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Who wrote the 2008 novel ‘Duma Key’?
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Duma Key clanking out of the ocean." The Boston Globe's Erica Noonan called the novel a "welcome return" to a similar style of some King's better novels. Duma Key Duma Key is a novel by American writer Stephen King published on January 22, 2008 by Scribner. The book reached #1 on the New York Times Best Seller List. It is King's first novel to be set in Florida and/or Minnesota. The dust jacket features holographic lettering. Edgar Freemantle, a contractor in St. Paul, Minnesota, barely survives a horrific on-site accident where his truck is crushed by a crane. Freemantle's right arm is
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Duma Key to the plot of the book, including large numbers of friends and family from Edgar's "other life" as well as Wireman's family and boss, a number of characters with loose association to the two, and the various people who rent houses on Duma Key during the tourism season. Critics mainly liked the book. King told "USA Today" that "a lot of today's reviewers grew up reading my fiction. Most of the old critics who panned anything I wrote are either dead or retired". The "New York Times" critic Janet Maslin called the novel "frank and well grounded" and lauded the
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In the game of Scrabble how many points is a letter ‘H’ tile worth?
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Scrabble have been sold worldwide and roughly one-third of American and half of British homes have a Scrabble set. There are around 4,000 Scrabble clubs around the world. The game is played by two to four players on a square board with a 15×15 grid of cells (individually known as "squares"), each of which accommodates a single letter tile. In official club and tournament games, play is between two players or, occasionally, between two teams each of which collaborates on a single rack. The board is marked with "premium" squares, which multiply the number of points awarded: eight dark red "triple-word"
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Scrabble letter distributions Scrabble letter distributions Editions of the word board game Scrabble in different languages have differing letter distributions of the tiles, because the frequency of each letter of the alphabet is different for every language. As a general rule, the rarer the letter, the more points it is worth. Many languages use sets of 102 tiles, since the original distribution of one hundred tiles was later augmented with two blank tiles. In tournament play, while it is acceptable to pause the game to count the tiles remaining in the game, it is not acceptable to mention how many tiles are remaining
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What is the title of the first feature film in which Tom Hanks appeared with Meg Ryan?
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You've Got Mail You've Got Mail You've Got Mail is a 1998 American romantic comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, directed by Nora Ephron, and co-written by Nora and Delia Ephron, inspired by the play "Parfumerie" by Miklós László. The film is about two people in an online romance who are unaware that they are also business rivals. It marks the third coupling of Hanks and Ryan, who had previously appeared together in "Joe Versus the Volcano" (1990) and "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993). "You've Got Mail" received mildly positive reviews from critics. Kathleen Kelly is involved with Frank Navasky, a leftist
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Everything Is Copy Ephron's "razor-sharp wit while at the same time presenting her flaws through interviews with her closest friends like Meg Ryan, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, the late Mike Nichols and journalists like Gay Talese and Richard Cohen." The documentary features interviews with Meg Ryan, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Mike Nichols, Gay Talese, and Richard Cohen. On March 6, 2016, HBO released the first trailer for the film. On September 29, 2015, the film held its official premiere during the annual New York Film Festival. "Everything Is Copy" has been met with a positive response from critics. On
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The title of the 1987 film ‘The Lost Boys’ was borrowed from which novel?
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The Lost Boys The Lost Boys The Lost Boys is a 1987 American horror comedy film directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman, Dianne Wiest, Edward Herrmann, Alex Winter, Jamison Newlander, and Barnard Hughes. The film is about two brothers who move to California and end up fighting a gang of young vampires. The title is a reference to the Lost Boys in J. M. Barrie's stories about Peter Pan and Neverland, who, like the vampires, never grow up. The film was followed by two direct-to-video sequels, "" and "" and spawned a franchise with
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The Lost Boys in 2000. In the film's sequel, "Cry Little Sister" was covered by a Seattle-based rock band, Aiden. The soundtrack was first released on LP and cassette in 1987 by Atlantic Records, then CD in 1990. The Lost Boys The Lost Boys is a 1987 American horror comedy film directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman, Dianne Wiest, Edward Herrmann, Alex Winter, Jamison Newlander, and Barnard Hughes. The film is about two brothers who move to California and end up fighting a gang of young vampires. The title is a reference to the
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Ewart was the middle name of which British Prime Minister?
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William Ewart Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone (; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served for twelve years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four terms beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times. Gladstone was born in Liverpool to Scottish parents. He first entered the House of Commons in 1832, beginning his political career as a High Tory, a grouping which became the Conservative Party under Robert Peel in 1834. Gladstone
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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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British MP Edwina Currie wrote the novel ‘Chasing ‘what’?
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Edwina Currie author of six novels: "A Parliamentary Affair" (1994), "A Woman's Place" (1996) "She's Leaving Home" (1997), "The Ambassador" (1999), "Chasing Men" (2000) and "This Honourable House" (2001). She has also written four works of non-fiction: "Life Lines" (1989), "What Women Want" (1990), "Three Line Quips" (1992) and "Diaries 1987–92" (2002). She remains an outspoken public figure, with a reputation for being "highly opinionated," and currently earns her living as an author and media personality. From the time she lost her seat in 1997, Currie has maintained a presence in the media. From 1998 to 2003, she hosted a late evening
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Edwina Currie Edwina Currie Edwina Currie ("née" Cohen; born 13 October 1946) is a British former politician, serving as Conservative Party Member of Parliament from 1983 until 1997. She was a Junior Health Minister for two years, resigning in 1988 during the salmonella in eggs controversy. By the time Currie lost her seat as an MP in 1997, she had begun a new career as a novelist and broadcaster. She is the author of six novels, and has also written four works of non fiction. In September 2002, publication of Currie's "Diaries (1987–92)" caused a sensation, as they revealed a four-year affair
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In which direction can a bishop move on the board during a game of chess?
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Legan chess Legan chess Legan chess (or Legan's game) is a chess variant invented by L. Legan in 1913. It differs from standard chess by the starting position as well as by pawn movements. The starting setup is illustrated. The game can be also played with the board rotated by 45° clockwise to make pawn movements easier to understand. There is no castling and no "en passant". Otherwise, the rules of chess apply. Pawns move one square diagonally forward: White from right to left; Black left to right. They capture orthogonally in direction of movements (see diagram). The white pawn on f3
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Chess on a Really Big Board chess or Avalanche chess, could be applied to Chess on a Really Big Board; nonetheless, he considered applying the rules of cylindrical chess to the 16×16 board "silly" because it made distances feel even larger, recommending Avalanche chess instead as it shortens the game. Betza also thought favourably of applying the rules of Momentum Chess to the 16×16 board. Another possibility Betza mentioned is the rules of Viennese Kriegspiel, where the middle of the board (the line between the 8th and 9th ranks) is blocked by a screen and players can move their pieces freely up to their first six
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In mobile phone use, what is ‘app’ short for?
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Mobile phone advanced software platforms. A mobile app is a computer program designed to run on a mobile device, such as a smartphone. The term "app" is a shortening of the term "software application". A common data application on mobile phones is Short Message Service (SMS) text messaging. The first SMS message was sent from a computer to a mobile phone in 1992 in the UK while the first person-to-person SMS from phone to phone was sent in Finland in 1993. The first mobile news service, delivered via SMS, was launched in Finland in 2000, and subsequently many organizations provided "on-demand" and
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Mobile phone use in schools early, and reinforcing student responsibility some of the cons from messaging apps can be eliminated. There is hope that they become more advanced, specifically when using them for help via a bot. Advancement in this field will allow for higher frequency of use, more emotional connection, and higher convenience for users. Mobile phone use in schools The use of mobile phones in school settings or environments is a topic of debate. Supporting parents believe that cell phones address their safety concerns by enabling them to communicate with their children. Teachers and administrators opposed to mobile phone usage in schools believe
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In the UK television game show ‘Tipping Point’ how many counters does each contestant have at the start of the game?
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Tipping Point (game show) categories, they may either end the game at this point and keep all winnings, or trade the accumulated money for three more counters. In the former case, if the jackpot counter is on the bottom shelf, the contestant is offered a chance to play the three counters and see if they would have been able to win the jackpot. In the latter case, all counters except the one for the jackpot become worthless, and the contestant forfeits all their money if it remains in the machine. A series of 12 celebrity episodes under the title "Tipping Point: Lucky Stars" aired
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Tipping Point (game show) Tipping Point (game show) Tipping Point is a British television game show which began airing on ITV on 2 July 2012, and is presented by Ben Shephard. Four contestants answer general knowledge questions to win counters which they use on a large coin pusher arcade-style machine. Only the winner at the end has a chance to take home any money; the others leave with nothing except any non-cash prizes they may have won during the game. The coin pusher machine consists of two shelves filled with flat circular counters; the upper shelf slowly extends and retracts, while the lower one
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What is the title of the 1996 film in which George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer play single parents Alex and Mae?
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One Fine Day (film) One Fine Day (film) One Fine Day is a 1996 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Hoffman, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney as two single working parents, with Alex D. Linz and Mae Whitman as their children. The title comes from the 1963 song "One Fine Day" by The Chiffons. Michelle Pfeiffer served as an executive producer on this film, which was made in association with her company Via Rosa Productions. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song ("For the First Time"). Melanie Parker (Michelle Pfeiffer) is an architect and divorced single mother
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The Witches of Eastwick (film) The Witches of Eastwick (film) The Witches of Eastwick is a 1987 American comedy-dark fantasy film based on John Updike's novel "The Witches of Eastwick" (1984). Directed by George Miller, the film stars Jack Nicholson as Daryl Van Horne, alongside Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon as the eponymous witches. Alexandra Medford (Cher), Jane Spofford (Susan Sarandon), and Sukie Ridgemont (Michelle Pfeiffer) are three dissatisfied women living in the picturesque town of Eastwick, Rhode Island. Alex is a sculptor and single mother of one daughter; Jane is a newly divorced music teacher unable to have children; while Sukie has six
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In 2009, which UK television presenter was appointed Chief Scout, at the age of 35, by the Scout Association?
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Chief Scout (The Scout Association) Chief Scout (The Scout Association) The Scout Association's Chief Scout is the head of its youth programmes. The role is now merely a nominal and titular ceremonial figurehead. The association's present Chief Scout is the British adventurer and TV presenter Bear Grylls. Robert Baden-Powell made himself Chief Scout of his own Scouting organization, The Boy Scouts Association. Following his death, the association appointed Chief Scouts "of the British Empire", then "of the British Commonwealth and Empire", then "of the Commonwealth" and, since 1972, "of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories". The association's first Chief Scout, Robert Baden-Powell made himself the
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Chief Scout (The Scout Association) of a UK Chief Commissioner (Deputy Chief Scout). The UK Chief Commissioner took over most of the administrative duties and now heads the adult leaders and administrators of the association. Reducing the capacity of the Chief Scout to make decision on their own, a committee was appointed to work alongside them. Working alongside the association Chief Scout's Committee, the association's Chief Scout is nominally responsible for the appointment of County Commissioners and County Presidents. but this is merely ceremonially formal. The association's Chief Scout is now merely an iconic figurehead for publicity promotion of the association's youth programmes. Each section
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Which British city is known as the ‘City of Arcades’?
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Cardiff city centre Cardiff city centre Cardiff city centre () is the city centre and central business district of Cardiff, Wales. The area is tightly bound by the River Taff to the west, the Civic Centre to the north and railway lines and two railway stations – Central and Queen Street – to the south and east respectively. Cardiff became a city in 1905. The city centre in Cardiff consists of principal shopping streets: Queen Street, St. Mary's Street and the Hayes, as well as large shopping centres, and numerous arcades and lanes that house some smaller, specialized shops and boutiques. The city
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Arcades Project Arcades Project The Passagenwerk or Arcades Project was an unfinished project of German literary critic Walter Benjamin, written between 1927 and 1940. An enormous collection of writings on the city life of Paris in the 19th century, it was especially concerned with Paris' iron-and-glass covered "arcades" (known in French as the "passages couverts de Paris"). Benjamin's "Project", which many scholars believe might have become one of the great texts of 20th-century cultural criticism, was never completed due to his suicide on the French-Spanish border in 1940. The "Arcades Project" has been posthumously edited and published in many languages as a
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In cooking, what is the term for plunging vegetables into boiling water for a short time, and then plunging them into cold water until they are cold?
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Blanching (cooking) Blanching (cooking) Blanching is a cooking process wherein a food, usually a vegetable or fruit, is scalded in boiling water, removed after a brief, timed interval, and finally plunged into iced water or placed under cold running water (shocking or refreshing) to halt the cooking process. Blanching foods helps reduce quality loss over time. People often use blanching as a pre-treatment prior to freezing, drying, or canning—heating vegetables or fruits to inactivate enzymes, modify texture, remove the peel, and wilt tissue. Blanching is also utilized to preserve color, flavor, and nutritional value. The process has three stages: preheating, blanching, and
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Cold water extraction Cold water extraction Cold water extraction (also called CWE for short) is the process whereby a substance is extracted from a mixture via cold water. It is a type of fractional crystallization. The process generally involves taking a mixture of substances, dissolving them in warm water, and then rapidly cooling the mixture. The insoluble compounds precipitate out of the water, while the soluble ones stay dissolved. The solution can then be separated by filtration or decantation. This process works by exploiting the differences in solubility of different substances in a low temperature mixture. Opiates are much more soluble in cold
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Lythari, Avariel, Drow and Snow are all types of which mythical creature?
