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On which river does Peterborough stand?
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Peterborough 2009. The former public library on Broadway was funded by Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and opened in 1906; Carnegie was made first freeman of the city on the day of the opening ceremony. Peterborough enjoys a wide range of events including the annual East of England Show, Peterborough Festival and CAMRA beer festival, which takes place on the river embankment in late August. The Key Theatre, built in 1973, is situated on the embankment, next to the River Nene. The theatre aims to provide entertainment, enlightenment and education by reflecting the rich culture Peterborough has to offer. The programme is
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Great stand on the Ugra river Great stand on the Ugra river The Great Stand on the Ugra River (, also , derived from "Ugra") was a standoff between the forces of Akhmat Khan of the Great Horde, and the Grand Prince Ivan III of Muscovy in 1480 on the banks of the Ugra River, which ended when the Tatars departed without conflict. It is seen in Russian historiography as the end of Tatar rule over Moscow. The main Russian defense line ran along the Oka River from Kaluga east toward Nizhny Novgorod. At Kaluga the Oka bends sharply from north to east and the defense
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What is the army equivalent to a Royal Navy Captain?
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Captain (Royal Navy) Captain (Royal Navy) Captain (Capt) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above commander and below commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a colonel in the British Army and Royal Marines, and to a group captain in the Royal Air Force. There are similarly named equivalent ranks in the navies of many other countries. In the Royal Navy, the officer in command of any warship of the rank of commander and below is informally referred to as "the captain" on board, even though holding a junior rank, but
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Captain (Canadian army and air force) Captain (Canadian army and air force) Captain is a rank in the Canadian military. In the Canadian Army, the rank insignia of an army captain is three pips and in the Royal Canadian Air Force, the rank insignia of an air force captain is two wide bars. The rank insignia of a navy captain is four wide bars. All officer bars are of gold thread in the dress uniforms, olive drab in combat uniform. The equivalent rank in the Royal Canadian Navy is lieutenant. Prior to the unification of the Canadian Forces in 1968, the Royal Canadian Air Force used
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On which river does Kidderminster stand?
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Kidderminster carpet industry cloth industry obtained a guild by act of parliament and by 1677, the town had as many as 459 weavers and perhaps 3,000 spinners. Kidderminster carpet industry The cloth trade in Kidderminster dates back to the Middle Ages however it was during the 18th and 19th centuries that the town developed into the centre of British carpet manufacturing. By the early 13th century Kidderminster had gained the status of borough most likely due to its importance as a cloth-making centre, aided by the fast-flowing River Stour. Over the following centuries the town specialised in textile trades such as weaving, fulling,
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Great stand on the Ugra river Great stand on the Ugra river The Great Stand on the Ugra River (, also , derived from "Ugra") was a standoff between the forces of Akhmat Khan of the Great Horde, and the Grand Prince Ivan III of Muscovy in 1480 on the banks of the Ugra River, which ended when the Tatars departed without conflict. It is seen in Russian historiography as the end of Tatar rule over Moscow. The main Russian defense line ran along the Oka River from Kaluga east toward Nizhny Novgorod. At Kaluga the Oka bends sharply from north to east and the defense
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What is the army equivalent to a Royal Navy Commodore?
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Commodore (Royal Navy) Commodore (Royal Navy) Commodore (Cdre) is a rank of the Royal Navy above captain and below rear admiral. It has a NATO ranking code of OF-6. The rank is equivalent to brigadier in the British Army and Royal Marines and to air commodore in the Royal Air Force. The rank of commodore was introduced during the 17th century in November 1674 (though not legally established until 1806). In 1684 the navy introduced two classes of commodore, the first known as a "Commodore Distinction" and the other a "Commodore Ordinary"; these would later evolve into commodores first and second class. In
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Commodore (Royal Navy) although in both cases as an appointment rather than a rank. During World War I the title of "Commodore (T)" was the officer who commanded torpedo boat flotillas. From 1570 to 1864 the Royal Navy was divided into colored squadrons which determined an officer's career path. A modern commodore's rank insignia consists of a 45-millimetre-wide band of gold lace, with a circle of 13-millimetre-wide lace 45 millimetres in diameter above. <br> Commodore (Royal Navy) Commodore (Cdre) is a rank of the Royal Navy above captain and below rear admiral. It has a NATO ranking code of OF-6. The rank is
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Who painted The Light of the World?
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The Light of the World (painting) Engraved reproductions were widely hung in nurseries, schools and church buildings. The Light of the World (painting) The Light of the World (1851–53) is an allegorical painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) representing the figure of Jesus preparing to knock on an overgrown and long-unopened door, illustrating Revelation 3:20: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me". According to Hunt: "I painted the picture with what I thought, unworthy though I
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The Light of the World (painting) population viewed it. Due to Hunt's increasing infirmity and glaucoma, he was assisted in the completion of this version by English painter Edward Robert Hughes (who also assisted with Hunt's version of "The Lady of Shalott"). Hunt was buried in St Paul's. A third, smaller version of the painting, painted by Hunt in pastels between 1851 and 1856, is on display at Manchester City Art Gallery, England, which purchased it in 1964. The painting gave rise to much popular devotion in the late Victorian period and inspired several musical works, including Arthur Sullivan's 1873 oratorio "The Light of the World".
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Which English town did the Romans call Camulodonum?
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Invasions of the British Isles While the governor Suetonius was pursuing a campaign on the isle of Anglesey, Boudicca, angered by maltreatment at the hands of the Romans, urged her people to rise up. They did, and marched on Camulodonum (now Colchester), where many former Roman soldiers had settled. The Romans in Camulodonum were massacred after a brief fight. Meanwhile, the Legio IX Hispana (Ninth Legion) had been sent south from Lindum (now Lincoln) to put down the revolt. It failed to arrive in time, and, when it encountered the Celts, was annihilated. The battle, however, may have enabled Governor Suetonius to arrive in Londinium
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Epistle to the Romans review the current scholarly viewpoints on the purpose of Romans, along with a bibliography, see "Dictionary of Paul and His Letters". For a 16th-century "Lollard" reformer view, see the work of William Tyndale. In his prologue to his translation of the book of Romans, which was largely taken from the prologue of German Reformer Martin Luther, Tyndale writes that: ... this epistle is the principal and most excellent part of the new testament, and most pure evangelion, that is to say glad tidings and what we call the gospel, and also a light and a way in unto the whole
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Which city does Islam regard as the next most holy after Mecca?
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Siege of Mecca (683) Siege of Mecca (683) The Siege of Mecca in September–November 683 was one of the early battles of the Second Islamic Civil War. The city of Mecca served as a sanctuary for Abdallah ibn al-Zubayr, who was among the most prominent challengers to the dynastic succession to the Caliphate by the Umayyad Yazid I. After nearby Medina, the other holy city of Islam, also rebelled against Yazid, the Umayyad ruler sent an army to subdue Arabia. The Umayyad army defeated the Medinans and took the city, but Mecca held out in a month-long siege, during which the Kaaba was damaged
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Islam in Ethiopia Mohammed saw the persecution to which his followers were subjected to in Mecca, he told them to find safe haven in northern Ethiopia, Abyssinia, where they would "find a king there who does not wrong anyone." It was the first hijra (migration) in Islam history. Ethiopia is home to Harar. According to UNESCO, it is regarded as the fourth holy city of Islam. It has 82 mosques, three of which date from the 10th century, as well as 102 shrines. Much as the rest of the Muslim world, the beliefs and practices of the Muslims in Ethiopia are basically the
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Which seaside resort extends either side of the Great Orme headland?
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Great Orme Great Orme The Great Orme () is a limestone headland on the north coast of Wales, above the town of Llandudno. Referred to as "Cyngreawdr Fynydd" by the 12th-century poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr, its English name derives from the Old Norse word for sea serpent. The Little Orme, a smaller but very similar limestone headland, is on the eastern side of Llandudno Bay. Both the Great and Little Ormes have been etymologically linked to the Old Norse words "urm" or "orm" that mean sea serpent (the English word "worm" is transliterated from the same term). The Great Orme being the
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Great Orme Liverpool by paddle steamer. Parts of the Great Orme are managed as a nature reserve by the Conwy County Borough Countryside Service. The area, which is long by wide, has a number of protective designations including Special Area of Conservation, Heritage Coast, Country Park, and Site of Special Scientific Interest. The local authority provides a warden service on the Great Orme that regularly patrols the special scientific and conservation areas. There are numerous maintained paths for walking to the summit; a section of the long-distance North Wales Path also crosses the headland. About half the Great Orme is in use
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Which football club does Robbie Williams make much of supporting?
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Robbie Williams a radio show titled "Radio Rudebox" on 6 October 2011 where he played music and interviewed Gary Barlow. Williams recorded the song “It's Only Us” as the theme for the "FIFA" video game "FIFA 2000". As part of the agreement to license the track EA Sports included Port Vale, the football club Williams supports, in the game, despite only being in the third tier of the English football league system. Williams features in his own karaoke video game, "We Sing Robbie Williams" which was released on 12 November 2010 by Nordic Games Publishing AB. In 2005, Williams founded a soccer
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Robbie Williams (footballer, born 1979) Robbie Williams (footballer, born 1979) Robert "Robbie" Williams (born 12 April 1979 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer playing for Warrington Town. Williams signed for Accrington Stanley in July 1999 from Liverpool County Football Combination side St Dominics. He played for the club for ten years, making 238 league appearances for the club, and picking up championship winning medals for the Northern Premier Division One in 2000, the Northern Premier League in 2003 and the Conference National in 2006, seeing the club promoted to the Football League. In April 2009, Williams, who at the time was the club's longest
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For which London football club did Rod Stewart have an unsuccessful trial?
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Rod Stewart 15 and worked briefly as a silk screen printer. Spurred on by his father, his ambition was to become a professional footballer. In summer 1960, he went for trials at Brentford F.C., a Third Division club at the time. Contrary to some longstanding accounts, Stewart states in his 2012 autobiography that he was never signed to the club and that the club never called him back after his trials. In any case, regarding possible career options, Stewart concluded, "Well, a musician's life is a lot easier and I can also get drunk and make music, and I can't do that
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Rod Stewart to crowd hysteria. Stewart, who had been included in the group upon Baldry's insistence, ended up with most of the male vocal parts. Steampacket was unable to enter the studio to record any material due to its members all belonging to different labels and managers, although Gomelsky did record one of their Marquee Club rehearsals. Stewart's "Rod the Mod" image gained wider visibility in November 1965, when he was the subject of a 30-minute Rediffusion, London television documentary titled "An Easter with Rod" that portrayed the Mod scene. His parallel solo career attempts continued on EMI's Columbia label with the
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What is the name of the Teletubbies’ vacuum cleaner-like housekeeper and guardian?
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Teletubbies populated by rabbits with bird calls audible in the background. The main shelter of the four Teletubbies is an earth house known as the "Tubbytronic Superdome" implanted in the ground and accessed through a hole at the top or an especially large semicircular door at the dome's foot. The creatures co-exist with a number of strange contraptions such as the Noo-noo, the group's anthropomorphic blue vacuum cleaner, and the Voice Trumpets. The show's colourful, psychedelic setting was designed specifically to appeal to the attention spans of infants and unlock different sections of the mind while also educating young children of
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Manual vacuum cleaner of Englewood, N.J. patented (#975,435, Nov. 15, 1910) the Kotten Vacuum Cleaner, which required the operator to stand on a platform and "rock from side to side like a teeter-totter, activating two bellows." In 1910 the Star Vacuum Cleaner was patented in the U.K. (#18,899), consisting of a concertina-like drum that was pushed up and down the handle to suck dust through the cleaning head on top; the initial price was 54 shillings; it was discontinued in 1938. In 1911 the plunger-type canister Golden Rod Vacuum Cleaner was patented (#1,012,800, Dec. 26, 1911) by Charles Boyer of Marengo, Illinois, and
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Which university’s architecture originally inspired the term “red-brick university”?
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Red brick university use of "red brick" in the title. Peers' reference was inspired by the fact that The Victoria Building at the University of Liverpool (designed by Alfred Waterhouse and completed in 1892 as the main building for University College, Liverpool) is built from a distinctive red pressed brick, with terracotta decorative dressings. On this basis the University of Liverpool claims to be the original "red brick" institution, although the titular, fictional "Redbrick University" was a cipher for all the civic universities of the day. While the University of Liverpool was an inspiration for the "red brick" university alluded to in Peers'
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Red brick university the non-ancient universities. Usage in "The Spectator" has taken in Birkbeck, University of London and the universities of Brunel, Hull, Sussex, Nottingham and Westminster, the last a former polytechnic. Red brick university Red brick university (or redbrick university) is a term originally used to refer to nine civic universities founded in the major industrial cities of England in the 19th century, but with the 1960s proliferation of universities and the reclassification of polytechnics in the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, it is sometimes used more broadly to refer to British universities founded in the late 19th and early 20th
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Which EU country’s national anthem, “The Royal March”, has no official words?
