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The Wheel Spins Ethel Lina White basis for what Hitchcock film? | [DOC] [TLE] The Wheel Spins - RosettaBooksRosettaBooks [PAR] The Wheel Spins By Ethel Lina White [PAR] 3.81 [PAR] [PAR] Did Mrs. Froy vanish or was she merely a vivid hallucination of Iris Carr? A few stray details suggest that something more sinister is happening. Best known as the basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film The Lady Vanishes, Ethel White’s book The Wheel Spins is a gripping and accomplished work in its own right. [PAR] Best known as the basis for Alfred HItchcock’s classic film The Lady Vanishes, Ethel White’s book The Wheel Spins is a gripping and accomplished work in its own right. The plot is deceptively simple and the premise is classic: a woman meets a mysterious stranger during a long railway journey. It’s easy to see in this novel what Hitchcock found so compelling and so well-suited to his particular brand of filmmaking. [PAR] The protagonist of the story is Iris Carr, who suffers a blackout just before boarding a train that is traveling across Europe to London. On board the train, the still-woozy Iris befriends a certain Mrs. Froy, a fellow Englishwoman who is perhaps a bit eccentric but seems to be for the most part agreeable and benign. Mrs. Froy is the "vanishing lady" of Hitchcock’s title, and it is Mrs. Froy who mysteriously disappears while Iris is napping. Her inexplicable departure throws Iris into a mind-bending mystery that will make her alternately question her sanity and the designs of the people around her. When Iris asks about Mrs. Froy, everyone on board the train denies ever having seen the old woman. Although Iris could perhaps be swayed due to the knock on her head that Mrs. Froy was merely a vivid hallucination, a few stray details suggest that something more sinister is happening, and Iris resolves to get to the bottom of the mystery. [PAR] s gripping as the plot is, the novel’s true strength is the masterful way in which White builds a brooding and ominous atmosphere that hangs over even the most seemingly ordinary scenes. White has been compared to Edgar Allan Poe, although White also has much in common with Wilkie Collins, Patricia Highsmith, and Mary Higgins Clark. Unlike traditional mystery stories or whodunits which generally open with a crime, White’s novels trade on our anticipation of a future transgression and the eventual explanation of unusual events.[DOC] [TLE] Vintage Novels: The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina WhiteVintage Novels: The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White [PAR] Tuesday, November 25, 2014 [PAR] The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White [PAR] I'd never heard of Ethel Lina White until early last year, on holiday in Tasmania with my lovely and talented friend, Christina of Baehrly Reading . On a previous Tasmanian holiday, Christina had introduced me to what became a favourite vintage movie, Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes . This time, I found Christina reading a thriller picked up on a whim on discount at a local newsagency--Ethel Lina White's 1933 novel Some Must Watch . That was a brilliant, taut little suspense thriller with an understated but unmistakeable Christian theme. Quite impressed with this book, Christina looked up the author to discover that it was one of her novels, The Wheel Spins , which had been filmed as The Lady Vanishes. [PAR] When, therefore, Christina alerted me to the presence of some other Ethel Lina White books on Project Gutenberg Australia , I rushed off and quickly read The Wheel Spins. It was great. [PAR] Like the movie made from it, The Wheel Spins tells the story of a young woman, Iris Carr in the novel, a socialite on holiday in an out-of-the-way corner of Eastern Europe, who on the train home makes the acquaintance of a sprightly English governess, only to wake from a nap to find that the lady has (ahem) vanished, apparently without a trace! When everyone on the train, from the fellow-passengers sitting next to Miss Froy in the same compartment to passing acquaintances in the dining-car, claim never to have heard of or even seen Miss Froy, Iris finds herself in the middle of a nightmare. Is Miss Froy real, the victim of a far-reaching conspiracy? Or is Iris herself going | lady vanishes |
In which British city is the Royal Northern College of Music? | [DOC] [TLE] Royal Northern College of Music Concert at Sheremetev ...Royal Northern College of Music Concert at Sheremetev Palace | British Council [PAR] Royal Northern College of Music Concert at Sheremetev Palace [PAR] Contact us [PAR] call our office [PAR] Monday 31 March 2014 - 00:00 Sheremetev Palace, St.Petersburg [PAR] On Monday 31 March Mikhail and Elena Nemtsovi present a celebratory concert on behalf of the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) at Sheremetev Palace. [PAR] Cellist Mikhail and pianist Elena, known collectively as the Nemtsov Duo, will perform works by British composer Benjamin Britten and Russia’s Dmitry Shostakovich The special concert is offered as a gift from Manchester (home of the RNCM) to its twin city of St. Petersburg. [PAR] PROGRAMME[DOC] [TLE] Royal Manchester College of Music Archive | The National ...Royal Manchester College of Music Archive | The National Archives [PAR] Royal Manchester College of Music Archive [PAR] Royal Manchester College of Music Archive [PAR] Details of Royal Manchester College of Music Archive [PAR] This record is held by Royal Northern College of Music [PAR] Royal Manchester College of Music Archive [PAR] Reference: [PAR] GB 1179 RMCM [PAR] Description: [PAR] Official records of the the Royal Manchester College of Music covering its entire history from foundation to amalgamation with the Northern School of Music to form the Royal Northern College of Music. Includes correspondence and minutes of the meetings which established and raised funds for the College, and of official bodies including the General Committee (comprised of subscribing members), Council, and Board of Professors. [PAR] [PAR] Records include minutes and correspondence, financial materials, prospectuses and annual reports (incomplete series), a few examination papers, press cuttings and notices, programmes of concerts given by students (period 1931-1936 missing), some selected student files from 1948 onwards, general correspondence of the Principals and Registrars, photographs and recordings. [PAR] Date: [PAR] Royal Northern College of Music , not available at The National Archives [PAR] Arrangement: [PAR] Order has been imposed, as the state of the records was extremely confused when cataloguing work began in 2003 and original order was impossible to ascertain owing to the moving of the records between locations in the 30 years between the closure of the RMCM and the cataloguing of the archive. [PAR] [PAR] The arrangement is made by the following sub-fonds: A - College of Music Committee (established the College; absorbed into General Committee); B - General Committee (formed from the College of Music Committee; all subscribers were members); C - Council; D - Board of Professors; E - Registrar; F - Finance. [PAR] Language: [PAR] 6 subfonds [PAR] Physical condition: [PAR] The majority of the records are on paper, although there are a number of photographs and a few A-V recordings on vinyl. [PAR] Custodial history: [PAR] Records of the RMCM were retained in the buildings of the College and transferred to the Royal Northern College of Music as the successor body during 1973. [PAR] Selection and destruction information: [PAR] The archive is incomplete owing to the rescue of records from a number of locations during the course of various moves between buildings. Significant gaps include Council Minute Book no.5 (1969-1973); the general correspondence files; and Students open practices proposals book no. 3 (1956-1965). [PAR] [PAR] Student files appear to have been selected (during the late 1970s??) on the basis of fame of their subject, and cover the period 1948-1977 without regularity of sampling. [PAR] [PAR] During cataloguing in 2003 the entire surviving archive was appraised, and the following items of limited continuing value destroyed: duplicate published materials (prospectuses, annual reports, Royal Charter); Analysis ledger 1950-64 (1 vol); Summary income ledger 1956-67 (1 vol); Summary expenditure ledger 1961-67 (1 vol); Scholarship accounts book 1967-8 (1 vol); Bank pass books for general account with The Manchester & County Bank Ltd 1935-40 (2 books); Bank pass book for Dayas medal account with The Manchester & County Bank Ltd 1906-28; Petty cash books Oct 1948-Dec 1970 (4 vols) | manchester |
Dr Deidrich Knickerbocker invented which famous character? | [DOC] [TLE] Knickerbottom (ahem) | Easton Library Company Database ProjectKnickerbottom (ahem) | Easton Library Company Database Project [PAR] Easton Library Company Database Project [PAR] A Dynamic History of Reading in a Lehigh Valley Town [PAR] Search [PAR] by Christopher Phillips [PAR] F. O. C. Darley drawing of Diedrich Knickerbocker, from Wikipedia [PAR] Gavin and I ran into a strange transcription problem this week: how to match a book to the one-word entry “Knickerbottom” given for a loan on George Washington Arndt’s account? WorldCat has no matches; a Google search gives…well, no books published before 1811, let’s just say that. [PAR] Based on the cataloging number associated with the record, it turns out that the book the librarian was recording was Washington Irving’s breakthrough work, A History of New-York (1809), often referred to as Knickerbocker’s History after the fictional author-figure that Irving invented for the book and that would return in The Sketch-Book (1819) as the narrator of Irving’s most famous stories, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle.” [PAR] Like those stories, which are almost the only American material in what is more or less a fictionalized travelogue of Europe, the ELC’s early loan records show Irving as one of the few popular American choices. Even in the first year of the library’s existence, the “Knickerbottom” record marked the second time that Arndt took out the book (signed for with a sloppy signature—19c readers would likely have connected it to the dissipated lifestyle that Arndt’s brother, Benjamin Franklin Arndt, accused his brother of leading in the family memoir), and Irving shows up in many of the other records in the first ledger as well. [PAR] This popularity in Easton was part of a wave that helped to cement both Irving and his cranky antiquarian, Diedrich Knickerbocker, as American icons, and the term “Knickerbocker” became synonymous for “New Yorker” with such tenacity that everything from a 19c literary magazine to NYC’s current NBA team have carried the name (yes, “Knicks” is short for “Knickerbockers”). But in 1811, nobody had heard of Diedrich Knickerbocker before, unless they were up on their belletristic reading, and the ELC’s librarians, who misspelled German names all over the place, were clearly having trouble with the Dutchified spelling of Irving’s character. At least the earlier entry had a more benign error: “Knickerbacker.” And now, we’ve gotten to the, er, bottom of this mystery.[DOC] [TLE] A History of New York : Washington Irving : 9780143105619A History of New York : Washington Irving : 9780143105619 [PAR] A History of New York [PAR] Paperback [PAR] US$15.99 US$16.00 You save US$0.01 [PAR] Free delivery worldwide [PAR] Add to basket Add to wishlist [PAR] Description [PAR] In 1809, New Yorkers were buzzing about a series of classified ads concerning the whereabouts of Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker. They were unaware that Washington Irving had invented the man entirely and placed the ads himself. Knickerbocker's purported manuscript, A History of New York, was Irving's own. Told from Knickerbocker's point of view, A History of New York is a chronicle of New York's fifty years under Dutch rule in the 1600s that plays fast and loose with the facts, to uproarious effect. A History of New York propelled Irving to the heights of literary stardom. show more [PAR] Product details [PAR] 127 x 195.58 x 22.86mm | 204.12g [PAR] Publication date [PAR] Parodies & Spoofs [PAR] About Washington Irving [PAR] Washington Irving (1783 - 1859) was born into a rich New York family, the youngest of eleven children. Young Washington's early education was patchy but he developed an early love for books and writing. As an adult he didn't have to worry about earning a living and after practising law for a few years he began to write for newspapers and magazines. His first book, Knickerbocker's History of New York (1809), was the first American humorous book which was also literature. It was a great success but Irving continued to be only a part-time writer. | rip van winkle |
Who's first book was Pebble in the Sky? | [DOC] [TLE] SF REVIEWS.NET: Pebble in the Sky / Isaac AsimovSF REVIEWS.NET: Pebble in the Sky / Isaac Asimov ☆☆☆☆ [PAR] Book cover art by Darrell K. Sweet (2nd); John Berkey (3rd). [PAR] Review © 1998 by Thomas M. Wagner. [PAR] Pebble in the Sky was Isaac Asimov's first SF novel, which is really a pretty amazing thing to contemplate when you think about it: kind of like knowing what the first brick in the Great Wall of China is. [PAR] The story is a sheer treat. Though the science may be hopelessly out of date, Pebble nonetheless shows off Asimov's then-developing talents for clarity and accessibility to dazzling effect. Joseph Schwartz is a retiree in post-WW2 America who is out for his morning stroll when he is suddenly transported in mid-step tens of thousands of years into the future, where the Galactic Empire ruled by Trantor is in full-flower, the origins of humanity have become lost and enshrouded in myths and theories bandied about by the myriad human races who have settled across the cosmos, and Earth is nothing more than a "pebble in the sky," a grungy little ghetto world no respectable person would spit upon. [PAR] Finding himself amongst people whose language and culture he cannot hope to understand, Schwartz is taken to the city of Chica (a pretty obvious bastardization of the name Chicago) where he is made a test subject for a machine called the Synapsifier, which is rumored to increase human learning capacity by increasing synaptic discharges, but which has also had an annoying habit of killing most of the animals it has been tested on to date. [PAR] It just so happens that, right at this time, an archaeologist from a distant world named Bel Arvardan, a controversial figure for his support of the theory that the Earth is the origin of all human life, has arrived on Earth in order to gather evidence to support his theories. Part of this evidence is the Earth's radioactivity. Life should not be able to evolve on a planet so radioactive. Could there have been a nuclear war at some point that irradiated the planet, thereby establishing that there was human civilization thousands of years before the earth became radioactive at all? (The whole plot element involving Earth's radioactivity is one that Asimov acknowledges is no longer scientifically valid, in an afterword to the Del Rey edition above.) [PAR] As the plot begins to get deliciously twisted, we learn that the Council of Ancients — the ruling body on Earth who wield a power similar to that of the Roman Catholic Church in medieval times, particularly in regard to a law requiring all citizens to be euthanized at age 60 so that Earth's minimal resources are not taxed by overpopulation — suspects that Arvardan is actually plotting with the Empire to gain control of the Synapsifier for themselves, so that the Empire can enhance its own people with it and crush the Earth once and for all. They also suspect that Schwartz, who has popped up out of nowhere and has no records of any sort, is the first Imperial subject intended by the Empire for Synapsifier treatment. We know that this is all paranoid hogwash (Schwartz was simply taken to the Synapsifier because he couldn't understand any of the language or customs of his new, alien surroundings, and the farm family that took him in assumed he was merely an idiot), but it's a story element that makes the plot wonderfully layered. Starting as a story about time travel, Pebble in the Sky moves through politics, subterfuge, romance and espionage, finally ending up as a grand space opera of interstellar rebellion. [PAR] It's easy to see why novels like this one and The Caves of Steel put Asimov on the map. These early novels are spun with the effortlessness and near-perfection of a natural talent working at full bloom. Pebble in the Sky cannot help but show its age at many points. One particular thing that nagged me was that for a real SF novel, one in which the science was presumably important, Asimov never really adequately explained how Schwartz got displaced in time in the first place. But I had such a fun time simply | asimov |
Which record went to No 1 after his (Elvis's) death in 1977? | [DOC] [TLE] The History of Most Number Ones - everyHit.comThe History of Most Number Ones - everyHit.com [PAR] Search | About everyHit | Record breakers | Chart archive | Award / Poll Winners | Number 1s | FAQs | Contact us [PAR] The 'Battle' For Most Number 1s [PAR] In September 1968, the Beatles achieved their fifteenth no. 1 single, equalling the record held by Elvis since 1965. [PAR] In April 1969 The Fab 4 went one better, clocking up an amazing sixteenth no. 1. And in June of the same year 'The Ballad Of John And Yoko' gave them a staggering seventeenth no. 1. And there they stalled. [PAR] In August 1970 Elvis fought back, getting his sixteenth no. 1 with "Wonder Of You". Following his death in 1977 "Way Down" shot to the top. [PAR] Thus, the greatest of acts were neck and neck again, The Beatles and Elvis sharing joint honours for most No. 1 Singles. And it remained that way for 25 years. [PAR] In June 2002, Elvis topped the chart again. Dutch DJ, JXL remixed Elvis' 1968 B-Side "A Little Less Conversation" and, after being used in a Nike World Cup-based ad campaign, it flew out in record stores, selling close to a quarter of a millon in its first week alone. [PAR] Elvis had regained the lead. [PAR] But should it to count? The precise credit is "Elvis vs JXL". Well the answer would appear to be "yes". If it's disqualified from counting towards the King's overall tally The Beatles' chart-topper "Get Back" would also have to be over-ruled as it was a shared credit with Billy Preston. [PAR] So, in short, Elvis does hold the record. [PAR] Here's how records for most Number 1s have been made and broken over the past fifty years: [PAR] Nov 1952 [PAR] First number 1: Al Martino: [PAR] Here In My Heart (Nov 1952) [PAR] June 1953 [PAR] First artist to have two number 1s - Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra & Chorus [PAR] Outside Of Heaven (Jan 1953) [PAR] I'm Walking Behind You (Jun 1953) [PAR] [record equalled by Guy Mitchell in Sept 1953 / Frankie Laine in Oct 1953] [PAR] Nov 1953 [PAR] First artist to have three number 1s - Frankie Laine [PAR] I Believe (Apr 1953) [PAR] First artist to have four number 1s - Frankie Laine [PAR] See above plus... [PAR] [record equalled by Guy Mitchell in May 1957 / Elvis Presley in May 1959] [PAR] Nov 1960 [PAR] First act to have five number ones - Elvis Presley [PAR] All Shook Up (July 1957) [PAR] Jailhouse Rock (Jan 1958) [PAR] I Got Stung / One Night (Jan 1959) [PAR] A Fool Such As I (May 1959) [PAR] It's Now Or Never (Nov 1960) [PAR] Jan 1961 [PAR] First act to have six number ones - Elvis Presley [PAR] The above plus... [PAR] First act to have seven number ones - Elvis Presley [PAR] The above plus... [PAR] First act to have eight number ones - Elvis Presley [PAR] The above plus... [PAR] First act to have nine number ones - Elvis Presley [PAR] The above plus... [PAR] First act to have ten number ones - Elvis Presley [PAR] The above plus... [PAR] Can't Help Falling In Love / Rock-A-Hula Baby [PAR] May 1962 [PAR] First act to have eleven number ones - Elvis Presley [PAR] The above plus... [PAR] First act to have twelve number ones - Elvis Presley [PAR] The above plus... [PAR] First act to have thirteen number ones - Elvis Presley [PAR] The above plus... [PAR] First act to have fourteen number ones - Elvis Presley [PAR] The above plus... [PAR] First act to have fifteen number ones - Elvis Presley [PAR] The above plus... [PAR] [equalled by The Beatles in Sep 1968] [PAR] Apr 1969 [PAR] First act to have sixteen number ones - The Beatles [PAR] From Me To You (May 1963) [PAR] She Loves You (Sep 1963) [PAR] I Want To Hold Your Hand (Dec 1963) [PAR] Can't Buy Me Love (Apr 1964) [PAR] | way down |
In the Australian TV series, what type of animal was `Skippy`? | [DOC] [TLE] Skippy The Bush Kangaroo - Famous Animals - On TelevisionSkippy The Bush Kangaroo - Famous Animals - On Television [PAR] Skippy The Bush Kangaroo - Famous Animals - On Television [PAR] Popular Pages [PAR] Follow It's Nature on Facebook [PAR] Skippy The Bush Kangaroo [PAR] Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was a popular Australian television series for children produced from 1966 to 1968. Ninety-one 30-minute episodes were made over the three seasons of production. Although at the time of first screening Australian television was still in black and white (colour TV broadcasting did not begin until 1975), the show was shot in colour on 16 mm film to increase its international marketability, most notably in the United States and Canada, where it aired in syndication between 1969 and 1972. [PAR] The star of the show was Skippy, a female Eastern Grey Kangaroo. Skippy was a pet owned by the son of the Head Ranger of the real Waratah National Park, based in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in northern Sydney, and the stories revolved around the park, its creatures and dangers and their adventures in the Australian bush. The series was screened in over eighty countries and its theme tune, composed by Eric Jupp, is one of the best known and most recognisable Australian tunes. [PAR] The series was revived in 1992 as the short-lived The New Adventures Of Skippy using an entirely new cast including Andrew Clarke, plot and location with several children as the stars. This version also aired on Animal Planet in the United States in 1997. [PAR] The original series was also parodied in a recurring sketch as part of the British comedy series Goodness Gracious Me under the title “Skipinder, the Punjabi Kangaroo”: the parody redubbed scenes from the original Skippy. Australian sketch comedy series Fast Forward also frequently parodied Skippy, with Michael Veitch playing Sonny, whose head alone was visible, alongside an obviously fake stuffed kangaroo, often with unpleasant intentions toward his younger human companion. More.. [PAR] See what you can find... [PAR] You May Also Like...[DOC] [TLE] SKIPPY - classicaustraliantv.comSkippy [PAR] SKIPPY [PAR] LINKS [PAR] It could be argued that the most well-known Australian television star internationally is a kangaroo. Skippy was Australia�s greatest television export, the recent success of soaps like Neighbours notwithstanding. The adventures of a boy and a kangaroo in the Australian bush held tremendous appeal with overseas viewers, and Skippy achieved phenomenal international sales. Running to 91 episodes (plus a feature film), it was sold all over the world, reportedly to at least 128 different countries. And that figure does not take into account the individual sales within countries - for example, the series was shown on over 160 different television stations in the U.S. alone. In fact, from a global viewpoint, Skippy is our most successful programme ever, being more widely recognised than even the iconic Homicide series. [PAR] The genesis of Skippy can be traced back to even before television began in Australia. In the early 1950�s John McCallum, an Australian actor who had been working in England, tried to develop a television series based on the bushranger Ben Hall. McCallum reasoned that a series for international release with a unique Australian ingredient would be something different. This �unique Australian difference� was a primary consideration that he applied to his later productions - a kangaroo in Skippy, the Queensland Great Barrier Reef in Barrier Reef and a half-caste Aboriginal detective in Boney. Although there was interest in the Ben Hall project, financial backing was not forthcoming. This was primarily because the bushrangers triumphed over the police in every episode, contrary to the then accepted television practice of justice always prevailing. However, the experience did cause McCallum to eventually enter the field of theatre management and film production. (By 1975 attitudes had changed, and a mini-series Ben Hall was produced by the Australian Broadcasting Commission [ABC] in conjunction with the British Broadcasting Commission [BBC]). [PAR] Fast forward to 1964. Australian feature film and television drama production had become sporadic, but a turning point for the industry came in October | kangaroos |
The home of The Simon Bolivar Orchestra is in which city? | [DOC] [TLE] Orquesta Sinfónica Simón BolívarThe Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra) is a Venezuelan orchestra. Named after the Venezuelan national hero Simón Bolívar, it is the apex of the nation's system of youth orchestras, although by 2011, it was no longer officially a youth orchestra because the average age of the players had risen too high. The country's national youth orchestra is now the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra. [PAR] The economist José Antonio Abreu established the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar on 12 February 1975. [PAR] Gustavo Dudamel has been the orchestra's artistic director since 1999. The orchestra has worked with many famous conductors including Claudio Abbado and Simon Rattle. [PAR] Social action through music [PAR] Venezuela's youth orchestras are run under the auspices of the Fundación Musical Simón Bolívar (FMSB), formerly known as the Fundacion del Estado para el Sistema Nacional de las Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Venezuela, known colloquially as El Sistema. [PAR] Based in Caracas, the orchestra moved its home in 2007 from the Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex to a new Center for Social Action Through Music nearby. The name of the center reflects the fact that El Sistema sees itself as a social agency: [PAR] most of its music students come from poor socio-economic backgrounds. [PAR] Reception in the UK [PAR] In August 2007, the orchestra made its debut at the BBC Proms, to critical acclaim and an enthusiastic reception from the audience. The concert was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and deferred live on BBC Four TV. [PAR] A BBC TV documentary programme in the Imagine arts series, first shown on 18 November 2008, examined the history and ethos of the orchestra and its role in tackling the social problems of Venezuela and its success in transforming the lives of some of the nation's poorest children, including interviews with Dudamel, key members of the orchestra, and current and former students. Hosted by Alan Yentob, the film took a detailed look at the unique music education system of Venezuela, of which the orchestra is an integral part, and described a recent attempt to imitate its success in Raploch, a deprived district of the city of Stirling, Scotland. [PAR] The cellist Julian Lloyd Webber was appointed chairman of the steering group of In Harmony, a British government-led music education and community development project which is based on El Sistema and which planned a three-year project in three impoverished areas of England. It began in 2009. [PAR] Reception in the US [PAR] In 2007 the orchestra and Dudamel appeared at Carnegie Hall. [PAR] In 2012 the music critic of the London Times stated his opinion that the high international profile of the Venezuelan orchestra under Dudamel was a factor in the creation of a national youth orchestra in the United States. [PAR] Discography [PAR] The orchestra and Dudamel have made three recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, one of Beethoven; one of Mahler; and a collection of Latin American music. [PAR] The orchestra previously released other recordings, including several ballet pieces, in the early 1990s on the Dorian Recordings label.[DOC] [TLE] Simón BolívarSimón Bolívar, in full Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830), was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Panama as sovereign states, independent of Spanish rule. [PAR] Bolívar was born into a wealthy, aristocratic Creole family and, like others of his day, was educated abroad at a young age, arriving in Spain when he was 16 and later on moving to France. While in Europe he was introduced to the ideas of Enlightenment philosophers, which gave him the ambition to replace the Spanish as rulers. Taking advantage of the disorder in Spain prompted by the Peninsular War, Bolívar began his campaign for independence in 1808, appealing to the wealthy Creole population through a conservative process, and established an organized national congress within three years. Despite a number of hindrances, including the arrival of an unprecedentedly large Spanish expeditionary force, the revolutionaries eventually prevailed, culminating in a patriot victory at the Battle of Carabobo in 1821, which effectively made Venezuela an independent | caracas |
What is the name of Cluedo's colonel ? | [DOC] [TLE] CLUEDO - The GameCLUEDO - The Game [PAR] The Game [PAR] The following text has been reproduced from a booklet distributed with the Cluedo Master Detective Edition, which provides a great deal of background to the game. For other information, please see the FAQ and explore the rest of Cluedofan.com [PAR] A brief history of the world's favourite mystery game [PAR] In 1946, a solicitors' clerk from Birmingham, England, paid a visit to the firm of Waddingtons Games Ltd., in Leeds. Anthony E. Pratt and his wife had come, with a couple of game-inventing friends, to present their idea and prototype of a mystery detection game to the game manufacturers. They met and played the game with some Waddingtons employees while the firm's managing director looked on. [PAR] Fortunately for all of us, the people at Waddingtons liked what they saw and agreed to produce the game. Only three years later, Parker Brothers brought the game to Australian mystery lovers - and it's been a family favourite ever since! [PAR] Why "Cluedo"? [PAR] That's elementary, my dear Watson! Because the object of the game is to collect enough clues to solve the mystery. [PAR] But when this classic game was created in England, it was called "Cluedo", taking off what the Britons called LUDO (pronounced "lew-doh"), which simply means "I play" in Latin. So when Waddingtons Games Ltd., agreed to produce Anthony Pratt's new board game, they made a play on words: "LUDO" became "CLUEDO". And in more than 40 countries around the world, it's known either as CLUEDO or by the American CLUE name. [PAR] Who's Who? [PAR] Speaking of names, how do you suppose Mrs. Peacock and Colonel Mustard fare in other nations? You'd be surprised - because she is a he, and he is a she! [PAR] In Norway, Mrs. Peacock is called Baronesse von Blauw, but in Spain she's Capitano Azurro, a man. And Colonel Mustard is known to the Swiss as Madam Curry. [PAR] In Germany, the exotic Miss Scarlet is called Fraulein Ming. In Switzerland she's got a more ordinary name, Evelyne Rose, but she does have the distinction of being the only Cluedo suspect in the world whose suspect card bears a first name! [PAR] Spanish players call Professor Plum, our absent-but-murderously-minded professor, Dr. Mandarino. Meanwhile, the Swiss have more insight into his character: They call him Docteur Dunkel! [PAR] And what of our resident corpse, whom we Australians aptly call Mr. Boddy? The Britons who invented him call him Dr. Black. In Spain, he's Dr. Lemon. In Switzerland, either Herr Kludo or Monsieur Cluedo, depending on which part of the country you're from. But the U.S.'s special set of Spanish rules have hit the nail on the head: They call him Sr. Caddaver! [PAR] What would the rest of the world make of our four new suspects - Sergeant Gray, Madame Rose, Monsieur Brunette and the lovely Miss Peach? [PAR] The Manor of Murders [PAR] Ever since the Cluedo game was introduced in Australia, the unfortunate Mr. Boddy has been murdered daily at Boddy Mansion. In the Cluedo Master Detective version, he'll meet his end at his little country place, Boddy Manor. [PAR] In this new game, there are three additional possible murder locations and some other new rooms as well, as befits a man of Mr. Boddy's stature. But, despite concern expressed by fans over the years, there are still some amenities we have not added to his house - but other countries have. [PAR] Specifically, for years Parker Brothers has been asked where everyone sleeps, since there are no bedrooms. Concerned players also wonder why such an elegant house has never had a bathroom. Well, the compassionate Spanish and the efficient Swiss have taken care of both. Dr. Lemon - alias Herr Kludo or Monsieur Cluedo - as they call him, has both a bedroom and a bathroom in their versions of the game. | mustard |
Which animal is associated with the beginning of an MGM film? | [DOC] [TLE] MGM Lion Killed Its Trainer? : snopes.comMGM Lion Killed Its Trainer? : snopes.com [PAR] Claim: The lion used for the original MGM logo killed its trainer and his assistants. [PAR] FALSE [PAR] Example: [Collected via e-mail, July 2012] [PAR] I encountered this story on Facebook: "The lion used in the original MGM movie logo killed its trainer and two assistants the day after the logo was filmed." [PAR] [PAR] Origins: The roaring lion appearing at the beginning of films produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studio and in the company's logo is one of the world's most widely recognized mascots. According to a history of that logo, the choice of a lion as a mascot preceded the 1924 merger of Metro Pictures Corporation, Goldwyn Pictures, and [PAR] Louis B. [PAR] Mayer Pictures that created the MGM motion picture studio: [PAR] The logo was first designed for Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, in 1916. Howard Deitz, a Publicity Executive, chose to use a lion as the studio’s mascot, paying tribute to his alma mater, Columbia University. The inspiration was the school's fight song "Roar, Lion, Roar." [PAR] Mr. Deitz [PAR] is also credited for writing our motto "Ars Gratia Artis," Latin meaning "Art for Art's Sake." [PAR] "Slats" was the first lion used on Goldwyn Pictures logo from 1917 until 1924, first appearing on the 1917 release "Polly of the Circus." After the 1924 merger that created MGM, "Slats" was retained and continued to appear on our logo until 1928. He appeared on MGM's first release "He Who Gets Slapped," starring Lon Chaney, in 1924. [PAR] As chronicled at The Silver Screen Affair blog, a number of different lions have been used for the MGM logo over the years, the most well known being Leo , who is MGM's longest-lived lion and has been appearing on MGM films since 1957. [PAR] The MGM lion is prominent enough to have featured in urban legends, one of which we first encountered in 2004: [PAR] Lately, I've heard a neat Urban Legend about the MGM Lion's roar. [PAR] It goes that the lion was originally meant to be standing proud and silent, but roared when two burglars rushed into the warehouse. [PAR] The burglars in question were Boris Regina and Karl Maninovsky. [PAR] Supposedly, Regina and Maninovsky would regularly rob banks and stash their loot at a warehouse a few blocks away. [PAR] One day, while the burglars' warehouse was normally empty, MGM and their lion were recording there. The lion roared at Regina and Maninovsky as they entered, after which MGM stopped recording. [PAR] The lion then jumped off the platform and mauled Maninovsky, who died two days later. Regina ran out of the warehouse and got run over by a police car heading to the bank he had just robbed. [PAR] This tale was nothing more than an amusing fabrication, one of a number of invented urban legends presented in video form on the JKCinema web site: [PAR] A similar claim about the original MGM lion's having "killed its trainer and two assistants" the day after he was filmed for the first MGM logo was promulgated by Factropolis.com , one of a number of sites whose raison d'être was passing off fictional factoids as real information. This claim is clearly not true, as the trainer of Slats, the lion first used by Goldwyn Pictures in 1917 (and subsequently by MGM) was Volney Phifer , a prominent animal trainer who long outlived Slats and passed away in retirement in the 1970s: [PAR] "Slats" was trained to roar on cue by Volney Phifer, Hollywood's premier animal trainer, and toured the world to signify MGM's launch. He was born at the Dublin Zoo and died in 1936. By that time [PAR] Mr. Phifer [PAR] had retired to his farm in Gillette, [PAR] New Jersey, [PAR] where he boarded animals used on Broadway. Upon "Slats"' death he was buried on the farm, where a small blank block of granite marked the grave. Additionally, [PAR] Mr. Phifer [PAR] planted a pine tree | lion |
Of which country is Helen Clark Prime Minister? | [DOC] [TLE] Helen Clark | prime minister of New Zealand | Britannica.comHelen Clark | prime minister of New Zealand | Britannica.com [PAR] prime minister of New Zealand [PAR] Written By: [PAR] Alternative Title: Helen Elizabeth Clark [PAR] Helen Clark [PAR] Prime minister of New Zealand [PAR] Also known as [PAR] Helen Clark, (born February 26, 1950, Hamilton , New Zealand ), New Zealand politician who was prime minister (1999–2008). She was the first woman in New Zealand to hold the office of prime minister immediately following an election. [PAR] Helen Clark, 2005. [PAR] Sean Gallup/Getty Images [PAR] Clark, the oldest of four children of George and Margaret Clark, grew up on a sheep and cattle farm in Te Pahu, west of Hamilton. She left home at age 12 to attend Epsom Girls Grammar School in Auckland . After graduation, she enrolled in the University of Auckland, where she received bachelor’s (1971) and master’s (1974) degrees in political science and taught from 1973 to 1981. [PAR] Clark joined the Labour Party in 1971 and during the following decade held a variety of positions within the party. In parliamentary elections in 1975, she was selected as the Labour candidate for a seat that was considered safe for the conservative National Party . Although she lost that election, she was elected to Parliament from a different constituency in 1981. As chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Select Committee (1984–87), she played a major role in the country’s adoption of an antinuclear policy, which effectively ended the ANZUS Pact and led to reduced military ties between New Zealand and the United States . In 1987 Clark became a member of the cabinet, holding at various times the portfolios of housing, conservation , labour , and health . In 1989–90 she served as deputy prime minister, and in 1990 she was appointed to the Privy Council , becoming the first woman in New Zealand to hold those offices. [PAR] After the National Party’s return to power in 1990, Clark became deputy leader of the opposition in Parliament. In 1993 she was elected head of the Labour Party —becoming the first woman in New Zealand to head a major party—and thus served as leader of the opposition. In 1999, when the Labour Party was able to form a governing coalition, Clark was elected prime minister. Holding the portfolio of arts and culture herself, she appointed an extraordinarily diverse cabinet, including 11 women and 4 Maori . As prime minister, Clark addressed many controversial issues, including Maori rights, same-sex civil unions, and prostitution, which was legalized in 2003. Her government also opposed the U.S. and British invasion of Iraq (see Iraq War ). She was reelected prime minister in both 2002 and 2005, the first New Zealand prime minister to secure three consecutive terms in office. Amid an economic downturn, Clark’s Labour Party was defeated by John Key and the National Party in the 2008 election. Clark subsequently stepped down as Labour leader. In 2009 Clark was named the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme . [PAR] Britannica Stories[DOC] [TLE] On opposition to Helen Clark’s UN bid | Overland literary ...On opposition to Helen Clark’s UN bid | Overland literary journal [PAR] On opposition to Helen Clark’s UN bid [PAR] 3.Aug.16 [PAR] 14 Comments [PAR] I was thirteen years old when Helen Clark pinched my land. She told the country my family were ‘haters and wreckers’. [PAR] I suppose this is another way of saying, it’s personal. Clark, New Zealand’s second-longest-serving Labour Prime Minister and apparently Australia’s choice for the next United Nations Secretary-Genera l, is at the centre of a national tantrum after Marama Fox, the co-leader of the centrist Māori Party, told media that her party ‘cannot support [Clark’s] nomination [for Secretary-General] ’. [PAR] ‘TREASON,’ roared Duncan Garner, a talkback radio host, television anchor and newspaper columnist. Fox and her party should ‘grow up’, he added. Winston Peters, the leader of New Zealand First, a nationalist party with informal links to UKIP, took to print accusing Fox of ‘treachery’. Twitter’s pundit class | new zealand |
Who won his ninth 'Skol World Darts' title in January 2001? | [DOC] [TLE] About: 2001 PDC World Darts Championship - DBpediaAbout: 2001 PDC World Darts Championship [PAR] About: 2001 PDC World Darts Championship [PAR] An Entity of Type : Event100029378 , from Named Graph : http://dbpedia.org , within Data Space : dbpedia.org [PAR] The 2001 Skol World Darts Championship was the eighth World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) since it separated from the British Darts Organisation (BDO). It was held between 28 December 2000 and 3 January 2001 at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex.Another notable first was the absence of five-time World Champion, Eric Bristow, as he missed the World Championship for the first time since its inception in 1978. This left John Lowe as the only remaining player with a 100% appearance record. [PAR] Property [PAR] abstract [PAR] The 2001 Skol World Darts Championship was the eighth World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) since it separated from the British Darts Organisation (BDO). It was held between 28 December 2000 and 3 January 2001 at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex. The tournament saw a notable first as Gayl King of Canada became the first woman to appear in the men's World Championship, having been given a wild card by the PDC. It was seen as a publicity stunt by the PDC to raise the profile of the game, and also came in the year that the BDO started a Women's World Championship to run alongside their men's championship at the Lakeside Country Club. King lost to Graeme Stoddart in the first round. Another notable first was the absence of five-time World Champion, Eric Bristow, as he missed the World Championship for the first time since its inception in 1978. This left John Lowe as the only remaining player with a 100% appearance record. Peter Manley was the number 1 seed, but became the first such player to go out in the first round since the PDC championship began in 1994, losing to Jamie Harvey. The final was contested between Phil Taylor and John Part. Taylor defeated Nigel Justice, Les Fitton, Keith Deller and Dave Askew to reach the final, losing only two sets along the way. Part, the 1994 BDO World Champion, defeated Colin Lloyd, Dennis Smith, Alan Warriner and Rod Harrington, having won only two matches in his three previous attempts in the PDC championship. Taylor maintained his strong form in the final, averaging a record 107.46 and losing just three legs en route to a 7-0 victory. This was his seventh consecutive World title, and ninth in all. [PAR] (en)[DOC] [TLE] 1998 pdc world darts championship : definition of 1998 pdc ...1998 pdc world darts championship : definition of 1998 pdc world darts championship and synonyms of 1998 pdc world darts championship (English) [PAR] Phil Taylor [PAR] The 1998 Skol World Darts Championship was held between 29 December 1997–4 January 1998 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet , Essex . Skol, who sponsored the inaugural event in 1994 returned as title sponsors - which they were to fulfil for the next five years. [PAR] Following an out-of-court settlement ( Tomlin Order ) during the summer of 1997, the World Darts Council (WDC) agreed to change its name to the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and the tournament was thus the PDC World Darts Championship. [PAR] John Part , who won the first Embassy/BDO World Championship after the 1992/93 "split" had joined the PDC but failed to qualify beyond the group stage. Peter Manley had emerged as a rising talent in the PDC and was seeded 7th for the championship. He lost a close quarter-final to eventual finalist, Dennis Priestley . Priestley lost his third successive final to Phil Taylor - this defeat being the most convincing 6 sets to 0. Rod Harrington was the only player who managed to take any sets from the Power during his 2-5 semi-final defeat. [PAR] Phil Taylor became the most successful player in World Championship history - winning his 6th title (4 in the PDC and 2 in the BDO), eclipsing Eric Bristow who won five titles during the 1980s. It was also Taylor's fourth title in a row. [PAR] Contents[DOC] [TLE] Learn and talk | phil taylor |
In literature who lived at 7 Savile Row? | [DOC] [TLE] 10 fictional character addresses in London – 9. 7 Savile ...10 fictional character addresses in London – 9. 7 Savile Row, Burlington Gardens… | Exploring London [PAR] A blog about London and its history… [PAR] 10 fictional character addresses in London – 9. 7 Savile Row, Burlington Gardens… [PAR] January 22, 2014 [PAR] The adventurous, wealthy and rather mysterious Phileas Fogg, the hero of Jules Verne’s 1873 novel Around the World in Eighty Days, is noted in the book’s first line as living at “No. 7 Saville Row, Burlington Gardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814”. [PAR] It’s from there that he and his delightfully named French valet, Passepartout, set off on their breakneck trip around the world after Fogg, a “doubtful” Londoner who was a member of the Reform Club based nearby in Pall Mall (“and that was all” – his history was something of an unknown), makes a £20,000 bet that he can travel around the world in just 80 days – a bet which sees him travel by everything from trains to elephants and overcome all sorts of obstacles as he attempts the feat. [PAR] But back to London and Savile Row in the inner west London area of Mayfair. The Irish-born playwright and MP Richard Brinsley Sheridan did indeed live in Savile Row – but at number 14 rather than at number 7 (and he died in 1816, not 1814 as claimed in the book). [PAR] There is a plaque on the townhouse mentionig Sheridan’s residence (but not Fogg’s) which today is occupied by tailors Hardy Amies. Amies himself purchased the property, which was restored in 2009, in 1947, reportedly with the backing of Cary Grant’s ex-wife, actress Virginia Cherril.[DOC] [TLE] We Be Reading: "Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7 ...We Be Reading: "Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7 Savile Row ..." [PAR] Monday, February 25, 2013 [PAR] "Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7 Savile Row ..." [PAR] In preparation for a non-fiction read (that I'll be featuring tomorrow), I finally picked up Jules Verne's classic Around the World in Eighty Days. It was much shorter that I expected and much less boring than my last Verne read . Good news all around (bad pun intended)! [PAR] The title of this book pretty much explains the plot -- Phileas Fogg, a remarkably stable gentleman of unknown means, overhears a discussion about global circumnavigation and the conversation ends in a wager that Phileas cannot complete the trip in eighty days. He, however, is absolutely certain he will be successful. In fact, he prepares to set out that same day with his new manservant, Passepartout. Heading east, he sets out on a race against time and the suspicion that he is actually a bank robber on the run. [PAR] While there are obviously going to be uncomfortable racial characterizations in any Victorian stories that involve world cultures, I found those in Eighty Days to be relatively mild, not enough to distract from a fun story. I can see why this tale captured the imaginations of so many, even inspiring an around the world race (which I will tell you about tomorrow). This has even made me excited to read more Verne, something I haven't felt in a long time. Don't be surprised if you see Journey to the Center of the Earth here within the next few months. [PAR] Feeling an itching in my soles, [PAR] K[DOC] [TLE] Literature.org - The Online Literature LibraryLiterature.org - The Online Literature Library [PAR] Jules Verne [PAR] Chapter 1 - In Which Phileas Fogg and Passepartout Accept Each Other, the One as Master, the Other As Man [PAR] Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington Gardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814. He was one of the most noticeable members of the Reform Club, though he seemed always to avoid attracting attention; an enigmatical personage, about whom little was known | phileas fogg |
