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In 1886, the longest railway tunnel in Britain to date, opened. What was its name? | History for January 8 - On-This-Day.com Today's: 1642 - Astronomer Galileo Galilei died in Arcetri, Italy. 1675 - The first corporation was chartered in the United States . The company was the New York Fishing Company. 1790 - In the United States , George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address. 1815 - The Battle of New Orleans began. The War of 1812 had officially ended on December 24, 1814, with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. The news of the signing had not reached British troops in time to prevent their attack on New Orleans. 1838 - Alfred Vail demonstrated a telegraph code he had devised using dots and dashes as letters. The code was the predecessor to Samuel Morse's code. 1853 - A bronze statue of Andrew Jackson on a horse was unveiled in Lafayette Park in Washington, DC . The statue was the work of Clark Mills. 1856 - Borax (hydrated sodium borate) was discovered by Dr. John Veatch. 1877 - Crazy Horse (Tashunca-uitco) and his warriors fought their final battle against the U.S. Cavalry in Montana . 1886 - The Severn Railway Tunnel, Britain's longest, was opened. 1889 - The tabulating machine was patented by Dr. Herman Hollerith. His firm, Tabulating Machine Company, later became International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). 1894 - Fire caused serious damage at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, IL . 1900 - U.S. President McKinley placed Alaska under military rule. 1900 - In South Africa, General White turned back the Boers attack of Ladysmith. 1901 - The first tournament sanctioned by the American Bowling Congress was held in Chicago, IL . 1908 - A catastrophic train collision occurred in the smoke-filled Park Avenue Tunnel in New York City. Seventeen were killed and thirty-eight were injured. The accident caused a public outcry and increased demand for electric trains. 1916 - During World War I, the final withdrawal of Allied troops from Gallipoli took place. 1918 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announced his Fourteen Points as the basis for peace upon the end of World War I. 1921 - David Lloyd George became the first prime minister tenant at Chequers Court, Buckinghamshire. 1929 - William S. Paley appeared on CBS Radio for the first time to announce that CBS had become the largest regular chain of broadcasting chains in radio history. 1935 - The spectrophotometer was patented by A.C. Hardy. 1952 - Marie Wilson came to TV as "My Friend Irma". 1955 - After 130 home basketball wins, Georgia Tech defeated Kentucky 59-58. It was the first Kentucky loss at home since January 2, 1943. 1957 - Jackie Robinson announced his retirement from major league baseball in an article that appeared in "LOOK" magazine. 1958 - Bobby Fisher, at the age of 14, won the United States Chess Championship for the first time. 1959 - Charles De Gaulle was inaugurated as president of France's Fifth Republic. 1960 - The NCAA met in New York and voted against reviving the unlimited substitution rule for college football. 1964 - U.S. President Lyndon Johnson declared a "War on Poverty." 1961 - Robert Goulet made his national TV debut this night on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS. 1962 - Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa was exhibited in America for the first time at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC . The next day the exhibit opened to the public. 1973 - Secret peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam resumed near Paris, France. 1973 - The trial opened in Washington, of seven men accused of bugging Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate apartment complex in Washington, DC . 1975 - Ella Grasso became the governor of Connecticut. She was the first woman to become a governor of a state without a husband preceding her in the governor�s chair. 1982 - American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) settled the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against it by agreeing to divest itself of the 22 Bell System companies. 1982 - The U.S. Justice Department withdrew an antitrust suit against IBM. 1987 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed over the 2000 mark for the first time at 2,002.2 |
Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allies at the end of World War One? | First World War.com - Primary Documents - John Pershing on Foch's Appointment as Allied Supreme Commander, 1 September 1919 What's New Primary Documents - John Pershing on Foch's Appointment as Allied Supreme Commander, 1 September 1919 Reproduced below is the official reaction - from his despatch of September 1919 - of U.S. Commander-in-Chief General John Pershing , to news of the decision to transfer supreme military command of Allied forces on the Western Front to Ferdinand Foch . Sponsored Links The decision to transfer overall command to Foch was taken by Allied government representatives at Doullens on 26 March in the wake of the onset of the powerful German Spring Offensive which was launched five days earlier and which inflicted serious reverses upon the British Army. It was thus in a period of crisis that Foch was handed his (ultimately highly successful) leading role. Pershing's reaction to the news was, in spite of the potential for subsequent disagreements (which actually transpired), positive. He recognised the need for a unified Allied strategy in the face of the current concerted German offensive. Click here to read the text of his address to Foch on the matter on 28 March. Click here to read British Prime Minister David Lloyd George's official statement on the subject. Click here to read a follow-up statement by Lloyd George on the same subject dated 9 April 1918. John Pershing on Foch's Appointment as Allied Supreme Commander In the latter part of January, 1918, joint note No. 12, presented by the military representatives with the supreme war council, was approved by the council. This note concluded that France would be safe during 1918 only under certain conditions, namely: (a) That the strength of the British and French troops in France are continuously kept up to their present total strength and that they receive the expected reinforcements of not less than two American divisions per month. The first German offensive of 1918, beginning March 21st, overran all resistance during the initial period of the attack. Within eight days the enemy had completely crossed the old Somme battlefield and had swept everything before him to a depth of some fifty-six kilometres. For a few days the loss of the railroad centre of Amiens appeared imminent. The offensive made such inroads upon French and British reserves that defeat stared them in the face unless the new American troops should prove more immediately available than even the most optimistic had dared to hope. On March 27th the military representatives with the supreme war council prepared their joint note No. 18. This note repeated the previously quoted statement from joint note No. 12, and continued: The battle which is developing at the present moment in France, and which can extend to the other theatres of operations, may very quickly place the Allied armies in a serious situation from the point of view of effectives, and the military representatives are from this moment of opinion that the above-detailed condition can no longer be maintained, and they consider as a general proposition that the new situation requires new decisions. The military representatives are of opinion that it is highly desirable that the American Government should assist the allied armies as soon as possible by permitting in principle the temporary service of American units in allied army corps and divisions. Such reinforcements must, however, be obtained from other units than those American divisions which are now operating with the French, and the units so temporarily employed must eventually be returned to the American army. The military representatives are of the opinion that from the present time, in execution of the foregoing, and until otherwise directed by the supreme war council, only American infantry and machine-gun units, organized as that gov |
The Witan was the name for a parliament held by which early people in Britain? | The British parliament explained Update: 3 November 2016 Can the British parliament block Brexit ? Yes. In a verdict delivered on 3rd November, the British High Court ruled that the Government does not have the authority to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, to take Britain out of the EU, without the consent of Parliament. Prime Minister Theresa May had argued that the result of the referendum, even if it was only "advisory", gave the Government the right to take Britain our of the EU without the consent of Parliament. the judges in the High court have disagreed with this. They reminded the Government that the UK Parliament is sovereign, and ther"efore must be consulted on, and must approve, the details of the Government's plan for taking the UK out of the EU. It is quite certain already that some British MPs will vote against the triggering of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which is the only way to start proceedings for Britain to leave the EU. But will Parliament block Brexit? That is an entirely different question which it would be very rash to try and answer now. For the time being, it is far too early to even start to know how the story of Brexit will be concluded. Origins of the British parliament The "Palace of Westminster", London, home of the British Parliament Nicknamed the "Mother of Parliaments" , the British parliament is respected as the most ancient parliament in today's world. Apart from a few brief interruptions , it has carried out its business on the same spot, called the Palace of Westminster, since the year 1265. It was in this year that the Simon de Montfort - an Anglo-Norman baron - convened the first elected parliament of England: the men met at Westminster, which was at the time a village outside the medieval city of London . These elected officials were, of course, lords and barons, not ordinary people, and they were elected by their peers, not by universal suffrage; but each one was there to represent one of the counties or cities in the kingdom of England. The idea of a "parliament" was not totally new. Before the Norman Conquest in 1066, the Anglo-Saxon kings ruled their kingdom with the help of a council of elders called the Witan or Witenagemot ; like other early parliaments, the Witan was made up of nobles and men of the church. They chose the next king , and advised the sovereign, but had no real power in terms of government. After the Norman Conquest , William the Conqueror and his successors relied on their system of barons and territorial councils to govern the country; this was the basis of the Anglo-Norman feudal system. The English Parliament operated fairly steadily for four centuries, acting as a counterweight to the power of the king, and it did so until the seventeenth century. From the 14th century, Parliament consisted of two chambers, the House of Lords (the "upper" house) and the House of Commons (the "lower" house) . But in the middle of the 17th century , King Charles 1st precipitated the English Civil War - the English Revolution - by trying to rule without Parliament. The Civil War opposed the Royalist forces and the Parliamentary forces, under the command of Oliver Cromwell; it ended in the victory of the Parliamentarians . From then on, the English Parliament was firmly established as an essential force in the running of the country. In 1660 Parliament declared the restoration of the monarchy and established a system of parliamentary monarchy. Parliament's power was however quickly put to the test, and in 1688 Parliament deposed King James II and invited Dutch prince William of Orange to take the crown of England. The success of the "Glorious Revolution" confirmed the role of the English Parliament, a role that was constitutionally defined the following year by the signing of the Deed of Rights or Bill of Rights , one of the major constitutional acts of the United Kingdom. This Bill (new law) formally established the role of parliament and the limits of royal power. This was the beginning of the modern parliament, with i |
Who was the first of the Plantagenet kings? | The Plantagenets - Timeline of the Kings and Queens of England British life and culture - England, Scotland and Wales Timeline of the Kings and Queens of England The Plantagenets 1154 - 1399 The Plantagenets were a huge powerful family not just in England but throughout Europe. The first Plantagenet was King Henry 2nd whose father owned vast lands in Anjou an area as big as Normandy around the modern town of Tours. Henry’s wife Eleanor ruled the even larger territory to the south called Aquitaine. Plantagenet Kings were thus the richest family in Europe and ruled England and half of France. Their name came from planta genista, the Latin for yellow broom flower, which the Counts of Anjou wore as an emblem on their helmets. This dynasty is normally subdivided into three parts. 1154-1216 - The first Plantagenet kings were the Angevins 1216-1399 - The Plantagenets 1399-1485 - The Houses of Lancaster and of York . Normally separated from main stream Plantagenets because they are considered the first truly English rather than French Kings. Altogether the House of Plantagents ruled for 331 years (includes The Houses of Lancaster and of York ). Angevins King Henry II 1154 - 1189 King Richard I the Lionheart 1189 - 1199 King John 1 1199 - 1216 Angevins King Henry II 1154 - 1189 Henry II, the first 'Plantagenet' king, accedes to the throne. He was not only king of England, but also ruled over most of Wales, Normandy, Anjou, Gascony and other parts of France (acquired through his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine). Age 21-56 Born: 5 March 1133 at Le Mans, France Parents: Geoffrey, Count of Anjou, and Empress Matilda Ascended to the throne: 25 October 1154 aged 21 years Crowned: 19 December 1154 at Westminster Abbey Married: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine Children: Five sons including Richard I and John, three daughters and several illegitimate children Died: 6 July 1189 at Chinon Castle, Anjou, France aged 56 years Buried at: Fontevraud, France Succeeded by: his son Richard Came to the throne at just 21. He ruled for thirty-four years, but spent only fourteen of them in England. Henry owed his Kingship of England to his Norman mother Matilda, daughter of Henry 1st and his vast lands to his father Count of Anjou and his wife Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine and Countess of Poitou. Thomas Becket was Henry II's Chancellor before the king made him Archbishop of Canterbury, even though he had never been a priest. Henry is mostly remembered for his quarrel with Thomas Becket, and Becket's subsequent murder in Canterbury Cathedral on 29th December 1170. Becket was slaughtered in the cathedral by four knights acting on the rash words of the king, who is said to have proclaimed in a fit of temper: "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" Henry was devastated and ordered himself to be lashed hundreds of times as penance. Henry spent at least £6,440 throughout the 1180s – more than a quarter of his average annual income – building and furnishing the impressive keep at Dover Castle in Kent. The great tower is thought to have been constructed as a show of wealth and power to 'impress' foreign pilgrims and dignitaries on their way to the shrine of Thomas Becket. Henry's eldest son, also called Henry, died before his father so in 1189 his second son, Richard, succeeded to the throne. Henry introduced trial by Jury for the first time. He also set up civil courts in each county shire. Henry brought the church under the rules of the civil courts. (His arguments with Beckett.) Prior to this, backed by the Pope, the Church was literally getting away with murder. Henry introduced the law that no man can be tried for the same offence twice. King Richard I the Lionheart 1189 - 1199 Richard was later nicknamed 'Lionheart' for his bravery in battle. The crusades and the state of his French territories preoccupied Richard, such that he spent less than a year of his 10-year reign in England. Age 31 - 42 Born: 6 September 1157 at Beaumont Place, Oxford Parents: Henry II and Eleano |
Where did Italy invade in 1935? | WW2: Italy invades Ethiopia | South African History Online South African History Online Home » WW2: Italy invades Ethiopia WW2: Italy invades Ethiopia italy_ethiopia_big.jpg Thursday, 3 October 1935 In 1935, the League of Nations was faced with another crucial test. Benito Mussolini , the Fascist leader of Italy, had adopted Adolf Hitler's plans to expand German territories by acquiring all territories it considered German. Mussolini followed this policy when he invaded Abyssinia (now Ethiopia ) the African country situated on the horn of Africa. Mussolini claimed that his policies of expansion were not different from that of other colonial powers in Africa. The aim of invading Ethiopia was to boost Italian national prestige, which was wounded by Ethiopia's defeat of Italian forces at the Battle of Adowa in the nineteenth century (1896), which saved Ethiopia from Italian colonisation. Another justification for the attack was an incident during December 1934, between Italian and Abyssinian troops at the Wal-Wal Oasis on the border between Abyssinian Somaliland, where 200 soldiers lost their lives. Both parties were exonerated in the incident, much to the disgust of Mussolini, as he felt Abyssinia should have been held accountable for the incident. This was used as a rationale to invade Abyssinia. Mussolini saw it as an opportunity to provide land for unemployed Italians and also acquire more mineral resources to fight off the effects of the Great Depression . References: |
In what year did clothes rationing end? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 4 | 1954: Housewives celebrate end of rationing About This Site | Text Only 1954: Housewives celebrate end of rationing Fourteen years of food rationing in Britain ended at midnight when restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat and bacon were lifted. Members of the London Housewives' Association held a special ceremony in London's Trafalgar Square to mark Derationing Day. The Minister of Fuel and Power, Geoffrey Lloyd, burned a large replica of a ration book at an open meeting in his constituency. But the Minister of Food, Major Gwilym Lloyd-George, told a meeting at Bebington in Cheshire he would keep his as a souvenir and praised all those traders and organisations that had co-operated with the rationing system. For the first time since the war began in 1939 London's Smithfield Market opened at midnight instead of 0600 and meat sellers were doing a roaring trade. High prices Although the final step in dismantling the whole wartime system of food distribution comes into effect, it's not all good news. Butchers are predicting meat prices will soar for the next couple of weeks until the effect of supply and demand cools the situation down. In February the Ministry of Food stopped controlling the sale of pork and announced it would end all food rationing this summer. Food rationing began on 8 January 1940, four months after the outbreak of war. Limits were imposed on the sale of bacon, butter and sugar. Then on 11 March 1940 all meat was rationed. Clothes coupons were introduced and a black market soon developed while queueing outside shops and bartering for extra food became a way of life. There were allowances made for pregnant women who used special green ration books to get extra food rations, and breastfeeding mothers had extra milk. Restrictions were gradually lifted three years after war had ended, starting with flour on 25 July 1948, followed by clothes on 15 March 1949. On 19 May 1950 rationing ended for canned and dried fruit, chocolate biscuits, treacle, syrup, jellies and mincemeat. Petrol rationing, imposed in 1939, ended in May 1950 followed by soap in September 1950. Three years later sales of sugar were off ration and last May butter rationing ended. |
Who attended schools in Cheam, Surrey, Gordonstoun, Scotland, and Timbertop, Australia? | Product Description [:en] Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George;born 14 November 1948), is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II. Known alternatively in Scotland as Duke of Rothesay and in South West England as Duke of Cornwall, he is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history, having held the position since 1952. He is also the oldest person to be next-in-line to the throne since Sophia of Hanover (the heir presumptive to Queen Anne), who died in 1714 at the age of 83.Charles was born at Buckingham Palace as the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. He was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun Schools, which his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, had attended as a child, as well as the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia. After earning a bachelor of arts degree from Trinity College, Cambridge, Charles served in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976.In 1981, he married Lady Diana Spencer and they had two sons: Prince William (born 1982) later to become Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry (born 1984). In 1996, the couple divorced, following well-publicised extra-marital affairs. Diana died in a car crash in Paris the following year. In 2005, Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, who uses the title Duchess of Cornwall. [:it] Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George;born 14 November 1948), is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II. Known alternatively in Scotland as Duke of Rothesay and in South West England as Duke of Cornwall, he is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history, having held the position since 1952. He is also the oldest person to be next-in-line to the throne since Sophia of Hanover (the heir presumptive to Queen Anne), who died in 1714 at the age of 83.Charles was born at Buckingham Palace as the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. He was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun Schools, which his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, had attended as a child, as well as the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia. After earning a bachelor of arts degree from Trinity College, Cambridge, Charles served in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976.In 1981, he married Lady Diana Spencer and they had two sons: Prince William (born 1982) later to become Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry (born 1984). In 1996, the couple divorced, following well-publicised extra-marital affairs. Diana died in a car crash in Paris the following year. In 2005, Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, who uses the title Duchess of Cornwall. [:] |
In 'The Fellowship of the Ring', how many hobbits are there? | Fellowship of the Ring | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia Fellowship of the Ring This article refers to the group. For other namesakes, see The Fellowship of the Ring (disambiguation) . "Nine companions. So be it. You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring." — The Fellowship of the Ring established in Rivendell ( Peter Jackson ’s The Fellowship of the Ring ). The Fellowship of the Ring was formed as a brotherhood among members of the various Free Peoples of Middle-earth . Its purpose was to take the One Ring to Mordor that it might be cast into the fires of Mount Doom , the mountain in which it was forged, so that it would be destroyed, this would ultimately kill the Dark Lord Sauron. The Fellowship is also known the Company of the Ring, the Nine Walkers, or more simply the Fellowship or the Company. Each of the members of the Company were representatives of their respective races, with Legolas and Gimli being the only Elf and Dwarf chosen. Contents Edit Formed after the Council of Elrond , the Fellowship consisted of nine members: four Hobbits , two Men , one Elf , one Dwarf , and one Istar wizard. It is the only known organisation/group ever formed in the history of Middle-earth, to hold members of each of these races within it (and with the departure of the Elves and the Wizards from Middle-earth, there would never be another like it), who largely lived and acted independently of one another (or in the case of Elves and Dwarves, felt active animosity toward each other). This number was chosen to match the number of Ring Wraiths , also known as Black Riders , the Nazgúl or the Nine Riders . Merry and Pippin were never intended to be a part of the Fellowship, with Elrond considering two Elf-lords from his own house. He wished to send the two younger hobbits back to the Shire as messengers to warn other Hobbits of the growing evil. However, the halflings persevere: Merry is chosen and Gandalf convinces Elrond of the loyalty of Pippin. The hobbits of The Fellowship of the Ring, with Frodo second from left The Fellowship of the Ring was formed by Elrond after the Council of Elrond . The Fellowship, being led mainly by Gandalf, headed down the path to Mordor. After a long and difficult journey south from Rivendell, and a near-catastrophic attempt to cross over the Misty Mountains , the Fellowship descended into Moria . In the former Dwarf-kingdom, they found evidence that Orcs had slain Gimli's kinsman Balin and other Dwarves who had returned there. They were soon confronted by the Balrog known as Durin's Bane , who had many Orc and Troll minions under his control. Gandalf fell facing this menace, and the Company was forced to go on without him. Once they escaped Moria, the Fellowship headed to the Elven forest of Lothlórien where they spoke with the Elven Lord Celeborn and Galadriel , Lady of Light. Galadriel supplied them each with a special Elven Gifts from Lothlórien and boats and supplies so they could travel down the river Anduin . This route was quicker than an overland march, but the group was attacked by Orc archers and shadowed by Gollum , who had begun following them in Moria. Forced to portage their boats around the waterfall called Rauros , the Fellowship soon ran into difficulties. Boromir finally succumbed to temptation, and attempted to seize the Ring from Frodo. This led to Frodo using the Ring to escape and he and Sam leaving to spare the others the lure of it. The repentant Boromir died trying to defend Merry and Pippin against a large force of Uruks from Isengard . The Fellowship was dissolved on the banks of the Anduin that day. Frodo and Sam carried on towards Mordor; Boromir was given funerary rites and sent floating over the falls, and Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli departed on their way to save Merry and Pippin. Breaking of the Fellowship Edit After Boromir died the Fellowship split into three paths. From there Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli chased after the Uruk-hai who took Merry and Pippin. Their plan was to take the hobbits to Saruman in Isengard. Along the way the trio crossed throu |
Elvis Presley died in which year? | How Did Elvis Presley Die? How Did Elvis Presley Die? How Did Elvis Presley Die? Robert Alexander/Archive Photos/Getty Images How Did Elvis Presley Die? Answer Elvis died on August 16, 1977 in the bathroom at Graceland . After being found on the bathroom floor, Elvis was rushed to the hospital where he was officially pronounced dead. The coroner recorded the cause of death as cardiac arrhythmia. While true in the strictest sense (cardiac arrhythmia basically means that the heart was beating irregularly and in this case, finally stopped), the attending physicians deliberately omitted the fact that what had apparently caused Elvis' heart to beat irregularly and then stop was an overdose of prescription drugs. These drugs included codeine, Valium, morphine, and Demorol, to name a few. After this information was revealed, Vernon Presley, Elvis' father, had the complete autopsy report sealed. It will remain sealed until 2027, fifty years after The King's death. Because of the controversy surrounding the autopsy as well as a few other questionable circumstances, some people believe that Elvis Presley is still alive or at least, that he didn't actually die in 1977. continue reading below our video 5 Tips to Make Coach Feel Like First Class While I don't believe that Elvis is still alive, it is an interesting idea to explore. You can read more about the theory here . Assuming you do believe that Elvis died in 1977, though, you can actually visit his grave site at Graceland . More Frequently Asked Questions About Elvis |
Ray Reardon won his last World Snooker Championship in what year? | Ray Reardon | Snooker Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Reardon was born on 8 October 1932, in the coal mining community of Tredegar in Monmouthshire. Wanting to play snooker, he turned down a place at Grammar School to become a miner at Ty Trist Colliery aged 14, following in the footsteps of his father. After a rockfall in which he was buried for three hours, he quit mining and became a police officer when his family moved to Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Amateur career Edit Aged 15, Reardon beat fellow Welshman Jack Cowey in the British youth championship. Having won the Welsh amateur title from 1950–1955, Reardon failed to win the English title when he entered the event in 1956 and 1957. Finally upon re-entering the 1964 event, he won the English Amateur title, defeating John Spencer 11–8 in the final. This victory led to an invitation to tour South Africa. This proved to be so successful that Reardon was offered the chance to tour it again as a professional. On the back of this, Reardon resigned as a policeman and duly turned professional in 1967. Professional career Edit Reardon's first appearance at the World Championship was in 1969 , and he won his first title the following year , beating John Pulman 37–33 at London's Victoria Hall. After winning the title, Reardon was in big demand for exhibitions and on the holiday camp circuit. Winning the first ever Pot Black in 1969 made him instantly recognisable, and Reardon and John Spencer were the first two men to capitalise on the snooker boom in the early 1970s. Entertainer Edit Reardon also became popular because he added a touch of humour and entertainment to his game. A deadly long potter and tactician in his prime, he played seventeen World Championship matches without defeat and won the title four years in succession. He won his second in 1973 in Manchester when he beat Eddie Charlton 38–32, but the match of the championship was the semi-final between Reardon and Spencer, which Reardon won 23–22. Reardon beat Graham Miles the following year , and in 1975 , when it was held in Melbourne, Australia, he had a tough quarter-final with Spencer which he won 19–17. He then beat Alex Higgins 19–14 before meeting local hero Eddie Charlton in the final. Reardon initially trailed by 29 frames to 23, putting Charlton two frames away from the title, but Reardon then won seven consecutive frames to lead 30–29. Charlton took the sixtieth frame to tie the match but Reardon took the vital sixty-first and won his fourth title. A special recognition of Reardon's status within the game came in January 1976 when, during the recording of the Ladbroke International Series at Thames Television, Reardon was surprised by Eamonn Andrews , clutching his This is Your Life book. Reardon had actually been suggested as a candidate for the programme by Snooker Scene editor, Clive Everton . The snooker playing fraternity was represented by Alex Higgins, John Pulman, Jackie Rea , Graham Miles, John Spencer, Eddie Charlton, Cliff Thorburn and female professional Joyce Gardner . Reardon won his fifth title the next year in Manchester, beating Alex Higgins 27–16. Earlier that year, he had won the Benson and Hedges Masters in London, his second snooker title after the World Championship. In this event Reardon defeated John Pulman in the quarter-final 4–1, in a match of such poor quality that the highest break was 22 (by Pulman). Reardon improved his form in the semi-final to defeat Eddie Charlton 5–4 and Graham Miles 7–3 in the final. Reardon would never win the event again but defeated Rex Williams 4–1 and Graham Miles 5–2 in the 1977 event only to lose 7–6 to Doug Mountjoy in the final. Reardon's unbeaten run at the World Championship ended at the first Crucible championship in 1977 , when he lost to John Spencer in the quarter-finals 6–13, his first defeat since Rex Williams in 1972 . Reardon regained the title in 1978 winning it for the sixth and final time by beating Doug Mountjoy 13–9 (after trailing 7–2), Bill Werbeniuk 13–6, Eddie Charlton 18–14 and finally Perrie Mans 25–18 in the final. |
Who was the most prolific Wimbledon Women's singles champion in the 1980s? | History - 1970s - The Championships, Wimbledon 2017 - Official Site by IBM READ MORE 1970: Margaret Court v Billie Jean King: Margaret Court and Billie Jean King contested one of the great Wimbledon finals in 1970. As veteran commentator John Barrett has said, "It produced one of the most dramatic finals ever seen at Wimbledon." The fact it was televised in colour rather than black and white added to the spectacle while also underlining the changing times of a sport that only two years earlier had turned professional. 1970: John Newcombe v Ken Rosewall: John Newcombe defeated his Australian countryman Ken Rosewall and a partisan crowd 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 to win the men’s singles for a second time. From the start the elegant Rosewall, the underdog, had the Centre Court crowd behind for everyone hoped that this, his third appearance in a final, would be his year having previously been the gallant runner-up in 1954 and 1956. The 16-year gap set a record-breaking span between his first and this year’s final, one that was so appreciated by the crowd that it led Newcombe to ask ‘why do they hate me?’ With a nine-year age gap between the two, it was always going to be difficult for the 35-year-old Rosewall to outlast the younger former champion and his play proved patchy as Newcombe exploited his weaknesses with his power and guile to level and take a two-sets-to-one lead. Rosewall recovered in the fourth, helped by Newcombe’s brief loss of concentration and the clear favouritism being shown to the older player, but regained his composure to inflict a quick coup de grace over his tiring compatriot in the fifth. 1971: Evonne Goolagong v Margaret Court: The highlight of the Ladies’ singles was the final clash between Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong, an all-Australian encounter, which will be perceived as the end of one era and the start of another. Goolagong, at 19, had captured the tennis world’s hearts on her second appearance at The Championships with her breezy, easy-going style and sunny smile, which contrasted greatly with the quiet and dignified defending champion Court. While the Aussie teenager arrived in the final having taken out the previous year’s runner-up, Billie Jean King, in three sets, no one expected her to also get the better of the big-hitting defending champion. The die was cast from the opening exchanges as Court surprisingly, showed more nerves than her challenger who immediately raced to a 4-0 lead with ultimate ease. However, Court drew on her experience and clawed her way back to 3-4 but in the eighth game, with Goolagong 15-40 down, she was unable to capitalise and level as the teenager struck three searing winners to completely deflate the champion. Goolagong showed no anxiety in her free-flowing shots to claim six successive games and take the title 6-4 6-1 to become only the fourth teenager to win the women’s singles since the war. 1971: Ken Rosewall: Classic or epic matches are measured by the numbers watching a struggle to the death and the Ken Rosewall v Cliff Ritchie clash at the quarter-final stage of the 1971 Championships falls firmly into that category. Australia’s Rosewall and Ritchie of the US battled it out for 3hrs 59mins before Rosewall captured the semi-final place at stake, 6-8, 5-7, 6-4, 9-7, 7-5, recovering from two sets down and trailing 2-4 and 0-30 in the third. As the scoreline suggests, Richie the hustler from America, had the match well in hand but failed to maintain his supremacy as Rosewall’s doggedness started to pay dividends. From a near hopeless position, Rosewall levelled and went on to score an excellent victory with one of his trademark backhands, passing an attacking Ritchie attempting to stave off a fifth match point. While the victory was popular, the crowd rose in appreciation to acclaim both protagonists’ efforts. 1972: Stan Smith v Ilie Nastase Rain, the first of the fortnight, washed out Saturday play and for the first time in the history of The Championships, the men’s final was played out on the Sunday to the dismay of traditionalists. Stan Smith, th |
