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Who is to replace Jessie J in the 2014 series of The Voice?
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The Voice UK (series 3) The Voice UK (series 3) The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The third series began airing on 11 January 2014 on BBC One, as opposed to the usual start in March. will.i.am and Tom Jones returned as coaches, while Kylie Minogue and Ricky Wilson joined the show as replacements for former coaches, Jessie J and Danny O'Donoghue. Emma Willis and Marvin Humes co-presented the show for the first time, replacing Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates. On 9 February 2014, it was announced that a new spin off show called "" would air
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The Voice UK (series 2) lined up to replace them. Despite these claims, in November 2012, it was confirmed that will.i.am, Jessie J, Jones and Danny O'Donoghue would all be returning for the second series.. This is the final series to see Jessie J and Danny O' Donoghue in The Voice UK, as both left the show before the 2014 series. Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates both confirmed that they would be returning for their second series as presenters in November 2012. The teams were revealed during the 4 May 2013 episode of the blind auditions. The blind auditions began in Salford, Greater Manchester on
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Who announced his ‘Great Leap Forward’ in 1958?
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Great Leap Forward Great Leap Forward" and it "motivated one of the most deadly mass killings of human history". The years of the Great Leap Forward saw economic regression, with 1958 through 1962 being one of two periods between 1953 and 1976 in which China's economy shrank. Political economist Dwight Perkins argues, "enormous amounts of investment produced only modest increases in production or none at all. ... In short, the Great Leap was a very expensive disaster." In subsequent conferences in March 1960 and May 1962, the negative effects of the Great Leap Forward were studied by the CPC, and Mao was criticized
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Great Leap Forward Shanghai had the lowest increase in death rate during the Great Leap Forward (there was no data for Tibet). Peng also noted that the increase in death rate in urban areas was about half the increase in rural areas. Fuyang, a region in Anhui with a population of 8 million in 1958, had a death rate that rivaled Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge; more than 2.4 million people perished there over three years. In Gao Village in Jiangxi Province there was a famine, but no one actually died of starvation. The number of famine deaths during the Great Leap Forward
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From which cereal is polenta now mainly made?
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Polenta Polenta Polenta () is a dish of boiled cornmeal that was historically made from other grains. It may be served as a hot porridge, or it may be allowed to cool and solidify into a loaf that can be baked, fried, or grilled. The variety of cereal used is usually yellow maize, but often buckwheat, white maize, or mixtures thereof may be used. Coarse grinds make a firm, coarse polenta; finer grinds make a creamy, soft polenta. Polenta is a staple of Northern Italian, Swiss, Slovenian and Croatian (where it is called palenta) cuisine (and, to a lesser extent, the
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Polenta for "fine flour", which shares a root with "pulvis", meaning "dust". Polenta takes a long time to cook, simmering in four to five times its volume of watery liquid for about 45 minutes with near-constant stirring; this is necessary for even gelatinization of the starch. Some alternative cooking techniques have been invented to speed up the process, or to not require constant supervision. Quick-cooking (pre-cooked, instant) polenta is widely used and is prepared in just a few minutes; it is considered inferior to polenta made from unprocessed cornmeal and is best eaten after being baked or fried. In his book
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In Hockney’s Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy – who or what is Percy?
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Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy is a painting by the British artist David Hockney. Painted between 1970 and 1971, it depicts the fashion designer Ossie Clark and the textile designer Celia Birtwell in their flat, shortly after their wedding, with one of the couple's cats on Clark's knee. The white cat depicted in the painting was Blanche; Percy was another of their cats, but Hockney thought "Percy" made a better title. The work is part of a series of double portraits made by Hockney from 1968, often portraying his friends. Hockney and Clark
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Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy symbol of fidelity) in the "Arnolfini Portrait". In this case, Clark continued to have affairs with men and women, which contributed to the breakdown of the marriage in 1974: Hockney's depiction of the couple together but separated foreshadows their divorce. The informal interior scene littered with symbolic objects echoes Victorian paintings, such as Ford Madox Brown's "The Awakening Conscience". Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy is a painting by the British artist David Hockney. Painted between 1970 and 1971, it depicts the fashion designer Ossie Clark and the textile designer Celia Birtwell in their
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What name is given to a depiction of Mary holding the dead body of Christ?
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Lamentation over the Dead Christ (Botticelli, Milan) sits vertically with the dead Christ on her lap, his body appearing extremely small. The positioning of the two bodies creates the Pieta, which means pity in Italian and is a representation of The Virgin Mary mourning dead Christ. The Three Maries are circling the inner group expressing despair. Mary Magdalen is positioned at the feet of Christ in turmoil. St.John sits above The Virgin Mary and cradles her head in an attempt to soothe her. Joseph of Arimathea stands above the group holding the crown of thorns and three nails. Botticelli paints the figures in contorted and distorted poses.
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The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb is an oil and tempera on limewood painting created by the German artist and printmaker Hans Holbein the Younger between 1520–22. The work shows a life-size, grotesque depiction of the stretched and unnaturally thin body of Jesus Christ lying in his tomb. Holbein shows the dead Son of God after he has suffered the fate of an ordinary human. The painting is especially notable for its dramatic dimensions (30.5 cm x 200 cm), and the fact that Christ's face, hands and feet,
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In which US state is Princeton University?
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Princeton University of 1877. In 1896, the college officially changed its name from the College of New Jersey to Princeton University to honor the town in which it resides. During this year, the college also underwent large expansion and officially became a university. In 1900, the Graduate School was established. In 1902, Woodrow Wilson, graduate of the Class of 1879, was elected the 13th president of the university. Under Wilson, Princeton introduced the preceptorial system in 1905, a then-unique concept in the US that augmented the standard lecture method of teaching with a more personal form in which small groups of students,
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Indiana State University Indiana State University Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university in Terre Haute, Indiana. It was founded in 1865 and offers over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 75 graduate and professional programs. Indiana State is classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as a Doctoral/Research University. The "Princeton Review" has named Indiana State as one of the "Best in the Midwest" 13 years running, "Washington Monthly" ranks Indiana State University number 71 overall among all national universities, and among the top five for overall service learnings. Both the "Princeton Review" and "US News" have ranked
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Which instrument was played by jazz artist Benny Goodman?
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The Benny Goodman Story him out of a romance with Alice Hammond (played by Donna Reed), whom Goodman eventually married, she says, "Bagels and caviar don't mix." The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor. He is advised by bandleader Kid Ory to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band. Later in New York, where his new band band gets a lukewarm reception, Benny meets jazz lover John Hammond and his sister Alice. He is invited to the stately Hammond home to perform a Mozart
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Benny Goodman Christian. Hammond had seen Christian perform in Oklahoma City in 1939 and recommended him to Goodman, but Goodman was uninterested in electric guitar and was put off by Christian's taste in gaudy clothing. During a break at a concert in Beverly Hills, Hammond inserted Christian into the band. Goodman started playing "Rose Room" on the assumption that Christian didn't know it. But his performance impressed everyone. Christian was a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet from 1939 to 1941, and during these two years he turned the electric guitar into a popular jazz instrument. Goodman continued his success throughout the
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What seven-letter word means “A Russian tea urn”?
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Russian tea culture some into a cup and top it with hot or boiling water, adding milk and sugar afterwards. In the 19th century, Russians drank their tea with a cube of sugar (from sugarloaf) held between their teeth. The tradition still exists. Tea is very popular in Russian prisons. Traditional mind-altering substances such as alcohol are typically prohibited, and very high concentrations, called "chifir" are used as a substitute. Traditional forms of Russian tea ware include the Russian tea brewing urn called a samovar, the Lomonosov tea sets adorned with a cobalt blue net design and 22 karat gold, and traditional Russian
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Russian tea culture life among the intelligentsia in 1960s-'70s. In pre-Revolutionary Russia there was a joke "что после чаю следует?" ('what follows after tea?') with the correct answer being "the resurrection of the dead" from the Nicene Creed. This is based on the word "чаю" ("chayu"), the homograph designating formerly "I expect" ("look for" in the creed) and the genitive case of the word "tea", still in use. Within Russia, tea preparation differs, but usually includes lemon, and sugar or jam. Tea sachets are widely popular, but when a teapot is used it is very common to make a strong brew, then pour
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Which of Beethoven’s symphonies was nicknamed ‘The Eroica’?
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Beethoven Symphonies (Liszt) Beethoven Symphonies (Liszt) Beethoven Symphonies (), S.464, are a set of nine transcriptions for solo piano by Franz Liszt of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies 1–9. They are among the most technically demanding piano music ever written. By 1837, Liszt appears to have completed the transcriptions of the fifth, sixth and seventh symphonies, of which the fifth and sixth were published by Breitkopf & Härtel and the seventh by Tobias Haslinger. In 1843, he arranged the third movement of the Third Symphony, which was later published by Pietro Mechetti in 1850. Liszt was paid 8 francs per page by Breitkopf &
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Beethoven Symphonies (Liszt) it!..." Musicologist Dr. Alan Walker stated that Liszt's Beethoven Symphony transcriptions "are arguably the greatest work of transcription ever completed in the history of music." Beethoven Symphonies (Liszt) Beethoven Symphonies (), S.464, are a set of nine transcriptions for solo piano by Franz Liszt of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies 1–9. They are among the most technically demanding piano music ever written. By 1837, Liszt appears to have completed the transcriptions of the fifth, sixth and seventh symphonies, of which the fifth and sixth were published by Breitkopf & Härtel and the seventh by Tobias Haslinger. In 1843, he arranged the
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Which James Bond villain owns the island of Crab Key?
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James Bond he defeated evil master criminals in search of world domination". The BBC have adapted five of the Fleming novels for broadcast: in 1990 "You Only Live Twice" was adapted into a 90-minute radio play for BBC Radio 4 with Michael Jayston playing James Bond. The production was repeated a number of times between 2008 and 2011. On 24 May 2008 BBC Radio 4 broadcast an adaptation of "Dr. No". The actor Toby Stephens, who played Bond villain Gustav Graves in the Eon Productions version of "Die Another Day", played Bond, while Dr. No was played by David Suchet. Following its
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James Bond On Spying", which shows the villain Dr. Crow being overcome by agents who included James Bind (Charles Hawtry) and Daphne Honeybutt (Barbara Windsor). One of the films that reacted against the portrayal of Bond was the Harry Palmer series, whose first film, "The Ipcress File" was released in 1965. The eponymous hero of the series was what academic Jeremy Packer called an "anti-Bond", or what Christoph Lindner calls "the thinking man's Bond". The Palmer series were produced by Harry Saltzman, who also used key crew members from the Bond series, including designer Ken Adam, editor Peter R. Hunt and composer
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Which British dramatist wrote the 1945 play ‘An Inspector Calls’?
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An Inspector Calls An Inspector Calls An Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in September 1945 in the Soviet Union and in 1946 in the UK. It is one of Priestley's best known works for the stage, and is considered to be one of the classics of mid-20th century English theatre. The play's success and reputation has been boosted in recent years by a successful revival by English director Stephen Daldry for the National Theatre in 1992, and a tour of the UK in 2011–2012. The play is a three-act drama, which takes place on
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An Inspector Calls adaptation by John Foley originally aired on the BBC World Service, starring Bob Peck as Inspector Goole, John Woodvine as Arthur Birling and Maggie Steed as Sybil Birling. The production was directed by Rosalyn Ward. A second 90-minute BBC Radio adaptation was transmitted on BBC Radio 4 on 29 May 2010 in the "Saturday Play" slot. It starred Toby Jones as Inspector Goole, David Calder as Arthur Birling, Frances Barber as Sybil Birling and Morven Christie as Sheila Birling. The production was directed by Jeremy Mortimer. An Inspector Calls An Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J.
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‘Catriona’, also known as ‘David Balfour’, was the sequel to which novel?
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Catriona (novel) Catriona (novel) Catriona (also known as David Balfour) is an 1893 novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson as a sequel to his earlier novel "Kidnapped" (1886). It was first published in the magazine "Atalanta" from December 1892 to September 1893. The novel continues the story of the central character in "Kidnapped", David Balfour. The book begins precisely where "Kidnapped" ends, at 2 pm on 25 August 1751, outside the British Linen Company in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first part of the book recounts the attempts of the hero, David Balfour, to gain justice for James Stewart (James of the Glens), who
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Catriona (novel) (who was Rob Roy's eldest son), also held in prison, whose escape she engineers. David also receives some education in the manners and morals of polite society from Barbara Grant, Prestongrange's daughter. In the second part, David and Catriona travel to Holland, where David studies law at the University of Leyden. David takes Catriona under his protection (she having no money) until her father finds them. James More eventually arrives and proves something of a disappointment, drinking a great deal and showing no compunction against living off David's largesse. At this time, David learns of the death of his uncle
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To within a year either way, in what year did Victoria’s husband Prince Albert die?
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Albert, Prince Consort Albert, Prince Consort Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria. He was born in the Saxon duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, to a family connected to many of Europe's ruling monarchs. At the age of 20, he married his first cousin, Queen Victoria; they had nine children. Initially he felt constrained by his role of consort, which did not afford him power or responsibilities. He gradually developed a reputation for supporting public causes, such as educational reform and the abolition of slavery worldwide, and was
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Victoria & Albert Pavilions, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Victoria & Albert Pavilions, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital The Victoria & Albert Pavilions are jointly heritage-listed hospital buildings within the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital at Missenden Road, Camperdown, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The pavilions were designed by NSW Government Architect Walter Liberty Vernon in consultation with Mansfield Brothers and built from 1901 to 1904. They was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. The Albert and Victoria Pavilions were designed as mirror-reverse twin pavilions attached to either side of the Administration Building, Albert for Males and Victoria for Females. They completed
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In 2012, Luis Suarez twice scored hat-tricks against which Premiership side?
