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In which European country did Spice Girl Victoria Adams marry?

Biography And Marriage of Victoria And David Beckham 7/10/2011: The Beckhams announced the birth of their fourth child, a daughter. Born: David Robert Joseph Beckham: May 2, 1975 in Leytonstone, London, England. Victoria Caroline Adams aka Posh Spice: April 17, 1974 in Hertfordshire, England. How David and Victoria Met: David on meeting Victoria in November 1996: "My wife picked me out of a soccer sticker book. And I chose her off the telly ... It felt straight away like we'd always been meant to be together." Source: David Beckham, Tom Watt. Beckham: Both Feet on the Ground: An Autobiography. continue reading below our video 7 Tips for a Harmonious Divorce 2004. pg. 83. Victoria and David started dating in 1997 by going on low-keyed dates -- driving around, talking, going to a pub, dinner out, going to the movies. They talked a lot on the telephone. David proposed on one knee. They were engaged on January 25, 1998. The Beckham engagement party was held at Rookery Hall in Nantwich. Victoria and David did not cut their engagement cake. Instead, they donated it to a fund raising event for Goostrey Community Primary School in Cheshire. The cake is "a replica of the hall with Victoria sitting at the top and David sitting behind her." Source: BBC.co.uk Wedding Date: With 29 close friends and family members at the wedding ceremony, David and Victoria were married on July 4, 1999 at the 560-acre estate of the 1794, gothic Luttrellstown Castle, Ireland outside Dublin, Ireland. The wedding ceremony was presided over by the Bishop of Cork Paul Colton Victoria was 25 and David was 24 when they married. Gary Neville was their best man and their 4-month old son Brooklyn was their ring bearer . Victoria and David sat on Golden thrones on a raised platform with Brooklyn's crib at their side. The bridesmaid was Victoria's sister Louise. Louise's daughter Liberty and David's niece Georgia were dressed as angels and served as flower girls . "As they became man and wife, a single dove was released as a symbol of their love. Posh Spice -- one of the architects of the 'girl-power' philosophy -- stuck to her principles and did not pledge to 'obey' the Manchester United player. The new Mr. and Mrs. Beckham both shed tears after exchanging vows." Source: BBC.co.uk Wedding Attire: Victoria wore a crown and a tightly fitting ivory wedding dress designed by Vera Weng. Victoria's attire was matched by David's ivory and cream suit. He later changed into a purple suit because Brooklyn threw up on him. Their party outfits were designed by Antonio Berardi. Brooklyn was wearing a purple cowboy hat. Wedding Reception: David and Victoria had an elaborate and expensive wedding reception with 437 staff serving. All guests at the reception were asked to dress in black or white. The menu included Laurent Perrier rose champagne and sticky toffee pudding. Their wedding cake was topped with a nude (except for a few ivy leaves) sculpture of the newlyweds. Guests at the reception numbered approximately 230 and included David and Debbie Seamon, the Spice Girls, and Sir Bobby Charlton. The wedding reception featured an 18-piece orchestra. Guests were able to disco later on in the evening. The reception ended with a fireworks display. David and Victoria didn't want to receive any presents. They preferred to receive shopping vouchers. Children: Victoria and David have three sons and a daughter. Brooklyn Joseph Beckham: Born in 1999 in London, England. His godfather is Elton John and his godmother is Elizabeth Hurley. Romeo James Beckham: Born in 2002 in London, England. His godfather is Elton John and his godmother is Elizabeth Hurley. Cruz David Beckham: Born in 2005 in Madrid, Spain. Harper Seven Beckham: Born in 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Occupations: David: Professional soccer (footballer) player. He owns soccer academies in London and in Los Angeles. Has his own aftershave scent, David Beckham Instinct. Victoria: As "Posh Spice", performed with the Spice Girls, dancer, composer. The Matching Thing: David and Victoria enjoy wearing matching clothes such as b

What name is given to the popular holiday area between Marseille and La Spezia?

Free Flashcards about DDG Trivia Places 10 Is Scandinavia in the north or south of Europe? North Which Arctic country's Finnish name is Lapin Li? Lapland The Straight of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with which Sea? Mediterranean Which country is also called the Hellenic Republic? Greece What is Europe's most mountainous country? Switzerland In Norway, a fjord is made up largely of what? Water The island of Rhodes belongs to which Mediterranean country? Greece Euro tunnel links which two countries? England and France The Left Bank generally refers to the Left Bank of the Seine in which city? Paris Okinawa is a volcano in which country? Japan What is the largest country in South America? Brazil What was the ancient city, carved out of red rock in Jordan, that was forgotten by Europeans until the 19th century? Petra. Which of the Seven Wonders of the World was a Ephesus? The Temple of Artemis What was the original purpose of the leaning tower of Pisa? Bell Tower What island in San Francisco Bay was the site of an almost escape-proof prison? Alcatraz. What was the former site of the two temples celcbrating Ramses II and Nefertari, before they were moved because of flooding by the waters of the Aswan High Dam? Abu Simbel Where is the Valley of the Kings, the scene of a terrorist attack in 1997? Egypt. What was Ho Chi Minh City before it was called Ho Chi Minh City? Saigon To the nearest thousand, how many islands does Indonesia have? 13,000 Which country contains the Biblical rivers of the Tigris and the EUPHRATES? Iraq What was St. Petersburg called for most of the 20th century? Leningrad. Which country lies to the north of Austria and to the south of Poland? Czech Republic What name is given to the popular holiday area between Marseille and La Spezia? Riviera How tall is the Eiffel Tower? 984 feet. Archaeologists believe they have located the burial site of Boudicca, the British queen who led a bloody revolt against Roman rule in the first century A.D. Where is it? Under Platform 8 of the King's Cross Railway Station in London. What Middle Eastern country's name includes the name of it's first ruler? Saudi Arabia. Ruler Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud unified his dual kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd and their dependencies under the name Saudi Arabia in 1932. What is the name of Moscow's largest department store? GUM What country has more volcanoes than any other? Indonesia. It has 167 of the 850 active volcanoes known in the world.

What is the oldest university in Northern Ireland called -- founded in 1908?

Education Education 67 Which is the oldest university in Britain? 64 At what age do children go to school in Britain? Children in Britain must attend school from the age of 5 (4 in Northern Ireland) until they are 16. Before the start of formal schooling, many children attend nursery schools or nursery classes attached to primary schools. In addition, some parents elect to send their children to private (fee-paying) nursery schools or kindergartens. In England and Wales, many primary schools also operate an early admission policy where they admit children under 5 into what are called reception classes. Children first attend the infants’ school or department. At 7 they move to the junior school and the usual age for transfer from junior to secondary school is 11 (12 in Scotland). In some areas, however, ‘first’ schools take pupils aged 5 to 8, 9 or 10, and pupils within the 8 to 14 age range go to ‘middle’ schools.   TOP 65 What are the different types of secondary school? Over 85 per cent of secondary school pupils go to comprehensive schools. These take children of all abilities, and provide a wide range of secondary education for all or most of the children in a district from the age of 11 to 16 or 18. There are also other types of secondary school. Grammar schools offer a mainly academic education for the 11 to 18-year age group. Children enter grammar schools on the basis of their abilities, first sitting the ‘11’ plus or entrance examination. Grammar schools cater for four per cent of children in secondary education. A small minority of children attend secondary modern schools (around four per cent). These schools provide a more general and technical education for children aged 11-16. City Technology Colleges (CTCs) aim to give boys and girls a broad secondary education with a strong technological and business slant. They are non-fee-paying independent schools, set up by the Government with the help of business sponsors who finance a large proportion of the initial capital costs and develop links with the schools. There are now 15 such colleges in operation in England and Wales. Specialist schools, which only operate in England, give pupils a broad secondary education with a strong emphasis on technology, languages, arts or sports. There are over 250 specialist schools. They charge no fees and any secondary school can apply for specialist school status.   TOP 66 Why are �public� schools so called? The independent school sector is separate from the state educational system,and caters for some seven per cent of all schoolchildren in England and four per cent in Scotland. Parents of pupils attending independent schools pay for their education, and in some cases fees can amount to several thousand pounds a year. Some pupils gain scholarships and their expenses are covered by the schools. About 250 of the larger independent shools are known for historical reasons as public schools. Eton, which was founded in 1440, is said to have been the first grammar schools to be called a 'public shool' because scholars could come to it from any part of England and not, as was generally the case, just from the immediate neighbourhood. Originally, many public schools stressed a classical education, character training and sports, but the curriculum is now closely allied to state education. In Northern Ireland there are a few independent fee paying schools catering for a very small proportion of the school population; they do not receive any support from public funds. Schools in Scotland supported by public funds are also called 'public schools' but they are not fee-paying, independent schools.   TOP 67 Which is the oldest university in Britain? The University of Oxford was th

Which British architect was responsible with Renzo Piano for the Famous Pompidou Centre in Paris?

The history – Centre Pompidou The history Home > The Centre Pompidou > The history Le parc de stationnement dans les années 1960 choisi pour accueillir le futur emplacement du Centre Pompidou. © Centre Pompidou Birth of a revolutionary concept In 1969, President Georges Pompidou decided that the vacant site of the Plateau Beaubourg should be used for the construction of a multidisciplinary cultural centre of an entirely new type. The decision gave new impetus to a number of different projects that would now be united in the new centre, with the establishment of a new public reading library in the centre of Paris, the provision of worthy premises for the musée national d’art moderne (MNAM), inadequately housed in one of the wings of the Palais de Tokyo, and the creation of a centre for new music (the IRCAM) inspired by the ideas of French composer Pierre Boulez. In addition to this, the new centre would take over the activities of the centre d’art contemporain in the rue Berryer while also incorporating François Mathey’s team from the musée des Arts Décoratifs, who had developed a dynamic programme of exhibitions of contemporary art. An international architectural competition An architectural competition was announced, the first of its kind in France to be open to architects the whole world over: it attracted 681 competitors from 49 different countries. The international jury chaired by the architect and engineer Jean Prouvé chose a design submitted by a team of three, British architect Richard Rogers and the two Italians Renzo Piano and Gianfranco Franchini, all relatively unknown. Piano and Rogers alone oversaw the management of the project; the two then went on to make separate careers, both later winning the Pritzker Prize, the highest award in the architectural world. Today considered an emblematic 20th-century building, taken to the hearts of the people of Paris and a special favourite of tourists from elsewhere, the new arts centre rising from the Plateau Beaubourg was at first compared by its detractors to an oil refinery. Piano and Rogers’ building continued to be a subject of polemic right through the 1970s, before becoming the icon and exemplar that it is today. Maquette du projet définitif, façade ouest. Renzo Piano et Richard Rogers. 1973. © Centre Pompidou La façade du Centre Pompidou © Philippe Migeat, 2015 A success from the start The Centre Pompidou was inaugurated on 31 January 1977. From the moment it opened to the public on 2 February 1977, it met with immense success, rapidly becoming one of the most popular cultural venues in the world and one of the most visited monuments in France. The late 1970's and the 1980's saw the Centre Pompidou stage highly influential exhibitions that made major contributions to the history of 20th-century art: the series “Paris-New York”, “Paris-Berlin”, “Paris-Moscow” and “Paris-Paris”, “Vienna: Birth of a Century”, “The Immaterials”, “Memories of the Future”, “Maps and Figures of the Earth”, “Magicians of the Earth”. Under the leadership of its directors Pontus Hulten and Dominique Bozo, the collection of the musée national d’art moderne grew considerably and became a world leader in the field of modern and contemporary art. A reorganisation in 1992 saw the creation of a department of cultural development, responsible for a programme of live performance, film screenings, lectures, symposia and debates. The fusion of the modern art museum and the centre for industrial design laid the foundations for an architecture and design collection that in twenty years has become one of the most impressive in the world. After twenty years of activity and having welcomed over 150 million visitors, under president Jean-Jacques Aillagon the Centre Pompidou underwent renovation work that lasted from October 1997 to December 1999. The government provided funding to expand gallery space for the display of the permanent collection and improve facilities for live performance. The whole project saw the renewal and reorganisation of 100 000 m2 of floor space. The Centre Pompidou reopened on 1

In Which European city would you go to the Bardini Museum and the Bargello Museum?

Museo Bardini (Florence, Italy): Top Tips Before You Go - TripAdvisor Neighborhood Profile Piazzale Michelangelo Just outside the ancient walls of Florence, Viale Michelangiolo starts. It is a winding road rimmed by wonderful poplars and holm oaks. The long ascent opens up to the most beautiful and famous panoramic viewpoint of Florence: Piazzale Michelangelo, where an elevated terrace offers visitors an incomparable and breathtaking view of the entire city from above. During good weather, Piazzale Michelangelo provides visitors with a serene space surrounded by the amazing landscape, better if accompanied by a fresh gelato from a local kiosk. During night, visitors will be dazzled by the warm lights of the capital of the Renaissance. Spend a second with the silent Romanesque beauty of the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte: the one that wishes good morning and good night to Florence!

Inishmor is part of which island group?

Inishmore (Aran Island) - Review of Inishmore, Ireland - TripAdvisor Review of Inishmore Map updates are paused. Zoom in to see updated info. Reset zoom “Inishmore (Aran Island)” Reviewed July 21, 2010 We have just returned from a vacation in Ireland and I think Inishmore has to be my favorite place we visited this time. What a delightful spot. We toured the island on a horse and cart which was great fun and John our driver, who was born on the island, made our day a very special one. He had a wonderful sense of humour and filled us in on the history of the island. I would love to return and do the island on a bike next time. Helpful? This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. prabedky “Worst experience in Ireland” Reviewed June 13, 2010 In an overall wonderful trip to Ireland, I wasted a day going to Inishmore. For my wife and I the roundtrip ferry from Doolin cost 40 Euro. The trip out took about an hour and a half. You get off the ferry on a wharf crowded with too many other tourists all rushing to see what there is to see. And there is not much. First you pass rusing out ships in the harbor complete with rusting out oil drums on deck. You are immediately confronted with one after another hack trying to get you to rent a horse cart, a mini van, a mini bus or a bicycle to tour the island. We were confronted with probably 25 of these solicitations within the first 15 minutes of being off the boat. We were so disgusted we just decided to walk around awhile. And what I saw made me sick. There is horse dung all over the streets. They make no effort to keep the crap off the streets and do nothing to get it up. And you have to walk through it because there are no sidewalkds. And there is trash everywhere in the streets and along the edges of the roads. The people seem to have no pride in their property. The houses are run down, the grass and weeds are allowed to grow up without any effort to mow. And there are house trailers everywhere. There are a few small shops and some cafes, but nothing of any real interest. I never did take the tour. My wife did and apparently saw some interesting and unique sites. But I was so disgusted by what I saw, I would never consider going back to Inishmore. The trip back on the ferry was even longer. They can't seem to figure out how to make a trip from one point to another. Don't waste your time on Inishmore. Helpful? “Pubs in Kilronan Inishmore.” Reviewed August 30, 2009 A wonderful island with a great 'way out west' atmosphere.It is definately worth staying overnight to get a proper feel for the place.The highlight of theplace is without doubt Dun Aengus Fort overlooking a sheer drop (75metres)into the atlantic.A serious word of warning though, dont just walk out to the edge and look over, or sit on the edge with your legs over the side as I witnessed on my visit.There can be strong breezes up there! Anyway on to the pubs-I'm aware of 4 drinking establishments on the island at present, all in Kilronan.I will rate them in reverse order 4. The Hotel-Not its fault, but you dont really expect the atmosphere of a cozy pub in a hotel lounge-I found the staff to be all friendly. 3. American Bar-Looks good outside but disappoints a bit in atmosphere once you get inside-Girl behind bar working hard. 2. Joe Mc's-good lively and friendly spot with a hostel beside it-The price of a pint of lager at €4.20 seems to be the standard on the island. 1. Joe Wattys-Surrounded by trees and with a nice seating area outside on a grass lawn is definately the most inviting of all the pubs.It also does pub grub-mind you the food prices seem steep-however the dessert portions are very generous and really well presented. Music is nightly at 10.30 ish The staff are all extremely friendly and efficient.Price warning-Pint Bottles of cider are expensive at €5.50 on a recent visit-maybe the recent reductions in price by Bulmers hav'nt been implemented yet!! Helpful? “A group of young people visit Inis Mor” Reviewed June 2, 2009 We visited Inis Mor this past weekend and found t

What is the name of the lake which remained when the Zuider Zee was closed and reclaimed in 1932?

The Seven Mondern Wonders - The Zuiderzee and Delta Works Other: Turned the Zuiderzee from a bay into a lake. Taming the Zuiderzee One of most notable features of the Netherlands was the Zuiderzee. The name meant "Southern Sea" in Dutch, but it was actually a shallow bay of the North Sea that ran 60 miles (100km) inland and was about 30 miles (50km) wide. Despite its great size covering almost 2000 square miles it was only about 15 feet deep. While the Zuiderzee was a resource for fishing and allowed access for trade, it could become dangerous whenever one of the frequent North Sea storms would push water through the bay's inlet. Dikes would fail and the resulting floods would kill hundreds or even thousands of people. In 1421 a seawall on the Zuiderzee dike broke during a storm and flooded 72 villages killing about 10,000 people. In the 17th century the first plans to address this problem were drawn up. It wasn't until the 19th century, however, that the technology to actually do the job was developed. Cornelis Lely, a Dutch civil engineer, came up with a plan that proposed building a long dam that would close off the Zuiderzee and turn it into a lake. The plan also included building four polders in the lake that would be drained and used mainly for agriculture. Lely became Minister of Transport and Public Works in 1913 and tried to push his plan forward. Not everybody agreed with his ideas, however. Fishermen along the Zuiderzee were concerned that they would lose their livelihood. Others were worried that such a project might create higher water levels at other places along the coast. The government was also alarmed about the enormous price tag of the project. In 1916 during a winter storm, however, several dikes gave way along the Zuiderzee and the result was more damaging floods. After this disaster Lely's bold plan gained much public support. On June 14, 1918 the Zuiderzee Act was passed and the project was officially started. Its goals were to protect the region against floods from the North Sea, increase the country's food supply by creating polders that could be turned into farmland and use what remained of the Zuiderzee to improve water management. Construction on the Afsluitdijk in 1931 The Afsluitdijk The first step in the plan was to enclose the Zuiderzee by building a 20 mile long dam across the bay. Something like this had never been done before, so the Dutch engineers made the wise decision to start by building a much shorter dam out to the island of Wieringen which would form the first part of the enclosure of the bay. The experience gained in the exercise was valuable when the longer dam, the Afsluitdijk, was built from the other side of Wieringen across the bay to the village of Zurich in 1927. The engineers found that a type of material called till (or boulder clay) made an excellent base for the dam. As the name suggests it is a mixture of small boulders and clay that was deposited during the Glacial Period. Fortunately it was readily available as it could be obtained by simply dredgin

Sullom Voe is famous for exporting which commodity?

Sullom Voe Terminal | Wood Mackenzie Sullom Voe Terminal Information about this report was successfully sent to: Thank you. Your email has been sent. Done Document versions Report summary The BP-operated Sullom Voe oil terminal on the Shetland Islands was initiated in 1975, and received its first production volumes from the Brent field in 1978. One of the largest oil terminals in Europe, Sullom Voe receives a mixture of crude oil and NGL for processing and export. Sullom Voe is the landing point for the Brent and Ninian oil Pipeline Systems, shuttle tankers from Foinaven, and the West of Shetlands Gas pipeline system. In September 2000, the Sullom Voe Terminal became a ... What's included? This report includes 2 file(s) Sullom Voe Terminal XLS - 623.00 KB Description A key driver to the development economics of a project is the pipeline's capacity and accessibility. This Upstream Oil and Gas Pipeline report provides an overview of participation, cost, development, throughput and sales contract information to help if you're considering potential development solutions. Potential investors, governments and companies in the oil and gas sector can use this pipeline report to understand critical issues at pipeline level. You can also use this report to identify potential benefits and risks with the pipeline. Our 500 dedicated analysts are located in the markets they cover. We provide forward-looking analysis backed by our robust proprietary database of trusted research. Proprietary data means a superior level of analysis that is simply not available anywhere else. Wood Mackenzie is the recognised gold standard in commercial data and analysis. West of Shetlands (WoS) Gas System Clair System West of Shetland Gas System Costs Sources of Financial Benefit to the Shetland Islands Council In this report there are 16 tables or charts, including: Key facts Brent System Schematic (not to scale) Development: Table 1 United Kingdom upstream summary Country report | Nov 2016 The UK is an ultra-mature region that has been producing hydrocarbons offshore since 1967. To date 44 billion boe of oil and gas has ... United Kingdom oil supply summary Country report | Jul 2014 The picture for oil/NGL production from the United Kingdom (UK) is broadly similar to that for its North Sea neighbour Norway, although... More Our clients Wood Mackenzie's clients include every major player in the global energy, metals and mining industries. We are recognised as a leading authority by international and national energy, metals and mining companies, leading financial institutions, governments and government agencies. We work with a range of diverse teams within our clients, from strategy and policy makers, business developers and market analysts, through to corporate finance, risk teams and investors. Having Wood Mac analysis is table-stakes. Others are nice to have. Analyst Wood Mac has the highest quality data and is demanded by our staff. Portfolio Manager Integrated Oil Company Others can provide data but we value the quality of the Wood Mac analysis above other sources. Regional Director Europe: +44 131 243 4699 Americas: +1 713 470 1900 Asia Pacific: +61 2 8224 8898 contact us Why Wood Mackenzie? Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk Analytics business, has been a trusted source of commercial intelligence for the world's natural resources sector for more than 40 years, empowering clients to make better strategic decisions with objective analysis and advice. We work across every sector of oil, gas, power, renewables, chemicals, metals and mining, covering more than 150 countries. Our proprietary data and models are at the core of everything we do, ensuring our independent asset and company valuations are thoroughly robust and that we offer an accurate forward-looking view of economic indicators such as market supply, demand and price trends. Our 500+ analysts are based in the regions they cover, cultivating an unrivalled depth of understanding to help clients accurately identify new opportunities, define their strategy and improve business performance. At every stage

In which European city is the Atomium?

Atomium (Brussels, Belgium): Top Tips Before You Go - TripAdvisor “A must see if in Brussels!” Reviewed 4 days ago NEW Just standing outside and looking up at the Atomium is pretty impressive. If you want to avoid queuing, get there early - we got there at 10am and didn't have to wait but queues were building when we left around 12pm. Friendly and polite staff at the ticket counter and in fact, all the staff we encountered were the same.... More  Helpful?

How are Belgian World Airlines also known?

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Which tourist islands include the lesser known Majorca and Minorca?

Balearic Islands Holiday Villas & Apartments | HomeAway Make a holiday rental, home, or villa on Balearic Islands your home away from home Accommodations on Balearic Islands The Balearic Islands are a province of islands about 100km off the east coast of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea. The area has become a favourite destination for visitors seeking holiday homes alongside beautiful beaches, good food, and an exciting nightlife. There are various islands to choose from, each with their own feel thanks to the area’s history of many occupying forces including the Greeks, Romans, and Moors. With such eclectic influences as well as different landscapes, holiday homes on the Balearic Islands offer something for everyone. The most coveted spots for a holiday rental, home, or villa on Balearic Islands include Mallorca (Majorca), Menorca (Menorca), Ibiza, and Formentera. Places to holiday on Balearic Islands Mallorca - As the largest island of the Balearics, Mallorca is one of Europe's top holiday destinations. Because of its size, holiday homes on the Balearics have so much to offer from gorgeous beaches and exciting nightlife in the busy city centres of the south like Cala Pi and Sa Rapita to beautiful views of mountainous regions in the north like Santa Ponsa , Soller area, and Andratx. Holiday villas in the capital city ofPalma de Mallorca are known for being some of the Mediterranean's most beautiful and luxurious. And while you’re holiday home may be heavenly, be sure to take a boat trip from the south east to the beautiful untouched region of Cabrera. The clear waters are a dream come true for SCUBA divers and snorkellers. Menorca - In the far east of the Balearic Islands, holiday home seekers will find Menorca to be the most tranquil and unspoilt region of the three main islands. Holiday rentals in South and East Menorca are ideal for families looking to escape the wild nightlife that makes the other islands notorious. Instead holiday homes in Menorca offer uncrowded beaches and traditional fishing towns. Visitors travel far and wide to indulge in Menorca’s fresh seafood. Ibiza - the Island closest to the mainland, Ibiza is known as the party capital of Europe. It has some of the biggest and best nightclubs in the world, attracting A-list celebrities and some of Europe’s poshest partygoers. However don’t be fooled into believing that’s all the island has to offer. Visitors staying at holiday homes and villas, a short distance away from the two main club areas of Ibiza town and San Antonio, will easily discover a lesser-known Ibiza with traditional Spanish villages alongside orange and lemon groves and beautiful cliffs and mountains like Sant Agustin and Santa Eulalia. There are also colourful street markets and local fiestas where the locals gather but. Fromentera - An hour ferry ride from Ibiza town, Fromentera is rumoured to be the Mediterranean’s best kept secret. Holiday homes in the area are ideal for nature lovers. Homes are amid a paradise of gorgeous, clean beaches, clear waters, and hidden coves. Things to do on Balearic Islands Because of the range of things to do in the Balearic Islands, visitors staying at holiday homes will find it difficult to be bored. Depending on which island or islands you choose to explore, there is something for everyone. Most activities focus around the various bays, beaches, and rugged landscapes and cliffs. Majorca has the largest mountains of the islands, with some reaching 1,445 metres (Puig Major) and 1,340 metres (Puig de Massanella). The region is also famous for caves of extraordinary beauty, that include the Drach and the Arta caves in Majorca, and Xoroi cave in Minorca. All of the beaches in the area are well known for their exquisite beauty. But be sure to not get stuck lounging around the whole time. Take advantage of the facilities and services on the major islands, including jet skis and parasailing. For golf lovers, the best location is Mallorca, especially in the area of Capdepera . Art historians should check out the Mallorca Museum. It contains important archaeologi

Which country lies to the north of Austria and to the south of Poland?

Europe Europe Andorra Andorra, a tiny landlocked principality in southwestern Europe, is situated in the eastern Pyrenees Mountains, bordered on the north and east by France and on the south and west by Spain. It comprises a region of 7 narrow valleys and the adjacent peaks reaching heights of more than 2,700 meters (about 8,860 feet) above sea level. Armenia Armenia is located in the southwest Caucasus Region, neighboring on Georgia and Azerbaijan to the north, Iran and Turkey to the south, and a separate province of Azerbaijan in the southeast. The total area of the country is 29,800 square kilometers (11,505 square miles), making it about the size of Maryland. Austria Austria is a landlocked country situated in southern Central Europe. Slightly smaller than Maine, it occupies a territory of approximately 84,000 square kilometers (32,000 square miles), which includes much of the mountainous territory of the eastern Alps and the Danube region. Belarus Belarus is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe bordering Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia to the west; Ukraine to the south; and Russia to the east and north. It has a total border of 3,100 kilometers (1,900 miles), with almost one-third of its border (960 kilometers, or 600 miles) touching Russia. Bulgaria The Republic of Bulgaria shares its borders with 5 other countries in southeastern Europe and has a coastline on the Black Sea. Romania lies to the north, Turkey to the southeast, Greece to the south, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the southwest, and Serbia (with Montenegro part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) to the west. Croatia The Republic of Croatia is located in southeastern Europe, with a long coastline on the Adriatic Sea to the south, and borders with Slovenia and Hungary to the north, and Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the east. It has an area of 56,538 square kilometers (21,829 square miles), approximately the size of West Virginia. Germany Located in western Central Europe, Germany has an area of 357,021 square kilometers (137,810 square miles), which makes it slightly smaller than the state of Montana. The country is bordered by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea to the north; Poland and the Czech Republic to the east; Austria and Switzerland to the south; and France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west. Greece Greece is located on the southernmost point of the Balkan Peninsula and is flanked by 3 large bodies of water: the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. Greece is bordered to the north by Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.), and Bulgaria. Iceland A small volcanic island located between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean in the Arctic, Iceland is the westernmost European country. Found between Greenland and Europe, just northwest of the United Kingdom, Iceland has an area of 103,000 square kilometers (39,768 square miles) of which 100,250 square kilometers (38,707 square miles) is land and 2,750 square kilometers (1,062 square miles) is water. Ireland The Republic of Ireland constitutes 26 out of the 32 counties that make up the island of Ireland, with 6 northern counties under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. Situated in Western Europe, it is bordered on the east by the Irish Sea from the United Kingdom and bordered on the west by the North Atlantic Ocean. Latvia Located in the Baltic region of Eastern Europe, Latvia is bordered by Estonia (339 kilometers; 211 miles), Russia (217 kilometers; 135 miles), Belarus (141 kilometers; 88 miles), Lithuania (453 kilometers; 281 miles), and the Baltic Sea (531 kilometers; 330 miles). Slightly larger than the state of West Virginia, Latvia has a total area of 64,589 square kilometers (40,136 square miles). Liechtenstein The independent principality of Liechtenstein is located in central Europe and bordered on the east by Austria and on the south, west, and north by Switzerland. It is one of the smallest countries in the world, with a total area of only 160 square kilometers (62 square miles). Lit

Which European cou8ntry was first this century to give women the vote?