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Argentine National Anthem the enemy. The words strongly attacking Spain were no longer sung. Performance of the national anthem is mandatory during all official events, and Argentines in attendance are expected to stand up and sing it. Radio broadcasters voluntarily perform the anthem at midnight, while TV channels do so before closing down their daily broadcast. On national holidays, it is mandatory to perform the national anthem at midnight and noon. The national anthem is ruled in Argentine law by Decree 10302/1944. The rock musician Charly García broke legal regulations dealing with the reproduction of the song when he included an idiosyncratic cover
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National Anthem of the Dominican Republic twice and its derivative demonym, "quisqueyanos", is used once. However, research later shows that these words does not seem to derive from the original Arawak Taíno language. In public, the national anthem is usually performed through the end of the lyric's fourth paragraph. Also note that, no official translation of the Spanish lyrics into any other language, including English, has been enacted into law. National Anthem of the Dominican Republic The Dominican National Anthem is the national anthem of the Dominican Republic. Its music was composed by José Rufino Reyes Siancas (1835–1905), and its lyrics were authored by Emilio Prud’Homme
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Mercenary soldiers from which country were described as “Wild Geese”?
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Flight of the Wild Geese Flight of the Wild Geese The Flight of the Wild Geese was the departure of an Irish Jacobite army under the command of Patrick Sarsfield from Ireland to France, as agreed in the Treaty of Limerick on 3 October 1691, following the end of the Williamite War in Ireland. More broadly, the term Wild Geese is used in Irish history to refer to Irish soldiers who left to serve in continental European armies in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. An earlier exodus in 1690, during the same war, had formed the French Irish Brigade, who are sometimes misdescribed as
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Code Name: Wild Geese Code Name: Wild Geese Code Name: Wild Geese (, ) is a 1984 West German-Italian Euro War film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Lewis Collins in the first of their three mercenary war films. Despite the films title, "Codename Wildgeese" is not the sequel to "The Wild Geese" film, but a derivative film. Kim Newman described the film as closer to the director's films such as "The Last Hunter" and "Cannibal Apocalypse". In Hong Kong, DEA man Fletcher (Borgnine) heads an operation to cut off the supply of opium to the west; to fund this operation Fletcher has found
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Which major US city’s metropolitan area is clustered around Puget Sound?
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Puget Sound Regional Council Puget Sound Regional Council The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is a metropolitan planning organization that develops policies and makes decisions about transportation planning, economic development, and growth management throughout the four-county Seattle metropolitan area surrounding Puget Sound. It is a forum for cities, towns, counties, transit agencies, port districts, Native American tribes, and state agencies to address regional issues. The Puget Sound Regional Council serves the central Puget Sound region of Washington state. The region is made up of King County, Kitsap County, Pierce County, and Snohomish County, which collectively encompass and comprise 73 cities and towns. The five
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Puget Sound AVA Allyn-Grapeview. Evan planted several varieties of "Vitis labrusca" there. The Puget Sound AVA contains many wineries, most of which get their grapes from Eastern Washington. There are about 12 wineries that either grow their own grapes or buy grapes from growers in the Puget Sound AVA. Puget Sound AVA The Puget Sound AVA is an American Viticultural Area in western Washington state. It is the only AVA in the state of Washington that is located west of the Cascade Mountains. The AVA encompasses the entire Puget Sound area from the Canada–US border to just south of Olympia. Rainfall in the
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Which material when crushed for recycling is known as “cullet”?
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Recycling by material Recycling by material Recycling can be carried out on various materials Glass bottles and jars are gathered by a curbside collection truck and bottle banks, where the glass may be sorted into color categories. The collected glass "cullet" is taken to a glass recycling plant where it is monitored for purity and contaminants are removed. The cullet is crushed and added to a raw material mix in a melting furnace. It is then mechanically blown or molded into new jars or bottles. Glass cullet is also used in the construction industry for aggregate and glassphalt. Glassphalt is a road-laying material
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Recycling by material repeatedly. 42% of crude steel produced is recycled material. For information about recycling other, less common metals, refer to: Recycling timber has become popular due to its image as an environmentally friendly product, with consumers commonly believing that by purchasing recycled wood the demand for "green timber" will fall and ultimately benefit the environment. Greenpeace also view recycled timber as an environmentally friendly product, citing it as the most preferable timber source on their website. The arrival of recycled timber as a construction product has been important in both raising industry and consumer awareness towards deforestation and promoting timber mills
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Which country’s burgeoning film industry is nicknamed “Nollywood”?
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This Is Nollywood hectic shooting schedules to losing electricity mid-shoot. "This is Nollywood" follows Nigerian director Bond Emeruwa on his quest to finish filming a feature-length action movie in nine days on the outskirts of Lagos. However, Bond is just one of the incredible protagonists of Nollywood, Nigeria’s burgeoning, but little known movie industry that is rapidly changing Africa’s modern popular culture. In the end, the film is about more than a fascinating and unheralded movie industry, it is about how people surmount obstacles to achieve their dreams. This Is Nollywood This Is Nollywood is a 2007 Nigerian documentary film by Franco Sacchi
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This Is Nollywood This Is Nollywood This Is Nollywood is a 2007 Nigerian documentary film by Franco Sacchi and Robert Caputo, detailing the Nigerian film industry, much along the same lines as the acclaimed 2007 documentary "Welcome to Nollywood" by Jamie Meltzer Through the story of director Bond Emeruwa, this documentary tells the story of a $250 million industry that has created thousands of jobs. As the documentary follows Emeruwa's production of "Check Point", various members of the Nigerian filmmaking community discuss their industry, defend the types of films they make and the impact they have, and describe common difficulties they encounter, from
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Who, in August this year, was announced as the new “Dr Who” Doctor?
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Doctor Who (series 8) series, Series 8 consists mainly of standalone episodes; the series finale was the first two-part story since "The Rebel Flesh" / "The Almost People" from the midpoint of Series 6 in 2011. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> The show's star since 2010, Matt Smith announced in June 2013 that he would be leaving "Doctor Who" following the 2013 Christmas episode "The Time of the Doctor". His replacement was announced, after several weeks of speculation, on a special live broadcast called "Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor" on 4 August as Peter Capaldi, who up to that point was best known for portraying spin
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Doctor Who spin-offs Diego Comic-Con International, IDW Publishing announced their intention to publish a new series of "Doctor Who" comics, which would follow the adventures of the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. The series was scripted by Gary Russell, with art by Nick Roche, and was slated to launch later that year. IDW published this title alongside "Doctor Who Classics", republishing "Doctor Who Weekly" and "Monthly" stories drawn by Dave Gibbons with new coloring. Subsequently, this was split into two publications titled "Doctor Who", a six-issue mini-series, and "Doctor Who Classics" respectively. A second mini-series, "Doctor Who: The Forgotten", by Tony Lee and
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What visible features of a concert harp have the same function as a piano’s black keys?
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Door Harp Door Harp Door Harp is the first studio album by Widespread Panic Lead Guitarist Michael Houser. Door Harp is the first solo studio album by Michael Houser, former lead guitarist of Widespread Panic, released posthumously on September 24, 2002, on Sanctuary Records. Recorded in John Keane's studio in Athens, GA in March 2002, the all-instrumental album features Mikey on guitar, mandolin and piano. Bandmate Domingo S. Ortiz plays percussion, Keane plays guitar, keyboards and pedal steel guitar, and local musicians David Henry and Andy Carlson play violin and cello respectively. The album is all original tracks, with only "Cleburne Terrace"
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Piano & I: An Intimate Evening with Alicia Keys and Her Piano her melodies, as well as the purity of her vocals". Source: The promotional tour was filmed at the Beacon Theatre on June 30, 2011. The show was streamed live on AOL Music's Sessions +1. Keys was the first artist to be broadcast on this new programming. The special, entitled, Alicia Keys: AOL Music "Sessions +1" Concert in NYC, is available on AOL and VEVO. Piano & I: An Intimate Evening with Alicia Keys and Her Piano Piano & I: An Intimate Evening with Alicia Keys and Her Piano, commonly referred to as Piano & I, was a promotional concert tour
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Which kingdom was formed by the 7th century unification of Bernicia and Deira?
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Bernicia Bernicia Bernicia (Old English: "Bernice", "Bryneich", "Beornice"; Latin: "Bernicia") was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom established by Anglian settlers of the 6th century in what is now southeastern Scotland and North East England. The Anglian territory of Bernicia was approximately equivalent to the modern English counties of Northumberland and Durham, and the Scottish counties of Berwickshire and East Lothian, stretching from the Forth to the Tees. In the early 7th century, it merged with its southern neighbour, Deira, to form the kingdom of Northumbria and its borders subsequently expanded considerably. Bernicia occurs in Old Welsh poetry as "Bryneich" or "Brynaich" and in
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Deira death by Oswiu in 651. For a few years subsequently, Deira was governed by Æthelwald son of Oswald of Bernicia. Bede wrote of Deira in his "Historia Ecclesiastica" (completed in 731). Deira Deira (Old English: "Derenrice" or "Dere") was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in Northern England. The kingdom was previously inhabited by Britons and was first recorded when Anglian warriors invaded the Derwent Valley in the latter half of the fifth century. Deira’s territory extended from the Humber to the Tees, and from the sea to the western edge of the Vale of York. It later merged with the kingdom of
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Which TV quiz show host witnessed the pendant’s burial?
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Bamboozle (quiz) used Fastext keys (different coloured buttons on the TV remote control) to select the desired answer from a choice of four, and was "presented" by virtual host Bamber Boozler, who derived his name from the word "bamboozle" and the name of University Challenge host, Bamber Gascoigne. Bamber Boozler's appearance was constrained by the limitations of the Level 1 World System Teletext alpha mosaic display format. From 1993–2005, Teletext competitions editor Julian Edwards created the quiz "Bamber Boozler" and the character "Bamber Boozler". In later years, journalists Charlie Ghagan and, latterly, Roger Wilkinson oversaw the quiz. Roger Wilkinson also provides content
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1950s quiz show scandals after suffering two massive strokes. Sonny Fox, the original host of "The $64,000 Challenge", left that show long before it could become tainted and became a popular children's host in the northeast, remembered best as the suave, genial host of the Sunday morning learn-and-laugh marathon "Wonderama". Fox's replacement, Ralph Story, went on to become a newscaster for KNXT-TV/KCBS-TV in Los Angeles. The quiz show scandals exhibited the necessity for an even stronger network control over programming and production. Quiz show scandals also justified and accelerated the growth of the networks' power over television advertisers concerning licensing, scheduling and sponsorship of
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Which baseball legend is the subject of the 2013 biopic, “42”?
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42 (film) 42 (film) 42 is a 2013 American biographical sports film written and directed by Brian Helgeland about the racial integration of American professional baseball by player Jackie Robinson, who wore jersey number 42 through his Major League career. The film stars Chadwick Boseman as Robinson, and Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey, with Alan Tudyk, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, André Holland, Lucas Black, Hamish Linklater, and Ryan Merriman appearing in supporting roles. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed over $97 million on a $40 million budget. "42" was released in North America on April 12, 2013. In 1945, after
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The Legend of Alfred Packer The Legend of Alfred Packer The Legend of Alfred Packer is a 1980 American biographical Western adventure thriller film directed by Jim Roberson from a script by Burton Raffel. It is a biopic of Alferd Packer starring Patrick Dray in the title role. The film features a score by Bolivian-Argentinian composer Jaime Mendoza-Nava, though the main theme is derivative of Mason Williams's "Classical Gas". The "Alferd" spelling and pronunciation of his first name is not used in the film. McMurphy comes to Denver, Colorado to see Polly Pry about the Packer case. As Pry leaves for her scheduled meeting with
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Which 1989 baseball movie had the tagline “If you build it, he will come”?
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If You Build It If You Build It If You Build It is a 2013 documentary directed by Patrick Creadon, produced by Neal Baer, and filmed on location largely in the town of Windsor and surrounding Bertie County, North Carolina, the state's poorest county. The documentary follows a year in the life of an innovative, design-based high school program, culminating with the design and sixteen-week construction of a farmer's market pavilion, the only farmers market pavilion in the U.S. designed and built by high school students. The film's title is a truncated reference to the catchphrase "if you build it, he will come," from
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If You Build It first male relative in his immediate family to graduate from high school, attributing his graduation to his work with Studio H. Chip Zullinger died suddenly in April 2014. Zullinger, widely described as ahead of his time, told Patrick Creadon, director of "If you Build it," he had been fired at least eight times and wore that as a badge of honor. Creadon described Zullinger as a "renegade school superintendent, a great thinker and a steamroller when it came to getting kids the education they deserve." If You Build It If You Build It is a 2013 documentary directed by Patrick
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Also the name of the local dialect, what is the term for an inhabitant of Monaco?
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Languages of Monaco of Monaco, Princess Charlene, is a native English speaker having been born a Rhodesian in now modern-day Zimbabwe. Occitan ("Lenga d'òc") has also traditionally been spoken in Monaco, particularly when it covered a larger geographical territory, but is rarely used today. Intemelio is a Ligurian dialect spoken historically from the Principality of Monaco to the Italian province of Imperia. Languages of Monaco The official language of Monaco is French. In addition, there are several other languages spoken, including Monégasque, the national language of the Monégasque people. French is the only official—and by far the most common—language in Monaco, a result
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An Inhabitant of Carcosa aware that it must be night, though he can see as clear as day. The man sits near a tree whose roots emerged from a grave. Looking at the stone that once marked that grave, he sees his name, the date of his birth, and the date of his death. He then realizes that he is dead, and is amidst the ruins of the "ancient and famous city of Carcosa." A footnote at the end of the story states: "Such are the facts imparted to the medium Bayrolles by the spirit Hoseib Alar Robardin." An Inhabitant of Carcosa "An Inhabitant
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Which band’s eponymous front man is married to BAFTA-winning actress Carey Mulligan?
