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In which British city would you find Arthur's Seat?

Arthur's Seat (Edinburgh, Scotland): Top Tips Before You Go - TripAdvisor Neighbourhood Profile Southside & Holyrood Many of Edinburgh’s student hangouts gather around university buildings in Southside, the sort of neighbourhood that supports a long string of second-hand shops and eateries serving ethnic food for just a few pounds. In August the student population is replaced by vast numbers of boisterous visitors here for the Fringe, Edinburgh’s world-class comedy and arts festival which headquarters itself here. Flanking Southside are two great parks. The Meadows is a vast flat and sporty space where football, rugby, tennis, cricket, croquet, and golf often all take place side by side. Kids in its big playgrounds add to the joyful noise. Far bigger and much wilder, Holyrood Park extends to the east and provides a real hike up Arthur’s Seat, but the district is best known as the site of Scotland’s Parliament and its premier Royal Palace—and their steady stream of sightseers.

The popular British pub name The Royal Oak is named after which King?

British Pub Signs - a history of pub names in Britain History > English Culture > Pub Signs and Names British Pub Signs - a short history Signs From The Spirit World By Elaine Saunders Lord Nelson sign Everyone loves an “Olde Worlde” pub with its oak beams, horse brasses and roaring log fires. Nevertheless, no matter how old the pub itself, the name on the sign outside is probably the most historic thing about the place. The idea of the pub sign came to Britain at the time of the Roman invasion. Wine bars in ancient Rome hung bunches of vine leaves outside as trading signs but when the Romans came here, they found precious few vines in the inhospitable climate. Instead, they hung up bushes to mark out the inns and the names Bush or Bull & Bush still survive. What’s in a name? It would be centuries before the first recognisable pubs opened. Religious houses ran the earliest true inns to cater for pilgrims and knights on their way to the Crusades in the Holy Land. Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, whose cellars are carved from the rocks beneath Nottingham Castle, is just such an example. Established in 1189, it claims the title of the oldest pub in England and was a stopover point for forces on their way to meet with Richard the Lionheart. Other signs on this theme are the Turk’s Head, Saracen’s Head and Lamb & Flag – the lamb representing Christ and the flag the sign of the crusaders. Even after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th Century, some of the names denoting religious connections survived, such as the Mitre, the Ship (symbolising the Ark) and the Anchor (the Christian faith). However, many of the landlords thought it more politic to show allegiance to the monarch and hastily adopted titles like the King’s Head or the Crown. Henry VIII who ordered the Dissolution is, unsurprisingly, the most popularly depicted monarch. Heraldry has been a recurrent theme, the Black, White, Red and Golden Lions have formed part of the royal coat of arms since the time of the Norman Conquest. The Unicorn was in the Scottish arms, the Red Dragon in the Welsh and the White Horse in the Hanoverian. The Rising Sun was the badge of Edward III. Local gentry often had pubs on their land named after them or parts of their cognizance were taken. Anyone who caught the public imagination was likely to be immortalised such as Lord Nelson or Wellington and even loveable rogues like Dick Turpin get a mention. Marquis of Granby One of the most affectionate tributes is reserved for the Marquis of Granby, Commander in Chief of the British army. After the Battle of Warburg, he bought pubs for all his non-commissioned officers. His generosity ruined him however and he died in 1770 leaving crushing debts of �37,000. Sporty Names In the days of a largely illiterate population, pictorial signs were an essential way of advertising the inn or the type of entertainment on offer inside. Any pub called the Cock Inn or the Cock Pit would once have been a venue for cock fighting. Ye Old Fighting Cocks in St Albans (which also claims to be the oldest pub in Britain) was originally the dovecote for St Albans Abbey. After the Dissolution, it was realised that its circular shape made it a perfect venue for cock fighting. Just to confuse things, any pub called the Cock & Bottle has nothing to do with sport. It simply denotes that both bottled and draught beers were available. As to other entertainments, the Bear denotes bear baiting, the Dog & Duck hunting, the Bull & Dog bull baiting and the Bird in Hand, falconry. Nowadays, the more modern sports are represented by names like the Cricketers’ Arms, the Anglers’ Rest or the Huntsman. Often the predominant trade of the area would give the pub its name. The Golden Fleece is a reflection of the local wool trade. The Coopers’, Bricklayers’, Saddlers’ and Masons’ Arms are commonplace signs. Legend has it that the Smiths Arms in Dorset was once a blacksmith’s forge where Charles II stopped to have his horse shod. Whilst he was waiting he demanded a beer but was told the smithy was unlicenced. Exercising his royal pr

What is the oldest University in Britain?

What is the oldest university in Britain? | Reference.com What is the oldest university in Britain? A: Quick Answer The University of Oxford is the oldest university in Britain. While there is no precise date for its founding, the university has existed in some form since 1096. Full Answer The University of Oxford grew out of a tradition of famous teachers travelling to the area to give lectures. Students would travel to Oxford to hear the lectures and meet with other students. The University received a boost in 1167 after King Henry II banned his subjects from studying overseas in France. All students were required to return home and many ended up in Oxford. The first Chancellor, Robert Grosseteste, was appointed in 1214.

In which British city was Guy Fawkes born and Dick Turpin killed?

Puzzles - Great Britain ... which you don't hear called 'Great' so often these days. 1. What is the only venomous snake in Britain? 2. Built in 1869, which famous British ship was named after a Scottish undergarment? 3. A British TV audience outnumbered a British radio audience for the first time for what special occasion? 4. In which British city would you find Arthur's Seat? 5. The popular British pub name "The Royal Oak" is named after which King? 6. What is the Welsh word for Wales? 7. What is the longest river in Scotland? 8. What is the oldest University in Britain? 9. In which British city was Guy Fawkes born and Dick Turpin killed? 10. Captain Matthew Webb, famous for swimming the English Channel, drowned in 1883 attempting to swim what? 1. What is the only venomous snake in Britain? Adder 3. A British TV audience outnumbered a British radio audience for the first time for what special occasion? Frau Battenberg's coronation 4. In which British city would you find Arthur's Seat? Edinburgh 5. The popular British pub name "The Royal Oak" is named after which King?  Charles II who hid in oak trees after losing battles 6. What is the Welsh word for Wales? Cymru 2. Built in 1869, which famous British ship was named after a Scottish undergarment? Ought to be Cutty Sark ("short shift"   ) 8. What is the oldest University in Britain? Oxford (unless you're talking to someone from Cambridge ... ) 7. What is the longest river in Scotland? The Dee? 9. In which British city was Guy Fawkes born and Dick Turpin killed?     Ah ha! I know this, having been a recent tourist to:    York [and we definitely think very highly of Great Britain, which is, in fact, a great place!]  Frau Battenberg! well done all 10. Captain Matthew Webb, famous for swimming the English Channel, drowned in 1883 attempting to swim what? The rapids below Niagara Falls

In which year was British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval assasinated?

The Assassination of the Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval | The Public Domain Review ..or BROWSE BY TAG The Assassination of the Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval Only once has a British Prime Minister been assassinated. Two hundred years ago, on the 11th May 1812, John Bellingham shot dead the Rt. Hon. Spencer Perceval as he entered the House of Commons. David C. Hanrahan tells the story. Illustration of the shooting, artist unknown. (Source: Norris Museum) On Monday 11 May, 1812, an unremarkable, anonymous man, just over forty years of age, made his way to the Houses of Parliament. The man had become a frequent visitor there over the previous few weeks, sitting in the gallery of the House of Commons and carefully examining the various members of the government through his opera glasses. At 5.00 p.m. on this particular day he walked into the lobby that led to the House of Commons and sat near the fireplace. No-one could have known that he was carrying, concealed on his person, two loaded pistols. As it was a fine evening Mr. Spencer Perceval, the Tory First Lord of the Treasury, or Prime Minister, had decided to dispense with his carriage and walk from No. 10, Downing Street, to the Houses of Parliament. He arrived there around 5.15pm, entered the building and walked down the corridor towards the lobby entrance to the House of Commons. He handed his coat to the officer positioned outside the doors to the lobby. As Mr. Perceval entered the lobby a number of people were gathered around in conversation as was the usual practice. Most turned to look at him as he came through the doorway. No-one noticed as the quiet man stood up from beside the fire place, removing a pistol from his inner pocket as he did so. Neither did anyone notice as the man walked calmly towards the Prime Minister. When he was close enough, without saying a word, the man fired his pistol directly at Mr. Perceval’s chest. The Prime Minister staggered forward before falling to the ground, calling out as he did so words that witnesses later recalled in different ways as: “I am murdered!” or ‘Murder, Murder’ or ‘Oh God!’ or ‘Oh my God!’ Amid the confusion, a number of people raised Mr. Perceval from the ground and carried him into the nearby Speaker’s apartments. They placed him in a sitting position on a table, supporting him on either side. Most ominously, the Prime Minister had not uttered a single word since falling on the floor of the lobby, and the only noises to have emanated from him since had been a few pathetic sobs. After a short time Mr. Smith MP, on failing to find any perceptible sign of a pulse, announced his terrible conclusion to the group of stunned onlookers that the Prime Minister was dead. The Assassination of Spencer Perceval, illustration by Walter Stanley Paget (1861-1908) from Cassell's Illustrated History of England. Vol.5 (1909) Before long Mr. William Lynn, a surgeon situated at No. 15 Great George Street, arrived on the scene and confirmed that Mr. Smith was indeed correct. The surgeon noted the blood all over the deceased Prime Minister’s coat and white waistcoat. His examination of the body revealed a wound on the left side of the chest over the fourth rib. It was obvious that a rather large pistol ball had entered there. Mr. Lynn probed an instrument into the wound and found that it went downwards and inwards towards the heart. The wound was more than three inches deep. The Prime Minister, who was not yet fifty years of age, left behind a widow, Jane, and twelve children. In the shock of what had happened, the assassin was almost forgotten. The man had not attempted to escape as he might well have done amid the confusion. Instead, he had returned quietly to his seat beside the fireplace. The identity of the man was revealed as John Bellingham, not a violent radical but a businessman from Liverpool. The details of his story soon began to emerge. As a result of a dispute with some Russian Businessmen, Bellingham had been imprisoned in Russia in 1804 accused of owing a debt. He had been held in various pr

What is the tallest and thickest type of grass?

What is the tallest type of grass in the world? | Reference.com What is the tallest type of grass in the world? A: Quick Answer Woody bamboo, or Bambuseae poaceae, falls within the family of grasses and represents the tallest variety, with some species typically reaching more than 100 feet in height. Bamboo is found largely in warmer or tropical climates and can grow an astonishing 100 feet tall in just three months. Full Answer Because of bamboo's remarkable rate of growth and also its high tensile strength, close to that of steel in some species, it is used in a variety of human applications. These include everything from food and drink to construction, as reinforcement for concrete. The next tallest form of grass is miscanthus, also called elephant grass or Ugandan grass. It is native to the grasslands of East Africa. It typically grows up to 10 feet in height and can reach up to 22 feet. It resembles bamboo in many respects and is a perennial plant. Miscanthus is most often used for animal fodder, but is also being developed as an alternative to corn in biofuel production. Both bamboo and miscanthus are native to tropical regions. In North America are only used in gardening, landscaping or agriculture in the southernmost regions. In many parts of the world; however, bamboo in particular is an integral part of the lifestyle and it is estimated that more than half the world's population uses bamboo in one form or another every day.

In nature, what does a dendrologist study?

Dendrologist - definition of dendrologist by The Free Dictionary Dendrologist - definition of dendrologist by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dendrologist Also found in: Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Related to dendrologist: dendrological The botanical study of trees and other woody plants. den′dro·log′ic (-drə-lŏj′ĭk), den′dro·log′i·cal adj. den·drol′o·gist n. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Trees References in periodicals archive ? A Africa B Asia C North America D South America QUESTION 12 - for 12 points: What does a dendrologist study? Kids page As regards biological experiences, architects must work with the biologist and the dendrologist and in cooperation with them, we can provide a rich experience of nature, where birds, plants and other organisms are flourishing together. Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.

What is the largest mammal in the world and can reach a length of 100 foot?

15 of the Largest Animals in the World «TwistedSifter     The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. At 30 metres (98 ft) in length and 180 metric tons (200 short tons) or more in weight, it is the largest known animal to have ever existed. The Blue Whale’s tongue weighs around 2.7 metric tons (5,952 pounds), about the size of an average Asian Elephant and its heart weighs about 600 kg (1,300 lb) and is the largest known in any animal. Not only is the heart similar size to a mini-cooper car but also comparable in weight.   The Blue Whale is thought to feed almost exclusively on small, shrimp-like creatures called Krill. During the summer feeding season the Blue Whale gorges itself, consuming an astounding 3.6 metric tons (7,900 pounds) or more each day. This means it may eat up to 40 million krill a day with a daily calorie requirement of an adult Blue Whale in the region of 1.5 million. [ Source ]   The Heaviest Land Animal in the World: The African Bush Elephant     The African Bush Elephant is the largest living terrestrial (land) animal, with males reaching 6 to 7.5 metres (19.7 to 24.6 ft) in length, 3.3 metres (10.8 ft) in height at the shoulder, and weighing 6 t (13,000 lb). Females are much smaller, reaching 5.4 to 6.9 metres (17.7 to 22.6 ft) in length, 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) in height at the shoulder, and weighing 3 t (6,600 lb). The adult African bush elephant generally has no natural predators due to its great size, but the calves (especially the newborn) are vulnerable to lion and crocodile attacks, and (rarely) to leopard and hyena attacks. [ Source ]   The Tallest Land Animal in the World: The Giraffe   Photograph by Luca Galuzzi – www.galuzzi.it   The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal and the tallest living terrestrial animal in the world. It stands 5–6 m (16–20 ft) tall and has an average weight of 1,600 kg (3,500 lb) for males and 830 kg (1,800 lb) for females. The giraffe has an extremely elongated neck, which can be over 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in length, accounting for nearly half of the animal’s vertical height. The long neck results from a disproportionate lengthening of the cervical vertebrae, not from the addition of more vertebrae. [ Source ]   The Largest Carnivora in the World: The Southern Elephant Seal   Photograph by DAVID SHACKELFORD   The Southern elephant seal is the largest carnivore living today. This seals’ size shows extreme sexual dimorphism, possibly the largest of any mammal, with the males typically five to six times heavier than the females. While the females average 400 to 900 kilograms (880 to 2,000 lb) and 2.6 to 3 meters (8.5 to 9.8 ft) long, the bulls average 2,200 to 4,000 kilograms (4,900 to 8,800 lb) and 4.5 to 5.8 meters (15 to 19 ft) long. The record-sized bull, shot in Possession Bay, South Georgia on February 28, 1913, measured 6.85 meters (22.5 ft) long and was estimated to weigh 5,000 kilograms (11,000 lb).   Southern elephant seals dive repeatedly, each time for more than twenty minutes, to hunt their prey—squid and fish— at depths of 400 to 1,000 meters (1,300 to 3,300 ft). The documented diving records for the seals are nearly two hours for the duration, and more than 1,400 meters (4,600 ft) in depth. [ Source ]   The diverse order Carnivora includes over 280 species of placental mammals. Its members are formally referred to as carnivorans, while the word “carnivore” (often popularly applied to members of this group) can refer to any meat-eating organism. Carnivorans are the most diverse in size of any mammalian order, ranging from the least weasel (Mustela nivalis), at as little as 25 grams (0.88 oz) and 11 centimetres (4.3 in), to the polar bear and southern elephant seal. [ Source ]   The Largest Reptile in the World: The Saltwater Crocodile     The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), is the largest of all living reptiles. It is found in suitable habitats from Northern Australia through Southeast Asia to the eastern coast of India. An adult male saltwater crocodile’s

What is the only known substance that naturally exists on Earth in all three chemical states?

The Water Cycle : Feature Articles The Water Cycle By Steve Graham, Claire Parkinson, and Mous Chahine Design by Robert Simmon October 1, 2010 Viewed from space, one of the most striking features of our home planet is the water, in both liquid and frozen forms, that covers approximately 75% of the Earth’s surface. Geologic evidence suggests that large amounts of water have likely flowed on Earth for the past 3.8 billion years—most of its existence. Believed to have initially arrived on the surface through the emissions of ancient volcanoes, water is a vital substance that sets the Earth apart from the rest of the planets in our solar system. In particular, water appears to be a necessary ingredient for the development and nourishment of life. Earth is a water planet: three-quarters of the surface is covered by water, and water-rich clouds fill the sky. (NASA.) Water, Water, Everywhere Water is practically everywhere on Earth. Moreover, it is the only known substance that can naturally exist as a gas, a liquid, and solid within the relatively small range of air temperatures and pressures found at the Earth’s surface. Water is the only common substance that can exist naturally as a gas, liquid, or solid at the relatively small range of temperatures and pressures found on the Earth’s surface. Sometimes, all three states are even present in the same time and place, such as this wintertime eruption of a geyser in Yellowstone National Park. (Photograph ©2008 haglundc. ) In all, the Earth’s water content is about 1.39 billion cubic kilometers (331 million cubic miles), with the bulk of it, about 96.5%, being in the global oceans. As for the rest, approximately 1.7% is stored in the polar icecaps, glaciers, and permanent snow, and another 1.7% is stored in groundwater, lakes, rivers, streams, and soil. Only a thousandth of 1% of the water on Earth exists as water vapor in the atmosphere. Despite its small amount, this water vapor has a huge influence on the planet. Water vapor is a powerful greenhouse gas, and it is a major driver of the Earth’s weather and climate as it travels around the globe, transporting latent heat with it. Latent heat is heat obtained by water molecules as they transition from liquid or solid to vapor; the heat is released when the molecules condense from vapor back to liquid or solid form, creating cloud droplets and various forms of precipitation. Water vapor—and with it energy—is carried around the globe by weather systems. This satellite image shows the distribution of water vapor over Africa and the Atlantic Ocean. White areas have high concentrations of water vapor, while dark regions are relatively dry. The brightest white areas are towering thunderclouds. The image was acquired on the morning of September 2, 2010 by SEVIRI aboard METEOSAT-9. [Watch this animation (23 MB QuickTime) of similar data to see the movement of water vapor over time.] (Image ©2010 EUMETSAT. ) Estimate of Global Water Distribution Volume (1000 km3)

What is the only animal to have four knees?

QI : Quite Interesting If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life. BILL WATTERSON Knees  MAURICE CHEVALIER (1888-1972) When you hit 70 you sleep sounder, you feel more alive than when you were 30. Obviously it's healthier to have women on your mind than on your knees. Elephant Knees What looks like the elephant's front knees are actually its wrists. There's a popular internet factoid which states that the elephant is the only animal which has four knees. But it doesn't; it has two knees at the back, and elbows and wrists at the front, exactly like other quadrupeds. Elephants, horses, dogs and all other quadruped mammals have two knees and two elbows. Almost all mammals have basically the same skeletal structure because we are descended from common ancestors. What you can see in the middle of a horse's front leg gets called the knee but is actually its wrist – a knee joins the femur (thighbone) and the tibia (shinbone) whereas a wrist joins the radius (forearm) and the carpus (the bit the digits are joined to). The bit between its body and the middle of the leg is the forearm. What we think of as the 'lower leg' is analogous to our third metacarpal - the bone linking our wrist to our middle finger. Horses walk around on the equivalent of their middle fingers. There's a misconception that birds' knees bend in the wrong direction but it's just the same as with any other animal. Birds' legs look like they're backwards because we're actually looking at their ankles. Birds' knees are right by their bodies and normally covered by feathers, and their ankles are well off the ground. Their knees bend exactly like ours do. Bees' Knees Bees do have knees. They definitely have joints in their legs, and they have femurs and tibia – the bones which the knee joins in humans. They don't have kneecaps, however – so while the joints in bees' legs aren't quite 'knees' as we know them, they are still knees by our reckoning. In the 18th century, saying something was 'no bigger than a bee's knee' used to mean it was very small. The modern phrase 'the bee's knees' seems just to have been a nonsense phrase. The world's smallest ever advertisement (promoting the Guinness World Records website) was a knee band which was fitted to a bee's knee in November 2000. It was the width of a human hair. CLEMENT FREUD (1924-2009) ON HIS ARTIFICIAL KNEES When propositioned recently by a woman to 'come upstairs and make love', I had to explain that it was one or the other. The hollow behind your knee is called a hough. The adjective 'geniculate' means 'bent like a knee'. Tutankhamun's Knee In 2005, a CAT scan of Tutankhamun's mummy showed that rather than being murdered by his brother, he may have died from an infected knee. Knee Jerk The ‘knee-jerk’ reaction when you’re tapped on the knee with a hammer tests an interaction between the thigh muscle and the spinal cord, and does not involve the brain. As it’s a ‘mono-synaptic response’ (i.e. the impulse only has to jump from one nerve to another, once) there are very few variables in play, which is what makes it such a useful test.   It’s not just a matter of seeing if your leg twitches – it’s the relative strength of the twitch which is significant. Too much jerk might indicate a brain tumour, stroke, liver disease, low calcium, low magnesium, hypothermia, multiple sclerosis, pre-eclampsia, spinal chord lesion or tetanus. Too little might mean botulism, a damaged nervous system, Eaton-Lambert syndrome (weakness of arm and leg muscles), Guillain-Barre syndrome (nerve inflammation), polymyositis (severe muscle inflammation) or syringomyelia (spinal cysts).   Knobbly Knees In June 1947, Laurel and Hardy did a six-day gig at Butlins in Skegness. Part of the job was to judge the Knobbly Knees competition, in which elderly men with rolled-up trouser-legs were subjected to a series of humiliating tasks. They also joined their wives Ida and Lucille in judging the ‘Holiday Lovelies’ competition.   The knobbles on our knees are all different. It has been suggested that

In what year did Sir Frederick Banting and J. J. R. MacLeod discover insulin?

Frederick G. Banting - Biographical Frederick G. Banting The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1923 Frederick G. Banting, John Macleod Share this: Frederick G. Banting - Biographical Frederick Grant Banting was born on November 14, 1891, at Alliston, Ont., Canada. He was the youngest of five children of William Thompson Banting and Margaret Grant. Educated at the Public and High Schools at Alliston, he later went to the University of Toronto to study divinity, but soon transferred to the study of medicine. In 1916 he took his M.B. degree and at once joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps, and served, during the First World War, in France. In 1918 he was wounded at the battle of Cambrai and in 1919 he was awarded the Military Cross for heroism under fire. When the war ended in 1919, Banting returned to Canada and was for a short time a medical practitioner at London, Ontario. He studied orthopaedic medicine and was, during the year 1919-1920, Resident Surgeon at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. From 1920 until 1921 he did part-time teaching in orthopaedics at the University of Western Ontario at London, Canada, besides his general practice, and from 1921 until 1922 he was Lecturer in Pharmacology at the University of Toronto. In 1922 he was awarded his M.D. degree, together with a gold medal. Earlier, however, Banting had become deeply interested in diabetes. The work of Naunyn, Minkowski, Opie, Schafer, and others had indicated that diabetes was caused by lack of a protein hormone secreted by the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. To this hormone Schafer had given the name insulin, and it was supposed that insulin controls the metabolism of sugar, so that lack of it results in the accumulation of sugar in the blood and the excretion of the excess of sugar in the urine. Attempts to supply the missing insulin by feeding patients with fresh pancreas, or extracts of it, had failed, presumably because the protein insulin in these had been destroyed by the proteolytic enzyme of the pancreas. The problem, therefore, was how to extract insulin from the pancreas before it had been thus destroyed. While he was considering this problem, Banting read in a medical journal an article by Moses Baron, which pointed out that, when the pancreatic duct was experimentally closed by ligatures, the cells of the pancreas which secrete trypsin degenerate, but that the islets of Langerhans remain intact. This suggested to Banting the idea that ligation of the pancreatic duct would, by destroying the cells which secrete trypsin, avoid the destruction of the insulin, so that, after sufficient time had been allowed for the degeneration of the trypsin-secreting cells, insulin might be extracted from the intact islets of Langerhans. Determined to investigate this possibility, Banting discussed it with various people, among whom was J.J.R. Macleod , Professor of Physiology at the University of Toronto, and Macleod gave him facilities for experimental work upon it. Dr. Charles Best, then a medical student, was appointed as Banting's assistant, and together, Banting and Best started the work which was to lead to the discovery of insulin. In 1922 Banting had been appointed Senior Demonstrator in Medicine at the University of Toronto, and in 1923 he was elected to the Banting and Best Chair of Medical Research, which had been endowed by the Legislatur

What is the hottest, driest, and lowest place in North America called?

The Driest, Lowest and Hottest Land in North America: the Death Valley The Driest, Lowest and Hottest Land in North America: the Death Valley GO Dec 1, 2007 12:31 GMT  ·  By Stefan Anitei  ·  Share:  With a length of 225 km (140 mi) and a width of 8-24 km (5-15 mi), the Death Valley, located in eastern California and western Nevada, is the driest, lowest and hottest land in North America. At Furnace Creek, the air temperature reached 57?C and that of the soil 94?C, with just 6?C under the water boiling point. This value was overcome just in Libya (58oC), still, the average summer temperature is the highest in the Death Valley, turning it into the hottest point of the planet. The average annual rainfall amount is under 50 mm but some years are totally devoid of rainfall. This is the lowest ground in the Western Hemisphere, 86 m (290 ft) under the sea level at the place of a salt-water lake, Badwater. Mount Whitney is just 140 km (88 mi) away, 4,418 m (14,730 ft) tall, the highest in North America, except for Alaska. In 1850, small amounts of gold were found at Salt Spring. Silver, copper and lead too were found in the area. Mining towns grew sprouted everywhere: Bullfrog, Greenwater, Rhyolite, and Skidoo. But after the deposits were gone, these cities remained empty. In 1880, borax, a white crystalline compound used for making soap and other products was found in the Valley of Death. This discovery triggered the highest economical boom of the valley. Till 1888, crews made of 18 mules and 2 horses made the 270 km (170 mi) till the Mojave Town driving each two waggons loaded with borax, each 5 m (17 ft) long. Because of the unsupportable heat, both for men and animals, the transport was stopped from June to September. In 1933, the Death Valley was declared national monument and extended gradually, having now 1.3 million hectares. In 1994, The Death Valley National Park was created, one of the largest in US. The name is misleading, as hundreds of species inhabit or visit the area. Still, many are nocturnal, avoiding the heat of the midday. The largest native mammal is the desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni), inhabiting the surrounding mountains. Inside the valley live pumas, badgers, bats, bobcats, coyotes, swift foxes (Vulpes velox), skunks, porcupines, rabbits, poached mice, bewildered donkeys, lizards, snakes and tortoises. Birds to be found here are falcons, quails, ravens, vultures and others. The most resistant animals of the valley are the poached mice: they can live all their life without drinking a droplet of water. They get the necessary water by burning the starch and fats extracted from the dry seeds they consume. Their urine is five times more concentrated than the humans'. During the day, these mice stay hidden inside their galleries, foraging during the night. There are over 1,000 species of flowering plants living in the valley. There are even trees, like Yucca. Shoshone Indians inhabiting the valley used them both as food and for making tools. From time to time, the valley blooms as the seeds waiting in the soil react to the right temperature and rainfall. But there can be several years without a flower. During the winter between 2004 and 2005, the valley experienced the highest rainfall ever, thrice the average. Over 50 species bloomed, like larkspurs, lilacs, orchids, poppies, sunflowers, vervains and primroses. There are four species of pupfish (Cyprinodon) in the Death Valley. During winter, these silvery creatures, 6 cm (2.5 in) long doze in the mud on the bottom of the springs and water ponds. During spring, they start spawning and the males turn shiny blue and defend their territories. But during the summer heat most of the water pools become dry and the desert pupfish die massively. The survivors live in a water which is extremely salty and with a temperature up to 44?C.   CHECK OUT THE GALLERY  (2 Images)

What is the second most common letter used in the English language?

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In which hand does the Statue Of Liberty hold a torch? Left or Right?

Features of the Statue of Liberty FEATURES OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY            Why is it important that the Statue of Liberty hold a torch in her hand? It is to demonstrate the power of light over darkness, of hope over despair, of welcome over the forces of rejection. The torch of hope which the Statue holds points the way through the darkest night, through the fiercest storms, through the rages of war and the times of peace, through rain and snow, and through all that would attempt to extinguish her light. She is invincible because her strength comes from God. She is tireless, because her mission comes from God. She is fearless, because she holds God's light in her torch and knows its strength.          Why is it important that the Statue hold a tablet in her hand? Because she upholds justice as well as liberty, and the tablet she holds affirms the principles articulated in the Declaration of Independence - its date emblazoned on the tablet: July 4, 1776. This tablet honors the fundamental principles by which men must live and according to which they shall be judged, namely, that "all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The Statue of Liberty upholds these principles symbolized by her tablet, while also upholding the victory of hope against all forces of oppression that shall attempt to undo them.          Why does she wear a crown of seven rays on her head? It is to signify the seven rays of God that manifest the physical Universe and the consciousness of souls. These seven rays are aspects of consciousness which Liberty has mastered or contains. They are the foundation for her thought, her awareness, and they link her in each of the seven ways with the consciousness of God.          Why does she wear a flowing gown? She is dressed in this garment of mythology and antiquity to show her majesty and authority as well as her relationship with goddesses of the past. The timelessness of her gown points to her own timelessness - her linking of past, present, and future. Her crown also symbolizes majesty, and along with the gown reveals her Divine origin and eternal mission - to be the source of light and hope for mankind.

How many yards are in a furlong?

Furlong to Yard Conversion (furlong to yd) Furlong to Yard Conversion (furlong to yd) Please enter furlong (furlong) value of length unit to convert furlong to yard. Furlong (furlong) How Many Yard in a Furlong? There are 220 yard in a furlong. 1 Furlong is equal to 220 Yard. 1 furlong = 220 yd Furlong Definition A furlong is a unit of length or distance, commonly used in the US, the UK, Australia, and some other countries of the world. The origin of this unit name goes back in time to the epochs of Alngo-Saxon farming communities. A furlong is equal to 1/8th of a mile, as well as 220 yards or 660 feet. Convert Furlong Yard Definition The Imperial system recognizes a yard as a linear measurement unit for measuring length or distance. Yard is commonly used in modern US system of measurement. A yard is equal to 36 inches or 3 feet. Both units of yard and inch have been used since the 13th century. About furlong to yd Converter This is a very easy to use furlong to yard converter . First of all just type the furlong (furlong) value in the text field of the conversion form to start converting furlong to yd, then select the decimals value and finally hit convert button if auto calculation didn't work. Yard value will be converted automatically as you type. The decimals value is the number of digits to be calculated or rounded of the result of furlong to yard conversion.

What is the only gemstone to be composed of one single element?

