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Which actor founded the American Ocean's campaign in 1987?

Sign up today to get weekly updates and alerts from Oceana. About Us Oceana was established in 2001 by a group of leading foundations — The Pew Charitable Trusts, Oak Foundation, Marisla Foundation (formerly Homeland Foundation), and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. In 1999, these foundations commissioned a study and discovered that less than 0.5 percent of all resources spent by environmental nonprofit groups in the United States went to ocean advocacy — an appalling statistic. No organization was working exclusively to protect and restore the oceans on a global scale. To fill the gap, our founders created Oceana: an international organization focused solely on oceans, dedicated to achieving measurable change by conducting specific, science-based campaigns with fixed deadlines and articulated goals. The Ocean Law Project — also initiated by The Pew Charitable Trusts — was absorbed into Oceana in 2001 as Oceana’s legal arm. In 2002, Oceana merged with American Oceans Campaign, founded by actor and environmentalist Ted Danson, to more effectively address our common mission of protecting and restoring the world’s oceans.

In which decade did Bonnie & Clyde operate?

Bonnie and Clyde Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 49 out of 66 people found the following review useful: A masterpiece that dares to be excessive! from Mexico 8 February 2009 'Bonnie and Clyde' is not a film about two real people famous for so many bank robberies and murders across the big country... It shows a new kind of fury in which people could be harm by weapons... The film, however, manages to carry the impression that these two youngsters took great pleasure in robbing banks and stores... It also suggests that it was very easy for them to fool the law—as certainly occurred in real life... Though merited punishment caught up with them, audiences laughed at their remarkable deeds and wanted them to get away... In 'Bonnie and Clyde,' Penn created an emotional state, an image of the 1930s filtered through his 1960s sensibility... The sense of this period reflects Penn's vision of how the 1930s Depression-era truly was, and for all the crazy style and banjo score, this vision is greatly private... What is also personal about 'Bonnie and Clyde' and constitutes its incomparable quality, is its unusual mixture of humor and fear, its poetry of violation of the law as something that is gaiety and playfulness... 'Bonnie and Clyde' is both true and abstract... It is a gangster movie and a comedy-romance... It is an amusing film that turns bloody, a love affair that ends with tragedy... A modification between pleasure and catastrophic events is important to the essential aim of the film... In their second bank robbery, a daring and joyful action goes morosely embittered when Clyde is forced to kill an executive in the bank, and real blood pours out from his body... Bonnie and Clyde take self-gratification posing for photographs with their prisoners… But when surrounded by detectives in a motel, they turn into vindictive bandits struggling for their lives... C. W. Moss, specially, brings to mind Baby Face Nelson, when he murders policemen with a blazing machine gun... One of the stimulating moments in the film happens when Clyde chases Bonnie through a yellow corn field, while a cloud transverses the sun and slowly shadows the landscape... Here the characteristic quality of the Texas countryside and the vague aspect of the story are beautifully communicated...... Penn's masterpiece nominated for ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture, won two Oscars, one for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and another for Best Cinematography... Was the above review useful to you? 83 out of 134 people found the following review useful: The movie that made it okay to sympathize with murderers... from Houston, TX 30 October 2001 First of all, let me say that I'm appalled by the real life Bonnie and Clyde. They were two psychopathic thrill killers from Dallas who had a special hatred for law enforcement officers. I must admit that I do feel sorry for the way they were killed, but like the old axiom goes, "If you live by the sword, you die by the sword." That said, the movie "Bonnie and Clyde" was a groundbreaking film. It was the first time that we the audience were allowed inside the killers minds, and could see what made them tick. This is perhaps the first film that takes a somewhat objective look at crime; we the audience don't have "FBI Seal of Approval" morality shoved down our throats, but we still can tell by the actions of the characters that they are evil, whether they know it or not. The story is of two Texas young adults who, bored with their lives and the prospects of going nowhere in the world, decide to live out their dreams of stardom by going on a crime spree. They fancy themselves a sort of "Romeo and Juliet" couple, and think of their robberies as harmless fun. They start out small by knocking over grocery stores and gas stations, but soon graduate to banks when they need more money to accommodate their lifestyle. Soon they have a simple minded gas clerk named C.W. and Clyde's brother and wife in the gang, and the duo goes down into history. Then the fun and games are over. With law enforcement officials now looking f

Which C S wrote The African Queen?

Review of C.S. Forester's The African Queen - BrothersJudd.com [Cecil Scott] 1899-1966 C. S. Forester is well remembered for his Horatio Hornblower series (see Orrin's review ), which has won renewed popularity with the excellent A & E movie versions and a coattail effect from the cult status of Patrick O'Brien's best-selling Aubrey and Maturin books.  However, few today recall that he wrote the original novel upon which John Huston based the great Bogart and Hepburn film, The African Queen.  The film then spawned both Peter Viertel's excellent roman-a-clef novel, White Hunter, Black Heart (1953) and the Clint Eastwood movie of the same name, and a Katherine Hepburn memoir about the making of the original movie. Not a bad track record. The plot of the book will be familiar to anyone who's seen Huston's classic film; his adaptation is quite faithful.    The setting is German Central Africa in 1914.  At the outbreak of hostilities in Europe, the local German commander has rounded up the local natives, effectively closing the Christian mission run by the Reverend Samuel Sayer.  This proves to be a fatal blow to the Reverend and his spinster sister, Rose Sayer, is left on her own.  She hitches a ride down the Ulanga River with a little cockney river rat, Charlie Allnutt, aboard his rickety launch, the African Queen. Rose, who had spent her whole life deferring to her pious brother, finds her sudden freedom to be quite exhilarating.  Despite Charlie's feeble protestations, she determines to revenge Samuel by crashing the explosives laden Queen into the German police steamer, Konigin Luise, which is the only ship of any size in the region and so completely dominates Lake Wittelsbach, making British invasion extremely difficult.  Meanwhile, just getting the Queen downstream to the Lake requires them to face the guns of a local fort, treacherous currents, raging rapids, voracious insects, unfriendly hippopotami, leeches, malaria, near impenetrable vegetation, and a host of mechanical problems. United in common cause, these two very different characters go from low level hostility to grudging mutual dependence to helpless love.  Perhaps the best aspect of the book, the one that really differentiates it from the movie, is Forester's brutal honesty about the quality of their romance.  Rose is quite inured to the service of deeply flawed men like her brother and father :     So Rose did not look for perfection in the man she loved.  She took it for granted that she would     not respect him.  He would not be so dear to her if she did.  If, as to her certain knowledge he did,     he got drunk, and was not enamored of a prospect of personal danger, that was only on a par with     her father's dyspeptic malignity, or Uncle Albert's habit of betting, or Samuel's fits of cold     ill-temper.  It was not a question of knowing all and forgiving all, but of knowing all except that     she was entitled to forgive.  And these very frailties of his made an insidious appeal to the maternal     part of her, and so did his corporal frailty, and the hard luck he had always experienced.  She     yearned for him in a way that differed from and reinforced the clamourings of her emancipated     body. Nor does Charlie think he's stumbled into one of history's great romances :     Allnutt was very happy too.  Whatever he might do in the heat of passion, his need was just as     much for a mother as for a mistress.  To him there was a comfort in Rose's arms he had never     known before.  He felt he could trust her and depend upon her as he had never trusted or depended     upon a woman in his life. There's an unusual frankness to this that you don't often find in such stories and the book ends on a wistful note that's equally refreshing :     So they left the Lakes and began the long journey to Matadi and marriage.  Whether or not they     lived happily ever after is not easily decided. This richly nuanced relationship adds to the enjoyment of the thrilling adventure tale and makes for a terrific read. (Reviewed:

Who had a 60s No 1 with Everyday People?

Everyday People | Stanford's only Hip-Hop, R&B, Motown and Soul A Cappella Group Stanford's only Hip-Hop, R&B, Motown and Soul A Cappella Group Search ABOUT We are everyday men and women. We do cool songs. We dress in black. We jam. In October of 1987, Stanford University juniors Larry Shorter and Tony Stovall shared a love of fun and uplifting music and performance a cappella, but felt as if they didn’t see their style represented in the Stanford music scene. As a tribute to Sly and the Family Stone’s vision of inclusiveness and acceptance of all races, genders, and creeds, Shorter and Stovall formed Everyday People, based on the group’s 1967 hit of the same title, and thus brought together what one journalist calls one of the only “truly integrated” collegiate a cappella groups in the nation. In the spirit of Sly Stone’s ambition to demolish racial lines and use music as a tool to bring people together, Everyday People (EP) continues this tradition today and aims to reach a broad audience with this message. In addition to releasing seven studio albums that have received numerous awards, EP is passionate about sharing music with the greater community. We believe that by engaging the community through service our experience is enriched as group members, and we hope, through music, we can affect others in a positive way. We bring our music to local elementary schools, such as Ohlone Elementary School in Palo Alto and Easterbrook Discovery School in San Jose. During our 2011 Winter Tour, we performed for patients and staff at the Mattel Children’s hospital in Los Angeles. EP is an entirely student-run organization: the arrangements in our repertoire have all been arranged and transcribed by our own members, past and present. We take pride in our practice of relying on the group’s remarkable talent to not only sustain the group, but also to make EP the nationally-recognized group it is today.

Igor Sikorsky developed which means of transport?

Sikorsky · Lockheed Martin   AAG AAG delivers a broad range of aviation solutions to New York (NYC) and the Northeast, from private helicopter charter to fractional shares, aircraft management, and maintenance. Visit AAG   Composite Technology Inc. CTI is the only worldwide certified Blade Repair Center of Excellence. They currently average delivery of more than 1,500 refurbished rotor blades per year. Visit Composite Technology, Inc.   Derco Aerospace Derco Aerospace provides logistics and technical support for fixed-wing aircraft, offering a suite of fleet management solutions, spares distribution, logistics solutions, repair and overhaul services. Visit Derco Aerospace Helitech Heitech offers support for Sikorsky and other manufacturers of rotary wing aircraft throughout the Pacific and South East Asian regions.     LifePort/Enflite LifePort, Inc.™ (LifePort) supports military and commercial customers by designing, manufacturing and certifying customized interior solutions for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. Visit LifePort/Enflite   PZL The largest Polish manufacturer of aircraft, currently expanding its production profile to include aero structures and helicopters.

Which widow of a rock star appeared in Dallas?

Dallas TV series episode guide Past feuds are rekindled at the Ewing barbeque with tragic results. Original airdate 30-Apr-1978 Barbecue Bobby returns from his morning exercise to see the caterers setting up for the annual Ewing Barbecue. He finds Jock talking with the head caterer, Sam. Bobby tells him that Digger Barnes is coming. Jock objects. Bob says that now is a good time to bury the hatchet, and then he runs off. Meanwhile, Pam is dressing up Digger for the big day. Cliff and her cousin Jimmy are also there. She orders them to become hayseeds. Digger says to go on ahead, but Pam says no. Cliff asks his daddy why he is going. Digger agrees that he hates Jock Ewing. According to Digger, he was the nose and Jock the brains of their wildcatting group. However, Jock stole his fortune and his love, Miss Ellie. He says he is only going because Pam asked him to. He smiles at his daughter. Pam leaves, but before she does, she tells them to be at Southfork in two hours. Pam returns home. Lucy asks about Jimmy. Pam says that she is too young. Lucy says that he is only 19. They greet J.R. on his way out. Pam returns to her and Bobby's room. Bob is taking a shower. She takes the time to call her doctor. He tells her that the tests were positive. She is pregnant. She is ecstatic now. She tells Bobby to hurry up. She takes off her dress and primps in front of the mirror, looking for a bulge. Bobby appears. He asks about Digger. Pam says that he is fine, and that she has a riddle for him. "What do you get when you cross a Barnes and a Ewing?" "You never cross a Ewing." "A boy or a girl." Bobby looks in wonder for 15 seconds. After that time, they start celebrating. The Ewing Barbecue begins. Sue Ellen walks around with a senator. Ray comes with Maureen. Bobby comes out with Pam. Bobby leaves and tells some people that Pam is pregnant. They congratulate her, and Lucy overhears. J.R. introduces her to Susan, a new secretary. When J.R. leaves, she laughs at the new office help. Sam is surprised at the amount of alcohol being consumed. Ellie tells him to keep the booze flowing. Digger and Jimmy arrive. Ellie greets them, calling Digger by his real name, Willard. Ellie takes Digger around to talk, while Jimmy looks for something to do. Pam finds him and offers to introduce him to people. Sam asks for a word with Bobby; he suggests that Bobby tells the future grandparents the good news first before the Barbecue's worst kept secret gets to them. Lucy watches with envy while Ray dances with Maureen. Lucy asks him to come over, then tells him about Pam's baby. He is not happy. He asks Maureen to get a drink while he broods. Sam and Kelly, the caterer second-in-command, gossip about Jock and Digger. They Spy Jock sitting alone, smoking and drinking. He gets up and tells Kelly that Digger's claim that he had swindled him is bullshit. Bob finds Jock and asks to see him. He and Pam have some very important news for Jock and Ellie. Ellie talks about 1930. She says that she married Jock to save the ranch. She did what she had to do. He tells her to stop calling him Willard because no one calls him that anymore. Lucy tells Sue Ellen about the baby. Sue Ellen is not happy. Rather, she is bitter and env

Who wrote the novel The Power and The Glory?

SparkNotes: The Power and the Glory: Plot Overview The Power and the Glory Graham Greene Context Character List At the beginning of the novel, the priest is waiting for a boat that will take him out of the capital city. He is on the run from the police because religion has been outlawed in his state and he is the last remaining clergyman. While talking to a man named Mr. Tench, he is summoned to a dying woman's house and misses his boat. He hides out in a barn on the estate of a plantation owner, befriending the owner's daughter. Forced to move on, he heads to a village in which he used to live and work as pastor. There he meets Maria, a woman with whom he has had a brief affair, and Brigida, his illegitimate daughter. He spends the night in the town and wakes before dawn to say mass for the villagers. The lieutenant—a sworn enemy of all r eligion—arrives at the end of mass, leading a group of policemen in search of the priest, and the priest goes out to the town square to face his enemy. No one in the village turns him in, however, and the lieutenant does not realize that he has foun d the man he is looking for. Instead, the lieutenant takes a hostage, whom he says he will execute if he finds that the villagers have been lying to him about the whereabouts of the wanted man. The priest heads to the town of Carmen, and on the way he meets a man known simply as the mestizo. Uninvited, the mestizo accompanies the priest on his journey, and it very soon becomes clear that he is an untrustworthy figure, and most likely interes ted in following the priest so that he can turn him in and collect the reward money. The priest finally admits that he is, indeed, a priest. But the mestizo, who has become feverish by the second day of their journey together, does not have the strength t o follow the priest when he veers off course. The priest knows that if he enters Carmen he will surely be captured, and he lets the mestizo ride on towards the town by himself. The priest then backtracks to the capital city. He is in disguise, wearing a drill suit, and he tries to procure a bottle of wine so he can say mass. He meets a beggar who takes him to a hotel and introduces him to a man who says he can supply him with th e wine. The man arrives and sells the priest a bottle of wine and a bottle of brandy. But, taking advantage of the priest's offer to share a drink with him, the man proceeds to drink the entire bottle of wine, thwarting the priest's plan. The priest then leaves the hotel but is caught with the bottle of brandy by a state official. After a lengthy chase through the streets of the town, during which the priest unsuccessfully attempts to take refuge at the house of Padre Jose, he is caught and taken to j ail. In jail he speaks with the prisoners, admitting to them that he is a priest. A pious woman, in jail for having religious articles in her home, argues with the priest. The next day, the priest is ordered to clean out the cells and, while doing so, meets the mestizo again. But the mestizo decides not to turn the priest in to the authorities. The priest has another face-to-face encounter with the lieutenant, but again goes unrecognized, and is allowed to go free. The priest spends a night at the abandoned estate of the Fellows and then moves on to an abandoned village. He meets an Indian woman whose son has been shot and killed by the gringo, an American outlaw who is also on the run from police. He accompanie s the woman to a burial ground and then leaves her there. Fatigued, and almost completely drained of the will to live, the priest staggers on, eventually coming upon a man named Mr. Lehr who informs him that he is out of danger, having crossed the bor der into a neighboring state where religion is not outlawed. After spending a few days at the home of Mr. Lehr, the priest prepares to leave for Las Casas. But before he can depart, the mestizo arrives, informing him that the gringo has been mortally wounded by the police and is asking for someone to come and hear his confession. The priest, aware that he is walking into a tr

The German terrorist group The Red Army Faction were more usually known as which Gang?

BBC NEWS | Europe | Who were the Baader-Meinhof gang? Printable version Who were the Baader-Meinhof gang? As a German court orders the release of one of the last members of the Baader-Meinhof gang remaining behind bars, Clare Murphy recalls the long terror campaign waged by the country's most notorious urban guerrilla group. Schleyer was held for more than a month before being killed On 5 September, 1977, a woman with a pushchair stepped out in front of a car on a street in Cologne. The driver, who was chauffeuring one of West Germany's most powerful industrialists, was forced to brake. The woman pulled out two machine guns, and her accomplices, following behind, bundled Hanns Martin Schleyer out of the car. His bodyguards were killed at the scene and one month later, his body was found in the boot of a car. Schleyer is one name on a list of more than 30 people killed by the Baader-Meinhof gang - or Red Army Faction as it later became known - during a campaign against members of the German elite and US military personnel which started in the late 1960s. Born from the radical student movement of that period, the RAF comprised mainly middle-class youngsters who saw themselves as fighting a West German capitalist establishment which they apparently believed was little more than a reincarnation of the Third Reich. At the height of its popularity, around a quarter of young West Germans expressed some sympathy for the group. Many condemned their tactics but understood their disgust with the new order, particularly one where former Nazis enjoyed prominent roles. Their critics meanwhile denounced them as murderous nihilists - desperate for a cause but with no real political goals. Library plot It was the 1967 killing by police of a young activist during a demonstration in Berlin against a visit by the Shah of Iran that apparently persuaded Andreas Baader that the post-war authorities were little better than that which they had replaced. Baader began his campaign with the bombing of a Frankfurt store Vowing to mount a violent campaign, he started off in 1968 by detonating home-made bombs in two Frankfurt department stores. Arrested and imprisoned, he escaped in 1970 during a library visit with the help of a left-wing campaigning journalist - Ulrike Meinhof - and the Baader-Meinhof gang was firmly established in the public mind. Horst Mahler - a socialist lawyer who is now a key figure within the German neo-Nazi movement - was by this stage also heavily involved with the fledgling organisation. In 1970, several members of the group headed off to Jordan where they were taught how to use a Kalashnikov at a camp run by the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. They spent the next two years robbing banks and bombing buildings back in Germany. Baader was then captured with accomplices Jan-Carl Raspe and Holger Meins in a Frankfurt shootout on 1 June, 1972. Baader's girlfriend Gudrun Ensslin was arrested a week later, and Meinhof was caught in mid-June. Bloody spell A second generation of militants then took up the fight, carrying out some of the bloodiest and most high-profile attacks in order to secure the release of their heroes, whose trial - the longest and most expensive in West German history - opened in 1975. That same year the German Embassy in Sweden was seized; two of the hostages, both attach�s, were shot dead during the 11-hour siege after Chancellor Helmut Schmidt refused to give in to demands that all the suspects be released. In the course of the trial, Meinhof was found hanging from a rope made of towels in her cell - her death sparking a stream of conspiracy theories from her followers. The trial concluded a year later, with the three remaining defendants sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and attempted murder. A new series of assassinations had already begun. 1977: CAMPAIGN ESCALATES 7 April: Chief public prosecutor killed 30 July: Head of Dresdner Bank killed 5 Sep: Hanns Martin Schleyer abducted 13 Oct: Plane hijacked 18 Oct: Baader, Ensslin and Raspe commit suicide On 7 April 1977, chief public prosecutor

How many people traditionally sing barbershop?

What is Barbershop? © Preston Barbershop Harmony Singers Red Rose Chorus 2016 What is Barbershop? There are several types of harmony singing. Barbershop is one of the more complex because it has four different voices, each with its own role. Many people are familiar with the traditional Barbershop Quartets, who often dressed in striped blazers and straw hats. Four is the minimum number of members but a group can be much larger with varying numbers of singers for each of the voices. The lead sings the melody The tenor harmonises above the melody The bass sings the lowest harmonising notes The baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead The melody is not usually sung by the tenor or bass. The voice parts do not correspond closely to voice parts of the same name in classical music. Women’s groups use the same terminology as men’s. The thing that makes Barbershop different from other harmony singing is the ringing chord. This is a special acoustical effect which is known by several different names including the overtone, expanded sound, angel's voice, fifth voice, and barbershop seventh. This is a way of combining the parts so that there appear to be more voices than there really are. There are several Wikipedia entries with more detailed information about Barbershop Music, Barbershop Arranging, Vocal Harmony, Close Harmony, A cappella. For the technically- minded, these websites make much reference to the dominant seventh, which is another name for the barbershop seventh. Some arrangers  believe that about half of each song should contain dominant seventh chords in order to give the Barbershop sound.

What was Diana Ross's first solo No 1?

Diana Ross Milestones Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada: Last performance of Diana Ross & The Supremes. Apr. 6 Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) - Diana's first solo single is released. June 19 Diana Ross - Diana's first solo album is released. Sep. 19 Ain't No Mountain High Enough (single) tops the US charts for three weeks. 1971 Diana marries Robert Ellis Silberstein Apr. 18 Diana! First solo TV Special premieres on ABC. Aug. 14 Rhonda Suzanne, Diana's first child,  is born. Aug. 21 I'm Still Waiting becomes Diana's first (solo) UK Number One (for four weeks).  Dec. Diana is voted Number One Female Vocalist by Billboard, Entertainer of the Year by the NAACP, and Honorary Chairman of the Image Awards Presentation, and Best TV Special of the Year is awarded for Diana! 1972 Lady Sings The Blues. World premiere of Diana's first motion picture. Oct. 29 Tracee Joy, Diana's second child, is born. 1973 Receives a Golden Globe Award as Best Newcomer. Mar. 18 Your Choice for the Oscars, a public-opinion-poll TV show, chooses Diana for Best Actress for Lady Sings The Blues. Mar. 27 Diana attends the Academy Awards ceremony. She is nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for Lady Sings The Blues. Sadly, she loses the award to Liza Minnelli. April 7 Lady Sing The Blues is on top of the Billboard Album Chart for two weeks. Aug. 18 Touch Me In The Morning becomes Diana's second US No. 1 single. Other awards 1973 includes Cue magazine's Entertainer of the Year Award. Lady Sings The Blues received three NAACP Image Awards. The final performance by Diana Ross & The Supremes... Diana Ross, Diana's first solo album A scene from Diana!, her first own TV show As Billie Holiday in Lady Sings The Blues At the Academy Awards ceremony

Which Bond girl was Honor Blackman?

Honor Blackman | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Last: Goldfinger Honor Blackman (born 22 August 1925) is an English actress who played Bond girl Pussy Galore in Goldfinger . Previously she played Cathy Gale on The Avengers Contents [ show ] Early life Blackman was born in West Ham, London to a statistician father. She trained as an actress at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, after persuading her father that an appropriate birthday gift would be acting lessons. Films Blackman's films include: Quartet and So Long at the Fair with Dirk Bogarde, Life at the Top with Laurence Harvey, The Virgin and the Gypsy, Shalako with Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot and Something Big with Dean Martin. She played the role of Hera in Jason and the Argonauts (1963). She also did an overdub for an actress in the same film providing the voice for the character of Medea. More recently, she had small roles in the films Bridget Jones Diary and Hot Gold. Theatre She spent most of 1987 at the Fortune Theatre. From 2005 to 2006 she toured the country as Mrs Higgins in My Fair Lady. Her show Word Of Honor, premiered in October 2006. In April 2007 she took over the role of Fraulein Schneider from Olivier Award-winning actress Sheila Hancock, in Cabaret at the Lyric Theatre in London's West End. She left the show at the end of September 2007. Television In a 1965 episode of The Avengers, titled "Too Many Christmas Trees", John Steed received his Christmas cards, one of which was from Cathy. "A card from Mrs Gale!", Steed exclaims in delight. Then, reading the inscription, he says, in a puzzled voice, "Whatever can she be doing at Fort Knox...?". It was an inside joke, as Blackman was filming Goldfinger at the time. In 1986, she played the role of Professor Lasky in the Doctor Who serial The Trial of a Time Lord. From 1990 to 1995 she appeared as Laura West on The Upper Hand. Blackman took a guest role on Midsomer Murders as ex-racing driver Isobel Hewitt in the episode A Talent for Life. She also, in September 2004, briefly joined the Coronation Street cast in a storyline about wife swapping. In 2007, she participated in the BBC TV project The Verdict, as one of 12 well known figures forming a jury to hear a fictional rape case. The series was designed to explore the jury system. She was sworn in as a juror under the name 'Honor Kaufmann'. Blackman was featured, alongside Chris Tarrant, in the show Lose A Million. Singing A song she recorded with Patrick Macnee during 1964, "Kinky Boots", was a surprise hit, peaking at #5, in 1990 after it was played incessantly by BBC Radio 1 breakfast show presenter Simon Mayo. After her appearance in Goldfinger, Blackman recorded a full album of songs entitled Everything I've Got. Personal life She married twice: Bill Sankey (1946 – 1956) and the British actor Maurice Kaufmann (1963 – 1975), with whom she appeared in the film Fright (1971); they adopted two children, Barnaby and Lottie. She is a signed supporter of Republic, The Campaign for an Elected Head of State, the UK campaign to replace the monarchy with a republic. She declined a CBE honour in 2002. She has also been a prominent supporter of the Liberal Democrats.

Which Latvian was principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater in the 70s returning later as director?

American Ballet Theatre | Les Balletonautes La Belle au bois dormant d’ABT : l’historique, le traditionnel ou l’authentique ? The Sleeping Beauty (Tchaîkovsky, Ratmansky d’après Petipa dans la notation Stepanov, American Ballet Theatre. Opéra Bastille les 4, 6, 7 et 10 septembre, matinée. Demandant à ce dilettante de James son avis sur la « reconstitution » Ratmansky de la Belle au Bois dormant présenté par ABT, j’ai obtenu cette réponse : « Je ne suis ni pour ni contre les reconstitutions chorégraphiques, pourvu que mon plaisir de spectateur soit contenté (chez les Balletonautes, les rôles sont strictement assignés, et aucune fée penchée sur mon berceau ne m’a donné l’érudition en partage). L’archéologie technique me laisse aussi assez froid : danser comme on faisait en 1890, sachant que la technique a évolué, m’intéresse aussi peu que d’écouter sur de vieilles cires Lillian Nordica chanter Wagner au Met en 1903. » Pour être à l’emporte-pièce, cette déclaration sur la reconstitution n’est pourtant pas loin d’être la mienne. Mais comme il paraît que j’ai reçu « le don de l’érudition », je vais m’exprimer beaucoup plus longuement. Pour les œuvres musicales, mais particulièrement les œuvres chorégraphiques, qui n’ont longtemps survécu que par la transmission orale de leurs interprètes sans même le concours de vieilles cires, une subtile distinction doit être faite entre ce qui est « historique » (ou archéologique) et ce qui est « traditionnel » (ce que, de manière consensuelle, on trouvera dans à peu près toutes les productions d’une œuvre classique) avant même de se poser la question de ce qui est authentique. Une production? Bakst, 1921. Rideau d’intermède d’après Léon Bakst L’élément qui semble le plus simple à reconstituer dans un ballet lorsqu’on veut se frotter à l’archéo-chorégraphie est la production. Pour la Belle au Bois dormant, cette option a déjà été tentée moult fois depuis la création du ballet en 1890. La première fois, en 1921, le succès esthétique avait été complet. Il s’agissait de la production « traditionnelle » des Ballets russes de Serge de Diaghilev. C’est à cette version, et non à celle de 1890, que la production Ratmansky fait référence. Le chorégraphe a demandé à son décorateur d’évoquer la splendeur des décors et des costumes de Léon Bakst. C’était mettre la barre un peu haut et c’est dommage. Car sans cette référence écrasante, la production américaine, qui se laisse globalement regarder, aurait évité certains écueils. Pour faire ressurgir la magie d’une production, il faut nécessairement l’adapter voire la transposer. Reproduire des toiles peintes à l’identique et les inonder de lumière crue ne sert à rien qu’à donner du ballet un aspect vieillot. Pour les costumes, c’est encore pire. Les étoffes d’autrefois, plus épaisses et pesantes, étaient brodées à la main. Elles étaient souvent superbes à voir de près mais pouvaient manquer de relief de loin. Pour leur en donner, Léon Bakst avait par exemple choisi des options chromatiques souvent osées. Les matériaux modernes, requis par les exigences techniques de la danse actuelle, sont beaucoup plus légers. Remplacer deux lais de tissus de couleurs différentes cousus ensemble par de la peinture ou surcharger un léger costume de motifs surimposés n’est jamais d’un bon effet. Sans tomber dans certains excès « acétate » d’une autre reconstruction de la Belle, celle du Marinsky, cette présente mouture n’évite donc pas toujours le croquignolet ou le ridicule. Il y a par exemple un pauvre hère, cavalier d’une des fées du prologue, qui est affublé d’une grenouillère rose à volants dont il doit cauchemarder la nuit. Les atours des fées, qui cherchent à reproduire les tutus courts en tulipe mouillée des années 20 (qu’on faisait ainsi tombants parce, non lavables, ils duraient plus longtemps que les plateaux) ne sont pas toujours du meilleur effet. Celui de la fée violente, surchargé de motifs criards qui ressemblent de loin à des cocottes en papier, donne l’impression que cette dernière a volé la coquette nuisette de sa maman pour jouer à la princesse. Lorsqu

Hard-rock group Motley Crue come from which city?

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Cindy Birdsong was a member of which singing group?