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Elf (Dungeons & Dragons) elven height. In Faerûn, surface elves call themselves Tel-Quessir which means "The People" in the elven language. In 4th edition, most of the elven subraces were classified as drow, eladrin or elves. The history of the elven race is marked by great empires and a gradual decline and retreat from the mainland Faerûn. The elves first came to Abeir-Toril from the plane of Faerie more than twenty-five millennia ago. The first wave of elves to arrive were the green elves, lythari, and avariel. The second wave included the dark elves, who arrived in the jungles of southern Faerûn, and the
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Agta (mythical creature) Agta (mythical creature) An agta is a tall mythical creature with skin as black as charcoal, found in Philippine mythology. These creatures reside in different trees, most commonly Santo or Balete trees. They are known to climb down from their perches and roam around the land warning fishermen to stay on land instead of fishing. Then, the agta will push trees down so that the timbers will prevent the fishermen from going to the sea to fish. The agta is just like the kapre, who likes staying in its tree while smoking a rolled cigar. They are usually depicted as
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In many Spanish-speaking countries which day of the week is considered unlucky if it falls on the 13th of the month?
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Tuesday of the week of the Fall of Constantinople) is considered an unlucky day. The same is true in the Spanish-speaking world; it is believed that this is due to the association between Tuesday and Mars, the god of war and therefore related to death. For both Greeks and Spanish-speakers, the 13th of the month is considered unlucky if it falls on Tuesday, instead of Friday. In Judaism, on the other hand, Tuesday is considered a particularly lucky day, because in the first chapter of Genesis the paragraph about this day contains the phrase "it was good" twice. In the Thai
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Friday the 13th awareness about automotive safety, this is possible because there is at least one F13 each year. The table is for the Gregorian calendar and Jan/Feb for leap years. Friday the 13th Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year,for example in 2015, on 13 Feb, 13 March and 13 October. In 2017, it occurred twice, on 13 January and 13 October. In
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Which US actor and comedian is the voice of Bernard in the 1977 Disney film ‘The Rescuers’?
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The Rescuers Down Under The Rescuers Down Under The Rescuers Down Under is a 1990 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on November 16, 1990. The 29th Disney animated feature film, the film is the sequel to the 1977 animated film "The Rescuers", which was based on the novels of Margery Sharp. Set in the Australian Outback, the film centers on Bernard and Bianca traveling to Australia to save a boy named Cody from a villainous poacher in pursuit of an endangered bird of prey. Featuring the voices of Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor
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The Rescuers Down Under "The Journey", "Someone's Waiting for You" and "Tomorrow Is Another Day" (from "The Rescuers"). In 2016 Intrada Records released the complete Broughton score, including material (in italics) not used in the movie. The Rescuers Down Under The Rescuers Down Under is a 1990 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on November 16, 1990. The 29th Disney animated feature film, the film is the sequel to the 1977 animated film "The Rescuers", which was based on the novels of Margery Sharp. Set in the Australian Outback, the film centers on
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What was the nickname of the legendary 17th Century highwaywoman Katherine Ferrers?
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Katherine Ferrers powerless to stop him. A popular novel by Magdalen King-Hall, "The Life and Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton" (1944), was loosely based on Katherine's life. A 1945 film version, with Margaret Lockwood in the lead role and James Mason as Ralph Chaplin's alter ego Jerry Jackson, broke all British box office records for the time. The film was remade in 1983 with Faye Dunaway and Alan Bates in the respective roles. Deborah Swift's young adult novel "Shadow on the Highway" (2014, ) is a retelling of Katherine’s story. Katherine Clements wrote "The Silvered Heart" (2015, ) about Katherine Ferrers.
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Katherine Ferrers Katherine Ferrers Katherine Ferrers (4 May 1634 – c. 13 June 1660) was an English gentlewoman and heiress. According to popular legend, she was also the "Wicked Lady", a female highwayman who terrorised the English county of Hertfordshire before dying from gunshot wounds sustained during a robbery. Katherine Ferrers was born on 4 May 1634 at Bayford in Hertfordshire to Knighton Ferrers and his wife, the former Katherine (or Catherine) Walters, and heiress to a considerable fortune. The Ferrers family were fervent Protestants and great favourites of both Henry VIII and Edward VI; the latter granted them extensive properties in
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What was the only UK number one hit single for rock band Foreigner?
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Foreigner (band) Foreigner (band) Foreigner is an English-American rock band, originally formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musician and ex–Spooky Tooth member Mick Jones, and fellow Briton and ex–King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm. Jones came up with the band's name as he, McDonald and Dennis Elliott were British, while Gramm, Al Greenwood and Ed Gagliardi were American. Their biggest hit single, "I Want to Know What Love Is", topped the United Kingdom and United States charts among others. They are one of the world's best-selling bands of all time with worldwide sales
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That Was Yesterday (Foreigner song) That Was Yesterday (Foreigner song) "That Was Yesterday" was the second single taken from the album "Agent Provocateur" by the band Foreigner. This song was available in four versions, as a remixed single, an extended remix, an orchestral version, and the original mix. The song was written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones, and the B-side "Two Different Worlds" is also of note for being the first solo-written Lou Gramm song to appear on a single. The single reached number 12 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, and also reached #4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and #24 on
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What colour is powdered sulphur?
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Port Sulphur, Louisiana able to filter and store liquid hot molten sulphur in large insulated heated tanks, and "vat" liquid sulphur into acres of long term dry storage by forming blocks of bright yellow sulphur by spraying molten sulphur into metal forms on the ground and allowing to cool. The site is valuable because of its proximity to sulphur producing areas near the Gulf of Mexico, its docking sites along the Mississippi River and back bay marsh. Port Sulphur was originally a typical company town, with its residents and civic life closely tied to the Freeport Sulphur Company. As the company divested itself
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Powdered sugar is mostly used for decorative purposes. It also contains titanium dioxide which gives it a vibrant white colour. This sugar is used for visual appeal without the sugar melting into the pastry from moisture. It is mostly used on baked goods that are slightly wet like fruit bars and tarts. It will not melt even if it is sprinkled on whipped cream or ice cream. Snow sugar is less sweet than regular powdered sugar because dextrose (a type of sugar made when starchy plants are broken down into monosaccharides using enzymes) is around 20% less sweet than regular sugar. Powdered
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Who is the lead singer of British rock band the Stone Roses?
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The Stone Roses The Stone Roses The Stone Roses are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. One of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the band's lineup consists of vocalist Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Mani and drummer Reni. The band released their debut album, "The Stone Roses", in 1989. The album was a breakthrough success for the band and garnered critical acclaim, with many critics regarding it as one of the greatest British albums ever recorded. At this time the group decided to capitalise on their success by signing to
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The Stone Roses (album) The Stone Roses (album) The Stone Roses is the debut studio album by English rock band the Stone Roses. It was recorded mostly at Battery Studios in London with producer John Leckie from June 1988 to February 1989 and released in May of that year by Silvertone Records. "The Stone Roses" was not an immediate success, but grew popular with the band's high-profile concert performances, which also helped establish them as fixtures of the Madchester and baggy cultural scenes. The record's critical standing also improved significantly in later years, as many critics voted it highly in polls of the greatest
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Which US television drama series is based on chemistry teacher Walter White, who turns to making and selling crystal meth after finding out he has lung cancer?
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Breaking Bad Breaking Bad Breaking Bad is an American neo-western crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. The show originally aired on AMC for five seasons, from January 20, 2008 to September 29, 2013. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series tells the story of Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a struggling and depressed high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with lung cancer. Together with his former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), White turns to a life of crime by producing and selling crystallized methamphetamine to secure his family's financial future before he dies, while navigating the
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Walter White (Breaking Bad) the car wash and is taken to a hospital; there, he is told he has inoperable lung cancer and will likely die in two years. During the ride-along, Hank busts a crystal meth ring; Walt sees one of his former students, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), fleeing the scene, and deduces that Jesse is part of the operation. Looking to secure his family's well-being by producing and selling meth, Walt tracks Jesse down and blackmails him into setting up an operation. Walt gives Jesse his life savings to buy an RV that they can use as a rolling meth lab. Jesse
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In the Shakespeare play ‘Hamlet’ the skull of which character is held by Hamlet?
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Horatio (Hamlet) characters address him (except in I.i), they are almost always telling him to leave. He is often in scenes that are usually remembered as soliloquies, such as Hamlet's famous scene with the skull of Yorick. Horatio is also present during the mousetrap play, the discovery of Ophelia's madness (though the role of an anonymous gentleman-courtier has been substituted in this scene), Hamlet's display at Ophelia's grave, and the final scene. He is the only major character to survive the action of the play. Horatio (Hamlet) Horatio is a character in William Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet". Horatio's origins are unknown, although he
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Ur-Hamlet Ur-Hamlet The Ur-Hamlet (the German prefix "Ur-" means "primordial") is a play by an unknown author, thought to be either Thomas Kyd or William Shakespeare. No copy of the play, dated by scholars to the second half of 1587, survives today. The play is known to have been staged in London, more specifically at The Burbages Shoreditch Playhouse as recalled by Elizabethan author Thomas Lodge. The play is known to have a character named Hamlet; the only other known character from the play is a ghost who cries, "Hamlet, revenge!" What relation the "Ur-Hamlet" bears to Shakespeare's more commonly known
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The residents of which German town put on a world-famous Passion Play every ten years?
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The Promise (Passion play) the United States and around the world. Outdoor religious dramas, or passion plays, have a long tradition. In 1633, the residents of Oberammergau, Germany vowed to continue presenting their local passion play every ten years as a vow to God in return for being spared from the plague. The Oberammergau passion play will be performed next in 2010. The United States has had passion plays for over three quarters of a century. These have included The Black Hills Passion Play in Spearfish, South Dakota and The Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. In 1984, Dargatz and Rhodes began to
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Passion Play stage a passion play with Hungarian and German text. The island nation of Malta features many Passion Plays, put on by provincial club, societies, and theatres in various localities. Each village and town often hosts several plays, and there is some competition among the troupes to put on the most moving or beautiful display. These are often combined with processions and "wirjiet" ("exhibitions") that feature models and renditions of the Passion. Since 2007, a Passion Play entitled "Il-Mixja", with Jesus being played by popular Maltese actor Alan Fenech and featuring some of the most highly acclaimed actors in Malta has
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Which US singer/actress produced the Broadway production of ‘Priscilla Queen of the Dessert’?
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Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) End production in addition to its Bette Midler-produced Broadway debut in 2011. While the original production received one out of its seven Helpmann Award nominations, "Priscilla" was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical as well as two Tony Awards, winning these awards in the costume design categories. The drag queen Mitzi Mitosis – whose real name is Anthony "Tick" Belrose – is performing at a club ("Downtown" [Australia and London]/"I've Never Been to Me"; "It's Raining Men" [Broadway]) when his wife Marion, whom he has been separated from for several years because of his homosexuality, calls
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and its positive portrayal of LGBT individuals helped to introduce LGBT themes to a mainstream audience. It received predominantly positive reviews and won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design at the 67th Academy Awards. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and became a cult classic in both Australia and abroad. "Priscilla" subsequently provided the basis for a musical, "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", which opened in 2006 in Sydney before travelling to New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada and Broadway. Anthony "Tick" Belrose (Hugo Weaving), using the drag pseudonym of
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Which US President had a cloakroom converted into a movie theatre in the White House?
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White House Family Theater building as the facility lacked a dedicated theater. Originally a cloakroom known as the "Hat Box", the White House Family Theater was converted into its current use in 1942 on the orders of Franklin Roosevelt. Traditionally, American studios have made their films available to the White House on request, either directly or through the Motion Picture Association of America. Landing a screening in the White House Family Theater is considered a valuable marketing tool by studios and, during the 1980s, the motion picture industry financed renovation of the facility, which added terraced seating and other amenities. During the presidency of
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White House Family Theater White House Family Theater The White House Family Theater is a small movie theater located in the White House in Washington, D.C. for the use of the president and his family. Originally there was no room in the White House specifically for screening films, so the present venue was converted from a cloakroom in 1942. It is able to seat 42 people. The White House Family Theater is located in the East Wing of the White House. The first film screened in the White House was "Birth of a Nation" in 1915; however, early film viewings occurred in the main
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Which actress, while dressed as the queen, left the Guilgud Theatre in London to shout at drummers outside who were disturbing the play?
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The Queen (2006 film) Fellowes, a brother-in-law of Diana, Princess of Wales; Janvrin was the "deputy" private secretary until 1999. However, the film is accurate in depicting Janvrin as the person who delivered the news of Diana's accident to the Queen at Balmoral during the night. The film's screenwriter Peter Morgan adapted his script for the stage, under a new title, "The Audience", with Helen Mirren continuing her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II. The play opened in London and then transferred to the Broadway stage, where Mirren won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. The film exceeded box-office expectations; with a
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The Beauty Queen of Leenane The Beauty Queen of Leenane The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a 1996 comedy by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh which was premiered by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway, Ireland. It also enjoyed successful runs at London's West End, Broadway and Off-Broadway. It was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award as Best Play for the London production, and the 1998 Broadway production was nominated for six Tony Awards, winning four, for Best Leading Actress in a Play, Best Featured Actor in a Play, Best Featured Actress in a Play and Best Direction of a Play. The play received its world
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Playwright Alan Bennett taught medieval history at which university?
