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Which form of textile-making uses knots rather than weaving or knitting?
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String (structure) or interweaving. It may consist of a length of one or several segments of string, twine, cord, strap, rope, or even chain interwoven such that the line can bind to itself or to some other object (the "load"). Macramé or macrame is a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting. Its primary knots are the square knot (a variant of the reef knot) and forms of "hitching": full hitch and double half hitches. It was long crafted by sailors, especially in elaborate or ornamental knotting forms, to decorate anything from knife handles to bottles to parts of
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Weaving (knitting) the woven yarn(s). The method may be necessary if the woven yarn(s) are much thicker than any one row of knitting. Weaving has at least two other meanings in knitting. First, "weaving in the ends of the yarn" means burying the free ends of the yarn(s) in the knitted fabric to secure them, by passing them in and around the stitches. Second, "weaving" is sometimes used as a synonym for grafting. Weaving (knitting) In knitting, weaving is a family of techniques used for several purposes in knitting. The most common use for the technique is when working stranded color patterns,
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1970’s TV. What was the forename of Reggie Perrin’s incompetent brother-in-law?
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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin alternating "great/super"; and Perrin's brother-in-law Major Jimmy Anderson, an army officer with no grasp of organisation or leadership, coming to eat because of a "bit of a cock-up on the catering front" (caused in the original novel by his wife's alcoholism). The first series included the character of Mark Perrin, Reggie's son, played by David Warwick. However, David Nobbs felt he diverted the comedy from Reggie, so he was written out by going on tour with a theatre group in Africa. Although mainly produced on video and shot on studio sets, the series also incorporated innovative surreal escapism through film
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Reggie Perrin Reggie Perrin Reggie Perrin is a modern update of the 1970s BBC sitcom "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin", which starred Leonard Rossiter. The revival stars Martin Clunes and was first broadcast on 24 April 2009. Series 1 was released on DVD in Region 2 by 2entertain on 1 June 2009. The second series was also released on 22 November 2010. On 14 January 2009, it was announced by the BBC that Martin Clunes would star in a contemporary version of the sitcom, taking the title role of Reggie. The remake was commissioned by Jay Hunt, controller of BBC1,
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In which African country can you find Timbuktu?
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Timbuktu can tell you that we are right at the heart of the world." Timbuktu is a sister city to the following cities: Timbuktu Timbuktu (), also spelled Tinbuktu, Timbuctoo and Timbuktoo (; ; Koyra Chiini: "Tumbutu"), is an ancient city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River. The town is the capital of the Timbuktu Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali. It had a population of 54,453 in the 2009 census. Starting out as a seasonal settlement, Timbuktu became a permanent settlement early in the 12th century. After a shift in trading routes, Timbuktu flourished from
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Any Which Way You Can a beer at a bar. "Any Which Way You Can" started filming in summer 1980. The film was filmed in the California communities of Sun Valley, North Hollywood, and Bakersfield, and in Jackson, Wyoming. Glen Campbell performed the "Any Which Way You Can" title song track in the final scene of the movie, and the song was a Top-10 hit on the country music charts. The orangutan that portrayed Beddoe's sidekick, Clyde, was beaten to death with an ax handle by its trainer for stealing doughnuts from the set. Buddha the orangutan died of a cerebral hemorrhage. "Any Which Way
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What was the nationality of U Thant?
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U Thant of Thant's coffin, many people rioted in the streets of Rangoon. Martial law was declared in Rangoon and the surrounding metropolitan areas. What has come to be known as the U Thant crisis—the student-led protests over the shabby treatment of Thant by the Ne Win government—was crushed by the Burmese government. In 1978, Thant's memoirs, "View from the UN", were posthumously published, initially by Doubleday. In April 2012, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid his respects at U Thant's mausoleum during a visit to Yangon. Thant had three brothers: Khant, Thaung, and Tin Maung. He was married to Daw Thein Tin.
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U Thant world peace. The meditation team also named a tiny island in the East River opposite the headquarters of the United Nations U Thant Island. The road Jalan U-Thant (U-Thant Road) and the township Taman U-Thant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are also named in his honor. In December 2013, in an effort spearheaded by his daughter Aye Aye Thant and his grandson Thant Myint-U, Thant's house in Yangon was being converted into a museum which would feature his photos, works and personal belongings. In October 2013, the building of an U Thant library near his Pantanaw house was underway. U Thant
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Who was the Secretary General from 1997 to 2006?
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Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations was announced that Mark Malloch Brown from the United Kingdom would succeed Louise Fréchette as Deputy Secretary-General on 1 April 2006. Brown left his post concurrent with Kofi Annan's departure as Secretary-General on 31 December 2006. Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations is the deputy to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The office was created to handle many of the administrative responsibilities of the Secretary-General, help manage Secretariat operations, and ensure coherence of activities and programmes. The post was formally established by the General Assembly at the end of 1997. Amina J.
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Secretary-General to the President Secretary-General to the President The Secretary-General to the President is the senior Irish civil servant who fulfils four distinct roles in relation to the office of the President of Ireland. The current incumbent is Art O'Leary who was appointed in June 2014. The Office was established by the "Presidential Establishment Act, 1938". Under this Act, and subsequent legislation, the Secretary General is: The Secretary General's signature is essential for the authentication of the Presidential Seal when affixed to a document executed by the Commission under Seal. Under the "Presidential Elections (Amendment) Act, 1946" the Secretary General to the President is
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To within one year, in what year of this century was it badly damaged by fire?
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What a Year What a Year What a Year was an Australian television documentary series, hosted by former ACA host Mike Munro and supermodel Megan Gale in 2006 and Bert Newton and Julia Zemiro in 2007. What a Year looked at the news, events, sporting achievements, entertainment and fads of a selected year in each episode. The hosts spoke to people who witnessed and experienced the particular events first-hand. Mike Munro and Megan Gale presented the 2006 series. They successfully hosted nine episodes and it attracted a lot of viewers. In 2007, Gale and Munro's show contracts expired, so Newton and Zemiro replaced
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Not This Year single, "Greatest Time of Year". "Greatest Time of Year" is a happy, cheerful and Christmas song, while "Not This Year" is a sad, reflectful, and expresses what a non-greatest Christmas is like. Not This Year "Not This Year" is a Christmas song written by Aly & AJ. It was featured as the closing track on the Christmas album, "Acoustic Hearts of Winter". It is one of the only two songs for the album originally written by Aly & AJ with the other being "Greatest Time of Year". "Not This Year" is a mid-tempo song about not feeling jolly during the
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She was built in 1869 to carry what cargo?
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Maritime history of the United Kingdom the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977 and renamed "British Shipbuilders" but were privatised again in the 1980s. Rosyth Dockyard was started in 1909 while HMNB Clyde (Faslane) submarine base was created in the 1960s. American nuclear submarines were based in Holy Loch but have since left. The "Cutty Sark" was a clipper ship built in 1869 in Dumbarton, Scotland, to carry 600 tons of cargo. She raced the "Thermopylae" and other clippers in the tea trade from China and later in the wool trade from Australia. She was capable of sailing at over . Built as a full rigged
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Lady Elizabeth (1869) Lady Elizabeth (1869) Lady Elizabeth was a British ship built in 1869 by Robert Thompson Jr. of Sunderland. Robert Thompson Jr. was one of the sons of Robert Thompson Sr. who owned and operated the family ran shipyard J. L. Thompson & Sons. Thompson Jr. eventually left the family business in 1854 to start his own shipbuilding business in Southwick, Sunderland. She was 658 tons and was classified as a barque cargo sailing ship with one deck and three masts. She had a keel and outer planking made from American rock elm and a fore end made from English elm.
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What subject does Catherine Tate’s character teach in ‘Big School’?
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Catherine Tate become celebrated, such as David Walliams, Peter Kay and Mackenzie Crook. Soon after, she became involved with Lee Mack's Perrier Comedy Award-nominated "New Bits" show at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2000. In 2001, she returned to the festival with her own sell-out one-woman show, which was followed by roles in "Big Train", "Attention Scum" and "TVGoHome". After being spotted at Edinburgh, she was given the role of Angela in the comedy, "Wild West", with Dawn French, who commented "Catherine Tate is far too talented and she must be destroyed." Tate has also performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and
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Catherine Tate "The Office" and was a regular until the series ended. She now provides the voice of Magica De Spell in the 2017 reboot of Disney's "DuckTales" animated series. Tate was born Catherine Ford on 05 December 1969 in Bloomsbury, where she was raised in the Brunswick Centre. Her mother, Josephine, was a florist. Tate has said that the character of Margaret in "The Catherine Tate Show", who shrieks at the slightest of disturbances, is based largely on her mother. Tate never knew her father as he left very early on in her life and, consequently, she was brought up in
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Who wrote the 1924 poem ‘Leda and the Swan’?
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Leda and the Swan near Sonnenallee metro station and the Estrel hotel, opposite Griessmühle. Ronsard wrote a poem on "La Défloration de Lède", perhaps inspired by the Michelangelo, which he may well have known. Like many artists, he imagines the beak penetrating Leda's vagina. "Leda and the Swan" is a sonnet by William Butler Yeats first published in the "Dial" in 1923. Combining psychological realism with a mystic vision, it describes the swan's rape of Leda. It also alludes to the Trojan war, which will be provoked by the abduction of Helen, who will be begotten by Zeus on Leda (along with Castor and
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Leda and the Swan Gwalior, Northern Madhya Pradesh, India. American artist and photographer Carole Harmel created the “Bird” series (1983), a Jean Cocteau-influenced collection of photographs that explored the “Leda and the Swan” myth in tightly cropped, voyeuristic images of a nude female and an undefinable birdlike creature hinting at intimacy. Bristol Museum and Art Gallery currently exhibits Karl Weschke's "Leda and the Swan", painted in 1986. The Winnipeg Art Gallery in Canada has, in its permanent collection, a ceramic "Leda and the Swan" by Japanese-born American artist Akio Takamori. There is a sculpture in neon lights depicting Leda and the Swan in Berlin,
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Who took over as Governor of the Bank of England on July 1st 2013?
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Governor of the Bank of England would be supervised by a Governor, a Deputy Governor, and 24 directors. In its current incarnation, the Bank's Court of Directors has 12 (or up to 14) members, of whom five are various designated executives of the Bank. The 120th and current Governor is the Canadian Mark Carney, appointed in 2013. He is the first non-Briton to be appointed to the post, but made a commitment to the Prime Minister to take up British citizenship. Governor of the Bank of England The Governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England. It is
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Deputy Governor of the Bank of England Governor for Financial Stability for the rest of his term, and Mervyn King became the first Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy. In June 2013, the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Bank of England was created. The COO has responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the Bank. They have the same status and remuneration as a Deputy Governor. Deputy Governor of the Bank of England A Deputy Governor of the Bank of England is the holder of one of a small number of senior positions at the Bank of England, reporting directly to the Governor. According to the
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What relation was King Stephen to William the Conqueror?
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Stephen, King of England the chaos that might now ensue, Stephen would be justified in ignoring it. Henry was also able to persuade Hugh Bigod, the late King's royal steward, to swear that the King had changed his mind about the succession on his deathbed, nominating Stephen instead. Stephen's coronation was held a week later at Westminster Abbey on 22 December. Meanwhile, the Norman nobility gathered at Le Neubourg to discuss declaring Theobald king, probably following the news that Stephen was gathering support in England. The Normans argued that the count, as the eldest grandson of William the Conqueror, had the most valid claim
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William the Conqueror William the Conqueror William I (c. 1028 – 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy from 1035 onward. After a long struggle to establish his power, by 1060 his hold on Normandy was secure, and he launched the Norman conquest of England six years later. The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England and his continental lands and by difficulties with his
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Which socialist, federal republic existed from 1943 until 1992?
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Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia than 2.5 million refugees were created by the fighting in Bosnia and Kosovo, which led to a massive surge in North American immigration. Close to 120,000 refugees from the former Yugoslavia were registered in the United States from 1991 to 2002, and 67,000 migrants from the former Yugoslavia were registered in Canada between 1991 and 2001. Notes References Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFR Yugoslavia or SFRY) was a country located in Central and Southeastern Europe that existed from its foundation in the aftermath of World War II until its dissolution in 1992 amid
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Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic The Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic (Karelo-Finnish SSR; ; ), also called Soviet Karelia or simply known as Karelia, was a republic of the Soviet Union. It existed from 1940 until it was made part of the Russian SFSR in 1956 as the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The latter became the Republic of Karelia, a federal subject of Russia, on November 13, 1991. The Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic was established by the Soviet government on March 31, 1940 by merging the KASSR with the Finnish Democratic Republic. The latter was created in territory ceded by Finland
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Who got to no.1 with ‘The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore’ in 1966?
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The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (album) The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (album) The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore is the second North-American album release by the Walker Brothers. Released in 1966, the album was the group's fourth overall. "Portrait" was not released in the United States or Canada. In its place Smash Records compiled "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" as the group's second American album. This alternate album shifted around the running order even more so than "Introducing the Walker Brothers" altered the group's début and substituted the majority of the album's tracks, leaving only "Just For a Thrill", "Old Folks", "People Get Ready"
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The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (album) and "Take It Like a Man". The rest of the album was filled out with A-sides, B-sides and tracks from their first EP, "I Need You". The final track, "Don't Fight It", was never released anywhere else. "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" received good to mixed reviews from the majority of critics. Richie Unterberger, in a retrospective review for AllMusic, feels that it is "a haphazard assortment" of "a few of their better songs" but mostly "their lesser recordings", which he feels "makes this LP of limited interest". The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (album) The Sun Ain't Gonna
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In which city will you find the Jacques Cartier Bridge?
