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By what nicknames was Edward, eldest son of Edward III known?
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Issue of Edward III of England the Yorks left Richard III as king, supported and then betrayed by his cousin Buckingham, the descendant of Thomas of Woodstock. Finally, the Yorks were dislodged by the remaining Lancastrian candidate, Henry VII of the House of Tudor, another descendant of John of Gaunt, who married the eldest daughter of Yorkist King Edward IV. Edward, the Black Prince (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Wales. The eldest son of Edward III who predeceased his father and never became king. Edward's only surviving child was Richard II who ascended to the throne but produced no
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Henry, son of Edward I Henry, son of Edward I Henry of England (6 May 1268 – 14 October 1274 in Merton, Surrey) was the fifth child and second son of Edward I of England by his first wife, Eleanor of Castile. Henry was born in Windsor Castle during the reign of his paternal grandfather, Henry III of England. On 3 August 1271, Henry's older brother John died in the custody of their paternal granduncle Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall. His death left Henry the eldest surviving child of Edward and second-in-line to the throne of England. Henry III died on 16 November 1272. Edward
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Which South American country has borders with Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina?
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Geography of Brazil In the west, in clockwise order from the south, Brazil has of borders with Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana (overseas department of France). The only South American countries with which Brazil does not share borders are Chile and Ecuador. A few short sections are in question, but there are no true major boundary controversies with any of the neighboring countries. Brazil has six major ecosystems: the Amazon Basin, a tropical rainforest system; the Pantanal bordering Paraguay and Bolivia, a tropical wetland system; the Cerrado, a savanna system that covers much of the center
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Argentina–Bolivia relations American States. In 2016, Argentine exports to Bolivia amounted to US$559.7 million and Bolivian exports to Argentina amounted to US$708.7 million. Argentina–Bolivia relations Argentina–Bolivia relations are foreign relations between Argentina and Bolivia. Both countries were part of the Spanish Empire, and share an international border. Initially, both modern states of Argentina and Bolivia were part of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires was by then the Capital city, and Bolivia was known as the Upper Peru. Buenos Aires ousted the viceroy in 1810, during the May Revolution, one of the starting points of the Spanish American
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How wide, in feet, is a table tennis table?
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Table Tennis Touch Table Tennis Touch Table Tennis Touch is a table tennis video game developed by British indie studio Yakuto. It was originally released for iOS on May 15, 2014. An Android release followed on March 11, 2015. The game has a score of 92 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 5 critic reviews. "AppSpy" wrote "Table Tennis Touch offers a fantastic simulation of the sport, but you will have to work if you want to reap rewards." "Pocket Gamer" wrote "A wonderfully well put together table tennis sim that deserves to be played by as many people as possible." "148Apps"
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Table tennis in the United States Table tennis in the United States Table tennis in the United States is regulated by USA Table Tennis. USATT Historian Tim Boggan has written a volume of books entitled “History of U.S. Table Tennis” to give the readers a brief overview of how the sport of table tennis came to be. There are a total of 19 books in the series. Table tennis was initially considered an alternative to lawn tennis at parties and events. However, the rapid rise in popularity of table tennis reached worldwide and caught attention in the United States. In 1993, the official governing body of
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What was the name of the character played by Ade Edmondson in the 1990s sitcom ‘Bottom’?
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Ade Edmondson album of the production. In 1991, he teamed with his comedy partner Rik Mayall once more, this time co-writing and co-starring in their own sitcom, "Bottom". Edmondson starred as "Edward Elizabeth Hitler" opposite Mayall's "Richard Richard". The series featured the slapstick, crude humour for which the pair had become famous but with more in-depth character analysis. Mayall and Edmonson have said that "Bottom" was aimed to be more than just a series of toilet gags, but a cruder cousin to plays like "Waiting for Godot" about the pointlessness of life. Edmondson played Estragon to Mayall's Vladimir in Samuel Beckett's play
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Ade Edmondson Ade Edmondson Adrian "Ade" Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English comedian, actor, writer, musician, television presenter and director. He came to prominence in the early 1980s and was part of the alternative comedy boom. He is perhaps best known for his comedic roles in the television series "The Young Ones" (1982–84) and "Bottom" (1991–95), which he wrote together with his long-time collaborative partner Rik Mayall. Edmondson also appeared in "The Comic Strip Presents..." series of films throughout the 1980s and 1990s. For one episode of this he created the spoof heavy metal band Bad News, and for
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Who created the artwork Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995 which was destroyed in the 2004 Momart London warehouse fire?
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Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995 Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995 Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995 (1995), also known as The Tent, was an artwork created by Tracey Emin. The work was a tent with the appliquéd names of, literally, everyone she had ever slept with, but not necessarily in the sexual sense. It achieved iconic status, was owned by Charles Saatchi, and was destroyed in the 2004 Momart London warehouse fire. She has refused to re-create it. Tracey Emin calls "Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995" "my tent" or "the tent" and considers it to be one of the two
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Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995 "seminal pieces" she has created (the other being "My Bed"); she has described both pieces as "seminal, fantastic and amazing work". "Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995" was a tent appliquéd with 102 names of the people she had slept with up to the time of its creation in 1995. The title is often misinterpreted as a euphemism indicating sexual partners and the work termed "a list of all the people that Emin has ever had sex with", but is in fact intended more inclusively: The names include family, friends, drinking partners, lovers and even two numbered foetuses. The
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Complete the title of one of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales – ‘The _________ of Bath’s Tale’.
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The Tale of Melibee their points. Dame Prudence is a woman discussing the role of the wife within marriage in a similar way to the Wife of Bath and the wife in The Shipman's Tale. The Tale of Melibee The Tale of Melibee (also called The Tale of Melibeus) is one of "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. This is the second tale told by Chaucer himself as a character within the tales. It has long been regarded as a joke on the part of Chaucer that, after being interrupted by the host Harry Bailly, Chaucer launches into one of the longest and some
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Order of The Canterbury Tales significant anomalous arrangements (Hg, Ha). All manuscript orders (except Hg*) were collated by Furnivall. "(+G = Manuscript includes the non-Chaucerian Tale of Gamelyn after the Cook's initial abortive attempt to tell a tale.)" Order of The Canterbury Tales "The Canterbury Tales" is a collection of stories, mostly in verse, written by Geoffrey Chaucer chiefly from 1387 to 1400. They are held together in a frame story of a pilgrimage on which each member of the group is to tell two tales on the way to Canterbury, and two on the way back. Fewer than a quarter of the projected tales
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Whose Liverpool Oratorio released in 1991 was composed in collaboration with Carl Davis?
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Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio that bad then!". All pieces by Paul McCartney and Carl Davis. The first four movements are on CD disc one, the second four on disc two. Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio is a live album by Paul McCartney released in 1991 and his first major foray into classical music. Composed in collaboration with Carl Davis to commemorate The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra's 150th anniversary, the project received a large amount of media attention upon its unveiling in June 1991. This recording was captured at the oratorio's dress rehearsal and premiere at Liverpool Cathedral with McCartney in attendance
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Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio Dee reveals that she is pregnant and after surviving a nearly fatal accident, gives birth to their son. Thus, the cycle of life in Liverpool carries on. The commercial reaction for the work was strong, with the oratorio spending many weeks atop the classical charts worldwide, and even charting at number 177 in regular album chart in the US. Critical reaction was less positive, the virtually unanimous verdict being that the work, while attractive, was simplistic, overlong and, given its aspirations, insubstantial. Davis, noting the negative critical reception,claims McCartney took solace with the audience attendances by saying "it can't be
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The Battle of Rain, or Lech, on April 15th 1632 in which the Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus beat the forces of the Holy Roman Empire was part of which war?
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Battle of Rain Battle of Rain The Battle of Rain (also called the Battle of the River Lech or Battle of Lech) was fought on 15 April 1632 as part of the Thirty Years' War. The forces involved in this conflict were 40,000 Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus and 25,000 Catholic League troops under Johan Tserclaes, Count of Tilly. It was the second meeting between the two legendary generals (see First Breitenfeld when Tilly received the first setback of his long and storied career) and like at Breitenfeld, Tilly lost when Gustavus forced the river Lech under the cover of his superb artillery.
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Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Tilly was laying waste to Saxony. Gustavus Adolphus met Tilly's army and crushed it at the First Battle of Breitenfeld in September 1631. He then marched clear across Germany, establishing his winter quarters near the Rhine, making plans for the invasion of the rest of the Holy Roman Empire. In March 1632, Gustavus Adolphus invaded Bavaria, a staunch ally of the Emperor. He forced the withdrawal of his Catholic opponents at the Battle of Rain, marking the high point of the campaign. In the summer of that year, he sought a political solution that would preserve the existing structure of
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Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, the largest in North America, is in which US state?
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Prudhoe Bay Oil Field Prudhoe Bay Oil Field Prudhoe Bay Oil Field is a large oil field on Alaska's North Slope. It is the largest oil field in North America, covering and originally containing approximately of oil. The amount of recoverable oil in the field is more than double that of the next largest field in the United States, the East Texas oil field. The field is operated by BP; partners are ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips Alaska. The field is located north of Fairbanks and north of Anchorage, north of the Arctic Circle, and south of the North Pole. It is on the North Slope
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BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust The BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust is a United States oil and natural gas royalty trust based in New York, New York. With a market capitalization of US$1.6 billion in early 2008, and an average trading volume of 121,000 shares, BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust is the largest conventional oil and gas trust in the United States. Its assets are in the huge Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, the largest oil field in North America, and at the end of 2006 the Trust claimed to have proved reserves of 85.1 million barrels of crude oil. As
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The Reading Festival held over the August Bank Holiday weekend shares its line-up with which other Festival?
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Reading and Leeds Festivals line-ups Reading and Leeds Festivals line-ups The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events both happen on the bank holiday weekend in August (on Friday, Saturday, Sunday), and share the same bill (occasionally with one or two exceptions). The festival's origins date back to the Beaulieu Jazz Festival (1956-1961) which became the National Jazz Festival in 1961 (then The National Jazz and Blues Festival in 1963) and settled in Reading in 1971. In 1999 a second leg was added at Leeds. The following is a list
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Twinwood Festival anniversary event and has continued to grow year on year with a bigger line up of artists, more venues, larger dance floors and many other events and attractions across the whole site. Twinwood Festival Twinwood Festival is an annual vintage music and dance festival, held every August bank holiday weekend at Twinwood Arena in Clapham, Bedfordshire. Twinwood Festival is held at the former RAF Twinwood Farm Airfield in Clapham, Bedfordshire, England. On 27 August 1944, Glenn Miller & his AAF band performed an outdoor concert at RAF Twinwood. The stage was a flatbed trailer, and the audience, which consisted of
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Who wrote the plays The Sunshine Boys and The Odd Couple?
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The New Odd Couple The New Odd Couple The New Odd Couple is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1983, and was an updated version of the 1970s television series "The Odd Couple". "The New Odd Couple" was the second attempt to remake a series of one of Neil Simon's plays with a primarily African-American cast. The first was "Barefoot in the Park" (which also premiered on September 24, 1970, the same day the original "Odd Couple" series did). In this series, Felix and Oscar were both African-American college buddies who met in the 1950s. Felix was portrayed by Ron
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The Odd Couple (play) as Oscar, William Christopher as Felix, and William Richard Rogers as Murray. The production was directed by Curt Wollan. In 2001, "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak and Hawaii TV news anchor Joe Moore (Sajak's Vietnam roommate and close friend) played Felix and Oscar at the Hawaii Theatre Center as a benefit for Hawaii's Manoa Valley Theater. In 2002, Simon wrote an updated version of "The Odd Couple", titled "Oscar and Felix: A New Look at the Odd Couple". This version incorporated updated references and elements into the original storyline. This production ran at the Geffen Playhouse (Los Angeles) from
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The name of which musical instrument is a French word for ‘paperclip’?
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Boston Musical Instrument Company Boston Musical Instrument Company. This change coincided with a relocation to 51 Chardon Street in Boston. Two years later the company was purchased by Cundy-Bettony which continued to build instruments in the Boston name until 1928. The Boston Musical Instrument Manufactury/Company was a producer of traditional instruments for brass band. The 1869 catalog shows a full line of such instruments including the traditional cornets in E-flat and B-flat, E-flat Alto horn and horn, B-flat tenor, B-flat baritone, B-flat valve trombone and slide trombone, and tubas in B-flat and E-flat. Slide cornet was another option. The company also offered the full
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PaperClip PaperClip PaperClip is a word processor for the Commodore 64, 128 (native mode), and Atari 8-bit family published by Batteries Included in 1985. In the United Kingdom it was published by Ariolasoft. Both the Atari and Commodore versions shared the PaperClip name, but had significant differences. The Commodore 64 version of PaperClip was written by Steve Douglas and was rewritten for the Atari personal computer by Steve Ahlstrom and Dan Moore. The Atari version is based upon the editor in the Action! programming language by Clinton Parker. PaperClip is also the name given to the text editor ROM portion of
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What is 2014 in Roman numerals?
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Sinhala numerals to host to Sinhala Ola leaf collections are in Arizona, US, Brussels, Belgium and Netherlands. Sinhala numerals were added to the Unicode Standard in June, 2014 with the release of version 7.0. The Unicode block for Sinhala numerals, called Sinhala Archaic Numbers, is U+111E0–U+111FF: Sinhala numerals Sinhalese belongs to the Indo-European language family with its roots deeply associated with Indo-Aryan sub family to which the languages such as Persian and Hindi belong. Although it is not very clear whether people in Sri Lanka spoke a dialect of Prakrit at the time of arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, there is
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Roman numerals simply to make it clear that it "is" a number, e.g. . Roman numerals The numeric system represented by Roman numerals originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages. Numbers in this system are represented by combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet. Roman numerals, as used today, employ seven symbols, each with a fixed integer value, as follows: The use of Roman numerals continued long after the decline of the Roman Empire. From the 14th century on, Roman numerals began to be replaced in most contexts by
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What was the first name of the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria, in 1944 the last of her children to die?
