Who was the President of the USA at the start of the 20th Century?

Presidents Appointing Justices in the 20th Century   The Question: Who is the only U.S. President in the 20th century not to     appoint a chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? The Answer: Actually, a majority of 20th     century presidents have not appointed a chief justice. A total     of 18 presidents served during the 20th century and eight of them have     appointed chief justices ,     while ten have not. The only president serving in the 20th century not to appoint     any Supreme Court Justice was Jimmy Carter. All the other presidents     serving in the 20th century appointed at least one Supreme Court     Justice. The nine presidents and the chief justices they have appointed     are: President William Howard Taft appointed Chief Justice Edward      Douglass White Warren G. Harding appointed William Howard Taft Herbert Hoover appointed Charles Evans Hughes Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Harlan Fiske Stone Harry Truman appointed Fred Moore Vinson Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Earl Warren Richard M. Nixon appointed Warren E. Burger Ronald W. Reagan appointed William Rehnquist George W. Bush appointed John Roberts Presidents serving in the 20th century who have not appointed     chief justices are: William McKinley George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton


In his eponymous TV show, which comedian and actor played obstetrician Cliff Huxtable?

The Cosby Show (TV Series 1984–1992) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The goings-on in the life of a successful African American family. Stars: It's Russell and Anna Huxtable's 49th anniversary, and the Huxtables observe the occasion with a classic impression of Ray Charles' "Night Time is the Right Time." 8.4 Theo's Holiday Theo's confident when he's 18 and moves out on his own, he'll be able to get a job as a model and make a lot of money; the family puts him to a test to see how well he'd make it in the real world. 8.4 Theo gets a shirt that cost too much, so Denise makes him an "Exact" replica. 8.2 a list of 30 titles created 26 Feb 2011 a list of 36 titles created 06 Nov 2011 a list of 37 titles created 02 Jun 2013 a list of 31 titles created 30 Jun 2013 a list of 26 titles created 14 Dec 2014 Title: The Cosby Show (1984–1992) 7.4/10 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     3     Golden Globes. Another    51 wins & 56 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Long-running Perfect Strangers (1986) spin-off series centering on the Winslow family and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. Stars: Reginald VelJohnson, Jaleel White, Kellie Shanygne Williams The daily trials and tribulations of Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three mischeivous boys with help from his loyal co-host, loving wife, and eccentric neighbor. Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman Tony Micelli, a retired baseball player, becomes the housekeeper of Angela Bower, an advertising executive in New York. Together they raise their kids, Samantha Micelli and Jonathon Bower, with help from Mona Robinson, Angela's man-crazy mother. Stars: Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage. Stars: Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros, Paul Fusco, Max Wright Chronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew. Stars: Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter The misadventures of a family with a home business father and a journalist mother. Stars: Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns, Kirk Cameron The story of a working class family struggling with life's essential problems: Marriage, Children, Money and Parents in Law. Stars: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf After the sudden death of his wife, a young father enlists the help of his brother-in-law and his childhood friend to help him raise his three young children. Stars: Bob Saget, John Stamos, Dave Coulier The misadventures of a wealthy Manhattan family who adopted the children of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem. Stars: Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain The Cunningham family live through the 1950s with help and guidance from the lovable and almost superhuman greaser, Fonzie. Stars: Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross Frank Lambert is a construction worker and a single father of 3 kids: J.T., Alicia "Al", and Brendan. Carol Foster, a beautician, also has 3 children: Dana, Karen, and Mark. After Frank and... See full summary  » Stars: Patrick Duffy, Suzanne Somers, Brandon Call Charles, a college student, moves in with the Powell family as the housekeeper, baby-sitter, and friend to the children. Along with his best friend, Buddy, Charles attempts to manage his ... See full summary  » Stars: Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Nicole Eggert Edit Storyline Long-running popular comedy television series about the Huxtable family. Doctor Heathcliff Huxtable and Clair Huxtable, a happily married couple, are raising their children (Sondra, Denise, Theodore, Vanessa, and Rudy). The two oldest daughters eventually live successful adult lives and get married (Sondra to Elvin and Den


Who played Ensign Wesley Crusher in Star Trek, The Next Generation?

Wil Wheaton - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS Actor | Writer | Producer Wil Wheaton was born Richard William Wheaton III on July 29, 1972 in Burbank, California. He first gained international attention by starring in the Rob Reiner comedy-drama film Stand by Me (1986). He then played Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) for three and one-quarter seasons. Wheaton left the ... See full bio » Born: a list of 44 people created 20 Jul 2014 a list of 38 people created 29 Jul 2014 a list of 32 people created 21 Nov 2014 a list of 22 people created 02 Dec 2014 a list of 27 images created 19 Jan 2016 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Wil Wheaton's work have you seen? User Polls 5 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards  » Known For Star Trek: The Next Generation Wesley Crusher / Ensign Wesley Crusher / Lieutenant Wesley Crusher (1987-1994)  2016 Fantasy Hospital (TV Series) The High Wizard - Kuckles of the Heart (2016) ... The High Wizard (credit only) - Fantoria's Secret (2016) ... The High Wizard (credit only) - Tuduski's Travels (2016) ... The High Wizard (credit only)  2015-2016 Dark Matter (TV Series) Alexander Rook - Episode #1.12 (2015) ... Alexander Rook  2016 Powers (TV Series)  2015 Con Man (TV Series) Officer Cahoots / Man on Plane  2015 Critical Role (TV Series) Thorbir  2014 Broken Age (Video Game) Curtis The Lumberjack (voice) - The Valley of the Banyan (2011) ... Master Quantus (voice)  2009-2012 Leverage (TV Series)  2010 Robot Astronomy Talk Show (TV Series short) The Physician  2010 Fallout: New Vegas (Video Game) Robobrains / Super-Ego - Old World Blues DLC / X-8 Robobrain - Old World Blues DLC (voice)  2007 Random! Cartoons (TV Series) Kyle / Sir Horace - Kyle + Rosemary (2007) ... Kyle / Sir Horace (voice)  2006 Naruto (TV Series)  2003 Book of Days (TV Movie) Danny  2002 The Zeta Project (TV Series) Kevin  2002 Biography (TV Series documentary) Narrator  2001 The Invisible Man (TV Series) Dorman  1999 Guys Like Us (TV Series) Steve / The Fig  1998 Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) Forest Ranger Gary Barton  1997 Perversions of Science (TV Series) Bryan  1996 The Outer Limits (TV Series) Cadet  1995 Mr. Stitch (TV Movie) Lazarus  1991 The Last Prostitute (TV Movie) Danny  1989 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) Nick Karpinsky  1987 Family Ties (TV Series) Timothy Higgins  1986 St. Elsewhere (TV Series) Owen Drimmer  1986 Long Time Gone (TV Movie) Mitchell  1986 The Defiant Ones (TV Movie) Clyde  1985 Highway to Heaven (TV Series) Max  1983 13 Thirteenth Avenue (TV Movie) Willie  1982 CBS Afternoon Playhouse (TV Series) Amos Cotter  2012 The Big Bang Theory (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - The Stag Convergence (2012) ... (performer: "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow")  1986 Stand by Me (performer: "The Ballad of Paladin") Hide   2015 Tweet Out (TV Series) Himself  2014 Larry King Now (TV Series) Himself - Host / Himself - Guest  2012 Talking Dead (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2012 Falling Skies: 2nd Watch (TV Movie documentary) Himself  2012 The Flog (TV Series) Himself  2012 SGNL by Sony (TV Series) Himself  2012 Geek DIY (TV Series) Himself  2011 Weekend Today (TV Series) Himself  2010 Vlogbrothers (TV Series documentary) Himself  2009-2010 Penny Arcade: The Series (TV Series documentary) Himself  2007 Greatest Ever 80s Movies (TV Movie documentary) Himself  2007 The Next Generation's Legacy: 2007 (Video documentary short) Himself - Host  2006 I Love Toys (TV Series documentary) Himself  2005 I Love the Holidays (TV Special documentary) Himself  2005 I Love the 80's 3-D (TV Series documentary) Himself  2005 The Child Star Jinx (TV Movie documentary) Himself  2005 The Greatest (TV Series documentary) Himself  2005 World Poker Tour (TV Series) Himself  2004 My Coolest Years (TV Mini-Series documentary) Himself (Geeks)  2004 Call for Help (TV Series) Himself - Guest Host  2003 Favorite Stars: Then & Now (TV Movie documentary) Himself  2002-2003 The Screen Savers (TV Series) Himself - Co-Host / Himself  2002 Beat the Geeks (TV Series) Him


For which film of 1948 did father and son Walter and John Huston both win Oscars?