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Carey Mulligan by Dano and Zoe Kazan. In November 2017, Mulligan was cast as Gloria Steinem in "An Uncivil War"; the project reunited her with Mudbound director Dee Rees. Mulligan's steely performance as a detective inspector in Collateral, a BBC Two limited series, received plaudits from American and British critics, though the series itself garnered mixed reviews. Mulligan praised showrunner Sir David Hare for seamlessly accommodating her pregnancy into the script. Mulligan is married to Marcus Mumford, the lead singer of Mumford & Sons. They were childhood pen pals who lost touch and reconnected as adults. A few weeks after wrapping production
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Carey Mulligan in this role. Carey Mulligan Carey Hannah Mulligan (born 28 May 1985) is an English actress. Born in London and brought up in Düsseldorf, Germany and Surrey, Mulligan developed an interest in acting as a child and was the student head of the drama department at Woldingham School. She made her professional acting debut on stage in the Kevin Elyot play "Forty Winks" at the Royal Court Theatre in 2004. Her film debut was in the role of Kitty Bennet in "Pride & Prejudice" (2005), followed by supporting roles in numerous television series, including "Bleak House" (2005), "The Amazing Mrs
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Of which modern country does the former kingdom of Bohemia form a major part?
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Kingdom of Bohemia Kingdom of Bohemia The Kingdom of Bohemia, sometimes in English literature referred to as the Czech Kingdom (; ; , sometimes ), was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Central Europe, the predecessor of the modern Czech Republic. It was an Imperial State in the Holy Roman Empire, and the Bohemian king was a prince-elector of the empire. The kings of Bohemia, besides Bohemia, ruled also the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, which at various times included Moravia, Silesia, Lusatia and parts of Saxony, Brandenburg and Bavaria. The kingdom was established by the Přemyslid dynasty in the 12th century
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Kingdom of Bohemia some areas of the country in the 13th century. The royal court used the Czech, Latin, and German languages, depending on the ruler and period. Following the defeat of the Central Powers in World War I, both the Kingdom and Empire were dissolved. Bohemia became the core part of the newly formed Czechoslovak Republic. Although some former rulers of Bohemia had enjoyed a non-hereditary royal title during the 11th and 12th centuries (Vratislaus II, Vladislaus II), the kingdom was formally established in 1198 by Přemysl Ottokar I, who had his status acknowledged by Philip of Swabia, elected King of the
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Of which longer mountain range do the Transylvanian Alps form the southern arm?
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Southern Carpathians Southern Carpathians The Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps; are a group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania. They cover the part of the Carpathian Mountains located between the Prahova River in the east and the Timiș and Cerna Rivers in the west. To the south they are bounded by the Balkan mountain range. The Southern Carpathians are the second highest group of mountains in the Carpathian Mountain range (after Tatra), reaching heights of over 2,500 meters. Although considerably smaller than the Alps, they are classified as having an alpine landscape. Their high mountain character, combined with
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Southern Alps Southern Alps The Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana is a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the range's western side. The name "Southern Alps" generally refers to the entire range, although separate names are given to many of the smaller ranges that form part of it. The range includes the South Island's Main Divide, which separates the water catchments of the more heavily populated eastern side of the island from those on the west coast. Politically, the Main Divide forms the boundary between the Marlborough,
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Which epic poem, attributed to Homer, tells a history of the Trojan Wars?
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Military in the media sex from their husbands to prevent them from going to war. The "Iliad", an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameters traditionally attributed to Homer, is set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states, and tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. The "Odyssey", also ascribed to Homer, is, in part, a sequel to the "Iliad", and is fundamental to the modern Western canon. The "Aeneid", written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, tells the legendary
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Nostoi Nostoi The Nostoi (, "Nostoi", "Returns"), also known as Returns or Returns of the Greeks, is a lost epic of ancient Greek literature. It was one of the Epic Cycle, that is, the "Trojan" cycle, which told the entire history of the Trojan War in epic verse. The story of the "Nostoi" comes chronologically after that of the "Iliou persis" ("Sack of Ilium"), and is followed by that of the "Odyssey". The author of the "Nostoi" is uncertain: ancient writers attributed the poem variously to Agias (8th century BC), Homer (8th century BC), and Eumelos (8th century BC) (see Cyclic
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Which instrument accompanied “Silent Night”’s first performance?
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Silent Mouse and in 1990 in the USA. Silent Mouse Silent Mouse is a British 1988 television film directed and produced by Robin Crichton. In 1818, Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria, the church organ fails on Christmas Eve. The assistant priest Joseph Mohr and the church organist Franz Gruber writes the Christmas carol "Silent Night" which they and the church choir later perform at church accompanied by Mohr playing the guitar. The film was produced by Edinburgh Film and Video productions for Channel 4 in association with PBS and Czechoslovak Television. It was filmed in Austria and Slovakia. The film premiered on 25
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Silent Night, Bloody Night New Wave Independent Pictures announced that the production of a sequel to the original film, titled "Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival", had begun. On December 10, 2016, the film was adapted into a play in Brooklyn, New York for a one-night-only production by One And Done Productions. Silent Night, Bloody Night Silent Night, Bloody Night is a 1972 American horror film directed by Theodore Gershuny and co-produced by Lloyd Kaufman. The film stars Patrick O'Neal and cult actress Mary Woronov in leading roles, with John Carradine in a supporting performance. The plot follows a series of murders that occur
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Ultimately, which 538-strong institution votes in a new president?
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President of the United States electoral votes to Congress. The votes of the electors are opened and counted during a joint session of Congress, held in the first week of January. If a candidate has received an absolute majority of electoral votes for president (currently 270 of 538), that person is declared the winner. Otherwise, the House of Representatives must meet to elect a president using a contingent election procedure in which representatives, voting by state delegation, with each state casting a single vote, choose between the top electoral vote-getters for president. For a candidate to win, he or she must receive the votes of
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Radio 538 this game is played twice a year, in February and August. In this game listeners are required to guess the names of four celebrity voices. Each will say a part of the sentence "The Beat / Of The Moment / Radio / 538" (in 2017 "Eén station / Alle hits / Radio / 538" and from 2018 "Win Met De Zin / = 538 / Radio / = 538"). The starting price is €1000 and for each failed attempt €100 was added to the prize fund. The jackpot is won by the listener who does well all four votes. Then
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Which five words from a nursery rhyme were the first Edison recorded on a phonograph?
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Phonograph May 2014 they have not yet been scanned. These antique tinfoil recordings, which have typically been stored folded, are too fragile to be played back with a stylus without seriously damaging them. Edison's 1877 tinfoil recording of "Mary Had a Little Lamb", not preserved, has been called the first instance of recorded verse. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the phonograph, Edison recounted reciting "Mary Had a Little Lamb" to test his first machine. The 1927 event was filmed by an early sound-on-film newsreel camera, and an audio clip from that film's soundtrack is sometimes mistakenly presented as
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Nursery rhyme Nursery rhyme A nursery rhyme is a traditional poem or song for children in Britain and many other countries, but usage of the term only dates from the late 18th/early 19th century. The term Mother Goose rhymes is interchangeable with nursery rhymes. From the mid-16th century nursery rhymes begin to be recorded in English plays, and most popular rhymes date from the 17th and 18th centuries. The first English collections, "Tommy Thumb's Song Book" and a sequel, "Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book", were published before 1744. Publisher John Newbery's stepson, Thomas Carnan, was the first to use the term Mother
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What term can be both a piece of cartilage in certain joints and a feature of a liquid?
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Hyaline cartilage the joint cavity of synovial joints, bathed in synovial fluid produced by the synovial membrane, which lines the walls of the cavity. Though it is often found in close contact with menisci and articular disks, articular cartilage is not considered a part of either of these structures, which are made entirely of fibrocartilage. The biochemical breakdown of the articular cartilage results in osteoarthritis - the most common type of joint disease. Osteoarthritis affects over 30 million individuals in the United States alone, and is the leading cause of chronic disability amongst the elderly. Hyaline cartilage Hyaline cartilage is the glass-like
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What a piece of work is a man What a piece of work is a man "What a piece of work is man!" is a phrase within a soliloquy by Prince Hamlet in William Shakespeare's play of the same name. Hamlet is reflecting, at first admiringly, and then despairingly, on the human condition. The soliloquy, spoken in the play by Prince Hamlet to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Act II, Scene 2, follows in its entirety. Rather than appearing in blank verse, the typical mode of composition of Shakespeare's plays, the speech appears in straight prose: Hamlet is saying that although humans may appear to think and act "nobly"
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What term can be both a highly energised state of matter and a bodily fluid?
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State of matter the plasma state has variable volume and shape, but as well as neutral atoms, it contains a significant number of ions and electrons, both of which can move around freely. The term phase is sometimes used as a synonym for state of matter, but a system can contain several immiscible phases of the same state of matter. In a solid, constituent particles (ions, atoms, or molecules) are closely packed together. The forces between particles are so strong that the particles cannot move freely but can only vibrate. As a result, a solid has a stable, definite shape, and a definite
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Oh Dear! What Can the Matter Be? Oh Dear! What Can the Matter Be? "What Can the Matter Be?", also known as "Johnny's So Long at the Fair" is a traditional nursery rhyme that can be traced back as far as the 1770s in England. There are several variations on its lyrics. The "Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes" by Iona and Peter Opie traces this song back to an earlier folk ballad, recorded between 1770 and 1780, whose lyrics are: <poem> O what can the matter be And what can the matter be O what can the matter be Johnny bydes lang at the fair He'll buy
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Which chemical acid makes up around 0.5% of what is called gastric acid?
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Gastric acid that it does not become too acidic. These cells also produce mucus, which forms a viscous physical barrier to prevent gastric acid from damaging the stomach. The pancreas further produces large amounts of bicarbonate and secretes bicarbonate through the pancreatic duct to the duodenum to completely neutralize any gastric acid that passes further down into the digestive tract. The main constituent of gastric acid is hydrochloric acid which is produced by parietal cells (also called oxyntic cells) in the gastric glands in the stomach. Its secretion is a complex and relatively energetically expensive process. Parietal cells contain an extensive secretory
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Gastric acid almost exactly isotonic with other bodily fluids. The lowest pH of the secreted acid is 0.8, but the acid is diluted in the stomach lumen to a pH between 1 and 3. There is a small continuous basal secretion of gastric acid between meals of usually less than 10 mEq/hour. There are three phases in the secretion of gastric acid which increase the secretion rate in order to digest a meal: Gastric acid production is regulated by both the autonomic nervous system and several hormones. The parasympathetic nervous system, via the vagus nerve, and the hormone gastrin stimulate the parietal
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In the Just William stories by Richmal Crompton, what is the name of William’s gang?
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Just William His strength of personality means that his leadership is never questioned. William rarely exercises his power over the Outlaws without conscience. William has a few arch-enemies – Hubert Lane being the most sought after. Others include Hubert's lieutenant Bertie Franks and other confederates. ---- Just William Just William is the first book of children's short stories about the young school boy William Brown, written by Richmal Crompton, and published in 1922. The book was the first in the series of William Brown books which was the basis for numerous television series, films and radio adaptations. "Just William" is also sometimes
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Richmal Crompton Richmal Crompton Richmal Crompton Lamburn (15 November 1890 – 11 January 1969) was initially trained as a schoolmistress but later became a popular English writer, best known for her "Just William" series of books, humorous short stories, and to a lesser extent adult fiction books. Richmal Crompton Lamburn was born in Bury, Lancashire, the second child of the Rev. Edward John Sewell Lamburn, a Classics master at Bury Grammar School and his wife Clara (née Crompton). Her brother, John Battersby Crompton Lamburn, also became a writer, remembered under the name John Lambourne for his fantasy novel "The Kingdom That Was"
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Who was President of the USA in 1976?
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1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana become the 39th president of the United States. , this is the last election in which Grant Parish and West Carroll Parish voted for the Democratic candidate. 1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana The 1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Louisiana was won by Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 51.73% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), who finished with 45.95% of the
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1976 Music City USA 420 1976 Music City USA 420 The 1976 Music City USA 420 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on May 8, 1976, at Nashville Speedway (now Fairgrounds Speedway) in Nashville, Tennessee. The five drivers that dominated the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season were David Pearson (average finish of 7th place), Cale Yarborough (average finish of 8th place), Richard Petty (average finish of 9th place), Benny Parsons (average finish of 10th place) and Bobby Allison (average finish 12th place). Nashville Speedway was converted to a half-mile paved oval in 1957, when it began to be a NASCAR
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Sax Rohmer created which notorious, fictional criminal?
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Sax Rohmer 1 to Sax Rohmer, the English pulp novelist: a character blessed with an eye keen enough to catalog the grimness that surrounds him, but also dumb enough to believe he's going to escape it." Sax Rohmer 1 "Sax Rohmer #1" is the first track on the Mountain Goats' "Heretic Pride" album released in 2008 on 4AD. The song describes the milieu of prolific English writer Sax Rohmer whose series of novels featured master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu. "Allmusic"s Steve Leggett called "Sax Rohmer #1" "shuffling." "Crawdaddy!"s Jessica Gentile called "Sax Rohmer #1" an "anthemic opener [that] lets us know that 'All
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Sax Rohmer in Nazi Germany, causing Rohmer to complain that he could not understand such censorship, stating "my stories are not inimical to Nazi ideals". After World War II, Rohmer and his wife moved to New York, only returning to London shortly before his death. He died in 1959, due to an outbreak of influenza ("Asian Flu"). His wife, Rose Elizabeth (Knox) Ward (1886–1979), published her own mystery novel, "Bianca in Black", in 1958 under the pen name Elizabeth Sax Rohmer. Some editions of the book mistakenly credit her as Rohmer's daughter. She and Cay Van Ash (1918–1994), her husband's former assistant,
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Angela Merkel is the leader of which political party in Germany?