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Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, (Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore; later Princess Henry of Battenberg; 14 April 1857 – 26 October 1944) was the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Beatrice was the last of Queen Victoria's children to die, 66 years after the first, her elder sister Alice. Beatrice's childhood coincided with Queen Victoria's grief following the death of her husband Albert, Prince Consort on 14 December 1861. As her elder sisters married and left their mother, Queen Victoria came to rely on the company of her youngest
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Grandchildren of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha August 1901), known as "Vicky", was not only mother to their first grandchild, Wilhelm II, she was also the first of Victoria and Albert's children to become a grandparent, with the birth in 1879 of Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, who was the daughter of Princess Charlotte (Queen Victoria's first granddaughter). She was also the grandmother of the last of Victoria and Albert's great-granddaughters to die, Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (4 May 1913 – 2 October 2007), daughter of Vicky's fourth daughter, Queen Sophia of Greece. After Katherine's death in 2007, the only surviving great-grandchild of Queen Victoria was
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Which canal passes through the centre of Lymm in Cheshire?
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Lymm a well used truck stop. The A56 also passes just south of the village, connecting the nearby towns of Warrington and Altrincham. Buses to Lymm from Warrington and Altrincham are frequent during the weekday and on Saturdays. The Bridgewater Canal passes through the centre of Lymm. The Manchester Ship Canal passes to the north, and beyond its route lies the River Mersey.To the east of Lymm the River Bollin flows along the village's border with Warburton and the borough of Trafford. Lymm railway station was on Whitbarrow Road. It opened on 1 November 1853. There was a further station at
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Lymm Lymm in 2014. Lymm Lymm is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, which incorporates the hamlets of Booths Hill, Broomedge, Church Green, Deansgreen, Heatley, Heatley Heath, Little Heatley, Oughtrington, Reddish, Rushgreen and Statham. At the 2011 Census it had a population of 12,350. The name, of Celtic origins, means a "place of running water" and is likely derived from an ancient stream that ran through the village centre. Lymm was an urban district of Cheshire from 1894 to 1974. The village is split between the Lymm South ward and the Lymm North and Thelwall ward of the Borough
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Who had bought the Corner Shop from Elsie Lappin in the first episode of ‘Coronation Street’?
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Episode 1 (Coronation Street) These include Corrie Controversies, The Stars Of Coronation Street; 50 Years, 50 Classic Characters; The First Colour Episode and the 40th anniversary live episode from 2000. Episode 1 (Coronation Street) The first episode of the British television soap opera "Coronation Street" was broadcast live on the 9 December 1960, it was broadcast in black-and-white. Episode 2 was video taped shortly after the airing. The series first introduces Florrie Lindley (Betty Alberge), who has bought up the local Corner Shop from Elsie Lappin (Maudie Edwards), who has now retired after working there for many years. Elsie warns Florrie about the residents
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Coronation Street Live (2010 episode) Coronation Street Live (2010 episode) Coronation Street Live is a live episode of the British soap opera "Coronation Street", which was first broadcast on Thursday 9 December 2010 on ITV1. The special live edition was to celebrate fifty years of the programme being on air. The sixty-minute episode was directed by Tony Prescott, who had directed the soap's 40th anniversary live episode in December 2000. The episode, the 7487th in the series, was written by Jan McVerry and produced by Phil Collinson for ITV Studios. It was filmed at the Granada Studios complex in Manchester. To celebrate the show's 50th
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Who is the wife of cartoon character Hagar the Horrible?
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Hägar the Horrible on Sundays. Much of the humor centers around Hägar's interactions with his longship crew, especially "Lucky Eddie" (when on voyages or during periodic sacking and looting raids). Sometimes the humor would be at the tavern with the other Vikings, or Hagar dealing with his family, who are not like stereotypical Vikings. Supporting characters include his overbearing, nagging and occasionally jealous wife, Helga; their brilliant and sensitive son, Hamlet; their pretty but domestically hopeless daughter, Honi; Helga's pet duck, Kvack; Hägar's loyal and clever dog, Snert, and other secondary, recurring characters. "Hägar the Horrible" uses a clear, sparse editorial-style line drawing,
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Hägar the Horrible Hägar the Horrible Hägar the Horrible is the title and main character of an American comic strip created by cartoonist Dik Browne, and syndicated by King Features Syndicate. It first appeared in February 1973, and was an immediate success. Since Browne's retirement in 1988 (and subsequent death), his son Chris Browne has continued the strip. , "Hägar" is distributed to 1,900 newspapers in 56 countries and translated into 12 languages. The strip is a caricature commenting modern day life in America through a loose interpretation of Viking Age Scandinavian life. "Hagar the Terrible" was the nickname given to the late
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Which duo had a Number Two hit in 1984 with Agadoo?
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Agadoo Agadoo "Agadoo" is a novelty song recorded by the band Black Lace in 1984. "Agadoo" peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart, and spent 30 weeks in the top 75. It went on to become the eighth best-selling single of 1984 in the UK, despite not being included on the playlist for BBC Radio 1 because it "was not credible". In a survey for dotmusic in 2000, respondents voted "Agadoo" as the fourth most annoying song of all time. In a poll for "Q" magazine in 2003, a panel of music writers voted "Agadoo" as the worst song
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Agadoo end of July, then peaking at number 38. In its fourth week in the top 40, "Agadoo" reached number 2, with George Michael's "Careless Whisper" holding it off the top spot. By early November, the song was still in the top 40, but it fell out after the first week in that month. By 13 January 1985, its last appearance in the chart, "Agadoo" had spent 35 weeks in the top 100. It was revealed to be the eighth best-selling single of 1984 around that time. Fourteen years after its original release, the song was remixed and re-released. It re-entered
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Which city in the German state of Saxony has the largest population?
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Saxony Saxony Saxony (, ), officially the Free State of Saxony (German: , Upper Sorbian: ), is a landlocked federal state of Germany, bordering the federal states of Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland (Lower Silesian and Lubusz Voivodeships) and the Czech Republic (Karlovy Vary, Liberec, and Ústí nad Labem Regions). Its capital is Dresden, and its largest city is Leipzig. Saxony is the 10th-largest of Germany's 16 states, with an area of , and the sixth-most populous, with 4 million people. The history of the state of Saxony spans more than a millennium.
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Saxony-Anhalt 2016 and stood at 7.1% in October 2018. Saxony-Anhalt has the most World Heritage Sites of all states in Germany. Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (, , official: Land Sachsen-Anhalt) is a state of Germany. Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of and has a population of 2.23 million, 108.69 inhabitants per km, making it the 8th-largest state in Germany by area and the 10th-largest by population. Its capital is Magdeburg and its largest city is Halle (Saale). Saxony-Anhalt is surrounded by the states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia. The state of Saxony-Anhalt originated in July 1945 after World War II, when the
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Which planet in the Solar System has diameter nearest to that of Earth?
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Solar wind suggests that Kelvin-Helmholtz waves can be a somewhat common, and possibly constant, instrument for the entrance of solar wind into terrestrial magnetospheres under various IMF orientations. The solar wind affects other incoming cosmic rays interacting with planetary atmospheres. Moreover, planets with a weak or non-existent magnetosphere are subject to atmospheric stripping by the solar wind. Venus, the nearest and most similar planet to Earth, has 100 times denser atmosphere, with little or no geo-magnetic field. Space probes discovered a comet-like tail that extends to Earth's orbit. Earth itself is largely protected from the solar wind by its magnetic field, which
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Fictional planets of the Solar System a "tenth planet". Since 1992, a very large number of objects have been found beyond Neptune; all the objects in the following list, however, are purely fictional. Common names for trans-Neptunian planets in fiction include Planet X, after a planet once believed to lie beyond Neptune, and Persephone (or Proserpina), after the wife of Pluto. Rogue planets in fiction usually originate outside the Solar System, but their erratic paths lead them to within detectable range of Earth. In reality, no rogue planet has ever been detected transiting the Solar System. Fictional planets of the Solar System The fictional portrayal of
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Who was appointed the first Minister of Technology in 1964 – he was General Secretary of the TGWU at the time?
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Minister of Technology appoint Frank Cousins, General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, who had not previously sat in Parliament. Cousins had played a significant role in supporting Wilson's campaign to become leader of the Labour Party. C. P. Snow was created Baron Snow of Leicester so that he could play the role of parliamentary secretary in the House of Lords for the ministry, a role he carried out from October 1964 until April 1966. Professor Patrick Blackett wrote an outline, "The Case for a Ministry of Technology" in September 1964 and worked with Snow, Cousins and two senior civil servants,
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Special Envoy of the Secretary-General League for Syria. In July 2012, Gordon Brown, a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, was named the special envoy on Global Education. There are many other people of different backgrounds who serve the Secretary-General. The UN has appointed a number of Special Envoys. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General A Special Envoy of the Secretary-General (SESG) is a senior United Nations official appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to deal with a set of specific issues. Examples include the SESGs on Children affected by Armed Conflict, on HIV/AIDS in Africa, on LRA-affected areas, on indigenous people, to a specific
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What is the capital city of the Italian region of Liguria?
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Liguria Liguria Liguria (; ; ; ) is a coastal region of north-western Italy; its capital is Genoa. The region almost coincides with the Italian Riviera and is popular with tourists for its beaches, towns, and cuisine. The name "Liguria" predates Latin and is of obscure origin, however the Latin adjectives "Ligusticum" (as in "Mare Ligusticum") and "Liguscus" reveal the original -sc- in the root ligusc-, which shortened to -s- and turned into -r- in the Latin name "Liguria" according to rhotacism. The formant -sc- (-sk-) is present in the names Etruscan, Basque, Gascony and is believed by some researchers to
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Liguria wine La Spezia. The DOC produces light white wines made from grape varieties such as Bosco, Albarola and Vermentino. In the west, is the red wine producing region of Dolceacqua producing wine from the indigenous Rossese grape. The following is a list of DOCs in the Liguria region along with the grapes that may be included in the blend under varying percentages that are regulated under the DOC label. Liguria wine Liguria is an Italian wine region located in the northwest region of Italy along the Italian Riviera. It is bordered by the Piedmont wine region to the north, the Alps
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Which gas makes up about 96% of the atmosphere of the planet Mars?
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Atmosphere of Mars Atmosphere of Mars The atmosphere of the planet Mars is composed mostly of carbon dioxide. The atmospheric pressure on the Martian surface averages , about 0.6% of Earth's mean sea level pressure of . It ranges from a low of on Olympus Mons's peak to over in the depths of Hellas Planitia. This pressure is well below the Armstrong limit for the unprotected human body. Mars's atmospheric mass of 25 teratonnes compares to Earth's 5148 teratonnes; Mars has a scale height of versus Earth's . The Martian atmosphere consists of approximately 96% carbon dioxide, 1.9% argon, 1.9% nitrogen, and traces
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Mars 96 Mars 96 Mars 96 (sometimes called Mars 8) was a failed Mars mission launched in 1996 to investigate Mars by the Russian Space Forces and not directly related to the Soviet Mars probe program of the same name. After failure of the second fourth-stage burn, the probe assembly re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, breaking up over a 200-mile long portion of the Pacific Ocean, Chile, and Bolivia. The "Mars 96" spacecraft was based on the Phobos probes launched to Mars in 1988. They were of a new design at the time and both ultimately failed. For the "Mars 96" mission the
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Complete the title of the 1976 Number One by Paper Lace - Billy, don’t be a _______ .
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Paper Lace chart. It was followed by another Murray/Callander composition, the story song "The Night Chicago Died" which reached Number 3 and spent 11 weeks on the charts. A third Murray/Callander-penned release, "The Black-Eyed Boys", took Paper Lace to number 11 in late 1974 and number 37 in Canada. With their subject matter assumed in America to be about the American Civil War, it was logical that "Billy Don't Be a Hero" should become a hit in the United States. However, Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods were the first to release the song in the United States, and Paper Lace had to
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Paper Lace Oliver (previously with the New Seekers). In 1978, the band surfaced briefly with a sing-along version of "We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands" with their local football team, Nottingham Forest F.C. (Sendra, 2006). The 7" single, with "The Nottingham Forest March" as the B-side, spent six weeks on the UK chart and reached Number 24, but went Top 10 in the Netherlands. Chris Raynor, who had formerly been Billy Fury's guitarist, joined Paper Lace in 1978. Paper Lace finally came to an end in 1980, but Morris & Raynor re-formed the group in 1983 with a new line-up
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The Guardian Fiction Prize was replaced in 1999 by the Guardian First Book award. Whose novel White Teeth was the second winner?
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White Teeth White Teeth White Teeth is a 2000 novel by the British author Zadie Smith. It focuses on the later lives of two wartime friends—the Bangladeshi Samad Iqbal and the Englishman Archie Jones—and their families in London. The novel is centred around Britain's relationships with people from formerly colonised countries in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. The book won multiple honours, including the 2000 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, the 2000 Whitbread Book Award in category best first novel, the Guardian First Book Award, the Commonwealth Writers First Book Prize, and the Betty Trask Award. "Time" magazine included the
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Guardian First Book Award published in English, and in the UK within the calendar year. Source: Blue ribbon () = winner Guardian First Book Award The Guardian First Book Award was a literary award presented by "The Guardian" newspaper. It annually recognised one book by a new writer. It was established in 1999, replacing the Guardian Fiction Award or Guardian Fiction Prize that the newspaper had sponsored from 1965. The Guardian First Book Award was discontinued in 2016, with the 2015 awards being the last. The newspaper determined to change its book award after 1998, and during that year also hired Claire Armitstead as
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Ray McAnally won a posthumous BAFTA in 1990 for his role as Paddy Brown in which film, his last, released the previous year?