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Jacques Cartier Bridge Jacques Cartier Bridge The Jacques Cartier Bridge () is a steel truss cantilever bridge crossing the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec to the south shore at Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. The bridge crosses Île Sainte-Hélène in the centre of the river, where offramps allow access to the Parc Jean-Drapeau and La Ronde amusement park. Originally named the Montreal Harbour Bridge ("pont du Havre"), it was renamed in 1934 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Jacques Cartier's first voyage up the St. Lawrence River. The five-lane highway bridge is in length, including the approach viaducts. There are approximately 35.8
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Jacques Cartier Bridge million vehicle crossings annually, making it the third busiest bridge in Canada, the first being Champlain Bridge, just a few kilometres upstream. The second busiest bridge in Canada overall is the Port Mann Bridge in Metro Vancouver (connecting Surrey to Coquitlam). Together with Champlain Bridge, it is administered by the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI), a Canadian Crown Corporation which reports to Infrastructure Canada. Discussions began as early as 1874 about the construction of a new bridge to alleviate the congestion on Victoria Bridge, which was then a rail-only bridge, the wintertime ice bridge and the ferries used
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Mount Narodnaya is the highest peak in which mountain range?
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Mount Narodnaya Mount Narodnaya Mount Narodnaya (also known as Naroda and Poenurr; ; "People's Mountain") is the highest peak of the Urals in Russia. Its elevation is . It is in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug in Tyumen Oblast, 0.5 km to east from the border of Komi Republic. The name refers to , which originates from the mount, located in the Research Range. It is the highest point in European Russia outside the Caucasus. This leads to its large topographic prominence of . Narodnaya is located in the Ural mountains water divide, and therefore on the border between Europe and Asia: the Naroda
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Hole in the Mountain Peak Hole in the Mountain Peak Hole in the Mountain Peak is the highest mountain in the East Humboldt Range of mountains in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is the thirty-fifth highest mountain in the state, and also ranks as the eleventh-most topographically prominent peak in the state. It is located within the East Humboldt Wilderness of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and is high. The peak is east of Elko and southwest of Wells, making it a rather prominent feature of the drive along Interstate 80 in Elko County. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names lists two variant names, Mount
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On what date in October did the price of a National Lottery ticket rise to £2?
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Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation claiming your prize will involve an interview and an investigator validating the authority of the ticket. Once approved, there will be a picture taken of you with your cheque. OLG publicizes all winners of $1,000 or more on their website. There is a time period of exactly one year from the draw date to claim Ontario lottery games. On October 25, 2006, the CBC program "The fifth estate" aired an investigative report on lottery retailers winning major prizes, focusing on the ordeal of 82-year-old Bob Edmonds. His $250,000 winning Encore ticket was stolen by a convenience store clerk when he
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International Lottery in Liechtenstein Foundation prize were 1 in 4.27. The Equinox Lottery was a monthly lottery with draws occurring every month on the same date as the next Equinox (the days when the Sun is directly above the Earth's equator and day and night are about the same length everywhere in the world). In 2010, this was on January 22, February 22, March 22, April 20, May 20, June 21, July 20, August 20, September 22, October 22, November 22 and December 22. There were only 2,000 ticket numbers offered in each draw. The purchase price of a complete Ticket Number is EUR 45.
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Which Muslim free school in Derby was slated by Ofsted inspectors?
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Al-Madinah School, Derby as "inadequate" with regard to the achievement of pupils, the quality of teaching, the behaviour and safety of pupils, and the leadership and management of the school. Describing the school as "dysfunctional", Ofsted placed it under Special measures, a status applied to schools which fail to supply an acceptable level of education and lack the leadership capacity necessary to secure improvements. Al-Madinah School, Derby Al-Madinah School was a co-educational Muslim faith based free school for pupils aged 4 to 11 located in Derby, Derbyshire, England, and run by the Al-Madinah Education Trust. First opened in 2012 as an all-through (ages
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Cobham Free School 2014, the school had its first Ofsted inspection, when the school was adjudged to be "Good". The inspectors noted that the headteacher has an inspiring vision for the school which the whole school community is fully behind. In the 2017 following Ofsted inspection the school was again rated "Good". Cobham Free School Cobham Free School is an all-through mixed free school which has one site in Cobham and another in West Molesey, Elmbridge, Surrey, England. The school opened in 2012 and educates students aged 4–18 years. It is primarily occupies the site of the former Cobham police station, which it
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A cordwainer used to make what sort of items?
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Cordwainer Cordwainer A cordwainer () is a shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather. The cordwainer's trade can be contrasted with the cobbler's trade, according to a tradition in Britain that restricted cobblers to repairing shoes. This usage distinction is not universally observed, as the word "cobbler" is widely used for tradespersons who make or repair shoes. A major British dictionary says that the word "cordwainer" is archaic, "still used in the names of guilds, for example, "the Cordwainers' Company""; but its definition of "cobbler" mentions only mending, reflecting the older distinction. Play 14 of the Chester Cycle was presented
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Cordwainer Virginia, the home of America's first shoemakers”, and was granted official status through recognition by The Master of The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, London, England. Cordwainers were also among the early settlers of Canada. On 14 June 1749, the newly appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, Edward Cornwallis, arrived off Chebucto Head, Nova Scotia in the sloop-of-war HMS "Sphinx" with the objective of establishing what is now Halifax. By 27 June, the thirteen transport ships following the "Sphinx" reached the harbour with the initial 2576 British settlers; among them were nineteen cordwainers. Cordwainer A cordwainer () is a shoemaker who
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By what more familiar name is the company of Asquith and Dairies better known?
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Asda supermarket in South Elmsall, near Pontefract on the site of the old Palace cinema. In 1965, when the Asquith brothers approached Associated Dairies to run the butchery departments within their small store chain, a merger was proposed. So they joined together with Noel Stockdale, Arthur Stockdale's son, to form a new company, Asda (Asquith + Dairies) (capitalised from 1985). Another store opened in Wakefield then in Wortley, Leeds which was swiftly followed by another supermarket in the Whitkirk suburb of Leeds, which consolidated the newly formed supermarket division of Associated Dairies. By 1967, the company had moved outside of Yorkshire
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Earl of Oxford and Asquith second, was a barrister and intellectual. The Hon. Herbert Asquith, second son of the first Earl, was a poet, novelist and lawyer. The Hon. Arthur Melland Asquith (1883–1939), third son of the first Earl, was a Brigadier-General in the Army. The Hon. Cyril Asquith, fourth son of the first Earl, was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and was created a life peer as Baron Asquith of Bishopstone in 1951. Violet Asquith, better known under her married name of Violet Bonham Carter, was a Liberal politician and was created a life peer as Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury in 1964. Her
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In which country can you see the ruins of Carthage?
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Acropolium of Carthage Acropolium of Carthage The Acropolium, also known as Saint Louis Cathedral (), is a Roman Catholic church located in Carthage, Tunisia. The cathedral sits on the peak of Byrsa Hill, near the ruins of the ancient Punic and then Roman city. It was built atop the ruins of an old temple dedicated to Eshmun, the Punic god of healing. The edifice can still be accessed from the basement. Since 1993, the cathedral has been known as the "Acropolium". It is no longer used for worship, but instead hosts public events or concerts of Tunisian music and classical music. Currently, the
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Any Which Way You Can a beer at a bar. "Any Which Way You Can" started filming in summer 1980. The film was filmed in the California communities of Sun Valley, North Hollywood, and Bakersfield, and in Jackson, Wyoming. Glen Campbell performed the "Any Which Way You Can" title song track in the final scene of the movie, and the song was a Top-10 hit on the country music charts. The orangutan that portrayed Beddoe's sidekick, Clyde, was beaten to death with an ax handle by its trainer for stealing doughnuts from the set. Buddha the orangutan died of a cerebral hemorrhage. "Any Which Way
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Which P.R. was Mitt Romney’s running mate in the 2012 Presidential election?
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2012 United States presidential election in Missouri 2012 United States presidential election in Missouri The 2012 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 general election, in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Missouri voters chose 10 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. On election day, Missouri was won by Mitt Romney, who took 53.76% of the vote
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2012 United States presidential election in Kentucky the presidential race on April 10 and May 2, 2012, respectively. Both endorsed Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee. 2012 United States presidential election in Kentucky The 2012 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Kentucky voters chose eight electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running
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In 1967, who got to no. 2 in the charts with ‘Excerpt from a Teenage Opera’?
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Excerpt from A Teenage Opera Excerpt from A Teenage Opera "Excerpt from 'A Teenage Opera'" (also known as "Grocer Jack") is a 1967 single by Keith West, produced by Mark Wirtz. It was a big hit in Europe, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. The single was part of a bigger "A Teenage Opera" project. According to Mark Wirtz, the song comes from a dream he had about an ageing door-to-door grocer named Jack in a small, turn of the century village, who was mocked by the children as he was taken for granted by the town folk. When Jack unexpectedly died,
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A Teenage Opera that was available. The song itself featured the "Opera" trademark, the children's chorus, with singers from Corona Stage School. Grocer Jack (Excerpt from A Teenage Opera) was released on 28 July 1967 and was an instant hit. It was played continuously throughout the summer, later known as the Summer of Love and was helped into its number 2 spot by being played on pirate radio stations, particularly Radio London and Radio Caroline. It was also featured on the very first broadcast of Radio 1 on 30 September 1967. It was only kept off the number 1 spot by Engelbert Humperdinck's
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Who got to no. 6 with ‘Games People Play’ in 1969?
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Games People Play (Joe South song) Games People Play (Joe South song) "Games People Play" is a song written, composed, and performed by American singer-songwriter Joe South, released at the end of 1968, that won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. "Games People Play" is a protest song whose lyrics speak against various forms of irresponsibility, hatred, hypocrisy, inhumanity, and intolerance in both interpersonal and social interactions between people. The song was released on South's debut album "Introspect" and as a single, reaching #12 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It was also a No. 6 hit
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Games People Play (Joe South song) in the UK in 1969, No. 4 in Ireland, and won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. The distinctive guitar in the opening is played on a Danelectro electric sitar, which can be seen in a video recorded to support South's album "Introspect." Concurrent with South's version of the song on the pop charts, Freddy Weller, guitarist for Paul Revere and the Raiders, released a country version of the song in 1969 as his debut single; this rendition reached No. 2 on the country charts. "Games People Play" was covered
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In which sport can you hear the terms ‘edging’, ‘christies’ and ‘traversing’?
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Can You Hear Their Voices? "Can You Hear Their Voices?" keeps much of the short story intact. It relates the effects of the first year of the Dust Bowl (and the second year of the Great Depression) on the farmers of a small town in rural Arkansas. Interjecting into this story are scenes in Washington, DC, that show a spectrum of reactions to the plight of those farmers. Flanagan added the Washington angle as new material. She also changed the short story's outcome in Arkansas from armed to non-violent confrontation—which Chambers had actually added in the first place, since the actual event itself was non-violent.
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Can You Hear Us? "Gutsy, edgy praise music from a talented musicianary, this deserves wide exposure." However, Andy Argyrakis of "Christianity Today" gave the album its only mixed rating at two-and-a-half stars cautioning that "For those seeking innovation in worship music, you'd best look elsewhere." Can You Hear Us? Can You Hear Us? is the debut studio album and third album overall by David Crowder Band and the first recorded for sixstepsrecords, released in February 2002. "Can You Hear Us?" garnered a positive reception from music critics. At Jesus Freak Hideout, J.D. gave the album three-and-a-half stars highlighting the album as "a good start."
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What colour is the centre square (excluding the star)?
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Green Is the Colour song was a regular part of the band's shows from early 1969 through 1970, then less common in 1971. It was played for the last time during their short tour of Japan and Australia in August 1971. The song was later played by Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets. with: Green Is the Colour "Green Is the Colour" is a track on Pink Floyd's 1969 "More". It was composed and written by Roger Waters and sung by David Gilmour. A tin whistle is heard in the song, played by drummer Nick Mason's then-wife Lindy. A live version of the song was
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Colour centre to a lesion in the lingual or fusiform gyrus is the one that appears grey, while the ipsilateral visual hemifield appears in colour. The variance in symptoms emphasizes the need to understand the architecture of the colour centre in order to better diagnose and possible treat cerebral achromotopsia. Colour centre The colour centre is a region in the brain primarily responsible for visual perception and cortical processing of colour signals received by the eye, which ultimately results in colour vision. The colour centre in humans is thought to be located in the ventral occipital lobe as part of the visual
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Who wrote the 1911 novel ‘The Secret Garden’?
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The Secret Garden and HTML illustrated) The Secret Garden The Secret Garden is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911 following the publication in 1910 of a serial version in a US magazine. Set in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular novels and is considered a classic of English children's literature. Several stage and film adaptations have been made. The American edition was published by Stokes with illustrations by Maria Louise Kirk (signed as M. L. Kirk) and the British edition by Heinemann with illustrations by Charles Heath Robinson. At the turn of the
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The Secret Garden death in 1924, Anne H. Lundin noted that the author's obituary notices all remarked on "Little Lord Fauntleroy" and passed over "The Secret Garden" in silence. With the rise of scholarly work in children's literature over the past quarter-century, "The Secret Garden" has risen steadily in prominence. It is often noted as one of the best children's books of the twentieth century. In 2003 it ranked number 51 in The Big Read, a survey of the British public by the BBC to identify the "Nation's Best-loved Novel" (not children's novel). Based on a 2007 online poll, the U.S. National Education
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‘I See You, Baby (Shakin’ that Ass)’ is associated with which make and model of car?