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Angela Merkel Angela Merkel Angela Dorothea Merkel (; ; Kasner, born 17 July 1954) is a German politician serving as Chancellor of Germany since 2005. She served as the leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2000 to 2018. Merkel has been widely described as the "de facto" leader of the European Union, the most powerful woman in the world, and the leader of the Free World. Merkel was born in Hamburg in then-West Germany and moved to East Germany as an infant when her father, a Lutheran clergyman, received a pastorate in Perleberg. She obtained a doctorate in quantum
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Family of Angela Merkel University Frankfurt and lives in Darmstadt. During the Fall of Communism, Marcus Kasner was involved in the opposition movement in East Germany in the same small circle as his sister as she started her political career. He was a friend of Günter Nooke, the founder of Democratic Awakening, and took part in political discussions on the future of the state. After the German reunification, he was a member of Alliance '90/The Greens. Irene Kasner (born 19 August 1964) is the only sister of Angela Merkel and is an occupational therapist. Ulrich Merkel was the first husband of Angela Merkel. He
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In 1996, which New Zealand group got to no. 5 in the UK charts with ‘How Bizarre’?
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How Bizarre How Bizarre How Bizarre is the only album by the New Zealand musical group OMC, released in 1996. It was first released on 27 September under the Huh! recording label, issued by PolyGram New Zealand, and manufactured and marketed by Mercury Records on 25 February 1997 in the United States. The album garnered a mixed reception from critics. "How Bizarre" reached number 5 in its native New Zealand and number 40 on the "Billboard" 200, spawning four singles: the title track, "Right On", "On the Run" and "Land of Plenty". It was also certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association
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How Bizarre (song) On Air, it was shown on US networks about 15,000 times in 1997 and 1998. Besides Pauly, it features backing vocalist Sina Saipaia, and a Filipino man named Hill who stood in for Brother Pele. "How Bizarre" topped the singles charts in New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Canada and Ireland. It also topped the airplay chart in South Africa. As the track was only released to radio in the USA, with no commercial single made available to buy, the song was not allowed to chart on the "Billboard" Hot 100 under the chart rules in force at the time. However, it
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Which ‘Eastenders’ character carried the Olympic torch on the programme?
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Episode 4466 Episode 4466 Episode 4466 of the BBC soap opera "EastEnders" was broadcast on BBC One on 23 July 2012, between 9pm and 9.30pm. It was written by Matt Evans, directed by Clive Arnold, and executively produced by Lorraine Newman. It included seven minutes of live footage, during which the character of Billy Mitchell, played by Perry Fenwick, carried the Olympic Torch as an official torch bearer as part of the official torch relay for the London 2012 Olympic Games, and Lola Pearce, played by Danielle Harold, gave birth to her daughter. The storyline for the episode was announced in November
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London 2012 Olympic Torch easily carried by bearers of all ages; the youngest torchbearer in the relay was twelve, and the oldest 100 years. Its height allows it to be easily viewed over the top of crowds. The London 2012 Paralympic Torch is the same design, albeit with a mirror-finish. The design of the torch has been widely acclaimed. The Torch was named the Design Museum's 2012 'Design of the Year'. London 2012 Olympic Torch The London 2012 Olympic Torch was carried around the UK for 70 days in the London 2012 Torch Relay, from 19 May to 27 July 2012. Designed by British
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In The Scaffold’s ‘Lily the Pink’, which young lady “had terrible freckles”?
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Lily the Pink (song) Backing vocalists on the recording included Graham Nash (of The Hollies), Elton John (then Reg Dwight), and Tim Rice; while Jack Bruce (of Cream) played the bass guitar. The lyrics include a number of in-jokes. For example, the line "Mr Frears has sticky out ears" refers to film director Stephen Frears, who had worked with The Scaffold early in their career; while the line "Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles" refers to the song "Jennifer Eccles" by The Hollies, Graham Nash's former band. Another version of the song, released a few months after The Scaffold's by The Irish Rovers, became a
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Lily the Pink (song) Lily the Pink (song) "Lily the Pink" is a 1968 song released by the UK comedy group The Scaffold. It is a modernisation of an older folk song titled "The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham". The lyrics celebrate the "medicinal compound" invented by Lily the Pink, and chronicle the "efficacious" cures it has brought about, such as inducing morbid obesity to cure a weak appetite, or bringing about a sex change as a remedy for freckles. The Scaffold's record, released in November 1968, became No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for the four weeks encompassing the Christmas holidays that year.
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What Islamic religious title was given to General Gordon’s nemesis?
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Charles George Gordon was given the nickname "Chinese Gordon" and honours from both the Emperor of China and the British. He entered the service of the Khedive of Egypt in 1873 (with British government approval) and later became the Governor-General of the Sudan, where he did much to suppress revolts and the local slave trade. Exhausted, he resigned and returned to Europe in 1880. A serious revolt then broke out in the Sudan, led by a Muslim religious leader and self-proclaimed Mahdi, Muhammad Ahmad. In early 1884 Gordon had been sent to Khartoum with instructions to secure the evacuation of loyal soldiers and
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Mawlawi (Islamic title) Maulana is more often associated with formal qualification following study at a madrassa or darul uloom whereas Maulvi is usually more a general title for religious figures. In Bangladesh, in the government Aliyah Madrassa system, Maulbi/Maulbi is also associated with formal degrees for those who have passed the course of Maulbi/Maulvi (basic), Maulvi Aalim (intermediate) or Maulvi Fazil (advanced). Mawlawi (Islamic title) Moulvi (; also spelled Maulvi, Mawlawi, and Mawlvi) is an honorific Islamic religious title given to Muslim religious scholars, or ulama, preceding their names, similar to the titles Mawlānā, Mullah, or Sheikh. Mawlawi generally means a highly qualified
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In 1966, what replaced the Aust ferry?
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Aust Ferry Aust Ferry Aust Ferry or Beachley Ferry was a ferry service that operated across the River Severn between Aust and Beachley both in Gloucestershire, England. Before the Severn Bridge opened in 1966, it provided service for road traffic crossing between the West Country and South Wales. The nearest fixed crossing was a round trip to Gloucester. The ferry ran from a pier at Old Passage near the village of Aust on the east bank of the Severn. It ran to a similar pier on the east of the Beachley peninsula. The car ferry, set up in 1926, only serviced cars,
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Aust Ferry Tidenham retained rights over the passage, and received rents from the parishes of Aust and Beachley, until the 19th century. The journey, a distance of over a mile at a point where the tides run swiftly, was a dangerous one, and its reputation, the roughness of the water, and the smallness of the boats deterred travellers. Daniel Defoe visited the crossing from the Aust side in the 18th century, but did not trust the ferry to survive the bad weather, and elected to go via Gloucester instead. By that time, ferry crossings from New Passage, between Redwick near Pilning and
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In a classic Xmas TV show from 1971, who was called ‘Mr. Preview’ by one of his hosts?
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André Previn Previn became known to a broad public through his television work. In the United Kingdom he worked on TV with the London Symphony Orchestra. In the United States the TV show "Previn and the Pittsburgh" (1977) featured him in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Previn is particularly remembered in Britain for his performance as "Mr. Andrew Preview" (or "Privet") on the "Morecambe and Wise" Christmas Show in 1971, which involved his conducting a performance of Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto with Eric Morecambe as the comically inept soloist (being swindled into it by being told that Yehudi Menuhin would be
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Mr. & Ms. TV Mr. & Ms. TV Mr. & Ms. TV was a Hindi television reality show that was broadcast on Sony TV. The purpose of the show was to find the best of the best Hindi television stars, who would be crowned as Mr. & Ms. TV. The show was hosted by Shonali Nagrani.The show was won by Purbi Joshi and Swapnil Joshi who were crowned Ms. and Mr. TV respectively. There were originally 6 female and 6 male contestants chosen and then each contestant was paired with one of the opposite gender. After the selection, the pair together had to take
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In which country is the cake known as ‘stollen’ traditionally eaten at Christmas?
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Christmas cake they are handled properly. In Germany, Stollen, a traditional German fruitcake, is popular. During the Christmas season, it's also called "Weihnachtsstollen" or "Christstollen". In Italy, Panettone, a sweet sourdough bread with a distinct cupola shape, is traditionally eaten at Christmas. It contains raisins and candied citrus fruit and is prepared meticulously over several days. Pandoro is a typically a Veronese product. Is traditionally shaped like a frustum with an eight-pointed star section. In France and in Lebanon, a Bûche de Noël (Yule Log cake) is the traditional Christmas cake. In Cyprus, it is served on Christmas Day. It is the
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Stollen Stollen Stollen ( or ) is a fruit bread of nuts, spices, and dried or candied fruit, coated with powdered sugar or icing sugar. It is a traditional German bread eaten during the Christmas season, when it is called Weihnachtsstollen (after "Weihnachten", the German word for Christmas) or Christstollen (after Christ). Stollen is a cake-like fruit bread made with yeast, water and flour, and usually with zest added to the dough. Orangeat (candied orange peel) and candied citrus peel (Zitronat), raisins and almonds, and various spices such as cardamom and cinnamon are added. Other ingredients, such as milk, sugar, butter,
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Which British physicist and mathematician was born on 25/12/1642?
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Isaac Newton is the one described by Newton. A descendant of the original tree can be seen growing outside the main gate of Trinity College, Cambridge, below the room Newton lived in when he studied there. The National Fruit Collection at Brogdale can supply grafts from their tree, which appears identical to Flower of Kent, a coarse-fleshed cooking variety. Religion Writings by Newton Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author (described in his own day as a "natural philosopher") who is widely recognised as one of the most
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James Thomson (mathematician) James Thomson (mathematician) James Thomson (13 November 1786 – 12 January 1849) was an Irish mathematician, notable for his role in the formation of the thermodynamics school at Glasgow University. He was the father of the engineer and physicist James Thomson and the physicist William Thomson, Lord Kelvin. Born on 13 November 1786, he was fourth son of James Thomson, a small farmer at Annaghmore, near Ballynahinch, County Down (the house was later called Spamount), by his wife, Agnes Nesbit. His early education was from his father. At the age of eleven or twelve he had found out for himself
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Which former dictator was executed on 25/12/1989?
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Revolutions of 1989 April 1990, the first free elections held in Romania since 1937. However, they were postponed until 20 May 1990. Over 1,000 people died during the Romanian Revolution, out of which 100 where children and the youngest was only one month. The Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceauşescu, and his wife, Elena Ceauşescu, were executed by firing squad after a very brief trial. The Romanian Revolution was the bloodiest of the revolutions of 1989. Mongolia declared independence in 1911 after the collapse of the Qing dynasty. The Mongolian People's Party took power in 1921 and the party renamed itself the Mongolian People's Revolutionary
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1989 Panamanian coup d'état attempt 1989 Panamanian coup d'état attempt The 1989 Panamanian coup d'état attempt was a failed coup d'état which occurred in Panama City on 3 October. The attempt was led by Major Moisés Giroldi, supported by a group of officers who had returned from a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Namibia. Although the plotters succeeded in capturing Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, the coup was quickly suppressed. Giroldi, together with nine other members of the Panamanian Defense Forces, was executed on 3 and 4 October 1989. An eleventh participant died in prison after being tortured. These events became known as the "Albrook massacre".
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In ‘Pickwick Papers’, where did Mr. Pickwick and friends have a fine time at Christmas?
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The Pickwick Papers (1913 film) in "The Pickwick Papers", contemporary audiences did not take to the film, instead preferring the one-reel comedies Bunny was used to producing for Vitagraph. As Bunny recalled in 1915: "Listen, I went to England and put in some of the hardest work of my life in producing "Mr. Pickwick". I found every place that was unchanged, from Dingley Dell to the White Hart Tavern, and we worked it all out true to life. I'm proud of those pictures – but they haven't sold at all in comparison with these things I'm turning out every week." According to Vitagraph's co-founder Albert
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The Pickwick Papers In many Pickwick Clubs, members even take on the names of the characters in the novel. As the website for the Pickwick Bicycle Club states, "Our rules state that 'Each Member shall adopt the sobriquet allocated by the Management Committee, being the name of some male character in the Pickwick Papers, and be addressed as such at all meetings of the Club." Imitations/plagiarisms published at the same time as Dickens's "Pickwick Papers" include G. W. M. Reynolds' "Pickwick Abroad; or, The Tour in France" Source editions online Other online books Resources The Pickwick Papers The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick
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‘Hollyoaks’ is set in which English town or city?
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Hollyoaks in the city. Students Union president Gordon Reay said, "Students at other universities think we are a bunch of radicals and militants because that's how the students are portrayed in "Hollyoaks". They assume that the college in the programme is Chester College, because "Hollyoaks" is set in the city." In March 2009, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers identified "Hollyoaks" as one of a number of programmes – including "Big Brother" and "Skins" – cited by its members in a survey to be a bad influence on students, manifesting itself in behaviour such as, "answering back, storming off, swearing, aggression
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Hollyoaks: In the City Hollyoaks: In the City Hollyoaks: In the City was a British television drama series set in Liverpool and first broadcast in 2006. "Hollyoaks: In the City" was a spin-off of Channel 4 soap opera, "Hollyoaks", originally devised by Phil Redmond. It also served as a continuation to 2005's "", which also starred Gemma Atkinson and Marcus Patric. On 16 November 2006 the writer of the show, Daran Little, announced on his Myspace site that the series had not been recommissioned due to low audience figures. After returning home from Sri Lanka, Ben and Lisa move in with Ben's friend "Tank
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What was the name of Scrooge’s late partner? (Both names needed.)