1948 Academy Awards® Winners and History The           Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) Actor: LAURENCE OLIVIER in "Hamlet", Lew Ayres in "Johnny         Belinda", Montgomery Clift in "The Search", Dan         Dailey in "When My Baby Smiles at Me", Clifton Webb         in "Sitting Pretty" Actress: JANE WYMAN in "Johnny Belinda", Ingrid Bergman in "Joan         of Arc", Olivia de Havilland in "The Snake Pit",         Irene Dunne in "I Remember Mama" ,         Barbara Stanwyck in "Sorry, Wrong Number" Supporting Actor: WALTER HUSTON in "The          Treasure of the Sierra Madre" , Charles Bickford in "Johnny         Belinda", Jose Ferrer in "Joan of Arc", Oscar         Homolka in "I Remember Mama" ,         Cecil Kellaway in "The Luck of the Irish" Supporting Actress: CLAIRE TREVOR in "Key Largo", Barbara Bel Geddes in "I          Remember Mama" , Ellen Corby in "I           Remember Mama" , Agnes Moorehead in "Johnny Belinda",         Jean Simmons in "Hamlet" Director: JOHN HUSTON for "The          Treasure of the Sierra Madre" , Anatole Litvak for "The         Snake Pit", Jean Negulesco for "Johnny Belinda",         Laurence Olivier for "Hamlet", Fred Zinnemann for "The         Search" This          was the Academy's twenty-first year. In previous years, British          films had been making serious inroads into Hollywood. For instance,          Laurence Olivier's Henry V (1944) - which had a 1946          US release date and was eligible for awards in that year -          and Great Expectations (1947), were both Best Picture          nominees, and their success fully flowered in 1948 with two          major British films vying for prizes. Two of the five nominees          for Best Picture were British productions: Laurence Olivier's superb black and white           UK film Hamlet (with a total of seven nominations           and four wins), a two and one half hour Shakespeare           adaptation Michael Powell's-Emeric Pressburger's production           of the richly beautiful, Technicolor balletic melodrama The            Red Shoes (with a total of five nominations and two wins),           the top money-maker of the year about a young ballerina forced           to choose between love and career The two British films earned six Oscar awards          between them (Hamlet - (4) for Best Picture, Best Actor,          Best B/W Art/Set Decoration, and Best B/W Costume Design, and The           Red Shoes - (2) for Best Color Art/Set Decoration and Best          Score). [Powell and Pressburger had already teamed up to produce The           Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1944), I Know Where          I'm Going (1945), and Black Narcissus (1947).] Hamlet was both the first British          production and the first non-American or non-Hollywood          (foreign-made) film to be presented with the industry's top          honor - Best Picture. It is the only film adapted from          one of William Shakespeare's plays to win Best Picture. Hamlet's greatest          competition was not from The Red Shoes, but from director          John Huston's The           Treasure of the Sierra Madre (with four nominations          and three wins - Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, and          Best Screenplay) about three prospectors and their obsessive          search for gold. Two of the other Best Picture nominees that were          predicted to win managed to be nominated eighteen times, but          only won one award apiece: the sentimental melodrama Johnny Belinda (with           twelve nominations and one win - Best Actress) directed by           Jean Negu


In which 1944 film does a drama critic learn that his two maiden aunts are serial killers?

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) - 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 Arsenic and Old Lace ( 1944 ) Not Rated | A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 48 titles created 16 Sep 2013 a list of 47 titles created 26 May 2014 a list of 48 titles created 04 Aug 2014 a list of 28 titles created 11 months ago a list of 29 titles created 3 weeks ago Title: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) 8.1/10 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. When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself. Director: George Cukor A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying. Director: Howard Hawks Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows. Director: Henry Koster Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Who can she trust? Director: Stanley Donen A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family. Director: Frank Capra     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X   A young man falls in love with a girl from a rich family. His unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early years of his life is met with skepticism by everyone except for his fiancée's eccentric sister and long-suffering brother. Director: George Cukor A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down. Director: Frank Capra A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them? Director: Alfred Hitchcock Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance. Director: Leo McCarey A spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story. Director: Frank Capra In Africa during World War I, a gin-swilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship. Director: John Huston Longfellow Deeds, a simple-hearted Vermont tuba player, inherits a fortune and has to contend with opportunist city slickers. Director: Frank Capra Edit Storyline Mortimer Brewster is a newspaperman and author known for his diatribes against marriage. We watch him being married at city hall in the opening scene. Now all that is required is a quick trip home to tell Mortimer's two maiden aunts. While trying to break the news, he finds out his aunts' hobby; killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar. It gets worse. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net> Strike. You're out! See more  » Genres: 23 September 1944 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Frank Capra's 'Arsenic and Old Lace' See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Alberta Gary , Joan Leslie , Juanita Stark and Vera Lewis are in studio records/casting call lists for this movie, but they did not appear or were not identifiable. See more » Goofs When Mortimer first thinks of calling Judge Cullman, he raises his left arm. In the next shot, his right arm is raised. See more » Quotes Sing With All the Saints in Glory (uncredited) Music by Ludwig van Beethoven (as Ludwig von Beethoven) Performed by the Aunts (Ohio) – See all my reviews For those who enjoy dark comedy, it's hard to see how anything could be funnier than "Arsenic and Ol


Who wrote the 1958 novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s?

Book vs. Movie: Kelly from Stacked on Breakfast at Tiffany's - The Readventurer   The Readventurer Written by Truman Capote and published in 1956. Directed by Blake Edwards, screenplay by George Axelrod. Released in 1961. Today, we're happy to welcome brilliant librarian/blogger Kelly Jensen from Stacked  for a Book vs. Movie comparison of Breakfast at Tiffany's. Take it away, Kelly... Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, I can properly talk about how great it was to read Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote then follow it up with a screening of the film.  The premise of Capote’s 1958 novella is exceedingly simple. The nameless narrator, a young male writer, receives a phone call from a former friend, and it’s through reconnecting with the former friend wherein the narrator realizes what a great story he has to tell about Holly Golightly, the girl who had been his neighbor just a few years prior. Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a roughly 100-page character sketch about a girl who talks a big game but who is at her core exceptionally sad, lonely, and empty. Golightly likes to spend her time around socialites, around money, and she throws parties with the best of them. Her apartment lacks furnishing, and the only thing she keeps close to her is her cat. Each time the narrator attempts to forge communication with her and tries to get to her to open up, he is thwarted. Which is not to say he’s a hero in the story - he’s not. He pushes her too hard and he cares far too much about a girl who does not wish for that sort of relationship.  Nineteen-year-old Golightly is a complex character. She presents herself as anything by throwing these parties, by associating herself with wealth and luxury and fascination with little things. She does it even further through her job, which can best be described as a liaison among a bunch of men who are into drugs. Yes, there’s an air of intrigue about her, but she presents herself as simplistic because it is easiest. It’s the narrator who chips away at this facade though, as he continually pushes her to talk with him. To let him inside the cage she’s built for herself.  See, Golightly has built this world around her so she can distance herself not just from other people but so that she can distance herself from her worst enemy - herself. Her life. Where it looked like she was treating everyone around her as worthless, as artifice and throwaway, what the narrator learns about Golightly was that she was really treating herself as such. It was just easier to project upon those around her. This comes full circle with the story of the cat, Golightly’s one true possession. When she’s preparing to leave New York City, to leave the past she’s already ditched elsewhere, to leave the former marriage and children and responsibilities that show up to remind her that she is worth something to other people and to herself, Golightly dumps the cat in Spanish Harlem. Tells the cat it was a great run but no one belongs to anyone else and so now he has the chance to start fresh.  Just like her. Capote’s novella is a character sketch, but it’s not just a character sketch of Golightly, but of the writer. The narrator is a writer, yet somehow Capote is able to take the narrator and make him a commentary on writing and on narration as craft, too. Here’s a character writing about a pained, removed, relationship-avoiding girl and as much as he tries to crack her open, she is beyond his control. As much as he wants to have a relationship with her and allow her to see her value and worth and her autonomy and her ability to be cared for and treated with respect, he is only the writer. He can only do so much for her. He can sprinkle his depiction of her with pretty words and descriptions - and this is a huge strength of the novella - but ultimately, Golightly is a character who has to play out her story the way her story is meant to be played out. He can only direct her so far. The rest is up to her... and to the reader.  In other words, Capote’s given us the writer’s experience with writing. With creating a character


Who wrote the 1957 poem Not Waving but Drowning?

Not Waving but Drowning by Stevie Smith | Poetry Foundation Not Waving but Drowning by Stevie Smith Writing Ideas 1. Think of a situation or time when you felt particularly misunderstood. Try to write a poem that alternates your point of view with the point of view of those around you. How do they perceive and misperceive your actions? 2. The people around the drowned man believed that “he always loved larking”, meaning he enjoyed taking adventures; write a poem that imagines an episode from one of the drowned man’s adventures. How might his feelings contrast with his behavior? 3. “Not Waving but Drowning” takes place in the aftermath of the man’s death. Write a poem that takes place just after an important or traumatic event. How does the crowd feel or react? What about the person, or people, involved in the event itself?   Discussion Questions 1. Who is the speaker of the poem? Who does the speaker align himself or herself with—the drowned man or the gathered crowd? 2. What is the effect of repetition in the poem? By altering the first stanza’s final phrase, what does Smith suggest about the life of the drowned man? 3. Smith’s poem asks us to think about the ways in which we misunderstand or misread the people around us—what opinion does the gathered crowd seem to have of the drowned man? Does the poem suggest that they ever know the truth about him? Can you imagine the type of person he was from the poem’s brief descriptions? Teaching Tips 1. Before teaching, read the poem guide to “Not Waving but Drowning.” Have students think-pair-share a time when things went wrong because their words or gestures were misunderstood by others. 2. Have students read the poem several times. Then have them rewrite the lines of the poem as a script, indicating the speaker of each of the lines. In their character descriptions, they should indicate the relationship to the victim that each speaker might have. For example, “stranger in the crowd,” acquaintance,” etc. Ask who says the lines, “I was much too far out all my life/And not waving but drowning.” Have students share their findings and discuss various readings of the poem. Ask what does this startling image and the observers’ reactions challenge us to think about? 3. After students have had a chance to read “Not Waving but Drowning” for themselves, ask them to read Caitlin Kimball’s poem guide, engaging with the author’s interpretation critically. Ask them to mark striking passages, especially those with which they agree or disagree. Have students discuss their findings and ask what aspect of the human experience does this poet challenge us to examine? Students may share personal observations of the ways in which people are misinterpreted or how signs of struggle are often misread. 4. Have students view Pieter Bruegel’s painting, “ Landscape with the Fall of Icarus ” and read W.H. Auden’s “Musée des Beaux Arts,” and discuss how the painting relates to the poem. Then have them examine the difference between this commentary on an unnoticed drowning and Stevie Smith’s. Ask why did these poets choose such a subject? Why did Pieter Bruegel? Why might this subject be important to these three artists? What might this discussion suggest about the way artists see their role in our lives? Ask students to consider how they see the role of artists in our lives. Not Waving but Drowning Nobody heard him, the dead man,    But still he lay moaning: I was much further out than you thought    And not waving but drowning. Poor chap, he always loved larkinglarking Playing tricks, kidding, fooling around. And now he’s dead It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,    They said. Oh, no no no, it was too cold always    (Still the dead one lay moaning)    I was much too far out all my life    And not waving but drowning. Stevie Smith, “Not Waving but Drowning” from Collected Poems of Stevie Smith. Copyright © 1972 by Stevie Smith. Reprinted with the permission of New Directions Publishing Corporation. Source: New Selected Poems (New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1988) Discover this poem's


In which children’s series did the character Zoonie the Lazoon appear?