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Ray McAnally (played by Daniel Day-Lewis) in the Academy Award-winning film, "My Left Foot" (1989). McAnally died suddenly of a heart attack on 15 June 1989, aged 63 at his home which he shared with Irish actress Britta Smith. He remained married to actress Ronnie Masterson until his death, although they resided in different homes. He received a posthumous BAFTA award for his last film in 1990. At the time of his death, he was due to play "Bull McCabe" in Jim Sheridan's film "The Field", the part eventually going to Richard Harris (who would receive an Oscar nomination for his performance).
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Ray McAnally regularly acted in the Abbey Theatre and at Irish festivals, but in the last decade of life he achieved award-winning notice on TV and films. His impressive performance as Cardinal Altamirano in the film "The Mission" (1986) earned him Evening Standard and BAFTA awards. He earned a second BAFTA award for his role in the BBC's "A Perfect Spy" (1987). In 1988 he won the BAFTA for Best Actor for his performance in "A Very British Coup", a role that also brought him a Jacob's Award. In the last year of his life he portrayed the father of Christy Brown
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What is the hyphenated name of the lemur, Daubentonia madagascariensis, the world’s largest nocturnal primate?
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Aye-aye also revolutionized the understanding of the aye-aye diet. Aye-aye The aye-aye ("Daubentonia madagascariensis") is a lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth that perpetually grow and a special thin middle finger. It is the world's largest nocturnal primate, and is characterized by its unusual method of finding food: it taps on trees to find grubs, then gnaws holes in the wood using its forward slanting incisors to create a small hole in which it inserts its narrow middle finger to pull the grubs out. This foraging method is called "percussive foraging", and takes up 5–41% of
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Pygmy mouse lemur night Pygmy mouse lemur Pygmy mouse lemur (Microcebus myoxinus), also known as Peters' mouse lemur or dormouse lemur, is a primate weighing only ; it is the second smallest of the mouse lemurs. Its dorsal side is a rufous-brown colour, and creamy-white ventrally. It lives in dry deciduous forests. The pygmy mouse lemur measures around (head-body length). Its small size and nocturnal nature made it difficult to locate for over a century, and was rediscovered in the Kirindy forest in western Madagascar in 1993. They are believed to inhabit other parts of the island, but so far have only been
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Who died in the Petersen House at 516 10th Street NW in Washington DC on April 15th 1865?
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Petersen House Petersen House The Petersen House is a 19th-century federal style row house located at 516 10th Street NW in Washington, D.C. On April 15, 1865, United States President Abraham Lincoln died there after being shot the previous evening at Ford's Theatre, located across the street. The house was built in 1849 by William A. Petersen, a German tailor. Future Vice-President John C. Breckinridge, a friend of the Lincoln family, once rented this house in 1852. In 1865, it served as a boarding house. It has served as a museum since the 1930s. On the night of April 14, 1865, Lincoln
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14th Street (Washington, D.C.) DC Circulator's Woodley Park–Adams Morgan–McPherson Square Metro bus line travels along 14th Street between Columbia Heights and Franklin Square. 14th Street (Washington, D.C.) 14th Street NW/SW is a street in Northwest and Southwest quadrants of Washington, D.C., located west of the U.S. Capitol. It runs from the 14th Street Bridge north to Eastern Avenue. Northbound U.S. Route 1 runs along 14th Street from the bridge to Constitution Avenue, where it turns east with US 50. US 1 southbound previously used 15th Street NW due to the ban on left turns from westbound Constitution Avenue to 14th Street, but it now
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Victoria Eugenie the daughter of Princess Beatrice married the King of which European country in 1906?
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Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena; 24 October 1887 – 15 April 1969) was Queen of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII. Victoria Eugenie was born on 24 October 1887 at Balmoral Castle, in Scotland. Her father was Prince Henry of Battenberg, the fourth child and third son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine by his morganatic wife Countess Julia Hauke, and her mother was Princess Beatrice, the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. As Prince Henry was the
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Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg day of April 1906: in the Sixth Year of Our Reign. By His Majesty's Command. M Gladstone" Notice of this warrant was gazetted in the "London Gazette" which read: "Whitehall 3 April 1906. The KING has been graciously pleased to declare and ordain that His Majesty's niece, Her Highness Princess Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena, daughter of Her Royal Highness the Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore (Princess Henry of Battenberg), shall henceforth be styled and called "Her Royal Highness"; And to command that the said Royal concession and declaration be registered in His Majesty's College of Arms." Princess Victoria Eugenie married
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What is the two-letter postcode for addresses in Birkenhead and Wallasey?
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CH postcode area CH postcode area The CH postcode area, also known as the Chester postcode area, is a group of postcode districts covering parts of north-west England and north-east Wales. Having previously roughly covered the former Chester district and present-day Flintshire county, postcodes for the Wirral Peninsula (CH41-49, 60-66) were transferred to it in 1999 from the L postcode area. It includes Birkenhead, Chester, Ellesmere Port, Neston, Prenton and Wallasey in England and Bagillt, Buckley, Connah's Quay, Flint, Holywell and Mold in Wales. The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: ! CH1 ! CH2 ! CH3 ! CH4 ! CH5 ! CH6
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Postal addresses in Gibraltar Areas, used for statistical purposes. Postal addresses in Gibraltar The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar has introduced the postcode GX11 1AA. This is pending the introduction of a postcode system similar to that used in the United Kingdom. This has been under consideration by the Government of Gibraltar in 2006. The postcode is not required for local mail. The Royal Gibraltar Post Office has divided the territory into fourteen postal zones known as 'walks' or 'districts', each with a number or letter as well as a name, but these are for internal use and not encountered in addresses. They are
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‘Seventy-Six Trombones’ is a song from which Meredith Wilson musical?
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Seventy-Six Trombones the song is honored (along with the whole plot of "The Music Man") in a building called "Music Man Square", which is located next to Willson's boyhood home. In one large room, there are 76 donated trombones hanging from the ceiling. Seventy-Six Trombones "Seventy-Six Trombones" is the signature song from the 1957 musical play "The Music Man" (1957), written by Meredith Willson. The song also appeared in the 1962 film and in the made-for-TV movie adaptation in 2003. It is also a piece commonly played by marching and military bands. The song's opening lines are: Seventy-six trombones led the big
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Seventy-Six Trombones marching band seldom has more than 30 trombonists, the band that Harold Hill describes to the citizens includes 76 trombones, 110 cornets, "more than a thousand reeds", double bell euphoniums, and "fifty mounted cannon" (which were popular in bands of the late 19th century). The love ballad "Goodnight My Someone", which immediately precedes "Seventy-Six Trombones" in the musical, has the same tune but is played in 3/4 time, at a slower tempo. At the end of the musical, lines from "Seventy-Six Trombones" and "Goodnight My Someone" are sung in alternation with each other. In Willson's hometown of Mason City, Iowa,
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Who plays Yorick in the 1996 film version of ‘Hamlet’, played in flashback?
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Yorick appears as the skull, there have been scattered portrayals of him as a living man, such as Philip Hermogenes Calderon's painting "The Young Lord Hamlet" (1868), which depicts him carrying the child Hamlet on his back, as if being ridden like a horse by the prince. He was portrayed by comedian Ken Dodd in a flashback during the gravedigging scene in Kenneth Branagh's 1996 film "Hamlet". Pianist André Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company for use in theatrical productions, hoping that it would be used as the skull of Yorick. Tchaikowsky died in 1982. His skull was
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Yorick Yorick Yorick is a character in William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet". He is the dead court jester whose skull is exhumed by the First Gravedigger in Act 5, Scene 1, of the play. The sight of Yorick's skull evokes a reminiscence by Prince Hamlet of the man, who apparently played a role during Hamlet’s upbringing: Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy; he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it. Here hung those lips that I
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In Greek myth who was the father of Hector?
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Hector the necessary sanction." The pseudepigraphical writer Dares Phrygius states that Hector "spoke with a slight lisp. His complexion was fair, his hair curly. His eyes would blink attractively. His movements were swift. His face, with its beard, was noble. He was handsome, fierce, and high-spirited, merciful to the citizens, and deserving of love." Hector In Greek mythology and Roman mythology, Hector (; , ) was a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War. As the first-born son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, who was a descendant of Dardanus and Tros, the founder of Troy,
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Hector Greek fighters", offers Hyginus. During the European Middle Ages, Hector figures as one of the Nine Worthies noted by Jacques de Longuyon, known not only for his courage but also for his noble and courtly nature. Indeed, Homer places Hector as peace-loving, thoughtful as well as bold, a good son, husband and father, and without darker motives. James Redfield describes Hector as a "martyr to loyalties, a witness to the things of this world, a hero ready to die for the precious imperfections of ordinary life." In Greek, is a derivative of the verb , archaic form * ('to have'
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In ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ what is the surname of the character with given names Eurydice Colette Clytemnestra Dido Bathsheba Rabelais Patricia Cocteau, known as Patsy?
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Patsy Stone Patsy Stone Patsy Stone is a fictional character on the UK television series "Absolutely Fabulous", portrayed by actress Joanna Lumley. Patsy was the last of a string of children born to an aging Czech mother in Paris, who gave birth "like a sprinkler, scattering bastard babies all over Europe." In a flashback showing Patsy's birth, after telling an attendant to cut the cord, Patsy's mother exclaims that she names the child Eurydice Colette Clytemnestra Dido Bathsheba Rabelais Patricia Cocteau Stone. The only sibling seen in the series is her older sister Jackie (Kate O'Mara), a former high-class escort whom Patsy
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Absolutely Fabulous (film) Absolutely Fabulous (film) Absolutely Fabulous or Absolument fabuleux is a 2001 French comedy film. It was written and directed by Gabriel Aghion. It is an adaptation of the British television comedy series "Absolutely Fabulous", created by Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French. The cast included Josiane Balasko as Eddie, Nathalie Baye as Patsy, Marie Gillain as Safrane and Claude Gensac as Eddie's mother. To parallel the role of Lulu in the original series, French singer Chantal Goya appeared as herself. Saunders has a cameo appearance as a spectator sitting next to Catherine Deneuve at a fashion show. Patsy has a penchant
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Which of The Canterbury Tales, the first, features cousins Arcite and Palamon and their pursuit of Emily?
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Palamon and Arcite to Palamon, Arcite claims that because he first recognized her as mortal and not a goddess, Arcite has the right to woo Emily. Later, one of Arcite's friends begs Theseus to free his prisoner; Theseus agrees, but banishes Arcite. The love-struck knight returns, disguised as one of Theseus's servants. The story unfolds as each knight endures different challenges to prove his love for Emily. Palamon and Arcite "Palamon and Arcite" is part of "Fables, Ancient and Modern" written by John Dryden and published in 1700. "Palamon and Arcite" is a translation of "The Knight's Tale" from "The Canterbury Tales" by
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Palamon and Arcite (Emelye or Emilye) is the "princess" and stepdaughter or possibly niece of the king. And King Theseus is the (Duke of Athens). The story is of two knights, Palamon and Arcite, imprisoned by Theseus after being found unconscious after a battle. They are held in a dungeon from which they can see into a courtyard or garden. One day Palamon, looking through the bars of his cell, sees Emily. Falling in love instantly, Palamon cries out, causing Arcite to ask his friend what is wrong. Palamon declares his newfound love for Emily, and as Arcite listens, he sees Emily. Turning
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Whose oratorio The Creation was composed in the 1790s?
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The Creation structure The Creation structure The Creation, the oratorio by Joseph Haydn, is structured in three parts. He composed it in 1796–1798 on German text as Die Schöpfung. The work is set for soloists, chorus and orchestra. Its movements are listed in tables for their form, voice, key, tempo marking, time signature and source. The origin of the libretto is not known. Haydn received the booklet in English in London on his second extended stay in 1795 from his impresario Johann Peter Salomon. According to Haydn, it was passed by a certain Lidley, or perhaps Thomas Linley, and was attributed to him,
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The Light of Asia (oratorio) St James Hall and became the first oratorio by an American composer to have been produced in Britain. The Light of Asia (oratorio) The Light of Asia is an oratorio by the American composer Dudley Buck. The libretto is based on Edwin Arnold's 1879 epic poem "The Light of Asia, or The Great Renunciation". According to Howard Smither in "History of the Oratorio", it was the first oratorio in the history of the genre to be based on the life of Buddha. It was composed in 1886 and published that same year as piano/vocal score by Novello. Its first public
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Where was the ship SS Great Britain from 1886 until 1970, when it was returned to Bristol?
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SS Great Britain 25/26 November 1872. In 1882 "Great Britain" was converted into a sailing ship to transport bulk coal. She made her final voyage in 1886, after loading up with coal and leaving Penarth Dock for Panama on 8 February. After a fire on board en-route she was found on arrival at Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands to be damaged beyond economic repair. She was sold to the Falkland Islands Company and used, afloat, as a storage hulk (coal bunker) until 1937, when she was towed to Sparrow Cove, 3.5 miles from Port Stanley, scuttled and abandoned. As a bunker, she
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SS Great Britain SS Great Britain SS "Great Britain" is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, which was advanced for her time. She was the longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. While other ships had been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, the "Great Britain" was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845, in the
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Which African country has land borders with Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti?
