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Which European country's flag is a dark blue rectangle on which is mounted an inverted gold right angled triangle and a line of nine white stars?
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Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina flag, the field was light blue and had five narrow yellow bars. Westendorp's decision ended up being the first alternative flag. However, it was changed slightly to a darker blue to symbolize the European Union's flag. Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina The flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina contains a wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow right triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag. The remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle. The
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Ailles rectangle Ailles rectangle The Ailles rectangle is a rectangle constructed from four right-angled triangles which is commonly used in geometry classes to find the values of trigonometric function of 15° and 75°. It is named after high school teacher Douglas S. Ailles. In every beginning trigonometry course, one learns of the 30°–60°–90° triangle with sides of length 1, 2, and . When two such triangles are placed in the positions shown in the illustration, the smallest rectangle that can enclose them has width 1 + and height . Drawing a line connecting the original triangles' top corners creates a 45°–45°–90° triangle
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The Empress Eugenie (1826-1920) was the wife of which European leader?
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Eugénie de Montijo "Juarez", Eugenie was portrayed by Gale Sondergaard as a ruthless monarch, glad to help her husband in his scheme to control Mexico. Eugénie de Montijo "Doña" María Eugenia Ignacia Augustina de Palafox y KirkPatrick, 16th Countess of Teba, 15th Marchioness of Ardales (5 May 1826 – 11 July 1920), known as Eugénie de Montijo (), was the last Empress Consort of the French (1853–70) as the wife of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French. The last Empress of the French was born in Granada, Spain, to Don Cipriano de Palafox y Portocarrero (1785–1839), Grandee, whose titles included 8th Count of
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RMS Empress of Canada (1920) RMS Empress of Canada (1920) RMS "Empress of Canada" was an ocean liner built in 1920 for the Canadian Pacific Steamships (CP) by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company at Govan on the Clyde in Scotland. This ship—the first of two CP vessels to be named "Empress of Canada"—regularly traversed the trans-Pacific route between the west coast of Canada and the Far East until 1939. In 1920, Canadian Pacific Steamships ordered a new ship to be built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company at Govan near Glasgow in Scotland. This "Empress" was a 21,517 ton, 653-foot ocean liner. The ship was
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Which Middle Eastern country's flag is a rectangle divided horizontally into three equal bands green (top) on white on black with a broader vertical red band at the hoist side?
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Flag of the United Arab Emirates show a large red rectangle on a white background. The flag of Umm Al Quwain consists of a red background, a white bar at the hoist similar the flags of Ajman and Dubai, and a large white star and crescent in the center as a symbol of Islam and representing allegiance to the Islamic world. Flag of the United Arab Emirates The flag of the United Arab Emirates () contains the Pan-Arab colors red, green, white, and black. It was adopted on December 2, 1971. Merchant ships may fly the alternative civil ensign, a red flag with the national flag
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Flag of the Maldives Flag of the Maldives The flag of the Republic of Maldives is green with a red border. The centre bears a vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the hoist side of the flag. It was adopted on 25 July 1965. The red rectangle represents the boldness of the nation's heroes, and their willingness to sacrifice their every drop of blood in defence of their country. The green rectangle in the centre symbolises peace and prosperity. The white crescent moon symbolises the Islamic faith. The colours are: The earliest flag of the Maldives consisted of a
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"Politics. Who in his speech to the House of Commons on the 4th April 1940 said, ""Hitler has missed the bus""?"
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Winston Churchill's 5th October Speech to the House of Commons Winston Churchill's 5th October Speech to the House of Commons Winston Churchill's 5th October 1938, Speech to the House of Commons Titled "Policy of His Majesty's Government", Winston Churchill foreshadows the fate of Europe after the signing of the Munich Agreement on 30 September 1938. Churchill, a Conservative in the House of Commons, was strongly against Prime Minister's Neville Chamberlain's policy of Appeasement. The Munich Agreement ceded the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia to avoid an armed conflict with Hitler's Germany. The speech took place on 5 October 1938 in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Following
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Winston Churchill's 5th October Speech to the House of Commons speaker from the Opposition Bench. Here is what the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle said, and I think the words apply very much to our treatment of Germany and our relations with her. "All these calamities fell upon us because of evil counsel, because tribute was not offered to them at the right time nor yet were they resisted; but when they had done the most evil, then was peace made with them." That is the wisdom of the past, for all wisdom is not new wisdom. Winston Churchill's 5th October Speech to the House of Commons Winston Churchill's 5th October 1938, Speech
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Who in 1497, discovered Newfoundland and claimed North America for Engalnd?
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North America those of Christopher Columbus. Alfred E. Hudd proposed a theory in 1908 that the continents are named after a Welsh merchant named Richard Amerike from Bristol, who is believed to have financed John Cabot's voyage of discovery from England to Newfoundland in 1497. A minutely explored belief that has been advanced is that America was named for a Spanish sailor bearing the ancient Visigothic name of 'Amairick'. Another is that the name is rooted in a Native American language. The United Nations formally recognizes "North America" as comprising three areas: Northern America, Central America, and The Caribbean. This has been
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Newfoundland and Labrador the sixteenth century, founded Plaisance (today Placentia), a seasonal haven which French fishermen later also used. In the Newfoundland will, now in an archive in Spain, of the Basque seaman Domingo de Luca dated 1563 de Luca asks "that my body be buried in this port of Plazençia in the place where those who die here are usually buried". This will is the oldest known civil document written in Canada. Twenty years later in 1583 Newfoundland became England's first possession in North America and one of the earliest permanent English colonies in the New World when Sir Humphrey Gilbert claimed
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Who was appointed commander-in-chief of the Parliamentary forces in the English Civil War in 1645?
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Commander-in-Chief of the Forces member of the Cabinet) and the Secretary of State for War. The office was replaced in 1904 with the creation of the Army Council and the appointment of Chief of the General Staff. In 1645, after the Outbreak of the English Civil War, Parliament appointed Thomas Fairfax "Captain General and Commander-in-Chief all the armies and forces raised and to be raised within the Commonwealth of England." Thomas Fairfax was the senior most military officer, having no superior, and held great personal control over the army and its officers. Lord Fairfax was styled "Lord General." None of his successors would use
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Commander-in-Chief of the Forces Commander-in-Chief of the Forces The Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, later Commander-in-Chief, British Army, or just the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), was the professional head of the English Army from 1660 to 1707 (the English Army, founded in 1645, was succeeded in 1707 by the new British Army, incorporating existing Scottish regiments) and of the British Army from 1707 until 1904. In most instances, Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces were not cabinet members. Instead, the British Army was represented variously in government by the Paymaster of the Forces (Paymaster General), the Master-General of the Ordnance, the Secretary at War (who was not usually a
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Bamako is the capital of which West African Republic?
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Bamako Bamako Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a population of 2,009,109. In 2006, it was estimated to be the fastest-growing city in Africa and sixth-fastest in the world. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country. Bamako is the nation's administrative centre. The city proper is a cercle in its own right. Bamako's river port is located in nearby Koulikoro, along with a major regional trade and conference center. Bamako is the seventh-largest West African urban center after Lagos,
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BCEAO Tower (Bamako) a distance. The distinctive "horns" (or "bat ears") on the building's top, and its deeply incised, vertically variegated facade are typical decorative elements of Sahelian architecture, found on buildings such as the Great Mosque of Djenné, and strongly resembling the 1923 Bamako Market building. The BCEAO Tower is the Malian headquarters of the Central Bank of West African States, which provides development banking and government financial and currency services in several Francophone West African nations. The building is located in the busy Commune III neighbourhood, where "Avenue Moussa Tavele" meets the waterside boulevard between the two main Bamako bridges: King
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What is the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup?
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Ryder Cup display boards at The Belfry still read "The 2001 Ryder Cup", and U.S. captain Curtis Strange deliberately referred to his team as "The 2001 Ryder Cup Team" in his speech at the closing ceremony. It was later decided to hold the subsequent Ryder Cup in 2004 (rather than 2003) and thereafter in even-numbered years. This change also affected the men's Presidents Cup and Seve Trophy and women's Solheim Cup competitions, as each switched from even to odd years. Although the team was referred to as "Great Britain" up to 1971, a number of golfers from the Republic of Ireland, Northern
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1993 Ryder Cup 1993 Ryder Cup The 30th Ryder Cup Matches were held in England at The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire, near Sutton Coldfield. The United States team won a second consecutive Ryder Cup, by a margin of 15 to 13 points. Europe took a slender one point lead into the Sunday singles matches in what was a close contest. Davis Love III secured victory for the U.S. by defeating Costantino Rocca at the last hole, 1 up. Through 2018, this is the most recent U.S. victory in Europe and also the last time the U.S. retained the Cup. This was the first
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Conakry is the capital of which West African Republic?
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Conakry International Airport an improved passenger departure lounge. As of January 2011, no changes have been made to the arrivals (customs and luggage carousels). The airport, as of 2012, has 360,000+ passengers per year. Conakry International Airport Conakry International Airport , also known as Gbessia International Airport, is an airport serving Conakry, capital of the Republic of Guinea in West Africa. It is divided into domestic and international terminals. A number of West African, North African and European airlines serve Conakry. The Conakry VOR/DME (Ident: GIA) and Conakry non-directional beacon (Ident: CY) are located on the field. The airport was built in 1945.
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Conakry violence against the rule of President Lansana Conté and the successive prime ministers Cellou Dalein Diallo and Eugène Camara appointed to fill the post after the resignation of Prime Minister François Lonseny Fall in April 2004. Violence reached a peak in January–February 2007 in a general strike, which saw over one hundred deaths when the Army confronted protesters. Conakry is serviced by Conakry International Airport which has flights to several cities in West Africa and Europe. According to Köppen climate classification, Conakry features a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: "Aw"). Conakry features a wet season and a dry season.
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Who in 1975 were the first ever winners of the Cricket World Cup?
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1975 Cricket World Cup Final cover off Vanburn Holder, and the crowd rushed onto the field oblivious to the umpire's call. Amid the chaos, Fredericks attempted a run-out but missed and the ball disappeared into the crowd. Lillee and Thomson kept running between the wickets until the crowd were dispersed. When play was resumed, the umpires decided to give Australia two runs. After protest from Thomson, they awarded three runs. 1975 Cricket World Cup Final The final of the 1975 ICC Cricket World Cup was played in Lord's, London on 21 June. West Indies defeated Australia by 17 runs to lift the first ever World
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1975 Cricket World Cup batted through the full 60 overs for 36 not out, prompting several pitch invasions from unhappy Indian fans. The format of the first world cup was 2 groups of four teams each, and each team playing each other. The top two team from each group then advance to the semi-finals, where the winners then advance (qualified) for the finals. The first Cricket World Cup was played in England on seven different venues. A total of 16 matches were played in the 1975 Cricket World Cup, including two semi-finals and a final. The following 8 teams qualified for the final tournament.
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"In which magazine was Dickens' ""Oliver Twist"" first serialised?"
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Oliver Twist contributed as well. "Oliver Twist" has been the subject of numerous adaptations for various media, including a highly successful musical play, "Oliver!", and the multiple Academy Award-winning 1968 motion picture. Disney also put its spin on the novel with the animated film called "Oliver & Company" in 1988. The novel was originally published in monthly instalments in the magazine "Bentley's Miscellany", from February 1837 to April 1839. It was originally intended to form part of Dickens's serial, "The Mudfog Papers". George Cruikshank provided one steel etching per month to illustrate each instalment. The novel first appeared in book form six
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Oliver Twist Oliver Twist Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress is Charles Dickens's second novel, and was first published as a serial 1837–39. The story centres on orphan Oliver Twist, born in a workhouse and sold into apprenticeship with an undertaker. After escaping, Oliver travels to London, where he meets "The Artful Dodger", a member of a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal, Fagin. "Oliver Twist" is notable for its unromantic portrayal by Dickens of criminals and their sordid lives, as well as for exposing the cruel treatment of the many orphans in London in the mid-19th century.
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Over which course is the 'Whitbread Gold Cup' run?
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Bet365 Gold Cup Bet365 Gold Cup The Bet365 Gold Cup is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 3 miles and 5 furlongs , and during its running there are twenty-four fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April. The event was established in 1957, and it was originally called the Whitbread Gold Cup. It was sponsored by Whitbread Brewers at the instigation of Colonel Bill Whitbread,
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Singapore Gold Cup Singapore Gold Cup The Singapore Gold Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually at the end of November at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group One race is run over a distance and is open to domestic horses age three and older. The Singapore Gold Cup follows the Raffles Cup and the Queen Elizabeth II Cup as the third leg of the Singapore Triple Crown. Inaugurated in 1924 at the Serangoon Road Race Course at Farrer Park, it was raced there until 1933 at which time it was moved to the
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Which fish has a curling prehensile tail?
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Spiny seahorse Spiny seahorse The spiny seahorse ("Hippocampus histrix"), also referred to as the thorny seahorse, is a marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae, native from the Indo-Pacific area. The spiny seahorse is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of 15–17 cm. The body is slender, elongated and completely covered with thorns. These are sharp with dark tips, and uniformly sized on the prehensile tail. The trunk has long thorns which continue until the coronet, which has 4-5. The head is also provided with numerous spines especially on the forehead, the base of the cheeks, the nose and
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Prehensile tail Prehensile tail A prehensile tail is the tail of an animal that has adapted to be able to grasp or hold objects. Fully prehensile tails can be used to hold and manipulate objects, and in particular to aid arboreal creatures in finding and eating food in the trees. If the tail cannot be used for this it is considered only partially prehensile - such tails are often used to anchor an animal's body to dangle from a branch, or as an aid for climbing. The term "prehensile" means "able to grasp" (from the Latin "prehendere", to take hold of, to
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Where is the 'king George VI' horse race held?