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Alan Bennett emerged as a vocal campaigner against public library cuts. Plans to shut local libraries were "wrong and very short-sighted", Bennett said, adding: "We're impoverishing young people." Alan Bennett Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, screenwriter, actor, and author. He was born in Leeds and attended Oxford University, where he studied history and performed with the Oxford Revue. He stayed to teach and research medieval history at the university for several years. His collaboration as writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in the satirical revue "Beyond the Fringe" at the 1960 Edinburgh
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Alan Bennett (tenor) and Europe, mostly in baroque operas. His roles include the title role in Henry Purcell's "King Arthur" and Jupiter in Handel's "Semele" among others. As a recitalist, Bennett is particularly admired for his interpretations of German lieder, which he has recorded with pianist Leonard Hokanson. He currently serves as Head of Vocal Studies at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music of the National University of Singapore. Prior to moving to Singapore, he was an associate professor of music at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana. Alan Bennett (tenor) Alan Bennett (born 1962) is an American lyric
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Before he became pope, which Pope wrote a play called ‘The Jeweller’s Shop’?
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Karol: A Man Who Became Pope Karol: A Man Who Became Pope Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (, ) is a 2005 TV miniseries written and directed by Giacomo Battiato, and created as a Polish-Italian-French-German and Canadian joint cooperation project. "Karol" is a biography of Karol Wojtyła, later known as Pope John Paul II, beginning in 1939 when Karol was only 19 years old and ending at the Papal conclave, October 1978 that made him Pope. The TV miniseries was supposed to première at the very beginning of April 2005 in the Vatican, but it was delayed due to the Pope's death. It was broadcast
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Karol: A Man Who Became Pope for the first time by the Italian television station Canale 5 on the first day of the 2005 papal election. Although it was originally broadcast on television, it was also released in theaters, which allowed the film to be shown in Poland. The incredible success of the movie prompted the creation of a sequel, "" (2006), which portrayed Karol's life as Pope from his papal inauguration to his death. By Ennio Morricone released in 2007 on 2 CDs. Karol: A Man Who Became Pope Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (, ) is a 2005 TV miniseries written and directed
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Which stage musical was forced to close in 1973 when the roof of the Shaftesbury Theatre in London collapsed?
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Paul Korda recordings Korda's production rhythm section included Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, and Kenney Jones on drums. Korda signed young American singer Andy Forray and took him to auditions for the musical "Hair": "The American Tribal Love/Rock Musical" in London. Forray was hired, as was Korda, who was also asked to audition and offered the part of Paul. The musical opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London on 27 September 1968 and continued for 1,998 performances. The run at the Shaftesbury ended when the theatre's roof collapsed in July 1973. After leaving the cast of "Hair", Korda was drawn to activism, starting
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Shaftesbury Theatre Shaftesbury Theatre The Shaftesbury Theatre is a West End Theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue, in the London Borough of Camden. Opened in 1911 as the New Prince's Theatre, it was the last theatre to be built in Shaftesbury Avenue. The theatre was designed for the brothers Walter and Frederick Melville by Bertie Crewe and opened on 26 December 1911 with a production of "The Three Musketeers", as the "New Prince's Theatre", becoming the Prince's Theatre in 1914. It had a capacity of 2,392 and a stage 31' 10" wide by 31' deep. The Prince's was the last theatre to be
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Which Irish playwright was the co-founder of the London School of Economics?
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London School of Economics Ruddy, founder of advertising agency Saatchi and Saatchi Maurice Saatchi, hedge fund managers George Soros and Michael Platt. London School of Economics The London School of Economics (officially The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the LSE) is a public research university located in London, England, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidney Webb, Beatrice Webb, Graham Wallas, and George Bernard Shaw for the betterment of society, LSE joined the University of London in 1900 and established its first degree courses under the auspices
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History of the London School of Economics it was agreed to temporarily relocate the school to Cambridge, where it took over Peterhouse. Initially for a period of a year, the beginning of the Blitz led to LSE's post at Cambridge to be lengthened, returning to London in 1945. The famed Keynes-Hayek debates which occurred between Cambridge and the LSE still shapes the two major schools of economic thought today as nations still debate the merits of the welfare state versus an economy solely controlled by the market. LSE's influence upon modern economics is undeniable since it both formed the very basis for economic thought as well as
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Who are Vladimir and Estragon waiting for in a 1950’s play by Samuel Beckett?
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Waiting for Godot as a capitalist-aristocrat, and Lucky as labour-proletarian. This prompted Beckett to issue a rare statement, stating that the reaction was based on a misconception of the play. To Beckett, the play tries to not be able to be defined. The New York showing of the play was well-received with critics. Brooks Atkinson of the New York Times praised Lahr for his performance as Estragon. Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot ( ) is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters, Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), wait for the arrival of someone named Godot who never arrives, and while
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Waiting for Godot social contexts when Beckett was growing up in Foxrock, and [his father] commonly wore one." That said, the play does indicate that the clothes worn at least by Estragon are shabby. When told by Vladimir that he should have been a poet, Estragon says he was, gestures to his rags, and asks if it were not obvious. There are no physical descriptions of either of the two characters; however, the text indicates that Vladimir is possibly the heavier of the pair. The bowlers and other broadly comic aspects of their personas have reminded modern audiences of Laurel and Hardy, who
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Which British theatre hosted the 2013 Royal Variety Performance?
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Royal Variety Performance in front of royalty. She held a rival performance in a nearby theatre, which she advertised was "by command of the British public". The name of the event was changed to prevent possible royal embarrassment. The Royal Variety Performance became an annual event at the suggestion of King George V from 1921 and the British Broadcasting Corporation began to broadcast it on radio. From 1928 through to 1938, the impresario-producer and manager of the London Palladium, George Black, took over the presentation of the Royal Variety Performance. He would also facilitate as compere at the shows. His first production was
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Royal Variety Performance Royal Variety Performance The Royal Variety Performance is a televised variety show held annually in the United Kingdom to raise money for the Royal Variety Charity (of which Queen Elizabeth II is life-patron). It is attended by senior members of the British Royal Family. The evening's performance is presented as a live variety show, usually from a theatre in London and consists of family entertainment that includes comedy, music, dance, magic and other speciality acts. The "Royal Variety Performance" traditionally begins with the entrance of the members of the British Royal Family followed by singing of the national anthem, God
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Which French cabaret theatre has a windmill on its roof?
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Cabaret wear wigs, or recite dialogue. The law was challenged by the owner of the music hall "Eldorado" in 1867, who put a former famous actress from the Comédie-Française on stage to recite verse from Corneille and Racine. The public took the side of the music halls, and the law was repealed. The "Moulin Rouge" was opened in 1889 by the Catalan Joseph Oller. It was greatly prominent because of the large red imitation windmill on its roof, and became the birthplace of the dance known as the French Cancan. It helped make famous the singers Mistinguett and Édith Piaf and
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Windmill Theatre Windmill Theatre The Windmill Theatre — now The Windmill International — in Great Windmill Street, London was for many years both a variety and revue theatre. The Windmill remains best known for its nude "tableaux vivants", which began in 1932 and lasted until its reversion to a cinema in 1964. Many prominent British comedians of the post-war years started their careers working at this theatre. Great Windmill Street took its name from a windmill that stood there from the reign of King Charles II until the late 18th century. In 1909 a cinema, the Palais de Luxe, opened on the
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A decennial event occurs every how many years?
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How Many More Years Midnight", described by Phillips as "the most different record I ever heard", was probably recorded at a different session. Phillips had not yet set up Sun Records and regularly leased his recordings to the Chess label in Chicago. The record was issued as Chess 1479 on 15 September 1951, with "Moanin' at Midnight" as the A-side and "How Many More Years" as the B-side. "Moanin' at Midnight" entered the R&B chart on 10 November 1951, and was followed four weeks later by "How Many More Years", which became the more popular side and rose to no.4 on the chart. The
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How Many More Years the central guitar lick in rock 'n' roll, and that's the first time we heard that played on a distorted guitar. It was an old big band lick, turned into something completely fresh. How Many More Years "How Many More Years" is a blues song written and originally recorded by Howlin' Wolf (born Chester Burnett) in July 1951. Recorded at the Memphis Recording Service – which later became the Sun Studio – it was released by Chess Records and reached no.4 on the "Billboard" R&B chart. Musician and record producer T-Bone Burnett has described "How Many More Years" as "in
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In which Agatha Christie novel does Hercule Poirot commit murder?
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Agatha Christie until the 1940s. Christie never wrote a novel or short story featuring both Poirot and Miss Marple. In a recording discovered and released in 2008, Christie revealed the reason for this: "Hercule Poirot, a complete egoist, would not like being taught his business or having suggestions made to him by an elderly spinster lady. Hercule Poirot - a professional sleuth - would not be at home at all in Miss Marple's world.". Poirot is the only fictional character to date to be given an obituary in "The New York Times", following the publication of "Curtain". It appeared on the front
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Agatha Christie's Poirot it was adapted into a novel in 1998, with the permission of the Christie Estate, it was not previously available in novel format. David Suchet did give a live reading of the original play version for the Agatha Christie Theatre Company, and therefore felt that he had done justice to the entire authentic canon. Agatha Christie's Poirot Poirot (also known as Agatha Christie's Poirot) is a British mystery drama television series that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. David Suchet stars as the eponymous detective, Agatha Christie's fictional Hercule Poirot. Initially produced by LWT, the
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A group of which birds is known as an Unkindness?
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An Unkindness of Ravens Fink. When Wexford does a favour for his wife—to look into the disappearance of one of their neighbours' husbands—everything he finds seems to confirm his first inkling: that this is simply another case of a bored middle-aged man having run off with a younger woman. However, when Rodney Williams is found dead, and another local man is stabbed in his car, Wexford finds himself thrown into an investigation involving a militant feministic organisation known as "Arria", who have taken the raven as their symbol. An Unkindness of Ravens An Unkindness of Ravens is a novel by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell.
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An Unkindness of Ghosts An Unkindness of Ghosts An Unkindness of Ghosts is a 2017 science fiction novel by Rivers Solomon, exploring the conjunction between structural racism and generation ships. Solomon's first book, it was published by Akashic Books. On board the generation ship "Matilda" (named for the "Clotilda"), where the passengers have formed a society stratified along racial lines such that those with dark skin are relegated to lower-deck lives of servitude and harsh behavioral restrictions, Aster Gray is a lower-decks healer who must discover the hidden connection between her mother's suicide decades ago and the mysterious death of the ship's Sovereign. "An
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In which month in 1990 was Nelson Mandela released from prison in South Africa?
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Netherlands–South Africa relations South African nationals visiting the Netherlands. In February 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison after serving 27 years. In June 1990, Nelson Mandela paid his first visit to the Netherlands. In October 1990, South African President F. W. de Klerk paid a visit to the Netherlands. Apartheid legislation was abolished in mid-1991 and on 27 April 1994, South Africa held its first fully democratic election and Nelson Mandela was elected as President. In September 1996, Dutch Queen Beatrix paid an official visit to South Africa and met with President Mandela. In 1999, President Mandela paid an official visit to
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1990 in South Africa 1990 in South Africa 1990 in South Africa saw the official start of the process of ending Apartheid. President of South Africa, F.W. de Klerk announced plans to end apartheid. President De Klerk unbanned organisations that were banned by the government including the African National Congress, the South African Communist Party and the Pan Africanist Congress. The African National Congress' armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe, suspends its armed activity within South Africa. Political prisoners including Nelson Mandela were released. Nelson Mandela met ANC leader Oliver Tambo for the first time in 28 years at a meeting in Sweden. Mandela also
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Which is the third planet from the Sun?
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Third from the Sun called "Earth". Todd VanDerWerff of "The A.V. Club" rated it A and called the twist "justifiably famous". The episode contains an anomaly: the planet revealed as being Earth is described as being in another solar system, "11 million miles" away. The next closest solar system to our sun is actually 25.7 trillion miles away. Third from the Sun "Third from the Sun" is episode 14 of the American television anthology series "The Twilight Zone". It is based on a short story of the same name by Richard Matheson which first appeared in the first issue of the magazine "Galaxy Science
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Third Stone from the Sun makes some observations of the planet. He marvels at the "majestic and superior cackling hen", but dismisses the people and concludes: Music journalist Peter Doggett notes the irony of the surf music reference. In 1970, business manager Michael Jeffery committed Hendrix to contributing to the soundtrack for "Rainbow Bridge"; his music is heard during surfing scenes with David Nuuhiwa and others. Pioneer surf guitarist Dick Dale, who claimed to have met Hendrix in Los Angeles in 1964, believed the mention was Hendrix's way of encouraging his recuperation when Dale was seriously ill. "Third Stone from the Sun" was one of
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The song ‘Tea For Two’ is from which 1925 musical?