Cindy Birdsong | The Supremes Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Birdsong was born in Mount Holly, New Jersey in December 1939 to parents Lloyd Birdsong, Sr. and Annie Birdsong. After living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a duration of her childhood, the family returned to New Jersey settling in Camden. Birdsong set on sights being a nurse attending college in Pennsylvania, returning to Philadelphia, where she was contacted by a longtime friend, Patsy Holt, to replace another member of her group, Sundray Tucker in the group, The Ordettes, in 1960. At twenty years of age, Birdsong was the oldest member of the group with the remainder of the group still in their mid-teens. Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles Edit Birdsong set on sights being a nurse attending college in Pennsylvania, returning to Philadelphia, where she was contacted by a longtime friend, Patsy Holt, to replace another member of her group, Sundray Tucker in the group, The Ordettes, in 1960. At twenty years of age, Birdsong was the oldest member of the group with the remainder of the group still in their mid-teens. In 1961, after a year performing in jubilees, sock hops and school functions, the Ordettes, then managed by respected music manager Bernard Montague, who later managed several other Philadelphia-based groups such as The Stylistics and The Delfonics, got their first deal with Harold Robinson's Newtown Records. After almost rejecting the group due to him not being initially impressed with the looks of Patsy Holt before Holt and the group sang to him during an audition, which prompted Robinson to change his mind, signing the group and changing the name of both the group (into The Blue Belles, based from a Newtown subsidiary, Blue Belle Records) and Holt's own name, from Patsy Holt to Patti LaBelle. The group had their first hit with "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman" in 1962 though LaBelle wrote in her memoirs that the song was actually recorded by The Starlets. When the controversy over the song winded down, the group found a hit with the ballad, "Down the Aisle (The Wedding Song)". Birdsong was noted for her high soprano vocals in the background.From 1963 until 1967, The Blue Belles, later Patti LaBelle and The Bluebelles, found relative success on the charts and were raved for their live performances. After first performing at the Apollo Theater in 1961, the group became regular headliners at the world-famous venue, earning the nickname, The Sweethearts of the Apollo. Following the success of "Down the Aisle", the group would have follow-up success with "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "Danny Boy" before leaving their second label, Cameo-Parkway, for a more lucrative deal with Atlantic Records. Birdsong first met The Supremes when the group opened for them in 1963. Patti LaBelle has noted that a rivalry between the two groups developed after the Supremes were seen in the same store LaBelle and her band members were, shopping for clothes for performances. Group members reportedly were angry when the Supremes were shown in the same outfit that they wore. The group would also befriend a fellow Motown alum and Philly native, Tammi Terrell during that same period. The Blue Belles had some success after joining Atlantic in 1965, recording two relatively successful albums, 1966's Over the Rainbow and 1967's Dreamer scoring modest charted singles such as "All or Nothing", "Take Me a Little While" and "I'm Still Waiting". Starting in 1967, Birdsong began to appear as a stand-in vocalist for Supremes founder Florence Ballard when Ballard's bout with alcoholism had caused her to miss important gigs. In July 1967, Birdsong abruptly left the Bluebelles to join The Supremes as Ballard's official replacement. Birdsong said that the remaining Bluebelles were angry with her for not telling them about joining the Supremes and refused to talk to her for years. Later, as the group changed their name to Labelle and embraced funk and rock music, they would record member Nona Hendryx's composition, "(Can I Speak To You Before You Go To) Hollywood", which was allegedly based

Which movie won Marlon Brando his second Oscar?

Marlon Brando - Awards - IMDb Marlon Brando Showing all 30 wins and 32 nominations Academy Awards, USA The Godfather (1972) Brando did not attend the ceremony, choosing instead to have himself represented by Sacheen ... More Brando did not attend the ceremony, choosing instead to have himself represented by Sacheen Littlefeather (a.k.a. Maria Cruz), a Native American Californian actress. She clarified that Brando respectfully refused the award due to the poor treatment of American Indians in entertainment, as well as the recent Wounded Knee Incident. After several jeers were drowned out by applause, Littlefeather further stated that she hoped she had not intruded and that "our hearts and understandings will meet with love and generosity".

On a Monopoly board, what are B & O, Reading, Short Line and Pennsylvania?

Railroads | Monopoly Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia B. & O. Railroad (did not serve Atlantic City) Short Line (shortened form of Shore Fast Line) Rents Rent starts at $25, then doubles for every other Railroad owned on the board: 1 RR: $25 3 RR: $100 4 RR: $200 Building a Train Station on a Railroad for $100 in Mega Edition doubles the rent stated above. If you draw a specific card in Chance , the rent price doubles so 1 RR is $50, 2 RR is $100, 3 RR is $200, and 4 RR is $400. Prices Mortgage Value: $100 each Summary The Railroads are extremely good to own. They are a steady source of cash and can temporarily stop an opponent from building with all 4 of them together. Due to their positioning (5th position on each side of the board), one is always at risk for landing on a railroad whether via dice roll or by a Chance/Community Chest card. Trivia The Pennsylvania, B&O, and Reading railroads were actual railroads that operated on the East Coast. The PRR and Reading are now part of Norfolk Southern (Formerly the two were part of Conrail) and the B&O is now part of CSX. The Shore Fast Line ceased operations in 1948.

The Harry Lime theme was used in which film?

My Choice - Anton Karas: Harry Lime Theme (Third Man) - YouTube My Choice - Anton Karas: Harry Lime Theme (Third Man) 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 Sep 9, 2011 The Harry Lime Theme (Engl. The Third Man Theme ) is an instrumental composition by Anton Karas for the film The Third Man and was named after the character in the movie, Harry Lime. We're showing some post war photos of Vienna. "The Harry Lime Theme" is an instrumental written and performed by Anton Karas for the soundtrack to the film The Third Man (1949). Karas was working as a zither player when director Carol Reed, during location scouting for the film, heard him playing in a beer garden. Reed wanted music that wasn't a waltz but would be appropriate to the city of Vienna, in which the film was set, so he asked Karas if he would write and record the film's score. Karas agreed, and he wrote the theme based on a melody in a practice book. The zither had not previously been widely used in English or American music, but the theme became popular with audiences of the film soon after its premiere. The tune was originally released in the U.K. in 1949, where it was known as 'The Harry Lime Theme.' Following its release in the U.S. in 1950, "The Third Man Theme" spent eleven weeks at number one on Billboard's U.S. Best Sellers in Stores chart. Its success led to a trend in releasing film theme music as singles. According to Faber and Faber, the different versions of the theme have collectively sold an estimated forty million copies. Anton Karas was born in Vienna of Hungarian and Czech origin, one of five children of a factory worker, Anton Karas was already keen on music as a child. He desired to become a band leader, which due to the family's financial situation was impossible. However, he was allowed to learn to play an instrument, as were his two brothers and two sisters. He later reported that his first zither was one he found in his grandmother's attic, at the age of 12. Music is copyrighted by its corresponding owners. No infringement of copyright is meant and if it does infringe, please message me and I'll remove it. -----------------------------------------------------------

Which city hosts the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival?

City Parks FoundationCharlie Parker Jazz Festival - City Parks Foundation City Parks Foundation Corporate Events Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Each year we assemble some of the finest musicians in the world who reflect Charlie Parker’s musical individuality and genius, to promote appreciation for this highly influential and world-renowned artist. In the world of modern music - not just jazz - few figures loom as large or cast as long a shadow as saxophonist Charlie Parker, best known as "Bird" (short for "Yardbird") to generations of musicians. He was born in1920 and almost sixty years since his death in 1955, he is universally celebrated for single-handedly inventing bebop and bringing jazz  into the modern era. Charlie Parker Jazz Festival is New York City's annual salute to the legendary saxophonist. City Parks Foundation is proud to celebrate this histories festival, featuring contemporaries of Charlie Parker as well as young jazz musicians that continue to shape and drive the art form. The 2016 Charlie Parker Jazz Festival featured performances from Jason Lindner: Breeding Ground, Antoinette Montague, DJ Greg Caz, Randy Weston African Rhythms Sextet, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, The Artistry of Jazzmeia Horn, Charles Turner III, DeJohnette - Holland - Moran, Allan Harris, Donny McCaslin Group and Grace Kelly. SIGN UP FOR EMAIL

What was the profession of Burt Reynolds' father?

Burt Reynolds Net Worth Money and More - Rich Glare Burt Reynolds Net Worth Money and More Profession: Actor, Director and Voice Artist Introduction The complete name of Burt Reynolds is Burton Leon “Burt” Reynolds. He was born on 11th February 1936.  He is a multi-talented personality. He is not just a well known actor but is also a very talented director. He has worked in many movies and television shows like Riverboat, Angel Baby, The twilight Zone, Gunsmoke, Hooper as Hooper, Sam Whiskey, Dan August, Everything You always Wanted to Know about Sex, The man Who loved Cat Dancing, Silent Movie, Starting Over, Rough Cut, The Man Who Loved Women, City heat, The Golden Girls, Physical Evidence, Breaking In, Switching Channels, All dogs go to Heaven, Mad Dog Time and the Longest Yard   Early life Fern H Reynolds and Burton Milo Reynolds are the parents of Burt Reynolds. Waycross, Georgia is the birth place of Burt Reynolds. His father was a part of Unites States Army. After some time his father became the chief police of Riviera Beach. This beach is adjacent to West Palm Beach which is located in north. He has completed his schooling from Palm Beach high School. In his school he used to participate in all the competitions which were related to acting and theatre. In his childhood he was a very intelligent student. He received a large number of scholarships. He completed his graduation from Florida State University. He was a great football player in his college days. He even won a scholarship for playing football. When he was in college he met with an accident. The accident gave him an injury and his football career ended with that accident. He never played football after that accident. He never thought of acting to be his career. After he ended up with his football career he aimed to become a police officer. When he got a scholarship to Hype Park Playhouse, he dropped his plan for becoming a police officer and went to New York for Summer Stock Theater. He found this job more interesting than the job of police officer. Quotes by Burt Reynolds Marriage is about the most expensive way for average man to get laundry done The moment you grab someone by the lapels, you’re lost. You can only hold your stomach in for so many years. I have always gotten along well with Texas. You’ve got to. My movies were the kind they show in prisons and airplanes, because nobody can leave     Acting career Burt won Florida State Drama Award. Along with this award he even won a scholarship for Hyde Park playhouse. This playhouse is a summer stock theatre. Burt thought this scholarship to be a golden opportunity and so he accepted the scholarship. He started working at Hyde Park he met Joanne Woodward. After meeting Joanne he fell in love with her. The couple dated for many years. Carol Lawrence, Frank Gifford, Jan Murray and Red Buttons.   Personal Life Reynolds is said to be involved with many women like Tammy Wynette, Susan Clarks, Lorna Luft, Tawny Lift, Sally Field, Christ Evert and Pam Seals. After so many affairs he got married to Judy Carne. But his marriage with Judy didn’t work well and they got divorced. After his divorce he got married to Loni Anderson. After his marriage with Loni he adopted a son. He named his son as Quinton Anderson Reynolds. Awards and Achievements   He is a very refined actor and director. His work received a lot of appreciation. He has won many awards for his incredible work. In year 1991 he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding lead actor in comedy series. He won People’s choice award for many categories like Favourite motion Picture actor, Favourite all Around Male Entertainer and Favourite Male Performer in New TV Series. In year 1980 he won American Movie Award for Favourite Male film Star. In year 1991 he won Viewers for Television Quality Award. He won many other awards like Best Buddies Canada Life Time Achievement Award, Taurus Lifetime Achievement Award, Atlanta Image Film and Video Award, Children at Heart Award, American Cancer Society’s Lifetime Achievement award,  Eastman Kodak Second century award, male s

Which Scottish border town was the scene of a jumbo jet disaster?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 21 | 1988: Jumbo jet crashes onto Lockerbie About This Site | Text Only 1988: Jumbo jet crashes onto Lockerbie A Pan Am jumbo jet with 258 passengers on board has crashed on to the town of Lockerbie near the Scottish borders. Initial reports indicate it crashed into a petrol station in the centre of the town, between Carlisle and Dumfries, and burst into a 300-foot fireball. Hundreds are feared dead as airline officials said flight 103 was about two-thirds full with 255 adults and three children on board. Rescue teams have confirmed there are many casualties at the scene including townspeople who were on the ground. The Boeing 747 left London Heathrow at 1800 GMT bound for New York's JFK airport. Shortly after 1900 the flight disappeared from radar screens at Prestwick Air Traffic Control Centre. There was just a terrible explosion, you just couldn't describe it Eyewitness At 1908 there were reports by the Civil Air Traffic Control Authorities of an explosion on the ground 15 miles north of the Scottish border. Details of the accident are still unclear but there are unconfirmed reports the plane has ploughed into cars and houses. An eyewitness said the aircraft has hit a central part of the town in a residential area. "There was just a terrible explosion, you just couldn't describe it," he told the BBC. "It is just impossible to approach the town but at the time it went up there was a terrible explosion and the whole sky lit up. "It was virtually raining fire - it was just liquid fire." Parts of the town are being evacuated and a hall has been converted into a refuge centre. Dumfries and Galloway Hospital, about 20 miles away, is on emergency alert. Ambulances from southern Scotland and Cumbria have been sent to the scene. The RAF has sent personnel and helicopters from Scotland and Northern England, along with mountain rescue teams to help police. The A74 has been cordoned off after police reported several parked cars on fire. It is thought the plane would have been flying at about 31,000 ft over Lockerbie when it exploded.

Solidarity was the mass movement of the people in which country?

The Rise and Fall of Solidarity - The New York Times The New York Times The Opinion Pages |The Rise and Fall of Solidarity Search The Rise and Fall of Solidarity By MARK KRAMER Continue reading the main story Thirty years ago Tuesday, the whole of Poland came under martial law. The sudden introduction of military rule after an 18-month-long crisis was a turning point in the history of both Poland and the Cold War. The crisis stemmed from the formation of Solidarity, which started out as a free trade union but quickly became far more: a social movement, a symbol of hope and an embodiment of the struggle against communism and Soviet domination. Nothing analogous to Solidarity existed either before or after. Solidarity had its roots in the worker unrest of December 1970 in Poland’s northern cities, but the movement that emerged in the summer of 1980 was incomparably larger and drew from all segments of Polish society. Roughly 10 million people — nearly half of Poland’s adult population — eventually joined. The Polish Communist regime had tried, unsuccessfully, to prevent the formation of Solidarity. Faced with crippling strikes at major shipyards and factories in August 1980, the Polish authorities considered resorting to a full-scale crackdown. But after deliberating they ultimately decided against the use of force and — with great reluctance — to sign three landmark accords that formally recognized the establishment of Solidarity, which soon rivaled the Polish Communist Party in political power. Advertisement Continue reading the main story The founding of Solidarity is now the stuff of legend, but in the summer of 1980 the outcome of the workers’ protests seemed uncertain at best. When mass strikes began in Gdansk in mid-August 1980, nearly all of the strike leaders feared that the protests would soon peter out or would not spread widely enough to compel the regime to negotiate. Many were worried that the authorities would instinctively rely on violent repression, as they had in December 1970. But the workers at the Gdansk shipyard pressed on, and the strikes spread rapidly to more than 750 sites around the country. The feared crackdown did not come until a year and a half later, after extensive planning and preparations by the Polish security forces and army, under close Soviet supervision. The move to crush Solidarity proved remarkably swift and effective, a textbook case of how an authoritarian regime can bring a rebellious society to heel. Photo Credit Raquel Marín The long and elaborate planning resulted in a crackdown that killed surprisingly few. Many thousands were arrested, a curfew was enacted, and communications and transportation were severely restricted. Poles, long known for their defiance of communism, put up surprisingly little resistance. Part of the reason is that by December 1981, Solidarity’s popularity was waning. The strikes and economic upheavals in 1981 had eroded Poles’ living standards, causing many to hope that stability might be restored. As the anniversary of martial law has approached, some observers have been inclined to look back on the formation of Solidarity in 1980 as the death knell of communism or at least the first nail in communism’s coffin. That view is far too glib and teleological. Solidarity certainly highlighted the enormous public discontent with Communist rule — discontent that had surfaced many times before in Poland and elsewhere in Eastern Europe — but the organization was crushed in December 1981. Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. Sign Up Privacy Policy Solidarity, despite its achievements, was unable to overthrow communism on its own. When Mikhail Gorbachev took office in Moscow in March 1985, Solidarity was still outlawed and barely functioning as an underground movement. It never returned to what it had once been in 1980-1981. Moreover, the role that Solidarity played in 1989 was feasible only because of the fundamental changes in Soviet foreign policy under G

Which golfer Sandy triumphed at the US Masters?

History of Golf - Scottish Perspective Palmer, Player, Nicklaus, Watson, Faldo and Woods. PRE 1400: THE ORIGINS OF THE GAME Throughout recorded history, every civilisation has played a game with a club and a ball. Pangea for example, as described by Roman scribes, would appear to be the father both of modern hockey and the Celtic games of Shinty and Hurling. In one form or another, the variant games of present day golf were clearly enjoyed throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. The game persisted over the centuries and the form that it took and rules that were applied varied as widely as the terrain the game was played over. In short, the game consisted of knocking a ball from one pre-designated place to another where the ball was to be struck off a predetermined object in the least number of blows. Games often extended from village to village. That this game was ousted from the towns and onto the commons land beyond is one possible solution to the question of how it all began. Whatever the exact origins, it is known that by the 15th century, "kolf" as it was known in the Netherlands and "goff" as it was referred to in England, was a pastime enjoyed by Kings and Commoners alike. It's kinship to the Great Game however, remains entirely questionable. So widespread was the game of "Gowf", as it was known in Scotland, that an Act of Parliament was passed to prevent the playing of the game on Sundays and thus preserve the skills of Archery. The citizens of Aberdeen, St. Andrews and Leith on Scotland's East Coast were the principal "gowfing" miscreants and it was no coincidence that rolling sandy links land was commonplace here. On this very terrain, a game that started with a cleek and a ball took on a form that started an evolutionary process that continues to this day. The question of how it all began may be of pressing concern to some but to the Scot, it is sufficient to know that the game was born on the links land of eastern Scotland. Here, the game has been nurtured for over five hundred years and from here, it has been raised to the great game played and loved by millions throughout the world. 1750 - 1850 : THE ROBERTSONS OF ST ANDREWS This was the period when golf as we know it today came to be. It was in this time that many of today's great golf clubs were founded and the leading players of the era started to gain renown. The great club-makers and ball-makers of the era began to emerge and the clubs produced by these skilled craftsmen were coveted to the extent that forgeries became commonplace. Top players began to regularly gather for 'meetings' when medal and match-play rounds were organised, with distinctions made for the first time between amateur and professional players. Allan Robertson, of the famous ball-making family in St Andrews, is widely credited as being the first golf professional. But before Allan, his Grandfather Peter was described as a professional golfer and although history knows little of this man, his reputation survived him and his prowess was widely acknowledged. One epic contest in 1843 was between Allan Robertson and Willie Dunn, two of the best players of that time. The challenge was held over 20 rounds (2 rounds per day over 10 days) and it was Robertson who triumphed - two rounds up with one to play. The Robertson dynasty in itself reflects the emergence of the great game. The family can be traced back to one Thomas Buddo, a ball-maker in St Andrews in 1610. His daughter married a Robertson and from this pair was bred the stock that led to Allan himself and along the line produced generations of ball-makers. At least fo

Who became the world's youngest ever boxing heavyweight champion?

Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champ in history - Nov 22, 1986 - HISTORY.com Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champ in history Share this: Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champ in history Author Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champ in history URL Publisher A+E Networks On November 22, 1986, 20-year-old Mike Tyson knocks out 33-year-old Trevor Berbick in just five minutes and 35 seconds to become the youngest titleholder ever. “I’m the youngest heavyweight boxing champion in history,” Tyson told his manager after the fight, “and I’m going to be the oldest.” Tyson’s bravado wasn’t misplaced: When he walked into the ring to face Berbick, he had won all 27 of the matches he’d fought, knocking out 26 of his opponents. He threw unbelievably hard punches–“pineapples,” trainer Angelo Dundee called them. Ref Mills Lane agreed: “Everything he’s got has ‘good night’ written all over it,” he said. Berbick refused to be intimidated by the younger man’s furious arm and decided–unwisely, it turned out–to stand up to Tyson instead of boxing him. He didn’t bob or weave or even throw punches. He just stood there, wanting to show the world that he could take whatever Tyson was dishing out. “I was trying to prove to myself that I could take his best shot,” Berbick said, but “he punches pretty hard.” Tyson had a plan, too: “I wanted to throw every punch with bad intentions,” he said after the fight. “I was throwing–what can I say–hydrogen bombs.” During the first round, Berbick had fought in such slow motion that he looked like he was underwater; early in the second, Tyson walloped him to the mat with a powerful left hook. The older man bounced up, but Tyson thumped him again. Berbick froze; then his legs buckled and he fell. The ref began to count while the champ struggled to get up. He lifted himself off the mat twice, and twice his legs wobbled so much that he fell again. He finally made it up, but Lane stopped the fight anyway. “Berbick was up,” he said later, “but to allow somebody to get hit in that condition, that’s criminal.” Tyson kept his title for nine more bouts, until Buster Douglas beat him in 1990. After that, his life unraveled. He was sent to prison for three years for rape. Then, five fights into his comeback in 1995, he bit off a part of Evander Holyfield’s ear and was disqualified. He retired for good in 2005. Berbick didn’t fare much better: He, too, spent time in prison for rape, and was found dead (of “chop wounds” to his head, according to the coroner’s report) in a church courtyard in Jamaica in 2006. Related Videos

What was the world's first reusable spacecraft called?

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What was Patricia Highsmith's first novel?

10 Best Patricia Highsmith Books 10 Best Patricia Highsmith Books By Joan Schenkar | Aug 29, 2014 Joan Schenkar is the author of the must-read biography The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith , a New York Times Notable Book. With the release of the new movie, The Two Faces of January, based on Highsmith's novel, we asked Schenkar to rank the best of the author's books. "It is impossible," wrote Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995), the Dark Lady of American Letters (and double trouble for a biographer) "for me to live from day to day without putting myself to a judgement…" And so, five to seven sheets of finished fiction rolled from the platen of her coffee-colored Olympia Deluxe portable typewriter every morning; the keys detonating like little pistol shots under her huge hands. She typed each page twice--for neatness, she said (her inner chaos required a Head Librarian's habits)--channeling the news she brought back from the ends of her nerves into the booby-trapped plots, double-gated psychologies, and reflective "realities" of her nearly 30 published volumes of fiction. She produced an iconic character in The Talented Mr. Ripley, but the hundreds of raspingly acute portraits of quietly transgressive acts punctuating her other novels have added a new terror to "mid-century modern." Her great invention was Highsmith Country, the Alternate Earth where all her detail-saturated fictions are set. There, good intentions corrupt naturally; guilt afflicts the innocent; pursuit is everywhere; identities, genders, and genres are undermined; and life is a suffocating trap from which even her most accomplished escape artists cannot find a graceful exit. Filmmakers have been strip-mining her novels for decades, unable except in three or four instances to crack her codes. Even the masterpiece Alfred Hitchcock made of her own masterpiece, Strangers On a Train, couldn't quite face the quintessential Highsmith Situation: two men bound together by a stalker-like fixation which always involves a murderous, implicitly homoerotic fantasy. Hossein Amini's new film of The Two Faces of January is an exception: better than its eponymous novel because it fracks the work (which writhes uncomfortably in over-complicated coils) for a Noir plot, a damaging Highsmithian premise, and some stylish period smoking. But even Pat's excesses compel for their obsessions: murder is always on her mind and she always confuses it with love. Here, in publication order, are some of Pat Highsmith's–and the twentieth century's--most delinquently original novels. They've haunted me for years. 1. Strangers on a Train (1950) - This remarkable debut novel takes Pat's double-indemnifying nugget–strangers who agree to exchange murders and "get away with it"–and settles it on Guy Haines, a brilliant architect whose moody purity invites corruption, and Charles Bruno, a psychopathic, subliterate mastermind who yearns to join him. In their tranced, mutual, psychological seduction, these Terrible Twins vacate their characters, mingle their identities, and misdirect their pursuers in as thorough an anatomy of guilt as can be found in modern literature. 2. The Price of Salt (as Claire Morgan, 1952) - Pat, who died for love a thousand times in life, killed for it in every novel except this one. But murder is in the brilliant metaphors, and the richly-figured language borrows elements from Strangers and subdues them to requited lesbian love--the only "crime" she never wrote about. Salt glows with a luminous halo of incest, a little light pedophilia, and sexual consummations that are spied upon, recorded, and prosecuted. But Carol and Therese, its steely, attractive, successful heroines, get away with their "crime" in a fascinating novel that made its author uneasy all her life. 3. The Blunderer (1954) - With her adept's feel for sado-masochistic relations, Pat focused this unusual work on role reversals. When slim, anglified Walter Stackhouse blunders in on fat, foreign Otto Kimmel's wife-murder and is infected by it, they be

In which war was cowboy star Tom MIx shot in the mouth?

Silent-film star Tom Mix dies in Arizona car wreck; brained by “Suitcase of Death” - Oct 12, 1940 - HISTORY.com Silent-film star Tom Mix dies in Arizona car wreck; brained by “Suitcase of Death” Share this: Silent-film star Tom Mix dies in Arizona car wreck; brained by “Suitcase of Death” Author Silent-film star Tom Mix dies in Arizona car wreck; brained by “Suitcase of Death” URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1940, cowboy-movie star Tom Mix is killed when he loses control of his speeding Cord Phaeton convertible and rolls into a dry wash (now called the Tom Mix Wash) near Florence, Arizona. He was 60 years old. Today, visitors to the site of the accident can see a 2-foot–tall iron statue of a riderless horse and a somewhat awkwardly written plaque that reads: “In memory of Tom Mix whose spirit left his body on this spot and whose characterization and portrayals in life served to better fix memories of the Old West in the minds of living men.” According to Mix’s press agent, the star was a genuine cowboy and swaggering hero of the Wild West: He was born in Texas; fought in the Spanish-American War, the Boxer Rebellion and the Boer War; and served as a sheriff in Kansas, a U.S. marshal in Oklahoma and a Texas Ranger. In fact, Mix was born in Driftwood, Pennsylvania; deserted the Army in 1902; and was a drum major in the Oklahoma Territorial Cavalry band when he went off to Hollywood in 1909. None of these inconvenient facts prevented Mix from becoming one of the greatest silent-film stars in history, however. Along with his famous horse Tony, Mix made 370 full-length Westerns. At the peak of his fame, he was the highest-paid actor in Hollywood, earning as much as $17,500 a week (about $218,000 today).  Unfortunately, Mix and Tony had a hard time making the transition to talking pictures. Some people say that the actor’s voice was so high-pitched that it undermined his macho cowboy image, but others argue that sound films simply had too much talking for Mix’s taste: He preferred wild action sequences to heartfelt conversation. On the day he died, Mix was driving north from Tucson in his beloved bright-yellow Cord Phaeton sports car. He was driving so fast that he didn’t notice–or failed to heed–signs warning that one of the bridges was out on the road ahead. The Phaeton swung into a gully and Mix was smacked in the back of the head by one of the heavy aluminum suitcases he was carrying in the convertible’s backseat. The impact broke the actor’s neck and he died almost instantly. Today, the dented “Suitcase of Death” is the featured attraction at the Tom Mix Museum in Dewey, Oklahoma. Related Videos

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"Which soap had people asking. ""Who shot JR?"""

Dallas the official website dedicated to the hit tv series with Larry Hagman Dynasty Introduction to the TV series Dallas It was a Sunday night, April 2nd 1978, that TV history changed forever when a new five part mini series made its debut on CBS. That show was Dallas, created by David Jacobs and went on to become the most sucessful show in the history of television. Dallas was not. however. initially produced as a serial. It was conceived as a noncontinuing drama. "I had hoped we’d be able to serialize after we got a hold." says David jacobs. Dallas’s creator. Indeed, the show changed to its present serialized form after about ten episodes of its first official season in the fall of 1978. As a result, the early episodes of Dallas presented story lines that had no relationship to each other - one week Bobby is kidnapped and shot, yet the next week he has no bandages. "My favorite one of those,” says executive producer Philip Capice. "is the one where suddenly Pam has an ex- husband who just shows up and says, 'Hi, we used to be married', and then by the end of the show he sort of disappears". Dallas producers assume that their viewer is a regular who has either seen all the episodes or has caught up on the news through a friend. There is no reviewing of the situation in a new episode (in syndication a narrator explains the previous episode with one minute of flashbacks). "We move a lot faster than a daytime soap." says Capice. “In the course of twenty-five or twenty-six shows a season, we did the same amount of material that a daytime serial does in two hundred and fifty shows. Now we’re doing thirty or thirty-one shows a season." At the time the show was first broadcast- five episodes aired in spring 1978 to test the waters—there were no big, splashy family dramas dealing with larger-than-life “real people. ” One-hour dramas in prime time were primarily doctor shows, detective shows, or family shows in the Eight Is Enough mold. (Family, the one serious family drama of the time, was so serious it was canceled.) Dallas was the first show to combine the scope of a mini-series with the big ideas of life—themes such as good vs. evil and brother vs. brother. Set in the big state of Texas—where life is lived in the fast lane, where everything is bigger and badder than anywhere else—the breadth of the show made viewers realize that Romeo and Juliet had at long last come to Giant. Victoria Principal credits the 1956 movie Giant as the inspiration for Dallas. “In its form, Dallas is a kind of soap opera" says Larry Hagman, known the world over as “But let me tell you something. Soap opera is damn good. I worked almost three years on The Edge of Night. It was done live and provided marvelous training for actors. Soap operas provide fine acting performances, and they’re damned hard too. I consider Dallas drama—turgid drama, sometimes, but it's always interesting with the major characters bouncing around. The show’s fine when it revolves around several themes. People say that it’s sexy and trashy. If you call screwing your wife’s sister sexy, then perhaps it is. To me, it’s just all in the family" Creator David Jacobs originally created and came up with an idea for the series Knots Landing, but CBS wanted a glitzy "saga-like" show. Jacobs therefore created Dallas, a series about a wealthy family in the oil business. When Dallas proved to be a hit, CBS reconsidered Jacobs' original idea and turned Knots Landing into a spin-off of Dallas in late 1979. Dallas was originally shot entirely on location in Dallas , Texas . Later, most interiors for the show were shot at the MGM studios in Hollywood . Exteriors were shot at the Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas , and other parts of Dallas, until 1989 , when rising production costs led to all production being located in California. Dallas wasn't an instant hit and gradually picked up an audience. It wasn't until its 1979-1980 season cliffhanger when JR was shot that the show was catapult

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History - 1990s - The Championships, Wimbledon 2017 - Official Site by IBM  READ MORE 1990: A record for Navratilova On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Martina Navratilova produced a near-flawless performance to win her ninth Wimbledon singles title, a record that will take some topping in today's day and age. Competing against fellow American Zina Garrison, Navratilova served and volleyed her way around Centre Court in emphatic fashion, dropping just five games as she took the title 6-1, 6-4. The 33-year-old Navratilova won six consecutive championships from 1982 to 1987 but was made to wait before surpassing Helen Wills Moody's record of eight titles, losing the previous two years in the final to Steffi Graf. But, with Graf disposed of by Garrison in the semi-finals, Navratilova got there eventually, straddling the net to acknowledge her beaten opponent and then, her courtside courtesies complete, sinking down on her knees for an instant of silent communion with the tennis court she loves best. "There were no glitches this time; everything came up nines," she said. "This tops it all, absolutely, because I've worked so hard." 1990: Boris Becker v Stefan Edberg The most defining aspect of the rivalry between Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg was the three successive Wimbledon finals they contested between 1988 and 1990. Having split the titles in '88 and '89, their 1990 encounter was undoubtedly the most riveting.  Edberg, who had been routed by Boris the year before, swept ahead, crunching through the first two sets 6-2, 6-2. But, as was his wont, Becker rallied in typical fashion to win the next two sets 6-3, 6-3, and send the match into a fifth. Becker broke Edberg early in the fifth set, on course for a fourth Wimbledon title, and setting up the possibility of being the first Wimbledon champion to win the last three sets in a five-set match since Henri Cochetin 1927. But, it was not to be. Edberg regained the break and then broke Becker in the ninth game of the set with a topspin lob winner, eventually serving it out for his second Wimbledon title. The Swede went on to win the US Open in 1991 and 1992. 1991: Steffi Graf v Gabriela Sabatini One of SW19's greatest champions arrived at Wimbledon in 1991 having suffered rather a seesaw period, registering one of the worst defeats of her career against Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the French Open semi-finals, losing her first 6-0 set since 1984. But, as is so often the case, the green grass of the All England Club gave the formerly indomitable German a boost, powering her way to the final. Coming up against friend and rival Gabriela Sabatini, the odds on form were in the Argentine's favour, having beaten Graf in four tournaments in the spring. But Graf was always capable of something special at Wimbledon, and so it proved, the German rallying back from dropping the second set, and holding her nerve to win an epic Centre Court final 6-4 3-6 8-6, the longest final for 15 years. 1991: Middle Sunday One of the wettest first weeks in the tournament's history - just 52 out of about 240 matches were completed by Thursday evening - prompted the decision to stage play on the traditional day off, the Middle Sunday. Gabriela Sabatini and Andrea Strnadova emerged from their dressing room on to Centre Court for their third-round noon showdown. They were greeted by a packed stadium, a seemingly unending roar and enough Mexican waves to fill an ocean. The spectators had raced from the gates for prime, £10-a-head unreserved seats. They had formed part of a queue snaking almost two miles that produced an attendance of 24,894. On No.1 Court, John McEnroe, a three-time champion, did not disappoint his adoring fans with a victory against Frenchman Jean-Philippe Fleurian, while victories for eventual Swedish semi-finalist Stefan Edberg and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario warmed up the effervescent crowd on the main court for the top of the bill: Jimmy Connors. Despite thriving on the atmosphere, Connors was eventually upstaged by fellow American Derrick Rostango, but the atmosphere overtook the results that d