Who presented the first ever 'Top of the Pops'? | BBC - Top of the Pops - Through The Ages Contact Us Top Of The Pops shimmied onto our TV screens on New Year's Day 1964, armed with hordes of a scary new faction called 'young people' and presented by cigar-chomping tracksuit-model Jimmy Savile (although he was relatively normal back then). If that wasn't enough to scare the bejesus out of parents across the nation, the show was shot live, and in its first edition featured such greats as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield and the Hollies. And here's a shocker for the uninitiated, although the early shows were live, the acts actually MIMED to their songs! Lost for words? So were they! Sadly, the first ever show is lost to history forever, but hey, that miming thing really took off, eh? The Beatles - 'I Feel Fine' Performed 3rd Decmber 1964 |
Which country was called 'Albion' by the Romans? | Alban (Albion) - White Island Alban (Albion) - White Island In my article entitled The Trojan City of London I have explained that Brutus came to an island to the north of Gaul known as "Alban" (Albion), which means "White Island". Those who came with him were called "Britons", and the island became known as "Britain". In this article, I will explain the origin of the name "Alban". Dictionary Definition of Albion Virtue's Simplified Dictionary ( 1 ) gives the following definition: Albion. noun [derived from Latin albus, white: in allusion to the white cliffs as seen from the Channel], a poetic name for England: Greek Mythology, a giant son of Poseidon, slain by Hercules. Notes: I am advised by Bill Cooper ( 2 ) that in Old Welsh, the same phrase can be translated "a giant called Albion" or "a giant of Albion". So Albion was not necessarily his name, it is more likely to have been his place of origin. However, in this article we will continue to call him Albion, for the sake of identifying him in the available literature. The Greeks and Romans had different names for the same gods: Greek Hercules Holinshed's Chronicle Holinshed's Chronicle ( 3 ) is a large work consisting of six volumes, written by Raphael Holinshed with the assistance of others who continued the work after his death in 1580. It contains a comprehensive history of England, Scotland and Ireland, from the time when it was first inhabited up to about a year before the date of publication. The first edition was published in 1578 and there was an second edition in 1587. Volumes I to IV are mainly concerned with England, while volumes V and VI deal with Scotland and Ireland respectively. Volume I gives the very early history of England, beginning with the arrival of the descendants of Japheth shortly after the Flood, known as the Samotheans . The land was invaded by Albion the giant son of Neptune who was killed by Hercules, and then Brutus arrived in the 12th century BC. The material is collected from a variety of sources that are not always clearly identified, but all you can do is compare it with other available histories and sort out the wheat from the chaff. Some details of Holinshed and his work are given by McKisack ( 4 ). Albions England William Warner was a London attorney who held the office of the Lord Chamberlain of the Household under Elizabeth I. He wrote a rhymed history, called Albions England ( 5 ), published in several editions from 1586 to 1606. There are 16 books altogether, followed by some additional material, all bound in a single volume. The books are as follows: Book I begins with the Flood, then tells the story of the Greek Titanomachy. It continues with the adventures of Hercules, the son of Jupiter, as far as his battle with Laomedon king of Troy. Book II continues the story of Hercules up to his death, and ends with the story of the arrival of Brutus in Albion. It describes the battle between Hercules and Geron of Spain, but says nothing of his battle with Albion, which according to Holinshed, occurred immediately afterwards. However, at the end of this book, Brutus is found overcoming the giant sons of Albion. Book III gives the history of the Britons, up to the death of Cadwaller. Book IV continues as far as the Norman Conquest in 1066. Book V continues to 1399. Book VI continues to 1485. Books VII to XIII cover the Tudor period, occasionally digressing into various religious subjects. Books XIV to XVI are a continuation of the history, published in 1606, giving: - more information on the period from 1066 to Queen Elizabeth. - the history of Wales. - the history of South Wales |
Which English football team plays ay Upton Park? | West Ham say goodbye to Upton Park as they move to Olympic Stadium | Daily Mail Online comments Graced by some of England's finest - from Bobby Moore to Sir Trevor Brooking and modern day internationals like Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick and Jermain Defoe - Upton Park has seen plenty of action. Well, it's situated near Upton Park tube, but it is actually called the Boleyn Ground and many West Ham supporters will be sad the club is departing for the Olympic Stadium. Bobby Moore, pictured next to Upton Park by Thames TV for a programme called 'This Sporting Land' in 1977 But with a capacity of 35,016 and a succession of sell-outs, the club has decided they need a new home and will move to Stratford for the 2016-17 season. Cue jokes from Spurs supporters about sales of season tickets for the new stadium going at 'three for the price of one'. Supporters always become nostalgic at the prospect of moving, so we thought we would give them something to remember Upton Park by (and there is always next week's home game with West Bromwich to fill them with joy). Practice makes perfect: Moore trains alone in 1962 before flying to Chile with England Modern day: A more recent image of Upton Park, taken with a fish eye lens Next to the loos: Moore (leather coat) looks on as his team-mates work out at Upton Park Construction scene: The new West Stand is built at Upton Park Since the first game - a 3-0 win against Millwall in 1904 - it has been West Ham's familiar home, although there has been plenty of recent re-modernisation, with stands named after Moore and Brooking. This is the review from stadiumguide.com: 'In the early 20th century, West Ham played its home matches at the Memorial Ground in Canning Town, but after a dispute over the rent was forced to look for a new home. They found a bare field used by a Roman Catholic school, and soon reached an agreement with the Catholic authorities for its use.' Pitchside: West Ham fan Alf Garnett of BBC series 'Til Death Us Do Part' drops into Upton Park with a rattle and sandwich board Action from 1981 involving Billy Bonds and Chelsea's Peter Rhodes-Brown. West Ham won 4-0 on their way to the Second Division title The guide goes on: 'West Ham played its first match at Boleyn Ground on the 1st of September 1904. Just over 10,000 spectators saw the home side beat Millwall 3-0. 'Boleyn Ground received its name from a house that stood next to the ground, called Boleyn Castle, and which supposedly had been home to Anne Boleyn. These days Boleyn Ground is more commonly referred to as Upton Park. Fervent support: West Ham United fans unfurl a banner during a game with Bolton in 2007 'The ground was initially a basic affair, but got soon expanded, first in 1919 with a new East Stand and later in 1925 with a new West Stand and terracing at the short ends. This lifted capacity to about 40,000. 'Boleyn Ground got heavily damaged in the Second World War when it got hit by a V-1 bomb, but was soon rebuilt. Changing times: The modern Upton Park in 2006 'In 1961 a roof was added to the North Bank, which meant that all stands had cover. The ground underwent its last major change before the 1990s when in 1969 a new East Stand was built. 'The Boleyn Ground recorded its highest attendance of 42,322 during a match with Tottenham Hotspur in 1970.' In August 1944, a V-1 flying bomb landed on the south-west corner of the pitch and forced the team to play its games away from home while repairs were undertaken. West Ham won all nine games on the road. They will hope for similar success at their new 'home' at the Olympic Stadium. In 1980, West Ham to play behind closed doors against Castilla in the European Cup Winners' Cup after crowd trouble in the away leg. They won 5-1 after extra time. Billy Bonds leads out West Ham for the Castilla game behind closed doors. The press box is full. David Cross (arms raised) scores for West Ham in the 5-1 win against Castilla in front of the empty terraces Closed circuit TV is introduced at Upton Park in the 60's to monitor the 'crowds' Workmen at Upton Park test |
"In what year did Magnus Magnusson say ""I've started, now I've finished""?" | Magnus Magnusson | The Independent Magnus Magnusson Presenter of the BBC quiz show 'Mastermind' who was himself a writer of real scholarship Tuesday 9 January 2007 00:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Magnús Magnússon (Magnus Magnusson), writer and broadcaster: born Reykjavik 12 October 1929; staff, Scottish Daily Express 1953-61; Chief Features Writer and Assistant Editor, The Scotsman 1961-68; presenter, Tonight 1964-65; presenter, Chronicle 1966-80; presenter, Mastermind 1972-97; Rector, Edinburgh University 1975-78; Chairman, Scottish Churches Architectural Heritage Trust 1978-85; Chairman, Scottish Youth Theatre 1976-78; Chairman, Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland 1981-89; President, RSPB 1985-90; Hon KBE 1989; FSA 1991; Chairman, Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland (from 1992 Scottish Natural Heritage) 1991-99; Chancellor, Glasgow Caledonian University 2002-07; married 1954 Mamie Baird (one son, three daughters, and one son deceased); died Blairskaith, East Dunbartonshire 7 January 2007. "I've started, so I'll finish . . ." For an astonishing quarter of a century Magnus Magnusson was the seemingly all-knowing but invariably fair and charming presenter of the television quiz show Mastermind. For 14 years, too, he was one of the presenters of the BBC historical programme Chronicle. Like Sir Mortimer Wheeler and Glyn Daniel, Jacob Bronowski and A.J. Ayer, he can truthfully be said to be one of a small band who "educated us all". He was much more than a television presenter, however. He was more, much more, than that, albeit it is in the nature of human beings that most of us will remember him for his triumphs on the box. Magnus Magnusson was born in Reykjavik, in 1929, but from the age of one brought up in Edinburgh where his father, Sigursteinn Magnusson, became the Icelandic Consul General for Scotland, and his mother, Ingibjorg Sigurdardottir, was a teacher. They sent him to Edinburgh Academy, where he received, he acknowledged, a rigorous education of the best quality. Years later he was to write the authoritative history of the school, The Clacken and the Slate (1974), an account which commands interest from those who have not themselves been Edinburgh Academicals but who are concerned with the history of the Scottish capital. It is beautifully written - but then Magnusson, unlike quite a number of distinguished television personalities, always wrote beautifully. This may be partly due to his education at Jesus College, Oxford, where he was one of the few students of Old Norse and therefore received the intense personal interest of distinguished but unusual Oxford dons. He was delighted to be made an honorary fellow of Jesus in 1990, an addition to a whole parade of honorary degrees up and down the land. He started his career in 1953 at the Scottish Daily Express, transferring in 1961 to The Scotsman, headhunted by Alastair Dunnett, Roy Thomson's long-term and distinguished editor. His first presenting job at the BBC was at Tonight in 1964-65. In 1966 he was one of the originators of the Chronicle series of archaeological programmes. Teachers of archaeology owe him an immense debt as a shrewd and extremely well-informed populariser of their subject; the public at large has benefited enormously from the skill and imagination that Magnusson showed as a creator and presenter of programmes in this field. That we now all have at least a nodding acquaintance of the archaeology of the Bible lands and the mysteries of the monuments of our own past is due to Magnusson as much as to anyone. Nor were his services confined to appearances on the box. He wrote at length on a wide range of archaeological subjects. I saw how he operated at first hand: my wife, Kathleen, was a member of the Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland, which Magnusson chaired between 1981 and 1989. (She describes him as "a real Viking".) The board had the civilised habit of taking three days each year for a visit to the sites for which Historic Scotland was responsible in a particular defined region; they had the even more civilised ha |
Where in England would you find' Lime Street Station'? | Lime Street Railway Station (Liverpool, England): Top Tips Before You Go - TripAdvisor “Ideal location and good facilities” Reviewed 3 days ago NEW If you are considering visiting Liverpool it is well worth ditching the car and coming by train. Lime Street station is situated right in the middle of the city and has very good facilities, including a left luggage office. It also acts as the main railway hub for local services. We chose to stay at the very good Liner Hotel... More Helpful? |
Dick Turpin was hanged in York. True or false? | Dick Turpin: History of York History of York The myth of Dick Turpin. The myth of Dick Turpin. The Prison building - Turpin will have used this Exercise Yard. Turpin as potrayed in the cell where he spent his final days - York Castle Museum Corridor leading to the Turpin cell in York Castle Museum He wasn’t from York, he wasn’t the dashing outlaw of legend and he didn’t own a horse called Black Bess. But Dick Turpin was tried and executed in the city and his grave can be seen in an otherwise unremarkable graveyard. Born in Essex, Turpin was a member of the violent Gregory Gang, becoming a highwayman when they split up. Having shot and killed a man who attempted to capture him he fled to Yorkshire. He stole horses in Lincolnshire and returned with them to Brough to sell, a trade which was exposed while he was in Beverley House of Correction having shot his landlord’s cockerel. He gave his name as John Palmer. He was moved to York Castle, from where he wrote to his brother asking for help. His brother refused to pay the sixpence due on the letter and it was returned to the local post office – where Turpin’s old schoolmaster recognised his handwriting. His identity was revealed and he was sentenced to death. At his hanging at Tyburn, Turpin hired five professional mourners to follow him up the scaffold and he put on a show for the large crowd. His body was dug up by a labourer and taken to the garden of a surgeon, who paid for corpses for illegal medical dissection. But York people discovered what had happened and descended in an angry mob on the surgeon’s house, and Turpin was laid to rest for good. The doctor and the labourer were arrested and fined. Turpin became a legend after his death. His story became linked in print with a legendary ride from London to York to establish an alibi, a tale previously attributed to the highwayman William Nevison. This fictional version was further established when it was included in an 1834 bestseller called Rockwood, in which the author Harrison Ainsworth added a new twist: that Turpin’s horse, Black Bess, expired at York after the record-breaking ride. None of this was true. Resources |
Hypnophobia is the fear of what? | The Phobia List Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car. Ambulophobia- Fear of walking. Amychophobia- Fear of scratches or being scratched. Anablephobia- Fear of looking up. Ancraophobia- Fear of wind. (Anemophobia) Androphobia- Fear of men. Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia) Anginophobia- Fear of angina, choking or narrowness. Anglophobia- Fear of England or English culture, etc. Angrophobia - Fear of anger or of becoming angry. Ankylophobia- Fear of immobility of a joint. Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers. Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society. Antlophobia- Fear of floods. Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single. Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity. Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia) Apiphobia- Fear of bees. Apotemnophobia- Fear of persons with amputations. Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders. Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers. Cainophobia or Cainotophobia- Fear of newness, novelty. Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women. Cancerophobia or Carcinophobia- Fear of cancer. Cardiophobia- Fear of the heart. Carnophobia- Fear of meat. Catagelophobia- Fear of being ridiculed. Catapedaphobia- Fear of jumping from high and low places. Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting. Cenophobia or Centophobia- Fear of new things or ideas. Ceraunophobia or Keraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia) Chaetophobia- Fear of hair. Cheimaphobia or Cheimatophobia- Fear of cold.(Frigophobia, Psychophobia) Chemophobia- Fear of chemicals or working with chemicals. Cherophobia- Fear of gaiety. Chiraptophobia- Fear of being touched. Chirophobia- Fear of hands. Cholerophobia- Fear of anger or the fear of cholera. Chorophobia- Fear of dancing. Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia- Fear of money. Chromophobia or Chromatophobia- Fear of colors. Chronophobia- Fear of time. Cibophobia- Fear of food.(Sitophobia, Sitiophobia) Claustrophobia- Fear of confined spaces. Cleithrophobia or Cleisiophobia- Fear of being locked in an enclosed place. Cleptophobia- Fear of stealing. Climacophobia- Fear of stairs, climbing, or of falling downstairs. Clinophobia- Fear of going to bed. Clithrophobia or Cleithrophobia- Fear of being enclosed. Cnidophobia- Fear of stings. Decidophobia- Fear of making decisions. Defecaloesiophobia- Fear of painful bowels movements. Deipnophobia- Fear of dining or dinner conversations. Dementophobia- Fear of insanity. Demonophobia or Daemonophobia- Fear of demons. Demophobia- Fear of crowds. (Agoraphobia) Dendrophobia- Fear of trees. Dermatophobia- Fear of skin lesions. Dermatosiophobia or Dermatophobia or Dermatopathophobia- Fear of skin disease. Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body. Diabetophobia- Fear of diabetes. Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school. Dikephobia- Fear of justice. Dinophobia- Fear of dizziness or whirlpools. Diplophobia- Fear of double vision. Dipsophobia- Fear of drinking. Dishabiliophobia- Fear of undressing in front of someone. Disposophobia- Fear of throwing stuff out. Hoarding. Domatophobia- Fear of houses or being in a house.(Eicophobia, Oikophobia) Doraphobia- Fear of fur or skins of animals. Doxophobia- Fear of expressing opinions or of receiving praise. Dromophobia- Fear of crossing streets. Dutchphobia- Fear of the Dutch. Dysmorphophobia- Fear of deformity. Hagiophobia- Fear of saints or holy things. Hamartophobia- Fear of sinning. Haphephobia or Haptephobia- Fear of being touched. Harpaxophobia- Fear of being robbed. Hedonophobia- Fear of feeling pleasure. Heliophobia- Fear of the sun. Hellenologophobia- Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology. Helminthophobia- Fear of being infested with worms. Hemophobia or Hemaphobia or Hematophobia- Fear of blood. Heresyphobia or Hereiophobia- Fear of challenges to official doctrine or of radical deviation. Herpetophobia- Fear of reptiles or creepy, crawly things. Heterophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Sexophobia) Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia- Fear of the number 666. Hierophobia- Fe |
Boccaccios collection of ten stories are known as what? | Boccaccio: Medieval Poet, Man of Letters And Ideas | ITALY Magazine Boccaccio: Medieval Poet, Man of Letters And Ideas Carol King | Monday, September 9, 2013 - 13:00 Above: "The Banquet in the Pine Forest" (1482/3) is the third painting in Sandro Botticelli's series "The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti", which illustrates events from Decameron's Eighth Story of the Fifth Day. -------------------------------------- As Italy commemorates the 700th anniversary of the birth of 14th-century Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio, Carol King examines why he is important. Italy is celebrating the 700th anniversary of the birth of author and poet, Giovanni Boccaccio, who is best known for his allegory, ‘The Decameron’, written between c. 1349 and c. 1353. The bawdy, comic epic tells the stories of 10 Florentines who take refuge in a countryside villa for a few weeks while the Black Death ravage their city during the mid-14th century. To pass the time, Boccaccio’s characters swap tales of love, lust, greed, passion and adventure over 10 evenings. His vivid account of medieval life, realistic dialogue and entertaining narrative appealed to contemporary readers; his portrayal of sentiments and observations on human nature are timeless. Among the many festivities to honour Boccaccio, the Tuscan town of Certaldo is holding an event retelling his life along with recreations of scenes from his most famous works performed by people in costumes. Certaldo is thought to be Boccaccio’s birthplace and locals will look to mark the poet’s fame with dances, processions and recitations of his works during the weekend of 14 to 15 September 2013. The Società Dante Alighieri (Dante Alighieri Society) has also launched an initiative to mark the anniversary. It is asking people to tweet retellings of the stories of ‘The Decameron’. The project ends in November and the 10 best tweets will win prizes at an event scheduled for the end of 2013. The move to feature the work of a medieval writer on social media illustrates just how Boccaccio’s earthy tales still have relevance. However, Boccaccio is remembered for more than ‘The Decameron’. Other influential works include ‘Elegy of Madonna Fiammetta’, which has been described as the “first modern psychological novel”, the narrative poem ‘Il Filostrato’, and a series of biographies on famous men and women intended as moralistic guides. An important and previously unknown manuscript titled 'De Casibus', a collection of biographies of famous figures from history, was recently found at England’s University of Manchester. Boccaccio’s work inspired writers beyond Italian shores, too, notably the so-called “father of English literature”, poet Geoffrey Chaucer, who authored ‘The Canterbury Tales’ at the end of the 14th century. Academics have suggested that Chaucer may have met Boccaccio and his friend and fellow poet, Petrarch, in 1373 when he visited Italy. The Italians are thought to have introduced Chaucer to medieval Italian poetry and later he adapted its forms and stories into poems such as ‘Troilus and Criseyde’ written c. 1380. Boccaccio was also more than a writer, and together with Petrarch, helped lay the foundation for humanism in the Renaissance. Boccaccio was born in 1313, most likely in Certaldo or possibly in Florence, although it has been suggested he may have been born in Paris. He was the illegitimate son of a prosperous Florentine merchant banker, who deserted Boccaccio’s mother. In 1327, Boccaccio moved to Naples with his father, where he was expected to follow his father’s example and become an apprentice merchant banker. When Boccaccio showed no aptitude for banking, he went to study canon law. It was in the city that Boccaccio found his true vocation: poetry. He pursued his literary studies in Naples, which was then one of Europe’s most important cultural and intellectual centres. Boccaccio was forced to return to Florence in 1341 because of the tense political relations between Naples and Florence. He was in Florence in 1348, when some 75% of the population died from the Black Death, and he rec |
Who was the French novelist - nearly 100 books all La Comedie Humaine? | Honoré de Balzac (Author of Père Goriot) Literature & Fiction Influences edit data Honoré de Balzac was a nineteenth-century French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of almost 100 novels and plays collectively entitled La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of French life in the years after the fall of Napoléon Bonaparte in 1815. Due to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities. His writing influenced many famous authors, including Honoré de Balzac was a nineteenth-century French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of almost 100 novels and plays collectively entitled La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of French life in the years after the fall of Napoléon Bonaparte in 1815. Due to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities. His writing influenced many famous authors, including the novelists Marcel Proust, Émile Zola, Charles Dickens, Gustave Flaubert, Henry James and Jack Kerouac, as well as important philosophers such as Friedrich Engels. Many of Balzac's works have been made into films, and they continue to inspire other writers. An enthusiastic reader and independent thinker as a child, Balzac had trouble adapting himself to the teaching style of his grammar school. His willful nature caused trouble throughout his life, and frustrated his ambitions to succeed in the world of business. When he finished school, Balzac was apprenticed as a legal clerk, but he turned his back on law after wearying of its inhumanity and banal routine. Before and during his career as a writer, he attempted to be a publisher, printer, businessman, critic, and politician. He failed in all of these efforts. La Comédie Humaine reflects his real-life difficulties, and includes scenes from his own experience. Balzac suffered from health problems throughout his life, possibly due to his intense writing schedule. His relationship with his family was often strained by financial and personal drama, and he lost more than one friend over critical reviews. In 1850, he married Ewelina Hańska, his longtime paramour; he died five months later. |
Joel Chandler Harris wrote which series of stories? | EmoryFindingAids : Joel Chandler Harris papers, 1862-1978 : Series 2: Writings, 1860-1908 Boxes 8-13, OP 62-204 Scope and Content Note As an author and a newspaperman, Joel Chandler Harris wrote books, poems, short stories and essays, book reviews, introductions to other people's works, letters to editors, editorials, newspaper columns and a play. This series contains examples of each, either in Harris's handwriting, type, or copies from newspapers and magazines. Drafts or partial drafts of Harris's books and book length manuscripts and a box of publishers' page proofs begin the writing series. Some of the drafts included here are fairly clean with few corrections made on the page and with wording closely resembling that found in the published versions of the story. An example of this is the manuscript copy of Aaron in the Wildwoods. Other drafts reveal what was probably Harris's usual method of writing stories and novels -- he drafted and redrafted, revised chapter order, changed section titles, and added and removed pages. The draft of The Shadow Between His Shoulder Blades contains a completed copy as well as several false starts and partial drafts. All of these drafts, including the completed one, differ from the published version. In fact, the serialized novel, which appeared in The Saturday Evening Post and was published by Small, Maynard and Company, is told by Billy Sanders, a character who does not appear in the drafts. There are also two manuscripts which were never finished: "Qua: A Romance of Revolution" and "Gems of Southern Poetry." A third manuscript, "The Romance of Rockville," was serialized in Atlanta Constitution but never published in book form. Page proofs follow at the end of the manuscripts. The series contains nine sets of book reviews written for the Uncle Remus Magazine and unidentified periodicals. Those appearing in the former were published under the pseudonym "Anne McFarland." With one exception, these are typescripts or published copies. These are arranged in alphabetical order according to the title of Harris's review. Editorials included in the series were written primarily for The Saturday Evening Post and the Uncle Remus Magazine, the editorials address the "Negro problem," responsibilities of newspapers and their editors, American business interests, and human virtues among other topics. Most were written in the late 1890s and the early 1900s. Editorials written for the Uncle Remus Magazine were generally labeled "Mr. Billy Sanders' Views." Harris wrote the introductions and prefaces to eight books authored mostly by fellow Southerners. This section of writings contains drafts for three of these introductions and a short introductory essay written for The Book of Fun and Frolick, which Harris edited. A signed penciled draft introducing fellow Constitution editor Frank L. Stanton's Song of the Soil is here, as well as false starts, partial drafts and final drafts for the introductions to Fun and Frolic and two other volumes. The series also includes ten letters Harris sent to editors of The Century, Atlanta Constitution, The Critic, The Nation, The News, and the New York Evening Post are filed here. Topics include the Congressional debate over the proposed copyright bill of the 1880s, general commentary on Georgia politician Thomas E. Watson, sanitation in Atlanta, and national prosperity. Most of these are in Harris's handwriting; some are also signed. The letters date from the 1880s to the 1900s. From 1862 to 1900, Harris was in the newspaper business. In the course of those years, he wrote many editorials, paragraphs, news reports, poems and stories for publication. The series includes loose clippings and two scrapbooks of columns Harris wrote for the Savannah Morning News and Atlanta Constitution. Reprints of columns and articles which appeared in other Georgia papers and paragraphs are also found in the scrapbooks. They probably date from the 1870s, while the columns found in the folders were written in the following two decades. The scrapbooks contain some of |
Shakespeare - Antony, Romeo, Othello - what did the characters all have in common? | London School of Journalism | Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra The tragic in William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra by Isabelle Vignier Which in the scuffles of great fights hath burst The buckles on his breast, reneges all temper And is become the bellows and the fan To cool a gipsy's lust. Antony and Cleopatra seems to have a special place in Shakespeare's works because it is at a crossroad between two types of play. It clearly belongs to what are generally called the 'Roman' plays, along with Coriolanus and Julius Caesar. But it is also considered a tragedy. The importance of history in the play cannot be denied, especially where it is compared to Shakespeare's 'great' tragedies such as Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. But one might wonder what is specifically tragic in Antony and Cleopatra, and what can be said about the tragic in a play which is so different from the other tragedies. It is clear that the notion of 'tragic' in the everyday sense is not necessarily the same as the notion of 'tragedy', which is a philosophical notion whose definition depends on which philosophic system one takes into account. In this article I shall take the term tragic in its literary and dramatic sense and try to define its main characteristics. Taking into account a wide corpus of plays, from Antiquity as well as from France and England, we can detect several constant features that can define the tragic. A tragedy usually shows a character that is outstanding by his rank or/and inner abilities, falling into misfortune as a result of fate, and because of an error or a weakness for which he is not really responsible. Several tragic elements can be detected in Antony and Cleopatra. First, we find characters that have high rank because they are outstanding figures; we also see a tragic situation because from the beginning of the play we see no hope of a happy ending. In the end, even if it is hard to see a transcendence in action, the play shows a failure of human freedom, a determinism in the character's fate that can be considered as the essence of tragic. The heroes of Antony and Cleopatra have high rank and ability because they are above the level of common people. This is a general characteristic in tragedies. Tragic heroes are extraordinary specimens of mankind. They can be remarkable for their intelligence (as is Oedipus, the main character of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles), their cruelty (like Medea, in the eponymous tragedy by Seneca), or their nobleness in mind, (like Caesar in Cinna by Corneille). Very often the tragic hero is from royal blood. Antony, in Shakespeare's play as well as in Roman history, is a military leader of incredible power, intelligence and courage. Caesar himself shows his esteem for him when he reproaches him for his present moral decay: ..................................................When thou once Was beaten from Modena, where thou slew'st Hirtius and Pansa, consuls, at thy heel Did famine follow, whom thou fought'st against (Though daintily brought up) with patience more Than savages could suffer. (It wounds thine honour that I speak it now) Was borne so like a soldier, that thy cheek So much as lank'd not. (Act I, scene IV) If Cleopatra does not have such a strong moral sense, she is remarkable for her royal rank - she is the last queen of Egypt - her beauty, her intelligence and her audacity. Enobarbus quotes the episode of her being brought to Antony in a carpet. Last but not least, her sense of honour and dignity gives her a special nobleness that is typically tragic. Although she fears death - which is why she flees from the sea |
Which author published 59 new books in 1955? | BOOKS OF WONDER - THE JOY OF OLD ENCYCLOPEDIAS BOOKS OF WONDER When I was a child, my father had 2 sets of encyclopedias that he kept in the spare bedroom. One was the blue-bound 1920s edition of "The Children's Encyclopedia" which he'd bought and the other was the 1930s "Wonderland of Knowledge" that his parents subscribed to when he was young. As a precocious reader, I was enthralled by these books from a quite young age. Rainy days were spent lying on the spare bed with my nose in a book of knowledge. As an adult, I gained custody of my father's 2 sets as well as collecting my own sets of books of wonder/knowledge (unlike conventional encyclopedias they are sectional not alphabetical). I was captivated by reading about historical topics and events "as they happened". Over the years, I've found a few other such sets of books to bury my head in on rainy days - I don't go out of my way looking for them, but sometimes an interesting book or set turns up at a boot fair or charity shop. Arthur Mee's The Children's Encyclopedia 1911 edition of The Children's Encyclop�dia with brown binding; plus volume 5 of the same edition in blue binding 1913 advert for The Children's Encyclop�dia (The Strand Magazine) Arthur Mee's "The Children's Encyclop�dia" was first published by the Educational Book Company, part of the Amalgamated Press of London. Some readers would have collected it as a weekly partworks between from March 1908 and February 1910 and bound these into volumes. The first 8-volume edition, already bound, was published in 1910. Later editions used the spelling "Encyclopedia" and were expanded to 10 volumes. The last edition was published in 1964. In the USA, "The Children's Encyclopedia" was published in 1910 by Grolier under the name "The Book of Knowledge", bound into as many as 20 slim volumes. This can cause confusion because, in Britain, Waverley published a series of encyclopedias called "The Book of Knowledge" (alphabetically arranged encyclopedias) which were edited by a series of different editors including Harold FB Wheeler (The Book of Knowledge, circa 1935), Sir John Hammerton (The Book of Knowledge, 1955) and Gordon Stowell (The New Book of Knowledge, 1959). 1920s edition of The Children's Encyclopedia with blue binding "The Children's Encyclopedia" was not alphabetical in format, but was originally divided into sections (better suited to being issued as a partworks that could be read as magazines, collected and bound). The last volume contained an alphabetical index. The sections avoided scientific terms, but included topics such as geology, biology and astronomy in sections such as: Familiar Things; Wonder; Nature; The Child's Own Life; The Earth; All Countries; Great Lives; Golden Deeds; Bible Stories; Famous Books; Stories; Poetry; School Lessons; Things To Make and Things To Do. As the years passed, different editions had some changes to the sections. Being aimed at children, the books contained numerous illustrations, photographs, engravings, maps and diagrams. After the initial run, it was reissued in a monthly format as the "New Children's Encyclop�dia" and later as "Children's Encyclop�dia Magazine", "Children's Magazine" and, finally, "My Magazine" (1914). From September 1910, the magazine included a news supplement called "The Little Paper" which was the forerunner of Arthur Mee's "Children's Newspaper" launched in 1919. 1940s edition of The Children's Encyclopedia with red-brown binding "The Children's Encyclop�dia" sold around 800,000 copies in 12 editions before being extensively revised in the early 1920s. It was then reissued in October 1922 as a 59-part, 7,412-page, 10-volume set "The Children's Encyclopedia" (losing the ae digraph). Arthur Mee died in 1943, but new editions of "The Children's Encyclopedia" continued to be produced. By 1946, it had gone through 14 editions under the imprint of The Educational Book Co and thee were foreign editions in French, Italian, Spanish and Chinese. The final edition was the much revised "Arthur Mee's Children's Encyclop |