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I See You Baby I See You Baby "I See You Baby" is a song by British duo Groove Armada, featuring Gram'ma Funk on vocals. The track was also recorded with the chorus line "shakin' that thang" (to replace "shakin' that ass") for various markets around the world, and also for use in American TV commercials. The song was later remixed by Fatboy Slim, with this latter version appearing in airplay. It was also remixed by Futureshock. The Fatboy Slim remix featured extensively in a Renault Megane television advertising campaign in the United Kingdom in 2003. The Futureshock dance version is used as the
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I See You Baby version of the music video features a security guard, played by David Pires, watching women and some men stripping in a restroom. I See You Baby "I See You Baby" is a song by British duo Groove Armada, featuring Gram'ma Funk on vocals. The track was also recorded with the chorus line "shakin' that thang" (to replace "shakin' that ass") for various markets around the world, and also for use in American TV commercials. The song was later remixed by Fatboy Slim, with this latter version appearing in airplay. It was also remixed by Futureshock. The Fatboy Slim remix featured
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This summer saw the appearance of which famous sportsman in Virgin Media ads?
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Virgin Media campaign starring Usain Bolt and Virgin founder Richard Branson to promote Virgin's superfast broadband service. The TV adverts were directed by Seth Gordon and involved Bolt impersonating Branson. On 8 June 2016, Southampton F.C. announced that Virgin Media would become the club's shirt sponsor on a three-year deal. In April 2008, acting Virgin CEO Neil Berkett sparked controversy when he told "Television", a magazine published by the Royal Television Society, "this net neutrality thing is a load of bollocks." According to the journalist, he claimed that any video content provider that refused to pay Virgin Media a premium for faster
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Virgin Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics Virgin Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics The United States Virgin Islands competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Beijing, the People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The appearance of its 23-person delegation marked its fifteenth appearance at the Olympic games, and its tenth appearance at the Summer Olympic games. In total, seven athletes participated on behalf of the Virgin Islands (Tabarie Henry and LaVerne Jones-Ferrette in track and field, John and Julius Jackson in boxing, Thomas Barrows III in sailing, Ned Gerard in shooting, and Josh Laban in swimming) in Beijing.
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In a Beatles’ track, who is mean Mr. Mustard’s sister?
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Mean Mr. Mustard do with it." As eventually recorded, "Mustard" originally was to end in the chord of D major—this would have led into the next track in the climactic medley, "Her Majesty". However, since the latter song was moved to the end of the album, "Mustard" instead hard-edits into "Polythene Pam", and thus the final note of "Mustard" would open "Her Majesty" as a stand-alone track at the album's conclusion. The complete version of "Mustard" (with its original clean ending) can be heard on "" video game. Mean Mr. Mustard "Mean Mr. Mustard" is a song written by John Lennon (credited to
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Mean Mr. Mustard Mean Mr. Mustard "Mean Mr. Mustard" is a song written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney), recorded by The Beatles and released on their album "Abbey Road" as the third song of its B-side medley. The "Abbey Road" version was recorded with "Sun King" in one continuous piece. The song was written in India; Lennon said that it was inspired by a newspaper story about a miser who concealed his cash wherever he could in order to prevent people from forcing him to spend it. On reflection, Lennon did not think highly of the composition, dismissing it in "Anthology" as
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Who was the last Conservative Chancellor before George Osborne?
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Chancellor of the Exchequer to parliament. This includes alcohol, which is otherwise banned under parliamentary rules. Previous chancellors have opted for whisky (Kenneth Clarke), gin and tonic (Geoffrey Howe), brandy and water (Benjamin Disraeli and John Major), spritzer (Nigel Lawson) and sherry and beaten egg (William Gladstone). The recent chancellors, George Osborne, Alistair Darling and Gordon Brown, opted for water. In fact Darling drank what was named "Standard Water" in reference to, and support of, the London "Evening Standard" newspaper's campaign to have plain tap water available in restaurants at no charge to customers. The chancellor has a robe of office, similar to that
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George Osborne George Osborne George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born 23 May 1971) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton from June 2001 until he stood down on 3 May 2017. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Prime Minister David Cameron from 2010 to 2016. He has been editor of the "London Evening Standard" since May 2017 and chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP) since September 2016. Osborne worked briefly as a freelancer for "The Daily Telegraph" before joining the Conservative Research Department in 1994 and becoming head of its political section. He
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What is the county town of Angus?
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Coupar Angus Coupar Angus Coupar Angus (; Gaelic: "Cùbar Aonghais") is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, situated four miles south of Blairgowrie. The name Coupar Angus serves to differentiate the town from Cupar, Fife. The town was traditionally on the border between Angus and Perthshire, the town centre being in Perthshire. The Angus part was transferred to Perthshire in 1891, but the town retained its name. It is located on the A94 Perth-Forfar road, although the town centre itself is now bypassed. The 6 storey Tolbooth was built in 1762, funded by public subscription. In the Middle Ages the Cistercian
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Angus Township, Polk County, Minnesota Angus Township, Polk County, Minnesota Angus Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 112 at the 2000 census. Angus Township was organized in 1879, and named for Richard B. Angus (1831–1922), a Canadian railroad financier. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land. Angus Township is located near geocoordinates 48.05N, 96.692W. As of the census of 2000, there were 112 people, 40 households, and 32 families residing in the township. The population density
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Born in 1902, which Briton composed ‘Façade’ and ‘Belshazzar’s Feast’?
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Belshazzar's Feast (Walton) Belshazzar's Feast (Walton) Belshazzar's Feast is a cantata by the English composer William Walton. It was first performed at the Leeds Festival on 8 October 1931, with the baritone Dennis Noble, the London Symphony Orchestra and the Leeds Festival Chorus, conducted by Malcolm Sargent. The work has remained one of Walton's most celebrated compositions. Osbert Sitwell selected the text from the Bible, primarily the Book of Daniel, and Psalm 137. The work is dedicated to Walton's friend and benefactor Lord Berners. In the story of Belshazzar's Feast, the Jews are in exile in Babylon. After a feast at which Belshazzar,
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Belshazzar Belshazzar Belshazzar (; , "Belshatsar", Greek: Βαλτάζαρ, "Baltázar", from Akkadian: 𒂗𒈗𒋀, "Bēl-šar-uṣur", meaning "Bel protect the king") was the eldest son of Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian empire, and regent for his father during the latter's prolonged absence from the city, although he never assumed the titles or ritual functions of kingship. He may have been killed when Babylon fell to the Persians in 539 BCE. Belshazzar also appears as a central character in the story of Belshazzar's feast in the Book of Daniel, recognized by scholars as a work of historical fiction. Daniel's Belshazzar is not malevolent
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The village of Anatevka appears in which musical?
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Anti-Jewish pogroms in the Russian Empire Aleichem writes about the pogroms in a story called "Lekh-Lekho". The famous Broadway musical and film "Fiddler on the Roof" showed the cruelty of the Russian pogroms on the Jews in the fictional Anatevka in the early 20th century. In the adult animated musical drama film "American Pop", set during Imperial Russia during the late 1890s, a rabbi's wife and her young son Zalmie escape to America while the rabbi is killed by the Cossacks. In the animated film "An American Tail", set during and after the 1880s pogroms, Fievel and his family's village is destroyed by a pogrom. (Fievel
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Appears CD single, which was distributed in Japan and Hong Kong, included 12 tracks: six remixes of "Appears", two remixes of her previous single "Whatever", and two remixes of her previous promotional single "Immature". The last two tracks are instrumentals of the HΛL remix and Keisuke Kikuchi remix of "Appears" and "Immature" (titled '99 Greetings Mix and JT Original CM Mix). Two separate 12" vinyls were distributed by Japanese label Rhythm Republic, featuring remixes of both "Appears" and "Whatever". It was Hamasaki's first single to be distributed in North America, which was remixed by American DJ Junior Vasquez and released on
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Who is the mortal enemy of Captain Pugwash?
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Captain Pugwash cabin boy Tom, pirates Willy and Barnabas, and Master Mate. His mortal enemy is Cut-Throat Jake, captain of the "Flying Dustman". Captain Horatio Pugwash made his debut in a comic-strip format in the first issue of "The Eagle" in 1950, then appeared regularly as a strip in "Radio Times". In 1957 the BBC commissioned a series of short cartoon films produced by Gordon Murray. Ryan produced a total of 86 five-minute-long episodes for the BBC, shot in black-and-white film, but later transferring to colour. Ryan used a real-time technique of animation in which cardboard cutouts of the characters were laid
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Captain Pugwash by John Hay and starring Nick Frost as Captain Pugwash and Jason Flemyng in an unknown role. Production is set to begin in 2018, with the plot following Captain Pugwash travelling to Botany Bay, where he eventually finds himself at the helm of The Black Pig on a mission to rescue Tom the Cabin Boy's father, who is marooned on a volcanic island. Captain Pugwash Captain Pugwash is a fictional pirate in a series of British children's comic strips and books created by John Ryan. The character's adventures were adapted into a TV series, using cardboard cut-outs filmed in live-action
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Which famous literary character said: “I am but mad north-northwest”?
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North by Northwest subject of debate. Many have seen it as having been taken from a line ("I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw") in "Hamlet", a work also concerned with the shifty nature of reality. Hitchcock noted, in an interview with Peter Bogdanovich in 1963, "It's a fantasy. The whole film is epitomized in the title—there is no such thing as north-by-northwest on the compass." ("Northwest by north", however, is one of 32 points of the compass.) Lehman states that he used a working title for the film of "In a Northwesterly
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I Am... I Said Wenders released a German version titled "Die Welt von heut" ("The world of today") on his 2012 album "Ich finde dich". Jamaican reggae singer Mikey Spice released the album "I Am I Said" in 2014, including a cover of this song. John Gregory recorded a instrumental rendition of this song. I Am... I Said "I Am... I Said" is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond. Released as a single on March 15, 1971, it was quite successful, at first slowly climbing the charts, then more quickly rising to number 4 on the U.S. pop singles chart by May
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What is the two-word name of Llandudno’s large limestone headland?
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Great Orme Great Orme The Great Orme () is a limestone headland on the north coast of Wales, above the town of Llandudno. Referred to as "Cyngreawdr Fynydd" by the 12th-century poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr, its English name derives from the Old Norse word for sea serpent. The Little Orme, a smaller but very similar limestone headland, is on the eastern side of Llandudno Bay. Both the Great and Little Ormes have been etymologically linked to the Old Norse words "urm" or "orm" that mean sea serpent (the English word "worm" is transliterated from the same term). The Great Orme being the
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The Oval (Llandudno) 1969 Player's County League. In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Llandudno Cricket Club who play in the North Wales Premier Cricket League. The Oval was used to host two Wales international matches; on 19 February 1898 Wales lost 1–0 to Ireland at the ground. It was used again on 24 February 1900 for a 2–0 win over Ireland. The Oval (Llandudno) Llandudno Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Llandudno, Conwy formerly part of Caernarvonshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1890, when Llandudno Visitors played Riviere's Orchestra. The ground hosted
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Which city is at the northern end of the Suez Canal?
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Suez Canal Suez Canal The Suez Canal ( "") is a sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. Constructed by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869, it was officially opened on 17 November 1869. The canal offers watercraft a shorter journey between the North Atlantic and northern Indian Oceans via the Mediterranean and Red Seas by avoiding the South Atlantic and southern Indian Oceans, reducing the journey by approximately . It extends from the northern terminus of Port Said to the southern terminus of Port Tewfik at the city of
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Suez Canal Suez. Its length is , including its northern and southern access channels. In 2012, 17,225 vessels traversed the canal (average 47 per day). The original canal was a single-lane waterway with passing locations in the Ballah Bypass and the Great Bitter Lake. It contains no locks system, with seawater flowing freely through it. In general, the canal north of the Bitter Lakes flows north in winter and south in summer. South of the lakes, the current changes with the tide at Suez. The canal is owned and maintained by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) of Egypt. Under the Convention of
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Which Hollywood star died of a drug overdose in June 1969, aged 47?
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Eli Lilly and Company September 18, 1970, rock guitarist legend Jimi Hendrix died from a secobarbital overdose. On June 22, 1969, secobarbital overdose was the cause of death of actress Judy Garland. The drug was a central part of the plot of the hugely popular novel "Valley of the Dolls" (1966) by Jacqueline Susann in which three highly successful Hollywood women each fall victim, in various ways, to the drug. The novel was later released as a film by the same name. Eli Lilly has developed the vaccine preservative thiomersal (also called merthiolate and thimerosal). Thiomersal is effective by causing susceptible bacteria to autolyze.
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Drug overdose Drug overdose A drug overdose (or simply overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities greater than are recommended or generally practiced. An overdose may result in a toxic state or death. The word "overdose" implies that there is a common safe dosage and usage for the drug; therefore, the term is commonly only applied to drugs, not poisons, even though poisons are harmless at a low enough dosage. Drug overdoses are sometimes caused intentionally to commit suicide, parasuicide or as self-harm, but many drug overdoses are accidental, the result of intentional
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Who had a hit with ‘Raining in My Heart’ in 1959?