Zoonie (Character) Zoonie (Character) from "Fireball XL5" (1962) The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Overview Family / Sci-Fi Update You may correct errors and omissions on this page directly. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.   IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!


Who released the critically acclaimed albums Blue and Court and Spark?

Joni Mitchell THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1968-1979 | rhino.com Joni Mitchell THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1968-1979 Get the Album Stream the Album Now available - Joni Mitchell's THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1968-1979, featuring 10 of Mitchell's studio albums including her critically and commercially acclaimed albums BLUE and COURT AND SPARK. Both have been named as among the best albums ever made with BLUE peaking at #3 in the UK albums chart. Hit singles included in the set are 'Both Sides,' 'Now,' 'Big Yellow Taxi,' 'California,' 'Free Man in Paris' and many more. Get it here . About THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1968-1979 Joni Mitchell THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1968-1979 gathers together Joni's ten landmark albums from that period, including the classics such as 1971′s Blue, the acclaimed The Hissing Of Summer Lawns and Court And Spark, as well as the jazz-influenced Don Juan's Reckless Daughter and Mingus. THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1968-1979 is now available from Rhino for a suggested list price of $59.98. The 10 albums are housed in simple replica card sleeves and held in an elegant white lift-off lid box. The full list of albums included is below. Song To A Seagull (1968), Clouds (1969), Ladies of the Canyon (1970), Blue (1971), For The Roses (1972), Court and Spark (1974), The Hissing Of Summer Lawns (1975), Hejira (1976), Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (1977) and Mingus (1979). A singer, composer and lyricist of exceptional talent and unmatched influence, Joni Mitchell has crafted an extraordinary body of work spanning more than 40 years and is widely regarded as one of the brightest musical lights of recent generations. Fans, fellow musicians and critics have delighted in an ever-evolving creative journey, with songs both universal and profoundly personal. Her music has become a standard to which others are compared and which many aspire to copy, but its inventiveness and ineffable spirit make it decidedly her own. Explore the musical magnificence of Joni Mitchell. Tracklist


What was the B-side of Gloria Gaynor’s 1978 single Substitute?

GLORIA GAYNOR Substitute 7 Inch Version - YouTube GLORIA GAYNOR Substitute 7 Inch Version 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. Published on Jul 2, 2014 1978 and Gloria Gaynor's LP 'Love Tracks' is released and the first single is this disco version of the track 'Substitute', a hit around the world that year for Clout and also for Peaches. The song did sell well enough to be a 'Bubbling Under' chart entry on Billboard's Top 100, but thanks to the airplay for the B side 'I will survive', the song was flipped to become the 'other' side for the now classic feminist and gay anthem that sold 2 million alone in America. Composed by Willie H Wilson, it was first recorded by The Righteous Brothers in 1975, but it was the South African band Clout and their version of 'Substitute' that made the song part of the pop culture. Gloria's hi energy version moves along, but i prefer the other versions from 1978. One can only wonder what would have happened to Gloria Gaynor, had 'I will survive' not been flipped to the A side of the 'Substitute' single. A twelve inch version to follow. Category


Who was the principal female figure in the scandal that became known as ‘Zippergate’?

The 2000 Presidential Election:  Why Gore Lost The 2000 Presidential Election: Why Gore Lost by GERALD M. POMPER Political Science Quarterly, Summer 2001, volume 116, issue 2, page 201   The presidential election of 2000 stands at best as a paradox, at worst as a scandal, of American democracy. Democrat Albert Gore won the most votes, a half million more than his Republican opponent George W. Bush, but lost the presidency in the electoral college by a count of 271-267. Even this count was suspect, dependent on the tally in Florida, where many minority voters were denied the vote, ballots were confusing, and recounts were mishandled and manipulated. The choice of their leader came not from the citizens of the nation, but from lawyers battling for five weeks. The final decision was made not by 105 million voters, but by a 5-4 majority of the unelected U.S. Supreme Court, issuing a tainted and partisan verdict. That decision ended the presidential contest, and George W. Bush now heads the conservative restoration to power, buttressed by thin party control of both houses of Congress. The election of 2000, however, will not fade. It encapsulates the political forces shaping the United States at the end of the twentieth century. Its controversial results will affect the nation for many years of the new era. THE SHAPE OF POLITICS IN 2000 The Geography of the Vote Not only two candidates, but virtually two nations confronted each other in the election of 2000. While Gore and Bush received essentially identical support in the total popular vote, they drew this support from very different constituencies. The electoral map (Figure 1) illustrates the cleavage. In carrying the preponderance of states (30), Bush changed the landscape of American politics. He swept the interior of the nation, including great swaths of the nation's territory in the South, Border, Plains, and Mountain areas. Gore won in only 20 states (and the District of Columbia), almost all on the geographical fringes of the nation--bordering the Atlantic Ocean (north of the Potomac), the Pacific Ocean, and the Great Lakes. Reflecting the sharp geographical divisions, which are detailed in the Appendix, the vote varied considerably among the nation's regions and states. While Gore won as much as two-thirds of the votes in New England, he won fewer than one in three in the Mountain states. These differences among the states were considerably more marked than in recent contests. [1] The ballots also revealed a rare instance of the conflict between "big states" and "small states" that had been feared by the framers of the Constitution. [2] Gore almost won because he carried six of the nine largest states, an advantage of 165 to 78, while Bush carried thirteen of the nineteen smallest, a 54-23 lead. The Texan's dominance in these small states exactly compensated for his loss of the single largest state, California. Even though he accumulated a million fewer votes than Gore (as well as a smaller plurality) in the combined totals of these states, the inherent tilt of the electoral college toward the smaller states brought a draw in this particular matchup. The geographical pattern of party support in 2000 was quite similar to that seen in recent elections, a correlation of .94 with the 1996 results. [3] Gore's support among the states was quite similar to that of Clinton--but it was critically smaller across the nation, a median loss of 5 percent. State size aside, the source of Bush's victory was his success in moving eleven states--including Gore's Tennessee and Clinton's Arkansas--that had supported the previous Democratic ticket into the Republican column, adding 112 electoral votes. The close national division was reflected in some of the states. A shift of merely a quarter of 1 percent of state votes--an infinitesimal national total of 17,000 ballots nationally--would have reversed 55 electoral votes from five states (Florida, Iowa, New Mexico, Oregon, and Wisconsin). Only in these close states, particularly Florida, did votes for the minor candidacies of Ralph Nader


Which BP rig sank in April 2010, causing a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?

Gulf or BP Oil Spill Physical Methods GRAND ISLE, La. -- Brown pelicans congregate on containment boom that surrounds Queen Bess Island, a few miles north of Grand Isle, La. August 25, 2010. The island is a sensitive nesting area for brown pelicans. More about the Gulf oil spill can be found in our Gulf oil spill featured story. Credit:  Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory J. Mendenhall, U.S. Coast Guard When oil spills into the ocean, it is difficult to clean up. When you have 3.19 million barrels to clean up, it is even harder. Part of the difficulty is that no two spills are alike. The amount and type of oil (whether crude or refined) affects how it spreads, and a spill in seawater spreads differently than freshwater. Local environmental conditions also play a huge role: currents, tides, weather, wind speed and direction, air temperature, water temperature and presence of ice all affect how the oil spreads and how well cleanup workers can access the spill area. This variability makes it difficult to plan for spills ahead of time. The most basic method of clean up is to control the spread of the oil using physical barriers. When oil spills in water, it tends to float to the surface and spread out, forming a thin slick just a few millimeters thick. (A very thin slick is called a sheen, which often looks like a rainbow and can be seen in parking lots after a rainstorm.) Cleanup workers first surround the slick with floating booms to keep it from spreading to harbors, beaches or biologically important areas like marshes. Then they can use different tools to remove the collected oil. Often they will drive skimmers, boats that skim spilled water from the water's surface, through the slick.  After most of the oil is removed by skimmers, workers use sorbents to mop up the trace amounts left behind. Sorbents either absorb oil like a sponge or adsorb oil, which means that oil sticks to its surface. They come in three main types: natural organic materials like peat moss, straw, hay and sawdust; natural inorganic materials like clay, volcanic ash, sand, or vermiculite; and synthetic sorbents made of materials similar to plastic like polyurethane, polypropylene, and polyethylene. Which type is used will depend on the particular spill, as some types of sorbents work best on different types of oil and under different weather conditions. Another option is to speed up the oil's natural biodegradation using dispersants. (See next section.) Striped dolphins swim among emulsified oil patches on April 29, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, a few days after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Credit:  NOAA There were some immediate impacts to the animals of the Gulf of Mexico that could be seen with the naked eye: pelicans black with oil, fish belly-up in brown sludge, smothered turtles washed up on beaches. But not much time has passed since the spill, and it will take many more years of monitoring and research to understand what happened.  Strandings of both dolphins and sea turtles increased significantly in the years following the spill. "From 2002 to 2009, the Gulf averaged 63 dolphin deaths a year. That rose to 125 in the seven months after the spill in 2010 and 335 in all of 2011, averaging more than 200 a year since April 2010," reported Reuters in 2015 . Since then, dolphin deaths have declined, and long-term impacts on the population are not yet known. Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests have gone down in the years since the spill, and long-term effects are not yet known. Seabirds were initially harmed by crude surface oil—even a small bit of oil on their feathers impeded their ability to fly, swim and find food by diving. Seabird losses may have numbered in the hundreds of thousands , but reliable estimates are hard to come by. Looking beyond the sea, researchers are currently studying how oil may have affected land birds that live in the marshes along the Gulf coast . Invertebrates in the Gulf were hard hit by the Deepwater Horizon spill—both in coastal areas and in the deep. Shrimp fisheries were closed for much of the year following the spill, but


In the world of Private Eye, Ron Knee is the manager of which football club?