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Manfred Gerlach: Last head of state of East Germany | The Independent Manfred Gerlach: Last head of state of East Germany   Tuesday 25 October 2011 17:08 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Served the GDR's communist leadership loyally: Gerlach in 1998 AP Manfred Gerlach served from 6 December 1989 until March 1990 as the head of state of East Germany, the German Democratic Republic (GDR). He had replaced the last Communist to hold the post, Egon Krenz, who had only held it from 24 October.  In between, the Berlin Wall had been opened on 9 November and mass demonstrations were taking place all over the GDR. Gerlach was considered acceptable to the reformist wing of the ruling Socialist Unity Party (SED). Influenced by Gorbachev in the Soviet Union, and growing discontent in the GDR, Gerlach had caused a stir when, on 13 October 1989, he called into question the leading role of the ruling SED. Few had expected this, because for most of his career he had played a willing part in the pseudo-democracy of Communist-dominated East Germany. He led the so-called Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD) from 1954 to February 1990. Gerlach was born in Leipzig on 8 May 1928, the son of a skilled engineering worker. After attending local schools he got work as a legal clerk. In 1943, he founded an illegal anti-Nazi youth group. He was subsequently arrested, in March 1944, and was lucky he escaped a death sentence. On his 17th birthday, the Germans signed the unconditional surrender. The Americans had occupied Leipzig in the previous month, remaining until July when the Soviets took over. He was reinstated in his post and became a founding member of the Free German Youth and the LDPD. By 1948 it was clear that the LDPD and the other non-communist parties would be subject to the leading role of the SED. Some of the top members of the LDPD fled to West Germany, but Gerlach stayed on, gaining rapid promotion. When the East German state was established in 1949 he became, aged 21, a member of the Volkskammer, the parliament. From 1951 to 1954 he studied law at the German Academy of State Sciences and Law. In 1964 he was awarded a doctorate. As general secretary of the LDPD, from 1954, Gerlach was de facto party leader. Between 1967 and 1990 he was its chairman. His party was one of four satellite parties – Christian Democrats, the Farmers Party and the National Democrats were the others – “elected” to the GDR parliament in the non-competitive elections. Like the other leaders, he was a member of the Council of State, in theory the collective head of state. Their task internally was to reconcile the remnants of the middle and professional classes and Christians to the regime. Externally, the job was to cultivate relations with non-communist parties in Western countries, including NATO states. Among Gerlach’s targets were the British Liberal Party and the West German Free Democrats. Contacts with Western peace groups and Christians were also sought. Gerlach served the communist leaders Walter Ulbricht and then, from 1971, Erich Honecker loyally, whatever the twists and turns of policy. They in turn implemented the wishes of the men in Moscow – Stalin, Malenkov, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko – in the GDR. The trouble started when Mikhail Gorbachev took over as General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party in 1985 and introduced glasnost and perestroika. Increasingly, East German reformers expected their leaders to follow Gorbachev, but they did not. Gerlach’s questioning of the SED’s leading role was therefore surprising. Before the first free elections of March 1990, in the GDR, Gerlach’s party merged with two others to become the BFD. With a new leader it attracted 5.3 per cent. The Christian Democrats, blessed by West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, gained 40.8 per cent, the Social Democrats 21.8 and the renamed Communists 16.4. Christian Democrat Sabine Bergmann-Pohl was elected president of the new Volkskammer and thus replaced Gerlach as head of state. His party fused with the West German Free Democratic Party

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The Babe’s Last Game | Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Athletics The Babe’s Last Game By Bob Warrington Hollywood has twice portrayed the life of Babe Ruth in major motion pictures. The first, “The Babe Ruth Story,” done in 1948, starred William Bendix as the Bambino. Generally regarded as a terrible film with Bendix horribly miscast in the lead role, the film sugar coated Ruth’s life beyond recognition. Hollywood’s second effort at telling the Babe’s life was filmed in 1992. Called, “The Babe,” it starred John Goodman as the Sultan of the Swat and received more favorable reviews, with Leonard Maltin calling it “agreeably sentimental.” Maltin also notes, however, that “facts are tampered with and often ignored” in both films. That is certainly true in how they overlook reality in depicting Ruth’s last game as a Major Leaguer. A Last Hurrah In 1935, Babe Ruth was forty years old, in poor physical shape, and playing out the string with the Boston Braves. On May 25, 1935, with the team on a road trip and playing at Forbes File in Pittsburgh, Ruth hammered three home runs and a single, driving in six runs. The last, off pitcher Guy Bush, was the 714th of Ruth’s career and the first ball ever to be hit completely over Forbes Field’s right-field roof (added to the ballpark in 1925). Thanks to Hollywood, many people believe that was Ruth’s final Major League game—circling the bases in triumph one last time before going into the dugout, entering the clubhouse, and calling it a career. The scene, undoubtedly, provides a storybook conclusion to a fabled tale. Wouldst that it was true; but regrettably, it is not. Maybe Ruth should have called it a career at that point, but perhaps sensing that the old magic was back, he hung around for one more game.   Final Stop After leaving Pittsburgh, the Braves next stop on their road trip was Philadelphia. There, they would play the Philadelphia Phillies at Baker Bowl. Like Babe Ruth, Baker Bowl’s days of glory had receded to the past. The ballpark, widely ridiculed for its deteriorating condition, was near the end of its life as the home of a Major League baseball team. The Phillies would finally abandon it mid-way through the 1938 season, moving down Lehigh Avenue to become tenants of the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park. But, there was one more moment of drama to be played out at the old place, mixing both acclamation and pathos. Babe Ruth would provide it on May 30, 1935.   The Braves were scheduled to play the Phillies in a Memorial Day doubleheader. Ruth was inserted in the line-up, batting third and playing leftfield. Coming up to bat in the first inning, Ruth faced Phillies’ pitcher Jim Bivin. 1935 was Bivin’s only year in the Major Leagues, and he played the entire season with the Phillies. He compiled an unenviable 2-9 record for a woeful team that would finish the season in seventh place with a 56-93 record. Bivin, nevertheless, would have the singular distinction of being the last pitcher ever to face Babe Ruth in a Major League game.   At the plate, Ruth grounded out softly to Phillies first baseman Dolph Camilli as the Braves went down without scoring any runs in the inning. Ruth took his customary place in the outfield for the bottom half of the inning. Phillies’ second baseman Lou Chiozza hit a soft fly to leftfield. Ruth came in trying to make the catch, but the ball dropped in front of him and rolled past to the wall. A run scored, but Chiozza, trying for an inside-the-park home run, was thrown out at the plate when Braves shortstop Bill Urbanski retrieved the ball and got it back to Braves catcher Al Spohrer in time for the tag out. The Phillies wound up scoring three runs in the inning and would go on to win the game 11-6. Rich Westcott, in his book, “Philadelphia’s Old Ballparks,” describes what happened after the first inning ended:   “As the inning ended, Ruth tucked his glove in his pocket, turned, and ran to the clubhouse in centerfield. The fans, sensing that the end of a glorious career might have arrived, rose and gave Ruth a standing ovation.”   On June 2,

Which US President was linked with the 'Star Wars' policy?

Reagan's Star Wars | Cold War: A Brief History | History of the Atomic Age | atomicarchive.com Cold War: A Brief History Cold War: A Brief History Reagan's Star Wars On March 23, 1983, President Reagan proposed the creation of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), an ambitious project that would construct a space-based anti-missile system. This program was immediately dubbed "Star Wars." An artist's rendering of an X-ray laser hit an incoming missile. The SDI was intended to defend the United States from attack from Soviet ICBMs by intercepting the missiles at various phases of their flight. For the interception, the SDI would require extremely advanced technological systems, yet to be researched and developed. Among the potential components of the defense system were both space- and earth-based laser battle stations, which, by a combination of methods, would direct their killing beams toward moving Soviet targets. Air-based missile platforms and ground-based missiles using other non-nuclear killing mechanisms would constitute the rear echelon of defense and would be concentrated around such major targets as U.S. ICBM silos. The sensors to detect attacks would be based on the ground, in the air, and in space, and would use radar, optical, and infrared threat-detection systems. This system would tip the nuclear balance toward the United States. The Soviets feared that SDI would enable the United States to launch a first-strike against them. Critics pointed to the vast technological uncertainties of the system, in addition to its enormous cost. Although work was begun on the program, the technology proved to be too complex and much of the research was cancelled by later administrations. The idea of missile defense system would resurface later as the National Missile Defense. Page 20 of 27

Where in the Ukraine was there a nuclear explosion in 1986?

Nuclear explosion at Chernobyl - Apr 26, 1986 - HISTORY.com Nuclear explosion at Chernobyl Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1986, the world’s worst nuclear accident to date occurs at the Chernobyl nuclear plant near Kiev in Ukraine. The full toll from this disaster is still being tallied, but experts believe that thousands of people died and as many as 70,000 suffered severe poisoning. In addition, a large area of land may not be livable for as much as 150 years. The 18-mile radius around Chernobyl was home to almost 150,000 people who had to be permanently relocated. The Soviet Union built the Chernobyl plant, which had four 1,000-megawatt reactors, in the town of Pripyat. At the time of the explosion, it was one of the largest and oldest nuclear power plants in the world. The explosion and subsequent meltdown of one reactor was a catastrophic event that directly affected hundreds of thousands of people. Still, the Soviet government kept its own people and the rest of the world in the dark about the accident until days later. At first, the Soviet government only asked for advice on how to fight graphite fires and acknowledged the death of two people. It soon became apparent, however, that the Soviets were covering up a major accident and had ignored their responsibility to warn both their own people and surrounding nations. Two days after the explosion, Swedish authorities began measuring dangerously high levels of radioactivity in their atmosphere. Years later, the full story was finally released. Workers at the plant were performing tests on the system. They shut off the emergency safety systems and the cooling system, against established regulations, in preparation for the tests. Even when warning signs of dangerous overheating began to appear, the workers failed to stop the test. Xenon gases built up and at 1:23 a.m. the first explosion rocked the reactor. A total of three explosions eventually blew the 1,000-ton steel top right off of the reactor. A huge fireball erupted into the sky. Flames shot 1,000 feet into the air for two days, as the entire reactor began to melt down. Radioactive material was thrown into the air like fireworks. Although firefighting was futile, Pripyat’s 40,000 people were not evacuated until 36 hours after the explosion. Potentially lethal rain fell as the fires continued for eight days. Dikes were built at the Pripyat River to contain damage from contaminated water run-off and the people of Kiev were warned to stay indoors as a radioactive cloud headed their way. On May 9, workers began encasing the reactor in concrete. Later, Hans Blix of the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that approximately 200 people were directly exposed and that 31 had died immediately at Chernobyl. The clean-up effort and the general radioactive exposure in the region, however, would prove to be even more deadly. Some reports estimate that as many as 4,000 clean-up workers died from radiation poisoning. Birth defects among people living in the area have increased dramatically. Thyroid cancer has increased tenfold in Ukraine since the accident. Related Videos

Anwar Sadat was President of which country when he died in 1981?

Anwar Sadat, president of Egypt, is assassinated in 1981 - NY Daily News Mohammed Anwar Sadat, president of Egypt, is assassinated in 1981 Anwar Sadat, president of Egypt, is assassinated in 1981 NEW YORK DAILY NEWS In this Oct. 6, 1981 photo, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is seen on the reviewing stand during a military parade just before soldiers opened fire from a truck during the parade killing Sadat. (BILL FOLEY/AP) NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 1:43 PM (Originally published by the Daily News on October 7, 1981. This story was written by Charles W. Bell.) Mohammed Anwar Sadat did not come to power as a man of peace, but it was as a peacemaker of unprecedented boldness - and unprecedented courage - that the world will remember him. It was in the cause of peace, and at a grave personal risk that he acknowledged and accepted, that Sadat undertook his breathtaking initiatives to pull Arabs and Jews back from the brink of war that always seems a single bullet away in the Middle East. He managed it partly because, as ruler of Egypt, he also was the unelected but traditional chief spokesman for the world, and partly because of his own enigmatic, pragmatic and visionary policies. In contrast to most Arab rulers, and his own early life, he took a long view of Middle East politics and sensed, better than most, the changes in the winds of international affairs. His life was a drama that took him from a dusty village on the banks of his beloved River Nile to the great halls of international power. As a young man, he preached bloodshed and spent years in prison. By the time of his death, he was wily cosmopolitan who masked his ruthlessness behind an easy smile and puffs of smoke from a favorite briar pipe - and who veered wildly but sincerely between stern paternalism and experiments in democracy. He veered politically, too, turning first West, then East, then West again in his quest for the economic and political help that Egypt needed so desperately. At the end, he was firmly committed to the West. And running through his life was a thread of irony and luck that sometimes seemed the stuff of fiction. The New York Daily News published this article on Oct. 7, 1981. (New York Daily News) The New York Daily News published this article on Oct. 7, 1981. (New York Daily News) The boldest, most risky venture of his life took him to Israel itself in 1977 for the first public, face-to-face meeting between an Israeli and Arab leader. It was a visit that raised peace hopes enormously - and stirred intense hatred toward Sadat by the militants and radicals of the Arab world. At the end of the historic - and for once, the word seemed inadequate - visit, Sadat and Menachem Begin, whose nations had fought four wars in the previous 25 years, including one that had ended only four years earlier, pledged never to war again. It electrified the world and led, two years later, to a historic agreement at Camp David that formally put that pledge in writing. And it led to a Nobel Peace Prize, shared with Begin. It was the ultimate irony of his life because, as a young man, Sadat was an avowed terrorist who fought to drive the British from Egypt and who, in 1973, stood on the banks of the Suez Canal to hurl his armies into battle against Israel. It also was an irony of another sort. Sadat preached revolution but promoted the politics of restraint. And in doing so, he captured the attention and respect of the world in a way that his more flamboyant predecessor, Gamal Abdel Nasser, never achieved. Sadat was a world traveler who dressed in British tailored suits and smoking jackets and usually was pictured puffing away on a pipe - as much of a trademark as jelly beans are for President Reagan. He laughed easily, bantered in a folksy way with TV interrogators and often scooped up children to hug them. (Under Islamic law, he was still married to his first wife, by whom he had three daughters. He also had a son and three daughters by his second wife.) Some critics said it was all part of his image-polishing strategy - and in a way it was - bu

Who released an album called Thriller in 1982?

Steve Lukather Official Website - Thriller Thriller Buy on iTunes In 1982 Michael Jackson released the world's largest selling album of all time, Thriller. This album produced 7 hit singles, breaking yet again more records, and went on to sell over 50 million copies worldwide. Michael was keen to use music video or short films as he called them to promote his singles from the album. He worked with the best directors and producers, using the latest technology and special effects for the hit song Billie Jean. The short film Thriller used the latest make-up artists technolgy combined with fantastic dancing and choreography, to produce a 14 minute video, with a start, a middle and an ending. So successful was this video that The making of Michael Jackson's Thriller became the world's largest selling home video combined with soaring album sales. In 1983 Michael performed the now legendary moonwalk for the first time on the 'Motown 25 years' anniversary show. This performance alone set Michael undoubtable into the realm of a superstar. In 1984 Michael won a record breaking 8 Grammy awards in one night. The awards were for his work on the Thriller album and his work on the narrative for the ET Storybook. Rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen was interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine in 1984. In the interview, he explained why he didn't ask for any royalties over the sales of Beat it, the song on which he plays a guitar solo. "I did it as a favor. I didn't want anything. Maybe Michael will give me dance lessons someday. I was a complete fool, according to the rest of the band [Van Halen], our manager and everybody else. I was not used. I knew what I was doing. I don't do something unless I want to do it." Steve Lukather: "Quincy Jones and Michael took a skeleton version of Beat it up to Eddie Van Halen's place as they wanted him to solo over the verse section. However, he played over a section that had more chord changes. So to fit his solo to where it went in the song, they had to cut the tape which took a lot of time to synchronise together." "After they had managed this, Jeff Porcaro and me were called in to bind Eddie's solo and some haphazard percussion which was a major headache. Initially, we rocked it out as Eddie had played a good solo but Quincy thought it too tough. So I had to reduce the distorted guitar sound and this is what was released. It was a huge R&B/rock success for us all really and helped pave the way for the bands of today that fuse these styles." Steve Lukather in 2004: "I was doing all of Quincy Jones' records back then. I wanted to be a part of this one as Michael was way hot after Off the wall. I remember having a lot of fun and the music was good. Funny story: I was in the house band for the Grammy's "Album of the year" three years in a row. Quincy's The dude record, Toto IV, then Thriller. It was happening big time back then. The last great era of the 'session guy' scene. I had a blast at that time as we were doing almost every record that came out of LA. We took a lot of shit from the press for it; still do, but 28 years later I am still working!!!" Tracklist Wanna be startin' somethin' (Michael Jackson) Baby be mine (Rod Temperton) The girl is mine (duet with Paul McCartney) (Michael Jackson) Thriller (Rod Temperton) Beat it (Luke & Eddie) (Michael Jackson) Billie Jean (Michael Jackson) Human nature (Steve Porcaro & John Bettis) P.Y.T. (Pretty young thing) (James Ingram & Quincy Jones) The lady in my life (Rod Temperton) Thriller special edition bonus material: o Someone In The Dark (Never before available on a Michael Jackson solo album) o Billie Jean (Michael Jackson's original demo recording) o A segment from the Michael Jackson & Vincent Price voice over session from Thriller (including Vincent Price reading the never before heard 2nd verse) o Carousel (outtake from the Thriller sessions) o Interview with Producer Quincy Jones discussing the recording of Thriller o Interview with songwriter Rod Temperton Credits Michael Jackson: guitar, arranger, sound effects, vocals, handclapping, producer, vocal a

Which 80s leader had a wife called Raisa?

Mikhail Gorbachev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Your continued donations keep Wikipedia running!     Mikhail Gorbachev none (Soviet Union abolished, Boris Yeltsin as President of Russia ) Born ( help · info ) , Mihail Sergeevič Gorbačëv, IPA : [mʲɪxʌˈil sʲɪrˈgʲejɪvʲɪʨ gərbʌˈʨof], commonly written as Mikhail Gorbachev; born March 2 , 1931 ) was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. His attempts at reform helped to end the Cold War , and also ended the political supremacy of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and dissolved the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. Contents [ edit ] Early life Mikhail Gorbachev was born on 2 March 1931 in the village of Privolnoye near Stavropol , the son of a Russian agricultural mechanic Sergey Gorbachyov and Maria Pantelyeva. [1] He faced a tough childhood under the totalitarian leadership of Josef Stalin ; his grandparents were deported for being wealthy farmers known as kulaks [ citation needed ]. He lived through World War II , during which, starting in August 1942, German troops occupied Stavropol . Although they would leave by February 1943, the occupation increased the hardship of the community and left a deep impression on the young Gorbachev. [1] From 1946 through 1950, he worked during the summers as an assistant combine harvester operator at the collective farms in his area. [1] He would take an increasing part in promoting peasant labour, which he describes as "very hard" because of enforced state quotas and taxes on private plots. Furthermore, as peasants were not issued passports, their only opportunity to leave their peasant existence was through enlisting in 'orgnabor' (organised recruitment) labour projects, which prompts Gorbachev to ask "what difference was there between this life and serfdom?". [2] [ edit ] Political career Despite the hardship of his background, Gorbachev excelled in the fields and in the classroom. He was considered the most intelligent in his class [ citation needed ], with a particular interest in history and math. After he left school he helped his father harvest a record crop on his collective farm . So, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour , aged just 16 (1947). It was rare for someone his age to be given such an honour. It was almost certainly this award, coupled with his intelligence that helped secure his place at Moscow University , where he studied law from September 1950. [1] Gorbachev may never have intended to practice law however, but simply have seen it as preparation for working in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). He became a candidate member of the Party that same year. [1] While living in Moscow, he met his future wife, Raisa Maksimovna Titarenko . [1] They married on the 25th September 1953 and moved to Gorbachev's home region of Stavropol in southern Russia when he graduated in June 1955, where he immersed himself in party work. [1] Upon graduating, he briefly worked in the Prokuratura (Soviet State Procuracy) before transferring to the Komsomol , or Communist Union of Youth. He served as First Secretary of the Stavropol City Komsomol Committee from September, 1956, later moving up to the Stavropol Krai (regional) Komsomol Committee, where he worked as Second Secretary from April 1958 and as First Secretary from March 1961. [1] Raisa would give birth to their first child, a daughter, Irina, on 6th January 1957. [2] He attended the important XXIInd CPSU Party Congress in October 1961, where Khrushchev announced a plan to move to a communist society within 20 years and surpass the US in per capita production. Gorbachev was promoted to Head of the Department of Party Organs in the Stavropol Agricultural Kraikom in 1963. [1] By 1966, at age 35, he obtained a correspondence degree as an agronomist-economist from the Agricultural Institute. [1] His career moved forward rapidly - in 1970, he was appointed First Party Secretary of the Stavropol Kraikom, becoming one of the youngest provincial party chief in the Soviet Union. [1] In this position he helped to

In what month in 1990 did Iraq invade Kuwait?

FRONTLINE/WORLD . Iraq - Saddam's Road to Hell - A journey into the killing fields . PBS Al–Sadr Killings In the early hours of August 2, 1990, more than 100,000 Iraqi troops moved tanks, helicopters and trucks across the border into Kuwait. Iraq maintained the world’s fourth–largest military and had mobilized an overwhelming invading force. Within an hour, they reached Kuwait City, and by daybreak, Iraqi tanks were attacking Dasman Palace, the royal residence. The emir had already fled into the Saudi desert, but his private guard and his younger half–brother, Sheik Faud al–Ahmad al–Sabah, had stayed behind to defend their home. The sheik was shot and killed, and according to an Iraqi soldier who deserted after the assault, his body was placed in front of a tank and run over. It was Saddam’s idea alone to invade Kuwait. He had gambled that he could get away with seizing the tiny oil–rich nation to help pay off debts. But his gamble did not pay off –– he had misread the interests of the international community and the United States in a stable Middle East. After the invasion, Saddam defied orders to retreat and the U.N. imposed sanctions. After months of deliberations and with U.N. support, the United States and international Coalition forces launched a full–scale air and missile attack on Iraq on January 16, 1991. A ground assault followed a month later, and Saddam’s troops were quickly forced out of Kuwait. The United Nations declared an end to the war on April 11, 1991. Charges and evidence The Iraqi military allegedly committed crimes while in Kuwait. Evidence suggests that it tortured and killed hundreds of Kuwaiti nationals and people from other nations. Foreign hostages were taken, Kuwaiti properties were looted, and Iraqi forces set fire to more than 700 Kuwaiti oil wells and opened pipelines to let oil pour into the Gulf. In addition to these crimes, Saddam may be tried for the crime of aggression. An Iraqi law dating back to the 1950s prohibits the act of aggressive war against other Arab countries.

Who won the ladies singles most times at Wimbledon in the 80s?

Live Blog - The Championships, Wimbledon 2017 - Official Site by IBM — Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) July 11, 2015 Trophy time 21:26 Hingis and Mirza's faces must be aching, their smiles are so wide. A very healthy crowd - no doubt giddy on a sensational day's tennis (and Pimm's) - stick around to cheer our new ladies' doubles champions, who collect their trophies from the Royal Box. 21:24 #Wimbledon champs today: Serena Williams, 33 Tecau, 30/Jean-Julien Roger 33 Hingis, 34/Mirza, 28 That's 158 years of epic #tennis , y'all! — Nick McCarvel (@NickMcCarvel) July 11, 2015 21:22 Winning a @Wimbledon title 17 years after winning your last is pretty incredible! Amazing from @mhingis !  #Wimbledon — Siobhan Chamberlain (@Sio_Chamberlain) July 11, 2015 HINGIS AND MIRZA WIN! 21:19 Vesnina wallops one over the baseline, Hingis is fist-pumping. It's TRIPLE MATCH POINT. Amid one of the best atmospheres we've witnessed this fortnight, Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza seal the title! They are Wimbledon champions: Mirza for the first time, Hingis for the first time in 17 years. Wow. Stand by 21:17 Martina Hingis is serving for her first Wimbledon title since 1998 - which is literally ages ago. Hingis/Mirza *5-7 7-6 6-5 Makarova/Vesnina 21:13 Yes, Sarah Holt has left The Bunker. Apparently, nine hours of live blogging is enough. I don't know, they don't make live bloggers like they used to... So, it's me, Caroline Cheese, to take you through the rest of this doubles dramarama on a lidded Centre Court. Maybe not for much longer though, a hugely pumped-up Mirza and Hingis - roared on by the crowd - have just broken in the first game after the delay. 21:12 And they're back... 21:08 As darkness falls outside, the roof wends its away across Centre Court and as promised, the players are back out and warming up. When we go again, Vesnina will serve with the scores locked at 5-5 in the third. Play suspended while the roof is closed 20:53 And the voice of Wimbledon announces that play on Centre Court will be suspended while the roof is closed. When the lid is in place we will be able to turn on the lights for the late evening play. We will now have a break of about 10 minutes. Stand by. Hingis/Mirza 5-7 7-6 5-5* Makarova/Vesnina 20:51 Another tense game on Centre Court with the momentum see-sawing both ways. Sania Mirza holds with a sensational cross-court fizzer to level the third set at 5-5.  20:47 Sania Mirza is serving to level the third set and to keep her title hopes alive. Ekaterina Makarova sends a volley across court at 15-15. Martina Hingis reaches for an intercept at 30-15 but Mirza pumps long at 40-30 and then nets for deuce. Hold on....  Hingis and Mirza break back 20:41 What nerves from Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina - but what steel from Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis. From 0-40 the Russian pairing recover to deuce when Mirza goes long with the forehand and responds with a sigh of despair. The Indian whips over a fizzing return for another break chance and this time Martina Hingis pounces on a volley to break back.  Hingis holds but Makarova will serve for the title 20:38 Martina Hingis holds at 5-3 but the Russians will now serve for the Championship. Hingis/Mirza 5-7 2-5* Makarova/Vesnina 20:34 Did you think the intensity had dropped on Centre Court? How wrong you were. Sania Mirza digs out three break points at 0-40. Ekaterina Makarova pounces at the net to save two of them and Hingis nets for deuce. Mirza swings long to bring up game point and Makarova puts the volley away to hold. That's big - and the Russians are a game away from the doubles titles. 20:32 Sania Mirza holds onto her serve to close the gap to 4-2 in the gloaming.  Vivacious Vesnina 20:27 Ekaterina Makarova sets up a classic one-two punch for Elena Vesnina at 30-15, and there is more good work at the net from the world No.89 as the Russian duo hold and consolidate the break. They lead 4-1.  Makarova/Vesnina break 20:24 Yikes! Over on Centre Court we have our first break in the deciding set. Elena Vesnina is in fiery form as she seals the break to 15. The R

Which island was the home of Bob Marley, who died in 1981?

Bob Marley dies - May 11, 1981 - HISTORY.com Bob Marley dies Publisher A+E Networks In what would prove to be the next to the last concert of his tragically short life, Bob Marley shared the bill at Madison Square Garden with the hugely popular American funk band The Commodores. With no costumes, no choreography and no set design to speak of, “The reggae star had the majority of his listeners on their feet and in the palm of his hand,” according to New York Times critic Robert Palmer. “After this show of strength, and Mr. Marley’s intense singing and electric stage presence, the Commodores were a letdown.” Only days after his triumphant shows in New York City, Bob Marley collapsed while jogging in Central Park and later received a grim diagnosis: a cancerous growth on an old soccer injury on his big toe had metastasized and spread to Marley’s brain, liver and lungs. Less than eight months later, on May 11, 1981, Bob Marley, the soul and international face of reggae music, died in a Miami, Florida, hospital. He was only 36 years old. Nesta Robert Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in rural St. Ann Parish, Jamaica, the son of a middle-aged white Jamaican Marine officer and an 18-year-old black Jamaican girl. At the age of nine, Marley moved to Trench Town, a tough West Kingston ghetto where he would meet and befriend Neville “Bunny” Livingston (later Bunny Wailer) and Peter McIntosh (later Peter Tosh) and drop out of school at age 14 to make music. Jamaica at the time was entering a period of incredible musical creativity. As transistor radios became available on an island then served only by a staid, BBC-style national radio station, the music of America suddenly became accessible via stateside radio stations. From a mix of New Orleans-style rhythm and blues and indigenous, African-influenced musical traditions arose first ska, then rock steady—precursor styles to reggae, which did not take shape as a recognizable style of its own until the late 1960s. Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer performed together as The Wailers throughout this period, coming into their own as a group just as reggae became the dominant sound in Jamaica. Thanks to the international reach of Island Records, the Wailers came to the world’s attention in the early 1970s via their albums Catch a Fire (1972) and Burnin’ (1973). Eric Clapton spread the group’s name even wider by recording a pop-friendly version of “I Shot The Sheriff” from the latter album. With the departure of Tosh and Wailer in 1974, Marley took center stage in the group, and by the late 70s he had turned out a string of albums— Exodus (1977), featuring “Jamming,” “Waiting In Vain” and “One Love/People Get Ready;” Kaya (1978), featuring “Is This Love” and “Sun Is Shining”; and Uprising (1980), featuring “Could You Be Loved” and “Redemption Song.” While none of the aforementioned songs was anything approaching a hit in the United States during Bob Marley’s lifetime, they constitute a legacy that has only increased his fame in the years since his death on this day in 1981. Related Videos

Which John portrayed The Elephant Man on film?