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Raining in My Heart Raining in My Heart "Raining in My Heart" is a song recorded by Buddy Holly on October 21, 1958 with the orchestral backing by Dick Jacobs. The music and lyrics are written by the songwriting team of Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant. It was released as a single on Coral Records in 1959, peaking at #88 on the Billboard charts as the B-side of "It Doesn't Matter Anymore". This recording was included on Buddy Holly's first "greatest hits" compilation album titled "The Buddy Holly Story" that was released in March 1959. In 1968, The Beatles paraphrased the first line of
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Anyone Who Had a Heart (song) hit "All the Grey Haired Men" (#109); it is the second track on the first side of their album "Goin' Out of My Head" (Capitol ST2865). Peter Rivera of Rare Earth sang lead on a 1975 remake of "Anyone Who Had a Heart" fronting HUB. In 2008, the Shelby Lynne recording from "Just a Little Lovin"' was issued as a digital single release. Wynonna Judd performed "Anyone Who Had a Heart" on the TNT special "One Amazing Night" broadcast in 1998; her version is included on the soundtrack album. Judd also performed the song with Dionne Warwick on the latter's
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What is the Swahili word for journey?
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Safari Safari A safari () is an overland journey, usually a trip by tourists in Africa. In the past, the trip was often a big-game hunt, but today, safaris are often to observe and photograph wildlife—or hiking and sightseeing, as well. The Swahili word "safari" means "journey," originally from the Arabic سفر (safar) meaning "a journey"; the verb for "to travel" in Swahili is "kusafiri". These words are used for any type of journey, e.g. by bus from Nairobi to Mombasa or by ferry from Dar es Salaam to Unguja. "Safari" entered the English language at the end of the 1850s
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Swahili language part conveyed by Arabic-speaking Muslim inhabitants. For example, the Swahili word for "book" is , traceable back to the Arabic word (from the root "k-t-b" "write"). However, the Swahili plural form of this word ("books") is , following Bantu grammar in which is reanalysed as a nominal class prefix, whose plural is . Swahili is a Bantu language of the Sabaki branch. In Guthrie's geographic classification, Swahili is in Bantu zone G, whereas the other Sabaki languages are in zone E70, commonly under the name "Nyika." Local folk-theories of the language have often considered Swahili to be a mixed language
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What state is governed by the Bishop of Urgell and the President of France?
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County of Urgell origin and traditions of the early Christian church lingered. Felix of Urgel's tendencies towards the heretical position of adoptionism was attacked by Alcuin of York in "Contra Felicem". Andorra was ceded to the bishop of Urgell by the count Ermengol VI of Urgell in the twelfth century. The bishop of Urgell, who since 2003 has been Joan Enric Vives Sicília, is simultaneously joint head of state of Andorra alongside the President of the French Republic. County of Urgell The County of Urgell (, ; ) is one of the historical Catalan counties, bordering on the counties of Pallars and Cerdanya.
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Felix (Bishop of Urgell) in 818. Felix (Bishop of Urgell) Felix, Bishop of Urgell, also known as Felix of Urzel (in Catalan: Fèlix d'Urgell, died in Lyon, 818) was a Christian bishop and theologian in the eighth century. Felix became Bishop at an unknown date and lived at the Monastery of Sant Sadurní de Tavèrnoles, in the foothills of the Pyrenees (Anserall, Les Valls de Valira, County of Urgell). He first came to prominence in 790, when his christological teachings were criticized as adoptionist by Alcuin. The Council of Frankfurt in 794 condemned his teachings as heretical. He was exiled from Urgell and died
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Which musical centres around the Kit Kat Club?
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Cabaret (musical) Cabaret (musical) Cabaret is a 1966 musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Joe Masteroff, based on John Van Druten's 1951 play "I Am a Camera", which was adapted from the short novel "Goodbye to Berlin" (1939) by Christopher Isherwood. Set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power, it focuses on the nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub, and revolves around young American writer Cliff Bradshaw and his relationship with English cabaret performer Sally Bowles. A sub-plot involves the doomed romance between German boarding house owner Fräulein Schneider and her
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Kit Kat milk, white, and dark chocolate. Use of the name Kit Kat or Kit Cat for a type of food goes back to the 18th century, when mutton pies known as a Kit-Kat were served at meetings of the political Kit-Cat Club in London owned by pastry chef Christopher Catling. The origins of what is now known as the Kit Kat brand go back to 1911, when Rowntree's, a confectionery company based in York in the United Kingdom, trademarked the terms Kit Cat and Kit Kat. The names were not used immediately and Kit Kat first appeared in the 1920s, when
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Which twice-made movie features the villain Max Cady?
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Max Cady Max Cady Max Cady is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of the John D. MacDonald novel "The Executioners". He was portrayed by Robert Mitchum in "Cape Fear" and Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's remake. In both film versions of MacDonald's novel, Cady is a criminal with an obsessive grudge against an attorney named Sam Bowden (played by Gregory Peck in the first film and by Nick Nolte in the remake) who sent him to prison for rape. While in prison, Cady teaches himself to read as he nurtures his hatred of Bowden, made especially intense when his
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Max Cady In the remake, Bowden is able to handcuff Cady's ankle to a railing in the houseboat before it hits submerged rocks and begins to break apart. The two exchange blows with rocks, and Bowden savagely attempts to bring a large rock down on Cady's head. Before he can do so, though, Cady is washed out into the river, still cuffed to part of the houseboat, madly crying out and speaking in tongues, and Bowden then watches as Cady is pulled to the bottom of the river and drowns. In the novel by John D. MacDonald, Sam testified against Max back
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What colour is the flesh of a cantaloupe melon?
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Cantaloupe melon with firm, orange, moderately sweet flesh. In 2016, global production of melons, including cantaloupes, was 31.2 million tonnes, with China accounting for 51% of the world total (15.9 million tonnes). Other significant countries growing cantaloupe were Turkey, Iran, Egypt, and India, with each producing 1 to 1.9 million tonnes. Cantaloupe is normally eaten as a fresh fruit, as a salad, or as a dessert with ice cream or custard. Melon pieces wrapped in prosciutto are a familiar antipasto. The seeds are edible and may be dried for use as a snack. Because the surface of a cantaloupe can contain
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Canary melon Canary melon The Canary melon ("Cucumis melo" ("Inodorus" group)) or winter melon is a large, bright-yellow elongated melon with a pale green to white inner flesh. This melon has a distinctively sweet flavor that is slightly tangier than a honeydew melon. The flesh looks like that of a pear but is softer and tastes a little like a cantaloupe. When ripe, the rind has a slightly waxy feel. The name comes from its bright yellow color, which resembles that of the canary. This melon is often marketed as the Juan Canary melon and can be found in various sizes and
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What is the Japanese dish of (usually) beef and vegetables in soy sauce?
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Sukiyaki Sukiyaki It consists of meat (usually thinly sliced beef) which is slowly cooked or simmered at the table, alongside vegetables and other ingredients, in a shallow iron pot in a mixture of soy sauce, sugar, and "mirin". The ingredients are usually dipped in a small bowl of raw, beaten eggs after being cooked in the pot, and then eaten. Generally sukiyaki is a winter dish and it is commonly found at "bōnenkai", Japanese year-end parties. Thinly sliced beef is usually used for sukiyaki, although in the past, in certain parts of the country (notably Hokkaidō and Niigata) pork was also
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Mongolian beef traditional Mongolian cuisine. Mongolian beef Mongolian beef () is a dish served in Chinese-American and Chinese-Australian restaurants consisting of sliced beef, typically flank steak, and stir-fried with vegetables in a savory brown sauce, usually made with hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and chili peppers. The beef is commonly paired with scallions or mixed vegetables and is often not spicy. The dish is often served over steamed rice, or in the US, over crispy fried cellophane noodles. Mongolian beef is among the meat dishes developed in Taiwan where Mongolian barbecue restaurants first appeared. Thus, none of the ingredients or the preparation methods
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Which group was formed by Billy Connolly and Gerry Rafferty?
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Gerry Rafferty (album) Gerry Rafferty (album) Gerry Rafferty, released in 1974 on Transatlantic Records (TRA 270) (reissued 1978 in U.S. on Visa Records [Visa 7006]), is mainly a compilation of Humblebums material that Gerry Rafferty had written and performed while in that group. It comprises most of the serious musical content of the last two albums released by that group, with the exception of "So Bad Thinking" (which came from the backside of his "Can I Have My Money Back?" single). The remaining content of those two albums were mostly humorous Billy Connolly compositions, although a few musical gems can be found among
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Gerry Rafferty Charlie Reid of The Proclaimers confirmed Rafferty's dislike of celebrity: "He was not entirely comfortable with fame. Even more so than most people who work in this business, he saw it as not a good thing". Reid believed Rafferty was fundamentally unsuited to the pressures of celebrity: "He struck me as a very, very sensitive man and for someone like that, fame was probably not appropriate." Billy Connolly agrees that Rafferty had different priorities: "I wanted success and fame and I got it, to a degree. Gerry wanted respect. He wanted his talent to be respected. He wanted his songs
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Hughie Jones, Cliff Hall, Mick Groves and Tony Davis comprised which top folk line up?
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The Spinners (UK band) Skiffle Group, which included guitarist Tony Davis and washboard player Mick Groves. The group played the Cavern Club, Liverpool for the first time on Friday 18 January 1957, with the Muskrat Jazz Band and the Liverpool University Jazz Band. They played there on a number of occasions on Friday 24 May; Sunday 26 May; Wednesday 5 June; Wednesday 3 July and Friday 16 August 1957. In September 1958 they became the Spinners. They founded a folk club in Liverpool, the 'Triton Club', but soon were performing in London at places such as (the iconic 1950's-founded London coffee house) The Troubadour.
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Hughie Jones was Principal of Hind Leys College from 1975 to 1981. After this he was Rector of The Langtons and Stonton Wyville from 1981 to 1986; and the seventh Archdeacon of Loughborough from then until 1992. Hughie Jones Thomas Hughie Jones (15 August 192725 September 2016) was a priest in the second half of the 20th century. Jones was educated at William Hulme's Grammar School and the University of Wales. He was Warden and Lecturer at the Bible Training Institute, Glasgow and Minister of the John Street Baptist Church, Glasgow from 1949 to 1954. Moving to Leicestershire he was Religious Education
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What happened to the dog on the ship Irish Rover?
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Rover Dangerfield Fearless Four", which was released on July 4, 2007. Warner Archives later released the film on DVD on December 7, 2010. Rover Dangerfield Rover Dangerfield is a 1991 American animated musical comedy film produced by Hyperion Animation and released by Warner Bros., starring the voice talents of comedian Rodney Dangerfield, who also wrote and co-produced the film. It is about a street dog named Rover, who is owned by a Las Vegas showgirl. Rover gets dumped off Hoover Dam by the showgirl's boyfriend. However, rather than drowning, Rover ends up on a farm. Rover is a street dog that lives
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The Irish Rover cargo of The Irish Rover included - "The Irish Rover" has been recorded many times. Versions are listed below by notable artists in descending chronological order. The Irish Rover "The Irish Rover" is an Irish folk song about a magnificent, though improbable, sailing ship that reaches an unfortunate end. It has been recorded by numerous artists, some of whom have made changes to the lyrics over time. The song describes a gigantic twenty-seven masted ship with a colourful crew and varied types of cargo in enormous amounts. The verses grow successively more extravagant about the wonders of the great ship.
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Kelly Hoppen and Piers Linney were the new faces in series 11 of what TV programme?
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Piers Linney range of other charities as a donor or patron. In 2013, Linney was recognised in the JP Morgan-sponsored Power List 2013 as one of the top 100 most influential black Britons. In 2014, Linney was named Entrepreneur Leader of the Year at the first Black British Business Awards sponsored by EY. In 2013, Linney joined the panel on the BBC Two television series "Dragons' Den", along with fellow new dragon Kelly Hoppen beginning in the eleventh series. In January 2015, Linney announced that he would be departing the show at the end of series twelve, in order to focus on
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Kelly Hoppen important as the way it looks; one can't be without the other to succeed." In January 2014, she launched her first e-commerce store: www.kellyhoppen.com with a self-designed interiors accessories range. The same year the "Daily Telegraph" ranked her as the second most influential female interior designer in Britain. Hoppen has also partnered a select number of licensees to offer a range of other home products including fabrics, shutters, paints, scents, furniture, wallpaper, taps, prints and products on QVC UK. In 2011, Hoppen presented her own show on Channel 5 called "Superior Interiors with Kelly Hoppen". On 11 August 2013, Hoppen
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What is the name of the part of a sundial that casts the shadow?
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Sundial Sundial A sundial is a device that tells the time of day when there is sunlight by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky. In the narrowest sense of the word, it consists of a flat plate (the "dial") and a "gnomon", which casts a shadow onto the dial. As the Sun appears to move across the sky, the shadow aligns with different "hour-lines", which are marked on the dial to indicate the time of day. The "style" is the time-telling edge of the gnomon, though a single point or "nodus" may be used. The gnomon casts a
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Sundial, Taganrog at the Depaldo Stairs, the new one casts a shadow at the plate, set at an angle of 47 ° 12 '(the latitude of Taganrog) to the horizon. This made it possible to make the time scale of the time scale even, and also made it possible to count the time in winter and summer according to the additional scale. The error in counting on these clocks is less than 1 minute. Sundial, Taganrog The Sundial () in Taganrog was set in 1833. It is situated in Grecheskaya Street, close to the Depaldo Stairs. It is officially declared an object
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In the bible who was Adam and Eve’s third son?
