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What was the first spin-off from The Beverly Hillbillies called?

Beverly Hillbillies: Season 3 Beverly Hillbillies: Season 3 For the most part television sit-coms are a light and fluffy form of family entertainment. During the seventies there were some attempts to make cutting edge and socially relevant shows like �All in the Family� but the general rule of thumb stands that this type of TV programming is silly fun. Sometimes even a show like this can achieve a level of fame that makes it a household name and the proverbial must see television. In 1962 one such series got its start; �The Beverly Hillbillies�. It would become an instant hit and result in several spin off series. At the time critics initially panned the show calling it puerile and foolish but the producers laughed all the way to the bank as the show constantly top the all important ratings. Okay, the show was silly. Even a die hard fan would have to admit this fact. The point is back at that time it was the perfect diversion from what was going on in the world. Vietnam was on the rise and starting to divide the country. There was the aftermath of the McCarthy era and communism was a major concern along with the growing proliferation of nuclear weapons. The last thing the American audience wanted during those couple of hours of prime time was something that required thought. The Hillbillies offered solace from the turbulent world and people gathered around to watch them week after week. There was also the idea that even the poorest among us could strike it rich. This series was the embodiment of the American dream. When the episodes of the start of the series� run were about to go into public domain CBS overlooked renewing them. As a result there have been some DVD releases of the early seasons and after seeing a few of them the quality is simply not there. They look like they were made from some old video tapes. Actually some old 16mm prints used by small stations for syndication were the source material for many of these unauthorized releases. Thanks to a few mergers and some shifting in distribution rights CBS Paramount is able to release the �Official� season sets. Last year they started off with the �Official Second Season� followed no by the third. There still seems to be some residual issues with the first season since I haven�t seen that one out on CBS Paramount yet. All 34 episodes are included here and they have not been cut for syndication. This is what many of us remember watching with our parents every week. The series was created by Paul Henning who was one of the most successful men in the early years of television and maintained his record for hits throughout the sixties. He not only wrote the treatment for the series and many of the episodes he penned the still famous theme song. He goes back to the golden age of television with his work n such successful shows like �Burns and Allen�, �Dennis Day� and �The Real McCoys�. If are of the age that you don�t remember a time without computers ask your parents or perhaps your grandparents about these shows; they were the staples of our television viewing for many years. Henning would also create the two spin offs of �Hillbillies�; �Green Acres� and �Petticoat Junction�. At one time CSB was considered the rural television network because of Henning�s hit shows. There would later be some backlash for this public perception but during this third season the Hillbillies� were at the height of their popularity. There was something special about the shows that Henning provided to us. They were about simple people untouched by the hectic modern world; unassuming folk that we all could relate to. We all knew that we would never be a private detective, cowboy, lawyer or doctor, the subject of other TV shows, but we could feel a kinship to the simple folk shown in this series. If you don�t know the premise of the show then you have been in a coma or forty five years or born very recently. Don�t worry, the synopsis of the plot is repeated in the theme song each week sung by bluegrass legends Jerry Scoggins and Flatt and Scr

Which series was a spin off from the Golden Girls spin-off, Empty Nest?

Empty Nest (Series) - TV Tropes Empty Nest You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share YMMV Empty Nest was an NBC sitcom which ran from 1988 to 1995. The series began as a spin-off of The Golden Girls , and its pilot ran as an episode of that show (season 2, episode 26), although it was dramatically changed before becoming its own series. Nevertheless, the two households were established as neighbors and characters regularly crossed between the two. Empty Nest was one of the year's top 10 most-watched programs for its first three years. The show centered around Dr. Harry Weston (Richard Mulligan), a Miami pediatrician. When Harry's wife passes away, his two adult daughters, neurotic divorcee Carol (Dinah Manoff) and tough party-girl policewoman Barbara (Kristy McNichol) move back in with Harry to help support him. A third daughter was mentioned as being away at college, but was not seen until 1992 - when McNichol left the series due to suffering from bipolar disorder, Emily (Lisa Rieffel) was introduced to the cast for one season. Rounding out the cast was the Westons' wacky, womanizing neighbor Charlie Dietz (David Leisure), Harry's tough Southern nurse Laverne Todd (Park Overall), and Dreyfuss the dog. Estelle Getty also reprised her role as Sophia Patrillo from The Golden Girls and Golden Palace , including as a regular cast member in the final two seasons after Golden Palace ended. Another plot point that occurred around the time the final two seasons began was that Harry and Laverne left the hospital where they initially worked at to work for a struggling inner-city medical clinic run by the tough talking Dr. Maxine Douglas (Marsha Warfield). Episodes generally centered around the relationship between Harry and his daughters, who were highly competitive for 'Daddy's' attention. Harry's career as a children's doctor was also a major focus. The series ran for seven seasons and spawned its own spin-off, Nurses, which revolved around a group of nurses whom also worked at the hospital where Harry worked at. However, ratings declined after several cast changes and the loss of The Golden Girls as a lead-in, and the series ended in 1995. This series contains examples of: Back for the Finale : Barbara, albeit in only a single scene. Belligerent Sexual Tension : Given that they slept together and even attempted a relationship, a lot of Charlie and Carol's bickering can be attributed to this. Big, Friendly Dog : Dreyfuss Big Fun : Deconstructed in More to Love. Danny appears to be this, but is actually a Stepford Smiler . Danny: I learned a long time ago that if you're fat and funny, people like having you around - you're a "great guy." But if you're not funny, then all you are is fat. The Casanova : Charley Composite Character / Suspiciously Similar Substitute : Emily had a lot of the character traits of Barb and Carol. Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass : Dumb, goofy Dreyfus instantly goes into attack mode when he senses a prowler outside the house—as does Charley. Drop-In Character : Charley would frequently drop into Harry's kitchen just to raid his fridge and hit on his daughters. Dropped After the Pilot : As a spin-off to The Golden Girls , almost everything about Empty Nest was dropped after the pilot, including its premise. The pilot starred an older married couple dealing with the fact that their children had all left home; The series was about a widower whose two adult daughters still lived at home. The only things which carried through to the series were the main character's job as a doctor, and the wacky neighbor played by David Leisure (although that character also changed name and career). Estranged Soap Family : Aside from her one-season appearance, Emily missed many key events in her family's life—holidays, Carol's wedding in the series finale, etc. Extra Digits : One season finale has Harry, Carol, and Barbara going to England for a family ceremony. Just before they leave, Barbara mentions Carol having been born with eleven toes. When they get to the castle, they meet a butler who al

"Who said, ""Married men live longer than single men, but married men are more willing to die""?"

Married men live longer than single men. But married men are a lot more willing to die. - Johnny Carson - BrainyQuote Married men live longer than single men. But married men are a lot more willing to die. Find on Amazon: Johnny Carson Cite this Page: Citation

In Laverne & Shirley, what was Laverne's last name?

Laverne & Shirley - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com Laverne & Shirley EDIT Laverne and Shirley debuted as a mid-season replacement in January of 1976 and was an instant hit ranking number three in the Nielsen ratings for the 1975-1976 season. On Happy Days , Laverne De Fazio and Shirley Feeney were two girls who were love interests for Richie Cunningham and Fonzie. Their occasional appearances led to their own series which takes place in the same city as Happy Days: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the 1950s and 1960s. Laverne and Shirley are lower-society girls who share an apartment and work together at the Shotz Brewery as bottlecappers. Laverne and Shirley are very different people. Laverne is feisty, quick-tempered, and man-hungry while Shirley is more naive and trusting and quite inexperienced when it comes to romance. Others in the cast includ Laverne's gruff father, Frank De Fazio, who runs the Pizza Bowl where Laverne and Shirley work on occasion. Edna Babish is the girls' landlady who later marries Frank. Carmine "The Bag Ragu" Ragusa is a singer/dancer who has an on-again, off-again romance with Shirley. The other two main characters of the series are the male counterparts of Laverne and Shirley. Lenny Kosnowski and Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman live upstairs in the same apartment building as Laverne and Shirley and, also, work at the brewery. They constantly enter the girls' apartment with an annoying "hello." In 1980, the series changed scenery. The girls want something new so they decide to move to California. Lenny and Squiggy follow them along with Frank, Edna, and Carmine. The girls want to get into movies while Frank and Edna open a restaurant, Cowboy Bill's. New characters included stuntman and apartment building manager Sonny St. Jacques and neighbor and model Rhonda Lee. In 1982, Cindy Williams left the series with her character marrying Walter Meany, a military man who was assigned overseas. Main Title Theme Song "Making Our Dreams Come True" - written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox; performed by Cyndi Grecco ABC Broadcast History January 27, 1976 - July, 1979 ---- Tuesdays ---- 8:30 P.M. August, 1979 - December, 1979 ---- Thursdays ---- 8:00 P.M. December, 1979 - February, 1980 ---- Mondays ---- 8:00 P.M. February, 1980 - May, 1983 ---- Tuesdays ---- 8:30 P.M. Nielsen Ratings - Top 30 Season 1 (1975-1976) #3 (27.5) Season 2 (1976-1977) #2 (30.9) Season 3 (1977-1978) #1 (31.6) Season 4 (1978-1979) #1 (30.5) Season 5 (1979-1980) Not In Top 30 Season 6 (1980-1981) #20 (tie) (20.6) Season 7 (1981-1982) #20 (19.9) Season 8 (1982-1983) #25 (17.8) Emmy Awards Nominations Outstanding Costume Design for a Series 1979 - Alfred E. Lehman (source: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences) Golden Globe Awards Nominations Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy 1977 1978 Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy 1978 - Cindy Williams 1978 - Penny Marshall 1979 - Penny Marshall 1980 - Penny Marshall First Telecast: January 27, 1976 Last Telecast: May 10, 1983 Episodes: 178 color episodes plus one reunion specialmoreless

Which character did Burt Reynolds play in Evening Shade?

Evening Shade - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT This gentle rural sitcom, Evening Shade, starred Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton, an ex-pro football star who returned to his Arkansas home town of Evening Shade to coach the high school football team (the Mules), which had not won a game for two years. His wife Ava was elected the town's prosecuting attorney while pregnant with the couple's fourth child. Although their eldest son Taylor was the team quarterback, he inherited little of his father's sporting prowess. Assisting Wood is Herman Stiles, a fragile mathematics teacher uncommonly unsuited to the task of football coaching. Other regulars included cantankerous Dr Elldridge and Ava's father Evan, who disapproves of Wood's laid-back lifestyle and who has never forgiven him for stealing his daughter away at such a young age. (Ava was 18 when she got hitched to the 30-year-old Wood.) The series was narrated by Ossie Davis as Ponder Blue, the laconic and philosophical proprietor of Ponder Blue's Barbecue Villa, around which much of the action takes place. Evening Shade was marked by its sharp writing and measured, almost leisurely pacing, a style dictated by Reynolds with his deliberately understated performance as Newton (he also produced, wrote and directed episodes). (Adapted from BBC description)moreless

Which comedian starred in the ABC sitcom Chicken Soup?

'Chicken Soup' Is Canceled By ABC After 7 Shows - NYTimes.com 'Chicken Soup' Is Canceled By ABC After 7 Shows By BILL CARTER Published: November 8, 1989 ABC abruptly canceled ''Chicken Soup'' yesterday, the highest rated new program of the television season. The series, starring Jackie Mason, had its final telecast last night. ABC announced that a comedy called ''Coach'' would move into the 9:30 P.M. slot starting Nov. 21. Robert A. Iger, the president of the ABC entertainment division, attributed the cancellation of the Mason show to the network's need to ''maximize'' its ratings on Tuesday nights. ''Chicken Soup,'' broadcast at 9:30 P.M. on Tuesday nights, followed ''Roseanne,'' which has been the top-rated show in television so far this season. 'At Least Mildly Surprising' Larry Hyams, the director of prime-time audience analysis for ABC, said ''Chicken Soup'' was also more expensive to produce than other comedies. But, he added, the move was ''at least mildly surprising because it was still a top show in household ratings.'' Mr. Mason issued a statement yesterday in which he said he was relieved that he could stop playing the character of Jackie Fisher. ''I need to be Jackie Mason,'' he said. ''Chicken Soup'' has been consistently losing about a third of the viewers tuned to ''Roseanne.'' Its ratings have also dropped sharply from early in the season. In its opening episode on Sept. 12, the series was the second most popular show of the week, with a 21.8 rating and 34 share. (A rating point represents 921,000 homes; the share is the percentage of viewers watching a given program.) ''Coach,'' which stars Craig T. Nelson, also lost viewers during the summer when it was broadcast after ''Roseanne,'' but the drop in audience was less severe. By last week, ''Chicken Soup'' had fallen to 23d place, with a 15.9 rating and 26 share. In addition, in the most recent industry study of the popularity of television shows, ''Chicken Soup'' was the most negatively received program in television, an executive at another network said. But for the seven episodes that were broadcast through yesterday, ''Chicken Soup'' averaged an 18.1 rating and 28 share, by far the best showing of any new series on television this fall. The move was said to have caught the cast and crew of the program by surprise. They were in the midst of a rehearsal Monday night for a new episode when ABC called the show's producers, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner, to tell them the show was being canceled. Carsey/Werner is among the most successful comedy production companies in television, with three top-rated series on the air: ''Roseanne'' on ABC ''The Cosby Show'' and ''A Different World'' on NBC. Paul Schulman, who heads an agency that buys network time for advertisers, said ''Chicken Soup'' was reducing the audience for the show that follows it on Tuesdays, ''Thirtysomething.'' 'No Problem With Subject Matter' ''If 'Chicken Soup' were commercial or funnier it could have survived,'' Mr. Schulman said. ''There was no problem with advertisers pulling out of show. There was no problem with subject matter. There was no problem with audience delivery. ABC just had to feel they could do more in that time period.'' Some television critics had questioned whether a series that focused on a love affair between Mr. Mason, who played a retired Jewish pajama salesman, and Lynn Redgrave, who played an Irish Catholic social worker, would be able to sustain a mass audience. Mr. Mason was criticized for remarks he made about the Democratic candidate David N. Dinkins during the New York City mayoral contest. Mr. Mason withdrew from the campaign of the Repulican-Liberal candidate Rudolph W. Giuliani after saying that because of their ''complexes'' Jews would vote for a black candidate even if unfit for the job. Spokesmen for ABC said there was no connection between the decision to cancel the show or the timing of the announcement on election day and the problems over Mr. Mason's activities in the campaign.

Who interviewed Dudley Moore about his illness in November 1999?

Now Dudley confronts his demons | Film | The Guardian Now Dudley confronts his demons TV audience of millions watches as comic reveals fears of imminent death Sunday 21 November 1999 06.24 EST First published on Sunday 21 November 1999 06.24 EST Close This article is 17 years old In his early years as an entertainer, Dudley Moore would amuse his audiences with a rendition of Beethoven's Pathétique - as played by a pianist losing his memory. Bursts of manic tinkling would be interspersed with lengthening bouts of puzzled hesitation and baffled confusion that eventually descended into musical anarchy. It was an amiable, though not necessarily hilarious, routine that perfectly combined Moore's twin talents: as a comic actor blessed with impish charm, and as a pianist of considerable talent. Today, that Pathétique performance has come to haunt the Dagenham-born star - as he revealed to American interviewer Barbara Walters on her 20-20 programme on ABC TV last week. 'I so loved playing and now I can listen but ...' Then he stopped, his hands open in front of him, staring at them in grief. It was a deeply unsettling interview in which Moore disclosed for the first time, in a slurred and hesitant voice, that he fully understands his fate. 'I think I am going to die,' he mumbled, propping himself up with a walking stick, pausing and seeming frequently to lose the thread of his thoughts. 'Um... I don't know... I don't think it's going to be, umm... pleasant,' he told Walters. Moore is suffering from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a rare neurological disorder related to Parkinson's Disease, which took doctors four years to diagnose. Early symptoms include slurred speech, confusion, falling over and difficulty in swallowing, which can cause victims to drown in their own saliva. 'Choking to death must be awful,' said Moore, now aged 64. 'I don't find anything comforting, although my mood is fine now, but...', and he again faltered into silence. Moore's appearance on Walters' show is his first in public since his diagnosis. Wearing a baggy blue woolly cardigan, he said: 'I don't feel cheated or bitter. It was good that I had my career before this happened and I did 10 [his 1979 film hit with Bo Derek] and Arthur, and I hope people remember and love me in those roles.' In Britain, Moore, the son of a typist and a railway electrician who won a music scholarship to Oxford, is best remembered as Peter Cook's cuddly sidekick on their TV series Not Only... But Also . In the USA, however, he is famed for his romantic comedy leads in films such as the 1981 Hollywood comedy Arthur in which he played a loveable millionaire lush, a role that earned him an Oscar nomination, and provided him with another performance that has come back to haunt him. The staggering, slurred antics of Arthur began to be replayed by Moore himself. The tabloids labelled him an alcoholic, and despite the assurances of his friends that they had never seen him drink to excess, they reported his falls, outbursts, domestic upsets and car crashes. Moore said: 'It's amazing that Arthur has invaded my body to the point that I have [seemed] to become him. That's the way people looked at me. But I want people to know I am not intoxicated and... that I am going through this disease as well as I can. But I'm trapped in this body and there's nothing I can do about it.' On the set of his last attempt at a film, The Mirror Has Two Faces directed by Barbara Streisand in 1996, he was sacked for forgetting his lines. But long-time friend Blake Edwards, the Hollywood director and husband of British singer-actress Julie Andrews, said Moore was always a professional. When he was fired, Moore knew his acting career was over; the trouble was he still did not know why his mental powers were failing. Divorced three times, from British actress Suzy Kendall, American actress Tuesday Weld and model Brogan Lane, in 1994, he wed Californian Nicole Rothschild. The couple had a son, now four, but there was violence between them and Moore was once arrested. He has now left California and lives in Ne

Dorothy, Rose, Sophia and who else formed the Golden Girls?

The Golden Girls' Most Lasting Legacy | Advocate.com Arts & Entertainment Books The Golden Girls' Most Lasting Legacy In an exclusive excerpt from Jim Colucci's new book, Golden Girls Forever, the author describes how Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia paved the way for shows like Living Single and Looking. By Jim Colucci April 15 2016 5:03 AM EDT The Golden Girls defined a generation’s view of older women, and single-handedly resurrected comedy during primetime on Saturday night.  But perhaps the show’s most lasting innovation is the comedy formula it pioneered. Call it the Golden Rule of Four. “Four points on a compass,” as Betty White aptly describes them, the characters of Dorothy, Blanche, Rose and Sophia match up to four classic comedic types:  respectively, the Brain, the Slut, the Ditz and the Big Mouth.  Comedy duos are a classic tradition, but a completely different animal.  And while it’s certainly true that three women can work, especially in film – think 9 to 5 – having three lead characters in a sitcom might leave one character having to carry the B plot on her own.  But four leaves us with infinite possibilities.  Rose takes Dorothy’s night school class in order to earn her diploma, while Blanche and Sophia compete for a suave Latin lover.  Or Blanche and Rose try out for the road show of Cats while Dorothy tries to prove that her mother is faking her injury.  Having popularized The Golden Rule of Four, The Golden Girls is the thematic ancestor of many shows that followed.  Only one year after The Golden Girls’ premiere, along came the Southern version (Designing Women), followed in the 1990s by the Black version (Living Single) and the Urban (Sex and the City.)  In recent years, the formula has shown a resurgence in popularity, spawning a suburban version (Desperate Housewives), a middle-aged version (Hot in Cleveland), a Latina version (Devious Maids) and, inevitably, more than one gay version (Noah’s Arc and Looking.) In Designing Women, which launched in 1986, vain Southern beauty queen Suzanne Sugarbaker would certainly sense sisterhood with Blanche.  And apart from the difference in accents, Charlene Frazier’s hometown of Poplar Bluff, Missouri could easily be mistaken for Rose’s birthplace of St. Olaf, Minnesota.  Suzanne’s older sister Julia is clearly the Dorothy of the group – smart, opinionated and prone to speak her mind.  Only Annie Potts’ character of Mary Jo Shively is no easy match to a Golden Girl, perhaps because at the start, Mary Jo was the show’s least defined character.  Over seven seasons, Mary Jo essentially became a mini-Julia, another Dorothy.  So it’s no surprise that, after his initial appearance in an early first season episode (and also after actor Meshach Taylor’s small role in the Golden Girls pilot), Designing Women quickly promoted African-American delivery man Anthony Bouvier to regular status; like Sophia, he provides needed commentary from an outsider’s perspective (this time due to race and gender rather than age). Starting in 1993 on FOX, Living Single was almost a direct copy of The Golden Girls – and in fact, as Golden Girls writer Kevin Abbott explains, the show’s creator Yvette Lee Bowser even asked him for a copy of the Golden Girls pilot script, to use as a template.  Living Single’s characters of Khadijah and Synclaire James and Regine Hunter fit perfectly into the molds established by Dorothy, Rose and Blanche, respectively.  Again, only the Sophia role seems hard to fill, perhaps because when creating a show about young black women, there’s no obvious parallel for an old lady.  But Erika Alexander’s character Maxine Shaw comes pretty close; in her flirtatious banter with upstairs neighbor Kyle, she can be the most outrageous and outspoken of the four friends. In HBO’s hit Sex and the City, it’s obvious which of the characters is “the slut” and which one is a little bit naïve.  And while both Miranda Hobbes and Carrie Bradshaw have moments of Dorothy-like cynicism, it’s Miranda who is the true master of the form.  Although not a perfect fit in the Sophia role,

Who first funded Sesame Street?

Big Bird has suddenly taken center stage in the presidential campaign Courtesy of TM and ©2009 Sesame Workshop. Big Bird has emerged as the surprise star of the 2012 campaign. Mitt Romney says he likes Big Bird but wants to cut federal funding to PBS, while the big yellow bird has appeared in an ad made by President Obama’s campaign. Why is Sesame Street on public television, anyway? Because the networks turned it down. In 1967, a couple of years before the first episode of Sesame Street aired on PBS, one of the co-founders of the Children’s Television Workshop pitched the concept to executives at NBC and CBS. They both passed on the opportunity, as did Time-Life Broadcasting and Westinghouse. The problem wasn’t that the show was for children: Captain Kangaroo had already been a modest success on CBS for 12 years, and the networks had offered periodic programming for preschoolers. But Children’s Television Workshop was a somewhat revolutionary idea in 1967. It had a strongly academic bent, drawing together child psychiatrists and child-development researchers from the ivory tower in a way that suggested profit wasn’t their motivation. Its executives also refused to allow commercials to interrupt the program, although they were open to ads at the beginning and end. The Children’s Television Workshop leadership also insisted that the show focus on disadvantaged urban kids, rejecting calls from television producers that they broaden the target demographic to all preschool children. PBS desperately needed a winner in the late 1960s and was willing to take a chance. Some PBS programming was so poor that the New York Times television critic noted, “congressmen could scarcely be blamed for wondering if a huge permanent investment in noncommercial video is warranted.” Sesame Street was exactly the kind of innovative show that could change the narrative about public broadcasting. Advertisement It’s an odd quirk of history that Bert and Ernie’s first-ever television appearance came not on PBS, but in a preview on NBC. And commercialism was the first thing viewers saw: A Muppet noted that Xerox had sponsored the preview, in a move that infuriated some Sesame Street executives. Sesame Street has always had an uncomfortable relationship with money. After the show became a smash success, producers worried that the foundations that paid to get the show off the ground would expect it to sustain itself. Some executives adamantly opposed any attempt at merchandising. Even Jim Henson, who was already making money merchandising his comedic Muppets, opposed doing the same with more the educational Sesame Street characters. Eventually, however, the prospect of become a self-financing model convinced most of the creators that Oscar the Grouch dolls wouldn’t tarnish the program. Got a question about today’s news? Ask the Explainer . Brian Palmer covers science and medicine for Slate.

In Family Affair what was the butler called?

Family Affair (TV Series 1966–1971) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Bill Davis is a highly paid and successful engineer living in a large apartment in New York with his valet, Mr. Giles French . His life is suddenly changed when his niece, Buffy shows up. ... See full summary  » Creators: Jody and Buff's school teacher is out for a few days, and there is a substitute teacher. Jody develops a crush on her. 9.3 Cissy is taking an art class and has been drawing caricature images of the family members, but does not mention one for Mr French. He is hurt at being left out, however, Cissy has his picture and ... 9.1 Bill thinks living in the city is not good for the children, and considers moving to the country. 9.0 a list of 49 titles created 01 Dec 2010 a list of 48 titles created 08 Mar 2013 a list of 49 titles created 08 Dec 2013 a list of 35 titles created 7 months ago a list of 38 titles created 2 weeks ago Search for " Family Affair " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: Family Affair (1966–1971) 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 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 9 nominations. See more awards  » Photos Widower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and is later aided by the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons. Stars: Fred MacMurray, Stanley Livingston, Don Grady Widower Tom Corbett raises his young son Eddie. Stars: Bill Bixby, Brandon Cruz, Miyoshi Umeki The humourous adventures of a family of pop musicians. Stars: Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey This comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children. Stars: Dick Van Patten, Lani O'Grady, Connie Needham The misadventures of a suburban boy, family and friends. Stars: Jerry Mathers, Hugh Beaumont, Barbara Billingsley A New York City attorney and his wife attempt to live as genteel farmers in the bizarre community of Hooterville. Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Tom Lester Cathy Lane, teen-aged daughter of a globe-trotting journalist, comes to live at the home of her uncle, a newspaper editor in New York City. Curiously, Cathy is the spitting image of her ... See full summary  » Stars: Patty Duke, Jean Byron, William Schallert Danny Williams, a successful nightclub singer, encounters a variety of difficult or amusing situations in trying to balance his career with his family: his outspoken wife Kathy, teenage ... See full summary  » Stars: Danny Thomas, Rusty Hamer, Marjorie Lord A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents, and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same. Stars: Robin Williams, Pam Dawber, Ralph James A nouveau riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways. Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Donna Douglas, Irene Ryan Television episodes built around the same sorts of incidents found in Hank Ketcham's long-running comic strip. Stars: Jay North, Gloria Henry, Herbert Anderson The adventures of a rhyming canine superhero. Stars: George S. Irving, Wally Cox, Allen Swift Edit Storyline Bill Davis is a highly paid and successful engineer living in a large apartment in New York with his valet, Mr. Giles French . His life is suddenly changed when his niece, Buffy shows up. In the midst of deciding what to do, Buffy's twin brother, Jody shows up, and Bill has to leave for Peru. Once he leaves, Buffy and Jody's older sister, Cissy shows up. Bill and French's life is suddenly changed as they become surrogate parents for the 3 children. Written by Doug Leighton Bachelor and butler inherit three tots. Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot star. In color. See more  » Genres: 12 September 1966 (USA) See m

Which multi-millionaire was born the same day TV pioneer John Logie Baird died?

John Logie Baird (1888 - 1946) - Genealogy John Logie Baird Aug 14 1888 - Helensburgh Scotland Death: June 14 1946 - Bexhill, Sussex, England Parents: Rev John Baird, Jessie Morrison Baird Sibling: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: "...OF TELEVISION DIES London June 14 fP John L Baird 58 known in England as the father of died in his sleep today from what his physi ci... Date: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: "...Yhits Atone John Baird, 59, known in England the "father, of television, ".died in. his sleep to- day from what h.is. physician catte... Date: Aug 13 1888 - Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Death: June 14 1946 - Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England Parents: John Baird, Jessie Morrison Baird (born Inglis) Wife: Margaret Cecilia Baird (born Albu) Children: Compilation of Published Sources Text: ... JOHN L. BAIRD, 58, British television pioneer, died June 14 at his home at Bexhill, Sussex. He produced one of the first practical tel... Date: Australian Newspapers Text: "...'. Baird, television pioneer, died in London yesterday. He suffered a general breakdown in health after an influenza attack in Februa... Publication: June 17 1946 - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... later. | DEATH OF TELEVISION PIONEER LONDON, Friday. - Mr. John L ... . Baird, television pioneer, died to-day Bo suffered a general bre... Publication: June 15 1946 - , Tasmania, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "...plan of social services to Parliament DEATH OF MR. J. L. BAIRD British Pioneer Of Television LONDON, June 14.—AAP. The death has occu... Publication: June 15 1946 - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "...DEATH OF MR. J. L. BAIRD London, June 14. — Mr. John L. Baird, inventor of the televisor, the first practical television appa ratus f... Publication: June 15 1946 - Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "...PIONEER. MR. JOHN L. BAIRD DEAD. Ill Since Last February. LONDON, June 14.-The death occurred today of Mr. Jodn Logie Baird, the Brit... Publication: June 15 1946 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia Page: About John Logie Baird FRSE FRSE= Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (aka Royal Society of Edinburgh) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Logie_Baird John Logie Baird FRSE (14 August 1888 – 14 June 1946) was a Scottish engineer and inventor of the world's first practical, publicly demonstrated television system, and also the world's first fully electronic colour television tube. He is often known as "the father of television". Although Baird's electromechanical system was eventually displaced by purely electronic systems (such as those of Vladimir Zworykin, Marconi-EMI, and Philo Farnsworth), Baird's early successes demonstrating working television broadcasts and his color and cinema television work earn him a prominent place in television's invention. In 2002, Logie Baird was ranked number 44 in the BBC's list of the "100 Greatest Britons" following a UK-wide vote. In 2006, Logie Baird was also named as one of the 10 greatest Scottish scientists in history, having been listed in the National Library of Scotland's 'Scottish Science Hall of Fame'. The "Baird" brand name was first owned by Thorn-EMI and is now owned and used by the Brighthouse retail chain in the UK as a brand name for its televisions. Early years Baird was born at 8am in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute (then Dunbartonshire) on 13 August 1888, the youngest of four children of the Reverend John Baird, the Church of Scotland's minister for the local St Bride's church and Jessie Morrison Inglis, the orphaned niece of a wealthy family of shipbuilders from Glasgow. He was educated at Larchfield Academy (now part of Lomond School) in Helensburgh; the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College (which later became the University of Strathclyde); and the University of Glasgow. His degree course was interrupted by World War I and he never returned to graduate. Television experiments The development of television was the result of work by many inventors. Among th

In the Addams Family, what is Gomez's octopus called?

