City Rollers 1967 Members: Stuart "Woody" Wood Pat McGlynn Leslie McKeown Eric Faulkner Duncan Faure Alan Longmuir Derek Longmuir Ian Mitchell The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish pop/rock band of the '70s with a strong following among teenage girls. The origins of the group go back to the formation of the duo the Longmuir Brothers in the late '60s, consisting of drummer Derek Longmuir (b. March 19, 1952, Edinburgh, Scotland) and his bass-playing brother Alan (b. June 20, 1953, Edinburgh). They eventually changed their name to the Saxons, adding singer Nobby Clarke and John Devine. Then they changed their name again by pointing at random to a spot on a map of the United States: Bay City, Michigan. Their first hit was a cover of the Gentrys' "Keep on Dancing," which reached number nine in the U.K. in September 1971. In June 1972, guitarist Eric Faulkner (b. October 21, 1954, Edinburgh) joined. In January 1973, singer Leslie McKeown (b. November 12, 1955, Edinburgh) and guitarist Stuart Wood (b. February 25, 1957, Edinburgh) replaced Clarke and Devine, stabilizing the quintet's lineup. After flopping with three singles, they finally hit the Top Ten again in February 1974 with "Remember." At this point, the Rollers became a teen sensation in Great Britain, with their good looks and tartan knickers, and they scored a series of Top Ten U.K. hits over the next two and a half years: "Shang-a-Lang," "Summerlove Sensation," "All of Me Loves All of You," "Bye Bye Baby" (a cover of Four Seasons hit that went to number one), "Give a Little Love" (another number one), "Money Honey," "Love Me Like I Love You," and "I Only Want to Be with You" (a cover of the Dusty Springfield hit). Their albums Rollin', Once Upon a Star, Wouldn't You Like It, and Dedication were also Top Ten successes, with Rollin' and Once Upon a Star getting to number one. They scored their first U.S. hit with "Saturday Night," which was released in September 1975 and hit number one in January 1976. It was followed by the Top Ten hits "Money Honey" and "You Made Me Believe in Magic." The Rollers also had five straight gold albums in the U.S.: Bay City Rollers, Rock 'n' Roll Love Letter, Dedication, It's a Game, and Greatest Hits. Alan Longmuir left the band in June 1976 and was replaced by Ian Mitchell (b. August 22, 1958, Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland), who was in turn replaced by Pat McGlynn (b. March 31, 1958, Edinburgh) in June 1977. Longmuir returned in 1978, the same year that McKeown was replaced by Duncan Faure and Faulkner quit to go solo. But by then the Bay City Rollers had scored their last hits. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi Related Artists |
Who was elected Prime Minister of Canada in 1921? | William Lyon Mackenzie King: Biography Mackenzie King was first elected to the House of Commons in 1908. He was appointed Minister of Labour in 1910. He was defeated in the general elections of 1911 and 1917. In 1919, Mackenzie King was elected Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. He was elected as the member of parliament for Prince, PEI in a by-election in 1919. In the next general election in 1921, Mackenzie King was elected in the riding of North York in Ontario. Mackenzie King was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada in 1921. He took the portfolio of Secretary of State for External Affairs at the same time. In the 1925 general election Mackenzie King was defeated in North York, but remained as Prime Minister with the support of the Progressive Party. He was elected in a by-election in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 1926. The Liberal government was faced with a customs scandal and Mackenzie King asked Governor General Byng to dissolve Parliament. Byng refused and appointed Arthur Meighen as prime minister. The Meighen government lost a non-confidence motion just a few days later and a general election was called in 1926. The Liberals returned to power, and Mackenzie King was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada again in 1926. The Liberals were defeated by the Conservatives in the general election of 1930 and R.B. Bennett became Prime Minister. Mackenzie King held on to his seat in Prince Albert and became Leader of the Opposition . In the general election of 1935 the Liberals won a majority government . Mackenzie King was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada, again. Canada declared war on Germany in 1939. The Liberals won another majority government in 1940. In 1945, the Liberals again won a majority government, but Mackenzie King was defeated in Prince Albert. Mackenzie King was elected in a by-election in Glengarry, Ontario later in 1945. In 1948, Mackenzie King resigned as Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and as Prime Minister of Canada, but continued to sit as a member of parliament. Louis St. Laurent took over as Leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada. Mackenzie King did not run in the 1949 general election. |
Who starred in 'A Countess From Hong Kong', his last film, in 1966? | A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A Countess from Hong Kong ( 1967 ) G | In Hong Kong, the wealthy Ogden Mears is traveling in a transatlantic and is near to be assigned Saudi Arabia Ambassador and is divorcing from his wife Martha. His friend Harvey and he are ... See full summary » Director: a list of 38 titles created 25 Mar 2012 a list of 23 titles created 17 Jun 2012 a list of 25 titles created 09 Aug 2013 a list of 26 titles created 02 Oct 2013 a list of 42 titles created 01 Oct 2014 Title: A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) 6.1/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. A recently-deposed European monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity and is later wrongly accused of being a Communist. Director: Charles Chaplin A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find meaning and hope in their lives. Director: Charles Chaplin A suave but cynical man supports his family by marrying and murdering rich women for their money, but the job has some occupational hazards. Director: Charles Chaplin A kept woman runs into her former fiancé and finds herself torn between love and comfort. Director: Charles Chaplin Man tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit. Director: Sidney J. Furie The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus. Director: Charles Chaplin The Tramp is an escaped convict who is mistaken as a pastor in a small town church. Director: Charles Chaplin Charlie is a boot camp private who has a dream of being a hero who goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines. Director: Charles Chaplin Prequel to the Henry James classic "Turn of the Screw" about the events leading up to the deaths of Peter Quint and Ms. Jessel, and the the slow corruption of the children in their care. Director: Michael Winner An intelligent, articulate scholar, Harrison MacWhite, survives a hostile Senate confirmation hearing at the hands of conservatives to become ambassador to Sarkan, a southeast Asian country... See full summary » Director: George Englund The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town. Director: Arthur Penn Two men kidnap a girl off the streets, take her to a beach house owned by a drug-addicted stewardess, and hold her for ransom. Directors: Hubert Cornfield, Richard Boone Stars: Marlon Brando, Richard Boone, Rita Moreno Edit Storyline In Hong Kong, the wealthy Ogden Mears is traveling in a transatlantic and is near to be assigned Saudi Arabia Ambassador and is divorcing from his wife Martha. His friend Harvey and he are invited by their old friend Clark to go to a nightclub with three aristocratic Russian refugees on their last night. Ogden drinks too much and spends the night with Countess Natascha. On the next morning, while sailing back home, Ogdeb finds Natascha hidden in his cabin wearing a ball gown and with no documents. The stowaway explains that she wants to go to the United States and Ogden is worried with his career. But Harvey convinces him to help Natascha. Ogden falls in love with Natascha and together with Harvey, they plot a fake marriage of Natascha with his valet Hudson. But things get complicated when immigration requests her documents and Martha arrives on board. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Fun at Sea! His Cabin, His PJs, Her Move! See more » Genres: 15 March 1967 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Una condesa de Hong Kong See more » Filming Locations: Yolande Turner and Justine Lord were both interviewed for the role Martha. See more » Goofs During "everybody is getting sea-sick" scene Ogden, Natascha and Harvey push an ashtray around the table until Ogden angrily swipes it off the table. Shortly after |
Who succeeded Giscard D'Estaing in the French Presidential election of 1981? | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - Metapedia Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 27 May 1974 – 21 May 1981 Prime Minister 29 June 1969 – 27 May 1974 Prime Minister 19 January 1962 – 8 January 1966 Prime Minister Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing ( French pronunciation: [valeʁi maʁi ʁəne ʒɔʁʒ ʒiskaʁ dɛstɛ̃] ; born 2 February 1926) is a French centre - right politician who was President of the French Republic from 1974 until 1981. As of 2010 [update] , he is a member of the Constitutional Council of France . His tenure as President was marked by a more liberal attitude on social issues – such as divorce , contraception , and abortion – and attempts to modernize the country and the office of the presidency, notably launching such far-reaching infrastructure projects as the high-speed TGV train and the turn towards reliance on nuclear power as France's main energy source. However, his popularity suffered from the economic downturn that followed the 1973 energy crisis , marking the end of the " thirty glorious years " after World War II , combined with the official discourse that the "end of the tunnel was near". Giscard faced political opposition from both sides of the spectrum: from the newly unified left of François Mitterrand , and from a rising Jacques Chirac , who resurrected Gaullism on a right-wing opposition line. All this, as well as bad public relations , caused his unpopularity to grow at the end of his term, and he failed to secure re-election in 1981. He is a proponent of the United States of Europe and, having limited his involvement in national politics after his defeat, he became involved with the European Union . He notably presided over the Convention on the Future of the European Union that drafted the ill-fated Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe . He took part, with a prominent role, in the annually held Bilderberg private conference. He also became involved in the regional politics of Auvergne , serving as president of that region from 1986 to 2004. He was elected to the French Academy , taking the seat that his friend and former President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor had held. As a former President, he is a member of the Constitutional Council . It is a prerogative that he has taken recently. Contents 11 External links Early life Valéry Marie René Giscard d'Estaing was born in Koblenz , Germany , during the French occupation of the Rhineland . He is the elder son of Jean Edmond Lucien Giscard d'Estaing (1894–1982), a civil servant, and his wife, Marthe Clémence Jacqueline Marie (May) Bardoux, who was a daughter of senator and academic Achille Octave Marie Jacques Bardoux and a great-granddaughter of minister of state education Agénor Bardoux , also a granddaughter of historian Georges Picot and niece of diplomat François Georges-Picot , and also a great-great-great-granddaughter of King Louis XV of France by one of his mistresses , Catherine Eléonore Bernard (1740–1769) through his great-grandfather Marthe Camille Bachasson, Count of Montalivet , and by whom Giscard d'Estaing was a multiple descendant of Charlemagne . Giscard had an older sister, Sylvie (1924–2008). He has a younger brother, Olivier , as well as two younger sisters: Isabelle (born 1935) and Marie-Laure (born 1939). Despite the addition of "d'Estaing" to the family name by his grandfather, Giscard is not descended from the extinct noble family of Vice-Admiral d'Estaing , that name being adopted by his grandfather in 1922 by reason of a distant connection to another branch of that family, [1] from which they were descended with two breaks in the male line from an illegitimate line of the Viscounts d'Estaing. In 1948, he spent a year in Montreal where he worked as a teacher in Collège Stanislas . [2] He studied at Lycée Blaise-Pascal in Clermont-Ferrand , École Gerson and Lycées Janson-de-Sailly and Louis-le-Grand in Paris. He graduated from the École Polytechnique and the École nationale d'administration (1949–1951). He acceded to the Tax and Revenue Service, then joined the staff of Prime Minister Edgar Faure (1955–1956). Member o |
Who did Rocky Marciano beat to take the world heavyweight championship in 1952? | Rocky Marciano - BoxRec Rocky Marciano Hall of Fame bio: click World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee Name: Rocky Marciano Birth Name: Rocco Francis Marchegiano Born: 1923-09-01 Height: 5′ 10½″ / 179cm Reach: 68″ / 173cm Rocky Marciano Gallery Rocky Marciano was born Rocco Francis Marchegiano on September 1, 1923, in Brockton, Massachusetts. Marciano was World Heavyweight Champion from 1952 to 1956, and he is the only World Heavyweight Champion to retire undefeated. Marciano was the first of six children born to Perrino and Pasqualena Marchegiano. Before dropping out of high school to make a few bucks — as a gardener, delivery boy, laborer for the gas company, and leather tanner at the shoe factory where his father worked — he starred in football and baseball. In 1947, Marciano had a tryout with the Chicago Cubs as a catcher but was let go because he couldn't make the throw from home plate to second base with accuracy. Marciano didn't take up boxing until after he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943. He took up the sport mainly as a way to avoid KP duty (assisting the cooks) and other less desirable activities, but he showed a natural ability and fought as an amateur following his discharge in 1946. After being discharged, Marciano visited an old Army buddy, Joe Sarelli, in Chicago. Sarelli's father, who was connected to the fight game, agreed to assess Marciano's potential as a fighter. "His father took me to a gym in Chicago's Loop," Marciano recalled. "For three days, I hit the big bag and the little bag. I skipped rope and shadow boxed. At the end of the workouts, Joe's father sat down with me. He told me, 'Rocky, why don't you go home and forget about being a fighter. You'll too small to be a heavyweight. You'll never make it.'" Marciano, fighting under the name "Rocky Mack" in order to maintain his amateur standing, turned professional on March 17, 1947 , with a third-round knockout of Lee Epperson. Marciano then returned to the amateurs, where he fought under his real name. On March 1, 1948, at the New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions, Marciano was on the short end of an unpopular split decision to Coley Wallace in what would be the last loss of his boxing career. In his last amateur fight, Marciano outpointed George McInnis to win the New England AAU Heavyweight Championship on March 22, 1948. Marciano did not move on to the nationals because of a fractured thumb. He finished his amateur career with a record of either 9-4, with 7 knockouts. Marciano had been told that a manager based out of New York could do more for him than one in New England, so he went to New York City and met with Al Weill , who had previously managed Lou Ambers , Joey Archibald and Marty Servo . Weill telephoned trainer Charley Goldman and told him to set up a sparring session so they could gauge Marciano’s potential. Later that day, Marciano stepped into the ring at a CYO gym on 17th Street in Manhattan with a heavyweight named Wade Chancey . “Al and I often looked over green kids who thought they could become fighters,” Goldman reminisced years later. “I’ll eat my derby hat if I ever saw anyone cruder than Rocky. He was so awkward that we stood there and laughed. He didn’t stand right. He didn’t throw a punch right. He didn’t block right. He didn’t do anything right. Then he hit Chancey with a roundhouse right which nearly put a hole in the guy’s head, and I told Weill that maybe I could do something with him.” Goldman explained to his assistant, Angelo Dundee , that although Marciano lacked height and finesse, he had great punching power. Dundee said, "Charley taught the technique that if you are short, you make yourself smaller. Charley let him bend his knees to a deep knee squat. He was able to punch from that position, come straight up from the bag and hit a heck of a shot ... It was just bang-bang-bang-bang-BANG and get him outta there." With Weill as his manager and Goldman as his trainer, Marciano, who changed his name from Marchegiano at Weill's suggestion (he said it was too hard to pronounce), won his second pro |
In what year did British women first get the vote? | Women get the vote - UK Parliament Women get the vote Women and the Lords Women get the vote During 1916-1917, the House of Commons Speaker, James William Lowther, chaired a conference on electoral reform which recommended limited women's suffrage. Influential consideration Only 58% of the adult male population was eligible to vote before 1918. An influential consideration, in addition to the suffrage movement and the growth of the Labour Party, was the fact that only men who had been resident in the country for 12 months prior to a general election were entitled to vote. This effectively disenfranchised a large number of troops who had been serving overseas in the war. With a general election imminent, politicians were persuaded to extend the vote to all men and some women at long last. Representation of the People Act 1918 In 1918 the Representation of the People Act was passed which allowed women over the age of 30 who met a property qualification to vote. Although 8.5 million women met this criteria, it only represented 40 per cent of the total population of women in the UK. The same act abolished property and other restrictions for men, and extended the vote to all men over the age of 21. Additionally, men in the armed forces could vote from the age of 19. The electorate increased from eight to 21 million, but there was still huge inequality between women and men. Equal Franchise Act 1928 It was not until the Equal Franchise Act of 1928 that women over 21 were able to vote and women finally achieved the same voting rights as men. This act increased the number of women eligible to vote to 15 million. |
The bells were ringing for Chuck Berry when this song made it to No1. His first and only British No. 1. What song? | My Ding A Ling Lyrics by Chuck Berry by drew lima on 5/10/2008 3:09pm that was funny by Alison on 5/19/2008 6:25pm I remember that song when I was just 9 years old! During indoor recess, our teacher let us play records and we had that song. Well the whole class busted out laughing and thought about naughty things if you get my drift. I just love that song! by bobby on 5/22/2008 4:47pm this song funny as hell by Paul on 5/23/2008 8:03am Listening to that song right now on a '70s comp cd. Nice. by Giles on 6/2/2008 11:52am its a funny song by Angela on 6/3/2008 4:22am Every time I listen t5o this song it still makes me laugh and remembering the 70s by Olav on 6/6/2008 5:22am This son is azzum by chunga on 6/15/2008 7:14am fantastic college drinking song by john on 6/23/2008 9:36am this really gets the prudes going the P C brigade i mean by chad on 6/28/2008 6:59pm that his so perverted by Smartie on 6/29/2008 4:10pm These lyrics aren't all right. Some of the words, and even some whole sentences are not the lyrics he sings. by Denise on 7/5/2008 12:30pm What a great song! I remember singing this in a long line at Kings Island amusement park one summer with a group of friends and by the time it was our turn to ride we had everyone in line singing with us. What a blast!! by human in suffring on 7/5/2008 1:56pm i agree with (Smartie) N its a nice song ;) by Jenny on 7/7/2008 1:32pm I remember this song from when I was really little like 6 or so, my daddy taught it to me and my older brother, I cant wait till my son is old enough to teach him by Gina on 7/13/2008 10:48am I remember this song from when I was a little girl and I just loved it. My great nephew is 7 and calls everything a ding-a-ling-a-ling so I am giving him a CD of the song for him to take back to Toronto with him. He'll love it.............. by bv on 7/13/2008 10:53am sang this song last night with another dad to a bunch of 11&12 year old baseball all stars. what a blast! by carbob on 7/17/2008 10:42am my dang al ang my dangalng would u plz stop poking my dangalang alang by KEAL on 7/19/2008 5:56pm 'own ding-a-ling' not 'on ding-a-ling' by Nimal Jayamanne on 7/22/2008 5:27am this is one of the funniest songs probably ever written and Ol' chuck does a heck of a good job of it. I sure will start playing with my own ding-a-ling....ha ha ha! by nmbillsfan on 7/23/2008 11:50pm Actually Smartie those lyrics are correct by mark on 7/24/2008 7:20pm onlt heard the song once on radio and when i was young laughed all the way to the cemetary since it was durnig and anut funearl when i heard it by james on 8/13/2008 10:30am i saw chuck a couple of weeks ago and he added another verse into this song. i cant remember the words. does anyone know them? by Scott on 8/15/2008 10:17am there is a whole verse missing: i remember the girl next door we used to play house on the kitchen foor she'd be the queen and I'd be the king and she'd swoop down and play with my ding-a-ling by osiris on 8/26/2008 5:51am i do believe the second verse goes: And then mammma took me to grammar school But I Stopped in the vestivule [email protected] by osirs on 8/26/2008 5:55am in the second last verse, the second line should read: Man them snappers were all 'round my feet by osiris on 8/26/2008 6:06am I have early made two corrections to the above the lyrics based on the "one" song I heard on youtube. But readings "Scott" comment, as well as "nmbillsfan" and "Smartie" comments, I realised that depending on the version of the song you listened to, the lyrics did change. I am oly 25, and I remember as a child hearing the song sing about the girl next door - that version wasn't live. Regardless of the song you grew up, ( I grew up with an Aussie artist singing it - Johnny Chester - remember him) the song is still entertaining. He also sang about a family from Trinidad "with much confusion as you will see") - just as funny by Jason on 8/29/2008 11:47pm All time greatest song, lol. Though it was slightly uncomfortable listening to that song as a kid with my mother... by Greg Huffman on 8/30/2008 9:2 |
Which 1990 film starred Macauley Caulkin? | EXCLUSIVE: 'Home Alone' Cast Relives the Movie's Biggest Moments for 25th Anniversary EXCLUSIVE: 'Home Alone' Cast Relives the Movie's Biggest Moments for 25th Anniversary by Raphael Chestang 6:43 PM PDT, October 30, 2015 Playing EXCLUSIVE: 'Home Alone' Cast Relives the Movie's Biggest Moments for 25th Anniversary As Home Alone turns 25, ET has interviews with the cast then and now, going over the Christmas classic's best moments. Perhaps the ultimate moment from the 1990 movie was star Macaulay Culkin's signature scream. Director Chris Columbus recalled shooting the iconic moment when he spoke with ET earlier this month. NEWS: Internet Freaks Out Over Another Macaulay Culkin Death Hoax "The script called for [Macaulay Culkin] to put shaving lotion on and suddenly it burns his skin and he screams," Columbus said. "We didn't know it was going to be the universal image for Home Alone." From stepping on glass Christmas ornaments to getting smashed in the face with paint cans and a hot iron, co-star Daniel Stern suffered the most abuse on-screen. The actor called the stunts in the movie "just balls-out silly." "I do remember that tarantula on my face," Stern told ET earlier this month. "I'm like, 'Is there like a rubber tarantula?' They said, 'We do have this rubber one, but it just kind of sits there.'" Home Alone spent 12 weeks at No. 1 after it opened in November 1990. Before the movie went on a box-office tear, the stars were just hoping that it wouldn't tank. WATCH: Macaulay Culkin Turns 34! What Has He Been Up To? "It'd be great if it was a hit," Catherine O'Hara said prior to the film's release. "I hope it is. It seems like it'll be a nice, funny Christmas story." Not only was it a hit, it became the top-grossing live-action comedy ever and held the record for more than 20 years before The Hangover Part II took the title. "It's a classic movie and I'm very proud to be a part of that," Culkin says in a DVD extra clip. |
Which English football club won the league title the most during the 1980s? | England - List of Champions England - List of Champions See Paul Felton's archive for full tables. Champions Football League Champions 1889-1915 1889 *Preston NE 1890 -Preston NE 1891 *Everton 1892 *Sunderland 1893 Sunderland 1894 Aston Villa 1895 Sunderland 1896 Aston Villa 1897 Aston Villa 1898 *-Sheffield United 1899 Aston Villa 1900 Aston Villa 1901 *Liverpool 1902 Sunderland 1903 *The Wednesday 1904 The Wednesday 1905 *Newcastle United 1906 Liverpool 1907 Newcastle United 1908 *Manchester United 1909 Newcastle United 1910 Aston Villa 1911 Manchester United 1912 *Blackburn Rovers 1913 Sunderland 1914 Blackburn Rovers 1915 Everton * indicates club's first title - indicates club's last title Football League Champions 1920-39 1920 *-West Bromwich Albion 1921 *Burnley 1922 Liverpool 1923 Liverpool 1924 *Huddersfield Town 1925 Huddersfield Town 1926 -Huddersfield Town 1927 -Newcastle United 1928 Everton 1929 The Wednesday 1930 -Sheffield Wednesday 1931 *Arsenal 1932 Everton 1933 Arsenal 1934 Arsenal 1935 Arsenal 1936 -Sunderland 1937 *Manchester City 1938 Arsenal 1939 Everton * indicates club's first title - indicates club's last title Football League Champions 1947-1992 1947 Liverpool 1948 Arsenal 1949 *Portsmouth 1950 -Portsmouth 1951 *Tottenham Hostpur 1952 Manchester United 1953 Arsenal 1954 *Wolverhampton Wanderers 1955 *Chelsea 1956 Manchester United 1957 Manchester United 1958 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1959 -Wolverhampton Wanderers 1960 -Burnley 1961 -Tottenham Hotspur 1962 *-Ipswich Town 1963 Everton 1964 Liverpool 1965 Manchester United 1966 Liverpool 1967 Manchester United 1968 Manchester City 1969 *Leeds United 1970 Everton 1971 Arsenal 1972 *Derby County 1973 Liverpool 1974 Leeds United 1975 -Derby County 1976 Liverpool 1977 Liverpool 1978 *-Nottingham Forest 1979 Liverpool 1980 Liverpool 1981 -Aston Villa 1982 Liverpool 1983 Liverpool 1984 Liverpool 1985 Everton 1986 Liverpool 1987 -Everton 1988 Liverpool 1989 Arsenal 1990 -Liverpool 1991 Arsenal 1992 -Leeds United * indicates club's first title - indicates club's last title FA Premier League Champions 1993-2016 In 1992 the 22 Division One clubs resigned en masse from the Football League and formed the FA Premier League. At the end of the 1991-92 season promotion and relegation took place as normal between Div 1 and Div 2 and the 22 clubs which would have formed Div 1 of the Football League for season 1992-93 became the founder members of the new FA Premier League. Summary 1889-2016 (117 championships) 20 Manchester United 18 Liverpool 13 Arsenal 9 Everton 7 Aston Villa 6 Sunderland 5 Chelsea 4 Newcastle United, The Wednesday/Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester City 3 Huddersfield Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers 2 Preston North End, Portsmouth, Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County 1 Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion, Ipswich Town, Nottingham Forest. Leicester City Wartime Champions 1915-1919 The Football League closed down at the end of the 1914-15 season until the end of the war. Two regional leagues were organised for the Midlands and Lancashire and London clubs formed their own competition. In 1918 and 1919 the Midlands and Lancashire champions met over two legs in unofficial championship matches (these titles are not counted in clubs championship totals). 1915-16 Lancashire Section Principal tournament: Manchester City Subsidiary tournaments: Northern division: Burnley Southern division: Manchester City Midland Section Principal tournament: Nottingham Forest Subsidiary tournaments: Northern division: Leeds City Southern division: Nottingham Forest Midland division: Grimsby Town London Combination Principal tournament: Chelsea Supplementary tournament: Chelsea South-Western Combination Portsmouth 1916-17 Lancashire Section Principal tournament: Liverpool Subsidiary tournam |