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Scrooge (musical) Jenkins, who leads the angry crowd in despise of Scrooge ("Father Christmas"/"I Hate People"). Scrooge is visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley, his business partner who has been dead for the past seven years, who tells Scrooge to ("Make The Most Of This World") or else the afterlife will be bad for him. He informs Scrooge that he is to be visited by three spirits at 1am, 2am and 3am respectively. Marley also explains the significance of a chain he is wearing - the chain has been built up of sins in life. As Marley leaves, Scrooge is angry
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Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology was eventually re-recorded for 1979's "Candy-O". The previously unreleased "Slipaway" was recorded as a 24-track demo by The Cars between their first and second albums. Rather than record a finished studio version, The Cars gave the song to Ian Lloyd, who issued his version later in 1979. The following two songs, both cover versions, were initially made as backing tracks for Bebe Buell to record vocals over for her 1981 EP "Covers Girl". These versions feature lead vocals by Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr, and were previously unreleased. Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology Just What I Needed: The
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Who wrote the poem ‘A Visit From St. Nicholas’, aka ‘The Night Before Christmas’?
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A Visit from St. Nicholas A Visit from St. Nicholas "A Visit from St. Nicholas", more commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas" and "Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously in 1823 and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who claimed authorship in 1837. Some commentators now believe the poem was written by Henry Livingston Jr.. The poem has been called "arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American" and is largely responsible for some of the conceptions of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today. It has had a massive impact on the
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A Visit from St. Nicholas history of Christmas gift-giving. Before the poem gained wide popularity, American ideas had varied considerably about Saint Nicholas and other Christmastide visitors. "A Visit from St. Nicholas" eventually was set to music and has been recorded by many artists. On Christmas Eve night, while his wife and children sleep, a father awakens to noises outside his house. Looking out the window, he sees Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) in an air-borne sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. After landing his sleigh on the roof, the saint enters the house through the chimney, carrying a sack of toys with him. The father watches
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Who were the runners up in the men’s rugby union 2012-13 Six Nations competition?
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2012 Women's Six Nations Championship 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship The 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2012 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were held in February and March 2012, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day. The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England were favourites to win the tournament, and did so - their
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2012 Cup of Nations (rugby union) 2012 Cup of Nations (rugby union) The 2012 Emirates Cup of Nations is the second Cup of Nations tournament to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates and will be again held at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. This tournament acts as a year ending tournament for tier 3 teams from different continents and provides greater preparation for teams to play in their regional competitions. The tournament is a joint initiative of the UAE Rugby Federation and the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union. The four competing teams are hosts UAE, 2012 Asian Five Nations runners up Hong Kong, 2012 Africa
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Which African country was known as South-West Africa, prior to 1968?
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South West African Airways South West African Airways South West African Airways (SWAA) was the first commercial air service in South West Africa (now Namibia). It operated from 1930 until 1935, when it was taken over by South African Airways. South African military forces occupied German South West Africa during World War I, and South Africa continued to administer the territory after the war, under a mandate from the League of Nations. In 1930, the administration invited tenders for an air mail and passenger carrier service. The successful tenderer was the Junkers aircraft company in Germany, which then formed South West African Airways. Naturally,
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South West Africa Command South West Africa Command South West Africa Command was a command of the South African Army. South West Africa Command was one of the South African Defence Force’s regional commands, which made up the Territorial Force. Based in Windhoek, it was initially responsible for the security of entire South West Africa, forming the main level of command for military operations providing logistic, administrative and service support to all units and formations operating in its area of responsibility as well as support for the Police. South West Africa Command was established in 1939 under a Union Government Proclamation, No 234 of
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The 9-inch tall pyramid at the top of the Washington Monument is made of what?
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Washington Monument neither all stone nor true obelisks. The tallest masonry structure in the world is the brick Anaconda Smelter Stack in Montana at tall. But this includes a non-masonry concrete foundation, leaving the stack's brick chimney at tall, only about taller than the monument's 2015 height. If the monument's aluminum apex is also discounted, then the stack's masonry portion is taller than the monument's masonry portion. In 2001, a temporary visitor security screening center was added to the east entrance of the Washington Monument in the wake of the September 11 attacks. The one-story facility was designed to reduce the ability
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That's What Love Is Made Of That's What Love Is Made Of That's What Love Is Made Of was a 1964 hit song by Motown's original vocal group, The Miracles, issued on the label's Tamla records subsidiary (Tamla 54102). It was taken from the group's album "Greatest Hits from the Beginning", but originally appeared on their abortive 1964 album, "I Like It Like That". Written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, and Pete Moore, this song was a "Billboard" Top 40 Pop hit, peaking at # 35, and a Top 10 Billboard R&B hit, peaking at #9. A showcase for poetic wordplay, The Miracles utilized
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Below the ‘out’ line, what is the only part of a squash court that is out of bounds?
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Squash tennis Squash tennis Squash tennis is an American variant of squash, but played with a ball and racquets that are closer to the equipment used for lawn tennis, and with somewhat different rules. For younger players the game offers the complexity of squash and the speed of racquetball. It also has exercise and recreational potential for older players. Squash tennis is played in various four-walled courts. The front wall (against which the ball is served) features a telltale (usually clad in tin) at the bottom couple feet from the floor, a service line about from the floor, and an out-of-bounds line
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Out of bounds foul on that side. In Australian rules football, the ball is considered out of bounds when the whole of the ball is outside the plane of boundary line; or, if any part of the ball touches the behind post. Under most circumstances, play is restarted by means of a boundary throw-in after it has gone out of bounds: the boundary umpire throws the ball high in the air and backwards over his head to a neutral contest 15-20m in from the line. Under the following circumstances, a free kick awarded against the team who put the ball out of bounds:
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On Sept. 20th 2013 , who were runners-up to Nottinghamshire in the YB40 final at Lords?
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David Hussey signed for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club for the 2008 and 2009 seasons, but due to commitments to the Australian national team withdrew from the end of the 2008 season. He returned to Notts for the majority of the 2010 season, and left the county at the end of the 2013 season, signing off with a century against Somerset in the County Championships. During his final season he also helped Notts beat Glamorgan by 87 runs to win the YB40 final at Lord's, their first one-day trophy since 1989. He Played for Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab In 2004
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Steven Mullaney Mullaney was a regular in the top order of the Lancashire second team which progressed to the final of the Second XI Championship and the semi-final of the Second XI Trophy. At the end of the 2009 season he turned down a two-year contract with Lancashire and signed for Nottinghamshire. Mullaney won the Nottinghamshire player of the year award in 2013 having moved up to the opening slot in the county championship, scoring two centuries. He also made an average contribution with the ball, in the sides YB40 title winning side and the t20 teams progression to the quarterfinals. He
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In 1967, who became the first recipient of a human heart transplant?
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Louis Washkansky heart and not necessarily an indication of rejection. Louis Washkansky Louis Washkansky (1913 – 21 December 1967) was a South African man who was the recipient of the world's first human-to-human heart transplant, and the first patient to regain consciousness following the operation. Washkansky lived for 18 days and was able to speak with his wife and reporters. Washkansky was actually the second human recipient of a heart transplant overall, in that James Hardy had done a transplant in 1964 in which Boyd Rush received a chimpanzee's heart, although the patient in that case only survived an hour and did
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Ann Harrison (lung transplant recipient) she became a den mother for so many other patients, encouraging them in their quest, celebrating with them their victories, and consoling them and their families in their losses." Dr Cooper shows a picture of Ann Harrison every time he lectures on transplantation and says, "I still marvel when someone so close to death is returned to a vigorous life." Ann Harrison (lung transplant recipient) Ann Harrison (September 24, 1944 – April 20, 2001) was the recipient of the world's first successful human double lung transplant. She survived for almost fifteen years after the surgery and died of unrelated causes.
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Who wrote the series of children’s books about Dr. Dolittle?
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Dr. Dolittle (1998 film) for the PlayStation 2 on November 29, 2006. Dr. Dolittle (1998 film) Dr. Dolittle is a 1998 American fantasy comedy film directed by Betty Thomas, written by Larry Levin and Nat Mauldin, and starring Eddie Murphy in the titular role. The film was inspired by the series of children's stories of the same name by Hugh Lofting, but used no material from any of the novels; the main connection is the name and a doctor who can speak to animals, although the pushmi-pullyu, a much-loved feature of the books, notably makes a very brief appearance in a couple of scenes.
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Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (also known as Dr. Dolittle 4 or Dr. Dolittle 4: Tail to the Chief) is a 2008 American comedy film, starring Kyla Pratt and Norm Macdonald. Like its predecessor, "Dr. Dolittle 3" in 2006, it was released direct to DVD on March 4, 2008. It is the fourth film in the "Dr. Dolittle" series, and the second film in the series not to feature Eddie Murphy as Doctor Dolittle, or Raven-Symoné as Charisse Dolittle, although Doctor Dolittle (but not Charisse Dolittle) has been mentioned in the film. Maya
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The European prince Henry the Navigator was born in 1394 in which country?
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Prince Henry the Navigator In Portuguese, even in modern times, it is uncommon to call him by this epithet; the preferred use is "Infante D. Henrique". Prince Henry the Navigator Infante D. Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu (4 March 1394 – 13 November 1460), better known as Prince Henry the Navigator (), was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th-century European maritime discoveries and maritime expansion. Through his administrative direction, he is regarded as the main initiator of what would be known as the Age of Discovery. Henry was the fourth child of the Portuguese
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Prince Henry the Navigator (statue) Portuguese embassy. Prince Henry the Navigator (statue) Prince Henry the Navigator is an historic statue located on a traffic median at the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Pleasant Street in the Flint Village section of Fall River, Massachusetts. The statue by Aristide Berto Cianfarani was erected in 1940 by people from New England of Portuguese descent to mark the 800 year anniversary of the Portuguese National Organization in 1140, and as a tribute to Prince Henry the Navigator (1394–1460), whose explorations and scientific accomplishments beaconed the ocean route to India and opened the gateway of the Atlantic Ocean for the
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Which element in the periodic table has the chemical symbol W?
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Chemical element of metals. Cu comes from Cuprum, Fe comes from Ferrum, Ag from Argentum. The symbols were not followed by a period (full stop) as with abbreviations. Later chemical elements were also assigned unique chemical symbols, based on the name of the element, but not necessarily in English. For example, sodium has the chemical symbol 'Na' after the Latin "natrium". The same applies to "W" (wolfram) for tungsten, "Fe" (ferrum) for iron, "Hg" (hydrargyrum) for mercury, "Sn" (stannum) for tin, "K" (kalium) for potassium, "Au" (aurum) for gold, "Ag" (argentum) for silver, "Pb" (plumbum) for lead, "Cu" (cuprum) for copper, and
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Periodic table (detailed cells) layout of the table has been refined and extended over time, as new elements have been discovered, and new theoretical models have been developed to explain chemical behavior. Periodic table (detailed cells) The periodic table is a tabular method of displaying the chemical elements. It can show much information, after name, symbol and atomic number. Also, for each element mean atomic mass value for the natural isotopic composition of each element can be noted. The two layout forms originate from two graphic forms of presentation of the same periodic table. Historically, when the f-block was identified it was drawn below
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Which sport was played at Wimbledon prior to lawn tennis?
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All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club are invited to become members. The patron of the club is Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and the President is The Duke of Kent. The Club was founded by six gentlemen at the offices of "The Field" on 23 July 1868 at the height of a croquet craze as the "All England Croquet Club," and held its first croquet competition in 1870. Its original ground was situated off Worple Road, Wimbledon. Croquet was very popular there until the then-infant sport of lawn tennis (a game introduced by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield a year or so prior, and originally called "Sphairistikè") was
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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum tennis. It is the largest tennis library in the world. The Wimbledon Shop is at the entrance of the Museum and is free to enter. Items for sale include tennis and casual clothing, towelling goods, sport bags, DVDs, books, jewellery, rackets, souvenirs, and tennis accessories. An online Wimbledon shop also has a wide range of merchandise. The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is inside the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis Club. To access The Museum, guests must enter through Gate 4 of the club on Church Road, SW19 5AG. Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum (WLTM) is
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Who wrote the 1927 poem ‘The Journey of the Magi’?
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Journey of the Magi Journey of the Magi Journey of the Magi is a 43-line poem written in 1927 by T. S. Eliot (1888–1965). It is one of five poems that Eliot contributed for a series of 38 pamphlets by several authors collectively titled "Ariel poems" and released by British publishing house Faber and Gwyer (later, Faber and Faber). Published in August 1927, "Journey of the Magi" was the eighth in the series and was accompanied by illustrations drawn by American-born avant garde artist Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890–1954). The poems, including "Journey of the Magi", were later published in both editions of Eliot's collected
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Journey of the Magi In 1927, Eliot was asked by his employer, Geoffrey Faber, one of the partners in Faber & Gwyer, to write one poem each year for a series of illustrated pamphlets with holiday themes to be sent to the firms clients and business acquaintances as Christmas greetings. This series, called the "Ariel Series", would release 38 pamphlets from a selection of English writers and poets from 1927 through 1931. The first poem that Eliot wrote, "Journey of the Magi", was released as the eighth in the series in August 1927. Eliot would follow with four more poems: "A Song for Simeon"
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The Bible. What is the fifth book of the Old Testament?