The Addams Family | Addams Family Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Addams Family is a group of fictional characters created by American cartoonist Charles Addams . Addams Family characters include Gomez , Morticia , Uncle Fester , Lurch , Grandmama , Wednesday and Pugsley . The Addamses are a satirical inversion of the ideal American family; an eccentric, wealthy clan who delight in the macabre and are unaware that people find them bizarre or frightening. They originally appeared as a series of single panel cartoons, published in The New Yorker between 1938 and Addams's 1988 death. They have since been adapted to other media, including television series (both live action and animated), films, video games, and a musical . Contents Addams's original cartoons were one-panel gags. The characters were undeveloped and unnamed until later versions. “ Gomez and Pugsley are enthusiastic. Morticia is even in disposition, muted, witty, sometimes deadly. Grandma Frump is foolishly good-natured. Wednesday is her mother's daughter. A closely knit family, the real head being Morticia—although each of the others is a definite character — except for Grandma, who is easily led. Many of the troubles they have as a family are due to Grandma’s fumbling, weak character. The house is a wreck, of course, but this is a house-proud family just the same and every trap door is in good repair. Money is no problem. [1] ” — Charles Addams The family appears to be a single surviving branch of the Addams clan. Many other "Addams families" exist all over the world. According to the film version, the family credo is, Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc (pseudo-Latin: "We gladly feast on those who would subdue us"). Charles Addams was first inspired by his home town of Westfield, New Jersey, an area full of ornate Victorian mansions and archaic graveyards. [2] They live in a gloomy mansion adjacent to a cemetery and a swamp at 0001 Cemetery Lane. In The New Addams Family, the address was changed to 1313 Cemetery Lane. [3] In the Addams Family musical , first shown in Chicago in 2009, the house is located in Central Park. [4] Although they share macabre interests, the Addamses are not evil. They are a close-knit extended family. Morticia is an exemplary mother, and she and Gomez remain passionate towards each other. She calls him "Bubele", [5] to which he responds by kissing her arms, behavior Morticia can also provoke by speaking a few words in French (the meaning is not important — any French will do). The parents are supportive of their children. The family is friendly and hospitable to visitors, in some cases willing to donate large sums of money to causes, despite the visitors' horror at the Addams's peculiar lifestyle. Addams Family characters Main article: Gomez Addams Gomez Addams was the master of the Addams household and the Addams patriarch, married to Morticia and the father of Wednesday and Pugsley . In the 60's sitcom, he was Grandmama's son, but this was retconned in the 1991 film, and he became Grandmama's son-in-law instead, staying true to the comics. Also retconned in the films, he became the younger brother of Fester instead of his nephew-in-law. In the original cartoons in the New Yorker, he appeared tubby, snub-nosed and with a receding chin. In the 1960s television series, Gomez was portrayed as a naive, handsome, and successful man, although with a childlike, eccentric enthusiasm for everything he did. For instance, his personal portrait depicted him as standing gleefully on his head. Though a peaceful man, he was known to be well-versed in many types of combat; he and Morticia fenced with foils sometimes. Gomez professed endless love for his wife, Morticia. He had studied to be a lawyer, but rarely practiced, one of the running jokes being that he took great pride in losing his cases. He was also pleased with the fact that his law class had voted him the man "Least Likely to Pass the Bar". Gomez was depicted as extremely wealthy, through inheritance and extensive investments, but he seemed to have little regard for money. Althou

In the animation series, what was Godzilla's nephew called?

Godzilla: The Original Animated Series - Episode Guide - TV.com Godzilla: The Original Animated Series Follow NBC Premiered Jan 01, 2010 Unknown USER EDITOR 12/2/78 9.0 The Calico faces certain destruction when it gets warped in time all the way back to prehistory. They meet a tribe of cavemen but are confronted with a T-Rex and they have to scramble to figure out what to do. A little bit of luck gets them back to the present. Can Godzilla save the day?moreless 11/25/78 9.5 This episode of The Sub-Zero Terror featured Captain Majors and the team taking a trip to the Himalayas and finding a lost tribe of bigfoot hiding in a dorment volcano. The bigfoot's leader, the Great Watchuka, has a plan to conquer the world and only Godzilla can stop them. 11/18/78 9.0 The Calico is in trouble again, this time from the Breeder Beast, a huge, tricky golden blob that feasts on gold and silver. When it attacks the ship with its tentacles, it is mutant versus mutant. When Godzilla comes to the rescue and he'll need to use every trick in the book to triumph.moreless 11/11/78 9.0 A giant, turtle-like mutant threatens an oil rig in Antarctica and the Calico investigates. When the menacing monster attacks the ship by drawing it in with his powerful magnetic rays, the crew's lives are in danger. Godzilla has to think fast to save them and the rest of the world from this monster.moreless 11/4/78 9.0 Island of Lost Ships is the ninth episode from the first season of Godzilla: The Original Animated Series (1978). The animated series follows the adventures of four sea explorers, which include Captain Carl Majors, scientist Darien Quinn, her nephew Pete and the team's first mate, Brock. In Island of Lost Ships, the crew embarks on a trip to a remote island in the Greek Isles, only to find out later that this island only appears once every 1000 years. With a previous history of lost ships, a monster soon arises that makes it difficult for the crew to flee.moreless 5/31/10 9.0 A violent magnetic storm sends the Calico crashing into the reef of an unchartered island. When the storm passes, the crew realizes that they're trapped by a magnetic force field...and they're not alone! 10/21/78 9.0 The Colossus of Atlantis is the seventh episode from the first season of Godzilla: The Original Animated Series (1978). The animated series follows the adventures of four sea explorers, which include Captain Carl Majors, scientist Darien Quinn, her nephew Pete and the team's first mate, Brock. In The Colossus of Atlantis, the city of Atlantis rises to the surface and the crew enjoys the opportunity to meet its inhabitants. Danger soon arises, however, when a robot built to guard the city malfunctions and becomes a threat to the city.moreless 10/16/78 9.0 The Energy Beast is the sixth episode from the first season of Godzilla: The Original Animated Series (1978). The original animation follows the adventures of a sea crew of four explorers, including Captain Carl Majors, scientist Darien Quinn, her nephew Pete and the Calico vessel's first mate, Brock. In the Energy Beast, the crew comes face to face with Godzilla after a myserious spaceship lands on earth and reports of a giant alien sighting surface.moreless 10/7/78 9.0 The Seaweed Monster is the fifth episode from the first season of Godzilla: The Original Animated Series (1978). The animated series follows the adventures of four sea explorers, which include Captain Carl Majors, scientist Darien Quinn, her nephew Pete and the team's first mate, Brock. In The Seaweed Monster, a monster made of seaweed attacks the vessel and Godzilla defeats the monster in an effort to save the crew. In the process, Godzilla finds himself covered in seaweed, which eventually begin to transform into new monsters.moreless 9/30/78 9.0 The Megavolt Monster is the fourth episode from the first season of Godzilla: The Original Animated Series (1978). The animated series follows the adventures of four sea explorers, which include Captain Carl Majors, scientist Darien Quinn, her nephew Pete and the team's first mate, Brock. In The Megavo

During the series Roseanne changed her name to Arnold from what?

Happy 25th Anniversary, 'Roseanne'! 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Classic Sitcom Happy 25th Anniversary, 'Roseanne'! 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Classic Sitcom kimp Pin it Share It was on Oct. 18, 1988, 25 years ago, that "Roseanne" debuted, introducing viewers to the most relatable working-class family since the Kramdens and the Nortons tried to eke out a city living in "The Honeymooners." "Roseanne," which was a hit for ABC right out of the gate, was also a boon for comedians — Roseanne started a streak of standups being offered their own network sitcoms — and for female-centric series. Much would be made of her offscreen behavior — the marriages and divorces, the warring with writers and producers (and the cast of another hit sitcom; see below), and that notorious national anthem performance — but Roseanne fought for smart, honest, groundbreaking storylines on her show, and for at least six seasons, that's what viewers got. Gems like "PMS, I Love You," "Nightmare on Oak Street," "Inherit the Wind," "April Fool's Day," "Trick or Treat," and "Home-Ec" found Roseanne and the rest of the Conner clan hilariously dissecting everything from PMS, puberty, and flatulence to filing taxes, Halloween, and the budgetary wizardry necessary to run a family on a very small income. Both Roseanne and co-star Laurie Metcalf won Emmys for their performances, while male lead John Goodman, as Roseanne's husband, Dan, certainly should have racked up at least a few wins during the seven times he was nominated. Despite its hit status, fine performances, and often-stellar writing, "Roseanne" never received an Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy nod. But its place among TV's all-time great comedies is sealed, and we celebrate the show with this list of 25 things you didn't know about "Roseanne": 1. Oscar and Emmy winner Shelley Winters played Roseanne Conner's grandmother — Nana Mary — in 10 episodes of the series, and Roseanne said that having Winters on set was like getting a crash course in Hollywood history every time. "If she had only a line in the show, she would end up acting out an entire scene from an old classic she had been in, or else she would start telling sex stories of Hollywood, or else she would tell us secrets about Marilyn Monroe and the Kennedys, as she had been Marilyn's roommate for a number of years," Roseanne wrote in her 2011 book, "Roseannearchy: Dispatches From the Nut Farm." "She did everything like that for hours. The only thing she didn't do is ever once say her line right. I loved that part. It was hilarious to me, and I enjoyed her so much." 2. Series co-creator Matt Williams — who famously feuded with Roseanne, prompting her to insist that he was the show's "developer," not creator — says the star and Goodman, who played Conner family patriarch Dan, slid into their roles in the audition. "We brought him in the room; he looked at Roseanne and said, 'Scoot over.' She said, 'Shut up,' he plopped down, and it was like they had been married for 16 years," Williams told Entertainment Weekly in 2008. Read More 3. Glenn Quinn, who played Becky's husband, Mark, was most famous for his role on "Roseanne," but he also starred in "Angel" and was Gwyneth Paltrow's first onscreen kiss, in the 1991 movie "Shout" (which also starred Jon Travolta and Heather Graham). Quinn, who turned a one-episode stint into a seven-season role, died of a heroin overdose in 2002 at age 32. 4. One of George Clooney's most famous pre-"ER" roles was as Booker, Roseanne's boss at Wellman Plastics. He "was the most fun person on earth to get drunk with," Roseanne wrote in "Roseannearchy," and "his practical jokes are still legendary." Several cast members insist there exists a Polaroid (taken by Roseanne) of Clooney holding a pair of Groucho glasses over his, ahem, Little George. The photo lived on the Conner family's refrigerator on set for years. 5. Like "Seinfeld," "Family Guy," and many other TV comedies, "Roseanne" inspired an adult-film spoof, called "Roseanne XXX: The Parody." "As if the original with me parading my svelte two-hundr

"Who said, ""It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees?"""

Emiliano Zapata - Wikiquote Emiliano Zapata Jump to: navigation , search I want to die a slave to principles . Not to men. The land belongs to those who work it with their hands . Ignorance and obscurantism have never produced anything other than flocks of slaves for tyranny . ¡Tierra y Libertad! Land and Liberty ! A slogan popularized by Zapata, quoted in Tierra y Libertad (1920) published by Imprenta Germinal; further attributed to Zapata in works in the 1930s and later, including, Without History: Subaltern Studies, the Zapatista Insurgency, and the Specter of History (2010) by José Rabasa, p. 122, where the influence of the anarchist Ricardo Flores Magón on its development is also attested. I want to die a slave to principles . Not to men . As quoted in Heroes of Mexico (1969) by Morris Rosenblum, p. 112 Prefiero morir de pie que vivir de rodillas. I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees. As quoted in Liberation Theologies in North America and Europe‎ (1979) by Gerald H. Anderson and Thomas F. Stransky, p. 281; this is sometimes misattributed to the more modern revolutionary, Che Guevara , and to "La Pasionaria" Dolores Ibárruri , especially in Spain, where she popularized it in her famous speeches during the Spanish Civil War, to José Martí , and to Aeschylus who is credited with a similar declaration in Prometheus Bound : "For it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one's life." The phrase "better that we should die on our feet rather than live on our knees" was spoken by François-Noël Gracchus Babeuf in his defence of the Conspiracy of Equals in April 1797. In French it read, 'Ne vaut-il pas mieux emporter la gloire de n'avoir pas survecu a la servitude?' but translated this bears no resemblance whatever to the quote under discussion. see: The Defense of Gracchus Babeuf Before the High Court of Vendome (1967), edited and translated by John Anthony Scott, p. 88 and p. 90, n. 12. Spanish variants: ¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado! I'd prefer to die standing, than to live always on my knees. As quoted in Operación Cobra : historia de una gesta romántica (1988) by Alvaro Pablo Ortiz and Oscar Lara, p. 29 Variant translations: Men of the South! It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees! With an extension, as quoted in Timeless Mexico (1944) by Hudson Strode, p. 259 I would rather die standing than live on my knees! It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees! I prefer to die standing than to live forever kneeling. Prefer death on your feet to living on your knees. La tierra es de quien la trabaja con sus manos. The land belongs to those who work it with their hands. Quoted as a slogan of the revolutionaries in Shirt-Sleeve Diplomat (1947) Vol. 5, p. 199, by Josephus Daniels, and specifically attributed to Zapata by Ángel Zúñiga in 1998, as quoted in Mexican Social Movements and the Transition to Democracy (2005), by John Stolle-McAllister Ignorance and obscurantism have never produced anything other than flocks of slaves for tyranny . Remarks in regard to Pancho Villa , as quoted in The Unknown Lore of Amexem's Indigenous People : An Aboriginal Treatise (2008) by Noble Timothy Myers-El, p. 158

In which year did Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania?

Tanganyika | historical state, Tanzania | Britannica.com historical state, Tanzania Mauryan empire Tanganyika, historical eastern African state that in 1964 merged with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, later renamed the United Republic of Tanzania. (See Tanzania .) Archaeological evidence attests to a long history of settlement in the area; by the 10th century ce, it was inhabited by Asian and Arab traders and Bantu -speaking peoples. The Portuguese gained control of the coastline in the late 15th century, but they were driven out by the Arabs of Oman and Zanzibar in the late 18th century. German colonists entered the area in the 1880s, and in 1891 the Germans declared the region a protectorate as part of German East Africa . During World War I , Britain captured the German holdings, which became a British mandate (1920) under the name Tanganyika Territory. Britain retained control of the region after World War II , when it became a United Nations trust territory. Tanganyika gained independence on Dec. 9, 1961, and became a republic one year later. On April 26, 1964, it joined with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Eastern Africa as partitioned by the imperial powers, c. 1914. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Tanzania East African country situated just south of the Equator. Tanzania was formed as a sovereign state in 1964 through the union of the theretofore separate states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Mainland Tanganyika covers more than 99 percent of the combined territories’ total area. Mafia Island is... Zanzibar (island, Tanzania) island in the Indian Ocean, lying 22 miles (35 km) off the coast of east-central Africa. In 1964 Zanzibar, together with Pemba Island and some other smaller islands, joined with Tanganyika on the mainland to form the United Republic of Tanzania. Area 600 square miles (1,554 square km). Pop. (2007... Bantu languages a group of some 500 languages belonging to the Bantoid subgroup of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family. The Bantu languages are spoken in a very large area, including most of Africa from southern Cameroon eastward to Kenya and southward to the southernmost tip of the... 5 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted References role of Nyerere (in Julius Nyerere ) history of Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: March 15, 2010 URL: https://www.britannica.com/place/Tanganyika Access Date: December 30, 2016 Share

In which decade did motor car pioneer Henry Ford die?

Henry Ford Is Dead at 83 in Dearborn Henry Ford Is Dead at 83 in Dearborn By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT, April 7--Henry Ford, noted automotive pioneer, died at 11:40 tonight at the age of 83. He had retired a little more than a year and a half ago from active direction of the great industrial empire he founded in 1903. When he retired Mr. Ford was in excellent health, but turned over the management of the vast empire to his grandson. Henry Ford 2d, because, he said, he wanted to devote more time to personal interests. Death came to the famed industrialist at his estate in Fairlane, in suburban Dearborn, not far from where he was born in 1863. At the Ford Company news bureau offices it was said that the exact cause of death would not be known until Henry Ford 2d, his grandson, could reach the family home, perhaps within an hour. Mr. Ford was reported to have been in excellent health when he returned only a week ago from his annual winter visit to the Ford estate in Georgia. Kept Interest in Research The automobile industry leader dropped completely out of the management of the far-flung Ford Company when he resigned as president late in 1945. He had been able to spend some time each week at the Ford engineering laboratory, where he maintained a private office and workshop, but was rarely seen about the administration building, where affairs of the big company were directed. There were many reports that the elder Ford had given up his leadership of the Ford interests at the insistence of other members of his family, particularly the widow of his only son, the late Edsel B. Ford. Although never confirmed officially, reports had it that she was dissatisfied with the course of company affairs. He leaves a widow, the former Clara Bryant, whom he married in 1887, and two grandsons, Henry 2d and Benson. Father of Mass Production Henry Ford was the founder of modern American industrial mass production methods, built on the assembly line and the belt conveyor system, which no less an authority than Marshal Josef Stalin testified were the indispensable foundation for an Allied military victory in the Second World War. Mr. Ford had many other distinctions. As the founder and unchallenged master of an industrial empire with assets of more than a billion dollars, he was one of the richest men in the world. He was the apostle of an economic philosophy of high wages and short hours that had immense repercussions on American thinking. He was a patron of American folkways and in later years acquired a reputation as a shrewd, kindly sage. But these were all relatively minor compared with the revolutionary importance of his contribution to modern productive processes. His career was one of the most astonishing in industrial history. Nearing the age of 40 he was looked upon as a failure by his acquaintances--as a day-dreaming mechanic who preferred to tinker with odd machines than to work steadily at a responsible job. Yet within a dozen years he was internationally famous, and his Model T automobile was effecting changes in the American way of life of profound importance. He lived to see the Ford Motor Company, which he founded with an initial investment of $28,000 put up by a few friends and neighbors who had faith in him, produce more than 29,000,000 automobiles before the war forced the conversion of its gigantic production facilities to weapons of war. Then he directed its production of more than 8,000 four-motored Liberator bombers, as well as tanks, tank destroyers, jeeps and amphibious jeeps, transport gliders, trucks, engines and much other equipment. Struck a cruel blow shortly before his eightieth birthday by the death of his only son, Edsel Ford, on May 26, 1943, Mr. Ford unfalteringly returned to the presidency of the Ford Motor Company, which he had yielded to his son twenty-four years previously. He remained at its helm as it reached the peak of its gigantic war production, directing the war-expanded force of 190,000 workers. Mr. Ford was born on July 30, 1863, on a farm near

Ed Gagliardi, Al Greenwood and Dennis Elliot have all been in which group?

Foreigner Shares Heartfelt Tribute Following Death Of Original Bassist, Ed Gagliardi « K-EARTH 101 Promotional studio portrait of American rock group Foreigner, 1977. (L-R): Lou Gramm, Ian McDonald, Al Greenwood, Mick Jones, Dennis Elliot. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images (Gagliardi second from left) Fans are mourning the loss of original bassist of Foreigner, Ed Gagliardi, who passed away Sunday, May 11th after eight years of battling cancer, reports Ultimate Classic Rock . He was 62. Gagliardi’s daughter broke the news of his passing in a message to fans on the bassist’s Facebook fan page writing, “Now that information has circulated, I would like to prevent misinformation and be the one to let everyone know that my father, Ed Gagliardi, passed away tonight at 7:40, after 8 years of battling cancer. There are no words. We appreciate your prayers and well wishes. We are shocked and heartbroken, thank you for your loyal fandom of an amazing man. I love you Daddy.” Gagliardi was part of Foreigner’s original lineup from 1976 to 1979 with founding members Lou Gramm, guitarist Mick Jones, keyboardist Al Greenwood, drummer Dennis Elliott and Ian McDonald. He was part of the group’s early success on its self-titled 1977 debut that spawned hit singles “Feels Like The First Time” and “Cold As Ice” as well as the 1978 follow up Double Vision featuring hit songs “Hot Blooded” and “Double Vision.” Gagliardi left the band in 79 over creative differences with Jones just before recording 1979’s Head Games. He later formed a new group Spys with former band mate Greenwood and released two albums (1982′s Spys and 1983′s Behind Enemy Lines) before disbanding. After word got out of his passing, Foreigner shared a touching photo in his memory on its official Twitter account Monday, adding that the photo was taken at the band’s very first show. R.I.P. Ed Gagliardi, you will be missed pic.twitter.com/TDj7hAPptN

"Which song starts, ""On a dark desert highway?"""

EAGLES LYRICS - Hotel California EAGLES LYRICS On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell" Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say... Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Such a lovely face Plenty of room at the Hotel California Any time of year (Any time of year) You can find it here Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat. Some dance to remember, some dance to forget So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine" He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine" And still those voices are calling from far away, Wake you up in the middle of the night Just to hear them say... Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Such a lovely face They livin' it up at the Hotel California What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) Bring your alibis The pink champagne on ice And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device" And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast Last thing I remember, I was Running for the door I had to find the passage back To the place I was before "Relax, " said the night man, "We are programmed to receive. You can check-out any time you like, But you can never leave! " Visit www.azlyrics.com for these lyrics. Thanks to Franny, Douglas for correcting these lyrics.

For which movie did Katherine Hepburn win her third Oscar?

Katharine Hepburn - Awards - IMDb Katharine Hepburn Showing all 27 wins and 36 nominations Academy Awards, USA On Golden Pond (1981) Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony. Presenter Jon Voight accepted the award ... More Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony. Presenter Jon Voight accepted the award on her behalf. The Lion in Winter (1968) Tied with Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl (1968). Hepburn became the third performer to win ... More Tied with Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl (1968). Hepburn became the third performer to win consecutive awards, and the first to win three awards for lead roles. Anthony Harvey , the film's director, accepted the award on her behalf. Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony. George Cukor accepted the award on her ... More Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony. George Cukor accepted the award on her behalf. Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony. Golden Globes, USA Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy American Movie Awards Tied with Faye Dunaway for Bonnie and Clyde (1967). Golden Apple Awards Golden Apple Female Star of the Year After many decades she is still a superstar whose vitality and ability were displayed this year in ... More After many decades she is still a superstar whose vitality and ability were displayed this year in her Emmy-award winning Love Among the Ruins (1975) and Rooster Cogburn (1975). She has throughout the years earned the respect of her peers, the press and the public. Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA

What was Rambo's first name?

John Rambo | Rambo Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia ―John Rambo [src] John Rambo is the main protagonist of the Rambo film series and David Morell's novel First Blood . A former Vietnam veteran and highly skilled Green Beret, Rambo returned from the war as a decorated, but disturbed hero. He is filled with self-loathing and hates killing, but is willing to use his skills to protect those close to him. This is the general plot line of the three First Blood sequels . The main character of the series, Rambo appears in all the films. The only character to come close to this is Sam Trautman , his mentor and commander in Vietnam. The way the character fights, is in some details (such as weapons and modus operandi) based on soldiers that fought anti-guerrilla warfare during the Vietnam war (more informations about Rambo and history here ) Although Rambo appears to be a butch, action stereotype, the character of John Rambo is actually a broken man. He has witnessed all of his friends die, was not loved as a child, faced unbearable terrors in Vietnam, returned to a country that rejected him, then was seduced back into combat where he killed hundreds more people before finally being left alone and miserable, unable to forgive himself for what he has done. At one point, Rambo stated that he had wasted his life fighting for things he thought he believed in. By the end of the series, Rambo hates himself and has lost his faith in humanity, God and the concept that things will get better for the world, due in no small part because of the horrors of war he experienced. Rambo did get better at the end of the series when he returned home, but he is no doubt plagued by nightmares from his posttraumatic stress disorder. The character has more emotional depth than most people would think based on what popular culture has depicted Rambo as, and Sylvester Stallone 's performance has been widely acclaimed. Rambo has a total killcount so far of 220, not counting the 59 confirmed Vietnam kills. Contents Edit David Morrell says that in choosing the name Rambo he was inspired by "the sound of force" in the name of Rambo apples, which he encountered in Pennsylvania. Peter Gunnarsson Rambo sailed from Sweden to New Sweden in the 1640s, and soon the name would flourish in New Sweden. Today, many of his descendants can still be found in this region of the US. Morrell felt that its pronunciation was similar to the surname of Arthur Rimbaud, the title of whose most famous work A Season in Hell, seemed to him "an apt metaphor for the prisoner-of-war experiences that I imagined Rambo suffering". Furthermore, an Arthur J. Rambo was an actual U.S. soldier in Vietnam, but he never returned. His name can be seen on the Vietnam War Memorial wall in Washington, DC. By sheer coincidence, the Japanese word "rambō" (乱暴) means "violent" or "rough." He was granted the first name "John" as a reference to the song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again". In his commentary for First Blood, author David Morrell cites the primary personality inspiraction for John Rambo as being World War II hero and later Hollywood actor, Audie Murphy. Rambo's last stand in the finale of the fourth film is very similar to how Murphy won the Congressional Medal of Honor, manning a vehicle-mounted .50 caliber machine gun and singlehandedly holding off hundreds of enemy soldiers, saving his platoon. Early Life and Military Service Edit John Rambo was born on July 6, 1947 to R. Rambo and Marie Drago. He is of Navajo American Indian, Italian and German descent. His family was poor, often unable to buy food, and his mother died when he was young. As a young man, his life was violent. His father was an abusive alcoholic and John spent his childhood learning from tribe elders how to efficiently use the traditional Navajo weapon: the bow and arrow. He also learned how to fight. However, one night when John was older, his father tried to kill him with a knife. Rambo ran away that night, but not before shooting his father with a bow and arrow, nearly killing him. Rambo decided that the best way to get

When did field hockey become an Olympic event for men?

Hockey - Summer Olympic Sport Hockey Field hockey is fast-moving, skilful game played outdoors in teams of 11. Oldest game Hockey is the oldest known ball and stick game: records exist of it being played in Persia in 2000 BC. The name “hockey” probably derives from the French “hocquet”, or shepherd’s crook, and refers to the crooked stick which is used to hit a small ball. British development The first team was the Blackheath Hockey Club, dating back to 1861. The Amateur Hockey Association was then formed in London in 1886, before workers and the military carried the game to the four corners of the British Empire. It became an Olympic sport in 1908. Smoother surfaces Until the 1970s, the game at international level was mainly played on natural grass, but the heavy turf made the game quite slow. When plastic turf was first used, the game suddenly became quicker and more exciting, giving birth to the modern game. Dominant nations Most of the dominant nations in the sport are, or were, members of the British Empire. This includes India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and, of course, England. Other nations have come to the forefront in more recent times to make the game a truly worldwide sport. Olympic history After a first appearance at the 1908 Games in London, hockey became a firm fixture on the Olympic programme as from the Antwerp Games in 1920. Women made their entrance in this sport in 1980 at the Moscow Games. Since the 2000 Games in Sydney, men have competed in a 12-team tournament and women in a 10-team one. In its 100 years of Olympic existence, hockey has been essentially dominated by one country. The Indian men’s team, with six consecutive titles between 1928 and 1956, was unbeaten in 30 consecutive matches, and scored 197 goals, giving away only eight.

How was Eleanor Gough McKay better known?

Trying to find the real Lady Day: Those who try to tell Billie Holiday's story often discover an unknowable life -- by Robert Fulford Trying to find the real Lady Day: Those who try to tell Billie Holiday's story often discover an unknowable life by Robert Fulford ( The National Post , 17 May 2005) The sign on the bus, "Lady Day Orchestra," announced in 1950 that Billie Holiday had organized a big band to go on the road. Eighteen musicians left New York for a four-week tour of one-nighters, to end in New Orleans. They would play dances and Billie would sing. It sounded promising. But this was not a shrewd project. It was run by Billie's boyfriend-manager, John Levy, who acquired his business knowledge as a pimp. Promotion was handled by Dewey Shewey, a part-time burglar, new to the music business. He was wanted by the police, who arrested him during the tour. It turned out he hadn't done much promoting. Levy didn't know what to do. Lady Day's Orchestra was dying. Tempers flared. Billie broke a Coke bottle over Levy's head and he knifed her, both of them requiring hospital attention. The musicians were unpaid. Somewhere in the Carolinas the bus driver, also unpaid, walked off. Billie and Levy also disappeared. The musicians, all of them black, had to find their way home through the hostile, segregated South. Those who knew Billie's history were not astonished. Her professional life was a series of calamities, as Julia Blackburn, a British novelist who has also written books about Napoleon and Goya, demonstrates in the latest Holiday biography, With Billie (Random House). Blackburn leans on research prepared in the 1970s by a writer named Linda Kuehl. Planning a book about Billie, Kuehl interviewed everyone from the woman trombonist on that southern tour to a nun at the Home of the Good Shepherd, the Baltimore reform school where the 10-year-old Billie was incarcerated for truancy. Kuehl tried to write a biography but failed; she committed suicide in 1979. Donald Clarke used some of her interviews in his account of Billie's life, Wishing on the Moon, in 1994. Blackburn makes them the core of her book. There will never be an authoritative Life of Billie Holiday. The documents don't exist, and the witnesses have often lied, many of them because they were crooks. Even honest witnesses have faulty memories, inflected by narcotics; Billie herself would tell the same story several ways. So Blackburn acknowledges that the anecdotes are often contradictory, calls her book an oral history and tries to catch her subject in a web of interviews. She provides a cheerless glimpse at black show business, a place that was exciting and illuminating for those who took pleasure in its music yet perilous and frantic for those, like Billie, who lived within it. Billie was a teenage prostitute who began singing because she felt like it and kept at it because a few night clubs paid her a little money. An untrained amateur, she turned out to be much better than any of the professionals. She impressed the world's toughest critics, the jazz musicians of New York -- among them Benny Goodman, Count Basie and Lester Young. Today most vocalists of the 1930s are all but entirely forgotten, but we still admire records she made more than 70 years ago. Blackburn has no idea how this happened. Her knowledge of narcotics law far exceeds her knowledge of jazz history. She mentions only a few specific records, and the great players Billie worked with are discussed mostly for their place in her personal odyssey. Male companions dominate. A pianist friend said that Billie was a fool for men: "She went through the whole zoo until she got to the leopard," which was where she remained. All her life she lived with abusive men who were also pimps. She goaded them to violence, then fought back ferociously. Her men, without exception, stole her money. A couple of them seem to have betrayed her to narcotics agents. There's no record that any were interested in her music or her health. Possibly the most sinister was her last husband, Louis McKay, who talked about her

Who invented the world's first data-processing machine?

Herman Hollerith Invented Computer Punch Cards By Mary Bellis Updated August 17, 2016. A punch card is a piece of stiff paper that contains digital information represented by the presence or absence of holes in predefined positions. The information might be data for data processing applications or, as in earlier times, used to directly control automated machinery. The terms IBM card, or Hollerith card, specifically refer to punch cards used in semiautomatic data processing. Punch cards were widely used through much of the 20th century in what became known as the data processing industry, where specialized and increasingly complex unit record machines, organized into data processing systems, used punched cards for data input, output and storage. Many early digital computers used punched cards, often prepared using keypunch machines, as the primary medium for input of both computer programs and data. While punched cards are now obsolete as a recording medium, as of 2012, some voting machines still use punched cards to record votes. Semen Korsakov was the first to use punch cards in informatics for information store and search. Korsakov announced his new method and machines in September 1832; rather than seeking patents, he offered the machines for public use. Herman Hollerith In 1881, Herman Hollerith began designing a machine to tabulate census data more efficiently than by traditional hand methods. The U.S. Census Bureau had taken eight years to complete the 1880 census, and it was feared that the 1890 census would take even longer. Hollerith invented and used a punched card device to help analyze the 1890 US census data. His great breakthrough was his use of electricity to read, count and sort punched cards whose holes represented data gathered by the census-takers. His machines were used for the 1890 census and accomplished in one year what would have taken nearly 10 years of hand tabulating. In 1896, Hollerith founded the Tabulating Machine Company to sell his invention, the Company became part of  IBM  in 1924. Hollerith first got his idea for the punch-card tabulation machine from watching a train conductor punch tickets. For his tabulation machine he used the punch card invented in the early 1800s, by a French silk weaver called  Joseph-Marie Jacquard . Jacquard invented a way of automatically controlling the warp and weft threads on a silk loom by recording patterns of holes in a string of cards. Hollerith's punch cards and tabulating machines were a step toward automated computation. His device could automatically read information which had been punched onto card. He got the idea and then saw Jacquard's punchcard. Punch card technology was used in computers up until the late 1970s. Computer "punched cards" were read electronically, the cards moved between brass rods, and the holes in the cards, created an electric current where the rods would touch. Chad A chad is the small piece of paper or cardboard produced in punching paper tape or data cards; also can be called a piece of chad. The term originated in 1947 and is of unknown origin. In laymen's terms chad is the punched out parts of the card - the holes.

What was the first film Alfred Hitchcock made in Hollywood?