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Luis Suárez to have scored more than one treble" in the top tier. On 4 December, Suárez scored four goals against Norwich City in a 5–1 home win. He became the first player in Premier League history to score three hat-tricks against the same club, and took his scoring record against Norwich to 11 goals in 5 matches. On 15 December, Suárez captained Liverpool for the first time in a Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur. He scored twice and assisted once as the team recorded a 5–0 win at White Hart Lane to close the gap on league leaders Arsenal to
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Luis Suárez 14 January Suárez scored twice in a 4–2 comeback win at Real Sociedad. Suarez scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 win over Girona at the Camp Nou on 24 February. On 31 March, late goals from Suarez and Messi secured a 2–2 draw against Seville at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. On 14 April, Suárez scored as Barcelona defeated València 2–1 to secure the longest unbeaten streak (39 games) in La Liga history. On 21 April, Barcelona won their fourth consecutive Copa del Rey title in beating Sevilla 5–0 in Madrid, with Suárez scoring twice. Barcelona held on for a dramatic
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It is generally agreed that the term ‘hat-trick’ was first used in 1858, in which sport?
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Hat-trick Hat-trick A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a positive feat three times in a game, or another achievement based on the number three. The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson's taking three wickets with three consecutive deliveries. Fans held a collection for Stephenson, and presented him with a hat bought with the proceeds. The term was used in print for the first time in 1865. The term was eventually adopted by many other sports including hockey, association football, water polo, and team handball. A hat-trick occurs in association football when a
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Hat-trick hat-tricks in Australian first grade rugby league. Shaun Johnson scored a hat-trick in under 6 minutes against the Canberra Raiders in 2013, and in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, Valentine Holmes scored a double hat-trick (6 tries) against Fiji. In Scrabble, a hat-trick occurs when a player plays three consecutive bingos. In handball or water polo, if a player scores three times in a game, a hat trick is made. Hat-trick A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a positive feat three times in a game, or another achievement based on the number three. The term first
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In 2000 to 2002, which Grand Prix team won a hat-trick of constructors’ titles?
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2000 British Grand Prix 2000 British Grand Prix The 2000 British Grand Prix (formally the LIII Foster's British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 23 April 2000 at Silverstone Circuit, England, United Kingdom. It was the fourth race of the 2000 Formula One season and the 53rd British Grand Prix. The 60-lap race was won by McLaren driver David Coulthard after starting from fourth position. His teammate Mika Häkkinen finished second with Michael Schumacher third for the Ferrari team. The Grand Prix was contested by eleven teams, each of two drivers. The teams, also known as constructors were, McLaren, Ferrari,
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2000 French Grand Prix two points on the Benetton team, although they were still one point behind. Jordan retained fifth on eleventh points, with eight races of the season remaining. 2000 French Grand Prix The 2000 French Grand Prix (formally the LXXXVI Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held on 2 July 2000 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, Burgundy, France. It was the ninth race of the 2000 Formula One season and the 86th French Grand Prix. The 72-lap race was won by McLaren driver David Coulthard after starting from second position. His teammate Mika Häkkinen
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To within two years either way, when did these TV adverts begin?
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That's When Your Heartaches Begin and His Buddies recorded the song for RCA, which was released in 1952 to positive reviews. On July 18, 1953, a young Elvis Presley entered Sun Records in Memphis, where he paid $3.98 for enough studio time to record a double-sided acetate single. On the A-side, he recorded "My Happiness", later made famous by Connie Francis in 1958, while he recorded "That's When Your Heartaches Begin" for the B-side. He would later revisit the song on at least two occasions, the first during the famous Million Dollar Quartet sessions on December 4, 1956, and the second when he re-recorded the
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The Way to Begin The Way to Begin "The Way to Begin" is a Christian rock song from Christian rock/pop singer Krystal Meyers. The song served as the lead single to her self-titled debut album and peaked at No. 1 on the United States Christian CHR Charts. It was released to radio and to digital stores such as iTunes and Rhapsody. "The Way to Begin" was composed by Krystal Meyers, Andrew Bojanic, Ian Eskelin, Elizabeth (Liz) Hooper and appears on: "Krystal Meyers", self-titled album, Release Date: Jun. 7, 2005 and "Krystal Meyers [Bonus Track]", Release Date: Aug. 28, 2006. It was included in "WOW
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When the ads. finished, keeper Molly Badham welcomed them back to which zoo?
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Molly Badham the International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens. She was awarded an honorary BSc by Leicester University in 1982, and received an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2002, for her services to the conservation of endangered species. She retired, becoming director emeritus of Twycross Zoo in 2003. She died on 19 October 2007 at the age of 93. Molly Badham Molly Winifred Badham MBE (18 May 1914 – 19 October 2007) was a co-founder of Twycross Zoo. She trained the chimpanzees who appeared on the Brooke Bond PG Tips television advertisements in the 1960s to the 1980s. Badham was
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Molly Badham born at the zoo in 1969, and Britain's first bonobo was born at the zoo in 1994. Badham and Evans set up a charity, the East Midlands Zoological Society, to which their animal collection and zoo premises were donated in 1972. She published two books with Evans and Maureen Lawless: "Chimps with Everything", published in 1979, and "Molly's Zoo", published in 2000. She also participated in a television series, "Molly's Zoo", in 1999, about the running of the zoo. Badham was a founder member of the National Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, and a member of
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What was the first name of Mark Knopfler’s brother in Dire Straits?
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Mark Knopfler a fortune of £75 million in the "Sunday Times Rich List" of 2018, making him one of the 40 wealthiest people in the British music industry. Dire Straits albums Solo albums Soundtrack albums Collaborative albums Produced albums Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler, (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer and film score composer. He was the lead guitarist, lead singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. He was born in Glasgow but raised near Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Since Dire Straits disbanded in
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Mark Knopfler discography Mark Knopfler discography The Mark Knopfler discography consists of recordings by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, not including his work with Dire Straits. Knopfler began recording apart from Dire Straits in 1983, when he released his first soundtrack album "Local Hero". That same year he produced his first album, "Infidels" for Bob Dylan. Between 1983 and 2002, Knopfler composed and released eight soundtrack albums. He also produced four additional albums for other artists, including "Land of Dreams" in 1988 for Randy Newman. After he quietly disbanded Dire Straits in 1995, Knopfler released his first solo album "Golden Heart" in
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Craig and Charlie Reid got together to form which band in 1983?
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The Proclaimers The Proclaimers The Proclaimers are a Scottish music duo composed of twin brothers Charlie and Craig Reid (born 5 March 1962). They are best known for their songs "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", "Sunshine on Leith", "I'm On My Way" and "Letter from America", and their singing style with a Scottish accent. The band tours extensively throughout the world. They have released 11 studio albums since 1987, with the latest being "The Angry Cyclist" (August 2018), as well as three compilation albums and a DVD. Craig Reid and Charles Reid were born in Leith on 5 March 1962, and grew
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Craig Reid (footballer, born 1986) for Scottish League One side Peterhead until the end of the 2016–17 season. Following the teams relegation to Scottish League Two, Reid was released by the club. Reid subsequently signed for Ayr United in June 2017. He helped them to a promotion in 2017–18, but was released at the end of the season. Reid played at under-17, under-18 and under-19 level for Scotland. Craig Reid (footballer, born 1986) Craig Reid (born 26 February 1986) is a Scottish footballer who plays as an either a right back or centre-back for East Kilbride. Craig attended Ardrossan Academy. Reid started his career as
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The falcon’s dive from a height onto its prey is known as a what?
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Peregrine falcon Peregrine falcon The peregrine falcon ("Falco peregrinus"), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head. As is typical of bird-eating raptors, peregrine falcons are sexually dimorphic, with females being considerably larger than males. The peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching over during its characteristic hunting stoop (high-speed dive), making it the fastest member of the animal kingdom. According to a "National Geographic" TV programme, the highest
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Prairie falcon season, and the reproductive success of the prairie falcon depends upon such smaller prey being available. In keeping with the needs of a predator living in a prey-sparse desert environment, the prairie falcon has developed a wide range of hunting and flight styles. Like the Merlin, it often hunts by flying fast and low, at a height of only a few meters or so, hoping to find surprised prey as it comes over the terrain or around bushes. Its cruising speed is estimated at 72 km/h (45 mph) and it accelerates in the chase. A variation on this method is
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What is a ‘tercel’ (‘tiercel’ in the USA)?
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Toyota Tercel Latin word for "one third" as the Tercel was slightly smaller than the Corolla—much the way ""tiercel"" refers to a male falcon, which is one-third smaller than its female counterpart. All Tercels were assembled at the Takaoka factory in Toyota City, Aichi or by Hino Motors in Hamura, Tokyo. Hino assembled the third generation Tercel from 1986 – 1990 for the two–door and some three–door models. The Tercel was introduced in Japan in August 1978, Europe in January 1979 and the United States in 1980. It was originally sold as either a two- or four-door sedan, or as a three-door
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Toyota Tercel 1999), where the XLi was common for taxis. Based on the GLi, the Soluna S limited with body kits was offered for a short time. The Tercel is also sold in Taiwan, which was manufactured and assembled by Kuozui Motors. The Tercel remained smaller than the Corolla throughout its production, though by the end of its production the Tercel had become almost the same size as the North American-market '75–'78 Corollas that were current at the time the Tercel was introduced. Toyota Tercel The Toyota Tercel is a subcompact manufactured by Toyota from 1978 to 1999 across five generations, in
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Who wrote the 1946 work ‘The Winslow Boy’?
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The Winslow Boy Morton, and Emma Thompson as Catherine. "The Winslow Boy" was presented on the BBC Home Service "Saturday Night Theatre" November 15, 1947. The performance starred David Spenser, Frank Cellier, and Molly Rankin. "The Winslow Boy" was presented on "Theatre Guild on the Air" November 23, 1952. The one-hour adaptation starred Basil Rathbone, Alan Webb, and Margaret Phillips. The Winslow Boy The Winslow Boy is an English play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan based on an incident involving George Archer-Shee in the Edwardian era. The incident took place at the Royal Naval College, Osborne. Set against the strict codes of conduct
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The Winslow Boy (1999 film) the play premiered in 1946, it is not possible for a four-year-old to have played that role. Rebecca Pidgeon, who plays Catherine, is the wife of playwright and director David Mamet. Matthew Pidgeon, who plays Dickie Winslow (Catherine's brother), is Rebecca Pidgeon's real-life brother. Set against the strict codes of conduct and manners of the age, "The Winslow Boy" is based on a father's fight to clear his son's name after the boy is expelled from Osborne Naval College for stealing a postal order. To clear the boy's name was imperative for the family's honour; had they not done so,
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Apart from her husband, who is the best friend of Elizabeth Jean Rubble?
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Betty Rubble "O'Shale". Betty Rubble Betty Rubble is a fictional character in the television animated series "The Flintstones" and its spin-offs and live-action motion pictures. She is the black-haired wife of caveman Barney Rubble and the adoptive mother of Bamm-Bamm Rubble. Her best friend is her next-door neighbor Wilma Flintstone. Betty lives in the fictional prehistoric town of Bedrock, a world where dinosaurs coexist with cavepeople and the cavepeople enjoy primitive versions of modern conveniences such as telephones, automobiles and washing machines. Betty's personality was based on the stock character of the lead character's best friend's wife, commonly seen in 1950s television
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Barney Rubble Barney Rubble Barney Rubble is a fictional character who appears in the television animated series "The Flintstones". He is the diminutive, blond-haired caveman husband of Betty Rubble and adoptive father of Bamm-Bamm Rubble. His best friend is his next door neighbor, Fred. Barney's personality was based on that of Ed Norton on the 1950s television series "The Honeymooners", played by Art Carney. Like Ralph Kramden on "The Honeymooners", Fred was constantly on the lookout for get-rich-quick schemes, while Barney, like Norton, found life satisfactory as it was, but participated in said schemes because Fred was his friend. Usually after Fred
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Which 2007 Rihanna song topped the charts in fifteen countries?
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What's My Name? (Rihanna song) the second time in her career that Rihanna simultaneously topped the singles and albums charts in the UK, the first time being in May 2007 when "Umbrella" and "Good Girl Gone Bad" topped the UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart, respectively. Rihanna would score another chart double later that year, this time, with "We Found Love" and "Talk That Talk". "What's My Name?" was also Drake's first UK number one and remains his highest charting single to date. As of January 2016, the song has sold 847,800 copies in the UK. Rihanna shot the music video for the song
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Rihanna discography 200 and features the international successful singles "Diamonds" which topped the charts in over 20 countries worldwide and "Stay". "FourFiveSeconds", a collaboration with West and Paul McCartney was released in January 2015, and reached number one in Australia and New Zealand. She released her eighth album, "Anti", the following year; it peaked at number-one in Canada and the United States. Its lead single "Work" topped the charts in Canada, France and the United States. Rihanna discography Barbadian singer Rihanna has released eight studio albums, two compilation albums, two remix albums, one reissue, and 71 singles (including eighteen as a featured
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What does the word ‘antediluvian’ mean, literally?