For which well known 60s pop group did Reg Presley sing? | Reg Presley passed away - By Colin Andrews Reg Presley Suffered a Serious Stroke. Get well soon to one of my best friends By Colin Andrews The Troggs Star Reg Presley Suffers Stroke by Staff The Troggs frontman Reg Presley is recovering after suffering a serious stroke while on vacation in Spain. The British rocker was staying at his holiday home with his wife and grandchildren when he fell ill on Friday (03Sep10) and was taken into hospital. The Wild Thing hitmaker, 68, has since been released from the medical facility but is still suffering from double vision and his voice has been affected, according to his wife Brenda. She tells Britain's Sunday Express, "It was very frightening. He had a serious stroke. I was very upset at the time. He was in hospital for a week but is now back in our house in Spain recuperating. He won't be coming back to England for a few weeks." Troggs' Reg Presley has stroke on holiday By Jane Adams 5/09/2010 Reg Presley, lead singer with Sixties favourites The Troggs, has suffered a stroke. His family said Reg, 68, was playing with his grandchildren on holiday in Spain when he had to be taken to hospital in Malaga. Yesterday Brenda, his wife for 48 years, said: "It was very frightening. He had a serious stroke and was in hospital for a week. "He is recuperating and is back in our house in Spain, but he won't be back in the UK for a while." "Reg is still very unsteady on his feet and he has double vision and his speech is still a bit slurred. We are taking one day at a time." Reg, whose biggest hits with The Troggs were Wild Thing and Love Is All Around, was still active with the band. A gig scheduled for a few weeks' time at Liskeard, Cornwall, has been cancelled. OV Reg Presley has been one of my best friends for many years. We used to live just half a mile from each other in the town of Andover, Hampshire, England. Reg enjoys a laugh and is a very humble person, one of those who has managed to keep his feet on the ground following sudden and prolonged fame. He still is lead singer of the famous 60s pop group The Troggs, best known for big hits such as "Wild Thing", "Love is All Around" and "With a Girl Like You". When my wife Synthia and I got married I asked Reg if he would be my best man which he was pleased to accept. For Reg and his wife Brenda this entailed a flight across the Atlantic Ocean to Connecticut but Reg hates flying. He did what he has to do for all the shows around the world with The Troggs band and headed for London's Heathrow airport and flew to be with us in Connecticut for the wedding. We share many interests, the Crop Circles, UFO research and Current Affairs. We have both authored books, appeared on television and radio in many countries, Reg for years longer than myself. Busty Taylor, Reg and I have spent many hours on the hill tops of Wiltshire staring into the dark sky talking and hoping to see activity in the crop circle fields or UFOs overhead - incidentally we have seen both (see photo below) Along with Busty Taylor, the three of us enjoy a nice dinner out with our partners, followed by a red wine and for Reg a cigarette. The easy chat is usually around the whole range of strange and mysterious .i.e. 2012, the crop circles, ET's and UFOs along with deeper discussion about consciousness and crazy politicians. I spoke to Reg and his wife Bren tonight ( 6th Sept 2010) by telephone in their Spanish Villa. He was in good spirits but it upset me to hear his slurred speech. He says half of his body feels OK but the other half isn't working. He has pins a needles in one arm and leg and his foot and hand aren't working as they should. He is also having difficulty walking but he says each day slowly he is improving. Synthia and I send all our love and prayers for a speedy recovery and send support and hugs to Bren and their family. Busty, loyal as always is taking care of things back in UK. As you will see below - Reg gets stuck into the whole spectrum of his interests. At the same time The Troggs have continued a busy schedule. Incidentally he just finished a huge t |
In what year did the 'Vauxhall Bridge', crossing the Thames, open? | Vauxhall Bridge | London Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Opening Date 26 May 1906 Vauxhall Bridge is a steel arched bridge for road and foot traffic, crossing the River Thames in a north-west south-east orientation, between Lambeth Bridge and Grosvenor Bridge , in central London . On the north bank is Westminster , with Tate Britain and the Millbank Tower to the north-east, and Pimlico and its tube station to the north and east. On the south bank, Vauxhall Cross, site of Vauxhall Station and the headquarters of MI6 , lies immediately to the south-east; Kennington is to the east, Vauxhall to the south-east and Nine Elms to the south west. St George Wharf is located beside the bridge on the southern bank. The River Effra , one of the Thames's many underground tributaries, empties into the main river just to the east of the bridge on the south bank. History Edit One of the eight Vauxhall Bridge figures, here depicting Fine Art. (October 2005) The current bridge was designed by Sir Alexander Binnie, with modifications by Maurice Fitzmaurice, to replace a previous cast-iron structure. It was built by Petwick Brothers. It was completed in 1906, and opened on the May 26 by the Prince of Wales, and was the first bridge to carry trams across the Thames. It measures 80ft wide by 809ft long, has five steel arches mounted on granite piers, and its most striking feature is a series of bronze female figures on the bridge abutments, both upstream and downstream, commemorating the arts and sciences. The four upstream figures are by F. W. Pomeroy, the four downstream by Alfred Drury. The previous bridge was the nine-span Regent's Bridge, designed by James Walker and opened in 1816 as a toll-bridge. The history leading up to the construction of this bridge was tortuous with at least three aborted designs rejected, two by John Rennie—first a seven-span stone bridge, and then a design with eleven cast-iron arches—and one by Sir Samuel Bentham. The Vauxhall iron bridge, looking west, in 1816. On the right can be seen part of Millbank Penitentiary under construction. The Vauxhall Bridge in 1829 Walker's nine-span structure was the first iron-built bridge over the Thames in London, but it lasted less than 90 years. Tidal scour undermined the bridge's piers and these were too expensive to replace. A temporary wooden bridge was constructed across the river and demolition work began in 1898, but construction of the Binnie bridge did not start until 1904. The bridge was declared a Grade II listed structure in 2008, providing protection to preserve its special character from unsympathetic development. |
Who piloted the first aeroplane to cross the English Channel from Calais to Dover in 1909? | Bleriot's Cross Channel Flight Available in Fran�aise, Espa�ol, Portugu�s, Deutsch, Россию, 中文, 日本, and others. Old News he following account of Louis Bleriot's flight across the English Channel appeared in the 31 July 1909 edition of Flight, an English magazine devoted to the new field of aviation. It includes information from several eyewitnesses to the historic event. M. Bleriot's great success is a fitting sequel to Mr. Latham's splendid failure; there should be no jealousy in comparison, both are working in the cause of flight. M. Bleriot reflects glory on his defeated rival at the same time that he is crowned with the laurels of victory himself. And M. Bleriot deserves his success; how much, none save those who have followed his history in flight know. There were days not long since when M. Bleriot used to tumble with his machine with almost monotonous persistency; yet he kept on, in spite of criticisms. In those days, too, he was still trying to fly a monoplane, and monoplanes were not very popular just then, for there were not wanting critics who almost went as far as saying that they would not fly at all. M. Bleriot is the champion of the monoplane, and he has done more than anyone else to develop it. Moreover, he is engineer and pilot combined, and the machine with which he has crossed the Channel, and thereby traced his name indelibly on the pages of history, is his own machine, the work of his own brain, and if the truth were known, contains, we dare say, a good deal of his own handicraft as well. He is not only a worker, he is a sportsman, is M. Bleriot, and most thoroughly deserves every prize he has won. It is rather apt to be forgotten how very early M. Bleriot commenced his aviation experiences. As long ago as 1906 an illustration appeared in The Auto-motor Journal of May 26th, of an aeroplane which MM. Bleriot and Voisin had constructed for experimental work on Lake Enghien. It was a curious machine that, but it has this much of especial interest, that it was designed for use over water. In the following year, 1907, M. Bleriot had built and was trying at Issy, near Paris, a monoplane which does not differ in essentials from the machine which is on view this week at Selfridge's. What mishaps he used to have in those days! Almost every other time that he succeeded in getting off the ground he returned to earth with a crash; he always broke something, but it was never himself, always did this persevering pilot seem to bear a charmed life. As a matter of fact, he used to take what precautions he could, and he himself, as we mentioned last week, attributes many of his escapes to a little trick which he had of throwing himself on to one of the wings of his flyer when he saw that a catastrophe was imminent. M. Bleriot worked on the principle that it was impossible to save both man and machine. When M. Bleriot had advanced in the art of flight until he was easily among the two or three genuine pilots of the day, he conceived the idea of making quite a small machine, which type has since been known as his short-span flyer "No. 11." It was shown first of all at the Paris Salon at the end of last year, and attracted a very great deal of attention on account of its compact appearance. It was such a flyer as many had set their hearts upon, but as many more had deemed impracticable. No one foresaw then that this was to be the epoch-making machine with which he should fly 25 miles across country on July 17th and 31 miles across the sea on July 25th. True, the dimensions of the span are somewhat larger as the result of alterations which followed various preliminary experiments, but that it is still to all intents and purposes the same compact machine must have been apparent to all who took the unique opportunity of seeing it at Dover or during the past few days in London at the Selfridge showrooms. By his two great flights across country and |
In what town was the Royal Navy College founded in 1903? | Midshipman | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Midshipman of the Royal Navy (c. 1799), [1] by Thomas Rowlandson The rank of midshipman originated during the Tudor and Stuart eras, and originally referred to a post for an experienced seaman promoted from the ordinary deck hands, who worked in between the main and mizzen mast and had more responsibility than an ordinary seaman, but was not a military officer or an officer in training. [2] The first published use of the term midshipman was in 1662. [3] The word derives from an area aboard a ship, amidships, but it refers either to the location where midshipmen worked on the ship, [2] or the location where midshipmen were berthed . [4] By the 18th century four types of midshipman existed: midshipman (original rating), midshipman extraordinary , midshipman (apprentice officer), and midshipman ordinary . [5] Some midshipmen were older men, and while most were officer candidates who failed to pass the lieutenant examination or were passed over for promotion, some members of the original rating served, as late as 1822, alongside apprentice officers without themselves aspiring to a commission. [6] By 1794, all midshipmen were considered officer candidates, and the original rating was phased out. [7] Entry Edit Beginning in 1661, boys who aspired to become officers were sent by their families to serve on ships with a "letter of service" from the crown, and were paid at the same rate as midshipmen. [8] The letter instructed the admirals and captains that the bearer was to be shown "such kindness as you shall judge fit for a gentleman, both in accommodating him in your ship and in furthering his improvement". [9] Their official rating was volunteer-per-order , but they were often known as King's letter boys , to distinguish their higher social class from the original midshipman rating. [8] [10] Beginning in 1677, Royal Navy regulations for promotion to lieutenant required service as a midshipman, and promotion to midshipman required some time at sea. [11] By the Napoleonic Era, the regulations required at least three years of services as a midshipman or master's mate and six years of total sea time. [12] Sea time was earned in various ways, most boys served this period at sea in any lower rating, [13] either as a servant of one of the ship's officers, a volunteer, or a seaman. [12] Cadets at the Royal Naval Academy earned sea time as part of their studies. [5] By the 1730s, the rating volunteer-per-order was phased out and replaced with a system where prospective midshipmen served as servants for officers. For example, a captain was allowed four servants for every 100 men aboard his ship; many of these servants were young men destined to become officers. [14] In 1729, the Royal Naval Academy in Portsmouth, renamed the Royal Naval College in 1806, was founded, for 40 students aged between 13 and 16, who would take three years to complete a course of study defined in an illustrated book, and would earn three years of sea time as part of their studies. [12] The rating of midshipman-by-order, or midshipman ordinary, was used specifically for graduates of the Royal Naval College, to distinguish them from midshipmen who had served aboard ship, who were paid more. [5] The school was unpopular in the Navy, because officers enjoyed the privilege of having servants and preferred the traditional method of training officers via apprenticeship. [14] In 1794, officer's servants were abolished and a new class of volunteers called 'Volunteer Class I' was created for boys between the ages of 11 and 13 who were considered future midshipmen and lived in the gunroom on a ship-of-the-line or with the midshipmen on a frigate or smaller vessel. [14] Volunteers were paid £6 per year. [14] By 1816, the rating of midshipman ordinary was phased out, and all apprentice officers were rated as midshipmen. [5] Social background and uniform Edit In the 18th century Royal Navy, rank and position on board ship was defined by a mix of two hierarchies, an official hierarchy of ranks and a conventionally recogniz |
Who became the owner of The Times newspaper in 1981? | British Newspaper History in the UK Cultural Products >> Historic Commemorative Anniversary Newspapers Milestones in 20th Century Newspaper history in Britain .... The history of newspapers in the UK in the 20th century is a fascinating story of the emergence of new titles, technologies and formats, and the disappearance of old titles, mainly through mergers. Once famous national titles like the Daily Sketch (later to merge with the Daily Mail in 1971) and the News Chronicle are now less known by younger generations. British newspaper history is also almost as much about the stories of the newspaper bosses - the big personalities, such as Lord Rothermere, Lord Northcliffe and Robert Maxwell, amongst others, who had a big impact on the course of this history. Buy an Original Newspaper ... Drawing from the UK's largest newspaper archive, we can supply a genuine complete major UK national Newspaper title - not a copy - from virtually any day over the last 100 years - an ideal gift to commemorate a birthday, anniversary or special occasion: from only: � 39.99 Jan 17 1902 - launch of the Times Literary Supplement. Nov 2 1903 - launch of the Daily Mirror - the first daily newspaper illustrated exclusively with photographs. The Mirror was a broadsheet newspaper until the 1950s. March 2 1909 - launch of the Daily Sketch. (merges with the Daily Mail in 1971) Jan 25 1911 - launch of the Daily Herald (1st newspaper to sell two million copies a day) April 12 1913 - New Statesman founded March 11 1914 - First half-tone photo in the Times newspaper: a 4 by 3 inch picture of the Rokeby Venus, damaged in a Suffragette demonstration (the first ever half-tone in a daily newspaper appeared in the New York Graphic in 1880). 1915 - The Daily Mail launches 'Teddy Tail' - first UK comic strip. March 14 1915 - the Sunday Pictorial launched (becomes the Sunday Mirror in 1963). Dec 29 1918 - launch of the Sunday Express. Nov 2 1924 - the Sunday Express publishes first crossword in a British newspaper May 1926 - most newspapers cease publishing during the General Strike. The Government publishes the British Gazette and the TUC publishes the British Worker. Jan 1 1930 - launch of the Daily Worker newspaper (becomes the Morning Star in 1966). Feb 1 1930 - the first Times crossword appears (6 years after the first one appeared in Sunday Express). June 2 1930 - the News Chronicle newspaper is formed by the merger of the Daily News and the Daily Chronicle. (merges with the Daily Mail in 1960). Oct 18 1934 - the Daily Mail publishes the first photograph that was transmitted by beam radio (from Australia to London). Oct 1 1938 - first issue of the Picture Post (last issue in 1957). 1940 - Newsprint rationing is introduced. Nov 26 1940 - death of Lord Rothermere. Aug 24 1959 - the Manchester Guardian changes title to the Guardian, based in London. Feb 5 1961 - launch of the Sunday Telegraph. Feb 4 1962 - first issue of the Sunday Times magazine, known as the Sunday Times Colour Section. 1964 - the Press Council replaces General Council of the Press. Sept 6 1964 - the Observer colour supplement launched. Sept 15 1964 - the Daily Herald becomes the Sun. Sept 25 1964 - first issue of the Daily Telegraph. May 3 1966 - the Times begins printing news on the front page. 1969 the News of the World is bought by Rupert Murdoch. Nov 17 1969 - Rupert Murdoch re-launches the Sun newspaper as a tabloid. 1971 - Dail Sketch merges with the Daily Mail. Nov 2 1978 - launch of the Daily Star newspaper. Dec 1 1978 - publication of the Times and Sunday Times is suspended for 11 months. Oct 31 1980 - the Evening News ceases publication and leaves London with just one evening newspaper. 1981 - Rupert Murdoch buys the Times and Sunday Times. May 3 1981 - the Sunday Express magazine launched. Sept 6 1981 - first issue of the News of the World Sunday magazine. 1982 - May 2 : the Mail on Sunday is launch |
In what year did Sir Gordon Richards become the first jockey to be knighted? | BBC - Shropshire - Sport - Sir Gordon Richards - Racing's greatest Jockey? You are in: Shropshire > Sport > Sporting Heroes > Sir Gordon Richards - Racing's greatest Jockey? Sir Gordon Richards - Racing's greatest Jockey? It's over 50 years since the famous win of Shropshire jockey, Sir Gordon Richards at the Epsom Derby. With 4,870 wins during his career, he is arguably the most successful jockey in racing history. Fact file It took 28 attempts for Sir Gordon Richards to achieve his one and only Epsom Derby win. He had 4,870 victories during his horse racing career. Sir Gordon Richards is the only jockey to have been knighted. The son of a miner, Gordon Richards was born on 5th May 1904, and was raised in a family of eight brothers and sisters in the Shropshire village of Donnington Wood, now part of Telford. His father reared several pit ponies at their home, and it was in this environment that Sir Gordon fostered his love of the equestrian. He rode the ponies bareback from an early age, then from the age of seven, drove the pony and trap passenger service his family ran between Wrockwardine Wood and Oakengates station. It was at that age no doubt that he developed his unique riding style, using a long rein and an upright stance. Sir Gordon wins again in 1940 "I can't remember ever being told how to ride," Sir Gordon once said. "I just got on a pony's back and away I went." Sir Gordon left school at the age of 13, and initially worked as a junior clerk in St George's often riding a pony to work, then leaving it tied up in a nearby field for the day. Even then he knew that his ambition was to work with horses, and made several unsuccessful applications to nearby stables in the hope of becoming a stable boy. After a tip off from work colleagues who recognised his passion for horses, he finally got his foot on the first rung on the ladder to his dream of being a jockey, becoming a stable boy at Foxhill Stable near Wanborough in Wiltshire, owned by Jimmy White. "This article is based on information first published by Alex Byles in the Wellington News" Despite the inevitable difficulties a young lad of 15 years would experience with such a huge move away from his family, it wasn't long before his riding skills were noticed by his new employer, but in the competitive world of racing, he still needed a big break. Bizarrely, a football match against the workers at neighbouring Osbourne Stables was the unlikely turning point in his fortunes, and provided the break he desperately wanted. Fox Hollies stable-owner White had money on his lads to win the match, and with only five minutes remaining, the score was three-all, with his team to take a penalty. White insisted the young Sir Gordon should take the penalty, and offered him the opportunity to ride in the race at Lincoln the next day - if he scored. Given such an incentive, Richards scored the goal, and the game was won. The elated stable- boy, rode well in Lincoln. Now there was no stopping him and not long after his debut he won his first race at Leicester in March 1921. With the determination and single-mindedness that was his trademark, he achieved his dream of becoming a fully-fledged Jockey in 1925, and went on to become champion jockey in his first year, notching up 118 wins. The winners' enclosure Five years after Sir Gordon's racing debut, disaster struck the Shropshire jockey. He contracted tuberculosis and had to take time out from racing. But it was while he recuperated from the debilitating disease in a Norfolk sanatorium he met Bill Rowell, a fellow patient who was to have a major influence on his life. Rowell proved to be something of a mentor, teaching the young jockey how to cope with the riches that would come his way, as well as his popularity with high society in the class-ridden system that prevailed in Britain between the wars. The two became firm friends. By December 1926, Sir Gordon was back in the saddle, and returned to winning ways in the 1927 racing season. In 1932 with 259 victories under his belt, he broke the record for the greatest nu |
Which city should have hosted the 'cancelled' Summer Olympics, in 1944? | 1944 Cancelled Olympics Home > Events > Olympics > Summer > Hosts > 1944 1944 Cancelled Olympic Games London was actually awarded the 1944 Games, but due to the onging war it was not held. The IOC still count these years as the Games of the XIII Olympiad, but with no Games. The ballot to choose the host city was held in June 1939. Competing hosts were Rome, Detroit, Lausanne, Athens, Budapest, Helsinki, Montreal and London, with London, England, United Kingdom winning on the first ballot. The scehudled Games were canceled due to ongoing fighting in World War II. Becasue of the cancelaion, London went on to host the 1948 Summer Olympics , awarded without an election. Trivia Some Polish Prisoners of War were granted permission by their German captors to stage an unofficial POW Olympics during July 23 to August 13, 1944. An Olympic Flag was made with a bed sheet and pieces of colored scarves. These Games would have celebrated the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the IOC. A small sporting competition was held in Lausanne at IOC headquarter to celebrate the milestone. Share: |
Martin Bell was among those who defined the term 'war correspondent'. He later stole the show in the **** election campaign with his anti-sleaze battle against MP Neil Hamilton. **** What year? | BBC ON THIS DAY | Correspondents | Martin Bell About This Site | Text Only Martin Bell Both of Martin Bell's careers, as foreign affairs correspondent and more recently as politician, have been remarkably colourful. As one of the most distinguished foreign affairs reporters of his generation, Martin Bell was among those who defined the term "war correspondent". He later stole the show in the 1997 election campaign with his anti-sleaze battle against MP Neil Hamilton. It all began in 1962, when Martin Bell joined the BBC in Norwich aged 24 with a first-class honours degree from King's College, Cambridge, behind him. The call to London came three years later, and soon he was in Ghana on his first foreign assignment. Over the next 30 years, he reported from 80 countries and covered 11 conflicts. He made his name in Vietnam in the 1960s, and also covered wars in the Middle East, Nigeria, Angola and Rwanda, as well as numerous assignments in Northern Ireland. His sparse, uncompromising style of journalism won him the Royal Television Society's Reporter of the Year award in 1977, and again in 1993. He was awarded an OBE in 1992. It was his last assignment for the BBC, however, which had the greatest impact on him, both physically and mentally. He was badly wounded by shrapnel as he delivered a bulletin from Sarajevo, his "lucky" white suit letting him down for once as he fell to the ground in agony. And what he saw while covering the war awoke a smouldering sense of injustice which was to define his future career. With just 24 days to go before the 1997 general election, he made the surprise announcement that he was leaving the BBC to enter politics. His legendary fight for the safe Conservative seat at Tatton, on an independent, anti-corruption ticket, made him a symbol of the revolt against perceived sleaze in the governing Conservative Party. He won the seat with an 11,000 majority. Describing himself as an "accidental MP", Martin Bell was persuaded to run again in the 2001 election, this time for Brentwood and Ongar, in Essex - another constituency where the sitting Conservative MP, Eric Pickles, was at the centre of controversy. He did not win the seat, and immediately announced his retirement from politics, saying, "I have won one seat and lost one - that's not a bad record for an amateur." However, he did stand as an independent for the European Parliament in 2004 but failed to win a seat. He now acts as an ambassador for UNICEF, and as an outspoken critic of the state of journalism today. He is married with two daughters, and now describes himself as "too old" for both journalism and politics. |