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Ethiopia by reaching the last 10 African football teams in the last stage of qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Noted players include captain Adane Girma and top scorer Saladin Said. Ethiopia has Sub-Saharan Africa's longest basketball tradition as it established a national basketball team in 1949. Ethiopia Ethiopia (; , , ), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (, ), is a country in the northeastern part of Africa, popularly known as the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the
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IMF Relations with Djibouti borders from touching the Red Sea. For many years Djibouti was known as a poor African nation, however with recent mass foreign investment, as well as public infrastructure projects, and loans from the International Monetary Fund and other international banks, Djibouti is flourishing into a growing economy with intentions to become an economically strong African country. Presently, Djibouti has seen tremendous GDP growth, reaching 6.7% in 2017. In 1996 the IMF extended the first Stand-By-Credit to Djibouti. It was the first line of credit that Djibouti had obtained from the IMF, and its total amount was for $6.7 million US
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2 Willow Road is part of a terrace of three houses in Hampstead London designed by which architect with the same surname as a Bond villain – Ian Fleming was one of those who objected to the demolition of the previous properties on the site?
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2 Willow Road 2 Willow Road 2 Willow Road is part of a terrace of three houses in Hampstead, London designed by architect Ernő Goldfinger and completed in 1939. It has been managed by the National Trust since 1995 and is open to the public. It was one of the first Modernist buildings acquired by the Trust, giving rise to some controversy. Goldfinger lived there with his wife Ursula and their children until his death in 1987. 1–3 Willow Road was constructed using concrete and a facing of red brick. A number of cottages were demolished to allow for the construction, which was
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2 Willow Road strongly opposed by a number of local residents including novelist Ian Fleming (this was said to be his inspiration for the name of the James Bond villain Auric Goldfinger) and the future Conservative Home Secretary Henry Brooke. No. 2, which Goldfinger designed specifically as his own family home, is the largest of the three houses and features a spiral staircase designed by Danish engineer Ove Arup at its core. The building is supported by a concrete frame, part of which is external, leaving room for a spacious uncluttered interior, perhaps inspired by the "Raumplan" ideas of modernist architect Adolf Loos.
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Westminster Abbey is dedicated to which Saint?
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Westminster Abbey he inflicted on most English abbeys during this period. Westminster diocese was dissolved in 1550, but the abbey was recognised (in 1552, retroactively to 1550) as a second cathedral of the Diocese of London until 1556. The already-old expression "robbing Peter to pay Paul" may have been given a new lease of life when money meant for the abbey, which is dedicated to Saint Peter, was diverted to the treasury of St Paul's Cathedral. The abbey was restored to the Benedictines under the Catholic Mary I of England, but they were again ejected under Elizabeth I in 1559. In 1560,
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Westminster Abbey (British Columbia) Westminster Abbey (British Columbia) Westminster Abbey is a community of Benedictine monks in Mission, British Columbia, established in 1939 from the Abbey of Mount Angel, Oregon. The abbey is home to the Seminary of Christ the King and is a member of the Swiss American Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation. The abbey's official name is the Abbey of Saint Joseph of Westminster; Saint Joseph is the abbey's patron saint. The abbey was designed by the firm of Gardiner, Thornton, Gathe and Associates. The seminary was founded in 1931 by Archbishop William Mark Duke of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. Five monks,
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Complete the title of the 2009 animated science fiction film Cloudy with a Chance of _______________.
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 game titled "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2", published by GameMill Entertainment, was released on September 24, 2013 for Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS. A free mobile game titled "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2: Foodimal Frenzy" was developed by PlayFirst and released for both iOS and Android devices. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The sequel to 2009's "Cloudy with
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9 (2009 animated film) 9 (2009 animated film) 9 is a 2009 American computer-animated post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Shane Acker, written by Pamela Pettler, and produced by Jim Lemley, Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov, and Dana Ginsburg. The film stars the voice of Elijah Wood as the titular role, alongside other voices of John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau, and Fred Tatasciore. The film is based on Acker's Academy Award-nominated 2005 short film/student project of the same name, created at the UCLA Animation Workshop . Focus Features released it theatrically on September 9, 2009. It received generally mixed
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The International New York Times was known by what title until last October?
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The New York Times International Edition Times Company took control of the "International Herald Tribune", which was subtitled since then "The Global Edition of the New York Times". On October 15, 2013, the paper was renamed The International New York Times, and in October 2016, it was fully integrated with its parent and renamed "The New York Times International Edition". Autumn that year also saw the closing of editing and preproduction operations in the Paris newsroom, where the paper, under its various names, had been headquartered since 1887. The "Paris Herald" was founded on 4 October 1887, as the European edition of the "New York Herald"
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The New York Times International Edition parent and renamed "The New York Times International Edition". While the "International Edition" shares many columnists with "The New York Times", it has its own voice, particularly in the field of culture. Well-known commentators include Alice Rawsthorn on design and Souren Melikian on art. Besides the daily edition, a weekly 16-page edition is published as "The New York Times International Weekly" featuring the best of "New York Times" articles for a week. Designed to complement and extend local reporting, it offers readers globally resonant coverage of ideas and trends, business and politics, science and lifestyles and more. Host papers can
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In American politics, what is the symbol of the Republican Party?
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Republican Party of Florida "…comes off less like a joke and more like an intentional smear." The mascot symbol, historically, is the elephant. A political cartoon by Thomas Nast, published in "Harper's Weekly" on November 7, 1874, is considered the first important use of the symbol. In the early 20th century, the usual symbol of the Republican Party in Midwestern states such as Indiana and Ohio was the eagle, as opposed to the Democratic rooster. This symbol still appears on Indiana ballots. After the 2000 election, the color red became associated with the GOP although it has not been officially adopted by the party.
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Indiana Republican Party American newspaper stated "the Ku Klux Klan has captured boot and breeches, the Republican party in Indiana and have [sic] turned what has been historically an organization of constitutional freedom into an agency for the promotion of religious and racial hate.Nobody now denies the Ku Klux Klan is the dominating power in Indiana Republican politics. In fact, the Republican party exists in Indiana today only in name. Its place has been usurped by the Klan purposes and leadership and issues." Most blacks in Indiana in 1924 cast their first ever ballot for the Democratic Party, which had passed a resolution
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What is the minimum distance over which a 'steeplechase' is run, in British horse racing?
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Horse racing in Ireland Run over a minimum of 2 miles, National Hunt races require the horses to clear a number of obstacles. There are three types of National Hunt race: Steeplechase and Hurdle races are held each year at 23 courses, of which 3 run exclusively National Hunt races. A number of other types of horse racing take place in Ireland, including Harness racing and Endurance racing. There are 26 major racecourses in Ireland, more per head of population than any other country, with more than 350 race meetings and 2,000 races annually. More than 1.3m people visit Irish racecourses each year, with
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Steeplechase (horse racing) Steeplechase (horse racing) A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles. Steeplechasing is primarily conducted in Ireland (where it originated), the United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Australia and France. The name is derived from early races in which orientation of the course was by reference to a church steeple, jumping fences and ditches and generally traversing the many intervening obstacles in the countryside. Modern usage of the term "steeplechase" differs between countries. In Ireland and the United Kingdom, it refers only to races run over large, fixed obstacles, in
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In British horse racing, what is the minimum distance over which a 'flat race' is run?
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Flat racing the world are run on a synthetic or all-weather surface, generally a blend of sand with synthetic fiber and/or rubber, often coated with wax or a similar substance. Flat races in Great Britain are run over a variety of distances from five furlongs () to over and are generally called sprints, middle distance, or stayers races. In Great Britain (and the majority of Europe), flat racing is split into two distinctive bands, conditions races and handicaps. Classic Races – In British horse racing, the classics are a series of horse races run over the flat (i.e. without jumps). Each classic
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Flat racing Flat racing Flat racing is a form of horse racing which is run on a level racecourse. It is run over a predetermined distance from up to and is either test of speed, stamina, or both, whilst the skills of the jockey is determined by his ability to restrain the horse or impel it. Flat racing does not require horses to jump over any obstacles such as is required for hurdling or steeplechase. It differs from harness racing where horses are pulling a sulky and wear a harness. While in many countries flat racing is the most common form of
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What is the symbol of the democratic Party in American politics?
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Ohio Democratic Party sixteen U.S. House seats. The following Democrats hold prominent mayoralties in Ohio: Ohio Democrats use the same symbols as the national Democratic party, such as the donkey. In the early 20th century, the traditional symbol of the Democratic Party in Midwestern states such as Indiana and Ohio was the rooster, as opposed to the Republican eagle. Ohio Democratic Party The Ohio Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Ohio. Former Cincinnati councilman David A. Pepper is the Ohio Democratic Party chairman. Pepper started his term as chairman in January 2015. The Ohio Democratic Party
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Pakistan Social Democratic Party of the Party, and Irfan Kausar, Deputy Director. The comprehensive manifesto of the party was printed and circulated during its years in active politics. Its founder is author of a publication named 'Responsible Politics', widely sold during the time of its publication. It laid down the predictions and expectations of on coming politics in Pakistan. Pakistan Social Democratic Party The Pakistan Social Democratic Party is a political party in Pakistan. In 2002, with a wristwatch as the party's symbol on the ballot, it fielded one candidate in the National Assembly elections and the regional assembly elections, but won no seats.
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"Now only used in the Isle of Man, a ""deemster"" is an old name for what?"
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Deemster previously. The list has been compiled from the "Liber Juramentorum", the "Isle of Man Statutes" with additional names from the archive of David Craine, M.B.E., M.A., C.P. One of the main characters in Alfred Hitchcock 1929 drama film ""The Manxman"" is the Deemster, and his holding this position is of central importance to the film's plot. The film is based on the 1894 novel of the same name by the Manx writer Hall Caine, who published another novel with a similar theme with the title "The Deemster" (1887). Deemster A deemster () is a judge in the Isle of Man.
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Capital punishment in the Isle of Man on the Isle of Man between 1873 and 1992. The last person to be sentenced to death on the Isle of Man (and anywhere in the British Isles) was Anthony Robin Denys Teare, at the Court of General Gaol Delivery in Douglas, in 1992. The case was heard before the Second Deemster of the Isle of Man, Henry Callow. Deemster Callow thus became the last judge in the British Isles to pass a death sentence (but chose not to wear a black cap whilst doing so). Following sentencing, Teare engaged a new lawyer, Louise Byrne, who immediately took the case
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Britain's highest waterfall, Cauldron Snout, lies on a river that rises in the north Pennines. Which river?
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Cauldron Snout visitors, despite the walk from the nearest car park (at Cow Green Reservoir). No fee is payable . The Pennine Way takes in Cauldron Snout. The falls are caused by the upper Tees passing over dolerite steps of the Whin Sill. Cauldron Snout Cauldron Snout is a cascade on the upper reaches of the River Tees in Northern England, immediately below the dam of the Cow Green Reservoir. It is well upstream of the High Force waterfall, and is on the boundary between County Durham and Cumbria (historically Westmorland), England. The waterfall lies within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding
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North Pennines idea of Eden. Scores of Pennine place-names are found in his work, including Cauldron Snout and Rookhope. One can fly to Newcastle International Airport(NCL) which is 20 miles away from North Pennines There is a small visitor centre at Bowlees which aims to provide a gateway to Upper Teesdale and the wider North Pennines AONB. North Pennines The North Pennines is the northernmost section of the Pennine range of hills which runs north–south through northern England. It lies between Carlisle to the west and Darlington to the east. It is bounded to the north by the Tyne Valley and to
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Which year saw Castro create the communist state of Cuba, and Makarios elected President of the newly independent Cyprus?
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Cuba under Fidel Castro Cuba under Fidel Castro Under the rule of Fidel Castro, the nation of Cuba underwent significant economic, political, and social changes. In the Cuban Revolution, Castro and an associated group of revolutionaries toppled the ruling government of Fulgencio Batista, forcing Batista out of power on 1 January 1959. Castro, who had already been an important figure in Cuban society, went on to serve as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976. He was also the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most senior position in the Communist state from 1961 to 2011. In 1976, Castro officially became President
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6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba Machado Ventura, Cuba's First Vice President. Members of the Central Committee, Secretariat, and the Politburo were elected as well, while the size of the latter was reduced from 24 to 15 members. During the closing ceremony- attended by Fidel Castro, making a rare appearance- Raúl Castro expressed satisfaction with the results of the Congress, stating that the reforms are to be gradually implemented over a five-year period. 6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba The 6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba, the governing political party of Cuba, took place on April 16 – 19, 2011, in Havana
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Which runner took the 100 metres gold at the Atlanta Olympics, only a year after she overcame Grave's Disease
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Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres The Women's 100 metres competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 14–15. The race was won by defending champion Wyomia Tyus. She became the first person to defend the championship at 100 metres, a feat later duplicated by Carl Lewis, Gail Devers, Shelly-Ann Fraser and Usain Bolt. Director Bud Greenspan filmed Tyus casually dancing behind her starting blocks before the Olympic final. When interviewed later she said she was doing the "Tighten Up" to stay loose.
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Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay commanding lead, but their fourth runner, Ilse Dörffeldt, dropped the baton. The American team won in 46.9 s. Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay The women's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place on August 8 and August 9. The American team won with a time of 46.9 s after the German team, which had been in the lead, dropped the baton on the final leg. Heat 1 Key: Q = Qualified Heat 2 Key: Q = Qualified, WR = World record Key: DSQ = Disqualified In
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After failing to win his sixth Tour de France, who made up for his disappointment by winning the inaugural Olympic road time trial in 1996?