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Antediluvian ("" 1961) who launched the modern Creationist movement described the Antediluvian period as follows: However, there has since been debate among Creationists over the authenticity of arguments such as the one that 'there was no rain before the Flood' and previous ideas about what the Antediluvian world was like are constantly changing. During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the understanding of the nature of early Earth went through a transformation from a biblical or deist interpretation to a naturalistic one. Even back in the early 18th century, Plutonists had argued for an ancient Earth, but the full impact
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P.S.K. What Does It Mean? P.S.K. What Does It Mean? "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" (also written as "P.S.K. (What Does It Mean?)") is a song released in 1985 by Philadelphia rapper Schoolly D on his independent label Schoolly D Records. P.S.K. is the abbreviation for Park Side Killas, a street gang with which Schoolly D was affiliated. The highly influential song is considered the first hardcore rap song and features incidents of graphic sex, gunplay, drug references and one of the first uses of the word "nigga" in a rap song (earlier uses include "Scoopy Rap" and "Family Rap" in 1979, and "New York
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In the Sherlock Holmes story, what was ‘The Speckled Band’?
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Minor Sherlock Holmes characters Sherlock. She is particularly kind to him and Watson for Holmes saves her when she is in a predicament in the first episode "The First Adventure" based on "A Study in Scarlet". In the episode 11 based on "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", she finds a big snake in the school. Mrs Hudson is the detective in the novels "Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse" (2002), "Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose" (2005) and "Mrs Hudson and the Lazarus Testament" (2015), by Martin Davies, and in "The House at Baker Street" (2016) and "The Women of Baker Street" (2017),
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band The Adventure of the Speckled Band "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the eighth of the twelve stories collected in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". It is one of four Sherlock Holmes stories that can be classified as a locked room mystery. The story was first published in "Strand Magazine" in February 1892, with illustrations by Sidney Paget. It was published under the different title "The Spotted Band" in "New York World" in August 1905. Doyle later revealed that he thought
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What is the surname of Aleksandr, the chief meerkat in the comparethemarket.com ads?
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Compare the Meerkat Compare the Meerkat Compare the Meerkat is an advertising campaign on British and Australian commercial television for comparethemarket.com, a price comparison website, part of BGL Group. The adverts feature Aleksandr Orlov, a CGI fictional anthropomorphic Russian meerkat and his family and friends. Orlov is portrayed as being of aristocratic stock and the founder of comparethemeerkat.com: the campaign centres on his frustration over the confusion between his website and comparethemarket.com, playing on the similarity between the words "market" and "meerkat". Orlov's catchphrase is "Simples". Aleksandr Orlov was an alias of Lev Lazarevich Nikolsky, the acting NKVD chief in Madrid in 1936,
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Compare the Meerkat The April 2015 campaign sees the launch of Meerkat Movies. After suffering from empty nest syndrome, Aleksandr and Sergei travel to Hollywood for a holiday, and whilst on a set tour Aleksandr realises that the best way to reward customers is with cinema tickets. In October 2015, an advert was shown where Sergei goes on a date to a cinema with Nicole Kidman. Since the launch of Meerkat Movies, only Aleksandr and Sergei regularly appear in the main television advertisements, though the Meerkovo characters continue to feature in the "Coronation Street" sponsorship bumpers. Following the campaign, "comparethemarket.com" was ranked as
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What is the total if you add the number shirts of the two flankers in rugby union?
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Comparison of rugby league and rugby union rugby league permits 13 players. In both games, the positions are divided into "backs" and "forwards". Many of the positions have similar names but in practice are very different. The position known as 'flanker' is not in rugby league; however the second row in rugby league are loose like the flankers in rugby union while the lock / loose forward in rugby league is similar to the number 8 in rugby union. In the backs, rugby league centres are split into left and right centre rather than inside and outside centres. The reduction in the importance of the scrum and
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Flanker (rugby union) Flanker (rugby union) Flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Each team of 15 players includes two flankers, who play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside or openside flankers, numbers 6 and 7 respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they 'flank' each set of forwards. They compete for the ball – most commonly in rucks and mauls. Flankers also assist in pushing in a scrum, but are expected to detach from the scrum as soon as the ball is out to get to the play before the
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Rugby league. Which European Super League team are known as the ‘Giants’?
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Josh Johnson (rugby league) Josh Johnson (rugby league) Joshua “Josh” Johnson (born 25 July 1994) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for Hull Kingston Rovers in the European Super League. He has previously played for the Huddersfield Giants in the European Super League. Johnson was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. He primarily plays as a forward. Johnson made his Huddersfield Giants' Super League début on 4 August 2013, in a match against the Salford Red Devils at the John Smiths Stadium. Johnson's senior rugby league début came during a dual-registration spell at part-timers Doncaster R.L.F.C., in the
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Ireland men's national rugby league team Ireland men's national rugby league team The Ireland men's national rugby league team, known as the Wolfhounds, is organised by Rugby League Ireland. The representative team is dominated by players from the European Super League and sometimes includes players from the Australasian National Rugby League. Ireland is also represented by an Ireland A side, which is made up of players from the domestic Irish competition. Since Ireland began competing in international rugby league in 1995, it has participated in the 1995 Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament, the 1996 Super League World Nines, and three Rugby League World Cups – 2000,
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Mt. Egmont, which also goes by another name, can be found in which country?
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Cape Egmont Cape Egmont Cape Egmont, splitting Northern and Southern Taranaki Bights, is the westernmost point of Taranaki, on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located close to the volcanic cone of Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont. It was named "Kaap Pieter Boreel" by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642, but renamed "Cape Egmont" by British explorer James Cook in 1769. (Note: Tasman did not sight Mount Taranaki, due to bad visibility, but Cook did, and after naming the mountain Mount Egmont, bestowed the same name on the promontory, which became the enduring name). Ironically, the cape retained
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An Answer Can Be Found Breath", but concluded that the track does not appeal to many outside of the band's core fanbase. The album's review on Blabbermouth.net complained that "An Answer Can Be Found" lacks "one absolutely killer tune", and also criticsed Miller's vocal performances, which were described as "limited in range and ... a bit over-produced". PopMatters writer Lana Cooper claimed that "An Answer Can Be Found" is "knee-deep in dull songs indistinguishable from one another". The album received an infamously negative review from "Rolling Stone" writer Jenny Eliscu, who awarded it one star out of five and described it as "mind-numbing stoner metal,
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Which of the four provinces of Ireland is the most populous?
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Four Provinces Flag of Ireland Four Provinces Flag of Ireland The four traditional provinces of Ireland (Munster, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster) are popularly displayed quartered as the arms of Ireland. The Four Provinces Flag and variants of it are used by various all-Ireland sports teams and cultural organisations. The order in which the flags appear varies. The Flag of Leinster ("Vert, a Harp Or, stringed Argent") is believed to have likely evolved from the arms of Ireland itself with a change of tincture. Similarly, the Flag of Munster ("dark blue, three antique crowns Or") is thought to have been derived from those of the former
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Provinces of Ireland Fermanagh, Londonderry, Monaghan and Tyrone founding the over-kingdom of Airgíalla. In modern times the provinces have become associated with groups of counties, although they have no legal status. They are today seen mainly in a sporting context, as Ireland's four professional rugby teams in Pro14 play under the names of the provinces, and the Gaelic Athletic Association has separate GAA provincial councils and Provincial championships. Six of the nine Ulster counties form modern-day Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland is a province of the United Kingdom, and is sometimes referred to by this term. These
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What is the name of Andy Capp’s best friend?
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Andy Capp Sean Garnett, while Mahoney continues to draw. The appearance of the characters has not changed perceptibly since Smythe's death. In May 2012, Andy Capp (as well as Flo, Chalkie White, the Vicar, and Jackie the Barman) appeared as an animated series for the first time in promotional material for The Trinity Mirror-owned MirrorBingo.com website. The animation was created by Teesside-born Chris Hunneysett, who drew from his own background to place Andy Capp in Middlesbrough. Andy Capp had previously appeared in animated form in television adverts for the Post Office (1986) and Kit Kat (1991). Smythe received the National Cartoonists Society's
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Andy Capp: The Game Andy Capp: The Game Andy Capp: The Game is a computer game for the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum that is all about controlling the main character "Andy Capp". The game is based on the comic strip of the same name from the British newspaper Daily Mirror. The music used in the game was used in British television commercials in the 1970s to advertise the "Hovis" brand of bread products. Specifically released for Christmas of 1987, "Andy Capp: The Game" was intended to be a holiday blockbuster in both North America and Europe. Andy has to acquire money
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Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in which city and former Republic?
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Christopher Columbus and institutions in the Western Hemisphere bear his name, including the country of Colombia. The name "Christopher Columbus" is the Anglicisation of the Latin Christophorus Columbus. His name in Ligurian is Cristòffa Cómbo, in Italian Cristoforo Colombo and in Spanish Cristóbal Colón. He was born before 31 October 1451 in the territory of the Republic of Genoa (now part of modern Italy), though the exact location remains disputed. His father was Domenico Colombo, a middle-class wool weaver who worked both in Genoa and Savona and who also owned a cheese stand at which young Christopher worked as a helper. His
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Christopher Columbus Nash Christopher Columbus Nash Christopher Columbus Nash (July 1, 1838 – June 29, 1922) was a merchant and a Democratic sheriff in Grant Parish, Louisiana, who in 1873 led a company of white militiamen to regain control of the parish courthouse in Colfax, which had been seized by armed African-American insurgents. Thereafter, the segregationist Nash formed the first contingent of the White League in the American South during the second half of Reconstruction. Nash was born in Sabine Parish in western Louisiana, a son of Valentine Nash and the former Mary Anderson. He was married to the former Malinda Williams, a
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What one word is the Latin for ‘for all’?
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Latin for All Occasions Latin for All Occasions Latin for All Occasions ("Lingua Latina Occasionibus Omnibus") is a 1990 book by Henry Beard, and Latin for Even More Occasions ("Lingua Latina Multo Pluribus Occasionibus") is a 1991 sequel. Both contain translations of modern English phrases into mostly literal Latin equivalents. Beard is known as a humorist but studied Latin for eight years at Harvard. He wrote the Latin himself, but had it checked and polished by scholars Mark Sugars and Winifred Lewellen. The idea for the books was from John Boswell. The illustrations are by Mikhail Ivenitsky and both books were published by Villard
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Valiant Is the Word for Carrie that "valiant" is only one of the "words for "Carrie"; another would be "disproportionate." The picture takes too long, although doing it well, to introduce a little which is not well done at all." In 1938, the Three Stooges made a short called "Violent Is the Word for Curly", a takeoff on the name of this then-popular film. Valiant Is the Word for Carrie Valiant Is the Word for Carrie is a 1936 drama film starring Gladys George, Arline Judge and John Howard. George was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1936. The movie was directed by
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What is the more common name given to the illness parotitis?
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Parotitis return to normal in 1–3 months. "Acute viral parotitis (mumps):" The most common viral cause of parotitis is mumps. Routine vaccinations have dropped the incidence of mumps to a very low level. Mumps resolves on its own in about ten days. A viral infection caused by Paramyxovirus, a single-stranded RNA virus. Common symptoms include fever, headache and bilateral or unilateral parotitis (swelling of the parotid gland on one or both sides of the face). The parotid gland is usually swollen and tender. Parotid swelling usually occurs 16–18 days after exposure to the virus. Treatment includes isolation and therefore prevention of
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Parotitis Parotitis Parotitis is an inflammation of one or both parotid glands, the major salivary glands located on either side of the face, in humans. The parotid gland is the salivary gland most commonly affected by inflammation. "Dehydration:" This is a common, non-infectious cause of parotitis. It may occur in elderly or after surgery. "Acute bacterial parotitis:" is most often caused by a bacterial infection of Staphylococcus aureus but may be caused by any commensal bacteria. Parotitis presents as swelling at the angle of the jaw. Bacterial parotitis presents as a unilateral swelling, where the gland is swollen and tender and
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Including the positives and negatives, there are eight blood groups. Which is the rarest?
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Blood type (non-human) donor cats for FeLV/FIV status. There are eight major recognized blood groups in horses. Seven of them, A, C, D, K, P, Q, and U, are internationally recognized, with an eighth, T, which is primarily used in research. Each blood group has at least two allelic factors (for example, the A blood group has a, b, c, d, e, f, and g), which can be combined in all combinations (Aa, Afg, Abedg, etc.), to make many different alleles. This means that horses can have around 400,000 allelic combinations, allowing blood testing to be used as an accurate method of identifying
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False positives and false negatives achieve a false positive risk of 5%. For example, if we observe "p"= 0.05 in a single experiment, we would have to be 87% certain that there as a real effect before the experiment was done to achieve a false positive risk of 5%. The article "Receiver operating characteristic" discusses parameters in statistical signal processing based on ratios of errors of various types. In many legal traditions there is a presumption of innocence, as stated in Blackstone's formulation: That is, false negatives (a guilty person is acquitted and goes unpunished) are far less adverse than false positives (an innocent person
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In the TV show ‘Mrs. Brown’s Boys’, what is Mrs. Brown’s first name?
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Mrs. Brown's Boys game-show like segment. In 2018, Brendan O'Carroll will be hosting a quiz show for the BBC called 'For Facts Sake' as himself, with rotating members of the 'Mrs Browns Boys' cast as team captains. The rest of the teams will be made up from members of the audience. Mrs. Brown's Boys Mrs. Brown's Boys is a British and Irish television sitcom created by and starring Irishman Brendan O'Carroll. It was produced in the United Kingdom by BBC Scotland in partnership with BocPix and RTÉ. O'Carroll himself plays his drag persona, Agnes Brown, with several close friends and family members making
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For the Love of Mrs. Brown Also tickets are free. "Leg One" "Leg Two" "Leg Three" O'Carroll has received criticism over his live shows as they have been adapted into the 21 episodes of the BBC TV series Mrs Brown's Boys, thus making a lot of his stage material seem a repeat of what the television series has shown, however, he wrote the plays before the TV series. Despite this, the 2013 tour received 4.5/5 based on 1,000 reviews on Ticketmaster. "For The Love Of Mrs Brown" is the fourth play in the live series. The preceding plays are: "Mrs Brown's Last Wedding", "Good Mourning Mrs
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In which year did Maggie Thatcher become Prime Minister?