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Old Testament both Jews and Christians have always interpreted the Bible (both the "Old" and "New" Testaments) as an affirmation of the oneness of Almighty God. The Old Testament stresses the special relationship between God and his chosen people, Israel, but includes instructions for proselytes as well. This relationship is expressed in the biblical covenant (contract) between the two, received by Moses. The law codes in books such as Exodus and especially Deuteronomy are the terms of the contract: Israel swears faithfulness to God, and God swears to be Israel's special protector and supporter. Further themes in the Old Testament include salvation,
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Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament an e-book for Amazon Kindle, and as a Bible software add-on for products including Accordance, Logos, QuickVerse and WORDsearch. Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament was edited by G. K. Beale and D. A. Carson, and published by Baker Books in 2007. It is a comprehensive Bible commentary on Old Testament references within the New Testament. The editors headed a team of scholars to identify, explain and comment on both the direct quotations within the text of the New Testament and its many other probable allusions
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Whose radio show can be heard on Radio 1 Mondays to Thursdays, 7-00 to 9-00 pm?
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Annie Mac (radio show) Zane Lowe's Radio 1 evening show airing Monday-Thursdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm. In 2017, Annie Mac was nominated at the Electronic Music Awards for Radio Show of the Year for "Annie Mac Presents". Annie Mac (radio show) Annie Mac is a BBC Radio 1 radio show featuring Annie Mac and focusing on electronic dance music, broadcasting since 2004. On 15 February 2015, it was announced she would take over Zane Lowe's Radio 1 evening show airing Monday-Thursdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm, which she took over on the 9th March 2015. DJs including Huw Stephens, Phil Taggart and MistaJam have hosted
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Theme Time Radio Hour Radio and would feature "every one of Dylan's classic 'Theme Time Radio Hour' shows." The release also noted "Sirius XM listeners will hear a show from the Theme Time Radio Hour vault on Deep Tracks, channel 27, on Mondays at 8:00 pm; Wednesdays at 11:00 am; Thursdays at 12:00 am and Sundays at 8:00 am (all times Eastern)," marking the show's return to satellite radio, if only in rebroadcasts. The internet channel and radio rebroadcasts were discontinued in August 2013. Season 1 of "TTRH" consisted of fifty episodes, airing from May 3, 2006 to April 18, 2007. Season 2 of
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Which Scottish Premiership association football club has Rugby Park for its home ground?
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Rugby Park Rugby Park Rugby Park is a football stadium situated in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock. It was first used in 1899 and is the home of Kilmarnock FC. It underwent a major redevelopment in 1994–95, becoming an all-seater stadium with a capacity of . In addition to its main duty of hosting home matches for Kilmarnock it has been the venue for two Scottish international matches. It can also be used for concerts, with Elton John playing to 15,000 in a first for the venue. In 2002, the club constructed the Park Hotel, a 4-star hotel complex next to the
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Scottish Premiership (rugby) Scottish Premiership (rugby) The Scottish Premiership (referred to as the Tennents Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is an amateur league competition for Scottish rugby union clubs. First held in 1973, it is the top division of the Scottish League Championship. The current champions are Melrose, while the most successful club is Hawick, who have won the competition twelve times. Ten clubs contest the league, with the bottom club relegated to the Scottish National League Division One and second-bottom club involved in a play-off. The top level of club rugby in Scotland are the two professional teams that play in the Pro14
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The 1954 film ‘White Christmas’ is set in which state of the USA?
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The Raid (1954 film) the Canada–US border, escape. They head for Canada and plan a raid across the border into St. Albans, Vermont, to rob its banks to replenish the Confederate treasury and burn buildings as revenge for Sherman's March to the Sea and to tie up Union forces. The leader of the raid heads into St. Albans as a spy, and develops ambiguous feelings about what he is doing when he becomes friends with a young widow and her son. The Raid (1954 film) The Raid is a 1954 Technicolor American film set during the American Civil War. It stars Van Heflin, Anne
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White Christmas (film) end of 2014. White Christmas (film) White Christmas is a 1954 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. Filmed in VistaVision and Technicolor, it features the songs of Irving Berlin, including a new version of the title song, "White Christmas", introduced by Crosby in the film "Holiday Inn". Produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film is notable for being the first to be released in VistaVision, a widescreen process developed by Paramount that entailed using twice the surface area of standard 35mm film; this large-area negative was used to
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Who painted ‘The Adoration of the Magi’ (1624)?
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Adoration of the Magi (Rubens, Madrid) Adoration of the Magi (Rubens, Madrid) The Adoration of the Magi is a very large oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens. He first painted it in 1609 and later gave it a major reworking between 1628 and 1629 during his second trip to Spain. It is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. It is one of many works on the subject by Rubens - others include those of 1616-17 and 1624. Towards the end of 1608 Antwerp was preparing to receive the peace delegates negotiating an end to the war between Spain and the
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Adoration of the Magi (Bosch, Philadelphia) Adoration of the Magi (Bosch, Philadelphia) The Adoration of the Magi is an oil painting on wood panel attributed to the workshop of Netherlandish artist Hieronymus Bosch, executed around 1499. It is housed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA. The museum's catalog assign it to around 1518, as having been finished by Bosch's workshop. According to Dendochronologic research, it could have been painted in 1493-1499. The painting is a traditional representation of the Adoration of the Magi theme, similar to other Bosch "Adoration of the Magi" of New York, although reversed. Mary is at left, taking shelter under a
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What is the name of the dog in ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ (2000)?
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat". Max, the Grinch's dog, and the Grinch himself also appear in the children's puppet show "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss". The Grinch, Cindy Lou Who, and Max, appear in "Seussical", a musical which takes it plot from several Dr. Seuss books. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a children's story by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows the Grinch, a grouchy, solitary creature who attempts to put an end to Christmas by stealing Christmas-themed items from the homes
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas and simply The Grinch in the UK) is a 2000 American Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by Ron Howard and written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. Based on Dr. Seuss's 1957 book of the same name, the film was the first Dr. Seuss book to be adapted into a full-length feature film. The film stars Jim Carrey in the title role, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Molly Shannon and Taylor Momsen. Because the film is
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Who composed ‘A Sea Symphony’ between 1903 and 1909?
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A Sea Symphony A Sea Symphony A Sea Symphony is a piece for orchestra and chorus by Ralph Vaughan Williams, written between 1903 and 1909. Vaughan Williams' first and longest symphony, it was first performed at the Leeds Festival in 1910, with the composer conducting. The symphony's maturity belies the composer's relative youth when it was written (he was 30 when he first began sketching it). One of the first symphonies in which a choir is used throughout the work and is an integral part of the musical texture, "A Sea Symphony" helped set the stage for a new era of symphonic and
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Symphony on a Hymn Tune Symphony on a Hymn Tune Symphony on a Hymn Tune is a four-movement orchestral composition by the American composer Virgil Thomson. The work was Thomson's first symphony and was composed between 1926 and 1928 while Thomson studied with the composer Nadia Boulanger in Paris. However, the work was not premiered until February 22, 1945, with Thomson leading the Philharmonic Symphony Society in New York City. Lasting roughly twenty minutes in performance, "Symphony on a Hymn Tune" is composed in four movements: The first three movements were composed between 1926 and spring 1927, though Thomson, daunted by the finale, did not
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In what year did King Edward VIII’s abdication crisis occur?
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Edward VIII abdication crisis Edward VIII abdication crisis In 1936, a constitutional crisis in the British Empire arose when King-Emperor Edward VIII proposed to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite who was divorced from her first husband and was pursuing the divorce of her second. The marriage was opposed by the governments of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth. Religious, legal, political and moral objections were raised. As British monarch, Edward was the nominal head of the Church of England, which did not then allow divorced people to remarry in church if their ex-spouses were still alive. For this reason,
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His Majesty King Edward the Eighth's Abdication Act, 1937 Abdication, rather than 11 December when the Abdication Act had come into force in the UK. It also declared that actions taken in the name of Edward VIII after the abdication but before the passage of the South African act were deemed to be valid. The act was repealed by the South African Constitution of 1961 when South Africa became a republic. His Majesty King Edward the Eighth's Abdication Act, 1937 His Majesty King Edward the Eighth's Abdication Act, 1937 (Act No. 2 of 1937) was an act of the Parliament of South Africa that ratified the abdication of King
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What nationality is violinist Andre Rieu?
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André Rieu fact that Rieu's focus is on highly accessible, enjoyable repertoire is not an argument against his musical credentials." André Rieu André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu (born 1 October 1949) is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. Together they have turned classical and waltz music into a worldwide concert touring act, as successful as some of the biggest global pop and rock music acts. He resides in his native Maastricht. The name Rieu is of French Huguenot origin. André was born to Andries Antonie Rieu and his wife as the third of six
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Nicole Rieu in Stockholm, and Rieu finished in fourth place of 19 entrants. Rieu followed her Eurovision appearance with further successful singles such as "Je m'envole" and "En courant" (a French-language version of Diana Ross' "Theme from Mahogany") in 1976, "L'immigrant" (1977) and "La goutte d'eau" (1979). She took a career break of several years in the 1980s in order to concentrate on raising her son, since when she has continued to tour and release albums at sporadic intervals. Nicole Rieu Nicole Rieu (born 16 May 1949, Chaumont, Haute-Marne) is a French singer, best known outside France for her participation in the
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Strabismus is more commonly known by which one-syllable word?
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Strabismus surgery (also known as monofixation syndrome). Functional improvements and further benefits: For a long time it was thought that adult patients with long-standing strabismus could achieve only cosmetic improvement; in recent years there have been cases in which sensory fusion has occurred also in this type of patients provided that postoperative motor alignment is very high. In case of pre-operative inward squint the correction expands the binocular visual field of the patient, improving peripheral vision. Furthermore, the restoration of ocular alignment can bring about psychosocial and economic benefits to the patient (see also: Psychosocial effects of strabismus). Diplopia occurs rather frequently
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Strabismus in children. Small-angle and intermittent strabismus are more likely to cause disruptive visual symptoms. In addition to headaches and eye strain, symptoms may include an inability to read comfortably, fatigue when reading, and unstable or "jittery" vision. People of all ages who have noticeable strabismus may experience psychosocial difficulties. Attention has also been drawn to potential socioeconomic impact resulting from cases of detectable strabismus. A socioeconomic consideration exists as well in the context of decisions regarding strabismus treatment, including efforts to re-establish binocular vision and the possibility of stereopsis recovery. One study has shown that strabismic children commonly exhibit behaviors
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Who is the patron saint of physicians and surgeons?
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Catholic Church and health care of physicians. The patron saints for surgeons are Saint Luke the Evangelist, the physician and disciple of Christ, Saints Cosmas and Damian (3rd-century physicians from Syria), Saint Quentin (3rd-century saint from France), Saint Foillan (7th-century saint from Ireland), and Saint Roch (14th-century saint from France). Various Catholic Saints are considered patrons of nursing: Saint Agatha, Saint Alexius, Saint Camillus of Lellis, St Catherine of Alexandria, St Catherine of Siena, St John of God, St Margaret of Antioch, and Raphael the Archangel. Catholic Church and health care The Roman Catholic Church is the largest non-government provider of health care services in
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Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons has been the pioneer in developing post-graduate medical education in this country. Historically, the College bears a heritage to College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan of which it was the eastern wing. It is a unique institute of medical science in Bangladesh that awards prestigious Fellow of College of Physicians & Surgeons (Bangladesh) degree to the medical and dental graduates. Following the independence of Bangladesh, the College was recreated as a statutory body by a Presidential order, later on ratified by an act of the parliament, to
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The leaves of which tree are used as a symbol for the National Trust?
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The Lonely Tree old oak as a symbol of the German people, rooted in the landscape; Jens Christian Jensen sees it as a link between the past and the present; and Charlotte Margarethe de Prybram-Gladona sees it as a symbol of loneliness. The Lonely Tree The Lonely Tree (German: "Der einsame Baum") is an 1822 oil-on-canvas painting by German painter Caspar David Friedrich. It measures . The work depicts a panoramic view of a romantic landscape of plains with mountains in the background. A solitary oak tree dominates the foreground. An ancient oak stands at the centre of the painting, clearly damaged but
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The Witch Tree Symbol The Witch Tree Symbol The Witch Tree Symbol is the thirty-third volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1955 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams. When a neighbor asks Nancy Drew to accompany her to an old uninhabited mansion, a new mystery opens up, and danger lurks on the second floor. Nancy finds a witch tree symbol that leads her to Pennsylvania Dutch country in pursuit of a cunning and ruthless thief. The friendly welcome the young detective and her friends Bess and George receive from the
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What was the title of the first ever 'Carry On' film?