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1996 Tour de France to win 6 Tours was lost. The Stage 19 ITT was the last opportunity for major changes to be made in the General Classification and the stage was won by Jan Ullrich who finished nearly a minute ahead of 2nd place Indurain who had completely dominated Individual Times Trials at the Tour De France for the previous several years. Riis had plenty of time to spare and was 1:41 ahead of his teammate Ullrich in the General Classification. Richard Virenque rounded out the podium also winning the King of the Mountains. Doping was rampant at the 1996 Tour. There were
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1996 Tour de France winner of the Tour de France. Riis did not win." At the same time tour spokesman Philippe Sudres stated that: "We consider philosophically that he can no longer claim to have won." In 2007, Riis' victory was removed from the Tour de France, yet in 2008 they listed Riis as winner of Tour de France 1996, albeit with a remark about his confession. The 18 teams on top of the UCI rankings at the start of 1996 automatically qualified for the Tour. Four wildcards were given, for a total of 22 teams The teams entering the race were: Qualified teams
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What cotton cloth, woven from coloured yarns into stripes or checks, takes its name from the Malay word for striped?
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Gingham Gingham Gingham is a medium-weight balanced plain-woven fabric made from dyed cotton or cotton-blend yarn. It is made of carded, medium or fine yarns, where the colouring is on the warp yarns and always along the grain (weft). The name may originate . Alternatively, it is speculated that the fabric now known as "gingham" may have been made at Guingamp, a town in Brittany, France, and that the fabric may be named after the town. Some sources say that the name came into English via Dutch. When originally imported into Europe in the 17th century, gingham was a striped fabric,
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Tattersall (cloth) Tattersall (cloth) Tattersall describes a check or plaid pattern woven into cloth. The pattern is composed of regularly-spaced thin, even vertical warp stripes, repeated horizontally in the weft, thereby forming squares. The stripes are usually in two alternating colours, generally darker on a light ground. The cloth pattern takes its name from Tattersall's horse market, which was started in London in 1766. During the 18th century at Tattersall's horse market blankets with this checked pattern were sold for use on horses. Today tattersall is a common pattern, often woven in cotton, particularly in flannel, used for shirts or waistcoats. Traditional
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Who wrote 'Earthly Powers', a long and ambitious first- person novel, narrated by an octogenarian homosexual?
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Earthly Powers Earthly Powers Earthly Powers is a panoramic saga of the 20th century by Anthony Burgess first published in 1980. It begins with the "outrageously provocative" first sentence: "It was the afternoon of my eighty-first birthday, and I was in bed with my catamite when Ali announced that the archbishop had come to see me." On one level it is a parody of a "blockbuster" novel, with the 81-year-old hero, Kenneth Toomey (allegedly loosely based on British author W. Somerset Maugham), telling the story of his life in 82 chapters. It "summed up the literary, social and moral history of the
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Earthly Possessions (novel) Earthly Possessions (novel) Earthly Possessions is a 1977 novel by Anne Tyler. This, Tyler's seventh novel, followed "Celestial Navigation" and "Searching for Caleb" and preceded her award-winning novels "Morgan's Passing", "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant", "The Accidental Tourist", and "Breathing Lessons". Thirty-five-year-old Charlotte Emory has felt trapped her whole life in Clarion, Maryland—first by her embarrassingly eccentric parents, then by her preacher-husband whom she married too young, and eventually by "his variously afflicted brothers, a daughter who won't answer to her own name, a house full of refugees, an impossible clutter." She finally decides to run away from it all,
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After whom is the international airport at Pisa in Italy, named?
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Pisa International Airport Pisa International Airport Pisa International Airport () , also named Galileo Galilei Airport is an airport located in Pisa, Italy. It is the main airport in Tuscany and the 10th in Italy in terms of passengers. It is named after Galileo Galilei, the famous scientist and native of Pisa. The airport was first developed for the military in the 1930s and 1940s. The airport was used by 5,233,118 passengers in 2017. It serves as a focus city of Ryanair. The airport had its own railway station with a service to and from Pisa Central railway station but this was closed
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Pisa International Airport was used as a base for the 15th Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces. The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has 2 asphalt paved runways: 04R/22L measuring and 04L/22R measuring . In 2006 and 2007 the airport was the fastest growing among Italy's top 15 airports with passenger numbers up 30% in 2006 and 24% in 2007. In 2008 it was Italy's 11th busiest airport handling and 4,011,525 passengers in 2010. In 2011 the growth rise to 11.3% and the airport carried 4.526.723 passengers. Pisa International Airport Pisa International Airport ()
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Who played the leading roles in both 'Rebel Without A Cause' and 'West Side Story'?
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Rebel Without a Cause Rebel Without a Cause Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American drama film about emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers. Filmed in the recently introduced CinemaScope format and directed by Nicholas Ray, it offered both social commentary and an alternative to previous films depicting delinquents in urban slum environments. The film stars James Dean, Sal Mineo, and Natalie Wood. The film was a groundbreaking attempt to portray the moral decay of American youth, critique parental style, and explore the differences and conflicts between generations. The title was adopted from psychiatrist Robert M. Lindner's 1944 book, "Rebel Without a Cause: The
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Rebel Without a Cause production photographs and a final shooting script dated August 17, 1955 for a behind-the-scenes television promotional film titled "Behind the Cameras: Rebel Without a Cause" hosted by Gig Young and that had scripted interviews and staged footage by the cast and crew (script winning bid US$225.) Notes Bibliography Rebel Without a Cause Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American drama film about emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers. Filmed in the recently introduced CinemaScope format and directed by Nicholas Ray, it offered both social commentary and an alternative to previous films depicting delinquents in urban slum environments. The film stars
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Which greenish-yellow gas was discovered by Humphry Davy in 1810?
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Humphry Davy wished to avoid creating an equivocal term. The observations gathered from these experiments also led to Davy isolating boron in 1809. Chlorine was discovered in 1774 by Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, who called it ""dephlogisticated marine acid"" (see phlogiston theory) and mistakenly thought it contained oxygen. Davy showed that the acid of Scheele's substance, called at the time oxymuriatic acid, contained no oxygen. This discovery overturned Lavoisier's definition of acids as compounds of oxygen. In 1810, chlorine was given its current name by Humphry Davy, who insisted that chlorine was in fact an element. The name chlorine, chosen by
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Humphry Davy hydrogen that could be partly or totally replaced by reactive metals which are placed above hydrogen in the reactivity series. When acids reacted with metals they formed salts and hydrogen gas. Bases were substances that reacted with acids to form salts and water. These definitions worked well for most of the nineteenth century. Humphry Davy experimented on fragments of the Herculaneum papyri before his departure to Naples in 1818. His early experiments showed hope of success. In his report to the Royal Society Davy writes that: 'When a fragment of a brown MS. in which the layers were strongly adhered,
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'The Sea, The Sea' a 1978 novel about a theatre director and his childhood love, was by which authoress
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The Sea, the Sea The Sea, the Sea The Sea, the Sea is a novel by Iris Murdoch. Published in 1978, it was her nineteenth novel. It won the 1978 Booker Prize. "The Sea, the Sea" is a tale of the strange obsessions that haunt a self-satisfied playwright and director as he begins to write his memoirs. Murdoch's novel exposes the motivations that drive her characters – the vanity, jealousy, and lack of compassion behind the disguises they present to the world. Charles Arrowby, its central figure, decides to withdraw from the world and live in seclusion in a house by the sea. While
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The Sea (novel) So I started to write The Sea in the third person. It was going to be very short, seventy pages or so, and solely about childhood holidays at the seaside—very bare. I worked on it for about eighteen months, but I couldn’t get it to work. And then, out of nowhere, the first-person narrative voice made itself heard again." "The Sea" was completed in September 2004. The novel won the Man Booker Prize for 2005. The selection of "The Sea" for the Booker Prize was a satisfying victory for Banville, as his novel "The Book of Evidence" was shortlisted in
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Which colourless and odourless gas was discovered by Daniel Rutherford in 1772?
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Daniel Rutherford Daniel Rutherford Daniel Rutherford (3 November 1749 – 15 December 1819) was a Scottish physician, chemist and botanist who is most famous for the isolation of nitrogen in 1772. The son of Professor John Rutherford (1695–1779) and his wife, Anne Mackay, Daniel Rutherford was born in Edinburgh on 3 November 1749. He began college at the age of 16 at Mundell's School on the West Bow close to his family home, and then studied medicine under William Cullen and Joseph Black at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with a doctorate (MD) in 1772. From 1775 to 1786 he practiced as
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Daniel Rutherford Haldane Daniel Rutherford Haldane Dr Daniel Rutherford Haldane FRSE PRCPE LLD (27 March 1824 – 12 April 1887) was a prominent Scottish physician, who became president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1881. His was born in Edinburgh the son of Rev James Alexander Haldane by his second wife Margaret Rutherford, a daughter of Professor Daniel Rutherford. He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh then studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1848. He then undertook further postgraduate study in Vienna and Paris. He became Resident Physician at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and also
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Whose only UK chart-topping single was called 'Don't You Want Me'?
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Don't You Want Me Don't You Want Me "Don't You Want Me" is a single by British synthpop group The Human League, released on 27 November 1981 as the fourth single from their third studio album "Dare" (1981). It is the band's best known and most commercially successful recording and was the 1981 Christmas number one in the UK, where it has since sold over 1,560,000 copies, making it the 23rd most successful single in UK Singles Chart history. It later topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the US on 3 July 1982 where it stayed for three weeks. In 2015 the song was
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You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk 1996. UK CD1 UK CD2 UK CD3 UK Parlophone one-track remix single You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk" is a single by UK electronic music group Pet Shop Boys, released as the third and last single from their album "Nightlife" in 2000. It was a success on the UK Singles Chart, reaching the top 10 at number eight, but failed to chart on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. It also missed the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, and the Hot Dance Club Play chart, the first
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In football's European Championships, which was the first country to appear in two successive finals?
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1965 European Rowing Championships country to have boats in all finals. The table shows the aggregate results for men and women. The overall winner was the Soviet Union with seven gold medals, followed by West Germany with two gold medals. The Soviet Union managed to win a medal in all 12 boat classes. A total of 12 countries won medals. 1965 European Rowing Championships The 1965 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Wedau regatta course in the West German city of Duisburg. This edition of the European Rowing Championships was held from 20 to 22 August for women, and from 26
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R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against. From the quarter-finals upwards: (5 cups) + "(4 finals)" European Cup/UEFA Champions League: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (2) + "(2)": UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League (1) + "(2)": UEFA Super Cup (2): Club ranking for 2016–17 European season (Previous year rank in italics, UEFA Club Coefficients in parentheses) R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football The first time R. S. C. Anderlecht qualified for European football was in 1955. The last time they were in European football was in 2018. In that time-frame they have won 5 titles in European
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What large, South American rodent is sometimes known as the 'water hog'?
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Water hog now used at a wide range of sporting venues including golf putting greens, football grounds, American football stadiums, and at gaelic football stadiums where it has proved very successful. The water hog at the Taunton cricket ground failed, in May 2006, delaying the start of the Somerset v Hampshire C&G Trophy match, which was subsequently abandoned. Water hog A water hog is a machine that removes water from sports grounds. The water hog was invented by Hugh McLaughlin. Driven by a rider, it has a wide, front roller that absorbs the water, transfers it to a storage tank, and allows
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Hog Hoggidy Hog Hog Hoggidy Hog Hog Hoggidy Hog is a band from Cape Town, South Africa. The band blends a mixture punk, ska and many other influences, including traditional African music to create an original sound, sometimes referred to as "Porkrock". The band has been active within the South African music scene since 1995, but have also been touring the European circuit since 2005. They are presently one of the longest standing live acts in South Africa. They are credited as being the frontrunners and founders of the SA punk scene and are sometimes also referred to as the godfathers of punk
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Which huge seabird of the 'Tropics' is also known as the 'man-o-war bird'?
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Kleptoparasitism fact that skuas are swift and agile fliers—and that they sometimes gang up on a single victim—aid in their success rate. During seabird nesting seasons, frigatebirds will soar above seabird colonies, waiting for parent birds to return to their nests with food for their young. As the returning birds approach the colony, the frigatebirds (which are fast and agile) drop down and pursue them vigorously; they have been known to seize tropicbirds by their long tail plumes. Many of the frigatebirds' colloquial names, including "man-o'-war bird" and "pirate of the sea", are a clear reference to this kleptoparasitic behaviour. A
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Seabird Coast beach for bird watching, and a bird sanctuary located nearby provides for injured birds. The New Zealand government purposely limits the local population for the sake of the godwits. Seabird Coast The Seabird Coast, a beach area situated on the Firth of Thames in the North Island of New Zealand, lies about three kilometers from the small town of Miranda. The Seabird Coast is well known for its godwits. Godwits migrate in huge flocks to and fro between New Zealand and Alaska. Some of the weaker ones give up and stop at Australia or China. The most famous godwit, known
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What nationality is reigning Olympic decathlon champion, Erki Nool?
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Erki Nool Committee of the Estonian Olympic Committee. Erki Nool Erki Nool (born 25 June 1970 in Võru, Estonia) is an Estonian decathlete and politician. Nool is a winner of the gold medal for decathlon in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Although Nool did not place first in any individual event, his total score was the highest. Nool won the title after the competition referee decided to over-rule a discus judge, who had red-flagged his last and only valid attempt due to alleged step-out. The reinstatement of his 43.66-metre third throw sparked unsuccessful counter-protests from other teams. Nool took gold ahead
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Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon The Men's Decathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Stadium Australia on Wednesday 27 September and Thursday 28 September. After the first day of the contest, Chris Huffins found himself in en eight-point lead ahead of Dean Macey. Erki Nool and Tom Pappas occupied the next places. On the next day Nool dropped to fifth place after the 110 metres hurdles, but advanced again after the controversial discus contest. Starting off with two foul attempts, Nool was originally fouled in his third
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The reigning Olympic 5000 metres champion is Mamo Wolde. What nationality is he?