When women won the vote When women won the vote Wed, Oct 17, 2012, 01:00 Leeann Lane     From New Zealand to Saudi Arabia:The representation of People Act, 1918, that granted votes to certain Irish and English women came at a relatively early point in the trajectory of the history of female suffrage in Europe and elsewhere in the world. There were, however, nations that extended that right earlier and other countries, in Europe as well as elsewhere, that did not extend the right until much later into the 20th century. New Zealand was the first nation to grant female suffrage, in 1893, to all adult women, both Maori and pakehas (of European descent). In 1894 women in South Australia were granted the vote and also the right to stand for parliamentary elections. In 1899 women in Western Australia were enfranchised. In 1902 the Commonwealth Franchise Act gave all white women in Australia the vote and the right to stand for election to the Australian Federal Parliament. Aboriginal women in Australia, as well as aboriginal men, did not receive the vote until 1962. In Europe the Nordic countries were pioneers in women’s suffrage. The first European nation to give women the vote was Finland in 1906. Women in the Grand Duchy of Finland, then an autonomous part of the Russian Empire, won the right to be elected members of the eduskunta, the Finnish unicameral parliament, in 1907. Women in Norway received the right in 1913 with Denmark following in 1915. Other Nordic countries, such as Sweden, enfranchised women between 1919 and 1921, women in that country receiving the vote at least a year later than enfranchisement of Irish and English women over the age of 30. The end of the first World War was an important time for the enfranchisement of women in many European nations. Austria, Germany, Poland and Russia granted the vote to women in 1918 with the Netherlands following in 1919. Spanish women received the vote in 1931. However, there were certain countries in Europe in which women did not gain the vote until during or after the second World War. In 1944 French women received the right to vote. In 1945 Italy followed suit. Other European countries were even later to grant women suffrage; Switzerland did not grant the right until 1971 and Portugal not until 1976. ADVERTISEMENT Canadian women, with the exception of Canadian Indians, received the vote in 1917. The latter were not enfranchised until 1960. In the United States women’s suffrage was granted on a local and state level from the late 19th century. In 1920 the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution stated that the right to vote of all citizens could not be denied by the US or any state within on the basis of sex. Elsewhere, Mexico, Pakistan, Japan and Argentina granted female suffrage in 1947. China granted the right two years later in 1949 and India in 1950. Examples of countries in which women have only recently been granted the right to vote are South Africa (black women, 1994), Kuwait (2005) and the United Arab Emirates (2006). Women in Saudi Arabia will not have the vote until 2015.

Where is the Optimisticeskaja Cave, the second longest in the world?

Top Ten Longest Caves in The World Information of the world Top Ten Longest Caves in The World Home » Sciences » Geography » Top Ten Longest Caves in The World A cave is deep space in the earth or water where a human being can enter for exploration. The cave may vary according to its size and formation. Speleology is the science of caves exploration and caves studying. Here is the list of top ten 10 world’s biggest caves with their features and length. Mammoth cave system is the largest or longest natural cave system in the world as well as in North America or USA. Situated in  Kentucky, USA, this longest cave having 567 km of length. It is centered around the Green River, with a tributary and with 145 miles of passageways. Optimisticeskaja cave is a gypsum cave located near the village of korolivka in Ukraine. By some sources it is having about 133 miles of surveyed passageways. This is the second largest or longest cave by area in the world. Also it is regarded as the biggest or largest cave in Europe or EU. Jewel Cave it is the third longest cave in the world, with 108 miles of mapped passageways. It is located in South Dakota’s Black Hills (USA). Jewel cave is open year round. There are some surface trails, while reservations are not required, they are recommended during the summer seasons. Holloch cave is a 166 km long situated between the river Muota and the area of Pragelpass in the valley of Muotha in Switzerland. It is also popular for having a depth of 939m. It was the first cave in the world whose explored length reached 100km.  It is the biggest  cave of Switzerland and the second longest of Europe. Lechuguilla Cave is the fifth longest or largest cave with 161 km length. It is located in New Mexico (USA) and is the most famous for its unusual geology, rare formations and pristine condition. Cavers are greeted by large amount of gypsum and lemon-yellow sulphur deposits in this natural cave. Siebenhengsteholen-system is the longest or biggest cave system of Switzerland, while sixth longest cave of the world with 140 km length. It is famous for its unusual greenery. It presents the most amazing natural scenery with its green routs and vegetation. Fisher Ridge Cave system was discovered in 1981. The central part of Ridge which contains the bulk of the mapped passages on three different levels. It is located in Kentucky (USA) and its length is about 126 km. Wind Cave is one of the world’s longest caves. It is located in South Dakota (USA). It is 126 kilometers long therefore it is regarded as the eigth longest or largest cave in the world and fifth longest in United States Of America. Ozernay it is a small shield volcano located in the southern part of Ukraine. It is most wonderful cave with 111 km length. The passage of this cave is full of amazing natural scenes. This cave is difficult to visit. Gua Air Jernih is tenth longest cave of the world. It is located in Malaysia and it is 109 kilometer long. This cave is the longest cave of Malaysia as well as Asia. Sistemain

What is Europe's second largest city in terms of population?

The 10 largest cities in Europe | Tourist Maker Blog The 10 largest cities in Europe Europe is one of the most densely populated regions in the world. Unlike many other parts of the planet, however, European population is fairly evenly distributed throughout the territory of the continent. More and more cities have multimillion population and gradually „absorb“ closer settlements. Cities are connected to each other via excellent infrastructure and regular transport links. This new form of urban unit is typical of the 20 and 21st century and is called agglomeration. It is a typical phenomenon in more developed parts of the world. Here we have compiled a list of 10 biggest cities (or rather the 10 largest urban agglomerations) in Europe . 1.London. With a population of 14,000,000 inhabitants London is the largest city in the European Union and Europe. Its territory is vast. Only London, not counting the nearby towns has a length of about 60 kilometres from east to west. In fact, the British capital occupies a larger area even from the U.S. metropolis New York . This is not surprising given the endless stream of immigrants who have flocked here from all around the world to seek their fortune. Today, London has become the personification of a world city and urban colour. 2.Paris. The French capital Paris is the second largest city in Europe. Paris urban area has a population of about 12,100,000 inhabitants. For you will be probably hard to imagine such a big city if you have never seen it. The streets are full of people. In the central parts of the city traffic does not stop even during the wee hours of the night. For better or worse, today the quiet and relaxing romantic spirit of the French capital gives a way to dynamism and cosmopolitanism. 3.Istanbul. Unlike London and Paris, the third largest agglomeration in the city rank is not a capital, but in spite of fact it is the largest city in Eastern Europe. This is Istanbul. Situated between Europe and Asia this city with a population of 11,000,000 people flourishes and grows since ancient times. Over the centuries, Istanbul was within the boundaries of different countries and empires, but it has been always equally developed, because this is a city with its own soul and personality. 4.Moscow. The capital of the Russian Federation is the fourth most populous city on the continent. It is home to about 10,500,000 people and is one of the largest cities in the world. The two most distant points in the city are located at approximately 55 kilometres to each other! The richest and most developed city in Russia astounds with its scale. For such a large and busy city metro is the main mode of transport, as driving a car through the busy streets of Moscow sometimes can be really frustrating. The hundreds of kilometres of underground railway lines is a great way to escape from the busy roads of this metropolis. 5.Madrid. Madrid metropolitan area has a population of nearly 6,500,000 people, making Madrid one of the largest agglomerations on the continent. The noise on the city’s overcrowded boulevards does not fade even in the small hours of the day. In recent years the population of this cosmopolitan city increases much faster than ever due to the incessant influx of workers from across Europe. The greater and greater Madrid grows as a snowball while gradually absorb the smaller surrounding settlements. 6. Manchester. The sixth largest city in Europe is located on the territory of the densely populated island of Britain. This is Manchester, which is currently home to about 6,000,000 people. The city has developed a very strong economy and is famous as a world-class educational centre. Manchester is an attractive place for many immigrants who settle on the island each year, seeking a better life. 7.St. Petersburg. With a population of nearly 5,000,000 people St. Petersburg is the seventh largest city in Europe and second in Russia. This is the northern-most megalopolis in the world. Its population is increasing rapidly in spite of the trend of declining of the population in Russia. T

How many independent 'Baltic states' are there?

Baltic Independence from the Soviet Union | OnThisDay.com Baltic Independence from the Soviet Union Baltic Independence by James Graham Under Joseph Stalin the USSR re-annexed the Baltic countries in 1940. The independence the Baltic states had enjoyed since the collapse of the Tsarist empire was over. The pretext for the invasion was the articles of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact that acknowledged Nazi Germany's and the USSR's separate spheres of influence. Stalin promptly invaded Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and deported or executed anyone who held nationalist beliefs. Without national elites the USSR gained complete control over the Baltic people and the articles formed the basis of the post Second World War Soviet state. The greatest change glasnost made to Soviet culture was the people no longer feared the state. Lithuanian people not only demonstrated but enjoyed their new found liberty. Demonstrators were often punished severely in the USSR and throughout the late eighties there was widespread official warnings of violence. The Lithuanian people were not deterred and the writer estimated 200,000 people risked their lives on that day alone. The demonstration was in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius and marked the founding congress of Sajudis. This demonstration and the dozens like it were as much a celebration of the Lithuanian peoples rebirth of nationalism and pride as a protest against Soviet domination. The two went hand in hand as part of the Soviet suppression was the banning of patriotic songs and poetry. Sajudis as Mr Cornwell states started "as a ginger group for reform" soon grew in popularity and became a national front. It gained support from "old and young", Russians and ethnic Lithuanians alike. The mention of "Stalin's crimes against Lithuania" is particularly interesting. Stalin's crimes were suppressed and officially denied up until Gorbachevs appointment. Only glasnost allowed the sorry tale of horror to become known and openly discussed. The account is one of jubilation and courage by the Lithuanian people and of their pride in finally starting to throw off the Soviet yoke. Lithuania and the other Baltic states Latvia and Estonia set an example of rebellion for the rest of the USSR to follow. In 1988 while the rest of the USSR was relatively calm the Baltic states were in open defiance of the Kremlin. On 24 August 1989 half the adult population of the Baltics formed a human chain stretching the entire length of the three republics to protest against the fiftieth anniversary of Soviet rule. The Soviet authorities such was their loss of touch with the average person viewed the anniversary as a celebration. In the parliamentary elections Sajudis swept the board. They were elected to the Supreme Soviet in Moscow allowing their voices to be heard nationwide through televised coverage. On 11 March 1990 by 124 votes to zero with six abstentions the Lithuanian parliament passed the Act of the Supreme Council on the Restoration of the Independent Lithuanian State. This shocked the Kremlin who replied in the only way they knew how. Tanks were sent in on the 22 March and five days later Soviet troops occupied strategic buildings. Estonia and Latvia were not far behind declaring independence on 30 March and 4 May respectively. Economic sanctions were applied but had no effect just like the military actions before them. The Baltic republics blew a hole in the walls of the Soviet state. They had achieved the unthinkable by use of mere people power, along the way setting an example for the other republics to follow. National fronts were quickly established in most Soviet republics. Lithuania brought into the USSR by force had proved it could leave through mass protests and popular support for independence. The Collapse of The Soviet Union

Which winter sports venue, home of the Cresta Run, has hosted two Olympic Games in the 20th century?

Guide to Meeting & Event Planning in St. Moritz, Switzerland Promotions St. Moritz, Switzerland Meeting Planning Overview Welcome to Cvent's MICE Guide to St. Moritz, a guide for MICE professionals. A luxurious, upscale mountain resort set in the high-lying valley of the Engadin, St. Moritz is known for its style, cosmopolitan flair, and picture-book surroundings. Boasting the perfect location for meetings, conferences, and events set amid unspoiled nature, St. Moritz is surrounded by spectacular landscapes and a seemingly endless lake plateau, and offers a host of team-building and recreational activities, ranging from mineral spring spa visits to bobsledding. Beyond its fantastic year-round recreation, St. Moritz offers cultural highlights, upscale shopping, exclusive hotels, fine dining, and a number of galleries and museums in its village center and along Lake St. Moritz. Situated 125 miles from Zurich, the Alps destination of St. Moritz is served by Zurich Airport and Samedan Regional Airport. Switzerland’s largest and busiest airport for international flight connections, Zurich Airport serves about 24 million passengers each year, while Samedan Regional Airport, located just three miles from St. Moritz, provides regular air and helicopter service for the Engadin region and connections to Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Milan, and Munich. Delegates can hop aboard the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), the largest train operator in the Swiss Alps, at Chur for a journey to Tienfencastel to the Engadin, or travel from Zurich to St. Moritz in about three and a half hours. Delegates may use the Graubunden Congress Ticket to travel individually by train to St. Moritz; the ticket covers return travel from any station in Switzerland, and costs CHF 69 per person for second-class travel or CHF 107 for first-class travel. Furthermore, the Engadin Bus links the villages and ski areas from Pontresina along the lakes of the Upper Engadin across to Maloja and the Bernina Pass, with several routes serving St. Moritz. Delegates frequently meet and hold small- to medium-sized conventions, meetings, banquets, and conferences at the striking Rondo Convention & Event Center, which sits in the nearby picturesque destination of Pontresina. The highest-altitude convention center in Europe, the Rondo Convention & Event Center features 16,040 square feet of meeting and event space spread throughout four floors, including a 500-person auditorium, seven seminar rooms, and three foyers. The center is completely powered by renewable energy and features such spectacular architectural elements as a stone facade made of quartzite from Soglio and large windows that let in plenty of natural light, as well as fantastic mountain and glacier views. Aside from the Rondo Convention & Event Center, the St. Moritz area is home to a number of unique venues and group gathering spaces–making it no surprise that St. Moritz and Pontresina are two of the most appealing conference destinations in the Alps. Groups can gather at the upscale Casino St. Moritz, which features roulette, blackjack, poker, and slots, all housed in the glamorous Grand Hotel des Bains. Groups can tour the surrounding unspoiled countryside aboard the Bernina Express, the highest mountain railway in the Alps, which connects Northern and Southern Europe, passing glaciers on its descent to Italy. The high-rope challenge course at the Pontresina Rope Park presents a fantastic team-building adventure throughout its series of platforms, rope bridges, zip wires, beams, and obstacles, all set in the forest. Groups can also explore hiking, biking, and walking trails, as well as enjoy hands-on natural displays at Zernez National Park, the largest nature preserve in Switzerland. Perfectly suited for more relaxing group activities, the Medical Therapy Centre & Spa utilizes St. Moritz’s famous carbonated mineral waters in its host of wellness treatments. About St. Moritz, Switzerland / Additional Info Beloved for its pioneering spirit, commitment to clean energy and sustainability, awe-inspiring scenery, and year-round rec

What is farther north Hungary, or Bulgaria?

Balkans | Britannica.com Balkans Alternative Titles: Balkan Peninsula, Balkan States Related Topics Bosnia and Herzegovina Balkans, also called Balkan Peninsula, easternmost of Europe’s three great southern peninsulas. There is not universal agreement on the region’s components. The Balkans are usually characterized as comprising Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia , Kosovo , Macedonia , Montenegro , Romania , Serbia , and Slovenia —with all or part of each of those countries located within the peninsula. Portions of Greece and Turkey are also located within the geographic region generally defined as the Balkan Peninsula, and many descriptions of the Balkans include those countries too. Some define the region in cultural and historical terms and others geographically, though there are even different interpretations among historians and geographers. Moreover, for some observers, the term “Balkans” is freighted with negative connotations associated with the region’s history of ethnic divisiveness and political upheaval. Increasingly in the early 21st century, another pair of definitional terms has gained currency: South East (also styled South-East, Southeast, South-Eastern, or Southeastern) Europe, which has been employed to describe the region in broad terms (though, again, without universal agreement on its component states) and the Western Balkans, which are usually said to comprise Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Serbia. An introduction to the Balkan Peninsula. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Generally, the Balkans are bordered on the northwest by Italy , on the north by Hungary , on the north and northeast by Moldova and Ukraine , and on the south by Greece and Turkey or the Aegean Sea (depending on how the region is defined). The Balkans are washed by the Adriatic Sea in the west, the Ionian Sea in the southwest, and the Black Sea in the east. In the north, clear geographic delimitation of the Balkans becomes difficult because the Pannonian Basin of the Great Alfold (Great Hungarian Plain) extends from central Europe into parts of Croatia, Serbia, and Romania. Similar Topics Land’s End Moldova—although located north of the Danube River , which is frequently cited as the region’s northeastern geographic dividing line—is included in the Balkans under some definitions by virtue of its long-standing historical and cultural connections with Romania. However, Moldova is politically and economically oriented more toward other onetime republics of the former Soviet Union than it is to the Balkan states. More often than not, Slovenia is included as a member of the Balkans because of its long historical ties with its neighbours to the southeast and because of its former incorporation in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes and federal Yugoslavia . Greece, because its northern regions of Epirus and Macedonia are often considered parts of the Balkans, also appears on many lists of Balkan states, but it is arguably better characterized as primarily a Mediterranean country. Turkey, too, is sometimes numbered among Balkan countries, as a result of Anatolia ’s presence on the peninsula, and the Ottoman Turks cast a long shadow of political dominance over the region for centuries (earning it the sobriquet “Turkey in Europe” or “European Turkey”). The word Balkan is Turkish and means “mountain,” and the peninsula is certainly dominated by this type of landform, especially in the west. The Balkan Mountains lie east-west across Bulgaria, the Rhodope Mountains extend along the Greek-Bulgarian border, and the Dinaric range extends down the Adriatic coast to Albania. By some definitions the region’s northern boundary extends to the Julian Alps and the Carpathians . Among these ranges extensive areas of good arable land are relatively scarce, though the valleys of the Danube, Sava , and Vardar rivers, eastern Bulgaria, parts of the Aegean Sea coast, and especially the Danubian Plain are exceptions. The mountains have a significant impact on the climate of the peninsula. The northern a

What is Ireland's longest river and greatest source of electric power?

Geography of Ireland REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Introduction Ireland is an island on the western fringe of Europe between latitude 51 1/2 and 55 1/2 degrees north, and longitude 5 1/2 to 10 1/2 degrees west. Its greatest length, from Malin Head in the north to Mizen Head in the south, is 486 km and its greatest width from east to west is approximately 275 km. Since 1921 the island has been divided politically into two parts. The independent twenty-six county area, comprising 70,282 sq. km, has a population of 3,523,401 (1991). Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom and contains six of the nine counties of the ancient province of Ulster, has a population of 1,569,971 (1991). In 1973 Ireland became a member of the European Union (EU). Physical Landscape The two great mountain systems of Europe, north of the Alps, converge westwards to meet and mingle in Ireland. The older (Caledonian) extends from Scandinavia through Scotland to the north and west of Ireland, where it gives rise to the rugged and mountainous landscapes of Counties Donegal, Mayo and Galway. The higher mountains are of quartzite which weathers into bare, cone-shaped peaks such as Errigal (752 m) in Donegal, Croagh Patrick (765m) in Mayo and the Twelve Bens in Galway. Structures of similar age are responsible for the Wicklow and Blackstairs mountains which extend south-westwards from Dublin Bay for a distance of more than 100 km. In these, long-continued denudation of a great anticlinal structure has exposed a granite core which now forms rounded peat-covered uplands, the crests being notched in places by glacial cirques. The mountains are penetrated by deep glacially modified valleys of which the best known is Glendalough in County Wicklow. The younger structures (Armorican) extend from central Europe through Brittany to southern Ireland, where they reappear as a series of east-west anticlinal sandstone ridges separated by limestone or shale-floored valleys. The hills rise in height westwards culminating in Carrantouhill (1041 m) in the Magillycuddy Reeks, the highest mountain in the country. The famous Upper Lake of Killarney nestles in the eastern slopes of this range. The valleys separating the western extension of these mountains have been flooded by the sea, giving rise to a number of long deep inlets. In north-eastern Ireland basaltic lavas spread widely over the existing rocks in Eocene times and now form the bleak plateau of east Antrim. Westwards the basalt is downwarped and the resultant drift-covered lowland is occupied in part by Lough Neagh, the largest lake in Ireland. The heart of the country is a limestone- floored lowland bounded on the south by the Armorican ridges and on the north and west by the Caledonian mountains. This lowland is open to the Irish Sea for a distance of 90 km between the Wicklow Mountains and the Carlingford peninsula, giving easy access to the country from the east. It also extends westwards to reach the Atlantic Ocean along the Shannon Estuary, in Galway Bay, in Clew Bay and again in Donegal Bay. Numerous hills break the monotony of the lowland which rises westward towards the coast in County Clare where it terminates in the cliffs of Moher, one of the finest lines of cliff scenery in Western Europe. Much of Ireland was covered by ice during the Pleistocene period. This ice finally melted away about twelve thousand years ago, leaving behind evidence of its former presence in most of the minor physical features of the landscape. Throughout the greater part of the lowland the bedrock is hidden by glacial deposits which, in the north central part of the country, form a broad belt of small hills (drumlins). The glacial cover also modified the early drainage pattern and in places created groundwater conditions which facilitated the growth of peat bogs. Rivers The lowland is drained by numerous slow- flowing streams, the largest of which is the River Shannon, 340 km in length. In its middle course this river broadens into a number of attractive lakes but as it approaches the sea its gradient steepens. This is the l

"How many countries does the river ""Danube pass through?"

Through what countries does the Danube River flow? | Reference.com Through what countries does the Danube River flow? A: Quick Answer The Danube River flows through Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Its headwaters begin with the confluence of the Brigach and Breg rivers in the town of Donaueschingen in western Germany's mountainous Black Forest region and empties into the Black Sea at the Danube Delta in western Ukraine. Full Answer The Danube River flows for a total of 1,770 miles, making it the European Union's longest river and the European continent's second longest river after the Volga. This river passes through many important cities, including four national capitals: Vienna, Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary; and Belgrade, Serbia. The Danube's drainage basin covers an area of 315,000 square miles and extends into several more countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Montenegro, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, the Republic of Macedonia and Albania. The Danube was home to some of the earliest human cultures in Europe, and its long navigable length has made it an important highway for trade and war for thousands of years. It was a prize for which the Ottoman, Hungarian and Austrian Empires contended for hundreds of years. Today, it is still a major thoroughfare for trade, and it also provides drinking water for around 20 million people. People also use the Danube for fishing and for tours of the historical riches along its length.

Where would you spend stotinki?

Cash and Currency Tips for Europe by Rick Steves Upon arrival, take a minute to get acquainted with any new currency. By Rick Steves When I first started traveling in Europe, I’d convert my traveler’s checks into cash at American Express — the convivial, welcoming home to American travelers abroad. When changing dollars into francs in Paris, it felt so good to lose money to that smiling, English-speaking person at the desk. Now with ATMs, the euro, and the general shrinking of the economic world, AmExCo is a dinosaur. Leave the traveler’s checks at home. I cashed my last traveler’s check long ago. They’re a waste of time (long lines at slow banks) and money (fees to get them, fees to cash them). ATMs are the way to go. Avoid (or at least minimize) cash exchange. The financial industry does a masterful job of hiding the fact that you lose money each time you change it. On average, at a bank you lose 8 percent when you change dollars to euros or another foreign currency. When you use currency exchange booths such as Forex or Travelex at the airport, you lose around 15 percent. If you must change cash in Europe, the postal banks inside post offices usually have the best rate. Don’t buy foreign currency in advance. Some tourists just have to have euros or pounds in their pockets when they step off the airplane, but smart travelers don’t bother and know better than to get lousy stateside exchange rates. Wait until you arrive at your destination; I’ve never been to an airport in Europe that didn’t have plenty of ATMs. Use local cash. Many Americans exclaim gleefully, “Gee, they accept dollars! There’s no need to change money.” But the happy sales clerk doesn’t tell you that your purchase is costing about 20 percent more because of the store’s terrible exchange rate. Without knowing it, you’re changing money — at a lousy rate — every time you buy something with dollars. Figure out currency conversions. Local currencies are all logical. Each system is decimalized just like ours. There are a hundred “little ones” (cents, pence, groszy, stotinki) in every “big one” (euro, pound, złoty, lev). Only the names have been changed — to confuse the tourist. Examine the coins in your pocket soon after you arrive, and in two minutes you’ll be comfortable with the nickels, dimes, and quarters of each new currency. You don’t need to constantly consult a currency converter. While you can do real-time conversion with a smartphone app, I’ve never bothered. You just need to know the rough exchange rates. I see no need to have it figured to the third decimal. Very roughly determine what the unit of currency (euros, kroner, Swiss francs, or whatever) is worth in American dollars. For example, let’s say the exchange rate is €1 = $1.40. If a strudel costs €5, then it costs five times $1.40, or about $7. Ten euros is about $14, and €250 = $350 (figure about 250 plus a little less than one half). Quiz yourself. Soon it’ll be second nature. Survival on a budget is easier when you’re comfortable with the local currency. Assume you’ll be shortchanged. In banks, restaurants, at ticket booths, everywhere — expect to be shortchanged if you don’t do your own figuring. Some people who spend their lives sitting in booths for eight hours a day taking money from strangers have no problem stealing from clueless tourists who don’t know the local currency. For 10 minutes I observed a man in the Rome subway shortchanging half of the tourists who went through his turnstile. Half of his victims caught him and got their correct change with apologies. Overall, about 25 percent didn’t notice and probably went home saying, “Mamma mia, Italy is really expensive.” Coins can become worthless when you leave a country. Since big-value coins are common in Europe, exporting a pocketful of change can be an expensive mistake. Spend them (on postcards, a newspaper, or food or drink for the train ride), change them into bills, or give them away. Otherwise, you’ve just bought a bunch of souvenirs. Note, however, that while euro coins each have a national side (indicating where they we

Which European country saw one of the major avalanches of the 20th century in December 1916?

Money and Power: America and Europe in the 20th Century | History Today Money and Power: America and Europe in the 20th Century USA , Europe Political , Economic History Money makes the world go around: Kathleen Burk looks at how the Yankee dollar transferred influence from the Old World to the New. The international power of the United States in the twentieth century has been grounded in its economic strength. In 1900, even before the US had much of an army, it was perceived as a power and a future great power. By 1920 it was the supreme financial power in the world, having displaced Great Britain during the First World War. By 1945 it was virtually the only financial power, most others having been devastated by the Second World War. By 1985 it had lost its position as supreme financial power, with Japan succeeding to the crown. It had been a short but action-packed reign. The economic power of the US, as of any country, can be difficult to pin down. Power to do what? After all, economic power is not necessarily transferable to other realms. Power exercised by whom? Does the term 'financial power' refer to private money controlled by bankers and private investors, or public money controlled by governments? Indeed, does 'financial power' exist if abundant private money cannot be directed according to government policy? Certainly these are important questions when considering American relations with Europe, because economic relations, economic aid and economic rivalry have been dominant themes. Yet from the beginning of the century until the advent of Lend-Lease in 1940, the years 1917-19 excepted, the only American money available was private money: power arising from a government's ability to disperse cash was not at issue. It is in the post-war period, with foreign aid and contributions to multi-lateral institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, that this direct governmental pressure becomes possible. But of course, what money can also do is finance an aggressive foreign policy. But here a country needs a will to power and a willingness to accept continuing responsibilities. Only in the post-war period did the US clearly, and more or less steadily, conduct such a foreign and military policy. The fact that she could afford to do so constituted the great difference between the US and the UK, her erstwhile rival and now increasingly- dependent ally. Clear distinctions have to be drawn, therefore, between private and public money, between wartime and peace-time, and between Europe and, for example, Latin America, where American economic power underlay its own informal empire. Within Europe itself, there are distinctions. American relations with the UK are of a different order from those with any other nation. The financial communities, for example, remained close throughout the twentieth century. On the other hand, the trading communities have frequently been great rivals. At the official level, the US saw Britain as a great rival during the whole period from 1.900 to at least 1947: thereafter she gradually took on the colouration of a dependent, a position highlighted if one looks at episodes such as the 1949 devaluation, the Suez crisis, the fight to maintain the pound during the 1960s, or the 1976 IMF crisis. American relations with, for example, France and Germany, have been very different. For a good part of the period, Germany was either an enemy, as during both of the world wars, or a basket case, such as during the Dawes negotiations in 1924 or during the immediate post-Second World War years. Germany's economic miracle and subsequent economic power have meant that Germany could share in the burden of supporting NATO, for example, but she has become increasingly difficult to push around, and lately the American Government has sometimes found this hard to cope with. Nevertheless, Germany since 1945 has never denied the L'S the leadership role it has craved. The same cannot be said for France, which has never acknowledged that the US had any right to tell it what to do. France in her wea

When did Euro Disney, now Disneyland Paris, open?

Paris Attacks: Disneyland Paris Closed | Hollywood Reporter COMMENTS AP Images The decision was taken "in light of the recent tragic events in France and in support of our community and the victims of these horrendous attacks." Disneyland Paris said on Saturday that its two theme parks near the French capital will remain closed Saturday after the deadly attacks on Friday night. "In light of the recent tragic events in France and in support of our community and the victims of these horrendous attacks, Disneyland Paris has decided not to open its theme parks on Saturday 14 November," it said on its website. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those affected by these horrible events." Disney theme parks have closed early or remained closed in the past due to major threats or events. Euro Disney is the operator of Disneyland Paris. The Walt Disney Co. is its largest shareholder with a 40 percent stake. Disneyland Paris, which opened in 1992, is located 20 miles east of the center of Paris in Marne-la-Vallee. It is the most visited theme park in all of France and Europe. A second theme park, Walt Disney Studios Park, opened in 2002 in the same location. For the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, Euro Disney reported 14.8 million theme parks visitors, up from 14.2 million in the year before and down from 14.9 million in the year before that. Tom Wolber, president of Euro Disney, said in recently announcing the figures that they reflect "the benefits of our long-term strategy" of investing in the parks and their attractions. He added: "This strategy also implies incurring higher costs as we continue to improve the guest experience and invest in our cast. This year, we further enriched our guest offerings with new entertainment experiences, such as Frozen Summer Fun and the Jedi Training Academy." Also remaining closed on Saturday will be the Eiffel Tower. Management later in the day said it would remain closed indefinitely. The Louvre museum will be closed as well, according to The Associated Press. A Louvre spokeswoman said the museum opened as normal on Saturday with enhanced security, but was ordered closed by the Culture Ministry after President Francois Hollande called for national day of mourning. The Culture Ministry said "public cultural sites" were closed in the Paris region on Saturday, without specifying.

The Simpleton Tunnel links Italy with which country?