Many of us know of 'Mel C' or Sporty Spice. What's her real name? | Mel C: Sporty Spice might have turned 40 - but once a mischievous Spice Girl, always a mischievous Spice Girl - Mirror Online Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Bounding around in lamé tracksuits, flicking peace signs and banging on about Girl Power , it once seemed hard to imagine Mel C would ever grow up. But last weekend, 18 years after the Spice Girls first came screeching and zig-a-zig-ing into public consciousness, every headline writer’s dream came true: Sporty turned 40. Now known as Melanie, even her name is all grown-up. And she has never looked better. The reason? Clean living (give or take a few birthday tequilas), the exercise regime of a Tour de France entrant – and a bit of Botox. “Obviously I went crazy at the weekend. We drank tequila, ate cake and that was wonderful,” she laughs. “But the main thing I’ve finally learned over these past 20 years is balance. “I’m not averse to a bit of Botox and there’s probably not a lot of people in the public eye who haven’t had it. "They all have! “I avoided it for a long time but then I had it and really loved it. If you have a tiny, tiny bit then I think it’s fine. “But it does terrify me, that stuff. "You see people who go too far and I never, ever want to become that person – that person whereby you lose the reality of what you look like. “That’s another wonderful thing about ageing. Learning to be a bit kinder to yourself. “For me, what helps most, though, is generally having a healthy lifestyle, drinking loads of water, and sleep.” Mel C: Performing with Jools Holland at the Royal Albert Hall (Photo: Getty Images) Strolling into the North London, organic restaurant where we have arranged to meet, Merseyside-born Melanie is radiant. Her liver, less so. Crammed behind a table seemingly designed for a Borrower, I stand up to greet her and realise I have taken the good seat – the one with a view. She is left facing the toilets and a heavy-breathing man reading a Kindle. When I offer to swap, she immediately brushes me away and happily sits down, chatting to staff. Melanie is definitely one of the good guys. Last Saturday night she threw a huge 40th gig and afterparty at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire. And proving 40 is the new 30, she led from the front – stumbling into bed at an impressive 7am. “It was amazing, like a dream,” she grins, over tap water – “large, because I’m dehydrated”. “My assistant, who is basically my sensible side, put me in a car at 5am. My brother stayed over and we dissected the night when we got back. "It would have been a little bit lonely to have gone home alone. “But I got up the next day and carried on. I had lunch with my family and a hair of the dog down the pub with a few friends.” Melanie has spent a few nights home alone in the 18 months since she split with her boyfriend of 10 years Thomas Starr, father of her daughter Scarlet, who is now nearly seven. In between, that is, dates with a stream of gentlemen callers – some in the public eye, some not. Two were at her bash last week – Chris Moyles (who calls during our interview) and Capital FM DJ Greg Burns. A third, X Factor winner Matt Cardle, was sadly still holed-up in rehab. She explains: “Setting the record straight, I am completely single. "I’ve been having loads of fun, have met loads of new friends, my social circle has massively widened and if a chap wants to take me out for dinner...” So, Moyles? Greg? “We’ve been out and had fun – but we’re just friends.” As I frantically scrabble around for more men to throw at her, she laughs and cuts me off. “Is that not enough?” She has a point. Well, what about those age-old rumours about her sexual preferences then. Is she, you know, into girls? “I’ve never dated a girl but there’s often been speculation, which I find quite funny,” she says. “I’ve kissed girls but it’s more being silly than anything sexual. “There are so many hot girls out there but, actually, boy-wise, that question stumps me. I am so unimpressed! "It would be quite nice to have someone to lust over but I really couldn’t say a |
In what year was 'The Domesday Book' completed? | The Domesday Book Online - Frequently Asked Questions Landholding Frequently Asked Questions Below are some of the most commonly asked questions about the Domesday Book - please read the information before you contact us with a question, it may be answered here. What is the Domesday Book? The Domesday Book is a great land survey from 1086, commissioned by William the Conqueror to assess the extent of the land and resources being owned in England at the time, and the extent of the taxes he could raise. The information collected was recorded by hand in two huge books, in the space of around a year. William died before it was fully completed. Why is it called the 'Domesday' Book? It was written by an observer of the survey that "there was no single hide nor a yard of land, nor indeed one ox nor one cow nor one pig which was left out". The grand and comprehensive scale on which the Domesday survey took place (see How it was compiled ), and the irreversible nature of the information collected led people to compare it to the Last Judgement, or 'Doomsday', described in the Bible, when the deeds of Christians written in the Book of Life were to be placed before God for judgement. This name was not adopted until the late 12th Century. What information is in the book? The Domesday Book provides extensive records of landholders, their tenants, the amount of land they owned, how many people occupied the land (villagers, smallholders, free men, slaves, etc.), the amounts of woodland, meadow, animals, fish and ploughs on the land (if there were any) and other resources, any buildings present (churches, castles, mills, salthouses, etc.), and the whole purpose of the survey - the value of the land and its assets, before the Norman Conquest, after it, and at the time of Domesday. Some entries also chronicle disputes over who held land, some mention customary dues that had to be paid to the king, and entries for major towns include records of traders and number of houses. However, the Domesday Book does not provide an accurate indication of the population of England towards the end of the 11th century. Find out why, and what the population may have been, here . How was the information collected? Royal commissioners were sent out around England to collect and record the information from thousands of settlements; the country was split up into 7 regions, or 'circuits' of the country, with 3 or 4 commissioners being assigned to each. They carried with them a set of questions and put these to a jury of representatives - made up of barons and villagers alike - from each county. They wrote down all of the information in Latin, as with the final Domesday document itself. Once they returned to London the information was combined with earlier records, from both before and after the Conquest, and was then, circuit by circuit, entered into the final Domesday Book. When was the Book written? The collection of information by the commissioners took place probably in the first few months of 1086, followed by the amalgamation of this and existing information into lengthy drafts. These were possibly finished by the end of the summer of 1086, with work on abbreviating the records into the Great Domesday ( see below ) probably starting alongside this. By the time of King William's death in September 1087 work had stopped, and could have ceased before this time. Although the Great Domesday Book was left incomplete, the draft of the remaining unabbreviated work (the East Anglian circuit ) remains as the Little Domesday Book ( see below ). Who wrote the Domesday Book? Incredibly the final version of the main Domesday Book volume, all 413 pages of it, was handwritten by one unnamed official scribe, and checked by one other. Despite the speed at which the Book was compiled the text was carefully written in a short form of Latin. Why was it made? With the need to defend England from possible invasion threats from Scandinavia, and costly campaigns being fought in northern France, the vast army William amassed required substantial funding |
Which country hosted the 1954 World Cup? | The History of the World Cup in 20 Charts | FiveThirtyEight The History of the World Cup in 20 Charts Jun 12, 2014 at 3:13 PM The History of the World Cup in 20 Charts Email Brazil, the World Cup host and the clear favorite (in our view ), will start off the tournament Thursday with a match against Croatia. Soon after, 30 other countries will take to the pitch with varying prospects of achieving their World Cup dreams. See the FiveThirtyEight World Cup predictions for more on that. But first: a brief tour of World Cup history. We wanted to answer a few basic questions: How often do favorites win? How often do host nations win? Is the spread of soccer talent throughout the world becoming more top-heavy or more even? More Sports The 20 charts below provide some answers. They rank each team that entered the World Cup based on its Elo ratings before the tournament . These Elo ratings, which were adopted from a system developed for chess , have relatively little meaning in an absolute sense. We could say, for example, that Italy has an Elo rating of 1879 — but it’s not clear what you’d do with that. The Elo system is set up such that the average team has a rating of 1500. There are more than 200 countries that field national soccer teams, however, so being average (as Cape Verde or Trinidad and Tobago are, according to Elo) won’t normally get a team into the World Cup field, much less win it the trophy. So instead we’ve compared each team’s rating with that of the 32nd-best team in the world, according to Elo (whether or not team No. 32 qualified for the World Cup), at the time the World Cup began. 1 The 32nd-best team has gotten quite a bit better over the years, having gone from an Elo rating of 1540 in 1930, to one of 1707 this year. (The 32nd-best team in the world is currently Costa Rica, according to Elo.) Of course, the field has also expanded — from 13 teams in 1930 to 32 in World Cups played since 1998. The charts include one other important adjustment: We’ve given a 100-point bonus, in accordance with the Elo system’s recommended value , to the host nation. 2 The 1930 World Cup, the first on our tour, was one where the home-nation adjustment makes a difference. Held in Uruguay, it was composed mostly of teams from the Americas; few European nations were willing to make the journey. Argentina and Uruguay were the two best teams in the field by some margin, with Argentina just slightly ahead in the Elo ratings. But Uruguay’s home-nation status was enough to make it the favorite. The two met in the finals in Montevideo, with Uruguay winning 4-2. More surprising: The United States and Yugoslavia won their groups and advanced to the semifinal, ahead of the higher-rated Brazil and Paraguay. Italy played host to the 1934 World Cup. Several South American teams, including Uruguay, declined to participate, as did the countries of the United Kingdom. Overall, however, the field was deeper and had more parity than four years earlier. Italy, Argentina and Austria would essentially have been co-favorites before the tournament began, with Italy slightly ahead on the basis of the home-country effect. Indeed, Italy won. Italy was also the favorite in the 1938 World Cup, which was played in France under the cloud of creeping European fascism. Italy was a clear favorite because Argentina, No. 2 in the Elo ratings at the time and disappointed that Europe had hosted two World Cups in a row, refused to participate. Italy won, keeping the streak alive for Elo favorites. But when the World Cup returned in 1950 after a 12-year hiatus because of World War II and its aftermath, there was a surprise in store. Brazil hosted the tournament and, with its home-country boost, would have been the slight favorite per Elo. But it was a deep field — with England participating for the first time, and strong entrants from Italy, Sweden and several other countries (although Argentina again declined to enter). Uruguay, just the ninth-best team in the field, according to Elo, prevailed in a famous upset . We’ll accelerate our pace a bit now that we’ |
Which team held on to the European Cup for the fifth consecutive year in 1960? | What are some mind blowing facts about UEFA Champions League? - Quora Quora Spain has produced most winners in competition's 58 year history. 13 times. However, Real Madrid and Barcelona are the only teams to have won it. Whereas, England has produced 5 winners- Liverpool, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Chelsea. Spain 13 winners 9 runner ups 2 teams Italy 12 winners 14 runner ups 3 teams England 12 winners 7 runner ups 5 teams Germany 6 winners 9 runner ups 3 teams The team to have won the Champions League with the fewest games won is Manchester United (1998–99), five wins. However, they went through the competition unbeaten. Real Madrid have the record number of consecutive participations in the European Cup, taking part in the first 15 tournaments from 1955–56 to 1969–70. They won the first five editions of the competition, and they are the most successful team in the competition's history with 9 wins. Manchester United have the record number of consecutive participations in the UEFA Champions League with 17 from 1996–97 to 2012–13, with Real Madrid having participated in 16 consecutive campaigns from 1997–98 to 2012–13 and Arsenal in 15 consecutive campaigns from 1998–99 to 2012–13. The record for consecutive semifinals is six, held by Barcelona (2007–08 to 2012–13). Only 3 clubs have won the UEFA Champions League fielding local players – Celtic (1967), Real Madrid (1966) and FC Steaua Bucarest (1986). The fastest UEFA Champions League goal was scored 10.2 seconds after kick-off by Bayern Munich’s Roy Makaay against Real Madrid in 2007. Nottingham Forest have an unusual feat of having won the UEFA Champions League more often than they have won their domestic league. Celtic are the only club to have the distinction of completing a ‘quadruple’ winning both domestic cups, the domestic league and the UEFA Champions League in the 1966/1967 season. In 2006 Arsenal produced the best defensive effort in the history of the UEFA Champions League, going 10 games without conceding a goal. English teams were banned from the UEFA Champions League between 1986 and 1991 following a series of stadium disasters and hooliganism problems. The absence of English teams gave three teams the opportunity to win the tournament for the first time following a decade of English dominance – PSV Eindhoven, Red Star Belgrade and Steaua Bucarest all won the title before England returned to the UEFA Champions League fold in 1991. Juventus are the most unfortunate team in the champions league history, they dominated European football in 70's and 80's but only won 1 European cup in 85-86. And that victory was more bitter than sweet due to the Heysel stadium disaster tragedy, when 39 Juventus fans died due to fan hooliganism, mostly because of Liverpool supporters. Real Madrid, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Ajax, Liverpool, Manchester United, Internazionale, Juventus, Benfica, Porto, Nottingham Forest are considered traditional giants of European football. Between them they share 85% of European championships. Following matches are considered one of the greatest in competition's history: Manchester United 4-3 Real Madrid (2002-03 Quarterfinal, Second Leg) Dynamo Kiev 3-3 Bayern Munich (1998-99 Semifinal, First Leg) Chelsea 4-4 Liverpool (2008-09 Quarterfinal, Second Leg) Inter Milan 2-5 Schalke 04 (2010-11 Quarterfinal, First Leg) Inter Milan were current champions of Europe and playing with home advantage, the Italians’ battering at the hands of relative minnows Schalke 04 was a surprise to many in 2011 AC Milan 4-0 Barcelona (1993-94 Final) In terms of final upsets, AC Milan’s 1994 victory over the mighty Barcelona of that age ranks amongst the highest, perhaps not because of the differences between the two clubs but merely because of the magnitude of the result. Deportivo La Coruna 4-0 AC Milan (2004-05 Quarterfinal, Second Leg) The Spaniards had lost the first leg of this quarterfinal 4-1 and were being pretty much written off as contenders for the semifinal bec |
Which British club had the first all seater stadium? | New images shows plans for Dons 20,000 seater stadium - Evening Express New images shows plans for Dons 20,000 seater stadium These are the latest images of how the Dons new stadium and community facilities could look. It comes as Aberdeen FC begin seeking feedback on designs from the public. The cost of the entire development has been estimated at around £46 million. Vice-chairman of Aberdeen Football Club George Yule said: “The club means an awful lot to the people in this area. “We have a responsibility to try and inspire people, but we need to be aspirational ourselves – we don’t want this club to be a backwater. “So you’ve got to keep pushing forward and part of that formula is having facilities that fit into the 21st Century – we don’t have that here (Pittodrie) at present. “We do know there are some concerns and objectors out there but the reality is wherever the club selects as a site there would be objectors. I think it’s our responsibility to satisfactorily address the concerns, not just of objectors, but of people affected by the move.” Players are currently unable to train at Pittodrie because the historic ground does not contain suitable facilities. The new ground would be a fully enclosed, singular tier 20,000 -capacity stadium. The 25-hectare development at Kingsford near Westhill would include two 3G pitches, training pitches and space for community facilities. There would also be a memorial garden, a shop, museum, cafe, a concourse to create a “day out” experience for visitors, and around 1,300 parking spaces – one space to every 15 seats. The community facilities are anticipated to be used for sports within public, private and voluntary sectors. Aberdeen Football Club Community Trust (AFCCT) will run the facilities. The stadium will be available from the A944 via three access points, open to vehicles and pedestrians. A strategy would also be drawn up for public transport including both public and private coaches. Cyclists will also be taken into account when drawing up the plans. The plans have not been welcomed across the board, with the No Kingsford Stadium Community Action Group raising a number of concerns including safety on match days and antisocial behaviour. |
Who plays at Burnden Park? | Burnden Park - The Stadium Guide The Stadium Guide Club: Bolton Wanderers | Opening: 1895 | Closing: 1997 | Final capacity: 25,000 | Maximum capacity: 70,000 Description Burnden Park was for over a hundred years the home of Bolton Wanderers FC. It was also the site of one of the worst stadium disasters in the history of English football. In its first decades of existence Bolton Wanderers played at a ground at Pike Lane, however by the early 1890s they were in urgent need of a purpose-built ground. Construction of Burnden Park was financed with a share issue that turned Bolton into a limited company. The stadium opened in August 1895 with a friendly match between Bolton and Preston. The stadium got gradually expanded in the following decades and by the 1930s a total of 70,000 fans could pack into the stadium. The official record attendance was set in 1933 when 69,912 fans visited a match between Bolton and Manchester City. However, it is estimated that a total of 85,000 people came to see Sir Stanley Matthews play in 1946 during a 6th round FA Cup match against Stoke. The huge Embankment terrace was far over capacity and when the crowd pressed forward two metal crush barriers broke. The resulting crush killed 33 fans and injured another 400. By the 1980s Burnden Park was in steady decline with low attendances and a heavily reduced capacity, and in 1986 part of the Railway Stand was sold off to make way for a supermarket. In the early 1990s plans were made for the conversion of the stadium into an all-seater, however in the end was decided to build a new stadium. The last match at Burnden Park was played in April 1997 and involved a league match between Bolton and Charlton Athletic. At that time the stadium could hold about 25,000 fans. A few months later the club moved into the Reebok Stadium and two years later Burnden Park got demolished to make place for a supermarket. Keep up to date with the latest stadium news by following @stadiumguide on Twitter (all updates) or liking our Facebook page (occasional updates). Record your memories |
Which English football team are known as the Tykes? | Juventus, Barcelona... and Barnsley? The Tykes are third most in-form team | Daily Mail Online comments Barnsley are the third most in-form team in any league in England, Italy, Germany, Spain and France, ahead of the likes of Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. The League One side have won 12 of their last 15 games, with a solitary draw, to involve themselves in the promotion race, accruing 37 points. Only Juventus and Barcelona have performed better than the Tykes over their last 15 matches. Manchester United loanee Ashley Fletcher has impressed during Barnsley's run of 12 wins in 15 games Harry Chapman, on loan from Middlesbrough, celebrates his goal in the 3-1 victory against Walsall Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez's Barcelona are one of only two teams above Barnsley BARNSLEY'S LAST 15 GAMES Walsall (w), Coventry (w), Crewe (w), Bury (d), Doncaster (w), Gillingham (l), Bury (w), Swindon (w), Bradford (w), Rochdale (w), Shrewsbury (w), Millwall (w), Blackpool (w), Wigan (l), Colchester (w) It belies a run of form earlier this season that saw Barnsley come within one game of breaking their own club record for losses in a row in the league - they lost eight on the spin before a last minute victory against Oldham. Even without a permanent head coach after Lee Johnson's departure to Bristol City, Barnsley have climbed from a relegation battle to sixth in the third tier. The Oakwell side are also in the final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. They were 23rd in League One on November 14, 2015, but are now firmly involved in a promotion push, only nine points behind Wigan Athletic in second after their 3-1 win against Walsall last weekend. RELATED ARTICLES Share 5.1k shares Barnsley's caretaker head coach Paul Heckingbottom remains focused on the game to game: 'It can be distracting but you have to deal with it and know what’s got you where you are and what’s getting you the results, but the focus is game by game – not positions and league tables or play-offs, it’s on the next game and getting better all the time.' Barnsley's official Twitter account is delighted by the fact the club are among such prestigious company Barnsley have gone from 23rd on November 14 to sixth in the League One table, only nine points from second Sean Dyche's Burnley side are also in the top five across the five big leagues and are top of the Championship Barnsley are not the only Football League side to feature in the top five teams in terms of form in those countries. Championship table toppers Burnley are the fifth most in-form team in the big five countries. Sean Dyche's side have won 11 of their last 15 matches, drawing once, to collect 36 points. |
Name the 17 year old player who scored two goals in the 1958 World Cup Final? | Pelé and the 1958 World Cup - Proven Quality Pelé and the 1958 World Cup June 18, 2014 Email The 1958 World Cup in Sweden was by far the most representative finals tournament to date. Forty six of the original entries played 89 qualifying games and for the first time no nation, other than hosts and holders, received a bye to the finals. But no one, on reflection, really cares about that. What every proper football fan on the planet knows, even those not old enough to remember but with the ability to read, that was the stage on which a 17 year old announced himself to the world, in some style. It’s a good job the fashion for players’ names being emblazoned on the backs of their shirts was not the way things were in 1958 and also a good thing the youngster’s nickname was Pelé , just imagine Edson Arantes do Nascimento up one side of the shirt, across his broad shoulders and down the other side. Pelé made his Brazil début just a year earlier, a year after his club début with Santos. But it was on the biggest stage of all he started the meteoric rise to a level beyond any player who came after, even the magician Messi. All four home nations were there in Sweden, England despite the tragedy of Munich just a few months earlier and the loss of England players Duncan Edwards, Roger Byrne, Tommy Taylor and David Pegg. Wales were the best home performers and reached the quarter-finals where, hindered by the colossal loss of the injured John Charles, they lost 1-0 to Brazil and, of course Pelé was the goalscorer, to set up a semi-final against France , for whom Just Fontaine set a new finals scoring record of 13 goals by the time he netted four goals to clinch third place against West Germany . The Germans – defending champions, lost their semi 3-1 to the surprise team of the tournament, hosts Sweden, an ageing team most of whom played in Italy and were encouraged by fierce home support. The second semi-final belonged to Brazil and their new talisman, Pelé. It has to be said that a key moment in that semi, when the score was still 1-1, was when France lost a key defender in Robert Jonquet, after a clash with Vava. Jonquet was left hobbling for the final hour of the game and the French were effectively playing with ten men. Didi and Vava both scored but it was the hat-trick from Pele that stole the headlines. Brazil faced hosts Sweden in the Stockholm final and all eyes were on the 17 year old who had already hit four goals in his previous two games. The youngster did not disappoint though it was Sweden who scored first when 36 year old Nils Liedholm pounced after just four minutes. That goal meant the Swede became the oldest player to score in a World Cup Final. Brazil were level inside three minutes through Vava who then made it 2-1 to the South Americans. Pelé and Zagalo then made it 4-1 before Simonsson pulled one back for the hosts. But the last word was from Pelé. He made it 5-2 and a legend was born. |