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Mamo Wolde Mamo Wolde Degaga "Mamo" Wolde (, ; June 12, 1932 – May 26, 2002) was an Ethiopian long distance runner who competed in track, cross-country, and road running events. He was the winner of the marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Degaga was born on 12 June 12, 1932 in Ada'a to an Oromo family. His younger brother, Demissie Wolde (b. March 8, 1937), was also destined to become an international distance running star. In 1951, Degaga moved to Addis Ababa. At his first Olympic appearance in 1956, Degaga competed in the 800 m, 1,500 m and the 4x400 relay.
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2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres 2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres The women's 5000 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 14–17 August. With Margaret Wangari Muriuki dropping out injured in the first round, the finals had three Ethiopians (four if you count Tejitu Daba) and three Americans and only two Kenyans. Also missing by design is world record holder Tirunesh Dibaba who won the 10000 earlier, leaving Meseret Defar the 5000. The final started slow with the Ethiopians watching the front (the reigning Olympic champion Defar watching her teammates from the back), letting
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"Which is the most northerly of America's ""Great Lakes""?"
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Great Lakes Waterway upbound direction is away from the St. Lawrence River (westerly or northerly except in Lake Michigan where upbound is southerly). Channels are marked with navigation buoys in constricted areas and pilots are required on foreign boats. Recreational boats can use or cross the ship channels, but the large boats, with limited maneuverability, have right of way. Map of the North American Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway from 1959, depicting the entire length beginning at the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in the east to the western-most terminus at Lake Superior. Great Lakes Waterway The Great Lakes Waterway is a
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Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes The Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes is a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America, since June 2010. It has 58 congregations, in the American states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and one in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was previously the Anglican District of the Great Lakes of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America, since August 2008, which was a founding diocese of the Anglican Church in North America in June 2009. The history of the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes
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"Which of America's ""Great Lakes"" has the smallest surface area?"
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Great Lakes Great Lakes The Great Lakes (), also called the Laurentian Great Lakes and the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes located primarily in the upper mid-east region of North America, on the Canada–United States border, which connect to the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River. They consist of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, although hydrologically, there are four lakes, Superior, Erie, Ontario, and Michigan-Huron. The lakes are interconnected by the Great Lakes Waterway. The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area, and second largest
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Great Lakes been set in 1964. By April 2015 the water level had recovered to 7 inches (17.5 cm) more than the "long term monthly average". The Great Lakes contain 21% of the world's surface fresh water: , or 6.0×10 U.S. gallons, that is 6 quadrillion U.S gallons, (2.3×10 liters). This is enough water to cover the 48 contiguous U.S. states to a uniform depth of . Although the lakes contain a large percentage of the world's fresh water, the Great Lakes supply only a small portion of U.S. drinking water on a national basis. The total surface area of the lakes
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What is the main ingredient of Duxelles sauce or Duxelles stuffing?
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Duxelles Duxelles Duxelles is a finely chopped (minced) mixture of mushrooms or mushroom stems, onions or shallots, herbs such as thyme or parsley, and black pepper, sautéed in butter and reduced to a paste. Cream is sometimes used as well, and some recipes add a dash of madeira or sherry. It is a basic preparation used in stuffings and sauces (notably, Beef Wellington) or as a garnish. Duxelles can also be filled into a pocket of raw pastry and baked as a savory tart. Duxelles is made with any cultivated or wild mushroom, depending on the recipe. Duxelles made with wild
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Onion sauce or simmer the mixture to create a sauce. Some preparations involve frying the onions until they are browned, while others do not brown the onions. Onion sauce can be used to complement many foods, such as potatoes and peas, meats, such as pork, duck, rabbit, mutton, and liver, such as calf liver. Onion sauce prepared with bread crumbs may be used as a stuffing, which can be used in various poultry dishes, such as goose. Cebolada is a Portuguese onion stew, onion sauce or paste that is prepared with onion as a primary ingredient. It is used on several Portuguese
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William, Duke of Gloucester, was the only one of which monarch's twelve children to survive infancy?
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Duke of Gloucester fourth son of King Henry IV. The title was next conferred on Richard, brother to King Edward IV. When Richard himself became king, the dukedom merged into the crown. After Richard's death, the title was considered ominous, since the first three such dukes had all died without issue to inherit their titles. The title was not awarded for over 150 years: the next to receive the dukedom was the son of King Charles I, Henry Stuart, upon whose death the title again became extinct. Prince William, son of the future Queen Anne, was styled "Duke of Gloucester" for his whole
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Prince William, Duke of Gloucester Prince William, Duke of Gloucester Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (24 July 1689 – 30 July 1700) was the son of Princess Anne, later Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1702, and her husband, Prince George of Denmark. He was their only child to survive infancy. Styled Duke of Gloucester, he was viewed by contemporaries as a Protestant champion because his birth seemed to cement the Protestant succession established in the "Glorious Revolution" that had deposed his Catholic grandfather James II the previous year. Gloucester's mother was estranged from her brother-in-law and cousin, William III, and her sister, Mary
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'Masala Chai' is an Indian tea flavoured with which sweet spice?
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Masala chai beverage; see the discussion of the terminology above (literally, "latte" is Italian for "milk"). Masala chai Masala chai (; literally "mixed-spice tea") is a flavoured tea beverage made by brewing black tea with a mixture of aromatic Indian spices and herbs. Originating in the Indian subcontinent, the beverage has gained worldwide popularity, becoming a feature in many coffee and tea houses. Although traditionally prepared as a decoction of green cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, ground cloves, ground ginger, and black peppercorn together with black tea leaves, retail versions include tea bags for infusion, instant powdered mixtures, and concentrates. The term "chai"
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Masala chai some prefer unsweetened "chai", some sugar enhances the flavour of the spices. Some recipes use up to three tablespoons of sugar in 3½ cups of chai. Sugar is typically added to suit the drinker. The simplest traditional method of preparing "masala chai" is through decoction, by actively simmering or boiling a mixture of milk and water with loose-leaf tea, sweeteners, and whole spices. Indian markets all over the world sell various brands of "chai masala", (Hindi चाय मसाला ["chāy masālā"], "tea spice") for this purpose, though many households or tea vendors, known in India as "chai wallahs", blend their own.
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On the death of Horatio Nelson, who assumed command at the 'Battle of Trafalgar'?
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Battle of Trafalgar attack was to be made in two lines. One, led by his second-in-command Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, was to sail into the rear of the enemy line, while the other, led by Nelson, was to sail into the centre and vanguard. The intention was to split the enemy line and engage in close quarter action, a form of combat in which, Nelson believed, the British fleet would have the advantage. In preparation for the battle, Nelson ordered the ships of his fleet to be painted in a distinctive yellow and black pattern (later known as the "Nelson Chequer") that would make
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The Death of Nelson, 21 October 1805 of Christ from the cross. The Death of Nelson, 21 October 1805 The Death of Nelson, 21 October 1805 is an 1807 painting by Arthur William Devis portraying the death of Horatio Nelson at 16:30 on 21 October 1805, below decks on his flagship during the Battle of Trafalgar. It is now in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Only a month after Trafalgar, on 22 November, a press advert by the publisher Josiah Boydell announced he would give a prize of 500 guineas for the best "Death of Nelson" painting, which he would then engrave. Devis and Benjamin West were
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Which daughter of Laban and first wife of Jacob, bore him twelve sons?
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Laban (Bible) Laban (Bible) Laban () is a figure in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. He was the brother of Rebekah, who married Isaac and bore Jacob. Laban welcomed his nephew as a young man, and set him the stipulation of seven years' labour before he permitted him to marry his daughter Rachel. Laban tricked Jacob into marrying his elder daughter Leah instead. Jacob then took both women as wives. Laban and his family were described as dwelling in Paddan Aram, in Mesopotamia. Though the biblical text itself does not attest to this, Rabbinic sources also identify him as
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Jacob and his twelve sons Jacob and his twelve sons Jacob and his twelve sons is a series of thirteen paintings by Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán. The series of life-size portraits was painted between 1641 and 1658. Twelve of the thirteen paintings are in Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, England, and one is in Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire. The series traveled to the Americas for the first time in 2016, to be displayed at the Meadows Museum in Dallas, Texas, from 17 September 2017 until 7 January 2018, and then in New York City at the Frick Collection from 31 January until 22 April 2018. The
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Which sister of Lazarus and Mary gave Jesus hospitality at her home in Bethany?
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Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary (also referred to as Christ in the House of Martha and by other variant names) refers to an episode in the life of Jesus which appears only in Luke's Gospel (), and can be read immediately after the Parable of the Good Samaritan (). Jesus visits the home of Lazarus, Martha and Mary of Bethany, the latter typically conflated in Catholic medieval tradition with Mary Magdalene, though the New Testament probably means a different person. According to the Gospel of Luke: As Jesus and
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Lazarus of Bethany possession of his head which they still venerate. Pilgrims also visit another purported tomb of Lazarus at the Vézelay Abbey in Burgundy. In the Abbey of the Trinity at Vendôme, a phylactery was said to contain a tear shed by Jesus at the tomb of Lazarus. The "Golden Legend", compiled in the 13th century, records the Provençal tradition. It also records a grand lifestyle imagined for Lazarus and his sisters (note that therein Lazarus' sister Mary is conflated with Mary Magdalene): Mary Magdalene had her surname of Magdalo, a castle, and was born of right noble lineage and parents, which
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Who was the last British king to lead an army into battle?
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Tom Brown (British Army soldier) published in the same year as the battle. Tom Brown (British Army soldier) Sir Thomas Brown ( – ) was born in Kirkleatham, in present-day Redcar and Cleveland, in the north-east region of England. He was a hero of the Battle of Dettingen (27 June 1743), in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession; the last time that a British monarch, in this case King George II, personally led his own country's troops into battle. Little is known of his early life, save for him being a shoemaker's apprentice in Yarm, before joining the Army. Once enlisted, Brown fought
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Sikhs in the British Indian Army Sikhs in the British Indian Army Sikhs served in the British Indian Army throughout the British Raj. Sikh units fought at the Battle of Saragarhi; in the First World War, as the "Black Lions", as well as during the Second World War in Malaya, Burma and Italy. After the fall of the Sikh Empire and death of its king Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the British conquered this large territory with much difficulty as it was the last kingdom in India to be taken over by the british, and began recruiting Sikhs into their army in large numbers. The Battle of Saragarhi
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What name is given to the first, horseshoe-shaped section of the human intestine?
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Human digestive system The duodenum is the first and shortest section of the small intestine. It is a hollow, jointed C-shaped tube connecting the stomach to the jejunum. It starts at the duodenal bulb and ends at the suspensory muscle of duodenum. The attachment of the suspensory muscle to the diaphragm is thought to help the passage of food by making a wider angle at its attachment. Most food digestion takes place in the small intestine. Segmentation contractions act to mix and move the chyme more slowly in the small intestine allowing more time for absorption (and these continue in the large intestine).
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Horseshoe-Shaped Hearth with Ram-Headed Ends Horseshoe-Shaped Hearth with Ram-Headed Ends The Horseshoe-Shaped Hearth with Ram-Headed Ends, is a clay sculpture found in the History Museum of Armenia. Armenia's Early Bronze Age monuments that were discovered had similar hearths decorated with anthropomorphic and animal sculptures, that were special altars installed in homes to perform beliefs concerning agricultural rituals. Early Bronze Age culture built stone hearths next to clay mobile hearths which served different purposes. Horseshoe-shaped or arched-shaped mobile hearths are used only for ceremonial purposes. According to common belief, the mobile hearth symbolizes the male head of the household and their ability to prosper. The mobile
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Which area of the human tongue is sensitive to sweet taste?
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Tongue membrane, with the epiglottis by three glossoepiglottic folds of mucous membrane, with the soft palate by the glossopalatine arches, and with the pharynx by the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and the mucous membrane. It also forms the anterior wall of the oropharynx. The average length of the human tongue from the oropharynx to the tip is 10 cm. The average weight of the human tongue from adult males is 70g and for adult females 60g. In phonetics and phonology, a distinction is made between the tip of the tongue and the blade (the portion just behind the tip). Sounds made
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Taste bud Taste bud Taste buds contain the taste receptor cells, which are also known as gustatory cells. The taste receptors are located around the small structures known as papillae found on the upper surface of the tongue, soft palate, upper esophagus, the cheek, and epiglottis. These structures are involved in detecting the five elements of taste perception: salty, sour, bitter, sweet and umami. A popular myth assigns these different tastes to different regions of the tongue; in reality these tastes can be detected by any area of the tongue. Via small openings in the tongue epithelium, called taste pores, parts of
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In the film 'Die Hard', the last view of which actor, was of him falling from a tower block with a gun in his hand?