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Tea for Two (song) 1940). There is a cha-cha-chá version by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra starring Warren Covington which reached No. 7 on the "Billboard" magazine Hot 100 chart in November 1958. Tea for Two (song) "Tea for Two" is a song from the 1925 musical "No, No, Nanette" with music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Irving Caesar. It is a duet sung by Nanette and Tom (Louise Groody and Jack Barker) in Act II as they imagine their future. It was also sung by Doris Day and Gordon MacRae in the 1950 musical film, "Tea for Two". The song contains abrupt
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Two Loons for Tea Two Loons for Tea Two Loons for Tea are a musical duo consisting of singer Sarah Scott and instrumentalist Jonathan Kochmer. Formed in Seattle in 1999, they have released three albums on Sarathan Records. Their first album was an eponymous release in 2001, followed by Looking for Landmarks in 2002. In 2007 they released Nine Lucid Dreams, which was nominated for best pop/rock album of 2008 in the Independent Music Awards. Two Loons for Tea have gotten significant critical attention, particularly since the release of Nine Lucid Dreams. According to CD Universe, they are "... stylistically diverse -- ranging from
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Who played Jodie Foster’s lawyer, Kathryn Murphy, in the 1988 film ‘The Accused’?
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The Accused (1988 film) The Accused (1988 film) The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, written by Tom Topor and starring Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi, Ann Hearn, Carmen Argenziano, Steve Antin and Tom O'Brien. In the film Sarah Tobias, a young waitress, is gang-raped by three men at a local bar; she and district attorney Kathryn Murphy set out to prosecute the rapists as well as the men who encouraged them. Set in Washington state, but filmed in Vancouver, Canada, it is loosely based on the 1983 gang rape of Cheryl Araujo in New
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The Accused (1988 film) a presumption against curricular use in many public schools." At the 61st Academy Awards, Foster won the award for Best Actress. This was the film's only nomination, thus marking the first occurrence since 1961 (when Sophia Loren won for "Two Women") that the winner of the aforementioned category won for a film with a single nomination. In 2006, Foster's performance as Sarah Tobias was ranked #56 on "Premiere's" 100 Greatest Film Performances of all-time. The Accused (1988 film) The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, written by Tom Topor and starring Jodie Foster, Kelly
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Photographer Ansel Adams was famous for his photographs of what?
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Ansel Adams Wilderness Ansel Adams, well-known environmentalist and nature photographer who is famous for his black-and-white landscape photographs of the Sierra Nevada. The Ansel Adams wilderness spans in elevation from , forming the northern end of the High Sierra. The centerpiece of the Ansel Adams wilderness is the Ritter Range, which includes dark metavolcanic glaciated mountains such as Mount Ritter, Banner Peak, and The Minarets. Immediately to the east of the Ritter Range is the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River, which contains Devils Postpile, a series of basaltic columns that were revealed and smoothed by glacier action. The Middle Fork originates
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Ansel Adams in Monterey, California, at age 82. He was surrounded by his wife, children Michael and Anne, and five grandchildren. Publishing rights for most of Adams's photographs are handled by the trustees of The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. An archive of Adams's work is located at the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Numerous works by the artist have been sold at auction, including a mural-sized print of "Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park", which sold at Sotheby's New York in 2010 for $722,500, the highest price ever paid for an original Ansel Adams photograph.
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Which vegetable is traditionally the main ingredient in a Spanish omelette?
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Spanish omelette Spanish omelette Spanish omelette is the English name for a traditional dish from Spanish cuisine called tortilla española, tortilla de patatas or tortilla de papas. It is an omelette made with eggs and potatoes, sometimes also with onion and/or chives or garlic; fried in oil and often served cold as an appetizer. It is part of the cuisine of Spain. In Spanish "tortilla" is the diminutive form of "torta", cake; this dish is called "tortilla de patatas" or "tortilla española" to distinguish it from a plain omelette ("tortilla francesa", literally ""French omelette""). These dishes are unrelated to the maize or
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Tomato omelette Tomato omelette A tomato omelette is a breakfast dish prepared mostly in Maharashtra. It is referred to as an omelette because of its visual appearance, but actually contains no egg product or by-product. The main ingredient is chickpea flour or besan. Sometimes, it is also made with dosa batter (rice flour and urad dal paste), with a small quantity of besan only to provide binding, in which case it is classified as Uttapam. A batter of pouring consistency is made with water and the flour; with finely chopped green chillies, onions and tomatoes added. The mix is poured on a
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Which late US actor was born Bernard Schwartz in 1925?
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Anthony Adverse Wolfgang Korngold's violin concerto was drawn from the music he composed for this film. English singer Julia Gilbert adopted the name of the film's main character when recording for the London-based él record label in the late 1980s. Screen legend Tony Curtis (1925–2010), who was born Bernard Schwartz, named himself for the titular character; the novel from which this film was adapted was the actor's favorite. Curtis, who soared to fame with his role in "Houdini" as the legendary illusionist, was buried with a Stetson hat, an Armani scarf, driving gloves, an iPhone and a copy of his favorite novel
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Bernard L. Schwartz Bernard L. Schwartz Bernard Leon Schwartz (born December 13, 1925) was the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Loral Space & Communications for 34 years, Chairman and CEO of K&F Industries, Inc., and president and CEO of Globalstar Telecommunications. He retired from Loral and his positions at its various subsidiaries and affiliates as of March 1, 2006. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of BLS Investments, his own investment firm located in Manhattan. Schwartz was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in a Jewish Family in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn. Schwartz graduated from Townsend Harris
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General Benedict Arnold switched allegiance to the British side during which war?
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Benedict Arnold (governor) his great-grandson, also named Benedict Arnold, the general of the American Revolutionary War who is remembered primarily for his treason to America when he switched sides to fight with the British. Descendants through his son Caleb Arnold include Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, American hero of the Great Lakes during the War of 1812, and his younger brother Commodore Matthew C. Perry, who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. Senator Stephen Arnold Douglas is also descended through this line, who debated Abraham Lincoln in 1858 before a senate race and later lost
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Benedict Arnold US-201 north of Moscow, Maine, on the western bank of Lake Champlain, New York, and two in Skowhegan, Maine. The house where Arnold lived at 62 Gloucester Place in central London bears a plaque describing him as an "American Patriot". He was buried at St Mary's Church, Battersea, England which has a commemorative stained glass window. The faculty club at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton has a Benedict Arnold Room in which letters written by Arnold hang on the walls. Benedict Arnold Benedict Arnold (June 14, 1801) was an American military officer who served as a general during the
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The Commissioner’s Trophy is awarded annually for which sport?
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Blue Darter Trophy Blue Darter Trophy The Blue Darter Trophy is awarded annually to young persons playing in the Lee's Summit Baseball Association and Lee's Summit Girls Softball Association. It is not awarded to baseball and softball players based on skill or athletic ability, but on the basis of their sportsmanship, "hustle," and having a positive attitude. Individual trophies are awarded to one player in each LSBA and LSGSA division. The trophy was conceived of and first awarded in 1971 by James P. Shoot, who was a baseball and softball coach for many years in Lee's Summit. From 1971 until his death in
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Hornung v. Commissioner Hornung v. Commissioner Hornung v. Commissioner is a case heard by the United States Tax Court in 1967. "Sport Magazine" annually awarded a new Corvette to the outstanding player in the National Football League championship game. The 1961 National Football League Championship was played on Sunday, December 31, 1961 in Green Bay, Wisconsin between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants. Paul Hornung scored a record 19 points in the game, helping the Packers win the championship 37-0. "Sport Magazine" informed Hornung after the game that he had been declared "Sport Magazine"'s outstanding player, and that as the
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To which British entertainer did songwriter/composer Lionel Bart sell the rights to the musical ‘Oliver!’ for a reputed 350 pounds sterling?
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Oliver! and lyrics written by David Lambert. It is set seven years after the events in the novel "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens where the Artful Dodger has been sentenced to an Australian penal colony and has a romantic involvement with the character Bet. When Lionel Bart faced severe financial difficulties several years later, he sold his past and future rights to "Oliver!" to the entertainer Max Bygraves for £350. Bygraves later sold them on for £250,000 Oliver! Oliver! is an English musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel "Oliver Twist" by Charles
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Lionel Bart Lionel Bart Lionel Bart (1 August 1930 – 3 April 1999) was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals. He wrote Tommy Steele's hit "Rock with the Caveman", which became the first British pop song to break into the American Top 40, and was the sole creator of the internationally acclaimed musical "Oliver!" (1960). With "Oliver!" and his work alongside revolutionary theatre director Joan Littlewood at Theatre Royal, Stratford East, he played an instrumental role in the 1960s birth of the British musical theatre scene after an era when American musicals had dominated the West End. Best
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Campsa, New Holland and Repoil are bends on the Formula One Grand Prix circuit in which country?
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Luxembourg Grand Prix Luxembourg Grand Prix The Luxembourg Grand Prix () was the name given to two races of the FIA Formula One World Championship, held in 1997 and 1998. The FIA rulings for Formula One stipulate that no country be allowed more than one race. However, the FIA has got around this ruling in the past by running Grands Prix under another name; although the Imola circuit is not in San Marino, races held there have been run under the title of the San Marino Grand Prix as the circuit is nearby. In 1997, there were two Grands Prix in Spain and
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Formula One Grand Prix (video game) Formula One Grand Prix (video game) Formula One Grand Prix (known as World Circuit in the United States) is a racing simulator released in 1992 by MicroProse for the Atari ST, Amiga and PC created by game designer Geoff Crammond. It is often referred to as Grand Prix 1, MicroProse Grand Prix, or just F1GP. Although the game itself was not affiliated officially with the FIA or any Formula One drivers, team liveries and driver helmets were accurate to represent the 1991 season, but the names were fictional. The game is a simulation of Formula One racing at the time
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Which UK television quiz show had the theme tune ‘Acka Raga’, performed by John Meyer on the sitar?
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John Mayer (composer) live gigs—featuring his son Jonathan Mayer on sitar—until John's death. The Joe Harriott-John Mayer Double Quintet composed the distinctive theme tune, "Acka Raga", for the early episodes of the BBC quiz show "Ask the Family", which was broadcast between 1967 and 1984. The theme featured Mayer on sitar. From 1989 onwards, Mayer, who lived in north London, taught composition at Birmingham Conservatoire where he introduced the BMus Indian music course in 1997. In March 2004, Mayer was hit by a car in North London and fatally injured. He was 74. John Mayer (composer) John Mayer (28 October 1929 – 9
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EastEnders theme tune different ways". He then proceeds to supply an alternative version of the theme which he feels is more appropriate, embodying the multicultural nature of the East End of London by using Eastern modes, sitar and tabla. In 2009, American alternative metal band Faith No More performed the theme tune at the Reading Festival. In 1986, the lyricist Don Black added lyrics to the tune to create the song "Anyone Can Fall in Love". It was recorded in 1986 by "EastEnders" cast member Anita Dobson who portrayed Angie Watts in the show. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart,
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In which European country is the 1983 film ‘Local Hero’ set?
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Local Hero (musical) until 20 April. Local Hero (musical) Local Hero is a musical with music and lyrics by Mark Knopfler, and a book by Bill Forsyth and David Greig. The musical is based on the 1983 film of the same name, written by Bill Forsyth. It tells the story of an American oil company representative who is sent to the fictional village of Ferness on the west coast of Scotland to purchase the town and surrounding property for his company. The musical is based on the 1983 indie film "Local Hero", written and directed by Bill Forsyth. The film was produced on
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Hero (1983 film) Hero (1983 film) Hero is a 1983 Indian Hindi romantic action film directed by Subhash Ghai. Jackie Shroff, also known as "Jackie" played the lead role, and achieved stardom through this film. Actress Meenakshi Sheshadri, who had been crowned Miss India in 1981 and played the lead female role gained popularity through this movie. "Hero" was remade in Telugu as "Vikram", with Akkineni Nagarjuna and in Kannada as "Ranadheera" with V Ravichandran. A Hindi remake was released in 2015 directed by Nikhil Advani. The story starts off with Pasha (Amrish Puri) being taken to prison. To get out of the
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What is the name of the UK investment banking company which collapsed after Broker Nick Leeson lost 1.3 billion dollars on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1995?
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Nick Leeson Nick Leeson Nicholas William "Nick" Leeson (born 25 February 1967) is a former English derivatives broker famous for bringing down Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest merchant bank, into bankruptcy. A rogue trader who made fraudulent, unauthorised and speculative moves, his actions led directly to the 1995 collapse of Barings Bank, for which he was sentenced to prison. Between 2005 and 2011 he had management roles at League of Ireland club Galway United. He is also active on the keynote and after-dinner speaking circuit, where he advises companies about risk and corporate responsibility. He also competed in Celebrity Big Brother
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Tokyo Stock Exchange (LSE) and the TSE announced a new joint venture Tokyo-based market, which will be based on the LSE's Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Tokyo Stock Exchange The , which is called or TSE/TYO for short, is a stock exchange located in Tokyo, Japan. It is the fourth largest stock exchange in the world by aggregate market capitalization of its listed companies, and largest in Asia. It had 2,292 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of US$4.09 trillion as of April 2015. In July 2012 a planned merger with the Osaka Securities Exchange was approved by the Japan Fair Trade Commission.
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The adrenal glands are situated above which organs in the human body?