Alfred Hitchcock | Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick Collaborations | American Masters | PBS Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick Collaborations Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick Collaborations January 10, 2001 Comments On December 10, 1938, David O. Selznick burned down Atlanta. On the back of his Culver City studio, Selznick had begun filming what would be his and Hollywood’s greatest triumph, GONE WITH THE WIND. Selznick was just thirty-six years old and already a legend. He had run a major studio before the age of thirty and created his own studio by the time he was thirty-three. With a harsh and controlling demeanor, he dominated every film he made. In a town of Mayers, Zanucks, and Goldwyns, David Selznick was king. But one of his most lasting contributions would have nothing to do with his grand, southern epic. Instead, it would be bringing to America a rotund, quiet director who was the shining star of British cinema. In the summer of 1939, David Selznick brought Alfred Hitchcock to Hollywood. David Oliver Selznick was born into a wealthy Pennsylvania family in 1902. His father Lewis J. Selznick was a successful film producer, and David studied the industry from his early years. As a young man he worked for his father, moving to Hollywood and MGM in 1926. With a voracious appetite for success he worked his way from the bottom of Hollywood to the top—moving from MGM, where he was a story editor and associate producer, to Paramount as an associate director, to RKO as vice president of production, and back to MGM. Returning to MGM he played a crucial part of the production of a number of major films including George Cukor’s DAVID COPPERFIELD and DINNER AT EIGHT. Selznick longed for his independence and in 1936 formed Selznick International. Within three years he had secured his place among the elite of Hollywood with the production of one of its greatest films, GONE WITH THE WIND. While finishing the film, Selznick hired an English director who was looking to make a go of it in Hollywood. Alfred Hitchcock was born in 1899 to a middle-class London family. In 1914 he found a job with the Famous Players—Lasky Corporation as a title card designer, beginning his long career in the film industry. Within a few years he had moved up in the company to directing films. Working with the Lasky Corporation in Berlin, Hitchcock made his first two pictures. A few years later Hitchcock made the film he would note as the beginning of his career. THE LODGER (1926), a retelling of the story of Jack the Ripper, began a string of suspense films that would bring him to the top of the English cinema. Among the other well-known films of his English period were BLACKMAIL (1929), THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1934), and THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS (1935). The English cinema had little money, and Hitchcock longed to be in Hollywood, where the world’s best films were being made. For Hitchcock, being a director meant being the primary creative source for the film—working on everything from the script to the props. In Hollywood, however, the power of the studios put producers in charge. For the Hollywood of the 1930s, screenwriters and directors were interchangeable technicians, not given serious consideration in the artistic decisions of the film. More than any other producer, Selznick took advantage of this and controlled nearly every aspect of his movies. Not surprisingly, Hitchcock and Selznick had difficulties from the very first film they made, REBECCA (1940). Disagreements began with Hitchcock’s adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s novel and lasted through the film’s completion. For the final scene, Selznick wanted smoke to form the shape of an “R” in the sky. Hitchcock was appalled. He suggested a subtler metaphor: the memory of Rebecca should go up in flames with an “R” embroidered on a bed pillow. Hitchcock won, but he felt battered by Selznick and resented his producer’s complete command of post-production. The two didn’t work together again until 1945, with their hit SPELLBOUND. Though Hitchcock had more experience and notoriety in H

What is the most common street name in the UK?

Most Common Street Names In The UK | The Fact Site Most Common Street Names In The UK Home » Travel & Tourism »Most Common Street Names In The UK Most Common Street Names In The UK So, I was on a one hour bus journey today, it was rather boring, so I decided to look for funny street names. Whilst looking, I saw three roads called Church Road, which made me wonder what the most common road name is. So here goes! Here’s a list of the UK’s 50 most popular street names. High Street Chester Road Mill Road One street name I’d like to see would be one called ‘The Road’, I’m pretty sure there is one, but I’ve never seen one, if you live near ‘The Road’ please take a pic and let me know! Luke Ward is the founder of The Fact Site. He's a professional blogger & researcher with over 6 years experience in fact finding, SEO, web design & other internet wizardry. He loves to write about celebs, gaming, film & TV. Hernandez I am really happy that i have been cured from (HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS) with the herbal medicine of Dr Ighodalo, i have been suffering from this disease for the past 2 years without solution until i came across the email of this doctor who have cure so many people with his herbal medicine, i also choose to give him a chance to help me, he told me what to do and i kindly did it, and he gave me his herbal medicine and direct me on how to use it, i also follow his instructions for use and he ask us to go for a check up after 1 week and 4days which i did, to my greatest surprise my result came out as negative, i am really happy that there is someone like doctor Ighodalo who is ready to help anytime any day. To all the readers and viewers that is doubting this testimony stop doubting it and contact this doctor if you really have one and see if he will not actually help you. i am not a stupid woman that i will come out to the public and start saying what someone have not done for me and i know that there are some people out there who are really suffering and hurting their family just because of these diseases here is his contact: [email protected] he also told me that he has cure for these diseases listed below . HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS . GET YOUR EX BACK AND MAKE SHE/HIM LOVE YOU MORE . CANCER There are more funny/strange streets names in uk like Back Action Street in Manchester, Grope Lane, swan lane etc., Anonymous My fave street name is in York – Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate. You can’t make that up!!!! Rich Here’s one: Coldharbour Lane. Anonymous

Bujumbura international airport is in which country?

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The painting The Scream was stolen form which city in 1994?

The Scream recovered - May 07, 1994 - HISTORY.com The Scream recovered Publisher A+E Networks On May 7, 1994, Norway’s most famous painting, “The Scream” by Edvard Munch, was recovered almost three months after it was stolen from a museum in Oslo. Thefragile painting was recovered undamaged at a hotel in Asgardstrand, about 40 miles south of Oslo, police said. The iconic 1893 painting of a waiflike figure on a bridge was stolen in only 50 seconds during a break-in on February 12, the opening day of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. Two thieves broke through a window of the National Gallery, cut a wire holding the painting to the wall and left a note reading “Thousand thanks for the bad security!” A few days after the theft, a Norwegian anti-abortion group said it could have the painting returned if Norwegian television showed an anti-abortion film. The claim turned out to be false. The government also received a $1 million ransom demand on March 3, but refused to pay it due to a lack of proof that the demand was genuine. Eventually, police found four pieces of the painting’s frame in Nittedal, a suburb north of Oslo, and what may have been a cryptic messages that the thieves wanted to discuss a ransom. Finally, in January 1996, four men were convicted and sentenced in connection with the theft. Theyincluded Paal Enger, who had been convicted in 1988 of stealing Munch’s “The Vampire” in Oslo. Enger was sentenced this time to six-and-a-half-years in prison. He escaped while on a field trip in 1999, andwas captured 12 days later in a blond wig and dark sunglasses trying to buy a train ticket to Copenhagen. In August 2004, another version of “The Scream” was stolen along with Munch’s “The Madonna,” this time from the Munch Museum in Oslo. Three men were convicted in connection with that theft in May 2006. Police recovered both works in August with minor marks and tears. Yet another version of “The Scream” remained in private hands and sold on May 2, 2012, for $119.9 million, becoming the most expensive work of art to sell at auction. Munch developed an emotionally charged style that served as an important forerunner of the 20th century Expressionist movement. He painted “The Scream” as part of his “Frieze of Life” series, in which sickness, death, fear, love and melancholy are central themes. He died in January 1944 at the age of 81. Related Videos

What was Paul Newman's first movie?

Paul Newman - Biography - IMDb Paul Newman Biography Showing all 225 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (2) | Spouse  (2) | Trade Mark  (5) | Trivia  (126) | Personal Quotes  (75) | Salary  (10) Overview (5) 5' 9½" (1.77 m) Mini Bio (2) Screen legend, superstar, and the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history, Paul Leonard Newman was born in January 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, the second son of Theresa (Fetsko) and Arthur Sigmund Newman. Paul's father was Jewish, the son of immigrants from Poland and Hungary; he owned a successful sporting goods store. Paul's mother, a practicing Christian Scientist of Slovak decent, and his uncle Joe, had an interest in creative arts, and it rubbed off on him. He acted in grade school and high school plays. The Newmans were a well-to-do family, and Paul grew up in a nice home in Shaker Heights. By 1950, the 25 year-old Newman had been kicked out of Ohio University for unruly behavior, served three years in the Navy during World War II as a radio operator, graduated from Ohio's Kenyon College, married his first wife, Jackie, and had his first child, Scott. 1950 was also the year that Paul's father died. When he became successful in later years, Newman said if he had any regrets it would be that his father wasn't around to see it. He brought Jackie back to Shaker Heights and he ran his father's store for a short period. Then, knowing that wasn't the career path he wanted to take, he moved Jackie and Scott to New Haven, Connecticut, where he attended Yale University's School of Drama. While doing a play there, Paul was spotted by two agents, who invited him to come to New York City to pursue a career as a professional actor. After moving to New York, Paul acted in guest spots for various television shows and in 1953 came a big break. He got the part of understudy of the lead role in the successful Broadway play Picnic. Through this play, he met actress Joanne Woodward, who was also an understudy in the play. While they got on very well and there was a strong attraction, Paul was married and his second child, Susan, was born that year. During this time, Newman was also accepted into the much admired and popular New York Actors Studio, although he wasn't technically auditioning. In 1954, a film Paul was very reluctant to do was released, The Silver Chalice (1954). He considered his performance in this costume epic to be so bad that he took out a full-page ad in a trade paper apologizing for it to anyone who might have seen it. He had always been embarrassed about the film and reveled in making fun of it. He immediately wanted to return to the stage, and performed in The Desperate Hours. In 1956, Newman got the chance to redeem himself in the film world by portraying boxer Rocky Graziano in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), and critics praised his performance. In 1957, with a handful of films to his credit, he was cast in The Long, Hot Summer (1958), co-starring none other than Joanne Woodward . During the shooting of this film, they realized they were meant to be together and by now, so did Paul's wife Jackie. After Jackie gave Paul a divorce, he and Joanne married in Las Vegas in January of 1958. They went on to have three daughters together and raised them in Westport, Connecticut. In 1959, Paul received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). The 1960s would bring Paul Newman into superstar status, as he became one of the most popular actors of the decade, and garnered three more Best Actor Oscar nominations, for The Hustler (1961), Hud (1963) and Cool Hand Luke (1967). In 1968, his debut directorial effort Rachel, Rachel (1968) was given good marks, and although the film and Joanne Woodward were nominated for Oscars, Newman was not nominated for Best Director. He did, however, win a Golden Globe for his direction. 1969 brought the popular screen duo Paul Newman and Robert Redford together for the first time when Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) was released. It was a box office smash. Throughout the 1970s, Newman had h

"Which 60s song starts, ""You've got a lot of nerve?"""

Bob Dylan — Positively 4th Street — Listen, watch, download and discover music for free at Last.fm 60s "Positively 4th Street" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan, first recorded by Dylan in New York City on July 29, 1965. It was released as a single by Columbia Records on September 7, 1965, reaching #1 on Canada's RPM chart, #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and #8 on the UK Singles Chart. Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song as #206 in their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. The song was released between… read more Don't want to see ads? Subscribe now Similar Tracks

Which University of Wisconsin has the highest enrolment figure?

Campuses | University of Wisconsin System University of Wisconsin System Campuses Campuses Since its creation, the University of Wisconsin System has established itself as one of the world’s premier public university systems. The UW educates approximately 180,000 students on 26 campuses, and serves more than one million citizens through statewide extension programs. The UW System’s campuses in Madison and Milwaukee offer both undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including doctoral and professional programs. Eleven comprehensive campuses provide students both undergraduate and master’s degree programs in smaller, more individualized academic settings. The UW System’s 13 UW Colleges deliver freshman-sophomore courses for students seeking a foundation for a bachelor’s degree. UW-Extension works with all 26 UW campuses, all 72 Wisconsin counties, and a wide variety of other educational partners to bring UW expertise to all corners of the state. All UW System campuses and UW-Extension programs provide Wisconsin’s citizens with opportunities to contribute to the state’s growing “knowledge economy” through the UW System’s three-pronged mission of teaching, research and public service. Reference Information Use the map or dropdown box to begin. UW-Eau Claire

What was the day job that Boris Yeltsin started out with?

Boris Yeltsin, Russia’s First Post-Soviet Leader, Is Dead - The New York Times The New York Times Europe |Boris Yeltsin, Russia’s First Post-Soviet Leader, Is Dead Search Continue reading the main story Boris N. Yeltsin, the burly provincial politician who became the first freely elected leader of Russia and a towering figure of his time when he presided over the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the demise of the Communist Party, has died at the age of 76, the Russian government said today. A Kremlin spokesman confirmed Mr. Yeltsin’s death but gave no details about the circumstances or cause. The Interfax news agency quoted an unidentified medical source as saying the former president had died of heart failure. In office less than nine years and plagued by severe health problems, Mr. Yeltsin added a final chapter to his historical record when, in a stunning coup at the close of the 20th century, he announced his resignation, and became the first Russian leader to relinquish power on his own in accordance with constitutional processes. He then turned over the reins of office to his handpicked successor, Vladimir V. Putin. Mr. Yeltsin left a giant, if flawed, legacy. He started to establish a democratic state and then pulled back, lurching from one prime minister to another in an effort to control the levers of power. But where his predecessor, Mikhail S. Gorbachev sought to perpetuate the Communist Party even as he tried to reform the Soviet Union, Mr. Yeltsin helped break the party and the state’s hold over the Russian people. Continue reading the main story Although his commitment to reform wavered, he eliminated government censorship of the press, tolerated public criticism, and steered Russia toward a free-market economy. Not least, Mr. Yeltsin was instrumental in dismembering the Soviet Union and allowing its former republics to make their way as independent states. Advertisement Continue reading the main story The rapid privatization of Russian industry led to a form of buccaneer capitalism, and a new class of oligarchs usurped political power as they plundered the country’s resources. But Mr. Yeltsin’s actions assured that there would be no turning back to the centralized Soviet command economy that had strangled growth and reduced a country populated by talented and cultured people and rich in natural resources to a beggar among nations. His leadership was erratic and often crude, and the democrat often ruled in the manner of a czar. He showed no reluctance to use the power of the presidency to face down his opponents, as he did in a showdown in 1993 when he ordered tanks to fire on the parliament, dominated by openly seditious Communists, and in 1994 when he embarked upon a harsh military operation to subdue the breakaway republic of Chechnya. That costly and ruinous war almost became his undoing, and it flared ferociously back to life in 1999, continuing to rage long after his resignation. The Yeltsin era effectively began in August, 1991, when Mr. Yeltsin clambered atop a tank to rally Muscovites to put down a right-wing coup against Mr. Gorbachev, a heroic moment etched in the minds of the Russian people and television viewers all over the world. It ended with his electrifying resignation speech on New Years Eve, 1999. Those were Mr. Yeltsin’s finest hours, in an era marked by extraordinary political change, as well as painful economic dislocation for many of his countrymen and stupendous wealth for a privileged few. Expressing condolences today to Mr. Yeltsin’s family, Mr. Gorbachev described him as a man “on whose shoulders rest major events for the good of the country, and serious mistakes,” and said he suffered “a tragic fate.” President Bush said today that he and his wife were “deeply saddened” by Mr. Yeltsin’s death, calling him “an historic figure who served his country during a time of momentous change” who “helped lay the foundations of freedom in Russia.” “I appreciate the efforts that President Yeltsin made to build a strong relationship between Russia and the United States,” Mr. Bush said.

How old was Harry Stevens when he married at the Caravilla Retirement Home, Wisconsin in 1984?

Love Lane » Love and marriage Love and marriage Tarmak Films ltd Love and marriage ♥ Older men are far more likely to be married than older women. Seventy per cent of men aged 65 and over live as part of a couple (according to the last census), whereas only 40 per cent of women do so. This reflects the tendency for women to outlive their husbands. ♥ The age-group most likely to find love abroad are the over-sixties. Almost 10 per cent of holiday romances lead to wedding bells. ♥ Minnie Munro became the world’s oldest bride when she married Dudley Reid at the age of 102 on May 31, 1991. Reid, the groom, was 83 years old. ♥ Harry Stevens became the world’s oldest groom at 103 when he married 84 year old Thelma Lucas at the Caravilla Retirement Home in Wisconsin on December 3, 1984. ♥ The longest engagement was Sixty-seven years, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The happy couple finally wed at age 82! ♥ Most recent research indicates just about 9,000 romantic couples each year take out marriage licenses, then fail to use them. ♥ The most popular song for the first dance at weddings has been found to be Bryan Adams hit ‘Everything I Do’. ♥ A survey revealed that more than 10,000 marriages a year can be directly traced back to romances that begin during coffee breaks. ♥ Ever wondered why people refer to getting married as “tying the knot”?  Well the expression dates back to Roman times, when the bride wore a girdle that was tied in knots and the groom then had the fun of untying on their wedding night. ♥ It’s commonly believed a man picks out a wife who reminds him of his mother while a woman picks out a husband who reminds her of her father. But that’s not right. Recent research indicates both the man and the woman are most influenced in their selection of matrimonial mates by their mothers. If a woman regards her mother as stern, she’s likely to go for a stern husband. If she thinks of her mother as gentle, she looks for a gentle husband. The father of the bride or groom just doesn’t have all that much to do with it, poor fellow. ♥ There’s a curious difference in the ways that single girls and bachelors pick their romantic partners. The girl might have a dozen boyfriends, none of whom seems to be like another or anything like the sort of fellow she eventually winds up marrying. But the young bachelor is inclined to select all his ladyfriends, including finally his wife, for their similar qualities. ♥ According to Anita Diamant, author of The New Jewish Wedding, there are no Jewish laws regarding where a wedding may or may not take place. During the Middle Ages, some weddings were even held in cemeteries, since it was believed the life-affirming act of marriage could halt plagues. ♥ London Times, February 1840. Queen Victoria’s wedding cake was more than nine feet in circumference. A second tier rose from this “plateau,” supported by two pedestals. On the second tier was a sculpture of the mythical heroine Britannia gazing upon the royal pair frozen at the moment of their exchanging vows. At their feet were two turtle doves (symbolizing purity and innocence) and a dog (representing faithful attachment). Completing the scene were various sculpted Cupids, one of them writing the date of the wedding with a stylus on a tablet. ♥ Eighty-five percent of all Canadian brides receive a diamond engagement ring, giving Canada the highest diamond engagement ring acquisition rate in the world. ♥ The most married man in history, in the monogamous category, was Glynn Wolfe, a former Baptist minister from Blythe, California. He was married twenty-eight times. ♥ The most married woman in history, in the monogamous category, was Linda Lou Essex from Anderson, Indiana, who was married twenty-two times. ♥ The most notorious bigamist on record is Giovanni Vigliotto, who married one hundred and four women. He was convicted for fraud and bigamy and sentenced to twenty-five years in prison, plus a fine of $336,000. ♥ The youngest couple ever to marry was an eleven month old boy and a three month old girl who were married in Banglade

What is Diane Keaton's real name?

Diane Keaton - Biography - IMDb Diane Keaton Biography Showing all 71 items Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Trade Mark  (5) | Trivia  (41) | Personal Quotes  (17) | Salary  (3) Overview (4) 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Mini Bio (1) Diane Keaton was born Diane Hall in Los Angeles, California, to Dorothy Deanne (Keaton), an amateur photographer, and John Newton Ignatius "Jack" Hall, a civil engineer and real estate broker. Her ancestry includes Irish, English, German, and Scottish. Keaton studied Drama at Santa Ana College before dropping out to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. After appearing in summer stock for several months, she got her first major stage role in the Broadway rock musical "Hair." As understudy to the lead, she gained attention by not removing any of her clothing. In 1970, Woody Allen cast her in his Broadway play "Play It Again, Sam," which had a successful run. It was during this time that she became involved with Allen and appeared in a number of his films. The first one was Play It Again, Sam (1972), the screen adaptation of the stage play. That same year Francis Ford Coppola cast her as Kay in the Oscar-winning The Godfather (1972), and she was on her way to stardom. She reprized that role in the film's first sequel, The Godfather: Part II (1974). She then appeared with Allen again in Sleeper (1973) and Love and Death (1975). In 1977 she broke away from her comedy image to appear in the chilling Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), which won her a Golden Globe nomination. It was the same year that she appeared in what many regard as her best performance, in the title role of Annie Hall (1977), which Allen wrote specifically for her (her real last name is Hall, and her nickname is Annie), and what an impact she made. She won the Oscar and the British Award for Best Actress, and Allen won the Directors Award from the DGA. She started a fashion trend with her unisex clothes and was the poster girl for a lot of young males. Her mannerisms and awkward speech became almost a national craze. The question being asked, though, was, "Is she just a lightweight playing herself, or is there more depth to her personality?" For whatever reason, she appeared in but one film a year for the next two years and those films were by Allen. When they broke up she was next involved with Warren Beatty and appeared in his film Reds (1981), as the bohemian female journalist Louise Bryant. For her performance she received nominations for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe. For the rest of the 1980s she appeared infrequently in films but won nominations in three of them. Attempting to break the typecasting she had fallen into, she took on the role of a confused, somewhat naive woman who becomes the tool of Middle Eastern terrorists in The Little Drummer Girl (1984). To offset her lack of movie work, Diane began directing. She directed the documentary Heaven (1987), as well as some music videos. For television she directed an episode of the popular, but strange, Twin Peaks (1990). In the 1990s she began to get more mature roles, though she reprized the role of Kay Corleone in the third "Godfather" epic, The Godfather: Part III (1990). She appeared as the wife of Steve Martin in the hit Father of the Bride (1991) and again in Father of the Bride Part II (1995). In 1993 she once again teamed with Woody Allen in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), which was well received. In 1995 she received high marks for Unstrung Heroes (1995), her first major feature as a director. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Tony Fontana Trade Mark (5) Known for playing eccentric, free spirited, often independent minded characters. Distinctive lilting way of speaking Considered pioneering in starting the tendency of women to dress in men's clothes Trivia (41) 1995: Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" (#46). Has adult-onset asthma. Born at 2:49 a.m. PST. Has never married. She is not related to Michael Keaton , as her birth name is Diane Hall. She changed her last name to her mother's maiden name as a result of a Di

Which word used to be in the name of The San Francisco Ballet?

San Francisco Ballet: The Nutcracker - War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA - Tickets, information, reviews San Francisco Ballet: The Nutcracker 301 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102 301 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102 1 Closed Closed December 29, 2016 The opulent new version of the seasonal classic, launched spectacularly by the San Francisco Ballet, is every parent's dream of a holiday treat. San Francisco Chronicle, 2014 Why See San Francisco Ballet: The Nutcracker? A TRULY FESTIVE "FRISCO" BALLET On Christmas Eve, 1944, the audience at San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House watched the American premiere of Nutcracker. An instant sensation, the ballet launched a national holiday tradition. SF Ballet's sparkling production of Nutcracker, set here by the Bay has introduced audiences of all ages to the magnificent world of ballet, and this will be the third annual production since its new revamp in 2014. It is a candied Christmas consumption of a ballet, with enough drama, love and festive spirit to keep the whole family entertained for the duration. With a recent revamp of the setting and costuming, this beloved ballet continues to remain fresh and one of the most celebrated Nutcracker productions in the country. WHAT IS THE NUTCRACKER ABOUT? The scene opens in a quaint toy maker's shop; Drosselmeyer is putting the finishing touches to a beautiful nutcracker toy before heading out to the Stahbaum's party, laden with his gifts. At the party, young Clara and Fritz are taking part in the tree-trimming ceremony for the very first time; they are surrounded by friends and family celebrating the festive season; when Drosselmeyer arrives, he produces fabulous wooden dolls that spring to life, and gives the nutcracker doll to Clara; alas, Fritz grabs hold of it first and breaks it by accident. Drosselmeyer comforts the distraught girl and fixes the toy's jaw with his hankie. After the party, Clara is tired, and falls into a deep sleep, her nutcracker beside her. Awakening suddenly, she notices the room around her has changed dramatically. The Christmas tree towers over her, as does the furniture, and she is ambushed by life-sized mice brandishing swords! But a whistle by a familiar looking character summons a host of toy soldiers, and leads the charge against the rascally rodents. Clara helps by throwing her shoe, and the toy soldiers prevail. The handsome stranger turns to Clara; it is her beloved Nutcracker, come to life! The two journey on a beautiful sled to a forest with dancing snowflakes, who point them to the enchanted Crystal Palace, where the Sugar Plum Fairy reigns benevolently over her candy courtiers. As a reward for their efforts against the mouse army, she decrees that a special dance be put on for her special guests that include vignettes by whirling Chinese tea, French mirlitons, Russian vodka, Arabic coffee and Spanish hot chocolate and of course, the famous pas-de-deux by the Fairy and her Chevalier. Additional Information Keep up to date! Straight to your inbox Please note: The term War Memorial Opera House and/or San Francisco Ballet: The Nutcracker as well as all associated graphics, logos, and/or other tradermarks, tradenames or copyrights are the property of the War Memorial Opera House and/or San Francisco Ballet: The Nutcracker and are used herein for factual descriptive purposes only. We are in no way associated with or authorized by the War Memorial Opera House and/or San Francisco Ballet: The Nutcracker and neither that entity nor any of its affiliates have licensed or endorsed us to sell tickets, goods and or services in conjunction with their events. Need Help?

Which singer has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine 16 times?

Mick Jagger - Biography - IMDb Mick Jagger Biography Showing all 74 items Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (2) | Trade Mark  (2) | Trivia  (51) | Personal Quotes  (15) Overview (3) 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mini Bio (1) Michael Philip Jagger was born in Dartford, Kent on 26th July 1943. When he was 4 he met Keith Richards until they went into secondary schools and lost touch. But one day in 1960 they accidentally met on the Dartford train line and both realized that they had an interest in rock n roll combined with blues. Between 1960-1962 The Rolling Stones formed. It comprised of Mick on lead vocal and harmonica, Keith Richards on guitar, Bill Wyman on bass, Charlie Watts on drums and Brian Jones on guitar. In 1964 they released their first album "The Rolling Stones". Eventually in 1965 they had their first number 1 hit in the UK with "The Last Time" which was followed by "I can't get no Satisfaction". Throughout 1966-1969 they toured the world with many great hits like "Let's Spend the night together" (1967) and "Sympathy for the Devil" (1968). But in 1969 Brian Jones committed suicide and Mick and Keith Richards were blamed for his death. But this fusion blew over and they got another guitarist to replace Brian in Mick Taylor . They released the album "Let it Bleed" (1969) with the track "Honky Tonk Woman". After they completed a North American tour Jagger finally went to star in Performance (1970) as the retired rock star Turner. The film was released in August 1970 with Mick starring opposite James Fox and Mick even had his first solo hit which was the soundtrack to the film "Memo from Turner". In 1971 The Rolling Stones came back with the album "Sticky Fingers" which would be the most popular album they ever made. From this album there were songs like "Wild Horses" and "Brown Sugar" and were major hits all over the world. While this was happening Bianca Jagger gave birth to Jaggers daughter Jade Jagger . Throughout the 70s The Rolling Stones made thousands of live performances and achieved endless record sales with hits like "Angie" (1973), "It's Only Rock and Roll" (1974), "Hot Stuff" (1976) and "Respectable" (1978). In 1974 Ronnie Wood had replaced Mick Taylor on guitar and Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood both played lead guitar. In 1980 Jagger divorced Bianca Jagger and went on to record and release "Emotional Rescue" with The Rolling Stones and it was a platinum album. In 1981 "Tattoo You" was released and the group went on a major world tour, their first in three years, which filled stadiums in the US and arenas in Europe. After the tour ended in 1982 Jagger was starting to like other music. In 1983 The Rolling Stones recorded the album "Undercover" at the Compass Point in Nassau. But recording sessions didn't go well as during this time Mick and Keith Richard were having arguments about the kind of music the group should be playing. Even though the album was a success it seemed like The Rolling Stones were now going over the edge. In May 1984 Mick recorded "State of Shock" with The Jacksons which led Mick wanting to try out a solo career. So in September he recorded his first solo album with guests like Pete Townshend and Jeff Beck . Shortly before the album was released The Rolling Stones decided to record their first album under a new Sony records contract. Keith Richards didn't approve of the solo efforts - he wanted Mick to stick to The Rolling Stones . In July 1985 Jagger made his first solo live appearance at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia. The Rolling Stones were going to perform but decided not to as things weren't going well for them at the time. During 1986 Mick worked on his second solo album "Primitive Cool" which he hoped would be a success but this was not to be. However, his 1988 tour proved to be a success, selling out in Japan. But Mick accepted the fact that the only way to carry on with success was to get back with The Rolling Stones so in January 1989 he and Keith Richards reformed and they wrote songs for what was to be the "Steel Wheels" album. After the album was rel

What nationality were Mother Teresa's parents?

Mother Teresa Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline Leaders Mother Teresa Biography All through her life, Mother Teresa served people selflessly. Read the biography and learn about Mother Teresa’s childhood, life and timeline. 1971 Founder of Missionaries of Charity Nationality 1969 - Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding 1962 - Ramon Magsaysay Award 1971 - Pope John XXIII Peace Prize 1976 - Pacem in Terris Award 1978 - Balzan Prize 1979 - Nobel Peace Prize Image Credit http://www.freelargeimages.com/mother-teresa-2397/ Clad in a white, blue-bordered sari, she along with her sisters of the Missionaries of Charity became a symbol of love, care and compassion for the world. Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, known the world over as Mother Teresa, was an Albanian-born Indian citizen who abided by her religious faith of Roman Catholicism to serve the unwanted, unloved and uncared people of the world. One of the greatest humanitarians of the 20th century, she led all her life serving the poorest of the poor. She was a ray of hope for many, including the aged, the destitute, the unemployed, the diseased, the terminally ill, and those abandoned by their families. Blessed with profound empathy, unwavering commitment and unshakable faith since young, she turned her back to the worldly pleasures and focussed on serving the mankind ever since she was 18. After years of service as a teacher and mentor, Mother Teresa experienced a call within her religious call, which changed her course of life completely, making her what she is known as today. Founder of the Missionaries of Charity, with her fervent commitment and incredible organizational and managerial skills, she developed an international organization that aimed towards helping the impoverished. For her service to the humanity she was honoured with Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She was canonised by Pope Francis on 4 September 2016. Childhood & Early Life Born to Nikolle and Dranafile Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Mother Teresa was the youngest child of the Albanian couple. She was born on August 26, 1919 and was baptized the following day as Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, a date she considered her ‘true birthday’. She received her First Communion when she was five and a half. Raised in a devoutly Catholic family, her father was an entrepreneur by profession. Her mother had a spiritual and religious bent of mind and was active participant in the local church activities. Sudden and tragic death of her father when she was eight years old left young Agnes disheartened. Despite facing financial crisis, Dranafile did not compromise on the upbringing of her children and raised them with utmost love, care and affection. Over the years, young Agnes grew extremely close to her mother. It was Dranafile’s firm belief and religious attitude that greatly influenced Agnes character and future vocation. A pious and compassionate woman, she instilled in Agnes a deep commitment to charity, which was further affirmed by her involvement in the Jesuit parish of the Sacred Heart. Religious Calling As Agnes turned 18, she found her true calling as a nun and left home for good to enrol herself at the Institute of the Blessed Mary Virgin, also called Sisters of Loreto, in Ireland. It was there that she first received the name Sister Mary Teresa after St Therese of Lisieux. After a year of training, Sister Mary Teresa came to India in 1929 and initiated her novitiate in Darjeeling, West Bengal, as a teacher at St Teresa’s School. She learned the local language of the state, Bengali. Sister Teresa took her first religious vows in May 1931. Thereafter, she was assigned duty at the Loreto Entally community of Calcutta and taught at St Mary’s School. Six years later, on May 24, 1937, she took her Final Profession of Vows and with that acquired the name, which the world recognizes her with today, Mother Teresa. The next twenty years of her life, Mother Teresa dedicated to serving as a teacher at the St Mary’s School, graduating to the post of the principal in 1944. Within the walls of the

Who had a 60s No 1 hit with I'm Telling You Now?