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Die Hard with a Vengeance act. And Jeremy Irons' villain isn't fit to tie Alan Rickman's shoelaces." In the "Crime Time Filmbook", which archives various UK film reviews, the film was given a 5/5 star review citing it as "...simply the best Action film of the decade, leaving imitators like "Bad Boys", "Executive Decision", "The Rock" and "Chain Reaction" in varying depths of shadow. "Die Hard with a Vengeance" was released on Laserdisc on January 17, 1996, on VHS on May 14, 1996, and on DVD on March 9, 1999. A special edition was released on DVD on July 10, 2001 and then re-released in
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Die Hard with a Vengeance in "Pulp Fiction"." Roger Ebert gave the film a positive review, praising the action sequences and the performances of Willis, Jackson, and Irons, concluding: ""Die Hard with a Vengeance" is basically a wind-up action toy, cleverly made, and delivered with high energy. It delivers just what it advertises, with a vengeance." "Empire" magazine's Ian Nathan applauded the film with a three out of five stars review stating that ""Die Hard with a Vengeance" is better than "Die Hard 2", but not as good as the peerless original. Though it's breathless fun, the film runs out of steam in the last
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How many lumber vertebrae are there in the human spine?
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Vertebral column front and the back, and in between the vertebrae joining the spinous processes, the transverse processes and the vertebral laminae. The vertebrae in the human vertebral column are divided into different regions, which correspond to the curves of the spinal column. The articulating vertebrae are named according to their region of the spine. Vertebrae in these regions are essentially alike, with minor variation. These regions are called the cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, sacrum and coccyx. There are seven cervical vertebrae, twelve thoracic vertebrae and five lumbar vertebrae. The number of vertebrae in a region can vary but overall
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Thoracic vertebrae with the tubercles of the ribs. By convention, the human thoracic vertebrae are numbered T1–T12, with the first one (T1) located closest to the skull and the others going down the spine toward the lumbar region. These are the general characteristics of the second through eighth thoracic vertebrae. The first and ninth through twelfth vertebrae contain certain peculiarities, and are detailed below. The bodies in the middle of the thoracic region are heart-shaped and as broad in the anteroposterior as in the transverse direction. At the ends of the thoracic region they resemble respectively those of the cervical and lumbar
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The human spine includes how many cervical vertebrae?
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Cervical spine disorder Cervical spine disorder Cervical spine disorders are illnesses that affect the cervical spine, which is made up of the upper first seven vertebrae, encasing and shielding the spinal cord. This fragment of the spine starts from the region above the shoulder blades and ends by supporting and connecting the Skull. The cervical spine contains many different anatomic compositions, including muscles, bones, ligaments, and joints. All of these structures have nerve endings that can detect painful problems when they occur. Such nerves supply muscular control and sensations to the skull and arms while correspondingly providing our bodies with flexibility and motion.
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Cervical vertebrae as a marker of human anatomy. This includes: Cervical vertebrae In vertebrates, cervical vertebrae (singular: "vertebra") are the vertebrae of the neck, immediately below the skull. Thoracic vertebrae in all mammalian species are those vertebrae that also carry a pair of ribs, and lie caudal to the cervical vertebrae. Further caudally follow the lumbar vertebrae, which also belong to the trunk, but do not carry ribs. In reptiles, all trunk vertebrae carry ribs and are called dorsal vertebrae. In many species, though not in mammals, the cervical vertebrae bear ribs. In many other groups, such as lizards and saurischian dinosaurs,
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Which world leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990?
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World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates The World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates was initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 90s, as a forum in which the Nobel Peace Laureates and the Peace Laureate Organizations could come together to address global issues with a view to encourage and support peace and human well being in the world. Its Permanent Secretariat is an independent, non-profit, ECOSOC non-governmental organization, based in Rome, operating on a permanent basis. A permanent staff, mainly composed of volunteers, promotes the work of the Nobel Peace Prize Winners and organizes the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
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2015 Nobel Peace Prize Zarif for the Iran nuclear deal, Pope Francis for his assistance in the United States–Cuban Thaw, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC guerrilla leader Timoleón Jiménez for the peace process in the Colombian conflict, and Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege who treats victims of sexual violence and has been nominated for this before. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. For the 2015 award, the members were: 2015 Nobel Peace Prize The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for "its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in
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Which company's advert, shot from the air in Utah, USA, starred 6300 people in coloured tracksuits?
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Something in the Air "The Dish" (2000), and "The Girl Next Door" (2004). It also appeared on and was the title of the second disc in the Deluxe Edition of the "Easy Rider" soundtrack. "Something in the Air" has been used extensively in television, most notably on an advertisement for British Airways which featured PJ O'Rourke. The song also appeared in a retro TV advert for the Austin Mini in the early 1990s, featuring 1960s fashion model "Twiggy". More recently, a version of the song was used in the advertisements for the mobile phone service provider TalkTalk. (A similar advert for TalkTalk shown at
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Coloured people in Namibia "coloured" and "black" townships. The first shot fired killed the "coloured" leader, Willem Cloete, the representative on the Native Advisory Board. According to official reports 11 people were killed and 25 injured. • Coloured Advisory Council • Coloured Council • Council for Coloured Affairs • Federal Coloured People's Party (FCPP) • South West Africa Coloured Organisation (SWACO) • South West Africa Coloured Peoples’ Bond (SWACPB) • South West African Coloured Teachers’ Association (SWACTA) • South West African Labour (SWALP) Coloured people in Namibia Coloured people in Namibia are people with both European and African ancestry. Coloureds have immigrated to Namibia,
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Who notched up his 4000th winner in Britain, by winning the 1997 St. Leger on a horse named 'Silver Patriach'?
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Silver Patriarch Silver Patriarch Silver Patriarch (foaled 1994) was a racehorse, winner of the 1997 St Leger and of seven other races. He was ridden by Pat Eddery in all but three of his races. The horse was bred in Ireland, by Saddlers' Hall and out of the American horse Early Rising, but was trained in Britain by John Dunlop. After winning two of his four starts as a two-year-old, at Newmarket and Pontefract, he finished third in the Sandown Classic Trial at Sandown Park in April 1997, before winning the Lingfield Derby Trial and being touched off by a short head
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Jerry (St Leger winner) winner was Clearwell, a grey colt who won the 2000 Guineas in 1833. Jerry had some success as a sire of sires: his son Tomboy sired the St Leger winner Nutwith and was the damsire of the 1000 Guineas winner Manganese, later a successful broodmare. Another of Jerry's sons was Jericho, a successful racehorse who sired the 2000 Guineas winner The Promised Land. Jerry's last notable offspring were foaled in 1845. Jerry (St Leger winner) Jerry (1821 – c. 1845) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1824. In a
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Much in the news during the 'Falklands Crisis', on which island is Wideawake Airfield?
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Falklands War Ensign flies alongside the Union Jack in South Georgia. God Save the Queen." The Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, broke the news to the media, telling them to "Just rejoice at that news, and congratulate our forces and the Marines!" On 1 May, British operations on the Falklands opened with the "Black Buck 1" attack (of a series of five) on the airfield at Stanley. A Vulcan bomber from Ascension flew on an round trip dropping conventional bombs across the runway at Stanley and back to Ascension. The mission required repeated refuelling, and required several Victor K2 tanker aircraft operating in
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British logistics in the Falklands War all contractors or employees, or the family members of contractors or employees, of British or American companies that included Cable & Wireless, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). There were about 200 schoolchildren on the island, who were obliged to leave at age 18. Although considered a United States Air Force (USAF) base, the US military garrison consisted of just one man, the base commander, Lieutenant Colonel William D. Bryden. Wideawake Airfield was built on the island by the US during the Second World War. The
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"What is meant by the suffix ""-algia"", as in neuralgia?"
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Neuralgia Neuralgia Neuralgia (Greek "neuron", "nerve" + "algos", "pain") is pain in the distribution of a nerve or nerves, as in intercostal neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, and glossopharyngeal neuralgia. Under the general heading of neuralgia are trigeminal neuralgia (TN), atypical trigeminal neuralgia (ATN), occipital neuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia and postherpetic neuralgia (caused by shingles or herpes). The term "neuralgia" is also used to refer to pain associated with sciatica and brachial plexopathy. Atypical trigeminal neuralgia (ATN) is a rare form of neuralgia and may also be the most misdiagnosed form. The symptoms can be mistaken for migraines, dental problems such as temporomandibular joint
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Algia Mae Hinton expert in the Piedmont finger-picking style, and who often played at family gatherings, house parties, and services at the local congregation. From her father, who was a dancer, Algia Mae learned buck dancing and the two-step. Algia Mae married Millard R. Hinton in 1950. They subsequently moved to Raleigh, where they had seven children. The marriage lasted until 1965, when Millard Hinton was killed. At this point, Algia Mae moved with her children back to the O'Neal township and earned income as a field laborer. In the meantime, she played at house parties in Johnston County, North Carolina and for
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Which branch of the arts was Barbara Hepworth famous for?
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Barbara Hepworth Barbara Hepworth Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth (10 January 1903 – 20 May 1975) was an English artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. She was one of the few female artists of her generation to achieve international prominence. Along with artists such as Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo, Hepworth was a leading figure in the colony of artists who resided in St Ives during the Second World War. Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth was born on 10 January 1903 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, the eldest child of Gertrude and Herbert Hepworth. Her father was a
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Barbara Hepworth suites with the Curwen Gallery and its director Stanley Jones, one in 1969 and one in 1971. The latter was entitled "The Aegean Suite" (1971) and was inspired by Hepworth's trip to Greece in 1954 with Margaret Gardiner. The artist also produced a set of lithographs entitled "Opposing Forms" (1970) with Marlborough Fine Art in London. Barbara Hepworth died in an accidental fire at her Trewyn studios on 20 May 1975 at the age of 72. Two museums are named after Hepworth and have significant collections of her work: the Barbara Hepworth Museum in St Ives, Cornwall and The Hepworth
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Which is the ninth sign of the Zodiac?
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Astrological sign of a sign are together sufficient to define it, they can be grouped to indicate their symbolism. The first four signs, Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer, form the group of personal signs. The next four signs, Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio form the group of interpersonal signs. The last four signs of the zodiac, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces, form the group of transpersonal signs. Dane Rudhyar presented the tropical zodiac primary factors, used in the curriculum of the RASA School of Astrology. The tropical zodiac is the zodiac of seasonal factors as opposed to the sidereal zodiac (constellation factors).
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Burmese zodiac zodiac employs eight signs in a seven-day week, with each sign representing its own day, cardinal direction, planet (celestial body) and animal; it is known as the "Mahabote zodiac". The zodiacs, with slight variations, are also found in Sri Lanka and Thailand. While the eight signs are the most prevalent in modern Burmese zodiac, the zodiac officially also recognizes a ninth sign called Ketu ( ), which rules over all of the signs. The same sign also appears in Sri Lanka and Thailand under the same name. Ketu's sign is a mythical Animal of Five Beauties called pyinsarupa ( )
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'Chantrelle' and 'Porcini' are both well-known varieties of which foodstuff?
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Funki Porcini Funki Porcini Funki Porcini is the stage name of English musician and film maker James Braddell. The name "Funki Porcini" is a twist on "Funghi Porcini", the Italian name of the mushroom Boletus edulis, commonly known as "penny bun". He spent ten years in Italy making music for film and television. Thereafter, he returned to England. In 1994 he signed to independent record label Ninja Tune and set up his own studio, "The Uterus Goldmine". For his fourth album, "Fast Asleep", Braddell worked with Team Alcohol (a.k.a. Rupert Small) to produce visual interpretations of eight tracks, which are included on
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Eugene Chantrelle Eugene Chantrelle Eugene Marie Chantrelle (1834 in Nantes – 31 May 1878 in Edinburgh) was a French teacher who lived in Edinburgh and who was convicted for the murder of his wife, Elizabeth Dyer. He is claimed to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's character Dr Jekyll featured in "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". Stevenson met Chantrelle at the home of Victor Richon, Stevenson's old French master. Chantrelle was hanged for his crimes at Calton Prison in Edinburgh. Chantrelle was teaching French at the private Newington Academy in Edinburgh when he began a relationship with
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Who played 'Olive Oyl' in the 1980 film 'Popeye'?
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Olive Oyl game. In the musical live-action feature film "Popeye" (1980), Olive is portrayed by Shelley Duvall. In her Famous Studios version, Olive Oyl is given more hair, smaller feet, wider eyes, more feminine face, a tomboyish streak and a slightly less silly personality. She had black hair with a red bow. She wears a red shirt with short sleeves, black skirt with a red line on the bottom and black high heels. Olive Oyl is foolish, full of energy, enthusiasm, and the joy of living. In MAD Magazine #21 (1951), a parody of Olive called "Mazola Oil" appeared in "Poopeye". Mazola
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Olive Oyl for President Olive Oyl for President Olive Oyl for President is a 1948 entry in the "Popeye the Sailor" animated short subject series, produced by Famous Studios and released on January 30, 1948 by Paramount Pictures. The short is a reworking of a 1932 "Betty Boop" cartoon, "Betty Boop for President", and depicts what Popeye imagines the world would be like if Olive Oyl were president. The downtown streets of Popeye and Olive Oyl's town are flooded with crowds who have turned out to hear various presidential candidates trying to convince voters to elect them to the White House. Olive wonders aloud
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Which Africancapital city is served by 'Bole Airport'?
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Addis Ababa Bole International Airport be open to the public no later than June 2018. Addis Ababa Bole International Airport Addis Ababa Bole International Airport based the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is located in the Bole area, southeast of the city centre and north of Debre Zeyit. The airport was formerly known as "Haile Selassie I International Airport". It is the main hub of Ethiopian Airlines, the national airline that serves destinations in Ethiopia and throughout the African continent, as well as nonstop service to Asia, Europe, North America and South America. The airport is also the base of the Ethiopian Aviation Academy.
