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For which Queen did Josiah Wedgwood, in 1765 create cream coloured earthernware known as Queensware?
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Wedgwood outset, Josiah Wedgwood worked with the established potter Thomas Whieldon until 1759, when relatives leased him the "Ivy House" in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, which allowed him to start his own pottery business. His marriage to Sarah Wedgwood, a distant cousin with a sizable dowry, helped him launch his new venture. In 1765, Wedgwood created a new form of creamware, a fine glazed earthenware, which impressed the then British Queen consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who gave official permission to call it "Queen's Ware". This new form sold extremely well across Europe. In 1766, Wedgwood bought "Etruria", a large Staffordshire estate, as both
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Josiah Wedgwood sufficient. Just as he felt that his flowerpots would sell more if they were called 'duches of Devonshire flowerpots', his creamware more if called Queensware, so he longed for Brown, James Wyatt, and the brothers Adam to lead the architect in the use of his chimney pieces and for George Stubbs to lead the way in the use of Wedgwood plaques. Wedgwood hoped to monopolize the aristocratic market, and thus win for his wares a special distinction, a social "cachet" which would filter to all classes of society. Wedgwood fully realized the value of such a lead and made the
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Which leaves adorn the coronets of dukes and earls?
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Peerages in the United Kingdom she would use as a peer or peeress. Ducal coronets include eight strawberry leaves atop the chaplet, five of which are displayed in heraldic representations. Marquesses have coronets with four strawberry leaves alternating with four silver balls, of which three leaves and two balls are displayed. Coronets for earls have eight strawberry leaves alternating with eight silver balls (called "pearls" even though they are not) raised on spikes, of which five silver balls and four leaves are displayed. Coronets for viscounts have 16 silver balls, of which seven are displayed. Finally, baronial coronets have six silver balls, of which four
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Peerages in the United Kingdom tricorne-like hat for women. (The use of these hats at Introductions of peers to the House was discontinued in 1998.) Peers are generally entitled to use certain heraldic devices. Atop the arms, a peer may display a coronet. Dukes were the first individuals authorised to wear coronets. Marquesses acquired coronets in the 15th century, earls in the 16th and viscounts and barons in the 17th. Until the barons received coronets in 1661, the coronets of earls, marquesses and dukes were engraved while those of viscounts were plain. After 1661, however, viscomital coronets became engraved, while baronial coronets were plain. Coronets
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Who designed St Pancras Station?
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St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel the television series "Most Haunted Live" broadcast a live event from the building, the theme being "Peril in St. Pancras". St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel The St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel is a hotel in London, England, forming the frontispiece of St Pancras railway station. It opened in 2011, and occupies much of the former Midland Grand Hotel designed by George Gilbert Scott which opened in 1873 and closed in 1935. The building as a whole including the apartments is known as St Pancras Chambers and between 1935 and the 1980s was used as railway offices. Its clock tower stands
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St Pancras railway station St Pancras tube station (opened November 2009) and the new concourse for King's Cross (opened March 2012). St Pancras railway station St Pancras railway station (), also known as London St Pancras and officially since 2007 as St Pancras International, is a central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is the terminus for Eurostar continental services from London via High Speed 1 and the Channel Tunnel to Belgium, France and the Netherlands. It provides East Midlands Trains and Thameslink services to , and on the Midland Main Line and Southeastern high-speed trains to
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The 2001 Hindu festival of Kumbha Mela was held in which Indian city?
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Kumbh Mela Kumbh Mela Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela ( or ) is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred or holy river. Traditionally, four fairs are widely recognized as the Kumbh Melas: the Prayag Kumbh Mela, Haridwar Kumbh Mela, the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha, and Ujjain Simhastha. These four fairs are held periodically at one of the following places by rotation: Prayagraj(Allahabad), Haridwar, Nashik district (Nashik and Trimbak), and Ujjain. The main festival site is located on the banks of a river: the Ganges ("Ganga") at Haridwar; the confluence ("Sangam") of the Ganges and the
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Kumbh Mela the Nashik Kumbha Mela became a technology savvy festival due to a collaboration of the city government with MIT Media Lab and Kumbhathon Foundation in Nashik. This received significant media coverage in Wall Street Journal, BBC and Guardian. The Nashik Kumbh Mela was considered one of the most peaceful and successful as there were no stampedes, no epidemic or separated families reported. Well known photographer John Werner captured the Kumbh Mela and released the photographs under creative commons. Kumbh Mela Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela ( or ) is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to
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In which winter resort were the 1928 Winter Olympics held?
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1928 Winter Olympics 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true "Winter Olympics" held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a "Summer Olympics". The preceding 1924 Games were retroactively renamed the inaugural Winter Olympics, though they had been in fact part of the 1924 Summer Olympics. All preceding Winter Events of the Olympic Games were the winter sports part of the schedule of the Summer Games,
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Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's singles years earlier. Another Austrian Karl Schäfer finished fourth in this event. He went on to win gold medals in the next two consecutive Olympic Games. Referee: Judges: Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's singles The men's individual skating event was held as part of the figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had previously been held at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 and was also part of the first Winter Games in 1924. The competition was held from Tuesday, February 14 to Friday, February 17, 1928.
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In the days when telephone exchanges were known by names, what was the number of Scotland Yard (Metropolitan Police)?
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Telephone exchange names exchanges, which could only be converted to automatic gradually, and necessitating operation with a mixture of manual and automatic exchanges for some years. Telephone directories showed the first three letters of the exchange in bold capital letters if all seven digits were to be dialed. For example, a subscriber number for Scotland Yard on London's Whitehall exchange was shown as "WHItehall 1212". If the first three letters were capitalized but not bolded, e.g., HAYes 1295, the caller would dial the first three letters only, and when connected to Hayes ask the operator for the local number. Later, "Coded Call Indicator
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Scotland Yard Scotland Yard, and several stables. Eventually, the service outgrew its original site, and new headquarters were built () on the Victoria Embankment, overlooking the River Thames, south of what is now the Ministry of Defence's headquarters. In 1888, during the construction of the new building, workers discovered the dismembered torso of a female; the case, known as the 'Whitehall Mystery', was never solved. In 1890, police headquarters moved to the new location, which was named New Scotland Yard. By this time, the Metropolitan Police had grown from its initial 1,000 officers to about 13,000 and needed more administrative staff and
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Where was the British Empire Exhibition held in 1924?
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British Empire Exhibition British Empire Exhibition The British Empire Exhibition was a colonial exhibition held at Wembley Park, Wembley, England from 23 April 1924 to 31 October 1925. In 1920 the British Government decided to site the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park, on the site of the pleasure gardens created by Sir Edward Watkin in the 1890s. A British Empire Exhibition had first been proposed in 1902, by the British Empire League, and again in 1913. The Russo-Japanese War had prevented the first plan from being developed and World War I put an end to the second, though there had been a
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British Empire Exhibition Flying officer C. W. A. Scott who later became famous for breaking three England-Australia solo flight records and winning the MacRobertson Air Race with co-pilot Tom Campbell Black in 1934. The Exhibition is of philatelic interest, as it was the first occasion for which the British Post Office issued commemorative postage stamps. Two stamps were issued on 23 April 1924: a 1d in scarlet, and a d in brown, both being inscribed "British Empire Exhibition 1924"; they were designed by H. Nelson. A second printing, identical to the first apart from the year being changed to 1925, was issued on
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In which American state would you find the Carlsbad Caverns National Park
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park Carlsbad Caverns National Park Carlsbad Caverns National Park is an American national park in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico. The primary attraction of the park is the show cave, "Carlsbad Cavern". Visitors to the cave can hike in on their own via the natural entrance or take an elevator from the visitor center. The park entrance is located on US Highway 62/180, approximately southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Carlsbad Caverns National Park participates in the Junior Ranger Program. The park has two entries on the National Register of Historic Places: The Caverns Historic District and the Rattlesnake Springs
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park Historic District. Approximately two thirds of the park has been set aside as a wilderness area, helping to ensure no future changes will be made to the habitat. Carlsbad Cavern includes a large limestone chamber, named simply the Big Room, which is almost long, wide, and high at its highest point. The Big Room is the fifth largest chamber in North America and the twenty-eighth largest in the world. An estimated 250 million years ago, the area surrounding Carlsbad Caverns National Park served as the coastline for an inland sea. Present in the sea was a plethora of marine life,
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In which alphabet would you find letters called daleth, zayin and teth
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Zayin (i.e. in numbers would be the future date 7754). Zayin is also one of the seven letters which receive a special crown (called a "tagin") when written in a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll), besides ʻayin, gimel, teth, nun, shin, and tzadi. For the Biblical and Modern Hebrew meaning of 'zayin' as a noun, see above. It is one of several Hebrew letters that have an additional meaning as a noun. The others are: bet [, the 2nd letter], whose name is a grammatical form of the word for 'house' (); vav [, the 6th letter], whose name means 'hook' ();
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The Daleth Effect Books For Scientists". The Daleth Effect The Daleth Effect, also known as "In Our Hands, the Stars", is a science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison and published in 1970. Arnie Klein, an Israeli scientist, discovers the 'Daleth effect', a simple and economic way to achieve space travel. It also has the potential to be used as a weapon. Klein defects to Denmark in order to protect his discovery and develop it without it falling into the hands of the military. He fits an experimental Daleth effect unit to a submarine to create a makeshift spacecraft. When it is sent
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In which county is Fotheringay Castle
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Chartley Castle to the strong castle of Fotheringay in Northamptonshire where she was beheaded on 8 February 1587. Chartley Castle Chartley Castle lies in ruins to the north of the village of Stowe-by-Chartley in Staffordshire, between Stafford and Uttoxeter (). The remains of the castle and associated earthworks are a Scheduled Monument, the site having been protected since 1925. The castle itself is a Grade II* listed building The motte and bailey castle was built by one of the early Earls of Chester, about 1100, as a safe stop-over for their journeys to places such as Tutbury. It was rebuilt in 1220
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Fotheringay Fotheringay Fotheringay was a short-lived British folk rock group, formed in 1970 by singer Sandy Denny on her departure from Fairport Convention. The band drew its name from her 1968 composition "Fotheringay" about Fotheringhay Castle, in which Mary, Queen of Scots had been imprisoned. The song originally appeared on the 1969 Fairport Convention album, "What We Did on Our Holidays", Denny's first album with that group. The original Fotheringay released one, self-titled album but disbanded at the start of 1971 as Denny embarked on a solo career. 45 years later, a new version of the band re-formed featuring the three
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Which wine could be ruby, tawny or vintage?
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Port wine the term "vintage character", as reserve port had neither a single vintage (usually being a blend of several vintages of ruby) nor the typical character of vintage port. Rose port is a very recent variation on the market, first released in 2008 by Poças and by Croft, part of the Taylor Fladgate Partnership. It is technically a ruby port, but fermented in a similar manner to a rosé wine, with a limited exposure to the grape skins, thus creating the rose color. Aged tawny ports are wines usually made from red grapes that are aged in wooden barrels exposing them
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Vintage Wine happily re-married and had a son with a much younger woman. She believes he is twenty years younger than he really is and is shocked when his relatives including his mother, grown-up sons and granddaughter arrive in Italy. Vintage Wine Vintage Wine is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Seymour Hicks, Claire Luce, Eva Moore and Judy Gunn. The film was made at Julius Hagen's Twickenham Studios, but was released by Gaumont British Distributors which was the largest British film company at the time. The film was loosely based on a German play by Alexander
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In which town are Moorhouses beers brewed?
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Moorhouse's Brewery There are also 5 special blends produced: Additionally, there is a special beer brewed per month. The cask ales are available in the company's six pubs, as guests in pubs throughout Britain and at British beer festivals. The two bottled beers are distributed throughout Britain and North America. The British supermarket Morrisons regularly stocks the bottled beers. Pendle Witches Brew is also brewed under licence in Cyprus. Moorhouse's Brewery Moorhouse's is an independent brewery founded in 1865 by William Moorhouse in Burnley in Lancashire, UK as a producer of mineral waters and low alcohol beers known as hop bitters. It
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Camden Town Brewery Town Brewery's all-year-round 'present' range includes: The brewery also rotates a range of 'occasional' beers, brewed in limited batches throughout the year: Previous Camden Town Brewery beers have included: The Horseshoe remains in operation, serving Camden Town Brewery beers alongside fine wines, guest beers, and a seasonal menu using fresh ingredients. The Brewery Bar, located within the arches of the Kentish Town brewery, serves their beers on tap with a rotating guest list of street food vendors including Motherflipper, Oli Baba's and Dosa Deli. The Brewery also offers tours to the public to see how their beer is made and
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Three famous English Composers died in 1934.Gustav Holst and Edward Elgar were two - name the third?
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Hubert Parry study of Johann Sebastian Bach. Both in his lifetime and afterwards, Parry's reputation and critical standing have varied. His academic duties were considerable and prevented him from devoting all his energies to composition, but some contemporaries such as Charles Villiers Stanford rated him as the finest English composer since Henry Purcell; others, such as Frederick Delius, did not. Parry's influence on later composers, by contrast, is widely recognised. Edward Elgar learned much of his craft from Parry's articles in Grove's Dictionary, and among those who studied under Parry at the Royal College were Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, Frank Bridge
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Gustav Holst Notes References Gustav Holst Gustav Theodore Holst (born Gustavus Theodore von Holst; 21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934) was an English composer, arranger and teacher. Best known for his orchestral suite "The Planets", he composed a large number of other works across a range of genres, although none achieved comparable success. His distinctive compositional style was the product of many influences, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss being most crucial early in his development. The subsequent inspiration of the English folksong revival of the early 20th century, and the example of such rising modern composers as Maurice Ravel, led Holst
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In which British city are the areas Butetown, Splott and Roath?