Fifty years of Private Eye's eccentric eye view of sport | Frank Keating | Sport | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close Private Eye was 50 on Tuesday. There was no sporting reference in that primitive debutant issue of 25 October 1961 – six corny homemade pages printed on yellow paper – but over the following half-century the magazine has significantly cast its wittily baleful eye over the prolix and self-important pomposities of modern professional sport and thank heaven for it. It happens I was in on the history from the start. Those first scraggy issues through that harsh winter of 1961-62 were produced in artist Willie Rushton's bedroom in his mother's house in Scarsdale Villas, off Kensington High Street. I dossed down in a bedsit in adjoining Marloes Road – catching a Greenline bus each morning for shifts on the Slough Observer – and Willie and I occasionally laughed and drank in the Princess of Teck local; that summer of 1962 we watched the Pakistanis at Lord's and had a memorable day together at the Wimbledon tennis. We were all of an age and down the years I got to know Willie's other three cofounding Eye Salopians , who also enjoyed their cricket. In time I was to be captained on a few occasions by eccentric but commanding Richard "Jardine" Ingrams and flagrantly run out by Paul Foot to end one of our stylish opening partnerships (five), and I've contentedly lolled in a deckchair alongside Christopher Booker at Taunton, putting the world in order and watching his poor old Somerset lose yet again. Foot supported (rabidly) only West Indies at cricket and generally preferred football as, most certainly, did M'Lord Gnome himself, the late and onliest Peter Cook, who'd tell me hilariously outrageous tales about being bullied by Radley school's malign "Flashman", Ted Dexter, future England cricket captain. As well as Tottenham Hotspur, Cook was passionate, of course, about his Neasden FC – and all hail to the memory of bluff chairman Buffy Cohen, 67; tight-lipped, ashen-faced supremo Ron Knee, 59; Baldy Pevsner, Hernandez de Pratwinkle, and fearless one-legged custodian Wally Foot, each "boswelled" by ace backpager EI Addio and, on the terraces, cheered on by the "heaving throng" of Sid and Doris Bonkers. In Private Eye: The First 50 Years (£25), the spankingly appealing and classy new anniversary biog by Adam Macqueen – a rewarding must for any Eye devotee – eminent staffer Barry Fantoni laments Neasden FC's sad death because Ian Hislop "seems not to be interested in football nor knows anything about it". Happily, "Pseuds Corner" thrives. It goes without saying I'm an honoured club member. Our champ and inspiration has, since 1978, surely been fabled Spectator music critic Hans Keller: "At the end of the Don Giovanni duettino, the unity of the Siciliano rhythm is achieved by a complimentary contrast, not unlike the performance of wordless logic displayed by Trevor Brooking at Upton Park on Saturday." Trivia snippet: football instigated in 2009 the Eye's (now tedious) Pseudo Names column – when Carl Isleunited wrote to complain how football was infiltrating everything, a sentiment at once echoed by Ray Throvers and Lew Tontown. Colemanballs has long outlived the broadcasting career of eponymous founding father, David, the BBC's squawking town crier to a few generations. It began in 1977 when an RA House of Nuneaton wrote to Ingrams suggesting the column after noting Coleman's "You can tell how bright the sun is by the length of the shadows." So was born an imperishable cultural staple. My cherished famous five – Peter West at Wimbledon: "Miss Stove seems to be going off the boil"; Frank Bough handing "over to the ringside where Harry Commentator is your Carpenter"; Hugh Johns's "The crowd is urging the referee to blow his watch"; swimming's Alan Weekes: "It's still Britain's Brian Brinkley in last place, and he is obviously quite content at this stage to let America's Mark Spitz set the pace"; and football's Alan King: "Swindon started very, very brightly till the achilles heel which has been biting them in the back


What is the minimum period for which scotch whisky can be aged?

The Age in Scotch Whisky The Age in Scotch Whisky Shares 0 Age has been a hot topic for whisky lovers all over the world for the last couple of years. Most of the producers follow the "orthodox" approach but there are some distilleries that they start experimenting in various ways in order to give to the consumer a different perspective. As James Mackie (White Horse), said "Scotch Whisky should always be well aged and good quality". In 1887, Canada was the first nation to put minimum age requirements on whisky. The minimum age requirement was one year, which was increased to two years in 1890. According to the 2009 Scotch Whisky Regulations, Scotch whiskies have minimum maturation of three years in oak casks. Whiskies do not mature in the bottle, only in the cask. The "age" is only the time between distillation and bottling. The age statement on the label should state the age of the youngest barrel used for the production of the batch. Vintage Single Malt Whiskies are permitted to list only one year on the label, and it can be either the "distilled on" or "bottled on" date. Maturation time is important because more than two thirds of the colour, flavour and character of a whisky are developed during the aging in the barrel, while the other third in the production process of the "new make". Age statement is considered as a marker of quality and a lot of people are driven from this statement in order to choose a whisky. Sadly, the maturation process is not as simple as "the longer you leave it, the woodier it gets" and certainly not as simple as the older the whisky, the better it tastes. If we follow the "orthodox" approach, ageing has a far greater effect the longer the spirit spends in the cask but only really becomes relevant if the other variables are made aware to us. The size of the cask, the type and condition of wood, charring or toasting level, temperature and location of storage and many other factors will play an important role as well. The alcohol will be converted into aldehydes by the oxidative effects, which in turn will be converted into fruit esters. Extractive effects cause reactions between hemicellulose in the wood and fatty acids in the spirit, softening and integrating the product. Finally, the infusion adds vanillin, tannin, spice and nutty flavours in various degrees to barrel-aged spirits. An increasing number of distilleries are focusing on taste and moving away from age statements. The intention is to persuade whisky lovers that even a young whisky can taste great, and that's all that really matters. Some examples are The Macallan 1824 Series, Talisker Storm, The Glenfiddich Cask Collection, Glenmorangie Companta, The Glenlivet Alpha, The Singleton Tailfire and Sunray and Cardhu Amber Rock. Another challenge to the distilleries is to upgrade the age instead of no age statement. This decision is not easy because the age would require sufficient stocks to be laid down for years. The demand should be scheduled for a period of more than 12 years with a view to the change. Written By:


In the Loop was a film spin-off from which satirical television series?

In the Loop Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 154 out of 179 people found the following review useful: Get In the Loop from Salt Lake City, UT USA 23 January 2009 Is it a work of fictional farce or an insightful view of the members of the governmental bureaucracy? Probably in truth, In The Loop is a little bit of both, but more so its a whole lot of fun at the governments expense. There have been numerous films over the years giving us insight into how our government works, at times it sure looks bleak and unjust, but we sure haven't seen it in such a ridiculous view. In The Loop aims at making sure they scrutinize the bureaucratic desk jocks for all their worth. The film follows the Minister of International Development (Tom Hollander) after he has put his foot in his mouth, unintentionally announcing that war is unforeseeable. Back tracking and word-smith manipulations prove mute, fortunately for the Minister he's got big fans in the US who would like nothing more then to use the naive Brit in their political posturing. The hawks begin circling and before the Minister knows what game he's playing he's into deep and merely a puppet in the political theater. There is a hint of a serious political thriller in the plot here, but In The Loop knows we've seen all that before so why not have a little fun, actually why not have a whole lot of fun and throw in lots of scalding four letter words and absolute British wit. Tom Hollander as the Minister of I.D. is dumb-foundingly perfect in his role and is well complemented by his bungling assistant Oliver (played exceptionally by Chris Addison). As the Director of Communications, Peter Capaldi steals the show with his relentlessly scathing superhuman vulgarity ridden wit. Those with a distaste for such colorful language should look elsewhere as their ears will certainly be on fire if they can last through a third of the film. Personally the language was not a problem for me, I appreciate a master of the finer words, and Capaldi has shown himself to deliver his lines with such craftsmanship that sailors around the world will be put to shame. The Brits are a fantastic mess, but of course what international mess would be complete without the United States Govt.. And so comes the behemoth know as James Gandolifini, the Don Capo hasn't lost any of his on-screen presence. As the ol' war vet Pentagon General, Gandolfini is gruff and verbally abusive in a really mean spirited way, which is glorious. Those with a keen sense of cinema will notice how well the film shifts humor as the Brits come across the pond to the the dry humor of America. Gandolfini makes the most of his screen time, but on the American side the majority of the ridiculousness comes from Mimi Kennedy, as the Assistant Secretary of Diplomacy and her bickering 20 something Capital Hill brown nosing assistants. Director Armando Ianucci's delivers such a cynical sharp witted look at all things politically ridiculous and it works on so many levels. Fans of British humor will love this, its pureness to the form is perfectly meshed into the political platform that moves the comedy along with merely a few small bumps in the road. On the other side of the coin, those who enjoy making fun of those of the diplomatic persuasion will delight in the roasting of our governmental members. Was the above review useful to you? 103 out of 121 people found the following review useful: Wall-Ace and Gromit! from Sheffield, UK 19 April 2009 One of the best political satirical comedies in years! 'In The Loop' is a spin-off (kind-of) of the fantastic British comedy 'The Thick of It', and follows Simon Foster (Tom Hollander), a Cabinet Minister who makes a series of unfortunate slip-ups, the first is when he tells an interviewer that he believes war (always referred to as the invasion or the war, but never Iraq or potentially Afghanistan) is "unforeseeable" before telling journalists under pressure that you have to conquer a mountain of conflict on the path of peace. These mistakes place him in the middle of a diplomatic mine-field as both, the anti-


Which date has been unofficially designated “Star Wars Day”?