Simplon Pass - Switzerland Tourism Simplon Pass StreetView The Simplon Pass links Brig (Valais) with Domodossola in Northern Italy. Now generally open in winter, it was used as early as the Stone Age, though until the 17th century it was mainly traversed by smugglers and mercenaries as the narrow Gondo Gorge was considered impassable, even by Roman Era architects. Share contents 5 Stars The Simplon Pass was used as early as the Stone Age. But up to the 17th century it was used mainly by smugglers and mercenaries, because the narrow Gondo Gorge was considered by Roman Era architects to be impassable. It was the Brig merchant prince Kaspar Jodok von Stockalper, who began to use the Simplon Pass in the middle of the 17th century for bringing salt on the backs of mules from the Mediterranean. It goes without saying that the trade made him immensely rich. The monumental baroque Stockalper Palace in Brig bears witness to his epoch. The first pass road suitable for vehicular traffic dates back to the time of Napoleon, who wanted to travel southward with his cannons. Over a hundred years later, in 1906, the railway tunnel through the Simplon was opened. At a length of 19 kilometers it was until recently the longest tunnel in the world. Thanks to the railway, cars can be loaded onto trains running between Brig and Iselle even in winter. The Simplon Pass road can be traveled practically all year round, but in spite of many protective terraces, it is possible for the pass road link to become temporarily interrupted. From Brig, the road takes you over lengthy curves up the mountain. Halfway up, the Ganter Bridge crosses the Ganter Valley. The bold design of this modern bridge fits harmoniously into the countryside. At 2005 meters, on the summit of the pass, stands the Hospiz of the Bernardine monks. An eight-meter-high stone eagle reminds visitors of World War II. Looking toward the back, one sees the magnificent panorama of the Bernese Alps with the Bietschhorn and the glacier flanks of the four-thousand-meter giants Fletschhorn and Weissmies. On the southern side of the pass, the road towards Italy passes Simplon Village. The style of the buildings with their typical stone plate roofs reminds visitors of the proximity of Italy. The village square is similar to an Italian piazza. The road continues via galleries and tunnels through the narrow Gondo Gorge that is hemmed in by granite walls. In the village of Gondo, gold mines can be visited. Here one of Switzerland’s most remote valleys, the Zwischbergental, branches off to the west. In Gondo one crosses the border to Italy. Today the Stockalper Trail (Stockalperweg), the 35-kilometer long, fully preserved Simplon mule-trail from the 17th century is the culturally important, historic hiking route from Brig over the Simplon Pass to Gondo. In the renovated Alte Gasthof (”Old Inn”) in Simplon Village, two museums dedicated to the cultural landscape on the Simplon were established. The trail can easily be hiked in three days, with overnights on the Simplon Pass and in Simplon Village. What travelers share

On which sea does Croatia stand?

What does BRAC stand for? We've got 24 definitions for BRAC » What does BRAC stand for? What does BRAC mean? This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term: BRAC. Filter by: What does BRAC mean? Brač Brač is an island in the Adriatic Sea within Croatia, with an area of 396 square kilometres, making it the largest island in Dalmatia, and the third largest in the Adriatic. It is separated from the mainland by the Brač Channel, which is 5 to 13 km wide. The island's tallest peak, Vidova gora, or Mount St. Vid, stands at 778 m, making it the highest island point in the Adriatic. The island has a population of 14,436, living in numerous settlements, ranging from the main town Supetar, with more than 3,300 inhabitants, to Murvica, where less than two dozen people live. Bol Airport on Brač is the largest airport of all islands surrounding Split. Couldn't find the full form or full meaning of BRAC? Maybe you were looking for one of these abbreviations: Discuss these BRAC abbreviations with the community: Know what is BRAC ? Got another good explanation for BRAC ? Don't keep it to yourself! Add it HERE! Still can't find the acronym definition you were looking for? Use our Power Search technology to look for more unique definitions from across the web! Search the web

What is the longest river in Portugal, and the fifth longest in Europe?

Top Ten Longest Rivers in Europe List: Top Ten Longest Rivers in Europe Date: 2007 Source: Various Sources Base: All rivers in Europe (including Russian rivers west of the Ural mountains). Notes: The Volga River is the longest river system in Europe. It rises in the hills northwest of Moscow and then flows 2,300 miles (3,700 km) to the southeast before emptying into the Caspian Sea. It has more than 200 tributaries, including the Kama, Samara and Oka, occupying a watershed covering about 560,000 sq. mi. (1,450,000 sq. km), which is almost 41% of the European landmass. The Danube is the second longest river and is perhaps the most significant commercial waterway on the continent. It begins in the Black Forest region of Germany, flows across central Europe and the countries of Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Yugoslavia, forms the border between Romania and Bulgaria, before turning north across Romania to eventually flow into in the Black Sea. Important European long rivers that did not make the top ten include: The Loire and the Tagus, draining into the Atlantic Ocean, the Rhone, draining into the Mediterranean Sea and the Po, draining into the Adriatic Sea. Rank

Which French phrase described an innovative movement in the cinema?

Movie History - Filmbug   Movie History Movies developed gradually from a carnival novelty to one of the most important tools of communication and entertainment, and mass media in the 20th century. Motion picture films have had a substantial impact on the arts, technology, and politics. The Birth of Film William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, chief engineer with the Edison Laboratories, is credited with the invention of a practicable form of celluloid strip containing a sequence of images, the basis of a method of photographing and projecting moving images. Celluloid blocks were thinly sliced, the slice marks were then removed with heated pressure plates. After this, the celluloid strips were coated with a photosensitive gelatin emulsion. In 1893 at the Chicago World Fair Thomas Edison introduced to the public two pioneering inventions based on this innovation: the Kinetograph, the first practical moving picture camera, and the Kinetoscope. The latter was a cabinet in which a continuous loop of Dickson's celluloid film (powered by an electric motor) was backlit by an incandescent lamp and seen through a magnifying lens. The spectator neared an eye piece. Kinetoscope parlours were supplied with fifty-foot film snippets photographed by Dickson, in Edison's "Black Maria" studio. These sequences recorded mundane events (such as Fred Ott's Sneeze, 1894) as well as entertainment acts like acrobats, music hall performers and boxing demonstrations. Kinetoscope parlors soon spread successfully to Europe. Edison, however, never attempted to patent these instruments on the other side of the Atlantic, since they relied so greatly on previous experiments and innovations from Britain and Europe. This enabled the development of imitations, such as the camera devised by British electrician and scientific instrument maker Robert William Paul and his partner Birt Acres. Paul had the idea of displaying moving pictures for group audiences, rather than just to individual viewers, and invented a film projector, giving his first public showing in 1895. At about the same time, in France, Auguste and Louis Lumi�re invented the cinematograph, a portable, three-in-one device: camera, printer, and projector. In late 1895 in Paris, father Antoine Lumi�re began exhibitions of projected films before the paying public, beginning the general conversion of the medium to projection (Cook, 1990). They quickly became Europe's main producers with their actualit�s like Workers Leaving the Lumi�re Factory and comic vignettes like The Sprinkler Sprinkled (both 1895). Even Edison, initially dismissive of projection, joined the trend with the Vitascope within less than six months. The first public motion-picture film presentation in Europe, though, belongs to Max and Emil Skladanowsky of Berlin, who projected with their apparatus "Bioscop", a flickerfree duplex construction, November 1 through 31, 1895. Still older, May, 1895, was Lauste in the U. S. A. with an Eidoloscope which he devised for the Latham family. The first public screening of film ever is due to Jean Aim� "Acme" Le Roy, a French photographer. On February 5, 1894, his 40th birthday, he presented his "Marvellous Cinematograph" to a group of around twenty show business men in New York City. The movies of the time were seen mostly via temporary storefront spaces and traveling exhibitors or as acts in vaudeville programs. A film could be under a minute long and would usually present a single scene, authentic or staged, of everyday life, a public event, a sporting event or slapstick. There was little to no cinematic technique: no editing and usually no camera movement, and flat, stagey compositions. But the novelty of realistically moving photographs was enough for a motion picture industry to mushroom before the end of the century, in countries around the world. The Silent Era Inventors and producers had tried from the very beginnings of moving pictures to marry the image with synchronous sound, but no practical method was devised until the late 1920s. Thus, for the first thirty years of their histo

Which actress is ex-beauty queen Miss Orange County 1976?

Beauty Queens Turned Big-Time Stars! | Access Hollywood Beauty Queens Turned Big-Time Stars! 1 of 21 AP She’s an Oscar winner now, but Halle Berry vied for a very different prize as Miss Ohio in the 1986 Miss USA pageant, where she finished as runner-up 2 of 21 AP After Vanessa Williams was named Miss America in 1984, the actress made headlines with her nude photo controversy 3 of 21 AP Years before her breakout role in “Scarface,” Michelle Pfeiffer was chosen as Miss Orange County in 1978 4 of 21 Getty Images Before becoming a high-profile politician, Sarah Palin was crowned Miss Wasilla in 1984 and finished 3rd for Miss Alaska 5 of 21 AP Diane Sawyer, then 17, was crowned Kentucky’s Junior Miss after she defeated 18 other girls in the competition 6 of 21 AP Jeri Ryan makes the fanboys sweat as Seven of Nine on “Star Trek: Voyager”, but before that, she competed in the Miss America Pageant as Miss Illinois in 1990 7 of 21 Getty Images Before her iconic career in TV and movies, Cloris Leachman competed in the Miss America pageant as Miss Chicago in 1946 8 of 21 WireImage Oprah Winfrey, the queen of daytime TV, was also given the title of Miss Black Tennessee back in 1972 9 of 21 Getty Images Long before becoming a TV talker, Kathie Lee Gifford represented the state of Maryland in the 1970 Junior Miss pageant 10 of 21 Getty Images Nick Lachey nabbed himself a beauty queen! Vanessa Minillo was the first Miss South Carolina Teen who also went on to win Miss Teen USA in 1998 11 of 21 Getty Images Kelly Hu, who received her big actress break in “Growing Pains,” won Miss Teen USA in 1985 and later won Miss Hawaii USA in 1993 12 of 21 AP Delta Burke, then 17, was named 1974 Miss Florida and later represented her state in the annual Miss America beauty show 13 of 21 Getty Images Before becoming an Oscar nominated Actress, Sharon Stone competed in Miss Crawford County and later in the Miss Pennsylvania pageant in 1976 14 of 21 Before becoming a reality TV star, Shanna Moakler was awarded Miss USA in 1995 15 of 21 Getty Images Former “Saved by the Bell” and “Beverly Hills, 90210” beauty Tiffani Thiessen competed for Miss Junior America back in 1987 16 of 21 Access Hollywood “Wheel of Fortune” model Vanna White was awarded fourth runner-up in the Miss Georgia Universe competition in 1978 17 of 21 The “Warrior Princess,” Lucy Lawless, was named Miss New Zealand in 1989 18 of 21 AP Raquel Welch, who many refer to as a ‘60s sex symbol, was the winner of the La Jolla Beauty Competition in 1955 19 of 21 Getty Images One-time “Saved By The Bell” actress and “Billy Madison” beauty Bridgette Wilson-Sampras was crowned Miss Teen USA in 1990 20 of 21 Getty Images Ali Landry found great success in beauty pageants when she won Miss USA in 1996 and went on to compete in Miss Universe 21 of 21 FilmMagic / Getty Images Before becoming a breakout star on “One Tree Hill,” actress Sophia Bush was the Rose Queen in 2000

Which actor became playwright Arthur Miller's son-in-law in 1997?

Renowned Playwright Arthur Miller, Author of Death of a Salesman, Is Dead at 89 | Playbill Renowned Playwright Arthur Miller, Author of Death of a Salesman, Is Dead at 89 By Kenneth Jones , Robert Simonson , Ernio Hernandez Feb 11, 2005 Arthur Miller, the author of the landmark drama Death of Salesman and widely regarded as America's greatest living playwright, has died. He was 89. Arthur Miller at the July 29, 2004 opening night of After the Fall Photo by Aubrey Reuben Mr. Miller was battling cancer, pneumonia and a heart condition, according to the New York Post, which first reported the writer's illness on Feb. 11. He had been receiving hospice care at sister Joan Copeland's New York apartment but, earlier this week, asked to be taken by ambulance to his longtime home in Roxbury, Connecticut. He died Thursday night. Mr. Miller, a gruff, robust presence at the many recent New York revivals of his dramas, has been a mainstay in the American theatre since the late forties, when Broadway productions of All My Sons and Salesman made his reputation as a serious-minded playwright. His other works include The Crucible, A View From the Bridge, After the Fall, Incident at Vichy, The Price and The American Clock. After a period in the 1970s and 1980s when Mr. Miller fell out of favor with the critics, his star rose again in the late nineties with acclaimed revivals of A View From the Bridge, Death of a Salesman, The Price and The Crucible—all four were nominated for Tony Awards, with the first two winning—as well as the Broadway debut of a new play, The Ride Down Mt. Morgan and the reclamation of his first, obscure work, The Man Who Had All the Luck, which was acclaimed in a 2002 revival at the Roundabout Theatre Company . Mr. Miller's last known original work, Finishing the Picture, had its world premiere in fall 2004 at The Goodman Theatre. Robert Falls , who helmed Death of a Salesman recently at the Goodman and on Broadway, directed. The starry cast featured Harris Yulin, Frances Fisher, Stacy Keach, Stephen Lang, Linda Lavin , Matthew Modine, Scott Glenn and Heather Prete. The script was inspired by the story of former wife Marilyn Monroe's last movie, 1961's "The Misfits," which was directed by John Huston, and for which Mr. Miller penned the screenplay. During filming, Monroe was struggling with depression, unwieldy moods and substance abuse. The Goodman described the play this way: "A distinguished director is about to lose his picture due to the unstable behavior of a famously fragile movie star. She's recognized all over the world, loved by millions, but unable to believe in herself. The studio owners are threatening to pull the plug, and a temperamental acting teacher is flown in to coax the actress out of bed and onto the set." Upon learning of Mr. Miller's death, director Robert Falls, told Playbill.com: "He had such joy and drive and pleasure in his work, and an engagement in the world. It never felt like working with a legend, it felt like working with a colleague. A greater fortune for me was not working on Death of a Salesman, but working on his last play Finishing the Picture. He treated them exactly the same. They were two plays where he couldn't wait to hear the laughter and applause of the audience. I feel a bit like I've lost my compass [with his passing]. His sense of the world and sense of what is right with the world was great." He continued, "He is to me one of the giants. He, along with Williams and O'Neill, created the serious American play in America. They were fortunate enough to do it at a time when the culture appreciated them on Broadway." Of Mr. Miller's influence, Falls said, "I think of as children of Miller — Tony Kushner , David Mamet and August Wilson . I take those three names off the top of my head as playwrights who stand on the shoulders of Arthur Miller ." Falls continued, "I think for us in the theatre, it's not just Arthur Miller's art. It's the way Arthur Miller lived his life in the world. He defines liberal in the absolute best sense of that word. This is a man who saw the Depress

Which actress perished in the shower in the remake of Psycho?

Psycho (1998) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 32 titles created 06 Feb 2011 a list of 33 titles created 31 Jan 2013 a list of 23 images created 24 Jan 2014 a list of 49 titles created 08 Jul 2014 a list of 31 titles created 10 Aug 2014 Search for " Psycho " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 3 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards  » Videos After twenty-two years of psychiatric care, Norman Bates attempts to return to a life of solitude, but the specters of his crimes - and his mother - continue to haunt him. Director: Richard Franklin Norman Bates recalls his days as a young boy living with his schizophrenic mother while fearing his unborn child will inherit his split personality disorder. Director: Mick Garris Norman Bates falls in love with a nun - which makes his "mother" jealous - who has visited the Bates Motel alongside a drifter and a curious reporter. Director: Anthony Perkins A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Edit Storyline Marion Crane steals a lot of cash from a man whom her boss is in business with. On the way to see her boyfriend, she stops off by an old motel, run by the odd Norman Bates. She is murdered in the shower. Her sister, boyfriend, and a private investigator try to find out where she is, while we learn more about Norman Bates. Written by Jordan Sharp <rainman88@earthlink.net> The Classic Story of a Boy and His Mother See more  » Genres: Rated R for violence and sexuality/nudity | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 4 December 1998 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: $10,031,850 (USA) (4 December 1998) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia In addition to their obvious unsuitability for the roles, the casting of Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche as Norman Bates and Marion Crane was distastefully inappropriate because Vaughn and Heche had just played lovers in Return to Paradise (1998). See more » Goofs Some continuity errors were deliberately included, being copied from the original Psycho . See more » Quotes [first lines] Samuel 'Sam' Loomis : You never did eat your lunch, did you? Marion Crane : I better get back to the office. These extended lunch hours give my boss excess acid. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis : Why don't you call your boss and tell him you're taking the rest of the afternoon off? Its Friday, anyway - and hot. Marion Crane : What do I do with my free afternoon? Walk you to the airport? The logo for Imagine[inc.] drips in blood instead of water See more » Connections Referenced in Identity  (2003) See more » Soundtracks Quite Possibly the Worst Film Ever 11 March 2003 | by truthbealiar – See all my reviews I know that the original Psycho was a classic and remaking it was a mistake, ESPECIALLY a shot-by-shot remake. I think that that has been more or less proven by the rest of the comments here. But there's far more wrong with this movie than just that. The first problem is the color. The original film was shot in black and white but, what few people realize is, the original was shot AFTER color film had been invented. The choice of black and white film was partially a budget concern, but it was also a stylistic choice of Hitchcock's. Now, this is not to say that t

Who first coined the term cybernetics?

Cybernetics | Article about cybernetics by The Free Dictionary Cybernetics | Article about cybernetics by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/cybernetics Related to cybernetics: cyborg , Systems theory cybernetics [Gr.,=steersman], term coined by American mathematician Norbert Wiener Wiener, Norbert, 1894–1964, American mathematician, educator, and founder of the field of cybernetics, b. Columbia, Mo., grad. Tufts College, 1909, Ph.D. Harvard, 1913. ..... Click the link for more information.  to refer to the general analysis of control systems control systems, combinations of components (electrical, mechanical, thermal, or hydraulic) that act together to maintain actual system performance close to a desired set of performance specifications. Open-loop control systems (e.g. ..... Click the link for more information.  and communication communication, transfer of information, such as thoughts and messages, as contrasted with transportation, the transfer of goods and persons (see information theory). The basic forms of communication are by signs (sight) and by sounds (hearing; see language). ..... Click the link for more information.  systems in living organisms and machines. In cybernetics, analogies are drawn between the functioning of the brain and nervous system and the computer computer, device capable of performing a series of arithmetic or logical operations. A computer is distinguished from a calculating machine, such as an electronic calculator, by being able to store a computer program (so that it can repeat its operations and make logical ..... Click the link for more information.  and other electronic systems. The science overlaps the fields of neurophysiology, information theory information theory or communication theory, mathematical theory formulated principally by the American scientist Claude E. Shannon to explain aspects and problems of information and communication. ..... Click the link for more information. , computing machinery, and automation automation, automatic operation and control of machinery or processes by devices, such as robots that can make and execute decisions without human intervention. The principal feature of such devices is their use of self-correcting control systems that employ feedback, i.e. ..... Click the link for more information. . See servomechanism servomechanism, automatic device for the control of a large power output by means of a small power input or for maintaining correct operating conditions in a mechanism. It is a type of feedback control system. ..... Click the link for more information. . Bibliography See N. Wiener, Cybernetics (rev. ed. 1961) and The Human Use of Human Beings (1967); F. H. Fuchs, The Brain as a Computer (1973). cybernetics ‘the science of control and communication in the animal and the machine’. As coined by Nobert Weiner in the 1940s (see Weiner, 1949), and stimulated by the advent of modern computing, the term was intended to draw attention to common processes at work in systems of Cybernetics   the science of control, communications, and data processing. Subject. The principal objects of cybernetic research are “cybernetic systems.” In general or theoretical cybernetics such systems are considered in the abstract, without reference to their real physical nature. The high level of abstraction enables cybernetics to find general methods for approaching the study of qualitatively different systems—for example, technological, biological, and even social systems. The abstract cybernetic system is a set of interrelated objects, called the elements of the system, that are capable of receiving, storing, and processing data, as well as exchanging them. Examples of cybernetic systems are various kinds of automatic control devices in engineering (for example, an automatic pilot or a controller that maintains a constant temperature in a room), electronic computers, the human brain, biological populations, and human society. The elements of an abstract cybernetic system are objects of any nature whose state can be fully described by

Who played Tarzan in the first two Tarzan films?

Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Tarzan the Ape Man ( 1932 ) Passed | A trader and his daughter set off in search of the fabled graveyard of the elephants in deepest Africa, only to encounter a wild man raised by apes. Director: Edgar Rice Burroughs (based upon the characters created by), Cyril Hume (adaptation) | 1 more credit  » Stars: From $9.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 35 titles created 02 Jan 2014 a list of 21 titles created 27 Mar 2014 a list of 38 titles created 11 Oct 2014 a list of 47 titles created 05 Mar 2015 a list of 35 images created 18 Jun 2015 Title: Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) 7.2/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 1 win & 3 nominations. See more awards  » Photos Directors: Cedric Gibbons, Jack Conway, and 1 more credit  » Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton Directors: Richard Thorpe, John Farrow, and 3 more credits  » Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, John Buckler Tarzan and Jane go to New York to rescue Boy after he is kidnapped into a circus. Director: Richard Thorpe Tarzan's jungle home, and his family, Jane and Boy, are threatened by men greedy for gold. Director: Richard Thorpe Zandra, white princess of a lost civilization, comes to Tarzan for help when Nazis invade the jungle with plans to conquer her people and take their wealth. Tarzan, the isolationist, ... See full summary  » Director: Wilhelm Thiele A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants. Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the ... See full summary  » Director: Wilhelm Thiele A group of archaeologists asks Tarzan to help them find an ancient city in a hidden valley of women. He refuses, but Boy is tricked into doing the job. The queen of the women asks Tarzan to help them. Director: Kurt Neumann An African tribe devoted to the leopard cult is dedicated to preventing civilization from moving further into Africa. Tarzan fights them when the cult first attacks a caravan and next ... See full summary  » Director: Kurt Neumann Boy is away at school in England. The high priest is trying to force a young girl to marry an evil pearl trader posing as the god Balu. She escapes, is recaptured and is finally rescued by ... See full summary  » Director: Robert Florey A shortage of zoo animals after World War II brings beautiful animal trainer Tanya, her financial backer and her cruel trail boss to the jungle. After negotiating a quota with the native ... See full summary  » Director: Kurt Neumann A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. The mother dies soon after. ... See full summary  » Director: Hugh Hudson Tarzan (Lord Greystoke), already well educated and fed up with civilization, returns to the jungle and, more-or-less assisted by chimpanzee Cheetah and orphan boy Jai, wages war against poachers and other bad guys. Stars: Ron Ely, Manuel Padilla Jr., Rockne Tarkington Edit Storyline James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds that will provide enough ivory to make them rich. Parker's beautiful young daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them. Harry is obviously attracted to Jane and he does his best to help protect her from all the dangers that they experience in the jungle. Jane is terrified when Tarzan and his ape friends first abduct her, but when she returns to her father's expedition she has second thoughts about leaving Tarzan. After the expedition is captured by a tribe of violent dwarfs, Jane sends Cheetah to bring Tarzan to rescue them... Written by Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca> MOR

Which film director was Anthony Quinn's father-in-law?

Anthony Quinn - Biography - IMDb Anthony Quinn Biography Showing all 64 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (2) | Spouse  (3) | Trade Mark  (1) | Trivia  (33) | Personal Quotes  (20) Overview (5) 3 June 2001 ,  Boston, Massachusetts, USA  (pneumonia and respiratory failure due to complications from throat cancer) Birth Name 6' 2" (1.88 m) Mini Bio (2) Anthony Quinn was born Antonio Rudolfo Oaxaca Quinn on April 21, 1915, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Manuela (Oaxaca) and Francisco Quinn, who became an assistant cameraman at a Los Angeles (CA) film studio. His paternal grandfather was Irish, and the rest of his family was Mexican. After starting life in extremely modest circumstances in Mexico, his family moved to Los Angeles, where he grew up in the Boyle Heights and Echo Park neighborhoods. He attended Polytechnic High School and later Belmont High, but eventually dropped out. The young Quinn boxed (which stood him in good stead as a stage actor, when he played Stanley Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire" to rave reviews in Chicago), then later studied architecture under Frank Lloyd Wright at the great architect's studio, Taliesin, in Arizona. Quinn was close to Wright, who encouraged him when he decided to give acting a try. After a brief apprenticeship on stage, Quinn hit Hollywood in 1936 and picked up a variety of small roles in several films at Paramount, including an Indian warrior in The Plainsman (1936), which was directed by the man who later became his father-in-law, Cecil B. DeMille . As a contract player at Paramount, Quinn mainly played villains and ethnic types, such as an Arab chieftain in the Bing Crosby - Bob Hope vehicle Road to Morocco (1942). As a Mexican national (he did not become an American citizen until 1947), he was exempt from the draft. With many actors in the service fighting World War II, Quinn was able to move up into better supporting roles. He had married DeMille's daughter Katherine DeMille , which afforded him entrance to the top circles of Hollywood society. He became disenchanted with his career and did not renew his Paramount contract despite the advice of others, including his father-in-law (whom Quinn felt never accepted him due to his Mexican roots). Instead, he returned to the stage to hone his craft. His portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire" in Chicago and on Broadway (where he replaced the legendary Marlon Brando , who is forever associated with the role) made his reputation and boosted his film career when he returned to the movies. Brando and Elia Kazan , who directed "Streetcar" on Broadway and on film ( A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)), were crucial to Quinn's future success. Kazan, knowing the two were potential rivals due to their acclaimed portrayals of Kowalski, cast Quinn as Brando's brother in his biographical film of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata , Viva Zapata! (1952). Quinn won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for 1952, making him the first Mexican-American to win an Oscar. It was not to be his lone appearance in the winner's circle: he won his second Supporting Actor Oscar in 1957 for his portrayal of Paul Gauguin in Vincente Minnelli 's biographical film of Vincent van Gogh , Lust for Life (1956), opposite Kirk Douglas . Over the next decade Quinn lived in Italy and became a major figure in world cinema, as many studios shot films in Italy to take advantage of the lower costs ("runaway production" had battered the industry since its beginnings in the New York / New Jersey area in the 1910s). He appeared in several Italian films, giving one of his greatest performances as the circus strongman who brutalizes the sweet soul played by Giulietta Masina in her husband Federico Fellini 's masterpiece La Strada (1954). Alternating between Europe and Hollywood, Quinn built his reputation and entered the front rank of character actors and character leads. He received his third Oscar nomination (and first for Best Actor) for George Cukor 's Wild Is the Wind (1957). He played a Greek resistance fighter against the Nazi occupation in the

"Who said, ""I squint because I can't take too much light?"""

Scott's Tip Of The Day: Top 10 People Who Squint Too Much I have accumulated a great deal of knowledge over the years and it would be a crime not to share it with you. Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Top 10 People Who Squint Too Much Scott's Tip Of The Day: If you need glasses, buy glasses. Then wear glasses. It's simple. You can buy contacts too. Just do something. I can't watch you squint anymore. It's getting on my nerves. What? Who am I directing this towards? TOP 10 PEOPLE WHO SQUINT TOO MUCH 9&10. Cheech & Chong Well, I think we all know why Cheech & Chong squint. They always seem to have a good time though. Chong already wears glasses and they don't seem to help, so I think this is one of those cases where you just let it slide. 8. Paul Reubens AKA Pee Wee Herman Paul. Where do I start? You're funny. But you're a scary motherfu**er. Sometimes I wonder if you're half mongoloid. Whatever the case. All you do is laugh and squint and make weird noises and pleasure yourself in adult cinemas. I think we need to get you some glasses. I think we also need to get you some heavy medication. There, there. We will get you better. 7. Fred Willard Are you squinting? Do you really look like that? I can't tell. You are already a funny guy, Fred. You don't need to squint to be funny. Stop that. And if you can't help it? Then I guess I am just an insensitive assh**e. 6. Clint Eastwood It must be bright in that desert, Clint, because all you do is squint. You shoot people, you squint, you shoot a few more people, you squint, and so on and so forth. Do yourself a favor man. Buy some sunglasses. Maybe you don't even need prescription lenses! 5. Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman. What did you inject into your face? It's like the top of your forehead is running away from your eyes. You are beginning to look like a japanimation character. I don't think you need glasses, just stop it with the surgery already. 4. Joan Rivers Unlike Nicole, I think it's too late for Joan. If she stopped getting these plastic surgery tune ups, she would probably drip into a gelatinous blob on the floor. There is nothing we can do for you and your squinting Joan. Just try to keep those eyes open. You can do it, I know you can. 3. Renee Zellweger Hey Renee. Aren't you impressed I spelled your name correctly? It's tough, right? I don't know what's wrong with your face but I don't think glasses is going to fix it. Maybe some plastic surgery will fix it? Just don't go to Joan Rivers' plastic surgeon 2. Gilbert Gottfried Gilbert. You're a funny man. You're small too. You're a small funny man. But apparently you never learned to speak with "inside voices" in kindergarten. You also never bought yourself corrective eye lenses because I've never ever seen the white's of your eyes. Do yourself a favor. You can afford glasses. Buy them! 1.French Stewart Your name is "French!" Weird! Although the other people on this list squint too much, you never stop squinting. It's like a perpetual thing. Do you need glasses? Did you lodge something up your tuchus? Does it hurt? Get it removed! Posted by

Who wrote the screenplay for The Crying Game?

The Crying Game (1992) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A British soldier is kidnapped by IRA terrorists. He befriends one of his captors, who is drawn into the soldier's world. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 29 titles created 29 Mar 2011 a list of 25 titles created 25 Nov 2011 a list of 32 titles created 05 Nov 2012 a list of 25 titles created 18 Jan 2013 a list of 22 titles created 09 Dec 2013 Title: The Crying Game (1992) 7.3/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 1 Oscar. Another 20 wins & 36 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Edit Storyline An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus, an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody, a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by Jude, another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil. Fergus adopts the name "Jimmy" and gets a job as a day laborer. He also starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' IRA background. But there are some things about Dil that Fergus doesn't know, either... Written by Eugene Kim <genekim@concentric.net> The movie everyone is talking about... But no one is giving away its secrets. See more  » Genres: Rated R for sexuality, strong violence and language | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 19 February 1993 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: The Soldier's Wife See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Debut theatrical feature film of actor Jaye Davidson who got Oscar nominated for his performance upon debut. See more » Goofs During the scene shot at Balbriggan County, Dublin, a Northern Ireland Railways GM locomotive 113 passes in the background, with a passenger train. The sound dubbed in is a British Rail HST railcar set, which is quite different. The sound effect is also too short; most of the train passes silently. See more » Quotes Jody : [playing ring toss at a carnival] Right. [tosses a ring] Jody : And that. And that is cricket, hon. Jody : [wins a large teddy bear] Do you want it? Jude : Sure! Jody : [hands her the teddy bear] Doesn't matter if you don't. You know I won't be offended. Jody's never offended. What'd you say your name was? (Providence, RI, USA) – See all my reviews The first part of The Crying Game is based on a great short story by Frank O'Connor, "Guests of the Nation." The balance of this provocative, brilliantly made film takes you on a journey fueled by guilt, romance, terrorist intrigue, and a plot twist that ranks as one of the most startling in all cinema. The acting, by Forest Whitaker, Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, and others, is all first-rate; the cinematography and score are stellar; and Neil Jordan directs with vigor and empathy. How can anyone give this movie less than a 10? I can't. 40 of 59 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes

Who was the senior US diplomat held in the US Embassy in Tehran?