Diamond Birthstone | April Birthstone | Diamond Gemstone Diamonds Mohs scale hardness: 10 Diamonds (means "unbreakable" in Greek) are crystallized carbon created under extreme heat and pressure, carbon in its most concentrated form. Diamonds are the hardest substance in nature and the only gemstone composed of a single element. Diamonds are not only hardest gemstone but also the farest light reflected among the gems. Even though diamond is only one level higher on the Moh's scale than corundum, diamond can be anywhere from ten to hundreds of times harder than this class of gems. It is the molecular structure that makes diamonds so hard (carbon atoms linked together in a lattice structure). These transparent crystals are also notable for its high dispersion index and high thermal conductivity. It has been associated with purity and fearlessness since ancient times and, more recently, with love. Where Do Diamonds Come From Diamonds formed deep within the earth’s crust (90 miles or about 150 km down) and reach the surface via volcanoes, when magma from far below the surface begins coming up. Once this magma cools, a rock known as kimberlite is formed (the rock which mostly diamonds are found). By the time they reach to the surface of the earth, most of the diamonds are over a billion years old (a diamond could be the oldest material you might own because of this fact). The carbon in diamond may either come from exclusively organic source (called eclogitic diamonds), non-organic source (called harzburgitic diamonds) or a blend of the two. The diamond’s atomic structure gives it the property of being the hardest gemstone, mineral or substance known to man, synthetic or natural. Diamond will preserve its sharp corners and edges even after many years of constant wear while most other gemstones will have become chipped and worn. What Makes Diamonds So Hard Diamond structures follow the cubic crystal system, which is very resistant to any further transformation. It is made up of carbon atoms rearanged into tetrahedron shapes, although sometimes hexagonal-shaped diamonds are also found but not as common. Theoretically, an impressive diamond crystal can be composed of only one giant moleculle of carbon. As the most lustrous of true gems, diamonds have a briliant luster and exhibit dazzling color flashes caused by dispersion (also known as “fire”). The dispersion happen when light passes through a diamond and splits into the colors of the spectrum. The ‘brilliant cut’ is the most valuable and preferred cut in diamonds, it is a special cut designed to brinng out the most “fire” in the stone. Interesting Diamond Facts Diamonds are probably the most desired gemstones in the world. The diamonds is also used to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary. The oldest diamond ever found was from India. Diamonds are thought to have been first recognized and mined in India and began its colorful history there, where the gems have been mined and set into jewelry since at least 400 B.C. No other diamonds have generated the mystique and supernatural power equal to that associated with the great diamonds of India's past. When looking for diamonds, think of "5Cs" which is carat, cut, color, clarity and certificate. Although we often think of diamonds as being clear, there are also blue, red, black, pale green, pink and violet diamonds. These natural colored diamonds are the truly rare ones, and thereby can sometimes be the most costly. However, diamonds are expected to be unbreakable by many people. This is not true. The crystal structure of diamond has ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ directions. A blow of sufficcient force, in a very exact direction, can split, chip, crack or even shatter a diamond. Many synthetic materials are made to resemble diamond, such as cubic zirconia, strontium titanate, synthetic rutile, YAG, moissanite and synthetic spinel. From all of those, zircon is the only natural gemstone which comes closest in luster and fire to diamond, it has a strong double refraction and it is also softer than diamond. Asian origins: Malaysia, Indonesia

How many stars appear on the flag of New Zealand?

New Zealand Flag, Flags of New Zealand Home » New Zealand Travel » Key Facts » New Zealand Flag The New Zealand Flag The official New Zealand flag was first used in 1869. It is based on the British blue ensign with the Union Flag (also known as the Union Jack) in the upper left corner, and four red stars with white borders to the right. These stars represent the constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross, as it seen from New Zealand. Initially used only on government ships, it wasn't until 1902 that it was made the official flag of New Zealand. The need for an official New Zealand flag was first recognised when a New Zealand trading vessel was seized by customs officials in Sydney harbour. The ship had been sailing without a flag, which was a violation of British navigation laws. However New Zealand-built ships could not fly under a British flag as New Zealand was not yet a British colony. This incensed Maori, as two important chiefs were on the ship that was seized, and the call for an official New Zealand flag gained impetus. Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand The first New Zealand flag was adopted on 9 March 1834 after a vote made by the United Tribes of New Zealand. One of three flags that were initially proposed, this flag became known as the Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand. To Maori, the United Tribes flag signified that Britain had recognised New Zealand as an independent nation with its own flag, and had acknowledged the mana of the Maori chief. The flag is still flown at Waitangi, site of the signing of New Zealand's founding document, The Treaty of Waitangi. The Union Jack Following the signing of the Treaty on 6 February 1840, which effectively made New Zealand a British colony, the Union Jack replaced the Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand as the official flag. However some Maori believed that they should have the right to fly the United Tribes flag alongside the Union Jack, and viewed the Union Jack as a symbol of British power over Maori. The Union Jack remained New Zealand's flag until the passing of the New Zealand Ensign Act instituted the current flag in 1902, yet was still used regularly in New Zealand well into the 1950s. Other New Zealand Flags The Silver Fern The silver fern flag is often seen at sporting fixtures involving New Zealand teams or individuals. There are many variations, but it is typically the image of a silver fern on a black background. Although it has no formal recognition, many regard it as the unofficial flag of New Zealand. A symbol of national pride, the silver fern emblem is also incorporated into the logos of many New Zealand sporting teams, including the All Blacks rugby team. For several years, some people in New Zealand have been calling for a change to the official New Zealand flag that signifies New Zealand's independence from Britain. Several variations of the silver fern flag have appeared in support of this call for a new national flag. Tino Rangatiratanga Since 1990, the Tino rangatiratanga flag has been used by some Maori as an alternative to the official New Zealand flag, and a symbol of Maori independence. Tino rangatiratanga's closest English translation is self-determination, although some refer to it as "absolute sovereignty" or "Maori independence". Chosen through a competition, this New Zealand flag uses black to represent potentiality, white to represent the physical world of light and understanding, red to represent open daylight (representing the achievement of full potential and understanding), and the Koru, a spiral-like shape representing the unfolding of new life. Featured

Which popular sport features in the NATO phonetic alphabet?

Military Alphabet - TV Tropes Military Alphabet You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share YMMV Also called a spelling alphabet or a phonetic alphabet, (not to be confused with the entirely different International Phonetic Alphabet, ) this is a system of assigning to each letter of the alphabet a word that begins with that letter. This way, if something has to be spelled over a radio, telephone, etc. there is much less chance of the wrong information being transmitted. The military, police departments and radio operators all make frequent use of this. Phone-based customer service and technical support also use it, but with more informal construction (any word will do), for the same reasons. (The formal ones specifically pick words themselves which all sound distinct from all the others with poor sound quality.) The most common alphabets are shown below, from A to Z. NATO Zebra Zebra The NATO version is near universal in the modern age, because it is also used for civil aviation throughout the whole world (for which English is the only official language). In addition, if the NATO system is being used, expect the digit 3 to be pronounced "tree"; 4 to be pronounced "fo-wer" to distinguish from "for", 5 to be pronounced "fife" so it won't be confused with "fire"; and 9 to be pronounced "niner", to keep it distinct from "nein", German for "no" (as well as from "five," as the two are indistinguishable otherwise over a distorted signal). This is used almost exclusively in modern military shows. Non-military shows which use it will usually stick to A-E, since they are more recognizable. Exclusively military shows tend to use more of the letters. Military units will sometimes use one of the letters as their designation (for example, 'Bravo Company'). Individual personnel may refer to themselves or others in the military alphabet over radios; "Echo-6-Charlie" would be someone whose pay-grade is E-6, with a last name beginning with the letter C. (Alternately, the number is code for a position withing the unit. 6 usually is the commander.) And that's without getting into the ones used in other languages... For satirical purposes, an anti phonetic alphabet can be used, for example Inspector Clouseau's "J as in jalapeno". Another set, named "Fanatic Alphabet", can be found here. Examples     open/close all folders       Fox Item Love Mike (Film)   Flight of the Intruder uses this for a bit of a Genius Bonus : A character uses "Alpha Mike Foxtrotnote  "Adios, Mother Fuckers"" to sign off after calling in an airstrike on himself because the North Vietnamese were using him as bait for rescue choppers. Hot Shots! had a very funny parody of the phonetic alphabet. Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach: Alpha Velveeta Knuckle Underwear, you are cleared for take-off. When you hit that nuclear weapons plant... drop a bomb for me! Lt. Commander Block: Uh, Sphincter Mucus Niner Ringworm, roger! The highway patrol in Super Troopers use a unique version when reading license plates over the radio. With inherently funny words like "eunuch". George Clooney's character in The Men Who Stare at Goats . "We're Oscar Mike. That's 'on the move' soldier." Approximately coincides with the popularity of Generation Kill and Modern Warfare 2. Die Hard 2 uses military alphabet when referring to the plane that is bringing General Esperanza to the United States. It is designated FM (Foreign Military) 1, though later in the film, both Colonel Stuart and Esperanza refer to it as "Foxtrot Michael 1", despite the military alphabet using the shortened name Mike for the letter M. Dr. Strangelove is a fairly early example. The B-52 is assigned to targets Yankee-Golf-Tango-three-six-zero and November-Bravo- X Ray -one-zero-eight as part of the wing's Attack Plan R for Romeo , or Robert (used by General Ripper in communication with his RAF exchange officer Mandrake, as per the British Royal Air Force's own pre-NATO phonetic alphabet). In The Incredibles , Helen identifies her plane as "India Golf Niner Niner" — a reference to The Iron Giant being relea

Who first argued that the world was not flat?

The Flat Earth Theory   The Flat Earth Theory http://skeptoid.com/audio/skeptoid-4338.mp3   Today we're going to point the skeptical eye at a series of beliefs that are said to be about the shape of the Earth. The Flat Earth Society is well known, and widely assumed to be a group of people who lobby the idea that the Earth is not actually a globe. While this is described as an ancient, pre-scientific belief, it's increasingly common today to point out that very few ancient societies who had any meaningful science actually believed the Earth was flat. We're going to try and sort all this out, to see who actually believes what today, and who actually believed what going back through history. Perhaps of the greatest interest is the question of why certain beliefs were adopted in cases where the observations conflicted with the dogma. The Flat Earth Society does indeed exist, but its current incarnation is quite a bit different today than what was originally founded. It's had a spotty history, having never really been much more than a newsletter mailing list, and it's only been around since 1956. While that seems quite recent compared to how long the flat Earth theory must have been around, it's actually a large chunk of it. For it wasn't until the mid-1800s that any sort of an organized flat Earth lobby existed; in fact even the very idea that people ever thought the Earth was flat is only a few years older than that. An entire mythology has arisen claiming that authorities used to believe the Earth was flat. It's not clear how or exactly when this myth was born, but examples are easy to find. A case in point was the 1919 Boys' and Girls' Reader, in which the very first sentence of the very first chapter on history was: When Columbus lived, people thought the Earth was flat. This author may have been inspired by Washington Irving, the author of such tales as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip van Winkle, who also wrote a book called The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1828. Irving's narrative included a scene where Columbus had to pitch a royal commission on his voyage; an event which Irving had to entirely invent, as the actual minutes of any such meeting were never recorded. Irving wrote: To his simplest proposition, the spherical form of the earth, were opposed figurative texts of scripture. They observed, that in the Psalms, the heavens are said to be extended like a hide ... extended over the earth, which they thence inferred must be flat. However, Irving knew that this did not, in fact, represent the state of knowledge in the day. For a few lines later, in the very same paragraph (which is never cited by promoters of the claim), Irving also spoke of the more learned members of the commission: Others, more versed in science, admitted the globular form of the earth, [but] ... they observed, that the circumference of the earth must be so great as to require at least three years to the voyage... Older examples exist as well. Even Thomas Jefferson was fooled by the myth, wrongly writing in 1784 that: Galileo was sent to the inquisition for affirming that the earth was a sphere: the government had declared it to be as flat as a trencher. Even the popular meme of "Turtles all the way down", in supposed reference to an ancient belief that the Earth was flat and resting on the back of a giant elephant, which stood on the back of the World Turtle, is not a literal claim. It's from an old joke, repeated over and over again in books since at least the 1800s. The old illustrations we see of turtles bearing the flat Earth are not from ancient cultures, but from Western misinterpretations of allegorical Eastern beliefs, which were then parodied into straw man arguments depicting ancient science as ridiculous. The ancient Greeks had no doubts that the Earth was a globe, as virtually any observation or measurement you can make indicates this. Pythagoras noted this as early as the 6th century BCE, followed by Aristotle, Euclid, and others. Building upon this foundation of knowledge, Eratosthenes, a geographer and mathema

Which metal is the best conductor of electricity?

What Is the Most Conductive Element? What Is the Most Conductive Element? What Is the Most Conductive Element? The Element That Is the Best Conductor of Electricity Silver has the highest electrical conductivity of any element.  Alchemist-hp, Creative Commons License Updated March 09, 2016. Question: What Is the Most Conductive Element? Conductivity refers to the ability of a material to transmit energy. There are different types of conductivity, including electrical conductivity , thermal conductivity and acoustical conductivity. Here is a look at the three most electrically conductive elements. As you might expect, all three conductive elements are metals. Answer: The most electrically conductive element is silver , followed by copper and gold. Silver also has the highest thermal conductivity of any element and the highest light reflectance. Although it is the best conductor , copper and gold are used more often in electrical applications because copper is less expensive and gold has a much higher corrosion resistance. Because silver tarnishes, it is less desirable for high frequencies because the exterior surface is less conductive. As to why silver is the best conductor, the answer is that its electrons are more free to move than those of the other elements. continue reading below our video Test Your General Science Knowledge This has to do with its valence and crystal structure. Most metals conduct electricity. Other elements with high electrical conductivity, are aluminum, zinc, nickel, iron and platinum. Brass and bronze are electrically conductive alloys , rather than elements. Table of the Conductive Order of Metals This list of electric conductivity includes alloys as well as pure elements. Because the size and shape of a substance affects its conductivity, the list assumes all samples are the same size. Rank Factors That Affect Electrical Conductivity Certain factors can affect how well a material conducts electricity. Temperature - Changing temperature of silver or any other conductor alters its conductivity. In general, increasing the temperature causes thermal excitation of the atoms and decreases conductivity (increases resistivity). The relationship is linear, but it breaks down at low temperatures. Impurities - Adding an impurity to a conductor decreases its conductivity. For example, sterling silver is not as good of a conductor as pure silver. Oxidized silver is not as good a conductor as untarnished silver. Impurities hinder electron flow. Crystal Structure and Phases - If there are different phases within a material, conductivity will slow slightly at the interface and may be different from one structure than another. The way a material has been processed can affect how well it conducts electricity. Electromagnetic Fields - Conductors generate their own electromagnetic fields when electricity runs through them, with the magnetic field perpendicular to the electric field. External electromagnetic fields can produce magnetoresistance, which can slow the flow of current. Frequency - The number of oscillation cycles an alternating electrical current completes per second is its frequency in hertz. Above a certain level, a high frequency can cause current to flow around a conductor rather than through it (skin effect). Since there is no oscillation and hence no frequency, the skin effect does not occur with direct current. Learn More

Which scientist was born in Germany in 1879, became a Swiss citizen in 1901 and later became a US citizen in 1940?

Einstein, Albert - Dictionary definition of Einstein, Albert | Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary Einstein, Albert U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library COPYRIGHT 2004 The Gale Group, Inc. Albert Einstein Physicist "The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible." A lbert Einstein was already a world-famous scientist when he immigrated to the United States in 1933. Over his lifetime, he had three nationalities: German, Swiss, and American. He also was Jewish, which led him to support the founding of the state of Israel. But as the top physicist in the twentieth century, Einstein in some ways rose above nationalities to become a citizen of the world. His story as a world citizen cast a different light on the larger subject of emigration and migration across national borders. Not a promising young student Albert Einstein was the son of a middle-class Jewish businessman. Einstein was born in Germany, a country that had been unified into a single state only eight years before his birth. Previously, a group of kingdoms, of which Prussia was the largest, had occupied the territory brought together into a single kingdom in 1870. When he was a boy, Einstein's father, Hermann, moved his family to Munich, where he and a brother opened a factory manufacturing electrical equipment. The family later moved to Milan, Italy, in 1894, before Einstein had graduated from high school. Einstein did not have a reputation as a brilliant or even an excellent student. He was regarded as rebellious, a young man who preferred to study topics in math and science that interested him and to ignore assignments that did not. He paid a price for his independent streak in 1895, when the prestigious Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich rejected his application. Einstein spent a year studying subjects in which he was considered weak. He was finally admitted to the Swiss university in 1896 with the intention of becoming a teacher of physics and math. Even then, Einstein did not impress all of his teachers. He graduated in 1901 and became a Swiss citizen, but he could not find a teaching job without the recommendation of all his teachers. Instead, Einstein got a job working for the Swiss government, examining applications for patents. (A patent is a claim by an inventor for the exclusive right, during a limited period of time, to use an invention to make money. Applications are examined to make sure the so-called invention really is new.) Einstein's job required technical knowledge, but it is often represented as a low-grade clerical job. It did not enjoy the prestige of a teaching post at a major university, but it did allow Einstein plenty of free time to work on his first love, which was physics, and to enjoy his marriage in 1903 to Mileva Maric of Hungary, a student Einstein had met at the Institute of Technology. The couple had two sons and were divorced in 1919. Einstein later married his widowed cousin, Elsa Einstein, whom he had known since he was a child. 1905: The year of sudden acclaim The story of Albert Einstein is not one of a scientist working for years to develop a new explanation for the world he sees around him. To the contrary, just a few years out of Zurich, Einstein published a series of scientific papers in a single year—1905—that permanently established his reputation as one of the modern world's great scientists on a par with Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) and Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727). One of the papers Einstein published in 1905 was on the topic of what is called Einstein's "special theory of relativity." It was a mathematical demonstration that showed that light moves at the same speed regardless of its source or the motion of the observer. (The speed of an object, on the other hand, is relative to the observer. A car may seem to be moving at 30 miles an hour to someone standing still; to someone moving towards the first car at the same speed, the first car seems to be moving at 60 miles an hour. Einstein's theory said that regardless of whether an observer is moving toward

What is the sum of the internal angles in a hexagon?

Cool math .com - Polygons - Hexagons - properties, interior angles Properties of hexagons, interior angles of hexagons Polygons:  Properties of Hexagons Sum of the Interior Angles of a Hexagon: To find the sum of the interior angles of a hexagon, divide it up into triangles... There are four triangles...  Because the sum of the angles of each triangle is 180 degrees...  We get So, the sum of the interior angles of a hexagon is 720 degrees. Regular Hexagons:The properties of regular hexagons: All sides are the same length (congruent) and all interior angles are the same size (congruent). To find the measure of the interior angles, we know that the sum of all the angles is 720 degrees (from above)...  And there are six angles... So, the measure of the interior angle of a regular hexagon is 120 degrees. The measure of the central angles of a regular hexagon: To find the measure of the central angle of a regular hexagon, make a circle in the middle...  A circle is 360 degrees around...  Divide that by six angles... So, the measure of the central angle of a regular hexagon is 60 degrees. A regular hexagon is made up of 6 equilateral triangles! Popular Topics

What is the most common blood type in humans?

Blood Types Chart | Blood Group Information | American Red Cross Printable Version Blood Types Although all blood is made of the same basic elements, not all blood is alike. In fact, there are eight different common blood types, which are determined by the presence or absence of certain antigens – substances that can trigger an immune response if they are foreign to the body. Since some antigens can trigger a patient's immune system to attack the transfused blood, safe blood transfusions depend on careful blood typing and cross-matching. The ABO Blood Group System There are four major blood groups determined by the presence or absence of two antigens – A and B – on the surface of red blood cells: Group A – has only the A antigen on red cells (and B antibody in the plasma) Group B – has only the B antigen on red cells (and A antibody in the plasma) Group AB – has both A and B antigens on red cells (but neither A nor B antibody in the plasma) Group O – has neither A nor B antigens on red cells (but both A and B antibody are in the plasma) There are very specific ways in which blood types must be matched for a safe transfusion. See the chart below:      In addition to the A and B antigens, there is a third antigen called the Rh factor, which can be either present (+) or absent ( – ). In general, Rh negative blood is given to Rh-negative patients, and Rh positive blood or Rh negative blood may be given to Rh positive patients. The universal red cell donor has Type O negative blood type. The universal plasma donor has Type AB blood type. Blood Types and the Population O positive is the most common blood type. Not all ethnic groups have the same mix of these blood types. Hispanic people, for example, have a relatively high number of O’s, while Asian people have a relatively high number of B’s. The mix of the different blood types in the U.S. population is:

What is the atomic number of the element Californium?

Californium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table Chemistry in its element: californium (Promo) You're listening to Chemistry in its element brought to you by Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry. (End promo) This week, let's go surfing. Brian Clegg What comes to mind when you think of California? Surfing and the Beach Boys? Hollywood and Governor Schwarzenegger? The University of California at Berkeley has ensured that California also has its place in the periodic table with element 98, the tenth of the actinides, californium. Although it seems perfectly sensible to celebrate the location where it was discovered, californium's name was, in fact, a failure for the team behind its production. Glen T. Seaborg and his co-workers had named americium to parallel the lanthanide above it in the periodic table, europium. They went on to name curium and berkelium in a way that was also derived from the equivalent lanthanide. So, for instance, the actinide berkelium was named after Berkeley because the lanthanide above it, terbium, was named after the Swedish village Ytterby where it was quarried. When it came to californium, an artificial element first produced in 1950, the equivalent lanthanide would be dysprosium, which comes from the Greek for 'hard to get.' After some head-scratching, Seaborg and his team gave up on the search for an equivalent and just went for the location of the lab. They had already discarded a list of names including cyclotronium and cyclonium, after the device used in producing the first californium, along with the more than a little cheesy radlabium, reflecting the team's origins as part of the radiation laboratory or rad lab. They did, though, manage a neat bit of rationalization, arguing that they paralleled dysprosium's 'hard to get' meaning because 'the searchers for another element a century ago found it difficult to get to California.' This referred to the state's inaccessibility during the nineteenth century gold rush. The first isotope of californium produced was californium 245, with a half life of just 44 minutes. The team battered a target of curium with alpha particles using a cyclotron, an early type of particle accelerator still in use today, particularly in medical applications. The cyclotron accelerates charged particles using electrodes that switch rapidly between attracting and repelling as the particles spiral around a circular chamber until they collide with a target. In this case the collision produced californium and a spare neutron. The most stable of californium's 20 or so produced isotopes is californium 251, which has a half life of 898 years, though many of the isotopes have half-lives measured in minutes. It's most often made now by starting with berkelium 249 and adding neutrons in a nuclear reactor. Although this is a purely artificial element here on earth, it may exist in space as one of the many by-products of supernovas. When it comes to practical uses, this slivery substance is an excellent neutron emitter. This makes it handy for kick-starting nuclear reactors, where a high neutron flow is required to get the chain reaction going. It also means that, in principle, californium would make effective small scale nuclear weapons, requiring as little as five kilograms of californium 251 to achieve critical mass - about half the amount of plutonium required for a bomb - but in practice it is so fiddly to produce that even at this scale it is unlikely to be used. As well as providing the starter for reactors, small amounts of californium have also found their way into a number of devices requiring a flow of neutrons, whether it is specialist detectors or radiotherapy, as a last resort for some cancer treatments where gentler sources have failed. Perhaps californium's most common application is in moisture gauges used in potential oil wells. These detectors fire fast neutrons through the material to be tested. Hydrogen nuclei, typical of those in water and oil, tend to slow down the neutrons, so a slow neutron detector can

Which 1974 sequel won six Oscars?

1974 Academy Awards® Winners and History ELLEN BURSTYN in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore", Diahann Carroll in "Claudine", Faye Dunaway in "Chinatown" , Valerie Perrine in "Lenny", Gena Rowlands in "A Woman Under the Influence" Supporting Actor: ROBERT DE NIRO in "The Godfather, Part II" , Fred Astaire in "The Towering Inferno", Jeff Bridges in "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot", Michael V. Gazzo in "The Godfather, Part II" Supporting Actress: INGRID BERGMAN in "Murder on the Orient Express", Valentina Cortese in "Day for Night", Madeline Kahn in "Blazing Saddles" , Diane Ladd in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore", Talia Shire in Director: FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA for "The Godfather, Part II" , John Cassavetes for "A Woman Under the Influence", Bob Fosse for "Lenny", Roman Polanski for "Chinatown" , Francois Truffaut for "Day for Night" The Best Picture victor, The Godfather, Part II , shifted back and forth over six decades in time to retrace the story of the same Corleone family and how it was founded. Simultaneously, it documented the rise to power of young Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) and the family's decline a generation later through the aging son (Michael Corleone). It was the only sequel to win a Best Picture Oscar at the time of its win. [An earlier unsuccessful attempt at a sequel-Best Picture win was The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) - following the Best Picture winner of the previous year - Going My Way (1944). Later, its 'sequel' The Godfather, Part III (1990) was also nominated for Best Picture - and lost, and two sequel-installments of The Lord of the Rings (2002, 2003) were also nominated, with the latter winning the top honor. Some might consider the Best Picture-winning The Silence of the Lambs (1991) as a sequel to Manhunter (1986) , but that stretches the definition of a true sequel.] It also accomplished a marvelous feat - it did exceptionally well with double the total number of Oscars than its predecessor - with eleven nominations and six wins (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Robert DeNiro), Best Screenplay Adaptation, Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, and Best Original Dramatic Score (by Nino Rota and the director's own father Carmine Coppola)). It duplicated its predecessor's feat of three nominations for Best Supporting Actor (for Lee Strasberg, Michael V. Gazzo, and winner DeNiro). Five of its six un-rewarded nominations were for acting roles. [Francis Ford Coppola had previously won two Oscars for himself - for the Best Story and Screenplay for Patton (1970) and the Best Adapted Screenplay (a shared award) for The Godfather (1972) . With his new honors in 1974, he would add three more awards: Best Picture (as producer), Best Director, and Best Screenplay Adaptation (again shared with Mario Puzo). It was an unprecedented win for Coppola - three Oscars for writing, producing, and directing the same film.] (Note: A triple win had also occurred for Leo McCarey in 1944, Billy Wilder in 1960, James L. Brooks in 1983, and would later occur for James Cameron in 1997.) For the first time since 1951, when individual producers rather than companies were ci

Which 1986 film had the tag-line Be afraid. Be very afraid.?

'Be afraid, be very afraid' - the meaning and origin of this phrase Famous Last Words Browse phrases beginning with: Be afraid, be very afraid Meaning Ostensibly, a warning that something dangerous is imminent. In reality, this is usually said with comic intent. The thing being warned of is more likely to be mildly unwelcome than actually dangerous; for example, "That fierce librarian was asking about your overdue books - be afraid, be very afraid." Origin This phrase originated in the 1986 horror film The Fly, written by the Canadian David Cronenberg and starring Jeff Goldblum (as Seth Brundle) and Geena Davis (as Veronica Quaife). The shortened expression 'be very afraid' was already in use in the USA prior to 1986; for example, it was used in the television series All My Children in 1970. The plot of The Fly has Brundle as a scientist experimenting with teleportation. The scientist is brilliant but eccentric and, naturally, the casting director thought of Goldblum. Just as naturally, before we get far into the film, the experiments begin to go wrong. Quaife is a reporter working on the teleportation story. When it becomes clear that Brundle is starting to turn into an insect, he pleads with one of the characters "don't be afraid" and Quaife's response is: "No. Be afraid. Be very afraid." An example of one of the few phrases in English that contains punctuation. This was used as a tag line in the film's publicity posters. They also used, "Half man, half insect ... total terror!" and "Something went wrong in the lab today... something very wrong". David Cronenberg, George Langelaan and Charles Edward Pogue were the writers on the film, with the storyline being provided by George Langelaan. It is the imagery of portentous warnings from the Bible and literature that the film's screenwriters called on to give weight to the line; for example, Shelley's sonnet, Ozymandias: "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" There are many similar examples from the Bible, including Isaiah 32:11-11 ( King James Version ): "Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones ..." Of course, 'be' and 'afraid' are common enough words to have appeared together many times before that, as in Macbeth, 1605: I will not be afraid of death and bane, Till Birnam forest come to Dunsinane. For the use of 'be afraid' as a stand-alone warning, we go back to the Bible. In Romans 13:4-4, in the King James Version , we find: "For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil." Twenty years has been long enough for the phrase to have been taken into the language, and it is now well enough established to have the shortened form of simply 'be afraid'.

Who provided the voice of the genie in the 1992 animated film Aladdin?

Voice Compare: Aladdin - Genie | Behind The Voice Actors Franchise: Aladdin In 1992 Walt Disney released an animated film called Aladdin that would become the most successful film for that year. One of the huge selling points was that Robin Williams would voice the Genie. Williams worked for SAG scale pay on condition that his name or image not be used for marketing, and the Genie wouldn't take more than 25% of space on any advertising artwork. Williams main reason for doing the role was gratitude for his success with the Disney/Touchstone film Good Morning, Vietnam. The studio however did not meet these requests and Williams and Disney had a falling-out. For Aladdin: The Return of Jafar in 1994, Genie was voiced by well known voice actor Dan Castellaneta who is perhaps best known as the voice of Homer Simpson. Castellaneta also provides the voice of Genie for the Aladdin TV series and the Kingdom Hearts video game series. When certain individuals were fired from Disney and new people were hired, it was a fresh start to fix the rift between Robin Williams and Disney. After a public apology Williams forgave Disney and agreed to reprise the role of Genie for the third film Aladdin and the King of Thieves. Dan Castellaneta who had previously recorded dialogue for the film had his work redone by Robin Williams. Genie of Aladdin will forever be a significant role that changed the voice acting business. The success of Aladdin was one of many films that eventually started a trend of famous Hollywood celebrities as the stars of an animated film rather than using performers with more experience in voice acting. With better potential box office success and good tools for marketing, the use of well known stars working in animation has greatly increased in the 21rst century. Whether you agree or not with this growing sensation where A-List celebrities are hired over more qualified voice actors for animated films probably originated from this character. Created by Jackson_H on Dec 2 2009 Special thanks to Music Meister for additional sound clips.

What 1968 film features the characters Caractacus Potts and Truly Scrumptious?