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Carry On Up the Khyber Carry On Up the Khyber Carry On Up the Khyber is a British comedy and the sixteenth in the series of "Carry On" films to be made, released in November 1968. It stars "Carry On" regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth. Roy Castle makes his only "Carry On" appearance in the romantic male lead part usually played by Jim Dale. Angela Douglas makes her fourth and final appearance in the series. Terry Scott returned to the series after his minor role in the first film of the series, "Carry On Sergeant" a
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Oh! What a Carry On! songs had been hits in the 1950s. It was reissued by EMI Records in 2004 as a 2-CD set, with many additional tracks by actors associated with the "Carry On..." series. Oh! What a Carry On! Oh! What A Carry On! was a 1971 compilation album of songs performed by actors from the "Carry On..." film series, and released on the budget Music For Pleasure label (MFP 1416). Many were novelty songs with most, such as those by Jim Dale, having previously been released as singles. None were recorded specifically for this album or had any direct relationship to the
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War and Remembrance was the sequel to which US TV World War 2 saga?
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War and Remembrance War and Remembrance War and Remembrance is a novel by Herman Wouk, published in October 1978 as the sequel to Wouk's "The Winds of War" (1971). "The Winds of War" covers the period 1939 to 1941, and "War and Remembrance" continues the story of the extended Henry family and the Jastrow family starting on 15 December 1941 and ending on 6 August 1945. The novel was adapted into a television mini-series, "War and Remembrance", and presented on American television in 1988. Wouk was a screenwriter for the miniseries as well as being author of the book. "War and Remembrance" completes
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Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War The Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War (May 8 and May 9) is an annual international day of remembrance designated by Resolution 59/26 of the United Nations General Assembly on November 22, 2004. The resolution urges 'Member States, organizations of the United Nations system, non-governmental organizations and individuals' to pay tribute to the victims of World War II. It begins on May 8, the anniversary of the date when the World War II Allies
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With which musical instrument does one associate Julian Lloyd Webber?
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Variations (Andrew Lloyd Webber album) Variations (Andrew Lloyd Webber album) Variations is a classical and rock fusion album. The music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and performed by his younger brother, the cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. The Lloyd Webber brothers were always very close but their two different careers (a rock musical composer and a classical cellist) meant that a collaboration seemed unlikely. It was not until Julian beat his brother in a bet on a Leyton Orient football match that Andrew was forced to write his cello work. As his subject, Andrew chose the theme of Paganini's 24th caprice and added 23 variations
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Julian Lloyd Webber Musicians Distinguished Musician Award. Lloyd Webber married fellow cellist Jiaxin Cheng in 2009 at St Luke's Church, Chelsea. He is a lifelong supporter of Leyton Orient football club. Julian Lloyd Webber Julian Lloyd Webber (born 14 April 1951) is a British cellist, conductor and the principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Julian Lloyd Webber is the second son of the composer William Lloyd Webber and his wife Jean Johnstone (a piano teacher). He is the younger brother of the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. The composer Herbert Howells was his godfather. Lloyd Webber was educated at three schools in London: at
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In 1901 who was first person to transmit radio signals across Atlantic?
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Telegraphy was soon sending signals across The English channel (1899), from shore to ship (1899) and finally across the Atlantic (1901). A study of these demonstrations of radio, with scientists trying to work out how a phenomenon predicted to have a short range could transmit "over the horizon", led to the discovery of a radio reflecting layer in the Earth's atmosphere in 1902, later called the ionosphere. Radiotelegraphy proved effective for rescue work in sea disasters by enabling effective communication between ships and from ship to shore. In 1904, Marconi began the first commercial service to transmit nightly news summaries to
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Person to Person is best remembered as a reporter on programs such as "Hear It Now" and "See It Now" and for publicly confronting Senator Joseph McCarthy, on "Person to Person" he was a pioneer of the celebrity interview. The program was well planned but not strictly scripted, with as many as six cameras and TV lighting installed to cover the guest's moves through his home, and a microwave link to transmit the signals back to the network. The guests wore wireless microphones to pick up their voices as they moved around the home or its grounds. The interviews were done live. The
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By population, which is the largest state in the USA?
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Homelessness in the United States by state in 2017 is now home to an over-sized share of the nation's homeless: 22%, for a state whose residents only make up 12% of the country's total population. The "Sacramento Bee" notes that large cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco both attribute their increases in homeless to the housing shortage. In 2017, homeless persons in California numbered 135,000 (a 15% increase from 2015). Former state Assemblyman Mike Gatto, in an opinion piece, proposed that a new form of detention be created as a method to force drug addicted and mentally ill homeless persons (which make up two-thirds of California's
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Largest cities in Japan by population by decade cities proper. Source data is from the 2000 Census. In the mid-2000s, another series of municipal mergers was enacted. The "Great Heisei Mergers" nearly halved the number of municipalities in Japan, once again increasing the size of some cities significantly and creating new towns and cities. Despite a mounting population loss in rural areas and some smaller cities, Japan's major cities continue to grow. Source date is from the 2010 Census. Largest cities in Japan by population by decade This article lists the ten most populous cities in Japan by decade, starting after the Meiji Restoration of 1868. The first
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If you had pogonophobia what would you be afraid of?
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Pogonophobia Pogonophobia Pogonophobia is the fear of beards. The term "pogonophobia" is derived from the Greek words "pogon" (πώγων) for beard and "phobos" (φόβος) for fear. Its antonym would be "pogonophilia", that is the love of beards or bearded persons. David Smith's 1851 publication of "The Covenanter" of the Reformed Presbyterian Church describes the Jesuits of Baden as suffering "a veritable pogonophobia at the sight of a democratic chin." The term is generally meant to be taken in a jocular vein. In the 1920s, psychologist John B. Watson was able to condition this fear in a young boy by means of
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If You Had My Love the chorus, she poses the question: "If you had my love / And I gave you all my trust... / Would you lie to me / And call me baby?" Lopez explained in her book "True Love" (2014) that the lyrics refer to "the beginning of a new relationship and what I expect and what I want," saying that "there's a little bit of fear in there too, and a feeling of, what will you do if I give you my heart?" The verses consist of her "trying to lay down the rules", while the chorus expresses "all of the
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Which vegetable, a gourd-like squash, derives its name from the Greek for 'large melon'?
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Wax gourd Wax gourd Benincasa hispida, the wax gourd, also called ash gourd, white gourd, winter gourd, tallow gourd, ash pumpkin, and winter melon and “Chinese preserving melon” is a vine grown for its very large fruit, eaten as a vegetable when mature. It is the only member of the genus Benincasa. The fruit is fuzzy when young. The immature melon has thick white flesh that is sweet when eaten. By maturity, the fruit loses its hairs and develops a waxy coating, giving rise to the name "wax gourd", and providing a long shelf life. The melon may grow as large as
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Wax gourd 80 cm in length. It has yellow flowers and broad leaves. The taste is rather bland. It is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. The wax gourd is widely grown throughout Asia, including Java and Japan, the places where it is thought to have originated. The name “winter melon” that is sometimes given to this plant is based on the Chinese name (), however, the character () can also mean “gourd” or “squash”. It is likely that the name “melon” is given because this gourd is sometimes candied or made into a sweet tea; see the Uses section below.
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Who became Vice-President of the USA in 2001?
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Vice President of the United States of the Senate. Dick Cheney is the most recent former vice president to be so honored. Unlike former presidents, whose pension is fixed at the same rate, regardless of their time in office, former vice presidents receive their retirement income based on their role as President of the Senate. Additionally, since 2008, each former vice president and his immediate family is entitled (under the "Former Vice President Protection Act of 2008") to Secret Service protection for up to six months after leaving office, and again temporarily at any time thereafter if warranted. Vice President of the United States The Vice
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Vice-President of Burundi of two posts: The 1st vice-president (Responsible for political and administrative affairs) and the 2nd vice-president (Responsible for economic and social affairs). A new transitional power-sharing government took office on 1 November 2001. Interim president Pierre Buyoya became transitional president for a period of 18 months. At the end of his term in 2003, Hutu Vice-President Domitien Ndayizeye took office and appointed a Tutsi (Alphonse-Marie Kadege) as vice-president. In November 2004, Kadege was sacked as vice-president and replaced by Frédéric Ngenzebuhoro. Although Ndayizeye's term was due to end in late 2004 following elections, the transitional period was extended and planned
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In which English city will you find the National Railway Museum?
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National Railway Museum National Railway Museum The National Railway Museum (NRM) is a museum in York forming part of the British Science Museum Group of National Museums and telling the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It has won many awards, including the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001. It is the home of the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles, as well as a collection of other artefacts and both written and pictorial records. The National Railway Museum in York displays a collection of over 100 locomotives and nearly 300 other items of rolling
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National Railway Museum short lengths of track acting as plinths, very much in traditional museum style. It was only when the NRM was formed that Britain acquired a rail-served railway museum where large exhibits could come and go with ease. The collection was dominated by items from the North Eastern Railway, together with Great Northern Railway items. The other three ‘Big Four’ railway companies showed little interest in contributing to the LNER’s initiative, though eventually one locomotive representative of each did find its way there: the Great Western's "City of Truro", London and North Western Railway "Columbine" and London, Brighton and South Coast
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What is the main religion in Sri Lanka?
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Religion in Sri Lanka Religion in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's population practices a variety of religions. As of the 2011 census 70.2% of Sri Lankans were Theravada Buddhists, 12.6% were Hindus, 9.7% were Muslims (mainly Sunni) and 7.4% Christians (6.1% Roman Catholic and 1.3% other Christian). In 2008 Sri Lanka was the third most religious country in the world according to a Gallup poll, with 99% of Sri Lankans saying religion is an important part of their daily life. The census carried out on 2001 covered 18 districts only. The district percentages shown are from 2001 census except where the numbers are italic, which
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Religion in Sri Lanka the Order of Nuns in Sri Lanka. The Sapling of the Bodhi tree, known as Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi was planted in the Mahameghavana Park in Anuradhapura by the King Devanampiya Tissa. From then on, the royal families had helped to encourage the spread of Buddhism, aiding Buddhist missionaries and building monasteries. Around 200 BCE, Buddhism became the official religion of Sri Lanka. The Sacred Tooth Relic was brought to Sri Lanka in 4th century by Prince Danta and Princess Hemamala. Sri Lanka has the longest continuous history of Buddhism of any Buddhist nation. During the periods of decline, the
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What colour are the petals of the flower known as the Black-eyed Susan?
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Hey Mama (The Black Eyed Peas song) is mostly yellow, red, brown and off-white. The second is the vertically-black-and-white striped canvas-room. A few parts are sung in here, but the main one is the one featuring Fergie. The third one is the club dance scene, which has lots of background characters dancing. Hey Mama (The Black Eyed Peas song) "Hey Mama" is a song by the American band The Black Eyed Peas. It reached #23 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. The 2004 single is the third one taken from their 2003 album "Elephunk". "Hey Mama" was released in 2004 as the album's third single, and was
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Black-Eyed Susan Stakes in (6) cases they were named Champion in both divisions. Black-Eyed Susan Stakes The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of miles on the dirt annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The event currently offers a purse of $250,000. The event was inaugurated in 1919 as the Pimlico Oaks and was renamed in 1952 to its present name to complement the Preakness Stakes and to acknowledge the Maryland State flower. The inaugural edition was won by Milkmaid who went on to earn United States Champion 3-Yr-Old
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What was the title of the first feature film made in Cinemascope?
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CinemaScope and all optical houses), and 2.35:1 or 2.39:1 or 2.40:1 is simply a hard-matted version of the others. Fox selected "The Robe" as the first film to start production in CinemaScope, a project chosen because of its epic nature. During its production, "How to Marry a Millionaire" and "Beneath the 12-Mile Reef" also went into Cinemascope production. "Millionaire" finished production first, before "The Robe", but because of its importance, "The Robe" was released first. Fox used its influential people to promote CinemaScope. With the success of "The Robe" and "How to Marry a Millionaire," the process enjoyed success in Hollywood.
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CinemaScope Fox licensed the process to many of the major film studios including Columbia, Warner Bros., Universal, MGM and Walt Disney Productions. Walt Disney Productions was one of the first companies to license the CinemaScope process from Fox. Among the features and shorts they filmed with it, they created the live-action epic "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," considered one of the best examples of early CinemaScope productions. Walt Disney Productions' "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom", which won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons) in 1953, was the first cartoon produced in Cinemascope. The first animated feature film to use
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In the Winnie the Poo stories, what is Kanga's baby called?
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Winnie-the-Pooh (book) Winnie-the-Pooh (book) Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) is the first volume of stories about Winnie-the-Pooh, written by A. A. Milne and illustrated by E. H. Shepard. It is followed by "The House at Pooh Corner". The book focuses on the adventures of a teddy bear called Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends Piglet, a small toy pig; Eeyore, a toy donkey; Owl, a live owl; and Rabbit, a live rabbit. The characters of Kanga, a toy kangaroo, and her son Roo are introduced later in the book, in the chapter entitled "In Which Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest and Piglet has a
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Winnie-the-Pooh Fry as Winnie-the-Pooh, Jane Horrocks as Piglet, Geoffrey Palmer as Eeyore, and Judi Dench as Kanga. In the Soviet Union, three Winnie-the-Pooh, (transcribed in Russian as ""Vinni Pukh"") (Russian language: ) stories were made into a celebrated trilogy of short films by Soyuzmultfilm (directed by Fyodor Khitruk) from 1969 to 1972, after being granted permission by Disney to make their own adaptation in a gesture of Cold War détente. Films use Boris Zakhoder's translation of the book. Pooh was voiced by Yevgeny Leonov. Unlike the Disney adaptations, the animators did not base their depictions of the characters on Shepard's illustrations,
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Attributed to Saint Piran, the flag of which English county is a white cross on a black field?