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King George VI Chase Orchid won it four times and Kauto Star won it five times. The race is currently sponsored by the 32Red bookmaking firm. Most successful horse (5 wins): Leading jockey (5 wins): Leading trainer (9 wins): King George VI Chase The King George VI Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Kempton Park over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year on
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1998 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes 1998 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes The 1998 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 25 July 1998. It was the 48th running of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The winner for the second consecutive year was Godolphin's Swain, a six-year-old bay horse trained at Newmarket, Suffolk by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Frankie Dettori. Swain's victory was the third in the race for bin Suroor and the second for Dettori and Godolphin. In addition, Godolphin's leader Sheikh Mohammed, had won the race with
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After Paris, which is the next largest French speaking city?
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Demographics of Montreal centre of Quebec, French-speaking Canada and French-speaking North America as a whole, and an important city in the Francophonie. The majority of the population is francophone. Montreal is the largest French-speaking city in North America, and second in the world after Paris when counting the number of native-language Francophones (third after Paris and Kinshasa when counting second-language speakers). The city is a hub for French language television productions, radio, theatre, circuses, performing arts, film, multimedia and print publishing. Montreal plays a prominent role in the development of French-Canadian and Québécois culture. Its contribution to culture is therefore more of a
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French history in the English-speaking theatre French history in the English-speaking theatre The history of France has been the basis of plays in the English-speaking theatre since the English Renaissance theatre. Christopher Marlowe wrote "The Massacre at Paris" (1593), based on events during the reign of Charles IX of France, king from 1560 to 1574 and of Henry III of France, king from 1574 to 1589. In the first scene, a marriage is celebrated between Marguerite of Valois, sister to Charles IX, and Henry of Navarre, king of Navarre, future Henry IV of France. Soon after, Gaspard de Coligny, leader of the Calvinist French Huguenot faction,
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Which country has Slovakia to the north, The Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia & Montenegro and Croatia to the south, and Austria to the west?
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Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Chile, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kiribati, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Montenegro, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Haiti is the most recent to accede to
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Serbia and Montenegro at the Olympics Serbia and Montenegro at the Olympics The former State Union of Serbia and Montenegro appeared at the Olympic Games on two occasions from 2004 until 2006, after which the union was dissolved and Montenegro and Serbia each declared full independence. Yugoslavia had been represented at every Summer Olympic Games from 1920–1988, and all but two Winter Olympic Games between 1924–1988. Because of the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991 and 1992, Olympic participation changed. Newly independent Croatia and Slovenia sent their own delegations to the 1992 Winter Olympics, with Yugoslavia represented by athletes from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
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What was singer Gary Numan's first number one in the U.K.?
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Gary Numan discography Gary Numan discography The following is a comprehensive discography of Gary Numan, a British singer, songwriter and musician. Numan (born Gary Webb, 1958) released his first record in 1978 as part of the outfit Tubeway Army. Initially unsuccessful, the band scored a huge hit in 1979 with the single "Are Friends Electric" and their second album "Replicas", both of which reached number one in the UK. Numan then decided to release further recordings under his own name, beginning with the single "Cars" later in 1979. Both this and the subsequent album "The Pleasure Principle" also reached number one in the
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Hybrid (Gary Numan album) special edition that included an extra DVD containing additional remixes as well as a video section. The album reached number 99 on the album chart. "Crazier", a collaboration with Rico, was released as a single and reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, Numan's first top 20 hit since "Cars (Premier mix)" in 1996 and his first non-remix top 20 hit since "This Is Love" from 1986's "Strange Charm". All songs written by Gary Numan unless otherwise noted. Hybrid (Gary Numan album) Hybrid is a remix/cover album, consisting of songs by Gary Numan remixed by other artists, covers of
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Which prefix vehicle registration letter was the first to be introduced in a month other than August?
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Vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom not make it look newer than it is. For example you cannot put a Y registration number on a T registered vehicle but you could choose any prefix range from an A to a T. Each registration has an issue date which is what you must check to ensure you don't make your vehicle appear newer than it is." However, you are able to put 1955 registered private number plates on a 1949 registered vehicle as there is no year indicator to determine the age of release. As many vehicles registered before 1963 have been scrapped, some of their "dateless"
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Vehicle registration plates of the Isle of Man Vehicle registration plates of the Isle of Man Vehicle registration began in the Isle of Man on 1 January 1906, following the Highways Act Amendment Act 1905. Initially, number plates started with the letters 'MN' followed by up to four digits. In March 1935, the prefix 'MAN' came into use, followed by up to three digits, and in April 1936 a further three-letter scheme was introduced, placing a serial letter before the 'MN' code (giving the range BMN-1 to YMN-999). In May 1959, the scheme changed to allow the digits to precede the letters, starting with the range 1-MN to
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In the TV series 'Batman', who played the part of 'The Joker'?
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The Joker Is Wild (Batman) The Joker Is Wild (Batman) "The Joker is Wild" is an episode of the "Batman" television series in its first season, most notable for being Cesar Romero's debut as the Joker. It was first telecast as the fifth episode on ABC January 26, 1966 and was rerun May 25, 1966 and May 24, 1967. The story begins with the Joker in prison pitching in (and enjoying) a ballgame. After a few pitches, the catcher switches the ball with one he has stashed in his padding, and tells the Joker "This is the one." As the batter hits the ball, a
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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (also known as Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker in the United Kingdom and Australia) is a 2000 American direct-to-video superhero mystery animated film featuring the comic book superhero Batman and his archenemy, the Joker. It is set in the continuity of the animated series "Batman Beyond", in which Bruce Wayne has retired from crime fighting, giving the mantle of Batman to high-school student Terry McGinnis, and serves as a sequel to both "" and "The New Batman Adventures". As in the TV series, Will Friedle
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Which organisation were the arch-enemies of 'Napoleon Solo', 'Ilya Kuriakin' and the 'U.N.C.L.E.' agency?
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Napoleon Solo Napoleon Solo Napoleon Solo is a fictional character from the 1960s TV spy series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." The series format was notable for pairing the American Solo, played by Robert Vaughn, and the Russian Illya Kuryakin, played by David McCallum, as two spies who work together for an international espionage organisation at the height of the Cold War. Solo possesses a charm, sophistication, efficiency, and weakness for beautiful women comparable to Bond's. But Solo is considerably less intense and also less brutal than the British Secret Service agent, and he possesses a laid-back ease that recalls the young Cary
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T-R-O-U-B-L-E the Working Man" Production T-R-O-U-B-L-E T-R-O-U-B-L-E is the third studio album from the American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released on Warner Bros. Records in 1992. Five singles were released from the album; in order of release, these were "Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man", "Can I Trust You with My Heart", "T-R-O-U-B-L-E", "Looking Out for Number One", and "Worth Every Mile". Respectively, these reached numbers 5, 1, 13, 11, and 30 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts between 1992 and 1993. The album was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA for U.S. shipments of two
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What title did Edward I confer on his eldest son in 1301?
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Prince of Wales soil and speaking no other language"). William Camden wrote in his 1607 work "Britannia" that originally the title "Prince of Wales" was not conferred automatically upon the eldest living son of the King of England because Edward II (who had been the first English Prince of Wales) neglected to invest his eldest son, the future Edward III, with that title. It was Edward III who revived the practice of naming the eldest son Prince of Wales, which was then maintained by his successors: Nevertheless, according to conventional wisdom, since 1301 the Prince of Wales has usually been the eldest living
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I Did What I Did for Maria album, "Definitive Collection", which reached number 1 in the UK Albums Chart in 2005. Paper Lace included this song on their 1974 album, "Paper Lace". I Did What I Did for Maria "I Did What I Did for Maria" is a song recorded by English singer Tony Christie. It was written and produced by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander, who were also responsible for Christie's "Las Vegas" and "Avenues and Alleyways". The song is about a widower who, on the eve of his execution, recalls how he remorselessly avenged his dead wife, hence the title. It was a number 2
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From which flower does the insecticide 'Pyrethrum' come?
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Pyrethrum and farms. For example, they are planted among broccoli plants for protection from several common insect pests. Common names for "Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium" include: Common names for "Chrysanthemum coccineum" include: Pyrethrum Pyrethrum was a genus of several Old World plants now classified as "Chrysanthemum" or "Tanacetum" (e.g., "C. coccineum") which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy flower heads. Pyrethrum continues to be used as a common name for plants formerly included in the genus "Pyrethrum". Pyrethrum is also the name of a natural insecticide made from the dried flower heads of Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium and Chrysanthemum coccineum. Some members of the
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Pyrethrum are all perennial plants with a daisy-like appearance and white petals. Pyrethrum has been used for centuries as an insecticide, and as a lice remedy in the Middle East (Persian powder, also known as "Persian pellitory"). It was sold worldwide under the brand Zacherlin by Austrian industrialist J. Zacherl. It is one of the most commonly used non-synthetic insecticides allowed in certified organic agriculture. The flowers should be dried and then crushed and mixed with water. Rat and rabbit levels for pyrethrum are high (safe), with doses in some cases of about 1% of the animal's body weight required to
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In which battle of World War I were angels reported to have fought beside British troops?
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Angels of Mons Angels of Mons The Angels of Mons is a popular legend about a group of angels who supposedly protected members of the British Army in the Battle of Mons at the outset of the First World War. On 22–23 August 1914, the first major engagement of the British Expeditionary Force in the First World War occurred at the Battle of Mons. Advancing German forces were thrown back by heavily outnumbered British troops, who suffered heavy casualties and, being outflanked, were forced into rapid retreat the next day. The retreat and the battle were rapidly perceived by the British public as
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Youngest British soldiers in World War I Youngest British soldiers in World War I The youngest authenticated British soldier in World War I was the twelve-year-old Sidney Lewis who fought at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Lewis's claim was not authenticated until 2013. In World War I, a number of young boys joined up to serve as soldiers before they were eighteen, the legal age to serve in the army. It was previously reported that the youngest British soldier was an unnamed boy, also twelve, sent home from France in 1917 with other underage boys from various regiments. George Maher (20 May 1903 – "c."1999)
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Which Hungarian born US pioneer founded the company which became Paramount Pictures?
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Paramount Pictures the five integrated studios. Paramount also had a monopoly over Detroit movie theaters through subsidiary company United Detroit Theaters. This led to the Supreme Court decision "United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc." (1948) holding that movie studios could not also own movie theater chains. This decision broke up Adolph Zukor's creation, with the theater chain being split into a new company, United Paramount Theaters, and effectively brought an end to the classic Hollywood studio system. With the separation of production and exhibition forced by the U.S. Supreme Court, Paramount Pictures Inc. was split in two. Paramount Pictures Corporation was formed
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Paramount Pictures CBS DVD, as both Viacom and CBS Corporation are controlled by Sumner Redstone's National Amusements. In 2009, CBS stopped using the Paramount name in its series and changed the name of the production arm to CBS Television Studios, eliminating the Paramount name from television, to distance itself from the latter. On December 11, 2005, the Paramount Motion Pictures Group announced that it had purchased DreamWorks SKG (which was co-founded by former Paramount executive Jeffrey Katzenberg) in a deal worth $1.6 billion. The announcement was made by Brad Grey, chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures who noted that enhancing Paramount's pipeline
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How many etchings made up Hogarth's 'A Rakes Progress'?
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A Rake's Progress eight paintings - eleven plates of 130 × 200 cm (50 x 80 inches) accompanied as by Hogarth of a series of copper engravings reproducing the same themes. A Rake's Progress A Rake's Progress is a series of eight paintings by 18th-century English artist William Hogarth. The canvases were produced in 1732–34, then engraved in 1734 and published in print form in 1735. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and heir of a rich merchant, who comes to London, wastes all his money on luxurious living, prostitution and gambling, and as a consequence
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Joel Rakes my gnome? records<br>Length: 28:40<br> t.w.i.p.ep = the works in progress ep<br>This is a homemade ep with some of Rakes' demos from the Fall of 2007 Release Date: July 18, 2005<br>Label: who ganked my gnome? records<br>Length: 56:20<br> Recorded with friends in Rakes' bedroom. These songs are not often performed live anymore. Joel Rakes Joel Rakes (born February 16, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter and musician based in Nashville, Tennessee. Rakes first began releasing his music independently on his own, starting with 2005 release "Third Person Present Tense". His 2008 sophomore release was entitled "A Sudden Change in the Atmosphere". Rakes' most
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Where would you find a 'Magyar'?
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Magyar agár Magyar agár The Magyar agár (MA) is a dog breed. It is a type of sighthound originating in Hungary and lands that previously belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire (such as Transylvania). It is used for hunting and coursing, and is also kept as a companion. Although the Magyar agár is also called the 'Hungarian greyhound' this is a misnomer. The Magyar Agár is a distinct breed with its own breed designation and unique characteristics. A more proper alternative name would be Hungarian gazehound or Hungarian sighthound. The Magyar agár is a sighthound of elegant yet rugged stature. While they bear
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Where I Find You Where I Find You Where I Find You is the second studio album release by Kari Jobe, which was released January 24, 2012, but was her first album on the Sparrow Records label. The song "We Are" is the only radio and charted hit off of the album, so far. The album has charted on three "Billboard" charts: No. 10 on "Billboard" 200, No. 1 on Christian Albums and at No. 5 on Digital Albums. All of the peak positions occurred on February 11, 2012 selling 25,000 copies in the first week. "Where I Find You" earned a Grammy Award
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A female horse aged five or more, is called what?