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Adam and Eve (). God exiles Adam and Eve from the Garden and installs cherubs (supernatural beings that provide protection) and the "ever-turning sword" to guard the entrance (). Genesis 4 narrates life outside the garden, including the birth of Adam and Eve's first children Cain and Abel and the story of the first murder. A third son, Seth, is born to Adam and Eve, as well as "other sons and daughters" (). Genesis 5 lists Adam's descendants from Seth to Noah with their ages at the birth of their first sons and their ages at death. Adam's age at death is given
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Adam and Eve Adam and Eve Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman. They are central to the belief that humanity is in essence a single family, with everyone descended from a single pair of original ancestors. It also provides the basis for the doctrines of the fall of man and original sin that are important beliefs in Christianity, although not held in Judaism or Islam. In the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, chapters one through five, there are two creation narratives with two distinct perspectives. In the first, Adam
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Where could you ride ‘The Smiler’ ‘Oblivion’ and ‘Nemesis’?
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The Smiler for Oblivion and SW6 for Thirteen. In June 2012, a trademark filed by Merlin Entertainments, parent company of Alton Towers, hinted that the new ride would be named The Smiler. On 17 October 2012, a number of facts about the coaster were revealed to the public including its maximum speed, track length, ride time, passengers per train and ride cost. Despite the release, Alton Towers did not announce or confirm the name for the ride. The site for the new ride was determined to be an area in the park being occupied by the tent that previously contained the Black
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Oblivion (roller coaster) the hole from which the roller coaster track re-emerges from the underground tunnel, walked through the underground section and emerged on a ledge where the track enters the ground. Neither he nor any guests on the ride were harmed following the ride cars being held at the boarding station. He was arrested for a public order offence, and the ride returned to normal operation the following day. With the new roller coaster The Smiler opening in 2013, Oblivion is no longer the only coaster in X Sector, as it had been since Black Hole's closure in 2005. In late January/early
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One, two and three are Cardinal numbers – what are first, second and third?
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Ilocano numbers of agglutination. Cardinal numbers are those used in counting. Numbers are connected to their nouns using the ligature a/nga. To form the ordinal number ("second, third, etc."), except for "first", maika- is prefixed to the cardinal form. Note the exceptional forms for "third", "fourth" and "sixth". With the group numbers ("pulo", "gasut", "ribo", "laksa" and "riwriw"), infixing <in> indicates division. Aggregate numbers have already been introduced: sangapulo, sangaribo, etc. Each is prefixed with sanga-. To form other groups, other numbers, and units of length, time or capacity can be used with sanga-. The alternate form is sangka-. Distributives are formed
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One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes "One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 130. Andrew Lang included it, as "Little One-eye, Little Two-eyes, and Little Three-eyes", in "The Green Fairy Book". It is Aarne-Thompson type 511. It is an anomalous fairy tale, in that the protagonist is neither the youngest nor an only child, but the middle of three. A woman had three daughters: The eldest had one eye in the middle of her forehead, the second had two eyes like ordinary people, the third had three eyes; two on the sides of
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Andrea Begley of Northern Ireland was the winner of what TV competition last summer?
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Andrea Begley that's it." Andrea Begley Andrea Begley is a singer from Pomeroy, Northern Ireland, who is most notable for winning the second series of the BBC talent search "The Voice UK", beating the favourite to win, Leah McFall. She is the niece of Irish country music singer Philomena Begley. Begley was signed to Capitol Records. Her winning single "My Immortal" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 75 that week. The single then went on to peak to number 30 on UK Singles Chart and number 70 on the Irish Singles Chart. Begley is partially sighted as a result of Glaucoma.
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Northern Ireland Schools Debating Competition Northern Ireland Schools Debating Competition The Northern Ireland Schools Debating Competition is an annual competition involving schools from across Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1993 by Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle CBE during her time as Chairman of the Belfast Civic Trust. The final of the competition is held every year in the Senate Chamber of Parliament Buildings, Stormont. It is organised by the Belfast Buildings Preservation Trust (BBPT), and is sponsored by both the Telegraph Media Group and the T.E. Utley Memorial Fund. Lord Lexden of Lexden and Strangford OBE has been President of the competition since 1997 and Mrs. Jay-O'Boyle
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Which Ukip politician was in trouble for talking about ‘bongo, bongo land’ in the summer?
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Bongo Bongo Land denied the comment had any racist overtones, claiming it had simply been a reference to the President of Gabon, Omar Bongo. In 2004 Taki Theodoracopulos called Kenya "bongo-bongo land" in his "Spectator" column. "The Guardian" later criticized his use of "offensive and outdated stereotypes". In July 2013, Godfrey Bloom, Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) was filmed referring to countries which receive overseas aid from the United Kingdom as "Bongo Bongo Land". UKIP later banned use of the term, and while Bloom refused to apologise for his remarks, he later
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Bongo Bongo Land stated that he regretted "any genuine offence which might have been caused." A spokesperson from Show Racism the Red Card stated that Bloom's remarks were: "crude stereotypes that see Britain as a civilised place and overseas as tribal". Matthew d'Ancona wrote in "The Daily Telegraph": "There may indeed be some who inwardly cheered Bloom’s choice of words. But there will be many – including, crucially, some who agree with his position on aid – who felt queasy at the use of such antediluvian language." Bongo Bongo Land In British English, Bongo Bongo Land (or Bongo-bongo Land) is a pejorative term
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The word ‘Shavian’ pertains to the work of which playwright?
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Shavian alphabet the Shavian glyphs. Shavian alphabet The Shavian alphabet (also known as the Shaw alphabet) is an alphabet conceived as a way to provide simple, phonetic orthography for the English language to replace the difficulties of conventional spelling. It was posthumously funded by and named after Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. Shaw set three main criteria for the new alphabet: it should be (1) at least 40 letters; (2) as "phonetic" as possible (that is, letters should have a to phonemes); and (3) distinct from the Latin alphabet to avoid the impression that the new spellings were simply "misspellings". The Shavian
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Shavian alphabet the release of version 4.0. The Unicode block for Shavian is U+10450–U+1047F and is in Plane 1 (the Supplementary Multilingual Plane). While the Shavian alphabet was added to Unicode 4.0 in 2003, Unicode Shavian fonts are still quite rare. Before it was standardised, fonts were made that include Shavian letters in the places of Roman letters, and/or in an agreed upon location in the Unicode private use area, allocated from the ConScript Unicode Registry and now superseded by the official Unicode standard. These following fonts contain full Unicode support for Shavian. Windows/Mac/Linux systems need fonts such as these to display
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Which poet and playwright’s mother wrote under the pen-name Speranza?
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Jane Wilde daughter of 'Willie'. Jane Wilde Jane Francesca Agnes, Lady Wilde (née Elgee; 27 December 1821 – 3 February 1896) was an Irish poet under the pen name "Speranza" and supporter of the nationalist movement. Lady Wilde had a special interest in Irish folktales, which she helped to gather. She married Sir William Wilde, an eye and ear surgeon, on 12 November 1851 in St. Peter's church in Dublin, and they had three children: William Charles Kingsbury Wilde (1852–1899), Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854–1900), and Isola Francesca Emily Wilde (1857–1867). Her eldest son William Wilde became a journalist and poet,
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Pen name French-Savoyard writer and poet Amélie Gex chose to publish as Dian de Jeânna ("John, son of Jane") during the first half of her career. Karen Blixen's very successful "Out of Africa" (1937) was originally published under the pen name Isak Dinesen. Victoria Benedictsson, a Swedish author of the 19th century, wrote under the name Ernst Ahlgren. The science fiction author Alice B. Sheldon for many years published under the masculine name of James Tiptree, Jr., the discovery of which led to a deep discussion of gender in the genre. More recently, women who write in genres normally written by men
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What was the original name of the Cape of Good Hope?
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Cape of Good Hope far earlier). Dias called the cape "Cabo das Tormentas" ("Cape of Storms"; ), which was the original name of the "Cape of Good Hope". As one of the great capes of the South Atlantic Ocean, the Cape of Good Hope has long been of special significance to sailors, many of whom refer to it simply as "the Cape". It is a waypoint on the Cape Route and the clipper route followed by clipper ships to the Far East and Australia, and still followed by several offshore yacht races. The term "Cape of Good Hope" is also used in three other
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The Good Hope Concerts The Good Hope Concerts The Good Hope Concerts is a live album from Juluka, a South African band led by Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu. It was first released in 1986. It was recorded at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town. The concerts were Clegg's first major successes in Cape Town and were promoted by local record label Mountain Records. Total: 42'20 All titles written by Johnny Clegg with the exception of those marked * (written by Johnny Clegg / Sipho Mchunu) and ** (written by Sipho Mchunu). No singles taken from this album. Produced by: Hilton Rosenthal Recording
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Which trees leaves are the symbol of the National Trust?
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Future Trees Trust in England and Wales, and Ireland. It is supported by a network of organisations, and has six species groups that lead research on: ash, birch, cherry, oak, sycamore, and walnut. Future Trees Trust The Future Trees Trust is a charity, which was formed in 2008, which aims to improve and increase the stock of hardwood trees in Britain and Ireland. The British and Irish Hardwoods Improvement Programme (BIHIP) was established in 1991 with the aim of improving and increasing the stock of hardwood trees in Britain and Ireland. It was renamed the Future Trees Trust in 2008. The Future Trees
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Future Trees Trust Future Trees Trust The Future Trees Trust is a charity, which was formed in 2008, which aims to improve and increase the stock of hardwood trees in Britain and Ireland. The British and Irish Hardwoods Improvement Programme (BIHIP) was established in 1991 with the aim of improving and increasing the stock of hardwood trees in Britain and Ireland. It was renamed the Future Trees Trust in 2008. The Future Trees Trust arose out of an informal network of organisations and researchers established in 1991: the British and Irish Hardwoods Improvement Programme (BIHIP). The Future Trees Trust is a registered charity
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What is the more common one word name for the great maple?
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Maple Maple Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple. The genus is placed in the family Sapindaceae. There are approximately 128 species, most of which are native to Asia, with a number also appearing in Europe, northern Africa, and North America. Only one species, "Acer laurinum", extends to the Southern Hemisphere. The type species of the genus is the sycamore maple, "Acer pseudoplatanus", the most common maple species in Europe. Maple species, such as "Acer rubrum", may be monoecious, dioecious or polygamodioecious. Most maples are trees growing to a height of . Others are shrubs less
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One Word is Too Often Profaned One Word is Too Often Profaned <poem>ONE word is too often profaned One feeling too falsely disdain'd One hope is too like despair And pity from thee more dear I can give not what men call love; The worship the heart lifts above The desire of the moth for the star, The devotion to something afar </poem> "One Word Is Too Often Profaned" is a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, written in 1822 and published in 1824 (see 1822 in poetry). The poem was intended for Jane Williams. It expresses Shelley's deep and genuine devotion for her. Shelley met Jane
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What is the first name of Bart’s best friend?
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The Bart Wants What It Wants Milhouse. Greta goes to Canada with Milhouse during her father's movie shooting, and Bart follows them with his family. At the set, Bart confronts Milhouse and they fight, ruining everything. They end up in front of Greta and demand for her to choose between them. Greta turns both boys down due to loss of interest in the two. The boys reconcile and join Canada's basketball team. "The Bart Wants What It Wants" was directed by Michael Polcino and written by John Frink and Don Payne. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 17, 2002.
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The Bart Wants What It Wants The Bart Wants What It Wants "The Bart Wants What it Wants" is the eleventh episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> thirteenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 17, 2002. In the episode, Bart befriends Rainier Wolfcastle's daughter, Greta. While Greta falls in love with him, Bart only accompanies her because she owns a lot of entertaining things. "The Bart Wants What it Wants" was written by John Frink and Don Payne while Michael Polcino served as director. Although the episode's first draft was written by Frink and Payne, the idea for the episode
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What is Springfield’s neighbouring rival town called?
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Springfield (The Simpsons) town of Shelbyville, after fellow pioneer Shelbyville Manhattan, and the two cities remain rivals after centuries. Springfield reached its pinnacle in the mid-20th century, when it became the home of the world's first Aquacar factory; one half of the U.S. was said to wear Springfield galoshes and Springfield's streets were basically paved with gold. The town's prosperity faded; a "Time" cover story on Springfield was titled "America's Worst City", and "Newsweek" called the town "America's Crud Bucket". Springfield's geography is varied, including forests, meadows, mountain ranges, a desert, a gorge, a glacier, beaches, badlands, canyons, swamps, a harbor, waterholes, and
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Town House (Springfield, Illinois) Town House (Springfield, Illinois) The Town House is a historic apartment building located at 718 S. 7th Street in Springfield, Illinois. The high-rise building is composed of an 11-story section and a 13-story section joined by a 14-story connector. Built in 1958, the International Style building was designed by Chicago architectural firm Shaw, Metz and Dolio. Springfield's Franklin Life Insurance Company underwrote the building; while it was originally intended to serve as employee housing, it quickly became a desirable residence for the general public as well. The building was the first high-rise luxury apartment complex in Springfield and was likely
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The famous French wine Chablis is made mainly from which grape variety?
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Chablis wine des Appellations d'Origine" created the "Appellation d'origine contrôlée" (AOC) region for Chablis that mandated the grape variety (Chardonnay) and acceptable winemaking and viticultural practices within delineated boundaries. One of the objectives of the AOC establishment was to protect the name "Chablis", which by this time was already being inappropriately used to refer to just about any white wine made from any number of white grape varieties all across the world. In the early 1960s, technological advances in vineyard frost protection minimized some of the risk and financial cost associated with variable vintages and climate of Chablis. The worldwide "Chardonnay-boom" of
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Chablis wine over 15 years while many Premier Crus will age well for at least 10 years. Secondary grape varieties grown locally are permitted in the generic Bourgogne AOC wine. These include Aligoté, César, Gamay, Melon de Bourgogne, Pinot noir, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris (known locally as Pinot Beurot), Sauvignon blanc, Sacy, and Tressot. For most of the 20th century, Chablis wine was produced more for the export than the domestic French market, which tended to favor the Côte d'Or Chardonnays. "Négociants" are not as influential in the Chablis wine industry as in other areas of Burgundy. Trends towards estate bottling and
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Chianti wine comes from which region of Italy?