I'm Telling You Now - Freddy And The Dreamers - YouTube I'm Telling You Now - Freddy And The Dreamers Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 11, 2008 A lip sync television appearance on the Hullabaloo TV Show from 1965. With special guest star, Frankie Avalon. Awesome rare footage and one of my favourite songs ! Category

What are the international registration letters of a vehicle from The Bahamas?

The Government of The Bahamas Accessing the Fresh Start Programme The Fresh Start Programme is a youth employment skills training programme that provides job search skills and training to youth between the ages of 16 to 25. Once enrolled in this programme, participants are exposed to relevant workplace experiences and instructions through a structured training and placement curriculum. The programme covers a variety of personal development and job search topics, geared to afford the young prospective professionals, with the resources, information and tools needed for successful employment and job retention. Acessing GIS Training Facility As the Government of The Bahamas technical focal point for GIS in The Bahamas, The Bahamas National Geographic Information Systems (BNGIS) Centre is charged with the responsibility of providing various training courses to Governmental Agencies. As such, the Centre has a Training Facility which can be used by all governmental agencies only. The Training Facility is fully equipped and can accommodate up to ten persons. The following is a list of amenities which are available: Ten high end computer systems. A training server all configured within a network environment. ESRI desktop GIS software is loaded on all systems. Internet connectivity is provided through the Government Wide Area Network (GWAN) which allows users internet access on all training systems, if required. An LCD Projector and projector screen. Instructors Training Laptop if required. Chart boards. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A CITIZEN This application is for the following categories of persons applying for citizenship in The Bahamas: Former Belongers - persons who resided in The Bahamas at the time of Independence 10th July 1973 and would have one year to make an application for some form of status; Persons born in The Bahamas after 9th JUly 1973, to Non- Bahamian parents (these persons would have to apply on their 18th birthday and before their 19th birthday); Persons born legitimately to a Bahamian female married to a foreign spouse outside The Bahamas. To access this form your computer will need adobe pdf. Download adobe pdf free of charge here see attachment The Youth Leaders Certification Programme was designed to: Train, expose and sharpen the skills of present youth leaders in techniques and methods in your work. Provide training in leadership skills Assist youth leaders and youth workers in developing competencies necessary to effectively manage young people and Formulate basic concepts regarding the role of Youth organisation. This course is designed to cover a ten week period, comprising nice sessions, and a field study. Interested individuals may apply to the Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture, Division of Youth to participate in the Certificate Programme. Application to Participate in Self-Start Programme The Government of the Bahamas believes in investing in young people and improving the quality of life through the combined efforts of hard work and dedication, a solid vision, and a helping hand. The Self-Starter Programme is a government funded grant-based programme to empower young Bahamian citizens, 18 to 30 years, seeking to establish or expand small businesses. It will provide aspiring entrepreneurs with a valid small business idea, self-employed and unemployed, with funding from BS$1000 to BS$5000 to acquire tools and supplies for their businesses. Funds will be paid directly to the supplier. The programme is managed by the Department of Youth, with an independent selection committee responsible for the selection process. Application to Purchase a Residential Govt. Lot The mandate of the minister responsible for housing is the encouragement of home ownership by person of low to moderate incomes. To this end the Department of Housing sells government lots to qualifying persons to facilitate the need for affordable land purchases. Application to Teach Summer Youth Programme The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture hosts several annual summer programmes. Each year, thousands of our young p

Which philosopher wrote Eros and Civilization and One Dimensional Man?

Herbert Marcuse (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Herbert Marcuse First published Wed Dec 18, 2013 Herbert Marcuse (1898–1979) was one of the most prominent members of the Frankfurt School or The Institute for Social Research (Institute für Sozialforschung) in Frankfurt am Main. The Frankfurt School was formed in 1922 but went into exile in the United States in the early 1930s during the reign of the Third Reich. Although most of his colleagues returned to Germany after the World War Two, Marcuse remained in the United States. The Frankfurt School has had an enormous impact on philosophy as well as social and political theory in the United States and around the world. In the 1960s Marcuse ascended to prominence and became one of the best known philosophers and social theorist in the world. He was often referred to as the Guru of the New Left (a title which he rejected). During the late 1970s through the 1990s Marcuse's popularity began to wane as he was eclipsed by second and third generation critical theorists, postmodernism, Rawlsian liberalism, and his former colleagues Theodor Adorno and Walter Benjamin. In recent years there has been a new surge of interest in Marcuse. 1. Biography Herbert Marcuse was born on July 19, 1898 in Berlin. His mother was born Gertrud Kreslawsky and his father was a well-off businessman, Carl Marcuse. According to Marcuse, his childhood was that of a typical German upper-middle class youth whose Jewish family was well integrated into German society (Kellner 1984: 13). Marcuse's formal education began at the Mommsen Gymnasium and continued at the Kaiserin-Augusta Gymnasium in Charlottenburg from 1911–1916. In 1916 Marcuse was called to military duty. It was in the military where his political education began, although during this period his political involvement was brief. The experience of war and the German Revolution led Marcuse to a study of Marxism as he tried to understand “the dynamics of capitalism and imperialism, as well as the failure of the German Revolution” (Kellner 1984: 17). Marcuse also wanted to learn more about socialism and the Marxian theory of revolution so that he may understand his own inability to identify with any of the major Left parties at that time (Kellner 1984: 17). However, this study of Marxism would be brief. In 1918 Marcuse was released from military service. In 1919 he entered Humbolt University in Berlin and took courses for four semesters. In 1920 he transferred to Freiburg to concentrate on German literature and to take courses in philosophy, politics, and economics. This period of study culminated in a doctoral dissertation entitled Der deutsche Künstlerroman (The German Artist-Novel), which was accepted in 1922 (Kellner 1984: 18). This work would be the first in a life-long engagement with aesthetics for Marcuse. After the acceptance of his dissertation Marcuse returned to Berlin where “his father provided him with an apartment and a share in a publishing and antiquarian book business” (Wiggershaus 1994: 96). Marcuse worked mainly as a catalogue researcher and bibliographer, and published a Schiller bibliography in 1925 (Kellner 1984: 32–33). In 1924 Marcuse married his first wife, Sophie. While in Berlin Marcuse began reading Martin Heidegger's newly published Being and Time with a friend in 1927. Although Marcuse was already a student of philosophy, his interest in philosophy had remained second to his interest in German literature up to this point. The excitement caused by Being and Time would lead Marcuse to a life-long serious engagement with philosophy. According to Douglas Kellner, this move from a primary concern with art to a deeper engagement with philosophy suggests that Marcuse was a bit skeptical about the power of art as a “cognitive source of knowledge and as an instrument of personal liberation and social change” (Kellner 1984: 36–37). The impact of Heidegger was so great that Marcuse returned to Freiburg in 1928 to study philosophy with Heidegger and Edmund Husserl. While in Freiburg

To ten thousand square miles, what is the area of Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania Geography Length x Width Pennsylvania is 283 miles long, from east to west, and 160 miles wide at its most distant points.   Geographic Center Explanation The geographic center of Pennsylvania is located in Centre County, 2.5 miles southwest of Bellefonte. Longitude: 77° 44.8'W Latitude: 40° 53.8'N   Borders Pennsylvania is bordered by New York and Lake Erie to the north. In the south, Pennsylvania shares borders with West Virginia , Maryland , Delaware , and New Jersey . To the east, New York and New Jersey line up on the Pennsylvania border. Pennsylvania meets Ohio and an arm of West Virginia on the West. Total Area Pennsylvania covers 46,058 square miles, making it the 33rd largest of the 50 states . Land Area 44,820 square miles of Pennsylvania are land areas. Water Area 1,239 square miles of Pennsylvania are covered by water. Highest Point The highest point in Pennsylvania is Mt. Davis at 3,213 feet. Lowest Point The lowest point in Pennsylvania is in The Delaware River at sea level. Mean Elevation The Mean Elevation of the state of Pennsylvania is 1,100 feet above sea level. Major Rivers Allegheny River, Susquehanna River, Delaware River, Ohio River Major Lakes Lake Erie

What are the international registration letters of a vehicle from Sri Lanka?

Registration of Ownership Tranfer Registration of Ownership Tranfer Registration of Ownership Tranfer Procedure to be followed in Ownership Transfers Obtain the relevant form set containing MTA 6 and MTA 8 forms either from Department of Motor Traffic, District /Divisional Secretariats or the Department’s Web site. There are 04 copies of MTA 6 A, A1, B and B1 and 02 copies of MTA 8 C and C1 respectively. All copies of MTA 6 shall be completed by the Current registered owner of the vehicle. The current registered owner shall keep the A and A1 copies of the application and handover the rest to the new owner of the Vehicle The current registered owner shall send through the registered post or hand deliver the Copy A of MTA6 to the Commissioner General of Motor Traffic and keep the copy A1. The new owner may handover the duly completed copy B of MTA 6 and copy C of MTA 8 to the relevant Vehicle Transfer section of the Department of Motor Traffic and shall obtain the CMT 52 receipt. The new owner shall keep the copy B1 of MTA 6 and copy C1 of MTA 8. The applications with other relevant supporting documents could be handed over at the Normal service counters of the relevant transfer branches of the Department of Motor Traffic, Colombo 05 or a district office of Motor Traffic or the relevant Divisional Secretariat between 9.00 am to 2.00 pm on week days.   One Day Transfer Service The applicants could obtain the one day transfer service only if the following requirements are met. This service could only be obtained at Department of Motor Traffic’s Head office.   For the One Day Service; The transferee shall be present at the department and hand over the relevant documents to the one day service counter after verifying his/her identity, between 9.00 am to 12.00 noon on week days. However if the Deputy or Assistant Commissioner in charge of the transfer branch satisfies with the documents submitted and the other details the one day service could still be obtained even by an agent of the transferee. Once a one day transfer is obtained, within 06 months period another one day transfer will not be allowed. However the Deputy or Assistant Commissioner in charge of the transfer branch could provide the one day service facility in such a situation if he/she is satisfied with the available information and documents to confirm that there is no any objection on the transfer. The Certificate of Registration shall be Original (First Copy). However the one day service could be offered even for a Duplicate Certificate of Registration if the Deputy/Assist Commissioner in charge is satisfied with the available information. The Deputy/Assist Commissioner has the authority to allow the transfers between blood relations and transfers where transferor and transferee are of a same address through one day service after getting statements from the relevant parties. For a property of Vihara and Devalayas the non-objection letter of the Commissioner-Buddhist Affairs shall be provided. Vehicles of State or Statutory Boards will not be transferred under the One day Service. Shall not be Transfers of Deceased owners, Change of Particulars of Certificate of Registration or Obtaining a Duplicate of the Certificate of Registration. Only one transfer is allowed when it is between two personnel and in the case of obtaining a mortgage or lease maximum of 03 transfers are allowed. In case of Registered Vehicle Owner is present , the Deputy or Assistant Commissioner in charge could issue a Duplicate of the Certificate of Registration through one day service if he/she is satisfied with the details presented. The Transferor will be informed through registered post after an every one day transfer. The Following Services could be obtained through one day Service Ownership Transfers (which Satisfy the above conditions) Registration of Absolute Ownership Change of particulars, only if the officer in charge is satisfied with the information provided.   Copy B of MTA 6 Copy C of MTA 8 If the transferor or transferee is a limited liability company the applications shall be

Who directed the movie East of Eden?

East of Eden (1955) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A wilful young man contends against his brother for the attention of their religious father while reconnecting with his estranged mother and falling for his brother's girlfriend. Director: From $2.00 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 25 titles created 23 Jul 2012 a list of 43 titles created 26 Nov 2013 a list of 25 titles created 26 Dec 2013 a list of 35 titles created 29 Jan 2014 a list of 30 titles created 02 Sep 2015 Title: East of Eden (1955) 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. Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 10 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies. Director: Nicholas Ray Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. Director: George Stevens Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her. Director: Elia Kazan     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X   Brick, an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son. Director: Richard Brooks An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses. Director: Elia Kazan Edit Storyline In the Salinas Valley, in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother Aron for the love of their father Adam. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, to how to get ahead in business and in life, to how to relate to estranged mother. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu> The searing classic of paradise lost. See more  » Genres: Rated PG for thematic elements and some violent content | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 10 April 1955 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: John Steinbeck's East of Eden See more  » Filming Locations: Mono (Perspecta Sound encoding) (35 mm optical prints)| 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) (RCA Sound Recording) Color: Did You Know? Trivia Elia Kazan , in his autobiography "A Life" (1988), said that Raymond Massey came to despise James Dean . Kazan did nothing to dispel the tension between the two, as it was so right for their characters in the film. See more » Goofs The film is set in 1917, but the hairstyles of both Cal and Aron are both obviously contemporary hairstyles of young men in the 1950s. See more » Quotes Adam Trask : [Adam gives Cal the bible to read] Start at the fifth verse. Verse 5. Cal Trask : [Cal begins to read... ] "I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah." Cal Trask : [he continues] Six... Adam Trask : And I suggest a little slower, Cal. And you don't have to read the verse numbers. Cal Trask : [Cal continues on] "For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee. And surely in the floods of great waters they ... [...] See more » Crazy Credits Cards during opening credits: In northern California, the Santa Lucia Mountains, dark and brooding, stand like a wall between the peaceful agricultural town of Salinas and the rough and tumble fishing port of Monterey, fifteen miles away. AND "1917 Monterey, just outside the city limits" See more » Connections (Based on "E lucevan le stelle" from the opera "Tosca" by Giacomo Puccini (1900)) Played by the band when the train leaves Excellent Story With Characters Who Aren't Always Who They Seem 7 March 2007 | by ccthemovieman-1 (United States) – See all my reviews Wow, what an impressiv

In which year did Count Basie die?

Count Basie Theatre : William "Count" Basie Bio William "Count" Basie Bio William "Count" Basie (1904-1984) Even though the title of one of his band's most famous tunes, "The Kid from Red Bank," should have been a tip-off, many jazz enthusiasts assume that Count Basie was a native of Kansas City, because that's where he and his band first rose to national prominence. In reality, William Basie was born in Red Bank, to Harvey Lee Basie and Lilly Ann Childs Basie on August 21, 1904, in their home on Mechanic Street in Red Bank, NJ. A Young Count Basie Starts Making Music on the Jersey Shore Harvey Lee Basie was a coachman and caretaker, and Lilly Ann Childs Basie was a laundress, taking in washing and ironing. A brother, James, died when William was a young boy. The family always owned a piano, and Lilly Ann paid twenty-five cents per lesson to a Miss Vandevere to teach William to play. In addition to assisting both parents with their work, William would also do chores at the Palace Theater in Red Bank so that he could get in for free. Projectionist George Ruth taught him to rewind the movie reels, switch between projectors, and operate the spotlight for the vaudeville shows. One day, the Palace's house piano player was unable to work. Basie offered to fill in, but the manager declined. The young Basie then waited for the film to start, crept into the orchestra pit, and accompanied the film anyway. He was invited back to play the evening show. Basie also went to the Lyric Theatre in Red Bank, just to hear the organ played by Harold LaRos, a local music appreciation teacher. Basie would later trace his life-long interest in the organ (which he never did get to play), back to those days. William Basie did not start out to be a piano player. In fact, his first love was the drums, and his father even purchased a trap kit for him. However, his ambitions in that direction were forever erased after hearing Sonny Greer, another young drummer from nearby Long Branch. Greer, who would later go on to fame as the drummer for the Duke Ellington Orchestra, was already so obviously superior that Basie made a hasty retreat to the piano. Basie Hits the Asbury Park Music Scene As a piano and drums duo, William Basie & Sonny Greer won first place in an Asbury Park piano competition. Decades later, on an August morning in 1958, the two would be among fifty-seven musicians photographed on the stoop of a Harlem, New York brownstone by Art Kane to accompany an Esquire magazine article on the "Golden Age of Jazz." The result of Kane's first professional shoot, the photograph itself would later become as famous as the subjects it depicted, and the subject of a documentary film, "A Great Day in Harlem." An interactive version of Art Kane's "Great Day in Harlem" photograph can be found at harlem.org, which allows the user to click on each musician pictured for a brief bio and links to more detailed sites. Basie quit high school after his junior year - a decision he would later call his worst mistake - and moved to Asbury Park with friend and sax player Elmer Williams. Both had been gigging steadily in the area, and their plan was to seek permanent work as musicians. They soon returned to Red Bank after discovering that autumn was a bad time of year for work in a resort town. However, they returned successfully to Asbury the following summer. 1924-1927 - On The Road In 1924, Basie moved to New York City. In New York Basie met and was influenced by the great stride pianists James P. Johnson and Fats Waller, and before he was even twenty years old he was touring as a pianist and accompanist on the Columbia Wheel and TOBA vaudeville circuits. This experience as a supporting musician would later prove invaluable to his career as a band leader. In the history of jazz, there have been few band leaders as savvy and generous as Basie about allowing his fellow musicians to take the spotlight. In 1927 Basie was stranded in Kansas City when a tour went bust. He remained there playing organ for silent films at the Eblon Theater, before joining bassist Walter Page

Which bridge is the subject of Hart Crane's The bridge?

"Hart Crane. The Bridge" / Frasconi, 59. | Library of Congress "Hart Crane. The Bridge" / Frasconi, 59. [ digital file from b&w film copy neg. ] Full online access to this resource is only available at the Library of Congress. About this Item "Hart Crane. The Bridge" / Frasconi, 59. Summary Print shows a view of the Brooklyn Bridge above an excerpt from the poem by Hart Crane. Contributor Names -  Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)--1950-1960 Format Headings -  Title and other information from Beall. -  Edition 4/15. -  Signed and dated in pencil. -  Not in Cleveland. -  American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled by Karen F. Beall... Baltimore : John Hopkins Press, 1970, p. 157. -  Purchase; Pennell fund. 1 print : woodcut, color ; 69 x 39.5 cm. Call Number/Physical Location FP - XX - F837, no. 29 (D size) [P&P] Repository Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Digital Id Library of Congress Control Number 2003664483 LC-USZ62-137279 (b&w film copy neg.) Rights Advisory Rights status not evaluated. For general information see "Copyright and Other Restrictions..." ( http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html ) Online Format Rights & Access Rights assessment is your responsibility. The Library of Congress does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. Ultimately, it is the researcher's obligation to assess copyright or other use restrictions and obtain permission from third parties when necessary before publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the Library's collections. For information about reproducing, publishing, and citing material from this collection, as well as access to the original items, see: Fine Print Collection - Rights and Restrictions Information For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources . Rights Advisory: Rights status not evaluated. For general information see "Copyright and Other Restrictions..." ( http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html ) Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-137279 (b&w film copy neg.) Call Number: FP - XX - F837, no. 29 (D size) [P&P] Access Advisory: --- Obtaining Copies If an image is displaying, you can download it yourself. (Some images display only as thumbnails outside the Library of Congress because of rights considerations, but you have access to larger size images on site.) Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through Library of Congress Duplication Services . If a digital image is displaying: The qualities of the digital image partially depend on whether it was made from the original or an intermediate such as a copy negative or transparency. If the Reproduction Number field above includes a reproduction number that starts with LC-DIG..., then there is a digital image that was made directly from the original and is of sufficient resolution for most publication purposes. If there is information listed in the Reproduction Number field above: You can use the reproduction number to purchase a copy from Duplication Services. It will be made from the source listed in the parentheses after the number. If only black-and-white ("b&w") sources are listed and you desire a copy showing color or tint (assuming the original has any), you can generally purchase a quality copy of the original in color by citing the Call Number listed above and including the catalog record ("About This Item") with your request. If there is no information listed in the Reproduction Number field above: You can generally purchase a quality copy through Duplication Services. Cite the Call Number listed above and include the catalog record ("About This Item") with your request. Price lists, contact information, and order forms are available on the Duplication Services Web sit

Who is credited with inventing the Tarzan yodel?

Tarzan and His Mate Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 8:34 AM, PST NEWS 53 out of 55 people found the following review useful: Tarzan, the GREATEST! from Las Vegas, Nevada 25 October 2003 The release of TARZAN THE APE MAN, in 1932, caused a sensation. It may be hard to believe, 70 years later, but the film had much of the same kind of impact as THE MATRIX, or THE LORD OF THE RINGS has achieved, at a time when movies and radio were the major sources of entertainment. Tarzan became an instant pop icon, the 'noble savage' that every woman fantasized about, and every man wished he could be. The only person unhappy about the situation was Edgar Rice Burroughs, who, while he'd agreed to MGM's creative liberties, and enjoyed his hefty royalty checks, felt the 'dumbed down' version of his character (with no plans to allow him to 'grow') was unfaithful to his vision (he would start a production company, and soon be making his own 'Tarzan' films). MGM, realizing the value of it's newest 'star', knew the sequel would have to be even more spectacular than the original...and TARZAN AND HIS MATE delivered! The film had an interesting back story; Cedric Gibbons, MGM's legendary Art Director, had gotten a commitment from the studio to direct the sequel, prior to the release of TARZAN THE APE MAN, despite the fact that he'd NEVER directed before (the studio hadn't anticipated the film's impact, and didn't think a novice director would matter much on a 'novelty' film...and they wanted to keep their Oscar-winning department chief happy). Gibbons, a prodigiously talented and imaginative visual artist, loved the freedom of pre-Code Hollywood, and decided to have TARZAN AND HIS MATE 'push the envelope' to the limit...Tarzan and Jane would frolic in a nude swim, and Jane would appear TOPLESS through most of the film. Maureen O'Sullivan said in an interview shortly before her death, in 1998, that while a double was used for the swim, she trusted the studio, and did 'a couple of days' of filming sans top...but it became too much of a headache trying to strategically place plants and fruit to block her nipples, and the idea was abandoned (the film shot those days would be worth a fortune!) She did do a nude silhouette scene in a tent, flashed her breasts at the conclusion of her 'swim', and donned a revised 'jungle' costume that was extremely provocative, very thin, and open at the sides...and the resulting outcry would help 'create' the Hays Office, and the self-censorship that would soon engulf the entire industry. MGM yanked Gibbons from the production (the 'official' reason given was his workload as Art Director), and veteran Jack Conway was listed as the new director, to appease the critics...although James C. McKay actually directed the film, as Conway was busy on 3 other projects, including VIVA VILLA! The film incorporated the best elements of the original (safaris, murderous tribes, Tarzan fighting jungle beasts to the death to save Jane), and actually improved on the storytelling. Harry Holt (Neil Hamilton), from the first film, returns to Africa for ivory from the 'Elephants' Graveyard', and to try to seduce Jane into returning to England, with gifts of silk dresses, underwear, and perfume. He brings with him Martin Arlington (Paul Cavanagh), a crack shot and inveterate womanizer, who sneers at Holt's chivalrous pursuit of Jane, and stalks her as a potential 'conquest', to be had by any means (including killing Tarzan, if and when he can get away with it without being seen). Tarzan barely tolerates the intrusion into his happy life with Jane, and puts his foot down, refusing to allow the hunters into the Graveyard. Arlington finds his opportunity, catching the Ape Man alone, and shoots him, then returns to the camp with a fabricated story of his demise. Now Jane has no reason to remain in the jungle, and she can direct them to the Graveyard, before her long voyage back to England, comforted by the oh-so-sympathetic Arlington. But a savage tribe and hideous torture await the group...can Tarzan, being nursed back to health b

Which musical featured the song How To Handle A Woman?

Richard Harris is King Arthur - Camelot - YouTube Richard Harris is King Arthur - Camelot Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jan 21, 2012 Merlin's advice on how to handle a woman 1967 Warner Musical Lerner & Loewe Screenplay and music Category

In which decade of the 20th century was Alec Baldwin born?

The Hall of Fame adds a four-decade player - GammonsDaily.com You are here: Home / Billy-Ball / The Hall of Fame adds a four-decade player The Hall of Fame adds a four-decade player January 6, 2016 by Bill Chuck 1 Comment Junior Griffey played from April 3, 1989 to May 31, 2010 Playing in the major leagues in four different decades requires luck, skill, health, luck, durability, and did I mention luck? The likelihood of playing in four different decades if your career started in 1983 is very slim, but it is much greater when your career began in 1989 like Ken Griffey ‘s did and that’s why Junior is the latest four-decade player entering the Hall of Fame. Thanks to Baseball-Reference.com, we can track four-decade players. I mention BR now because if there are people paying attention, is there any way we can get it’s founder Sean Forman into the Hall? Like Bill James (who also deserves consideration), Sean has revolutionized the sport. Four Decades in the Majors 1980s-2010s Jamie Moyer (1986-2012) – retired at 49 Ken Griffey, Jr. (1989-2010) – Hall of Famer, began and ended his career with the Mariners Omar Vizquel (1989-2012) – played for six different clubs 1970s-2000s Rickey Henderson (1979-2003) – Hall of Famer, in his final season he was 3-3 in steals Mike Morgan (1978-2002) – played for 12 different clubs Jesse Orosco (1979-2003) – no one appeared in more games on the mound (1252) Tim Raines (1979-2002) – Rock stole 454 bases from 1981-86, could he be the second on this list to enter the Hall in 2016? 1960s-1990s Bill Buckner (1969-1990) – there is so much more to his celebrated career Rick Dempsey (1969-1992) – the most fun player on this list during rain delays Carlton Fisk (1969-1993) – Hall of Famer, #27 with the Red Sox, #72 with the White Sox Jerry Reuss (1969-1990) – played for eight different clubs Nolan Ryan (1966-1993) – Hall of Famer, no pitcher ever recorded more than his 5714 whiffs 1950s-1980s Jim Kaat (1959-1983) – Kitty won a Gold Glove 16 consecutive times Tim McCarver (1959-1980) – recipient of the 2012 Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting, which should be the Vin Scully Award Willie McCovey (1959-1980) – Hall of Famer, began and ended his career with the Giants Minnie Minoso (1949-1980) – Orestes and Nick Altrock are the only players to play in five decades 1940s-1970s Minnie Minoso (1949-1980) – Minnie played three games in 1976 at age 50 and had two AB in 1980 at 54. 1930s-1960s Mickey Vernon (1939-1960) – started with the Washington Senators and when he retired, he managed the team Ted Williams (1939-1960) – Hall of Famer, played his entire career with the Red Sox and rumor has it that he homered in his last AB Early Wynn (1939-1963) – Hall of Famer born on January 6, 1920 1920s-1950s Bobo Newsom (1929-1953) – Bobo lost 20 games in a season three times 1910s-1940s None 1900s-1930s Nick Altrock (1898-1933) – Nick became a five-timer when he pinch hit in 1931 and 1933 at ages 54 and 56 Eddie Collins (1906-1930) – Hall of Famer who went to Washington Irving HS in Tarrytown, NY, just down the road from me Jack Quinn (1909-1933) – he still appeared in 14 games at age 49 in his final season; the year before he pitched in 42 games 1890s-1920s Nick Altrock (1898-1933) – Nick pitched two innings in 1924 at age 47, his only appearance in the Roaring Twenties 1880s-1910s Kid Gleason (1888-1912) – went 1-2 in 1912 at age 45 when he was no longer a Kid Deacon McGuire (1884-1912) – went 1-2 in 1912 at age 48 but was still a Deacon Jack O’Connor (1887-1910) – played for the Spiders, Solons, Pirates, Browns, Perfectos; only the Pirates are still around Jack Ryan (1889-1913) – not the guy portrayed by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, or Chris Pine 1870s-1900s Dan Brouthers (1879-1904) – this Hall of Famer went 0-5 in 1904, his only 20th century appearance Jim O’Rourke (1872-1904) – this Hall of Famer went 1-4 in 1904, his only 20th century appearance And, one more thought Adrian Beltre , who I believe is a future Hall of Famer, debuted in 1998 and will play this coming season having just turned 37. It’s

In which state do most Cree Indians live in the USA?

Facts for Kids: Cree Indians (Crees)         Cree families past...                  ...and present How do you pronounce the word "Cree"? What does it mean? Cree is pronounced to rhyme with the English word "see." It's a shortened form of the French word for the tribe, Kristeneaux, but it's not clear where that word came from. It may have been a French mispronunciation of a Cree clan name (Kenistenoag) or a Cree mispronunciation of the French word for "Christian" (Chr�tien.) In their own language the Crees call themselves Iyiniwok or Ininiwok, meaning "the people," or Nehiyawok, "speakers of the Cree language." Where do the Crees live? The Cree tribe is one of the largest American Indian groups in North America. There are 200,000 Cree people today living in communities throughout Canada and in parts of the northern United States ( North Dakota and Montana ). Here is a map showing the traditional territories of the Cree and some of their neighbors. There are also more than 100,000 Metis people in Canada. Many Metis people descend from Cree Indians and French Canadian voyageurs. Are the Woodland Cree and Plains Cree two different tribes? No, those are just English names that describe how different Cree bands lived. Cree Indians from prairie regions, especially in southern Manitoba and Alberta, are often known as the Plains Cree. Cree Indians who live in the forested land further to the north and east are often known as the Woodland Cree. Woodland and Plains Cree people share the same language and customs, but they had some differences in traditional lifestyle based on their environment. For example, the Woodland Crees built houses out of birchbark, but the Plains Crees built teepees out of buffalo hide. How is the Cree Indian nation organized? Peguis Cree Flag Each Cree community lives on its own reserve (or reservation, in the United States.) Reserves are lands that belong to the Crees and are under their control. Cree Indian bands are called First Nations in Canada and tribes in the United States. Each Cree tribe or First Nation is politically independent and has its own government, laws, police, and services, just like a small country. Some Cree nations have also formed coalitions to address common problems. The political leader of a Cree band is called a chief (okimahkan in the Cree language.) In the past, Cree chiefs were men who had distinguished themselves in war. Today chiefs can be men or women, and they are elected in most Cree bands, just like mayors and governors. What language do the Crees speak? Most Cree people speak English or French, but some of them also speak their native Cree language. Cree is a musical language that has complicated verbs with many parts. If you'd like to know some easy Cree words, tansi (pronounced tahn-see) is a friendly greeting and mahti (pronounced mah-tee) means "please." You can also listen to a 13-year-old Cree girl singing "O Canada" in the Cree language here and read a Cree picture dictionary here . What was Cree culture like in the past? What is it like now? There are many different Cree bands, but the Mistissini Cree of Quebec have an especially informative website, where you can learn about Cree culture and history and view plenty of photographs. Sponsored Links      Cree boys playing darts They do the same things all children do--play with each other, go to school and help around the house. Many Cree children like to go hunting and fishing with their fathers. In the past, Indian kids had more chores and less time to play, just like colonial children. But Cree kids did have dolls and toys to play with, and older boys liked to play games like lacrosse . Cree Indian mothers, like many Native Americans, traditionally carried their babies in cradleboards on their backs. Here is a website with Native American cradleboard pictures. What were Cree men and women's roles? Cree men were hunters and fishermen, and they sometimes went to war to protect their families. Cree women took care of the children, built their family's house, and gathered plants to eat and herbs to us

Bob Dole trained for which profession although he didn't qualify?