The Three Crowns is the national ice hockey team which country? | Sweden - The Three Crowns SWEDEN The lesser arms of Sweden Sweden - The Three Crowns The Three Crowns (in Swedish known as the Tre Kronor) is a national emblem of Sweden. It is in the Coat of Arms of the Realm of Sweden, specifically the small coat of arms. The emblem is composed of three yellow or gilded coronets arranged with two above and one below on a blue background. This emblem has been utilised by Sweden since at least 1336. As there are three crowns this has led to speculation about the symbolism: •The crowns are representation of the three crowned gods of Uppsala;the city of Uppsala has been the seat of a holy place even before the times of Christianity. •The crowns represent the three areas of Uppland (the area around Uppsala);these areas had the right to take part in the election of the king. •The three crowns are representations of the Three Wise Men (or Holy Kings). •The crowns are just a representation of the king's power, and the number three is without significance. •Magnus Eriksson was once king of Sweden. Magnus inherited the crown of Norway from his grandfather Haakon V of Norway, and then gained the Swedish crown as his father was the brother of the king of Sweden. In the 1330s king Magnus bought Scania from Denmark, and consequently used the title King of Sweden, Norway and Scania. The three crowns may represent King Magnus' three kingdoms. The Three Crowns are recorded as ringing the shield of Magnus Ladulås (a Swedish king), right back from the late 13th century. The actual arms with three crowns have been also found in a fresco in Avignon, commemorating a meeting of cardinals, which took place in 1336. It is known that the arms with three crowns were first used in a seal of a Swedish king Albrecht in 1364. Soon after this, the emblem became the arms of Sweden, rather than the arms of the dynasty in power. Regardless of how the Three Crowns originated, the emblem is often used as a symbol of authority by the Swedish government and by Swedish embassies in other countries. The three crowns on Stockholm's City Hall. The emblem is used in less formal and formal roles: •The Swedish national men's ice hockey team, wear the symbol on their sweaters and usually three blue crowns on a yellow shirt. Consequently this national team have been called ‘Three Crowns’. •The emblem can be found atop the Stockholm City Hall. • The Three Crowns are used as the roundel on Swedish Air Force military aircraft. •This emblem is also used as a sign on Swedish military equipment in general. •The Three Crowns also appear on the uniforms and vehicles of the Swedish Police Service. In the 1550s, King Gustav Vasa of Sweden learnt that the Danish King Christian III had added The Three Crowns to his own coat of arms. Gustav thought this was Christian III's sign of intending to conquer Sweden and resurrect the union. Christian argued that since the monarchs of the Union had used it, the symbol belonged to both kingdoms. In Sweden The Three Crowns were regarded as exclusively Swedish;this led to a long-lasting diplomatic conflict. From the beginning of the 17th century both countries agreed they may each use The Three Crowns in their coats of arms. For more information, please view: http://www.ryderantiques.com © Copyright www.sweden.org.za |
What animals make up the Suidae family? | ADW: Suidae: INFORMATION Twitter By David L. Fox and Phil Myers Sixteen species of pigs and hogs in eight genera make up the modern family Suidae. Suids originally occurred across Eurasia south of 48° N, on islands as far away as the Phillipines and Sulawesi, and throughout Africa. Humans have introduced Sus scrofa, from which the domesticated pigs are derived, in a variety of places around the world, including North America, New Zealand and New Guinea. Fossil suids are known from the Oligocene of Europe and Asia and the Miocene of Africa. These medium-sized animals are typically stocky with a barrel-like body. The skin is usually thick and sparsely haired. Head and body length ranges from 500-1900 mm, tail length ranges from 35-40 mm and adult body weight can be as high as 350 kg. The eyes are usually small and located high on the skull, and the ears are small and pointed. The skull is usually long and has a flat dorsal profile. One of the most notable characteristics of suids is the mobile snout, which has a cartilaginous disk at its tip and terminal nostrils. It is supported by a prenasal bone located below the nasals . The skull has a prominent occipital crest that is formed from the supraoccipital and parietal bones. The metapodials are not fused, and the first digit is missing from both forefeet and hindfeet. All four digit have hooves , but these are only functional in locomotion on the middle digits (the third and fourth), as the smaller lateral digits are located higher on the limb ( paraxonic ). The dental formula varies among the genera; a general formula for the family is: 1-3/3, 1/1, 2-4/2 or 4, 3/3 = 34-44. The upper incisors decrease in size laterally; the lower incisors are long, narrow and set at a low angle in the jaw so that they are almost horizontal. The upper canines grow out and backward into large, curved tusks; wear between the upper and lower canines produces sharp edges. The upper canines are ever-growing. The molars are bunodont or cuspidate. Pigs are omnivores, and the diet includes fungi, leaves, roots, bulbs, tubers, fruit, snails, earthworms, small vertebrates, eggs and carrion. They use their muscular, mobile snout and forefeet to root and scratch for food. They have a two-chambered stomach and do not ruminate. Most species are gregarious. One common image of pigs, that they overeat, is not commonly true. However, it is true that most pigs are fond of mud baths! Suids, especially hogs (Sus scrofa) have been introduced to a number of places, usually as a game species. Unfortunately, in some areas they have caused significant environmental damage by their foraging, and they carry several diseases that can be transmitted to domestic swine or people. |
In which cop show did Petrie and Isbecki appear? | If you were severed a dish belle helen what fruit would it be - MBA - 217 View Full Document If you were severed a dish 'belle h'elen what fruit would it be Pears 66 Terrance Nelhams became better knows as who Adam Faith 67 Dick Turpin the highwayman served and apprenticeship as what Butcher 68 What is the main food of the Oyster catcher bird Mussels 69 In which cop show did Petrie and Isbecki appear Cagney and Lacey 70 In the Bolshoi ballet what does the word Bolshoi mean Big 71 Which acid gives nettles their sting Formic acid 72 In the Hindu religion what is a Mandir Temple 73 Which wine grape variety is most planted in California Chardonnay 74 A paddling is a group of which animals Ducks 75 From what country does the dish skordalia come Greece 76 What is a geoduck Clam 77 What is Sean Connery's real first name Thomas 78 What nationally was Mata Hari shot as a spy Dutch 79 Who said - Toe err is human - But it feels divine Mae West 80 Names - Baker - Cook Smith easy - what did a Chandler do Make Candles 81 Declan McManus became famous as who Elvis Costello 82 Robert Fitzroy captained which famous ship The Beagle 83 Who said "I have no problems with drugs - only policemen" Keith Richard 84 Which American city was named after a British Prime Minister Pittsburgh 85 Spelling counts - what is the singular of scampi This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. TERM 10000 general knowledge questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro No Questions Quiz 15 Ans 10000_questions 30 |
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What did the ancient Greeks use instead of soap? | Greek Medicine: THE GRECO-ROMAN BATH THE GRECO-ROMAN BATH Cleanliness is Health The ancient Greeks and Romans had the wisdom and insight to know that bodily cleanliness was an essential component of good hygiene and good health. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe was plunged into the ignorance of the Dark Ages, and this simple and self evident hygienic truth was obscured and covered over by a plethora of unfounded superstitions about the dangers of bathing. Bathing is also a way of caring for and loving the body by taking good care of it. This ran counter to the Church's prevailing attitude of ascetic denial and despising of the body and its needs. In Western civilization, bathing practices suffered somewhat of a disruption or hiatus due to the ignorance and superstition that prevailed in the Dark Ages and medieval times. And so, bathing had to reinvent itself in the modern era. Consequently, the way we bathe today is quite different from the way the ancient Greeks and Romans bathed. Let's see how: Bathing: A Way of Life The most important thing to understand about the classical approach to bathing is that it was a way of life. The Greek and Roman baths incorporated not only the mere cleansing of the body, but also exercise and sports, socializing, lectures and entertainment, and even snacks and delicacies. Most importantly, it was a great way to relax and chill out after a hard day's work. The Romans are most famous for the magnificent baths they built, like the imperial baths at Caracalla; they were perhaps the most ardent devotees of the bath. But the Greeks also loved bathing, although the baths they constructed were much simpler affairs. In the ancient Greek baths, we can see the origins of the later Roman baths. The ancient Greeks and Romans lived a more communal lifestyle than we do today, and weren't as ashamed to expose their bodies. Some baths were sexually segregated, but many others weren't. Toilets at the public baths consisted of a series of slots in a long slab of marble. Underneath the marble slab, an inclined sewage ditch with running water carried away the excrements. The users of these toilets sat next to each other, unseparated and unhidden by any partitioning walls or stalls. A gymnasium or palaestra adjoined many public baths. This was used for athletics and sporting activities. Many athletes worked out in the nude at sports like running, wrestling and weightlifting; for women, the preferred activities were swimming and running while driving a rolling hoop with a stick. Nowadays, bathing is a private matter for most people, as most homes have their own lavatory and bathing facilities, but in ancient times, bathing was a communal affair. In addition to promoting a public spirit of health awareness, the public baths were centers for socializing and entertainment. Food vendors hawked their wares of light snacks and delicacies. Strolling musicians, acrobats and jugglers offered entertainment. One could even listen to the discourses and dialogs of philosophers; even the likes of Plato obliged the public at the baths. Types of Baths An ancient Greek steam bath was called a Laconia. It was usually a circular room with a large, conical domed roof. It was heated either by fires underneath the floor, or by rocks heated in a fire, which were then brought into the bath with pitchforks and placed into a central tray. Water was then poured onto the hot rocks to create steam. Sometimes, the leaves or branches of Bay Laurel, Fir, Pine, or Juniper were added for their therapeutic essences. Or, the infusions or essential oils of these plants were used. The sweating process could be enhanced by previously massaging the body with oils medicated with these or other essences, or by quaffing a cup of hot diaphoretic herb tea like Peppermint or Elder flowers before entering the steam bath. At the Roman public baths, bathers would usually first soak in the warm wate |
UK band involved in a US court case - Subliminal messages 80s? | Top 10 Famous Cases of Backmasking - Listverse Top 10 Famous Cases of Backmasking Andrew C. August 28, 2011 Backmasking is the process of reversing an audio signal and placing it in something meant to be played forwards. When played normally the message will sound like gibberish, however, when the song is played in reverse the original message can be heard. Some of the first instances of reversed audio were the result of The Beatles’ experimentation during the recording of Revolver. Since then, backmasked messages have turned up in all kinds of music with messages ranging from humorous to satanic. Today, reversing audio is a popular way to censor explicit words for radio. Here is a list of 10 famous instances of backmasking. 10 The Mars Volta Eunuch Provocateur The Mars Volta are a prog-rock band known for cryptic lyrics and messages. One instance that had fans buzzing was on the track “Eunuch Provocateur” on their EP Tremulant. At around the 5:30 mark the track transforms into echoing drums with an eerie guitar. A voice can be heard, but none of the words can be made out. Fans found that when played in reverse the gibberish could be heard as “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”. The band used an old record that contained children’s songs for the samples. Also in the track, the phrase “Did mommy or daddy ever have to spank you?” can be heard when reversed. 9 Missy Elliot Work It Missy Elliot used backmasking for aesthetic purposes on her track “Work It” from her album Under Construction. The chorus of the track is “Is it worth it, let me work it, I put my thing down flip it and reverse it” followed by backwards gibberish. When the gibberish is played in reverse, it says “I put my thing down flip it and reverse it”. Missy sampled the previous line of the chorus and reversed it. In the same song at around 2:08 Missy says “Listen up close while I take you backwards” followed by the reversed message “Watch the way Missy like to take it backwards”. 8 Weird Al Yankovic I Remember Larry In the late 80s and early 90s, parents and special interest groups began accusing artists of using backmasking to hide disturbing and even satanic messages. These accusations resulted in court cases over high profile artists. Weird Al poked fun at the issue and hid a humorous message about those searching for hidden messages on the track “I Remember Larry” off his album, Bad Hair Day. In the bridge of the song at around 3:14 Al’s voice can be heard speaking nonsense. When reversed one can hear “Wow, you must have an awful lot of free time on your hands”. 7 Queen Another One Bites the Dust In the early 1980’s, Queen was accused of hiding a reversed message in their song “Another One Bites the Dust”. Christian evangelists claimed that when played in reverse the lyrics “another one bites the dust” become “It’s fun to smoke marijuana”. Some believed since the song had other strange effects on it, it was possible the band had purposely used backmasking to hide the pro-marijuana message. A spokesperson for Hollywood Records denied that the song contained a hidden message. The message is widely considered to be unintended. Many cite this song as an example of phonetic reversal, where a word when reversed, sounds like another word. 6 Jay-Z Lucifer Jay-Z is a popular rapper who is often tied to many conspiracy theories. Some popular theories are that he is linked to the illuminati/freemasons, and that he is satanic. While the theories about him are far-fetched, believers of these theories thought they found proof when the song “Lucifer 9” was reversed. Gibberish played normally was the message “666 murder murder Jesus 666” when played backwards. What many didn’t know was the track “Lucifier 9” was actually from Dangermouse’s The Grey Album. The Grey Album was a mashup of The Beatles (White Album) and Jay-Z’s The Black Album. Dangermouse chopped up Jay-Z a capellas and created the message over The Beatles “Revolution 9”. 5 Pink Floyd Empty Spaces Pink Floyd used backmasking to hide a message on their song “Empty Spaces” from the album The Wall. Gibberish is heard when |
Who were the first people to measure the year? | A Brief History of Time Measurement : nrich.maths.org A Brief History of Time Measurement Stage: 2, 3, 4 and 5 Article by Leo Rogers Published May 2008,February 2011. Ever since man first noticed the regular movement of the Sun and the stars, we have wondered about the passage of time. Prehistoric people first recorded the phases of the Moon some 30,000 years ago, and recording time has been a way by which humanity has observed the heavens and represented the progress of civilization. Natural Events The earliest natural events to be recognised were in the heavens, but during the course of the year there were many other events that indicated significant changes in the environment. Seasonal winds and rains, the flooding of rivers, the flowering of trees and plants, and the breeding cycles or migration of animals and birds, all led to natural divisions of the year, and further observation and local customs led to the recognition of the seasons. Measuring time by the Sun, the Moon and the Stars As the sun moves across the sky, shadows change in direction and length, so a simple sundial can measure the length of a day. It was quickly noticed that the length of the day varies at different times of the year. The reasons for this difference were not discovered until after astronomers accepted the fact that the earth travels round the sun in an elliptic orbit, and that the earth's axis is tilted at about 26 degrees. This variation from a circular orbit leads to the Equation of Time (see 'Note 2' below) which allows us to work out the difference between 'clock' time and 'sundial time'. Another discovery was that sundials had to be specially made for different latitudes because the Sun's altitude in the sky decreases at higher latitudes, producing longer shadows than at lower latitudes. Today, artists and astronomers find many ways of creating modern sundials. A sundial with roman numerals. As you look at this dial, which direction are you facing? The progress of the sun can be recorded using the four faces of this cube. Can you discover the orientation of these faces? Wall Sundial Prehistoric carving said to represent the Orion constellation The oldest image of a star pattern, the constellation of Orion, has been recognised on a piece of mammoth tusk some 32,500 years old. The constellation Orion is symbolized by a man standing with his right arm raised and a sword at his belt and can be seen throughout the world at different times of the year. Orion was the sun god of the Egyptians and Phonecians and called the 'strong one' by the Arabs. In parts of Africa, his belt and sword are known as 'three dogs chasing three pigs' and the Borana people of East Africa based a sophisticated calendar on observations of star clusters near Orion's belt. Orion contains some of the brightest stars in the southern part of the winter sky in the northern hemisphere and can be seen later in the southern hemisphere. The three stars of Orion's belt and the red star of his right arm can be easily recognised The earliest Egyptian Star Map is about 3,500 years old and shows the most unusual conjunction of the planets (Venus, Mercury, Saturn and Jupiter) in the constellation of Orion and the occurrence of a solar eclipse that happened in 1534 BCE. Babylonian records of observations of heavenly events date back to 1,600 BCE. The reason for adopting their arithmetic system is probably because 60 has many divisors, and their decision to adopt 360 days as the length of the year and 3600 in a circle was based on their existing mathematics and the convenience that the sun moves through the sky relative to fixed stars at about 1degree each day. The constellation Taurus, the bull, a symbol of strength and fertility, figures prominently in the mythology of nearly all early civilizations, from Babylon and India to northern Europe. The Assyrian winged man-headed bull had the strength of a bull, the swiftness of a bird and human intelligence. From about 700 BCE the Babylonians began to develop a mathematical theory of astronomy, but the equally divided 12-constellati |
Name the author who created Hannibal Lecter? | Killer doctor who inspired cinematic history: Author reveals the chilling story behind Hannibal Lecter... and how he actually SAVED someone's life | Daily Mail Online comments The author behind one of the most unforgettable villains of cinematic history has finally revealed the real-life killer behind his chilling creation. Thomas Harris, who rarely gives interviews, has previously never spoken about what inspired his cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter, as portrayed in the classic Silence of the Lambs by Anthony Hopkins. But he has now revealed the character was inspired by a real-life doctor and murderer he met while visiting a Mexican prison in the 1960s Author Thomas Harris (right) has revealed the inspiration for his most chilling creation, Hannibal Lecter, as played by Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs (left), was in fact a real-life doctor he met in a Mexican prison while working as a journalist Harris met the doctor at the Nuevo Leon State Prison, at Monterrey, Mexico, as a 23-year-old journalist. The author was at the prison to interview Dykes Askew Simmons, a former mental patient who was under the death sentence for killing three people. But he met 'Dr Salazar' after learning he had apparently saved the life of Simmons when he had been shot during an attempt to escape from the prison about a year earlier. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Writing in the introduction to The Silence of the Lambs 25th anniversary edition, part of which has been published in The Times, Harris explains how he was introduced to the killer doctor by a prison warden, who failed to tell him of his violent past. The author recalls interviewing Dr Salazar, which he later explains is not his real name, about how he treated the gunshot wounds and stopped the bleeding. Dr Hannibal Lecter, as played by Anthony Hopkins in the 2001 film Red Dragon, is one of the most unforgettable villains in cinematic and literary history But he describes how the conversation took a much darker twist when the doctor began questioning the journalist on Simmons's disfigured appearance, the nature of torment and the murderer's victims. It was not until Harris left the doctor's office that he learned of Dr Salazar's history from the prison warden. The doctor was a murderer and the warden told Harris: 'He will never leave this place. He is insane.' Harris says the doctor served 20 years in prison, but also provided the inspiration behind his most famous creation. He explained while writing his novel he needed to create a character with a 'peculiar understanding of the criminal mind', adding: 'It was not Dr Salazar. But because of Dr Salazar, I could recognise his colleague and fellow practitioner, Hannibal Lecter.' Lecter was first introduced by Harris in the 1981 novel Red Dragon, where he was depicted as a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibal. He became part of cinematic history however when Hopkins portrayed the character in the Silence of the Lambs, winning an Academy Award for the part along the way. It was in this film that he delivered the immortal line: 'I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti'. In the film Lecter questions a young FBI trainee Clarice Starling about her childhood traumas, in a scene which is eerily reminiscent of Harris's depiction of his encounter with Dr Salazar. Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, Harris's detective whose terrifying encoutner with Hannibal Lecter in the film Silence of the Lambs was inspired by a real-life doctor The first film adapted from Harris's novels was Manhunter, which was based on Red Dragon and featured Brian Cox as Lecter. Hopkins reprised the role however in 2001's Hannibal, where Lecter became the main character of the film. He also played Lecter in a second adaptation of Red Dragon in 2002. The character was chosen as the number one movie villain by the American Film Institute in 2003. |
What does the name Ghengis Khan mean? | Genghis - Meaning Of Genghis, What Does Genghis Mean? What does Genghis mean? The name Genghis is of Chinese origin. The meaning of Genghis is "king of all". Genghis is generally used as a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Gen-ghis. The Given Name Genghis Genghis is good for parents who want a name that is daring and elegant. A name fit for a child full of allure and spirit, a little pathfinder. A name that will flow off your tongue. Genghis falls into the royal title name category. Some famous bearers of this name include: Genghis Khan. Genghis Popularity In the U.S. in 2015, less than 5 boys were given the name. Less than 5 girls were given the name. In contrast, the year before less than 5 boys were given the name. Less than 5 girls were given the name. View the Genghis Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Genghis has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Genghis to other names. Genghis Related Names |
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Who was Canada's first prime minister? | Who was the first prime minister of Canada? Who was the first prime minister of Canada? Who was the first prime minister of Canada? Who was the first prime minister of Canada? The first Prime Minister of Canada is Sir John A. Macdonald who was a dominant figure in the Canadian Confederation. He was a businessman, lawyer, politician, and prime minister. Macdonald served as a municipal alderman in Kingston and was a member of the Province of Canada�s Legislative Assembly between 1844 and 1867. In 1847, he was appointed a Receiver General and was an opposition member of parliament between 1845 and 1854, in 1858, and between 1862 and 1864. Macdonald became Joint Premier and served together with �tienne-Paschal Tach� between 1856 and 1857. He acted as a Joint Premier between 1857 and 1858 and between 1858 and 1862 (serving together with George-�tienne Cartier). Because of the Pacific Railway Scandal, the Conservative government had to resign in 1973. The liberal government of Alexander Mackenzie took over. The Conservatives returned to power in 1878, and Macdonald became Prime Minister. The Canadian Pacific Railway was completed during the Prime Minister�s second administration. In 1879, the country became a high-tariff nation, similar to Germany and the United States. The high tariffs aimed to build and protect the Canadian industry. The machinery and equipment for textile production entered the country free, but the tariff on finished textiles was 34 percent. The Prime Minister argued in favour of even higher tariffs during his whole political career. During this period, Canada also sent Sir Alexander Galt as its first diplomatic representative in Britain. The government of Macdonald subsidized the transcontinental railroad project, granting $25,000,000 and 100,000 sq. km of land. The entire railroad project was very expensive for a country of just 4.1 million inhabitants. The railroad was slowly built between 1880 and 1885, but the Canadian Pacific Railway came close to financial ruin more than once. Macdonald was forced to obtain a loan from the Treasury to save the CPR from becoming insolvent. Sir John A. Macdonald died on 6 June, 1891 and was buried in the Cataraqui Cemetery in Kingston. He left a mark on the country�s political scene and is considered one of the most successful Prime Ministers of Canada. Macdonald has a record of 6 majority government victories and served as a Prime Minister for 19 years. By purchasing large territories of vacant land from the HBC, Macdonald succeeded in expanding the territory of Canada. He built economic barriers as a way of avoiding American influence and linked the provinces by rail. His goal was to keep the federation afloat and stimulate trade. Macdonald also drafted the British North America Acts under which Nova Scotia, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Quebec became united into the Dominion of Canada. The Prime Minister drafted two-thirds of the provisions and became known as the Father of Confederation. The British North America Acts are the core of the Canadian Constitution and were enacted by the Parliament of Canada and the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act of 1867 set the framework for the Canadian government, including the House of Commons and its federal structure. |
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By law what unpopular thing must prostitutes now do in Holland? | The Audacity of Tolerance: A Critical Analysis of Legalized Prostitution in Amsterdam’s Red Light District by Joshua Cruz, Swaan van Iterson | Humanity in Action by Joshua Cruz , Swaan van Iterson “If you disrespect prostitutes, you disrespect all women.” Metje Blaak (leader of ‘Vakbond Vakwerk’, the labor union for sex workers in the red light district.) Ask others about Amsterdam and there is a good chance that they will tell you about the coffee shops and the red light district. People often travel here to experience the pleasures of cannabis and carnal desires in a tolerant society—the latter in the form of prostitution. Taking a trip late at night down the Oudezijds Achterburgwal, the main strip in the city’s red light district, you will witness a world unfamiliar to most people, in which sexual pleasures are easily and explicitly attainable. For the past ten years this has been the case in Amsterdam, where prostitution was legalized in 2000. By lifting the prohibition on brothels, the Dutch government sought to give sex workers more autonomy over their profession, reduce criminal activity and improve their labor conditions. Now, however, it is deliberating about making changes to the law that will enhance its oversight over prostitution. This raises a question about whether stricter regulation, in the context of this culture of tolerance, would actually benefit the sex workers, or make matters worse. Politics of Prostitution There are approximately 20,000 prostitutes working the streets of the Netherlands (Janssen; Hovener, 2010). Of those, 40% are active in Amsterdam with 5% working the 370 windows or in sex clubs in and around the red light district. Since 2000, prostitutes have been identified as independent workers who must register with the Chamber of Commerce and pay income tax in order to legally perform their work. In instituting this measure, the government was attempting to bring its official stance into accordance with a reality in which prostitution was already tolerated. This legalization was aimed at eliminating illegal exploitation, handicapping criminal enterprise, and improving the working conditions of prostitutes. Even with the improvements provided by this policy, many more have been deemed necessary, and further reforms are currently under deliberation. One of these comes in the form of Wetsvoorstel Regulering Prostitutie en Bestrijding Misstanden Sexbranch (a proposed law for the regulation of prostitution and control of abuses in the sex industry). The Council of Ministers has agreed to undertake a new policy regarding prostitution, and the proposal is currently being discussed within the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament in the Netherlands. It aims to establish a better and more uniform law to be applied nationwide. If this reform takes place, the prostitutes will have to register at the national level, after which they will be briefed on issues including risks of the profession, Social Security, and alternative employment possibilities. The new policy would also raise the legal age for employment as a prostitute from 18 to 21. In addition, anyone who wishes to start a prostitution business would have to apply for a permit. From the Top Down Various actors involved in the world of prostitution have different opinions about the current situation, and the future of the sex trade in general. Jasper Luijs is the chain supervisor for a group of organizations that work to remove wrongs (or abuses) in the sex trade within the Municipality of Amsterdam. He has extensive contact with agencies and actors involved in this effort: the police, the tax agencies, the Chamber of Commerce, the Ministry of Crime and public prosecutors. Together, they form a central network that works to achieve this goal. Luijs is generally positive, yet critical, about the current policy: “Since the entrepreneurs in prostitution have to apply for a permit, to start their business, we have more control on what is happening. Of course there is still work to do. All actors in the chain can create barriers against wr |
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Marduk was the creator of the world to what ancient people? | Creation Stories This Babylonian story of creation comes largely from the Enuma Elish and the Astrahasis, which appear to have been written between 1900 and 1500 BC, perhaps during the time of the Babylonian King Hammurabi. The tablets of both are broken and incomplete. At the end of the story here, the details of the creation of humans are supplemented with material from fragments of later writings. The latter may date as late as the 500's BC, but their consistency with the earlier Enuma Elish suggests that they tell the same story. The main actor in these tablets is Marduk, the most powerful of the Babylonian gods. Like most Babylonian gods, he has many names, and elsewhere he is sometimes known as Bel. Marduk Creates the World from the Spoils of Battle In the beginning, neither heaven nor earth had names. Apsu, the god of fresh waters, and Tiamat, the goddess of the salt oceans, and Mummu, the god of the mist that rises from both of them, were still mingled as one. There were no mountans, there was no pasture land, and not even a reed-marsh could be found to break the surface of the waters. It was then that Apsu and Tiamat parented two gods, and then two more who outgrew the first pair. These further parented gods, until Ea, who was the god of rivers and was Tiamat and Apsu's geat-grandson, was born. Ea was the cleverest of the gods, and with his magic Ea became the most powerful of the gods, ruling even his forebears. Apsu and Tiamat's descendents became an unruly crowd. Eventually Apsu, in his frustration and inability to sleep with the clamor, went to Tiamat, and he proposed to her that he slay their noisy offspring. Tiamat was furious at his suggestion to kill their clan, but after leaving her Apsu resolved to proceed with his murderous plan. When the young gods heard of his plot against them, they were silent and fearful, but soon Ea was hatching a scheme. He cast a spell on Apsu, pulled Apsu's crown from his head, and slew him. Ea then built his palace on Apsu's waters, and it was there that, with the goddess Damkina, he fathered Marduk, the four-eared, four-eyed giant who was god of the rains and storms. The other gods, however, went to Tiamat and complained of how Ea had slain her husband. Aroused, she collected an army of dragons and monsters, and at its head she placed the god Kingu, whom she gave magical powers as well. Even Ea was at a loss how to combat such a host, until he finally called on his son Marduk. Marduk gladly agreed to take on his father's battle, on the condition that he, Marduk, would rule the gods after achieving this victory. The other gods agreed, and at a banquet they gave him his royal robes and scepter. Marduk armed himself with a bow and arrows, a club, and lightning, and he went in search of Tiamat's monstrous army. Rolling his thunder and storms in front him, he attacked, and Kingu's battle plan soon disintegrated. Tiamat was left alone to fight Marduk, and she howled as they closed for battle. They struggled as Marduk caught her in his nets. When she opened her mouth to devour him, he filled it with the evil wind that served him. She could not close her mouth with his gale blasting in it, and he shot an arrow down her throat. It split her heart, and she was slain. After subduing the rest of her host, he took his club and split Tiamat's water-laden body in half like a clam shell. Half he put in the sky and made the heavens, and he posted guards there to make sure that Tiamat's salt waters could not escape. Across the heavens he made stations in the stars for the gods, and he made the moon and set it forth on its schedule across the heavens. From the other half of Tiamat's body he made the land, which he placed over Apsu's fresh waters, which now arise in wells and springs. From her eyes he made flow the Tigirs and Euphrates. Across this land he made the grains and herbs, the pastures and fields, the rains and the seeds, the cows and ewes, and the forests and the orchards. Marduk set the vanquished god |