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Saint Piran's Flag Saint Piran's Flag Saint Piran's Flag () is the flag of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The earliest known description of the flag as the Standard of Cornwall was written in 1838. It is used by some Cornish people as a symbol of their identity. It is a white cross, which has a similar design to that of Saint George on the English flag, that is laid on top of a black background. The flag is attributed to Saint Piran, a 6th-century Cornish abbot. One early use of a white cross and black background design is the 15th-century coat of arms
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Saint Piran Brittany St. Peran, Loperan and Saint-Perran are also named after him. The former Methodist chapel at Laity Moor has served as the Orthodox Church of Archangel Michael and Holy Piran since 1996. The earliest documented link to the design of the St Piran's Flag with St Piran is on the coat of arms of the "de Saint-Péran" or "Saint-Pezran" (pronounced "Peran") family from Cornouaille in Brittany. The earliest evidence known comes from the 15th century, with the arms being "De sable à la croix pattée d'argent." (a black shield with a white cross pattée). Mount St. Piran is a mountain
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Which temple is depicted on the flag of Cambodia?
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Flag of Cambodia red outline for Angkor Wat while the current flag uses black specifically. Since that time, five other intervening designs have been used. Almost all made use of the image of the temple of Angkor Wat in one form or another. This famous temple site, which dates from the 12th century, was built by the Mahidharapura monarchs. It has five towers, but these were not always all depicted in the stylised version used on flags. The monarchy was restored in September 1993, the 1948 flag having been readopted in June of that year. The Royal Standard of the King of Cambodia
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Flag of Cambodia as "State of Cambodia" (SOC) in 1989, the flag's lower half became blue. The UNTAC flag was used during the 1992–1993 transitional period along with the flag of the SOC within Cambodia. In 1993, the 1948 Cambodian flag was readopted. The current Cambodian flag, together with the flag of Afghanistan, the flag of Spain, and the flag of Portugal, are the only four state flags to feature a building. Red and blue are traditional colours of Cambodia. The flag used today is the same as that established in 1948, although the older flag is sometimes said to have used a
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Percy Bysshe Shelley, Brian Jones and Emperor ‘Barbarossa’ all died in what manner?
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Percy Florence Shelley Bysshe Shelley, his namesake, and his wife author Mary Shelley. His elder siblings, consisting of a premature girl who died at few weeks old and a brother and a sister who died in childhood left him as the only surviving child as his mother suffered a miscarriage in 1822. His parents lived in Italy for several years, until his father drowned off Livorno, whereupon his mother moved back to England with him. Mary Shelley never remarried; Percy Florence had no further siblings. He joined Harrow School in 1832, and went up to Trinity College, Cambridge in October 1837. Shelley inherited
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Percy Bysshe Shelley in the US. Robinson determined that Percy Bysshe Shelley was the co-author of the novel: "He made very significant changes in words, themes and style. The book should now be credited as 'by Mary Shelley with Percy Shelley'." In late 2014 Shelley's work led lecturers from the University of Pennsylvania and New York University to produce a Massive open online course (MOOC) on the life of Percy Shelley and Prometheus Unbound. Notes Bibliography Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley ( ; 4 August 17928 July 1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets, who is regarded by some as
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In which English city would you find The Mathematical Bridge?
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Mathematical Bridge have been directly involved since he died in 1727, twenty-two years before the bridge was constructed. Mathematical Bridge The Mathematical Bridge is the popular name of a wooden footbridge in the southwest of central Cambridge, United Kingdom. It bridges the River Cam about one hundred feet northwest of Silver Street Bridge and connects two parts of Queens' College. Its official name is simply the Wooden Bridge. It is a Grade II listed building. The bridge was designed by William Etheridge, and built by James Essex in 1749. It has been rebuilt on two occasions, in 1866 and in 1905, but
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Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn) and raises the chill bumps at every turn." "Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn) debuted at number 61 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 4, 1995. Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn) "Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in January 1995 as the fourth single from the album "When Love Finds You". The song reached number 4 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by
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Chennai is the capital and chief city of which Indian state?
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Chennai Chennai Chennai (; also known by its former name Madras or ) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal, it is the biggest cultural, economic and educational centre of south India. According to the 2011 Indian census, it is the sixth most populous city and fourth-most populous urban agglomeration in India. The city together with the adjoining regions constitute the Chennai Metropolitan Area, which is the 36th-largest urban area by population in the world. Chennai is among the most visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was
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Chennai of India, next only to Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata. It also is home to 24 Indian companies having a net worth of more than US$1 billion. , the city has about 34,260 identified companies in its 15 zones, of which 5,196 companies have a paid-up the capital of over 50 lakh. Chennai has a diversified economic base anchored by the automobile, software services, hardware manufacturing, health care and financial services industries. According to the Confederation of Indian Industry, Chennai is estimated to grow to a US$100–billion economy, 2.5 times its present size, by the year 2025. , with 1 lakh
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In which European capital city is the Amalienborg Palace the main royal residence?
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Amalienborg due to construction the building of the Copenhagen Opera House in 2001–04. Aligned on the short axis are: The long axis on which Amalienborg lies is Amaliegade (English: Amalie Street). Amalienborg Amalienborg () is the home of the Danish royal family, and is located in Copenhagen, Denmark. It consists of four identical classical palace façades with rococo interiors around an octagonal courtyard (); in the centre of the square is a monumental equestrian statue of Amalienborg's founder, King Frederick V. Amalienborg was originally built for four noble families; however, when Christiansborg Palace burned on 26 February 1794, the royal family
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Amalienborg and money, and the Moltke and Schack Palaces were acquired in the course of a few days. Since that date successive royal family members have lived at Amalienborg as a royal residence and kings have lent their names to the four palaces; Christian VII's Palace, Christian VIII's Palace, Frederick VIII's Palace and Christian IX's Palace. A colonnade, designed by royal architect Caspar Frederik Harsdorff, was added 1794-1795 to connect the recently occupied King’s palace, Moltke Palace, with that of the Crown Prince, Schack’s Palace. According to Eigtved’s master plans for Frederikstad and the Amalienborg Palaces, the four palaces surrounding the
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Hold Me Close and Gonna Make You a Star were UK No1 singles for which singer?
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Gonna Make You a Star Gonna Make You a Star "Gonna Make You A Star" is a pop/rock recording by David Essex. Written by David Essex and produced by Jeff Wayne, "Gonna Make You a Star" was Essex's first number-one, spending three weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart, in November 1974. It peaked at number 105 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the USA. The record featured prominent use of the synthesizer. In 2007, the song was released again by Lee Mead, winner of the "Any Dream Will Do" BBC One TV competition, which was then shown in the spring of
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I'm Gonna Make You Love Me I'm Gonna Make You Love Me "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" is a soul song most popularly released as a joint single performed by Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations for the Motown label. This version peaked for two weeks at #2 on the Hot 100 in the United States (behind Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine") and at #3 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1969. Written by Kenny Gamble and Jerry Ross, it was originally a top 20 R&B hit for Dee Dee Warwick in 1966 (U.S. #88 Pop). Madeline Bell's cover
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On which river does Winchester stand?
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Winchester Winchester Winchester is a city and the county town of Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs National Park, along the course of the River Itchen. It is situated south-west of London and from Southampton, its closest city. At the time of the 2011 Census, Winchester had a population of 45,184. The wider City of Winchester district which includes towns such as Alresford and Bishop's Waltham has a population of 116,800. Winchester developed from the Roman town of
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Great stand on the Ugra river Great stand on the Ugra river The Great Stand on the Ugra River (, also , derived from "Ugra") was a standoff between the forces of Akhmat Khan of the Great Horde, and the Grand Prince Ivan III of Muscovy in 1480 on the banks of the Ugra River, which ended when the Tatars departed without conflict. It is seen in Russian historiography as the end of Tatar rule over Moscow. The main Russian defense line ran along the Oka River from Kaluga east toward Nizhny Novgorod. At Kaluga the Oka bends sharply from north to east and the defense
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Which TV celebrity chef's Jack Russell Terrier, Chalky, died aged 17 in January 2007?
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Chalky "Chalky's Bark", brewed by Sharp's Brewery. Chalky was born in August 1989 and died on 13 January 2007, and was still filming with Rick until the last month of his life. His popularity was such that Conservative Member of Parliament Andrew Pelling tabled a motion in the House of Commons lamenting his death. Chalky Chalky was TV chef Rick Stein's rough-haired Jack Russell Terrier dog, who regularly accompanied Stein when filming his popular cookery shows and became recognised and popular in his own right - many of Stein's friends and interviewees claimed he was more famous than the chef himself.
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Jack Russell Terrier Jack Russell Terrier The Jack Russell Terrier is a small terrier that has its origins in fox hunting. It is principally white-bodied and smooth, rough or broken-coated but can be any colour. The Jack Russell is frequently confused with the Parson Russell terrier (see the American Kennel Club) and the Russell terrier, which is a shorter-legged, stockier variety. (Within the "Fédération Cynologique Internationale", the "Russell terrier" is also known as "Jack Russell terrier".) The term "Jack Russell" is also commonly misapplied to other small white terriers. The Jack Russell is a broad type, with a size range of . The
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In Hindu myth, which creature is associated with the god Hanuman?
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Hanuman Dhoka Square, was built by the Ranas in the mid to late 19th century. The southeast corner of the courtyard has the King Mahendra Memorial Museum where two thrones are also on display. The Hanuman Dhoka Palace Museum is housed in the Hanuman Dhoka Palace and run by the Nepalese government. The museum is part of the larger Hanuman Dhoka Palace complex, which is known as Hanuman Dhoka Durbar in Nepali. The palace gets its name from the stone image of Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, that sits near the main entryway. 'Dhoka' means door in Nepali. The museum tour begins
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Hanuman persecuted, expressing resistance, a yogi, an inspiration for martial artists and warriors, a character with less fur and increasingly human, symbolizing cherished virtues and internal values, and worthy of devotion in his own right. Hindu monks morphed into soldiers, and they named their organizations after Hanuman. This evolution of Hanuman's character, religious and cultural role as well as his iconography continued through the colonial era and in post-colonial times. According to Hindu legends, Hanuman was born to Anjana and father Kesari. Hanuman is also called the son of the deity Vayu (Wind god) because of legends associated with Vayu's role
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In 1969, which category was added to the Nobel Prizes?
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Nobel Prize Nobel Prizes (and the Prizes in Economic Sciences, from 1969 on) were awarded 590 times to 935 people and organizations. With some receiving the Nobel Prize more than once, this makes a total of 27 organizations and 908 individuals. The prize ceremonies take place annually in Stockholm, Sweden (with the exception of the Peace Prize ceremony, which is held in Oslo, Norway). Each recipient (known as a "laureate") receives a gold medal, a diploma, and a sum of money that has been decided by the Nobel Foundation. (, each prize is worth 9,000,000 SEK, or about , €944,000, £836,000 or
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel's day, suggesting why no award was established. "The Economist" argued there is no Nobel Prize for mathematics either, another major discipline, and added that Nobel's stipulation of no more than three winners is not readily applicable to modern physics, where progress is typically made through huge collaborations rather than by individual scientists. Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry () is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for
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Which 'school' has witnessed: 'Blue Murder', 'Pure Hell' and a 'Train Robbery'?
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The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery of the moor from Longmoor. This was previously a Boys own Preparatory school based at Burghclere near Newbury, but had coincidentally merged with a Girls Preparatory School at the location at Liss 9 months prior to the making of the film The film was among the 15 most popular movies at the British box office in 1966. The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery is a British film comedy set in the fictional St Trinian's School, released in 1966, three years after the Great Train Robbery had taken place. It also parodies the technocratic ideas
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Pure Hell Addiction"), which was unreleased for 28 years. Founding member writer/vocalist Kenny Gordon and drummer Spider of Pure Hell also has an unreleased album produced in the mid-1990s by former members of L.A. Guns, Nine Inch Nails and Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, entitled "The Black Box". This album has Kilmister singing background vocals in a rare song titled "The Call". In 2012, Pure Hell reformed to play their first gig since 1979 at the Rebellion Festival at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool alongside Rancid, Buzzcocks, Public Image Ltd and Social Distortion. One of the first African-American proto-punk bands, Pure Hell formed
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Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were born in what would become which US state?
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Sitting Bull by Standing Rock policemen Lieutenant Bull Head ("Tatankapah", ) and Red Tomahawk ("Marcelus Chankpidutah", ) after the police were fired upon by Sitting Bull's supporters. His body was taken to nearby Fort Yates for burial. In 1953, his Lakota family exhumed what were believed to be his remains, reburying them near Mobridge, South Dakota, near his birthplace. Sitting Bull was born on land later included in the Dakota Territory. In 2007, Sitting Bull's great-grandson asserted from family oral tradition that Sitting Bull was born along the Yellowstone River, south of present-day Miles City, Montana. He was named Jumping Badger at
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Sitting Bull (film) Sitting Bull (film) Sitting Bull is a 1954 Eastmancolor Western film directed by Sidney Salkow and René Cardona that was filmed in Mexico in CinemaScope. In a greatly fictionalised form, it depicts the war between Sitting Bull and the American forces, leading up to the Battle of the Little Bighorn and Custer's Last Stand. It was the first independent production to be filmed in the CinemaScope process. Featuring sympathetic portrayals of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, "The New York Times" called it a "crazy horse opera". Major Robert Parrish (Dale Robertson) of the 7th Cavalry is considered by some to
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