Poverty and the American Dream Poverty and the American Dream Betty Reid Mandell American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare, by Jason DeParle New York: Viking, 2004 422 pp. $25.95   I HAVE SEEN THE welfare system first hand as a volunteer outreach worker at a Boston welfare office (Department of Transitional Assistance). The other day I walked into the office to see a distraught woman sobbing disconsolately on the floor. She had unknowingly parked in the parking lot of the Burger King next door. She moaned, "I begged him not to tow me. I told him that I am homeless and don't have any money to feed my children, but he didn't listen. He still towed me." The woman had just been told that she was ineligible for shelter because she lacked some documentation. The driver of the tow truck lurks inside the Burger King waiting for people and tows someone almost every day. Soon after that I talked with a man who had been kicked out of a shelter, along with his four year old daughter, because he got a job that paid more than the shelter eligibility limit of $1,041 a month, the poverty level for a family of two. He does not make enough money to pay market level rent in Boston, an average of $1,200 a month for a two bedroom apartment, and he cannot get a Section 8 federal housing subsidy because they have been frozen, and no one knows when or if they will be available again. Next, I talked with a young woman whose welfare assistance for herself and her three-year-old had been cut off because she missed one day at her job search program. The reason she missed it is because her child was sick and she had to stay home to care for him. She had just located a temporary job in medical technology but her childcare had been cut back to half a day and she couldn't start the job until the worker approved her for full day childcare. I recently spent a summer in Finland, and a social insurance official there told me that they did not believe families should be in shelters. They made sure families had permanent housing. They also had guaranteed universal childcare and universal health care. Those scenes in a Boston welfare office would not occur in Finland. Not many people know of the daily tragedies that occur at the welfare office, and until the news gets out and the voting public becomes concerned enough to elect officials who will change the system, the tragedies will continue. So I was pleased when I heard that Jason DeParle had written a book about welfare reform. Jason DeParle has been on the poverty beat of the New York Times for many years, writing knowledgeably about poverty and welfare. Frances Fox Piven, a long-time observer of his work, describes him as "an exceptionally careful and sincere journalist." 1 It is to the Times' credit that they have a poverty beat. When I called The Boston Globe and asked to speak to a reporter on their poverty beat, I was told that they don't have one (and they are owned by the Times). American Dream has been reviewed by major newspapers across the country. De Parle has been interviewed by NPR and other stations, and he is on the lecture circuit talking about welfare and poverty. The widespread publicity given the book may contribute to the current Congressional debate about reauthorization of the infamous 1996 welfare bill, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PRWOA), which DeParle analyzed as it played out in Milwaukee. Few people are talking about poverty. As Bob Herbert wrote in the Times, "Poverty is not even close to becoming part of our national conversation. Swift boats, yes, sex scenes on Monday Night Football, most definitely. The struggle of millions of Americans to feed themselves? Oh no. Let's not go there." 2 In his campaign for the presidency, Kerry told the middle class, "I've got your back. I've got your back because I know what you're going through." 3 He talked about working families and the middle class, but he didn't talk about the 36.9 million Americans who lived in poverty in 2003 including the 15.3 million who lived in extreme pov

Out of 11 series of prime time seasons how many times did Happy days make the Nielsen Top Twenty?

"Happy Days" Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb trailers and videos full cast and crew trivia official sites memorable quotes Overview 49 out of 60 people found the following review useful: Note to Joel S., The Fonz WAS Cool! from Toronto, Ontario, Canada 28 August 2004 I don't know what Joel S. was watching when he was making comments about Fonzie being a loser. Fonzie was supposed to be older than the rest of the gang, but not by that many years. Perhaps it was because Henry Winkler was older than the rest of the cast that he looked, as you said, twenty years older. Fonzie never dated high school girls. He knew they were too young for him. He had morals. Fonzie being an illiterate high school drop-out? I don't know where you got that from. Fonzie had dropped out of high school when the show started, but one of plot points of the episode where Richie graduated high school was that Fonzie revealed that he'd been secretly going to night school to earn his high school diploma. He graduated with the rest of the gang. Fonzie living above the Cunningham's garage. That was because he'd given up his own apartment to his grandmother after she'd been forced to leave her own place. He stayed above the garage for so long because he loved he Cunninghams like his own family. He essentially was a part of the family. In the last season, he did move out into a regular apartment. In the last episode he bought a house so that he would be allowed to adopt an orphaned boy he'd befriended. Gee...buying a house so you can provide a good home and be a good parent? Doesn't sound like a loser. As well, Fonzie also worked several jobs at once. He was (or became) the owner of the garage he worked at. When Arnold's burned down, he put up money to help Al rebuild and became the part-owner. Then, he started teaching shop class at Jefferson High. He later went to a tough school and became the Dean of Boys, so he could help kids who needed guidance. So, I think Fonzie was a cool character not because of his leather jacket, or motorcycle, or his prowess with girls. I think he was cool because he was a good person who was always willing to help a friend in need. Did you ever see the episode where Al wants to go down to Alabama to join a Civil Rights march? (This was a later episode when the time was the 1960's). Fonzie is concerned about Al's safety and goes with him to look out for him. Fonzie joins Al and a young African-American man in a sit-in at a diner. That doesn't sound like something a loser would do. Was the above review useful to you? 29 out of 36 people found the following review useful: A Classic Like a '57 Chevy from Los Angeles, California 19 June 2003 This was one of the greatest shows of the 1970's. Many people think of it as a simple comedy, but in the early years the series tackled some serious issues such as racism and nuclear war. The strength of the show was the friendship between Richie and Fonzie. The chemistry between Ron Howard and Henry Winkler made this show a classic. Unfortunately, after Howard left, they tried to keep the show going by focusing on Joanie and Chachi and that was when the show began to go downhill. However, just ignore the final years of the show and pay attention to the early years. Was the above review useful to you? 24 out of 33 people found the following review useful: Really good show from the 70s....less so in the 80s... from United States 3 February 2005 I remember when this show was King, c. '76 or so, Tuesdays at 8pm. It was one of those shows that you watched faithfully, got into the characters, jokes, knew the punchlines beforehand every time, and talked about the day after w/ friends. Kids loved it the most, as the Fonz Was a TV hero like you don't see anymore. I always felt that this should have ended about 5 years before it did too-when Malph and Richie left. Putting the show on in the 80's w/ Chachi as a lead, set in the '60's, Ted McGinley, etc--it was really outta gas and a shadow of its former self. If you ever see the repeats from c. '82 you know what I mean. Happy Da

Who wrote the novel Watership Down?

SparkNotes: Watership Down: Context Watership Down Table of Contents Plot Overview Richard Adams was born in Newbury, Berkshire, England, in 1920. He served in the British Army from 1940 through 1946, during World War II. In 1948 Adams received a mater's degree from Worcester College at Oxford University. He worked as a civil servant from 1948 to 1974, and since 1974 has been a fulltime author. Adams wrote his first novel, Watership Down, while still a civil servant in 1972. The novel won him the Carnegie Medal and was a large success in England, but did not bring him true fame until it was widely heralded in the United States. Adams has written several other novels, including Shardik (1974), The Plague Dogs (1977), and Traveller (1988). In 1991, he published an autobiography, The Day Gone By, and five years later published the sequel to Watership Down, entitled Tales From Watership Down (1996). Watership Down has remained Adams's most successful novel, popular with both adults and children. Although several of his other books have sold well, none of them has ever come close to reaching the critical acclaim of Watership Down. Adams is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Society of Arts. Much of Watership Down takes place in the area where Richard Adams grew up. The detailed descriptions of the natural world in which the rabbits live, therefore, stem from his actual experiences. Adams has seen the places that he writes about; although the novel is fantasy, it is geographically accurate. Watership Down has been viewed as a statement about nature, an attempt to give us a glimpse into the beautiful yet removed world of the woods and grasslands. Humankind destroys animals' environments at a frightening rate, and yet does so without any real knowledge of what it is doing. Adams presents rabbits as intelligent, caring, feeling creatures who undergo many trials and misfortunes for the sole purpose of finding a home where they can leave out their lives. The book often carries a tone that suggests that humanity has lost something it used to have—the ability to live free, as the rabbits do. The notion that people should live as a part of nature rather than apart from nature is a strong undercurrent that flows through much of the work. Indeed, the novel's popularity stems not just from the enjoyable story itself, but also from the societal implications that can easily be found in it. At times, Watership Down is almost pleading in tone, suggesting that we still have time to stop our destruction of animals' homes before it is too late—an idea that appeals to many. However, the novel is not simply a message about the way we should treat animals. It is also a story about life, as the rabbits' lives in the rabbit warrens bring up many strong parallels to human societies. However Watership Down is read—as a political, social, or environmental critique or simply as a book about the search for a home and life—it is undoubtedly greatly influenced by the state of the natural world in the twentieth century and the role that humanity must play within that world.

Who was the Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 - 1991?

Robert Hawke | prime minister of Australia | Britannica.com prime minister of Australia Alternative Titles: Bob Hawke, Robert James Lee Hawke Robert Hawke Robert Hawke, in full Robert James Lee Hawke, byname Bob Hawke (born Dec. 9, 1929, Bordertown, S.Aus., Australia ), Australian labour leader and prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991. Robert Hawke, 1987. James Pozarik/Gamma Liaison After graduating from the University of Western Australia with a degree in law, Hawke spent three years at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He was briefly an economics researcher at the Australian National University in Canberra and in 1958 joined the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), the umbrella organization of the country’s tightly organized labour movement. As president of the ACTU from 1970 to 1980, Hawke proved to be a brilliant trade-union official, getting favourable settlements for the unions before Australia’s arbitration commissions. Hawke had also joined the Australian Labor Party (ALP) as a student, and he rose through the ranks to serve as the party’s national president from 1973 to 1978. By the time he successfully ran for Parliament in 1980 as a Labor candidate, Hawke already enjoyed immense national popularity. In February 1983 Hawke was elected leader of the ALP , and in the elections held the following month he led his party to a landslide victory over the Liberal Party , becoming prime minister of Australia. As prime minister, Hawke achieved greater industrial harmony by instituting a unified wage accord among Australia’s fractious labour unions. He also was able to lower the rate of inflation, and he continued to maintain close relations with the United States . Hawke was reelected prime minister in the elections he had called for December 1984. The Labor Party maintained its electoral majority in the 1987 elections, but because of a worsening economy his parliamentary majority was considerably reduced in the 1990 election, and he resigned in December 1991. Learn More in these related articles:

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Henry James | American writer | Britannica.com American writer Graham Greene Henry James, (born April 15, 1843, New York , New York, U.S.—died February 28, 1916, London , England ), American novelist and, as a naturalized English citizen from 1915, a great figure in the transatlantic culture . His fundamental theme was the innocence and exuberance of the New World in clash with the corruption and wisdom of the Old, as illustrated in such works as Daisy Miller (1879), The Portrait of a Lady (1881), The Bostonians (1886), and The Ambassadors (1903). Henry James, 1905. Smith College Archives/photograph by Katherine E. McClellan Early life and works Henry James was named for his father, a prominent social theorist and lecturer, and was the younger brother of the pragmatist philosopher William James . The young Henry was a shy, book-addicted boy who assumed the role of quiet observer beside his active elder brother. They were taken abroad as infants, were schooled by tutors and governesses, and spent their preadolescent years in Manhattan. Returned to Geneva, Paris, and London during their teens, the James children acquired languages and an awareness of Europe vouchsafed to few Americans in their times. On the eve of the American Civil War , the James family settled at Newport, Rhode Island , and there, and later in Boston, Henry came to know New England intimately. When he was 19 years of age, he enrolled at the Harvard Law School, but he devoted his study time to reading Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve , Honoré de Balzac , and Nathaniel Hawthorne . His first story appeared anonymously two years later in the New York Continental Monthly and his first book reviews in the North American Review. When William Dean Howells became editor of The Atlantic Monthly, James found in him a friend and mentor who published him regularly. Between them, James and Howells inaugurated the era of American “ realism .” By his mid-20s James was regarded as one of the most skillful writers of short stories in America. Critics, however, deplored his tendency to write of the life of the mind, rather than of action. The stories of these early years show the leisurely existence of the well-to-do at Newport and Saratoga. James’s apprenticeship was thorough. He wrote stories, reviews, and articles for almost a decade before he attempted a full-length novel . There had to be also the traditional “grand tour,” and James went abroad for his first adult encounter with Europe in 1869. His year’s wandering in England, France, and Italy set the stage for a lifetime of travel in those countries. James never married. By nature he was friendly and even gregarious , but, while he was an active observer and participant in society, he tended, until late middle age, to be “distant” in his relations with people and was careful to avoid “involvement.” Career—first phase Cheetahs Face Extinction Risk Recognizing the appeal of Europe, given his cosmopolitan upbringing, James made a deliberate effort to discover whether he could live and work in the United States . Two years in Boston, two years in Europe, mainly in Rome, and a winter of unremitting hackwork in New York City convinced him that he could write better and live more cheaply abroad. Thus began his long expatriation—heralded by publication in 1875 of the novel Roderick Hudson , the story of an American sculptor’s struggle by the banks of the Tiber between his art and his passions; Transatlantic Sketches, his first collection of travel writings; and a collection of tales. With these three substantial books, he inaugurated a career that saw about 100 volumes through the press during the next 40 years. During 1875–76 James lived in Paris, writing literary and topical letters for the New York Tribune and working on his novel The American (1877), the story of a self-made American millionaire whose guileless and forthright character contrasts with that of the arrogant and cunning family of French aristocrats whose daughter he unsuccessfully attempts to marry. In Paris James sought out the Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev

On which river was the Kariba Dam built?

History of the Building of Lake Kariba Shiwa Ngandu History of the Building of Lake Kariba You are here: Homepage > What to see > Vast Lakes > Lake Kariba > History of the Building of Lake Kariba The dam was an initiative of the Federation existing at the time between British ruled Northern and Southern Rhodesia (now Zambia and Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (Malawi). To dam the great Zambezi floodplain was in many ways a hopeful leap into the future. Vast areas of forest and scrub would be inundated. Literally thousands of wild animals would lose their habitats and, more importantly, the local villages would have to be relocated. Analysis of the economic advantages convinced the authorities that the ultimate benefit to the people would outweigh the loss of wildlife and disturbance to people’s lives.   The vegetation was strip cleared and burnt, making the lake rich in chemicals from the fired wood and the considerable number of remaining trees provided an essential habitat for many creatures that found their way into the lake. Building the dam wall began in the late 1950s. Well over a million cubic metres of concrete was poured into the 36.6 metre high wall with a thickness of over twenty four metres to sustain the pressure of nearly ten million litres of water passing through the spillway each second. At the end of 1958, the sluice gates were closed and in 1963 the maximum level was reached.   The Zambezi River rises in north western Zambia and its catchment area covers 1 352 000 square kilometers and eight countries, namely Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It enters the Indian Ocean in Mozambique at Quelimane.   It flows for some 2 650 kilometers from its source to the Indian Ocean. It is the fourth largest river in Africa flowing into the Indian Ocean. Kariba Dam is located approximately halfway down the Zambezi River.   The Electricity Supply Commission instigated an investigation for possible hydroelectric schemes to be situated at kariba and in 1941 funds were allocated. As a result of this survey, a river gauging station was set up at chirundu as well as at a campsite 25 kilometers downstream from the present dam wall.   Both Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) were in contention as it was thought that the Kafue River Gorge site in Northern Rhodesia was preferable to kariba. The matter was solved in 1951 by a board of experts known as “the Panel” who all agreed that the dam be built on the Zambezi River, at the Kariba Gorge site.   In August 1955 , the then Federal Government of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi) called for tenders for the construction of the wall and power station was awarded to the Italian consortium Impresit on 16 July 1956 Kariba Dam was designed by the French engineer and inventor Andre Coyne. A specialist in “arch dams”, he personally designed over 55 dams, Kariba being one of them.   Nyaminyami The name Kariba (Kariva – meaning trap) refers to a rock which thrust out of the swirling water at the entrance to the gorge close to the dam wall site, now buried more than a hundred feet below the water surface. In many legends, this rock was regarded as the home of the great River god Nyaminyami, who caused anyone who ventured near to be sucked down for ever into the depths of the river.   When the valley people heard they were to be moved from their tribal lands and the great Zambezi River blocked, they believed it would anger the river god so much that he would cause the water to boil and destroy the white man’s bridge with floods.   In 1957, a year into the building of the dam, the river rose to flood level, pumping through the gorge with immense power, destroying some equipment and the access roads. The odds against another flood occurring the following year were about a thousand to one – but flood it did – three metres higher than the previous year. This time destroying the access bridge, the coffer dam and parts of the main wall. Nyaminyami had made good his threat. He had recaptured the gorge. His waters passed

Detroit born Diana Earle became famous under which name?

Diana Ross - Actress, Singer - Biography.com Diana Ross Singer and actress Diana Ross was part of the 1960s pop/soul trio the Supremes before embarking on a successful solo career, also starring in such films as 'Lady Sings the Blues' and 'The Wiz.' IN THESE GROUPS Famous Singers Synopsis Diana Ross was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan. She began singing with friends as a teenager, and eventually formed the groundbreaking 1960s trio the Supremes, going on to have hits like "Come See About Me" and "You Can't Hurry Love." Ross left for a solo career in 1969, later reaching No. 1 with hits like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Love Hangover." She starred in the films Mahogany and Lady Sings the Blues as well, earning an Oscar nomination for the latter. Despite personal and professional ups and downs, Ross has withstood the test of time as a performer with a career that spans more than four decades. The Supremes Diane Earnestine Earle Ross was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan. Developing a reputation as an accomplished performer, Ross began singing in the group the Primettes with friends Mary Wilson , Florence Ballard  and Barbara Martin as a teenager. Martin eventually dropped out, but the remaining members of the group went on to become the internationally successful 1960s R&B and pop trio, the Supremes (later named Diana Ross and the Supremes). Signed to Motown Records by famed producer and label founder Berry Gordy Jr. , in 1961 the Supremes scored their first No. 1 hit with "Where Did Our Love Go?" (1964). The trio then broke music records by having a streak of four additional singles top the charts—"Baby Love" (1964), "Come See About Me" (1964) "Stop! In the Name of Love" (1965) and "Back in My Arms Again" (1965)—thus becoming the first U.S. group ever to have five songs in a row reach No 1.  In all the group scored a monumental 12 No. 1 hits, including "I Hear a Symphony" (1965), "You Can't Hurry Love" (1966), "The Happening" (1967), "Love Child" (1968) and "Someday We'll Be Together" (1969). They thus established a phenomenal record, becoming the American vocal group with the most Billboard chart toppers in history.  Music and Film Star Ross left the Supremes for a solo career in 1969 and continued to be a musical mainstay the following year with the Top 20 "Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand" and the No. 1 "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." In 1972, she branched out into acting and starred in the Billie Holiday biopic Lady Sings the Blues. While the film received somewhat mixed reviews, Ross's performance garnered her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. The Blues soundtrack was a huge success and helped spurn new interest in Holiday as well. Ross went on to star in the films Mahogany (1975), co-starring Billy Dee Williams and Anthony Perkins , and The Wiz (1978).  Among an array of albums, other hit songs for Ross from the 1970s included "Touch Me in the Morning" (1973), "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (1976) and sensual dance classic "Love Hangover" (1976), with all three tracks reaching No. 1 on the pop charts.  'Upside Down' and 'Muscles' The next decade started out on a strong note for Ross with the Nile Rodgers -produced, platinum-selling album Diana (1980), featuring the No. 1 hit "Upside Down" as well as Top 5 track "I'm Coming Out." She had another top 10 single with "It's My Turn" and then reached No. 1 again, this time with Lionel Richie  on the 1981 duet "Endless Love," from the film of the same name.   On her new record label RCA, Ross released albums Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981), which offered two more Top 10 hits, and Silk Electric (1982), which had the Top 10 single "Muscles," written by Michael Jackson . But Ross's sales gradually faltered. Still she continued to record and perform and returned to Motown Records near the end of the 1980s, releasing the albums Workin' Overtime (1989) and The Force Behind the Power (1991), with the latter having significant international success with its singles. In the 1990s, Ross made seve

Who wrote God Bless America?

The story behind Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" Lydia Hutchinson | May 11, 2014 | 14 Comments “I’d like to write a great peace song,” Irving Berlin told a journalist in 1938, “but it’s hard to do, because you have trouble dramatizing peace.” Years before John Lennon or Bob Dylan were even born, Berlin took up the challenge of penning an anthem that would inspire his fellow men to live in harmony. As America’s most successful songwriter, the 50-year-old Berlin had already lived through one world war, and with the rise of Nazi Germany, he knew a second was brewing. He recalled, “I worked for a while on a song called ‘Thanks America,’ but I didn’t like it. I tried again with a song called ‘Let’s Talk About Liberty,’ but I didn’t get very far. It was too much like making a speech to music. It then occurred to me to reexamine an old song of mine, ‘God Bless America.’” Berlin’s practice of “going to the trunk,” where he squirreled away every verse, chorus and half-finished idea he ever wrote, often got him out of songwriting jams. He’d come up with “God Bless America” in 1918, while serving in the Army at Camp Upton in Yaphank, N.Y. It was intended for a military revue called Yip Yip Yaphank. His musical secretary Harry Ruby remembered, “There were so many patriotic songs coming out at the time. Every songwriter was pouring them out. I said, ‘Geez, another one?’” Berlin decided Ruby was right, calling the song “just a little sticky.” He cut it from the score, stashing it away in his trunk. Two decades later, Berlin saw new hope in the old tune. “I had to make one or two changes in the lyrics, and they in turn led me to a slight change and improvement in the melody, one line in particular. The original ran: ‘Stand beside her and guide her to the right with a light from above.’ In 1918, the phrase ‘to the right’ had no political significance, as it has now. So for obvious reasons, I changed the phrase to ‘Through the night with a light from above.’” Pleased with the revamped song—he packed a lot into its compact five-line frame—Irving searched for the right singer to introduce it. Kate Smith was 200 pounds of wholesome country girl goodness, a vaudeville singer who’d entertained WWI troops when she was 8 years old and gone on to host her own CBS radio show, with millions of devoted listeners. On Nov. 11, 1938, Smith sang “God Bless America” as part of her Armistice Day broadcast (anniversary of the end of WWI). The song tapped into the national psyche, offering a kind of collective prayer for the unease over impending war. Within days, it was being hailed as the new national anthem. Sheet music flew off the shelves. Smith was booked for personal appearances, including major league baseball games and the 1939 World’s Fair. School bands played the song relentlessly. Without any hype or plugging, Berlin’s anthem became a sensation. In 1940, both the Republican and Democratic parties adopted the song as their theme. Realizing that it would look improper to collect royalties on a patriotic ode, Berlin established a trust, the God Bless America Fund, which distributed all proceeds to the Boy and Girl Scouts of America. The song wasn’t without its critics. Certain Democrats called the song jingoistic, questioning why God should bless America and no other country, and what about separation of church and state? Others griped about Berlin’s pedigree. As a Russian Jew who immigrated to the U.S. in 1893, why should he speak for America? A prominent pastor in New York, Edgar Franklin Romig, grabbed headlines by calling the song a “specious substitute for religion.” One songwriter who didn’t like Berlin’s anthem was Woody Guthrie. It’s said that he got so fed up with hearing Kate Smith on the radio, he wrote a rebuttal in “This Land Is Your Land.” In the original version of Guthrie’s classic, he painted pictures of a desolate, corrupt country, ending each verse with “God blessed America for you and me.” In the wake of 9/11, the song took on a new life, once again signalling renewed patriotism and pride. Celine Dion performed it on the TV

What was Sean Penn's first movie?

Sean Penn - Biography - IMDb Sean Penn Biography Showing all 134 items Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (2) | Trade Mark  (4) | Trivia  (84) | Personal Quotes  (36) | Salary  (4) Overview (3) 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (1) Sean Penn is a powerhouse film performer capable of intensely moving work, who has gone from strength to strength during a colourful film career, and who has drawn much media attention for his stormy private life and political viewpoints. Sean Justin Penn was born in Los Angeles, California, the second son of actress Eileen Ryan (née Annucci) and director, actor, and writer Leo Penn . His brother was actor Chris Penn . His father was from a Lithuanian Jewish/Russian Jewish family, and his mother is of half Italian and half Irish descent. Penn first appeared in roles as strong-headed or unruly youths such as the military cadet defending his academy against closure in Taps (1981), then as fast-talking surfer stoner Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). Fans and critics were enthused about his obvious talent and he next contributed a stellar performance alongside Timothy Hutton in the Cold War spy thriller The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), followed by a teaming with icy Christopher Walken in the chilling At Close Range (1986). The youthful Sean then paired up with his then wife, pop diva Madonna in the woeful, and painful, Shanghai Surprise (1986), which was savaged by the critics, but Sean bounced back with a great job as a hot-headed young cop in Colors (1988), gave another searing performance as a US soldier in Vietnam committing atrocities in Casualties of War (1989) and appeared alongside Robert De Niro in the uneven comedy We're No Angels (1989). However, the 1990s was the decade in which Sean really got noticed by critics as a mature, versatile and accomplished actor, with a string of dynamic performances in first-class films. Almost unrecognisable with frizzy hair and thin rimmed glasses, Penn was simply brilliant as corrupt lawyer David Kleinfeld in the Brian De Palma gangster movie Carlito's Way (1993) and he was still in trouble with authority as a Death Row inmate pleading with a caring nun to save his life in Dead Man Walking (1995), for which he received his first Oscar nomination. Sean then played the brother of wealthy Michael Douglas , involving him in a mind-snapping scheme in The Game (1997) and also landed the lead role of Sgt. Eddie Walsh in the star-studded anti-war film The Thin Red Line (1998), before finishing the 1990s playing an offbeat jazz musician (and scoring another Oscar nomination) in Sweet and Lowdown (1999). The gifted and versatile Sean had also moved into directing, with the quirky but interesting The Indian Runner (1991), about two brothers with vastly opposing views on life, and in 1995 he directed Jack Nicholson in The Crossing Guard (1995). Both films received overall positive reviews from critics. Moving into the new century, Sean remained busy in front of the cameras with even more outstanding work: a mentally disabled father fighting for custody of his seven-year-old daughter (and receiving a third Oscar nomination) for I Am Sam (2001); an anguished father seeking revenge for his daughter's murder in the gut-wrenching Clint Eastwood -directed Mystic River (2003) (for which he won the Oscar as Best Actor); a mortally ill college professor in 21 Grams (2003) and a possessed businessman in The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004). Certainly Sean Penn is one of Hollywood's most controversial, progressive and gifted actors. - IMDb Mini Biography By: firehouse44@hotmail.com Spouse (2) Known for playing deeply intense yet sympathetic characters prone to violence Often stars in films that reflect his liberal political views Frequently plays unsympathetic and cruel characters with a hidden moral center Intense emotional acting style Trivia (84) He served 32 days in jail in 1987 for hitting an extra. He and Robin Wright lived together off and on for 7 years and had two children before their marriage in 1996. They lost their home in the Malib

Who had and 80s NO 1 with The Tide is High?

Blondie - 80s Songs and Albums - simplyeighties.com Blondie T-shirts   Blondie in the 80s Blondie were a firm favourite in our household back in the seventies and eighties, and I still have a stack of well-used vinyl - the band gained fame in the late 1970s. Featuring lead singer Deborah Harry, the American band was a pioneer in the early American punk rock and New Wave scene. Indeed, their first two albums were very much influenced by punk and new wave, and were more successful in the UK and Australia, than in America.  After the release of Parallel Lines in 1978, Blondie were no longer seen as an underground band in the US, and over the next few years, the band achieved many hit singles.  New musical styles such as disco, reggae and pop were incorporated into the band's releases, while still retaining some of the new wave/punk element. After the release of their sixth studio album The Hunter. Blondie split in 1982, with Debbie Harry starting a moderately successful solo career, her biggest hit being I Want That Man. However, the band reformed in 1997 and acheived renewed chart success with the No.1 single Maria in the UK in 1999.  Deborah Harry has also released five solo albums, her biggest being Def, Dumb and Blonde in 1989. Harry changed her name from "Debbie" to "Deborah", although I'm not sure why - maybe she just wanted to sound a bit posh! Visit the Debbie Harry page DENIS (1978) Denis was originally a hit for Randy & The Rainbows in 1963. Blondie's version reached No.2 in the UK in 1978, and was kept off the top spot by Kate Bush with Wuthering Heights. "PICTURE THIS" (1978) This was the first single to be lifted from Blondie's third album Parallel Lines and reached No.12 in the UK singles chart in 1978. The single was not released in the U.S. In the promotional video (see the playlist above) Debbie Harry is wearing a yellow dress designed by Stephen Sprouse. The fashion designer pioneered sixties-inspired, neon and graffiti print clothing that has a sophisticated style. The B-side, Fade Away and Radiate was also included on Parallel Lines and featured Robert Fripp on guitar. "CALL ME" (1980) Reaching No.1 in 1980, Call Me was the main soundtrack to the movie American Gigolo. The song spent six weeks at the top in both the U.S. and Canada, and this was the fourth #1 single for the band in the UK. The song also featured on the British Telecom advert during 1980. Electronic/disco music producer Giorgio Moroder originally asked Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac to create the soundtrack, but she declined. There have been literally dozens of cover versions of Call Me, the most notable ones being by The Dandy Warhols on their 2004 album Come On Feel The Dandy Warhols. Also, Tina Arena (remember her?) on the 2008 album Songs Of Love & Loss II (this was a unique swing version) and by Scottish band Franz Ferdinand on the War Child Charity Album after a request by Blondie themselves. The only 80s cover version I know of is by the American band Until December, which featured on their self-titled studio album. The image is the single cover from the German version of Call Me. "ATOMIC" (1980) The driving bass-line in Atomic makes this my joint favourite Blondie track along with the previous single Call Me. It was the third single to be released from Blondie's fourth studio album Eat To The Beat, and reached #1 in the UK for two weeks on 1st March 1980. The single was actually a remix of the 4:35 album version. Eat To The Beat made #1 in the UK album charts and #17 in the US. This is Blondie's most-loved album and regarded by many as a step-up from the previous album Parallel Lines. It features the perfect blend of 80s new wave, punk, catchy pop and a beautiful ballad called Shayla. Add the quality drumming of Clem Burke and you end up with one of the finest albums ever released. Parallel Lines also made #1 in the UK, as did the previous single Call Me. "The Tide Is High" (1980) The first single to be taken from the Autoamerican album, this reached No.1 in 1980. My gran actually bought this on 7" vinyl for my 12th bir

In which Bond film did Britt Ekland appear?

Britt Ekland: why Roger Moore was the best ever Bond - Telegraph James Bond Britt Ekland: why Roger Moore was the best ever Bond Bond girl Britt Ekland has revealed that she considers Sir Roger Moore to be the best 007 because he was the most sophisticated. By Tom Kennedy 4:26PM BST 24 Sep 2012 Sir Roger Moore was the best James Bond because he was most true to Ian Fleming’s vision for 007, according to Britt Ekland. The Bond girl, who appeared opposite Sir Roger in The Man with the Golden Gun, said Moore captured the spy’s “sophisticated” manner better than any other actor. “I think Roger is the best Bond, of course - not just because of being my Bond, but because if you read the early Ian Fleming books describing him, that’s how he was,” said Ekland, who played Mary Goodnight in the 1974 film. “He was a bachelor, unattached, he was luxurious, sophisticated, and he was not available for females so no long term relationships there. I think Roger really portrayed that." Ekland said she considered current Bond actor Daniel Craig to be a “very, very good Bond, because he is modern Bond”. Related Articles Trailer for new Bond film Skyfall 21 May 2012 Craig “is an action hero, what the young people want. They would just laugh at me and Roger today.” Ekland, 69, and Sir Roger, 84, remain good friends. She said: “He’s so ‘un-actorish’. What you see on the screen is the Roger Moore you see if you have lunch with him. “He doesn’t put on that character and read it.” She revealed that she was nervous ahead of filming with the Bond star. “When you meet new people, especially when they are movie stars, you can get a bit nervy. But he made it very easy, made sure we were well looked after, included us and joked with us, me and Maud Adams.” Ekland was speaking at an event in London marking the release of all 22 Bond films on Blu-Ray. They are being issued as part of the franchise's 50th anniversary celebrations. She told The Daily Telegraph that Ursula Andress, who played Honey Ryder in Dr No, is the best Bond girl of all time. “I think Mary Goodnight pales in comparison to Ursula Andress. I don’t think anybody ever made that impact on the screen, ever. We were all good at what we did, but she was just absolutely magnificent.” She added: “There were Bond girls that were prettier than her, maybe had even better figures than her, but she made the biggest impact.” The Swedish actress attributes the long-lasting success of Bond to its British theme. “It’s a thoroughly British thing. It has always retained its Britishness. “I think that’s very important because foreigners, particularly Americans, think that British people are very quaint and strange and speak with a very strange accent, and they played on that. “I’ve been in it, and a lot of the villains have been foreigners, but the key to it is the Britishness.” The new Bond adventure, Skyfall, sees 007 swap his Martinis for Heineken as part of a product placement deal with the film-makers. Ekland said switching to beer was “part of an evolution” for the brand. “Being Swedish and being brought up in a beer drinking society, I don’t find it very exclusive," she said. "I’d rather he was drinking champagne or [Martini] shaken not stirred, but that’s just a generational thing. I guess you have to go to Heineken.” Start your free 30 day Amazon Prime trial»

What is Mick Jagger's middle name?