The Elephant Man (1980) - 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 Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 23 titles created 18 Mar 2012 a list of 27 titles created 20 May 2012 a list of 32 titles created 24 Feb 2013 a list of 39 titles created 06 Mar 2015 a list of 22 titles created 05 Dec 2015 Title: The Elephant Man (1980) 8.2/10 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. Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 14 nominations. See more awards  » Photos The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child. Director: David Lynch Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. Director: David Lynch After a bizarre encounter at a party, a jazz saxophonist is framed for the murder of his wife and sent to prison, where he inexplicably morphs into a young mechanic and begins leading a new life. Director: David Lynch After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality. Director: David Lynch As an actress starts to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world starts to become nightmarish and surreal. Director: David Lynch Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor. Director: David Lynch An old man makes a long journey by lawn-mover tractor to mend his relationship with an ill brother. Director: David Lynch A young FBI agent disappears while investigating a murder miles from Twin Peaks that may be related to the future murder of Laura Palmer; the last week of the life of Laura Palmer is chronicled. Director: David Lynch An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring destroys his life outside it. Director: Martin Scorsese An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania. Director: Michael Cimino A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague. Director: Ingmar Bergman A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients. Director: Milos Forman Edit Storyline John Merrick (whose real name was Joseph, as this is based on a true story) is an intelligent and friendly man, but he is hated by his Victorian-era English society because he is severely deformed. Once he is discovered by a doctor, however, he is saved from his life in a freak show and he is treated like the human being that he really is. Written by Sam Cibula I am not an animal! I am a human being! I...am...a man! Genres: 10 October 1980 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: El hombre elefante See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Second consecutive black-and-white film for director David Lynch whose previous film was the b/w Eraserhead (1977). See more » Goofs Bytes threw Merrick's mask out of the caravan. The mask then fell under the caravan's stair. But when Bytes' boy picked Merrick's cloth, we can see the mask (white one) is among the clothes. See more » Quotes Skeleton Man : Get rid of them! I don't want to se

Which city was devastated by an earthquake in 1985 and then hosted the World Cup in 1986?

Mexico City History | Culture | Religion | MexicoCity.com Blog Mexico History The land of Mexico City has been inhabitated for over 7000 years with the first tribes travelling from Central Europe around 5000 to 300 B.C. Some of the tribes in Mexico City settled around the slopes of mount Benacantil on which today stands the castle of Santa Barbara. The highlight of this mountain was that it wos close to the sea, but yet offered securoty from invaders due to its height. According to some historians, the Iberians (native Spanish) secured the hilltop by fortifying it. The Nahua Aztec or Mexica tribe established Mexico City on 18th March 1325 and it became the capital of a sophisticated growing empire. It was originally located on a small island but because of its rapid growth, the city was forced to build artificial islands and a series of canals to absorb the growth of the metropolis. Rulers like Izcoatl, Moctezuma I, Axayacatl, Tizoc, Ahyuizotl, and Moctezuma II and their groups of eagle-warriors and jaguar-warriors led the city successfully with a pre-Colombian civilization. In 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes entered the area. He acquired the city on 13th August 1521 and in 1524, it was rebuilt as the capital of the viceroyalty of New Spain. It was the political and cultural centre of Mexico and the administration of Guatemala, Yucatan, Cuba, Florida and Philippines was carried out from the city. The baroque Metropolitan Cathedral and the Basilica of Guadalupe were built during this period. The area was under the Spanish rule and when Napoleon acquired Spain in 1808, the people of Mexico started to act for the self-rule under a Catholic priest named Father Miguel de Hidalgo Y Costilla. He led an armed revolution in 1810. This war of independence ended as Mexico became the host of the first ruler of the Mexican Empire, Agustin de Iturbide and the nation became a republic in March 1823. Then in 1824, the new government was established, the Mexican Federal District by the signing of their new constitution. The two-year war with the United States ended in 1848, after losing half of the country to the United States. Benito Juarez led the War of Reform which lasted from 1858 to 1861 and he captured the city in 1867. However, in 1871, Porfirio Diaz succeeded to overthrow the government and then the city was under the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz for three decades. During this period the French influence was forced out of Mexico City. The gold Angel of Independence was built under his administration to celebrate the first centenary of the beginning of the War of Independence. In February 1913, Mexico City suffered from the Decena Tragica, a battle between Francisco I. Madero's forces and Felix Diaz's, which destroyed many parts of the city. The post-revolutionary government reinforced the importance of the city. In the late 20th century, Mexico City experienced most of its growth in population. In 1950, the city had a population of around 3 million. Mexico City was the host for the Olympic Games in 1968 and FIFA World Cup in 1970. The city was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 8.1 on the Richter scale on 19th September 1985 at 07.19 am. It resulted in the deaths of around 5,000 people leaving around 90,000 people homeless. Mexico city again experienced an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 after 36 hours. However, it hosted the FIFA World Cup again in 1986 showing a rapid recovery. The city continued its recovery and growth during the 1990s. Today, Mexico City has a remodeled World Trade Center Mexico, a skyscraper like Torre Mayor, the tallest building in Latin America. The city is ranked 8th among North America’s Top Ten Major Cities. It is one of the major economic and cultural centers with an international importance ranking 4th in Economic Potential and 4th as the Most Cost Effective city. Recommended Activities

Hahnium was so named by US scientists in honor of Otto Hahn; what was its original name?

Compound Interest - A Periodic Table of Rejected Element Names A Periodic Table of Rejected Element Names Click to enlarge Extremium, catium, cyclonium and pandemonium: elements that you won’t find in the periodic table in classrooms and laboratories. However, they’re all names that have been suggested but rejected for elements in years gone by. This table takes a look at some of the different names that have been suggested or used in the past for various elements; below, we examine their origins, and the reasons for their rejection. The research for this post was primarily done using “The Lost Elements: The Periodic Table’s Shadow Side” , which details the history of erroneous element discoveries and naming controversies. It’s well worth checking out for a lot more detail on the history of some of the names featured here, as well as that of many more. Element 4: Glucinium (Beryllium) The French chemist, Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, examined both emerald and beryl and correctly reported that they contained a new element in 1798. He named this element glucine, with the symbol Gl, but as this name was very similar to that of the amino acid glycine it was criticised. When the first samples of the element were later isolated in 1828, the acceptance of the name beryllium, suggested by another chemist, Martin Henrich Klaproth, became more widespread. However, it wasn’t until 1949 that IUPAC ruled the element should be exclusively called beryllium. Element 5: Boracium (Boron) Boron was isolated at the same time by the French chemists Louis-Joseph Gay-Lussac and Louis-Jacques Thénard, as well as the English chemist Sir Humphrey Davy, in 1808. Davy proposed the name of boracium for the element, which was eventually modified to boron. Element 7: Azote (Nitrogen) Antoine Lavoisier discovered element 7 in 1776, and later proposed the name azote. Other chemists weren’t enamoured with this name, however, and it eventually became nitrogen. Element 9: Fluore (Fluorine) Though chemists didn’t isolate fluorine until 1886, in 1816 André-Marie Ampère proposed that hydrofluoric acid, like hydrochloric acid, was a binary compound consisting of hydrogen and another element. He proposed the name of fluor or phtore for this element, but left the choice to the English chemist Sir Humphrey Davy, with whom he had corresponded on the subject. This eventually became the element’s current name, fluorine. Element 10: Novum (Neon) Neon was discovered by the Scottish scientist Sir William Ramsay, who also discovered all of the other elements in group 18 of the periodic table (bar the recently discovered element 118). He discovered neon in 1898, and decided to use as the element’s name the suggestion of his 13 year old son, ‘novum’. However, Ramsay wanted the name to be derived from Greek, like the other noble gases he had discovered, so he made the slight modification to the element’s current name, neon. Element 12: Magnium (Magnesium) Sir Humphrey Davy isolated magnesium in 1808, and called it magnium. He named it this, rather than magnesium after the oxide from which it had been obtained (magnesia alba), because he didn’t want the name to be confused with that of another element, manganese. However, the name magnesium persisted, though magnium is still used in some countries. Talcinium was another suggested name, which came later in 1828, though this wasn’t a suggestion that was given serious credence. Element 21: Gadenium (Scandium) In 1886, a Scotsman, Alexander Pringle, claimed to have discovered four new elements, named polymnestum, erebodium, gadenium and hesperisium. Unfortunately for Pringle, his determination of the atomic weights of these elements was pretty poor, and additionally he’d failed to describe any new elements. It’s most likely that gadenium was actually the already discovered scandium, perhaps also contaminated with iron. The other ‘new’ elements were similarly simply incorrect deductions by Pringle, and were most likely mixtures of elements already in existence. Element 22: Menachite (Titanium) Englishman William Gregor discovered t

Which movement was thought to be responsible for the kidnapping of Western hostages in Lebanon in the 890s?

Twenty years after he was freed, Terry Waite makes his peace with Hezbollah | The Independent Twenty years after he was freed, Terry Waite makes his peace with Hezbollah Former hostage meets captors during return to Lebanon Sunday 9 December 2012 21:15 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Terry Waite today was on captivity in Lebanon for years PA For a man used to spending time in solitary confinement, Terry Waite could be forgiven for feeling very alone as he was shuttled to a secret location in Beirut for talks with the group thought to be responsible for his kidnapping 25 years ago. When the author and humanitarian last visited the city's southern suburbs he was forced to spend 1,760 days locked in a cramped cell, being subjected to mock executions and beatings while chained to a radiator. But under the cover of darkness on Monday last week, he returned to Lebanon offering forgiveness and reconciliation to his captors, a quarter of a century after he was kidnapped and tortured by associates of the militant group Hezbollah. Mr Waite, now 73, held talks with Ammar Moussawi, Hezbollah's senior foreign affairs official. It was his first time in the area since 1991. At about 10pm he was taken to a secret location in the city's suburbs, with the meeting held at about 11pm. He said the rendezvous had been confirmed only at the last moment, which was "often how Hezbollah works". "My first reason for the visit is to say the past is the past," Mr Waite told Mr Moussawi, surrounded by Hezbollah flags. He added: "Let us leave it." During the meeting Mr Moussawi denied Hezbollah was responsible for his kidnapping. Mr Waite travelled to Lebanon in 1987 as the special envoy of the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, hoping to secure the release of the British journalist John McCarthy and other Western captives. But he was accused of being an agent acting for the CIA and was himself kidnapped. In the first year of his captivity Mr Waite was kept in solitary confinement, chained to a radiator for 23 hours a day. He communicated with other hostages in the cell next door by tapping on the wall using a rudimentary code. Mr Waite conceded that last week's meeting was not without "a degree of risk", but that he had to "trust" in Hezbollah. The powerful political and military Shia Muslim part of Lebanon's government is regarded by some in the West as a terrorist group. The US has claimed its political wing is a terrorist organisation as well as its military arm. Speaking about his latest visit, which was first reported by the Sunday Telegraph, Mr Waite said there would be accusations that he was consorting with terrorists. "I would remind such accusers that Hezbollah has grown into a fully-fledged political party with seats in Lebanon's parliament and is now in a unique position to work for peace in the region," he said. "I met with them quite prepared to put my own sufferings in the past. The only way forward is by the pathway of forgiveness, which is a difficult and dangerous road." His reconciliation was an attempt to highlight the plight of Christians who have been forced to flee their homeland by the civil war in Syria. Hezbollah has forged an unlikely alliance with the Free Patriotic Movement, Lebanon's largest Christian party. Mr Waite asked Hezbollah to provide assistance and aid to Christian refugees in the weeks before Christmas. He said: "It is my view that Hezbollah can do itself a great deal of good at Christmas, the Christian festival, by perhaps doing something to give some support to the refugees who are in this country." More about:

Who was Franklin ?D Roosevelt's secretary of state from 1933 to 1944?

Cordell Hull - People - Department History - Office of the Historian Cordell Hull - People - Department History Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Cordell Hull (1871–1955) Introduction Cordell Hull was appointed Secretary of State by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 4, 1933, and served until November 20, 1944. Hull holds the distinction of being the longest-serving U.S. Secretary of State. Cordell Hull, 47th Secretary of State Rise to Prominence Hull was born on October 2, 1871, near Byrdstown, Tennessee. Although Hull gained admission to the Tennessee bar in 1892 and was appointed a circuit judge in 1903, his great passion was politics. Following service on his county’s Democratic Party Executive Committee and in the Tennessee State legislature, Hull was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1906. Hull’s career was nearly derailed when he lost his congressional seat during the Republican Party landslide of 1920. Nevertheless, Hull remained at the center of national politics by becoming Chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 1921 and returned to Congress after a two-year absence. In 1928, Hull sought the Democratic Party’s Vice Presidential nomination. Although his bid was unsuccessful, he did secure the support of the Democratic nominee for the governorship of New York, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Four years later, as a U.S. Senator, Hull repaid the favor when Roosevelt sought the Presidential nomination. In return for his backing and in order to firm up his support amongst Southern Democrats, President Roosevelt appointed Hull as his Secretary of State. Influence on American Diplomacy As Secretary of State, Hull’s role in U.S. foreign policymaking was greatly circumscribed by President Roosevelt. Hull nonetheless achieved prominence as an advocate of trade liberalization, closer relations with Latin America, and a postwar multinational institution to promote peace and security. Although President Roosevelt typically represented the United States at the major conferences with Allied leaders during the Second World War, Hull took the lead in attempting to delay war with Japan following its invasion of China. He was also a strong supporter of President Roosevelt’s “Good Neighbor” policy and became the first sitting Secretary of State to attend the International Conference of American States (precursor to the Organization of American States). At the December 1933 meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay, he announced that the U.S. Government would henceforth observe a policy of “non-intervention” in the affairs of its neighbors in the Western Hemisphere. His greatest contribution to the postwar world came within the realm of international trade. As a firm believer in Woodrow Wilson’s vision of liberal internationalism, Hull believed that free trade promoted international peace and prosperity. He considered high tariff barriers a pressing issue that had contributed to the economic decline leading to the Great Depression and the rise of fascism. In 1934, Hull helped secure the passage of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act (RTAA), which gave the President the authority to personally negotiate bilateral tariff reductions. Hull also championed the creation of the United Nations. For his efforts in creating the United Nations, Hull was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945. Cordell Hull res

The increasing scarcity of elephants and rhinos led ot a 1989 ban on which substance?

Do you know...? Do you know...? 1. Over which country did Pan Am flight 103 crash in December 88? 2. Who sang about his Prerogative in the 1980s? 3. Which all-girl group had 80s No 1s with Walk Like An Egyptian and Eternal Flame? 4. Which sitcom, premiered in 1988, featured Dr. Harry Weston? 5. The 1980 Olympics were boycotted because of the USSR's invasion of which country? 6. What kind of Boys had an 80s No 1 with West End Girls? 7. Anwar Sadat was President of which country when he died in 1981? 8. What kind of disaster claimed some 100,000 lives in Armenia in 1988? 9. Where in the Ukraine was there a nuclear explosion in 1986? 10. Which President of the Philippines was deposed in 1986? 11. The increasing scarcity of elephants and rhinos led to a 1989 ban on which substance? I'll post the answers on Friday..... shockhazard Over which country did Pan Am flight 103 crash in December 88? A: Scotland. Who sang about his Prerogative in the 1980s? A: Bobby Brown. Which all-girl group had 80s No 1s with Walk Like An Egyptian and Eternal Flame? A: Bangles. Which sitcom, premiered in 1988, featured Dr. Harry Weston? A: Empty Nest. The 1980 Olympics were boycotted because of the USSR's invasion of which country? A: Afghanistan. What kind of Boys had an 80s No 1 with West End Girls? A: Pet Shop Boys. Anwar Sadat was President of which country when he died in 1981? A: Egypt. What kind of disaster claimed some 100,000 lives in Armenia in 1988? A: Earthquake. Where in the Ukraine was there a nuclear explosion in 1986? A: Chernobyl. Which President of the Philippines was deposed in 1986? A: Marcos. The increasing scarcity of elephants and rhinos led to a 1989 ban on which substance? A: Ivory. Where ever you go, there you are.

Sarah Ferguson became Duchess of where?

Sarah Ferguson - Duchess - Biography.com Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson is the ex-wife of Britain's Prince Andrew and is also a children's book author and film producer. IN THESE GROUPS Sarah Ferguson - Royal Wedding (TV-14; 0:27) An inside look at the royal wedding between Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew. Synopsis Born on October 15, 1959 in London, England, Sarah Ferguson married Britain’s Prince Andrew in 1986. The couple divorced ten years later amidst much media tumult. Ferguson has since written children’s books, served as a Weight Watchers representative and done film production work. She has continued to be the object of media scrutiny, having been taped allegedly selling access to her ex-husband. Early Years Duchess Sarah Margaret Ferguson was born on October 15, 1959, in London, England. The second daughter of Major Ronald Ivor Ferguson, Sarah had a privileged English upbringing, attending private boarding school and becoming an accomplished horseback rider. Her father worked as manager of the Prince of Wales' polo team, so Sarah was acquainted with members of the Royal Family from a young age. Her parents divorced when she was 13 and after graduating from secretarial college, Sarah worked for a public relations firm, an art gallery and a publishing company. Duchess of York In 1985, Sarah met Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. The couple married the following year in Westminster Abbey and had two children, Beatrice and Eugenie. Dubbed "Fergie" by the press, Sarah was often criticized for her extravagant lifestyle and outspoken manner. Marriage trouble began to plague the couple, which is often attributed to Prince Andrew's long trips away while serving in the Royal Navy. In 1992, the couple separated, eventually divorcing in 1996 but continuing to live together in separate living quarters. The Duchess of York hosted her own short-lived talk show and appeared in a string of commercials during the 1990s for Weight Watchers. She is the author of an autobiography, some dieting guides and several children's books. Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us ! Citation Information

Tiananmen Square was a scene of conflict in which country?

Tiananmen Square massacre takes place - Jun 04, 1989 - HISTORY.com Tiananmen Square massacre takes place Share this: Tiananmen Square massacre takes place Author Tiananmen Square massacre takes place URL Publisher A+E Networks Chinese troops storm through Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing, killing and arresting thousands of pro-democracy protesters. The brutal Chinese government assault on the protesters shocked the West and brought denunciations and sanctions from the United States. In May 1989, nearly a million Chinese, mostly young students, crowded into central Beijing to protest for greater democracy and call for the resignations of Chinese Communist Party leaders deemed too repressive. For nearly three weeks, the protesters kept up daily vigils, and marched and chanted. Western reporters captured much of the drama for television and newspaper audiences in the United States and Europe. On June 4, 1989, however, Chinese troops and security police stormed through Tiananmen Square, firing indiscriminately into the crowds of protesters. Turmoil ensued, as tens of thousands of the young students tried to escape the rampaging Chinese forces. Other protesters fought back, stoning the attacking troops and overturning and setting fire to military vehicles. Reporters and Western diplomats on the scene estimated that at least 300, and perhaps thousands, of the protesters had been killed and as many as 10,000 were arrested. The savagery of the Chinese government’s attack shocked both its allies and Cold War enemies. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev declared that he was saddened by the events in China. He said he hoped that the government would adopt his own domestic reform program and begin to democratize the Chinese political system. In the United States, editorialists and members of Congress denounced the Tiananmen Square massacre and pressed for President George Bush to punish the Chinese government. A little more than three weeks later, the U.S. Congress voted to impose economic sanctions against the People’s Republic of China in response to the brutal violation of human rights. Related Videos

Which hospital was Princess Diana taken to after her tragic car accident?

CNN - Princess Diana dead after Paris car crash - August 30, 1997 Princess Diana dead after Paris car crash Companion Dodi Fayed, chauffeur also killed August 31, 1997 Web posted at: 6:24 a.m. EDT (1024 GMT) In this story: Related stories and sites PARIS (CNN) -- Britain's Princess Diana died early Sunday at a Paris hospital after suffering massive internal injuries in a high-speed car crash. She was 36. Her companion, Harrod's heir Dodi Fayed , and their chauffeur died at the crash scene. Diana, Princess of Wales, died at 4 a.m. after going into cardiac arrest, doctors told a news conference at Paris' Hospital de la Pitie Salpetriere. The death was announced at 6 a.m. by Dr. Alain Pavie, head of the cardiology department. Prince Charles will fly from Scotland to Paris Sunday to accompany the body of his former wife on its return to Britain. Diana and Charles' two sons, Princes William, 15, and Harry, 12, were vacationing with Charles at the royal family's Scottish home at Balmoral. Buckingham Palace said Charles had been notified of the accident and had told the children. "The death of the Princess of Wales fills us all with shock and deep grief," said British ambassador Michael Jay, who was at the hospital. The princess' death came after she suffered massive internal injuries, including lung damage, Christopher Dickey, Newsweek's Paris bureau chief, told CNN. Diana also suffered severe head injuries, hospital officials told CNN. Ambulance workers managed to revive her at the crash scene, but her heart stopped beating on arrival at the hospital, said Dr. Bruno Riou, head of the hospital's intensive care unit. Surgeons opened Diana's injured chest, closed a wound in her heart and massaged the heart for two hours in a vain battle to save her life, he said. "We could not revive her," Riou said. Sir Michael Jay, Britain's ambassador to France, expresses his sympathy 352 K/29 sec. AIFF or WAV sound A fourth person in the car, one of the princess' bodyguards, was seriously injured in the wreck, police said. The high-speed crash occurred shortly after midnight in a tunnel along the Seine River at the Pont de l'Alma bridge less than half a mile from the Eiffel Tower, while paparazzi -- the commercial photographers who constantly tailed Diana -- were following her car on motorcycles, police said. Diana's car was traveling at 80 mph through the narrow tunnel, a French official said. The driver apparently lost control of the car, according to French radio, which quoted witnesses as saying the car slammed into a concrete support post, then bounced into a wall. Eyewitnesses describe the crash scene Tom Richardson 192 K/15 sec. AIFF or WAV sound Mike Walker 256 K/18 sec. AIFF or WAV sound Several motorcyclists were detained for questioning after the crash, police said. A badly damaged motorcycle was taken from the scene of the accident by police. Seven photographers were in custody, police said. At least some of the photographers took pictures before help arrived, French radio said, adding that one of the photographers was beaten at the scene by outraged witnesses. Dickey said police were expected to press the investigation. "This kind of pursuit of celebrities here in Paris is something I think the French government has never been terribly happy about," Dickey said. "I think they'll pursue this very, very actively indeed." Witnesses heard crash An American witness, Mike Walker, told CNN the car in which Diana was traveling "looked like it hit the wall." Two other Americans visiting Paris heard the crash and ran to the scene. Joanna Luz and Tom Richardson, both of San Diego, told CNN they were walking along the Seine when they heard a bang and squealing tires under the bridge. They described the car as a dark blue Mercedes, with the passenger side airbag deployed, facing oncoming traffic. They also said they believed at least one cameraman was following the car, saying that what appeared to be a professional photographer was on the scene less than 15 seconds after the crash. "His equipment was very professi

Elected in 1913, how long was Pedro Mascurain president of Mexico?

Today in Mexican history: the shortest presidency ever (1913) | and that's the way it was and that's the way it was Today in Mexican history: the shortest presidency ever (1913) Posted on by DWD I’ve been doing this blog for a while now, so it should be pretty clear that Mexican history is not my area. But some stories are too absurd to pass up. To wit, everybody meet Pedro Lascuráin: Hi, Pedro! Pedro Lascuráin is, to my knowledge, not a household name in the US. He’s probably not even a household name in Mexico, although I have no was of actually knowing that. But my point is that he should be. In this electoral season, when we’re deciding who will spend at least the next four years–ideally–in the White House, when there are presidents in other parts of the world working the system to give themselves a third, fourth, or even fifth term in office, Pedro Lascuráin has the distinction of heading the shortest-lived presidential administration in history. Ever. Anywhere. His entire term lasted somewhere between 15 and 55 minutes. If you don’t know anything about Lascuráin, your first instinct is probably that the guy died or something, but I wouldn’t be making such light of his sub-one hour term if there were a death involved. Then you might be thinking, “man, what did this guy do in those ~30 minutes in office to get himself tossed out so fast?” But it’s not like that either. Lascuráin’s short term was arranged that way. This all happened within the context of the 1910-1920 Mexican Revolution, which began as a rebellion against the never-ending presidency of Porfirio Diaz (d. 1915) in November 1910. Diaz was forced to abdicate in May 1911 (forgive me for going light on the details, but again, Mexican history is not my thing) and was replaced by revolutionary leader Francisco Madero (d. 1913) in an election that was held in October. Madero governed the country for a bit over 2 years, which was just long enough for him to alienate pretty much everybody. He tried to chart a moderate political course, which in that polarized environment meant that he was too revolutionary for the Mexican establishment and not revolutionary enough for his former fellow revolutionaries. Madero increasingly turned to the conservative establishment, particularly the military, to help him fend off a series of local rebellions by various revolutionary leaders. He made the special mistake of turning to General Victoriano Huerta (d. 1916), who was happy to put down revolutionaries for Madero but really had no loyalty to Madero himself. On February 9, Madero ordered Huerta to put down a revolt in Mexico City itself, led by a couple of Huerta’s fellow generals, and Huerta accepted his mission but eventually turned on Madero and joined the rebels. In a deal brokered by US Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson, who was deeply sympathetic (to say the least) to Huerta and the rebels, Madero agreed to resign the presidency in favor of Huerta and go into exile. In this case, it was a very distant exile, because after he stepped down Huerta had him murdered. The presidency was now Huerta’s, but for some reason at this point, after having led a successful coup d’etat, he decided to stick to the rule of law under the terms of Mexico’s constitution. The line of succession was supposed to run from the vice president to the attorney general (who had also resigned with Madero) to the foreign minister to the interior minister. Enter Lascuráin, who happened to be Madero’s foreign minister. He was advanced to the presidency and was allowed to hold the office just long enough to make Huerta his interior minister. Then he too resigned, and Huerta legally became president. I’d like to imagine that Huerta let him give an order or two, or let him sit in the president’s chair for a couple of minutes, or something, but probably not. Lascuráin’s reward for cooperation was that he was allowed to stay alive, which is more than Madero and his VP had gotten–both of them were killed on Huerta’s orders. Huerta even offered him a role in the new government, but Lascuráin wisely declined. He li

Who was NATO commander between 1974 and 1979?

SHAPE HC | 1967-1979: NATO's Readiness Increases 1967-1979: NATO's Readiness Increases Home   /   History of SHAPE   /  1967-1979: NATO's Readiness Increases 1967-1979: NATO's Readiness Increases  Although no longer part of the integrated command structure, France was still a member of the Alliance itself, so one of the first major tasks of SHAPE after the move to Belgium was to negotiate arrangements with the French authorities to co-ordinate France's military role and contribution to NATO in the event of a Warsaw Pact attack. After NATO adopted the new military strategy of "Flexible Response” in December 1967, SHAPE began a major review of its plans and forces to bring them into line with the new strategy.   In 1968 the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia and overthrew the reformist government of Alexander Dubcek. SHAPE monitored this crisis closely and advised NATO Headquarters about the military implications of the Soviet invasion, which increased the number of combat ready Red Army units deployed very close to the Federal Republic of Germany. During the tenure of the sixth SACEUR, General Andrew J. Goodpaster, SHAPE's activities were influenced by a number of important international developments: the shifting strategic balance in favour of the USSR, efforts to achieve East-West Détente, the increasing involvement of the United States in the Vietnam war, the Arab-Israeli Yom Kippur War, the subsequent oil crisis of 1973 and the 1974 Cyprus Crisis, which resulted in Greece's withdrawal of her forces from the NATO command structure. SHAPE analysed the impact for NATO of the on-going negotiations over "mutual and balanced force reductions” between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and SHAPE also attempted to minimise the adverse effects of the desires of several allies (Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States) to reduce their forces stationed in continental Europe. In 1970 SHAPE produced a major study of alliance's defence problems in the 1970's, which influenced the alliance's strategic planning during the next decade. The study addressed force reductions and recommended numerous improvements in ACE's conventional and nuclear forces and procedures. The next SACEUR, U.S. Army General Alexander M. Haig, placed great emphasis on improving the "Three Rs” - Readiness, Rationalisation and Reinforcement - in order to counter-balance the growing military capabilities of the Warsaw Pact. One of SHAPE's major tasks during this period was to study how to improve the command and control and flexibility of NATO forces in Europe.   SHAPE played a major role in planning and implementing the NATO Long Term Defence Improvement Programme, which profoundly changed NATO forces in the 1980s and beyond. One of the most important innovations was NATO's decision to establish the NATO Airborne Early Warning Force, which was strongly supported by SHAPE. Improvements were also made in the quality and integration of communications and Command and Control systems, in particular the NATO Air Defence Ground Environment for coordination of air defence. In 1975 Gen. Haig also introduced a major new NATO exercise programme called Autumn Forge, whose best known element was the REFORGER (Return of Forces to Germany) series. These exercises brought together national and NATO exercises, improved their training value and annually tested the ability of the Alliance's North American members to reinforce Europe rapidly. SACEUR Haig implemented a long overdue realignment of the command structure in South Eastern Europe and he also made a significant change in the senior leadership of SHAPE in order to reflect Germany's increasing contribution to Allied Command Europe. In 1978 Gen. Gerd Schmueckle became the first German Deputy SACEUR after a second such position was created alongside the British DSACEUR. General Haig's high profile attracted both positive and negative attention, with the latter taking the form of an attempt by left-wing German terrorists to assassinate him near SHAPE in 1979 shortly before he was due to leave SHAPE.

Which disks replaced cassettes and ordinary records?

History of the Recording Industry LIBRARY The Digital Era The LP lives on, sort of, as the medium for disc jockeys, and a few rock groups insisted on releasing their music on LP records well into the 1990s. But both the LP and the cassette were pushed aside by the Compact Disc. The Phillips company, which had earlier introduced the cassette, had developed a laser disc for video recording in the late 1970s. Phillips teamed up with Sony, which had developed a digital tape recorder for making "master" recordings at about the same time. The new discs were created by re-recording ordinary studio tapes onto the digital tape, then using the digital tape to burn laser discs. A copy of the master laser disc was then used to press plastic duplicates, which were coated with shiny aluminum, encased in protective layers, and packaged for sale. Unlike the LP or the original Phillips video laser discs, which were quite large, the audio-only laser discs were "compact," and hence the name Compact Disc. The CD was introduced to the public in 1982. Partly because of the high initial cost (a player cost over $2000, and the discs themselves cost $12-16), sales were limited. By about 1985, however, it was possible to buy a player for $350 or less, and prices were around $150 a few years later. Many consumers resented being pressured to abandon the collections of LP records they had accumulated over the years. However, the CD eventually won over the hearts of most consumers. Sony also became a record company in the 1980s through the purchase of CBS Records (formerly Columbia). Sony followed this up in 1989 with the purchase of Columbia Pictures Entertainment. In the studio, digital technology was making an important impact. Where the role of digital recorders was initially quite limited, soon it became easy and relatively inexpensive to use digital devices to compose, perform, record, edit, and mix songs. Previously, musical instruments had been separate from recording machines, and both had been separate from computers, but new technologies combined all three. Where tape recorders had made it possible for individual musicians to play multiple instruments or record multiple vocal parts, or even become "one man bands," digital technology accelerated the tendency to do so. Many "bands" were really just one or two people manipulating drum machines and synthesizers, or re-recording bits and pieces of existing music. If digital recording was a success in the studio, it was initially a failure as a consumer technology. The first consumer digital recorders were introduced in the late 1970s. They were essentially modified Betamax VCRs, and the cost was quite high. Digital recording re-appeared in 1990 with the introduction of Digital Audio Tape, and later with the Digital Compact Cassette, and again with the Sony Minidisc. Opposed by a recording industry fearful of music piracy, these formats failed to appeal to consumers. Through the end of the 1990s, it appeared that the next home recording medium would undoubtedly be a recordable form of CD. It took many years for these to be introduced, and many more years for them to come down in price. Only in the early years of the 21st century did the price of a CD burner and the blank discs compete with a cassette deck. By that time, however, the whole idea of storing sound on physical "records" was being called into question. Home computer users began sharing digitized music in a number of different formats in the late 1990s. The MP3 standard began to catch on, and Napster software appeared to make it possible for users to access each other's songs via the World Wide Web. The recording industry freaked and shut down Napster, but the appeal of Internet-distributed music remained. It is not clear at this time whether the physical record--tape, disc, or what have you--will survive at all.