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Addis Ababa Bole International Airport departing from and arriving at the airport. In 1960, Ethiopian Airlines realized the runway at Lidetta was too short for its new jet aircraft, the Boeing 720. Thus a new airport was built at Bole. By December 1992 the new runway and control tower were operational. In 1997, an expansion plan was announced for the airport. This expansion would be done in three phases: The expanded old runway and the new runway are capable of handling the Boeing 747 and Airbus A340 aircraft. The new parallel runway is connected by five entrances and exits to the old runway, which serves
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Scarborough is the capital of which West Indian island?
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Scarborough, Tobago Scarborough, Tobago Scarborough is a city and the capital of the Island of Tobago as well as the ninth-most-populous in Trinidad and Tobago. Scarborough became the capital of Tobago in 1769. In Western Tobago, at the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean, Scarborough is the economic and cultural center of the region of Tobago. The estimated population in 2011 was 17,537. Scarborough is ranked as one of Trinidad and Tobago's most densely populated towns alongside Port of Spain, San Fernando, Chaguanas and Arima. The town's skyline is dominated by Fort King George, an 18th-century fortification named after King George III, which
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West Scarborough incline. Fuller Farm, a property now conserved and managed by the Scarborough Land Trust, is a former family-owned farm that has miles of scenic trails and access to the Nonesuch River. Map of Scarborough, Maine neighborhoods: Map Fuller Farm, Scarborough Land Trust: West Scarborough West Scarborough is an area within the northwesternmost portion of the town of Scarborough, Maine. It is roughly defined as west of the Maine Turnpike and U.S. Route 1, west of Dunstan Corner, and southwest of North Scarborough. It is the most rural part of Scarborough, with comparatively the lowest amount of residential and business development;
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Which was the only 'Live 8' venue that was in the southern hemisphere?
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Southern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere are São Paulo, where the Bovespa Index is headquartered, along with Sydney, home to the Australian Securities Exchange, Johannesburg, home to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Buenos Aires, headquarters of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, the oldest stock market in the Southern Hemisphere. Among the most developed nations in the Southern Hemisphere are Australia, with a nominal GDP per capita of US$51,850 and a Human Development Index of 0.939, the second highest in the world as of 2016. New Zealand is also well developed, with a nominal GDP per capita of US$38,385 and a Human Development Index of
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Southern Hemisphere has members of the closely related genera Lophozonia and Fuscospora. The eucalyptus is native to Australia but is now also planted in Southern Africa and Latin America for pulp production and, increasingly, biofuel uses. Approximately 800 million humans live in the Southern Hemisphere, representing only 10–12% of the total global human population of 7.3 billion. Of those 800 million people, 200 million live in Brazil, the largest country by land area in the Southern Hemisphere, while 141 million live on the island of Java, the most populous island in the world. The most populous nation in the Southern Hemisphere is
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What was the christian name of the classical composer Rachmaninov?
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Monument to Sergei Rachmaninov Chairman of the Union of Russian Composers Vladislav Kazenin, President of the Rachmaninov Society Professor Viktor Merzhanov, Professor of the Moscow Conservatory Alexei Kandinsky and Yuri Rakhmaninov. The bronze sculpture of Rachmaninov is mounted on a cubic granite pedestal. The composer is depicted dressed in a concert suit and sitting, leaning on the back of a chair. There is a slight tension in his figure. A soft smile on his face. A thoughtful look is turned to the distance, towards the house in which he lived for many years. Monument to Sergei Rachmaninov The Monument to Sergei Rachmaninov () was
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Christian Wolff (composer) music. To stir up, through the production of the music, a sense of social conditions in which we live and of how these might be changed." Wolff's music reached a new audience when Sonic Youth's "" featured works by avant-garde classical composers such as John Cage, Yoko Ono, Steve Reich, and Christian Wolff played by Sonic Youth along with several collaborators from the modern avant-garde music scene, such as Christian Marclay, William Winant, Wharton Tiers, Takehisa Kosugi and others, as well as Wolff himself. Christian Wolff (composer) Christian G. Wolff (born March 8, 1934) is an American composer of experimental
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Name the country is Asia which is double landlocked (surrounded by landlocked countries)?
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Landlocked country added two "de facto" states with no or limited international recognition: A country is "doubly landlocked" or "double-landlocked" when it is surrounded entirely by one or more landlocked countries (requiring the crossing of at least two national borders to reach a coastline). There are two such countries: There were no doubly landlocked countries from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the end of World War I. Liechtenstein bordered the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which had an Adriatic coastline, and Uzbekistan was then part of the Russian Empire, which had both ocean and sea access. With the dissolution of Austria-Hungary in 1918
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Landlocked country effect lakes without access to wider seaborne trade, countries such as Kazakhstan are still considered landlocked. Although the Caspian Sea is connected to the Black Sea via the man-made Volga–Don Canal, large oceangoing ships are unable to traverse it. Landlocked countries may be bordered by a single country having direct access to the high seas, two or more such countries, or be surrounded by other landlocked countries, making a country doubly landlocked. Three countries are landlocked by a single country (enclaved countries): Seven landlocked countries are surrounded by only two mutually bordering neighbours (semi-enclaved countries): To this group could be
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Who wrote the bestseller 'The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time'?
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a 2003 mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon. Its title quotes the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's 1892 short story "The Adventure of Silver Blaze". Haddon and "The Curious Incident" won the Whitbread Book Awards for Best Novel and Book of the Year, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book, and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. Unusually, it was published simultaneously in separate editions for adults and children. The novel is narrated in the first-person perspective
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time think, of "The Waves". An author whom I love actually, but who sometimes got a little too carried away." The book was joint winner of the 2004 Boeke Prize, won the 2003 Whitbread Book of the Year award and sold more than two million copies. Haddon also was one of the winners of the 2004 Alex Awards, which "honor the 10 top adult books with appeal for adolescents." As well as winning the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, Haddon earned the Book Trust teenage fiction award. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" was also long-listed for the Man
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Which fire-breathing monster in Greek mythology was killed by Bellerophon?
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Bellerophon ease, with the privations suffered by the good—is apparently the basis for Aristophanes' imputation of "atheism" to the poet. The replacement of Bellerophon by the more familiar culture hero Perseus was a development of Classical times that was standardized during the Middle Ages and has been adopted by the European poets of the Renaissance and later. Bellerophon Bellerophon (; Ancient Greek: Βελλεροφῶν) or Bellerophontes () is a hero of Greek mythology. He was "the greatest hero and slayer of monsters, alongside Cadmus and Perseus, before the days of Heracles", and his greatest feat was killing the Chimera, a monster that
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Harpy Tomb fled to Lycia after giving birth, or in order to give birth, to Apollo and Artemis. The Lycians play a part in the "Iliad", under their leader Sarpedon, as allies of Troy. Bellerophon killed the fire-breathing monster Chimaera which was ravaging Lycia. These stories may well not have originally been part of Lycian mythology, but may have been borrowed from the Greek. The Greek goddess Leto, for example, may have been equated with the Lycian mother goddess. Having incorporated Leto into their pantheon, the rest of the Greek stories followed naturally. Certainly, the temple to Leto was of some importance
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The Great Yorkshire Show has been held where since 1952?
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Great Yorkshire Show Great Yorkshire Show The Great Yorkshire Show (GYS) is an agricultural show which takes place on the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, North Yorkshire in the North of England annually from the second Tuesday of July until the following Thursday. It is organised and run by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS). Since the demise of the Royal Show the GYS has been the largest agricultural show in England, however within the UK it is surpassed by both the Royal Welsh Show and the Royal Highland Show. The show is highly successful and the Society generated income of £9.6 million in
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1952–53 Yorkshire Cup 1952–53 Yorkshire Cup The 1952–53 Yorkshire Cup was the forty-fifth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. Huddersfield won the trophy by beating Batley by the score of 18-8 The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 15,500 and receipts were £2,471 This was Huddersfield's second appearance in the Yorkshire Cup final in the last three years, winning in 1950 This season there were no junior/amateur clubs invited, no new entrants and no club "dropped out", and so the number of entrants remained at the same as last season's total number
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In France, which food is 'Marrons Glaces'?
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Marron glacé to build a factory to produce Spanish marrons glacés using Galician raw chestnuts, which previously were exported to France to produce the confectionary. Posada used the French and Italian formula to produce the marrons glacés. Today, there are two factories that produce marrons glacés in Spain. The French refer to chestnuts as "châtaigne" or "marron". Both terms refer to the fruit of the sweet chestnut "Castanea sativa". However, "marron" tends to denote a higher quality, larger fruit that is more easily peeled. The fifth edition of the dictionary "Dictionnaire de l'Académie française. Revu, corrigé et augmenté" published in 1798 states
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La Compagnie des glaces episodes that were produced is substantially different from that of the novels. "La Compagnie des glaces" also inspired the 26-episode anime series "Overman King Gainer" (2002) by Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of "Gundam". La Compagnie des glaces La Compagnie des glaces ("The Ice Company") is a series of 97 post-apocalyptic science fiction novels by the French writer Georges-Jean Arnaud, published between 1980 and 2005. Its setting is the Earth of the far future, covered by ice and governed dictatorially by railroad companies. In addition to science fiction, the novels also exhibit elements of crime and spy fiction. The series was
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Which American singer-songwriter's only British hit was in 1965 with the song'Eve Of Destruction'?
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Eve of Destruction (song) Eve of Destruction (song) "Eve of Destruction" is a protest song written by P. F. Sloan in mid-1964. Several artists have recorded it, but the best-known recording was by Barry McGuire. This recording was made between July 12 and July 15, 1965, and released by Dunhill Records. The accompanying musicians were top-tier Los Angeles session players: P. F. Sloan on guitar, Hal Blaine (of Phil Spector's Wrecking Crew) on drums, and Larry Knechtel on bass guitar. The vocal track was thrown on as a rough mix and was not intended to be the final version, but a copy of the
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Eve of Destruction (song) single in the late 1980s. In 2003, the reggae singer Luciano recorded a version of the song. The band Bishop Allen also released a song titled "Eve of Destruction" on their 2003 album, "Charm School", which takes its chorus from this song. The Cookeville, Tennessee, rock band MerseySide released a rocked up version in 2012 with the lyric "Think of all the hate there is in Al Qaeda", with the Mayan Calendar as the cover. Irish singer-songwriter Eleanor McEvoy also covered the song on her 2011 album "Alone", and often performs the song live with the lyrics altered to acknowledge
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Who was the first cricketer to play 100 ''Test Matches' for England?
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Colin Cowdrey a courtesy title). Colin Cowdrey Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, (24 December 19324 December 2000) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University (1952–1954), Kent County Cricket Club (1950–1976) and England (1954–1975). Universally known as Colin Cowdrey, he "delighted crowds throughout the world with his style and elegance", and was the first cricketer to play 100 Test matches, celebrating the occasion with 104 against Australia in 1968. In all he played 114 Tests, making 7,624 runs at an average of 44.06, overtaking Wally Hammond as the most prolific Test batsman, and taking 120 catches as a
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Test matches in England in 2005 seventh wicket fell at 245 in the last over of normal play, it allowed England to claim the extra half-hour. But only one more wicket fell as Bangladesh restored some pride. England wrapped up the game within 20 minutes on the third day, but Bangladesh, albeit against an attacking field had made 316, 27 short of making the hosts bat again. England therefore won the two Test series 2–0, taking both matches by more than an innings. This was their fifth successive Test series win, and the first time that the English had won five successive Test series since 1971.
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In which county is Bisley, home of the National Shooting Centre?
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National Shooting Centre velocity of , and maximum muzzle energy of . National Shooting Centre The National Shooting Centre in Bisley, Surrey is the largest civilian shooting range in the United Kingdom, and the headquarter of the National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom. The National Shooting Centre has a number of ranges to cater for differing firearms and shooting disciplines. Short Siberia is the situated furthest away from the Range Office at the end of Hobson's way, which is the Road at the back of Century Range. It is a rifle range with 27 x 100 yard targets and 9 x 200
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Bisley, Surrey its headquarters from London to Bisley Camp. Bisley hosted most of the shooting events in the 1908 Olympic Games, and all the shooting for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. During the 2012 Olympic Games the shooting was held at the Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich. As well as the rifle ranges, there are two clay target shooting complexes; The National Clay Shooting Centre, which caters for 'trap' disciplines such as Skeet and DTL, and Bisley Shooting Grounds, which caters for sporting clays, or simulated game shooting. Bisley is famous within shooting circles and has a long history. Some of the buildings within
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In 'Doctor Who', who came from the planet 'Mondas'?
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Telos (Doctor Who) the Cybermen destroyed, the Cryons regained their planet. For many years there was much confusion amongst "Doctor Who" fans as to whether the Cybermen had originated on Mondas or Telos. "The Tomb of the Cybermen" merely states "Telos was their home planet," seemingly at odds with the statements in "The Tenth Planet" that Mondas is where the Cybermen have originated. The first edition of "The Making of Doctor Who" (1972) gives Telos as their home planet, as do several 1970s novelisations of the Cybermen stories by co-creator Gerry Davis. With the episodes becoming easily accessible and the issue being covered
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Ben Jackson (Doctor Who) India "running an orphanage there." Ben also appeared in the 2017 "Doctor Who" Christmas special "Twice Upon a Time", portrayed by Jared Garfield, alongside Lily Travers as Polly. The episode's plot involves the events of "The Tenth Planet". In the spin off short story "Mondas Passing" by Paul Grice (in the anthology "Short Trips") which takes place in 1986, it is revealed that Ben and Polly have gone their separate ways and married other people. Ben meets a divorced Polly again with the help of the Second Doctor in 1999 ("That Time I Nearly Destroyed The World Whilst Looking For
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