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Mare Mare A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four years old. The word can also be used for other female equine animals, particularly mules and zebras, but a female donkey is usually called a "jenny". A broodmare is a mare used for breeding. A horse's female parent is known as its dam. An uncastrated adult male horse is called
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When a white horse is not a horse acknowledge the age of an old man? And what is it which is called righteousness? The fact of a man's being old? Or the fact of our giving honour to his age?' Other early "A white horse is not a horse" references are found in the "Hanfeizi" (32), "Mozi" (11B), and "Zhanguoce" (4). When a white horse is not a horse When A White Horse Is Not A Horse (), also known as the White Horse Dialogue (), is a famous paradox in Chinese philosophy. Gongsun Long wrote this circa 300 BC dialectic analysis of the question 'Is "white horse
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'Proud Mary', 'Bad Moon Rising', 'Green River' were all in the UK charts in 1969, who released them?
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1969 in music of four top 3 hits from these three albums. Starting with "Bayou Country", including the US number 2 hit "Proud Mary", and continuing with "Green River" and finally "Willy and the Poor Boys", which, during the year, transformed them from an up-and-coming underground act to bona fide rockstars. During 1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival had number 2 hits in the US with "Proud Mary", "Green River" and "Bad Moon Rising", and also have a number 3 hit with "Down on the Corner"/"Fortunate Son". Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso released enormously popular albums in Brazil, "Gilberto Gil" and "Caetano Veloso", respectively. The
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Bad Moon Rising (The Vampire Diaries) the only way she can protect him. The episode ends with Katherine appearing at Caroline's bedroom and telling her that the two of them are going to have so much fun together. In "Bad Moon Rising" we can hear the songs: In its original American broadcast, "Bad Moon Rising" was watched by 3.57 million; up by 0.52 from the previous episode. "Bad Moon Rising" received good reviews. Matt Richenthal of "TV Fanatic" rated the episode with 4.4/5. "Overall, "Bad Moon Rising" was an action-packed episode that shed light on the Lockwoods and werewolves in general. I'd have been content with
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Which 'DBT' by 'The Simpsons' was No.1 in the UK in March 1991?
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1991 in British music second best selling album of the 90's and the best of 91 and 92. Although non-of its single reached no.1, title track stars did make the top ten. February saw "The Simpsons" (specifically Bart) reach No. 1 with "Do the Bartman", from the album "The Simpsons Sing the Blues" which reached #6. The show had premiered on UK screens on the satellite channel Sky One in 1990, though it wouldn't premiere on terrestrial TV until 1996, on BBC One. The family became the first cartoon characters to hit No. 1 since The Archies did so in 1969, with "Sugar Sugar",
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Politics in The Simpsons we need a nation closer to the Waltons than the Simpsons. An America that rejects the incivility, the tide of incivility and the tide of intolerance". The next broadcast of the Simpsons was a rerun of the third-season premiere, "Stark Raving Dad" (1991), on January 30, 1992. In that broadcast there was hastily included a new opening, which was a response to Bush's speech. The scene begins in the Simpsons living room. Homer, Patty, and Selma sit on the couch. Maggie is in her high chair next to the couch. Bart and Lisa are sprawled on the carpet. They all
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Name the British racing driver who came third in his first ever Formula One race in Australia, this year (2007)?
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2007 British Grand Prix 2007 British Grand Prix The 2007 British Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2007 Formula One season. It was held on 8 July 2007 at the Silverstone Circuit. The race was won by Kimi Räikkönen after overtaking pole position driver Lewis Hamilton during the first round of pit stops. Second place was taken by Fernando Alonso and Hamilton was third. Following British driver Lewis Hamilton's win at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix, circuit director Richard Phillips reported that ticket sales had "gone through the roof". Phillips added, "we haven't seen this level of interest since Mansell-mania in the
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2007 Formula One World Championship to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure: Notes: Notes: 2007 Formula One World Championship The 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 61st season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship, which began on 18 March and ended on 21 October after seventeen events. The Drivers' Championship was won by Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen by one point at the final race of the season, making Räikkönen the third Finnish driver to take the title. An appeal by McLaren regarding the legality of some cars in the final race
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Which US state is known as 'The Land of Lincoln'?
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Lincoln Land express Lincoln Land express LincolnLand Express, Inc. better known as LEX, was a shuttle and charter bus company that served all of the continental US, but primarily the Midwest. LEX ran shuttles between Champaign, Illinois, and the Chicago area including downtown Chicago and both O'Hare and Midway airports, as well as service to Bloomington, Illinois, and Indianapolis International Airport. The company operated from 1999 to 2012. In December 2012, the company was ordered to close by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The company's president said that the company had been targeted by government officials. He later announced that the
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Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State (also called Seated Lincoln or Sitting Lincoln) is a tall bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln in Grant Park, in Chicago. Created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and completed by his workshop in 1908, it was intended by the artist to evoke the loneliness and burden of command felt by Lincoln during his presidency. The sculpture depicts a contemplative Lincoln seated in a chair, and gazing down into the distance. The sculpture is set upon a pedestal and a wide exedra designed by architect Stanford White. Although not as well known
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'Handbags and Gladrags' is the theme tune of which comedy TV show?
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Handbags and Gladrags of "Handbags and Gladrags". Following on from the "Mr. Writer" critical backlash, the song received a negative review from "Drowned in Sound" reviewer Anita Bhagwandas. Bhagwandas described it as the "final drop in the Stereophonics' inevitable descent into pop mediocrity" and criticised the group for "selling out." In 2000, a version of "Handbags and Gladrags" was specifically arranged by Big George as the theme song on the BBC series "The Office". Three versions were recorded: Both vocal versions feature the vocal performance of Waysted vocalist Fin Muir. In Series One, Episode Four, a version performed by Ricky Gervais (in character
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Handbags and Gladrags Handbags and Gladrags "Handbags and Gladrags" is a song written in 1967 by Mike d'Abo, who was then the lead singer of Manfred Mann. D'Abo describes the song as "saying to a teenage girl that the way to happiness is not through being trendy. There are deeper values." The original demo tape of the original version of the song was discovered in 2004 in a closet belonging to Mo Foster. It was amongst a collection of studio recordings d'Abo had recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The collection, including the demo recording, was eventually released on the Angel
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Which horse won this year's (2007) Grand National?
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2007 Grand National Waley-Cohen fifth. Wayne Hutchinson and Philip Carberry's debuts both ended at the first fence, while Denis O'Regan, David Condon and Paul O'Neill also failed to complete the course. 2007 Grand National The 2007 Grand National (known as the John Smith's Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 160th official annual running of the world-famous Grand National steeplechase which took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 14 April 2007 and attracted the maximum permitted field of forty competitors for a total prize money of £700,000 including £399,140 to the winner. 33–1 shot Silver Birch, ridden by Robbie Power, edged
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1929 Grand National 1929 Grand National The 1929 Grand National was the 88th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 22 March 1929. It had the largest starting field of any Aintree Grand National with 66 horses taking part in the race. The race was won by 100/1 outsider Gregalach, and it was the second successive year where a horse with such odds won. Fourth-placed Melleray's Belle started at odds of 200/1 and was the first horse with odds as wide as this to finish in the top four places since Magpie,
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In what year were congestion charges introduced into London?
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London congestion charge London congestion charge The London congestion charge is a fee charged on most motor vehicles operating within the Congestion Charge Zone (CCZ) in Central London between 07:00 and 18:00 Mondays to Fridays. It is not charged on weekends, public holidays or between Christmas Day and New Year's Day (inclusive). The charge was introduced on 17 February 2003. , the London charge zone remains as one of the largest congestion charge zones in the world, despite the cancellation of the Western Extension which operated between February 2007 and January 2011. The charge aims to reduce high traffic flow and pollution in
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London congestion charge The congestion charge was suspended on 7 and 8 July 2005 in response to the terrorist attacks on London Transport. The congestion charge was also suspended on 2 February 2009, in response to an extreme weather event (heavy snow fall) in the London area. Although avoidance has become more sophisticated, compliance with the scheme and terms of payment has improved over the last few years, as is evidenced by the income from penalties dropping by approximately a quarter between 2005 and 2007. However, even after charges were increased, enforcement charges still make up a significant proportion of the net revenues.
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Similarly, alphabetically, which would be the first of Shakespeare's plays?
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William Shakespeare are now accepted as part of the canon, with today's scholars agreeing that Shakespeare made major contributions to the writing of both. No Shakespearean poems were included in the First Folio. In the late 19th century, Edward Dowden classified four of the late comedies as romances, and though many scholars prefer to call them "tragicomedies", Dowden's term is often used. In 1896, Frederick S. Boas coined the term "problem plays" to describe four plays: "All's Well That Ends Well", "Measure for Measure", "Troilus and Cressida," and "Hamlet". "Dramas as singular in theme and temper cannot be strictly called comedies or
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The Plays of William Shakespeare a factor in the reception of the work. Instead, Johnson believed that the reader of Shakespeare was the true audience of the play. Furthermore, Johnson believed that later editors both misunderstood the historical context of Shakespeare and his plays, and underestimated the degree of textual corruption that the plays exhibit. He believed that this was because "The style of Shakespeare was in itself perplexed, ungrammatical, and obscure". To correct these problems, Johnson believed that the original works would need to be examined, and this became an issue in his "Proposal". Johnson also believed that an edition of Shakespeare could provide
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Who was fatally stabbed by Dimitri Tsafendas?
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Dimitri Tsafendas time of the incident. "I.D." premiered at the Almeida Theatre in London in 2003, followed by an American debut in 2005. Tsafendas's life story and assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd were briefly mentioned in the book The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson published in 2012. Dimitri Tsafendas Dimitri Tsafendas (; 14 January 1918 – 7 October 1999) was a lifelong political militant and the assassin of Prime Minister of South Africa Hendrik Verwoerd on 6 September 1966. Tsafendas, while working as a parliamentary messenger, stabbed Verwoerd with a dagger during a parliamentary session. Tsafendas was born
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Dimitri Tsafendas Tsafendas, at the age of 81, died of pneumonia in October 1999. At the time of his death, he was not regarded as a hero in anti-apartheid circles, which sent no members to attend his funeral. The funeral was held according to Greek Orthodox rites, and he was buried in an unmarked grave outside Sterkfontein Hospital. Fewer than ten people attended the service. An award-winning play entitled "Tsafendas" by Anton Krueger was presented to South African audiences in 2002. A London production entitled "I.D." was written by the noted Shakespearean actor Antony Sher, who lived in Cape Town at the
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Which planet in the solar system has several moons named after characters in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer- Night's Dream'?
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A Midsummer Night's Dream known. In 1787, British astronomer William Herschel discovered two new moons of Uranus that he named after characters in the play: Oberon, and Titania. Another Uranian moon, discovered in 1985 by the Voyager 2 spacecraft, has been named Puck. All references to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", unless otherwise specified, are taken from the Arden Shakespeare 2nd series edition. Under their referencing system, which uses roman numerals, III.I.55 means act 3, scene 1, line 55. A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595/96. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus,
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A Midsummer Night's Dream outdoor production starring Eric Hoffmann as Puck, with Karen Hurley as Titania and Eric Conger as Oberon, directed by company founder Gloria Skurski. There have been several variations since then, including some set in the 1980s. The Maryland Shakespeare Players at University of Maryland staged a queer production in 2015 where the lovers were same-sex couples and the mechanicals were drag queens. The University of Michigan's Nichols Arboretum's programme Shakespeare in the Arb has presented a play every summer since 2001. Shakespeare in the Arb has produced "A Midsummer Night's Dream" three times. These performances take place in a natural
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Which Lancashire actress played the part of 'Daphne Moon' in 'Frasier'?
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Daphne Moon Daphne Moon Daphne Moon ("later" Crane) is a fictional character on the American television sitcom "Frasier", played by Jane Leeves. Daphne is an immigrant from Manchester, England, United Kingdom who is employed by Frasier Crane as a live-in housekeeper and physical therapist for his father, Martin Crane. Her relationship with Frasier's brother Niles Crane is a major dramatic plotline of the series, progressing from Niles' secret infatuation at the beginning of the show to their marriage at the beginning of season ten. Daphne was born in 1969 in Manchester, England, the only daughter in a family of nine children. She
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Minor characters on Frasier Minor characters on Frasier Besides the main characters Frasier Crane, his father Martin and brother Niles, Daphne Moon, Roz Doyle, and a few others, there are several minor characters who regularly appear on the American television sitcom Frasier, or who have important but limited roles. As many of the plots on "Frasier" surround the romantic entanglements of the Crane men, several women have significant minor roles in the series. The more significant of these are listed below, excluding Daphne Moon: Sherry Dempsey (Marsha Mason) is a bartender at McGinty's, Martin's favorite bar, and, for a short time, Martin's girlfriend. Sherry
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"Which bird may be described as ""a small finch with a brownish-green back, with shades of yellow and a black cap""?"