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Adrenal gland gland. Overproduction of cortisol leads to Cushing's syndrome, whereas insufficient production is associated with Addison's disease. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is a genetic disease produced by dysregulation of endocrine control mechanisms. A variety of tumors can arise from adrenal tissue and are commonly found in medical imaging when searching for other diseases. The adrenal glands are located on both sides of the body in the retroperitoneum, above and slightly medial to the kidneys. In humans, the right adrenal gland is pyramidal in shape, whereas the left is semilunar or crescent shaped and somewhat larger. The adrenal glands measure approximately 3 cm
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Adrenal gland as testosterone and DHT or to estrogens (female sex hormones) in the gonads, acting in this way as a metabolic intermediate. The human genome includes approximately 20,000 protein coding genes and 70% of these genes are expressed in the normal, adult adrenal glands. Only some 250 genes are more specifically expressed in the adrenal glands compared to other organs and tissues. The adrenal gland specific genes with highest level of expression include members of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes. Corresponding proteins are expressed in the different compartments of the adrenal gland, such as CYP11A1, HSD3B2 and FDX1 involved in
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In the sport of fencing, what is the name of a bladework manoeuvre intended to deflect or block an incoming attack?
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Parry (fencing) which a semicircular motion is used to make a parry from the opposite side from the attack. Because sabre parries defend against both cuts (with the edge) as well as thrusts (with the point), the sabre parries are slightly different from the corresponding épée or foil parries. Parry (fencing) A parry is a fencing bladework maneuver intended to deflect or block an incoming attack. To execute a parry, fencers strike the opponent's foible, or the area near the tip of the blade, with their forte, or the part of the blade near the bell guard (or handle) of the weapon.
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Attack (fencing) threaten with either the point or the edge of the weapon. According to the FIE rules, no footwork on its own can be called an attack, unless it is accompanied by an extending sword-arm. Any attack may be "prepared" by footwork (e.g. a step forward to bring you within range) or by bladework (e.g. a beat intended to upset your opponent's control over his weapon, draw a convenient reaction or confuse him into inactivity). Most elite fencers do not attempt to simply overpower their opponents with speed, but rely on the guile of the second intention to manipulate their opponents,
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What was the first name of British Prime Minister Gladstone?
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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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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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Which British coastal town is known as ‘The Pearl of Dorset’?
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Dorset farms and villages of the Blackmore Vale in north Dorset. Beaminster and Bridport are situated in the west of the county; Verwood and the historic Saxon market towns of Wareham and Wimborne Minster are located to the east. Lyme Regis and Swanage are small coastal towns popular with tourists. Under construction on the western edge of Dorchester is the experimental new town of Poundbury commissioned and co-designed by Prince Charles. The suburb, which is expected to be fully completed by 2025, was designed to integrate residential and retail buildings and counter the growth of dormitory towns and car-oriented development. Dorset
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West Dorset the South Dorset county constituency, currently represented in the British House of Commons by the Conservative Party member Richard Drax. The main settlements in West Dorset are Dorchester, Sherborne and Bridport. Dorchester is in the south of the district and is the county town of Dorset. It has been an important settlement since Roman times. Sherborne is in the north of the district and is an important market town which was, for a time, the capital of Wessex. Bridport is in the west of the district and is popular with tourists visiting the Jurassic Coast, as is the smaller coastal
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Mawrth is Welsh for which month of the year?
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Band of the Welsh Guards Band of the Welsh Guards The Band of the Welsh Guards is the youngest of the five bands in the Foot Guards Regiments in the Household Division which primarily guards the British monarch. Musicians currently in the band have secondary roles in the British Army as Chemical Decontamination Assistants, Medics and Drivers. The band is based at Wellington barracks in St James's London. The Regimental Quick March is the "Rising of the Lark". The Regimental Slow March is "Men of Harlech", The Welsh Guards Band was formed in 1915, the same year as the regiment. Unlike other Guards Bands such
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Mawrth Vallis will rely on orbiter data to choose a site that can contribute to NASA’s overall goal of understanding the potential for life on Mars. Mawth Vallis was considered as a landing site, but was not among the final three potential landing sites. Orbiter observations have shown that there are hydrated minerals at Mawrth Vallis which indicate an aqueous past. Mawrth Vallis is one of two possible landing sites for the European Space Agency's future ExoMars Rover. Mawrth Vallis Mawrth Vallis () (Mawrth means "Mars" in Welsh) is a valley on Mars, located in the Oxia Palus quadrangle at 22.3°N, 343.5°E
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The Dogger Bank earthquake of June 1931, the strongest ever in the UK, reportedly caused the wax head of which infamous murderer to fall off in London’s Madame Tussaud’s?
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1931 Dogger Bank earthquake Yorkshire coast in the North Sea. The effects were felt throughout Great Britain as well as in Belgium and France. The earthquake resulted in damage at locations throughout eastern England. The coastal town of Filey in Yorkshire was worst hit, with the spire of a church being twisted by the tremor. Chimneys collapsed in Hull, Beverley and Bridlington, and Flamborough Head suffered crumbling of parts of its cliffs. It was also reported that a Hull woman died as a result of a heart attack caused by the quake. In London the head of the waxwork of Dr Crippen at Madame
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1931 Dogger Bank earthquake 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake The Dogger Bank earthquake of 1931 was the strongest earthquake recorded in the United Kingdom since measurements began. It had a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter magnitude scale, and it caused a shaking intensity of VI ("strong") to VII ("very strong") on the Mercalli intensity scale. The location of the earthquake in the North Sea meant that damage was significantly less than it would have been had the epicentre been on the British mainland. The tremor began at around 1:30 am on 7 June 1931 with its epicentre located at the Dogger Bank, off the
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What is the surname of Terry, played by James Bolam, in the UK 1960’s television series ‘The Likely lads’?
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The Likely Lads Likely Lads". Some episodes of both the original black and white series and the colour sequel were adapted for radio, with the original television cast. The original show followed the friendship of two young working class men, Terry Collier (James Bolam) and Bob Ferris (Rodney Bewes), in Newcastle upon Tyne in the mid 1960s. Bob and Terry are assumed to be in their early 20s (when their ages are revealed in the later film, this puts both characters at around 20 when the series started). After growing up at school and in the Scouts together, Bob and Terry are working
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The Likely Lads (film) The Likely Lads (film) The Likely Lads is a 1976 British comedy film directed by Michael Tuchner, starring James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. It is a spin-off from "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?", although it shares its title with the earlier 1960s British television series "The Likely Lads", of which "Whatever" was the sequel. The screenplay is by the scriptwriters of the television show, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais; and the principal roles of Bob and Terry, as well as those of Bob's wife Thelma and Terry's sister Audrey, are played by the original television cast. An opening
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In astronomy, Pulsar, Binary, Dwarf and Red Giant are all types of what?
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Binary pulsar Binary pulsar A binary pulsar is a pulsar with a binary companion, often a white dwarf or neutron star. (In at least one case, the double pulsar PSR J0737-3039, the companion neutron star is another pulsar as well.) Binary pulsars are one of the few objects which allow physicists to test general relativity because of the strong gravitational fields in their vicinities. Although the binary companion to the pulsar is usually difficult or impossible to observe directly, its presence can be deduced from the timing of the pulses from the pulsar itself, which can be measured with extraordinary accuracy by
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Spacecraft in Red Dwarf alternate universe version to "Blue Midget" in Kochanski's dimension. The "White Midget" model used for "Ouroboros" was actually a converted "Blue Midget" model, last used in Series III. Mike Tucker and freelancer Alan Brennan refurbished the original model, adding a nose-cone, wings and back engines and repainted it. An unnamed, white ship would appear as the Canaries' primary transport in Series VIII. White Giant is a shuttlecraft on "Red Dwarf" that only features in the "Red Dwarf" novels and is never mentioned in the television series. It's never explained what the craft looks like. In the second "Red Dwarf" novel,
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A bloater is which fish salted, smoked and partially dried?
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Bloater (herring) Bloater (herring) Bloaters are a type of whole cold-smoked herring. Bloaters are "salted and lightly smoked without gutting, giving a characteristic slightly gamey flavour" and are particularly associated with Great Yarmouth, England. Popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the food is now described as rare. Bloaters are sometimes called Yarmouth bloater, or, jokingly, as a Yarmouth capon, two-eyed steak, or Billingsgate pheasant (after the Billingsgate Fish Market in London). Bloaters are distinct from kippers in that bloaters are cured whole herring, while kippers are split smoked herring. Additionally, while the bloater is associated with England, kippers are associated
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Dried fish drying racks are known as fish flakes. Cod is the most common fish used in stockfish production, though other whitefish, such as pollock, haddock, ling and tusk, are also used. Over the centuries, several variants of dried fish have evolved. Stockfish, dried as fresh fish and not salted, is often confused with clipfish, where the fish is salted before drying. After 2–3 weeks in salt the fish has saltmatured, and is transformed from wet salted fish to Clipfish through a drying process. The salted fish was earlier dried on rocks (clips) on the foreshore. The production method of Clipfish (or
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Which Scottish city is known as the ‘Capital of the Highlands’?
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Scottish Highlands of an imaginary line between Dundee and Greenock, thus including all of Aberdeenshire and Angus. Inverness is traditionally regarded as the capital of the Highlands, although less so in the Highland parts of Aberdeenshire, Angus, Perthshire and Stirlingshire which look more to Aberdeen, Perth, Dundee and Stirling as their commercial centres. Under some of the wider definitions in use, Aberdeen could be considered the largest city in the Highlands, although it does not share the recent Gaelic cultural history typical of the Highlands proper. The Highland Council area, created as one of the local government regions of Scotland, has been
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Traditional dyes of the Scottish Highlands the thread is then washed in salt water but any other colour uses fresh water. Traditional dyes of the Scottish Highlands Traditional dyes of the Scottish Highlands are the native vegetable dyes used in Scottish Gaeldom. The following are the principal dyestuffs with the colours they produce. Several of the tints are very bright, but have now been superseded for convenience of usage by various mineral dyes. The Latin names are given where known and also the Scottish Gaelic names for various ingredients. Amateurs may wish to experiment with some of the suggestions, as urine (human or animal) is used
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English country and western songwriter Samuel Hutt is better known by what name?
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Hank Wangford has also toured with Reg Meuross and latterly with Andy Roberts on the "No Hall Too Small" tour of village halls throughout the UK as part of the Arts Council-funded National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF). Hank writes an occasional series of travel articles for "The Guardian" newspaper and is president of the "Nude Mountaineering Society". Hank Wangford Samuel Hutt, known by the stage name Hank Wangford (born 15 November 1940), is an English country and western songwriter. "Hank is a good smoke screen. He can do things I can't do. He's my clown," says Dr. Hutt, who has been struggling
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Western Hutt railway station Western Hutt railway station Western Hutt railway station, formerly Lower Hutt (the official NZ Geographic Board name is still Lower Hutt), is an intermediate station on the single-track Melling Line in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, It is served by Metlink electric multiple unit trains operated by Tranz Metro. The station used to be on the Hutt Valley Line section of the Wairarapa Line until 1 March 1954, when the Melling-Belmont section of the line on the western side of the Hutt Valley was closed and the through line to Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa rerouted through the centre of the
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In November 1990, Mary Robinson defeated Brian Lenihan to become the first female President of which country?
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Mary Robinson Mary Robinson Mary Therese Winifred Robinson (née Bourke; ; born 21 May 1944) is an Irish Independent politician who served as the seventh President of Ireland, becoming the first woman to hold this office. She also served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002 and a Senator for the University of Dublin from 1969 to 1989. She first rose to prominence as an academic, barrister and campaigner. She defeated Fianna Fáil's Brian Lenihan and Fine Gael's Austin Currie, in the 1990 presidential election, becoming the first Independent candidate nominated by the Labour Party, the Workers'
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Brian Lenihan Snr to the media suggested that Lenihan was considering seeking the Fianna Fáil nomination in the 1990 Irish presidential election, which was due in November 1990. Speculation abounded that this was part of a plan to discourage other parties from running candidates in the belief that Lenihan would prove unbeatable and so get the office unopposed. Labour Party leader Dick Spring indicated that Labour would run a candidate for the presidency, even if he had to stand himself. Ultimately, Labour chose former Senator Mary Robinson as its candidate. Lenihan was generally perceived as an unbeatable candidate, though he did receive a
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What is the name of the Trust, founded in 1986, which specialises in the removal of the debris of war, such as landmines?
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Abkhazia sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders." The HALO Trust, an international non-profit organisation that specialises in the removal of the debris of war, has been active in Abkhazia since 1999 and has completed the removal of landmines in Sukhumi and Gali districts. It declared Abkhazia "mine free" in 2011. The main NGO working in Abkhazia is the France-based international NGO Première-Urgence (PU): PU has been implementing rehabilitation and economical revival programmes to support the vulnerable populations affected by the frozen conflict for almost 10 years. Russia does not allow the European Union Monitoring Mission
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No More Landmines Bank. By December 2007, the website, donated by UK2, had received 85,000 video views. In London on November 1, 2007, The No More Landmines Trust in conjunction with Canadian sculptor Blake Ward opened a temporary exhibition named "Fragments", comprising sculptures inspired by landmine victims. No More Landmines No More Landmines (also known as The No More Landmines Trust) was a United Kingdom-based humanitarian landmine relief charity. The charity focused on landmine and unexploded ordnance removal, mine risk education programmes, and rehabilitation of survivors of landmine injuries. No More Landmines was established in May 2005 as the UK administrator of the
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Which vegetable represented the green team on the UK television series ‘Ready Steady Cook’?