The Iran Hostage Crisis — Part I - Association for Diplomatic Studies and TrainingAssociation for Diplomatic Studies and Training Moments in U.S. Diplomatic History The Iran Hostage Crisis — Part I More Moments in U.S. Diplomatic History November 4, 1979 – Radical Iranian students take over the U.S. embassy in Tehran and hold 52 Americans hostage. The embassy had been seized in February of that year, shortly after the Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile in Paris, but that was resolved quickly; few suspected that this diplomatic crisis would end up lasting 444 days and cost the lives of eight soldiers who died during the ill-fated Operation Eagle Claw rescue attempt on April 24, 1980. Bruce Laingen was Charge d’affaires of the embassy and was one of three people who spent most of that time held hostage at the Foreign Ministry. In this interview, conducted by Charles Stuart Kennedy starting in January 1993, he discusses the run-up to the takeover, his stay at the Ministry, the “Canadian caper,” which became the inspiration for the movie Argo, and the negotiations which led to their eventual release. His wife Penne’s experiences from Washington can be read here.  To see Part II, go here . To see a video interview, go to our sister site, usdiplomacy.org .  Read also John Limbert’s experience as a hostage in the U.S. embassy and Kathleen Stafford’s account as a “house guest” of the Canadians, the inspiration for the movie Argo.   Prelude to the Takeover LAINGEN:  Our big concern was a very large demonstration planned for support of the revolution on November 1, three days before the embassy was overrun. That demonstration was originally scheduled to take place around the walls of the embassy and in the immediate environs of where we were. At the last minute, indeed the night before on October 31, the word was sent around that the Ayatollah had directed that the revolutionary demonstration take place in another area further from the embassy. The next morning, the bulk of the demonstrators did go to that other destination, but somewhere between one and two thousand demonstrators nonetheless came to the embassy compound that morning and spent the day marching back and forth around the walls. We anticipated some of that, to the point where we had added security and the Marines were in sort of battle formation that morning. I recall, myself, going out to the gates of the embassy to look around that morning and at one point having the chief of police come rushing up in his jeep to take a look at the situation and assure me through the gates that things were under control, that I need not be concerned about any particular danger. They were noisy during the day. A lot of graffiti was put on the walls, on the outside. There were some tense moments late in the day, when some of the more determined demonstrations were determined to keep it up and put some banners on the outside of our main gates, denouncing us and putting up pictures of the Ayatollah. It caused us a rather difficult stretch late that evening, requiring our security officers, particularly Alan Golacinski, to spend some very tense moments out there. We were finally able to resolve it. Q: What type of thing are you talking about? LAINGEN: More than I knew at the time. We were demanding that the posters be taken down, that the Ayatollah’s picture be taken off the gates, and that sort of thing. At one point, apparently one of the security officers or one of the Marines may have ripped one of the posters down from the inside and taken it. That caused some of the demonstrators to demand that it be returned undamaged. Eventually we did turn it back, but not before there had been a good deal of very close physical exchanges between those on the outside and those on the inside of the gate. This was on the night of November 1, culminating a rather difficult day, during which we had advised the bulk of the Americans who lived on the compound and those who lived in apartment houses immediately to the back of the compound behind the rear gates to spend the day up in the British co

Who was the first freely elected Marxist president in Latin America?

Allende, death of a Marxist dream (Book, 1981) [WorldCat.org] Find more libraries Librarian? Claim your library to Allende, death of a Marxist dream Author: Westport, CT : Arlington House, ©1981. Edition/Format:  Print book : Biography : English View all editions and formats Database: WorldCat Summary: When Salvador Allende took power in Chile a decade ago, he was the world's first freely-elected Marxist president. Major newspapers sized it up as the most important event in Latin America since Fidel Castro, nearly a dozen years earlier, had swept down from the Sierra Maestra to seize power in Havana. Three years later Allende died in the rocket-blasted rubble of his presidential palace. He would rise from the dead to be transformed into what English writer David Holden would describe as the world's most potent cult figure since Che Guevara. - Jacket flap.  Read more... Rating: You are connected to the University of Washington Libraries network Hide local services for this item OCLC FirstSearch Add library to Favorites Please choose whether or not you want other users to be able to see on your profile that this library is a favorite of yours. Allow this favorite library to be seen by others Keep this favorite library private Find a copy in the library Finding libraries that hold this item... Details ix, 230 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Responsibility: James R. Whelan. Abstract: When Salvador Allende took power in Chile a decade ago, he was the world's first freely-elected Marxist president. Major newspapers sized it up as the most important event in Latin America since Fidel Castro, nearly a dozen years earlier, had swept down from the Sierra Maestra to seize power in Havana. Three years later Allende died in the rocket-blasted rubble of his presidential palace. He would rise from the dead to be transformed into what English writer David Holden would describe as the world's most potent cult figure since Che Guevara. - Jacket flap. Reviews Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers. Be the first. Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers. Be the first. Tags

Who was the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

An American Nobel Prize in Literature - Nov 05, 1930 - HISTORY.com An American Nobel Prize in Literature Share this: An American Nobel Prize in Literature Author An American Nobel Prize in Literature URL Publisher A+E Networks Sinclair Lewis is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature “for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters.” Lewis, born in Sauk Center, Minnesota, was the first American to win the distinguished award. Lewis established his literary reputation in the 1920s with a series of satirical novels about small-town life in the United States, including Main Street (1920), Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), and Elmer Gantry (1927). In these novels, his central characters strive to escape their emotionally and intellectually repressive environments, with varying degrees of success. In 1926, he turned down the Pulitzer Prize awarded him for Arrowsmith but in 1930 decided to accept Sweden’s Nobel Prize. Related Videos

Who was the first black student at the University of Alabama?

This Day in History: First Black Student Enrolls at University of Alabama This Day in History: First Black Student Enrolls at University of Alabama This Day in History: First Black Student Enrolls at University of Alabama Autherine Lucy faced riots and threats to her life, all to desegregate the university by Cristie Leondis     Posted: February 3, 2015 A-   A   A+   (Image: thedigitalmuse.net) Black History Month is upon us as a reminder of the events during the Civil Rights Movement and the people in history of African Americans who made freedom possible and made great strides to better the world. On this week in 1956 , history was changed as Autherine J. Lucy became the first black student to enroll at the University of Alabama. By today, she’d had her first few classes at the school, and faced tremendous harassment. She was born the youngest of 10 siblings in Shiloh, Alabama in 1929, and attended Selma University, later graduating with a bachelor’s in English from the all-black Miles College in 1952. After completing her education, she and her classmate/ activist Pollie Ann Myers, decided to enroll at the all-white University of Alabama grad school program. Both were accepted, but once university officials were provided with information that they were African Americans, the two students were barred from enrolling. [Related: This Day in History: Ernest Just Receives the Spingarn Medal for Strides in Science] The women were represented by attorneys Thurgood Marshall and Arthur Shores, who petitioned for acceptance and admittance. However, it wasn’t until the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education that Autherine would once again confront and challenge the university’s policies. In Feb. 1955, a federal judge ruled that the university must admit them. After the institution denied Myer’s admission on the basis of being pregnant out of wedlock, Autherine made the bold decision to attend by herself. Three days into classes, she was confronted by a group of students who were armed with rocks, eggs, and bricks, yelling racist comments and even threatening her life. The rioters were protesting her admission, leaving her to hide in the auditorium and eventually be escorted out of the building. Fortunately, she was unharmed, but later that evening she was suspended by the University Board of Trustees “for her protection.” Sadly, attorneys were unable to immediately reverse the expulsion, but several years later in 1988 it was overturned. In 1992, she proudly earned her MA in elementary education from the University of Alabama, which was extremely well deserved. Autherine Lucy will always be remembered for her bravery, persistence, strength, and ultimately achieving her lifetime goal. Follow updates on this series via social media using #BE28andGreat for the whole month of February.

Who invented the liquid fuel powered rocket?

First liquid-fueled rocket - Mar 16, 1926 - HISTORY.com Publisher A+E Networks The first man to give hope to dreams of space travel is American Robert H. Goddard, who successfully launches the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket at Auburn, Massachusetts, on March 16, 1926. The rocket traveled for 2.5 seconds at a speed of about 60 mph, reaching an altitude of 41 feet and landing 184 feet away. The rocket was 10 feet tall, constructed out of thin pipes, and was fueled by liquid oxygen and gasoline. The Chinese developed the first military rockets in the early 13th century using gunpowder and probably built firework rockets at an earlier date. Gunpowder-propelled military rockets appeared in Europe sometime in the 13th century, and in the 19th century British engineers made several important advances in early rocket science. In 1903, an obscure Russian inventor named Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky published a treatise on the theoretical problems of using rocket engines in space, but it was not until Robert Goddard’s work in the 1920s that anyone began to build the modern, liquid-fueled type of rocket that by the early 1960s would be launching humans into space. Goddard, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1882, became fascinated with the idea of space travel after reading the H.G. Wells’ science fiction novel War of the Worlds in 1898. He began building gunpowder rockets in 1907 while a student at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute and continued his rocket experiments as a physics doctoral student and then physics professor at Clark University. He was the first to prove that rockets can propel in an airless vacuum-like space and was also the first to explore mathematically the energy and thrust potential of various fuels, including liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen. He received U.S. patents for his concepts of a multistage rocket and a liquid-fueled rocket, and secured grants from the Smithsonian Institute to continue his research. In 1919, his classic treatise A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes was published by the Smithsonian. The work outlined his mathematical theories of rocket propulsion and proposed the future launching of an unmanned rocket to the moon. The press picked up on Goddard’s moon-rocket proposal and for the most part ridiculed the scientist’s innovative ideas. In January 1920, The New York Times printed an editorial declaring that Dr. Goddard “seems to lack the knowledge ladled out daily in high schools” because he thought that rocket thrust would be effective beyond the earth’s atmosphere. (Three days before the first Apollo lunar-landing mission in July 1969, the Times printed a correction to this editorial.) In December 1925, Goddard tested a liquid-fueled rocket in the physics building at Clark University. He wrote that the rocket, which was secured in a static rack, “operated satisfactorily and lifted its own weight.” On March 16, 1926, Goddard accomplished the world’s first launching of a liquid-fueled rocket from his Aunt Effie’s farm in Auburn. Goddard continued his innovative rocket work until his death in 1945. His work was recognized by the aviator Charles A. Lindbergh, who helped secure him a grant from the Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics. Using these funds, Goddard set up a testing ground in Roswell, New Mexico, which operated from 1930 until 1942. During his tenure there, he made 31 successful flights, including one of a rocket that reached 1.7 miles off the ground in 22.3 seconds. Meanwhile, while Goddard conducted his limited tests without official U.S. support, Germany took the initiative in rocket development and by September 1944 was launching its V-2 guided missiles against Britain to devastating effect. During the war, Goddard worked in developing a jet-thrust booster for a U.S. Navy seaplane. He would not live to see the major advances in rocketry in the 1950s and ’60s that would make his dreams of space travel a reality. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is named in his honor. Related Videos

Who was Geena Davis's husband when they made the loss-maker Cutthroat Island?

FILM REVIEW -- `Island' -- Geena Davis' Ship of Foolishness - SFGate FILM REVIEW -- `Island' -- Geena Davis' Ship of Foolishness PETER STACK, Chronicle Staff Critic Published 4:00 am, Friday, December 22, 1995 CUTTHROAT ISLAND. Adventure drama starring Geena Davis , Matthew Modine , Frank Langella . Directed by Renny Harlin . (PG-13, 123 minutes. At the Kabuki, Century Plaza.) They should have sunk the regretable "Cutthroat Island" before ever casting off. Geena Davis plays a scrappy pirate adroit with sword, haymaker punches and acrobatic leaps. And she looks ridiculous in the role. The film drops anchor today at theaters throughout the Bay Area. It's a swashbuckling extravaganza, but Davis is not convincing. And before anyone objects, it's not because she's a woman. Get out already! This is the '90s, and women can do anything. But they can't escape from a lousy movie any better than a man can. Davis is plenty tough -- and kinda pretty -- as Morgan, the buccaneer who inherits her late father's ship and part of a treasure map. Yet if she seems silly, audiences have only to wait until her pirating companion, played by Matthew Modine, arrives on the scene to show how swashes can buckle entirely. Ever since the fizzle of "Hook," folks interested in pirates have had little to feed on. They might have been looking forward to "Cutthroat Island," even forgiving its promotional trailer that makes the adventure look like a busybox Matthew Modine and Geena Davis co-star in the pirate epic 'Cutthroat Island' of fake effects, over-rollicking mariner types and too much yard- arm derring-do to take seriously. The bad news: The film, which is more than two hours, is as lousy as the trailer made it look. There must have been some other feature idea for Davis to tackle with her considerable charm and intelligence. Maybe director Renny Harlin, who's her husband, rattled her saber enough to make her want to play the part with such pert zeal that "Cutthroat Island" seems at times like a dizzy Gilbert & Sullivan costume show without any saucy music. There is lush scenery in the film. Two replicated 17th century pirate ships will be of interest to some viewers, but somehow they look phony (at least to this ship fancier). Morgan's portion of the treasure map is written in Latin and she can't read it. When she learns that a twit named William Shaw (Modine), who passes himself off as a physician, can read Latin, she buys him at an auction where's he's being sold into slavery because he's a knave. A romantic pairing seems inevitable. But with so many stunts to perform, so many sabers and cannon balls and lashes and muskets to deal with, there isn't much time for kissing. A bullying bad guy named Dawg Brown (Frank Langella) is always nearby in his pursuit of the treasure. A couple of stunts are spectacular, but somehow boring at the same time -- no easy feat. The most punishing aspect of "Cutthroat Island" is that it just wears down the viewer with a helter-skelter, needlessly overblown quality. No wonder those old pirates didn't survive -- they were too tired from so much hyperactivity. Latest from the SFGATE homepage: Click below for the top news from around the Bay Area and beyond. Sign up for our newsletters to be the first to learn about breaking news and more. Go to 'Sign In' and 'Manage Profile' at the top of the page.

Which novelist appeared in the film Day For Night?

Day for Night – review | Film | The Guardian The Observer Day for Night – review Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Pierre Léaud in François Truffaut’s Day for Night, which also features a brief appearance by Graham Greene. Saturday 19 February 2011 19.05 EST First published on Saturday 19 February 2011 19.05 EST Share on Messenger Close Charlie Chaplin had been making movies for less than a month when he appeared in A Film Johnnie, a one-reel comedy about moviegoing and moviemaking set around the Keystone Studio. This genre of films with a movie background has flourished ever since, with pictures ranging from Nicholas Ray's In a Lonely Place to Satyajit Ray's Nayak. While most are set in Hollywood, three of the very best are by European directors: Fellini's 8½, Godard's Le mépris and Truffaut's Day for Night (aka La nuit américaine). Truffaut's warm, humane film, made in 1973, can be seen as a delayed riposte to Godard's acrid attack on the commercial cinema in Le mépris, the action of which it closely parallels. A vicious letter Godard wrote to Truffaut about Day for Night effectively turned their friendship into a bitter enmity. Set in Nice's Victorine Studios, where it was filmed, Day for Night is a touching, funny and accurate account of the travails (accidents, disputes, affairs, imbroglios, death) involved in the making of an all-star international picture called Je vous présente Paméla. It is a Pirandellian affair, an elegiac celebration of a dying kind of cinema, a meditation on the connection between film and life by Truffaut, who plays Ferrand, the film's constantly troubled yet dedicated director, a man much like himself. Ferrand compares the process of film-making to "a stagecoach journey into the far west. At the start you hope for a beautiful trip. But shortly you wonder if you will make it at all." He lives for the movies and at night has a recurrent monochrome dream about what appears to be a horrific childhood experience. It turns out to be a memory of stealing cherished stills of Citizen Kane from a cinema foyer. My favourite line is spoken by the lovely Nathalie Baye as Truffaut's indispensable assistant: "I'd give up a guy for a film, but I'd never give up a film for a guy." Le mépris is arguably a better, more trenchant film and has a commanding performance by Fritz Lang as the director of the film within the film. But Day for Night is the one I love, and among its many delights is the brief appearance as a British insurance adviser of Graham Greene, credited as Henry Graham. His real identity was unknown to Truffaut who cast him for his distinguished appearance, believing him to be a retired English businessman living in the South of France. The film has a special moment that always makes my heart leap. It occurs when Truffaut receives a parcel of books, which he eagerly cuts open and tosses them one by one on to the table in front of him. They're monographs on directors, all in French except for two – Robin Wood's Hitchcock and a symposium on Jean-Luc Godard to which I contributed the chapter on Une femme mariée.

In 1993 who tried to buy the rights of his first movie Sizzle Beach USA?

Malibu Hot Summer Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 8:34 AM, PST NEWS 7 out of 9 people found the following review useful: cheesy 1970's style softcore porn from Los Angeles CA 28 September 1999 Shot in 1974 but not released until 1986 the film can be mainly of interest to anyone because 19-year old Kevin Costner plays a small role as a ranch hand. Interesting thing is, he is actually the best thing about the movie -- he at least tries to act. He's rough around the edges but one can see that a couple years of acting lessons added to that laid-back "aw shucks ma'am" demeanor will make him the star he is today. The rest of the cast gives your typical low budget talent-free performances. Plot (if you can it that) centers around three uniquely untalented women trying to make it in la-la land. lots of t & a, tacky sets and costumes, bad cinematography, a cheesy script, and tuneless music. Was the above review useful to you? 4 out of 5 people found the following review useful: Not all bad! from UK 25 December 2007 A fairly decent T and A flick that delivers plenty of nudity in it's runtime.Good looking girls too!There are better beach movies out there but fans of the genre would do well to check it out.Kevin Costners only in a few scenes although he's clearly the most natural actor in the film.IMDb states in "Trivia"that the film was shot in 1974 and released in 1986.I have a hard time believing this,a simple click through the cast list would seem to indicate a shooting date around '79 to '82 otherwise most of the cast would have done this in '74 then nothing else for 6 years before they all started acting again?The films not THAT bad... Was the above review useful to you? 2 out of 3 people found the following review useful: the movie Costner probably wishes he could forget (no not Waterworld, the other one) from United States 6 February 2009 A young lady going out west to make something of herself meets up with two other girls who have the same idea. They then shack up at the the first one's cousin's house. And then nothing much happens. Sure Ditt meets a rancher (played by a young Kevin Costner, the only reason anyone ever saw this film) and we're subject to mind-numbing music (one of the trio wants to be a musician) But otherwise this was a complete and utter waste of time. Forgettable in the most base sense. Eye Candy: Terry Congie gets topless; Victoria Taft shows breasts and bush; Roselyn Royce, Jennifer Stewart & Sylvia Wright all get completely nude. Meanwhile Leslie Brander who shows only one of her tits seems like a prude in comparison My Grade: D- from United States 1 October 2004 Even if you love Troma, you might not fall in love with this movie. The charm of most Troma movies is that even though they're incredibly awful (artistic-wise), the filmmakers don't pretend they're making Shakespeare. "Sizzle Beach, U.S.A." often does take itself seriously, yet sporadically finds room for those quirky Troma elements. There's a scene where a naive, ditsy aspiring actress tries to get a job by sleeping with a morbidly obese man. He sees her naked body and says, "I see real potential in you." Pretty funny. But gags like that are sandwiched between badly played dramatic moments. The film almost plays out like a bad soap opera...with gratuitous female nudity. The nudity is practically the only saving grace of this "film," though it certainly shouldn't be anyone's sole reason to buy a copy of the DVD. I wasn't surprised when I watched an interview on the DVD, in which the film's director mentions that Kevin Costner tried to buy the rights to the movie, so that he can remove it from all stores and selling outlets. It's still amusing to see Costner in such a horrible flick. Anybody who thought "The Postman" was bad should probably check this movie out first. Though not quite the talented actor he is today, Costner probably gives the film's best performance. The rest of the cast put no emotion into their dialogue, and sound as if they're reading off cue cards. I can barely call this a film, because it's basically just

Who was William Taft's Vice President between 1909 and 1912?

James S. Sherman - Vice President to President William H. Taft} James S. Sherman U.S. Vice President James S. Sherman Be the first to review James S. Sherman, a member of the Republican Party , took office as the 27th Vice President of the United States on March 4, 1909 at age 53. Sherman served as VP to President William H. Taft for 3 years through October 30, 1912. He was born in Utica, New York and received an education from Hamilton College. See all U.S. Vice Presidents Write a Review

"Who said, ""How can you rule a country which produces 246 different kinds of cheese?"

Saving the Raw Milk Cheeses of Provence - A Campaign for Real MilkA Campaign for Real Milk Saving the Raw Milk Cheeses of Provence Saving the Raw Milk Cheeses of Provence Posted on February 12, 2006 Last Modified on January 11, 2017 PDF By Madeleine Vedel For the cheese-lover, France is mecca: a site of pilgrimage, and a land of rapture. And one of the defining reasons for this fact is the large number of small-scale raw milk cheese producers that live and work in the region. Who can forget the witticism of Charles de Gaulle who quipped, “How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?” NOT IN THE U.S. Cheese lovers in the United States must content themselves with cheeses, both imported and domestically produced, that abide by the FDA’s cheese laws, which specify that cheese must either be made from pasteurized milk or aged at least 60 days. The industrial makers of the cow’s milk cheeses such as Brie, Camembert and St. André, have adapted to the American market by pasteurizing the milk they use for the cheeses they export. Other cheeses, such as the wood ash-filled Morbier or the St. Nectaire, are sent to the United States after the 60 days’ aging period, making them far older than the age at which they are commonly consumed here in France. The extra aging renders these cheeses more pungent, so they differ substantially from their counterparts in France. But many cheeses from France never cross the Atlantic due to the fact that they are made from raw milk and then sold anywhere from the day of their fabrication to six weeks of age. This is the case with the majority of goat cheeses in Provence. To enjoy the fresh and delicate flavor of the Gardian from the Camargue river delta region of Provence, you must purchase it directly from the cheese-maker at a local market. This cheese is sold in its whey at one day old and eaten with a drizzle of olive oil and herbs. The Banon de Banon is a sweet curdle goat cheese from Haute Provence, known for its small round form wrapped in chestnut leaves. Protected by Appellation of Controlled Origin (AOC) laws, this cheese is ready to eat after two weeks’ aging. Age it far beyond a month and it can become a completely different cheese, far more pungent, and much less desirable. The fresh young goat cheese sold in the United States must be made from pasteurized milk. It is packaged in vacuum seal wrap and must be kept refrigerated. By contrast, in Provence, what starts out as a similar fresh goat cheese made from raw milk, evolves at room temperature from a tart lactic acid cheese, to a mild, creamy, runny cheese to a pungent hard cheese that eventually shrinks in size due to dehydration, which is one of the oldest methods of food preservation. This process is impossible and potentially even dangerous for pasteurized goat cheese. The moist, pasteurized, dead medium of the cheese contains no enzymes and no natural lactic bacteria activity and is therefore an ideal growing ground for many harmful pathogens. For now, only those who visit France will be able to taste raw milk goat cheese in its many guises and through its many stages. And yet, this great tradition of raw milk cheeses has come under attack as France seeks to comply with the new food regulations coming from Brussels and the European Union (EU). Not all cheeses in France are made with raw milk. There is a relatively new production method that lies between raw milk and pasteurized called thermisation, in which the milk is heated to a temperature just below that which kills the enzyme phosphatase. On a label, the cheese-maker can still call this “raw milk,” but in fact it is relatively (if not completely) dead milk that requires the addition of fermenting agents. This method is used for certain soft-centered cow’s milk cheeses, and Christian Fleury, my local cheese-maker from the village of Noves, has told me that it was in these cheeses that occurred an outbreak of Lysteria contamination in recent years. Over the last 20 years, the French cheese-makers have gone to battle to defend their right to produce raw milk

Who invented the Polaroid camera?

Polaroid 00's Today Edwin H. Land, founder of Polaroid, leaves Harvard University after his freshman year to pursue his own research on light polarization. Two years later, he files the patent first synthetic polarizer. View Gallery Edwin H. Land establishes Land-Wheelwright Laboratories in Boston with his former Harvard physics professor, George Wheelwright III. They continue to research and to produce synthetic polarizers. View Gallery Polaroid produces glasses, ski goggles, 3D glasses, and dark-adapter goggles for the Army and Navy. View Gallery The Chrysler Corporation presents a 3D movie made possible with unique Polaroid 3D glasses. Its display at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City is the first time an American audience experiences a 3D movie. View Gallery While on vacation with his family, Land's 3-year-old daughter asks why she cant see the picture he has just taken of her. That day, Land conceives of the instant camera. View Gallery On February 21st, Land presents the first demonstration of the instant camera, and wows the audience at the Optical Society of America meeting. View Gallery On November 26, 1948, the first Land camera was sold for $89.95 at Jordan Marsh department store in Boston, Massachusetts. The Model 95 Land camera becomes the prototype for all Polaroid Land cameras produced during next 15 years. View Gallery The one-millionth Polaroid camera rolls off the assembly line. Polaroid products are now distributed in over 45 countries worldwide. View Gallery Polaroid introduces Polacolor, the first instant color film. View Gallery Polaroid releases the Model 100 Land camera, the first fully automatic pack film and exposure control camera. View Gallery The stylish and low priced Polaroid Swinger camera is released and is extremely successful with a younger generation. The catchy "Meet the Swinger" jingle sung by Barry Manilow featuring a young Ali MacGraw makes the camera a household name. View Gallery Polaroid introduces the SX-70 Land camera, the first fully-automatic, motorized, and folding camera with instant color prints. Within a year, the company is producing 5,000 a day. View Gallery Lawrence Olivier becomes an advertising spokesman for the Polaroid SX-70. Life Magazine features the camera and Land on the front cover. View Gallery The Polaroid OneStep Land camera debuts. This inexpensive, fixed-focus camera becomes the best-selling camera, instant or conventional, in the US. View Gallery Polaroid Sun 600 System cameras and Type 600 color film are released. The Muppets debut in a number of commercial and print ads for Polaroid, including the famous Miss Piggy's Birthday and Fozzie's Christmas Present. View Gallery The Polaroid Spectra System camera is introduced at Jordan Marsh in Boston, 38 years after the first Land camera was announced. View Gallery The Polaroid Captiva camera and film system, an ultra-compact format designed for instant portaits, debuts. Well-known actor comedian Sinbad appears in Polaroid commercials launching the Captive camera products. View Gallery A modern Polaroid OneStep Express is reissued in 1997 with a rounded body and in various color options. View Gallery Polaroid introduces the Polaroid iZone, an instant pocket-sized camera in a wide range of bright colors. The camera's thumbnail-sized prints become a hit amongst teens. View Gallery The Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer debuts in the US. Polaroid Corporation partners with ZINK® Zero Ink® Pr

How many films had Christopher Reeve made before Superman in 1978?

superman christopher reeve - Question.com Home › How many times did Christopher Reeve play Superman? How many times did Christopher Reeve play Superman? The movie Superman was so successful, a sequel (Superman II) was made, followed by two more sequels (Superman III and Superman IV), all in the 1980s, and Reeve played the part of Superman in all three. The first Superman movie also starred Marlon Brando as Lex Luthor, Margot Kidder as Lois Lane, and Terence Stamp as General Zod. (Marlon Brando was paid $4 million for under eight minutes of screen time, a remarkably high sum at the time.) John Williams wrote the score for the film, whose theme song won a Grammy award. Before playing Superman, Christopher Reeve acted onstage and on a television soap opera. His later screen credits include The Bostonians and Somewhere in Time, now a cult classic. In May 1995, Christopher Reeve was paralyzed from the neck down after falling from his horse in a riding competition. He had largely retired from film production since then, instead devoting his time to rehabilitation therapy. With his wife Dana, he opened the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center in Short Hills, New Jersey, a center devoted to teaching paralyzed people to live more independently. In 2003 and early 2004, Reeve made two well-received appearances on the television Superman prequel series, Smallville, playing Dr Swann, who gives the young Clark Kent clues to his origins. Christopher Reeve died on 10 October, 2004. Sign In

Who owned the LA nightclub The Viper Room at the time of River Phoenix's death there in 1993?