Who replaced George Entwistle to become the present Director General of the BBC in April 2013? | [DOC] [TLE] U.K. Politicians Attack BBC for ‘Culture of Cronyism ...U.K. Politicians Attack BBC for ‘Culture of Cronyism’ | Variety [PAR] U.K. Politicians Attack BBC for ‘Culture of Cronyism’ [PAR] December 16, 2013 | 04:44AM PT [PAR] 'BBC's governance model is broken,' says U.K. Parliament's Public Accounts Committee [PAR] LONDON — A powerful committee of U.K. politicians has made a stinging attack on the BBC ’s management and trustees, claiming that a culture of “cronyism” had developed at the pubcaster. [PAR] The U.K. Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, which monitors the use of public money, has been investigating the high level of severance payments for departing BBC execs. In the three years to December 2012, the BBC gave 150 senior managers severance payments totaling £25 million ($40.8 million) as part of an effort to cut the number of senior managers from 624 to 445. [PAR] PAC concluded that “the BBC paid more salary in lieu of notice than it was obliged to in 22 of the 150 severance payments for senior managers in the three years to December 2012, at a cost of £1.4 million ($2.28 million).” [PAR] PAC, which is chaired by Member of Parliament Margaret Hodge, concluded that “cronyism was a factor that allowed for the liberal use of other people’s money.” [PAR] The committee reprimanded the BBC Trust, the network’s governing body, headed by Chris Patten (pictured, above left, with BBC director-general Tony Hall ), for not challenging the payments, which it said was symptomatic of a wider malaise at the pubcaster. [PAR] PAC said: “Our examination of severance payments exposed a dysfunctional relationship between the BBC executive and the BBC Trust that casts doubt on the effectiveness of the BBC’s governance model.” [PAR] It concluded that there had been a “breakdown in the relationship between the BBC Trust and the executive. At present the governance model is broken.” [PAR] The BBC last week revised the rules of engagement between the executive and the Trust in the hope that it would improve its effectiveness and transparency. [PAR] PAC warned that “The Trust and the executive have a limited amount of time to demonstrate that the current governance model can be made to work.” [PAR] The BBC was contrite in its response, stating: “We greatly regret that license fee payers were let down by this episode. They are entitled to expect that their money is spent wisely.” [PAR] It pointed to a decision last year by Hall to impose a $245,000 cap on severance payments. [PAR] Hall became director-general in April. He replaced George Entwistle, who departed after a furor over the BBC’s handling of the Jimmy Savile pedophile scandal.[DOC] [TLE] 100 BBC executives on six-figure salaries despite pledge ...100 BBC executives on six-figure salaries despite pledge to curb pay | Daily Mail Online [PAR] comments [PAR] More than 100 BBC executives are earning six-figure salaries, despite pledges to curb top pay and offer viewers better value for money, [PAR] New figures have revealed that more than 100 of the corporation's top earners make at least £100,000 a year, and 80 of them are on salaries of £150,000 or more. [PAR] According to an official BBC register of elite staff, 13 executives were also given a pay rise of up to 10 per cent, at a time when the broadcaster is facing cuts to its spending. [PAR] Value for money: Since Lord Tony Hall took over the post of BBC director general in April last year he has been trying to cut the percentage of executives from 2.5 per cent of the workforce to one per cent [PAR] It also follows last year's severance pay scandal in which the National Audit Office found that the BBC handed over £1.4million more in pay-offs to senior managers than it needed to. [PAR] Since Lord Hall took over the post of director general in April last year he has been trying to cut the percentage of executives from 2.5 per cent of the workforce to one per cent. [PAR] And although more than 25 senior managers have left the broadcaster since his tenure began, the number of serving managers required to declare their income as more than £100,000 | tony hall |
Eight year old Bailey Matthews who has cerebral palsy won an award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2015 ‘for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity’ named after which late female Sports presenter? | [DOC] [TLE] SPOTY 2015: Andy Murray is voted Sports Personality of the ...SPOTY 2015: Andy Murray is voted Sports Personality of the Year 2015 - Belfast Newsletter [PAR] SPOTY 2015: Andy Murray is voted Sports Personality of the Year 2015 [PAR] Winner of 2015 Sports Personality of the Year Andy Murray [PAR] 21:40 Sunday 20 December 2015 [PAR] Have your say [PAR] The public have crowned Andy Murray as BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2015. [PAR] Votes were cast online and by telephone during the ceremony at The SSE Arena in Belfast, live on BBC One. [PAR] Kevin Sinfield came second, with Jessica Ennis-Hill in third place. [PAR] The awards were presented by Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan in front of a 7,500 strong crowd in Belfast, the first time the event has been hosted in Northern Ireland. The ceremony reflected on a year which included sporting highlights such as the Rugby World Cup, the World Athletics Championship, a Women’s Football World Cup and an Ashes series in the UK. [PAR] Team of the Year was awarded to Great Britain’s Davis Cup team in recognition of winning the trophy for the first time in 79 years. Captain Leon Smith collected the award alongside Kyle Edmund, Dan Evans, Dominic Inglot, Andy Murray, Jamie Murray and James Ward, who all contributed to the historic triumph. Andy Murray sealed victory in the final against Belgium meaning he won all 11 matches he played in the tournament this year. The award was presented by Martin O’Neill and Dame Mary Peters. [PAR] Dan Carter was named as Overseas Sports Personality of the Year prior to the event in Belfast. He beat Usain Bolt, Novak Djokovic, Katie Ledecky, Jordan Spieth and Serena Williams to the prize after the award was decided by a public vote for the first time. The Racing 92 fly-half won the World Rugby Player of the Year award after his performances helped New Zealand win the Rugby World Cup. He was man-of-the-match in the final, scoring 19 points as the All Blacks beat rivals Australia. It was the third time in his glittering career he has been named as the best player in the world. [PAR] Ellie Downie was named as the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year and was presented with the award by boxer Carl Frampton and athlete Dina Asher-Smith. The sixteen-year-old gymnast made history when she became the first British female to win an individual all-around medal for Great Britain at the European Championships with a bronze. The Nottingham youngster also helped secure Great Britain’s first ever team medal at a World Championships when they also picked up a bronze. [PAR] The Helen Rollason Award was presented to eight-year-old Bailey Matthews. Despite having cerebral palsy, Bailey completed the Castle Howard Triathlon in North Yorkshire in July, conquering the 100m swim, 4km bike ride and 1.3km run. Bailey’s inspirational story was widely reported around the world and he has been recognised for his outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. One Direction’s Niall Horan presented Bailey with the trophy alongside two-time Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington. The award is presented in memory of Helen Rollason, the BBC presenter who died from cancer 15 years ago in 1999 at the age of 43. [PAR] The BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero award for 2015 was presented to Damien Lindsay, a football coach from west Belfast. The Unsung Hero award honours individuals from the world of grassroots sport and recognises those who, on a voluntary basis, go the extra mile to contribute to sport in their local community. Damien formed St James Swifts Football Club to encourage local children to become involved in sport as opposed to anti-social behaviour. Damien was selected from 15 regional winners from across the UK and was presented the award in his hometown by Eddie Izzard and Jordanne Whiley. [PAR] Sign in[DOC] [TLE] BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason AwardThe BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award is an award given annually as part of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony each December. The award is given "for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity", and the winner is selected by BBC Sport. The award is named | rollason |
What country was once led by military leaders called shoguns? | [DOC] [TLE] Shogun | Japanese Shogun - Legends and ChroniclesShogun | Japanese Shogun [PAR] Legends and Chronicles > Ancient Civilizations > Feudal Japan > Shogun [PAR] Shogun [PAR] The shogun was the highest ranking position in the noble military class during feudal Japan. Although the shogun was ranked below the royal class, he was often considered more powerful and the actual leader of the country. Shoguns lost political power and authority at the end of the Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji period. The shogun is very much like the prime minister in today’s Japan. The term, a shogun, directly translates to troops general. [PAR] Shogunate [PAR] The government that was ran under the shogun in feudal Japan was called shogunate, shogunshoku or bakufu. The shogunate government system was introduced by Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first Kamakura shogun. The term bakufu simply means ‘tent office’. This was due to the fact that the headquarters were initially set up temporarily, often on the battlefield. The bakufus in feudal Japan included Kamakura bakufu, Ashikaga bakufu and Tokugawa bakufu. [PAR] Sakanoue no Tamuramaro a legendary shogun on horseback. [PAR] Shogun clothing [PAR] What shoguns wore in feudal Japan can be evident from the portrait drawings from the period. In the drawings, shoguns are often seen sat down on a zabuton, a traditional Japanese cushion on the floor, wearing long black kimonos along with a black hat. However, it is believed, in everyday life, shoguns also wore warrior armor, similar to what were worn by samurais and daimyos. [PAR] Kamakura shoguns [PAR] Following the Genpei War, Minamoto no Yoritomo became the first Kamakura shogun in 1192 who decided to base the government in the city of Kamakura. There were in total of 9 shoguns during the Kamakura period. Other Kamakura shoguns were: Minamoto no Yoriie, Minamoto no Sanetomo, Kujo Yoritsune, Kujo Yoritsugu, Munetaka, Koreyatsu, Hisaaki and Morikuni. The Kamakura shoguns were considered the most powerful compared to the ones in later periods. [PAR] Ashikaga shoguns [PAR] Following the fall of the Minamotos, Ashikaga Takauji became the shogun in 1338. There were 15 Ashikaga shoguns in total. During the Ashikaga period, the political power of the shogun was significantly weaker than the Kamakura shoguns. This was due to the shogun having very little territories of his own. This led the shogun to rely heavily on daimyos who owned large amount of private land and how powerful the shogun was actually very much dependent on how many daimyos he had. For these reasons, daimyos became so powerful that the Ashikaga government was defeated by one of the daimyos, Oda Nobunaga in 1573. Ashikaga Yoshiaki was the last Ashikaga shogun. [PAR] Sakanoue no Tamuramaro a shogun in the Heian period of feudal Japan. [PAR] Edo Shoguns [PAR] The period between the end of Ashikaga period and the Edo period, there were no shoguns, instead country was ran by powerful daimyos including Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The first shogun of the Edo period was Tokugawa Ieyasu who was already a powerful figure. Tokugawa Ieyasu had been a daimyo previously and had been through a number of civil wars in which he achieved victories. There were 15 shoguns in the Edo period, with Tokugwa Yoshinobu being the last ever shogun of the period and furthermore, in the entire Japanese history. The Tokogawa shoguns focused on controlling the trades with foreign countries and introducing Christianity, as well as the military aspect. [PAR] Shogun-less periods in feudal Japan [PAR] Throughout the Japanese feudal period, shoguns were those considered as the head of samurais. However, there was a three year period following the Kamakura shogunate, between 1333 and 1336, where this was not the case. The Kenmu restoration reclaimed the power of the emperor and once again, Japan was ruled by the royal family. The leaders during this period included Prince Moriyoshi and Price Narinaga. However, this was short lived due to the rise of Ashikaga shogunate, which was lead by Ashikaga Takauji. There were also no shoguns for around 30 years after the fall of Ashikaga shogunate, when the country was controlled by some of the most powerful daimyos.[DOC] [TLE] Emperors and shoguns in medieval Japan - SkwirkEmperors and shoguns, Medieval Japanese societal structure, Medieval and early modern societies - Japan, History Year 8 | japan |
What links Dr Spock Errol Flynn and Emperor Nero? | [DOC] [TLE] Who was the first woman to win an Academy Award Janet ...Who was the first woman to win an Academy Award Janet Gaynor - IT - 402 [PAR] View Full Document [PAR] Who was the first woman to win an Academy Award Janet Gaynor 1929 96 Where do they speak Malagasy Madagascar 97 What is a mud puppy American Salamander 98 You can ski on the piste but what other sport uses the term Fencing where the fight happens 99 Name Clint Eastwoods first film made in 1955 Francis in the Navy (1955) 100 What is the main flavouring in a Greek Tzataili sauce Garlic Page 127 [PAR] This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version. [PAR] View Full Document [PAR] 10000 general knowledge questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro No Questions Quiz 64 Answers 1 What links Dr Spock Errol Flynn and Emperor Nero Olympics Rowing Boxing Chariot 2 In what series of books did The Empress of Blandings appear Jeeves and Wooster a pig 3 What colour is iridium Steel Grey 4 Who founded ASH ( Action on Smoking and Health ) in 1971 Royal College of Physicians 5 What organisation opposes ASH FOREST 6 Who was the 1958 Cha-Cha champion of Hong Kong Bruce Lee 7 Who directed the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia David Lean 8 In mythology Romulus Remus suckled by a shewolf fed by what Woodpecker 9 In Gustav Holsts Planets suite what planet is missing Pluto not known then 10 If you went on the road to Mandalay what country are you in Miramar or Burma 11 Which cathedral has 4440 statues Milan 12 Tarom Airlines is the national carrier of which country Romania 13 What does an armadillo taste like Pork 14 In what French district do most of the best clarets come from Medoc 15 What was the first complete symphony to be recorded Beethoven's fifth 16 Thomas Minton at Stoke on Trent created what in 1789 The Willow Pattern 17 What European nation was the first to drink tea The Dutch 18 What's the worlds longest rail journey made no train change Moscow Peking 19 What was first built in the Place de Greve in 1792 The Guillotine 20 In what book does Humpty Dumpty first appear Through the looking Glass 21 Who was called The Man of Destiny Napoleon Bonaparte 22 19-19-19 who's vital statistics Olive Oyl 23 Name both families in Soap Tates Campbells 24 Where would you find a gemshorn On an Organ 25 The flower convallaria is better known as what Lily of the Valley 26 In what stage show does Frank N Furter appear The Rocky Horror Picture Show 27 Who invented the rocking chair Benjamin Franklin 28 Gerald Thomas directed what series of films Carry on Films 29 What did composer Berlioz originally study Medicine 30 Ocean is NOT recognised International Hydrographic Bureau Antarctic Ocean 31 In the Saint series of books what is Inspector Teal's full name Claude Eustace Teal 32 What is the most common Spanish surname Garcia 33 Pirates of Penzance 34 Aconite the poison is obtained from what plant Wolf's-bane 35 What culture introduced hats and crackers at Xmas season Ancient Rome 36 Chang 1st Wang 2nd what third most common Chinese name Li 37 What word is derived from the Arabic mawsim meaning season Monsoon 38 What's the other name for the statue of Egyptian god Harmachis The Sphinx 39 The French call it nature morte the Spanish bodegon what is it Still Life painting 40 [PAR] This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. [PAR] TERM [PAR] Kenyatta University [PAR] IT 402 - Spring 2015 [PAR] 1 2 3 4 5 Sampling In Research What is research? According Webster (1985), to researc [PAR] HYPO.docx | olympics rowing boxing chariot |
Which organisation (perhaps surprisingly to some) won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012? | [DOC] [TLE] The purpose of the Nobel Prize – Human Rights in IrelandThe purpose of the Nobel Prize – Human Rights in Ireland [PAR] Aoife O'Donoghue Alfred Nobel , Duc Tho , European Union , Henry Kissinge , Liu Xiaobo , Nobel Committee , Nobel Peace Prize , nobel prize , Norwegian Nobel Institute [PAR] Over recent years I have become increasingly skeptical regarding the Nobel Peace Prize. As blog posts over the past several awards evidence, my growing disillusionment is mainly directed at the choices of laureate that the Committee have made. With the exception of Liu Xiaobo in 2010, there appears to be no particular purpose, vision or aim connected to the prize itself and the legitimacy that is attached to its laureates. The recent award of the prize to the EU has again raised questions regarding the underlying rationale of the prize and matching winners to this purpose. [PAR] The oft-repeated claim that satire became moot when Henry Kissinge r won the Nobel peace prize alongside Le Duc Tho in 1973, suggests that questions on the choice of laureate have long been controversial. Indeed, Le Duc Tho declined to accept the award, with some credibility, in protest of the violation, by Kissinger, of the truce for which they were winning the prize. Kissinger stated in his acceptance speech with the following statement; [PAR] The Nobel Peace Prize is as much an award to a purpose as to a person. More than the achievement of peace, it symbolises the quest for peace. Though I deeply cherish this honour in a personal sense, I accept it on behalf of that quest and in the light of that grand purpose. [PAR] Kissinger identified the quest for peace as the aim of the award and indeed this is a grand and positive vision. Yet, in electing the quest as the test of a laureates suitability should perhaps take note of the side-lining of such sentiment for Realpolitik, political or personal gain or perhaps lack of enthusiasm for difficult questions disqualify an individual or organisation from its acceptance. Alfred Nobel’s will states that the award should go “to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.” The most important point appears to be that the laureate should have done the most or best work suggesting that success is no indicator of suitability but that intent followed by action is central. While the three listed methods; armies, peace congresses and fraternity, have been very broadly interpreted by the Committee, the underlying rational appears to be the attempt at positive steps towards peace. As such, Kissinger’s bid to end the Vietnam war, even if his policies had in fact escalated the preceding violence, would make him an appropriate recipient, however the bad faith in violating the very peace agreement the award was based arguably should disqualify a recipient as it undermines the possibility of it being the most or best work for peace at any given time. Arguably, good faith in bringing or attempting to bring about peace as a value in itself and not as a political tool should be an important element in selection. [PAR] The Nobel Committee has eligibility criteria for the prize including setting out who can nominate persons or organisations such as; governments, international courts of law; university chancellors, professors of social science, history, philosophy, law and theology; leaders of peace research institutes and institutes of foreign affairs; previous Nobel Peace Prize Laureates; present and past members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee; and former advisers of the Norwegian Nobel Institute. This is a very broad range of official individuals and groups, all requiring an infrastructural system to maintain their position as nominators without much assurance of independence. It is from these nominations that the Nobel Committee, who can also be nominators, will decide upon the short list. This short list and the nominators remain private for up to 50 years after the prize has been given out. On an annual basis this leaves open questions as to on who else could potentially have won the prize, for example who instead of the | eu |
The musical instrument piccolo means what in Italian? | [DOC] [TLE] piccolo | musical instrument | Britannica.compiccolo | musical instrument | Britannica.com [PAR] musical instrument [PAR] Alternative Titles: flauto piccolo, octave flute [PAR] Similar Topics [PAR] taegŭm [PAR] Piccolo, ( Italian: “small flute”) in full flauto piccolo, highest-pitched woodwind instrument of orchestras and military bands. It is a small transverse (horizontally played) flute of conical or cylindrical bore, fitted with Boehm-system keywork and pitched an octave higher than the ordinary concert flute . [PAR] The piccolo’s compass extends three octaves upward from the second D above middle C. Its orchestral use dates from the late 18th century, when it replaced the flageolet (also called flauto piccolo). A six-keyed piccolo in D♭ was formerly used in military bands to facilitate playing in flat keys. Piccolo is also the name of an organ stop; the word can be applied to other instruments, such as the piccolo clarinet or the violino piccolo (“small violin”). [PAR] Learn More in these related articles: [PAR] flute (musical instrument) [PAR] wind instrument in which the sound is produced by a stream of air directed against a sharp edge, upon which the air breaks up into eddies that alternate regularly above and below the edge, setting into vibration the air enclosed in the flute. In vertical, end-vibrated flutes —such as the... [PAR] flageolet (musical instrument) [PAR] wind instrument closely related to the recorder. Like the recorder, it is a fipple, or whistle, flute—i.e., one sounded by a stream of breath directed through a duct to strike the sharp edge of a hole cut in the side of the pipe. The name flageolet —which comes from the Old French... [PAR] 1 Reference found in Britannica Articles [PAR] Assorted Reference [PAR] use in orchestras (in wind instrument: The Romantic period ) [PAR] External Links [PAR] piccolo - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) [PAR] Although it is the smallest of the wind instruments in the modern orchestra, the piccolo has the highest voice in the group. A member of the flute family (its Italian name, flauto piccolo, means small flute), the piccolo sounds an octave higher than the flute. Its musical range extends three octaves upward from the second D above middle C. (See also flute; wind instruments.) [PAR] Article History [PAR] Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. [PAR] MEDIA FOR: [PAR] You have successfully emailed this. [PAR] Error when sending the email. Try again later. [PAR] Edit Mode [PAR] Submit [PAR] Tips For Editing [PAR] 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. [PAR] Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. [PAR] You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. [PAR] Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. [PAR] 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.) [PAR] 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. [PAR] Submit [PAR] Thank You for Your Contribution! [PAR] Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. [PAR] 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. [PAR] Uh Oh [PAR] There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. [PAR] Close [PAR] Date Published: May 15, 2007 [PAR] URL: https://www.britannica.com/art/piccolo [PAR] Access Date: December 30, 2016 [PAR] Share[DOC] [TLE] Piccolo - definition of piccolo by The Free DictionaryPiccolo - definition of piccolo by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Piccolo - definition of piccolo by The Free Dictionary [PAR] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/piccolo [PAR] n. pl. pic·co·los [PAR] A small flute pitched an octave above | small |
In the Hindu religion Mohini, Krishna and Rama are all incarnations of which god? | [DOC] [TLE] Lord Rama - The Ideal Avatar - About Hinduism: Hindu ...Lord Rama - About the Ideal Avatar, Rama [PAR] By Subhamoy Das [PAR] Updated January 27, 2016. [PAR] Rama, the perfect avatar of the Supreme Protector Vishnu , is an all-time favorite among Hindu deities. The most popular symbol of chivalry and virtue, Rama - in the words of Swami Vivekananda - is "the embodiment of truth, of morality, the ideal son, the ideal husband, and above all, the ideal king." [PAR] A Real Historical Figure [PAR] The seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu , Rama is said to have taken birth on earth to annihilate the evil forces of the age. He is widely believed to be an actual historical figure - a "tribal hero of ancient India" - whose exploits form the great Hindu epic of Ramayana or The Romance of Rama, written by the ancient Sanskrit poet Valmiki . [PAR] Read the Summary of Ramayana [PAR] When did Rama Live? [PAR] Hindus believe that Rama lived in the Treta Yug . But according to historians, Rama was not particularly deified until the 11th century AD. Tulsidas' outstanding retelling of the Sanskrit epic into the vernaculars as the 'Ramcharitmanas', greatly enhanced the popularity of Rama as a Hindu god, and gave rise to various devotional groups. [PAR] Ram Navami - Rama's Birthday [PAR] Ramnavami is one of the most important festivals of the Hindus, particularly the Vaishnava sect of the Hindus. On this auspicious day, devotees repeat the name of Rama with every breath and vow to lead a righteous life. People pray to attain the final beatitude of life through intense devotion towards Rama and invoke him for his blessings and protection. [PAR] How to Identify Rama [PAR] To many, Rama is hardly different in looks from Lord Vishnu or Krishna . He is most often represented as a standing figure, with an arrow in his right hand, a bow in his left and a quiver on his back. A Rama statue is also usually accompanied by those of his wife Sita, brother Lakshmana, and the legendary monkey attendant Hanuman . He is depicted in princely adornments with a 'tilak' or mark on the forehead, and as having a dark, almost bluish complexion, which shows his affinity with Vishnu and Krishna. [PAR] Read About the Many Characters of Ramayana [PAR] Comparison with Lord Krishna [PAR] Although Rama and Krishna, both incarnations of Vishnu, are almost equally popular among Hindu devotees, Rama is seen as an archetype of righteousness and the most sought-after virtues in life, in contrast to Krishna's dalliances and shenanigans. [PAR] Listen to Rama Bhajans [PAR] Why "Shri" Rama? [PAR] The prefix "Shri" to Rama indicates that Rama is always associated with "Shri" - the essence of four Vedas. Uttering his name ("Ram! Ram!") while greeting a friend, and invoking Rama at the time of death by chanting "Ram Naam Satya Hai!", show his popularity and admiration over Krishna. However, the shrines of Krishna in India slightly outnumber the temples of Rama and his monkey devotee Hanuman. [PAR] Read More About The Ramayana [PAR] Hero of the Great Indian Epic - 'Ramayana' [PAR] One of the two great epics of India - 'Ramayana' is based on the story of Rama. While Rama, his wife and brother are in exile - living a simple yet happy life in the forest, tragedy strikes! Henceforth, the plot revolves around the abduction of Sita by the demon king Ravana, the ten-headed ruler of Lanka, and Rama’s pursuit to rescue her, aided by Lakshmana and the mighty monkey-general Hanuman. Sita is held captive in the island as Ravana tries to persuade her to marry him. Rama assembles an army of allies comprising mainly of monkeys under the brave Hanuman . They attack Ravana’s army, and after a fierce battle, succeed in killing the demon king and freeing Sita, reuniting her with Rama. The victorious king returns to his kingdom as the nation celebrates is homecoming with the festival of lights - Diwali ![DOC] [TLE] Hindu Gods and Goddesses - For DummiesHindu Gods and Goddesses - dummies [PAR] Hindu Gods and Goddesses [PAR] Part | vishnu |
Which annual world championship is held at Coxheath Kent? | [DOC] [TLE] Kent World Custard Pie Championship - Calendar CustomsKent World Custard Pie Championship [PAR] Kent World Custard Pie Championship [PAR] Coxheath, Kent outisde the Village Hall [PAR] When: [PAR] A Summer Sunday, usually in May or June [PAR] Time: [PAR] From noon [PAR] [PAR] For over 40 years the villagers of Coxheath in Kent have organised an annual custard-pie throwing competition, though sometimes the event has been held at alternative venues. Teams of four stand 8 feet apart and hurl their pies at the opposition in heats, with points awarded for accuracy of aim and deducted for misses. The judges also award extra points for technique and costumes. Real custard isn’t the right consistency and the stickier substitute used is a secret formula so don’t eat it just in case… [PAR] Helpful Hints [PAR] The date and location of this event are a little variable, though Coxheath is recognised as the home of custard pie throwing. It’s often held in May or June but because of all the Jubilee and Olympics related events, in 2012 it was held on Saturday 22nd September at the Stile Bridge Pub on Staplehurst Road in Marden and celebrity duo Rory McGrath and Will Mellor took part. [PAR] In 2017 it will be on Saturday 3rd June. [PAR] Click here for the event website: http://www.worldcustardpiechampionship.co.uk/ [PAR] Click here to find out more : https://www.facebook.com/worldcustardpiechampionship/[DOC] [TLE] CoxheathCoxheath is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Maidstone, Kent, England. The parish is approximately south of Maidstone. It is mainly centred along Heath Road which links the villages of Yalding and Boughton Monchelsea to the west and east, respectively. [PAR] A replica beacon pole and the village coat of arms celebrate the role that the village played as a signal bonfire site for many hundreds of years, although there is little visible evidence today of the area's location as a major army camp in the 18th century. [PAR] More recently the village was home of a large workhouse that served a large part of mid-Kent during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The workhouse is now gone, although its chapel now serves as the village church. [PAR] Today, Coxheath is home to the South East Coast Ambulance Service's emergency despatch centre for Kent and is twinned with La Séguinière in Maine-et-Loire, France. More esoterically, it was also the birthplace of the World Custard Pie Throwing Championships. [PAR] Toponymy [PAR] Early documentation shows the name of Coxheath as Cokkyshoth (1422 & 1489) and Coxhoth (1585). The nearby Cock Inn (founded 1568) may point to its etymology. [PAR] History [PAR] Early history [PAR] Although there is little evidence of early settlement, nearby Boughton Monchelsea was the site of a Roman quarry. [PAR] In the 16th century, the strategic position of the ridge determined its choice for one of the sites in the network of beacons erected in the year of the Armada of 1588. The first known site of a beacon was on the ridge near what are known today as Amsbury Road and Westerhill Road. [PAR] Military Influence [PAR] Aside from this, until the eighteenth century the heath was a deserted tract of land that was the haunt of highwaymen. During the 1720s the land started to be used as a venue for cricket matches, becoming known as Coxheath Common cricket ground. This remained the area's main use until 1756, when, with the start of the Seven Years' War, it suddenly became a huge military camp, with 12,000 Hanoverian and Hessian troops quartered there. [PAR] Its former sinister reputation soon gave way to a new one - for the number of duels to be fought there, usually over the ladies of nearby Maidstone. The county town had mixed views about the camp. The business community was inclined, on the whole, to be forbearing about the disadvantages, but feelings ran high once or twice between Maidstone Corporation and the military authorities about which should exercise the right to punish soldiers who misbehaved themselves in the town's confines. [PAR] Inspired by the Prussian army of Frederick the Great which carried out manoeuvres whereby units "fought" against each other and who became the standard by which other European armies measured themselves, the British decided to hold mock battles themselves | custard pie throwing |
What are Duke of Burgundy, White Admiral and Essex Skipper? | [DOC] [TLE] White Admiral - British ButterfliesBritish Butterflies - A Photographic Guide by Steven Cheshire [PAR] Insecta: Lepidoptera : Family Nymphalidae : Subfamily Limenitinae : Genus Limenitis: Species camilla: [PAR] Description [PAR] The White Admiral is a stunning woodland butterfly. From a distance the wings are black/dark brown with a band of white but on closer inspection subtle patterns and colouration occur in the dark areas of the wing. The undersides are more colourful, sky blue near the body, with a dark red/brown and white band corresponding to the upper wing pattern. [PAR] The White Admiral has a distinctive and delicate flight pattern consisting of short periods of wing beats, followed by long glides often very near the ground. Adults are often found feeding on Bramble flowers in woodland rides and clearings but may also be encountered on the ground feeding on nutrient rich soils. They are sometimes seen feeding on bird droppings. It prefers shady areas, flying in dappled sunlight. The females lay their eggs on Honeysuckle. [PAR] The eggs are laid in late summer, hatching soon after. The small brown spiny larvae feed on the tips of Honeysuckle leaves before sheltering in a dried, rolled up leaf known as a hibernaculum for the winter. As new fresh leaves appear on Honeysuckle plant during the following spring, the larvae feed and as they grow, change into a stunning but highly camouflaged form which is very difficult to find in the wild. The larvae pupate on the plant and look like a leaf and are again extremely well camouflaged. [PAR] The White Admiral is a Priority Species for conservation due to the continued loss of habitat and resulting drop in population. [PAR] Habitat [PAR] The White Admiral prefers shady woodland and woodland rides in mature woodland. Sunny glades with patches of Bramble and other flowers providing nectar are also required. [PAR] Distribution [PAR] Although its range is expanding north probably due to global warming the White Admiral suffers from poor or complete lack of woodland management. It occurs across southern Britain, spreading rapidly since the 1920s. [PAR] Where to see the White Admiral in the British Isles [PAR] Although its range is expanding north probably due to global warming the White Admiral suffers from poor or complete lack of woodland management. It occurs across southern Britain, spreading rapidly since the 1920s. [PAR] Key sites for the White Admiral include: [PAR] Dorset: Alners Gorse [PAR] Northamptonshire: Fermyn Wood, Salcey Forest [PAR] Warwickshire: Ryton Wood, Wappenbury Wood, Hartshill Hayes [PAR] Other notes [PAR] UK Population trend 1976-2004 [PAR] down by -62% [PAR] 1Fox, R., Asher. J., Brereton. T., Roy, D & Warren, M. (2006) The State of Butterflies in Britain & Ireland, Pices, Oxford. [PAR] UK BAP status 2 [PAR] UK BAP status candidate priority species ( link ) [PAR] 2For information about the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, visit the JNCC web site jncc.defra.gov.uk . [PAR] National Biodiversity Network Gateway Distribution Map [PAR] Areas in [PAR] and [PAR] indicate a contraction in distribution of the White Admiral except in Ireland where data is only available up until 1999. [PAR] * Records shown in [PAR] outside the natural distribution may be the result of illegal or accidental releases by breeders or, depending upon the species, migrant individuals from mainland Europe. [PAR] Key to map* [PAR] = 2000 to 2010 inclusive (current distribution) [PAR] = records from 1950 to 1999 inclusive [PAR] = records from 1900 to 1949 inclusive [PAR] Records prior to 1st January 1900 are not shown. [PAR] The NBN Gateway records are shown on the map right. ( See terms and conditions ). [PAR] More data is available on the White Admiral on the NBN Gateway web site . [PAR] References [PAR] For full details of books and reports mentioned on this web site, view the references page . [PAR] Find out more online* [PAR] White Admiral can be found on Peter Eeles excellent UK Butterflies web site. [PAR] White Admiral can be found on Matt Rowlings excellent European Butterflies web site. [PAR] [PAR] Show your support for this site [PAR] Every penny helps. From web site hosting to its continued development as a free resource for all, we need money to cover these ongoing costs. [PAR] Can you help towards the running costs of www.britishbutterflies.co.uk? | butterflies |
In which year did the new halfpenny cease to be legal tender? | [DOC] [TLE] When did the halfpence cease to be legal tender ...When did the halfpence cease to be legal tender? | Reference.com [PAR] When did the halfpence cease to be legal tender? [PAR] A: [PAR] Quick Answer [PAR] The British halfpenny ceased to be legal tender in 1984, while the previous version was demonetized in 1969. Britain switched to a decimal currency in 1971, and decimal halfpence were worth more than traditional coins of the same name. [PAR] Full Answer [PAR] Coins worth half a penny have existed in Britain since the 12th century, though they did not come into general use until the reign of Edward I (1272-1307). These silver coins were replaced by tin, copper and finally bronze. The last traditional bronze halfpence were minted in 1967. In 1971, the Royal Mint introduced new coins based on dividing the pound into 100 parts, including a halfpenny worth 1/200 of a pound. The last decimal halfpence were minted in February 1984.[DOC] [TLE] End for Pound Note and Halfpenny - NYTimes.comEnd for Pound Note and Halfpenny - NYTimes.com [PAR] End for Pound Note and Halfpenny [PAR] Published: November 13, 1984 [PAR] LONDON, Nov. 12— Britain announced today the demise of its one- pound note and its 704-year-old halfpenny. [PAR] Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson also said that the current 20- pound note would be replaced with a newer version that would be more difficult to forge. [PAR] The halfpenny - pronounced ha'penny and also known as the ''tiddler'' - has been on Mr. Lawson's list for extinction for some time. Thanks to inflation, it has for several years cost more to make than it is worth. It will cease to be legal tender on Dec. 31. [PAR] Handful of Transactions [PAR] First minted as a silver coin in 1280, the halfpenny is now used for only a handful of grocery items. Transacting business successfully with the tiny coin requires better than average eye-hand coordination and there are doubtlessly untold thousands lost in the deepest corners of purses and pockets. [PAR] ''Most people are glad to get rid of them,'' Mr. Lawson said last February. The delay in ending the halfpenny's long run arose from fears that raising prices to the nearest penny would contribute to inflation. The Treasury now believes that so few transactions will be affected that there will be no measurable impact. [PAR] The one-pound note is a monetary youngster by comparison, having been introduced in 1914 to replace the gold sovereign. It is a victim of its inherent frailty. The average life span of the note is 10 months, compared with a predicted 40 years for the small but thick metal alloy pound coin introduced last year. [PAR] Not an Immediate Success [PAR] The new coin was not an immediate success, although it can be used in machines issuing tickets on London's subways and many other vending machines. However, it is a boon to the blind and is now increasingly accepted. [PAR] The Bank of England has already cut back on the printing of new pound notes. The bank will stop altogether at the end of the year, saving Britain $3.8 million next year, according to the Treasury. The notes will cease to be legal tender at the end of 1985, when the lowest denomination of paper money will be the five-pound note. A pound is now worth about $1.27. [PAR] Traditionalists consoled themselves today with the likelihood that versions of the pound issued by banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland will continue to circulate in those reaches of the kingdom. A Bank of Scotland spokesman said that there was no need to consider getting rid of the notes as long as the public seemed quite happy using them. [PAR] drawings[DOC] [TLE] Decimal Coins of the UK - The Change to Decimal CoinageDecimal Coins of the UK - The Change to Decimal Coinage [PAR] The Change to Decimal Coinage [PAR] Pictures of Decimal Coins [PAR] Decimalisation Day [PAR] D-Day was February 15th 1971. On that day the United Kingdom changed from the centuries old tradition of using 12 pence to the shilling and 20 shillings to the pound to a new decimal 100 new pence to the pound. [PAR] Options considered [PAR] There had been much debate as to the best way of implementing | 1984 |
Which pop singer was Glad to be Gay? | [DOC] [TLE] How we made: Tom Robinson and Nick Mobbs on Glad to Be Gay ...How we made: Tom Robinson and Nick Mobbs on Glad to Be Gay | Music | The Guardian [PAR] How we made [PAR] How we made: Tom Robinson and Nick Mobbs on Glad to Be Gay [PAR] The singer-songwriter and A&R man behind the 1978 song remember how punk energy fired up a gay-rights anthem [PAR] 'Any tweeness vanished quickly' … Robinson in 1981. Photograph: David Corio/Redferns [PAR] Close [PAR] Tom Robinson, singer, songwriter [PAR] I had a nervous breakdown when I was 16, largely due to the stress of growing up gay, which was illegal back then . I was sent to a sort of retreat , where I was taught to accept myself. It also exposed me to all sorts of music. [PAR] In the 60s, there wasn't a single public figure who was openly gay, so we had no role models, no mentions of homosexuality. John Lennon sang You've Got to Hide Your Love Away , almost certainly about [Beatles manager] Brian Epstein's sexuality, but the gender was changed: "If she's gone, I can't go on." Then in the 1970s, along came David Bowie who declared he was bisexual . He had all these songs where you could think: "That's about me." [PAR] I wrote a song called Good to Be Gay for the Campaign For Homosexual Equality in 1975. But it was a completely different song. I'd become politicised after becoming the musician with a theatrical troupe from New York called Hot Peaches , who were very camp. They exposed me to the notion of being proud of being gay. I also saw the Sex Pistols , who kicked open the doors for the art of confrontation. At the time, the police were regularly targeting London's oldest gay pub, the Coleherne in Earls Court , on a regular basis. When the editor of Gay News famously tried to take a photograph of one raid, he was charged and fined for obstruction. [PAR] All these influences came together in the long, hot summer of 1976. I wrote Glad to Be Gay on an acoustic guitar in my flat, intending it as a one-off for a Gay Pride march. The title came from a slogan I'd seen on badges . [PAR] I put Bob Dylan's Sara on my cassette deck and, over it, started singing: "The British police are the best in the world,/ I don't believe one of these stories I've heard./ About them raiding our pubs for no reason at all,/ Lining the customers up by the wall." There was plenty of scope for anger and venom. The line about a friend getting beaten up by queer-bashers was true. But I realised I couldn't rip off Dylan, so I wrote new music, added the chorus and gave it that more upbeat swing. [PAR] I first recorded it as a demo in a vocal harmony band I was in called Café Society. The keyboard player refused to join in on backing vocals. The demo sounded like the Kinks, but once you start playing something like that to audiences – and feel in fear for your life – any tweeness vanishes quickly. [PAR] I formed Tom Robinson Band with [guitarist] Danny Kustow, a guy I'd met on that retreat. TRB were straight men, but Danny understood this was an important protest song. We tried recording it in a studio, but it sounded limp. It needed that thrill of "Are they going to bottle us off the stage?" which we captured on a live recording at London's Lyceum , released in 1978 on the EP Rising Free. [PAR] John Peel was the only Radio 1 DJ to play it, even though it's a great singalong song. People would join in with what begins as an anti-police number and, by the time they're at the chorus, they're all caught up in it, belting out: "Sing if you're glad to be gay." [PAR] I'm now married with kids, but Glad to Be Gay was about anyone who did | tom robinson |
From which country did Rwanda obtain independence in 1962? | [DOC] [TLE] Rwanda - U.S. Department of StateRwanda [PAR] Fact Sheet [PAR] June 20, 2016 [PAR] More information about Rwanda is available on the Rwanda Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet. [PAR] [PAR] U.S.-RWANDA RELATIONS [PAR] The United States established diplomatic relations with Rwanda in 1962, following its independence from a Belgian-administered trusteeship. From 1990 to 1994, the country saw civil war and genocide. The United States seeks to help Rwanda meet the needs of its population, including increased social cohesion in a peaceful, democratic, and inclusive Rwanda that provides good governance and an economically enabling environment. The United States supports Rwandan efforts to increase democratic participation, enhance respect for civil and political rights, and improve the quality and outcomes of health care and basic education. Rwanda is one of the world’s poorest countries, but it has made progress in developing national and local government institutions, economic development, maintaining security, promoting reconciliation, achieving Millennium Development Goals, and strengthening the justice system. [PAR] U.S. Assistance to Rwanda [PAR] The United States assists Rwanda in providing basic health services for the populace; expanding economic opportunities in rural areas, particularly through a strengthened agricultural production and food security program; protecting and promoting the country’s unique biodiversity; strengthening democracy engagement between civil society and government; expanding access to electricity; and improving the foundational educational system and skills (literacy, numeracy, and workforce readiness) that prepare Rwandan youth for a modern service-based economy. These goals are carried out through various presidential initiatives: Feed the Future; Global Climate Change; Power Africa; Trade Africa; and the Global Health Initiative, including the President’s Malaria Initiative and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). U.S. assistance in Rwanda also supports regional economic integration to spur business development, entrepreneurship, and increased employment opportunities. [PAR] Bilateral Economic Relations [PAR] Rwanda is eligible for preferential trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The United States and Rwanda have a trade and investment framework agreement (signed in 2006) and a bilateral investment treaty (signed in 2011). The United States also has signed trade and investment framework agreements with the East African Community and with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. Rwanda is a member of both regional organizations. [PAR] U.S. business interests in Rwanda have been modest, with private U.S. investment in tea, coffee, energy, mining, water treatment, banking, franchising, and small holdings in services and manufacturing. U.S. exports to Rwanda include aircraft, pharmaceutical products, machinery, optic and medical instruments, and agricultural products. U.S. imports from Rwanda include coffee, basketwork, tungsten ore, and apparel and accessories. [PAR] Rwanda's Membership in International Organizations [PAR] Rwanda and the United States belong to a number of the same international organizations, including the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Trade Organization, and World Intellectual Property Organization. Rwanda is also a member of a number of regional organizations, including the African Union, East African Community (EAC), and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). [PAR] Bilateral Representation [PAR] The U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda is Erica J. Barks-Ruggles ; other principal embassy officials are listed in the Department's Key Officers List . [PAR] Rwanda maintains an embassy in the United States at 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 (tel. 202-232-2882). [PAR] More information about Rwanda is available from the Department of State and other sources, some of which are listed here:[DOC] [TLE] Timeline of Events in Rwanda and BurundiTimeline of Events in Rwanda and Burundi [PAR] Timeline of Events in Rwanda and Burundi [PAR] COLONIAL PERIOD [PAR] 1890s: Germany claimed Ruanda and Urundi (Burundi) [PAR] 1919: Germany lost Ruanda-Urundi to Belgium under the League of Nations mandate system. Both Germany and Belgium ruled through the traditional system of Tutsi nobles, headed by the Mwami. [PAR] 1950s/late: Belgium created local government to prepare Rwandans and Burundians for self-government [PAR] 1950s: (Burundi) Tutsi prince Louis Rwangazore founded a multi-ethnic party, the Union for National Progress (UPRONA) [PAR] 1959 | belgium |
First Impressions was the original title of which Jane Austen novel? | [DOC] [TLE] Pride-and-Prejudice-Analysis - TitlePride-and-Prejudice-Analysis - Title [PAR] Pride-and-Prejudice-Analysis [PAR] picture: http://lastephens.blogspot.com/2011/09/road-trip-wednesday.html [PAR] Title Now vs Original Title...As some of us may know, the original title of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice wasn't Pride and Prejudice. Jane originally wanted to title the novel "First Impressions". She wanted to do so because she believed that with the carefulness she took in crafting these characters, she created the whole plot based on the 'first impressions' of these characters. Also, the importance of first impressions and the erroneousness of initial judgement runs through this novel so thoroughly. "First Impressions" was first drafted in between the late months of 1796 and August 1797. But with talent comes perfectionism; it was then re-written and re-worked on three more times before final publication in 1813. Because she revised it so many times, it is promised to be significantly different than the first draft, this drove Austen to decide that her first title "First Impressions" did not suit the final book as much as "Pride and Prejudice" did. But when you really think about it the two are not too far off from each other, for example; we see the prejudice right away, but isn't prejudice just judging someone based on what they are on the outside, based on a first impression? [PAR] As we see, the majority of the characters in "Pride and Prejudice" indure the suffering from pride and/or prejudice in different ways. Each character, however, experiences these traits in diverse situations and each handle them in numerous ways, based on the quirkiness of each said character.[DOC] [TLE] Pride and Prejudice- First Impressions - Essay - 1392 WordsPride and Prejudice- First Impressions Essay - 1392 Words [PAR] Essay about Pride and Prejudice First Impressions [PAR] ...First Impressions Summary: The original title for Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was First Impressions. Even though Pride and Prejudice is a well thought out title for the novel, First Impressions is what the novel really is about. The novel is based on Elizabeth and what her impressions are about the people she decided to associate... [PAR] 1121 Words | 3 Pages [PAR] Essay about first impression pride and prejudice [PAR] ...2014 Pride and Prejudice: First Impressions Pride and Prejudice, a love story that has many obstacles in the way, first impressions being one of those obstacles. According to psychology, a first impression is the mental image that one creates of the person they encountered for the first time. Throughout the novel, first... [PAR] 1347 Words | 3 Pages [PAR] Pride & Prejudice essay on first impressions [PAR] ...In the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, first impressions and thoughts of main characters from Elizabeth change throughout the story to reveal that they can often be contradicting to a person’s true character. Even though it is normally thought of as negative to judge others without getting to know them, it is quite often done before we even have time to think about it. Even worse is that after judging others, the feelings... [PAR] 888 Words | 3 Pages [PAR] First Impressions in Pride and Prejudice Essay [PAR] ...For centuries, first impressions have been an important part of life. When first meeting someone, an opinion is immediately formed. Whether or not these impressions turn out to be true, a first impression can have consequences. In the book Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen many first impressions are made and are often proved wrong. Austen illustrates... [PAR] 576 Words | 2 Pages [PAR] Pride and Prejudice Essay [PAR] ...Question: Read the passage from pride and prejudice (Volume 2 Chapter 9) carefully several times. In a continuous essay of not more that 1000 words, analyse this passage, discussing ways in which the narrative voice and dialogue are used. The passage extracted from Volume 2 Chapter 9 of Pride and Prejudice is, in line with the rest of the novel, written in the third person narrative voice. As is common throughout the Novel,... [PAR] 909 Words | 3 Pages [PAR] The First Title of Pride | pride and prejudice |