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Ready... Set... Cook! (one per audience member, a tomato on one side and a green pepper on the other) to show which team's meal they liked best. The team with the higher number of votes won the game, with both contestants winning kitchen appliances and/or cookware. Ready... Set... Cook! Ready.. Set... Cook! is a cooking game show that debuted on the Food Network in the US on October 2, 1995. The show's format was based upon the UK series "Ready Steady Cook", and originally hosted by television personality Robin Young. Young hosted through September 27, 1996. The following Monday, she was replaced by
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Ready Steady Cook (Australian TV series) version of "Ready Steady Cook Australia" aired separate to the daytime series during prime time for a brief period in 2005. The following celebrities have appeared at least once, though others have also been seen on the show, both during the regular series and prime time celebrity shows. In 2008, there were a number of 'celebrity cook-offs' on the daytime show. The celebrity cook-offs were randomly put into the schedule throughout 2008. Some of the celebrities that appeared in 2008 are: The celebrity cook-offs return for the 2009 series. Participants include: Ready Steady Cook (Australian TV series) Ready Steady Cook
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How many dresses are in the title of a 2008 film starring Katherine Heigl?
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27 Dresses 27 Dresses 27 Dresses is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. The film stars Katherine Heigl and James Marsden. The film was released January 10, 2008 in Australia and opened in the United States on January 18. Jane Nichols (Katherine Heigl) has been a bridesmaid for 27 weddings. One night when she is attending two weddings almost simultaneously, she meets Kevin Doyle (James Marsden), who helps her get home but discusses with her his cynical views of marriage. He finds her day planner in the cab they shared. Meanwhile, Jane's sister
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Vermilion Escada dress of Katherine Heigl Vermilion Escada dress of Katherine Heigl The vermilion Escada dress of Katherine Heigl refers to the vermilion red dress worn by Katherine Heigl at the 80th Academy Awards on February 24, 2008. "Cosmopolitan" magazine cited the dress as one of the Best Oscar dresses of all time, saying, "From the blond curls and red lips down to the train of her Escada goddess gown, Katherine’s Old Hollywood style finalized her reputation as a sex bomb. We love the way she looked totally relaxed in the dress, as if she’d been wearing it to lounge around in all day and just
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According to the Bible, which part of Goliath’s body did David cut off?
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David and Goliath (Caravaggio) David and Goliath (Caravaggio) David and Goliath (or "David with the Head of Goliath" or "David Victorious over Goliath") is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio (1571–1610). It was painted in about 1599, and is held in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. Two later versions of the same theme are currently to be seen in Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ("David with the Head of Goliath"), and in Rome's Galleria Borghese ("David with the Head of Goliath"). The "David and Goliath" in the Prado was painted in the early part of the artist's career, while he was a member of
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Goliath Scriptures (now just Liken) series of movie musicals on DVD based on scripture stories. Thurl Bailey, a former NBA basketball player, was cast to play the part of Goliath in this film. In 2009, NBC aired Kings which has a narrative loosely based on the Biblical story of King David, but set in a kingdom that culturally and technologically resembles the present-day United States. The part of Goliath is portrayed by a tank, which David destroys with a shoulder fired rocket launcher. Goliath was portrayed by Conan Stevens in the 2013 TV miniseries "The Bible". The Italians used Goliath as
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Which former Coronation Street actress was born Shirley Anne Broadbent?
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Amanda Barrie Amanda Barrie Amanda Barrie (born 14 September 1935) is an English actress. She appeared in two of the "Carry On" films, and one episode of the BBC comedy series "Are You Being Served?" before being cast as Alma Sedgewick in "Coronation Street", which she played on and off for 20 years. She has since enjoyed a varied stage and TV career. Born Shirley Anne Broadbent in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, Barrie attended St Anne's College, St Anne's on Sea. She then trained at the Arts Educational School in London and later at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She appeared in pantomime as
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Anne Shirley (actress) Anne Shirley (actress) Anne Shirley (born Dawn Evelyeen Paris, April 17, 1918 – July 4, 1993) was an American actress. Beginning her career as a child actress under the stage name Dawn O'Day, Shirley adopted the name of the character she played in the film adaptation of "Anne of Green Gables" in 1934, and achieved a successful career in supporting roles. Among her films is "Stella Dallas" (1937), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She retired from acting in 1944, at the age of 26. She remained in Los Angeles, where she died
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Alexandra of Denmark was the wife of which British monarch?
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Alexandra of Denmark Alexandra of Denmark Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Empress of India as the wife of King Edward VII. Her family had been relatively obscure until 1852, when her father, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was chosen with the consent of the major European powers to succeed his distant cousin, Frederick VII, to the Danish throne. At the age of sixteen, she was chosen as the future wife of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the heir apparent of Queen Victoria.
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Alexandra of Denmark old Charlotte for "really" saving [Alexandra's] life." Alexandra again looked after her grandchildren when George and Mary went on a second tour, this time to British India, over the winter of 1905–06. Her father, King Christian IX of Denmark, died that January. Eager to retain their family links, both to each other and to Denmark, in 1907 Alexandra and her sister, the Dowager Empress of Russia, purchased a villa north of Copenhagen, Hvidøre, as a private getaway. Alexandra was denied access to the king's briefing papers and excluded from some of his foreign tours to prevent her meddling in diplomatic
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What is the name of the oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering to attach a running rope to a piton or similar device?
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Piton Piton In climbing, a piton (; also called a pin or peg) is a metal spike (usually steel) that is driven into a crack or seam in the climbing surface with a climbing hammer, and which acts as an anchor to either protect the climber against the consequences of a fall or to assist progress in aid climbing. Pitons are equipped with an eye hole or a ring to which a carabiner is attached; the carabiner can then be directly or indirectly attached to a climbing rope. Pitons were the original form of protection and are still used where there
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Crocodile clip Crocodile clip A crocodile clip / croc clip (also alligator clip) is a sprung metal clip with long, serrated jaws which is used for creating a temporary electrical connection. This simple mechanical device gets its name from the resemblance of its jaws to that of an alligator's or crocodile's. It is used to connect an electrical cable to a battery or some other component. Functioning much like a spring-loaded clothespin, the clip's tapered, serrated jaws are forced together by a spring to grip an object. When manufactured for electronics testing and evaluation, one jaw of the clip is typically permanently
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Which country won the 2013 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup?
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History of the ICC Cricket World Cup a composite team from East Africa. One notable omission was the South African cricket team who were not competing due to the international sports boycott. West Indies won the first Cricket World Cup by defeating Australia by 17 runs in the final. The next two World Cups held in 1979 and 1983 were again hosted by England. The 1979 Cricket World Cup saw the introduction of the ICC Trophy, a competition used to select non-Test playing teams for the World Cup. Sri Lanka and Canada qualified through the ICC Trophy in 1979. West Indies again won the World Cup tournament,
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2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six The 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six was a cricket tournament that took place from 21-28 July 2013. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Jersey hosted the event. The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six, the 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five and the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven. The playoff matches were cancelled after the abandonment of fifth-round group matches led
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‘Boker tov’ is Hebrew for what?
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Restoration (2011 film) (Dramatic) for "Restoration". In Israel, "Restoration" received 11 nominations for the Ophir Awards. Restoration (2011 film) Restoration is a 2011 Israeli film directed by Yossi (Joseph) Madmoni. The Hebrew title is בוקר טוב אדון פידלמן (transliterated "Boker Tov Adon Fidelman", literally "Good Morning Mr Fidelman"). The film concerns a small furniture-restoration business in downtown Tel Aviv, Malamud & Fidelman. As the film begins, one of the partners (Malamud, played by Rami Danon) has died, and bequeathed his share in the business not to his longtime partner Yaakov Fidelman (Sasson Gabai), but to Yaakov's son Noah Fidelman (Nevo Kimhi). The aging
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Mazel tov Mazel tov "Mazel tov" or "mazal tov" (Hebrew/Yiddish: , "mazal tov";"mazel tov"; lit. "good fortune") is a Jewish phrase used to express congratulations for a happy and significant occasion or event. The expression comes from the Mishnaic Hebrew "mazzāl", meaning "constellation" or "destiny", which may be related to "nazal", meaning "to flow down". The Mishnaic word derives from Biblical Hebrew "mazalot" (2 Kings 23:5). While the words "mazal" (or "mazel" in Yiddish; "luck" or "fortune") and "tov" ("good") are Hebrew in origin, the phrase is of Yiddish origin, and was later incorporated into Modern Hebrew. Although the Yiddish pronunciation of
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Which is the largest island of England?
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Geography of England Geography of England England comprises most of the central and southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain, in addition to a number of small islands of which the largest is the Isle of Wight. England is bordered to the north by Scotland and to the west by Wales. It is closer to continental Europe than any other part of mainland Britain, divided from France only by a sea gap, the English Channel. The Channel Tunnel, near Folkestone, directly links England to mainland Europe. The English/French border is halfway along the tunnel. Much of England consists of low hills and
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Sheep Island (England) small isolation hospital located within a wooden building, which was erected by Barrow Borough Council at a cost of £257 but seldom used. Sheep Island (England) Sheep Island is an uninhabited grassy island of around , located just over from the shore of Walney Island, opposite Snab Point. It is one of the Islands of Furness and is in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria in north-west England. The island's geographic location is, using the British national grid reference system, . Sheep Island is accessible on foot at low tide from either Walney, or from Piel Island - a distance
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Which English dramatist wrote ‘The Relapse, or, Virtue in Danger’ in 1696
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The Relapse both "The Relapse" and its predecessor, Colley Cibber's "Love's Last Shift", premiered at Seattle Repertory Theatre in 2005, starring Stephen Caffrey as Loveless, Caralyn Kozlowski as Amanda, and Jonathan Freeman as Lord Foppington, and directed by Sharon Ott. The Relapse The Relapse, or, Virtue in Danger is a Restoration comedy from 1696 written by John Vanbrugh. The play is a sequel to Colley Cibber's "Love's Last Shift, or, The Fool in Fashion". In Cibber's "Love's Last Shift", a free-living Restoration rake is brought to repentance and reform by the ruses of his wife, while in "The Relapse", the rake succumbs
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The Relapse of the physical attractiveness of the soon-to-be-dead Horden. After the success of "Love's Last Shift", his status was transformed, with both companies vying for his services as actor and playwright. He made an off-season transfer to Betterton's company in the summer of 1696 and wrote part of a play for the rebels before being re-seduced by Rich by means of a fat contract (Milhous). Cibber as Lord Foppington was thus also assured, and finally the première of "The Relapse" could be scheduled with some confidence. Cibber's performance in it was received with even greater acclaim than in his own play,
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Dr Tom Parry Jones, who died in January 2013, developed and marketed which ‘road safety’ device in 1967?
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Tom Parry Jones Tom Parry Jones Thomas "Tom" Parry Jones OBE (27 March 1935 – 11 January 2013) was a Welsh scientist, inventor and entrepreneur, who was responsible for developing and marketing the first handheld electronic breathalyser, winning the Queen's Award for Technological Achievement in 1980 for the work. Born and raised on Anglesey, he attended Bangor University and went on to study for his doctorate at University of Alberta, Canada. Prior to his work on the breathalyser at Lion Laboratories, he was a lecturer at the Royal Military College of Science and the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology. He
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Tom Parry Jones the Engineering Education Scheme for Wales. With his ex-wife Jean, he had a son, Gareth and two daughters Diane and Sara. Parry Jones was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1986. He was inducted into the Gorsedd in 1997. On 11 January 2013, Parry Jones died at Llandudno General Hospital, aged 77, following a short illness. Following his death, Bangor University released a statement which read "Dr Tom Parry Jones' worldwide reputation and genuine enthusiasm for developing Wales' future economy through ensuring that young people are well supported in developing their scientific knowledge and
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Basildon and Harlow are towns in which English county?
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Basildon Bentine. The Barstable School building first opened on March 1, 1962 and was designed by the Finnish architect Cyril Leonard Sjöström Mardall (of YRM Architects, Yorke, Rosenberg and Mardall). The building was listed in 1993 and is Grade II listed. It is now home to the lower school of the Basildon Academies. Basildon has gone through several regenerations - a few highlights are:. Some future plans include: Basildon's twin towns include: Basildon Basildon ( ) is the largest town in the borough of Basildon in the county of Essex, England. It lies east of Central London, south of the city
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Harlow Old Harlow, is Grade I listed and is a scheduled ancient monument. The original Harlow New Town was built after World War II to ease overcrowding in London and the surrounding areas due to the devastation caused by the bombing during the Blitz. Harlow was a Mark One New Town along with other new towns such as Basildon, Stevenage and Hemel Hempstead. New Towns were designated following the New Towns Act of 1946, with the master plan for Harlow drawn up in 1947 by Sir Frederick Gibberd. The town was planned from the outset and was designed to respect the
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‘Satis’ is the name of the house in which Charles Dickens novel?