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Eurasian siskin with other finches such as the citril finch, the greenfinch or the European serin. The European siskin, in many plumages, is a bright bird. Adult male European siskins are bright green and yellow with a black cap, and an unstreaked throat and breast. Adult females also usually have green and yellow plumage tones: for example, yellow in the supercilium and on the sides of the breast, green tones in the mantle and yellow in the rump. The ground colour of the underparts of European siskin is normally pure white. In females and juveniles, the centre of the belly and lower
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Black-and-yellow phainoptila Black-and-yellow phainoptila The black-and-yellow phainoptila or black-and-yellow silky-flycatcher ("Phainoptila melanoxantha") is a species of bird in the family Ptiliogonatidae. It is monotypic within the genus Phainoptila. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. The black-and-yellow phainoptila is a small, rotund bird with distinctive yellow flanks. Males have a black back, head and tail, yellow flanks and rump, olive breasts and grey bellies. Females have a black cap, olive breast, rump, wings and tail, yellow flanks, and grey throat, nape, and belly. The young are similar to adult females, but are duller and with no grey on nape and dusky
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'Sushi' is freshfish or other seafood served with rice, but what is usually added to the rice?
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Sushi of enhancing both taste and preservation. In addition to increasing the sourness of the rice, the vinegar significantly increased the dish's longevity, causing the fermentation process to be shortened and eventually abandoned. The primitive sushi would be further developed in Osaka, where over several centuries it became "oshi-zushi" or "hako-zushi"; in this preparation, the seafood and rice were pressed into shape with wooden (typically bamboo) molds. It was not until the Edo period (1603-1868) that fresh fish was served over vinegared rice and nori. The particular style of today's "nigirizushi" became popular in Edo (contemporary Tokyo) in the 1820s or
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Sushi difficulty of acquiring fresh seafood compared to Japan, raw seafood (e.g., sashimi) is not as prevalent of a component in American-style sushi. Since rolls are usually made to-order it is not unusual for the customer to specify the exact ingredients desired (e.g. salmon roll, cucumber roll, avocado roll, Shrimp/tuna tempura roll, tuna roll, etc.). Though the menu names of dishes often vary by restaurant, some examples include: All sushi has a base of specially prepared rice, complemented with other ingredients. "Sushi-meshi" (also known as "Su-meshi" , "shari" , or "gohan" ) is a preparation of white, short-grained, Japanese rice mixed
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Which musical comedy features the characters 'Bloom' and 'Bialystock'?
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The Producers (2005 film) is something like watching a 3-D IMAX film without the special glasses." On February 28, 2016, a five minute short film serving as a sequel to "The Producers", entitled Trumped, was released on "Jimmy Kimmel Live", with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick reprising their roles as Max Bialystock and Leopold "Leo" Bloom. The film follows Bialystock & Bloom having formed their own Political Consultants business, which has since fallen on hard times. Bloom realise that under the right circumstances more money can be made from a losing candidate than from a winner. They choose Donald Trump as a candidate, only
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The Producers (musical) a year in 2007 to 2008 at the Paris Hotel & Casino. It starred Brad Oscar as Bialystock, Larry Raben as Bloom and Leigh Zimmerman as Ulla, with David Hasselhoff receiving top billing as Roger De Bris. Once Hasselhoff left the production, top-billing went to Tony Danza, who stepped in as Bialystock. The production was a 90-minute version. In 2007, the first U.S. regional theater production played in Lincolnshire, Illinois at the Marriott Theatre from September to November 2007 and starred Ross Lehman as Bialystock and Guy Adkins as Bloom. In 2009, the show played at the Walnut Street Theatre
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Which 'James Bond' film featured Louis Armstrong singing'You've Got All The Time In The World', in its opening titles?
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We Have All the Time in the World it was the finest piece of music he had written for a Bond movie; also because of the pleasure of working with Louis Armstrong. We Have All the Time in the World "We Have All the Time in the World" is a James Bond theme and popular song sung by Louis Armstrong. Its music was composed by John Barry and the lyrics by Hal David. It is a secondary musical theme in the 1969 Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", the title theme being the instrumental "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," also composed by Barry. The song title is
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Motifs in the James Bond film series the opening sequence for the 1964 film "Goldfinger" shows clips from Bond films projected onto the gold-painted silhouette of actress Margaret Nolan: the titles have been described by Bond scholars Smith and Lavington as "Gorgeous, iconic, seminal." The concept for the titles came from designer Robert Brownjohn, who worked on "From Russia with Love" and "Goldfinger", before he fell out with producer Harry Saltzman and left the series. In creating the titles, Brownjohn was inspired by seeing light projecting on people's bodies as they got up and left a cinema; he was also influenced by constructivist artist László Moholy-Nagy projecting
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With which singer did Lee Hazlewood sing 'Did You Ever'?
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Lee Hazlewood Lee Hazlewood Barton Lee Hazlewood (July 9, 1929 – August 4, 2007) was an American country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late 1950s and singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s. Hazlewood had a distinctive baritone voice that added a resonance to his music. His collaborations with Nancy Sinatra as well as his solo output in the late 1960s and early 1970s have been praised as an essential contribution to a sound often described as "cowboy psychedelia" or "saccharine underground". The son of an oil man, Hazlewood
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Did I Ever Tell You Did I Ever Tell You "Did I Ever Tell You" is a duet by American country singers George Jones and Margie Singleton. Like Jones, Singleton began her career at Starday Records and released her first single in 1957, "One Step (Nearer to You)". Singleton released another single in 1959 called "Eyes Of Love". The song gave Singleton her first major hit when it reached the top 20 in 1960. In 1961, she switched to Mercury Records where her husband Shelby Singleton was a producer. With his help, Singleton recorded a duet with George Jones called "Did I Ever Tell You."
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Who wrote the plays 'Habeus Corpus' and 'Forty Years On'?
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Forty Years On (play) Harty was housemaster of Carr House and several of the schoolboys in the play had the surnames of boys in Carr House. The first production of "Forty Years On" opened at the Apollo Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue on 31 October 1968, and was an immediate success. The school's headmaster was played by John Gielgud; Paul Eddington was Franklin and Alan Bennett played Tempest. The full cast was: A revival of the play has been staged by Chichester Festival Theatre, with Richard Wilson playing the Headmaster, in April 2017. Forty Years On (play) Forty Years On is a 1968 play by
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Forty Years On (song) Forty years on growing older and older, Shorter in wind as in memory long, Feeble of foot and rheumatic of shoulder, What will it help us that once we were strong? God gives us duty for us to discharge it, Problems to face, struggle with and overcome, Service to render and glory to covet, Twenty and thirty and forty years on! "Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu!" etc. "Forty Years On" is the school song of Wellington College in Wellington, New Zealand. The "tramp of the twenty-two men" line is altered and instead is "the tramp of the thirty true men" in
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Which Canadian Province has a Pacific coastline?
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Canadian Pacific (film) Canadian Pacific (film) Canadian Pacific is a 1949 historical Western, directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott and Jane Wyatt. Filmed in Cinecolor on location in the Canadian Rockies in Banff National Park, Morley Indian Reserve in Alberta and Yoho National Park in British Columbia, it spins a fanciful account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Tom Andrews (Randolph Scott) is a surveyor involved in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which is stalled by the Rocky Mountains. While mapping a route through the mountains, Andrews is shot at by Dirk Rourke (Victor Jory), a
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Concordant coastline landform is the Haff type as in the Haffs, or lagoons, of the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, which are enclosed by long spits of sand parallel to the low coast. The converse of concordant coastline is a discordant coastline. Concordant coastline A concordant, longitudinal, or Pacific type coastline occurs where beds, or layers, of differing rock types are folded into ridges that run parallel to the coast. The outer hard rock (for example, granite) provides a protective barrier to erosion of the softer rocks (for example, clays) further inland. Sometimes the outer hard rock is punctured, allowing the
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If 'Statics' is the branch of Physics concerned with objects at rest, which branch is concerned with moving objects?
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Fluid mechanics Fluid mechanics Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids (liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them. It has applications in a wide range of disciplines, including mechanical, civil, chemical and biomedical engineering, geophysics, astrophysics, and biology. It can be divided into fluid statics, the study of fluids at rest; and fluid dynamics, the study of the effect of forces on fluid motion. It is a branch of continuum mechanics, a subject which models matter without using the information that it is made out of atoms; that is, it models matter from a
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Objects at Rest that causes the incident that is mentioned in "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars" - the immediate aftermath of which is detailed in "War Without End". Plus, Morden's revelation in Day Of The Dead comes true with Lennier betraying the Rangers. Lennier's final fate and cause of death, however, remain unknown. This was the final episode of "Babylon 5" produced. A week after this episode aired, the final episode (which had been produced during season 4) aired, "Sleeping in Light", ending the five-year run of the series. Objects at Rest "Objects at Rest" is the penultimate episode from the fifth season
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Who disappeared whilst swimming near Melbourne on December 17th.1967?
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Tony Eggleton 1965. When Menzies retired in January 1966, his successor Harold Holt kept Eggleton on. On 17 December 1967, Holt went swimming near the holiday resort of Portsea, south of Melbourne. He disappeared in the surf and despite an extensive search, his remains were never found. Eggleton became a public figure, frequently appearing on television, as he dealt with the intense domestic and international media interest in the search for Holt and subsequent events. Eggleton was retained as press secretary by Holt's successor, John Gorton, and in 1970 he played a leading role in organising the tour of Australia by Queen
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Holt Government electorate (over 90% voted 'yes'). By the end of 1967, the Liberals initially popular support for the war in Vietnam was causing increasing public protest. On 17 December 1967, Holt disappeared in heavy surf while swimming off Cheviot Beach, near Melbourne, becoming the third Australian Prime Minister to die in office. He was not formally declared missing until 19 December. Country Party leader John McEwen served as Prime Minister from 19 December 1967 to 10 January 1968, pending the election of a new leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. McEwen ruled out maintaining the Coalition if deputy liberal leader
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From which country did Aga stoves originate?
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Aga Khan Development Network Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Malaysia, Mali, Mozambique, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uganda, United Kingdom and many governmental agencies in the United States. Aga Khan Development Network The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a network of private, non-denominational development agencies founded by the Aga Khan, which work primarily in the poorest parts of Asia and Africa. Aga Khan IV succeeded to the office of the 49th hereditary Imam as spiritual and administrative leader of the Shia faith rooted Nizari Ismaili Muslim supranational union in
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Aga Rangemaster Group full sized refrigeration and undercounter refrigeration products such as wine cellars, beverage centers, refrigerated drawers, etc. In September 2015, Aga Rangemaster was acquired by the American company Middleby Corporation for £129m million. AGA Rangemaster Group Limited, owns a number of brands including La Cornue, Rangemaster, Divertimenti, Fired Earth, AGA, and Marvel. It manufactures Rayburn and Rangemaster stoves, and various other kitchen equipment, cookware and kitchen furnishings. Corporate timeline Glynwed was formed in 1939 with two areas: metals and engineering. AGA and Rangemaster lead the portfolio of consumer brands which include Divertimenti, Falcon, Mercury, Fired Earth, Grange, Heartland, La Cornue, Leisure
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Which Archbishop of Canterbury was convicted of heresy and burned at the stake?
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Mary I of England the Heresy Acts, numerous Protestants were executed in the Marian persecutions. Around 800 rich Protestants, including John Foxe, chose exile instead. The first executions occurred over a period of five days in early February 1555: John Rogers on 4 February, Laurence Saunders on 8 February, and Rowland Taylor and John Hooper on 9 February. Thomas Cranmer, the imprisoned archbishop of Canterbury, was forced to watch Bishops Ridley and Latimer being burned at the stake. Cranmer recanted, repudiated Protestant theology, and rejoined the Catholic faith. Under the normal process of the law, he should have been absolved as a repentant. Mary,
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Archbishop of Canterbury the periphery of London and on the route between London and Canterbury. Former palaces of the archbishops include Since 1900, the following have served as Archbishop of Canterbury: Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justin Welby, who was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on 21 March 2013. Welby is the 105th in a line which goes back more than 1400 years to Augustine of Canterbury, the "Apostle
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What was the staple food 'Soylent Green', in the film of the same name, made from?
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Soylent (meal replacement) full visibility and control over his nutrition, enabling him to fine-tune his intake of any nutrient at will. Soylent is named after a food in Harry Harrison's 1966 science fiction novel "Make Room! Make Room!" In the novel, most types of "soylent" are made from soya and lentils. The word also evokes the 1973 film adaptation "Soylent Green", in which the eponymous food is made from human remains. Rhinehart also says he chose the name, with its morbid associations, to pique curiosity and deeper investigation, since the name was clearly not chosen with a traditionally "flashy" marketing scheme in mind.
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Soylent Green and the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film. The 20th century's industrialization led to overcrowding, pollution and global warming due to the greenhouse effect. In 2022, 40 million people live in New York City; housing is dilapidated; homeless people fill the streets; many are unemployed; those few with jobs are only barely scraping by and food and working technology are scarce with most of the population surviving on rations produced by the Soylent Corporation. Their latest product is Soylent Green, a green wafer advertised to contain "high-energy plankton" from the oceans of the world, more nutritious and palatable than
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Which is the southernmost of the Channel Islands?
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Music of the Channel Islands Music of the Channel Islands The Channel Islands are located in the English Channel, by Normandy, France. The two bailiwicks, Guernsey and Jersey, are not a part of the United Kingdom, but since the 20th century are majority English-speaking and part of the British cultural sphere. They also share a historic cultural (and musical) identity with the people of Normandy. Little is known of the history of music in the islands. The Reformation brought Calvinism to the islands and the later strong influence of Methodism suppressed dancing and secular music. A number of traditional songs and dances have been recorded,
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Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California The wildlife of the Channel Islands of California is wide and diverse, including many endemic species. While the land wildlife is slightly limited, there being only one large, naturally predatory, and native mammal, the small island fox, marine life can include anything from kelp forests to great white sharks. Flora on the Channel Islands include a unique subspecies of pine, oak, and the island tree mallow. Santa Rosa Island holds two groves of the Torrey pine subspecies "Pinus torreyana" var. "insularis", which is endemic to the island. Torrey pines are the United States'
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What is the name of the trophy awaraded to the winners of the Rugby Union World Cup?