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Prime minister leader, the incoming leader will usually be referred as "prime minister-in-waiting". An example or this situation was in 2016 in the United Kingdom when Theresa May was elected leader of the Conservative Party while David Cameron was still prime minister. Ukraine's constitution (1996) lists the powers, functions and duties of the Prime Minister of Ukraine. Most prime ministers in parliamentary systems are not appointed for a specific term in office and in effect may remain in power through a number of elections and parliaments. For example, Margaret Thatcher was only ever appointed prime minister on "one" occasion, in 1979. She
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Maggie Out celebratory parties held in Glasgow, London and Reading. Maggie Out "Maggie Out" was a chant popular during the Miners' Strike, student grant protests, Poll Tax protests and other public demonstrations that fell within the time when Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The chant called for her to be removed from that role. It was referred to, in that context, during a parliamentary session in 1984. When Margaret Thatcher felt compelled to resign some people had memories of chanting it for thirteen years. People were passionate about this group activity and associated it with varied political
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What is the real surname of Marty and Kim Wilde?
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Marty Wilde Marty Wilde Marty Wilde, (born Reginald Leonard Smith; 15 April 1939) is an English singer and songwriter. He was among the first generation of British pop stars to emulate American rock and roll, and is the father of pop singers Ricky, Kim and Roxanne Wilde. Wilde was born in Blackheath, London. He was performing under the name Reg Patterson at London's Condor Club in 1957, when he was spotted by impresario Larry Parnes. Parnes gave his protégés stage names like Billy Fury, Duffy Power and Dickie Pride, hence the change to Wilde. The 'Marty' came from the commended 1955 film,
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Kim Wilde (album) Wilde, except where noted. Kim Wilde (album) Kim Wilde is the eponymous debut studio album by British singer Kim Wilde, released in June 29, 1981 via the RAK label. The songs on the album were all written by Kim's father, the successful 1950s rock and roll singer Marty Wilde, and her younger brother Ricky Wilde and most of the music was played by the then current line-up of the symphonic rock band The Enid. Production duties were fulfilled by Ricky Wilde. The cover portraits were taken by renowned British photographer Gered Mankowitz. Musically, the album was mainly new wave and
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What was the surname of the President of Egypt at the time?
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Vice-President of Egypt until he resigned on 14 August 2013, leaving the post vacant until it was abolished. This list contains Vice-Presidents of United Arab Republic (1958–71, included Syria until 1961) and Arab Republic of Egypt (1971–present). Vice-President of Egypt The Vice-President of the Arab Republic of Egypt was a senior official within the Egyptian government. In 1962, President Gamal Abdel Nasser instituted collective leadership in Egypt, separating the post of Prime Minister from that of President and establishing a presidential council to deal with all issues formerly considered presidential prerogatives. Five of the council's 11 members were Vice-Presidents of Egypt. According to
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President of Egypt President of Egypt The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt () is the head of state of Egypt. Under the various iterations of the Constitution of Egypt, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and head of the executive branch of the Egyptian government. The current president is Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, in office since 8 June 2014. The first president of Egypt was Muhammad Naguib, one of the leaders of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. He took office on 18 June 1953, the day on which the constitutional monarchy of Egypt was overthrown. Following the
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Which US golfer was known as ‘Long John’ for his driving distance off the tee?
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John Daly (golfer) John Daly (golfer) John Patrick Daly (born April 28, 1966) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. Daly is known primarily for his driving distance off the tee (earning him the nickname "Long John"), his non-country club appearance and attitude, his exceptionally long backswing, the inconsistency of his play (with some exceptional performances and some controversial incidents), and his rough-and-tumble personal life. His two greatest on-course accomplishments are his "zero to hero" victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, and his playoff victory over Costantino Rocca in the 1995 Open Championship. In addition to his wins on U.S. soil,
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John Hudson (golfer) 1970 Open Championship) John Hudson (golfer) John Anthony Hudson (born 26 August 1945) is an English professional golfer. Born in Wokingham, Berkshire, he turned professional in 1964, and was a European Tour member in 1971, 1974, and 1976. Although relatively little-known, Hudson - then 25 years old, and club professional at Hendon - achieved fame during the second round of the 1971 Martini International tournament, held at the Royal Norwich Golf Club. Teeing off, using a 4-iron, at the par-three, 195-yard 11th hole, Hudson holed his tee shot for a hole-in-one. At the next hole, the downhill 311-yard, par-four 12th,
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In 1996, which duo got to no.11 in the UK pop charts with ‘Ocean Drive’?
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Ocean Drive (Lighthouse Family song) song is named after one of the main roads in South Shields, North East England. The trumpet solo is by Tim Kellett. Ocean Drive (Lighthouse Family song) "Ocean Drive" is a song written by British duo Lighthouse Family, for their debut album, "Ocean Drive" (1996). The song was released as the second single from the album, produced by Mike Peden, in October 1995 and reached the top 40 in the UK Singles Chart. It was later re-released, slightly remixed and with new vocals, in May 1996 and reached the top 20 in the UK chart. This version also appeared on
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2002 in British music charts weeks at the top of the UK charts, becoming the second longest stay of the year and the longest stay until December. The album, "The Eminem Show" was to become his most successful to date in the UK along with Curtain Call in 2005. Will Young hit the top again with his second single "Light My Fire", a cover of a classic Doors track which only made No. 49 in 1967. He had performed this on the show, "Pop Idol", and the performance was praised highly by the general public. The single was successful, topping the charts for 2 weeks.
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Nike was a Greek goddess who personified what?
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Nike (mythology) Nike (mythology) In ancient Greek religion, Nike (; , "Victory" ) was a goddess who personified victory. Her Roman equivalent was Victoria. The word νίκη "nikē" is of uncertain etymology. R. S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin. Others have connected it to Proto-Indo-European *"neik"- (“to attack, start vehemently”), making it cognate with Greek νεῖκος ("neikos", "strife") and Lithuanian "ap-ni̇̀kti" ("to attack"). Nike was variously described as the daughter of the Titan Pallas and the goddess Styx, and the sister of Kratos (Strength), Bia (Force), and Zelus (Zeal). ""And Styx the daughter of Ocean was joined to Pallas and
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Nike of Paionios stood at 12 metres. It has the inscription "The Messenians and the Naupaktians dedicated this statue to Zeus Olympios from the spoils of the wars. Paionios of Mende made it, who also won the competition to make the acroteria of the temple". That indicates the statue was installed to honour the recapture of Sphacteria from the Spartans in 425 BC. Through Greek mythology, it tells how the Nike of Paionios carries her himation, while she wears a chiton. The goddess is represented in descending flight, positioned upon a triangular pedestal about thirty feet high, she seems all but independent of
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Owned by J.D. Sports, which small British firm now provides the kit for the English RFU?
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Kit Hesketh-Harvey Kit Hesketh-Harvey Christopher John "Kit" Hesketh Harvey is a British musical performer, translator, composer and screenwriter. Born in Nyasaland (now Malawi), into a Foreign Office family, he was educated as senior chorister at Canterbury Cathedral and then at Tonbridge School in Kent. He gained an Exhibition in English Literature as well as a choral scholarship to Clare College, Cambridge, where he studied under John Rutter and joined the Footlights. Hesketh Harvey worked for six years as a staff producer for the BBC-TV Music and Arts Department, leaving to write the script for Merchant Ivory's "Maurice" (1987). He won the 1988
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RFU Championship Cup RFU Championship Cup The RFU Championship Cup is an annual rugby union competition introduced by the RFU in 2018 to provide a cup competition for English second tier clubs playing in the RFU Championship, following the disbanding of the British and Irish Cup at the end of the 2017-18 season. At present the Championship Cup is scheduled to take place for at least two seasons. Between 2009 and 2018, English tier 2 clubs had played in the British and Irish Cup. The British and Irish Cup was initially a strong and interesting competition, but this started to change when at
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Which of the Muses was responsible for dance?
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Muses poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Terpsichore (dance), Erato (love poetry), Polyhymnia (sacred poetry), and Urania (astronomy). According to Pausanias in the later second century AD, there were originally three Muses, worshipped on Mount Helicon in Boeotia: Aoide ("song" or "tune"), Melete ("practice" or "occasion"), and Mneme ("memory"). Together, these three form the complete picture of the preconditions of poetic art in cult practice. In Delphi three Muses were worshiped as well, but with other names: Nete, Mese, and Hypate, which are assigned as the names of the three cords of the ancient musical instrument, the lyre. Alternatively, later they were called Cephisso,
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Krewe of Muses pyrotechnic birthday cake; and "Dancing with the Muses" (2011) was a parody on "Dancing with the Stars" and provided an array of dance parodies. "Muses Go Shopping, taking it to the limit 2012" provided a spoof at the Mall of the Muses - a parody of retail stores including Toys 4 Us, Wombs to Go, J Crude (highlighting the BP oil spill)and more. The 2013 Muses parade theme explored the supermarket theme, "Muses Makin' Groceries". One notable feature was a male dancer dancing in the silhouette booth for the "Meat Market" float. 2014 offered "Muses Ready To Wear You Out"
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Born in 1911, whose real name was Virginia McMath?
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The Ginger House The Ginger House The Ginger House, the birthplace and childhood home of the American actress, dancer, and singer, Ginger Rogers, is a tourist attraction and museum located in Independence, Missouri, United States, at 100 W Moore Street. This small craftsman style bungalow was built between 1906 and 1910 by Oscar Mindrup, a local real estate investor and city councilman. This site is the birthplace of Hollywood film actress/dancer Ginger Rogers. Virginia Katherine McMath (Ginger) was born on July 16, 1911 to Lela Owens McMath, who was estranged from her husband. Lela McMath rented the home and she and Ginger lived
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Sid McMath Braughton McMath, died at Quantico, Virginia in 1942. His second wife, of 49 years, Anne Phillips McMath, died at Little Rock in 1994. Following the death of Strom Thurmond, he became the earliest-serving former governor. After his death, the title was passed on to Deleware governor Elbert N. Carvel, who was inaugurated one week after McMath. McMath was given a full military funeral by a U.S. Marine Corps Honor Guard. He lay in state for a day in the state Capitol rotunda, following which his closed, flag-draped coffin was transported by motorcade to Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church in Little
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Which animal is the symbol of the Argentinian rugby union team?
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History of the Argentina national rugby union team History of the Argentina national rugby union team The History of the Argentina national rugby union team starts with the first international played by an Argentine side v. the British Islands in 1910 when they toured on South America. Argentina gained recognition in 1965, when the team toured South Africa playing a series of friendly matches there. In that tour the national team was nicknamed "Los Pumas", a name that became an identity mark for Argentina, remaining to present days. Argentina has taken part in all the Rugby World Cups since the first edition in 1987, being their best performance
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History of the Argentina national rugby union team when Australian winger Drew Mitchell produced a match winning run, beating 4 Argentinian tacklers before passing to Adam Ashley-Cooper to score the winning try. The match finished with Australia winning a fast-paced and entertaining clash 29-15. History of the Argentina national rugby union team The History of the Argentina national rugby union team starts with the first international played by an Argentine side v. the British Islands in 1910 when they toured on South America. Argentina gained recognition in 1965, when the team toured South Africa playing a series of friendly matches there. In that tour the national team was
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The book and the musical ‘Phantom of the Opera’ are set in which city?
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The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart. Richard Stilgoe and Lloyd Webber wrote the musical's book together. Stilgoe also provided additional lyrics. Based on the eponymous French novel by Gaston Leroux, its central plot revolves around a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the Paris Opéra House. The musical opened in London's West End in 1986, and on Broadway in 1988. It won the 1986 Olivier Award
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Phantom of the Opera (1976 musical) Phantom of the Opera (1976 musical) Phantom of the Opera is a 1976 musical with book and lyrics by Ken Hill. It is the first musical adaptation of the novel "The Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Leroux, about the hideously disfigured Phantom's amorous obsession with the magnificent, naïve singer, Christine. Hill wrote the original English lyrics to the music of Verdi, Gounod, Offenbach, Mozart, Weber, Donizetti, and Boito. Hill’s "Phantom of the Opera" was the first musical version of the story by Gaston Leroux and has enjoyed financial success. Hill's musical inspired the award-winning Andrew Lloyd Webber musical version
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Which sign of the zodiac immediately follows Cancer?
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Negative sign (astrology) Negative sign (astrology) In astrology, a negative, ceptive, dispassive, yin, nocturnal or feminine sign refers to any of the six even-numbered signs of the zodiac: Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn or Pisces. These 11 signs constitute the earth and water triplicities. In astrology there are two groups: positive and negative. These two groups also include six individual signs that are called zodiac signs. The negative signs associated with the zodiac are Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, and Pisces. The positive signs associated with the zodiac are Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius. The twelve signs are divided into two
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Astrological sign of Cancer and so on. So the Chinese 12-year calendar is a solar-lunar-jovian calendar. The following table shows the twelve signs and their attributes. In Chinese astrology, the zodiac of twelve animal sign represents twelve different types of personality. The zodiac traditionally begins with the sign of the Rat, and there are many stories about the Origins of the Chinese Zodiac which explain why this is so. When the twelve zodiac signs are part of the 60-year calendar in combination with the four elements, they are traditionally called the twelve Earthly Branches. The Chinese zodiac follows the lunisolar Chinese calendar
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What was Eva Peron’s maiden name?