Death of River Phoenix Is Linked To Use of Cocaine and Morphine - NYTimes.com Death of River Phoenix Is Linked To Use of Cocaine and Morphine By SETH MYDANS, Published: November 13, 1993 LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12— The sudden death of the actor River Phoenix outside a Hollywood nightclub two weeks ago was caused by "acute multiple drug intoxication" involving lethal levels of cocaine and morphine, the Los Angeles County coroner's office said today. The office of the county sheriff said in a separate statement today that its investigation of the 23-year-old actor's death had found "no evidence of foul play," and the coroner's office ruled the death accidental. Mr. Phoenix, a star of films like "My Own Private Idaho" and "Running on Empty," fell into convulsions and died on the sidewalk outside a popular nightclub about 1 A.M. on Oct. 31. Scott Carrier, a spokesman for the coroner's office, said toxicological tests had found not only the deadly levels of cocaine and morphine but also traces of marijuana, the prescription sedative Valium and an over-the-counter cold medication. Mr. Carrier said that it was not known how Mr. Phoenix had taken the cocaine and morphine but that no needle marks had been found on his body. Convulsions and Motionlessness Mr. Phoenix, who received critical praise for his sensitive acting, had been described as so dedicated to healthy living that he would not eat meat or dairy products. He had been on the cover of not only popular film magazines but also Vegetarian Times. In a desperate 911 call on the night Mr. Phoenix died, his 19-year-old brother, Joaquin, raised the possibility that drugs were involved when he told a dispatcher that Mr. Phoenix "may have had Valium or something." In that call, a tape recording of which was made available by the authorities and played at length on television stations here, Joaquin could be heard in a panicked voice pleading for help and describing Mr. Phoenix's convulsions, followed by a sudden lapse into motionlessness. The actor was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, about two miles from the nightclub, the Viper Room, which is partly owned by the singer and actor Johnny Depp. Mr. Phoenix arrived at the hospital in full cardiac arrest and was soon pronounced dead. Mr. Carrier said today that the findings of the coroner, Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, were being released immediately upon their determination because of public interest in the death and that no written reports of the toxicological tests were yet available. "Working with the Sheriff's Department, they determined that no foul play was involved," Mr. Carrier said of the coroner's investigators. "No evidence of foul play is suspected by them at this point in their investigation. So with that in mind, we determined this to be an accidental death." 'No Needle Marks' And Rich Erickson, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, said that because there was no evidence of foul play, the case was closed. Mr. Carrier, as well as experts on drugs, said that because of differing individual tolerances to drugs, it was impossible to determine how long before Mr. Phoenix died he had taken the morphine and cocaine that killed him, or exactly how much he had taken. As for how Mr. Phoenix had taken the drugs, Mr. Carrier said: "There were no needle marks. Maybe it was ingested, maybe it was inhaled. How it was introduced into his body is unknown at this time." Reached by The Associated Press late today, Susan Patricola, a spokeswoman for Mr. Phoenix, said she hoped the findings would prove instructive, especially to young people. "Hopefully it's a wake-up call to the world," she said. "It leaves you to question why are young people compelled to do this. If any good can come from this death, it can come from saving someone's life." Studio executives had viewed Mr. Phoenix as a promising actor who worked hard at his craft. At the time of his death, he was finishing work on a movie called "Dark Blood" and was next scheduled to appear in the film version of Anne Rice's best-seller "Interview with a Vampire." Mr. Ph

Who starred in Roger Vadim's remake of And God Crated Woman?

Roger Vadim - Microsoft Store Roger Vadim Roger Vadim Actor • Director Born in Paris to a Ukranian-French family, Roger Vadim was briefly educated in political science before studying acting under Charles Dulin. From ages 16 through 19, Vadim pursued a performing career. He then spent eight years as an assistant to director Marc Allegret; during this same period, he was a journalist for Paris Match and an occasional television director. Married to Brigitte Bardot in 1952, Vadim burst onto the international film scene when he directed his breathtakingly beautiful young wife in And...God Created Woman (1956). While it was the film's nudity and eroticism that assured its success in the United States, its popularity enabled France's up-and-coming "New Wave" directors to gain attention in the American market. Because Vadim was tagged as a "nudie" director, most of his subsequent films were provocatively (and often misleadingly) retitled when released to the States: for example, the wry and witty Chateau en Suede (1963) was dumbed down to Nutty, Naughty Chateau. Vadim seemed to not only welcome being pigeonholed as a voyeur, but encouraged this perception by presenting his various actress wives--Bardot, Annette Stroyberg, Jane Fonda, Maria Schneider--in their birthday suits, whether the plot required it or not. His reputation as an on-camera satyr spilled over into his private life as he pursued romantic relationships with Catherine Deneuve (who bore him a son), Marie-Christine Barrault, and others too numerous to mention. By the 1980s, Vadim's cinematic hedonism seemed a bit antiquated, never more so than in his tiresome remake of ...And God Created Woman, which starred Rebecca De Mornay. In addition to his directing and screenwriting credits, Vadim has acted in Cocteau's Testament of Orpheus (1959), Warhol's Ciao Manhattan (1973), Cukor's Rich and Famous (1981) and John Landis' Into the Night (1985). Roger Vadim is the author of two endearingly egotistical autobiographies: Memoirs of the Devil (1977) and Bardot, Deneuve, Fonda--My Life with the Three Most Beautiful Women in the World (1985).

"Who was described by co star Nick Nolte as, ""...a ball buster. Protect me from her?"""

Articles about Nick Nolte New additions to articles page as of May 16, 1999 Entertainment Weekly; New York; Apr 16, 1999; Daniel Fierman; MEAL TIME Will Breakfast of Champions ever be served? Disney originally scheduled director Alan Rudolph's year-old adaptation of the 1973 Kurt Vonnegut novel for the spring and then pulled it, leading to speculation that the estimated $11 million film-which stars and was financed in part by Bruce Willis-is a dog. "The movie Is like having a blinding light in your living room rug," says Rudolph, who was recently shown a trailer and poster and is hoping for a fall release. "Certain people will think it's radioactive and others will think it's cool. It's frustrating, because I know we have something that people will be talking about." A studio spokesperson says that Disney is "just looking to find the right niche for its release" But costar Nick Nolte, who says he's seen the film four or five times, is disappointed with the delay. "Disney assured me that they will get behind this film he says. "But I've got my own paranoia about large studios releasing small films." ``````````````````````` Bella! Bella! People Weekly; New York; Apr 5, 1999 Some things could not be forgotten-or forgiven. While the presentation of a Lifetime Achievement Award to director Elia Kazan (On the Waterfront)-still reviled in some quarters for having named eight former colleagues as Communists during 1952's House Un-American Activities Committee hearings-didn't disrupt the proceedings as some had feared, audience members displayed their feelings. While many gave the 89-year-old Kazan a standing, if subdued, ovation, Nick Nolte, Ed Harris and scores of others remained seated and stony-faced. ````````````````````` Their next big things Entertainment Weekly; New York; Apr 2, 1999 Nick Nolte has two prestigious adaptations on tap: First he'll star as a crossdressing car salesman opposite Bruce Willis in the bigscreen version of Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions; then he'll appear with Jeff Bridges in Sam Shepard's horse-racing drama Simpatico. ``````````````````` Vicki pushes it Joe Weider's Shape; Woodland Hills; Apr 1999 It's not often that a movie pays off for an actor in as many ways as the upcoming "Pushing Tin" did for Vicki Lewis. While the 37-year-old redhead has already impressed Broadway audiences in "Damn Yankees" and established her sitcom credentials as Beth, the wisecracking secretary on NBC's "NewsRadio," she's still somewhat new to the big screen. So there she was, in only her third feature film, working with such gifted co-stars as John Cusack and Oscar-winner Billy Bob Thornton. "It was an actor's dream," she says. In "Pushing Tin," Lewis plays Tina Leary, an air traffic controller and competitive bodybuilder. The 5-foot-1-inch, 93-pound Lewis soon discovered that it takes a special kind of performer to come out flexing. "I had to do the whole competition routine in high-cut leopard print shorts and a midriff top. I'd wake up worrying: How many days until I have to wear that outfit?" she says. And her competition shape in "Pushing Tin" didn't develop without a lot of hard work. She and her trainer, Lisa Dulovic, Miss Fitness Canada 1997, were in the gym pumping iron at odd hours before, during and after Lewis' 18-hour days on the set. None of this daunted ex-dancer Lewis, and she now appreciates the lure of competitive bodybuilding. "I became addicted to the feeling. You can feel a different kind of strength come from the inside." To maintain her newly sculpted body, Lewis works out three days a week in the gym at her Malibu, Calif., home. In perhaps the best payoff of all, her "Pushing Tin" role brought Lewis and the man in her life, actor Nick Nolte, a little closer. "Nick's done weights for years," she says. "We share tips and now speak the same language in the workout room." Ah, yes, the couple that lifts together ... well, you get the picture. -Ed Dwyer `````````````````````````` Acting on impulse Premiere; New York; Apr 1999 EVERYTHING'S ABOUT MONEY, BUT MORE SO THAN IT HAS EVER bee

Who were the first two men to drive on the Moon?

Driving on the Moon: The 40-Year Legacy of NASA's First Lunar Car Driving on the Moon: The 40-Year Legacy of NASA's First Lunar Car By Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer | July 29, 2011 07:22pm ET MORE Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, during the Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) on August 1, 1971, at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. The first Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) on the moon, stands to the right. Credit: NASA When NASA's Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin touched down on the moon 40 years ago, they had an extra special tool packed away on their lunar lander: a dune buggy-size rover that enabled them to become the first humans to drive on the surface of a world beyond Earth. Rover technology has made great strides since Scott and Irwin landed on the moon on July 30, 1971, but the lessons learned from NASA's first Lunar Roving Vehicles (LRVs) are still applicable today. While technology has evolved since the Apollo era, NASA's first rovers are influencing manned and robotic vehicles for exploration on Mars and beyond. "The LRV on Apollo fulfilled a very important need, which was to be able to cover large traverses, carry more samples, and get more scientific exploration done," Mike Neufeld, a curator in the space history division at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. told SPACE.com. "It was a really important part of why Apollo 15, 16 and 17 were so much more scientifically advanced and productive." [ Photos: The Evolution of NASA's Moon Cars ] Driving on the moon Apollo 15 was the fourth mission to land men on the moon, and it was the first of three missions to use the LRVs. The rover had a mass of about 460 pounds (208 kilograms) and was designed to fold up so it could fit inside a compartment of the Lunar Module. Apollo 17 mission commander Eugene A. Cernan makes a short checkout of the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the early part of the first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity at the Taurus-Littrow landing site in 1972. Credit: NASA "It was a very elegant little vehicle," Neufeld said. "It had to be lightweight and had to be folded up in a very compact space. They were very successful – there were no major failures – so clearly it was a successful design." [ Video: NASA's 21st Century Moon Ride ] And they drove relatively well, Neufeld said, given the rocky terrain on the moon. The rovers could reach a top speed of about 8 mph (about 13 kph), but the moon's cratered surface prevented the astronauts from driving too fast. "They weren't driving on flat land – it was more like a dirt buggy than anything else," he explained. "It didn't travel that fast, but for the astronauts who drove it, it seemed like it was exciting and fast. It was a pretty bouncy ride. Even flat looking terrain on the moon is not very flat because there are so many crater pits, so it would have been a fairly exciting ride." The lunar rovers also injected a new level of public enthusiasm for the Apollo program. "Overall public interest had declined after Apollo 11," Neufeld said. "The public was becoming more and more blasé. Apollo 15 provided a blip upwards in public interest. Part of it was because the landing site was so much more attractive, and there were also more television broadcasts from the moon. But, the rovers were definitely a part of that. The public took a lot of interest in this new capability that the astronauts had." The LRVs allowed the Apollo astronauts to explore beyond their landing site, but there were definite limitations, such as the non-rechargeable battery life of the rovers. As a safety precaution, the vehicles were also constrained to a distance that, if the rover broke down, the astronauts would have enough resources in their life support systems to walk back to the Lunar Module. On the Apollo 15 mission, the LRV was driven a total of about 17 miles (27 km), which amounted to 3 hours and 2 minutes of driving time, according to NASA officials. NASA's twin Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have been on the surface of Mars for more than eig

Who in 1996 made the longest spaceflight by a woman?

NASA - Foale Breaks U.S. Space Flight Record Foale Breaks U.S. Space Flight Record 12.09.03   Image above: NASA Astronaut Michael Foale is the new record holder for most cumulative time in space by a U.S. astronaut. As each day passes during the remainder of his stay aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale will continue to add to an impressive U.S. space flight record. At 1:47 p.m. EST Dec. 8, Foale surpassed Carl Walz with the most cumulative time in space for a U.S. astronaut. Walz has spent 230 days, 13 hours, 3 minutes and 37 seconds in space. To mark the occasion, Foale received a call from Walz, who was at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., moments before the record fell. Walz congratulated Foale on the accomplishment. "Records are meant to be broken," Walz said. "I am certainly glad that after your pioneering efforts on Mir that you had a chance to break this record." Foale is currently in the middle of his sixth mission in space, which began Oct. 18 with the launch of the ISS Soyuz 7 spacecraft. He is on the Station with Russian Cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, who is serving as Expedition 8's flight engineer. If his stay in space concludes as scheduled in late April 2004, Foale will have amassed 375 days in space. Image above: STS-103 Astronauts C. Michael Foale (left) and Claude Nicollier hover above Discovery's aft cargo bay during their shared space walk to perform servicing tasks on the Hubble Space Telescope in 1999. His first flight occurred in 1992 when he flew on STS-45 as a mission specialist. STS-45 was the first of the ATLAS series of missions to study the atmosphere and solar interactions. He was a mission specialist on the second ATLAS mission, STS-56, in 1993. He made his third trip into space and his first of two trips to the Russian Mir Space Station in 1995 with STS-63. It was the first time a Space Shuttle rendezvoused with Mir. During his second trip to Mir in May 1997, not only did STS-84 dock with the Russian station, but Foale remained behind for a 4.5-month tour of duty. He returned to Earth with STS-86 in October. Foale's fifth trip occurred in 1999 as a member of the STS-103 crew. This mission was the third to visit the Hubble Space Telescope for servicing. The STS-103 crew installed new equipment and performed other maintenance tasks to upgrade the space-based observatory. Prior to Expedition 8, Foale had accumulated 178 days in space and conducted three spacewalks, totaling 18 hours and 49 minutes. Walz, a veteran of four space flights, holds the U.S. single space flight endurance record with Expedition 4 crewmate Dan Bursch. They stayed in space for 196 days from December 2001 to June 2002. Bursch is also third on the U.S. list for cumulative space flight time with 227 days. The previous record for the longest single U.S. space flight was held by Astronaut Shannon Lucid, who lived on Mir for 188 days in 1996, a mission that still is the world record for the longest single space flight by a woman. She also holds the cumulative record for time in space by a woman with 223 days in space on five flights. Kaleri is also among the most experienced space travelers. By the end of Expedition 8, Kaleri will have logged 610 days in orbit on four flights, placing him fifth on the all-time space endurance list. Another Russian cosmonaut, Sergei Avdeyev, holds the all-time record for time spent in space, with 748 days accumulated on three flights. Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov set the world single-flight endurance record in 1995, when he completed a 438-day mission on Mir.

Who won the first of his Nobel prizes in 1956 for research which led to the invention of the transistor?

Nobel Laureates - College of Science and Engineering College of Science and Engineering Nobel Laureates Faculty member 1938-45 Nobel Prize in physics, 1956 and 1972 Bardeen shared the 1956 prize with William B. Shockley and Walter H. Brattain (Physics Ph.D. ’29) for their joint invention of the transistor. Together with Leon N. Cooper and John R. Schrieffer, he won the 1972 prize for the development of the theory of superconductivity. Arthur H. Compton Faculty member 1916-17 Nobel Prize in physics, 1927 Compton won the Nobel Prize (along with C.T.R. Wilson of England) for his discovery and explanation of the so-called “Compton effect,” the change in the wavelength of X-rays when they collide with electrons in metals. William N. Lipscomb Faculty member 1946-59 Nobel Prize in chemistry, 1976 Lipscomb won the Nobel Prize for his research on the structure and bonding of boron compounds and the general nature of chemical bonding. John H. Van Vleck Faculty member 1924-28 Nobel Prize in physics, 1977 Van Vleck shared 1977 Nobel Prize in physics with Philip W. Anderson and Sir Nevill F. Mott. The prize honored Van Vleck’s contributions to the understanding of the behavior of electrons in magnetic, noncrystalline solid materials. Alumni laureates (Physics Ph.D. ’29) Nobel Prize in physics, 1956 Brattain, John Bardeen, and William B. Shockley won the Nobel Prize for the development of the transistor. Melvin Calvin Nobel Prize in chemistry, 1961 Calvin received the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the chemical pathways of photosynthesis. Ernest O. Lawrence (Physics M.A. ’23) Nobel Prize in physics, 1939 Lawrence was honored with the Nobel Prize for his invention of the cyclotron, the first particle accelerator to achieve high energies. Daniel McFadden (Physics ’57, Behavioral Sciences Ph.D.’62) Nobel Prize in economic sciences, 2000 McFadden was honored for his development of theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice.

Which electrical engineer invented the triode valve in 1907?

Electronics Timeline - Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century Electronics Timeline   Brilliant inventors from the late 19th century to the present day have built on each other's work to launch a revolution in electronics. In recognizing the team of Bardeen, Brattain, and Shockley for their invention of the transistor, the Nobel Prize also paid tribute to their predecessors, the discoverers of electrons, the vacuum tube, purified crystals, and diodes. The transistor spurred experimentation with new materials such as silicon and with a host of manufacturing techniques, leading to electronic devices that have altered every aspect of daily life.     Thermionic valve, or diode invented Sir John Ambrose Fleming, a professor of electrical engineering and the first scientific adviser for the Marconi Company, invents the thermionic valve, or diode, a two-electrode rectifier. (A rectifier prevents the flow of current from reversing.) Building on the work of Thomas Edison, Fleming devises an "oscillation valve"—a filament and a small metal plate in a vacuum bulb. He discovers that an electric current passing through the vacuum is always unidirectional.   1907   Triode patented Lee De Forest, an American inventor, files for a patent on a triode, a three-electrode device he calls an Audion. He improves on Fleming’s diode by inserting a gridlike wire between the two elements in the vacuum tube, creating a sensitive receiver and amplifier of radio wave signals. The triode is used to improve sound in long-distance phone service, radios, televisions, sound on film, and eventually in modern applications such as computers and satellite transmitters.   1940   Ohl discovers that impurities in semiconductor crystals create photoelectric properties Russell Ohl, a researcher at Bell Labs, discovers that small amounts of impurities in semiconductor crystals create photoelectric and other potentially useful properties. When he shines a light on a silicon crystal with a crack running through it, a voltmeter attached to the crystal registers a half-volt jump. The crack, it turns out, is a natural P-N junction, with impurities on one side that create an excess of negative electrons (N) and impurities on the other side that create a deficit (P). Ohl’s crystal is the precursor of modern-day solar cells, which convert sunlight into electricity. It also heralds the coming of transistors.   1947   First pointcontact transistor John Bardeen, Walter H. Brattain, and William B. Shockley of Bell Labs discover the transistor. Brattain and Bardeen build the first pointcontact transistor, made of two gold foil contacts sitting on a germanium crystal. When electric current is applied to one contact, the germanium boosts the strength of the current flowing through the other contact. Shockley improves on the idea by building the junction transistor—"sandwiches" of N- and P-type germanium. A weak voltage applied to the middle layer modifies a current traveling across the entire "sandwich." In November 1956 the three men are awarded the Nobel Prize in physics.   1952   First commercial device to apply Shockley’s junction transistor Sonotone markets a $229.50 hearing aid that uses two vacuum tubes and one transistor—the first commercial device to apply Shockley’s junction transistor. Replacement batteries for transistorized hearing aids cost only $10, not the nearly $100 of batteries for earlier vacuum tube models.   1954   First truly consistent mass-produced transistor is demonstrated Gordon Teal, a physical chemist formerly with Bell Labs, shows colleagues at Texas Instruments that transistors can be made from pure silicon—demonstrating the first truly consistent mass-produced transistor. By the late 1950s silicon begins to replace germanium as the semiconductor material out of which almost all modern transistors are made.   1954   First transistor radio Texas Instruments introduces the first transistor radio, the Regency TR1, with radios by Regency Electronics and transistors by Texas Instruments. The transistor replaces De Forest’s triode, wh

Who performed the first artificial heart transplant?

Artificial Heart Timeline Artificial Heart Timeline   1911 On February 14, Willem Johan "Pim" Kolff is born in Leiden, the Netherlands. Kolff would later become the world's most prolific inventor of artificial organs, including the Total Artificial Heart. Dr. Willem Kolff* Dr. Kolff enters Leiden University to study medicine, earns his M.D. in 1937.   1938   At Groningen University Hospital, Dr. Kolff begins to collaborate with biochemist Robert Brinkman on a prototype for an artificial kidney after witnessing a farmer's son die of total kidney (renal) failure.   1942   While working as a physician at the City Hospital "Engelenbergstichting" in Kampen, Dr. Kolff produces a rotating drum kidney built out of aluminum from a shot down German fighter plane, a 1937 Ford Model T water pump, an enamel tank and 40 meters of cellophane normally used as artificial sausage skin.   Dr. Kolff begins research on designing a heart-lung machine and an artificial heart.   1950   Dr. Kolff emigrates from the Netherlands with his wife Janke and their five children and begins work at Cleveland Clinic as a research assistant.   Dr. Kolff develops one of the first heart-lung machines.   1957   At Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Kolff and Dr. Tetsuzo Akutsu bring the concept of an artificial heart to reality through a series of animal implants; a dog survives for approximately 90 minutes.   1963   Ventriloquist Paul Winchell is granted the first patent for an artificial heart. Winchell's work is aided by Dr. Henry Heimlich, who later develops the Heimlich maneuver to save choking victims. Years later, Winchell signs over his patent rights to Dr. Kolff at the University of Utah.   1967   Dr. Kolff leaves Cleveland Clinic to start the Division of Artificial Organs at the University of Utah and to continue his work on the artificial heart. Dr. Kolff brings with him surgeon Dr. Clifford Kwan-Gett and engineer Thomas Kessler, who work to improve the artificial heart design begun in Cleveland.   Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the first heart transplant in Cape Town, South Africa; the patient lives 18 days.   1969   Dr. Denton Cooley at the Texas Heart Institute becomes the first heart surgeon to implant an artificial heart in a human subject. The patient lives on the artificial heart, designed by Dr. Domingo Liotta, for 64 hours, but dies 32 hours after transplantation of a donor heart.   1971-1979   Three important figures join Dr. Kolff's team: veterinarian Don Olsen (leads the implantation experiments on animals), medical engineer Robert Jarvik (designs various artificial heart types) and surgeon Dr. William DeVries (leads the process of shifting from animal to human implantation).     Calf "Alfred Lord Tennyson" lives for 268 days on the Jarvik 5. Dr. Kolff submits a request to the FDA to implant a Total Artificial Heart into a human being.   Don Olsen with "Alfred Lord Tennyson"* 1982   On December 2, Dr. Kolff''s Jarvik 7 Total Artificial Heart is implanted into 61-year-old dentist Dr. Barney Clark, who lives for 112 days. The surgery is led by Dr. DeVries and Dr. Lyle Joyce.   Dr. Barney Clark lived for 112 days on the Jarvik 7*. 1983   Dr. Kolff steps down from the board of Kolff Medical, manufacturer of artificial hearts in Utah, including the Jarvik 7. Kolff Medical is renamed Symbion, Inc. on the initiative of Robert Jarvik, CEO of Kolff Medical at the time.   1984   William J. Schroeder was one of the first recipients of an artificial heart at the age of 52. On Nov. 25, 1984, Schroeder became the second human recipient of the Jarvik 7. The transplant was performed at Humana Heart Institute International in Louisville, Ky., by Dr. DeVries. He died on Aug. 7, 1986, of a lung infection, 620 days after receiving the Jarvik 7. This was the longest that anyone had survived with an artificial heart at that time. The headstone marking Schroeder's grave is made of black granite in the shape of two overlapping hearts. One is laser engraved with an image of the Jarvik 7.   1985   March: Dr. Jack Copeland at University Medical Center (UMC) in Tucson, Ariz.,

In which movie did Bogart have his first gangster part?

Humphrey Bogart - Biography - IMDb Humphrey Bogart Biography Showing all 144 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (4) | Trade Mark  (5) | Trivia  (76) | Personal Quotes  (41) | Salary  (12) Overview (5) 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (1) Humphrey DeForest Bogart was born in New York City, New York, to Maud Humphrey, a famed magazine illustrator and suffragette, and Belmont DeForest Bogart, a moderately wealthy surgeon (who was secretly addicted to opium). Bogart was educated at Trinity School, NYC, and was sent to Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, in preparation for medical studies at Yale. He was expelled from Phillips and joined the U.S. Naval Reserve. From 1920 to 1922, he managed a stage company owned by family friend William A. Brady (the father of actress Alice Brady ), performing a variety of tasks at Brady's film studio in New York. He then began regular stage performances. Alexander Woollcott described his acting in a 1922 play as inadequate. In 1930, he gained a contract with Fox, his feature film debut in a ten-minute short, Broadway's Like That (1930), co-starring Ruth Etting and Joan Blondell . Fox released him after two years. After five years of stage and minor film roles, he had his breakthrough role in The Petrified Forest (1936) from Warner Bros. He won the part over Edward G. Robinson only after the star, Leslie Howard , threatened Warner Bros. that he would quit unless Bogart was given the key role of Duke Mantee, which he had played in the Broadway production with Howard. The film was a major success and led to a long-term contract with Warner Bros. From 1936 to 1940, Bogart appeared in 28 films, usually as a gangster, twice in Westerns and even a horror film. His landmark year was 1941 (often capitalizing on parts George Raft had stupidly rejected) with roles in classics such as High Sierra (1941) and as Sam Spade in one of his most fondly remembered films, The Maltese Falcon (1941). These were followed by Casablanca (1942), The Big Sleep (1946), and Key Largo (1948). Bogart, despite his erratic education, was incredibly well-read and he favored writers and intellectuals within his small circle of friends. In 1947, he joined wife Lauren Bacall and other actors protesting the House Un-American Activities Committee witch hunts. He also formed his own production company, and the next year made The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948). Bogie won the best actor Academy Award for The African Queen (1951) and was nominated for Casablanca (1942) and as Captain Queeg in The Caine Mutiny (1954), a film made when he was already seriously ill. He died in his sleep at his Hollywood home following surgeries and a battle with throat cancer. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Ed Stephan stephan@cc.wwu.edu Spouse (4) ( 20 May  1926 - 18 November  1927) (divorced) Trade Mark (5) Typically played smart, playful, courageous, tough, occasionally reckless characters who lived in a corrupt world, anchored by a hidden moral code. Almost always played a hard-boiled cynic who ultimately shows his noble side. Low-key, distinctive nasal voice Roles in film noirs Trivia (76) The older of two children with Lauren Bacall , Stephen H. Bogart , discussed his relationship with Bogie in 1996 book, "Bogart: In Search of My Father". New York Times reported on 12/25/2000 that "Humphrey Bogart was born on 23 January 1899, but Warner Brothers publicity decided that a Christmas birthday would be far more advantageous because 'a guy born on Christmas can't be all bad.'" However, copies of two 1900 census forms prove this to be incorrect. Ranked #9 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997] Bogart's speech defect (lisping) does not appear in the German dubbings of his voice, which is also lower. There is some dispute as to how Bogey's lip injury occurred. One story is that when Bogart was in the Navy, a prisoner he was escorting attempted to escape and hit Bogart in the face with his shackles. Bogart, fearing that he would lose his position and be severely punished for letting

Which film maker's first film was Pather Panchali?

Pather Panchali (1955) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Director: a list of 31 titles created 26 Jan 2012 a list of 35 titles created 08 Jun 2012 a list of 26 titles created 29 Jan 2014 a list of 35 titles created 07 Oct 2014 a list of 28 titles created 18 Oct 2014 Search for " Pather Panchali " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 8 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards  » Videos Following his father's death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone. Director: Satyajit Ray This final installment in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy follows Apu's life as an orphaned adult aspiring to be a writer. Director: Satyajit Ray The lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature. Director: Satyajit Ray Depicts the end days of a decadent zamindar (landlord) in Bengal, and his efforts to uphold his family prestige even when faced with economic adversity. Director: Satyajit Ray Life at home changes when a house-wife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a saleswoman. Director: Satyajit Ray En route to Delhi to receive an award, a Bengali film star reevaluates his success through his fellow passengers, dreams and past experiences. Director: Satyajit Ray A well-off family is paid an unexpected, and rather unwanted, visit by a man claiming to be the woman's long-lost uncle. The initial suspicion with which they greet the man slowly dissolves... See full summary  » Director: Satyajit Ray An underpaid middle-aged clerk finds a 'parash pathar', a stone that changes iron to gold on touch. Director: Satyajit Ray A young woman is deemed a goddess when her father-in-law, a rich feudal land-lord, has a dream envisioning her as an avatar of Kali. Director: Satyajit Ray The musical duo of Goopi and Bagha make a comeback when they are invited to play for a king. Director: Satyajit Ray A group of Calcutta city slickers, including the well-off Asim (Soumitra Chatterjee), the meek Sanjoy (Subhendu Chatterjee) and the brutish Hari (Samit Bhanja), head out for a weekend in the wilderness. Director: Satyajit Ray Based on popular Indian stories of great writer Rabindra Nath Tagore, these short films reveal definitive moments in the lives of three young girls. Director: Satyajit Ray Edit Storyline The story of a young boy, Apu, and life in his small Indian village. His parents are quite poor - his father Harihar, a writer and poet, gave away the family's fruit orchard to settle his brother's debts. His sister Durga and an old aunt also still lives with them. His mother Sarbojaya bears the brunt of the family's situation. She scrapes by and sells her personal possessions to put food on the table and has to bear the taunts of her neighbors as Durga is always stealing fruit from their orchard. Things get worse when Harihar disappears for five months and Durga falls ill. Even after Harihar returns, the family is left with few alternatives. Written by garykmcd 22 September 1958 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Apu was spotted sitting on a neighbor's terrace by the director's wife. See more » Goofs Although the film is set in early 20th Century rural India (a time in which public health campaigns presumably did not exist), when Apu and Durga are shown hiding in the fields waiting to catch a glimpse of the train, a vaccination mark is clearly visible on the right arm of Uma Das Gupta , who portrays Durga. See more » Quotes Sarbojaya Ray : This is m

Which actress was Roger Moor's first Bond girl?