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) - IMDb IMDb 18 January 2017 6:08 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ( 1968 ) G | A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 35 titles created 30 Jan 2011 a list of 31 titles created 31 Jul 2011 a list of 26 titles created 08 Sep 2012 a list of 35 titles created 10 months ago a list of 33 titles created 6 months ago Title: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) 6.9/10 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 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A magical nanny helps bring the two children she's in charge of closer to their father through songs and magical adventures. Director: Robert Stevenson An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical conman search for the missing component to a magic spell useful to the defense of Britain. Director: Robert Stevenson Charlie receives a golden ticket to a factory, his sweet tooth wants going into the lushing candy, it turns out there's an adventure in everything. Director: Mel Stuart A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower. Director: Robert Wise Young Oliver Twist runs away from an orphanage and meets a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor. Director: Carol Reed Directors: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, and 5 more credits  » Stars: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, and 3 more credits  » Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger Edit Storyline An eccentric professor invents wacky machinery but can't seem to make ends meet. When he invents a revolutionary car, a foreign government becomes interested in it and resorts to skulduggery to get their hands on it. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au> Get a "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Out of Life! See more  » Genres: 18 December 1968 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Tschitti Tschitti Bäng Bäng See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Seven different Chitties were built: a worn-out one, a restored one, one for the flying scenes, one for the water scenes and three partial models for various other scenes. See more » Goofs In the candy factory scene, the colour and cut of Mr. Potts' haircut changes right before the Toot Sweet musical number. See more » Quotes Truly Scrumptious : [referring to helping the children] It's a beautiful dream Caractacus, but... I don't see how it's gonna help them. [Truly looks at the children around them and Caractacus stands up] Caracticus Potts : [confident] Do you know what we're gonna do? We're gonna get up into that castle! Toymaker : [incredulous] It is impossible! Caracticus Potts : [confident] Well, we'll see. [Caractacus runs up to a large water channel and looks at the children watching] Caracticus Potts : [loud and clear] Now, everybody listen to me! You wanna get out of here, don't you? [...] Doll On a Music Box/Truly Scrumptious (uncredited) hi, low anywhere we go... 25 April 2005 | by (United States) – See all my reviews This movie is one that has sadly fallen through the cracks of the "classic family musical" floor. My parents were on the ball and raised me on "mary Poppins," "sound of music," and of course, "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," and I have not yet been weaned off them. (Incidently, all three of these movies share a choreographer) The sheer imagination of this film is akin to that of Peter Pan. It is a tremendous celebration of childhood and fantasy. Sadly, this movie is often overlooked. As a college student, few of my friends know about this film. The few that do

What was the first film that Alfred Hitchcock made in Hollywood and the only one that won a Best Picture Oscar?

Oscar Scandals: Hitchcock Never Won the Oscar | Emanuel Levy Oscar Scandals: Hitchcock Never Won the Oscar March 30, 2010 by EmanuelLevy Leave a Comment Judging by the scarcity of nominations, suspense films, like action?adventures, are more appreciated by filmgoers than the Academy voters. For some reason, well?made thrillers are perceived in the industry as a disreputable product of sheer craftsmanship rather than genuine film art. In the Academy’s entire history, only three thrillers, Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rebecca” (1940), Jonathan Demme’s “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991), and last year’s Joel and Ethan Coen’s “No Country for Old Men” (2007) have won the Best Picture Oscar.    Rebecca (1940) Based on Daphne du Maurier’s popular novel, Rebecca was Hitchcock’s first American movie, in which he cast Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine in the starring roles.   The film is distinguished by an exquisite cinematography (George Barnes won an Oscar), and great ensemble acting, headed by Judith Anderson, as the malevolent housekeeper, in one of her most memorable portrayals.   In 1940, “Rebecca” competed against another Hitchcock film, Foreign Correspondent, which deals with espionage in Europe. The film was interpreted by some as an endorsement of the American involvement in the war, because its producer, Walter Wanger, was known for his antifascist views. Both Rebecca and Foreign Correspondent were popular with the public; Rebecca grossed in rentals the then phenomenal 1.5 million dollars.   Demme began his career directing exploitation films for Roger Corman, but, aware of the genre’s dishonor, he gave The Silence of the Lambs the treatment of an A-Grade art film. Based on Thomas Harris’s best?seller, the suspenseful and gruesome thriller centers on the battle of nerves between an FBI trainee named Clarice (Jodie Foster) and a diabolical psychiatrist turned cannibal, who becomes Clarice’s sparring partner, in her efforts to hunt down a serial killer. The acting of the two stars is superb. Anthony Hopkins almost made a likable hero of out of Hannibal Lecter’s sadistic, unruly demon. As Clarice, Foster embodies the gentleness of an initially naive county girl who becomes susceptible to Hannibal’s advances.    For some viewers, the movie was too creepy and disconcerting in its hints of romantic attraction between Hannibal and Clarice. Conservative moviegoers were outraged by the picture. First Lady Barbara Bush stormed out of the theater, protesting, “I didn’t come to a movie to see people’s skin being taken off.” Then gay activists threatened to disrupt the Oscar show as a protest against Hollywood’s representations of homosexuals in The Silence of the Lambs, as well as in Oliver Stone’s JFK (also Best Picture nominee that year) and the Sharon Stone psycho-thriller, Basic Instinct, which was released during the 1992 nomination period.   “The Silence of the Lambs” swept all five major Oscars: Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Adapted Screenplay. Only two other films in the Academy’s history have been recognized in all top five categories: It Happened One Night in 1934, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1975.   With the exception of Demme and the Coen brothers, no filmmaker has ever won a directorial Oscar for a thriller, including Hitchcock, the genre’s acknowledged master.    Hitchcock was nominated five times: for “Rebecca,” “Lifeboat” (1944), “Spellbound” (1945), “Rear Window” (1954), and “Psycho” (1960), one of his last undisputed successes. (See analysis below)   Four Hitchcock films were nominated for Best Picture, the aforementioned “Rebecca” and “Foreign Correspondent,” “Suspicion,” and “Spellbound.”   Failing to give Hitchcock a legitimate Oscar, the Academy compensated Hitchcock with a 1968 Honorary Oscar. No wonder, the master was cynical in his views of the Oscar, telling a reporter he wasn’t disappointed, because, “Why do I want another doorstop?”

Which actor provides the voice for Rocky in the film Chicken Run?

CHICKEN RUN with the voices of Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson, Mel Gibson, Tony Haygarth, Jane Horrocks - HomeVideos.com Comedy Index * Action Movies * Great Dramas * Musicals * Romances * Sci-Fi Movies * Classic TV * TheWebNetwork.com CHICKEN RUN (2000) On a 1950's Yorkshire Tweedy Egg Chicken farm, run by the evil Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy, Ginger the chicken tries in vain to come up with an escape plan for the chickens before they all become chicken meat when they eventually stop laying eggs. Luckily, a flying rooster, Rocky, lands in their compound and a plan or two is hatched to help the chickens to fly out of their confinement, which faces lots of obsticles. Voice talent include: Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson, Mel Gibson, Tony Haygarth, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson, Julia Sawalha, Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton, and Benjamin Whitrow. Directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park. Screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick. Promotional Lines: "Escape or Die Frying." "There's Nothing More Determined Than Poultry With A Plan." "A Few Good Hen" --- "It's Chicken Impossible." CHOOSE A SITE TO SEARCH HomeVideos.com   Quotes from Ginger: "So, laying eggs all your life and then getting stuffed and roasted, that's good enough for you, is it?" Babs: "It's a Living." THE REVIEW- Peter Lord's and Nick Park's Chicken Run is a classic clever, family adventure comedy that has something for everyone, that grabs your attention and builds in suspense, ending in a most satisfying ending, which is all tied together by humor and truths about the importance of teamwork, friendship and determination. The story begins in an oppressive prison-like chicken yard at Mrs. Tweedy's Egg farm in Yorkshire, England. Chicken huts and their yard is surrounded by high fences, lights, reminding one of the P.O.W. movies such as Stalag 17. The audience watches a chicken, called Ginger dodging the flashlight of Mr. Tweedy, as she sneaks across the yard to the fence. With a spoon, she stealthily digs a hole under the fence and escapes to the other side. However, when other chickens try to escape too, one gets stuck, and they all get caught. Ginger is thrown into the coal box for the night as punishment. We then see a variety of escape plans planned by Ginger which always are foiled by one of the other chickens. At the end of the week, a bell rings one morning, and all the chickens nervously line up, under the direction of Fowler, a Rooster who was decorated in WW2 as a RAF mascot. The gate clangs open and the camera focuses on a pair a black yard boots, and we meet the evil Mrs. Tweedy, who is reviewing her records of the laying results of each hen on her clipboard, as she slowly moves down the inspection line. One hen, Edwina, who hasn't laid an egg all week, is snatched up by Mr. Tweedy, taken from the yard and never seen again. It is sinisterly implied that she lost her head and became the Tweedy's dinner. There situation brightens when an American flying rooster, Rocky Rhodes (Mel Gibson), who escapes the circus, crash lands in their yard. While the hens are overjoyed, Fowler, an old rooster who had served in the RAF during the war as the mascot of a bomber unit, considers this Yank an untrustworthy, unwelcomed guest. "Pushy Americans, always showing up late for every war. Overpaid, oversexed, and over here!" Ginger immediately tries to get Rocky Rhodes to help the chickens learn to fly over the fence so they can escape. It becomes apparent that Fowler may be right about Rocky's character. However, when men arrive from the circus, and offer a reward for the return of Rocky, Ginger has Rocky over a barrel. She only hid him after he promises to help them. So with the help with the help of two scavenger rats, Fetcher (Phil Daniels) and Nick (Timothy Spall), the chickens, under Rocky's direction undergo a tr

When Walt Disney's seven dwarfs went off to work in the mines, what were they looking for?

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train | Walt Disney World Resort We are unable to update your Wish List item at this time. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Must Transfer from Wheelchair/ECV Rider Switch Rider switch offered. More Information Beginning of tooltip content This attraction offers rider switch, which allows 2 or more adults to take turns waiting with children who are too small to ride, without the need to wait in line twice. Please ask a Cast Member at the attraction entrance for assistance. End of tooltip content Guest Policies Expectant mothers should not ride. Supervise children at all times. Children under age 7 years must be accompanied by a person age 14 years or older. Race through the diamond mine from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on a swaying family coaster. Rock Around Like Never Before Whistle a cheery “Heigh-Ho” and relive some of the magic from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs aboard a speeding mine cart. Follow a winding path through the Enchanted Forest and make your way inside the rocky tunnel of an age-old mountain. Hop into a rustic mine train—hewn together with wood and metal bands—and wind your way up a steep hill. Fun, In Full Swing At the summit, feel the wind race across your face as your cart navigates hairpin turns around the mountain, through a verdant countryside and deep into a mine shaft—your cart teetering back and forth during the ride. Soon, the dark begins to sparkle as you happen upon a familiar site: the Seven Dwarfs hard at work, whistling and singing while collecting diamonds, rubies and other colorful jewels. Careen into the cavern and climb skyward through an opening to the outside world. At the top, soak up an inspiring view of Fantasyland before racing back down to the foot of the mountain. Moments later, pass behind a waterfall and peek inside a cozy cottage where Snow White and her Dwarf friends dance in merriment, just as your rocking ride comes to an end. Help Doc in the Interactive Queue Before embarking on your mine train adventure, wash and sort newly discovered jewels while you wait in line. Hands-on experiences—with notes prepared by Doc—include: Jewel Sorting As jewels float by in a wooden “touch-screen” trough, touch and drag them into a tray, based on size and shape. Jewel Washing After the jewels are sorted, grab ahold of a musical water spigot and start cleaning. Each spigot plays its own melody—heed Doc’s tips and you may hear a collection of familiar tunes! The Vault Beyond the door of the mountain, find a collection of wooden barrels overflowing with glowing stones. Turn each barrel to see the ceiling above you transformed! Hours 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Map

In which year was the film studio Paramount opened?

In which year was the film studio Paramount opened? - thinkypedia.com In which year was the film studio Paramount opened? The Paramount Pictures film stodio is founded in 1912. See: http://www.paramount.com/paramount.php then click on History of Paramount.

James Earl Ray was responsible for who's death in 1968?

Martin Luther King Assassination Conspiracy Exposed in Memphis by Jim Douglass Judge Joe Brown , who had presided over two years of hearings on the rifle, testified that “ 67% of the bullets from my tests did not match the Ray rifle .” He added that the unfired bullets found wrapped with it in a blanket were metallurgically different from the bullet taken from King’s body , and therefore were from a different lot of ammunition. And because the rifle’s scope had not been sited, Brown said, “ this weapon literally could not have hit the broadside of a barn .” Holding up the 30.06 Remington 760 Gamemaster rifle, Judge Brown told the jury, “ It is my opinion that this is not the murder weapon .” Circuit Court Judge Arthur Hanes Jr . of Birmingham, Alabama, had been Ray’s attorney in 1968. (On the eve of his trial, Ray replaced Hanes and his father, Arthur Hanes Sr., by Percy Foreman, a decision Ray told the Haneses one week later was the biggest mistake of his life .) Hanes testified that in the summer of 1968 he interviewed Guy Canipe, owner of the Canipe Amusement Company. Canipe was a witness to the dropping in his doorway of a bundle that held a trove of James Earl Ray memorabilia, including the rifle, unfired bullets, and a radio with Ray’s prison identification number on it. This dropped bundle, heaven (or otherwise) sent for the State’s case against Ray, can be accepted as credible evidence through a willing suspension of disbelief. As Judge Hanes summarized the State’s lone-assassin theory (with reference to an exhibit depicting the scene), “James Earl Ray had fired the shot from the bathroom on that second floor, come down that hallway into his room and carefully packed that box, tied it up, then had proceeded across the walkway the length of the building to the back where that stair from that door came up, had come down the stairs out the door, placed the Browning box containing the rifle and the radio there in the Canipe entryway .” Then Ray presumably got in his car seconds before the police’s arrival, driving from downtown Memphis to Atlanta unchallenged in his white Mustang. Concerning his interview with the witness who was the cornerstone of this theory, Judge Hanes told the jury that Guy Canipe (now deceased) provided “terrific evidence”: “He said that the package was dropped in his doorway by a man headed south down Main Street on foot, and that this happened at about ten minutes before the shot was fired [emphasis added].” Hanes thought Canipe’s witnessing the bundle-dropping ten minutes before the shot was very credible for another reason. It so happened (as confirmed by Philip Melanson’s research) that at 6:00 p.m. one of the MPD tactical units that had been withdrawn earlier by Inspector Evans, TACT 10, had returned briefly to the area with its 16 officers for a rest break at Fire Station 2. Thus, as Hanes testified, with the firehouse brimming with police, some already watching King across the street, “when they saw Dr. King go down, the fire house erupted like a beehive . . . In addition to the time involved [in Ray’s presumed odyssey from the bathroom to the car], it was circumstantially almost impossible to believe that somebody had been able to throw that [rifle] down and leaave right in the face of that erupting fire station.” When I spoke with Judge Hanes after the trial about the startling evidence he had received from Canipe, he commented, “That’s what I’ve been saying for 30 years.” William Hamblin testified not about the rifle thrown down in the Canipe doorway but rather the smoking rifle Loyd Jowers said he received at his back door from Earl Clark right after the shooting. Hamblin recounted a story he was told many times by his friend James McCraw, who had died. James McCraw is already well-known to researchers as the taxi driver who arrived at the rooming house to pick up Charlie Stephens shortly before 6:00 p.m. on April 4. In a deposition read earlier to the jury, McCraw said he found Stephens in his room lying on his bed too drunk to get up, so McCraw turned out the li

Who created havoc in 1938, when his radio broadcast of The War Of The Worlds was believed to be true?

Welles scares nation - Oct 30, 1938 - HISTORY.com Welles scares nation Publisher A+E Networks Orson Welles causes a nationwide panic with his broadcast of “War of the Worlds”—a realistic radio dramatization of a Martian invasion of Earth. Orson Welles was only 23 years old when his Mercury Theater company decided to update H.G. Wells’ 19th-century science fiction novel War of the Worlds for national radio. Despite his age, Welles had been in radio for several years, most notably as the voice of “The Shadow” in the hit mystery program of the same name. “War of the Worlds” was not planned as a radio hoax, and Welles had little idea of the havoc it would cause. The show began on Sunday, October 30, at 8 p.m. A voice announced: “The Columbia Broadcasting System and its affiliated stations present Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater on the air in ‘War of the Worlds’ by H.G. Wells.” Sunday evening in 1938 was prime-time in the golden age of radio, and millions of Americans had their radios turned on. But most of these Americans were listening to ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy “Charlie McCarthy” on NBC and only turned to CBS at 8:12 p.m. after the comedy sketch ended and a little-known singer went on. By then, the story of the Martian invasion was well underway. Welles introduced his radio play with a spoken introduction, followed by an announcer reading a weather report. Then, seemingly abandoning the storyline, the announcer took listeners to “the Meridian Room in the Hotel Park Plaza in downtown New York, where you will be entertained by the music of Ramon Raquello and his orchestra.” Putrid dance music played for some time, and then the scare began. An announcer broke in to report that “Professor Farrell of the Mount Jenning Observatory” had detected explosions on the planet Mars. Then the dance music came back on, followed by another interruption in which listeners were informed that a large meteor had crashed into a farmer’s field in Grovers Mills, New Jersey. Soon, an announcer was at the crash site describing a Martian emerging from a large metallic cylinder. “Good heavens,” he declared, “something’s wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. Now here’s another and another one and another one. They look like tentacles to me … I can see the thing’s body now. It’s large, large as a bear. It glistens like wet leather. But that face, it… it … ladies and gentlemen, it’s indescribable. I can hardly force myself to keep looking at it, it’s so awful. The eyes are black and gleam like a serpent. The mouth is kind of V-shaped with saliva dripping from its rimless lips that seem to quiver and pulsate.” The Martians mounted walking war machines and fired “heat-ray” weapons at the puny humans gathered around the crash site. They annihilated a force of 7,000 National Guardsman, and after being attacked by artillery and bombers the Martians released a poisonous gas into the air. Soon “Martian cylinders” landed in Chicago and St. Louis. The radio play was extremely realistic, with Welles employing sophisticated sound effects and his actors doing an excellent job portraying terrified announcers and other characters. An announcer reported that widespread panic had broken out in the vicinity of the landing sites, with thousands desperately trying to flee. In fact, that was not far from the truth. Perhaps as many as a million radio listeners believed that a real Martian invasion was underway. Panic broke out across the country. In New Jersey, terrified civilians jammed highways seeking to escape the alien marauders. People begged police for gas masks to save them from the toxic gas and asked electric companies to turn off the power so that the Martians wouldn’t see their lights. One woman ran into an Indianapolis church where evening services were being held and yelled, “New York has been destroyed! It’s the end of the world! Go home and prepare to die!” When news of the real-life panic leaked into the CBS studio, Welles went on the air as himself to remind listeners that it was just fiction. There were rumors that the show

Which major British newspaper closed down for almost a year in 1978?

History of Newspapers by the NMA William Caxton sets up the first English printing press in Westminster. 1549 First known English newsletter: Requests of the Devonshyre and Cornyshe Rebelles. 1621 First titled newspaper, Corante, published in London. 1649 Cromwell suppressed all newsbooks on the eve of Charles I's execution. 1690 Worcester Postman launched. (In 1709 it starts regular publication as Berrow's Worcester Journal, considered to be the oldest surviving English newspaper). 1702 Launch of the first regular daily newspaper: The Daily Courant. 1709 First Copyright Act; Berrow's Worcester Journal, considered the oldest surviving English newspaper, started regular publication. 1712 First Stamp Act; advertisement, paper and stamp duties condemned as taxes on knowledge. Stamford Mercury believed to have been launched. 1717 The Kentish Post and Canterbury Newsletter launched. It took on its current name, Kentish Gazette, in 1768. 1718 Leeds Mercury started (later merged into Yorkshire Post). 1737 Belfast News Letter founded (world's oldest surviving daily newspaper). 1748 Aberdeen Journal began (Scotland's oldest newspaper - now the Press & Journal). 1772 Hampshire Chronicle launched, Hampshire's oldest paper. 1788 Daily Universal Register (est. 1785) became The Times. 1791 Harmsworth (then Northcliffe) bought The Observer. 1906 Newspaper Proprietors Association founded for national dailies. 1907 National Union of Journalists founded as a wage-earners union. 1915 Rothermere launched Sunday Pictorial (later Sunday Mirror). 1922 Death of Northcliffe. Control of Associated Newspapers passed to Rothermere. 1928 Northcliffe Newspapers set up as a subsidiary of Associated Newspapers. Provincial Newspapers set up as a subsidiary of United Newspapers. 1931 Audit Bureau of Circulations formed. 1936 Britain's first colour advertisement appears (in Glasgow's Daily Record). 1944 Iliffe took over BPM Holdings (including Birmingham Post). 1946 Guild of British Newspaper Editors formed (now the Society of Editors). 1953 General Council of the Press established. 1955 Month-long national press strike. Daily Record acquired by Mirror Group. 1959 Manchester Guardian becomes The Guardian. Six-week regional press printing strike. 1960 Photocomposition and web-offset printing progressively introduced. 1964 The Sun launched, replacing Daily Herald. Death of Beaverbrook. General Council of the Press reformed as the Press Council. 1969 Murdoch's News International acquired The Sun and News of the World. 1976 Nottingham Evening Post is Britain's first newspaper to start direct input by journalists. 1978 The Times and The Sunday Times ceased publication for 11 months. 1980 Association of Free Newspaper founded (folded 1991). Regional Newspaper Advertising Bureau formed. 1981 News International acquired The Times and the Sunday Times. 1983 Industrial dispute at Eddie Shah's Messenger group plant at Warrington. 1984 Mirror Group sold by Reed to Maxwell (Pergamon). First free daily newspaper, the (Birmingham) Daily News, launched by husband & wife team Chris & Pat Bullivant. 1986 News International moved titles to a new plant at Wapping. Eddie Shah launchedToday, first colour national daily launched. The Independent launched. 1987 News International took over Today. 1988 RNAB folded. Newspaper Society launched PressAd as its commercial arm. Thomson launched Scotland on Sunday and Sunday Life. 1989 Last Fleet Streetpaper produced by Sunday Express. 1990 First Calcutt report on Privacy and Related Matters. Launch of The European (by Maxwell) and Independent on Sunday. 1991 Press Complaints Commission replaced the Press Council. AFN folded. Death of Robert Maxwell (November). Management buy-out of Birmingham Post and sister titles. Midland Independent Newspapers established. 1992 Management buy-out by Caledonian Newspapers of Lonrho's Glasgow titles, The Herald and Evening Times. 1993 Guardian Media Group bought The Observer. UK News set up by Northcliffe and Westminster Press as rival news agency to the Press Association. Second Calcutt report into s

Who was the biggest selling female artist in America in the 1990s?

10 Best '90s Female Artists | Made Man Facebook Twitter Stumble Google+ Save Though there were many popular female artists in the 90's, only a select group could be considered the 10 best 90's female artists. The 90's saw an explosion of female artists on the music scene. This decade saw the rise of country crossover artists, growth of some of the biggest mainstream R&B stars and the start of the all-female musical festival, Lilith Fair. Mariah Carey. Mariah Carey broke onto the scene with her debut, self-titled album Mariah Carey, which went on to be the best-selling album of 1991. She eventually went on to be the top recording artist of the 90's thanks to hits like "Vision of Love," "Hero" and the remake of The Jackson Five's song "I'll Be There." Janet Jackson. Janet Jackson, sister of Michael Jackson, established her music career during the late 80's. However, she gained superstar status as a female artist in the 90's, thanks largely to her hit album Rhythm Nation 1814. Additional hit albums Janet and The Velvet Rope and a role in the movie Poetic Justice rounded out Janet's contribution to 90's pop culture. Celine Dion. Canadian import and one of the best-selling artists of the 90's, Celine Dion is probably most remembered for the song "My Heart Will Go On" from 1997's Titanic soundtrack. Her albums The Colour of My Love and Falling Into You helped cement her international fame. Shania Twain. Shania Twain released her debut, self-titled country album in 1993. Her wildly successful third album, Come on Over, in 1997 helped her become a huge crossover success, blurring the lines between pop and country music. Alanis Morissette. Alanis Morissette had a small pop music career in Canada before moving to Los Angeles and releasing her biggest album, Jagged Little Pill, which is the third best selling album by a female artist. The rage-filled song "You Oughta Know" has been rumored to be about her breakup with Full House star David Coulier. Faith Hill. Faith Hill, like Shania Twain, enjoyed crossover success as a country artist during the 90's. Faith Hill was already a country music star in the early 90s, but earned mainstream popularity in the late 90's with the songs "This Kiss" and "Breathe."  She is also married to country superstar Tim McGraw. Sheryl Crow. Sheryl Crow, once a backup singer for Michael Jackson, broke through with her debut album Tuesday Night Music Club. Some of her 90's hits include "All I Wanna Do," 'Everyday is a Winding Road" and "If it Makes You Happy." Tori Amos. Tori Amos was one of the best Indie music artists of the 90's. Starting with her 1992 album Little Earthquakes, the classically trained pianist injected raw emotion into her music and gained a cult following. She also released Under The Pink, Boys For Pele and From the Choirgirl Hotel in the 90's. Madonna. Though her big break came in the 1980's, Madonna had a streak of successful albums throughout the 90's. The early 90's albums Erotica and Bedtime Stories continued to play on her sexualized image. After the birth of her daughter and discovering Kabbalah in the late 90's, her spiritualism was reflected in the 1998 album Ray of Light. Jewel. Famous for making it big after leaving Alaska and living in a van while performing in cafes, Jewel's career took off with her 1995 album Pieces of You, which included her biggest hits "You Were Meant for Me", "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "Foolish Games." Jewel also published a book of poetry in 1998 titled A Night Without Armor, which capitalized on the height of her popularity. show comments

Which American President saw active service in both the first and second World Wars?

Which American President saw active service in both the first and second World Wars? View the step-by-step solution to: Which American President saw active service in both the first and second World Wars? This question was answered on Jun 04, 2016. View the Answer Which American President saw active service in both the first and second World Wars? AldenAgosto posted a question · Jun 04, 2016 at 6:42am Top Answer Here's the explanation you needed for... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29914844) ]} Prof.Rancho answered the question · Jun 04, 2016 at 6:43am Other Answers The answer to this question... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29914848) ]} {[ getNetScore(29914849) ]} Kid_Flower_Stork15 answered the question · Jun 04, 2016 at 6:44am he would be Dwight Eisenhower . After graduating from West Point in 1915,... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29914888) ]} What does this mean " Chinese restaurants started as a service for the bachelor communities of Chinese immigrants in isolated ranches, logging camps, mining Recently Asked Questions Need a World History tutor? jood.amc 4 World History experts found online! Average reply time is less than an hour 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!

What nationality was painter Salvador Dali?

Salvador Dali Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline Miscellaneous Salvador Dali Biography Salvador Dali was a Spanish painter who was an advocate of surrealism. Read this biography to know more about his life. Quick Facts Felipa Domenech Ferrés Image Credit http://www.timmerdraget.org/salvador-dali.html Salvador Dali is popularly known as Dali. He is hugely popular around the world for creating a new genre in art – surrealism. Dali is known for his strange, right in the eye bizarre images. Dali got strongly influenced by thoughts, ideas and artworks of the Renaissance period. Dali was eccentric by nature and he drew attention of his critics who remained mostly irritated by his weird antics and outrageous behaviour and public actions. Dali was passionate about style, statement making and luxury. There have been several films, sculptures and photography exhibitions carried pout by Dali in collaboration with other artists. Dali was an excellent draftsman who produced skilled technical drawings. Dali gave many art lectures around Europe. But his fame was greatly popular in the USA. Dali’s most famous paintings include “The Metamorphosis of Narcissus”, “Landscape Near Figueras”, “Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening” and “The Great Masturbator” which are some of his greatest symbolic art representations. Besides painting Dali indulged in writing and produced some great literary works like “The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí”, “Diary of a Genius” and “Oui: The Paranoid-Critical Revolution”. Dali created great many lithographs, etchings and graphic arts. Dali was a self proclaimed genius who is referred for his paintings even in the modern times. Salvador Dali Childhood Dali was born as Salvador Doménec Felip Jacint Dalí i Domènech on 11 May 1904 in Figueres town which was located closely to the French border in Catalonia, Spain. Salavador Dali was born to father Salvador Dalí i Cusí, a middle-class lawyer and notary and mother Felipa Domenech Ferrés who had encouraged Dali greatly in his artistic pursuits. At the age of 5, Dali was taken to his brother’s grave and told by his parents that he was a reincarnated image of his brother’s which Dali soon started believing.   Dali went to a drawing school. In 1916 Dali made a summer trip to Cadaqués with the family of Ramon Pichot, a local artist who made regular trips to Paris, and was greatly inspired by modern painting. In 1917 Dali’s father organized an exhibition that featured Dali’s charcoal drawings and the show was held in their family home. It was not before 1919 that Dali held his very first public art exhibition at the Municipal Theater in Figueres. Dali was 16 years old when he lost his mother in February 1921 when she died after suffering from breast cancer. In his later years Dali had expressed his grief saying his mother’s death, “was the greatest blow I had experienced in my life. I worshipped her... I could not resign myself to the loss of a being on whom I counted to make invisible the unavoidable blemishes of my soul”. With Dali’s mother dead his father married his deceased wife's sister. Dali was not against this marriage as he loved and respected his aunt very much.   Life in Madrid and Paris In 1922 Dali shifted into the Residencia de Estudiantes (Students' Residence) in Madrid to pursue his studies at the Academia de San Fernando (School of Fine Arts). Dali soon got much attention for his outrageously fashionable dressing sense and his eccentric behaviour. In his college He was known to wear long hair with sideburns, coat, stockings, and knee breeches in English style of the late 19th century. While staying at the Students’ residence Dali became friends with Pepín Bello, Luis Buñuel, and Federico García Lorca. Dali shared a closer friendship with Lorca who had made sexual advances on Dali which the latter soon rejected.   Dali got maximum attention from his fellow classmates for his paintings that mostly concentrated on Cubism art form. Dali had no direct contact with a

The name Wendy was first made up in which famous book?

The Straight Dope: Was the name Wendy invented for the book "Peter Pan"? A Staff Report from the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board Was the name Wendy invented for the book "Peter Pan"? December 17, 2002 Dear Straight Dope: Here's a rumor (and by rumor I mean one of those E-mail-lore things): The name Wendy was made-up for the book Peter Pan. As I have a friend so named, is this true? — Craig Cormier One simple click here shows us that the name Wendy was invented in 1973 for the "Superfriends" cartoon on ABC, the name Marvin having been previously invented by Mel Blanc in the 50s for a series of Bugs Bunny cartoons. Next question? All kidding aside, J. M. Barrie did not invent the name Wendy for his 1904 play Peter Pan, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (the book form of the story, Peter and Wendy, was published in 1911). He did popularize it, though. Barrie apparently was inspired to use the name by a young friend named Margaret Henley, the daughter of writer William Henley. Margaret, who died around 1895 at age 6, called Barrie her "friendy." Since she couldn't pronounce her Rs at the time, the word came out "fwendy," or "fwendy-wendy," in some versions of the story.   But we have absolute proof that there were earlier Wendys, thanks to the just-released 1880 U.S. Census and the 1881 British Census (available here ). These documents show that the name Wendy, while not common, was indeed used in both the U.S. and Great Britain throughout the 1800s. I had no trouble finding twenty females with the first name Wendy in the United States, the earliest being Wendy Gram of Ohio (born in 1828). If you include such spelling variations as Windy, Wendi, Wenda, and Wandy the number triples. As to the origins of said name, websites here and here make the claim that Wendy is a derivative of the name Gwendolen or maybe Gwendolyn. Looking further, I chanced upon World Wide Wendy , a site dedicated to, well, all things Wendy. On this site, Doctor of Folklore Leslie Ellen Jones discusses the possible Welsh origins of the name Gwendolyn and its derivative Wendy. In both the English and U.S. Census, however, the name Wendy is also used as a male first name, so I suspect further research may be required. Of course, if you go back a few centuries and head east a mite, we have the Chinese emperor Wendi of the Sui dynasty (541-604), and before that the Great Emperor Wendi of the Han dynasty (179 BC-157 BC). But that's stretching it a bit far, don'tcha think? Further reference:

What 1948 novel was originally going to be called The Last Man in Europe?