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Eva Perón Eva Perón's popularity more than half a century after her death, Alma Guillermoprieto writes that, "Evita's life has evidently just begun." Eva Peron appears on the 100 peso note first issued in 2012 and scheduled for replacement sometime in 2018. The titles given to Eva Peron are the following: Eva Perón María Eva Duarte de Perón (7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952) was the wife of Argentine President Juan Perón (1895–1974) and First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. She is usually referred to as Eva Perón or Evita. She was born in poverty in
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Peron Peninsula mineral content. (available as a photocopy at Battye Library) Peron Peninsula Peron Peninsula is a long narrow peninsula located in the Shark Bay World Heritage site in Western Australia, at about 25°51' S longitude and 113°30' E latitude. It is some long, running north-northwesterly, located east of Henri Freycinet Harbour and west of Havre Hamelin and Faure Island. It is the largest of the Shark Bay peninsulas. Significant settlements include Denham and Monkey Mia. An airport (Shark Bay Airport) is located there. It is the location of former Pastoral leases Peron and Nanga stations. It is the main location of
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John Gilbert, Charles Buchel, Maurycy Gottlieb and others have all painted whom?
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Maurycy Gottlieb Gottlieb settled in Kraków and began working on his new major project. He died in the same year from health complications. Matejko attended his funeral and promised his father to look after his younger brother Marcin. Gottlieb won a gold medal at the Munich art competition for his painting, "Shylock and Jessica" (1876), portraying a scene from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". The painting was exhibited in Lviv in 1877, and in 1878 at "Zachęta" in Warsaw and widely acclaimed. Gottlieb based Jessica's face on that of Laura Rosenfeld, to whom he had proposed marriage. However, Laura rejected his proposal
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Charles Buchel Irving and George Alexander. Charles Buchel Charles Buchel (Karl August Büchel) (1872–1950) was a British artist. Buchel was born in Mainz, Germany, but immigrated to England as a child. Buchel studied art at the Royal Academy Schools. He was hired by the actor-manager, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in 1898, and worked with him for sixteen years. Buchel painted several portraits of Tree, and also designed theatrical programmes and advertising posters, programmes for the theatre. He drew many illustrations for the theatre magazines of his day. He is best remembered for having painted many of the stage stars of his era,
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Who linked ‘Only When I Laugh’ and ‘The Beiderbecke Affair’?
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Only When I Laugh (TV series) Only When I Laugh (TV series) Only When I Laugh is a British television sitcom made by Yorkshire Television for ITV. It aired between 29 October 1979 and 16 December 1982 and was set in the ward of a NHS hospital. The title is in response to the question, "Does it hurt?" It starred James Bolam, Peter Bowles, and Christopher Strauli as patients Roy Figgis, Archie Glover, and Norman Binns. Mr. Gordon Thorpe, their consultant surgeon, was played by Richard Wilson; and Gupte, the staff nurse from Delhi, was played by Derrick Branche. The show was one of many successes
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Only When I Laugh (film) Only When I Laugh (film) Only When I Laugh is a 1981 American comedy-drama film based on Neil Simon's play "The Gingerbread Lady". The story is about an alcoholic Broadway actress who tries to stay sober, while dealing with the problems of her teenaged daughter and her friends: an overly vain woman who fears the loss of her looks, and a gay actor relegated to small roles in third-rate shows. Simon changed the main character's name to Georgia Hines for the film adaptation; the character was named Evy Meara in the stage version. The main character went from being a
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Who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1997 for his part in ‘Shine’?
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Shine (film) Shine (film) Shine is a 1996 Australian biographical drama film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. It stars Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, John Gielgud, Googie Withers, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd, Nicholas Bell, Chris Haywood and Alex Rafalowicz. The screenplay was written by Jan Sardi, and directed by Scott Hicks. The film made its US premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1997, Geoffrey Rush was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 69th Academy Awards for his performance in the lead role.
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Bill Shine (actor) Bill Shine (actor) Wilfred William Dennis "Bill" Shine (20 October 1911 – 24 July 1997) was a British theatre, film and television actor. Shine was born into a family of theatre actors; among others, Shine's father, mother, grandmother, two uncles and an aunt had worked in theatre. His father Wilfred Shine was a theatre actor who also appeared in films during the 1920s and the 1930s. Bill Shine made his film debut in 1929's "The Flying Scotsman" since which he had appeared in over 120 films and television series. Towards the end of his career, he was best known for
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Which element is third in the periodic table of the elements?
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Period 2 element inert. It is one of the so-called "noble gases". Neon is a trace component of the atmosphere without any biological role. Period 2 element A period 2 element is one of the chemical elements in the second row (or period) of the periodic table of the chemical elements. The periodic table is laid out in rows to illustrate recurring (periodic) trends in the chemical behavior of the elements as their atomic number increases; a new row is started when chemical behavior begins to repeat, creating columns of elements with similar properties. The second period contains the elements lithium, beryllium, boron,
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Periodic table element 172, rather than element 168, that emerges as the next noble gas after oganesson, although these must be regarded as speculative as no complete calculations have been done beyond element 122. The number of possible elements is not known. A very early suggestion made by Elliot Adams in 1911, and based on the arrangement of elements in each horizontal periodic table row, was that elements of atomic weight greater than circa 256 (which would equate to between elements 99 and 100 in modern-day terms) did not exist. A higher—more recent—estimate is that the periodic table may end soon after
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Who wanted a lever that was long enough, in order to move the world?
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Lever a place to stand, and I shall move the Earth with it' is a remark of Archimedes who formally stated the correct mathematical principle of levers (quoted by Pappus of Alexandria). It is assumed that in ancient Egypt, constructors used the lever to move and uplift obelisks weighing more than 100 tons. A lever is a beam connected to ground by a hinge, or pivot, called a fulcrum. The ideal lever does not dissipate or store energy, which means there is no friction in the hinge or bending in the beam. In this case, the power into the lever equals
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The Prince Who Wanted to See the World The Prince Who Wanted to See the World The Prince Who Wanted to See the World is a Portuguese fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in "The Violet Fairy Book". A king's only son wanted to see the world and was so persistent that his father let him go. He played cards with a stranger and lost all his money; then the stranger offered to give it back on another game, but if the prince lost, he would have stay at the inn for three years and then be his servant for three years. The prince agreed and lost. After
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Where can you find the stapedius, the smallest muscle in the human body?
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Stapedius muscle excess movement of the stapes, helping to control the amplitude of sound waves from the general external environment to the inner ear Paralysis of the stapedius allows wider oscillation of the stapes, resulting in heightened reaction of the auditory ossicles to sound vibration. This condition, known as hyperacusis, causes normal sounds to be perceived as very loud. Paralysis of the stapedius muscle may result when the nerve to the stapedius, a branch of the facial nerve, is damaged, or when the facial nerve itself is damaged before the nerve to stapedius branches. In cases of Bell's palsy, a unilateral paralysis
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Stapedius muscle nerve VII. Stapedius muscle The stapedius is the smallest skeletal muscle in the human body. At just over one millimeter in length, its purpose is to stabilize the smallest bone in the body, the stapes. The stapedius emerges from a pinpoint foramen in the apex of the pyramidal eminence (a hollow, cone-shaped prominence in the posterior wall of the tympanic cavity), and inserts into the neck of the stapes. The stapedius is supplied by the nerve to stapedius, a branch of the facial nerve. The stapedius dampens the vibrations of the stapes by pulling on the neck of that bone.
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What sort of creature is a ‘taipan’?
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Taipan inland taipan is considered to be the most venomous land snake and the coastal taipan, which is arguably the largest Australian venomous snake, is the third-most venomous land snake. The central ranges taipan has been less researched than other species of this genus, so the exact toxicity of its venom is still not clear, but it may be even more venomous than the other taipan species. Apart from venom toxicity, quantities of venom delivered should also be taken into account for the danger posed. The coastal taipan is capable of injecting a large quantity of venom due to its large
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Taipan! player succeeds in sinking all hostile ships, they earn some booty (cash). J. Mishcon reviewed "Taipan" in "The Space Gamer" No. 32. Mishcon commented that "This game is so much fun that I must recommend it [...] It will be a constant delight for older children." Taipan! Taipan! is a 1982 turn-based strategy computer game written for the TRS-80 and ported to the Apple II. It was created by Art Canfil and the company Mega Micro Computers, and published by Avalanche Productions. The game "Taipan!" was inspired by the novel "Tai-Pan" by James Clavell. The player is in the role
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In geometry, what word is used for a line that touches a circle but does not cut it?
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Secant line a circle in the Euclidean plane, a line joining two of them would be a 2-secant (or "bisecant") and a line passing through only one of them would be a 1-secant (or "unisecant"). A unisecant in this example need not be a tangent line to the circle. This terminology is often used in incidence geometry and discrete geometry. For instance, the Sylvester–Gallai theorem of incidence geometry states that if points of Euclidean geometry are not collinear then there must exist a 2-secant of them. And the original orchard-planting problem of discrete geometry asks for a bound on the number of
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That that is is that that is not is not is that it it is That that is is that that is not is not is that it it is That that is is that that is not is not is that it it is is an English word sequence demonstrating syntactic ambiguity. It is used as an example illustrating the importance of proper punctuation. The sequence can be understood as any of four grammatically-correct sequences, each with at least four discrete sentences, by adding punctuation: The first two relate a simple philosophical proverb in the style of Parmenides that all that is, is, and that anything that does not exist does not. The phrase
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‘On Stranger Tides’ is the fourth film in which series?
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 American fantasy swashbuckler film, the fourth installment in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series and the sequel to "" (2007). It is the first film in the series not to be directed by Gore Verbinski, being replaced by Rob Marshall. Jerry Bruckheimer again served as producer. The film is technically a stand-alone sequel to the previous installments. In the film, which draws its plot loosely from the novel "On Stranger Tides" by Tim Powers, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is joined by
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Stranger Tides" as "a smaller film than past installments, by design and necessity", and felt that "the series has needed this streamlining" as the film "feels lightweight, but that's still better than bloated." "On Stranger Tides" also had positive reviews; some critics found the film to be entertaining and well-made. Richard Roeper gave the film a B+, describing it as "the most fun installment since the first", calling the story "pure cartoon, but a lot easier to follow than the other sequels", and summing as "the franchise is getting tired, but Penelope energizes it." Along the same lines, Ann Hornaday
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Dr Evil is the arch-enemy of which spoof film title character hero?
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Dr. Evil Dr. Evil Dr. Evil (Douglas "Dougie" Powers) is a fictional character played by Mike Myers in the "Austin Powers" film series. He is the antagonist of the movies, and Austin Powers' nemesis. He is a parody of James Bond villains, primarily Ernst Stavro Blofeld (as played by Donald Pleasence in "You Only Live Twice"). Dr. Evil routinely hatches schemes to terrorize and take over the world, and is usually accompanied by Number 2, an eye-patch wearing goon who fronts his evil corporation Virtucon Industries, his cat Mr. Bigglesworth and his sidekick Mini-Me, a dwarf clone of himself. Myers revived the
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Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil setting are not interlinked between either films. It was followed by two direct-to-video sequels, "", which stars the professional wrestler Ken Anderson, and "", which stars Tom Sizemore. It currently has a 6.7/10 rating on The Internet Movie Database. Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil is a 2006 American war film and the sequel to "Behind Enemy Lines". The film was written and directed by James Dodson, starring Nicholas Gonzalez, Matt Bushell, Keith David, Denis Arndt, Ben Cross, Bruce McGill and Peter Coyote. Justifying its title, the film follows the first part,
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Sir John Oldcastle is said to be the model for which Shakespeare character?
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Sir John Oldcastle of Martyrs". Oldcastle was also a minor character in the early Elizabethan history play the "Famous Victories of Henry V" (c. 1586?), which is generally thought to have been one of Shakespeare's sources for his plays on Henry IV and Henry V. The genesis of "Sir John Oldcastle" is crucially linked to the fact that when Shakespeare's "Henry IV" plays premiered on stage in 1597–98, the character Sir John Falstaff was called Sir John Oldcastle. This is indicated by abundant external and internal evidence. The change of names, from "Oldcastle" to "Falstaff," is mentioned in seventeenth-century works by Richard James
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Sir John Oldcastle play, which has not survived; because of this fact, the extant play has sometimes been called "Sir John Oldcastle, Part I" or "1 Sir John Oldcastle.") In 1664, the play was one of the seven dramas added to the second impression of the Shakespeare Third Folio by publisher Philip Chetwinde. Like other subjects of Elizabethan history plays, Sir John Oldcastle was an actual person, a soldier and Lollard dissenter who was hanged and burned for heresy and treason in 1417 — thus earning himself a place in the seminal text of the Protestant Reformation in Tudor England, John Foxe's "Book
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A ‘Weegie’ originates from which British city?
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Glasgow reciprocate by referring to Glaswegians as "keelies". More recently, the word "weegie" has become more widely used to describe Glaswegians. The long-running TV drama "Taggart" and the comedies "Empty", "Chewin' the Fat", "Rab C. Nesbitt", "Still Game", "Limmy's Show" and "Dear Green Place" depict the Glaswegian "patois", while Kevin Bridges, Frankie Boyle, Craig Ferguson and Billy Connolly have made Glaswegian humour known to the rest of the world. Glasgow is Scotland's main locus of Gaelic language use outside the Highlands and Islands. In 2011, 5,878 residents of the city over age 3 spoke Gaelic, amounting to 1.0% of the population.