Booze, broads & Bond: Roger Moore’s memoir | New York Post Booze, broads & Bond: Roger Moore’s memoir Moore brought a suave air of unflappability to the role of 007, here in 1983’s “Octopussy.” Courtesy Everett Collection MORE FROM: Broadway gathers to honor Edward Albee Whenever Roger Moore, who will be 87 on Tuesday, gets depressed thinking about all his movie friends who have gone to “that great cutting room in the sky,” he recalls a story another friend up in the cutting room, actor Geoffrey Keen, once told him. Keen, as James Bond fans know, played Sir Frederick Gray, Minister of Defence, in five 007 movies that made Moore an international superstar in the ’70s and ’80s — “The Spy Who Loved Me,” “Moonraker,” “For Your Eyes Only,” “Octopussy” and “A View To a Kill.” Keen was home, sitting at his writing desk, when his plumber popped into the study. A bunch of English actors from the 1920s and ’30s, including Laurence Olivier, had just died, one right after the other. The plumber eyed Keen and said, “You’re an actor, aren’t you, sir?” “Indeed I am,” Keen replied. “Well, you lot are dropping like f - - kin’ flies!” “I feel a bit like that,” Moore told me over the phone the other day. “Someone’s always asking me to do a eulogy. As Albert Finney, a very funny man, once said to me after he’d done two or three actor memorials, ‘You’d better get your name down. I’m getting booked up.’ ” In a new memoir, Moore dishes on dinner with Jack Daniel’s, Easter Sundays with Sinatra and giving up martinis for good. Moore has a new memoir, “One Lucky Bastard: Tales From Tinseltown,” out Oct. 21 — a follow-up to his popular 2008 book, “My Word Is My Bond.” As you would expect from an actor who’s never taken himself too seriously, “One Lucky Bastard” is charming and breezy, full of anecdotes, self-deprecating observations and salutes to many great actors who are no longer with us. I caught up with him over the phone from his hotel in London, where he was on a book tour. He divides his time, with his fourth wife, Kristina, between Switzerland and Monaco. I’ve been a Roger Moore fan since 1979, when, as a kid, I went to my local movie theater in upstate New York and saw “Moonraker.” It was Bond going into outer space, attempting to capitalize on the “Star Wars” craze. There were plenty of special effects. But not a single one of them upstaged Sir Roger, as Queen Elizabeth II calls him. Sir Rog just carried on, raising the occasional eyebrow at all the intergalactic explosions going off around him. I loved every minute of it. Years later, I was asked to speak at a tribute to Moore at the Players Club. Just before my little speech, Moore introduced himself to me and said, “Say whatever you want to about my acting. It won’t bother me.” What I said was this: “I grew up watching Roger Moore as James Bond. In college, I took a film class and we watched Cary Grant in ‘Notorious!’: He was suave, cool, elegant and so well-tailored. He was a Hollywood legend. But I must say, the first time I saw Cary Grant he reminded me of Roger Moore.” I think Sir Roger enjoyed my little speech because the next day we met for a drink at Sardi’s. As we were leaving the restaurant, Sir Rog passed a group of middle-aged women at the bar. “He’s still so handsome,” one of them said. “Thank you, ladies,” Moore said. They swooned. Roger Moore was forever surrounded by “Bond girls” when making franchise films including “For Your Eyes Only” (left, with Cassandra Harris), “The Man With the Golden Gun” (center, with Britt Ekland) and “Live and Let Die” (right, with Jane Seymour.Everett Collection On the sidewalk outside Sardi’s, a homeless man came up to him and did the James Bond theme: “Dum, di-di, dum, dum.” Sir Rog raised a finger and said, “I know the tune!” The other day, Moore was, as always, quick to make fun of himself. Of his acting, he said: “Most of the films I did were action-oriented. All I did was get out of the way of the explosions, with pleasant ladies passing by. I did, however, learn not to blink when the guns went off. “I suppose the best advice about a

Who designed the Geodesic Dome in the US Pavilion at the 1967 Montréal's World's Fair exhibition?

Buckminster Fuller's Geodesic Dome Being Constructed for the United States Pavilion at Expo 67, 1966-1967 - The Henry Ford Buckminster Fuller's Geodesic Dome Being Constructed for the United States Pavilion at Expo 67, 1966-1967 ; THF113726 Buckminster Fuller's Geodesic Dome Being Constructed for the United States Pavilion at Expo 67, 1966-1967 / back back Share Summary Expo 67, held in Montreal, Canada, was the most attended world's fair of the 20th century. The United States pavilion, a 250-foot-diameter geodesic dome designed by visionary Buckminster Fuller and architect Shoji Sadao, was an interactive environmental exhibit. It remains the most iconic and fondly remembered of Fuller's built designs. This pavilion survives today as an attraction called the Biosphere. Expo 67, held in Montreal, Canada, was the most attended world's fair of the 20th century. The United States pavilion, a 250-foot-diameter geodesic dome designed by visionary Buckminster Fuller and architect Shoji Sadao, was an interactive environmental exhibit. It remains the most iconic and fondly remembered of Fuller's built designs. This pavilion survives today as an attraction called the Biosphere. Artifact

Who was the top star at the US box office in 1935?

Greatest Films of 1935 Alice Adams (1935) , 99 minutes, D: George Stevens An RKO social drama adapted from Booth Tarkington's 1921 novel. A silent version was released in 1923. A likeable, small-town teenager Alice Adams (Katharine Hepburn) was from a middle-class background in a midwestern town, but frustrated because she desperately wished to be accepted by her upper-class peers. She was embarrassed by her family's social status and her father's lack of ambition, so she convinced her friends that she was from a wealthy family. At a high-society party, she met a wealthy, handsome young man Arthur Russell (Fred MacMurray) and told him fanciful tales of her family's fortunes. She invited him into her home and in the memorable scene at the disastrous dinner table, everything went wrong as it was painfully obvious what her social circumstances really were. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) , 73/90 minutes, D: James Whale A frightening, but campy, classic horror film, a sequel that bettered the original, and preceded the next film with an all-star horror cast, The House of Frankenstein (1944). A masterpiece from Universal horror director James Whale. Remade as The Bride (1985), starring Sting and Jennifer Beals. The delightfully evil but weird scientist Dr. Septimus Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger) compelled and convinced Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) to artificially make a female companion/mate (Elsa Lanchester) to placate the lonely Monster (Boris Karloff), who had been terrorizing the countryside. In this version, the monster was more human-like, and could even speak a few words. (The monster had escaped death from the fiery castle at the end of Frankenstein (1931), the previous film). The humorous creation/"birth" scene of the Bride was an unforgettable classic. Captain Blood (1935), 119 minutes, D: Michael Curtiz A classic adventure film swashbuckler, Errol Flynn's first starring role, and the first of eight romantic pairings with co-star de Havilland. A young 17th century Irish physician/surgeon Dr. Peter Blood (Errol Flynn) was wrongly condemned by a judge for participating in the Monmouth uprising and aiding the rebels by treating their wounds. He was sold into plantation slavery in the Caribbean (Jamaica). He was purchased by the beautiful niece Arabella Bishop (Olivia de Havilland) of a brutal plantation owner, but escaped his unfair sentence and became a leader of a band of fearsome Caribbean pirates. He launched his own battle against Col. Bishop, the colonial governor of Jamaica (Lionel Atwill) in a number of stirring action sequences including sea battles and bombardments and a fencing duel with rival villainous pirate Capt. Levasseur (Basil Rathbone). He also charmingly romanced Arabella. Dangerous (1935), 78 minutes, D: Alfred E. Green Considered the ultimate soap-opera. An idealistic, aspiring, handsome architect Don Bellows (Franchot Tone) attempted to rehabilitate and save an alcoholic former great Broadway star Joyce Heath (Bette Davis) from despair. He sponsored the tempestuous star's comeback in a stage play by bankrolling her efforts. In the process, he lost his heart to her romantically (while breaking off his engagement to his adoring wealthy socialite Gail Armitage (Margaret Lindsay), despite the presence of Joyce's husband Gordon Heath (John Eldredge). When Gordon refused to give his wife Joyce a divorce, she intentionally ran the car into a tree and paralyzed him for life. Joyce was guilt-ri

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Paul Reubens - TV.com Paul Reubens 8/27/1952, Peekskill, New York, USA Birth Name EDIT Paul Reubens is a Jewish-American comedian, actor and writer. Reubens is more widely known by his persona Pee-wee Herman, a character he created while performing with the improvisational group, The Groundings. Later Reubens created the Pee-wee Herman Show which ran for five months at the Roxy Theater. He… more Credits S 1: Ep 15 State of Mind 12/30/12 S 1: Ep 14 Tagged 12/23/12 S 1: Ep 10 Scars Part 2 11/2/12 S 1: Ep 9 Scars Part 1 10/26/12 S 1: Ep 8 The Reward 10/19/12 S 1: Ep 1 The Groovenians 11/10/02 S 1: Ep 6 Show #106 7/18/01 S 1: Ep 5 Show #105 7/11/01 S 1: Ep 4 Show #104 7/4/01 S 1: Ep 3 Show #103 6/27/01 S 1: Ep 2 Show #102 6/20/01 S 5: Ep 10 Playhouse for Sale 11/10/90 S 5: Ep 9 Something to Do 11/3/90 S 5: Ep 8 Camping Out 10/27/90 S 5: Ep 7 Fun, Fun, Fun 10/20/90 S 5: Ep 6 Accidental Playhouse 10/13/90 S 6: Ep 3 The Dancing Princesses 11/14/87 S 6: Ep 2 The Little Mermaid 4/6/87 S 6: Ep 1 Rip Van Winkle 3/23/87 S 5: Ep 1 Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp 7/14/86 Max (voice) (as Paul Mall) 1986 S 3: Ep 5 Arioch Cain 10/29/15 S 3: Ep 4 The Djinn 10/22/15 S 3: Ep 3 Eli Matchett 10/15/15 S 2: Ep 4 Dr. Linus Creel 10/13/14 S 2: Ep 3 Dr. James Covington 10/6/14 S 9: Ep 1 Executive Decision 9/16/96 S 8: Ep 8 Bad Company 11/6/95 S 8: Ep 2 The Awful Truth 9/25/95 S 7: Ep 21 The Good Nephew 3/13/95 S 3: Ep 122 Show #0465 10/31/84 S 2: Ep 159 Show #0334 1/3/84 S 1: Ep 148 Show #0148 11/18/82 S 1: Ep 6 Pal Joey 10/20/79 S 3: Ep 12 Mad City: Ghosts 1/16/17 S 2: Ep 16 Wrath of the Villains: Prisoners 3/28/16 S 1: Ep 15 Cereal Criminals 3/23/15 S 2014: Ep 20141030 2014/10/30 10/30/14 S 1: Ep 2 Droids in Distress 10/13/14 S 9: Ep 13 Bike, Borrow & Steal 2/1/12 S 3: Ep 15 Mitefall! 11/18/11 S 3: Ep 2 Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases! 4/1/11 S 2: Ep 18 Emperor Joker! 10/22/10 S 1: Ep 19 Legends of the Dark Mite! 5/29/09 S 2: Ep 64 March 10, 2011 3/10/11 S 36: Ep 12 Gwyneth Paltrow/Cee-Lo Green 1/15/11 S 2: Ep 7 Power Animal 11/22/10 S 18: Ep 44 Earning His Stripes 11/1/10 S 23: Ep 31 October 19, 2010 10/19/10 S 1: Ep 7 7 9/22/09 S 1: Ep 4 Certifrycation Class / Sing Beans 11/16/07 S 1: Ep 9 Corpsicle 12/12/07 S 1: Ep 7 Smell of Success 11/21/07 S 2: Ep 8 Extreme Lamebrains/Still Got It 10/5/07 S 1: Ep 3 Cats 2/25/07 S 4: Ep 7 Reno 911!: Miami 2/23/07 S 1: Ep 8 The Thing Under the Bed 2/20/07 S 1: Ep 12 Black Tie 2/1/07 S 2: Ep 16 Puddins 9/18/06 S 4: Ep 4 Rick's On It 7/30/06 S 13: Ep 173 Show #2586 7/11/06 S 12: Ep 49 Show #2269 11/12/04 S 8: Ep 125 Show #1583 4/4/01 S 1: Ep 8 Drama Class 3/26/06 S 2: Ep 12 Chode's Near Death-Experience 10/12/05 S 8: Ep 16 Babies In Toyland 12/9/02 S 1: Ep 1 Tim Burton 10/3/02 S 4: Ep 20 Cloudy Skies, Chance of Parade 4/30/01 S 5: Ep 120 Paul Reubens 4/9/01 S 9: Ep 66 Show #2024 3/27/01 S 4: Ep 17 Hackidu 2/21/00 S 2: Ep 15 Pee-Wee Herman 6/21/98 S 2: Ep 71 January 5, 1990 1/5/90 S 1: Ep 47 November 8, 1989 11/8/89 S 60: Ep 1 The 60th Annual Academy Awards 4/11/88 S 1: Ep 1 101 9/27/87 S 1: Ep 147 May 15, 1987 5/15/87 S 1: Ep 136 April 30, 1987 4/30/87 S 1: Ep 85 February 11, 1987 2/11/87 S 1: Ep 1 October 9, 1986 10/9/86 S 1: Ep 128 April 20, 1987 4/20/87 S 2: Ep 15 Toyland 2/14/87 S 24: Ep 54 Show #3754 10/31/85 S 3: Ep 60 Show #0403 5/24/84 S 2: Ep 128 Show #0303 (831031) 10/31/83 S 1: Ep 117 Show #0117 (820922) 9/22/82 S 3: Ep 3 Pinocchio 5/14/84 S 4: Ep 7 Long Before We Met... 11/19/81 S 1: Ep 3 The Bank Robbery 9/29/79 S 1: Ep 29 5/18/78 5/18/78 S 1: Ep 145 Robin Williams, Barry Manilow 1/21/10 S 3: Ep 3 Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special 12/21/88 S 2: Ep 10 Pajama Party 11/14/87 S 2: Ep 9 Playhouse in Outer Space

Who founded the magazine Camera Work?

Alfred Stieglitz and Camera Work | Cleveland Museum of Art Photograph of Portrait - Gertrude Stein by Pablo Picasso, Camera Work, June 1913, Special Number. Winter, Fifth Avenue (1892) by Alfred Stieglitz, Camera Work October 1905, 12:7. The Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession by Alfred Stieglitz, Camera Work, April 1906, 14:42. A Alfred Stieglitz and Camera Work Alfred Stieglitz, photographer, editor, writer, and gallery owner, was an integral figure in the development of 20th century photography and modern art in America at the turn-of-the-century. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1864, Stieglitz became fascinated with photography at an early age. His father Edward, a prosperous wool merchant, was able to educate his children abroad. In 1882, Alfred enrolled in the Technische Hochschule in Berlin where he studied photochemistry. He was influenced by the work of the noted British photographer Peter Henry Emerson (1856-1936) who pioneered the use of the platinum paper and the photogravure. Stieglitz returned to New York in 1892 after ten years abroad and quickly gained notoriety for his work. In 1902 he organized the Photo Secession in reaction to the conservatism prevalent in the Camera Club of New York. He worked with prominent photographers of the day, among them Edward Steichen, Gerturde Kasebier, Clarence H. White, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Annie Brigman, and Frank Eugene, to promote the photograph as art. The 1903 inception of the magazine, Camera Work, grew out of this experience.1 Stieglitz's influence on both photography and art is best seen in microcosm through the magazine, Camera Work, in which he championed the medium as a means of artistic self expression on par with the fine arts. Camera Work served as a forum for criticism as well, publishing early writing on photography. By 1910, Stieglitz began to use the pages of Camera Work to reproduce works of modern art by Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, Rodin, and van Gogh. Additionally, he brought forth the first American publication of Gertrude Stein in 1912, who wrote about Matisse and Picasso. In this way Camera Work served as the starting point for modern art in America three years prior to the Armory Show. The Armory Show was, in itself, a pivotal moment in the history of American art. Held at New York's 69th Regiment Armory, this exhibition included more than 1,200 works by contemporary American and European artists. Steiglitz was both a lender to, and patron of, the exhibition. From the start, Stieglitz stressed the importance of reproducing images of the highest quality in Camera Work. As he wrote in a column entitled "An Apology" from the premier issue of the magazine in 1903, "Photography being in the main a process in monochrome, it is on subtle gradations in tone and value that its artistic beauty so frequently depends. It is, therefore, highly necessary that reproductions of photographic work must be made with exceptional care and discretion if the spirit of the originals is to be retained, though no reproductions can do full justice to the subtleties of some photographs."2 Throughout the pages of Camera Work, Stieglitz promoted his gallery of the Photo-Secession, 291, by publishing reviews of exhibitions, work by artists featured there, as well as photographs of exhibitions. Founded in 1905 with Edward Steichen, the gallery, located on the top floor of 291 Fifth Avenue, was initially intended to promote photography as an independent art form. The Gallery went on to exhibit works by notable contemporary European and American artists including Matisse, Cézanne, Picasso, Dove, Marin, O'Keeffe and Hartley, who described 291 as "the largest small room of its kind in the world."3 In 1917, the building that housed 291 was scheduled for demolition forcing Stieglitz to close the gallery; Camera Work ceased publication the same year. By 1918 Stieglitz began spending summers in Lake George, New York and in 1924 he married Georgia O'Keeffe. Stieglitz continued to promote photography and modern art through his galleries while increasing concentration on his own work un

How long is Indianapolis's most famous motor race?

Indianapolis Motor Speedway In what year did the first Indianapolis 500 take place? 1911. Ray Harroun won in the Marmon "Wasp." Why was the distance of 500 miles selected? Having decided to dispense with multi-race programs and concentrate on one major race for 1911, Speedway leader Carl Fisher and his partners envisioned an event that would appeal to the public by lasting approximately seven hours between mid-morning and late afternoon. A distance of 500 miles was settled upon, and Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911 in six hours, 42 minutes and eight seconds. What is the distance of one lap around the oval? 2.5 miles. The track has four distinct turns and straightaways, a layout unchanged since the facility opened in 1909. The front and back straightaways are 5/8th of a mile each, with the "short chute" straightaways between Turns 1 and 2 and Turns 3 and 4 at 1/8th of a mile each. Each of the four turns is 1/4th of a mile long. What is the degree of banking in the turns? Each of the four turns on the oval is banked at exactly 9 degrees, 12 minutes, the same dimensions as when the track opened in 1909. Which driver has won the Indianapolis 500 the most times? Three drivers have won the Indianapolis 500 four times each: A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977) Al Unser (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987) Rick Mears (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991) Who is the youngest winner of the Indianapolis 500? Troy Ruttman was 22 years, 80 days old when he won the 36th Indianapolis 500 on May 30, 1952. Q. Who is the oldest winner of the Indianapolis 500? A. Al Unser was 47 years, 360 days old when he won the 71st Indianapolis 500 on May 24, 1987. What is the name of the trophy presented to the winner of the race each year? The Borg-Warner Trophy, which was commissioned in 1935 by the Borg-Warner Automotive Company. In 1936, Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Meyer was the first driver to receive the trophy. Why does the winner of the Indianapolis 500 drink milk in Victory Lane? Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Meyer regularly drank buttermilk to refresh himself on a hot day and happened to drink some in Victory Lane as a matter of habit after winning the 1936 race. An executive with what was then the Milk Foundation was so elated when he saw the moment captured in a photograph in the sports section of his newspaper the following morning that he vowed to make sure it would be repeated in coming years. There was a period between 1947-55 when milk was apparently no longer offered, but the practice was revived in 1956 and has been a tradition ever since. Have women competed in the Indianapolis 500? Nine women have raced in the Indianapolis 500: Janet Guthrie (1977-79) Lyn St. James (1992-97, 2000) Sarah Fisher (2000-04, 2007-10) Helio Castroneves (2001) Have there always been 33 cars in the starting field of the Indianapolis 500? No. After 40 cars started in the inaugural race in 1911, the Contest Board of the American Automobile Association (AAA), the sanctioning body at the time, mandated a formula for limiting the size of a starting field according to the size of the track. It was determined that the safe distance between each car spread equally around a course would be 400 feet, thereby limiting the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway to 33 cars. Speedway President Carl Fisher, however, placed a limit of only 30 cars for the "500" between 1912 and 1914 and did not adopt AAA's 33 maximum until 1915. Although there had been numerous occasions between 1912 and 1928 when the field was not filled, the allowed number was increased during the Depression years to 40 cars between 1930 and 1932 (only 38 made it in 1930) and further to 42 in 1933. The maximum has been at 33 ever since 1934, although extenuating circumstances expanded the field to 35 starters in 1979 and 1997. What is the fastest official lap ever turned during the month of May? 237.498 mph by Arie Luyendyk during qualifying May 12, 1996. Luyendyk turned a lap of 239.260 during practice May 10, 1996. It was the fastest unofficial lap ever at the Speedway, as practice laps are not off

Who was the first female to have three consectu8ive US No 1 albums?

Donna Summer - Biography - IMDb Donna Summer Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (2) | Spouse  (2) | Trivia  (33) | Personal Quotes  (7) Overview (5) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (2) Donna Summer rocketed to international super-stardom in the mid-1970s when her groundbreaking merger of R&B, soul, pop, funk, rock, disco and avant-garde electronica catapulted underground dance music out of the clubs of Europe to the pinnacles of sales and radio charts around the world. Maintaining an unbroken string of hits throughout the 70s and 80s, most of which she wrote, Donna holds the record for most consecutive double albums to hit #1 on the Billboard charts (3) and first female to have four #1 singles in a 12 month period; 3 as a solo artist and one as a duo with Barbra Streisand. A five-time Grammy winner, Donna Summer was the first artist to win the Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female (1979, "Hot Stuff") as well as the first-ever recipient of the Grammy for Best Dance Recording (1997, "Carry On"). In 2004, she became one of the first inductees, as both an Artist Inductee and a Record Inductee (for 1977's "I Feel Love") into the Dance Music Hall of Fame in New York City. Born Donna Gaines on New Year's Eve to a large family in Boston, she developed an early interest in music. From the age of eight, Summer sang in church choirs and city-wide choruses, and by her early twenties, was performing in musical theatre in Germany, winning parts in such highly-acclaimed shows as "Hair," "Showboat," "Godspell," and "Porgy and Bess" as well as performing with the Viennese Folk Opera. She released her first single, a cover of the Jaynett's girl group classic, "Sally Go Round The Roses," in 1971. While singing backup, she met producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte who produced her first single, "Hostage," which became a hit in the Netherlands, France and Belgium. In 1975, Moroder and Bellotte produced the international hit, "Love to Love You Baby," which rose to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and triggered Summer's triumphant return to the United States as a key figure of the then-emerging disco genre. "Love To Love You Baby" paved the way for such international hits as "MacArthur Park," "Bad Girls," "Hot Stuff," "Dim All The Lights," "On The Radio," and "Enough Is Enough," as well as the Grammy and Academy award winning theme song "Last Dance," from the film "Thank God It's Friday," which remains a milestone in Donna's career. In 1980, Summer became the first artist to sign with David Geffen's new label, Geffen Records, leaving her disco days behind and moving into the next phase of her career ." In the years that followed, Summer collaborated with writers and producers such as Quincy Jones, Michael Omartian and England's dance-pop production compound Stock Aitken Waterman and produced a steady stream of hits from "State of Independence," featuring Michael Jackson on backing vocals, to the abiding feminist anthem "She Works Hard For The Money," one of the most-played songs of all-time, and the infectious "This Time I Know It's For Real." In 1994, she released "Endless Summer," a greatest hits retrospective containing a new song, "Melody of Love," which became Billboard's #1 Dance Record of the Year. She also released the critically acclaimed gem "Christmas Spirit," a collection of Summer's original songs and holiday standards recorded with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Summer spent the '90s continuing to tour, performing to sold-out audiences worldwide. In 1997, when the new "Best Dance Recording" Category was created at the Grammy Awards, Donna Summer was the first winner with her fifth career Grammy award for "Carry On." In 1999, Sony/Epic Records released "VH1 Presents Donna Summer: Live & More - Encore!," an album and DVD of Summer's critically acclaimed VH1 broadcast taped at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. The show premiered on VH1 as one of the network's highest rated shows to date and featured live performances of Summer's top hits. In addition to her five Grammy Awards, Summer has won six American Music Awards, three conse

Which detective lived on a boat called St Vitus Dance?

St. Vitus Dance | Miami Vice Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Living on a yacht in a Miami marina helped Crockett to keep his lives as an undercover detective and drug dealing middleman Sonny Burnett separate. The lack of a fixed address also helped him to stay "off the radar" and made him harder to find, even when the St. Vitus was docked at its usual berth, and Crockett's watch-gator Elvis helped ensure anyone who did find his home was given a hostile welcome. The yacht provided Crockett with an unorthodox residence for entertaining his (usually female) guests, as seen frequently in the series; both Gina and Theresa Lyons regularly stayed on the yacht, and associates from his undercover work, such as Jake Pierson , would often visit him there to discuss business. Occasionally, Crockett's yacht played a more active role in his assignments, such as when he used it to "vanish" witnesses Al Lombard in " Lombard " or Keith Mollis in " Line of Fire ", taking them out to sea on the St. Vitus where it would be more difficult for potential hitmen to find and get close to them. In the latter operation, the sailboat was badly shot up by gunmen from the Cantero organisation when they discovered its location due to a departmental leak, firing on the yacht from a helicopter. The vessel was apparently repaired soon after, as Crockett continued to use it as his residence for the remainder of the series, finally saying goodbye when he quit the Metro-Dade police force at the end of " Freefall ". Real Boats Edit The St. Vitus was portrayed by three different yachts during the course of the show's five seasons. In the pilot episode , Crockett lived on a Cabo Rico 38 sailboat, which changed to an Endeavour 40 once the show was picked up as a series. At the start of season 2 , the boat changed to a larger Endeavour 42, although some footage of the Endeavour 40 was still used in some episodes (likely stock footage filmed during season 1 ). By season 3 , the Endeavour 42 was the only boat seen, and would remain so for the rest of the series. It was never stated on the show if these boats were supposed to be the same yacht, or whether they were supposed to be three different vessels each christened the St. Vitus Dance -- however, the use of both the 40 and the 42 during season 2 implies the former. Notes

On which river was the Grand Coulee built?

Grand Coulee Dam: History and purpose Grand Coulee Dam: History and purpose Oct 31, 2008 John Harrison Grand Coulee ( map ) is the largest dam in the Columbia River Basin and one of the largest in the world. Everything about the dam is large: it is 550 feet (167.6 meters) tall, measured from its foundation in solid granite, or approximately 350 feet (106.7 meters) from the downstream river surface to the top of the dam. It is 5,223 feet (1,592 meters) long, or 57 feet short of a mile. (Read the March 2016 Smithsonian article on the 75th anniversary of the dam's completion.)  Grand Coulee Dam is the largest concrete structure ever built. Several other dams in the world are larger, but they include earthen berms (when completed 2009, the Three Gorges Dam in China will be roughly three times the size of Grand Coulee). Grand Coulee is 450-500 feet thick at its base and 30 feet thick at the top, and it contains 11,975,521 cubic yards (9,155,944 cubic meters) of concrete, three times as much as Hoover Dam. The dam has four power plants. The two original power plants, the first of which began producing power in 1941, are called the Left Power Plant and the Right Power Plant. The two power plants, each of which houses nine large generators, are split by the spillway, which is 1,300 feet wide and covers an area of 13.26 acres. According to the federal Bureau of Reclamation, which operates the dam, the Left Powerhouse has three generators with a total capacity of 3 megawatts to provide power at the dam site, plus nine generators rated at 125 megawatts each. The Right Powerhouse has nine generators rated at 125 megawatts apiece. The original 18 generators began operating between 1941 and 1950. The Third Power Plant contains three generators rated at 600 megawatts apiece and three rated at 805 megawatts. These first of these six generators began operating in 1975, and the sixth in 1980. The Pump-Generator Plant, which is located on the west bank of the river, contains 12 pumps that lift water up the hillside to a canal that flows into Banks Lake, the 27-mile-long reservoir for the Columbia Basin Project . Six of the pumps can be reserved to generate about 50 megawatts each. Individual penstocks carry water to each generator at Grand Coulee. The largest of these, at the Third Power Plant, are 40 feet in diameter and carry up to 35,000 cubic feet per second of water, or more than twice the average annual flow of the Colorado River. The dam complex includes three switchyards to transmit electricity into the regional power grid. The total generating capacity is 6,809 megawatts and its average annual energy output is about 2,300 megawatts, or enough power to continuously supply the needs of two cities the size of Seattle. Grand Coulee is located at river mile 596.6 in central Washington about 90 miles northwest of Spokane near the place where an ice floe dammed the river during the last Ice Age. The ice forced the river to rise from its historic channel and flow to the south, where it carved a giant canyon — the Grand Coulee. Eventually the ice retreated, and the river returned to its old channel Grand Coulee impounds a reservoir, Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, named for the president who authorized construction of the dam, which began in 1933 (see construction photos ). Lake Roosevelt backs up the river almost to the Canadian border, a distance of 151 miles. Hydropower accounts for 79.7 percent of Grand Coulee’s authorized purposes, the others being irrigation and flood control . While hydropower is the primary purpose of the dam today, the public desire for irrigation was the driving force behind its construction. One of the first, if not the first, published reports of a proposal to irrigate the Columbia Plateau with water from the Columbia River was in 1892, when the Coulee City News and The Spokesman-Review reported on a scheme by a man named Laughlin McLean to build a 1,000-foot-tall dam to divert the entire flow of the Columbia back into the Grand Coulee; he also earlier proposed a 95-mile canal across the Columbia Plateau from a div

In which decade of the 20th century was Brad Pitt born?