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Butetown Llandaff, Gabalfa, Heath, Cathays, Roath, Tremorfa, Splott and the City Centre. Butetown also enjoys the incorporating Cardiff Bay, thus benefiting from its public transport opportunities such as the Baycar bus route. Bute Street and Lloyd George Avenue, running parallel, link the area to the city centre. Also, the A4232 links it to Culverhouse Cross and the M4 J33 Cardiff West to the west and to Adamsdown in the east. The electoral ward of Butetown is located in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff South and Penarth. It is bounded by the wards of Cathays and Adamsdown to the north; Splott to
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Roath was renamed as Roath, being a name that was more widely recognised. Since 2009 the annual Made in Roath arts festival has taken place in October. The event showcases art, music, performance and literature in a variety of venues including peoples' homes. Between 2013 and 2016, local organisers Wayne Courtney and Nathan Wyburn have hosted the 'Roath Bake Off' festival in St Andrews United Reformed Church, Roath. In December 2018, the duo announced that the event would be revived for 2019 as part of the campaign to raise funds for the church it is held in. J. Childs. Roath, Splott
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In which area of Paris is the Basilica of Sacre Coeur?
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Historical quarters of Paris its Arc de Triomphe. The buildings above the street-side boutiques are for the most part Paris offices or residences for businesses the world over. The streets behind the Avenue and in the neighbourhood surrounding are filled with Haussmanian buildings of large standing that host some residence, but are largely dominated by offices. Culminating at 130 metres, Montmartre is Paris' highest hill and second most-visited tourist area. Formerly town of wine growers and plaster miners centred on a 15th-century monastery, it began from the late 20th century (around the time of the construction of its Sacré-Coeur Basilica in 1919) to become
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Basilica of St. Joseph, Alameda western United States, including Missions in San Francisco, Monterey, and San Diego. The Pope gave the basilica the right of the conopaeum (a baldachin resembling an umbrella, called an umbraculum, in yellow and red silk, the colors associated with the Papal See) and the bell (tintinnabulum) carried side by side in procession at the head of the clergy. The basilica has a Schoenstein organ. The basilica was added to the National Register in 1978. While still under "mission status," on March 27, 1881, Sister Marie de Sacre Coeur and four Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur started the Notre Dame
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"Who painted ""Beach at Touville"" and ""Towing of a Boat at Honfleur""?"
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Honfleur Honfleur "Not to be confused with nearby Harfleur". Honfleur ( in French) is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie. Its inhabitants are called "Honfleurais". It is especially known for its old, beautiful picturesque port, characterized by its houses with slate-covered frontages, painted many times by artists, including in particular Gustave Courbet, Eugène Boudin, Claude Monet and Johan Jongkind, forming the "école de Honfleur" (Honfleur school) which contributed to the
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Honfleur from the 19th century decorates the windows of the east choir. The building lacks a transept and the lateral walls of the chapels are uniquely adorned by statues of recent saints, including two local ones: saint Marcouf et sainte Thérèse de Lisieux. The interior is entirely painted in murals, including the visible wooden vaulting. Honfleur is twinned with: Honfleur "Not to be confused with nearby Harfleur". Honfleur ( in French) is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre and very close
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Ergophobia is the morbid fear of what?
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Ergophobia Ergophobia Ergophobia, ergasiophobia or ponophobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of work (manual labor, non-manual labour, etc.) or fear of finding employment. It may be a form of social phobia or performance anxiety. People with ergophobia experience undue anxiety about the workplace environment even though they realize their fear is irrational. Their fear may actually be a combination of fears, such as fear of failing at assigned tasks, speaking before groups at work (both of which are types of performance anxiety), socializing with co-workers (a type of social phobia), and other fears of emotional, psychological and/or physiological injuries. The
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Ergophobia service sector roles, it is easy to see how it is becoming a more prevalent issue in contemporary society. A service-based economy has the potential to exacerbate emotional exhaustion as there are simply more people employed in this sector. The more people employed in an environment that is conducive to ergophobia, the greater the number of cases of ergophobia, regardless of changes in the rates reported of ergophobia itself. The changing nature of employer-employee relations has also itself been significantly altered by this evolution to a service-based economy. Performance appraisal systems are now a popular tool within organizations to enhance
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Donnie Wahlberg is/was a member of which 'Boy' band?
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Donnie Wahlberg well as co-narrating (alongside Ice Cube) the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary "", about the Celtics' rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers. He also owns a restaurant in Boston named Wahlburgers with brothers Paul (the restaurant's head chef) and Mark. In February 2016, Wahlberg endorsed Marco Rubio for President of the United States. Donnie Wahlberg Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr. (born August 17, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and film producer. He is a founding member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. Outside music, he has had roles in the "Saw" films, "Dreamcatcher", "The
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Donnie Wahlberg 2008, Wahlberg appeared in "Righteous Kill" and co-starred in "What Doesn't Kill You". Wahlberg stars as 1st Grade Detective Danny Reagan on CBS's "Blue Bloods", a police drama set in New York City. , Wahlberg is the host of an internet radio show on Friday nights at 8 pm PST called "DDUB's R&B Back Rub" on Cherry Tree Radio. and appeared in the 2011 comedy "Zookeeper". In 1991, Wahlberg was charged with first-degree arson for setting a fire at a historic hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. Authorities stated that Wahlberg, then known as the "bad boy" of boy band New Kids
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Of which country is Ouagadougou the capital?
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Ouagadougou meaning "the urban park of the forest of knowledge". Another notable park in Ouagadougou is the "L'Unité Pédagogique", which shelters animals in a semi-free state. This botanic garden/biosphere system stretches over and also serves as a museum for the country's history. "Jardin de l'amitié Ouaga-Loudun" (Garden of Ouaga-Loudun Friendship), with a green space that was renovated in 1996, is a symbol of the twin-city relationship between Ouagadougou and Loudun in France. It is situated in the centre of the city, near the "Nation Unies' crossroads". Ouagadougou Ouagadougou (, , ) is the capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications,
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Ouagadougou sectors, which are subdivided into districts. Districts of Ouagadougou include Gounghin, Kamsaoghin, Koulouba, Moemmin, Niogsin, Paspanga, Peuloghin, Bilbalogho, and Tiendpalogo. Seventeen villages comprise the Ouagadougou metropolitan area, which is about . The population of this area is estimated at 1,475,000, 48% of whom are men and 52% women. The rural population is about 5% and the urban population about 95% of the total, and the density is 6,727 inhabitants per square kilometre, according to the 2006 census. Ouagadougou's communes have invested in huge city-management projects. This is largely because Ouagadougou constitutes a 'cultural centre' by merit of holding the SIAO
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Who is the patron saint for soldiers?
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Saint George Award honor of Saint George, who is the patron of mounted warriors and is often depicted on horseback. The Saint George Award program provides the mounted force with a way to recognize outstanding performers, their spouses (Order of St. Joan D'Arc Medallion) and Armor Force supporters (Noble Patron of Armor Award). The Black Medallion is awarded to junior officers (lieutenants and junior captains) as well as junior NCOs (corporals, sergeants, and staff sergeants) and the very best and extraordinary performing enlisted soldiers. The Bronze Medallion is presented to officers who have successfully completed a successful armor company or cavalry troop command
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Patron saint Patron saint A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, or particular branches of Islam, is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family or person. Saints often become the patrons of places where they were born or had been active. However, there were cases in Medieval Europe where a city which grew to prominence and obtained for its cathedral the remains or some relics of a famous saint who had lived and was buried elsewhere, thus making him or her the
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"Who played the title role in the 2005 London police series ""Jericho""?"
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Jericho (UK TV series) are lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock". "The Hollow Men" is also the title of Eliot's poem from 1925. Jericho (UK TV series) Jericho is a British period crime drama series, first broadcast as a series of four episodes on ITV from 16 October 2005. The series was written and created by Stewart Harcourt, and starred Robert Lindsay as Detective Inspector Michael Jericho, a Scotland Yard detective who is loved by the public but embarrassed by his status as a hero. The series was set in London in 1958. The series was seen as an attempt to
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The Girl Who Played with Fire behind and crossed the border. The Girl Who Played with Fire The Girl Who Played with Fire () is the second novel in the best-selling "Millennium" series by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson. It was published posthumously in Swedish in 2006 and in English in January 2009. The book features many of the characters who appeared in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2005), among them the title character, Lisbeth Salander, a brilliant computer hacker and social misfit, and Mikael Blomkvist, an investigative journalist and publisher of "Millennium " magazine. Widely seen as a critical success, "The Girl Who Played with
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Who wrote the folk club classic 'Streets Of London'?
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Streets of London (song) Streets of London (song) "Streets of London" is a song by Ralph McTell, who first recorded it for his 1969 album "Spiral Staircase." It was not released in the United Kingdom as a single until 1974. The song has been covered by over 200 artists. The song was re-released, on 4 December 2017, featuring McTell with Annie Lennox as a charity single for CRISIS, the Homelessness Charity. The song was inspired by McTell's experiences busking and hitchhiking throughout Europe, especially in Paris and the individual stories are taken from Parisians. McTell was originally going to call the song "Streets of
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The Ram Folk Club The Ram Folk Club The Ram Folk Club is a folk club in the borough of Elmbridge in suburban north Surrey, one of only a few folk clubs in the Home Counties close to London. Established in October 1983, it runs on Friday evenings and features music by folk and acoustic artists and bands. It is run by a small group of regular musicians and fans and is not for profit. The evening usually consists of a main 'guest' preceded by several floor spots. In 2007, it received the BBC Radio 2 Folk Club of the Year award. The club
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Of which team was Kevin Keegan the manager before taking the England job?
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England national football team manager Hoddle stated that he was not prepared to resign and claimed his words were misinterpreted and pointed out his contributions and commitment to organisations helping the disabled. The FA terminated Hoddle's contract soon afterwards, which was welcomed by representatives of disabled groups. Howard Wilkinson was caretaker manager for two games, before the appointment of Kevin Keegan in February 1999. Initially combining the job with a role at Fulham, Keegan was made full-time coach in May. He led England to qualification for Euro 2000 following success in a two-legged play-off against Scotland. Two 3–2 losses resulted in England leaving the tournament
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Kevin Keegan game to be played at Wembley Stadium, before the old stadium was rebuilt. Keegan won only 38.9% of his games in charge, the lowest such percentage of any permanent England manager – although unlike Don Revie (1974–1977) or Steve McClaren (2006–2007), Keegan achieved qualification to a major tournament for England. When Sven-Göran Eriksson became England manager, Eriksson appointed the 64-year-old Tord Grip as his assistant. This caused Keegan to complain that when he was England manager, the FA had told him that he could not have Arthur Cox as his assistant because at 60, Cox was too old. Keegan went
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Which British explorer travelled disguised as a Muslim to Mecca and Medina in 1853?
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The Road to Mecca (book) The Road to Mecca (book) The Road to Mecca, also known as Road to Mecca or Road to Makkah, is the autobiography of Muslim scholar, intellectual, political theorist and spiritual writer Muhammad Asad. The book received critical acclaim upon publication, including reviews in prestigious New York City periodicals. One reviewer, writing in New York Herald Tribune Book Review, called it an “intensely interesting and moving book.” New York World-Telegram wrote: As suffused with Arab lore as Sir Richard Burton and almost as adventuresome as T.E. Lawrence, Muhammad Asad offers a similar blend of daring action and thoughtful observation. In addition,
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Siege of Mecca (683) August 683 and proceeded to sack Medina—one of the impious acts for which the Umayyads are denounced in later Muslim tradition. After taking Medina, Muslim set out for Mecca, but on the way he fell ill and died at Mushallal, and command passed to his lieutenant Husayn ibn Numayr al-Sakuni. For his sack of Medina, subsequent tradition remembers Muslim ibn 'Uqba as the "heathen incarnate" (J. Wellhausen). Husayn's army arrived before Mecca in September. Ibn al-Zubayr and his supporters refused to surrender, and after they were defeated in a first engagement, a siege of the city began, in which the
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"Which 2009 film was released with the advertising tag line ""Enter the World""?"
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Avatar (2009 film) designs in the film. "James Cameron's Avatar: The Game" was released on , 2009 for most home video game consoles (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, iPhone) and Microsoft Windows, and for PlayStation Portable. Mattel Toys announced in December 2009 that it would be introducing a line of "Avatar" action figures. Each action figure will be made with a 3-D web tag, called an i-TAG, that consumers can scan using a web cam, revealing unique on-screen content that is exclusive to each specific action figure. A series of toys representing six different characters from the film were also distributed
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The Line (2009 film) Tech Conference, San Francisco, and Men's Gender Equity and Anti-Violence conference. The film was marketed with the Line Campaign, including a group blog – whereisyourline.org, now defunct – which encouraged discussion about issues related to sexual violence. The blog was maintained by female students. The Line (2009 film) The Line is a 2009 film produced, directed and edited by Nancy Schwartzman. After Schwartzman was raped, she used a hidden camera to talk to the rapist and also spoke to sex workers, survivors and activists, among others, exploring the question of accountability and consent. The film was completed in July 2009
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Which town in the North West of England was known to the Romans as Luguvalum?