Groucho Marx resigned from where as he didn't care to belong to any club that would have him as a member?

Groucho Marx - Wikiquote Groucho Marx Jump to: navigation , search I think it's about time to announce that I was born at a very early age. Julius Henry Marx ( 2 October 1890 – 19 August 1977 ), primarily known as Groucho Marx, was an American comedian and actor , famous for his work in the Marx Brothers comedy team, and his solo film and television career. Contents Quotes[ edit ] I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT PEOPLE LIKE ME AS A MEMBER I get credit all the time for things I never said. A likely story — and probably true. The Al Jolson Show repartee following a trite, scripted Al Jolson joke. (1949)[ specific citation needed ] Although it is generally known, I think it's about time to announce that I was born at a very early age. From his autobiography Groucho and Me (1959) I sent the club a wire stating, "PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT PEOPLE LIKE ME AS A MEMBER". Telegram to the Friar's Club of Beverly Hills to which he belonged, as recounted in Groucho and Me (1959), p. 321 [Variant:] "Please accept my resignation. I don’t care to belong to any club that will have me as a member". As quoted in The Groucho Letters (1967) by Arthur Sheekman. The sentiment predates Marx by 61 years, however; it likely originated with John Galsworthy in The Forsyte Saga. In Part I, Chapter II, "Old Jolyon Goes to the Opera" , it's said of Old Jolyon that, "He naturally despised the Club that did take him." after another refused him because he was in a trade. No one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend. From his book Groucho and Me. It is a variation of a maxim by 17th-century French nobleman François de La Rochefoucauld : "In the adversity of our best friends, we often find something that is not displeasing." (Maxim 99 from Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims, 1665 edition.) Here's to our wives and girlfriends... may they never meet![ citation needed ] (Variation on an old Royal Navy wardroom toast: "Wives and Sweethearts! May they never meet!"[ citation needed ]) From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend on reading it. To S J Perelman about his book Dawn Ginsbergh’s Revenge (1929), as quoted in LIFE (9 February 1962) I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception. Misattributed[ edit ] I've been around so long, I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin. Apparently said by Oscar Levant : "I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin" (as quoted in The Wit and Wisdom of Hollywood (1972) by Max Wilk). Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. No known citation to Marx. First appears unattributed in mid-1960s logic/computing texts as an example of the difficulty of machine parsing of ambiguous statements.  Google Books .  The Yale Book of Quotations dates the attribution to Marx to a 9 July 1982 net.jokes post on Usenet . Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. This may be original with Groucho, but the Quote Investigator mentions the earliest report found in a 1958 issue of Boy's Life magazine where it is attributed to Jim Brewer. Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies. Variant: Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies. [1] Apparently attributed to Marx in Bennett Cerf 's Try and Stop Me , first published in 1944.  A citation of this can been seen in the Kentucky New Era on November 9, 1964 .  Also attributed to Marx by Rand Paul in "The Long Stand," ch. 1 of Taking a Stand: Moving Beyond Partisan Politics to Unite America (New York, N. Y.: Center Street, 26 May 2015), p. 5. The original quotation belongs to Sir Ernest Benn (Henry Powell Spring, What is Truth?, Orange Press, 1944, p. 31 ); a first known citation reportedly appears in the Springfield (MA) Republican on July 27, 1930. Quotes about Marx[ edit ] Some years

In which natural valley is San Jose?

Nature | Discover Coyote Valley Nature Coyote Creek Parkway Trail Santa Clara County Parks invites you to explore the Coyote Creek Parkway Trail. This scenic parkway meanders along Coyote Creek for 15 miles. The north portion features a paved multi-use trail popular with bicyclists, roller-bladers, and hikers. South of Metcalf Road, and through Coyote Valley, an equestrian trail parallels the paved trail. Public transit is available to Coyote Creek Parkway. Tulare Hill Ecological Preserve A preserve dedicated to the protection of the Bay checkerspot butterfly, the California Red-legged frog, and other threatened and endangered species.  Owned and managed by the Silicon Valley Land Conservancy. Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve A beautiful 350-acre open space preserve in the foothills along the west of the valley. A recent acquisition of the Santa Clara Open Space Authority, which is currently developing miles of beautiful trails for the Fall 2014 opening. Spreckles Hill

In which Chicago theater did over 500 people die in a fire in 1903?

Fire breaks out in Chicago theater - Dec 30, 1903 - HISTORY.com Fire breaks out in Chicago theater Share this: Fire breaks out in Chicago theater Author Fire breaks out in Chicago theater URL Publisher A+E Networks A fire in the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois, kills more than 600 people on this day in 1903. It was the deadliest theater fire in U.S. history. Blocked fire exits and the lack of a fire-safety plan caused most of the deaths. The Iroquois Theater, designed by Benjamin Marshall in a Renaissance style, was highly luxurious and had been deemed fireproof upon its opening in 1903. In fact, George Williams, Chicago’s building commissioner, and fire inspector Ed Laughlin looked over the theater in November 1903 and declared that it was “fireproof beyond all doubt.” They also noted its 30 exits, 27 of which were double doors. However, at the same time, William Clendenin, the editor of Fireproof magazine, also inspected the Iroquois and wrote a scathing editorial about its fire dangers, pointing out that there was a great deal of wood trim, no fire alarm and no sprinkler system over the stage. During the matinee performance of December 30, while a full house was watching Eddie Foy star in Mr. Bluebeard, 27 of the theater’s 30 exits were locked. In addition, stage manager Bill Carlton went out front to watch the show with the 2,000 patrons while the other stage hands left the theater and went out for a drink. It was a spotlight operator who first noticed that one of the calcium lights seemed to have sparked a fire backstage. The cluttered area was full of fire fuel–wooden stage props and oily rags. When the actors became aware of the fire, they scattered backstage; Foy later returned and tried to calm the audience, telling them to stay seated. An asbestos curtain was to be lowered that would confine the fire but when it wouldn’t come fully down, a panic began. It later turned out to be made of paper so it wouldn’t have helped in any case. Soon, all the lights inside the theater went out and there were stampedes near the open exits. When the back door was opened, the shift of air caused a fireball to roar through the backstage area. The teenage ushers working the theater fled immediately, forgetting to open the locked emergency exit doors. The few doors that were able to be forced open were four feet above the sidewalk, which slowed down the exiting process. Most of the 591 people who died were seated in the balconies. There were no fire escapes or ladders to assist them and some took their chances and jumped. The bodies were piled six deep near the narrow balcony exits. In fact, some people were knocked down by the falling bodies and were eventually pulled out alive from under burned victims. In the aftermath of the disaster, Williams was later charged and convicted of misfeasance. Chicago’s mayor was also indicted, though the charges didn’t stick. The theater owner was convicted of manslaughter due to the poor safety provisions; the conviction was later appealed and reversed. In fact, the only person to serve any jail time in relation to this disaster was a nearby saloon owner who had robbed the dead bodies while his establishment served as a makeshift morgue following the fire. Related Videos

How long did it take to construct a Model T Ford in 1914?

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Which couple were implicated in the Whitewater affair?

Washingtonpost.com: Hillary Clinton and the Whitewater Controversy: A Close-Up Hillary Clinton and the Whitewater Controversy: A Close-Up By David Maraniss and Susan Schmidt Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, June 2, 1996; Page A01 The First Lady and Whitewater: Who's Who JAMES B. McDOUGAL Friend of Bill Clinton and gubernatorial aide during Clinton's first term, he was a partner with the Clintons in the Whitewater real estate venture and owned the failed Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan. He was convicted last week on federal fraud and conspiracy charges. SUSAN McDOUGAL James McDougal's former wife and partner in the Whitewater real estate venture. She was also convicted last week in the Whitewater-related fraud trial. RICHARD MASSEY Young associate at the Rose Law Firm when Madison Guaranty became a client in 1985. Hillary Rodham Clinton has said Massey played a key role in bringing in Madison as a Rose client, but he does not remember the events in the same way. RONALD CLARK Current managing partner of the Rose Law Firm. While Hillary Clinton has said Massey asked for her help in getting McDougal to pay his outstanding legal bills in April 1985, Clark maintains that they were already paid by November 1984. GARY BUNCH Onetime president of Madison Bank & Trust, another McDougal-owned financial entity that owed money to the Rose Law Firm. BEVERLY BASSETT SCHAFFER A Gov. Bill Clinton appointee to the Arkansas Securities Commission, she took a telephone call from Hillary Clinton in April 1985, six days after McDougal put Rose Law Firm on retainer. SETH WARD Arkansas businessman hired by McDougal to assist in land acquisition for the Castle Grande project, and Webster Hubbell's father-in-law. Hillary Clinton worked with Ward on certain legal details of the project she knew as IDC. WEBSTER L. HUBBELL President Clinton's appointee as associate U.S. attorney general and former partner in the Rose firm, he pleaded guilty to defrauding the firm and its clients through false billings. JIM GUY TUCKER Arkansas governor convicted last week on mail fraud and conspiracy charges linked to the Castle Grande deal. He announced his intention to resign this summer. DAVID HALE Former Arkansas municipal judge and owner of a small business investment company, he pleaded guilty to defrauding the federal Small Business Administration and was the chief government witness in the trial of the McDougals and Gov. Tucker. SAM BRATTON An aide to Gov. Clinton who oversaw regulatory issues, he was alerted by Arkansas Securities Commissioner Schaffer that McDougal's S&L was in trouble with federal authorities. VINCENT FOSTER Former Rose Law Firm partner who went to the Clinton White House as deputy counsel. At Rose, Foster had been billing partner in work the firm did for Madison Bank & Trust. CAROLYN HUBER Former Rose Law Firm office manager who worked in the White House residence handling the Clintons' personal correspondence. She packed away Hillary Clinton's law firm records in a box of "knickknacks" and said she was unaware they were the long-sought Rose billing records. DAVID R. GERGEN As counselor to the president, Gergen advised the Clintons to share all Whitewater-related documents with The Washington Post in December 1993. In an interview in January, Hillary Clinton suggested that she and the president had done just that with the New York Times during the 1992 campaign, but five days later the White House issued a clarification saying she was mistaken. ALSTON JENNINGS Prominent Little Rock lawyer who represented businessman Seth Ward. He visited the White House residence and talked with Hillary Clinton and her lawyer David Kendall around the time the first lady's law firm billing records appeared on a table in the third-floor book room of the White House residence. DAVID KENDALL The first lady's personal lawyer on Whitewater issues announced discovery of the billing records and turned them over to the independent counsel. Kendall called the billing records episode "another of the meaningless mysteries of Whitewater." In the four years that Hil

Who did James Earl Ray shoot in Memphis in April 1968?

Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. (4 April 1968) Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. (4 April 1968) At 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. News of King’s assassination prompted major outbreaks of racial violence, resulting in more than 40 deaths nationwide and extensive property damage in over 100 American cities. James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old escaped fugitive, later confessed to the crime and was sentenced to a 99-year prison term. During King’s funeral a tape recording was played in which King spoke of how he wanted to be remembered after his death: ‘‘I’d like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther King Jr. tried to give his life serving others’’(King, ‘‘Drum Major Instinct,’’ 85). King had arrived in Tennessee on Wednesday, 3 April to prepare for a march the following Monday on behalf of striking Memphis sanitation workers . As he prepared to leave the Lorraine Motel for a dinner at the home of Memphis minister Samuel ‘‘Billy’’ Kyles, King stepped out onto the balcony of room 306 to speak with Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) colleagues standing in the parking area below. An assassin fired a single shot that caused severe wounds to the lower right side of his face. SCLC aides rushed to him, and Ralph Abernathy cradled King’s head. Others on the balcony pointed across the street toward the rear of a boarding house on South Main Street where the shot seemed to have originated. An ambulance rushed King to St. Joseph’s Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead at 7:05 P.M. President Lyndon B. Johnson called for a national day of mourning to be observed on 7 April. In the following days, public libraries, museums, schools, and businesses were closed, and the Academy Awards ceremony and numerous sporting events were postponed. On 8 April King’s widow, Coretta Scott King , and other family members joined thousands of participants in a march in Memphis honoring King and supporting the sanitation workers. King’s funeral service was held the following day in Atlanta at Ebenezer Baptist Church . It was attended by many of the nation’s political and civil rights leaders, including Jacqueline Kennedy, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and Ralph Bunche . Morehouse College President Benjamin Mays delivered the eulogy, predicting that King ‘‘would probably say that, if death had to come, I am sure there was no greater cause to die for than fighting to get a just wage for garbage collectors’’ (Mays, 9 April 1968). Over 100,000 mourners followed two mules pulling King’s coffin through the streets of Atlanta. After another ceremony on the Morehouse campus, King’s body was initially interred at South-View Cemetery. Eventually, it was moved to a crypt next to the Ebenezer Church at the King Center , an institution founded by King’s widow. Shortly after the assassination, a policeman discovered a bundle containing a 30.06 Remington rifle next door to the boarding house. The largest investigation in Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) history led its agents to an apartment in Atlanta. Fingerprints uncovered in the apartment matched those of James Earl Ray, a fugitive who had escaped from a Missouri prison in April 1967. FBI agents and police in Memphis produced further evidence that Ray had registered on 4 April at the South Main Street roominghouse and that he had taken a second-floor room near a common bathroom with a view of the Lorraine Motel. The identification of Ray as a suspect led to an international manhunt. On 19 July 1968, Ray was extradited to the United States from Britain to stand trial. In a plea bargain, Tennessee prosecutors agreed in March 1969 to forgo seeking the death penalty when Ray pled guilty to murder charges. The circumstances leading to the plea later became a source of controversy, when Ray recanted his confession soon after being sentenced to a 99-year term in prison. During the years following King’s assassination, doubts about the adequacy of

Who was the first black American to win the Nobel peace prize?

Black Nobel Prize Winners [List] | News One Leave a comment 1.06K reads The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded today to three women from African and Arab countries, for their roles as activists. In total, there have been 16 Black Nobel Prize winners; 12 of them being Peace prize recipients.  Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama , and Nelson Mandela are all among the list of prestigious recipients. Here’s a list of all the Black Nobel prize winners. 1. Ralph Bunche Ralph Johnson Bunche was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Palestine. He was the first person of color to be so honored in the history of the Prize.[6] He was involved in the formation and administration of the United Nations and in 1963, received the Medal of Freedom from President John F. Kennedy. [WIKIPEDIA] 2. Albert John Luthuli Albert Luthuli was a South African teacher and politician. Lutuli was elected president of the African National Congress (ANC), at the time an umbrella organisation that led opposition to the white minority government in South Africa. He was awarded the 1960 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the non-violent struggle against apartheid. He was the first African, and the first person from outside Europe and the Americas, to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. [WIKIPEDIA] 3. Martin Luther King, Jr Martin Luther King, Jr.  was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.[1] He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.[2] King is often presented as a heroic leader in the history of modern American liberalism. [WIKIPEDIA] 4. Anwar El Sadat Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981. In his eleven years as president he changed Egypt’s direction, departing from some of the economic and political principles of Nasserism by re-instituting the multi-party system, and launching the Infitah economic policy. [WIKIPEDIA] 5. Sir William Arthur Lewis Sir (William) Arthur Lewis was a Saint Lucian economist well known for his contributions in the field of economic development. In 1979 he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, becoming the first black person to win a Nobel Prize in a category other than peace. [WIKIPEDIA] 6. Desmond Tutu Desmond Mpilo Tutu is a South African activist and retired Anglican bishop who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. He was the first black South African Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa and primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa). [WIKIPEDIA] 7. Wole Soyinka Akinwande Oluwole “Wole” Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, poet and playwright. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, where he was recognised as a man “who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama of existence”,[1][2] and became the first African in Africa and in Diaspora to be so honoured. In 1994, he was designated UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Goodwill Ambassador for the promotion of African culture, human rights, freedom of expression, media and communication. [WIKIPEDIA] 8. Derek Walcott Derek Alton Walcott is a Saint Lucian poet, playwright, writer and visual artist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992 and the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2011 for White Egrets. His works include the Homeric epic Omeros. Robert Graves wrote that Walcott “handles English with a closer understanding of its inner magic than most, if not any, of his contemporaries”. [WIKIPEDIA] 9. Toni Morrison Toni Morrison is an American novelist, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed characters. Among her best known novels are The B

Where was the first nuclear reactor built, by Enrico Fermi?

Early Exploration - Reactors designed/built by Argonne National Laboratory Early Exploration Tweet BOOKSHELF “Plentiful Energy: The Story of the Integral Fast Reactor” by Charles E. Till and Yoon Chang gives the history of the IFR at Argonne. The book is available on Amazon.com… More about the IFR » Early Exploration Early exploration nuclear reactors designed by the Manhattan Project's Metallurgical Laboratory, the direct predecessor to Argonne National Laboratory, began the development of nuclear technology. CP-3 CP-1 (Chicago Pile 1 Reactor) This drawing depicts the historic Dec. 2, 1942, event -- the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. It took place under the abandoned football stands at the University of Chicago. Click on photo to view a larger image. Chicago Pile 1 was the world's first nuclear reactor, built in 1942 by Nobel Prize winner Enrico Fermi. The reactor was built underneath the University of Chicago's Stagg Field football stadium. On Dec. 2, 1942, Enrico Fermi and 48 of his colleagues succeed in achieving in this reactor the world’s first man-made controlled nuclear chain reaction, thereby establishing the ability of mankind to control the release of nuclear energy. He and other scientists from that group later founded Argonne National Laboratory. Scale model of CP-1 reactor. Courtesy Archival Photographic Files, [apf2-00504], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library. Click on photo to view a larger image. Download image from Flickr The photograph at right shows a scale model depicting Fermi’s reactor setup on that day in 1942. The model shows a segment of the football stadium and gives a perspective on where the reactor was located under the stands. Fermi and his colleagues were assembled on the balcony to the right to observe the instruments recording the neutron intensity in the pile. After the reactor had sustained the chain reaction for 28 minutes the operators to the right of the reactor (in the left foreground of the photo) pushed in a cadmium control rod called zip, which absorbed neutrons and ended the chain reaction. The reactor fuel was lumps of uranium metal and uranium oxide; these were spaced on a cubic lattice within layers of graphite, with some graphite layers containing only uranium metal pseudospheres, some only uranium oxide pseudospheres, and some containing both. The pile was built by alternating graphite layers seeded with uranium metal and/or uranium oxide with layers of solid graphite blocks. The completed reactor contained 57 layers, which was about one layer beyond the critical stage needed to sustain the chain reaction. Early in 1943, CP-1 was dismantled and moved to a less-populated site in the "Argonne Forest" section of the Cook County Forest Preserve in Palos Park. That part of the forest has since been renamed, but its appellation survives today in the name of Argonne National Laboratory. For more information on CP-1 : Watch the video on YouTube (posted on May 15, 2014) CP-2 (Chicago Pile 2 Reactor) In early 1943, Chicago Pile 1 was dismantled at the University of Chicago, moved to the Argonne Forest section of the Palos Hills Forest Preserve, and renamed Chicago Pile 2. Click on photo to view a larger image. In early 1943 Manhattan Engineer District disassembled Chicago Pile 1 and rebuilt it at Palos Park, IL, as Chicago Pile 2. CP-2 had a thermal- power level of 10 kW. The fuel for CP-2 was natural uranium (uranium in which the natural abundance of the isotopes uranium-234, uranium-235, and uranium-238 has not been altered). A small laboratory atop the 14,000-ton reactor provided space for limited experiments using neutrons from the reactor's core. The reactor's face contained

Which state on the Gulf of Mexico has the longest name?

Geography of the Gulf of Mexico - Border States Geography of the Gulf of Mexico Geography of the Gulf of Mexico States Learn about the States Surrounding the Gulf of Mexico Geography Expert By Amanda Briney The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin located close to the southeastern United States . It is one of the largest bodies of water in the world and it is a part of the Atlantic Ocean . The basin has an area of 600,000 square miles (1.5 million sq km) and most of it consists of shallow intertidal areas but there are some very deep portions. The Gulf of Mexico is bounded by five U.S. states. The following is a list of the five Gulf states and some information about each. 1.  Alabama Alabama is a state located in the southeastern United States. It has an area of 52,419 square miles (135,765 sq km) and a 2008 population of 4,4661,900. Its largest cities are Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile. Alabama is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida to the south and Mississippi to the west. Only a small portion of its coastline is on the Gulf of Mexico ( map ) but it has a busy port located on the Gulf in Mobile. More » continue reading below our video 10 Facts About the Titanic That You Don't Know 2.  Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States that is bordered by Alabama and Georgia to the north and the Gulf of Mexico the the south and east. It is a peninsula that is surrounded by water on three sides ( map ) and it has a 2009 population of 18,537,969. The area of Florida is 53,927 square miles (139,671 sq km). Florida is known as the "sunshine state" because of its warm subtropical climate and many beaches, including those on the Gulf of Mexico. More » 3.  Louisiana Louisiana ( map ) is located between the Gulf of Mexico states of Texas and Mississippi and is south of Arkansas . It has an area of 43,562 square miles (112,826 sq km) and a 2005 population estimate (prior to Hurricane Katrina ) of 4,523,628. Louisiana is known for its multicultural population, its culture and events such as Mardi Gras in New Orleans . It is also known for its well established fishing economy and ports on the Gulf of Mexico. More » 4.  Mississippi Mississippi ( map ) is a state located in the southeastern United States with an area of 48,430 square miles (125,443 sq km) and a 2008 population of 2,938,618. Its largest cities are Jackson, Gulfport and Biloxi. Mississippi is bordered by Louisiana and Arkansas to the west, Tennesse to the north and Alabama to the east. Most of the state is forested and undeveloped aside from the Mississippi River delta and the Gulf coast area.  Like Alabama, only a small portion of its coastline is on the Gulf of Mexico but the area is popular for tourism. More » 5.  Texas Texas ( map ) is a state located on the Gulf of Mexico and it is the second largest of the contiguous states based on both area and population. The area of Texas is 268,820 square miles (696,241 sq km) and the state's 2009 population was 24,782,302. Texas is bordered by the U.S. states of New Mexico , Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana as well as by the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico. Texas is known for its oil-based economy but its Gulf Coast areas are quickly growing and are some of the most important areas for the state. More »

The Rotary Club was founded in 1905 in which American City?

The Rotary Club was founded in 1905 in which American City? The Rotary Club was founded in 1905 in which American City? Tagged With :- It looks like that was Chicago, Dixie. Here's a pic and some info regarding the founding members. "The first four Rotarians: (from left) Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, Hiram Shorey, and Paul P. Harris Courtesy of Rotary Images" Posted 1334 day(s) ago DixieRock 1333 day(s) ago Yup, Chicago correct. Thanks for the info, very interesting, I learn many new things when you post information like this, Thanks Kraven, Kravenhead 1332 day(s) ago Looks like there was one rebel in the group.... Hanky in his top pocket, and his hand in his lower pocket. Must be a trouble maker.

Where is the HQ of Chrysler and General Motors?

General Motors Corporate Office Headquarters HQ General Motors Corporate Office Headquarters HQ General Motors Corporate Office Headquarters HQ  300 Renaissance Center Customer Service Phone Number: 1-313-556-5000 SHARE: Next Post Newer Post Previous Post Older Post Home 11 comments: Please explain this video to me. I do not understand anything about this???? Brenda Reeves October 13, 2012 at 5:35 PM As a longtime supporter of the Parent's Television Council, I was very disturbed to read in their latest newsletter that GM is the #2 worst sponsor of anti-family programming. In addition to being personally offended by the choice of sponsored programs, I would suggest that this might not be a good move to be attacking American traditional family values by supporting those that promote moral decay. November 22, 2012 at 8:47 AM I have been a GM owner/buyer for 40 years. CRANBERRY MOTORS in Machias, Maine take the cake. Not only do they run the dealership the way they want to, but, GM for years have let it happen.. I will not buy GM again until the stop customer go through a FORD show room to buy a GM product again. GM take notice!!!!! January 10, 2013 at 8:18 PM I just purchased a used 1994 Buick Le Saber an was impressed how on the car looked inside and outside. I took the car for a test drive and it ran really well. The engine was very clean and the transmission worked just perfectly. I admit there are a few miles on this car however I was very impressed. I bought it. However, the only thing I didn't check was the frame and undercarriage. I drove the car for about 3 months until the problems started showing up. First the gas line started leaking, brake line leaking which caused the brakes to fail and my wife was almost in a car accident. I took the car in for an oil change and they said that the undercarriage is totally shot. Their was only one motor mount holding the engine in place and if by chance I would have had to slam on the brakes the engine would have fell out of the car. I latter found out that on this particular model there was a recall on these cars however, not in Minnesota. I don't understand how a big company can limit a recall and make a product that could actually kill someone. Please explain. Sincerely, Totally Confused and very disappointed. I would appreciate an answer and recommendations. November 17, 2015 at 11:45 PM Purchased an 2012 Buick Verano for my son paid cash used had only 71,000 miles at time of purchase. My son was diving the car going to the gas station got stopped at a light the car began to shake and the check engine light came on the car burst into flames. The car was a total loss but GM says their was no recall on the vehicle. We only had the vehicle only 2 1/2 months after purchase. With only 78,000 miles. GM needs to look into this matter. I'm pursuing a lawyer to help me look further into this matter. I think I have an law suit against GM. GM had a recall on their 2013-14 Buick Verano for electrical problems the 2012 should have been thrown into that recall. November 17, 2015 11:41 p.m. August 29, 2016 at 3:22 PM My husband and I have been loyal GM customers for almost 40 years, apparently that doesn't mean much. In 2013 we purchased a new 2013 Equinox. I loved my vehicle. Last year my car started smelling like mildew. We took it to the dealer, they cleaned the car. The next week we returned the car to them because the mildew smell was still there. They discovered a leak and repaired it. They replaced all the rugs in the car. A week later we returned the car back to the dealer, again because of the smell. The dealership told us there was nothing else they could do. We hired a law firm and we won the case (lemon Law). It has been a year and we still don't have a new car. We have been paying car payments for the last year on a car that we can't use. We've been paying property taxes on a car that we can't use. We just don't know where else to turn. We're very disappointed that we're being treated this way.

In All In The Family, what was Archie's son-in-law's full name?

Video: Jtube: All in the Family: Archie’s Jewish Friend Be proud of your Jewish identity and Jewish name   (175) Phillip Barton (Segall), January 28, 2013 9:21 AM Why I use(d) my middle name as my last name. When I began my career in radio 65 years ago in the Sourthern "Bible Belt," I'd have never made it with my Jewish name. Even so, some anti-Semites guessed I was a Jew -- though I didn't "look" it -- and didn't want me in their house. By the time I got to the West Coast where Jews were "accepted," my middle name was hung on me, including in both my military and police employments. Now, because of Medicare, my wife and children use the family name even as I still use my middle name; it would simply be an explanatory mishmash should I change at this late date!   (174) Anonymous, January 28, 2013 4:08 AM redemption from Egypt It is said that one of the reasons that the Israelites merited redemption from the slavery in Egypt was that they retained their Jewish names while in slavery.   (173) Jerry strug, January 12, 2013 2:48 AM I was an engineer with a non Jewish sounding name. I always let it be know I was Jewish. the inevitable reaponse was " You are different" from the Other Jews. I was nmot different.   When did Stretch Cunningham die?   (171) Mort aurence, January 11, 2013 4:58 AM Perfect combination: humor and pathos Loved this one. Love for a friend surmounts all barriers. This should be repeated at leSt once a year.   (170) dave bier, January 7, 2013 2:29 PM Jewish names "A Jewish name ain't got no 'ham' in it." That's so funny I nearly wet myself laughing. Great writing, wonderful delivery.   (169) Morris Kaplan, January 7, 2013 5:35 AM A good line was taken out of this clip I saw this when it originally aired, and one line in Archie's eulogy, not included in this clip, went something like this, "I couldn't tell he was Jewish by looking at his face, and I didn't see anything else." Then there's a closeup of Edith, and after a few seconds a look on her face as though realizing what he accidentally implied.   (168) stew feigel, January 5, 2013 12:37 AM we should be able to joke with our friends, and not be so sensitive as to not be able to enjoy them.   (167) Dr. Ronald Shultz, January 4, 2013 12:04 AM Never Hide or Surrender! Always be proud of your heritage! Never hide who you are or you surrender your soul to tyrants and fools!   Jewish folks are the smartest, best business people on the planet . Tough to beatn   (164) cathy, December 31, 2012 5:04 PM thinking from the past With the internet and instant coverage in what's happening in the world, we are becoming more concerned with human rights. We will never go back to the Archie Bunker thinking.   Anonymous, January 2, 2013 4:30 PM WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN THE ARCHIE BANKERS ARE AS STRONG AS EVER   (163) Lonna Kahn, December 29, 2012 5:33 PM It's important to keep your Jewish name. It is your connection to your ancestors and your heritage. Never be ashamed to own your heritage; it is one way to fight prejudice.   (162) sultana, December 28, 2012 10:20 AM proud to be jewish. We havv paid enough to be able to say this! I don't think any other religion has had so much suffering.When i left Egypt after the Canal War and went to Italy, one of the first things I was told, "you deserve everything you got You LKILLED CHRIST!   (161) Israel Dorinbaum, December 27, 2012 5:03 PM I am proud to be Jewish we Give more to humanity than any other people in the

What is the architectural style of the Radio City Music Hall in New York?

Images- with special thanks to Rick Stasel A vestige of the large entertainment component found in the earlier plan for Rockefeller Center, this theater was a larger version of the music halls and theaters around Times Square. Originally intended for use as a vaudeville music hall which would be "the showplace of the nation," this theater features a stunning Art Deco interior decorated with golden rays and plaster arches. At the time it was built, the theater had many innovative technical features including a revolving stage, three moveable sections of stage flooring, and sophisticated scenery equipment. When the success of this theater was threatened by the newly popular genre of sound film, it was taken over by Rockefeller Center and RCA. After being adapted as a movie theater for a brief period of time, the facility was resurrected as a music hall and immortalized by the famous chorus line dancers known as the Rockettes. Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city. Its interior was declared a city landmark in 1978. Early history The 12 acre (49,000 m²) complex in midtown Manhattan known as Rockefeller Center was developed between 1929 and 1940 by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., on land leased from Columbia University. Rockefeller initially planned a new home for the Metropolitan Opera on the site, but after the Stock Market Crash of 1929, the plans changed and the opera company withdrew from the project. The names "Radio City" and "Radio City Music Hall" derive from one of the complex's first tenants, the Radio Corporation of America. Radio City Music Hall was a project of Rockefeller, Samuel Roxy Rothafel who previously opened the Roxy Theater in 1927, and RCA chairman David Sarnoff. RCA had developed numerous studios for NBC at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, just to the south of the Music Hall, and the radio-TV complex that lent the Music Hall its name is still known as the NBC Radio City Studios. The Music Hall opened to the public on December 27, 1932 with a spectacular stage show, featuring Ray Bolger and Martha Graham. The opening was meant to be a return to high class variety entertainment. Unfortunately, it was not a success and on January 11, 1933, the first film was shown on the giant screen: Frank Capra's The Bitter Tea of General Yen starring Barbara Stanwyck. Radio City has 5,933 seats for spectators; it became the largest movie theater in the world at the time of its opening. Designed by Edward Durell Stone, the interior of the theater, by Donald Deskey, incorporates glass, aluminum, chrome, and geometric ornamentation. Deskey rejected the Rococo embellishment generally used for theaters at that time in favor of a contemporary Art Deco style, borrowed heavily from a European Modern aesthetic style, of which he was the foremost exponent at the time. For much of the theater's history, it presented both a movie and a stage show as part of the same program. By the 1970s, changes in film distribution made it difficult for Radio City to secure exclusive bookings of many films; furthermore, the theater preferred to show only G-rated movies, which became less common as the decade wore on. Regular film showings at Radio City ended in 1979, when Radio City was saved from a possible closure due to lack of funds. Movies and Movie premieres have occasionally been shown there in succeeding years. In 1980 after a renovation the Music Hall reopened with a focus on concerts and live stage shows. Attractions Radio City's marquee promoting the Christmas Spectacular in December 2007.The Great Stage, measuring 66.5 feet (20 m) deep and 144 feet (44 m) wide, resembles a setting sun. Its system of elevators was so advanced that the U.S. Navy incorporated identical hydraulics in constructing World War II aircraft carriers; accor

What was the debut movie of the actress born Shirley Beaty?