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (The Criterion Collection) - ComingSoon.net The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (The Criterion Collection) Brad Pitt as Benjamin Button Cate Blanchett as Daisy Taraji P. Henson as Queenie Jared Harris as Captain Mike Tilda Swinton as Elizabeth Abbott Jason Flemyng as Thomas Button Mahershalalhashbaz Ali as Tizzy Elias Koteas as Monsieur Gteau Special Features: – Interviews with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett – Audio Commentary Featuring Academy Award-nominated Director David Fincher – Footage Revealing the Innovative Techniques Behind the Academy Award-winning visual effects and Makeup – Step-by-Step examination of the Motion-capture process aging Brad Pitt – In-depth Exploration of David Fincher’s Creative Process on the Set – Interview with Acclaimed Composer Alexandre Desplat about the Score – Featurettes on the film’s Storyboards, Costumes, and Academy Award-winning art direction – Stills Galleries, Including Costume Designs and Candid behind-the-scenes Production Photos – An Essay by Film Critic Kent Jones Other Info: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound French and Spanish Languages The following is the official description of the film: “‘I was born under unusual circumstances…’ Thus begins ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,’ the Academy Award-winning film starring Brad Pitt as a man who is born in his eighties and ages backward, and Cate Blanchett as the woman he is destined to love forever. ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ is a monumental journey – as unusual as it is epic – that follows Benjamin’s remarkable adventure of romance and redemption from the end of World War I through the twenty-first century. Directed by David Fincher, ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ is a powerful testament to life and death, love and loss.” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is rated PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking. The Movie: Every decade deserves its “Forrest Gump” I guess. David Fincher’s adaptation of a little known (and monumentally depressing) F. Scott Fitzgerald story is this one’s. Depending on your point of view, that’s either a damning condemnation or just what the doctor ordered. Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) is born a prematurely old man, but rather than quickly expiring as everyone expects, he keeps getting bigger and stronger and it soon becomes apparent he’s ageing backwards, at which point all connection to the original story ceases. In a piece of none to subtle commentary (and that about sums up the whole film), Benjamin’s very freaked father abandons him on the doorstep of one of New Orlean’s first retirement homes. Fitzgerald’s story, among other things, was about the oft-made connection between the nature of childhood and old age, and the film version passes no opportunity in doing the same. However, that’s as far as Benjamin’s condition ever gets insofar as it affects his personality. For the most part it passes unnoticed and only is occasionally commented on. And that’s because Benjamin wasn’t born an old man, he was just born looking like one, and that shamelessness is reflected in quite a lot of the rest of the film. Part of that is because Fincher and screenwriter Eric Roth are trying to depict Benjamin’s circumstances in a realistic world. They’re not interested in telling a fairy tale, they want to tell a travelogue. And that’s essentially what “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is. Benjamin is born at the close of World War I, and after a copious amount of time is spent with his youth, pounding in the idea of old childhood (and vice versa), he sets out to make his way in the world. It is without question a wonderful looking film. Fincher is operating at the peak of his powers here. He’s not telling a fairy tale, but he has created a world that’s an ideal–be it frozen Russia, an ocean filled with dead bodies, or rural India–which should give you an idea how his film wanders. It’s constructed as more of a loose set of vignettes, related through Benjamin’s diary (being read in the present day) of different moments. And lots of

Who had an 80s No 1 with Like A Prayer?

Madonna - Like A Prayer - YouTube Madonna - Like A Prayer Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Oct 26, 2009 © 2006 WMG

In which decade was Ewan McGregor born?

Ewan McGregor - Biography - IMDb Ewan McGregor Biography Showing all 140 items Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (4) | Trivia  (66) | Personal Quotes  (65) Overview (3) 5' 9¾" (1.77 m) Mini Bio (1) Ewan Gordon McGregor was born on March 31, 1971 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, to Carol Diane (Lawson) and James Charles McGregor, both teachers. His uncle is actor Denis Lawson . He was raised in Crieff. At age 16, he left Morrison Academy to join the Perth Repertory Theatre. His parents encouraged him to leave school and pursue his acting goals rather than be unhappy. McGregor studied drama for a year at Kirkcaldly in Fife, then enrolled at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama for a three-year course. He studied alongside Daniel Craig and Alistair McGowan , among others, and left right before graduating after snagging the role of Private Mick Hopper in Dennis Potter 's six-part Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar (1993). His first notable role was that of Alex Law in Shallow Grave (1994), directed by Danny Boyle , written by John Hodge and produced by Andrew Macdonald . This was followed by The Pillow Book (1996) and Trainspotting (1996), the latter of which brought him to the public's attention. He is now one of the most critically acclaimed actors of his generation, and portrays Obi-Wan Kenobi in the first three Star Wars episodes. McGregor is married to French production designer Eve Mavrakis , whom he met while working on the television series Kavanagh QC (1995). They married in France in the summer of 1995 and have two daughters, Clara Mathilde and Esther Rose. McGregor formed a production company, with friends Jonny Lee Miller , Sean Pertwee , Jude Law , Sadie Frost , Damon Bryant , Bradley Adams and Geoff Deehan , called "Natural Nylon", and hoped it would make innovative films that do not conform to Hollywood standards. McGregor and Bryant left the company in 2002. He was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to drama and charity. - IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous Spouse (1) ( 22 July  1995 - present) (4 children) Trade Mark (4) Red hair and blue eyes Mole on his forehead, until he had it removed Trivia (66) Former roommate of Jude Law . They are still close friends. Ranked #36 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997] He met his wife, Eve Mavrakis , while filming for Kavanagh QC (1995). Was originally up for the lead role in The Beach (2000), which would have reunited him with director Danny Boyle and screenwriter John Hodge who collaborated with McGregor on Shallow Grave (1994), Trainspotting (1996) and A Life Less Ordinary (1997). The role ultimately went to Leonardo DiCaprio . While McGregor blamed studio influence for the casting decision, he did not speak to either Boyle nor Hodge for years afterwards, commenting in an interview that he felt betrayed and the friendship was over. However, McGregor and Boyle made amends in 2015, with McGregor stating he has changed his opinion about the whole matter, and has moved on. Originally auditioned for the role of Mercutio in the film Romeo + Juliet (1996). He later got his chance to work with "Romeo + Juliet" director Baz Luhrmann when he was cast as Christian in Moulin Rouge! (2001). In the film Moulin Rouge! (2001), McGregor sang alongside Nicole Kidman . Was presented with an honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster at a graduation ceremony in Belfast, Northern Ireland (July 5, 2001). His first name is pronounced "you-an". He says that he was inspired to get into show business by his uncle, actor Denis Lawson . Lawson played Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars trilogy. Resided in North London, England with his family until 2008, when they re-located to Los Angeles. Slated to start filming 'Nautic' in Jamaica with Heath Ledger in a couple of months. However Ted Demme , who was picked to direct the film died suddenly at age 38 from a heart attack while playing basketball. Early caree

Who produced the first jumbo jet in 1975?

1975: In comes the Combi | Air Canada's 75th Anniversary Air Canada's 75th Anniversary Story In comes the Combi On January 29, 1975, the newest addition to Air Canada’s fleet, a Boeing 747-200 Combination passenger/cargo aircraft (affectionately known as “Combi”), lands in Montreal after setting a world record for long-distance flying. The aircraft established the record for jumbo jets on January 11, when it flew 8,360 miles from the Boeing plant in Seattle to Amman, Jordan. The non-stop flight took 14 hours, 24 minutes, beating a previous record set by a Douglas DC-10 in 1973. The interior of the special jumbo jet can be arranged in a whole variety of configurations and boasts an unprecedented amount of cargo capacity. No results found. Please search again. The First Five Years - TCA’s takeoff In the early 1930s no air service spans our vast nation and most Canadians can’t imagine flying. With a few good men, $5 million, two Lockheed Electras and a Stearman fresh from crop-dusting duties, the company takes off flying. The First Five Years - Lockheed 14 Super Electra Years in operation: 1938-1948 An improved version of the original Lockheed 10A (TCA’s first plane), these silver birds are now vintage beauties. 1940s - Growth spurt Assisting in the war effort, TCA charts the hazardous Atlantic crossing. Thanks to improvements in airports and navigation technology – like radio – that help manage Canada’s weather extremes, the staff’s sense of pride and unity grows along with its fleet and route map. 1940s - Canadair North Star Years in operation: 1947-1961 These Canadian-made planes became the first pressurized four-engine aircraft in the fleet. The first model, the C-54GM was loaned to TCA by the RCAF and was unpressurized. 1950s - Passion and purpose In anticipation of the jet age, the airline expands its route network and flies more Canadians (and increasingly exotic goods) farther than ever before, both throughout Canada and around the world. 1950s - Vickers Viscount Years in operation: 1955-1974 TCA became the first North American carrier to bring turbine driven aircraft into service with the gallant Vickers Viscount. The 48-passenger aircraft cruised at a speed of 507 km per hour. 1960s - The Jet Age With the purchase of the exciting DC-8 aircraft, the first commercial jet, TCA – which becomes Air Canada in 1965 – revolutionizes the airline industry and cuts flying time in half. 1960s - McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Years in operation: 1966-2002 The fleet’s workhorse, this second-generation jet improved Canadian transcontinental routes. Retrofitted models served in the fleet for over 45 years. 1970s - OK computer Computers improve ticketing and reservation systems and make for more efficient flying. The company’s ambitions are embodied in the Boeing 747, the biggest bird to ever take to the skies. 1970s - Lockheed L-1011-100 TriStar Years in operation: 1973-1996 This smaller medium- to long-range aircraft had a galley located under the passenger floor, in the belly of the cabin, in which meals were prepared and brought up by elevator. 1980s - Global reach Now privatized, Air Canada celebrates world-class service and its new place on the global commercial stage by offering more and more flights within Europe. 1980s - Boeing 747 Years in operation: 1971-2006 Air Canada became the first Canadian airline to introduce the 747 into service across Canada and in Europe. These huge birds offered a spaciousness and luxury new to commercial aircraft. 1990s - Network era Air Canada joins the international network, building ties with other airlines by founding Star Alliance(TM) and introducing electronic ticketing, self-serve kiosks and the company’s first website. 1990s - Airbus 340 Years in operation: 1995- 2008 The Airbus 340 is an efficient long-range, four-engine wide-body passenger jet with a cruising speed of 869 km/hour. The A-340 first flew between Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa on June 21, 1995. 2000s - Smart Mobility Flying has become easy, comfortable and personalized to passengers’ tastes thanks to the introduction of personal

Who had an 80s No 1 with Let's Hear It For The Boy?

Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For The Boy (HQ with lyrics) - YouTube Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For The Boy (HQ with lyrics) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Apr 26, 2010 Deniece Williams' 1984 hit "Let's Hear It For The Boy" from the movie Footloose with lyrics below. I do not own this, for entertainment purposes only. LYRICS: My baby, he don't talk sweet He ain't got much to say But he loves me, loves me, loves me I know that he loves me anyway And maybe he don't dress fine But I don't really mind 'Cause every time he pulls me near I just wanna cheer Let's hear it for the boy Let's give the boy a hand Let's hear it for my baby You know you gotta understand Maybe he's no Romeo But he's my loving one-man show Whooa, whooa, whooa-oh Let's hear it for the boy My baby may not be rich He's watching every dime But he loves me, loves me, loves me We always have a real good time And maybe he sings off-key But that's all right by me, yeah 'Cause what he does, he does so well Makes me wanna yell Let's hear it for the boy Aaaah, let's give the boy a hand Let's hear it for my baby You know you gotta understand Oh-oh-oh, maybe he's no Romeo But he's my loving one-man show Whooa, whooa, whooa-oh Let's hear it for the boy [Instrumental Interlude] 'Cause every time he pulls me near I just wanna cheer Let's hear it for the boy Aaaah, let's give the boy a hand Let's hear it for my baby You know you gotta understand Maybe he's no Romeo But he's my loving one-man show Whooa, whooa, whooa-oh Let's hear it for the boy.... Category

Where in America is the Rockefeller University?

Nelson A. Rockefeller . The Rockefellers . WGBH American Experience | PBS Other Biographies Nelson Rockefeller believed in fate. After all, he was born on the same day as his larger-than-life grandfather, John D. Rockefeller, Sr ., a coincidence he always took to be an omen of great things to come. With Senior, he shared an ambitious vision and the boundless energy to make it real. But in other respects, Nelson couldn't have been more different from the Rockefeller patriarch. Turning his back on the intense privacy that had shielded the family for generations, he took the Rockefellers in a bold new direction. He wanted to be popular and powerful. And he wanted to be President of the United States. But fate, it turned out, would not oblige. Born on July 8, 1908 in Bar Harbor, Maine, Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller soon showed signs of the irrepressible temperament that would be his trademark. He led his brothers in all kinds of projects, displaying the charm and vitality inherited from his mother, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller , who clearly favored him. Nelson had a more strained relationship with his father, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. , whose emphasis on discipline and modesty didn't quite suit his third child. Unlike his father, in fact, Nelson always seemed to be in a hurry. He got married just a few days after graduating from Dartmouth, and was soon searching for ways to "get very far in this world," as he put it. The newly started  Rockefeller Center  project provided a good launching pad. Building on his interest in modern art, which he had inherited from his mother, he handled relations with the artists hired to embellish the complex, including the controversial  Diego Rivera . He also plunged into the task of finding tenants for the ambitious complex, showing leadership and managerial skills that would make him indispensable in the family venture. In 1938, at the age of 29, he was named president of Rockefeller Center. But Rockefeller's restlessness and ambition would soon push him beyond the confines of New York City. Seeking a role in national politics, he joined President Roosevelt's administration in 1940 as the head of a new agency for Latin-American affairs. He stayed in Washington for the next five years, and again between 1953 and 1955, working on foreign affairs, government reorganization, and public policy under Presidents Truman and Eisenhower . Rockefeller was determined to use the experience he had accumulated in the federal government to gain elective political office. In 1958, he decided to run for governor of New York State. His campaign revealed a confident and affable politician, at his best when pressing the flesh and striking up conversations with the people who came out to see him. "Hi Ya, Fella" became his signature greeting. "Rocky," his nickname. After a massive campaign, bankrolled with his legendary fortune, Rockefeller won the election handily. The New York Times did not fail to notice the historical significance of the result: "The election of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller has given the final stamp of public approval to a name that once was among the most hated and feared in America." Rockefeller wasted no time making the most of his new political prominence. As governor, he took it upon himself to change the physical face of New York State through an array of sweeping public works projects. He built low-income housing, schools, hospitals, roads, and monuments -- among them, the grandiose Albany Mall, a marble complex which is now the seat of the State government. He also established a strong and ambitious state university system (SUNY) and a modern highway network, spending liberally with the help of complicated financing schemes. But as he dove into his own brand of gubernatorial activism, Rockefeller never lost sight of his ultimate goal. In 1960, barely two years into his first term as governor, he sought the Republican presidential nomination, but lost to Richard Nixon. Four years later,  he would come much closer , ultimately yielding to Barry Goldwater and the fallout from a contro

In professional football, which state do the Cardinals call home?

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Which musical instrument did Stan Getz play?

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What kind of orchard did Chekhov write a play about?

SparkNotes: The Cherry Orchard: Context The Cherry Orchard Table of Contents Plot Overview Anton Pavlevich Chekhov was born on January 17th, 1860, in Taganrog, Russia. His father Pavel was a shopkeeper the town, which was small, provincial, and on the Sea of Azov in the south of Russia, and his grandfather was Egor Chekhov, a serf. Serfs were the legal property of the landowners who owned the property on which they resided; it was thus a form of slavery. In 1841, Egor bought freedom for himself and his family at the price of 875 rubles. Russia had been changing ever since the early 18th century, when Tsar Peter the Great carried out a series of reforms with the intent of modernizing Russia in Western Europe's image. European styles in fashion and art were imported, the Western canon was widely read among the nobility, and French was adopted as the language of cultured discourse. A large government bureaucracy was created; the achievement of rank became an obsession of Russian life. During Chekhov's childhood, in the time of Tsar Alexander II, a second wave of reforms was underway, reforms that further liberalized the country and its economy. The most important of these was the Emancipation Declaration of 1861, which freed the serfs from bondage. These reforms caused great controversy, as they introduced what was, in effect, the beginning of a free-market economy, undermining the power of the nobility, and sometimes even impoverishing them. The situation displayed in The Cherry Orchard, of a wealthy landowning family forced to sell their estate in order to pay their debts, was thus a familiar one in the Russian society of Chekhov's day. Chekhov himself had a relatively quiet childhood. He attended the local Russian grammar school, worked in his father's store and occasionally wrote small pieces for the amusement of his family. Taganrog was not a typical provincial town; it was a multicultural port, with Italians, Greeks, and Turks residing in the wealthier sections of town and Russians such as the Chekhovs living in comparatively poor suburbs. It had a theater, which the young Chekhov would often visit. When Chekhov was sixteen, Pavel's store failed, and the entire family had to move to Moscow—the entire family, that is, except for Anton. A merchant (and friend of the family) had helped the Chekhovs with a loan, but insisted on keeping Anton with him in the house as a kind of collateral. As soon as he could, he left Taganrog in order to pursue medical studies in Moscow in 1879 at the age of 19. That year, Chekhov began to write comic stories in order to pay his medical school tuition. By the time he was twenty, he was employed by The Spectator magazine as their regular humorist. Over ninety percent of Chekhov's published work appeared in magazines before he was twenty-eight, and, by this age, he had already established himself as a premier writer of short stories. As he developed as a writer, his stories began to take on deeper and more profound themes, as he moved away from his comic roots. To this day, Chekhov's literary reputation primarily rests with his short stories, and Chekhov's early plays, written primarily in his early 20s, are not well-remembered. It was only in 1896 that he began to turn his attention back to drama; in the eight remaining years before his death, he managed to complete four plays: The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard. The first performance of The Seagull was nearly laughed off the stage; it was criticized as dull, unimaginative, and lacking any sort of dramatic tension (a critical undercurrent that has survived in Russia to this day). Only gradually did Chekhov's new form of drama, emphasizing characterization, detail and symbolism instead of plot development and incident, gain acceptance. Chekhov was the in-house playwright for the Moscow Arts Theatre, which had been founded by his friend Vladimir Nemirovich-Davchenko. During this time, he fell in love with one of the Theatre's leading actresses, Olga Knipper, and would marry her in 1901. Chekhov wrote his last

Who had an 80s No 1 hit with Jack & Diane?

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Truman Capote wrote about Breakfast at which place?

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On a computer keyboard which letter on the same line is immediately right of the O?

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Abyssinia (Ethiopia) Abyssinia (now known as: Ethiopia) ABYSSINIA is an extensive country of Eastern Africa, the limits of which are not well defined, and authorities be regarded as lying between 7° 30' and 15° 40' N. lat., and 35° and 40° 30' E. long., having, N. and N.W., Nubia; E., the territory of the Danakils; S; the country of the Gallas; and W., the regions of the Upper Nile [Footnote 61-1]. It has an area of about 200,000 square miles, and a population of from 3,000,000 to 4,000,000. The name Abyssinia, or more properly Habessinia, is derived from the Arabic word Habesch, which signifies mixture or confusion, and was applied to this country by the Arabs on account of the mixed character of the people. This was subsequently Latinised by the Portuguese into Abassia and Abassinos, and hence the present name. The Abyssinians call themselves Itiopyavan, and their country Itiopia, or Manghesta Itiopia, the kingdom of Ethiopia. Sketch Map of Abyssinia (Date: c. 1875) The country of Abyssinia rises rather abruptly from the low arid district on the borders of the Red Sea in lofty ranges of mountains, and slopes away more gradually to the westward, where the tributaries of the Nile have formed numerous deep valleys. It consists for the most part of extensive and elevated table-lands, with mountain ranges extending in different directions, and intersected by numerous valleys. The table-lands are generally from 6000 to 9000 feet above the level of the sea, but in the south there are some of considerable extent, which attain a height of more than 10,000 feet. The mountains in various parts of the country rise to 12,000 and 13,000 feet above the sea, and some of the peaks of Samen are said to reach to 15,000 feet, and to be always covered with snow. The average height of the range which divides the streams flowing to the east from those that flow westward is about 8000 feet, rising to 10,000 or 11,000 in the south, and sinking in the north. The whole country presents the appearance of having been broken up and tossed about in a remarkable manner, the mountains assuming wild and fantastic forms, with sides frequently abrupt and precipitous, and only accessible by very difficult passes. The Samen range of mountains are the highest in Abyssinia, and together with the Lamalmon and Lasta, mountains form a long but not continuous chain, running from north to south. The principal rivers of Abyssinia are tributaries of the Nile. The western portion of the country may be divided into three regions, drained respectively by the Mareb, the Atbara, and the Abai. The most northern of these rivers is the Mareb, which rises in the mountains of Taranta, flows first south, then west, and afterwards turns to the north, where it is at length, after a course of upwards of 500 miles, lost in the sand, but in the rainy season it falls into the Atbara. The Atbara, or Takazza, rises in the mountains of Lasta, and flowing first north, then west, and again turning to the north, at length falls into the Nile, after a course of about 800 miles. The Abai, Bahr-el-Azrek or Blue River, the eastern branch of the Nile, an considered by Bruce ot be the main stream of that river, rises from two mountains near Geesh, in lat. 10° 59' 25" N., long. 36° 55' 30" E., about 10,000 feet above the level of the sea. It flows first north to the Lake of Dembea or Tzana, then takes a long semicircular sweep round the province of Godjam, and afterwards flows northward to about the 15th degree of N. lat., where it unites with the Bahr-el-Abiad, which has now been ascertained to be the true Nile. The Hawash, the principal river of eastern Abyssinia, rises about lat. 9° 30' N., long 38° E., and, flowing in a north-easterly direction towards the Red Sea, is lost in Lake Aussa, lat. 11° 25' N., 41 40° E. The principal lake of Abyssinia is the Dembea, which lies between 11° 30' and 12° 30' N. lat., and 37° and 37° 35' E. long., being about 60 miles in length by 40 in width, and containing a number of small islands. It is fed by numerous small streams. The lake of Ashangi, in lat. 1

In which decade of the 20th century was Anne Archer born?

20th Century History Timeline - Decade by Decade 20th Century History Decade by Decade Every decade of the twentieth century had its own personality. This personality was formed by both the people and the events that dominated it. Learn more about the century by exploring its decades. Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters Thanks, You're in! Health Tip of the Day Recipe of the Day There was an error. Please try again. Please select a newsletter. Please enter a valid email address. Did you mean ? Still from the 1903 film, The Great Train Robbery. Picture in the public domain. 1900s Photograph from the National Archives and Records Administration. 1910s The Coffinette for the Viscera of Tutankhamun on display during the press viewing of the 'Tutankhamun & The Golden Age of the Pharaohs' exhibition on November 13, 2007 in Greenwich, London, England. Picture by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images. 1920s Picture courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration. 1930s Adolf Hitler poses with a group of SS members soon after his appointment as Chancellor. Picture courtesy of USHMM Photo Archives. 1940s While countries from around the world sent troops to Europe to fight World War II, the Nazis continued their blitzkrieg tactics to take over Europe, country by country, while also murdering millions of Jews and Gypsies.

Cass Gilbert was the major developer of what type of building?

Cass Gilbert Buildings Photo Tours, Travelogues, And Random Topics Cass Gilbert Buildings A Photo Tour Of Twin Cities Area Buildings Designed By Pioneering Architect Cass Gilbert Introduction Cass Gilbert was a famous twin cities architect. While much of his career was spent designing houses and apartment buildings, he caught a major career break in landing the project to design the Minnesota State Capitol building. This brought fame to Gilbert, which allowed him to take on other world famous building projects including a building that would be the tallest skyscraper in the world. But as Gilbert's star rose, the Minnesota natives turned their back on him, forcing him to ultimately leave his twin cities home. Note—click on each photo to see the full size image. Cass Gilbert Park Cass Gilbert lived from 1859 to 1934. Born in Ohio, he spent his youth and early career in Saint Paul. His work in the city is honored with a park and overlook located a block north and east of the Minnesota State Capitol Building, which was his break-through project. Most of Gilbert's twin cities area work was completed between 1880 and 1900. Cass Gilbert's Mother's Home 471 Ashland, Saint Paul Gilbert's mother was well connected in Saint Paul society, which allowed Gilbert to obtain commissions for homes that would otherwise not have been offered to him. This house has since been restored to its original exterior appearance, and is an excellent example of Gilbert's early work. William H. Lightner House 318 Summit Ave, Saint Paul Business was good in 1893 for Saint Paul attorney William Lightner. He had outgrown his first Cass Gilbert house at 322-324 Summit, so he commissioned Gilbert to build a bigger and better home at 318 Summit Avenue. This house is located on Summit Avenue, which is a row of houses built during the gilded age by lumber and railroad executives. It was once occupied by Louis Hill, son of railroad baron James J. Hill. The house was purchased in 2006 by the Nicholson family for 1.4-million. They did a total restoration of the home, resulting in an exterior that looks much like it did 100 years ago. Lightner-Young House 322-324 Summit Ave, Saint Paul This side by side duplex was built in 1886. Attorney William H. Lightner occupied the 322 address, while 324 was occupied by his law partner George B. Young. Some consider the stonework and facade of this home to be the best looking of any building designed by Gilbert in Minnesota. Edgar C. Long House 332 Summit Ave, Saint Paul Built for lumber and railroad tycoon Edgar Long, this house is one of the most expensive and opulent designed by Cass Gilbert. Unfortunately, the exterior has been extensively changed since it was built in 1899, with much of the lavish detail being lost. It remains a very impressive building. Dr. David W. McCourt House 161 S. Cambridge, Saint Paul This 1887 home is built in a design called the urban shingle style. Gilbert worked many round, oval, and angle details in what is otherwise a very square house. The details are essential since this house sits on a triangular lot where all sides are highly visible from the street. The barn was designed in 1897 by Gilbert, which explains why it fits in so well. 1044 Wilson Ave, Saint Paul This is an early Cass Gilbert design. It was built in 1883, and is located in the Dayton's Bluff area of Saint Paul (east of downtown just north of I-94). This is a rather ordinary Victorian design that fits in well with the rest of the neighborhood. The house itself is nearly unchanged since it was built, with the exception of a kitchen update. 4320 Cottage Park Road, White Bear Lake Rail service was extended to White Bear Lake in the late 1860's, and trolley service began in 1879. As a result of this access, a series of resorts built up along White Bear Lake. Wealthy Twin Cities residents built summer homes along the lakeshore between the resorts. Once such summer home, now converted to year around use, is the Cass Gilbe

In which state was Madonna born?

Madonna born - Aug 16, 1958 - HISTORY.com Madonna born Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1958, Madonna Louise Ciccone, the entertainment icon later known around the world by her first name only, is born near Detroit, Michigan. After rising to stardom as a pop singer and dancer in the 1980s, Madonna added acting to her resume, with roles in such films as Desperately Seeking Susan, Dick Tracy, A League of Their Own and Evita. The provocative performer, who often tackled sexual and religious themes in her work, also became famous for her ever-changing hairstyles and fashion sense as well as her personal life, which remains an ongoing source of fascination to the tabloid media. Madonna was raised in a Catholic family in the suburbs of Detroit. After dropping out of the University of Michigan in 1978, the future “Material Girl” moved to New York City to become a dancer. She burst onto the music scene in 1982 with her dance single “Everybody,” which was followed by her self-titled debut album in 1983. She performed the title track of her second album, Like a Virgin, at the first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984, wearing her trademark “Boy Toy” belt. Like a Virgin, Madonna’s first album to reach the No. 1 spot on the music charts, was followed by True Blue (1986) and Like a Prayer (1989), both of which also reached the top of the charts and helped establish her as one of the best-selling artists of the 1980s. Other albums have included Bedtime Stories (1994), Ray of Light (1998), Music (2000), American Life (2003), Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) and Hard Candy (2008). In March 2008, the chameleonic hitmaker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Madonna made her acting debut in Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), which was followed by Shanghai Surprise (1986), co-starring her first husband, Sean Penn, and Who’s That Girl (1987). In Dick Tracy (1990), Madonna acted opposite Warren Beatty, with whom she became romantically involved during filming. In 1991, she starred in Madonna: Truth or Dare?, a behind-the-scenes documentary about her “Blonde Ambition” tour. In 1992, Madonna caused a scandal with her Erotica album as well as a controversial, adult-themed book of photos titled Sex. Also that year, she appeared on the big-screen in A League of Their Own, a well-received movie about an all-female baseball league, co-starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Rosie O’Donnell. In 1996, Madonna took on her most ambitious role yet, playing Eva Peron, the celebrated former first lady of Argentina, in the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Evita. She received a Golden Globe for Best Actress for the performance. In 2000, Madonna appeared in the critically derided The Next Best Thing, playing a woman who has a child with her gay best friend (Rupert Everett). In 2002, she starred in another bomb, Swept Away, directed by her second husband, Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch). In addition to her acting credits, Madonna’s music has been included on numerous movie soundtracks, including Die Another Day (2002) and Get Smart (2008). She made her directorial debut in 2008 with a film titled Filth and Wisdom. Related Videos

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John Glenn became Senator for which state?

GLENN, John Herschel, Jr. - Biographical Information Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office GLENN, John Herschel, Jr., a Senator from Ohio; born in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, July 18, 1921; educated in the public schools of New Concord, Ohio; graduated, Muskingum College; served in the United States Marine Corps 1942-1965; test pilot; joined the United States space program in 1959, having been selected as one of the original seven Mercury astronauts; in February 1962, became the first American to orbit the Earth; unsuccessful candidate in 1964 to the United States Senate; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in November 1974, for the term commencing January 3, 1975; subsequently appointed by the Governor, December 24, 1974, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Howard M. Metzenbaum for the term ending January 3, 1975; reelected in 1980, 1986, and again in 1992 for the term ending January 3, 1999; not a candidate for reelection in 1998; chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs (One Hundredth through One Hundred Third Congresses); returned to space as payload specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, October 29 to November 7, 1998; awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on August 7, 2009, for service as first American to orbit the earth; awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 29, 2012; was a resident of Columbus, Ohio, until his death on December 8, 2016. Bibliography

The Battle Of New Orleans was a big No 1 for which singer?

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What are the international registration letters of a vehicle from Mexico?

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In which cop series did Phil Collins appear as Phil the Shill?

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"Which US singer said, ""You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on?"""

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What is the name of the main space exploration center in Florida?

