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Which Russian author was reprieved from execution at the last minute?
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Nikolai Biasi from Russian Wikipedia" Nikolai Biasi Nikolai Nikalayevich Biasi () was a Soviet General, sportsman and writer. Biasi was born into an Italian family which had long settled in Russia. His grandmother, Daria Lebeda was a well regarded opera singer and a favourite of Glinka. His grandfather, Alexander Palme was a member of the Petrashevsky Circle and was subject to last minute reprieve from execution together with Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Biasi was initially educated in at the drama school in Odessa and appeared on the stage as a child. He moved with his family to St Petersburg at the age of 12.
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Enormous Changes at the Last Minute his forced exclusion from the event. The film was released by ABC. The film was selected at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1983 and London Film Festival. Enormous Changes at the Last Minute Enormous Changes at the Last Minute is a 1983 three-part drama film based on the 1974 short stories of the same name by Grace Paley, which was directed Mirra Bank, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer. The film stars Kevin Bacon, Ellen Barkin and David Strathairn, among others. The film was released in 1985 in the United States. In the first segment (directed by Ellen Hovde and
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What does an American call a frying pan?
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Frying pan iron skillet. A versatile pan that combines the best of both the sauté pan and the frying pan has higher, sloping sides that are often slightly curved. This pan is called a "sauteuse" (literally a sauté pan in the female gender), an "evasée" (denoting a pan with sloping sides), or a "fait-tout" (literally "does everything"). Most professional kitchens have several of these utensils in varying sizes. A "rappie pan" is a pan used to make rappie pie, an Acadian potato dish. The pan is made from aluminum or stainless steel. Traditionally, frying pans were made of cast iron. Although cast
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Pan frying enough to glaze the pan – but the temperature should be lower during a pan fry. The oil should always be hot enough to ensure that the moisture in the food can escape in the form of steam. The force of the steam keeps the oil from soaking into the food. Generally, a shallower cooking vessel is used for pan frying than deep frying. (Using a deep pan with a small amount of oil, butter or bacon grease does reduce spatter.) A denser cooking vessel is better than a less dense pan because that mass will improve temperature regulation. An
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Who is the female presenter of the UK TV programme ‘Most Haunted’?
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Most Haunted Most Haunted Most Haunted is a British paranormal reality television series. The series was first shown on Living TV between 25 May 2002 and 21 July 2010, a new online edition aired on 31 October 2013 with Really taking over broadcast from August 2014. Led by Yvette Fielding, the programme investigates purported paranormal activity in many locations in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and other countries. It is produced by Antix Productions airing on Really starting from 21 August 2014, with Yvette Fielding, Karl Beattie and Stuart Torevell. "Most Haunted" was first aired on Living TV from 2002
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Most Haunted some from the Spectrasonics sample libraries Distorted Reality, Metamorphosis and Biazzare Guitar. As of series 12, Alan Clark's music has been supplemented with additional stock music which was also used on the now defunct "Unexplained Channel" programme, "Rest In Peace". Living TV also released a CD featuring Alan Clark's music remixed and original material written and produced by composer and producer Steve Deakin-Davies (The Official Most Haunted soundtrack Vol 1 The Ambition Company/Solo MH104) Between series 1 and series 15, "Most Haunted" featured a main presenter, a historian, a psychic medium and a parapsychologist. Essentially the latter two are intended
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In which sport is an attacking shot called a ‘spike’?
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Sport in Serbia Sport in Serbia Sport in Serbia plays an important role, and the country has a strong sporting history. The most popular sports in Serbia are football, basketball, tennis, volleyball, water polo and handball. Professional sports in Serbia are organized by sporting federations and leagues (in case of team sports). One of particularities of Serbian professional sports is existence of many multi-sport clubs (called "sports societies"), biggest and most successful of which are Red Star (three world titles and six European in various sports), Partizan (fourteen European titles in various sports), and Beograd in Belgrade, Vojvodina in Novi Sad, Radnički in
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Liver shot to the body, but as the defending boxer puts his elbow down and begins to roll with the punch, the back is exposed. Thus, the attacking boxer is frequently offered either the arm or the back of the ribs, the latter of which he will usually take instead of the arm. Notable examples of liver shots in combat sport include: Liver shot A liver shot or liver punch is a punch, kick, or knee strike to the right side of the ribcage that damages the liver. Blunt force to the liver can be excruciatingly painful, and an especially effective shot
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Who translated the Bible in 1380?
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Middle English Bible translations In the early years of the 14th century, a French copy of the Book of Revelation was anonymously translated into English. In the late 14th century, John Wycliffe produced the first complete English language Bible — often called Wycliffe's Bible. His New Testament was completed in 1380 and the Old Testament a few years later. It is thought that a large portion of the Old Testament was actually translated by Nicholas Hereford. Some 30 copies of this Bible survive, despite the fact that it was banned. From the time of King Richard II until the time of the English Reformation,
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The Bible in Living English The Bible in Living English The Bible in Living English is a translation of the Bible by Steven T. Byington. He translated the Bible on his own for about 45 years from 1898 to 1943 but was unable to have it published during his lifetime. After he died in 1957, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society acquired the publication rights, but the translation was not published until 1972. A notable characteristic of this translation was the use of God's name, which Byington translated "Jehovah" in the Old Testament. Byington states in his preface: “The spelling and the pronunciation are
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What reached England from Europe in 1348?
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Joan of England (1335–1348) body, inside the castle at the time, could not be recovered. Here is an excerpt from the letter that King Edward III sent to King Alfonso of Castile (translated by Rosemary Horrox in her book "The Black Death"): Joan of England (1335–1348) Joan of England (December 19, 1333 or January 28, 1334 – July 1, 1348) was a daughter of Edward III and his wife, Philippa of Hainault. Joan, also known as Joanna, was born on either December 19, 1333 or January 28, 1334 in the Tower of London. As a child she was placed in the care of Marie
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Joan of England (1335–1348) she was betrothed to Peter of Castile, son of Alfonso XI of Castile and Maria of Portugal. A few years later, in the summer of 1348, Joan left England with the blessing of her parents. Thanks to a heavily armed retinue she was, perhaps, the most protected woman of Europe at the time, and it is said that her trousseau alone required an entire ship. The travel schedule included a visit to one of her family's castles in Bordeaux. Edward III had spared no expense in the preparations for Joan's journey and marriage, equipping her in the most impressive manner
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Here lies one whose name was writ in water?
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The Hard Life of city government which has now been renamed Dublin City Council. The closing chapters describe real locations in Rome and the Vatican. Manus buries Collopy in Rome at the Campo Verano cemetery and claims that the inscription he places on the headstone is an ironic joke on Keats' headstone. According to the novel, Keats' headstone reads "Here lies one whose name was writ "on" water" and Collopy's "Here lies one whose name was writ "in" water." (p. 602) The joke here refers to Collopy's devotion to lavatories: Collopy wished to his name written on the walls of the lavatories. However,
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Fontana della Barcaccia from the 17th-century play "Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding" (1611) and was the source for his epitaph: "Here lies one whose name was writ in water." Jess Walter uses the fountain as a plot device in "Beautiful Ruins. Fontana della Barcaccia The Fontana della Barcaccia ("Fountain of the Boat"; ) is a Baroque-style fountain found at the foot of the Spanish Steps in Rome's Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Square). Pope Urban VIII commissioned Pietro Bernini in 1623 to build the fountain as part of a prior Papal project to erect a fountain in every major piazza in Rome. The fountain
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Murdered by a traitor and a coward whose name is not worthy to appear here?
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Jesse James him: "In Loving Memory of my Beloved Son, Murdered by a Traitor and Coward Whose Name is not Worthy to Appear Here." James' widow Zerelda Mimms James died alone and in poverty. Rumors of Jesse James's survival proliferated almost as soon as the newspapers announced his death. Some said that Robert Ford killed someone other than James, in an elaborate plot to allow him to escape justice. These tales have received little credence, then or since. None of James's biographers accepted them as plausible. The body buried in Kearney, Missouri as Jesse James was exhumed in 1995 and subjected to
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Appear Here Appear Here Appear Here is the leading online marketplace for short-term space. Appear Here's online platform allows landlords to list their empty space for free, for brands to book it as easily as booking a hotel room. Hailed a "Digital game changer for the high street" by The Guardian, Appear Here has raised a total of $21.4 million in VC funding from the previous backers of Hailo, Pinterest, Spotify and Trivago, and have recently announced a strategic partnership with Fifth Wall Ventures after raising $12 million in series B funding. Appear Here launched offices in Paris and New York, and
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Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons make up what duo?
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The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo composed of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, originating in Manchester in 1989. Along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture. In the United Kingdom they have had six number one albums and 13 top 20 singles, including two number ones. Ed Simons was born in Herne Hill, South London, on 9 June 1970 to a barrister mother and Simons' two main interests when he was young were aeroplanes and
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Ed Simons (conductor) he taught music appreciation at Rockland Community College. Simons married Janet Kelly Simons, a violist and pianist. In 1950 Ed and Janet helped found Skyview Acres, a cooperative community in a rural area north of New York City; he lived there until his death. In 1956, they founded the Community Music School, now the Rockland Conservatory of Music, where he taught violin. Janet died in 1997. His daughter Jo wrote a book about him that incorporates stories from his many years of conducting and teaching. He turned 100 in February 2017. He died in June 2018 at the age of
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Which writer’s name means ‘jackdaw’ in Czech?
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Western jackdaw church steeples – it was shunned by the Devil because of its choice of residence. Nineteenth century belief in the Fens held that seeing a jackdaw on the way to a wedding was a good omen for a bride. The jackdaw is featured on the Ukrainian town of Halych's ancient coat of arms, the town's name allegedly being derived from the East Slavic word for the bird. In "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting" (1979), Milan Kundera notes that Franz Kafka's father Hermann had a sign in front of his shop with a jackdaw painted next to his name, since
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Western jackdaw "kavka" means "jackdaw" in Czech. Western jackdaw The western jackdaw ("Coloeus monedula"), also known as the Eurasian jackdaw, European jackdaw, or simply jackdaw, is a passerine bird in the crow family. Found across Europe, western Asia and North Africa, it is mostly resident, although northern and eastern populations migrate south in winter. Four subspecies are recognised, which mainly differ in the colouration of the plumage on the head and nape. Linnaeus first described it formally, giving it the name "Corvus monedula". The common name derives from the word "jack", denoting "small", and daw, a less common synonym for "jackdaw", and
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Which country withdrew from the Warsaw Pact in 1968?
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Warsaw Pact it is also considered to have been motivated by Soviet desires to maintain control over military forces in Central and Eastern Europe. The Warsaw Pact was established as a balance of power or counterweight to NATO; there was no direct confrontation between them. Instead, the conflict was fought on an ideological basis and in proxy wars. Both NATO and the Warsaw Pact led to the expansion of military forces and their integration into the respective blocs. Its largest military engagement was the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968 (with the participation of all Pact nations except Albania, Romania
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Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia 11 pm on 20 August 1968, Eastern Bloc armies from four Warsaw Pact countries – the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Poland and Hungary – invaded Czechoslovakia. That night, 250,000 Warsaw Pact troops and 2,000 tanks entered the country. The total number of invading troops eventually reached 500,000. Brezhnev was determined to give the operation a multilateral appearance (unlike during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956), but the invasion was dominated by Soviet forces, which outnumbered other troops participating in it roughly five times over. The invading armies were under the direct control of the Soviet High Command at all times. Among them
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What is the nickname of Richard Rogers’ new Leadenhall building in London?
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Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) is a British architectural firm, founded in 1977 and originally known as the Richard Rogers Partnership. Its main offices are located in the Leadenhall Building, London. Previously they were at the Thames Wharf Studios. In its various incarnations it is known for many important buildings including Lloyd's building and the Millennium Dome in London and the National Assembly for Wales building in Cardiff. The firm's principal offices are located at Leadenhall Building in London. It also maintains offices in Shanghai and Sydney. the firm has thirteen partners, including Richard
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Leadenhall Street market, whose 1928-1958 building fronted onto the street, and whose current building since 1986 also has an entrance on Leadenhall Street. The nearest London Underground station is Aldgate (Circle and Metropolitan lines), and the closest mainline railway station is Fenchurch Street. The Leadenhall Press was established following a move of the publisher Field & Tuer to No. 50 Leadenhall Street in 1868. In 1879 a telephone exchange was installed at No. 101 Leadenhall Street by The Telephone Company (Bells Patents) Ltd. – one of the first in London. The street was home to East India House from 1729 until its
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An armoire is a large ornate ……..what?
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Armoire desk Armoire desk An armoire desk is a writing-table built within a large cabinet, usually high. The cabinet is closed by two to four full-height doors, to keep out dust or to give a tidy appearance to a room by hiding the cluttered working surface of the desk. This form of desk is usually placed against a wall, like its antique uncle, the secretary desk. Small or home offices are the usual habitat of the modern armoire desk. Corporations and government bureaucracies typically shun the armoire desk, preferring pedestal desks and cubicles in most instances. The closest ancestor, in form, of
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Ornate flycatcher West Slope birds. The ornate flycatcher's natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Ornate flycatcher The ornate flycatcher ("Myiotriccus ornatus") is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is the only member of the genus Myiotriccus. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The ornate flycatcher is a fairly small flycatcher at an average length of 12 cm (4.7 in) and weighing about 13.5 grams (0.5 oz). It is very distinctive in the field due to its bright yellow belly, white post-ocular spots, dusky head and conspicuous large yellow rump against dusky wings. In Ecuador,
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Brewster, spoonback and fauteuil are all types of what?