In what year did Bayern Munich win their first European Cup? | UEFA Champions League winners history list | Football Bible UEFA Champions League winners history list Published on Aug 13, 2014 Each year, an elite club that outsmarts the other strong European clubs is crowned the season’s UEFA Champions League winner. The title has been contended for 59 seasons and a number of teams have gained prominence in that time. Real Madrid is the most successful team having won ten times, followed by AC Milan with seven victories and five titles for both Liverpool and Bayern Munich. Here is the complete UEFA Champions League winners list. 1955-1960 Winner: Real Madrid (SPAIN) Runners-up: Stade de Reims (1956, 1959), Fiorentina (1957), Milan (1958), Eintracht Frankfurt (1960) Final scores: Real 4-3 Reims; Real 2-0 Fiorentina; Real 3-2 AC Milan (Extra Time); Real 2-0 Reims (1959); Real 7-3 Eintracht Host countries: France (1956); Spain (1957); Belgium (1958); Germany (1959); Scotland (1960) Real Madrid was the strongest team at the time. They won five consecutive tournaments a record that has not been matched. Though they encountered some resistance, the brilliance of their star players Ferenc Puskas, Francisco Gento, Alfredo Di Stefano and Jose Santamaria helped them conquer. In 1958, the final game was decided by an extra time goal scored by Francisco Gento. The 1960 European Cup final was a thrilling match as Madrid humiliated Eintracht to a 7-3 loss in Glasgow. This match recorded the largest attendance ever with over 135000 fans at the stadium. 1960-1962 Runners-up: Barcelona (1961); Real Madrid (1962) Final scores: Benfica 3-2 Barcelona; Benfica 5-3 Real Madrid Host countries: Switzerland (1961); Netherlands (1962) Barcelona ended Real Madrid’s supremacy by beating them in the 1961 competition in the quarters. They made it to the finals only to lose to Benfica. Benfica boldly went on to lift the trophy a second time the following season by beating Real Madrid by 5-3. Winners: AC Milan (1963); Inter Milan (1964, 1965) (ITALY) Runners-up: Benfica (1963); Real Madrid (1964); Benfica (1965) Final scores: AC Milan 2-1 Benfica; Inter Milan 3-1 Real; Inter Milan 1-0 Benfica Host countries: England (1963); Austria (1964); Italy (1965) AC Milan denied Benfica a chance to make it a hat-trick by beating them in the 1963 final. Their city rivals Internazionale Milan ensured the trophy stayed in Italy in the subsequent two seasons. With a wonderful combination of star players, namely Faketti, Mazzola, Sarti, Burnjic, Suares and Jaire the Inter squad marked an era that many Italians expected to match the earlier Real Madrid’s success. Winners: Feyenord Rotterdam (1970) ; Ajax (1971, 1972, 1973) (NETHERLANDS) Runner-up: Celtic (1970); Panathinaikos(1971); Internazionale Milan (1972); Juventus(1973) Final score: Rotterdam 2-1 Celtic (Extra time); Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos; Ajax 2-0 Inter; Ajax 1-0 Juventus Host countrys: Italy (1970); England (1971); Netherlands (1972); Serbia (1973) The Dutch got a taste of the trophy when Rotterdam beat Celtic 2-1 after extra time in the finals of 1970 in Milan. The following season, Ajax ensured the trophy found its way back to the country by overpowering the Greek team Panathinaikos to a 2-0 defeat. Ajax maintained two more consecutive victories against Internazionale and Juventus by utilizing “the total football”. Runner-up: Atletico Madrid (1974); Leeds United (1975); Saint-Etienne (1976) Final score: Bayern 4-0 Atletico (Rematch); Bayern 2-0 Leeds United; Bayern 1-0 Saint-Etienne Host country: Belgium (1974); France (1975); Scotland (1976) The Bayern Munich team was extremely successful with the squad consisting of a number of the German national squad, which won the European Championship in 1972 then the World Cup in 1974. The first victory came through a 4-0 rematch against Atletico Madrid after the first game ended in a 1-1 draw. The following season, Bayern won the match against Paris Leeds United with a 2-0 score line and resulted in the English crowd causing havoc at the stadium. The third victory came against Saint-Etienne who they outscored 1-0. 1976- |
Which city hosted the 1975 European Cup Final? | UEFA EURO 2016 - Hosts - Lyon city guide - UEFA.com Lyon city guide Region: Rhone-Alpes (Rhone-Alpes-Auvergne from 2016) Population: 491,268 (2.18 million in the urban conglomeration) City ambassadors: Wendie Renard (Olympique Lyonnais and France), Thierry Frémaux (Cannes Film Festival director) Founded by the Romans in the first century BC, Lyon has played an important role in the religious and political development of Europe over many centuries. Initially known as Lugdunum, the town's archbishop was named Primate of the Gauls and several popes were crowned here. Trade in spices and silk boomed in Lyon in the Middle Ages. The city developed a reputation for its cuisine and was ultimately considered the gastronomic capital of France. Meanwhile, its unique architecture, with narrow streets known as traboules, has led to its recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon©Muriel Chaulet Lyon, France's third-largest city, hosts the famous Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights) every year. It was also the home of cinema pioneers Auguste and Louis Lumière, who patented their cinematograph in 1895 and are considered the world's first film-makers. The Lumière brothers captured images of their beautiful home city which lies at the confluence of the Rhone and Saone Rivers. Among Lyon's impressive buildings is the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière that now attracts one and a half million visitors yearly. Back to menu HISTORY The capital of the Gauls during the Roman Empire, Lyon became a city of fairs in the Middle Ages and then a leading financial centre from the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century. Lyon's exceptional architectural heritage dates back some 2,000 years and the city is a UNESCO World Heritage site. In more recent times, it has allowed architects to express themselves freely in their designs for a busy city. As a result, the new district of La Confluence has embraced the architectural avant-garde. Lyon has combined the benefits of a dynamic, innovative city with the warmth and creativity of an urban setting that functions on a human scale. There are many green spaces, even in the heart of the town, such as the Parc de la Tête d'Or. Parc de la Tête d'Or©Muriel Chaulet The city also has a whole host of cultural events and festivals including the Biennale de la Danse (biennial dance festival), Biennale d'Art Contemporain (biennial contemporary arts festival), les Nuits Sonores (electronic music festival), the Lumière Cinema Festival, Quais du Polar (noir fiction festival) and the Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights). Additionally, Lyon is home to an internationally acclaimed opera and a fine selection of museums. Back to menu FAMOUS RESIDENTS • Auguste and Louis Lumière, film-makers and industrialists (1862–1954 and 1864–1948): the brothers were engineers who played a crucial role in the development of cinema and photography • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, writer, aviator and poet (1900–1944): Saint-Exupéry flew airmail planes and wrote The Little Prince, which has sold 134m copies • Maurice Jarre, composer and conductor (1924–2009): many of Jarre's compositions were used in films, including Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago • Paul Bocuse, restaurateur (1926–): a colossus in Lyon's gastronomic circles, Bocuse has been awarded three Michelin stars since 1965 Back to menu THINGS TO SEE • Presqu’île: the narrow strip of land between the Rhone and Saone rivers, Presqu’îleis home to the most popular shopping streets, from Place Bellecour to Place des Terreaux at the foot of the Croix-Rousse hill. • Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière: the remains of the ancient capital of the Gauls are well worth the visit. Climb to the summit of the Fourvière hill (or take the funicular railway). In addition to the magnificent view of the city and, on a clear day, the Alps, you can also admire the Gallo-Roman Theatre and the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière. The latter is known as the protector of the city and is an essential destination on any visitor's list. • The old town: Vieux-Lyon |
What other title is given to 'The First Lord of the Treasury'? | First Lord of the Treasury : Wikis (The Full Wiki) 6 References Lords of the Treasury As of the beginning of the 17th century, the running of the Treasury was frequently entrusted to a commission, rather than to a single individual. After 1714, it was permanently in commission. The commissioners were referred to as Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, and given a number based on seniority. Eventually, the First Lord of the Treasury came to be seen as the natural head of any ministry, and, as of the time of Robert Walpole , began to be known, unofficially, as the Prime Minister . Indeed, the term Prime Minister was sometimes used in a derogatory way. "Prime minister" was first used officially in a royal warrant in 1905. Prior to 1827 the First Lord of the Treasury, when a commoner, also held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer , whilst if the First Lord was a peer, the Second Lord would usually serve as Chancellor. As of 1827, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has always been Second Lord of the Treasury when he has not also been the Prime Minister, regardless of peerage status. By convention, the other Lords Commissioners of the Treasury are also Government Whips in the House of Commons . Official residence 10 Downing Street is the residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, and not of the prime minister. There is in fact no prime ministerial residence apart from Chequers , a country house in Buckinghamshire used as a weekend and holiday home; however, all modern prime ministers have simultaneously been First Lord of the Treasury, and so 10 Downing Street has come to be identified closely with the premiership. List of First Lords of the Treasury, 1714 - 1905 Much of this list overlaps with the list of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom , but there are some notable differences, principally concerning the Marquess of Salisbury , who was Prime Minister but not First Lord 1885–86, 1887–92 and 1895–1902. Those First Lords who were simultaneously Prime Minister are indicated by the use of bold typeface; those First Lords who were considered Prime Minister only during part of their term are indicated by the use of bold italic typeface. For earlier Lord Treasurers and First Lords, see List of Lord Treasurers . Name |
England World Cup trio: Bobby Moore; Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters, came from which team? | Football Walk of Fame spot for West Ham and England 1966 winners Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters at National Football Museum - West Ham - Newham Recorder Football Walk of Fame spot for West Ham and England 1966 winners Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters at National Football Museum 15:00 30 June 2016 West Ham and England legend Bobby Moore has been selected as one of the first inductees of the world’s first Football Walk of Fame at the National Football Museum (pic: Jason Lock). © Jason Lock Photography Director of the National Football Museum delighted to honour former England skipper Moore and heroes from past and present Email this article to a friend To send a link to this page you must be logged in. West Ham United and England legend Bobby Moore has taken his rightful place in the world’s first Football Walk of Fame. Moore joins fellow Hammers and 1966 World Cup winners Sir Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters in the National Football Museum. Overall 25 footballers have been immortalised with bronze plaques, unveiled by fellow 1966 legends Sir Bobby Charlton and Roger Hunt as part of a permanent ‘free to view’ tribute to the global icons of football. In addition to the 11 English heroes from the World Cup winning team, manager Sir Alf Ramsey has been recognised alongside Pele. Other names entering the Football Walk of Fame include legends of today’s game Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo plus former stars like Zinedine Zidane, the Brazilian Ronaldo and Thierry Henry. Meanwhile, George Best, Diego Maradona, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff, Sir Tom Finney and female football stars Marta and Lily Parr are also part of the Football Walk of Fame. Displayed as a trail leading to the entrance of the National Football Museum, the Football Walk of Fame features images of the inductees immortalised by iconic sports artist Paul Trevillion who has created original illustrations for the brass plaques. The Football Walk of Fame has been made possible as the result of a collaboration between the museum, Trevillion and renowned composer and founder of the UK Walk of Fame cultural attractions David Courtney Courtney said: “As a massive football fan, this has been a long time dream come true for me. I am particularly proud that the Football Walk of Fame will re-establish our place in history as the ‘birthplace’ of the greatest sport in the world. “This is set to become a global landmark for the game and one that we envisage will attract football fans from all corners of the globe.” Trevillion added: “The National Football Museum is the perfect location for the Football Walk of Fame. I am thrilled to be using my lifetime skills to be bringing this idea to life while honouring the true greats of the game.” Dr Kevin Moore, Director of the National Football Museum, said: “We’re delighted to introduce the Football Walk of Fame in Manchester to the world. “This is an excellent way for us to honour and celebrate some of the greatest international names in the game, and we’re so grateful to both Paul and David for helping us bring this prestigious project to life. “We also couldn’t have achieved this without the support of our inaugural sponsors You-Are-The-Ref.com. This is going to be a wonderful additional attraction for football fans, families and tourists visiting the city.” |
Grace Kelly met Prince Rainier whilst filming which movie in Monaco? | Grace Kelly - Biography - IMDb Grace Kelly Biography Showing all 104 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (2) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (2) | Trivia (67) | Personal Quotes (26) | Salary (1) Overview (5) 14 September 1982 , Monaco (injuries from car accident) Birth Name 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Mini Bio (2) Grace Patricia Kelly was born on November 12, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to wealthy parents. She was the daughter of Margaret Katherine (Majer), a phys ed instructor, and John Brendan Kelly, Sr., a three-time Olympic Gold winner for rowing. Her uncle was playwright George Kelly . She was of half Irish and half German descent. Her girlhood was uneventful for the most part, but one of the things she desired was to become an actress which she had decided on at an early age. After her high school graduation in 1947, Grace struck out on her own, heading to New York's bright lights to try her luck there. Grace worked as a model and made her debut on Broadway in 1949. She also made a brief foray into the infant medium of television. Not content with the work in New York, Grace moved to Southern California for the more prestigious part of acting -- motion pictures. In 1951, she appeared in her first film entitled Fourteen Hours (1951) when she was 22. It was a small part, but a start nonetheless. The following year, she landed the role of Amy Kane in High Noon (1952), a western starring Gary Cooper and Lloyd Bridges which turned out to be very popular. In 1953, Grace appeared in only one film, but it was another popular one. The film was Mogambo (1953) where Grace played Linda Nordley. The film was a jungle drama in which fellow cast members, Clark Gable and Ava Gardner turned in masterful performances. It was also one of the best films ever released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Although she got noticed with High Noon, her work with director Alfred Hitchcock , which began with Dial M for Murder (1954) made her a star. Her standout performance in Rear Window (1954) brought her to prominence. As Lisa Fremont, she was cast opposite James Stewart , who played a photographer who witnesses a murder in an apartment across the courtyard while convalescing in a wheelchair. Grace stayed busy in 1954 appearing in five films. Grace would forever be immortalized by winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Georgie Elgin opposite Bing Crosby in The Country Girl (1954). In 1955, Grace once again teamed with Hitchcock in To Catch a Thief (1955) co-starring Cary Grant . In 1956, she played Tracy Lord in the musical comedy High Society (1956) which also starred Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby . The whimsical tale ended with her re-marrying her former husband, played by Crosby. The film was well received and also turned out to be her final acting performance. In the summer of 1954, Kelly and Cary Grant were on the French Riviera, working on To Catch a Thief. It was probably the scene after Grace speeds along the Moyen Corniche to quickly get to the "picnic grounds", and away from a tailing police car, that she had time to look at the Mediterranean and the countryside along the coast. "Whose gardens are those?" she asked screenwriter John Michael Hayes . "Prince Grimaldi's". She would not meet the prince until the following year. In New York in March 1955, she received a call from Rupert Allan, Look Magazine's west coast editor, who had become a friend since writing three cover stories on her. The French government wanted her to attend the Cannes Film Festival that May. She had some good reasons to go. One: The Country Girl (1954) would be shown at the festival. Two: she had really loved working on the Riviera the summer before. She met Prince Rainier of Monaco during the Cannes festival. He needed a wife, because with no heir to the throne, Monaco would again be part of France, after his death, all its citizens would have to pay French taxes. And Kelly thought it was time for her to select a husband, one who would finally meet with her parents' approval. Her biographers show that the life of a princess was not exactly l |
In which novel was James Bond first introduced? | Casino Royale - Ian Fleming Ian Fleming Written by Ian Fleming Publisher - Vintage Classics In Casino Royale, the first of Fleming’s 007 adventures, a game of cards is James Bond’s only chance to bring down the desperate SMERSH agent Le Chiffre. But Bond soon discovers that there is far more at stake than money. Share: Casino Royale Audiobook For James Bond and the British Secret Service, the stakes couldn’t be higher. 007’s mission is to neutralise the Russian operative Le Chiffre by ruining … Narrated by Dan Stevens |
In which city would you find 'Copacabana Beach' and 'Ipanema'? | www.ipanema.com ALL ABOUT IPANEMA, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Virtual Citytour Florianópolis - SC Ipanema is a neighborhood that summarizes the best Rio de Janeiro has to offer. There's a legendary beach , a bustling nightlife , restaurants to write home about, the most sophisticated street shopping in town, cultural centers, museums, excellent hotels in all price ranges... Better yet, everything is in a walking distance , and it's easy to find your way around. Streets are lined up in a grid, and you have the beach and Lagoa as your references. If you had only one day in Rio, and you want to experience the city like a local instead of a tourist, this is the place you would be heading to. Most of what is known as Ipanema today belonged to aristocrat José Antonio Moreira Filho, the Barão de Ipanema. Ipanema means bad water in Brazilian Indian dialect, but since the name was inherited from the baron, it has nothing to do with our beautiful blue sea. Once the tunnel connecting Copacabana to Botafogo was opened, Ipanema was finally integrated to the rest of the city. In 1894 Vila Ipanema was founded, with 19 streets and 2 parks. The neighborhood started to grow faster with the arrival of streetcars in 1902. Ipanema became a household name in the 1950's and 60's - it is the birthplace of Bossa Nova. The whole world learned about it with hit song The Girl from Ipanema by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Morais, both Ipanema residents. Since then Ipanema is always setting new trends, and what happens here reverberates throughout the country. Take Banda de Ipanema , for instance. What started as a celebration among a few dozen friends ended up bringing a new life to Rio de Janeiro's Street Carnival festivities. Today the parades attract as many as fifteen thousand, and many other neighborhoods have street bands of their own. The first pregnant woman in a bikini was actress Leila Diniz in the 70's, she lived on Rua Aníbal de Mendonça. The first men sunbathing in a bikini bottom was Fernando Gabeira at Posto 9 in the early 80's. The first topless woman (who bothered asking? - 80's), and the dental floss bikini (late 80's) are among fashion statements that were made here first. Ipanema has played an important cultural role in the city since its early days. There are major art galleries, universities, several schools, avant-garde theaters, art movie theaters, cyber-cafés... Do not be surprised to discover a cozy café with a web connection inside a bookshop or clothing store. Fitness is also a big thing. Expect to run into juice shops every other block. People going into and coming out of the many state-of-the-art gyms. Activities offered sometimes include capoeira, you could well walk in and give it a shot. Keep your sunglasses on to better watch the sun-kissed girls and boys of Ipanema go by. When the sun sets, the fun does not end. With an assortment of cafes, bars, and clubs there's always something happening at night. Stroll around Praça da Paz, Baixo Farme and Baixo Quitéria. Watch a live music performance, crash a circuit party, sip a beer or fresh coconut under the stars at a beach kiosk. Gays and lesbians have their own beach spot, and enjoy venues and clubs on Rua Teixeira de Melo, Farme de Amoedo and surroundings. This is where Ipanema starts, right at the border with Leblon. Until the 70's this is where the streetcars turned. In the 90's the area was remodeled, and received a gift of questionable taste. An obelisk was erected right in the middle of busiest commercial street, coupled with a sort of an overpass that doesn't have any practical purpose. Originally they had designed it for pedestrians, but enraged residents of the surrounding buildings were not happy about having peeping toms passing right out their bedroom windows. A couple of blocks away from Bar 20, between streets Garcia D´Ávila and Aníbal de Mendonça is Rio's Diamond Row. In addition to the Amsterdam Sauer Museum of Gems, visit the headquarters of jewelers H. Stern to take the free workshop tour , and see the steps in the production of a jewel. Explor |
Which character was played by Nyree Dawn Porter in 'The Forsyte Saga'? | Nyree Dawn Porter - Biography - IMDb Nyree Dawn Porter Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (3) | Spouse (2) | Trivia (8) Overview (4) 5' 5½" (1.66 m) Mini Bio (3) Nyree Dawn Porter was born in New Zealand. She left New Zealand in the late 50s to seek her fortune. She is the star of The Forsyte Saga. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous Landing the starring role of Irene in the 1967 broadcast of John Galsworthy's "Forsyte Saga," Nyree Dawn Porter established herself as a prominent actress for television drama. She was born on the north island of New Zealand and was first a stage actress in New Zealand before setting out for a career on the stage in England. She is also remembered for her role in the 1970s "The Protectors," which she played opposite Robert Vaughn of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." fame. It was a role as the Contessa Caroline di Contini and often drew comparisons to Diana Rigg's Emma Peel of "The "Avengers." She was married twice, widowed and divorced, and had a daughter named Tassy. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Patrick King <[email protected]> Her father was a butcher by trade. Her first husband, Byron O'Leary, died from an accidental drug overdose in 1970. She was made an OBE the following year. From 1972 she lived with actor Robin Halstead. She had a few miscarriages and then had a daughter when she was 38. She married Halstead seven months after the birth, but divorced in 1987. As a child she had a nervous stammer and was shy and quiet. He first appeareance on stage was at the age of three playing a ladybird in an amateur production of Noah's Ark. She campaigned for greater understanding of Anorexia. - IMDb Mini Biography By: [email protected] Spouse (2) |
What country hosted the 1978 Football World Cup? | Argentina, 1978: World Cup Football Host Argentina, 1978 Qualifiers The first qualifying match played on artificial turf was between Canada and USA on 24 Sept 1976 in Vancouver, Canada. The first qualifying match played indoor was between USA and Canada on 20 Oct 1976 in Seattle, USA. Tournament During a first Round match on 3 June 1978 between Brazil and Sweden, Welsh referee Clive Thomas was widely criticized for his controversial decision to blow the final whistle while a corner-kick was being taken. Brazil's Zico headed a corner-kick into the Swedish net, but the referee disallowed the goal claiming that he had whistled to end the match while the ball was in the air. The final score remained at 1-1. Puruvian goalkeeper Ramon Quiroga was booked inside Poland's half of the field in a finals match on 18 June 1978, when he brought down a Polish player. The keeper habitually came out of his penalty area to 'help' his teammates in defense. Though on this occasion he went even further to the other half of the field and pulled down Polish player Grzegorz Lato with a rugby tackle. The only player to have scored a goal plus an own-goal in the same match is Ernie Brandts of Holland in the second phase match against Italy in 1978. The Dutch team won 2-1. Peruvian goalkeeper Ramon Quiroga accused of deliberately conceding some goals in their 6-0 loss to Argentina in a Second Round group match on 21 June 1978 was he was born in Argentina. Argentina had to beat Peru by a margin of at least 4 goals to reach the 1978 Final. No Peruvian people could believe that their admirable goalkeeper Quiroga would let in six goals in a match. When Quiroga came back home, he published a full letter in the newspapers pleading his innocence and explaining the reasons for Peru's humiliating defeat. The 1978 Final in Argentina had to be delayed as Dutch player Rene Van der Kerkhof had to go back to the dressing room for treatment. The Argentinean captain Daniel Passarella complained to the referee that the plaster on the Dutch player’s hand was dangerous to other players. Rene returned to the dressing room to have a soft cover placed over the plaster. In the Final, Argentina beat the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time. World Cup Firsts ( more Firsts ) The first team to win a qualifying match on penalty shootout was Tunisia, which won 4:2 on penalties over Morocco after a 1:1 tie at home on 9 Jan 1977. The first country to withdraw from the World Cup due to the inability to pay the entrance fee was Sri Lanka which withdrew from the 1978 World Cup. Share: |