Star Wars Day: May the 4th Be With You | StarWars.com tv shows Why is May the 4th Called Star Wars Day? // Say “May the 4th Be With You” out loud and you’ll hear the pun that Star Wars fans worldwide have turned into a rallying cry to proclaim their love of the saga. It’s the worldwide day to say “May the Force be with you” to all, and celebrate the beloved Star Wars story that binds our galaxy together. One of the earliest known records of “May the 4th” used in popular culture is in 1979, as described here by author Alan Arnold while he was chronicling the making of The Empire Strikes Back for Lucasfilm: Friday, May 4 “Margaret Thatcher has won the election and become Britain’s first woman prime minister. To celebrate their victory her party took a half page of advertising space in the London Evening News. This message, referring to the day of victory, was ‘May the Fourth Be With You, Maggie. Congratulations,’ further proof of the extent to which Star Wars has influenced us all.” Once the Internet allowed Star Wars fans around the world to connect with one another, May the 4th soon became a grassroots tradition each year, with fans online and offline proclaiming it “Star Wars Day.” While the idea of May the 4th did not start with Lucasfilm, the film company that created Star Wars has fully embraced the spirit of fandom that makes the day so special. StarWars.com as well as the official Star Wars social media channels (hashtag #StarWarsDay ) help spread the word and showcase fan activity. More and more official partners have offered sales, giveaways and exclusives, and have hosted parties and other activities to mark the day. May the 4th kicks off a season of celebration, particularly since the month of May has always been important to Star Wars fans. The six live-action movies of the Star Wars saga debuted in May (starting with the original Star Wars on May 25, 1977). The month of May includes George Lucas’ birthday (May 14, 1944), and has been the traditional start date of the popular Star Wars Weekends at Walt Disney World Resort. With the launch of a new era of Star Wars thanks to The Force Awakens — which continues with Rogue One later this year — this day to celebrate the saga and its amazing fans is bigger (and more fun) than it’s ever been. Video //


Played by Laila Rouass, Amber Gates was a major character in which ITV drama series?

Laila Rouass biography from Biogs clear In 2009 Laila Rouass partnered Anton Du Beke in Strictly Come Dancing. They came fourth. Like fellow Strictly Come Dancing series 7 contestant Zoe Lucker , Laila Rouass is famous for her role in the ITV drama Footballers' Wives. Laila Rouass played Amber Gates in Footballers' Wives. More recently she starred as Sarah Page in Primeval. Laila's father is Moroccan and her mother is from Goa in India. She was brought up in the East End of London and when she was young she collected snails. She went to India on an assignment and ended up living in Bombay for six years. She became a presenter on MTV Asia and the Indian version of Blind Date. Laila Rouass also did modelling and then built up credits in a range of films including City of Dreams, Four Feathers, plus an Italian movie and a Chinese film in English. Her early TV credits in the UK include presenting on the BBC 2 show Network East Late and acting in Family Affairs and Hollyoaks. Laila Rouass told The Guardian that she meditates and sometimes puts on a tape by the motivational speaker Zig Ziglar. On 30 September 2010, the BBC revealed that Laila Rouass had been cast as Colonel Karim in The Sarah Jane Adventures. In November 2010 the BBC announced that Laila Rouass would join the cast of Holby City as surgeon Sahira Shah from February 2011. Back to Top


Who designed the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles on which the match was played?

The PGA Centenary | Gleneagles BOOK gift vouchers The PGA Centenary Created by Jack Nicklaus, the PGA Centenary Course was venue for the 2014 Ryder Cup, where the cream of European and American golf battled it out on Scottish soil for the first time in more than 40 years. Host Venue of The 2014 Ryder Cup and 2019 Solheim Cup.    The PGA® Centenary Course, created by Jack Nicklaus, is a modern classic.   Even for a champion and acclaimed golf architect like Nicklaus, The PGA Centenary Course was a challenge. It had to be a truly great golf course, set as it is in the heart of Scotland, the country that gave the world golf. Thankfully Nicklaus described the course as "the finest parcel of land in the world I have ever been given to work with".   It had to be unique in its challenge, a golf course in the modern design ethos that at its fullest stretch tests the greatest players, while, in the immortal phrase of Bobby Jones, "offering problems a man may attempt according to his ability... never hopeless for the lesser player nor failing to concern and interest the expert".   The tees are graded at each hole in five stages, including a challenging 6,815 yards from the white markers down to 5,322 from the red. Fittingly, The PGA Centenary Course begins by playing southeast towards the glen, sweeping up the Ochil Hills to the summit of the pass below Ben Shee which joins it to Glendevon.    A feature of The PGA Centenary Course is the feast of views of the spectacular countryside in which Gleneagles is set. Putting on the two-tier second green, you are distracted by the lush panorama of the rich Perthshire straths. As you move westwards over the next few holes, the rugged Grampians come into view on the right, then distantly purple ahead, Ben Vorlich and the mountains above the Trossachs.    ® PGA is a registered trademark of The Professional Golfers' Association Limited


Who played the U-boat commander in the ‘Don’t tell him, Pike’ scene from Dad’s Army?

DON'T TELL PIKE: DAD'S ARMY'S THE FUNNIEST THING EVER /PR Newswire UK/ United States DON'T TELL PIKE: DAD'S ARMY'S THE FUNNIEST THING EVER Captain Mainwaring's encounter with a sneering German submarine commander has been voted the nation's favourite comic moment in a readers' poll for Classic Television magazine. Hundreds of readers voted for the encounter between the portly officer, played by Arthur Lowe, and U-Boat skipper (Philip Madoc). The scene in Walmington-on-Sea church hall developed into a battle of wits with Madoc making a list of those who had offended him. When he demanded the name of the platoon's Tommy Gun wielding private, Mainwaring ordered: 'Don't tell him, Pike.' Second place in the poll went to the scene in Only Fools and Horses where Del Boy (David Jason) fell through the bar while attempting to be a cool yuppie. John Cleese's encounter with German guests in Fawlty Towers was placed third. The Dad's Army scene, written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, was taken from an episode called the Deadly Attachment first shown in October 1973. The current issue of Classic Television features 100 of Britain's favourite comedy moments from film, television and radio. Classic Television's editor Martyn Jackson said: "Rather than simply vote for a whole programme or film we thought it would be interesting to see which scenes appealed most to our readers. We were staggered by the variety of suggestions although the popularity of Dad's Army, Only Fools and Horses and Fawlty Towers soon became clear." The complete listing can be found on Classic Television's website: www.classictelevision.com as well as the latest issue. Note to Editors: 1 Classic Television is available direct from the publishers for £3 per copy (including P+P). Subscriptions are £13.20 for 6 issues. Cheques payable to 'Eagle Eye Publications'. Send to PO Box 13325, London, W5 4GE. 2 The Top Ten


The holder of which post is also the Minister for the Civil Service?

Prime Minister - GOV.UK GOV.UK Announcements Responsibilities The Prime Minister is head of the UK government and is ultimately responsible for the policy and decisions of the government. As head of the UK government the Prime Minister also: oversees the operation of the Civil Service and government agencies appoints members of the government is the principal government figure in the House of Commons Current role holder: The Rt Hon Theresa May MP Theresa May became Prime Minister on 13 July 2016. Theresa served as Home Secretary from May 2010 until July 2016. She was elected Conservative MP for Maidenhead in May 1997. Education Theresa had a varied education, spanning both the state and private sectors and attending both grammar school and comprehensive school. She studied geography at St Hugh’s College, Oxford University. Political career Theresa has been involved in politics at all levels for many years, beginning by stuffing envelopes at her local Conservative association before going on to be a councillor in the London borough of Merton from 1986 to 1994. During her time at Merton, Theresa was Chair of Education from 1988 to 1990 and Deputy Group Leader and Housing Spokesperson from 1992 to 1994. Theresa was elected MP for Maidenhead in May 1997, after which she held several shadow positions, including: Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Employment 1999 to 2001 Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions 2001 to 2002 Shadow Secretary of State for the Family 2004 to 2005 Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2005 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons 2005 to 2009 Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equalities 2010 to 2012 Theresa served as Home Secretary from May 2010 until July 2016. Career outside politics After starting her career at the Bank of England, Theresa went on to the Association for Payment Clearing Services, firstly as Head of the European affairs unit from 1989 to 1996 and then as Senior Adviser on international affairs from 1996 to 1997. Previous holders of this role Find out more about previous holders of this role in our past Prime Ministers section. Announcements Get updates to this list email   feed Copy and paste this URL in to your feed reader


Count Duckula was a spinoff from which other children’s animated series?

Count Duckula - YouTube Count Duckula The next video is starting stop 6,284 views 10 months ago Count Duckula Theme Tune | Sing-A-Long In the heart of Transylvan-ia, In the Vampire Hall of Fame-yeah, There's not a vampire zanier than... DUCKULA! He won't bite beast or man, 'Cos he's a vegetari-an. (Aagh!) And things never run to plan for... DUCKULA! If you're looking for some fun, You can always count upon, The wild and wacky one they call, DUCKULA! Count Duckula is a British children's animated comedy-drama horror television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall as a spin-off from Danger Mouse, a series in which the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain! Watch more on the official Count Duckula YouTube Channel; http://bit.ly/CountDuckula Show less


What is the maximum permitted length of an entry in the Eurovision Song Contest?