In France who are nicknamed the Kepis blancs? | [DOC] [TLE] Kepi - Titi TudoranceaKepi [PAR] K [PAR] Kepi [PAR] The kepi is a cap with a flat circular top and a visor ( American English ) or peak (British English). The word came into the English language from French, in which it is written with an acute accent: képi. It can be translated as "small cap". [PAR] French usage [PAR] The kepi was formerly the most common headgear in the French Army. Its predecessor originally appeared during the 1830s, in the course of the initial stages of the occupation of Algeria, as a series of various lightweight cane-framed cloth undress caps called casquette d'Afrique. These were intended as alternatives to the heavier, cloth-covered leather French Army shako . As a light and comfortable headdress it was adopted by the metropolitan (French mainland) infantry regiments for service and daily wear, with the less practical shako being relegated to parade use. In 1852, a new soft cloth cap was introduced for campaign and off-duty. Called bonnet de police à visière, this was the first proper model of the kepi. The visor was generally squarish in shape and oversized and was referred to as bec de canard (duck bill). This kepi had no chinstrap (jugulaire). Subsequent designs reduced the size of the cap and introduced chinstraps and buttons. The kepi became well known outside France during the Crimean War and was subsequently adopted in various forms by a number of other armies (including the U.S. and Russian) during the 1860s and 1870s. [PAR] In 1876, a new model appeared with a rounded visor, as the squared visor drooped when dry and curled up when drying out. The model used in World War I was the 1886 pattern, which was a fuller shape incorporating air vents. [PAR] By 1900 the kepi had become the standard headdress of most French army units and (along with the red trousers of the period 1829-1914) a symbol of the French soldier. It appeared in full dress (with inner stiffening and ornamental plume or ball ornament) and service versions. Officers' ranks were shown by gold or silver braiding on the kepi. The different branches were distinguished by the colours of the cap - see the table. Cavalry normally wore shakos or plumed helmets, reserving red kepis with light or dark blue bands for wear in barracks. General officers wore (and continue to wear) kepis with gold oak leaves embroidered around the band. [PAR] In 1914 most French soldiers wore their kepis to war. The highly visible colours were hidden by a blue grey cover, following the example of the Foreign Legion and other North African units who had long worn their kepis with white (or more recently khaki) covers in the field. With the adoption of sky-blue uniforms and steel Adrian helmets in 1915 to replace the conspicuous peace time uniforms worn during the early months of war, the kepi was generally replaced by folding forage caps. Officers however still wore their kepis behind the lines. Following the war the kepi was gradually reintroduced in the peacetime French army. The Foreign Legion resumed wearing it during the 1920s; initially in red and blue and then in 1939 with white covers on all occasions. The bulk of the French army readopted the kepi in the various traditional branch colours for off-duty wear during the 1930s. It had now become a straight sided and higher headdress than the traditional soft cap. This made it unsuitable for war time wear and after 1940 it was seldom seen being worn except by officers. An exception was the Foreign Legion who, previously just one of many units that wore the kepi, now adopted it as a symbol. [PAR] Modern usage [PAR] The decision following the 1991 Gulf War to end conscription in France and to rely on voluntary enlistment has led to a smartening up of uniforms and the reappearance of various traditional items for dress wear. This has included the reappearance in the army of the kepi which is now widely worn by all ranks on appropriate occasions. The French National Police have however discarded their dark blue kepis, adopting a low peaked cap. The reason given was that the kepi, while smart and distinctive, was inconvenient in vehicles. [PAR] French customs officers ( | foreign legion |
The artificial language Esperanto was devised in 1887 by Lazarus Ludwig who? | [DOC] [TLE] Esperanto language, alphabet and pronunciation - OmniglotEsperanto language, alphabet and pronunciation [PAR] Esperanto [PAR] Esperanto is an international auxiliary language devised in 1887 by Dr. Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof (1859-1917), an eye doctor, under the pseudonym of " Doktoro Esperanto ". He originally called the language " La Internacia Lingvo " (The International Language), but it soon became known as Esperanto, which means "the hoping one". [PAR] Zamenhof was born in the Polish city of Bialystok which at that time was home to a polyglot, multiethnic mixture of Poles, Russians, Jews, Lithuanians and Germans. He believed that much of the distrust and misunderstanding between the different ethnic groups was a result of language differences, so he resolved to create an international language which could be used as an neutral lingua franca and could help break down the language barriers. [PAR] Zamenhof's first work on Esperanto, the " Unua Libro " (First Book) published in 1887, contained 920 roots from which tens of thousands of words could be formed, together with the " Fundamenta Gramatiko " (Fundamental Grammar), which consisted of 16 basic grammatical rules. Zamenhof renounced all rights to Esperanto and encouraged comments and suggestions on the development of the language. The first Universal Esperanto Congress ( La Unua Universala Esperanto Kongreso ) was held at Boulogne-sur-Mer in 1905. [PAR] The majority of Esperanto roots are based on Latin, though some vocabulary is taken from modern Romance languages, and from English, German, Polish and Russian. Roots can be combined with affixes to form new words, for example: lerni = to learn, lernejo = a school, lernanto = a pupil/student, lernejestro = a headmaster. The affixes can also stand alone: ejo = place, estro = leader/head, etc. [PAR] Spelling conventions are somewhat similar to Polish, though Zamenhof came up with a number of new letters for Esperanto ( Ĉĉ, Ĝĝ, Ĥĥ, Ĵĵ, Ŝŝ, Ŭŭ ). These new letters are not used to write any other language and only feature in special Esperanto fonts or in Unicode fonts, so are often replaced with ch, gh, jh or cx, gx, jx, or c', g', j', etc. Zamenhof recognised this problem and favoured using the former method when the special letters were not available. [PAR] Today Esperanto is the most widely used international auxiliary language and is particularly popular in Eastern Europe and China. There is a flourishing Esperanto literature including books, magazines and poetry. Some of the literary works are originally written in Esperanto while others are translated from other languages. There are also Esperanto songs and a number of radio stations broadcast news bulletins in Esperanto. [PAR] There are approximately 1,000 native speakers of Esperanto, 10,000 people can speak Esperanto fluently, 100,000 can use it actively, 1 million understand a lot of Esperanto, and about 10 million have studied it to some extent. [PAR] Recordings in the text by Jan Jurčík [PAR] Esperanto alphabet & pronunciation [PAR] A recording of the Esperanto alphabet by Jan Jurčík [PAR] Sample text in Esperanto [PAR] Ĉiuj homoj estas denaske liberaj kaj egalaj laŭ digno kaj rajtoj. Ili posedas racion kaj konsciencon, kaj devus konduti unu la alian en spirito de frateco. [PAR] A recording of this text by Oliver Ash < [PAR] Another version of the sample text by Julijan Jovanovic [PAR] Ĉiuj homoj naskiĝas liberaj kaj egalaj en digno kaj rajtoj. Ili posedas racion kaj konsciencon, kaj devus konduti unu la alian en spirito en frateco. [PAR] Translation [PAR] All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. [PAR] (Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)[DOC] [TLE] Esperanto - Academic Dictionaries and EncyclopediasEsperanto [PAR] Esperanto [PAR] —Esperantism, n. — Esperantist , n. [PAR] /es'peuh rahn"toh, -ran"-/, n. [PAR] an artificial language invented in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof (1859-1917), a Polish physician and philologist | ludwig lazarus zamenhof |
Jimmy Doyle died during a title fight in 1947 who was opponent? | [DOC] [TLE] Jimmy Doyle died during a title fight in 1947. Who was hisJimmy Doyle died during a title fight in 1947. Who was his opponent? [PAR] View the step-by-step solution to: [PAR] Jimmy Doyle died during a title fight in 1947. Who was his opponent? [PAR] This question was answered on May 21, 2016. View the Answer [PAR] Jimmy Doyle died during a title fight in 1947. Who was his opponent? [PAR] estherwriter40 posted a question · May 21, 2016 at 12:19am [PAR] Top Answer [PAR] josewriter23 answered the question · May 21, 2016 at 12:19am [PAR] Other Answers [PAR] 1 comment [PAR] "Doyle" made his debut as a professional boxer in 1941 and in 1947 lost to Sugar Ray Robinson by 9th round TKO. After the bout, Doyle went to the hospital, suffering from a severe head injury. Although Doyle was leading, Referee Jackie Davis stopped the bout after Doyle went down for the third time in the 9th round. In 1947, Doyle challenged Sugar Ray Robinson for the World Welterweight Title. Robinson had the advantage in every round except the sixth, when he was staggered twice and hurt. A single left hook from Robinson ended the fight. "That punch knocked Jimmy rigid.... With heels resting against the canvas as if hinged, Doyle's body went down. It struck the floor with a thud, like a rigid mass falling. His head crashed against the padded canvas, and as the referee started the count. Doyle raised his head and rested on his elbows.... The referee counted to ten. Doyle was out." Doyle was taken to St. Vincent's Charity Hospital immediately after the bout, and failed to regain consciousness and died a few hours later. Jimmy Doyle was fighting in Cleveland, since after suffering some heavy knockouts in California that state's boxing commission would not sanction him to fight again.[5] After his death, criminal charges were threatened against Robinson in Cleveland, up to and including manslaughter, though none actually materialized. Robinson's biographer Wil Haygood stated during a September 25, 2010 book festival appearance that Doyle was pushing himself to fight to "buy his mother a house" and after Doyle's death in 1947, Robinson gave the earnings of his next four fights to Doyle's mother, so she could buy that house. Instead of actually buying it, Doyle's mother, a heroin addict, spent the majority of the money on drugs and legal teams to continuously try to sue Robinson for more money." [PAR] yrakesh [PAR] May 21, 2016 at 12:21am [PAR] {[ getNetScore(29643532) ]}[DOC] [TLE] Did Sugar Ray Robinson Dream He Would Kill an Opponent?Did Sugar Ray Robinson Dream He Would Kill an Opponent? [PAR] Did Sugar Ray Robinson Dream He Would Kill an Opponent? [PAR] Did Sugar Ray Robinson Dream He Would Kill an Opponent? [PAR] waffles [PAR] April 6, 2015 [PAR] Today we look at the claim that Sugar Ray Robinson dreamed that he would kill an opponent in the ring, which came true days later. [PAR] Sponsored links [PAR] The story is true, although details vary. [PAR] Robinson knocked out opponent Jimmy Doyle in a 1947 Welterweight championship fight. Doyle never regained consciousness and died hours later. As Doyle fought for life in the hospital, Robinson told reporters that he had a dream in which Doyle died as a result of their fight. [PAR] While there are some variations to this story, Robinson discussed the dream with a reporter as he sat outside of Doyle’s hospital room immediately after the incident. As reported in the San Jose News on June 26, 1947: [PAR] Robinson, with a gauzy white patch over his right brow, looked up at the reported somewhat fearfully and said, “Jeez, this is awful. For three days I’ve been afraid something like this would happen.” The slender Negro champion rolled his eyes and added, “I’ve been afraid ever since I had that dream.” [PAR] Sugar Ray explained that last Saturday night, as he slept at the home of a Cleveland friend, Rodgers Price, he dreamed that he was in the ring defending his title against Jimmy Doyle. In a heated exchange | sugar ray robinson |
Yarmulke is the Yiddish word for a skullcap, what is the Hebrew equivalent? | [DOC] [TLE] Yarmulke, why a Jew wears this skull cap - EgoKippotYarmulke, why a Jew wears this skull cap [PAR] Why a Jew wears a yarmulke [PAR] Why a Jew wears a yarmulke luzzati 2014-11-09T08:06:08+00:00 [PAR] A yarmulke (pl: yarmulkes) is a special head covering worn by Jewish men as a sign of religious piety, The Hebrew word is “kippak” (pl: “kippot”), the common English equivalent being skullcap, as it usually covers only the top of the skull. A yarmulke (pl: yarmulkes or yarmulkas ) is simply the name for a yarmulke in Yiddish, and the word is often used by English speaking Jews. The two terms will be used interchangeably. [PAR] The Torah does not demand that all Jewish men cover their head. The earliest written references to the religious requirement of covering the head are to be found in the Babylonian Talmud, dating from 500 CE/AD. The process of the custom’s acceptance in all Jewish communities has taken over fifteen centuries, and its application is still a moot point today. Whereas in the not-to-distant past most Jewish men observed the custom during all their hours of wakefulness, nowadays some observe the custom at all times, others only during religious ceremonies and yet others only when partaking of food. Furthermore, while most Jewish men do not wear a yarmulke at all, some Jewish women in some congregations do wear a yarmulke, at least during religious ceremonies at the synagogue. [PAR] What, then, does a yarmulke, or a yarmulke, look like? In other words: what is it made of, how big is it, what colors may it have? [PAR] Yarmulke materials [PAR] There is no limitation as to the material of which a yarmulke is made, and any material is befitting to serve as a head–cover, whether generally or when reciting blessings or prayers. The Talmud specifies that an appropriate head cover may be one made of wool (Tractate Hullin 138 A) or of any other cloth, whether woven, knitted or crocheted. A yarmulke may also be of cane fibers (Tractate Shabbat 120 A) or straw. If the head cover is a straw hat, it is appropriate even if the total area between the fibers is greater than that covered by the straw (Rashi’s comment on Isaiah 7, 3; Responsa Hattam Sofer part 6, B). Journalist Dov Ganhovsky has taken this idea of areas between the fibers to the extreme and suggested a yarmulke with exceptionally large loops that is actually of joined holes (Yediot Aharonot daily newspaper, January 28th 1988). Germany, and northern France (Ashkenaz). [PAR] As of the 10th century, Jews in Europe could cover their head with a soft barret, and from the 13th–14th century on, a yarmulke would be made of thin linen (Rabbi Yehudah ben Asher, Responsa Zikhron Yehudah, 20). Later, when velvet became cheaper, yarmulkes were also made of velvet. During the 20th century, people began to wear a yarmulke made out of new materials. Some turned to yarmulkes crocheted out of DMC thread, while others wore a yarmulke made out of upper leather. Lately it has become fashionable, especially in the United States, to wear a yarmulke made of suede, what in Israel is called an “American yarmulke”. [PAR] The rule that a yarmulke may be of any material explains why some synagogues have at their entrance, for the benefit of passersby without a yarmulke who may enter, a stock of yarmulkes made of Bristol paper, thin stiff cardboard or thick paper, or why people, in moments of religious emergency, cover their heads with a (clean!) handkerchief. Placing a hand on one’s own head is not an appropriate head cover, as head and hand are parts of the same body and the body cannot cover itself (Shulhan Arukh 91, 4; Rabbi Moshe Isserlis (=Rama) on Shulhan Arukh 74, 4). However, pulling out one’s sleeve to cover the hand and then covering the head with hand and sleeve is a head cover. Likewise, placing one’s hand on another person’s | jarmułka |
Beethoven's fifth piano concerto is nicknamed what? | [DOC] [TLE] Beethoven's Fifth "Emperor" Piano Concerto - Classy ClassicalClassy Classical: Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major "Emperor", Op. 73 [PAR] Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major "Emperor", Op. 73 [PAR] One of my favorite piano concertos besides those of Rachmaninoff , of course, would have to be Beethoven's Fifth and final piano concerto. Aptly titled the "Emperor" concerto, the work, almost 40 minutes long, is grand and almost symphonic in scale. As is the case with the "Moonlight Sonata" for piano and the "Spring Sonata" for violin and piano, the nickname is not that of Beethoven, but it still seems to fit quite well for the piece. [PAR] The composition dates mainly from early 1809. It came right on the heels of another large-scale work that Beethoven composed for piano and orchestra, the Choral Fantasy. The concerto is in the key of E flat, a key that Beethoven returned to over and over again. One of Beethoven's most important works, the "Eroica" Symphony is also in this key. Indeed, the concerto is not unlike the "Eroica" in its use of broad phrases to sustain large amounts of material and key shifts. [PAR] In the Fourth Piano Concerto, Beethoven dispensed with tradition and gave the opening of the concerto to the soloist. In the Fifth Piano Concerto, however, both soloist and orchestra are present at the beginning of the movement. Beethoven begins the first movement with a series of cadential passages for the piano. Before each piano cadenza, the orchestra states a chord in the progression of I-IV-V7-I, and the piano elaborately expands on these chords with a flourish. Of course, what is strange about this, is that traditionally, the cadenza would be found near the end of the first movement of the concerto. Beethoven breaks from the mold even further by not having a cadenza for the soloist at the end of the movement, but rather has a brief flourish written out for the soloist before concluding the movement. The effect of the movement is extremely powerful and heroic, just as is the "Eroica". The first movement is expansive being 20 minutes long. [PAR] The concerto shifts moods in the second movement - Adagio un poco moto. It is one of Beethoven's most beautiful movements, conjuring up sounds like that of Chopin to come. It is not a virtuosic movement, but rather a movement of simplicity and lyrical delight. The piano is underscored by sparse wind and string accompaniement. The effect is incredibly soothing and tender. The movement is in the tonic key of B major, a shift of a major third from the first movement. Beethoven employs the same major third shift in his Third Piano Concerto from C minor to E major. This shift contributes greatly to the offsetting effect of the movement. [PAR] There is no break between the second and final movements of the concerto. Rather, Beethoven employs a semitone drop from B major to B flat at the end of the second movement followed by the tentative introduction of the Rondo theme by the piano. In contrast to the stately magnificence of the opening Allegro, the Rondo takes on an exuberant form that is quite cheerful. Once again, there is no improvisatory cadenza to be found, however, Beethoven employs much cadenza-like writing for the piano. Near the end of the movement, a point of considerable calm is reached where the piano and timpani join in a sustained duet before the full orchestra returns in a quick and vigorous conclusion to the concerto. [PAR] Whereas Beethoven's first four concertos were written for his own use on the stage, Beethoven never performed this work. His withdrawal from writing concertos is undoubtedly linked to his increasing deafness and declining career as a pianist that resulted from it. The first public performance of the work is most likely that of Friedrich Schneider on 28 November 1811 at a concert in Leipzig. Carl Czerny, Beethoven's celebrated pupil, also performed the work in that year. It was published in London in 1810 and in Leipzig early in 1811. Of course, Beethoven would | emperor |
The Triton Fountain in the Piazza Barberini is in which Italian city? | [DOC] [TLE] Triton Fountain Rome - Travel Through ItalyTriton Fountain Rome [PAR] Triton Fountain Rome [PAR] Nearby Attractions [PAR] Triton Fountain Rome [PAR] Triton Fountain is a beautiful site to see. In the center of this magnificent fountain is the sculpture of Triton The Sea God. Triton the son of Neptune is shown as a strapping sea god. They say he blew his horn and thus put an end to the great flood. Titon is shooting water from a conch shell that sits above his head. The base of the fountain is lined with four fish and bees. The bees represent the Barberini family coat of arms. The tiara represents the role of authority of the Pope. It is a magnificent marble sculpture from the Baroque period. It was commissioned by Pope Urban VIII and carved by Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini. Sadly a year after the Triton Fountain was finished, Pope Urban VII died. [PAR] Triton Fountain Rome is located in the Piazza Barberini. It is near the entrance to the Palazzo Barberini that now houses the National Gallery of Ancient Art. From here it is a quick walk to the Trevi Fountain, Spanish steps and the Cappuccini church – the Church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini. [PAR] The crowd isn’t overwhelming here. I suggest going to see the Triton Fountain in the late morning. It isn’t the best location after that because of the heavy traffic that surrounds it. I also have to say there aren’t a lot of attractions here. However it is a delightful way to the Via Veneto , one of the most famous shopping streets in Rome, Italy. [PAR] There are some restaurants, cafes and gelato shops bordering one quarter of the square. You should find a nice place to eat and watch the real life of the Romans. Also in the vicinity is a beautiful and gigantic cinema that takes the name of the square. [PAR] According to local myths, who ever throws a coin over their shoulder into the fountain will return to Rome. [PAR] Map is loading, please hold on [PAR] Triton Fountain (Fontana del Tritone) [PAR] Address: Piazza Barberini, Rome, Italy [PAR] Triton fountain is on Piazza Barberini. Piazza Barberini is near Church Santa Maria della Concezione, which is on Via Veneto, 300 meters near Piazza Barberini. If you walk uphill to the top of Via Veneto, you are closer to the Roman walls, Villa Borghese park, Galleria Borghese and Bioparco di Roma (Zoo). [PAR] If you continue walking through the Villa Borghese park, you’ll reach the Pincio and Piazza del Popolo with it’s nearby attractions. [PAR] Barberini Palace is only around the corner from Piazza Barberini. If you walk down Via del Tritone and then make a left where you see the signs, you’ll hit Trevi fountain in around 10 minutes by walking. The Spanish steps are close as well.[DOC] [TLE] Visiting the Famous Fountains of Rome - nh-hotels.comVisiting the Famous Fountains of Rome [PAR] Fountain Rome [PAR] Visiting the Famous Fountains of Rome [PAR] When conjuring images of the famous fountains in Rome, the ornate Trevi fountain is sure to come to mind. However, during a trip to the Italian capital there are many additional fountains that are well worth visiting [PAR] The NH Housekeeper’s Tips [PAR] × [PAR] A City of Celebrated Fountains [PAR] The Roman Empire was remarkably technically advanced in their waterway systems, and part of this history can be celebrated in present day through the still-standing fountains of Rome. In many of the city's most recognisable squares and public spaces, historic fountains serve as central points of interest within their Rome surroundings. Many are easily accessible to enjoy during your trip to the city. [PAR] The Iconic Trevi Fountain [PAR] Likely one of the most famous fountains in the world, no visit to Rome would be complete without a stop at the Trevi Fountain. The fountain is known for its ornate baroque style and has been featured many times in popular culture, including in the celebrated Fellini film, La Dolce Vita . The fountain was originally conceived of by Bernini and completed by Nicola Salvi, who unveiled it under the inauguration of Pope Clement XIII | rome |
The U.S. horseracing Triple Crown is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and which other race? | [DOC] [TLE] Triple Crown | American horse racing | Britannica.comTriple Crown | American horse racing | Britannica.com [PAR] American horse racing [PAR] Sir Barton [PAR] Triple Crown, in American horse racing , championship attributed to a three-year-old Thoroughbred that in a single season wins the Kentucky Derby , the Preakness Stakes , and the Belmont Stakes . It had long been considered one of the most coveted and celebrated achievements in all of sports , but with the sharp decline of horse racing’s popularity by the beginning of the 21st century, the Triple Crown became less prestigious in the eyes of the general sporting public. However, it is still an elusive achievement: since 1875, the first year in which all three races were in existence simultaneously, only 11 horses have accomplished the feat. [PAR] Rachel Alexandra (right), ridden by Calvin Borel, clearing the pack to win the 2009 Preakness … [PAR] Nick Wass/AP [PAR] Efforts to cluster races along the lines of the British Triple Crown began after the American Civil War . In 1875 Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr. —the founder of Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby—tried to promote a Triple Crown centred around his Derby . At the turn of the 20th century, race organizers in New York focused on three contests that took place in that state. These efforts failed owing to provincialism among the racing entities, with each one insisting that its own events were preeminent. In fact, it was a long time before the socialites of the Eastern states, who largely controlled the sport, would even allow their horses to run in the “West” at Churchill Downs. It was this stubborn attitude, along with a belief that the Derby was raced too early in the year—before young three-year-old horses had fully matured—that impelled owner Samuel Riddle to keep the great Man o’ War out of the Kentucky Derby in 1920, thereby denying him a probable Triple Crown. [PAR] The concept of an American Triple Crown was popularized in great part through the writings of Charles Hatton, a columnist for the Daily Racing Form. He frequently used the term triple crown in reference to the three races in the 1930s, and as the term caught on, more and more owners and trainers began to prepare specifically for these contests. By the 1940s, newspapers were routinely using the term. The Triple Crown title was formally proclaimed in December 1950 at the annual awards dinner of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations in New York and retroactively awarded to Sir Barton , the first horse to win all three races (1919). The title was then given to subsequent pre-1950 winners at following annual dinners of the organization. [PAR] Similar Topics[DOC] [TLE] Kentucky Derby History - A History of the Kentucky DerbyKentucky Derby History - A History of the Kentucky Derby [PAR] Kentucky Derby History [PAR] Derby Traditions [PAR] The Kentucky Derby is one of the most famed horse races in the world. Aptly named "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate duration, the race is a Grade I stakes race like no other. Visitors flock to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on the first Saturday in May to watch thoroughbred horses compete along 1 and ¼ miles of racetrack. Mint Juleps and elegant hats line the raceway as fans enjoy themselves and stay cool on race day. The race is the first leg of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, followed by the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. [PAR] Kentucky has been a major center of horse breeding and racing, tracing its traditions back to the late 18th century. Ever since it was settled, the Bluegrass Region has been noted for its ability to produce superior race horses. Louisville's premier racetrack, Churchill Downs, was founded by Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr., grandson of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Clark organized the Louisville Jockey Club to raise money to build quality racing facilities outside the city. Churchill Downs was the name of the racetrack Clark built, and its name was officially incorporated in 1937. [PAR] The first Kentucky Derby race was run at 1.5 miles, the same distance as the Grand Prix de Paris. In 1896, the distance was changed to 1.25 miles, and is currently raced at | belmont stakes |
In which film did Cliff Richard sing Living Doll in 1959? | [DOC] [TLE] 1959 #2. Living Doll - Cliff Richard - YouTube1959 #2. Living Doll - Cliff Richard - YouTube [PAR] 1959 #2. Living Doll - Cliff Richard [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Published on Jun 3, 2015 [PAR] "Living Doll" is a song written by Lionel Bart made popular by Cliff Richard and the Shadows (then still The Drifters) in 1959. It has topped the UK charts twice; in its original version in 1959 (their first number 1 single) and a new version recorded in 1986 in aid of Comic Relief. [PAR] Worldwide Sales: 1959 version: 1.86 million, 1986 version: 1.50 million. [PAR] "Living Doll" was written for the film Serious Charge. Lionel Bart had been approached by film producer Mickey Delamar to write songs for the film. The idea for the song came on a Sunday morning in October 1958 while reading a newspaper and seeing an advert for a child's doll. The doll was said to "kneel, walk, sit and sing". Bart recounted, "I was looking at the back pages and there was a small advert for a doll which could apparently do everything. I wrote the song in ten minutes." The song was written as an up-tempo light rock and roll song (rather than a ballad), and this is how Cliff Richard performs the song in the film. [PAR] Unbeknown to Richard, his contract to appear in the film required that there would be a single of one of the film's songs released. Richard recounts, "I remember passionately refusing to record 'Living Doll'. There was a day of telephone calls from Norrie Paramor, with me saying I hated the song and that it wasn't right for us." Richard did not like what he called its "pseudo-rock" beat. "It did not sound like real American rock 'n' roll to us" said Richard. Paramor told Richard "Change it. Do it any way you like, but do it". While sitting around one afternoon before a show, thinking about what they could do with the song, Bruce Welch, while strumming a guitar, suggested they do it like a country song. Richard and his band agreed and duly rerecorded the song with the slower tempo. [PAR] The song was recorded in April 1959 by Cliff Richard and the Drifters and produced by Norrie Paramor. It was first released in the UK in May 1959 on the Serious Charge (EP) soundtrack before being released as a single in July 1959. It was number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for six weeks from July, selling over a million copies in the process and earning the record company's internally awarded Gold disc for the achievement. It also became the top selling single of 1959 in the UK. In the US, it was Richard's first hit single, reaching number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was a number 1 hit in several European countries including Ireland, Norway and Sweden. The song won Bart an Ivor Novello Award for best song. [PAR] The song is performed by Cliff Richard (vocals), Hank Marvin (lead guitar), Bruce Welch (rhythm guitar), Jet Harris (bass) and Tony Meehan (drums). It was their first number 1 in the UK Singles Chart. Their debut single "Move It", released the previous year, is often cited as their first number 1, but in fact it peaked at number 2. [PAR] Category[DOC] [TLE] Cliff Richard At the Movies 1959-1974 by Cliff Richard on ...Cliff Richard At the Movies 1959-1974 by Cliff Richard on Apple Music [PAR] 57 Songs [PAR] Album Review [PAR] Though he never dredged the same depths as Elvis, there is little doubt that Cliff Richard made some really horrible movies. There were three of them — Finders Keepers, Two a Penny, and the truly | serious charge |
What Russian princess, murdered in 1918, did many imposters claim to be? | [DOC] [TLE] 7 People Who Pretended to be Royals - History7 People Who Pretended to be Royals [PAR] Introduction [PAR] History is filled with examples of ambitious swindlers who took on the identities of kings, queens and other royals. Find out more about seven royal impostors who managed to con their way into the history books. [PAR] Anna Anderson as Anastasia Romanov [PAR] Anna Anderson and Grand Duchess Anastasia (Credit: Getty Images) [PAR] In 1918, Bolshevik revolutionaries murdered the Russian princess Anastasia, along with the rest of her family. However, rumors persisted of her alleged survival for decades and, over the years, several different impostors claimed to be Anastasia Romanova. None gained as much fame as Anna Anderson. The would-be royal first surfaced in the early 1920s in a Berlin mental asylum, where she announced that she was Grand Duchess Anastasia, the youngest daughter of the deceased Czar Nicholas II. Although most of the surviving Romanovs dismissed her as a fraud, the girl bore a striking resemblance to the princess and even knew many personal details of her life. She soon won the support of a coterie of wealthy Russian emigrants, many of whom believed she was the legitimate heir to the throne. [PAR] The supposed princess eventually moved to America in 1968 and took the name Anna Anderson. But while her story inspired several books and even a Hollywood movie, she failed to win recognition in court due to a lack of evidence. Her story remained the source of much debate until 1994, when a posthumous DNA test finally proved she was not related to the Romanov family. Anderson likely a Polish factory worker who disappeared in 1920, but her true identity has never been confirmed. [PAR] Gregor MacGregor as the “Cazique of Poyais” [PAR] Dollar Bill from "Bank of Poyais" [PAR] In the early 1820s, a dashing Scotsman named Gregor MacGregor rose to the top of London’s high society on the basis of a most unusual claim. A former soldier and mercenary who had fought in South America, MacGregor presented himself as the “cazique,” or prince, of a small Central American country he called Poyais. As evidence, the faux royal produced several maps, drawings and even a book, all of which described the mysterious country as a fertile paradise with a working government and friendly native population. MacGregor’s tiny principality seemed the perfect destination for European settlers, except for one small detail: It didn’t exist. [PAR] Far from being a “cazique,” MacGregor was actually a con man who had cooked up a fairy tale country as a way of bilking investors out of huge sums of money. He eventually sold thousands of pounds worth of land rights for his phantom nation, and in 1822 the first would-be “Poyers” set sail across the Atlantic Ocean. Arriving in Central America and finding only unsettled jungle, the pioneers—many of whom had converted their life savings into phony Poyais currency—soon realized they had been swindled. The stranded colonists were eventually rescued, but not before some 180 people perished from disease. Not surprisingly, MacGregor fled the country soon after the news reached England. He later resurfaced in France, but was arrested after he tried to set up a second Poyais-related scheme. [PAR] False Dmitry I [PAR] Capture of False Dmitry [PAR] The man known as False Dmitry I not only successfully posed as a prince, he managed to con his way onto the royal throne of Russia. The pretender first became known to history in the early 1600s, when he appeared in Poland declaring himself to be Dmitry, the youngest son of the deceased Ivan the Terrible. The real Dmitry had supposedly been assassinated as a boy, but the imposter claimed he had escaped his would-be murderers and fled the country. The alleged royal went on to charm the Russian people, eventually riding a wave of public support all the way to Moscow. [PAR] False Dmitry was crowned czar in July 1605, but his rule was ultimately short-lived. The pretender’s policies proved too radical for Russia’s elites, and he was overthrown and assassinated less than a year later. Many have since speculated that his real name may have been Grigory Otrepyev, but this has never been proved | anastasia |
Who wrote the line East is East and West is West? | [DOC] [TLE] 331 - East and West: Never the Twain Shall Meet? | Big Think331 - East and West: Never the Twain Shall Meet? | Big Think [PAR] 331 - East and West: Never the Twain Shall Meet? [PAR] Over a year ago [PAR] . [PAR] [PAR] If you’re American, geographically inclined and a bit of a stickler, this cartographic incongruity is a bit of an annoyance. From the US, the shortest route to what’s conventionally called ‘the East’ is in fact via the west. Going in that direction, you’ll hit the ‘Far East’ before you’re in the ‘Middle East’. And Europe, or at least that part usually included in ‘the West’, lies due east. So East is west, and West is east, in blatant contradiction of what’s probably Rudyard Kipling’s most famous line of verse: [PAR] . [PAR] Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet [PAR] [PAR] This opening line of The Ballad of East and West is often quoted to underline some insurmountable difference between the two hemispheres. It has almost invariably been misused. Taken as a whole, the Ballad has a subtler message than the one implied in this single verse. It attributes the gap between the two cultures more to nurture than nature. The entire couplet (which also closes the poem) reads: [PAR] [PAR] Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet [PAR] Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat; [PAR] But there is neither East nor West, Border nor Breed nor Birth, [PAR] When two strong men stand face to face, tho’ they come from the ends of the earth! [PAR] [PAR] The poem dates from 1889 and is set in the British Raj. At least here the context is pretty clear: Britain is the West, India the East. But definitions of ‘East’ and ‘West’ vary greatly throughout history – and remain fluid. To stick to the British perspective of the poem, where did (and where does) the East begin? The Berlin Wall? Istanbul? The Middle East? Persia? The Indus River? Or at the Greenwich Meridian, placing London in both the eastern and western hemispheres? [PAR] [PAR] As it turns out, a general definition for what is East and where West is, one that transcends place and time, is impossible to formulate. This is because both terms are ambiguous to start with. The word West derives from an Proto-Indo-European root [*wes-] that signifies a downward movement, hence associated with the setting sun (cf. Latin vesper, from the same root and meaning both ‘evening’ and ‘West’). The Proto-Indo-European root for East is [*aus-], which has the opposite meaning, i.e. an upward movement (of the sun), dawn. [PAR] [PAR] As those etymologies suggest, East and West are but a matter of perspective. East is where the sun rises, West where it sets – as viewed from wherever you are. Which, incidentally, also means that it’s essentially impossible to be ‘in’ the East or West, as both aren’t fixed places, but shift with the horizon. [PAR] [PAR] Nevertheless, ‘East’ and ‘West’ have been embedded in our topographies ever since civilisations started naming the world around them. Take Europe for example. The name quite possibly derives from the Phoenician word ereb, meaning ‘setting’ (as in ‘setting sun’), as it lay to the west of Phoenicia (present-day Lebanon, more or less). Similarly, the term Maghreb, used to describe the North African region at the western edge of the Arab world (i.e. Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia), is Arab for ‘sunset’ or ‘western’, as that is indeed their position from a peninsularly Arab point of view. [PAR] | rudyard kipling |
Which book features the battle of the cowshed? | [DOC] [TLE] How do I describe the Battle of the Cowshed? | Reference.comHow do I describe the Battle of the Cowshed? | Reference.com [PAR] How do I describe the Battle of the Cowshed? [PAR] A: [PAR] Quick Answer [PAR] A good way to describe the Battle of the Cowshed from "Animal Farm" is that it was the animals' final required act to take over the farm from Mr. Jones. Although some of the animals were killed or wounded, the majority survived. The battle also led to the establishment of a hierarchy and allowed Napoleon to further exercise power over the other animals. [PAR] Full Answer [PAR] In essence, the Battle of the Cowshed was a pivotal moment for the animals that ultimately led to them "evolving" into human beings. "Animal Farm" was written by George Orwell in 1945, and the battle that occurs between Mr. Jones and the animals is based on Orwell's observations of the Russian Revolution of 1917. [PAR] The novel features two different power structures on the farm. In the beginning of the book, Snowball and Napoleon, two pigs that live on the farm, take control of the farm but exercise very little power beyond setting some basic rules. They also draft commandments that declare all animals to be equal. [PAR] When a plan to build a windmill ultimately fails, Napoleon blames Snowball and kills any animals he suspects of working with him. Napoleon is then able to rule the farm on his own, and he changes the Seven Commandments of Animalism to only include the statement "all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." [PAR] At the end of the novel and several years later, the animals realize they have begun to resemble humans under Napoleon's leadership. That is, by altering the tenets of Animalism, the animals have undergone a permanent change and are now homogeneous.[DOC] [TLE] Animal farm Scene: battle of the cowshed - YouTubeAnimal farm Scene: battle of the cowshed - YouTube [PAR] Animal farm Scene: battle of the cowshed [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Published on Aug 29, 2012 [PAR] This was first a school project but most of the class thought it was funny so i posted this video on youtube and its a scene from a book called animal farm and i hope you enjoy it. [PAR] Category[DOC] [TLE] pdF-AnimalFarm - Battle of CowshedpdF-AnimalFarm - Battle of Cowshed [PAR] pdF-AnimalFarm [PAR] Export (PDF) [PAR] The Battle of Cowshed (Russian Civil War) [PAR] "There was much discussion on what the battle should be called. In the end, it was named the Battle of Cowshed, since that was where the ambush had sprung" (Animal Farm, 31). The Battle of Cowshed parallels the Russian Civil War that occured after the 1917 revolution. The basis of this revolt originated from the ideas of Karl Marx (Old Major) that privitized land should be removed and it should be "communal". This is where the idea of communism (animalism) comes into place. Although Marx dies before the Russian Revolution begins, his theories survived. After which, Lenin (also Old Major) adopted the ideas of Marx. The Russian Revolution occured under the leadership of Lenin, which led to the assasination of Tsar Nicholas II and his family. He was also accompanied by Trostky and Stalin. After Lenin died, Trotsky and Stalin struggled for control. Ultimately, the civil war was led under the guidance of Trotsky (Snowball). [PAR] After being oppressed by Mr. Jones for too long, the animals revolt against his control, under the leadership of Napoleon and Snowball. [PAR] [PAR] -Mr. Jones is the owner of manor farm [PAR] -Mr. Jones failed to feed and take care of the animals [PAR] -Mr. Jones was removed from his land [PAR] -Animals imagined a world where all animals were equal [PAR] -Snowball was an excellent speaker. This was helpful in convincing the animans to | animal farm |
Which opera by Offenbach features the barcarole entitled 'Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour'? | [DOC] [TLE] La Vita è Bella - Offenbach, Barcarolle - Tales of Hoffman ...La Vita è Bella - Offenbach, Barcarolle - Tales of Hoffman, Belle nuit d'amour - YouTube [PAR] La Vita è Bella - Offenbach, Barcarolle - Tales of Hoffman, Belle nuit d'amour [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on Feb 9, 2010 [PAR] Barcarolle (from The Tales Of Hoffmann) written by Jacques Offenbach.The term barcorolle (also barcarola, barcarole) in fact denotes a Venetian folk song sung by the gondoliers. In classical music there are two famous barcarolle, one of them being this particular one by Offenbach (the other by Chopin). Originally titled "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" this barcarolle features in the 2nd Act of the Opera The Tales of Hoffman (Les contes d'Hoffmann). The Barcarolle has also featured in many movies, including Life Is Beautiful. [PAR] Category[DOC] [TLE] La Vita è Bella - Offenbach Barcarolle - Tales Of Hoffman ...Mp3Tunes :: La Vita è Bella - Offenbach, Barcarolle - Tale (w30ireL6gUY) [PAR] La Vita è Bella - Offenbach, Barcarolle - Tales of Hoffman, Belle nuit d'amour [PAR] 4 minute 12 second :: [PAR] YouTube Video [PAR] Description [PAR] Barcarolle (from The Tales Of Hoffmann) written by Jacques Offenbach.The term barcorolle (also barcarola, barcarole) in fact denotes a Venetian folk song sung by the gondoliers. In classical music there are two famous barcarolle, one of them being this particular one by Offenbach (the other by Chopin). Originally titled[DOC] [TLE] Offenbach - Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann | Free ...Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann – toplayalong.com [PAR] Offenbach - Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann [PAR] Sheet music for flute [PAR] Info: [PAR] "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (often referred to as the "Barcarolle") is a piece from The Tales of Hoffmann, Jacques Offenbach's final opera. A duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano, it is considered the most famous barcarolle ever written and described in the Grove Book of Operas as "one of the world's most popular melodies." [PAR] Date:[DOC] [TLE] The Met Opera on WRTI: Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann ...The Met Opera on WRTI: Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann, Jan. 31, 1 PM | WRTI [PAR] The Met Opera on WRTI: Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann, Jan. 31, 1 PM [PAR] By WRTI Staff • Jan 28, 2015 [PAR] Related Programs: [PAR] Tweet Share Google+ Email [PAR] Erin Morley sings Olympia and Vittorio Grigolo sings Hoffmann in The Met Opera's Les Contes d'Hoffmann [PAR] Tenor Vittorio Grigolo sings the title role of Hoffmann, the tortured poet and unwitting adventurer who is looking for love in Jacques Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, a fantasy opera based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann. The libretto was written by Jules Barber; the opera was first performed in 1881 in Paris. Saturday, January 31, 1 to 4:30 pm on WRTI. [PAR] One of the most-beloved opera arias is The Tales of Hoffmann's Barcarolle, Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour: [PAR] Cast:[DOC] [TLE] Barcarolle, transcription for piano (of Offenbach: Les ...Barcarolle, transcription for… | Details | AllMusic [PAR] google+ [PAR] Description by Sylvia Typaldos [PAR] Jacques Offenbach 's (1819-1880) Barcarolle is from the opera, Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), composed mainly between the years of 1877 - 1880. Since Offenbach died before the opera was finished, composer Ernest Guiraud (1837 - 1892) completed the opera in 1881, following Offenbach 's musical sketches. Charles Griffes ' Barcarolle for Piano is a transcription of an intermezzo from the fourth act of the opera, the duet called, "Belle Nuit, o Nuit d'Amour" (Beautiful Night, o Night of Love). [PAR] This piece is a lilting and exemplary concept of a barcarolle. In 1910, during | tales of hoffman |