How Did Orwell’s 1984 Get Its Name? Strength Training For Body And Mind How Did Orwell’s 1984 Get Its Name? by Josh Hanagarne on May 18, 2011 The Manuscript for 1984 Many of the posts I write result from questions library patrons ask while I am at work. A couple of months ago someone asked how George Orwell’s greatest (and last) novel 1984, or Nineteen Eighty Four got it’s name. I assumed that it was because the date held some significance for the author, or was chosen because it was a specific point in the future. The Modern Scholar lectures on The World of George Orwell give this explanation for the book that was originally going to be called The Last Man In Europe. The majority of the work on the book was done in the year 1948. On behalf of a more concise, evocative title, Orwell and his publisher inverted the last two numbers of that year, changing the title to 1984. The major consideration was that if the title were to be a date, the date be in the future. Apparently how far or near in the future wasn’t of much concern. If you are looking for an accessible introduction to George Orwell and his writing I recommend the Modern Scholar lectures. If you are interested in reading his essays, correspondence, and journalism I recommend: An Age Like This: 1920-1940 My Country, Right Or Left: 1940-1943 As I Please: 1943-1945 In Front of Your Nose: 1945-1950 Josh

Which famous novel was based on the real-life exploits of Alexander Selkirk?

Trapped on a Pacific Island: Scientists Research the Real Robinson Crusoe - SPIEGEL ONLINE Trapped on a Pacific Island: Scientists Research the Real Robinson Crusoe Trapped on a Pacific Island Scientists Research the Real Robinson Crusoe Generations of children have been spellbound by Robinson Crusoe's exploits, but few are aware of the real-life figure who inspired the classic. Now, 300 years after he left his island prison, scientists have pieced together how the real Crusoe managed to survive. By Marco Evers Feedback What was it he had seen? A fire burning on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific? The next day, the captain of the Duke, an English buccaneer ship, sent an armed party to the island to investigate. When the men returned to the ship, they brought along two surprises: large numbers of spiny lobsters and a shaggy creature. The figure that climbed on board the Duke on Feb. 2, 1709 was apparently human, but wild as an animal, barefoot and covered in goatskin. The creature, extremely agitated, was only able to stammer a few barely comprehensible words at first, but they were enough to become immortal. In his novel, first published in 1719, Daniel Defoe named the islander "Robinson Crusoe." But the real Robinson was a man named Alexander Selkirk. He was a Scotsman, the seventh son of a shoemaker from the village of Lower Largo, near Edinburgh. He had spent four years and four months on Más a Tierra, a windswept island in the Juan Fernandez archipelago, 650 kilometers (404 miles) off the coast of Chile. He was as alone as a human being can be. For Selkirk, there was no "Man Friday," a character Defoe created for his novel. Unlike his literary equivalent, Selkirk was also not shipwrecked. Instead his captain had simply left him stranded after a longstanding quarrel. He must have looked on in disbelief as his ship sailed away over the horizon. Among the few items he had been left were some articles of clothing, a knife, an axe, a gun, navigation devices, a cooking pot, tobacco and a bible. On the 300th anniversary of his return to human society, scientists can now paint a clear picture of Selkirk's island existence. They believe that they now know how and where he lived, partly through some of his personal effects that have now been discovered. His life after being rescued can also be reconstructed, providing a portrait of the real Robinson that is not always flattering -- and yet typical of the type of rogue who took to the seas in those days. Selkirk the sailor was a pirate, a drinker and a short-tempered ruffian. Born into a troubled family, he fled to sea when he was barely 17. Working on privateer ships in the Mediterranean and Caribbean, he robbed Spaniards and Frenchmen. Although he was not unintelligent, even working his way up to the position of navigator, his temperament was precarious. Selkirk had apparently always had trouble getting along with other people, which was perhaps precisely why he endured his solitary confinement on the island so successfully. From the Magazine Find out how you can reprint this DER SPIEGEL article in your publication. David Caldwell, 57, is an archeologist at the Scottish National Museum in Edinburgh. Ordinarily, his field is Scottish history, which he usually studies from the comfort of his office. But when Daisuke Takahashi, a Japanese Robinson Crusoe fanatic, asked Caldwell to travel with him to the castaway's island, it was an offer he couldn't resist. Enthusiast Takahashi had obtained funding for his expedition from the National Geographic Society, but he needed a real academic as his partner. Caldwell was certainly qualified. Two of the better Selkirk relics are in his museum's collection: a drinking vessel that the pirate may have carved himself, and a sea chest of northern Italian origin, which Caldwell believes Selkirk captured in the Mediterranean. The men spent more than a month on the island, which was officially renamed Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966. It is still a quiet place, home to about 600 people today, most of them spiny lobster fishermen. It has two

Which of Shakespeare's plays has a title which is also a proverb?

Shakespeare's Plays   Shakespeare's Plays Before the publication of the First Folio in 1623, nineteen of the thirty-seven plays in Shakespeare's canon had appeared in quarto format. With the exception of Othello (1622), all of the quartos were published prior to the date of Shakespeare's retirement from the theatre in about 1611. It is unlikely that Shakespeare was involved directly with the printing of any of his plays, although it should be noted that two of his poems, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece were almost certainly printed under his direct supervision. Here you will find the complete text of Shakespeare's plays, based primarily on the First Folio, and a variety of helpful resources, including extensive explanatory notes, character analysis, source information, and articles and book excerpts on a wide range of topics unique to each drama. Tragedies The story of Mark Antony, Roman military leader and triumvir, who is madly in love with Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623).   Coriolanus (1607-1608) The last of Shakespeare's great political tragedies, chronicling the life of the mighty warrior Caius Marcius Coriolanus. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623).   Hamlet (1600-1601) Since its first recorded production, Hamlet has engrossed playgoers, thrilled readers, and challenged actors more so than any other play in the Western canon. No other single work of fiction has produced more commonly used expressions . Earliest known text: Quarto (1603). Although there were earlier Elizabethan plays on the subject of Julius Caesar and his turbulent rule, Shakespeare's penetrating study of political life in ancient Rome is the only version to recount the demise of Brutus and the other conspirators. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). The story of King Lear, an aging monarch who decides to divide his kingdom amongst his three daughters, according to which one recites the best declaration of love. Earliest known text: Quarto (1608).   Macbeth (1605-1606) Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most stimulating and popular dramas. Renaissance records of Shakespeare's plays in performance are scarce, but a detailed account of an original production of Macbeth has survived, thanks to Dr. Simon Forman . Earliest known text: First Folio (1623).   Othello (1604-1605) Othello, a valiant Moorish general in the service of Venice, falls prey to the devious schemes of his false friend, Iago. Earliest known text: Quarto (1622). Celebrated for the radiance of its lyric poetry, Romeo and Juliet was tremendously popular from its first performance. The sweet whispers shared by young Tudor lovers throughout the realm were often referred to as "naught but pure Romeo and Juliet." Earliest known text: Quarto (1597). Written late in Shakespeare's career, Timon of Athens is criticized as an underdeveloped tragedy, likely co-written by George Wilkins or Cyril Tourneur. Read the play and see if you agree. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623).   Titus Andronicus (1593-1594) A sordid tale of revenge and political turmoil, overflowing with bloodshed and unthinkable brutality. The play was not printed with Shakespeare credited as author during his lifetime, and critics are divided between whether it is the product of another dramatist or simply Shakespeare's first attempt at the genre. Earliest known text: Quarto (1594). Histories One of Shakespeare's most popular plays, featuring the opportunistic miscreant, Sir John Falstaff. Earliest known text: Quarto (1598). This is the third play in the second tetralogy of history plays, along with Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, and Henry V. Earliest known text: Quarto (1600). Henry V is the last in the second tetralogy sequence. King Henry is considered Shakespeare's ideal monarch. Earliest known text: Quarto (1600). The first in Shakespeare's trilogy about the War of the Roses between the houses of Lancaster and York. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Part two of Shakespeare's chronicle play. Based on Hall's work, the play contains some historical inaccuracies. Earli

What were the christian names of the three Bronte sisters?

'The Brontë Cabinet' sets the three fabled sisters in context - CSMonitor.com 'The Brontë Cabinet' sets the three fabled sisters in context Latest News Three Lives in Nine Objects By Deborah Lutz View Caption of Gentle reader, beware: The Brontë Cabinet is no ordinary biography. Anyone wanting direct narration of the Brontë sisters’ lives should look elsewhere. Those who do read this book will follow the Brontës but will also be redirected into shadowy spaces where bodies have left stains, feet have passed, and locks of hair have been hoarded. In these pursuits, Deborah Lutz is a bit like a 19th-century medium gathering the objects of the dead at a séance. She gathers and interprets the objects, actions, and landscapes that inflected a family of authors, of women, of nineteenth-century thinkers. Her auguries turn on things as varied as potato peelings, dog collars, albums, sewing boxes, and hiking trails. She investigates the places where objects provoke an almost physical sense of encounter. She reads things to see what they might tell her about life and about literature. This is to say, she leaps between objects and disciplines to craft an unusual cultural history – not just about a family of authors but about reading itself. This is a rich pursuit, and not unsurprisingly, Lutz’s first chapter is about books themselves: Lutz offers a close reading of how the Brontës (and early Victorians generally) used and treasured them, how they valued, touched, wrote in, and stored leaves and letters in their volumes. Because the Brontë sisters were born in an era when all paper was extremely dear, Lutz explores what it meant for them to hoard paper and use books in play. Recommended: How much do you know about women's literature? During the 1820s the Brontë sisters (Anne, Charlotte, and Emily, possibly occasionally aided by their brother, Branwell), began producing literally hundreds of miniature books, some including watercolor illustrations, many with a private handwriting that was too small for adults to read. Lutz suggests what these objects might have meant to budding writers: “Minuscule books initially fit well with their child bodies, as if the books were emanations of those undersized fingertips and palms. Or little worlds for small bodies to climb into, open sesame.” Photos of the Day Photos of the day 01/19 Lutz reads this close-held bodily magic not only through its productions in an early-19th-century childhood but also off the cultural position of paper in the surrounding society. She writes that “the closeness of body and book was an ordinary feature of daily life in the nineteenth century, a relationship no longer obvious today.... Through a long chain of recycling, clothes that kept limbs covered became reading matter. Printed paper was then reused to line cupboards and pie plates ... and [as] toilet paper.” Lutz argues that the life stages of books intertwined them “with fleshly parts other than eyes.” Being near paper was like being near bodies and their functions – ingestion, digestion – and paper and books could hold traces of each body’s unique presence. This worldview makes it into written texts themselves: For instance, in Charlotte Brontë’s "Villette", Paulina feels an almost dangerous physical intimacy with a man she hasn’t seen for decades, simply by opening one of his books. In her next chapter, Lutz enters another daily world, one of housework and embroidery, again asking what it might tell us about the makings of literature. Sewing was, she reminds us, what many hours of any woman’s life were made of, whether or not that woman was scribbling out timeless literature on the side. Writing and sewing often became proxies for each other: The Brontës often wrote letters about the large amount of sewing they had to do. Conversely, when the Brontës did find a moment to write, they often found themselves called away by the appearance of needing to attend to household chores, especially in a time when “it was not thought proper for young ladies to study very conspicuously.” One remembers that, like the Brontë si

Fun Lovin' Criminals' hit Love Unlimited is a tribute to which singer?

Fun Lovin' Criminals | The List Fun Lovin' Criminals Website: www.funlovincriminals.tv Fun Lovin' Criminals may be past their creative peak but always find an eager crowd, keen to bellow along to the hits. Jump to times or comments The Fun Lovin' Criminals (often referred to by their acronym, FLC) is an American alternative hip-hop/alternative rock group from New York City. Their musical style is primarily eclectic, covering styles such as hip-hop, rock, funk, blues and jazz. Their songs often deal with life in New York City, as well as urban life in general. As a band, they cover such issues as organised crime, recreational drug use, violence, poverty and politics. Their songs are often gritty or existentialist in nature, but are just as often humourous or satirical. They are best known for their hit Scooby Snacks, which features samples from films by Quentin Tarantino, as well as the song Love Unlimited, which serves as a comical tribute to Barry White (and shares its name with White's backing vocal group). The band gained a large following internationally, notably in north-west Europe, around the release of their first two albums in the late Nineties. Text supplied by third party. Performance times

Richard Starkey is the real name of which famous musician?

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What famous heavy metal band is named after a medieval torture device?

Iron Maiden | Rolling Stone artists > I > Iron Maiden > Bio Iron Maiden Bio Taking its name from the medieval torture device, Iron Maiden was part of England's late-Seventies crop of heavy-metal bands that boasted simple guitar riffs, bone-crunching chords and shrieking vocals. Formed in 1976 by bassist Steve Harris (b. March 12, 1957, London) and guitarist Dave Murray (b. Dec. 23, 1958, London), Iron Maiden has had a revolving-door lineup of musicians. The first incarnation of the band was inspired by the do-it-yourself punk ethos, and the group released an EP, The Soundhouse Tapes, on its own label, Rock Hard Records. Iron Maiden, the band's 1980 debut album for major label Capitol Records, was pure, unadulterated, screaming heavy metal. It reached the Top Five in Britain; the following year's Killers went to Number 12. America was slower to embrace the denim- and leather-clad group, which distinguished itself from its peers with unusually literate songs (written by Harris) full of hellish imagery (the melting faces in "Children of the Damned"), with themes borrowed from films ("The Number of the Beast," inspired by The Omen II) and ancient mythology ("Flight of Icarus"). Iron Maiden was one of the few bands of any genre to employ a mascot, a ten-foot rotting corpse named Eddie. The Number of the Beast, featuring new vocalist Bruce Dickinson (b. Paul Bruce Dickinson, Aug. 7, 1958, Worksop, Eng.), topped the album chart in Britain and initiated a streak of seven consecutive platinum or gold albums in the United States, despite virtually no radio or MTV exposure. The followup, 1983's Piece of Mind, reached Number 14 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, and 1984's Powerslave went to Number 21 on the Billboard 200. By then, Iron Maiden were superstars of heavy metal and remained in the Top 25 of Billboard's dominant album chart for several subsequent releases: Live After Death (Number 22, 1985), Somewhere In Time (Number 23, 1987), Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (Number 12, 1988), No Prayer for the Dying (Number 17, 1990), Fear of the Dark (Number 12, 1992). No Prayer for the Dying was Maiden's last studio album to go gold in the U.S.; it contained "Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter," a song originally recorded by Dickinson alone for the Nightmare on Elm Street, Part 5 soundtrack. Dickinson's solo version went to Number One in the U.K. Guitarist Adrian Smith (b. Feb. 27, 1957, London), who had joined in 1980, left in 1990 to form A.S.A.P. with drummer Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr. Janick Gers replaced Smith. Dickinson left in 1993, replaced by Blaze Bayley. Iron Maiden weathered its numerous personnel changes without a hitch, continuing to put out albums (three live discs as well as 1995's The X Factor and 1998's Virtual XI), although they weren't as successful as the band's earlier releases. Dickinson – who became a top-rated fencer and swordsman, a published novelist (The Adventures of Lord Iffy Boatrace) and solo singer – reunited with the band in 1999, as did Smith. The revived, Dickinson-fronted Maiden went on to have a second successful career, releasing another string of charting albums including Brave New World (Number 39, 2000), Dance of Death (Number 18, 2003) and A Matter of Life and Death (Number 9, 2006). The group's three-disc greatest-hits album of 1999, Ed Hunter, spawned a namesake Maiden video game. This biography originally appeared in The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (Simon & Schuster, 2001).

John Travolta and Olivia Newton John had UK number one hit singles in 1978 with which two songs?

Olivia Newton-John - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Your continued donations keep Wikipedia running!     Olivia Newton-John [ edit ] Early life Newton-John was born in Cambridge , England. She is the granddaughter of Max Born , a German Nobel prize -winning physicist who fled from Germany with his wife in the 1930s in order to avoid persecution due to Born's Jewish heritage and his wife's part Jewish descent (although Olivia herself is a Christian ). Olivia's father, Brin Newton-John, originally from Wales , was an MI5 officer attached to the Enigma machine project at Bletchley Park , and the officer who took Rudolf Hess into custody when he parachuted into Scotland in May 1941. After World War II , he became a professor of German at the UNSW annex at Tighes Hill in Newcastle, Australia . In 1954, at the age of five, Newton-John, her parents Brin and Irene, and her older siblings Hugh and Rona, relocated to Melbourne, Australia , where her father had taken a job at Melbourne University as the Master of Ormond College . Her parents divorced when she was eleven years old. [ edit ] Early career Newton-John magazine pin-up, early 1970s By the age of 16, Newton-John had formed an all-girl band, Sol Four, and soon was a regular on local television (such as The Tarax Happy Show as Lovely Livvy) and radio shows in Australia. She entered a talent contest on the television programme Sing, Sing, Sing , hosted by 1960s Australian icon Johnny O'Keefe , and performed the songs "Anyone Who Had A Heart" and "Everything's Coming Up Roses." She won the contest and received a trip to England as the prize. Initially, she did not want to go, but her mother encouraged her to broaden her horizons. By 1963 , Newton-John was appearing on the local daytime TV shows and weekly pop programs in Australia. It was on the Go Show , where she met her lifelong friends, Pat Carroll and John Farrar . (Carroll and Farrar eventually married.) When she was 16 years old, Newton-John returned to England to live with her mother. Newton-John was homesick in England as she missed Australia and her then boyfriend, Ian Turpie (with whom she co-starred in an independently produced Australian telefilm Funny Things Happen Down Under ). This changed when friend Pat Carroll also moved to England. The two formed a duo and toured nightclubs in Europe. After Carroll's visa expired, and she had to return to Australia, Newton-John cut her first solo single, "Till You Say You'll Be Mine," backed with "For Ever," for Decca Records in England in 1966 . Newton-John's first album was titled Toomorrow [sic], which was also the name of her musical group at the time. They were the brainchild of American producer Don Kirshner , creator of The Monkees . The group also starred in the movie Toomorrow. Although the band and film were commercially unsuccessful, Newton-John's solo career started to take off with her first solo album titled Olivia Newton-John, which was released in the United Kingdom on Pye Records . Newton-John quickly became one of Britain's most popular singers. She was voted Best British Female Vocalist two years in a row by the magazine Record Mirror. In 1968 she met The Shadows ' guitarist Bruce Welch , to whom she became engaged until 1972 . They made appearances on Cliff Richard 's weekly show It's Cliff Richard and she starred with Cliff in the telefilm The Case . The critically-acclaimed 1975 album Have You Never Been Mellow continued success in the United States after she broke through the market the year before. Newton-John's first international hit was a song written by Bob Dylan called "If Not For You," which was produced by Bruce Welch and her friend John Farrar and released in 1971 . She represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 singing "Long Live Love" and came in at fourth place. Later in the year, the album If You Love Me, Let Me Know and the single " I Honestly Love You " were released in the United States , and "I Honestly Love You" became her first single to chart at #1 across the Atlantic . In 1975 , encouraged by expatria

Who was the lead singer of the 1960s Irish group, Them?

Irish Rockers - History of Irish Rock Music About Irish Rock Music Throughout The Decades For a small country Ireland has made and continues to make a huge impact on modern music. Homegrown rock music in Ireland really started developing in the 1960s. At that time the Irish music scene was dominated by the unique Irish phenomenon of the 'Showbands' which were groups of professional performers who played at dancehalls and clubs across the country putting on a professional 'show' and playing all the American and British hits of the era. In the 1960s this was pretty much the only way a professional musician in Ireland could make a living. Two famous Irish artists that started off working in showbands but went on to put Ireland on the map as far as rock music is concerned are Van Morrison and Rory Gallagher . Van Morrison achieved international success in the 1960s with the beat group Them before launching a very successfull solo career that is still going strong in it's fourth decade. Rory Gallagher fromed the blues rock trio Taste and went on to achieve critical acclaim in his solo career which lasted until his death in 1995. He is considered by many music critics to be among the greatest rock guitarists of all time. The early 70s saw a huge growth of Irish rock music and one band that rose to international prominence was the hard rocking Thin Lizzy led by Phil Lynott Another Irish band, Horslips broke new ground by mixing hard rock with traditional Irish music to create a new genre - Celtic Rock. They also challenged the idea that for an Irish band to be successful they had to leave the country and were the first major rock band to stay based in Ireland instead moving abroad to chase success. They created very original music and were hugely successful in Ireland but never achieved the international success that they deserved but they paved the way for another band that would remain based in Ireland and go on to dominate the music world - U2 . In the mid-70s, with a roots revival of traditional music burgeoning, folk rock fusion groups such as Planxty and Moving Hearts as well as singer-songwriters like Christy Moore and Paul Brady rose to prominence. The late 70s saw the onslaught of the punk rock movement and Irish bands right in the middle of the action included Northern Ireland's Stiff Little Fingers and The Undertones as well as Dublin's The Radiators and The Boomtown Rats fronted by Bob Geldof as well as the avant-garde The Virgin Prunes led by Gavin Friday . The 1980's saw the rise to stardom of the most successful Irish rock band, U2 Since the release of 1980's Boy, U2 has grown to become one of the biggest rock bands in the world. Now in the third decade of their career they continue to achieve enormous commercial and critical success. Throughout their career U2 have kept their base firmly planted in their home town, Dublin. The band, especially front-man Bono is also well known for their social conscience and their involvement in various international causes. The 1980's also saw the rise of The Pogues with a radical new take on traditional Irish music. Another Irish artist to rise to success in the 1980's was Sin�ad O'Connor . On the heavy metal scene guitar hero and former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore achieved success in his solo career and was regarded as one of the best. In the 1990's he returned to his blues rock roots. Also the group Mama's Boys from Co.Fermanagh became well known on the heavy metal scene. In the late 80's and early 90s My Bloody Valentine pioneered an new style of rock, 'Shoegazing', and received much critical acclaim. A new crop of Irish Rockers claimed success in the 1990's including The Cranberries from Limerick, The Frames from Dublin and Therapy? and Ash from Northern Ireland. In the current decade the music scene remains strong in Ireland. Singer/songwriter Dam

What famous song from the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid won an Oscar for best song?

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How many black keys are there on the a standard piano?

Piano FAQ - How many keys are there on a standard piano ? How many keys are there on a standard piano ? Answer: There are 88 keys on a standard piano. Out of these 52 are coloured white, the naturals, and 36 are coloured black, the accidentals or sharps and flats. The compass of the keyboard has changed over time as the piano has developed. Notably, the Boesendorfer Imperial Grand has a compass of 8 octaves C to C, which is 97 Keys. If you have any comments on this page in particular Please enter the details below: Name:

Which band member is missing from the line-up of Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore?

The Doors, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore - Band Members - The Doors Are Open   History of The Doors The Doors took their name from the title of Aldous Huxley's The Doors of Perception (a reference to the "unlocking" of "doors of perception" through LSD use), Huxley's own title was a quotation from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, in which Blake wrote that "If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite." Originally with Columbia Records, but when things went sour they were dropped. After a few months of live gigs as the house band of the Whisky a Go Go on sunset strip, they were signed to Elektra Records in 1967. In 1967, the single "Light My Fire" eventually reached number one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. This saw the release of their first self titled album The Doors . By the release of their second album, Strange Days , The Doors had become one of the most popular rock bands in the United States. The Doors released their third studio album, Waiting for the Sun . Their fourth album, The Soft Parade , was released in 1969. It was the first album where the individual band members were given credit on the inner sleeve for the songs they had written. Following The Soft Parade, The Doors released the Morrison Hotel album. After a lengthy break the group reconvened in October 1970 to record their last album with Morrison, L.A. Woman . These six albums are considered the core albums produced by the doors. There are many other albums like "the best of" and the like but these all have been released after Jim Morrison's death in 1971.     Jim Morrison (vocals) James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was born in Florida, he had one sister and his father was an admiral in the navy and moved around a lot. In 1965, after graduating from UCLA and lived in Venice Beach. Morrison and fellow UCLA student Ray Manzarek were the first two members of The Doors followed after by John Densmore and Robby Krieger. Thought out the history of the band, Jim Morrison became one of the best live performers in the 60’s. With this came arrests in Miami and New Haven for public nudity and many bouts with drink and drug of all sorts. After the finish of the band last album, Morrison flew to Paris in March 1971 and lived on the Right Bank. After months of drink and drug fueled nights, Morrison died on July 3, 1971. He was found in a Paris apartment bathtub dead. There was no autopsy done and because the medical examiner claimed to have found no evidence of foul play. As Jim said “the future is uncertain and the end is always near”.     Ray Manzarek (keyboards - usually organ, some vocals) Ray Manzarek (born February 12, 1939) is the co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors. He is the oldest member of the Doors and one of the longest serving members. Ray Manzarek was born in Chicago, Illinois. In 1962 he studied in the Department of Cinematography at UCLA, where he met a film student named Jim Morrison. When the college had ended they met by chance on Venice Beach in California. Morrison said he had written some songs, and Manzarek expressed an interest in hearing them, whereupon Morrison sang a rough version of "Moonlight Drive” as depicted in the Oliver stone movie “The Doors”. Manzarek later co-founded the Doors with Morrison on that beach that evening. They added drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger after Ray met them at a Transcendental Meditation lecture. Manzarek went on to play bass on his piano as the doors did not have a bassist. He mad the sound of the doors “light My Fire” on the same piano. Ray Manzarek occasionally sang for The Doors but he did sing lead vocals on the last two Doors albums, recorded after Morrison's death, Other Voices and Full Circle. Sadly the Doors co-founder and keyboardist Ray Manzarek died today in Rosenheim, Germany, after a long battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74. "I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek today," Doors guitarist Robby Krie

Who wrote the Christmas story, The Snowman?

Raymond Briggs: The Snowman is not really about Christmas, it's about death | The Independent Raymond Briggs: The Snowman is not really about Christmas, it's about death The beloved children's book, and subsequent animation, has been hijacked by festive sentimentality according to its author Tuesday 11 December 2012 00:00 BST Click to follow Raymond Briggs: The Snowman is not really about Christmas, it's about death 1/2 Raymond Briggs, the man behind the Snowman 2/2 The Snowman is about death not Christmas says author Raymond Briggs Christmas wouldn’t be the same without another showing for the heart-melting fantasy about a boy whose snowman creation magically comes to life. But The Snowman was actually about death and should never have become a festive favourite, Raymond Briggs has revealed, after complaining that the film adaptation of his story was hijacked by Christmas sentimentality. The illustrator who wrote The Snowman in 1978, has finally consented to produce a sequel to the enchanting animated story, The Snowman and The Snowdog, which will be broadcast by Channel 4 on Christmas Eve. The original Oscar-nominated Snowman, famed for the scene of the boy and his snowman taking flight to the swelling choral ballad "Walking In The Air", has been screened every Christmas by Channel 4 since 1982. Yet Briggs, 78, a self-confessed “miserable git” with a Grinch-style attitude to Christmas , said that his story, which depicts the snowman melting in the morning, was designed to introduce children to the concept of mortality and should never have become a heart-warming accompaniment to mince pies and gift-giving. “The idea was clean, nice and silent. I don’t have happy endings,” Briggs told the Christmas edition of Radio Times. “I create what seems natural and inevitable. The snowman melts, my parents died, animals die, flowers die. Everything does. There’s nothing particularly gloomy about it. It’s a fact of life.” The animated version of The Snowman, which appeared four years after the book’s publication, inserted "Walking in the Air", a motorcycle ride and a visit to Santa at the North Pole. Briggs said: “I thought, ‘It’s a bit corny and twee, dragging in Christmas’, as The Snowman had nothing to do with that, but it worked extremely well.” The writer, whose 1973 bestseller Father Christmas, presented Santa as an irritable old man, grumbling about delivering presents in the cold, remains indifferent to the festive spirit. “I’m not a fan of Christmas, although I support the principle of a day of feasting and presents, but the anxiety starts in October: how many are coming? Are they bringing grandchildren? How long will they stay?” Briggs is however content with the Snowman sequel, which resurrects little Billy’s melted playmate and introduces a mischievous pup with odd socks for ears. “It would have been cashing in to do it before,” he said. “Now it won’t do any harm, and it’s not vulgar and American. I’ve never touched a computer, or anything like that. “CGI makes everything too perfect, but they’re sticking to the old ways. I’m a notorious grumbler, but I found nothing to grumble about.” The 24-minute Snowman and The Snowdog costs £2 million, and is made up of 200,000 individual drawings. Many of the artists worked on the original film and have sought to maintain the look of Briggs’ drawings. Digital snow and lighting effects have been added, although it’s unclear if the producers dared to tell Briggs. The sequel is accompanied by a mobile phone game. “Huge amounts of money have been generated by The Snowman,” Briggs said. “I’m not interested. I read it’s sold three million copies, but publishers bandy about numbers that aren’t usually true. I don’t spend anything. I don’t like going abroad – the Gatwick airport hellhole.” The writer did once find a kindred spirit. “I went once to Roald Dahl’s birthday party so I must have read something of his. He was fairly curmudgeonly.” Other Christmas Grinches... Don’t expect a Lady Gaga Christmas single. In 2010 the singer bit the head off a Santa doll thrown on stage at the O2 Aren

What colour is Santa Claus' belt?