Mick Jagger | The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones Born 26 July 1943 Dartford, UK Mick Jagger Mick Jagger is acknowledged as the greatest front man ever, he has single handedly defined what it means to be the singer with a rock band, a blues band or any other kind of band during his fifty year career. Whether it’s in the studio or on stage – where he and the rest of the Rolling Stones have performed in front of more people than any band in history – he continually sets the standard to which others aspire, yet rarely attain. With his songwriting partner and band mate Keith Richards he has written some of the most recognizable rock anthems of the last fifty years. Songs that are the staple of every covers band in the world; songs that have been performed by just about everyone who is singing or playing in a band. Born Michael Philip Jagger in Dartford, Kent, in 1943, he met Keith Richards at Wentworth Primary School a few years later. The pair lost touch but reconnected at the local railway station in 1960. By then, they both shared a deep love and understanding of American rhythm and blues, including Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Reed and Muddy Waters whose song, ‘Rollin’ Stone’ inspired the name of the band they eventually formed in 1962 with guitarist Brian Jones. Dropping out of the London School of Economics in 1963 to pursue a career in music it was initially as, ‘just another beatboom band’ that the Stones were perceived, but all too soon Mick’s on stage and on camera persona, particularly on numerous 1960s TV shows, marked him and the Stones out as being different from the other bands – the others mostly liked to wear suits. Encouraged to write songs by their then manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, Mick and Keith began by coming up with what were usually ballads, but they quickly got into their stride, but not as many people think – it wasn’t Mick writing the words and Keith the music. Mick would sometimes came up with musical ideas that along with Keith’s ideas they forged into some of the most enduring records from the sixties. Among their earliest compositions are¬ ‘Let’s Spend The Night Together’, ‘Get Off Of My Cloud’, ’19th Nervous Breakdown’, ‘Paint It, Black’, ‘Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?, ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ and ‘Honky Tonk Women’. Throughout the 1970s and right up until the present day Mick and Keith have continued to come up with what is the gold standard for song writing. Away from the Rolling Stones Mick has pursued his interest in film by acting, most notably as the lead of the oft-referenced cult movie Performance, directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg in 1968, but also in the title role of Ned Kelly in 1970, and in Geoff Murphy’s sci-fi film Freejack in 1992. Mick’s filmography includes cameos in Bent, Sean Mathias’ 1997 film The Man From Elysian Fields, as well as the World War II drama Enigma, directed by Michael Apted, which he co-produced in 2001. The same year, his Jagged Films company produced Being Mick, a revealing documentary about the singer. Mick loves sport – one of the earliest published photos of him is with his school basketball team that was coached by his father – and today his love of cricket sees him following England at Test matches and one-day internationals when his hectic work schedule allows. His love of art and design has seen him fully involved, along with with Charlie Watts, on the band’s stage set design and for the album cover art of many of the Rolling Stones near sixty career albums. Mick has also undertaken solo musical projects, starting with “Memo From Turner” in 1970, for the soundtrack of Performance, and he has issued 15 solo singles and 5 solo albums, including She’s The Boss in 1985, Wandering Spirit in 1993 and Goddess In The Doorway in 2001. In 2011 Mick along with Joss Stone, Dave Stewart, A. R. Rahman, and Damian Marley formed the group, SuperHeavy and released a self-titled album. There’s not a singer in a rock band that has not at some point imagined he had the charisma of Mick Jagger, his passion for performi

Who had a No 1 hit single with Together Forever?

Rick Astley - Together Forever, 1988 - YouTube Rick Astley - Together Forever, 1988 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Feb 6, 2011 Category

Boxer Jack Dempsey hailed from which state?

Boxing’s Greats of the States | Colorado: Jack Dempsey Boxing’s Greats of the States | Colorado: Jack Dempsey By Mike Sloan Feb 26, 2016 Boxers come from every corner of the globe. Sometimes, fighters are products of their environment, favoring styles prevalent in the country or state from which they hail. Various regions of the United States are considered factories for great fighters, though that certainly is not the case with each state. In this weekly Sherdog.com series, the spotlight will shine on the best boxer of all-time from each of the 50 states. Fighters do not necessarily need to be born in a given state to represent it; they simply need to be associated with it. For example, all-time great heavyweight legend Joe Louis was born in Alabama, but he is identified almost universally with Detroit. *** It may not be that well-known, but Colorado has a rich history in boxing. Some great pugilists have come through the Centennial State, but none had more of an impact on the Sweet Science than Jack Dempsey. Considered one of the hardest punchers of all-time, Dempsey has long been revered as one of the greatest heavyweights the sport has ever seen. He ruled boxing and was second only to Babe Ruth in terms of stardom in America in the 1920s. He captured the heavyweight championship in 1919 and held onto it until 1926 -- a reign of terror that saw him compete in some of the highest-profile bouts in history to that point. Nicknamed for the Colorado town in which he was born, “The Manassa Mauler” scored wins over icons Jess Willard, Jack Sharkey, Luis Firpo, Billy Miske and Georges Carpentier, knocking out all of them. Dempsey was defeated in his two legendary brawls with fellow all-time great Gene Tunney in 1926 and 1927, losing both battles by decision. Some of his fights were so massive that they filled up Yankee Stadium, Soldier Field, the Polo Grounds and, of course, Madison Square Garden. Dempsey retired with an overall record of 65-6-11 with 51 KOs. After his fighting career was over, he became a philanthropist and even joined the Coast Guard to help fight in World War II. To this day, old-time boxing historians claim Dempsey, small for a heavyweight by today’s standards, could have easily knocked out everybody from Muhammad Ali to Mike Tyson. HONORABLE MENTIONS: Stevie Johnston, Ron Lyle, Terron Millett, Mike Alvarado

Which British liner was sunk by a German submarine in 1915?

German submarine sinks Lusitania - May 07, 1915 - HISTORY.com German submarine sinks Lusitania Publisher A+E Networks The earlier German attacks on merchant ships off the south coast of Ireland prompted the British Admiralty to warn the Lusitania to avoid the area or take simple evasive action, such as zigzagging to confuse U-boats plotting the vessel’s course. The captain of the Lusitania ignored these recommendations, and at 2:12 p.m. on May 7, in the waters of the Celtic Sea, the 32,000-ton ship was hit by an exploding torpedo on its starboard side. The torpedo blast was followed by a larger explosion, probably of the ship’s boilers. The Lusitania sank within 20 minutes. Germany justified the attack by stating, correctly, that the Lusitania was an enemy ship, and that it was carrying munitions. It was primarily a passenger ship, however, and among the 1,201 drowned in the attack were many women and children, including 128 Americans. Colonel Edward House, close associate of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, was in London for a diplomatic visit when he learned of the Lusitania‘s demise. America has come to the parting of the ways, he wrote in a telegram to Wilson, when she must determine whether she stands for civilized or uncivilized warfare. We can no longer remain neutral spectators. Wilson subsequently sent a strongly worded note to the German government—the first of three similar communications—demanding that it cease submarine warfare against unarmed merchant ships. Wilson’s actions On the afternoon of May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. Faced with the overpowering size and strength of the British Royal Navy at the outset of World War I, Germany realized its most effective weapon at sea was its deadly accurate U-boat submarine. Consequently, in February 1915, the German navy adopted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, declaring the area around the British Isles a war zone, in which all merchant ships, including those from neutral countries, would be subject to attack. Though the United States was officially neutral at this point in the war, Britain was one of the nation’s closest trading partners, and tensions arose immediately over Germany’s new policy. In early May 1915, several New York newspapers published a warning by the German embassy in Washington that Americans traveling on British or Allied ships in war zones did so at their own risk. On the same page, an advertisement announced the imminent sailing of the British cruise liner Lusitania from New York back to Liverpool. prompted his secretary of state, the pacifist William Jennings Bryan, to resign. His successor, Robert Lansing, took quite a different view of the situation: the sinking of the Lusitania had convinced him that the United States could not maintain its neutrality forever, and would eventually be forced to enter the war against Germany. On the German side, fear of further antagonizing Wilson and his government led Kaiser Wilhelm and Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg to issue an apology to the U.S. and enforce a curb on the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. By early 1917, however, under pressure from military leaders who advocated an aggressive naval policy as an integral component of German strategy in World War I, the government reversed its policy, and on February 1, 1917, Germany resumed its policy of unrestricted U-boat warfare. Two days later, Wilson announced that the U.S. was breaking diplomatic relations with Germany; the same day, the American liner Housatonic was sunk by a German U-boat. The United States formally entered World War I on April 6, 1917. Related Videos

Which role as 'the other woman' won Glenn Close her first Oscar nomination?

Close, Glenn: Why She Had Never Won the Oscar Despite Multiple Noms | Emanuel Levy Close, Glenn: Why She Had Never Won the Oscar Despite Multiple Noms January 17, 2009 by EmanuelLevy Leave a Comment Despite five Oscar nominations in six years, two of which as Best Actress, and three as Supporting Actress, so far, Glenn Close, who turned 61 last March, has not won the Oscar. Will Close follow in the footsteps of Geraldine Page, another great New York stage actress, who finally won the Oscar at her eighth nomination Or will she follow the path of Deborah Kerr, who, despite six Best Actress nominations, had never won the coveted gold statuette. The Academy finally bestowed on Kerr the Honorary Oscar as a compensation for being snubbed so many times. Close Oscar History Close’s meteoric rise to stardom also owes a debt to her first nomination. Close earned a supporting nomination for her screen debut, The World According to Garp, in which she played the plum role of Robin Williams’s eccentric and liberated mother. In the following year, Close was the only actress from The Big Chill’s gifted ensemble to be singled out by the Academy. The success of The Big Chill was largely based on ensemble acting by Kevin Kline, William Hurt, JoBeth Williams, and others. Yet only Close’s performance was nominated, indicating that it wasn’t just the high-quality of her acting, but also her newly gained status as an Oscar-caliber actress. In 1984, Close earned her third consecutive nomination for The Natural, as Robert Redford’s naive girlfriend. Neither the role nor her acting was extraordinary. Had another actress played the same role it would probably not have been recognized. Yet while watching The Natural, her fellow-actors focused their attention on her acting because of her Academy status. Close became a perennial nominee in the 1980s, making an effective transition from secondary to lead roles. Ironically, it took a villainess role, that of the “Other Woman,” in the suspenseful blockbuster Fatal Attraction, to put Close at the forefront of leading ladies, for which she was rewarded with a fourth (and first Best Actress) nomination. “I wanted to break out of the kinds of roles I used to do, because I was boring myself,” Close said about her typecasting as an earth mother. Close’s new, more sexual look convinced producers of her versatile talent and wider range. In 1988, Stephen Frears cast her in the sumptuous costume picture, Dangerous Liaisons, playing another unsympathetic role, a manipulative French aristocrat, for which she received her fifth nomination. The cumulative effect of all that is that Close became a bankable star and one of Hollywood’s most respectable actresses. Glenn Close Oscar Nominations 1982: Supporting Actress, The World According to Garp; the winner was Jessica Lange for Tootsie 1983: Supporting Actress, The Big Chill; the winner was Linda Hunt for The Year of Living Dangerously 1984: Supporting Actress, The Natural; the winner was Dame Peggy Ashcroft for A Passage to India 1987: Best Actress, Fatal Attraction; the winner was Cher for Moonstruck 1988: Best Actress, Dangerous Liaisons; the winner was Jodie Foster for The Accused

Who wrote the novel The Godfather?

Mario Puzo Estate Wants To Cancel 'The Godfather' Contract with Paramount in Countersuit | Hollywood Reporter 4:14pm PT by Eriq Gardner Mario Puzo Estate Wants To Cancel 'The Godfather' Contract with Paramount in Countersuit Controversy erupted after the estate of Mario Puzo had plans to license a new book sequel without Paramount's blessing. "Paramount wanted a war, and they’re going to get one," says estate attorney Bert Fields. The estate of Mario Puzo, who wrote the novel that was adapted into the classic Francis Ford Coppola film, The Godfather, has fired back at Paramount Pictures' attempts to stop a new licensed literary sequel. On Monday, the Puzo estate filed an answer and counterclaim in New York federal court that alleges Paramount doesn't have as much hold on the Godfather franchise as the studio asserts. In fact, the Puzo estate now wishes to terminate its original 1969 rights grant to Paramount, which would have huge implications well beyond mere books. Paramount filed its own lawsuit last month that sought an injunction to prevent the publishing of a book reportedly titled The Family Corleone, about Vito Corleone's rise to power in Depression-era New York, scheduled to be released in July. The studio alleged in its lawsuit that the previous Godfather book sequel had tarnished the legacy of the famous mafia story and that it had agreements with the Puzo heirs not to come out with any more new sequels. The Puzo estate, in its answer Monday, hit back at Paramount, denying many of the studio's claims, including that the Godfather 3 film was highly acclaimed. But the center of controversy is the nature of the agreements made between the parties during the past half-century. Paramount had previously asserted that it had gained most of the rights on the franchise, but the Puzo estate says that isn't true. The studio's wish to attain book rights was an offer that could be refused, according to the defendant. Specifically, the estate says the 1967 rights agreement expressly excluded and reserved "book publishing rights" for Puzo, who died in 1999. Two years later, the parties are said to have entered into a written contract of adhesion for certain rights, but that language was deleted from the contract that would have given Paramount the right "to publish said work and/or any versions or adaptations thereof, and to vend copies thereof." Paramount allegedly knew about this "when it falsely pleaded the supposed content of that agreement," according to the estate. The estate's legal filing stresses the fact that in those old deals, Puzo reserved and retained the right to publish books including characters from The Godfather in similar or new situations. And as for a deal made about a decade ago, which supposedly allowed the Puzo estate to grant Random House the right to publish one -- "but only one" -- sequel novel, the estate's lawyers now say that "Paramount's self-serving motivation was to coerce Mario Puzo's children into ceding to Paramount the motion picture rights in the first sequel novel without payment." Paramount is now being countersued for breach of contract and tortuous interference. The Puzo estate seeks the right to cancel and terminate its 1969 deal, which could cause uncertainty surrounding the studio's ongoing enjoyment of its lucrative franchise. Additionally, the estate is seeking in excess of $10 million in damages. The estate is being represented in court by Motty Shulman at Boies, Schiller & Flexner. The estate also is being counseled by Bert Fields, who put out this statement Tuesday: "Mario Puzo brought vast wealth to Paramount at a time when they desperately needed it. Now that he’s gone, Paramount’s trying to deprive his children of the rights he specifically reserved. I promised Mario I’d protect his kids from this kind of reprehensible conduct. Paramount wanted a war, and they’re going to get one – only the stakes will be much higher than they thought.” Paramount has responded to the latest development. “Paramount has tremendous respect and admiration for Mario

Vehicles from which country use the international registration letter S?

Vehicle documents required for international road haulage - GOV.UK GOV.UK Vehicle documents required for international road haulage From: Vehicle documents drivers need to legally cross international borders in a UK-registered vehicle. Contents Further Information When you drive a goods vehicle from one country to another, you must make sure that you have certain documents on board. This guide provides information about the documents you will need as a driver to make sure that your vehicle is legally able to cross international borders. Vehicle registration documents If you take a UK-registered vehicle out of the country for less than 12 months, you must take documentation to show that you are authorised to possess the vehicle. This means you must carry the original Vehicle Registration Certificate (V5C) with you. If you have not received the V5C certificate, or the original has been lost, stolen or defaced, you can download the application for a vehicle registration certificate (V62) . If you take your vehicle out of the UK for more than 12 months (permanent export), you must notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency ( DVLA ) by completing the purple section, part 11 (V5C/4) of the VC5. It’s important that you take your registration certificate with you as you may have to hand it to the relevant authority when the vehicle is registered abroad. Read about taking a vehicle out of the UK permanently or temporarily . If your vehicle is hired or leased, the supplier company is unlikely to let you have the original VC5. Instead you can apply for a Vehicle on Hire Certificate (VE103). This certificate is authenticated proof of permission from the owner to take the vehicle abroad. A Vehicle on Hire Certificate is valid for one year and you can buy one from motoring organisations such as: Automobile Association (AA) Road Haulage Association Vehicle insurance documents The basic EU legal requirement is third party vehicle insurance. This covers injury to other people, including your passengers, damage to or loss of other peoples’ property resulting from an accident caused by you. It doesn’t cover any costs incurred by you as a result of an accident. Third party, fire and theft provides the same cover as third party but also includes fire damage and theft of the vehicle. Fully comprehensive provides the same cover as third party, fire and theft and additionally covers any damage to your vehicle. Every motor insurance policy issued in the EU must provide the minimum insurance cover required by law in any other EU country. Green Card In many countries, even those within the EU where a UK insurance certificate is acceptable, you may be asked to produce a Green Card. The Green Card is not an insurance cover. It simply provides proof, in those countries where the Green Card is valid, that the minimum third party liability cover required by law in the visited country is in force. If your insurers aren’t able to issue a Green Card, you can find alternative suppliers on the MIB website . The MIB operates the Green Card system in the UK. Insurance for goods in transit In some countries, you may need to produce a certificate of insurance for the goods carried to avoid paying a premium. See the guide on moving goods by road . It’s also important to ensure that the risk of goods being damaged, delayed, perished, lost or stolen in transit is properly managed. See the guide on transport insurance . Goods vehicle operator’s licence To transport goods abroad in an HGV for hire or reward you must have a standard international operators licence. This allows you to carry goods both in the UK and on international journeys. The licence comes into force once the fee has been paid and the licence documents are issued. Providing the 5 yearly renewal fee is paid and there are no infringements, the licence lasts indefinitely. Identity discs are also issued and must be displayed in each specified motor vehicle. The identity discs show the: operator’s name type of licence Community licences A valid Community Licence is required for all hire or reward op

Jack Sharkey was a world champion in which sport?

Jack Sharkey, Boxing Champion, Dies at 91 - NYTimes.com Jack Sharkey, Boxing Champion, Dies at 91 By ROBERT McG. THOMAS Jr. Published: August 19, 1994 Jack Sharkey, the bantering, cocksure boxer who captured the world heavyweight championship in an unlikely victory over Max Schmeling in 1932 and relinquished it a year and eight days later in an even less likely loss to Primo Carnera, died on Wednesday at the Beverly, Mass., hospital. He was 91 years old and had been the oldest former heavyweight champion. His family said the cause of death was respiratory arrest. For all the glory of his yearlong reign as champion, Sharkey's entire 13-year career was studded with bright-line footnotes to the Golden Age of Boxing. Among other things, his battered body served as the lone bridge between successive eras. He was at once the only man to have faced two sets of champions who never fought each other, Jack Dempsey and Schmeling and Dempsey and Joe Louis. Sharkey-Dempsey in 1927 Partly because he had changed his Lithuanian name to win acceptance in the Irish-dominated boxing world of Boston and partly because he was a bit better at boasting than he was at boxing, Sharkey was as hated as Dempsey was beloved when the two faced each other at Yankee Stadium on July 21, 1927. Through the first six rounds, the resounding boos that had greeted Sharkey's introduction were largely stilled as it became painfully obvious that the 32-year-old Dempsey, who had lost the championship to Gene Tunney the previous September, was no match for the 24-year-old Sharkey. Then in the seventh, Dempsey, swinging furiously, landed a low right and Sharkey, clutching his midriff, turned to the referee to complain. While he was looking away, Dempsey landed a haymaker that knocked Sharkey into the middle of the previous morning. After he revived, Sharkey reminded his manager that he was to fight Dempsey that night. No Apologies From Dempsey For Dempsey, the knockout was the last victory of his career, and he did not apologize for it. When asked why he had hit a man who wasn't looking, Dempsey replied, "What was I supposed to do, mail him a letter?" Sharkey's first title fight also featured a famous low blow and his last produced an even more famous complaint. On June 12, 1930, fighting Schmeling for the title that had been vacant since Tunney's retirement two years earlier, Sharkey landed a low blow in the fourth round, knocking Schmeling out, but giving the German the title by foul. Within months, New York State boxing authorities abolished the foul rule. From then on, the penalty for a low blow was a loss of round and any resulting knockouts were allowed to stand. Two years later, after fighting Mickey Walker to a famous draw and winning a decision over Carnera in 1931, Sharkey fought Schmeling again, on June 21, 1932, winning the title in a controversial split decision that drew boos from the crowd and a legendary lament from Schmeling's manager, Joe Jacobs, who shouted into the radio microphone, "We wuz robbed." Knocked Out by Canera Sharkey did not defend his title until a year later, when Carnera, a half-foot taller at 6-6, landed a stunning right-hand uppercut that knocked Sharkey out in the sixth round. After two more losses, Sharkey retired, but made a comeback in late 1935 that lasted until Aug. 18, 1936, when he faced a young boxer named Joe Louis, who had been knocked out by Schmeling just two months earlier. Sharkey lasted three rounds, and said later that Louis had been the fiercest opponent he had ever faced. Joseph Paul Cukoschay was born in Binghamton, N.Y., on Oct. 26, 1902, and as a child in an immigrant household, grew up speaking Lithuanian. While getting a start as a boxer in Boston, he was persuaded to change his name and did so in honor of two boxers he admired, Jack Dempsey and Tom Sharkey. After retiring with 14 knockouts in a record of 38 victories, 13 defeats, 3 draws and 1 no-decision, Sharkey served as a referr in boxing and wrestling, and lived for many years in Epping, N.H., where he indulged his interests in hunting, fishing and

What was Marilyn Monroe's last film?

The Misfits (1961) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A divorcee falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 31 titles created 15 Sep 2011 a list of 23 titles created 20 Oct 2011 a list of 23 titles created 15 Aug 2013 a list of 30 titles created 12 Sep 2014 a list of 41 titles created 9 months ago Search for " The Misfits " 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 & 1 nomination. See more awards  » Photos A naive but stubborn cowboy falls in love with a saloon singer and tries to take her away against her will to get married and live on his ranch in Montana. Director: Joshua Logan When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell. Director: George Cukor An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the prince regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her. Director: Laurence Olivier The title river unites a farmer recently released from prison, his young son, and an ambitious saloon singer. In order to survive, each must be purged of anger, and each must learn to understand and care for the others. Directors: Otto Preminger, Jean Negulesco Stars: Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, Rory Calhoun As two couples are visiting Niagara Falls, tensions between one wife and her husband reach the level of murder. Director: Henry Hathaway When his family goes away for the summer, a so far faithful husband is tempted by a beautiful neighbor. Director: Billy Wilder Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process. Director: Jean Negulesco Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers. Director: Howard Hawks Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart. Director: Walter Lang A major heist goes off as planned, until bad luck and double crosses cause everything to unravel. Director: John Huston A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth. Director: Howard Hawks After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she's dangerous. Director: Roy Ward Baker Edit Storyline Roslyn Taber, the type of woman who turns heads easily, recently came to Reno to get a quickie divorce, she having no idea what to do with her life after that. She cannot tolerate seeing animal suffering, let alone human suffering. Coinciding with getting the divorce, Roslyn meets friends Gay Langland and Guido, a divorced aging grizzled cowboy and a widowed mechanic respectively. Although Guido makes no bones about wanting to get to know Roslyn in the biblical sense and although he "saw her first", Roslyn begins a relationship with Gay, despite Roslyn's friend Izzy Steers, who originally came to Reno years ago to get her own divorce and never left, warning her about cowboys as being unreliable, and despite Roslyn initially not being interested in Gay "in that way". Gay has grown children who he rarely sees and wishes he was there for more than was the case. Gay and Roslyn move into the under construction farmhouse owned by Guido, which he was building for his wife before she died. ... Written by Huggo It shouts and sings with life ... explodes with love! See more  » Genres: 1 February 1961 (USA) See more  » Also

What was Bix Beiderbecke's principal musical instrument?

Riverwalk Jazz - Stanford University Libraries STANFORD UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Bix Lives! A Celebration of the Music of Bix Beiderbecke   Bix Beiderbecke photo in public domain. In the early 1920s, a shy genius from Davenport, Iowa set the music world on its ear with his pure jazz cornet style and inventive compositions. Bix Beiderbecke embodied the spirit of the Jazz Age. His combination of a unique talent and a tragically short life won Bix a place in the pantheon of jazz mythology.   Louis Armstrong echoed the thoughts of a generation when he wrote in his autobiography My Life in New Orleans, “Every musician in the world knew and admired Bix. We all respected him as if he had been a god.” Beiderbecke is a great hero to bandleader Jim Cullum. The first time Jim heard Bix’ records as a teenager, Beiderbecke’s playing simply blew him away. Jim memorized Bix solos by whistling them because he did not have a horn. Jim fondly recalls his father’s musician friends listening and re-listening to Bix solos on their old 78s, over and over, until he could see deep grooves in the shellac each time Bix took a solo.   Bix Beiderbecke was born in 1903. The child of a prosperous, middle-class family of German descent, Bix showed a prodigious talent for picking out melodies by ear on the piano when he was little more than a toddler. He heard his first jazz by way of 78-RPM discs of the Original Dixieland Jass Band brought home by his older brother. At that time, the ODJB was a smash-hit novelty band from New Orleans.   Only a few years older than Bix, Louis Armstrong said he first met the young Beiderbecke on one of his many trips aboard the Mississippi riverboats that regularly called on Davenport from New Orleans. Later, both Bix and Louis avowed that the other was “the best horn player he had ever heard.”   On our radio show this week, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band celebrates the freewheeling, ‘anything goes’ spirit of Bix' boundless creative energy as captured on recordings during his short, seven-year career. The tunes featured on our program derive from various periods of Bix' musical legacy, including a sampling of his reflective, Impressionist piano compositions, "In a Mist" and "In the Dark," performed by pianist John Sheridan.   Bix and the Wolverines, photo in public domain.   Bix made his 1924 recording debut with an eight-piece band, The Wolverine Orchestra. Their models were the Original Dixieland Jass Band and the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Typical Wolverines live performances featured solos followed by multiple choruses in which all the instruments improvised at the same time, each chorus hotter than the last. These extended hot sessions could never be captured on recordings due to the typical 3-minute playing-time limit of 78-rpm discs. The Wolverines were one of the first bands to benefit from Bix’ powerful influence. Young players in the early 20s, The Wolverines hung around Indiana University in Bloomington playing frat house parties and college dances before Bix lifted them up to wider renown.   The genius of Bix Beiderbecke’s cornet playing was—and still is—revered by musicians. According to the Oxford Companion to Jazz: "Where Armstrong's playing was bravura, regularly optimistic, and openly emotional, Beiderbecke's contained a range of intellectual alternatives. Where Armstrong, at the head of an ensemble, played it hard, straight and true, Beiderbecke, like a shadow-boxer, invented his own way of phrasing 'around the lead.' Where Armstrong's superior strength delighted in the sheer power of what a cornet could produce, Beiderbecke's cool approach invited rather than commanded you to listen."   Jim Cullum has cited Bix’s playing for its ‘warm tone’ and his knack for ‘picking out the prettiest notes in the middle register.’ He notes that when Bix played, he fired up the whole band; he drove the band and made the individual players perform better than ever.   The Paul Whiteman Orchestra, photo in public domain. An even larger, mainstream audience came to know Bix Beiderbecke’s work during the years he spent as a hot corne

US-born Adulyadej Bhumibol became king of which Asian country?

Brief Biography of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand Share By Kallie Szczepanski The current king of Thailand , Bhumibol Adulyadej, is the longest-reigning monarch in the world today, as well as Thailand's longest-reigning king ever. The beloved king's common name is pronounced "POO-mee-pohn uh-DOON-ja-deht"; his throne name is Rama IX. Early Life: Born a second son, and with his birth taking place outside of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej was never meant to rule. His reign came about through a mysterious act of violence. Since then, the King has been a calm presence at the center of Thailand's stormy political life. On December 5, 1927, a Thai princess gave birth to a son named Bhumibol Adulyadej ("Strength of the Land, Incomparable Power") in a Cambridge, Massachusetts hospital. The family was in the United States because the child's father, Prince Mahidol, was studying for a Public Health certificate at Harvard University . His mother studied nursing at Simmons College . The boy was the second son for Prince Mahidol and Princess Srinagarindra. continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States When Bhumibol was a year old, his family returned to Thailand, where his father took up an intership in a hospital in Chiang Mai . Prince Mahidol was in poor health, though, and died of kidney and liver failure in September of 1929. Schooling in Switzerland: In 1932, a coalition of military officers and civil servants staged a coup against King Rama VII . The "Revolution of 1932" ended the Chakri Dynasty's absolute rule and created a constitutional monarchy. Concerned for their safety, Princess Srinagarindra took her two young sons and little daughter to Switzerland the following year. The children were placed into Swiss schools. In March of 1935, King Rama VII abdicated in favor of his 9-year-old nephew, Bhumibol's older brother Ananda Mahidol. The child king and his siblings remained in Switzerland, however, and two regents ruled the kingdom in his name. Ananda Mahidol returned to Thailand in 1938, but Bhumibol remained in Europe. The younger brother continued his studies in Switzerland until 1945, when he left the University of Lausanne at the end of World War II . Mysterious Succession: On June 9, 1946, King Ananda Mahidol died in his palace bedroom of a single gunshot wound to the head. It was never conclusively proven whether his death was murder, accident or suicide, although two royal pages and the king's personal secretary were convicted and executed for assassinating him. 18-year-old Prince Bhumibol had gone in to his brother's room about 20 minutes before the gun went off, so conspiracy theorists have long implicated him in Ananda Mahidol's death. Bhumibol's uncle was appointed his Prince Regent, and the new king returned to the University of Lausanne to finish his degree. In deference to his new role, he changed his major from science to political science and law. Accident and Marriage: Just as his father had done in Massachusetts, Bhumibol met his wife-to-be while studying overseas. The young king often went to Paris, where he met the daughter of Thailand's ambassador to France, a student named Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kiriyakara. Bhumibol and Sirikit began a demure courtship based on taking in Paris' tourist sights . In October of 1948, Bhumibol rear-ended a truck and was seriously injured. He lost his right eye and suffered a painful back injury. Sirikit spent a lot of time nursing and entertaining the injured king; his mother urged the young woman to transfer to a school in Lausanne so that she could continue her studies while getting to know Bhumibol better. On April 28, 1950, King Bhumibol and Sirikit got married in Bangkok. She was 17 years old; he was 22. The King was officially coronated one week later. Military Coups and Dictatorships: The newly crowned king had very little actual power. Thailand was ruled by military dictator Plaek Pibulsonggram until 1957, when the first of a long series of coups removed him from office. Bhumibol declared martial law during the crisis, which ended wi

In 1971 Leonard Bernstein wrote a Mass in whose memory?