Rules | Eurovision Song Contest Download the full Rules of the 2017 Eurovison Song Contest (PDF) or read the excerpts below. Excerpts from the Rules A maximum of 46 Active EBU Members shall be allowed to participate. Active EBU Members from a maximum total of 26 countries shall compete in the Final. There shall be six guaranteed places therein: the Host Broadcaster, five EBU Members from France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom. The contest is composed of three live Shows, two Semi- Finals usually taking place on Tuesdays and on Thursdays and one Final taking place on Saturdays. Viewers in the countries of the Participating Broadcasters are invited to vote for their favourite songs (without the possibility of voting for the song representing their own country) by means of televoting. In addition, in each participating country, there shall be a National Jury to be appointed by that country's Participating Broadcaster to vote in the Semi-Finals and in the Final. With respect to the televoting, the song which has received the highest number of votes shall be ranked first, the song which has received the second highest number of votes shall be ranked second and so on until the last song. With respect to the National Jury voting, the jury members shall rank first their favourite song, second, their second favourite song, third, their third favourite song, and so on until their least favourite song which shall be ranked last. Abstentions are not allowed, except that the song representing the country of the Participating Broadcaster which has appointed the National Jury shall be excluded from the vote. In both Semi-Finals and in the Final, the ranks of the televoting and the National Jury shall be combined. The compositions (lyrics and music) must not have been commercially released before the 1st of September 2016. In case the composition has been made available to the public, for example, but not limited to, on online video platforms, social networks or (semi-) publicly accessible databanks, the Participating Broadcaster must inform the Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor, who shall have authority to evaluate whether the composition is eligible for participation in the Event. The maximum duration of each song is three minutes. Each performance may consist of a maximum of six people on stage. No live animals shall be allowed on stage. All artists competing in a Semi-Final must be aged at least 16 on the day of the Final. All artists competing only in the Final must be aged at least 16 on the day of the Final. No artist may compete for more than one country in the Eurovision Song Contest in a given year. Each Participating Broadcaster is free to decide the language in which its artist(s) will sing. Artists shall perform live on stage, accompanied by a recorded backing-track which contains no vocals of any kind or any vocal imitations. The lyrics and/or performance of the songs shall not bring the Shows, the Eurovision Song Contest as such or the EBU into disrepute. No lyrics, speeches, gestures of a political or similar nature shall be permitted during the Eurovision Song Contest. No swearing or other unacceptable language shall be allowed in the lyrics or in the performances of the songs. No messages promoting any organisation, institution, political cause or other, company, brand, products or services shall be allowed in the Shows and within any official Eurovision Song Contest premises (i.e. at the venue, the Eurovision village, the Press Centre, etc.). A breach of this rule may result in disqualification. The full results of the televoting and jury voting in the Semi-Finals and the Final, as well as the individual ranking submitted by each jury member, shall be announced on the official website of the ESC, www.eurovision.tv, after the end of the Final and such results may be made available on National Websites of the Participating Broadcasters. Måns Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede hosted the two Semi-Finals and Grand Final in 2016.


What type of soup is a consommé or broth garnished with long thin strips of vegetables?

julienne - definition and meaning julienne from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition n. Consommé or broth garnished with long thin strips of vegetables. adj. Cut into long thin strips: julienne potatoes; julienned pork. from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License n. a garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips. v. To prepare by cutting in this way. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English n. A kind of soup containing thin slices or shreds of carrots, onions, etc. from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia n. A clear soup containing various herbs or vegetables cut in very small pieces. from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. v. cut into long thin strips n. a vegetable cut into thin strips (usually used as a garnish) n. a clear soup garnished with julienne vegetables Etymologies


What is the name of the river on which Bakewell stands?

Bakewell Derbyshire - central to the Peak District Bakewell Derbyshire - central to the Peak District Bakewell is the home of the Peak District National Park Authority. Founded by the Romans at a crossing of the River Wye. In Saxon times Edward the Elder built a fort here. Jane Austen stayed in the Rutland Arms, where the Bakewell Pudding was invented.  Local Attractions  Bakewell Church Bakewell's name is said to derive from the warm springs in the area - the Domesday book entry calls the town 'Badequella', meaning Bath-well. The town was built on the West bank of the Wye at a spot where it was fordable and the site was probably occupied in Roman times (there is a Roman altar at Haddon Hall , found nearby). The Saxons left their mark here and in 924 Edward the Elder ordered a fortified borough to be built here. The church was founded in 920 and some Saxon fragments can be seen in the porch. However, although parts are Norman, most of the modern building dates from the 13th century and it was then virtually rebuilt in the 1840s. It contains many interesting monuments and is well worth a visit. A few yards up the hill from the church is the award-winning Old House Museum, housed in one of the few genuinely medieval buildings of the area. This house serves as a local history museum and is in the care of the Bakewell Historical Society. Other places of historical interest include Bagshaw Hall, a fine 17th century house built by a rich lawyer, and several old buildings down King Street, such as the Old Town Hall, the Red Tudor House and the Hospital of the Knight of St John. Just off the Buxton Road lies Victoria Mill, which ground corn from water power until 1939. The old bridge at Bakewell Two of the original wells (which serve up water rich in iron at a temperature of 15 degrees Centigrade) still survive. These are the Bath-well in Bath Street and Holywell (or Pete well) in the recreation ground. The others have been filled in long ago. Likewise, little except the bridge across the Wye (built around 1300 though widened since then) now survives of the old Bakewell, which was quite medieval in character until the early 19th century. In 1777 Arkwright opened a mill in the town and it was perhaps the resulting surge in prosperity which caused the town to be largely rebuilt in the 19th century. One such building is the Rutland Arms, overlooking the town square and built in 1804. Jane Austen stayed here in 1811 and in Pride and Prejudice she has Elizabeth Bennet stopping here to meet the Darcys and Mr Bingley. However the Rutland Arms' chief claim to fame is as the place where the Bakewell Pudding (Bakewell has never heard of tarts) was invented by a chef of 1859 who made a mistake. You can now buy Bakewell Puddings at several establishments across the town, all claiming to have the original unique recipe. Bakewell has one of the oldest markets in the area, dating from at least 1300. The first recorded fair was held in 1254. Markets are still held every Monday and, unlike most of the other local centres, there is a thriving livestock market at the recently rebuilt Agricultural Centre, which is well worth a visit. The big event of the year is the annual Bakewell Show, which takes place the first Wednesday and Thursday in August and attracts farmers and many others from all over the Peak District and surrounding area. Bakewell from the river There are some very pleasant walks along the river from the bridge in the centre of town. Downstream leads to the recreation ground and upstream takes you to the site of Arkwright's mill, via Holme Hall (a fortified manor house dated 1626) and Holme Bridge (dated 1664). The mill burned down in 1868, but the cottages associated with it (Lumford Terrace), still survive. Bakewell has a full range of shops, pubs and restaurants. There are numerous options for accommodation and there is also a Youth Hostel. Bakewell has an annual well dressing and carnival, held in late June and it is the home of the Peak District National Park Authority, who have their main offices at Aldern House, Baslow Road. T


Which river features in Jimmy Nail’s 1995 Top 20 hit, ‘Big River’?

Jimmy Nail - IMDb IMDb Jimmy Nail was born on March 16, 1954 in Benton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England as James Michael Aloysius Bradford. He is an actor and writer, known for Evita (1996), Still Crazy (1998) and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983). See full bio » Born: a list of 1189 people created 11 Oct 2012 a list of 600 people created 28 Jan 2015 a list of 26 images created 14 Aug 2015 a list of 49 people created 03 Sep 2015 a list of 1955 people created 4 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Jimmy Nail's work have you seen? User Polls - Episode #11.7 (2000) ... (writer: "Crocodile Shoes")  1998 Still Crazy (performer: "THE FLAME STILL BURNS", "WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN", "BIRD ON A WIRE")  1996 Evita (performer: "On This Night of a Thousand Stars", "Eva and Magaldi", "Eva Beware of the City", "Charity Concert" - uncredited)  1996 Brit Awards 1996 (TV Special) (performer: "Crocodile Shoes") / (writer: "Crocodile Shoes")   Top of the Pops (TV Series) (performer - 6 episodes, 1985 - 1995) (writer - 2 episodes, 1995)


Who wrote the novels The Sicilian and The Last Don?

Mario Puzo : THE LAST DON (novel) BUY      THIS BOOK To the Clericuzio   family, life is like a box of hand grenades. Mario Puzo is back with   a vengeance in his first Mafia novel since The Godfather, a thrilling   saga of the last great American crime family and its reach into Hollywood   and Las Vegas. The Last Don Twenty-seven years ago, Mario   Puzo created a popular classic with the publication of The Godfather.   Now, after writing bestselling novels about Las Vegas, Sicily, and   Washington, Puzo has at last returned to the subject he knows best--the   inner workings of an American crime family. The Last Don is   the most ambitious novel of Puzo's legendary career, the product of   five years of work and a lifetime of research into the mores of the   mob, Vegas, and Hollywood. The last don is Domenico Clericuzio,   a ferocious old man who is determined to secure his family's future   in an era of legalized gambling, motion-picture investments, and the   threat of government informers. The don is close to achieving his   vision when secrets buried in his family's past threaten to undermine   his plan and spark a war between two blood cousins. Only an Academy Award® winner   with an insider's knowledge of Hollywood could write such a sizzling   account of the movie business. Only a writer who understands   the hearts of thieves could describe mafia life with such authenticity. The Last Don proves once again that Mario Puzo knows where   the bodies are buried.


Harrison Schmitt was the most recent man to do what?

Harrison Schmitt Harrison Schmitt Birth Name: Harrison Hagan Schmitt Age: 81, born 3 July 1935 Born and residing in: View all Harrison Schmitt pictures Description: Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is an American geologist, a retired NASA astronaut, university professor, and a former U.S. senator from New Mexico. He was the twelfth and last man to walk on the Moon, as Apollo 17 crewmate Eugene Cernan exited the Apollo Lunar Module first. However, as Schmitt re-entered the module first, Cernan became the last astronaut to walk on and depart the moon. Schmitt is also the only geologist as well as the only person to have walked on the Moon who was never a member of the United States Armed Forces, although he is not the first civilian, since Neil Armstrong left mil Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is an American geologist, a retired NASA astronaut, university professor, and a former U.S. senator from New Mexico. He was the twelfth and last man to walk on the Moon, as Apollo 17 crewmate Eugene Cernan exited the Apollo Lunar Module first. However, as Schmitt re-entered the module first, Cernan became the last astronaut to walk on and depart the moon. Schmitt is also the only geologist as well as the only person to have walked on the Moon who was never a member of the United States Armed Forces, although he is not the first civilian, since Neil Armstrong left military service prior to his landing in 1969. ... ( more ) ( less )


The St. Leger and the Lincoln Handicap are both run at which racecourse?