Who played 'Doyle' in the TV series The Professionals? | The Professionals - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT THE PROFESSIONALS (1977 - 1983) "Anarchy, acts of terror, crimes against the public. To combat it I've got special men - experts from the Army, the Police - from every service. These are The Professionals." The Professionals is one of British television's most popular and successful action series of the 1970s and 80s. At their peak in 1980 The Pros were earning as many as 17.6 million viewers. The A Squad The Professionals began life in early 1977, provisionally titled The A-Squad, in an idea conceived by Brian Clemens, the then head of the independent TV company Avengers Mark I Productions. His aim was to create a rival for Thames television's hugely successful long-running police series The Sweeney. Bodie, Doyle and Cowley could have looked very different to how we remember them as. A number of very different actors were considered for the three central roles, with neither of the final chosen team being the original choices. The final three were more or less drafted in when the first choice stars either declined or were axed. Gordon Jackson (formerly the distinctly unmenacing Butler Hudson in Upstairs Downstairs) and Martin Shaw (whose first TV appearance was as a hippie in 1960s Coronation Street) were first to be cast. During the filming of the first episode, Old Dog with New Tricks Bodie was in fact played by Anthony Andrews. Unfortunately, old mates Shaw and Andrews spent much of the time cracking up with laughter - hardly a recipe for ensuring the renowned edgy banter between the two leads. Lewis Collins (best known by this time as Gavin Rumsey in comedy series The Cuckoo Waltz) was brought in to play Bodie, with Andrews being given the heave-ho. Collins and Shaw had previously worked together just months earlier in an episode of The New Avengers, and were cast alongside each other again thanks to the 'sparky, abrasive' on-screen partnership that they generated. In other words, they didn't particularly like each other! But with the central cast complete, filming began on 20 June 1977, with the first episode Private Madness Public Danger debuting on Friday 30 December 1977. Criminal Intelligence 5 The basis of The Professionals was CI5 - Criminal Intelligence 5 - an organisation lead by surly Scotsman George Cowley (played by Gordon Jackson), a former MI5 head who founded the team as an 'umbrella organisation' to help alleviate London's ever-increasing level of criminal activity. CI5 consisted of up to forty men and women agents, but the main action was centred around Cowley's two top operatives; William Andrew Philip Bodie (Agent 3.7) and Raymond Doyle (4.5). Bodie (Lewis Collins) - he of the close-cropped hair, polo necks and smart suits - was a mercenary in Africa, who deserted the Merchant Navy to join the Paras and later the SAS, before being signed up to CI5 by Cowley. He was, on the surface, an uncompromising thug with a penchant for the 'hit first, ask questions later' theory - thinking nothing of causing 'damage' to a suspect if it meant getting the right results. Doyle (Martin Shaw) was a former Docklands Police Constable, and his more placid nature was reflected in his memorable bubble-perm hairstyle and casual clothing attire (i.e. old plaid jackets and skintight jeans). However, he possessed a tougher streak to match that of Bodie if ever riled by a particularly awkward suspect. Chalk and Cheese The show's major appeal lay in its well-balanced mix of strong acting and direction, coupled with Bodie and Doyle's sparky partnership and chalk-and-cheese personalities. Cowley's preoccupation with pure malt scotch and occasional bullet-wound limp were also a source of amusement for the Lads, but overall they each viewed one another with a great mutual respect. The fifty-seven episode run produced a great variety of gripping plots, most notably the destruction of a German terrorist group in Close Quarters, the testing of a potentially deadly laser gun in Hunter Hunted, a supposed crime-free town masking a squad of corrupt policeman in In t |
Who played 'Holly Golightly' in Breakfast at Tiffany's? | Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV ON DISC ALL A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building. Director: Truman Capote (based on the novel by), George Axelrod (screenplay) Stars: a list of 25 titles created 02 Jun 2013 a list of 40 titles created 25 Jul 2013 a list of 27 titles created 06 Oct 2013 a list of 42 titles created 30 Oct 2013 a list of 28 titles created 11 months ago Title: Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) 7.7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 12 nominations. See more awards » Videos A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome. Director: William Wyler A playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur, but it's his more serious brother who would be the better man for her. Director: Billy Wilder An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk. Director: Stanley Donen Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Who can she trust? Director: Stanley Donen Romantic comedy about a woman who must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries, and the man who helps her. Director: William Wyler A couple in the south of France non-sequentially spin down the highways of infidelity in their troubled ten-year marriage. Director: Stanley Donen When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. Director: Billy Wilder The sprightly young assistant of a Hollywood screenwriter helps him over his writer's block by acting out his fantasies of possible plots. Director: Richard Quine A troublemaking student at a girls' school accuses two teachers of being lesbians. Director: William Wyler Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought. Director: John Hughes In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. Director: Michael Curtiz After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II. Director: Fred Zinnemann Edit Storyline Holly Golightly is a flighty Manhattan party girl, who expects "money for the powder room as well as for cab fare" for her companionship. She has even gotten a lucrative once weekly job to visit notorious convict Sally Tomato in Sing Sing, she needing to report back to Sally's lawyer the weather report that Sally tells her as proof of her visits with him in return for payment. Her aspirations for glamor and wealth are epitomized by the comfort she feels at Tiffany's, the famous high end jewelry retailer where she believes nothing can ever go wrong. Her resolve for this wealth is strengthened, if not changed slightly in focus, upon news from home. Into Holly's walk-up apartment building and thus her life is Paul Varjak, a writer who Holly states reminds her of her brother Fred, who she has not seen in years and who is currently enlisted in the army. The two quickly become friends in their want for something outside of their current lot. Paul's situation is closer to Holly's than he ... Written by Huggo See All (111) » Taglines: Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly. . .the most hilarious heroine who ever rumpled the pages of a best-seller. . .is serving wild oats and wonderful fun! See more » Genres: 5 October 19 |
Pocahontas is buried alongside which river? | Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend - Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service) Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend Detail of the map showing the various towns in the Powhatan Chiefdom. Jamestown and Werowocomoco (Powhatan's capital) are underlined in red. John Smith's Map of 1612 Not much is known about this memorable woman. What we do know was written by others, as none of her thoughts or feelings were ever recorded. Specifically, her story has been told through written historical accounts and, most recently, through the sacred oral history of the Mattaponi. Most notably, Pocahontas has left an indelible impression that has endured for more than 400 years. And yet, many people who know her name do not know much about her. The Written History Pocahontas was born about 1596 and named "Amonute," though she also had a more private name of Matoaka. She was called "Pocahontas" as a nickname, which meant "playful one," because of her frolicsome and curious nature. She was the daughter of Wahunsenaca (Chief Powhatan), the mamanatowick (paramount chief) of the Powhatan Chiefdom. At its height, the Powhatan Chiefdom had a population of about 25,000 and included more than 30 Algonquian speaking tribes - each with its own werowance (chief). The Powhatan Indians called their homeland "Tsenacomoco." As the daughter of the paramount chief Powhatan, custom dictated that Pocahontas would have accompanied her mother, who would have gone to live in another village, after her birth (Powhatan still cared for them). However, nothing is written by the English about Pocahontas' mother. Some historians have theorized that she died during childbirth, so it is possible that Pocahontas did not leave like most of her half-siblings. Either way, Pocahontas would have eventually returned to live with her father Powhatan and her half-siblings once she was weaned. Her mother, if still living, would then have been free to remarry. How a young Pocahontas might have looked. Unknown British Museum As a young girl, Pocahontas would have worn little to no clothing and had her hair shaven except for a small section in the back that was grown out long and usually braided. The shaven parts were probably bristly most of the time as the Powhatan Indians used mussel shells for shaving. In winter, she could have worn a deerskin mantle (not everyone could afford one). As she grew, she would have been taught women's work; even though the favorite daughter of the paramount chief Powhatan afforded her a more privileged lifestyle and more protection, she still needed to know how to be an adult woman. Women's work was separate from men's work, but both were equally taxing and equally important as both benefited all Powhatan society. As Pocahontas would learn, besides bearing and rearing children, women were responsible for building the houses (called yehakins by the Powhatan), which they may have owned. Women did all the farming, (planting and harvesting), the cooking (preparing and serving), collected water needed to cook and drink, gathered firewood for the fires (which women kept going all the time), made mats for houses (inside and out), made baskets, pots, cordage, wooden spoons, platters and mortars. Women were also barbers for the men and would process any meat the men brought home as well as tanning hides to make clothing. Another important thing Pocahontas had to learn to be an adult woman was how to collect edible plants. As a result, she would need to identify the various kinds of useful plants and have the ability to recognize them in all seasons. All of the skills it took to be an adult woman Pocahontas would have learned by the time she was about thirteen, which was the average age Powhatan women reached puberty. Captain John Smith. Unknown Artist When the English arrived and settled Jamestown in May 1607, Pocahontas was about eleven years old. Pocahontas and her father would not meet any Englishmen until the winter of 1607, when Captain John Smith ( |
In a game of chess, which colour is moved first? | Black Goes First? - Chess.com Chess.com I just watched this youtube video where Black goes first............................................ in GO. GO has been around for 4000 years. Why does White go first in chess? Did someone get it wrong a long time ago, and Black really should go first? This is but one example of what challenges my mind on a daily basis. Why is blue for boys and pink for girls? Why should we stop at red and go when it is green? Why should man have short hair and women long hair? Why do we lock things turning clockwise? These are all conventions. They have no sense at all, in spite of the fact that they do have some historic origins. That is the same with chess and go, someone someday decided that one coulor should start. The reason of the chosen coulor may not make any sense today. heinzie wrote: I guess because when chess was invented, you could not buy colour television sets yet Finally a reasonable explanation for why aren't the pieces pink and orange instead of black and white. Without colour television, how would people see the diference? These folks don't look very happy, especially the queen, but the color looks right. Why does the rook look so stupid, so unimaginative? The chessmen were discovered in early 1831 in a sand bank at the head of Camas Uig on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. #6 Nov 15, 2010 I'm pretty sure that I read that black was considereda lucky color, so white got the first move? Nov 15, 2010 Firefalcon wrote: I'm pretty sure that I read that black was considereda lucky color, so white got the first move? There is Black jack. We really need to sort this thing out and get to the bottom of it all. Black gets to go first in GO! Musikamole , Probably the queen looks sad because in the Middle Ages' chess it was indeed a useless sad piece. Only in the end of the XV century the queen was given the good move ability it has now. Indeed Firefalcon is correct based on this: In medieval times black was thought to be a lucky color. The white player was allowed to go first since the black player already had the advantage of the lucky color. #10 Nov 15, 2010 If this "lucky colour advantage" is really the reason, than I couldn't be more acurate when I said some posts ago: "The reason of the chosen coulor may not make any sense today" Musikamole , Probably the queen looks sad because in the Middle Ages' chess it was indeed a useless sad piece. Only in the end of the XV century the queen was given the good move ability it has now. Yes. I remember now. Queen once moving two squares with jump, diagonally or straight. Didn't a real queen have something to do with this chess piece having more power? I read it somewhere, but forget. #12 Nov 15, 2010 White moving first is a convention which became a rule. It didn't really catch on until the mid-19th Century. I believe London 1851 (where Anderssen's triumph established him as the world's top player, before there was a "Championship") was the first event to include this as part of the official rules (it is more remembered for its other important new rule - time limits with clocks). Until then - and even after, in much of the world - players in matches just alternated the first move of each game between White and Black, the same player keeping each color for the whole match. You can see this in early chess books and publications. Probably publishing had something to do with it, too, as diagrams were beginning to appear in newspapers and books. Usually game scores were collected with just the names of the players, like Boden vs Barton, since it didn't matter what the color was. But publishers like standards, so positions quickly were presented with White from the bottom and listed as moving first - even if the first player had actually played the Black pieces in the live game. At the least, this conditioned the public for the convention and rule that White moves first. Conventions like this just simplify things by setting a common standard. Ever noticed tha |
What is the largest country in South America? | South America Landforms and Land Statistics - South America Landforms, Land Statistics Continent Size: 17,819,000 sq km, 6,879,000 sq miles It's the fourth-largest continent in area, following Asia, Africa and North America Percent of Earth's Land: 12% Highest Pt: Cerro Aconcagua, Andes Mtns, Argentina 22,833ft (6,959m) (see map) Lowest Pt: Peninsula Valdes, Argentina -151 ft (-40m) below sea level Geographic Center: Chapada dos Guimarães, in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil; at 15° 27´ S 55° 44´ W. (see map) Horizontal Width: From Lima, Peru, to Fortaleza, Brazil: 2,705 miles (4,353 km) Vertical Length: From Cartagena, Colombia, south to Ushuaia, Argentina: 4,443 miles (7,149 km) (see map) Note: Lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements and will vary some using other map projections. Largest South American Countries: (by land area) Brazil: 8,514,877 sq km |
Which sport’s pitch has a 22-metre line in each half? | Rugby Field - dimensions : layout : remember, be confident Rugby Field The rugby field (pitch) step by step. Markings and explanations. Look and understand. Get the complete picture so you will remember. Main features of the layout of the field Main features of a rugby field Colours highlight main features Red - dashed line, distance from touch line to the front of a lineout. Orange - between dashed lines, maximum length of lineout Purple - dashed line, minimum distance for kick-off/restart kicks Black - dashed line, distance from goal-line of 5-metre scrums Grey - from goal-line to 22-metre line is the 22-metre area Blue - goal-line to dead-ball line, in-goal area where tries are scored For more details continue to "Ground area", then "Next step" or just select a topic...or simply scroll down! Lines and areas of the field The Ground Area "Rugby ground" is the area of land where the field/pitch is laid out. It should be grass but other surfaces which are not hard are allowed. Rugby grounds include the field and the area closely surrounding it. There's a touch-line along each side and a dead-ball line at each end. These are important lines. If the ball or a player carrying the ball touches any of these lines (or anything or anyone outside these lines) the ball is out of play. The game stops and must be re-started. The halfway line divides the field into two equal halves. Two teams play. Each team defends one half and attacks the other. At half time the teams swap ends. Position of the half-way line Yes it`s in the middle! But it`s relative. No matter what the field dimensions are, the half-way line is drawn so that it is exactly mid-way between the goallines. This means on a pitch that is 100m long it is 50m from the halfway line to the goalline. On a pitch that is only 80m long, it is only 40m from the halfway line to the goalline. This is an important difference because you often make decisions based on where you are on a field - on knowing how far and how fast you can run or how far you can kick. Basing your decisions on the assumtion you are 50m from goal (because you are on the halfway line), when it`s only 40m could have unwanted consequences. There is a goal-line for each half of the field. At the centre of each goal-line is a set of goal posts. In-goal area The goal line and the area behind it are called the "in-goal area". In-goal area You score "tries" in their in-goal area, which... is the goal-line itself........TRY! is the ground behind the goal-line.......TRY! is the goal posts and any padding.......TRY! EXCLUDES the touch-line behind the goal-line NO try!!!!!! EXCLUDES - the dead ball line..NO try!!!!!! The touch-line behind the goal-line is called the touch-in-goal line Size of the in-goal area The in-goal area has no set dimensions. It is always the same width as the whole field. The depth may vary. The actual depth may depend on the amount of space available or on the preferences of the home team. The maximum depth of the in-goal area is 22 metres. The law says it must be a minimum of 10 metres "where practical". It can make a big difference when you attempt to score tries. With deep in goal areas you can even use evasion techniques (rugby sidesteps) to get a try nearer the posts. This will make it easier for the player taking the place kick to convert the try and score more points. Check the field you are about to play on. If your team regularly scores tries by kicking into the in-goal area using rolling grubber kicks then running in to ground the ball, you may be affected by a smaller than usual in-goal area. The field of play is the part of the field with the touch-lines along the sides and goal lines across the ends. 22 Metre line and 22 area 22 metre line 22 Metre line, one for each end 22 metre area 22 metre areas Lines 22 metres out from the goal-lines in each half show the "22 areas". "22 areas" are made up of the 22 metre lines themselves the ground behind the 22 metre lines back to the goal-lines but EXCLUDES the goal-lines |
In which sport would you see a Redskin or a Dolphin score three points for a field goal? | The Source for Loudon Football Article 9 -- The 1980's Article 1 -- The 1920's and 1930's In 1923 Calvin Coolidge was sworn into office as President by his own father; Yankee Stadium opened in New York City; John T. Scopes was still two years away from infamy in nearby Dayton; and Loudon High School Redskins took to the gridiron for the first time. Within a short period, Loudon had built a winning team. By 1927, they had established themselves as a peer with other strong teams in East Tennessee when they won seven games against two losses -- just four years into their existence. The 1927 Redskins handed shutout defeats to both Young and Kingston that year. Coach George Epstein took charge of the team for one final season in 1928 to command a squad which was headed by captain Gordon Harris. The season was highlighted by lopsided trouncings of both Wheat and Oliver Springs. In what had to be one of the most concise clinics of defensive maneuvers, the 'Skins and the Tennessee Military Academy battled in the rain in Sweetwater and came away dead even; neither team had scored! Later that year, Loudon's M.C. Anderson intercepted a pass against Lenoir City and ran ninety-two yards for the score. The intracounty rivalry was already stewing at that time, and the scored tottered back and forth between the two teams, but Lenoir City eventually prevailed. The Panthers were becoming the Redskins' early nemesis, as they handed Loudon a rare loss in both '27 and '28. In 1929 Earl McCall took over the reins for Loudon with a squad which featured future Attorney General James P. Watkins, James Kline, D.F. Ferguson, and captain Ray Russell. One of the most memorable occasions of the year was going up against Etowah's Frank York who weighed more than 300 pounds. Just as Loudon was getting better with time, Lenoir City's fortunes were beginning to diminish. In fact, when the two teams met for the intracounty match, the Panthers had yet to score all season. But the Panthers chose the county match up as the occasion to muster a little stored up energy, when Henry Foster made scoring passes to Toby Williams, Jack Babb, and future Knox County Law Director Clarence Blackburn. The Skins' would now have to wait until the 1930's to avenge themselves against the Panthers. As the calendar turned, so did the fortune. Although Loudon was in the midst of a rebuilding season in 1930, they and the Panthers were at a standoff on a frigid day, playing on a field that was rock-hard. Twice the 'Skins fumbled near their own goal as halftime approached. Once they held the Panthers on downs, and the second time they got the ball back when Lenoir City turned it over on a mix-up. The two teams broke for intermission with the score still nil, both sides. Loudon quarterback Doodle Erwin booted the ball out of bounds at the Panther's one-yard line, which put Lenoir City 99 yards away, and unable to advance to the goal. Shortly after that, Redskins fullback John Campbell ran 19 yards for a touchdown and the game's only score, and Loudon had at last achieved inner-peace concerning the annual contest with their cross-county friends. Red Greenway took over as captain in 1931, and in their third game of the season, the 'Skins took care of Maryville, 13 points to two, when Loudon relinquished the least worthy least frequent scoring in football -- a safety. Now that they were primed for winning, the 'Skins annihilated Young the next week, twenty-six to nothing, when Ferguson scored three touchdowns. One good shut out deserved another, and in the subsequent game, the 'Skins tagged a similar pasting on Kingston. The next game was close, and it popped the Loudon bubble, as McMinn came out on top by a mere touchdown. If the 1920's belonged to Lenoir City in the cross-county contest, it seemed as if the 1930's was starting to swing in Loudon's favor. Everyone at the time was expecting a Redskin victory in the intracounty contest of 1931, considering that a team the 'Skins had dealt a shutout, Kingston, had turned around and done just that to Lenoir City. It wasn't a |
How many squares are there on a chessboard? | Answer to Puzzle #27: Number of Squares on a Chessboard total 204 In total there are 204 squares on a chessboard. This is the sum of the number of possible positions for all the squares of size 1x1 to 8x8. Formula For n x n Chessboard? It's clear from the analysis above that the solution in the case of n x n is the sum of the squares from n2 to 12 that is to say n2 + (n-1)2 + (n-2)2 ... ... 22 + 12 Mathematically that is written as follows: The proof of the explicit solution is beyond the scope of this site, but if you want to look it up a mathematician would refer to it as 'the sum of the squares of the first n natural numbers.' The final answer is given by n3/3 + n2/2 + n/6 Can you extend your technique to calculate the number of rectangles on a chessboard? Below are some examples of possible rectangles... All of the above examples would be vailid rectanges... There is more than one way of solving this. But it makes sense to extend our technique from the squares problem first. The key to this is to think of each rectangle individually and consider the number of positions it can be located. For example a 3x7 rectangle can be located in 6 positions horizontally and 2 vertically. From this we can build a matrix of all the possible rectangles and sum. Dimensions In total then there are 1296 possible rectangles. Elegant approach to rectangles, consider the vertices and diagonals. I've been sent an innovative solution to the problem of the number of rectangles on a chessboard by Kalpit Dixit. This solution tackles the issue from a different approach. Rather than looking at specific sizes of rectangles and working out where they can be located we start at the other end and look at locations first. The vertices are the intersections. For our chessboard there are 81 (9 x 9). A diagonal starting at one vertex and ending at another will uniquely describe a rectangle. In order to be a diagonal and not a vertical or horizontal line we may start anywhere but the end point must not have the same vertical or horizontal coordinate. As such there are 64 (8 x 8) possible end points. There are therefore 81 x 64 = 5184 acceptable diagonals. However, whilst each diagonal describes a unique rectangle, each rectangle does not describe a unique diagonal. We see trivially that each rectangle can be represented by 4 diagonals. So our number of rectangles is given by 81 x 64 /4 = 1296 n x n or n x m? The n x n (eg. 9x9,) or n x m (eg 10x15,) problems can now be calculated. The number of vertices being given by (n + 1)2 and (n + 1).(m + 1) respectively. Hence the final solutions are as follows. n x n: (n + 1)2 x n2 / 4 n x m: (n + 1) x (m + 1) x (n x m) / 4 Which can obviously be arranged into something more complicated. Rectangles in Maths Nomenclature It's always my intention to explain the problems without formal maths nomenclature, with reasoning and common sense. But there is quite a neat solution here if you do know about combinations, as in permutations and combinations. Horizontally we are selecting 2 vertices from the 9 available. The order does not matter so it's combinations rather than permutations. And the same vertically. So the answer to the rectangle problem can be answered by: 9C2•9C2 = 362 = 1296 |