Bernstein's Mass by Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - issuu issuu LEONARD BERNSTEIN’S MARIN ALSOP, MUSIC DIRECTOR BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OCTOBER 16, 17 AND 18, 2008 Leonard Bernstein’s daughter discusses her father’s personality, musical philosophies and the genesis of Mass. 6 Bernstein’s Journey for Answers As the celebration marking what would be Leonard Bernstein’s 90th birthday kicks into gear, BSO Music Director Marin Alsop remembers her former mentor and the personal connections that give meaning to his music. 8 11 14 PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LEONARD BERNSTEIN OFFICE Mass : An Artist’s Manifesto Artist’s Manifesto By Jamie Bernstein PROGRAM TEXT AND TRANSLATION Leonard Bernstein’s daughter discusses her father’s personality, his musical philosophies and the genesis of Mass. A PHOTO BY PAUL DE HUECK 3 PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE LEONARD BERNSTEIN OFFICE contents s I see it, two main engines drove my father forward in his creative life: the dualities in his personality and his perpetual confrontations with figures of authority. Of all Leonard Bernstein’s works, none demonstrates a grander synthesis of all these creative cross-currents than Mass. As a result, Mass is his most deeply personal work. Bernstein really was a bundle of contradictions. On the one hand, he was the most extroverted guy you could ever meet. How he loved people! All kinds of people. He loved playing the piano at parties until the wee hours; all-night talk sessions with students; noisy dinners with family and friends. This was the Lenny who became a conductor and a teacher, the communicator extraordinaire, on the podium and on television. On the other hand, Bernstein was a composer: an introverted, lonely dreamer who stayed up all night working, chain-smoking cigarettes and staring down his demons. Within Bernstein the composer, there were yet more contradictions. He wrote for the concert hall, but he also wrote for the Broadway stage. Eventually, my father found ways to cross-pollinate the two kinds of music he loved best, creating a perfect bridge between the concert stage and the Broadway pit. Bernstein’s orchestral music is joyous, full of tunes and bursting with catchy rhythms— while his Broadway scores are as elegantly constructed as a Beethoven symphony. Mass combines all of these elements and more into a single, passionate expression of my father’s own multifarious personality. One of the original sources of tension in my father’s life—and therefore a main source of energy—was his relationship with his creator: both the spiritual and the biological one. Bernstein was raised by his Russian immigrant parents in a fairly traditional Eastern European Jewish environment. He went to synagogue regularly, had his barmitzvah and grew up in the dense atmosphere of his father Sam’s devotion to the Talmud. Sam Bernstein ran a successful hair and beauty supply business in Boston, and was proud to be able to pass such an excellent business opportunity along to his eldest son. But Bernstein didn’t want to run the Samuel Bernstein Hair Company! He wanted to be a musician.Yet for Sam, who grew up in the shtetls of Poland and Russia, a musician was little more than a beggar who bummed from village to village, from wedding to continued on pg. 4 B e r n s t e i n ’s M a s s C o m m e m o r a t i v e Pr o g r a m 3 PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LEONARD BERNSTEIN OFFICE Maybe the most essential of all the contradictions in my Jamie Bernstein in 2008. bar-mitzvah, barely keeping food in his belly and shoes on his feet.The story goes that Sam refused to pay for his son’s piano lessons.After the famous last-minute conducting debut in Carnegie Hall on November 14, 1943, which rendered Bernstein famous overnight, some reporters challenged Sam about his reluctance to encourage his son’s musical career, to which Sam famously replied,“Well, how was I supposed to know he’d turn into Leonard Bernstein?” So from his earliest conflicts with his father, Bernstein was already establishing a template for a lifetime of wrestling with his creator, of confronting authority. Over and over ag

Who had a big 50s No 1 with A Big Hunk O' Love?

A Big Hunk o' Love by Elvis Presley : Elvis Presley Lyrics : The Elvis SongDataBase Lyrics Home › Elvis Presley.News › Elvis Photos › Elvis SongDataBase › Sitemap › Elvis Presley Lyrics A Big Hunk O' Love Words & Music by Aaron Schroeder and Sid Wayne Hey baby, I ain't askin' much of you No no no no no no no no baby, I ain't askin' much of you Just a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do Don't be a stingy little mama You're 'bout to starve me half to death Well you can spare a kiss or two and Still have plenty left, no no no Baby, I ain't askin' much of you Just a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do You're just a natural born beehive Filled with honey to the top Well I ain't greedy baby All I want is all you got, no no no Baby, I ain't askin' much of you Just a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do I got wishbone in my pocket I got a rabbit's foot 'round my wrist You know I'd have all the things these lucky charms could bring If you'd give me just one sweet kiss, no no no no no no no Baby, I ain't askin' much of you Just a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do Recorded: 1958/06/10, first released on single Nashville Sessions June 10, Elvis managed to squeeze in a quick Nashville recording session. His last session until the spring of 1960 after his discharge from active duty. June 10, 1958 RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee I Got Stung J2WB 3257-24 At this session, one of his best, Elvis recorded 'I Need Your Love Tonight', 'A Big Hunk O' Love', 'Ain't That Loving You Baby', 'Ain't That Loving You Baby' (Fast Version), '(Now And Then There's A) Fool Such As I' and 'I Got Stung'. All except 'Ain't That Loving You Baby' were released in 1958 / 1959 with great success. 'Wear My Ring Around Your Neck' #3 / 'Doncha' Think It's Time' #21 April '58 'One Night' #4 / 'I Got Stung' #8 October '58 '(Now And Then There's A) Fool Such As I' #2 / 'I Need Your Love Tonight' #4 March '59 'A Big Hunk O' Love' #1 / 'My Wish Came True' #12 June '59 ('My Wish Came True' was from the September '57 sessions.) Find on CD : Studio Aloha From Hawaii CD Elvis Presley makes television and entertainment history with his Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii - Via Satellite special. Performed at the Honolulu International Center Arena on January 14, 1973, broadcast live at 12:30 AM Hawaiian time, beamed via Globecam Satellite to Australia, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, South Vietnam and other countries. It is seen on a delayed basis in around thirty European countries. A tape of the show will be seen in America on April 4th on NBC. The live broadcast in January attracts 37.8% of the viewers in Japan, 91.8% in the Philippines, 70% in Hong Kong, and 70-80% of the viewers in Korea. The April showing in America will attract 51% of the television viewing audience, and will be seen in more American households than man’s first walk on the moon. In all, it will be seen in about forty countries by one billion to 1.5 billion people. Elvis commissions an American Eagle design for his jumpsuit for this show, his patriotic message to his worldwide audience. Never has one performer held the world’s attention in such a way. Elvis is in top form physically and vocally. This is probably the pinnacle of his superstardom, one of the all-time great moments of his career. Elvis was very, very nervous at first. Nobody else had ever done a satellite show before. He was the very first entertainer, ever, to do a satellite show. It was very expansive to rent the satellite for one hour, so Colonel Parker went to NBC, because they owned the satellite, actually it was their recording company. So they cut the deal and it was the first one ever. Elvis was a nervous wreck. But as he went along rehearsing, and enjoying Hawaii, he became very comfortable with it. The thing about it, when you go on a satellite show, you go on stage at a certain time and you got to get off at a certain time, otherwise they will just cut you off, the satellite will cut you off after one hour. So the hardest part that Elvis was worried about, was to time it ri

Whose first hit was Maybellene in 1955?

Chuck Berry records “Maybellene” - May 21, 1955 - HISTORY.com Chuck Berry records “Maybellene” Publisher A+E Networks John Lennon once famously said that “if you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it ‘Chuck Berry.'” That’s how foundational Berry’s contributions were to the music that changed America and the world beginning in the mid-1950s. Even more than Elvis Presley, who was an incomparable performer, but of other people’s songs, Chuck Berry created the do-it-yourself template that most rock-and-rollers still seek to follow. If there can be said to be a single day on which his profound influence on the sound and style of rock and roll began, it was this day in 1955, when an unknown Chuck Berry paid his first visit to a recording studio and cut the record that would make him famous: “Maybellene.” Berry was a part-time professional musician in his native St. Louis and primarily a performer of the blues, but an avid experimenter with other sounds. On a visit to Chicago in May 1955, Berry approached his idol, the great bluesman Muddy Waters, to ask for career advice. Waters pointed him in the direction of his record label, Chess Records, where Berry managed a face-to-face meeting with Leonard Chess and an invitation to return for an audition later that week. When Berry returned, he hoped that Chess would sign him on the strength of one of his blues numbers, but it was a strange rhythm-and-blues/country-western hybrid called “Ida Red” that caught Chess’s ear. Before it was recorded, “Ida Red’ got new lyrics to go with a new title—”Maybellene”—but it retained the totally original sound that Berry had given it. Berry returned to St. Louis unsure of what would come of his Chicago recording session. In the meantime, Leonard Chess made a business deal that was commonplace at the time, trading co-songwriting credit and a third of royalties to the prominent DJ Alan Freed in exchange for his help in promoting “Maybellene.” While audiences legitimately went wild over the backbeat-meets-hillbilly sound of “Maybellene,” it surely did not hurt the record’s chances of success to have Freed play the single for two hours straight during his WINS radio show in the early summer of 1955. Chuck Berry had returned to his part-time job in construction and begun training to be a hairdresser when “Maybellene” hit the airwaves. After “Maybellene” became a #1 R&B hit and a #5 pop hit—the first hit rock-and-roll single by a black performer—Berry set down his hammer and scissors in favor of his Gibson ES-350T and major place in American cultural history. Related Videos

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Janet Jackson's 10 Biggest Hit Songs R&B About.com compiled a list of Jackson’s top 20 greatest hits, check out the list below: 1993: “That’s The Way Love Goes” Janet Jackson’s first platinum single and 4th number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. With over three million copies sold worldwide she earned a Grammy Award for Best R & B Song. 1993: “Again” “Again,” composed by Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis for the movie Poetic Justice, earned an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song. She starred in the film with Tupac Shakur. 2000: “All For You” Janet Jackson’s tenth number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2000. Remaining at the top of the chart for seven weeks more than any other song that year, the song earned a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording and an ASCAP Award for Song of the Year. 1989: “Miss You Much” Janet Jackson’s first platinum single in 1989 and the song spent 4 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. On top of its Billboards success, it was the longest-running number one of 1989 and was also the second-best selling single and the biggest radio airplay song of the year. 1986: “When I Think Of You” Janet Jackson’s first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. At 20 years-old she became the youngest artist to top the chart since Stevie Wonder hit number one at the age of 13 in 1963. 1989: “Rhythm Nation 1814” From BMI Pop Awards for Most Played Song and Songwriter of the Year, to a Billboard Award for Top Dance/Club Play Single and a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video, Rhythm Nation received several honors, influenced several artist such as Lady Gaga and even sparked a new fashion trend—an all black military style look. 1986: “Control” Competing against her legendary brother, Michael Jackson, Janet won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R & B/Soul or Rap Music Video. 1986: “What Have You Done For Me Lately” The first single from Janet Jackson’s third album Control. It was nominated for a Grammy for Best R &B Song and Jackson performed it at the 29th annual Grammy Awards in 1987. 1995:”Scream” with Michael JacksonThe first single from Michael Jackson’s ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, and his first duet with sister Janet. The video won a Grammy and three MTV Video Music Awards. 1990: “Love Will Never Do Without You” Janet Jackson’s became her fifth number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more at RandBabout.com …

Which Gloria co-founded Ms magazine?

An Oral History of �Ms.’ Magazine -- New York Magazine Ms. staff meeting in June 1972. From left: Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Gloria Steinem, Margaret Sloan-Hunter, Suzanne Levine, Mary Thom, Harriet Lyons, Patricia Carbine, and Ruth Sullivan.   (Photo: Nancy Crampton) In the years leading up to the birth of Ms., women had trouble getting a credit card without a man’s signature, had few legal rights when it came to divorce or reproduction, and were expected to aspire solely to marriage and motherhood. Job listings were segregated (�Help wanted, male�). There was no Title IX (banning sex discrimination in federally funded athletic programs); no battered-women’s shelters, rape-crisis centers, and no terms such as sexual harassment and domestic violence. Few women ran magazines, even when the readership was entirely female, and they weren’t permitted to write the stories they felt were important; the focus had to be on fashion, recipes, cosmetics, or how to lure a man and keep him interested. �When I suggested political stories to The New York Times Sunday Magazine, my editor just said something like, �I don’t think of you that way,’ � recalls Gloria Steinem. �It was all pale male faces in, on, and running media,� says Robin Morgan, who was Ms.’s editor in the late eighties and early nineties. But in the mid-sixties, feminist organizations such as New York Radical Women,Redstockings, and NOW began to emerge. On March 18, 1970, about a hundred women stormed into the male editor’s office of Ladies’ Home Journal and staged a sit-in for eleven hours, demanding that the magazine hire a female editor-in-chief. Says feminist activist-writer Vivian Gornick, �It was a watershed moment. It showed us, the activists in the women’s movement, that we did, indeed, have a movement.� See Also: • Emily Nussbaum on the Rise of the Feminist Blogosphere By age 29, Gloria Steinem had forged a reputation as a smart, pithy writer with her 1963 exposé in Show magazine about going undercover as a Playboy Bunny. She was a staff writer at New York Magazine when it debuted in 1968, along with Jimmy Breslin and Tom Wolfe. Radicalized by an abortion speak-out, which she covered for New York in 1969, Steinem started spending more time thinking, writing, and giving talks about feminism. She testified in the Senate in 1970 on behalf of the Equal Rights Amendment, and co-founded the Women’s Action Alliance and the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971. That same year, she helped launchMs. magazine,which became the first periodical ever to be created, owned, and operated entirely by women. A forty-page excerpt of its preview issue was published in the December 20, 1971, issue of this magazine. Here are the stories of the women who were there. Gloria’s Living Room In early 1971, Gloria Steinem and attorney/activist Brenda Feigen hosted a crowd of female journalists at two meetings in their respective apartments�Steinem’s in the East Seventies, Feigen’s in Tudor City�to brainstorm ideas for a possible publication for women. Brenda Feigen (co-founder, with Steinem, of the Women’s Action Alliance, 1971): It was amazing: jammed with well-known women writers, journalists, and activists. All of them said, �We can’t get real stories about women published.� Jane O’Reilly (contributor, 1971�90s): People were sitting on the floor, on chairs, hanging from rafters. When it came to all the topics proposed, it struck me as being like your first trip to Europe: You think you have to go to every single country because you might never get to go back. Article Ideas From a Confidential Memo Some Notes on a New Magazine (4/71): *THE POLITICS OF SEX *DON’T BELIEVE HIM WHEN HE SAYS POLITICS BEGIN IN WASHINGTON. POLITICS BEGIN AT HOME. *HOW NOT TO GO THROUGH MENOPAUSE *A SECRETARY IS AN OFFICE WIFE *SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE LIBERATED PAT NIXON *�OF COURSE, I’M ALL FOR EQUAL PAY, BUT � � *HOW MARRIAGE KILLS LOVE Susan Braudy (co-editor/writer, 1973�78): After one�meeting, Gloria said, �I’ve been thinking about a�newsletter.� Letty Cottin Pogrebi

A Fistfull of Dollars was filmed on location in which country?

Fistful Of Dynamite - The Bridge ( filming location ) Sergio Leone - YouTube Fistful Of Dynamite - The Bridge ( filming location ) Sergio Leone Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Sep 3, 2011 MY FACEBOOK PAGE http://www.facebook.com/pages/On-The-... One of the best scenes in "Fistful Of Dynamite" (aka "Duck You Sucker, Giu' la testa), directed by the great Sergio Leone. Starring: James Cuburn & Rod Steiger. The bridge was located in Almeria, Spain Giù la Testa, roughly translated as Duck Your Head) also known as Duck, You Sucker! and Once Upon a Time... the Revolution is a 1971 Spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone. Leone was known to prefer the title Duck, You Sucker!, which he was convinced was a frequently used American phrase. Its plot is centered on two individuals, a poor Mexican bandit (played by Rod Steiger) and an ex-Irish Republican Army revolutionary (James Coburn), who meet during the turbulent Mexican Revolution Compared to Leone's previous films, the Clint Eastwood "man with no name" trilogy and Once Upon a Time in the West, his new work A Fistful of Dynamite gained lukewarm reviews and little notice. One reason could be Leone's insistence on using the Duck, You Sucker title, which gave potential movie-goers the mistaken impression that the film would be a comic western. (Duck, You Sucker is a fairly direct translation of the repeated phrase of the film, "Giù la Testa, coglione!" in the Italian version, where however the movie was titled just "Giù la Testa"). Leone was convinced the phrase "duck, you sucker" was a popular American expression, contrary to the advice of his American stars Rod Steiger and James Coburn that they had never heard of that phrase. When the film was edited for a re-release in 1972, it was re-titled A Fistful of Dynamite by the studio, hoping to capitalize on Leone's first hit, A Fistful of Dollars. Although the film is often overlooked in Leone's œuvre, many critics have praised its cinematography and its quirky score by Ennio Morricone. The film itself has gained greater stature over time. Category

Which country lies immediately to the south of Estonia?

Estonia U.S. Department of State Background Note Estonia Estonia GEOGRAPHY Between 57.3 and 59.5 degrees latitude and 21.5 and 28.1 degrees longitude, Estonia lies on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea on the level, northwestern part of the rising East European platform. Average elevation reaches only 50 meters (160 ft.). The climate resembles New England's. Oil shale and limestone deposits, along with forests that cover 47% of the land, play key economic roles in this generally resource-poor country. Estonia boasts more than 1,500 lakes, numerous bogs, and 3,794 kilometers of coastline marked by numerous bays, straits, and inlets. Tallinn's Muuga port offers one of Europe's finest warm water harbor facilities. Estonia's strategic location has precipitated many wars fought on its territory between other rival powers at its expense. In 1944, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) granted Russia the trans-Narva and Petseri regions on Estonia's eastern frontier. Russia and Estonia signed a border treaty in 2005 recognizing the current border. Estonia ratified the treaty in June 2005, but Russia subsequently revoked its signature to the treaty, due to a reference the Estonian Parliament inserted regarding the Peace Treaty of Tartu. PEOPLE Estonians belong to the Balto-Finnic group of the Finno-Ugric peoples, as do the Finns and the Hungarians. Archaeological research confirms the existence of human activity in the region as early as 8,000 BC, but by 3,500 BC the principal ancestors of the Estonians had arrived from the east. Estonians have strong ties to the Nordic countries today stemming from deep cultural and religious influences gained over centuries during Scandinavian colonization and settlement. This highly literate society places great emphasis upon education, which is free and compulsory until age 16. About 20% of the population belongs to the following churches registered in Estonia: Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Estonian Orthodox Church subordinated to the Moscow Patriarchate, Baptist Church, Roman Catholic Church, and others. As of November 2006, 84.6% of Estonia's population held Estonian citizenship, 7.6% were citizens of other countries (primarily Russia), and 8.8% were of undetermined citizenship. Written with the Latin alphabet, Estonian is the language of the Estonian people and the official language of the country. Estonian is one of the world's most difficult languages to learn for English-speakers: it has fourteen cases, which can be a challenge even for skilled linguists. During the Soviet era, the Russian language was imposed for official use. HISTORY Ancient Estonians are one of the longest-settled European peoples and have lived along the Baltic Sea for over 5,000 years. The Estonians were an independent nation until the 13th century A.D. The country was then subsequently conquered by Denmark, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and finally Russia, whose defeat of Sweden in 1721 resulted in the Uusikaupunki Peace Treaty, granting Russia rule over what became modern Estonia. First Period of Independence Independence remained out of reach for Estonia until the collapse of the Russian empire during World War I. Estonia declared itself an independent democratic republic in November 1918. In 1920, by the Peace Treaty of Tartu, Soviet Russia recognized Estonia's independence and renounced in perpetuity all rights to its territory. The first constitution of the Republic of Estonia was adopted in 1920 and established a parliamentary form of government. Estonia's independence would last for 22 years, during which time Estonia guaranteed cultural autonomy to all minorities, including its small Jewish population, an act that was unique in Western Europe at the time. Soviet Period Leading up to World War II (WWII), Estonia pursued a policy of neutrality. However, the Soviet Union forcibly incorporated Estonia as a result of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of 1939, in which Nazi Germany gave control of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to the Soviet Union in return for cont

"Which TV series intro said, ""Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear""?"

RETURN WITH US NOW TO THE THRILLING DAYS OF YESTERYEAR! CLAYTON MOORE AS THE LONE RANGER RIDES AGAIN! Click on the above button to hear "Hi Yo Silver, Away"

In which year was the University of Alaska Anchorage founded?

History of UAA | | University of Alaska Anchorage The population of Anchorage is 30,060. University of Alaska begins offering courses on Southcentral military bases. Dr. Terris Moore, President of the University of Alaska (UA), and Regents Elmer Rasmuson and Earl Albrecht worked to expand the University from Fairbanks campus by bringing courses to military bases and developing community colleges.  1953 Territorial Community College Act establishes a framework for cooperation between school districts and the University of Alaska.  1954 The first community colleges are formed at Anchorage and Ketchikan. Anchorage Community College (ACC), a joint venture of the Anchorage Independent School District and the University of Alaska, opens the second floor of what is now West High School.  It offers primarily academic and business related courses, 385 students enrolled in the first semester.  LeVake Renshaw, local consulting engineer, was the first student to enroll, and went on to earn a degree from UAF. Dr. LeRoy Good named the first ACC Director. 1956   First graduation from ACC.  One graduate, Vincent Earl Demarest, receives an Associate of Arts Degree in Business Administration. 1957 Melvin Huden named ACC Director. 1958  Founding of the first student newspaper, the “Campus Courier”. 1959 Alaska enters the Union as the 49th state. Eugene Short named ACC Chief Executive Officer. 1960   The population of Anchorage is 82,833.  William R. Wood named University of Alaska president.  He played a strong role in the expansion of UA into Anchorage. 1961   UA offers graduate courses in Anchorage leading to Masters in Education and Masters of Science in Engineering degrees - the first graduate programs in Southcentral Alaska.  The Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) opens as the first public policy research center in Alaska. 1962   Alaska legislature incorporates the state's community colleges into the University of Alaska higher education system. 1964   Palmer Community College renamed Matanuska-Susitna Community College.  1966   The Anchorage Regional Center (ARC) is established to consolidate public higher education programs in the Anchorage area, including ACC and courses offered at local military bases.  Dr. Donald DaFoe, formerly superintendent of schools in Anchorage, named first provost of the ARC. 1968   Kodiak Community College founded.  Anchorage Regional Center expands to become Southcentral Regional Center administering community colleges, military education, upper division and graduate programs for the entire region.  This institution foreshadowed the current structure of UAA.  Construction begins near Goose Lake on the outskirts of Anchorage for a permanent campus for ACC. 1969   Dr. Lewis Haines named provost of Southcentral Regional Center. 1969 - 1971    Formation of Anchorage Higher Education Consortium between Alaska Methodist University (now Alaska Pacific University) and UA, allowing for ease of transfer credit and sharing of library resources. 1970  The population of Anchorage is 126,385. ACC dedicates its present campus on Providence Ave. and moves from West High School into the five new buildings later named in honor of Eugene Short, Beatrice McDonald, Lucy Cuddy, Gordon Hartlieb and Sally Monserud. University of Alaska, Anchorage is formed in November, composed of ACC and Anchorage Senior College. 1971   The Anchorage Senior College is created from existing upper-division and graduate c

What was John Huston's last movie?

The Dead (1987) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Gabriel Conroy and wife Greta attend an early January dinner with friends at the home of his spinster aunts, an evening which results in an epiphany for both of them. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 48 titles created 12 Sep 2011 a list of 25 titles created 23 Jul 2014 a list of 39 titles created 03 Oct 2014 a list of 39 titles created 02 Jan 2015 a list of 37 titles created 22 Aug 2015 Search for " The Dead " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 14 nominations. See more awards  » Photos The last 24 hours in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a lonely, depressed English consul who retreats to alcohol for solace. Director: John Huston Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum. Director: John Huston A professional hit man and hit woman fall in love. Director: John Huston A psychiatrist involved in a radical new therapy comes under suspicion when his patients are murdered, each according to their individual phobias. Director: John Huston A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church. Director: John Huston A major heist goes off as planned, until bad luck and double crosses cause everything to unravel. Director: John Huston A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life. Director: John Huston Truncated adaptation of Stephen Crane's novel about a Civil War Union soldier who stuggles to find the courage to fight in the heat of battle. Director: John Huston Bizarre tale of sex, betrayal, and perversion at a military post. Director: John Huston Two British soldiers in India decide to resign from the Army and set themselves up as deities in Kafiristan--a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander. Director: John Huston On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple. They meet and things happen... Director: John Huston In a story set during the Hundred Years War, a student who has abandoned his studies in Paris, pairs with a young noblewoman with whom he has fallen in love. Director: John Huston Edit Storyline John Huston's last film is a labor of love at several levels: an adaptation of perhaps one of the greatest pieces of English-language literature by one of Huston's favorite authors, James Joyce; a love letter to the land of his ancestors and the country where his children grew up; and the chance to work with his screenwriter son Tony and his actress daughter Anjelica. The film is delicate and unhurried, detailing an early January dinner at the house of two spinster musician sisters and their niece in turn-of-the-century Ireland, attended by friends and family. Among the visiting attendees are the sisters' nephew Gabriel Conroy and his wife Gretta. The evening's reminiscences bring up melancholy memories for Gretta concerning her first, long-lost love when she was a girl in rural Galway. Her recounting of this tragic love to Gabriel brings him to an epiphany: he learns the difference between mere existence and living. The all-Irish cast and careful period detail give the piece richness... Written by Russ W. <russwlkr@ix.netcom.com>

Who won Super Bowl III?

Super Bowl III: The True Story The Luckiest Football Game Ever Won: The True Story of Super Bowl III INTRODUCTION On January 12, 1969, in Miami's Orange Bowl, the New York Jets met the heavily-favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, the championship game of professional football for the 1968 season. The Jets, winners of the American Football League playoffs, sought to avenge the drubbings AFL teams had taken in the two previous meetings between their upstart mickeymouse* league and the establishment National Football League. In those two contests, the AFL champion had been so thoroughly dominated by its NFL counterpart that cracks began appearing in the proposed merger of the two leagues. If the AFL didn't prove it could compete soon, the merger would be in serious jeopardy. A 26-team league with ten "last-place" teams would hardly seem credible to the ticket-buying public. The NFL Colts' 1968 season had been spectacular, by any measure, even though their legendary quarterback, John Unitas, had missed the entire regular season due to injury. Their 13-1 record was the best in football, they had scored 402 points and yielded only 144, and they had avenged their only loss, to Cleveland, by destroying the self-same Browns in the NFL championship game, 34-0. Some analysts called the Colts "the best team ever." Meanwhile, the AFL Jets paled in comparison, having been fortunate to become the champion of their league. Their only hope against the Colts seemed to be their loud-mouthed quarterback, Joe Namath, whose passing ability gave them at least some chance to score against the Colt defense. Nonetheless, the Jets were 18-point underdogs at game time. ANALYSIS OF THE TEAMS The Colts finished 1968 with a 13-1 record and a point-scoring differential of +258, a number reached by only a handful of teams to this day. Eleven of their 13 wins could be described as "crushing." The Jets' record, meanwhile, was just 11-3 and their scoring differential was only +139; their mediocre defense yielded 280 points, almost twice as many as Baltimore. It should be noted that the second best team in the Jets' division had a record of just 7-7, and the Jets benefited from a soft schedule. The other teams in their division had a feeble combined record of 17-37-2, and they played four games against teams with truly pitiful defenses. Nonetheless, the Jets had still managed to lose to hapless Buffalo (1-12-1) early in the season, 35-37. The score was typical of the AFL's "wide-open" (i.e., no defense) style of play. The Colts, meanwhile, had to play both their arch-rival Rams (10-3-1) and a tough 49er team (7-6-1) twice, as both were in their division. The Colts won all four games, and nine others (including a hard-fought win over defending Super Bowl champ Green Bay), losing only to the Cleveland Browns (10-4), whom they whipped 34-0 in the NFL championship game. The three other teams in Baltimore's division had a combined record of 19-21-2 -- fairly typical -- and a much better record than the teams in the Jets' division. Two other AFL teams, the Chiefs and Raiders, had better regular season records than New York and were statistically superior. Additionally, the Jets were fortunate to win their championship game against Oakland, recovering a lateral at game's end which their opponents ignored -- apparently believing it to be an incomplete forward pass. While the two Super Bowl III teams appear statistically similar (without factoring in the Jets' easier schedule and the obvious overall inferiority of the AFL itself*), the Colt defensive unit was clearly superior where it counted -- keeping opponents' points off the scorebo

What is Marie Osmond's real first name?

Marie Osmond - Biography - IMDb Marie Osmond Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (3) | Trivia  (29) | Personal Quotes  (3) Overview (3) 5' 5" (1.65 m) Mini Bio (1) Marie Osmond was born on October 13, 1959 in Ogden, Utah, USA as Olive Marie Osmond. She is a producer and actress, known for Donny and Marie (1975), Marie (2012) and The Talk (2010). She was previously married to Brian Blosil and Steve Craig . Spouse (3) Was on Broadways "Anna and the King". She appeared in The Muppets ' "She Drives Me Crazy" music video. Has five adopted children. Children: Stephen Blosil (aka Stephen James Craig) (b. 1983 - father is first husband Steve Craig ), Jessica Marie (b. 1987), Rachael Lauren (b. 1989), Michael Brian (b. 1991 - February 26, 2010), Brandon Warren (b. 1996), Brianna Patricia Lynne (b. 1997), Matthew Richard (b. 1999) and Abigail Olive May (b. 2002). Sister of Alan Osmond , Donny Osmond , Jay Osmond , James A. Osmond , Merrill Osmond , Virl Osmond , Tom Osmond and Wayne Osmond . All nine Osmond siblings studied karate under Chuck Norris . Turned down the starring role in the movie, Grease (1978) on "moral grounds". In October, 1999 she disclosed her treatment for severe bout of postpartum depression, following the birth of her 7th child, Matthew, on July 6, 1999. She became so despondent that she left her husband and kids planning never to return. Osmond said she basically gave the baby, and credit card, to her babysitter, got in her car and drove off believing her kids would be better off without her. She reconsidered later when her husband reached out to her by cell phone. In addition to being an international celebrity, Marie is also a businesswoman. In 1991, she launched the "Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Collector Dolls" line on QVC and at Disney theme parks. It has become QVC's top selling doll line, has been nominated for Trendsetter of the Year in the collectibles industry, and has moved into the retail and direct response markets. She began sculpting a number of her own dolls in 1993, and she received three Dolls of Excellence award nominations during the 1997 International Toy Fair. In 1998, she reached a hallmark achievement by selling her 1,000,000th doll on QVC. Co-founder/co-host, with John Schneider , of Children's Miracle Network, a project of The Osmond Foundation. The largest annual broadcast in fund raising history, it has raised in excess of 1.8 billion dollars since 1983, 100 percent of which has stayed in the local area in which it was raised for medical treatment, research and assistance, benefiting children's hospitals throughout the U.S. and Canada. In 1989, the Country Music Foundation presented Marie with the prestigious Roy Acuff Award in recognition of her efforts on behalf of children. She is a close childhood friend of Shawn Southwick .