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Scouting in North West England covering the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of Salford and University of Bolton; all affiliated to the Student Scout and Guide Organisation (SSAGO), are situated in North West England. Several Groups in the region were founded in 1908. These include the 1st Marple Group. Cumbria is a Scout County concurrent with the political county of Cumbria, and provides Scouting opportunities for young people and adults in the area around the English Lake District, including the town of Barrow-in-Furness, and the city of Carlisle. The County is currently divided into nine Scout Districts: District badges as worn on
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North West England North West England North West England, one of nine official regions of England, consists of the five counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. The North West had a population of 7,052,000 in 2011. It is the third-most populated region in the United Kingdom after the South East and Greater London. North West England is bounded to the east by the Pennines and to the west by the Irish Sea. The region extends from the Scottish Borders in the north to the West Midlands region in the south. To its southwest is North Wales. Amongst the better known
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In which German city is there a suburb called Wedding?
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Wedding (Berlin) in northern Wedding is part of the Modernist Housing Estates World Heritage Site. Beside monolithic housing blocks, several old buildings survived the war and urban renewal and still have coal-fired heating. A green oasis marks the west borders of the "old red" district, with Volkspark Rehberge, Goethepark and the idyllic Plötzensee, a lake in the southwest. It is a popular summer hang-out offering sandy beaches and long lawns. A section of the beach is reserved for Freikörperkultur, a German nudist movement. At Scharnweberstraße 158/159 is Germany's last inner-city dune dating back to Ice Age. Wedding (Berlin) Wedding (; ) is
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Wedding Song (There Is Love) the evening of October 18, 1969. Stookey recorded "Wedding Song (There Is Love)" for his solo album "Paul and", which was released on July 23, 1971. On this recording he accompanied himself on a 12-string guitar tuned a tone and a half down. On June 28, 1971, "Wedding Song" was issued as advance single from the "Paul and" album to reach #24 on the Hot 100 in "Billboard" and reached #3 on the Easy Listening chart. Internationally, Stookey reached #31 in Canada and #55 in Australia with "Wedding Song". Petula Clark recorded "Wedding Song (There Is Love)" in the August
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Three famous composers were born in 1685. Scarlatti and Bach were two, name the Third?
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Domenico Scarlatti Kingdom of Naples, belonging to the Spanish Crown. He was born in 1685, the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. Scarlatti was the sixth of ten children of the composer and teacher Alessandro Scarlatti. His older brother Pietro Filippo was also a musician. Scarlatti first studied music under his father. Other composers who may have been his early teachers include Gaetano Greco, Francesco Gasparini, and Bernardo Pasquini, all of whom may have influenced his musical style. Muzio Clementi brought Scarlatti's sonatas into the classical style by editing what is known to be its first publication. He
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Domenico Scarlatti Domenico Scarlatti Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (Naples, 26 October 1685 Madrid, 23 July 1757) was an Italian composer. He is classified primarily as a Baroque composer chronologically, although his music was influential in the development of the Classical style and he was one of the few Baroque composers to transition into the classical period. Like his renowned father Alessandro Scarlatti, he composed in a variety of musical forms, although today he is known mainly for his 555 keyboard sonatas. He spent much of his life in the service of the Portuguese and Spanish royal families. Domenico Scarlatti was born in Naples,
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In which alphabet would you find letters called shin, dhal and Jim?
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Somali Latin alphabet an Arabic-based order, is seen in the following table. The letters' names (with their Arabic equivalents) are spelt out in the following table. The Somali alphabet lacks equivalents of the Arabic letters thā’ (ث), dhal (ذ), zāy (ز), ṣād (ص), ḍād (ض), and ṭā’ (ط). The following elements of the Somali alphabet either are not IPA symbols in their lower case versions, or else have values divergent from IPA symbols: Somali Latin alphabet The Somali Latin alphabet is an official writing script in the Federal Republic of Somalia and its constituent Federal Member States. It was developed by the Somali
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Danish and Norwegian alphabet Danish and Norwegian alphabet The Danish and Norwegian alphabet, called the Dano-Norwegian alphabet is based upon the Latin alphabet and has consisted of the following 29 letters since 1917 (Norwegian) and 1948 (Danish). The letters c, q, w, x and z are not used in the spelling of indigenous words. They are rarely used in Norwegian, where loan words routinely have their orthography adapted to the native sound system. Conversely, Danish has a greater tendency to preserve the original spelling of loan words. In particular, a 'c' that represents /s/ is almost never normalized to 's' in Danish, as would
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In which country did the 1798 battle of Vinegar Hill take place
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Battle of Vinegar Hill totalled about 1,200 men. British casualties were around 100. The Battle of Vinegar Hill and the atrocities that occurred in its wake are depicted in the 2015 American musical "Guns of Ireland". Battle of Vinegar Hill The Battle of Vinegar Hill ("Irish": Cath Chnoc Fhíodh na gCaor), was an engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 21 June 1798 when over 13,000 British soldiers launched an attack on Vinegar Hill outside Enniscorthy, County Wexford, the largest camp and headquarters of the Wexford United Irish rebels. It marked a turning point in the rebellion, as it was the last attempt
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Battle of Vinegar Hill Battle of Vinegar Hill The Battle of Vinegar Hill ("Irish": Cath Chnoc Fhíodh na gCaor), was an engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 21 June 1798 when over 13,000 British soldiers launched an attack on Vinegar Hill outside Enniscorthy, County Wexford, the largest camp and headquarters of the Wexford United Irish rebels. It marked a turning point in the rebellion, as it was the last attempt by the rebels to hold and defend ground against the British military. The battle was actually fought in two locations: on Vinegar Hill itself and in the streets of nearby Enniscorthy. By
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"How is the following Roman-named English town or city known today ""Portus Dubris""?"
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Dubris Dubris Dubris, also known as Portus Dubris and Dubrae, was a port in Roman Britain on the site of present-day Dover, Kent, England. As the closest point to continental Europe and the site of the estuary of the Dour, the site chosen for Dover was ideal for a cross-channel port. The Dour is now covered over for much of its course through the town. In the Roman era, it grew into an important military, mercantile and cross-channel harbour and - with Rutupiae - one of the two starting points of the road later known as Watling Street. It was fortified
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Portus Magnus, Algeria in the place called Arzew by the French colonists. Portus Magnus, Algeria Portus Magnus was a Roman port in western Mauretania Caesariensis. It was located near Roman Portus Divinus and actual Oran (Algeria). "Portus Magnus, spatio appellatus, civium Romanorum oppidum. (the locality is called "Portus Magnus", a city of Roman citizens). Plinius" Portus Magnus (Great Harbour) was even named "Arsenaria" under the Roman Empire (the name is the one that can be seen in its former coat of arms). It has several Roman remains, mosaics, and artworks, which were deplaced to the museum of nearby Oran. During Roman times, the
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Aston Merrygold is/was a member of which boy band?
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Aston Merrygold Aston Merrygold Aston Iain Merrygold (born 13 February 1988) is an English singer-songwriter, dancer and television personality. He is best known for being a member of the British boy band JLS who were the runners-up to Alexandra Burke in the fifth series of "The X Factor". After a successful five years, JLS split on 22 December 2013. In 2013, Merrygold became a judge on the British dance talent show "Got to Dance". Aston worked on his debut solo album "Showstopper" for a planned mid-2016 release, but it remains unreleased. The lead single of the album, "Get Stupid" was released on
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Aston Merrygold 24 July 2015. Merrygold also played a part in the children's TV programme, "Fun Song Factory". In August 2017, Merrygold was announced as a contestant for the fifteenth series of "Strictly Come Dancing." Merrygold was eliminated on 5 November 2017, coming in tenth place. Merrygold was born on 13 February 1988 to a Jamaican father and an Anglo-Irish mother, who split up when Merrygold was very young. He is one of seven children: he has five brothers and one sister between his biological and step parents. He was born and raised in Peterborough by his mother Siobhan and stepfather, Orjan;
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"Who was named as the Forbes Magazine"" most Powerful woman on earth between July 2012 and August 2013"
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Draft Condi movement Draft Condi movement The "Draft Condi" movement (or "Draft Rice" movement) was a grassroots effort to draft United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to run for President of the United States in the 2008 U.S. election. At that time, Rice had become one of the most powerful female and African American political figures in U.S. history. In August 2004 and again in August 2005 "Forbes" magazine named Rice the world's most powerful woman. And in August 2006, "Forbes" named Rice the second most powerful woman in the world, behind Angela Merkel, the German chancellor. Rice was fourth in line
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Rosalind Brewer Brewer formerly served as a director of Molson Coors Brewing Co. Brewer is married with two children. In 2013, Brewer was named one of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes. The magazine also named her among the Most Powerful Black Women of 2013. Additionally, Working Mother named her one of the Most Powerful Working Moms of 2013. She has been honored by Fortune magazine as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. As of 2014, she is listed as the 64th most powerful woman in the world by "Forbes". "Fortune 500's" Most Powerful Women List of
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What was the RAF's first jet powered bomber?
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RAF Bomber Command had 19 Victoria Cross recipients. Bomber Command acquired B-29 Superfortresses – known to the RAF as Boeing Washingtons – to supplement the Avro Lincoln, a development of the Lancaster. The first jet bomber, the English Electric Canberra light bomber, became operational in 1951. Some Canberras remained in RAF service up to 2006 as photo-reconnaissance aircraft. The model proved an extremely successful aircraft; Britain exported it to many countries and licensed it for construction in the United States and in Australia. The joint US-UK Project E was made nuclear weapons available to Bomber Command in an emergency, with the Canberras the
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RAF Bomber Command of the British nuclear force was thus essentially reached. Royal Navy submarines relieved the RAF of the nuclear deterrent mission in 1969, but by that point, Bomber Command no longer existed. RAF Fighter Command and Bomber Command merged in 1968 to form Strike Command. RAF Coastal Command followed in November 1969. Bomber Command took time to attain full effectiveness in the Second World War, but with the development of better navigation and aircraft it proved highly destructive. The massed attacks of Bomber Command and the US Eighth Air Force compelled Germany to devote considerable resources to air defence instead of
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In which war did the 1777 battle of Brandywine take place?
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Battle of Brandywine Battle of Brandywine The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington and the British Army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777. The "Redcoats" of the British Army defeated the American rebels in the Patriots' forces and forced them to withdraw northeast toward the American capital and largest city of Philadelphia where the Second Continental Congress had been meeting since 1775. The engagement occurred near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania during Howe's campaign to take Philadelphia, part of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). More troops
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Battle of Brandywine thirty currently existing units in the U.S. Army with lineages that go back to the colonial era. Brandywine Battlefield Historic Site is a National Historical Landmark. The historic park is owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, on 52 acres (210,000 m2), near Chadds Ford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is part of the site of the Battle of Brandywine fought on September 11, 1777, during the American Revolution. The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved of the battlefield. Battle of Brandywine The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the
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Which wine can be fino' or 'Oloroso'?
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Oloroso Oloroso Oloroso ("scented" in Spanish) is a variety of fortified wine (sherry) made in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles and produced by oxidative aging. It is normally darker than Amontillado. Oloroso is usually dark and nutty. Unlike the Fino and Amontillado sherries, in Oloroso the flor yeast is suppressed by fortification at an earlier stage. This causes the finished wine to lack the fresh yeasty taste of the fino sherries. Without the layer of flor, the sherry is exposed to air through the slightly porous walls of the American or Canadian oak casks, and undergoes oxidative aging. As the wine ages, it
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Oloroso some as a special category with its own aficionados. This category usually refers to whether the whisky was finished (aged first in another cask and then transferred to an Oloroso cask or butt for finishing) or fully matured (taken directly off the still and matured entirely in an cask that once held Oloroso.) The Oloroso wine infused in the wood of the casks imparts some of the flavor and aroma of the wine to the whisky during the aging process. Oloroso casks are also used to age brandy for the same reasons. Whisky that was only matured in Oloroso casks
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Which Jane Austin novel is about the affairs of the heart of Eleanor and Marianne Daswood?
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Marianne Dashwood Marianne Dashwood Marianne Dashwood is a fictional character in the Jane Austen novel "Sense and Sensibility". The 16-year-old second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood, she embodies the "sensibility" of the title, as opposed to her elder sister Elinor's "sense". She embraces spontaneity, excessive sensibility, love of nature, and romantic idealism: Marianne weeps dramatically when their family must depart from "dear, dear Norland", and later in the book, exclaims, "Oh! with what transporting sensations have I formerly seen them fall! How have I delighted, as I walked, to see them driven in showers about me by the wind! What
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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine the intention of killing both Eleanor herself and her 4-year-old sister, Marianne. Eleanor survived; Marianne died. It transpires that their mother also died in the blaze: the weekly phone conversations have been entirely in Eleanor's imagination. The novel has been praised by critics. Jenny Colgan, reviewing it for "The Guardian", described it as a "a narrative full of quiet warmth and deep and unspoken sadness" with a "wonderful, joyful" ultimate message. Allan Massie of "The Scotsman" noted the book's unusual emphasis on "the importance of kindness", and found it to be reminiscent of a Jane Austen novel in its depiction
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"Who wrote the plays ""Jumpers"", ""Travesties"", and ""Arcadia""?"
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Travesties Tom Hollander reprising his role as Henry Carr and Peter McDonald reprising his as James Joyce. Travesties opened on 24 April 2018 at the Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theater in New York. 1976 Broadway Production Nominations 2018 Broadway Revival Travesties Travesties is a 1974 play by Tom Stoppard. The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing "Ulysses", Tristan Tzara during the rise of Dada, and Lenin leading up to the Russian Revolution, all of
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Travesties successful London runs in 2016/2017 reprise their roles as Henry Carr and James Joyce respectively. The Roundabout Theatre Company's education team have produced an 'Upstage' guide to "Travesties" which puts the plays themes in historical context and contains interviews with director, cast and crew. The revival has been praised by critics with Ben Brantley of "The New York Times" commenting that he "...would venture that this latest incarnation is the clearest and surely one of the liveliest on record. It should prove ridiculously entertaining for anyone with even a passing knowledge of its central characters, and a stroll through the
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What nickname was given to the original Dutch settlers of New York?