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Weegie Thompson -- and fair," Lott remembered. "Every play, he came after me. And I respect the hell out of Weegie Thompson to this day. He's one of the toughest guys I ever played against." Thompson is called Weegie because his Father, Willis Sr., was nicknamed Weegie when his younger brother couldn't pronounce Willis. It came out Weegie. So, Weegie is Weegie Jr. (Willis). After his playing days, Thompson took a position with Chambers Development before moving on to work as a salesman with Waste Management in Midlothian, Virginia. Weegie Thompson Willis Hope "Weegie" Thompson (born March 21, 1961 in Pensacola, Florida)
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The tarboosh is another name for which hat?
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Muntaz star and a gallon on his tarboosh, with the base parallel to the lower edge of the hat itself. On the badge there were also marks of long service and merit (the Crown of Savoy) as a badge of merit for promotion in war, and the frieze of specialty (gunner, chosen gunner, musician, trumpeter, drummer, saddler, farrier) and the badge for injury in war. A muntaz of the zaptié in the full dress wore also white and black ostrich feathers on his hat. During the Battle of Gondar distinguished himself a muntaz Unatù Endisciau who refusing to surrender to the
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At the Drop of Another Hat At the Drop of Another Hat At the Drop of Another Hat is musical revue by Flanders and Swann, similar in format to its long-running predecessor, "At the Drop of a Hat" (1956). In the show, they both sang on a nearly bare stage, accompanied by Swann on the piano. The songs were linked by contemporary social commentary, mostly by Flanders. Highlights included "Ill Wind", in which Flanders sings rapidly about a pilfered horn to the tune of the Rondo from Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4 and "New Built Up Area", a soliloquy by Flanders in which a disgruntled resident
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What was the predominant decorative style of the 1920s and 30s?
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Art Deco of the 20s and 30s Art Deco of the 20s and 30s Art Deco of the 20s and 30s is an art history book by English historian Bevis Hillier. It was initially published in 1968 by Studio Vista. The author discusses how the style of cubism, expressionism, Ancient Egyptian art, Mayan art, and so on influenced Art Deco, and how Art Deco itself changed the style of disciplines as various as modern architecture, jewelry, ceramics, tableware, metalwork, glass, textiles, and many others. According to historian Thomas Mellins, it was the publication of this book in 1968 that popularised the term "Art Deco". Otherwise, the genre
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Generation of the '30s Generation of the '30s he Generation of the ‘30s (Greek: γενιά του ‘30) was a group of Greek writers, poets, artists, intellectuals, critics, and scholars during the 1930s to 1940s that introduced modernism in Greek art and literature. The Generation of the ‘30s is also cited as a social movement. The previous Medieval and Post-Byzantine Greek eras, which glorified religion, Jesus, and the certainty of Enlightenment thinking, were rejected by modernism. Elements of surrealism and utopianism were introduced in efforts to renew contemporary literature. Most notable among the Generation of the ‘30s is Giorgos Seferis, a Greek poet of the
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Which anti-hero features in the Mervyn Peake novels Titus Groan and Gormenghast?
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Titus Groan as the Artist and Carl Prekopp as Steerpike. It also starred Paul Rhys, Miranda Richardson, James Fleet, Tamsin Greig, Fenella Woolgar, Adrian Scarborough and Mark Benton among others. There have been stage adaptations of "Titus Groan", the most recent of which was by theatre company Blackshaw and debuted at the Actors' Church in London's Covent Garden in April 2012. Titus Groan Titus Groan is a novel by Mervyn Peake. It is the first novel in the "Gormenghast" series. The book is set in the huge castle of Gormenghast, a vast landscape of crumbling towers and ivy-filled quadrangles that has for
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Gormenghast (series) Groan; Mervyn Peake is credited in the sleeve notes. The "Gormenghast" series has influenced other fantasy works. Gormenghast (series) Gormenghast is a fantasy series by British author Mervyn Peake, about the inhabitants of Castle Gormenghast, a sprawling, decaying, gothic-like structure. Originally conceived as a single on-going novel, the series was ended by Peake's death and comprises three novels, "Titus Groan" (1946), "Gormenghast" (1950), "Titus Alone" (1959) and a novella, "Boy in Darkness" (1956), whose canonical status is debated. Peake was writing a fourth novel, "Titus Awakes" at the time of his death, which was later completed and released by Peake's
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What is the most common type of rock formed from lava flows?
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Lava low degree of polymerization and high temperature favors chemical diffusion, so it is common to see large, well-formed phenocrysts within mafic lavas. Basalt lavas tend to produce low-profile shield volcanoes or "flood basalt fields", because the fluidal lava flows for long distances from the vent. The thickness of a basalt lava, particularly on a low slope, may be much greater than the thickness of the moving lava flow at any one time, because basalt lavas may "inflate" by supply of lava beneath a solidified crust. Most basalt lavas are of "ʻAʻā" or "pāhoehoe" types, rather than block lavas. Underwater, they
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Lava gains a solid crust on contact with the water, and this crust cracks and oozes additional large blobs or "pillows" as more lava emerges from the advancing flow. Since water covers the majority of Earth's surface and most volcanoes are situated near or under bodies of water, pillow lava is very common. Because it is formed from viscous molten rock, lava flows and eruptions create distinctive formations, landforms and topographical features from the macroscopic to the microscopic. Volcanoes are the primary landforms built by repeated eruptions of lava and ash over time. They range in shape from shield volcanoes with
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Which flat-topped upland has a name which is Spanish for table?
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Mesa Mesa Mesa (Spanish and Portuguese for "table") is the American English term for tableland, an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape. It may also be called a table hill, table-topped hill or table mountain. It is larger than a butte, which it otherwise resembles closely. It is a characteristic landform of arid environments, particularly the Western and Southwestern United States in badlands and mountainous regions ranging from Washington and California to the Dakotas, Wyoming, Utah, Oklahoma, and Texas. Examples are also found
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Which? supplement, which becomes "Motoring Which?" in 1965, followed by "Money Which?" in 1968. In 1970, "Which?" bought a set of buildings in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, to set up labs to test products including domestic appliances, DIY equipment, and consumer electronics. Previously, the work had been contracted out. The 1970s saw "Which?" taking a greater campaigning role, and it began to adopt a more aggressive stance on issues such as lead poisoning and aircraft noise. In 1971, for example, "Which?" published the first league table on the tar and nicotine content of cigarettes. The organisation also dabbled in high street consumer advice
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Who did Frank Bruno beat to win the WBC World Title in 1995?
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Oliver McCall vs. Frank Bruno Oliver McCall vs. Frank Bruno Oliver McCall vs. Frank Bruno, billed as "The Empire Strikes Back", was a professional boxing match contested on 2 September 1995 for the WBC Heavyweight Championship. After Oliver McCall narrowly beat former champion Larry Holmes in his first title defence he agreed to fight WBC No. 6 contender Frank Bruno with the winner contracted to make their next defence against former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. This was Bruno's fourth attempt at winning a world title. WBA Champion Tim Witherspoon knocked him out in 11 rounds in 1986, undisputed champion Mike Tyson stopped him in
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Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno was a boxing match that took place at the then National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park, in Wales on 1 October 1993. It was between WBC heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, who was making the second defence of his title and Frank Bruno, who was fighting in his third world title bout, his two previous title fights were unsuccessful. Lewis beat Bruno by a technical knockout in the seventh round. Lennox Lewis had won the WBC heavyweight title when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him, so the WBC gave Lewis the title
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Who did England beat by two runs in a 2005 Edgbaston Test Match?
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Test matches in England in 2005 left stranded on an unbeaten 64 to have a Test batting average of 121 after the first match. The psychological battles before the match saw Australia planting many stories in the press about England already being in trouble. England kept quieter, until just before the game stories appeared about how the Edgbaston game would be decided at the toss: whichever side won it would choose to bowl first and would win. England's mind games paid dividends when Ricky Ponting did just that, as Michael Vaughan admitted that if he had won the toss, he'd have batted, and as the match
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Test matches in England in 2005 to console the despondent batsmen—a gesture which was widely commented upon as indicative of the good sportsmanship and mutual respect between the teams which characterised the series. England's two run victory is the narrowest result in Ashes cricket history (there have been two Tests won by a margin of only three runs). It is also the second narrowest run victory in all Test cricket history. (other narrow victories given here) With the series square after England's close win in the second match at Edgbaston in Birmingham, the stakes of the third Test at Old Trafford in Manchester had risen significantly.
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Which spice should be included in a bread sauce recipe?
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Bread sauce or hazelnuts and served with chick pea salads and, most famously, with chicken or duck as Circassian chicken. Bread sauce A bread sauce is a warm or cold sauce made with milk, which is thickened with bread crumbs, typically eaten with roast chicken or turkey. The basic recipe calls for milk and onion with breadcrumbs and butter added as thickeners, seasoned with nutmeg, clove, bay leaf, pepper, and salt. A survivor of the medieval bread-thickened sauces, the traditional British bread sauce is made with milk, butter or cream, and bread crumbs, flavoured with onion, salt, cloves, mace, pepper, and bay
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A.1. Sauce crushed orange purée, dried garlic and onions, spice, celery seed, caramel color, and xanthan gum. The original sauce included more expensive malt vinegar, molasses, and marmalade in its ingredients. A.1. was the subject of a trademark dispute between then-owners RJR Nabisco and "Arnie’s Deli", which was producing its own recipe condiment under the name "A2 Sauce". In 1991, the United States District Court of Connecticut found in favor of Nabisco. Some slogans for A.1. include: A.1. Sauce A.1. Sauce (formerly A.1. Steak Sauce) is a brand of steak sauce Kraft Foods produces. Sold from 1831 as a condiment for meat
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In the game of Risk – what colour on the board is Europe?
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Qin (board game) Qin (board game) Qin is a 2012 board game by Reiner Knizia. It is themed after the Qin dynasty in ancient China. "Qin" is a game for two to four players. Players represent competing kingdoms, intent on conquering territory in China. The game is played on a rectangular grid. Each player receives a number of pagodas, which come in four different colours: black, white, green and purple. Each player is assigned one colour. On his/her turn, each player places a tile consisting of two squares on the board. Squares come in three different colours: red, yellow and blue. The colours
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The Computer Edition of Risk: The World Conquest Game The Computer Edition of Risk: The World Conquest Game Risk: The World Conquest Game is a computer game developed by Virgin Mastertronic International in 1989 for MS-DOS. This game is based on the board game "Risk". The player can select as many as five computer opponents. The player can play either the British or American version of the game, including the extra armies cards. "Computer Gaming World" stated that while the computer version offered the convenience of an automated opponent for solitary players, the board game would likely be more fun for most because they would not have to crowd
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Who did Zeus have chained to a rock for giving fire to the human race?
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Prometheus the Fire-Bringer Prometheus the Fire-Bringer Prometheus the Fire-Bringer (Ancient Greek: Προμηθεὺς Πυρφόρος, "Promētheús Pyrphóros") was probably the final play in the "Prometheia" trilogy traditionally ascribed to the 5th century BC Greek tragedian Aeschylus. As conventionally reconstructed, this trilogy reimagines the myths of Prometheus found in Hesiod's "Theogony" and "Works and Days". In the first play, "Prometheus Bound", the Titan is chained to a rock and tortured for giving fire to humankind, as well as teaching them other arts of civilization. In the sequel, "Prometheus Unbound", the Greek hero Heracles kills the eagle that Zeus sent to consume Prometheus' regenerating liver every day,
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Race to the Rock sources that are available for all. The course varies every year, but finishes at Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, and has been so grueling that only a very small percentage of the competitors have ever finished the race. There are few roads, no stores, water supplies, or communities for the final 360 kilometers. Carlsson was inspired to create Race to the Rock by the "overlanders" who crossed Australia in the late 19th century when there were no roads, no towns, and no water sources. The course was so tough that only one rider, Sarah Hammond (the only female competitor),
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Which 1932 novel is the most famous work of writer Stella Gibbons?
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Stella Gibbons Stella Gibbons Stella Dorothea Gibbons (5 January 1902 – 19 December 1989) was an English author, journalist, and poet. She established her reputation with her first novel, "Cold Comfort Farm" (1932) which has been reprinted many times. Although she was active as a writer for half a century, none of her later 22 novels or other literary works—which included a sequel to "Cold Comfort Farm"—achieved the same critical or popular success. Much of her work was long out of print before a modest revival in the 21st century. The daughter of a London doctor, Gibbons had a turbulent and often
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Stella Gibbons the reader's delectation and mirth". One critic found it hard to accept that so well-developed a parody was the work of a scarcely known woman writer, and speculated that "Stella Gibbons" was a pen-name for Evelyn Waugh. Gibbons suddenly found herself in demand in literary circles and from fellow writers, raised to a celebrity status that she found distasteful. She acquired an agent, who advised her that she could confidently expect a regular and comfortable income as a novelist. This assurance prompted her, at the end of 1932, to resign her position with "The Lady" and to embark on a
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Which city’s bishop signs himself Winton?
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Winton Domesday "c". 1057, during the reign of Edward the Confessor. The second survey, which covered the entire town, was done for Bishop Henry of Blois in 1148. Winton Domesday The Winton Domesday or Liber Winton is a 12th-century English administrative document recording the landholdings in the city of Winchester together with their tenants and the rents and services due from them. The city was not included in the surveys that produced Domesday Book in 1086. The manuscript brings together the returns from two different "satellite" surveys. The first was carried out for King Henry I in "c". 1110 (1103 x 1115)
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Winton Woods City School District data, which they had altered to improve performance ratings. Their performance rating was later revised from an 89.6 to an 89.4. The district has recently switched to the New Tech Network. Winton Woods City School District Winton Woods City School District is a city school district in northern Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. Winton Woods serves students living in Forest Park, Greenhills, and Springfield Township. The school district was renamed Winton Woods when Greenhills and Forest Park High Schools were merged in 1991 for the 1991-92 school year. The district's general offices are located at 1215 W. Kemper Rd. in
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What was the sequel to the sitcom Are You Being Served?