CUSTOM HANDMADE SANTA BELTS BACK TO BELT LIST Hi Greg,  I got home late last night from our daughters wedding in Florida . I new from your e-mail the belt would be at our home before me . Even though I had a great time my mind was on seeing your creation .  The wait was killing me but well worth it, absolutely stunning and great craftsmanship it's truly a Santa belt.  Some of my ideas and your insight brought every thing to life.  I really love the wide belt keep with the Praying hands and the Cross in the upper corner it says every thing about the reason for the season.  My first gig is Thursday and I can't wait to see what people think, I will send you some pictures in full dress , thank you very much it was a pleasure talking to you and working with you on this again thanks and God bless .     Santa Guy Hey Greg, I had a great year as Santa and had a lot of complements on my belt that you made for me . I'm sending a couple of pics as promised for you to see and use if you want, thanks again for a GREAT job and a wonderful looking belt. BACK TO BELT LIST Santa Caliguri's new belt.  Reindeer with their names separated by holly leaves and double stitch look with arches/grass border.  Also to have a little more black to better match his boots, both the double stitch border was done all black.  Snowflakes around the holes....nice! Greg,  I received the order the same day I received your e-mail. Oh my, what a wonderful surprise! The belt is so beautiful I wanted to sleep with it � but alas, Mrs. Claus said NO- ho, ho, ho!  I now know what a Master Craftsman can do! Greg, the Santa belt is the most beautiful leather crafting I have ever seen or thought possible.  I am also very pleased with the Rudolph belt-bag and Santa wallet.  I wore it for a Christmas in July event in Aiken SC, and received many compliments!  Words can�t sufficiently express my thanks! Santacerely,  Santa Len BACK TO BELT LIST Santa Jon's new belt!  A reddish brown "reindeer" belt with all the reindeer names on it with a Tim Allen border to it.  Great looking matching bag as well...nice combo!   Tapered design 4" down to 3", solid brass buckle. Greg,  Just received my belt, bell holders, and pouch! You are absolutely AWESOME!!!! I was almost in tears (I know - right - a grown man crying over some leather). You are a fantastic, gifted, craftsman and I will always be in debt to you for helping me and everyone else you serve - all of us Santa's bring the magic back into the world. I am so thrilled.....thank you.    Santa Jon BACK TO BELT LIST Santa Wirth's New Belt!  All the reindeer names with Christmas Tree/Stockings/Candy Cane/Dog print/Stocking/etc separating them.  Holly leaf border and Reindeer tracks around the holes and scattered snowflakes throughout.  SC on the Keeper.  Nice combination of stamps! I wanted to take a moment and thank you for this exceptional belt. I have shown it to a number of people and it is a consensus this is a belt worthy of Santa himself. I have always been proud to say I am Mall quality or better but this type of add on pushes me past that. It is the little touches that make a great Santa and you put those into this. The pictures on your web page just do not show the beauty of this product. If anyone is on the fence about having you do them a belt get off the fence and DO IT. There is no question this will be one of my pride and joy pieces. And the nice thing about this leather is it will just gain character over the years. Thanks a ton.    Santa Bob BACK TO BELT LIST Hi Greg,   The Santa belt and bag just arrived. They are beautiful!! Bill is so happy with it. The quality is beyond what we anticipated. The belt is amazing. We just love everything about it and I know the children will be intrigued when they see it. The bag is gorgeous. Those bells, I had no idea they were that size and

In the TV show The Simpsons, who or what is Santa's Little Helper?

Santa's Little Helper | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Santa's Little Helper races at the Springfield Downs . History Homer was relying on a Christmas bonus to buy presents, but didn't get it. He was relying on this bonus because the jar of Christmas money that Marge accumulates for the family's Christmas treats was disposed of to pay for the removal of a tattoo that Bart got on his arm. Homer took the small amount of Christmas money he made working as Santa Claus at the Springfield Mall and bet it at the dog track. He had inside information on what dog was going to win, but instead bet on the "long shot," Santa's Little Helper, believing his name to be a sign. Santa's Little Helper finished last (apparently, it was the latest in a long string of last-place finishes), and his frustrated owner abandoned him. Homer and Bart brought him home, and everyone was so happy with him that it was a merry Christmas after all. [1] Snowball II , Maggie and Santa's Little Helper together for a picture Sometimes, Santa's Little Helper can be seen chewing on the newspaper and other objects in the Simpson's household (sometimes ignored or tolerated by the family), tearing up the furniture, digging holes in the backyard and eating food from the living room table. It is stated that Homer and Santa's Little Helper's birthdays are on the same day. [2] With a few exceptions, Santa's Little Helper doesn't make any sound that resembles a bark. However, he does have an ability to think just like a person. Once, he made a sound similar to "chewy", and Homer writes it down in his review, amazed that the dog spoke English. [3] He is also shown to have ridden a circus ball on his hind legs and speak the phrase 'We love... you!' in an attempt to be given some attention from the Simpson family. [4] In addition, he was mascot of Duff Beer , and was known as Suds McDuff (a reference to a similar, real life mascot Spuds MacKenzie). [5] Santa's Little Helper licking Bart Santa's Little Helper's life with the Simpsons is not always easy. Due to his disobedience and destructive behavior nearly caused the Simpson family to give him away, but he passed an obedience class, thus he could stay. [6] Santa's Little Helper almost passed away from gastric torsion (referred to in the show as a "twisting of the stomach") because Homer initially couldn't afford $750 for the required operation. [7] He also broke two legs when Bart's treehouse was demolished by Mr. Burns ' slanted oil well drill (The latter of which caused Bart Simpson to hate Mr. Burns immensely). [8] Santa's Little Helper is sometimes a bad dog. At one time, Santa's Little Helper was shortly abandoned by Bart for Laddie , a purebred and very well-trained dog he bought from a mail-order catalog together with various other expensive gifts and gadgets. To do that, Bart used a credit card he applied for under the name of his dog, yet the credit card company misread the form and issued a card to Mr. "Santos L. Halper". Laddie learned many tricks that Santa's Little Helper was completely unable to perform (most notably a back flip, CPR and using a toilet). The Simpson family nearly forgot about their old pet, and Bart eventually gave him away instead of Laddie when repo men take back everything he fraudulently purchased. Feeling guilty about this disloyalty and bored with his too perfect new dog, Bart tried to get Santa's Little Helper back. When he finally found him, Santa's Little Helper was serving as a guide dog for a blind man named Mr. Mitchell, but eventually chose to return to his former owner, Bart. [9] Santa's Little Helper growling at the family Santa's Little Helper has also shown aptitude in other areas. When neglected by the Simpson family, he ran away, and was adopted by Mr. Burns, and made into a very fearsome guard dog. When Bart was searching for Santa's Little Helper, Bart managed to reawaken Santa's Little Helper's good memories of him. It shown that while the Simpson family sleeps in the night, Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II both watch old episodes of "Lassie" on TV. [10]

In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, how many different ghosts visited Scrooge?

Scrooge (1935) Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" Starring Seymour Hicks [Complete Film] Scrooge is a 1935 British fantasy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Sir Seymour Hicks, Donald Calthrop and Robert Cochran. Hicks appears as Ebenezer Scrooge, the miser who hates Christmas. It was the first sound version of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, not counting a 1928 short subject that now appears to be lost. Hicks had previously played the role of Scrooge on the stage many times beginning in 1901, and again in a 1913 British silent film version. The 1935 film differs from all other versions of the story in one significant way - most of the ghosts, including that of Jacob Marley, are not actually shown onscreen, although their voices are heard. Only the Ghost of Christmas Present (Oscar Asche) is actually seen in full figure - the Ghost of Christmas Past is a mere shape with no discernible facial features, Marley's Ghost is seen only briefly as a face on the door knocker, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is just an outstretched pointing finger. Why the film was made this way remains unclear; it is obviously not because British filmmakers could not achieve special effects, since we do see Marley's face superimposed on Scrooge's door knocker. Another aspect making this film different from other versions of the story is that Seymour Hicks plays both the old and young Scrooge, rather straining the credulity of the audience, since by this time, the sixty-four year old actor was visibly too aged to convincingly play a young man. The story is also severely truncated, even more than in the 1938 MGM film version, although the 1935 version is actually slightly longer. Much time is spent at the beginning of the film - before any of the ghosts appear - setting up the atmosphere of rich and poor London. Scrooge's sister Fan and Fezziwig are completely omitted from this version. This is the first of only two sound versions in which Tiny Tim is actually seen lying dead. In the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come sequence Bob Cratchit grieves at Tim's bedside. The 1999 Patrick Stewart version also contains this scene. Maurice Evans appears briefly as a man harassed by Scrooge to pay his debts. Donald Calthrop portrays a Bob Cratchit who bears an uncanny physical resemblance to John Leech's illustrations of the character in the original 1843 edition of the novel. Two versions of this film exist; each has a differently designed opening credits sequence, and one of the two versions omits the very last scenes. Sir Seymour Hicks - Ebenezer Scrooge Donald Calthrop - Bob Cratchit Robert Cochran - Fred Mary Glynne - Belle Garry Marsh - Belle's husband Oscar Asche - Spirit of Christmas Present Marie Ney - Spirit of Christmas Past C.V. France - Spirit of Christmas Future Athene Seyler - Scrooge's charwoman Maurice Evans - Poor man Mary Lawson - Poor man's wife Barbara Everest - Mrs. Cratchit Eve Gray - Fred's wife Morris Harvey - Poulterer with Prize Turkey Philip Frost - Tiny Tim D.J. Williams - Undertaker Margaret Yarde - Scrooge's laundress Hugh E. Wright - Old Joe Charles Carson - Middlemark Hubert Harben - Worthington A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens, first published by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation resulting from supernatural visits from Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. The book was written and published in early Victorian era Britain, a period when there was both strong nostalgia for old Christmas traditions and an initiation of new practices such as Christmas trees and greeting cards. Dickens's sources for the tale appear to be many and varied but are principally the humiliating experiences of his childhood, his sympathy for the poor, and various Christmas stories and fairy tales. The tale has been v

Which country traditionally provides Britain with a Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square in London?

London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is trad... - Brainly.com This Is a Certified Answer × Certified answers contain reliable, trustworthy information vouched for by a hand-picked team of experts. Brainly has millions of high quality answers, all of them carefully moderated by our most trusted community members, but certified answers are the finest of the finest. London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by NORWAY. The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is donated by the City of Oslo in Norway to the people of Britain. This practice began in 1947. It is displayed in the square from the beginning of December until 6th January of the next year. The Christmas tree is a symbol of thanks from the people of Norway to the people of Britain when British support was given to Norway during the World War II. A  Christmas tree cutting ceremony happens every November in Norway and it is attended by the British Ambassador to Norway, Mayor of Oslo, and Lord Mayor of Westminster. The  tree is then shipped to Great Britain and displayed in the Trafalgar Square with traditional Norwegian decor and 500 white lights.

Who were Balthazar, Melchior and Caspar?

Three Kings Balthazar, Gaspar, Melchior. - CNN iReport Three Kings Balthazar, Gaspar, Melchior. By alius911  |  Posted January 6, 2013  |  Kaunas, Lithuania   CNN PRODUCER NOTE     alius911 photographed the Catholic celebration of the Three Kings in Kaunas, Lithuania, on January 6. He says the Three Kings was a procession that took place with more than 100 people accompanying them. He says it is a popular event in Lithuania, and it happens at the end of the Christmas festive period. This iReport was featured on the January 2013 iReport for CNN program on CNN International. - Jareen , CNN iReport producer According to tradition dating back to medieval times, their names were Balthasar, Gaspar (or Casper), and Melchior. They are often depicted as representing the three races. The Bible says they came from the East, but exactly where is not known. Arabia, Babylon, and Persia are popular choices. According to one tradition, Balthasar was king of Arabia, Gaspar was king of India, and Melchior was king of Persia. An 8th century saint, Bede the Venerable, described the kings this way: "The first was called Melchior; he was an old man, with white hair and long beard; he offered gold to the Lord as to his king. The second, Gaspar by name, young, beardless, of ruddy hue, offered to Jesus his gift of incense, the homage due to Divinity. The third, of black complexion, with heavy beard, was called Baltasar; the myrrh he held in his hands prefigured the death of the Son of man." The Bible, however, does not describe the kings or reveal their names. In fact, it does not call them kings at all, but simply Magi, or Wise Men. The Magi were a Median priestly caste who rose to power in ancient Persia (today's Iran). Their religion, Zoroastrianism, was founded around the 6th century BC by a Median man named Zoroaster. The Magi were held in awe as highly educated scientists and scholars who could interpret dreams and even control demons. iReport 101

From the Christmas Carol Good King Wenceslas, where was Good King Wenceslas the King of?

GOOD KING WENCESLAS-Christmas Carol-Villancico - YouTube GOOD KING WENCESLAS-Christmas Carol-Villancico 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. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Nov 30, 2007 GOOD KING WENCESLAS with LYRICS below IMAGES: SAINT WENCESLAUS I DUKE OF BOHEMIA (907-935 A.D.) Although Václav (Wenceslas) was, during his lifetime, only a duke, Holy Roman Emperor Otto I posthumously CONFERRED ON WENCESLAS (VACLAV) THE REGAL DIGNITY AND TITLE, and that is why, in the history of his life and song, he is referred to as a KING, the Rightfully called King Wenceslas I. The lyrics of the carol are by John Mason Neale, Warden of Sackville College, East Grinstead, Sussex (1818-1866). He may have written his carol some time earlier, since he carried on the history of St. Wenceslas on which it is based in his Deeds of Faith (1849). Neale was known for his devotion to High Church traditions. According to older Czech sources, Neale's lyrics are a translation of a poem by Czech poet Václav Alois Svoboda, written in Czech, German and Latin. MUSIC:THE SYMPHONETTE SOCIETY Good King Wenceslas looked out On the feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, Deep and crisp and even. Brightly shown the moon that night, Though the frost was cruel, When a poor man came in sight, Gathering winter fuel. Hither, page, and stand by me. If thou know it telling: Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his dwelling? Sire, he lives a good league hence, Underneath the mountain, Right against the forest fence By Saint Agnes fountain. Bring me flesh, and bring me wine. Bring me pine logs hither. Thou and I will see him dine When we bear the thither. Page and monarch, forth they went, Forth they went together Through the rude wind's wild lament And the bitter weather. Sire, the night is darker now, And the wind blows stronger. Fails my heart, I know not how. I can go no longer. Ark my footsteps my good page, Tread thou in them boldly: Thou shalt find the winter's rage Freeze thy blood less coldly. In his master's step he trod, Where the snow lay dented. Heat was in the very sod Which the Saint had printed. Therefore, Christian men, be sure, Wealth or rank possessing, Ye who now will bless the poor Shall yourselves find blessing.

In which famous Christmas Song is a snowman pretended to be Parsons Brown?

The Most Confusing Christmas Music Lyrics Explained (VIDEO) - The Daily Beast Who Is Parson Brown? The Most Confusing Christmas Music Lyrics Explained (VIDEO) Who is Parson Brown? What is figgy pudding? And how, exactly, do you don gay apparel? A glossary of what all those strange phrases in classic Christmas songs really mean. Kevin Fallon 12.24.14 10:45 AM ET We happily hoist our egg nog in the air, embrace each other, and raise our out-of-tune voices in song. And we have no idea what in Santa’s name we’re singing. Each holiday season, the masses carol about “figgy pudding” and “gay apparel” and someone named Parson Brown, mostly ignorant to the meaning of these antiquated phrases and references to things long past. In the spirit of finding the true meaning of Christmas, we thought it best to find the true meaning of these befuddling Christmas song lyrics. Here, a glossary to the most confusing. ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ ‘Oh, bring us a figgy pudding’ Whether carolers would truly like for someone to bring them some figgy pudding, as they demand in “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” depends on their fondness for another classic holiday dessert. It’s “a little bit like fruitcake,” baking expert Dorie Greenspan told NPR’s Michele Norris on All Things Considered. “I was afraid to say it because fruitcake has such a bad reputation, but [figgy pudding] is steamed; it’s chockablock with dried fruits; it’s so boozy…it’s delicious.” It was popularized as a holiday dessert in 16th-century England and also is known as Christmas pudding or plum pudding. Over the years, its popularity has waned significantly.     ‘A Holly Jolly Christmas’ ‘I don’t know if there’ll be snow but have a cup of cheer’ There’s a cute play on words going on here. It’s Christmas, bucko, so look happy! But as some of us know all too well, “cup of cheer” refers more specifically to a brimming cup of holiday happy juice. Booze. Whether it’s spiked egg nog, mulled cider, or some other libation, the narrator here is inviting listeners to raise a glass, drink, and be merry.   ‘Sleigh Ride’ ‘It’ll nearly be like a picture print by Currier and Ives’ Currier and Ives was a printmaking firm based out of New York City from 1834 to 1907. Founded by Nathaniel Currier, who later partnered with James Merritt Ives, the firm described itself as “publishers of cheap and popular prints,” most of which were lithographs depicting the spectrum of American life. Extremely popular were the winter landscapes, which featured utopian winter scenes of couples riding horse-drawn carriages through the snow or families ice skating on picturesque ponds. In “Sleigh Ride,” the narrator is painting a scene so perfect that it could be featured on an iconic Currier and Ives print.   ‘Winter Wonderland’ ‘In the meadow we can build a snowman then pretend that he is Parson Brown’ One line in “Winter Wonderland” has stopped countless people dead in their tracks. Who is Parson Brown, and why are these people making a snowman that looks like him? Given that in 1934, when the song was written, the most famous Parson Brown was a Florida orange grower , lyricist Richard B. Smith was likely referring to a fictional pastor. During that period, Protestant ministers were called “parsons” and would travel from town to town to performing weddings for couples who didn’t have a local minister of their faith where they lived. So those lyrics are actually a bit flirtatious. The narrator is suggesting that they build a snowman that looks like a minister. The next lines, “He’ll say ‘Are you married?’ We’ll say ‘No, man, but you can do the job while you’re in town!’” could be considered a mock proposal.    ‘Deck the Halls’ ‘Don we now our gay apparel fa la la, la la la, la la la’ Get The Beast In Your Inbox! Daily DigestStart and finish your day with the top stories from The Daily Beast. Cheat SheetA speedy, smart summary of all the news you need to know (and nothing you don't). By clicking "Subscribe," you agree to have read the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Subscribe Thank You! You are now subscribed to th

In what year was the first Christmas card produced?

Christmas Cards | First Christmas Card Christmas  >  Christmas Decorating  >  CHRISTMAS PARTY PLANNING First Christmas Card The sending of Christmas greeting cards began in the Victorian era. Although engravers produced prints with religious themes in the European Middle Ages, the first commercial Christmas and New Year's card is believed to have been designed and printed in London, England in 1843. John Callcott Horsley (1817-1903), a British narrative painter and a Royal Academician, designed the very first Christmas and New Year's card at the request of his friend Sir Henry Cole (first director of the Victoria and Albert Museum). Cole suggested the idea of a specially designed form of greeting to send to friends at Christmas . In 1843 an edition of 1,000 of these Christmas cards were printed and placed on sale in London .     They were printed in lithography by Jobbins of Warwick Court, Holborn, London, and hand-colored by a professional "colourer" named Mason. The cards were published under Sir Henry Cole's nom de guerre, "Felix Summerly"—by his friend Joseph Cundall, of New Bond Street.   This card, one of 18 cards produced 167 years ago and still known to exist, was auctioned by Sotheby's in 2010 and sold for $7000. This particular card was was sent to a "Miss Rusby" from an "H. Vernon", produced by Sir Henry Cole and published by Summerley’s Home Treasury Office, 12, Old Bond Street, London. [Image from Daily Mail ]   That was the beginning. But in spite of its ingenuity, the first Christmas card was not an instant success, even bringing about disapproval from the temperance league who feared the card would encourage drunkenness. The following year there were other picture-makers, and the Christmas card was launched on the tide of popular favor; but it was not until the idea had grown out of favor among artistic and literary circles that it was taken up by a business man, Goodall. Charles Goodall & Son, a British publisher of visiting cards was one of the first to mass produce Christmas cards and visiting cards. In 1866 Mr. Josiah Goodall commissioned Messrs. Marcus Ward & Co., of Belfast, to lithograph, for his firm, a set of four designs by C. H. Bennett, and in the following year another set by the same artist. These, together with Luke Limner's border design of holly, mistletoe, and robins, may be taken as the forerunners of today’s Christmas card.   Christmas Dinner Menu   The Christmas card publishing industry created unheard of opportunities for artists, writers, printers, and engravers. In 1880 the Christmas card had a new birth, for it was then that a great London firm offered five hundred guineas in prizes for the most artistic designs. Many of the great artists of the day responded with their best ideas. Kate Greenaway, Walter Crane, and Thomas Crane were among the many 19th century artists famous for their greeting card designs. In addition, literary writers saw the opportunity; they gave to the beauty of the painting the music of their words. Many well-known writers were not above this profitable work of creating greeting cards. Thousands of pounds were spent in findi

In which city in England is the National Railway Museum?

National Railway Museum Welcome National Railway Museum Discover 300 years of history and 1,000,000 objects that changed the world in the UK's largest railway museum. York open 10am-5pm Find us on Facebook Future Engineers In October 2016 the National Railway Museum joined forces with three UK rolling stock companies to launch Future Engineers, an interactive exhibition which inspired young visitors to think about how they could shape the railways of tomorrow.

In folklore, who is the king of the elves and fairies?

Elves | Myths and Legends Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Myths and Legends Wiki Share An elf (plural elves) is a being of Germanic mythology . The elves were originally thought of as a race of divine beings ( wights , vættir ) endowed with magical powers , which they use both for the benefit and the injury of mankind. In medieval Norse mythology , they appear to have been divided into light elves and dark elves , difficult to delineate from the Æsir ( gods ) on one hand and the dvergar ( dwarves ) on the other. In early modern and modern folklore, they become associated with the fairies of Romance folklore and assume a diminutive size, often living mainly in forests but also underground in hills or rocks, or in wells and springs. 19th-century Romanticism attempted to restore them to full stature making them men and women of great beauty. They were often depicted as very young, probably adolescents as male elves lack facial hair. From their depiction in Romanticism, elves entered the 20th-century high fantasy genre in the wake of the published work of J. R. R. Tolkien (especially the posthumous publication of his Silmarillion where Tolkien's treatment of the relation of light elves , dark elves and dwarves is made explicit). The " Christmas elves " of contemporary pop culture were popularized during the 1870s in the United States , in publications such as Godey's Lady's Book . Contents Edit The English word elf is from the Old English ælf or elf, in reference to a midget, themselves from the Proto-Germanic *albiz which also resulted in Old Norse álfr, Middle High German elbe. *Albiz may be from the Proto-Indo-European root *albh- meaning "white", from which also stems the Latin albus "white". [1 ] Alternatively, a connection to the Rbhus , semi-divine craftsmen in Indian mythology, has also been suggested( OED ). Originally ælf/elf and its plural ælfe were the masculine forms, while the corresponding feminine form (first found in eighth century glosses ) was ælfen or elfen (with a possible feminine plural -ælfa, found in dunælfa) which became the Middle English elven, using the feminine suffix -en from the earlier -inn which derives from the Proto-Germanic *-innja). The fact that cognates exist (such as the German elbinne) could suggest a West Germanic *alb(i)innjo, but this is uncertain, as the examples may be simply a transference to the weak declension common in Southern and Western forms of Middle English. The Middle English forms with this weak declension were aluen(e) and eluen(e). By the earlier eleventh century ælf could denote a female. The Modern German Elf (m), Elfe (f), Elfen is a loan from English. A masculine Elb is reconstructed from the plural by Jacob Grimm , Deutsches Wörterbuch , who rejects Elfe as a (then, in the 1830s) recent anglicism. Elb (m, plural Elbe or Elben) is a reconstructed term, while Elbe (f) is attested in Middle High German . Alb, Alp (m), plural Alpe has the meaning of " incubus " ( Old High German alp, plural *alpî or *elpî). Gothic has no direct testimony of *albs, plural *albeis, but Procopius has the personal name Albila. Germanic mythology Edit Further information: Germanic mythology Jacob Grimm discusses " Wights and Elves" comparatively in chapter 17 of his Teutonic Mythology . He notes that the Elder Edda couples the Æsir and the álfar, a conjunction that recurs in Old English ês and ylfe, clearly grouping the elves as a divine or supernatural class of beings, sometimes extended by the Vanir as a third class: The Hrafnagaldr states Alföðr orkar, álfar skilja, vanir vita "The Allfather [i.e. the áss ] has power, the álfar have skill, and vanir knowledge". A notable crux in the Old Norse mythology is the distinction of álfar and dvergar . They appear as separate races in extended lists such as the one in Alvíssmál , listing Æsir , álfar , Vanir , goð (gods), męnn (humans), ginregin, jǫtnar , dvergar and denizens of Hęl . Middle High German tradition asgma separates the elbe from getwerc. On the other hand, there is a close kinship between elves and dwarves, evident already becau

What is the most common colour that appears in the flags of the world?

Colors of Flags This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website Colors of Flags FOTW Topical Index At the International Congress of Vexillology (ICV) held in Victoria, Canada, last year (1999) , I presented a paper (prepared by Theo Stylianides and myself) entitled VEXISTATS - A statistical overview of the colours, symbols and designs of national flags in the 20th Century. This paper dealt with the design, colours and symbols used on flags in 1917, 1939, 1958, 1970 and 1999 and has a number of tables showing use of colours, symbols/emblems etc. and highlighted the trends which emerged over the century. The basic contents of the paper included Colours - number and type of colours; colour by continent, flag area covered by colour; Symbols - type of symbols, symbol by continent; Proportion - proportion, proportion by continent; Design - equal/unequal stripes, cantons, triangles, borders etc. This paper won the International Association of Flagmakers Award at the ICV for being one of the most interesting and unusual papers presented at the Congress. Bruce Berry, 29 May 2000 Colours The analysis of the number of colours used on flags between 1917 and 1999 reveals that the use of three colours is by far the most popular (Table 1), although this has declined between 1917 and 1999. The use of a single colour is negligible, the only examples being the plain red flag of Muscat and Oman in 1958 and 1970 and the green banner currently used by Libya. The use of bi-coloured flags increased between 1917 and 1939 but has since declined from the peak of 38% in 1939 to 25% currently. While having three colours is the most popular, this has also declined from a high of 61% in 1917 to 45% in 1999. There was a slight increase from between 1958 (51%) to 1970 (53%), possibly due to the large number of newly independent African countries whose flags use a three-colour combination. The use of more than three colours has increased with four- (23% in 1999), five- (6% in 1999) and even a six-colour flag currently being in use. The increase in the number of colours can be explained by the improvements in flag manufacturing technology together with the cultural preferences of the African, Asian and Caribbean countries which gained independence in the latter half of the century. Table 1 - Percentage of flags with a given number of colours (1917-1999) % of flags with 100 100 Tables 2 and 3 deal with the number of colours by continent in 1999. Table 2 gives the percentage of flags in each continent with a given number of colours and shows that over 70% of African flags contain three or four colours, while nearly 60% of the flags in America are three-coloured. Asia, by contrast, has almost an equal number of two-, three- and four-coloured flags. Table 3 shows where the numbers of colours on flags are located in the world in 1999. It is interesting to note that the only countries using a single-coloured flag (Libya) - the least number of colours currently used on a national flag - and a six-coloured flag (South Africa) - the most colours on a national flag - are both located in Africa. Table 2 - Percentage of flags in each continent with a given number of colours (1999) % of flags with Table 3 - Percentage of 1, 2, ..., 6 colour flags by continent (1999) % of flags with 7 100 The most popular colour used on flags is red (Table 4). Red has been the most popular colour throughout the century. Although it has declined from appearing on 81% of the flags surveyed in 1917 to 74% in 1999, it is still the most popular colour used on flags today. White also remains a popular colour and is found in 71% of all flags, slightly down from a high of 77% in 1917. Yellow has shown an overall increase from 26% in 1917 to 43% currently, while the use of blue has declined steadily from 67% at the beginning of the century to 50% today. The use of both black and green has shown constant increases, green showing the most dramatic increase from appearing on 16% of the flags in 1917 to 42% in 1999. The most obvious explanation for this is the use of green

How many stars make up Orion's belt?

What Are the Stars in Orion's Belt? - Universe Today   Universe Today What Are the Stars in Orion’s Belt? Article Updated: 23 Dec , 2015 by Elizabeth Howell Orion dominates the winter sky in the northern hemisphere. Its large size and  collection of bright stars — such as Betelgeuse at the shoulder, Rigel below the belt, and the three stars in the belt — make it easy to spot, even for beginning stargazers. So how about those stars in the belt? They’re one of the most famous asterisms in Western culture, but beyond what we see with our eyes, what are their astronomical properties? Introduction to Orion First, a brief word about the constellation itself. In many mythologies, the shape is seen as a human figure — and in Greek mythology, it was named after a hunter, according to a web page from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory . There are several “reasons” in mythology for why Orion ended up in the sky. One was because he was too boastful about how many animals he could kill — so he was put there to teach humility, since he and his dogs (Canis Major and Canis Minor) chase after animals in the sky but can’t catch them. Some say he died from a scorpion bite, and other legends say he was killed by his lover Artemis accidentally, when her brother Apollo tricked her to shooting an arrow at him. Wide angle shot of Comet Lovejoy with the constellation Orion, showing rich fields of red nebula, star clouds and dark nebula with the bright green naked eye comet. Credit and copyright: Chris Schur. Because Orion is on the celestial equator, Chandra adds, it is easy to see all over the world: “Ancient Indians saw the figure as a king who had been shot by an arrow (represented by the stars in Orion’s belt). Ancient Egyptians thought the stars in the belt represented the resting place of the soul of the god Osiris. The Arabs saw the constellation as the figure of a giant.” The Orion’s belt stars The three stars in the belt are Mintaka, Alnilam and Alnitak. According to an astronomer with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Ronald Maddlaena , these are the meanings of the three stars: Mintaka (on the west) means “belt”, Alnilam (in center) means “belt of pearls” and Altnitak (right) means “girdle.” The three range between 800 and 1,000 light-years from Earth. The stars “probably formed at about the same time some ten million years ago from the molecular clouds astronomers have found in Orion,” wrote Maddalena. In this image, the submillimetre-wavelength glow of the dust clouds is overlaid on a view of the region in the more familiar visible light, from the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The large bright cloud in the upper right of the image is the well-known Orion Nebula, also called Messier 42. Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2 Here are their properties compared to the Sun: Mintaka: 20 times more massive and 7,000 times brighter. (Surface temperature 60,000 Fahrenheit.) Alnilam: 20 times more massive and 18,000 times brigher. (Surface temperature 50,000 Fahrenheit.) Alnitak: 20 times more massive and 10,000 times brighter. (Surface temperature 60,000 Fahrenheit). To further blow your mind — these stars also have companion stars orbiting with them, so what you see from Earth with the naked eye isn’t necessarily what you always get. We have written many articles about Orion for Universe Today. Here’s an article about the Orion Nebula , and another about the dust grains in the Orion Nebula . We’ve also done many episodes of Astronomy Cast about stars, such as this: Episode 12: Where Do Baby Stars Come From? Share this:

What was left in Pandora's box after she released misery and evil?