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Kingman Brewster Jr. of these acts." Fortunately, there were no fatalities that evening. President Richard Nixon commenting on the events of May 1, 1970 to the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, stated that to be fair to the students, they were not entirely to be blamed for their actions that day: "What can we expect of students if a person in that position and of that stature (Brewster) engages in such acts?" Henry Kissinger, sitting just a few chairs away mused aloud that Brewster was the one man whose assassination would benefit the United States. It was Brewster's handling of the May
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David Brewster and which became the first portable 3D-viewing device. He also invented the binocular camera, two types of polarimeters, the polyzonal lens, the lighthouse illuminator, and the kaleidoscope. Brewster was a Presbyterian and walked arm in arm with his brother on the Disruption procession which formed the Free Church of Scotland. As a historian of science, Brewster focused on the life and work of his hero, Isaac Newton. Brewster published a detailed biography of Newton in 1831 and later became the first scientific historian to examine many of the papers in Newton's "Nachlass". Brewster also wrote numerous works of popular science,
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Mount Toubkal is the highest peak in which range of mountains?
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Toubkal avalanches. Skiing is possible as the snow can lie to considerable depth and cover many rocky slopes. Information about the state of the route can be obtained at Marrakech tourist offices or at Imlil. Toubkal Toubkal or Tubkal (Berber: ⵜⵓⴳⴳ ⴽⴰⵍ "Tugg kal"; "Tūbqāl") is a mountain peak in southwestern Morocco, located in the Toubkal National Park. At , it is the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa and the Arab World. It is an ultra prominent peak, the highest for over 2000 km, located 63 km south of the city of Marrakesh, and a popular destination
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Front Range was the last step in forming the present-day geologic sequence and history of today’s Front Range. The Front Range includes the highest peaks along the eastern edge of the Rockies. The highest mountain peak in the Front Range is Grays Peak. Other notable mountains include Torreys Peak, Mount Evans, Longs Peak, Pikes Peak, and Mount Bierstadt. The main interstate highways that run through the Front Range are Interstate 70, which crosses west of Denver, Colorado, and Interstate 80, which crosses near Laramie, Wyoming. U.S. Route 34 travels through the mountains near Loveland, Colorado. Along with roads that run through the
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Off which country is the Gulf of Carpenteria?
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Carpenteria Australia. Carpenteria Carpenteria californica , the sole species in the genus Carpenteria, with the common names tree anemone and bush anemone. It is a flowering evergreen shrub native to the Sierra Nevada foothills in California. It is closely related to the genus "Philadelphus". It is a rare species, endemic to only seven sites in Fresno and Madera Counties, where it grows in chaparral and oak woodlands between altitude in the Sierra Nevada, between the San Joaquin River and Kings River. It is well adapted to wildfire, reproducing by stump sprouts after burning. Natural seedlings are rare. "Carpenteria californica" grows to
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Carpenteria Carpenteria Carpenteria californica , the sole species in the genus Carpenteria, with the common names tree anemone and bush anemone. It is a flowering evergreen shrub native to the Sierra Nevada foothills in California. It is closely related to the genus "Philadelphus". It is a rare species, endemic to only seven sites in Fresno and Madera Counties, where it grows in chaparral and oak woodlands between altitude in the Sierra Nevada, between the San Joaquin River and Kings River. It is well adapted to wildfire, reproducing by stump sprouts after burning. Natural seedlings are rare. "Carpenteria californica" grows to tall,
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Islam. What is the name of the festival which immediately follows the end of Ramadan?
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Understanding Islam (TV program) Patience, Generosity, The Last Ten Days, Laylat Al-Qadr, Etikaaf, Worshipers of Ramadan, Goodbye Ramadan, Zakaat Al-Fitr And Eid Al-Fitr Festival. The second season of Understanding Islam Ramadan delivered 30 episodes, some of them were dedicated to answering questions received from viewers. The third season of Understanding Islam Ramadan delivered 30 episodes, some of them were dedicated to answering questions received from viewers. In 2011, Understanding Islam won in five categories of the PromaxBDA Arabia Awards: - Gold Award for "Best Script", - Gold Award in the "ME, MYSELF & I" category, - Gold Award in the "BEST USE OF ENGLISH
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The Next Programme Follows Almost Immediately "We'll go on a trip to Gravel Hall" Audience (in unison): "Can we come too?" CMD: "Yes, it's about time you all came to!" A: "Lance Lieutenant Tooting reporting for duty sir." FX: Beep beep B: "What was that?" A: "Me sir, Tooting." B: "Well, don't let it happen again!" The Next Programme Follows Almost Immediately The Next Programme Follows Almost Immediately (TNPFAI) was a cult BBC comedy of the 1970s, now almost completely forgotten. The programme starred Bill Wallis, David Jason, Denise Coffey, David Gooderson and Jonathan Cecil. The basic story revolved around a comedy factory, Allied British Comedy
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Which ancient religion is followed by Parsees or Parsi?
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Parsi Moreover, if heredity were the only factor in a determination of ethnicity, the Parsis would count as Parthians according to the "Qissa-i Sanjan". The term "Parseeism" or "Parsiism" is attributed to Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron, who in the 1750s, when the word "Zoroastrianism" had yet to be coined, made the first detailed report of the Parsis and of Zoroastrianism, therein mistakenly assuming that the Parsis were the only remaining followers of the religion. In addition to above, the Parsi identity was well truly an identity even before they moved to India: In ancient Persia, Zoroaster taught that good (Ohrmazd) and evil
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Parsi Gymkhana Ground Tata Nano by Ratan Tata in 2009. Information on CricketArchive Parsi Gymkhana Ground Parsi Gymkhana Ground is a multipurpose club ground in Mumbai, Marashtra. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The ground was founded by Parsi cricketers, the Gymkhana fielded the Parsees cricket team during the Bombay Quadrangular and its successor Bombay Pentangular cricket tournaments. Parsi Gymkhana was founded in 1884 and was opened in 1888. In 2010, Parsi Gymkhana along with other community organisations announced a project to revive interest in cricket among the community.The gymkhana is also used for other
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What is the highest caste in Hinduism?
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Hinduism the so-called "caste system" is part of Hinduism sanctioned by the scriptures or social custom. And various contemporary scholars have argued that the caste system was constructed by the British colonial regime. A renunciant man of knowledge is usually called "Varnatita" or "beyond all varnas" in Vedantic works. The bhiksu is advised to not bother about the caste of the family from which he begs his food. Scholars like Adi Sankara affirm that not only is Brahman beyond all varnas, the man who is identified with Him also transcends the distinctions and limitations of caste. In whatever way a Hindu
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Karma in Hinduism expressions such as "ugra-karma", meaning bitter, unwholesome labor. It has also been argued that Karma has a role in Hindu society as a whole. When one abides by their caste duty good Karma is earned and vice versa; and the Karma one collects is reflected in the next life as movement within the Caste system. The promise of upward mobility appealed to people, and was made plausible through Karma. This effectively "tamed" the lower castes into passive acceptance of the status quo. Thus, the Karma doctrine discouraged actual social mobility. Karma in Hinduism Karma is a concept of Hinduism which
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A simian person would resemble which creatures?
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Simian Simian The simians (infraorder Simiiformes) are monkeys and apes, cladistically including: the New World monkeys or platyrrhines, and the catarrhine clade consisting of the Old World monkeys and apes (including humans). The simian is sister to the tarsiers, together forming the haplorhines. The radiation occurred about 60 million years ago (during the Cenozoic era). Forty million years ago, simians from Africa colonized South America, giving rise to the New World monkeys. The remaining simians (catarrhines) split 25 million years ago into apes and Old World monkeys. In earlier classification, New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, apes, and humans—collectively known as
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Simian Squared iPad. The app was well received with largely positive reviews and endorsements from musicians including multi-platinum artist Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater. Simian Squared Simian Squared Ltd, or Simian Squared (sometimes referred to as Simian 2) is a British video game developer based in London, England. The company was founded by brothers Robert Cummings and Giuseppe Landolina in 2011. They most recently developed a video game called "The Other Brothers". The game gained a noteworthy following early on, the company posted footage of an early alpha build in July 2012 which gained 20,000 views within the first 24 hours on
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What do we call a number that divides exactly into another?
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We Are What We Are (2010 film) Film4 FrightFest 2010. IFC Film will release the film in the United States as Video-on-demand. Artificial Eye released "We Are What We Are" in the UK on 12 November 2010. The score was composed by Odd Crew. Deborah Young of "Reuters" said, that "We Are What We Are" "is perhaps too dark and relentlessly humorless to find wide international audiences." Young stated that "another limiting factor is the difficulty of identifying with any of the characters, who are played expressively but still remain abstract and alien, distant from the viewer." Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of
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We Do What We Want on March 29, 2011 through Tooth & Nail Records, and it is also Emery's first album co-released by Tooth & Nail's heavy metal/hardcore punk subdivision Solid State Records. Vocalist Toby Morell has said that he was "proud" of the signing to Solid State, and also described it as "just kind of a good feeling to be wanted by another part of your company and be able to join all the awesome bands." All songs composed by Emery, except "Fix Me" composed by Devin Shelton. Deluxe edition Emery Production We Do What We Want We Do What We Want is the
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Where in the body is the Sartorius muscle?
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Sartorius muscle ilium, the ilio-pectineal line or the pubis. The muscle may be split into two parts, and one part may be inserted into the fascia lata, the femur, the ligament of the patella or the tendon of the semitendinosus. The tendon of insertion may end in the fascia lata, the capsule of the knee-joint, or the fascia of the leg. The muscle may be absent in some people. The sartorius muscle can move the hip joint and the knee joint, but all of its actions are weak, making it a synergist muscle. At the hip, it can flex, weakly abduct, and
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Sartorius muscle the location of the inferior portion of the muscle being the "inseam" or area of the inner thigh that tailors commonly measure when fitting trousers. Another is that the muscle closely resembles a tailor's ribbon. Additionally, antique sewing machines required continuous cross body pedaling. This combination of lateral rotation and flexion of the hip and flexion of the knee gave tailors particularly enlarged sartorius muscles. The sartorius is also called the honeymoon muscle. Sartorius muscle The sartorius muscle () is the longest muscle in the human body. It is a long, thin, superficial muscle that runs down the length of
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Who composed The Cat Waltz?
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Minute Waltz Minute Waltz The Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, Valse du petit chien (French for "Waltz of the little dog"), popularly known in English as the "Minute Waltz", is a piano waltz composed by Frédéric Chopin. It is dedicated to the Countess Delfina Potocka. Chopin wrote the waltz in 1847 and had it published by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig the same year, as the first of the "Trois Valses", Op. 64. The second waltz is in the enharmonic parallel minor key of C-sharp minor. The waltz is in the key of D-flat major and has a tempo
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Ketzel, the Cat who Composed Ketzel, the Cat who Composed Ketzel, the Cat who Composed is a children's picture book by Lesléa Newman. Based on a true story, it is about the friendship between Moshe Cotel and a kitten, Ketzel, who composes a musical piece that Cotel enters into a music competition and receives a special mention. "BookList" gave "Ketzel" a star review, wrote "this delightfully told story is unlikely and adorable in equal parts. Bates' watercolor, gouache, and pencil illustrations feature an unanthropomorphic kitty whose inquisitive and quizzical nature will be familiar to all cat owners." and found it "An absolute charmer!" and the
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Where is the body is the Trapezius muscle?
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Trapezius forms, with that of the opposite muscle, a tendinous ellipse. The rest of the muscle arises by numerous short tendinous fibers. It is possible to feel the muscles of the superior trapezius become active by holding a weight in one hand in front of the body and, with the other hand, touching the area between the shoulder and the neck. Motor function is supplied by the accessory nerve. Sensation, including pain and the sense of joint position (proprioception), travel via the ventral rami of the third (C3) and fourth (C4) cervical nerves. Since it is a muscle of the upper
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Trapezius Trapezius The trapezius (or trapezoid) is a large paired surface muscle that extends longitudinally from the occipital bone to the lower thoracic vertebrae of the spine and laterally to the spine of the scapula. It moves the scapula and supports the arm. The trapezius has three functional parts: an upper (descending) part which supports the weight of the arm; a middle region (transverse), which retracts the scapula; and a lower (ascending) part which medially rotates and depresses the scapula. The trapezius muscle resembles a trapezium (trapezoid in American English), or diamond-shaped quadrilateral. The word "spinotrapezius" refers to the human trapezius,
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Who composed The Harmonious Blacksmith?
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The Harmonious Blacksmith of this music: "We are so harmonious- and you have been a blacksmith". Saint Dunstan is named as the Harmonious Blacksmith in the 18th century poem "The Devil and Saint Dunstan". The piece is mentioned in Siegfried Sassoon's semi-autobiographical work "Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man". Aunt Evelyn is heard to be playing the piece one evening and the author recalls this happy memory during his time at the Front. The Italian guitarist-composer Mauro Giuliani used the theme as the basis for his "Variazioni su un tema di Handel ("The Harmonious Blacksmith")", Op. 107, for solo guitar in 1828. The
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The Harmonious Blacksmith had written his harpsichord suites of the 1720 publication before he lived at Cannons, when he was at Adlington Hall in Cheshire, or even earlier still. William Lintern was a blacksmith's apprentice from Bath who later took up music and so "was" The Harmonious Blacksmith. The piece came to be called after him, probably because he published it under that name for reasons outlined in the following extract: Chappell was a respected musical historian and the story is probably true, but there is no copy of Lintern's edition of the piece in the British Museum, and Mr W. C. Smith,
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In French cuisine, of what are lardons small pieces?