Who sang a solo at Prince Charles and Lady Di's wedding?

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - Royal Wedding 1981 - "LIVE RECORDING" - YouTube Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - Royal Wedding 1981 - "LIVE RECORDING" Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jan 3, 2008 Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings "Let the Bright Seraphim" from the oratorio "Samson" by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). It's a "LIVE RECORDING" from the "Royal Wedding" for Prince Charles and Princess Diana at St. Paul Cathedral London UK in 1981, converted from an old LP. With John Wallance(trumpetist), Bach Choir and the Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks / conductor. Category

Calabar international airport is in which country?

Calabar Margaret Ekpo International Airport Home  /  World Airport Directory  /  Nigeria  / Calabar Margaret Ekpo International Airport Calabar Margaret Ekpo International Airport Country: Nigeria Airport serving the Cross River State in southeastern Nigeria Local time GMT (winter/summer): +1/+1 Geographic coordinates:  Latitude (4.98), Longitude (8.35) IATA code: CBQ

"Who said, ""A man is only as old as the woman he feels?"""

A man's only as old as the woman he feels. - Groucho Marx - BrainyQuote A man's only as old as the woman he feels. Find on Amazon: Groucho Marx Cite this Page: Citation

Which country did Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki set sail from on its journey to Eastern Polynesia?

Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki Voyage - History in the Headlines Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki Voyage October 6, 2014 By Christopher Klein The Kon-Tiki voyage, 1947 Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki Voyage Author Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki Voyage URL Google Born on October 6, 1914, in Larvik, Norway, Thor Heyerdahl was no armchair anthropologist. He gained worldwide fame in 1947 when he crossed the Pacific Ocean on a primitive balsawood raft to prove his theory that South Americans could have originally populated Polynesia. On the 100th anniversary of Heyerdahl’s birth, look back at his historic Kon-Tiki voyage. In 1937, fledgling Norwegian zoological researcher Thor Heyerdahl traveled to the South Pacific with his newlywed wife to study the flora and fauna of the isolated Marquesas Islands. As he collected a menagerie of specimens on the tiny Polynesian island of Fatu Hiva, however, Heyerdahl’s curious mind drifted from thoughts of living creatures to those of ancient civilizations. Aware of the prevailing scholarly wisdom that people from Southeast Asia had arrived from the west to first populate Polynesia, the Norwegian couldn’t help but notice the trade winds and breakers rolling across the Pacific Ocean from the east. Heyerdahl noted the presence of South American plants such as the sweet potato in Polynesia and the similarities between stone figures on Fatu Hiva and the monoliths erected by ancient South American civilizations. He saw parallels in the physical appearances, rituals and myths of Polynesians and South Americans, and around the glow of a fire, he listened as an elder spoke of a demigod named Tiki who brought his ancestors to the island from a big country beyond the eastern horizon. Heyerdahl on board Kon-Tiki. (Credit: Archive Photos/Getty Images) Heyerdahl returned to Norway with fish, jars of beetles and a new dream—to challenge conventional wisdom and demonstrate that the first people who settled Polynesia came from the east, not the west. He abandoned his zoology studies and developed an ethnological theory that two waves of people from the Americas populated the South Pacific. The first wave, Heyerdahl said, arrived around A.D. 500 from pre-Incan Peru by way of Easter Island on rafts that drifted on the currents of the Pacific Ocean; the second came approximately 500 years later from the coast of British Columbia by way of Hawaii. Critics thought the theory impossible and said the open rafts of South America’s pre-Incan civilizations were hardly seaworthy enough to make an oceanic crossing. Heyerdahl, however, was determined to prove that such a voyage was possible—even if it meant risking his life. Although the Norwegian had no sailing experience and couldn’t even swim, he announced plans to make the perilous crossing on a log raft built only with tools available to pre-Columbian South Americans. “Your mother and father will be very grieved when they hear of your death,” one skeptical diplomat told Heyerdahl when hearing of his plan. Promising “nothing but a free trip to Peru and the South Sea islands and back,” Heyerdahl recruited a five-man crew who built a 30-by-15-foot raft made of nine balsawood logs harvested from the Ecuadorian jungle lashed together with hemp ropes. An open bamboo cabin with overlapping banana leaves covering the roof provided the only protection from the elements. With a smash of a coconut against the bow, the vessel was christened Kon-Tiki after the legendary Peruvian sun god who had vanished westward across the sea, a mythical figure who served as the mirror image to the Polynesian demigod Tiki who had arrived from the east. On April 28, 1947, Kon-Tiki departed Callao, Peru, with six men and a Spanish-speaking green parrot aboard. Borne along by the northeast-east trade winds that billowed the massive square sail bearing the image of the bearded Kon-Tiki, the raft groaned and creaked as it drifted across the vast blue desert of water. Although the vessel carried a radio that the crew used to provide daily meteorological and oceanographic observations, a rescue would have been nearly imp

Donna Gaines is better known by which name?

About: Donna Summer About: Donna Summer An Entity of Type : person , from Named Graph : http://dbpedia.org , within Data Space : dbpedia.org LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known by her stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer, songwriter, and painter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the late-1970s. A five-time Grammy Award winner, she was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach No. 1 on the United States Billboard album chart and charted four number-one singles in the U.S. within a 12-month period. Summer has reportedly sold over 140 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. Property abstract دونا سمر (31 ديسمبر 1948 - 17 مايو 2012)، مغنية وشاعرة وفنانة أمريكية. ولدت باسم «لا دونا أدريان جانيس»، اكتسبت شهره واسعة في السبعينات، ولقبت (بملكة الديسكو). وتعتبر من أهم الفنانات التي أسسن الديسكو، وهي حققت نجاحاً في فترة السبعينات والثمانينات.ومن المعروف أنها الفنانة الوحيدة التي امتلكت ولا زالت تملك الرقم القياسي في أمتلاك ثلاثة ألبومات مُضاعفة، مُتتالية تضرب المرتبة الأولى في سنة واحدة على مُخطط لوحة الأغاني، وأصبحت الفنانة الأولى والوحيدة التي تمتلك أربع أغاني مُنفرده تضرب المرتبة الأولى لمُدة 12 شهر أي سنة كاملة.[بحاجة لمصدر] وتجاوزت مبيعاتها الـ130 مليون نسخة حول العالم.[بحاجة لمصدر]32x28pxبوابة السينما الأمريكية32x28pxبوابة سينما32x28pxبوابة أعلام32x28pxبوابة الولايات المتحدة32x28pxبوابة موسيقى (ar) LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known by her stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer, songwriter, and painter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the late-1970s. A five-time Grammy Award winner, she was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach No. 1 on the United States Billboard album chart and charted four number-one singles in the U.S. within a 12-month period. Summer has reportedly sold over 140 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. While influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s, she became the front singer of a psychedelic rock band named Crow and moved to New York City. Joining a touring version of the musical Hair, she left New York and spent several years living, acting, and singing in Europe, where she met music producers, Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. Summer returned to the U.S., in 1975 with commercial success of the song 'Love to Love You Baby', followed by a string of other hits, such as "I Feel Love", "Last Dance", "MacArthur Park", "Heaven Knows", "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls", "Dim All the Lights", "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (duet with Barbra Streisand), and "On the Radio". She became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained a global following. Summer died on May 17, 2012, at her home in Naples, Florida. In her obituary in The Times, she was described as the "undisputed queen of the Seventies disco boom" who reached the status of "one of the world's leading female singers." Moroder described Summer's work with him on the song 'I Feel Love' as "really the start of electronic dance" music. In 2013, Summer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (en) LaDonna Adrian Gaines, conocida como Donna Summer (Boston, Massachusetts, 31 de diciembre de 1948 - Naples, Florida, 17 de mayo de 2012) fue una cantante, compositora, pianista y actriz estadounidense, mundialmente famosa por sus géneros de disco y pop durante los años '70 y comienzos de los años ochenta.Ganó en cinco ocasiones los premios Grammy. Fue la primera artista en tener tres álbumes consecutivos en alcanzar el número #1 en los Estados Unidos en el Billboard Hot 100. A lo largo de su carrera vendió más de 150 millones de copias en todo el mundo, lo que la convierte en uno de los músicos con mayores ventas de todos los tiempos. Sus canciones más conocidas a lo largo de su carrera son, «Last Dance», «Hot Stuff», «On the Radio», «She Works Hard for the Money», «Love to Love you Baby», «I Feel Love», «Bad Girls» y «No More Tears (Enough is Enough)», un dúo que grabó con Barbra Streisand. Summer se invol

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Elements Named for People - Element Eponyms bohrium (Bh, 107) – Niels Bohr curium (Cm, 96) – Pierre and Marie Curie einsteinium (Es, 99) – Albert Einstein fermium (Fm, 100) – Enrico Fermi gallium (Ga, 31) – both named after Gallia (Latin for France) and its discoverer, Lecoq de Boisbaudran (le coq, the French word for 'rooster' translates to gallus in Latin) hahnium (105) – Otto Hahn (Dubnium, named for Dubna in Russia, is the IUPAC-accepted name for element 105) lawrencium (Lr, 103) – Ernest Lawrence meitnerium (Mt, 109) – Lise Meitner mendelevium (Md, 101) – Dmitri Mendeleev continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States nobelium (No, 102) – Alfred Nobel roentgenium (Rg, 111) – Wilhelm Roentgen (formerly Ununumium) rutherfordium (Rf, 104) – Ernest Rutherford seaborgium (Sg, 106) – Glenn T. Seaborg

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Meryl Streep praises Margaret Thatcher as 'figure of awe' | Film | The Guardian Meryl Streep Meryl Streep praises Margaret Thatcher as 'figure of awe' Awarded an Oscar for her portrayal of the former PM in The Iron Lady, actor pays tribute to her 'grit' and model as a female leader, while Arnold Schwarzenegger adds to chorus of praise and Ken Loach calls for her funeral to be privatised 'A pioneer for women in politics' … Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep) in The Iron Lady. Photograph: Weinstein/Everett/Rex Tuesday 9 April 2013 05.19 EDT First published on Tuesday 9 April 2013 05.19 EDT Close This article is 3 years old Meryl Streep, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the 2011 biopic The Iron Lady , has described the late former prime minister as a "figure of awe" . The actor issued a statement after Thatcher's death at the age of 87 on Monday, which followed a stroke. Streep said her subject had been a pioneer – "willingly or unwillingly" – for the role of women in politics, allowing females from across the globe to dare to dream of leadership. "It is hard to imagine a part of our current history that has not been affected by measures she put forward in the UK at the end of the 20th century," wrote Streep. "To me she was a figure of awe for her personal strength and grit. To have come up, legitimately, through the ranks of the British political system, class-bound and gender-phobic as it was, in the time that she did and the way that she did, was a formidable achievement." The Iron Lady received criticism in some quarters for initially portraying Thatcher in her dotage as a forgetful old woman suffering from dementia. The film, directed by Mamma Mia's Phyllida Lloyd and written by Abi Morgan, then swept through the life of the Grantham grocer's daughter from her early years in politics to her 1980s heyday. The biopic received mixed reviews , but Streep was widely praised for her note-perfect turn as the former prime minister, a performance which saw her win her third Oscar, eighth Golden Globe and second Bafta. Jim Broadbent played Thatcher's husband, Dennis, and Anthony Head played her longest-serving cabinet member (and eventual deputy) Geoffrey Howe. The full text of Streep's statement following Thatcher's death is as follows: Margaret Thatcher was a pioneer, willingly or unwillingly, for the role of women in politics. It is hard to imagine a part of our current history that has not been affected by measures she put forward in the UK at the end of the 20th century. Her hard-nosed fiscal measures took a toll on the poor, and her hands-off approach to financial regulation led to great wealth for others. There is an argument that her steadfast, almost emotional loyalty to the pound sterling has helped the UK weather the storms of European monetary uncertainty. But to me she was a figure of awe for her personal strength and grit. To have come up, legitimately, through the ranks of the British political system, class-bound and gender-phobic as it was, in the time that she did and the way that she did, was a formidable achievement. To have won it, not because she inherited position as the daughter of a great man, or the widow of an important man, but by dint of her own striving. To have withstood the special hatred and ridicule, unprecedented in my opinion, levelled in our time at a public figure who was not a mass murderer; and to have managed to keep her convictions attached to fervent ideals and ideas – wrongheaded or misguided as we might see them now – without corruption – I see that as evidence of some kind of greatness, worthy for the argument of history to settle. To have given women and girls around the world reason to supplant fantasies of being princesses with a different dream: the real-life option of leading their nation; this was groundbreaking and admirable. I was honoured to try to imagine her late life journey, after power; but I have only a glancing understanding of what her many struggles were, and how she managed to sail through to the other side. I wish to convey my respectful con

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Which rock star featured in Marvel's 50th issue of Marvel Premiere in 1979?

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Women Women More WOMEN'S PROGRAM HISTORY The USA Softball Women’s National Team is the most decorated program in the sport’s history, owning an unmatched 26 Olympic, World Championship, Pan American or World Cup of Softball Gold Medals. Team USA won three consecutive Olympic Gold Medals (1996, 2000, 2004) and a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games. The Women’s National Team has captured the past seven Pan American Championships and have captured nine World Championship Gold Medals. AT THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES Since softball was introduced into the Pan American Games in 1979, the USA Softball Women's National Team has dominated, winning six of the seven gold medals and a silver in 1983. The USA will again be the odds-on favorite to capture the gold medal when in travels to Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the 2015 Pan American Games. In seven Pan American Games, the USA Softball Women's National Team has been nothing short of outstanding. The USA has won 72 of 75 games for a winning percentage of .960. In 75 games the USA has outscored their opponents 505 to 31. Since losing to Canada 5-4 in the gold medal game of the 1983 Pan American Games in Venezuela, the USA has put together a 51-game win streak in capturing gold medals in the last five Pan American Games. In 1987 in Indianapolis, IN the USA defeated Puerto Rico 4-1 in the gold medal game. In 1991 the USA routed Canada 14-1 for the gold medal and in 1995 the USA captured their third consecutive gold medal with a 4-0 win over Puerto Rico. At the 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, Canada the USA needed extra innings to defeat host Canada 1-0 in eight innings and capture its fourth consecutive title. The USA outscored its opponents 83-1. At the 2003 Pan Am Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the USA was as dominating as ever posting a perfect 9-0 record while outscoring its opponents 59-1. With the USA as the heavy favorite, Canada, Puerto Rico and Cuba are expected to battle the Red, White and Blue for the title in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2007. In 2011, with a Pan American Games roster full of 17 rookies, the USA Softball Women's National team recorded the program's eighth Pan American Games gold medal.  The U.S. completed the tournament with a perfect 9-0 record. AT THE WBSC WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The USA Softball Women’s National Team has participated in 13 WBSC Women’s World Championships and has finished out of the medals only once, the 1982 World Championships in Chinese Taipei. It took Australia, Chinese Taipei and an outbreak of stomach flu to make it happen. The USA Softball Women’s National Team program has brought home a total of nine gold medals,making them perhaps the most successful team sport on the Olympic program over the last three decades. They have also collected foursilver World Championship medals In World Championship play, the USA has amassed a lifetime record of 124-11. The USA offense has outscored its opponents collectively 812-56.  AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES The U.S. went 8-1 to capture the first ever gold medal at the 1996 Olympics. The U.S. defeated China 3-1 in the gold medal game. Its lone loss of the Games came to Australia (2-1) in round-robin play. At the 2000 Olympics the U.S. had its 112 game win streak snapped with a 2-1 11 inning loss to Japan in round-robin play. The U.S. proceeded to lose two more games (2-0 to China and 2-1 to Australia). It was the first time in the history of USA Softball that a Women’s National Team lost three games in a row.  The U.S. rebounded to win five consecutive games including wins in the playoffs over China (3-0 in 10 innings), Australia (1-0) and Japan (2-1 in eight innings) in the gold medal game to capture its second consecutive gold medal. In Athens at the 2004 Olympic Games, the U.S. Women’s National Team was anointed as the “Real Dream Team” by Sports Illustrated. The performance by the U.S. Olympic Softball Team will go down in history as one of the most dominant ever. The U.S. squad led by Mike Candrea was considered the best women’s softball team ever assembled and possibly the most dominan

In what year of the 1990s was baseball's World Series canceled?

1994 World Series is Canceled | World History Project Sep 14 1994 1994 World Series is Canceled The 1994 World Series was canceled on September 14 of that year due to an ongoing strike by the Major League Baseball Players Association, which had begun on August 12. It was only the second time in the event's history (and the first time since 1904) that the Fall Classic was not played. The Associated Press writers, at the end of the aborted season, chose to name "unofficial" champions when naming their Managers of the Year as Felipe Alou and Buck Showalter, who were leading when the season abruptly ended. Traditionally, the next season's All-Star Game managers are the league champions. Because of the strike, the leagues chose to name their unofficial champion managers to the traditional honor. The 1994 World Series was supposed to have the NL champion open at home. Because it was canceled, the rotation was pushed back a year - which meant from 1995-2002, the NL champion had home field advantage in odd-numbered years, and AL in even-numbered years. Beginning in 2003, the league that won the All-Star Game had its champion open the World Series at home (as a consequence, since the AL has not lost the All-Star Game since 1996, the NL champ last opened at home in 2001). Source: Wikipedia Added by: Kevin Rogers The Major League Players Association rejected an owner's salary cap proposal, asking players to split all revenues 50-50. In addition, the citation stated that salary arbitration would be eliminated and free agency for players could be reached after four years in the majors instead of six. As negotiations continued to heat up, the owners decided to withhold $7.8 million that they were obligated to pay into the players' pension and benefit plans. The final straw fell after the Senate Judiciary Committee failed to approve an antitrust legislation that left the players with little choice but to strike. On September 14th, the remainder of the baseball season was canceled thirty-four days into the players' strike. As a result, the World Series was also called off for the first time since 1904. Three months later, the owners unilaterally implemented a salary cap as negotiations remained at a standstill. Source: baseball almanac Added by: Kevin Rogers The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike was the eighth work stoppage in baseball history, as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage in 23 years. The 232-day strike, which lasted from August 12, 1994, to April 2, 1995, led to the cancellation of between 931 and 948 games overall, including the entire 1994 postseason and World Series (these numbers account for the fact that postseason series can be of varying lengths; in addition, 12 other games scheduled to be played prior to August 12, 1994 were cancelled for other reasons, mainly weather-related). The cancellation of the 1994 World Series was the first since 1904; meanwhile, Major League Baseball became the first professional sport to lose its entire postseason due to a labor dispute. Owners demanded a salary cap in response to the worsening financial situation in baseball. Ownership claimed that small-market clubs would fall by the wayside unless teams agreed to share local broadcasting revenues (to increase equity amongst the teams) and enact a salary cap, a proposal that the players adamantly opposed. On January 18, 1994, the owners approved a new revenue-sharing plan keyed to a salary cap, which required the players’ approval. The following day, the owners amended the Major League agreement by giving complete power to the commissioner on labor negotiations. The dispute was played out with a backdrop of years of hostility and mistrust between the two sides. What arguably stood in the way of a compromise settlement was the absence of an official commissioner ever since the owners forced Fay Vincent to resign in September 1992. Vincent described the situation this way: "The Union basically doesn’t trust the Ownership because collusion was a $280 million theft by Bud Selig and Jerry Reinsdorf of that money from the players. I

Albert Giacometti found fame as what?

NPR's Morning Edition -- Giacometti Retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art   Click to enlarge Dec. 17, 2001 -- To many, the sculptures of Alberto Giacometti have become icons of the anxious mood of the post-World War II era: Thin, solitary figures with long arms and legs, betraying just a hint of human form. The Swiss artist was one of the surrealists, but found fame with a style of sculpture that was completely original. Giacometti would have been 100 this year -- and in an appropriate gesture by the first museum to ever buy his work, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City is holding a commemorative exhibition with works from Giacometti's long career. David D'Arcy reports for Morning Edition that even now, what the artist's sculptures actually express is a matter of debate. Most art critics assumed that those thin figures were rising from the ashes of Europe after the Holocaust, embodiments of a worldview that came to be called existentialism. Spoon Woman, 1926-27   Click to enlarge Giacometti himself often said they were his homage to the ancient Greek and Egyptian art he saw and sketched at the Louvre Museum in Paris. But many critics say it is the very ambiguity of the images that give them such power. Giacometti did not intend to become a sculptor when he began his art career in Paris. A few years before he died in 1966, he told a French television interviewer that he took up the form because it wasn't easy: "I did not want to spend my whole life making sculpture. I started sculpting because it was the art that I understood the least about. I should have moved on to other things that suited me better, but I couldn't tolerate the fact that I wasn't suited for sculpture. So kept doing it, so I'd get it out of my system." In a famous encounter, the head of the surrealist movement, Andre Breton, asked Giacometti whether any artist cared what a human head looked like. Giacometti said, "I do." Point to the Eye, 1932 Mus�e national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.   Click to enlarge That ended his relationship with the surrealists -- but the thin sculptures that began taking shape in Giacometti's studio still have echoes of the surreal, said Tobias Bezzola of the Kunsthaus Zurich, which collaborated with MoMA on the show. The breadth of the MoMA exhibit, with about 200 works from all stages of the artist's career, proves Giacometti's skill as a painter, too. In the last decade of his life, Giacometti turned to nature, concentrating on portraits, when the trend in art was abstraction. Six decades of Alberto Giacometti's work are on view at the Museum of Modern Art through Jan. 8, 2002. Search for more broadcast coverage on art museums . Other Resources • The Museum of Modern Art, New York has an extensive Flash presentation with examples of the art in the Giacometti exhibit , along with extensive critical notes following the progression of his career.

Who first flew in Friendship 7?

7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn - History in the Headlines 7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn December 8, 2016 By Barbara Maranzani Share HISTORY honors astronaut and former Ohio senator John Glenn, who died on December 8, 2016 at the age of 95. Share this: 7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn Author 7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn URL Google On February 20, 1962, John H. Glenn became the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth when he successfully completed three orbits aboard the space capsule “Friendship 7.” In the midst of Cold War tensions and amid the very real fear that the Soviet Union was winning the space race, Glenn’s accomplishment brought a sense of pride and relief to Americans and instantly made the 31-year-old Glenn a national hero. Glenn resigned from NASA in 1964, and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1974, representing Ohio for 25 years. In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 as a payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Discovery, making him the oldest person to fly in space. Glenn died on December 8, 2016, at the age of 95, following several years of declining health. John Glenn was a star before joining the Mercury program. John Glenn (Credit: NASA) Glenn had fallen in love with flying at an early age, building model airplanes while growing up in Ohio. In 1941, Glenn discovered a U.S. Department of Commerce program looking for students to train as pilots. Just six months after he received his license, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Glenn initially enlisted in both the U.S. Army Air Corps and U.S. Navy aviation cadet program, but was eventually assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps. Glenn flew 59 missions in the South Pacific, where one of his wingmen was baseball legend Ted Williams. After serving in the Korean War, Glenn was appointed to a naval test pilot program, where he completed one of the world’s first supersonic transcontinental flights in 1957. Glenn received an enormous amount of publicity following this feat, which brought him to the attention of the NACA, the predecessor to NASA, who selected him to become one of the Mercury 7 astronauts. John Glenn gave his space capsule it’s famous nickname. Glenn inspecting the artwork design for “Friendship 7.” (Credit: NASA) The official name for Glenn’s mission was Mercury-Atlas 6. “Mercury” for the mission program itself (named after the Roman god of speed), and “Atlas 6” to indicate that this was the 6th mission to use the newer, faster Atlas rocket as a launch vehicle. As was common practice among most pilots, the astronauts selected for the Mercury program often gave their capsules personal nicknames—Glenn asked his children for suggestions on what he should name the vessel before finally deciding on the word “Friendship” and adding the number “7” to honor his fellow Mercury members. Glenn’s mission was delayed numerous times, leading to concern and anxiety. Guenter Wendt, the original pad leader for NASA’s manned programs, coaxes a smile from Glenn after a postponement of the mission. (Credit: NASA) Originally scheduled for December 1961 and then pushed to January 13, problems with the new Atlas rocket that would serve as the space capsule’s launching pad caused a two-week delay. On January 27, with television crews already set up to broadcast from both the launch site and Glenn’s home, where his wife, Annie, and his children were anxiously watching, poor weather conditions forced another postponement. When the mission was scrapped, the reporters, accompanied by none other than Vice President Lyndon Johnson, tried to gain access to Glenn’s home in hopes of interviewing his wife. Annie refused to speak to them, and when John heard about the pressure put on his wife, he backed her up, leading to a clash with government officials. The launch was delayed yet again on January 30 after a fuel leak was discovered, followed by yet another weather delay. Finally, with all mechanical issues solved and fair weather forecasted, Glenn was once again strapped into Friendship 7

Who had a 50s No 1 with Stagger Lee?

The Annotated "Stagger Lee" "Delia whistled a different tune--what tune could that be?" The Annotated "Stagger Lee" Words by Robert Hunter; music by Jerry Garcia Copyright Ice Nine Publishing; used by permission. 1940 Xmas evening with a full moon over town Staggerlee met Billy DeLyon and he blew that poor boy down Do you know what he shot him for? What do you make of that? Baio, Baio, tell me how can this be? You arrest the girls for turning tricks but you're scared of Staggerlee Staggerlee is a madman and he shot my Billy dead Baio you go get him or give the job to me Delia DeLyon, dear sweet Delia-D How the hell can I arrest him when he's twice as big as me? Don't ask me to go downtown - I wouldn't come back alive Not only is that mother big but he packs a .45 Baio Delia said just give me a gun He shot my Billy dead now I'm gonna see him hung She waded to DeLyon's Club through Billy DeLyon's blood Stepped up to Staggerlee at the bar Said Buy me a gin fizz , love As Staggerlee lit a cigarette she shot him in the balls Blew the smoke off her revolver, had him dragged to city hall Baio, Baio, see you hang him high He shot my Billy dead and now he's got to die Delia went a walking down on Singapore Street A three-piece band on the corner played "Nearer, My God, to Thee" but Delia whistled a different tune...what tune could it be? The song that woman sung was Look out Staggerlee The song that Delia sung was Look out Staggerlee The song that woman sung was Look out Staggerlee The song that Delia sung was Look out Staggerlee Key: F (Bridge in G) Time signature: Cut time Chords used: F, C, B-flat, A A-flat, G7, A7, Em, D, G, Songbook availability: Shakedown Street First performance: August 30, 1978, at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. "Stagger Lee" appeared in the first set, between "Mama Tried" and "Looks Like Rain." The show also featured the first "I Need A Miracle" and "If I Had the World to Give." The song has had a fairly consistent place in the repertoire over the years, disappearing now and then for extended periods. In Robert Hunter's Stagger Lee There are a number of tunes entitled "Stagger Lee" which have been recorded over the years. They all derive from a series of tales and songs in African- American folklore. See Tony Kullen's essay, available at Alex Allan's site: Stagger Lee: A Historical Look at the Urban Legend for a detailed look at the topic. One serious attempt to ascertain the possible historical existence of Stacker Lee was made, in an article by Richard E. Buehler, "Stacker Lee: a Partial Investigation into the Historicity of a Negro Murder Ballad," published in the Keystone Folklore Quarterly in the Fall, 1967 issue (pp. 187-191.) Buehler identifies a Stacker Lee who was a Confederate officer and subsequently an upstanding member of the community, and who is unlikely to have been the model for the badman of legend. And while Buehler suggests several lines for further research, no one seems to have taken up the task--notably the possibility that the key to the historicity of the ballad may lie in the name "Billy Lyons," rather than in Stacker Lee. This historical Stacker Lee unearthed by Buehler was the member of the Lee family of steamboat owners, and he points out that "Many of the Lee Line boats were named for members of the Lee family, and one of them was the Stacker Lee (hence the name of Miss Ferber's showboat [immortalized in her book, Show Boat ]). This boat was commissioned in 1906 and went down in 1916." (p. 188) Blair Jackson, in his magazine "Golden Road" said this about "Stagger Lee": ""Stagger Lee," who pops on the Shakedown album is a fabled character who some suggest dates back to the Civil War. Variously called "Stag-O-Lee," "Stack-O-Lee," and other names, the song is about a scoundrel who killed Billy Lyons because he stole Stag's Stetson hat. Stag-O-Lee was upset about the death, though--because he failed to shoot Billy right between the eyes. Songwriters over the years have elaborated on the story, bringing in the bad man's deals with the devil, etc. It's been recorded

Who wrote the novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Modernism Lab Essays Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Elyse Graham When James Joyce was nearly blind and working on the first draft of Finnegans Wake , the book he permitted himself during his daily reading window was Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, a best-selling satire by Anita Loos . 1 The book has the interest of biographical color rather than any usefulness for explaining the Wake. But Loos uses language in an interesting way; her book is a prime example of modernist techniques seeping into popular use. And the dialect humor is close to what Joyce worked for in certain chapters of his earlier books. (In fact, although Loos works against the background of modernism and name-checks Conrad, there is an important sense in which her book is a reminder of how much high modernism borrowed from popular culture. Emphasis on the material of language had characterized the main stream of American literary humor throughout the nineteenth century.) Loos grew up in California in a small family that ran a nickelodeon. She spent her spare hours at the library poring over magazines that arrived from back East. For extra income, her father enrolled his children as players in various stock troupes and touring companies, but Loos apparently didn’t care for acting. At six years old, she had won a children’s poetry contest, which left her intent, she later said, to become a famous writer (Carey, 15-20). 2 She struck the right kind of writing for her historical moment in 1916. That year she sketched out a film treatment—it was a short story laid out visually, since she didn’t know scriptwriting technique—and mailed it to Biograph, the production company that made reels for her family’s theater. An envelope returned bearing a check and a release form. She was twenty-three years old. Over the next several years, Loos wrote a number of scripts for Biograph and eventually moved to New York City-- where, she recalled later, she would be "breathing the same air as Henry Mencken" (Carey, 21-28). Loos befriended Mencken, and later claimed to have had a flirtatious relationship with him—not a distinction; he tried to charm most of the women he met. One day in 1924, while riding a train across the Midwest, Loos noticed that the men in her car ignored her but leaped to hoist luggage for the blonde beside her. She simmered and thought about a blonde who then had Mencken’s arm, undeservedly in Loos’s opinion. "There was some mystifying difference between us,” she later wrote of the train passenger. “Why did she so far outdistance me in feminine allure? Could her power, like that of Samson, have something to do with her hair?"  3 Loos took out a yellow pad and began to write. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes became the American best-seller of 1925 . When it first appeared in serial in the women's magazine "Harper's Bazaar," the story made circulation fly—and so increased male readership that makers of cigars, menswear, and sporting goods started to run ads (Loos, 80). Edith Wharton, tongue only a little in cheek, hailed it as "the great American novel." "Apparently," wrote a theater critic in 1926, "every present day musical show is compelled by law to include a song called 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.'" 4 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes masquerades as the diary of one Lorelei Lee, a flapper from Little Rock who lives well on the bounty of older men. With a brunette friend who, in the capacity of chaperone, eggs her on, Lorelei has various adventures in gold-digging and finally marries a Philadelphia millionaire, whom she convinces to move to Hollywood so she can be in pictures. The book had nothing new to say about sexual politics. Even ten years earlier, chorus girls and blondes were worn gags on the magazine circuit. 5 The richness of Blondes lies in its mastery—and it is mastery—of dialect and irony. Loos always said that she finished the manuscript on the train and forgot it in her suitcase for six months, but six months is just enough time to groom prose and leave a cover of indifference. If comedy is a rhetorical device, so is talent. Lorelei writ