Pandora's Box | God of War Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit The Box was created by Hephaestus , by the order of Zeus , to contain the Evils created by the Titanomachy . Knowing that no mere metal could contain the Evils of the world, Hephaestus forged the Box out of a Power greater than that of the Gods: the Flame of Olympus . The Flame, as lethal as it was beautiful, would kill all who dared touch it, therefore being the perfect safeguard for the Box. The key to pacifying the Flame was a child Hephaestus created from the flame itself - Pandora . Knowing that Zeus would take Pandora from him, Hephaestus tricked Zeus into believing that placing the Box on the back of Cronos would be the safest place, thus hereby saving Pandora, and condemning Cronos to a life of agony. The brilliant architect, Pathos Verdes III , was tasked to build a temple to house the Box, ensuring that none would be able to reach it. Over time, he descended into madness, and the temple's puzzles grew more vicious and complex accordingly. He would eventually commit suicide, leaving the temple somewhat unfinished. Although many would-be heroes and treasure seekers fell to the traps of Pandora's Temple seeking the Box, only Kratos would claim the powerful artifact in order to kill Ares. As he found it, however, it was immediately stolen by Harpies as Ares himself slew Kratos. The God of War then chained the Box to his wrist, threatening to unleash it on Olympus itself. However, Kratos returned from the Underworld due to help of the mysterious gravedigger and reclaimed the Box from Ares using Zeus' Fury. At long last, he opened it and drew from its power, allowing him to meet Ares in battle and eventually kill him with the Blade of the Gods. That would seemingly bring the role of Pandora's Box to an end, but this would not be so, for the power of the Box would still rest in Kratos even after he became the new God of War. God of War II Edit Unbeknownst to Kratos, the opening of the Box would have grave consequences on the world. After Pandora's Box was opened, the Evils of the Titanomachy escaped and infected the Gods, which caused them to become paranoid and power hungry. Zeus himself fell prey to his own Evil-Fear, causing him to begin his campaign to kill Kratos for fear of falling victim to the father-son cycle his own father started all those years ago. He grew obsessed with the prophecy that foretold the destruction of Olympus by mortal hands. Those fears seem to be accurate since Kratos was angry about the trick the Gods played on him, in which they forgive his crimes, yet didn't remove the nightmares. However, despite all these fears and reasonable thoughts, it would be Zeus's actions that would cause Kratos to want to act out of revenge. In God of War III, it was revealed that this Fear also motivated Zeus to confront Hephaestus about how Kratos retrieved the Box from the seemingly-unassailable hiding place atop Cronos. Beating the Smith God horribly, he learned of Pandora's role as a key to the Flame of Olympus-the true safest place to hide the Box-and took Pandora away from Hephaestus while turning him into a crippled monster and leaving him in the torment of The Forge. Also in God of War III, it revealed that Zeus feared that Kratos would seek help from Cronos and so Zeus banished Cronos to the Pit of Tartarus. Pandora's Box is never really seen or mentioned in God of War II , but its role in corrupting the Gods sets the stage for the game, as fear of Kratos led to Zeus' attempt to kill him, in turn spurring Kratos to seek vengeance on the King of the Gods, the Olympians of the Mortal World, and eventually destroy Mount Olympus. God of War III Edit Pandora's Box plays a central role in God of War III , where Kratos again seeks it in order to gain power to kill Zeus and destroy Olympus. Along the way, he confronts and destroys most of the infected Gods, causing the Evils within them to be released into the world as plagues or disasters. Kratos eventually discovers the Box, placed within the Flame of Olympus, and is told by Athena's spirit to

How many pieces does each player have in backgammon?

Frequently Asked Questions | How to Play Backgammon How to Play Backgammon What is the Aim of Backgammon? The object of Backgammon is to remove (bear off) all your checkers from the board. Who invented Backgammon? No one knows who invented Backgammon. Currently evidence including early dice made of human bones indicates Backgammon originated around 5,000 years ago in what today is known as Iraq. How many pieces does each player start with in a game of Backgammon? Each player starts with 15 checkers of their own colour. How many points are on a Backgammon Board? There are 24 points on a backgammon board. What is a Gammon? This is when a game ends and the loser has not removed any checkers from the board. What is a Backgammon? This is when the game ends and loser has not only failed to remove any checkers from the board but also has a checker on the bar or in the winners home board. About How to Play Backgammon How to Play Backgammon is your starting point to find out everything about Backgammon. We show you how to play the game, where you can play the game, the equipment you need to play backgammon and once you have mastered the game we look at ways for it to make you money. Useful Links

What cocktail consists of Tia Maria, Vodka and Coke?

Black Russian Cocktail Add to favourite recipes Black Russian Cocktail Shake the vodka and kahlua. Pour over the ice. Top up with cola. Serve in a tumbler. Ingredients: How do you rate it? Rate Cocktail Leave some comments about the Black Russian black russian is now a triple vodka in a pint of guiness by prolific the ingredients are correct. 2 shots of vodka, 1 shot of kahlua or tia maria whatever, both are coffee liqueurs. put over ice and dash with. thats it. no secret. by tony This is my all time favourite drink & I think it taste the best with Tia Maria not Kohla! White Russian is alsoa favourite but because it is so easy to drink I tend to get very drunk on it :o) x by Helen Birch Ok Vodka, Tia Maria & Coke, They are the ingredients. And its not coffee its chocolate, because the drink is otherwise known as a Chocolate Orgasm. by Kathryn Janeway the ingredients here are wrong. it is vodka. tia maria,coke poured over ice and topped with a dash of guinness by damien Am i the only one who think this drink tastes like coffee?Great drink tho! by Flesh best drink ever ! if i remember rightly , the ingredients were . . . . . tia maria , pepsi , the head of guiness & vodka ? by andy Must have a dash of Lime try it you'll be convert. by Angela The only drink to enjoy. . . . . by Cherri MacD Great - only long island tea is better - coke diffuses the flavours without weakening it - so do it with a splash of coke! by Fred Barff u gotta have a head of guiness for the ultimate 'irish black russian'!! by Ali only wimps have coke in it!!! by DS The original Black Russian in the 1970's used Tia Maria not Kahlua because Kahlua did not exist then. by C S Sorry, but a Black Russian is Vodka and Kahlua, PERIOD. Proportions vary - with a stronger tasting voda (a la Stoly), 1-to-1 tend to be about right, but lighter vodkas, 2/1 vodka/Kahlua is btter. FORGET THE COLA, this drink is already sweet enough. by Joe in the US over here in ireland we top it off with guinness, anybody else do this around the world? by ladyskyline The Big Debate: Traditional Black Russian is Kahlua and Vodka. If served in a pub, they add coke to make it go further. Tia Maria is NOT the same as Kahlua, the flavour is different - Kahlua is a stronger coffee flavour(see Notabikeranymore)Also, see White Russian by Tom Booze Tia maria is basically the brand name for kahlua. Like smirnoff is for vodka by Notabikeranymore Leave the Vodka and Kahlua and remove the splash of coke. . . . . . . . no good with coke by J Thought it was Tia Maria! by Deb Gorgeous, tastes extra lovely with a Guiness top, as served in my local. *yum* by CharChar well what can i say but if u want to get smashed in a lovely sinking way this is the one for you! by ian haley This is one of my favorite drinks. by Jeff Gibbons Black Russian is a great drink but COLA ahs NOTHING to do in it. Correct recipe is: 2/3 vodka, 1/3 Kahlua. Build into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass. by Pete Nice with crushed ice too. in a long glass with plenty of coke by Caroline It's a drink with a lot of taste that should be enjoyed slow but steady by Petter

What colour are the seats in the House of Lords? Red, Blue or Green?

How to Choose Interior Colors that Match Your Style - Freshome.com How to Choose Interior Colors that Match Your Style By RoniqueGibson  June 21, 2010 in Decorating Ideas 14 Decorating Ideas How do you choose colors for the interiors of your home? Did you know the colors you like are mainly based on what emotion you feel when you’re in the space? Your emotional connection to the space relates to your style. Collect this idea BLUE: is calming and soothing, and is commonly used in bathrooms and bedrooms. If your style is for a more Zen-like décor, blue is for you. From robin’s egg light blue to deep turquoise, use blues in the relaxing spaces of your home. Deep royal and navy blue spark creativity. Use this stylish color in your home office and art studio. Collect this idea GREEN: is associated with nature and freshness. Your style is geared towards the outdoors and renewal of the spirit. Use greens also in bathrooms, bedrooms, living spaces, and kid’s rooms. Grass green and sage green are perfect for a baby’s nursery. Deeper hunter and army greens are good in more energizing entertaining spaces and home libraries. Collect this idea RED: the boldest and vibrant of the color spectrum. Your style is exotic and energetic if you prefer a large amount of red in your interiors. Red evokes the senses of vitality, hunger, and energy.  For a more subtle interior, use red in accent pillows, drapery, and decorative vases.  Red can be used in kitchens, dining rooms, and in areas that energy is important. Collect this idea YELLOW: Is your personality cheerful and bright? Those who choose yellow like a happy and cheerful style. Muted tones of yellow are welcoming in a foyer, while buttery yellows are appreciated in laundry rooms and basements. Use yellow in accents to blue and green, and mix fresh tones with cheery styling. Neutrals: Collect this idea BROWN: Depending on your style, brown can be deep like Espresso coffee or muted like camel tan. Browns give a feel of security, and strength.  If your styling is for sophistication and subtlety, brown is for you.  Use brown in combination with pastel colors for a modern compliment in your interiors.  Popular in décor these days are brown paired with pink, light blue, sage green, and light yellow. Collect this idea GRAY: Considered the more creative white, gray is a great pairing up color. This neutral color’s styling is great for home offices and areas of the home rich in mental activity. The new color hit? Griege – A combination of gray and beige, very modern and when used in décor, can be warmer than a traditional gray. Your style is hip and modern with a sense of purpose if you choose gray interiors. Collect this idea BLACK: When using black in décor, your styling could be sophisticated and dramatic, or it can be dark and gloomy.  When using black, pair it with lighter colors to reduce a ‘cave-like’ feeling in your spaces. Consider how much light is in your space when using black, the darker the color, the more light you need in the space for it to feel inviting. Collect this idea WHITE: Your style is fresh, timeless and secure with white. White can be refreshing in sunrooms, bedrooms, bathrooms and living spaces. Consider the traffic and how often the space will be used when decorating with white. The color looks fresh when clean, and uninviting when dirty. For interiors that evoke a cottage style living, add punches of color and mix and match textures of the entire neutral palette. Depending on the hue and saturation of any color, your home can be evoke the styling you crave! 0shares Great article! Love the picture and color descriptions, though I would have liked to have seen a description for Orange. I’ve always enjoyed it and feel that it’s a vibrant color that sparks creativity. Sarah Yeah, I’d love to hear about orange, purple, and pink (I guess this *could* fall under “red”, but I think it evokes different feelings and relationships in a space than traditional reds). tats I like brown with touch of grey !! Pingback: How to Choose Interior Colors that Match Your Style | Old World

Which Roman God is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day?

The Truth Behind St. Valentine’s Day   Home   Library   Articles     Man’s Holidays   The Truth Behind St. Valentine’s Day St. Valentine’s Day is the world’s “holiday of love.” Since the Bible states that God is love ( I John 4:8 , 16 ), does He approve of the celebration of this day? Does He want His people—true Christians—partaking of the candy and cards, or any customs associated with this day? Save Subscribe When God says He wants you to live life abundantly ( John 10:10 ), does that include celebrating a festive, seemingly harmless holiday like Valentine’s Day? The God who gives us everything—life, food, drink, the ability to think for ourselves, etc.—surely approves of St. Valentine’s Day, the holiday for lovers to exchange gifts—right? Do not be so certain. Do not assume anything. Do not even take this article’s word for it. Go to history books and encyclopedias. Go to the Bible. Then you will know the real truth behind St. Valentine’s Day. And you will know what God expects you to do about it! Valentine’s Past Like Christmas, Easter, Halloween, New Year’s and other holidays of this world, St. Valentine’s Day is another attempt to “whitewash” perverted customs and observances of pagan gods and idols by “Christianizing” them. As innocent and harmless as St. Valentine’s Day may appear, its traditions and customs originate from two of the most sexually perverted pagan festivals of ancient history: Lupercalia and the feast day of Juno Februata. Celebrated on February 15, Lupercalia (known as the “festival of sexual license”) was held by the ancient Romans in honor of Lupercus, god of fertility and husbandry, protector of herds and crops, and a mighty hunter—especially of wolves. The Romans believed that Lupercus would protect Rome from roving bands of wolves, which devoured livestock and people. Assisted by Vestal Virgins, the Luperci (male priests) conducted purification rites by sacrificing goats and a dog in the Lupercal cave on Palatine Hill, where the Romans believed the twins Romulus and Remus had been sheltered and nursed by a she-wolf before they eventually founded Rome. Clothed in loincloths made from sacrificed goats and smeared in their blood, the Luperci would run about Rome, striking women with februa, thongs made from skins of the sacrificed goats. The Luperci believed that the floggings purified women and guaranteed their fertility and ease of childbirth. February derives from februa or “means of purification.” To the Romans, February was also sacred to Juno Februata, the goddess of febris (“fever”) of love, and of women and marriage. On February 14, billets (small pieces of paper, each of which had the name of a teen-aged girl written on it) were put into a container. Teen-aged boys would then choose one billet at random. The boy and the girl whose name was drawn would become a “couple,” joining in erotic games at feasts and parties celebrated throughout Rome. After the festival, they would remain sexual partners for the rest of the year. This custom was observed in the Roman Empire for centuries. Whitewashing Perversion In A.D. 494, Pope Gelasius renamed the festival of Juno Februata as the “Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary.” The date of its observance was later changed from February 14 to February 2, then changed back to the 14. It is also known as Candlemas, the Presentation of the Lord, the Purification of the Blessed Virgin and the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. After Constantine had made the Roman church’s brand of Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire (A.D. 325), church leaders wanted to do away with the pagan festivals of the people. Lupercalia was high on their list. But the Roman citizens thought otherwise. It was not until A.D. 496 that the church at Rome was able to do anything about Lupercalia. Powerless to get rid of it, Pope Gelasius instead changed it from February 15 to the 14th and called it St. Valentine’s Day. It was named after one of that church’s saints, who, in A.D. 270, was executed by the emperor for his beliefs. According to th

What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day?

Astrology: Why Your Zodiac Sign and Horoscope Are Wrong Astrology: Why Your Zodiac Sign and Horoscope Are Wrong By Pedro Braganca | October 23, 2007 12:16pm ET MORE It's a great conversation starter: "What's your sign?" But before you ask or answer that question, consider this: Your zodiac sign corresponds to the position of the sun relative to constellations as they appeared more 2,200 years ago! The science behind astrology may have its roots in astronomy but don't confuse these two disciplines. Astronomy can explain the position of the stars in the sky but it’s up to you to determine what, if anything, their alignment signifies. In short, as you'll see below, your zodiac sign is not what you think it is, and your corresponding horoscope can't be right. [Read: Wobbly Earth Means Your Horoscope Is Wrong ] The Constellations of the Zodiac The ecliptic, or the position of the Sun as it’s perceived from the revolving Earth, passes through the constellations that formed the Zodiac - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Zodiac signs were originally determined by which constellation the Sun was "in" on the day you were born. Early astronomers observed the Sun traveling through the signs of the Zodiac in the course of one year, spending about a month in each. Thus, they calculated that each constellation extends 30 degrees across the ecliptic. However, a phenomenon called precession has altered the position of the constellations we see today. Precession and Astrology The first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere was once marked by the zero point of the Zodiac. Astronomers call this the vernal equinox and it occurs as the ecliptic and celestial equator intersect. Around 600 BCE, the zero point was in Aries and was called the "first point of Aries." (Figure 1) The constellation Aries encompassed the first 30 degrees of the ecliptic; from 30 to 60 degrees was Taurus; from 60 to 90 degrees was Gemini; and so on for all twelve constellations of the Zodiac. Unbeknownst to the ancient astrologers, the Earth continually wobbles around its axis in a 25,800-year cycle. This wobble—called precession—is caused by the gravitational attraction of the Moon on Earth's equatorial bulge. Over the past two-and-a-half millennia, this wobble has caused the intersection point between the celestial equator and the ecliptic to move west along the ecliptic by 36 degrees, or almost exactly one-tenth of the way around. This means that the signs have slipped one-tenth—or almost one whole month—of the way around the sky to the west, relative to the stars beyond. For instance, those born between March 21 and April 19 consider themselves to be Aries. Today, the Sun is no longer within the constellation of Aries during much of that period. From March 11 to April 18, the Sun is actually in the constellation of Pisces! (Figure 2) See also Figure 3, which demonstrates the precession of the equinoxes from 600 BCE to 2600. Your "Real Sign" The table below lists the dates when the Sun is actually within the astronomical constellations of the Zodiac, according to modern constellation boundaries and corrected for precession (these dates can vary a day from year to year). You will most likely find that once precession is taken into account, your zodiac sign is different. And if you were born between November 29 and December 17, your sign is actually one you never saw in the newspaper: you are an Ophiuchus! The eliptic passes through the constellation of Ophiuchus after Scorpius. Now you really have something cool with which to start that conversation! Check out your “real” zodiac sign below and see what the sky looked like on your birthday by going to the Birthday Sky application. Capricorn - Jan 20 to Feb 16 Aquarius - Feb 16 to Mar 11 Pisces - Mar 11 to Apr 18 Aries - Apr 18 to May 13 Taurus - May 13 to Jun 21 Gemini - Jun 21 to Jul 20 Cancer - Jul 20 to Aug 10 Leo - Aug 10 to Sep 16 Virgo - Sep 16 to Oct 30 Libra - Oct 30 to Nov 23 Scorpius - Nov 23 to Nov 29 Ophiuchus - Nov 29 to Dec 17 Sagit

When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever?

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Archive - Valentine's Day - Trivia 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? 2. Which male singer had a top ten hit with "Love Train" in 1988? 3. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day? 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? 6. In the episode of Friends titled "The One With Ross' Wedding", which special guest star tells Joey that she thinks his hat is "dashing"? 7. Which Shakespearian character said "Good morrow. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"? 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? 9. Who played Juliet opposite Leonardo Di Caprio in the 1996 film "Romeo and Juliet"? 10. Containing the lines "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know", which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written? 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? Cupid 3. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day? Aquarius 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? Casanova 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? The local florist 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? Students 7. Which Shakespearian character said "Good morrow. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"? Romeo 10. Containing the lines "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know", which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written? Something 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day?     Cupid 2. Which male singer had a top ten hit with "Love Train" in 1988?      Holly Johnson 3. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day?     Aquarius 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever?       Joe DiMaggio 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as?     Chicago police officers 6. In the episode of Friends titled "The One With Ross' Wedding", which special guest star tells Joey that she thinks his hat is "dashing"?      Sarah Ferguson [just guessing from Googling, since I've never seen this show....] 7. Which Shakespearian character said "Good morrow. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"?       Ophelia 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"?      Rudolph Valentino 9. Who played Juliet opposite Leonardo Di Caprio in the 1996 film "Romeo and Juliet"?      Claire Danes [again thanks to Google] 10. Containing the lines "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know", which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written?        Something [in the way she moves, attracts me like no other lover...] by George Harrison [and the first line by Sweet Baby James Taylor... ha!] 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day?  Eros, the son of the goddess Aphrodite.   Eros was never admitted to the Top Twelve of the Olympian Pantheon because he was very irresponsible, and a bit of a cheat at dice as well. 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever?  A pure guess - Arthur Miller, though apparently it should have been most of the male members of the Kennedy clan. 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? Violinists in an Orchestra? 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"?  The Sheikh?  Rudolf Valentino? Don't know the others

Containing the lines You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know, which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written?

Love - Wikiquote Love Jump to: navigation , search There is, in the human Breast, a social Affection, which extends to our whole Species. ~ John Adams Love is a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection ("I love my mother") to pleasure ("I loved that meal"). It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment. It can also be a virtue representing human kindness, compassion, and affection—"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another". It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans, one's self or animals. A[ edit ] Love is the expansion of two natures in such fashion that each include the other, each is enriched by the other. Love is an echo in the feelings of a unity subsisting between two persons which is founded both on likeness and on complementary differences. ~ Felix Adler The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return. ~ Eden Ahbez Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy. ~ Louisa May Alcott Love costs all we are and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free. A Brave and Startling Truth. ~ Maya Angelou Love is the principal cause of pleasure. ~ Thomas Aquinas Choose to love whomsoever thou wilt: all else will follow. ~ Augustine of Hippo What love will make you do All the things that we accept Be the things that we regret ~ Ashanti Once for all, then, a short precept is given thee: Love, and do what thou wilt... ~ Augustine of Hippo Let the root of love be within, of this root can nothing spring but what is good. ~ Augustine of Hippo Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul. ~ Augustine of Hippo Choose to love whomsoever thou wilt: all else will follow. ~ Augustine of Hippo Love flowers best in openness and freedom. Edward Abbey , Desert Solitaire (1968), "Cliffrose and Bayonets", p. 26 Love can defeat that nameless terror. Loving one another, we take the sting from death. Loving our mysterious blue planet, we resolve riddles and dissolve all enigmas in contingent bliss. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), film based on the novel by Douglas Adams Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, Hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about thee: Yet who would live, and live without thee! Joseph Addison , Rosamond (c. 1707), Act III, scene 2 When love's well-timed 'tis not a fault to love; The strong, the brave, the virtuous, and the wise, Sink in the soft captivity together. Joseph Addison , Cato, A Tragedy (1713), Act III, scene 1 When love once pleads admission to our hearts, (In spite of all the virtue we can boast), The woman that deliberates is lost. Joseph Addison , Cato, A Tragedy (1713), Act IV, scene 1 Love is the expansion of two natures in such fashion that each include the other, each is enriched by the other. Love is an echo in the feelings of a unity subsisting between two persons which is founded both on likeness and on complementary differences. Without the likeness there would be no attraction; without the challenge of the complementary differences there could not be the closer interweaving and the inextinguishable mutual interest which is the characteristic of all deeper relationships. Felix Adler , Life and Destiny (1913), Section 5: Love and Marriage The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return. Louisa May Alcott , Little Women (1868), chapter 24: Gossip Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy. Louisa May Alcott , Little Women (1868), chapter 40: The Valley Of The Shadow “There is much to be known,” said Adaon, “and above all much to be loved, be it the turn of the seasons or the shape of a river pebble. Indeed, the more we find to love, the more we add to the measure of our hearts.” Love is the answer, but while you're waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty interesting questions. Woody Allen , reported in James Robert Parish, The Hollyw

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Who, in 1984, won the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Award, the only time it has been awarded to two people?

BBC Sport - Sports Personality of the Year - Sports Personality facts and figures Sports Personality facts and figures Elton John presented the 1984 award to Torvill and Dean Sports Personality of the Year Venue: Birmingham LG Arena Date: Sunday, 19 December Time: 1900 GMT Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sport website. BBC Sports Personality of the Year celebrates its 57th anniversary this year and remains one of the most important fixtures on the sporting calendar. The end-of-the-year television spectacle began in 1954, when it attracted a television audience of 12m, who watched athlete Chris Chataway pick up the main award in recognition of setting the 5,000m world record. Chataway fought off tough competition, beating Roger Bannister to the award, despite Bannister becoming the first man to run a mile in under four minutes that same year - where Chataway was his pacemaker. Votes were cast by postcard back in 1954, with 14,517 votes arriving at BBC HQ. Since Chataway was honoured, there have been 54 sportsmen and sportswomen who have won the coveted title of BBC Sports Personality of the Year, while many others have been recipients of the other BBC Spoty awards. BBC Sport has delved through the archives to look back on the history of Sports Personality of the Year. SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR • BBC's Sports Personality of the Year was created in 1954 by Sir Paul Fox, then editor of the magazine show Sportsview, and was presented by Peter Dimmock. • Dimmock was the first of 11 presenters. Frank Bough, Harry Carpenter, Des Lynam, Steve Rider, Sue Barker, Gary Lineker, Clare Balding, John Inverdale, Adrian Chiles and Jake Humphery have all played their part since. Bough was the longest running presenter, notching up a record 19 shows between 1964 and 1982. • The first show was called Sportsview, before it was re-titled as Sports Review of the Year and then became, as we know it today, Sports Personality of the Year, in 1999. • The event had been hosted at various venues around London before the decision was taken to move the show outside the capital four years ago and give the public the chance to attend the staging. The Birmingham NEC was its first port of call in 2006 and 2007 before the event moved on to Liverpool's Echo Arena in 2008 and the Sheffield Arena in 2009. Birmingham will host the show for a third time in 2010 when the LG Arena hosts the show. • Other venues to have hosted the ceremony include the Savoy Hotel, Grosvenor House Hotel, Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush Empire, New London Theatre, Queen Elizabeth II Centre and BBC Television Centre. THE MAIN AWARD - IN NUMBERS • Swimmer Ian Black became the youngest winner of the award in 1958, at the age of 17, and golfer Dai Rees is the oldest winner, having picked up the accolade at the age of 44 in 1957. • Kelly Holmes win in 2004 was the 17th time a track and field athlete had received the accolade - the most of any sport. This is followed by motor racing, which has produced six winners. Boxing and football have both provided five winners, with four winners from the world of Cricket. Perhaps surprisingly there has only been one winner from Rugby Union - Jonny Wilkinson in 2003. • Only three people have won the award twice: Henry Cooper (1967 and 1970), Nigel Mansell (1986 and 1992) and Damon Hill (1994 and 1996). • In 1960, the first Overseas Personality of the Year award was picked up by Australian athlete Herb Elliott. The same year, the inaugural Team of the Year prize was presented to the Cooper Formula One Racing team. • Swimmer Anita Lonsbrough was the first female to win Personality of the Year in 1962, with Dorothy Hyman (1963) and Mary Rand (1964) making it a hat-trick of female winners. FACTS AND STATS ON SPOTY'S OTHER AWARDS • Skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won Team of the Year twice (1982 & 1983) and Sports Personality of the Year once, in their golden year of 1984. Bobby Moore, Nick Faldo, showjumper David Broome, Steve Redgrave, David Beckham, Jonny Wilkinson, Andrew Flintoff and Ryan Giggs are the only o

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Walton Sextuplets: Family photos show sisters 27 years on | Daily Mail Online comments As the world’s only all-female sextuplets, they share the closest possible bond and have faced all of life’s little hurdles together. For many years the Walton sisters – first-born Hannah, who was followed by Luci, Ruth, Sarah, Kate and Jennie – celebrated their similarities and would pose together for photos in the same school uniforms. But now, after spending much of the past decade out of the limelight to live more privately, the 27-year-olds are all keen to stress their individuality. Happy family: Janet and Graham Walton's daughters (from left) Hannah, Ruth, Luci, Kate, Jennie and Sarah Enlarge   Meet the family: The sextuplets as newborns cradled by their parents Graham and Janet. They were born on November 18th, 1983 Two of the sisters, who were born within four minutes of each other on November 18, 1983, are now brunettes. And while the other four still have their blonde locks, there are three different shades between them. The siblings have also struck out in different directions for their careers, with some working abroad and others taking jobs in the UK. Yet four still live in the eight-bedroom family home in Wallasey, Wirral, with parents Graham and Janet, a fifth will be returning this summer and the sixth lives just down the road. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Mrs Walton, 58, said: ‘Jennie was a bit of a leader because she climbed out of her cot first, Luci was shy as a toddler but has made up for that now, Sarah was the quietest, although not now, Ruth is quite bossy, Kate is academic and Hannah is very articulate and organised. ‘But they’ve always been close and they talk to each other all the time. And we still have meeting around the kitchen table, which we had for any big decision, such as parties, birthdays or school.’ Hannah, who was the lightest baby at 2lb 1oz, is studying for her PGCE teaching qualification to work in a primary school. She is currently single and enjoys shopping, reading and meeting friends in her spare time. The sextuplets' mother said: 'Jennie was a bit of a leader because she climbed out of her cot first, Luci was shy as a toddler but has made up for that now' Mrs Walton continues: 'Sarah was the quietest, although not now, Ruth is quite bossy, Kate is academic and Hannah is very articulate and organised' ‘When we were younger people would get us confused but not so much now. You can tell we’re sisters if we’re all lined up. I don’t think we look as alike now,’ she told the Daily Mirror. Luci, who was 2lbs 15oz at birth, worked as a holiday rep in Spain for two years before becoming an air stewardess. She lives five minutes from home with her fiancé of three years and likes going to the pub with friends. ‘I used to be really shy but I’m not any more. I think the repping I did sorted that out,’ she said. ‘Me and Ruth are very similar and probably most alike as we like to go and have a good drink. But I think me and Hannah look the most alike.’ Ruth, who was 2lb 11oz, is an admin worker who returned home 18 months ago after being made redundant. The Liverpool FC fan, who has a long-term boyfriend, said: ‘I don’t feel special – I just have five sisters who are all the same age. Extraordinary bond: The sisters' childhood was documented on film until they were 18, but this is one of the first times we have seen them since Six daughters: The Walton girls were the world's first surviving all female sextuplets We’re all quite different. I like to go to the pub, watch the footie and play a bit of poker. I’m a bit of a boy really.’ Sarah is an administration worker at the Central Park Medical Centre in Liverpool and is saving up to buy a home with her boyfriend of four years. The keep-fit fan, who weighed 2lb 5oz at birth, said:  ‘I’m naturally a very clean person so it is hard being in this house. I like everything in its right place.' Admin assistant Kate, who works in the human resources department at Liverpool John Moore’s University, is also at home saving money to buy her own p

Who played Lord Melchett in the TV comedy series Blackadder II?

Blackadder: Where are they now? Edmund, Baldrick, 'Bob', Lord Melchett and many more - Mirror Online TV Blackadder: Where are they now? Edmund, Baldrick, 'Bob', Lord Melchett and many more We would LOVE to see the comedy series back on the box but until then let's look at the stars then and now  Share Get celebs updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Blackadder returning to our screens would be amazing. The multi award-winning series which ran from 15 June 1983 until 2 November 1989, was much loved by avid fans as Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson and the gang ran riot on terrestrial TV. Robinson - who played Baldrick across all four series and three specials - has recent admitted he and his former castmates have chatted bout a return and it's "on the cards". But until then, let's look at where the stars are now. Video Loading Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now Rowan Atkinson Rowan Atkinson as Captain Blackadder (Photo: BBC, PA) Atkinson appeared in every episode of the series in one form or another as Edmund Blackadder. He starred as Prince Edmund, in The Black Adder, series 1, Lord Blackadder (2), Mr. E. Blackadder (3) and Captain Blackadder (4). In the spin-off’s he played Ebenezer Blackadder (Blackadder Christmas Carol) and Lord Blackadder V (Back and Forth). Rowan Atkinson was Blackadder (Photo: BBC, Rex) Since the show, his most famous character has been Mr Bean who returned for Comic Relief in 2015. The beloved character returned to Red Nose Day for the first time in eight years. This time he was joined by actors Ben Miller and Rebecca Front for a sketch with “twists, turns and complications”. poll loading Would you watch a new series of Blackadder? 1000+ VOTES SO FAR Leave it in the past Tony Robinson Tony Robinson as Baldrick in Blackadder (Photo: Rex) Robinson starred as general dogsbody Baldrick. The dim-but-lovable character served as a sidekick to Edmund and since that role Robinson has done so much. Video Loading Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now Share this video Watch Next His latest series on Channel 4, Walking Through History, which sees the presenter stroll through some of Britain's beautiful and historic landscapes, has already proven to be a success. The former Time Team host recently joked that Hugh Laurie's enormous success in the US has been the only stumbling block for a potential reunion. He teased: "The only problem is Hugh's fee. He's a huge star now - or so he'd like to think." Video Loading Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now However, Tony admitted that any potential return for the comedy - whose final series debuted in 1989 - would run the risk of disappointing fans. He added: "Expectations for a new series will be high because people not only remember the original, they remember who they were when it was on. it's a big danger." RIP Rik Mayall RIP Rik Mayall who played Lord Flashheart in Blackadder (Photo: BBC, Rex) Mayall played Lord Flashheart in the series. Flashheart was boisterous and arrogant, and appears very attractive to all the women he comes in contact with. Mayall went on to have multiple success with many characters. The anarchic comic star unfortunately passed away last year, aged 56. Tim McInnerny Tim McInnerny as Darling in Blackadder (Photo: BBC, PA) McInnerny played a number of characters but the main ones were Lord Percy of Blackadder II and Darling in Blackadder Goes Forth. After the series he had success in Notting Hill, 101 Dalmations, and Severance, alongside Danny Dyer. His IMDB says he's also in the 2016-planned Eddie the Eagle movie, starring Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton as the Winter Olympics hopeful. Stephen Fry Stephen Fry as Lord Melchett in Blackadder (Photo: BBC, Corbis) Stephen Fry played Lord Melchett and General Melchett in the series. In Blackadder Goes Forth, Melchett came into his own and was loved by viewers. Since the show, Fry - with his 11.2m followers on Twitter - has had a range of success. TV quiz show

Which band had a hit in the 1980s with the single Broken Wings?