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History of the New York Knicks of New York. He called together members of his staff for a meeting to cast their votes in a hat. After tallying the votes, the franchise was named the Knickerbockers. The "Knickerbocker" name comes from the pseudonym used by Washington Irving in his book "A History of New York", a name which became applied to the descendants of the original Dutch settlers of what later became New York, and later, by extension, to New Yorkers in general. In search of a head coach, Irish approached successful St. John's University coach Joe Lapchick in May 1946. Lapchick readily accepted after Irish
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Monroe, New York six men and one woman. Cheesecocks as a precinct included all of present day Monroe, Woodbury, Tuxedo, and Stony Point (Monroe New York). Many of the patentees never saw the land they bought or were given. Many of the new settlers to come with the Cheesecocks Patent were Dutch and English. Both groups of settlers came from Long Island to this unknown land for its rich natural resources. The original name for the area on the Ramapo River surveyed by General Washington's geographer and surveyor Robert Erskine was Smith's Mill, described by Erskine as being "on a sudden bend of
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On which English river does the city of Leicester stand?
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Woodgate, Leicester leading in the direction of Glenfield and Groby to the north, and towards Leicester city centre to the south. Woodgate, Leicester Woodgate is an area in Leicester in Fosse Ward. It lies west of the River Soar and is an important entrance to the city leading on to Frog Island. A busy junction, its northern end lies at the intersection of Fosse Road North, Groby Road, Blackbird Road and Buckminster Road. To the south is the Rally Park, which was formerly the goods yard of the London Midland Railway, which was originally the Leicester to Swannington Railway built by Robert
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Leicester City W.F.C. at Riverside Pavilion, Braunstone Lane East, Leicester, LE3 2FW. Before moving to the Riverside, Leicester City Women moved between grounds in different seasons, most recently they played at Harborough Town's Bowden Park and Oadby Town's Freeway Park. Leicester City Women - First Team Leicester City Women - Reserves Awards Leicester City W.F.C. Leicester City Women Football Club is the official English women's football club affiliated with Leicester City F.C.. The club is distinct from "Leicester City Ladies Football Club" who are a stand-alone grassroots club. Leicester City Women won promotion back into the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division in
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Which opera by Puccini was completed posthumously by Franco Alfano?
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Franco Alfano being more in keeping with Puccini's evolving technique. See also List of operas by Franco Alfano. Operas Other compositions Notes Franco Alfano Franco Alfano (8 March 1875 in Posillipo, Naples – 27 October 1954 in Sanremo) was an Italian composer and pianist, best known today for his opera "Risurrezione" (1904) and above all for having completed Puccini's opera "Turandot" in 1926. He had considerable success with several of his own works during his lifetime. Alfano was born in Posillipo, Naples. He attended piano lessons given privately by Alessandro Longo, and harmony and composition respectively under Camillo de Nardis (1857–1951) and
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Franco Alfano Hans Sitt and Salomon Jadassohn in Leipzig. While working there he met his idol, Edvard Grieg, and wrote numerous piano and orchestral pieces. From 1918 he was Director of the Conservatory of Bologna, from 1923 Director of the Turin Conservatory, and from 1947 to 1950 Director of the Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro. Alfano died in San Remo. He completed his first opera, "Miranda", still unpublished, for which he also wrote the libretto based on a novel by Antonio Fogazzaro in 1896. His work "La Fonte Di Enschir" (libretto by Luigi Illica) was refused by Ricordi but was presented in Wrocław
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What was the name of the Indian political party led by Mahatma Ghandi for 20 years prior to India's independence?
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Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC, often called the Congress Party or simply Congress) is a broadly based political party in India. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. Congress led India to independence from Great Britain, and powerfully influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire. Congress is a secular party whose socialdemocratic platform is generally considered to
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Census of India prior to independence and prejudices, and we refused to accept the assertion that the removal of social evils in Indian society was the responsibility of the British." Notes Citations Bibliography Census of India prior to independence The Census of India prior to independence was conducted periodically from 1865 onward to 1947. The censuses were primarily concerned with administration and faced numerous problems in their design and conduct ranging from absence of house numbering in hamlets to cultural objections on various grounds to dangers posed by wild animals to census personnel. The censuses were designed more for social engineering and to further the British
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In Alfred Hitchcock's film 'North By Northwest', which actress was Cary Grant saving from James Mason?
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North by Northwest North by Northwest North by Northwest is a 1959 American thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. The screenplay was by Ernest Lehman, who wanted to write "the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures". "North by Northwest" is a tale of mistaken identity, with an innocent man pursued across the United States by agents of a mysterious organization trying to prevent him from blocking their plan to smuggle out microfilm which contains government secrets. This is one of several Hitchcock films which feature a music score by Bernard Herrmann and
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North by Northwest but Lehman changed it to a Madison Avenue advertising executive, a position which he had formerly held. In an interview in the book "Screenwriters on Screenwriting" (1995), Lehman stated that he had already written much of the screenplay before coming up with critical elements of the climax. This was the only Hitchcock film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is currently owned by Turner Entertainment, which owns the pre-1986 MGM film library. Production costs on "North by Northwest" were seriously escalated when a delay in filming put Cary Grant into the penalty phase of his contract, resulting in an additional $5,000 per
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In the comedy series 'Rising Damp', what was 'Rigsby's' christian name?
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Rising Damp (film) Rising Damp (film) Rising Damp is a 1980 comedy film based on the British situation comedy "Rising Damp", which aired on ITV from 1974 to 1978. The television series was, in turn, adapted from Eric Chappell's stage play "The Banana Box". Chappell adapted the play to television, and wrote the screenplay for this feature film. The film's director was Joseph McGrath. Leonard Rossiter plays Rupert Rigsby, the middle-aged landlord of a decrepit townhouse. Rigsby has fallen for his only female tenant, Ruth Jones (Frances de la Tour). Ruth, however, prefers Philip, who is much younger, more attractive, and more sophisticated
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Rising Damp a chief's son from Africa, but from Croydon, adopting his false persona to start a new life and gain respect. When Rigsby finds out, he tells Philip that he believes he must have some royal ancestry and he does not tell the rest of the characters about his deception. This plotline is from the original stageplay "The Banana Box". the series is still repeated on UK digital channel ITV3; Easter saw the entire series and film shown over the four-day holiday, accompanied by a brand new two-part documentary, "Rising Damp Forever", featuring cast and crew recollections on the making of
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'Highway 61 Revisited' and 'Blood On The Tracks' were both albums released by which popular singer?
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Highway 61 Revisited Highway 61 Revisited Highway 61 Revisited is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on August 30, 1965 by Columbia Records. Having until then recorded mostly acoustic music, Dylan used rock musicians as his backing band on every track of the album, except for the closing track, the 11-minute ballad "Desolation Row". Critics have focused on the innovative way Dylan combined driving, blues-based music with the subtlety of poetry to create songs that captured the political and cultural chaos of contemporary America. Author Michael Gray has argued that, in an important sense, the 1960s "started" with this
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Highway 61 Revisited satirizing "simpleminded political commitment". The first non-album outtake from the "Highway 61 Revisited" sessions to be released was the single "Positively 4th Street", although on an early pressing of the single Columbia used another "Highway 61" outtake, "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?", by mistake. "Crawl Out Your Window" was subsequently re-recorded with the Hawks in October, and released as a single in November 1965. Columbia accidentally released an alternate take of "From a Buick 6" on an early pressing of "Highway 61 Revisited", and this version continued to appear on the Japanese release for several years. Other outtakes
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Which Pete Seeger song did Marlene Dietrich record in 1962?
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Pete Seeger A prolific songwriter, his best-known songs include "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (with Joe Hickerson), "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" (with Lee Hays of the Weavers), and "Turn! Turn! Turn!", which have been recorded by many artists both in and outside the folk revival movement and are sung throughout the world. "Flowers" was a hit recording for the Kingston Trio (1962); Marlene Dietrich, who recorded it in English, German and French (1962); and Johnny Rivers (1965). "If I Had a Hammer" was a hit for Peter, Paul and Mary (1962) and Trini Lopez (1963) while the
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Pete Seeger: The Power of Song grandson of Seeger. Pete Seeger: The Power of Song Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) is a documentary film about the life and music of the folk singer Pete Seeger. The film, which won an Emmy Award, was executive produced by Seeger's wife, filmmaker Toshi Seeger, when she was 85 years old. The documentary was directed by Jim Brown, who also directed "" (1982). The film includes interviews with Arlo Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Tom Paxton, Mary Travers (of Peter, Paul and Mary), Natalie Maines, and numerous Seeger family members. One of its associate producers was
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Which famous steam locomotive used to run between London and Edinburgh?
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Steam locomotive Stephenson established his company as the pre-eminent builder of steam locomotives for railways in the United Kingdom, the United States, and much of Europe. In the 20th century, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Nigel Gresley designed some of the most famous locomotives, including the "Flying Scotsman", the first steam locomotive officially recorded over 100 mph in passenger service, and a LNER Class A4, 4468 "Mallard", which still holds the record for being the fastest steam locomotive in the world (126 mph). From the early 1900s steam locomotives were gradually superseded by electric and diesel
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Condensing steam locomotive Condensing steam locomotive A condensing steam locomotive is a type of locomotive designed to recover exhaust steam, either in order to improve range between taking on boiler water, or to reduce emission of steam inside enclosed spaces. The apparatus takes the exhaust steam that would normally be used to produce a draft for the firebox, and routes it through a heat exchanger, into the boiler water tanks. Installations vary depending on the purpose, design and the type of locomotive to which it is fitted. It differs from the usual closed cycle condensing steam engine, in that the function of the
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Which American President represented his country at the 'Yalta Summit' at the end of World War II?
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Yalta Conference Yalta Conference The Yalta Conference, also known as the Crimea Conference and code-named the Argonaut Conference, held from 4 to 11 February 1945, was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union for the purpose of discussing Germany and Europe's postwar reorganization. The three states were represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin, respectively. The conference convened near Yalta in Crimea, Soviet Union, within the Livadia, Yusupov, and Vorontsov Palaces. The aim of the conference was to shape a post-war
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End of World War II in Asia End of World War II in Asia The end of World War II in Asia occurred on 14 and 15 August 1945, when armed forces of the Empire of Japan surrendered to the forces of the Allies. The surrender came over three months after the surrender of the Axis forces in Europe and brought an end to World War II. November 28, 1943 Tehran Conference: Soviet Union agrees to invade Japan "after the defeat of Germany" and begins stockpiling resources in the Far East. February 4, 1945 Yalta Conference: Soviet Union agrees to invade Japan within 3 months of German
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What was the name of 'Dorien's' husband in 'Birds Of A Feather'?
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Birds of a Feather regardless of the consequences. Although Dorien had several flings with younger men, Luke Horton was her most frequent lover and she appeared to genuinely love him, from the first series until he left Dorien for a younger woman in the second series. He later appeared in the eighth series when it is revealed that he has married and settled down. Dorien's nemesis is the acid-tongued Melanie Fishman, a vindictive gossip who Dorien constantly attempts to outdo. Marcus eventually tires of Dorien's selfishness and leaves her to begin a new life with his mistress and their children. Dorien later starts a
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Birds of a Feather loving relationship with Richard Summers, which is initially strained due to Richard's teenage children taking an instant dislike to Dorien, which she gladly reciprocates. There is some uncertainty about Dorien's maiden name. She says that her father's name was Arthur Friedman but a wedding invitation to Sharon and Tracey, reveals her mother's name to be Estelle Kapper. Later, Dorien refers to her maiden name as Kapper and an old flame also remembers her as Dorien Kapper. She grew up in Burnt Oak in the London Borough of Barnet. Dorien has several times claimed to be a graduate but never specified
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Which German aircraft company invented the 'ejector seat' in 1942?
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Ejection seat ("bail out"), and in many cases this was difficult due to injury, the difficulty of egress from a confined space, "g" forces, the airflow past the aircraft, and other factors. The first ejection seats were developed independently during World War II by Heinkel and SAAB. Early models were powered by compressed air and the first aircraft to be fitted with such a system was the Heinkel He 280 prototype jet-engined fighter in 1940. One of the He 280 test pilots, Helmut Schenk, became the first person to escape from a stricken aircraft with an ejection seat on 13 January 1942
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Ejector Seat of some criticism, with Marion McMullen of the "Coventry Telegraph" accusing that the idea of tipping over chairs had been stolen from "The Graham Norton Show" and was "a gimmick too far". She also stated that the show was an inferior replacement for "Tipping Point". That said, the Digital Spy team called it a "delight" and said "[we] can't wait to see more people being tipped back into their Ejector Seat chairs". Ejector Seat Ejector Seat is a British game show, presented by former Children's BBC presenter Andi Peters, that aired on ITV from 28 April to 22 June 2014
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Which maritime attraction is anchored to the east of London Bridge and the west of Tower Bridge?