If you were a superstitious English cricketer what may you call a score of 111? | Shepherd's hop for the best | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo Shepherd's hop for the best David Foot celebrates the life and legend of the world's favourite umpire, David Shepherd, who has raised his finger for the last time and returned to his brother's post office in Devon David Shepherd retired from umpiring at the end of the 2005 season © Getty Images Cricket has lost its Falstaff. David Shepherd, full-bodied in good nature and girth, retired from umpiring at the end of the season. The game around the world is going to miss his infectious humanity, a sense of fun never too far away, and an old-fashioned regard for integrity. But beneath those trademark physical contortions, paraded theatrically when the scoreboard registered Nelsons and double Nelsons, and doubtless emanating from his native Devon's myths and superstitions, lurks a wise and shy man. The more expansive and comic Falstaffian flourishes are only a paradoxical part of his appealing presence. He is, after all, one of the best umpires in the world. And that is to do with decision-making rather than vaudeville. Not so long ago he returned from New Zealand and had to snatch an overnight before travelling straight out to the West Indies. On the escalator at Gatwick he suddenly lost his balance, tried in vain to grab his bag and went headlong down the moving staircase. It was a spectacular fall, pure and endearing slapstick. Someone fortunately stopped the escalator, eyed Shep's official blazer and said: "Hey, you're David Shepherd - on one leg again!" The well-fleshed umpire dusted himself down and grinned. He has always been able to laugh at himself; he was also aware that his legendary whims at the wicket were with him for life. No one would claim that he was the most agile or coordinated of sportsmen even if he once played pluckily in the unlikely role of scrum-half for South Molton, the All Blacks of the West Country, as they were known. However, those who watched him, almost straight out of school, relishing club and Minor Counties cricket noted how well he timed the ball and what a belt he gave it past extra cover. Had he not announced his arrival for Gloucestershire, too, by scoring a hundred against Oxford University on his debut? Roly-poly he may have been but not simply a figure of fun. Since 1981 he has been a first-class umpire, calm in making the right call, wary of duplicitous tricks by batsmen who do not walk or bowlers who cynically appeal too often. "I really hate cheats," he says, with more public passion than he normally reveals. By nature he does not like confrontation. That is why whispered words of warning, softened by the gentle Devon vowels as they are directed at a potential felon, so often pre-empt trouble. He has the advantage of an equable temperament, the eyes twinkling rather than blazing in a private exchange at the crease. The undeniable fact is that most top cricketers like him. Umpires come in many guises. They are often pedantic or punctilious. Some are inclined to be bumptious, more obsessed with their egos than the state of the game. The uncomplicated Shepherd, mostly untroubled by all the distracting nuances within the structure of big-time cricket, likes to smile. He glances at the scoreboard and then goes into his surreal Barnstaple dancing routine, because he knows that the spectators expect it of him. Barrie Meyer, his fellow Gloucestershire player and later umpire, was a valuable influence on Shep when he, too, turned from player to umpire. "In many ways I took my cue from him. I told him I liked a pint, so should I mix with the players in the evening? The advice was that, if they wanted to talk, let them come to us. The first move should be theirs." But Shep is convivial by nature. He has learnt, however, at times to keep his head down, remaining detached from any controversy fanned by aggrieved players. Above all David Shepherd has an all-embracing affection for cricket, especially the county game. And it shows, whether he is walking a boundary or reminiscing as he sips his glass of red wine (he has had to cut down on th |
In which equestrian event would you compete in the puissance? | Show Jumping :: Horse Of The Year Show Show Jumping » Show Jumping Horse of the Year Show features the finals of the most prestigious National show jumping championships. It also runs a full programme of International classes, four of which carry Longines World Ranking Points. It is in the Andrews Bowen International Arena that dreams are fulfilled and heroes are made. The atmosphere is electric as riders and horses tackle the huge jumps and tight turns in a variety of exciting classes. HOYS celebrates the end of the competitive season in true style with five days of thrilling action packed classes. Britain's top show jumpers will take on a host of leading foreign contenders in an array of entertaining speed and jump-off classes. The competitions include the crowd favourite Puissance, featuring the huge red wall that exceeds heights of 7ft, and the prestigious Leading Show Jumper of the Year. View photos from 2016's classes Show Jumping highlights include: The Puissance The Puissance is probably the most famous show jumping competition in the world; designed to push both horse and rider to their limits. Holly Smith capped a brilliant day's action at the Horse of the Year Show when she won The Thistledown Puissance with gentle giant Quality Old Joker. The Great Britain Nations Cup rider, competing in just her third puissance after previous appearances at Liverpool and Arena UK, cleared 2.20 metres (seven feet, three inches) in round five to take the £5,100 top prize. With the drama and popularity of the Puissance increasing every year, the sky's the limit for 2017! The Leading Pony Show Jumper of the Year This is the biggest junior competition at HOYS. The classic jump-off course is always fiercely contested by some of the country's top under 16-year-old riders. Some of today's leading British riders have made their way up the ranks by making their mark in this junior competition. The latest young stars to claim the title are Emily Ward (2013), Harry Charles (2014) and Robert Murphy (2015). The 2016 title went to Jodie Hall-Mcateer and Tixylix. Senior Foxhunter Championship This is the 'FA Cup' of domestic show jumping and features the very best of the country's novice horses. From first round competitions at venues up and down the country, then second-round direct qualifiers, only 24 finalists make it through to HOYS. The 2016 title went to Laura Pritchard and Horse Victorys Fayot. Leading Show Jumper of the Year This is the climax of HOYS' international show jumping classes. Nine of the international classes throughout the Show carry qualifying points towards this final. The top 28 horse and rider combinations will compete for the chance to battle it out on this challenging course and gain a share in the £40,000 prize fund. Cian O'Connor riding Super Sox took the 2016 title in a time of 32.49 seconds. You might also like... |
In golf, if you get an eagle on a par-5 hole, how many shots did you take? | Meaning of Golf Words - Par, Bogey, Birdie, Eagle, Albatross - Scottish Golf History Bogey to Blow-Up There is quite a history behind the golfing terms bogey, par, birdie, eagle and albatross. Bogey and par were central to the development of handicapping, pioneered by the LGU . The modern meaning of three of the terms - bogey, birdie and eagle - comes from their use in USA. Bogey Par Birdie Eagle Albatross Bogey "Bogey" was the first stroke system, developed in England at the end of the 19th Century. The full history is given in Robert Browning's History of Golf 1955 . In 1890 Mr Hugh Rotherham Secretary of the Coventry Golf Club conceived the idea of standardising the number of shots at each hole that a good golfer should take, which he called the 'ground score.' Great Yarmouth where term Bogey was first coined Dr Browne, Secretary of the Great Yarmouth Club, adopted the idea, and, with the assent of the club's golfers, this style of competition was introduced there for use in match play. During one competition Mr CA Wellman (possibly Major Charles Wellman) exclaimed to Dr Browne that, "This player of yours is a regular Bogey man". This was probably a reference to the eponymous subject of an Edwardian music hall song "Hush! Hush! Hush! Here Comes the Bogey Man", which was popular at that time. So at Yarmouth and elsewhere the ground score became known as the bogey score. A 'bogle' was a Scottish goblin as far back as the 16th Century and a Bogey-man was a widely used term for a goblin or devil. Golfers of the time considered they were playing a Mister Bogey when measuring themselves against the bogey score. This allowed the introduction of bogey competitions, which we would call handicap competitions or stablefords. On 2nd January 1892, The Field reported that 'a novelty was introduced in the shape of a bogey tournament for a prize. ... Fourteen couples started but the bogey defeated them all.' In 1892, Colonel Seely-Vidal, the Hon Secretary of the United Servic es Club at Gosport, also worked out the 'bogey' for his course. The United Club was a services club and all the members had a military rank. They could not measure themselves against a 'Mister' Bogey or have him as a member, so 'he' was given the honorary rank of Colonel. Thus the term 'Colonel Bogey' was born. Later, in the middle of 20th century, bogey was used as the term of one above par. Par Par is derived from the stock exchange term that a stock may be above or below its normal or 'par' figure. In 1870, Mr AH Doleman, a golf writer, asked the golf professionals David Strath and James Anderson, what score would win 'The Belt', then the winning trophy for 'The Open', at Prestwick, where it was first held annually from 1861 to 1870. Strath and Anderson said that perfect play should produce a score of 49 for Prestwick's twelve holes. Mr Doleman called this 'par' for Prestwick and subsequently Young Tom Morris won with a score of two strokes 'over par' for the three rounds of 36 holes. Tom Morris Jnr Youngest Open Winner Although the first noted use of the word "par" in golf was in Britain and predates the bogey, today's rating system does not and the par standard was not further developed until later. It was the Ladies Golf Association, who, from 1893, began to develop a national handicapping system for women . It was largely in place by the end of the Century. The Men's association, founded in 1894, followed suit a few year's later. In 1911, the United States Golf Association (Men) of the day laid down the following very modern distances for determining par: Up to 225 yards Over 601 yards Par 6 As golf developed, scores were coming down, but many old British courses did not adjust their courses or their bogey scores, which meant good golfers and all the professionals were achieving lower than a bogey score. This meant the US had an up-to-date national standard of distances for holes, while the British bogey ratings were determined by each club and were no longer appropriate for professionals. The Americans began referring to one over par as a bogey, much |
On a golf course, what is normally the only place you would be allowed to mark, lift and clean your ball? | Mark the Ball (Meanings of the Term in Golf) Definition: The terms "mark the ball" and "marking the ball" have two meanings in golf: 1. Writing on the golf ball for ID purposes When you "mark your ball" in this sense, you write on the golf ball - letters, a smiley face, dots, whatever - for identification purposes. Rule 6-5 states: "The responsibility for playing the proper ball rests with the player. Each player should put an identification mark on his ball." As noted, that identification mark can be anything the player wishes. The reason for marking the ball is to ensure that there is no mix-up during play that results in golfers playing the wrong ball. Say you and your opponent are both playing Titleist Pro V1 balls with the number "3." And those balls wind up right next to each other in the fairway. Which is which? If you and your opponent each marked his ball before teeing off, you'll be able to tell the difference. 2. Placing a ball marker on the ground before lifting the golf ball continue reading below our video When to Lift and Clean Your Golf Ball on the Course The second usage of "mark the ball" or "marking the ball" refers to the process of denoting the golf ball's position before picking up the ball. In most areas of the golf course (outside of the putting greens), the ball can be lifted only in special circumstances covered in the rules. On the putting green , you can pick up the golf ball for any reason. But you always must mark the ball's position before lifting it, to ensure that you replace it in the correct spot. Golfers carry ball markers - usually a small coin or something similar - for the purpose of marking the ball on the green. |
Which London football club installed an artificial pitch, which was later banned, in the 1980s? | History, Facts, and Applications of Artificial Turf - Frass Los Angeles History, Facts, and Applications of Artificial Turf Home // History, Facts, and Applications of Artificial Turf Dec History, Facts, and Applications of Artificial Turf Synthetic Grass / Artificial Turf History, Applications, Advantages & Technical Information Call “Frass” Fake Grass Today!! (877) 553-7277 (FRASS) Artificial turf, or synthetic turf, is a man-made surface manufactured from synthetic materials, made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well. Background David Chaney — who moved to Raleigh in 1960 and later served as dean of the North Carolina State University College of Textiles — headed the team of RTP researchers who created the famous artificial turf. That accomplishment led Sports Illustrated to declare Chaney as the man “responsible for indoor major league baseball and millions of welcome mats.” Artificial turf first came to prominence in 1965, when AstroTurf was installed in the newly-built Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The use of AstroTurf and similar surfaces became widespread in the 1970s and was installed in both indoor and outdoor stadiums used for baseball and gridiron football in the United States and Canada. Maintaining a grass playing surface indoors, while technically possible, is prohibitively expensive, while teams who chose to play on artificial surfaces outdoors did so because of the reduced maintenance cost, especially in colder climates with urban multi-purpose “cookie cutter” stadiums such as Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium, Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Stadium and Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium. Landscaping Since the early 1990s, the use of synthetic grass has moved rapidly beyond athletic fields to residential and commercial landscaping artificial lawns. The idea to use synthetic grass for residential landscaping can be traced back to a Las Vegas based company named Envy Turf. Lyle Johnston, the owner of Envy Turf, saw a golf course being converted to synthetic turf, and decided it had an appropriate use in landscaping, due to the drought conditions Las Vegas has been under since the early nineties. He began purchasing and installing turf in 1992. This trend has been driven primarily by two functions: the quality and variety of synthetic grasses that are available has improved dramatically, and cities and water conservation organizations have begun realizing the value of artificial grass as a conservation measure. Advantages Artificial turf can be a better solution when the environment is particularly hostile to natural grass. An arid environment or one where there is little natural light are examples. Ideal for holiday homes when maintenance of lawns is not practical. It is also a solution for elderly homeowners who find the upkeep of lawns too much hard work. Suitable for roof gardens and swimming pool surrounds. Artificial turf is expected to last up to twenty-five years. Some artificial turf systems allow for the integration of fiber-optic fibers into the turf. This would allow for lighting or advertisements to be directly embedded in a playing surface, or runway lighting to be embedded in artificial landing surfaces for aircraft. Crumb rubber Crumb rubber is a term usually applied to recycled rubber from automotive and truck scrap tires. During the recycling process steel and fluff is removed leaving tire rubber with a granular consistency. Continued processing with a granulator and/or cracker mill, possibly with the aid of cryogenics, reduces the size of the particles further. The particles are sized and classified based on various criteria including color (black only or black and white). The granulate is sized by passing through a screen, the size based on a dimension (1/4″) or mesh (holes per inch : 10, 20, etc.). Mesh refers to material that has been sized by passing through a screen with a given number of holes per inch. F |
Which sport is normally played on a pitch that is 300 yards long? | Sport – Beaufort Polo Club The Sport of Polo Polo For The Spectator - An Insight Into The Rules What makes polo such a special spectator sport is that you don’t have to be familiar with the rules, allowing you to take in the thrill and excitement of one of the fastest team sports in the world. The following information is designed to give you an insight into the finer parts of the game of polo. The Game The aim of the game is to score more goals than your opposing team! Play starts initially, and after each goal, with an umpire throwing the ball among the players in the middle of the ground. Ends are changed after each goal – this has been found to be the fairest way for teams not to be disadvantaged by wind or slopes on the pitch! When the ball goes out of play over the sides of the ground, teams line up side by side five yards back and the ball is thrown in. If the ball crosses the back line, being last touched by the attacking team, the defending team takes a free hit from where the ball crossed the line. Should the defending team hit the ball over the back line a penalty is called and the attacking team is given a free hit from the 60 yard line opposite where the ball went out. There is no ‘corner’ or offside as in football. The Ground The ground is 300 yards long (274m) long and 200m (182m) wide, or if there are boards down the side (to help keep the ball in play) then 160 yards 182 wide. The goal posts (collapsible on severe impact for safety) are eight yards (7.3m) apart. There is a line at the centre of the ground and penalty lines, 30, 40 and 60 yards from each back line. A polo ground is roughly the size of 6 football pitches! Duration of Play The game is played over four, five or six periods of 7 minutes each which are called by the Indian name “Chukka”. At the end of the Chukka the first bell is rung, but play continues until the ball goes out of play or the second bell is rung after 30 seconds. Players and Officials There are four players in each team, two mounted umpires on the ground and a referee in the stand, who acts as an arbiter in the event of the umpires being unable to agree. There are also goal judges who signal goals by the waving of a flag behind the goal. Polo is very much a team game with each of the four players having different roles, although like any team sport, these are interchangeable: No. 1 Forward. The number 1 should have fast ponies to quickly turn defence into attack, slip the opposing back and with accurate rather than powerful hitting score goals. No. 2 Forward basically. The number 2 should be well mounted to mark the opposing number 3. In defence but support his number 1 in attack. No. 3 Similar to a centre half in football. He controls the speed and direction of the game and usually his passes to the forwards start an attack. No. 4 Back. In defence the back should be able to hit strong backhanders to his members of the team and in attack likely to be seen somewhere behind waiting to snap up any chance of loose balls that come his way Handicaps Each player has a handicap from minus 2 up to 10, which reflects his or her ability. There are currently less than twelve 10 goal players in the World, most of whom are Argentine. The highest handicapped English players are currently 7 goals. In handicap tournaments the number of goals start is obtained by multiplying the difference between the two teams total handicap by the number of chukkas to be played and then dividing by 6. Any fraction counts as half a goal. Equipment The sticks are made of bamboo shafts and hard wood heads. The length of the stick varies according to the height of the pony being played and varies from 48 to 53 inches. The ball is hit with either face of the head and not with the ends as per croquet! The ball traditionally either bamboo or Willow is made of plastic. Ponies There is no height limit but most ponies are between 15 and 15.3 hands (a hand being 4 inches high). Much of their schooling is devoted to stopping and turning quickly and being able to accelerate and ride-off another pony and to face a fast |
If you start your sport with a face-off, what are you playing? | You Can't Just Wait For A College Scholarship After High School Written by David Frank NCAA eligibility is a complex subject, and most athletes do not realize they start losing eligibility just one year after they graduate high school. Make sure you fully understand the rules for your sport before you decide to delay your college enrollment. How Much Eligibility Do I Start With? You get five years to compete in four. The fifth year is called a red-shirt year. Red-shirting allows you to take a year of competition off for many different reasons but permits you to compete athletically in four years. Athletes use their red-shirt year to heal from injuries, catch up on academics, let athletes ahead of them on the depth chart graduate, among many other reasons. Understand the Rules For all NCAA Division I sports (except men’s ice hockey and skiing and men’s and women’s tennis), athletes are given a one-year grace period before they start losing eligibility. One year after your high school graduation, the NCAA can take away a year of competition for every year you continue to play organized sports. If you play division I men’s hockey or skiing, your grace period is longer than that of other athletes. You are allowed to delay your college enrollment until your 21st birthday. Every 12 months you continue to play after your 21st birthday, you will lose a season of competition. In men’s and women’s tennis, the grace period is shortened to just six months after your high school graduation. All NCAA Division II sports give you a one-year grace period. There are no exceptions to the rules for division II. What if I don’t Play Sports After High School—Can They Still Take Away My Eligibility? You may not lose any eligibility if you don’t continue to play sports after high school, but it is extremely difficult to get recruited if you aren’t playing competitively. The NCAA has strict guidelines for determining what organized competition is, and almost anything short of a pickup game can hurt your eligibility. The bottom line is not playing to save eligibility will not help you. What Are My Other Options? You still have the one-year grace period, so make sure that if you do use it, then you are using it to get better at your sport and connect with college coaches. After you graduate high school, you can take a year to play at a prep school; this is known as postgraduate studies . Junior college is another option . You may not have full eligibility by the time you transfer to a four-year college, but at least you will be competing in your sport and starting your college education. You will also be playing at a higher level, which looks great in NCAA coaches’ eyes. NCAA eligibility can be hard to understand, so make sure to ask us your questions in the comments section below! You can also connect with us on Facebook , Twitter , or Google+ ! Join the #1 RECRUITING NETWORK |
What surface is the French Open tennis tournament played on? | What type of surface is the French Open played on? | Reference.com What type of surface is the French Open played on? A: Quick Answer The French Open is played on clay courts. The courts are made up of four layers, including a 10-inch layer of stone, a 6-inch layer of metal waste material, a 4-inch layer of limestone and less than an inch of broken brick on top. Full Answer Compared to grass or hard courts, the ball slows down and bounces higher on clay. This can hamper players who rely on a powerful serve. For example, Pete Sampras and Venus Williams have both won many Grand Slam events, but they have never won the French Open, as of July 2014. The French Open is considered the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world. |