History HISTORY ST LEGER WINNERS Doncaster is one of the oldest established centres for horse racing in Britain, with records of regular race meetings going back to the 16th century. In 1600 the corporation tried to put an end to the races because of the number of ruffians they attracted, but by 1614 it acknowledged failure and instead marked out a racecourse. Ladbrokes St. Leger Festival The earliest important race was the Doncaster Gold Cup, first run over Cantley Common in 1766, ten years before a move to the racecourse's present location. In 1776 Colonel Anthony St. Leger founded a race in which five horses ran. This race has remained in existence and become the world's oldest classic race. During the first world war the racecourse was used for military purposes and substitute races were run at Newmarket from 1915 to 1918. Doncaster has the distinction of both starting and ending the flat season on turf. Every September, Doncaster hosts the prestigious four-day St. Leger Festival, which is acclaimed as the premier sporting occasion of the Autumn calender. Doncaster has also taken over events whose traditional homes have closed, such as the Lincoln in 1965. More history was made at Doncaster in 1992 when it staged the first ever Sunday meeting on a British racecourse, a crowd of 23,000 turned up despite there being no betting. Today, after more than four hundred years of racing, the St. Leger is undoubtedley still the highlight of Doncaster's year. Throughout the racing calendar there is a full programme of top class racing, with flat racing in the summer and jumping action all winter. early leger Early running of the St Leger B&W Historical Jockey John Singleton with the first ever St Leger winner in 1776 Allabaculia The Lincoln THE WILLIAM HILL LINCOLN FACTS AND FIGURES A race called the Lincolnshire Handicap was first run over two miles at Lincoln in August, 1849. In 1853, a new fixture was staged at Lincoln in February and featured a race called the Lincoln Spring Handicap,run over a mile and a half and won by Caurire. The distance of this contest was reduced to a mile in 1855 and moved to a date in March. In 1859, the two races merged to become the Lincolnshire Handicap, run over a mile in March. The Lincolnshire Handicap was run at Lincoln (AThe Carholme@) up to and including 1964. Following that course's closure, the race moved to Doncaster in 1965 and was renamed the Lincoln Handicap. Along with the Grand National, the William Hill Lincoln forms the ASpring Double.@ Jockey Dave Dick achieved the unique distinction of winning both races - he scored in the Lincoln of 1941 on Gloaming, carrying just 7st 4lb and went to triumph in the ADevon Loch@ Grand National of 1956 on ESB, who shouldered 11st 3lb to victory. During World War II, three runnings were held at Pontefract (1943-1945). The 1916 renewal was at Lingfield, while there was no race in 1917 or 1918 due to World War I. Due to a Â£34 million redevelopment at Doncaster, the 2006 renewal was held at Redcar, while in 2007 the race was hosted by Newcastle. It returned to a revamped Doncaster in 2008. The dozen winners of the William Hill Lincoln between 1926 and 1937 (King Of Clubs (1926), Priory Park (1927), Dark Warrior (1928), Elton (1929), Leonidas II (1930), Knight Error (1931), Jerome Fandor (1932), Dorigen (1933), Play On (1934), Flamenco (1935), Overcoat (1936) and Marmaduke Jinks (1937)) gave their names to the horses used in the popular board game Totopoly. There have been only two dual winners of the William Hill Lincoln - Ob (1906 & 1907) and Babur (1957 & 1958). No horse has managed to win more than once since the race was transferred to Town Moor. The biggest shocks came with the 100/1 shots King Of Clubs (1926), Elton (1929) and Jockey Treble (1947). Since it has been run at Doncaster, the biggest-price winner was the 50/1 shot Bronze Hill (1973) while there have been six 33/1 successes during the same period - Southwark Star (1975), Cuvee Charlie (1988), Evichstar (1990), Roving Minstrel (1995), Stone Ridge (1996) and Zucchero (2002). The short


Anatomy. Why is it that cartilage grows and repairs more slowly than other tissues?

Tissues Animal tissue There are four general classifications of human tissues, based on structure and function. Epithelial tissues cover the body and organ surfaces; line the body and cavities and form glands. Connective tissues bind, support and protect body parts. Muscle tissues contract to produce movement. Neural tissues initiate and transmit nerve impulses from one body part to another. Epithelial tissue Epithelial tissues are widespread throughout the body. They form the covering of all body surfaces, line body cavities and hollow organs, and are the major tissue in glands. They perform a variety of functions that include protection, secretion, absorption, excretion, filtration, diffusion, and sensory reception. The cells in epithelial tissue are tightly packed together with very little intercellular matrix. Because the tissues form coverings and linings, the cells have one free surface that is not in contact with other cells. Opposite the free surface, the cells are attached to underlying connective tissue. Epithelial tissues are generally classified by the shape of their cells, and the number of layers they are composed of. Epithelial tissue that is only one cell thick is known as simple epithelium. If it is two or more cells thick, it is known as stratified epithelium. Simple epithelium Simple epithelium is one cell thick, that is, every cell is in direct contact with the underlying basement membrane. It is generally found where absorption and filtration occur. The thinness of the epithelial barrier facilitates these processes. Simple epithelial tissues are generally classified by the shape of their cells. The four major classes of simple epithelium are simple squamous, simple cuboidal, simple columnar and pseudo stratified. Squamous Squamous cells have the appearance of thin, flat plates. They fit closely together in tissues; providing a smooth, low-friction surface over which fluids can move easily. Squamous epithelia are found lining surfaces utilizing simple passive diffusion such as the aveolar epithelium in the lungs, lining of blood vessels and the major cavities found within the body. Cuboidal As their name implies, cuboidal cells are roughly cuboidal in shape, appearing square in cross section. Cuboidal epithelium is found in the pancreas and the lining of the kidney. Columnar Columnar epithelial cells are elongated and column-shaped. Their nuclei are elongated and are usually located near the base of the cells. Columnar epithelium forms the lining of the stomach and intestines. Some columnar cells are specialized for sensory reception such as in the nose, ears and the taste buds of the tongue. Pseudostratified These are simple columnar epithelial cells whose nuclei appear at different heights, giving the misleading (hence "pseudo") impression that the epithelium is stratified when the cells are viewed in cross section. Pseudostratified epithelium can also possess fine hair-like extensions called cilia. Ciliated epithelium is found in the respiratory tract. Stratified epithelium Stratified epithelium differs from simple epithelium in that it is multilayered. It is therefore found where body linings have to withstand mechanical or chemical insult such that layers can be abraded and lost without exposing subepithelial layers. The skin is made up of stratified epithelium tissue. Connective tissue Connective tissues bind structures together, form a framework and support for organs and the body as a whole, store fat, transport substances, protect against disease, and help repair tissue damage. They occur throughout the body. Connective tissues are characterized by an abundance of intercellular matrix with relatively few cells. Loose connective tissue (areolar and adipose) Loose connective tissue is a category of connective tissue which includes areolar tissue and adipose tissue. Loose connective tissue is the most common type of connective tissue in vertebrates. It holds organs in place and attaches epithelial tissue to other underlying tissues. It also surrounds the blood vessels and nerves. Areolar tissue


Planktology, malacology and primatology are all branches of which science?

Malacology : definition of Malacology and synonyms of Malacology (English)         Teuthology , a branch of malacology, deals with the study of cephalopods , such as the giant squid pictured Malacology [1] is the branch of invertebrate zoology which deals with the study of the Mollusca (mollusks or molluscs), the second-largest phylum of animals in terms of described species [2] after the arthropods . Mollusks include snails and slugs , clams , octopus and squid , and numerous other kinds, many (but by no means all) of which have shells . One division of malacology, conchology , is devoted to the study of mollusk shells. Fields within malacological research include taxonomy , ecology and evolution . Applied malacology studies medical, veterinary, and agricultural applications, for example mollusks as vectors of disease, as in schistosomiasis . Archaeology employs malacology to understand the evolution of the climate , the biota of the area, and the usage of the site. In 1681, Filippo Bonanni wrote the first book ever published that was solely about seashells, the shells of marine mollusks. [3] The book was entitled: Ricreatione dell' occhio e dela mente nell oservation' delle Chiociolle, proposta a' curiosi delle opere della natura, &c.. [4] In 1868, the German Malacological Society was founded. Obvious zoological methods are used also in malacological research. Various malacological field methods and laboratory methods (such as collecting, documenting and archiving, mollecular techniques) were summarized by Sturm et al. (2006). [5] Contents


One meaning of ‘contubernal’ is ‘living in the same …’ what?