Who replaced Brian Jones in the Rolling Stones in 1969? | [DOC] [TLE] The Rolling Stones Replace Brian Jones with Mick Taylor ...The Rolling Stones Replace Brian Jones with Mick Taylor | World History Project [PAR] Jun 8 1969 [PAR] The Rolling Stones Replace Brian Jones with Mick Taylor [PAR] By the release of Beggars Banquet, Brian Jones was increasingly troubled and was only sporadically contributing to the band. [PAR] Jagger said that Jones was "not psychologically suited to this way of life". His drug use had become a hindrance, and he was unable to obtain a US visa. Richards reported that, in a June meeting with Jagger, Richards, and Watts at Jones's house, Jones admitted that he was unable to "go on the road again". According to Richards, all agreed to let Jones "...say I've left, and if I want to I can come back". His replacement was the 20-year-old guitarist Mick Taylor, of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, who started recording with the band immediately. On 3 July 1969, less than a month later, Jones drowned in the swimming pool at his Cotchford Farm home in Sussex.[DOC] [TLE] The Day That Rolling Stones Co-Founder Brian Jones Was ...The Day That Rolling Stones Co-Founder Brian Jones Was Found Dead [PAR] The Day That Rolling Stones Co-Founder Brian Jones Was Found Dead [PAR] By Corbin Reiff July 3, 2015 4:43 AM [PAR] REDDIT [PAR] Hulton Archive, Getty Images [PAR] In news that sent shockwaves through the rock world, Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones was found dead at his home at Cotchford Farm on July 3, 1969. [PAR] At the time of his passing, Jones’ life was in the midst of a severe upheaval. The year before, he’d been arrested for the second time for possession of cannabis, which further exacerbated tensions he’d been having with the Rolling Stones. On top of that, it seemed to many that his heart just wasn’t in the band anymore. [PAR] While recording went on for the Rolling Stones’ next album, Let it Bleed, Jones’ contributions remained minimal: He added only percussion to “Midnight Rambler,” and an autoharp section to “You Got the Silver.” The group, wary of both his spiraling substance abuse problems and overall erratic behavior, collectively decided it was time to show Jones the door. [PAR] “It had come to a head and Mick [Jagger] and I had been down to Winnie the Pooh’s house,” Keith Richards wrote in his autobiography, referring to Jones’ estate – which at one time belonged to Pooh author A.A. Milne. “Mick and I didn’t fancy the gig, but we drove down together and said, ‘Hey, Brian. … It’s all over pal.'” Jones was subsequently replaced in the band by Mick Taylor , a former member of John Mayall ‘s Bluesbreakers. [PAR] Just a few weeks after his dismissal, Jones was discovered floating facedown in the pool by Anna Wohlin, his Swedish lover. She managed to pull him out, but it was too late to do anything. Brian Jones was gone, a member of rock’s notorious “ 27 Club .” [PAR] Given the turmoil in his life leading up to the event of July 3, speculation has raged over the years about whether Jones’ passing was an innocent accident, a calculated act or the result of foul play. The coroner’s report officially ruled it a “death by misadventure,” but others aren’t convinced. [PAR] One of those who suspected foul play was Wohlin. “Brian is still portrayed as a bitter, worn-out and depressed man who was fired because of his drug habit … and who died because he was drunk or high,” she told the Mirror in 2013. “But my Brian was a wonderful, charismatic man who was happier than ever, had given up drugs and was looking forward to pursuing the musical career he wanted.” [PAR] Wohlin went on to point the finger at handyman Frank Thorogood, who had been hired to finish up some odd jobs around the musician’s home. “I don’t know if Frank meant to kill Brian – maybe it was horseplay in the pool that went wrong | mick taylor |
The 1956 fictional movie of the discovery of rock'n'roll featuring Bill Haley and the Comets is Rock Around the (What?)? | [DOC] [TLE] Bill Haley & His CometsBill Haley & His Comets were an American rock and roll band, founded in 1952 and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band, also known as Bill Haley and the Comets and Bill Haley's Comets (and variations thereof), was the earliest group of white musicians to bring rock and roll to the attention of America and the rest of the world. From late 1954 to late 1956, the group placed nine singles in the Top 20, one of those a number one and three more in the Top Ten. [PAR] Bandleader Bill Haley had previously been a country music performer; after recording a country and western-styled version of "Rocket 88", a rhythm and blues song, he changed musical direction to a new sound which came to be called rock and roll. [PAR] Although several members of the Comets became famous, Bill Haley remained the star. With his spit curl and the band's matching plaid dinner jackets and energetic stage behavior, many fans consider them to be as revolutionary in their time as the Beatles or the Rolling Stones were a decade later. [PAR] Following Haley's death, no fewer than seven different groups have existed under the Comets name, all claiming (with varying degrees of authority) to be the continuation of Haley's group. As of the end of 2014, four such groups were still performing in the United States and internationally. [PAR] Early history and "Rock the Joint" [PAR] In the mid-1940s, Bill Haley performed with the Down Homers and formed a group called the Four Aces of Western Swing. The group that later became the Comets initially formed as Bill Haley and the Saddlemen c. 1949–1952, and performed mostly country and western songs, though occasionally with a bluesy feel. During those years Haley was considered one of the top cowboy yodelers in America. Many Saddlemen recordings were not be released until the 1970s and 1980s, and highlights included romantic ballads such as "Rose of My Heart" and western swing tunes such as "Yodel Your Blues Away". The original members of this group were Haley, pianist and accordion player Johnny Grande and steel guitarist Billy Williamson. Al Thompson was the group's first bass player, followed by Al Rex and Marshall Lytle. During the group's early years, it recorded under several other names, including Johnny Clifton and His String Band and Reno Browne and Her Buckaroos (although Browne, a female matinee idol of the time, did not actually appear on the record). [PAR] Haley began his rock and roll career with what is now recognized as a rockabilly style in a cover of "Rocket 88" recorded for the Philadelphia-based Holiday Records label in 1951. It sold well and was followed in 1952 by a cover of a 1940s rhythm and blues song called "Rock the Joint" (this time for Holiday's sister company, Essex Records). Slap-back bass, one identifying characteristic of rockabilly, was used on the Comets' recordings of "Rocket 88", "Rock the Joint", "Rock Around the Clock", and "Shake, Rattle, and Roll". Slap-back had been used by bassist Al Rex, although to a lesser extent, on the Saddlemen's "Yodel Your Blues Away". Slap-back bass was a necessity for the group, because in its early years (prior to the fall of 1952), it did not feature a stage drummer, so the bass provided percussion in addition to the bass line. [PAR] "Rock the Joint" and its immediate follow-ups were released under the increasingly incongruous Saddlemen name. It soon became apparent that a new name was needed to fit the new musical style. A friend of Haley's, making note of the common alternative pronunciation of the name Halley's Comet to rhyme with Bailey, suggested that Haley call his band the Comets. (This event is cited in the Haley biographies Sound and Glory, by John Haley and John von Hoelle, and Bill Haley, by John Swenson, and in Still Rockin' Around the Clock, a memoir by Comets bass player Marshall Lytle.) [PAR] The new name was adopted | clocks |
What month did Osama bin Laden die? | [DOC] [TLE] Bin Laden's death: How the story unfolded - CNN.comBin Laden's death: How the story unfolded - CNN.com [PAR] Bin Laden's death: How the story unfolded [PAR] By CNN Staff [PAR] Updated 12:21 PM ET, Wed May 1, 2013 [PAR] Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. [PAR] Photos: The death of Osama bin Laden [PAR] Vice President Joe Biden, left, President Barack Obama, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, second from right, watch the mission to capture Osama bin Laden from the Situation Room in the White House on May 1, 2011. Click through to see reactions from around the world following the death of the al Qaeda leader. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 1 of 13 [PAR] Photos: The death of Osama bin Laden [PAR] President Obama edits his remarks in the Oval Office prior to making a televised statement announcing bin Laden's death. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 2 of 13 [PAR] Photos: The death of Osama bin Laden [PAR] Servicemen cheer from a lamp post as thousands of people gather at Ground Zero in New York City. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 3 of 13 [PAR] Photos: The death of Osama bin Laden [PAR] Crowds celebrate with NYPD officers in New York's Times Square early on May 2, 2011, after the death of Osama bin Laden. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] Photos: The death of Osama bin Laden [PAR] Revelers gather at the fence on the north side of the White House. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] Photos: The death of Osama bin Laden [PAR] Afghans watch television coverage in Kabul announcing the killing of bin Laden. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 6 of 13 [PAR] Photos: The death of Osama bin Laden [PAR] U.S. Marines watch the announcement of bin Laden's death at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] Photos: The death of Osama bin Laden [PAR] Times Square is filled shortly after the announcement of bin Laden's death. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] Photos: The death of Osama bin Laden [PAR] Students gather to celebrate at the fence on the north side of the White House. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] Photos: The death of Osama bin Laden [PAR] A passer-by looks at newspaper headlines in front of the Newseum in Washington. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 10 of 13 [PAR] Photos: The death of Osama bin Laden [PAR] Danielle LeMack, left, Carie LeMack and Christie Coombs, who lost relatives on 9/11, pause during a ceremony to honor the victims on May 2, 2011, at the Garden of Remembrance in Boston. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] 11 of 13 [PAR] Photos: The death of Osama bin Laden [PAR] A visitor photographs the fence overlooking the crash site of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on May 2, 2011. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] Photos: The death of Osama bin Laden [PAR] Pakistani media and residents gather outside the bin Laden hideout on May 3, 2011. [PAR] Hide Caption [PAR] It has been two years since Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces [PAR] But the story, and the details surrounding it, continues to garner interest [PAR] Relive the night the news broke and get caught up on the most recent developments [PAR] Two years later, the story of Osama bin Laden's death remains a high-interest topic. [PAR] Here are some of the key stories we've published since the world's most-wanted terrorist was killed, from the first breaking news story to the latest disputes over what happened that day. [PAR] News breaks [PAR] President Obama announced bin Laden's death shortly before midnight ET on May 1, 2011, more than an hour after the Internet and social media began exploding with reports of his demise. [PAR] You can see here how the news unfolded on our live blog, including video of Obama's historic announcement and jubilant celebrations across the United States. The main story that followed, which announced the end of the decade-long manhunt , had more than 21,000 comments and nearly 130,000 Facebook recommendations. [PAR] The news also set what was then a Twitter record as people posted an average of 3,400 messages per second. [PAR] JUST WATCHED [PAR] Decisions behind the bin Laden raid 11:25 [PAR] The aftermath [PAR] In the days | may |
In which Marx Brothers film does much of the action centre on the theft of a painting, during a party given in honour of Groucho's character, the explorer Captain Geoffrey T. Spaulding? | [DOC] [TLE] Captain Spaulding (Animal Crackers)Captain Jeffrey Edgar Spaulding is a fictional character in the Broadway musical Animal Crackers and the film of the same name. He was originally played by actor Groucho Marx, one of the Marx Brothers, in both productions. Despite his middle name being Edgar, he is known as Jeffrey T. Spaulding; his first name is also spelled as "Geoffrey" in parts of the film. [PAR] Spaulding had a theme song entitled "Hooray for Captain Spaulding", composed by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby; which all of the guests sing upon his arrival; this song would go on to be associated with Marx for the rest of his life in public, it was the theme for his television series You Bet Your Life and was often played when he was introduced as a guest on television shows. At Marx's Carnegie Hall concert in the early 1970s, accompanist Marvin Hamlisch played the song as Marx made his entrance onstage. [PAR] Role in Animal Crackers [PAR] Spaulding is a famous explorer on return from a trek across Africa to be the guest of honour at a high-society party thrown by Mrs. Rittenhouse (Margaret Dumont). She frequently claims that Spaulding is one of the most courageous travellers in the world, but his own accounts of his safari reveal his cowardice. At the party, which is taking place over a weekend, a valuable painting is stolen, and he along with the police and his secretary Jamison (Zeppo Marx) try to recover it. [PAR] In popular culture [PAR] In the 1939 Marx Brothers' film, At the Circus, J. Cheever Loophole (also played by Groucho Marx) sings a rendition of "Lydia the Tattooed Lady" and one line references Lydia having a tattoo of Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon. [PAR] Rob Zombie used the character's name for a major character in his film House of 1000 Corpses and its sequel The Devil's Rejects.[DOC] [TLE] Marx BrothersThe Marx Brothers were a family comedy act that was successful in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in motion pictures from 1905 to 1949. Five of the Marx Brothers' thirteen feature films were selected by the American Film Institute (AFI) as among the top 100 comedy films, with two of them (Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera) in the top twelve. The brothers were included in AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of the 25 greatest male stars of Classic Hollywood cinema, the only performers to be inducted collectively. [PAR] The group are almost universally known today by their stage names: Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, and Zeppo Marx. The core of the act was the three elder brothers: Chico, Harpo, and Groucho. Each developed a highly distinctive stage persona. [PAR] Harpo and Chico "more or less retired" after 1949, while Groucho went on to begin a second career in television. The two younger brothers Gummo and Zeppo did not develop their stage characters to the same extent. The two eventually left the act to pursue business careers at which they were successful, as well as a large theatrical agency for a time, through which they represented their brothers and others. Gummo was not in any of the movies; Zeppo appeared in the first five films in relatively straight (non-comedic) roles. The performing lives of the brothers were brought about by their mother Minnie Marx, who also acted as their manager. [PAR] Brothers' names, family background, and lifetimes [PAR] The Marx Brothers were five brothers born to U.S. immigrants Miene "Minnie" Schoenberg (professionally known as Minnie Palmer, who acted as their manager) and Samuel (born "Simon", nicknamed "Frenchy") Marx. The brothers are best known by their stage names: [PAR] A sixth brother Manfred ("Mannie") was actually the first son of Sam and Minnie, who was born in 1886 and died in infancy, though an online family tree states that he was born in 1885: [PAR] "Family lore told privately of the firstborn son, Manny, born in 1886 but surviving for only three months, and carried off by tuberculosis. Even some members of the Marx family wondered if he was pure | animal crackers |
Name the year: SAS stormed the Iranian Embassy in London; Ronald Reagan was elected President and Rhodesia gained independence? | [DOC] [TLE] Lee Saunders : Global Timeline : 1980: Lee Saunders : Global Timeline : 1980 : [PAR] : GLOBAL TIMELINE : [PAR] 1980 [PAR] January 4th [PAR] United States President Jimmy Carter, supported by the European Commission, declared a grain embargo against the Soviet Union, in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. [PAR] January 9th [PAR] In Saudi Arabia, 63 Muslim fanatics were beheaded for their part in the siege of the Great Mosque in Mecca in November 1979. [PAR] January 22nd [PAR] In Russia, scientist and human right activist Andrei Sakharov was arrested in Moscow. [PAR] January 26th [PAR] In the Middle-East, Israel and Egypt established diplomatic relations. [PAR] February 4th [PAR] In Tehran, Iran, the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini named Abolhassan Banisadr the President of Iran. [PAR] February 23rd [PAR] In Tehran, Iran, the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini stated that Iran's parliament would decide the fate of the American embassy hostages. [PAR] March 1st [PAR] NASA's Voyager 1 probe confirmed the existence of Janus, a moon of Saturn. [PAR] March 3rd [PAR] In Canada, Pierre Trudeau returned to office as Prime Minister of Canada. [PAR] March 4th [PAR] In Zimbabwe, Africa, black majority rule was established in Zimbabwe, formally known as Rhodesia. Robert Mugabe was elected as the Prime Minister. [PAR] March 18th [PAR] In Russia, 50 people were killed at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome when a Vostok-2M rocket exploded on the launch pad during a fueling operation. [PAR] March 20th [PAR] In Britain, the famous pirate radio station Radio Caroline sank. [PAR] March 21st [PAR] In the United States, President Jimmy Carter announced that the United States would boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, in another response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. [PAR] March 24th [PAR] Australia Olympic Committee announced it would send an Olympic delegation to Moscow, despite objections by the Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. [PAR] March 27th [PAR] In the North Sea, the Norwegian oil platform Alexander Kielland collapsed and killed 123 of its crew of 212. [PAR] March 31st [PAR] In the United States, the legendary American athlete Jesse Owens died. Owens was the hero of the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Nazi Germany, watched by Adolf Hitler. [PAR] April 7th [PAR] The United States severed diplomatic relations with Iran and imposed economic sanctions in response for the taking of the American embassy hostages on November 4th 1979. [PAR] April 10th [PAR] In Europe, United Kingdom and Spain agreed to reopen the border between Gibraltar and Spain, which had been closed in 1969. [PAR] April 18th [PAR] In Africa, Zimbabwe gained its independence from the Britain. Robert Mugabe took his post as the Prime Minister. [PAR] April 21st [PAR] In the United States, Rosie Ruiz won the Boston Marathon, but was later exposed as a fraud and stripped of her award. [PAR] April [PAR] 24th - 25th [PAR] In Iran, Operation Eagle Claw, a commando mission to rescue the American embassy hostages, was aborted after mechanical problems grounded the rescue helicopters. Eight United States troops were killed in a mid-air collision during the failed operation. [PAR] April 30th [PAR] In Britain, the Iranian embassy siege began. Six Iranian born terrorists took over Iranian embassy in Knightsbridge, London. The terrorists seizied the building and hostages. [PAR] May 4th [PAR] In Yugoslavia, President Tito died. Tito was a partisan leader during World War II in the fight against the Nazis. He became President of Yugoslavia at its conception in 1948. [PAR] May 5th [PAR] In London the Iranian embassy siege ended. British special forces, the SAS, stormed and retook the Iranian embassy in Knightsbridge in front of the world's media. Five of the Iranian born terrorists were killed and one terrorist survived. [PAR] May 7th [PAR] In the United States, Paul Geidel, who was convicted of second-degree murder in 1911, was released from prison in Beacon, New York. Geidel served | 1980 |
Who directed the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia? | [DOC] [TLE] Watch Lawrence of Arabia Online | 1962 Movie | YidioWatch Lawrence of Arabia Online | 1962 Movie | Yidio [PAR] Watch Lawrence of Arabia [PAR] "A Mighty Motion Picture Of Action And Adventure!" [PAR] Lawrence of Arabia is an epic drama film that came out in the year 1962. It is about a life experience of T.E. Lawrence. The movie was directed by David Lean along with being written by Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson. The film Lawrence of Arabia is known to be one of the greatest movies of all time. In the film, viewers will see the experiences of Lawrence in Arabia during World War I. These events include the attacks on Aqaba and Damascus, along with his experiences with the Arab National Council. During this film, Lawrence has many psychological conflicts including the violence of war, his allegiance to Britain, and also his own identity. [PAR] During World War I, Lawrence was a lieutenant in the British army. He did not fit into the culture and was a bit of an outcast as a result. Despite being a bit of a misfit, he is known to have a vast amount of knowledge and is then sent to the Arab Bureau to investigate Prince Faisal's revolt against Turkey. While Lawrence is going to meet with Faisal, his guide is killed by a Sheriff named Ali. After a while, Lawrence orders a surprise attack on Aqaba to help open up a port for the British military. Lawrence then leads his allies to overtake a Turkish garrison. Later on, Lawrence goes to Cairo to inform his commanders of his recent victory. Lawrence is then appointed to major and to support the Arabs in the war. [PAR] Once Lawrence has become major, he orders a guerilla war by attacking the Turks at every opportunity. This gets the attention of an American war correspondent named Jackson Bentley. Lawrence is now famous as his exploits have been exposed. During a scouting mission in the city of Daraa, Lawrence is taken to a Turkish hideout. There he is ogled, prodded and stripped. After this experience he is very traumatized and no longer wants to be part of military operations. However, a man named Allenby asks him to help try to take over Damascus. Eventually Lawrence regains his confidence and decides to go on the mission. In the end Lawrence recruits killers and mercenaries to help defeat the Turks. He is then promoted to Colonel. After his victory, he is driven away by a car once his usefulness to Britain and Arabia is established.[DOC] [TLE] Lawrence of Arabia. 1962. Directed by David Lean | MoMALawrence of Arabia. 1962. Directed by David Lean | MoMA [PAR] Lawrence of Arabia. 1962. Directed by David Lean [PAR] Sunday, September 21, 2014, 1:00 p.m. [PAR] The Museum of Modern Art [PAR] T1, Theater 1 [PAR] Lawrence of Arabia. 1962. Great Britain. Directed by David Lean. 227 min. [PAR] Screenplay by Robert Bolt, based on T. E. Lawrence’s The Seven Pillars of Wisdom. With Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif, Claude Rains, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle. This multiple-Oscar-winning epic calls attention to the British use of Lawrence’s efforts to liberate Arab tribesmen in order to to undermine the Ottoman Empire and take it out of the war. 227 min.; 10-min. intermission.[DOC] [TLE] Lawrence of Arabia (1962) directed by David Lean ...Lawrence of Arabia (1962) directed by David Lean • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd [PAR] 42 [PAR] They don’t make them like this anymore. [PAR] It is an oft-repeated and tired saying that glorifies the past and belittles the achievements of the present yet, in the case of David Lean’s sweeping, Lawrence of Arabia, it is entirely true. Whilst epic films are still produced today few can match the scale, artistry and majesty of this larger than life tale of a narcissistic British army officer and his conflicted loyalties during the Arab Revolt. At just shy of four hours, Lean takes the audience on a grand journey that manages to juggle the personal travails and wider issues of an entire nation. [PAR] What makes this stand above nearly every other epic is | david lean |
Do You Know Where You're Going To? was the theme from which film? | [DOC] [TLE] THEME FROM MAHOGANY - (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO ...THEME FROM MAHOGANY - (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO) - YouTube [PAR] THEME FROM MAHOGANY - (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO) [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Published on Jun 28, 2013 [PAR] The Theme from the movie "Mahogany" also titled "Do You Know Where You're Going To" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerald Giffin and was sung by Dianna Ross as the theme to the 1975 Paramount film. Her recording of the theme became a number one hit on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Hits and the Easy Listening Charts. The song was nominated for an Academy Award and was performed live by Dianna Ross at the oscars show. INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT LAW IS NEVER INTENDED! [PAR] Category[DOC] [TLE] "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To ...DIANA ROSS LYRICS - Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) [PAR] "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" lyrics [PAR] DIANA ROSS LYRICS [PAR] "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" [PAR] Do you know where you're going to [PAR] Do you like the things that life is showing you [PAR] Where are you going to [PAR] Do you know [PAR] When you look behind you [PAR] There's no open doors [PAR] What are you hoping for [PAR] Do you know [PAR] Once we were standing still in time [PAR] Chasing the fantasies [PAR] You knew how I loved you [PAR] But my spirit was free [PAR] Laughin' at the questions [PAR] That you once asked of me [PAR] Do you know where you're going to [PAR] Do you like the things that life is showing you [PAR] Where are you going to [PAR] Do you know [PAR] Now looking back at all we've planned [PAR] We let so many dreams [PAR] Just slip through our hands [PAR] Why must we wait so long [PAR] Before we'll see [PAR] To those questions can be [PAR] Do you know where you're going to [PAR] Do you like the things that life is showing you [PAR] Where are you going to [PAR] Do you know[DOC] [TLE] Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - YouTube [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on Dec 29, 2008 [PAR] This movie was the first movie I ever saw after moving to the Bay Area in 1975. Having come from a small town, everything was so BIG. Intersections, malls, people rushing everywhere. The question this song asks, I asked myself over and over after such upheaval. I still don't have the answer. The movie Mahogany (and this theme song) turn 40 this October. [PAR] Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To), by Diana Ross. From the movie, Mahogany in the year 1975. [PAR] Do you know where youre going to? [PAR] Do you like the things that life is showing you [PAR] Where are you going to? [PAR] Do you know...?[DOC] [TLE] Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)Diana Ross – Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Lyrics | Genius Lyrics [PAR] Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Lyrics [PAR] Do you know where you're going to? [PAR] Do you like the things that life is showing you? [PAR] Where are you going to? [PAR] Do you know? [PAR] Do you get what you're hoping for? [PAR] When you look behind you [PAR] There's no open door [PAR] What are you hoping for? [PAR] Do you know? [PAR] Once we were | mahogany |
Which 80s pop act had their Grammy revoked for not singing the vocals on their album? | [DOC] [TLE] What Do “Boney M” (’70s) And “Milli Vanilli” (’80s) Have ...What Do “Boney M” (’70s) And “Milli Vanilli” (’80s) Have In Common? (VIDEOS) [PAR] What Do “Boney M” (’70s) And “Milli Vanilli” (’80s) Have In Common? (VIDEOS) [PAR] By Craig Allen March 24, 2012 11:30 AM [PAR] Share on Twitter [PAR] The "Brothers Of Soul" on compact disc & vinyl! (Craig Allen photo) [PAR] Both groups were created by German record producer Frank Farian. He used the same vocal practices with both groups. Farian got away with it, in the 1970s. [PAR] The group “Boney M” was originally just Frank Farian singing in a deep voice, backed up by himself singing, overdubbed, in a falsetto chorus. When one of his songs became a European hit, Farian hired performers to “front” the group on television: Jamaicans Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barnett, Maize Williams from Montserrat, and Bobby Farrell from Aruba. And, while the lineup changed through the years, it was well-known that Farian still sang all the male leads in the studio, and Maize Williams didn’t sing on the records at all, “since her voice wasn’t suited for this kind of music” (producer Farian’s words). [PAR] So, only two members of the group sang on the records, although all four members sang on-stage, in concert. And, the band’s concert sound was further enhanced by backing vocalists. [PAR] Numerous sources state that this was a common practice within the disco genre, and no one really cared in the 1970s…unlike when Farian did the same thing with Milli Vanilli in the 1980s. [PAR] Milli Vanilli quickly became one of the top pop acts of the late ’80s, until it came out that Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus did not sing the songs. Both were model/dancers that Frank Farian had found in a Munich, Germany dance club. [PAR] The vocals on the Arista Records album “Girl You Know It’s True” (1989) were sung by Charles Shaw, John Davis, Brad Howell, and twin sisters Jodie & Linda Rocco. And, just like “Boney M” fifteen years earlier, producer Farian believed his vocalists lacked a marketable image. Hence, Rob and Fab on the album cover! This time, however, the record-buying public cared. A LOT! [PAR] In the video above, Rob & Fab “lip sync” at the 1990 Grammy Awards… [PAR] Rob and Fab’s grammy was revoked in late 1990, when the truth could no longer be deinied. An album with the duo’s picture on the front, featuring their actual voices, was a dismal failure. In 1998, on the verge of a comeback tour, Rob was found in a German hotel room, dead of an apparent drug overdose. Fab continued to pursue a solo career, with little notice. [PAR] “Boney M” & “Milli Vanilli” [PAR] What a difference a decade makes! [PAR] "Girl You Know It's True" album production credits. (Craig Allen photo)[DOC] [TLE] Milli Vanilli | New Music And SongsMilli Vanilli | New Music And Songs | [PAR] Milli Vanilli [PAR] About Milli Vanilli [PAR] Milli Vanilli. The mere mention of the name still calls up the same derision it did when the dance-pop duo's career came to a sudden and ignominious end: Fakers. Frauds. A blatant marketing scam. Their story has been retold countless times: after selling millions of records, Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan were revealed to be models who publicly lip-synced to tracks recorded by anonymous studio vocalists. They became the first act ever stripped of a Grammy award and came to symbolize everything people disliked about dance-pop: it was so faceless that every musician involved could remain anonymous without anyone knowing the difference, so mechanical and artificial that the people who constructed it had to hire models to give it any human appeal, so pandering and superficial that | milli vanili |
Who lived under the name of Sebastian Melmoth at the Hotel d'Alsace? | [DOC] [TLE] Sabastian Melmoth died in Paris 1900 better known as who ...• Sabastian Melmoth died in Paris 1900 better known as who? • tattoos [PAR] Oscar Wilde - Biography - IMDb [PAR] He had an affair with a young snobbish aristocrat named Lord Alfred Douglas. ... On his release he was a penniless, dejected man and soon died in Paris. ... of friends, he went to live in France, adopting the name of Sebastian Melmoth. ... I adore persons better than principles and persons with no principles more than ... [PAR] Oscar Wilde Books - Biography and List of Works - Author of 'A Critic ... [PAR] Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854- November 30, 1900) ... Jane was a successful writer and an Irish nationalist, known also as ... The next six years were spent in London, Paris and the United States, where he ... . ' Sebastian Melmoth', after the central character of the gothic novel Melmoth the Wanderer...[DOC] [TLE] Theatre review: The Communion of Lilies at Barons Court ...Theatre review: The Communion of Lilies at Barons Court Theatre [PAR] Search for tickets [PAR] Peter Dunne’s new play is subtitled "Oscar Wilde in Paris 1899", that is two years after his release from Reading Gaol and a year before his death from meningitis aged only 46. [PAR] You might therefore expect this to be a documentary study of a depressed and hard-up Wilde. Estranged from his wife and parted from Lord Alfred Douglas, he is living under the name Sebastian Melmoth at the Hôtel d’Alsace where, he is reported to have said, "My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One of us has got to go." However, though it draws its situation from life and there is a scattering of Wilde quotes, this is a fiction that bills itself as a comedy and is more a piece of Grand Guignol fantasy than factual biography. [PAR] Dunne begins not with Wilde but with a mysterious figure in a cowled cloak confronting a diminutive figure whom he thinks is post-impressionist Henri de Toulouse Lautrec but who claims he’s a pastry chef, not a painter. He is an emissary from Hell come to claim Toulouse-Lautrec's soul, destined to go there for “crimes against art”. A magical pass renders the pastry chef dead and, extracting a symbolic piece of gemstone from the body, the exotically accented Grim Reaper sets out for his next victim: Oscar Wilde. [PAR] But where is Oscar? No-one has heard of him, though Sebastian Melmoth is well-known in the hotel bar where the hooded stranger is making his enquiries. Barman Albert has helped Sebastian get some small commissions and is going to introduce him to a German composer and his American manager, Albert’s colleague Gaston wonders just how close the Albert-Sebastian relationship has become. Soon, Sebastian / Oscar himself arrives with Smithers, an English publisher who is trying to get Wilde to write his memoirs. [PAR] Will the Grim Reaper track down Wilde? It’s a tale of white lilies that Wilde presents to his associates; a blue rose a flower girl gives him, of Faustian pacts and a poem to the moon that echoes a chunk of Wilde’s Salomé. All this comes with a portrait of a disillusioned Wilde in a threadbare waistcoat, splashing out other people’s cash and knocking back the absinthe. [PAR] Peter Dunne plays his own creation, making Wilde a rather self-consciously flamboyant character, but just pulls back from making him funny so that you can’t help but feel sorry for him and, though the barman and the waiter (Felix O’Brien and Edmund Duff) are a kind of double act and the German comes in wearing a Prussian helmet, on press night perhaps the audience was taking it a little too seriously and the laughs were thin. [PAR] The Communion of Lilies is an intriguing oddity that mixes things in a way that it is difficult to pull off. We need a licence to laugh at the Oscar in this lay but our compassion for the real Oscar gets in the way. Richard Igoe’s composer is clearly meant to be a joke, paired with Richard | oscar wilde |
In which country, on June 1, 2001, was there a massacre in the royal palace when King Birendra, Queen Aiswarya, Crown Prince Dipendra and 7 other members of the royal family were killed? | [DOC] [TLE] CNN.com - Nepal massacre: Prince named king - June 2, 2001CNN.com - Nepal massacre: Prince named king - June 2, 2001 [PAR] WEB SERVICES: [PAR] Nepal massacre: Prince named king [PAR] Nepalese King Birendra, left, Queen Aiswarya and Crown Prince Dipendra, right, during a ceremony in December 2000 [PAR] [PAR] KATMANDU, Nepal -- In a surprise twist the government of Nepal has named Crown Prince Dipendra as King after he shot most of his family to death and then turned the gun on himself. [PAR] Dipendra, who was earlier thought to have died of his wounds, is now reported to be in a coma and on life support at an army hospital after the palace massacre. [PAR] The announcement of Dipendra's accession to throne following the death of his father, King Birendra, came in a brief statement from the Nepalese privy council carried on state radio. [PAR] It said that given the new king's condition the late king's brother, Prince Gyanendra, was being appointed as regent, or acting king. [PAR] State radio also confirmed that the Dipendra's mother, Queen Aiswarya, was killed in the shooting. [PAR] No further details of the killings were given although it is thought that as many as 10 members of the family were killed as Dipendra unleashed a hail of automatic gunfire at the palace late Friday. [PAR] Three others are reported to have been seriously wounded. [PAR] The bodies of the dead King and Queen are expected to be cremated along with the other dead royals at a riverside temple later Saturday. [PAR] 'National tragedy' [PAR] Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister Ram Chandra Paudel has called the massacre "a national tragedy" and confirmed that Dipendra's finger was on the trigger. [PAR] VIDEO [PAR] Nepal's royal family; revered and reserved [PAR] [PAR] The shootings are reported to have been the result of a dispute between the Eton-educated crown prince and his mother over an arranged marriage. [PAR] Queen Aiswarya is believed to have disapproved of Dipendra's choice of bride and had called a meeting of family members on Friday evening to discuss the issue. [PAR] Sources told CNN that the crown prince, clad in military fatigues, entered a sitting room of the royal palace at about 2240 local time and opened fire with an automatic rifle. [PAR] Unconfirmed reports said the crown prince wished to marry the daughter of a former government minister. [PAR] Shortly after the shooting authorities dispatched a helicopter from Kathmandu to bring King Birendra's brother, Prince Gyanendra, back to the capital. [PAR] He arrived in the capital by car Saturday afternoon after traveling from the jungle area of Chitwan. [PAR] It now appears he will become regent and assume the King's responsibilities for as long as Dipendra remains in a coma. [PAR] According to the Nepalese constitution the brother of the King can only accede to the throne after his sons have died. [PAR] CNN's Kasra Naji who is in the Nepalese capital says the situation there is calm but tense with troops brought out onto the streets to help maintain security. [PAR] Nation shocked [PAR] Earlier Kathmandu, a city of some 1.5 million residents, awoke Saturday buzzing with rumors but no officials confirmation of the bloody events that had taken place at the palace hours earlier. [PAR] Eager for news thousands of people began gathering near the palace grounds in the center of the city but were held some distance back by security forces in riot gear. [PAR] "This is unbelievable . . . one day you hear that the crown prince is getting married soon and the next day he goes on to a shooting rampage and kills everyone in the family," said Shreeram Shrestha, who had rushed to the palace after hearing the news. [PAR] "Shocking is an understatement, we have been orphaned by this loss," said another city resident. [PAR] God king [PAR] Birendra, 55, was widely revered in Nepali society with many believing that the occupant of the throne is the reincarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. [PAR] He became Nepal's head of state in 1972 reigning for almost two decades as an absolute monarch. [PAR] In 1990, he turned over government to a multi-party democracy that has since struggled with a fractured parliament, a frail economy and a long | nepal |
Who was the 1958 Cha-Cha champion of Hong Kong? | [DOC] [TLE] Photos of Bruce Lee Dancing the Cha Cha - hongwrong.comPhotos of Bruce Lee Dancing the Cha Cha - hongwrong.com [PAR] Home » Blog » HISTORY – Photos of the 1958 Hong Kong Cha Cha Championship Winner [PAR] HISTORY – Photos of the 1958 Hong Kong Cha Cha Championship Winner 11 [PAR] That’s right, Hong Kong’s 1958 Cha Cha Championship winner was none other than a teenage Bruce Lee… [PAR] Lee studied dancing as assiduously as he did Kung Fu… He kept a notebook in which he had noted 108 different Cha Cha steps… [PAR] A year later, he emigrated to San Francisco with $100 in his pocket. His passage to the US was in the lower decks of a ship, but it didn’t take long for Bruce to be invited up to the First Class to teach the passengers the Cha Cha… [PAR] His first job in America was as a dancing instructor, though – by the time he had moved to Seattle – he had left his Cha Cha days behind… [PAR] Related Posts: [PAR] If Bruce Lee can cha cha, anyone can! [PAR] Polito [PAR] If Bruce Lee can cha cha, anyone can! [PAR] Sasori[DOC] [TLE] Presenting the 1958 Hong Kong Cha-Cha Champion: Bruce Lee ...Presenting the 1958 Hong Kong Cha-Cha Champion: Bruce Lee | Dangerous Minds [PAR] Presenting the 1958 Hong Kong Cha-Cha Champion: Bruce Lee [PAR] 03.22.2013 [PAR] Tags: [PAR] [PAR] Some great shots of Bruce Lee during his competitive dancing years. The man was dashing in every endeavor, wasn’t he? There’s even a bit of footage, proving the versatility of his elegance and grace beyond fight choreography. [PAR] [DOC] [TLE] The 1958 Hong Kong Cha Cha Champion is......... | Dance ForumsThe 1958 Hong Kong Cha Cha Champion is......... | Dance Forums [PAR] The 1958 Hong Kong Cha Cha Champion is......... [PAR] Mr 4 styles Well-Known Member [PAR] BRUCE LEE!!!!!!!!! [PAR] Newsweek put out a 75th anniversary of the Dragon freestanding edition chronicling many aspects of Bruce Lee's life. I had studied Jeet Kun Do starting as a 15 year old and had somehow never learned of Bruce's Ballroom dancing experience. Its said, while learning, he had cue cards for 108 cha cha steps!!!. [PAR] There are stills and footage of Bruce dancing online. [PAR] I have always felt that martial arts experience has helped my dancing both mentally and physically. Others have alluded to this as well. Clearly if Bruce did it.............this fact must be true [PAR] One more reason to admire Bruce Lee. [PAR] [DOC] [TLE] BRUCE LEE CHA CHA CHAMPION 1958 | I Love Old PhotosBRUCE LEE CHA CHA CHAMPION 1958 | I Love Old Photos [PAR] I Love Old Photos [PAR] Enjoying Old Photos. The True Source of History. [PAR] Menu [PAR] BRUCE LEE CHA CHA CHAMPION 1958 [PAR] Bruce Lee was the 1958 Hong Kong Cha Cha Dancing Champion… [PAR] Share this: [PAR] Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: [PAR] Email (required) (Address never made public) [PAR] Name (required) [PAR] You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) [PAR] You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) [PAR] You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change ) [PAR] You are commenting using your Google+ account. ( Log Out / Change )[DOC] [TLE] Bruce Lee - Videos and Picture Gallery - Maniac WorldBruce Lee - Videos and Picture Gallery [PAR] Bruce Lee Death [PAR] Bruce Lee was an American-born martial artist, philosopher, instructor, martial arts actor and the founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts system, widely regarded as the most influential martial artist of the 20th century and a cultural icon. [PAR] Bruce Lee was born in the hour of the dragon, between 6-8 a.m., in the Year of the Dragon according to the Chinese zodiac calendar, November 27, 1940 at the Chinese Hospital in San Francisco�s Chinatown in the United States. [PAR] Bruce Lee birthplace was San Francisco, | bruce lee |
Who has been engaged to US tennis player Jimmy Connors and married to British tennis player John Lloyd, Olympic downhill skier Andy Mill and Australian golfer Greg Norman? | [DOC] [TLE] Tennis-Evert not surprised by McIlroy's split with WozniackiTennis-Evert not surprised by McIlroy's split with Wozniacki [PAR] Tennis-Evert not surprised by McIlroy's split with Wozniacki [PAR] Tweet [PAR] Share [PAR] LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Golfer Rory McIlroy 's decision this week to call off his wedding with former world number one tennis player Caroline Wozniacki is no surprise, according to Chris Evert who suffered similar heartache 40 years ago. [PAR] Eighteen-times grand slam champion Evert was engaged to fellow American tennis champion Jimmy Connors in 1974, the year both won the Wimbledon title, but the so-called golden couple cancelled their wedding. [PAR] McIlroy, twice a major champion, announced on Wednesday that he had changed his mind about marrying Dane Wozniacki despite the wedding invitations having already been posted. [PAR] "It doesn't surprise me," Evert, who was 19 when engaged to Connors, said in an ESPN conference call ahead of next week's French Open. [PAR] "I look back at Jimmy and I. To look at two players that are in the prime of their career and are striving to be No. 1, (you) don't see each other. [PAR] "I mean, I was married in my 20s to my tennis. That was the only way I could put all my emotions and energies into that goal. I was in awe that it (McIlroy and Wozniacki's relationship) worked as long as it did. [PAR] "I can't believe it. They must be just different kind of people. I understand 100 percent, you're married to your career. You're using your emotions. You're using the mental capacity that you have. [PAR] "You're putting everything into it. That's what it takes to be the best." [PAR] Evert has since been married three times, to former British tennis player John Lloyd, downhill skier Andy Mill, with whom she had three sons, and Australian golfer Greg Norman -- all of them ending in divorce. (Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ossian Shine) [PAR] Reblog[DOC] [TLE] Evert not surprised by McIlroy's split with WozniackiEvert not surprised by McIlroy's split with Wozniacki [PAR] Evert not surprised by McIlroy's split with Wozniacki [PAR] Tweet [PAR] Share [PAR] Tennis player Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark (L) works as the caddie for her boyfriend, Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy, during the Par 3 Contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia April 9, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar [PAR] More [PAR] LONDON (Reuters) - Golfer Rory McIlroy 's decision this week to call off his wedding with former world number one tennis player Caroline Wozniacki is no surprise, according to Chris Evert who suffered similar heartache 40 years ago. [PAR] Eighteen-times grand slam champion Evert was engaged to fellow American tennis champion Jimmy Connors in 1974, the year both won the Wimbledon title, but the so-called golden couple canceled their wedding. [PAR] McIlroy, twice a major champion, announced on Wednesday that he had changed his mind about marrying Dane Wozniacki despite the wedding invitations having already been posted. [PAR] "It doesn't surprise me," Evert, who was 19 when engaged to Connors, said in an ESPN conference call ahead of next week's French Open. [PAR] "I look back at Jimmy and I. To look at two players that are in the prime of their career and are striving to be No. 1, (you) don't see each other. [PAR] "I mean, I was married in my 20s to my tennis. That was the only way I could put all my emotions and energies into that goal. I was in awe that it (McIlroy and Wozniacki's relationship) worked as long as it did. [PAR] "I can't believe it. They must be just different kind of people. I understand 100 percent, you're married to your career. You're using your emotions. You're using the mental capacity that you have. [PAR] "You're putting everything into it. That's what it takes to be the best." [PAR] Evert has | chris evert |
Edith Cavell, who was executed in 1915 by German firing squad after aiding the escape of allied prisoners from Belgium, was a member of which profession? | [DOC] [TLE] British nurse Edith Cavell executed - Oct 12, 1915 ...British nurse Edith Cavell executed - Oct 12, 1915 - HISTORY.com [PAR] British nurse Edith Cavell executed [PAR] Share this: [PAR] British nurse Edith Cavell executed [PAR] Author [PAR] British nurse Edith Cavell executed [PAR] URL [PAR] Publisher [PAR] A+E Networks [PAR] On the morning of October 12, 1915, the 49-year-old British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad in Brussels, Belgium. [PAR] Before World War I began in 1914, Cavell served for a number of years as the matron of a nurse’s training school in Brussels. After the city was captured and occupied by the Germans in the first month of war, Cavell chose to remain at her post, tending to German soldiers and Belgians alike. In August 1915, German authorities arrested her and accused her of helping British and French prisoners-of-war, as well as Belgians hoping to serve with the Allied armies, to escape Belgium for neutral Holland. [PAR] During her trial, Cavell admitted that she was guilty of the offenses with which she had been charged. She was sentenced to death. Though diplomats from the neutral governments of the United States and Spain fought to commute her sentence, their efforts were ultimately in vain. The night before her execution on October 12, 1915, Cavell confided in Reverend Horace Graham, a chaplain from the American Legation, that “They have all been very kind to me here. But this I would say, standing as I do in view of God and eternity: I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.” [PAR] Cavell’s execution led to a rise in anti-German feeling in the United States as well as in Britain, where she was idealized as a heroic martyr to the cause and was honored with a statue in St. Martin’s Place, just off London’s Trafalagar Square. “What Jeanne d’Arc has been for centuries to France,” wrote one Allied journalist, “that will Edith Cavell become to the future generations of Britons.” [PAR] Related Videos[DOC] [TLE] WWI Nurse Edith Cavell Executed, 100 Years Ago - History ...WWI Nurse Edith Cavell Executed, 100 Years Ago - History in the Headlines [PAR] WWI Nurse Edith Cavell Executed, 100 Years Ago [PAR] October 6, 2015 By Evan Andrews [PAR] Color portrait of Cavell. (Credit: Wellcome Library) [PAR] Share this: [PAR] WWI Nurse Edith Cavell Executed, 100 Years Ago [PAR] Author [PAR] WWI Nurse Edith Cavell Executed, 100 Years Ago [PAR] URL [PAR] Google [PAR] At dawn on October 12, 1915, World War I nurse Edith Cavell was shot by a German firing squad on the outskirts of Brussels, Belgium. The 49-year-old Englishwoman had been condemned to death for helping run an underground network that spirited some 200 Allied soldiers out of German-occupied territory. Her execution caused an outrage both in Britain and abroad, and became a recurring motif in Allied propaganda for the rest of the war. Get the story of one of the most celebrated female heroes of World War I. [PAR] When World War I erupted in August 1914, Edith Cavell was in her seventh year as the head matron of the Berkendael Medical Institute, a nurse training school in Brussels, Belgium. The grey-haired nurse was visiting family in England on the eve of Germany’s invasion of Belgium, but she immediately packed her bags and rushed back to her students. “At a time like this I am more needed than ever,” she told her worried mother. Cavell’s school was converted into a Red Cross hospital, and as the wounded began pouring in from the front, she treated all soldiers regardless of nationality. “Each man is a father, husband or son,” she reminded her nurses. “The profession of nursing knows no frontiers.” [PAR] A pre-war photo of Edith Cavell. (Credit: Imperial War Museum) [PAR] Brussels fell to the Germans in late August, but the stern-faced Cavell ignored a call to return to England and remained at her post. That same month, the 150,000-strong British Expeditionary Force retreated from Belgium following the Battle of Mons, leaving scores | nurse |