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Lardon are added to dishes such as arroz con gandules. Lardon A lardon, also called lardoon or larding, is a small strip or cube of fatty bacon, or pork fat (usually subcutaneous fat) used in a wide variety of cuisines to flavor savory foods and salads. In French cuisine, lardons are also used for larding, by threading them with a needle into meats that are to be braised or roasted. Lardons are not normally smoked, and they are made from pork that has been cured with salt. In French cuisine, lardons are served hot in salads and salad dressings, as well
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Lisp in Small Pieces orders the title as the following list '(Lisp Implementation Scheme Principes). This book is available in English from Cambridge University Press, the French version is available at Le Monde en Tique, a Parisian bookstore. Lisp in Small Pieces Lisp in Small Pieces (Cambridge University Press, 1996 ; paperback edition (December 4, 2003) ; translated by Kathleen Callaway) is a book by Christian Queinnec on Lisp, Scheme and other related dialects, their interpretation, semantics, and compilation and contains code for 11 interpreters and 2 compilers. The English title is a kind of recursive acronym ("Lisp in Small Pieces"). It was originally
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Of which mollusc are the acorn and goose the two varieties found on British shorelines?
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Goose barnacle Goose barnacle Goose barnacles (order Pedunculata), also called stalked barnacles or gooseneck barnacles, are filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone. Some species of goose barnacles such as "Lepas anatifera" are pelagic and are most frequently found on tidewrack on oceanic coasts. Unlike most other types of barnacles, intertidal goose barnacles (e.g. "Pollicipes pollicipes" and "Pollicipes polymerus") depend on water motion rather than the movement of their cirri for feeding, and are therefore found only on exposed or moderately exposed coasts. In the days before it was realised that birds
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Bean goose geese "Anser fabalis fabalis" wintering in Europe are considered to migrate across three different flyways: Western, Central and Eastern; which has been confirmed by stable isotope analysis of their flight feathers. Bean goose The bean goose is a goose that breeds in northern Europe and Asia. It has two distinct varieties, one inhabiting taiga habitats and one inhabiting tundra. These are recognised as separate species by the American Ornithologists' Union and the IOC (taiga bean goose and tundra bean goose), but are considered a single species by other authorities, such as the British Ornithologists' Union. It is migratory and winters
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Who was the Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess Demeter?
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1108 Demeter minor planet was named from Greek mythology after Demeter, the goddess of fruitful soil and agriculture. The official naming citation was mentioned in "The Names of the Minor Planets" by Paul Herget in 1955 (). Demeter is the Greek equivalent of the Roman goddess Ceres. When main-belt asteroid and dwarf planet 1 Ceres was named, the Greeks called it "Demeter" effectively translating the name into Greek, rather than using the Latin "Ceres" or the original Italian "Cerere". However, this created a problem when asteroid "Demeter" was named. The Greeks resolved this by using the classical form of the name, Δημήτηρ
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Demeter myth of an eponymous Mysius who venerated Demeter. Demeter In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter (; Attic: "Dēmḗtēr", ; Doric: "Dāmā́tēr") is the goddess of the grain, agriculture, harvest, growth, and nourishment, who presided over grains and the fertility of the earth. Her cult titles include Sito (), "she of the Grain", as the giver of food or grain, and Thesmophoros (, "thesmos": divine order, unwritten law; , "phoros": bringer, bearer), "Law-Bringer", as a mark of the civilized existence of agricultural society. Though Demeter is often described simply as the goddess of the harvest, she presided also over the
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Who was the only driver to win a F1 World Championship in a car of his own design?
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Motorsport in Australia won at Calder in 1980 driving his Williams FW07B-Ford, and no Australian has finished on the podium since John Smith finished second in 1983. Since becoming a round of the World Championship in 1985 only 4 Australian drivers have actually raced in the Australian Grand Prix. They are Alan Jones (1985–1986), David Brabham (1990, 1994), Mark Webber (2002–2013) and Daniel Ricciardo (2012–). Two Australians have won the World Driver's Championship: Jack Brabham, who won the title on three occasions, including becoming the first (and so far only) driver to win the World Championship in a car of his own design,
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2016 F1 Powerboat World Championship 2016 F1 Powerboat World Championship The 2016 UIM F1 H2O World Championship was the 33rd season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The season consisted of seven races, beginning in Dubai, UAE on 4 March 2016, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 16 December 2016, although initial plans indicated a ten race calendar. Philippe Chiappe, driving for the CTIC F1 Shenzen China Team, entered the season as defending double world champion and successfully retained his title to become only the third driver in the sport's history to win three back-to-back drivers' championships. In addition, Chiappe's CTIC F1 Shenzen China Team clinched
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For achievement in what field is the Fields Medal awarded?
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Fields Medal later. The Fields Medal is often described as the "Nobel Prize of Mathematics" and for a long time has been regarded as the most prestigious award in the field of mathematics. Unlike the Nobel Prize, the Fields Medal is only awarded every four years. The Fields Medal also has an age limit: a recipient must be under age 40 on 1 January of the year in which the medal is awarded. This is similar to restrictions applicable to the Clark Medal in economics. The under-40 rule is based on Fields' desire that "while it was in recognition of work already
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Outstanding Achievement Medal Outstanding Achievement Medal The Outstanding Achievement Medal is a single grade decoration of the Philippines awarded by the Secretary of National Defense. The medal is awarded by the Secretary of National Defense to personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines as well as Philippine civilians. Civilians and military personnel of allied foreign countries may also be awarded the medal. The medal is presented "...for distinguished or extraordinary achievement or service in the advancement of science or in socio-economic, technical or military fields related to national defense, or for public service of the highest order." The design of the medal
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What was the country of birth of the Gilbert half of Gilbert and George?
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Gilbert & George Gilbert & George Gilbert Prousch, sometimes referred to as Gilbert Proesch (born 17 September 1943 in San Martin de Tor, Italy) and George Passmore (born 8 January 1942 in Plymouth, United Kingdom), are two artists who work together as the collaborative art duo Gilbert & George. They are known for their distinctive and highly formal appearance and manner in performance art, and also for their brightly coloured graphic-style photo-based artworks. Gilbert Prousch was born in San Martin de Tor in South Tyrol, northern Italy, his mother tongue being Ladin. He studied art at the Sëlva School of Art in Val
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Gilbert & George adopted between 1974 and 1978 with men in suits wearing ties, was partly inspired by Gilbert & George: musicians Florian Schneider and Ralf Hütter had seen an exhibition of the artists in Düsseldorf in 1970 and were seduced by the idea of "bringing art into everyday life". Jim Moir has explained to "The Independent" that "Vic Reeves Big Night Out" was initially thought of as "performance art, like Gilbert and George's singing sculpture". David Bowie was known to collect the work of Gilbert & George. Notes Further reading Exhibition catalogues Gilbert & George Gilbert Prousch, sometimes referred to as Gilbert
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Who, with his colleague Picasso, was credited with originating Cubism?
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Cubism the 1950s and 1960s, especially by Clement Greenberg. Contemporary views of Cubism are complex, formed to some extent in response to the "Salle 41" Cubists, whose methods were too distinct from those of Picasso and Braque to be considered merely secondary to them. Alternative interpretations of Cubism have therefore developed. Wider views of Cubism include artists who were later associated with the "Salle 41" artists, e.g., Francis Picabia; the brothers Jacques Villon, Raymond Duchamp-Villon and Marcel Duchamp, who beginning in late 1911 formed the core of the Section d'Or (or the Puteaux Group); the sculptors Alexander Archipenko, Joseph Csaky and
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Proto-Cubism the relations between things. Outside of these relations there is no knowable reality", Poincaré wrote in his 1902 "Science and Hypothesis". Maurice Princet was a French mathematician and actuary who played a role in the birth of Cubism. An associate of Pablo Picasso, Guillaume Apollinaire, Max Jacob, Jean Metzinger, Robert Delaunay, Juan Gris and later Marcel Duchamp, Princet became known as "le mathématicien du cubisme" ("the mathematician of cubism"). Princet is credited with introducing the work of Henri Poincaré and the concept of the "fourth dimension" to artists at the Bateau-Lavoir. Princet brought to the attention of Picasso, Metzinger and
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What is the one-word alternative name for the spiny anteater?
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Anteater Anteater Anteater is a common name for the four extant mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue") commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together with the sloths, they are within the order Pilosa. The name "anteater" is also colloquially applied to the unrelated aardvark, numbat, echidnas, pangolins and some members of the Oecobiidae. Extant species are the giant anteater "Myrmecophaga tridactyla", about long including the tail; the silky anteater "Cyclopes didactylus", about long; the southern tamandua or collared anteater "Tamandua tetradactyla", about long; and the northern
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Spiny softshell turtle Spiny softshell turtle The spiny softshell turtle ("Apalone spinifera") is a species of softshell turtle, one of the largest freshwater turtle species in North America. Both the common name, spiny softshell, and the specific name, "spinifera" (spine-bearing), refer to the spiny, cone-like projections on the leading edge of the carapace, which are not scutes (scales). The spiny softshell turtle’s scientific name is very descriptive of the animal. “Apalone” comes from the Greek word “apalos” meaning soft or tender, and “spinifera” is of Latin descent; “spina-“ referring to thorn or spine and “-ifer” meaning bearing. This species is a member of
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Under what stage name did rock’n’roller Richard Penniman perform?
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Little Richard shatter racial divisions in the music industry. Little Richard was born Richard Wayne Penniman on December 5, 1932, in Macon, Georgia. He was the third of twelve children of Leva Mae (née Stewart) and Charles "Bud" Penniman. His father was a church deacon who sold bootlegged moonshine on the side and owned a nightclub, the Tip In Inn. His mother was a member of Macon's New Hope Baptist Church. Initially, Little Richard's first name was supposed to have been "Ricardo" but an error resulted in "Richard" instead. The Penniman children were raised in a neighborhood of Macon called Pleasant Hill.
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Rock-n-Roller Rock-n-Roller Rock-n-Roller (sometimes stylised Rock N' Roller) is the second album from Canadian singer-songwriter Suzie McNeil, released on November 4, 2008. It was reissued the following year as "Rock-n-Roller: Reloaded" to feature an additional song, a cover of Saving Jane's "Supergirl." Three singles released from the album, including the aforementioned "Supergirl", which became McNeil's most successful single to date when it peaked at No. 26 on the Canadian Hot 100. The album received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Matthew Chisling from "AllMusic" labelled the album "almost as good" as "Broken & Beautiful", explaining that in spite of "Rock-n-Roller"
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Which fleet was famously defeated and scattered at the Battle of Gravelines?
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HMS Gravelines (D24) 1961. HMS Gravelines (D24) HMS "Gravelines" was a of the Royal Navy. She was named after the Battle of Gravelines, which took place in 1588, resulting in the English Navy defeating the Spanish Armada. "Gravelines" was built by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead. She was laid down on 10 August 1943, launched on 30 November 1944 and completed on 14 June 1946. Upon commissioning, "Gravelines" was placed in Reserve along with a number of her other sister-ships. In 1949, "Gravelines" joined the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, which joined the Mediterranean Fleet. "Gravelines" exchanged crews with the destroyer on 10 March 1953 and
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Battle of Gravelines (1558) Battle of Gravelines (1558) The Battle of Gravelines was fought on 13 July 1558 at Gravelines, near Calais, France. It occurred during the twelve-year war between France and Spain (1547–1559). The battle resulted in a victory by the Spanish forces, led by Lamoral, Count of Egmont, over the French, led by Marshal Paul de Thermes. The Spanish were supported by the English Navy, who opened fire on the French as they reached the sand dunes at Gravelines. Following the dominance of the Spanish forces, led by Duke Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy, at the Battle of St. Quentin, Henry II of
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In which British city did gangs in the 1980s fight a turf war dubbed the “Ice Cream Wars”?
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Glasgow Ice Cream Wars Glasgow Ice Cream Wars The Ice Cream Wars was a turf war in the East End of Glasgow, in Scotland, in the 1980s between rival criminal organisations selling drugs and stolen goods from ice cream vans. Van operators were involved in frequent violence and intimidation tactics. A driver and his family were killed in an arson attack that resulted in a 20-year court battle. The conflicts generated widespread public outrage, and earned the Strathclyde Police the nickname of "serious chimes squad" (a pun on Serious Crime Squad) for its perceived failure to address them. In the 1980s in Glasgow, Scotland,
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Glasgow Ice Cream Wars several ice-cream vendors also sold drugs and stolen goods along their routes, using the ice cream sales as fronts. A turf war erupted between these vendors, and much of the violence was either intimidation or competition. During the conflict, rival vendors raided each others' vans and fired shotguns into the windscreens of the vehicles. The culmination of the violence came on 16 April 1984 with the murder by arson of six members of the Doyle family, in the Ruchazie housing estate. Eighteen-year-old Andrew Doyle, nicknamed "Fat Boy", a driver for the Marchetti firm, had resisted being intimidated into distributing drugs
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Which month traditionally sees the start of the Isle of Man TT races?
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1966 Isle of Man TT 1966 Isle of Man TT The 1966 Isle of Man TT races were held later in the year than the traditional May/June fortnight due to the seamen's strike which affected access to the Island for all concerned. After the strike ended in July, the TT races were re-organised to fit with the remaining events in the Grand Prix calendar and preceded the September Manx Grand Prix, meaning nearly a month of continuous disruption to everyday Isle of Man affairs and much concerted effort from the motorcycle trade and journalists together with the many volunteers and support workers. 3 Laps (113.00
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History of the Isle of Man TT Races 1920–29 an average speed of 72.05 mph. History of the Isle of Man TT Races 1920–29 The Isle of Man TT and other motorcycle racing in the island did not restart after the end of the First World War until 1920. Changes were made to the Snaefell Mountain Course causing competitors to turn left and proceed up the hill at Cronk-ny-Mona to follow the primary A18 Snaefell Mountain Road through to Governor's Bridge with a new start/finish line at Glencrutchery Road lengthening the course to 37¾ miles. The 1920 Junior TT race included for the first time a new Lightweight class
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Limestone is essentially made up of which chemical compound?