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Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament was first held in 1987, when the tournament was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. The winners are awarded the Webb Ellis Cup, named after William Webb Ellis, the Rugby School pupil who, according to a popular legend, invented rugby by picking up the ball during a football game. Four countries have won the trophy; New Zealand three times, Australia and South Africa each twice, and England once. New Zealand are the current champions, having defeated
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All-Ireland Cup (rugby union) provincial cup winners taking part, and the Bateman Cup trophy presented to the winners. The Bateman Cup was originally presented to the IRFU by Dr Godfrey Bateman, a member of a well-known West Cork family, in memory of his sons Reginald and Arthur who were killed during the First World War. Source: IRFU (3 May 2014) All-Ireland Cup (rugby union) The All-Ireland Cup, also known as the Bateman Cup, is a knock-out competition for the winners of the four provincial rugby union cups in Ireland. The Bateman Cup ran from 1922 to 1939 as a competition for the four provincial
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Which aircraft company made the World War II 'Halifax' bomber?
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RAF Bomber Command aircrew of World War II Bomber Command during World War II examples being Sergeant Ronald Lewis serving as a wireless operator/air gunner aboard a No. 51 Squadron RAF Armstrong Whitworth Whitley was shot down on 20 July 1940, and Sergeant Gerald Tickner serving as mid upper gunner aboard a No. 640 Squadron RAF Handley Page Halifax shot down on 13 September 1944. A "Main Force" heavy bomber squadron was commanded by an officer holding the rank wing commander who was usually a pilot by trade. Known as "the CO", or commanding officer, he had several flight commanders who reported to him. These men usually held
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Bomber Aircrew in World War II Bomber Aircrew in World War II "Bomber Aircrew of World War II: True Stories of Frontline Air Combat" () is a book by military historian and author Bruce Barrymore Halpenny. It is about the aircrew of RAF Bomber Command in World War II. This group had over 300,000 operations flying over enemy territory during the war, losing 50,000 airmen and 8,000 British aircraft. The book has first hand accounts by veteran RAF aircrew and their support staff, giving an insight into life in RAF Bomber Command as well as the creation and development of the bomber airfield for a new
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What was the former name of 'The Maze' prison?
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HM Prison Maze HM Prison Maze Her Majesty's Prison Maze (previously Long Kesh Detention Centre and known colloquially as the Maze Prison, The Maze, the H Blocks or Long Kesh) was a prison in Northern Ireland that was used to house paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles from mid-1971 to mid-2000. It was situated at the former Royal Air Force station of Long Kesh, on the outskirts of Lisburn. This was in the townland of Maze, about southwest of Belfast. The prison and its inmates were involved in such events as the 1981 hunger strike. The prison was closed in 2000 and demolition began
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Masters of the Maze hidden in the mountains between the Mirror Maze and the Honeycomb Maze. (Occasionally there was a Power Stick hidden in the Mirror Maze itself.) Once the runner found two, they entered the Honeycomb Maze. In this section, the runner had to lower their visor and rely on the partner to guide them through the network of doors and walls. Once through the Honeycomb Maze, the runner raised the visor and entered a small briefing room. Here, the Lady of the Maze reappeared to give the runner instructions on what to do inside the Chamber of Knowledge, which the runner entered
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Which Italian dance group had a Number One hit in the UK in 1999 with 'Blue'?
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1999 in British music charts for two weeks when officially released in the UK. The biggest success to come out of the Europop phenomenon was "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65. Topping the UK charts for three weeks, the song managed to sell a million copies and remained in the charts until 2000. It had also managed to make #39 on import sales. Their follow-up single "Move Your Body" made number three in 2000, saving them from one hit wonder status though some still consider them candidates. Dutch based multi-national dance act, The Vengaboys followed up their number four début "Up And Down"
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The Number One Song in Heaven by Tony Visconti. This version peaked at number 70 in the UK, but was slightly more successful on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart where it became a top 30 hit. The song was featured in the closing credits of the 2013 film "". Original release (1979) 1997 rerecording The Number One Song in Heaven "The Number One Song in Heaven" is a disco song by the American rock duo Sparks. Released as a single in 1979, the song was produced and co-written by electro-disco producer Giorgio Moroder. It became a top 20 hit in the UK, where it peaked at
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In the film 'Finding Nemo', what sort of fish was 'Nemo'?
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Finding Nemo Finding Nemo Finding Nemo is a 2003 American computer-animated adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the film stars the voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, and Willem Dafoe. It tells the story of the overprotective ocellaris clownfish named Marlin who, along with a regal blue tang named Dory, searches for his abducted son Nemo all the way to Sydney Harbour. Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and comes to terms with Nemo taking care of himself. "Finding Nemo"
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Finding Nemo sophisticated wit raise "Finding Nemo" to a level just below the peaks of Pixar's "Toy Story" movies and "Monsters, Inc."." Terry Lawson of the "Detroit Free Press" gave the film three out of four, saying "As we now expect from Pixar, even the supporting fish in ""Finding Nemo"" are more developed as characters than any human in the "Mission: Impossible" movies." Claudia Puig of "USA Today" gave the film three and half out of four, saying ""Finding Nemo" is an undersea treasure. The most gorgeous of all the Pixar films—which include "Toy Story" 1 and 2, "A Bug's Life" and
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What fruit has varieties called 'Duncan' and 'Marsh'?
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Grapefruit it has found limited commercial success because it is more difficult to grow than other varieties. The varieties of Texas and Florida grapefruit include: Oro Blanco, Ruby Red, Pink, Rio Star, Thompson, White Marsh, Flame, Star Ruby, Duncan, and Pummelo HB. China is the top producer of grapefruit and pomelo. It is followed by The United States and Mexico. Grapefruit comes in many varieties. One way to differentiate between varieties is by the flesh color of fruit they produce. The most popular varieties currently cultivated are red, white, and pink hues, referring to the internal pulp color of the fruit.
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Potato fruit Potato fruit The potato fruit is the part of the potato plant that after flowering, produces a poisonous green cherry tomato-like fruit. After flowering, potato plants produce small green fruits that resemble green cherry tomatoes, each containing about 300 seeds. Like all other parts of the plant except the tubers, the fruit contain the toxic alkaloid solanine and are therefore unsuitable for consumption. All new potato varieties are grown from seeds, also called "true potato seed", "TPS" or "botanical seed" to distinguish it from seed tubers. New varieties grown from seed can be propagated vegetatively by planting tubers, pieces of
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What occupation is shared by Beverley Copella and Trevor Sorbie?
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Trevor Sorbie Trevor Sorbie Trevor John Sorbie MBE (born 13 March 1949 in Paisley, Scotland), is a British celebrity hairdresser. Born in Scotland, his parents moved south when he was aged 11. Leaving school aged 15, Sorbie started cutting hair as an apprentice to his father in Ilford in 1964. He opened his own barbers in Edmonton, North London aged 20 in 1969. He became stylist for Vidal Sassoon in 1972, and Artistic Director in 1973. Following this he spent time as a stylist and session hairdresser at Toni & Guy and John Frieda, before opening his first salonin Stamford StreetLondon S.E.1
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Trevor Sorbie stylist or a guest expert. In addition, Sorbie has also appeared in many magazine articles including Harper's Bazaar, Grazia, Prima, Your Hair, Women and Home, Now Magazine, More Magazine, and Look Magazine. Sorbie designed a range of consumer hair care products. The products were designed using feedback from his salon clients". Sorbie has a line of four salons; the first "Trevor Sorbie" salon was opened in London's Covent Garden, with salons opened in turn in Brighton, Manchester, then a second London one in Hampstead. Sorbie has started his own charity known as "My New Hair". The charity came to be
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In 'Pinnochio', what type of creature is 'J. Worthington Fowl-Fellow'?
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David Worthington (sculptor) married to Jane Fox and they work in Bridport in Dorset where they opened the Fox & Worthington Fine Art gallery in 2013. David Worthington (sculptor) David Worthington (born 1962) is a British sculptor in stone and fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors. He specialises in kinetic sculptures that members of the public can physically interact with. Worthington was born in 1962. He received is advanced education at the Art Students League in New York, and at Oxford University from where he graduated in 1984 with a degree in philosophy and theology. In 2001 Worthington received an MA
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Creature type (Dungeons & Dragons) Creature type (Dungeons & Dragons) In the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game, creature types are rough categories of creatures which determine the way game mechanics affect the creature. In the 3rd edition and related games, there are between thirteen and seventeen creature types. Creature type is determined by the designer of a monster, based upon its nature or physical attributes. The choice of type is important, as all creatures which have a given type will share certain characteristics (with some exceptions). In 3rd and 3.5 editions, type determines features such as hit dice, base attack bonus, saving throws, and
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The Festival of Britain was held in which park in 1951?
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Festival of Britain become so protected. The Festival Pleasure Gardens were created to present a lighter side of the Festival of Britain. They were erected in Battersea Park, a few miles from the South Bank Exhibition. Attractions included: The majority of the buildings and pavilions on the site were designed by John Piper. There was also a whimsical Guinness Festival Clock resembling a three dimensional version of a cartoon drawing. The Pleasure Gardens received as many visitors as the South Bank Festival. They were managed by a specially-formed private company financed by loans from the Festival Office and the London County Council. As
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Festival of Britain the Design Council held at the University of Brighton Design Archives includes several hundred images of the festival. They can be searched via the Visual Arts Data Service (VADS). Festival of Britain The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition and fair that reached millions of visitors throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951. Historian Kenneth O. Morgan says the Festival was a "triumphant success" as people: Labour cabinet member Herbert Morrison was the prime mover; in 1947 he started with the original plan to celebrate the centennial of the Great Exhibition of 1851. However it was not
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Which is the smaller of Mars' moons?
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Moons of Mars Moons of Mars The two moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos. Both were discovered by Asaph Hall in August 1877 and are named after the Greek mythological twin characters Phobos (panic/fear) and Deimos (terror/dread) who accompanied their father Ares, god of war, into battle. Ares was known as Mars to the Romans. Phobos orbits closer to Mars, with a semi-major axis of to Deimos' . The existence of the moons of Mars had been speculated about since the moons of Jupiter were discovered. It is known that when Galileo, as a hidden report about him having observed two bumps
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Moons of Mars infrared suggest a composition containing mainly phyllosilicates, which are well known from the surface of Mars. The spectra are distinct from those of all classes of chondrite meteorites, again pointing away from an asteroidal origin. Both sets of findings support an origin of Phobos from material ejected by an impact on Mars that reaccreted in Martian orbit, similar to the prevailing theory for the origin of Earth's moon. The moons of Mars may have started with a huge collision with a protoplanet one third the mass of Mars that formed a ring around Mars. The inner part of the ring
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Who painted 'A Bar At The Folies Bergere'?
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A Bar at the Folies-Bergère implicit in Manet's painting, Wall updates the theme by positioning the camera at the centre of the work, so that it captures the act of making the image (the scene reflected in the mirror) and, at the same time, looks straight out at us. References Sources A Bar at the Folies-Bergère A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (), painted and exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1882, is considered the last major work of French painter Édouard Manet. It depicts a scene in the Folies Bergère nightclub in Paris. The painting originally belonged to the composer Emmanuel Chabrier, who was a
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A Bar at the Folies-Bergère 1947 film "The Private Affairs of Bel Ami" faithfully references "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère" twenty nine minutes into the film with a look-alike actress, set and props as the main characters enter the establishment. The painting was the inspiration of a song (possibly by Sydney Carter) in the popular theatre production "The Lyric Revue", in London in 1951. The refrain went "Oh, how I long to be Back in my dear Brittany ... But fate has chosen me For the bar at the Folies-Bergères". The painting "The Bar" (1954) by Australian artist John Brack, which depicts a comparatively grim
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"Whose tomb bears the inscription ""Reader, if you seek his monument, look around you""?"
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Si monvmentvm reqvires, circvmspice Si monvmentvm reqvires, circvmspice Si monvmentvm reqvires, circvmspice is the third full-length album by black metal band Deathspell Omega. The album title is Latin for 'If you seek his monument, look around you', from the epitaph of Christopher Wren's tomb at St Paul's Cathedral. This album is the first part in a trilogy of albums released by the band, followed by 'Fas - Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum' in 2007 and 'Paracletus' in 2010. The trilogy has been described as "a theological dispute on the divine essence of the Devil, the roles and virtues of faith and the place of
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Look Around You detail. "The Simpsons"’ creator Matt Groening called it "one of the funniest shows I've ever seen". On 13 January 2012 "Look Around You" had its 10th anniversary celebrated by a showing of all episodes of the first series at the BFI Southbank in London. Peter Serafinowicz also released a new short clip entitled "Intermission". Look Around You Look Around You is a British television comedy series devised and written by Robert Popper and Peter Serafinowicz, and narrated in the first series by Nigel Lambert. The first series of eight 10-minute shorts was shown in 2002, and the second series of
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Which Shakespeare play is subtitled 'All Is True'?