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Are You Being Served? the first series on 14 March 1973. Although the first series was aired in the same timeslot as "Coronation Street" on ITV, consequently receiving relatively little attention, the repeats shown later in the year were much more successful. The show became a ratings hit, and after a successful 13-year run, "Are You Being Served?" came to an end on 1 April 1985. Of the original cast, only Frank Thornton, Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Wendy Richard and Nicholas Smith appeared in all 69 episodes of the programme's 13-year run; these five later featured in the sequel sitcom, "Grace & Favour" (also
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Are You Being Served? Are You Being Served? Are You Being Served? is a British sitcom created and written by executive producer David Croft (Croft also directed some episodes), and Jeremy Lloyd with contributions from Michael Knowles and John Chapman, for the BBC. Set in London, the show follows the misadventures and mishaps of the staff of the retail ladies' and gentlemen's clothing departments in the flagship department store of a fictional chain called Grace Brothers. The series was broadcast on the BBC for ten series, totalling 69 episodes between 8 November 1972 and 1 April 1985 – and included 5 Christmas specials. There
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Who composed The Resurrection Symphony and The Symphony of a Thousand?
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Symphony instruments, 19th century symphonies were gradually augmented with more string players and more wind parts, so that the orchestra grew substantially in sheer numbers, as concert halls likewise grew. At the beginning of the 20th century, Gustav Mahler wrote long, large-scale symphonies. His Eighth Symphony, for example, was composed in 1906 and is nicknamed the "Symphony of a Thousand" because of the large number of voices required to perform the work. Additionally, his Third Symphony is one of the longest regularly performed symphonies at around 100 minutes in length for most performances. The 20th century also saw further diversification in
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Symphony 20th century, more symphonies have been written for concert band than in past centuries. Although examples exist from as early as 1932, the first such symphony of importance since Hector Berlioz wrote the "Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale" in 1840 is Nikolai Miaskovsky’s Symphony No. 19, Op. 46, composed in 1939 (Battisti 2002, 42). Some further examples are Paul Hindemith's Symphony in B-flat for Band, composed in 1951; Morton Gould's Symphony No. 4 "West Point", composed in 1952; Vincent Persichetti's Symphony No. 6, Op. 69, composed in 1956; Vittorio Giannini's Symphony No.3, composed in 1959; Alan Hovhaness's Symphonies No. 4,
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Which opera is set aboard HMS Indomitable?
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Billy Budd (opera) the conflict between good and evil, he is tormented by guilt over the case of Billy Budd on board his ship, HMS "Indomitable", some years earlier. The crew of the Indomitable works on deck. For slipping and bumping into an officer, the Novice is sentenced to be flogged. At the same time a cutter approaches, returning from a merchant ship where it has pressed three sailors into the Royal Navy. One of these sailors, Billy Budd, seems overjoyed with his situation – entirely different from the other two who are not so happy. Claggart, the Master-at-Arms, calls him "a find
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HMS Indomitable (92) to make her capable of handling jet aircraft, her hangar height would have to be increased from to . This would require tearing the ship down to the hangar deck itself. Given the escalating costs of the modernization of her half-sister "Victorious", the Admiralty decided against a complete modernization for a ship of her age. "Indomitable" returned to the reserve fleet and in October 1953 she was placed in unmaintained reserve. She was sold for scrap and arrived at Faslane for breaking up on 30 September 1955. HMS Indomitable (92) HMS "Indomitable" (pennant number 92) was a modified of the
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What kind of flower is a Lady’s Slipper?
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Lady Slipper Drive Lady Slipper Drive The Lady Slipper Drive is a former scenic drive located in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, beginning and ending at Summerside. The Lady Slipper Drive comprised numerous routes along coastal sections of Prince County and measured approximately 300 km in length. It was replaced in 2005 by the North Cape Coastal Drive. Deriving its name from the Lady's Slipper orchid, the provincial floral emblem which grows in shaded forests, the signs marking the Lady Slipper Drive depicted a red orchid within a red frame on a square white background. The Lady Slipper Drive was developed as a
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A Gold Slipper The next day he realises she has dropped one of her golden slippers, and decides to tuck it into his suitcase. At his hotel he bins it, but the cleaning-lady puts it back in his closet, thinking it must have been a mistake. He decides to keep it, and stashes it in a box for no one else to see. Years later, he has become 'morbid', or depressed. Kitty, on the contrary, has forgotten all about it. Wayne Koestenbaum, in "The Queen's Throat", suggested that Mr McKann might be 'a drag queen at heart'. A Gold Slipper "A Gold Slipper"
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What is the alternative name for the larkspur?
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The Password to Larkspur Lane delphiniums when a mysterious carrier pigeon lands in her yard. Nancy contacts the registry for the carrier pigeon. Meanwhile, housekeeper Hannah Gruen takes a fall and must be treated at the local orthopedist's office. Her attending physician, Dr. Spires, confides to Carson Drew and Nancy that he was forced to tend an elderly woman for her shoulder under peculiar circumstances: the driver of a car blindfolded him when they drove him there, so he wouldn't be able to guess her location, but the doctor believes their destination might have been someplace called Larkspur Lane. Events led him to believe the
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Larkspur Landing station extended, shuttle bus service connects the Larkspur Terminal with San Rafael Transit Center. Larkspur Landing station Larkspur Landing is an under-construction Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit station in Larkspur, California. The terminal station is expected to open in early 2019. (Service had previously been estimated in 2018.) It is located across Sir Francis Drake Blvd from the Larkspur Ferry Terminal, from which it gets its name. The land for the station was acquired in 1983 by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. Initially part of the original plan for system's full buildout, its opening was delayed to a later
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What name is given to the dried bummalo fish when crumbled over Indian cuisine?
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Bombay duck Bombay duck The Bombay duck or bummalo ("Harpadon nehereus"), is a lizardfish. Adults may reach a maximum length of 40 cm, but the usual size is around 25 cm. The origin of the term "Bombay duck" is uncertain. One popular etymology relates to railways. When the rail links started on the Indian subcontinent, people from eastern Bengal were made aware of the great availability of the locally prized fish on India's western coasts and began importing them by the railways. Since the smell of the dried fish was overpowering, its transportation was later consigned to the mail train; the Bombay
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South Indian cuisine fresh vegetables) Non-vegetarian: karuvattu kuzhambu (salted, dried fish in sauce), chettinad pepper chicken, fish fry, and kanji with "old fish" gravy South Indian cuisine South Indian cuisine includes the cuisines of the five southern states of India—Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana—and the union territories of Lakshadweep, Pondicherry, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The similarities among the five states' cuisines include the presence of rice as a staple food, the use of lentils and spices, dried red chilies and fresh green chilies, coconut, and native fruits and vegetables including tamarind, plantain, snake gourd, garlic, and ginger. The
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Which title was held by Queen Victoria’s father?
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Queen Victoria Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III. Both the Duke and the King died in 1820, and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her mother, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She inherited the throne at the age of 18, after her father's three elder brothers
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MS Queen Victoria MS Queen Victoria MS "Queen Victoria (QV") is a Vista-class cruise ship operated by the Cunard Line and is named after the British Monarch Queen Victoria. "Queen Victoria" is of the same basic design as other Vista-class cruise ships including "Queen Elizabeth". The external and internal designs are more in keeping with Cunard's style and at , and is the smallest of Cunard's ships in operation. "Queen Victoria"s facilities include seven restaurants, thirteen bars, three swimming pools, a ballroom, and a theatre. Unlike many previous Cunard ships, "Queen Victoria" is not a traditional ocean liner as she does not have
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Which German word means low-brow, cheesy, mass-produced art in poor taste?
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Art history and Kitsch". In the essay Greenberg claimed that the avant-garde arose in order to defend aesthetic standards from the decline of taste involved in consumer society, and seeing kitsch and art as opposites. Greenberg further claimed that avant-garde and Modernist art was a means to resist the leveling of culture produced by capitalist propaganda. Greenberg appropriated the German word 'kitsch' to describe this consumerism, although its connotations have since changed to a more affirmative notion of leftover materials of capitalist culture. Greenberg later became well known for examining the formal properties of modern art. Meyer Schapiro is one of the
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Danger: Low Brow in 1990, on vinyl LP and cassette. Danger: Low Brow Danger: Low Brow was a comedy show on Melbourne radio station 3RRR from 1985 to 1991, before moving to Triple M and then Fox FM. The original members of the show were: This album featured sketches which originated on the show from 1985–89, completely re-recorded and issued in 1989, on cassette only. It included a number of ad parodies, the mock Beatles historical documentary "Do-It-Yourself Beatles", the fabricated movie trailer "Kung Fu Rabbi", and a travesty on English soccer commentary entitled "Big Genital Soccer". An album of sketches originating on
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Which dynastic honour group is restricted to 24 members at any given time?
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David Hockney the Order of Merit, an honour restricted to 24 members at any one time for their contributions to the arts and sciences. He was a Distinguished Honoree of the National Arts Association, Los Angeles, in 1991 and received the First Annual Award of Achievement from the Archives of American Art, Los Angeles, in 1993. He was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the American Associates of the Royal Academy Trust, New York in 1992 and was given a Foreign Honorary Membership to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1997. In 2003, Hockney was awarded the
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Any Given Sunday Schickel for "Time" criticized the story as being "standard" and stated "(a)lmost three hours of this jitter deteriorates from bravura filmmaking to annoying mannerism, and Any Given Sunday ends up less than the sum of its many, often interesting parts." Rick Groen of "The Globe and Mail" wrote that the story was "(c)hoc-a-bloc with manly blather about sacrifice and honour and rugged individuals pulling together for the greater glory of the team." And, elaborating on many critics' shared observations that the movie was "hyperkinetic", Jack Matthews of the "New York Daily News" states that "the sensation we get from the
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Under which Prime Minister were life peerages instituted?
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Life Peerages Act 1958 Life Peerages Act 1958 The Life Peerages Act 1958 established the modern standards for the creation of life peers by the monarch of the United Kingdom. This Act was made during the Conservative governments of 1957–1964, when Harold Macmillan was Prime Minister. Elizabeth II had ascended to the throne just over five years before the Act. The Conservatives tried to introduce life peerages to modernise the House of Lords, give it more legitimacy, and respond to a decline in its numbers and attendance. The Labour Party opposed the Life Peerages Bill on Second Reading: Hugh Gaitskell made an impassioned speech
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Life Peerages Act 1958 peerages. This gradually diminished the numerical dominance of hereditary peers. The Act allowed for the creation of female peers entitled to sit in the House of Lords. The first such women peers took their seats on 21 October 1958. A life peer is created by the sovereign by Letters Patent under the Great Seal on the advice of the Prime Minister. Before the Act was enacted, former Prime Ministers were usually created Viscounts or Earls (which are hereditary peerages) in recognition of their public service in high office, as were the Viceroys of India and exceptional military or front bench
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Which is the highest order of chivalry in England?
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Order of the Star (France) Order of the Star (France) The Order of the Star () was an order of chivalry founded on 6 November 1351 by John II of France in imitation of the Order of the Garter founded in 1347 by Edward III of England. The inaugural ceremony of the order took place on 6 January 1352 at Saint-Ouen, from which it is sometimes called the Order of Knights of the Noble House of Saint Ouen. The order was inspired by the Geoffroy de Charny, theoretician of chivalry. In part it was intended to prevent the disaster of Crécy and to this end
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Order of chivalry Order of chivalry A chivalric order, order of chivalry, order of knighthood or equestrian order is an order, confraternity or society of knights typically founded during or in inspiration of the original Catholic military orders of the Crusades (circa 1099–1291), paired with medieval concepts of ideals of chivalry. During the 15th century, orders of chivalry, or dynastic orders of knighthood, began to be created in a more courtly fashion that could be created "ad hoc". These orders would often retain the notion of being a society or association of individuals, however, some of them were ultimately purely honorific, consisting of
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Which element Atomic Number 19 was originally called Kalium?
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Potassium Potassium Potassium is a chemical element with symbol K (from Neo-Latin "kalium") and atomic number 19. It was first isolated from potash, the ashes of plants, from which its name derives. In the periodic table, potassium is one of the alkali metals. All of the alkali metals have a single valence electron in the outer electron shell, which is easily removed to create an ion with a positive charge – a cation, which combines with anions to form salts. Potassium in nature occurs only in ionic salts. Elemental potassium is a soft silvery-white alkali metal that oxidizes rapidly in air
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Atomic number and the mass defect of nucleon binding is always small compared to the nucleon mass, the atomic mass of any atom, when expressed in unified atomic mass units (making a quantity called the "relative isotopic mass"), is within 1% of the whole number "A". Atoms with the same atomic number "Z" but different neutron numbers "N", and hence different atomic masses, are known as isotopes. A little more than three-quarters of naturally occurring elements exist as a mixture of isotopes (see monoisotopic elements), and the average isotopic mass of an isotopic mixture for an element (called the relative atomic mass)
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Who wrote The Tracks of My Tears and My Guy?