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Carboniferous Limestone Edinburgh. There are limited outcrops on the coasts of East Lothian and Berwickshire, isolated outcrops in Fife and Stirlingshire and further occurrences around Greenock and Dumbarton. Carboniferous Limestone occurs most famously around The Burren in County Clare, western Ireland where it produces one of western Europe's most important karst landscapes. Carboniferous Limestone is a sedimentary rock made of calcium carbonate. It is generally light-grey in colour, and is hard. It was formed in warm, shallow tropical seas teeming with life. The rock is made up of the shells and hard parts of millions of sea creatures, some up to 30
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Chemical compound compounds, and then bonds are reformed so that new associations are made between atoms. Schematically, this reaction could be described as , where A, B, C, and D are each unique atoms; and AB, AD, CD, and CB are each unique compounds. Chemical compound A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) composed of atoms from more than one element held together by chemical bonds. A chemical element bonded to an identical chemical element is not a chemical compound since only one element, not two different elements, is involved. There are four types
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In which Irish county is the extensive area of limestone pavement known as The Burren?
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Limestone pavement Cove, on the side of Ingleborough, and above Grange-over-Sands. They are also found in the Stora Alvaret in Öland, Sweden; in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland and in the , in the French Alps. BBC Bitesize geography resource Limestone pavement A limestone pavement is a natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles an artificial pavement. The term is mainly used in the UK and Ireland, where many of these landforms have developed distinctive surface patterning resembling paving blocks. Similar landforms in other parts of the world are known as alvars. Conditions for limestone
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The Burren supporting a wide range of plants including dwarf shrubs. Where the surface of the limestone pavement is shattered into gravel many of the hardier Arctic or alpine plants can be found, while when the limestone pavement is covered by a thin layer of soil patches of grass are seen, interspersed with herbaceous plants. Among the flowers recorded from the Burren is the spring gentian, an alpine plant with bright blue flowers that are used as a symbol for the area by the national tourist board, Failte Ireland. The Irish orchid ("Neotinea intacta") and bloody cranesbill ("Geranium sanguineum") also occur there.
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Which is the only club from outside Scotland to play in the Scottish Football League?
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Football in the United Kingdom UK in the Republic of Ireland football league system. The Scottish football league system does not operate on a pyramid basis. 42 clubs compete in the Scottish Professional Football League, which is split into four divisions. There are, however, other regional leagues that are not connected to the national system, most notably the Highland Football League, East of Scotland Football League and the South of Scotland Football League. One English club, Berwick Rangers, play in the Scottish system. The Welsh football league system includes the Welsh Premier League and a number of regional leagues. Premiership club The New Saints began
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East of Scotland Football League traditionally one of Scotland's three "senior" non-leagues which sat outside the Scottish Football League (SFL), the other two being the Highland Football League and the South of Scotland Football League (SoSFL). It was generally viewed as being weaker than the Highland League (with fewer of their club sides defeating SFL sides in the Scottish Cup competition as opposed to the HFL), but was still regarded as being stronger than the South of Scotland League. Some SoSFL clubs opted to join the EoSFL, including Annan Athletic before they were elected to the SFL in 2008. Dalbeattie Star and Threave Rovers also
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Which is the only club from outside France to play in the French Ligue 1?
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2011–12 Ligue 1 Ligue 2. The club's impending drop occurred on 17 April 2011 following the team's 2–0 defeat to AS Monaco. The negative result made it mathematically impossible for Arles to seize the 17th position in the table, which would have allowed the club to remain in Ligue 1. Arles-Avignon made its return to Ligue 2 after only a year's spell in the top division of French football. On 15 May, Lens were relegated from the first division to Ligue 2 after its 1–1 draw with Monaco. Lens returned to Ligue 2 for the first time since the 2008–09 season when the
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Coupe de la Ligue In Australia the Coupe de la Ligue is broadcast by Setanta Sports Australia. In many parts of the world the game is broadcast live on TV5Monde. Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, is a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1994 and, unlike the Coupe de France, is only open to professional clubs in France which play in country's top three football divisions, though only four professional clubs currently play in the Championnat National. Paris Saint-Germain
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Which composer’s “Minute Waltz” is used as theme music for ”Just a Minute”?
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Just a Minute show settled in, again he found himself in the role of a straight man for the panellists. Although executives at the BBC disliked the pilot, its producer, David Hatch, threatened to resign if he could not oversee a full series. Not wishing to lose Hatch, the BBC acquiesced. The show's theme music is Frédéric Chopin's piano Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, nicknamed the "Minute Waltz" (which, despite its name, lasts longer than the 60 seconds taken to complete a round of "Just a Minute"; the nickname actually refers to "minute" as in "small" rather than the
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Minute Waltz name the piece "Valse du petit chien", meaning "The Little Dog Waltz". A vocal version of the piece, with lyrics by screenwriter Lan O'Kun, has been performed by multiple artists, including Barbra Streisand on her 1966 album "Color Me Barbra". O'Kun's lyrics perpetuate the notion that the tune should be performed in one minute, although Streisand's performance clocks in at just under two minutes. Minute Waltz The Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, Valse du petit chien (French for "Waltz of the little dog"), popularly known in English as the "Minute Waltz", is a piano waltz composed by
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Which folk band’s version of The Archers’ theme introduces the Sunday Omnibus Edition?
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The Archers which affect farmers nationwide when livestock movements are restricted. Many famous people have made cameo appearances on the programme: The theme tune of "The Archers" is called "Barwick Green" and is a maypole dance from the suite "My Native Heath", written in 1924 by the Yorkshire composer Arthur Wood. The Sunday omnibus broadcast of "The Archers" starts with a more rustic, accordion-arranged rendition by The Yetties. The theme for BBC Radio 4 Extra's "The Archers" spinoff, "Ambridge Extra", is a version arranged by Bellowhead. A library music recording of Barwick Green was used for the pilot and during the early
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The Archers its recurring "The Archers Accidentally" sketches; the sketches claim to portray "The Archers" the way it sounds to people who only listen to the show inadvertently. The radio series of "Dead Ringers" has frequently parodied characters from "The Archers", including a special edition. The subtitle was parodied by Bill Tidy in his long-running cartoon of "The Cloggies", "an Everyday Saga in the Life of Clog Dancing Folk", which ran in the satirical magazine "Private Eye", and later in "The Listener". In addition to books and audiobooks, purported maps of Ambridge and Borsetshire have been published. An episode of "Arena", broadcast
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The “Brain of Britain” theme music is adapted from which Mozart piece?
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Brain of Britain the opening of the fourth movement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, but in a 'modernised' version by Waldo de los Ríos. This choice was the subject of frequent complaints from classical music fans (with whom the show was popular) and presenter Robert Robinson described it on air as "Mozart plus sacrilege". The theme was changed to a more conventional version in the early 1990s. Every three years, the three most recent champions and the highest scoring runner-up among the three recent finals compete for the "Brain of Brains" title, most recently held in 2018 and won by John
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Brain of Britain a pseudonym, to adjudicate when an answer was imprecise. For many years Ian Gillies fulfilled the role, taking the name "Mycroft" (from Mycroft Holmes, older and wiser brother of Sherlock). After his death in April 2002, the new question setter was Kevin Ashman, who has the distinction of winning both "Brain of Britain" and "Mastermind". He chose to be known as "Jorkins", a character in Dickens' "David Copperfield". From the 2007 series a team of setters was engaged, as is the practice in most other quiz shows. For much of its life the theme music of "Brain of Britain" was
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Which life-saving natural hormone was first extracted by Banting and Best in 1921?
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Frederick Banting realized that this procedure would destroy the trypsin-secreting cells but not the insulin. Once the trypsin-secreting cells had died, insulin could be extracted from the islets of Langerhans. Banting discussed this approach with J. J. R. Macleod, Professor of Physiology at the University of Toronto. Macleod provided experimental facilities and the assistance of one of his students, Charles Best. Banting and Best, with the assistance of biochemist James Collip, began the production of insulin by this means. As the experiments proceeded, the required quantities could no longer be obtained by performing surgery on living dogs. In November 1921, Banting hit
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Banting and Best Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship developed in 1921. The Centre, managed by the University of Toronto, set up facilities to foster collaborative work between students, faculty and private enterprise by providing office space, courses and equipment. The centre has also provided jobs for students and recent graduates of the university. Soon after its establishment, the centre began raising money from private investors to fund startup companies. During the first year about $23 million was raised. As of 2016, the centre operates nine business accelerators. Banting and Best Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship The Banting and Best Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is an initiative of
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Which Cumbrian town’s boundaries incorporate the 11-mile-long Walney Island?
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Walney Island Awdry, which was converted into the television series "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends". The books and television series are all set on the fictional Island of Sodor, which is located in the position of Walney, though significantly larger. Its east coast resembles Walney, and the main town to the east of the island is 'Vicarstown', located at the same place as Vickerstown. Walney Island The Isle of Walney, also known as Walney Island, is an island off the west coast of England, at the western end of Morecambe Bay in the Irish Sea. It is part of Barrow-in-Furness, separated
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Walney Island Football League (WFL) Premier Division (level 11 of the English football league system), while Walney Island Football Club, formed as Nautical FC in 1970, compete in the WFL Division Two. Walney has become an important location for kitesurfing and wind-surfing. It annually hosts one of the rounds of the British Kitesurfing Championship. In particular the flat, wide beach at Earnse Bay is popular for this sport. Windsurfing takes place around the island, particularly to its west coast and around the mouth of Walney Channel. In literature, Walney most notably appears, or rather disappears, in "The Railway Series" books by Wilbert
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Which town’s Horse Fair each June is notable as a gathering for Gypsies and Travellers?
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Appleby Horse Fair Appleby Horse Fair The Appleby Horse Fair calls itself "an annual gathering of Gypsies and Travellers in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria, England." The horse fair, also known as Appleby New Fair, is held each year in early June. It attracts about 10,000 Gypsies and Travellers, about 1000 caravans, several hundred horse-drawn vehicles, and about 30,000 visitors. The Fair is billed as the biggest traditional Gypsy Fair in Europe, one that's like a big family get together. The horses are washed and trotted up and down the flashing lane most main days. There is a market on Jimmy Winter's
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Appleby Horse Fair people's fair. The legal status of the Fair does not depend on a charter, therefore, but on the legal concept of 'prescriptive right,' that is to say easement by prescription or custom. "Praescriptio est titulus ex usu et tempore substanniam capiens ab auctoritate legis." 'Prescription is a title by authority of law, deriving its force from use and time.' The fair is a regular but spontaneous gathering, and is not organised by any individual or group, although the Gypsies and Travellers have a "Shera Rom" (Head Romani) who arranges toilets, rubbish skips, water supplies, horse grazing etc., and acts as
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Living from 1672 to 1769, which card games authority is known as “the father of Whist”?
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Edmond Hoyle Edmond Hoyle Edmond Hoyle (1672 – 29 August 1769) was a writer best known for his works on the rules and play of card games. The phrase "according to Hoyle" came into the language as a reflection of his generally perceived authority on the subject; since that time, use of the phrase has expanded into general use in situations in which a speaker wishes to indicate an appeal to a putative authority. Little is known about Hoyle's life; he is primarily known through his books. Much of what is written about him is untrue or exaggerated. The suggestion that he
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Whist at which progressive games of whist are played. Whist has long been noted for its influence upon what is termed the calculating power; and men of the highest order of intellect have been known to take an apparently unaccountable delight in it, [...]" His only pastime was reading the papers and playing whist. He frequently won at this quiet game, so very appropriate to his nature;[...]" Whist Whist is a classic English trick-taking card game which was widely played in the 18th and 19th centuries. Although the rules are simple, there is scope for scientific play. Whist is a descendant
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Under what pen name does novelist David Cornwell write?
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Charlotte Cornwell le Carré (David Cornwell). She describes him as "the best brother a girl could have". Le Carré based the main female character in his novel, "The Little Drummer Girl"—an English actress called "Charlie"—on her. She has a daughter, Nancy Cranham, from a relationship with actor Kenneth Cranham. Charlotte Cornwell Charlotte Cornwell (born 26 April 1949) is an English actress. Trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, Cornwell's professional career began with three seasons at the Bristol Old Vic Company, playing a broad range of roles from Kate Hotspur in Shakespeare's "Henry IV" to Becky in Sam
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Pen name another author or notable individual. For instance, from 1899 the British politician Winston Churchill wrote under the name Winston S. Churchill to distinguish his writings from those of the American novelist of the same name, who was at the time much better known. An author may use a pen name implying a rank or title which he has never actually held. William Earl Johns wrote under the name "Captain W. E. Johns" although the highest army rank he held was acting lieutenant and his highest air force rank was flying officer. Authors who regularly write in more than one genre
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Who is the medical examiner central to the crime novels of Patricia Cornwell?
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Patricia Cornwell Patricia Cornwell Patricia Cornwell (born Patricia Carroll Daniels; June 9, 1956) is a contemporary American crime writer. She is known for writing a best-selling series of novels featuring the heroine Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a medical examiner. Her books have sold more than 100 million copies. A descendant of abolitionist and writer Harriet Beecher Stowe, Cornwell was born on June 9, 1956 in Miami, Florida, second of three children, to Marilyn (née Zenner) and Sam Daniels. Her father was one of the leading appellate lawyers in the United States and served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black.
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Patricia Cornwell Boston jury awarded Cornwell 50.9 million (£33.4 million). On June 14, 1980, shortly after graduating from Davidson College in North Carolina, she married one of her English professors, Charles L. Cornwell, who was 17 years her senior. Professor Cornwell later left his tenured professorship to become a preacher. In 1989, the couple separated, with Patricia retaining her married name after the divorce. From 1991 to 1992, Cornwell was involved in an affair with Margo Bennett, a married FBI agent, after meeting her at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, where Cornwell was doing research for her Scarpetta novels. In 1996,
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What is the nautical term for a staircase between two decks on a ship?