Who founded ASH ( Action on Smoking and Health ) in 1971? | [DOC] [TLE] About ASH - Action on Smoking and HealthAbout ASH – Action on Smoking and Health [PAR] Home / About ASH [PAR] About ASH [PAR] Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) was established in 1971 (20 January) by the Royal College of Physicians. It is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco. We do not attack smokers or condemn smoking. The organisation is headed by the Chief Executive, Deborah Arnott, and governed by a Board of Trustees . The Duke of Gloucester is our patron. [PAR] While we aim to be innovative and agenda setting in our work, our policies are always evidence based and follow a dual approach: [PAR] Information and networking: To develop opinion and awareness about the “tobacco epidemic” [PAR] Advocacy and campaigning: To press for policy measures that will reduce the burden of addiction, disease and premature death attributable to tobacco.[DOC] [TLE] Forest | ASH awarded WHO medal on 40th "birthday"Forest | ASH awarded WHO medal on 40th "birthday" [PAR] Headlines > ASH awarded WHO medal on 40th "birthday" [PAR] ASH awarded WHO medal on 40th "birthday" [PAR] Thu 16th June, 2011 [PAR] Public health minister Anne Milton presented ASH chief executive Deborah Arnott with an award from the World Health Organisation at a special meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health. [PAR] Milton presented Arnott with the World No Tobacco Day Award 2011 in recognition of ASH’s "dynamic" international work. [PAR] The meeting, held to mark the anti-smoking group's 40th anniversary, was hosted by Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Williams, chairman of the APPG on Smoking and Health. [PAR] Other speakers were Labour MP Kevin Barron, chairman of the Health Select Committee when the smoking ban was introduced in England in 2007, Sir Richard Thompson, president of the Royal College of Physicians, which founded ASH in 1971, and Professor John Moxam, chairman of ASH. [PAR] Source: Action on Smoking and Health (16 June 2011) [PAR] Previous story[DOC] [TLE] ASH | DeepDyveASH | DeepDyve [PAR] DeepDyve [PAR] “Whoa! It’s like Spotify but for academic articles.” [PAR] Instant Access to Thousands of Journals for just $40/month [PAR] Try 2 weeks free now [PAR] ASH [PAR] Sandford, Amanda news CHARITY Action on Smoking and Health is a health campaigning charity working to reduce and ultimately eliminate the harm caused by tobacco use. The charity was founded by the Royal College of Physicians in 1971 and continues to work with the medical establishment on tobacco matters. The charity receives funding from the British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK. AMANDA SANDFORD, ASH Go to the Trends website to download and print off leaflets for your patients, their relatives and supporters: www.trendsinurology.com/ patientinformation ASH works with other health and welfare organisations in the UK and overseas to campaign for specific measures to reduce smoking. Past campaign successes include the ban on tobacco advertising and implementation of comprehensive smokefree legislation. More recently, ASH and members of the Smokefree Action Coalition successfully lobbied the government to end the promotion of tobacco products in shops: from April this year, tobacco displays in supermarkets will be banned and those in small shops will disappear from public view by April 2015. Currently our focus is on getting tobacco products into plain, standardised packaging in order to dissuade children from taking up smoking and to help smokers quit. Following the lead of Australia, where plain packaging will be required from December 2012, ASH will be working hard to get the UK to be the next country to adopt such a measure. There is already robust evidence to support such a move, with many studies showing that children and young people pick up misleading messages from current branded packs. For example, they believe that some brands are less harmful than others based purely on the colour or design of the pack, when in fact all cigarettes are harmful. ASH does not provide smoking cessation advice for individual smokers, although TRENDS IN UROLOGY & MENâS HEALTH MARCH/APRIL 2012 tips on quitting are included in the ASH fact sheets and stop-smoking section of the website. However, ASH does work with other health experts to ensure best practice and to disseminate information about smoking | royal college of physicians |
Whose only novel was The Cardinals Mistress? | [DOC] [TLE] The Mistress - The New York TimesThe Mistress [PAR] The Mistress [PAR] Histories, Myths and Interpretations of the ''Other Woman'' [PAR] By VICTORIA GRIFFIN [PAR] We have mistresses for our enjoyment, [PAR] concubines to serve our person, and wives for [PAR] the bearing of legitimate offspring. [PAR] Perhaps the first thing to notice about this famous dictum by the orator Demosthenes from the fourth century BC is the obvious one it's written by a man, and it's written in the language of power: `We have'. Not `There are' or `Women are', but `We have'. This, it can be inferred, is what men have done to women, classifying them into particular roles. There is no mention of women outside these roles, of women who exist for some other purpose than that of relating to men. Mistresses are to be enjoyed, concubines are to serve, wives are to bear legitimate offspring. Whether women enjoy any or all of these roles is not mentioned; women's feelings are irrelevant. [PAR] The second thing to notice is, of course, the actual division or `splitting'. Several twentieth-century writers have commented on this tendency of the image of woman to `split', to become divided into, for instance, virgin and whore, or `angel in the house' (as most notably portrayed by the Victorian poet Coventry Patmore) and `fallen woman'. In this case the split is threefold: mistresses are not wives, wives are not for enjoyment, mistresses and concubines do not provide legitimate offspring, and so on. Perhaps mistresses have a better time than concubines as they are there to do more than `serve'. And perhaps wives have a degree of respect but only as the bearers of legitimate offspring. [PAR] So one question is: do women fall naturally into these categories, or have they been placed there solely by men? I imagine it's a bit of both: men created the categories, and women slotted themselves into them. It's always hard when considering attitudes in patriarchal society to work out which came first attitudes or patriarchy they have a symbiotic relationship, feeding back and forth. And one can only view life and one's role from within the prevailing system. That system is one where men are in control and have been for centuries, millennia, and it has been argued that one way they have maintained that control is by this `splitting' of women, so that the female becomes less than whole and therefore never equal to the male. Eva Figes is not alone in ascribing this strategy to the fear of women by men, the fear of the oppressed by the oppressors: `... because man has refused to abandon an inch of ground more than necessary, having so much to lose, he has been afraid of the dormant power he has subdued, and recognized woman as profoundly dangerous.' [PAR] The Oxford English Dictionary definition of `mistress' is: `A woman who illicitly occupies the place of wife'. A search under `mistress' in the British Library's computerised catalogues yields interesting results. Interspersed with books about the mistresses of famous men, or novels about mistresses, are memoirs of a rather raunchier sort (Mistress of the Lash, for instance), alongside instruction manuals written by `mistresses' to their maidservants, and textbooks by biology mistresses. The consequences of ordering some of these books range from having to sit at a special table reserved for readers of pornography, with strict instructions not to leave the book unattended, in order to consult How to find and fascinate a mistress, and survive in spite of it all by Will Harvey (1972), which tells of the importance of simultaneous orgasms and categorises mistresses as Ladybugs or Honeybees, to the discovery that The Cardinal's Mistress is the title of a novel written by one Benito Mussolini, published in 1929. An Internet search yields thousands of entries, nearly all of which seem to be the electronic equivalent of cards placed in phone booths by dominatrixes. [PAR] The word `mistress', it was suggested on a radio programme recently | mussolini |
Tony Gallagher is the editor of which Daily Newspaper? | [DOC] [TLE] Tony Gallagher | News UKTony Gallagher | News UK [PAR] Tony Gallagher [PAR] Editor in Chief, The Sun [PAR] Tony Gallagher became Editor in Chief of The Sun in September 2015. [PAR] Born in London Tony attended Finchley Catholic High School, read English at Bristol, then took the newspaper journalism course at City University in London. He trained at the Southern Evening Echo in Southampton before joining the leading agency South West News Service in Bristol. [PAR] A highly regarded reporter, Tony is a former news editor of the Daily Mail, and was instrumental in the launch of the Mail Online. He left in 2006 to join The Daily Telegraph as head of news. In 2009, as deputy editor, he helped lead the infamous MPs’ expenses scandal coverage and later that year was made editor. [PAR] Tony joins The Sun from the Daily Mail where he has been Deputy Editor since 2014. [PAR] A West Ham fan and amateur cook, Tony is married with three children.[DOC] [TLE] Tony GallagherTony Gallagher (born 2 November 1963) is a British journalist. He was appointed as editor-in-chief of The Sun in early September 2015. He is a former editor of The Daily Telegraph and was joint deputy editor of the Daily Mail before his current post. [PAR] Career [PAR] Gallagher attended Finchley Catholic High School and Bristol University and then City University London. He began his career as a trainee journalist at the Southern Evening Echo in Southampton in 1985, and then moved to the South West News Agency in Bristol in 1987. He joined Today in 1988, and then became a reporter at the Daily Mail in 1990. He attracted attention for his Princess Diana-related exclusives. He later became News Editor and finally Assistant Editor in 2006. He joined The Daily Telegraph in October 2006 as Head of News.James Robinson, "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/30/gallagher-new-telegraph-editor Profile: Tony Gallagher, Daily Telegraph editor]", The Guardian, 30 November 2009 He became deputy editor in September 2007. [PAR] As deputy editor, Gallagher took the lead on exclusives relating to the MPs' expenses scandal. In November 2009, he was promoted to editor. [PAR] Gallagher relinquished his post with immediate effect in January 2014. The following April he became joint deputy editor of the Daily Mail and shared the role with John Steafel. [PAR] Gallagher was appointed as the editor-in-chief of The Sun on 2 September 2015. [PAR] Personal life [PAR] He is a fan of West Ham United, a team he came to support because his father worked in London's East End. He is married with three children.[DOC] [TLE] Former kitchen porter appointed editor of The SunFormer kitchen porter appointed editor of The Sun [PAR] Former kitchen porter appointed editor of The Sun [PAR] September 2, 2015 16:40 BST [PAR] Tony Gallagher at Moro restaurant, Exmouth Market, LondonBen Cawthra/REX Shutterstock [PAR] Tony Gallagher, the deputy editor of the Daily Mail, has been appointed editor-in-chief of The Sun, Britain's biggest selling daily newspaper. The 51-year-old, who becomes the first person to edit a broadsheet newspaper and a tabloid, hit the headlines in 2014 when he took a job as a kitchen junior after he left the Daily Telegraph. [PAR] Only weeks after being brutally ejected from the editor's chair at the right-wing paper, Gallagher began work at Moro – a fashionable restaurant in Islington, north London – slightly lower down the career ladder than he had been accustomed to. [PAR] When a newspaper contacted the restaurant, a staff member confirmed Gallagher was carting trays of vegetables to the kitchen and helping prepare North African and Spanish dishes. His short stint in the kitchen soon came to end when he was recalled to the Daily Mail, where he was previously head of news. [PAR] Gallagher, who helmed the Daily Telegraph's mega-expose of the MPs' expenses scandal in 2009, is highly respected as the consummate journalist with "ink in his veins". He also has a fearsome reputation for no-nonsense management style. [PAR] "It is my great pleasure and honour to be taking charge at the Sun," he said. " | sun |
What breed of dog is known as the carriage dog? | [DOC] [TLE] Carriage dog - definition of carriage dog by The Free ...Carriage dog - definition of carriage dog by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Carriage dog - definition of carriage dog by The Free Dictionary [PAR] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/carriage+dog [PAR] Related to carriage dog: Old English mastiff [PAR] carriage dog [PAR] (Breeds) a former name for Dalmatian [PAR] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: [PAR] Noun [PAR] 1. [PAR] carriage dog - a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia [PAR] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . [PAR] Link to this page: [PAR] liver-spotted dalmatian [PAR] References in classic literature ? [PAR] So, Bella and the fowls, by the united energies of two horses, two men, four wheels, and a plum-pudding carriage dog with as uncomfortable a collar on as if he had been George the Fourth, were deposited at the door of the parental dwelling. [PAR] View in context [PAR] The pony, fresh from the Lampeter Spring Show the day before, when he was fifth in his class, was unhurt and able to lead the pony section of the rally up the steep hill out of the village, with both Lester and co-driver Rhian Jones in the carriage, with Buttons, the Dalmatian carriage dog, in tow. [PAR] Bobby bounces back after fall at rally [PAR] Front cover: Murphy the carriage dog follows the team through Skeffington, Leicestershire.[DOC] [TLE] The Kennel ClubThe Kennel Club [PAR] Puppy Seekers Breeders Vets [PAR] Description [PAR] The origins of the breed are debatable as is the name of the breed: there is little evidence that he originated in the Dalmatian coastal region of the Balkans. In the late 18th Century there was a type of white spotted dog known as the Talbot Hound and these dogs were used to accompany horse-drawn carriages and guard the passengers and the cargo. In 1791 Thomas Bewick named this type of dog as the Dalmatian. [PAR] In the Regency period 1795-1837 the breed became a status symbol trotting alongside the horse-drawn carriages and those with decorative spotting were highly prized. For this reason he earned the epithet 'the Spotted Coach Dog'. The dogs would also guard the stables at night. The breed was also used to run ahead of horse-drawn fire engines clearing the route for the vehicles. [PAR] Breed Group[DOC] [TLE] Dalmatian Welfare » Carriage DogDalmatian Welfare » Carriage Dog [PAR] Carriage Dog [PAR] British Carriage Dog Society [PAR] The Dalmatian’s role as a carriage dog in this country began in the 17th century when young English aristocrats brought spotted dogs home from their travels in Europe. [PAR] Undoubtedly one attraction was the Dalmatian’s striking appearance, but they also had a very practical use. Their feet and legs are strong and they could maintain long distances alongside a horse or carriage on rough roads. They also had or developed an affinity with horses. The Dalmatian’s strong guarding and hunting instincts were useful when travelling, and in the inns at night they guarded the horses in the stables and kept the vermin down. [PAR] Carriage Dog Trials [PAR] Trials started in 2003 after founder Alison Burgess visited the US to observe the working trials sanctioned by Dalmatian Club of America . The UK Trials had to be adapted to suit UK tradition and modern working conditions for both carriage and road dogs. [PAR] The Trials provide a modern competition to demonstrate the Dalmatian’s traditional role as a companion to horses and carriages. It is an endurance and obedience event and all competitors must do a basic obedience test, from their horse or carriage, with their dog as part of the Trial. [PAR] Trials test the dog’s willingness to work, its obedience, and its ability to keep up at speed. It is also a test of the dog’s endurance and physical condition is assessed by a vet judge during the test. Dogs which qualify earn the title of Road or Carriage Dog bronze, silver or gold depending on the distance covered (from 10km to 40 km). [PAR] National trials are held every year and occasional regional trials are held in different parts of the UK. Spectators | dalmatian |
Who at the age of 69 was the oldest US President to take the oath of office? | [DOC] [TLE] Question - Oldest President of the United StatesQuestion - Oldest President of the United States [PAR] By Martin Kelly [PAR] Question: Who was the oldest president of the United States? [PAR] Answer: Ronald Reagan became the oldest president when he was elected in 1980 at the age of 69. He survived an assassination attempt . When he finished his second term in office he was 77 years old. [PAR] Learn more about the US Presidents:[DOC] [TLE] The Top Ten: Youngest U.S. Presidents - InfopleaseThe Top Ten: Youngest U.S. Presidents [PAR] Youngest U.S. Presidents [PAR] (By age upon taking office) [PAR] Rank [PAR] 50 [PAR] 184 [PAR] Note: Roosevelt was sworn in after the assassination of William McKinley in 1901, making Kennedy the youngest president actually voted to the office. At 69, Ronald Reagan was the oldest president to take office. [PAR] See Also:[DOC] [TLE] Reagan Takes Oath As 40th President; Promises An 'Era Of ...Reagan Takes Oath As 40th President; Promises An 'Era Of National Renewal' [PAR] Reagan Takes Oath As 40th President; Promises An 'Era Of National Renewal' [PAR] FREEZE SET ON HIRING [PAR] Californian Stresses Need To Restrict Government and Buoy Economy [PAR] By Steven R. Weisman [PAR] Special to The New York Times [PAR] RELATED HEADLINES [PAR] Minutes Later, 52 U.S. Hostages In Iran Fly To Freedom After 444-Day Ordeal: Teheran Captors Call Out Insults As The 52 Leave: Alive, Well, And Free: Captives Taken to Algiers and Then Germany -- Final Pact Complex [PAR] Anxious Families and Towns Erupt Into Long-Postponed Celebrations [PAR] A Hopeful Prologue, A Pledge of Action [PAR] Washington, Jan. 20 -- Ronald Wilson Reagan of California, promising "an era of national renewal," became the 40th President of the United States today as 52 Americans held hostage in Iran were heading toward freedom. [PAR] The hostages, whose 14 months of captivity had been a central focus of the Presidential contest last year took off from Teheran in two Boeing 727 airplanes at 12:25 P.M., Eastern standard time, the very moment that Mr. Reagan was concluding his solemn Inaugural Address at the United States Capitol. [PAR] The new President's speech, however, made no reference at all to the long-awaited release of the hostages, emphasizing instead the need to limit the powers of the Federal Government, and to bring an end to unemployment and inflation. [PAR] Government Is the Problem [PAR] Promising to begin immediately to deal with "an economic affliction of great proportions," Mr. Reagan declared: "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." And in keeping with this statement, the President issued orders for a hiring "freeze" as his first official act. [PAR] Wearing a charcoal gray club coat, striped trousers and dove gray vest and tie, Mr. Reagan took his oath of office at 11:57 A. M. in the first inaugural ceremony ever enacted on the western front of the United States Capitol. The site was chosen to stress the symbolism of Mr. Reagan's addressing his words to the West, the region that served as his base in his three Presidential campaigns in 1968, 1976, and1980. [PAR] Oldest to Assume Presidency [PAR] The ceremony today, filled with patriotic music, the firing of cannons and the pealing of bells, marked the transfer of the Presidency back to the Republicans after the four-year term of Jimmy Carter, a Democrat, as well as the culmination of the remarkable career of a conservative former two-term Governor of California who had started out as a baseball announcer and motion picture star. [PAR] At the age of 69, Mr. Reagan also became the oldest man to assume the Presidency, and in five months he will become the oldest man to serve in the office. [PAR] Mr. Carter, looking haggard and worn after spending two largely sleepless nights trying to resolve the hostage crisis as the final chapter of his Presidency, flew from Washington after the inaugural ceremony to Plains, Ga., his hometown. He was scheduled to fly to West Germany early tomorrow to greet the hostages personally at the invitation of the man who defeated him for re-election, Mr. Reagan. [PAR] Mr. Reagan's briskly delivered speech, lasting 20 minutes, | ronald reagan |
What were volitos first demonstrated in Soho London in 1823? | [DOC] [TLE] Jimmy Doyle died during a title fight in 1947 who was ...Jimmy Doyle died during a title fight in 1947 who was opponent - IT - 402 [PAR] View Full Document [PAR] Jimmy Doyle died during a title fight in 1947 who was opponent Sugar Ray Robinson 66 In 1900 Persian soldiers were paid with what Donkeys 67 In Islington in London it’s a £50 fine for sleeping where The Public Library 68 Dr Deidrich Knickerbocker invented which famous character Rip Van Winkle 69 What occupation would use a dibber Gardener - to make planting holes 70 Which group of people first used gold fillings Incas of Peru 71 Miss Lemon is what detectives confidential secretary Hercule Poirot 72 Name Alice's pet cat Dinah 73 In the siege of Mafeking who led the defenders Robert Baden Powell 74 Beethoven's fifth piano concerto is nicknamed what The Emperor 75 What did Aristotle claim as the most delicate of table meats Camel 76 Which annual world championship is held at Coxheath Kent Custard Pie throwing 77 In which film did Cliff Richard sing Living Doll in 1959 Serious Charge 78 Which Lombardy town is famed for its cheese Gorgonzola 79 Which acid dissolves glass Hydrofluoric Acid 80 Who wrote The female of the species more deadly than the male Rudyard Kipling 81 Musical terms - what does De Capo mean on a score From the beginning 82 What is a half of a half of a half of a half A Sixteenth 83 Who recorded as Dib Cochran and the Earwigs Marc Bolan and David Bowie 84 In what country is Tiahuanaco Bolivia 85 What exactly are chitterlings Fried animals birds small intestines 86 What was Winston Churchill's codename during WW2 Agent 87 There are 4.5 gallons of ale in what container Pin 88 Of what did the poet John Milton die Gout 89 The musical instrument piccolo means what in Italian Small 90 In what country could you spend a tugrik Mongolia 91 All the pictures of which king are always shown in profile King of Diamonds 92 Pernell Roberts played which character in a TV western series Adam Cartwright 93 1937 saw the first BBC TV broadcast of which event Wimbledon Tennis 94 Which orchestral instrument can play the highest note The Violin 95 Who was the runner up in the 1979 Le Mans 24 hour race Paul Newman 96 Airman T E Shaw in WW2 was better known as who T E Laurence of Arabia 97 Italian painter Jacopo Robusti is better known as who Tintoretto 98 What were volitos first demonstrated in Soho London in 1823 Roller Skates 99 Which Mozart opera is subtitled School for Lovers Cosi fan Tuti 100 In literature who married Mary Morstan Dr John Watson Page 135 [PAR] This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version. [PAR] View Full Document [PAR] 10000 general knowledge questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro No Questions Quiz 68 Answers 1 Which game begins when the referee shouts draw Lacrosse 2 What is litmus derived from Lichens 3 Hydrosis is the medical term for what Sweating 4 Misogamy is a dislike or hatred of what Marriage 5 What car has been voted European car of the Century Mini 6 In India what is a khidmutgar A Waiter 7 Who sang about Saturday Night at the Movies The Drifters 8 Who owned the sword Joyeuse Charlemagne 9 It was finally abolished in Britain in 1948 - what was Flogging 10 Beethoven's sixth symphony is known as what The Pastoral 11 Which English King had the most legitimate children (18) Edward I 12 [PAR] This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. [PAR] TERM [PAR] Kenyatta University [PAR] IT 402 - Spring 2015 [PAR] 1 2 3 4 5 Sampling In Research What is research? According Webster (1985), to researc [PAR] HYPO.docx[DOC] [TLE] Rolling Along | Little Bits of HistoryRolling Along | Little Bits of History [PAR] Little Bits of History [PAR] Posted in History by patriciahysell on April 22, 2014 [PAR] Robert John Tyers patent for roller skates [PAR] April 22, 1823: Robert John Tyers patents roller skates. He was a fruit seller from Piccadilly, London and called his invention Volitos. They were an “apparatus to be attached to boots … for the purpose of travelling or pleasure.” They used a series of five small wheels arranged in a single line and the developer demonstrated their use at the tennis court in Windmill Street. The first use of something akin to skates was in | roller skates |
"Who invented the Kingdom of Kravonia in his 1906 novel ""Sophy of Kravonia""?" | [DOC] [TLE] Anthony Hope | Project Gutenberg Self-Publishing - eBooks ...Anthony Hope | Project Gutenberg Self-Publishing - eBooks | Read eBooks online [PAR] Early career and Zenda [PAR] Anthony Hope Hawkins by Zaida Ben-Yusuf , 1897 [PAR] Hope trained as a lawyer and barrister, being called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1887. He had time to write, as his working day was not overly full during these early years and he lived with his widowed father, then vicar of St Bride's Church , Fleet Street . Hope's short pieces appeared in periodicals but for his first book he was forced to resort to a self-publishing press . A Man of Mark (1890) is notable primarily for its similarities to Zenda: it is set in an imaginary country , Aureataland and features political upheaval and humour. More novels and short stories followed, including Father Stafford in 1891 and the mildly successful Mr Witt's Widow in 1892. He stood as the Liberal candidate for Wycombe in the election of 1892 but was not elected. In 1893 he wrote three novels (Sport Royal, A Change of Air and Half-a-Hero) and a series of sketches that first appeared in the Westminster Gazette and were collected in 1894 as The Dolly Dialogues, illustrated by Arthur Rackham .[3] Dolly was his first major literary success. A.E.W. Mason deemed these conversations "so truly set in the London of their day that the social historian would be unwise to neglect them," and said that they were written with "delicate wit [and] a shade of sadness."[4] [PAR] The idea for Hope's tale of political intrigue, The Prisoner of Zenda, being the history of three months in the life of an English gentleman, came to him at the close of 1893 as he was walking in London. Hope finished the first draft in a month and the book was in print by April. The story is set in the fictional European kingdom of 'Ruritania', a term which has come to mean 'the novelist's and dramatist's locale for court romances in a modern setting.'[5] Zenda achieved instant success and its witty protagonist, the debonair Rudolf Rassendyll, became a well-known literary creation. The novel was praised by Mason, literary critic Andrew Lang , and Robert Louis Stevenson .[6] The popularity of Zenda convinced Hope to give up the "brilliant legal career [that] seemed to lie ahead of him" to become a full-time writer but he "never again achieved such complete artistic success as in this one book."[7] Also in 1894, Hope produced The God in the Car, a political story.[3] [PAR] Later years [PAR] Hope wrote 32 volumes of fiction over the course of his lifetime and he had a large popular following. In 1896 he published The Chronicles of Count Antonio, followed in 1897 by a tale of adventure set on a Greek island, entitled Phroso.[3] He went on a publicity tour of the United States in late 1897, during which he impressed a New York Times reporter as being somewhat like Rudolf Rassendyll: a well-dressed Englishman with a hearty laugh, a soldierly attitude, a dry sense of humour, "quiet, easy manners," and an air of shrewdness.[8] [PAR] Blue plaque in Bedford Square, London [PAR] In 1898, he wrote Simon Dale, an historical novel involving actress and courtesan Nell Gwyn . Marie Tempest appeared in the dramatisation, called English Nell. One of Hope's plays, The Adventure of Lady Ursula, was produced in 1898. This was followed by his novel The King's Mirror (1899), which Hope considered one of his best works; and Captain Dieppe (1899). In 1900, he published Quisanté and he was elected chairman of the committee of the Society of Authors . He wrote Tristram of Blent in 1901, "The Intrusions of Peggy" in 1902, and Double Harness in 1904, followed by A Servant of the Public in 1905, about the love of acting. [PAR] In 1906, he produced Sophy of Kravonia, a novel in a similar vein to Zenda which was serialised in the Windsor Magazine ; Roger Lancelyn Green is especially damning of this effort.[9] Nevertheless, the story | sir anthony hope hawkins |
"Who was known as ""The Father of Antiseptic Surgery""?" | [DOC] [TLE] Joseph Lister (1827-1912) - Science Museum, LondonJoseph Lister (1827-1912) [PAR] Select from the menus below to find out more about a particular person. [PAR] Joseph Lister (1827-1912) [PAR] Add image to my collection [PAR] Joseph Lister is the surgeon who introduced new principles of cleanliness which transformed surgical practice in the late 1800s. We take it for granted that a surgeon will guard a patient's safety by using aseptic methods. But this was not always the case, and until Lister introduced sterile surgery, a patient could undergo a procedure successfully only to die from a postoperative infection known as ‘ward fever’. [PAR] Born in Essex, Lister was interested in surgery from an early stage - he was present at the first surgical procedure carried out under anaesthetic in 1846. Lister continued his studies in London and passed his examinations, becoming a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1852. He was recommended to visit Professor of Clinical Surgery James Syme (1799-1870) in Edinburgh and became his dresser, then house surgeon and then his son-in-law. [PAR] Lister moved to Glasgow in 1860 and became a Professor of Surgery. He read Pasteur's work on micro-organisms and decided to experiment with using one of Pasteur's proposed techniques, that of exposing the wound to chemicals. He chose dressings soaked with carbolic acid (phenol) to cover the wound and the rate of infection was vastly reduced. Lister then experimented with hand-washing, sterilising instruments and spraying carbolic in the theatre while operating, in order to limit infection. His lowered infection rate was very good and Listerian principles were adopted throughout many countries by a number of surgeons. Lister is now known as the ‘father of antiseptic surgery’.[DOC] [TLE] Joseph Lister and antiseptic surgery - ABPI - Resources ...Infectious diseases - timeline [PAR] Infectious diseases - timeline [PAR] Select from our full list of topics... [PAR] A [PAR] 8 [PAR] Parasite [PAR] Organism that feeds off another living host and causes it some damage. An example of a parasite is a tapeworm that lives in the digestive system of a host organism. [PAR] Aseptic [PAR] Free of pathogens. An aseptic technique is one performed under sterile conditions. [PAR] Antiseptic [PAR] A chemical which can destroy microorganisms. Antiseptics are applied to the surface of the skin or to living tissue to reduce the possibility of infection. [PAR] Joseph Lister and antiseptic surgery [PAR] Joseph Lister was a Scottish surgeon who picked up the work of Louis Pasteur and used it to change the success rates of surgery. In 1865 Lister read about Pasteur's work on how wine went bad because of microorganisms in the air. Lister was convinced that microorganisms in the air were also the cause of the infections which killed up to half of his patients after they had successfully survived surgery. The open wounds made it easy for the germs to get into the body. [PAR] Lister had heard that carbolic acid had been used to get rid of a cattle parasite in fields, and to treat sewage. He decided to see if it could also stop wounds becoming infected. He started to clean the wounds of his patients with carbolic acid, and soak the dressings in antiseptic liquid as well. In the years from 1864-66 the death rate for Lister's surgical patients was 45.7%. Between 1867-70, when he introduced his new antiseptic treatment, this fell to 15% [PAR] Lister in theatre [PAR] Lister went on to develop an antiseptic spray which was used in operating theatres during surgery to keep the wound clean. This spray was not used for long though, because carbolic acid actually damages the tissues and breathing it in causes many problems. More successful was the special dressings he developed which contained carbolic acid to keep the wound clean but a barrier to keep it away from the flesh so it didn't cause any damage. [PAR] Lister's work revolutionised surgery once his aseptic techniques were accepted. Although the antiseptics and disinfectants used have changed, aseptic surgery is still the basis of saving millions of lives.[DOC] [TLE] History Learning Site - Joseph ListerJoseph Lister - History Learning Site [PAR] Joseph Lister [PAR] Citation: C N Trueman "Joseph Lister" [PAR] historylearningsite.co.uk | joseph lister |
Thomas Minton at Stoke on Trent created what in 1789? | [DOC] [TLE] Thomas MintonThomas Minton (1765 – 1836) was an English potter. He founded Thomas Minton & Sons in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, which grew into a major ceramic manufacturing company with an international reputation. [PAR] During the early 1780s Thomas Minton was an apprentice engraver at the Caughley Pottery Works in Shropshire, under the proprietorship of Thomas Turner, working on copperplate engravings for the production of transferware. The engraver Thomas Lucas went from there to work for Josiah Spode at Stoke-on-Trent in 1783, taking some elements of the fashionable chinoiserie patterns with him. While at Caughley Thomas Minton is thought to have worked on chinoiserie landscape patterns including willows, and to have prepared copperplates of them: but the Salopian works never produced the standard willow pattern which includes the bridge and the fence in the foreground. [PAR] Minton left the Salopian works in 1785, and married Sarah in London in 1789. In 1793 he established his own pottery factory in Stoke-upon-Trent principally for the manufacture of white-glazed earthen tablewares or pearlware including blue transfer printed and painted wares. Variations of his willow and other designs were acquired by Spode and other factories, and it was in this context that the English willow pattern was created. He was favoured and employed by Josiah Spode, for whom he engraved a new version of the pattern. To Minton is also attributed the popular 'Buffalo' pattern engraved for Spode. He was assisted by Henry Doncaster of Penkhull: his pupil William Greatbatch (father of William Greatbatch (1802-1885), another notable engraver) became chief engraver for Spode and for the successor company, Copeland's. [PAR] In c. 1796 Minton went into partnership with Joseph Poulson, who produced ornamental bone china at a factory nearby, and from c.1798 Minton employed Poulson's factory for his own china wares. After Poulson's death in 1808 he continued china production there until 1816. In 1824 he built a new factory for china, on the basis of which the company of 'Thomas Minton and Sons', known more simply as 'Mintons', was developed. At his death in 1836 his son Herbert Minton (1793-1858) continued and redeveloped the business. [PAR] His portrait was made by James Northcote, R.A.. [PAR] Sources[DOC] [TLE] Mintons, Potters & Tile Manufactures, Stoke-upon-Trent ...Mintons, Potters & Tile Manufactures, Stoke-upon-Trent, England, 1790s-1960s [PAR] Audio (0) [PAR] Mintons, Potters & Tile Manufactures, Stoke-upon-Trent, England, 1790s-1960s [PAR] In the 1790s Thomas Minton established a pottery factory in Stoke-upon-Trent in England the factory initially produced primarily cream-coloured and blue-printed earthenware maiolica and are known for popularizing the 'Willow Pattern'. Minton's sons came into the business about 1817 and the company traded as Thomas Minton & Sons. The company's production of bone china, which had begun in the late 1790s but slowed due to limited demand, increased in the 1820s. With Minton's the only English china factory of the 19th century to employ a Sèvres technical process called pâte-sur-pâte. [PAR] Upon Thomas Minton's death in 1836, control of the company passed to his son Herbert Minton. Herbert developed new production techniques and took the business into new fields, notably decorative encaustic tile making. Herbert initially went into partnership with Mr. John Boyle and the company traded as Minton & Boyle for about five years. When Boyle left the firm became Herbert Minton & Co. In 1845, Herbert took Michael Daintry Hollins into partnership and together they established the tile making side of the business under the name Minton, Hollins & Co. In 1846 Colin Minton Campbell, Herbert Minton's nephew, also became a partner in Minton & Co. [PAR] Upon Herbert's death in 1858 the business was continued by Campbell with Hollins remaining a partner. Minton, Hollins & Co also continued manufacturing tiles as a division of Minton & Co. In the early 1860s Robert Minton Taylor joined the company for a few short years before striking out on his own as Robert Minton Taylor & Co manufacturing tiles. [PAR] The firm split in 1868 with a court case | willow pattern |
In mythology Romulus Remus suckled by a she-wolf fed by what? | [DOC] [TLE] Romulus and Remus Facts for KidsRomulus and Remus Facts for Kids [PAR] Worksheets [PAR] Romulus and Remus [PAR] Background: Romulus and Remus are the two legendary characters that are associated with the myth regarding establishment of Roman civilization. The legend has it that they were twin brothers, born to Rhea Silvia, daughter of Numitor, who was the king of Alba Longa (present day central Italy). Numitor was deposed by his brother, Amulius and all his male heirs were killed. [PAR] Silvia conceived twins (Romulus and Remus) by god of war, Mars. According to Roman mythology, they were abandoned as infants and a series of miracles helped them survive. They were suckled by a she-wolf, fed by a woodpecker and raised by a shepherd and his wife. They initially remained unaware of their background but later on found out the truth. After fighting Amulius and killing him they restored their grandfather, Numitor to the throne and then decide to found their own city. [PAR] Dispute over Selection of Site: The two brothers went about selecting a site for their proposed city and soon entered dispute over the selection of the site. The dispute was over selecting one of the Seven Hills of Rome for the purpose of starting the construction of the city. While Romulus wanted to use Palatine Hill, Remus was adamant to select Aventine Hill. The two brothers decided to resolve the dispute through augury (interpreting divine will by studying flight of birds). However, the two brothers disagreed over the interpretation of augury as well. [PAR] Murder of Remus: After failing to reach consensus, both of them went about constructing their own city at different locations. Romulus constructed a wall around his city. Remus, one day made fun of Romulus’ wall and leapt over it to insult the wall and Romulus. Romulus in a fit of rage killed his brother and later regretted his actions. Some historians believe that Remus was not killed by Romulus. They hold Fabius, one of Romulus’ commanders, responsible for killing Remus. [PAR] Establishing Rome: Romulus established the city and named it ‘Rome’, after himself. He welcomed settlers from all backgrounds and did not differentiate between slaves and freedmen. The population of city grew and soon the city was expanded to cover five of the seven hills, including Aventine Hill, which was selected by Remus. Romulus established military, judiciary and senate of Rome. Senators worked as his advisors. The early population was mostly men and there were not enough marriageable women in Rome. [PAR] Romulus abducted young women of neighboring Sabines and Latins for the purpose, which resulted in a war between Romans and Sabines. The war ended in a stalemate and Romulus agreed to rule jointly with Sabine King Titus Tatius. Romulus also accepted 100 Sabine elders into his senate. Romulus and Titus jointly ruled for five years. After the assassination of Titus, Romulus ruled solely. Romulus waged wars for two decades and expanded the territories of Rome. After his grandfather died, he took over Alba Longa as well and incorporated it as a part of Rome. [PAR] Death: Plutarch has mentioned that Romulus was in his fifty fourth year when he died or disappeared and he ruled for thirty seven years. This essentially means that he was only seventeen years old when he founded Rome. According to legend Romulus vanished into a storm or a whirlwind after offering a public sacrifice near Quirinal Hill. Some sources state that Roman senate had him killed to gain power, which was not possible under his rule. Roman senate however, decided to accord divine status to Romulus by declaring him an exalted being who was not dead but had translated to a higher state of being. [PAR] Sponsored Links[DOC] [TLE] Romulus and Remus - UNRV.comRomulus and Remus [PAR] Imperial Cult [PAR] Romulus and Remus [PAR] According to the roman mythology, the founders of Rome were Romulus and Remus. The twin-brothers were the supposed sons of the god Mars and the priestess Rhea Silvia. The story begins with the deposition of Numitor (their grandfather and king of the | woodpecker |
Who replaced Rowan Williams to become the new Archbishop of Canterbury in February 2013? | [DOC] [TLE] When will Justin Welby officially become Archbishop of ...When will Justin Welby officially become Archbishop of Canterbury? [PAR] When will Justin Welby officially become Archbishop of Canterbury? [PAR] Photo: Keith Blundy/Aegies Associates [PAR] Tuesday 1st January 2013 [PAR] Dr Rowan Williams, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, stepped down from the position on 31st December 2012. Justin Welby, Bishop of Durham, was named as his successor on 9th November 2012. [PAR] Bishop Justin’s name was submitted to the Prime Minister by the Crown Nominations Commission after a consultation process to determine the needs of the diocese of Canterbury, the Church of England nationally and the wider Anglican Communion. [PAR] Consideration of possible candidates took place over several months, and on the Commission’s recommendation the Prime Minister put Bishop Justin’s name forward to Her Majesty The Queen. The announcement of his nomination was made by 10 Downing Street on 9th November 2012. [PAR] On 10th January 2013, the College of Canons will meet in the Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral to elect Bishop Justin as the new Archbishop, having received the Congé d’Élire and Letter Missive from the Crown authorising the Election to take place. [PAR] A further legal ceremony, the Confirmation of Election, will take place on 4th February 2013 at St Paul's Cathedral. The Dean of Canterbury will report to a commission of senior diocesan bishops chaired by the Archbishop of York that Bishop Justin has been elected according to statute, and the Archbishop of York, on behalf of his fellow bishops and the wider Church, will confer on him the ‘spiritualities’ of the diocese of Canterbury. [PAR] At this point, he becomes the Archbishop of Canterbury - until then he remains Bishop of Durham. [PAR] On 21st March, after paying Homage to Her Majesty in his new role, his public ministry will inaugurated in a colourful ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral, to which bishops from the whole Church of England, Primates of the wider Anglican Communion and many ecumenical guests will be invited. The new Archbishop will be installed in two places in the Cathedral - the diocesan ‘cathedra’ in the Cathedral Quire as the bishop of the diocese of Canterbury, and the Chair of St Augustine as Archbishop of Canterbury.[DOC] [TLE] Offcuts Spring 2013 by OKS Association (page 6) - issuuOffcuts Spring 2013 by OKS Association (page 6) - issuu [PAR] issuu [PAR] Features [PAR] The Enthronement Liz Worthington looks back on Rowan Williams and forward to the enthronement of Justin Welby [PAR] B [PAR] y the time this is published, the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury will have been Enthroned, but as I write in early February the Interregnum is officially over and as of a few days ago Justin Welby become the new Archbishop, in a ceremony known as the Confirmation of Election at St Paul’s Cathedral. The Dean of Canterbury reported to a commission of senior Diocesan bishops chaired by the Archbishop of York that Bishop Justin had been elected according to statute, and the Archbishop of York, on behalf of his fellow bishops and the wider Church, conferred on him the ‘spiritualities’ of the Diocese of Canterbury. Inevitably the last few weeks of 2012 were filled with opportunities for members of the Cathedral community to say farewell to the man who led the Church of England over a difficult decade. The School said farewell to him in September when he exchanged gifts with the Captain of School during an outdoor service, then gave a lecture, answered questions and enjoyed a mix of musical and dramatic performances. When Dr Rowan Williams finally laid up his crozier as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury in December, the Dean presented him with a set of five porcelain vessels created by “Someone who loves this place as much as you do, [PAR] 6 OKS OFFCUTS SPRING 2013 [PAR] Archbishop, Edmund de Waal (OKS). They are named after a poem by RS Thomas, ‘The Bright Field’”. In response, Dr Williams presented The Very Revd Dr Robert Willis with the Cross of St Augustine, and read the citation, honouring his work over the past 20 years as Dean of Hereford and of Canterbury successively. In his poignant programme “Goodbye to Canterbury”, broadcast on New Year’s Day, Dr Rowan Williams gave us all a glimpse of what it has | justin welby |
The 1954 film The Naked Jungle starring Charlton Heston and Eleanor Parker centres on the story of a Peruvian cocoa plantation that is threatened by destruction by which typoe of creatures ? | [DOC] [TLE] The Naked JungleThe Naked Jungle is a 1954 film directed by Byron Haskin, and starring Charlton Heston and Eleanor Parker. Telling the story of an attack of army ants on a Brazilian cocoa plantation, it was based on the short story "Leiningen Versus the Ants" by Carl Stephenson. [PAR] In 1970, it aired on WVUE-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana as part of its highly publicized switch of channel positions with that city's PBS member station, WYES-TV. [PAR] Plot [PAR] In 1901, mail order bride Joanna (Eleanor Parker) arrives from New Orleans at a South American cocoa plantation to meet her new husband, plantation owner Christopher Leiningen (Charlton Heston), whom she has married by proxy. [PAR] Leiningen is cold and remote to her, rebuffing all her attempts to make friends with him. She's beautiful, independent, and arrives ready to be his stalwart helpmate; however, no one has told him she's a widow. He rejects her. [PAR] As she awaits the boat to take her back to the United States, they learn that legions of army ants - the "Marabunta" - will strike in a few days' time. Leiningen refuses to give up the home he fought so hard to create. Instead of evacuating, he resolves to make a stand against this indomitable natural predator. Joanna joins the fight to save the plantation; their courage and his probable loss of all he's worked for crack his resolve to send her away. [PAR] Production [PAR] The screenplay was co-written by Ranald MacDougall and the blacklisted writer Ben Maddow. The film was produced in Technicolor by George Pal, who also made The War of the Worlds, Tom Thumb, and The Time Machine. [PAR] Real Marabunta ants are not exactly like the ones in the movie. They don't lie dormant for 27 years and they don't eat large vertebrates. They are also accompanied by Antbirds and various other birds that eat some of what they can't. [PAR] William Conrad, who had starred as Leiningen in a 1948 adaptation of Stephenson's story for the radio program Escape, appears in the film as a district commissioner.[http://www.escape-suspense.com/2007/04/escapeleiningen.html Radio drama] escape-suspense.com. Retrieved: August 8, 2013. [PAR] The unique "sound" of the ants devouring everything in their path was created by swirling a straw in a glass of water with crushed ice, which was then amplified. [PAR] Much of the Rio Negro (Amazon) jungle riverscape, as well as the bridge dynamiting and sluice scenes, are second-unit stock footage shot in Florahome, Florida, according to IMDb. | ants |