What was Mohammad Ali's birth name? | Muhammad Ali - Athlete, Boxer, Philanthropist - Biography.com » quotes “The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.” “It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.” “I'm gonna float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” “I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given.” “I'm the champion of the world. I'm the greatest thing that ever lived. I'm so great I don't have a mark on my face. I shook up the world! I shook up the world!” “If Clay says a mosquito can pull a plow, don't ask how—Hitch him up!” “You get the impression while watching him fight that he plays cat and mouse, then turns out the light.” “The real enemy of my people is here. I will not disgrace my religion, my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who are fighting for their own justice, freedom and equality.” “Religions all have different names, but they all contain the same truths. I think the people of our religion should be tolerant and understand people believe different things.” “It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.” “I set out on a journey of love, seeking truth, peace and understanding. l am still learning.” “Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves.” “At night when I go to bed, I ask myself, 'If I don't wake up tomorrow, would I be proud of how I lived today.'” “This is the story about a man with iron fists and a beautiful tan.” Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali - Mini Biography (TV-14; 4:09) A short biography of Muhammad Ali, an American heavyweight boxer and social activist who converted to Islam. Dodging the Vietnam draft, he was the subject of controversy. Synopsis Born Cassius Clay in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1942, Muhammad Ali became an Olympic gold medalist in 1960 and the world heavyweight boxing champion in 1964. Following his suspension for refusing military service, Ali reclaimed the heavyweight title two more times during the 1970s, winning famed bouts against Joe Frazier and George Foreman along the way. Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1984, Ali devoted much of his time to philanthropy, earning the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005. He died on June 3, 2016, in Phoenix, Arizona. Early Life Boxer, philanthropist and social activist Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. Ali showed at an early age that he wasn't afraid of any bout—inside or outside of the ring. Growing up in the segregated South, he experienced racial prejudice and discrimination firsthand. At the age of 12, Ali discovered his talent for boxing through an odd twist of fate. His bike was stolen, and Ali told a police officer, Joe Martin, that he wanted to beat up the thief. "Well, you better learn how to fight before you start challenging people," Martin reportedly told him at the time. In addition to being a police officer, Martin also trained young boxers at a local gym. Ali started working with Martin to learn how to spar, and soon began his boxing career. In his first amateur bout in 1954, he won the fight by split decision. Ali went on to win the 1956 Golden Gloves tournament for novices in the light heavyweight class. Three years later, he won the National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions, as well as the Amateur Athletic Union's national title for the light heavyweight division. Muhammad Ali - Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee (TV-14; 1:13) Watch a short video about Muhammad Ali and discover how he accidentally discovered his calling as a world class boxer. Olympic Gold In 1960, Ali won a spot on the U.S. Olympic boxing team, and traveled to Rome, Italy, to compete. At 6' 3", Ali was an imposing figure in the ring, but he also became known for his lightning speed and fancy footwork. After winning his first three bouts, Ali defeated Zbigniew Pietrzkowski from Poland to win the light heavyweight gold medal. After his Olympic victory, Ali was heralded as an American hero. He soon turned pr |
Who is the presenter of the Weakest Link? | Anne Robinson quits Weakest Link - BBC News BBC News Anne Robinson quits Weakest Link 23 April 2011 Image caption Robinson: You are the weakest link, goodbye. Weakest Link host Anne Robinson has quit the TV quiz show, the BBC has confirmed. Robinson, nicknamed "the queen of mean" for her acerbic put-downs, has been the host for 11 years, and the quiz will end in spring 2012 after 1,690 shows. "It's been superb, so it's a hard decision," she told the Guardian . There have been more than 15,000 contestants and more than 235,000 questions asked. She will continue to appear on Watchdog and My Life in Books on the BBC. "If there's anything about longevity in television, it's about knowing what to take and what to turn down, and what to stop. It's often about what not to do any more," she said. I remember seeing the pilot episode and not being at all convinced she was right for the show. Liam Keelan, Controller of BBC Daytime BBC TV Blog In an interview in the Guardian, she dismissed reports about her contract: "My fee wasn't cut. I said I'd do 10 years and then, because we went to [BBC] Scotland and they were brilliant, I did a year more than I intended to do." She was known for her catchphrase - "You are the weakest link, goodbye" - said to each contestant as they were voted off after each round. Liam Keelan, controller of BBC Daytime, said: "The Weakest Link has been a hugely important and much-loved part of the BBC's schedules for well over a decade. "But without Anne's iconic persona and acerbic wit, we have decided that we won't be recommissioning any new episodes following her departure." Special episodes of the show will be filmed in Glasgow in December and the final series will go off air next spring. |
Who played Basil Fawlty in 'Fawlty Towers'? | Fawlty Towers (TV Series 1975–1979) - 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 Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away. Stars: A moose head to be hung, a fire drill to be conducted, and German guests are all a bit much for Basil to handle while Sybil's in hospital. 9.4 When Mrs. Richards, a demanding woman who is hard of hearing, checks into the hotel, Basil, Sybil and Polly find themselves with a very difficult customer. Meanwhile, Basil bets on a horse that is ... 9.3 Basil and the rest of the staff are in deep trouble when the health inspector turns up and delivers an enormous list of problems with the hotel. Things become even worse when Manuel's rat gets loose ... 9.2 a list of 29 titles created 20 Jan 2012 a list of 45 titles created 10 Apr 2013 a list of 40 titles created 29 Jun 2014 a list of 29 titles created 02 Dec 2015 a list of 28 titles created 1 week ago Search for " Fawlty Towers " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: Fawlty Towers (1975–1979) 8.8/10 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. 5 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards » Photos Stuck in the middle of World War I, Captain Edmund Blackadder does his best to escape the banality of the war. Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her. Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny In the Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time. Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie Classic comedy following the misadventures of two Wheeler Dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter who scrape their living by selling dodgy goods believing that next year they will be millionaires. Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd Pack The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe. Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam Crazy sitcom about 3 priests and their housekeeper who live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland it seems! Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly In the Middle Ages, Prince Edmund the Black Adder constantly schemes and endeavors to seize the crown from his father and brother. Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Elspet Gray The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager Brent as they continue their daily lives. Stars: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook Alan Partridge a failed television presenter whose previous exploits had featured in the chat-show parody Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge, and who is now presenting a programed on local radio in Norwich. Stars: Steve Coogan, Phil Cornwell, Simon Greenall Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve the mysteries of the devil's foot, Silver Blaze, Wisteria Lodge and the Bruce-Partington Plans. Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams Andy Millman is an actor with ambition and a script. Reduced to working as an extra with a useless agent, Andy's attempts to boost his career invariably end in failure and embarrassment. Stars: Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Stephen Merchant Red Dwarf (TV Series 1988) Comedy | Sci-Fi The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf. Stars: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules Edit Storyline Inept and manic English hotel owner and manager, Basil Fawlty, isn't cut out for his job. He's intolerant, rude and paranoid. All hell frequently bre |
In a game of chess, what is the only piece able to jump over other pieces? | How to Play Chess: Rules and Basics - Chess.com Chess.com Forums Learn to Play Chess It's never too late to learn how to play chess - the most popular game in the world! If you are totally new to the game or even want to learn all of the rules and strategies, read on! Getting Better at Chess History of Chess The origins of chess are not exactly clear, though most believe it evolved from earlier chess-like games played in India almost two thousand years ago.The game of chess we know today has been around since the 15th century where it became popular in Europe. The Goal of Chess Chess is a game played between two opponents on opposite sides of a board containing 64 squares of alternating colors. Each player has 16 pieces: 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, and 8 pawns. The goal of the game is to checkmate the other king. Checkmate happens when the king is in a position to be captured (in check) and cannot escape from capture. Starting a Game At the beginning of the game the chessboard is laid out so that each player has the white (or light) color square in the bottom right-hand side. The chess pieces are then arranged the same way each time. The second row (or rank) is filled with pawns. The rooks go in the corners, then the knights next to them, followed by the bishops, and finally the queen, who always goes on her own matching color (white queen on white, black queen on black), and the king on the remaining square. The player with the white pieces always moves first. Therefore, players generally decide who will get to be white by chance or luck such as flipping a coin or having one player guess the color of the hidden pawn in the other player's hand. White then makes a move, followed by black, then white again, then black and so on until the end of the game. How the Pieces Move Each of the 6 different kinds of pieces moves differently. Pieces cannot move through other pieces (though the knight can jump over other pieces), and can never move onto a square with one of their own pieces. However, they can be moved to take the place of an opponent's piece which is then captured. Pieces are generally moved into positions where they can capture other pieces (by landing on their square and then replacing them), defend their own pieces in case of capture, or control important squares in the game. The King The king is the most important piece, but is one of the weakest. The king can only move one square in any direction - up, down, to the sides, and diagonally. Click on the '>' button in the diagram below to see how the king can move around the board. The king may never move himself into check (where he could be captured). The Queen The queen is the most powerful piece. She can move in any one straight direction - forward, backward, sideways, or diagonally - as far as possible as long as she does not move through any of her own pieces. And, like with all pieces, if the queen captures an opponent's piece her move is over. Click through the diagram below to see how the queens move. Notice how the white queen captures the black queen and then the black king is forced to move. The Rook The rook may move as far as it wants, but only forward, backward, and to the sides. The rooks are particularly powerful pieces when they are protecting each other and working together! The Bishop The bishop may move as far as it wants, but only diagonally. Each bishop starts on one color (light or dark) and must always stay on that color. Bishops work well together because they cover up each other’s weaknesses. The Knight Knights move in a very different way from the other pieces – going two squares in one direction, and then one more move at a 90 degree angle, just like the shape of an “L”. Knights are also the only pieces that can move over other pieces. The Pawn Pawns are unusual because they move and capture in different ways: they move forward, but capture diagonally. Pawns can only move forward one square at a time, except for their very first move where they can move forward two squares. Pawns can only capture one square diagonally |
At which racecourse is the Derby and the Oaks traditionally run? | The Racing Pages. The Oaks - The 2016 Oaks The Oaks traditionally is the third of the five English classic flat races for three year old thoroughbred horses. The race is open to fillies only and is run in late May or early June at Epsom Downs racecourse. The race is run at the same meeting as another classic race which is the equivalent race for all three year olds which is The Derby The Oaks Stakes is the equivalent to the Derby and although fillies can run in the Derby they almost always run in this race. The Oaks is the second leg of the fillies triple crown which consists of the 1000 Guineas , The oaks and The St. Leger . The Oaks is names after an estate owned by the Earl of Derby and is situated just east of Epsom. During both World Wars the race was renamed The New Oaks and was run at Newmarket. |
Who had a hit single with 'Crocodile Rock`'n 1972? | Crocodile Rock (1972) | Elton John: 20 essential songs - Music Music ELTON JOHN is one of the world's most successful musicians. Here, Telegraph writers pick his 20 best songs Your Song (1970) Elton John’s first hit is also one of his most enduring. This simple, piano-driven love song was written in 1969 by Elton and his long-time lyricist Bernie Taupin. The former is said to have written the music in around 10 minutes, while the latter completed the lyrics over breakfast in the flat the two shared. Your Song was originally the b-side to the song Take Me to the Pilot , but radio play eventually helped it to make the top 10 in both the UK and US. The track won a new generation of fans when it was revived by British singer Ellie Goulding in 2010 for that year’s John Lewis Christmas advert. In October 2015 it was announced that he will be touring the UK again in 2016, with confirmed dates in Lincoln, Leicester and Exeter. (Above: Elton John performing at Fairfield Hall, Croydon, in 1971) Tiny Dancer (1972) Elton’s greatest hit that was never actually a hit (it limped to number 42 in the US, and wasn’t even released as a single in the UK), Tiny Dancer was Taupin’s ode to the Californian women he met on his first visit to the USA in 1970. Its slight country twang – complete with pedal-steel – was something of a departure for John in 1972, but by the time the track swells to a string-laden crescendo, it sounds akin to his many other piano ballad classics. The song was immortalised by Cameron Crowe’s 2000 rock‘n’roll coming of age film Almost Famous during a scene in which all the main protagonists sing along to it on a tour bus. (Above: Elton John in concert in 1972) Credit: Rex Rocket Man (1972) Another of Elton’s most beloved songs, Rocket Man reached number two in the UK chart in 1972. Bernie Taupin’s fantastical lyric told the tale of an astronaut torn between doing his work duty and leaving his family behind, and drew inspiration from a short story by science fiction writer Ray Bradbury (and, Taupin has admitted, a song also called Rocket Man by US psychedelic rock band Pearls Before Swine). In 2011 the song was used to wake up astronauts on the Space Shuttle Atlantis , following a personal message from Elton. (Above: Elton John in 1972) Credit: Rex Crocodile Rock (1972) Up until the release of Crocodile Rock, Elton’s biggest hits had been ballads backed with Taupin’s pensive lyrics. But this jaunty rock ‘n’ roll number – the first single from his Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player album – broke the mould, becoming his first number one single in the US (and reaching number five in the UK). Though recognising that it has never been the weightiest or most original song he and Taupin have penned, Elton defended the track in 1995: “I wanted it to be a record about all the things I grew up with. Of course it’s a rip-off, it’s derivative in every sense of the word.” (Above: Elton John in concert in the Seventies) Credit: Rex Step into Christmas (1973) From an age when Christmas songs were more than just novelty throwaways, this 1973 effort was recorded in the Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road era, and duly borrowed some of that album’s glam-rock stomp and irresistible melody. Itself recorded in part as a homage to the classic Phil Spector-produced Christmas songs of the Sixties, which John adored, Step into Christmas shows Elton at his most playful – it even had a b-side called Ho, Ho, Ho (Who’d Be a Turkey at Christmas). (Above: Elton John on The Russell Harty Show on ITV in 1974) Credit: Rex Bennie and the Jets (1974) This incredibly catchy mid-paced piano boogie, about a glitzy fictional band, regularly turns up in polls of Elton’s most adored songs – even though the singer himself wasn’t sure it would be a hit, admitting that he “fought tooth and nail against Bennie coming out as a single”. How wrong he was; the song gave him his second US number one, and had sold 2.8 million copies across the pond by 1976. Though many people mistakenly believe the song was recorded live, the applause and crowd whooping noises were added |
A.A. Milne is most famous for creating which Bear? | Pop Culture | By Alison Nastasi | January 18, 2014 Happy birthday, A. A. Milne. The English author is most famous for his books about an anthropomorphic bear obsessed with honey, Winnie-the-Pooh. Inspired by his son Christopher’s stuffed toy (originally named Edward), Milne and artist E. H. Shepard set out to create a magical world of talking animals. Milne’s books have fascinated generations for almost 90 years, but there’s no denying that Pooh and friends are a maudlin bunch. In fact, based on these quotes from the Pooh canon (the films included), the wistful creatures were absurdly melancholic and surprisingly existential. If you never appreciated Pooh in your youth, check out these lines that could easily be scrapped Morrissey lyrics. “Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.” “Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” “Promise me you’ll never forget me because if I thought you would, I’d never leave.” “Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.” “I have been Foolish and Deluded. I am a Bear of No Brain At All.” |
'Question or Nominate' was a phrase commonly heard on which UK TV quiz show? | General Knowledge Questions and Answers - Quiz General Knowledge Questions and Answers What was Mohammad Ali`s birth name? Cassius Clay Who is the presenter of the Weakest Link? Anne Robinson How many dots are there in total on a pair of dice? 42 Who played Basil Fawlty in `Fawlty Towers`? John Cleese In a game of chess, what is the only piece able to jump over other pieces? Knight At which racecourse is the Derby and the Oaks traditionally run? Epsom Who had a hit single with `Crocodile Rock` in 1972? Elton John A.A. Milne is most famous for creating which Bear? Winnie the Pooh `Question or Nominate` was a phrase commonly heard on which UK TV quiz show? Fifteen-to-one Which two colours are Dennis the Menace`s jumper? Red and Black Who is the author of the `Harry Potter` books? J K Rowling The name of which football club is an anagram of `Red Admiral`? Real Madrid In the TV show `Fawlty Towers` from which city does the waiter Manuel hail? Barcelona What is the furthest planet from the sun? Pluto How many red balls are used in a game of snooker? 15 How many sides has an octagon? Eight What is the name of the coloured part of an eye? The iris In which famous film would first have come across the character of Dorothy Gale? The Wizard Of Oz Who played Jerry in the film `Jerry McGuire`? Tom Cruise How many strings are on a violin? 4 Who was the lead singer in The Police? Sting (Gordon Sumner) Which part of the body would be treated by a chiropodist? Feet What was the hunchback of Notre Dame`s name? Quasimodo Which animal is associated with the beginning of an MGM film? A lion In snooker, what colour is the ball that begins a game in the centre of the table? Blue In which month of 1929 did the St Valentines Day massacre take place? February Which actress played the title role in the 1990 film `Pretty Woman`? Julia Roberts How many legs does an insect have? Six What is the chemical symbol for Hydrogen? H In the Australian TV series, what type of animal was `Skippy`? Kangaroo Which famous person in history rode a horse called Black Bess? Dick Turpin What is the name of the city in which The Simpsons live? Springfield Who had a number one in 1960 called `Only The Lonely`? Roy Orbison What is the longest river in the world? The Nile What is the name of the poker hand containing three of a kind and a pair? Full house Which cartoon show included characters called Thelma and Shaggy? Scooby Doo What colour is the circle on the Japanese flag? Red Who played the title role in the 1960 film `Spartacus`? Kirk Douglas What is the normal colour of the gem sapphire? Red, Green or Blue? Blue Who had a number one hit in 1984 with `Hello`? Lionel Richie What was snow whites coffin made of ? Glass Which ear did vincent Van Gogh partially cut off ? Left Which animal provides the blood for black pudding ? Pig What was the last UK no1 for the super group Abba ? Super Trooper Which lagers name is translated as lions brew ? Lowenbrau What colour is the car on monopolys free parking space ? Red What combines with a tia maria to make a Tia Moo Moo ? Milk Was shirley temple 21 25 or 29 when she made her last film in 1949 ? 21 Which 2 of the 7 dwarfs names do not end witn the letter Y Doc and Bashful What was Mrs Fawltys Christian name in the TV series fawlty towers ? Sybil What is the name of Cluedos colonel ? Mustard What group had their first uk hit with three times a lady ? Commodores What in horse racing terms are a jockeys hat and shirt called? Silks Who did monica marry in the tv series friends ? Chandler Muriel Bing What colour is the center stripe on the german flag, Red, Black or Gold ? Red Who taught Eliza Dolittle to be a lady ? Professor Henry Higgins Which is the closet planet to the sun to have a moon ? Earth Who were the 2 British prime ministers of the 1970s ? Wilson and Heath Where sitting on his suitcase was Paddington bear found ? Paddington station What is the perdominant colour of a harrods carrier bag ? Green W |
The name of which football club is an anagram of 'Red Admiral'? | Puzzles - Coffeetime Triv (Sat) 1: Who played Basil Fawlty in `Fawlty Towers`? 2: Who had a hit single with `Crocodile Rock` in 1972? 3: Who is the author of the `Harry Potter` books? 4: What is the name of the clockwork device used by musicians to measure time? 5: `Question or Nominate` was a phrase commonly heard on which UK TV quiz show? 6: Which two colours are Dennis the Menace`s jumper? 7: In which film did Roy Scheider play a sheriff and Richard Dreyfus a marine biologist? 8: The name of which (non-UK) football club is an anagram of `Red Admiral`? 9: In 2004, Fathers 4 Justice campaigner Jason Hatch caused an embarrassing security breach at Buckingham Palace dressed as who? 10: The Colosseum is located in the capital city of which country? 1: Who played Basil Fawlty in `Fawlty Towers`? John Cleese 2: Who had a hit single with `Crocodile Rock` in 1972? Elton John 3: Who is the author of the `Harry Potter` books? J.K.Rowling 4: What is the name of the clockwork device used by musicians to measure time? A metronome 6: Which two colours are Dennis the Menace`s jumper? Red and black 8: The name of which (non-UK) football club is an anagram of `Red Admiral`? Real Madrid Wow! I got a footie and an anagram question. I'm going to need to lie down! 9: In 2004, Fathers 4 Justice campaigner Jason Hatch caused an embarrassing security breach at Buckingham Palace dressed as who? Batman? 10: The Colosseum is located in the capital city of which country? Italy 5: `Question or Nominate` was a phrase commonly heard on which UK TV quiz show? 15 to 1 Patience, so you did. Well done all three of you only one missing is 7: and 'Marine Biologist' (the new wannabe career for Britain's 6th-formers) might have given it to you - the fiilm was Jaws |
In the TV show 'Fawlty Towers' from which city does the waiter Manuel hail? | 1. What is the highest score a judge can award in figure skating? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. What is the highest score a judge can award in figure skating? 2. On which TV show might you have seen Statler and Waldorf? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. On which TV show might you have seen Statler and Waldorf? 3. Who painted the Laughing Cavalier? 4. What type of vehicle would you expect to find on the Cresta Run? 5. Where would you find the Ocean of Storms? 6. What is the name of the local newspaper in the TV show Only Fools And Horses? 7. What is the final word spoken in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz? 8. Which character from a famous poem brought a curse on his crew after killing an albatross? 9. In the TV show Fawlty Towers from which city does the waiter Manuel hail? 10. Alex Band and Aaron Kamin make up which band? ANSWERS: 1. 6; 2. The Muppet Show ; 3. Frans Hals; 4. A Bobsleigh; 5. On the moon; 6. The Peckham Echo; 7. Home; 8. The Ancient Mariner; 9. Barcelona; 10. The Calling Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent |
What is the furthest planet from the sun? | Farthest Planet from the Sun - Universe Today Universe Today Farthest Planet from the Sun Article Updated: 24 Dec , 2015 by Fraser Cain [/caption] Like many planets, Neptune’s orbit isn’t exactly circular. Instead, Neptune orbits the Sun in an elliptical orbit. At its closest point, Neptune gets within 4.45 billion km, and then orbits out to a distance of 4.55 billion km. It takes almost 165 years to complete one orbit around the Sun. It’s a shame Pluto isn’t a planet any more, because it’s really far. Pluto gets as close as 4.44 billion km. But its orbit is so elliptical that it gets out to a distance of 7.38 billion km. In fact, there are times in Pluto’s orbit when Neptune passes it. Then Neptune really is the farthest planet from the Sun, whether or not you think Pluto is a planet. What’s farthest object from the Sun? Astronomers think that the long period comets come from a region of the Solar System known as the Oort cloud. It’s possible that this region extends out from the Sun to a distance of 50,000 astronomical units (1 AU is the distance from the Earth to the Sun). Here’s an article that lists the distances to all the planets . And here’s an article from Solar Views that talks about the Oort Cloud. We have recorded an episode of Astronomy Cast just about the Sun called The Sun, Spots and All . |
How many red balls are used in a game of snooker? | How many and what color snooker balls are used in a game of snooker? | Reference.com How many and what color snooker balls are used in a game of snooker? A: Quick Answer A game of snooker uses 22 snooker balls in 6 different colors. These are a white cue ball, 15 red balls and 6 balls of different colors: green, yellow, blue, brown, black and pink. Full Answer Each of the snooker balls is worth a different number of points. The 15 red balls are worth one point each. The colored ones have different values, with the black one being worth 7 points, pink ball worth 6 points, blue ball worth 5 points, brown ball worth 4 points, green ball worth 3 points and yellow ball worth 2 points. In a game of snooker, players score points by potting the colored balls in the correct sequence. |
What is the name of the coloured part of an eye? | Parts of the Eye Here I will briefly describe various parts of the eye: Sclera The sclera is the white of the eye. "Don't shoot until you see their scleras." Exterior is smooth and white Interior is brown and grooved Extremely durable Continuous with sheath of optic nerve Tendons attached to it The Cornea The cornea is the clear bulging surface in front of the eye. It is the main refractive surface of the eye. Primary refractive surface of the eye Index of refraction: n = 1.37 Normally transparent and uniformly thick Nearly avascular Richly supplied with nerve fibers Sensitive to foreign bodies, cold air, chemical irritation Nutrition from aqueous humor and Tears maintain oxygen exchange and water content Tears prevent scattering and improve optical quality Anterior & Posterior Chambers Index of refraction: n = 1.33 Specific viscosity of the aqueous just over 1.0 (like water, hence the name) Pressure of 15-18 mm of mercury maintains shape of eye and spacing of the elements Aqueous humor generated from blood plasma Renewal requires about an hour Glaucoma is a result of the increased fluid pressure in the eye due to the reduction or blockage of aqueous from the anterior to posterior chambers. Iris/Pupil Sphincter muscle to constrict or dilate the pupil Pupil is the hole through which light passes Pupil diameter ranges from about 3-7 mm Area of 7-38 square mm (factor of 5) Eye color (brown, green, blue, etc.) dependent on amount and distribution of the pigment melanin Lens Transparent body enclosed in an elastic capsule Made up of proteins and water Consists of layers, like an onion, with firm nucleus, soft cortex Gradient refractive index (1.38 - 1.40) Young person can change shape of the lens via ciliary muscles Contraction of muscle causes lens to bulge At roughly age 50, the lens can no longer change shape Becomes more yellow with age: Cataracts The graph on the right shows the optical density (-log transmittance) of the lens as a function of wavelength. The curves show the change in density with age. More short wavelength light is blocked at increases ages. Vitreous Humor Retina Notice the orientation of the retina in the eye. The center of the eyeball is towards the bottom of this figure and the back of the eyeball is towards the top. Light enters from the bottom in this figure. The light has to pass through many layers of cells before finally reaching the photoreceptors. The photoreceptors are where the light is absorbed and and transformed into the electrochemical signals used by the nervous system. This change is called TRANSDUCTION. The interior of the eyeball is the "inner" side and the exterior is the "outer" side. The nuclear layers contain cell bodies. The plexiform layers contain the connections between cells in the retina. This next picture shows a schematic of the cells in the retina: Again the light in entering from the bottom passing through all these layers before being absorbed in the receptors. You can see the two types of receptors: the rod-shaped rods and the cone-shaped cones. The signal, after transduction, is passed to the horizontal cells (H) and the bipolar cells via a layer of connections. Lateral processing takes place in this layer via the horizontal cells. The throughput is transferred to another layer of connections with the amacrine cells (A) and the ganglion cells. The amacrine cells also exhibit lateral connections in this inner plexiform layer. The signals pass out of the eye via the ganglion cell axons which are bundled together to form the optic nerve. The retina has a similar layered structure as the gray-matter top layers of the cerebral cortex of the brain. In fact, the retina is an extension |
In which famous film would first have come across the character of Dorothy Gale? | The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Quotes - IMDb The Wizard of Oz (1939) Dorothy : How do you talk if you don't have a brain? Scarecrow : Well, some people without brains do an awful lot of talking don't they? Uncle Henry Gale : Well, howdy, Miss Gulch. Miss Gulch : [comes into the Gales' yard] I want to see you and your wife right away about Dorothy! Uncle Henry Gale : Dorothy? Well, what has Dorothy done? Miss Gulch : What she's done? I'm all but lame from the bite on my leg! Uncle Henry Gale : Oh, she bit her dog, eh? [Uncle Henry tries to shut the gate, but it hits her on the backside] Dorothy : [has just arrived in Oz, looking around and awed at the beauty and splendor] Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more. Dorothy : [after a pause] We must be over the rainbow! [a bubble appears in the sky and gets closer and closer. It finally lands, then turns into Glinda the Good Witch wearing a spectacular white dress and crown, holding a wand] Dorothy : [to Toto] Now I... I know we're not in Kansas! Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Auntie Em Gale : Almira Gulch, just because you own half the county doesn't mean that you have the power to run the rest of us. For twenty-three years, I've been dying to tell you what I thought of you! And now... well, being a Christian woman, I can't say it! Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Wizard of Oz : Why, anybody can have a brain. That's a very mediocre commodity. Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the Earth or slinks through slimy seas has a brain. Back where I come from, we have universities, seats of great learning, where men go to become great thinkers. And when they come out, they think deep thoughts and with no more brains than you have. But they have one thing you haven't got: a diploma. Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options [Dorothy watches the Wicked Witch melt] Wicked Witch of the West : You cursed brat! Look what you've done! I'm melting! melting! Oh, what a world! What a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness? Oooooh, look out! I'm going! Oooooh! Ooooooh! Wizard of Oz : As for you, my galvanized friend, you want a heart. You don't know how lucky you are not to have one. Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable. Tin Woodsman : But I still want one. Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Cowardly Lion : All right, I'll go in there for Dorothy. Wicked Witch or no Wicked Witch, guards or no guards, I'll tear them apart. I may not come out alive, but I'm going in there. There's only one thing I want you fellows to do. Scarecrow : I haven't got a brain... only straw. Dorothy : How can you talk if you haven't got a brain? Scarecrow : I don't know... But some people without brains do an awful lot of talking... don't they? Dorothy : Yes, I guess you're right. Dorothy : How about a hippopotamus? Cowardly Lion : Why, I'd thrash him from top to bottomus! Dorothy : Supposing you met an elephant? Cowardly Lion : I'd wrap him up in cellophane! Scarecrow : What if it were a brontosaurus? Cowardly Lion : I'd show him who was king of the forest! [the Flying Monkeys walking away, Tin Man and the Lion comes to him] Tin Woodsman : Well, what happened to you? Scarecrow : They tore my legs off and they threw it over there! Then, they took my chest off and they threw it over there! Tin Woodsman : Well, that's you all over. Cowardly Lion : They sure knocked the stuffings out of you, didn't they? Scarecrow : Don't stand there talking, put me together. We've got to find Dorothy. [the Tin Man and the Lion trying the fix the Scarecrow] Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options [last lines] Dorothy : Oh, but anyway, Toto, we're home. Home! And this is my room, and you're all here. And I'm not gonna leave here ever, ever again, because I love you all, and - oh, Auntie Em - there's no place like home! Dorothy : Now which way do we go? Scarecrow : Pardon me, this way is a very nice way. Dorothy : Who said th |