Mr. Mister — Broken Wings — Listen, watch, download and discover music for free at Last.fm rock "Broken Wings" is a #1 hit song released as a 1985 single by the band Mr. Mister. The band's first single from their 1985 Welcome to the Real World album, "Broken Wings" reached the number one position on the U.S. charts in December 1985, where it remained for two weeks. It was released as the band was just about to embark on a U.S. tour opening for Tina Turner. The song reached number four in the UK Singles… read more Don't want to see ads? Subscribe now Similar Tracks

Which actress starred in the 1980s films The Breakfast Club and Pretty In Pink and later turned down the Julia Roberts role in Pretty Woman?

Molly Ringwald Almost Played Julia Roberts' 'Pretty Woman' Role - Business Insider WikiMedia Commons Molly Ringwald starred in iconic '80s films like "The Breakfast Club," "Sixteen Candles," and "Pretty In Pink" before dropping off the radar. Today, she occasionally acts and is a mom to three kids. Ringwald posted to Reddit's Ask Me Anything forum , using this picture as proof of her identity. She revealed that she was being considered for the lead in Pretty Woman and looked at an early script (at the time it was called "$3,000"). But Ringwald has no regrets about not pursuing the part: Julia Roberts is what makes that movie. It was her part. Every actor hopes for a part that lets them shine like that. Ringwald also shared her favorite part of filming "The Breakfast Club": When I did the smoking doobage scene "I'm so popular, everyone loves me at this school," it was basically all improvised and John just let the camera roll for twenty minutes. He was so psyched with everything he got that he dragged my mother into the room where they were showing rushes so she could see how brilliant her daughter was. Of course, my mom was horrified. Whether she would be involved in a Sixteen candles sequel: At one point, six years ago, I was considering participating in a sequel to Sixteen Candles. But (director) John Hughes didn't want to have sequels to any of the movies I was in and I didn't feel comfortable doing it without his involvement. Ringwald also revealed her next plan: She has a jazz album coming out next spring.

Actor Richard Kiel is best known for playing the same character in two different films. What is the name of this character?

Richard Kiel - Biography - IMDb Richard Kiel Biography Showing all 44 items Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (2) | Trade Mark  (1) | Trivia  (31) | Personal Quotes  (5) Overview (4) 7' 2" (2.18 m) Mini Bio (1) Towering 7' 2" tall actor who has cornered the market on playing giants, intimidating henchman, bayou swamp monsters and steel toothed villains! Kiel worked in numerous jobs including as a night club bouncer and a cemetery plot salesman, before breaking into film & TV in several minor roles in the late 1950s / early 1960s. Noted amongst these was the alien "Kanamit" in the classic The Twilight Zone (1959) episode "To Serve Man", and terrorizing Arch Hall Jr. while clad in a loincloth in the prehistoric caveman meets virile teenage drama Eegah (1962). Kiel turned up in two episodes of the classic horror TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974). On one occasion playing a Native American evil spirit with the ability to transform into various animals. On his second appearance, Kiel was unrecognizable as a Spanish moss covered, Louisiana swamp monster brought to life by a patient involved in deep sleep therapy. However, his biggest break came in 1977 when he was cast as the unstoppable, steel toothed henchman "Jaws" in the finest Roger Moore film of the Bond series The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Such was Kiel's popularity with movie audiences, that his character was brought back for the next Bond outing Moonraker (1979). However, audiences were quite split on opinions when Kiel's "Jaws" character changes sides near the film's conclusion and assists 007, Roger Moore , in saving the Earth. Over the next few years, Kiel appeared in relatively non-demanding comedy or fantasy type films taking advantage of his physical stature and presence. Kiel then decided to try his hand behind the camera and co-wrote and produced, plus took the lead role, in the well received family movie The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1991). Demand for Kiel's unique attributes dropped very sharply in the 1990's, leading to only a handful of roles including reprising his "Jaws" character in the Matthew Broderick film Inspector Gadget (1999). In 2002, Kiel penned his informative autobiography entitled "Making it BIG in the movies". - IMDb Mini Biography By: firehouse44@hotmail.com Spouse (2) (1974 - 10 September  2014) (his death) (4 children) Faye Daniels Towering height and menacing frame Trivia (31) He is best known for playing Jaws, a giant and seemingly unstoppable assassin with steel teeth who battled James Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979). Original choice to play the title character in the television series The Incredible Hulk (1978). After 2 days of filming it was decided that he was not "bulky" enough for the role. He was paid for the two movies of the week and replaced by Lou Ferrigno . He was happy this happened because he only had sight in one eye and the full contact lenses were bothering him. Once said that people are always confusing him with André the Giant , Fred Gwynne ("Herman Munster" from The Munsters (1964)), or Ted Cassidy ("Lurch" from The Addams Family (1964)), all of whom are deceased. In 1992 he was in a serious automobile accident that affected his auto-balance, and he now walks using a walking stick or rides a battery-powered scooter around if he has to go very far. In Happy Gilmore (1996) he is never seen walking and almost all of his scenes are from the waist up. There are only two full body scenes and both times he is leaning on something. The first is a post, the second is a man. Worked as a bouncer at a Los Angeles nightclub, before being recruited by Arch Hall Sr. for the lead role in Eegah (1962). Owns a film production company in Oakhurst, California. Appeared in a National Geographic special produced by David L. Wolper in which he portrayed Big Foot. His son "Richard George" appears in the film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). He is the little boy on the beach pointing to the upcoming car that "James Bond" is driving from the water. Interviewed in Tom Weaver 's books "Ey

Which American author created the character Rip Van Winkle?

Washington Irving Washington Irving Washington Irving Most Popular American Writer of the Early 1800s Washington Irving first achieved fame as a young satirist in New York City.  Stock Montage/Getty Images By Robert McNamara Updated June 30, 2016. Washington Irving was the first American to make a living as an author and during his prolific career in the early 1800s he created celebrated characters such as Rip Van Winkle and Ichabod Crane. His youthful satirical writings popularized two terms still closely associated with New York City , Gotham and Knickerbocker. Irving also contributed something to holiday traditions, as his conception of a saintly character with a flying sleigh delivering toys to children at Christmas evolved into our modern depictions of Santa Claus . Early Life of Washington Irving Washington Irving was born April 3, 1783 in lower Manhattan, during the week that New York City residents heard of the British ceasefire in Virginia that effectively ended the Revolutionary War. To pay tribute to the great hero of the time, General George Washington , Irving's parents named their eighth child in his honor. When George Washington took the oath of office as the first American president at Federal Hall in New York City, six-year-old Washington Irving stood among the thousands of people celebrating in the streets. continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States A few months later he was introduced to President Washington, who was shopping in lower Manhattan. For the rest of his life Irving told the story of how the president patted him on the head. While attending school, young Washington was believed to be slow-witted, and one teacher labeled him "a dunce." He did, however, learn to read and write, and became obsessed with telling stories. Some of his brothers attended Columbia College, yet Washington's formal education ended at the age of 16. He became apprenticed to a law office, which was a typical route to becoming a lawyer in the era before law schools were common. Yet the aspiring writer was far more interested in wandering about Manhattan and studying the daily life of New Yorkers than he was in the classroom. Early Political Satires Irving's older brother Peter, a physician who was actually more interested in politics than medicine, was active in the New York political machine headed by Aaron Burr . Peter Irving edited a newspaper aligned with Burr, and in November 1802 Washington Irving published his first article, a political satire signed with the pseudonym "Jonathan Oldstyle." Irving wrote a series of articles as Oldstyle over the next few months. It was common knowledge in New York circles that he was the real author of the articles, and he enjoyed the recognition. He was 19 years old. One of Washington's older brothers, William Irving, decided that a trip to Europe might give the aspiring writer some direction, so he financed the voyage. Washington Irving left New York, bound for France, in 1804, and didn't return to America for two years. His tour of Europe broadened his mind and gave him material for later writing. Salmagundi, a Satirical Magazine After returning to New York City, Irving resumed studying to become a lawyer, but his real interest was in writing. With a friend and one of his brothers he began collaborating on a magazine that lampooned Manhattan society. The new publication was called Salmagundi, a familiar term at the time as it was a common food similar to present day chef's salad. The little magazine turned out to be shockingly popular and 20 issues appeared from early 1807 to early 1808. The humor in Salmagundi was gentle by today's standards, but 200 years ago it seemed startling and the magazine's style became a sensation. One lasting contribution to American culture was that Irving, in a joking item in Salmagundi, referred to New York City as "Gotham." The reference was to a British legend about a town whose residents were reputed to be crazy. New Yorkers enjoyed the joke, and Gotham became a perennial nickname for the city. Diedrich Knickerbocke

Pebbles and Bam Bam was a spin-off of which TV series?

The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (TV Series 1971–1976) - IMDb The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show  TV-G | The misadventures of the children of the Flintstones and the Rubbles as teenagers. Stars: a list of 272 titles created 17 Feb 2011 a list of 28 titles created 20 Jun 2012 a list of 19 titles created 02 Aug 2014 a list of 85 titles created 7 months ago a list of 32 images created 3 months ago Title: The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–1976) 5.8/10 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. The adventures of a space superhero who can become invisible and his sidekicks. Stars: Gary Owens, Johnny Carson, Tim Matheson The futuristic undersea adventures of a goofy talking shark and his human musical band companions. Stars: Tommy Cook, Barry Gordon, Julie McWhirter In this widely syndicated cartoon, King Zandor and a group of bizarre creatures protect their futuristic kingdom from creatures from other galaxies. Stars: Mike Road, Virginia Gregg, Ted Eccles Universal war wages between two prehistoric alien races. One of the races is the heroic Kherubim while the other is the evil Daemonites. Stars: Denis Akiyama, Paul Mota, Roscoe Handford A pre-teen version of Scooby Doo, with a pint-sized version of the title character. Stars: Mark L. Taylor, Casey Kasem, Don Messick The greatest of the DC Comics superheroes work together to uphold the good with the help of some young proteges. Stars: Sherry Alberoni, Norman Alden, Danny Dark Shaggy and Scooby and friends must return 13 ghosts to a magic chest which they inadvertently released. Stars: Casey Kasem, Heather North, Vincent Price A dog, able to become temporarily invisible, and his human companions investigate mysteries involving the paranormal. Stars: Paul Winchell, Jo Ann Harris, Ronnie Schell The misadventures of the family staff of The Shady Rest Hotel and their neighbors of Hooterville. Stars: Edgar Buchanan, Linda Henning, Bea Benaderet The misadventures of a nun who can fly and her convent and neighbours. Stars: Sally Field, Marge Redmond, Madeleine Sherwood Dynomutt Dog Wonder (TV Series 1976) Animation | Comedy The adventures of a robotic dog superhero who proves as much a hindrance as asset to his master, the Blue Falcon. Stars: Gary Owens, Frank Welker, Henry Corden Scooby Doo and the gang solve mysteries; then Blue Falcon and Dynomutt fight crime in each two-part episode of this animated series. Stars: John Stephenson, Frank Welker, Casey Kasem Edit Storyline In the original Flintstones, Pebbles was the baby daughter of Fred and Wilma Flintstone, while Bamm-Bamm was the son of neighbors Barney and Betty rubble. Now they've grown up to be teenagers, and they get into various hijinks with their other teenaged friends. Written by Afterburner <aburner@erols.com> 11 September 1971 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: El show de Pebbles y Bamm-Bamm See more  » Company Credits (United States) – See all my reviews Pebbles and Bamm Bamm was just an awful cartoon. It ruins the original Flintstones show since it was a spin-off of the original. The pair get a lower rating in my book than the Great Gazoo. And we never found out whatever became of the Gazoo, since the Flintstones was canceled in 1966, and he never showed up in any of the spin-offs. If you thought Pebbles Flintstone wore hardly anything on the show, just look at Cindy Curbstone, Pebbles' rival. She wore even LESS than what Pebbles wore! I thought Cindy was too pornographic looking to be in a kids' show. She looked like Marilyn Monroe in 1962. And if I remember right, there was one episode where you could see a small chunk of Cindy's nude ass while she was taking a ridiculous picture of Pebbles sitting in a pool of water. Cindy reminds me too much of Little Annie Fannie in Playboy. And you'd think the censors would allow Pebbles or Cindy to get away with wearing so little? HOW ABSURD! THIS IS A Saturday MORNING CARTOON, GEARED FOR THE KIDS! And Bamm Bamm? On the original Flintstones, he's the strongest boy in the world

In which Formula One team did Damon Hill replace Nigel Mansell?

Formula 1 - Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill, Ayrton Senna etc | eBay Formula 1 10 January 2009 Formula 1 This is one of many illustrated classic F1 racing guides I've created for the community. I hope you enjoy it. If you wish to find out more about the classic F1 racing art featured in this guide please click here. This guide features several legendary F1 drivers. Satoru Nakajima Satoru Nakajima was Honda's representative on the grid in the late eighties and was Japan's first regular Formula One Grand Prix driver. Ayrton Senna's team-mate at Lotus in 1987 and then teamed with Nelson Piquet in 1988 and 1989 (Lotus), Satoru was a worthy ambassador for the Honda company without posing a threat to his more highly regarded team-mates. His best finish was fourth at Adelaide in 1989 and his last two seasons were spent with the Tyrrell team before he quit at the end of 1991. His best finish in the championship was eleventh position overall in 1987 driving a Lotus. Total Grand Prix drives, 74. Since his retirement from Formula One, he has run a team in both Japanese Formula 3000 and Formula Three developing the next generation of Japanese racing drivers. Andrea de Cesaris World champion in karts and a strong contender in British Formula Three, Andrea made his Formula One debut with Alfa-Romeo in 1980. He soon became known for his somewhat unpredictable driving style racing for McLaren in 1981. 1982 and 1983 were spent with Alfa-Romeo, where he produced third place at Monaco (a race he could have won), before moving to Ligier for 1984. Two seasons with Ligier produced little so it was on to Minardi, then Brabham, then Rial, then Dallara, then Tyrrell, Jordan again and finally to Sauber before his Formula One career ended in 1994. The second most experienced Formula One driver behind Riccardo Patrese, although without a win. Best race result, a second place in the German Grand Prix of 1983 and finished eighth for the title overall in 1983. Total Grand Prix drives, 208. Nigel Mansell Nigel's Formula One debut was for Lotus in 1980 and his first Grand Prix victory was for williams in 1985. 1986 saw five Grand Prix victories yet through cruel luck, no title. An accident in qualifying ruined his title hopes again in 1987 after six wins and it was beginning to look as if Nigel Mansell was to be the "nearly man" of Formula 1. In a bold move to Ferrari in 1989 he won his first race and the instant adoration of the Italian fans, but only finished fourth. 1990 with Ferrari was a disaster finishing ninth overall so it was back to Williams and winning ways in 1991. Five wins however were not enough with Nigel still having to play second fiddle to Ayrton Senna's McLaren. Finally in 1992 it all came right, Mansell storming to nine victories in a Williams-Renault that was in a class of its own. He still drove magnificently. After moving to Indy Cars in 1993 and incredibly taking the title at his first attempt, Mansell returned to Williams mid-season in 1994 before joining McLaren in 1995. He retired after just two races. Damon Hill As a relatively late starter to car racing in 1984 with Formula Ford, Damon soon progressed into British Formula Three and then Formula 3000 before gaining his first F1 drive in 1992. Signed by Williams in 1993 to drive alongside three-time world champion Alain Prost, he gained three victories and finished third overall. Staying with Williams in 1994, this time with Ayrton Senna as team-mate, Damon was thrust into the role of team leader after the Brazillian's death and in a season burdened with Michael Schumacher's disqualifications closed a huge points gap to set up a grand finale at the Australian Grand Prix. Sadly for Hill, Schumacher's now famous chopping move just before mid-distance took out both himself and Hill, leaving Schumacher as champion by just one point. There were only four wins for Damon in 1995, enough to give him second place in the championship again. Johnny Herbert Johnny Herbert's talent was recognised when he won-from-the-back during the 1985 Formula Ford Festival. In 1987 he took the British Formul

In what year did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour?

Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 - A Date That Will Live in Infamy The USS Arizona (BB-39) burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. (December 7, 1941).  (Picture courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration) Share By Jennifer Rosenberg On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. After just two hours of bombing, more than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 ships* had either been sunk or damaged, and more than 188 U.S. aircraft destroyed. The attack at Pearl Harbor so outraged Americans that the U.S. abandoned its policy of isolationism and declared war on Japan the following day -- officially bringing the United States into World War II . Why Attack? The Japanese were tired of negotiations with the United States. They wanted to continue their expansion within Asia but the United States had placed an extremely restrictive embargo on Japan in the hopes of curbing Japan's aggression. Negotiations to solve their differences had not been going well. Rather than giving in to U.S. demands, the Japanese decided to launch a surprise attack against the United States in an attempt to destroy the United States' naval power even before an official announcement of war was given. continue reading below our video 10 Facts About the Titanic That You Don't Know The Japanese Prepare for Attack The Japanese practiced and prepared carefully for their attack on Pearl Harbor. They knew their plan was extremely risky. The probability of success depended heavily on complete surprise. On November 26, 1941, the Japanese attack force, led by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo , left Etorofu Island in the Kurils (located northeast of Japan) and began its 3,000-mile journey across the Pacific Ocean. Sneaking six aircraft carriers, nine destroyers, two battleships, two heavy cruisers, one light cruiser, and three submarines across the Pacific Ocean was not an easy task. Worried that they might be spotted by another ship, the Japanese attack force continually zig-zagged and avoided major shipping lines. After a week and a half at sea, the attack force made it safely to its destination, about 230 miles north of the Hawaiian island of Oahu . The Attack On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor began. At 6:00 a.m., the Japanese aircraft carriers began launching their planes amid rough sea. In total, 183 Japanese aircraft took to the air as part of the first wave of the attack on Pearl Harbor. At 7:15 a.m., the Japanese aircraft carriers, plagued by even rougher seas, launched 167 additional planes to participate in the second wave of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The first wave of Japanese planes reached the U.S. Naval Station at Pearl Harbor (located on the south side of the Hawaiian island of Oahu) at 7:55 a.m. on December 7, 1941. Just before the first bombs dropped on Pearl Harbor, Commander Mitsuo Fuchida , leader of the air attack, called out, "Tora! Tora! Tora!" ("Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!"), a coded message which told the entire Japanese navy that they had caught the Americans totally by surprise. Surprised at Pearl Harbor Sunday mornings were a time of leisure for many U.S. military personnel at Pearl Harbor. Many were either still asleep, in mess halls eating breakfast, or getting ready for church on the morning of December 7, 1941. They were completely unaware that an attack was imminent. Then the explosions started. The loud booms, pillars of smoke, and low-flying enemy aircraft shocked many into the realization that this was not a training exercise; Pearl Harbor was really under attack. Despite the surprise, many acted quickly. Within five minutes of the beginning of the attack, several gunners had reached their anti-aircraft guns and were trying to shoot down the Japanese planes. At 8:00 a.m., Admiral Husband Kimmel, in charge of Pearl Harbor, sent out a hurried dispatch to all in the U.S. naval fleet, "AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL." The Attack on Battleship Row The Japanese had been

What was the name of the character played by Harrison Ford in the films Clear And Present Danger and Patriot Games?

Patriot Games (1992) - IMDb IMDb Community LATEST HEADLINES 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 When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge. Director: Visit our Awards Central section Related News a list of 31 titles created 08 Dec 2011 a list of 40 titles created 31 Jan 2013 a list of 24 titles created 10 Apr 2013 a list of 33 titles created 28 Aug 2015 a list of 40 titles created 3 months ago Search for " Patriot Games " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 1 win & 2 nominations. See more awards  » Photos CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel. Director: Phillip Noyce In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect or to start a war? Director: John McTiernan Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he - an ex-soldier - works from hiding to defeat them. Director: Wolfgang Petersen Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt. Director: Andrew Davis CIA analyst Jack Ryan must thwart the plans of a terrorist faction that threatens to induce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia's newly elected president by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore. Director: Phil Alden Robinson US Marshal Samuel Gerard (Jones) and his team of Marshals are assigned to track down Sheridan (Snipes), who has been accused of a double-murder. Director: Stuart Baird A police officer uncovers the real identity of his house-guest, an I.R.A. terrorist in hiding. Director: Alan J. Pakula On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so. Director: Tony Scott A young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder; policeman John Book goes into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial. Director: Peter Weir Carolyn Polhemus, an up-and-comer in the Kindle County D.A.'s Office, is found viciously murdered in her home. Immediately her boss, D.A. Raymond Horgan and his chief deputy, Rusty Sabich ... See full summary  » Director: Alan J. Pakula When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster. Director: Kathryn Bigelow Henry is a lawyer who survives a shooting only to find he cannot remember anything. If that weren't enough, Henry also has to recover his speech and mobility, in a life he no longer fits ... See full summary  » Director: Mike Nichols Edit Storyline Former CIA analyst, Jack Ryan is in England with his family on vacation when he suddenly witnesses an explosion outside Buckingham Palace. It is revealed that some people are trying to abduct a member of the Royal Family but Jack intervenes, killing one of them and capturing the other, and stops the plan in its tracks. Afterwards, he learns that they're Irish revolutionaries and the two men are brothers. During his court hearing the one that's still alive vows to get back at Jack but is sentenced and that seems to be the end of it. However, whilst the man is being transported, he is broken out. Jack learns of this but doesn't think there's anything to worry about. But, when he is at the Naval Academy someone tries to kill him. He learns that they are also going after his family and so he rushes to find them, safe but having also been the victims of a failed assassination. That's when Jack decides to rejoin the CIA, and they try to find the man before he makes another at

In which American state is there a town called Santa Claus, which receives over half a million letters and requests at Christmas time?

Holiday book features Indiana town Santa Claus | WANE Holiday book features Indiana town Santa Claus December 25, 2015, 11:00 am Updated: Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) SANTA CLAUS, Ind. (AP) — “Dear Santa” letters run the gamut. “My dad was a soldier in the World War,” says one, written in 1939. “He got shot when he was a deputy sheriff by gangsters after he come home. I have a step dad but he is so mean he never buys me anything. Some day I will be a man and I want to be brave. I like books better than anything and I like boxing gloves & foot balls.” “I’m not sure if I was a good girl this year,” says one from 1966. “But if I get presents for Chrismas I promise to be a good girl next year.” “Dear Santa” — this one from the 2010s — “We moved & we don’t have a chimney any more. Please come through the dryer vent.” These are excerpts from among the million or so letters from all over the world addressed to Santa Claus that in the past 100 years have landed at the post office in a small southwestern Indiana town in Spencer County. The town? Santa Claus. It’s a place that sounds like some Christmas tale. But the town is real, with a history that is long, genuine and a bit peculiar. Some 250 of the letters are compiled into a new, 204-page coffee table book published by Indiana University Press. “Letters to Santa Claus” is selling briskly. In less than two months nearly half of the 15,000 press run has been snapped up, said IU Press’ Mandy Hussey. The book is a collaboration between IU and Santa Claus — the town, population 2,300, not the jolly gift-giver. Santa Claus has built itself into a Yule-themed tourist destination and has long been the repository for Santa letters. The letters not only get read, they get a response, too, from one of hundreds of townsfolk who volunteer as “elves.” The elves choose from among four form letters, but they also add some personal touches, said Pat Koch, who has been answering Santa letters since the 1940s and at 84 still coordinates the broad effort. Koch inherited the mantle from her father, Raymond Joseph Yellig, who for years responded to Santa letters in his spare time. His day job was playing Santa at the local amusement park, Santa Claus Land, year-round. Yellig was painstaking in his bid for authenticity. He labored to keep his weight around 200 pounds. “He was not obese, but just very round, just the way Santa should be,” his daughter recalled. And those times he didn’t have a real beard (his wife never could get used to it) he made sure his fake one was of the highest quality and clean. Yellig answered tens of thousands of letters, always with red ink, sometimes in cursive, mostly with the help of a copying machine. These days Koch and her hundreds of volunteers make it a group activity and have it down to a science. Various organizations, like the local garden club and the American Legion post, send members for one- or two-hour elf shifts. All the work is done in the back room of the town’s museum, which has in its collection the digitized voice of the venerable Yellig himself. Koch figures they answer more than 10,000 letters a year, an amount that would equate to more than four letters for every man, woman and child in the town. Most of the letters, obviously, are requests for gifts, and the townsfolk obviously can’t make those wishes come true. They dance around it. “We tell our elves to never promise anything,” Koch said, “but we let them know their request has been heard, and we personalize it. Like if they mention they play soccer, we’ll write ‘keep up the good work in soccer.'” The letters, while not promising specific items, do give reason for optimism. “My reindeer are ready and will be at your house on time,” says one. They also contain advice: “Take care of your toys, share them with your playmates.” ”Remember to listen to others, be respectful.” ”Eat well.” The town, which calls itself “America’s Christmas Hometown,” promotes itself with the focused zeal of a well-run shopping mall heading into Black Friday. But this Santa Claus is not fiction. It

In space it is impossible to cry?

True or False in space it is impossible to cry? the answer is YES - YouTube True or False in space it is impossible to cry? the answer is YES 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. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Apr 11, 2013 Is it impossible to cry in space? While your eyes can water, the lack of gravity in space means that it will never form into tears. Can astronauts cry in space? No, it is not possible to cry in space. If you had your space suit on and everything, then yeah you could cry Category

Copyrightable is the longest word in the English language that can be written without repeating a letter?

Puzzles - True or False? CLICK FOR FULL PAGE . In space it is impossible to cry? 2. "Copyrightable" is the longest word in the English language that can be written without repeating a letter? 3. Slug's don't have any noses? 4. Most Eskimoes have fridges? 5. An Ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain? 6. Thomas Edison, who invented the lightbulb, was afraid of the dark? 7. There are no anagrams of the word "stationed"? 8. Taphephobia is the fear of losing your teeth? 9. Over 80,000 photographs are taken around the world every second? 10. The letter "t" is the second most common letter used in the English language? . In space it is impossible to cry? TRUE 2. "Copyrightable" is the longest word in the English language that can be written without repeating a letter? TRUE 3. Slug's don't have any noses? TRUE 4. Most Eskimoes have fridges? TRUE 5. An Ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain? TRUE 6. Thomas Edison, who invented the lightbulb, was afraid of the dark? TRUE 7. There are no anagrams of the word "stationed"? TRUE 8. Taphephobia is the fear of losing your teeth? TRUE 9. Over 80,000 photographs are taken around the world every second? TRUE 10. The letter "t" is the second most common letter used in the English language TRUE 7. There are no anagrams of the word "stationed"? Antidotes (I cheated) 8. taphephobia is the fear of being mistaken for dead when you're really still alive.... 2. "Copyrightable" is the longest word in the English language that can be written without repeating a letter? uncopyrightable A bold declaration by Furby there!    some right some wrong.. as you might expect Particularly well done to Helio for coming up with uncopyrightable, to Eccles, for cheating, to slugs for having four noses, and to absolutely everyone for kindly NOT pointing out the rogue apostrophe (wince, shudder, I copied and pasted and didn't check.) Here's the full list: 1. In space it is impossible to cry? True (there is no gravity, so tears cannot flow) 2. "Copyrightable" is the longest word in the English language that can be written without repeating a letter? False (it's "uncopyrightable") 3. Slugs don't have any noses? False (they have four) 4. Most Eskimoes have fridges? True (to keep their food from freezing) 5. An Ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain? True 6. Thomas Edison, who invented the lightbulb, was afraid of the dark? True 7. There are no anagrams of the word "stationed"? False ("antidotes") 8. Taphephobia is the fear of losing your teeth? False (it's the fear of being buried alive) 9. Over 80,000 photographs are taken around the world every second? False (approximately 2,700 are) 10. The letter "t" is the second most common letter used in the English language? True Being buried alive might be a bit common. � Creature read in a Book that they were having a funeral service for a Greek Bishop in his church and the Bishop was lying in state in the church. � And suddenly the Bishop sat up and said to the congregation Wot is you all staring at? Another time the congregation was singing a funeral hymn in a church, and a voice from inside the coffin joined in the chorus. And here another wot I think is true. � Creature had a friend from County Roscommon. � Over there the corpse lies in bed and everybody goes into the bedroom to pay their respects and say a prayer. � Peter and his friend were on opposite sides of the bed of an old lady wot bent double by arthritis in life. � But she was flat on her back in bed. � Not for long when the naughty boys had undone the buckles of the belt wot kept her strapped down. � You never saw a room empty so fast when the dead old biddy sat up. And if it not true, it ought to be!   The first part of an autopsy consists of identifying the decedent, recording the weight and length of the body, describing the appearance of the body from head to toe and back to front, and then detailing the physical signs consistent with death. Usually, this is a second time the person is declared dead, and done quite scientifically. Maybe the funeral parlor undertaker can get away with murder, but the patholo

Over 80,000 photographs are taken around the world every second?