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Grand Staircase of the RMS Titanic A, B, and C Decks. A simple clock graced the main landing in contrast to the ornate "Honour and Glory Crowning Time" clock in the forward Staircase. One could access the Smoking Room and Lounge from the A-Deck landing, as well as the Lounge forward of the landing via a companionway. A reception area for patrons of the À La Carte Restaurant and Café Parisien decorated in white-painted Georgian paneling occupied the whole of the B-Deck foyer off the aft staircase. There were comfortable carpeted seating areas with rattan-woven chairs, sofas, and tables. This was also an innovation compared to
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Grand Staircase of the RMS Titanic Grand Staircase of the RMS Titanic The Grand Staircase is the name sometimes given to the large ornate staircases in the first-class section of the White Star Line liner RMS "Titanic", which sank following a collision with an iceberg in 1912. The staircase has been prominently featured in "Titanic" media and often recreated in film, making it one of the most recognizable features of the lost liner. Sited in the forward part of the ship, the Grand Staircase was the main communication between decks for First-Class passengers and the point of entry to numerous public rooms. It descended in seven
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Which long nonsense poem is subtitled: An Agony in 8 Fits?
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The Hunting of the Snark The Hunting of the Snark The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits) is a poem written by English writer Lewis Carroll. It is typically categorised as a nonsense poem. Written from 1874 to 1876, the poem borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from Carroll's earlier poem "Jabberwocky" in his children's novel "Through the Looking-Glass" (1871). As for the word "Snark", Carroll did not give it any meaning. The word "snarking" had been used in 1866 to describe a sound. Henry Holiday, the illustrator of the poem, thought of it as a "tragedy". The plot
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Nonsense found in "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There" by Lewis Carroll (1871), is a nonsense poem written in the English language. The word "jabberwocky" is also occasionally used as a synonym of nonsense. Nonsense verse is the verse form of literary nonsense, a genre that can manifest in many other ways. Its best-known exponent is Edward Lear, author of "The Owl and the Pussycat" and hundreds of limericks. Nonsense verse is part of a long line of tradition predating Lear: the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle" could also be termed a nonsense verse. There are also some works
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Which eponymous operatic heroine leaps to her death from Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo?
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Castel Sant'Angelo seen in an open court in the interior of the Castle. The Papal state also used Sant'Angelo as a prison; Giordano Bruno, for example, was imprisoned there for six years. Another prisoner was the sculptor and goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini. Executions were performed in the small inner courtyard. As a prison, it was also the setting for the third act of Giacomo Puccini's 1900 opera "Tosca"; the eponymous heroine leaps to her death from the Castel's ramparts. Decommissioned in 1901, the castle is now a museum, the "Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo". It received 1,234,443 visitors in 2016. Castel Sant'Angelo The
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Giorgio di Sant' Angelo Giorgio di Sant' Angelo Giorgio di Sant' Angelo (Jorge Alberto Imperatrice), commonly known as Giorgio Sant'Angelo, (19331989) was an Italian/Argentinian fashion designer based in the United States. He was known for creating ethnic-inspired looks early in his career, for which he won the prestigious American Coty Fashion Critic's award in 1968 and in 1970. Using fabrics like tie-dyed chiffon, leather and cotton, he created romantic clothing that reflected the hippie culture of the era. But his innovative use of knitwear, which he continuously developed throughout his career, was often his signature and was an influence on other designers. Sant'Angelo was
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Of what breed was Schnorbitz, with whom Bernie Winters appeared in his later career?
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Bernie Winters Bernie Winters Bernie Winters, born Bernie Weinstein (6 September 1930 – 4 May 1991), was an English comedian and the comic relief of the double act Mike and Bernie Winters with his older brother, Mike. Winters later performed solo, often with the aid of his St Bernard dog, Schnorbitz. Following his death, Winters bequeathed Schnorbitz to showman Richard De Vere. Bernie Winters was born Bernard Weinstein, on 6 September 1930. His father was a bookmaker. Bernie served in the merchant navy and performed as a musician at dances and weddings before forming the double act Mike & Bernie Winters with
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Bernie Winters found. Much of it was removed. However, though he was never told, Winters' condition was terminal, and he died on 4 May 1991, at the age of 60. Bernie was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium in London on 8 May, and his ashes interred in the Garden of Remembrance. A memorial plaque was erected in the West Memorial Court there. Bernie Winters Bernie Winters, born Bernie Weinstein (6 September 1930 – 4 May 1991), was an English comedian and the comic relief of the double act Mike and Bernie Winters with his older brother, Mike. Winters later performed solo, often
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Which Welsh town’s Esplanade Hotel was for 75 years The Barbarians’ headquarters?
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Barbarian F.C. of the Barbarians was agreed upon. The team toured later that year and beat Hartlepool Rovers 9–4 on 27 December in their first fixture. The team was given the motto by Walter Julius Carey, former Bishop of Bloemfontein and a former member of the Barbarians: The concept took hold over the years and the nearest thing to a club home came to be the Esplanade Hotel at Penarth in South Wales, where the Barbarians always stayed on their Easter tours of Wales. The annual Good Friday game against the Barbarians was the highlight of the Penarth club's year and was
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Esplanade Hotel (Fremantle) Esplanade Hotel (Fremantle) The Esplanade Hotel is a hotel located opposite Esplanade Park in Fremantle, Western Australia. The building stands on the site of the first building used for housing convicts transported from Great Britain in 1850. The first building here was a warehouse built by Daniel Scott the first harbour master and the first chair of the town council. This building was pressed into service as temporary home for the first 75 convicts who arrived in 1850 from Great Britain. The convicts lived here whilst they worked to build a convict establishment that would, in time, be called Fremantle
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Which musician played Nikola Tesla in the 2006 film The Prestige?
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The Prestige (film) The Prestige (film) The Prestige is a 2006 psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay adapted by his brother Jonathan from Christopher Priest's 1995 novel of the same name. Its story follows Robert Angier and Alfred Borden, rival stage magicians in London at the end of the 19th century. Obsessed with creating the best stage illusion, they engage in competitive one-upmanship with tragic results and a renowned twist ending. The film stars Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier, Christian Bale as Alfred Borden, and David Bowie as Nikola Tesla. It also stars Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo,
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The Secret of Nikola Tesla The Secret of Nikola Tesla The Secret of Nikola Tesla (), is a 1980 Yugoslav biographical film which details events in the life of the Serbian-American engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), portrayed by Serbian actor Petar Božović. Tesla grew up in the Austro-Hungarian Empire), studied engineering and physics, and moved to New York in 1884. He became an American citizen in 1891 and is known for his contributions to electrical engineering. This biography includes references to his abilities of detailed mental visualization as well as the slowly intensifying personal habits, indulgences or eccentricities for which he became nearly as
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What is the title of Mandela’s autobiography of his life up to his release from prison?
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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a 2013 British-South African biographical film directed by Justin Chadwick from a script written by William Nicholson and starring Idris Elba and Naomie Harris. The film is based on the 1995 autobiographical book "Long Walk to Freedom" by anti-apartheid revolutionary and former South African President Nelson Mandela. Based on South African President Nelson Mandela's autobiography of the same name, which chronicles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison before becoming President of South Africa and working to rebuild the country's once segregated society. Producer
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The Time of His Life The Time of His Life The Time of His Life is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Richard Hearne, Ellen Pollock, Richard Wattis and Robert Moreton. The screenplay concerns a man who is released from prison and goes to live with his socialite daughter. When newly released prisoner Mr. Pastry (Richard Hearne) arrives to stay, he proves an embarrassment to his social climbing daughter Lady Florence (Ellen Pollock). As president of the society for the rehabilitation of ex-convicts, she attempts to hide the fact her father is an ex-con. She locks Mr. Pastry in
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Which country’s national flag is the only one which is not rectangular (or square)?
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Flag mast as a distinguishing mark. Today, for example, commissioned ships of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fly the NOAA flag as a distinguishing mark. Flags are usually rectangular in shape (often in the ratio 2:3, 1:2, or 3:5), but may be of any shape or size that is practical for flying, including square, triangular, or swallow tailed. A more unusual flag shape is that of the flag of Nepal, which is in the shape of two stacked triangles. Other unusual flag shapes include the flag of Ohio and the flag of Tampa. Many flags are dyed through and
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Everything which is not forbidden is allowed forbidden is compulsory." This quote has been suggested as a principle of physics. The claim that “everything which is not fobidden is allowed” is a principle only of English law does not stand the test of reality. In fact, it is a common principle of liberal democracies. In Germany, it has constitutional rank under Art. 2(1) of the GG which protects the general freedom to act (Allgemeine Handlungsfreiheit), as demonstrated e.g. by the judgment of the Bundesverfassungsgericht known as “Reiten im Walde” (BVerfGE 80, 137). Everything which is not forbidden is allowed "Everything which is not forbidden is allowed" is
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At which school was squash first played?
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Squash in England Squash in England Squash is a popular sport in England. There is a long history of the sport in the country, and as of 2018 there are many highly ranked English players, both in men's and women's squash. England is where squash was invented. Students at Harrow School in London created the sport in 1830 when they discovered the potential that a small, punctured rubber ball had for yielding a game where a variety of shots were possible. Originally played in alleys and courtyards, the first purpose-built squash court was erected in Oxford in 1883. Many professional squash competitions take
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Squash at the Maccabiah Games Squash at the Maccabiah Games The game of international softball squash first became an official Maccabiah Games sport in the 10th Games, which were played in 1977. The competition was held at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which had two courts that were covered by a tin roof and were open to the air. With the temperature in Jerusalem often reaching 90 °F+ (32 °C) in July, the inside temperature of the courts exceeded 100 °F (38 °C) on some days. The United States team consisted of the top Jewish hardball squash players in the country. The team was led
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Inhabitants of which UK city are often called “Loiners”?
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City of Sanctuary (UK) Leeds and Swansea starting their own groups to try and create an atmosphere where the refugees and asylum seekers living there could feel welcomed. As the movement grew, City of Sanctuary became a registered charity, helping to spread the movement and to connect groups to support one another. By early 2015 there were around 30 groups across the UK and Ireland, and the organisation had built a Sanctuary Alliance with other notable organisations in the UK sector, such as Refugee Council, British Red Cross, Refugee Action, Student Action for Refugees and many more. They had successfully pulled off an event
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Oddworld Inhabitants this phase of the Oddworld Inhabitants studio – the only three to become public knowledge were a CG feature film entitled "Citizen Siege", an online video game tied into the film, called "Wage Wars" and an HD machinima series. "Citizen Siege" was first announced by Lorne Lanning in his keynote speech at GameCity in Nottingham, UK. To be directed by Lanning, executive produced by Sherry McKenna and produced by Vanguard Films, it was to be a dark, political, action thriller with elements of sci-fi set in a universe entirely separate from Oddworld "where current global conditions are extrapolated into a
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Which river flows the length of the Grand Canyon?
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Geology of the Grand Canyon area relatively more important than they were before. Steeper cliffs and further widening the Grand Canyon and its tributary canyon system occurred. An average of two debris flows per year reach the Colorado River from tributary canyons to form or expand rapids. This type of mass wasting is the main way the smaller and steeper side canyons transport sediment but it also plays a major role in excavating the larger canyons. In 1963 Glen Canyon Dam and other dams farther upstream started to regulate the flow of the Colorado River through Grand Canyon. Pre-dam but still historic flows of the Colorado
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Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne The Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne is the notable canyon section of the river valley of the Tuolumne River, located within Yosemite National Park, in Tuolumne County and the Sierra Nevada, California. As defined by the United States Geological Survey, the canyon at Glen Aulin and ends directly above Hetch Hetchy Valley. The Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne starts at Glen Aulin, immediately below the confluence of Cold Canyon, Conness Creek, and the Tuolumne River. Here, the valley walls pull away from each other and become steeper. The water meanders and forms deep pools. After
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Which fruit is often carved onto gateposts as a symbol of hospitality?
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Pineapple ripened or off-green. A plant growth regulator, Ethephon, is typically sprayed onto the fruit one week before harvest, developing ethylene, which turns the fruit golden yellow. After cleaning and slicing, a pineapple is typically canned in sugar syrup with added preservative. A pineapple never becomes any riper than it was when harvested. The fruit itself is quite perishable and if it is stored at room temperature, it should be used within two days; however, if it is refrigerated, the time span extends to 5–7 days. Mimi Sheller writes: "The pineapple entered European iconography as a symbol of welcome and hospitality,
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U.S. Capitol Gatehouses and Gateposts Aquia Creek sandstone of a rather poor grade. The east gatehouse bears two high water marks carved into the stone to commemorate flooding in 1877 and 1881. U.S. Capitol Gatehouses and Gateposts The U.S. Capitol Gatehouses and Gateposts — designed "circa" 1827 by celebrated architect Charles Bulfinch — originally stood on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Two of the gatehouses are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in their new locations. One gatehouse and three of the gateposts now stand at 15th Street and Constitution Avenue within the President's Park South historic district.
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Which classic novel begins, “Call me Ishmael”?