Who played Jerry in the film `Jerry McGuire`? | Jerry Maguire (1996) - 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 When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent with the only athlete who stays with him. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC What Makes the Golden Globe Awards So Entertaining? IMDb Special Correspondent Dave Karger breaks down why the Golden Globes are so much more entertaining than other award shows. Don't miss our live coverage of the Golden Globes beginning at 5 p.m. PST on Jan. 8 in our Golden Globes section. a list of 40 titles created 20 Mar 2011 a list of 24 titles created 11 Sep 2011 a list of 37 titles created 04 Mar 2012 a list of 36 titles created 18 Mar 2012 a list of 41 titles created 24 Jan 2013 Search for " Jerry Maguire " 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 1 Oscar. Another 25 wins & 37 nominations. See more awards » Videos Neo military lawyer Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder; they contend they were acting under orders. Director: Rob Reiner As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom. Director: Tony Scott A young lawyer joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side. Director: Sydney Pollack A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover. Director: Cameron Crowe The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for. Director: Oliver Stone A young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level. Director: Tony Scott A talented New York City bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love. Director: Roger Donaldson A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles. Director: Michael Mann An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization. Director: Brian De Palma A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger. Director: Neil Jordan Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country. Director: Barry Levinson An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle. Director: Edward Zwick Edit Storyline Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is a successful sports agent. The biggest clients, the respect, a beautiful fiancée, he has it all. Until one night he questions his purpose. His place in the world, and finally comes to terms with what's wrong with his career and life. Recording all his thoughts in a mission statement Jerry feels he has a new lease on life. Unfortunately his opinions aren't met with enthusiasm from his superiors and after dishonorably being stripped of his high earning clients and elite status within the agency Jerry steps out into the sports business armed with only one volatile client (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and the only person with belief in his abilities (Renée Zellweger) with the impossible task of rebuilding what he once had. Along the way he faces the harsh truths which he'd ignored in the past and a host of hardships that he'd never faced before. Written by Hax_9 Everybody loved him... Everybody disappeared. See more » Genres: Rated R for language and sexuality | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 13 December 1996 (US |
How many strings are on a violin? | Violin String Names with Pitches E, A, D, G - YouTube Violin String Names with Pitches E, A, D, G Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jul 24, 2012 http://www.superiorviolins.com It is important for a beginning violinist to be familiar with the strings on his or her instrument. There are four different strings on the violin. Learn the different violin string names and hear how they sound played on an open string. Visit http://www.violintutorpro.com for more information on learning the violin. - - Michael Sanchez is CEO and creator of Violin Tutor Pro which he developed in March of 2009. His instrument abilities include the violin, viola, fiddle, mandolin and piano. He has been playing classical violin for over 20 years, and has been teaching in his private studio for almost 10 years. Michael currently dedicates much of his time to teaching, and also performs the violin in various special events and weddings. He is currently managing over 50 private students at his hometown in Grand Rapids, MI (United States), teaching the violin, viola and fiddle. Michael has a very popular YouTube channel where he has thousands of subscribers and millions of viewers. He provides a fun interactive approach to his lessons and as of late has been teaching a lot of new classes on the interactive platform Google Hangout. Michael is also the CEO of Superior Violins which is a violin merchandise E-commerce platform. Michael plans on expanding this into a chain of stores in the future focusing on the string instruments market. Category |
The rules for what card game state: deck is divided evenly among the two players, giving each a face-down stack. In unison, each player reveals the top card on his stack (a “battle”), and the player with the higher card takes both the cards played and moves them to the bottom of his stack. If the two cards played are of equal value, each player lays down three face-down cards and a fourth card face-up, and the higher-valued card wins all of the cards on the table, which are then added to the bottom of the player’s stack. In the case of another tie, the process is repeated until there is no tie. | co.combinatorics - Does War have infinite expected length? - MathOverflow Does War have infinite expected length? up vote 58 down vote favorite 7 My question concerns the (completely deterministic) card game known as War , played by seven-year-olds everywhere, such as my son Horatio, and sometimes also by others, such as their fathers. The question is: Is the expected length of the game infinite? The Rules. (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_(card_game) ) The deck is divided evenly among the two players, giving each a face-down stack. In unison, each player reveals the top card on his stack (a "battle"), and the player with the higher card takes both the cards played and moves them to the bottom of his stack. If the two cards played are of equal value, each player lays down three face-down cards and a fourth card face-up (a "war"), and the higher-valued card wins all of the cards on the table, which are then added to the bottom of the player's stack. In the case of another tie, the war process is repeated until there is no tie. A player wins by collecting all the cards. If a player runs out of cards while dealing the face-down cards of a war, he may play the last card in his deck as his face-up card and still have a chance to stay in the game. Let us assume that the cards are returned to the deck in a well-defined manner. For example, in the order that the cards are played, with the previous round's winner's cards going first (and a first player selected for the opening battle). On the Wikipedia page, they tabulate the results of 1 million simulated random games, reporting an average length game of 248 battles. But this does not actually answer the question, because it could be that there is a devious initial arrangement of the cards leading to a periodic game lasting forever. Since there are only finitely many shuffles, this devious shuffle will contribute infinitely to the Expected Value . Thus, the question really amounts to: Question. Is there a devious shuffle in War, which leads to an infinitely long game? Of course, the game described above is merely a special case of the more general game that might be called Universal War, played with N players using a deck of cards representing elements of a finite partial pre-order. Any strictly dominating card wins the trick; otherwise, there is war amongst the players whose cards were not strictly dominated. Does any instance of Universal War have infinite expected length? If I read this correctly: esorensen.com/2009/10/26/the-science-of-war the "rules" for ordering make a big difference. He had 10% loops with the "player 1 always before player 2" and 0% with "biggest card before smaller" – Junkie Jul 9 '10 at 20:32 19 Irrelevant, but your son's name is bad-ass. – dvitek Sep 3 '10 at 23:07 6 Bjørn, I appreciate your attention to editing, but I don't think that game-theory is the right tag here. Perhaps you want to use combinatorial-game-theory, which I view as synonymous with theory-of-games. For example, I have heard Berlekamp describe his subject as the theory-of-games specifically in contrast to game-theory. – Joel David Hamkins Sep 29 '10 at 16:35 up vote 38 down vote Yes, a game of War can continue endlessly. In particular, if the following hands are dealt and player 1's cards are always added before player 2's cards to the bottom of the winner's stack, then the resulting game of War will never end: Player 1: 10S JS KD 6C 6D 2S 7S AC 3S 8D 5C 5D 8H AD KH 2D 4S 7C 3H 3D 10C 4D KC 4H 6H 7D Player 2: 9H 4C QC 9S 10D QH 5H QS 10H 8C AH 8S JH QD JD 2C KS 9D 3C 5S 6S 7H 9C AS JC 2H 3 That's great! But could you explain why? Also, your re-loading rules are slightly different from the ones I had mentioned. Can your shuffle be modified to accomodate that? – Joel David Hamkins Jan 12 '10 at 5:17 5 The proof that this deal leads to a periodic game of War is by simulation. It's the example given in the 'Simulations of War using MATLAB' page cited on the Wikipedia page you linked to. – Ben Linowitz Jan 12 '10 at 5:52 31 I know I've played games of War with my |
January 6, 1941 saw President Franklin D Roosevelt deliver his famous 4 freedoms speech. For a point each, what were the 4 freedoms? | What We Can Learn From FDR | BillMoyers.com What We Can Learn From FDR April 10, 2014 by Harvey J. Kaye Share A bronze bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the new Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. The park, designed by renowned architect Louis I. Kahn, is named after Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union address, known as the Four Freedoms Speech. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/Invision/AP Images) The following is an excerpt from The Fight for the Four Freedoms : What Made FDR and the Greatest Generation Truly Great by Harvey J. Kaye. We need to remember. We need to remember what conservatives have never wanted us to remember and what liberals have all too often forgotten. Now, after more than 30 years of subordinating the public good to corporate priorities and private greed, of subjecting ourselves to widening inequality and intensifying insecurities and of denying our own democratic impulses and yearnings, we need to remember. We need to remember who we are. We need to remember that we are the children and grandchildren of the men and women who rescued the United States from economic destruction in the Great Depression and defended it against fascism and imperialism in World War II. We need to remember that we are the children and grandchildren of the men and women who not only saved the nation from economic ruin and political oblivion, but also turned it into the strongest and most prosperous country on earth. We need to remember that we are the children and grandchildren of the men and women who accomplished all of that – in the face of powerful conservative, reactionary and corporate opposition and despite their own faults and failings – by making America freer, more equal and more democratic than ever before. And most of all we need to remember that we are the children and grandchildren of the men and women who accomplished all of that – in the face of powerful conservative, reactionary and corporate opposition and despite their own faults and failings – by making America freer, more equal and more democratic than ever before. Now, when all that they fought for is under siege and we too find ourselves confronting crises and forces that threaten the nation and all that it stands for, we need to remember that we are the children and grandchildren of the most progressive generation in American history. We are the children of the men and women who articulated, fought for and endowed us with the promise of the Four Freedoms. On the afternoon of January 6, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt went up to Capitol Hill to deliver his State of the Union. Just weeks earlier, he had defeated Republican Wendell Willkie at the polls and won re-election to an unprecedented third term. But Roosevelt now faced a far bigger challenge, one even more daunting than those he confronted in his first and second terms. Still stalked by the Great Depression, the United States was also increasingly threatened by the Axis powers – Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Imperial Japan. And with war already raging east and west, Americans had yet to agree about how to respond to the danger. The president, however, did not falter. He not only proceeded to propose measures to address the emergency. He also gave dramatic new meaning to All men are created equal… Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness… We the People of the United States… A new birth of freedom… AND Government of the people, by the people, for the people… FDR knew about crises. But he knew as well what Americans could accomplish, even in the darkest of times. Born in 1882, he had grown up privileged, the son of New York Hudson River gentry. Yet long before becoming president, he had suffered serious defeats and setbacks, none more devastating than contracting polio in 1921 at the age of 39. The disease had left him permanently unable to stand up or walk without assistance. However, supported by his wife, Eleanor and other family members and friends, he had risen above the paralysis to become the most dynamic political figure in the United States |
If you describe someone as a nonagenarian, what age are they? | Nonagenarian - definition of nonagenarian by The Free Dictionary Nonagenarian - definition of nonagenarian by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nonagenarian non·a·ge·nar·i·an (nŏn′ə-jə-nâr′ē-ən, nō′nə-) n. A person 90 years old or between 90 and 100 years old. [From Latin nōnāgēnārius, from nōnāgēnī, ninety each, from nōnāgintā, ninety : nōnus, ninth; see nona- + -gintā, ten times; see dekm̥ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] non′a·ge·nar′i·an adj. nonagenarian a person who is from 90 to 99 years old adj of, relating to, or denoting a nonagenarian [C19: from Latin nōnāgēnārius, from nōnāginta ninety] non•a•ge•nar•i•an (ˌnɒn ə dʒəˈnɛər i ən, ˌnoʊ nə-) adj. 1. of the age of 90 years, or between 90 and 100 years old. n. [1795–1805; < Latin nōnāgēnāri(us) containing ninety] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: 1. nonagenarian - being from 90 to 99 years old; "the nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home" old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?" Translations تِسْعوني، في التِّسْعين من عُمْرِه devadesátník žmogus nuo 90 iki 100 metų amžiaus cilvēks vecumā no 90 līdz 100 gadiem nonagenarian (nonədʒiˈneəriən) noun a person who is between ninety and ninety-nine years old. negentigjarige تِسْعوني، في التِّسْعين من عُمْرِه деветдесетгодишен nonagenário devadesátník der/die Neunzigjährige nonagenarius άτομο ηλικίας μεταξύ 90 και 99 χρόνων nonagenario üheksakümnendais eluaastais isik ادم نود ساله iältään yhdeksänkymmenen ja sadan vuoden välillä oleva henkilö nonagénaire בֵּן תִּשעִים नवतिवर्षीय devedesetogodišnjak kilencvenéves (ember) 90-an maður á tíræðisaldri nonagenario 90歳代の人 90살의 사람 žmogus nuo 90 iki 100 metų amžiaus cilvēks vecumā no 90 līdz 100 gadiem orang yang berumur sembilan puluhan negentiger person mellom 90 og 99 år dziewięćdziesięciolatek د نوۍ كلنو كس nonagenário nonagenar человек , которому за 90 deväťdesiatnik, -čka devetdesetletnik maloletnik nittioåring ผู้มีอายุระหว่าง 90 - 99 ปี doksan ve doksandokuz yaşları arasında kimse 九十至九十九歲的老人 людина, якій за дев'яносто років نوے سے نناوے سال کي عمر کا آدمي người thọ 90 tuổi 九十至九十九岁的人，九十多岁 |
Which country was known as Democratic Kampuchea when it was ruled by the Khmer Rouge From 1975 to 1990? | Khmer Rouge History | Cambodia Tribunal Monitor Khmer (pdf) Significant portions of the following historical overview were contributed by DC-Cam from Khamboly Dy’s “A History of Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979).” Overview The Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK), otherwise known as the Khmer Rouge, took control of Cambodia on April 17, 1975. The CPK created the state of Democratic Kampuchea in 1976 and ruled the country until January 1979. The party’s existence was kept secret until 1977, and no one outside the CPK knew who its leaders were (the leaders called themselves “Angkar Padevat”). While the Khmer Rouge was in power, they set up policies that disregarded human life and produced repression and massacres on a massive scale. They turned the country into a huge detention center, which later became a graveyard for nearly two million people, including their own members and even some senior leaders. The Rise of the Khmer Rouge The Cambodian communist movement emerged from the country’s struggle against French colonization 1940s, and was influenced by the Vietnamese. Fueled by the first Indochina War in the 1950s, and during the next 20 years, the movement took roots and began to grow. In March 1970, Marshal Lon Nol, a Cambodian politician who had previously served as prime minister, and his pro-American associates staged a successful coup to depose Prince Sihanouk as head of state. At this time, the Khmer Rouge had gained members and was positioned to become a major player in the civil war due to its alliance with Sihanouk. Their army was led by Pol Pot, who was appointed CPK’s party secretary and leader in 1963. Pol Pot, born in Cambodia as Solath Sar, spent time in France and became a member of the French Communist Party. Upon returning to Cambodia in 1953, he joined a clandestine communist movement and began his rise up the ranks to become one of the world’s most infamous dictators. Aided by the Vietnamese, the Khmer Rouge began to defeat Lon Nol’s forces on the battlefields. By the end of 1972, the Vietnamese withdrew from Cambodia and turned the major responsibilities for the war over to the CPK. From January to August 1973, the Khmer Republic government, with assistance from the US, dropped about half a million tons of bombs on Cambodia, which may have killed as many as 300,000 people. Many who resented the bombings or had lost family members joined the Khmer Rouge’s revolution. By early 1973, about 85 percent of Cambodian territory was in the hands of the Khmer Rouge, and the Lon Nol army was almost unable to go on the offensive. However, with US assistance, it was able to continue fighting the Khmer Rouge for two more years. April 17, 1975 ended five years of foreign interventions, bombardment, and civil war in Cambodia. On this date, Phnom Penh, a major city in Cambodia, fell to the communist forces. Life in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge Regime A few days after they took power in 1975, the Khmer Rouge forced perhaps two million people in Phnom Penh and other cities into the countryside to undertake agricultural work. Thousands of people died during the evacuations. The Khmer Rouge also began to implement their radical Maoist and Marxist-Leninist transformation program at this time. They wanted to transform Cambodia into a rural, classless society in which there were no rich people, no poor people, and no exploitation. To accomplish this, they abolished money, free markets, normal schooling, private property, foreign clothing styles, religious practices, and traditional Khmer culture. Public schools, pagodas, mosques, churches, universities, shops and government buildings were shut or turned into prisons, stables, reeducation camps and granaries. There was no public or private transportation, no private property, and no non-revolutionary entertainment. Leisure activities were severely restricted. People throughout the country, including the leaders of the CPK, had to wear black costumes, which were their traditional revolutionary clothes. During this time, everyone was deprived of their basic rights. People were |
The nations highest military decoration, what medal is awarded to members of the armed forces, who ho distinguish themselves "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in a action against an enemy of the United States." | Military Medals Military Medals: Compiled by: Lt (jg) Joseph E. Brocato, USN (Fmr) March 2011 Military Order of World Wars General Hoyt S. Vandenberg Chapter 213 San Luis Obispo, California Hierarchy of Medals To honor the sacrifices and deeds of our men and women, our Military has developed a hierarchy of medals to reward all according to the heroic nature of their actions under extraordinary circumstances. At the very top is the Medal of Honor . Second in precedence to the Medal of Honor, the Armed Services awards the Distinguished Service Cross (Army) , the Navy Cross (Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard) , and the Air Force Cross to individuals who distinguish themselves by extraordinary heroism rising to a level below that required for the Medal of Honor. The Presidential Unit Citation is awarded to Units that display the degree of heroism that would warrant award of the Distinquished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross to an individual. Below that level in decending order are: Distinguished Service Medal , Silver Star , Valorous Unit Award, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Soldiers Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Airman’s Medal, Coast Guard Medal, Bronze Star and Purple Heart . The Defense Superior Service Medal and The Legion of Merit are typically awarded to Senior Military Officers. The Legion of Merit is also awarded to Military and Political figures of Foreign Governments. Virtually every ethnic group is represented on the Medal of Honor Recipients Rolls. In total, 3,471 Medals of Honor have been awarded to 3,452 different individuals. Nineteen men received a second award: 14 of these received two separate medals for two separate actions, and In WW I, five Marines received both the Navy and the Army Medals of Honor for the same action. 3,443 recipients are identified by name and 9 medals were awarded to unknown soldiers, all Army. The remains of the "Unknowns" interred in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier have been awarded the Medal of Honor. In total, since 1862, 621 had their medals presented posthumously. Since the beginning of World War II, 856 Medals have been awarded, 529 posthumously. Standards have been significantly tightened as a result of the 1916 review by the Military when 910 medals were rescinded; most awarded during the Civil War. Medals of Honor have been awarded to individuals in virtually every military action since the Civil War; from the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam, to relatively minor campaigns in Mexico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. By Branch of Service, the figures (as of March 2011) are as follows: Summary: The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President in the name of Congress on members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States." Due to the nature of its criteria, it is often awarded posthumously (more than half have been since 1941). Members of all branches of the armed forces are eligible to receive the medal, and there are three versions (one for the Army, one for the Air Force, and one for the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard). The Medal of Honor is bestowed upon an individual by the passing of a Joint Resolution in the Congress; and is then personally presented to the recipient or, in the case of posthumous awards, to next of kin, by the President of the United States, on behalf of the Congress, representing and recognizing the gratitude of the American people as a whole. Due to its honored status, the medal is afforded special protection under U.S. law. The Medal of Honor is one of two military neck order awards issued by the United States and is the sole neck order awarded to members of the armed forces. (The Commander's Degree of the Legion of Merit is also a neck ord |
January 5, 1993 saw the execution of total asshat, serial killer Westley Allan Dodd, the last man to be executed by what means? | Westley Allan DODD - SERIALKILLERCALENDAR.COM - HOME OF THE SERIAL KILLER MAGAZINE - SERIAL KILLER CALENDAR - SERIAL KILLER TRADING CARDS - SERIAL KILLER DVDS - MURDERABILLIA WANT TO BE PART OF OUR KILLER TEAM? CONTACT JAMES GILKS Westley Allan DODD Characteristics: Kidnapping - Rape - Child molester Number of victims: 3 Date of murders: September 4/October 29,1989 Date of arrest: November 13, 1989 Date of birth: July 3, 1961 Victims profile: William Neer, 10, and his brother, Cole, 11 / Lee Iseli, 4 Method of murder: Stabbing with knife Location: Clark County, Washington, USA Status: Executed by hanging in Washington on January 5, 1993 On 1989, Dodd kidnapped, molested and fatally stabbed 11-year- old Cole Neer and your brother William, 10, whom he'd encountered in a Vancouver, Wash., public park. A short time later, Dodd abducted and murdered 4-year-old Lee Iseli of Portland, Ore. En 1992, the state of Washington hanged Dodd for those murders. According to his handwritten "Sexual History," Dodd began preying on children at age 13. In all, he abused as many as 175 children of both sexes, mostly boys, over a 15- year period. Dodd said he moved from exposing himself to fondling victims to sexually assaulting them and, finally, to sexually sadistic murder. As he progressed through ever-more violent and degenerate acts, Dodd also became less circumspect, acting more impulsively and increasingly risking detection. It was during an attempt at a fourth abduction-killing, in Camas, Wash., that Dodd was finally taken into custody for good. He tried to grab a 6-year-old boy in the men's room of a movie theater, but the boy struggled and screamed for help until a passer-by rescued him. "The thoughts of killing children are exciting to me," Dodd said in the chronology that he wrote in 1991. Last Statement: "I was once asked by somebody, I don't remember who, if there was any way sex offenders could be stopped. I said no. I was wrong." — Westley Dodd, executed in Washington on Jan. 5, 1993 Westley Allen Dodd Westley Dodd was a predator who fell through the cracks of an inefficient, overburdened legal system, graduating from relatively harmless acts of exhibitionism to the depths of sadistic child molestation and murder before he was finally caged and condemned. Apparently repentant in captivity, he granted countless interviews and published articles on self-defense for children in the months before he kept his final date with Washingtons hangman. His legacy, for all of the belated efforts to do right, consists of ugly memories and pain. A native of Washington State, born July 3, 1961, Dodd was conscious of his sexual attraction to neighborhood boys by age nine, a full six years before his parents divorced and cast the family into disarray. By age fourteen, he had begun to dabble in exhibitionism, flashing other children from his bedroom window until one reported him and the police were called. Dodd got off easy that time, since the witness had not seen his face, and the experience taught him to seek his pleasure further afield. In short order, he graduated from exposing himself to more aggressive actions, fondling and fellating any children who were willing to submit. Dodd graduated from high school in 1979 and joined the U.S. Navy two years later, in part to avoid pending charges of child molestation. Boot camp failed to mend his ways, however, and Dodd was AWOL at the time of his June 6, 1982 arrest for asking a nine- year-old boy to disrobe in Richland, Washington. That charge earned him a general discharge from the service on disciplinary ground, but the case was apparently never pursued. On December 29, 1982, Dodd was jailed again, this time in Benton City, Washington, for undressing a youngster he lured away from a playground. He pled guilty on that charge in January 1983, and served a total of thirty days before he was released to seek court-ordered counseling. By all accounts, the treatment was a failure. With the courts permission, Dodd went to live with his father in Lewiston, Idaho, where he signed up for another out-pati |
A day of perpetual mourning, January 6, 1919 saw the death of what former US President, the 26th, whom the BSA gave the title of Chief Scout Citizen, the only such person to hold that honor, shortly before his death? | Obituaries Fayette County Genealogy Project Obituaries Joe TELICAK died in 1935. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb Project. (2) Funeral services for Joe Telicak, aged 27, killed when struck by a freight train at Dilliner, Greene county, early Sunday morning August 11, 1935, were held at the family home in Outcrop, Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. The funeral cortege then proceeded to St. Cyril's Catholic church, Fairchance, for additional services. Burial in the Fairchance cemetery. He was the son of Adam and Mary Radey Tellicak and was employed as a miner by the West Point Marion Coal company. (Standard - August 13, 1935) Italian Woman at Nellie Mines Shot a Negro After SHE WAS FATALLY WOUNDED. Colored Man Had Entered Her home with Intention of Robbery. MAY HAVE GOT THE WRONG MAN. Both Have Since Died From Their Wounds at the Cottage State Hospital Here. William Templeton, colored, died at the Cottage State Hospital, Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o�clock and Mrs. Antonio Russo at 2:45 o�clock yesterday morning, as a result of wounds received in a mysterious shooting at Nellie coke works near Vanderbilt early Monday morning. The affair has three explanations, two of which are plausible. Shortly after 5 o�clock Monday morning a colored man attempted to enter the Russo home for the ostensible purpose of robbery, Antonio Russo having left for his work on the coke yards at 5 o�clock. Mrs. Russo refused to admit the man, who became angry and after firing several shots at the windows, forced the door. He then shot the woman, who grappled with him and forced him from the house, barring the door after him. The man again forced the door, and Mrs. Russo, who was becoming weak, took up a double barreled shot gun and said to him, �You have killed me and now you have come back to kill my children.� The man was near the door and although the woman was very weak she raised the gun slowly and discharged both barrels. William Templeton was found about two hundred yards from the house an hour after the shooting. He was brought to the hospital and never regained consciousness, his forehead having been battered open by a load of shot. The mystery now rests upon how Templeton was shot. Mrs. Russo shot at her supposed murderer, whom circumstances tend to prove was not Templeton. The colored man was about 19 years of age, well behaved and industrious at 5 every morning on his way to work. His dinner bucket was found near the house after the shooting and when he was found he did not have a revolver in his possession nor could one be found in the vicinity. This would lead to the supposition that Templeton had heard the shots while going to his work and had gone to the house to learn the cause. As he reached the door, Mrs. Russo thinking he was her assailant, fired, inflicting the wound which resulted in his death. That same morning two negroes had committed two robberies in the vicinity of Nellie and it is supposed that one of these entered the Russo home and killed the woman. The killing of Templeton has been placed by some upon several Italians who went upon a manhunt when they learned of the affair but this explanation has been proved false by an investigation. The Daily Courier, Connellsville, PA, Friday morning, December 6, 1901, page 1, column 5 Contributed by Carole Clarke < searchingpa12 at yahoo.com> Frances M. McNutt TENCATE (1903-1997) Frances M. Tencate Frances M. McNutt Tencate, 94, of Uniontown died Friday, Jan. 31, 1997, in Mariner Health Center, Coraopolis, Pa. She was born Jan. 30, 1903, in Summerfield, Pa., daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Jackson McNutt. She was a member of Great Bethel Baptist Church in Uniontown. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, E. Kenneth Tencate in 1977, a brother, Joseph R. McN8tt, and a sister, Sarah McNees. She is survived by a daughter, Sarah F. Wallace and husband, David B., of Oakdale, P |
Signed on Sept 8, 1951, the Treaty of San Francisco officially ended what? | Treaty of San Francisco, 1951 - Council on Foreign Relations Council on Foreign Relations Treaty of San Francisco, 1951 Connect With Us: Treaty of San Francisco, 1951 Share Treaty of San Francisco, 1951 Japan and some of the Allied Powers signed this treaty on September 8, 1951, in San Francisco, and it came into force on April 28, 1952. It officially ended World War II, outlined compensation for former prisoners of war in Japan, and renounced Japan's rights to some overseas territories. Excerpt from the treaty : WHEREAS the Allied Powers and Japan are resolved that henceforth their relations shall be those of nations which, as sovereign equals, cooperate in friendly association to promote their common welfare and to maintain international peace and security, and are therefore desirous of concluding a Treaty of Peace which will settle questions still outstanding as a result of the existence of a state of war between them; WHEREAS Japan for its part declares its intention to apply for membership in the United Nations and in all circumstances to conform to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations; to strive to realize the objectives of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; to seek to create within Japan conditions of stability and well-being as defined in Articles 55 and 56 of the Charter of the United Nations and already initiated by post-surrender Japanese legislation; and in public and private trade and commerce to conform to internationally accepted fair practices; WHEREAS the Allied Powers welcome the intentions of Japan set out in the foregoing paragraph; THE ALLIED POWERS AND JAPAN have therefore determined to conclude the present Treaty of Peace, and have accordingly appointed the undersigned Plenipotentiaries, who, after presentation of their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed on the following provisions: CHAPTER I PEACE Article 1 (a) The state of war between Japan and each of the Allied Powers is terminated as from the date on which the present Treaty comes into force between Japan and the Allied Power concerned as provided for in Article 23. (b) The Allied Powers recognize the full sovereignty of the Japanese people over Japan and its territorial waters. CHAPTER II TERRITORY Article 2 (a) Japan recognizing the independence of Korea, renounces all right, title and claim to Korea, including the islands of Quelpart, Port Hamilton and Dagelet. (b) Japan renounces all right, title and claim to Formosa and the Pescadores. (c) Japan renounces all right, title and claim to the Kurile Islands, and to that portion of Sakhalin and the islands adjacent to it over which Japan acquired sovereignty as a consequence of the Treaty of Portsmouth of 5 September 1905. (d) Japan renounces all right, title and claim in connection with the League of Nations Mandate System, and accepts the action of the United Nations Security Council of 2 April 1947, extending the trusteeship system to the Pacific Islands formerly under mandate to Japan. (e) Japan renounces all claim to any right or title to or interest in connection with any part of the Antarctic area, whether deriving from the activities of Japanese nationals or otherwise. (f) Japan renounces all right, title and claim to the Spratly Islands and to the Paracel Islands. Article 3 Japan will concur in any proposal of the United States to the United Nations to place under its trusteeship system, with the United States as the sole administering authority, Nansei Shoto south of 29deg. north latitude (including the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands), Nanpo Shoto south of Sofu Gan (including the Bonin Islands, Rosario Island and the Volcano Islands) and Parece Vela and Marcus Island. Pending the making of such a proposal and affirmative action thereon, the United States will have the right to exercise all and any powers of administration, legislation and jurisdiction over the territory and inhabitants of these islands, including their territorial waters. Article 4 (a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Article, the disposition of proper |