Which country’s national flag is the only one which is not rectangular (or square)? | [DOC] [TLE] Which countries do not have a rectangular flag ...Which countries do not have a rectangular flag? | Reference.com [PAR] Which countries do not have a rectangular flag? [PAR] A: [PAR] Quick Answer [PAR] Countries that do not have a rectangular flag are Nepal, Switzerland and Vatican City. These flags are square, save Nepal's. It is a double pennon, or a flag in the shape of two triangles. [PAR] Full Answer [PAR] The Nepalese flag is bright red, which represents the color of the rhododendron, the national flower. The color also represents the fortitude of the Nepalese people. The top pennon shows the crescent moon and the lower shows the sun. The flag's border is blue, which symbolizes peace. Some also believe that the two pennons symbolize the two great religious of the country, which are Hinduism and Buddhism. They might also represent the peaks of the Himalayas, where Nepal is located. [PAR] The flag of Switzerland is square and features a white cross on a red background. It symbolizes honor, freedom and fidelity. It's been the national flag since 1889 and was modeled after a flag of Schwyz, one of the country's oldest cantons. [PAR] Vatican City is one of the smallest countries in the world and is ruled by the Pope. Its square flag was adopted in 1929 and has a bright yellow half and a white half. The yellow half is empty, but the white half holds the gold and silver keys of St. Peter and the papal tiara.[DOC] [TLE] Switzerland - Square Flag or Rectangular Flag?Switzerland - Square Flag or Rectangular Flag? [PAR] This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website [PAR] Switzerland - Square Flag or Rectangular Flag? [PAR] The National Flag of Switzerland is square. The Swiss Naval Ensign was adopted with the proportions 2:3. [PAR] Nick Artimovich, 12 February 1996 [PAR] The Swiss flag has been used in an unofficially rectangular shape during opening ceremonies and throughout the games in several Olympic Games, this is documented from probably most - if not all - of the Olympic Games. The same applies to other international sports or non governmental events. I say "unofficially", because the official proportion is 1:1, as every vexillologist knows, except for the national flag for use on sea, which is rectangular with proportions 2:3. But then, no national flags at sea are used during ceremonies at Olympic Games. [PAR] As a matter of fact, nobody within the Swiss government cares about the size of our national flag during Olympic Games, which are a joyful and peaceful event of humankind. It just complies with the local rules and does what everybody does, thus keeping problems away. There are no official directions as to how the Swiss flag should look during events outside the country. Most Swiss flags used at such events are not manufactured in Switzerland anyway. [PAR] If the issue is not sports and world-wide joy, but politics, then the Swiss flag is kept square, like outside the U.N. headquarters in New York and Geneva. Nepal and Switzerland are the only countries within the United Nations not showing the standard rectangular 2:3 flag but the original proportions. [PAR] As everybody knows, the standardization of flag proportions during big events follows economic and practical reasons: ordering 10000 flags of the same size is cheaper than ordering 200 sets of 50 flags, with many sets of different sizes. The even more important reason is to avoid the negative public impact of one country being bigger, i.e. different, than the other. At Olympic Games "everybody is equal", and "vexillology, what the hell is that?". [PAR] There's no great use to discuss about sizes, but we can learn from such a problem to tell good flag design = high identification value, from bad flag design. Good flags remain good, whatever its shape may be. [PAR] Emil Dreyer, 14 February 2010 [PAR] The Swiss entrance in the 1936 Berlin games is one of the most memorable of all time, and the flag-bearer is twirling a square flag in true alpine | nepal |
Pernell Roberts played which character in a TV western series? | [DOC] [TLE] Pernell Roberts Dies - TV CowboysPernell Roberts Dies [PAR] Pernell Roberts [PAR] 18 May 1928 - 24 January 2010 [PAR] Pernell Roberts, a versatile actor best remembered for his portrayal of the handsome, eldest Cartwright son on the classic television western "Bonanza" and later as the lead character in the medical drama "Trapper John, M.D.," died at his Malibu home Sunday. He was 81. [PAR] His death after a two-year battle with cancer was confirmed by his wife, Eleanor Criswell. [PAR] Roberts became a star as Adam Cartwright , the heir apparent of the fictional Ponderosa ranch, a role he filled from the show's debut in 1959 until 1965, when he left the cast despite the series' immense popularity. "Bonanza" remained on the air for eight more years without him. [PAR] The longest-running TV western after "Gunsmoke" and the first to be broadcast in color, �Bonanza� broke the mold for its genre with its emphasis on character development over gunplay. The cast was headed by Lorne Greene, who played thrice-widowed patriarch Ben, and also featured Dan Blocker as the lovably oafish middle son, Hoss, and Michael Landon as the hot-headed youngest son, Little Joe. [PAR] Roberts was the well-educated and mature brother, who played Adam with a suave manner that won a legion of fans. He found the role unfulfilling, however, and left the show at its peak, a decision that caused him to be "scratched off by most of his contemporary fellow actors as some kind of a nut," Times critic Hal Humphrey wrote in 1967. [PAR] Roberts had several complaints, chief among which was the relationship between Ben Cartwright and his grown sons. "Isn't it just a bit silly for three adult males to get Father's permission for everything they do?" Roberts said in the Washington Post a few years before he departed the cast. "I have an impotent role. Everywhere I turn, there's the father image." [PAR] A political liberal who later took part in civil rights protests, he also chafed at the mostly white complexion of the cast. The notable exception was Victor Sen Yung, who played a stereotypical Chinese house servant. [PAR] Born May 18, 1928, in Waycross, Ga., Roberts grew up poor on the edge of the state's Okefenokee Swamp. In high school, he played the horn and acted in school and church plays. [PAR] He attended Georgia Tech and the University of Maryland but did not earn a degree from either institution, and he served in the Marine Corps band at Quantico, Va. [PAR] He began his theatrical career in 1950 at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C, where he performed in more than a dozen plays. In 1952 he moved to New York City and appeared in one-act operas and ballets with the North American Lyric Theater. [PAR] In 1955 he won a Drama Desk Award as the best off-Broadway actor for his performance in "Macbeth." On Broadway he appeared with Joanne Woodward in "The Lovers." [PAR] In 1957 he arrived in Hollywood and won roles in three movies, including "Desire Under the Elms" (1958), which starred Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins and Burl Ives. [PAR] True stardom eluded him, however, until he landed the part of Cartwright's No. 1 son in NBC's "Bonanza." [PAR] He helped his TV family maintain the ranch and fight off desperadoes and other scoundrels for six years, during which he also was given the opportunity to show off his singing voice a number of times. [PAR] But he frequently clashed with the show's writers and producer "about the scripts, character development and other things" and grew so unhappy about "artistic compromises" that he became, as one headline described his decision, a "Bonanza Deserter." His character was written out of the show. [PAR] Some of Roberts' first television roles after leaving "Bonanza" were on rival | bonanza |
In the world of technology how is Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer 3 better known? | [DOC] [TLE] What is MP3? What Opens a MP3? File Format List from ...What is MP3? What Opens a MP3? File Format List from WhatIs.com [PAR] .TIX [PAR] MPEG Audio Layer 3 (AC3) file [PAR] MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard technology and format for compressing a sound sequence into a very small file (about one-twelfth the size of the original file) while preserving the original level of sound quality when it is played. [PAR] MP3 provides near CD quality audio. It is one of the most common music file types. It is not an MPEG 3 but uses the audio compression found in layer III in MPEG 1 or 2 video files, the audio stream layer. The name MPEG is derived from the Moving Picture Experts Group and was created by the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany in 1991. Sound quality varies by such settings as bit rate (fixed or variable), sample rate, joint or normal stereo. Mp3 has a proposed replacement in MP3pro with better sound for a given file size. [PAR] MIME type: audio/mp3, audio/mpeg3, audio/mpg, audio/mpeg, audio/x-mpeg, audio/x-mpeg-3, audio/mp3, audio/x-mpegaudio, audio/x-mpg, audio/x-mp3, audio/mpeg3, video/mpeg, video/x-mpeg [PAR] [DOC] [TLE] Moving Picture Experts Group - definition of Moving ...Moving Picture Experts Group - definition of Moving Picture Experts Group by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Moving Picture Experts Group - definition of Moving Picture Experts Group by The Free Dictionary [PAR] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Moving+Picture+Experts+Group [PAR] Related to Moving Picture Experts Group: MPEG , Mpeg4 [PAR] MPEG [PAR] (ĕm′pĕg′) [PAR] n. [PAR] 1. Any of a set of standards established for the compression of digital video and audio data. [PAR] 2. A file of digital video and audio data that has been so compressed: downloaded an MPEG of the new video from the internet. [PAR] [m(oving) p(ictures) e(xperts) g(roup).] [PAR] (Electronics) computing a standard file format for compressing video images and audio sounds [PAR] [C20: technique devised by the M(otion) P(icture) E(xperts) G(roup)] [PAR] MPEG [PAR] (ˈɛmˌpɛg) [PAR] n. [PAR] 1. a set of standards and file format for compression of digital video and audio data. [PAR] 2. a file compressed in this format. [PAR] [1990–95; M(oving) P(icture) E(xperts) G(roup), developer of the standards] [PAR] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: [PAR] Noun [PAR] 1. [PAR] MPEG - a set of standards adopted by the moving pictures experts group for the compression of digital video and audio data or a file of data compressed according to those standards [PAR] compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required [PAR] acronym - a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name [PAR] Translations [PAR] MPEG [PAR] [ˈɛmpɛg] n → MPEG m [PAR] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . [PAR] Link to this page: [PAR] MP4 [PAR] References in periodicals archive ? [PAR] 5 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM announced that its multimedia Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) video compression technology is being used to encode entertainment and information titles from Hollywood Select Video, a publisher of VHS videos and one of the world's largest holders of classic and contemporary materials. [PAR] IBM HELPS BRING CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY FILMS TO CD-ROM [PAR] In addition, DRM, particularly for wireless networks, will need to incorporate moving picture experts group (MPEG) audio layer 3 (also known as MP3) music file formats that can work across multiple platforms and devices, remarks the analyst. [PAR] Mobile Music Such As Full-Track Music Downloads and Mastertones Are Projected To Grow Significantly and Will Become A Catalyst To Demand For Digital Rights Management DRM [PAR] The MSM5200 solution offers the integrated features of QCT's Wireless Internet Launchpad suite of advanced technologies and software, including SnapTrack position-location technology, Bluetooth connectivity capabilities, UMTS Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), and multimedia features such as Qtunes Moving Picture Experts Group ( | mpeg layer iii |
Who portrayed Alan Turing in the 2015 film The Imitation Game? | [DOC] [TLE] The Imitation Game: Movie Review - Adams State UniversityThe Imitation Game: Movie Review [PAR] The Imitation Game: Movie Review [PAR] By paezr on May 5, 2015 [PAR] Rebecca Carey [PAR] The Paw Print [PAR] Morten Tyldum has done justice to the British scientist Alan Turing’s fascinating story in the 2014 “The Imitation Game.” The film was adapted by Graham Moore from “Alan Turing: The Enigma.” Alan Turing, who is played by Benedict Cumberbatch, is a brilliant and socially awkward mathematician who invented and built an electronic computing device in the 1940s to crack the unbreakable German Enigma code. The Enigma machine was a piece of hardware invented by the Germans and used by the Britain’s for breaking codes. The Germans would use the Enigma machine to encode and decode messages before they were sent out over a Morse code machine. The Britain’s would then intercept those messages to figure out what messages were being sent. The British were unable to decipher these codes until Alan Turing and his team created a machine to decipher them. To make the task harder the German’s would change the code each night making it harder to crack the code with every different day. [PAR] Alan Turing joins the cryptography team with Hugh Alexander (Matthew Goode), John Cairncross (Allen Leech), Peter Hilton (Matthew Beard), Joan Clarke (Keira Knightley) the only woman on the team. While the team works on breaking the codes, Turing is busy creating the machine, which he calls Christopher, which will break the ‘unbreakable’ Enigma machine. There were a few setbacks in the process of breaking Enigma such as a search for a Soviet spy, the need for expensive materials, the program was almost shut down, and there was an active investigation into homosexual acts with Alan Turing. Allan Turing and his cryptography team were successful in cracking the Enigma code, which allowed for them to help the Allies to defeat the Nazis and shorted the war as many as two to four years. His work was highly influential in the future development of the computer. Not only did Turing help save the world, he continues to influence it every day. [PAR] The film addresses the treatment of homosexuals in the 1940s. Homosexual acts were criminal offenses in the United Kingdom during that time. Men were charged with gross indecency under Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885. Over 49,000 men were accused and persecuted for homosexual acts. Alan Turing faced either experimental hormone therapy, which is chemically induced castration, or two years in jail. Turing decided to undergo experimental hormone therapy and this ended up causing cyanide poisoning, which can cause weakness, confusion and bizarre behavior. Alan Turing ended up committing suicide on June 7, 1954. He was only 41 years old. The Queen officially pardoned Alan Turing in August 2014. [PAR] This 114-minute thriller and drama film can be a little hard to understand at times but in the end “The Imitation Game” is full of exciting moments and you will find yourself caring for the characters. If you are looking for a biographical or a war film this movie is well worth a couple hours of your time.[DOC] [TLE] 'The Imitation Game': Who Was the Real Alan Turing ...'The Imitation Game': Who Was the Real Alan Turing? - Biography.com [PAR] History & Culture [PAR] 'The Imitation Game': Who Was the Real Alan Turing? [PAR] Benedict Cumberbatch brings the fascinating life of British codebreaker Alan Turing to the big screen in the new biopic "The Imitation Game." Who was the real Alan Turing? Read on to find out. . . [PAR] Avatar: [PAR] Social count: [PAR] 388 [PAR] Benedict Cumberbatch brings the fascinating life of British codebreaker Alan Turing to the big screen in the new biopic "The Imitation Game." Who was the real Alan Turing? Read on to find out. . . [PAR] 388 [PAR] 0 [PAR] Benedict Cumberbatch (left) plays British mathematician, computer scientist and codebreaker Alan Turing (right) in "The Imitation Game." [PAR] Asked his reaction to The Theory of Everything, its subject, Stephen Hawking , replied, “Broadly true.” That may be the | benedict cumberbatch |
In what French district do most of the best clarets come from? | [DOC] [TLE] What is the difference between a claret and a Burgundy?What is the difference between a claret and a Burgundy? [PAR] What is the difference between a claret and a Burgundy? [PAR] Description [PAR] This section is from the book " Eating To Live ", by John Janvier Black. Also available from Amazon: Eating to Live . [PAR] What is the difference between a claret and a Burgundy? [PAR] Clarets are not known in France as clarets, but are known as Bordeaux wines , and common wine is vvn ordinaire, which may apply to any of the cheap everyday wines. The Burgundies are stronger wines than the Bordeaux or clarets, and are therefore more gouty, and are both red and white, but the true and best Burgundies are red. True Burgundy, as the French understand it, is made from the grapes raised in the department of Burgundy called Cote d'Or, the golden side, which is only thirty-six miles long and reaches from Cha-lon-Sur-Saone to Dijon. Chambertin we rarely see in America, or Corton, or Clos de Vougeot, or others of the true Burgundies. Burgundies do not travel as well nor keep as well as the clarets, and hence clarets are much more frequently seen here. The best white Burgundy of the Cote d'Or is the Montrachet. The most common of the white Burgundies we see in America are the Chablis wines. They are good, have good flavor, and are desirable for the sick where a Burgundy is needed, yet they are not absolutely true Burgundies, and are not wines made from the Cote d'Or grapes. [PAR] The Bordeaux or claret wines are named from the city of Bordeaux, the capital of the department of Gironde, France. The city of Bordeaux is the centre of this wine trade. The vineyard name of the district is the Bordelais. The name claret is taken from the French Clariet, which means a clarified wine, and, as before mentioned, is not used in France as a name for wine. The Bordeaux wines are mild, not very astringent, pure and fragrant, provided you get fairly good ones. There are among them high-class wines, fine wines, and ordinary wines. As a rule, a sea voyage improves them, while it deteriorates Burgundies. The high-grade clarets should always be warmed to the temperature of the room, in order to bring out their bouquet and flavor. They gain in bouquet by keeping in bottle, if properly corked. [PAR] The Medoc wines, named from a province of the Bordeaux country, are among the best of clarets. The Chateau Margaux, the Chateau Laf-fitte and the Chateau Latour are rarely seen here in their true form, but good Medoc wines may be found. Medoc wines are natural wines, are not reinforced wines, and are therefore mild clarets. We do not know now what we get when we buy foreign clarets, as there is so much roguery at Bordeaux, and the remedy is to use those made in our own country, unless we get the better French wines from some favored source. Among the best of the red wines of Bordeaux is the Haut Brion. [PAR] The Sauternes are white and are sweeter than the clarets, but have good flavor and pure aroma. [PAR] The poor grades are sour. Barsac is among the best of them, if Barsac is Sauterne. A bottle of the renowned and famous Chateau Yquem would be a curiosity in America, or would have been some time since. The great fortunes accumulated in this country can now buy the best of the world's luxuries, and the high-priced luxuries will follow the accumulated money. Chateau la Tour Blanche is another famous brand. [PAR] The best of the sweet wines are the Muscatelles, Malvoisie, and the Maccabeo. They are sweet, full of aroma, and full of vim. They go principally to Russia, where they doubtless turn to vinegar in the stomachs of the unfortunate subjects of the great Czar. [PAR] The Rhine or German wines are usually of the lighter character, both white and red, but the white far predominate. They are low in alcohol , but yet keep well, as a rule | medoc |
In the sci-fi book and film, by what other name was the planet 'Arakis' known? | [DOC] [TLE] Thinly-Veiled Allegories About the Middle East in U.S ...Thinly-Veiled Allegories About the Middle East in U.S. Science Fiction [PAR] Thinly-Veiled Allegories About the Middle East in U.S. Science Fiction [PAR] Go to permalink [PAR] If science fiction is really about the present, then it's no surprise that the longstanding tensions between the United States and Middle Eastern countries should make itself known in tales of "desert planets." From Tattoine to Klendathu, planets full of barren dunes are usually not-so-subtle allegorical stand-ins for a stereotyped "Middle East." Let's take a closer look at five science fictional tales from the United States that deal more or less openly with the relationship between that country and the Arab world to find out more. [PAR] Star Wars: A New Hope [PAR] Advertisement [PAR] Tattoine, the remote desert planet where Luke Skywalker is raised by his Aunt and Uncle, is full of nomads and farmers who scrabble out a life among rocks and dunes. The Jawas roam around in caravans, and the Tusken Raiders are dressed in strips of towel and called only by a name (Sand People) that is probably the space version of a well-known US epithet for Arabs. The only "nice" people on the planet appear to be the transplanted (white) humans like Skywalker and Obi Wan. As usual, George Lucas serves up racial stereotypes, likes white people, and doesn't do much else. [PAR] Dune [PAR] Advertisement [PAR] Arakis, the desert planet whose rolling dunes shelter sandworms and a tribe of polygamous insurrectionaries known as the Fremen, is clearly set up as a Middle Eastern country that has been colonized for centuries. Arakis is the only source of "the spice," a substance that makes interplanetary space travel possible and is mined from the sands by giant spice rigs (that look a lot like oil rigs in the films). Not only is the culture in the Dune universe intended to refer to Muslim culture — for instance, a massive war is referred to as a "Jihad" — but the economy of Arakis is similar to the Saudi, Kuwaiti or Iraqi economies. The planet is full of many oppressed tribes, and ruled by a tiny elite class that trades a single natural energy source for wealth and power. What's interesting is that the books side with the Fremen, who are essentially the insurgents bent on overthrowing the wealthy offworlders who want Arakis' spice. [PAR] Stargate (the movie) [PAR] While the Stargate television series deal with many different worlds, the original film is focused on only one: Abydos, a land of space Egyptians, ruled by an alien named Ra. According to Stargate lore, Ra came to Earth during the Egyptian era to steal slaves for Abydos. So the culture of the desert planet is a direct descendant of early Middle Eastern culture on Earth. Weirdly, it hasn't developed in the centuries since its transplantation, though of course modern Egypt on Earth is far more technologically advanced than ancient Egypt. It's as if the people on Abydos have just been waiting for some white dude to come and rescue them. [PAR] Sponsored [PAR] Starship Troopers (the movie) [PAR] In the first Starship Troopers film, and the book, our Earth soldiers first attempt to mow down the alien bugs on their home planet of Klendathu. It's a desert planet, much like Planet P where the bugs and humans do most of their fighting in the first movie. While there is no direct connection between the culture of the bugs and Middle Eastern cultures, the desert surroundings definitely suggest it. The bugs are the ultimate, dehumanized "enemy," and therefore it's tempting to say they stand in for Iraqis since the films were all made during a period in history when there was tension between Iraq and the United States. Still, it would be just as easy to say the bugs stand in for other "enemies" in desert regions. So the connection in this franchise between a desert planet and the Middle East is weaker than in the previous three, though it's still there. Especially because so much wartime propaganda is about dehumanizing the enemy. [PAR] The Years of Rice and Salt [PAR] | dune |
Which country's dissolution in 1993 was known as the Velvet Divorce? | [DOC] [TLE] The Velvet Divorce in European HistoryThe Velvet Divorce in European History [PAR] European History Expert [PAR] By Robert Wilde [PAR] The Velvet Divorce was the unofficial name given to the separation of Czechoslovakia into Slovakia and the Czech Republic in the early 1990s, earned because of the peaceful manner in which it was achieved. [PAR] The State of Czechoslovakia [PAR] At the end of the First World War the German and Austrian / Hapsburg empires fell apart, enabling a set of new nation states to emerge. One of these new states was Czechoslovakia. Czechs made up around fifty per cent of the initial population, and identified with a long history of Czech life, thought and statehood; Slovaks comprised around fifteen per cent, had a very similar language to the Czechs which helped bind the country together, but had never been in their ‘own’ country. The rest of the population were German, Hungarian, Polish and others, left by the problems of drawing boundaries to replace a polyglot empire. [PAR] In the late 1930s Hitler, now in charge of Germany, turned his eye first on Czechoslovakia’s German population, and then on large parts of the country, annexing it. [PAR] continue reading below our video [PAR] 10 Best Universities in the United States [PAR] World War 2 now followed, and this ended with Czechoslovakia being conquered by the Soviet Union; a communist government was soon in place. There were struggles against this regime – the ‘Prague Spring of 1968’ saw a thaw in communist government that bought invasion from the Warsaw Pact and a federalist political structure – and Czechoslovakia remained in the ‘eastern bloc’ of the Cold War . [PAR] The Velvet Revolution [PAR] At the end of the 1980s Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev was faced with protests across Eastern Europe, the impossibility of matching the military spending of the west, and the urgent need for internal reforms. His response was as surprising as it was sudden: he ended the Cold War at a stroke, removing the threat of Soviet led military action against former communist vassals. Without Russian armies to support them communist government fells across Eastern Europe, and in the autumn of 1989 Czechoslovakia experienced a widespread set of protests which became known as the ‘Velvet Revolution’ because of their peaceful nature and their success: the communists decided not to use force to hang on and negotiated a new government, and free elections were held in 1990. Private business, democratic parties, and a new constitution followed, and Václav Havek became the President. [PAR] The Velvet Divorce [PAR] The Czech and Slovak populations in Czechoslovakia had been drifting apart over the course of the state’s existence, and when the gunpoint cement of communism had gone, and when the newly democratic Czechoslovakia came to discuss the new constitution and how to govern the nation, they found many issues dividing the Czechs and Slovaks. There were arguments over the varying sizes and growth rates of the twin economies, and of the power each side had: many Czechs felt the Slovaks had too much power for their respective numbers. This was exacerbated by a level of local federalist government which had created government ministers and cabinets for each of the two largest populations, effectively blocking full integration. There was soon talk of separating the two into their own states. [PAR] Elections in 1992 saw Vaclav Klaus become Prime Minister of the Czech region, and Vladimir Meciar Prime Minister of the Slovak one. They had different views on policy and wanted different things from government, and were soon discussing whether to tie the region closer together or split it apart. People have argued that Klaus now took a lead in demanding a division of the nation, while others have argued Meciar was a separatist. Either way a break seemed likely. When Havel encountered resistance he resigned rather than oversee the separation, and there wasn’t a statesman of sufficient charisma, and sufficient support, to replace him as a president of a unified Czechoslovakia. While politicians weren’t sure whether the general public supported such a move negotiations developed, in such a peaceful manner as to earn the name ‘Velvet Divorce’. Progress was swift, and on December 31st 1992 Czechoslovakia ceased to exist: Slovakia and the Czech Republic replaced it on January 1st 1993. [PAR] Significance [PAR] The fall | czech |
What industrialist became the world's first billionaire - thanks to his monopoly on the US oil industry? | [DOC] [TLE] Rockefeller Becomes World's First Billionare | History ChannelRockefeller Becomes World's First Billionare ⋆ History Channel [PAR] Podcasts [PAR] Rockefeller Becomes World’s First Billionare [PAR] John Davison Rockefeller, industrialist, philanthropist, and founder of The Standard Oil Company became the world’s first billionaire on this day in 1916. [PAR] Rockefeller was born on a modest farm in Richford, New York in 1839, the second child of William and Eliza Rockefeller. As a child he supposedly announced that his two great ambitions in life were to earn US$100,000 and to live 100 years. While he fell short of his lifespan ambition by two years, he made up for it by surpassing his monetary objective by well over a billion dollars. [PAR] After working for some years as a bookkeeper in a small Ohio firm of merchants and shippers, Rockefeller started his first enterprise in the commission business with a partner named Maurice Clark in 1859. He financed the business with US$1,000 of his own savings alongside a loan from his father for the same amount. This same year, in nearby Pennsylvania, the first oil well was drilled and Rockefeller sensed a business opportunity. In 1863 Rockefeller and Clark entered the oil industry. [PAR] By 1870 Rockefeller had established Standard Oil. The company purchased refineries in Ohio and New York and the profits began to pile up. In 1882 all the properties were merged into the Standard Oil Trust which would become one of the world’s biggest multinational companies. It prospered beyond belief and Rockefeller’s personal wealth ballooned. [PAR] Through dodgy tactics such as underpricing, by 1904 Standard Oil managed to control over 90 percent of oil production in the United States and 85 percent of final sales. The public was up in arms and a government report identified unfair practices and methods of competition. This all boiled up to a 1911 Supreme Court ruling declaring Standard in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, effectively labeling it a monopoly and dissolving the company. The company was broken into smaller “baby Standards” and these included, among others, what is now ExxonMobile and Chevron. [PAR] Needless to say, Rockefeller, who had already stepped down from the front office, wasn’t daunted. At the time of the break up, Rockefeller reportedly owned almost a quarter of the company’s shares–and as these were transferred to smaller companies the value grew. So much so that by 1916 he was declared the world’s first billionaire. He used much of his wealth for philanthropic purposes, founding the University of Chicago, the General Education Board, the Institute for Medical Research, and the Rockefeller Foundation amongst others. [PAR] The wealth that Rockefeller amassed was astounding. Recently, Fortune Magazine attempted to measure the richest Americans in history by comparing their total wealth as a fraction of the total GDP at the time of their death. Rockefeller whose fortune at death was said to be worth $1.4 billion topped the list with an estimated wealth/GDP of 1/65. By comparison, Bill Gates whose wealth was recorded in 2006 at US$8.2 billion was, at the time of publication, ranked number five on the list with a calculated wealth/GDP of 1/152. [PAR] This Day in History[DOC] [TLE] John D Rockefeller and Standard Oil. The nightmare begins...John D Rockefeller and Standard Oil. The nightmare begins... [PAR] Greed posing as philanthropy [PAR] Tony Gosling [PAR] John D Rockefeller began as a humble oil business book-keeper in Cleveland, Ohio and in just seven years rose to control a tenth of the entire US oil business. [PAR] In the late 19th century the oil industry was a free-for-all, the law of the jungle ruled. Rockefeller used this 'individual freedom' to pursue several extremely successful and deceitful tactics to accumulate capital. [PAR] He would secretly buy up or create new oil related companies such as engineering and pipeline firms. These seemed to be independent operators. Rockefeller and his close colleagues secretly controlled the firms and gave Standard Oil, Rockefeller's main oil company, hidden rebates. [PAR] Another tactic was to buy up a competing oil company, again secretly. Officials from this company could then be used very effectively to spy on | john davison rockefeller |
Five tons of which precious jewels are mined annually - ? | [DOC] [TLE] Precious Stones - GemSelectPrecious & Semi-Precious Gemstone History, Legends & Myths - GemSelect [PAR] Zircon [PAR] Precious and Semi Precious Gemstones: Myth and Reality [PAR] The idea that some gemstones are precious and others are only semi-precious is familiar to every buyer of colored stones. Precious stones - diamond , ruby , sapphire and emerald - traditionally command high prices due to their extraordinary color or brilliance and extreme rarity. [PAR] While the precious stones are deservedly famous, the conventional distinction between precious and semi-precious gems is laden with myth and misconceptions. Let's try to sort out some of the myths from the reality. [PAR] One common misconception is that the distinction between precious and semi-precious gemstones is traditional, going back many centuries. In fact it is a recent innovation, dating only to the nineteenth century. The first use of "semi-precious" to mean "of less commercial value than a precious stone" can be traced back to only 1858. [PAR] Another misconception is that the list of four precious gems has a long history. In fact the traditional list of precious gemstones is rather longer and includes some surprising members. Pearl was considered to be precious; so was opal . One of the most traditional precious stones with a history going back to ancient Greece is amethyst . Amethyst was reclassified as semi-precious after large deposits were found in Brazil and Uruguay in the first half of the nineteenth century. The introduction of the term semi-precious into the English lexicon corresponds with the new amethyst discoveries. [PAR] Of all the precious stones, diamond is the most subject to myth. It is interesting that the myths are of modern rather than ancient origin. Historically, colored gemstones such as ruby and sapphire were more highly valued than diamond, mainly because diamond was not particularly rare. But the twentieth century saw a major change. The first thing that happened is that very large finds in South Africa created an even more abundant supply of gem-quality diamond. At the same time, the perceived value of diamond has risen to the point where it's fair to say that diamond is at the top of the list of the precious stones in the mind of the buying public. What happened? Aren't precious gems valued particularly for their rarity? [PAR] In the 19th century, the collective worldwide production of diamond only amounted to a few pounds per year. After the discovery of the huge South African diamond mines in 1870, diamonds were being dug out of the ground literally by the ton. There was such a glut of supply and so little demand that the British financiers of the South African mines were in danger of losing their investment. Their solution was to create the powerful De Beers cartel that to this day controls worldwide diamond production and supply. Quality diamonds are actually not scarce at all. But De Beers controls how much supply comes on the market and that keeps prices high. [PAR] The De Beers consortium also mounted a concerted advertising campaign that spanned decades, in order to create an association of diamonds with love, courtship and marriage, under the now familiar slogan "Diamonds are Forever". The diamond engagement ring, once unknown in most parts of the world (including Europe), is now considered an essential part of the ritual of marriage. It is hard to avoid the conclusion that diamond's special position as a precious stone is largely due to monopoly economics and social engineering. [PAR] These days a number of rare semi-precious stones such as alexandrite, demantoid garnet , tsavorite garnet and tanzanite can be just as expensive as ruby and sapphire. Very fine tourmaline , spinel and large aquamarine gems also command very high prices. It is fair to say that we have now reached the point where the distinction between precious and semi-precious gemstones has become meaningless. The US Federal Trade Commission periodically considers banning the use of the terms altogether to reduce consumer confusion. Indeed, the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) has already added the following text to their Code of Ethics; "Members should avoid the use of the term 'semi-precious' in describing gemstones". [PAR] First Published: October-16-2007 [PAR] Last Updated: July-29- | diamonds |
In a song who 'Painted up her lips and rolled and curled her tinted hair'? | [DOC] [TLE] Ruby, Rolled and Curled - ChromehorseRuby, Rolled and Curled [PAR] Wikipedia on This Song [PAR] When Kenny Rogers performed the song in the 1990's and later, audiences joined in, clapping and laughing, and wailing along-"Rubeeeeeee..... don't take your love to town!" and you knew that the women in their bulging pastel pant suits were all thinking of waiting for their broken hubbies to go to bed so they see if there was any action in the lounge... Are we all killers? This is a song about a man who was paralyzed in a war wanting to kill his unfaithful wife. A little jarring then, isn't it, to learn that Tillis was inspired to write this song by a real-life couple known to his family back in the 1950's, a paralyzed World War II vet, whose wife did indeed take her love to town. And he did indeed get his gun and "put her in the ground". Hilarious. [PAR] Oct 22, 2008 [PAR] Kenny Rogers can also be glimpsed at the beginning of the Poppy Family's "Where Evil Grows ", on Youtube. He briefly hosted a syndicated TV variety show in the early 1970's. It's a weird video. Watch Susan Jacks' face-- it looks a lot to me like the dancing bit was someone else's idea. She seems to periodically remember to move her hips. And that is quite an outfit. More on Susan Jacks. [PAR] In 1986, the combined readership of USA Today and People magazine-- get this-- picked Kenny Rogers as the favorite singer of all time. I repeat: the favorite singer of all time. And that poll, my friends, should go down in history as the greatest collective act of aesthetic absurdity of all time. [PAR] Does this surprise you? His fifth wife gave birth to twins when he was 65. [PAR] In 1994, Rogers couldn't resist the temptation to insult every jazz singer in the country by trying to pass himself off as one with an album of jazz standards called "Timepiece". [PAR] Rant of the Week [PAR] Rolled and Curled [PAR] "You painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair" [PAR] Ruby, are you contemplating going out somewhere? If you know Kenny Rogers from his pathetic later career as a panderer of faux earnest country clich�-- the kind of middling pap that has always given country music a bad name-- you might be surprised by a song from his early repertoire, "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town". The song was written around 1967 by country singer Mel Tillis who had a serious stutter when he spoke but not when he sang. It was covered by-- do you believe this?-- Leonard Nimoy, among others, but not successfully until Kenny Rogers and the First Edition took a shot at it in 1969. [PAR] I always admire economy in writing-- that first line is a marvel. In one stroke, he has set the scene and imputed her motives and honesty-- her "tinted" hair. Ruby never speaks in the entire song, never answers the narrator, never even seems to respond to him. Ah the poignant "but it won't be long, I've heard them say, until I'm not around". Don't go cheat on me now-- wait 'til I'm dead. It will be soon. [PAR] But the real marvel of the song is how unselfconscious it is. The narrator is crippled and paralyzed from "that crazy Asian war". But he is proud to have done his "patriotic" chore. Boy, there is one born every minute, isn't there? He is no longer "the man I used to be" and acknowledges Ruby's needs as a woman. Then he says: [PAR] And if I could move, [PAR] I'd get my gun | ruby |
Which organic compound has the formula C4H10? | [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 12 Section C Branched-Chain AlkanesChapter 12 Section C Branched-Chain Alkanes [PAR] Learning Objective [PAR] Learn how alkane molecules can have branched chains and recognize compounds that are isomers. [PAR] We can write the structure of butane (C4H10) by stringing four carbon atoms in a row, [PAR] – C–C–C–C– [PAR] and then adding enough hydrogen atoms to give each carbon atom four bonds: [PAR] The compound butane has this structure, but there is another way to put 4 carbon atoms and 10 hydrogen atoms together. Place 3 of the carbon atoms in a row and then branch the fourth one off the middle carbon atom: [PAR] Now we add enough hydrogen atoms to give each carbon four bonds. [PAR] There is a hydrocarbon that corresponds to this structure, which means that two different compounds have the same molecular formula: C4H10. The two compounds have different properties—for example, one boils at −0.5°C; the other at −11.7°C. Different compounds having the same molecular formula are called isomers. The compound with this branched chain is called isobutane ( Figure 12.4 "Butane and Isobutane" ). [PAR] Figure 12.4 Butane and Isobutane [PAR] The ball-and-stick models of these two compounds show them to be isomers; both have the molecular formula C4H10. [PAR] Notice that C4H10 is depicted with a bent chain in Figure 12.4 "Butane and Isobutane" . The four-carbon chain may be bent in various ways because the groups can rotate freely about the C–C bonds. However, this rotation does not change the identity of the compound. It is important to realize that bending a chain does not change the identity of the compound; all of the following represent the same compound: [PAR] The formula of isobutane shows a continuous chain of three carbon atoms only, with the fourth attached as a branch off the middle carbon atom of the continuous chain. [PAR] Unlike C4H10, the compounds methane (CH4), ethane (C2H6), and propane (C3H8) do not exist in isomeric forms because there is only one way to arrange the atoms in each formula so that each carbon atom has four bonds. [PAR] Next beyond C4H10 in the homologous series is pentane. Each compound has the same molecular formula: C5H12. ( Table 12.2 "The First 10 Straight-Chain Alkanes" has a column identifying the number of possible isomers for the first 10 straight-chain alkanes.) The compound at the far left is pentane because it has all five carbon atoms in a continuous chain. The compound in the middle is isopentane; like isobutane, it has a one CH3 branch off the second carbon atom of the continuous chain. The compound at the far right, discovered after the other two, was named neopentane (from the Greek neos , meaning “new”). Although all three have the same molecular formula, they have different properties, including boiling points: pentane, 36.1°C; isopentane, 27.7°C; and neopentane, 9.5°C. [PAR] Note [PAR] A continuous (unbranched) chain of carbon atoms is often called a straight chain even though the tetrahedral arrangement about each carbon gives it a zigzag shape. Straight-chain alkanes are sometimes called normal alkanes , and their names are given the prefix n -. For example, butane is called n -butane. We will not use that prefix here because it is not a part of the system established by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. [PAR] Concept Review Exercises [PAR] In alkanes, can there be a two-carbon branch off the second carbon atom of a four-carbon chain? Explain. [PAR] A student is asked to write structural formulas for two different hydrocarbons having the molecular formula C5H12. She writes one formula with all five carbon atoms in a horizontal line and the other with four carbon atoms in a line, with a CH3 group extending down from | butane |
In what year was Alaska sold to the US? | [DOC] [TLE] US SELLS ALASKA TO RUSSIA | Weekly World NewsUS SELLS ALASKA TO RUSSIA | Weekly World News [PAR] US SELLS ALASKA TO RUSSIA [PAR] WASHINGTON – US forced to sell Alaska in order to combat with the rising national debt. [PAR] WASHINGTON – US forced to sell Alaska in order to combat with the rising national debt. [PAR] The US has just announced that the national debt has reached an all time high, topping $14 trillion dollars, that’s approximately $45,300 for every person in the US. The national debt is a result of the US accumulating years upon years of financial obligations dating as far back as the days of George Washington. But since 2005 alone, the debt has nearly doubled. [PAR] In order to combat the continued rising debt, Congress has been put in the hot seat, being forced to make difficult decisions. It is faced with a few potential options. One, Congress can lift the legal debt limit to create a higher credit limit for the country; Two, dramatically cut spending to keep the government on track and prevent the debt from growing further; or Three, sell government owned properties. [PAR] After an intense debate on Capitol Hill, Congress decided to go with option number three and sell Alaska back to Russia. The US purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire back in 1867 for the now bargain rate of $7.2 million dollars. [PAR] Original Check from US purchase of Alaska [PAR] “The Russians offered to write us a personal check, but that was unacceptable to the terms of the deal,” said Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, “This is a COD kind of deal.” [PAR] The US stands to turn a hefty profit with the new sale price of $2.85 trillion. This sale will dramatically reduce the debt, buying the US precious time to rework the budget and find a way to keep the rising debt at bay. [PAR] “We initially thought that leasing the state back to the Russians would be an option but we soon discovered that the cost to administer the lease would actually cause us to go further into debt,” explained Sen. Lisa Murkoski R-AK, “That is why we opted to sell it instead. We tried to sell Puerto Rico too but no one wanted it. We had several open houses but no bites, not a one.” [PAR] This decision has not been met without extreme outrage by the American public, especially by the citizens of Alaska. [PAR] “Just because Sara Palin is from Alaska does not mean that we should be treated like a second class state that can just be sold off on a whim,” said local Alaskan business owner, Bill Kumberlan, “this sale is going to make my life a nightmare, no one on my staff speaks Russian.” [PAR] It is unclear what other drastic measures Congress may need to take in order to deal with America’s enormous debt. But if Canada wants to make an offer on Vermont, we will gladly take it. They’ve always wanted to succeed anyway. [PAR] Share this:[DOC] [TLE] Alaska: History - InfopleaseAlaska: History [PAR] History [PAR] History [PAR] Russian Colonization [PAR] The disastrous voyage of Vitus Bering and Aleksey Chirikov in 1741 began the march of Russian traders across Siberia. The survivors who returned with sea otter skins started a rush of fur hunters to the Aleutian Islands. Grigori Shelekhov in 1784 founded the first permanent settlement in Alaska on Kodiak Island and sent (1790) to Alaska the man who was to dominate the period of Russian influence there, Aleksandr Baranov . A monopoly was granted to the Russian American Company in 1799, and it was Baranov who directed its Alaskan activities. Baranov extended the Russian trade far down the west coast of North America and even, after several unsuccessful attempts, founded (1812) a settlement in N California. [PAR] Rivalry for the northwest coast was strong, and British and American trading vessels began to threaten the Russian monopoly. In 1821 the czar issued a ukase (imperial command) claiming the 51st parallel as the southern boundary of Alaska and warning foreign vessels not to trespass beyond it. British and American protests, the promulgation of the Monroe Doctrine , and Russian embroilment elsewhere resulted (1824 | 1867 |
Who supposedly bought the Grail to Britain and founded Glastonbury Abbey? | [DOC] [TLE] Glastonbury, England | Article about Glastonbury, England ...Glastonbury, England | Article about Glastonbury, England by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Glastonbury, England | Article about Glastonbury, England by The Free Dictionary [PAR] http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Glastonbury%2c+England [PAR] Also found in: Dictionary , Wikipedia . [PAR] Glastonbury [PAR] (glăs`tənbərē), town (1991 pop. 6,751), Somerset, SW England. It has a leather industry, but Glastonbury is famous for its religious associations and many legends. One legend tells that St. Joseph of Arimathea Joseph of Arimathea, Saint [PAR] , in the New Testament, wealthy man, probably a member of the Sanhedrin, who gave the body of Jesus a decent burial. The Christian Church has always honored him. [PAR] ..... Click the link for more information. founded the first Christian church in England there. On Wearyall Hill he is said to have rested his staff, which rooted and became the Glastonbury thorn, blooming annually on Christmas Eve. Another story identifies Glastonbury as the Isle of Avalon Avalon [PAR] , in Celtic mythology, the blissful otherworld of the dead. In medieval romance it was the island to which the mortally wounded King Arthur was taken, and from which it was expected he would someday return. Avalon is often identified with Glastonbury in Somerset, England. [PAR] ..... Click the link for more information. of Arthurian legend Arthurian legend, [PAR] the mass of legend, popular in medieval lore, concerning King Arthur of Britain and his knights. Medieval Sources [PAR] The battle of Mt. Badon—in which, according to the Annales Cambriae (c. [PAR] ..... Click the link for more information. . Glastonbury Abbey was a center of learning in the Middle Ages, and the legends made it an object of pilgrimage, helping to make the abbey one of the richest in Western Europe. Extensive remains of an Iron Age lake village have been found nearby, and there is evidence of a glass-making complex dating to Saxon times (c. A.D. 700). [PAR] Glastonbury, [PAR] town (1990 pop. 27,901), Hartford co., central Conn., a suburb of Hartford on the Connecticut River; inc. 1690. Located near a farming region, the town has industries that include dairying, fruit processing, poultry research and breeding, and light manufacturing. Several 17th-century houses still stand in Glastonbury, which was the birthplace of American politician Gideon Welles Welles, Gideon [PAR] , 1802–78, American statesman, b. Glastonbury, Conn. He was (1826–36) editor and part owner of the Hartford Times, one of the first New England papers to support Andrew Jackson. [PAR] ..... Click the link for more information. . [PAR] Glastonbury (England) [PAR] (religion, spiritualism, and occult) [PAR] Glastonbury, a town in southwest England, arose out of prehistory in the middle of the seventh century when a Celtic church was established on top of one of the nearby hills—Glastonbury Tor. Three hundred years later, Saint Dunstan (924–988) refurbished and enlarged the church, which would evolve into a medieval monastic center. Glastonbury was one of the largest and wealthiest abbeys in the land, and its abbot’s influence reached to the highest levels of the royal court in London. However, prior to the rise of the church in the area, layers of myths and legends may be unearthed. [PAR] Although far from the sea today, Glastonbury was surrounded by water a mere 2,000 years ago. The area is believed by many to have been a center for pre-Christian life and worship. The pre-Christian speculations meld into the identification of Glastonbury as the mythical Isle of Avalon, a word derived from the Celtic deity Avalloc (or Avallach), who ruled the underworld. Identifying Glastonbury with Avalon links the region with King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Avalon was the final resting place of the good king. [PAR] Another popular legend is that, during the years of Jesus’ life not covered in the Bible, Jesus accompanied Joseph of Arimathea, supposedly his great uncle, to Glastonbury. After Jesus’ crucifixion, Joseph of Arimathea came into possession of the cup used at the Last Supper. He used the cup to catch some of the blood that flowed | joseph of arimathea |