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All Is True All Is True All Is True is an upcoming 2018 film directed by Kenneth Branagh, written by Ben Elton. It stars Branagh as William Shakespeare and takes its title from an alternate name for his play "Henry VIII". After the Globe Theatre burns down in 1613, during a performance of Shakespeare's play "Henry VIII", he returns home to Stratford, and his wife Anne Hathaway. It was announced in October 2018 that Sony Classics would distribute the film, which Kenneth Branagh was set to direct and star in alongside Judi Dench and Ian McKellen. The film was given a December 21,
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Is Shakespeare Dead? to convince anyone to change sides in almost any debate. His excessive rhetoric of attack is obviously absurd—calling the other side "thugs," for example—yet it has been taken at face value. Is Shakespeare Dead? Is Shakespeare Dead? is a short, semi-autobiographical work by American humorist Mark Twain. It explores the controversy over the authorship of the Shakespearean literary canon via satire, anecdote, and extensive quotation of contemporary authors on the subject. In the book, Twain expounds the view that Shakespeare of Stratford was not the author of the canon, and lends tentative support to the Baconian theory. The book opens
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In reaction to which British Prime Minister's speech on African affairs was the 'Monday Club' formed?
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Wind of Change (speech) The Conservative Monday Club was founded as a direct result of Macmillan's address and as such the British Conservative reaction at home can be seen as both resentful and mistrusted. Wind of Change (speech) The "Wind of Change" speech was a historically significant address made by the UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to the Parliament of South Africa, on 3 February 1960 in Cape Town. He had spent a month in Africa visiting a number of what were then British colonies. The speech signalled clearly that the Conservative-led UK Government had no intention to block the independence to many of
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The Prime Minister Was a Spy that he had been acting in bad faith. The Prime Minister Was a Spy The Prime Minister Was a Spy is a 1983 book by British writer Anthony Grey. The book's premise is that Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia from 1966 to 1967, was a lifelong spy for the Chinese government, under both the Nationalist and Communist regimes. Its most famous claim is that Holt faked his own death – rather than drowning, he boarded a Chinese submarine stationed off the Australian coast and lived the rest of his life in Beijing. The book was widely ridiculed upon its
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How many inches are there in a 'Span'?
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Nine Inches on to state that he found the ancillary characters to be a "splendid supporting cast" and that, of the novel as a whole, "once "Nine Inches" gets going... it turns into a dark, violent urban thriller". The novel was also reviewed by Maureen Carlyle for "Shots", who opined that "if you can stand the extreme violence and the ripe language, this is a pacey tale, and you can't dislike Dan, no matter how hard you try". Reviewing for "The Daily Telegraph", Mark Sanderson stated, of Bateman, "the biggest mystery about "Nine Inches", a tale of kidnap and general cack-handedness, is
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How Many Miles to Babylon? How Many Miles to Babylon? "How Many Miles to Babylon" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 8148. The accepted modern lyrics are: <poem>How many miles to Babylon? Three score miles and ten. Can I get there by candle-light? Yes, and back again.. If your heels are nimble and your toes are light, You may get there by candle-light.</poem> A longer Scottish version has the lyrics: <poem>King and Queen of Cantelon, How many miles to Babylon? Eight and eight, and other eight. Will I get there by candle-light? If your horse be
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Who was the wife of 'King Priam of Troy' and the mother of 'Hector', 'Paris', 'Troilus' and 'Cassandra'?
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Priam of an Alaksandu, suggested to be Alexander (King Priam's son from the "Iliad"), a later ruler of the city of Wilusa who established peace between Wilusa and Hatti (see the Alaksandu treaty). Priam is said to have fathered fifty sons and many daughters, with his chief wife Hecuba, daughter of the Phrygian king Dymas and many other wives and concubines. These children include famous mythological figures like Hector, Paris, Helenus, Cassandra, Deiphobus, Troilus, Laodice, Polyxena, Creusa, and Polydorus. Priam In Greek mythology, Priam (; Ancient Greek: Πρίαμος, "Príamos", ) was the legendary king of Troy during the Trojan War. His
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Troilus and Cressida the field of battle and kill him. Finally, as morning nears, Aeneas arrives to lead him back to Troy. Hector girds for battle, while the women, i.e. his wife, Andromache and his sister, Cassandra plead with him not to go. Both have had dreams that prophesize his death, but he dismisses their warnings. Troilus comes in and says that he will be fighting too; indeed, he chides Hector for having been too merciful to his enemies in the past, saying that today Troilus plans to slay as many men as he can. Cassandra leads Priam in, and the old king
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In 1995 the group 'Secret Garden' won the Eurovision Song Contest with 'Nocturne'. Which country did they represent?
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Nocturne (Secret Garden song) band Dusty Cowshit, reaching #16 on the Norwegian singles chart in 1996. "Nocturne" was featured on , the seventh studio album by the group Celtic Woman released on 25 May 2011. "Nocturne" was sung by Chloë Agnew. Agnew also performed "Nocturne" live on both the Believe and Emerald concerts. "Nocturne" was used of several episodes of TVN soap opera "Oro Verde". Nocturne (Secret Garden song) "Nocturne" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, performed in Norwegian by Secret Garden representing Norway. It was the second time Norway won the contest, after it had won in 1985 with
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Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 Following three consecutive victories, the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest was once again held in Ireland. Eddie Friel was selected to represent his country after winning the national selection contest, which was held on 12 March 1995 at the Cork Opera House in Cork. For the fifth year running, Pat Kenny hosted the event. The eight songs presented were voted on by ten regional juries. "Dreamin'" went on to 14th place in the contest with 44 points, thus sparing Ireland the duty of hosting a fourth consecutive contest. With the violinist of Secret Garden
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Which English sculptor, engraver, writer, and typographer, who died in 1940, invented a classic typeface which was named after him?
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Perpetua (typeface) acclaimed for being released in optical sizes for small and large text unlike the official Monotype digitisations, it was commissioned by the "Financial Times" and has also been commercially released. Also loosely inspired by Perpetua is Constantia, a typeface by John Hudson for Microsoft and intended to render well for onscreen display. Perpetua (typeface) Perpetua is a serif typeface that was designed by English sculptor and stonemason Eric Gill for the British Monotype Corporation. Perpetua was commissioned at the request of Stanley Morison, an influential historian of printing and adviser to Monotype around 1925, at a time when Gill's reputation
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Albertus (typeface) Albertus (typeface) Albertus is a glyphic serif display typeface designed by Berthold Wolpe in the period 1932 to 1940 for the British branch of the printing company Monotype. Wolpe named the font after Albertus Magnus, the thirteenth-century German philosopher and theologian. Wolpe studied as a metal engraver, and Albertus was modelled to resemble letters carved into bronze. The face began as titling capitals. Eventually a lowercase roman was added, and later a strongly cursive, narrow italic. Albertus has slight glyphic serifs. It is available in light and italic varieties. The project began in 1932. Titling caps were released first, and
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'Epidemic parotitis' is better known as what?
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Parotitis return to normal in 1–3 months. "Acute viral parotitis (mumps):" The most common viral cause of parotitis is mumps. Routine vaccinations have dropped the incidence of mumps to a very low level. Mumps resolves on its own in about ten days. A viral infection caused by Paramyxovirus, a single-stranded RNA virus. Common symptoms include fever, headache and bilateral or unilateral parotitis (swelling of the parotid gland on one or both sides of the face). The parotid gland is usually swollen and tender. Parotid swelling usually occurs 16–18 days after exposure to the virus. Treatment includes isolation and therefore prevention of
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Parotitis These are also collectively known as chronic punctate parotitis or chronic autoimmune parotitis. "Sjögren's syndrome:" Chronic inflammation of the salivary glands may also be an autoimmune disease known as Sjögren's syndrome. The disease most commonly appears in people aged 40–60 years, but it may affect small children. In Sjögren syndrome, the prevalence of parotitis in women versus men is approximately 9:1. The involved parotid gland is enlarged and tender at times. The cause is unknown. The syndrome is often characterized by excessive dryness in the eyes, mouth, nose, vagina, and skin. "Lymphoepithelial lesion of Godwin:" Most frequently associated with a
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Al Martino's 'Here In My Heart' was the first ever UK number one single, but in which year?
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Here in My Heart Here in My Heart "Here in My Heart" is a popular song, written by Pat Genaro, Lou Levinson, and Bill Borrelli, and published in 1952. A recording of the song by Al Martino made history as the first number one on the UK Singles Chart, on 14 November 1952. "Here in My Heart" remained in the top position for nine weeks in the United Kingdom, setting a record for the longest consecutive run at number one, a record which, over 50 years on, has only been beaten by six other tracks - Bryan Adams's "(Everything I Do) I Do It
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1952 in British music as "Top Of The Pops") were all confused as to which was the most accurate. The Official Charts Company uses "NME" until March 1960 and then uses "Record Retailer" until 1969, when an official sole chart was formed by an alliance between the two most popular charts. To kick off the brand new chart, American jazz singer Al Martino had the first ever number one single in the UK with "Here in My Heart", which remains his biggest selling single. The song spent nine consecutive weeks at number one, which continued to be the longest consecutive run at number one
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In which Dickens novel do 'Lord George Gordon', 'Simon Tappertit'and 'Dolly Varden' appear?
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Dolly Varden (yacht) Following a change of management at IBTC the restoration Dolly Varden was moved to Weymouth. Dolly Varden has been registered with National Historic Ships as an historic vessel of national importance. Its original racing pennant is housed in the Cowes Maritime Museum.. The boat is believed to have been named for “Dolly Varden”, a character in Charles Dickens' 1880 novel "Barnaby Rudge". Dolly Varden’s original tiller arm is hanging in Ratsey and Lapthorne’s offices . It is estimated that the cost of restoring Dolly Varden will be in the order of £300,000 and a fundraising exercise is under way to
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Dolly Varden (costume) mimic the chintz of the fashion. Dolly Varden (costume) A Dolly Varden, in this sense, is a woman's outfit fashionable from about 1869 to 1875 in Britain and the United States. It is named after a character in Charles Dickens, and the items of clothing referred to are usually a hat or dress. Dolly Varden is a character from Charles Dickens's 1839 historical novel "" set in 1780. The "Dolly Varden" costume was an 1870s version of fashions of the 1770s and 1780s. The term "Dolly Varden" in dress is generally understood to mean a brightly patterned, usually flowered, dress
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What is another name for the star we know as 'Sirius'?
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Sirius in fiction below)—and even if such were eventually discovered, with an estimated age of 230 million years the system is too young to have fostered the development of life or a complex biosphere. Sirius AB is the alpha star of the constellation Canis Major (the great dog, sometimes styled as Orion's hunting dog), whence its cognomen "the dog star". The most commonly used proper name of this star comes through the Latin "Sirius", from the Greek Σείριος ("Seirios", "glowing" or "scorcher"). The ancient Greeks observed that the appearance of Sirius heralded the hot and dry "dog days" of summer, and feared that
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What the Bleep Do We Know!? What the Bleep Do We Know!? What the Bleep Do We Know!? (stylized as What tнē #$*! D̄ө ωΣ (k)πow!? and What the #$*! Do We Know!?, with "Bleep" being a pronounceable placeholder for a grawlix) is a 2004 American film that combines documentary-style interviews, computer-animated graphics, and a narrative that posits a spiritual connection between quantum physics and consciousness. The plot follows the fictional story of a photographer as she encounters emotional and existential obstacles in her life and begins to consider the idea that individual and group consciousness can influence the material world. Her experiences are offered by
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'Frantic Elevators' was the previous name of which pop group?
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Holding Back the Years "Holding Back the Years" was the second song he wrote using this method. The song's writing credits are shared between Hucknall and Neil Moss, a friend and member of Hucknall's first group, the Frantic Elevators. However according to Hucknall Moss did not co-write the song, but the credit was added "to remember the great times we had" as the pair had written so many other songs together. The song was first performed by the Frantic Elevators; however, the song's "I'll keep holding on" chorus was not added until many years later, after the band split up and Hucknall had formed
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Fat and Frantic Very Best of Wendy Craig – Precious Lord Fat and Frantic Fat and Frantic were a London-based pop music group who wrote all their own material, playing a wide variety of musical styles ranging from manic skiffle through rock 'n roll to a cappella which they sometimes described as "piffle" – a mix of punk and skiffle. Formed in 1985, Fat and Frantic was a particular favourite on the UK live venues and University circuit playing some 300 gigs between 1989 and 1992, as well as playing frequently at the Greenbelt Festival and at Reading Festival. Its best-known song was
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Whose second marriage was to actress Nancy Davis?
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Nancy Reagan Nancy Reagan Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was an American film actress and the wife of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. She was the First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was born in New York City. After her parents separated, she lived in Maryland with an aunt and uncle for several years. When her mother remarried in 1929, she moved to Chicago and later took the name Davis from her stepfather. As Nancy Davis, she was a Hollywood actress in the 1940s
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Lisa Davis (actress) finalised, the former teen actress began dating black stage and screen actor Rudy Challenger. They were married on 31 December 1973. The interracial marriage was covered in "Jet" magazine during that week. She filed for divorce from Challenger in April 1976, then the couple divorced on 14 September 1978, after almost two and a half years of separation. She later married Brian R. White in a private ceremony in Los Angeles on 12 May 1979. She is currently retired from acting. Lisa Davis (actress) Lisa Davis (born 20 April 1936), also known as Lisa Davis Waltz, is an English and
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The cocktail containing Brandy, Cointreau and Lemon juice, is known as what?