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Satis House Satis House Satis House is a fictional estate in the Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations. The name "Satis House" comes from the Latin "" for 'enough', and is the name of a real mansion in Rochester, Kent, near where Dickens lived. It gained its name from a comment by Queen Elizabeth I who stayed there as a guest of the owner, Richard Watts. As she left, Watts asked his queen if she had been comfortable during her stay. Offhandedly, she replied: "Satis". According to Dickens' biographer John Forster, the novelist also used aspects of the nearby Restoration House. The character
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Racism in the work of Charles Dickens For example, in his novel "Bleak House" Dickens mocks Mrs. Jellyby, who neglects her children for the natives of a fictional African country. The disjunction between Dickens' criticism of slavery and his crude caricatures of other races has also been noted by Patrick Brantlinger in his "A Companion to the Victorian Novel". He cites Dickens' description of an Irish colony in America's Catskill mountains a mess of pigs, pots, and dunghills. Dickens views them as a "racially repellent" group. Jane Smiley writing in the Penguin Lives bio of Dickens writes "we should not interpret him as the kind of left-liberal
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Which British cartoon strip character is known as Willi Wacker in Germany?
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Reg Smythe The first collection of "Andy Capp" cartoons was published in 1958. The strip became internationally popular, appearing in at least 700 newspapers in 34 countries, including the "Chicago Sun-Times" in the USA. The punning title resisted translation: in Sweden it was titled "Tuffa Viktor", in Germany "Willi Wacker", in Austria "Charlie Kappl", in Italy "Carlo e Alice", in France "André Chapeau", in Turkey "Güngörmez Dursun" and in Denmark "Kasket Karl". In 1982 an "Andy Capp" musical was produced, starring Tom Courtenay with music by Alan Price, first in Manchester, later in London, and then to great success in Finland. A
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Mint Sauce (cartoon strip) his popularity increased. As well as the cartoon strip there have been "Mint Sauce" calendars, T-shirts, stickers, posters, key-fobs and cycling jerseys, though Jo Burt's busy workload means that delivery times for these can be protracted. Mint Sauce (cartoon strip) Mint Sauce is a fictional character in a cartoon strip of the same name, created and drawn by Jo Burt, and published in the monthly magazine "Mountain Biking UK". Mishun H. Sugworth, better known to friends and foe alike as 'Mint Sauce', is a mountain biking sheep with a philosophical, often poetic outlook, who enjoys biking jaunts through the British
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The first inauguration of which US President took place aboard a plane?
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First inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson First inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson The first inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson as the 36th President of the United States was held on Friday, November 22, 1963, aboard Air Force One at Love Field, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy earlier that day. The inauguration marked the commencement of the first term (a partial term of ) of Lyndon B. Johnson as President. This was the eighth non-scheduled, extraordinary inauguration to take place since the presidency was established in 1789. At 12:30 pm Central Standard Time on November 22, Kennedy was shot in Dallas while riding with
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First inauguration of Barack Obama belief that "[Obama] is a good man, but many people in Iraq believe all American presidents are the same and that we are a playground for their interests." Another citizen noted that "Obama won't get the same treatment,' ... 'But he won't have too long to prove himself to us.'" Speeches First inauguration of Barack Obama The first inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States took place on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. The inauguration, which set a record attendance for any event held in Washington, D.C., marked the commencement of the first four-year term of
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In Norse mythology who is known as ‘The Trickster God’?
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Trickster turn passed it on to Odysseus. In Slavic folktales, the trickster and the culture hero are often combined. Frequently the trickster figure exhibits gender and form variability. In Norse mythology the mischief-maker is Loki, who is also a shape shifter. Loki also exhibits gender variability, in one case even becoming pregnant. He becomes a mare who later gives birth to Odin's eight-legged horse Sleipnir. British scholar Evan Brown suggested that Jacob in the Bible has many of the characteristics of the trickster:The tricks Jacob plays on his twin brother Esau, his father Isaac and his father-in-law Laban are immoral by
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Norse mythology Norse mythology Norse mythology is the body of myths of the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Norse paganism and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Scandinavian folklore of the modern period. The northernmost extension of Germanic mythology, Norse mythology consists of tales of various deities, beings, and heroes derived from numerous sources from both before and after the pagan period, including medieval manuscripts, archaeological representations, and folk tradition. Numerous gods are mentioned in the source texts such as the hammer-wielding, humanity-protecting thunder-god Thor, who relentlessly fights his foes; the one-eyed, raven-flanked god Odin, who craftily pursues knowledge
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Susanna Hall was the eldest daughter of which English playwright?
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Susanna Hall Susanna Hall Susanna Hall ("née" Shakespeare; baptised 26 May 1583 – 11 July 1649) was the oldest child of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, and the older sister of Judith Quiney and Hamnet Shakespeare. She married John Hall, a local physician, in 1607. They had one daughter, named Elizabeth, in 1608. Elizabeth married Thomas Nash, son of Anthony Nash on 22 April 1626 at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon. Susanna was baptised in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon on Trinity Sunday (a church feast day), which that year fell on 26 May 1583. Shakespeare's wife Anne was already pregnant
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Susanna Winkworth Susanna Winkworth Susanna Winkworth (13 August 1820 – 25 November 1884) was an English translator and philanthropist, elder sister of translator Catherine Winkworth. Susanna Winkworth was born in London, the eldest daughter of silk merchant Henry Winkworth and his wife Susanna Dickenson. She was educated at home; among her tutors were prominent English Unitarians James Martineau and William Gaskell. Winkworth translated the memoir and essays of German theologian Barthold Georg Niebuhr, in "Life and Letters" (1851 and 1852). She followed with more German religious literature, with translations of the "Theologia Germanica" (1854) and twenty-five sermons of medieval mystic Johannes Tauler
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In the 1977 song by Elvis Costello, what colour shoes do the angels want to wear?
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The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes". "With these three songs rubbing shoulders with...all the other usual suspects, "The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years" winds up being the best single-disc summary and introduction to Costello's prime years." The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years is a compilation album by Elvis Costello released in 2007, consisting of songs taken from the early years of his discography, compiled by Costello himself. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic says that this collection "is quite similar to the last previous single-disc
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I Want You (Elvis Costello song) I Want You (Elvis Costello song) "I Want You" is a song written and recorded by Elvis Costello. It was released as a single from his 1986 album "Blood & Chocolate". The dark lyrics describe a tormented romantic relationship. The narrator recounts the details of his partner's infidelities, while repeatedly declaring "I want you" after each line. The music is taken at a slow, dirge-like tempo; towards the conclusion Costello offers brief guitar solo that repeats two dissonant notes. Stephen Thomas Erlewine described it as "[among] the nastiest songs he has ever recorded, both lyrically and musically". In his album
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What colour is the Big Taxi in the 1970 Joni Mitchell song?
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Joni Mitchell Love. Pop group Neighborhood in 1970 and Amy Grant in 1995 scored hits with covers of "Big Yellow Taxi", the third-most covered song in Mitchell's repertoire (with over 300 covers). Recent releases of this song have been by Counting Crows in 2002 and Nena in 2007. Janet Jackson used a sample of the chorus of "Big Yellow Taxi" as the centerpiece of her 1997 hit single "Got 'Til It's Gone", which also features rapper Q-Tip saying "Joni Mitchell never lies". "River", from Mitchell's album "Blue" became the second-most covered song of Mitchell's in 2013 as many artists chose it for
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River (Joni Mitchell song) River (Joni Mitchell song) "River" is a Christmas folk song by Joni Mitchell, from her 1971 album "Blue". Although never released as a single, it has become one of Mitchell's most recorded songs. The song is about the recent breakup of a romantic relationship, with the singer longing to escape her emotional bonds as they are painful to her. It is thought to be inspired by Mitchell's 1968-1970 relationship with Graham Nash. Although the song is merely set near Christmas time, rather than being about Christmas, it has become something of a modern Christmas standard. "River" is the second-most widely
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What colour are the Fields in the 1993 single by Sting?
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Fields of Gold title "" and released in 1994 and in a later compilation "The Very Best of Sting & The Police" in 1997. It was re-recorded by Sting in 2006 as a bonus track for his classical album "Songs from the Labyrinth", in which the song was accompanied entirely by a lute. Fields of Gold "Fields of Gold" is a song written and recorded by Sting. It first appeared on his 1993 album "Ten Summoner's Tales". The song was released as a single but only made it to number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and to number 23 in the United
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Take Away the Colour Austria and Sweden. The B-side featuring on the various formats of the 1995 release is a megamix composed by ICE MC's hit single "Think about the Way", "It's a Rainy Day" and "Take Away the Colour". This megamix was the next single in France and was only released in this country. These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Take Away the Colour". |valign="top"| '95 Reconstruction Take Away the Colour "Take Away the Colour" is a 1993 song by British born, Italy based Eurodance artist ICE MC. It was his first single from his album "Ice'n'Green"
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What colour is the title of a song on the album ‘Sonik Kicks’ by Paul Weller?
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Blue Is the Colour (song) of the Norwegian team Molde FK also use a variant of a song, where the title ("Blått er vår farge") directly translates to "Blue is our colour". The rest of the refrain is somehow altered, however. An adapted version called "Green is the Colour" is the official fight song of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (Canadian football, not soccer.) This should not be confused with the Pink Floyd song "Green Is the Colour". The song was used as the basis for a campaign record used by the successful Conservative campaign in the 1979 general election. The song
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Sonik Kicks It was performed live on The Jonathan Ross Show. "Birthday" was released as a non album download single in August 2012, peaking at #64 in the UK Singles Chart. Sonik Kicks Sonik Kicks is the eleventh studio album from Paul Weller, an English singer-songwriter and former member of The Jam; it was released on 19 March 2012. The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart beating David Guetta's "Nothing But the Beat" to the top spot by just 250 copies. "Starlite" was the first single released from the album, as a download and vinyl 12" in August 2011,
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What colour is the Cortina in a 1978 single by The Tom Robinson Band?
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War Baby (song) nine weeks in the Top 40. The No. 6 spot was just short of the achievement of his 1977 single "2-4-6-8 Motorway" with the Tom Robinson Band, which reached No. 5. It reached No. 1 on the UK Indie chart and stayed at No. 1 for three weeks. It later appeared on Robinson's 1984 album "Hope and Glory" and revived his career. Robinson has said that although "My flip answer to the question of what song am I the most proud is "(Wish I Had a) Grey Cortina" ... the true answer is "War Baby" is the song that I'm
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Tom Robinson Band Tom Robinson Band Tom Robinson Band (TRB) are a British rock band, established in 1976 by singer, songwriter and bassist Tom Robinson. The band's debut single "2-4-6-8 Motorway" was a top five hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1977, and their third single, "Up Against the Wall", is seen by some as a classic punk rock single; while their début album, "Power in the Darkness" (1978), is regarded as a definitive late Seventies punk album. Tom Robinson began gigging in London in 1976. By the end of the year, he had decided to put together a permanent band. Robinson's
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What is the title of a 1968 hit single by The Scaffold which is a modernisation of an older folk song called The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham’?
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Lily the Pink (song) Lily the Pink (song) "Lily the Pink" is a 1968 song released by the UK comedy group The Scaffold. It is a modernisation of an older folk song titled "The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham". The lyrics celebrate the "medicinal compound" invented by Lily the Pink, and chronicle the "efficacious" cures it has brought about, such as inducing morbid obesity to cure a weak appetite, or bringing about a sex change as a remedy for freckles. The Scaffold's record, released in November 1968, became No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for the four weeks encompassing the Christmas holidays that year.
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The Ballad of Thunder Road the moonshine and the mountain boy that day"). Mitchum got the tune for the song from a Norwegian folk-dance ("Gammel Reinlender") song his mother used to sing to him. He also played the bootlegger in the movie. Bluegrass performers Jim & Jesse (McReynolds) brought the song to the national country charts in the fall of 1967. The song in the movie soundtrack itself is a softer, more ballad-like version than the hit single recorded by Mitchum, and was sung by Randy Sparks. The Ballad of Thunder Road "The Ballad of Thunder Road" is a song performed and co-written by actor
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In a 1964 single by The Rolling Stones what type of bird was Little and Red?
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The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones' fifth UK single, a cover of Willie Dixon's "Little Red Rooster"—with "Off the Hook", credited to Nanker Phelge, as the B-side—was released in November 1964 and became their second No. 1 hit in the UK. The band's US distributors, London Records, declined to release "Little Red Rooster" as a single. In December 1964, the distributor released the band's first single with Jagger/Richards originals on both sides: "Heart of Stone", with "What a Shame" as the B-side; the single went to No. 19 in the US. The band's second UK LP, "The Rolling Stones No. 2", was released
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The Rolling Stones 1964 tours August 1964. It included a single concert in the Netherlands. The Rolling Stones' 4th British tour was a concert tour by the band. The tour commenced on 5 September and concluded on 11 October 1964. The Rolling Stones' 2nd American tour was a concert tour by the band. The tour commenced on 30 September 1964 and concluded on 15 October 1964. On this tour, the band supported their album "12 X 5". The Rolling Stones 1964 tours The Rolling Stones had six concert tours in 1964. The Rolling Stones' first British tour was a concert tour. The tour commenced on
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What was White in a 1982 single by Nazareth?