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Chianti Chianti A Chianti wine () is any wine produced in the Chianti region, in central Tuscany, Italy. It was historically associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket, called a "fiasco" ("flask"; "pl. fiaschi"). However, the "fiasco" is only used by a few makers of the wine as most Chianti is now bottled in more standard shaped wine bottles. Baron Bettino Ricasoli (later Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy) created the Chianti recipe of 70% Sangiovese, 15% Canaiolo and 15% Malvasia bianca in the middle of the 19th century. The first definition of a wine-area called "Chianti"
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Chianti year. Today, most Chianti falls under two major designations of Chianti DOCG, which includes basic level Chianti, as well as that from seven designated sub-zones, and Chianti Classico DOCG. Together, these two Chianti zones produce the largest volume of DOC/G wines in Italy. The Chianti DOCG covers all the Chianti wine and includes a large stretch of land encompassing the western reaches of the province of Pisa near the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Florentine hills in the province of Florence to the north, to the province of Arezzo in the east and the Siena hills to the south.
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By what name was the notorious organisation run by the Kray twins known?
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Kray twins Kray twins Ronald "Ronnie" Kray (24 October 193317 March 1995) and Reginald "Reggie" Kray (24 October 19331 October 2000), identical twin brothers, were English criminals, the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in the East End of London during the 1950s and 1960s. With their gang, known as "The Firm", the Krays were involved in murder, armed robbery, arson, protection rackets and assaults. As West End nightclub owners, the Krays mixed with politicians and prominent entertainers such as Diana Dors, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. In the 1960s, they became celebrities, being photographed by David Bailey and interviewed on television. The
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Kray twins in the Kray family plot. The funeral was attended by celebrities including Diana Dors and underworld figures known to the Krays, such as James Kemmery. To avoid the publicity that had surrounded their mother's funeral, the twins did not ask to attend their father's funeral in March 1983. In 1985, officials at Broadmoor Hospital discovered a business card of Ron's that led to evidence that the twins, from separate institutions, were operating Krayleigh Enterprises (a "lucrative bodyguard and 'protection' business for Hollywood stars") together with their older brother Charlie Kray and an accomplice at large. Among their clients was Frank
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Which Bond girl married a Beatle?
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Bond girl and Zena Marshall as Miss Taro in the same film. "Goldfinger" (1964), the third, established the Bond girl as regularly appearing in Bond films. There have been many attempts to break down the numerous Bond girls into a top 10 list for the entire series; characters who often appear in these lists include Anya Amasova (from "The Spy Who Loved Me", portrayed by Barbara Bach); Pussy Galore (from "Goldfinger", portrayed by Honor Blackman); Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo (from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", portrayed by Diana Rigg); and often ranked Number 1 on the list, Honey Ryder (from "Dr. No",
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Bond girl to have married other men (in "From Russia With Love" and "The Man With the Golden Gun" respectively), and in "Doctor No", Bond briefly wonders about Solitaire. In Licence Renewed it is specifically noted in an epilogue that Bond and Lavender Peacock stopped seeing each other after a brief romance. A unique case is Mary Goodnight, who appears in the novels, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "You Only Live Twice" as Bond's secretary, before becoming a full-fledged Bond girl in "The Man With the Golden Gun". The role of a Bond girl, as it has evolved in the films,
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The Hungarian national dish goulash is chiefly flavoured with which spice?
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American goulash American goulash American goulash, sometimes called slumgullion, is an American comfort food dish, similar to American chop suey. American goulash is usually referred to in the midwestern and southern United States as simply "goulash". As a descendant, of sorts, of Hungarian goulash, the only real connection seems to be the name, and the inclusion of beef and paprika. American goulash, mentioned in cookbooks since at least 1914, exists in a number of variant recipes. Originally a dish of seasoned beef, core ingredients of American goulash now usually include various kinds of pasta, usually macaroni or egg noodles, ground beef cooked
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Goulash Communism Goulash Communism Goulash Communism (Hungarian: "gulyáskommunizmus") or Kadarism (after János Kádár) refers to the variety of communism as practised in the Hungarian People's Republic from the 1960s until the Central European collapse of communism in 1989. With elements of regulated market economics as well as an improved human rights record, it represented a quiet reform and deviation from the Soviet principles applied to Hungary in the previous decade. The name is a semi-humorous metaphor derived from "goulash", a popular Hungarian dish. As goulash is made with an assortment of unlike ingredients, it represents how Hungarian communism was a mixed ideology
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What is chased downhill in an annual race by villagers of Brockworth in Gloucester?
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Brockworth, Gloucestershire the cheese-rolling and is held in May during the Spring Bank-holiday Monday. It is usually said to have originated as a pagan festival celebrating the arrival of summer, fertility, or both. The contest was the subject of the BBC One programme "The Great Cheese Chase" broadcast in 2018. Brockworth, Gloucestershire Brockworth is a village and district of Gloucester in Gloucestershire, England, situated on the old Roman road that connects the City of Gloucester with Barnwood. It is located 4 miles (6.5 km) southeast of central Gloucester, 6 miles (9.5 km) southwest of Cheltenham and 11.5 miles (18.5 km) north of
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Brockworth, Gloucestershire Brockworth, Gloucestershire Brockworth is a village and district of Gloucester in Gloucestershire, England, situated on the old Roman road that connects the City of Gloucester with Barnwood. It is located 4 miles (6.5 km) southeast of central Gloucester, 6 miles (9.5 km) southwest of Cheltenham and 11.5 miles (18.5 km) north of Stroud. The population taken at the 2011 census was 7,387. Since the mid-20th century, Brockworth has been known locally for the annual rolling of Double Gloucester cheese down Cooper's Hill. During World War II the nearby village of Hucclecote at the Gloster Aircraft Company produced the famous Hawker
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What was the band Madness’s only UK No.1?
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Madness (band) The album strayed from the ska-influenced sound of "One Step Beyond..." and "Absolutely", and moved towards a pop sound; a trend that continued with subsequent albums. Near the end of 1981, Madness released one of their most recognised songs: a cover of Labi Siffre's 1971 hit "It Must Be Love". The song climbed to number 4 in the UK, and in 1983, the song peaked at number 33 in the US charts. In 1982, Madness released their only number 1 hit to date, "House of Fun", which they played live on the 1980s series "The Young Ones", and also reached
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Madness (band) in the music video. The single charted at No. 64 on the UK singles charts and at No. 1 on the UK Independent charts on 17 May 2009. The new album, entitled "The Liberty of Norton Folgate", was released a week later, on 18 May 2009. It charted at No. 5 in the UK album charts. The band continued to play various festivals, including Pinkpop, Splendour, and Glastonbury. On 27 September 2009, the band also played a free concert on a closed-off Regent Street in association with Absolute Radio. On Friday 28 August, Madness played the Rock en Seine festival
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In Heraldry what term describes a figure lying with head erect?
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Attitude (heraldry) as an augmentation. The Welsh flag features a dragon passant. For stags and other deer-like beasts of chase, the term trippant is used instead of passant. A beast sejant or sejeant (Middle French: "seant", "sitting") sits on his haunches, with both forepaws on the ground. A beast sejant erect is seated on its haunches, but with its body erect and both forepaws raised in the "rampant" position (this is sometimes termed "sejant-rampant"). A beast couchant (Old French: "lying down") is lying down, but with the head raised. Lodged is the term for this position when applied to the 'docile' ("i.e."
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Version No. 2 of Lying Figure with Hypodermic Syringe Version No. 2 of Lying Figure with Hypodermic Syringe Version No. 2 of Lying Figure with Hypodermic Syringe is a 1968 oil on canvas panel painting by the Irish born, English artist Francis Bacon. It is the second of two similarly titled paintings based on nude photographs of his close friend Henrietta Moraes, who is shown in a reclining position on a bed, themselves part of a wider series of collapsed figures on beds that began with the 1963 triptych "Lying Figure". This later version is widely considered the more successful of the two panels. Moraes and Bacon were drinking
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Which mythical hero had a horse called Xanthus?
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Balius and Xanthus of battle, and wept. At "Iliad" 17.474-8, Automedon, Achilles' charioteer, states that only Patroclus was able to fully control these horses. When Xanthus was rebuked by the grieving Achilles for allowing Patroclus to be slain, Hera granted Xanthus human speech which broke Divine law, allowing the horse to say that a god had killed Patroclus and that a god would soon kill Achilles too. After this, the Erinyes struck the horse dumb. Balius and Xanthus Balius (; Ancient Greek: Βάλιος, "Balios", possibly "dappled") and Xanthus (; Ancient Greek: Ξάνθος, "Xanthos", "blonde") were, according to Greek mythology, two immortal horses, the
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A Man Called Hero by Chan Kwong-wing. A Man Called Hero A Man Called Hero is a 1999 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Andrew Lau. It is loosely based on the manhua series "" by Hong Kong artist Ma Wing-shing. It won the 1999 Golden Horse Award for Best Visual Effects. The story begins in early Republican China. After passing a test, Hero Hua is accepted by Pride, a master swordsman, as his second apprentice. When he returns home, he is horrified to see that his parents have been murdered by foreigners for opposing the opium trade. That night, Hero breaks up the
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In Heraldry what term describes a figure walking?
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Leopard (heraldry) Leopard (heraldry) The leopard in heraldry is traditionally depicted the same as a lion, but in a walking position with its head turned to full face, thus it is also known as a lion passant guardant in some texts, though leopards more naturally depicted make some appearances in modern heraldry. "The Oxford Guide to Heraldry" makes little mention of leopards but glosses "leopard" as a "term used in medieval heraldry for "lion passant guardant". Now used for the natural beast." Another name for this beast is the ounce. The typical heraldic leopard differs from the natural leopard ("Panthera pardus") in
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Leopard (heraldry) that it has no spots and often has a mane, but is generally similar in appearance to a heraldic lion, other than its attitude. In the Middle Ages, leopards were thought to be a crossbreed between a lion and a pard. Arthur Charles Fox-Davies wrote in 1909 that the distinction between lions (which were constantly rampant) and leopards (which were necessarily walking) originated in French heraldry and was brought into English heraldry along with so much else of English language and custom deriving from French traditions. But "the use of the term "leopard" in heraldry to signify a certain position
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If a doctor gave you the Ishihara Test for what condition would he be testing you?
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Ishihara test an accurate diagnosis. The United States Navy uses the Ishihara plates (and alternatives) for color vision screening. The current passing score is 12 correct of 14 red/green test plates (not including the demonstration plate). Research has shown that scores below twelve indicate color vision deficiency, and twelve or more correct indicate normal color vision, with 97% sensitivity and 100% specificity. The sensitivity of the Ishihara test varies by the number of plates allowed to pass, which can vary by institutional policy. Sensitivity also may be influenced by test administration (strength of lighting, time allowed to answer) and testing errors (coaching
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What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House) chorus – "What would you do/if Jesus came to your house/to spend some time with you" – is sung, it was one of his first songs that were spoken, as most of his later well-known songs were. What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House) "What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House)" is a country gospel song, written by Yolanda Adams, Errol McCalla Jr., Jonathan Broussard and Marcus Ecby, and popularized in 1956 by up-and-coming country singer Porter Wagoner. Wagoner's version reached No. 8 on the "Billboard" country charts in the spring of 1956, and
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The coordinate Y is the ordinate – what do we call the coordinate X?
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Cartesian coordinate system arbitrary. However, the orientation of the axes relative to each other should always comply with the right-hand rule, unless specifically stated otherwise. All laws of physics and math assume this right-handedness, which ensures consistency. For 3D diagrams, the names "abscissa" and "ordinate" are rarely used for "x" and "y", respectively. When they are, the "z"-coordinate is sometimes called the applicate. The words "abscissa", "ordinate" and "applicate" are sometimes used to refer to coordinate axes rather than the coordinate values. The axes of a two-dimensional Cartesian system divide the plane into four infinite regions, called quadrants, each bounded by two half-axes.
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Cartesian coordinate system (However, in some computer graphics contexts, the ordinate axis may be oriented downwards.) The origin is often labeled "O", and the two coordinates are often denoted by the letters "X" and "Y", or "x" and "y". The axes may then be referred to as the "X"-axis and "Y"-axis. The choices of letters come from the original convention, which is to use the latter part of the alphabet to indicate unknown values. The first part of the alphabet was used to designate known values. A Euclidean plane with a chosen Cartesian coordinate system is called a "Cartesian plane". In a Cartesian
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What do we call a quadrilateral with one pair of sides parallel?
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Rectangle the following: A rectangle is a special case of a parallelogram in which each pair of adjacent sides is perpendicular. A parallelogram is a special case of a trapezium (known as a trapezoid in North America) in which "both" pairs of opposite sides are parallel and equal in length. A trapezium is a convex quadrilateral which has at least one pair of parallel opposite sides. A convex quadrilateral is De Villiers defines a rectangle more generally as any quadrilateral with axes of symmetry through each pair of opposite sides. This definition includes both right-angled rectangles and crossed rectangles. Each has
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Newton's theorem (quadrilateral) four triangles. Newton's theorem (quadrilateral) In Euclidean geometry Newton's theorem states, that in any tangential quadrilateral other than a rhombus the center of its incircle lies on its Newton line. Let "ABCD" be a tangential quadrilateral with at most one pair of parallel sides. Furthermore, let "E" and "F" the midpoints of its diagonals "AC" and "BD" and "P" be the center of its incircle. Given such a configuration the point P is located on the Newton line, that is line "EF" connecting the midpoints of the diagonals. A tangential quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides is a rhombus.