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London Bridge City Pier London Bridge City Pier London Bridge City Pier (also known as London Bridge Pier and City Pier) is situated on the south bank of the River Thames in London, UK, close to London Bridge. It serves as the main pier for the City of London and City Hall, headquarters of the London Assembly. The pier is also close to Hay's Galleria, HMS Belfast and Borough Market and the Shard. London Bridge City Pier is served by the Thames commuter catamaran service run by Thames Clippers. Boats run regularly from Embankment and the London Eye, and on to Tower Millennium Pier,
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The London Bridge Experience The London Bridge Experience The London Bridge Experience is a tourist attraction in Southwark, London, England, on the south bank of the River Thames. Guests are led by actors on a tour through moments in London's history, including Boudicca's battles with the Romans, and The Great Fire of London. The attraction is located on Tooley Street, in vaults below the southern abutment of London Bridge, immediately outside London Bridge Station and originally a rival attraction, the London Dungeon, which has since moved closer to the London Eye. It is also opposite The Shard. The attraction opened on February 22, 2008
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Which stretch of water off the southern tip of South America is the point where the South Atlantic meets the South Pacific?
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Maritime history of California Passage, south of Cape Horn – the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn, Chile and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It connects the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean (Scotia Sea) with the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and extends into the Southern Ocean. The passage is named after the 16th-century English privateer, Francis Drake, who was the first to discover it in 1578. Most sailing ship captains preferred the Drake Passage, which is open water for hundreds of miles, despite being often marked by very rough conditions and high winds.
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South East Point South Point, is located still further in the south. South East Point South East Point lies on the southerly tip of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia. South East Point is located at . It commands sensational views of Bass Strait and is a major landmark for all ships travelling between the southern Australian ports (Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth) and the Pacific Ocean. South East Point is the site of the Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse. The only access for visitors is a full day hike from the Tidal River camping ground. South East Point on Wilsons Promontory is one of the southerly points of
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Who directed the 1946 film, 'The Best Years Of Our Lives'?
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The Best Years of Our Lives "Screen Directors Playhouse" presented "The Best Years of Our Lives" on NBC. Andrews and Janet Waldo starred in the half-hour adaptation. The Best Years of Our Lives The Best Years of Our Lives (aka Glory for Me and Home Again) is a 1946 American drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, and Harold Russell. The film is about three United States servicemen readjusting to civilian life after coming home from World War II. Samuel Goldwyn was inspired to produce a film about veterans after reading an August 7, 1944,
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The Best Years of Our Lives II, "The Best Years of Our Lives" began filming just over seven months after the war's end, starting on April 15, 1946 at a variety of locations, including the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Ontario International Airport in Ontario, California, Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, and the Samuel Goldwyn/Warner Hollywood Studios. In "The Best Years of Our Lives" cinematographer Gregg Toland used deep focus photography, in which objects both close to and distant from the camera are in sharp focus. For the passage of Fred Derry's reliving a combat mission while sitting in the remains of a former bomber,
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In what year was Monica Seles stabbed in the back during a tennis tournament in Hamburg?
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1995 Canadian Open (tennis) Seles won the singles titles. It was Seles' first tournament back after being stabbed during a match at the WTA Hamburg in April 1993. Andre Agassi defeated Pete Sampras, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 Monica Seles defeated Amanda Coetzer, 6–0, 6–1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy defeated Brian MacPhie / Sandon Stolle, 6–4, 6–4 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy / Gabriela Sabatini defeated Martina Hingis / Iva Majoli 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 1995 Canadian Open (tennis) The 1995 Canadian Open, also known by its sponsored name Du Maurier Canadian Open, was a men's and women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part
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Monica Seles of the greatest tennis players of all time. In 2012, Tennis Channel created a list of the 100 greatest tennis players. Seles was listed at #19. Seles won eight Grand Slam titles during her teenage years. However, her career was greatly affected by the stabbing incident. Some involved with the sport have declared that Seles could have become the most accomplished female player. In an article written 20 years after Seles was stabbed, Jonathan Scott of "Tennis.com" stated, "Would Monica Seles have been the greatest female tennis player ever? The world will never know." In a 2013 interview, Martina Navratilova
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David Lean directed the 1945 film 'Brief Encounter', but who composed the incidental music and also produced the film?
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Brief Encounter (1974 film) Brief Encounter (1974 film) Brief Encounter is a 1974 British-Italian television film starring Richard Burton and Sophia Loren, adapted from the play "Still Life" by Noël Coward. The plot of the film is about two strangers, both married to others, who meet in a railway station and find themselves in a brief but intense affair. The material was previously the basis for the David Lean film "Brief Encounter" (1945). Burton was cast at the last moment, after Robert Shaw dropped out. The film had its premiere on U.S. television on 12 November 1974 as part of the "Hallmark Hall of
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Brief Encounter Hills and the Shakespeare Theater in Washington in Spring 2014 The production returned to the UK, opening at Birmingham Repertory Theatre (where the production originally premiered) and The Lowry, Salford in February 2018 before returning to the Haymarket Cinema in London from March to September 2018. In May 2009 Houston Grand Opera premiered a two-act opera "Brief Encounter" based on the story, with music by André Previn from a libretto by John Caird. Streaming audio Brief Encounter Brief Encounter is a 1945 British romantic drama film directed by David Lean about British suburban life on the eve of World War
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In what year did Freddie Starr's horse 'Minnehoma' win the Grand national?
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Freddie Starr appearance, Starr has not appeared on British television since the late 1990s. In 1994 he was the owner of Miinnehoma, the winning horse in the 1994 Grand National race. Starr was not present on the day because of television commitments elsewhere, but gave an unusual post race interview live on television to presenter Des Lynam via a mobile phone, with the television viewers able only to hear Lynam's responses to what Starr was saying. In 1999, he presented the game show "Beat the Crusher". In 2004 he appeared on television as one of the celebrities in the second series of
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Freddie Starr Do?" and also a regular on the TV panel show "Jokers Wild". He went on to star in his own series. Starr had a chart album titled "After the Laughter" and a UK Top 10 single, "It's You", in March 1974. Freddie Starr was the subject of one of the best known British tabloid newspaper headlines. On 13 March 1986 "The Sun" carried as its main headline: FREDDIE STARR ATE MY HAMSTER. According to the text of the story, Starr had been staying at the home of Vince McCaffrey and his 23-year-old girlfriend Lea La Salle in Birchwood, Cheshire, when
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"Which Australian TV presenter has made travel documentaries in various foreign locations, the programmes being called ""A Postcard From.....""?"
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Clive James 4 and fronted the BBC's "Review of the Year" programmes in the late 1980s ("Clive James on the '80s") and 1990s ("Clive James on the '90s"), which formed part of the channel's New Year's Eve celebrations. In the mid-1980s, James featured in a travel programme called "Clive James in..." (beginning with "Clive James in Las Vegas") for LWT (now ITV) and later switched to BBC, where he continued producing travel programmes, this time called "Clive James' Postcard from..." (beginning with "Clive James' Postcard from Miami") – these also eventually transferred to ITV. He was also one of the original team
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Rob Bell (TV presenter) Fire" (with Dan Jones (writer) and Suzannah Lipscomb) and "Brunel:The Man who Built Britain". He also presented BBC show "Invented in The South". In 2018 Rob did further programmes for Channel 5 with "The Flying Scotsman" airing in February, "World's Tallest Skyscrapers" in June and Walking Britain's Lost Railways in September. Rob Bell (TV presenter) Rob Bell is a British TV presenter, adventurer, engineer and STEMnet ambassador. He has appeared on TV programs on BBC, Channel 5, Travel Channel and Yesterday. Rob Bell is a TV presenter, Adventurer and Engineer who was born in 1979 and spent most of his
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In 1993 which football team lost in both the FA Cup Final and League Cup Final?
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1993 FA Cup Final 1993 FA Cup Final The 1993 FA Cup Final was contested by Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley. The original match, played on 15 May 1993, finished 1–1. Arsenal won the replay on 20 May, 2–1 after extra-time. It was Arsenal's sixth FA Cup Final victory, and their first since the 1979 FA Cup Final. They became the first English side to achieve a domestic cup double, having also won the 1993 Football League Cup Final. It was Sheffield Wednesday's first appearance in the FA Cup final since 1966. They also reached the League Cup final that season, also losing
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1993 FA Cup Final ever FA Cup final to go to a replay; from 1999 onwards, it was decided that all FA Cup finals would be decided on the day. This was the first FA Cup final in which squad numbers had been used, having been trialled in the League Cup final. Players from both clubs retained the same numbers for the three matches. The system was fully adopted by the Premier League for the following season. Steve Morrow became the first player to receive a winner's medal "before" a cup final. He had scored the winning goal in the League Cup final, but
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In which organ of the body are the hepatic arteries.
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Hepatic artery proper the left gastric artery, which is a branch of the celiac trunk. It subsequently bifurcates into the right and left hepatic arteries. Of note, the right and left hepatic arteries may demonstrate variant anatomy. A misplaced right hepatic artery may arise from the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and a misplaced left hepatic artery may arise from the left gastric artery. The cystic artery generally comes from the right hepatic artery. Hepatic artery proper The hepatic artery proper (also proper hepatic artery) is the artery that supplies the liver and gallbladder. It raises from the common hepatic artery, a branch of
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Trabecular arteries Trabecular arteries The trabecular arteries are the name of the branches of the splenic artery after it passes into the trabeculae of the spleen, where it branches. When these arteries then reach the white pulp, and become covered with periarteriolar lymphoid sheaths, the name changes again to "central arteries" (or "central arterioles"). Branches of the central arteries are given to the red pulp, and these are called "penicillar arteries"). The lienal artery is remarkable for its large size in proportion to the size of the organ, and also for its tortuous course. It divides into six or more branches, which
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Which football team in 1995 lost their last game of the season to Liverpool, but were still winners of the Premiership title?
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1995–96 Liverpool F.C. season 1995–96 Liverpool F.C. season During the 1995–96 English football season, Liverpool F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). Having paid a national record £8.5million for Nottingham Forest striker Stan Collymore in the close season, Liverpool were many people's favourites for the league title in 1995–96 – especially as defending champions Blackburn Rovers had failed to significantly add to their squad and runners-up Manchester United had sold three key players but begun the season without a single major signing. 1994–95 had arguably been Liverpool's best season of the post-Dalglish era, as they
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1995–96 in English football 1995–96 in English football The 1995–96 season was the 116th season of competitive football in England. Newcastle United were at one stage twelve points clear of Manchester United at the top of the table, but Alex Ferguson's relatively young and inexperienced side overhauled them during the second half of the season to win the title. Manchester United were England's entrants for the Champions League, while Newcastle United were joined in the UEFA Cup by Liverpool, the League Cup winners Aston Villa and Arsenal. The teams relegated were Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers and Bolton Wanderers. Sunderland and Derby County returned
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Where in the human body is the Carotid Artery situated?
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Common carotid artery the bifurcation. Carotid stenosis may occur in patients with atherosclerosis. The intima-media thickness of the carotid artery wall is a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, it increases with age and with long-term exposure to particulate air pollution. Common carotid artery In anatomy, the left and right common carotid arteries (carotids) () are arteries that supply the head and neck with oxygenated blood; they divide in the neck to form the external and internal carotid arteries. The common carotid arteries are present on the left and right sides of the body. These arteries originate from different arteries but follow symmetrical courses. The
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Internal carotid artery Internal carotid artery The internal carotid artery is a major paired artery, one on each side of the head and neck, in human anatomy. They arise from the common carotid arteries where these bifurcate into the internal and external carotid arteries at cervical vertebral level 3 or 4; the internal carotid artery supplies the brain, while the external carotid nourishes other portions of the head, such as face, scalp, skull, and meninges. Terminologia Anatomica in 1998 subdivided the artery into four parts: "cervical", "petrous", "cavernous", and "cerebral". However, in clinical settings, the classification system of the internal carotid artery usually
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On which island is the US naval base of Pearl Harbour?
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Attack on Pearl Harbor in popular culture Attack on Pearl Harbor in popular culture The attack on Pearl Harbor has received substantial attention in popular culture in multiple media and cultural formats including film, architecture, memorial statues, non-fiction writing, historical writing, and historical fiction. Today, the USS "Arizona" Memorial on the island of Oahu honors the dead. Visitors to the memorial reach it via boats from the naval base at Pearl Harbor. The memorial was designed by Alfred Preis, and has a sagging center but strong and vigorous ends, expressing "initial defeat and ultimate victory". It commemorates all lives lost on December 7, 1941. Although December 7
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Naval Base Durban Naval Base Durban Naval Base Durban in Durban harbour is a naval base of the South African Navy, situated on Salisbury Island, which is now joined to the mainland through land reclamation. It was formerly a full naval base until it was downgraded to a naval station in 2002. With the reduction in naval activities much of the island was taken over by the Army as a general support base, but they left after a few years resulting in the abandoned section becoming derelict. In 2012 a decision was made to renovate and expand the facilities back up to a
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Which former Prime Minister of France became his country's President after the resignation of Charles de Gaulle?
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Charles de Gaulle in Paris quickly, but their son, who was in the navy, was difficult to track down, so President Georges Pompidou was not informed until 4 am the next day and announced the general's death on television some 18 hours after the event. He simply said, ""Le général de Gaulle est mort; la France est veuve."" ("General de Gaulle is dead. France is a widow.") De Gaulle had made arrangements that insisted his funeral be held at Colombey, and that no presidents or ministers attend his funeral—only his "Compagnons de la Libération". Despite his wishes, such were the number of foreign
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Charles de Gaulle his name and his years of birth and death. Therefore, it simply states, "Charles de Gaulle, 1890–1970". At the service, President Pompidou said, "de Gaulle gave France her governing institutions, her independence and her place in the world." André Malraux, the writer and intellectual who served as his Minister of Culture, called him "a man of the day before yesterday and the day after tomorrow." De Gaulle's family turned the La Boisserie residence into a foundation. It currently houses the Charles de Gaulle Museum. Historians have accorded Napoleon and de Gaulle the top-ranking status of French leaders in the 19th
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Which British driver was the winner of the Monaco Grand Prix in 1963, 64, 65, 68 and 1969?