Which basketball team played its first game on January 7, 1927, having lost a total of 345 games out of the 22,000+ that they've played? | Purvisbooks - Metro Leader Metro Leader Articles Football Heart He’s all Texan, one hundred percent pure beef, no fillers. His unmistakable canyon-deep, southwestern drawl permeates the room just like his old ball coach, Darrell Royal. His words come with lots of “you knows” included and his favorite colors are burnt orange and white. You get the feeling you’re talking to Will Rogers. I could spend days listening to him talk, telling stories of UT football during a time when being a Longhorn meant being on top of the world of college football. And not to be mistaken, he can talk with the best of them. He was born into a tough, no-nonsense family, a football family. Heck, he even called his own father “Iron Mike.” He was a scraper; the kind of player whose uniform was dirty by the end of the National Anthem. You get the feeling that when he was growing up, he had to scrimmage to get something to eat. I spent an afternoon having lunch with him and several close friends. His eyes widened, his voice got lower and his hands began to move, when asked about playing football at the University of Texas. His stories are gifts, and you could tell he had repeated them many times. When I use the word “legend” to describe him, he laughs. His name is Tom Campbell and he owns a football heart. Tom and his twin brother, Mike, walked on as freshmen. As a kid he had always been told that he was too light, too short, and not fast enough or mean enough; yet, not only did he make the team, and eventually start, but his name will always be linked to Texas Football, as well as to Cotton Bowl history. Tom just loved the game and was willing to do whatever it took to get better. That’s a football heart. “Initially, I was just happy I made the team,” said Campbell. Standing 5’ 11” tall and never weighing more than 183 pounds, even with rocks in his pockets, Tom was listed as a linebacker-defensive back and was given the #84. It seemed that Tom Campbell had a knack for stealing footballs out of mid-air. Campbell made a name for himself in both the 1969 and 1970 Cotton Bowls. As a junior, he helped a (9-1-1) Texas team destroy a fine Tennessee team, 36-13, in the 1969 game. Campbell was named the game’s Outstanding Defensive Player after recording two tackles, two interceptions and breaking up four passes. Texas would finish that year ranked third in the nation. In 1969, Tom Campbell was chosen the Southwest Conference (SWC) Defensive Back of the Year. Tom outdid himself in the 1970 Cotton Bowl by intercepting the last pass of the game, thrown by Joe Theismann, the quarterback of Notre Dame. Campbell’s interception with 38 seconds to play helped preserve the Longhorns’ victory, 21-17; and although bowl games, at that time, had little to no impact on the crowning of a national champion, the win helped seal the National Championship for an undefeated (11-0) Texas team. Tom also posted six tackles during that game. Interestingly, the 1970 Cotton Bowl came on the heels of the #1 Texas Longhorns versus #2 Arkansas Razorbacks game which was played in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on December 6, 1969. The world of college football celebrated its 100 year, in 1969. This game would become known as the “Game of the Century.” Again, Tom Campbell made a game-saving interception to secure a 15-14, come-from-behind win, for the Longhorns. This victory gave Texas the SWC title and the National Championship. Tom Campbell finished his career with 13 interceptions. The 1969, Texas versus Arkansas football game became the first televised college-football championship game. It was also the last championship game to be played with only white players. U.S. President Richard Nixon became the first sitting President to attend a college football championship game. Tom was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor, in 2006. On April, 19, 2012, at Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Tom Campbell was also inducted into the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame. Campbell now lives in Austin and is in business for himself. He has recently been a consultant on a |
What is the name of the Roman god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, endings and time, which gave us the month of January? | Which Two-headed God Is January Named After? | Dictionary.com Blog Home » Calendar Events » Which Two-headed God Is January Named After? Which Two-headed God Is January Named After? January 1, 2016 by: Dictionary.com 559 Comments January is often considered the month for deep reflection. We look back at the year behind us, bemoaning our regrets and celebrating our successes. And then, we look forward to the future year. We make well-meaning resolutions and hope for the best. So, in this way, we’re all a little bit like Janus , the Roman god for which January is named. Janus is usually depicted with having two heads. that face in opposite directions. One looks back to the year departed, and one looks forward to the new and uncertain year ahead. (The poetic term John Keats coined that describes living your life while accepting that it is filled with uncertainty seems apropos to this transitional time. Learn the term and its exact meaning, here .) The god Saturn bestowed upon Janus this ability to see into the future and past. His name comes from the Latin word ianua , which means “door.” Janus is the god of doors, gates, doorways, bridges, and passageways, all of which symbolize beginnings and ends. Janus also represented transition, such as the time between youth and adulthood. If you find it odd that a deity with two heads is the namesake for one of our prominent months, consider the story of the obscure, one-armed Norse god that Tuesday is named after . His name, and history, can be found here . |
Jan 3, 1959 saw what great state join the union, the penultimate state to do so? | Modern Alaska | Alaska History and Cultural Studies Alaska History And Cultural Studies In The News Statehood Alaska was a territory of the United States before it became a state. In the early days of the country, before the U.S. constitution was written Congress had worked out a territorial system for the areas such as the Louisiana Purchase, the Oregon Country or Alaska that wanted to be part of the United States. They had to first prove that the area had a large enough resident population and a way to sustain itself economically. Until then, Congress would hold those areas in a sort of second class status, as a territory. In territories, the governor was not elected; he was appointed by the U.S. President. At first, territories had no legislatures. Then, when Congress authorized it, the resident citizens could elect a two-house legislature, a Senate and a House, that could make laws for the territory; but Congress could also not allow such laws (veto them) if it chose. When Congress authorized it, a territory could elect a delegate to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington D.C. but the delegate would have no vote. Congress established this system because in the beginning of a territory's life, there was no way to tell who planned to live out their lives there, who hoped to see their grandchildren settle there, and who planned to make as much money as they could in the territory, and then go back to where they came from. Congress wanted any new states in the country to be governed by people who would make laws to protect the future society living there, not laws that would make it easy for temporary residents to make money and then leave. By the end of WW II residents of Alaska had come to resent their second class status. They saw no reason why they should not have the same rights and powers to govern themselves that the citizens of any state of the U.S. had. They also resented bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. who applied rules and regulations to Alaska that did not fit Alaska's unsettled and undeveloped conditions., It was a territory with very few roads, and a very small population spread out over a huge area. The point of statehood was to gain greater control of Alaskan affairs, so that Alaskans would govern themselves rather than be governed from afar. Alaskans were convinced that by running their own affairs, they would make the state grow and become prosperous. To become a state, the residents of a territory had to persuade Congress that they were law-abiding, that they could run a state responsibly, and that they could plan and build for the future of the new state. Alaskans had already proved that it could in the statehood campaign from 1946 to 1958. The was small in 1959 when it became a state - barely over 225,000 (c. 45,000 Native). Congress did not think that such a small population could generate enough tax dollars to pay for state government. Therefore Congress included two measures in the statehood act to help pay for the new state. The first involved federal land in Alaska. Sixty percent of the land in Alaska - 225 million acres - was set aside as federal land. By the first measure, the federal government gave to Alaska 90% of the profits from mineral lease sales on the federal land in Alaska. Oil is one of the most important minerals in Alaska, and to this day wherever oil or gas leases are sold for exploration or development on federal land, 90% of the revenue is given to Alaska. The second measure also involved land. In the statehood act Congress said that Alaska could select 104 million acres (28% of the total land in Alaska) from the unreserved and unoccupied land in the state for its own; the federal government would transfer the title of this land to the state. . Congress assumed that as the state's land became economically valuable, through development or settlement, the state could earn enough revenue from it to fund state government. This has almost come true because of the discovery of North America's largest oil deposit at Prudhoe Bay in 1967, and because of the way the sta |
January 2nd, saw the enactment of a bill mandating the lowering of the national speed limit to 55 mph, in an attempt to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo. Who was the president that signed the bill? | The Power Hour News MARCH 2015 US/NATO Laser Weapon Test Destroys Germanwings Airliner Killing 150 Civilians: Obama angrily refuses to meet with the leaders of NATO Syrian Free Press - The Ministry of Defense (MoD) is reporting today that dispatches from the Northern Fleet (NF) appear to show that yesterdays downing of Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 in southern France yesterday was the �direct result� of a failed US Air Force test of its High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System (HELLADS) attempting to shoot down an ICBM reentry vehicle, but which, instead, destroyed this civilian airliner killing all 150 aboard. US Backs Joint Arab Military Force, Ready to Cooperate Sputnik News - The United States has backed the Arab League's decision to create a joint military force to counter security threats in the Middle East, and will cooperate with it if need be, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said. A plan to set up a unified force amid the unfolding crisis in Yemen was announced Sunday at the 26th summit of Arab leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.... "These are partners and security allies of ours, and when they act in a way that we regard as in our interests as well as theirs we will continue to partner with them as we have been in other matters," the US defense secretary stressed. Canadian Lawmakers Endorse Airstrikes on ISIL Targets in Syria Sputnik News - The Canadian parliament has endorsed the government's plan to launch airstrikes against Islamist State (ISIL) targets in Syria, in addition to its military participation in Iraq bombing raids, the office of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.... The motion has extended Canada's military mission against the violent ISIL militant group for up to 12 months to the end of March 2016. Canada has around 70 troops stationed in northern Iraq and regularly flies warplanes to pound ISIL positions in this country as part of the US-led coalition. Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz was in therapy for 'suicidal tendencies' The Telegraph - German prosecutors investigating the case said Lubitz's medical files showed that he underwent a prolonged course of treatment for serious psychological problems before obtaining his pilot's licence. The files also showed he had visited mental health specialists more recently, who had issued him with sick notes. Several torn up sick notes are believed to have been found in a search of Lubitz's D�sseldorf flat � including one for the day of the crash. Turkey struck by biggest power cut in 15 years, investigation underway (VIDEO) RT - The worst power outage in 15 years struck most of Turkey, grounding flights and crippling rail networks. The government scrambled efforts to investigate the power cut, before energy was partially restored in the afternoon. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says all potential causes are still being investigated, �including the possibility of a terror attack,". "Whether or not terrorism is a high possibility or a low one I can�t say at this stage. I can�t say either whether it is a cyber attack," energy minister Taner Yildiz told reports. '45 people killed, 65 injured': Yemen refugee camp hit by airstrike RT - 45 people were killed and another 65 injured in an airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition at a refugee camp in Houthi-controlled northern Yemen on Monday, the International Organization for Migration (IMO) said. The bombardment took place in the vicinity of the Mazraq refugee camp, Joel Millman, IMO spokesman told Reuters, citing the organization�s staff on the ground. It was not immediately clear how many of the casualties were civilians and how many were armed personnel, he added. US Military Gloats Over ISIS Victories In Iraq, Rushes In To Save It From Iran Brandon Turbeville - According to the Military Times, nearly 20,000 Shiite militias withdrew from the Tikrit battleground after the Iraqi government agreed to pause its cooperation and coordination with the Iranian governmen |
Riding white, red, black, and pale horses, who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? | Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1522 - Stock Image C009/9696 - Science Photo Library Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1522 C009/9696 Rights Managed Credit: KING'S COLLEGE LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Caption: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. As told in the Christian bible's Book of Revelation, the Last Judgement is preceded by the arrival of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Riding white, red, black and pale horses, from right to left they are: Conquest, War, Famine, and Death. Angels (upper right), those being judged, and monsters (lower left) complete the picture. This woodcut is from the Biblia Dudesch, a version of the Christian bible that was published in 1522 in Halberstadt, in what is now Germany. Release details: Model release not required. Property release not required. |
Which U.S. president introduced a recovery plan popularly known as The New Deal? | New Deal - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com Google Great Depression Leads to a New Deal for the American People On March 4, 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt delivered his first inaugural address before 100,000 people on Washington’s Capitol Plaza. “First of all,” he said, “let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” He promised that he would act swiftly to face the “dark realities of the moment” and assured Americans that he would “wage a war against the emergency” just as though “we were in fact invaded by a foreign foe.” His speech gave many people confidence that they’d elected a man who was not afraid to take bold steps to solve the nation’s problems. Did You Know? Unemployment levels in some cities reached staggering levels during the Great Depression.By 1933, Toledo, Ohio's had reached 80 percent, and nearly 90 percent of Lowell, Massachusetts was unemployed. The next day, the new president declared a four-day bank holiday to stop people from withdrawing their money from shaky banks. On March 9, Congress passed Roosevelt’s Emergency Banking Act, which reorganized the banks and closed the ones that were insolvent. In his first “fireside chat” three days later, the president urged Americans to put their savings back in the banks, and by the end of the month almost three quarters of them had reopened. The First Hundred Days Roosevelt’s quest to end the Great Depression was just beginning. Next,he asked Congress to take the first step toward ending Prohibition—one of the more divisive issues of the 1920s—by making it legal once again for Americans to buy beer. (At the end of the year, Congress ratified the 21st Amendment and ended Prohibition for good.) In May, he signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act into law, enabling the federal government to build dams along the Tennessee River that controlled flooding and generated inexpensive hydroelectric power for the people in the region. That same month, Congress passed a bill that paid commodity farmers (farmers who produced things like wheat, dairy products, tobacco and corn) to leave their fields fallow in order to end agricultural surpluses and boost prices. June’s National Industrial Recovery Act guaranteed that workers would have the right to unionize and bargain collectively for higher wages and better working conditions; it also suspended some antitrust laws and established a federally funded Public Works Administration. In addition to the Agricultural Adjustment Act, the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, and the National Industrial Recovery Act, Roosevelt had won passage of 12 other major laws, including the Glass-Steagall Banking Bill and the Home Owners’ Loan Act, in his first 100 days in office. Almost every American found something to be pleased about and something to complain about in this motley collection of bills, but it was clear to all that FDR was taking the “direct, vigorous” action that he’d promised in his inaugural address. The Second New Deal Despite the best efforts of President Roosevelt and his cabinet, however, the Great Depression continued–the nation’s economy continued to wheeze; unemployment persisted; and people grew angrier and more desperate. So, in the spring of 1935, Roosevelt launched a second, more aggressive series of federal programs, sometimes called the Second New Deal. In April, he created the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to provide jobs for unemployed people. WPA projects weren’t allowed to compete with private industry, so they focused on building things like post offices, bridges, schools, highways and parks. The WPA also gave work to artists, writers, theater directors and musicians. In July 1935, the National Labor Relations Act, also known as the Wagner Act, created the National Labor Relations Board to supervise union elections and prevent businesses from treating their workers unfairly. In August, FDR signed the Social Security Act of 1935, which guaranteed pensions to millions of Americans, set up a system of unemployment insurance and stipulated |
What is the common name for the liquid secreted by your lacrimal glands? | Lacrimal fluid | definition of lacrimal fluid by Medical dictionary Lacrimal fluid | definition of lacrimal fluid by Medical dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/lacrimal+fluid Related to lacrimal fluid: lachrymation , tears , tares lacrimal fluid a watery physiologic saline, with a plasmalike consistency, but also contains the bacteriocidal enzyme lysozyme; it moistens the conjunctiva and cornea, providing nutrients and dissolved O2 to the cornea. Synonym(s): tears film, precorneal The field covering the anterior surface of the cornea which consists of lacrimal fluid and of the secretion of the meibomian and conjunctival glands. Its total thickness was thought to be about 9 μm but recent investigations have questioned that value and point to a much larger figure. It is composed of three layers: (1) The deepest and densest is the mucin layer (or mucous layer) which derives from the conjunctival goblet cells, as well as some secretion from the lacrimal gland. (2) The watery lacrimal fluid is the middle layer, called the lacrimal (or aqueous layer). It is secreted by the lacrimal gland and the accessory glands of Krause and Wolfring. It forms the bulk of the film and contains most of the bactericidal lysosyme and other proteins, inorganic salts, sugars, amino acids, urea, etc. (3) The oily layer (or lipid layer) is the most superficial and is derived principally from the meibomian glands in the lids as well as some secretion from the glands of Zeis. It greatly slows the evaporation of the watery layer and may provide a lubrication effect between lid and cornea (Fig. F6). Note: Some authors have suggested that the precorneal film is made up of only two layers; an innermost aqueous and mucin gel layer and an outer lipid layer. Syn. lacrimal layer; preocular tear film; tear film; tear layer. See hyperlacrimation ; mucin ; tear secretion ; Tearscope; break-up time test. Fig. F6 Diagram of the three layers of the precorneal film attached to the squamous epithelial cells tears The clear watery fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland which, together with the secretions from the meibomian glands, the goblet cells, the gland of Zeis, as well as the accessory lacrimal glands of Krause and Wolfring, helps to maintain the conjunctiva and cornea moist and healthy. Periodic involuntary blinking spreads the tears over the cornea and conjunctiva and causes a pumping action of the lacrimal drainage system, through the lacrimal puncta into the nasolacrimal duct. Approximately 25% of the tears is lost by evaporation, the remaining 75% is pumped into the nasal cavity and over 60% of the tear volume is drained through the lower canaliculus. Tears contain water (98.2%), salts, lipids (e.g. wax esters, sterol esters, hydrocarbons, polar lipids, triglycerides and free fatty acids), proteins (e.g. lysozyme, lactoferrin, albumin, IgA, IgE, IgG, complement proteins C3, C4, C5 and C9, and beta-lysin), magnesium, potassium, sodium, calcium, chloride, bicarbonate, urea, ammonia, nitrogen, citric acid, ascorbic acid, and mucin. Tears have a pH varying between 7.3 and 7.7 (shifting to a slightly less alkaline value when the eye is closed) and the quantity secreted per hour is between 30 and 120 ml. Syn. lacrimal fluid. See alacrima ; blink ; epiphora ; precorneal film ; hyperlacrimation ; keratoconjunctivitis sicca ; lacrimal apparatus ; lacrimal lake ; lysozyme ; mucin ; fluorescein staining ; break-up time test; non-invasive break-up time test; phenol red cotton thread test; Schirmer's test . artificial tears Any eye drop solution that can replace tears by approximating its consistency in terms of viscosity and tonicity and may contain many of the substances found in tears. The most common agents found in artificial tears are cellulose derivatives, such as methylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, hypromellose (hydroxypropylmethylcellulose), hydroxyethylcellulose, and polyvinyl alcohol, povidone (polyvinyl pyrrolidine), sodium hyaluronate and sodium chloride, which have low viscosity. Carbomer (polyacrylic a |
In Scrabble, whats the value of the blank tile? | Stefan Fatsis is the author of Word Freak and A Few Seconds of Panic and is a panelist on Hang Up and Listen . Follow him on Twitter. Any Scrabble player can tell you that the X is actually worth eight points. But as Butts was creating the game, in a fifth-floor walkup in Queens, he tinkered—with the layout of the board, with the total number of tiles, with their distribution, and with their respective point values. “It’s not hit or miss,” Butts said long afterward. “It’s carefully worked out.” Seventy-five years later, Butts’ carefully worked out point values are under attack. Late last month, a University of California–San Diego, cognitive science postdoc and casual player named Joshua Lewis conducted a computer analysis to recalibrate Scrabble’s letter values based on the game’s current lexicon. Lewis reposted his findings to Hacker News, and they were picked up by Digg and went viral. Around the same time, Sam Eifling, writing for Deadspin, asked a programmer friend to do the same . Both were inspired by the fact that while the language had changed dramatically from the time Butts performed his calculations, the game of Scrabble had not. Advertisement It’s a fair observation. Since Scrabble was adopted in chess parlors in New York in the 1950s, competitive players have dissected its strategic quirks. One early realization was that short words have outsized value, so players scoured the preferred source (the now-defunct Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary) and compiled lists of two- and three-letter words. They also recognized that the most common letters showed up in a lot of words, so they recorded and memorized seven- and eight-letter words—ones that would earn the 50-point bonus for using all seven tiles at once—that contained A, E, I, N, R, S, and T, among other single-point letters. You didn’t need a computer to see that the Q, though worth the most points, was a pain in the rack but the Z not so much. Since the publication in 1978 of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, a compilation of several standard college dictionaries, the game’s word list has grown by tens of thousands of words. From a playing vantage, the addition of QI (a Chinese life force) and ZA (short for pizza) in the last lexicon update, in 2006, were game-changers. Players feared the new words would cheapen Scrabble, boosting scoring and elevating the role of chance. It didn’t happen. The Q became less of a hindrance, a slightly fairer tile than before, and players adjusted strategy to account for the new gimmes. That need to adjust validates Lewis’ and Eifling’s suspicion that the values assigned to letters aren’t in perfect harmony with the frequency of their use in English or in its narrower subset, the Scrabble word list. The two approached the problem differently. Eifling and software developer Kyle Rimkus totaled the number of letters in Scrabble-eligible words (1.58 million), isolated the frequency of each letter, and then calculated how overvalued or undervalued each letter was compared to its existing point value. Lewis’ approach was more complicated. He weighted letters not only by appearance in the Scrabble lexicon but also by the frequency with which they appear in words of different lengths (with emphasis on two-, three-, seven-, and eight-letter words) and by their ability to “transition” into and out of other letters. The findings don’t differ much. In both analyses, the values of about half the letters change by one or two points. One or the other found that B, C, F, H, K, M, P, X, Y, and Z are overvalued, which makes some intuitive sense. For instance, the X (eight points) and the Z (10) can be easy money, especially since they occur in a number of short words; bumping them down to six points apiece is a logical move. Similarly, the H was set by Butts at four points, but it now appears in nine two-letter words and combines beautifully with other letters, while the M appears in 12 two-letter words. Living-room players detest the C, but they haven’t studied seven- and eight-letter “bingos,” in which C’s abound. The c |
January 3, 1938 saw Franklin D. Roosevelt found the charity March of Dimes. What epidemic disease was it targeting? | A history of the March of Dimes | March of Dimes Home > Mission > About us > A history of the March of Dimes A history of the March of Dimes E-mail to a friend Please fill in all fields. Please enter a valid e-mail address. Your information: Sign in or Sign up to save this page. Saving It's been added to your dashboard . The polio years The March of Dimes has always approached its mission with a spirit of adventure. Born on the eve of World War II as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (NFIP), the Foundation achieved an instantaneous popularity that reflected the contemporary popularity of its founder, Franklin D. Roosevelt. FDR’s polio disability – he was never able to walk again on his own after contracting polio – translated into a systematic program to uncover the mysteries of polio and to lend a helping hand to Americans suffering from the disease. The war years were a time of titanic struggle, and efforts to launch the March of Dimes were boosted by radio, Hollywood, and the personal appeal of the president. Basil O’Connor, a close associate of FDR through his entire presidency, became the leading light of the March of Dimes for over three decades, and his immediate task in 1938 was to build an organization that could quickly respond to polio epidemics anywhere in the nation. As president of the NFIP, Basil O’Connor set out at once to create a network of local chapters that could raise money and deliver aid – an adventurous program that paid off substantially just as polio was on the rise. Little was known about polio then, but the scientific committees established by the NFIP to fund virus research found opportunities to assist the war effort by investigating diseases affecting those in uniform. In 1943, the NFIP awarded a grant to the U.S. Army Neurotropic Virus Commission to study polio in North Africa; Albert Sabin, MD was dispatched to conduct parts of this study. The end of the war ushered in new complexities to effective fund-raising, though FDR was memorialized on the U.S. dime in 1946 thanks to a polio patients’ club of the Norfolk Hospital Association Chapter of the NFIP. This assured the remembrance of FDR’s intrinsic connection to the March of Dimes in perpetuity. March of Dimes-funded medical research accelerated as the patient aid program was taxed to its limits, particularly in the huge polio epidemic of 1949. Entering the 1950s, the 3,100 chapters of the NFIP operated almost completely by volunteers who proved that the March of Dimes was a grass-roots movement, captured nicely in the ubiquitous slogan “Join the March of Dimes.” The NFIP closed in on a solution to polio thanks to not only countless medical researchers supported by March of Dimes grants, but also to energetic staffers like Elaine Whitelaw, who cultivated volunteers nationwide, and Charles Bynum, an African-American educator who recognized that polio care was also a civil rights issue. The greatest promise, however, came in a breakthrough at the University of Pittsburgh by a young physician whose name soon became a household word as a symbol of hope. A March of Dimes grantee, Jonas Salk, MD, pressed forward from a routine virus typing project to the creation of a vaccine that spelled the end of polio in a matter of years. Tested in a massive field trial in 1954 that involved 1.8 million schoolchildren known as “polio pioneers,” the Salk vaccine was licensed for use on April 12, 1955, the very day it was announced to the news media as “safe, effective, and potent.” Many had labored diligently to reveal how poliovirus functioned and how to stop it, but no accomplishment seemed as dramatic and instantly newsworthy as the Salk vaccine. From this point, polio declined rapidly from tens of thousands of new cases per year to a mere handful; a fearsome disease had been put to rest by the sustained efforts of millions of volunteers, coordinated by the NFIP. A new mission: Birth defects Basil O’Connor had been preparing the next move for five years. On July 22, 1958, at a press conference held in the grand ballroom of New York’s Wa |
What is the name of Tiny Tim’s father in the story, ‘A Christmas Carol’? | Tiny Tim Biography (Fictional Character) Fictional Character Birthplace: Best known as: The sickly tyke in A Christmas Carol Tim Cratchit -- better known as Tiny Tim -- is the crippled youngster in the 1843 Charles Dickens story A Christmas Carol. Tim is a sickly little boy who walks with a crutch; his father, Bob Cratchit, works for the wealthy miser Ebenezer Scrooge. Tiny Tim is cheerful in the face of his illness, and his plucky prayer "God bless us every one!" is the counterpoint to Scrooge's dismissive grunts of "Bah, humbug!" Tiny Tim has a small role in the book, but an important one: When Scrooge is shown a vision of the future in which Tiny Tim dies, he is shaken from his grumpy ways and takes it upon himself to become a "second father" to Tiny Tim and pay for the boy's cure. The story ends with assurances that Tiny Tim did not die after all, and with Scrooge a changed man who understands the meaning of Christmas. Extra credit: Tiny Tim’s illness is not named in A Christmas Carol. In 1992 a pediatrician, Dr. Donald Lewis, said in The American Journal of Diseases of Children that Dickens’ description sounded most like a distal renal tubular acidosis, or kidney disease… Tiny Tim was also the stage name of Herbert Khaury (1932-1996), an absurdist ukelele-playing pop singer of the 1960s. Copyright © 1998-2017 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved. |
In the world of ungulates, if it's called a reindeer in Europe, what is it called in North America? | reindeer | mammal | Britannica.com Reindeer Alternative Titles: caribou, Rangifer tarandus Related Topics ruminant Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), in North America called caribou, species of deer (family Cervidae) found in the Arctic tundra and adjacent boreal forests of Greenland , Scandinavia , Russia , Alaska , and Canada. Reindeer have been domesticated in Europe. There are two varieties, or ecotypes: tundra reindeer and forest (or woodland) reindeer. Tundra reindeer migrate between tundra and forest in huge herds numbering up to half a million in an annual cycle covering as much as 5,000 km (3,000 miles). Forest reindeer are much less numerous. Caribou, or reindeer, bull (Rangifer tarandus). Jen and Des Bartlett/Bruce Coleman Inc. The Tsaatan (Dhukha) reindeer herders of northern Mongolia. Hushhushvideo (A Britannica Publishing Partner) Large males can stand more than 1.2 metres (3.9 feet) tall at the shoulder and exceed 250 kg (550 pounds) in weight; females are slightly smaller. Reindeer have deeply cloven hoofs so the feet can spread on snow or soft ground; they are also good swimmers. Colour varies from whitish in winter to brown in summer. Heavy guard hairs are hollow, which increases the coat’s insulating properties. Antlers with up to 44 points can grow to 1.4 metres long in males; this is the only deer species in which females also have antlers. Reindeer in Finland. © 3355m/Fotolia Reindeer mature as yearlings if their nutrition is good, though males cannot compete for females until their fourth autumn, when their antlers and body mass (which are correlated) have grown sufficiently large. The rut occurs in October and lasts only 11 days. Tundra males, aggregated with thousands of females for the fall migration, assess other males’ antler size visually and thus generally avoid serious fights. Forest reindeer, on the other hand, defend discrete harems and fight harder. In both varieties a single calf is born in May or June after a gestation of seven and a half months. The calf grows rapidly on its mother’s milk, which is richer than that of any other ungulate . After one month it can eat fresh plant growth, and by three months it can survive if the mother dies, but normally weaning takes place at five to six months. Half of all calves born may be killed by wolves, bears, and lynx. Longevity is about 15 years in the wild, 20 in captivity. Caribou, or reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). Dean Biggins/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Snow geese goslings facing threats from various animals, including Arctic foxes and wolverines. Contunico © ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz Britannica Stories Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent Eurasian and American forest reindeer live in family groups of 6 to 13, with seasonal ranges of 500 square km (190 square miles) or less. Tundra reindeer spend winter dispersed in forests but aggregate in spring to migrate onto the tundra; in fall they mass again to return to the forest. Summer food is grass, sedges, green leaves of shrubs and new growth of larch, willow , and birch; mushrooms are sought in late summer. In winter, metabolism slows, and reindeer rely on high-carbohydrate lichens called reindeer moss , which they reach by digging craters in the snow. The calf follows its mother and shares this food. The reindeer survive on this low-protein diet by recycling urea (normally a waste product) within the digestive system and making use of its nitrogen. Females keep their antlers all winter, which enables them to defend feeding craters from each other as well as males, which shed their antlers soon after the rut. Caribou migrating, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Caribou near Happy Valley–Goose Bay, southeastern Labrador, Can. Nigel Bean/Nature Picture Library Animals: Fact or Fiction? There are about 3.5 million caribou in North America and perhaps 1 million wild reindeer in Eurasia, mostly in Russia. Nearly 3 million domestic reindeer live in northern Europe. They are important to traditional herders such as the Sami (Lapps) of Scandinavia and Russia, who exploi |