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The Tracks of My Tears score one of her biggest hits with her 1978 single "Ooh Baby Baby" which was a remake of the Miracles' hit single release precedent to "The Tracks of My Tears". Ronstadt and Smokey Robinson performed both "The Tracks of My Tears" and "Ooh Baby Baby" on the "" special broadcast on May 16, 1983. The Tracks of My Tears "The Tracks of My Tears" is a song written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, and Marv Tarplin. It is a multiple award-winning 1965 hit R&B song originally recorded by their group, The Miracles, on Motown's Tamla label. In 1967, Johnny Rivers
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The Tracks of My Tears by the RIAA and the National Endowment for the Arts at number 127 in its list of the "Songs of the Century" - the 365 Greatest Songs of the 20th Century - "The Tracks of My Tears" was also chosen as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Additionally the song ranked at number 5 of the "Top 10 Best Songs of All Time" by a panel of 20 top industry songwriters and producers including Hal David, Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, Jerry Leiber, and others as reported to Britain's "Mojo" music
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Who made the original recording of What Becomes of the Brokenhearted?
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What Becomes of the Brokenhearted What Becomes of the Brokenhearted "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" is a hit single recorded by Jimmy Ruffin and released on Motown Records' Soul label in the summer of 1966. It is a ballad, with lead singer Jimmy Ruffin recalling the pain that befalls the "brokenhearted", who had love that's now departed. The song essentially deals with the struggle to overcome sadness while seeking a new relationship after a breakup. The tune was written by William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser, and James Dean, and the recording was produced by Weatherspoon and William "Mickey" Stevenson. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" remains one
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What Becomes of the Brokenhearted singers The Originals and The Andantes. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" peaked at number seven on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and at number six on the Billboard R&B Singles chart, as well as No. 8 on the UK Chart. Eight years later, the song was reissued (with a B-Side of Ruffin's minor US hit "Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby"), and surpassed its original chart position, reaching No. 4, and thus making it his highest-placed chart single in the UK. The song originally featured a spoken introduction by Ruffin, similar in style to many of Lou Rawls' performances
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Levi Stubbs was lead singer with which act?
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Levi Stubbs JoAnn Watson, along with Martha Reeves, presented a resolution naming Stubbs' birthday "Levi Stubbs Day" in Detroit. Stubbs is interred at Detroit's historic Woodlawn Cemetery. Levi Stubbs Levi Stubbs (born Levi Stubbles, June 6, 1936 – October 17, 2008) was an American baritone singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the R&B group the Four Tops, a group known for a variety of Motown hit records and other songs created in the 1960s and 1970s. He has been noted by writers for his powerful, emotional, dramatic style of singing. Stubbs was also a voice artist in film and animated
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Joe Stubbs also made the UK Top 40, reaching #31, when it was re-released in 1970. It is the only Contours single to feature Stubbs on lead, as he left the group shortly after recording it. Singer Dennis Edwards replaced him; Edwards recorded with the group until 1967, when he was drafted as replacement lead singer of The Temptations, taking over from David Ruffin. Stubbs then briefly recorded as a member of fellow Motown group The Originals. The group had come together in 1966, and their first single release, a cover of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene", features Stubbs on lead. Initial Originals
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Which Irish province includes the counties of Cork, Kerry and Limerick?
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County Limerick County Limerick County Limerick () is a county in Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster, and is also part of the Mid-West Region. It is named after the city of Limerick. Limerick City and County Council is the local council for the county. The county's population at the 2016 census was 194,899 of whom 94,192 lived in Limerick City, the county capital. Limerick borders four other counties: Kerry to the west, Clare to the north, Tipperary to the east and Cork to the south. It is the fifth largest of Munster's six counties in size, and the
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Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe The Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe ("Full title": The United Dioceses of Limerick, Ardfert, Aghadoe, Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, Kilmacduagh and Emly) is a diocese of the Church of Ireland that is located in mid-western Ireland. The diocese was formed by a merger of neighbouring dioceses in 1976. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. It is one of the twelve Church of Ireland dioceses that cover the whole of Ireland. The diocese covers all of counties Limerick, Kerry and Clare, plus parts of counties Galway, Cork and Tipperary. The current bishop is Kenneth Kearon,
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What is the administrative HQ of the Welsh region of Ceredigion?
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Ceredigion League in 6 different cups; Ceredigion League The Ceredigion League (known as "The Costcutter Ceredigion League" for sponsorship purposes) is a Welsh football league for the county of Ceredigion. It is at the fifth level of the Welsh football league system. It was founded in 1921 as the Cardiganshire League in Lampeter. The ten founding teams were Aberaeron, Aberystwyth Battery, Conservative FC, College Reserves, Drefach, Lampeter, Llanybydder, Newcastle Emlyn, Padarn United and Parish Hall United. Newcastle Emlyn withdrew from the league without playing a game. Currently there are 12 teams in Division One, each team Plays 11 home and 11 away.
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Kingdom of Ceredigion Kingdom of Ceredigion The Kingdom of Ceredigion was one of several Welsh kingdoms that emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain. Cardigan Bay to the west and the surrounding hilly geography made it difficult for foreign invaders to conquer. Its area corresponded roughly to that of the county of Ceredigion. Ceredigion transparently means "the people of Ceredig." Tradition found in the work of Nennius, a 10th-century Welsh chronicler, traces Ceredigion's foundation to Ceredig, son of Cunedda. According to Nennius, Cunedda migrated with his sons and followers from the Hen Ogledd (southern Scotland) in the 5th century. In pre-Roman, and possibly Roman times,
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Who wrote The Leatherstocking Tales?
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Leatherstocking Tales history itself. Several films have been adapted from one or more of this series of Cooper's novels. Some used one of Bumppo's nicknames, most often Hawkeye, to identify this character, e.g., in: Two Canadian TV series were based on the character of Leatherstocking: Leatherstocking Tales The Leatherstocking Tales is a series of five novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper, set in the eighteenth century era of development in the primarily former Iroquois areas in central New York. Each novel features Natty Bumppo, a frontiersman known to European-American settlers as "Leatherstocking", "The Pathfinder", and "the trapper". Native Americans call him
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Leatherstocking Tales the series, which discrepancies Cooper likely introduced for the sake of convenience. For instance, Cooper manipulated time to avoid making Leatherstocking 100 years old when he traveled to the Kansas plains in "The Prairie". The Natty Bumppo character is generally believed to have been inspired, at least in part, by the historic explorer Daniel Boone or the lesser known David Shipman. Critic Georg Lukacs likened Bumppo to Sir Walter Scott's "middling characters; because they do not represent the extremes of society, these figures can serve as tools for the social and cultural exploration of historical events, without directly portraying the
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Which institution was abolished as ‘useless and dangerous’ in 1649?
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House of Lords Scotland and Ireland. The House of Lords was reduced to a largely powerless body, with Cromwell and his supporters in the Commons dominating the Government. On 19 March 1649, the House of Lords was abolished by an Act of Parliament, which declared that "The Commons of England [find] by too long experience that the House of Lords is useless and dangerous to the people of England." The House of Lords did not assemble again until the Convention Parliament met in 1660 and the monarchy was restored. It returned to its former position as the more powerful chamber of Parliament—a position
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Useless machine features a useless machine (and, in a story within the story, an android named MNSKY after Marvin Minsky). Useless machine A useless machine is a device which has a function but no direct purpose. It may be intended to make a philosophical point, as an amusing engineering "hack", or as an intellectual joke. Devices which have no function or which malfunction are not considered to be "useless machines". The most well-known "useless machines" are those inspired by Marvin Minsky's design, in which the device's sole function is to switch itself off by operating its own "off" switch. More elaborate devices
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Which educational movement was initiated by Robert Raikes in 1780?
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Robert Raikes and seven daughters. Their younger son William Henley Raikes became colonel of the Coldstream Guards, having fought for the British in the Napoleonic Wars. Their oldest son Reverend Robert Napier Raikes had a son General Robert Napier Raikes of the Indian Army. Robert was a pioneer of the Sunday school movement, although he did not start the first Sunday School. Some already existed such as that founded by Hannah Ball in High Wycombe which is the first documented known case. He inherited a publishing business from his father, becoming proprietor of the "Gloucester Journal" in 1757. He then moved the
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Robert Raikes' House Robert Raikes' House Robert Raikes' House is an historic 16th century timber-framed town house at 36-38 Southgate Street, Gloucester. It is now used as a public house called the Robert Raikes Inn. Robert Raikes' House was built for use as a merchants house in 1560. In the early 18th century the rear of the house was extended and internal alterations were carried out. Robert Raikes the Elder started publishing the Gloucester Journal from the building on 9 April 1722. Robert Raikes, the Younger moved his printing business into the house in 1758 where he continued to publish the Gloucester Journal.
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The A15 crosses which major bridge?
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A15 road (England) aircrew were killed), which is now the Elsham Wolds Industrial Estate. The former route of the A15, pre-1978, is now called B1206, and ends at New Holland, where the A15 formerly connected with the Humber Ferry. The £5.6 million Brigg Bypass to Barton-upon-Humber Bypass (up to where the B1218 crosses) section opened in June 1978. The £2 million Barton-upon-Humber Bypass to Humber Bridge (A1077 interchange) section opened in September 1978, although some maps show this being open before the southern section to the M180. When this whole section opened to the GSJ with the A1077 (for South Ferriby) in 1978,
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A15 road (England) there was no longer any access to the B1218. In the early 1990s, a new interchange was added with the B1206 (the former A15), which is crossed by the Viking Way, which follows the road for over a mile. The section across the Humber was opened on 17 July 1981, by the Queen, and was the world's longest single-span bridge until 1997. The tolls are north of the bridge. It crosses the A63 and meets a roundabout with A164 (for Beverley) and A1105, then turns left along a short section of dual-carriageway (former A63) to end at the A63. A15
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The pagan festival Samhain is now better known as what?
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Samhain the 1 November date was a Germanic rather than a Celtic idea. In the 11th century, 2 November became established as All Souls' Day. This created the three-day observance known as Allhallowtide: All Hallows' Eve (31 October), All Hallows' Day (1 November), and All Souls' Day (2 November). It is widely believed that many of the modern secular customs of All Hallows' Eve (or Halloween) were influenced by the festival of Samhain. Samhain and Samhain-based festivals are held by some Neopagans. As there are many kinds of Neopaganism, their Samhain celebrations can be very different despite the shared name. Some
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Samhain try to emulate the historic festival as much as possible. Other Neopagans base their celebrations on sundry unrelated sources, Gaelic culture being only one of the sources. Folklorist Jenny Butler describes how Irish pagans pick some elements of historic Samhain celebrations and meld them with references to the Celtic past, making a new festival of Samhain that is inimitably part of neo-pagan culture. Neopagans usually celebrate Samhain on 31 October – 1 November in the Northern Hemisphere and 30 April – 1 May in the Southern Hemisphere, beginning and ending at sundown. Some Neopagans celebrate it at the astronomical midpoint
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Muslims traditionally break the fast of Ramadan by eating which fruit?
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Nineteen-Day Fast to be the one foretold by the Báb, accepted the fast, but altered many of its details and regulations. The Bahá'í fast resembles fasting practices of several other religions. Lent is a period of fasting for Christians, Yom Kippur and many other holidays for Jews, and the fast of Ramadan is practiced by Muslims. The Bahá'í fasting most resembles the fast of Ramadan, except that the period of fasting is defined as a fixed Bahá'í month, whereas Muslims fast during a lunar month, whose specific Gregorian dates vary from year to year. Bahá'u'lláh established the guidelines of the fast in
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Break fast Break fast A break-fast in Judaism is the meal eaten after fast days meals such as Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av. During a Jewish fast, no food or drink is consumed, including bread and water. The major fasts last over 25 hours, from before sundown on the previous night until after sundown on the day of the fast. Four other shorter fasts during the year begin at dawn and end after sunset. In Islam fasting mostly occurs during the month of "Ramadan" where Muslims fast for the whole duration of the month for around 30 continuous days. The fasting starts
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Which poet had a dog called Boatswain?
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Epitaph to a Dog Epitaph to a Dog "Epitaph to a Dog" (also sometimes referred to as "Inscription on the Monument to a Newfoundland Dog") is a poem by the British poet Lord Byron. It was written in 1808 in honour of his Newfoundland dog, Boatswain, who had just died of rabies. When Boatswain contracted the disease, Byron reportedly nursed him without any fear of becoming bitten and infected. The poem is inscribed on Boatswain's tomb, which is larger than Byron's, at Newstead Abbey, Byron's estate. The sections above the poem form a memorial eulogy to Boatswain, and introduce the poem. They are often
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A Dog Called Ego A Dog Called Ego A Dog Called Ego is a German post rock band from Hamburg, Germany formed in 2006 by Christoph Stepan (guitar, vocals), Dirk Bakker (drums), Marcel Habbe (guitar, vocals) and Gregor Kaisser (bass guitar). Christoph Stepan and Gregor Kaisser had already been playing together in several musical projects when they started working on musical material for a project that carried the working title "A DOG CALLED EGO". In early 2006 they decided to record an album and asked two friends, Marcel Habbe and Dirk Bakker, to join them for a recording. The project quickly turned into a
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What was the name of the dog who accompanied the Three Men In A Boat?
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Three Men in a Boat a typical boating holiday of the time in a Thames camping skiff. This was just after commercial boat traffic on the Upper Thames had died out, replaced by the 1880s craze for boating as a leisure activity. Following the overwhelming success of "Three Men in a Boat", Jerome later published a sequel, about a cycling tour in Germany, titled "Three Men on the Bummel" (also known as "Three Men on Wheels", 1900). The story begins by introducing George, Harris, Jerome (always referred to as "J."), and Jerome's dog, named Montmorency. The men are spending an evening in J.'s room, smoking
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Three Men in a Boat Three Men in a Boat Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a two-week boating holiday on the Thames from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford and back to Kingston. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide, with accounts of local history along the route, but the humorous elements took over to the point where the serious and somewhat sentimental passages seem a distraction to the comic novel. One of the most praised things about "Three Men in a
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