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1969 Monaco Grand Prix 1969 Monaco Grand Prix The 1969 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 18 May 1969. It was race 3 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Graham Hill, driving a works Lotus-Ford, after he started from fourth position. It was Hill's 14th and final World Championship race victory, and his fifth Monaco win, a record that would stand for 24 years. Piers Courage finished second in a Brabham-Ford entered by Frank Williams,
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1959 Monaco Grand Prix was the first win for Brabham, a future three-time world champion. It was the first World Championship Grand Prix victory by an Australian driver. It was also the first win for the factory Cooper team. Coopers had won races previously in the hands of Rob Walker Racing Team. Brabham finished 20 seconds ahead of British driver Tony Brooks driving a Ferrari 246. A lap down in third was the Cooper T51 of French driver and 1958 Monaco Grand Prix winner Maurice Trintignant of the Rob Walker Racing Team. 1959 Monaco Grand Prix The 1959 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula
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Which fashion designer was responsible for the trend of slogan-bearing T-shirts in the 1980's?
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Fashion activism T-shirt has been favored by activists since its inception. Fueled by the DIY ethos of the punk era, Vivienne Westwood’s subversive t-shirt designs brought the slogan aesthetic into the mainstream in the 1970s. In 1979, designer Katharine Hamnett launched a label and line of shirts driven by the concept of ‘right livelihood;’ the shirt slogans were based on the central messages of Buddhism. The T-shirts were “designed to be seminal, to make people think, and then hopefully act,” Hamnett said in an interview. In recent years, slogan tees have become a staple in popular culture, from runways to stadiums. British
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Henry Holland (fashion designer) Henry Holland (fashion designer) Henry Holland (born 26 May 1983) is an English fashion designer, businessman and blogger from Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester. Holland is a graduate of the BA Journalism course at the London College of Communication and has worked for the following publications: the teenage magazine,"Sneak" (fashion section), "Smash Hits" and "Bliss". Prior to the launch of his own company, Holland gained attention with his Fashion Groupies T-shirt designs. Holland's range of 1980s-inspired T-shirts displayed catchphrases such as, "I'll tell you who's boss, Kate Moss". In September 2006 Holland designed a range of T-Shirts that were worn by both
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Who drove in 256 Grand Prixs between 1977 and 1993, winning six races?
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1977 Monaco Grand Prix his first career start in the race, qualifying 15th and finishing 9th. Patrese would drive in a record 257 Grands Prix (256 starts) during his career which ended after the season, a career which included winning at Monaco for Brabham in . 1977 Monaco Grand Prix The 1977 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 22 May 1977. It was the sixth race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 76-lap race was won by South African driver Jody Scheckter, driving a Wolf-Ford. It
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Formula One drivers from South Africa seasons Scheckter drove in 111 races and won ten times. Ian Scheckter, Jody's elder brother, drove in six races, with different cars, between 1974 and 1976. He landed a full-time drive with March for the 1977 season but only managed to finish in two races, with a best position of tenth place. He left the sport and returned to his home country, finding great success and winning six titles in Formula Atlantic. Tony Maggs impressed enough on his two drives for Lotus in 1961 to be signed by Cooper for two seasons. He finished second in the French Grand Prix
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Who was Russian President after Yuri Andropov?
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Yuri Andropov Andropov suffered from several medical conditions: interstitial nephritis, nephrosclerosis, residual hypertension and diabetes, which were worsened by chronic kidney deficiency. A four-day period of nationwide mourning was announced. Andropov was succeeded by Konstantin Chernenko, who seemed to mirror Andropov's tenure. Chernenko had already been afflicted with severe health problems when he ascended to the USSR's top spot, and served an even shorter time in office (13 months). Like Andropov, Chernenko spent much of his time hospitalized, and also died in office, in March 1985. Andropov lived at 26 Kutuzovsky Prospekt, the same building in which Suslov and Brezhnev also lived.
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Yuri Andropov a disease, lack of medical care, etc. Yuri Andropov Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov (; ; – 9 February 1984) was a Soviet politician and the fourth General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Following the 18-year rule of Leonid Brezhnev, Andropov served in the post for only 15 months, from November 1982 until his death in February 1984. Earlier in his career, Andropov served as the Soviet ambassador to Hungary from 1954 to 1957, during which time he was involved in the suppression of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising, and then Chairman of the KGB from 1967 until 1982.
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Which 18th century painter's works include 'The Ladies Waldegrave'?
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Elizabeth Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave King's consent, which had led to the passing of the Royal Marriages Act in 1772. Elizabeth acquired three half-siblings, Princess Sophia, Princess Carolina (1774–1775), and Prince William Frederick by her mother's second marriage to the Royal duke. She and her sisters then lived at Windsor Castle and Sophia Lodge in Clewer, both in Berkshire. Lady Elizabeth's mother commissioned Joshua Reynolds to paint "The Ladies Waldegrave", a group portrait of Elizabeth and her two full-sisters, in the hopes of attracting suitors for them. Elizabeth's miniature was painted by Samuel Shelley, and John Hoppner did a half-length portrait of her. The year
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Robert Waldegrave Robert Waldegrave Robert Waldegrave or Walgrave (c.1554 – October 1603), the son of Richard Waldegrave of Blockley, Worcestershire, was a 16th-century printer and publisher in England and Scotland. From 1578 to 1588 he printed numerous, mainly religious works in London, and from 1590 to 1603, more than 100 books in Scotland. In 1603, following King James I of England's accession to the English throne, he returned to England, but died later the same year. Waldegrave is chiefly known for printing the first four of the Marprelate tracts on a secret press, and for printing the works of King James I
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Dundalk is the county town of which county in the Republic of Ireland?
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Dundalk Democrat Dundalk Democrat The Dundalk Democrat is a regional newspaper printed in Dundalk, Ireland. Established in 1849, it primarily serves County Louth as well as County Monaghan and parts of County Armagh, County Down, County Cavan and County Meath. It comes out every Tuesday with three editions: "The Town Edition", "The County Edition" and "The Monaghan Democrat". The paper is owned by Iconic Newspapers, who acquired Johnston Press' titles in the Republic of Ireland in 2014. The "Dundalk Democrat" is one of two non-free newspapers in Dundalk, the other being "The Argus". The original offices of "The Dundalk Democrat" still stand
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Town councils in the Republic of Ireland Town councils in the Republic of Ireland In Ireland, a town council was part of the second (or lower) tier of local government. Operating in smaller towns and cities, they exercised limited functions which were subsidiary to those of their relevant county council. The term was introduced into local government in Ireland by the Local Government Act 2001. From 1 January 2002 the existing urban district councils and boards of town commissioners were renamed as town councils. Additionally, the city of Kilkenny, along with the four towns of (Sligo, Drogheda, Clonmel, and Wexford) were reduced in status to the level
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Who was Chancellor Of The Exchequer from 1993-97?
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Chancellor of the Exchequer to parliament. This includes alcohol, which is otherwise banned under parliamentary rules. Previous chancellors have opted for whisky (Kenneth Clarke), gin and tonic (Geoffrey Howe), brandy and water (Benjamin Disraeli and John Major), spritzer (Nigel Lawson) and sherry and beaten egg (William Gladstone). The recent chancellors, George Osborne, Alistair Darling and Gordon Brown, opted for water. In fact Darling drank what was named "Standard Water" in reference to, and support of, the London "Evening Standard" newspaper's campaign to have plain tap water available in restaurants at no charge to customers. The chancellor has a robe of office, similar to that
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Chancellor of the Exchequer is now always Second Lord of the Treasury as one of the Lords Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Treasurer. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, it was common for the prime minister also to serve as Chancellor of the Exchequer if he sat in the Commons; the last chancellor who was simultaneously prime minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer was Stanley Baldwin in 1923. Formerly, in cases when the chancellorship was vacant, the Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench would act as Chancellor "pro tempore". The last Lord Chief Justice to
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Who wrote the novel, 'The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall'?
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall a present-day Yorkshire village. In "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" film adaptation, Juliet Ashton (Lily James), argues about the cultural significance of "The Tenant": "In "Wildfell Hall", Anne Brontë laid bare the essential imbalance of power between men and women in the suffocating hierarchical structure of Victorian marriage." According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term cardboard first appeared in "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall". Phrase "tied to the apron strings" was also coined in the novel: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the second and final novel by the English author
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall confidential talk]", is also shown as folly when her husband confiscates the diary and reads its contents. "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" challenged the prevailing morals of the Victorian era. Especially shocking was Helen's slamming of her bedroom door in the face of her husband after continuing abuse. Charles Kingsley, in his review for "Fraser's Magazine" wrote: "A people's novel of a very different school is "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall". It is, taken altogether, a powerful and an interesting book. Not that it is a pleasant book to read, nor, as we fancy, has it been a pleasant book
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The Aran Islands stand in the mouth of which Irish Bay?
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Aran Islands Aran Islands The Aran Islands (—pronunciation: ) or The Arans ("na hÁrainneacha"—) are a group of three islands located at the mouth of Galway Bay, on the west coast of Ireland, with a total area of about . They constitute the barony of Aran in County Galway, Ireland. From west to east the islands are: Inishmore ("Árainn Mhór/Inis Mór"— or ), the largest; Inishmaan ("Inis Meáin/Inis Meadhóin"—), the second-largest; and Inisheer ("Inis Thiar/Inis Oírr/Inis Oirthir"—), the smallest. The 1,200 inhabitants primarily speak Irish, the language used in local placenames. All islanders are also fluent in English. The islands belong to
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The Aran Islands (book) The Aran Islands (book) The Aran Islands is a four part collection of journal entries regarding the geography and people of the Aran Islands. It was completed by John Millington Synge in 1901 and first published in 1907. It is based on Synge's multiple travels through the Irish speaking and predominately rural set of islands off the Western coast of Ireland. The book presents many of the local specificities of the Aran Island people while simultaneously contextualizing the Aran Islands as part of broader European and global commercial networks. "The Aran Islands" is a four part collection of Synge's account
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in which novel does 'Rawdon Crawley' marry 'Becky Sharpe'?
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John Sayer Crawley whom he had known since 1904 when both were members of the Ben Greet players on Greet's third North American Tour. Thorndike refers to Crawley in her letters as "Master Rawdon", after the character Rawdon Crawley in "Vanity Fair", and writes that she and others looked up to him as an older brother. Apparently, he was often referred to as Rawdon Crawley among friends and family, both in jest, and in reference to his relationship with his first wife Constance Crawley. John Sayer Crawley John Sayer Crawley (8 March 1867 – 7 March 1948) was an English actor who, as
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Vanity Fair (novel) who is now poor. Dobbin persuades George to marry Amelia, and George is consequently disinherited. George Osborne, William Dobbin and Rawdon Crawley are deployed to Brussels, accompanied by Amelia and Becky, and Amelia's brother, Jos. George is embarrassed by the vulgarity of Mrs. Major O'Dowd, the wife of the head of the regiment. Already, the newly wedded Osborne is growing tired of Amelia, and he becomes increasingly attracted to Becky, which makes Amelia jealous and unhappy. He is also losing money to Rawdon at cards and billiards. At a ball in Brussels, George gives Becky a note inviting her to
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Who painted 'The Honourable Mrs. Graham'?
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Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (painting) Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (painting) Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1787) is an oil on canvas portrait painted by Thomas Gainsborough between 1785 and 1787. It was acquired by the National Gallery of Art in 1937. Mrs. Sheridan (Elizabeth Ann Linley) was a talented musician who enjoyed professional success in Bath and London before marrying Richard Brinsley Sheridan in 1773 and abandoning her career. She was 31 when she sat for Gainsborough, dying from tuberculosis seven years later at the age of thirty-eight. The portrait was painted between 1785 and 1787, and, was exhibited at Gainsborough's studio at Schomberg House, Pall
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Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilt House Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilt House The Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilt House is a mansion located at 60 East 93rd Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1982. The home was built in 1930 as a residence for Virginia Fair Vanderbilt, who was a daughter of James Graham Fair and the ex-wife of William Kissam Vanderbilt II. It was designed by John Russell Pope in the Classical Revival style. The house served as a location for the Lycée Français de New York for
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What does the legal term 'Caveat Emptor' mean?
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Caveat emptor Caveat emptor Caveat emptor (, ) is Latin for "Let the buyer beware" (from "caveat", "may he beware", a subjunctive form of "cavēre", "to beware" + "ēmptor", "buyer"). Generally, "caveat emptor" is the contract law principle that controls the sale of real property after the date of closing, but may also apply to sales of other goods. The phrase "caveat emptor" and its use as a disclaimer of warranties arise from the fact that buyers typically have less information about the good or service they are purchasing, while the seller has more information. The quality of this situation is known
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What Does Anything Mean? Basically What Does Anything Mean? Basically What Does Anything Mean? Basically is the second studio album by English post-punk band the Chameleons. It was recorded in January 1985 and released 1 October 1985 by record label Statik. One single was released from the album: "Singing Rule Britannia (While the Walls Close In)". "What Does Anything Mean? Basically" was recorded in January 1985 at Highland Studios in Inverness, Scotland. The album's sole single, "Singing Rule Britannia (While the Walls Close In)", was released on 1 August 1985. This song used uncredited Lennon-McCartney lyrics, with the final passage of the song quoting key
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Which English king was known as 'Lackland'?