Shirley MacLaine - Biography - IMDb Shirley MacLaine Biography Showing all 91 items Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (3) | Trivia  (52) | Personal Quotes  (25) | Salary  (6) Overview (3) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) Shirley MacLaine was born Shirley MacLean Beaty in Richmond, Virginia. Her mother, Kathlyn Corinne (MacLean), was a drama teacher from Nova Scotia, Canada, and her father, Ira Owens Beaty, a professor of psychology and real estate agent, was from Virginia. Her brother, Warren Beatty , was born on March 30, 1937. Her ancestry includes English and Scottish. Shirley was the tallest in her ballet classes at the Washington School of Ballet. Just after she graduated from Washington-Lee High School, she packed her bags and headed for New York. While auditioning for Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II 's "Me and Juliet", the producer kept mispronouncing her name. She then changed her name from Shirley MacLean Beaty to Shirley MacLaine. She later had a role in "The Pajama Game", as a member of the chorus and understudy to Carol Haney . A few months into the run, Shirley was going to leave the show for the lead role in "Can-Can" but ended up filling in for Haney, who had broken her ankle and could not perform. She would fill in for Carol, again, three months later, following another injury, the very night that movie producer Hal B. Wallis was in the audience. Wallis signed MacLaine to a five-year contract to Paramount Pictures. Three months later, she was off to shoot The Trouble with Harry (1955). She then took roles in Hot Spell (1958) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1956), completed not too long before her daughter, Sachi Parker (born Stephanie), was born. With Shirley's career on track, she played one of her most challenging roles: "Ginny Moorhead" in Some Came Running (1958), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She went on to do The Sheepman (1958) and The Matchmaker (1958). In 1960, she got her second Academy Award nomination for The Apartment (1960). Three years later, she received a third nomination for Irma la Douce (1963). In 1969, she brought her friend Bob Fosse from Broadway to direct her in Sweet Charity (1969), from which she got her "signature" song, "If My Friends Could See Me Now". After a five-year hiatus, Shirley made a documentary on China called The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir (1975), for which she received an Oscar nomination for best documentary. In 1977, she got her fourth Best Actress Oscar nomination for The Turning Point (1977). In 1979, she worked with Peter Sellers in Being There (1979), made shortly before his death. After 20 years in the film industry, she finally took home the Best Actress Oscar for Terms of Endearment (1983). After a five-year hiatus, Shirley made Madame Sousatzka (1988), a critical and financial hit that took top prize at the Venice Film Festival. In 1989, she starred with Dolly Parton , Sally Field and Julia Roberts in Steel Magnolias (1989). She received rave reviews playing Meryl Streep 's mother in Postcards from the Edge (1990) and for Guarding Tess (1994). In 1996, she reprised her role from "Terms of Endearment" as "Aurora Greenway" in The Evening Star (1996), which didn't repeat its predecessor's success at the box office. In mid-1998, she directed Bruno (2000), which starred Alex D. Linz . In February 2001, Shirley worked with close friends once again in These Old Broads (2001), and co-starred with Julia Stiles in Carolina (2003) and with Kirstie Alley in Salem Witch Trials (2002). MacLaine as her own website which includes her own radio show and interviews, the Encounter Board, and Independent Expression, a members-only section of the site. In the past few years, Shirley starred in a CBS miniseries based on the life of cosmetics queen Mary Kay Ash -- The Battle of Mary Kay (2002), and wrote two more books, "The Camino" in 2001, and "Out On A Leash" in 2003. After taking a slight hiatus from motion pictures, Shirley returned with roles in the movies that were small, bu

On which river is the USA's highest concrete dam?

12 highest Dams in the World - Wonders-World.com 12 highest Dams in the World Posted by admin 4/13/2013 0 A dam is a man-made structure built across a river. Most dams are built to control river flow, improve navigation, and regulate flooding. However, some dams are built to produce hydroelectric power. The sight of a dam one of the largest and most complex structures that humanity has ever created can be quite breath taking. Here is a top 12 highest dams list. 12.Mica Dam · 243 m (797 ft) · Canada · Columbia image by dar56 The Mica Dam (243 m height) is a hydroelectric dam spanning the Columbia River 135 kilometres north of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. 11.Alberto Lleras (Guavio) Dam · 243 m (797 ft) · Colombia · Guavio River image by philipp The Alberto Lleras Dam, also known as the Guavio Dam, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Guavio River near Guavio, Colombia. 10.Deriner Dam · 249 m (817 ft) · Turkey · Çoruh River image by babsack Deriner Dam is a concrete double-curved arch dam under construction on the Çoruh River 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Artvin in Artvin Province, Turkey. Construction on the dam began in 1998, the reservoir began to fill in February 2012 and the power station is expected to be operational by the end of the year. It will have a 670 MW power house and is the tallest dam in Turkey.  9.Laxiwa Dam · 250 m (820 ft) · China · Huang He image by dam The Laxiwa Dam is an arch dam on the Yellow River in Qinghai Province, northwest China. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports the largest station in the Yellow River basin. The facility generates power by utilizing six turbines, each with a generating capacity of 700 MW, totaling to a capacity of 4,200 MW. 8.Mauvoisin Dam · 250 m (820 ft) · Switzerland · Bagnes image by 4000er Lac de Mauvoisin is a lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The reservoir is formed by the Mauvoisin Dam, which is 250 m high. The dam is currently the 8th highest in the world, and the third highest arch dam. It was built in 1951–1957, and raised by 13.5 m in 1991. 7.Tehri Dam · 261 m (856 ft) · India · Bhagirathi image by arvind The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India. It is the primary dam of the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. The dam is a 260 metres (850 ft) high rock and earth-fill embankment dam. Its length is 575 metres (1,886 ft), crest width 20 metres (66 ft), and base width 1,128 metres (3,701 ft). 6.Manuel Moreno Torres (Chicoasén) Dam · 261 m (856 ft) · Mexico · Grijalva image by mexico  It is located about 40 km from Tuxtle, capital of the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is also known as Sumidero Canyon and canyon is regarded as an important tourist attraction in the state of Chiapas. The chicoasen is the home to a great variety of wildlife including corocodiles. It is the 6th largest dam in the world with a height of 261 meters. 5.Vajont Dam (disused) · 261.6 m (858 ft)· Italy · Vajont image by emanuele The Vajont Dam is a disused dam, completed in 1959 in the valley of the Vajont river under Monte Toc, 100 km north of Venice, Italy. One of the tallest dams in the world, it is 262 m (860 ft) high, 27 m (89 ft) thick at the base and 3.4 m (11 ft) at the top. 4.Inguri Dam · 271.5 m (891 ft) · Georgia · Inguri image by polgraf The Inguri Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Inguri River in Georgia. Currently it is the world's highest concrete arch dam with a height of 272 metres (892 ft). It is located north of the town Jvari. 3.Grande Dixence Dam · 285 m (935 ft) · Switzerland · Dixence image by roland The Grande Dixence Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Dixence River at the head of the Val d'Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. At 285 m (935 ft) high, it is the tallest gravity dam in the world and is part of the Cleuson-Dixence Complex. 2.Xiaowan Dam · 292 m (958 ft) · China · Lancang image by dam It is  world’s 2th tallest Dam. Construction on th

In square miles, how big is lake Superior?

How Big is Lake Superior? - Lake Superior Magazine Expand Lake Superior vs. East Coast Steve Colman, now retired from the University of Minnesota Duluth's Large Lakes Observatory, uses this comparison with the U.S. East Coast to explain the size of the Big Lake. Raising Lake Superior's level by a single inch requires 551 billion gallons of water, but even that enormous sum is a mere drop in the Big Lake bucket. It's the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area – 31,700 square miles (82,100 square kilometres), or roughly the size of Maine – and holds 10 percent of the world's surface fresh water. (By volume, it's the third largest, behind Lake Baikal in Siberia and Lake Tanganyika in eastern Africa.) Lake Superior's 3 quadrillion gallons are enough to cover both North and South America under a foot of water. Here's another (preposterous) way to think about it: Downing half a gallon of water daily, it would take you 16.4 trillion years to drink Lake Superior. Or the entire world population of 7 billion people, each person drinking half a gallon per day, could together polish off Lake Superior in 2,348 years. The Big Lake holds as much water as all of the other Great Lakes combined plus three more Lake Eries. To reach its deepest point, you'd need to descend 1,276 feet – about the distance of a ride down from the top floor of Chicago's 108-story Willis Tower. Lake Superior is so large and so deep that its retention time – about how long an average drop of water remains in the Lake – is 191 years. For Lake Michigan it's 99 years, Huron 22, Ontario 6 and Erie just 2.6 years. No wonder ours is called Superior. × Expand Superior Volume Lake Superior has as much water as the rest of the Great Lakes combined – plus three more Lake Eries. More facts

Near which town were there reports of a space ship landing on the 4th July 1947?

Roswell UFO Incident - July 1947 - Connections to July 4th - Crystalinks The Roswell UFO Incident The Roswell UFO incident took place in the U.S. in June or July 1947, when an airborne object crashed on a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. Explanations of what took place are based on both official and unofficial communications. Although the crash is attributed to a secret U.S. military Air Force surveillance balloon by the U.S. government, the most famous explanation of what occurred is that the object was a spacecraft containing extraterrestrial life. Since the late 1970s, the Roswell incident has been the subject of much controversy, and conspiracy theories have arisen about the event. The United States Armed Forces maintains that what was recovered near Roswell was debris from the crash of an experimental high-altitude surveillance balloon belonging to what was then a classified (top secret) program named Mogul. In contrast, many UFO proponents maintain that an alien craft was found, its occupants were captured, and that the military engaged in a massive cover-up. The Roswell incident has turned into a widely known pop culture phenomenon, making the name "Roswell" synonymous with UFOs. Roswell has become the most publicized of all alleged UFO incidents. On July 8, 1947, the Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF) public information officer Walter Haut, issued a press release stating that personnel from the field's 509th Operations Group had recovered a "flying disk", which had crashed on a ranch near Roswell. Later that day, the press reported that Commanding General of the Eighth Air Force Roger Ramey had stated that a weather balloon was recovered by the RAAF personnel. A press conference was held, featuring debris (foil, rubber and wood) said to be from the crashed object, which seemed to confirm its description as a weather balloon. Subsequently the incident faded from the attention of UFO researchers for over 30 years. In 1978, physicist and ufologist Stanton T. Friedman interviewed Major Jesse Marcel who was involved with the original recovery of the debris in 1947. Marcel expressed his belief that the military covered up the recovery of an alien spacecraft. His story spread through UFO circles, being featured in some UFO documentaries at the time. In February 1980, the National Enquirer ran its own interview with Marcel, garnering national and worldwide attention for the Roswell incident. Additional witnesses added significant new details, including claims of a large-scale military operation dedicated to recovering alien craft and aliens themselves, at as many as 11 crash sites, and alleged witness intimidation. In 1989, former mortician Glenn Dennis put forth a detailed personal account, wherein he claimed alien autopsies were carried out at the Roswell base. In response to these reports, and after United States congressional inquiries, the General Accounting Office launched an inquiry and directed the Office of the United States Secretary of the Air Force to conduct an internal investigation. The result was summarized in two reports. The first, released in 1995, concluded that the reported recovered material in 1947 was likely debris from Project Mogul. The second report, released in 1997, concluded reports of recovered alien bodies were likely a combination of innocently transformed memories of military accidents involving injured or killed personnel, innocently transformed memories of the recovery of anthropomorphic dummies in military programs like Operation High Dive conducted in the 1950s, and hoaxes perpetrated by various witnesses and UFO proponents. The psychological effects of time compression and confusion about when events occurred explained the discrepancy with the years in question. These reports were dismissed by UFO proponents as being either disinformation or simply implausible. But at the same time, several high-profile UFO researchers discounted the possibility that the incident had anything to do with aliens. 2013 marked the 66th anniversary of the UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico, July 1947. Today's a

Where was the World Fair held in 1903?

St. Louis world's fair - Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room (Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress) Jump to: Sample Articles Important Dates: 1901. Planning and construction for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition begins. President McKinley issues a proclamation inviting the international community to participate. 1902. Although Exposition organizers had planned for a 1903 opening, it is delayed to 1904 to complete the preparations for what would be the largest ever World’s Fair. April 30, 1903. The Dedication ceremonies commemorating the centennial of the signing of the Louisiana Purchase Treaty are held, though the Exposition will not officially open for another year. April 30, 1904. The official opening day of the Fair – both President Roosevelt and Secretary of War William Howard Taft participated in the opening ceremonies. December 1, 1904. Closing night of the Fair. Suggested Search Strategies: [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as phrases using Search Pages in Chronicling America.] St. Louis World’s Fair, 1904 World’s Fair, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the “Pike” To narrow your results, search between 1899 and 1905. To find articles relating to specific events related to the Fair include additional terms in search. Ex. When searching for articles about the opening of the Fair, including opening or opening day in search terms. Sample Articles from Chronicling America: " National Comission Goes Over Fair Site ," St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO), June 27, 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3. " President McKinley Issues World's Fair Proclamation ," St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO), August 22, 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4. " Postponed at St. Louis ," Minneapolis Journal (Minneapolis, MN), January 17, 1902, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.

Which singer had the first names Harry Lillis?

Bing Crosby - Biography - IMDb Bing Crosby Biography Showing all 121 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (2) | Trade Mark  (5) | Trivia  (88) | Personal Quotes  (20) Overview (5) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) Bing Crosby was born Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr. in Tacoma, Washington, the fourth of seven children of Catherine Helen "Kate" (Harrigan) and Harry Lowe Crosby, a brewery bookkeeper. He was of English and Irish descent. Crosby studied law at Gonzaga University in Spokane but was more interested in playing the drums and singing with a local band. Bing and the band's piano player, Al Rinker , left Spokane for Los Angeles in 1925. In the early 1930s Bing's brother Everett sent a record of Bing singing "I Surrender, Dear" to the president of CBS. His live performances from New York were carried over the national radio network for 20 consecutive weeks in 1932. His radio success led Paramount Pictures to include him in The Big Broadcast (1932), a film featuring radio favorites. His songs about not needing a bundle of money to make life happy was the right message for the decade of the Great Depression. His relaxed, low-key style carried over into the series of "Road" comedies he made with pal Bob Hope . He won the best actor Oscar for playing an easygoing priest in Going My Way (1944). He showed that he was indeed an actor as well as a performer when he played an alcoholic actor down on his luck opposite Grace Kelly in The Country Girl (1954). Playing golf was what he liked to do best. He died at age 74 playing golf at a course outside Madrid, Spain, after completing a tour of England that had included a sold-out engagement at the London Palladium. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Dale O'Connor < daleoc@worldnet.att.net> Spouse (2) ( 29 September  1930 - 1 November  1952) (her death) (4 children) Trade Mark (5) Often played what he referred to as "happy go-lucky fellas" in his movies Signature Song: "White Christmas" Often worked with Bob Hope "Crooned" most of the songs he sang. Baritone voice Trivia (88) His eldest son Gary Crosby was vocal in criticizing Bing's violent ways as a father. He wrote a sensationalist tell-all biography titled "Going My Own Way" in 1983 which was touted as a "Daddy Dearest" about Bing. Though Lindsay Crosby and Dennis Crosby fluctuated between agreeing and disagreeing with Gary's criticisms of their father, Phillip Crosby defended Bing after the book was published. Two of the sons suffered bouts of depression, much as their mother Dixie Lee had, throughout their lives and committed suicide(Lindsay and Dennis, in 1989 and 1991, respectively). Gary died of lung cancer in 1995. Phillip died of a heart attack in 2004, having defended his father to the end. Bing's children from his second marriage, including daughter and actress Mary Crosby , praised him as a kind and loving father in later life. Older brother of bandleader Bob Crosby . His large ears were pinned back during his early films, until partway through She Loves Me Not (1934). From the 1940s to the 1960s he owned 15% of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team. His cameo in Angels in the Outfield (1951) was as part-owner of the team. Three things about Bing were frequent sources of jokes in Hollywood: his inability to sire a daughter, prior to the birth of Mary Crosby ; his investment in racehorses that rarely won; and his rather bad, almost colorblind, taste in casual clothes. These jokes often made their way into radio and TV shows, movies and, most often, into the comedy routines of Bob Hope . Interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, USA, in the Grotto section, L119, #1. Left a clause in his will stating that his sons could not collect their inheritance money until they were 65. They had already been amply taken care of by a trust fund set up by their mother, Dixie Lee , which is truth was totally funded by Bing. All four sons continued to collect monies from that fund until their deaths. Was nicknamed "Bing" after a character named "Bingo" in a comic strip titled "Bingville Bugle." Was the first choice

What was the San Francisco Ballet formerly called?

What was the San Francisco Ballet formerly called? What was the San Francisco Ballet formerly called? 1331 day(s) ago Best Answer I was totally clueless,Dixie, but here's what I found. "San Francisco Ballet, the oldest professional ballet company in America, has emerged as a world-class arts organization since it was founded as the San Francisco Opera Ballet in 1933. Initially, its primary purpose was to train dancers to appear in lavish, full-length opera productions." I've never been to an Opera or a Ballet. Posted 1330 day(s) ago

Parker and Barrow were more usually known as what?

The Life and Crimes of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow By Jennifer Rosenberg Who Were Bonnie and Clyde? It was during the Great Depression that Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went on their two-year crime spree (1932-1934). The general attitude in the United States was against government and Bonnie and Clyde used that to their advantage. With an image closer to Robin Hood rather than mass murderers, Bonnie and Clyde captured the imagination of the nation. Dates: Bonnie Parker (October 1, 1910 -- May 23, 1934); Clyde Barrow (March 24, 1909 -- May 23, 1934) Also Known As: Bonnie Elizabeth Parker, Clyde Chestnut Barrow, The Barrow Gang Overview of Bonnie and Clyde In some ways it was easy to romanticize Bonnie and Clyde. They were a young couple in love who were out on the open road, running from the "big, bad law" who were "out to get them." Clyde's impressive driving skill got the gang out of many close calls, while Bonnie's poetry won the hearts of many. (Clyde loved Fords so much, he even wrote a letter to Henry Ford himself!) continue reading below our video Profile of Bonnie and Clyde Although Bonnie and Clyde had killed people, they were equally known for kidnapping policemen who had caught up to them and then driving them around for hours only to release them, unharmed, hundreds of miles away. The two seemed like they were on an adventure, having fun while easily side-stepping the law. As with any image, the truth behind Bonnie and Clyde was far from their portrayal in the newspapers. Bonnie and Clyde were responsible for 13 murders, some of whom were innocent people, killed during one of Clyde's many bungled robberies. Bonnie and Clyde lived out of their car, stealing new cars as often as possible, and lived off the money they stole from small grocery stores and gas stations. While Bonnie and Clyde sometimes robbed banks, they never managed to walk away with very much money. Bonnie and Clyde were desperate criminals, constantly fearing what they were sure was to come -- dying in a hail of bullets from a police ambush. Background of Bonnie Bonnie Parker was born on October 1, 1910 in Rowena, Texas as the second of three children to Henry and Emma Parker. The family lived somewhat comfortably off Henry Parker's job as a bricklayer, but when he died unexpectedly in 1914, Emma Parker moved the family in with her mother in the small town of Cement City, Texas (now part of Dallas). From all accounts, Bonnie Parker was beautiful. She stood 4' 11" and weighed a mere 90 pounds. She did well in school and loved to write poetry. ( Two poems that she wrote while on the run helped make her famous.) Bored with her average life, Bonnie dropped out of school at age 16 and married Roy Thornton. The marriage wasn't a happy one and Roy began to spend a lot of time away from home by 1927. Two years later, Roy was caught for robbery and sentenced to five years in prison. They never divorced. While Roy was away, Bonnie worked as a waitress; however, she was out of a job just as the Great Depression was really getting started at the end of 1929. Background of Clyde Clyde Barrow was born on March 24, 1909 in Telico, Texas as the sixth of eight children to Henry and Cummie Barrow. Clyde's parents were tenant farmers , often not making enough money to feed their children. During the rough times, Clyde was frequently sent to live with other relatives. When Clyde was 12-years old, his parents gave up tenant farming and moved to West Dallas where Henry opened up a gas station. At that time, West Dallas was a very rough neighborhood and Clyde fit right in. Clyde and his older brother, Marvin Ivan "Buck" Barrow, were often in trouble with the law for they were frequently stealing things like turkeys and cars. Clyde stood 5' 7" and weighed about 130 pounds. He had two serious girlfriends (Anne and Gladys) before he met Bonnie, but he never married. Bonnie and Clyde Meet In January 1930, Bonnie and Clyde met at a mutual friend's house. The attraction was instantaneous. A few weeks after they met, Clyde was sentenced to two years in prison for past c

Al Capone was finally nailed for what crime?

Al Capone - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com Google Capone’s Early Years in New York Alphonse Capone (1899–1947) was born in Brooklyn, New York , the son of recent Italian immigrants Gabriele and Teresina Capone. A poor family that came to America seeking a better life, the Capones and their eight children lived a typical immigrant lifestyle in a New York tenement. Capone’s father was as a barber, and his mother was a seamstress. There was nothing in Capone’s childhood or family life that could have predicted his rise to infamy as America’s most notorious gangster. Did You Know? Capone earned $60 million annually selling illegal liquor. Capone was a good student in his Brooklyn elementary school, but began falling behind and had to repeat the sixth grade. It was around that time that he started playing hooky and hanging out at the Brooklyn docks. One day, Capone’s teacher hit him for insolence and he struck back. The principal gave him a beating, and Capone never again returned to school. By this time, the Capones had moved out of the tenement to a better home in the outskirts of the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. It was here that Capone would meet both his future wife, Mary (Mae) Coughlin, and his mob mentor, numbers racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone Meets Johnny Torrio Torrio was running a numbers and gambling operation near Capone’s home when Capone began running small errands for him. Although Torrio left Brooklyn for Chicago in 1909, the two remained close. Early on, Capone stuck to legitimate employment, working in a munitions factory and as a paper cutter. He did spend some time among the street gangs in Brooklyn, but aside from occasional scrapes, his gang activities were mostly uneventful. In 1917, Torrio introduced Capone to the gangster Frankie Yale, who employed Capone as bartender and bouncer at the Harvard Inn in Coney Island. It was there that Capone earned his nickname “Scarface.” One night, he made an indecent remark to a woman at the bar. Her brother punched Capone, then slashed him across the face, leaving three indelible scars that inspired his enduring nickname. Capone in Chicago When Capone was 19, he married Mae Coughlin just weeks after the birth of their child, Albert Francis. His former boss and friend Johnny Torrio was the boy’s godfather. Now a husband and a father, Capone wanted to do right by his family, so he moved to Baltimore where he took an honest job as a bookkeeper for a construction company. But when Capone’s father died of a heart attack in 1920, Torrio invited him to come to Chicago. Capone jumped at the opportunity. In Chicago, Torrio was presiding over a booming business in gambling and prostitution, but with the enactment in 1920 of the 18th Amendment prohibiting the sale and consumption of alcohol, Torrio focused on a new, more lucrative field: bootlegging. As a former petty thug and bookkeeper, Capone brought both his street smarts and his expertise with numbers to Torrio’s Chicago operations. Torrio recognized Capone’s skills and quickly promoted him to partner. But unlike the low-profile Torrio, Capone began to develop a reputation as a drinker and rabble-rouser. After hitting a parked taxicab while driving drunk, he was arrested for the first time. Torrio quickly used his city government connections to get him off. Capone cleaned up his act when his family arrived from Brooklyn. His wife and son, along with his mother, younger brothers and sister all moved to Chicago, and Capone bought a modest house in the middle-class South Side. In 1923, when Chicago elected a reformist mayor who announced that he planned to rid the city of corruption, Torrio and Capone moved their base beyond the city limits to suburban Cicero. But a 1924 mayoral election in Cicero threatened their operations. To ensure they could continue doing business, Torrio and Capone initiated an intimidation effort on the day of the election, March 31, 1924, to guarantee their candidate would get elected. Some voters were even shot and killed. Chicago sent in police to respond, and they brutally gunned down Capo

Alcatraz was in which Bay?

Alkatraz Island San Francisco Bay San Francisco Hotels The history of the island includes military use as a fort, an army prison camp, a Native American peace community, and the location of America's most dangerous criminals. The prison held Al Scarface Capone and Robert "The Birdman" Stroud. The island was featured in movies including Escape from Alcatraz with Clint Eastwood and The Rock with Sean Connery. For prisoners, the worst torture was how close, but unattainable, was life in San Francisco. At night, prisoners could even hear parties and laughter across the bay. The island is also a wildlife sanctuary with birds, and tide pools filled with crabs and sea-stars. Western gull and black-crowned heron colonies are prevalent. Roses still grow by the old Warden's house. Here is what you will see on your visit to Alcatraz . Sarah writes, "Went to Alcatraz...kind of spiritual place not in a religious sense but felt like people from the past were watching me....you listen to a walkman with recordings from inmates and wardens as you walk round and I nearly had a complete anxiety attack in the solitary confinement cell ...what a bastard of a place to spend a decade or too.....too many good views of the city..so close yet so far away...went on a guided walk and heard about the "great escapes" which was kind of cool...."

Which 20s gangland boss was nicknamed Scarface?

The Life and Crimes of Al Capone Updated February 29, 2016. Who Was Al Capone? Al Capone was a notorious gangster who ran an organized crime syndicate in Chicago during the 1920s, taking advantage of the era of Prohibition . Capone, who was both charming and charitable as well as powerful and vicious, became an iconic figure of the successful American gangster. Dates: January 17, 1899 -- January 25, 1947 Also Known As: Alphonse Capone, Scarface Al Capone's Childhood Al Capone was the fourth of nine children born to Gabriele and Teresina (Teresa) Capone. Although Capone's parents had emigrated from Italy, Al Capone grew up in Brooklyn, New York . From all known accounts, Capone's childhood was a normal one. His father was a barber and his mother stayed home with the children. They were a tight-knit Italian family who were trying to succeed in their new country. Like many immigrant families at the time, the Capone children often dropped out of school early to help earn money for the family. Al Capone stayed in school until he was 14 and then left to take a number of odd jobs. continue reading below our video The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Around the same time, Capone joined a street gang called the South Brooklyn Rippers and then later the Five Points Juniors. These were groups of teenagers who roamed the streets, protected their turf from rival gangs, and sometimes carried out petty crimes like stealing cigarettes. Scarface It was through the Five Points gang that Al Capone came to the attention of brutal New York mobster Frankie Yale. In 1917, 18-year-old Al Capone went to work for Yale at the Harvard Inn as a bartender and as a waiter and bouncer when needed. Capone watched and learned as Yale used violence to maintain control over his empire. One day while working at the Harvard Inn, Capone saw a man and woman sitting at a table. After his initial advances were ignored, Capone went up to the good-looking woman and whispered in her ear, "Honey, you have a nice ass and I mean that as a compliment." The man with her was her brother, Frank Gallucio. Defending his sister's honor, Gallucio punched Capone. However, Capone didn't let it end there; he decided to fight back. Gallucio then took out a knife and slashed at Capone's face, managing to cut Capone's left cheek three times (one of which cut Capone from ear to mouth). The scars left from this attack led to Capone's nickname of "Scarface," a name he personally hated. Family Life Not long after this attack, Al Capone met Mary ("Mae") Coughlin, who was pretty, blonde, middle-class, and came from a respectable Irish family. A few months after they started dating, Mae became pregnant. Al Capone and Mae got married on December 30, 1918, three weeks after their son (Albert Francis Capone, a.k.a. "Sonny") was born. Sonny was to remain Capone's only child. Throughout the rest of his life, Al Capone kept his family and his business interests completely separate. Capone was a doting father and husband, taking great care in keeping his family safe, cared for, and out of the spotlight. However, despite his love for his family, Capone did have a number of mistresses over the years. Plus, unknown to him at the time, Capone contracted syphilis from a prostitute before he met Mae. Since the symptoms of syphilis can disappear quickly, Capone had no idea that he still had the sexually transmitted disease or that it would so greatly affect his health in later years. Capone Moves to Chicago About 1920, Capone left the East Coast and headed to Chicago. He was looking for a fresh start working for Chicago crime boss Johnny Torrio. Unlike Yale who used violence to run his racket, Torrio was a sophisticated gentleman who preferred cooperation and negotiation to rule his crime organization. Capone was to learn a lot from Torrio. Capone started out in Chicago as a manager for the Four Deuces, a place where clients could drink and gamble downstairs or visit prostitutes upstairs. Capone did well in this position and worked hard to earn Torrio's respect. Soon Torrio had increasingly important jobs

Where is the Valley of the Kings, the scene of a terrorist attack in 1997?

70 Die in Attack at Egypt Temple - The New York Times The New York Times World |70 Die in Attack at Egypt Temple Search Continue reading the main story At least 70 people, including 60 foreign tourists, were killed outside a 3,400-year-old temple here this morning, in what Government officials called the deadliest attack by Islamic militants in their five-year campaign to overthrow the Egyptian Government. While the militants had attacked foreigners in the past, today's strike brought the violence for the first time to the tombs and temples here that have attracted so many visitors in recent years that Luxor had come to resemble a Pharaonic theme park. At 8:45 this morning, as tourists left their buses and walked toward a staircase leading to the Temple of Hatshepsut, they ran into what was apparently a carefully planned ambush by six gunmen who concealed themselves in the structure. The battle between militants and the police that followed sent gunfire crackling for three hours among the sites on the west bank of the Nile, which is home to the famed Valley of the Kings and the tomb of Tutankhamen. Egyptian authorities said all six attackers were killed. Continue reading the main story Egypt's Interior Ministry said the dead among the tourists included Swiss, Germans and Japanese. The British Foreign Office said six Britons were among the victims. United States officials said they had not been told that any Americans were among the dead. Advertisement Continue reading the main story The massacre seemed bound to exact a heavy toll on an economy that depends heavily on foreign tourism. Only last month, the temple was the scene of a gala moonlight performance of Verdi's opera ''Aida'' sponsored by the Egyptian Government, which has been trying to draw even more tourists to Luxor. The total is now two million a year. Tonight, a very different mood was cast by the flashing red light of a solitary police vehicle that stood watch outside the massive structure, which is partly carved into a limestone cliff. Armed policemen barred reporters from the scene and from a nearby hospital that had been turned into a mortuary for the victims. Hours after the early-morning attack, the details of what happened remained imprecise. The Government gave no breakdown by nationality of those who were killed, and it did not say whether any group had taken responsibility for the attack. But an Egyptian taxi driver wounded in the shooting said in a hospital here tonight that the attackers had worn red headbands identifying them as members of the Islamic Group, the largest of the militant organizations fighting to topple the Government of President Hosni Mubarak and replace it with an Islamic state. Reuters and Agence France- Presse quoted reports that pamphlets left at the scene of the attack appeared to link it to the Islamic Group. And Egypt's official television referred to the attackers as ''terrorist elements.'' President Hosni Mubarak convened an emergency meeting of his Cabinet tonight. Mr. Mubarak made no public statement, but the Tourism Minister, Mamdou el-Beltagi, told reporters at a travel fair in London that he felt ''shock and sorrow'' at ''this cowards' crime committed against our guests and Egyptians as well.'' The minister was quoted as saying that the Government was doing all it could to protect tourists, but added that it was too early to predict the impact of the massacre on Egypt's $3 billion-a-year tourism industry. According to accounts by several witnesses, the attack began as a group of tourists who had just arrived by bus began to walk from a parking lot toward a broad stairway leading into the three-level temple, built as the resting place of the Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled from 1492 to 1458 B.C. Some witnesses, including the taxi driver, Badawi Ahmed Salam, 33, said the assailants had opened fire from several levels of the temple, first killing police guards and then turning their guns upon tourists. Advertisement Continue reading the main story The Interior Ministry said the six assailants had been armed with

Who was Butch Cassidy's partner?