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Which famous play takes place at Monkswell Manor?
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The Mousetrap "The Mousetrap" was revealed online in the play's Wikipedia article. Duncan Leatherdale of BBC News contrasted the play to other works like "Psycho" and "The Sixth Sense", where the plot twist has been revealed and became itself an element of popular culture. The play is set in the Great Hall of Monkswell Manor, in what Christie described as "the present". Act I opens with the murder of a woman named Maureen Lyon, played out in sound only. The action then moves to Monkswell Manor, recently converted to a guesthouse and run by a young couple, Mollie and Giles Ralston. While
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Baron Monkswell in 1984. He was pre,viously a member of the Manchester City Council for the Labour Party. The artist John Collier was the younger son of the first Baron. His son Sir Laurence Collier was British Ambassador to Norway from 1939 to 1950. The heir apparent is the present the holder's son, James Adrian Collier (b. 1977) Baron Monkswell Baron Monkswell, of Monkswell in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1885 for the lawyer and Liberal politician Sir Robert Collier. His eldest son, the second Baron, served as Under-Secretary
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Which BBC2 drama series featured the Birmingham criminal gang scene of the 1920s?
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Peaky Blinders 1890 edition of The Birmingham Mail. This newspaper is possibly the earliest evidence of the Peaky Blinders put to paper: The BBC television drama series "Peaky Blinders", starring Cillian Murphy, Sam Neill and Helen McCrory premiered in October 2013. It presents a fictional story in which the Peaky Blinders contend in the underworld with the Birmingham Boys and the Sabini gang and follows a single fictional gang based in post-World War I Birmingham's Small Heath area. Many of the scenes for the show were shot at the Black Country Living Museum. Peaky Blinders The Peaky Blinders were a criminal gang
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BBC Birmingham - The Fishing Party, contributions to Thirty Minute Theatre; and a series of plays by new writers, called Second City Firsts, produced by Peter Ansorge and Tara Prem which aired on BBC2. The unit also produced the first BBC Television drama with a predominantly black and Asian cast, Empire Road (1978–79) also on BBC2. BBC Birmingham used the main foyer of its Pebble Mill building for the early afternoon television magazine programme Pebble Mill at One, which ran from 1972 until 1986 and raised the profile of the studios to something of a national institution. The idea to use the
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Which country declared war on Britain in 1812?
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Origins of the War of 1812 Origins of the War of 1812 The War of 1812, a war between the United States, Great Britain, and Britain's Indian allies, lasted from 1812 to 1815. The U.S. declared war and historians have long debated the multiple factors behind that decision. There were several causes for the U.S. declaration of war: First, a series of trade restrictions introduced by Britain to impede American trade with France, a country with which Britain was at war (the U.S. contested these restrictions as illegal under international law); second, the impressment (forced recruitment) of seamen on U.S. vessels into the Royal Navy (the
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Opposition to the War of 1812 in Britain Opposition to the War of 1812 in Britain The War of 1812 was unpopular in Britain even before the war began. The public was not in favor of the war due to economic and moral reasons, but the government continued the war as part of their larger battle in Europe. As the economy continued to suffer, the opposition continued to grow, and as Britain's wars continued, many in Britain began to disdain the idea of another war. The burning of the White House also caused backlash to the War of 1812. The first public opposition to the War of 1812
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Which group of people were freed from discrimination by a Relief Act in 1829?
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Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, passed by Parliament in 1829, was the culmination of the process of Catholic Emancipation throughout the UK. In Ireland it repealed the Test Act 1672 and the remaining Penal Laws which had been in force since the passing of the Disenfranchising Act of the Irish Parliament of 1728. Its passage followed a vigorous campaign that threatened insurrection led by Irish lawyer Daniel O'Connell. The British leaders, starting with the Prime Minister the Duke of Wellington and his top aide Robert Peel, although personally opposed, gave in to avoid civil
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Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 Catholic relief had been granted, the Protestant opposition divided along class lines. The aristocracy and gentry became quiescent while the middle and working classes showed dominance over Ulster's Catholics through Orange parades. The Parliamentary Elections (Ireland) Act 1829 (10 Geo. IV, c. 8) which accompanied emancipation and received its Royal Assent on the same day, was the only major ‘security’ eventually required for it. This Act disenfranchised the minor landholders of Ireland, the so-called Forty Shilling Freeholders and raised fivefold the economic qualifications for voting. Starting in the initial relief granting the vote by the Irish Parliament in 1793, any
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Which English club has won the European Cup more times than its own League Title?
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1979–80 European Cup 1979–80 European Cup The 1979–80 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by holders Nottingham Forest in the final against Hamburg. The winning goal was scored by John Robertson, who drilled the ball into the corner of the Hamburg net from outside the penalty area. Forest became the only side to win the European Cup more times than their domestic top flight league, a record which still stands. "Dundalk won 3–1 on aggregate." "Nottingham Forest won 3–1 on aggregate." "Argeș Pitești won 3–2 on aggregate." "Dynamo Berlin won 4–1 on aggregate." "Servette won 4–2 on aggregate." "Dukla
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English clubs in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League English clubs in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (previously known as the European Cup) is a seasonal club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. The prize, the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is considered the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. As of the end of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League season, English clubs have twelve European Cup wins along with clubs from Italy. Incidentally, Real Madrid from Spain have won this many by themselves. The most recent English
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Which club had the 1990’s anthem ‘Marching On Together’?
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Marching On Together homeland, adapting the lyric (replacing 'Leeds United' with 'Minnesota', and 'Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!' with 'Twins! Twins! Twins!') to support the Major League Baseball team. This was met with fierce criticism from Leeds United fans. "Leeds, Leeds, Leeds (Marching on Together)" entered the Irish Singles Chart on 20 May 2010 at number 41 and charted in the UK Singles Chart on 23 May 2010 at number 10. Marching On Together "Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!" (commonly known as "Marching On Together") is the name of the anthem of Leeds United A.F.C. Unlike many football songs that are just new words set to existing
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When the Saints Go Marching In (sports anthem) it so well that it has become the fight song of the college, with "Friar Away" slipping into obscurity, save for a brief revival in the late 1990s. When the Saints Go Marching In (sports anthem) "When the Saints Go Marching In" is used by a number of teams in various sports. It may be used as the team's theme song or reserved for when they score. It may be used with the standard lyrics, specialized lyrics, or no lyrics at all. When sung by a crowd, it is often started at a very slow tempo, around 70 beats per
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What is the common name of Hansen’s Disease?
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Hansen House (Jerusalem) the doctor's personal residence in the Summer of 2017. Hansen House (Jerusalem) Hansen House is a historic building in Jerusalem. It is located in the city's affluent Talbiya neighbourhood, diagonally opposite from the Jerusalem Theatre. In the late 19th century it was a hospital for Hansen's disease (leprosy). Later, it served as an outpatient clinic and housed the National Center for Hansen's Disease. The hospital building and 40 acre lot were declared an Israel heritage site. Hansen House was established in 1887 to care for patients with leprosy, then an incurable disease. The two-story building was designed by Conrad Schick,
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Common disease-common variant hypothesis has held true in the case of putative causal variants in apolipoprotein E, including "APOE" ε4, associated with Alzheimer's disease. IL23R has been found to be associated with Crohn's disease; the at-risk allele has a frequency 93% in the general population . One common form of variation across human genomes is called a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). As indicated by the name, SNPs are single base changes in the DNA. SNP variants tend to be common in different human populations. These polymorphisms have been valuable as genomic signposts, or "markers", in the search for common variants that influence susceptibility
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Which creature has varieties called Chinook, Chum, Coho, Sockeye and Steelhead?
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Elwha Dam the reservoirs and dams so that flow was relatively constant throughout the year. Natural flow patterns are known to promote the health of native species and to help eliminate non native species after dam removal. At its peak, the Elwha supported spawning runs of Chinook, Coho, Chum, Pink, and Sockeye Salmon as well as Steelhead, Cutthroat, and Bull Trout. The Chinook were known to reach sizes of 45 kg. Sockeye, Chinook, Chum, and Pink Salmon were all endangered in the Elwha. Leaving one or both of the dams in place, even with modern fish passage systems, would not result in
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Sockeye salmon National Marine Fisheries Service. Other sockeye populations in the upper Columbia River and in Puget Sound are not listed under the Act. Sockeye is an exception to 2010's forecast resurgence of Oregonian fish stocks. Spring Chinook, summer steelhead, and Coho are forecast to increase by up to 100% over 2008 populations. The sockeye population peaked at over 200,000 in 2008 and were forecast to decline to just over 100,000 in 2010. As an early indication of the unexpectedly high sockeye run in 2010, on July 2, 2010, the United States Army Corps of Engineers reported over 300,000 sockeye had passed
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In cinema history which sport has been the subject of most films?
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History of sport in Palestine Palestine. Boxing was brought to the region by British soldiers. While the soldiers were invading tournaments were held around the area. History of sport in Palestine Palestine first competed at the Summer Olympics in 1996. The Palestinian National Authority is represented on the International Olympic Committee by the Palestine Olympic Committee, which has sent teams to compete at each Summer Olympics since 1996 under the IOC country code PLE. Palestine has been recognized as a member of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) since 1986, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 1995. The Palestinian Olympic committee did not work
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Cinema of Turkey with improving technical quality corresponding with commercial films' production costs increasing. In 2015, number of admission per capita was 0.8. Also Sinemia has published a research that Konya has become the city with the most frequent cinema goers. Although the need for a cinema law has been frequently debated throughout the history of the Turkish Republic, until 1986 no specific law or regulation had been developed. While films have generally been treated as goods subject to laws regarding taxation, content-wise they were controlled by commissions that have been often criticized for being mechanisms of censorship. In the 1930s, some members
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Where in the British Isles is Ronaldsway Airport?
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Ronaldsway Ronaldsway Ronaldsway () is a place in the parish of Malew in the south of the Isle of Man, between the village of Ballasalla and the town of Castletown. It is notable as being the location of Isle of Man Airport and historically RNAS Ronaldsway, together with the adjoining customs free zone and industrial estate. The place name is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Rǫgnvaldr" and the Old Norse element "vað" meaning "ford", or alternatively "vágr" meaning "large, narrow bay" as in Stornoway. It is possible that the eponym of Ronaldsway is Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles
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Ronaldsway (died 1229). The site was once a landing place for Castle Rushen and Castletown. Ronaldsway first appears on record in the "Chronicle of Mann", which documents an instance when Rǫgnvaldr's half-brother, Óláfr (died 1237), landed on the island in 1224, and confronted him for a share of the kingdom. Ronaldsway is the site of the Battle of Ronaldsway, fought in October 1275, in which a Manx revolt led by Guðrøðr Magnússon (fl. 1275) was crushed by Scottish royal forces. Ronaldsway is one of the 22 coastal weather stations whose conditions are reported in the BBC Shipping Forecast. There is a
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Which monarch moved the royal residence from St James Palace to Buckingham Palace?
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Buckingham Palace III in 1761 as a private residence for Queen Charlotte and became known as "The Queen's House". During the 19th century it was enlarged, principally by architects John Nash and Edward Blore, who constructed three wings around a central courtyard. Buckingham Palace became the London residence of the British monarch on the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. The last major structural additions were made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the East Front, which contains the well-known balcony on which the royal family traditionally congregates to greet crowds. The palace chapel was destroyed by a German
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Buckingham Palace Royal Collection Trust as looking "like everybody's idea of a palace", is not only a weekday home of the Queen and Prince Philip but also the London residence of the Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex. The palace also houses their offices, as well as those of the Princess Royal and Princess Alexandra, and is the workplace of more than 800 people. Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace () is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state
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Which US Trade Union boss vanished in Bloomfield, Michigan in July, 1975?
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Bloomfield Hills, Michigan the atmosphere portrayed in the film. Bloomfield Hills is the hometown of the comic book character, Trance. Some scenes in "Out of Sight" with Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney were filmed at a private residence in Bloomfield Hills. (In the novel by Elmore Leonard on which the film is based, the most prominent street in Bloomfield Hills is described as “Vaughan Road, nothing but money.”) Jimmy Hoffa was last seen at the former Machus Red Fox restaurant in adjacent Bloomfield Township. The novel "" is set in a private school in Bloomfield. The area is the home of landmark churches
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Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan Bloomfield Township, officially the Charter Township of Bloomfield, is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 41,070. This area often referred to simply as "Bloomfield" by residents and visitors alike. This Metro Detroit township was organized in 1827, the first township to be established in Oakland County. It almost completely surrounds the city of Bloomfield Hills. In 2014, Bloomfield Township was ranked the most expensive community in which to live in the state of Michigan. The main branch of the Rouge
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On which island is Adam’s Peak?
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Adam's Peak Adam, the first Ancestor, set foot as he was exiled from the Garden of Eden . The legends of Adam are connected to the idea that Sri Lanka was the original Eden, and in the Muslim tradition that Adam was 30 ft tall. A shrine to Saman, a Buddhist "deity" (People who have spent spiritual life during their life on earth and done pacificism service to regions are deified by Sri Lankan Buddhists) charged with protecting the mountain top, can be found near the footprint. Adam's Peak Adam's Peak is a tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It
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Helmet Peak (Livingston Island) km west of Plovdiv Peak and 2.8 km north of Radichkov Peak. Helmet Peak (Livingston Island) Helmet Peak is a conspicuous peak rising to in Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica just southward of the mouth of Huron Glacier. It is bounded by Devnya Valley to the west, Iskar Glacier to the northeast, and Magura Glacier to the southeast, and has precipitous west and east slopes. It was named by Discovery Investigations personnel during the period 1926–32. The peak is located at () which is 2.15 km northeast of Great Needle Peak, 1.66
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Which mountain is also known as Mont Cervin?