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John, King of England Winter", set in 1183, commonly present him as an "effete weakling", in this instance contrasted with the more masculine Henry II, or as a tyrant, as in A. A. Milne's poem for children, "King John's Christmas". John, King of England John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216), also known as John Lackland, was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. John lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of
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Lackland Air Force Base the Lackland AFB radar site on 30 September 1976. Today the Lackland ADC site has been taken over by the FAA (also known as 'San Antonio') and remains in operation. This now-FAA long-range radar site is now data-tied into the Joint Surveillance System. The site still operates the AN/FPS-66A search radar. From the end of the Cold War, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) actions in the 1990s relocated several specialized training programs at Lackland. This included Air Education and Training Command's relocation of Air Force Officer Training School (OTS) from Lackland to Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. Lackland
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To which English monarch was Mary of Teck, consort?
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Burg Teck 1999 the surroundings of the Teck became protected area (Naturschutzgebiet). The most famous of the Teck family is considered to be Duke Francis's daughter, Mary of Teck, who was queen consort to King George V of the United Kingdom and Empress of India. Burg Teck Teck was a ducal castle in the kingdom of Württemberg, immediately to the north of the Swabian Jura and south of the town of Kirchheim unter Teck (now in the district of Esslingen). "Burg Teck" takes its name from the ridge, the Teckberg, 2,544 feet high, which it crowned. It was destroyed in the German
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Consort crown Consort crown A consort crown is a crown worn by the consort of a monarch for her coronation or on state occasions. Unlike with reigning monarchs, who may inherit one or more crowns for use, consorts sometimes had special crowns made uniquely for them and which were worn by no other later consort. All British queens consort in the 20th century, Alexandra of Denmark, Mary of Teck and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, wore their own specially made consort crowns, made in 1902, 1911 and 1937 respectively; (each went on to outlive her respective husband but, as a dowager, retained the title, crown
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Who played the part of Steve Biko in the film 'Cry Freedom'?
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Cry Freedom Cry Freedom Cry Freedom is a 1987 British-South African epic drama film directed by Richard Attenborough, set in late-1970s apartheid era South Africa. The screenplay was written by John Briley based on a pair of books by journalist Donald Woods. The film centres on the real-life events involving black activist Steve Biko and his friend Donald Woods, who initially finds him destructive, and attempts to understand his way of life. Denzel Washington stars as Biko, while actor Kevin Kline portrays Woods. "Cry Freedom" delves into the ideas of discrimination, political corruption, and the repercussions of violence. The film was primarily
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Biko (book) Biko (book) Biko is a biography about Black Consciousness Movement leader and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. It was written by the liberal white South African journalist Donald Woods, a personal friend of Biko. Donald Woods was forced into exile for attempting to expose the truth surrounding Biko’s death. It was the inspiration for the 1987 film "Cry Freedom". Biko covers the life of South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko from the view of his friend Donald Woods. The book is also critical of the white government of South Africa and the Apartheid system. It attacks the mistreatment of blacks and
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In which African National Park is the tourist camp of Skukuza?
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Skukuza Skukuza Skukuza (formerly Sabi Bridge), located 50 km east of Hazyview at the confluence of the N'waswitshaka and Sabie Rivers in Mpumalanga, is the administrative headquarters and main camp of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. It is also the largest rest camp of the park and the country. It is South Africa's number one game viewing destination and in the most popular game reserve in the country. It is popular with domestic and foreign tourists alike, as the big five game are in relative abundance when compared it to other game reserves in the country. A tourist in Skukuza
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Skukuza be built on the piece of land adjacent the existing rest camp, according to government sources, the new hotel will boosts more than 250 luxurious rooms to meet the demands of ever increasing number of tourists that flood the rest camp throughout the year. The South African government's decision to built a new luxurious hotel is because Skukuza is always overcrowded by tourists throughout the year. For tourists who wants private outing and tranquility, they must just avoid Skukuza rest camp because almost everyone, be it South African or foreigner tourists, wants to be there. In addition, it has a
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In which industry would you use Neroli oil?
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Neroli Neroli has a refreshing and distinctive, spicy aroma with sweet and flowery notes. It is one of the most widely used floral oils in perfumery. It is a nontoxic, nonirritant, nonsensitizing, nonphototoxic substance, but does contain known allergens. It blends well with any citrus oil, various floral absolutes, and most of the synthetic components available on the market. Neroli oil is a classic element in fragrance design and one of the most commonly used in the industry. It also has a limited use in flavorings. Neroli oil is reportedly one of the ingredients in the closely guarded secret recipe for
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Tracer use in the oil industry Tracer use in the oil industry Tracers are used in the oil industry in order to qualitatively or quantitatively gauge how fluid flows through the reservoir, as well as being a useful tool for estimating residual oil saturation. Tracers can be used in either interwell tests or single well tests. In interwell tests, the tracer is injected at one well along with the carrier fluid (water in a waterflood or gas in a gasflood) and detected at a producing well after some period of time, which can be anything from days to years. In single well tests, tracer is injected
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John Piper was the designer of the stained-glass window in which English cathedral?
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John Piper (artist) several poster commissions from Ealing Studios. His draft poster for the film "The Bells Go Down" featured a view of St Paul's Cathedral seen among monumental ruins. From 1950 Piper began working in stained glass in partnership with Patrick Reyntiens, whom he had met through John Betjeman. Their first completed commission, for the chapel at Oundle School, led to Basil Spence commissioning them to design the stained-glass Baptistry window for the new Coventry Cathedral. They produced an abstract design that occupies the full height of the bowed baptistry, and comprises 195 panes, ranging from white to deep blue. Piper and
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Stained glass in Liverpool Cathedral colourful designs. The foundation stone of Liverpool Cathedral was laid on 19 July 1904, and it was completed in 1979. Giles Gilbert Scott won the competition to design the cathedral, and a Stained Glass Committee under the chairmanship of Sir Frederick Radcliffe was established to organise the design of the stained glass in the windows. The architect worked with the committee initially to decide on "the main lines on which the design of the window should be based and the extent to which is to be of clear glass or coloured". The committee then decided on the subjects to be
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'Beauty Of Bath', 'Discovery', 'James Grieve', and 'Lord Lambourne' are all varieties of which fruit grown outdoors in the UK?
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James Grieve (apple) James Grieve (apple) James Grieve is an old variety of apple. It gets its name from its breeder, James Grieve, who raised the apple from pollination of a Pott's Seedling or a Cox's Orange Pippin apple in Edinburgh, Scotland some time before 1893. This is a savoury, juicy apple with strong acidity at first, which then mellows as the fruit matures during September, but the flesh softens soon thereafter. When picked early, it makes a sweet and delicate stewed apple, but then can be used as a dessert apple. James Grieve apples used to be grown all over Europe and
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The Beauty of Bath musical comedies, two of the chorus girls in "The Beauty of Bath" went on to marry noblemen: May Gates married Baron Von Ditton, of Norway, and Sylvia Lillian Storey (1890–1947) married William Poulett, 7th Earl Poulett. The Beauty of Bath The Beauty of Bath is a musical comedy with a book by Seymour Hicks and Cosmo Hamilton, lyrics by C. H. Taylor and music by Herbert Haines; additional songs were provided by Jerome Kern (lyrics and music), F. Clifford Harris (lyrics) and P. G. Wodehouse (lyrics). Based loosely on the play "David Garrick", the story concerns a young woman from
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'Sunburst', 'May Duke', 'Merchant', and 'Merton Glory' are all varieties of which fruit grown outdoors in the UK?
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Potato fruit Potato fruit The potato fruit is the part of the potato plant that after flowering, produces a poisonous green cherry tomato-like fruit. After flowering, potato plants produce small green fruits that resemble green cherry tomatoes, each containing about 300 seeds. Like all other parts of the plant except the tubers, the fruit contain the toxic alkaloid solanine and are therefore unsuitable for consumption. All new potato varieties are grown from seeds, also called "true potato seed", "TPS" or "botanical seed" to distinguish it from seed tubers. New varieties grown from seed can be propagated vegetatively by planting tubers, pieces of
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Sunburst (finish) the edges, "tobacco sunburst", which is golden yellow in the very center and brown around the edges, and "three-color sunburst," which fades from golden yellow at the center through a layer of red and finally to black around the edges. The finish is often transparent in order to show, and accentuate, attractively-patterned wood or wood veneers such as flame maple, but may be opaque where the wood is not strongly figured, such as basswood or alder. Other sunburst varieties over the years included "Sienna Sunburst" and "Blue Burst", first introduced by Harmon in the late '70s and mid '80s. The
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Gilbert Scott was the architect of which English Anglican cathedral?
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Adrian Gilbert Scott Adrian Gilbert Scott Adrian Gilbert Scott (6 August 1882 – 23 April 1963) was an English ecclesiastical architect. Scott was the grandson of Sir George Gilbert Scott, son of George Gilbert Scott, Jr. (founder of Watts & Company in 1874), nephew of John Oldrid Scott, and the younger brother to Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, all architects. He was educated at Beaumont College, Old Windsor, as was his brother Giles, and designed the large war memorial still in the grounds of the college. He assisted his brother on a range of projects, including Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. His early work includes his
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George Gilbert Scott George Gilbert Scott Sir George Gilbert Scott (13 July 1811 – 27 March 1878), styled Sir Gilbert Scott, was a prolific English Gothic revival architect, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals, although he started his career as a leading designer of workhouses. Over 800 buildings were designed or altered by him. Scott was the architect of many iconic buildings, including the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras Station, the Albert Memorial, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, all in London, St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow, the main building of the University of Glasgow, St Mary's
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She and her alto egofirst appeared in 1941 in 'All Star Comics', the creation of Chester Gould. Who is she?
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Hippolyta (DC Comics) Hippolyta (DC Comics) Queen Hippolyta is a fictional DC Comics superhero, based on the Amazon queen Hippolyta from Greek mythology. Introduced in 1941 during the Golden Age of Comic Books, she is the queen of the Amazons of Themyscira, and the mother of Wonder Woman, Donna Troy, and Hercules. Hippolyta made her cinematic debut in the 2017 film "Wonder Woman", played by Connie Nielsen. She later appeared in the 2017 film "Justice League". The character Hippolyta (initially spelled "Hippolyte") first appeared in "All Star Comics" #8 (December 1941) in the same story that introduced her daughter, Princess Diana, known as
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Chester Gould source when she wrote his biography, "Chester Gould: A Daughter's Biography of the Creator of Dick Tracy", published by McFarland in 2007. A resident of Geneva, Illinois, Jean Gould O'Connell contributed to the "Dick Tracy" storylines, appeared as a character in the strip and helped create the Chester Gould-Dick Tracy Museum. Her book was an Edgar Award nominee in 2008. The entire run of "Dick Tracy" is being reprinted in a book series by IDW Publishing. The series began in 2006. The first volume includes the five sample strips that Gould used to sell his strip, followed by over 450
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In 1997, Plymouth the capital of the Caribbean island of Montserrat was virtually buried after the eruption of which volcano?
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Plymouth, Montserrat Plymouth, Montserrat Plymouth was the capital city of the island of Montserrat, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located in the Leeward Island chain of the Lesser Antilles, West Indies. Constructed on historical lava deposits near the then-inactive Soufriere Hills volcano, the town was evacuated when the volcano resumed erupting in 1995. Plymouth was abandoned permanently in 1997 after it was burnt and mostly buried by a series of pyroclastic flows and lahars. For centuries, it had been the only port of entry to the island. Plymouth is still the "de jure" capital city of Montserrat, making it the
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John Osborne (Montserrat politician) party was defeated. A major issue for his government has been the continuing recovery of the island of Montserrat after a volcanic eruption which devastated the southern part of the island, burying the capital city of Plymouth in ash and forcing its population to flee, in many cases off the island due to lack of housing. The eruption, which began in July 1995, continues today on a vastly reduced scale, the damage being confined to Plymouth and the surrounding areas. , a new airport and docking facilities have opened and Montserratians and tourists alike are beginning to return. In July
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Created by Alex Raymond, this futuristic character first appeared in 1934. Who is he?
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Alex Raymond Alex Raymond Alexander Gillespie Raymond (October 2, 1909 – September 6, 1956) was an American cartoonist, best known for creating "Flash Gordon" for King Features in 1934. The strip was subsequently adapted into many other media, from a series of movie serials (1936–1940) to a 1970s television series and the 1980 feature film. Raymond's father encouraged his love of drawing from an early age, leading him to become an assistant illustrator in the early 1930s on strips such as "Tillie the Toiler" and "Tim Tyler's Luck". Towards the end of 1933, Raymond created the epic "Flash Gordon" science-fiction comic strip
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Alex Rider (character) Alex Rider (character) Alex Rider is a title character and the protagonist of the "Alex Rider" novel series by British author Anthony Horowitz. He has also been featured in three short stories written by Horowitz based in the same canon as the series; "", "" and "". Alex is a boy who works for MI6, the British international intelligence service. When fourteen years old, Alex was forced into this occupation after MI6 noticed Alex's many talents. He has not only worked for MI6, but also the CIA, Scorpia (in "Scorpia"), and the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (in "Snakehead"). In the
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In Arthurian Legend of English source, three knights of Arthur achieved The Holy Grail, Sir Bors and Sir Galahad are two, who was the third?