Read More in Wild West Magazine Subscribe online and save nearly 40%!!! In May 1913, a Missouri carpenter named Francis M. Lowe was arrested in La Paz on suspicion of being George Parker (Butch’s real name, according to the Pinkertons’ wanted posters). With the aid of the American Legation, Lowe established that his was a case of mistaken identity. In filing a report on the matter, an official at the legation advised U.S. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan that ‘certain Englishmen and others here assert that a man known as George Parker [whom the La Paz police were seeking] had been killed in one of the provinces two or three years ago while resisting’ arrest. Shortly before Lowe was detained, William A. Pinkerton had heard about the San Vicente shootout, but had dismissed ‘the whole story as a fake.’ The agency never officially called off the search for Butch and Sundance. Indeed, in 1921, Mr. Pinkerton told an agent that ‘the last we heard of [the Sundance Kid]…he was in jail in Peru for an attempted bank robbery. Butch Cassidy had been with him but got away and is supposed to have returned to the Argentine.’ Needless to say, the Pinkertons never caught up with the pair. This article was written by Anne Meadows and Daniel Buck and originally appeared in the February 1997 issue of Wild West. For more great articles, order your subscription of Wild West magazine today! Featured Article Cassidy: I’m Butch Cassidy. Powers: Well, what can I do for you? Cassidy: I’ll tell you. There’s a heap of charges out against me and considerable money offered for me in rewards. I’m getting sick of hiding out; always on the run and never able to stay long in one place. Now, when it comes to facts, I’ve kept close track of things and I know there ain’t a man left in the country who can go on the stand and identify me for any crime. All of them have either died or gone away. I’ve been thinking. Why can’t I go and just give myself up and stand trial on one of those old charges? Powers: No use. You’ve robbed too many big corporations in your time. I do not doubt what you say, but if you were ever to go on trial you can depend on it, some one of those companies would bring someone to the stand who’d swear against you. No, you’ll have to keep on the run, I’m afraid. In substance, the two versions vary little, and had either author paraphrased the conversation, the slight differences would have likely gone unnoticed. However, both Kelly and Greene chose to report the conversation verbatim. Even then, the most notable difference concerns how Butch Cassidy was dressed. Kelly says ‘well-dressed,’ which suggests city clothes, while Greene says ‘overalls and a blue denim jumper,’ as if Cassidy had recently come off the trail. Granted, this is a minor inconsistency, but it does raise one’s curiosity. Something else in Kelly’s version is bothersome. He says Butch introduced himself to Powers as ‘George’ LeRoy Parker. Cassidy’s real name was Robert LeRoy Parker, a fact later verified by his family and by church records. It’s true that during his outlaw career Butch did use the name George Cassidy, and throughout his book Charles Kelly mistakenly refers to him as George. However, if Butch chose to bare his soul to Powers and seek his help, would he not have used his real name? Again, this minor discrepancy would mean little if it were not that Kelly was purporting to provide a verbatim account of the meeting. Partly because of this slip, I chose Greene’s version over Kelly’s for my book on Cassidy, reducing Kelly’s account to an endnote reference. Another reason I favored Greene is that he had been a contemporary of Cassidy’s and might have even known him personally. What’s more, it’s rumored that Greene was related by marriage to the John Simpson family, who were Butch’s neighbors and close friends when he had his ranch near Dubois, Wyo. As minor as these discrepancies were, I couldn’t let them alone, so recently I dug a little deeper into the matter, hoping to find the source (or sources) of the two accounts. Thanks to a tip from Wild Bunch wri

Irish Olympic champion Michelle smith was suspended in 1999 over drug allegations in which sport?

Ireland Wipes Out Michelle Smith DeBruin's Records - Swimming World News Ireland Wipes Out Michelle Smith DeBruin’s Records By Craig Lord THE names Michelle Smith and Michelle Smith de Bruin are to be locked in a trunk and left to gather dust in the dungeons of Irish swimming history in a carefully worded new constitution that bars suspended swimmers from holding records and will confine the triple Olympic champion to a century past. Smith de Bruin, serving a four-year suspension for tampering with a drug test sample, will effectively become a non-person when Swim Ireland launches its own Year Zero on January 1, 2000. The new governing body for the sport has called on current record holders to apply for their records to be included in a new book of records from that date. Ireland’s greatest Olympian can apply. However, the 26 Irish records that the shamed swimmer set since 1994 – including the three she set to win three Olympic titles in Atlanta in 1996 after she married suspended Dutch athlete Erik de Bruin – will not be eligible for inclusion, the constitution clearly stating that those swimmers who were or are suspended by FINA, the international governing body, will not be considered. A FINA source said that the new records established by Swim Ireland, as the affiliated member, would become official. If that were the case, the times set by Smith to win her three Olympic titles would no longer be registered in the official world rankings book as Irish records but would still be included on the list of the all-time fastest 25 performances. Those would remain the only references to Smith’s career from January 1, the only international record she ever set, the European short-course record in the 200m butterfly, having been broken by Denmark’s Mette Jacobsen at the world short-course championships in April. Swim Ireland’s break with the past represents a final humiliation for Smith de Bruin in Ireland, coming as it does on the coat-tails of the scandal over Derry O’Rourke, a former coach to Smith and the national team, who was jailed for sex crimes and whose case prompted a Government inquiry into Irish swimming that led to the disbanding of the federation. Swim Ireland is the replacement body. Smith was not involved in the O’Rourke court case. Sean Gordon, the Irish recorder, has long called for Smith de Bruin’s records to be annulled on the basis that no Irish woman would “be able to break a swimming record for the next 30 years”. When Irish freestyler Nick O’Hare said on Irish radio recently that Irish girls would come along and break Smith de Bruin’s records, it was Gordon, tongue firmly in cheek, who invited O’Hare to attempt to break the Olympian’s 400m freestyle time himself. Only two men in Ireland have ever swum faster that Smith de Bruin over distance freestyle events. One Irish woman, Chantal Gibney, has in fact, broken one of Smith’s records, the rarely raced 50m freestyle short-course. Smith de Bruin never raced the event in serious competition, prompting Gordon to say: “She could have broken Chantal’s record with her overcoat on.” Previous attempts to strip Smith de Bruin of her records since she was suspended from the sport last year for placing alcohol in a urine sample that subsequently proved to contain the banned steroid Androstenedione, seemed futile, there being no legal argument against the fact that the swimmer set her records before she was suspended. Swim Ireland appears to have bypassed the problem by simply setting up a new book. Such a move is unprecedented in international swimming, where records set by East Germans and Chinese who served drug suspensions sit yet as gruesome reminders of a drug-fuelled past. There is, nonetheless, precedent in Irish swimming; the record books for juniors were started afresh a few years ago after a change to the age structure of youth competitions. Smith de Bruin, to whose home a copy of the new constitution was faxed this past week, is understood to be keen to challenge Swim Ireland’s new constitution, which was drawn up under legal advice by the 14-person exe

Colombian underworld boss Pablo Escobar dealt in what commodity?

Roberto Escobar on Colombia's Cocaine History, Pablo Escobar and the Failed War on Drugs | The Daily Bell Roberto Escobar on Colombia's Cocaine History, Pablo Escobar and the Failed War on Drugs By Anthony Wile - July 13, 2014 Introduction: Roberto Escobar Gaviria, an entrepreneur in Colombia, is the brother of the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, and former chief accountant, "right-hand man and administrative brains" of the Escobar operation (Whitewash: Pablo Escobar and the Cocaine Wars, p 23). Roberto spent more than 11 years in a maximum-security prison in Itagüi, south of Medellin, Colombia. Escobar is author of The Accountant's Sto ry: Inside the Violent World of the Medellin Cartel: The True Story of Pablo Escobar (2009), Escobar: The Inside Story of Pablo Escobar, the World's Most Powerful Criminal (2009) and Mi Hermano Pablo (2008). While Roberto was becoming a world-class cyclist as a young man, eventually winning numerous national and international medals, coach of the Colombian national cycling team and opening his own bicycle factory, Pablo was embarking on a life of crime. From stealing tombstones in his youth and smuggling contraband, he eventually began smuggling cocaine paste from Peru into Colombia where it was processed. After taking over the existing operations of murdered drug lord Fabio Restrepo, the Medellin cartel's operations eventually expanded into exporting cocaine internationally, including into the US. Roberto reluctantly joined Pablo in the drug smuggling business – out of necessity, says Roberto – when the government began pursuing extended family members who were not involved in Pablo's business, even imprisoning Roberto's wife at one time. Roberto Escobar told the Irish Times in 2009, "I managed the telephones, the books. I never got involved in terrorism, or killings, and I criticised [Pablo] many times for that." In 1989, Pablo Escobar was listed by Forbes as the 7th richest man in the world, his fortune of an estimated $25 billion amassed through control of as much as 80% of the world's cocaine traffic. Forbes wrote: [Pablo] Escobar's biography from the 1987 inaugural Forbes Billionaires issue reads like a how-to guide for ambitious, P.R.-savvy entrepreneurs: from a lowly position as smuggler, enforcer and bodyguard, Escobar worked his way to the top, first by saving enough money to invest in his own cocaine business. By 1978, Escobar was moving about 35 kilos of coke a month out of Medellin. He took over a Medellin newspaper, became influential in politics, and successfully ran for public office. He built houses for the poor, soccer fields, and a zoo for the public. Eventually, he was indicted on charges of cocaine marketing, money laundering, and contract killing. In 1987, Escobar controlled an estimated 40% of the Medellin drug cartel's business, and had accumulated at least $3 billion over the years, Forbes reported. Escobar remained on the Forbes Billionaires List for seven years, appearing for the final time in the July 1993 Billionaires issue. Five months later he was killed. When the Escobars ran out of banks in which to store their fortune they resorted to hiding cash in homes, ranches and warehouses and burying it in the ground. Roberto has written the organization spent as much as $2,500 each month just on rubber bands to hold together the endless stacks of money and that much of the fortune – they wrote off 10% each year to spoilage – was lost to rot and rats. Much of the cash, according to Roberto, has never been retrieved since Pablo's December 2, 1993 death on the roof of his home, either from a hail of law enforcement bullets or at his own hand – the stories differ depending on the source. Roberto says Pablo had long insisted 'a grave in Colombia is better than a prison in the US' and intended to kill himself rather than being extradited to the US on murder and drug trafficking charges. As chief accountant with intimate knowledge of the cartel's financial details, Roberto described in The Accountant's Story the inner workings of their drug trafficking empire. Th

Which actress Sharon was murdered by Charles Manson?

Actress Sharon Tate found murdered - Aug 09, 1969 - HISTORY.com Actress Sharon Tate found murdered Share this: Actress Sharon Tate found murdered Author Actress Sharon Tate found murdered URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1969, the 26-year-old actress Sharon Tate, the pregnant wife of acclaimed movie director Roman Polanski (Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown), is found murdered along with four other people at her Los Angeles home. The gruesome crime, in which the killers scrawled messages on the walls with the victims’ blood, sent Hollywood into a state of panic. The career criminal and cult leader Charles Manson and his followers, who lived together on the outskirts of L.A. in a commune where drug use and orgies were common, were later convicted for the murders. Sharon Marie Tate was born January 24, 1943, in Dallas, Texas. She moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s to pursue acting, eventually appearing in such films as Eye of the Devil (1966); The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), which was directed by Polanski; Valley of the Dolls (1967), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination; The Wrecking Crew (1969) and The Thirteen Chairs (1969). Tate and Polanski were married in January 1968. The director was out of the country on the night of August 8, 1969, when Tate, who was due to give birth in a matter of weeks, and her friends, including the coffee heiress Abigail Folger and the celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring, were shot or stabbed to death at Tate and Polanski’s rented home on Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon. The Tate-Polanski home reportedly was chosen as a target because Manson had unsuccessfully attempted to get a recording deal from a producer who used to live there. Manson’s subsequent trial became a national spectacle, during which he exhibited bizarre, violent behavior. He was convicted and given the death penalty, a sentence that was commuted to life behind bars when the California Supreme Court overturned the death penalty law in 1972. Since his trial, Manson has become a criminal icon and the subject of numerous books and films, notably the bestselling 1974 true crime book Helter Skelter, co-authored by Vincent Bugliosi, the Los Angeles County assistant district attorney who successfully prosecuted Manson and his followers. In 1977, Polanski became embroiled in controversy after he pled guilty to engaging in unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl and later fled the United States to avoid a possible prison sentence. The director continued to make movies, but has not returned to America, where he could be arrested. At the 2002 Academy Awards, Polanski was awarded the Best Director Oscar in absentia for his wrenching Holocaust-era film The Pianist. Related Videos

In which state was the 1999 massacre at Columbine High?

Columbine High School shootings | massacre, Littleton, Colorado, United States [1999] | Britannica.com Columbine High School shootings massacre, Littleton, Colorado, United States [1999] Written By: Rosewood riot of 1923 Columbine High School shootings, massacre that occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, leaving 15 dead, including the two students responsible for the attack. It was one of the deadliest school shooting incidents in American history. Three teenagers consoling each other at a vigil service in Denver to honour the victims of the … Laura Rauch/AP The shootings were carried out by Eric Harris, age 18, and Dylan Klebold, age 17. On April 20, 1999, they entered Columbine High School in Jefferson county with semiautomatic rifles, pistols, and several explosives. In less than 20 minutes they killed 12 fellow students and a teacher and wounded 21 others. The violence came to an end when Harris and Klebold took their own lives. Officials later found two propane tank bombs in the cafeteria; had they detonated, the death toll would have been much higher. News of the Columbine tragedy stunned the country. There was strong criticism of the slow police response. Despite the fact that the shooting ended by noon, police and sheriff’s deputies, believing there was continuing danger, did not move into the shooting area until several more hours had passed, during which time some victims bled to death. In the larger view, the Columbine massacre set off a national debate on how to end gun violence in schools, and a growing number of schools throughout the country invested in private security forces and metal detectors. The official Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office account of the events included this moving coda: While this report establishes a record of the events of April 20, it cannot answer the most fundamental question—WHY? That is, why would two young men, in the spring of their lives, choose to murder faculty members and classmates? The evidence provides no definitive explanation, and the question continues to haunt us all. While our community struggles with that question and grieves those who were lost, we remain united in one hope—that our nation shall never see anything resembling the tragedy at Columbine High School again. Learn More in these related articles:

Which saint's day saw a massacre in Chicago in 1929?

The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre - Feb 14, 1929 - HISTORY.com The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Share this: The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Author The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre URL Publisher A+E Networks Fourmen dressed as police officers enter gangster Bugs Moran’s headquarters on North Clark Street in Chicago, line seven of Moran’s henchmen against a wall, and shoot them to death. The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, as it is now called, was the culmination of a gang war between arch rivals Al Capone and Bugs Moran. George “Bugs” Moran was a career criminal who ran the North Side gang in Chicago during the bootlegging era of the 1920s. He fought bitterly with “Scarface” Al Capone for control of smuggling and trafficking operations in the Windy City. Throughout the 1920s, both survived several attempted murders. On one notorious occasion, Moran and his associates drovesix cars past a hotel in Cicero, Illionis, where Capone and his associates were having lunch and showered the building with more than 1,000 bullets. A $50,000 bounty on Capone’s head was the final straw for the gangster. He ordered that Moran’s gang be destroyed. On February 14, a delivery of bootleg whiskey was expected at Moran’s headquarters. But Moran was late and happened to see police officers entering his establishment. Moran waited outside, thinking that his gunmen inside were being arrested in a raid. However, the disguised assassins were actually killing the seven men inside. The murdered men included Moran’s best killers, Frank and Pete Gusenberg. Reportedly Frank was still alive when real officers appeared on the scene. When asked who had shot him, the mortally wounded Gusenberg kept his code of silence, responding, “No one, nobody shot me.” The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre actually proved to be the last confrontation for both Capone and Moran. Capone was jailed in 1931 and Moran lost so many important men that he could no longer control his territory. On the seventh anniversary of the massacre, Jack McGurn, one of the Valentine’s Day hit men,was killed him in a crowded bowling alley with a burst of machine-gun fire. McGurn’s killer remains unidentified, but was likely Moran, though hewas never charged with the murder. Moran was relegated to small-time robberies until he was sent to jail in 1946. He died in Leavenworth Federal Prison in 1957 of lung cancer. Related Videos

What was supposedly the profession of Sweeney Todd in London?

The History of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Time Out London - Time Out London Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs Lovett the pie-maker The story begins in the 1830s with one Edward Lloyd, an enterprising publisher of ‘penny dreadfuls’ who aimed his cheap weekly serials squarely at the working poor. Titles like ‘The Calendar of Horrors’ and ‘Varney the Vampire’ (a famous blood-sucking fiend, 50 years before Dracula) give some idea of his subject matter. He also specialised in pirated versions of Dickens' works at a time when copyright law counted for little. Thus poorer readers could buy a budget copy of his ‘Oliver Twiss’ or ‘Nikelas Nickelbery’. Lloyd would later found a radical/liberal newspaper and become quite respectable. Nonetheless, his main legacy to modern culture was a story called ‘The String of Pearls’ published in a weekly magazine during the winter of 1846/47, written by an anonymous penny-a-word hack. Set in 1785, it features as principal villain a certain Sweeney Todd (‘a long, low-jointed, ill-put-together sort of fellow’), and includes all the plot elements that have been used by Sondheim and others ever since. There is the barber’s shop, from which a remarkable number of customers never return (courtesy of a chair that flips them upside down, plunging them to their deaths in the stone-floored cellar), an ill-used apprentice boy (who is consigned to a lunatic asylum, a pair of deeply uninteresting star-crossed lovers (obligatory in any Victorian popular fiction) and the enterprising Mrs Lovett, whose pies are finally discovered to contain something rather more exotic than mince. ‘The String of Pearls’ isn’t great literature, but Lloyd was on to something. The psychopathic barber’s story proved instantly popular: it was turned into a play before the ending had even been revealed in print. An expanded edition appeared in 1850, an American version in 1852, a new play in 1865. By the 1870s, Sweeney Todd was a familiar character to most Victorians. Nothing so strange in that, perhaps; except that, according to contemporary accounts, most of them seem to have believed that Todd was real. Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin" width="210" height="139" /> A very close shave for Alan Rickman 's Judge Turpin Lloyd himself is largely to blame for a confusion that’s lasted for more than 150 years. He was a genius at marketing and knew the value of a so-called true story, not least one conveniently just beyond living memory. In a preface to an expanded edition, he stated that ‘there certainly was such a man; and the record of his crimes is still to be found in the chronicles of criminality of this country’. And it was this assertion, now easily disproved by records from the period, that stuck. So much so, in fact, that the recently deceased connoisseur of pulp fiction, Peter Haining, once published a book claiming to have found ‘proof’ of Todd’s existence. Unfortunately, all of Haining’s proof is – let’s be generous – rather difficult to verify; indeed, the book is a carefully planned hoax. It seems much more likely that the story originated in urban myth. Dickens himself in ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’ (1843/44) mentions facetiously ‘preparers of cannibalic pastry, who are represented in many standard country legends as doing a lively retail business in the Metropolis’. Even today, most of us have heard scare stories of various bits of anatomy appearing in fast food. Imagine, then, how it must have been in mid-Victorian London, when food was frequently coloured and doctored to make it more saleable and few legal restrictions were in place. Indeed, in the 1840s and 1850s, many Londoners feared – with good reason – that their sausages and pies were being filled with cheap horsemeat (normally hawked round the streets as cat food); it didn’t require much imagination to take that scam one stage further. Tim Burton on set" width="210" height="140" /> Tim Burton on set in a recreated Victorian London In fairness, Lloyd’s artful co-opting of history has probably served Sweeney Todd quite well, leaving it usefully open to differe

In 1990, Idaho and which other state celebrated the centenary of joining the Union?

In the year 1990, Idaho and which other state celebrated the centenary of joining the Union? View the step-by-step solution to: In the year 1990, Idaho and which other state celebrated the centenary of joining the Union? This question was answered on Jun 14, 2016. View the Answer In the year 1990, Idaho and which other state celebrated the centenary of joining the Union? JackieFuller posted a question · Jun 14, 2016 at 6:18am Top Answer Attached is a detailed explanation... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(30123547) ]} nicholasphil24 answered the question · Jun 14, 2016 at 6:19am Other Answers 1 comment Wyoming is a western state defined by vast plains and the Rocky Mountains. Its famed Yellowstone National Park, a nearly 3,500-sq.-mile wilderness recreation area, is home to hundreds of animal species, dramatic canyons and alpine rivers. The park's gushing geysers include the iconic Old Faithful. To the south is Grand Teton National Park, known for backcountry skiing, forested hikes and Snake River fishing. Capital: Cheyenne Population: 584,153 (2014) State flower: Castilleja linariifolia State bird: Western meadowlark Nicknames: Cowboy State, Equality State, Big Wyoming peterkivuva61 Jun 14, 2016 at 6:20am {[ getNetScore(30123553) ]}

What is the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands?

List of the Eight Main Islands of Hawaii 1.  Hawaii (the Big Island) The island of Hawaii, also known as the Big Island, is the largest of Hawaii's main islands with a total area of 4,028 square miles (10,432 sq km). It is also the largest island in the United States and it, like the other islands of Hawaii was formed by a hotspot in the Earth's crust. It is the most recently formed of Hawaii's islands and as such it is the only one that is still volcanically active. The Big Island is home to three active volcanoes and Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The highest point on the Big Island is the dormant volcano, Mauna Kea at 13,796 feet (4,205 m). The Big Island as a total population of 148,677 (as of 2000) and its largest cities are Hilo and Kailua-Kona (normally called Kona). More » continue reading below our video What are the Seven Wonders of the World 2.  Maui Maui is the second largest of Hawaii's main islands with a total area of 727 square miles (1,883.5 sq km). It has a population of 117,644 people (as of 2000) and its largest town is Wailuku. Maui's nickname is the Valley Isle and its topography reflects its name. There are lowlands along its coasts with several different mountain ranges that are separated by valleys. The highest point on Maui is Haleakala at 10,023 feet (3,055 m). Maui is known for its beaches and natural environment. Maui's economy is based mainly on agriculture and tourism and its main agricultural products are coffee, macadamia nuts, flowers, sugar, papaya and pineapple. Wailuku is the largest city on Maui but other towns include Kihei, Lahaina, Paia Kula and Hana. More » 3.  Oahu Oahu is the third largest island of Hawaii and with a total area of 597 square miles (1,545 sq km). It is called the Gathering Place because it is the largest of the islands by population and it is the center of Hawaii's government and economy. Oahu's population 953,307 people (2010 estimate). The largest city on Oahu is Honolulu which is also the capital of the state of Hawaii. Oahu is also the home of the largest U.S. Navy fleet in the Pacific at Pearl Harbor . Oahu's topography consists of two main mountain ranges that are separated by a valley as wella as coastal plains that ring the island. Oahu's beaches and shops make it one of Hawaii's most visited islands. Some of Oahu's top attractions are Pearl Harbor, the North Shore and Waikiki. More » 4.  Kauai Kauai is the fourth largest of Hawaii's main islands and it has a total area of 562 square miles (1,430 sq km). It is the oldest of the main islands as it is located the farthest away from the hotspot that formed the islands. As such its mountains are more highly eroded and its highest point is Kawaikini at 5,243 feet (1,598 m). Kauai's mountain ranges are rugged however and the island is known for its steep cliffs and rugged coastline.  Kauai is known as the Garden Isle for its undeveloped land and forests. It is also home to the Waimea Canyon and Na Pali Coast state parks. Tourism is the main industry on Kauai and it is located 105 miles (170 km) northwest of Oahu. Kauai's population is 65,689 (as of 2008). More » 5.  Molokai Molokai has a total area of 260 square miles (637 sq km) and it is located 25 miles (40 km) east of Oahu across the Kaiwi Channel and north of the island of Lanai. Most of Molokai is also a part of Maui County and it has a population of 7,404 people (as of 2000). Molokai's topography consists of two distinct volcanic ranges. They are known as East Molokai and West Molokai and the highest point on the island, Kamakou at 4,961 feet (1,512 m) is a part of East Molokai. These mountains however are extinct volcanoes that have since collapsed. Their remains give Molokai some of the highest cliffs in the world. In addition, Molokai is known for its coral reefs and its south shore has the world's longest fringing reef. More » 6.  Lanai Lanai is the sixth largest of the main Hawaiian Islands with a total area of 140 square miles (364 sq km). The only town on the island is Lanai City and the island has a population of only

Who founded the New York City ballet in 1928?

Example Apollo 1928 He founded the New York City Ballet in - DAN - 2307 View Full Document Modern choreographers. (Example: Apollo , 1928.) He founded the New York City Ballet in 1948.  Postmodern dance in the 1970s and ’80s saw the emergence of conscious synthesis between ballet and Modern styles. Collaborations between ballet dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov and Modern choreographer Twyla Tharp , such as Push Comes to Shove (1976), are particularly notable. 20th Century With time, Petipa's choreographic method settled into a formula. Fokine called for greater expressiveness and more authenticity in choreography, scenery, and costume. He was able to realize his ideas through the Ballets Russes, a new company organized by the Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev. The Ballets Russes opened in Paris in 1909 and won immediate success. The male dancers, among them the Russian dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, were particularly admired because good male dancers had almost disappeared in Paris. The company presented a broad range of works, including Fokine's compactly knit one-act ballets with colorful themes from Russian or Asian folklore: The Firebird (1910), Sh‚h‚razade (1910), and Petrushka (1911). The Ballets Russes became synonymous with novelty and excitement, a reputation it maintained throughout its 20 years of existence. Although the most famous members of the company were Russian (among them the designers Leon Bakst and Alexandre Benois, and the composer This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version. View Full Document Igor Stravinsky), Diaghilev commissioned many Western European artists and composers, such as Pablo Picasso and Maurice Ravel, to collaborate on the ballets. Diaghilev's choreographers, Fokine, Polish choreographer Branislava Nijinska, Nijinsky, Russian-born L‚onide Massine, Russian-born American George Balanchine, and the Russian-born French dancer and choreographer Serge Lifar, experimented with new themes and styles of movement. The offshoots of the Ballets Russes revitalized ballet all over the world. The Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, who danced in its early seasons, formed her own company and toured internationally. Fokine worked with many companies, including the future American Ballet Theatre. Massine This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. TERM LATIN AMERICAN DANCES: These are essentially divided into two categories: The authent Notes - Intro to Dance

Whose Complete Guide To Running is credited with beginning the craze for jogging?

Fanatic Cook: Jack LaLanne Vs. Jim Fixx: Diet Matters Friday, January 28, 2011 Jack LaLanne Vs. Jim Fixx: Diet Matters Jack LaLanne , The Godfather of Fitness, died Sunday. He was 96. LaLanne died of respiratory failure from pneumonia. (He's 93 in the photo at the right.) Jim Fixx , author of The Complete Book Of Running and credited with igniting America's zeal for jogging in the 70s died in 1984. He was 52. Fixx died of a heart attack during his daily run. Both athletic men. Both exercised daily. Both were public figures with large followings whose wealth and fame depended on their continued performance. Both started off in sickly shape. By age 35, Fixx weighed 220-240 pounds and smoked two packs a day. LaLanne described himself as an emotional and physical wreck before age 15 - pimply, nearsighted, and addicted to sugar and junk food. Why did LaLanne live to 96 and Fixx to only 52? You could say their genes encoded their long, or short, lives. I don't think that fully explains it. Genes predispose but they don't predict; they aren't the only determinants of health, they may not even be the most important. In fact, having a genetic predisposition is all the more reason to attend to those things you can control - like diet and exercise. (It's often said that Fixx had a genetic predisposition for short life since his father died at 43. LaLanne's father died at age 50.) In my mind, there are two things at play here. One is the long-term damage wrought by poor handling of our body in early life. The other is the importance of the triple play: diet, exercise, attitude. Fixx had several more years of unhealthy living to undo when he started running and presumably stopped smoking at age 35. Seventeen years of frequent intense workouts were not enough to assuage the damage he did to his body in his youth, or for that matter, while he was running. Indeed, his autopsy revealed considerable plaque build-up: "atherosclerosis had blocked one coronary artery 95%, a second 85%, and a third 70%." (The photo is about 4 years before he died.) Atherosclerosis is a chronic condition, taking years to develop to the point of symptoms. That doesn't mean children aren't susceptible.1 I would bet LaLanne also had plaque by age 15. Atherosclerosis is also a systemic condition; however, some arteries are more vulnerable depending on the assault. Smoking appears to target the coronary arteries while high blood pressure affects all arteries. The combination can be deadly since most heart attacks (and strokes) are caused by plaque formed peripherally, elsewhere in the body, that brakes off and clogs a cardiac artery. Smoking is a major cause of atherosclerosis. A report this month by the National Research Council says that effects of past smoking linger for several decades. Poor diet also contributes to plaque. I haven't read much about Fixx's diet (what he ate, not what he promoted) although this doesn't look good: "Ultra-marathoner Stan Cottrell said he and Fixx appeared together at a conference,” [authors Murphey and Kuzma] write. “Just before Fixx went in to speak, he ‘stuffed himself with four donuts and said, “I didn’t have time for breakfast." ' "2 There are reports that Fixx continued to eat a poor-quality diet, including fast food. John Robbins in his book Healthy At 100 writes: "Exercise is tremendously important, but sometimes people try to accomplish with exercise alone what can be achieved only with a combination of exercise and nutrition. Those who believe that exercise can compensate for a high-fat diet, excess sugar consumption, or other dietary transgressions could learn from what happened to a remarkable man named Jim Fixx. ... Jim Fixx had not always been a runner. Up until his mid-thirties, he smoked two packs of cigarettes a day, loved his burgers and shakes, and weighed 220 pounds. But at age thirty-five, he stopped smoking and began running. Within a short time he was running eighty miles a week and racing marathons, and had lost all his excess weight. His belief in the healing powers of running

In which theater did The Wizard of Oz have its New York debut?