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Don't Call Me Ishmael it's all about friendship, love and laughter ... and because I took your threats seriously." Don't Call Me Ishmael Don't Call Me Ishmael is a young adult novel by Australian author Michael Gerard Bauer. It is about Ishmael Leseur, a 14-year-old boy, and his experiences in Year Nine of school. It won the 2008 award for children's literature at Writers' Week, Australia's oldest writers' festival. It was short-listed for the Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year award in the older reader category in 2007. In April 2018, Don't Call Me Ishmael: The Musical by Fin Taylor and
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Ishmael (novel) an adolescent during the counterculture movement of the 1960s. Feeling he must discover the ad's publisher, he follows its address, surprisingly finding himself in a room with a live gorilla. On the wall is a sign with a double meaning: "With man gone, will there be hope for gorilla?" Suddenly, the gorilla, calling himself Ishmael, begins communicating to the man telepathically. At first baffled by this, the man learns the story of how the gorilla came to be here and soon accepts Ishmael as his teacher, regularly returning to Ishmael's office. The novel continues from this point mainly as a
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In the title of a TV series, which family lives at No 42?
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The Kumars at No. 42 The Kumars at No. 42 The Kumars at No. 42 is a British television show. It won an International Emmy in 2002 and 2003, and won a Peabody Award in 2004. It ran for seven series totalling 53 episodes. The show stars a fictional British Indian family, including Madhuri and Ashwin Kumar (played by Indira Joshi and Vincent Ebrahim), their adult son Sanjeev (played by Sanjeev Bhaskar), and Sushila, Sanjeev's grandmother, normally referred to as Ummi (played by Meera Syal). The family lives in Wembley, London, England. The show's central premise is that Sanjeev's parents have supported his dream of
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The Time of Our Lives (TV series) The Time of Our Lives (TV series) The Time of Our Lives is an Australian television drama series which premiered on ABC TV on 10 June 2013, at 8.30pm. It is a JAHM Pictures production in association with ABC TV and Film Victoria. The producer Amanda Higgs (co-creator of "The Secret Life of Us") and principal writer Judi McCrossin ("The Secret Life of Us", "Tangle", "The Surgeon", "Beaconsfield") were also co-creators. The show follows the lives of the Tivolli clan, an Australian extended family in inner-city Melbourne. Aged in their thirties and forties, the characters are occupied with career advancement,
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Which species of wild goose, Anser anser, is the ancestor of all European domestic geese?
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Anser (bird) Maltese swan "Cygnus equitum" was occasionally placed into "Anser", and "Anser condoni" is a synonym of "Cygnus paloregonus". A goose fossil from the Early-Middle Pleistocene of El Salvador is highly similar to "Anser". Given its age it is likely to belong to an extant genus, and biogeography indicates "Branta" as other likely candidate. ?"Anser scaldii" (Late Miocene of Antwerp, Belgium) may be a shelduck. Two species in the genus are of major commercial importance, having been domesticated as poultry: European domesticated geese are derived from the greylag goose, and Chinese and some African domesticated geese are derived from the swan
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Anser (bird) can be assumed with limited certainty that European fossils from known inland sites belong into "Anser". As species related to the Canada goose have been described from the Late Miocene onwards in North America too, sometimes from the same localities as the presumed grey geese, it casts serious doubt on the correct generic assignment of the supposed North American fossil geese. "Heterochen" = "Anser pratensis" seems to differ profoundly from other species of "Anser" and might be placed into a different genus; alternatively, it might have been a unique example of a grey goose adapted for perching in trees. The
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Off the coast of which country do the volcanic Westmann Islands lie?
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Geology of the Faroe Islands Geology of the Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands lie on the Eurasian plate between Scotland, Norway and Iceland. The islands are of volcanic origin and are made up of three layers of basalt, with the top and bottom layers resembling each other. The age of this rock is between 54 and 58 million years, with the oldest material at the bottom. The Faroe Islands were formed during a period of a few million years, some 55 million years ago in early Paleogene times, when Europe and Greenland started to separate, opening up what became the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Countless volcanic
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Islands of the Forth off Musselburgh and the Black Rocks, including the Middle and Eastern Craigs lie just outside the Port of Leith. Islands of the Forth The Islands of the Forth are a group of small islands located in the Firth of Forth and in the estuary of the River Forth on the east coast of Scotland. Most of the group lie in the open waters of the firth, between the Lothians and Fife, with the majority to the east of the city of Edinburgh. Two islands lie further west in the river estuary. The islands have a varied geology and history and
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Which nonsense poem is subtitled, An Agony in 8 Fits?
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The Hunting of the Snark The Hunting of the Snark The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits) is a poem written by English writer Lewis Carroll. It is typically categorised as a nonsense poem. Written from 1874 to 1876, the poem borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from Carroll's earlier poem "Jabberwocky" in his children's novel "Through the Looking-Glass" (1871). As for the word "Snark", Carroll did not give it any meaning. The word "snarking" had been used in 1866 to describe a sound. Henry Holiday, the illustrator of the poem, thought of it as a "tragedy". The plot
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Nonsense found in "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There" by Lewis Carroll (1871), is a nonsense poem written in the English language. The word "jabberwocky" is also occasionally used as a synonym of nonsense. Nonsense verse is the verse form of literary nonsense, a genre that can manifest in many other ways. Its best-known exponent is Edward Lear, author of "The Owl and the Pussycat" and hundreds of limericks. Nonsense verse is part of a long line of tradition predating Lear: the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle" could also be termed a nonsense verse. There are also some works
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Of whose “pilgrimage” did Lord Byron write a long narrative poem?
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Lord Byron Lord Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was a British poet, peer, politician, and leading figure in the Romantic movement. He is regarded as one of the greatest British poets and remains widely read and influential. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems "Don Juan" and "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage": many of his shorter lyrics in "Hebrew Melodies" also became popular. He travelled extensively across Europe, especially in Italy, where he lived for seven years in the cities of Venice, Ravenna and Pisa. During his stay
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Mazeppa (poem) Claire Clairmont. Mary recalled the contest and the publication of the story in the 1831 introduction to her novel "Frankenstein": 'We will each write a ghost story,' said Lord Byron; and his proposition was acceded to. There were four of us. The noble author began a tale, a fragment of which he printed at the end of his poem of Mazeppa. Mazeppa (poem) Mazeppa is a narrative poem written by the English romantic poet Lord Byron in 1819. It is based on a popular legend about the early life of Ivan Mazepa (1639–1709), who later became Hetman (military leader) of
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Which breakfast cereal’s manufacturing process did Henry Perky patent in 1895?
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Henry Perky the Cereal Machine Company. In 1895, Perky received United States Patent Number 548,086, dated 15 October 1895. The biscuits proved more popular than the machines, so Perky moved East and opened his first bakery in Boston, Massachusetts and then in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1895, retaining the name of The Cereal Machine Company, and adding the name of the Shredded Wheat Company. Whether he developed his ideas on nutrition before the machine or after, Perky was a food faddist who believed the fundamental issue was how to nourish a man so that his condition will be natural. Although John Harvey Kellogg
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Breakfast cereal Grits is a porridge of Native American origin made from corn (maize) which is popular in the South. Breakfast cereal companies make gluten-free cereals which are free of any gluten-containing grains. These cereals are targeted for consumers who suffer from gluten-related disorders, as celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity and wheat allergy, among others. Some companies that produce gluten-free cereals include Kellogg's, General Mills, Nature's Path and Arrowhead Mills. Breakfast cereal Breakfast cereal is a food product made from processed cereal grains and often eaten for breakfast, primarily in Western societies. It is most often mixed with milk, yogurt, or fruit.
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What is the one-word name of the artificial sweetener sold as Candarel and NutraSweet?
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Equal (sweetener) for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Equal (sweetener) Equal is a brand of artificial sweetener containing aspartame, acesulfame potassium, dextrose and maltodextrin. It is marketed as a tabletop sweetener by Merisant, a global corporation which also used to own the well-known NutraSweet brand when it was a subsidiary of Monsanto and which has headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, Switzerland, Mexico, and Australia. In French Canada, Equal is known as "Égal". In the early 1980s, Equal and its European counterpart, Canderel, were the first aspartame-based sweeteners to be sold to the public. Originally, the product was to be named Equa. The Chicago advertising
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The Sweetener Sessions album "Sweetener". Tickets for the intimate shows were made available exclusively to American Express cardholders. The New York City concert occurred after her appearance at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, where she performed "God Is a Woman". On August 28, 2018, a London concert was announced in partnership with Capital Up Close. Tickets to the show were not available for purchase, instead Capital listeners could win tickets in competition rounds. "The Guardian" Caroline Sullivan rated the London show four out of five stars. The Sweetener Sessions The Sweetener Sessions (officially American Express x Ariana Grande: The Sweetener Sessions in
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Abbreviated to MVP, what is the American sporting equivalent of “Man of the Match”?
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Player of the match childhood. Player of the match In team sports, a man of the match award is often given to the outstanding player in a particular match. This can be a player from either team, although the player is generally chosen from the winning team. Some sports have unique traditions regarding these awards, and they are especially sought-after in championship or all-star games. In Australia, the term "best and fairest" is normally used, both for individual games and season-long awards. In some competitions, particularly in North America, the terms "most valuable player" (MVP) or "most outstanding player" (MOP) are used. In ice
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What Is Man? (Twain essay) What Is Man? (Twain essay) "What Is Man?" is a short story by American writer Mark Twain, published in 1906. It is a dialogue between a Young Man and an Old Man regarding the nature of man. The title refers to Psalm 8:4, which begins "what is man, that you are mindful of him...". It involves ideas of determinism and free will, as well as of psychological egoism. The Old Man asserts that the human being is merely a machine, and nothing more, driven by the singular purpose to satisfy his own desires and achieve peace of mind. The Young
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Who was the earliest King of England to be the title character of a Shakespeare play?
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King John (play) production of the play (directed by Ben Humphrey) around the tomb of King John in Worcester Cathedral on the 800th anniversary of the King's death. King John was played by Phil Leach. The Bremer Shakespeare Company performed the play at the Globe Theater Neuss as part of the Shakespeare Festival im Globe Neuss on 28th June 2005. The play was translated into German and directed by Rainer Iwersen. King John (play) The Life and Death of King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ruled 1199–1216), son of Henry II of England
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The Bastard King of England King of England", appeared in Disney's 1973 animated film "Robin Hood". The Bastard King of England "The Bastard King of England" is a bawdy English folk song commonly misattributed to Rudyard Kipling, or less commonly Tennyson, Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, and Charles Whistler. The earliest known appearance of the song was in 1927. The song depicts various sexual escapades involving the title character, an unnamed Queen of Spain, a French king named Phillip, and the "Duke of Zippity-Zap" who gives the King a case of the clap. The song has a number of historical inaccuracies, since the last French king
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What is the more modern name for the electrical device sometimes called a condenser?
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Synchronous condenser Correction" systems. These machines can prove very effective when advanced controls are utilized. A PLC based controller with PF controller and regulator will allow the system to be set to meet a given power factor or can be set to produce a specified amount of reactive power. On electric power systems, synchronous condensers can be used to control the voltage on long transmission lines, especially for lines with a relatively high ratio of inductive reactance to resistance. Synchronous condenser In electrical engineering, a synchronous condenser (sometimes called a synchronous capacitor or synchronous compensator) is a DC-excited synchronous motor, whose shaft
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Condenser (laboratory) which coolant flows such that the coolant inlet and outlet are both at the top. The vapors travel through the jacket from bottom to top. Dimroth condensers are more effective than conventional coil condensers. They are often found in rotary evaporators. A spiral condenser has a spiral condensing tube with both inlet and outlet connections at top, on same side. See Dimroth condenser. A Friedrichs condenser (sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Friedrich's" condenser), a spiraled finger condenser, was invented by Fritz Walter Paul Friedrichs, who published a design for this type of condenser in 1912. It consists of a large,
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Which drink is made from crème de cassis topped with white wine?
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Crème de cassis de Bourgogne. Nearly 16 million litres of crème de cassis are produced annually in France. It is consumed mostly in France but is also exported. In the movie "At War with the Army", while in drag to sneak off base, Jerry Lewis orders this at the bar, to the surprise of the bartender. It is a favourite drink of the fictional detective Hercule Poirot. Crème de cassis Crème de cassis () (also known as Cassis liqueur) is a sweet, dark red liqueur made from blackcurrants. Several cocktails are made with crème de cassis, including the very popular wine cocktail, kir.
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White wine "Champagne" on his album "Champagne for everyone": "Seek me without delay the friend who treats and cures the madness with me and has never betrayed me. Champagne!!" The consumption of white wine is also mentioned in proverbs: "In the morning, drink the white wine. Red in the evening for blood" is a bourguignon proverb. Because of its shorter maceration, white wine contains very little tannin and therefore little antioxidants that make red wine so interesting medically speaking. However, a team of researchers from Montpellier has developed a white wine enriched with polyphenols. This wine niche is now intended for export
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What is the name of the ITV series in which celebrities aim to master the art of diving?
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Splash! (UK TV series) Splash! (UK TV series) Splash! is a British television series that follows celebrities as they try to master the art of diving. The celebrities perform each week in front of a panel of judges and a live audience in an Olympic-size diving pool with the result each week partly determined by public vote. Gabby Logan and Vernon Kay present the show, whilst Team GB Olympic Bronze Medal winning diver Tom Daley is the expert mentor to the celebrities. It is filmed at the Inspire: Luton Sports Village, which is based in Stopsley, Luton. The show premiered on ITV on 5
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Master of the Die of Art. Master of the Die Master of the Die (fl. 1525-1560) was an Italian engraver and printmaker. His year of birth and death are unknown. The identity of the Master of the Die is uncertain. He was given this name because he signed his prints with a small die. Some theories to the identity of the artist include Benedetto Verino, Marcantonio Raimondi's son Daddi or Dado, Giovanni Francesco Zabello, or Tommaso Vincidor. What is known is the Master of the Die studied under Marcantonio Raimondi. He worked in the style of Raphael. Some of his works reside at the
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As what was Birmingham’s James Turner Street rechristened for a Channel 4 series?