Polaris or the north star, is the brightest star in which constellation? | [DOC] [TLE] Polaris is the North Star | Brightest Stars | EarthSkyPolaris is the North Star | Brightest Stars | EarthSky [PAR] Polaris is the North Star [PAR] By Bruce McClure in Brightest Stars | May 24, 2016 [PAR] The entire northern sky wheels around Polaris. Some assume it’s the brightest star in the sky. In fact, Polaris ranks only 50th in brightness. [PAR] Ken Christison captured these glorious star trails around Polaris, the North Star. See more photos from Ken Christison. [PAR] The North Star or Pole Star – aka Polaris – is famous for holding nearly still in our sky while the entire northern sky moves around it. That’s because it’s located nearly at the north celestial pole, the point around which the entire northern sky turns. Polaris marks the way due north. As you face Polaris and stretch your arms sideways, your right hand points due east, and your left hand points due west. About-face of Polaris steers you due south. Polaris is not the brightest star in the nighttime sky, as is commonly believed. It’s only about 50th brightest. But you can find it easily, and, once you do, you’ll see it shining in the northern sky every night, from N. Hemisphere locations. Follow the links below to learn more about Polaris. [PAR] Polaris science [PAR] Polaris on a stormy night. Spotting the North Star – and in that way knowing the direction north – has gladdened the heart of many a lost traveler. Photo by EarthSky Facebook friend Jv Noriega in the Philippines. [PAR] If you can find the Big Dipper, you can find Polaris. The two outer stars in the bowl of the Dipper – Dubhe and Merak – always point to the North Star. [PAR] Polaris marks the end of the Handle of the Little Dipper. Chart for early autumn evening Image via EarthSky Tonight [PAR] How to see Polaris. This star is bright enough to spot even from some suburban skies. In a dark country sky, even when the full moon obscures a good deal of the starry heavens, the North Star is relatively easy to see. [PAR] That fact has made this star a boon to travelers throughout the Northern Hemisphere, both over land and sea. Finding Polaris means you know the direction north. [PAR] Best of all, Polaris is readily found by using the prominent group of stars known as the Big Dipper , called the Plough in the UK, which may be the Northern Hemisphere’s most famous star pattern. [PAR] To locate Polaris, all you have to do is to find the Big Dipper pointer stars Dubhe and Merak. These two stars outline the outer part of the Big Dipper’s bowl. Simply draw a line from Merak through Dubhe, and go about 5 times the Merak/Dubhe distance to Polaris. [PAR] The Big Dipper, like a great big hour hand, goes full circle around Polaris in one day. More specifically, the Big Dipper circles Polaris in a counter-clockwise direction in 23 hours and 56 minutes. Although the Big Dipper travels around Polaris all night long, the Big Dipper pointer stars always point to Polaris on any day of the year, and at any time of the night. Polaris marks the center of Nature’s grandest celestial clock! [PAR] By the way, Polaris is famous for more reasons than one. It’s famous for hardly moving while the other stars wheel around it. And it’s famous for marking the end of the Little Dipper ‘s handle. The Little Dipper is tougher to spot in the night sky than the Big Dipper. But if you use the Big Dipper’s pointer stars to locate Polaris, you’ll be one step closer to seeing the Little Dipper. [PAR] As you travel northward, Polaris climbs higher in the sky. If you go as far north as the North Pole, you’ll see Polaris directly overhead. As you travel south, Polaris drops closer to the northern horizon. If you get as far as the equator, Polaris sinks to the horizon. South of the equator, Polaris drops out of the sky. [PAR] A planisphere is virtually indispensable for beginning stargazers. Order your EarthSky planisphere today. [PAR] When you take a time exposure photograph of | little dipper |
"Which commentator said, ""The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey""?" | [DOC] [TLE] The batsman's Holding the bowler's Willey? > Betfair ...The batsman's Holding the bowler's Willey? > Betfair Community > Cricket [PAR] Pause Play • Switch to Standard View The batsman's Holding the bowler's... [PAR] Show More [PAR] Report Hayden • February 28, 2011 12:27 PM GMT [PAR] According to an urban myth, it was during a Test match between the West Indies and England when Michael Holding was about to bowl to Willey, that the radio commentator Brian Johnston said: "The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey". While Wisden states that there is no record of Johnston or anyone else actually saying this,[2] Johnston's co-commentator Henry Blofeld recalls the incident as having taken place at The Oval in 1976.[3] [PAR] In 1979, Willey caught Dennis Lillee off the bowling of Graham Dilley, resulting in a scorecard entry of: "Lillee c Willey b Dilley".[4] [PAR] According to an urban myth, it was during a Test match between the West Indies and England when Michael Holding was about to bowl to Willey, that the radio commentator Brian Johnston said: "The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey". While Wisden st[DOC] [TLE] "The bowler’s Holding, the batsman’s Willey ..."The bowler’s Holding, the batsman’s Willey" – electricinca.com [PAR] Vlog [PAR] "The bowler’s Holding, the batsman’s Willey" [PAR] Just had a customer at the cinema who wished to buy tickets but had forgotten her membership card with which she could get a discount off the price. So I asked her name so that I could search the members database to find her, she replied “wily, spelt W-i-l-l-e-y.” [PAR] I thought interesting as that’s not how I’d pronounce that surname and it put me in mind of the apocryphal quote attributed to cricket commentator Brian Johnston in regards to the West Indian bowler Michael Holding . [PAR] “The bowler’s Holding, the batsman’s Willey.” [PAR] And through his Wikipedia entry I find the following YouTube video of what is regarded as the best bowled over of Test cricket ever. [PAR] Share this:[DOC] [TLE] The Bowler's Holding the Batsman's Willey - Off Topic ...The Bowler's Holding the Batsman's Willey - Off Topic - VillaTalk [PAR] The Bowler's Holding the Batsman's Willey [PAR] Are you aware of what I'm referring to? 73 members have voted [PAR] 1. Are you aware of what I'm referring to? [PAR] Yes [PAR] Please sign in or register to vote in this poll. [PAR] 32 posts in this topic [PAR] Location: Leeds (with a bit of Birmingham) [PAR] Posted [PAR] August 4, 2008 [PAR] Do you know what I'm talking about when I say the title of this thread? [PAR] I've had a couple of conversations recently where this has been brought up and the majority of people in the conversation don't have a clue what's being talked about. I thought it was really famous. So the poll question is do you know what I'm talking about with that thread title. [PAR] Apparently there's no audio recording of it, which is a shame, and puts into doubt whether it was ever said. But I really hope it was. [PAR] Share this post [PAR] Location: Right here, right now [PAR] Posted [PAR] What do you call a deer with no eyes? [PAR] Share this post [PAR] Location: Outside the Euro Zone [PAR] Posted [PAR] August 4, 2008 [PAR] It's 100% genuine I've certainly heard it played on radio shows over the years and I've also read Johnston's biography which of course mentions the story along with the "getting his leg " over line [PAR] It's one of those moments like Dancing Matt that brings a genuine smile to your face and makes you forget your troubles [PAR] Share this post [PAR] Posted [PAR] August 4, 2008 [PAR] There's Neil Harvey standing at leg slip with his legs wide apart, waiting for a tickle. [PAR] Share this post [PAR] no, but i guess it's a cricket quote and im not a cricket fan. [PAR] Share this post [PAR] Location: With | brian johnston |
Old Honiton Genoese and Mechlin all types of what? | [DOC] [TLE] Double vision 21 What Shakespeare play Course true love ...Double vision 21 What Shakespeare play Course true love never - IT - 402 [PAR] View Full Document [PAR] Double vision 21 What Shakespeare play Course true love never did run smooth Midsummer Nights Dream 22 All my Yesterdays is which actors autobiography Edward G Robinson 23 Which type of full moon follows a harvest moon Hunters Moon 24 Which pop singer was Glad to be Gay Tom Robinson 25 The Wheel Spins Ethel Lina White basis for what Hitchcock film The Lady Vanishes 26 On average it takes 1.5 hours to do what Fully cremate a corpse 27 In Kiplings poem Gunga Din what job had Gunga Din Water Carrier 28 What began in 1877 but banned women until 1884 Wimbledon Tennis 29 Who is the boss of UNCLE Mr Waverley 30 Which cities public transport lost property office is the busiest Tokyo 31 Name only boxer to win a world title who never had a manager Jake La Motta 32 The opera The Tsar Sultan contains what famous musical piece The Flight of the Bumblebee 33 Five tons are mined annually - five tons of what Diamonds 34 In Venezuela lovers use pink what Envelopes - post half price 35 What country in distance is furthest from New Zealand Spain 36 Whose girlfriend had a pet snake called Enid Adolf Hitler 37 What word is in 1200 different languages without changing Amen 38 Whose horse was Black Nell Wild Bill Hickoks 39 Old Honiton Genoese and Mechlin all types of what Lace 40 Name the first teddy bear in space Mishka 1980 Olympic mascot 41 In France who are nicknamed the Kepis blancs Foreign Legion 42 Name Ernest Hemmingway's book dealing with bullfighting Fiesta 43 Which animal pronks Springbok 44 In the Wizard of Oz name the Good Witch of the North Glinda 45 Britain France and who fought the battle of Trafalgar Spain 46 Who's first book was Pebble in the Sky Isaac Asimov 47 Whose original back up group were The Blue Moon Boys Elvis Presley 48 Britannia female embodiment of Britain who is the French Marianne 49 Who wrote the line East is East and West is West Rudyard Kipling 50 Which American city used to be called Yerba Buena San Francisco Page 134 [PAR] This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version. [PAR] View Full Document [PAR] 10000 general knowledge questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro No Questions Quiz 67 Answers 51 What's capital of The Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen Aden 52 Who played Louis Armstrong in 1954 film The Glen Miller Story He played himself 53 The Old Aztecs played ollamalitzi what game does it resemble Basketball 54 In literature who lived at 7 Savile Row Phileas Fogg 55 What is the only Shakespeare play that mentions America The Comedy of Errors (Act III Scene ii) 56 Jan Lodvik Hock changed his name to what Robert Maxwell 57 What is the longest golf course to stage the British Open Carnoustie 7066 yards 58 Atlanta burned in Gone With the Wind was what old film set King Kong it needed clearing 59 What are Unaone, Soxisix and Novenine International phonetic numbers 169 60 If something is caseous what is it like Cheese 61 William Herschel astronomer was a musician what instrument Organ 62 UK snooker players call it doubling what do US pool players say Banking 63 In MASH what was the character Radars full name Walter O'Reilly 64 Whose only novel was The Cardinals Mistress Benito Mussolini 65 [PAR] This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. [PAR] TERM [PAR] Kenyatta University [PAR] IT 402 - Spring 2015 [PAR] 1 2 3 4 5 Sampling In Research What is research? According Webster (1985), to researc [PAR] HYPO.docx[DOC] [TLE] Mechlin - definition of Mechlin by The Free DictionaryMechlin - definition of Mechlin by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Mechlin - definition of Mechlin by The Free Dictionary [PAR] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Mechlin [PAR] (mĕk′lĭn) [PAR] n. [PAR] A lace in which the pattern details are defined by a flat thread. Also called maline. [PAR] [From Mechlin (Mechelen), Belgium, where such lace has traditionally been made.] [PAR] Mechlin [PAR] (Placename) the English name for Mechelen [PAR] Mech•lin [PAR] (ˈmɛk lɪn) [PAR] n. [PAR] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . [PAR] Link to this page | lace |
Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA? | [DOC] [TLE] Who gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States ...Who gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States? | Reference.com [PAR] Who gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States? [PAR] A: [PAR] Quick Answer [PAR] The Statue of Liberty was given to United States by France. It was originally named "Liberty Enlightening the World." It was created by the French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi. [PAR] Full Answer [PAR] The statue weighed 204 metric tons and was 151 feet in height. Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, who owned the company renowned for designing and building the Eiffel Tower, designed the steel framework of the statue. [PAR] On June 19, 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor and was erected on Liberty Island. The statue was meant to celebrate the lasting friendship between the U.S. and France, as well as represent the enduring concepts of freedom and democracy.[DOC] [TLE] The Statue of Liberty National Monument: Official Statue ...The Statue of Liberty National Monument: Statue of Liberty Tours and Ellis Island Tours, Statue of Liberty Tickets, Ellis Island Tickets – StatueOfLibertyTickets.com [PAR] Steps to Visit [PAR] Statue of Liberty History [PAR] In 1886, The Statue of Liberty Monument was a given to the United States from France to celebrate the friendship the two endured during the American Revolution. The Statue of Liberty has over the years has symbolized the freedom and the democracy of the United States. [PAR] Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design the Statue Sculpture with the completion date of 1876 to celebrate American’s centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. The Statue of Liberty was to be a joint effort between the United States and France. France would build and design the Statue part and United States would complete the pedestal that would hold Lady Liberty. Bartholdi needed an engineer to address the structural issues with designing the sculpture so Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (Eiffel Tower) provided assistance with getting the Statue to stand upright. [PAR] Funds to create the Statue of Liberty would prove to be tedious for both sides. In France, entertainment, public fees and a national lottery would help with the funds. In United States, things were much slower. Auctions, various forms of entertainment, and fights would help provide some funds. Joseph Pulitzer decided he needed to get the attention of the American people to get necessary money, he took out an editorial in his newspaper putting pressure on the rich and middle class to help funds this important icon for America. On August 1885 finances in the United States for the pedestal was complete. The construction finished in April 1886. In France the Statue was finished in 1884 and arrived in NY Harbor 1885 aboard the French vessel “Isere”. [PAR] In order to get the Statue to the United States the Statue was broken down into 350 individual pieces and packed in 214 crates. On October 28, 1886 the Statue of Liberty dedication took place, ten years later than the centennial date of 1876. The Statue of Liberty was placed on the granite pedestal in the star-shaped walls of Fort Wood. [PAR] Until 1901, the Statue of Liberty was the responsibility of the United States Lighthouse Board. In 1901, the war department took control of the Statue of Liberty. On October 15th, 1924 a Presidential Proclamation declared Fort Hood and the Statue of Liberty a National Monument. In 1933, The National Monument was placed in care of the National Park Service and a few years later the jurisdiction of the Monument would include all of Bedloe’s Island, and by 1956, the island’s name changed to Liberty Island. [PAR] Ellis Island was transferred into the National Park Service in 1965 and became part of the Statue of Liberty Monument. President Ronald Reagan wanted to restore the Statue of Liberty in 1982. Fundraising for an $87 million dollar restoration of the Statue of Liberty would take place between the National Park Service and Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. In 1984, the United Nations declared the Statue of Liberty as a World Heritage Site, and the completion of the restoration of the Statue was complete on July 5th, 1986, which celebrated her centennial. [PAR] The Statue of Liberty was closed a 100 days after September 11, 2001. | france |
Which Pope commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine chapel? | [DOC] [TLE] Michelangelo is Commissioned to Paint the Ceiling of the ...Michelangelo is Commissioned to Paint the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel | World History Project [PAR] 1508 [PAR] Michelangelo is Commissioned to Paint the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel [PAR] Sistine Chapel (Italian: Cappella Sistina) is the best-known chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City. [PAR] Its fame rests on its architecture, evocative of Solomon's Temple of the Old Testament and on its decoration which has been frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists including Michelangelo, Raphael, Bernini, and Sandro Botticelli. Under the patronage of Pope Julius II, Michelangelo painted 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) of the chapel ceiling between 1508 and 1512. He resented the commission, and believed his work only served the Pope's need for grandeur. However, today the ceiling, and especially The Last Judgement, are widely believed to be Michelangelo's crowning achievements in painting. [PAR] The Sistine Chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who restored the old Cappella Magna between 1477 and 1480. During this period a team of painters that included Pietro Perugino, Sandro Botticelli and Domenico Ghirlandaio created a series of frescoed panels depicting the life of Moses and the life of Christ, offset by papal portraits above and trompe l’oeil drapery below. These paintings were completed in 1482, and on August 15, 1483, Sixtus IV consecrated the first mass in honor of Our Lady of the Assumption. [PAR] Since the time of Sixtus IV, the chapel has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity. Today it is the site of the Papal conclave, the process by which a new Pope is selected.[DOC] [TLE] Sistine Chapel: Facts, History & Visitor InformationSistine Chapel: Facts, History & Visitor Information [PAR] Sistine Chapel: Facts, History & Visitor Information [PAR] By Jessie Szalay, LiveScience Contributor | [PAR] October 30, 2013 12:32am ET [PAR] MORE [PAR] 'The Creation of Adam' is one of the nine ceiling panels in the Sistine Chapel depicting scenes from the book of Genesis. [PAR] The Sistine Chapel is a large chapel in the Vatican City. It is renowned for its Renaissance art, especially the ceiling painted by Michelangelo, and attracts more than 5 million visitors each year. [PAR] History [PAR] The Sistine Chapel stands on the foundation of an older chapel called the Capella Magna. In 1477, Pope Sixtus IV instigated a rebuilding of the chapel, which was then named for him. [PAR] The chapel is 40.23 meters long, 13.40 meters wide, and 20.70 meters high (about 132 by 44 by 68 feet) — reputedly, the dimensions of Solomon’s temple in Jerusalem, which was destroyed in A.D. 70. The chapel’s exterior is simple and unassuming, giving little hint to the splendid decoration inside. [PAR] Pope Sixtus IV commissioned celebrated painters, including Botticelli and Rosselli, to decorate the chapel. At this point, the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling was painted like a simple blue sky with stars. [PAR] In 1503, a new pope, Julius II, decided to change some of the Sistine Chapel's decoration. He commanded artist Michelangelo to do it. Michelangelo balked, because he considered himself a sculptor, not a painter, and he was hard at work sculpting the king’s tomb. But Pope Julius insisted, and Michelangelo began work on his famous frescoed ceiling in 1508. He worked for four years. It was so physically taxing that it permanently damaged his eyesight. [PAR] More than 20 years later, Pope Clement VII commissioned Michelangelo to paint the giant fresco "The Last Judgment" behind the altar. The artist, then in his 60s, painted it from 1536 to 1541. [PAR] Michelangelo’s paintings [PAR] Ceiling [PAR] At the highest part of the ceiling, Michelangelo depicted nine scenes from Genesis, including "The Separation of Light From Darkness" at the altar end of the chapel to "The Drunkenness of Noah" at the other end. The most famous panels are "The Creation of Adam" and "The Fall of Man and the Expulsion from Paradise." Images of prophets and pagan sibyls surround the panels, and twisting (and originally controversial) male nudes decorate the corners. [PAR] Michelangelo painted | julius ii |
"The famous Ancient Roman marble statue 'Venus Callipyge' or 'Callipygian Venus' literally and artistically represents ""Venus/Aphrodite of the beautiful...""?" | [DOC] [TLE] Download Venus Callipyge at the Louvre, Paris von Scan The ...Download Venus Callipyge at the Louvre, Paris von Louvre Museum [PAR] Venus Callipyge [PAR] Item Details [PAR] The Venus Callipyge, also known as the Aphrodite Kallipygos or the Callipygian Venus, all literally meaning "Venus (or Aphrodite) of the beautiful buttocks",is an Ancient Roman marble statue, thought to be a copy of an older Greek original. In an example of anasyrma, it depicts a partially draped woman, raising her light peplos to uncover her hips and buttocks, and looking back and down over her shoulder, perhaps to evaluate them. The subject is conventionally identified as Venus (Aphrodite), though it may equally be a portrait of a mortal woman. [PAR] [PAR] This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [email protected] to find out how you can help. [PAR] Place[DOC] [TLE] Descargar Venus Callipyge at the Louvre, Paris Hecho por ...Descargar Venus Callipyge at the Louvre, Paris Hecho por Louvre Museum [PAR] Venus Callipyge [PAR] Item Details [PAR] The Venus Callipyge, also known as the Aphrodite Kallipygos or the Callipygian Venus, all literally meaning "Venus (or Aphrodite) of the beautiful buttocks",is an Ancient Roman marble statue, thought to be a copy of an older Greek original. In an example of anasyrma, it depicts a partially draped woman, raising her light peplos to uncover her hips and buttocks, and looking back and down over her shoulder, perhaps to evaluate them. The subject is conventionally identified as Venus (Aphrodite), though it may equally be a portrait of a mortal woman. [PAR] [PAR] This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [email protected] to find out how you can help. [PAR] Lugar[DOC] [TLE] Загрузить The Venus Callipyge at The Louvre, Paris by Scan ...Загрузить The Venus Callipyge at The Louvre, Paris by Louvre Museum [PAR] The Venus Callipyge [PAR] Item Details [PAR] The Venus Callipyge, also known as the Aphrodite Kallipygos (or the Callipygian Venus, all literally meaning "Venus (or Aphrodite) of the beautiful buttocks", is an Ancient Roman marble statue, thought to be a copy of an older Greek original. In an example of anasyrma, it depicts a partially draped woman, raising her light peplos to uncover her hips and buttocks, and looking back and down over her shoulder, perhaps to evaluate them. The subject is conventionally identified as Venus (Aphrodite), though it may equally be a portrait of a mortal woman. [PAR] The marble statue extant today dates to the late 1st century BC. The lost Greek original on which it is based is thought to have been bronze, and to have been executed around 300 BC, towards the beginning of the Hellenistic era. The provenance of the marble copy is unknown, but it was rediscovered, missing its head, in the early modern era. The head was restored, first in the 16th century and again in the 18th century (in which case the sculptor followed the earlier restoration fairly closely); the restored head was made to look over the shoulder, drawing further attention to the statue's bare buttocks and thereby contributing to its popularity. In the 17th and 18th centuries the statue was identified as Venus and associated with a temple to Aphrodite Kallipygos at Syracuse, discussed by Athenaeus in his Deipnosophists. [PAR] The statue was | buttocks |
Which American city used to be called Yerba Buena? | [DOC] [TLE] originally called Yerba Buena back in 1835, which is ...Today in San Francisco History - San Francisco gets its name: SFist [PAR] Today in San Francisco History - San Francisco gets its name [PAR] by sfist_richard in Miscellaneous on Jan 30, 2009 9:13 am [PAR] Timecapsule: January 30, 1847 [PAR] Yerba Buena [PAR] That was the name given to the tiny bayside settlement back in 1835 , a name taken from the wild mint growing on the sand dunes that surrounded it. And if it hadn't been for the lucky first name of an elegant Spanish noblewoman, that's what the city of San Francisco would still be called today. [PAR] Our magnificent bay had already worn the name of San Francisco since 1769 -- but though some in Yerba Buena apparently used it as a nickname, it never occurred to its motley population to make "San Francisco" official. [PAR] In July of 1846 Yerba Buena was just 11 years old, a sleepy hamlet in Mexican territory with just about 200 residents. The place woke up some when Captain John B. Montgomery sailed into the harbour, marched into the center of town and raised the Stars and Stripes. [PAR] The Mexican alcalde and other officials split town before Montgomery's marines arrived, so -- at least as far as Yerba Buena was concerned -- the annexation of California in the Mexican-American war took place without a fight. [PAR] Don Mariano Vallejo, Dr. Robert Semple and the Bear Flag connection [PAR] A couple of weeks earlier up in Sonoma, the rancho of Comandante General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo had been invaded by a ragtag collection of American frontiersman. They were attempting to strike a blow for California's independence from Mexico. Don Vallejo, one of the most powerful and wealthy men in the Mexican territory of Alta California, was arrested -- kidnapped, perhaps -- and transported to Sutter's Fort on the Sacramento River. [PAR] You'll undoubtedly recognize this as a scene from the infamous " Bear Flag Revolt " -- a terrific story, but we're in grave danger of digressing here. In fact, we mention it only because the route taken by Vallejo's captors led them across some of the General's considerable Mexican land-grant holdings, specifically those around the convergence of the Sacramento River and San Francisco Bay. [PAR] One of the more civilized members of that Bear Flag group was one Doctor Robert Semple , an energetic, well-educated and nearly seven-foot-tall Kentuckian. Doctor Semple was also a man with vision, and he carefully noted the beauty -- and strategic potential -- of this location. [PAR] About six months later, once hostilities had settled down a bit, Doctor Semple and his one-time prisoner Don Vallejo struck an agreement to found a new city on that spot -- right on the northern shore of the Carquinez Straits . [PAR] "Francisca", new metropolis of the West [PAR] On January 19th, 1847, Vallejo deeded a five-square-mile tract of his lands to Semple. Don Vallejo made one important stipulation to this deal; that the new city be named for his beloved wife: "Doña Francisca Benicia Carrillo." [PAR] Doctor Semple agreed. [PAR] The name would honour Señora Vallejo, but also -- and more importantly to the enterprising Semple -- associate itself with the great San Francisco Bay. The city he envisioned as the new metropolis of the West would be dubbed "Francisca". [PAR] Lt. Bartlett sees the future [PAR] The agreement was officially recorded in Yerba Buena by the new American alcalde -- Captain Montgomery's second in command, Lieutenant Washington Bartlett. Though Bartlett's position in Yerba Buena was only temporary, he had apparently already fallen under the patriotic influence of his new surroundings. [PAR] Washington Bartlett, like Semple, realized that names carry symbolic weight. Association with the already well known San Francisco Bay -- and the mission -- would help the upstart "Francisca" attract shipping, commerce, and national renown. [PAR] Yerba Buena had grown to a population of barely 500 at this point, and there was absolutely nothing that guaranteed its future as the primary city of the West -- or even of the Bay Area. The formation of "Francisca" right across the bay had real potential to | san francisco |
Phucket is the largest of which country's islands? | [DOC] [TLE] Phuket Island and Beaches Pictures Guide, Thailand – BugbogPhuket Island Beaches Pictures Guide, Thailand – Bugbog [PAR] Phuket Beaches Map [PAR] Beach Holidays in Phuket [PAR] Phuket is the largest of Thailand’s islands and the country’s most popular sand and sea destination, though much of it is tourism of the package kind. The beaches are largely similar, mostly with soft sand, clear warm water enclosed in pretty bays. Patong is the largest and busiest, attached to the lively but brash, noisy and unattractive town of Patong. [PAR] South of Patong are a handful of beaches that cater to up-market tourists while beaches in the north of Phuket become increasingly less crowded and offer less facilities the further away from Patong they get but are popular with seekers of quiet, good value beach holidays. Sand, however becomes coarser and waves more brutal. [PAR] Beware swimming when beaches have red flags flying which often happens in or near the rainy/summer season. Patong and Karon beaches are especially susceptible. There is a real danger of drowning from tide rips (strong currents), with an average of one tourist drowning a month in summertime. [PAR] There are still some glimpses of old Thailand out in the sticks of Phuket if you take a drive. [PAR] Phuket attractions [PAR] Kamala beach, next spot north of Patong in Phuket. Photo by Gossipguy. [PAR] Phuket Vegetarian Festival, also known as the Nine Emperor Gods Festival , is held from October 1st to October 9th in 2016. The date changes every year so check on our Exotic Festivals page . Photo by binder donedat. [PAR] During this popular festival male religious devotees – usually of Thai-Chinese extraction – pierce their bodies in multiple locations with pins, knives, sharp sticks or whatever comes to hand, without the benefit of anesthetics. Alternatively they slash/cut themselves widely. Bloody hell! Photo by binder donedat. [PAR] Downsides [PAR] The bad news: [PAR] • the numbers of visitors on the beach/in the streets of the main towns in high seasons is unsettling if you’re in search of a tropical paradise, or possibly exciting if you want loud noise, friendly girls and lots of beer. But remember, Phuket does offer a good selection of alternatives . [PAR] • chunky waves can make relaxed ‘floating after a few beers’ bathing a bit of a challenge early in the season. Wait for them to calm down or learn to dive under them – which is quite good exercise as it happens… [PAR] • some beaches are colonised early by package people [PAR] • there is little shade other than pay-parasols [PAR] • Patong town is becoming increasingly sleazy, overdeveloped and not so cheap. [PAR] Accommodation [PAR] Khao Lak beach cottages, Phuket. [PAR] This is not a cheap region by Thai standards. Backpackers on a tight budget or travellers seeking a quieter life would fare better on other islands such as Ko Lanta or Ko Samet , but up-market travellers looking for a life of pampered luxury can’t go wrong with 5 star hotels in Phuket where exotic style and delicacy are a national trait, servitude an honour and exquisite cuisine an everyday experience. I have a dream. . . [PAR] A small motorcycle is a great way to travel Phuket but beware gravel rash, it can seriously hamper your sea bathing (though it does help the healing process in small doses! ). [PAR] All motorised tourists in Thailand – bikes and cars – are required to carry an International Drivers’ License on their person and it is also advisable to carry a copy of your passport information page and Thai visa. [PAR] Motorbike drivers and their passengers are required by law to wear helmets. A recent survey revealed that around a third of all bike passengers do not wear helmets. The payment for breaking helmet laws depends on the officer issuing the fine, which side of the bed he got out of that morning, the season, the attitude of the biker and much more but is officially between 500-1000 baht ($15-$30). [PAR] Thai police pay a lot of attention to foreigners driving bikes without helmets while turning a blind eye to locals doing the | thailand |
Which actor had a Doberman Pinscher called Kirk? | [DOC] [TLE] Breed Breakdown: Doberman Pinscher - unleashmagazine.comBreed Breakdown: Doberman Pinscher [PAR] Breed Breakdown: Doberman Pinscher [PAR] Fast as the wind and strong as a bull, the Doberman Pinscher has proven itself to be one of the world’s elite canines. They are known for their agility, intelligence, speed, stamina and strength. Amazingly enough, this breed originated in Germany and was bred by a German man named Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann in the 1860s for those purposes. This is of course where the Doberman, also known as Dobes, get their name. Louis wanted to create a guard dog that would protect him as he traveled through dangerous communities filled with thieves. They are a mix between German Pinschers, Beaucerons, Manchester Terriers, Greyhounds and Rottweilers. This very interesting mix of dogs produced a magnificent animal. Not only do they make loyal companions, but they also are great for search and rescue, military and police work, guarding, therapy work and competitive obedience. [PAR] So what makes this dog so good at what it does? Well, its body is very muscular. The chest is broad and legs are perfectly straight. Dobes have perfect strides when they run, as their hind legs are in sync with their front legs. This gives them fast capabilities to hunt down their prey. Doberman Pinscher’s heads are long and the tops of their heads are flat. Their sleek head give them advantage in their surroundings. As for their teeth, they meet in a scissor-like bite. Their coats are coarse and can range from black, red, fawn, and even to blue. An interesting breed fact is that their nose matches the color of the coat. Because their coats are short they can be sensitive to cold weather. These dogs shed very little, so maintenance is minimal. The Doberman's expectancy of life is 10 to 13 years. [PAR] Due to the breed’s ability to comprehend what it learns, the Doberman Pinscher can be a very clever dog. They are smart and relatively easy to train. With such a unique breed, come special requirements as an owner. Because Dobermans can be stubborn at times, they require a handler who is assertive and confident. Also, early socialization is important in effort to curtail shy and timid-like behavior. [PAR] Alike all dogs, the Doberman can be a pleasure to own if cared for properly. A helpful tip when considering this breed is to allow them plenty of physical activity. Dobes need enough space to run and stretch, therefore apartment life isn’t recommended. Common health issues of the breed include bloating, hip dysplasia, minor heart defects and prostatic disease. [PAR] Well known owners of the breed are President John F. Kennedy, who’s Doberman was named Moe. Actor William Shatner has owned a handful of Doberman Pinschers over time, their names were Kirk, Morgan, China, Heidi, Paris, Royale, Martika, Sterling, Charity, Bella and Starbuck. Even Mariah Carey flaunted her Doberman, Princess, in her “All I Want For Christmas is You” video.[DOC] [TLE] Famous Doberman Owners - Dobermans Den - TheFamous Doberman Owners [PAR] Home > Fun Stuff > Famous Doberman Owners [PAR] Famous Doberman Owners [PAR] Usually we see celebrities with toy dogs that look more like a fashion accessories than a loved pet. And rarely do we see our beloved Doberman with a celebrity, photographed by the paparazzi. But of course, there are some famous people who own Dobermans, (some who have sadly passed away). [PAR] I think you’ll find this list interesting and it shows how diverse the people who love Dobermans are. This list is partially taken from Stanley Coren’s book, “Why we love the dogs we do”, as well as various online research. If I missed anyone please let me know in the comments below. [PAR] If you’re looking for famous Dobermans from the movies and tv, here’s a fun list of the most famous Dobermans . [PAR] [PAR] Hunter S Thompson [PAR] Hunter S Thompson, was a popular American writer who died in 2005. He had several Dobermans and has included them in his books. In | william shatner |
Who was the inventor of the telephone? | [DOC] [TLE] Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor of the TelephoneAlexander Graham Bell: Inventor of the Telephone [PAR] Home | Great Inventors | Alexander Graham Bell [PAR] Alexander Graham Bell [PAR] Inventor of the Telephone [PAR] Though he was born in Scotland and spent some time in Ontario, Alexander Graham Bell didn't actually start inventing until he settled in Boston and became an American citizen. And it's a good thing he did, because without Graham Bell we wouldn't have one of our most valued inventions: the telephone. [PAR] With both a mother and a wife who were unable to hear, inventor Alexander Graham Bell took an active interest in the deaf. Like his father, he taught deaf people and worked as a speech therapist. In fact, he first developed his phonautograph invention, a device that draws vibrations from the human voice, to help deaf students visualize sound. Eventually, this invention would evolve into what we now know as the telephone. [PAR] Alexander Graham Bell made the first speech transmission through his telephone invention on March 10, 1876 (three days after he received his patent), and soon after introduced the device at the World's fair. Of course, Graham Bell wasn't the only one working to develop this technology at the time – one of the others was telegraphy titan Western Union. All in all, the Bell Company was forced to defend over 600 legal challenges to the invention's patent. And, with Alexander Graham Bell's convincing testimony, the company won each and every one. [PAR] For more information on Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone, please visit:[DOC] [TLE] Who invented the telephone? - Zak KeithWho invented the telephone? [PAR] Who invented the telephone? [PAR] Honoring the real inventor of the phone [PAR] © Zak Keith, 2009 [PAR] If you answered “Alexander Graham Bell,” then you, along with millions of people around the world have been misinformed. [PAR] In 2001, the US Congress finally succumbed to the nagging truth and “changed its mind” on the issue, according credit to the real inventor and declaring that the original telephone was in fact invented by Antonio Meucci , a penniless Italian who did not speak a word of English and could not afford to patent his discovery. [PAR] As to Alexander Graham Bell? Well, he was just a successful patent applicant and, some would say, thief. [PAR] According to the US Congress, Bell was a cunning opportunist who took all the credit for a more brilliant scientist’s work. The House of Representatives voted to recognise mechanical genius, Antonio Meucci, as the father of modern communications, following a protracted battle by historians and Italian Americans. [PAR] The real inventor of the telephone, Meucci (1808—1989), had been working in Cuba in the 1830s, developing methods for treating illnesses using electric shocks, when he discovered the ability of sound to travel through electrical impulses. He later moved to Staten Island to follow up on his discovery. In 1860—16 years before Bell claimed to have invented the telephone—Meucci demonstrated his teletrofono in New York, but could not afford the $250 required to register a patent. [PAR] Bell, who took an interest in Meucci’s invention, convinced him to share his research material. They shared a lab together and Bell had full access to Meucci’s materials. Bell made good and clever use of Meucci before coming up with his own “invention” and applying for a patent in his own name. Meucci duly protested, but lacking connections, was unable to convince anyone that Alexander Graham Bell had stolen his ideas. Under general patent laws, then and today, Bell should have credited Meucci and agreed to share royalties with him. [PAR] Beset with debt, Meucci could not afford the $10 fee for maintaining the patent caveat and temporarily gave up pursuit of Bell in 1874. Two years later, Bell, uncontested by Meucci, was granted ownership of the patent. Interestingly, another contender, Elisha Gray, had also submitted a patent for the telephone some hours before Bell, but due to a technicality, Bell was the registrant whose application won. [PAR] Meucci finally decided to sue Bell, charging him with fraud in the Supreme Court. The case looked rather promising for | alexander graham bell |
Which Premier League football team has a red hart on its club badge (it looks like a moose)? | [DOC] [TLE] Ranking All 20 Premier League Logos - TheSportsterstumbleupon [PAR] Email [PAR] Comment [PAR] In the modern era clubs logos have grown in importance. Whilst club crests traditionally were just used to display a team’s name, colors, and occasionally their motto, mascot and/or a local landmark, more recently, an effective logo can be crucial for brand recognition and growth. We see many clubs redesigning their logos in light of the global business that the Premier League has become. [PAR] Although a distinctive and effective logo can be important, it is a worry that some clubs are so willing to sacrifice history, heritage and tradition. After all, it is those things which make the Premier League and English football so great. Obviously, there is a great deal of subjectivity with regards to which club’s have the best and worst logos, although some are rather more unanimous. [PAR] While several clubs in the Premier League have been around a long time, the league as we now know it has only been around for under 25 years. Some logos have more history than others, so the history behind them was taken into consideration. Some of the newer teams though have in fact produced some beauties. [PAR] Each logo is ranked largely upon its aesthetic merits, with aspects such as historical relevance also being accounted for. As well as ranking all 20 of the Premier League badges, there is also some information on each club’s crest history, and how their current incarnation came into being. Here is the ranking of all 20 Premier League logos. Please share your thoughts on what you think the best logo is and maybe give it your own ranking if you’re up for it. [PAR] 20. Watford [PAR] via deviantart.net [PAR] Premier League new-boys Watford will be hoping that their first season in the top flight for nine years will be a positive one, but they certainly finish last in the list of Premier League logos. Watford are a club with an intriguing history of identities, having changed colors, nicknames and logos more than most British clubs. They have played in blue, white, red, gold and today, yellow, their nicknames have ranged from the Brewers, the Hornets and the Yellow Army and their logo has been equally adaptable. The current incarnation is an unusual hart (a male red deer) – which is often confused for a moose or deer – on a black and yellow background. [PAR] 19. Bournemouth [PAR] via skysports.com [PAR] Another promoted team, Bournemouth are genuine Premier League minnows. This season is Bournemouth’s first ever campaign in the Premier League, having spent the vast majority of their existence in the third and fourth tier of the English football league. Much of Bournemouth’s current identity began in 1972, when the club became AFC Bournemouth, changing their kit and logo. [PAR] Bournemouth changed their kit to red and black stripes, based on A.C. Milan, and those colors can be seen in the background of their logo, as well as a footballer, who is supposed to represent former player Dickie Dowsett, heading the ball. It’s a quirky design but they haven’t quite pulled it off. [PAR] 18. Stoke City [PAR] via wikimedia.org [PAR] Now Premier League stalwarts, during their time in the Premier League, Stoke have been criticized for their lack of invention and creativity at times, and that could certainly apply to the club’s logo. The current logo which has been in use since 2001 is painfully unimaginative, with just three red stripes on a white background, with the clubs name ‘Stoke City’ at the top, and their nickname ‘The Potters’ at the bottom. [PAR] Perhaps with the arrival of Mark Hughes and a different style of play it is time for revolution off the pitch too, and a new logo, especially since Stoke had some far more interesting designs prior to their 2001 incarnation. [PAR] 17. Newcastle United [PAR] via wikimedia.org [PAR] There’s a lot on the Newcastle United badge, so let’s have a quick run through. Modeled on the city’s coat of arms, the two sea-horses on either side representing Newcastle’s strong connection with the sea, while the castle on the top is a throwback to Newcastle | watford |
What was the name of the England football team mascot for the 1966 FIFA World Cup? | [DOC] [TLE] fifa world cup mascot - 必应 - bing.comfifa world cup mascot - 必应 [PAR] Sign in [PAR] FIFA World Cup mascot [PAR] Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own mascot. World Cup Willie, the mascot for the 1966 competition, was the first World Cup mascot, and one of the first mascots to be associated with a major sporting competition. The mascot designs show some representing a characteristic feature (costume, flora, fauna, etc.) of the host country. The World Cup mascot is frequently one or more anthropomorphic characters targeted at children with cartoon shows and other merchandise released to coincide with the competition. World Cup Ma ... (展开) ascot(s) Name Description England 1966 World Cup Willie A lion, a typical symbol of the United Kingdom, wearing a Union Flag jersey with the words "WORLD CUP". Designed by freelance children's book illustrator Reg Hoye. In 2014 Lonnie Donegan Jnr re-recorded the campaign song originally sung by his father Lonnie Donegan. Mexico 1970 Juanito A boy wearing Mexico's kit and a sombrero (with the words "MEXICO 70"). His name is the diminutive of "Juan", a common name in Spanish. West Germany 1974 Tip and Tap Two boys wearing Germany kits, with the letters WM (Weltmeisterschaft, World Cup) and number 74. Argentina 1978 Gauchito A boy wearing Argentina's kit. His hat (with the words ARGENTINA '78), neckerchief and whip are typical of gauchos. Spain 1982 Naranjito An orange, a typical fruit in Spain, wearing the kit of the host's national team. Its name comes from naranja, Spanish for orange, and the diminutive suffix "-ito". Mexico 1986 Pique A jalapeño pepper, characteristic of Mexican cuisine, with a moustache and wearing a sombrero. Its name comes from picante, Spanish for spicy peppers and sauces. Italy 1990 Ciao A stick figure player with a football head and an Italian tricolore body. Its name is an Italian greeting. United States 1994 Striker, the World Cup Pup A dog, a common US pet animal, wearing a red, white and blue soccer uniform with the words " USA 94". France 1998 Footix A cockerel, one of the national symbols of France, with the words "FRANCE 98" on the chest. Its body is mostly blue, like the host's national team shirt and its name is a portmanteau of "football" and the ending "-ix", a name suffix common among the Gauls. Other proposed names were "Raffy", "Houpi" and "Gallik". South Korea/ Japan 2002 Ato, Kaz and Nik (The Spheriks) Orange, purple and blue (respectively) futuristic, computer-generated creatures. Collectively members of a team of "Atmoball" (a fictional football-like sport), Ato is the coach while Kaz and Nik are players. The three individual names were selected from shortlists by users on the Internet and at McDonald's outlets in the host countries. Germany 2006 Goleo VI Sidekick: Pille A lion wearing a Germany shirt with the number 06 and a talking football named Pille. Goleo is a portmanteau of the words "goal" and "leo", the Latin word for lion. In Germany, "Pille" is a colloquial term for a football. South Africa 2010 Zakumi Zakumi is a leopard, a common animal found in South Africa , with green hair wearing a shirt saying South Africa 2010. Zakumi's green and gold colors represent South African national sports' teams colors. His name comes from "ZA", for South Africa , and "kumi", a word that means "ten" in various African languages. Brazil 2014 Fuleco A Brazilian three-banded armadillo wearing a white T-shirt reading, "Brasil 2014." The Brazilian three-banded armadillo is found only in Brazil and is classified as a vulnerable species, and the selection of Fuleco brings attention to Brazil's great biodiversity. The name Fuleco | world cup willie |