In the classic holiday movie Home Alone, where is the McCallister family heading for vacation? | Home Alone (1990) - IMDb IMDb 31 December 2016 3:54 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error An 8-year old troublemaker must protect his home from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 22 titles created 14 Mar 2011 a list of 35 titles created 26 Nov 2011 a list of 45 titles created 30 Jul 2012 a list of 24 titles created 20 Feb 2013 a list of 36 titles created 01 May 2014 Search for " Home Alone " 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 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards » Videos One year after Kevin was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he accidentally finds himself in New York City, and the same criminals are not far behind. Director: Chris Columbus Alex Pruitt, a young boy of nine living in Chicago, fend off thieves who seek a top-secret chip in his toy car to support a North Korean terrorist organization's next deed. Director: Raja Gosnell After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity. Director: Jon Favreau On the outskirts of Whoville, there lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans on ruining the Christmas holiday for all of the citizens of the town. Director: Ron Howard When a man inadvertantly kills Santa on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place. Director: John Pasquin A young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express. During his adventure he learns about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas. Director: Robert Zemeckis A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc. Director: Shawn Levy After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife. Director: Chris Columbus When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped for decades in it and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game. Director: Joe Johnston A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker. Director: Tim Burton A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's room. Director: John Lasseter In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, his teacher, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift. Director: Bob Clark Edit Storyline It is Christmas time and the McCallister family is preparing for a vacation in Paris, France. But the youngest in the family named Kevin got into a scuffle with his older brother Buzz and was sent to his room which is on the third floor of his house. Then, the next morning, while the rest of the family was in a rush to make it to the airport on time, they completely forgot about Kevin who now has the house all to himself. Being home alone was fun for Kevin, having a pizza all to himself, jumping on his parents' bed, and making a mess. Then, Kevin discovers about two burglars, Harry and Marv, about to rob his house on Christmas Eve. Kevin acts quickly by wiring his own house with makeshift booby traps to stop the burglars and to bring them to justice. Written by John Wiggins When Kevin's family left on their European vacation they forgot one minor detail: Kevin. See more » Genres: 16 November 1990 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Mi pobre angelito See |
What did the cowboy ride on the Island of Misfit Toys in the 1964 classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? | The Island of Misfit Toys - Expert Career Advice | Ladders The Island of Misfit Toys by Marc Cenedella This classic “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer” first aired in 1964 and introduced us to Hermey, the elf who wants to be a dentist: Boss Elf gives Hermey grief over his desired career path. It seems Boss does not understand the inner elf. Later on, Hermey lands on the Island of Misfit Toys. The island’s misfits — a Charlie-in-the-Box, a bird that swims, a cowboy who rides an ostrich — also don’t match up with the expectations we have for them. Of course, the show ends on a happy note, and I suppose the message of the Island of Misfit Toys and of Hermey the Elf / Dentist is that we’re all a fit someplace. And it’s the same for your career. I can’t tell you how many times my best advice for someone seeking career guidance has been to ask “what do you want to do?” followed by “well, why don’t you go do that?” More often than not, they know what they want to do… just like Hermey the Elf, they already know what would make them happier. So you’d think it would be easy. But when I ask “why don’t you do that”, I’ll hear a litany of reasons without rationale… “my family doesn’t think it’s prestigious enough…”, “well, I could never just get up and move like that…”, or “I don’t know what people would think of me if I did that…” And this is the hard part, because the most difficult opponent you’ll face in your career is yourself. Your excuses. |
This years hottest toy is a line of robotic hamsters known as what? | Top Ten Must-Have Toys for Christmas List: Zhu Zhu Hamsters To My Pet Lawyers Top Ten Must-Have Toys for Christmas List: Zhu Zhu Hamsters To My Pet Lawyers Share Article With Black Friday deals fading into Christmas-past, more consumers are depending on "must-have" Christmas gift lists to help them find the hottest toys at the best prices! Top Ten Must-Have Toys for Christmas Top Ten "Must-Have" Christmas toy lists offer gift-givers an excellent edge to finding perfect presents as painlessly as possible. Past News Releases Yes, Virginia, There Really Is A... West Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) November 27, 2009 While every year around this time there are a ton of Top Ten lists covering everything from the best ways to cook a Tom Turkey to the best ways of breaking up with that turkey named Tom, most Americans are on the hunt for the ones that really matter - those Top Ten “Must-Have” Christmas Gift Lists that can save them a ton of precious time in the stores this season. Since Black Friday, mall clocks have begun "officially" counting down the shopping days to Christmas and that means many consumers will rely on the most helpful "must-have" toy lists to gain a gift-giver's edge to finding perfect presents as painlessly as possible. Inventors Know What’s Hot And What’s Not If there’s one thing inventors have in common it’s that they’re all, well, really inventive. But inventors also share a creative driving force that gives them a special appreciation for what’s innovative as well as an eye for what’s exciting. Especially during this time of year, they can help shoppers plow through the multitudes of new toys that fill the stores and help point them toward those worthy of their time and money. That’s why when a friend emailed this writer about a “ Top Ten Must-Have Toys for Christmas ” list for kids of all ages posted at InventorSpot.com , he was all over that link like fleas on a reindeer. A Horde Of Hamsters Or A Herd Of Elephants? InventorSpot’s slogan is “Serious Fun for the Inventor in All of Us” and that’s what they deliver. Even fans of David Letterman’s Top Ten List would agree that Dave’s “Top Ten Pick Up Lines of Elves” pales when compared to what they'll find on InventorSpots Top Ten Christmas Toy List. Not only does it give some great gift ideas but a few of their toys could definitely out-do Dave’s best “Stupid Pet Tricks” and probably even handle a few guest interviews with a little help. For example, take number nine on their “Must-Have” list, in fact, take five of number nine (known as a horde in hamster circles) because “Zhu Zhu Hamsters” (from Zhu Zhu Pets) are cute little robot rodents that come in five different characters. With a whole range of pet accessories from hamster-mobiles to spiral slides, InventorSpot says this cuddly line of robotic rodentia are “scurrying from store shelves as fast as retailers can stock them.” At Number Four and safe from being scared by the hamster horde is Electronic Pet’s robotic elephant, “Fureal Zambi,” a playful pachyderm packed with the latest animatronics so he can wiggle his ears, curl his trunk around a finger and even blow kisses. Less Fur, More GRRRRR For people with wish lists that call for robots with less fur and more “grrrrrr” then Number Eight, “Rocky the Robot Truck” (Matchbox Toys) could rock their gift world. A truck and a robot, Rocky tells jokes, dances and even snores when he goes to sleep. Snoring may be a big plus for a toy truck but what if Rocky falls asleep and accidently dumps his load on one of Zhu Zhu’s hamsters as it hotrods by in its hamster-mobile? That’s the perfect reason to definitely check out this next toy - a retainable robotic ambulance-chaser named “ My Pet Lawyer ” from Billable Hours Unlimited, Ltd. According to InventorSpot, Los Angeles entrepreneur Nancy Gershwin invented this remote-controlled shark-pit-bull-barrister after discovering "she couldn’t make a move without talking to one of her lawyers." “My Pet Lawyer’s” eyes and mouth flash as he growls out up to nine preprogrammed phrases or he can be programmed to say or sing whate |
Who's missing: Hermey; Yukon Cornelius; King Moonracer; Clarice; Bumble | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV Movie 1964) - IMDb Edit Storyline Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his beaming honker, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudolph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa's sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea... Written by Kathy Li Did You Know? Trivia Billie Mae Richards ("Rudolph") and Paul Soles ("Hermey") lived in the same Ontario retirement community during the years before Richards' death. See more » Goofs When Rudolph arrives home and finds out from Santa that his parents have been out for months looking for him, he heads off for the cave of the Abominable Snow Monster. But how did he know to go there? See more » Quotes [first lines] Narrator: Sam the Snowman : If I live to be 100, I'll never forget that big snow storm a couple of years ago. The weather closed in and, well you might not believe it, but the world almost missed Christmas. Oh, excuse me, call me Sam. What's the matter? Haven't you ever seen a talking snowman before? See more » Crazy Credits If you pay close attention to the opening credits, below the credit of "Burl Ives sings", you'll see a small house fly buzzing around on the fake snow! See more » Connections |
You'll shoot your eye out! What was the name of the bb gun that Ralphie wanted on the classic A Christmas Story? | A Christmas Story | Christmas Specials Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Amazon Instant Video This article is about the 1983 movie. For other specials with the same title, see A Christmas Story (disambiguation) . A Christmas Story is a 1983 American/Canadian comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd , including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories. Directed by Bob Clark, the film has since become a holiday classic and is known for being shown numerous times on television during the Christmas season. In 2012, the Library of Congress recognized the film and was chosen for preservation into its National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." [1] Contents Synopsis SPOILER: Plot details or story follow. The film is set in the fictional city of Hohman (based on real-life city of Hammond, Indiana). 9-year-old Ralph "Ralphie" Parker wants only one thing for Christmas: "an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock, and this thing which tells time." Between run-ins with his younger brother Randy and having to handle school bully Scut Farkus, and his sidekick Grover Dill, Ralphie does not know how he will ever survive long enough to get the BB gun for Christmas. Ralphie Parker, the film's protagonist. The plot revolves around Ralphie's overcoming a seemingly insurmountable obstacle to his owning the precious Red Ryder BB gun: the fear that he will shoot his eye out (the classic BB gun mother's block, "You'll shoot your eye out.") In each of the film's three acts, Ralphie makes his case to another individual; each time he is met by the same retort. When Ralphie asks his mother for a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas, she says, "No, you'll shoot your eye out." Next, when Ralphie writes a theme about wanting the BB gun for Mrs. Shields, his teacher at Warren G. Harding Elementary School, Ralphie gets a C+, and Mrs. Shields writes "P.S. You'll shoot your eye out" on it. Finally, when Ralphie asks an obnoxious department store Santa Claus for a Red Ryder BB gun, he responds, "You'll shoot your eye out, kid. Merry Christmas! Ho, ho, ho!", before pushing Ralphie down a long slide with his boot. One day after he gets the C+ on his composition, Ralphie is struck in the face with a snowball thrown at him by the bully Scut Farkus who then begins to tease and taunt Ralphie. Ralphie finally reaches his breaking point and then charges at Farkus knocking him down, and after knocking down Grover Dill, who tries to intervene for his pal, proceeds to beat Scut's face bloody. During the fight, Ralphie begins to swear non-stop as he lands blow after blow to the squealing Farkus. Ralphie's mother shows up and pulls her son off the bully, and takes him home. This part of the film occurs shortly after a scene where Ralphie gets into trouble for swearing while helping his father fix a flat tire. Ralphie is worried about the swearing and is sure he will be in big trouble when his father gets home from work. Instead, Ralphie's mother tells his father about the fight casually at the dinner table. She then changes the subject of the conversation to an upcoming Chicago Bears game, distracting his father and getting Ralphie off the hook in the process. On Christmas morning, Ralphie looks frantically for a box that would hold the BB gun to no avail. He and his brother have quite a few presents, but he is disappointed because he did not get the gun. His disappointment turns to joy as his father points out one last half-hidden present, ostensibly from Santa. As Ralphie unwraps the BB gun, Mr. Parker explains the purchase to his none-too-thrilled wife, stating that he had one himself when he was 8 years old. Ralphie goes out to test his new gun, shooting at a paper target perched on top of a metal sign, and predictably gets a ricochet from the metal sign. This ricochet ends up hitting just below his eye, which causes him to flinch and lose his glass |
According to the song, how many piper piping are there? | Cape Breton Piper - Publications & Music 'The Gathering of the Clans Collection, A Collection of Music, Photographs and Historical Essays, Volume 2,' by Barry Shears Reviewed by Iain MacDonald [Republished from the May 2001 of the Piper & Drummer magazine.] Nova Scotia's Barry Shears has published two previous collections of pipe music, and with his second Gathering of the Clans Collection he brings to light many traditional Cape Breton settings of tunes, as well as some new music that he has collected and written. One of the really interesting developments in recent years has been the study of piping and pipe music in the context of the times in which it was played. Players and player/scholars have begun to re-examine how piping used to be, and how we got where we are today. As one of these piper/scholars, Barry Shears has given us a picture of piping as it existed and developed in Cape Breton over many years. His latest collection includes an essay entitled The Piping Tradition in Nova Scotia, which provides a rich background setting for many of the tunes in the collection. Shears has researched his subject thoroughly, and presents a succinct yet comprehensive overview of the development of piping from the early immigration period through to the 1950s. Whereas Volume 1 covers many of the individual pipers and piping families of Cape Breton, and his Cape Breton Collection covers the composers and their music, this new collection brings it all together to provide a real notion of how piping developed and changed over the years. The collection also provides excellent notes and background on the tunes, settings, and composers/arrangers. Like his earlier collections, Shears has included many fine historical photographs of the old pipers and pipe bands. Once you've read the essay, and pored over the tune notes and histories, and wondered about all the right-shouldered pipers, you'll want to get down to the tunes. There is a great variety of idiom and style here, with marches (20), jigs (30), hornpipes (6), Gaelic airs and waltzes (11), and a piobaireachd. This collection offers a stunning array of strathspeys (22)-some notated to convey the traditional Cape Breton dance rhythms (faster/rounder), and some in the more standard "competition style" notation (slower/pointed). Either way, there are many fine tunes here, and they are complemented well by a large collection of reels (46) that pipers will love to play. There are a number of new tunes and arrangements by Barry Shears and other contemporary pipers to balance the traditional Cape Breton music and settings, and these will provide a rich source of tunes for band and solo concert material. Once again, Shears has given us a collection that honours the traditions of Cape Breton, expands our knowledge of its culture, and provides an excellent source of new music for pipers, wherever they live. The Gathering of the Clans Collection, Volume 2 Reviewed by Brian MacMahon for The Tartan and Green Magazine , Ireland This is an excellent book by Barry Shears of Nova Scotia, Canada. The book includes an historical essay on piping in Nova Scotia and several rare, old photographs. The story of piping in this part of the world is a truly fascinating one and the book would be worth purchasing just for the information contained. However, the book also contains 137 tunes including the piobaireachd Berisdale's Salute. A number of the tunes are ones that would be found in this part of the world under different names and it's interesting to see the local name variations. Many of the settings are based on the playing of old pipers and fiddlers in Nova Scotia and on the styles heard on some old recordings. The Nova Scotian style of strathspey playing is much different to the very formalised and pointed style nowadays found in Scotland. It is thought by many to reflect the style of strathspey playing that would have been found in 18th Century Scotland. In addition there are eight fascinating pages of notes on the tunes, composers and arrangers. This book is an addition to any musician's library |
In grammar, what word is used to describe a pair or group of words that consist of a subject and a predicate? | Grammar Terms | EnglishClub Grammar Terms A glossary of English grammatical and linguistic terms, with definitions, explanations and example sentences. See also this shorter list of grammar vocabulary . This glossary of English grammar terms relates to the English language. Some terms here may have additional or extended meanings when applied to other languages. For example, "case" in some languages applies to pronouns and nouns. In English, nouns do not have case and therefore no reference to nouns is made in its definition here. Term one of two voices in English; a direct form of expression where the subject performs or "acts" the verb; see also passive voice eg: "Many people eat rice" part of speech that typically describes or "modifies" a noun eg: "It was a big dog." adjective clause seldom-used term for relative clause adjunct word or phrase that adds information to a sentence and that can be removed from the sentence without making the sentence ungrammatical eg: I met John at school. word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb eg: quickly, really, very adverbial clause dependent clause that acts like an adverb and indicates such things as time, place or reason eg: Although we are getting older, we grow more beautiful each day. affirmative statement that expresses (or claims to express) a truth or "yes" meaning; opposite of negative eg: The sun is hot. affix language unit ( morpheme ) that occurs before or after (or sometimes within) the root or stem of a word eg: un- in unhappy ( prefix ), -ness in happiness ( suffix ) agreement logical (in a grammatical sense) links between words based on tense , case or number eg: this phone, these phones antecedent word, phrase or clause that is replaced by a pronoun (or other substitute) when mentioned subsequently (in the same sentence or later) eg: "Emily is nice because she brings me flowers." appositive noun phrase that re-identifies or describes its neighbouring noun eg: "Canada, a multicultural country, is recognized by its maple leaf flag." verb used with the main verb to help indicate something such as tense or voice eg: I do not like you. She has finished. He can swim. bare infinitive unmarked form of the verb (no indication of tense, mood, person, or aspect) without the particle "to"; typically used after modal auxiliary verbs; see also infinitive eg: "He should come", "I can swim" basic form of a verb before conjugation into tenses etc eg: be, speak form of a pronoun based on its relationship to other words in the sentence; case can be subjective , objective or possessive eg: "I love this dog", "This dog loves me", "This is my dog" causative verb verb that causes things to happen such as "make", "get" and "have"; the subject does not perform the action but is indirectly responsible for it eg: "She made me go to school", "I had my nails painted" clause group of words containing a subject and its verb eg: "It was late when he arrived" comparative, form of an adjective or adverb made with "-er" or "more" that is used to show differences or similarities between two things (not three or more things) eg: colder, more quickly part of a sentence that completes or adds meaning to the predicate eg: Mary did not say where she was going. compound noun noun that is made up of more than one word; can be one word, or hyphenated, or separated by a space eg: toothbrush, mother-in-law, Christmas Day compound sentence sentence with at least two independent clauses ; usually joined by a conjunction eg: "You can have something healthy but you can't have more junk food." concord structure in English where one action depends on another ("if-then" or "then-if" structure); most common are 1st , 2nd , and 3rd conditionals eg: "If I win I will be happy", "I would be happy if I won" conjugate to show the different forms of a verb according to voice , mood , tense , number and person ; conjugation is quite simple in English compared to many other languages eg: I walk, you walk, he/she/it walks, we walk, they walk; I walked, you walked, he/she/it walked, we walked, they walked word |
The world's first themed amusement park, Holiday World, originally called Santa Claus Land, is located in what aptly named Indiana town? | Holiday World - Santa Claus Indiana Theme Park Holiday World By Arthur Levine Updated August 22, 2016. One of the few remaining privately owned and operated theme parks, Holiday World is loaded with charm, attention to detail, incredibly courteous and friendly staff members, impeccably clean grounds, and other features that corporate parks often can't match. A family park in the truest sense of the term, the Indiana themes generally foregoes the mega-thrill rides and hyped-up atmosphere of its teen-targeting competitors for a more laid-back and gentler experience. That's not to say that Holiday World doesn't deliver great rides -- and thrills. In fact, its three wooden roller coasters rank among the best in the world. And in 2015, it will be unleashing Thunderbird , the nation's first launched wing coaster. But there is plenty for younger kids to love about the place, and lots of family-friendly perks for moms and dads to love: free parking, free entry to Splashin' Safari waterpark with park admission, free inner tubes, free sunscreen, and reasonable food prices. And everyone appreciates the park's industry-defying benefit: unlimited complimentary soft drinks. Originally a Christmas-themed park, Holiday World now includes areas themed to Halloween, Thanksgiving, and the Fourth of July as well. Kids can still sit on Santa's lap, and some of the park's original rides endure; it would be nice, however, if even more remnants from the park's 1940s origins remained to help preserve the park's authentic nostalgia. Located off the beaten path in Southern Indiana , Holiday World is well worth the trip for coaster fans, theme park lovers, and families seeking a great vacation destination. Phone: (Toll-Free) (877) 463-2645 Operating Schedule: The park is open early May through mid-October. Check with Holiday World for exact operating days and hours. Location and Directions: The physical address is 452 E. Christmas Blvd. in Santa Claus, Indiana. From I-64: Take Exit 63. Go south on Highway 162 for 7 miles, until 162 comes to a "T." Turn right and head up the hill to the park. From Bloomington: Highway 37 S to Bedford. West on U.S. 50 to Loogootee. South on U.S. 231 to Jasper, continuing south on Highway 162 through Ferdinand and into Santa Claus. When 162 comes to a "T," turn right and head up the hill to the park. From Bowling Green: William Natcher Parkway to Owensboro. Take U.S. 231 N, which will take you into Indiana. South of Chrisney, turn right (east) onto Highway 70. After approximately 7 miles, turn left (north) onto Highway 245, which will take you into Santa Claus to the park. From Chicago: Route 90 southeast to I-65 S in Indiana. Take I-465 south and west around Indianapolis. Continue on I-65 south. Take I-265 west to I-64 west to Exit 63. Turn left (south) onto Highway 162 and drive 7 miles until the road comes to a "T. Turn right and head up the hill to the park. Tickets and Admission Policy: Reduced price for children (under 54") and seniors (60+). Ages 2 and under are free. Splashin' Safari water park is included with general admission to Holiday World. Two-day passes and next-day passes available. Season passes and group rates are available. Special promotions may be available online at the park's Web site. Parking is free. RV sites, campsites, cabin rentals and RV rentals are available at the adjacent Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort . The campground is run by the same family that owns and operates Holiday World. Highlights: |
What is the name of the town that is host to It's a Wonderful Life? | New York Village Says It's The Model For 'It's A Wonderful Life' Town | WRVO Public Media New York Village Says It's The Model For 'It's A Wonderful Life' Town By editor • Dec 9, 2016 View Slideshow 1 of 3 Locals in Seneca Falls, N.Y., say this bridge in their small town was the model for the bridge in the fictional Bedford Falls in Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life, where George Bailey (played by Jimmy Stewart) thinks about ending his life. Brian Mann / North Country Public Radio Many in Seneca Falls, N.Y. (shown here in 2006) have said the town served as the inspiration for Bedford Falls, the fictional mill town setting for the Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life. David Duprey / AP View Slideshow 3 of 3 Actresses Karolyn Grimes (left) and Carol Coombs were both in It's A Wonderful Life. Grimes played Zuzu, the youngest child of George and Mary Bailey, and Coombs played Janie, the couple's middle child. The two women are both in upstate New York this week celebrating the 70th anniversary of the movie. Brian Mann / North Country Public Radio Listen / Originally published on December 9, 2016 9:15 am Frank Capra's classic film It's A Wonderful Life — starring Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey — takes place in the fictional town of Bedford Falls, but some say it's a dead ringer for Seneca Falls in upstate New York. "I really believe this is what inspired Capra. It's got the canal, it's got names of the streets, it's got the Victorian houses — I mean, it's got it all," says Karolyn Grimes, who was six when Capra cast her to play Zuzu, George Bailey's young daughter. Grimes is celebrating the movie's 70th anniversary in Seneca Falls this weekend, during the town's annual holiday festival. The story of George Bailey, his life and his guardian angel was released on Dec. 25, 1946. You can see why people here think the town is the model for the movie's struggling mill town. In the film, Stewart runs down Bedford Falls' main street, which looks a lot like Seneca Falls' main street: the little shops, the brick facades, the snow. Local historian Chris Podzuweit says it's no accident. Capra visited Seneca Falls in the 1940s. "We even know he had his hair cut here," Podzuweit says. "It was the barber's 15 minutes of fame." The barber talked about Capra walking through town and checking out local landmarks, Podzuweit says. Capra's film also contains geographical references that fit Seneca Falls perfectly, including the nearby cities of Rochester and Buffalo. And there's the famous bridge from the movie, the one where a despondent George Bailey goes on Christmas Eve and contemplates taking his own life. Seneca Falls has a nearly identical steel bridge downtown, with big metal girders stretching across the canal. Standing here on a raw, blustery December day, it is the spitting image of the one George stands on. There's even an old abandoned mill, half caved-in, just across the canal. Fran Caraccilo is a local resident who got hooked on the idea that there's a real connection between his town and the town in the movie. "It's still nothing but a circumstantial case — but I think it's a very good circumstantial case," says Caraccilo, who opened a museum devoted to the film. Grimes, who played Zuzu Bailey in the film, says she thinks Capra had a reason for never naming Seneca Falls as his inspiration. "I don't think Capra wanted it mentioned," she says. "I think Capra wanted everyone to identify with their own community." But for this weekend, Seneca Falls is Bedford Falls. As part of an annual holiday festival started by Caraccilo, people here will recreate in loving detail the gala dinner held at the film's premiere in Los Angeles, 70 years ago. Copyright 2016 North Country Public Radio. To see more, visit North Country Public Radio . STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: You know, movie lines have a way of rattling around in your head. Movies like "Caddyshack" or "Airplane!" "Stop Calling Me Shirley..." RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: INSKEEP: From the Frank Capra film "It's A Wonderful Life," there are many such lines. MARTIN: Every time a bell rings, an ange |
What US Defense Department agency is responsible for tracking Santa each Christmas eve? | Official NORAD Santa Tracker Come back Dec. 1, 2017 To see what NORAD does the rest of the year, visit us at NORAD.mil . |
Blood and Fire is the motto of what international movement, quasi-military in structure, that focuses on evangelical, social and charitable work? | BBC - Religions - Christianity: Salvation Army Salvation Army Last updated 2009-07-30 About the quasi-military Protestant Christian group known as the Salvation Army, its organisation, charity work and famous connection with music. On this page Introduction Introduction The Salvation Army is a Protestant denomination of the Christian Church with over 1.6 million members in 109 countries. In the UK there are over 800 Salvation Army parishes (known as corps), over 1,500 ordained ministers (known as officers) and 54,000 members (including senior soldiers, adherents and junior soldiers). Salvation Army officers wear a military-style uniform, though some officers may wear a more informal uniform when undertaking certain duties. Members of the church often choose to wear a uniform, but are not required to do so. Salvation Army halls are registered as places of worship. Salvation Army officers are ordained ministers of religion, and can conduct weddings and funerals. The Salvation Army is famous for its work with people who have fallen on hard times: it offers help to the elderly, the young, offenders, drug addicts and blind and disabled people; it provides food and shelter for the homeless and operates food distribution centres. The Salvation Army was founded in 1865, in the East End of London, by William Booth. Booth was an evangelist who wanted to offer practical help to the poor and destitute as well as preaching the Gospel to them. It was originally called the Christian Mission, but changed its name to the Salvation Army in 1878. In brief The Salvation Army is an evangelical Protestant denomination of the universal Christian Church It is a 'holiness' movement Its message is based on the Bible Its ministry is motivated by the love of God Its mission is: to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to meet human needs in His name without discrimination Its theology is mainstream Protestant It is famous for: its family member tracing service its quasi-military structure the uniform worn by members its music It was founded in 1865 in London, England, by William Booth The name Salvation Army dates from 1878 Statistics 1.6 million members (including senior soldiers, adherents and junior soldiers) Found in 109 countries 15,339 corps (parishes or church units) 17,346 full time ministers (officers) 1,000 schools and 250 hospitals and clinics worldwide, in impoverished areas 2,500 bands - both brass ensembles and other styles of music UK Over 54,000 members (including senior soldiers, adherents and junior soldiers) Over 800 corps (parishes or church units) Over 1500 full time ministers (officers) Salvation Army officers with Lorraine Kelly and Philip Schofield launching the annual Pass the Parcel Christmas Toy Appeal © Odds and ends "Strawberry Fields Forever" in the Beatles 1966 song by that name, is John Lennon's nostalgic reference to a Salvation Army orphanage called Strawberry Field in Woolton, England. Lennon is said to have played with childhood friends in the trees behind the orphanage when he was a boy. The phrase 'on the wagon' was coined by men and women receiving the services of The Salvation Army. Former National Commander Evangeline Booth - founder William Booth's daughter - drove a hay wagon through the streets of New York to encourage alcoholics on board for a ride back to The Salvation Army. Hence, alcoholics in recovery were said to be on the wagon. History William Booth The Salvation Army was formed in England in 1865 by William Booth, a former Methodist minister. Booth had his first real religious experiences with the Wesleyan Methodists in his early teens. He was converted to Christianity in 1844, and gave his first sermons at the age of seventeen in Nottingham in 1846. By the 1850s he was working as an evangelist amongst the poor and uneducated. Booth was something of a maverick and didn't fit easily in the ranks of existing religious institutions. After falling out with several churches he decided to strike out alone and launched the 'Christian Mission to the Heathen of our Own Country' in 1865 from a tent in Whitec |