Which word is given to a winning tennis serve that the opponent can’t return? | Tennis: Glossary of terms and definitions Back to the main Tennis page Ace - a serve that is a winner without the receiving tennis player able to return the ball. Ad court - the part of the tennis court that is to the left of the tennis players Advantage - when a tennis player needs one more point to win the game after the score was deuce. Alley - the extra area of the side court used for doubles. ATP - stand for the Association of Tennis Professionals Backhand - a way to swing the tennis racquet where the player hits the ball with a swing that comes across the body. Backspin - spin of a tennis ball that causes the ball to slow down and/or bounce low. Backswing - the motion of a swing that moves the racquet into position to swing forward and strike the ball. Baseline - the line indicating back of the court. Baseliner - a tennis player whose strategy is to play from the baseline. See Tennis Strategies for more. Break - when the server loses the game Break point - one point away from breaking serve Chip - blocking a shot with backspin Chip and charge - an aggressive strategy to return the opponent's serve with backspin and move forward to the net for a volley Chop - a tennis shot with extreme backspin. Meant to stop the ball where it lands. Counterpuncher - another name for a player who is a defensive baseliner. Court - the area where a tennis game is played Crosscourt - hitting the tennis ball diagonally into the opponent's court Deep - refers to a shot that bounces near the baseline verses near the net Deuce - when the score in a game is 40 to 40. Deuce court - the right side of the court Double Fault - two missed serves in a row. The server will lose the point. Doubles - a tennis game played by four players, two per side of the court. Down the line - hitting a tennis shot straight down the baseline Drop shot - a strategy where the tennis player hits the ball just go over the net. It is used when the opponent is far from the net. Drop volley - a drop shot from a volley Fault - a service that is not in play. First Service - the first of the two serves of a tennis ball a player is allowed. Generally the server will try a more difficult serve on the first service. Flat - a shot with little to no spin Follow through - the part of the swing after the ball is hit. A good follow through is important for accuracy and power. Foot fault - when the server steps over the baseline while making a serve. Forehand - a tennis swing where the player hits the tennis ball from behind their body. Often the forehand is the players best stroke. Game point - one point away to win the tennis game. Grand Slam - any one of the four most prestigious tennis tournaments including the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. Groundstroke - a forehand or backhand shot made after the tennis ball bounces once on the court Head - the top part of the racket that has the strings and is meant to hit the ball. Hold - when the server wins the tennis game. I-formation - a formation in doubled where the both players stand on the same side of the court prior to starting the point. Jamming - to hit the tennis ball straight to the opponent's body not allowing them to extend the racquet to hit the ball well. Kick serve - a serve with a lot of spin causing the ball to bounce high Let - when the tennis ball from a service touches the net but still lands within the service box. The server gets another try as this does not count as a fault. Lob - a tennis shot where the ball is lifted high above the net. Can be a defensive shot in some cases, but also may cause a winner when the ball is just out of reach of the opponent, but still lands in play. Love - zero points in a tennis game. Match point - when one tennis player only needs one more point to win the entire match Out - any tennis ball that lands outside the area of play. Passing shot - when the tennis ball is hit such that it passes by the opponent at the net without them being able to hit the ball. Poaching - an aggressive strategy in doubles where the tennis player at net attempts to v |
Who won both the 1948 and 1952 Olympic Men's singles figure skating gold medal? | Hanyu beats Chan for men's figure skating gold | Fox News Hanyu beats Chan for men's figure skating gold Published February 14, 2014 Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Email Print Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) - Neither man was perfect, but Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu edged three-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada for gold in men's figure skating at the Sochi Olympics. Hanyu won the short program Thursday with a record score of 101.45, leading Chan by just under four points. Despite mistakes from both on Friday, Hanyu managed to also win the free skate to give Japan its first gold medal in the men's competition. Canada has still never won gold in men's figure skating. Chan became the third silver medal winner in the nation's history, following Elvis Stojko (1994, '98) and Brian Orser (1984, '88). Orser just happens to be Hanyu's coach. Kazakhstan's Denis Ten won bronze with a brilliant effort. He had been ninth after the short program and had one of the few clean skates of the night. American Jason Brown was sixth after the short program and was the last skater to take the ice Friday. He had a chance to win a medal, but a stumble early in his routine left him 11th in the free skate and ninth overall. Ten was in the second-to-last group and set the bar with a sensational effort that netted him a free skate score of 171.04 and a two-night total of 255.10. There were still six skaters in the last group and only two managed to top Ten's score. Spain's Javier Fernandez was first in the last group and was in bronze medal position after the short program, but he did not thrill the judges on Friday. His score of 166.94 was fifth-best and dropped him directly behind Ten, where he eventually finished. It was basically a two-man competition for gold between Hanyu and Chan. Hanyu was the first of the two to take the ice for the free skate and he fell on his opening quad jump. A second mistake occurred moments later when his hands touched the ice while completing a triple-flip. Still, his artistry and other technical elements enabled him to finish with a score of 178.64 and a total of 280.09. It still left the door open for Chan, who was next on the ice. After opening with a perfect quad-toe, triple-toe combination, Chan touched the ice while landing each of his next two jumps -- a quad and a triple-lutz. He also had a couple of other wobbles during his program and earned a score of 178.10 to finish at 275.62. At age 19, Hanyu became the second-youngest Olympic men's figure skating champion. American Dick Button was 18 in 1948 when he won the first of his two gold medals. The only man in the field with a previous Olympic medal, Japan's Daisuke Takahashi, finished sixth. He won bronze four years ago in Vancouver for Japan's first Olympic men's figure skating medal. American Jeremy Abbott finished 12th after a personal best of 160.12 in the free skate. He performed brilliantly on Friday after a nasty fall in his short program left him 15th. Advertisement |
In what year did legendary British jockey Lester Piggott ride his last winner? | Lester Piggott - Top Jockeys - HorseRacingJockeys.com Lester Piggott Circuit: United Kingdom Lester Piggott descends from a line of successful jockeys. His father, Keith Piggott, rode the winner of the Champion Hurdle in 1939 and went on to be a prolific trainer; his grandfather, Ernie Piggott, won the Grand National as a jockey in 1912, 1918 and 1919; his granduncles were the Cannon Brothers, Mornington and Kempton, who won the Derby in 1899 and 1904 respectively. With a family tree like this it is no wonder that Lester chose to become a jockey; however, no one would have expected the third generation rider to be quite the legend he turned out to be. At twelve Piggott won his first race at the famous Haydock Park racecourse on a horse named The Chase, and set the pace for what would become a fairy-tale career. When he was only eighteen, Lester Piggot rode his first winner at the Epsom Derby, a success he would repeat eight more times throughout his time as a jockey. One of his later Epsom Derby wins in 1970, perhaps the most memorable after his premier, saw him piloting legendary race horse Nijinski. Remarkably Piggot won his last Epsom Derby in 1983 on Teenoso, at 48 years of age. Despite of his 'tall statue' of 5'8" - 173 cm - and his subsequent struggle with his weight, Piggott managed to revolutionise the sport of horse racing, inventing a racing style of his own which was widely adopted on racing circuits across the world and is now considered almost standard form. His outstanding sportsmanship earned Lester Piggott a position as stable jockey at Noel Murless early in his career; later he would be in the employ of Vincent O'Brien. In 1985 Piggott retired from racing... ...with stacks of awards and tried his hand on training. Sadly he didn't have the same talent for finance as he did for racing and was jailed in 1987 for tax 'irregularities'. Piggott served a year of his three year sentence and upon his release took back up the reigns, staging a comeback as a jockey in 1990 - at 65 years old. Ten days after announcing his return to the track, Piggott has won the Breeders' Cup Mile. Lester Piggott rode his final winner in 1994 at an unbelievable 69 years of age and finally retired for good in 1995. He still follows the races, especially the annual jockey awards, which have been named 'The Lesters' in his honour. His efforts continue to be praised in the most interesting ways, with pubs named in his honour and bands incorporating him into tunes (see Van Morrison 'In the days before Rock'n'Roll') - all tell-tale signs that Lester Piggott might well be the most popular and unconventional jockey alive. |
How old was footballer 'Pele' when he scored two goals in the final of the 1958 World Cup giving Brazil victory over hosts Sweden? | How and why Pele's mystique and reputation as the world's greatest ever footballer has been overhyped - Telegraph World Cup How and why Pele's mystique and reputation as the world's greatest ever footballer has been overhyped Jonathan Liew investigates: We are told Pele is the best but his record is overstated - he is a master of self-promotion and circumstance helped him achieve pre-eminence Pele is embraced by a pair of models Photo: REUTERS Follow “Why, Jesus? Why are we being punished?” In 1962, a plane carrying the Brazilian football team was crossing the Andes on the way to the World Cup in Chile. Suddenly, the plane hit a pocket of turbulence, and started shaking violently. Dinner had just been served, and steaks were leaping off the plates. Pandemonium swept the cabin. This was only four years after the Munich air crash had claimed the lives of eight Manchester United players. In the middle of the consternation, as a plane full of footballers became convinced they were heading for a rocky grave, one man sat in a state of utter restfulness. His team-mates could scarcely believe their eyes. “You’re crazy!” they said. “Don’t you have family?” Related Articles Pele released from hospital 09 Dec 2014 In fact, Pele did have family. But he turned to face his colleagues. “What do you want me to do?” he asked calmly. The turbulence passed, and shrieking quickly turned to laughter. As Pele later wrote: “I believe in God. If we are going to die, then so be it.” The first key to understanding Pele is his faith. Most Pele narratives inevitably fixate upon the extreme poverty in which he was raised, first in the southern state of Minas Gerais, and then in the poor Sao Paulo suburb of Bauru. Few deal in any great depth with the devout Catholicism that accompanied him every step of the way. As a child, he would not be allowed to play football in the street unless he went to mass, inextricably intertwining the two destinies in his young mind. When Pele was nine, Brazil lost to Uruguay in the final match of the 1950 World Cup, an event that traumatised the entire nation. The young Edson Arantes do Nascimento went to his father’s room, which was adorned with a picture of Jesus on the wall, and started wailing. "Why has this happened?” he screamed at the picture. “Why has it happened to us? Why, Jesus? Why are we being punished?” “I continued crying, overcome, as I continued my conversation with the picture of Christ,” he remembered. "You know, if I’d been there I wouldn’t have let Brazil lose the Cup. If I’d been there, Brazil would have won.” Then he went back to his father and told him: “One day, I’ll win you the World Cup.” Pele’s faith remained undimmed in adulthood. “When I had problems,” he said, “I asked Him why He put me here, unless He wanted me to do good.” This clutch of anecdotes, probably grotesquely misleading, nonetheless reveals a little of how Pele has always seen himself. Not just as a subject of God – for that could be any of the world’s 1.2 billion Christians – but as his servant. From a very young age, Pele saw his role as one of doing the Almighty’s work on Earth. An artist's depiction of Pele as Jesus “In music there is Beethoven and the rest. In football there is Pele and the rest.” As Pele was brought up to believe unquestioningly in the potency and pre-eminence of God, so generations of football lovers were brought up to believe unquestioningly in the potency and pre-eminence of Pele. For decades, the fact that Pele was the greatest footballer that ever lived has simply been taken as gospel. Despite the emergence of more recent challengers in Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, Pele remains the reference point against which all are judged. Those who played with or against him, from Alfredo di Stefano to Ferenc Puskas to Franz Beckenbauer to Bobby Moore, queued up to anoint him as the greatest. As did Pele himself. “In music there is Beethoven and the rest,” he said in 2000. “In football, there is Pele and the rest.” But it is an orthodoxy that has permeated subsequent generations too. |
At which football club did Tony Adams spend his entire playing career? | Tony Adams picks Thierry Henry and David Beckham in his #One2Eleven | Football News | Sky Sports Tony Adams picks Thierry Henry and David Beckham in his #One2Eleven Last Updated: 30/12/15 6:46pm Former Arsenal and England captain Tony Adams picks his #One2Eleven on The Fantasy Football Club. Adams, who picks a 4-4-1-1 formation, unsurprisingly selected most of his side from his former Gunners team-mates, where he spent his entire club career. Who has made the cut? Let's find out... GOALKEEPER: David Seaman We have people like Peter Shilton and Pat Jennings, but I've gone for David Seaman because I see him regularly and he would kill me otherwise! He was like Pat and I have always preferred a calm goalkeeper who just goes about their business. I cannot have a (Peter) Schmeichel who is screaming behind me as I think we would have clashed every two minutes, but we did make him look good by protecting him! David Seaman celebrates after Arsenal won the League Cup in 1993 RIGHT-BACK: Lee Dixon If we are talking individuals, I have got to go for Viv Anderson. If I am talking about a unit then it's Dixon. When he first came to the club he got forward a lot and put in a lot of crosses, then he developed with experience. He made himself a player in a similar way (to Gary Neville). LEFT-BACK: Nigel Winterburn The same again. You have Ashley Cole who I thought was one of the world's best, but I want to say Nigel because the sum of the parts is always going to be better than some of these individuals. It just shows that good club men with the right organisation can become great players. Stuart Pearce was very similar to Gary Neville and Nigel, they were good, honest strong full-backs that did fantastic jobs. CENTRE-BACK: Steve Bould It is so difficult to just win the ball and give it simple. There is an art in it and I was never like that as I wanted to go and score the goals and go into midfield and smash one in, I could just not stay there! It was incredibly frustrating under George's era as I wanted to play and get involved in training, but no, I had to go and do my job and Bouldy did that. He would take the lead and I would float around. CENTRE-BACK: Tony Adams Can I just go Dixon, Bould, Winterburn just for longevity? Let's put me in as I just want to get over that with those four it is all about togetherness and the best back four I have ever played in as a unit. So the sum of the parts is definitely better than the parts as I know individually even Viv, Kenny (Sansom) and Ashley Cole, Sol Campbell - you put them on their own, if you do a one versus one with Thierry Henry with these players, Thierry Henry is going to get past you. But I can guarantee you he would not get past the four of us, so Dixon, Bould, Adams and Winterburn! Tony Adams celebrates scoring for Arsenal against Leicester on December 26, 2000 CENTRAL MIDFIELD: Emmanuel Petit This is the easy bit. Petit could run all day, he was a strong boy and very good technically. You saw with his goal against Brazil in the '98 World Cup final that he was just so athletic and strong. With him in front of me it was literally just a cigar every day, no wonder I was running up the field scoring goals! He played as a central defender at Monaco and he was just comfortable in every position. Having someone that strong in front of the defence stops so many goals. CENTRAL MIDFIELD: Patrick Vieira I'm going to go with Patrick with Petit because they brought out the best in me. They were the perfect balance and the perfect blend, they gave me magnificent protection and could also get forward, play and create goals. Patrick took his time, then he grew in confidence and when you're winning things we were never going to suppress him. Even when he was getting sent off every week we never said a word to him! He was a wonderful footballer: strong, 6ft 3in and you speak about both (Viera and Petit) in the same category. Patrick Vieira lifting the FA Cup RIGHT-MIDFIELD: David Beckham I really struggled with right-hand side players. I was thinking about putting (Glenn) Hoddle or Gazza (Pau |
Name the New Zealand middle distance runner who claimed both the 800m and 1500 m Gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics? | How Hungarians Launched America's Greatest Track Era | Runner's World How Hungarians Launched America's Greatest Track Era Mihály Iglói's coaching led to brilliant U.S. racing. By Rich Elliott Monday, January 27, 2014, 8:00 am Ed Widdis/AP Photo On the night of Feb. 10, 1962, the world of distance running shifted on its axis. The scene was the Los Angeles Sports Arena. American miler Jim Beatty was racing in the featured event of the night, the mile, along with two of his Los Angeles Track Club (LATC) teammates, László Tábori and Jim Grelle. The race was a carefully planned assault on the world indoor record of 4:01.4. Advertisement Privacy Policy | About Us The veteran Tábori hit the first quarter perfectly. Beatty led the second quarter, coming through the half in 1:59.6. Grelle muscled the third quarter, and then with a quarter to go, Beatty floored it. The fans in the packed arena leapt to their feet and roared. A tidal wave of sound brought Beatty home in a record 3:58.9, the first indoor sub-4:00 mile. This world record in the mile signaled the first big success of the Los Angeles Track Club, a gang that would usher in the glory days of American distance running. Some of the LATC runners, and the runners they influenced, would set world records. Two would win Olympic gold medals. For a while, American distance runners would become, arguably, the best in the world. They would inspire generations of runners and coaches. And they would leave us with a persistent longing to return to the mountaintop. The irony is that the breakthrough in American distance running in the 1960s may not have happened at all, if not for an unlikely series of events--a political uprising thousands of miles away, a critical decision by a brilliant Hungarian coach and his gifted protégé, and ultimately the formation of an ambitious new track club in America. It is a story best told by those alive today who were part of that running revolution: four former members of the LATC--Tábori, Beatty, Bob Schul and Joe Douglas--and one runner inspired by the club, Billy Mills. When Hungary Ruled the World "I don't need a strong man," Mihály Iglói [pictured, right] would say. "I need a fast man." Tábori is quoting his old coach, the man who helped revolutionize interval training. At his current home in Southern California, the 82-year-old Tábori is reminiscing about the early 1950s and the miraculous rise of the Hungarian runners. "He was himself a runner," Tábori says. "He had a very strong mind." In Hungary, Iglói had started out as a gymnast before finding his true prowess in distance running. He was a good runner, a 1936 Olympian, but he was an even better student. While studying physical education at the University of Budapest, he became fascinated by the training of a Polish champion whose workouts consisted of many repetitions of half-lap sprints. Iglói also followed the news of a German coach, Woldemar Gerschler, who was developing a system called interval training. Gerschler stunned the coaching ranks when one of his runners improved in just four years from 2:04 in the 800 meters to 1:46.6, a world record. Gerschler saw that strengthening the heart was the key to a distance runner's improvement. He found that when a runner alternated sprints with jog intervals, this gave a powerful stimulus to the heart, and it was the interval that allowed this effect. By repeating short sprints, a runner could manage a high volume of training at race pace or faster. Gerschler theorized that interval training could also help a runner cope with oxygen debt. Iglói experimented on himself, and he spent time in Finland, Sweden and Germany, studying how runners trained. Then World War II hit. Iglói managed to survive the war and the siege of Budapest, only to be snatched off the street by the Russians as he walked to the drugstore. He spent five long years in Siberia. When he was finally freed, Iglói restarted his life, became a university professor of history, and began coaching at the Hungarian Army sports club, where he had access to some of the best talents in |
Who was the US swimmer who won 7 gold medals and created a new world record for each event at the Munich Olympics in 1972? | Ranking Athletes at the Olympics The Weighted Ranking Systems ( more details ) simple point system (3:2:1) — gold 3 points, silver 2 points, and bronze 1 point. New York Times weighted point system (4:2:1) — gold 4 points, silver 2 points, and bronze 1 point. 1908 London point system (5:3:1) — gold 5 points, silver 3 points, and bronze 1 point. Luchies Olympic Formula (LOF) point system (5:3:2) — gold 5 points, silver 3 points, and bronze 2 point. Topend Sports point system (6:2:1) — gold 6 points, silver 2 points, and bronze 1 point. Topend Sports Ranking Method My compromise weighting method ( Topend Sports 6:2:1 ranking system ) incorporates both gold and total medal counts - it gives the most credit for gold medals (6 points), but then still some credit for the minor medals - so if an athlete has a large number of the minor medals without the corresponding golds then they may still rank well. As this method gives the most points for gold medals, it most closely matches the ranking for the gold medal only system. There are a couple of examples on this table where the Topend system appears to give a better result. This system rates Gymnast Nikolai Andrianov (7-5-3=15) on equal with another gymnast Sawao Kato (8-3-1=12), which on face value seems fair. Also Carl Lewis on 9-1-0=10 ranks the same as canoeist Birgit Fischer on 8-4-0=12. Not All Sports Are Equal One things that is clear from this table is that athletes from the sports of swimming, gymnastics and athletics are highly represented, as a result of the many more medals available in these sports, particularly if you compare it to the team sports such as football, handball and hockey where there is only one of each medal available at each Olympiad. Not only are there more medals available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall have changed over time. Because of this, we had done additional analysis to compare only within each sport, and find the highest ranked athletes from each sport . Share: about Olympic Medals Old Comments Of course we tend to focus on the glamour sports & perhaps don't have an appreciation of the 2nd & 3rd tier. Perhaps a different table is to mark the all-time best Olympic performing moments such as these (from KIM L., 4 July 2012) 1984 LA S.O. American Mary Lou Retton nails a perfect 10.0 on the last event (vault) to win the All-Around; 1984 LA S.O. Swiss marathoner Gabriella Anderson-Schiess in a state of heat exhaustion struggles through a horrifying last 500 meters to finish the inaugural womens marathon to the delight of the American crowd; 1984 Sarajevo W.O. GB's Jane Torvill & Christopher Dean skate to Ravel's Bolero to score perfect 10s across the board to win the ice dance gold; 2008 Beijing S.O. American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the most decorated Olympian of all time after winning 8 golds-the most ever in 1 Olympiad to add to 6 other medals; 1988 Seoul S.O. American trackstar sizzles to golds in the 100/200 in world & Olympic record time-records that still hold today to go with her 4 by 1 gold, her 200 silver, & 4 by 4 silver; 2008 Beijing O.G. Jamaica's sprint sensation Usain Bolt thunders to new world marks in the 100/200 & helps his team win the 4 by 1 relay; 1988 Seoul S.O. American diver Greg Louganis becomes the most decorated diver with his 4th gold won in the platform on his last dive; 1984 Sarajevo W.O. in the epic battle of the Brians, American figure skater Brian Boitano outduels Canadian rival Brian Orser for the gold; 1984 LA S.O. American Joan Benoit dazzles the hometown crowd by winning the first Olympic marathon; 1968 Mexico City S.O. American long jumper Bob Beamon jumps the unbelievable 29 plus feet at high altitude to establish a record that would hold for 20 years; Australian swimmer Dawn Frasier becomes the only swimmer to pull off 3 consecutive gold medal wins in the 100 freestyle over 3 Olympiads; 1972 Munich S.O. Mark Spitz becomes the 1st swimmer & athlete to win 7 gold medals in 1 Olympiad; 1976 Montreal S.O. Romanian gymnast N |
Boxing 1975. Who did Muhammad Ali beat in the 'Thrilla in Manila'? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 1 | 1975: Muhammad Ali wins 'Thrilla in Manila' About This Site | Text Only 1975: Muhammad Ali wins 'Thrilla in Manila' US boxer Muhammad Ali has retained the world heavyweight boxing championship after defeating his arch-rival, Joe Frazier, in their third and arguably greatest fight. The so-called "Thrilla in Manilla" lasted 14 rounds before Frazier's trainer, Eddie Futch, finally persuaded him to call it a day. Ali said the fight was "the closest thing to dying". From the first bell the action was furious. Ringside experts classed it among the finest heavyweight title bouts - if not the finest of them all. I didn't realise he was so great. He's a real, real fighter. Muhammad Ali The 25,000 fans crammed into Manila's Philippine Coliseum rose to their feet, cheering on Ali the champion, as he looked set for the kill. But each time "Smokin'" Joe fought back, dipping under the champion's longer reach. By the 14th round, the challenger, tired and battered about the head, walked into a series of lefts and rights to the face and jaw and was knocked almost unconscious on his feet by 15 block-busting blows inside 45 seconds. He made it back to his own corner, still on his feet, but looking badly bruised about the head, with swellings to the left side of his forehead and under his right eye. His trainer called time but Frazier tried to protest. There was a moment of indecision in the stadium as the crowd waited to see whether he would return to the ring. Then came the announcement and there was total uproar as Ali's team leaped into the ring to congratulate their man. But Ali - who was staggering with exhaustion - fell to the canvas and had to be helped to his feet. He told a news conference afterwards: "I'm so tired I want to rest for a week. My hips are sore, my arms are sore, my side is sore, my hands are sore." He paid tribute to his challenger as "the toughest man in the world". "I couldn't have taken the punches he took. I would have given in long before. " I didn't realise he was so great. He's a real, real fighter." Both men are said to be contemplating retirement. Ali was guaranteed $4.5m for his fourth defence since regaining the title against George Foreman in Zaire last year. Frazier, two years his junior, got $2m. |