"Who wrote ""Our Man in Havana""?" | [DOC] [TLE] Our Man in Havana - YouTubeOur Man in Havana - YouTube [PAR] Our Man in Havana [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Published on May 6, 2014 [PAR] Graham Greene wrote this witty comedy inspired by Cold War paranoia. Jim Wormald (Alec Guiness) is an Englishman selling vacuum cleaners in Cuba on the cusp of the revolution. Hawthorne (Noel Coward), a British intelligence agent, is looking for information on Cuban affairs and recruits Jim to act as a spy. Jim has no experience in espionage and no useful knowledge to pass along, but Hawthorne is willing to pay for his services, and since Jim's daughter Milly (Jo Morrow) has expensive tastes, he can use the money. To keep Hawthorne happy (and his paychecks coming in), he turns in reports on the Cuban revolution that are copied from public documents, "hires" additional agents who don't exist, and presents blueprints of secret weapons that are actually schematics of his carpet sweepers. However, Hawthorne and associate "C" (Ralph Richardson) think that Jim is doing splendid work and encourage him to continue; meanwhile, Capt. Segura (Ernie Kovacs), the elegantly corrupt chief of police, has been fooled by Jim's charade into believing he's a real spy -- and has also become attracted to Milly. Our Man in Havana also features Burl Ives and Maureen O'Hara in supporting roles. [PAR] Release date[DOC] [TLE] Our Man in HavanaOur Man In Havana (1958) is a novel set in Cuba by the British author Graham Greene. He makes fun of intelligence services, especially the British MI6, and their willingness to believe reports from their local informants. The book predates the Cuban Missile Crisis, but certain aspects of the plot, notably the role of missile installations, appear to anticipate the events of 1962. [PAR] It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1959, directed by Carol Reed and starring Alec Guinness; in 1963 it was adapted into an opera by Malcolm Williamson, to a libretto by Sidney Gilliat, who had worked on the film. In 2007, it was adapted into a play by Clive Francis. [PAR] Background [PAR] Greene joined MI6 in August 1941. In London, Greene had been appointed to the subsection dealing with counter-espionage in the Iberian peninsula, where he had learned about German agents in Portugal sending the Germans fictitious reports which garnered them expenses and bonuses to add to their basic salary. One of these agents was "Garbo", a Spanish double agent in Lisbon, who gave his German handlers disinformation, by pretending to control a ring of agents all over England. In fact he invented armed forces movements and operations from maps, guides and standard military references. Garbo was the main inspiration for Wormold, the protagonist of Our Man In Havana. [PAR] Remembering the German agents in Portugal, Greene wrote the first version of the story in 1946, as an outline for a film script, with the story set in Estonia in 1938. The film was never made, and Greene soon realised that Havana – which he had visited several times in the early 1950s – would be a much better setting, the absurdities of the Cold War being more appropriate for a comedy. [PAR] Plot [PAR] The novel, a black comedy, is set in Havana during the Fulgencio Batista regime. James Wormold, a vacuum cleaner retailer, is approached by Hawthorne, who offers him work for the British secret service. Wormold's wife had left him and now he lives with his sixteen-year-old beautiful, devoutly Catholic but materialistic and manipulative daughter Milly. Since Wormold does not make enough money to pay for Milly's extravagances, he accepts the offer of a side job in espionage. Because he has no information to send to London, Wormold fakes his reports using information found in newspapers and invents a fictitious network of agents. Some | graham greene |
As well as becoming man and wife, William and Kate became Duke and Duchess of where? | [DOC] [TLE] Royal Wedding: Prince William is Duke of Cambridge and ...Royal Wedding: Prince William is Duke of Cambridge and Kate Middleton is Duchess | Daily Mail Online [PAR] comments [PAR] Kate Middleton has left behind her commoner roots and her name to become Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. [PAR] Prince William was given a dukedom, the highest rank in British peerage, on his wedding day by the Queen, and will be known from now on as the Duke of Cambridge. [PAR] He also became the Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus, and Kate the Countess of Strathearn and Baroness Carrickfergus – though the titles are expected to be used only rarely, mainly in Scotland, where they met and fell in love, and Northern Ireland respectively. [PAR] Scroll down for video report [PAR] Now meet the crowds. Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, travel in the 1902 State Landau carriage along the Processional Route to Buckingham Palace after the ceremony at Westminster Abbey [PAR] To help William and Kate get accustomed to their new names, they passed a statue of the Duke sat on a horse close to the Ministry of Defence in Whitehall in their carriage procession [PAR] JUST LIKE WILLIAM, THE LAST DUKE FELL FOR A COMMONER [PAR] The last Duke of Cambridge (right), like Prince William, married a commoner for love. Prince George, known as the 2nd Duke of Cambridge, was born in 1819. [PAR] He was a grandson of George III and the only son of Prince Adolphus Frederick, the 1st Duke of Cambridge. [PAR] He refused to have an arranged marriage and declared such unions were 'doomed to failure'. [PAR] He became captivated by the actress Sarah Louisa Fairbrother, who was said to be a classic beauty and a graceful dancer. [PAR] They wed in 1847 when she was already the mother of two of his children and pregnant with his third. [PAR] But the Duke did not seek the sovereign's approval and the marriage was never recognised. [PAR] Miss Fairbrother (right) was ostracised by the Royal Family and never given the title the Duchess of Cambridge. Instead she became known by the nickname Mrs FitzGeorge. [PAR] Unlike Kate Middleton, she was the Duchess of Cambridge who never was. [PAR] There are, however, claims that the Duke was actually reticent about the marriage. [PAR] According to author and genealogist Anthony J Camp, the Duke was not correctly described in the marriage entry and did not use his normal signature. [PAR] Whatever his intentions, the Duke had a wandering eye and it was not long after he married that he took up with mistress Louisa Beauclerk. [PAR] She remained his lover for more than 30 years until her death and he once described her as 'the idol of my life and my existence'. [PAR] Like William, this Duke of Cambridge joined the Army. He served in the Crimean War and was promoted to Commander-in-Chief in 1887. [PAR] There is an equestrian statue of him in the middle of London's Whitehall which William and Kate will be able to see from their carriage procession after the service. [PAR] The Duke was said to be a disciplinarian, who believed Army promotions should be based on social connections rather than ability. He died in 1904. [PAR] His father was also the Duke of Cambridge. [PAR] Prince Adolphus Frederick (1774-1850) was the 1st Duke of Cambridge and the seventh son of George III. This Duke of Cambridge was a Chancellor of St Andrews University in Scotland where William and Kate met. He held the post from 1811 to 1814. [PAR] He was also Prince William's great-great-great-great grandfather. [PAR] The Duke's granddaughter was Mary of Teck, who became Queen Mary and was Elizabeth II's grandmother. [PAR] The Duke was a military man and a popular figure. He was apparently very fond of interrupting church services by bellowing out 'By all means' if the priest said 'Let us pray'. [PAR] He was also a great support of charities, literature and the sciences. [PAR] He married the glamorous German born Princess Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Cassel, who was Duchess of Cambridge - the last to hold the title before Miss | cambridge |
What is the female equivalent of a Bar Mitzvah? | [DOC] [TLE] bar mitzvah - definition of bar mitzvah in English from ...bar mitzvah - definition of bar mitzvah in English | Oxford Dictionaries [PAR] Definition of bar mitzvah in English: [PAR] bar mitzvah [PAR] noun [PAR] 1The initiation ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13 and is regarded as ready to observe religious precepts and eligible to take part in public worship. [PAR] Example sentences [PAR] ‘We have the same thing for various other institutions like a bar mitzvah, which celebrates Jewish adulthood at 13, but for the state it is 18.’ [PAR] ‘Witness the recent flap over the Jewish twelve-year-old, on the verge of his bar mitzvah, who was more or less tricked into a Christian baptism by the local Baptist church.’ [PAR] ‘The Jewish bar mitzvah, for example, celebrates a boy's entry into adolescence, and most of tribal Africa holds puberty rituals which may include dance, music, or seclusion.’ [PAR] ‘Her father, Bertie Camberg, was Jewish and Muriel happily gave Robin #50 towards his bar mitzvah in 1951.’ [PAR] ‘But remember your bar mitzvah speech where you said you wanted to follow in the steps of Jewish thinkers like Moses Maimonides and Karl Marx?’ [PAR] ‘It was not in Israel, for one, as my bar mitzvah was, at the Wailing Wall in 1968.’ [PAR] ‘I believe today, when people hear ‘YMCA’ every weekend at a bar mitzvah or a wedding or when people hear ‘Macho Man’ when they're working out at the gym, they smile.’ [PAR] ‘Boys aren't allowed to wear tefillin until after their bar mitzvah; women can choose to wear them but rarely do.’ [PAR] ‘Jesus returns to the temple at an age that corresponds closely to that required for the rite of passage for Jewish boys known as the bar mitzvah.’ [PAR] ‘When I look at the family portraits that were the inevitable last course at every wedding and bar mitzvah, she sparkled.’ [PAR] ‘Incidentally we were totally secular; I never went inside a synagogue until a cousin had a bar mitzvah at thirteen.’ [PAR] ‘My husband and I recently returned from Israel, where we spent a Shabbat celebrating the bar mitzvah of our cousin.’ [PAR] ‘The only connection we have is that your bar mitzvah was the day I was born… but other than that, I don't think it's going to work.’ [PAR] ‘In fact, in his case, it happened in full sight of a large crowd on the stage of a synagogue during his bar mitzvah ceremony.’ [PAR] ‘As I learned the rituals for the bar mitzvah, my father, a cantor, began to create the service…’ [PAR] ‘A bat mitzvah, the female equivalent of a bar mitzvah, is a Jewish coming of age ceremony for girls aged 12 and over.’ [PAR] ‘My nephew and I will not share the same holidays and he will not have a bar mitzvah for me to attend.’ [PAR] ‘Doctors gave him little chance of making it to his bar mitzvah.’ [PAR] ‘They're not brothers, they're not Jewish, and they've never even been to a bar mitzvah, but don't hold it against the Bar Mitzvah Brothers.’ [PAR] 1.1 A boy undergoing the bar mitzvah ceremony. [PAR] Example sentences [PAR] ‘What we seek for our young Bar Mitzvah boy is a new paradigm of Jewish masculinity.’ [PAR] ‘The Bar Mitzvah reads a portion of the Torah section and all of what is known as the Half Torah.’ [PAR] ‘Precisely what the Bar Mitzvah should lead during the service varies from one congregation to another, and is not fixed by Jewish law.’ [PAR] ‘This is done so that the young Bar Mitzvah wouldn't feel embarrassed if he couldn't proceed with the sermon due to stage fright.’ [PAR] ‘Traditionally, the father of the Bar Mitzvah give thanks to God that they no longer have to carry the burden of their child's sins.’ [PAR] ‘The Shamash does not invite the community to this feast, instead an hour before Mincha the young Bar- | bat mitzvah |
In Norse mythology who was the god of beauty, innocence, peace, and rebirth? | [DOC] [TLE] Godesses, Gods, and Mythology on Pinterest | Norse ...1000+ images about Godesses, Gods, and Mythology on Pinterest | Norse goddess, Memes and Norse mythology [PAR] Forward [PAR] In Norse mythology, Nanna Nepsdóttir or simply Nanna is a Goddess associated with the god Baldr. n the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, Nanna is the wife of Baldr and the couple produced a son, the god Forseti. After Baldr's death, Nanna dies of grief. Nanna is placed on Baldr's ship with his corpse and the two are set aflame and pushed out to sea. In Hel, Baldr and Nanna are united again. [PAR] See More[DOC] [TLE] List of Norse gods and goddesses - Galnet Wiki - WikiaList of Norse gods and goddesses | Galnet Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [PAR] List of Norse gods and goddesses [PAR] 13,256pages on [PAR] Share [PAR] List of Norse gods and goddesses [PAR] This is a list of Norse gods and goddesses that are in Norse mythology. Divided between the Æsir and the Vanir , and sometimes including the jötnar ( giants ), the dividing line between these groups is less than clear. However, it is usually accepted that the Æsir (including Óðinn , Þórr and Týr) were warrior gods, while the Vanir (mainly Njörðr, Freyja and Freyr) were fertility gods. Various other groups of beings, including elves, dwarves and jötnar were probably minor gods, and might have had small cults and sacred places devoted to them. [PAR] The gods and their function [PAR] Baldr - God of beauty, innocence, peace, and rebirth. Consort: Nanna. Dead, killed by Hodr. His death began Ragnarok [PAR] Borr - Father of Óðinn, Vili and Ve. Consort: Bestla [PAR] Bragi - God of poetry,music and the harp. Consort: Iðunn. Dead, killed in the Dwarven tusk boar battle at Ragnarok. [PAR] Búri - The first god and father of Borr. [PAR] Dagr - God of the daytime, son of Delling and Nótt. [PAR] Delling - God of dawn and father of Dagr by Nótt. [PAR] Eir - Goddess of healing. Forseti - God of justice, peace and truth. Son of Baldr and Nanna. [PAR] Fitch - God of ruling and arbitration. Son of Eir and Gmot." [PAR] Freya - Goddess of love, fertility, and battle. Consort: Óðr. Committed Suicide during Ragnarok. [PAR] Freyr - God of fertility. Consort: Gerð. Dead, killed by Surtr in Ragnarok. [PAR] Frigg - Goddess of marriage and motherhood. Consort: Óðinn Can also be pronounced Frigga [PAR] Fulla - Frigg´s handmaid. [PAR] Gmot - God of the moon. Brother of Re`es andWeth. [PAR] Gefjun - Goddess of fertility and plough. [PAR] Hel - Queen of Neifelheim, the Norse underworld. [PAR] Heimdallr (Rígr) - One of the Æsir and guardian of Ásgarð, their realm.. Killed by Loki. [PAR] Hermóðr - The heroic son of OdinTried to rescue Balder. [PAR] Hlín - Goddess of consolation and protection. [PAR] Höðr - God of winter. Killed by Vali. [PAR] Hœnir - The silent god. [PAR] Iðunn - Goddess of youth. Consort: Bragi. [PAR] Jörð - Goddess of the Earth. Mother of Þórr by Óðinn. [PAR] Kvasir - God of inspiration. Killed by Dwarves. [PAR] Lofn - Goddess of forbidden loves. [PAR] Loki - Trickster and god of mischief . Consort: Sigyn (also called Saeter). Killed by Heimdall. [PAR] Magni-god of strength.Son of Thor. [PAR] Máni - God of Moon. [PAR] Mímir - Óðinn´s uncle. Decapitated by Vanir. [PAR] Nanna - An Ásynja married with Baldr and mother to Forseti. Died because of Baldur's death. [PAR] Nerþus - A goddess mentioned by Tacitus. Her name is connected to that of Njörðr. [PAR] Njörðr - God of sea, wind, fish, and wealth. Killed in Ragnarok. [PAR] Nótt - Goddess of night, daughter of Narvi and mother of Auð, Jörð and Dagr by Naglfari, Annar and Delling, respectively. [PAR] Odin The "All Father" (The Ruler of the gods). Swallowed by Fenrir. [PAR] Sága - An obscure goddess, possibly another | balder |
Which company was founded in a draper's shop in Glasgow in 1849? | [DOC] [TLE] HOUSE OF FRASER Archive :: Company: Pettigrew & Stephens LtdHOUSE OF FRASER Archive :: Company: Pettigrew & Stephens Ltd [PAR] Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland [PAR] Management of company [PAR] In 1904, Andrew Hislop Pettigrew was in sole charge of the company. In 1925, he sold all the ordinary shares of the company to Austin Friars Investment Trust Ltd, of London, and resigned as chairman. John Campbell, the managing director, succeeded him as chairman. [PAR] Company history [PAR] The company was founded in 1888 as Pettigrew & Stephens. It was registered as a public limited liability company in 1904 with registered offices at 191 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. The store sold a wide range of goods, including clothes, millinery, confectionery, carpets, furniture, ironmongery and china. In 1914, it was massively extended becoming the largest department store in Scotland. In 1923, it was extended again, with the addition of a specialist men's department. In 1926, Pettigrew & Stephens Ltd was acquired by the Scottish Drapery Corporation Ltd, a management holding company, of Edinburgh. In 1952, the Scottish Drapery Corporation Ltd and its subsidiaries were acquired by House of Fraser Ltd, department store retailers, of Glasgow. In 1955, Pettigrew & Stephens Ltd went into voluntary liquidation and its business was merged with House of Fraser Ltd. [PAR] Records held for Pettigrew & Stephens Ltd:[DOC] [TLE] House of Fraser PLC - Company Profile, Information ...House of Fraser PLC - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on House of Fraser PLC [PAR] House of Fraser PLC - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on House of Fraser PLC [PAR] 1 Howick Place [PAR] United Kingdom [PAR] Company Perspectives: [PAR] We have laid the foundations for sustained long-term growth--through our programme of refurbishments, our plans for new stores, our continuing focus on international designer brands, and our ever-greater understanding of customers' needs. [PAR] History of House of Fraser PLC [PAR] House of Fraser PLC bills itself as the United Kingdom's leading retailer of designer brands--the department store chain boasts nearly 2,000 of them, including a number of popular in-house brands featuring the company's own designs. House of Fraser operates 52 department stores throughout the United Kingdom under a variety of signages, including 15 House of Fraser and six Rackhams stores, but also including Army & Navy Stores, Arnotts, Barkers of Kensington, Binns, Cavendish House of Cheltenham, Dickins & Jones, Dingles, DH Evans, David Evans, Frasers, Hammonds, Howells, Jollys, Kendals, and Schofields. Many of these store names operate as a strictly local or regional business, and often represent a single store. Yet the company's past attempts at rebranding its stores under a common name has usually met with strong local resistance. House of Fraser's average store size stands at around 100,000 square feet, although its largest stores reach more than 300,000 square feet. The company sells a full range of home furnishings in most of its stores (its smaller stores have fewer departments), including furniture, appliances, housewares, and linens, but clothing--and especially women's clothing--makes up the bulk of its sales. The company has performed a turnaround in the new millennium, reorienting its image as an up-market, fashion house; the company also has been pursuing an ambitious refurbishing program as it revamps many of its aging stores. Meanwhile, House of Fraser has embarked on a new expansion drive at the beginning of the century, calling for the addition of five new stores by 2003--and acknowledging its interest in acquiring some of its smaller competitors. [PAR] Founding a Department Store Empire in the 19th Century [PAR] The House of Fraser started out as a small draper's shop in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1849, Hugh Fraser, who had completed his draper's apprenticeship, joined with partner James Arthur to open their own store, called Arthur & Fraser, in Glasgow's Buchanan Street. After Fraser died, his sons took over the business, changing the store's name to Fraser, Sons & Co. | house of fraser |
What was the date of Muammar Gadhafi's death? | [DOC] [TLE] Death of Muammar GaddafiMuammar Gaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya, died on 20 October 2011 during the Battle of Sirte. Gaddafi was found hiding in a culvert west of Sirte and captured by National Transitional Council forces. He was killed shortly afterwards. The NTC initially claimed he died from injuries sustained in a firefight when loyalist forces attempted to free him, although videos of his last moments show rebel fighters beating him before he was shot several times as he screamed violently at them. [PAR] Events [PAR] After the fall of Tripoli to forces of the opposition National Transitional Council (NTC) in August 2011, Gaddafi and his family fled the Libyan capital. He was widely rumoured to have taken refuge in the south of the country. In fact, though, Gaddafi had fled in a small convoy to Sirte on the day Tripoli fell. His son Mutassim Gaddafi followed in a second convoy. [PAR] On 19 October, Libya's acting prime minister Mahmoud Jibril said that the former leader was believed to be in the southern desert, organising an insurgency among pro-Gaddafi tribes in the region. By that point the NTC had just taken control of the pro-Gaddafi town of Bani Walid and were close to taking control of Gaddafi's home town, the tribal heartland of Sirte east of Tripoli. According to most accounts, Gaddafi had been with heavily armed regime loyalists in several buildings in Sirte for several months as NTC forces took the city. Mansour Dhao, a member of Gaddafi's inner circle and leader of the regime's People's Guard, said that Gaddafi was very delusional and complained about the lack of electricity and water. Any attempts to persuade him to flee the country and give up power were ignored. As the last loyalist district of Sirte fell, Gaddafi and other members of the government attempted to flee. [PAR] At around 08:30 local time (06:30 UTC) on 20 October, Gaddafi, his army chief Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr, his security chief Mansour Dhao, and a group of loyalists attempted to escape in a convoy of 75 vehicles. A Royal Air Force reconnaissance aircraft spotted the convoy moving at high speed, after NATO forces intercepted a satellite phone call made by Gaddafi. [PAR] NATO aircraft then fired on 11 of the vehicles, destroying one. A U.S. Predator drone operated from a base near Las Vegas fired the first missiles at the convoy, hitting its target about 3 km west of Sirte. Moments later, French Air Force Rafale fighter jets continued the bombing. The NATO bombing immobilized much of the convoy and killed dozens of loyalist fighters. Following the first strike, some 20 vehicles broke away from the main group and continued moving south. A second NATO airstrike damaged or destroyed 10 of these vehicles. According to the Financial Times, Free Libya units on the ground also struck the convoy. [PAR] According to their statement, NATO was not aware at the time of the strike that Gaddafi was in the convoy. NATO stated that in accordance with Security Council Resolution 1973, it does not target individuals but only military assets that pose a threat. NATO later learned, "from open sources and Allied intelligence," that Gaddafi was in the convoy and that the strike likely contributed to his capture. [PAR] After the airstrike, which destroyed the vehicle in front of Muammar Gaddafi's car, he and his son Mutassim, and former defense minister Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr, took shelter in a nearby house, which was then shelled by NTC forces. [PAR] Mutassim then took 20 fighters and went to look for undamaged cars, having persuaded his father to come too. "The group belly-crawled to a sand berm," a UN report, released in March 2012 said, and then through two drainage pipes and set up a defensive position. [PAR] One of Gaddafi's guards threw a grenade at advancing rebels on the road above, but it hit a concrete wall above the pipes and fell in front of Gaddafi. The guard tried to pick it up, but it exploded, killing both the guard and Yunis Jabr. [PAR] Capture and death [PAR] Gaddafi survived the strikes and took refuge in a large drainage | 20 october |
On which racecourse does the British flat racing season begin and end? | [DOC] [TLE] Doncaster Racecourse | Racecourse HospitalityDoncaster Racecourse | Racecourse Hospitality [PAR] LinkedIn0 [PAR] Doncaster Racecourse Hospitality [PAR] Doncaster Racecourse is where tradition and excellence meet. The St. Leger, the world's oldest - and the fifth and final Classic of the British Flat-racing season - takes pride of place every September on the famous Town Moor. Renowned for producing racing of the highest order, Doncaster is undoubtedly one of the finest racecourses in Europe, with facilities to match. [PAR] The historic Ladbrokes St. Leger festival marks the high point of the racing calendar at Doncaster Racecourse. The Racing Post Trophy in October is the final Group 1 race of the British season; a race for top-class two-year-olds with classic aspirations. While the Tote November Handicap effectively brings to an end the Flat season on turf. [PAR] General Packages[DOC] [TLE] Flat Racing Fixtures and Main Events - Cheltenham FestivalFlat Racing Calendar | Horse Racing Flat Fixtures | Horseracing Season Events [PAR] Cheltenham Results [PAR] Flat Racing Fixtures and Main Events [PAR] While we regard the Cheltenham festival as the greatest horse racing in the World, we have to accept that Flat racing has its place and in fact some of the best National Hunt winners at the Cheltenham Festival started life racing on the Flat. [PAR] This is why we would like to acknowledge the best of the Flat Horse Racing fixtures from around the World including the 5 English Classics, the very best of the Irish Classics and of course the best from other parts of the globe including the L'Arc De Triomphe from France and the Melbourne Cup from Melbourne Australia. [PAR] The English Flat season starts in early April just after the Aintree Grand National and the first two classics of the season the 2000 Guineas and the 1000 Guineas in early May at the home of flat racing Newmarket. These great races are then quickly followed by the English Derby Betting and the Oaks at the beautiful Epsom racecourse [PAR] Later in the flat season comes the St Ledger at Doncaster and this is for the real stayers. In between all of these great races there is the Royal Ascot Races meeting and the Glorious Goodwood meeting with top class group races to be won. [PAR] After the St Ledger the big flat races move overseas to France and the L'Arc De Triomphe and Australia for the Melbourne Cup. There is the Japan Cup where some really big prize money can be won and of course the Dubai Festival where there are raiders from all over the World. The great coverage on TV allows us to see all these great events live and also all the big Irish Classics including the Irish Derby on attheraces TV. [PAR] All of these big race days are covered very well by the leading online bookmakers listed on this site and all feature all the Flat racing ante post betting markets and Flat horse racing free bets for new customers placing bets on their sites.[DOC] [TLE] Flat Racing – talkHorseRacingFlat Racing – talkHorseRacing [PAR] The two main types of flat races in Europe are conditions races and handicap races. [PAR] Conditions races [PAR] In conditions races, horses carry additional weight depending on certain conditions that have been decided by the race organisation. The conditions relate to the age, sex and ability of the horse. For example, a young female horse who has not won any races will carry less weight than an older male horse who has won many races. [PAR] There are different types of Condition Races which are ranked according to The Pattern, a system introduced in 1971 for European racing events: [PAR] Group 1 races: These are events of significant international importance, as well as more classical events. [PAR] Group 2 races: Naturally not as important as Group 1 races. [PAR] Group 3 races: These are domestic races. [PAR] Handicap Races [PAR] Handicap races are the most common type of flat racing and are usually less prestigious than condition races. They are, however, important races for gamblers. In a handicap race, an official handicapper decides how much additional weight the horse should carry so as to equalise the differences in ability between competing horses. [PAR] In the rest of the world, racing events are largely classified according to the grading system found in North America, rather than the European conditions system. In the graded system, races are known as graded stakes | doncaster |
A United Nations report published in July 2007 placed which country first in the industrialized world in marijuana use, at 14.1% of the population? | [DOC] [TLE] United States - McGill School Of Computer ScienceUnited States [PAR] United States [PAR] Motto: In God We Trust [PAR] (official) [PAR] (From Many, One; Latin , traditional) [PAR] Anthem: " The Star-Spangled Banner" [PAR] Largest city New York City Official languages None at federal level [PAR] 1 [PAR] National language English ( de facto) [PAR] 2 [PAR] Demonym American Government Constitutional federal presidential republic - President George W. Bush ( R) - Vice President Dick Cheney ( R) - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ( D) - Chief Justice John Roberts Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain - Declared July 4, 1776 - Recognized September 3, 1783 - Current constitution June 21, 1788 Area - Total 9,826,630 km² ( 3rd/4th [PAR] 3 [PAR] 3,794,066 sq mi - Water ( % ) 6.76 Population - 2008 estimate 304,832,000 ( 3rd [PAR] 4 [PAR] ) - 2000 census 281,421,906 - Density 31/km² ( 180th) [PAR] 80/sq mi GDP ( PPP) 2007 estimate - Total $13.543 trillion ( 1st) - Per capita $43,444 ( 4th) GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate - Total $13.794 trillion ( 1st) - Per capita $43,594 ( 9th) Gini (2006) 47.0 (high) HDI (2005) 0.951 (high) ( 12th) Currency United States dollar ($) ( USD "$") Time zone ( UTC-5 to -10) - Summer ( DST) ( UTC-4 to -10) Internet TLD .us .gov .mil .edu Calling code +1 1 English is the official language of at least 28 states—some sources give a higher figure, based on differing definitions of "official." English and Hawaiian are both official languages in the state of Hawaii. 2 English is the de facto language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 82% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language. 3 Whether the United States or the People's Republic of China is larger is disputed. The figure given is per the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook. Other sources give smaller figures. All authoritative calculations of the country's size include only the fifty states and the District of Columbia, not the territories. 4 The population estimate includes people whose usual residence is in the fifty states and the District of Columbia, including noncitizens. It does not include either those living in the territories, amounting to more than four million U.S. citizens (most in Puerto Rico ), or U.S. citizens living outside the United States. [PAR] The United States of America is a constitutional federal republic comprising fifty states and a federal district, as well as several territories, or insular areas, scattered around the Caribbean and Pacific. The country is situated mostly in central North America , where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C. , the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans , bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to its east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait, and the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. [PAR] At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km²) and with more than 300 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and third largest by land area and by population. The United States is one of the world's most ethnically diverse nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with a nominal 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of more than US$ 13 trillion (over 19% of the world total based on purchasing power parity). [PAR] The nation was founded by thirteen colonies of Great Britain located along the Atlantic seaboard. Proclaiming themselves "states," they issued the | canada |
Polaris, also called the North Star or the Pole Star, is located in which constellation? | [DOC] [TLE] The North Star - definition of The North Star by The Free ...The North Star - definition of The North Star by The Free Dictionary [PAR] The North Star - definition of The North Star by The Free Dictionary [PAR] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/The+North+Star [PAR] Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . [PAR] Po·lar·is [PAR] (pə-lăr′ĭs) [PAR] n. [PAR] A star located at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Minor, approximately 408 light years from Earth, and almost at the north celestial pole. Also called North Star, polar star, polestar. [PAR] [New Latin (Stēlla) Polāris, polar (star), from Latin polus, pole; see pole1.] [PAR] Polaris [PAR] (pəˈlɑːrɪs) [PAR] n [PAR] 1. (Celestial Objects) Also called: the Pole Star or the North Star the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, situated slightly less than 1° from the north celestial pole. It is a Cepheid variable, with a period of four days. Visual magnitude: 2.08–2.17; spectral type: F8Ib [PAR] 2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) [PAR] a. a type of US two-stage intermediate-range ballistic missile, usually fired by a submerged submarine [PAR] b. (as modifier): a Polaris submarine. [PAR] [shortened from Medieval Latin stella polāris polar star] [PAR] Po•lar•is [PAR] (poʊˈlɛər ɪs, -ˈlær-, pə-) [PAR] n. [PAR] the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper. [PAR] [1955–60; short for Medieval Latin stella polāris polar star] [PAR] Po·lar·is [PAR] (pə-lăr′ĭs) [PAR] A bright star at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper and almost at the north celestial pole. Also called North Star. [PAR] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:[DOC] [TLE] Polaris is the North Star | Brightest Stars | EarthSkyPolaris is the North Star | Brightest Stars | EarthSky [PAR] Polaris is the North Star [PAR] By Bruce McClure in Brightest Stars | May 24, 2016 [PAR] The entire northern sky wheels around Polaris. Some assume it’s the brightest star in the sky. In fact, Polaris ranks only 50th in brightness. [PAR] Ken Christison captured these glorious star trails around Polaris, the North Star. See more photos from Ken Christison. [PAR] The North Star or Pole Star – aka Polaris – is famous for holding nearly still in our sky while the entire northern sky moves around it. That’s because it’s located nearly at the north celestial pole, the point around which the entire northern sky turns. Polaris marks the way due north. As you face Polaris and stretch your arms sideways, your right hand points due east, and your left hand points due west. About-face of Polaris steers you due south. Polaris is not the brightest star in the nighttime sky, as is commonly believed. It’s only about 50th brightest. But you can find it easily, and, once you do, you’ll see it shining in the northern sky every night, from N. Hemisphere locations. Follow the links below to learn more about Polaris. [PAR] Polaris science [PAR] Polaris on a stormy night. Spotting the North Star – and in that way knowing the direction north – has gladdened the heart of many a lost traveler. Photo by EarthSky Facebook friend Jv Noriega in the Philippines. [PAR] If you can find the Big Dipper, you can find Polaris. The two outer stars in the bowl of the Dipper – Dubhe and Merak – always point to the North Star. [PAR] Polaris marks the end of the Handle of the Little Dipper. Chart for early autumn evening Image via EarthSky Tonight [PAR] How to see Polaris. This star is bright enough to spot even from some suburban skies. In a dark country sky, even when the full moon obscures a good deal of the starry heavens, the North Star is relatively easy to see. [PAR] That fact has made this star a boon to travelers throughout the Northern Hemisphere, both over land and sea. Finding Polaris means you know the direction north. [PAR] Best of all, | ursa minor constellation |
"In Chaucer's ""Canterbury Tales"", which character tells the first tale?" | [DOC] [TLE] The Canterbury Tales - Harvard UniversityThe General Prologue (general note) [PAR] The General Prologue [PAR] Bifel that in that seson on a day, [PAR] In Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay [PAR] Redy to wenden on my pilgrymage [PAR] To Caunterbury with ful devout corage, [PAR] At nyght was come into that hostelrye [PAR] Wel nyne and twenty in a compaignye [PAR] Of sondry folk, by aventure yfalle [PAR] In felaweshipe, and pilgrimes were they alle, [PAR] That toward Caunterbury wolden ryde. [PAR] GP I.20-27 [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] [In April Geoffrey Chaucer at the Tabard Inn in Southwerk, across the Thames from London, joins a group of pilgrims on their way to the Shrine of Thomas à Becket in Canterbury. He describes almost all of the nine and twenty pilgrims in this company, each of whom practices a different trade (often dishonestly). The Host of the Tabard, Harry Bailey, proposes that he join them as a guide and that each of the pilgrims should tell tales (two on the outward journey, two on the way back); whoever tells the best tale will win a supper, at the other pilgrims' cost when they return. [PAR] The pilgrims agree, and Chaucer warns his readers that he must repeat each tale exactly as he heard it, even though it might contain frank language. The next morning the company sets out, pausing at the Watering of St. Thomas, where all draw straws, and the Knight is thus selected to tell the first tale.] [PAR] (Students reading this text for the first time may find an interlinear translation helpful. [PAR] [PAR] Until Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales he was known primarily as a maker of poems of love -- dream visions of the sort exemplified in The Parliament of Fowls and The Book of the Duchess, narratives of doomed passion, such as Troilus and Criseyde, and stories of women wronged by their lovers that he tells in The Legend of Good Women. [PAR] The General Prologue begins with the description of Spring characteristic of dream visions of secular love. Chaucer set the style for such works (for some imitations click here ) . His first audience, hearing the opening lines of the General Prologue, may well have thought they were about to hear another elegant poem on aristocratic love. Indeed, the opening lines seem to echo the most famous dream vision of the time, Le Roman de la rose, which Chaucer translated into English as The Romaunt of the Rose, one of his first surviving works: [PAR] That it was May thus dremed me [PAR] In time of love and jollite [PAR] That al thyng gynneth waxen gay [PAR] For there is neither busk nor hay [PAR] In May that it nyl shrouded ben, [PAR] And it with new leves wryen. [PAR] These greves eke recoveren grene, [PAR] That dry in wynter ben to sen, [PAR] And the erthe waxeth proude withal [PAR] For swete dewes that on it falle . . . [PAR] And the birds begin to sing: [PAR] To make noyse and syngen blythe [PAR] Than is blisful many sithe [PAR] The chelandre and popinjay [PAR] Then yonge folk entended ay [PAR] For to ben gay and amorous [PAR] The General prologue begins with the same tone, even some of the same details, but where the audience expects to hear that it is the time for gay and amorous thoughts, they hear instead: [PAR] Then longen folk to gon on pilgrimages. [PAR] The focus changes from secular love to religion, to a pilgrimage , and the texture shifts from the elegant abstractions and allegorical personages to a very real London in the fourteenth century, populated by apparently real people, some of whom -- Harry Bailly, the host, and Chaucer himself -- were well known to Chaucer's audience. These characters, we learn, are going to tell one another stories to pass the time on their way along the Road to Canterbury and to the shrine of Thomas á Becket in Canterbury cathedral. (For an excellent photographic tour of the cathedral, see Jane Zatta's web page -- many graphics so it may be slow to load but it is worth the wait.) [PAR] This initiates the "framing narrative," | knight |
Who was the youngest son of Jacob? | [DOC] [TLE] Benjamin: Son of the Right HandBenjamin: Son of the Right Hand [PAR] Son of the Right Hand [PAR] by Staff [PAR] More... [PAR] Everyone is familiar with the story of Joseph, the eleventh of Jacob's twelve sons. However, fewer people are familiar with the story of his younger full-brother, Benjamin. His story and that of the tribe he fathered contain some interesting parallels and lessons for us today. Benjamin's tale begins in Genesis 35:16-19 . [PAR] Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel travailed in childbirth, and she had hard labor. Now it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, "Do not fear; you will have this son also." And it was so, as her soul was in departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-Oni; but his father called him Benjamin. So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). [PAR] Rachel, whose entire married life had been spent desiring to bear sons for Jacob, gave birth to a second boy. Realizing that she was dying from the birth, she named the baby Ben-Oni meaning "son of my sorrow." However, Jacob changed the name of the boy to Benjamin meaning "son of my right hand." Matthew Henry explains: [PAR] But Jacob, because he would not renew the sorrowful remembrance of the mother's death every time he called his son by his name, changed his name, and called him Benjamin, the son of my right hand; that is, "very dear to me, set on my right hand for a blessing, the support of my age, like the staff in my right hand." [PAR] Beloved of the Father [PAR] Not long thereafter, Jacob thought he had lost a son whom he loved dearly. Bringing Joseph's goat's blood-smeared tunic to him, his sons had caused him to believe that Joseph had been killed by a wild beast. With Joseph gone, Jacob placed all his affections on his youngest son, Benjamin, the son of his right hand. Already, Jacob viewed the young Benjamin as the staff in his right hand. [PAR] When famine struck the land as God had told Joseph it would, Jacob sent his sons into Egypt to buy grain. He did not send Benjamin because, as he says in Genesis 42:4 , "Lest some calamity befall him." To get a better understanding of Jacob's love for Benjamin, notice verse 38: [PAR] But [Jacob] said, "My son [Benjamin] shall not go down with you, for his brother [Joseph] is dead, and he is left alone [of Rachel's sons]. If any calamity should befall him along the way in which you go, then you would bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave." [PAR] His words picture an old man believing that the loss of another beloved son would cause his death. By protecting Benjamin, Jacob was protecting his own heart—and to him, his very life! [PAR] We have a heavenly Father that loves us even more than Jacob loved Benjamin! As the oft-repeated John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." I John 3:1 (NIV) provides an indication of just how much: "How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" Not only did our heavenly Father love us enough to ask His only begotten Son to die as a redemption for our sin, but He lavishes such love on us that His desire is to make us His very children. [PAR] Brothers [PAR] As the first son of Jacob's favorite wife, Rachel, Joseph was highly favored by Jacob, which caused jealousy and anger among Joseph's brothers. They captured him, put him in a pit, and sold him to slave | benjamin |
In which year of the 1930’s did Fred Perry first win the Wimbledon men’s singles title? | [DOC] [TLE] Fred Perry, father of British tennis, dies | Sport | The ...Fred Perry, father of British tennis, dies | The Independent [PAR] Sport [PAR] Fred Perry, father of British tennis, dies [PAR] `He was a superlative ambassador for sport throughout the world. He was a great character, big-hearted, and a true champion' [PAR] Friday 3 February 1995 00:02 BST [PAR] Click to follow [PAR] The Independent Online [PAR] The great Fred Perry has died, aged 85. Britain's last link with the Wimbledon men's singles title passed away last evening at a hospital in Melbourne, where he had been cared for since falling in a hotel bath and breaking four ribs. [PAR] Perry, who always kept in close touch with the sport, had gone to Australia to watch the tennis championships, which ended last Sunday. His fourth wife, Barbara, known to all as "Bobby", was with him, and his daughter, Penny, was on her way to Melbourne when he died. [PAR] In the 1930s, Perry became the first player in history to have his name inscribed on the world's four major singles trophies, those of Wimbledon, France, the United States and Australia, though he did not accomplish this in the same calendar year, a featwhich came to be known as the Grand Slam. [PAR] It was at Wimbledon that Perry achieved his greatest glory. In 1936 he won a third consecutive singles title, the first Briton to win three in a row since Laurie Doherty in 1903. Afterwards, Perry went to America and turned professional, leaving British tennis with a void it has been unable to fill. He became a United States citizen in 1939. [PAR] Millions in Wimbledon profits have been spent by the Lawn Tennis Association in an attempt to create a system to produce players capable at least of making a challenge on the professional circuits, let alone of emulating Perry and Virginia Wade, the lastBriton to win the women's singles title at the All England Club, in 1977. [PAR] In 1984, the 50th anniverary of Perry's first Wimbledon triumph, a statue was erected in the Wimbledon grounds, and the gates at the Somerset Road entrance were dedicated in his honour. The belated tributes were in stark contrast to the manner in which he was treated by the tennis establishment during his amateur career. [PAR] This was encapsulated after his initial Wimbledon victory against "Gentleman" Jack Crawford in 1934. Perry, soaking in the bath, overheard a member of the All England Club's committee tell his Australian opponent, "This was one day when the best man did not win." Crawford was presented with a bottle of champagne and Perry's honorary member's tie was left draped over the back of his chair. [PAR] Born in Stockport, Cheshire, the son of a cotton spinner who became a Labour MP, the forthright Perry was a fiercely determined competitor who could not abide snobbishness. The qualities that made him a magnificent champion, both as an individual and also as a member of victorious Davis Cup teams, were not always appreciated by the LTA. He was regarded as a rebel, and worse after he turned professional. [PAR] Perry and his fellow pros were virtual outlaws, discouraged from playing on any tennis court at any tennis club attached to any tennis federation. They had make do with improvised arenas, once playing at the Kop end of the Liverpool football ground at Anfield. [PAR] Versatile as a sportsman - he won the world table tennis title before turning to tennis - Perry was popular with the Hollywood set after turning professional and later the flanelled hero made a name in the sportswear industry. [PAR] John Curry, the All England Club's chairman, summarised the man well in paying tribute last night. "Fred Perry was a superlative ambassador for our sport throughout the world," Curry said. "He was a great character, big-hearted, and a true champion in every sense. He won the affection and admiration of all those involved in tennis: the players, the fans, the media, and officials. Fred was one of those rare individuals. He was at ease with all, from the youngest fans to royalty. | 1934 |
Which drink is made from crème de cassis topped with white wine? | [DOC] [TLE] Kir Drink Recipe - Cocktail - Bar None DrinksKir Drink Recipe - Cocktail [PAR] dash(es) Creme de Cassis (more Creme de Cassis drinks ) [PAR] Instructions [PAR] In a white wine glass, pour the cassis first, then the wine. Serve chilled. Very popular drink in France. [PAR] Kir is a popular cocktail that is created when the blackcurrant-flavored cr�me liquor Cr�me de cassis is combined with a white wine of the drinker�s choice. To make it the even more well-known Kir Royal, champagne is added instead of white wine. [PAR] The origins of the drink are quite interesting. Kir is named after Felix Kir, also referred to as Canon Kir, who ruled as Dijon�s mayor between 1945 and 1968. Kir enjoyed drinking the mixture of white wine and blackcurrant liquor so much, that he often offered the sweet concoction to visiting delegations at receptions. His love for the drink was so popular that it was soon being served at the receptions as their official aperitif. [PAR] In addition, Kir allowed Lejay Lagoute, a producer of blackcurrant liquor, the use of his name during promotions for their liquor, Cr�me de Cassis de Dijon. [PAR] Today, when in a bar, those who ask for a Kir will more than likely be given a drink made with blackcurrant liquor and white wine. The drink is quite refreshing, but doesn�t have the sparkling kick that many people enjoy. [PAR] To truly enjoy all that a Kir has to offer, make sure to ask for a Kir Royal. The bartender will replace the white wine with champagne to give it the higher end taste that connoisseurs truly love. Of course, when ordering a Kir Royal, expect it to cost a little more than an average Kir since the more expensive champagne is being used. But for a couple extra bucks, it�s worth it! [PAR] Credit[DOC] [TLE] Kir - Drink Studio cocktail recipesKir - Drink Studio cocktail recipes [PAR] Kir [PAR] Pour cr�me de cassis into a champagne flute and top up with wine. [PAR] Standard Glass:Champagne Flute [PAR] Note: photo may appear different than recipe listed here [PAR] Drinks With Similar Ingredients [PAR] Take a better picture? Put it on flickr and let us know about it. [PAR] About Kir [PAR] Kir is a popular French cocktail made with a measure of creme de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) topped up with white wine. In France it is usually drunk as an aperitif before a meal or snack. Originally the wine used was Bourgogne Aligote, a lesser white wine of Burgundy. Nowadays, various white wines are used throughout France, according to the region and the whim of the barkeeper. Many prefer a white Chardonnay-based Burgundy, such as Chablis. Originally called blanc-cassis, the drink is now named after Felix Kir (1876 - 1968), mayor of Dijon in Burgundy, who as a pioneer of the twinning movement in the aftermath of the Second World War popularized the drink by offering it at receptions to visiting delegations. Besides treating his international guests well, he was also promoting two vital economic products of the region. Kir initially allowed one of Dijon's producers of creme de cassis to use his name, but subsequently extended the right to their competitors as well. According to Rolland (2004), the reinvention of blanc-cass...[DOC] [TLE] Kir Recipe - Allrecipes.comKir Recipe - Allrecipes.com [PAR] Jules [PAR] 1/22/2009 [PAR] What a classic! Okay, I live in Burgundy, France, the home of incredible wine and Creme de Cassis. This drink is absolutely incredible and extremely well-known and loved in this region of France... [PAR] heather [PAR] 2/21/2009 [PAR] I really like this drink. I teach French and have heard that the traditional way to prepare Kir is to take a bottle of Chablis, or other white wine, pour a glass for the person serving it, and ... [PAR] Diana S. [PAR] 2/8/2009 [PAR] What a lovely drink! My sister made this for me years ago when she returned from a summer in France. I never asked her how she prepared it so I was happy to see this recipe... thanks for the mem... [PAR] Elaine S. [PAR] 4/6/2010 [PAR] I think mixing | kir |
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