In what country did the real St Nicholas live? | St. Nicholas Center ::: Who is St. Nicholas? Who is St. Nicholas? Exclusive print in our shop The true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of Patara . At the time the area was Greek and is now on the southern coast of Turkey. His wealthy parents, who raised him to be a devout Christian, died in an epidemic while Nicholas was still young. Obeying Jesus' words to "sell what you own and give the money to the poor," Nicholas used his whole inheritance to assist the needy, the sick, and the suffering. He dedicated his life to serving God and was made Bishop of Myra while still a young man. Bishop Nicholas became known throughout the land for his generosity to those in need, his love for children, and his concern for sailors and ships. Under the Roman Emperor Diocletian , who ruthlessly persecuted Christians, Bishop Nicholas suffered for his faith, was exiled and imprisoned. The prisons were so full of bishops, priests, and deacons, there was no room for the real criminals—murderers, thieves and robbers. After his release, Nicholas attended the Council of Nicaea in AD 325. He died December 6, AD 343 in Myra and was buried in his cathedral church, where a unique relic , called manna , formed in his grave. This liquid substance, said to have healing powers, fostered the growth of devotion to Nicholas. The anniversary of his death became a day of celebration, St. Nicholas Day , December 6th (December 19 on the Julian Calendar). Through the centuries many stories and legends have been told of St. Nicholas' life and deeds. These accounts help us understand his extraordinary character and why he is so beloved and revered as protector and helper of those in need. © Elisabeth Ivanovsky One story tells of a poor man with three daughters. In those days a young woman's father had to offer prospective husbands something of value—a dowry. The larger the dowry, the better the chance that a young woman would find a good husband. Without a dowry, a woman was unlikely to marry. This poor man's daughters, without dowries , were therefore destined to be sold into slavery. Mysteriously, on three different occasions, a bag of gold appeared in their home-providing the needed dowries. The bags of gold, tossed through an open window, are said to have landed in stockings or shoes left before the fire to dry. This led to the custom of children hanging stockings or putting out shoes, eagerly awaiting gifts from Saint Nicholas. Sometimes the story is told with gold balls instead of bags of gold. That is why three gold balls, sometimes represented as oranges, are one of the symbols for St. Nicholas. And so St. Nicholas is a gift-giver. One of the oldest stories showing St. Nicholas as a protector of children takes place long after his death. The townspeople of Myra were celebrating the good saint on the eve of his feast day when a band of Arab pirates from Crete came into the district. They stole treasures from the Church of Saint Nicholas to take away as booty. As they were leaving town, they snatched a young boy, Basilios, to make into a slave. The emir, or ruler, selected Basilios to be his personal cupbearer, as not knowing the language, Basilios would not understand what the king said to those around him. So, for the next year Basilios waited on the king, bringing his wine in a beautiful golden cup. For Basilios' parents, devastated at the loss of their only child, the year passed slowly, filled with grief. As the next St. Nicholas' feast day approached, Basilios' mother would not join in the festivity, as it was now a day of tragedy. However, she was persuaded to have a simple observance at home—with quiet prayers for Basilios' safekeeping. Meanwhile, as Basilios was fulfilling his tasks serving the emir, he was suddenly whisked up and away. St. Nicholas appeared to the terrified boy, blessed him, and set him down at his home back in Myra. Imagine the joy and wonderment when Basilios amazingly appeared before his parents, still holding the king's golden cup. This is the first story told of |
In the film 'Die Hard 2', which airport did the terrorist take over on Christmas Eve? | Die Hard 2 | Die Hard Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Die Hard 2 is a 1990 film, the second in the Die Hard series . It stars Bruce Willis , reprising his role as New York police detective John McClane , and co-stars Bonnie Bedelia (reprising her role as Holly McClane ), William Sadler , William Atherton , Dennis Franz , Fred Dalton Thompson and John Amos . McClane is waiting for his wife to land at Dulles International Airport in Washington DC when terrorists take over air controls. He must stop the terrorists before his wife's plane and several other incoming flights that are circling the airport run out of fuel and crash. The movie is based on a novel by Walter Wager entitled 58 Minutes . The novel has the same premise: a cop must stop terrorists who take an airport hostage while his wife's plane circles overhead. He has 58 minutes to do so before the plane crashes. Die Hard 2 was followed by Die Hard with a Vengeance in 1995, Live Free or Die Hard in 2007 and A Good Day to Die Hard in 2013. While lacking the huge impact of the original, the movie was a box-office success and received a reasonably positive critical reception. Critic Roger Ebert, while noting the not-insubstantial plot credibility problems with the movie, described it as "terrific entertainment." Taglines: Main article: In-depth synopsis of Die Hard 2 The story begins on Christmas Eve 1988, one year after the Nakatomi Plaza incident. John McClane is at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. . As he waits for his wife Holly to arrive from California, airport police tow away his in-laws' car and give him a parking ticket. Hanging out at an airport lounge, McClane sees a group of men, dressed in Army fatigues, pass a package between them and disappear into a restricted area. He follows, and a fight ensues in which McClane kills one of the men, but the second man got away. McClane confronts the head of the airport police, the hotheaded Captain Carmine Lorenzo , who dismisses McClane's report as punks stealing luggage, despite the fact that one of the assailants was wielding a rare porcelain gun designed to evade metal detectors. McClane storms off to investigate on his own, taking fingerprints from the corpse and faxing them to his friend, LAPD officer Al Powell , who runs them through several databases. The resulting records indicates that the man, Sergeant Oswald Cochrane was an American advisor and had been declared officially dead even before the fight, leading McClane to suspect that he had been part of a plot to seize control of the airport. Which is exactly the truth: as weather conditions worsen, a vengeful rogue US Army officer, Colonel Stuart , prepares to hold the approaching planes and their passengers and crew hostage until he can free a former Central American general and drug lord, Ramon Esperanza ; the deposed despot is arriving at the airport under guard. Stuart has set up his operational base in a nearby church after shooting the owner and has hacked directly into Dulles' communications and air traffic control. McClane sneaks into the airport's control tower and confronts the head of air traffic control, Trudeau , just as Stuart commences his operation and takes control of the airport. McClane is chased out from the tower; as he descends in the elevator with reporter Samantha Coleman , she tips him to the presence of Stuart. McClane slips out of the elevator and into the underground maintenance area of the airport, where he gains assistance from an airport janitor named Marvin . Trudeau and his controllers contact the approaching planes and inform the cabin crews (without mentioning the terrorists) that they must circle the airport. Trudeau’s communications director, Leslie Barnes , takes a team to a new antenna outpost at the skywalk to restore unbugged communication with the planes. He and Lorenzo’s SWAT team are attacked by a detachment of Stuart’s men, result the death in all Five SWAT officers and a lost of one of Stuart's men, Shockley . Fortunately, McClane heard about the auxiliary outpost while in the tower, and just a |
Hymen is the Greek god of what? | Hymen | Greek mythology | Britannica.com Greek mythology Athena Hymen, also called Hymenaeus, in Greek mythology , the god of marriage , whose name derives from the refrain of an ancient marriage song. Unknown to Homer, he was mentioned first by the 5th-century-bc lyric poet Pindar as the son of Apollo by one of the Muses. Various Muses are mentioned as his mother: Calliope (ancient commentary on Pindar), Clio (Apollodorus), Terpsichore (Alciphron), and Urania (Catullus and Nonnus). Other accounts made him the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite , and as such he would have been a god of fruitfulness. In Attic legend he was a beautiful youth who rescued a group of women, including the girl he loved, from a band of pirates. As a reward he obtained the girl in marriage, and their happy life caused him ever afterward to be invoked in marriage songs. Marriage of Mars and Venus, 1st century, fresco; from the House of … © Art Media/Heritage-Images Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: November 08, 2007 URL: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hymen-Greek-mythology Access Date: January 20, 2017 Share |
First formulated in 1959 (6 years before being offered on NASA flights) what was the original flavor of Tang? | The Food Timeline--beverages Ancient brew & recipe ingredient too. "No one has yet managed to date the origins of beer with any precision, and it is probably an impossible task. Indeed, there are scholars who have theorized that a taste for ale prompted the beginning of agriculture, in which case humans have been brewing for some 10,000 years...Most archaeological evidence, however, suggests that fermentation was being used in one manner or another by around 4000 to 3500 B.C. Some of this evidence--from an ancient Mesopotamian trading outpost called Godin Tepe in present-day Iran--indicates that barley was being fermented at that location around 3500 B.C....We know that not much later the Sumerians were...making beer...At approximately the same time, people of the ancient Nubian culture to the south of Egypt were also fermenting a crude, ale-like beverage known as bousa." ---Cambridge World History of Food, Kenneth F. Kiple & Conee R. Ornelas [Cambridge University Press:Cambridge] 2000, Volume One (p. 620) "The brewing of beer may well have occurred soon after the production of cereal crops, and no doubt for a long time beer was home-produced and in the hands of the housewives responsible for preparing the 'gruel' or bread. Malting the grain is the first step in beer-brewing, but malting--that is, allowing the grains to germinate --was initially carried out to make the grains more palatable. After malting, besides being mixed into a nourishing gruel, the grains could also be dried, milled and baked into a more easily preserved kind of bread. Thus, the first production of beer may be reasonably considered as an accidental discovery resulting from the malting of grain for other purposes. When cereals came to be more often baked into bread and less often turned into gruel, malting was not so necessary and became part of the brewer's trade only. By the third millennium BC, Mesopotamia was already well versed in beer-brewing and old Sumerian texts mention eight barley beers, eight emmer beers and three mixed beers. Aromatic plants were added to the beer to improve the flavour and to assist in its preservation, and extra honey, cereals and malt gave varying added strengths. Up to the millennium, the grains were de-husked, but husked grains then began to be brewed and beer was drunk through the drinking-tubes to be seen in several relief carvings...Brewing followed much the same pattern in Egypt, where too it originally went hand in hand with baking...As early as the Pyramid Age five kinds of beer were noted...Indeed, it is considered that the ancient brewers probably made stronger beer than we now know, owing to the wild yeast which caused the fermentation that produced a greater alcohol content...Beer, to the Greeks and Romans, was a barbarian drink...The North European peoples of those days such as the Celts and the Germans did not yet know the wine-grape and the art of viticulture, so after the introduction of cereal agriculture their drink remained beer for a very long time." ---Food in Antiquity (p. 166-167) "...much of the artistic evidence of the early days of brewing in the Near East, the commencement of which we believe to be around 8,000 years ago, suggests a strong link with bread-making. This relationship seems to have been perpetuated by the time that the ancient Egyptians started to brew..." ---A History of Beer and Brewing, Ian S. Hornsey [RSC:Cambridge] 2003 (p. 10) Beer batter Our survey of country-specific cookbooks and beer history texts suggests beer batter, as we know it today, descends from northern Europe , possibly in the middle ages. Beer batter seems to gained popularity in the USA during the 1970s and 1980s. Several articles printed in the New York Times review restaurants featuring a variety of beer batter/deep fried vegetables and meats. Three of the most popular recipes are for onions, mushrooms and shrimp. "Beer is one of the world's most favorite drinks, and most Americans think of it as just that and nothing more. Curious, because it is by no means a novelty in cooking. In the |
Which nanny did Julie Andrews win an Oscar for playing? | The Oscar Nerd: Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins Saturday, March 12, 2011 Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins Julie Andrews received her first Best Actress nomination and only Oscar to date for playing Mary Poppins, the magic nanny in the Walt Disney movie, Mary Poppins. How did she win exactly? That's one of the biggest questions of the history of the Oscar but the answer is quite simple. Andrews' role of Eliza Doolittle was played by Audrey Hepburn and she had to make do with this role instead. Plus, Andrews was (going to be) a huge star and her movie was a huge success. It's interesting, though that her role is not baity at all. But I'll explain my thoughts on her. Mary Poppins is a great, moving movie that I HATED for the first time and LOVED now. It's so full of wit, love, beauty and emotions. I guess I needed to become more mature to understand its real message. I think the story is much more complex than one would imagine and nothing is as simple in it as it seems, I think. The technical part of it is great for its age and it's not even that ridiculous by today's standards. I'm not sure if I would vote this movie for the Best Picture but it's definitely close between Zorba the Greek and Mary Poppins. I think Julie Andrews is a very good actress who's always able to give very proper and entertaining performances which make your evenings in front of the TV pleasant. For instance, there's the queen from Princess Diaries. A very standard role in a standard movie but somehow she was able to create a really loveable and memorable character with her fantastic sense of humor and great acting talent. The 1960s were a great time for her. She was one of the biggest stars, she got leads in financially and/or critically succesful movies and this is all probably thanks to her starmaking turns in Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. In both movies, she plays a nanny/governess who has a great relationship with the children and eventually she wins over the fathers. However, the two roles are somehow different. Both characters are free-spirited and joyful, however there's so much more mystery in Mary Poppins' part. Unlike Maria, Mary has a darker and even a bit bitchy side and she's much more firm. What I really admire in these performances is that Julie Andrews added depth to these characters and a considerable amount of emotions. I know that many of you disagree but I stand staunchly by my opinion. Mary Poppins is not a one-dimensional cartoon character that it could have been. In fact, as I said Andrews added very muh mystery to this woman. I mean, I always kept searching for answers about Mary. Who is she? Why is she a savior of families? Does she have a special gift or she's a witch? Or quite simply, she's just a symbol of the goodness that comes once in a while to save some souls. Julie Andrews' singing is naturally fantastic and she also dances quite well. Her experience on the stage most certainly helped her a lot in solving the musical parts of the performance. She's always what she should be: sometimes she's funny, sometimes she's superior, sometimes she's strict and occasionally, she's really touching. I mean that song called Feed the bird is extremely moving. Although she's not visible for most of the scene, her voice expresses so many emotions. One could also mention the scenes where Mary, Bert and the children go inside a picture. It's such a great, long sequence and I loved how clever and playful Julie was there. But I could also mention when they dance on the roofs and the chimnes with dirty faces. Everything becomes so loveable about her and it was just great. Julie Andrews also has wonderful chemistry with Dick Van Dyke and the children. The four work together incredibly well. It's great that Andrews doesn't act as if she was the mother of them but really as a nanny. However, Mary has deep love for these children. And in the end we can see that Mary Poppins also has a vulnerable side and that she indeed cared about this family. It's also a very touching moment. If you asked me, I woulf say my favorite moment of her whole p |
Which character was described as part man, part machine, all cop? | RoboCop (1987) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error In a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 30 titles created 24 Feb 2011 a list of 22 titles created 27 Jan 2013 a list of 45 titles created 21 Apr 2013 a list of 45 titles created 31 Dec 2013 a list of 35 titles created 07 Feb 2015 Search for " RoboCop " 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 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 10 nominations. See more awards » Videos Cyborg law enforcer RoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2. Director: Irvin Kershner When a man goes for virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or does he? Director: Paul Verhoeven A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior. Director: John McTiernan Humans in a fascistic, militaristic future do battle with giant alien bugs in a fight for survival. Director: Paul Verhoeven Amidst a territorial gang war in 1997, a sophisticated alien hunter stalks the citizens of Los Angeles and the only man between him and his prey is veteran L.A.P.D. officer, Lieutenant Mike Harrigan. Director: Stephen Hopkins A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman. Director: James Cameron A wrongly convicted man must try to survive a public execution gauntlet staged as a game show. Director: Paul Michael Glaser A retired elite Black Ops Commando launches a one man war against a group of South American criminals who have kidnapped his daughter . Director: Mark L. Lester Robocop saves the day once more. This time the half man/half robot takes on ruthless developers who want to evict some people on "their" land. Director: Fred Dekker In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy - a loving husband, father and good cop - is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer. Director: José Padilha A group of elite warriors parachute into an unfamiliar jungle and are hunted by members of a merciless alien race. Director: Nimród Antal In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr Zorg at bay. Director: Luc Besson Edit Storyline Detroit - in the future - is crime-ridden and run by a massive company. The company has developed a huge crime-fighting robot, which unfortunately develops a rather dangerous glitch. The company sees a way to get back in favor with the public when policeman Alex Murphy is killed by a street gang. Murphy's body is reconstructed within a steel shell and called RoboCop. RoboCop is very successful against criminals and becomes a target of supervillian Boddicker. Written by Colin Tinto <[email protected]> / edited by statmanjeff Part man. Part machine. All cop. The future of law enforcement. Genres: 17 July 1987 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Robocop: The Future of Law Enforcement See more » Filming Locations: Dolby SR (35 mm prints)| 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| DTS (special edition) Color: Did You Know? Trivia Another problem with the RoboCop suit was that it reflected too much light when lit like an actor normally is. This caused some unusable shots. Eventually, the problem was solved by lighting it like a car. See more » Goofs When Robocop "punches" the Mayor, Robo |
What legendary Universal Studios horror star, the Eighth Wonder of the World, had his home on Skull Island before filmmaker Carl Denham drags his hairy ass back to New York? | 1000+ images about King Kong 1933 on Pinterest | Stop motion, the Originals and King kong A behind the scenes shot of King Kong, 1933. A set designer checking the straps, probably making sure that Ms. Wray can't break free from them, once she sees the 50 foot Gorilla ! Cool shot ! See More |
What is the name of the owl who told us Give a hoot dont pollute in a series of Public Service Announcements? | 1000+ images about Give a HOOT... on Pinterest | Woodland creatures, Forest service and Smokey the bears Woodsy Owl Fairy Door for the fairy folk... Welcome to the neighborhood! Your local fairies will feel welcome to visit your home now. Only GOOD See More |
What anniversary is celebrated with a demisemiseptcentennial? | Anniversary A Anniversary An anniversary (from the Latin anniversarius, from the words for year and to turn, meaning (re)turning yearly; known in English since c. 1230) is a day that commemorates and/or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event. The word was first used for Catholic feasts to commemorate saints . For monthly recurrences, one might say mensiversary, from the Latin word mensis, for month, and versus, meaning to (re)turn. Mensiversary was used in a 1925 Time magazine article, titled [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,719936,00.html 18th Mensiversary]. Anniversary names Birthdays (v.) are the most common type of anniversary, where the birth date of a person is commemorated annually. The actual celebration is sometimes moved for practical reasons, as in the case of an official birthday. Wedding anniversaries are also often celebrated on the same day of the year as the wedding occurred. Death anniversary. The Latin phrase dies natalis (literally birth day) has become a common term, adopted in many languages, especially in intellectual and institutional circles, for the anniversary of the founding ("legal or statutory birth") of an institution, such as an alma mater (college or other school). Even in ancient Rome, we know of the [dies] Aquilae natalis ("birthday of the eagle", anniversary of the official founding of a legion). Most countries around the world celebrate national anniversaries, for example the United States Bicentennial. These could be the date of independence of the nation or the adoption of a new constitution or form of government. The important dates in a sitting monarch's reign may also be commemorated, an event often referred to as a ' Jubilee '. Anniversaries of nations are usually marked by the number of years elapsed described with Latin words or Roman numerals. Latin-derived numerical names The root elements of each word are literally multiplied together to create the anniversary name. For example, the word sesquicentennial (an anniversary of 150 years) is broken down as sesqui- (1½) x centennial (100 years). Sometimes new anniversary names are coined incorrectly by adding the root elements rather than multiplying them, with unfortunate results. Annual - 1 year Biennial - 2 years Sesquicentennial - 150 years Demisemiseptcentennial or quartoseptcentennial - 175 years Note: Terquasquicentennial is a coined word for an anniversary of 175 years, but the elements of the word literally refer to an anniversary of 375 years, as follows: ter- (3) x quasqui- (1¼) x centennial (100 years) Note: Septaquintaquinquecentennial is a coined word for an anniversary of 175 years, but the elements of the word literally refer to an anniversary of 35,000 years, as follows: septaquinta- (70) x quinque- (5) x centennial (100 years) Bicentennial - 200 years Semiquincentennial - 250 years Variation: Bicenquinquagenary was used by Princeton University in 1996, and by Washington and Lee University in 1999. Tercentennial or tricentennial - 300 years Semiseptcentennial - 350 years Quadricentennial or quatercentenary- 400 years Quincentennial - 500 years Septicentennial or septuacentennial - 700 years Octocentennial - 800 years Bimillennial - 2000 years Anniversary symbols Many anniversaries have special names. Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home by Emily Post , published in 1922, contained suggestions for wedding anniversary gifts for 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50 and 75 years. Wedding anniversary gift suggestions for other years were added in later editions and publications; they now comprise what is referred to as the "traditional" list. Generally speaking, the longer the period, the more precious and/or durable the material associated with it. See wedding anniversary for a general list of the wedding anniversary symbols; however, there are variations in some national traditions. Fu |
What are the 6 official documental languages of the UN? | Official Languages | United Nations Official Languages Official Languages Official Languages There are six official languages of the UN. These are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. The correct interpretation and translation of these six languages, in both spoken and written form, is very important to the work of the Organization, because this enables clear and concise communication on issues of global importance. UN Photo/Sarah Fretwell View of the Spanish interpreters' booth during special event in 2013 entitled “Girls Speak Out: Showcasing Girl Activists from around the World”, co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Canada, Peru and Turkey in celebration of the second annual International Day of the Girl Child. Interpretation and Translation A delegate may speak in any official UN language. The speech is interpreted simultaneously into the other official languages of the UN. At times, a delegate may choose to make a statement using a non-official language. In such cases, the delegation must provide either an interpretation or a written text of the statement in one of the official languages. Most UN documents are issued in all six official languages, requiring translation from the original document. Multilingualism and the UN Multilingualism enables communication between the UN's linguistically and culturally diverse Member States within the meeting rooms and halls of the UN. By promoting tolerance, multilingualism also ensures increased participation of all Member States in the Organization’s work, as well as greater effectiveness, better outcomes and more involvement. In order to to eliminate the 'disparity between the use of English and the use of the other five official languages' and 'to ensure the full and equitable treatment of all the official languages,' as mandated by the UN General Assembly, the Department of Public Information has set minimum standards for UN web multilingualism . History of the UN’s Official Languages The history of the UN’s official languages , presented by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, gives the history of when each of the six official languages of the United Nations became official, beginning in 1946. Universities Outreach Programme The Universities Outreach Programme was established by the Department of General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM), in order to address the language recruitment and succession planning goals of the United Nations, by giving guidance on language careers at the UN to students. It has information on the different language careers available at the UN, schools that train students for these careers, and other information. The UN as Language Employer The United Nations is one of the world’s largest employers of language professionals. Several hundred language professionals work for the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM) in New York, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi. Many more are hired by the regional commissions of the United Nations in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut and Santiago. At the United Nations, the term “language professional” applies to a range of specialized and interrelated occupations, mainly interpreters, translators, editors, verbatim reporters, terminologists, reference assistants, copy preparers and proofreaders. Language Days at the UN The Department of Public Information has established language days for each of the UN's six official languages. The purpose of the UN's language days is to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the Organization. Under the initiative, UN duty stations around the world celebrate six separate days, each dedicated to one of the Organization's six official languages. Language Days at the UN aim to entertain as well as inform, with the goal of increasing awareness and respect for the history, culture and achievements of each of the six working languages among the UN community. The days are as follows: |
Which comic book superhero, originally published from 1984 to 1993 and reintroduced in 2005, wears a costume that consists of a giant carrot mask, containing a nuclear powered pogo stick, a white shirt, red pants, and flippers on his feet (in case he has to swim)? | Flaming Carrot Comics - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Flaming Carrot Comics Wikis Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Flaming Carrot Mystery Men , Junior Carrot Patrol Abilities Atomic Powered Pogo Stick, Tornado in a Can, Plungers Flaming Carrot Comics is a surrealist comic book by Bob Burden originally published by Aardvark-Vanaheim , then by Renegade Press and Dark Horse Comics between 1984 and 1993. The book was relaunched in 2005 with Image Comics . The title refers to the protagonist, “The Flaming Carrot,” who first appeared in "Visions #1," the first in a series of magazines produced as part of the Atlanta Fantasy Fair in 1979. Flaming Carrot stories went on to appear in each yearly edition of the magazine through 1987. In 1981 Burden self-published "Flaming Carrot Comics #1" (OVERSIZE), a one-off special. A 4 page, apocryphal Flaming Carrot history in "Visions #4" (1982) convinced Dave Sim of Aardvark-Vanaheim to publish Flaming Carrot as a regular comic. [1] The first issue, "Road Hogs From Outerspace," was published in May 1984. The Flaming Carrot wears a costume that consists of a giant carrot mask, a white shirt, red pants, and flippers on his feet (in case he has to swim). The mask has a continually burning flame at the top and a secret compartment containing a nuclear powered pogo stick. Flaming Carrot also wears a crime fighting utility belt, but unlike that of the Batman , his is filled with silly putty, rubber bands, random playing cards, sneeze powder, and other similarly useless items (which nonetheless can become lethal weapons in his hands). He is not averse to the use of firearms, and can be seen from time to time brandishing a semi-automatic pistol . The Carrot lives in Palookaville, a neighborhood of Iron City (a working-stiff sort of town like Akron , Ohio or Pittsburgh ). The origins issue (issue 7) states that "having read 5,000 comics in a single sitting to win a bet, this poor man suffered brain damage and appeared directly thereafter as - the Flaming Carrot!" Non sequiturs within the various issues have led some to speculate that the Flaming Carrot is, in fact, Jim Morrison of the Doors or Frankie Laine .[citation needed] Flaming Carrot can be seen as a parody of various aspects of the superhero genre (though his origin story is much the same as that of Don Quixote ). Most of his dialogue is disjointed, but sometimes thought-provoking in a Zen Koan fashion. Odd pop culture references and random non-sequiturs abound throughout the stories. He is portrayed as a womanizing, hard drinking, two-fisted, mentally unbalanced individual (calling to mind the gritty anti-heroes of the 1980s), whilst at the same time almost inexorably being on the side of The Establishment , with at least one instance of telling the audience to "avoid between meal snacks and brush after every meal" similar to the very clean cut, all American comic characters. However, the series contains more depth than a superhero parody. Reflections on philosophy, the absence of meaning in modern life, why someone would choose the life of a superhero, and the effects of waking up from a night of heavy drinking with a speaker surgically implanted in one's chest abound. To date, Flaming Carrot has staved off at least three alien invasions , a Communist take over of Iron City, flying dead dogs, the Man in the Moon , Death itself, and a cloned horde of evil marching Hitler 's boots. Possessing no real super powers, the Carrot wins the day through sheer grit, raw determination, blinding stupidity, and bizarre luck. Flaming Carrot was also a founding member of a blue collar superhero group called Mystery Men . The story of this group was later made into a movie. Flaming Carrot himself did not appear in this film, although a handful of characters like Mr. Furious, the Shoveler, and Dr. Heller did. Refere |
Oh my God, they killed Kenny! You bastards! is frequently heard on what tv classic? | Kenny's Deaths | South Park Archives | Fandom powered by Wikia [ show ] History of Kenny's Death In the first few episodes, Kyle says the entire phrase. It usually varies depending on who kills Kenny. On one occasion (" Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000 "), Stan and Kyle accidentally kill Kenny, causing Stan to cry out, in a somewhat nonchalant way, "Oh my God, we killed Kenny." Kyle replies, "We killed Kenny?" and Stan says, "Yeah, we killed Kenny; we're bastards". Also, when Kyle kills zombie Kenny in " Pinkeye ", He says "Oh my God, I killed Kenny! You Bastard!" In the earlier seasons, usually right after his death, rats show up, start nibbling on the body and carry off body parts. In " The Succubus ", this is parodied: he is "killed" and rats gather on him, the sun rises and he is standing there alive again when the boys are waiting for Chef to come play baseball, then the next day when he is squashed by the Succubus during Chef's wedding. Also in "Pinkeye" Kenny dies three times. First he is crushed by the Mir space station as it falls from orbit. Then he is cut in half (by Kyle) as a zombie. Then, when trying to come out of his grave, an angel statue falls on Kenny accidentally killed by a soldier. top of him, followed by an airplane crashing on top of the statue and Kenny. Kenny even dies in a flashback to kindergarten during the episode " Summer Sucks ", when a firecracker he is holding explodes and blows him to pieces. In " Fat Camp ", " The Biggest Douche in the Universe ", and " Cripple Fight ", it is suggested that Kenny's orange parka plays a major role in his many deaths, even though he has died without it in the episodes " Super Best Friends ", " The Jeffersons ", " W.T.F. ", " Pee ", " Sexual Healing ", " Mysterion Rises " and " Coon vs. Coon & Friends ". In " Fat Camp ", Kenny is never actually killed, although a boy, who helped Cartman smuggle candy into the fat camp, dressed up as Kenny, dies in the end; to which Stan replies, "Oh my god, they killed Kenny!...sort of." And then Kyle replies, "Yeah, they kind of killed Kenny, sort of, look alike...you bastards!" In " The Biggest Douche in the Universe ", Rob Schneider is killed while wearing Kenny's outfit and in " Cripple Fight " Timmy tries to have Jimmy killed by giving him a parka that resembles one Kenny would wear. Jimmy is seen walking down a street, narrowly escaping death with every step, and Jimbo can even be heard saying "There's Kenny! Kill him!" in the background. Matt Stone and Trey Parker planned to kill Kenny off for good at the end of season five with " Kenny Dies " and replaced him first with Butters and then Tweek during the sixth season. A story arc that occurs during the second half of the season (starting with " A Ladder to Heaven ") involves Cartman being possessed by Kenny after accidentally drinking his ashes (which Cartman thought was chocolate milk mix). Kenny's soul is trapped inside Cartman's body until it is exorcised into a pot roast, which is eaten by Rob Schneider , who subsequently dies. Finally, at the end of the 2002 Christmas episode , Kenny returns, stating that he had been "over there," as he points to his right. During the following season, Kenny seems to have lost his bad luck and doesn't die anymore. Kenny's lucky streak ended during the 2003 Christmas episode (" It's Christmas in Canada "), and died again in " The Jeffersons ", " Wing " and " Best Friends Forever ". In " Best Friends Forever ", Kenny is the first in South Park to get a Sony PSP and the first in the world to reach level sixty in the game Heaven versus Hell; he dies early in the episode to command Heaven's armies in the final battle against Satan (in the episode he is frequently likened or referred to as Keanu Reeves). His death is not permanent, however, and he is revived, but in a persistent vegetative state with a feeding tube in an almost-serious spoof of the controversy surrounding the Terri Schiavo case in Florida. This episode won South Park its first Emmy. Kenny has died and come back 103 times in the South Park franchise (80 in the series |
Who is credited with inventing the first mass-produced helicopter? | Who invented the helicopter? | Reference.com Who invented the helicopter? A: Quick Answer Attempts to create helicopters can be traced back to Leonardo da Vinci, but the first working prototype helicopter, the VS-300, was invented by Igor Sikorsky in 1939. The next model he designed was the R-4 in 1942, which was the world's first mass produced helicopter. Sikorsky pioneered the rotor configuration that is used on most modern helicopters. Full Answer By the end of World War II, most modern countries had helicopters. Once Sikorsky began to produce his model, the Germans and Russians were quick behind him to make their own type of helicopter. The R-4 model created by Sikorsky was the only model to serve in World War II. It was used as a direct lift aircraft to rescue people trapped in areas inaccessible by planes. |
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