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Anna Cervin Anna Cervin Anna Kristina Cervin (27 May 1878 in Holmedal, Sweden – 1972) was a Swedish artist, primarily known for her painting work. Cervin was the daughter of August Cervin and Emma Brattén. She studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm between 1898–1903, at the Académie Colarossi in Paris between 1903–1904, and at the Harriet Backer School in Oslo between 1907–1908. She worked in Sweden. At first she mainly painted still life portraits and landscape paintings, mostly with oil. She became known for her skill copying family portraits and older paintings. She was featured in several Swedish
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Mont Tremblant Resort Mont Tremblant Resort Mont Tremblant Ski Resort (commonly referred to as Tremblant) is a year-round resort in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, Canada, located about northwest of Montreal. It is best known as a ski destination, but also features Lake Tremblant suitable for swimming and two golf courses in the summer months. The name of the mountain, Mont Tremblant, was derived from the Algonquin indigenous people, who called it the "trembling mountain." The summit is at an elevation of , which makes it one of the tallest peaks in the Laurentians. The resort is owned by Alterra Mountain Company. The
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Sir John Houblon was the first Governor of what?
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John Houblon on 30 April 2014. John Houblon Sir John Houblon (13 March 1632 – 10 January 1712) was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697. John Houblon was the third son of James Houblon, a London merchant, and his wife, Mary Du Quesne, daughter of Jean Du Quesne, the younger. He had nine brothers and three sisters. The Houblon family were Hugeunots from Lille and he later became an elder in the Huguenot Church in Threadneedle Street. He married Mary Jurin in 1660, who came from a Flemish Protestant family and they had five sons and
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John Archer-Houblon John Archer-Houblon John Archer Houblon (1 December 1773 – 31 May 1831) was a British Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son of Jacob Houblon and his wife Sussannah Archer of Great Hallingbury, Essex and educated at Felsted School, Charterhouse School (1784–91) and Emmanuel College, Cambridge (1791). He succeeded his maternal grandfather in 1800, inheriting Welford Park, Berkshire and took the additional name of Archer by Royal Licence in 1801. He was appointed High Sheriff of Essex for 1801–02 and elected MP for Essex in 1810, sitting until 1820. He married Mary Ann, the daughter of Thomas Berney Bramston
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Who composed the Scottish and Italian Symphonies?
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String symphonies (Mendelssohn) String symphonies (Mendelssohn) Felix Mendelssohn wrote twelve string symphonies between 1821 and 1823, when he was between 12 and 14 years old. For his mature symphonies, see here. The string symphonies are written for a string orchestra. String Symphony No. 11 also contains percussion (timpani, triangle, cymbals). Most of the string symphonies were composed in three movements, with the exceptions of nos. 7, 8 and 9, which are in four movements, no. 10 which is in one movement, and no. 11 which is in five movements. Mendelssohn also created an arrangement of this symphony that included wind, brass, and timpani.
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Symphonies of the Night written by Martin Gore. Symphonies of the Night Symphonies of the Night is the fifth studio album by the German/Norwegian symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It was released on November 26, 2013, through Napalm Records. The record was produced by Alexander Krull at Mastersound Studio, Germany and features album artwork by Stefan Heilemann. Like previous albums, "Symphonies of the Night" features songs sung in different languages, including English, Shakespearean English, Norwegian, French and Irish. The album title was said to be inspired by Symphony of the Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky. All songs written and composed by Leaves' Eyes with the
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What was founded by Allen Lane in 1935?
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Allen Lane Allen Lane Sir Allen Lane (born Allen Lane Williams; 21 September 1902 – 7 July 1970) was a British publisher who together with his brothers Richard and John Lane founded Penguin Books in 1935, bringing high-quality paperback fiction and non-fiction to the mass market. In 1967 he started a hardback imprint under his own name, Allen Lane. Allen Lane Williams was born in Bristol, to Camilla (née Lane) and Samuel Williams, and studied at Bristol Grammar School. In 1919 he joined the publishing company Bodley Head as an apprentice to his uncle and founder of the company John Lane. In
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James Lane Allen Invisible", which was a very popular best seller in 1897. Allen died in hospital in 1925 after collapsing from insomnia, and is buried in Lexington Cemetery. At the northern edge of Gratz Park in Lexington is the "Fountain of Youth", built in memory of Allen using proceeds willed to the city by him. James Lane Allen School, an elementary school off Alexandria Drive in Lexington, Kentucky is named in his honor. Works published by Allen include: James Lane Allen James Lane Allen (December 21, 1849 – February 18, 1925) was an American novelist and short story writer whose work, including
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Which new film is considered by many critics to be Woody Allen’s best for 20 years?
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Woody Allen in 2012. The film was structured in four vignettes featuring dialogue in both Italian and English. It marked Allen's return to acting since his last role in "Scoop". "Blue Jasmine" debuted in July 2013. The film is set in San Francisco and New York, and stars Alec Baldwin, Cate Blanchett, Louis C.K., Andrew Dice Clay, Sally Hawkins, and Peter Sarsgaard. Opening to critical acclaim, the film earned Allen another Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and Blanchett went to receive the Academy Award for Best Actress. Allen co-starred with John Turturro in "Fading Gigolo," written and directed by Turturro,
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New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honour the finest achievements in filmmaking. In the last three decades (1970s, 1980s, and 1990s), the New York Film Critics have rarely made the same choice as the Academy Awards. Both associations have agreed on the same winner, over the period 1970–1999, on the following: Woody Allen for "Annie Hall" (1977) and Jonathan Demme for "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991). It’s notable that from 2000 to
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The Brazilian Wandering variety is the most poisonous in the world …….what?
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Wandering spider have marks and patterns that are attractive. Ctenids have a distinctive longitudinal groove on the top-rear of their oval carapace (some other spiders have a similar groove; e.g., Amaurobiidae). , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera: Wandering spider The wandering spiders are the members of the spider family Ctenidae. Some mistakenly misinterpret the name to only mean the genus "Phoneutria", which are often called Brazilian wandering spiders (despite several species with ranges outside Brazil), but wandering spiders better refers to the entire family Ctenidae. Some members of the genus "Phoneutria" are highly defensive and venomous nocturnal hunters, and
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What Is the Fastest Thing in the World? of which was good and some bad. The king set riddles to them: whoever guessed the riddles would get good land. The first riddle was what was the fastest thing in the world. The stupid brother's daughter told him what to say; his brother guessed a bird or a horse, and the stupid brother said the mind. The second riddle was what was the heaviest thing in the world; the clever brother guessed stone or iron, and the stupid brother repeated his daughter's answer: fire because no one could lift it. The third was what was the most important thing
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What kind of creature is an addax?
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Addax Tasilli in Algeria, the Ténéré in Niger, the Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve in Chad, and the newly established Wadi Howar National Park in Sudan, cover areas where addax previously occurred, some do not keep addax at present because they lack the resources. The addax has been reintroduced in Bou-Hedma National Park (Tunisia) and Souss-Massa National Park (Morocco). Reintroductions in the wild are ongoing in Jebil National Park (Tunisia) and Grand Erg Oriental (Sahara), and another is planned in Morocco. Addax The addax ("Addax nasomaculatus"), also known as the white antelope and the screwhorn antelope, is an antelope of the
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What Kind of an American are You? found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library. The song urges Americans (specifically immigrants) to use this war to prove their loyalty to the United States; whether that may be by fighting or by simply standing behind the US's actions. For those who show no support, this question is posed: "What are you doing over here?" It upholds the "us-against-them" mentality; the "them" in this case is Germany. The chorus is as follows: What Kind of an American are You? What Kind of an American are you?, also known as What Kind of American are you?, is a World War I
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Sterling silver contains 92.5 parts silver and 7.5 parts ……what?
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Sterling silver such as wheel polishing, which are typically performed by professional jewelers or silver repair companies, are reserved for extreme tarnish or corrosion. Sterling silver Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925. "Fine silver", for example 99.9% pure silver, is relatively soft, so silver is usually alloyed with copper to increase its hardness and strength. Sterling silver is prone to tarnishing, and elements other than copper can be used in alloys to reduce tarnishing, as
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Sterling silver at room temperature, and thus is called “cold-working”. The repeated strikes of the hammer work hardened (sterling) silver, causing it to become brittle and difficult to manipulate. To combat work-hardening, silversmiths would anneal their pieces—heat it to a dull red and then quench it in water—to relieve the stresses in the material and return it to a more ductile state. Hammering required more time than all other silver manufacturing processes, and therefore accounted for the majority of labor costs. Silversmiths would then seam parts together to create incredibly complex and artistic items, sealing the gaps with a solder of 80
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Which tourist resort of Croatia was formerly known as Ragusa?
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Republic of Ragusa Republic of Ragusa The Republic of Ragusa was a maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik (' in Italian, German and Latin; ' in French) in Dalmatia (today in southernmost Croatia) that carried that name from 1358 until 1808. It reached its commercial peak in the 15th and the 16th centuries, before being conquered by Napoleon's French Empire and formally annexed by the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1808. It had a population of about 30,000 people, out of whom 5,000 lived within the city walls. Its Latin motto was """", which means "Liberty is not well sold for
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Marina di Ragusa in "Marina di Ragusa". During the 1960s, it became a tourist resort, a role which it still maintains today. Marina di Ragusa is located by the Mediterranean coast of the island of Sicily, directly opposite the island of Malta. It is 6 km from Santa Croce Camerina, 11 from Donnalucata, 17 from Scicli, 24 from Ragusa and 27 from Modica. The local economy is based on tourism due to the quality of its beaches. Many bars, restaurants and hotels are busy during the summer season whilst during the winter the village gets busy only at weekends. Nightclubs and camping can
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Which European capital is situated at the point where Lake Malar joins the Baltic Sea?
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Baltic Sea Gulf of Bothnia, of which the northernmost part is the Bay of Bothnia or Bothnian Bay. The more rounded southern basin of the gulf is called Bothnian Sea and immediately to the south of it lies the Sea of Åland. The Gulf of Finland connects the Baltic Sea with Saint Petersburg. The Gulf of Riga lies between the Latvian capital city of Riga and the Estonian island of Saaremaa. The Northern Baltic Sea lies between the Stockholm area, southwestern Finland and Estonia. The Western and Eastern Gotland Basins form the major parts of the Central Baltic Sea or Baltic proper.
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Geology of the Baltic Sea in the early Holocene (ca. 10,000 years ago) glacier meltwater accumulated between the front of the ice sheet and the southern shores that were free of glacier ice. This accumulation of freshwater constituted a lake known as the Baltic Ice Lake. This lake did not mix with seawater from the west because the ground on the whole depression rose faster than sea level did. Eventually mixing and connection to the ocean did occur when the glacier front retreated to the north beyond Billingen about 11,500 years ago. The Baltic Ice Lake drained then rapidly reaching sea level. From this point
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What collective name is given to the children of Gaia and Uranus?
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Gaia she sought help from Gaia and Uranus. When Zeus was born, Rhea gave Cronus a stone wrapped in swaddling-clothes in his place, which Cronus swallowed, and Gaia took the child into her care. With the help of Gaia's advice, Zeus defeated the Titans. But afterwards, Gaia, in union with Tartarus, bore the youngest of her sons Typhon, who would be the last challenge to the authority of Zeus. According to Hyginus, Earth (Gaia), along with Heaven and Sea were the children of Aether and Day (Hemera). According to Apollodorus, Gaia and Tartarus were the parents of Echidna. Zeus hid Elara,
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Uranus (mythology) Greek) the son of Uranus. What is anomalous is that, while the others take Roman names, "Uranus" is a name derived from Greek in contrast to the Roman Caelus. Uranus (mythology) Uranus (; Ancient Greek , "Ouranos" meaning "sky" or "heaven") was the primal Greek god personifying the sky and one of the Greek primordial deities. Uranus is associated with the Roman god Caelus. In Ancient Greek literature, Uranus or Father Sky was the son and husband of Gaia, Mother Earth. According to Hesiod's "Theogony", Uranus was conceived by Gaia alone, but other sources cite Aether as his father. Uranus
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Rachel Verinder’s diamond gives what book its title?
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Rachel Verinder passion for a man she thinks of as a thief, Rachel has been seen as a prototype of the New Woman, as anticipated in the sensation novel. "The Moonstone" has often been portrayed in film. In the 1934 adaption, Phyllis Barry appears as Rachel (or Ann Verinder, as she was therein called). Rachel Verinder Rachel Verinder is a character in Wilkie Collins' 1868 novel "The Moonstone". Despite being the heroine, the story is never related from her viewpoint, as it is in turn from the other main protagonists, leaving her character always seen from the outside. A somewhat spoilt and
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The Moonstone gem. It gained its name from its association with the Hindu god of the moon Chandra. It was said to be protected by hereditary guardians on the orders of Vishnu, and to wax and wane in brilliance along with the light of the moon. Rachel Verinder, a young English woman, inherits a large Indian diamond on her eighteenth birthday. It is a legacy from her uncle, a corrupt British army officer who served in India. The diamond is of great religious significance as well as being extremely valuable, and three Hindu priests have dedicated their lives to recovering it. The
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