NASA - NASA Facilities NASA Facilities By Frank Seitzen “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” Bold goals - President George W. Bush announced new space exploration goals for the agency at NASA Headquarters on Jan. 14, 2004. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls When a city’s name is one of the first words spoken on the surface of another world, the link between that city and NASA through its Johnson Space Center is rather obvious. And as the site of the memorable vista of Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and shuttle launches, Florida’s Space Coast has a clear connection to NASA and its Kennedy Space Center as well. But when many people think about NASA, places like Moffett Field or Hancock County, Miss., may not immediately come to mind. Yet these locations are also home to vital parts of NASA. Spread out from coast to coast, NASA’s centers and facilities are as diverse as the many different elements of the agency’s missions. That’s no coincidence – each location is home to different areas of expertise, supporting different elements of those missions. Today, for example, Stennis Space Center in Mississippi is conducting rocket engine testing in support of NASA’s exploration mission. At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, scientists are reviewing information being sent back to Earth from distant reaches of the solar system, supporting the space science mission. Expertise in supercomputing and the search for life beyond Earth is a hallmark of the Ames Research Center in California. Satellites managed by Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland provide atmospheric data vital to NASA’s Earth science research. Ideas for advanced space propulsion are tested at the Glenn Research Center in Ohio. Langley Research Center in Virginia, America’s first civilian aeronautics research laboratory, plays a key role in space transportation for small payloads and satellites. The Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama develops rockets, spacecraft and instruments for space exploration and scientific discovery. And new remotely piloted aircraft recently delivered to Dryden Flight Research Center in California will not only support the aeronautics research mission, but will also serve as scientific research platforms. NASA’s 10 major centers, plus its headquarters in Washington, D.C., are joined by eight smaller facilities -- Goddard Institute for Space Studies (New York City), Independent Verification & Validation Facility (West Virginia), Michoud Assembly Facility (New Orleans), NASA Shared Services Center (Mississippi), Plum Brook Station (Ohio), Wallops Flight Facility (Virginia), White Sands Test Facility (New Mexico) and Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility (California). As NASA undertakes the monumental task of returning humans to the moon and then exploring farther into the solar system, the agency will draw from all of these diverse areas of expertise. Every one of NASA’s centers has been assigned duties in the development of the new architecture that will return humans to the moon. Each center also has a vital task relating to establishing a productive ongoing presence there once that return is accomplished. An exciting future awaits, and it will take all of NASA, working together, to make it happen. NASA Headquarters (Washington, D.C.) NASA Headquarters, located a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol building, is the leadership nerve center for the agency’s activities. Headquarters management has steered U.S. civil space and aeronautics policy throughout the agency’s history, setting in motion some of the most far-reaching and history-making events in the Space Age. First located in the Dolly Madison House a stone’s throw from the White House, NASA Headquarters has seen its share of history, including visits from Presidents Lyndon Johnson, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. In popular literature, the current headquarters building is the setting for intrigue in Dan Brown’s novel “Deception Point.” Under the agency’s first two administrators, T. Keith Glennan and James E. Webb, the headquarters leadership team made the criti

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was featured in which Clint Eastwood film?

Roberta Flack Looks Back At Flabbergasting Phone Call With Clint Eastwood « 94.7 The WAVE Roberta Flack Looks Back At Flabbergasting Phone Call With Clint Eastwood May 6, 2011 10:30 AM Filed Under: 2011 Mercedes-Benz WAVEFEST , Clint Eastwood , Morning Show Interviews , Roberta Flack Photo: Andy Kropa/Getty Images Imagine being a new breakout artist on the scene and getting a life-changing phone call from one of Hollywood’s biggest actors and directors to use your music in his next film. That’s exactly what happened to Roberta Flack when Clint Eastwood rung her up to seek permission to use her hit “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” in his movie Play Misty For Me after being so ‘hypnotized’ by the song, he nearly drove off the freeway. [pullquote quote=”I almost drove off into a ditch on the freeway. The song is so hypnotic and so wonderful.” credit=”Clint Eastwood to Roberta Flack”] Even though she recorded one of her most famous hits “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face in 1969, it wasn’t until getting the surprising phone call from Clint Eastwood in 1971 to use the song in his directorial debut that Roberta’s life changed forever. She recalls the funny story with Pat & Kim of getting the unforgettable phone call from Clint and having her mother answering before getting on the phone herself. “He said to me something I will never forget in my life; ‘I got to tell you, I was driving down the L.A. freeway and this song came on the radio,'” Roberta recalls Clint saying. “And he said, ‘I almost drove off into a ditch on the freeway. The song is so hypnotic and so wonderful.'” And that’s what rocketed Roberta’s career and transformed her into a pivotal force in music. After the song was featured in the movie, she won her first of many Grammy awards soon to follow. Listen to the entire story below, and make sure you don’t miss out on seeing this music legend this Saturday, May 7th at the 2011 Mercedes-Benz WAVEFEST ! Watch her famous song below!

In which decade of the 20th century was Michael Keaton born?

WATCH: New Trailer for 'The Founder' with Michael Keaton - AwardsCircuit.com - By Clayton Davis Featured Post , General , Trailer/Clips April 23, 2016 Clayton Davis We’re already looking at the Oscar season with an anticipatory eye and one of the questions we yearning to have answered is will Michael Keaton get his makeup Oscar for “The Founder” from John Lee Hancock?  In the hands of Harvey Weinstein, he’ll surely be in the hunt but will it live up to the hype? In theaters everywhere August 5th, check out the new trailer below: SYNOPSIS Written by Robert Siegel (BIG FAN), THE FOUNDER is a drama that tells the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire. Check out our latest Oscar Predictions and see where “The Founder” ranks! Sharing ICYMI – Circuit Madness Tournament for Supporting Actor Still Open! VOTE! Tee I’m actually looking forward to this- I’ve never seen Keaton in a “villainous” role since Betelguise (if you count this- it’s a lot more selfish and callous then his usual work). I didn’t see anything impressive personally from the supporting cast, but Keaton looks fantastic. Luke McGowan Well this looks absolutely fantastic. Nuts to those screeners. Big Oscar player for sure. I get the feeling that Laura Dern’s part is going to be more Amy Ryan in Bridge of Spies than Amy Adams in The Master, but Keaton looks amazing. Really feeling those Social Network vibes, and the comparisons I’ve heard made to There Will Be Blood aren’t unfair either. Luke McGowan

Who performed He's A Tramp in the Disney movie Lady And The Tramp?

He's a Tramp | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [Source] "He's a Tramp" is a song featured in Disney Lady and the Tramp . It is sung by Peggy Lee . The song was nominated for AFI's 100 years...100 Songs, as one of 15 songs from Disney and one of 17 songs from an animated movie to be nominated. In the 1980s and 1990s , the song was featured as a DTV music video, set almost entirely to clips of the Big Bad Wolf . On the Disneymania 2 album, The Beu Sisters perform a pop/ska cover of this song. Lyrics

In which Center is he Metropolitan Opera House?

50th Anniversary The New Met When the Met opened its doors at Lincoln Center on September 16, 1966, the New York Times declared the event a “crescendo of splendor.” Read the original Times article and explore our special anniversary section celebrating five decades of Met history. Live in HD Jan 7 Verdi’s Nabucco  The Met’s acclaimed global movie-theater transmissions continue with Verdi’s Nabucco, featuring the legendary Plácido Domingo in the title role and Music Director Emeritus James Levine on the podium. Opens Saturday at 6:30 pm Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo take the stage as Shakespeare’s classic star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.

Jersey Joe Walcott was a world champion in which sport?

Jersey Joe Walcott, Boxing Champion, Dies at 80 - NYTimes.com Jersey Joe Walcott, Boxing Champion, Dies at 80 By RICHARD D. LYONS Published: February 27, 1994 Jersey Joe Walcott, the son of poor immigrants from Barbados who was to slug his way out of poverty and into the record books as the oldest fighter to win the heavyweight championship of the world, died Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, N.J., where he lived. He was 80. The cause of death was complications from diabetes, said a nephew, Richard Cream. Walcott, whose real name was Arnold Raymond Cream, was known as an athlete of grit and dignity, a man who turned professional at the age of 16 and who would not quit until he had won the heavyweight title after trying and failing four times. "I always felt in my heart that God would give it to me," Walcott recalled years later. And on July 18, 1951, at age 37, he knocked out Ezzard Charles -- an opponent who had already beaten Walcott twice -- in the seventh round of a title match in Forbes Field in Pittsburgh to attain his goal. Knocked Down Joe Louis Walcott was also known as the fighter who knocked down Joe Louis three times. Indeed, many fight fans thought Walcott beat Louis in a match on Dec. 5, 1947, at Madison Square Garden when he knocked down Louis twice, but Louis got up to hold on for a 15-round split decision. Even Louis seemed surprised by the verdict, at first starting to leave the ring apparently thinking he had lost. Then, after the decision was announced, Louis went over to Walcott's corner and said, "Joe, I'm sorry." Walcott and his supporters sought to have the decision reversed a week later in an appeal to the New York State Athletic Commission, but it stood. In the rematch at Yankee Stadium the next year, Walcott knocked Louis to the canvas again, but Louis knocked Walcott out in the 11th round. In 1949, Charles outpointed Walcott for the title that Louis had vacated, and Charles outpointed him again in 1951. Four months later, Walcott took the title away with a left hook to Charles's chin. Walcott was to beat Charles again a year later. Lost Title at Age 38 Walcott's title was to last only 13 more rounds. At the age of 38, ahead on points, and dominating the bout, Walcott was knocked out by Rocky Marciano on Sept. 23, 1952, in what Marciano regarded as the toughest bout of his career. Marciano won the rematch in 1953 in the first round, in what was to be Walcott's last fight. The bout also put Walcott in the record books again: as having lost more heavyweight title bouts -- six -- than any other fighter. Walcott fought 67 times, winning 18 bouts by decisions, 30 by knockouts and 1 by a foul. He lost 11 decisions, was knocked out 6 times and fought 1 draw. He was one of 12 children born to Joseph Cream, who came to the United States from Barbados at the age of 11. The fight career of Walcott, who was born and raised in Merchantsville, N.J., started in 1930 when he named himself Joe Walcott for a welterweight from Barbados who was a friend of the family. Meager Purses in Early Days In 1936, Jack Dempsey staged a heavyweight show at Coney Island, and Walcott drew the attention of New York fight fans for the first time. Weighing 180 pounds, Walcott knocked out an up-and-coming fighter named Larry LaPage in the third round. "I had been fighting 17 years before I made more than $300," Walcott was to say years later in recalling his boyhood poverty and the meager purses in his early ring career, which he supplemented by working as a laborer in a Camden shipyard. For a time, he even had to resort to public welfare payments to support his growing family. After retiring, Walcott was a fight referee for a time, became Sheriff of Camden County and then chairman of the New Jersey State Athletic Commission until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70. He devoted most of his retirement days to directing special projects for the New Jersey State Department of Community Affairs, aiding handicapped and retarded children. He is survived by two sons, Arnold Cream Jr. and the Rev. Vincent C

Where in Lybia did Australian troops take a seaport occupied by the Italians in 1941?

World War 2 Timelines - War in the Desert 1941 - Worldwar-2.net The Western Desert Force is renamed as the XIII Corps. 02/01/1941 Royal Navy bombards Bardia in North Africa day and night. 03/01/1941 Australian 6th Division breaks through the Italian defences around Bardia. 05/01/1941 General Bergonzoli surrenders the Italian XXIII Corps at Bardia to the Australians. 45,000 Italian prisoners and 130 tanks are captured by the Australians for just 500 casualties. 06/01/1941 Churchill demands that troops be released from Wavell's offensive and sent to Greece. 07/01/1941 Tobruk is surrounded, but the British are unable to assault it immediately as supplies and reinforcements need to be brought up. 11/01/1941 Hitler confirms in Directive No.22, his intentions to send military support to the Italians in Libya. The operation is to be named 'Sunflower'. 17/01/1941 During the night, the Italians evacuate Kassala and Gallalabat in the Sudan. 19/01/1941 British troops under General Platt, re-occupy Kassala in the Sudan and advance into Eritrea. 20/01/1941 Emperor Haile Selassie crosses the Abyssinian border at Um Idla. 21/01/1941 British and Australian forces breach the defenses at Tobruk. 22/01/1941 Tobruk surrenders to British and Australian troops who capture 25,000 Italians, along with 208 guns and 87 tanks. Combined British and Australian losses were about 450. The British government now orders Wavells XIII Corps to capture Benghazi. 23/01/1941 The British 4th Armoured Brigade reaches Mechili, but cannot attack as its garrison is stronger than first thought and so has to bring the rest of the 7th Armoured Division up. 24/01/1941 General Cunningham's 'Southern Force' invades Italian Somaliland from Garissa and Bura in Kenya. 26/01/1941 The Italians evacuate Mechili during the night. 27/01/1941 The 7th Armoured Division captures Mechili. Meanwhile the Australians have bumped into strong Italian defences at Derna and so Wavell decides to halt further offensive action until reinforcements and supply can be brought up. 30/01/1941 Australian troops capture Derna as the Italians begin to withdraw towards Benghazi. The 1st South African Division launches a feint attack against Mega in southern Abyssinia, in order to prevent the Italians from sending troops to reinforce their hard pressed forces in Somaliland. 31/01/1941 The Italian garrison at Metemma in northern Abyssinia, having been under increasing pressure for the past 3 weeks, begins to withdraw towards Gondar, allowing the 9th Indian Brigade to occupy the town.   Agordat in Eritrea falls to the 5th Indian Division after 2 days of fighting. 02/02/1941 5th Indian Division captures Barentu, forcing the Italians to withdraw towards the mountain fortress at Keren. 03/02/1941 The British 'Northern Force' bumps into the Italian defences at Keren, but fail to crack them open. General Platt decides he must build up his forces for a major assault. 04/02/1941 RAF reconnaissance planes report that the Italians are beginning to evacuate Benghazi in a withdrawal towards El Agheila. The 7th Armoured Division is given immediate instructions to advance from Mechili across the desert in order to cut off the Italians escape route. 05/02/1941 An advanced column of armoured cars from the 7th Armoured Division intercept the Italian retreat about 70 miles south of Benghazi. 06/02/1941 Australian forces capture Benghazi along with six senior Italian Generals. Italian forces make repeated attempts to break through the weak British blocking forces at Beda Fomm, but cannot. Lieutenant General Erwin Rommel is appointed to command the German forces being sent to Africa. 12/02/1941 Again, the Italians make further breakout attempts, which all fail. Later in the day the Italians surrender 20,000 men, 200 guns and 120 tanks to just 3,000 British troops. Anthony Eden makes a speech parodying Winston Churchill's famous 'Battle of Britain' speech. He says "Never has so much been surrendered, by so many, to so few". Lieutenant General Rommel arrives in Tripoli and reports to General Gariboldi who has replaced Mars

What was the last No1 hit for the Everly Brothers?

The Everly Brothers' 20 Biggest Hot 100 Hits | Billboard The Everly Brothers' 20 Biggest Hot 100 Hits (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) The Everly Brothers perform at the Ed Sullivan Theater, June 30, 1957 In honor of the Everly Brothers, following the passing yesterday (Jan. 3) of Phil Everly , Billboard has ranked the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo's 20 biggest Billboard Hot 100 chart hits. PHOTOS: The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers charted 31 singles on the Hot 100, including 12 top 10 hits, from the tally's 1958 inception through 1984. This past summer, Billboard ranked the pair as the No. 66 biggest act in the Hot 100's 55-year history. The Everly Brothers are the chart's third-biggest duo ever, following Daryl Hall & John Oates and the Carpenters.   The Everlys' influence, meanwhile, has been incredibly wide-ranging. Just last month, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones teamed up for an Everly Brothers tribute album, "Foreverly," which bowed on the Billboard 200 chart at No. 40. "The Everly Brothers go way back far as I can remember hearing music," Armstrong tweeted early this morning. "Those harmonies live on forever. We're gonna miss you Phil. Gratitude."   Here are the Everly Brothers' 20 biggest Billboard Hot 100 hits. (Note that because their career predates the Hot 100's 1958 launch, some of their best-known earlier hits aren't on the list, including 1957's "Bye Bye Love" and "Wake Up Little Susie" and 1958's "All I Have to Do Is Dream.") Photos: Gone But Not Forgotten - Music Stars We Lost in 2013 The Everly Brothers' 20 Biggest Hot 100 Hits chart is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100. Songs are ranked using an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. 1 "Cathy's Clown" Hot 100 Peak: No. 1 (five weeks), Year: 1960 2 "Bird Dog" Hot 100 Peak: No. 2, Year: 1958 3 "('Til) I Kissed You" Hot 100 Peak: No. 4, Year: 1959 4 "Problems" Hot 100 Peak: No. 2, Year: 1958 5 "Crying in the Rain" Hot 100 Peak: No. 6, Year: 1962 6 "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" Hot 100 Peak: No. 7, Year: 1960 7 "Let It Be Me" Hot 100 Peak: No. 7, Year: 1960 8 "Walk Right Back" Hot 100 Peak: No. 7, Year: 1961 9 "Ebony Eyes" Hot 100 Peak: No. 8, Year: 1961 10 "When Will I Be Loved" Hot 100 Peak: No. 8, Year: 1960 12 "That's Old Fashioned (That's the Way Love Should Be)" Hot 100 Peak: No. 9, Year: 1962 13 "Take A Message To Mary" Hot 100 Peak: No. 16, year: 1959 14 "Lucille" Hot 100 Peak: No. 21, Year: 1960 15 "Poor Jenny" Hot 100 Peak: No. 22, Year: 1959 16 "Don't Blame Me" Hot 100 Peak: No. 20, Year: 1961 17 "Like Strangers" Hot 100 Peak: No. 22, Year: 1960 18 "Gone, Gone, Gone" Hot 100 Peak: No. 31, Year: 1964 19 "Temptation" Hot 100 Peak: No. 27, Year: 1961 20

Which mountains stretch from West Virginia to Georgia?

Blue Ridge Mountains - Peakbagger.com  Peakbagger.com Mountain range with well-recognized name Highest Point United States States/Provinces Virginia (33%), North Carolina (25%), Tennessee (12%), Georgia (10%), Maryland (9%), Pennsylvania (6%), South Carolina (3%), West Virginia (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area) Area 34,563 sq mi / 89,517 sq km Area may include lowland areas Extent 418 mi / 672 km North-South 482 mi / 775 km East-West Center Lat/Long 37° 15' N; 79° 35' W Map Link       Yahoo Search The Blue Ridge is the extremely long mountain crest that runs from just north of the Potomac River on the Virginia-Maryland border south all the way to northern Georgia. The Blue Ridge Mountain Complex can be thought of as the Blue Ridge, with two main additions: its low continuations north of the Potomac into Maryland and Pennsylvania, and, more importantly, the whole series of high mountains centered on western North Carolina and extending west into Tennessee and south into Georgia. These high ranges include the Great Smokies and many others, and contain all of the 6000 foot peaks in the Appalachians except New Hampshire's Mt. Washington. The entire huge complex of the Blue Ridge Mountains has clear natural boundaries. On the east, the mountains rise up distinctly from the flatter, rolling hills of the Piedmont. On the west, the Blue Ridge drops to the extraordinary Appalachian Valley, a continuous trough running from Alabama to Montreal. The Blue Ridge and its associated ranges are almost entirely thickly forested, gentle, rounded mountains. Way too far south to even approach having a timberline, even the summits of Mt. Mitchell (6684') and Clingmans Dome (6636') are in the middle of deep forest and would have no views whatsoever if lookout towers hadn't been built. No other large mountain range in the country has as many good, paved roads meandering through the high country and up to important summits. And pointed, craggy summits as rare in the Blue Ridge as low, rounded ones are in the Tetons. However, as with any huge area, generalizations are never totally true. There may not be any timberline, but the summits of many "Balds" in the Blue Ridge area are open meadows with often fine views. There are pockets of rugged, challenging terrain, and even a few peaks with rocky ledges at the summits that poke above the trees and provide spectacular mountain settings--Old Rag-3268 in Virginia and Grandfather Mountain-5984 in North Carolina come to mind. The lack of challenging monster mountains isn't necessarily a drawback, either. The many high roads in this area, plus the gentle slopes and often short walks to summits from high trailheads, make the Blue Ridge an excellent place for mountain explorers who don't go for backpacking, rugged scrambling, or rock-climbing. A family or retired couple in their car doing easy dayhikes can spend huge amounts of time in the highest country in the east without ever getting a mile away from a car. Also, mountains need not present sheer, craggy faces to impress; the Blue Ridge charms with its endless waves of green hillsides, its incredibly diverse flora and fauna in its damp forests, its haunting blue morning mists (which gave the Blue Ridge and the Great Smokies their names), and the fascinating Appalachian culture of the long-time residents. Some of the mountain folk, isolated in their deep mountain hollows, speak English so similar to the Elizabethan dialect of the 1600s that it has interested Shakespearean scholars. The very high average height of the southern Blue Ridge region gives it a climate that most people do not associate with the south. Winter snows can be heavy, and even spring blizzards can happen, as A.T. through-hikers getting an early start in April in Georgia sometimes find out. The area has the greatest rainfall in the contiguous U.S. outside of the Pacific Northwest, and is also much cooler and less humid than the surrounding lowlands. Asheville, NC, the large city in the center of the southern Blue Ridge Complex, has been rated as ha

Under which name did Alfonso D' Abruzzo find fame as an actor?

Alan Alda - Biography - IMDb Alan Alda Biography Showing all 87 items Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (5) | Trivia  (63) | Personal Quotes  (13) | Salary  (1) Overview (3) 6' 2" (1.88 m) Mini Bio (1) Alan Alda was born on January 28, 1936 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA as Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo. He is known for his work on M*A*S*H (1972), The Aviator (2004) and What Women Want (2000). He has been married to Arlene Alda since March 15, 1957. They have three children. Spouse (1) ( 15 March  1957 - present) (3 children) Trade Mark (5) Often plays ambitious authority figures that are corrupt and unethical New York Accent His films often reflect his liberal political views The role of Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce on M*A*S*H (1972). Thick, nasally voice. Trivia (63) He did not sign on to play Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H (1972) until 6 hours before filming began on the pilot episode. He commuted from his home in New Jersey to LA every weekend for 11 years while starring in M*A*S*H (1972). His wife and daughters lived in NJ, and he did not want to uproot the family to LA, especially because he did not know how long the show would last. Son of Robert Alda and Joan Brown, a former Miss New York pageant winner. He, father Robert Alda and half-brother Antony Alda appeared together in an episode of M*A*S*H (1972), "Lend a Hand", during Season 8. Robert had previously appeared in "The Consultant" in Season 3. Alda almost turned down the role of Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H (1972) because he did not want war to be a "backdrop for lighthearted hijinks... "I wanted to show that the war was a bad place to be.". Suffered from a severe case of polio as a young child. At its worst point he was only able to move his left arm. He received treatment originally developed by Australian polio expert, nurse Sister Kenny , subject of the movie Sister Kenny (1946). Alan and his wife Arlene Alda have three daughters: Eve (born on December 12, 1958), Elizabeth Alda (born on August 20, 1960) and Beatrice Alda (born on August 10, 1961). 1975 People's Choice Award: Favourite Male TV-Performer Studied at Fordham University in New York Earned a reported $200,000 a week for M*A*S*H (1972) in 1980. "If you work very, very hard, this is the kind of actor, writer, and director you may turn out to be. And if you work extra hard, this is the kind of person you may turn out to be." - James Lipton , to students at New School University, where Alda gave an interview. To show the horrors of war in a television sit-com, Alda had it written into his contract that one scene of every episode must take place in the operating room while surgery occured. Is the first person ever to win Emmys for acting, writing, and directing. (He accomplished wins in all three categories for his work on M*A*S*H (1972) before the ending of the series). Studied at the Sorbonne during his junior year of college. Served in the U. S. Army, and he went AWOL every weekend because he was dating the woman that he ultimately married, Arlene Alda . He was once selected as the most believable actor in the U. S. Once did a cartwheel down the aisle while on his way to accept an award that he had just won. Earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Fordham University (New York City, USA) in 1956. Attended Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, NY. Was one of the actors considered to play President Bartlett on The West Wing (1999). Alda later landed the role of Sen. Arnold Vinick in 2004 on that series. On October 19, 2003 he underwent emergency surgery while in La Serena, Chile to clear an intestinal obstruction. Has succeeded Donald Sutherland in two roles: Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H (1972), and Flan in Six Degrees of Separation (1993). He played the latter part in an Audio Books recording. During an appearance both made at a ceremony/dinner for Queen Elizabeth II , the two happened to be standing in the reception line next to each other. As they waited for the Queen to make her way down the line, Alda whispered to Sutherland,

According to the inventor Thomas Edison genius is made up how many percent of inspiration?

Thomas Edison - Wikiquote Thomas Edison Jump to: navigation , search Genius is one percent inspiration , ninety nine percent perspiration. Thomas Alva Edison ( 11 February 1847 – 18 October 1931 ) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices which greatly influenced life worldwide into the twenty-first century. Contents Quotes[ edit ] Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits. Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power ! Discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I'll show you a failure. Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. I find out what the world needs. Then, I go ahead and invent it. We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything. Hell, there are no rules here — we're trying to accomplish something. Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless. To Monsieur Eiffel the Engineer, the brave builder of so gigantic and original a specimen of modern Engineering from one who has the greatest respect and admiration for all Engineers including the Great Engineer the Bon Dieu. When Thomas Edison visited The Eiffel Tower, he signed the guestbook with this message, as quoted in The Tallest Tower by Joseph Harris, p. 95. Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. This is presented as a statement of 1877, as quoted in From Telegraph to Light Bulb with Thomas Edison (2007) by Deborah Headstrom-Page, p. 22. During all those years of experimentation and research, I never once made a discovery. All my work was deductive, and the results I achieved were those of invention, pure and simple. I would construct a theory and work on its lines until I found it was untenable. Then it would be discarded at once and another theory evolved. This was the only possible way for me to work out the problem. … I speak without exaggeration when I say that I have constructed 3,000 different theories in connection with the electric light, each one of them reasonable and apparently likely to be true. Yet only in two cases did my experiments prove the truth of my theory. My chief difficulty was in constructing the carbon filament. . . . Every quarter of the globe was ransacked by my agents, and all sorts of the queerest materials used, until finally the shred of bamboo, now utilized by us, was settled upon. On his years of research in developing the electric light bulb, as quoted in "Talks with Edison" by [[w:George Parsons Lathrop|George Parsons Lathrop] in Harper's magazine, Vol. 80 (February 1890), p. 425. The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will instruct his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease. This has been reprinted many times with slight variations on the wording; it is part of a much larger quote directly from Edison published in 1903: Nineteen hundred and three will bring great advances in surgery, in the study of bacteria, in the knowledge of the cause and prevention of disease. Medicine is played out. Every new discovery of bacteria shows us all the more convincingly that we have been wrong and that the million tons of stuff we have taken was all useless. The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will instruct his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease. They may even discover the germ of old age. I don't predict it, but it might be by the sacrifice of animal life human life could be prolonged. Surgery, diet, antiseptics — these three are the vital things of the future in preserving the health of humanity. There were never so many able, active minds at work on the problems of diseases as now, and all their discoveries are tending to the simple truth — that you can't improve on nature. As quoted in "Wizard Edison" in The Newark Advocate (2 January 1903)

Who produced the first Chinook helicopter in 1961?

Chinook turns 50, looks toward future | Article | The United States Army Chinook turns 50, looks toward future By Program Executive Office, AviationSeptember 21, 2011 Share via Email 1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – This stock photo shows the CH-47F model, the Chinook helicopter currently being manufactured for the U.S. Army. The newest Chinook model, incorporates key reliability and maintainability improvement modifications, such as a new machined airframe, vibration reduction, digital source collectors, T55-GA-714A engine, Common Avionics Architecture System, enhanced air transportability, Digital Automatic Flight Control System, and is compatible with joint digital connectivity requirements. (Photo Credit: Courtesy photo) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – This stock photo shows the CH-47A model, the first Chinook helicopter manufactured in 1961. The Chinook took flight for the first time on Sept. 21, 1961, and the U.S. Army took delivery of the aircraft in August 1962. The aircraft has been used heavily since the Vietnam War for military and humanitarian missions as a cargo and personnel transporter. (Photo Credit: Courtesy photo) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The party cuts the ribbon on the new H-47 Chinook factory in Ridley Park, Pa., on the 50th anniversary of the first Chinook helicopter flight Sept. 21, 2011. From left to right: Col. Patrick Tierney, director of Army Aviation G3 , Maj. Gen. Anthony Crutchfield, commanding general, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, Jean Chamberlin, vice president and general manager, Mobility, Boeing Military Aircraft, Col. Bob Marion, project manager cargo helicopter, Maj. Gen. William "Tim" Crosby, program executive officer, aviation, Leanne Caret, vice president H-47 Programs, Systems, Boeing Military Aircraft, U.S. Navy Capt. Steven Labows, Defense Contract Management Agency Philadelphia, Col. Patrick Mason, Technology Applications Program, office project manager. (Photo Credit: Sarah M. Rivette) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Inside the Boeing H-47 Factory in Ridley Park, Pa. The new factory is expected to delivery six new CH-47F Chinook helicopters per month by 2013. The CH-47 Chinook is the U.S. Army's only heavy lift helicopter and continues to be vital to Overseas Contingency Operations and our nation's Homeland Security needs. (Photo Credit: Sarah M. Rivette) VIEW ORIGINAL PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 21, 2011 -- For most individuals, change can be harder with age. Not for the CH-47 Chinook Helicopter -- an aircraft originally designed and built to haul missiles that the U.S. Army no longer uses. "To see the improvements and what we've done with this aircraft through the years gives me a lot of pride," said Maj. Gen. William "Tim" Crosby, program executive officer for Aviation. "That aircraft was designed to haul something we don't even have anymore, but it is still so valid. It is so versatile at all altitudes, with internal and external loads. It's an outstanding capability." The cargo aircraft celebrated its 50th year of flight with the U.S. Army Sept. 21 during the opening ceremony of a renovated Boeing Company CH-47 Chinook factory in Ridley Park, Pa. Crosby has flown every model of the CH-47 Chinook and has experienced firsthand the advancements and improvements made to the aircraft. But those improvements are far from over. The Army has been working with Boeing to modernize the floor for on-load and off-load capability and to add ballistic protection, said Col. Bob Marion, project manager for cargo helicopters. "We owe it to the people who went before us, the people who we serve today and the people in the future to maintain that vision and maintain that perseverance and everything we do every day," said Marion. "This weapons system is doing great things around the world and there are Soldiers out there today who are using this thing to save lives." The CH-47F model was first delivered to Army aviators in 2009 and has already seen less maintenance needs than the CH-47D model that came before it, said