Same - definition of same by The Free Dictionary Same - definition of same by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/same adj. 1. Being the very one; identical: the same boat we rented before. 2. Similar in kind, quality, quantity, or degree: The ceremony went off with the same elegance that it has had every year. 3. Conforming in every detail: according to the same rules as before. 4. Being the one previously mentioned or indicated; aforesaid: "There was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout" (King James Bible). adv. In the same way: The words sale and sail are pronounced the same. pron. 1. Someone or something identical with another: She ordered the Greek salad. I'll have the same. 2. Someone or something previously mentioned or described: When you have filled out the form, please remit same to this office. Idiom: [Middle English, from Old Norse samr; see sem-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] same 1. being the very one: she is wearing the same hat she wore yesterday. 2. a. being the one previously referred to; aforesaid b. (as noun): a note received about same. 3. a. identical in kind, quantity, etc: two girls of the same age. b. (as noun): we'd like the same, please. 4. unchanged in character or nature: his attitude is the same as ever. 5. all the same a. Also: just the same nevertheless; yet b. immaterial: it's all the same to me. adv in an identical manner [C12: from Old Norse samr; related to Old English adverbial phrase swā same likewise, Gothic sama, Latin similis, Greek homos same] Usage: The use of same exemplified in if you send us your order for the materials, we will deliver same tomorrow is common in business and official English. In general English, however, this use of the word is avoided: may I borrow your book? I'll return it (not same) tomorrow same (seɪm) adj. 1. identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the same one we were on yesterday. 2. being one or identical though having different names, aspects, etc.: the same play with a different title. 3. agreeing in kind, amount, etc.; corresponding: two boxes of the same dimensions. 4. unchanged in character, condition, etc.: It's the same town after all these years. pron. 5. the same person, thing, or kind of thing. 6. the very person, thing, or set just mentioned: Sighted sub sank same. 7. the same, in the same manner; in an identical or similar way: I see the same through your glasses as through mine. Idioms: all the same, a. notwithstanding; nevertheless: I know you're tired, but all the same, I wish you'd stay. b. of no difference; immaterial: It's all the same to me whether you go or not. [1150–1200; Middle English < Old Norse same, c. Greek homós, Skt samá; compare, as adv., Old English same, Old Saxon, Old High German sama] same Same is almost always used with the. 1. 'the same' If two or more things are the same, they are alike. All the streets look the same in the fog. Essentially, all computers are the same. 2. 'the same as' You say that one thing is the same as another thing. He was not the same as the other boys. The next day was the same as the one before. Be Careful! Don't use any preposition except as after the same in sentences like these. Don't say, for example, 'He was not the same like the other boys'. You can put a noun between the same and as. You can say, for example, 'She goes to the same school as her sister'. Her dress was the same colour as her eyes. I'm in the same type of job as you. You can also use the same as to compare actions. For example, you can say 'She did the same as her sister did', or just 'She did the same as her sister'. He said exactly the same as you did. They've got to earn a living, the same as anybody else. 3. adverbs used with 'the same' The following adverbs are often used in front of the same: exactly The next time I saw him he looked exactly the same. Their policies are practically the same as those of the previous government. 4. 'similar' If two people or things are similar , each one has some features t


Which sport is thought to derive its name from the French for ‘take it’ (and thus ‘play’)?

Sport | Define Sport at Dictionary.com sport noun 1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc. 2. a particular form of this, especially in the out of doors. 3. sports, (used with a singular verb) such athletic activities collectively: Sports is important in my life. 4. What he said in sport was taken seriously. 6. They made sport of him. 7. an object of derision; laughingstock. 8. something treated lightly or tossed about like a plaything. 9. something or someone subject to the whims or vicissitudes of fate, circumstances, etc. 10. Informal. a person who behaves in a sportsmanlike, fair, or admirable manner; an accommodating person: He was a sport and took his defeat well. 12. Informal. a person who is interested in sports as an occasion for gambling; gambler. 13. Informal. a flashy person; one who wears showy clothes, affects smart manners, pursues pleasurable pastimes, or the like; a bon vivant. 14. Biology. an organism or part that shows an unusual or singular deviation from the normal or parent type; mutation. 15. of, relating to, or used in sports or a particular sport: sport fishing. suitable for outdoor or informal wear: sport clothes. to amuse oneself with some pleasant pastime or recreation. 19. to play, frolic, or gambol, as a child or an animal. 20. to engage in some open-air or athletic pastime or sport. 21. to trifle or treat lightly: to sport with another's emotions. 22. to mock, scoff, or tease: to sport at suburban life. 23. to pass (time) in amusement or sport. 25. to spend or squander lightly or recklessly (often followed by away). 26. Informal. to wear, display, carry, etc., especially with ostentation; show off: to sport a new mink coat. 27. Archaic. to amuse (especially oneself). Idioms sport one's oak. oak (def 5). Origin of sport 1350-1400; Middle English; aphetic variant of disport Related forms outsport, verb (used with object) unsported, adjective 1. game. 4. amusement, fun, entertainment. See play . 19. romp, caper. 21. toy. Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for sport Expand Contemporary Examples The NFL seems a particularly complicated place for this to change given the extreme masculinity and the physicality of the sport. Historical Examples Thus a man who is noted for his dress is a "swell," a "dude," or a "sport." British Dictionary definitions for sport Expand noun 1. an individual or group activity pursued for exercise or pleasure, often involving the testing of physical capabilities and taking the form of a competitive game such as football, tennis, etc 2. any particular pastime indulged in for pleasure 4. the pleasure derived from a pastime, esp hunting, shooting, or fishing: we had good sport today 5. playful or good-humoured joking: to say a thing in sport 6. derisive mockery or the object of such mockery: to make sport of someone 7. someone or something that is controlled by external influences: the sport of fate 8. (informal) sometimes qualified by good, bad, etc. a person who reacts cheerfully in the face of adversity, esp a good loser 9. (informal) a person noted for being scrupulously fair and abiding by the rules of a game 10. (informal) a person who leads a merry existence, esp a gambler: he's a bit of a sport 11. (Austral & NZ, informal) a form of address used esp between males 12. (biology) an animal or plant that differs conspicuously in one or more aspects from other organisms of the same species, usually because of a mutation an anomalous characteristic of such an organism verb 13. (transitive) (informal) to wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner: she was sporting a new hat 14. (intransitive) to skip about or frolic happily 15. to amuse (oneself), esp in outdoor physical recreation 16. (intransitive) often foll by with. to dally or trifle (with) 17. (rare) (transitive) often foll by away. to squander (time or money): sporting one's life away 18. (archaic) (intransitive) often foll by with. to make fun (of) 19. C15


Which game gets its name from the Spanish for ‘ball’?

Spanish Word for ball | ball in Spanish Spanish Word for ball   Spanish Word: el balón, la pelota Now you know how to say ball in Spanish. :-) Translated sentences containing 'ball' We played ball with my uncles. Nosotros jugamos pelota con mis tíos. The ball Lucía has is blue. La pelota que tiene Lucía es azul. I wanted to kick the soccer ball, but it wasn't possible. Quise patear el balón, pero no fue posible. The lost soccer ball was found this morning. Se encontró el balón perdido esta mañana. We show the ball Ramón and Jaime will play football as soon as they have the ball. Ramón y Jaime jugarán fútbol en cuanto tengan la pelota. his ball He runs after the ball Él corre la pelota The players throw him/her the ball. Los jugadores le echan la pelota. your ball The doggies are happy with the ball. Los perritos están contentos con la pelota. He chooses a ball Pedro and Juan had played ball in the pool with the dog. Pedro y Juan habían jugado pelota en la piscina con el perro. Who hid my little nephew's ball? ¿Quién le escondió la pelota a mi sobrinito? He comes with the ball Él viene con la pelota. The baseball player caught the ball with his glove. El pelotero cogió la pelota con su guante de béisbol. Luis brought a ball for the cat to play. Luis trajo una pelota para que el gato juegue. The ball is blue and white. La pelota es azul y blanca. The ball is under the table. La pelota esta debajo de la mesa. The ball is in their court. Suya es la oportunidad. You are absolutely on the ball. Está usted en todo, señor Martin. The ball is not in Ireland's court, the ball is in Europe's court. La pelota no está en el tejado de Irlanda, sino en el de Europa. The ball is in Turkey' s court. La pelota está en el tejado de Turquía. We intend to be continually on the ball about this. Seguiremos en ello. We are prepared to do so. The ball is in the Council's court. Nosotros estamos dispuestos, la palabra la tiene el Consejo. We have kicked the ball back. La pelota está ahora de nuevo en su campo. The ball is in the European Parliament's court. La pelota está en terreno del Parlamento Europeo. The ball is in Parliament's court. Le corresponde al Parlamento dar el siguiente paso. It is now up to Turkey; the ball is in their court. Ahora depende de Turquía, a ella le corresponde dar el siguiente paso. Please do not drop the ball. Que no decaiga. The ball lies in your court. La pelota está en su tejado. The ball is in the Council’s court. El Consejo tiene la palabra. Well done, the ball is in your court! ¡Bravo, la pelota está en su tejado! The ball is now in their court. Ahora corresponde a Siria mover ficha. The ball is now in Ukraine's court. La pelota se halla ahora en el tejado de Ucrania. The ball is in Europe's court. La pelota se halla en el tejado de Europa. The ball is now in the EU's court. La pelota está ahora en el tejado de la UE. The ball, as they say, is in Minsk's court. Como se suele decir, la pelota está en la cancha de Minsk. The ball is now in the governments' court. La pelota está ahora en el campo de los gobiernos. We are taking our eye off the ball again. Ahora estamos volviéndonos a dormir. The ball is now in the Council's court. La pelota está ahora en el campo del Consejo. So, Mr Barroso, the ball is in your court. Entonces, señor Barroso, la pelota está en su campo. The ball is now in the Council's court. Ahora le toca mover ficha al Consejo. The ball is clearly in Croatia's court. Ahora corresponde a Croacia dar el siguiente paso. The ball is in the Commission's court. Le corresponde a la Comisión dar el siguiente paso. The ball is now in your court. La responsabilidad ahora recae en ustedes. The ball is now in the Council's court. Así pues, le hemos pasado la pelota al Consejo. This is a whole new ball game. Es una situación totalmente distinta. The ball is therefore in the court of the IGC. El discurso vuelve entonces a la Conferencia Intergubernamental. It was you who set the ball rolling. Usted ha sido el promotor. The ball is in the court of the Netherlands Presidency. Ustedes, la Presidencia holandesa


Which horse finished second in the Grand National?

Grand National 2014 as it happened - BBC Sport BBC Sport Grand National 2014 as it happened Play video Meet the 'cocky' National favouriteVideo Meet the 'cocky' National favourite 3:00 5 Apr 20145 Apr 2014 Related Video and Audio Video 2 minutes 7 seconds Video 2 minutes 7 seconds2:07 Play video Gloucester stars eye National glory Video 6 minutes 32 seconds Video 6 minutes 32 seconds6:32 Play video Henderson hopeful of National win Video 51 seconds Play video What makes a good National horse? RTL Play video Meet the 'cocky' National favourite Got a TV Licence? You need one to watch live TV on any channel or device, and BBC programmes on iPlayer. It’s the law. Pineau De Re wins 167th Grand National at Aintree Balthazar King second, Double Seven third Alvarado fourth, Rocky Creek fifth 18 finishers from 40 starters