Name the Dick Francis mount that collapsed approaching the finishing line in the 1956 'Grand National'? | The 10 worst mishaps in the history of sport | Sport | The Observer The 10 worst mishaps in the history of sport Sunday 5 November 2000 guardian.co.uk 1 Devon Loch falls in the 1956 Grand National Two of Devon Loch's most fancied rivals, Must, the favourite, and Early Mist, the winner three years earlier, fell at the first, and with every stride the Queen Mother's horse appeared more dominant. Dick Francis, later to become a best-selling novelist, but on this afternoon Devon Loch's partner, fought to restrain the horse from going on too quickly. As they cleared the last and Francis kicked for home, the cheers for a royal victory thundered around the stands. 'Never had I felt such power in reserve,' Francis wrote later, 'such confidence in my mount, such calm in my mind.' Then, 55 yards from the line, disaster struck. The horse jumped slightly before collapsing on his stomach, legs thrust out in front and behind. The horse did manage to regain his feet but it was soon clear he could not carry on and ESB galloped past to win. None of the dramatic stories that have secured the Grand National's place in sporting legend has matched the mystifying subsidence of Devon Loch, whose name has become synonymous with sudden and inexplicable falls. Theories abound. That the horse tried to jump a shadow, was distracted by the crowd, had a cramp attack, suffered a blood clot on his hind leg and even that he was destabilised by breaking wind violently after his girth was made too tight at the start. Whatever the truth, it was one of the most sensational moments in sporting history. 2 Mary Decker trips over Zola Budd at the 1984 Olympics Mary Decker, the outstanding female middle-distance runner of her generation, had hoped to run both the 1500 and 3,000 metres at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 but withdrew from the 1500 because the events overlapped. So her Olympic hopes were pinned on the longer race, in which her rivals included Zola Budd, the diminutive South African controversially granted British citizenship earlier in the year. Decker could have had no idea what a dramatic effect her presence in the 3,000 metre final would have. At the 1,700-metre mark, the two bumped twice in the space of a few strides and Decker, tracking Budd, tripped on the British runner's right leg, her spikes digging deeply into Budd's heel. A dispirited Budd ran on, eventually limping home seventh, but Decker pitched forward onto the infield, her race, and her only hope of a medal, over. Afterwards, a distraught Decker refused to accept Budd's apology. 3 Nigel Mansell's tyre bursts at the 1986 Australian Grand Prix Virtually all Nigel Mansell had to do to win the drivers' championship was to keep going around the Adelaide street circuit. Entering the final race, he led Alain Prost by six points and Williams team-mate Nelson Piquet by seven. Well into the last third of the race, Mansell was second behind Keke Rosberg's McLaren, whose right rear tyre suddenly failed. Goodyear technicians tried desperately to inform the other Goodyear teams, including Williams, but as Mansell slipped into sixth gear and took off down the long Jack Brabham straight at close to 200mph his own left rear tire exploded, showering the track with yellow, molten sparks. Prost sped by to win the world title by two points, while Mansell discovered later that if he had crashed into the wall on the straight, rather than expertly manoeuvre his stricken car into the escape road, the race would have been stopped and he would have been world champion. 4 Don Fox's missed goal kick at the 1968 rugby league Challenge Cup final He had already been named man of the match and now all Don Fox had to do was complete a triumphant afternoon for himself and Wakefield Trinity by knocking over the simplest of goal kicks. It was right in front of the posts and the points would overturn Leeds's 11-10 lead in the game's dying moments. But the Wakefield loose forward toe-poked it wide and sunk to his knees on the sodden Wembley turf. He never played again, nor has he spoken about the incident. But his older |
Which 'Royal' won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2006? | BBC SPORT | Phillips wins top BBC Sport award Phillips wins top BBC Sport award Phillips claimed more than a third of the public vote on Sunday Zara Phillips has been named 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year - 35 years after her mother, the Princess Royal, received the same honour. She won the public vote ahead of golfer Darren Clarke and gymnast Beth Tweddle. The award marked the climax to a thrilling year for Phillips, who holds both world and European equestrian titles on her horse, Toytown. "For two members of the same family to win the award for the first time is very special," Phillips said. Sport Personality: Phillips wins BBC award "My mum said when she won it no-one else was in the running! In the build-up to it, I didn't think it would be a big thing for me. "I was thinking 'I'd rather have my world gold medal than the Sports Personality of The Year award'. "But when it actually came around to the night, and I was up there on the stage, it was unbelievable when you looked at all the top sporting people in the room." There were so many fantastic people up for the award, I personally didn't expect to win Zara Phillips Phillips looked shocked and delighted as she collected her prize at a crowded NEC in Birmingham with one third of the public vote. "It's just amazing to be here among these people and to win this is absolutely amazing," she said. Clarke had been hot favourite to win the award after he helped Europe to victory over the United States in the Ryder Cup just weeks after the death of his wife Heather. But the 38-year-old from Northern Ireland had said beforehand that he did not want to triumph on a sympathy vote. The show was taking place outside London for the first time in the event's 53-year history, with 3,000 tickets snapped up by members of the public. "The atmosphere was brilliant and I was in awe of everyone," Phillips added later in an interview on BBC Radio Five Live. "There were so many fantastic people up for the award, I personally didn't expect to win. "It's great for my sport. The people that voted have obviously viewed what we did this year and seen what it's about. ZARA PHILLIPS FACTFILE 1981: Born July 27, in London 1999: Buys seven-year-old horse Toytown 2003: Finishes second to Pippa Funnell at the Burghley Horse Trials 2004: Misses Olympics after leg injury to Toytown 2005: Wins individual and team gold at the European Eventing Championships 2006: Wins individual gold at the World Equestrian Games "Hopefully it'll encourage more people to come and get involved." Clarke, who won three matches out of three at the Ryder Cup, secured 21% of the vote, while world champion gymnast Tweddle earned 12%. Phillips won the individual gold in the three-day eventing competition at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen in Germany. The Queen's granddaughter produced a near faultless display over the three days of dressage, cross country and show jumping. She also helped Great Britain claim the team silver and has become only the third rider to hold the European and World titles at the same time. 606: DEBATE |
Who was the first man to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year twice? | BBC Sport - Sports Personality of the Year - Sports Personality facts and figures Sports Personality facts and figures Elton John presented the 1984 award to Torvill and Dean Sports Personality of the Year Venue: Birmingham LG Arena Date: Sunday, 19 December Time: 1900 GMT Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sport website. BBC Sports Personality of the Year celebrates its 57th anniversary this year and remains one of the most important fixtures on the sporting calendar. The end-of-the-year television spectacle began in 1954, when it attracted a television audience of 12m, who watched athlete Chris Chataway pick up the main award in recognition of setting the 5,000m world record. Chataway fought off tough competition, beating Roger Bannister to the award, despite Bannister becoming the first man to run a mile in under four minutes that same year - where Chataway was his pacemaker. Votes were cast by postcard back in 1954, with 14,517 votes arriving at BBC HQ. Since Chataway was honoured, there have been 54 sportsmen and sportswomen who have won the coveted title of BBC Sports Personality of the Year, while many others have been recipients of the other BBC Spoty awards. BBC Sport has delved through the archives to look back on the history of Sports Personality of the Year. SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR • BBC's Sports Personality of the Year was created in 1954 by Sir Paul Fox, then editor of the magazine show Sportsview, and was presented by Peter Dimmock. • Dimmock was the first of 11 presenters. Frank Bough, Harry Carpenter, Des Lynam, Steve Rider, Sue Barker, Gary Lineker, Clare Balding, John Inverdale, Adrian Chiles and Jake Humphery have all played their part since. Bough was the longest running presenter, notching up a record 19 shows between 1964 and 1982. • The first show was called Sportsview, before it was re-titled as Sports Review of the Year and then became, as we know it today, Sports Personality of the Year, in 1999. • The event had been hosted at various venues around London before the decision was taken to move the show outside the capital four years ago and give the public the chance to attend the staging. The Birmingham NEC was its first port of call in 2006 and 2007 before the event moved on to Liverpool's Echo Arena in 2008 and the Sheffield Arena in 2009. Birmingham will host the show for a third time in 2010 when the LG Arena hosts the show. • Other venues to have hosted the ceremony include the Savoy Hotel, Grosvenor House Hotel, Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush Empire, New London Theatre, Queen Elizabeth II Centre and BBC Television Centre. THE MAIN AWARD - IN NUMBERS • Swimmer Ian Black became the youngest winner of the award in 1958, at the age of 17, and golfer Dai Rees is the oldest winner, having picked up the accolade at the age of 44 in 1957. • Kelly Holmes win in 2004 was the 17th time a track and field athlete had received the accolade - the most of any sport. This is followed by motor racing, which has produced six winners. Boxing and football have both provided five winners, with four winners from the world of Cricket. Perhaps surprisingly there has only been one winner from Rugby Union - Jonny Wilkinson in 2003. • Only three people have won the award twice: Henry Cooper (1967 and 1970), Nigel Mansell (1986 and 1992) and Damon Hill (1994 and 1996). • In 1960, the first Overseas Personality of the Year award was picked up by Australian athlete Herb Elliott. The same year, the inaugural Team of the Year prize was presented to the Cooper Formula One Racing team. • Swimmer Anita Lonsbrough was the first female to win Personality of the Year in 1962, with Dorothy Hyman (1963) and Mary Rand (1964) making it a hat-trick of female winners. FACTS AND STATS ON SPOTY'S OTHER AWARDS • Skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won Team of the Year twice (1982 & 1983) and Sports Personality of the Year once, in their golden year of 1984. Bobby Moore, Nick Faldo, showjumper David Broome, Steve Redgrave, David Beckham, Jonny Wilkinson, Andrew Flintoff and Ryan Giggs are the only o |
On which horse did David Broome win the 1966 King George V Gold Cup? | King George V Gold Cup winners: 1992-2014 - Horse & Hound King George V Gold Cup winners: 1992-2014 0shares 0shares We dig into the H&H archives to bring you pictures of the past 24 winners of the historic King George V Gold Cup TAGS: King George V Cup Royal International Horse Show The historic King George V Gold Cup is one of the most prestigious prizes in British showjumping. Held annually at the Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead, the grand prix class was open to male riders only until 2008. Lady riders became eligible to compete for the beautiful trophy in that year, but showjumping fans had to wait seven years before Beezie Madden became the first lady to lift the famous trophy aloft in 2014. Article continues below... Whose name will be added to the hall of fame in 2015? Whoever they are, they will join an illustrious list of elite showjumpers reaching back to Russia’s Dimitri d’Exe, the class’s inaugural winner back in 1911. Article continues below... King George V Gold Cup winners hall of fame 1911: Piccolo (Dimitri d’Exe) RUS 1912: Murat (Lt Delvoie) BEL 1913: Amazone (Baron de Maelon) FRA 1914: Amazone (Baron de Maelon) FRA 1920: Dignite (Auguste de Laissardiere) FRA 1921: Combined Training (Geoffrey Brooke) 1922: Bluff (Conte Giacomo Antonelli) ITA 1923: Grey Fox (Auguste de Laissardiere) FRA 1924: Don Chisciotte (Coonte Giulio Borsaelli di Riffredo) ITA 1925: Broncho (Malise Graham) GBR 1926: Ballymacshane (Fred Bontecou) USA 1927: Quinine (Xavier Bizard) FRA 1928: Forty Six (A G Martyr) GBR 1929: Mandarin (Hubert Gibault) FRA 1930: Chelsea (Jack Talbot-Ponsonby) GBR 1931: The Parson (Jacques Misonne) BEL 1932: Chelsea (Jack Talbot-Ponsonby) GBR 1933: Best Girl (Jack Talbot-Ponsonby) GBR 1934: Tramore Bay (John Lewis) IRE 1935: Limerick Lace (Jed O’Dwyer) IRE 1937: Honduras (Xavier Bizard) FRA 1938: Derek (John Friedberger) GBR 1939: Adigrat (Conte Alessandro Bettoni-Cazzago) ITA 1947: Marquis III (Pierre Jonquerer d’Oriola) FRA 1948: Foxhunter (Harry Llewellyn) GBR 1949: Tankard (Brian Butler) GBR 1950: Foxhunter (Harry Llewellyn) GBR 1951: Ballyneety (Kevin Barry) IRE 1952: Grecieux (Carlos Fiqueroa) ESP 1953: Foxhunter (Harry Llewellyn) GBR 1954: Meteor (Fritz Thiedemann) GER 1955: Brando (Luigi Cartasegna) ITA 1956: First Boy (William Steinkraus) USA 1957: Uruguay (Piero d’Inzeo) ITA 1958: Master William (Hugh Wiley) USA 1959: Nautical (Hugh Wiley) USA 1960:Sunsalve (David Broome) GBR 1961: The Rock (Piero d’Inzeo) ITA 1962: The Rock (Piero d’Inzeo) ITA 1963: Dundrum (Tommy Wade) IRE 1964: Sinjon (William Steinkraus) USA 1965: Fortun (Hans Gunter Winkler) GER 1966: Mister Softee (David Broome) GBR 1967: Firecrest (Peter Robeson) GBR 1968: Enigk (Hans Gunter Winkler) GBR 1969: Uncle Max (Ted Edgar) GBR 1970: Mattie Brown (Harvey Smith) GBR 1971: Askan (Gerd Wiltfang) GER 1972: Sportsman (David Broome) GBR 1973: Pennwood Forge Mill (Paddy McMahon) GBR 1974: Mainspring (Frank Chapot) USA 1975: Rex the Robber (Alvin Schockemohle) GER 1976: Chainbridge (Mike Saywell) GBR 1977: Philco (David Broome) GBR 1978: Claret (Jeff McVean) AUS 1979: Video (Robert Smith) GBR 1980: Scorton (David Bowen) GBR 1981: Mr Ross (David Broom) GBR 1982: Disney Way (Michael Whitaker) GBR 1983: Deister (Paul Schockemohle) GER 1984: St. James (Nick Skelton) GBR 1985: Towerlands Anglezarke (Malcolm Pyrah) GBR 1986: Next Ryans Son (John Whitaker) GBR 1987: Towerlands Anglezarke (Malcom Pyrah) GBR 1988: Brook St. Boysie (Robert Smith) GBR 1989: Next Didi (Michael Whitaker) GBR 1990: Henderson Milton (John Whitaker) GBR 1991: Lannegan (David Broome) GBR 1992: Everest Midnight Madness (Michael Whitaker) GBR 1993: Everest Limited Edition (Nick Skelton) GBR 1994: Everest Midnight Magic (Michael Whitaker) GBR 1995: Heather Blaze (Robert Splaine) IRL 1996: Cathleen (Nick Skelton) GBR 1997: Virtual Village Welham (John Whitaker) GBR 1998: Senator Mighty Blue (Robert Smith) GBR 1999: Hopes are High (Nick Skelton) GBR 2000: Ballaseyr Twilight (Cameron Hanley) IRE 2001: Glasgow (Norman Dello Joio) USA 2002: Champion du Lys ( |
On which London Underground line would you find 'Heathrow Airport? | Underground | London Tube to Heathrow | Heathrow Due to escalator work, Holborn station will be exit-only, with no interchange from the Central Line, between 07:30 and 10:00 on weekdays. [More details] London Underground's Piccadilly Line provides the most cost-effective rail route between Heathrow and the capital. Journey time by Tube is under an hour and you shouldn't have to wait longer than ten minutes for a train, even off-peak. Where to catch trains Heathrow has three London Underground stations – one for Terminals 2 and 3 and one each at Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 . Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3 station is between the terminals, which are a few minutes' walk away via pedestrian subway. Heathrow Terminal 4 and Heathrow Terminal 5 underground stations are in the basements of the terminal buildings. All stations are in Travelcard Zone 6. Fares and tickets Underground tickets are available at all stations. The single cash fare to central London (Zone 1) is £6.00. A one-day Travelcard, giving unlimited travel in Zones 1-6, costs £17.20 (Anytime) or £12.10 (off-peak). For more information visit tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments or visit the Travel Information Centre at Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3 underground station. Oyster pay-as-you-go fares are £5.10 (Mon - Fri, 06:30 - 09:30) and £3.10 (all other times). You'll need an Oyster card – for details see oyster.tfl.gov.uk – or a contactless payment card . Train times The first and last trains to and from Heathrow are shown below. Train times and fares are subject to change – please confirm using the Transport for London website or call +44 (0)343 22 1234 before travelling. Night Tube On Fridays and Saturdays the Piccadilly Line now operates a 24-hour service, with night trains to and from Terminals 2, 3 and 5 on average every 10 minutes. There is no service on the Terminal 4 loop. First and last trains to central London Station |
What was the full name of the infamous German 'SS'? | The SS Himmler's SchutzStaffel - www.HolocaustResearchProject.org www.HolocaustResearchProject.org The Schutzstaffel, better known as the infamous SS, were established by Hitler, to act as protection force at Hitler’s mass meetings in public. Many of these meetings were violent and ugly, during the Nazis early quest for power. As such it formed part of the Nazi militia, the brown shirted Sturmabteilung, also better known by the initials SA. Unlike the SA, however, whose origins derived from the nationalist Freikorps of the post – Great War period, the SS owed its loyalties to Hitler alone and was neither conceived as, nor permitted to become a mass movement. Heinrich Himmler who was appointed Reichsfuhrer- SS in 1929 and from its very inception he saw the SS as an elite force, as an elite unit, the party's "Praetorian Guard," with all SS personnel selected on the principles of racial purity and unconditional loyalty to the Nazi Party. Portrait of Heinrich Himmler In the early days of the SS, officer candidates had to prove German ancestry to 1750. They also were required to prove that they had no Jewish ancestors. Later, when the requirements of the war made it impossible to confirm the ancestry of officer candidates, the proof of ancestry regulation was dropped. Between 1925 and 1929, the SS was considered merely a battalion of the SA and numbered no more than 280 personnel. On January 6, 1929, Adolf Hitler appointed Heinrich Himmler as the leader of the SS, and by the end of 1932, the SS had 52,000 members. By the end of the next year, it had over 209,000 members. Himmler's expansion of the SS was based on models from other groups, such as the Knights Templar and the Italian Blackshirts. According to SS- Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS, Karl Wolff, it was also based on the model from the Society of Jesus of absolute obedience to the Pope or in this case Heinrich Himmler. Himmler in the early days of the SS Heinrich Himmler himself though, was a pale and dull, man. He was a chicken-farmer who wore glasses, with receding hair, and whose disposition was mild mannered and prim. Indeed Himmler resembled nothing like the blond Aryan superman, who featured so heavily in his outpourings of Nordic supremacy and half-baked mythology. Himmler wanted the uniforms to be more elegant, the black uniforms looked impressive, its behaviour impeccable, its discipline more strictly enforced than those of the SA. It was an organisation that actively sought well educated men, University professors, the social elite within the Nazi Party. This perverted elitism of the SS as created by Himmler that was the core of the SS, represented by Himmler himself with curious leanings towards Nordic mysticism to such absurd lengths. Much of how the SS was moulded into a brutal and feared organisation can be laid at the door of Himmler’s deputy, Reinhard Heydrich, and no history of the SS can be complete, without reference to the considerable contribution made by him, a man who clearly met the Teutonic hero vision, unlike the Reichsfuhrer himself. Reinhard Heydrich Reinhard Heydrich joined the SS in 1931, he was of middle-class origin and had been a naval officer but in 1931 he had been cashiered for “conduct unbecoming a gentleman,” after compromising the virtue of a shipyard director’s daughter. During his time in the German Navy he had served for a time under Admiral Canaris, who nurtured his taste for intelligence work. Heydrich’s personality was ice-cold, utterly ruthless - he was a first class fencer, excellent horseman and a skilled pilot and musician. First he directed his lucid intellect to the internal organisation of the SS, and the creation of the Sicherheitsdient – the SS intelligence service. Heydrich never succeeded Himmler as Reichsfuhrer-SS, as he was assassinated by Czech agents, who had been trained by the British, in Prague in June 1942. The SS carried out harsh reprisals for this act, and erased the village of Lidice, from the face of the earth, killing all the male inhabitants, the children w |
Which actress starred in 'Funny Girl'? | Funny Girl Cast List: Actors and Actresses from Funny Girl Full Cast of Funny Girl Actors/Actresses 2k views 17 items tags f t p @ Funny Girl cast list, listed alphabetically with photos when available. This list of Funny Girl actors includes any Funny Girl actresses and all other actors from the film. You can view additional information about each Funny Girl actor on this list, such as when and where they were born. To find out more about a particular actor or actress, click on their name and you'll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career. The cast members of Funny Girl have been in many other movies, so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with. List includes Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif and more. If you want to answer the questions, "Who starred in the movie Funny Girl?" and "What is the full cast list of Funny Girl?" then this page has got you covered. This cast list of who was in Funny Girl includes both lead and minor roles. (17 items) |
Jonah Barrington is famous for which sport? | iSPORTstore.com - Jonah Barrington - Mr. Squash By Paul McElhinney Jonah Barrington - Mr. Squash By Paul McElhinney Jonah Barrington - Mr. Squash By Paul McElhinney In the late 1960’s and 1970’s, he was known as Mr. Squash. He had helped drag a sport which had mainly been the preserve of the English public school elite and the British Empire, firmly into the post-colonial era. With his emphasis on fitness training and on the importance of winning, he managed to transform a sport of the leisured classes into a rigorous modern one. His dynamic, determined personality helped in driving this transformation – to have attended one of his clinics was to have witnessed a master class in the psychology and tactics of the sport. Not only was he a master of the theory of the game, but he managed to reach the position of No.1 in the world game, vying on and off during the 1960’s and 1970’s with the great Australian, Geoff Hunt for the top position. I had the great honour of meeting Jonah during a tour he made to Zambia and Rhodesia in the late 1960’s. At that stage, he was at the height of his career. He travelled with a useful English player, Mike Corby who played exhibition matches against Barrington and against the local talent. Our family were living in Zambia at the time when he arrived up at the Lusaka Club to play a series of exhibitions. I recall his match against local hero, Storr Hunter, a Rhodesian émigré living in Lusaka. Hunter took quite a pummelling but managed to disport himself well against the best in the world at the time. I managed to see the match throughout but my father, who was a former Irish international, had to leave early on account of my younger brother not feeling well. I remember very well the clinic he gave after his match. He had a sort of mesmeric, wizard like quality as he regaled the crowd with anecdotes and advice. Dark and brooding with a strong, fixed stare; he had a charisma that held the crowd in the palm of his hand. He also recounted the encounter he had some years previously with the great Pakistani player, Nasrullah Khan. Short and pot-bellied, Khan appeared a walkover to a young fit Barrington until Khan started to serve. Khan was able to lob his serve so that it hugged the wall throughout its trajectory down the court. Each time Barrington came out to return it, he crashed his racket against the wall. Khan won the first game 9-0 purely on his serve! Barrington also asked the great master for his advice on ways to cure a problem he had in regularly hitting the lower tin. Khan’s advice was: ‘Hit ball higher’. For about an hour, we were treated to a display of wit and wisdom from Barrington. He took his game seriously and was imparting his insights to an audience eager to know what the secret of his success was. After the match, my brother Karl and I managed to get into his changing room – how we did, I’m not quite sure. We were just on our way to Ireland to attend a prep school in Co. Wicklow, we told him. It emerged that he had also gone to a school in Avoca – an immediate connection. It was quite a thrill to meet the best squash player in the world as a boy of 11 years and for him to have been so open and friendly. This was an encounter we dined out on for many years after! Jonah had an interesting pedigree. He came from an old Anglo-Irish family with significant landed interests. One of his ancestors, Sir Jonah Barrington, established an estate in County Limerick, ‘Glenstal’ which was eventually sold in the 1930’s to a group of Belgian Benedictine monks. These monks established a boarding school which I attended in the 1970’s – another interesting connection. Jonah’s aforementioned ancestor was also responsible for introducing rugby to Limerick (not long after William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran at Rugby School). He organised teams of working men and farm labourers from his estate to play the game and established a tradition in Limerick of rugby among working class communities. Teams like ‘Young Munster’ carry on this working class tradition even to this day. In this respect, |
I which European city will you find 'Dam Square'? | Dam Square (Amsterdam, The Netherlands): Top Tips Before You Go - TripAdvisor Neighborhood Profile Centrum Amsterdam’s buzzing hub, with its sprawling network of tram rails and a seemingly constant flow of tourists and commuters, yields convenient access to some of the best sightseeing, shopping, and street life in Europe. Closest at hand are the Royal Palace, the quaint shops of Haalremmerdijk, the pedestrianized zones Kalverstraat and Dam Square with popular neighborhoods such as the Red Light District, and the Canal Ring hardly more than a moment’s stroll away. With the well-connected Centraal Station as Centrum’s base, it's easy to travel farther afield via one of the city’s iconic trams. |
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