The Wizard of Oz THE WIZARD OF OZ A. BALDWIN SLOANE & PAUL TIEJENS Originally Staged by JULIAN MITCHELL Based on Baum's novel First produced at the Majestic Theatre on January 21, 1903, with Fred Stone as "Scarecrow" and David Montgomery as "Tin Woodman". THE WIZARD OF OZ, one of the most successful American stage extravaganzas of the early twentieth century, has about it the magic and wonder of a child's world of fantasy. As the play begins, a cyclone lifts Dorothy Dale and her pet cow, Imogene, from their farm in Kansas to Oz, a fairy garden. When the Kansas farmhouse crashes from the sky it kills the cruel witch who for so many years has ruled so despotically over the Munchkins--inhabitants of Oz. The Munchkins are now free. In gratitude the good witch of Oz presents Dorothy with a ring which has the power to grant two wishes. To test the ring, Dorothy wastes her first wish on a trifle. But she has saved her second wish to bring Scarecrow back to life. The latter complains that he has lost his brains, that the only person able to restore them to him is the Wizard of Oz. And so, Dorothy and the Scarecrow go off in search of the Wizard. On the way they meet and are joined by the Tin Woodsman who is on the hunt for his heart, which was lost when he fell in love with Cynthia. The three go through various episodes and adventures, but in the end they do manage to find the Wizard. Thus Scarecrow gets back his brains, and the Tin Man his heart--much to the delight of little Dorothy. The musical score was shared by Sloane and Tiejens. Among the best songs contributed by Sloane were "Niccolo's Piccolo" and "The Medley of Nations", while the best of Tiejens included "When You Love, Love, Love" and "I've Waited for you in Loveland". During the long initial Broadway run, and on its subsequent nation-wide tour, various songs by other composers were interpolated from time to time. Two of these became major successes--indeed, they are the leading song hits of the entire show: "Sammy" by James O'Dea and Edward Hutchinson, and "Hurrah for Baffin's Bay" by Vincent Bryan and Charles Zimmerman. Mention should be made that when the excellent motion picture adaptation was filmed, starring Judy Garland, and released in 1939, none of the songs from the original stage score were used. Harold Arlen wrote a completely new score that included "Over the Rainbow", which won the Academy Award as the best song to come from the screen that season, and which from then on served as Judy Garland's theme song.

What was CNN Headline News previously known as?

The View's Joy Behar Gets Own Show on CNN Headline News The View's Joy Behar Gets Own Show on CNN Headline News By Noel Sheppard | September 8, 2009 | 10:59 AM EDT shares See? It really does pay to be a Bush-hating conspiracy theorist. Just ask The View's Joy Behar who just landed herself a job as the host of her own program on HLN, the network formerly known as CNN Headline News. Even though this is clearly a joke, I kid you not. Just try to keep a straight face as you read the following Associated Press report (h/t Big Hollywood ): Joy Behar of "The View" should feel comfortable when her prime-time HLN talk show debuts on Sept. 29. The network formerly known as CNN Headline News is making headway with women, even if that wasn't necessarily the game plan. Behar, at 9 p.m. ET on weeknights, will follow hour-long shows by Jane Velez-Mitchell and Nancy Grace (a Grace rerun airs at 10). The estrogen-heavy lineup, big on issues like abduction and addiction, airs to an audience that is nearly two-thirds women, according to Nielsen Media Research. It's not like men are unwelcome, but when a rerun of Lou Dobbs' CNN show fell flat in Behar's soon-to-be time slot, HLN yanked him this summer for Velez-Mitchell. Here's the truly delicious punch line: HLN sought a lineup of opinionated but non partisan personalities that could distinguish itself from other news networks, primarily corporate cousin CNN, said Ken Jautz, executive vice president of CNN Worldwide and chief of the network. Yeah, that's Behar: opinionated but non-partisan. And I'm Napolean Bonaparte.

Who followed Calvin Coolidge as US President?

Calvin Coolidge - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com Calvin Coolidge A+E Networks Introduction Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), the 30th U.S. president, led the nation through most of the Roaring Twenties, a decade of dynamic social and cultural change, materialism and excess. He took office on August 3, 1923, following the sudden death of President Warren G. Harding (1865-1923), whose administration was riddled with scandal. Nicknamed “Silent Cal” for his quiet, steadfast and frugal nature, Coolidge, a former Republican governor of Massachusetts, cleaned up the rampant corruption of the Harding administration and provided a model of stability and respectability for the American people in an era of fast-paced modernization. He was a pro-business conservative who favored tax cuts and limited government spending. Yet some of his laissez-faire policies also contributed to the economic problems that erupted into the Great Depression. Google A Quiet and Serious Young Man John Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872, in the small village of Plymouth Notch, Vermont . His father, also named John Calvin Coolidge (1845-1926), was a hardworking and frugal businessman who ran a general store and post office. His mother, Victoria Josephine Moor Coolidge (1846-85), died when her son was just 12 years old. He was raised to be honest, industrious and conservative, with a deep respect for business. Did You Know? Calvin Coolidge was the only U.S. president to be sworn in by his own father. In 1923, while visiting his childhood home in Vermont, Coolidge learned of President Warren Harding's death. As it was the middle of the night, Coolidge's father--a notary public--administered the oath by lamp light. Coolidge graduated from Black River Academy in Ludlow, Vermont, in 1890, and went on to attend Amherst College in Massachusetts , graduating with honors in 1895. He studied law and passed the Massachusetts bar exam in 1898. After opening a law office in Northampton, he spent the next 20 years handling real estate deals, wills and bankruptcies. On October 4, 1905, Coolidge married Grace Anna Goodhue (1879-1957), a teacher at a local school for the deaf. They had two sons, John (1906-2000) and Calvin Jr. (1908-24), who died from blood poisoning as a teenager. Political Career Coolidge launched his career in politics in 1898, when he was elected to the Northampton, Massachusetts, city council. He then began a quiet but methodical climb up the political ladder, serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as mayor of Northampton, as a state congressman, as a state senator and as lieutenant governor. During this period, Coolidge studied public policy questions, made speeches and steadily gained influence with Republican Party leaders. He developed a reputation as a pro-business conservative who strove to make government lean and efficient. In 1918, Coolidge was elected governor of Massachusetts. He was catapulted into the national spotlight the following year, when the Boston police force went on strike and riots broke out across the city. Coolidge sent in the state guard to restore order and then took a strong stand against rehiring the striking police officers. In a telegram to labor leader Samuel Gompers (1850-1924), he famously declared that “there is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, anytime.” Coolidge’s handling of the situation captured the imagination of the American public. As the 1920 U.S. presidential election approached, rank-and-file delegates to the Republican National Convention chose him as the vice presidential candidate on a ticket headed by U.S. Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio . Coolidge in the White House The Harding-Coolidge ticket won the 1920 election in a landslide and the men took office in March 1921. Coolidge quickly grew frustrated with his largely ceremonial duties as vice president, but just two years later, Harding’s sudden death on August 2, 1923, unexpectedly vaulted him to the Oval Office. Coolidge’s no-nonsense approach and somber nature stood in stark contrast to his predec

What did Carlton Magee devise in the US for motorists?

Check out a Magnum Photos gallery of parking and parking meters . Seventy-five years ago, the world's first parking meter cast its thin, ominous shadow on the streets of Oklahoma City. The meter was the brainchild of Carlton C. Magee, a local publisher and Chamber of Commerce Traffic Committee chief, and he hoped it would solve the city's chronic parking problems. In the pre-meter days, police would drive around with stopwatches and chalk, enforcing the city's parking time limits by marking the tires of cars seen squatting for too long, but the system was ill-equipped to handle the "endemic overparking" problem. Even worse, a survey found that at any given time, 80 percent of the city's spots were occupied by employees of downtown businesses—the very same businesses complaining that lack of parking was driving away shoppers. Calling for an "efficient, impartial, and thoroughly practical aid to parking regulation," Magee held a student-design contest and launched his instrument. Magee's meter was crude—only later models had the red "expired" warning flag—and its mechanism was hardly Swiss in its movements. (In an Einsteinian turn, early meters were often said to "shorten time.") But McGee's device was effective—a spark cast upon the vast, dry tinder of congested downtowns. "The parking meter's rapid and eventually universal spread can be understood on at least two grounds," write John Jakle and Keith Sculle in their illuminating book Lots of Parking . First, meters did the job, ensuring a steadier supply of parking by increasing turnover. Second, they took what had been a "free" good—free only in the sense it was not charged for on the spot—and turned it into a viable revenue stream for cities. Advertisement And a perpetual irritant for motorists. Parking meters are hacked (check youtube), stolen (watch Cool Hand Luke ), and otherwise subjected to a variety of abuse ( physical and even sexual assaults)—as are those charged with their enforcement . Is it that we simply don't like to pay for what we think should be free? Or is it something deeper—does their ruthless ticking not serve as some stark reminder of our mortality? (" Time Expired .") Whatever the reason, parking meters are loved only when they are broken. Three-quarters of a century on, several things are clear. The first is that parking meters, a seemingly mundane fact of the urban landscape, remain as fraught and controversial as when they were first installed. And secondly, the time has finally come for a sweeping rethink of the parking meter—in part because of changes in technology, and in part because of an emerging change in the way we think about parking in cities. Early on, parking meters weren't usually installed wholesale, notes parking scholar Donald Shoup. In his book, The High Cost of Free Parking , he writes that Oklahoma City began with a trial on only one side of the street. "On the unmetered side is confusion," noted the city's manager. "On the metered side is order, sufficient room for every car to be parked and driven out quickly and easily, and there are usually parking spaces open." Two years later, Shoup writes, there were more than 20,000 meters in 35 cities. There were objections. When the Merchants Association suggested meters for New York City in 1936, it was greeted by a legal challenge from the local Automobile Club, which declared, as reported in the New York Times, that neither the state nor city had the "power to charge the owners of automobiles for parking in the streets, for any purpose whatsoever, whether it be to raise revenue or to regulate traffic." That same year, borough president Samuel Levy declared the parking meter "has no place upon the city streets." Indeed, while the image of New York City is now irrevocably bound up with arcane parking regulations and meters—and one might imagine them as the product of the congested, big-government East Coast, not a wildcatting, low-tax Western city—it was not until 1951 that the first meters hit Gotham. Advertisement Meters came even later to London. The first sixpence, notes histori

Who ordered the Boulder Dam to be renamed the Hoover Dam?

Hoover Dam Or Boulder Dam Hoover Dam or Boulder Dam?   Home > Nevada > Las Vegas > Hoover Dam > Hoover Dam or Boulder Dam? Is it Hoover Dam or Boulder Dam ...? ... or what's in name when politicians get involved? How the Hoover Dam got to be officially named after Herbert Hoover is a convoluted story that involves politics and events not specifically related to the project other than the impact it has had on the southwest. Apparently many people and politicians were resentful of how Herbert Hoover handled the economy when he was president and did not want Hoover's name associated with a project that was so beneficial to the southwest. While Hoover was the most critical player in getting the project underway naming the project after him was seen as a political statement and seemed to take advantage of the fact that the original site for the project was moved.  When the project began the location of the dam was to be at Boulder Canyon about 10 miles upstream from the current location. Thus the name 'Boulder Canyon Project'. It was noticed later that if the dam were built at Black Canyon instead of Boulder Canyon, it would be able to impound more water. Also, geologically, Black Canyon had a more dense rock in its canyon walls. When the dam site was moved to Black Canyon, it was still called the Boulder Canyon Project. The dam got its name from the project which originated it, 'Boulder Dam'. On September 17, 1930, Herbert Hoover's Secretary of the Interior Ray L. Wilbur, went to the site to dedicate the official start of the project. In his dedication speech, he announced that the dam would from that point on be officially known as Hoover Dam. All things considered this was a pretty unpopular idea at the time. The idea behind this move was to bolster Hoover's image. In 1930, the Great Depression was getting worse and Hoover was either blamed for it or castigated for not doing  anything about it. Herbert Hoover wanting to be re-elected in 1932, felt that he needed to show that he was sensitive to the situation. By naming the dam after himself, he thought that he could draw attention to the fact that he was instrumental in starting the project. With over 5000 people to be employed on the project, Hoover thought that he could claim credit for trying to do something about the unemployment situation which was extreme at that time. Unfortunately for Hoover, it did not work out that way. On May 8, 1933, Harold Ickes, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Secretary of the Interior, decided that the name of the dam should be "Boulder Dam", its original name. The reason for this was no doubt political. On April 30, 1947, the resolution renaming the dam back to Hoover Dam was passed by congress and signed by President Harry S. Truman. Today Hoover Dam is still the name of this structure. More Hoover Dam Information

In what year was the first woman elected to the US Senate?

Women in Congress | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives Women in Congress: An Introduction Like all history, the story of women in Congress is defined by change over time: From a complete lack of representation in Congress before 1917, women have advanced to party leadership at the start of the 21st century. At times during the near century that women have served in Congress, change has been almost imperceptible and at other times, change has been bold and dramatic. "I'm No Lady; I'm a Member of Congress," 1917–1934 Great triumphs and historic firsts highlight women’s initial foray into national political office. Four years after Jeannette Rankin of Montana was elected to the House of Representatives in 1916, women won the right to vote nationally, with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. Rebecca Felton of Georgia became the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate in 1922. Onto the National Stage, 1935–1954 Thirty-six women entered Congress between 1935 and 1954, a tumultuous two decades that encompassed the Great Depression, World War II, and the start of the Cold War. Women participated in America’s survival, recovery, and ascent to world power in important and unprecedented ways; they became shapers of the welfare state, workers during wartime, and members of the military. A Changing of the Guard, 1955–1976 The third generation of women in Congress, the 39 individuals who entered the House and the Senate between 1955 and 1976, legislated during an era of upheaval in America, including the civil rights movement, protest against the Vietnam War, the women’s liberation movement and the sexual revolution, and the Watergate Scandal and efforts to reform Congress in the 1970s.

What was the first US warship sunk by a U-boat in the Atlantic in 1941?

31st October 1941: USS Reuben James torpedoed in Atlantic October 1941 USS Reuben James torpedoed in Atlantic The United States destroyer was the first Naval ship lost to a U-Boat, even though America was not at war with Germany. The USS Reuben James was one of 24 US Navy destroyers assisting with the escort of convoys in the western North Atlantic, between America and Iceland. There had been a growing number of incidents between US ships and U-Boats. Now the USS Reuben James became the first United States warship to be sunk as a result of hostile action in World War II. As dawn broke on the 31st she was torpedoed by U-552 commanded by Erich Topp, who was to become the third most successful U Boat captain of the war. One of only 44 survivors out of the 159 man crew, Chief Petty Officer William Burgstresser, was later to tell the St Petersburg Times : I was on watch in the engine room at 5:30 a.m. when we felt the impact. There were two explosions — one sounded like the magazine. Altogether there were eight men in both sections of the engine room. The lights went out and the steam flow was interrupted. There was a sinking motion of the ship as if she were going down by the bow. I went topside and found the whole forward part of the ship, including the bridge, completely demolished and carried away. It was yet another provocation, but the United States was still not ready to go to war with Germany. Erich Topp, commander of U-552 pictured at the U boat base of St Nazaire in France, October 1941. He survived the war and later served with NATO. { 3 comments… read them below or add one } Martin Sovik September 6, 2013 at 1:20 am Interestingly, as I remember, polls showed at this time that Americans didn’t want to get involved in a European war, but were willing to go to war with Japan because of its war in China. So these continued provocations were not enough for Congress.

What nickname was given to the group of performers which included Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra?

Sammy Davis Jr. - Biography - IMDb Sammy Davis Jr. Biography Showing all 66 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (3) | Trade Mark  (2) | Trivia  (44) | Personal Quotes  (9) | Salary  (2) Overview (5) Mini Bio (1) Sammy Davis Jr. was often billed as the "greatest living entertainer in the world". He was born in Harlem, Manhattan, the son of dancer Elvera Davis (née Sanchez) and vaudeville star Sammy Davis Sr. . His father was African-American and his mother was of Puerto Rican ancestry. Davis Jr. was known as someone who could do it all--sing, dance, play instruments, act, do stand-up--and he was known for his self-deprecating humor; he once heard someone complaining about discrimination, and he said, "You got it easy. I'm a short, ugly, one-eyed, black Jew. What do you think it's like for me?" (he had converted to Judaism). A short stint in the army opened his eyes to the evils of racism--a slight man, he was often beaten up by bigger white soldiers and given the dirtiest and most dangerous assignments by white officers simply because he was black--and he helped break down racial barriers in show business in the 1950s and 1960s, especially in Las Vegas, where he often performed; when he started there in the early 1950s, he was not allowed to stay in the hotels he played in, as they refused to take blacks as customers. He also stirred up a large amount of controversy in the 1960s by openly dating, and ultimately marrying, blonde, blue-eyed, Swedish-born actress May Britt . He starred in the Broadway musical "Golden Boy" in the 1960s. Initially a success, internal tensions, production problems and bad reviews--many of them directed at Davis for playing a role originally written for a white man--resulted in its closing fairly quickly. His film and nightclub career were in full swing, however, and he became even more famous as one of the "Rat Pack", a group of free-wheeling entertainers that included Dean Martin , Frank Sinatra , Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford . A chain smoker, Davis died from throat cancer at the age of 64. When he died, he was in debt. To pay for Davis' funeral, most of his memorabilia was sold off. - IMDb Mini Biography By: rocknrollunderdawg Spouse (3) Trade Mark (2) His glass eye (the left eye) Frequently worked with fellow Rat Pack members Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford Trivia (44) TV composer Morton Stevens ( Hawaii Five-O (1968), Police Woman (1974)) was Davis' musical director between 1950 and 1960 before moving into television music composing. He then returned as music director for Sammy, Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin and Liza Minnelli in the late 1980s. Singer/dancer/actor. Member of the "Rat Pack" with Dean Martin , Frank Sinatra , Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop . All appear in Ocean's 11 (1960). Interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, USA, Garden of Honor, next to his father Sammy Davis Sr. . Son of Sammy Davis Sr. and Elvera Davis . Starred in the 1964 Broadway Musical "Golden Boy" for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor (Musical) in 1965; he lost to Zero Mostel for "Fiddler on the Roof." "Golden Boy" also featured many then unknown or relatively unknown talents such as Roy Glenn who later portrayed the father of John Prentice / Sidney Poitier in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967); other talents included then very young performers Lola Falana , Louis Gossett Jr. , who later won an Oscar for his performance in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982); and Johnny Brown who is best remembered for his portrayal of "Nathan 'Buffalo Butt' Bookman" on the popular television sitcom Good Times (1974). A then unknown performer named Ben Vereen was Davis' understudy in "Golden Boy." Always articulate, he never attended school of any kind; performing since the age of five, he was largely self-taught. He lost his left eye in a car crash when he was on his way to record the theme song for the Tony Curtis film, Six Bridges to Cross (1955). He wore an eyepatch for sometime after that, but Humphrey Bogart ultimately convinced him to unmask when he to

In which state was Bruce Springsteen born?

How Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run' Almost Became the 'Unofficial Theme' of New Jersey's Youth REDDIT Shore Fire Media Bruce Springsteen  has always worn his love of his home state on his sleeve, starting with the title of his debut album, Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.  On April 17, 1980, the New Jersey State Assembly decided to repay him by introducing a resolution officially naming him the “New Jersey Pop Music Ambassador to America” with “ Born to Run ” as the “unofficial ‘rock’ theme of our state’s youth.” The project was the brainchild of Carol Miller, a DJ at 95.5 WPLJ-FM, which was New York’s key rock station until its transition to Top 40 in 1983. The previous December, a newspaper article noted that New Jersey was looking for an official anthem. Miller then went to work. “Over half of our listeners live in New Jersey,” she told United Press International. “We got so many requests for it that I started referring to it as the state song of New Jersey. It was kind of a joke.” But the notion started to pick up steam, and by early March, Miller began a petition drive to make it happen. One of the radio station’s account executives, Robert Visotcky, told his father, assemblyman Richard Visotcky, about the proposal. “Bruce is a New Jersey native,” Robert said. “He often talks about how much he loves the state and, most importantly, it would make young people in the state believe in politics again. It would shed a better light on the political situation in New Jersey.” The elder Visotcky agreed, and he, along with colleagues Francis J. McManimon and Joseph V. Doria Jr., drafted Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 121, which reads : WHEREAS, Bruce Springsteen, who was born in 1949 in Freehold, Monmouth county and grew up amid the friendly, tranquil, small-town atmosphere that exists in that historic county seat, and who came to know well in his youth the sights, sounds and styles of summer life on the beach and boardwalk of that nearby ocean resort town of Asbury Park, today is recognized as one of pop music’s most talented and outstanding performers, as well as one of its most influential and innovative artists; and WHEREAS, Bruce Springsteen, through his special ability to trans-form his experiences and environments, many of them framed and shaped by his youthful years as a resident of the State of New Jersey, into vivid musical compositions, and in his unique fusion of the diverse traditions of rock music, percussion productions and urban rhythm and blues, has touched a universal chord of music, experience and life-force among today’s youth; and WHEREAS, Bruce Springsteen’s talents as a singer-songwriter, from his debut album, Greetings From Asbury Park, N. J., through his dramatically detailed soul and Latin-tinged album, The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, and in his galvanic album, Born to Run, whose title song has achieved anthem-like status throughout the world and has been adopted as their song by the teenagers of New Jersey; and WHEREAS, Bruce Springsteen’s live performances, particularly with his E Street Band, have been hailed as the most exciting shows on the world concert circuit, in which this young musician’s seemingly unlimited energies and enthusiasm, plus his genuine modesty and honest concern for providing his faithful audiences with a performance they deserve, all serve to enhance his well earned reputation as New Jersey’s Pop Music Ambassador to America; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey (the Senate concurring): 1. That this Legislature salutes the outstanding musical talents, abilities and achievements of Bruce Springsteen; pays tribute to his preeminent status as an artist and performer; commends him for providing entertainment, enlightenment and enrichment to peoples throughout the world; expresses its appreciation for the recognition which he has brought to the State of New Jersey; wishes him continued success and fulfillment in his career. 2. That thus Legislature declares *[Bruce Springsteen to be the New Jersey Pop Music Ambassa

"Which show made critic Robert Helpmann say, ""The trouble with nude dancing is that not everything stops when the music does?"""

Which show made critic Robert Helpmann say, &quot;The trouble with nude dancing is that not everything stops when the music does? Sign up View the step-by-step solution to: Which show made critic Robert Helpmann say, &quot;The trouble with nude dancing is that not everything stops when the music does? This question was answered on Jun 14, 2016. View the Answer Which show made critic Robert Helpmann say, "The trouble with nude dancing is that not everything stops when the music does?" GayleWong posted a question · Jun 14, 2016 at 4:59am Top Answer The answer to this question... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(30122096) ]} nicholasphil24 answered the question · Jun 14, 2016 at 4:59am Other Answers Let me explain the... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(30147028) ]} bukachisamuel answered the question · Jun 15, 2016 at 4:47am Oh Calcutta is the answer to the show which made critic... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(30147152) ]} View Full Answer or ask a new question Related Questions Need help ASAP pls. Imagine you are a citizen of a country that has just entered into the Great War (later known as World War I). You have read the headlines Recently Asked Questions Need a World History tutor? brightkesenwa 5 World History experts found online! Average reply time is 7 mins Get Homework Help Why Join Course Hero? Course Hero has all the homework and study help you need to succeed! We’ve got course-specific notes, study guides, and practice tests along with expert tutors and customizable flashcards—available anywhere, anytime. - - Study Documents Find the best study resources around, tagged to your specific courses. Share your own to gain free Course Hero access or to earn money with our Marketplace. - Question & Answers Get one-on-one homework help from our expert tutors—available online 24/7. Ask your own questions or browse existing Q&A threads. Satisfaction guaranteed! - Flashcards Browse existing sets or create your own using our digital flashcard system. A simple yet effective studying tool to help you earn the grade that you want!

"Who said, ""The hardest thing to understand in the world is income tax?"""

The Hardest Thing in the World to Understand is Income Taxes | Quote Investigator The Hardest Thing in the World to Understand is Income Taxes Albert Einstein? Leo Mattersdorf? Fictional? Dear Quote Investigator: I have been struggling trying to figure out how much I owe to the Internal Revenue Service this year. The quote I would like you to explore does not sound very extraordinary. What makes it funny and outrageous is the identity of the person who supposedly said it: The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. Did Albert Einstein really say this? I have seen this statement in many places, and the quote is even listed on the official IRS.gov website with an attribution to Einstein [EIS]. However, I am skeptical because no one seems to have a good reference, and the humor is too perfect. Quote Investigator: This is a timely and entertaining query, and QI may have found the origin of this quotation. In 1963 a letter written by Leo Mattersdorf appeared in Time magazine with the following assertion: “From the time Professor Einstein came to this country until his death, I prepared his income tax returns and advised him on his tax problems.” Mattersdorf told the following anecdote about Einstein [TLM]: One year while I was at his Princeton home preparing his return, Mrs. Einstein, who was then still living, asked me to stay for lunch. During the course of the meal, the professor turned to me and with his inimitable chuckle said: “The hardest thing in the world to understand is income taxes.” I replied: “There is one thing more difficult, and that is your theory of relativity.” “Oh, no,” he replied, ”that is easy.” To which Mrs. Einstein commented, “Yes, for you.” LEO MATTERSDORF New York City Einstein died in 1955, so this story appeared after his death. Nevertheless, there is solid evidence that Mattersdorf was a friend of Einstein’s, and he performed tax accounting work for him. Here are additional selected citations in chronological order. In 1937 black-and-white film footage was taken of Albert Einstein walking in a garden with another man. The other man was his friend Leo Mattersdorf according to the title of the video which is available at the Google videos website [EGM]. In 1952 Mattersdorf published a book titled “Insight into Astronomy”, and he included an acknowledgement to Einstein for the help he provided with the manuscript [IAM]. No book can be written without the very helpful assistance and criticism of others. I owe a deep debt of gratitude to Professor Albert Einstein for his kindness in reading the manuscript and, then, sitting down with me and offering many helpful suggestions. In 1963 the letter to Time magazine with the quotation attributed to Einstein was published as shown above. In March of 1968 a version of the quote appeared in an article titled “Tax Developments of 1967” in a magazine aimed at aircraft owners and pilots. The wording of the quote was slightly different. The phrase “the Income Tax” was used instead of “income taxes”, and this variant is the most common modern version of the saying [AOP]: “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the Income Tax.” If these are your sentiments, you are in good company — the words are those of the late Albert Einstein. In 1971 the quote appeared in the Chicago Tribune as a freestanding item next to an article by Henry W. Bloch, the cofounder of tax preparation company H&R Block [HRE]: “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” —Albert Einstein In 1972 a letter writer to the New York Times stated that “vast numbers of taxpayers cannot understand the income-tax forms and even college graduates have trouble understanding them.”  He then made an assertion about Einstein and tax forms [TXE]: Recalling a news item on one of your pages of several years ago, this revelation has to be considered somewhat of an understatement. The item disclosed that no less a person than Albert Einstein was so confounded by the income-tax forms that he gave up in despair and obtained the services of a tax specialist. WALTER J.

In the first ever Bugs Bunny cartoon, which character tried to kill him?

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Which star of the Back To The Future movies appeared in Caroline In the City?

Lea Thompson - IMDb IMDb Official Photos » Lea Katherine Thompson was born on May 31, 1961, in Rochester, Minnesota. She is the youngest of five children. Her parents are Barbara Anne (Barry) and Clifford Elwin "Cliff" Thompson. Since all her siblings were much older than she, Lea says it seemed like she had more than two parents. The family lived in the Starlight Motel, all the kids ... See full bio » Born: a list of 22 people created 08 Dec 2012 a list of 39 people created 08 Aug 2013 a list of 42 people created 31 Dec 2013 a list of 35 people created 3 months ago a list of 35 images created 1 month ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Lea Thompson's work have you seen? User Polls 5 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards  » Known For  2016 American Dad! (TV Series) Caroline Duffy  2015 The Muppets. (TV Series) Lea Thompson Teenaged Girl in Diner / Lorraine McFly - JOLO (2015) ... Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice)  2014 A to Z (TV Series) Lea Thompson  2011 The Cabin (TV Movie) Lily MacDougal  2010 Uncle Nigel (TV Movie) Abby Wells  2008 The Christmas Clause (TV Movie) Sophie  2007 A Life Interrupted (TV Movie) Debbie Smith  2003 Stealing Christmas (TV Movie) Sarah Gibson  1994 The Substitute Wife (TV Movie) Amy Hightower  1993 Stolen Babies (TV Movie) Annie Beales  1982 MysteryDisc: Murder, Anyone? (Video Game) Cecily 'Sissy' Loper  1998 The Unknown Cyclist (performer: "I'll Remember You")  1986 Howard the Duck (performer: "Hunger City", "Don't Turn Away (Reprise)", "It Don't Come Cheap", "Howard the Duck") Hide  - El Finks (2008) ... (additional material) Hide   2016 Cupcake Wars (TV Series) Herself - Contestant  2016 Hollywood Game Night (TV Series) Herself - Celebrity Player  2015 Rachael Ray (TV Series) Herself - Guest  2015 Inside Edition (TV Series documentary) Herself  2014-2015 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Herself / Herself - Dancing with the Stars  2014 The View (TV Series) Herself - Guest  2013-2014 Teens Wanna Know (TV Series) Herself - Guest  2014 The Queen Latifah Show (TV Series) Herself - Guest  2014 Good Morning America (TV Series) Herself - Guest  2014 HuffPost Live Conversations (TV Series) Herself  2014 The O'Reilly Factor (TV Series) Herself (segment "Watter's World")  2013 Life After (TV Series) Herself  2012 The Chew (TV Series) Herself - Guest  2012 Hollywood Saturday Night (TV Series) Herself - Guest Host  2011 The Talk (TV Series) Herself - Guest  2011 Ace of Cakes (TV Series) Herself  2010 Tales from the Future (TV Mini-Series documentary) Herself  2009 Releasing the Duck (Video documentary short) Herself  2008 Head Case (TV Series) Herself  2007 TV Land Confidential (TV Series documentary) Herself - Interviewee  2006 Celebrity Duets (TV Series) Herself  2006 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary) Herself  2005 I Love the 80's 3-D (TV Series documentary) Herself  1999-2003 Hollywood Squares (TV Series) Herself  2002 I Love the '80s (TV Series documentary) Herself  2000 Broadway on Broadway (TV Movie) Herself - Performer ("Cabaret")  1998 Intimate Portrait (TV Series documentary) Herself  1997 The Daily Show (TV Series) Herself - Guest  1997 Crook & Chase (TV Series) Herself  1995 Showbiz Today (TV Series) Herself  1993 A Menace Named Dennis (TV Movie documentary) Herself  2015-2016 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Herself TV commercial for Twix (1984) See more » Publicity Listings: 2 Interviews | 7 Articles | 3 Pictorials | 7 Magazine Cover Photos | See more » Official Sites: Did You Know? Personal Quote: [2012, on Article 99 (1992)] Wow, that's a crazy movie. That movie was interesting because I was eight months pregnant when I did it. My husband directed it, and there was another actress in that part, but the studio didn't like her, so they said, "You picked the wrong person, so get your wife to do it for very little money, 'cause she's already there on location in Kansas, anyway". So, yeah, I ... See more » Trivia: She appeared with both her daughters in _Mayor Cupcake (2011)_. The mother, daughter, sister relationships of their roles are the same ones