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Benefits Street raised by the series was then scheduled to air after the final episode, Channel 4 announcing plans for this a few days after the second episode had been transmitted. During the week following the broadcasting of the third episode, West Midlands Police charged several James Turner Street residents with drugs-related offences in connection with a raid their officers had carried out in June 2013. Those facing charges included some people seen in episodes of the series. Channel 4 said they had no plans to alter any footage from the episodes yet to be transmitted. On 23 January, the "Birmingham Mail"
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Channel 4's Comedy Gala (2010) Channel 4's Comedy Gala (2010) Channel 4's Comedy Gala of 2010 was a British comedy benefit show organised by Channel 4. It was the inaugural Channel 4 Comedy Gala, an annual charity event held O2 Arena in London in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. Filmed live on 30 March 2010, a two and a half-hour highlights show was broadcast on Channel 4 on 5 April 2010. Billed by Channel 4 as "the biggest live stand up show in UK history" it featured seventeen comedians performing stand-up, as well as a number of others performing live and pre-recorded sketches,
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Referring to their feeding method, ducks can be diving ducks - or what other kind?
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Diving duck Diving duck The diving ducks, commonly called pochards or scaups, are a category of duck which feed by diving beneath the surface of the water. They are part of Anatidae, the diverse and very large family that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The diving ducks are placed in a distinct tribe in the subfamily Anatinae, the Aythyini. While morphologically close to the dabbling ducks, there are nonetheless some pronounced differences such as in the structure of the trachea. mtDNA cytochrome "b" and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 sequence data indicate that the dabbling and diving ducks are fairly distant from each
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Wedding ducks Wedding ducks Wedding ducks () are a pair of duck carvings (traditionally Mandarin ducks) that are used in Korean wedding ceremonies, and often given as marriage gifts. Mandarin ducks are chosen because it is believed that, unlike other types of ducks, they mate for life, and that if one of the pair dies, the other will mourn. For Koreans, Mandarin ducks represent peace, fidelity, and plentiful offspring. Originally, a man who wished to marry would purchase pairs of live ducks or geese to give as a gift to the family of the prospective bride. That tradition gave way to using
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Which is the only English cathedral other than Lichfield to have three spires?
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Three-spired cathedrals in the United Kingdom Three-spired cathedrals in the United Kingdom There are only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom with three spires. Lichfield Cathedral, dating from the 13th and early 14th centuries is the only medieval cathedral. Between the 14th and 16th centuries Lincoln Cathedral also had three spires and was the tallest building in the world for 238 years until the central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt. Both Truro Cathedral, Cornwall (late 19th–early 20th century) and St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh (late 19th century) were built in the Gothic Revival style and also have three spires. Lichfield Cathedral is situated
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Lichfield Cathedral Lichfield Cathedral Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is the only medieval English cathedral with three spires. The Diocese of Lichfield covers all of Staffordshire, much of Shropshire and part of the Black Country and West Midlands. The 99th and current Bishop of Lichfield is Michael Ipgrave who was appointed on 10 June 2016. The cathedral is dedicated to St Chad and Saint Mary. Its internal length is 113 metres (370 feet), and the breadth of the nave is 21m (68'). The central spire is 77m (252') high and the western spires are about 58m (190'). The
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Which “Tom” gave simultaneous 1958 hits to Lonnie Donegan and the Kingston Trio?
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The Kingston Trio (album) The Kingston Trio (album) The Kingston Trio is the Kingston Trio's debut album, released in 1958 (see 1958 in music). It entered the album charts in late October 1958, where it resided for nearly four years, spending one week at #1 in early 1959. It was awarded an RIAA gold album on January 19, 1961. Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds, and Bob Shane formed the Kingston Trio in Palo Alto, California in June 1957. By 1958 they had a recording contract with Capitol Records and were in the studio by February. From their first recording sessions, the single "Tom Dooley" was
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Lonnie Donegan Lonnie Donegan Anthony James Donegan (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002), known as Lonnie Donegan, was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop musicians. Born in Scotland and raised in England from the age of 1, the "British Hit Singles & Albums" lists him as "Britain's most successful and influential recording artist before The Beatles". Donegan had 31 UK Top 30 single hits, 24 being successive and three at number one. He was the first British male singer with two US Top 10 hits. Donegan received an
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Which make and model of aeroplane makes up Ryanair’s entire fleet?
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Ryanair and 100 purchase rights. This makes Ryanair the launch customer of the Boeing 737 MAX 200. As of August 2016 around 91% of the Ryanair fleet (316 of 354 aircraft) were owned by the company, with the balance being leased. On 10 November 2008, Ryanair Flight 4102, from Frankfurt–Hahn Airport, suffered undercarriage damage in an emergency landing at Rome–Ciampino Airport, after experiencing bird strikes, which damaged both engines on approach. There were 6 crew members and 166 passengers on board. Two crew members and eight passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The port undercarriage of the Boeing 737-800
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Ryanair was charged with the task of making the airline profitable. O'Leary quickly decided that the keys to profitability were low fares, quick turn-around times for aircraft, "no frills", no business class, and operating a single model of aircraft. In 1989, a Short Sandringham was operated with Ryanair sponsorship titles but never flew revenue-generating services for the airline. O'Leary returned from a visit to U. S. Southwest Airlines convinced that Ryanair could make huge inroads into the European air market, at that time dominated by national carriers, which were subsidised to various degrees by their parent countries. He competed with the
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In area, which is the largest island of the Inner Hebrides?
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Scalpay, Inner Hebrides planting. Scalpay, Inner Hebrides Scalpay (; ) is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Separated from the east coast of Skye by Loch na Cairidh, Scalpay rises to at Mullach na Càrn. It has an area of just under . The island had a population of ten usual residents in 2001 and of four in 2011. Scalpay is privately owned and operates a red deer farm, shooting estate and holiday cottages. Much of Scalpay is covered with heather, while other areas are conifer forestry plantations. Mac an Tàilleir (2003) suggests the name derives from "ship island" from the
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Inner Hebrides Inner Hebrides The Inner Hebrides (; Scottish Gaelic: "Na h-Eileanan a-staigh", "the inner isles") is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which experience a mild oceanic climate. The Inner Hebrides comprise 35 inhabited islands as well as 44 uninhabited islands with an area greater than . The main commercial activities are tourism, crofting, fishing and whisky distilling. In modern times the Inner Hebrides have formed part of two separate local government jurisdictions, one to the north and the other to the
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Which aliens in Doctor Who originate from Earth’s twin planet, Mondas?
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Mondas Mondas Mondas is a fictional planet in the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". Mondas is the homeworld of the Cybermen, a race of cyborgs in that series. Mondas is first mentioned in the 1966 "Doctor Who" serial "The Tenth Planet". This episode is also the first appearance of the Cybermen, a race that recurs in numerous "Doctor Who" stories. In "The Tenth Planet", a New Zealand astronaut discovers a newly arrived planet near Earth, between the orbits of Mars and Venus. Later, a Cyberman informs the personnel of a nearby space station that this planet is the home
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New Earth (Doctor Who) New Earth (Doctor Who) "New Earth" is the first episode of the second series of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It was first broadcast on BBC One on 15 April 2006. The episode is set five billion years in the future on the planet New Earth, a planet humanity settled on following the destruction of the Earth in the 2005 episode "The End of the World". In the episode, the alien time traveller the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant), his travelling companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), and their old enemy Lady Cassandra (Zoë Wanamaker) uncover many artificially-grown humans
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Mel Brooks’ spoof of the Robin Hood films was called ‘Robin Hood, …’ .. what?
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Robin Hood: Men in Tights Robin Hood: Men in Tights Robin Hood: Men in Tights is a 1993 American musical adventure comedy film and a parody of the Robin Hood story. The film was produced and directed by Mel Brooks, co-written by Brooks, Evan Chandler, and J. David Shapiro based on a story by Chandler and Shapiro, and stars Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, and Dave Chappelle in his film debut. It includes frequent comedic references to previous "Robin Hood" films (particularly "", upon which the plot is loosely structured, Disney's "Robin Hood", and the 1938 Errol Flynn adaptation, "The Adventures of Robin Hood"). The film
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Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow the Hunter as a means of luring Robin to the castle. This episode is parodied in Mel Brooks' "" in which the contest itself seduces Robin. The event also appears in the animated "Robin Hood" (1973 film), with the prizes instead being a golden arrow and a kiss from Maid Marian. The event also appears in the computer game "", where the player, as Robin Hood, can win a golden arrow in an archery contest, thereby adding its value (15000 marks) to a ransom to free Richard the Lionheart from prison abroad. There are many archery contests in the legends
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With which English county do you most associate stargazy pie?
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Stargazy pie Stargazy pie Stargazy pie (sometimes called starrey gazey pie, stargazey pie and other variants) is a Cornish dish made of baked pilchards (or sardines), along with eggs and potatoes, covered with a pastry crust. Although there are a few variations with different fish being used, the unique feature of stargazy pie is fish heads (and sometimes tails) protruding through the crust, so that they appear to be gazing skyward. The dish is traditionally held to have originated from the village of Mousehole in Cornwall and is traditionally eaten during the festival of Tom Bawcock's Eve to celebrate his heroic catch
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Stargazy pie during a very stormy winter. According to the modern festival, which is combined with the Mousehole village illuminations, the entire catch was baked into a huge stargazy pie, encompassing seven types of fish and saving the village from starvation. The story of Bawcock was popularised by Antonia Barber's children's book "The Mousehole Cat", which featured the stargazy pie. In 2007 contestant Mark Hix won the BBC's "Great British Menu" with a variant of the dish. Stargazy pie is a pastry-based fish pie which, by tradition, is filled with whole pilchards. Critically, the pilchards must retain their heads, which then poke
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Which nation slipped back into technical recession in mid-November 2014?
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Great Recession -9.3%, -10.3%), and the two quarters from Q3-2012 until Q4-2012 (with respective qoq-changes of: -1.5% and -0.8%). Japan was in recovery in the middle of the decade 2000s but slipped back into recession and deflation in 2008. The recession in Japan intensified in the fourth quarter of 2008 with a GDP growth of −12.7%, and deepened further in the first quarter of 2009 with a GDP growth of −15.2%. On February 26, 2009, an Economic Intelligence Briefing was added to the daily intelligence briefings prepared for the President of the United States. This addition reflects the assessment of U.S. intelligence
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Great Recession in Europe Other eurozone members saw a decline in their economies in the second quarter as well; France by 0.3 percent, Finland by 0.2 percent while the Netherlands showed zero growth in the second quarter. However the final estimates released by the INSEE, France's statistical agency, showed the French economy grew by 0.14 percent during the third quarter thus barely avoiding a technical recession. In the first quarter of 2009, France fell into recession, the last developed nation in Europe to do so. In order to fight the economic crisis, French president Nicolas Sarkozy announced a €26 billion rescue plan which will
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Band Aid II topped the Xmas charts in 1989, but who had the top spot in ’88 and ’90?
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United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest her third UK number one and topped the charts all around Europe. In 1968, another successful performer was selected to represent the UK with the song "Congratulations". In London, Cliff Richard gave the UK their sixth second-place finish, losing to Spain's Massiel. "Congratulations" remains one of only two non-winning UK Eurovision songs to top the UK charts. The UK's second victory was provided by the Scottish singer Lulu, who won with the song "Boom Bang-a-Bang" in 1969, in a four-way tie with France, Spain and the Netherlands. Another established performer, she had reached the US #1 spot with "To Sir
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Band Aid (band) to raise further money for charity also topped the charts, first the Band Aid II version in 1989 and the Band Aid 20 version in 2004 and finally the Band Aid 30 version in 2014. The original was produced by Midge Ure. The 12" version was mixed by Trevor Horn. The supergroup was formed by Bob Geldof, who was then lead singer of the Irish band The Boomtown Rats. The BBC played a major role in capturing the poverty affecting Ethiopian citizens and thereby influenced Geldof to take action. Paula Yates, Bob Geldof's partner, is considered to have been the
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The winner of ‘X Factor’ topped the Xmas charts in 2010 with ‘When We Collide’. What is his name?
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The X Factor (UK series 7) The X Factor (UK series 7) "The X Factor" is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The seventh series started on ITV on 21 August 2010 and ended on 12 December 2010. The winner was Matt Cardle. Cardle was mentored throughout the show by Dannii Minogue as mentor. After the victory, he released his debut single "When We Collide". A total of 15,448,019 votes were cast throughout the series. It was presented by Dermot O'Leary, with spin-off show "The Xtra Factor" presented by Konnie Huq on ITV2, who took over from Holly Willoughby. The competition was
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2010 in British music charts produced by Simon Cowell and released as a charity single. Oasis scored their seventh UK number-one album with their second compilation album, "Time Flies... 1994–2009". To begin the month of August, new British boyband The Wanted topped the UK Singles Chart with "All Time Low". The Iron Maiden album "The Final Frontier" was released to enormous acclaim from rock music reviewers. By September, reality television shows were starting to influence both the singles and albums charts. 2009 "X Factor" runner-up Olly Murs topped the singles chart with "Please Don't Let Me Go", followed by Alexandra Burke, winner of "X Factor"
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In which year in the 50s was the first televised Queen’s speech?
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Speech from the throne Speech From the Throne will usually be read on the monarch's behalf by his or her viceroy, the governor-general, although the monarch may deliver the address in person: Queen Elizabeth II read the Throne Speech in the Parliament of New Zealand in 1954, the Parliament of Australia in 1954 and 1974, and the Parliament of Canada in 1957 and 1977. Another member of the Royal Family may also perform this duty, such as when, on 1 September 1919, Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), read the Speech From the Throne in the Canadian parliament. On two occasions,
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First televised speech in the UK Parliament First televised speech in the UK Parliament The first televised speech in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom was made by Ian Gow, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Eastbourne, on 21 November 1989. Until 1989, television cameras did not show proceedings in the House of Commons, although it had been discussed eight times between 1964 and 1989. In 1988 MPs backed an experiment with cameras in the chamber, and 1989 Commons proceedings were televised for the first time on 21 November. MPs agreed in 1990 to make the experiment permanent. Despite his opposition to the televising of
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What do the letters BB represent in competitive gymnastics?