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My White Bicycle My White Bicycle "My White Bicycle" is Tomorrow's debut single. According to Tomorrow drummer John 'Twink' Alder, the song was inspired by the Dutch Provos, an anarchist group in Amsterdam which instituted a bicycle-sharing system: "They had white bicycles in Amsterdam and they used to leave them around the town. And if you were going somewhere and you needed to use a bike, you'd just take the bike and you'd go somewhere and just leave it. Whoever needed the bikes would take them and leave them when they were done." The Scottish rock band Nazareth did a cover version, which
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White Mosque, Nazareth White Mosque, Nazareth The White Mosque (, "HaMisgad HaLavan") is the oldest mosque in Nazareth, Israel and is located in "Harat Alghama" or the "Mosque Quarter" in the center of Nazareth's Old Market. Its exquisite pencil-shaped minaret, cream-coloured walls, green trim and green dome are just one example of the Ottoman architecture common throughout the city. The construction of the mosque was funded by the Egyptian ruler Suleiman Pasha in the latter half of the eighteenth century, and overseen by the high commissioner of Nazareth, Sheikh Abdullah al-Fahoum. The mosque was completed between 1804 and 1808 and Sheikh Abdullah was
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What colour Lipstick is the title of a song on the album ‘Talk the Talk’ by Rihanna?
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Talk That Talk the deluxe edition of "Talk That Talk" include the songs "Red Lipstick", "Do Ya Thang", and "Fool in Love". "Red Lipstick" is described as a "dark 'n' twisted" dubstep number which was written by The Dream and Rihanna and produced by the two along with production duo Chase & Status, who first worked with the singer on her fourth studio album, "Rated R" (2009). "Do Ya Thang" is a contemporary R&B track with a subtle hook and a simple message. It was written and produced by Rihanna and The-Dream. "Fool in Love" is a rhapsodic ballad which incorporates acoustic and
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Talk That Talk (Rihanna song) and "Umbrella". In November, she performed the song on the set list of her 777 Tour, a seven-day long promotional tour that supported the release of her 2012 album "Unapologetic". "Talk That Talk" was also included on the set list of her 2013 Diamonds World Tour. Rihanna performed the song on her joint tour with rapper Eminem, titled The Monster Tour in 2014. Credits are adapted from the liner notes of "Talk That Talk". Locations Personnel Talk That Talk (Rihanna song) "Talk That Talk" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her 2011 studio album of the same
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Who had a 1972 hit single with ‘Song Sung Blue’?
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Song Sung Blue Song Sung Blue "Song Sung Blue" is a 1972 hit song written and recorded by Neil Diamond, inspired by the second movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto #21. It was released on Diamond's album, "Moods" and later appeared on many of Diamond's live and compilation albums. It was his second #1 hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in the United States, after 1970's "Cracklin' Rosie", and to date his last solo #1 song (he had #1 duet with Barbra Streisand in 1978: You Don't Bring Me Flowers). It spent twelve weeks in the Top 40. In addition, "Song Sung Blue"
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Song Sung Blue (album) Song Sung Blue (album) Song Sung Blue is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on September 13, 1972, by Columbia Records and featured his renditions of mostly recent chart hits. The album made its first appearance on "Billboard" magazine's Top LP's & Tapes chart in the issue dated October 21, 1972, and remained there for 18 weeks, peaking at number 83. In the UK it was retitled "Make It Easy on Yourself" and reached number 49 on the album chart. The song "Make It Easy on Yourself" was the first single from the album and
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Which singer released a 2013 song called ‘Yellow Raincoat’, which is supposedly about his former girlfriend Selena Gomez?
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Sober (Selena Gomez song) Could it be about Justin Bieber, like I'm almost sure "Camouflage" is?" Richard Braxter of Popology Now expressed doubt over Gomez's claims that the song wasn't about someone specific, saying: "We’re sure there’s some weight to that, but we can’t help but think there’s some hints of Justin Bieber in this track." Credits and personnel adapted from "Revival" album liner notes. Sober (Selena Gomez song) "Sober" is a song by American singer Selena Gomez from her second solo studio album, "Revival" (2015), included as the fifth track on the record. The song was leaked two days prior the album's release,
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Come & Get It (Selena Gomez song) The performance saw Gomez singing a remixed version of the song as part of a medley with "Me & the Rhythm". Credits and personnel adapted from "Stars Dance" liner notes. Come & Get It (Selena Gomez song) "Come & Get It" is a song recorded by American singer Selena Gomez for her first solo studio album, "Stars Dance" (2013). It was released on April 7, 2013 through Hollywood Records as the lead single from the album. It serves as her first official release outside of her former band, Selena Gomez & the Scene. The song was written by Norwegian production
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What colour is the Crush, a song from the 1988 album ‘Green’ by REM?
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Orange Crush (song) the song during The Green World Tour by singing the famous U.S. Army recruiting slogan, "Be all you can be... in the Army." Stipe's father served in the Vietnam War. British indie rock band Editors recorded a cover of "Orange Crush" as the B-side for the re-issue of the "Blood" single. Orange Crush (song) "Orange Crush" is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released as the first single from the band's sixth studio album, "Green", in 1988. It was not commercially released in the U.S. despite reaching number one as a promotional single on both
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Green Is the Colour song was a regular part of the band's shows from early 1969 through 1970, then less common in 1971. It was played for the last time during their short tour of Japan and Australia in August 1971. The song was later played by Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets. with: Green Is the Colour "Green Is the Colour" is a track on Pink Floyd's 1969 "More". It was composed and written by Roger Waters and sung by David Gilmour. A tin whistle is heard in the song, played by drummer Nick Mason's then-wife Lindy. A live version of the song was
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The song ‘Scarlet’ is from which 1981 album by U2?
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Fire (U2 song) Fire (U2 song) "Fire" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the fifth track on the band's 1981 album, "October", and was released that year as the album's first single. The "October" album version of "Fire" was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas while U2 took a break from the Boy Tour in April 1981. After its initial release, "Fire" was U2's first song to chart in the UK, where it managed to break the top 40, peaking at No. 35. Some vinyl and cassette versions of U2's debut album "Boy" included a 30-second instrumental
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Lemon (U2 song) Lemon (U2 song) "Lemon" is a song by Irish rock band U2, and the fourth track from their 1993 album, "Zooropa". It was released as the album's second single in September 1993. Inspired by old video footage of Bono's late mother, the lyrics describe an attempt to preserve memory through film. More than any previous U2 song, "Lemon" showcases Bono's falsetto skills, aided by atmospheric vocals from the Edge and Brian Eno. The song has been described as futuristic German disco. The album version is one of U2's longest songs. "Lemon" was written late during the "Zooropa" sessions between March–May
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Who was holding a Silver Hammer in the 1969 song from the Abbey Road Album by The Beatles?
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Maxwell's Silver Hammer Maxwell's Silver Hammer "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album "Abbey Road". It was written by Paul McCartney, although credited to Lennon–McCartney. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a pop song with dark, eccentric lyrics about a medical student named Maxwell Edison who commits murders with a hammer. The lyrics are disguised by the upbeat, catchy, and rather "childlike" sound of the song. The recording sessions for the track were an acrimonious time for the Beatles, as McCartney pressured his bandmates to work at length on the song. John Lennon, George Harrison
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The End (Beatles song) The End (Beatles song) "The End" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album "Abbey Road". It was composed by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was the last song recorded collectively by all four Beatles, and is the final song of the medley that constitutes the majority of side two of the album. McCartney said, "I wanted [the medley] to end with a little meaningful couplet, so I followed the Bard and wrote a couplet." In his 1980 interview with "Playboy", John Lennon acknowledged McCartney's authorship by saying, "That's Paul again ...
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In October 1992, which baseball team became the first non-USA team to win the World Series?
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1992 World Series 1992 World Series The 1992 World Series was the 89th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series and the conclusion of the 1992 Major League Baseball season. It was the first World Series in which games were played outside the United States. It pitted the American League (AL) champion Toronto Blue Jays against the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves. Toronto defeated Atlanta four games to two, marking the first time a team based outside the United States won the World Series. The Blue Jays remain the only Canadian team to have appeared in, and won, a World Series (which
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Oracle Team USA first American syndicate to win the cup since 1992. The rigid wing sail of "USA 17" provided a decisive advantage and Golden Gate Yacht Club won the 2010 America's Cup by a considerable margin. Oracle Team USA competed in the 2011–13 America's Cup World Series. In August 2013, the competition jury received a report from Oracle Team USA that their boat and others they had loaned had unauthorized modifications. The team withdrew from the competition on 8 August 2013. Penalties imposed included expelling three team members, a $250,000 fine, and a one-point penalty for each of the first two races
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In 1932, who was the only Premier of an Australian state (New South Wales) to have been dismissed from his post by the state governor?
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1932 New South Wales state election 1932 New South Wales state election The 1932 New South Wales state election was held on 11 June 1932. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 30th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting. It was a landslide victory for the UAP/Country Party coalition of Bertram Stevens, which had a majority of 42 in the Assembly. The 29th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 18 May 1932 after the Governor, Sir Philip Game dismissed the Premier Jack Lang (see the crisis of 1931–32) and
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Governor of New South Wales Governor of New South Wales The Governor of New South Wales is the viceregal representative of the Australian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, in the state of New South Wales. In an analogous way to the Governor-General of Australia at the national level, the Governors of the Australian states perform constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level. The governor is appointed by the queen on the advice of the premier of New South Wales, for an unfixed period of time—known as serving "At Her Majesty's pleasure"—though five years is the norm. The current governor is retired General David Hurley, who
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The fictional television character Lady Penelope, who appeared in ‘Thunderbirds’, was created and voiced by who in the original series?
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Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward is a fictional character introduced in the British mid-1960s Supermarionation television series "Thunderbirds", who also appears in the film sequels "Thunderbirds Are Go" (1966) and "Thunderbird 6" (1968) and the 2004 live-action adaptation "Thunderbirds". She is employed by the secret organisation International Rescue as London field agent. The puppet character of the TV series and first two films was voiced by Sylvia Anderson. In the live-action film, she was portrayed by Sophia Myles. The character is voiced by Rosamund Pike in the part-animated TV remake "Thunderbirds Are Go!", which began airing in April 2015.
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Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward of Edina Monsoon in a dream sequence in "Hospital", a 1994 episode of the sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous". Also in 1994, Virgin Atlantic Airways named their first Boeing 747-400 after Lady Penelope; the aircraft's registration, inspired by FAB 1, was G-VFAB. The aircraft was retired in September 2015. In 2005, Virgin Trains named locomotive 57307 of their Class 57 fleet after Lady Penelope. In the 2004 live-action film based on the series, British actress Sophia Myles portrayed Lady Penelope. Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward is a fictional character introduced in the British mid-1960s Supermarionation television series "Thunderbirds", who also appears
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What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?
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History of North America South America (with the exception of Brazil), and no other European power challenged those claims by planting colonies until over a century after Spain's first settlements. The first French settlements were Port Royal (1604) and Quebec City (1608) in what is now Nova Scotia and Quebec. The Fur Trade soon became the primary business on the continent and as a result transformed the indigenous North American ways of life. The first permanent English settlements were at Jamestown (1607) (along with its satellite, Bermuda in 1609) and Plymouth (1620), in what are today Virginia and Massachusetts respectively. Further to the south,
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Jesuit missions in North America South America. They left written documentation of their efforts, in the form of The Jesuit Relations. Toward the end of his reign, Henry IV of France started to look at the possibility of ventures abroad, with both North America and the Levant being among the possibilities. In 1604, the French explorer Samuel de Champlain initiated the first important French involvement in Northern America. He founded Port Royal as the first permanent European settlement in North America north of Florida in 1605, and the first permanent French establishment at Quebec in 1608. The Jesuits established a mission on Penobscot Bay in
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Which element is contained in the molecules of organic compounds?
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Compounds of carbon an element that is less electronegative than it. The most important are AlC, BC, CaC, FeC, HfC, SiC, TaC, TiC, and WC. It was once thought that organic compounds could only be created by living organisms. Over time, however, scientists learned how to synthesize organic compounds in the lab. The number of organic compounds is immense and the known number of defined compounds is close to 10 million. However, an indefinitely large number of such compounds are theoretically possible. By definition, an organic compound must contain at least one atom of carbon, but this criterion is not generally regarded as
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Spectral Database for Organic Compounds an unknown chemical compound is available, a reverse search can be carried out by entering the values of the chemical shift, frequency or mass of the peaks in the NMR, FT-IR or EI-MS spectrum respectively. This type of search affords all the chemical compounds in the database that have the entered spectral characteristics. Spectral Database for Organic Compounds The Spectral Database for Organic Compounds (SDBS) is a free online searchable database hosted by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan, that contains spectral data for ca 34,000 organic molecules. The database is available in English
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Kwaito is a music genre which originated in which country?
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Kwaito Kwaito Kwaito is a music genre that emerged in Johannesburg, South Africa, during the 1990s. It is a variant of house music featuring the use of African sounds and samples. Typically at a slower tempo range than other styles of house music, Kwaito often contains catchy melodic and percussive loop samples, deep bass lines, and vocals. Despite its similarities to hip hop music, Kwaito has a distinctive manner in which the lyrics are sung, rapped and shouted. American producer Diplo has described Kwaito as "slowed-down garage music," most popular among the black youth of South Africa. The word "kwaito" is
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Kwaito is comparable to hip hop; it is only comparable because it has become more than just a genre of music but rather a movement in which people can create their own identities with their own values. As Thokozani Mhlambi states in his article "Kwaitofabulous", "In kwaito music, the emphasis lies not in the poetic essence of the lyrics but rather in the instrumental arrangement and the ‘danceability’ of the composition. Therefore I disagree with writers such as Maria McCloy, the author of ‘'Kwaito: Its history and where it’s at now’', who criticize kwaito, claiming that very little time and effort
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