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Sidecar (cocktail) the drink to an American army captain in Paris during World War I and named after the motorcycle sidecar that the captain used. Both MacElhone and Vermiere state the recipe as equal parts cognac, Cointreau, and lemon juice, now known as "the French school". Later, an "English school" of sidecars emerged, as found in the "Savoy Cocktail Book" (1930), which call for two parts cognac and one part each of Cointreau and lemon juice. According to Embury, the original sidecar had several ingredients, which were "refined away". Embury also states the drink is simply a daiquiri with brandy as its
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Cosmopolitan (cocktail) at Elite Bars 1903-1933", published in 1934. <poem> Jigger of Gordon's Gin ( Beefeater) 2 dash Cointreau ( Cointreau) Juice of 1 Lemon ( Lemon Juice) 1 tsp [.5 cl] Raspberry Syrup (homemade) Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. </poem> Made with ingredients that would have been readily available during the period, this identically named cocktail aims for the same effect. If this drink is in fact the source of the modern cosmopolitan, then it would be an adaption of a Daisy rather than a Kamikaze. One version of the creation of this popular drink credits the
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After six years of military occupation following World War II, which country regained self-government in 1951?
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Military ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Military ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Following the end of World War II in Asia, after the surrender of Japan, the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy were dissolved by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers during the occupation of Japan. The symbols below represent the ranks of the Japan Self-Defense Forces: the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force which have, since 1954, replaced the imperial military. The 1938–1945 Japanese military and naval ranks were phased out after World War II. The self-defense force breaks away
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German occupation of Belgium during World War II Empire invaded Belgium. During the ensuing occupation, the Allies encouraged Belgian workers to resist the occupiers through non-compliance, leading to large-scale reprisals against Belgian civilians by the German army. As political tensions escalated in the years leading to World War II, the Belgian government again announced its intention to remain neutral in the event of war in Europe. The military was reorganised into a defensive force and the country left several international military treaties it had joined in the aftermath of World War I. Construction began of defences in the east of the country. When France and Britain declared war
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Resembling a long-tailed rabbit, which South American rodent is bred in captivity for its soft grey fur?
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Chinchilla rabbit Chinchilla rabbit Chinchilla rabbits are a group of three rabbit breeds that have been bred for a coat that resembles that of chinchillas. Despite their name, they are not related to and cannot interbreed with chinchillas, which are a species of rodent. Rabbits are lagomorphs. A mutation diluted the yellow pigment in the hairs to almost white, changing in this way the color of the fur of the wild rabbit (agouti) into chinchilla. There are three breeds of Chinchilla rabbit recognized by the ARBA ,"American Rabbit Breeders Association". Standard Chinchilla is the original chinchilla version with the larger versions being
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Hairy-tailed bolo mouse Hairy-tailed bolo mouse The hairy-tailed bolo mouse or hairy-tailed akodont ("Necromys lasiurus") is a South American rodent species of the family Cricetidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. The hairy-tailed bolo mouse grows to a head-and-body length of between , with a tail length of . The ears are small and rounded and have a sparse covering of hair. The body fur is variable in colour but usually the back is olive grey to dark brown, the flanks are paler and washed with ochre, and the underparts are white or pale grey. The demarcation line between upper
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What is the state capital of Pennsylvania?
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Capital City Airport (Pennsylvania) Capital City Airport (Pennsylvania) Capital City Airport is a public airport in Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania, three miles (5 km) southeast of Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania. Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Capital City Airport is CXY to the FAA and HAR to the IATA (which assigned CXY to Cat Cays Airport, Bimini Islands, Bahamas.) The airport is the home airport for the Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation and the Pennsylvania State Police. It averages more than 57,000 corporate, charter, and private aircraft operations a year. Owned and operated by
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Capital punishment in Pennsylvania Capital punishment in Pennsylvania Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Prior to 1913, hanging was the common method of execution. In 1834, Pennsylvania became the first state in the union to eradicate public hangings. For the following decades, each county throughout the state was in charge of carrying out private hangings within their jails. 1915 saw the first use of the electric chair, two years after it was approved by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1913. The delay was due to the time needed to finish the Western Penitentiary in Centre County, now the
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How many tiles are there in a game of 'Scrabble'?
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Francophone Scrabble Francophone Scrabble Francophone Scrabble, or French-language Scrabble, is played by many thousands of amateurs throughout the world and the "Fédération internationale de Scrabble francophone" has more than 20,000 members. Just as in English, points are scored by playing valid words from the lettered tiles. In French there are 102 tiles - 100 lettered tiles and two blanks known as jokers. The official word list for Francophone Scrabble is L'Officiel du jeu Scrabble. There are two forms of competition Scrabble in French. "Scrabble classique", also known as "partie libre", is match play, as in the English-language game. Duplicate Scrabble is an
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Scrabble is allowable in ordinary Scrabble, EEAIORT would be allowable in Clabbers. A junior version, called "Junior Scrabble", has been marketed. This has slightly different distributions of frequencies of letter tiles to the standard "Scrabble" game. Word games similar to or influenced by "Scrabble" include Bananagrams, Boggle, Dabble, Nab-It!, Perquackey, Puzzlage, Quiddler, Scribbage, Tapple, Upwords, and WordSpot and also Words of Gold. There are also number-based variations, such as Equate (game), GoSum, Mathable, Numble, Numbler, Triolet, Yushino and Numenko. The game has been released in numerous gameboard formats appealing to various user groups. The original boards included wood tiles and many
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The characters 'Susan Meyer', 'Lynette Scavo', 'Gabrielle Solis', 'Bree Van De Camp', and 'Mike Delfino' appear in which television show?
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Listen to the Rain on the Roof over the quality of the second season. "Desperate Housewives" focuses on the lives of several residents living on Wisteria Lane in the town of Fairview. In previous episodes, Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross) begins dating Orson Hodge (Kyle MacLachlan), a local dentist. Mike Delfino (James Denton) plans to propose to Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher); however, Orson intentionally runs over Mike with his car and then flees the scene. Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) and Carlos Solis (Ricardo Antonio Chavira) elect their maid, Xiao-Mei (Gwendoline Yeo), as their surrogate. Afterwards, Gabrielle discovers that Carlos and Xiao-Mei are having an affair. Lynette Scavo
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Gabrielle Solis where Gabrielle befriended Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross), and Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong). In the pilot episode, Gabrielle is unhappy with her marriage to Carlos, whose priority is work. Gabrielle is shown to be extremely lonely while Carlos is money-minded and oblivious to his wife's unhappiness. To keep herself entertained, she has an affair with John Rowland (Jesse Metcalfe), her teenage gardener. Carlos suspects that Gabrielle is being unfaithful and he enlists the help of his mother, Juanita "Mama" Solis (Lupe Ontiveros). Mama Solis catches Gabrielle and John having sex
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Which carmanufacturer produces a model called 'Sonata'?
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Hyundai Sonata in Eastern Europe, just as in North America and South Korea. Sales of the "YF" Sonata in South Korea began on 2 September 2009, before the production vehicle's South Korean launch. The US version of the sixth generation Sonata was unveiled at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show, with sales beginning in 2010 for model year 2011. The Sonata was the second vehicle, after the Tucson, to carry Hyundai's then-radical "Fluidic Sculpture" design language. For the US market, the sixth generation Sonata boasted a direct-injection 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine. This new engine improves fuel economy and produces a maximum of at
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Sonata form musical argument. The term 'sonata form' is controversial and has been called misleading by scholars and composers almost from its inception. Its originators implied that there was a set template to which Classical and Romantic composers aspired, or should aspire. However, sonata form is currently viewed as a model for musical analysis, rather than compositional practice. Although the descriptions on this page could be considered an adequate analysis of many first-movement structures, there are enough variations that theorists such as Charles Rosen have felt them to warrant the plural in 'sonata forms'. These variations include, but are not limited to:
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What is the name of the stadium where the French Open Tennis Championship is held?
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French Open French Open The French Open (), also called Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The venue is named after the French aviator Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis championship event in the world and the second of four annual Grand Slam tournaments, the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. The French Open is currently the only Grand Slam event held on clay, and it is the zenith of the spring clay court season. Because
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Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era the French Tennis Association would not allow the event to be played at the stadium. The International Pro Championship of Britain (also known as the Southport Pro, as well as the Southport Dunlop Cup for sponsorship purposes) was a professional tennis tournament held at Victoria Park in Southport between 1935 and 1939. It was open to professional players only, amateurs were not allowed to compete. The tournament was held on outdoor En-tout-cas, "all-weather" artificial clay. List of International Pro Championship of Britain winners: In LA; the only significant pro tournament of the last year of World War II. This had
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Who acceded the English throne after the death of Edward III?
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Edward the Black Prince Edward the Black Prince Edward of Woodstock, known to history as the Black Prince (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), was the eldest son of King Edward III of England, and thus the heir to the English throne. He died before his father and so never became king. His son, Richard II, would succeed to the throne instead. Edward nevertheless still earned distinction as one of the most successful English commanders during the Hundred Years' War, being regarded by his contemporaries as a model of chivalry and one of the greatest knights of his age. Edward was created Duke
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English claims to the French throne Capetian dynasty, was ultimately victorious and retained control of France. Despite this, English and British monarchs continued to prominently call themselves kings of France, and the French fleur-de-lys were included in the royal arms. This continued until 1801, by which time France no longer had any monarch, having become a republic. The Jacobite claimants, however, did not explicitly relinquish the claim. The title was first assumed in 1340 by Edward III of England, the Kingdom of England being ruled by the French Plantagenet dynasty at the time. Edward III claimed the throne of France after the death of his uncle
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Which team was reinstated to the FA Cup in the 2008/9 season after the team that knocked them out of the second round were eliminated for fielding an ineligible player?
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Sean Newton the day after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season on 9 December. Droylsden had been informed of the suspension by the Football Association on 10 December. This meant that Newton was ineligible to play in the game against Chesterfield. The FA investigated the incident with the matter dealt with by an FA Cup committee on 29 December, after which the three clubs involved were informed of the decision, which was that the club were expelled from the competition, after being found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. The club lodged an appeal, which was unsuccessful. On 17
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History of Chester City F.C. 18th place. It was a season of relative managerial stability, with Wright lasting until two games before the end of the season. The highlight was a bizarre FA Cup run, where Chester were knocked out in the second round by Bury, but subsequently reinstated due to Bury having fielded an ineligible player. Chester then went out to be knocked out again by Ipswich Town in the third round. The reinstatement was particularly fortunate for Chester player Jon Walters who was purchased by Ipswich a week after the game, for a fee set by a tribunal at £100,000. For the 2007–08
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What is the name of the South American tree whose bark contains Quinine?
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Quinine London. It remained the antimalarial drug of choice until the 1940s, when other drugs took over. The form of quinine most effective in treating malaria was found by Charles Marie de La Condamine in 1737. In 1820, French researchers Pierre Joseph Pelletier and Joseph Bienaimé Caventou first isolated quinine from the bark of a tree in the genus "Cinchona" - probably "Cinchona officinalis" - and subsequently named the substance. The name was derived from the original Quechua (Inca) word for the cinchona tree bark, "quina" or "quina-quina", which means "bark of bark" or "holy bark". Prior to 1820, the bark
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Quinine is an ingredient in both tonic water and bitter lemon. In the US, quinine is listed as an ingredient in some Diet Snapple flavors, including Cranberry-Raspberry. In France, quinine is an ingredient of an known as , or "Cap Corse," and the wine-based Dubonnet. In Spain, quinine ("Peruvian bark") is sometimes blended into sweet Malaga wine, which is then called "Malaga Quina". In Italy, the traditional flavoured wine Barolo Chinato is infused with quinine and local herbs and is served as a . In Canada and Italy, quinine is an ingredient in the carbonated chinotto beverages Brio and San Pellegrino.
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"Correct this quotation by Theodore Roosevelt -""Speak softly and carry a big hammer""?"
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Big Stick ideology for a nation to own the islands which border its shores." A year later, Roosevelt wrote, At the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese War in September 1905, President Roosevelt leveraged his position as a strong but impartial leader in order to negotiate a peace treaty between the two nations. ""Speaking softly"" earned the President enough prestige to even merit a Nobel Peace Prize the following year for his efforts. Big Stick ideology Big stick ideology, big stick diplomacy, or big stick policy refers to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy: "speak softly and carry a big stick." Roosevelt described his style
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Speak Softly, Love Speak Softly, Love "Speak Softly, Love" is a popular song published in 1972, with music by Nino Rota and lyrics by Larry Kusik. The song was first introduced as an instrumental theme in the 1972 film "The Godfather" that was simply known as "Love Theme from "The Godfather"". The highest-charting rendition of either version was by vocalist Andy Williams, who took "Speak Softly Love" to number 34 on "Billboard" magazine's Hot 100 and number seven on its Easy Listening chart. Larry Kusik wrote the original, English lyrics, and Nino Rota wrote the music. Different sets of lyrics for the song
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Which group had a number one hit for two weeks in 1961 with 'Blue Moon'?
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Blue Moon (The Marcels album) the "Billboard" albums chart, the first single "Blue Moon" did well. The single charted at No. 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 for three weeks, charted at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, sold one million copies and the group was awarded a gold disc. Side One Side Two Blue Moon (The Marcels album) Blue Moon is the debut studio album by the doo-wop group The Marcels. It was released in 1961 on Colpix Records and included 12 songs. The album was available in mono, catalogue number CP-416. "Blue Moon" was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips and was
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Once in a Blue Moon (song) top 10 hit) can be heard in the background. Once in a Blue Moon (song) "Once in a Blue Moon" is a song written by Robert Byrne and Tom Brasfield, and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in January 1986 as the second and final single from his "Greatest Hits" album. The song was Earl Thomas Conley's eleventh number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent fourteen weeks on the country chart. A music video for the song was released and has been seen on
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What is the name of the company that operates passenger rail services throughout the USA?