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Gymnastics Competitive artistic gymnastics is the best known of the gymnastic events. It typically involves the women's events of vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise as well as the men's events of floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar. Other FIG disciplines include rhythmic gymnastics, trampolining and tumbling, acrobatic gymnastics and aerobic gymnastics. Disciplines not currently recognized by FIG include wheel gymnastics, aesthetic group gymnastics, men's rhythmic gymnastics, TeamGym and mallakhamba. Participants can include children as young as 20 months old doing kindergym and children's gymnastics, recreational gymnasts of ages 3 and up, competitive
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Artistic gymnastics in the United States the continental "Pan American Gymnastics Union", referred to as "PAGU" and is also part of the international federation, International Federation of Gymnastics. The international elite level is the highest level one can reach in USA Gymnastics for artistic gymnastics, permitting gymnasts to compete in domestic elite competitions, make U.S. national teams and represent the country at World Championships and the Olympic Games. It estimated that a competitive gymnast's chances of making this level are 1-5%. To qualify to elite status, there are various criteria to separate the elite-worthy gymnasts from the elite trialist who may not be ready for elite
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Who served as the ninth Governor of Alaska from 2006 to 2009?
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Alaska gubernatorial election, 2006 Alaska gubernatorial election, 2006 The 2006 Alaska gubernatorial general election took place on November 7, 2006. The former mayor of Wasilla, Sarah Palin, was elected governor. Incumbent Frank Murkowski (R), first elected governor in 2002, ran for reelection but was defeated in a landslide in the Republican primary by former Wasilla mayor Sarah Palin on August 22, 2006. Murkowski's approval rating at the time of the election was 19%. Murkowski also faced opposition from former state lawmaker and Fairbanks businessman John Binkley. Former two-term Governor Tony Knowles and state lawmaker Eric Croft competed for the Democratic ticket for governor. Knowles
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Politics of Alaska of the political debate centered on whether Alaska would become a Democratic or Republican-leaning state. Conventional wisdom had it that, with its penchant for new ideas and dependence on the Federal Government largess for basic needs, it would become a Democratic stronghold, about which Republicans, and the Republican Administration of Dwight Eisenhower had reservations. Given time, those fears proved unfounded. With the discovery of petroleum in Alaska, the liberal political majority in Alaska quickly came to an end. Six Republicans and four Democrats have served as governor of Alaska. In addition, Republican Governor Wally Hickel was elected to the office
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When sending an email, what would be meant by the letters ‘bcc’?
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Email client edit text. Some applications permit the use of a program-external editor. The email clients will perform formatting according to RFC 5322 for headers and body, and MIME for non-textual content and attachments. Headers include the destination fields, "To", "Cc" (short for "Carbon copy"), and "Bcc" ("Blind carbon copy"), and the originator fields "From" which is the message's author(s), "Sender" in case there are more authors, and "Reply-To" in case responses should be addressed to a different mailbox. To better assist the user with destination fields, many clients maintain one or more address books and/or are able to connect to an
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Email marketing Email marketing Email marketing is the act of sending a commercial message, typically to a group of people, using email. In its broadest sense, every email sent to a potential or current customer could be considered email marketing. It usually involves using email to send advertisements, request business, or solicit sales or donations, and is meant to build loyalty, trust, or brand awareness. Marketing emails can be sent to a purchased lead list or a current customer database. The term usually refers to sending email messages with the purpose of enhancing a merchant's relationship with current or previous customers, encouraging
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What is the correct term for ‘a nose job’?
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The Nose Job The Nose Job "The Nose Job" is the 26th episode of "Seinfeld". It is the ninth episode of the show's third season. It first aired on November 20, 1991. The episode was written by Peter Mehlman and was directed by Tom Cherones. Kramer needs Elaine's help in reacquiring a jacket that supposedly has an attractive power over women. To get the jacket, he asks Elaine to impersonate the daughter of the owner. George thinks his girlfriend Audrey (Susan Diol) is perfect, except for one flaw: she has a large nose. During a conversation about beautiful women, Kramer bluntly tells her
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Empty nose syndrome is difficult to determine what treatments are safe and effective, and to what extent, in part because the diagnosis itself is unclear. As early as 1914, Dr Albert Mason reported cases of "a condition resembling atrophic rhinitis" with "a dryness of the nose and throat" following turbinectomy. Mason called the turbinates "the most important organ in the nose" and claimed they were "slaughtered and removed with discriminate abandon more than any other part of the body, with the possible exception of the prepuce." The term "Empty Nose Syndrome" was first used by Eugene Kern and Monika Stenkvist of the Mayo
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Golfers have used terms such as twitches, staggers, jitters and jerks to describe what?
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Yips The condition is also experienced by snooker players, bowlers in cricket and pitchers in baseball. In golf, the yips is a movement disorder known to interfere with putting. The term "yips" is said to have been popularized by Tommy Armour—a golf champion and later golf teacher—to explain the difficulties that led him to abandon tournament play. In describing the yips, golfers have used terms such as "twitches", "staggers", "jitters" and "jerks". The yips affects between a quarter and a half of all mature golfers. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic found that 33% to 48% of all serious golfers have experienced
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Harley Orrin Staggers Harley Orrin Staggers Harley Orrin Staggers Sr. (August 3, 1907 - August 20, 1991) was an American politician who served sixteen terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1981, representing West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District as a Democrat. From 1966 until his retirement in 1981, Congressman Staggers chaired the powerful House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (today the Committee on Commerce and Energy). A longtime supporter of the American railroad industry and its workers, Congressman Staggers' landmark legislative achievement was the Staggers Rail Act, passed in 1980. Staggers was born on August 3, 1907 in
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Which Spanish city is famous for bull running during the eight-day San Fermin festival?
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Running of the bulls cattle) are typically used in such events. The most famous bull-run – what a capitalized "the Running of the Bulls" most often refers to in English – is the held in Pamplona during the nine-day festival of Sanfermines in honour of Saint Fermin. It has become a major global tourism event, today very different from the traditional, local festival. More traditional summer bull-runs are held in other places such as towns and villages across Spain and Portugal, in some cities in Mexico, and in the Occitan (Camargue) region of southern France. Bull-running was formerly also practiced in rural England, most
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San Fermin (band) and the greater ensemble are active in the wider alternative and alt-classical music scenes. Ludwig-Leone has written music for many ensembles including ACME, Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, Decoda, Fifth House Ensemble, Hotel Elefant, JACK Quartet, Metropolis Ensemble, and NOW Ensemble, and was the Composer-in-Residence for the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in their 2015 season. In addition, he has written ballets with choreographer Troy Schumacher for the New York City Ballet and BalletCollective. As a band, San Fermin has performed original works by composer Mark Dancigers in collaboration with NOW Ensemble. San Fermin (band) San Fermin is an American indie rock band,
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Which tv soap is set in Glendarroch?
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Take the High Road Take the High Road Take the High Road (renamed to High Road from 1994 to 2003) was a British soap opera produced by Scottish Television, set in the fictional village of Glendarroch (exteriors were filmed in the real-life village of Luss on the banks of Loch Lomond), which started in February 1980 as an ITV daytime soap opera, and was dropped by most stations in the 1990s, although Scottish Television, Grampian Television, Border Television and Ulster Television continued to screen the programme until the last episode. The programme has developed a cult following. ITV wished to have a Scottish soap
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Soap (TV series) Soap (TV series) Soap is an American sitcom that originally ran on ABC from September 13, 1977 until April 20, 1981. The show was created as a night-time parody of daytime soap operas, presented as a weekly half-hour prime time comedy. Similar to a soap opera, the show's story was presented in a serial format and included melodramatic plot elements such as alien abduction, demonic possession, murder, and kidnapping. In 2007 it was listed as one of "Time" magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-"TIME"", and in 2010, the Tates and the Campbells ranked at number 17 in "TV Guide"s
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Who played the title role in ‘Hamish Macbeth’?
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Hamish Macbeth (TV series) Hamish Macbeth (TV series) Hamish Macbeth is a comedy-mystery-drama series made by BBC Scotland and first aired in 1995. It is loosely based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney). The series concerns a local police officer, Constable Hamish Macbeth, in the fictitious town of Lochdubh on the west coast of Scotland. The title character was played by Robert Carlyle. It ran for three series from 1995 to 1997, with the first two series having six episodes and the third having eight. The series was released on DVD in the United Kingdom and the United
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Hamish Macbeth do a making of Hamish Macbeth without even mentioning me at all," Beaton joked. "However, it does lead to ideas to killing people." In 2016, another Beaton creation, Agatha Raisin, became a TV series. Hamish Macbeth Hamish Macbeth is a fictional police officer who serves as his town's 'bobby' in a series of mystery novels created by M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney). The novels are published in the UK by Constable & Robinson and are set in the Scottish Highlands, in the fictitious town of Lochdubh. Hamish Macbeth is the eldest of seven siblings and has three brothers and three
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In 1830, the world’s first railway suspension bridge was opened over what British river?
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Tees Bridge wooden trestles of the 1830 bridge were found during work for the construction of the 2009 Tees Bridge. The 1830 bridge needed a replacement. With site investigations in 1841 by John Harris, Robert Stephenson designed a five span cast iron trussed girder bridge on piled masonry piers. This was built over the period 1841–1844 by contractor Grahamsley and Read and when it opened in May 1844 it replaced the suspension bridge. The bridge was similar in design to Stephenson's 1846 bridge over the River Dee in Chester that had collapsed in the year following its completion. To ensure the same
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Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge highest. The first was the Beipanjiang River Railway Bridge, which opened in 2001 and was the highest train bridge in the world until 2016 when China’s Najiehe Railway Bridge and Qinglong Railway Bridge were opened. The Beipan River Hukun Expressway Bridge, the third bridge to cross high above the Beipanjiang, opened in 2009 on the Guiyang-to-Kunming Highway with a suspension span 1,083 feet (330 m) above the river. Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge The Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge or Beipanjiang River 2003 Bridge is a 366-metre-high suspension bridge on the Guanxing Highway near Xingbei Town (Xinbeizhen), Zhenfeng County, Guizhou
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Gaston Leroux wrote which 1911 novel, later a famous musical?
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Gaston Leroux Gaston Leroux Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (6 May 186815 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel "The Phantom of the Opera" ("Le Fantôme de l'Opéra", 1910), which has been made into several film and stage productions of the same name, notably the 1925 film starring Lon Chaney, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical. His novel "The Mystery of the Yellow Room" is also one of the most famous locked-room mysteries ever. Leroux was born in Paris in 1868 and died in 1927 in Nice.
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Gaston Leroux (politician) 2000 federal election at the Compton—Stanstead riding. Gaston Leroux (politician) Gaston Leroux (born 1 October 1948) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1997. His career background includes consulting and comedy performance. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was elected in the Richmond—Wolfe electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 federal election, thus serving in the 35th Canadian Parliament. Due to 1996 riding boundary realignments, Leroux campaigned in the 1997 federal election at the Richmond—Arthabaska electoral district but was defeated by Progressive Conservative André Bachand. He made another unsuccessful bid
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From what English port does the Hispaniola set sail in ‘Treasure Island’?
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Treasure Island The other three run away, and Livesey explains that Gunn had already found the treasure and taken it to his cave. In the next few days, they load much of the treasure onto the ship, abandon the three remaining mutineers (with supplies and ammunition) and sail away. At their first port in Spanish America, where they will sign on more crew, Silver steals a bag of money and escapes. The rest sail back to Bristol and divide up the treasure. Jim says there is more left on the island, but he for one will not undertake another voyage to recover
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Treasure Island however, they set sail on Trelawney's schooner, the "Hispaniola", for the distant island. During the voyage, the first mate, a drunkard, disappears overboard. And just before the island is sighted, Jim—concealed in an apple barrel—overhears Silver talking with two other crewmen. Most of them are former "gentlemen o'fortune" (as Long John Silver refers to pirates) from Flint's crew and have planned a mutiny. Jim alerts the captain, doctor, and squire, and they calculate that they will be seven to 19 against the mutineers and must pretend not to suspect anything until the treasure is found when they can surprise their
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Which character in ‘Oliver Twist’ is later revealed to be Oliver’s great uncle?
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Oliver Twist (1974 film) wealthy victim Mr. Brownlow brings Oliver to his home and shelters him. But Fagin and the dangerous Bill Sykes decide to kidnap Oliver to burglarize Mr. Brownlow's fancy house. Oliver is wounded, while Mr. Brownlow tries to save Oliver. "Oliver Twist" was first released in theaters on July 10, 1974. The movie was first released on VHS in August 13, 1996 and was re-released on DVD on September 3, 2002 by Warner Home Video. Oliver Twist (1974 film) Oliver Twist is a 1974 American animated film produced by Filmation that is loosely based on Charles Dickens's novel "Oliver Twist". The
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Oliver Twist (character) Oliver Twist (character) Oliver Twist is the title character and protagonist of the novel "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens. He was the first child protagonist in an English novel. Based in the 1820s, the orphan, young Oliver is born in a parish workhouse in an unnamed town. His unmarried mother dies during labour. Old Sally, who was present at the birth, takes from the dying woman a locket and ring. Mr Bumble, the Beadle, names the boy Oliver Twist. Oliver is sent to an orphanage, run by Mrs. Mann, until he is nine years old, when he is returned to
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