Puzzles - True or False? CLICK FOR FULL PAGE . In space it is impossible to cry? 2. "Copyrightable" is the longest word in the English language that can be written without repeating a letter? 3. Slug's don't have any noses? 4. Most Eskimoes have fridges? 5. An Ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain? 6. Thomas Edison, who invented the lightbulb, was afraid of the dark? 7. There are no anagrams of the word "stationed"? 8. Taphephobia is the fear of losing your teeth? 9. Over 80,000 photographs are taken around the world every second? 10. The letter "t" is the second most common letter used in the English language? . In space it is impossible to cry? TRUE 2. "Copyrightable" is the longest word in the English language that can be written without repeating a letter? TRUE 3. Slug's don't have any noses? TRUE 4. Most Eskimoes have fridges? TRUE 5. An Ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain? TRUE 6. Thomas Edison, who invented the lightbulb, was afraid of the dark? TRUE 7. There are no anagrams of the word "stationed"? TRUE 8. Taphephobia is the fear of losing your teeth? TRUE 9. Over 80,000 photographs are taken around the world every second? TRUE 10. The letter "t" is the second most common letter used in the English language TRUE 7. There are no anagrams of the word "stationed"? Antidotes (I cheated) 8. taphephobia is the fear of being mistaken for dead when you're really still alive.... 2. "Copyrightable" is the longest word in the English language that can be written without repeating a letter? uncopyrightable A bold declaration by Furby there!    some right some wrong.. as you might expect Particularly well done to Helio for coming up with uncopyrightable, to Eccles, for cheating, to slugs for having four noses, and to absolutely everyone for kindly NOT pointing out the rogue apostrophe (wince, shudder, I copied and pasted and didn't check.) Here's the full list: 1. In space it is impossible to cry? True (there is no gravity, so tears cannot flow) 2. "Copyrightable" is the longest word in the English language that can be written without repeating a letter? False (it's "uncopyrightable") 3. Slugs don't have any noses? False (they have four) 4. Most Eskimoes have fridges? True (to keep their food from freezing) 5. An Ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain? True 6. Thomas Edison, who invented the lightbulb, was afraid of the dark? True 7. There are no anagrams of the word "stationed"? False ("antidotes") 8. Taphephobia is the fear of losing your teeth? False (it's the fear of being buried alive) 9. Over 80,000 photographs are taken around the world every second? False (approximately 2,700 are) 10. The letter "t" is the second most common letter used in the English language? True Being buried alive might be a bit common. � Creature read in a Book that they were having a funeral service for a Greek Bishop in his church and the Bishop was lying in state in the church. � And suddenly the Bishop sat up and said to the congregation Wot is you all staring at? Another time the congregation was singing a funeral hymn in a church, and a voice from inside the coffin joined in the chorus. And here another wot I think is true. � Creature had a friend from County Roscommon. � Over there the corpse lies in bed and everybody goes into the bedroom to pay their respects and say a prayer. � Peter and his friend were on opposite sides of the bed of an old lady wot bent double by arthritis in life. � But she was flat on her back in bed. � Not for long when the naughty boys had undone the buckles of the belt wot kept her strapped down. � You never saw a room empty so fast when the dead old biddy sat up. And if it not true, it ought to be!   The first part of an autopsy consists of identifying the decedent, recording the weight and length of the body, describing the appearance of the body from head to toe and back to front, and then detailing the physical signs consistent with death. Usually, this is a second time the person is declared dead, and done quite scientifically. Maybe the funeral parlor undertaker can get away with murder, but the patholo

What was the most recent film to win a best picture Oscar which was predominantly black and white?

Academy Awards Best Pictures - Facts & Trivia Stanley 'Stosh' in The Deer Hunter (1978) Box Office: Lowest Grossing Best Picture In recent times since the advent of modern box-office tabulations, Best Director-winning Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker (2009) was the lowest-grossing Best Picture winner of all time. Its domestic gross earnings were $12.6 million at the time of its nomination, and only $14.7 at the time of its award. Color and Black and White Best Pictures: Gone With the Wind (1939) was the first all-color film that won the Best Picture Oscar. [Note: Broadway Melody (1928/29) contained only a few sequences shot in two-color (red/green) Technicolor.] The next four Best Picture color films were: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Schindler's List (1993) was the first black-and-white film (although it had a few short segments in color) to win the top award since the all B&W The Apartment (1960) . The Artist (2011) was the last entirely B/W film to win Best Picture. Only one Best Picture-winning film was originally a TV comedy drama: the black and white Marty (1955) . [It was also the second Best Picture Oscar winner to also win the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or - the first to win the top prize was The Lost Weekend (1945) .] The first time all five Best Picture nominees were shot in color was 1956. The first film to be released on home video before winning Best Picture was The Silence of the Lambs (1991) . Foreign-Language Film Best Pictures Nominees: It should be noted that 1956 was the first year that the regular competitive category of Best Foreign Language Film was introduced. Foreign-language films would no longer be recognized with only a Special Achievement Honorary Award or with a Best Picture nomination (as in 1938) - see below. The first non-English (foreign language) film to be nominated for Best Picture was Grand Illusion (1938). To date, none of the nominated foreign-language films won the Best Picture Oscar. The only foreign-language films nominated for Best Picture include: Grand Illusion (1938, France) # Nominee for both Best Foreign Language Film and Best Picture * Winner of Best Foreign Language Film Five films have the double honor of both Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film nominations: Z (1969), The Emigrants (1972), Life is Beautiful (1998), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), and Amour (2012). The Emigrants (1972) was the only one of the five to receive the nominations in different years, and was the only one of the five to not receive the award for Best Foreign-Language Film. Bertolucci's Chinese/Italian-produced Best Picture winner The Last Emperor (1987) was not a Foreign-Language Film nominee. So far, three partly 'foreign-language' films have won Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) The Best Foreign Language Film Category: In 1956, the regular competitive Oscar category of Best Foreign Language Film was introduced (the first award was actually presented at the 29th Academy Awards ceremony held in the spring of 1957). Currently, Italy has the most Best Foreign Language Film Oscars - a total of 11 Oscars and 3 Honorary or Special Awards. [Second place is France with 9 Oscars, and Spain with 4 Oscars.] Italy broke its own record for number of Best Foreign Language Film nominations with its 28th for The Great Beauty (2013), the year's winner. The first winner in the new category of Best Foreign Language Film was Federico Fellini's La Strada (1956). Italian director Fellini holds the honor of most Oscar wins (4) for Best Foreign Language Film as a director, for: La Strada (1956) 8 1/2 (1963) Amarcord (1974) If Special Oscars were also considered (awarded

Which film was adapted from a Michael Ondaajte novel and went on to win 9 Oscars?

'English Patient' Dominates Oscars With Nine, Including Best Picture 'English Patient' Dominates Oscars With Nine, Including Best Picture By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER he English Patient,'' a mesmerizing tale of love and betrayal set against the background of World War II in the deserts of North Africa and the devastation of Italy, dominated the 69th Academy Awards last night in Los Angeles. The film, adapted by its director, Anthony Minghella, from Michael Ondaatje's 1992 Booker Prize-winning novel, won in 9 of the 12 categories in which it had received nominations, including best picture. Its Academy Awards of Merit, the official name of the Oscars, included the prizes for Mr. Minghella as director and for Juliette Binoche as best supporting actress, as well as for cinematography, art direction, costume design, editing, sound and original dramatic score. The haul of the gold-plated statuettes, depicting a knight standing on a reel of film, hands gripping a sword, put ''The English Patient'' in a category of films that includes the 1958 musical ''Gigi'' and the 1987 epic ''The Last Emperor.'' Only the 1961 musical ''West Side Story,'' with 10 Oscars, and the 1959 biblical drama ''Ben-Hur,'' with 11, have won more. Standing between ''The English Patient'' and a sweep in the major categories were Billy Bob Thornton, who won the Oscar for best screenplay adaptation for ''Sling Blade''; Geoffrey Rush for his portrayal of the troubled Australian pianist David Helfgott in ''Shine,'' and Frances McDormand, chosen best actress for her portrayal of a pregnant police chief in ''Fargo.'' That snowbound film noir also won the brothers Ethan and Joel Coen the prize for best original screenplay. Even before last night's ceremonies, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had announced that its Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, an honorary accolade for high level of producing was to go to Saul Zaentz, the producer of ''The English Patient.'' His previous Oscar winners were ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' and ''Amadeus.'' Accepting his award, Mr. Zaentz spoke of the passion that separates one film from another, and as he held his award aloft, he said: ''This belongs to the many with whom I have shared dreams and journeys. My cup is full.'' Later, when ''The English Patient'' was named best film, Mr. Zaentz said, ''It runneth over.'' The awards to ''The English Patient,'' ''Fargo'' and ''Shine'' capped a year in which the major Hollywood studios were pushed aside at awards ceremonies in favor of so-called independent productions. If the night could be said to hold a surprise, it was the decision of the voters to award the prize for best supporting actress to Ms. Binoche rather than to Lauren Bacall for her portrayal of an overbearing mother in ''The Mirror Has Two Faces.'' Even Ms. Binoche said she was surprised. After a three-year hiatus, Billy Crystal returned as host of the ceremonies for the fifth time since 1990, opening the show at the Shrine Auditorium with a series of film clips that injected him into scenes from some of the Oscar-nominated films as he pondered the wisdom of resuming the role of host. With Yoda of ''Stars Wars'' as the adviser on his troubled decision to come back, he turned to his putative parents -- Brenda Blethyn in scenes from ''Secrets and Lies'' and Armin Mueller-Stahl in ''Shine.'' He confronted Tom Cruise of ''Jerry Maguire'' as his agent and left his thick book of jokes with a dying Kristin Scott Thomas of ''The English Patient'' as he went off to appear on the Academy Awards show. On the ABC telecast, said to be seen by an audience of more than a billion people in 100 countries, Mr. Crystal poked fun at David Letterman, called the Shrine Auditorium the only theater in America not showing one of the ''Stars Wars'' movies,'' sang a medley of parodies about the best-picture nominees and joked that the only person in the country guaranteed to wake up with a statue today was Tipper Gore. It was a night made notable by an the endless ''I love you's'' and thanks delivered by a jubilant Cuba Gooding Jr.,

Which person was nominated for Oscars for acting, directing and writing for the 1981 film Reds?

Academy Awards Best Director - Facts & Trivia Warren Beatty/Buck Henry for Heaven Can Wait (1978) (nominated) John Singleton for Boys N the Hood (1991) (nominated) Rob Marshall for Chicago (2002) (nominated) Bennett Miller for Capote (2005) (nominated) Paul Haggis for Crash (2005) (nominated) Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) (nominated) Directors With Two Best Director Nominations in the Same Year: Only three directors have received two Best Director nominations in the same year: Michael Curtiz, for Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) and Four Daughters (1938) Steven Soderbergh for Erin Brockovich (2000) and Traffic (2000) (win) Duo Directing Teams Nominated for Best Director: Only four duo directing teams have been nominated for Best Director in Oscars history, and only twice have the duo-directors won: Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise for West Side Story (1961) - (win) - two Best Director Oscars were awarded to co-directors Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise; it marked the first time that awards went to co-directors. The only Best Director Oscar winner to win for the only film he ever directed was also Jerome Robbins Joel and Ethan Coen for No Country for Old Men (2007) - (win) - the first time a sibling team had been nominated in the category, and the second directing duo to win Best Director Warren Beatty and Buck Henry for Heaven Can Wait (1978) Joel and Ethan Coen were again nominated as Best Director for True Grit (2010) The Director with the Most Film Nominations in a Single Year: Director W.S. (Woody) Van Dyke holds the single-year record for the most films to receive Oscar nominations (7): Van Dyke directed The Thin Man (1934) that had four nominations (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Adaptation) Van Dyke directed Manhattan Melodrama (1934) that won Best Original Story Van Dyke directed Hide-out (1934) that was nominated for Best Original Story Van Dyke directed Eskimo (1934) that won Best Film Editing The Director with the Most Oscar Wins For Films in the Same Year: Director Steven Spielberg holds the record for the most Oscars wins for multiple films in the same year: Schindler's List (1993) - with 12 nominations (and 7 wins) African-American (Black) Best Director Nominees/Winners: No African-American (or black) has ever won Best Picture. African-Americans (or blacks) nominated as Best Director include: John Singleton for Boyz N the Hood (1991) - the first Lee Daniels for Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) - the second African-American nominated director; it was the first-ever Best Picture nominee to be directed by an African-American filmmaker British director Steve McQueen for Best Picture-winning 12 Years a Slave (2013) [Note: If McQueen had won Best Director, he would have been the first black filmmaker to win the title.] Spike Lee was never nominated for Best Director (only for screenwriting and documentary). Female Directors: The Only Winner - and the Only Ones Nominated There have only been four female Best Director nominees: Italian film director Lina Wertmuller for Seven Beauties (1976, It.) - the first woman to be nominated for Best Director New Zealander Jane Campion for Best Picture-nominated The Piano (1993) Sofia Coppola for her Best Picture-nominated Lost in Translation (2003) - the first American woman nominated for Best Director and only the third woman ever to be nominated for Best Director Kathryn Bigelow for her Best Picture-nominated The Hurt Locker (2009) - the second American woman nominated as Best Director and only the fourth woman nominated in the ca

Which 80 year old said well, good for me, after being told she was the oldest person to win an Oscar for acting?

Jessica Tandy, a Patrician Star Of Theater and Film, Dies at 85 Jessica Tandy, a Patrician Star Of Theater and Film, Dies at 85 By MARILYN BERGER Jessica Tandy, who enhanced the American theater and enriched the American screen as few actresses have, died yesterday at her home in Easton, Conn. She was 85. The cause was ovarian cancer, said her husband, the actor Hume Cronyn. Miss Tandy triumphed on Broadway in 1947 as Blanche Dubois in Tennessee Williams's "Streetcar Named Desire," and was still a great star more than 40 years later when she played the title character in the 1989 film "Driving Miss Daisy." In the years between, she and Mr. Cronyn, played opposite each other in success after success to become the most illustrious theater couple of their day. With the role of Blanche Dubois, Miss Tandy emerged from a series of minor film roles as a maid for some of Hollywood's leading ladies, to establish herself as one of the leading ladies of the stage. The memory can still bring chills to those who saw her performance, which the New York Times drama critic Brooks Atkinson called "incredibly true." Almost four decades later, another New York Times drama critic, Frank Rich, wrote of her, "Everything this actress does is so pure and right that only poets, not theater critics, should be allowed to write about her." When she was 80 years old, she brought that purity and rightness to her portrayal of an aging and fiercely independent Southern lady in "Driving Miss Daisy." It was a performance that won her critical acclaim from Los Angeles to Berlin and, at last, an Academy Award. When she received the Oscar in March 1990 she was the oldest person ever to win one. She vowed to go on working, although she said she hoped she would know when to stop, "before they have to get the hook." The Academy Award came one year after she won an Emmy for her performance in the television adaptation of "Foxfire," of which her husband was was a co-writer. Even after she became seriously ill she continued to work, completing three films and two television dramas. A Phenomenal Record Of Joint Triumphs When Miss Tandy and Mr. Cronyn first appeared together, in "The Fourposter" in 1951, audiences found a husband-and-wife team that would come to succeed Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne as the foremost couple of the American theater. One triumph followed another, culminating in "The Gin Game" in 1977 and "Foxfire" in 1982. By 1986, when they appeared in "The Petition," Mr. Rich was writing of "their legendary theatrical relationship" and of a Cronyn-Tandy moment as "an acting phenomenon now unique in the Broadway theater and possibly never to come its way again." Mel Gussow, another drama critic for The Times, called them "two actors at their summit." He wrote that when the Cronyns acted together, it was "a matter of hearts, minds and bodies in creative harmony." One of their last projects together was "To Dance With the White Dog," a television movie that had its premiere last year. At last night's Emmy Awards in Pasadena, Calif., Mr. Cronyn was named best actor in a mini-series or special for his performance as a recently widowed man mourning his wife. Miss Tandy was nominated for best actress but did not win. A clip from the movie was shown during the awards ceremony in a brief tribute to her. When they took "The Gin Game" to Moscow in 1979, they won the accolade that Mr. Cronyn treasures above all others. Oleg N. Yefremov, the director of the renowned Moscow Art Theater, wrote in his review, "It takes a couple of actors from America to remind us what Stanislavsky was talking about." Miss Tandy was nominated five times for a Tony and won three: in 1948 for her role as Blanche Dubois, for "The Gin Game" in 1978, and for "Foxfire" in 1983. Mr. Cronyn was also nominated for "The Gin Game" but did not win. "I was bitterly disappointed," Miss Tandy said. "His performance is part of mine. I think he's very proud when I win, and vice versa." In July 1994 they were honored with a special Tony for their life's work in the theater. They had already received t

The 1971 TV movie Duel was one of the first pieces of work by which Oscar winning film director?

Steven Spielberg - Biography - IMDb Steven Spielberg Biography Showing all 282 items Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (2) | Trade Mark  (19) | Trivia  (158) | Personal Quotes  (94) | Salary  (5) Overview (3) 5' 7½" (1.71 m) Mini Bio (1) Undoubtedly one of the most influential film personalities in the history of film, Steven Spielberg is perhaps Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. Spielberg has countless big-grossing, critically acclaimed credits to his name, as producer, director and writer. Steven Allan Spielberg was born in 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Leah Frances (Posner), a concert pianist and restaurateur, and Arnold Spielberg , an electrical engineer who worked in computer development. His parents were both born to Russian Jewish immigrant families. Steven spent his younger years in Haddon Township, New Jersey, Phoenix, Arizona, and later Saratoga, California. He went to California State University Long Beach, but dropped out to pursue his entertainment career. He gained notoriety as an uncredited assistant editor on the classic western Wagon Train (1957). Among his early directing efforts were Battle Squad (1961), which combined World War II footage with footage of an airplane on the ground that he makes you believe is moving. He also directed Escape to Nowhere (1961), which featured children as World War Two soldiers, including his sister Anne Spielberg , and The Last Gun (1959), a western. All of these were short films. The next couple of years, Spielberg directed a couple of movies that would portend his future career in movies. In 1964, he directed Firelight (1964), a movie about aliens invading a small town. In 1967, he directed Slipstream (1967), which was unfinished. However, in 1968, he directed Amblin' (1968), which featured the desert prominently, and not the first of his movies in which the desert would feature so prominently. Amblin' also became the name of his production company, which turned out such classics as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Spielberg had a unique and classic early directing project, Duel (1971), with Dennis Weaver . In the early 1970s, Spielberg was working on TV, directing among others such series as Rod Serling 's Night Gallery (1969), Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) and Columbo: Murder by the Book (1971). All of his work in television and short films, as well as his directing projects, were just a hint of the wellspring of talent that would dazzle audiences all over the world. Spielberg's first major directorial effort was The Sugarland Express (1974), with Goldie Hawn , a film that marked him as a rising star. It was his next effort, however, that made him an international superstar among directors: Jaws (1975). This classic shark attack tale started the tradition of the summer blockbuster or, at least, he was credited with starting the tradition. His next film was the classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), a unique and original UFO story that remains a classic. In 1978, Spielberg produced his first film, the forgettable I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), and followed that effort with Used Cars (1980), a critically acclaimed, but mostly forgotten, Kurt Russell \\ Jack Warden comedy about devious used-car dealers. Spielberg hit gold yet one more time with Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), with Harrison Ford taking the part of Indiana Jones. Spielberg produced and directed two films in 1982. The first was Poltergeist (1982), but the highest-grossing movie of all time up to that point was the alien story E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Spielberg also helped pioneer the practice of product placement. The concept, while not uncommon, was still relatively low-key when Spielberg raised the practice to almost an art form with his famous (or infamous) placement of Reece's Pieces in "E.T." Spielberg was also one of the pioneers of the big-grossing special-effects movies, like "E.T." and "Close Encounters", where a very strong emphasis on special effects was placed for the first time on such a huge scale. In 1984, Spi

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The only sequels to win an Oscar for best picture | iknow.io iknow.io helps you turn your data into awesome insights like these. Learn More Contact Us The only sequels to win an Oscar for best picture Box Office Total (Dom+Intl) ($): 1,141,408,667 Country: Creative Source: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Creative Type: Fantasy Domestic Box Office Amnt ($): 377,845,905 Editor is: Jamie Selkirk Film cinematographer is: Andrew Lesnie Film writer is: Inflation Adjusted Dom Box Office ($): 490,835,622 Intl Box Office Amnt ($): 763,562,762 Maximum Number of Theaters: 3,703 Minimum Unaccompanied Age: 13 Opening Weekend Number of Theaters: 3,703 Opening Weekend Revenue Amount ($): 72,629,713 Producer is: Rating System: Motion Picture Association of America film rating system Release Date: Dec. 1, 2003 Runtime (min.): 201 Weeks Running * Number of Theaters: 35,419 #2 The Godfather Part II Box Office Total (Dom+Intl) ($): 57,300,000 Country: United States of America Creative Source:   Director is: Francis Ford Coppola Domestic Box Office Amnt ($): 57,300,000 Editor is: Executive producer is: Robert Evans Featured Locations: New York City Film Genres: Film cinematographer is: Gordon Willis Film writer is: Inflation Adjusted Dom Box Office ($): 241,763,100 Intl Box Office Amnt ($):   Opening Weekend Number of Theaters:   Opening Weekend Revenue Amount ($):   Producer is:

What was the name of the 1998 Italian film which was nominated for a best picture Oscar?

1998 Academy Awards® Winners and History The Thin Red Line (1998) Actor: ROBERTO BENIGNI in "Life is Beautiful", Tom Hanks in "Saving Private Ryan", Ian McKellen in "Gods and Monsters", Nick Nolte in "Affliction", Edward Norton in "American History X" Actress: GWYNETH PALTROW in "Shakespeare in Love", Cate Blanchett in "Elizabeth", Fernanda Montenegro in "Central Station", Meryl Streep in "One True Thing", Emily Watson in "Hilary and Jackie" Supporting Actor: JAMES COBURN in "Affliction", Robert Duvall in "A Civil Action", Ed Harris in "The Truman Show", Geoffrey Rush in "Shakespeare in Love", Billy Bob Thornton in "A Simple Plan" Supporting Actress: JUDI DENCH in "Shakespeare in Love", Kathy Bates in "Primary Colors", Brenda Blethyn in "Little Voice", Rachel Griffiths in "Hilary and Jackie", Lynn Redgrave in "Gods and Monsters" Director: STEVEN SPIELBERG for "Saving Private Ryan", Roberto Benigni for "Life is Beautiful", John Madden for "Shakespeare in Love", Terrence Malick for "The Thin Red Line", Peter Weir for "The Truman Show" There were two notable firsts for this year's Oscars awards ceremony broadcast on ABC-TV. The 71st annual Academy Awards show was held on March 21, 1999 and hosted by Whoopi Goldberg to honor 1998's films. It marked the first time the ceremony was held on a Sunday, and it was the longest ceremony ever held up to this point, clocking in at 4 hours and 2 minutes. The Best Picture nominees for 1998 included five films with only two major subjects areas or settings: World War II and Elizabethan England. The Best Picture Oscar winner and over-all Oscar champ, in a major darkhorse upset, was the light-hearted, factual and fanciful romantic comedy/costume drama Shakespeare in Love about the struggling, writing-blocked, and romantically-afflicted bard in 16th century London. It told the fanciful background story of how the romantic love story, Romeo and Juliet, was composed, when the the bard was writing an earlier version titled "Romeo and Ethel, the Sea Pirate's Daughter". The film was a hybrid blend, but could be considered the first romantic comedy to win Best Picture since Annie Hall (1977) . [It was the last comedy film, to date, to win Best Picture.] The film had thirteen nominations and seven Oscars (Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay (co-written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard), Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Musical or Comedy Score). [It has the most Oscar awards (7) for a film that didn't win Best Director.] Shakespeare in Love gave Britisher John Madden his first Best Director nomination - his previous work consisted of only three little-known feature films, one of which was Mrs. Brown (1997). [Only two other films in Oscar history have had more nominations: Titanic (1997) and All About Eve (1950) - each with 14.] Two of the film's three performance nominations were awarded Oscars - only Geoffrey Rush failed to win his bid. The second runner-up in Oscar awards and nominations was Best Director-winning Steven Spielberg's realistic war epic Saving Private Ryan with eleven nominations and five awards - mostly in technical categories (Best Director, Best Cinematography (Janus

What was the first animated film to be nominated for a best picture Oscar?

Two Animated Films Nominated for Best Picture Oscar Two Animated Films Nominated for Best Picture Oscar 69 News media stories about the Oscars are cropping up all over and all of them are parroting the same factoid: Up is only the second time since the inception of the award that the Academy has nominated an animated film for Best Picture. (The first time was Beauty and the Beast in 1991.) What they should be writing is that today is a milestone day because two animated films were nominated for an Oscar: Up and Avatar. There is little doubt in the minds of both Brewmasters, Jerry Beck and Amid Amidi, that Avatar will eventually be recognized as an animated feature as more and more films are created using the constantly evolving performance capture animation technique. Within the industry, most already recognize the film as heavily animated, from top feature film animators who wonder why Avatar‘s animators are receiving so little credit for their work on the film to animation union rep Steve Hulett who stated that if, “Avatar isn’t halfway to three-quarters animation, I will eat my computer.” Most importantly, had this film been submitted to the Academy for consideration in the animated feature category, it would have qualified under the Academy’s own rules . While James Cameron’s publicity machine may be unwilling to acknowledge the extent of animation used in creating Avatar, let us be the first to congratulate Mr. Cameron on his nomination for his groundbreaking piece of animation. PARTNER MESSAGE More Articles squirrel Wow. Up is only the SECOND animated film to get a Best Picture nomination?!?! :O Way to wake the Academy up! Despite all the hard work animators did on Avatar, I have to side with Cameron on this one: it is not an animated film. Keep in mind that we are talking about the film in the broadest sense- a film can be called ‘live-action’ but have tons and tons of animation effects work. Steve Segal I normally agree with Jerry. But I don’t agree that Avatar is an animated feature. It definitely benefits from animated effects, but the plot is carried by live actors, it’s just that we see a synthetic representation of them. I realize that the performance is heavily manipulated by animators, but the base performance is from an actor, and I consider that different from watching an actor on video and using that as a reference. It may be a subtle difference, but when I watch an animated film like Up or The Princess and the Frog it’s clear to me that I’m watching an animation performance; watching the main characters in Avatar I see human motion. It is true that under the Academy rules it would have qualified for inclusion in the animated feature category. But I believe that to be a technicality. Bitter Animator Isn’t this the place that doesn’t consider Linklater’s movies to be ‘animation’? Truth be told, I don’t know how much actual animation is in Avatar but it’s being sold as motion capture. Is it not motion capture? Spike Why are people so afraid to admit that Avatar is an animated film? Isn’t it just animators being elitist? Randy V Well what’s it to be? I see Zemeckis movies lambasted on this site for not being animated, but the moment a mo-cap film gets nominations suddenly it IS an animated movie? Ward I know, it gets all cornfusing. Remember Happy Feet? Beowulf? From Suite 101 in 2007: “The combination of Happy Feet’s win, and Beowulf’s confirmation in the category, has sealed the notion that motion capture qualifies as animation for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.” http://animatedfilms.suite101.com/article.cfm/beowulf_an_animated_film Mark Sheldon I realize the Academy has thier definition, but I personally don’t agree with it. The defining characteristic of animation is and always will be the performance by the artist. Avatar is no more animation than the Muppet Movie. It is essentially digital puppetry. I felt the same thing about Happy Feet. Just because it’s not live action doesn’t mean it is animation. That’s not to sat it wasn’t ground breaking but that ground is not shared by Pixar

How many times has Bob Hope hosted the Oscars ceremony?

7 Memorable Moments from Oscar Hosts Past and Present | Mental Floss 7 Memorable Moments from Oscar Hosts Past and Present Like us on Facebook 1. Will Rogers In 1934, host Will Rogers (left) caused one of the most embarrassing Oscar mix-ups ever when he announced the winner of the Best Director award by saying, "C'mon get it, Frank!" Leaping out of his chair came Frank Capra, nominated for Lady For A Day. Capra was almost to the rostrum when he realized that Rogers had meant a different Frank. As Frank Lloyd won the award for Cavalcade, Capra slunk back to his seat. He later described it as "the longest crawl in history." 2. Bob Hope In the record-holding 18 times Bob Hope hosted the Oscars, he spouted many quotable one-liners. But his most memorable moment came in 1966, when he was caught off guard by Best Picture presenter Jack Lemmon and Academy President Arthur Freed, who gave Hope an Honorary Award for his unique service to the motion picture industry. A visibly moved Hope was for once without a zinger, saying, "You've caught me with my idiot cards down." In this summary clip of the 1966 Academy Awards, Hope receives his award at the 1:34 mark. 3. Jerry Lewis 1959 may have marked the only Academy Awards ceremony that ended early. With twenty minutes of air time left to fill, host Jerry Lewis stepped into the breach. "I proceeded to do shtick and bits and talk to the musicians in the pit," said Lewis. One bit was an uncomfortably long audience sing-a-long of "There's No Business Like Show Business." Undaunted, Lewis continued. "I went on until I ran out, then I brought everyone onstage and had a dance contest. I had Clark Gable dancing with Ann Sheridan. I had Cagney dancing with Bogart, and we danced until we went off the air." Lewis never hosted again. In this interview with the Archive of American Television, Lewis recalls the short awards ceremony. 4. David Niven In 1974, just as co-host David Niven was introducing the Best Picture presenter, a naked man streaked across the stage behind him. The debonair Niven took it in stride, quipping, "Isn't it fascinating to think that the only laugh that that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings." It brought the house down. (In an official Oscars video on YouTube, stars recall their favorite Oscars moment—the streaker—with a clip of the streaker's interruption and Niven's quip.) 5. Johnny Carson Johnny Carson brought his wit, charm, and perfect comic pitch to the hosting job five times. In 1979, he had one of the best opening one-liners ever when he scanned the star-studded audience and said, "I see a lot of new faces here, especially on the old faces." In closing the same ceremony, Carson told an ailing, cancer-stricken John Wayne that a "few friends want to say hello," then ushered on a galaxy of presenters and winners to fill the stage as a gesture of love and appreciation for the Duke. 6. Chris Rock "Welcome to the 77th and last Academy Awards," cracked host Chris Rock as he opened the 2005 ceremony. (Watch the official Oscars video of Rock's opening monologue on YouTube.) Rock's fiery monologue didn't shy from politics, especially in a funny, barbed attack on President George W. Bush's mishandling of the country's economy. Rock said, "Just imagine you worked at The Gap and you're closing out your register and it's 70 trillion dollars short. The average person would get in trouble for something like that, right?" Rock hasn't hosted since. 7. Billy Crystal Why is everyone excited to have Billy Crystal hosting again this year? Well, he's given us some of the most memorable openings ever to the Oscars. In 1992, he was wheeled on stage as Hannibal Lecter, complete with face mask. Crystal then walked into the audience, right up to Anthony Hopkins, and whispered, "Good evening, I'm having some of the Academy over for dinner. Care to join me?" (Watch the official Oscars video of his performance on YouTube.) And then there's Crystal's recurring "What are the stars thinking?" bit. In 2000, as the camera dwelled on Arnold Schwarzenegger,