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Passenger rail terminology operated long distance services. Commuter rail in North America refers to urban passenger train service for local short-distance travel operating between a central city and its suburbs. Such rail service, using either locomotive-hauled or self-propelled railroad passenger cars, is characterized by multi-trip tickets, specific station-to-station fares, and usually only one or two stations in the central business district. It does not include heavy rail, rapid transit, light rail, streetcar, tram, or intercity rail service. Some commuter rail systems do link nearby cities, e.g. Boston and Providence (MBTA) or Baltimore and Washington (MARC Train). The national passenger rail provider, Amtrak, uses
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Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is a South African state-owned enterprise responsible for most passenger rail services in the country. It consists of four branches: Metrorail, which operates commuter rail services in urban areas; Shosholoza Meyl, which operates regional and inter-city rail services; Autopax, which operates regional and inter-city coach services; and Intersite, which manages the property owned by PRASA. In 1910, as a consequence of the formation of the Union of South Africa, all railway services in South Africa were merged into the South African Railways and Harbours. The reclassification
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Who is the Member of Parliament for the Yorkshire constituency of Normanton?
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Pontefract and Castleford (UK Parliament constituency) of former mining towns and villages. The MP from 1997 until its abolition in 2010, Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, is married to former fellow Labour MP, former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls. Following their review of parliamentary representation in West Yorkshire, the number of seats in West Yorkshire were reduced by one due to population decline by the Boundary Commission for England. A new, geographically larger, constituency called Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford was created in 2010 including the whole of this constituency. Pontefract and Castleford (UK Parliament constituency) Pontefract and Castleford was a constituency represented in the House of Commons
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Yorkshire South West (European Parliament constituency) Parliament Constituency, which was represented by seven members in 1999-2004 and six from 2004 onwards. 1979-1984: Colne Valley; Dewsbury; Hemsworth; Huddersfield East; Huddersfield West; Normanton; Pontefract and Castleford; Wakefield. 1984-1994: Barnsley West and Penistone; Colne Valley; Dewsbury; Hemsworth; Huddersfield; Normanton; Pontefract and Castleford; Wakefield. 1994-1999: Batley and Spen; Colne Valley; Dewsbury; Hemsworth; Huddersfield; Normanton; Pontefract and Castleford; Wakefield. Yorkshire South West (European Parliament constituency) Yorkshire South West was a European Parliament constituency covering the southern parts West Yorkshire in England and, at times, part of South Yorkshire. Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom
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Roger Moore received a knighthood in 2003 for services to which organisation?
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Roger Moore Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He is best known for having played Ian Fleming's fictional British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films from 1973 to 1985. Moore took over the role of Bond from Sean Connery in 1972, made his first appearance as 007 in "Live and Let Die" (1973), and went on to portray the spy in six more films until his retirement from the role in 1985. Appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991, Moore was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for
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Roger Moore services to charity. In 2007, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in television and in film. In 2008, the French government appointed Moore a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Roger Moore was born on 14 October 1927 in Stockwell, London. He was the only child of George Alfred Moore, a policeman (PC168E based in Bow Street, London), and Lillian "Lily" (Pope). His mother was born in Calcutta, India, to an English family. He attended Battersea Grammar School, but was evacuated to Holsworthy, Devon, during World War II, and attended
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In which 1995 'Oscar' nominated film did Anthony Hopkins play the part of a US President. Other parts were played by Ed Harris, E.G. Marshall, and David Hyde Pierce?
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Nixon (film) The cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Annabeth Gish, Marley Shelton, Powers Boothe, J. T. Walsh, E. G. Marshall, James Woods, Paul Sorvino, Bob Hoskins, Larry Hagman, and David Hyde Pierce, plus cameos by Ed Harris, Joanna Going, and political figures such as President Bill Clinton in TV footage from the Nixon funeral service. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Best Supporting Actress (Joan Allen), Best Original Score (John Williams) and Best Original Screenplay. This was Stone's second of three films about the American presidency, made four years after "JFK", about the assassination of
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David Hyde Pierce let this sort of tidal wave crash over us." David Hyde Pierce David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is an American actor, director, and comedian. Pierce is known for playing the psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom "Frasier", for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series during the show's run. Pierce also has appeared on and directed for the stage. He won the 2007 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance in the musical "Curtains". He also played Dr. Jones in
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Ripon in Yorkshire, lies on which river?
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Ripon it was used for the transportation of coal from the Durham coalfields into the city. Although abandoned in 1956, a conservationist campaign saw it partly reopened in 1988, and fully in 1996. Ripon Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. The city is noted for its main feature, Ripon Cathedral which is architecturally significant, as well as the Ripon Racecourse and other features such as its market. The
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Diocese of Ripon Diocese of Ripon The Diocese of Ripon (Diocese of Ripon and Leeds from 1999 until 2014) is a former Church of England diocese, part of the Province of York. Immediately prior to its dissolution, it covered an area in western and northern Yorkshire as well as the south Teesdale area administered by County Durham which is traditionally part of Yorkshire. The cities of Ripon and Leeds were within its boundaries as are the towns of Harrogate, Richmond, Knaresborough, Hawes and Bedale and the surrounding countryside; its northern boundary was the River Tees. The diocesan Bishop of Ripon had his cathedral
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What was Prime Minister Gladstone's middle name?
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Gladstone baronets Gladstone baronets The Gladstone Baronetcy, of Fasque and Balfour in the County of Kincardine, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 18 July 1846 for the Scottish businessman and politician John Gladstone, father of prime minister William Ewart Gladstone. Born John Gladstones, the son of the merchant Thomas Gladstones, John assumed by Royal licence the surname of Gladstone (without the "s" at the end) in 1835. The name Gladstone is geographical, deriving from a farmstead near Biggar in Lanarkshire; it comes from the Old English for "kestrel stone". John Gladstone was succeeded by
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The Prime Minister (film) in February 1942, eleven months after its British premiere. The American release was cut by 15 minutes, and among the scenes lost was one featuring Glynis Johns, then beginning her career. The Prime Minister (film) The Prime Minister is a British 1941 British historical drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring John Gielgud, Diana Wynyard, Fay Compton and Stephen Murray. It details the life and times of Benjamin Disraeli, who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It depicts his long marriage to Mary Disraeli and his relationship with various other public figures of the era including William Gladstone,
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Which gland produces a hormone that increases heart rate and blood pressure in times of stress?
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Maternal fetal stress transfer Cortisol is type of hormone called a glucocorticoid, which glucose usage in the body and tends to be activated during a fight-or-flight response. Cortisol is produced in the adrenal gland, whose activity is mediated by the hypothalamus and pituitary glands of the brain. Together, the collective signaling of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and adrenal gland is known as the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. During a period of psychosocial stress, cortisol is released, leading to physiological manifestations of stress such as increased maternal blood pressure (MBP) and maternal heart rate (MHR). In the case of a pregnant woman, the release of cortisol
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Rate pressure product Rate pressure product Pressure rate product, also known as Cardiovascular Product or Double Product, is used in cardiology and exercise physiology to determine the myocardial workload. Rate Pressure Product (RPP) = Heart Rate (HR) * Systolic Blood Pressure"' (SBP) with the units for the Heart Rate being "beats per minute" and for the Blood Pressure "mmHg". Rate pressure product is a measure of the stress put on the cardiac muscle based on the number of times it needs to beat per minute (HR) and the arterial blood pressure that it is pumping against (SBP). It will be a direct indication
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Which motor car manufacturer produced models called the 'Cerbera' and 'Chimeara'?
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TVR Cerbera TVR Cerbera The TVR Cerbera is a sports car manufactured by TVR between 1996 and 2003. The name is derived from Cerberus the three-headed beast of Greek legend that guarded the entrance of Hades. The TVR Cerbera was the third car manufactured by TVR under the leadership of Peter Wheeler (the first was the Griffith and the second was the Chimaera). The car represented three firsts for the Wheeler-led company: The prototype was introduced at the 1994 Birmingham Motor Show. Prior to the Cerbera, TVR had purchased V8 engines from Rover and then tuned them for their own use. When
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Russell Motor Car Company Russell Motor Car Company The Russell Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer in Toronto, Canada, that produced cars from 1904 to 1916. The company is considered to have produced Canada's first successful automobile. In 1903, weakness in the bicycle market prompted Canada Cycle and Motor Co. (C.C.M.), a bicycle manufacturer, to acquire the assets of Canadian Motors Ltd., a failed automobile producer. Tommy Russell (1877-1940), C.C.M.'s new general manager, saw an opportunity to diversify his company's product line. From 1903 to 1905, C.C.M.'s new automobile division, named Russell Motor Car Company with Russell serving as president, began production of
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Which book of the Bible recounts the death of Joshua and the life of Samson?
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Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible (or I grandi condottieri) is a 1965 Italian historical film directed by Marcello Baldi and Francisco Pérez-Dolz. Consisting of two segments, the first half tells the story of Gideon, while the second the story of Samson. Isralites are faulted for worshipping Baal instead of Jehovah. Jehovah is said to have abandoned the Israelites for worshiping false gods instead of Jehovah himself. Gideon chooses an army of 300 (Judges 7:8) to wage war against the Midianites. Gideon delivers Israelites from the hands of Midian raiders.
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Book of Joshua Yahweh (Joshua 23:11). The Israelites are told - just as Joshua himself had been told (Joshua 1:7) - that they must comply with "all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses" (Joshua 23:6), neither "turn[ing] aside from it to the right hand or to the left" (i.e. by adding to the law, or diminishing from it). Joshua meets again with all the people at Shechem in chapter 24 and addresses them a second time. He recounts the history of God's formation of the Israelite nation, beginning with "Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, [who] lived
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Which Hungarian composer lived from 1881-1945 - his only opera was 'Duke Bluebeard's Castle'?
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Bluebeard's Castle Bluebeard's Castle Bluebeard's Castle (; literally: "The Blue-Bearded Duke's Castle") is a one-act opera by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. The libretto was written by Béla Balázs, a poet and friend of the composer, and is written in Hungarian, based on the French literary tale "La Barbe bleue" by Charles Perrault. The opera lasts only a little over an hour and there are only two singing characters onstage: Bluebeard (), and his new wife Judith (); the two have just eloped and Judith is coming home to Bluebeard's castle for the first time. "Bluebeard's Castle", Sz. 48, was composed in 1911
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Savoy opera term "Savoy Opera" referred to any opera that appeared at that theatre, regardless of who wrote it. Aside from curtain raisers (which are listed in the second table below), the G&S operas were the only works produced at the Savoy Theatre from the date it opened (10 October 1881) until "The Gondoliers" closed on 20 June 1891. Over the next decade, there were only two new G&S pieces ("Utopia Limited" and "The Grand Duke"), both of which had comparatively brief runs. To fill the gap, Carte mounted G&S revivals, Sullivan operas with different librettists, and works by other composer–librettist teams.
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Which 1948 film starring Robert Donat was about a father seeking to prove the innocence of his naval cadet son who had been expelled for theft?
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Robert Donat desperately to be cast against type as Bill Sikes in David Lean's "Oliver Twist" (1948), but Lean thought him wrong for the part and cast Robert Newton instead. Donat played the title role in "The Winslow Boy" (1948), a popular adaptation of the Terence Rattigan play. Donat and Asherson reprised their stage roles in the film version of "The Cure for Love" (1949). His only film as director, its production was affected by his ill health. The film's soundtrack had to be re-recorded after shooting was completed because Donat's asthma had severely affected his voice. Modestly received by a reviewer
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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father the safety of children in mind during bail hearings and in custody disputes, particularly when a child is in the custody of someone who has been charged with a "serious crime". Seven years after Zachary's death, and over two years after the film was released, inspired Andrews to draft Bill C-464, "Zachary's Bill", which was signed into law. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father is a 2008 American documentary conceived and created by Kurt Kuenne. Kuenne's close friend Andrew Bagby was murdered after Bagby ended his
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In which country was President Bashir Gemayel assassinated in 1982?
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Nadim Gemayel a prominent national leader in Lebanon and an elected President of the Republic in (1982). Bashir Gemayel was assassinated on 14 of September 1982, 21 days after being elected president. Nadim was only four months old when his father was killed. Following high school, Nadim Gemayel moved to France to pursue his law degree and graduated from Panthéon-Assas University in 2004. He currently practices law with a prominent law firm which maintains offices in Lebanon and Qatar. In addition to his position inside the Kataeb party, Nadim Gemayel holds a seat in the Lebanese Parliament and serves as co-chairperson of
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Bachir Gemayel Bachir Gemayel Bachir Gemayel ( "Bashīr al-Jimayyel", also romanized "al-Jumayyil" and "El Gemaiel", ; 10 November 1947 – 14 September 1982), also Bashir Gemayel was a senior member of the right-wing Christian Phalange party and the founder and supreme commander of the Lebanese Forces militia during the early years of the Lebanese Civil War (1975–90). He was the youngest president-elect and one of the most controversial figures in Lebanese history. He was elected president on 23 August 1982 while the country was torn by civil war and occupied by both Israel and Syria. He was assassinated on 14 September 1982,
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