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King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table the Round Table, and each has his own adventures. Eventually, the holy knight Galahad, the son of Sir Lancelot, comes to Arthur's court. With his coming, all the knights ride throughout Europe in search of the Holy Grail of Jesus Christ. Only five knights see the Grail: Sir Lancelot, Sir Percival, Sir Bors de Gaunnes, Sir Galahad and Sir Gawain. After the Grail is found, the last battle of the Knights of the Round Table is fought. In this battle many knights die, and with them King Arthur, Sir Gawain, who is Arthur's nephew, and Mordred, the wicked son of
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Adventures of Sir Galahad Adventures of Sir Galahad Adventures of Sir Galahad is the 41st serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures. It was based on Arthurian legend and, notably, was one of the very few serials of the time with a period setting that was not a western. The Arthurian film cycle started with the "Adventures of Sir Galahad" serial. In this version, the youth Galahad, trying to emulate his father Sir Lancelot, wants fervently to be admitted to the Knights of the Round Table order. When he defeats Sir Bors and Sir Mordred in tournament, King Arthur agrees to knighthood if he
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Which football club did 'Big Sam' Allardice leave to manage Bolton?
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Sam Allardyce the Daily Telegraph also clarifying that it "did not suggest that Allardyce had broken the law" Speaking to the Observer, Martin Glen, CEO of the FA, said that "it is a tragedy that we have ended up having to part company with him [Allardyce] over the, the – you know – entrapment". Source: Bolton Wanderers Preston North End Individual Limerick Notts County Bolton Wanderers West Ham United Individual General Specific Sam Allardyce Samuel Allardyce (; born 19 October 1954) is an English football manager and former professional player, who left his post as manager at Premier League club Everton in
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Scott Allardice Scott Allardice Scott Allardice (born 31 March 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish League One club Dumbarton on loan from Dundee United. He made his first team debut for Dundee United in April 2017, and has represented the Scotland national under-19 team. He also played for East Fife on loan in 2018. Scott Allardice was born in Dundee on 31 March 1998. He began his football career with Dundee Rovers and Celtic Boys Club before joining Dundee as a youth player. A pupil at St John's Roman Catholic High School, he joined the
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In which city did the assassination of Martin Luther King?
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Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was with King when he was assassinated, noted: According to biographer Taylor Branch, King's friend and colleague James Bevel put it more bluntly: "There is no way a ten-cent white boy could develop a plan to kill a million-dollar black man." Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr., an American clergyman and civil rights leader, was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. King was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, and was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. CST. He was a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement and a Nobel Peace
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Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. King had been targeted by COINTELPRO and had also been under surveillance by military intelligence agencies during the period leading up to his assassination under the code name Operation Lantern Spike. A church minister, Ronald Denton Wilson, claimed his father, Henry Clay Wilson, assassinated Martin Luther King Jr., not James Earl Ray. He stated, "It wasn't a racist thing; he thought Martin Luther King was connected with communism, and he wanted to get him out of the way." But Wilson had reportedly previously admitted his father was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. In 2004, Jesse Jackson, who
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What name links the Apollo 15 space ship with that of seafarer Captain Cook?
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Apollo 15 only two were required for a safe landing (one extra for redundancy). Upon landing in the North Pacific Ocean, the crew were recovered and taken aboard the recovery ship, after a mission lasting 12 days, 7 hours, 11 minutes, and 53 seconds. Apollo 15 used command and service module CSM-112, which was given the call sign "Endeavour", named after HMS "Endeavour" and lunar module LM-10, call sign "Falcon", named after the United States Air Force Academy mascot. Scott explained the choice of the name "Endeavour" on the grounds that its captain, James Cook had commanded the first purely scientific sea
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Captain Cook (1826 ship) Captain Cook (1826 ship) Captain Cook was a 452-ton merchant ship built at Whitby, England in 1826. She made three voyages transporting convicts from Ireland and England to Australia. On her first convict voyage, under the command of William Steward and surgeon Eben Johnson, she departed Dublin, Ireland on 5 November 1831, with 200 male convicts. She arrived in Sydney arriving on 2 April 1832. There were two convict deaths en route. "Captain Cook" left Port Jackson on 15 May 1832 bound for Launceston. The second convict voyage, under the command of William Thompson and surgeon John Morgan, she departed
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Steve Bruce left his role as player-manager of Sheffield Wednesday to manage which club?
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2011–12 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season closer and could decide the two fierce rivals between automatic promotion and who would have to settle for the play-offs. The first week of April saw new Sheffield Wednesday manager Dave Jones win the Football League One Manager of the Month award, while Michail Antonio just missed out on Player of the Month award. 7 April saw another early kick-off with Sheffield Wednesday playing West Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town who were six points behind Sheffield Wednesday in fourth place and with a game in hand – meaning if they won Wednesday and their game in hand they would be above
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2012–13 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season career span to seven-years. On 6 July 2012, rumours became official of assistant manager Terry Burton joining Premier League side Arsenal to take on their Reserve and Head of Development Coach role. Burton had only been in the assistant manager role since March, after joining Wednesday just after manager Dave Jones. Finally on 9 July 2012, Jamaican Jermaine Johnson sign with the club—all four were with Sheffield. JJ in his early-thirties will stay at the club for at least another year. One day later Sheffield Wednesday made their sixth signing of the summer by signing Portugal U-21 midfielder Diogo Amado.
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RAF Waddington is in which English county?
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RAF Waddington was the first in RAF Bomber Command to fly operationally with the Avro Lancaster on 2 March 1942 from Waddington. "BT308", the first prototype Lancaster (or Mk III Manchester), arrived at Waddington in September 1941 for flight tests. Similar to RAF Scampton, the station was part of 5 Group. On 7 April 1943, seven Lancasters of No. 44 Squadron took off from Waddington as part of Operation Margin, a bombing raid on the MAN U-boat engine plant in Augsburg in Germany. The squadron subsequently left Waddington on 31 May 1943, moving to RAF Dunholme Lodge, also in Lincolnshire. During the
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RAF Waddington first squadron to operate the Protector is expected to be No. 31 Squadron. A new hangar, support facilities and crew accommodation will be constructed at Waddington at a cost of £93 million. The following units were stationed at Waddington at some point: The first RAF Waddington International Air Show was staged at RAF Waddington in 1995, after the event was moved down from RAF Finningley - an RAF station located east of Doncaster (now Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield) which was closed down in 1995. Over the following years the RAF Waddington International Air Show developed into the largest of
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In which conflict did the Battle of Towton take place?
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Battle of Towton inspirational deed of slaying his horse to show his resolve to stand and fight with the common soldiers. The tradition died in 1798 when the Inclosure Acts implemented by the English government redesignated the common land, on which the equine figure was located, as private property. The scouring was revived during the early 20th century but has since stopped. Battle of Towton The Battle of Towton was fought on 29 March 1461 during the English Wars of the Roses, near the village of Towton in Yorkshire. A culminating engagement in the dynastic struggles between the houses of Lancaster and York
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Battle of Towton The battle took place on a plateau between the villages of Saxton (to the south) and Towton (to the north). The region was agricultural land, with plenty of wide open areas and small roads on which to manoeuvre the armies. Two roads ran through the area: the Old London Road, which connected Towton to the English capital, and a direct road between Saxton and Towton. The steeply banked Cock Beck flowed in an S-shaped course around the plateau from the north to west. The plateau was bisected by the Towton Dale, which ran from the west and extended into the
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In which organ of the body are the 'Islets of Langerhans'?
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Pancreatic islets Pancreatic islets The pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine (hormone-producing) cells, discovered in 1869 by German pathological anatomist Paul Langerhans. The pancreatic islets constitute 1 to 2% of the pancreas volume and receive 10–15% of its blood flow. The pancreatic islets are arranged in density routes throughout the human pancreas, and are important in the metabolism of glucose. There are about 3 million islets distributed in the form of "density routes" throughout the pancreas of a healthy adult human, each of which measures an average of about 0.1 mm (109
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Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans referred to the tale as "one of (Ellison's) most ambitious and provocative tales to date." Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans "Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans: Latitude 38° 54' N, Longitude 77° 00' 13" W" is an award-winning 1974 science fiction novelette by Harlan Ellison. It was originally published in "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction" in October 1974, and subsequently republished in Ellison's 1975 anthology "Deathbird Stories", in the 1991 Byron Preiss-edited anthology "The Ultimate Werewolf", and in Ellison's 2006 anthology "The Essential Ellison: A 50 Year Retrospective". Larry Talbot wants to die, but cannot
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Of which planet is'Desdemona' a satellite?
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Desdemona (moon) Desdemona (moon) Desdemona ( ) is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by "Voyager 2" on 13 January 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 6. Desdemona is named after the wife of Othello in William Shakespeare's play "Othello". It is also designated Uranus X. Desdemona belongs to Portia Group of satellites, which also includes Bianca, Cressida, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Cupid, Belinda and Perdita. These satellites have similar orbits and photometric properties. Other than its orbit, radius of 32 km and geometric albedo of 0.08 virtually nothing is known about Desdemona. At
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666 Desdemona all fragmentary and based on results with less than full coverage (). According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, the asteroid's surface has an albedo between 0.095 and 0.106. While the "Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link" agrees with the space-based IRAS and Akari surveys on a diameter of approximately 27 kilometers, the results from WISE and NEOWISE found a larger diameter of 31.5 to 32.7 kilometers, respectively. This minor planet was named after Desdemona, the wife of "Othello" in the
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Who played the original landlord of the 'Rovers Return' in 'Coronation Street'?
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Annie Walker (Coronation Street) was burgled and Speed was admitted into a nursing home. She opted not to return to "Coronation Street", and Annie made her final appearance on 12 October 1983. It is perhaps fitting that her last ever line on the show was "Could you please give me three tins of anything, so that I can discharge my duty and go?" to Rita Fairclough (Barbara Knox) at a Bring & Buy sale. Jack (Arthur Leslie) and Annie Walker were a popular couple in Coronation Street, and made a good team as landlord and landlady of the Rovers. However, Jack and Annie came
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Rovers Return Inn step son Aidan (Shayne Ward) before he tragically took his own life. Jenny Connor and Johnny Connor are now the official Rovers Return Inn Landlady and Landlord. Episode 357, transmitted: 13 May 1964 In 1964, the producership of "Coronation Street" was handed to young, enthusiastic Tim Aspinall. He immediately began to ring changes. Since it had been fully networked across the various ITV regions in 1961, "Coronation Street" had never been out of the top ten ratings of the week (that continues to this day, 50 years on). However, competition came from the BBC (there were only two channels in
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'Janus' was discovered in 1966.It is a moon of which planet?
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Janus (moon) Janus (moon) Janus is an inner satellite of Saturn. It is also known as Saturn X. It is named after the mythological Janus. Janus was identified by Audouin Dollfus on 15 December 1966 and given the temporary designation . Previously, Jean Texereau had photographed Janus on 29 October 1966 without realising it. On December 18, Richard Walker observed an object in the same orbit as Janus, but whose position could not be reconciled with the previous observations. Twelve years later, in October 1978, Stephen M. Larson and John W. Fountain realised that the 1966 observations were best explained by two
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Minor-planet moon uncertain. There are 5 Jupiter trojans with a moon. Candidate binaries with an unconfirmed status are displayed on a dark background. There are only 2 centaurs with satellites, both of which are ring systems instead of moons. There are 87 trans-Neptunian objects known to have moons, with a total of 93 moons discovered. Candidate binaries with an unconfirmed status are displayed on a dark background. Minor-planet moon A minor-planet moon is an astronomical object that orbits a minor planet as its natural satellite. It is thought that many asteroids and Kuiper belt objects may possess moons, in some cases quite
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In which part of the body is the 'Hypothalamus'?
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Hypothalamus and homosexual women both respond to estrogen. Also, the hypothalamus of homosexual men and heterosexual women both respond to testosterone. The hypothalamus of all four groups did not respond to the common odors, which produced a normal olfactory response in the brain. Hypothalamus The hypothalamus is a portion of the brain that contains a number of small nuclei with a variety of functions. One of the most important functions of the hypothalamus is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland. The hypothalamus is located below the thalamus and is part of the limbic system.
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Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus propagation of seizure discharge to enter the brainstem seizure system. Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus The ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (VMN, also sometimes referred to as the ventromedial hypothalamus, VMH) is a nucleus of the hypothalamus. "The ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) is a distinct morphological nucleus involved in terminating hunger, fear, thermoregulation, and sexual activity." This nuclear region is involved with the recognition of the feeling of fullness. It has four subdivisions: These subdivisions differ anatomically, neurochemically, and behaviorally. The ventromedial nucleus (VMN) is most commonly associated with satiety. Early studies showed that VMN lesions caused over-eating and obesity in
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On which river is the City of Lincoln?
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Lincoln, England record. Lincoln is also home to Lincoln United F.C, Lincoln Moorlands Railway F.C. and Lincoln Griffins Ladies F.C. Lincoln also hosts upcoming sports teams such as American Football team the Lincolnshire Bombers who play in the BAFA National Leagues, also the Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls, the Imposters Rollergirls and hosts Lincoln Rowing centre located on the River Witham. Lindum Hockey Club play in the North of the City. Since 1956 the city has played host to the Lincoln Grand Prix one-day cycle race, which for around 30 years or so has used a city-centre finishing circuit incorporating the challenging 1-in-6
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Lincoln City, Indiana Lincoln City, Indiana Lincoln City is an unincorporated community in Carter Township, Spencer County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies five minutes south of Interstate 64, northeast of Evansville, and approximately twenty miles north of the Ohio River. Lincoln City was laid out in 1872 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named for the Lincoln family. Nearby is the Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial, as well as the site of the Lincoln log cabin, built in 1816. President Abraham Lincoln spent much of his childhood (from the ages of 7
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